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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18
THE CAPTAINS
DAUGHTER
Bv ZONES Thomas FieIds

By James Thomas Fields
We were crowded in the cabin,
Not a soul would dare to sleep
It was midnight on the ocean
And storm was on the deep
It's a fearful thing in winter
To be shattered by the blast
And to hear the rafting trumpet
Thunder "Cut away the mastr
So we shuddered there in silence,
For the stoutest held his breath
While the hungry sea was roaring
And the breakers talked with de-
As we sat there in the darkness
Each one busy with his prayers
I'VE are lostP the captain SHOUTED
As he staggered down the stairs.
But his little daughter whispered
AS she took his icy hand,
isn't God upon the ocean
Just the same on the landS
Then we kissed the little maiden,
And we spake in better cheer,
And we anchored safe IN harbor
When the morn was shining Gle
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18
EDITORIALS
Can Colored Richmond Cooperate?

leadership, cooperation will be forth
coming. This is where we should be
propped up "On the Leaning Side
We have some strong fraternal and
religious leaders and some business
leaders. The great need is for strong
business leaders, and this is where
the great rub comes. All submerged
races have a tendency to place little
faith and confidence in its business
leaders. The reason for this is, that
the people have such little money to
spend with it's business men that 1t
is well nigh impossible to develop
men big enough to command and de-
mand their serious attention.
For instance, after that great
horde of installment and divers col
lectors are turned loose on the color
ed population early Monday morn
ing and work through Saturday
night, there is not enough money
left in Jackson Ward, to develop
sizeable business geniuses in bust
ness that could sell its products for
one cent down and one cent month.
The Negro business cannot thrive on
what is left after this army finishes
its weekly attack. If business coope-
ration is exercised here land it isl
there is not enough of it to satisfy
the dreams of our idealists.
But to the question. Yes, we can
cooperate, but until some thinker de-
vises a more effective method for
Negro control of wealth, it cannot
amount to much.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18
Party Dress"

Party Dress"
Novels about women who are forty
are always interesting. A novel by
Hergesheimer is always interesting.
But when Hergesheimer writes about
a woman of forty look for something
unusual in its claims upon the atten-
ton. His insight into their psyche is
keenly penetrating and accurate. For
this reason everybody who has not
read will want to read his PARTY
Dress. Men in order to learn about
women. Women that they may know
what at least one mani doubt not
that there are few others-has found
out about them.
The story is about Nina Henry-a
luxury loving upper middle class
woman of the country club set in an
American suburb. A simple black
evening frock direct from Paris-her
first one-makes her realize that she
has never been in owe. Heb children
have arrived at the ages at which
they do not need to rely on her. Her
husband only wants to be made COM
Portable. She is only mildly interest
ed in Francis Amber, the. most eligi-
BILE bachelor, her junior, and her
would be lover. In fact, she needs
major interest in life. At a country
club dance this dress makes her the
cynosure of all eyes. Later that night
or rather that morning, she meets
Chalke Ewing, who is spending his
vacation from his Cuban sugar plan
tation with his sister. Chalke Ewing,
always Immediately clad in white
linen, always smoking long Cuban
cigars except when he is mixing, SER
wing and drinking his favorite swiz-
zle. Chalke Ewing, on the surface
hard and cynical, but like all cynics,
at heart an idealist. She falls in love
with him. Marriage is planned be-
tween them. Her insistence, altogeth-
err characteristic of women of her
age, makes him spend night with
her. In the morning he is gone.
BACK TO CUBA.
All her world comes tumbling a
bout her ears. Chalke kills himself.
Francis Amber announces his en-
gagement to the daughter of wom-
an with whom Nina's husband has
been having a mild affaire. The pro-
vocative dress has been torn by
provoked man so is useless. Just as
well. AS she tells her husband, in the
morning he will find that she has be-
come an old lady.
This in brief is the story. But you
will miss treat if you do not read it
yourself. Hergesheimer has always
been a master of the Written word.
That master is evident here. You live
with Nina Henry in Nina Henrys
world.
Quite different is Hugh Walpole's
Rogue Herries. 1t partakes of the
fantasy-like qualities of his Portrait
of the man with Red Hair. 1t is a
milieu novel covering the eighteenth
century in North England. The story
itself is slim. There are dramatic
spots however. 1t even approaches
melodrama at the end-when Rogue
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18
Views Of The Contemporary Press

increased.
Perhaps the large number of
deaths by mob violence this year
should not be interpreted as distinct
retrogression, but rather as proof
that the problem had not been settled
nor the need for educative cam
paigning ended. The records show
that similar temporary relapses have
occurred in the past. For example,
between 1923 and 1880 the annual
number of lynchings was always un-
der 10, with one exception; in 1926
they jumped to a total of 80. Like
wise, between 1908 and 1923, the
average was down around 60 or 65,
yet the total jumped to 100 in 1908.
However, an awakening of the
South to the fact that it still has a
serious problem of law and order on
its hands will do no harm. AS in the
case of the temperance workers who
quit campaigning after the prohibit
ton law was enacted, the enemies of
lvnching may have withdrawn from
the field too quickly.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18
VIEWS OF
THE PUBLIC
Book Notes From The Bowser Branch Of The
Richmond Public Library
Ierries dies just as his gypsy WI.

Herries dies just as his gypsy WI.
Mirabell, dies in childbirth" The
woman and the newborn child ~
the only living things in the house
But before he arrived at this end h
had lived intensely. He kept his mis-
tress in the same household wit nj
wife and children. He sells this mis-
tress in an Inn for forty silver sad
ings. He keeps in his house a. oil
woman, supposedly witch. When
mob browns her he carries her hom
in his coat. When late in life he MAJ
ries a gypsy girl and invites t.
whole neighborhood into his houst
for the first time he has COMPANY
beats them out of it. When his vif'
leaves him because he wants the low
which she cannot give he wander
for years in quest of her. AS in Pai
ty Dress" we have a restless woNar
here we have a restless man. TIL
tale of his son, Davy who grows tref
boyhood to the headship Of famil
Of his own is interesting in. its ow
right. In fact I am not sure but the
the story is not rather David he
ries' than Rogue Herries'. It has n,
the breath taking sweep of Sabacini
Adventure tales. But an adyentni
tale it is none the less.
Here's preface to Moral"
Walter Lippmann. The novels
cussed morals only by implicati
but here Lippmann tries to estab
foundation for morals. In his f
part he discusses the breakdown
the religious societies. Since y.
moral codes are based on some rel
ion or other with the Fundar IN
ist-Modernist contending weakly
any not altogether religious faith
resultant chaos has led to a ehao
morality. To such an extent that
might be called loss Of moral
The Humanist movement of Babbi
More and others by conserving
spiritual (?) values Of civiliza6
has built up a new religion. M
Humanists would object to tbis
pelation but Humanism partakes
so many of the elements of rehgi,
that the term is not altogether u
justified. Part two is devoted to Ia
ing the good work of and explaini
what is Humanism. In part tn
Humanism is applied to the profile
of present day life. For those
cannot find the old order Of
Religion acceptable and yet who
not accept as tolerable the re-
barbarism- "the doing of VIII
wants to do"-Humanism is o,
out. No one who pretends to -
can afford to be ignorant Of
movement. Lippmann's book
vides one Of the easiest ways o.
coming acquainted with it. T. 81
be read and read.
The Rambling Bible
These books may be gotten
the Rosa D. Bowser Branch
Richmond Public Library locat
the second floor of the Phyllis v
ley Branch of the Y. W. C. A. s
18th Street. Hours 8 to $50
900 P. M.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18

gro business man toward the Negro
masses was, we believe caused prim-
arily, by the fact that in the past
Negro business and professional
men were few and far between, this
naturally caused them to set them
selves apart from what they consid-
cred "the riff-raff" of the race, they
felt sense of pride and distinction
that is foreign to the Negro bust
ness man of taday. The Negro bust
ness and professional men have been
brought down off their high horse"
by the simple process OF creating
more of them, he can no Ginger feel
superior to the rank and file of the
race, and when the Negro masses be-
come aware of this fact, then Ne
gro business enterprises in Richmond
will begin to prosper: not in a great
measure however, until he has been
cured of his, almost chronic case Of
Economic Blindness"
Even some of the big business
men and supposedly financial wiz
ards of Richmond are afflicted with
this malady, in act the masses in
Richmond today are patiently watch
ing a move that was made recently
in which long established Negro
concern was involved. A large sum
of money is being spent by this con-
Germ, sum that would go a long
way toward alternating the acute un-
employment situation in Richmond
if it rad been allowed to go through
the proper channels, but as it is the
white man gets his hands on this
money first, he is therefore at hber-
ty to pay it OF as he pleases. 1t is
a foregone conclusion that the "big
money" paid to skilled laborers will
be aid to white men, not NEGROES.
It is a revoting thing to see white
men sanding BOSS over Negroes
at common laoor when we take into
consideration the fact, that these
white men are being paid to BOSS
Negro workmen by Negro capital.
If this is not ECONOMIC BLIND
NESS, what is it?
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18
A SURVEY OF LYNcHING
(From the Fitzburg, Mass
Sentinel, Sept. rs, 1900

So fruitful had been the campaign
against lynching in the last decade
that the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People stat
ed in its report for 1929, "The asso-
cations 21st year of activity wit
nesses a rapid shifting of form and
emphasis on the race problem" In
1929 the number of known lynchings
was II, while at the turn of the CEN
fury the annual average was around
100. The association believed that it
could now devote some of the ener-
gy formerly directed against mob
violence to such problems as racial
barriers set up by labor unions and
employers.
This year, however, has witnessed
a relapse. Already the number of
known lynchings in 1880 is double
the 1929 figure, and the South is a.
Weakening to the acuteness of the sit
uation. A commission of six recog-
nized Dixie leaders has been consti-
tuted to make d scientific study of
the question, which will include the
compilation of exhaustive case histo-
ries of each incident of mob violence
this year.
Strangely, this lapse into racial
hatred has occurred in the same year
when an upright, able jurist of North
Carolina was rejected by the Senate
as nominee for the Supreme Court
because, among other reasons, he
once spoke disparagingly in a politi-
cal speech of the civil rights of the
uneducated Negro. Moreover, Sena-
tor Coleman L. Blease, who support
ed Judge Parker and later he'd the
effrontery actually to defend lynch
ing, was defeated in the South Caro-
lima primaries. In so far as these two
isolated political incidents bear on
the Negro question, they offer no
evidence that racial antagonism has
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18

OIL AIlSIlCd 1CHIil 3f1oit hSAA~AAA
able sixteen-page survey of the Neg
ro's contribution to American his
tory and progress, has just been
brought out by the Commission on
Interracial Cooperation, with head
quarters in the Palmer Building in
this city. This is the fourth edition of
10000 copies of this booklet that the
Commission has published, or total
of 100000 copies, of which more than
10000 have been distributed, chief
ly to school teachers and pupils
throughout the country.
The pamphlet has been widely
used as a study text in high schools
and has been highly commended by
educational leaders of both racial
groups. Colored teachers say it fills
long-felt need in their schools, and
white teachers that it has great value
in giving pupils the basis for more
intelligent fair-minded interracia
attitudes.
The new edition is now ready for
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18
Hints
M@11Aih

If you want to convince you ,elf
that an underinhated tire wear uug
sooner than one properly intid d
run several miles with one ire
down and the opposite one at IA,
right pressure. Then feel both 81
with your hand. You'll find thS
underinAated one hot from excessive
flexing Of the side walls.
Most people behave as if the world
were made for motorists-when thev
are driving-and as if 1t were ma
for pedestrians-when they are Wa
ing-but everybody has a right DO
to walk and to ride ia safety al
comfort in world that was neal
made for human heinss
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18
WHO IS MOST COMPETENT?

Who competent to judge to the needs and worth
any given project included the ches Is the mana
gera committee whose business is to make definite nve
cation and give these projects is the busy
donor who often know what projects nuded
We concede that every has legal right to designate his
money We hold also that he has legal right not designate
it. Just which he does ought to be the ground of
expedency harmony with the real spirit underlying the
Who'll community movement.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18
Drawing The Line

Within few days the annual campaign of the Community
Drive will be is not necessary to tell people that this
ought to be supported No eyeglasses needed to
its work 1t is movement that ought to stay that
ought go begging Many have subscribed did
would pay others could pay The purpose of this
writing not to discuss the amount needed the size of the
pledge Notwithstanding larger amount will likely be needed this
than in past The purpose of this writing to call
attention to the feature which has crept into the community
chest fund this year.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18
WHAT SHOULD THE NEGRO DO?

This privilege designate the this year has brought
to the Negroes serious question, not problem Shall the
Negro specify where his money shall go? The writer that
he should not prays that he will not There several
reasons some of which have been inferred above:
g. 1t does not SAVIOR of real community apirit.
2 It opens gap improper lobbying and buttonhold
ing prospective donors.
g. The Negro will be criticised by his group he does not
specify this money to and for his own group.
To specify his money for his group only is to invite
"jm crowism' from white donors
s. It at least indirectly questions the competency of the
community fund managers
G. 1t breaks the solidarity of the chest fund
izaton and invites partizan spirit.
It puts an additional task upon the donor which he is
not best suited to perform.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18
THE NEGRO BAPTIST CONFERENCE

The Baptist Conference of Richmond is worthy of commen
dalton for putting itself record last Monday as looking with
dsfavor upon any person specifying to just what
project should receive the given by him her to the
community The writer hopes that there will be few who
will resort to the privilege be whether they be white
or coored mind makeh man. Let do best for the
community fund-n a community spirit.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18
LINE DRAWING

By drawing the line does not color line yet it opens
for line and segregation these funds By draw
ing the line meant this All persons who contribute to the
community fund this given the right to designate
specify just which of institution their money shall be
spent for This far reaching privilege is right which
gver demand but it does not of the spirit which
the community fund organization The community
grows of Christian influence The best words at
the writer's command just which set forth the original idea
these: hey that believed We're of heart and SOUL
neither said them that ought of the things which he
his and brought the prices of the things
that s and laid them down at the apostles feet and dis
made according he had need
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18
WHERE WILL 1T LEAD?

1t seems but step take and the question of color
will Opportunity afforded for heads of the various
to designate money this and that particular project The
project with greatest pull may become the greatest recp
Color ne politics and knshp all be used pressure
upon the community fund headed toward
rock2
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-10-18
Americas Tenth Man

Atlanta Ga Oct-A new edition distribution sample
of Americas Tenth Man. pamphlet will be sent anyone
b survey of the Neg ing postage be h
quantity at twenty Genus per 90
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The new edition is now ready for
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
CORRECTIONS

I'D Daniel Webster was the statesman, Noah the photographer. .C2
The man at the left should say English language instead OF American
90 The electric tights in the picture c Webster we're not known in his
time cDThe typewriter in the picture had not vet been invented. I'm
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-21
1d91S!Oc<amhe&iSM
EMEENHNE
II WON'T be lon9 now.

There are at least four mistakes in the above picture. They may per-
tain to grammar, history, etiquette. drawing or whatnot See H you
can find them. Then look az the scrambled word below-and I'M
scramble il, by switching the letters around Grade yourself 20 for each
OF the mistakes you find, and 20 for the word II you unscramble II.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-31

Although the house illustrated
herewith is but IT 0" wide ii sur
passes ones expectations in its
real beauty and economic construc-
ton. II seems needless to mention
that in a house OF such a width as
this, one should expect 10 find that
all material used throughout is Of
stock design and standard sizes in
order TO keep the cost within reach
OF any workingman's p~ocketbook.
II Is the manner in which the
simple materials have been assem-
bled that is responsible for its I'M
usual appearance. Owing to the
narrowness OF the lot, the side
walls would be more or less hid
den by the adjoining property and
for this reason was designed to
look its best from the street.
"A great deal OF the charm lies In
the distinctive color scheme, which
consists OF a mixture OF blues and
greens for the roof, which in a gen.
eral tone. approaches a peacock
blue, with cream colored clap
boards or the porch gable, dark red
brick chimney, topped out with
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-31

Building And Real
Estate NeaUS OF the Week

trio machine. bought for the pur-
pose.
Meanwhile, the boy In school obey
ing numerous bells rung by cleo
tricity, watching chemical expert
ments aided b yelectricity, and read
ing by electric lights. for the day
is cloudy.
The husband, at work, uses push
bells. telephones. electric lights. ele-
vators, dictaphones. and other ar
ticles dependent upon electricity for
successful operation.
After the day is over, everyone
is home again. and when night
comes on. the electric lights are turn
ed on, and the radio continues.
After SUPPER cooked on an elec-
trio stove. with desert cooled in an
electric refrigerator, the family plans
to 90 to a moving picture show.
And everyone knows how much
the moving picture industry depends
upon electricity for its very life.
Without it, the film, made with the
aid Of electricity, could not be pro-
jected upon the screen.
AS the family drives down the
street. the road is Illuminated By
hundreds Of street lights.
Electrical advertisements glare
from every building.
In offices, some workers are still
laboring with the aid OF bright cleo
trio lights.
And then home to bed, with the
electric clock. which never needs
winding. ready to wake the family
up the following day. and the cleo
trio heater Of fan keeping everyone
warm or cool. depending upon the
weather and season.
Brownsville electrical shops are
modern in every respect, with all
the. various conveniences named
above in stock. Hardware stores al
50 carry a complete line Of electrical
appliances.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-31
Electricity Offers
New Life

1T is hard 10 name the Things
that electricity does" the manager
Of the Guarantee Electric company
said Monday. 1T does SO many
things, that it is almost impossible
TO find anything that it doesn't do"
BY following a family through a
day, and following its various men,
bers in their days work, it is easily
seen the importance of electricity.
During the night an electric fan
or an electric heater, depending on
the season. has kept the family
either warm or cool.
An electrically s~ynchronized clock
sounds an alarm in the morning,
and the family climbs out Of bed.
The wife goes to the kitchen. turns
on an electric stove. and an electric
p~ercolator.
The husband goes to the bathroom
gets out his electric razor and
Shaves.
The Oldest boy goes to the electric
reducing exercising machine (elec-
tricians call it a fat rassler") and
turns IL on.
Breakfast is served. and the head
of the family gets into az electric
street car (there being no street
cars in Brownsville. it is necessary
for the head-man to get into MS
car, which, without the aid Of cleo
tricity would not rum and goes to
work.
The wife gets out her electric vac
uum cleaner and sweeps the house,
while ar electric dishwasher is busy
with the dirty dishes. A radio. run
by electricity, makes the work Of
cleaning house pleasant.
The wife then gets a stylish sun
tan with the aid Of a special cleo
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-31

dark bun colored chimney pots,
which repeat the color note Of the
ield-stone porch piers, etc.
Cinder blocks may be used In
stead OF the stone work 10 reduce
the cost should this be desirable.
The main entrance door. shutters.
old-fashioned lantern. sheet-metal
work. etc, are painted a dark blue
green.
a study or the plan viii reveal
the economic, compact, and practi-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-03-31

car arrangement Hardwood floors
are used in the principal rooms.
single panel doors. steel easement,
tile bath. warm-air heat. pedestal
lavatory with base, etc, with room
for garage IL grade permits.
IL no driveway Is required, this
house can be contained on a 25-
foot lot and ifs cost is estimated
to be between $4,000 and $4,000.
exclusive OF heating and plumbing.