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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-10-04
OOOIid6e in Lead while p States
Pile Up Bio Vote in Nations Poll
More Than 2I3, 600 Ballots have been Cast ..LdFOI.
Leffe is Second and Davis Third.--VOte Now.

Il S-5sto& . 9,
The nationwide presidential poll,
in which The Planet is cooperating
with more than 1000 daily and
weekly newspapers in every State,
has piled up total of more than
l213, 900 votes, figures which furnish
the basis for some very interesting
politicail speculation.
Votes from twenty-seven States
have been received and in numbers
sufficient to indicate the trend of
political sentiment. These States
are from all sections of the country
and bear out the prediction that the
nation is now into one Of the closest
political races in many years.
This nationwide test vote is coz
sistent with other straw votes and
shows Coolidge leading, La Toilette
second and Davis third. However,
this vote shows Davis running a
better third than do some of the
other test votes namely, The Literary
Digest vote and The Hearst News
papers pop. This can be accounted
for in that this newspapers poll en-
braces the rural vote, while the other
two straw votes are mostly from the
cities.
The latest returns in the Literary
Digest poll shows Coolidge far in
the lead His vote is 1872, 473 to- La
FolIette's 6S,534 and Davis's 42,611..
La Toilette is running neck and neck
with Coolidge in California, in the
Digest Poll. This is consistent with
this newspapers poll.
The vote being taken by the
Hearst newspapers shows a strong
La Toilette. sentiment but the same
positions Of the candidates: Coolidge
first, La Toilette second, and Davis
third. %...
Latest tabuIation of this news
papers poll shows Coolidge with
1884, La Toilette 65,398 and Davis
59,797. The table below shows how
the voting is progressing in twenty
seven States throughout the country:
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MR.. LEWIS DECLINES.

HON PERRY w. HOWARD chal-
FENCED Hon. William H. Lewis to
debate of the present day political
issues. His letter was courteous
Sshroughout and in declining to &C
Gent the challenge Mr.. Lewis made
a most singing and able reply,
marred only by the following remark:
~As to the debate. will not
.personally indu se in any circus OF
bippodrome scenes with you. me
subject is too serious. l would ad-
wise Won 10 challenge somebody OF
your own mental calibre, II you can
find such a person. NO one VINO
knows Won would take your OPINION
as To what the mass of the colored
electorate is thinking.
This language would be justihed
only in a controversy where the otn-
or party had transcribed the legit-
innate rules Of debate. We READ
Mr.. Towards letter carefully anu
we do not think any comment there
in contained justified such extreme
language.
Attorney Perry w. Howard put up
an able argument as to the past
attitude of the Republican leaders
i'm their dealings with the coloreu
people, but was weak in citing In
stances as to what that same Party
is doing for these colored folks to-
day.
The Democrat Republican recruits
are endeavoring to drive coloreo
voters out of the Party and then the
regular Republicans wonder why
the outraged colored folks seek al
asylum in the camp of their former
enemies when these former enemies
are willing and anxious to receive
them.
But then, Its Gods way; His
will be done, not ours"
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world. It is Johns darkest hour.
He is an exile on the island OF Pat
mos for the word of God and the
testimony of Jesus Christ Patmos
was prospective point where John
stood solitary spectator OF the stu
pendous secrets of. time and eternity.
Persons and things, causes and
events appropriately represented,
passed successfully across the scene
Of the ages, enarting their part until
the grand drama was consummated
by the setting Of the judgment
throne, the rewarding Of good and
evil and the death Of time.
John, having been strengthened
by divine touch, was carried higher
that he might receive greater evil
dence of his Masters power and as
sured conquest. Thus upon the
elevator of faith he was snatched
before an open door into Gods great
courtroom, where he could hear and
see the deliberation of justice, the
pleadings of meEcy and the honors
bestowed upon the Christ Of our
soul as He went forth and returned
from the fields Of bloody conflict.
"The mysteries Of heaven, earth
and hell present, past and future.
were developed. personified and acted
before him. Looking into the inde-
scribable city. he beheld behind a
vast sea Of limpid crystal a great
throne charged with electric fire and
vocal with laundering and voices.
Upon the comingling and magnificent
colors Of Jasper and Sardine. Around
the throne were seated twenty6our
Continued on page 81
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1924-10-04
(By Charles Stewart)

NASHVILLE, TENN, Sept. Is
The 44th annual session of the Ma
tional Baptist Convention of. America
passed into history tonight as the
greatest session in the history of tho
convention, and perhaps the largest
delegation--in fact it was the larg,
est enrolment ever. had, and The
next session will go to Baltimore.
Md, while the Sunday School, and
B. Y. P. U. Congress will meet in
Wichita, Kansas.
/ The convention was the guest of
the Baptist Churches of Nashville,
and the sessions were held in the
Ryman Auditorium, the largest con.
vention hall in the city, and 1t was
taxed to accommodate the large dele
cation.
When DR.. Williams called the con-
vention to order at 10 O'Clock the
large crowd led by DR.. Williams,
sang Praise God From Whom All
Blessings Flow" After devotionals
by Reverends M. Thornton, Alabama,
rs. Bates, Iowa, and w R. Forbes,
Georgia, President L. K. Williams
made the following opening remarks:
ut now becomes my duty to an
nounce the opening of the 44th an
| nual session of the National Baptist
| Convention. am glad to see so
: many of you present. 1t is big
| thing to be Baptist. but bigger
thing to be member of the National
Baptist Convention. We would not
swap places with any living person
in the world. We are called to or.
der this day, as never before In the
s<<1SS yySnA ,lcsde9s1qxn
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TRUE REFORMERS To
CELEBRATE BIRTHDAY
OF THE FOUNDER
OVER $4,000, 900 PAID IN DEATH
CLAIMS BY THE ORDER.

Plans are being put under way by
the subordinate Fountains of the
Grand Fountain, U. o. T. X. for
the celebration Of the 18th birthday
anniversary of Rev. William WASH
in gton Browne, Founder of the Or
der. on October 20, 1924. Each
member of the Brotherhood is urged
to try to have one new member by
this date as a tribute to the Found
er's memory.
A mammoth division meeting of
the Richmond True Reformers was
held on the evening Of September 81
Grand Master Trent presided. Mrs.
Eliza Norrell was appointed chief to
preside over the destinies OF the dl-
vision for the new year. The F'oun"
tains of the division were placed un
der the direct supervision OF tine roi-
lowing special deputies: DR.. w. H.
Smith, G. w. T. of the Order, MIS-
Mary A. G.. Reid, member OF the
Grand Fountain office force; Mrs.
Eliza NorrelI, Prof. j. H. BlacRl
we'll. member of the executive com
mittee of the board Of directors; Mr.
Isaac Ballard and Mr.. Elijah Berk-
lev. Mrs. Eva J. Cosby of the
Grand Fountain office force, was
appointed Rosebud Deputy for Rich-
mond District.
The correspondent was completely
taken off his feet when 1t was
brought out by Grand Master Trent,
in speaking of the achievement OF
the order from January 1, 1881, the
date when the Order was founded,
to August 81, 1924, that the Order
had settled 27,279 death claims.
amounting to s2,19O,5O2.23- A feat
not surpassed by any other fraternal
organization of the race.
Mr.. w. P. Burrell, OF Newark,
N J former Grand Secretary OF
the Order and perhaps the best I'M
formed True Reformer now living,
was present at this meeting and de-
lighted the members with brlef-
but wonderful address ON the life OF
1.-THE Founder and on the history OF
the Order. Mr.. Burrell is the State
nenuty for the Order in the State OF
New Jersey. o.a
On Sunday. October IL. at $3.50
p M. the Community Band will
make it's first appearance in sacred
concert at Reformers' Hall. under
, the auspices of Progressive and FL
nance Fountains of Richmond.
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CHICAGO NOTES.

A surprise birthday party was CIV
en- for Mrs. Luster L.. 6lenn, on
September 10, at the home of Mrs
Etta Johnson, 1928 Stuyen st., by.
the members of Meridian Chapter,
No. Sc, o. E. S. Mrs. Ruby King,
worthy matron of Meridian Chapter
invited the officers of Princess 'Hagar
Chapter, No. z to be present and
help entertain their worthy matron,
Mrs. Glenn. :.
Miss Mary e. Branch has returned
to the V. N. and I. l., Petersburg,
Va, where she resumed her duties
as teacher Of English after spending
the summer pursuing special work
at the University of Chicago. MISS
Branch was the house guest OF Mr..
and Mrs. w. R. Franks and the
Baxter Sisters, 420 E. 48th Place,
while in Chicago.
Rev. Gordon c. Coleman, of
Oakland, Calf, president, The
National Baptist Convention, uninc.
which Just closed it's annual session
held in this city, is visiting with rel
atives and friends at his old home
town, South Boston, Va. before re-
turning to California.
The representatives of The Bailey
Realty Company. 1888 S. State St.
who have large interest Of members
of the race in hand in the city and
suburbs are pushing the suburban in
/ terests in order to close many I'M
portant matters before the closing
of the season. Many new members
of the race are coming to the already
congested city and many of these are
settling in suburban towns, where
living accommodations are better.
Rev. N. A. Gurst of Natchitoches
LA. is visiting relatives and friends
in the city stopping at 1856 Prairie
Avenue.
Ill. R. Hansborough, grand mas
ter of Wisconsin, A. F. and A. M.
III. l.. Canady, grand master of In
diana, joined in a Masonic confer
ence with III. c.. T. Hamilton, M
P. S. G.. of Braddock, Pa. and Ill
John H. Campbell, president, The
United Masonic Conference at Trans
fer Hall on last Tuesday evening
where many new rules and Other
plans for the good of the organiza'
tion were adopted.
Sergt. julius S. Glenn, Of Morgan
Park, welv known in the city for his
efficient work with the police de-
partment Of Chicago, is spending his
vacation of two weeks with relatives
and friends at Winston Salem, N.
C. and Roanoke, as we'll as Other
points in Virginia.
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"I can answer categorically one OF
your questions. believe Uhat Twelve
millions of oolored people In THIS
country will be quite as safe under
the administration OF DAVIS ana
Bryan as they are under an admin
istration of Coolidge and Slemp, with
such advisers as yourself.
"To the next question, I will say
that President Coolidge has done
nothing in the year that he has been
President for our group that is worth
talking about. with or without an
unfriendly Senate. He has done
nothing that entities him to the sup
port of any independent. we'll
thinking colored citizen. What right
have you, or any man, to complain
Of my course of conduct? GER
rainly have up to now not questioned
the integrity of your motives.
am acting this year upon the advice
given by the late President Harding
in his Birmingham speech. You may
! read it with great deal of advant-
age. Mr.. Harding said, October 26
| 1871, at birmingham.
"T do not want the colored people
| to be entirely of one party. wish
that both the tradition of solidly
| Democratic South and the tradition
of a solidly Republican black race
might be broken up. Neither polHr
| ical sectionalism nor any system OF
rigid groupings Of the people wi In
the long run prosper our country.
T want to see the time come wheT
black men will regard themselves al
full participants in the benefits anc
| duties of American citizenship; wheI
they will vote for Democratic candi
dates, if they prefer the Democratic
policy on tariff or taxation, or rol
foreign relations, or whatnot; ant
when they will vote the Republican
ticket only Cor like reasons. VIZ
| cannot 60 on, as. we have gone OF
for more than half century.
81 cannot permit myself to doub
that you were a pretty good Demo
crat when you were in Mississippi
because you are all things to al
men"
i Gas to the debate. L Will no
personally indulge in any circus o.
hippodrome scenes with you. Thu
subject is too serious. I would ad
wise you to challenge somebody. o
your own mental calibre, If you cal
find such a person No one WIZ
knows you would take your opinion
as to what the mass of the coloret
electorate is thinking"
/ "In conclusion, dear Perry, ma,
|, not call your attention to circula
No. 134S of the Department of Jus
tice, January 2, 1924. or do you wis
me to call the attention of the AT
torney General to the circular?
"With fondest regards, and al
revoir', I am
"Your dear Will
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SHEPHERD NEWS.

A big Membership Drive for the
CITY of Richmond was launched last
Tuesday night at the Girls Home
500 w. Clay St. The call Of the
Grand Shepherd, Mrs. Ora Brown
Stokes was responded to generously
by the Folds in the City of RichA
mond and Vicinity. Every seat IN
those two large front rooms was
taken. I've ~
She sounded the key note of the
campaign for the City of Richmond
which was one thousand new mem
bers. All of the representatives of
the Folds present enthusiastically
Joined in the launhcing of this drive
and pledged themselves and their
Folds to contribute their share to
the success of this worthy movement.
Every Fold in the City of Richmond
is asked to add fifty new members
to its roll between now and the 9Th
of December.
A prize of ten dollars will be given
TO the Fold in the City of Richmond
amd Vicinity (which Bring IN the
largest number of members over so
The Grand Shepherd is offering fit
tees dollars in prizes to be giver
to the individual who make excep;
tional records in the campaign. The
division of the prizes given by hel
will be on this wise. Ten dollars II
gold to the Individual who brings il
the highest number of members Owe
so; three dollars to the one bringing
in the second highest number ant
two dollars to the one that bring!
In the third highest number.
Let every member of each Fold in
the City and Vicinity including the
Folds in Henrico and Chesterfield
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SATURDAY 49,. OCTOBER 4, 1924

DIR. CARTER G. WOODSON staged
a most successful meeting OF the
Association for the Study Of Negro
Life and History and awakened
much interest here in the work
Owing to limited space, we are mol
able 10 give it the notice the meet
ings. deserve in this issue. This
organization deals with fundamental
principles and is enjoying the Co
operation and support of some 81
the leading thinkers among the
white race.
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,slts,F
counties join in the Campaign and
helm, carry it beyond the thousand
mark by the 5th of December. This
can be easily accomplished If every
member of the Fold will contribute
just a small mite of their influence
and time.
=. Y: o..
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1884 e5,3ss' ks,.7e7

Assuming that the above vote is
indicative OF, sentiment in the re-
spective States, we find that; COol-
idge' will have nine States: New
York, Illinois, Massachusetts,; New
Hampshire, Kansas, Pennsylvania
Indiana, Michigan and Connecticut.
La Toilette also nine, namely: Wis
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Funeral OF Treasurer
Ing or the gOnVenfOn $500 600 Sunday School Building
Decentralization GoOHd9e Sends Greetings.

history Of the convention. We have
never had a meeting like this. Death
has invaded our ranks and has taken
from US, the oldest officer in the
convention, DR.. Andrew jackson
Stokes, our treasurer. His body is
now in state in this city. Gods will
be done and not ours. If it is your
desire to do so, his body will be
brought here for funeral in a short
time"
~r-ri
THE FUNERAL OF DIR. STOKES.
The memorial program was an
nounced and the officers of the con
vention were appointed active pail
bearers, while the secretaries and
members of the boards were the
honorary pail bearers. Rev. DR..
Boyd, Of Alabama offered prayer. AS
the corpse was carried to the altar
the choir sang Nearer My God I'd
Thee" and DR.. J. G.. Jackson, Of
Connecticut lined the first hymn and
prayer was offered by DR.. Charles
H. Parrish, Kentucky and the Rev.
DR.. P. James Bryant read appro-
pirate scripture lesson. After hymn
remarks were made by the assistant
pastor to DR.. Stokes. telling of his
seeming presentment of his death,
and his expression to attend the
convention in his casket.
DR.. l.. B. Brown, of Los Angeles,
spoke Of the wonderful work which
DR.. Stokes had done in the short
time he was in California. DR.. T. O.
Fuller. assistant secretary read the
eulogium. DR.. R. T. Pollard, pres
ss
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ident Of Selma University preached
the funeral sermon, from text, In
my fathers house are many abiding
places" John xiv:2. He said that
Jesus prayed for the unity, the sanc3
LITIGATION and the final abiding place
for his people. He said that the ma
ture Of the work done in the world
would largely determine the charac
ter of the heavenly abode. Heaven
is the abode of the glorified saints, I"
he said, "and there is ample room
for ALL Jesus died for men because
He loved men,"
DR.. Walter H. Brooks, Washington
D. c., made remarks. He spoke
on the life and character of the late
Andrew Jackson Stokes, the man
whose life was spent for his people.
He was followed by DR.. E. w. D.
Isaac, who paid tribute to his com
rada. his fellow workman In the
cause OF the Master. waiting For
Me" was sung. The congregation
stood while the remains were carried
out.
DR.. AUSTIN ON MISSIONS.
DR.. ]. G. Austin, Pittsburgh, pres
ident Of the Pennsylvania Baptist
State Convention and chairman Of
the Foreign Mission Board delivered
the opening address on the motto
theme, 'The Conquering Christ-In
Missionary Activities" He said:
"Christ as conQueror was what
John wanted to see and a great truth
he wanted established in churches
Fof Asia Minor and throughout the
egNEa ~. ~ $ n. s7ssk ,e
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WILLIAM H. LEWIS

CONTINUED from Page u
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Observation-Disclosures
Presidential Poll
Ballet

Scratch names of the two cardf.
dates you do not wish and leave the
name Of your choice unscratched.
CALVIN COOLIDGE Republican.
JOHN w. DAVIS-Democrat,
R M. LAFOLLETTE-Progressfve.
(After scratching this ballot. mail
to Richmond Planet, 81 N. Fourth
Street, Richmond, Va.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-07-12
FL JUFz FOOTE DECLARA SIN LUGAR f..

separate del puesto que ha venido
ocupando".
Este acuerdo aparece firmado por
sieta miembros de la ASamblea.
La primera question legal en- este ca
50 flle levantada por La demandada,
DOT medic de su moci6n para eliminar
el auto (motion to quash) alegando que
el mismo no era procedente. Esta cues
ton fu6 resuelta por nosotros al de-
clarar sin lugar dicha mocion, nos
parece hien lamar la atenci6n al case
de San MILAN VS.. la Asamblea Muni-
cipal de Arecibo'', resuelto por nuestra
Corte Suprema en- Julio 10, 1928.
Ell principal fundamento cue parece
tener ell demandante para sostener su
peticion, es la de que la Asamblea no
ccncedi6 la suspension por el sohci-
tada hasta Ell dia 3 de Julio. privando-
le del tempo que el considerable nece-
sario para preparar su defensa. Pasan-
do por alto Ia forma en- qae la suspen-
sion fue pedida, y siendo como es la
Suspension de jaicios procedimientos
una cEestion en- la que Sc ha dejado
siempre ampla facultad, dentro de sa
discretion los Tribunales Boards,
somos de opinion que el t6rmino de suS-
pension ccncedido en- este case (oue no
fu6 ell solicitado como podia verse de
10 anteriormente relatado), es sin en-
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-07-12

La Asamblea Municipal de Ba-
yam6n, P. R., debidamente consti-
tuida, hoy dia 80 de JUNO de 1924
a la una de la tarde, despues de ha-
Der sido toda la prueba aportada en-
el case de Impeachment" seguido
contra ell Comisionado de Servicio
Publico, Obras PGblicas. Policia y
Presiones, DR.. Ramon Luis Rodri-
t.uez. no habiendo concurrido ell mis-
mo a defenderse en- persona por
medic de representation legal, ape
sar de que Ia celebration de la vista
del case fue pospuesta para el dia
de hoy peticion de dicho Comisio-
nado. Y despues de conSiderar toda
dicha prueba Y las circAnstancias
del case, declara convicto a dicho
dotor Ramon Luis Rodriguez de to-
dos los cargos que Sc lie han hecho
Y que constan detalladamente en- la
acusacion que Sc lie presentara, me-
44Oo "a 4uO oO IG11CI6 a JLdSLOCudI v
al uso de licor. y en- su consecuen-
cia destituye al expresado Don Ra-
mon Luis Rodriguez del cargo de
Comisionado de Servicio Poblico, Po
licia v Prisiones Y de Obras Publ
cas- del Mllnicipio de Bayamon. P.
r. de cuyo cargo lie separa, habien-
do tornado esta Resolution por Ell
voto unanime de los siete Asam-
bleistas presentes, mediante vota-
cion por lista que Sc llev6 a cabo Y
Ell forma de Isl no..
Sc hace constar sin embargo, que
en- cuanto al cargo sobre la no re-
paraci6n del techo del Hospital Mu-
nicipal de Asambleista Don Luis
Hernaiz, voto en- contra de declarar
probado dicho cargo, pero vot6 afr
mativamente Ell 6uanto declarar
probados los demas cargos de que
Sc declara convicto, y destituirle y
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barge el que la Asamblea considero su-
fc1ente, que no estando nosotros Ell
mejor posici6n que la Asamblea para
resolver sobre una question como esta,
debemos considerar Que este ORGANISING
hizo buen uso de su poder discrecionSl,
suspendiendo Ia vista para Ell dia 80
de JUNO.
Huhiera sido otra la situaci6n 81 Ia
Asamblea hubiese insistido en- llevar
cabo la vista Ell dia %; "a horas es I'M
t6rmino induda blemente corto para pre-
parar la defensa en- un case como este,
y ese acto de la Asamblea hubiese
equivalido a negar al acusado la opor-
tunidad de defenderse; pero 81 por el
contrario Sc concede una suspension
por dos dias mas, y no Sc alegan cir
cunstancias especiales en- apoyo de una
suspension por mayor tempo, sino uni
camente Ia de citar testigos, 10 que
puede muy bien hacerse en- un dia, y
81 no aparece del return" que ell Co
misionado compareciera personalmente
representado por Abogado la Wis
ia del dia 80 de JUNO para so oicitar
una nueva suspension .Astifcando an
te la Asamblea qUe su defensa no ha-
bia podido ser preparada debido al
corto tempo concedidole, la situa-
cion es completamente distinta, no
puede concluirse que la Asamblea. aba
sando de su poder discrecional, hubiese
negado al Comisionado la oportunidad
de defenderse.
Sc alega tambien que no concurrie-
ron las reuniones de la Asamblea en-
Gle sc acord6 la suspension la des.
titucion del demandante del cargo de
Comisionado de Servicio Publico Poll
Cia y Prisiones, 23 parties de sus MEM
bros. La Asamblea Municipal de Baya-
mon Sc compone de lIueve miemb bros;
cinco de ellos constituyen quorum de
acuerdo con la seccion 19 de la Ley
Municipal segun 4uedo enmendada por
La Ley de 1920, y las 8 parties de los
miembros presentes en- una session. pue-
den yer v resolver sobre la destituci6n
mediante proceso de impeachment"
del Comisionado de Servicio Pub,ico,
Policia = Prisiones, segln la siguiente
sentencia de nuestro Tribunal Supre-
mo-" Gutierrez VS.. Asamblea Mtlni-
cipal de Yauco, resuelto en- JUNO 13,
1921.
art 18.- La mayoria del nu-
nero total de miembros de la Asam-
blea Municipal constiTuiran quo
rum; todas las sesiones de dicha
Asamblea ser&n pGbhcas Sc cele-
braran en- la casa municipal
Ar, 26.- Correspondent privati-
vamente la Asamblea municipal: