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Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

PETERSBURG, VA, May 13--
A shocking murder took place here
today. when Eddie Barber colored
man SO years of age, in raging
passion shot and Killed his wife,
Sarah, she being 30 years of age,
He had been at work all day and
returning home was angered by the
actions of his wife, the exact de-
scription of which has not been
furn shed. Frenzied by his own act
he then shot himself with the result
that he died almost Instantly. The
coroner investigated the affair but
there was nothing TO do as both
principals to the tragedy were dead.
Conditions are puzzling and the
colored people n the ne;ghborhood
are much concerned about the mat
ter.
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

Rubens Paint and Glass Company
is the place for you to patronize.
Anything in the line Of paints, roof
ing, glass etc can be secured there
at bottom prices. Call and
see them.
The Union Life Insurance Com
pany of Virginia is keeping up it's
fine record for paying claims prompt
lyi with the least strouble. Keep
your obligations with that concern
and sick. or death claims are paid
by the able President with a smile
You may go further. but you viii
surely come back again, for you can
not beat the offerings made by them
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18
FUNERAL DIRECTOR JAMES H
CUNNINGHAM GONE.

Funeral Director James H. Cum
ningham. one Of the Oldest in this
city died in South Richmond and
was buried from the FIRST Baptist
Church of South Richmond last
Wednesday. He was father Of the
weIl-known undertaken, C. S. Cum
ningham. There was a large attend
ance and the funeral directors OF
the city attended in a body. Rev.
w. L. Ransome, D. D. preached
an eloquent discourse =. ..
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

Rev. T. ]. King, D. D.. the ex-
pastor of the Fifth Street Baptist
Church and now pastor of the Eb-
enezer Baptist Church of Pittsburgh
Pa. preached here May 9Th. all day.
The pew rally staged at the time
netted around s1,10O. He left dur
ing the week to attend the Virginia
Baptist Convention which convened
Wednesday 9Th inst. at the Queen
Street Baptist Church, Hampton.
Rev. w. H. R. Powell, D. D. has
given no intimation that he will
accept the call to the Fifth Street
Baptist Church.
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18
SOUTH BOSTON vA.) NOTES.

Mothers Day was observed at the
Mizpah Presbyterian Church Sunday
May 18th at 11:45. Special selec-
tions by the Choir. Solo by Mrs. E.
BL D. Mason. Rev. A. Kendict de
hvered a wonderful sermon. E.
A large audience was present at
First Baptist Church for the Moth
er's Day services. Subject Behold
Thy Mother. "
The Odd Fellows held their ami
versary at Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Rev. J. E. Miller of C. M. e.
Church preached the annual sermon.
There was large attendance.
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

Hr. Henry Neal, who has been in
disposed for several weeks is at his
post of duty at A. D. Price Jr's.
establishment again.
i;
Mr.. W. H. Byrd. the well-known
barber has removed his place of
business from 619 North Second
Street to GIT East Baker Street.
where he will be pleased to see his
friends and patrons. He has had
new brick shop built, with all mod
ern conveniences.
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

Steve Jenkins colored was shot to
death by mob at Macon, Miss.
May 18th, Immediately after he had
stabbed and killed Fred McCrayber,
white planter 35 years of age with
whom he had disagreed over share
crop. Jenkins, who had been work
ing for McCrayber disagreed over
the terms of share crop and left
the plantation. McCrayber followed
him and an argument and fight
followed. -. ,.-,
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18
Washington, D. c..
May 11th 1929.

Mr.. Al. W. Holmes -.
Supreme Master of the National
Ideal Benefit Society.
Dear s and Brother: I wish t.
thank yOU and your noble Order for
the prompt payment of the death
claim of my mother-in law Charlotte
Coleman. a member of Lincoln
Lodge No III. Check for 500 was
paid by Prother c. H. Neal Coun-
sellor. 80.
WITH bast wishes 1 remain,
Yours ..
HENRY ARMSTEAD
1434 Suamn Street n. W.
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

and date of death: :.
Martha Banks, 70 years; 9O7 West
Clay Street; May T..
Emma Johnson, 62 years; 1906 Lake
view Avenue, May G
Caroline Thomas. 6S year; 1924
North End St.; May 8.
Emma c. Tinsley 81 years; 22O w.
Charity ST.; May s..
James Edwards, 6S years; 1908
Catherine St.; May Z. =.
Signora Christian Royal Al years;
1921 Fourth ST.; May 10.
Aretha F. Giles, IS years. 1901 st.
John St., May 9.
Maggie Johnson. 50 years; 1911
Maury St; May II.
Sarah Smith. 46 years; 402 East
Baker ST.. May 10.
Wilbur Dungee, 10 years; Cold
Water Va. May -.
Albert Logan 65 years; 635 North
Third Street, May II.
Violette Brown. As years; Emporia
Va; May ~.
Agnes Melvin, II years; 3101 2nd
Street; May 19.
Mary L. Jefferson, 81 years; 40S
Orleans ST.. May IA :.
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

George Preston President of the
Wall Street Beneficial Club died Sat
urday afternoon after an operation
at St. Philips Hosp tai. His funeral
took place at Mt. Moriah Baptist
Church. Rev. Dr.. R. V Peyton Of
fciating.
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

President John T, Taylor is SLOW
ly improving. He has no use OF his
left side, but is able to be propped
Up in bed and supported at times
IN a chair in his room. His mind is
clear and he accepts his condition
philosophica'ly, being surpr singly
cheerful
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

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Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

The Second Baptist Church added
70 new members by baptism recent
ly and many more are in the offing
coming in to join later. Rev. Joseph
T. Hill is not only holding his own,
but he is increasing interest.
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

Miss Alberta F.. Beltz R. n. OF
Roselle, n. j. spent three weeks in
the city, the guest Of her aunt, Mrs.
NJ. Williams, 2O1 S. Randolph st.
She left last Wednesday for home.
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

The L. F. M. Store is in the lime
light with the cheapest and best es-
adjustments in the city. They have
met the lowest prices. Why. man,
this store is selling straw hats as
cheap as 81.
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

General Manager D. C. Deans OF
the North Carolina Mutual Life In
surance Company has been on the
field during the week. He is expect
ed home next week.
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

W. Marshall St.; May L..
Sarah Holmes, "a years; Newtown;
May z.
Mary Backers, As years; 319 Gray
land Street; May z.
Rosa Johnson, 3S years; 101 East
Jackson St.; May Z. :.
Laura Young, AZ years; 9O5 North
18th ST.. May Z.
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

Rev. Charles s.. Morris has re-
turned home after most successful
evangelistic tour
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

The following is lst OF deaths
of colored persons reported to the
Richmond Bureau of Health from
May s to May IA, 1929, with age
and date of death: :.
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

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Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

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Richmond planet., 1929-05-18
NATIONAL IDEAL PAYS CLAIM
PROMPTLY.

Received One Hundred Dollars.
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

If you owe us send in all of it or
a. part of the amount due. We have
reached point in life where We are
thankful for even small favors
Richmond planet., 1929-05-18

Bring your job work to The Plan
ct Office and be happy.
Old papers can be secured at 311
North Fourth Street at 80 cents per
hundred. Send for a bundle.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
Talents Not Used
They Are Not Lost Forever.

HE Reverend Dr. George Alexander says talents not used
i are lost to the owner
But they are lost fortunately to the next generation
'Mute ing,orious Milton" of Grays churchyard may be
writing good copy through the brain Of his geatrandson
and Cromwell gultless of his countrys blood may shed
plenty of it in later generations
Hamln famous breeder Of trong horses would not let
his fine stallion Mambrino King trot at ALL He believed
the colts would better the father saved his energy
for them instead Of using it in trotting matches.
The Bible story of that gave certain amount
Of money to servant and much smaller amount to
other that received the small amount dis
satisfied and discouraged Instead Of doing the best he could
with what he had he buried it in the ground When his
master asked accounting he simply gave him back the
money he had received The other servant returned the
money much increased.
Money in those days called "a talent" We all
ceive the Master of the Universe certain of
talent Fortunately for the world those that receive small
amount often to great advantage And unfortunately
those that received great amount often not at all
Those most unfortunate the talented of rich
whose fathers wealth makes it not worth while for them
to work.
It is encouraging believe however that coming and
going like the plants that grow the EARTH do forever
waste that which they do not
The fruit that not picked goes back into the ground
increases its fertility.
The talent that hope increases the power
of another generation.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
Confirmation of New Utilities
Commissioners

TT HE Senate District Committee is soon to pass upon the
nominations of Harleigh II. Hartman and Mai. Gen.
Mason NJ Patrick members of the Public Utilities Com.
mission and Senator Cappe always conderae the
Of Washington people asks for public opinion qual
cations and fitness of the nominees.
The main objection far made Is that the nominations
do not any represent public choice the sense
that they were not sponsored by Washington people,
This objection only emphasize the utter lack of
system Of public choice here and the that Washington
public opinion cannot be accurately gathered though may
be made partially manifest by various methods.
Washgtons lack suffrage is not before the Senate
District Committee in the confirmation or rejection
of the nominees fault of the nominees that there
not suffrage here Neither is the President responsible
for this un-A American situation.
There may be tnge Of public regret that the President
did not consider the Of citizens are active
in civic affairs and who have done for Washington
but little fault be found with his selections from the
viewpoint Of qualifications, fitness and high character
The commission, Judging from all information now
available will be composed of the best informed set of men
the city has known for long time. Moreover they will
by Of independence and fairness be stampeded
by financial influence or affluence by unfair camor
It has been the history of the Public Utilities Commission
far that engineer officers of the Army make wonderfully
capable commissioners thnk and acting for themselves
and able to well into intricate problems The new
commission will have two such in Major General Patrick
and Colonel Ladue engineer commissioner of the District
Mr. Hartman may not be engineer but he knows public
utilities questions and is especially well informed valua
tion subjects
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
HE CAN'T EAT MEDALS
By Herbert Kaufman


TN 1928 Michael Donaldson had eleven cents nsaae a
1 petite and job in sight
Business couldn't hm-Mke too slammna
doors and sudden noises upset his equilibrium hangover
as were from certain experiences in foreign parts
Perhaps Of your friends returned from the same m
without the calm and pose all the legs and arms and e
they carried
Donaldson you doubtlessy don't recall got messed u
while salvagng six gun-smashed men French hnEda
He got various decorations Congressional mention ard
special parade at Governors 1sand-nonO of which Il
needed half as badly steady employment.
But Governments especially have habit Of teEgs
that heroes can't subsist on glory
It's much cheaper to national debts Of 0nngao9 Wd
citations, bronze disks and lapel buttons
The system leaves much available Tor por
barrel postoffce and dredging the creek at WambasuH
Consequently no student of Washngtons legislative trends
is surprised learn how Lieutenant Dan Edwards acclaimed
by Legion the hero Of the recently
broke down the streets after pounding the pavemen IN
search of work.
Edwards discovered that nourishmen in
hurrahS resolutions and bits Of ribbon
Pawnbrokers were long ago aware Of that.
There time when desperation cant afford the In
signals Of distinction notably when rents overdue and
stomach walls rubbing together.
Dan Edwards might have STAYED off extremity for at least
week by dickering with the junkman-he owned enough
fancy metal to tide thus far
little while back the outstanding ambition of High Com
mands seemed concentrated loading him down with
France him the Grand Gross of the Legion of Honor
the Croixe de Guerre with Palms and the Medae Mare
Britain Belgium Italy Serbia Portugal and Rumana fast
followed suit.
with nine assorted bayonet and gunshot wounds ne held
an advance position without food water comrades for
three appalling days And after escaping from the hospital
roined his outfit Scissors where despite the loss of
and leg and with twenty additional body wounds he
killed and captured four each of the enemy
They brought home what left of him and in compensa
ton Uncle Sam added the Congressional Medal of Honor
Wild Bill Donovan Sergeant Alvin York got the other
Which goes show what exclusive affairs these
However they don't confer the privilege of eating Free
buying shoes smokes and overcoas special credit
Likewise they aren't passkeys to private offices
mendations for civil promotion.
The record doesn't include the double with Edwards
colectionbut his Caous countrymen have the less
pinned it on him.
Shame democracy that won't furnish opportunity when
proud muaed veteran and international celebrity pleads
chance his living without cup or
tray of shoestrngs
Copyright 1929 by an erbsrt Kaufman
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
'THE NEW LIBERTY"
of COURSE, We Want It.

This picture, published by the Daily Mail Of Brisbane
Australia, is supposed to rebuke this country Our
Statue Of Liberty in the Australian cartoon is shown throw
ing bomb bullet something labelled, Aim for Naval
Supremacy"
Naval supremacy that is to say ability to protect ourselves
against any other navy including the combined naves OF the
British Empire is exactly what the United States wants and
INTENDS TO HAVE
The Statue Of Liberty represents genuine liberty There
no liberty without peace of mind.
There can be peace Of mind without security safety,
the CERTAINTY that you can take care Of yourself.
The Statue Of Liberty rests easily on ts pedestal because
this country entered voluntarily and has
never LOST war into which it has been forced
Also Miss Liberty knows that intend to keep that
program building what may be necessary in the way Of
airplanes and submarines.
our recent legislation ordering the construction Of fifteen
swift battle doesn't please OF our
friends that would like blockade ports and tell US
where we may and may not send our ships .
pleases Miss Liberty down the bay
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
LISTEN WORLD!
Love Is a Star
By Elsie Robinson

That is why falling In love"
is never silly. That is why the
most trivial love story has a
men continue to believe in love
though they have lost their faith
In everything else.
Love is the supreme adventure.
It is also the supreme liberator.
Love has the power to lift men
out Of themselves-to free them
for a while from the shame and
shelfishness of themselves.
Through love a man will rise
above his own cowardice and
greed and forget even his own
vanity.
Self-preservation may be. the
FIRST law of nature, but love is
the LAST and GREATEST law.
For love can overcome even a
mans desire to preserve himself.
Because Of love a man will die
for his friend. He will do an
even harder thing-he will LIVE
for his friend.
Believe in love!
Treasure 1t!
Treasure 1t even though 1t comes
in coarse and common guise. For
though the waters over which love
moves may be muddy, love itself
IL a star.
Worship love. Make a religion
of it. Go into the thought Of 1t
as YOU would go into shrine. Go
into it seeking beauty, asking for
healing
For however ugly your life may
be it will give you beauty
And however sick your soul
may be, it will heal 1t.
Love is a star! Follow the star!
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
Hearst Papers Advocate:

l. An agreement of Engtishspeaking peoples to pre-
serVe peace among themselves and to promote the
peace of the tvorld.
e. Proportional representation in the United States
Senate, State to haze less than two Senators.
Legislation to enforce prompt constitutional reap
portionnaent IN the House of Representatives.
g. A separate Department of the Army, of the Navy
and Of the Air Forces, all aited under,G Secretary
of National Defense.
A. Federal action to the limit of Federal powers to
abolish dhterGcy in the United States under Secre-
tary of Education.
s. Election of Congress in NoUeA,ber hTnstdudton
the 1st of January tollowing. Inauguration of the
President 1st of January neat after November
election.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
DoN'T take love lightly.


~ Don't shrug away its observ-
ances as sentimental nonsense"
For the experiences and the
rites of love. however. slight they
may seem, are the most sacred
things in our existence-and the
most mysterious.
Love is the deepest and the
tallest thing in life. 1t penetrates
farthest into the soil of our be-
ing-it reaches highest toward the
source of our hope.
Cynics may tell you that love Is
but a part of your physical COM
position, like the heat in Your
blood or the hunger in your
stomach. -
They may tell you that it arises
from a desire to reproduce
Or a selfish desire to possess
Don't believe them,
Love may work through your
body, but it is not Of your body.
1t is above and beyond the
needs Of the body.
It is a bright dream that moves
across the troubled waters of our
being like a great star.
Always men have reached to-
ward that star, desiring it above
everything else on earth.
They reached toward 1t when
they were shambling, hairy brutes
they reach toward 1t now in
their day of weary disillusion. AL
ways they believed in love and
trusted 1t. And love never be-
trayed their trust.
Those whom we love may fail
us but love itself never fails us.
Whatever 1t costs, love is always
worth while.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
Crowded War Time DAYS

looming destruction of the Government dormitores
~ women the Capitol and introduction of bills by
Blaine and Hardy to construct dormores for
women employees of the Government who may to
them recalls the dangerously crowded housing conditions in
war time days in this city.
Hotels boarding houses homes jammed with human
beings who slept in Railways anywhere and paid high
prices for the privilege.
No dormitories will be built, notwithstanding The
bills There is longer need for the Government
going the boarding roOmng house business These
are not times.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
By Harding
by DR.. Louis E. Bisch-
bright children are a special

URlGHT chlioren are speciSl
- problem.
Except for few exceptions here
and there throughout the country,
specially gifted children are put in
the same classes as those Of aver.
age mentality.
The result is that these children
with a faster rate Of development
are held back to their own detrt-
ment.
We advance because of what our
superior people can accomplish.
And therefore superior children
should receive special educational
training 30 that opportunity may
be given them to develop their
very best to the very best.
A few years ago 1 examined and
studied q 4-year-old boy who, ac-
cording to standard mental tests,
scored 200 per cent normal. In
other words, his brain was Of such
superior development that he was
able to do thinFs that only the
average 12-year.old child nd Ac-
complish.
At 1S months he could carry q
conversation intelligently in SEN
tences. His sound memory was
truly remarkable. He could recog-
nize no less than 25 different songs
when played, sung or whistled.
At Is months he knew his al.
phabet. He could recognize letters
even when held upside down.
At 20 to "a months ne sang and
reclted In Latin and French and
easily remembered historical facts
and chemical formulas. When l
examined him he recited the
whole Of Warrier's Bunker Hill
Address" in q way that gave plain
evidence OF understanding.
There have been other cases like
this. You may recall the Sidis
boy, who discussed the fourth di.
menslon' mystery of the
mathematicians-before a group
Of university professors.
Certainly children of such ca
pacities require special training!
Should you happen to have such
a child, one who is truly superior.
he sure you consult some expert
in educational matters. See to 1t
that the child's unusual develop
ment is not thwarted or held back.
Sometimes these embryo geniuses
are as far behind in some abilities
a. they are advanced in others.
Naturally, the things they are
gifted in they like to do. The
parents, too, tend TO push their
development along lines in which
their offspring shine.
The result? A curiously lop-
sided kind of advancement-briSht
dull and inferior in others.
Often, too. an unstable nervous
system goes with it which bears
close watching.
But IL these principles be borne
in mind, well-rounded intelligence
can be achieved.
The keynote of the training of
specially gifted children is indi-
Vidual study and attention.
You need not necessarily feel
exalted because you have such q
child. But If you see TO 1t that
the child is DEVELOPED like It
should be-intensively, individ.
ually and wisely-then, only. have
you fulfilled your duty ana may
Justly feal proud.
The Washington times., 1929-05-18
MEDITATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland

W0man'S Game-and Mans
DLAYING at love has become
the great national pastime.
Most of our standard jokes, to-
day, are about parked cars,
"ginthetic kisses" ''hot mammas"
and philandering husbands. And
jokes show which way the vino
blows.
But playing at love is not q
woman's game. It is a mans
game. Love is the most import
ant and vital thing in a woman's
life: and it Is far more important
to her than 1t is to man. This
is a biological fact, not theory.
To a man, love Is just the icing
on the cake; to a woman, it Is the
whole feast, from the antipasto to
the demi-tasse, from the. olives to
the roast.
A man can manage to worry
along, somehow, without love ane
never know what he has missed.
He can even jolly himself into
believing that he prefers the lit
lL0 anu 6S AlNhSAAN AS'~O
to the real thing. But a woman
who lives and dies without love
KNOWS that she has never really
lived. She is just a rose-bush
that has died without ever having
bloomed.
Woman may play a mans game
in business, in politics or in art,
HI - D,,A To-
she has got to play her OWN
game, and to play it better than
a man does. For a man plays
just to PLAY; but woman plays
to WIN-and most Of the cards
are stacked against her!
of restless and unsatisfied women
today. Woman is trying to play
MANS game, in the name of the
"Single Standard" and the result
is grand big whoopee. A grand
big whoopee for the MEN-but
an awful headache for the women.
Woman is pretending to take
love as lightly and carelessly AS,
man does; to make a pastime of
1t; to play with it or ignore it as
he does.
But a woman cannot be honest
ly cynical or flippant about love.
A woman cannot ignore love any
more than she can ignore the law
of gravity. 1t is the essence Or
her being; the most compelling
force in her nature; the sine qua
non of her existence. Whea she
PLAYS with love, she is playing
with T. N. r.; and when she gets
through, there isn't enough of
her left to make it worth while to
pick up the pieces.
BY pretending to play at love,
woman has given man a glorious
opportunity to make a little gams
of it--a jolly little game, in which
he takes all the winnings, and
she gets only the consolation
prize"
Man will play at love, just as
long as woman will play with
him. But when women STOP
playing at love, man will have to
stop playing, too-because they
will have nobody to play WITH
THAT'S the answer!
In matters Of love. the pace
has always heen. set by the
women. Women . ala sys
dictated the rules OF The nc.
But today woman il trying to
play . mans game in a man s
way-and she Just CAN'T WIN!