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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05

A frightful knife duel took place
on Church-hill, at 14G5 N 27th st
yesterday (Memorial Day. as lie
suit Of what is reported to have been
a disagreement batween John Wilke
WHO resides at that number and A :
bert Bennett, who hangs up his hat
at 527 N. 18th ST. The blood of
10th men was up as they welded
deadly knives in stabtipg and cut
ting each other. They were evenly
matched and stopped from exhaust
ion The sergeant at the First Pc
lice Station reports that the CALI for
the ambur ance came in at 6 20 p. NJ
The result was the arrest of both
men, although they are under treat
ment at st Philips Hospital, as a
result of the deadly gashes and
siasbes made by the knives which
both seemed to be adopts in hand.
Ing AT ST Philips Hospital today,
it was reported that ley we rest
ing easier The outcome of their
frightful injuries cannct at this
time be determined Both men were
Needing pro5usey and one not
knowing would have thoug.t that
they had been employed in a
slaughter pen.
While no undertaken has been put
on notice. some or 10 of them in
this city are ready to be as prompt
in handling the bodies as were the
surgeons, who had the job of sewing
u the awful wounds. The exact
details as to the cause of is duel
have not been definitely determined
but it is reported that disagreement
between the two men in game was
primarily the cause of the reciprocal
onslaught.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05
NEGRO SINGER TRIUMPHs

BERLIN. June Edna Thomas,
of Ne-- Orleans, one of the greatest
singers of Negro spirituals. repeated
her London triumph in Berlin last
Friday evening. German critics were
amazed to hear in Negro music of
half a century ago the fore-runner of
the modern jazz.
The singer closed her program with
old Negro street cries from New Or
leans and Baltimore, ard songs in the
Creole dialect. The audience re-
NAMED and demanded encore after
encore until she finally was forced to
beg to be permitted to go home
(By Chicago Daily News Company
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05
NEITHER DEAD MGR MGR
SLEEPING

Ben Townes was cut on an excurc
sion boat down the river, Sunday
night, the trip being known as the
Midnight Ramb'e. Reports came TO
this office that he was dead En-
quiries were made at all the underc
taking places and no trace could he
found of his body Several persons
claimed that A. d. Price, Jr. had It
bat he disclaimed all knowledge of
being in possession of the remains.
Finally CALI to Fulton ascertained.
the fact that the supposed dead body
led been attended by the surgeon.
and was walking about the streets
OF fulton
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05

A meeting of those favorable to the
increase of the Urban Leagues Sus-
tanning Fund in a drive for $350,O0O
was held May 10, 1926 at the Town
Hail. Mr. Casper Holstein donated
5000. He is welt to-do colore /
man. The Schonburg Negro Library
has been purchased at the instance
or the National Urban League by the
Carnegie Corporation and added to
tile collection of the New York Pub
lie Library for the benefit of the col
ored readers
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05
DR.. ], WESLEY CARTER
At MOORE ST. CHURCH

11:3G A. M, Sunday. June 6, 1926
a, the Moore Street Baptist Church,
West Leigh Street, Rev. J. Wesley
Carter, ID. D., pastor OF the great
Pilgrim Baptist Church of Chicago.
Illinois will preach. Hear this great
gospel power and prince of preachers
AT the conclusion of the services
Joe Brown of Il University Quar-
tette will sing The Voice in the
Wilderness" by Scott. This is pro-
bably his farewell appearance in
Richmond, where he has given 80
generously of his talent these four
years of his stay at Union. Upon
the eve of his graduation it is fitting
that his many admirers be given op-
pcrtunity to hear him sing once
more one of his soulful songs.
A welcome and treat await you
Sunday morning. Come!
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05
RECORD BREAKING RALLY In
RUKAL DISTRICT.

The largest financial effort in tie
history OF New Kent County was
held Sunday. May S0th. at Second
Liberty Baptist Church when
$1,O06.OS was laid on the tabe.
T.is effort OF the church was great
er than any other previous rally by
Ss0V, and was more money collected
than the entire church raised in
1925 Second Liberty Church has
only SS heads of families.
The church was thoroughly organ
lied for the effort and unique IL
nonc,al thermometer added 10 tie
interest of the occasion. The Cap
tains reported as follows: Miles
Mark Fisher, s103i30; Mrs Juphenia
r Brady. $4,000; Deacon-eleet
James H. Brown, S120.75 Mr.. NJ
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05
TEXAS RACE MAN
APPEALS To j. 5.
SUPREME COURT.
preston News service.)

WASHINGTON D. 6, June 8
l.. A. Nixon of FL Paso, Texas filed
in the Supreme Court Wednesday y
brief in his appeal contesting valid
ity of the Texas law under which he
was prohibited from voting in the
general Democratic primaries in Ju-
ly 1924 contending that the statute
which renders Negro ineligible to
participate in Democratic primaries
In the State is unconstitutional
In the Federal District Court for
Western Texas the suit, which
sought to recover $4,000 damages
against precinct judges, was dis
missed on the grounds that the
Federal Constitution and laws relat-
Ing to suffrage do not apply to pri-
maries,
The case will he reached for oral
argument earlv in the next term OF
the court. beginning in October
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05

The Sabbath Glee Club will give a
FOX Song Recital at the Bijou The
otre on Sunday June 18th, at $3.50
P. NJ. for the benefit of Williams
Lodge Band The public is invited.
Prof Joseph Matthews is preparing
a special collection of old renditions
which will give much pleasure and
absolute satisfaction Come early
snd get seat. This is an effort to
help carry this magnificent musical
organization to Cleveland, Ohio, in
brand new uniforms.
Rally to this worthy cause. 1t
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05
THE GOOD SAMARITAN GRAND
LODGE TO MEET NEXT MONTH.

The Good Samaritans State Grand
Lodge. No 6 of Virginia will CON
vene 7 its 54th annual session.
June 8. . and 10th, 1926 in Peters
burg. in The First Ebenezer Baptis
Church. corner Gil and Halifax SITS .
J w. THOMPSON. Sec Mgr.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05
LIFE IN PRISON"

A vivid portrayal of actual condi-
tons Of life in Prison" written by
one who has known prison for ten
years.
Descriptively describing scenes ana
incidents not usually disclosed 10
the public.
s2 90 Prepaid Agents Wanted.
NATIONAL SERVICE BUREAU,
Pontiac. Michigsr
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05

Rev. DIR T. J. King spent Sunday,
May goth in Pittsburgh at the Eb-
enezer Baptist Church, and was in
Chicago Monday and Tuesday nights.
1t is announced that he has not for
ma71y accepted the call to Pittsburgh
although he is expected. SO to do.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05

The Planet was seen on the streets
OF this city practically every day last
week in the form of extras" An
extra was issued Sunday, May goth
and another extra was issued Tues
day, June LIST. They sold well
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05
Normal Department
Normal Professionally

Normal PROFESSIONAL
Efiie Virginia Aston, Katherine E..
Craig, Virginia A Milliam, Johanna
q. Saulter, Goldie Smith, Mary c..
Somers, Gladys F.. Vincent.
Elementary
Grace /. Avant, Charles l.. Black
well, Louise lights, Inez Love, John
Matthews, Sarah Morris, Ophelia
Haines, Sallie James, Sylvia RICE,
Ruby G.. Ricks, Louise Somers, Bay
lies Walker, Grace Wallace.
There were also 38 grammar school
graduates.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05
INDUSTRIAL EXPO
SITION, NEW YORK CITY.

In Celebration of the Sixty-fifth An
niversary of Emancipation. and Pro-
gress of the American Negro
We need representatives in every
State, Town and Village throughout
the United States. Send your name
ard address to TIPP BEAVERS,
Pres dent, 664 Lenox Avenue. New
York City
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05

WADDY--The burial service Of
MI. John w. Waddy was held in
Buckners. Va, Wednesday, June 2,
1926, at 8 p. M.
In Gods care.
GEORGE WADDY Brother.
ROSA PAGE,
SARAH HOPKINS.
Daughters.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05
COMMENCEMENT AT ST. PAUL
LAWRENCEYILLE. VA

LAWRENCEVILLE, VA. = The
thirty-e.ghth annual commencement
exercises of the ST. Paul Normal and
Industrial School, which closed here
Thursday, drew the largest number
Of out-of-town people in the history
Of the school. Visitors were present
from nearby towns and cities, as
we'll as from Hampton, Norfolk, Pc
tersburg, Richmond, Suffolk and other
Virginia points and from as far north
as Washington, AZ baltimore, PhiIadel-
phia and New York. The chapel was
filled to overf1owing
The graduates were:
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05
DO YOU KNOW HER?

l would like to locate Mrs. Hager
Whiting. The last time heard from
her she was living at 235 Chapel St.,
Norfolk, Va. Address Mrs. Laura
Casey Moore, Mizpah, N. j.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05
CARD OF THANKS.

L wish to thank my friends and
neighbors for their kindness toward
we during my recent illness May
the richest blessings of God ever
rest upon them all.
MRS. BESSIE w. PAGE
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05

We have received an invitation
from the faculty of Douglass High
School. San Antonio Texas. to at
terd the commencement day exer-
cises, Nav 81. 1925, in Douglass
Auditorium at 1890 Al NJ. Mr. Gar
1ineton Jerome Sutton. sen Of our
great and good friend. Prof Samuel
7 Sutton is directly responsible for
the invitation.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05
High School Department.

Grace A. Aldridge, Mary E. Ames,
William H. Banks, Marvin H. Boykin,
Pauline H. Coleman, Cotelia v.
Crocker, Florence c. Floyd, Law
renee ID. Green, Louise Hicks Sarah
|. Jones, Bessie E. Lewis, Nancy c..
Moody, Russell E. Reid, Nathalene r,
Roberts, Wilfred Travis, Julia E.
Walker, William Webb, Edward R.
Alexander, Aurelia Virginia Good
man, Mary l.. Ames, Nathan G..
baskerville, Clarence T. Brinkley,
Herman G. Cooke, Archie S. Drew,
Charles c. Graves, Charles G.. Hall,
James E. Hudson, Evelyn v. Jordan,
Lnciie E. Manson, Henry S. Phillips,
Joseph c. Rice, Ebert C. Sample,
Elsie NJ. Walker, James G.. Wallace,
Mary C. Whitehead.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05

Read The Planet 1t will be de-
livered to you Tor so cents for three
months with postage prepaid Send
in your order.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05

Don't forget the grand entertain
r1ent OF the Sabbath Glee Club vt
Ri'ou Theatre. SUNDAY. June 18th,
at $3.50 p No You'll be happy.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05
Trades Department

Clarence c. Oliver, William Deane,
John ID. Hargrove, Henry Abner Lif-
sey, WILDER Nelson, Emma Bibb; ms,
Theodore Roosevelt Darlington, John
c. Oliver, Theodore Quinn, James
NJ. Wright, James Wood, Marvin II
Boykins.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05

We do all kinds of job work and
we are ready to serve you
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05

FOR Rents NICE ROOMS, 1903
Brook Road. Rent Cheap.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05

Mr.. r. p. Sanders, OF Petersburg,
Va. was in the city and called on us
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-06-05

THIRD ANNUAL OUTING
DISTRICT OF THE
NATIONAL IDEAL BENEFIT
SOCIETY TO
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BAY SHORE
TUESDAY, JUNE 2oTH. 1925

Come and go with TIE IDEAL and
spend day of real pleasure. There
will he amusements of various kinds
such as Fishing. Bathing Boating
and Sight Seeing 1t has been said
bv tie officers of Bay Shore and the
Railroad Company. that the IDEAL
Society has carried one of the most
quiet and peaceful outings that they
ever witnessed.
Round Trip: Adults, s1450; Chill
dren under IL years, rs cts. Train
caves Man ST. Station 1880 A. M.
Returning leaves Bay Shore 1880
p. NJ
Mrs. B. K Barbee and son, Atlas,
Jr Of Durham, N. G. are visiting
in the city.
fr william Crosby, Of New York
City is here for weeks stay, Wis
iting relatives and friends
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-22
Coolidge and Prosperity

The other day Mexican newspaper story involving
American foreign policy given by Paul Smiths said to be the
unofficial spokesman President Coolidge Now that the nations
chief left his grounds in Paul Smiths the
Adrondacs many the unofficial bulletins issued weeks
being republican party policy.
all present indications appears that the main slogan
of the republican campagne the coming congressional struggle
well in the next presidential contest will be- We have brought
prosperity Things good shape Why change?
OF the politics that there
months ahead before the 1923 campaign In these in
trenn months much happen to the soced prosperity
prevailing couple big business failures disturb
the situation in the Orient
gigantic national btuminous miners strike which probability
only of the factors that the presently loaded
American economic applicant economic relations much
than in the political few months, long period
But rip the veil off this prosperity dummy that be-
dozed in the employing class press true that dividends
this bigger than The corporation profits
corporation bigger
the rule of the day. Yet how the workers farng The most
skilled section small proportion of the working class getting
fairly steady employment The efficiency of the American
worker has the whole increased about twenty-five per the
last years Still not the most oudmouthed Coolidge
prosperity would have the brass that the workers
have increased that extent Even the members of the big
well organized
few increase In fact the leaders of the Big Four begin
admit that the that will be offered their unions
insult of the shameaced character and
slap their face-n the faces those who put the
law over for the bosses and their Coolidge admn
ton
When Coolidge speaks of prosperity speaking of prosperity
for the eleven thousand monaies in this country and for the
poying whole The expoers labor much Cool
idge and his strikebreakng clique
What shall the workers, do What should the workers
do this prosperity slogan of the most notorious strike
breaker who has occupied the presidential chair?
The time oyerrpe for the workers band themselves
ger class political and the control of the
country they coming months
should the workers taking effective
first genuine and prosperity for the working
farming of the counythe organization political party
of the working class by the working class and for the working
labor party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-22

assuring them Of the resolute inten-
ton of the International Labor. De-
Tense to continue with greater energy
and devotion than ever before its eff
forts in their behalf The conference
gives its unreserved endorsement to
the campaign of publicity, protest and
Organization conducted by the national
executive COMMITTEES of the l. L. d.
for Sacco and Vsnzetti, and instructs
the incoming national executive com
mittee to continue this work unre-
mittingly until Sacco and Vanzetti
have been Internationally released.
THE conference vigorously protests
= against the attempts being made
by the Massachusetts authorities to
delay the case when the innocence Of
the men is so clearly established and
demands of Governor Alvan Fuller
and Judge Webster Thayer that Sacco
and Vanzetti be either summarily re-
leased, without conditions, or that
they be granted the new trial which
they have requested so that their in
nocence may be more plainly proved
than ever before. The conference re-
solves further to send copy of this
resolution to Governor Fuller, Judge
Thayer and the press.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-22
China Is Winning

Capitalist press correspondents China compelled admit
that WI Peifu is the and that the probability of junction
between the armed General Feng troops
is liable to become reality of these days
Should development place China will be in
fair way qudang the chaos prevailed country
for many years establishing national capable
enforcing its DEGREES.
Apparently Britain has
Pefu is bet He is showing clean pair of heels
Cantonese tho he travelling general Chang
Tson in the possession
lead to believe that Chang sharpening his knife kill
calf for WI On the contrary from what Changes
has designs Wu's iugular vein.
Chang the japanese tool and WI the British ackey
When tool played the generally goodbye with
brick WI Britain, therefore kettle at
ached his tails advised traitors
should please stop and think.
Not long the capitalist press chucked
of the nationalist army from Picking Kagan THE
maintained its equanimiy hoped for come
There nothing left of the Kuomntang opposition Picking
but bad dream. of these Feng into
the newsrom Picking His head will be spear either
unless he is careless.
weary heart may mbbe consolation
the present situation China reading took place
the Illinois Federation convention would
justified in realizing loan his optimism One might
that the workers starting perpetual
But there this world than Illinois Chinese
perialism quite little hiatus will make appearance the cap
tast system things that capitalism furnish
with gravy
Come to think of it, class conscious worker who reads the
with critical slant has many the stars that
propelled him this period Riga to VIad
vostok quite The Flag between those two
cities wherever there any political bunting Moscow
TO HankOw than Unless all
time imperass China will getting the buns rush
influence be as potent as the in
auence Of Morgans millions in the Chigi palace, Rome
The Chinese winning in China which equal saying that
the workers of the world much their day delivery
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-22
BY N. sUcHARlN.

Continued from previous tssue)
The Growth of the Co-operatiVes.
ONE of the factors characteristic of
~ the situation in our country, and
one which is universally admitted to
play an important role, is the stage of
development attained by the co-opera-
tives, especially by the agricultural
co-operatives. If we examine the bal
ance of the agricultural co-operatives,
we see that this increased four and a
half times the original balance be-
tween January l, 1923, and January 1,
1924. and between January 1, 1924,
and October 1, 1925, it was again
nearly doubled 600 per cent?. This
extreme rapidity of agricultural CO
operative growth speaks to a certain
extent for itself. It shows that altho
our efforts are still extremely faulty
in this direction, and tho we are still
lacking in the necessary energy in
this task, still mighty work is de-
velOping here.
The Total Balance Is In Our Favor.
HAVING established the fact OF the
IL general economic progress of the
country, we may ask ourselves the
second question, the question of the
relations between the positions of
state economics and of private capt.
talist economics. We shall find that
private capital, expressed in absolute
figures, has increased, whilst at the
same time the position of the socialist
elements in our economics has be-
come comparatively stronger. 1t may
be observed that this same specialist,
Kutler, to whom l have referred here,
and who has estimated the maximum
figures for the accumulation OF pri-
vate capital in our collective econom-
les is falling steadily. That is, de-
spite the fact that in his opinion the
gross proceeds of private capital
amount to 400 million rubles, still the
sphere of socialized economics is in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-22
Resolution Adopted at the Second Annual
Conference of International Labor Defense

Resolution on Saeeo and Vanzetti.
THE imprisonment of Nicola Sacco
and Bartolomeo Vanzettf has
continued now for more than six years
and the shadow of legal murder of
innocent men, committed by the state
Of Massachusetts, has hung over the
heads of these two Italian workers
during this whole period These two
workers who committed the unpardon-
able crime of being devoted to the
labor movement and of having opin-
ions considered heretical by the bour-
bons of Massachusetts, are completely
innocent of the murder and robbery
crimes charged against them. Yet,
despite the fact that literally millions
of workers and prominent public men
in every country in the world have
protested against the shameless
frame-up and urged their swift re-
lease and in the face of the over
whelming evidence which proves their
innocence and which is now strength
ened by the written confession of a
man who admits that he and his COM
panions are actually guilty of the
crime charged against Sacco and Van
zetti, the two Italian workers are still
kept in prison, daily confronted with
the menace of a legal execution.
THE persistent and evasive refusal
l. of the authorities not only to free
the men, but a refusal to even grant
them new trial on the basis of the
voluminous evidence now at hand, has
aroused anew the determined protest
of millions of workers. The authori-
ties of Massachusetts are now play
ing the cunningly malicious game, so
well known in labor prosecutions, of
delaying the case in an attempt to
erase from the minds Of the workers
the memory of the case and to cause
the agitation in behalf of the two
workers to subside. In addition, the
capitalist politicians are delaying the
issue until after the November cleo
tions in order that they may avoid
taking the consequences of any ac-
ton at election time, hoping that when
their political positions are secured
they may deal with Sacco and Van
zetti as they have always intended.
THE second annual conference Of
4 international Labor Defense re-
emphasizes its firm belief in the inno-
cence. OF. Sacco and Vanzetti and
sends its brotherly greetings to them,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-09-22
The c. P. S. u and the Opposition Block

many districts the middle peasants
joined with the kulakS, and actively
Expressed dissatisfaction with the So
Wet power which took its rise among
the big peasant elements. We see
that this peasant unrest has died
away, Confidence is growing in the
Soviet power, in the Communist
party. This is an immediate conse-
quence of our correct political life,
especially of our course towards vital
izing the SoYiets, towards revolution
airy legality, towards the regulation of
the conditions in the whole system of
our Soviet organs on the one hand.
and towards creating a number of
economic oscillations in the sphere OF
agricultural taxation on the other.
THIS paeification or the peasantry
4 can only be rightly considered II
taken in it's connection to the
strengthening ofzthe proIetarian dicta-
torship. The political state of the
peasantry is one of the most decisive
factors for the1 security, of the proleta-
rian dictatorship. A proletarian die
tatorship at war with the peasantry
and with it's main mass, the middle
peasants, can never be secure. 1t was
mot by accident, and not an empty
phrase, when Lenin told us that the
supreme principle of proletarian die
tatorship is the alliance with the
peasantry.
1t is not by accident that this say
ing has become winged word. 1t
was and remains one Of the most i'm
portant theses of Jennings teachings.
The favorable alteration which has
taken place in the political tempera-
ture of our peasantry, and not at the
cost of growing passivity, but accom-
panied by growing activity among the
peasants, is one of our greatest sue
cesses in the political life of our coun-
try. 1t signifies the firmer establish
ment of the proletarian dictatorship,
and an increase in the guiding infiu-
ence of our party.
Continued Tomorrow