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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-26

DR.. D. W.. Palmer, OF Cape Charles
Va. was in the city last week at
tending the annual meeting OF the
Old Dominion Medical Society.
Mrs. Berthei King Barbee arrived
in the city last Saturday from Dur
ham, NJ c, and viii spend the sum-
mer with her mother, Mrs. l.. G..
King of 1917 Hull st.
Rev. W. b. Ball, pastor of the
Goodwill Baptist Church has re-
turned from New York, where he
conducted successful meeting at
the Thessalonia Baptist Church. The
services were conducted to the de.
tight of all who attended and many
were added to the church
Mrs Julia Morris, of Pittsburgh,
Pa. arrived here a few weeks ago,
and her health is reported much
improved. She is the guest OF Miss
Ruth Morris, of 1917 Hull st.
Kelly Miller. Jr., student of the
College Of Medicine of Howard Uni
versity Washington, ID, C. repre-
sented the Medical School at the Ot.l
Dominion Medical Society Meeting.
He is interviewing people who have
made pledges to the Medical En-
dowment Fund and expressed much
qualification over the success he met
with at the meeting. Keen interest
is being manifested by the alumni
and lovers of Howard in this medi-
cal endowment conclusion campaign
and all efforts posbible are being
undertaken to raise the balance of
S250,000 Pledged by June 80. so
that the school may receive the ad-
ditional like amount offered by the
General Education Board
Mrs. John p. White and little son,
Master Matthew W., of 739 N Fifth
st spent the week end in Green's
boro, N. G. visiting relatives and
friends
Funeral Director A d. Price, Jr
sent his new ambulance on a trip
to Baltimore with a patient this
week, with Chauffeur Fauntleroy at
the wheel. The vehicle is large and
roomy and promises to be blessing
to the invalids in this community
Te price fixed Cor a ride in it is
rea enable.
Buying good groceries without
trave ing all over town to do it is
blessing and Edward Stewart, 203 S.
Second st asks only for a telephone
call in order to fill your order. Some
people prefer selected products and
he is prepared to furnish them.
Advertising pays when it is judi
ciously distributed. That is why
we are offering to you the columns
Of The Planet,
The ST Luke Office Force con
ceived the idea Of gong to Washing
ton in bus and they enjoyed
themselves.
The young man, who was cut at
416 ~. Second st. by his girl, likes
hcr better than ever aud he refused
TO have her arres5ed. The nmbula3ce
surgeon took only two stitches in
his leg
Mr. s. w. Robinson. Jr. has moved
TO Douglass Court and his family Is
happy
People. who drop dead or die from
natural causes will find r. G.. SCOTS
rarlors suitable for such occasions.
If thew will advise their immediate
relatives in advance, He is ready
~ embalm them or to put them
away at once without such treat
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-26

G. p, Hayes. the well-known fun
eral director is not talking much
these days, but he is doing a lot of
burying OF people, who express a
preference for his service. Cal and
see him when you are alive and you
viii have no complaint to make
when you are dead,
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-26
EDITOR MITCHELL
SPEAKS IN STAuNTO|v
JOSEPH AND HIS BREHREN

Staunton, Va, June Is, 1926.
John Mitchell, Jr., former president
of the Mechanics Savings Bank of
Richmond, spoke in the Ebenezer
Baptist Church here tonight to an en-
thusiastic audience. Rev. w. E.
Brown, of Richmond, presided. Rev.
r. c. Pannell, the pastor, introduced
the speaker and paid glowing
tribute to him and the work he had
accomplished for his race. Mr.
Mitchell's subject was Joseph and
His Brethren.
He likcned the white financiers and
Continued on page ~
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-26
"LIFE IN PRISON"

A vivid rortrayal of actual condi-
tions Of 'Jife in Prison" written nv
one who has known prison for ten
years.
DeerrintiveIv desoribino scenes and
Incidents not usually disclosed to the
public.
90 90 Prepaid
AGENTS Wanted. NATIONAL. SEPV-
ICE BUREAU. Pontiac. Michigan.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-26
A CARD OF THANKS.

wish to tn ,uk tho friends end
neighbors for their kindness during
the Illness of my husband, William
Authenus Lee. and for their words
OF sympathy and beautiful flowers
given at his death Died May 81.
1926
Wife, VENUS A. LEE.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-26
REJECT RICHARDS OFFER FOR
HEAVYWEIGHT BATTLE.
Boxing Commission Turns Down
Proposal of Promoter to Stage
Championship Bout Between Jack
Dempsey and Gene Tunney at
Yankee Stadium September 16.

NEW YORK, June 22.-Tex Rick
ard deposited his boxing orphan, the
proposed Depsey-Tunney heavy
weight bout on the doorstep of the
State Athletic Commission today, but
it was promptly turned out.
BY rote of two to one the
fistic fathers formally rejected Rick
ards application to stage title bout
between Dempsey and Tunney at the
Yankee Stadinm on September 16
after the promoter had offered to
post on the spot $4,000 forfeit
guaranteeing that the winner would
box Harry Wills in 1927.
Chairman James A. Farley was
joined by Commissioner George A.
Brewer in vetoing Richards proposal
and making it clear that Dempsey
must fight Wills, the negro challenger,
before meeting any other opponent in
this State. Commissioner William
Muldoon cast his ballot in Richards
favor.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-26
FEW LODGES BENEFITED.

Members were reported to have
said that out of3'the large member
ship formerly in action that on'y SO
lodges out of about 150 were fully
ber Gifted. Unpaid death claims are
unpaid and the visiting official spoSe
plainly in the meeting Some said
that the machinery of the Grand
Ledge had broken down to snch an
extent that although it bad been in
teI ded to name a candl;dite against
those now in office, that when the
conditions were portrayed. the men
selected would not stand The pop
ular DR.. A., A. Tenant was said to
have been nominated. but he quickly
declined the honor of treasurer as
there was a deficiency.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-26

You will find a great opportunity
In the offer of J. d. Carneal apS Son
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-26
Frequently Applauded.

During the course of his fervid
oratucg, he was frequently applauded.
During one of these outbursts, he
thonght he detected "a hiss and he
Immediately gazed in the direction
from which it came and declared the
person guilty Of the offense to be a
cur. He called upon him frequently
to stand up and leave the hall. There
was no response to this invitation
AT the conclusion of the exercises,
some one explained that the person
making the noise had been applauding
the speaker and had approved IF his
line of reasoning. Mr.. Scott came
forward and expressed regret for
what he had said and apologized.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-26
Produces Only Statement.

Thus the expected showdown in the
heavyweight Situation produced only
another stalemate for Rickard, equal
ly as unyielding as the commission,
declared fatty that he would not
stage Wills-Dempsey contest this
year; that he was bound by ironclad
agreements to GO through with a
Continued on page 50
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-26
SUPREME CHANCELLOR GREEN
OUTSPOKEN

u was reDorted that Supreme Chan
cefor s.. w. Green was outsooken in
his oninion OF conditions and is said
tn have announced that present oon-
ditions could not continue. He finally
agreed to submit schedule to i'm
prove conditions. IL is said, and when
CONTINUED on page ~
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-26
Personals and Briefs

DR.. D. w. Palmer, OF Cape Charles
Va was in the city last week at
tending the annual meeting OF the
Old Dominion Medical Society.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-26
Spoke For Wilson.

In the meantime, Prof. VIM. B.
Smith sang with charming melody o
solo The Boys Drum Corp was organ
lied and founded by w. N. Paxton
and c. A. Freemen Grand Treas
urer James T. Carter spoke, as did
also Col. George F. Knickerb ecker.
OF Washington, ID. C. John P. White
concluded with an address to the
boys. During his remarks, he showed
his resentment at some things which
had been said and which he regarded
as rejecting upon the head of the
organization Announcing that he
thought matters should be tbreshed
out at the Grand Lodge and not in
the newspapers, he declared that he
stood for j. Finley Wilson and he
did not care who knew it. $4,000
was contributed
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-26
PARADE A FAILURE.

The parade broke down, too, there
being on y two companies of knights
and one of Cadets, while only three
members of the female group were
in evidence. At the meeting he'd at
the Ebenezer Baptist Church Tues
day night, Editor John Mitchell, Jr.
told the story about the Mechanics
Savings Bank and scored those re-
sponsible for it's troubles He paid
a glowing tribute to the white Vir-
ginians, who had come to the rescue
of the colored people. He told of
the effort to again secure control of
the institution and announced that
the bank building was again under
friendly control
ATTORNEY FULToN's LETTER.
He read letter from Attorney M.
j. Fulton, who was counsel with
Assistant Attorney General Leon NJ.
Bazile, in an effort to get as much
money as possible for the depositors
II was through Mr. Fulton's efforts
that dividend of 40' per cent had
been declared and paid out the
amount aggregating 5000, 100000, of
which amount $28, 100000 was paid
over to the Grand Lodge and the
Grand Court, the former receiving
about $20.O00.00. Only about s4.-
100000 reached the treasury of the
Grand Lodge. The other went to
pay the Supreme Lodge loan with
interest and commission to attor-
news although the Grand Lodge was
raying 100000 per year to an at
Itcrney.
SUPREME CHANCELLOR GREEN
OUTSPOKEN.
~ was reDorted that Supreme Chan
ceTor s. w. Green was outsr,oken I'm
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-26

Continued ON page 81
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-29
Fully identified.

Three o'clock was the very earliest
the man could get UP to the store. so
his wife asked him to meet her then.
i don't know in what department !
shall be at that time," she said, but
just before o'clock / will telephone
to the clerk at the information bureau
near the main entrances, and if you
will just step over and ask him he
will tell you where | ann
AT two minutes past 3 the man
sought information as to the where
abguts OF his wife,
n have a. message," said the clerk,
'from 4 woman who said her husband
would inquire for her about 3 o'clock.
Maybe it Is for you. She said to tell
you that she had gone to Blank s
store. over on 9Th avenue, to finish
shopping, because the clerks In this
store are impudent, the place is ILL
ventilated, and she could not find any
thing she wanted here, anyhow, and
never had been able to find anything
here, and this is positively the last
time she viii ever try te fnd anything
here. OF course, that may not have
been your wife"
'Qh, yes, said the man; ''that was
her all right"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-29
The Rest Stayed.

Down in the Ozark Mountains In
Missouri good old Baptist of the
hard-shell type was called to preach
at a church where the young men at
place were prone to get up and leave
if the preacher said anything they
didn't like. After the opening prayer
the old preacher looked his congrega-
ton over and said:
Now, after l get to preachin' J
don't want Rag, Tag and Bobtail to be
a jumpin' up an runnin' out" About
halfway in the sermon young man
got up and made for the door. Paus-
ing in his sermon, the old preacher
pointed his finger at the retreating
figure. "Yonder gees Rag," be said in
a loud voice. After<he had preached
few minutes another youth left the
room. "Yonder goes Tag" cried the
preacher. Needless to say. no more OF
the congregation cared to leave until
duly dismissed.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-29
4 surely Was

A traveller tells OF trip on
jaunting car in Ireland. where he had
as fellow passenger an ugly. looking
man, whom he was not sorry TO Leave
behind him at an inn.
THAT was queer looking fellow
Pat0 be remarked to the waggish
driver as be proceeded on his way.
Faith, and I thought as much"
be looks. He's villain. He's done
fifteen years for LAYING his wolfe
without visible means Of support"
"Oh, get out, Pat! A man can't get
fifteen years penal seryitude for
leaving his wifs without visible means
OF support"
"Shure. and can't he. sir5" said Pat
with a twinkle ia his Toguish eyes.
HE did, tho. An bedad, isn't it ieav-
ing yer wolfe without visible means of
support when We throw Der out Of a
window on the third floOr2''
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-29

Pat Murphy had run up q small bill
at the village store, He went to pay
it, and wanted EeceiDt,
"Oh! We never give receipts FOR
these samll amounts" said the pro-
prietor. "See, will cross your ac,
count off the book" and he drew q
pencil across it. There is your re-
ceipt," he added.
do you mans that settles itT
asked Pat.
Certainly"
@And yen never be asking for y
again?"
aIIl never ask you for u again"
said the other, decidedly.
Faith, thin" says Pat "and I'll pc
after keeping me money in me pocket,
for haven't paid It yet"
ooh. we'll" WAS the angry rotor, -
can rub thot out"
Faith, and ! thought AZ m%eh,"
said Pat, slyly.
The proprietor of that establish
ment now issues receipt for the
smallest amount.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-29
eIIqhted Hope.

He was bachelor, as bald as bill
lard ball, and so years of age. She
was a widow, fair, fat and 40. He had
been a lifelong friend OF her husband,
Robin Mccarthy, and tonight he was
to offer her his heart and hand. She
knew it, and her good soul went out
in song. Seating herself at the piano,
she sang to him the dear old song.
Robin Adair," with the closing pa
thos. 'Ro-o-ob-in Affair"
Gently be rose from his seat and as
he reached for his hat he said:
Madam, is there any necessity that
/ shcgld be reminded OF that fact? /
know it. Robin did have hair--well do
/ remember his curly locks. But why
taunt me with it,"
And so two lives were blighted.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-29
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Useless
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\ ! + + 4 + + 49,
"The Ladies' Home Perfection sayl
that children should never be punish
ed" says Mrs. Bingham to her hus
band Il feel so bad to think how
brutal have often been to our OF
spring"
you should worryl" said Bingham.
"What do the people who write these
things know about children? They
haven't any OF their own, probably.
And if they do happen to have any
they are awful children. feel as
sured that the children of the woman
who wrote the article quoted by you
raise the very old Ned all the time.
Such authors ought to be ashamed Of
themselvesl
Don't you worry. All kids have to
be punished. The problem is to know
when to punish and when not to-.
There is no parent living who knows
whether to kill or kiss his children
half the time OF course, the children
ought to escape once in while, so as
to make it doubtful whether they are
going to catch it or not. That is bet
ter than licking every time, because
if they know that they are to be
spanked they won't be worried half so
much as when they speculate on
whether they are to suffer castiga-
ton.
II well remember how my grand
mother let me lie in the street once
when l was years old. You see, it
occurred to me that it would be good
strategy to lie down in the street and
refuse to go farther unless carried.
All children of from 2 to years are
ambitious to be carried, and the ones
who weigh about fifty pounds are the
ones who like it best.
Il weighed about ton, and ! loved
to be carried, hence the laydown. The
scheme worked with my mother; at
least was on the point of success
but my grandmother baked on it. AS
/ watched her out of the corner Of
my eye ! heard her say; Well, !
wouldn't stand for any such foolish
ness as that! I'd let him lie there and
rot before I'd pick him up! Just come
on and leave him there,
1.-THE idea Of letting precious little
curly-headed darling like me lie there!
let the pair Of them get almost out
of sight before ! arose with renewed
strength and ran to catch up. ! never
forgot it, Also, ! never tried it
again,
80, there is Ae way Of telling what
to do with kids, and Nc lady adviser,
even If she has million kids, can lay
dofin law that applies TO them all,
all4he time. Not only are all kids diff
fer&at, but the same kid isn't the sama
all Ae time"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-29
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Honeymoon Fish

.s@.t*. ~ + !. ! ! ! ! ~
The bride was 8 bonnie Highland
Iassie, born and bred among heather
clad mountains and she was a first
rate angler. The bridegroom was a
city man who had found his sport
and excitement in life on the Stock
Exchange. He had no knowledge Of
angling beyond dim idea that ang-
lers sat OF reclined on the banks OF
gently flowing streams with a plenti.
full supply Of provisions beside them
while they patiently waited for gay
1y-painted float to signal bite.
Now it is usual for a prospective
bride to choose where the honeymoon
shall be spent, and this bride selected
an angling tour to one of her beloved
Highland rivers. Arrived on the scene,
the bridegroom, having seen his bride
fairly started, ensconced himself in
the shelter OF an overhanging "brae."
Beside him he deposited the lunch
basket. gait and landing net, and then,
the weather being "saft," hoisted his
umbrella, he drew newspaper from
his pocket and was soon deeply alb
sorbed in the latest fnaclal news.
Anon he was aroused from his stu
dies by piercing shrieks. His wife
must be drowning, he thought. so, leay-
ing all else behind save the umbrella
he held, he tore down the riverside in
the direction of the sounds. Some
two hundred yards off he found his
bride-but far from drowning. She
stood knee deep in the river with
bending rod. holding beautiful FIVE
pound grilse, which now, exhausted
with its struggles. lay broadside on
the surface Of the water.
"Give me the gait quick!" she
cried.
but. my dear, didn't bring it."
"Then the landing net"
II haven't got that. / thought you
had tumbled in and were drowning
"Oh, you stupid! Then scoop the
fish out with that silly umbrella
To do this it was necessary to de-
scend six feet Of precipitous bank and
then to wade; but the Londoner was
equal to the occasion, and, altho an
umbrella full Of water with d founder
ing fish in it as we'll is by no means
easy to carry, he successfully bore it
to the top Of the bank,
Am forgiven now?" he asked.
"Oh, yes. dear, quite"
But just at that moment the um-
brella tipped outward, with the re.
suit that the angler received a good
bucket Of water full on her upturneds
smiling face. and was completely
drepehed from mead to foot,
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-29
PLEASANT DUTY

''Tpam sorry to say" observed the
mat1pn who had been in charge OF
willy, that he behaved very badly
He broke q neighboTs windoW and
almost drowned the CAT.
rWhy didn't you give him & spank
ing?@ asked WHY'S m9ther.
why, / never bear ef snch
thtngIA gasped the matFon who had
been in charge. 'Why, wouion't
touch any one elses child for any
thing In the worlds And don't you
ever touch mine, eitherl"
why, I'd have to if you left them
In my care and they needed it,
wouldn't I?p asked WHY'S mother.
Most certainly not! I would never
think of letting any one else touch
my children, not even the schoolteach-
ers."
'Well, ] declare, think Yeg are
making Q horrible mistake In under
taking to do all the spanking child
needs yourself. It is job no moth
er can accomplish alone. She ought
to be glad to call in all the help that
she can, teachers, neighbors, friends,
anybody WIG. happens along when the
spanking is needed Why, eyer In
Germany. have been told, any enc
who spanks your child when your
child needs it is supposed to have done
you a great favor. You are saved the
time and the worry Perhaps your
hands are in soapsuds or dough, and
1t is very convenient to 60 right
ahead with your work and still knew
that justice has been meted out, II
anything has to be done it may as
well be done right. and few parents
can do a good JOB at spanking their
own childreH-a
why, I never heard Of such a
thing in all my life!" reiterated the
lady who had been in charge Of Willy.
r should think II any one spanked
any one else's child that a vendetta
would break loose. / would go out
and spank one Of yours and you
would spank two Of mine. and then
/ three of yours, and 50 on"
"Any one would think declared
WHY'S mother, that you regard q
spanking as the worst thing that
could happen to child, II isn't, II
does him good, But 1t should be ap'
piled at the psychological time, when
It Is needed as q sort Of first aid to
the wicked. You should"
The woman who had been left In
charge of Willy assumed a wistful
look, and then suddenly grabbed that
indiyidAal, who was wiping his feet
on her, pulling his mothers arm put
by the roots and smsaging candy On
the plush sofa, turned him oyer her
knee and proceeded TO giYs him an
artistic thrashing. It might have
been even more artistic If WHY'S
mother hadn't borne Willy away be-
fore very many Whacks had 70.
sounded.
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-29
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Dear Dead Days



ut must have been grand to live in
the days of chivalry," remarked Mrs
Katon, as she steered the tea wagon
around the dining-room table.
"Why?" asked Katon, as he endeav-
ored to improve the ventilation in his
pipe. I'D rather live now. There
were no really modern apartments IN
those days. Every woman had to do
her own washing. There was too much
metal in the suits people wore and not
enough in plumbing. There wasn't
any plumbing, as matter of fact.
There were many inconvenience.
Even the people are lot nicer these
days, if may judge by the little
have read of the old timers"
"Then you haven't read much about
them,s said Mrs. Katon. What do
YOU know about knights?"
II saw ten Of them in barroom
once" said Katon. cheerfully. "Or
were they the other kind of night?
And when it comes right down to
brass tacks, what do you know about
'em, Mrs. Katon?"
"Well, / picked up book today
and ran across the loyeliest love
story"
Lovely Lowell"
at was all about how one of the
medieval men made love to a lady OF
that time His proposal was the
sweetest thing!"
'eWas it lovely, too?"
t'You see, Beatrice's father was OPP
posed to Godfrey, for some reason or
other, and forbade Godfrey to come
around"
"Such cruelty is greatly to be re-
GREETED" said Katon. But maybe the
Young man was a tinhorn sport, who
came there sWashbuckling with all ms
hardware on and it was too much Tor
her dad"
at was his proposal. Geoffrey's pro-
posal" went on Mrs. Katon, dreamily,
athat caught my attention. It occurred
one night in June. He said as ne
clasped her to his bosom; Beatrice
my own, long have ~
Throw on the brakesG Enough
Don't go any farther! l know what
he said-the very same thing I said"
Heavens, no! Neither you nor any
other modern man could say it. You
don't understand women. Why, even
a matter-offact girl of today wants
lover sufficiently mad with poetry 10
rays around the place, tear his hair
out, call on the moon, sun and stars
to witness his passion, and threaten,
if refused to dash for the other END
of the world and jump Off Could you
do that?'
mo. my dear woman, ] could not
If | were as dramatic as all that tho
chances are I'd never have proposed
to you at all-for the reason that we
never would have met. / would be q
Nat Goodwin achieving fabulous
wealth"
81 never thought of thai" replied
Mrs. Katon. Maybe you're better off
where you are"
The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-04-29
They Were Both Wrong.

Two brothers were being entertain
ed by a rich friend. AS i'll luck would
have it. the talk drifted away from or
binary topics.
do you like Omar KhayyAm7y
thoughtlessIy asked the host. trying to
make conversation. The elder brother
plunged heroically into the breach.
Pretty well" he said, but prefer
Chianti."
Nothing more was said on this sub
ject until the brothers were on their
way home.
"Bill." said the younger brother,
breaking painful silence, why can't
you Leave things that you don't under
stand to met Omar Khayyam amt a
wine, you chump: it's a cheese"