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MEANT TO KILL HIM.

He ran down stairs again. hut the
man had gone. The weapon used car
ried AS cal;brc cartridge and the
report Is that two bullets took affect
DR.. Jackson descri bed the man az
beiug tall, light brown skin and 40
par entity "a or % years Of age. He
wore dark brown suit. He
left the revolver, with which the muir
der was committed Fingcr-prnts
were noticed on the bricks Of the
wall in front Of the house. DR..
Brown was n widower, having lost
his wife about eight months ago. He
leaves two daughters to mourn their
loss
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a METHODIST.

| found myself with DR.. IL. IL.
jones and his Madame Thursday
night and all of us were III the hands
of the Methodists. AS for tho other
members OIL my party they were sec
ing the sights Of Philadelphia on
Their own hook at my expense. from
their talk, the Dunbar Theatre was
one OF the places visited The Mctho
u.stS Of Belmar were giving an on
tertuinmemt, Il verituDlc ihcatricai
play for the benefit Of the a. Nj. T..
Church. Those taking part III the
play showed rare ABILITY. Mrs. Jones
was especially Interested Oh account
OF the fact that Miss Squirrel, one or
the main characters and tho star
in the play had been trained by her.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-12-04
EDITOR M|TCHELL'S
TRAVELS
Continued from last week.

I>obins1n could pack the piston roos
H., ,,>out an hour or less. but 1t was
too late to do it and there were 100
many mountains to climb to cootin"e
on tho tourney. The car was s'opp.u
,,nned out and made my way "
',,,,n .n.,ce. 1t WIS as "dark liz
mlult.gnt, put Ill Tue ois'".o ,u;ny
lthe riasnlight. couio sec 10
n looked on the 1lher S"'
road and before me WIS
house. RiEnt across INC io'u
9auo,hor Dwelling. 1 decloeo tl'' W,
8could camp in ,nat scho"l ho"S' io'
,,r the nlsht uuu the CAT ""' "'o.
! run IN and then the tent pacNoo nr
the running board was lhio"" wv
Hthe car.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-12-04
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 4, 1920
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
A Now Lodge al Hansbora.


Grand Chancellor John Mitchell,
Jr., was here last night accompanied
by Dr. Albert A. Tsnnant, Grand
Medical Register, DR.. E. r. Jefferson
Grand Master Of ExoheQuer. Col. r.
c.. Mitchelp and Major l.. J. Morris.
He set up a new lodge here, thirty.
four strong. The work was done q,
tho residence Of Sir Bentley, who has
boon labor.ng faithfully on this club
and had met with great success. Tho
following officers were installed In
this new body which will he known
us Christian Hill Lodge.
Grand Chancellor Mitchell came UP
In his car and was delighted with his
reception here. A ftne repaSt waa
served and the candidates were jubl
liant over the initiation.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-12-04
DIR. JONES SPEAKS.

At the conclusion Of the entertain
mont, DR.. r. e. Jones and his Mad
ame spoke and then I came in for m
introduction. We soon entered DIT.
Jones Limousine driven by an Italian
chauffeur and soon found ourselves
ut DR.. r. e. Jones residence again.
went to bed feeling tired and slept
well. had dim recollection OF
Robinson's entering the room some
time during the night, but rs J. did
not look at my watch I went to
sleep again. When morning came I
stayed in bed and the nabout o'clock
I heard knock at the door and then
another knock.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-12-04
DEATH AT THE FEAST.

There was house-warming party.
Saturday night. November 27s
1920 at the reIdenco OF DR.. r. w.
Brown Of 1877 Eleventh street N. W..
Washington, d. c. A colored man,
called Mt the residence OF DR.. Brown
and inquired for him Or. Julian Dab
hey Jackson one of the guests. who
formerly resided in Richmond but who
now practices In Norfolk answered
the door, admitted the visitor TO DIR,
Browns office. He went upstairs and
later heard DR.. Brown and the caller
convcrsing. Then followed four shots
in quick succession.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-12-04
BURIED IN FARMVILLE.

Tho funeral took place Monday
November Goth and his remains wero
conveyed to Farmville. Va. his wife's
homo and inferred beside those Of
his Wife. DR.. Brown was ORIGINALLY
from Charles City County. Va. He
WIS Presiden. Of the National Bene-
fit Life Insurance Company. ono OF
tho largest institutions Of It's kind in
the country.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-12-04
A LONG WATT.

e'ho machin:st looked at me in MI
lli"Sm ont. lie got to work on tho
at once. Tt was Friday. TIa
|ueht that it might be. ready Ivy
hdav II oil 7 wanted done was
0. I insisted that 7 could not wait
II long. I left It there. while the
ok in the pumps was being emf
hd and the sprinrs were being nd
! ed. They Interested me in a new
ghley, the selling price Of which
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SUNDAY SC'rONT, UNION ON THE
GOUTHSIDE. 11,

The RichmOnd District Sunday
school l'oien montG tomorrow after
noon ri the Second BaptSt Church
Sonths'de. A sn1ond d rrO"rHm has
been Arranged cnmnOsed of talent
from Titfh Street Zion and> Second
BaDt'st Sunday Schools.
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BEV. WHITE AT RISING MT. ZION

ThrouNh the recommendation OF
Rev. II. V. Peyt1n, pastor OF the SIX.
MT. Zion Baptist Church Rev. DR..
White Of New York will fill the pub
pit Of Rising Mt. Zion Baptist church
CORNER Denny and Graham streets,
Sunday December at 1880 A. NJ.
and p. M. Be out and hear the DR..
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-12-04

Mcssrs. john and Charles II ckmon
of New York CITY and Mrs. Maudc
II. Leo OF Lancaster, Va. were called
to the city Huesday on account OF the
illness Of their mother, Mrs. Amol a
Jones of If Il. 18th ST., Souths: de-
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MARRIAGE N0TVEE.

On Sunday, November 2@lA N"son
White and A. Lena JOHNSON Of 'ht%
city were n:arn;ed in Washington. d.
c.
They will be ut home after Deem.
her 10th at 900 w. Clay street.
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had been reduced $4,000. 1t was only,
$3.50 +. o. B. Newton and with the
governments charges and the freight
would cost just little ever four
thousand dollars. The previous price
had been around five thousand dol
lars
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A LEAF FROM HISTORY

Then Robinson began the work u
u" liking the Eistons. When t.1s )on
las completed and the tent had Deeh
hcked away and the car was READY
br the journey, we came out from
|ir retreat for the night. l stfoileo
1t On the road and saw right at the
ltersection metal slab with the
flowing inscription:
"nho British Army, which had DIS
Rlbarked at the head Of the ELK INV
and was advancing for the capture
Philadelphia divided at this point
/ rly I'm the morning of Semptember
1777. Kynphauscns Division on
,ssians and British followed the
HI Chesrer road direct to Chadds
BIRD while Howe with Corvallis Dt
sion marched north to Trimble's
4 rd on the western Brandy wine III
I der to Gut-flank the American
8ny under Washington at Chadd's
,rd. Erected by the Pennsylvania
storical Commission and the Ches
and Delaware County Historical
cicties 1915
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-12-04

Mr.. David Hyde Of South Richmond
s confined to his residence.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-12-04
UNION DOWNS HAMPTON.

In one of the most thrilling grid
iron battles ever witnessed on limp
tens campus, Va. Union University
defeated Hampton Institute in the
annual football game on Thanksgiv
ing Day by n score Of 13-9.
The game was thrilling throughout
and thousands Of spectators yelled
themselves hoarsc as the two teams
fought for the holiday honors.
Hampton was the first to score.
By launching an aerial attack in tho
r'r.t ou"rt"r the Sc" 'ders completely
hewildered the visitors and in the
beginning OF the second half MaItaur
ing Hampton's left half scored field
goal. Shortly in the same quarter as
A. Jackson OF Union attempted to
punt the kick was blocked by one Of
his own players and Hampton cover
cl tic ball and with one long for
ward pass and two PUSHES carried tho
ball through the Red and steel line
Cor touchdown. The half ended
Hampton Q Union
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-12-04
ONION MAKES BRILLIANT COME
BACK.

Hamptonans went wild with Joy
taey thought that their dream OF
four years had become reality aud
that Union was leaten. A ready mauN
coffin for Union was hauled on The field
drawn hy Il ,,1 key ready for Unions
burial Bu. D2mpton's hopes were
'laSi"d At The beginning OF the last
half Union seemed to take on new
life Gregory, r. Johnson and Nc
Quinn ripped off huge gains through
Hampton line at will and at The
safe time Slado. .Hammonds and
Barkalale held Unions Enc like d
stone wall and r. Jackson and Gre
cory played an air tight defensive
in the hackfield and with A. Jack
sons punts stretching out GO ami 70
yards the H1mptonians relied that
they were beaten. A jackson caucht
n long 30 yard pass under 10 goal
line but lost It when tackled yot
Kirby recovered it for Sc ond
touchdown with G. Jackson tearing
through HamDton's tackles for tell
ing gains. Captain Waller. center re-
c"ived a 90 yard pass and Gregory
c"rr'cd the nigskin over. Here Trnmp
ton disputed the decision Of tho t.ffi-
".a'S and were reluctant to MAY the
last two minutes that were loft Nun
""ous f"f'ts cnsucd and speculate rs
so crowded the field that The off,
Gals were not able to clear tho field
in order 10 finish the last two min
utes Of the game. And the victory
was Unions 13-9.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-12-04
SrEAM-HEATED ThNC

- o,coo had charge OF driving tue
4 ,.,u, ;u,o the ground and with IoG
S,ilI's assistance we were SOON "'".'
,nyn, II dad not take over twenty
n;putos to find ourselves indoors
ky;th the extension OF electriei 80"
&rom the dash board eNlchoe' IL van
he cen,er Of the car. Iheh suppc,
was served. In the meantime tue o'o
,nunds O fsieam IN that S'ahie'
S,o,lor served is most comlorlao''
A,urpose. 1t was not being usca IL
.nn tho engine SO that the ehs'h'
Slid nrt,pel tho car, but 10 heAt
&his tent which covered the car anu
Extended over seven feet on ellhot
eide, ,,.
do not know how long Roscoe.
,opbil and Robinson snt down aho
re, | got my supper and then, Wv
loxA extension cot over inc soa's 80
he car was occupied by me- WIZ
he double cot had been opened ios
he reception Of Roscoe ana coepii'
have n faint recollection OF Rop'h-
on's craving up III that pullman
me lime IN the ungnt and "eh'
o sleep again, resting almost a"
.cea,ully as ! did III my own pe"
{, home several hundred miles away.
awoke early the next morning anu
G O'Clock climbed down ana az
Hanged my toilet. l saw light In the
i ,inaows of The adjoining house.
4 all slcep while l went out on n Tour
,,,.noc,,,n In the school house
ont was u pump and soon had ple''
of fresh water. Later All "e.c
Weakened and breaklast served.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-01
Member of Tho Associated Press.
HOOVER CALLS FOR CHIPS.

Mr.. Hoover has finally admitted
his candidacy for the republican
nomination tho he insists that II is
4 receptive" candidacy, only. 1t may
be that as time passes and inclina-
ton moves that he will announce
that he is out TO bring home the
bacon.
Mr.. Hoover's announcement is de-
layed but 1t is only the announce
ment that has been lacking. Mr..
Hoover's candidacy has been urged
very strongly by active organization
OF clubs and by publicity that has
borne the professional earmarlls.
His position has been anomalous
among candidates but that 1t was
meant from the beginning and has
been skilfully handled is sufficiently
evident. With Wood and Lowden
running neck 10 neck and Johnson
still inside the distance flag Mr..
Hoover has struck the psychological
moment for his announcement. How
ever Mr.. Hoover personally may feel
about II and large or little his per-
sonal efforts have been the Hoover
boom has been handled in a fashion
that experts will find admirable.
Mr.. Hoover, by his capacity and
accomplishment is a figure Of presi-
Dental size. There is wide admira-
ton and appreciation OF his ability.
II Is not likely to be so widely ex-
pressed in the popular vote however;
but Mr.. Hoover holds an excellent
strategical position. He is where he
can receive and prof.: by division.
dissension or deadlock which may
ensue between the leading candi-
dates.
There Is no likelihood that his Of
fetal entry will affect the results in
Iowa seriously. The state without
doubt is for Lowden first and Wood
second and its delegates will go to
the convention with instructions or
understanding to that effect. Never
theless Hoover Is likely to cut a very
considerable figure at Chicago.
From present viewpoint It does not
appear likely that he win be nomi-
mated at Chicago. The confidence Of
the republicans In a certain victory
is such that the nomination does not
seem due to fall on candidate who
desires to pledge the party to himself
instead Of pledging himself to the
party and the. party platform. Still,
this is a new year in a new period
and nobody knows what convention
day or any other day may bring
forth.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-01
BONDS, THE BONUS AND TAXES.

Government purchase Of liberty
bonds at discount is charged with
keeping the price Of bonds down.
There is no doubt that 1t has that
effect tho opinions may differ to the
degree in which 1t affects the bond
prices. However it is economically
unsound and utterly unjust to main
tain unusual taxation while using
the money thus obtained from the
people to purchase bonds at a dis
count. the same bonds that we prom
ised the buyers would go to par very
shortly after the war was over. The
government Of course makes
shrewd business deal when 1t goes
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-01

Look out for spring foods.
April 15-Spring fever reaches cpl
demic conditions.
This is a poor month for investing
In German marks.
April 1s-America in ITS invents
the revolution. z
Plenty OF oil stoves will protect
your garden from late frosts.
April 1s-Many nations Of Europe
take advantage Of American inven
|tion.
This is a good month for profteer.
so are the other eleven.
April 25-Ice trust announces in
crease in price Of ice.
This is poor month to spend mon.
ey--if you expect to get anything fol
1T.
April 30-Costofliving breaks rec,
ord established by Major Schroeder
What the people Of this country
need is less pride in their personal
appearances and more in their bank
accounts. When white collars are 81
cents apiece, they should wear fan
mel shirts. When suits are $50 and
up they should wear their patched
garments of former years. a'
1t is time we turned on the cloth
ing merchants and brought them {.
terms. Wen hail with shouts of ap.
prevail any person who'll start an old.
clothes wearing movement. and fol-
low It thru till the profiteers ar,
brought to terms. "a
OF course, we couldn't join it. w,
have to keep up appearances.
HYMN OF FATE
OF all the viands cooked or raw,
Bestowed by an impartial fate,
The worst that have yet reached on,
Are currants in their native state
After eating largely Of them, with
few scarcely ripe persimmons
thrown in, we md no difficulty In
talking the way a lot Of people think.
PLNNACLES OF FUTILITY.
Reservations to the treaty.
Argument with a policeman.
House hunting.
Attempts to reduce the cost Of living.
Discussion Of the Russian situation
Weather forecasts.
And now with our rent duo and
our annual spring cold, and tho as.
surances of a friend that we made out
income tax return that we made ont
rest OF this column to so, we're az
NEST tempted to add Existence to the
above list.
Still we ought to be grateful we're
not our wife who has to live with III
in our present state Of abysmal
gloom. E
Not content with creating Czecho-
Slovakia and Jgo- Slavia and Letvia
and a horde of other republics, the
allies have set up monarchies in
Syria. Lebanon and Mesopotamia
The mind reels when contemplating
the variety Of offensive and defensive
alliances that may now be formed IL
preparation for the next wan
Songs Of a convalascent president
"Oh for q Lodge In some vast wilder
nesSi"
OF al vain words
That people cry
The vainest one
10 'Ratify."
The world evidently refuses to &C.
cept spring without numerous reser.
vations.
r. B. v.
Il
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-01

Clyde Herring Of Dss Moines has
been picked a. the sacrincial nomi-
nee for the democrat nomination for
governor. Mr.. Herring is a Ash II he
stands for It. There's noting but
grief in IL
It suggests something wrong and
radically wrong with a secretary OF
navy whose admirals agree as to his
unfitness. The administration must
miss George Creel sadly nowadays.
The French refused the request OF
German government to send troops
into the neutral zone. But there
isn't much doubt that the French
would gladly step up to Berlin ana
show the German government how
Frenchmen would put down German
revolutions. Old Man Foch could
have thes time of his life on Inter
der Linden. He never has been sat
isfied.
Naturally the farmer who had to
reship his livestock from Chicago on
account Of the strike is not ripe for
approach with a proposal to ANAL
gamate the farm federation and the
livestock handlers union.
Since the country went dry Mason
City has had to increase its water
rates % per cent. Sounds like taking
an advantage.
Somebody ought to start a guess
ing contest on how many Iowa wo-
men will vote for president.
The president Is to pass the sum-
mer at Woods Hole. And Wood
hopes to spend the whole of the next
four years in the whitehouse.
At that the democrats aren't more
anxious for wilson's abdication than
Iowan's are for the expiration Of the
present governorship term. And both
of 'em were of to a flying start the
first time they faced the barrier.
A $500 farm without silos isn't
quite a $500 an acre farm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-01

4. How does the killing instinct
control wild cat7
2. Does the chimney swallow
often perch7 s ~
8. How was Mammoth cave form
ed? ..t
Answers to Yesterday Questions.
1. Do English sparrpws deliber-
ately hang one another?
Some people In town saw an
English sparrow tangled up In a
horsehair, and suspended from q
tree. with other sparrows nuttering
and chattering about It., They con-
cluded at once that the sparrows had
executed one of their number, doubt
less for some crime. I have several
times seen sparrows suspended In
this way about their nesting and
roosting places. Accidents happen to
birds as well as to other folks. But
they do not yet initiate us in the
matter Of capital punishment.
Q. How viii hunger change the
habits of wild creatures.
What the wild creatures shall do,
Whci0 thCy hNop WiidS ShOy
shall eat. IL determined, I repeat, by
their organization. Acquired habit
or experience mobiles tho natural
course Of their lives very little. The
scarcity of their staple food may
drive them to an unaccustomed
diet, as when tho crossbills from the
north fell upon the peach orchard In
my neighborhood one May and
cut out the germ of the peach
blossoms. Hunger will drive a fox
to eat corn which he cannot digest.
or fear of the mongoose will drive
rats to nest in trees.
3. Where do bluets growf
We have one flower which grows
in vast multitudes, yet which Is ex-
quisitely delicate and beautiful in
and Of itself: mean the houstonia.
or bluets. In May. In certain parts
Of the country. I see vast sheets OF
it; in old, low meadow bottoms that
have never known the ptow. It covers
the ground like q dull blush or
purplish snow which has blown un-
evenly about. Its color Is not strong
and positive enough to be effective in
Tie mass. yet each single flower Is
gem Of itself.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-04-01

The National City Bank Of New
York in IT. weekly round up Of eco
nomio and financial conditions makes
note Of the hugo sums fly by night
promoters and stock statesmen have
taken out Of Iowa, calls attention to
several Of the most fragrant opera
tons Of flotation companies and
states that competent authorities
have estimated that the aggregate OF
stock in now companies floated IN
the state Of Iowa last year would
amount to several hundred million
dollars and large part Is classed an
highly speculative" II might have
added that another large part was
purely bunk.
Discussing the loss of capital which
ensues from such operations and
blind speculative gambling the bank
goes on to say something that every
Iowan should read and give thorough
consideration:
The loss Of capital which results Is
| deplorable not only on account OF
the investors who have been defraud-
ed. and who In many instances have
anticipated future earnings In which
! they may suffer further disappoint-
ment, but on account Of the coun-
try's present great need for capital.
| The country faces a critical situa-
! ton as regards the railroads. They
need literally, Billions of dollars for
/ equipment and Improvement. but the
regular channels OF investment are
overt filled with offerings, and OF
course the railroads cannot offer IN
! ducements to compete with these
: fake propositions which are gather
ling up the available capital or the
rural sections. While this saturna-
! lia of waste has been going on in
! Iowa there has been serious protest
within that state against the new
abroad law. providing that rates
shall be sufficient to allow the roads
to earn in the aggregate an amount
equal 70 51s per cent upon their to-
tai actual value as determined by
sion. AS we have repeatedly pointed
out, this is not guaranty upon out
standing railroad stocks or to the In
dividual roads. but Of an aggregate
sum for which the roads must COM
pete. Now that the promotion peri
cd in railroads is past, and every en-
try in railroad property accounts Is
supervised ~ :he Inter state Conn
rerce Commission, why should not
all parts of the country contribute
to the sum Of new capital needed to
restore the operating efficiency or
the roads? iowa and Kansas have
suffered millions in losses during the
past six months because OF made
ouate transportation facilities, ana
there can be no relief except as the
railroad companies are able TO raise
new capital. which in the present
world situation is very difficult. Now
that the railroad act Is a law, would
| II not be we'll for the people of these,
western states, where money seeks
investment so eagerly, to either re-
frain from attacking it as too liberal.
to investors. or take some Of the in
vestments themselves!
People do not sufficiently realize
the public interest In capital accu-
limitations. and the public loss when
savings are wasted. The Iowa Bank
ers' Association is to be commended
for its action touching upon stock
flotations. The bankers have far
more to gain by safeguarding their
1