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moniais from the Secretary of Wa.
ana Army Officers Of high rank ana
ieputation are set forth Ia no uncar.
.aih terms. The following ringing
words OF Major General Bell al
dressed TO the famous "Bufraloa.',
tue SoUh Regiment, are typical ne.
! .he nigh regard and respect OF Amsr
ican and European officers for o,r
coiofed troops. Every private i'm tbt.
regiment and most OF the off;cors
were Negroes. The General said.
rms is the best disciplined ana.
pest drilled and best spirited reyi.
heht that has been under INV CO..
mahd at this environment. I pred,c,
ca las, tall that Colonel Moss w,,nia
nave the best regiment stationed hars.
ana you men have made nv nra,,io.
i'on come true. would lead Won In.
pnt.'e against any army In the world
Win every confidence in the ont
come" O~
THE NEGRO IN THE NAVY
More than fifty pages of the Book
ue'oted 70 the Achievements OF the
NEGRO In the American Navy-Guard
,ne the Transatlantic Route to
rrance-Batuing the Submarine Per.
n-lhe Best Sailors in any NAVY In
.ne world Making Navy In Three
M"hths from Negro Stevedorss ana
I'aDorers- Wonderful Accomplish.
ie's OF Our Negro Yeomen and
feowomen
AS We have fought for the riehta
vi i"ahkind and for the future peace
nu security OF the world. the people
~"ns 10 De correctly and fully in.
,orhleu OF the facts concerning OUR
ie'oes-and this Is THE Book they
are looking for.
THE ONLY HISTORY THAT VIII,
FULLY SATISFY THE AMERIcAM
COLORED PEOPLE
rms Book appeals to the Colorea
PEOPLE They are eager to buv n
Why-Because 1t is the only War
BOOK published that thrillingH, graph
really. yet faithfully describes the
wonderful part that the Colored Sol.
der has taken in the World WA ana
Is absolutely fair to the Negro.
1t relatC3 to the world how 3O0, 900
Negroes crossed the North Atlantic.
Drawing ehe errors of the Submarine
ferii, to battle for Democracy.
Inc loyalty and patriotism that
'haractertzed the black mans nature
MS sublime self-sacrifice, his ind,s
on.ab'e bravery. the wisdom Of Negro
oH:cers In command OF their own
roops.
4 NEW REVISED BOOK WITH
PEACE TERMs--75O Pages.
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HARD WORK AHEAD

He told me that could look for
ward to nothing but hard work. pos
sibly the coal pile, and that / would
do every day of my sentence this
time. All my correspondence was
r'gidly censored and even my per-
sonal lettes to personal friends re
turned to me. Certainly | was in
for hard go of it which I accepted
extraordinarily and decided to make
the best of it,
There had been many changes
since | first entered the prison and
under the modern efficient methods
that Governor Groosbeck bad been
instrumental in establishing in the
various penal institutions the routine
IF receiving new prisoners had de-
cidedly changed From the record
clerks office ] was taken up to the
guard room to the photographers
room and Immediately photographed.
(To be continued)
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NEW PRISON PERSONNEL

On arriving again at the prison in
which my sentence originally started
l was met with an almost new pris-
on personnel. / was taken into the
record clerks office, registered and
instructed to wait there as the War
den wished to personally see me.
In due time he arrived AMI proceed
ed to give me most scorching lee
ture. which ] no doubt justly de-
served, expla ming to me that the
Governor had called him personally
on the phone and told him that if he
ever talked" to anyone to do so to
me as l needed some sort of shaking
up for me to realize the seriousness
of life. The Warden told me to for
get about any previous prison opera
tions or positions that / had had for
this time ! was to be put through
the mill right
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WANTED SIGNED STATEMENT

With such assurance ] continued
my way until on one occasion GER
tain men in company with an attor
ney tried to force the girl to sign a
statement on which they conld base
parole violation against me. On
the promise of the girl that she
would see me no more she was re-
leased without making any state
ment. OF course ] was Immediately
notified of their action and became
so incensed that Immediately went
to the office Of these parties with
view of securing vengeance but
everything was smoothed over, at
least so I thought. IT Just happen
ed that the Warden had taken sick
and was rushed to Mayo Brothers
Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.
The parties were very prominent
politically and the deputy warden
was under their obligation, in fact
his job was held subject to their
good will.
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ENGROSSED IN WORK

ehe writer became much engross.
| ed In his work and soon won the
confidence OF all. such work bring
ing me almost daily in intimate con-
tact with the officials at Lansing in
GLIDING the Governor and on occa-
sf9ns be 'ng summoned to Lansing
Ter conference even into the Govern
ops Office. Certainly in that field
was at the pinnacle of success but
ts Use an expression which the Gov.
ernor at later date used while rep
rimanding me. Il couldn't stand
prosperity" for I soon was spent m
my nights in cabarets, ETC., a pleas
ure that no paroled man should in.
dulge in much less one was holding
a position where his every act was
censored and reported on by scores
OF jealous ones.
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rians with physician at each camp.
a MODEL KITCHEN

a MODEL KITCHEN
A model kitchen was installed and
plenty of the best wholesome food
provided under the experienced care
OF competent chef and steward
The very latest machinery was Sc.
cured and installed thereby keeping
each camp free from the cruel ardu-
Gus drudgery that other states were
using and at the same time provid-
Ing a finished concrete job under the
guidance OF skilled expert engineers
that was possible to obtain. In ad-
dltion the men were paid a dollar
and quarter day thus giving each
man who was nearing the end of his
prison term an opportunity of earn
Ing and saving @ few hundred dol
lars towards the day when freedom
should come. With the extension of
these ideals and plans Michigan to-
day surpasses any state in the coun-
try in the matter of its road build
ing by its inmates
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every morning.
Yours truly,
EDWARD BRYANT,
Douglas. Arizona.
Camp Harry J. Jones,
Co. d, 25th Infantry.
FOUND GREAT RELIEF.
Power, w. Va, Feb. 9, 1925.
l.. j. Hayden,
224 West Broad Street.
Richmond, Va.
Dear Sir: received your medb
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Yours truly,
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224 West Broad Street,
Yours truly,
,MRS. MARY GROCE.
Power, w. Va.
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Richmond, Va, July 8, 1915

Richmond, Va, July 8, 1915.
A perfect cure has been effected
by j.. J. Hayden's Pure Herb Medi-
cineS. After waiting thirteen years
ard have not suffered from the
horrible disease, Gravel, desire to
make statement to l.. J. Hayden:
Thirteen years ago twelve leading
physicians of my city treated me for
Kidney trouble and gravel without
the desired benefit. These doctors
advised me to be operated on, as that
was the only chance for me / was
advised to go and get some of l.. J.
Haydens Herb Medicine and try be-
fore being operated on. / did SO.
and in twenty-four hours after using
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half dozen gravel, some as big as a
large pea. Since that time ] have
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] am, j. A. PAGE,
Auburn Ave-, Richmond, Va.
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224 West Broad Street.
Richmond, Va
received your treatment o. K,
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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-10-23
TEMPTATION OF WILD LIFE

If at any time / should have exer-
c'sed an abundance of will-power in
stunning the bright lights and while
OF course l resented it at that time
/ can now see that they were per-
fcctlv '""tified in returning me to
r-i~"n before the wild life that / was
again beginning to sup got me into
some definite trouble Mr. Arnold,
the road superintendent, did not feel
that / had committed any offense or
had hNen caught in any misdemean-
or al that returning me to prison
was too drastic and he Immediately
got in touch with the Governor with
the result that / was returned to
Jackson Prison instead of Marquette
with the faint hope that when
things were cleared up 1 would be
given another chance.
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AN EFFICIENT SYSTEM

As this camp was but beginning
cf what has since proved to be the
most upto-date and efficient system
Of road-building by prisoners under
taken anywhere in the country 1T
might be appropriate to explain the
method in vogue. 1t was the Gov,
ernor's desire to take the men out
Of the stuffy sweat shops inside the
prison and place them in some bene-
fetal fresh air work and road build
ing proved the result At the same
time he did not wish Michigan to be-
come one Of those states where the
men working the roads were slaves
to some contractor where brutalities
and extortion existed With this in
view he organized model camps piac-
ing each camp under the charge of
experienced humanitarian discipline
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MORE WANTED

q, Daubervfile, Pa, March rs, 1925.
Mr. l.. j Hayden.
ga West Broad Street
Richmond, Va.
Dear Sir; Please send me your
PIoon Purter and Stomach Remedy
got some few years ago which 7
.uunu 10 be so very good for ind,-
sesuon. SO find enclosed money
order for $2.65. Please try to send
the medicine as soon as possible an
1 am In need of IL.
Yours truly,
MRS. CHARLES EBLINo.
Daubersvilie, Pa.
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WITHIN PRISON WALLS.

WITHIN PRISON WALLS
editors Note: Within Prison
Walls in this issue was written by
young colored man, of good family
and training. who for obvious reas-
ons is Withholding his reas identity
and who due to his ability. served
(during course of zen years. in
his positions Gas an inmate} one of
which has never been filled by any
other inmate OF any race.
During this series he will dwell
intimately on certain phases of pris-
on life that are rarely, If ever. dis
closed to the public.)
Continued from last week
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-10-23

So cal l. j. HAYDEN,
Broad Street My medicines
be
gun basaam
flowers
zen up to
FOLLOWING DIsEasEs Hart ns...
Blood Kidney bade-r Piles
Lysiepa ihds'' Constipation
Kind
Femae Complaints
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Medicines particulars write send o cali
l." j. HAYDEN ga d Street. ~ OAN - o"''
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RETURNED TO PRISON

He was putty in their hands and
at their command he sent for and
returned me to prison without even
semblance of an excuse, without
even any opportunity to allow me
to save any of my business effects,
files Or compilations in which / had
thousands of dollars invested in
money and time, The Warden did
not return for several weeks and
when he did there was nothing he
could do till the Parole Office at
Lansing acted on my case, At this
time a Parole and Pardon Commits
sioner had supplanted the old sys-
tenn of Pardon Board and his Wig
its to Marquette were held only at
intervals of several months.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-10-23

Bring us your job work Things
are dull now and prompt service can
be guaranteed.
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WARDEN'S ENCOURAGEMENT

With the encouragement received
from the Warden l started commu-
nicating with firms outside the state
with a view of securing definite Of
fers from reliable firms so that l
could be reparoled outside the state
when the Parole Commissioner ar
rived. I successfully secured splen-
did offer through Mr.. Ira Lewis of
the Pittsburgh Courier and liberal
contract was drawn up that would
have netted me several thousands a
year as their special travelling rep
resentative. They had gotten in
touch both with the Governor and
the Pardon Commissioner and their
consent seemed imminent
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1926-10-23
MICHIGAN BEHIND

Up to this period no prisoners had
been employed on the roads and
Michigan was frightfully behind
other states in the matter of road
improvements. This was the first
camp established as an experiment
and due to my knowledge and ex-
perience Of prison conditions and
men together with my ability to
take charge of and carry out the
routine office work in conjunction
with the camp the Governor felt I
would be a good assistant to Mr..
Arnold. the road superintendent,
which I afterwards became, Secre-
tary and Assistant.
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= SENT TO LANSING

On Friday night some months
after my return a telegram was re-
ceived by the Warden to send me
to Lansing at once. / was several
hundred miles from there and get
ting in communication by wire they
were instructed that it was un nee
essary to send an officer with me.
This again meant freedom and
left the next day, this time with no
money or business but an excellent
contract with the Pittsburgh Courier
people and felt l would have no
trouble in making, good Arriving
at Lansing however I was told that
the Governor had assigned me as
clerk to the superintendent of a
Road Camp that he had just erected.
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"WifhM Prison
Walls"
Wins Fame Behind PriS0n
WdXS--Renndrkdbxe Ex-
PerieHce of a Brilliant
GOJOred Man.

BY An lnsider
Reprint and publishing rights re.
terved exclusively by the author.)
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Continued from last week.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-02-18
LONE OAK

Farmers of this community have
begun their farming.
Mr.. Polston and family took dinner
with T.. l.. Mondy's Sunday.
Ed Tyler and wife visited his broth
er, Ira Tyler, near Cedar Ridge Satur-
day night.
Lucille and Hazel Broom of near
Sharum are visiting friends at this
place this week.
Maudie McIntire visited Gladys and
Beulah Rose from Friday until sun
day.
Joe Thompson and family visited
Tommie Thompson Saturday night.
Sid Litherland and family and Gro
yer Dunkin and wife visited Harry
Crays Sunday.
Mabel Tharp visited Reba and Hell
man Jones Sunday.
Bertha and Bessie Buckley visited
Yada and Vida Crays Sunday.
Hulvey Webb and family visited his
brother at Tuckerman Sunday.
Mrs. Lloyd Freeman visited Mrs. II.
l.. MOndy Sunday evening.
A dance given at Frank Blackshear's
was enjoyed by all who attended.
Reba Jones, Lucille Broom, Gladys
and Beulah Rose visited Mrs. Essie
Thompson Monday.
George Tyler and family, Nellie
Webb. Cecil Cox and Velp0 Smith took
dinner with Erva Buckley Sunday.
Elsie Buckley returned home from
Biggers Saturday, where she had spent
the week.
Herman Jones and family visited
Herman Davis Sunday.
Bro. sharp will preach for us Satur-
day night and Sunday.
Mrs. Martha johnson is suffering
with a bonefelon ON one of her hands.
The program Mt Consolidated No. l
Friday night was well attended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Tyler took dinner
at the home of Mrs. Erva Buckley
Sunday.
AIazie and Gladys Cook took dinner
with Minnie Tharp Sunday.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-02-18
INGRAM

Hurrah for Uncle Charities log cabin.
Get up In the collar, boys Spring
Is here.
James Early and Elmer Driskill had
business at POcahOntas last Tuesday.
Rufc Ellis and wife visited James
Early and family last week end.
Quite crowd attended the dance
mt Elmer Drislxill's last Saturday night.
All report fine time.
Atty. Joe ii. johnson auctiOneered
the sale for Mrs. Shaver last week.
Come again, Big A.
J. ID. Johnson and family of Pocahon-
tas visited relatives and friends here
last week end.
S. A. Shaver and others went to
Ripley county. Mo-. after lumber one
day last week.
Andrew Early and wife visited
James Early, Sr., and family last Sun
day.
Blessed are the peacemakers for
they shall be called the children Of
God. Mat. 5 20. Smoke that in your
Prince Albert.
A move is on foot to establish n
postofiice at McNabb's store with Miss
Flora Sarnett as postmistress
We are told that Rev. Odell eagle
will preach at the home of Wilce Col
lier one night In the near future.
Our good friend. Mark Brown, of
Campbell, Mo-, is visiting relatives and
friends here this week.
This writer had business with our
good blacksmith, Mr.. Brawley, last
Wednesday,
We heard one of Pocahontas' shrewd-
est men say the other day that there
had been lots of funny books written
about Arkansas and if we don't grade
our public roads up and put the old
Bear State up out of mud there would
be some more pretty soon. Hurrah
for good roads
Aunt Margaret Barnett died very
suddenly Of heart failure at her home
here on Feb. 9th and was buried on
Sunday. Feb. Z, In the Barnett GENE
terry. Funeral services were conduct
ed by Rev. $. ID. Poe. Aunt Margaret
was 81 years of age and had lived on
the farm on which she died for over
30 years.
We note that the Hamil writer took
a shot at us last week and likened us
unto a woodchuck Now that old scout
lives just one door north of the old
Grand Leader at Hamil. He told us
on ground hog day that although times
were ms tight as the bark on black
jack sapling. he was not scared since
he had peck Of meal and had rab-
bit stopped up in hollow tree.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-02-18
STONY POINT

People are taking advantage of the
spring weather we have been having
and have been making gardens, plow-
ing and sowing oats.
The following have been on the sick
list for the past week: Mrs. Lillian
Sutton, William Diles, Robert and Carl
Rushing and Homer Startling.
Lewis Startling and Zeta Fielden
who have been i'll with pneumonia, are
better at this writing.
WhOoping cough has been raging in
our community for the last few weeks
Several pupils out of school on account
of IL.
Mrs. Allie Holmes of Reyno visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. +, NJ. Full
lington, the past week.
Garland Pryor visited Darrell Full
lington last Friday.
Oren Campbell was visiting special
friends near Stony Point Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude were Sunday
guests at the IIufstedler home at Bir-
dell.
Several from this community are
planning on attending the meeting at
Pocahontas.
Mr.. Rushing's moved into the house
vacated by Mr.. Elliott's Monday.
Only four more weeks of school
Everyone busy on books and program.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin Fullington
spent the week end visiting relatives
near Hopewell.
Miss Ollie Johnson spent Sunday
afternoon with Mrs. +. M. Fullington.
Drew Poe spent Saturday night with
friends near Birdell.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-02-18
WARM SPRINGS

Mrs. Eta Frier and son. Carl, spent
last Tuesday with Mrs W. A. Holt.
Krata Blackwell spent Saturday
night and Sunday with Lucy Merry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton Holt spent last
Sunday at w. A. Hollis.
Mrs. George Street, who has been
staying with Mrs King, returned to
her home last Sunday
Rufe Burr0w spent Saturday night
with Eselman Holt.
Mrs. Nellie Keese spent last Thurs
day with Mrs. Laraw0od
Mrs. Jim Jarrett came home last
Saturday from st. Louis. She has been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Fowler, for
two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benton Holt spent Sat
urday night with Iode Flanagan and
children.
Raymond King and Hubert Holt Of
ReynO came up last Saturday to take
in the program and pie supper.
Mrs. Claud Parrish and little child
of Wynne came up last Tuesday to see
her father. Mr.. Carter, who is real
had sick.
Mrs Glass and Mr.. Linn motored to
POcahontas last Wednesday.
Mrs. Nellie Reese visited Mrs. King
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Holt and babe of
pOcahontas visited Mr.. aud Mrs. John
King last Sunday.
Our school viii be out next Friday,
the 10Th.
Miss Jewel Street is staying with
Mrs King this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Gregory and children
and family.
A nice crowd attended the program
and pie supper last Saturday night
Juanita Mock won the box Of candy.
The pies and box of candy brought
$3.50.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-02-18
Stop Night Cough
This New Way
Quick Relief Thru
Simple Treatment

Thousands who have been unable to
sleep nights due to irritating night
coughing can now obtain practically
instant relief and sleep soundly the
very first night tt through a simple but
wonderfully effective treatment.
This treatment is based on the pre-.
scription known as DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Coughs. You take Just
one teaspoonful at bedtime and hold
it in your throat for Is or 20 seconds
before swallowingit. The prescription
has double action. 1t not only soothes
and heals soreness and irritation, but
it quickly removes the phlegm and con.
gestion whichare the yedlcdHScof night
coughing. So with the throat soothed
and cleared, coughing stops quickly,
you sleep undisturbed, and the entire
cough condition soon disappears.
DR.. Kings New Discovery is for
coughs, chest colds, sore throat, hoarse.
ness, bronchitis, spasmodic Group, etc.
Fine for children as well as grown
ups-no harmful drugs. Economical,
too, as the dose is only one teaspoon.
full. AT all good druggists. Ask for
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-02-18
f. W. B. CHURCH NOTES

Supply, Feb. 16.
The Ladies Aid met at Mrs. Sher-
man Fowler's at Supply Monday, Feb.
; and finished the quilt which they
had started for the Freewill Baptist
College in Oklahoma. There was 10
names on the quilt. The oldest person
whose name appeared was Aunt Eliza
beth Carter She has reached the age
Of 100. The quilt brought seventeen
dollars. The money goes to the college
which once belonged to the Presbyter-
ian church. They fell short of money
and gave it to the Freewill Baptist pro-
vided they could hold it for ten years.
This is our last year. We are doing
all that's in our power to hold it this
year. The quilt goes to the Dormi-
tory.
Those present at the quilting were
Aunt Jane Sorrels, Mines. II. X. Fow-
Ter. Ida Emmons, Annie Bell Cox, Rose
Pride, Renda Parish, TuIa Jolly, Leo
ma Jones, Ruth Duff, Elsie Cox, Ella
Shepherd. Sherman Fowler, Ona Ray
Aunt Martha Fowler, Misses LEILA
Larkins, Oma SOrrels, Yirgia EmmOns
and vada Pride. A Member.
Pocahontas star herald., 1926-02-18
How Doctors Treat
Colds and the Flu

To break up a cold overnight or
to cut short an attack of grippe, in
fluenza, sore throat or tonsillitis, ply
sicians and druggists are now letom-
mending Calotabs, the purified and
refined calomel compound tablet that
gives you the effects of calomci and
salts combined, without the unpleas-
ant effects of either.
One or two Calotabs at bedtime
with a swallow Of water,-that's ell.
No salts, no nausea nor the slightest
interference with your eating, work
or pleasure. Next morning your cold
has vanished, your system is thor
oughly purified and you are feeling
fine with hearty appetite for bgeak-
fast Eat what you please,--no dan
ger.
Get family package, containing
full directions, only So cents. At any
drug store. (advl