Richmond planet., 1920-04-10

Io man, employed in the Post Ollicr
,'rp"fthent e was shot and killed by
Il young woman companion, who il
I3 said feared lest Corum would no,
marry her She then turned the weap
on OH herself and later took poison
~" IL now reported dying at one of
he local hospitals. Corum's remain,
were carried to Warrcnton. Va. for
.iiurmcnt.
Adough NJ Byrd, who for 7 wears
VAS employed as butler in the
"hlto House, died at his homo I'm this
'iy. lie was born In Westmorclano
''unty Virginia, and Mt the time or
rs death WAS thirty.sevcn years old
lie entered the service at tho White
liouso during the frat year Of Pres,
cent kooscvclts last administration
ma rn1tned there in that caDacily
jhr"uEHout Taft'S incumbcncy. Upon
ilcSidcnt Wilson's inauguration Byrr
Was trans. erred to the Quartermas
tcr5 department whore he was EN-.
'oyei aS Il messenger at the time OF
lbs death.
Mystery surrounds the finding OF
Mrs. Annie Taylor, aged about seven
'Fllvc Years, in Il rooming house on
Georgia Avenue. Authorities say that
y" woman had been dead about :
i'"hthS, ana the condition OF the re.
i"'llhS WAS such that special officials
II 'hc Health Department had to be
sent to carry the body to the street
ar burial. 1t Is known that Mrs. Tuy
90; hao considerable money but no
money was found 10 the ROOM
me pupils of the Dunbar High
-'Ho"l were given an opportunity to
We" ut close range Americas fore.
most actors, l.. IL. Sothern and Miss
'1.it Mar!owc. Mr.. Sothcrn read SOW
- II poems and Miss NARROW, read
The Battle Hymn Of the Rcpublic'
~. al" Mrs Charles Russell were
"llh the acIors.
he drive for $4,000 for the Col
Fra !. w. c. y. was officially closed
"hty li,c00 OF the sum desired hay
II been raised. The committee hay.
~; TN" affair in charge has decided
!" work quietly. however, for the re
manning $1,000 as it will be ncccs
NlrE To have that sum in order to
run the home for year. 1t has been
t'clded to designate one day as Tag
!''H for the purpose Of raising tn,
mount desired.
oi Sc l>9 applicants for teacher
>hll& IN the District Of Columbia pub
nc %'hooiS tltty-four were col0rcd
nose becoming eligible us a result
o' lAlH examination will be given pro
iNloilary appointments for a year.
Ihe Easter music in the colorcI
rAurchc3 outstripped all prevlou,
years. There were rccord-breaking
crowds At all the churches, and the
''hoir& presented celebrated works.
hoth of ancient and modern compos,
"FS. Tho choir OF the Mctropolitan
y. NJ. r. Church presented "The Prodi
@a' N1n. Perhaps tho best rendition
G, Easter music was that Of "'rhe
Holy City, by tho choir. OF fifty
AIMED voices OF the John Wesley
y. NJ. r. Zion church OF which Louis
&" EroWh Is organist and preccpto1
The choir showed excellent training
III tone, pitch and attnck given the
..irelest and pains,akitg ,.rorts or
MI. Brown. The chorus was most
t"ndcrfully we'll sustained. The sing
ii'S 0. Miss Pearl Alexander, soprano
+ us feature and Miss Elizabeth
H'!hari. contralto, showed rare abil
H' and skill. Other soloists were
lieutenant James B. Lomack, tenor
and M: II. Mylcs Johnson, baritone
'cih oi whom were in fine voice.
y sensation was created in educa.
tcnai circles by the testimony Of
Mr.. f3lntain Peyton, a promipent
''lor,"' a'tor cy OF this city, and n
"'l'hc! = he Board Of Education,
,'t"f" - cnatc select committee In
'rsti%Hti 6 the public schools. Mr.. Pey
ton told the committee that he had
N"en LED TO infer that promotions fl,
'He colorcd schools have been made
I" reward teachers who gave testi-
.onF iayorable to Assistant Suporin
t>nd@nt Roscoe G. Bruce when Mr..
4 uce was under investigation. Mr..
i"flon cited certain instances where
'"Fori'iSm had played an important
ar, mentioning the case of "a bounc
az Young widoW as wcll as that OF
: &. ID. Houston. Other cases wore
% an" names mentioned to bear
~ 'he testimony Considerable
."uHhtcr was evoked when Senator
''.IriAon Of mississippi, asked IL the
sln"rlh,"ndcnt had ever asked for the
'tnovai o. Mr.. Bruce. to which Mr.
''"yion replied. Il don't think he has
senator and do you think II would
=" "h"ciiEc II he made such a recon
"'"n'atio" now?' After the lauchter
H2d ""n""d the senator said that no
'"n!i ak that samc question OF Mr..
l"vi"n who replied that he did not
'hink il would he Of any use for the
superintendent TO ask for the rcmov-
81 o. Mr. Bruce. The question now is
WI Nr. Truce be retained? Straws
toll which way the wind blows.