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ENGLISH LABOR PARTY COMMIT.
TEE PROMISES AID TO CAUSE
OF NEGRO.

The National Association for the
Advancement OF Colored People, 70
Fifth Avenue, New York City, an
nounced today conference of DR..
Du Bots, editor of the Crisis, and
secretary Of the Pan-African Con-
gress, and Walter F.. White, assist
ant secretary of the N. A. A. G.. p.
with the Advisory Committee of the
English Labor Party at their head
quarters in Eccleston Square. The
conference was presided over by Sid
ney Webb, and among those present
were Leonard Woolf, the Rev. Hon.
j. II. Clynes, the Labor Party leader
in Parliament; Mrs. Philip Snowden,
whose new book, "a Political Pill
grim in Europe" Is arousing much
comment; Sir George Fordham, DR..
Bentham, John II. Harris, of the
Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protec-
ton Society; Charles r. Buxton, DR..
Norman Legs, who spent sixteen
years in British West Africa; DR..
Norman Angel, John II. Gillies, J.
Fl. Jowett.
DR.. Du Bots ably presented the
case Of the Negro workman, empha-
sizing the imperative necessity Of
labor being united, and stating that
etS AoASo ao SouhlDCu
to solve only tho problem Of white
workmen, failure was inevitable, and
that until all labor Is free, no labor
Is free"
A spirited discussion followed.
Speaking on behalf OF the COM
mittee, Sidney Webb stated that the
Labor Party wishes first to be kept
informed of all matters affecting col
ored labor which can and should be
brought to Parliament for action;
and, second, that they pledge them
selves to lend any assistance posi-
BILE toward the removal OF the color
ear in labor and elsewhere, whether
In England or other countries.
In Wow OF the fact that 1t is
largely believed that the Labor Par
ty within short time will be the
most dominant factor In England,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-24
C&sIORED MOONSIHNER Stays
POLICE OFFICER
Uses Poticeman's Own Revolver, TAX
en- in Hand-to- Hand Fight

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 15.-City aid
county police are securing this vic!n-
ity for the slayer Of County Police.
man Raymond Shacklock during a
raid on a still Tuesday afternoon.
Several officers surrounded still
near the city limo In the county.
While Robert Adams, colored, was be
ing taken to waiting automobile by
the raiding officers. big colored man
broke from the bushes and ran. Shack
lock gave chase. He Is said to have
overtaken the man and had hand-to
hand fight with him..
The man broke away and after Sc
curing the officers gun in the tustle
fired one shot from it. Officer Shac1
lock dropped in his tracks.
Other officers in the raiding party
heard the shot. but they thought it
was fired by Shackeock. They waite.
some time for him to return to tina
automobile, and when he did not show
up they started in search for him.
His body was found i'm the bushes
some distance from where the still
was located.
The identity of the man who dia
the shooting is said to be known 10
the county authorities. They expect
to have him in custody in a sho:L
time. Officer Shack1ock was fearless
man and had participated in a num-
Der Of raids on Illicit stills.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-24
FLORIDA MASONS BURN MORT.
GAGE ON TEMPLE
(By w. |. LAWS \


Jacksonville, Fla, September
The Masonic Temple, valued at Il
half million dollars, was freed from
debt on the 25th of August, when
the last dollar was paid and the
mortgages cancelled and burned
with great ceremony.
This building, on the corner of
Broad and Duval Streets, built of
stone, steel, pressed brick and rein
forced concrete, is one of the most
conspicuous in the city. Grand Mas
ter David d. Powell (33d degroe)
and seventh grand master to preside
over the Most Worshipful Union
Grand Lodge, entered upon his du-
ties as grand master less than four
years ago, finding Accumulated debts
OF more than 100000, and conf
dence nearly destroyed among the
brethren. The mortgages drawn
then to save the temple property to
the race and to the jurisdiction were
on limit of five years. His one
great aim all along has been to pay
off these mortgages and free the
temple. This has been done more
than year ahead of time.
special session of the Grand
Lodge, the Grand Chapter OF Royal
Arch Masons, the Grand Command
cry of Knights Templar, Consisto-
ries Of Scottish Rite Masons of the
! thirty-second degree, temples Of tho
Mystic Shriners, and the Grand
Court Of the Heroines Of Jericho and
Grand Chapter OF the Order Of the
Eastern Star was held four days,
| making the largest number of Ma
sons and their auXiliaries ever wit
messed in this city.
| The celebration OF the mortgage
burning was mammoth affair. This
and banquet, one Of the largest and
most spectacular ever witnessed
| here. .e....s
The ceremony, of burning the
mortgage was witnessed in the audi
torinm of the temple by over two
thousand people. Grand Master
| Powell presided. Illustrious A. l..
Lewis (33d degree), custodian of
the temple fund, escorted Attorney
D. H. Doig to the rostrum. Mr.. Doig
drew the mortgages which had been
paid III his office a few hours before
he came to the temple. He delivered
a most acceptable address, in which
he highly praised Grand Master
Powell and the men and women OF
tho jurisdiction for doing what he
| aHu many OLHeTS Oh the pest Du6l-
ness men and bankers had doubted.
He was responded to by Grand
Senior Warden H. Y. Tookes, whose
eloquence surpassed any utterance
of his ever heard from him. ~.. ).
| The orator Of the day was the
Rev. A. Henry Attaway. D. D., sec
rotary Of Y. M. G. A. work in the
State Of Mississippi. He was intro
duced by the Rev. r. A. Grant, d. D.
The address OF DR.. Attaway was the
zenith of eloquence, and he was re-
sponded to by the Rev. w. c. Brown,
d. D., president of the State Baptist
Convention. He was introduced by
Illustrious w. I. Lewis (33d degree)
The occasion brought rejoicing
| from everybody, and throughout
| Florida the name of Grand Master
Powell Is the subject of praise.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-24
PRICE, FIVE CENTS

and within n few years Is likely to
be In control of the government. it's
attitude IN the matter OF Negro labor
Is most important. 81 .r--..
A second conference was held by
DR.. Du Bots, Mr.. White, DR.. Alcin-
der and Mr.. Broadhurst, president
anu secretary, respectively, OF the
African Progress Union of London,
with the representatives of the Anti
Slavery Society. In attendance were
Sir Sidney Olivier, x. c. M. G., for
mer encouragement Of Jamaica,
who presided; e. Wright Brookes,
j. p, Lady Scott, Rev. c. E.. G. Ls-
troy, eLland w. Buxton, Arthur II.
Loring, II. j. Ogden, Mrs. King
Lewis, Trayers Buxton, and John II.
Harris. The Anti-Slayery Society
presented tentative resolutions
which they wished the Pan-African
Congress to consider. The resolu-
tions on land and labor were ae-
copied, but one in conscription, in
France in using Senegalese and Mo
roccan troops in Germany, was re-
jected. DR.. Du Bots In tho discus
| sion scathingly condemned so-called
philanthropic organizations which
believe in working for the natives in
Africa and refuse, meanwhile, to
work with Africans.
Mr.. White presented to the socie-
ty the matter Of lynching in America
and the need Of protest on the part
| OF 1Gnglishmen. Ways and means Of
| best accomplishing this were sug-
| gested, and in this work the support
of the Anti-Slavery Society was
pledged.
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the springy step Of youth, and many
were in the class which may be de-
scribcd as from thirty to fifty. Some
wore their masks tightly, drawn
about their faces, while others al
lowed them to play with tho breeze.
making no apparent effort to conceal
their features. Some, perhaps the
more aged members OF the khan, rode
in automobiles, one Of them, appar-
emily in the neighborhood Of seventy,
being without mask.
No knight uttered weird during
the entire parade. No orders were
issued. All had evidently been set
tied beforehand. The unusual spec
tacle occasioned no excitement
among the spectators. All paused
to look and the majority OF those
who paused remained until the whole
procession had passed. The uni
forms consisted OF long white robes,
made in wrapper style, and head
gear of tunic effect, from which the
face masks suspended, little red
tassle hanging from the cone.
The fact that Broad Street was
brilliantly lighted during the parade,
and that all the other streets
through which it passed were suill-
ciently we'll lighted to read by, de-
tracted somewhat from the weird
ness which is supposed to accompany
parade of the lku Klux Khan. Tod
ding children, accompanied by their
parents, refused to be impressed
They saw no suggestion of the
'bogcy-man" in the silently-moving,
&hostly line.
No Law to Prevent Parade.
No effort, at least no concerted
effort, had been made to have the
parade stopped when the CLAN first
announced that it had intended to
parade. Chief Of Police Sherry had
been interviewed by several citizens
in regard to the affair, but he gave
it as his opinion that there was nc
way of stopping 1t so long as those
participating were orderly and lew.
abiding. There. ,is,$ no. law, she said
to prevent masked men from parau.
ing through the streets.
Yesterday, however, Alderman
Julian T. Winfree, representing
Clay Ward, after comforting with
| some of the colleagues, said that
| when the Board of Aldermen and
| the Common Council meet in Octo
ber,, he would introduce an ordi
nance to prevent masked parades In
the future. The ordinance would be
SO drafted, he said, as TO prevent
secret societies whose members wear
masks from using any public build
ing for meetings or any other pur'
pose. The auditorium, in which the
| knights met last night, is owned BY
| the city OF Richmond.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-24
Y. W. O. A. NOTES.

what Benefits Have Received
from Being Girl Reaerve?" was
very concisely answered by MISS
Ruby Cephas Mt the ,Vesper hour OH
Sunday afternoon. Miss Cephas ex-
planned how the girl was benefited
morally, spiritually and mentally by
the club work Of tho Girl Reserve.
How 1t helps tho girl to- get the true
freal Of her relationship to other
girls. The recitation by Miss Barrett
and piano }selection by Miss Roberta
Randolph were we'll rendered.
On Sunday September 25th,, the
Vesper service will open our fall
work. Mr.. W. I. Hopkins Ia the
speaker for this meeting. There WIZ
be musical numbers by Prof. C. W.
Bland and Miss CorneFia Taylor. The
program will be under the direction
Of Mrs. Lucy Crawlcy.
Several inquiries concerning the
industrial classes for the winter
have oeen made. We are now plan
ming for these classes and Will an
nounce the date of the opening very
soon.
The Gust Us" club is busily engag-
ed this week in canning fruits and
vegetables.
Miss Moselle Thornton entertained
at Tea Monday evening at the "Y"
Misses Saddler, Briggs, Walker, ana
McFall and the young ladies living ut
the "Y." A very pleasant evening was
enjoyed b yall.
Any girl who can furnish references
and wishes place to do house work
in Brooklyn, N. Y, can apply for fur
tier information at tho "Y".
Mrs. Poindexter ana Mrs. Matte
Conner are the new advisors for the
Cornation and Extempo Corps.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-24

Mrs. Robena Baugh returned to
the city last week from q visit to
Norfolk, Va.
Rev. George Is. Read d. Do pas-
tor Of the First Baptist Church at
Coviugton, Va, called on us.
Mrs. Roberta Young has returned
to the city from Baltimore, Md. after
visiting her son Mr.. Oscar Young and
wife.
Mr.. Wilbur Hilton haas returned
to the city after spending the sum-
mer in Asbury, N. J.
Mr.. Clearance Perkins Of 406 W.
Clay street who was recently operat-
cd upon at st. Phillips Hospital is
now at home doing we'll.
Sir James Crawley, D. D. G. c., OF
Bonhtown Va. was DIN the city this
week.
--Mrs. Mamie p. Brown Of Peters.
burg, Va, was a caller at the Office Of
the G. W. r.. Of Deeds.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-24
|A1T'Tl..E. Until.
VICTORY CROWNS
bOZ. Simmons Writes. III
Ringing Discussion OF the
lSSueS1@A Call TO DUTY.

controls that city's offices that they
are placing an Afro-American city
ticket In the field against both Demo
cratic and Republican tickets. "Jim-
crow" signs have been placed for a
second time in the parks by the
Louisville Republican city officials
with the endorsement of the Repub-
ltcan organization of that city. Edi-
tor William Marley, of the Louis
vile News, is leading the fight. He
and several other members Of the
race have resigned from city posi-
tions they held. Good!
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-24
STRIKING BACK.
(Cleyeland Gazette.)

cleveland Gazette.)
9inia Republicans have placed
Held full State ticket for this
subernatorial election in that
! At It's head Is our old friend
anfrere, Editor John Mitchell,
Richmond Planet. The State
tfon also issued a call for O.
Al conference at Washington,
(date to be named later) ITO
: pr and formulate and prose-
national policy for Afro
! ans" presumably Of the South
"lily-whiteism" is rampant.
|sville, KY, Afro American
icans have been so enraged by
Republican organization that
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-24
MASONS Meet HERE

The Masonic Grand Lodge OF Vir
ginia, M. w. Grand Master w. F.
Grasty, Of Danvdlle, Va. presiding,
has been in session at Joa,nsons Hall
this week and have held a mest
harmonious sessicn. The reports OF
the officers were very satisfactory
DR.. r. e. Jones of Philadelphia was
in attendance.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-24
FULTON NOTES.

The Sunday School of the Mount
Calvary Baptist Church was we'll at
tended last Sabbath, though the
teachers and students were q little
late, but they will bestir themselves
In the future. We are very glad to
have Mrs. Ruth Fields, the president
of the I. r. l.. Bible Class, and Miss
Charlotte Jackson, the secretary OF
the school, back in our midst, after
spending the summer at Ocean View.
Our pastor sure did preach q won
derful and inspiring sermon last
Sabbath at 1880 A. Nj. Our hearts
burned within as he talked along
the way. The devotionals were con-
Quoted by Revs. Fuller and Jeffer-
son. At $3.50 p. M. he preached an
other strong sermon, using as his
theme 'The Three Hebrew Chill
dren." Friends, let us attend the
night service. You are missing a
rare treat by staying away. Live
singing is had by the choir.
At the services tomorrow morn
ing and night we are expecting some
visiting preachers, and one or the
strong gospel trumpeters shall speak
~ ub, huoW yOu dIS 6OluB ~ Uc
present at 1880 A. M.
AT $3.50 p. M. the Fulton Bene-
sary service at the above named
church. The sermon will be preach
ed by Rev, C. A. Cobbs. Every man
of Fulton should belong to this club.
The services at the Rising Mount
Zion Baptist Church were excellent
last Sabbath. The pastor, Rev. O..
B. Simms, is preaching the unadul-
terated gospel; the choir, under the
leadership Of Deacon Herbert White
is doing some splendid singing. AfA
ter the morning service ting pastor
had to go to West Point to preach
the funeral of one Of the older mem
bers Of the Mount Nebo Baptist
Church.
The Mems Bible Day exercises will
be held at the EbeneZer Baptist
Church Sunday, October 2, 1921, at
$3.50 p. NJ. The Nightingale Glee
Club of Fulton will render music for
the occasion. Under the auspices of
the Richmond Baptist Sunday School
Association. J. l.. Ballard, presi-
dent; G. B. Jefferson, corresponding
secretary.
Miss Frances Greene is yet sick at
this writing, also Miss Bessie Stew
ard, Mr.. Willie White and Mrs.
Ardelia Tuck, who is living at No.
921 North Thirty-third Street.
The revival services held for one
week Mt the First Baptist Church,
Bermuda Hundreds, was n real sue
cess. They had twenty-one converts,
four taken in for baptism and seven
others added to the church. Our
brother is doing a great work, try
ing always to bring some soul to
Christ. Rev. w. i. Tuck is pastor
The great discussion last Saturday
evening at Daniels headquarters
was concerning Conscience" We
believe that conscience is the moral
sense which determines right and
wrong, faculty Of the mind unlike
the perception and memory, based
on the divine authority, and dictates
the right policy at all times, though
we may not be sensible of its judg-
ment because of our evil training.
II you want to enjoy yourselves
Sunday, visit one or the other OF
the Sunday schools Of Fulton to-
morrow morning. Superintendent:
Herbert White, Rising Mt. Zion;
John Foster, Mt. Calvary; George
Joice, Union Level. Baptist Sunday
Schools.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-24
FOR 1000 NEW MEMBERS .
LETS DRIVE HARD TO SUCCESS

There Will be held at the Pythian
Castle North Third street, Friday,
September 30th at $3.50 p. NJ. great
Mass meeting OF the Lodges ana
Courts to start in their fall drive for
1000 new members. This should inter
est us al 1t can be done by a united
effort of all. A program has been al
ranged for the occasion.
G.. M. of Exq, DR.. II. n. Jefferson
will be the principle speaker. G. r.
Of Deeds Mrs. Lucy Scott will
give some interesting points to the
Courts.
RALLY! RALLY! RALLY!
G. u. BRANCH.
MRS. LUCY CROSS.
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inscriptions on Banners.

Here Today; Here Forever" 1--WE
Speak English 1--WE Read Eng
lish," "Wo Write English" Fault
less and Fearless" eve Are Every
where" "White Supremacy" Amer
lea First" 100 Per Cent. Ameri-
can" Pure Womanhood," "All Ma
tive Born" Richmond Must Be
Cleaned" For Sisters, Mothers and
Daughters" Gamblers Must Co."
Parasites Must Co." peace and
Justice" "Grafters Must Co." DE
generates Must Co." ''Thieves Must
Co." 1.-THE Invisible Empire" Right
viii Prevail" 1.-THE Guilty Must
Pay" and several others, but all il
keeping with the sentiment express
ed in those which have been given.
There were outbursts of laughter
as the crowds read some Of the ban
ners, but for the most part all we're
read in silence. Some wag along the
line of marched created uproarious
laughter by remarking, after read
ing all the banners, that the boot
leggers were about the only lawless
outfit in the city upon whom war
had not been declared by the Ku
Klux.
At no point along the line OF
march was there an outburst OF ap-
plause, not even when along toward
the end of the procession, about
twenty knights, carrying huge
American flag, passed in review. At
the head of the procession one
knight carried a small American flag
and another the emblem of the State
of Virginia, but they, too, usually
the signal for an outbreak, passed
in silence. In fact, there was not
even the semblance of q demonstra-
ton along the whole line Of march.
Traffic moved as usual at all points.
The crowd which witnessed the pa
rade on Broad Street was not much
larger than that which usually turns
out on Saturday nights.
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Age Detected i'm Walk.

While the knights were draped
from head to foot, the age OF some
OF them could be detected In their
walk. Some strobe along with evil
dent marks OF age, while others had
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-09-24

j Onn MITCHELL, JT
$tor of The Planet,
Richmond, Virginia
hr Mr.. MITCHELL: Let me speak
j considerable number of tho
2e outside Of Virginia. 1 will
being instructed so to say by
/ hear and hopes fondly held
] w, that your acceptance OF the
bird Of the people OF Virginia
sir battle against treachery and
ingratitude. affords the present
it's happiest contemplation.
pr reputationv courage, adher-
to principle, knowledge OF the
! ~ of country and race. readi-
in debate and. swiftness in
&r to adversary. all mark you
mediately the man to take the
For liberty under skies that
j great Henry when he defined
and urged action when time
hught that action called to men
Willingness to dare entrenched
Try and defy traducers OF Lin
name and aaeriflce Us. both
~ and crown. We are engaged
Rtruggle the conclusion Of which
cave our children either slave
WHAT THEY SEEK
words are not Idle. The
ion by the Republican robe
! rs of Republican principles and
attempt to humiliate and
% colored citizens, Is @ scandal
arallel to which no history /
read affords. They seek to
ms from the house OF our birth
4 life. We will teach them that
i Is in all tho records finally have
the driven, and that Just
Is stronger than a Republican
! bal Committee drunk on the
ke of Fort Sumter in flames!
on our side not because we are
or weak or oppressed, but
be we stand in the right. Our
is: Stephen A. Douglas gave
&y'whites a party In which to
t home, but its name is not
lican!
rHE LINCOLN LEAGUE.
Lincoln League of America,
n season md dedicated to the
that the Republican Party Is
,nal agency Of political equality
back OF you and those at your
! Welcome foes without and
s from within. Expect to hear
Rice of Islander attack your
and the serpent tongue Of lily
hiss your lofty steps. But
Virginians, whether SONS Of
and Jefferson or sons of Apo.
will yield to your contest
raise and honor righteous men
! progress of liberty over slavery
J. Excited in human breasts.
! A TENDER OF HELP.
letter must come to a close.
candidacy for Governor Of
N ia seems to need from my
hips the simplest phrase to
ems your committee may sum-
- he at will. There is a God in
to Him commit your cause
he your case to the platfosm
8 commonwealth that shook the
It of tyranny and wrote that
! alton by which we now meet
: Of our party. our race. our
" and the memory OF Lincoln,
y b1ime heritage Of freemen.
bless you.
Yours truly and sincerely.
ROSCOU SIMMONS.
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WATCH KU KLUX-
ERS MARCH RICHMOND
STREETS.
Crowds Keep Perfect Order as
Klansmen Parade Thor
OughiarcS.
DON THEIR WHITE ROBES
AT CITY AUDITORIUM
Headed by Man on Horseback
Banners Bear Various In
SCriptionS.

A crowd estimated at between
5000 and 10000 people silently
stood on the sidewalks of Broaskspnd
Main Streets last night to watch The
passing of the parade OF Richmond
Khan, No. /, Knights of the Ku Klux
Khan. The white-robed figures,
headed by ghostly looking men on
horseback, marched along the prin-
cipal streets in orderly manner and
with some pretense of military for
nation, their hands folded across
their breasts and looking to neither
the right nor the left through the
Sits which had been cut in the
masks which hid their faces.
No untoward incident marked the
event. The crowds along the line
of march were good-natured, COM
paratively few comments being pass
cd and those heard being mostly of
humorous nature. There were
COZ knights in line. Tho Ku Klux-
ers gathered ut the City Auditorium,
Linden and Cary Streets, at 7
o'clock, and there they donned their
uniforms and formed the parade.
Leaving the auditorium, they march
ed down Cary Street to Laurel, to
Franklin, to Second, to Broad, down
Broad to Ninth and thence to Main
Street.
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On% the side streets few people
were gathered, but Broad Street,
especially, was quite we'll filed, and
hundreds saw the Main Street end.
While Chief of Police Sherry had an
nounced that he did not deem 1t
necessary to take an extra precau-
lions because OF the parade. 1t was
noticed that quite a few extra police
men were on duty along Broad
Street and a number of plain clothes
men mingled with the crowds.
The procession was headed by a
man on horseback. whose uniform
betokened that he held an office Of
more Importance than those who fol-
lowed, blue and red sash stretch
ing over HE shoulder and around his
waist after the fashion of a Sam
Brown belt. 1t was conjectured that
he was the "cyclops," or king, of
the Richmond Khan. Following him
were q dozen or more horsemen, and
then, riding alone between footmen
and hoTsemen, came knight, riding,
in whose hands was clutched the
flashing cross"-a luridly illumi-
mated cross standing about three
feet high. Small red incand escents,
quite evidently supplied by n storage
battery, furnished the means of IL
Elimination. Interspersed among the
footmen at rather irregular inter-
walls were more horsemen, generally
two riding together. Footmen car
ried banners bearing inscriptions
here and there, some of them
reading: