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The Washington times., 1926-09-09
Daily Treasury Statement

The daily statement Of the United
States Treasury shows:
Income to date this year, $461,
45,723.43.
Income to date last year, $446,.
632, 770.81.
Increase, $14,912,952.62.
Outgo over income this year,
$63,1S3,054.
Outgo over income last year
$57, 1852 ,3S1.26.
Balance general fund today, $127,.
200, 426.25.
Decrease, $685. s2.11.
The Washington times., 1926-09-09

NEW YORK. Sept. s.--Clearing
house statement:
Exchanges, $685., GOO. 900; bal.
ances, $50 ,05o, 900: Federal reserve
banks credit balance, $1,000, 900.
The Washington times., 1926-09-09
liberty Bonds

FURNISHED ~ W ii HIbbs q CO.l
Liberty 3Ms due 47..... S1Nf .el
Liberty let as due sz9... 101. N
Liberty End 4Hs due 49,. 1904
Liberty Srd as due q 101.OB
Liberty 9TH 41e due s28.s.... 1Gz.0A
III Treasury ckf due ST. 107 20
u 8 Treasury cff due s54.... 103. "a
The Washington times., 1926-09-09
Foreign Bonds

FURNISHED by w. B. Hibbs g. Coz
French q $3.50. .............. IS
ETeuCu % 1b
French Premium IS ............ ~
British Victory Is ..........,. 45I
National War Loan s. ......... 525
var Loan 5s ...,.... s....".s b0S
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Belgian Restoration Is .....,...... Il
: Belgian PFaHntum 81 ......sSs.w -
The Washington times., 1926-09-09

New York funds in Montreal t1.56A,
permium a 81 900.
Montreal funds in New York &1.56H,
discount a $1,000.
The Washington times., 1926-09-09

C. r. Jacobsen, cashier Of the Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank, Is spend.
Ing a short vacation on a motor
trip. He left Washington Wednes-
day.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
FULTON NOTES.

The services at Che Mt Calvary
Baptist Church were very inspiring
last Sunday. The pastor delivered a
very helpful discourse, using for his
basis, THE Times of the Season"
The following analysis from Matt
10th chapter. The political, economic.
social and spiritual outlook
The Rev. Langhorne, his madam,
and Mrs. George Brent worshipped
with Us last Sunday.
As usual the communion services
were grand. Tomorrow morning our
Fpastor expects to preach on the
|"Atonement." He delivered this
same sermon, at the General Asso-
citation, which met in Danville, Va.
last week. Come early and get good
seat.
$50 P. NJ, the Rescue Beneficial
Club will hold its anniversary SER
vices at Calvary. Sermon by Rev.
&c. A. Cobbs.
p. NJ, preaching and live music
by the choir, under the leadership of
Deacon Nathaniel Yates.
Miss Laura Nelson, one of the
members of our church and Sunday
school, has been appointed to teach
during the summer at the Armstrong
High School. Calvary and the Com
munity feel proud of our young
folks to be appointed to such position,
that carries with it great response
bilities.
The Rev. C. A. Cobbs, who is also
the pastor of the Seven Pines Bap-
tist Church, along with his good
folks, will break the ground on the
18th inst, P. NJ, to begin their new
building. A great program has been
arranged for the occasion.
The anniversary services of the
New Vine Baptist Church, Charles
City County, Va, and its pastor, the
Rev. w. L. Tuck, were of a great
benefit and well attended. Rev. G..
w. Coleman preached in the morn
ing.
The funeral services of Mrs. Flor
ence Sims were held at the Rising Mt.
Zion Baptist Church, June 3Oth. Ser
mon by Rev. j. H. Binford, assisted
by the corresponding secretary of the
Richmond Baptist S. S. Union, the
Rev. G. b. jefferson. Prayer by Rev.
G. w. Coleman. Resolutions were
read from the Fulton Lily Beneficial
Society, No. /, Inc, and the Wom-
ans Auxiliary of the Ever True Bene-
fclal Society. Solos rendered by Mrs.
Georgia Yates and Mrs. Ethel Lewis.
The Randolph brothers officiated.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
GENERAL LEE AND LYNCH LAW.
BY r. B. Eleazer.


1t is not commonly known that
General Robert E. Lee, while presi-
dent of Washington and Lee Uni
versity, twice prevented threatened
lynchings in Lexington. Va, the seat
of the University. The stories arc
told in Riley's volume, "Genera:
Robert E. Lee After Appomattox,"
the one being reminiscence by
Pref. c. A. Graves, ofxhs University
faculty, and the other by Judge D.
Gardiner Tyler, of Holdcroft, Va, an
alumnus of the institution. In brief,
Prof. Graves story is as follows:
In the spring of 1856, while /
was student at Washington College,
a report reached the campus that an
attempt was being made to force the
Jail in order to lynch horse thief
named Jonathan Hughes, who, in the
troublous times after the war, had
been plying his vocation in the neigh
borhood of Lexington When
/ reached the courthouse yard, with
in which stood the Jail where Hughes
was confined, it was filled with a
crowd of men who had ridden in from
the country to take the law into their
own hands. At the top of the jail
steps, in front of the locked door,
stood the old jailor, Thomas L. Perry.
holding the jail keys high above his
head, and facing, with grim and reso-
Lutte aspect, the would-be lynchers
who surrounded him.
II was not at first aware of the
presence of General Lee. But there
ne was (haying evidently preceded
me), moving quietly about among
the crowd, addressing few words to
each group as he passed, begging
them to let the law take its course.
This scene continued for some time
and is indelibly impressed on nv
memory. The end was there. Those
stern Scotch-lrishmen, whose tenacity
OF purpose is proverbial, abandoned
their enterprise, remounted their
horses and rode out of town. They
could not do a deed of lawless vio-
lence IN the presence of 'Marse
Robert whose standard they had
followed on many battlefield. 1t
may be of interest to record that
Hughes was duly brought to trial
for horse-stealing, and on April 20,
1866, was convicted and sentenced to
the penitentiary for eighteen years"
Judge Tyler tells as follows of a
similar incident which took place dur
ing his first year at Washington and
Lee:
"A very popular young student, a
son of Judge Brockenbrough, pro-
fessor of law, got into difficulty
with a Negro and was badly shot.
His life was despaired of. As soon as
the news of the assault reached the
college, four hundred students, with
a brother of the wounded boy at their
head, searched for and captured the
trembling wretch, and with a rope
round his neck, marched through the
streets of the town to the courthouse
square, with intent to wreak their
vengeance on the man.
at was in vain that the college
and town authorities sought to calm
the frenzied mob and induce them
to turn over the negro to the officers
of the law. Just then General Lee
appeared. Immediately the tumult
was hushed, and the General, stand
ing in the midst of the excited
throng, simply said: Young gentle
men, let the law take its course The
quiet words had the effect of a mill
tary order, and the Negro's life was
saved"
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
FIFTH ST. CHURCH
OPENS IN SPLENDOR

Two thousand people pack,ll the
new edifice OF the Fifth Street Ban
tist Church last Sunday morning to
witness the opening of the dedication
services. More than five hundred
failed, to gain entrance to the main
auditorium and began an impromptu
inspection Of the church plan+s The
Church and Sunday School assembled
at True RefoAmers Hall and marched
to the new edifice, where impressive
ceremonies were held in front of
the church.
Pastor T. J. King offered the ded-
1catfon prayer, after which Mr.. ]
Lee Davis president of Davis Bros
lno., contractors, in we'll chosen
words presented the keys of the build
ing to Mr.. r. w. Moss. representing
the Building Committee and the
trustees, who in turn presented the
Keys to Chairman James y. Page.
OF the Deacon Board Chairman
Page unlocked the doors The mighty
WuTitzer unit organ, under the
touch of Mrs. Mary r. Satterfeld
peeled forth Fling Wide the Gates"
and the great tbrong led bv the pas
tor and choir surged into the beauti-
ful auditorium.
Pastor King preached a sermonic
masterpiece on ''The Church An Open
Door' Rev. M. G. Allen delivered
wonderful sermon at the afternoon
service. At night Dr. J. w. Barco
snoke on "The Church and Religions
Bducation" and DR.. r. c. Woods de-
iivared sermon on Education.
Tne services Will continue through
next week, with services every night
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
POLICE ACCUSE FATHER OF
NUMBERING SON.
preston News serv.ce.) }

Washington, ID. c., July "A
father is held by police of the Fifth
precinct, charged with the murder
Of his own son and serious assault
upon another son, Raymond Free
man, 25 years old, one of the sons
died early Thursday in Freedman's
hospital, as the result of stab wounds
inflicted Sunday, police say by his
father, Daniel Freeman, 49 years old.
According to police, the father al
legged his sons spoke uncompli-
mentary Of their mother, and a fight
ensued in which, police say, he cut
both his sons. The other son, Clifton
Freeman, 27 years old, is in critical
condition in Freedmen's hospital.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
AMERICAN SESOUI.
CENTENNIAL OPEN STATE
MENT

Washington, d. c., July AT a
public observance of the 150th Ami
versary of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence in the Asbury M. E. Church.
Eleventh and X Sts., N, W., where
a report was made by the National
Equal Rights League of its White
House audience on Friday when big
petition was presented against the
segregation of colored clerks, the fol-
lowing open statement was adopted: +:
"Colored America, through its Ma
tlonal Equal Rights League and
united Committee assembled in the
National Capital on the 15Oth ami
versary of the signing of the Declara-
tlon of independence issues this
Sesqui- Centennial query to the
U. s.: Are not $50 years long
enough to deny to this one racial
element the equality, life, liberty and
persuit of happiness enunciated by
this birth document of the Nation 2"
Coiored America makes this Ses-
qui-Centennial request that govern
ment and people now begin fulfill
ment of life, liberty and civil equal
ity as a fair return for $50 years of
fighting and dying for country.
.Colored America, finally, issues
this Sesqui- call to Presi
dent and fellow Americans to make
this anniversary the beginning of a
new American epoch for abolishment
OF color caste, prescription, segrega-
tion and public ostracism in Just ap-
preciation of $50 years of unbroken
loyalty, with never a traitor, for the
race which gave the first martyr for
Americas independence.
The speakers were: Maurice w.
Spencer, presiding; Prof. Kelly Mil
Ter. Attorney James L. Neill, VIM.
Monroe Trotter, Rev. j. u. King.
Rev. X. b. Taylor delivered the pray-
er. The soloists were: Miss Vir-
ginia Williams and Mr.. Edward M.
Broadnax, with Prof. William Brax-
ton at the piano.
All the speakers were members of
the White House delegation and re-
ported favorably the petition effort
and its presentation by Spencer and
Trotter.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
CROWELL VERSUS ATTORNEY
FULTON.
Grand Chancellor.

Grand Chancellor Crowell's state
ment that this was an error may be
compared with the statement of At
torney NJ. J. Fulton, who is associat-
ed with the Assistant Attorney GEN
eral of Virginia, in an effort to help
the depositors. The charter for the
Investment Finance Corporation as
shown by the records of the state
Corporation Commission was secured
in March, 1925. Grand Chancellor
Crowell is quoted here as denying
in April that this was true, Mr..
Mitchell stated that he did not dc
tate this Brown-Byrd letter and that
it was not written in his office as
was intimated by the Grand Chan
cellor.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
CHURCH WILL BUILD MEMORIAL
BALL IN HONOR OF DEAD HERO

The Second Baptist Church, South
Richmond iC engaged in a financial
campaign to erect modern Sunday
Schoo1 annex to the present Church
in memory of the late DR.. ID. Web
ster Davis, during whose pastorate
the present church building was
erected. The entire church force.
under the leadership of Rev. e. G..
Smith, A. b., 3. D., the present
pastor is rallying enthusiastically to
accomplish this end.
Cn Sunday, July 18th. $3.50 p. NJ.
the son OF ttis sainted hero, DR.. ID.
Webster Davis, Jr will speak in the
interest Of this financial campaign
rom the subject, "The New Negro. .
An elaborate program has been ar
ranged. The public is cordially I'm i.
vited to hear this young orator. No
admission fee A silver Offering de.
sired.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
THIRTY YEARS FOR WOMAN'S
SLAYER.
preston News seryicel

Henderson, N. c., July John
Brooks Hargrove, 19-year-old youth,
Wednesday was sentenced by Judge
E. H. Cramer in Vance County Su-
perior Court, to serve 80 years at
hard labor in State Prison at Raleigh
for the murder of Miss Nellie Aston,
near Thomasville, several weeks ago.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
JUDGE MATHEWS CUTS SEM
TENC OF NEGRO WOMAN.
Originally Given 80 Years For
Forgery, Will Serve About Eour

The sentence of Susie Boyd, col
ored, who pleaded guilty to three
indictments of forgery in Hastings
Court last month, was reduced from
thirty to six years by Judge w. Kirk
Mathews Tuesday. The decision came
after conference between Judge
Mathews and Charles w. Moss, at
torney for the woman.
Under the revised sentence it is
probable that the woman will not
have to serve more than four wears,
as good behavior at the penitentiary,
can reduce this by at least two years.
1T was said today.
In reducing the sentence. Judge
Mathews made two of the three in
dictments into three-year sentences.
The third indictment carried a ten
year suspended sentence, or the SEN
tence originally applied for that in
dlctment, but suspended.
The case has excited wide interest
mere on account of the small amount
of money which the woman is alleged
to have procured on the three checks
for the forging of which she was
indicted. The three amounted to
only $29, though initial charges
against her were for the forging of
twenty-five checks, which totaled
$1S6.
Mr.. Moss said today that in his
conference with Judge Mathews he
did not broach the matter of new
trial.
A national negro organization had
Interested itself in trying to have the
sentence lightened, Mr.. Moss said.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
FOR SALE!

Large canvas tent for sale, suitable
Tor holding religious and public meet
ings. Call Boulevard 3738.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10

Miss Matilda Cephas has returned
to the city after successfully com
pleting her junior year at the Boston
Conservatory Of Music She is with
her parents, Mr.. and, lars. George
Cephas, 912 N. First street, where
she will be pleased to greet her
friends.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
AGENTS WANTED.

QUICK SELLING GOODS ON TRUST
Big Profits. Pay when sold. Write
ouick. LARO CHEMICAL co.
123 1-2 Jefferson st.. Memphis, Tenn
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10

Mr.. A. s. Morgan, Brigadier Gen.
eral, 3rd District, Uniform Rank
American Woodmen and who is 10
Gated, in st. Louis called on us last
week. He was enroute home. via
Pittsburgh.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
K. OF P. IN STAuNTON

STAUNTON, VA, June 26-In dis
cussing here the situation concerning
TIE affairs Of the Mechanics Savings
Bank of Richmond, Mr.. John Mitch
ell. Jr, said that his only interest
was to secure every penny possible
FOL the depositors of the hank With
the aid Of his white friends and the
support of the colored, ones, he hoped
and expected to be able to pay in
full ultimately the amount on de
post in that institution. He had
wi lingly assigned enough OF his
property to protect the interest Of
the Grand Lodge, knights of Pythias
end the Grand Court. Order of Ca
lanthe.
DID NOT RECEIVE BENEFIT.
While he did, not benefit himself
in any way from the money, it hav-
ing been taken away from him by
clerical errors or worse, he did not
shirk responsibility. 1t was for this
reason that he took active interest
in the affairs of the bank and the
Order. When persons, who had no
fraternal interest in the Order were
profiting by these misfortunes, he
was forced to protest
The startling disclosure tnat W.
II. C. Brown, of Newport News, Va,
j. X. Pollard OF Richmond and Levi
Z. Brown were on record as being
the promoters of the scheme to pur-
chase the S170.00O worth of the as
sets for $4,000. and had actually
entered into competition with the
depositors themselves. bidding as
nigh as $31, ,250 for the same made
1t necessary for him to protest
'against this action.
GRAND CHANCELLOR INVOLVED.
1t was something more than sur
prise, when Attorney w II. Q. Brown
announced to the Grand Lodge. as
reported, that Grand Chance lor w.
Is. f.. Crowell was also interested in
the effort. Mr.. Mitchell stated that
some white spectators at Richmond
had willingly gotten out of the way
when they found that the colored
denositors wanted the assets
Here is a copy of the letter sent
to Grand Chancellor Crowell
THE BRowN-BYRD LETTER.
Richmond. Va. April 7. 1926
w. b F. Crowell Grand Chancel- =
Tor. Grand Lodge. K of p. Of
Virginia,
Ia N. Henry Street.
Roanoke, Va.
Dear Brother:--As members of tho
Grand Lodge we are bringing 10
your attention matters that seem Sc
rious to us.
I'VE are informed that the Me-
chanics Savings Bank owed the
Grand Lodge about $4,000 and the
Grand Lodge Of course, like the bal
ance of the depositors wants and
should get back the most they can
out OF the assets so as to reduce its
loss We are informed that the at
torneys of the Grand Lodge are. w.
II. G. Brown, of Newport News and
j. r. Pollard attorney Of this city.
and as attorneys for the Grand
Lodge 1t should be their sole duty to
get all they can out Of these assets
for the Grand Lodge, but we are in
formed that w, II. G.. Brown and
Levi G. Brown and ]. r. Pollard
have organized a corporation among
themselves for the purpose Of buying
a'out s17M000.00 Of assets of the
Mechanics Savings Bank for the low
dollar mark. to nav as little as they
can for them. The least thew buy
them for the more they will individ-
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
THE PULLEN REPORT

Mr.. Mitchelps opposition to Attor-
ney j. r, Pollard was primarily
based upon the report of the A. NJ.
PuFen Company. auditors for the
(Condnued on page ~
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10

Rev. Evans Payne, ID. ID. is able to
be about after another severe attack
of illness.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10

April 10th, 1926.
Sir w. E. Brown,
SEA Denny Street,
Richmond, Va.
Dear Sir and Brother:
On my return to the city this
morning | found your favor of April
7th with reference to the action of
Grand Attorney w III. c. Brown and
of j. r. Pollard, G.. M. Of Ex.. and
in reply wish to say that you are in
as much error about this as you were
in the letter you wrote Col. Button
some short time ago regarding my
action in seeking to buy The assets
outstanding of the Mechanics Bank.
i happen to know everything that is
going on, and l also know it was the
direct action of the Grand Lodge
officers that brought about the
dividend just declared, although some
others desire to take the credit. |
note that there are some Grand
Lodge members of the city of Rich
mond who are very desirous to get
these same assets in their possession !;
but made no effort to do so until they
found some one else was trying to
bring it about.
thdih you LOT your activities,
even though they are directed, but
one way. l feel it better to take
what we can get, and get it now, than
to allow it all to be eaten up by peo-
pie who have no desire and intention
to see the cause of Pythian Knight
mood carried on to success.
| have had no advice coming from
you royal Pythians in the capital
city nor help except it happens to be
something that we are trying to do
for the good of the Order, and an
attempt is made to block our every
step. 1t seems that it is not the Order
that you want to save as much as it
is one man; and do not believe any
one man living is greater than the
Order of ours. And with the help
of God, regardless of opposition, we
are going to put the old Order over
With my very kindest regards and
best wishes, / am,
Yours in F., G.. and B.,
w. B. f. CROWELL,
Grand Chancellor.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
A SATURDAY NIGHT TRAGEDY.
Married Woman Kills Married Man.
Two Stab Wounds.

George Whitfield, who works for
the American Tobacco Company, was
fatally stabbed Saturday night, Srd
inst, by Mrs. Martha Carter, at 924
Short Nineteenth Street. The
remains were seen by Editor John
Mitchell, dr., at Funeral Director w.
A. Prices morgue on Seventeenth
Street, Monday morning. There were
two stab, wounds near the nipple of
the left breast, each one of which
had punctured the left lung. He bled
to death quickly. Going up Jay
Street it was not long before the
one story tenement structure was
reached. On the porch was Mrs
Anna Dickerson, mother of the WON.
an, who did the stabbing.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10

Funeral Director Robert G.. Scott,
who was badly burned with carbollc
acid about three weeks ago and who
has been confined to his residence
ON account of the same is able to be
out again, under the skillfull treat
ment of DR.. Blaney.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10

Mr. Joseph Mitchell. Of Roanoke.
va. called on us last week enroute
to Goochland County to visit his son.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
Could Tell About 1t.

In reply to queries, she said she
did not know anything about it, but
Mrs. Carter's son, a small boy, there
could tell all about it. After some
urging, he said that Whitfield had his
mother down on the floor beating
her, when she cut him. Mrs. Dicker-
son said that she was in the bed
sleep and did not know anything
about it. 1t was a case of self-de-
fense. Whitfield had come in all doped
up. He was a quiet man, when sober.
"He fell down there" she said and
died there. She did not know Just
what time of night it was. Her
daughter had two children She was
separated from her husband, Moses
Carter. Her former white employer.
Mr.. McGhee, was looking after her
interests.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
Not Then Arrested.

She had not been arrested and she
did not tell where she was. The
yorngster, Joseph Carter, repeated
that George Whitfield had knocked
her down and was beating her, when
she cut him. The time of the
tragedy was finally placed around II
o'clock. Editor Mitchell met James
Gordon as he was coming away. He
spoke highly of the dead man and
said that he was quiet and peaceable.
The employers at the American To-
bacco Company thought much of him.
He had just left him at the corner
and he had been joking with some
girls. He told him he would see him
tomorrow. Shortly after that he
heard of his death.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
Both Married.

Whitfield was separated from his
wife and Martha Carter was sepa-
rated from her husband. Whitfield
gave all of his money, Gordon stated,
to this woman and lived as man and
wife. Mr.. Gordon lives at 1406 ST.
James Street. He also said that
Martha Carter had cut her own hus-
band in about the same place many
years ago and this was one of the
reasons he left her.
Richmond planet., 1926-07-10
MORE ABOUT GRAND LODGE At STAUNT0N VA
Two Remarkable Letters-Citations From the Records
JUDGE KIRK MATTHEWS RELIEVES SUSIE BOYD
80

bring the more the Grand Lodge will
receive, and we are writing to ask
you if you know of this action on
the part of your attorneys and if
you don't know of it we are writing
to let you know of it, and as mem
bers of the Lodge ask you to take
immediate steps to get other attor-
neys.
a ease let us know what, il any,
action you propose to take in this
matter.
Yours very truly
''W. E. BROWN.
"W. H. BYRD.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01
The ATTITUDE OF The CHICAGO CHURCHES

The following adopted by
Church Federation meeting Wednesday,
Washington submitted
President Barnes Judge Bradley and Dr. Joshua Sans6d
Resolved that the Chicago
belief
% n
weaken their with
made October Administrative the Federal
Council "T the policy prohibition
established
the liquor the saloon back
churches themselves with prohibition
conscience"
Resolved That the Chicago Church Federation
ltn prohibition
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1926-06-01
AMERICAN ISSUE TILL NOVEMBER ELECTION

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anda state has evenk
one the leading daii of Chicago reliably
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do
to be in already
door.
before will late! The beating their drums
Illinois Let them
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Building Chicago ILL.,