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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-13

ATTORNEY James Alexander Chiles
has been visiting hiR wife. friends
and relativea In this city for about
ten daya. He, viii return to Licking
ton, Ky. TO resume his practice Of
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-13

Mr.. C.. W. Jordan, OF Suffolk, Va
called On US this week. He is at
tending the Masonic Grand Lodge.
Mr.. A. Il. Clark, formerly Of
South Richmond, but now OF Wash
ington, ID. G. was in tho city this
week. He was looking fine.
Rev. r. Beeeher Taylor will .aS-
r->"e '+c Fifth street Baptist Young
FaS q Union Sunday evening. Ut
" Z Z s,,'','cck. II Is the starting OF a
drive for membership Of 500. II
good program VIII be rendered.
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TO GO TO liberia.

He urged all colorcd people to join
the American Association for the Adj
vancement OF CnIored People. He urg-
el the co,nrnd penn'e to he careful in
their conduct. while avoiding cr'ng-
ing or the sacrifice Of manhood
rights. TIE had been assigned to dnfy
in Liberia. where tho reoDle took
plcnty Of time for everything. It was
tomorrow" over here always in con
travent'on of the Amerinan stv,e Of
Hurry-up Hurry-up! If Colonel
Yousg had over been affected by
high blood-pressure, he gave no in
dication Of 1t that night. He spoke
about one and half hours and at
the conclusion was "still going
Strong"
A BANQUET TENDnRED HIM
lie was applanded at the conclusion
49, a
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COL. CHARLES YOUNG
SPEAKS HERE
THE BRAINY WEST POINTER AID
DRESSES RICHMOND AUDIENCE.
An intellectual Ircat-Inc CIVIL
zntion OF the Black Man-Win
Go 10 Africa.

Col. Charles Young Of the United
States Army re ircd spoke at the
True RefoImers' Hall here, Friday
night, December 9th to Il large ana
apprcciative audience, despite the
fact that the adm .ssion fee was thir-
ty-fivc and twIn y-1lvc cents. Attircd
in the regulation uniform OF the
regular Glmy, he presented pictur-
esque figure as he appeared before
tho people. Editor John Mitchell, Jr,
presided. He had never ueforc met
Che distinguished typical Ohioan,
who had created such II sensa ion
among tho colorcd folks, when the
military authorities had him sent to
tho hospital ut Preside, California
on account OF alleged high blood pres
sure.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-13
NOTICES!

At the regular monthly meeting,
last Monday night of the Metropolitan
Baptist Church. 'ersburg, Va, tho
Rev. Eli Tartte was unanimously
elected pastor for life.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-13
A UNIQUE POSITION.

He took the unique position that
the Negro was alscady civilized when
lie was brought here. In fact the
black mans civilization ante
dated that the white man. He
proved this by extended cita-
tons for white authors. some
of whom were bitter enemi-
es to the Negro and who had
radical antipathies to them in every
way. He showed hat In Africa, in
the Southland. Negroes had form
Of Government Of anything superior
to our own. He declared that social
ism and all Of the questions pertain
ing thereto had been settled by the
Negroes in Africa. He sad that every
body there worked. The men were un
der their own chiefs and chamber
lains and kings and that they had no
jails and penitentiaries. If men,
Der of the family could not be con-
trolled that member was put out OF
the way.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-13
A Wife Wanted

I want for wife a woman between
I'll and Is years old. A widow with
babe in her arms preferable.
I have q good home near Toano,
Va Correspond with P. o, BOX, "a.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-13

Mrs. L. A. Meaon he's returned
home .af'ery a pieasart visit to. her two
daughters In Yonkere ana Staten
leland. New York. z !. 81 FL .E IS &
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THE QUESTION OF OFFICERS.

He got his officers from the STU
dent class In Liberia and he would
also devote his time to the establish
mcnt Of Il force OF militia as the
lIiberian laws provided that every
male citizen must bear arms. Coz.
Young is the essence Of vigor and
&C ivity. His step is elastic and he
has the military bec ring Of trained
so dier. He related many amusing In
cidents and showed that he was n
student OF history. He expressed him
self MS being under obligations to
tho colored press and the leaders,
who had espoused his cause and won
for him the recognition that no now
enjoys.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-13
TRAINING AFRICANS.

Col. Young left the city Saturday
morning, 6 Il inst, without Icing able
to visit the many enterprises in this
city. He came by the Planet Office on
his way to the train. III speaking OF
the work in Africa, he sad that he
was to organize a from Ter army of
about 1900 men. He found that the
civilized mon in Liberia We're FOR
tho most part unfit for military ser
vice. He would recruit his men from
those in the native sta right out
Of tho jung'c and he could have them
fit for service in about three months.
Three officers of tho eXpcd onary
forces would accompany and assist
him in the work.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-13
AN ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING

Editor Mitchell had writ ell editorial
after editorial in his behalf and when
he met him behind the scenes that
might, he clasped him to his breast
and Rugged him. Prayer was Offer
ed ~ Ptoi. J. II McGrew In lieu OF
DR.. J. p. Jones. who was suffering
with throat trouble. Then Rev. DR..
W. H. Stokes proceeded to Introduce
the distinguished visitor, who spoke
on ''The Negroes Cultural Contribu-
ton to American Life" Col. Young
did not subscrib to he statement
that the Negro had made such great
progress since his introduction into
this country as q slave. =
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MURDERoUs CONDITIONS THERE

But If she were here in Colorado,
she could certainly noint to cont!n
uol string Of TRAGEDIES. fully as seri-
Gus as the dark picture hnr imng'na-
ZION threw uron your southern screen.
Murders go on all the year round T
never saw ANYTHING like 1t. There has
been homicide or tragedy some
where in the safe for every week
this year. 1t is infinitely worse than
in the early times Of the buffalo and
indians and gamblers. It is not nee
essary to give details, except to say
tina the menfa! effect upon me has
been exactly the opposite of that of
your lady writer. too want to bar
my door-n0t from Negroes but from
persons OF certain brunette races
whom would not trast as far as
can throw o. cow by the tail. They
are people from certain countries on
both sides Of the ocean yet similar
in latitude and climate where every
prospect pleases hut only man is vile;
persons who carry either a Btile.to
erla knife. There are several hundred
OF these In this COSMOPOLITAN city,
and 4 am as rauch afraid OF ono streach
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-13
AN IRONICAL CONCLUSION.

BY the way + cannot understand
now the co'ored men in your Alan
TIC coast country came to be such
lot OF wild cannibal savages far worse
than the Hottentots as l can prove by
that lady's startling let err and any
body that disputes this must be pre-
pared to face her great big 44-calibre
gun. thought I had had some ex-
perience in human life in general,
put 1t has Teen sad routine Of monor
ony compared with hers. She keeps n
double barred lock on her door in q
lana where ferocious crimes are com
mitted by Negroes almost daily, as
she states. Now for my part I have
not been in a place in lifetime OF
sixty years where I was not in the
neighboring presence OF the usual
number OF colored people-half OF
mat period in Indiana and half in
colorado, yet I have not in a single
instance known personally of case
OF outrage committed by a Negro.
ms is an actual fact. A light-yellow
mulatto was hung on a telephone pole
some years ago In our town on an
accusation from out in the far sub
urbs bu' I knew nothing of the de-
tails .excent that even the suspicion
against him was about as thin as q
piece OF skceter netting. So much for
the amusing shrieks OF your fe-
male correspondent, who 7 hope has
some kind Of garb more logical and
r'V'''7ed than the uniform Of her
Mother Eve.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-12-13

He was applaud ed at the conclusion
OF hts remarks. Nine G. Bernard Gil
The sun., 1919-10-26

as your blood starving for want Of iron. ,
Iron is rcd blood food. II you were to go
without eating until you became weak, thin
and emaciated, you could not do a more
serious harm TO yourself than when you let
your blood literally starve for want Of IRON
iron that gives it strength and power to change
food into living tissue" says DR.. James Francis
Sullivan, formerly physician of Bellevue Hos
pi,al Outdoor DEPTH New York and the
Westehester County Hospital.
Modern methods of cooking and the rapid
pace at which people of this country live has
made such an alarming increase in iron dehc.
iency in the blood of American men and wonl-
Ell that ! have often marveled at the large
number Of people who lack iron in the blood,
and who never suspect the cause Of their weak,
nervous, rundown state. Lack of iron in the
blood not only makes a man physical and
mental weakling, nervous, irritable, easily
fatigued, but II utterly robs him of that virile
force, that stamina and strength OF will which
are so necessary to success and power in every
walk of life. 1t may also transform 4 beauti-
full, SWeettempered woman into one who is
cross, nervous and irritable. have strongly
Implanted the great necessity of physicians
making blood examinations of their weak,
persons go on year after year suffering from
physical weakness and a highly nervous con.
dtion due TO lack Of sufficient iron in their
red blood corpuscles without ever realizing the
real and true cause of their trouble. Without
iron in your blood your food merely passes
through the body. something like corn through
an old mill with rollers SO wide apart that the
mill can't grind.
"For want of iron you may be an old man at
thirty, dull of intellect, poor in memory. nev.
Gus, irritable and all rundown while at
so or 90 with plenty Of iron in your .lood
you may still be Young in feeling. full Of life,
your whole being bringing over with vim and
energy,
"As proof OF this take the case Of Former
United States Senator and Vice Presidential
nominee Charles A. Towne, who at. past So
is still veritable mountain of tireless energy.
Senator Towne says; Il have found Nuxated
Iron OF the greatest benefit as q tonic and
regulative. Heneeforth l shall not be with.
out II. ] am in a position to testify for the
benefit Of others to the remarkable and imme.
diate helpfulness of this remedy, and / un.
hesitatingly recommend Nuxated Iron TO those
who feel the need Of renewed energy and the
regularity of bodily functions.
"But in my opinion you can't make strong,
keen, forceful men and healthy rosyeheeked
women by feeding them on metallic iron The
old forms OF metallic iron must go through a
digestive process TO transform them into or.
sanic iron-Nuxated Iron-before they are
ready to be taken up. and assimilated BY the
human system. Notwithstanding ,all that has
been said and written on this subject BY well.
known physicians, thousands of people still
insist in dosing themselves with metallic iron
imply, suppose, because It costs q few cents
The sun., 1919-10-26
NORMAN TABER

runner. as evinced DS his three times
winning of the intercollegiate cross coun-
try championship. The lthacan had
speed and stamina to burn. We believe
that on account OF the little campaign
ing he did Jones never reached the top
OF his form.
II he had campaigned for season
and then with a few races under his
belt gone mile against time we be-
lieve with scores of other competent eX-
perts that the Ithacan would have placed
the one mile record at 4 10.
The Coming King.
Out in Chicago, however is lad who
yet may better 4 l2 for the mile II is
Eddie Fall Of the Chicago A. A. the for
mer Oberlin collegan. Fall ran second
to Ray in Joie's national championship
mile in 4 IA 80. Fall made the pace for
three-quarters OF the distance. When
Ray jumped Fall or the last lap Eddie
let Joie open too big a gap on him. Fall
closed like jackknife in the last thirty
yards, but 1t was too late.
Eddie flashed upon the athletic no.
rlzon in 1917 when he took the Inter
conference one mile title In 4 rs As and
captured the Central Association cham
pionshlp In 4:l6. Shortly afterward he
deserted tne track ana nelu 10 answer
the call TO colors. Fall entered this
years national championships with little
conditioning behind him. He was not at
the edge that Ray was at.
In the dressing room after the cham
pionships Ray, as customary. got TO
Boosting OF his prowess and started to
Josh Fail. Eddie took II smilingly, and
calmly remarked
"Well Joie, you certainly did hand Il
to me to-day. But you never will beat
me again.
Fall is coming and Ray is going. II
Eddie sticks to athletics he is likely TO
make the experts forget all about Ray.
Falls future feats may even duh the
lustre Of the great John Paul Jones
It's dollars to doughnuts he's the next
Olympic champion.
The sun., 1919-10-26
PHYSIQUE DOES NOT
HINDER SWIMMERS
New York Authority Denies
Certain Builds Are Adapted
to Particular Styles.
OTHER WATER GOSSIP
Chicago Star, on Way to Hon.
olulu Skaters Marks in
Los Angeles.
OTHER WATER GOSSIP

There has Just been published an
article on swimming in which one OF
California's well known instructors
Gains that the various standard strokes
are adapted to people Of different build
end that each individual must use the
stroke suited to his or her particular
physical attributes in order to develop
exceptional proficiency.
This claim needs be challenged.
There is conclusive evidence to prove 1t
unfounded. yet young swimmers unfa-
miliar with facts are apt to be infiu-
enced by it because of the prominence
OF the author.
According to the latter the breast
stroke is essentially fitted to short per-
sons with heavy legs; the back stroke
to individuals with loose arms and
shoulders the trudgeon to stout men
and women with powerful legs; the
crawl to those possessed Of long arms,
thin legs and big hands and feet He
names as typical representatives Of these
strokes, In the given order, Michael Nc
Dermott, Harry Hebner. Charles Dur
borrow and Charles Daniels.
Lack Of space prevents going deeply
into the subject, but II should suffice to
show that contestants In no way COM
plying with the supposed requirements
have attained brilliant success in the
various styles. For instance. The ia
nous little Smith twins. Ruth and Flea
nor, greatest breast stroke swimmers of
the fair sex ever developed. are tall,
slight. almost frail in appearance.
Perry McGillivray and Harold Kruger,
leading back strokers of the day, far
from being loosely built are well knit
and exceedingly muscular.
The late Barney Kieran of Australia.
foremost trugeon exponent of all time.
did not carry an ounce of superfiuous
flesh and sloped from broad shoulders
TO tapering legs. Norman Ross. Teddy
Cam, Ludy LANCER, John Kelii. Clar-
ence Lane and the Misses Charlotte
Boyle. Ethelda Bleibtrey and Olga Dorf-
ner, all topnotchers at the crawl. fail
to display the given chs -acteristics, and
themselves show a wide range of type.
A swimmers possibilities are deter
mined by an indefnable quality known
as natural ability" The fact that we
have had champions and record holders
of all kinds. tall and short, stout and
lean, heavily and lightly muscled, dem
onstrates build has little to do with It
The sun., 1919-10-26
)onGL
BIRCHS LIST HAS
FANTASIA ON TOP
Yacht Rolls Up $50 Points in
GraDesend Bay Races.

John X. Birch. secretary of the Yacht
Racing Association of Gravesend Bay,
has figured the championship points in
the various classes that raced below the
Narrows during the past summer. In
the second division of the handicap class
the winner is Fantasia. In the third d.
vision the championship was won by AL
cyon. In Class X. the title went to
Mouse. and Meteor was the best among
the Star yachts.
The Yacht Racing Association of Long
Island Sound will hold its annual Octo-
Der meeting at the Hotel Aston on next
Wednesday evening. A committee TO
nominate officers for the ensuing year
will be elected. The points scored In the
lower bay series are as follows.
Handicap Class (Second Dlvision) -
Fantasia, $50; Careless. .629; Scylla,
.574; Loafer, .5e2; May, .472; Chip
pewa, .450.
Handicap Class Third Division)-
Alcyon, III; Bug H.. 700; Scud, .5SS ;
Bob Cat, $50.
Class x.--Mouse, $50; skylark, $50 ;
An-x, .857; x-tra, $50: Chico, .325.
Star Class--Meteor. 1000 Murad. .416.
The sun., 1919-10-26
Ohio Girls TO Compete.

Ruth and Eleanor Smith, the sterling
| little twin mermaids from. Ohio. who
have been members of the New York
Women's S. A. for several months, Will
soon be eligible to represent the orga-
nization in open competition. Particular
interest attaches to the fact because they
have shown wonderful Improvement in
free style swimming under the associa-
ton coaches and they will not only prove
valuable additions to the local contin-
gent In metropolitan and national cham
pionships. but be Of help in the attacks
on various relay racing records
The yearly swim across the Golden
Gate, California's classic test OF aqua
tic endurance. was decided a week ago
and developed into the best contest ever
held over the course. The record break
ing number OF ffty-one starters took
water and although Harold Kruger OF
Honolulu won easily in 81 :39 2-5, lead.
ing his nearest rival by $50 yards, all
the other places were bitterly contested
and many OF the competitors closely
grouped throughout. One OF the most
interesting features of the race was the
splendid showing made by Clarence
Roper of the Olympic Club, one legged
man. Notwithstanding the big handicap
he outswam many an able, full bodied
opponent. crossing tho line in seven
tenth position.
Norman Ross of the Illinois A. c. of
Chicago. now on his way to the annual
mid-Pacihc water carnival in Honolulu.
offered practical evidence that he is in
top form for the big meet just before
sailing for the islands. Competing in
the pool of the Los Angeles A. c.. he
won a 500 yard swim in s :3S As, beat
ing by exactly seconds the worlds in
| door record held by J. G.. Hadfeld OF
England, and he passed the 440 yard
mark in s IA as. clipping 30 seconds
from the international standard for this
distance. All requirements were COM
piled with. and there Is no doubt the
new marks will be listed officially.
Judging from the foregoing perform
ance, Ross should not fail to shatter a
few outdoor records at the three day
meet in Honolulu
Word comes from Portland, Ore. that
mistake has been discovered in the
score cards OF the womens champion
ship OF the Far West, and that the title
| should have been awarded to Mrs Con-
stance Meyers OF the Multnomah A. A.
A, instead of Miss Alleen Allen of the
Los Angeles A. C. The latter was de-
clared winner by 2 points. while the
corrected cards show Mrs Meyers lead
ing by points. The error has been
brought to the attention of the A. A. u.
authorities, and reversal of the de-
cision is expected daily.
The Pittsburg A. A. has developed an
all round waterman of remarkable prom
ise In Chuck Montgomery. Last sum
mer he cleaned UP in the important
swimming races in the district Now
he has taken up fancy diving and at his
initial trial the other day he finished
second in an open springboard contest.
beating several star rivals and return
ing the excellent score OF III points.
The sun., 1919-10-26
W. @. GEORGE, 1886.

Cummings into collapse in the home
stretch.
Ray did 4.142-5 under the same kind
of competitive conditions that existed
when Jones hung w the same figures
In 1918. Rays 4.l42 rs was accom-
plished in beating Eddie Fall, Jimmy
Connolly and others In the national one
mile championship race three weeks ago.
The previous week in Canada Ray won
a handicap race from scratch in identi-
cally the same time, 4.14 2-5.
On actual performances Ray, having
twice beaten AIS, might be thought
superior to Jones. Ray. however. hung
up his figures after being rightly sea-
soned by campaigning. series OF stiff
races fitted Joie for the performance.
John Paul Jones confined his efforts to
practically one big race a year. Every
trainer knows the value of campaigning
TO bring out the best In an athlete. II
Jones had trained, conditioned and cam
paigned like Ray the Comedian would
have hung up figures that far would
have surpassed Ala 20.
Remarkable Last Quarter.
Jones never ran a race at the right
kind of pace. From an experts view
point the Comedians mile in 1913 was
d
to running for time and not for victory.
It was no wonder the experts were
aghast and even doubted their watches
when they saw that Jones had hit the
three-quarter mile post in the slow time
OF 3.16 LIS and yet had come home in
the wonderful time of IA rs.
glance at the accompanying table
will show that w. G. Georges ran his half
in 500. and his three-quarters in 3.O7&.
That was just the proper pace TO get
the most running out OF him. Jones
turned the half mile in the compare
lively slow time OF 2.09 2-5, loafed to
the three-quarter mile mark In the
laughably slow time OF 3.161
There apparently wasn't chance in
the world OF his coming home in much
faster than 4:20. Yet the Comedian ac-
complished the impossible" by stepping
tho last quarter in the phenomenal time
OF IS 1-5 seconds. Jones ran his last
quarter ten seconds faster than Conner,
seven seconds faster than Ray and 6 AS
seconds faster than George.
Think OF II. Jones ran his last quarter
in IS 1-5 seconds That will show how
much the lthacan had up his sleeve that
day. Had he gone to the half mile mark
around 2.0S and hit the three-quarter
post around sos or $40 he certainly
would have come home in better than
412. and might have hung up the phe-
nomenal time OF 40.
OF Ideal Build.
In build Jones had It all over the
other milers mentioned with the possible
exception Of w. G. George. The Ithacan
was tall, rangy fellow with a splendid
length of limb. He had a long barrel
chest with plenty OF lung space. His
length OF limb gave him decided ad-
vantage over Ray. Connect Kiviat ana
Taber. all of the short, chunky TYNE
w. G, George, the English professional,
was a tall, rangy fellow like Jones.
Jones could step a half mile in l,55
and do a quarter in so seconds He
was without a peer as a cross country
The sun., 1919-10-26

Interesting competition should be wit
messed this season between Detroit's two
star mermaids, Miss Marie Curtis OF
Northern High School and Miss Mar
garet Woodbridge OF the Detroit A. c.
They are keen rivals for leadership In
their district and apparently matched
to the second at free style sprinting
Further, they have been making such
fast time for the century in practice.
that their coaches feel very hopeful both
will land places on the team Il Is pro-
posed to send to the Olympic games In
Antwerp next summer.
The sun., 1919-10-26
CRESCENT SOCCERS PLAY TIE.
Richmond

Deadlocked With Richmond
county, I 10 4.
Meeting in n Field Club League game
at West New Brighton. s. l., the soccer
elevens of the Crescent Athletic Club Of
Brooklyn and the Richmond County Field
Club played to draw in hard fought
match. which yielded each side one goal
The home team had somewhat the bet
ter OF the argument in the early stages
OF the game ard after twenty-five min
utes OF play Frost, off a pass by Click,
placed Richmond County in the lead. It
was not until the middle of the second
half that a pass from Messenger to
Smith at inside left enabled the latter
to equalize in behalf of the Crescents
The lineup:
The sun., 1919-10-26
Water Polo Kings.

The soccer water polo players of the
Olympic Club of San Francisco. for sew
eral years the undisputed champions of
California. have at last been shorn OF
their long held laurels. In a match
game at Stockton last week they were
beaten 4 goals to 3 by the team of the
Neptune Club. They have now asked
for a return match in the hope of turn
ing the tables on their vanquishers, but
the latter feel confident of outpointing
their old rivals even more decisively.