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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-08

BUYING MOVEMENT is ON
The cost Of living is going to rise
again; the period of price declines that
began more than year ago Is practi..
cally ended in the judgment OF officials
Of those branches Of the Government
who study economic causes and influ-
ences.
Rising wholesale prices supply the
evidence upon which the officials base
. their Judgment of what the next few
months will bring to consumers
throughout the entire country. Food,
clothing and other necessities Will
; cost more during April, May and June
than now. .
Rents are going down in the face Of
a movement that has the earmarks C
a nationwide building boom. Cnnstruc.
tion Is being undertaken at the rate
Of more than 5000, 100000 a month IN
this-the dull season for contractors.
Rising prices, according to experts,
mean general prosperity and increased
buying. There are indications that
greater buying has begun in some SEE.
tidns. Wholesale prices, which antici
pate the level Of retail prices, began to
rise in January. In February wholesale
prices increased 2 per cent. Increases
were recorded for food, clothing and
other commodities.
Wholesale prices now are approXi.
mately so per cent above the level II
1913. Some officials believe the rise in
, February marks the beginning Of a n
new national price era. In short, 1t Is
:: being explained that from nov nil
price comparison must be made on the
; basis Of prices last November instead
Of before the war. To the average con
sumner this means that prices Mt rurE
their lowest level last autumn. In De-
cember and November the level Of
wholesale prices stood at 40 per cent.
above the pre-war level. That il the
lowest point wholesale prices have
, reached since before the Unite6 States
entered the war. Throughout 1917. 1919
, and most Of 1920 prices were on the up
grade The increase ranged around 3
per cent a month.
Then began the nationwide strike Of
buyers. Merchants found themselves
unable to dispose Of vast stocks they
had purchased in expectation of a con
tinued boom in buying. At prices often
below cost these goods were !lun:s on
the market. Since 1920 buying has
been on q most meager scale. Only the
most urgent necessities have been PIT"
chased with the demand comparative
ly small. Buyers feared to stock up
lest lrices e., still lower
Now is the time to buy for those who
are waiting for bottom prices. most
Government officials believe. During
April prices probably will be ! or Q
per cent higher than at present. This
applies to retail prices as we'll as " hole
sale. Retail prices decreased slightly
during February but in the next thirty
days they must rise to come into line
with rising wholesale quotations.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-08
$3.50. 90 ENDOWMENT PAID

Richmond, Va, March 16, 1922.
This is to certify that 7 have receiv.
from John Mitchell, Jr, Grand Char.
cellor Of the Grand Lodge OF Virginia,
Knights Of Pythias. N. A.; S. A.; q. !;
A.; A. andA. ($15000) One Hundred
and Fifty Dollars in payment Of the
death claim Of Brother Robert Jasper,
who was q member Of Venus Lodge No.
16 or Hfchmond, Va. Signed:
her
MALINDA x JASPER,
mark
Beneficiary.
Witness: IRENE JASPER.
GEO. l.. BRANCH, D. D.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-08
ATTENTION.!
Citizens. Of Richmond-A Big Mass
Meeting.

The National Association for the Ad
vancement Of Colored People will hold
n meeting for all OF the citizens Of
Richmond, at Third Street Bethel A.
NJ. e. Church, Monday night, April
10th. The retiring officers, namely
Mrs. l.. l.. Stanard, President and A..
torney J. Thomas Hewin, Secretary,
will turn over their records to the new
officers. Attorney VIM. Il. Denny, Presi
dent and Mr.. G. N. Lew Secretary. The
new officers, together with members
Of the Executive Board viii be install,
cd by DR.. w. II. Johnson, Pastor Of the
.Nirst Baptist Church.
The main feature Of tho evening will
TO an addrdss on the Dyer Bill by the
Hon. Jos. II. Pollard. The meeting will
open promptly at o'clock and all
rmce-loving citizens arc expected to be-
present.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-08

man and many were seen wiping
their Dyes while the Doctor told the
truth as 1t Is in Jesus Christ. Six
mon accepted Christ. Tho men gave
Il good collection. We thank you
God certainly heard our prayers. Let
Richmond keep UP this spirit.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-08

Quality and Service in
ELECTRIC SHOE REPAIRING
at the Lowest Possible Prices.
NEW YORK ELECTItIC SHOE
REPAIR SHOP
Hosea Brown, Manager.
Phones, Mad. 2274-w--Mad. 9S41
SIG e. Clay st. Richmond, Va.
Work called for and delivered.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-08
Male Help Wanted.

WANTED-Colored men to qualify for
sleeping cur enc train porttrs. Exper
fence unnecessary. Transportation
furnished. Write w. w. Borgess., St.
Louis. Mo.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-08

WANTED-A SETTLED WOMAN.
One capable OF. doing house work.
Good country home. For particulars
write MRS. MINNIE JACKSON,
Route No. 1, Box ia, Mineral, Va.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-08
NEW RISE IN THE COST
Or LIVING,

Government Officials Declare Decline
Of Prices is Practically at an End.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-08

$500 sent to this office viii
place The Planet IN your home
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-08

At Vermont Avenue Baptist Church
between @ and r Streets, N. w.
Washington, d. c., Rev. J. e. Wills
Pastor.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-04-08
PRESIDENT KING CALLS THE
VIRGINIA MISSIONARY BAP-
TIST CONVENTION.

Richmond, Va, March s, 1922.
My Dear Brethren:-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
Riding e Radiograph on Christmas

1T was down on your earth . few rhr;stmases ago, and l found the whole population blowing out each other,s brains. They were doing that, they all told me, because all the diff ferent groups were looking out for themselves. They didn't know any thinp about the science of radiation, and naturally they weren't getting anvwhere. @ They'd probably be fight inc vet if they hadn't gone broke. But fighting on that scale was too ex- nensiye: so the people all went home after a while and began to fight each other." ,.
 other very much," l remarked.
 aOh. yes, they do," said the sales- man of good will. "They fairly love each other-when they're dreaming. Rnt every little while some of them lose their dreams; then they get up and put all the dreamers in jail. That's what they call being practical
 "Practicality is the worst form ot insanity. In it's first stages you can't believe anything unless you've seen it: and this fool notion is accompanied hv d determination to remain stone blind. Why, some of these moles don't even believe in me. After .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
All Pomfret Participates

the ages that are to come. Over them IS the bare chill shelter The frosty breath comes from the moist black nostrils of the beasts that share their humble abode.
 It is here that the Shepherds find them, as they steal in, awed, abashed and worshiptul, as they fall on their knees in adoration. It is here too that the Magi finds the little group as they also come to pay homage to the King Of Kings, with their gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh
 It is here that they have come to find King; a superb pageant representing the majesty, the wisdom and pomp of the Old World. But they find only Mary, Joseph and the Babe. As they kneel in adoration their gifts fade to tinsel, their magniicence passes unnoticed. Mary sees nothing but the Child; neither Joseph even the cattle in the stall heed them. "The Son of God who had not where to lay His head bereft of the necessities that attend even the humbest of births, is still King of Kings, and Lord of Lords" The final curtain shows the Manager deserted. The Kings and the Shepherds are gone. Joseph and Mary, relaxed from their long ordeal, dropping over the cradle, its radiance undmmed. And over them both extend the breeding wings of the Angel Gabriel appearing to Joseph in dream that bids him "Arise and take the young child and His mother and flee into Egypt and be thou there until I bring thee word"
 It is over The final curtain falls and an audi ence wet-eyed and with emotions throbbing is plunged back again into the twentieth century The lights still remain low, and the singing of carols allows brief pause in which to gather some semblance of composure before facing the world and the bright lights again.
 It is over From the cold bare, little hall the audience winds slowly. Out into the crisp air. beneath the star-spangled Christmas skies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

leg?" the lad walled.
 The priest looked inquiringly at the -woman-> She took him aside and ex- -tlo'-ad:
 "Since my man is gone had to send the boy for a Christmas tree. told him Santa Claus has his leg broke"
 "Sure, he has leg broke," the pries. turned to the boy.
 Attracted by the voices, the lads in the sacristy came forth and stood listening.
 of he didn't have his leg broke," Father Pfaffer spoke with stern au- thority, wouldn't he come to your house ?"
 Herman could not reply clearly to this reasoning.
 "So, you see,' Mrs. Woersch said triumphantly, .she broke his leg"
 Here little boy who was in tears intruded with whimper.
 "I guess he broke his leg all right, because he didn't come to our house" His mother, poor widow, had been unable to afford a Christmas.
 "You see," the priest cried in se-
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were reproach, The didn't come to Fritzi's house, either"
 Didn't he come to your house7 Herman whispered to Fritzi.
 "No, he didn't come," Fritzi snuff fled.
 -"And," Father Pfaffer continued in powerful argument, "isn't Fritzi the best boy in the church? Wouldn't he go to Fritzi's house if he hadn't broke his leg?"
 "If he wouldn't come to you,s Mrs. Woersch addressed her son angrily, it would be all right, but wouldn't he come to Fritzi?"
 These were powerful reasonings, but Herman summoned his wits to combat them. W
 Didn't he come to nobody else ?'t he demanded coolly.
 Maybe he did" Father Pfaffer re- piled subtly. Maybe he broke his leg going to Fritzi'ss house, before he came to yours"
 q guess he was coming to our house, all right" Fritzi bawled. q heard his reindeers snorting last night, but there wasn't anything thers
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

"I ain't going to serve mass" the boy bawled. land ain't going to ring the Angelus no more. or nothing"
 Mrs. Woersch turned cold with fury.
 Get your clothes on." She slapped him about the ears. "We will see what Father Pfaffer has to say about this"
 Father Pfaffer was on his way from parish house to sacristy when the family drove up.
 "Merry Christmas, Frau Woersch," he shouted, walking toward them. "And you" he addressed Herman, "hurry up in the sacristy, the other boys are there already"
 The angry lady advanced with a formidable expression, her oldest son by the arm, the other children troop ing behind her.
 "Ja, Father" she cried, "this young atheist won't any more serve mass, he says, because he don't believe in Santa Claus no more."
 Father Pfaffer turned his massive face slowly, and contemplated the shrinking boy with severe gaze.
 "You don't believer" he growled.
 Has Santa Claus done got broken
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
THAT TEN-ATLLION- DOLLAR CHRISTMAS CHECK

Jane bent forward and kissed him.
 Henry" she said, "you are a good man. I am glad you are going to do this thing. It is what I would have you do. But, Henry"-
 But what, Jane ?n
 "Have you that much money in your bank account? It is a great deal of money"
 1t is a great deal of money" Uncle Henry said, "but any one who can write such a poem deserves all that and more. For the moment, Jane, did forget the bank account. 1 have not that much money in the bank. shall have to sell bonds. Yes, and I shall have to sell our Long Island estate," he said, making nota- tions on a pad of paper. "I shall do so gladly-for my nephew. Yes, and shall have to sell this old home of ours. The furniture too. And my watch and your jewels, Jane. That that makes close to $10 0.000, ,000--with- in $100,000 of it. may be able to borrow that. Do you agree, Jane? Shall we do this !"
 Most joyfully Aunt Jane agreed, and for many hours they sat at the desk, planning bond sales, planning how they could add dollar here and a dollar there to make up the $10,- GOO, 900 for my Christmas present.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

check for one hundred thousand dol lars, Jane?"
 "With our love, Henry" she whis- pered. "Send it with our love-"
 As her hand touched his hair-and o so lovingly!-Uncle Henry's eyes cleaned with high resolve.
 "Jane," he said with something of awe in his voice, i've are selfish-you and |. We cling to our earthly pos sessions on this day of love as we cling to them all the days of the year. We are not changed; the lads poem has not wrought it's full work in our hearts. If it had"-
 Tt has. Henry; it has!" she cried. :
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

unto her fear not, Mary, for thou has found favor with God"
 THE curtain falls There is deep sigh from
 the audience, for this pageant is a story that
 strs the most profound feeling. Few in the audience ever witness 1t without tears; few in the cast are ever able to perform their simple roles with dry eyes.
 But the present is not allowed to obtrude itself upon the hallowed atmosphere of the past before the curtain rises on the next scene.
 This time it is the Shepherds who are biding with their focks upon the hills. Their campfire hghts their faces they rest while the beautiful music of "The Messiah" He Shall Feed His Flock by Night and Gather Them Into His Arms," tells the story of the Shepherds who were Keeping watch over their focks by night"
 It is to this little group-the Sentinel the Dreamer, the Friend, the Fire Builder and the Sieeper-that the Angel appears with the message, Fear not, for behold bring you good tidings of great joy that shall be to all people; for unto you IS born this day, in the City of David, Saviour, which is Christ, the Lord" And the organ inter- prets the picture with Come Unto Me-" from "The Messiah," with its healing message, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest"
 The radiance fades, the angelic host accom- panylng the Angel Gabriel melt away into the distance and the Shepherds are left wondering at the miracle that has come to them
 The curtain drops again and rises, this time upon the Manager at Bethlehem The stable is bare and dark, but radiance bathes the Manager, illumi- hating the face of Mary the Mother as she bends and broods above her babe, and penetrating even the shadows where Joseph stands gazing down on the light that is to tighten the world through all
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

"Then," said Uncle Henry firmly, "you will approve what am going to do; I am going to send the boy a check for $1,000,000l Think what it will mean to him, Jane; think how it will hearten him and encourage him and give him strength to write more poems. Jane"-
 "Yes, Henry?"
 "If you are willing-if you agree with mel am going to send the boy"-
 "How much, Henry; how much !"
 "Jane," he said quietly, "I am going to send the boy $f0,000, ,000!" :.
 Very gently, very simply, Aunt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24
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in the morning, and mamma said something must have happened to him, and she was crying too.'
 You heard him holler?" the cul@ prit asked in a tone of awe. Fritzi nodded.
 You are a good boy, Fritzi," Mrs. Woersch said vigorously. And you come over to our house for Christ mas. I'll bring your mother, and there's something over at our house for you"
 "And so," Father Pfafrer squatted on his heels and shook a short finger under the miscreant's nose. And so when your mother tells you some- thing, you don't believe it."
 "What would your father say if he was alive yet?" Mrs. Woersch wept.
 Herman wept also.
 And now," Father PfaHer cons manded, "you make an act of contrf- tion at mass for what you have done, and after this when your mother says something is so, it's so."
 "All right, Father" the boy sobbed, "but he hadn't ought to break his leg, ought he ?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-12-24

was now terror of the soul. For the searchlight had revealed things to Mr. Cabbit-had shown him a city dead as Troy or Nineveh. and for as long.
 Dark shapes slunk and slid and scampered from his path; terrifying voices squeaked and whimpered and growled in thickets; and once through the roar of the wind came the deeper rumble of a falling building. And at last he was before his own house. He flung himself through the cluttered hallway, upstairs half fallen away, and plunged through the open door
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while you get to putting foolish labels on things; you collect things into piles, in fact, for no other reason than to have them labelled. One label says 'Mine,' another says Yours and an- other His And after you've got everything all labelled, you begin to fight about the labels. The fight usu- ally occupies so much time that no- body gets anything done. The result Is that most of you earth folk arc desperately poor, and those who aren't feel about as bad as if they were"
 Pretty hopeless :" I asked.
 Mot on your life," he answered. Mot while Pm radiating. Of course the job will take few years yet, but I'm getting everywhere as fast as can be expected. More people are dream ing to-day on your old planet than you know anything about. But I've got, to get along. Peace and good will! Goodbyw
 The old fellow hopped aboard the next radio wave and vanished in all directions at once. hesitated for . moment, wondering whether I'd bet ter wake up or not. The more l think about it, the more think I'd better not.
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It was midnight when Uncle Henry arose and stretched his stiff limbs.
 'Tm afraid" he said, "all this will take time, Jane. I am afraid it will take weeks-perhaps months-to market these things and turn them into cash. And tomorrow is Christi mas. Jane, I am afraid we cannot send our nephew the S10,000, ,00d check tomorrow"
 "No," she said, i've cannot scrape that much together by tomorrow"
 Next Christmas, thenp said Uncle Henry. Next Christmas, if all our holdings are disposed of, we will send him the $10,000, eco checkl This year we will send him the Santa Claus postcard. Find it."
 For an hour Aunt Jane hunted for the Santa Claus postcard.
 "I'm afraid I can't find it, Henry," she said then. N"It seems to be lost.m
 "Well, no matter, Jane." said Uncl6 Henry. "He has got along without presents from us for a good many years, l guess he can get along with- out one this year. Did you put out the cat? Let's go to ,bed."
 But o this has been such a glad, glad, GLAD Christmas for me! l am so happy-so grateful-so blessed! ! am so grateful to dear. dear Uncle Henry!
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of his own room to collapse in heap on the floor.
 The tinkle of bell woke him. Hs sat up with groan for his sore bones. The sun was in his eyes; about him the familiar shabbily furnished room. His tattered clothes Tapped upon him as he walked stiff1y to the phone.
 What? 2" said MT. Cabbit. "Ander- son? Hello, Anderson. =. No, no head at all. Delightful evening. :. Eh? Adventures There was . long pause. Then: "No," said MT. Cabbit slowly, nothing worth record~ ing. No. just walked home."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-14

which will be followed by an enter
tainment and by dancing later in the
evening.
The outstanding features of the dis
cuss.ons which will feature the meet
| ings of the officials will concern fed
eral aid for the building of roads in
the state, and proposed changes On the
state primary law.
The road discussion will take up the
greater part of a joint session of the
county commissioners and the county
engineers, which is to be neld Thurs
day morning at O'Clock in represen-
tative hall.
At the joint session H K. Bishop of
ton of the United States bureau of
public roads, NJ. w. Watson. state
highway engineer, and A. a. Rodgers.
county commissioner or Shawnee
county, will speak on the various asa
poets of federal aid for road building
as applied to conditions in Kansas.
Inspect Shawnee Roads.
The county engineers VIII make an
inspection trip over the Shawnee
county roads under the direction of
A. c. Lagerwall, county engineer of
Shawnee county and r. H. Pennartz
resident federal engineer on Shawnee
county road projects, at o'ciu-N
Wednesday afternoon, following their
first session.
The Kansas State Peace Officers
with the Kansas Official Council but
will hold its meeting December Is
and 16.
No general session OF the council as
a whole will be held until Friday
morning at / O'Clock, when the meet
ings of the individual associations
have been adjourned. The general
session will close the convention.
The Canadian Federation of Uni
mi
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-14
Preparations Complete for the
County Officials.
More Than 500 Delegates to Big
Convention Here.
Entertainment FOR VISITORS
LuncheOns, Dances, Shows and
Motor Car Rides.
Shawnee County Roads To Be
Inspected by Engineers.

The advance guard of the 500 or
more county officials from nearly ev-
cry county in the state who will come
TO Topeka this week to attend the
annual meeting of the Kansas Official
Council Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday will arrive in Topeka on early
trains Wednesday. Registration of
the visiting officials at the Chamber
Of Commerce and their assignment to
rooms which have been arranged for
&hem thru the Chamber. will begin at
40 O'Clock Wednesday morning and
will be in charge of a local host COM
1nittee which includes the county Of
flcers OF Shawnee county.
At that time the railroad tickets of
the county officials will be validated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-14

for their return at half fare to their
homes. The fare-and-a-half rate for
the round trip was granted to the
county officials for the meeting of the
Kansas Official Council for the first
time this year by the Wesern Passen-
ger association
The office force of the Chamber of
Commerce is still listing rooms for the
accOmm Odation of the county Officers
I'VE can still use some good rooms
close to the state house. where all the
meetings are to be held" Z. n. Sun
derland assistant secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, stated today.
The meetings of the eight associa-
tions which will comprise the official
council this year will open at $3.50
o'clock Wednesday afternoon in vari-
Gus offices at the state house.
The County Clerks association will
meet in the senate chamber, the
County Commissioners in representa-
tive hall, the Register of Deeds in the
office of the secretary of state, the
District Clerks in the supreme court
room, the Probation Officers in the
north room of the Kansas highway
department. the County Engineers in
the public utilities hearing room, the
County Treasures in the office of the
state treasurer, and the Probate
Judges in the office of the attorney
general
The Wednesday afternoon sessions
of the various individual associations
viii consist chiefly of the roll calls of
the embership. reading of the min
utes of the last meetings. reports of
officers and standing committees, and
the appointment of new committees.
Luncheon and Dance.
At 6 o'clock Wednesday evening