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V. y. l. l. TO ERECT MEMORIAL.
TO THE LATE PRESIDENT J,
III GO JOHNSON, SIR.

Petersburg, Va, May 30.-Onc Of the
features Of the Commencement season
will he the unvciling Of Il memorial
tablet in honor OF the Former Presi.
dent James Hugo Johnston, Sr. Tho
service will tax" place at 1000 4. NJ .
Friday. June 9th. The memorial is in
the form of a bronze tablet. 1t was pur
chased by the Alumni Association and
the ceremony Of dcdicating the mem
orial will be in charge OF that organi
zation With President John NJ. Candy
presiding.
The principal address will be dcliv.
cred by Rev. S. A. Brown Of the claSa
Of 1902. The Hon. Arthur G. Froc, Re.
cordcr of Deeds for the District Of
Columbia and a former student Of lie
institute will Also speak.
There will be vocal solos rendered
by Miss Anna l.. Lindsay. Mrs. Ger.
trudc Forman Darlington ST and Mr..
Patterson II. Carter '0i.
Mrs. d. |. Hayden who was formerly
Lady Principal at the Institute Will he
present. Many other prominent per
sons are expected TO be present.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03
NEGRO FOLK SONGS BROAD
CASTIID BY RADIO.

Hampton Va, May.-Thc Newark
Radio Station recently broadcast ad TIC
lolioWlng Negro folk-song program III
the Hampton Institute Quartet: Il
want 'o he ready" ride on, Jesus
go Gown, Noses Little David, play
on y"dr harp" keep ne from sinking
down. -Four and twenty elders,
"Fhe old ark" "Thc Gospel trains II.
coming;' IL couldn't hear nobody
pray: steal away" and Swing low
Sweet Chario,.' Robert Ogden Purvcs
field secretary Of hampton Institute
spoke Ivy radio on the hiss Dry and pun
poses Of Hampton.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03
LOW WATER -,

Th"re was no use to tell MIN. He
mad seen worse times than this and so
| waited. 1t was about u half hour no
lore | saw tho car move off and come
around that bend. When ii got to the
rough place. il stopped, but only for 4
moment and then it moved off again
The bottom Of the car WAS DRAGGING
the road while the wheels were in the
rutS. 1t moved again ana then il stop.
ped and then il moved again. The car
was on the top at last. I hrcathcd z
sigh OF relief and | cot in. for the wat-
cr was low in the tank. We reached
tho farmhouse OF another white farm
"r. where more water was secured
from the tank
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03

. number of years as one of the foremost
educators Of the white youth OF tho
nat on lie was born in the old state ~
Missouri, though his parents were al!
Kentucky stock. lie holds tire degree o.
RI. H.. from Yale. 1906 and is far in ;!D
! vance of In" average teacher.
President VIVA. T.. Denny. with those
, H.s:'or;atcA with him has launched Il 2
800 membership drive and DR.. Kr:lin
comes TO help in this campaign. Every
citizen of Richmond should greet this
noble gentleman at s O'Clock June 5,
- the True Rcf0rmcr's Hall.
Tickets can be secured from the fol
lowing places:
M;llcr's Hotel. Corner Second and
Leigh Streets.
Southern Aid Society Of Va, 527 N
Second Street.
Pace Paragraph Corporation, sol Y
Third Street.
North Carolina Mutual Insurance Co
Mechanics; Savings Bank Building.
Law Offices Of VIM T.. Denny, ll9 T..
Leigh Street.
t The Association held a very cnthusl.
. nHtir mCctinG at Rising Mt. Zion Bapt-
, ist Church last Sunday afternoon, and
OH the Third Sunday afternoon II,
June, the 18Th. at 3 o'clock =. NJ. big
Mass Meeting is staged at the, FIRST
Baptist Church. South Richmn nd. R.rv.
W. l.. Ransom, Pastor. Rev. Ransom
Will he on" Of the principal speakers.
Come out ana hear this wonderful
| pnlnit orator.
$500 now members for the National
Association for the Advancement "
Col"rCd Pcoplc-2500
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03
SEND PASTOR TO JAIL. 10:
ILLICIT DISTIILING.

Anderson, S. g.. May 26.--'rhc Rev.
,. q. Whitman owner Of OcOnCp Of.
phanagc was convicted in Federal Dis
trict Court Of Illicit diStilling here
late today, and sentenced to serve Slv
months in Spartansburg Jail or pay :,
fine Of 5000.
MIR. Whitman who is the second
preacher Judge Watkins has sentenced
recently for diStilling, testified that
Paul Hughes had lurcd him to the still
on the pretensr that he wanted to ali
officers in catching the operators. lie
added that Il raid was made while no
was at the still and he was arrested.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03
RESTING EASILY

The white men then. who were ".
". Jones, 1925 Mosby ST.. H. a. Trim
mer. l4l4 Rogers street went home and
secured shot guns and rcvolvers anu
returned to the scene. They did not
wait to sec just who they were shoot
ing; hut fired At any one in sight. Cali
ing AT Mr.. Sam Schunick's grocery
last Tuesday afternoon he was founl
In bed pcppercd with shot. They wcr.
in his hand, arm. side and leg. He wa;
resting easily. He said, Il was stand
ing in front OF my store with some col
orcd men. when u white man came up
on the other side of the street and
said: l'vo got you He fired and |
fell the sting OF the shot. Robert Lee.
who was with me WAS also shot. ran
and came around.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03
WIFI KILLED, HUSBAND WOUNr
DISBURSEMENT About Virgina
a 7Iea CT MISUNDERSTANDING Will Recover

Much excitement was caused SatU"-
day evening, May eth. by 4 report
that Il colorcd woman had shot aitl
killed another colorcd woman and h"r
husband in the house ~ ~ \. 1Ltri
street about some clothing: An invest
cation developed the fact that Niri, mia
Carter, a young colorcd girl, who room
cd at III \. Third street went there
Saturday evening in an automobile,
driven by Chauffeur Harris for the pur
pose Of bringing away her things and
going somewhere else to room. y DIS
agreement took place between hCr ami
the Mrs. FloSsic Curtis. who rented
the furnished room TO her. Mrs. Curtis
declined to let her remove some OF tn"
things, which Virginia claimed belong
cd to her.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03
4 NEAR RIOT HERE ON
SEVENTEENTH Street
WHITE AND tOIH)RED INJURED.

4 shooting ARRAY took place Sunday
May 2Sth shortly before II o'clock a.
1TE and Fairfield streets. According
to Statmcnts it seems that some willie
men under the influence of liquor
past: tat way the Sunday previous
and il is claimed that some cui3rcd
YOUNGSTERS laughed at them They car d
hy again last Sunday and III il talk
with Il colored young man. the dis.
agreement proper is said 20 nave btcu
over the Price charged for l:qunf The
white men ri; ned that the char2. IL
too much. a FREQ fight took plnr"
Rocks were thrown and +. J. Hill.
white had his head fractured by u
brick thrown by one of the colored
mon.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03
PRICE, FIVE CENTS,
EDITOR MITCHELL
TRAVELS
RETURN TO HCUNiOND-TIIG,
!NlDTON I\STITrTE-t;liE
IMPROVEMENTS THERE.

80
We had gone som" distance down Ito
read. According to ia" SpCrd0mCtu,'
We should have been at tn" home Vt
Mr. and Mrs. 4. y. Belts where We G,
prt"d TO be served with breakfast We
were only two ana one half miles frCr.
PAGES ami MIR. Ectts residence wu4
four mites from that point We knew
then that W" had missed the road.
saw Il rolorcd man and his female con,
phnion coming towards us. asked
him about the way to Mr.. Belts loSr.
h"n"r. You should have turned out Al
tho fork just this side Of Laurel Grove.
nut You can got there by going back
down the road to Il store and turning
to your left. asked about the roads.
"l'hc road waS all right. when | went
through there last week" was the re-.
Spouse.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03
THAT RED CLAY ROAD.

| found the place and went down tia
narrow roadway, which was genuine
red clay. but so narrow that ca
could not we'll get out Of the rut. II
was said to be only two and one halt
miles from this point to Mr. Belts
house. We passed farmhouse and !
went III TO enquire the way. The white
farmer gave me the information.
saw there MIR. Granville Marable
Then We started out again. We were
tod that We would come to hill.
which WAS little slick. The ruts be
came deeper and the bottom of the ca.
scraped the roadway as it passed over.
We had reached Il bottom and Robin
son found it necessary to work on the.
car.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03
IRGlNIA UNION UNIVERSITY
NNNENCE,NIi~%T PROGRAM.
I oo,(
' ~ - -

Sunday. June ith.--3:3O y. NJ. Bar.
raIaur"atc sermon at Hart shorn Mem.
"rial College by Rev. Frank Peterson,
u. D., Minneapolis Mimi.
Monday. June 5th.-3:00 y. NJ Class
Day Exercises Of the Academy.
Wednesday, June 7th--2:30 y. M
Glass Day Exercises. College AMI Thco.
logical Departments
$50 p. NJ Ball Game at ITovrv Field
between the Varsity team ana tho
Nini!il team.
S:15 Graduating Exercises OF the
Academy. Address j. yRcv f. W. vii.
liamS. ID. d.. Of Norfolk Va.
Thursday. "'irc Sth.-10.n1 4. NJ,
Alumni Meeting. Address by DI
George T.. Reed
200 p. NJ. business Meeting Of tho
Alumni Association.
400 p. NJ. Twcntv-third Annual
commencement. Address by DR.
George f.. Haynes Of New York City.
$50 p. NJ. Annual Dinner OF Alumni
Former students and friends.
You are cordially invited to be pre-.
cnt.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03
In Honor ,Of Mrs. j. T.. IIairSton.

Mrs. Cora NAlentin" entertained in
honor OF Mrs. j. T.. IIairSton OF Dan.
willie, Va. at her home 5lS y. ith 81
Thursday evening. May Goth
Among those present were: Or. ana
Mrs. llowerton, pastor Of ThirI St. :,
NJ. T.. Church: Mrs. Or. Mundin: Mr.
and Mrs. II. l.. Turner Of Baltimore
Md: Mr. and Mrs. T.. j. Johnson: Mrs
Hattie Johnson, Miss Sophie Johnson
Mr.. VIM. IIinslcy Of Macon Ga: Mr.
c. II. Boykins, Of Clinton, \. c.. and
Mrs. j. +. IIairStOn and son, J. T.
fIairStOn, Jr., OF this city.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03
THE WOMAN'S BAPTIST STATE
EDUCATIONAL CONTENTION.

The WomAn's Baptist State Educate
ional Convention Of Virginia will NEE.
June 2lSt 1922 at the Washington
Street Baptist Church. Of Bedford
City, Va. Rrv. Gray, pastor. Mrs. ELLIS
Davis, president OF Aiding Society. 55b
South street.
All persons expecting to ;sttonn,
should send in their names at once.
Board and lodging will be ono dollar
and fifty cents ($l.50) per day. Those
coming over the Chesapeake or III"
Southern Railroads. will change a.
Lynchburg, Va. Fare from there IS
Ninety 600 Cents
MRS. NJ. w. RICHARDSON,
Corresponding Secretary
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WOULD GET STUCK THERE

left him and went forward TO inves
tgatc conditions. There 7 found It
white farmer with two colored helpers.
lie invited me in. He had two fine
horses and two mules. IJust why he
was so CHEEKY became evident to me q
few moments later. Just ahead was
that hill. which was "a little slick =" Ii
was wcll-nigh VERTICAL | went TO the.
top and sat down. Some time after.
wards the wagon came along with the
driver an 4 boy. Tho party did not sec
me. The boy remarked. "they are go
ing to get stuck here" In the mean.
time. Robinson was working iusl the
other side of the bridge. oblivious OF
what WAS in store for him and thar
Stanley Steam Car.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03
MIR. MORAN SHOT TOO .

| felt singing sensation. which ~.
most knocked me down. WAS shot in
the back Of the head. | do uotkno,v
VINO shot me. had my doctor treat the
wounds. II" has not gotten the shot out
yet. the case was called i'm the Police
court. Monday and the white men pu.
under $1,000 bond. Lester Gaines was
also injured.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03

---nr. ID. T.. Jones. formerly of this
"ltN, bat now Il Resident Of PhiladCl.
phla. IS IN the city visiting friends. lie
Is IN" picture OF health and reports
conditions as prosperous. He expects
to visit Staunton, before his return
home.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03
EXHAUST PIPE INJURED.

IN" exhaust pipe had dropped dow'.
Robinson wired this. We wcr" told
That Mr.. R"tts hruS" was ONLY about
CONTINUED on Second Pngo.l
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03

Mrs. Lizzie b. Green and Mrs. SuS.
an llundlCy Of Newport News. Va,
were in the city last week attending
the Annual Session of the Tents.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03
VIRGINIA CARRIERS STATEMEN
NOT \ CHURCU,MEMRER

In reply to other questions. she said.
Il am twenty years OF H"". ! DO not II"
long 10 any church. Yes. ! go 10 church
some times. | have no children. Sly"
WAS a mean woman. shot her in SET
defense. I have Il father. three broth
crS and four sisters. The shooting took
place at about half past six O'Clock. NV
fathers name is Tucker Pickles. her
sister Annie Pickles lives at 40 w.
Clay street. Her husbands name is Ia
ward. She did not know where he IS
now. She has one brother living in
Baltimore. a brother living in Mexico
California. A sister living in Buffalo, y
Y. sister living in Detroit, Michigan
and one living in Atlantic City.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03
KILLED INSTANTLY.

Then followed q dispute and Virgin
ia Carter shot FloSsic Curtis through
the body, killing her almost instantly.
The room is located downstairs iii
front. Walter Curtis, husband of the
slain woman entered tho room and Vir
ginia Carter turned the revolver and
shot him. it is said in the hip. He was
removed to st. Philips Hospital. II
was not long before a vcritable swarm
OF police officers were in the neighbour
hood. In the meantime. Virginia Car.
ter got into the car and drove to the
Second Police Station, where she sur.
rendered herself to the authorities.
She claims that sire shot in self-de.
Tense.
AT THE SECOND POLICE STATION
A visit to the Police Station Sunday
afternoon and Il cordial greeting of the
officer in charge resulted in the follow
ing information. Up n second tier and
then n turn to the left. showed semi
darkness out Of which a face pccred. \
young woman. Of slender build light
complexion. standing about five feet
six inches stood there. The officer drSI =
noted her rs the one sought In rcplY
to questions prOpounded. sire said. MY
name is Virginia Carter. | have been
married. but am separated from my
husband. | work at the Bread box BaN
cry, Seventh and Marshall streets. |
So" YOU every morning on Third stree.
when I go to work. | have been wo"f-
ing there ever since the ninth Of Feb,
ruary.
VIRGINIA CARRIERS STATEMENT
! live at III y. Third Street. | slept
there Friday night. I was getting read Y
to move and | went there after | LETT
work at about five minutes after six
o'clock Saturday to get my things. !
was going TO stay at 10 w. Clay St,
until | could get some other place 10
stay. I went there after my clotlrc3
We had n run in and this woman
started towards me. when | shot AT her
Sh" kept coming and then I shot her.
Her husband came into the room AMI
got up on the he'd. thought he was 20
ing to jump down on me and | shot
him. "
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03

Mr. j. NJ. SAMPSON. OF the Urban
League. who is located at Chicago.
was IN the city this week on vacation.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1922-06-03

After 4 brief conversation about
high temper and she had reiterated tn"
fact that it was necessary case OF sci;
defense. We passed out after thanking
the officer for rOurtcSics. Then visit
was paid to 40 ". Clay street. None
OF Virginia Carriers relatives we've
there. but Bonnie Carter, who was rails
cd by Virginia Carriers mother came
Continued on Fifth fPago.)
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12
l1E FRIGHTENED PEOPT r."

department. Of Education, were not ,es;ynod
" or'ng back to the fold the children Of folk
out OF touch with it for a century or mora
"ho IN addition. have no desire To re+nrr
You might we'll send fox cnhs 70 ,;,ao.
garten
yet each fall patrol rides into the wiider-
"eSs' MAINTAINING the slender liaison existin.
between the Frightened People and the out
S'oe world, and informing them if it can
'aech them of the advantages of education.
through the kindness Of Major George +
Nhandler superintendent of the trooncrs and
Captain Z. F. Tobey, commanding Troon G.
1t was my good fortune to ride on sncb an
errand, shepherded by Sergeant J. r. Lo,kman
as patient and considcrate gentleman as ever
wore spurs
Beyond these visits of the troopcrs the f5lls
Oh the lowlands have little contact with the
frightened People. Occasionally one Of the
oushwhackers.' Columbia County tcrms
'hcm 1or no clear reason, ventures down to
the general store in West Taghkanic. there
10 trade the burden Of baskets he carries for
provisions and clothing These sallow. shv
mIimen have far less native rcsource than
tue mountaneers of the Blue RIDGE. Thcv
weave no homespun. They do not even brow
l'l'clt liquor A little hunting with ancient
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12

the branches followed ran out entirely
We backtracked and followed another fork
until it, too, vanished Then we backtracked
some more and did it all over again The
hills were laced with little blind paths. Here
imprints of human feet. These were the high
ways of the frightened people, used for mys-
terious ends Of their own.
Finally, when wind and patience were at
low ebb and the pessmstic predictions of
our host had begun to assume the weight and
veracity of the dccalogue, luck relented
Above the speech Of the breeze in the leaves
and our own heavy breathing we heard
the voices Of children. We headed toward
them, cautiously as possible over the brittle
leaves. At length they heard US. Silence came
as quickly when the needle is lifted from
a phonograph record. But we had been going
up wind and were close to them We came
out on another trail and met the frightened
people face to face.
They mcrc frightened Five children and
two women, one little more than child.
though two babies chung to her. hudd]cd
together and stared at us unbl;nkingly as deer
do before they wheel and fee The arms Of
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12

them up in the shed outside the cabin There
they stayed all during the honeymoon, and
then some. They'd have been there yet if a
hunter hadn't passed and found Them which
was no job at all. The poor master from
West Taghkanic came up with a couple of
men and buried then'
The trail ran up to crest overlooking Lake
Charlotte. where the gaunt ruin of cabin
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12

sazcd at bleakly from empty windows.
'They lived here once LocKman said. "But
when summer people began to come they took
to the deeper woods. They can't stand seeing
strangers, a mile away"
Past the crumblng shanty the trail ran up
to meet the virgin growth of beech and oak,
gold and crimson in their October foliage.
Several times it forked, and at length
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12

the old woman and the larger children were
filed with the dead wood they had been
gathering.
Their clothing was ragged and dirty past
all identification. Lank hair streamed over
sallow faces that bore no evidence Of even the
most remote acquaintance with soap The
eyes that watched us were not humanity curl
Gus, but held the blank terror of wild things
ITS all r ght," the sergeant called Were
state troopers. You know US
They covered as we approached. The old
woman grmaced monkeylikc The girl held
her children closer and replied to our ques-
tions mainly by mods. The eldest boy, lad of
eleven, grinned at us from beneath the ruin of
a derby hat which he wore pulled we'll down
over his ears. We learned his name was Able
Gently the sergeant explained that we only
wanted to if they sending their chill
dren to school regularly. They stared. Cues
tions resulted in little information The young
mother told US her name. She spoke with a
queer thickness Of the tongue that we later
found to be characteristic of the tribe Her
maiden name, she said, had been the same
She denied she had married her cousin. She
did not know the ages Of her children, but
said her father did.
The older woman tossed her head, muttered
something and started off down the trail. She
had seen my camera. Behind her the flock
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12

rear of the procession, tripping ouey
the Wood he carried with the aux
lVord persistence of an enormous ant
muskets; some trapping and fishing; the ha1-
vestlnG of their meager garden patches and the
gift of weaving perfect baskets are their only
ganful activities
They themselves have no more idea whence
they came originally than does the negro who
mows your lawn One theory is that their
who drove West across the New England
border two centuries or moro ago. Others say
that they folk of i'll repute who left
Connecticut when it became too hot for them
and hid in the New York hills
The latter theory accounts for their in
heritcd fear of the outlandor Only two facts
are fairly certain concerning their origin:
They were few to begin with, for there are
only two surnames in the can--Proper and
Ho ang. If the evidence Of complexion and
feature goes for anything, they have kept the
white strain unadulterated.
"The flu wiped out about half of them
couple of years back" the sergeant remarked
I'VE had left our horses abled, for the going
was too rough for mounted men, and were
clambering up through a brush-choked gully,
following a trail that was little more than
rabbit run.
"They died like f1es," the sergeant con
tnued. "They buried them sometimes.
There were two cabins, each with family
The flu got the father in one and the wife
in the other. So the survivors just combined
forces. They do that. But that isn't all of
it. They just took the dear Departed wrapped
them in the blankets they died on, and stacked
New-York tribune., 1922-02-12

hear you on the trail,' he
predicted, "but you'll never hear
them. They'll see you, too, but
..Auui rnt lnou Il Than +ho,rN r,,.,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-11-28

Robert Coppock and daughter
Miss Matte Coppock are at Hot Lake
where they win receive medical
treatment. They We're accompanied
by Mrs. w. q. Read who will re
main with them for time.
Thanksgiving day will be observed
in Athena. Union services will he
held at the Baptist church in the
evening.
In the afternoon there will be a
football game between Athena and
Endicott, Wash.
The Athena-Weston American I.c-
gion post will give dance in the
Legion hal. There will also he 4
special show at the Standard thea
tire.
The 'hga school and grade stu
dents are preparing a Thanksgiving
program to he given in the audi
torium on "Wednesday afternoon.
George Nnship who has been en-
ploycd at the local Standard oil
station has been transferred TO Ra-
kcr. Mr.. Winship will leave soon
TO take up his new duties there.
sam Booher has returned from
condor 20 spend the winter az his
home here.