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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
10000 ENDOWMENT PAID.

Richmond, Va, January, 1919
This is to certify that I have re-
coivcd from John Mitchell, Jr.,
Grand WORTHY Counsellor Of the
Grand Court OF Virginia, Order OF
Calanthe, ($100.00) Ono Hundred
Dollars in payment Of the death
claim Of Brother Willis Wyatt, who
was a member OF Narcissus Court,
No. 229. OF Richmond. Va
Signed-THORNT0 WYATT,
Beneficiary.
Witnesses-Isaac Diggs.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
ON TO NATHALIE.

awokc first the next morning. The
train was to leave for Nathalie on
the Lvnchburg and Durham. r.. r.,
Mt sos. IT was on time.
Many friends Joined us. Among
them were Mcssrs. Fl. G. White J.
Fl. Martin. Mrs. Fanny Coleman.
We were en- route to the farming DIS
trict, where colored people own large
plantations. They have their own
teams. horses. wagons and automob l.
es. l saw the rod clay roads IN evil
dence.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
We'll known ChcStcrficldian Gone.

Mr.. Charles Brown. one Of the old
est residents Of Chesterfield Co. Va.
passed away las, Tucsd Y after a
brief illness ut his home at Stop 70
on the Petersburg Turnpike. He was
a familiar character throughout the
county. and was we'll known and res
pc"tcd NV both whi'e and colorcd PEG
pie. Ills funeral took place ycstcr
day. tFriday) iicm the Mt. Olive
Eap.i>t thur:h
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCEMENT.

Mr.. and Mrs. T.. T.. King announce
the marriage OF their daughter Fren.
che O., to Mr.. VIM. r.. Harris. AT
home, 118 East Fifteenth Street
South Richmond. Sunday, Feb
ruary 9th 1919 from s t. II p. M
Flicnds are invi:ed. No cards.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08

Mrs Ophelia r. Pollins and son,
OF Huntington, w. Va, after pleas
ant visit OF the past week with her
sister. Mrs. Isaiah Fl Booker. Of III
West Charity Street. left Sunday for
Columbia. Va. to visit her parents
before returning homo.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
WIFE WANTED.

A Poet and SOM 'ter-Young
Man desires corrcspondence with n
refined, good looking Young woman
who sings and PLAYS. Object Mar
mony. Address p. o. Box 95. You
Street Station Washington, D, G.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
A Card.

I take this means in thanking my
co-workers Of the Jefferson Hotel who
gave such a beautiful stone In re-
membrance OF nv wife. Jennia Price.
Her husband,
NICHOLAS PRICE.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
PRICE, FIVE CENTS

Conventions, will receive all members
II the usual Baptist way and will
further the Theological Seminary
project by such agreement rs may be
entered upon by the two Conventions
together with the Southern Baptist
convention through its proper chan.
ncls.
Night here is whore the "prcrc.
qulSito' comes in. The Jones Breth
rem said, 'Do all this before we vii,
agiroo to unite" The Morris brethren
said, All right, just acknowledge
The ownership and control Of the Con
vention now and We will do all these
things before the union Is effected"
The Jones men refused to do this and
there Is where the end came.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
A FEW OF THE FACTS.

Now, so much for the drapery; let
us deal with few facts. Yes, just
as DR.. Boyd said, I opposed the
charter gotten out In Washington;
and my mind has not changed one
iota. I voted against tho charter at
the Convention in Chicago In 1915.
but when I saw that 1t was not the
charter that was offending DR.. Boyd
so much but rather q desire to protect
himself against the control OF the
Convention over its board When
saw that he would split the Conven-
ton in order to organize just
enough men into convention
in order to form a body that
would announce to the world and
swear before the courts that they as
a Convention lay no claim to the
property of the National Baptist
Publishing Board, but simply want
to cooperate and lend its advice, then
I. along with hundreds Of others.
decided that I much preferred to
risk helping to set the charter aside
than to help to take from the Ma
tional Baptist Convention about three
hundred thousand dollars Of property
that 1t thought 1t owned and con-
trolled
think that all right thinking
ncOnIe would give me credit for such
forethought. I say forethought be-
cause it was not dreamed bv most
pcoDle at the time that the CHICAGO
sn''t came that DR.. Boyd would b"
willing to go into the courts. as he
afterwards did. and swear that tho
National Bartist Convention did not
own the Publishing House.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
A DEAD ISSUE.

But WHY talk about the charter
when the Morris side consented both
in the Ncmphis Peace Conference
last March and the Nashville Con
ference in December to cancel It?
| am SURPRISED that Or. Bovd ~
his omen letter uses the following
language: "Yon cay: unite with us
and we will withdraw the charter.
Doctor. where is your proof?" No
such demand was ever made or suc-
pnsted at tho Nashville meeting. The
offer at Nashville was, Agree to
Unite. and acknowledge the owner
ship OF pronerty and the control OF
the Convention over It's Boards an"
for those we will cancel the charter
In Washington, withdraw lawsuit
receive into our churches. conven
lions, etc. all brethren, will cooper
ate In adjusting all debts Of both.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
DIR. BOYD'S PREDICAMENT

DR.. Boyd seeks to make 1t appear
That he took no part in the Nashville
peace meeting, except to raise objcc
tlon once to the proposal Of DR.. Null
len. l do not know how many times
he spoke, but l do know that at the
opening or the meeting or just before
the conference entered upon the con-
sldcration OF the work before it,
when the brethren sang, "Blest Be
the Tie that Binds" shaking hands,
DR.. Boyd refused to rise from his
seat; and though he gave his hand
to the brethren who vcntured to 70
to him to shake hands anyhow, he
would explain to them while shaking
hands that he would shake their
hands, but 1t must not be interpreted
to mean that he was at all toward
the sentiment Expressed in their ac-
ton. / do know that when DR..
Boyd was leaving the Conference, be-
fore 1t closed, he took pains to toll
brethren OF his side as he passed them
what not to allow to be done. He
spoke to two or three near me, and
continued to speak to others as he
went. l know what he said to those.
near me.
DR.. Boyd told in tho meeting Of
his effort to get his brethren to do
certain things while IN their private
meetings, as both sides went into son
arate rooms to cast their votes on any
proposition that votes were to be
taken on. This method Of voting
allowed DR.. Boyd to shield himself,
but his speech on the floor together
with his private talks uncovered him
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
EVADED THE ISSUE.

I wish very much DR.. Boyd had
taken the time and pains to reply
to my article. He touched every
thing but what I wrote about. I ac-
cuse three mon as doing their best
to prevent the Baptists from coming
togctr4" Since he takes it for grant
cd that he was one OF the three re.
ferrd to. why did he not tell what
ne did at the Nashville peacc meeting
to bring them together?
I asked him and his board to pub
fish the charter OF the Publishing
Board so that the Baptists OF this
country could determine whether or
not the hoard deserves the name of
self perpetuating board. WHY a.
he not say whether or not he could
afford to do so? asked how could
the Jones brethren in one breath
deny that their Convention had any
control over the National Bantist
Publishing Board and in the next
demand tho withdrawal Of the suit
against that Board? Why did not
DR.. R"vd furnish some sort Of an
answer?
I used the following statemn"t
closing my article: t"In tho time OF
war one mans judgment should he
most prominent" hut DR. Pcyd in
his omen letter changed my words
and meaning In the following Ian
Continued on fourth page
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
THOSE WAGON ROADS.

Then my friends pointed out to me
the wagon roads and the chances Of
the automob le were discussed. We
arrived at Nathalie, Va. small vii
lage and comm tteo led us to our
temporary stopping places. / was
located a. the res dence of Mrs. Nancy
Colcm n. 1t s in measure aStonish
ing to notice how attractive and tidy
are these country houses. DR.. Ten
nant and l talked and then we got
in bed and IT. ed to sleep.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
DIR. Il. II. HOND'S OPEN LETTER
TO II. Il. POLLARD AND IT'S
MEANING.

III Tho Richmond Planet and The
National Baptist Voice there ap
pearcd simultaneously an article from
this writer on the controversy Of the
National Baptist Convention, the date
" the respective issues Of the papers
being January II, 1919. TO this ar
t!cle DR.. II. III. Boyd has offered
reply in the form OF an open letter
to Rev. II. II. Pollard, the open letter
bearing date of January is, 1919.
1t is to be said, to the credit and
praise of DR.. Boyd, that the open
letter was Couched in language on Il
high plane and entirely free from
abuse of tho writer of the article to
which he was mal1ing) reply. This
is unusual for some Negro writer's,
who often feel that they cannot dis
agree with a mans ideas without
abusing him. But Notwithstanding
this. it is very noticeable that the
Doctor stcered clear of touching the
main contents Of my article any
where. If my article had been small
poX, DR.. Boyd would be sure not to
catch it.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
DRIVING ALONG THE ROADWAY

Then a knock OIL the door. a family
carriage drawn by two horses was
there and in company with Mr.. Stan
hope Lacy, we were soon on the way
to the Sunilower Bapt st Church
aboui two to three miles from the
village. II had been rainin,. We were
ahead Of schedule and the crowd had
not assembled so | wandered through
the country church grave yard. Three
good tombstones were in evidence.
The other graves were unusually long
some II ne feet.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
DIR. BOYD'S BIBLICAL ERROR.

The writer Of the open letter was
kind enough to say that had much
learning" Il thing, I must confess,
had not before been informed about.
lie accuses mo o: boing mad because
Of much learning; but l beg to say
that, Il am not mad-but speak
forth the words Of truth and sober
ness" BY tho way. DR.. Boyd must
not have been reading his Bible re-
Gently, as he attributes to Agrippa
tho words OF Festus (Acts 26:24).
Dr. Boyd seems to fear that | may
lose my influence in Alabama because
am writing on Il subject that not
only Alabama Is interested in, but
tho Baptists Of this whole country
He docs not know the Baptists of
Alabama, not even those who may
be in sympathy with him. AS long
as deal with measures and not mon,
as long as I turn In light on the
subject, as long rs I unselishly de-
fcnd the right as l see It, tho Baptists
OF Alabama, so far from blaming me,
will admire me, for they like a
manly man."
The Baptists Of Alabama we'll un-
derstand that to be President of Selma
University does not mean that I can
not BIO n member OF tho National
Baptist Convention, does not mean
that l cannot be Interested In what
Baptists are interested in. The Bap
tists Of Alabama know mo we'll
enough to know that when they see
mo "scenting n TRAIL" that there Is
something to go after. I have no
better friends in Alabama than the
few men In Alabama who are with
nr RNv1 Frhau ho
duced to be my enemies any more
than I could be induced to be theirs
because they are with DR.. Boyd.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
A QUESTION OF MONEY.

DR.. Boyd in his open letter uses
tho following language: you state
that the creator is greater than tho
creature. We agree with you, only
we differ as to who the creator is
The Publishing Board was most cor
tainly not created by tho National
Baptist Convention because 1t fought
down the proposition every time it
was offered. The money was furn-
ished by r. II. Boyd and his asso
ciates."
The above is remarkable state
ment, in view Of the fact that DR..
Boyd told tho denomination for sew
enteen or more years that the Ma
tional Baptist Convention sent him
to build n publishing house without
giving cent 7 was recording sec
rotary OF the Alabama Baptist State
Convention when DR.. Boyd made,
what he told us to be, his first visit
to any State after the National Bap-
fist Convention had sent him out to
build the publishing house. The
Alabama Convention gave to him,
what he called the first contribution
for the publishing house, the amount
having been several dollars. I am
informed that several other States
contributed just as Alabama did.
In view OF all this, Is not 1t re-
markable that DR.. Boyd makes the
statement that the National Baptist
Convention fought down the project
to build publishing house. and that
he and his associates furnished the
money to build it? Suppose that tho
statement OF DR.. Boyd was true,
could he be justified in Withholding
from the denomination for eighteen
years the information that he and
his associates are the creators? Which
is worse, would he be justified in
telling the Baptists that he builded
the publishing house by order Of the
Convention?
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-02-08
A COUNTRY HABITATION.

went back to the church. It was
some what cherries there and so |
wandered over to a small country
house. / had been told that a Mrs.
Jennings Lived there. I didn't know
anything about That. [, was cozy
well kept and a hot / re was burn ng.
A dog at the gate notified me not to
proceed farther, but az hurried out
ward that dog hurried n an opposite
direction. I learned afterwards tina
he was neighbours dog. Then |
walked to the porch. The front yard
was decorated with hotties.
THAT DOGS HEAD.
Then another SURPRISE followed.
Out OF n box at the door protrudca
the head Of a black dog. Like Pon's
Raven. that dog did not even utter
q sound. He maics 'caHy cane OH:
Of that box and spcad himself in
front Of that door. Not grunt, a
brrk or yell. 7 walked TO the door
reached ov"r him and knocked at
the door. "Come In" was the response
and I walked In. Two coloroh fe-
males sat there together. I introduc
ed myself and sat down. A couch
was in the corner ard a double nod
in the other mart Of he room while
the homo was scrupulously clean.
A PECULIAR CHARACTER.
! found out that Miss ELLA Jennings
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JOHN MITCHELL, JR.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-05

Washington, Aug. s. Senator
Park Trammell, made a short speech
in the Senate on yesterday in which
he earnestly urged that Congress
would act without further delay in
granting an additional bonus to hon.
orably discharged soldiers, sailors
aid marines serving overseas and in
the United States. Senator Tram
mells, Measure which is now pending
in the Senate provides in addition to
the $4,000 bonus already granted, a
further allowance on graduated
scale as follows:
$4,000 for three and not exceeding
four months service:
$4,000 for four and not exceeding
five months service:
$4,000 for five and not exceeding
six months service.
$4,000 for six and not exceeding
seven months service.
$15O.OOO to all serving more than
seven months.
The Senator said this was only a
small token Of a grateful people to
the men "who endured the heat OF
summer, the chill of winter, and bore
the brunt of battle and carried the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-05
MANY WOUNDED -
SOLDIERS TREATED

Baltimore, Md, Aug. 5.-More than
10000 wounded soldiers returned
from overseas service have been
treated at the hospital at Fort Nc
Henry. This number comprises .
fifth of the entire number Of SOL
diers of the expeditionary forces who
were wounded. In making public
these figures for the first time today
Col. Joseph M. Heller, government
inspector Of the hospital, says more
soldiers had received treatment at the
Fort Henry hospital than at any other
hospital in the country, and what
was more to the point, greater num-
Der had been cured in its wards than
anywhere else.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-05

Bradentown, Aug. The results:
Two base hit from the bat OF Foss
that went deep into the field with
two on in the ninth innig WOO the
first game on the Lakeland-Braden-
town series here yesterday for the
Growers by the margin Of 5 to 6.
Drake twirled great ball for the
Growers and allowed only seven scat
tered hits. He should have scored a
much closer victory but costly errors
BY his teammates painted the score
board freely, six bobbles being made.
Mills and Riva, who worked for the
Highlanders. were touched freely at
all times for a total Of twelve safe"
ties.
The Growers are showing u vast
improvement over their playing Of q
few games ago, they play with snap
and hand out a punch that makes
them formidable contenders for the
top of the league ladder, while the
Lakeland bunch are no slouchers.
Two runs was the lead the Grow
ers had until the eighth frame when
the Highlanders scored three. Riva
scoring on Poland's hit and the other
two taking the circuit on an over
throw by McaDniels. In the ninth
the Growers staged their big rally and
put two men across without an out
being marked up. Vaughn singled
Moore doubled and both men trotted
in on Foss' drive to the gardens.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-05
IIIuT PUBLIC
lhD EMPLOYEES
TO OWN ROADS
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS RE-
FUSED TO COMMENT ON THIS
LAST DEMAND
(By Associated Press.)

Warrington, Aug. 5.-Efforts Of
lAe goyernment to force down the
lSost Of living overshadowed all else
8koday The cabinet members and
ether high officials conferred with the
Attorney General, who probably will
present the parliamentary report to
the President today on steps taken
Sby the government to reduce living
cost. Julius Barnes, president of the
Erain corporation, was called to the
Write House this afternoon TO dis
cn19 the proposal to restore wheat to
fne free market, the government max
Nh rood the difference between the
1rl1t price and 50. .26 guaranteed to
~ Rrmers. The conference between
President and senators on the
1I1ns' League has been dropped in
nitely until the cost of living
ems are solved. Tumuity an
61Xced that the President is going
n Siye his whole time to the question
6f living cost. The officials believe
o way to cut the cost oftliving is
sto increase production. The President
III understood to feel that strikes or
strike threats interfere with the So
sIntion Of the problem.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-05
ST. PETERSBURG MAY
GET 1000 BENCHES
COMING WINTER
Knights Of Pythias to Secure Seats
for Winter Visitors

st. Petersburg, Aug. 5.-The
Knights of Pythias held rousing
meeting last night at the Elks' Home
the members appointing a committee
to purchase a number of park and
street benches for the use of the win
ter visitors and also for their own
use This committee will work in
conjunction with the city commits
sioners. churches, civic societies and
other fraternal organizations of the
city.
The fact was brought out at the
meeting that the great crying need OF
St. Petersburg is benches, and more
benches. The Knights Of Pythias
will order at once four benches in
order to find out the price at which
the benches can be delivered, and
then the separate organization
through the city will be told just
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-05
SIXTY PER CENT OF ARMY
.',s MEN RECEIVE JOBS
Middle West Claims First Five Places
'.'-''s-a.-4. .os, List of Responsives

Washington, Aug. 5.-Sixty-six per
cent of registered soldier and sailor
applicants for jobs were placed by
the various governmental and volun-
teer employment services during five
weeks ending June %, according to
figures made public here today by
Colonel Arthur Woods, assistant to
the secretary Of war and head of the
governments organization for the re-
employment of service men. ~
The seventy-seven cities in the sur
vey are divided into four groups, &C.
cording to population, and represent
every section of the country. The
cities over 200, 900 placed So per cent
Of their enrolled men; the next
group, consisting of cities from 1O0,-
900 to 100000, rs per cent; the 5O,-
900 to 100000 group 81 per cent. and
the little cities or those under
$4,000, II per cent.
Twenty-one cities out of 26, of more
than 100000 inhabitcnts, each have
placed over so per cent of their SOL
diers and sailors. The middle west
claims the first five places on the list
of the big cities on the percentage
bcsis. Minneapolis heads this list
with record Of 126 per cent of reg
istered men placed (Which means
that she placed every man registered
in the United States bureau, and a
large number unregistered or signed
up with other organizations). ST.
Louis follows Minneapolis with 102
per cent, Cleveland shows 92 per
cent, Toledo S6 per cent and Kansas
City 81 per cent.
Los Angeles, Portland (re), Phil
adeiphia, Seattle, Chicago and Balti
more and over 1000 men to place In
that period and all, except Seattle
and Baltimore, placed over 70 pei
cent of them. New York city, with
1858 jobless men, had a problem
five times as big as any other city ex
cept Chicago, and placed just one
half of the applicants, or so per cent
Pittsburg and Boston have only 81
and 3S per cent records to theil
credit, and Buffalo trails at the foo
of the list with 29 per cent.
Dayton to- In Lead
OF cities from 100000 to 100000 II
population, the middle west, with Day
ton, o., again is in the lead. Daytoi
placed in that time 124 per cent, o.
SS2 men. Fort Worth, Texas, fol
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-05

fows with lit per cent; Spokane,
Wash, has 94 per cent, and of the
entire list of 16 cities, only one,
Nashville, Tenn, has placed less than
So per cent, her record showing A
per cent.
San Diego, Cal, In the third group
has the most sensational percentage
record to her credit for that period,
although the actual number placed
was not large. She placed 152 per
cent Of her applicants, which is the
best percentage showing made by any
city. San Diego is followed in the
list Of cities from $4,000 to 100000
population by Mobile, Ala, with 81
per cent record.
None Of these cities has placed less
than 81 per cent of their registrants
and as group have made the best
record Of all. Little Rock, Ark, had
more men 10 place than any other
city in this group, and succeeded in
obtaining jobbs for 1,4O7 of her 1907
men.
OF the little cities" those with
population under $4,000, Poughkeep-
sic, N. Y, has the best percentage
record, although Cheyenne, wyo..
with S95 men to place. made by far
I the biggest showing by getting jobs
for $50 of these. Poughkeepsie's per
cent was 9S, but she had only So men
enrolled. Five other e4ies in this
list got jobs for over rs per cent of
their applicants. These were Pensa-
cola, Fla; Wilmington. N. c.; Ra-
cine, Wis; Butte, Mont and Reno,
New,