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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04
OTHER MINISTER'S MENTIONED

Miss Rebecca r. Mitchell is visit
ng her mother. Mrs. S. l.. NJ. Scott.
in Montclair, N j.
Mr. James w Thompson. who has
been confined to his room by sick.
ness is slowly improving under the
skillful treatment of DR.. William II.
Huohes. He is not permitted to see
visitors as yet. burt hopes to be out
again in few weeks.
Bring your job work to The Planet
Ofi"e Phone orders for The Planet
5c per week; 60c for three months.
Emmett M. Burke on the eve OF
bir departure from the Greenbrier.
White Sulphur Springs, w. Va, had
as week end guest Messrs. Byron
A. Anderson, of the Second Street
Savings Bank, and st. Julian Saun.
Ters of the st. Luke Bank and Trust
Company, Richmond, Va. This rec
ord trip was an enviable one. The
most beautiful scenery. the stimr
lating water and invigorating air
was truly beneficial to both Mr..
Burke is returning home throreb
the VALLEY of Virginia and other
POINTS Of interest before resuming
his worry at the Virginia State Col.
lege Petersburg, Va
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DO YOU KNOW THEM

Vienna, Ca. July 20, 1925.
| desire to know the whereabouts
of my relatives. am Millie
Brooks daughter and I was sold
away in slavery. I was born in
Ttichmond, Va. My mother be-
Ionged to Jesse Brooks. I was sold
to Squire Fouse. I had four broth
ers: George Washington Jerry Am
bos Jim Jerry. My aunt's name was
Caroline Lambert, Martha Wash
burn, Nancy Brewer, Steve Wash
turn, Eliza Washburn. Daughter,
Lydia WashbuTn.
Any information will be thank
fully received by Lydia Webster,
Vienna, Ga.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04
VIRGINIA SEMINARY WILL OPEN
SEPTEMBER D.

The Thirty-ninth Annual Session
of Virginia Theological Seminary
and College will begin Wednesday,
September %, 1925. Thorough and
modern courses in Academy, Profes-
sional, College and Seminary Depart
nents. Strong experienced faculty,
representing the leading American
Universities, well equipped labora
tories, moderate rates.
For further information apply to
President or Registrar.
Signed:
r. c. WOODS,
A A. CALVIN,
Chairman of Board.
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EVANGELIST SKIPWJTH STIRS
JERSEY CITY, n. j.

Zion Baptist Church, Rev. Dr.. w.
A. Epps, Pastor-For six weeks un-
der tent on the campus of our church
t1e greatest and most noted preach
er, singer, and evangelist of our race
the Rev. DR. William II. Skipwith,
has been defying the devil and all
Of his allies.
One hundred and forty (14O) per-
sons quit the broad way of life and
signed up for Christ. We have bap-
tIzed sixty (60). The beauty about
tnis man of God, is he gets his crowd
ind keeps them; then he's purely or
thodox. Has Virginia (Richmond)
any more like him? Send them up.
w. a. e.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04

The Richmond Baptist Sunday
School Union will hold it's regular
monthly program of exercises Sun
day, September 5th, $3.50 p. M. at
the Second Baptist Church, South
Richmond, Rev. r. g Smith, pastor.
An excellent program is arranged.
end the public is urged to attend
Mr.. e. j. Cunningham is superinten-
dent of the Second Baptist Sunday
School and he promises fine session
for President John Ballard, of the
Union and his officers.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04
WAS JAS. "BOSSY"
PATTERSON GUILTY?

James (Bossy) Patterson was
lc!ectrocuted in the death chamber
". thin the grim walls of the Virgin.
ia Penitentiary Friday morning.
Thus ended one of the most stub
hornly contested legal fights ever
known in this country. 1t was jan
uary 30, 1922 that Irwin Sled. Jew
was killed by some one on Harding
Street, Petersburg, Va and later
,.Bossy' Patterson was arrested and
charged with the crime. Attorney
william F. Denny of this city who
won his spurs" by the practice of
law in West Virginia was retained
to defend him in conjunction with
another colored attorney, who finally
dropped out.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04
RELATIVE WRITES THE TRUTH
ABOUT THE BIRD CASE.

! We have received a letter from a
relative of Raymond Bird. who tells
OF the trouble and the cause of the
lynching. She says:
L Just came back from Rural Re
treat and Wytheville. That is just
few miles above here, where they
lynched Raymond Bird on the 18th
OF August. l took supper with his
mother, who is my first cousin. She
is very sad over the matter. He has
nice father and mother. He also
mas a wife and three small children.
the Oldest not over years of age.
There are three white girls rang
ing in ages from 12, IS, and 20
years. The one 18 years of age gave
birth to child about four weeks
ego while in an automobile on the
way to Abingdon Hospital. She
told the nurses the baby was white.
but they told her it was colored
baby. When she left the hospital
sne went to Roanoke and tried to
get some one to take the baby, bur
couldn't find a home for it She
took the baby home and then
Raymond got an automobile and
took it to Wytheville to colored
woman. / saw the baby yesterday.
III Is pretty baby, being brownie.
The girls love Raymond and the
white girl told, the officer that she
would die and go to h. II before
she would go against Raymond. The.
~ year old girl is in the hospital.
Continued page ~
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04

DR.. A. A. Tenant and his Madame
have returned from q most enjoyable
trip to Oklahoma, where the former
visited his mother and sister. He
visited another sister in Kansas City
Mo. and stopped over in Cleveland
10 attend the Elks' Convention. He
resumed his large practice last Mon
cay morning.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04
THE ELK CHIEFTAlN DEFIES
EFFORTS TO RETIRE HIM
Other Officers Fiqht.---Win Out
After Bitter Struggle.
VIII Meet i'm New York Next Year.

Mrs. Cora l. Jenkins, of Newport
News and Mr. Samuel c. Jackson of
Norfolk, will go by way of Cape
Charles.
All Ideals are looking forward to
q great convention
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04

Mr.. William Trueman and Mr. Moses
Mitchell of Westhampton, spent last
week in Baltimore with their cousin,
Mr.. William Bradford, 835 IL w
Franklin Street.
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APPEALED THE CASE.

Attorney Denny after the convic-
ton of Patterson took the case up
10 the Supreme Court of Appeals Of
Virginia and secured q reversal of
the verdict of death On the second
trial, a death penalty was meted,.
Attorney Denny again appealed the
case and when the decision of the
lower court was sustained by the
Supreme Court of Appeals, he took
an appeal to the Supreme Court OF
the United States upon constitutions
al grounds. The final tribunal ruled
that it was without Jurisdiction.
LED THE MONEY RAISING.
This prevented the consideration
(Coptinued on page 4
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Judge Condemns the
Horrible Crime.
GOVERNOR BYRD ACTS.
State Legal Machinery in Motion

WYTHEVILLE, VA, Sept T.
The lynch.ng of Raymond Bird here
by mob from outside of this town
has excited more attention outside
than it seems to have caused here.
Colored people here are taking no
outward action, but are watching
With interest the action of the white
folks. The Richmond Planet, which
has been seen here is not seen any
more as there is a tense feeling, no
colored person knowing just what
Will happen after the outside in1ueu
ces, exerted by the Governor, the
Attorney Generals office and the
State press have been withdrawn.
ABLE ATTORNEYS.
The colored man was lynched Aug.
10, 1926, in such quiet manner,
the body being removed, that few
persons knew of the tragedy untfr
we'll into the next day: Common
Wealth's Attorney Heuser, Assistant
Attorney Joseph n. Chitwood. of
Attroney Joseph H. Chitwood. of
Roanoke are conducting the investi-
SAT- on. Judge Sutherland's charge.
to the jury while short was emphat-
&c. He declared the lynching of Bird
TO be crime, which shames both
the County and the State of Vir-
sinia.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04

Mrs. Sarah Trice of New YORK City
left Tuesday for home after stay
here of six weeks, the guest OF Mrs
Martha Edwards, 500 State Street.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04
ABLE ATTORNEYS.
DOUBT WITNESSES

The feeling here is that the testi-
mony of the witnesses summoned
will not be direct enough to fasten
the crime upon any one of the lynch
ers although there is not doubt. but
what the officials engaged in the
task mean business am will really
90 all in their power to bring about
the indictment OF some OF the men
"ho were responsible for the tragedy
1t has been difficult or some OF
the people here to understand that
The lynching of the coIored man was
q crime aGainst the State and that
his guilt or innocence has no bearing
upon the crime.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04

MAXWELL TOURING CAR. GOOD
Condition. Cash or Credit. Car
Madison 5797. Residence Phone.
Boulevard 8629+w.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04

Mrs Mary Brown, of Baker Street
Is visiting her brother and sisters
IN New York City.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04

The Grand Lodge, 1. B. P. o. E.
of the World ended it's annual ses-
sion at Cleveland, Ohio as was ex-
pected-all of the officers were
reelected. 1t was one of the storm
lest meetings in the history of the
organization. Grand Exalted Ruler
j. Finley Wilson lost no time in
getting across the winning line after
the reading of his report. He was
reelected near midnight, Thursday,
26th ult. Judge Henry did not de-
yelop the strength expected and the
Wilson vote was in the nature of a
landslide.
HEAVY ARTILLERY.
With Wilson out of the running,
the heaviest parliamentary artillery
was brought to bear on Grand Sec
letary George e. Bates and Grand
Treasurer James r. Carter. Bates
report was so vitriol:c in dealing
with Harry II. Pace that later a
motion was made to expurge certain
parts of it from the minutes. At no
time was Bates in danger of defeat
He had the situation in hand at the
beginning and held it to the close.
Ills majority was so overwhelming
that despite the bitter things said,
Pace himself arose and moved to
make it unanimous
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04
REV. DIR. KING AND FAMILY GO
TO PITTSBURGH.
REV. DIR. MORRIS SEEKING
HARMONY.


| Rev. #. ]. King, D. d. preached his
+, farewell sermons at the new Fifth
Street Baptist Church last Sunday
Crowds thronged the structure dur
ing the day Rev. Charles S. Morris
J ID. ID. was installed as supply pastor
10 hold over until a regular pastor
IS called by the church. He held a
conference with the officers of the
church Monday night and the feeling
; of unrest was for the time being
,filayed. He took the position so it
! is said. that he was ready to leave
whenever the church agreed upon
regular pastor.
The congregation is faced with an
Indebtedness aggregating more than
SI5.00O.0O and some of the members
Lave been outspoken in their disap-
proval of conditions. The effort to
bring harmony in the church was es.
sentially necessary and it was to this
end that Rev. DR.. Morris met the
dlsgruntled elements. After the
meeting the opinion seemed to be
practically unanimous that good
beginning had been made Deacon
James b. Page is chairman of the
Deacon Board.
OTHER MINISTER'S MENTIONED.
Rev. DR.. King and his Madame left
Monday morning for his charge in
Pittsburgh. Pa. Many other candi-
dates are being mentioned for the
Eastorate Among them are Rev. r.
III. Bowling, of Norfolk; Rev. w. r.
Hall /, of Danville, Va; Rev. A Hobbs
OF Norfolk Va ~ ho,
-. d, of Philadelphia; Rev. l.. X.
Williams. of Chicago ILL.,. Rev. Wal
ter H. Brooks d. D.. of Washington
n. c.; Rev. A G. Powell d. d., of
New York: Rev. Eli Tart. Of Pc
tercburg; Rev. r. G.. Adams. of
Portsmouth. 80. go. :. 80. =.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-09-04

And to All Who are. Interested In
the Welfare of the Rising Generation
Evening star., 1926-05-25

Decision was reached to ask the To-
cal chapter of the American Public
Health Association to help Dr. Fowler
in applying a health appraisal to this
city.
Praises Mrs. Hopkins.
President Moses introduced Mrs
Archibald Hopkins to the group and
lauded her work in making possible a
new hospital for the old Home for In
curables. Dorsey W. Hyde. jr.. former
president Of the Monday Evening Club.
also was praised for his interest in
health work.
Representative Rathboro Of Illinois
stated that as a member Of the House
District committee he would .lo all
within his power to help the city get
more money for health work. He said
he was particularly concerned about
the alley situation. He said the Cap
per.Begg bill would be given his per-
sonal attention.
President Moses touched on the sd-
visibility OF Washington adopting the
community chest form OF contribu-
tion. He said that he believed the
initiative should come from business
men and the public. He cited figures
to show that in many cities .the ap-
proXimate size of Washington from
80 900 to 900 were regular contrib
utors to the chest. while In Washing
ton about 5000 carry the load.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
FWE-YEAR HEALTH
PROGRAM IS URGED
Committee to Study Problem
Following Meeting of
Leading Citizens.

Need for carrying out five-year
health program for the District Of
Columbia under the direction of
Health Officer William G. Fowler was
emphasized by Walter S. Ufford. Sec
retary of the Associated Charities, at
a banquet gathering of more than two
score representative Washingtonians
called together AT the Burlington Ho.
tel last night at the invitation Of Ar.
thur G. Moses. president OF the Coun-
Gil of Social Agencies.
There are two outstanding leaders
in Washington by virtue of their
official posts" Mr. Cfford stated. "One
is Dr. Frank w. Ballou. superintend
ent of schools. with some &c 900 school
children under his guidance, The
o'her is Dr. Fowler. with $4,000
Wash rCtonians in his care. DE-. l;al-
lou. through Congress ro-operation.
has given the city fve-year building
>procram. Now let us help Or. Fowler,
through Congress- cooperation. give
the city tive-year health program
Problem to Re Studied.
After talks had been made by
number of civic leaders on the health
theme. pointing out the need for an
immediate awakening" TO the fact
that the National Capital must spend
more money if /: would reduce the
death rate. the body una nimouSlr
adopted a motion put by John Dolph
that President Moses he empowered
10 appoint a committee to study the
pOrnirm and promptly find a practical
solution. Mr.. Moses announced he
would name the personnel of this COM
mittee tomorrow. The group also in
a., i,
III Congress creating bureau of
schoo! hygiene.
Miss Gertrude Bowling. chairman
o. the health committee of the coun.
Gil. lamented the fact that there are
hl: 10 nurses and - part.time ply
Sicians to take care % the Sc. 900
school children. She said hut one
tenth OF the children going to the first
grade are being examined.
President Moses cited the fact that
Washington. generally believed to he
most hoalthful city. is in fact far
behind commercial cities Of even less
Capital paid but 81 cents per capita
for health. while Minneapolis. com
parable city. pays $3.50 per capita.
Il.Health Causes Poverty.
John Ihlder. vice president Of the
council. said that illhealth was the
underlying cause OF poverty and the
school and housing problems.
DR.. William Mather Lewis. presi.
dent of George Washington Uni.
versity. called for concrete action to
bring the city up to a higher health
standard. DR.. lewis said that the
average salary in Washington was
81 200 a year. He said this was the
interest on 100000.
'"If a row of ten 10000 houses
should burn down" continued DIR.
Lewis, I'VE would he appalled,. There
would he much ado. But if we read
of 10 persons dying from tubercu-
losis we are not disturbed. vet their
lives are equal to the row of houses"
Evening star., 1926-05-25
CORNER STONE LAID
BY MRS. COOLIDGE
Many NotabIes Attend Y. W.
c. A. Exercises at Site
for New Building.

With a replica OF the trOwel used
by George Washington in laying the
corner stone OF the Capitol. Mrs. Cool
idge laid the corner stone of the new
Young Women's Christian Associa
ton Building AT Seventeenth and X
streets late yesterday amid impres
sive ceremonies. After bending over
To spread the mortar underneath and
around the stone. Mrs. Coolidge faced
the crowd OF more than thousa nd
persons and said. Il new declare that
this corner stone Is we'll and truly
laid
The building Is to he a siA story
structure OF colonial design and Is
being erected at cost of $750.000
Prior to laying the stone Mrs. Cool
idGe was presented with huge
bouquet by members Of the girl re-
serves of the Y. W. G.. A and imme.
diately following the formal ceremony
was given a copy Of biography OF
Grace Dodge. one of the founders OF
the Y. w. c. A.
NOtabIes I'm Grandstand.
Many nOta bles witnessed the pro
ceedings in a stand erected only a
few feet from the corner stone. They
included Attorney General Sargent
Mrs. Dawes. wife Of the Vice Presi
dent: Mrs. New. wife of the Post
master General: Mrs. Jardine. wife OF
the Secretary Of Agriculture. nd Mrs
Davis. wife Of the Secretary of Labor.
Also in the stand were Mrs. Julia
T. Rodfish. first president of the
Y. w. &. A. Of the District of Column.
bia: Miss Florence Brown Of Roches.
ter. VII" WAS general secretary Of the
local Y. w. &. a. for many wears;
Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifer and Miss
Eliza beth Pierce. both promipe Mt
members Of the Y W. e. A. hoard.
Mrs. Robert F.. Speer. president Of
the national board of the Y. w. G.. A.,
IN brief address. described the build
'rc as more than mere brick and
stone to keep away the rain 1t Is
symbolic Of the best we have in the
land. II Is symbolic Of the hest Of the
past. She then pointed out that the
young women Of today live in a diff
fereni world from those of past gen
erations. and said that the Y. W. G. A.
is to supply the needs OF Young wom-
en- under these new conditions.
Mrs. Speer was introduced hy Mrs
Thomas Edwin Brown. president Of
Evening star., 1926-05-25

the Young Women's Christian Asso-
citation of the District of Columbia,
who also led in responsive reading.
The former introduced Mrs. Coolidge
and made brief address. 1T Is hard
to realize that the day which we had
dreamed of, hoped and prayed for is
here" she said.
Bishop Mcdowell Present.
music by the Marine Band. after
which the invocation was delivered by
Bishop William Fraser Mcdowell
resident bishop Of the Methodist Epis.
copal Church. Following the laying Of
the stone by Mrs. Coolidge the audi
ence was led by prayer by Rev. DR..
Joseph r. SizoO Of the New York Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church. The Ma
rine Band then rendered America. .
Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler led in the
singing Of several hymns.
Among those who helped to spread
mortar on the stone were Mrs. Fred.
erick F.. Wright. chairman Of. the
building COMMITTEES: Mrs. Brown. Mrs.
Speer. William p. Lipscomb. the con
tractor, and Arthur B., Heaton, the
architect for the building.
Placed in the corner stone were
uuu'uIiS SpeCIiNdtiUHS, pHOtOStdt ol
the building. history of the local as.
sociation. written by Mrs. Pulsifer; a
copy nf the New Testament. an Ameri.
can flag, presented by Miss Pierce: a
copy Of the program for the after.
noon. daily local papers. articles Of in
corporation and a list of the directors.
staff. trustees, contractors and sub.
contractors.
The building Is to be generally di.
vided as follows: Basement, bowling
alley: first floor. cafeteria and tea
rooms: second floor. administra ton of.
hces and auditorium: third and fourth
floors. cllibrOOms, with gymnasium
on the top floor.
Following the ceremonies, Mrs
Wright announced that an additional
$250,O00 Is needed to pay all expenses
for the building and equipment.
Evening star., 1926-05-25

teenth street. $500: S. G.. Loeffler, jr.,
3l09 Nichols avenue southeast, 5000:
George III. Judd. lexington place and
Florida avenue northeast, $500; Ma
tional Bank Of Washington. $500: Fed.
eral.American National Bank. 5000;
%. J. Kaufman. $780, MadduX. Mar,
shall, Moss 4 Mallory. Inc. $500: J. c.
Weldon. $500: International Exchange
Bank. $780, r.. Walton Moore. Fair.
fax, Va, $500: w. G. Gallher, 1910
Vermont avenue northwest. 5000:
G. n. Galliher Co.. 1910 Vermont
avenue northwest, $500.
Evening star., 1926-05-25

the extraordinary riding of the Cos
sacks and the cowboys and Indians.
Both classes of horsemen-the Cos
sacks on the one hand and the COW
boys and Indians on the other--ap.
pear to be matched almost equally.
although the former pushed the
Americans to the utmost
One Of the outstanding numbers on
the program Is the winning Of the
West" In which the cowboys are
forced to fight for virtually every
inch of the way. The performance
opened with review of the entire
personnel. numbering more than ], 200.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
WILD WEST AND FAR EAST
SHOW ATTRACTS CROWDS

The 10i Ranch Wild West and
Great Far Fast show. featuring an
imperial rossack circus" of so vet.
eran CossaCk horsemen and 200 In.
dians. opened yesterday at Camp
Meigs and the concluding performa nee
will he given tonight
More than 10000 persons. the ma
iority Of them school children. were
In attendance yesterday and cheered
Evening star., 1926-05-25
COMMERCIAL PLANE
FALLS AT ANACOSTIA

Stalled at an altitude Of 200 feet
over the Naval Air Station nj Ana
costa. shortly before noon today, n
neat little commercial airplane desig-
mated Travel Air" side.slpped into
the ground. in1icting minor injuries
Evening star., 1926-05-25

on Paul 8. King. the pilot, and G. D.
Weiss, the passenger.
The plane has been at the station
about month In connection with
tests on aircraft instruments made
by the Pioneer instrument Co, or
New York. Both men were officials of
the company. The plane was built by
the Travel Air Manufacturing Co. and
is regarded in aviation circles as one
of the most efficient ships produced
for commercial use.
According to witnesses on the
ground, Pilot King pulled the ship
up into a sharp climb or zoom. The
power was not sufficient to sustain
the flying speed and 1t fell off on one
wing, sweeping down out of control
until IL struck the ground. Both
wings were smashed. the landing gear
torn away and the fuselage cracked.
Lieut.. Strauss. medical officer of the
station. examined the two airmen
after the accident and pronounced
them to be suffering from minor
injuries,
Evening star., 1926-05-25

Americans are using fewer linen
handkcrchiefs made abroad because
they prefer those made in this
country.
Evening star., 1926-05-25
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