davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Richmond planet., 1925-08-29

He has failed in arid, nomadic
Morocco to justify his great expense
or our blind faith in him.
The experience of the French is
of wide significance. If modern
civilization cannot devise a military
organization as cheap, efficient and
effective as that of Abd-el-Krim, they
may-though they gain victories to-
day-sink down tomorrow under
meath their own dead weight.
This then is an accurate. plain
und:sputed statement Of existing con.
ditions. The only other way to
bring peace without victory is to
resort to the lure Of money. 1t Is
presumed that it would be cheaper
to buy them than 1t would be to
fight them, especially when the latter
would extend over a period of years,
which would no doubt last a century.
For the present, the civilized world
is looking ON askance. while the
teeming MILLIONS of blacks in Africa
are surging with the unrest of dis
and oppression.
Richmond planet., 1925-08-29
SATURDAY. AUGUST 20, 1872

The imam behind the scenes" and
who is primarily responsible for the
success of the great Elks' event OF
this week is Business Manager Will
liam T. Dabney, of the Richmond
Chamber of Commerce, who was a
great admirer and supporter of the
late Col. Giles B. Jackson. The last
effort of this Negro idol" Of many OF
our white folks was to stage here just
such an event as was successfully
~faunched and landed" and was wit
messed on the streets Of our city last
Tuesday afternoon. The bringing of
the white business interests, the press,
the patriotic white ladies and the city
and State officials to the support OF
the movement insured its success from
the start.
Couple this with the ability dis
played by the colored local committee
and the public will have the whole
story.
Richmond planet., 1925-08-29
MONARCH BAND WINS FIRST
PRIZE IN NEGRO ELKS'
CONTEST
Four Entries in Competition at Coli.
seum-Hold Big Audience I'm
til After Midnight-Catto,
of Philadelphia, Second.

Another notable event of this won
derful convention of the colored Elks
took place at the Coliseum last night,
when four of the best of the many
bands that delighted the line of march
of that gorgeous parade the other day
competed for first and second honors.
AS the four bands all played at least
three pieces, and as the contest was
inevitably late in starting, the con-
cert lasted until the hours of midnight
and later began bowling for oppor-
tunity to get to the typewriter.
But it was not a moment too long.
Band concerts, as distinguished from
orchestral concerts, frequently become
monotonous. That was not the case
last night, for a number of reasons.
First, perhaps, should be stated the
fact that everyone of the bands
played extremely well. incidentally,
let it be understood that they were
not playing ordinary parade stuff nor
any jazz-except toward the end, for
encore pieces which the big audience
demanded. For years down here in
our country we listened to colored
bands and- frequently laughed, with
lack of kindness. at that unfamiliar
ity of some of the performers with
their instruments, unfamility which
often caused many blue notes and
cacophony.
None of that appeared last night.
TIE the contrary, the men who COM
posed the bands were all good instru-
mentalists-several of them brilliant
and at least three of the leaders
were fine musicians and highly capa-
Richmond planet., 1925-08-29
ROANOKE ITEMS.

Mr.. Thomas Ward died August 81,
having had a second stroke of paraly-
sis. His funeral took place at the
High Street Baptist Church with Rev.
w. E. Lee officiating. He left two
daughters, two sisters, one brother,
and a host of friends to mourn their
loss.
Rev. w. R. Howerton, D. D., deliv-
cred a masterful discourse Sunday
morning, II o'clock from 1 st. Paul,
10th verse. The text was logically
explained to the entire edification of
the large congregation. The pastor
and the choir filled an engagement at
P. M. at st. Paul's M. E. Church.
The Richmond Planets patrons will
please take notice: l, Madison Stan
field, No. 1853 Madison Ave., N. W.,
have for several years been endeav-
oring to serve you in getting the
Planet into our house. Finding my
self unable to deliver the Planet as
heretofore, I wish you to subscribe for
this-great journal for IL menths as
$4,000 in prizes are now being offered,
together with useful articles that will
be Of service to you. Read the an
nouncement and note that the content
ends October 18th, 1925.
Club workers for the Planet -at-S2
per year are asking Roanokers for
their earnest support by giving their
subscriptions from October 18th and
thus helping them to win n Of the
prizes. Help the old man to go easy.
Mr.. S. w. Howard, of 308 9TH Ave,
N. W., Roanoke, "a called to the bed
side of his i'll son, Irwin W. Howard.
The latter died Wednesday morning.
Undertaken Williams oficiated. Rev.
w. R. Howerton oficiated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Camilla Croan have
a very sick child.
Mr.. j. C. Digger, 2O7 9Th Ave,
n. w, is indisposed.
Mr.. II. B. Bailey is indisposed.
Those having chills, pains, should
use Okene Liver Pills, which go to
the spot. Try them and be convinced.
Don't forget Indian Herbs. They
can't be beat. Read the Richmond
Planet and keep posted.
Mrs. X. M. Stanfeld, $50 Peach
Road, has a fine line of millinery.
Call and look over what she offers.
Remember Madison Stanfields pills
and salves. Try them and keep well.
Richmond planet., 1925-08-29
EJKS STAGED A GORGEOUS
PARADE HERE.
Continued from page u

Douglas Freeman astounded the band
master and caused the audience to
gaze with open wonderment, when he
opened a package wrapped carefully
in paper and displayed to the astonish-
ment of this wonderful director, with
his remarkable aggregation of muslca!
talent and this army of white and
colored folks, a silver loving cup,
about Is inches tall, appropriately
engraved as a gift from the Rich
mond, Va, News-Leader.
Director Simpson replied in a brief
address and then with a face, wreath
ed in smiles began to put his "glori-
GUS" band into action again. 1t whis-
tied, it sang vocal selections and it
caused a wave of approval, indicated
by applause to rise and surge until
a warning hand with a smiling coun-
tenance asked for silence again. The
exercises concluded, John Mitchell, Jr.
pressed forward to congratulate him,
1--WE are to CO." he said with a smile
"to enter the contest for the prize
at the coliseum, which is being staged
now" His men gathered up theil
belongings and a few moments later
they had disappeared.
The account in the Richmond, Va.
Times-Dispatch in the inimitable an
alysis of Mr.. Douglas Gordon will bes'
teel that story. Here it is:
Richmond planet., 1925-08-29

ble conductors. In a word or two it
might be said that the concert last
night was on the same high plane OF
effort and achievement as everything
else our colored friends in Richmond
and their visitors have attained
throughout this convention.
Another reason for the overwhelm-
ing success of this concert was that
some of the greatest music IN the
whole library of music was played.
What composer do you suppose was
most often represented on the pro
1t was Tschaikowsky! 1t is true that
gram? You can't guess, OF course.
the 1872 Overture" va supposed to
be played by all the bands; but sew
eral of them played other Tschalkow-
sky pieces. Beethoven was played,
too. and Rossini and many other lords
of music; but Tschaikowsky was most
often PLAYED. 1t would be interesting
to write-if not to read-of the mark
ed similarity of Russian music and
our own colored peoples folk-songs,
and to trace the similarity back to the
oppression out of which both schools
Of music grew; but tbs is supposed
to be a report.
Back to the report, then: The choice
CT the judges for first place was the
big Monarch Band Of New York, and
the second position went to the y. \.
Cato Band of Philadelphia. As in
SIDE stuff 1t is ~divulged thai the Phila-
delphia band played beautifully, and
that it had a first trumpet So rine that
he reminded at least two Of the Judges
of the genius who played first trum-
pet with the first showing OF The
Birth of a Nation" here. 1t is fur
Their divulged that the Monumental
Band of Baltimore, played in such
a manner as to confuse, or almost con-
fuse the Judges in deciding between
it and the Philadelphia organization.
But all the choirs, to be nice and tech
nical, of the Monarch Band were Sc
superb that any other decision as to
first place was out of the question
especially in view of the fact that
the Monarch Band is so big that II
can produce effects impossible OF at
tainment by a smaller organization
When that outfit cast off all lines, sc
to speak and played the Russian an,
them-to which we sing "Rise
Crowned With Light"-the power and
and volume and majesty of its tone
were literally inspiring. Yet it played
Beethoven's Minuette with all the de-
licacy of a great violinist. This type
writer could listen to that band every
night, and to the Philadelphia and
Baltimore Bands, too, for that matter
Still reporting, it is to be said thai
the und,mmonly big audience which
filled every seat in the house and
stood by hundreds, vas about two
thirds colored and one-third white
and that virtually everybody stayed
through the entire performance.
Turning to the m~uch-derided one
man viewpoint, it must and shall be
said that the decision of the judges
was 1awless-I was one of them. Back
to reporting: The other two judges
were real musicians-W. Kirk Math'
ews, of the Richmond bar, who car
play more instruments than l know
the names of, and DR.. Nathaniel Dett
who is dean of the department OF
music at Hampton Institute and who
is as distinguished as a director, pl'
anist and composer as Roland Hayes
is as a singer.
DOUGLAS GORDON.
Richmond planet., 1925-08-29
A NEW SOUTH.

The action of the white people OF
this city in general and the white
press in particular in welcoming the
Grand Lodge of Elks of the World
and in incidentally aiding the colored
people by contributing money and
organizing ability in the direction OF
this mammoth affair has been a reve-
lation to the colored people here and
an "eye opener" to the large number
of colored people, who have left this
section and are now living in the
Northern and Western States. We
have always believed in the rejuve-
nation of the South for native-born
white and colored people.
The elements who have been
shortsighted enough not to realize
that the white and colored peoples
interests are one and the same are
getting beautifully less. The politi-
clans, who thrived upon upon STIR
ring up race prejudice, nov realize
that their occupation is one. This
applies to both political parties. One
felt it his duty to abuse and NAL
treat the Negro and the other to
favor and praise him. We know that
kind of caibre of the better class
of white people, and we rejoice that
positive action is taking the place OF
platitudes and substantial efforts are
being made to accord to the law-abid'
ing colored people both protection
and encouragement. Z
Richmond planet., 1925-08-29
THE WAR In MOROCCO.

That a white correspondent should
ga permitted to describe in detail the
actual situation in Morocco, when a
black race, known as Rigians, Moors
and Africans has been able to hold
at bay and administer at least tenn
porary defeat to two of the great
Powers of Europe, France and Spain
is an indication that an era OF hoer-
alitv is at hand.
The writer in the New York Times
continues:
Having no hordes to aim at, the
French would like at least to have
a nice munitions factory, or a big
arsenal, or a railroad, Or a train OF
motor trucks, or even a road to
bomb or shell. But the Rifians have
none of these civilized luxuries, ex-
cept some roads and trails which
Abd-el-Krim has been building along
the front-and the pack mules that
he uses can get along fairly well
without them. He has also been
building some telephone lines, but it
is rather hard to hit a wire. French
artillery men have even told me that
they wished the Riffians would
bring some batteries against them
so that they would have something
to knock to pieces.
These Africans have found out what
their antagonists want them to d.
and then they do not do it. He say
further: y 500
The Riffians do have a number o.
cannon they have captured from thu
Spaniards and the French. The!
EAtRM4&1e-nA
Richmond planet., 1925-08-29
FULTON NOTES.

Tomorrow at Calvary, II 80 A. NJ,
special sermon by pastor.
$3.50 P. NJ. the Anniversary Ser
vice of the Fulton Council, No. 206.
S. l. o. st. L. Sermon, Rev. c. b
jefferson.
$3.50 P. M. Come out and have a
grand time in praising the Lord.
The Rev. C. B. Jefferson preached
last Sunday night at the Bethlehem
Baptist Church, Norfolk, Va. H..
Mrs. Rebecca Terrell left last week
to visit her cousin, Mrs. E. Curry, II
New Haven, Conn.
Richmond planet., 1925-08-29
NEWS.

The rally at Bethel A. M. E. Church
a success to those who labored so
faithfully. The amount raised was
S210.50.
Rev. T. w. Hebron left Sunday
night for Richmond to attend the
Grand Lodge of Elks.
Messrs. R. A. and> John Stephan
spent Sunday in Pulaski visiting rela-
tives and friends.
Mr.. Clyde C. Perry and son, Clyde,
Jr., of Cleveland, o., is home visiting
his mother, Mrs. R. V. Perry.
Mr.. John D. Crockette, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Marshall Crockette and son, James,
Jr., Miss Emma Reed, of Washington,
D. c., who have been spending some
time in the city, guests OF Miss Ger
trude Johnson, left Sunday by motor
for their home.
Miss Evelyn Chapman, who has
been quite sick, is improving at this
writing. -.
Miss Carrie Austin, of Memphis.
Tenn, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Bes-
sic Dylia, on E. Spring Street.
Mrs. Ellen c. Holland and grand
son., JOnn hlQu, JI., VI leoaiIOh@, Il
visiting her cousin, Mrs. E. w. He
bron.
Mrs. Emma Rollins and son. Mr.
Fred Rollins, and Mr.. Harry Simon
of Bristol, stopped over in the city
Friday the guests of Mrs. g.. M. Hair
stor. They were en- route to Rich
mond to attend the Grand Lodge Of
Elks.
Messrs. Wayman Taylor and Mr.
Grant, of Wheeling, W. Va, was tn
guests of Mr.. r. A. Stephan, Frlda!
evening.
Rev. C. B. Holloway, Mr.. Richart
Holiday, Mrs. Harriet coleman AM
others spent Sunday in lvanhoe. tn
quests of Mrs. Charlie Crockett. The!
were served to a most delightful din
ner.
Richmond planet., 1925-08-29
FLORENCE, S. c.

August 25th, 1925.
The Rev. Simmons, pastor OF the
Second Baptist Church, is planning to
begin revival meeting here the first
Sunday in this MONTH il.
Many people have gone to Richmond
this week to witness the great an
nual meeting of the Elks.
E. B. WEBSTER.
Richmond planet., 1925-08-29

use them, however, not on the line
as batteries, but as isolated pieces
against the outposts, which make ex-
cellent targets, especially since the
French in building them never
imagined the natives would ever
have cannon to fire at them. Avia-
tors have destroyed some of these
Riffian guns, but, on the other hand,
the Riffians have captured the i'm
portant post of Bibane and other
minor ones by cannonade.
This then is one Of the results OF
The World War. The natives have
learned the use of modern weapons
of destruction They know just what
thev will do and just what they will.
not do.
And again:
In fine, the French have found that
though they have shot away tens OF
millions of francs of munitions with
every conceivable weapon-avlatlon
bombs, artillery ranging from .155 to
.65, howitzers, rifle, and hand gren-
AIDES and machine guns-they have
not terrified the natives at all nor
inflicted any serious injury on them.
Consequently they are beginning to
have a most heretical doubt of the
value of their modern weapons In this
Moroccan war, where there is moth
ing "their size" to aim them at.
Richmond planet., 1925-08-29
And still again:

These weapons give the French a
tremendous superiority in warfare IN
the open-but this war will never
be in the open unless the French
have to drop back much further than
they like to imagine. Meanwhile,
their costly equipment is chiefly use
full for defensive purposes. The air
planes bother the Riffians most, but
so far they have bee nchiefly effec-
tive for liaison with the besiged out.
posts, dropping supplies to them, re-
connoitring, and evacuating the
wounded who need urgent attention
at the base hospitals. The terrain
seems III adapted to tanks and
armorer cars. They have been most
useful in guarding lines of eommani-
cation. AS for the artillery, its action
needs to be ten or twenty times more
intensive than it is or it is largely
wasted effort. The light mountain
guns are by far the most useful; the
bigger the cafibre of a gun the less
its value in this decentralized a
fare.
Evening star., 1925-05-15
RAIL PEACE PARLEY
FOR NATION CALLED
W. G. Lee Seeks to Bring
Employers and Workers To-
gether for Discussion.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
CLEVELAND, Ohio, May IA
railroad labor peace table, around
which the presidents Of 80 trunk line
transportation systems. representing
approximately 1000 900 union railroad
employees, heads of the 10 principal
railroad labor organizations. members
of railroad veterans and pension sys-
TENS and number of prominent citi-
zens will discuss the railroad labor
situation. probably will be brought TO
Cleveland June %. William G.. Lee,
president of the Brotherhood of Rail
road Trainmen. announced today.
Plans forr-the proposed conference
already are well under way, and let
ters of invitation to attend the con
ference probably will be sent out with
in a week to more than 100 persons,
Mr.. Lee said.
The invitation probably will point
out that a study of the labor situa-
ton when there is nothing in dispute
might be productive of some good;
that it is to be distinctly understood
that no action of the. conference will
be taken as binding upon any railroad
or organizatiO that it is purely an
educational move and that it is hoped
that from the conference may come
some suggestion which may lead to
later conferences where something
definite may be adopted.
Evening star., 1925-05-15
Los ANGELES RUM FLOWS
Officials Unable TO Stop Liquor Flood
From Pacific.

Los ANGELES, May CP).-With
reports of liquor landing coming in
from an overwhelming territory. the
activities of southern California's S rum
row today continued to annoy county
and Federal prohibition enforcement
officers anad harbor police.
Through San Pedro. ocean gateway
to Los Angeles. still poured stream
of whisky valued at from $4,000 to
100000 daily and law enforcement
authorities frankly admitted this CON
dition would continue so long as they
were handicapped by lack of small.
fast boats with which to patrol the
harbor. That landing places north
and south of the harbor also were
being literally utilized by the rum
smugglers was indicated in an appeal
of Orange County authorities yester-
day for Federal aid to block liquor
landings at Laguna, Newport and
other points on the Orange County
coast
The five vessels comprising rum
row. are said to be lowering in the
general vicinity of the United States
battle fleets target range off San
Clemente Island. One is an ocean
going freight steamship, the others
are smaller vessels.
Evening star., 1925-05-15
SCOTT is APPOINTED
TO PENSION OFFICE
Oklahoma Man Is Named Tempo
rary Deputy Commissioner
by Coolidge.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Winfield Scott of Enid, Okla, who
is said to be selected for appointment
in the near future as commissioner of
pensions, today was named tempo
rarily to the deputy commissioner
ship.
AS deputy commissioner Mr.. Scott
succeeds Hays Haymaker of West
Virginia. whose resignation, rendered
some weeks ago, has been accepted.
The present commissioner, Wilder S.
Metcalf OF Kansas. took office only a
few weeks ago under an agreement
that he would be absent but short
time from his private business. Mr..
Scotts temporary appointment as
deputy commissioner was decided upon
to familiarize him with the work of
the Pension Bureau before succeed
ing Commissioner Metcalf.
Mr.. Scott is a Spanish War veteran
and has held the rank of colonel both
in the Oklahoma National Guard and
the Reserve Corps. He is a practicing
attorney.
Secretary Work, in letter todav to
Mr.. Haymaker, expressed appreciation
of his long service in the Pension Ru-
reau, where he served as chief clerk
before being promoted to deputy com
missioner in 1928.
Evening star., 1925-05-15
Traces of Century-Old Cemetery
Found in Grading Playground

Grading the playground space In
the rear of the Garrison School, on
Twelfth street between r andsS,
workmen today had uncovered
line of ancient graves, apparently
in the midst of a century-eld ceme-
terry. In all six were found.
Traces of bones, ready to fall into
dust, were discovered by William
Butler, colored, of Brooks court, in
charge of the workmen. Only splin-
ters of moldy old wood, forming
the caskets, were to be seen when
the first three were uncovered, but
these were sufficient in their gen.
eral characteristics to identify the
graves No name plates were
found. Later today another row
of three graves was uncovered.
The wood of the coffins fell to
dust when the shovels and picks
touched it.
Margaret Holmes. gray-haired.
Evening star., 1925-05-15
SCOPE TO BE WIDE.
Time Held Opportune to Launch
Peace Move.

CHICAGO. May IS C4).-The Chicago
Herald and Examiner today, in a story
of the forthcoming rail conference in
Cleveland, said it had been informed
that the conference is designed to
be one of the most comprehensive ever
attempted in the railroad field.
The time has arrived to make
start toward permanent peace in the
Nations transportation plant, the in
vitation from w. c.. Lee, president of
the Traininen, to those participating
will say, according to the newspaper.
apparently the railway employer
and employe are separated by what
appears to be a huge, thick gray
granite wall.
IF we could start, however, a
breeze of good will. it would blow away
this seemingly impenetrable wall, for
it is nothing but fog bank of mis-
understanding. 1t would leave us,
the employer and the employe, stand
ing together on the same spot.
IF this conference does nothing
more than clear away the fog, l
shall be satisfied"
Chicago railway executives are
quoted by the newspaper as express
ing themselves in favor of the con-
ference. Bruce V. Crandall of Chi
eago, an executive of the Western
Railway Club, has been named by
President Lee as secretary OF the
movement, the newspaper says.
The unions to be invited, says the
account, will include the Big Four
engineers, conductors, tralnmen
and firemen and enginenen-switch-
men, carmen, boilermakers, sheet met
al workers, machinists, electrical
workers, blacksmiths, maintenance OF
way men, clerks, stationary hremen
and telegraphers.
Evening star., 1925-05-15

Name WOrth S.
In Traffic Court

William Ypharra Guerre. charged
with overtime parking on II street,
is 50 richer today because of his
name
Although the defendant pleaded
guilty to the charge of Policeman
II. II. Hoke of the Traffic Bureau.
he was released on his personal
bond by Judge Isaac Z. Hit, when
the judge said that the traffic Off
Ger would have to pronounce the
name.
When Policeman Hoke smilingly
made no attempt even to begin,
Judge Hit ordered the defendant
to be placed on his personal bond
not to repeat the offense of which
he stood charged.
The defendant was PACED by the
bailaf as Mr.. W prior TO being
brought up for trial.
Evening star., 1925-05-15
GULF HARBORS WATCHED.
Expected to Become Mecca for At.
lantic Rum Boats.

GULFPORT, Miss, May Is R-
Waters adjacent to Gulfport, Biloxi,
Pass Christian and other points OH
the Mississippi coast Will be watched
closely for the expected advent of
the scattered rum fleet, reported leav-
ing the North Atlantic coast after
failure to break the blockade of the
United States Coast Guard. Edward
c. Yellowley, chief of Federal field
forces, and NJ. H. Daily, director of
Federal prohibition forces in Missis-
sippi, are here surveying the situa-
ton.
THE Mississippi coast is the great
est rum importing point in the
United States today" said Mr.. yell
lowley. And with the coming of ves-
sells from the Jersey coast there
seems little doubt of the smuggling
fleets departure for the Gulf. We ex-
pect to be prepared to meet the situ-
alton, by land and by sea-