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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-01-16

project, embracing historical matter,
economic data and engineering prob
lens, indicate the scope of the major
investigation.
An undertaking very similar to this
whole project from Washington to
Pittsburgh is now being developed in
Europe and has been in process of
development for a number of years
past. It is called the Rhine-Danube
Canal. When completed it will have
At power and movable dams. 1t runs
through a terrain similar to that
through which the Cumberland-Pitts-
burgh project will run; it offers like
engineering problems, and it barges
now, on the part in operation 1000
ton barges of heavy freight. When it
is finished it will link up the Baltic
with the Black Sea and will be the
longest inland waterway in the world.
When the Potomac Ohio project is
completed it will make waterway
from Norfolk and Baltimore and Phil
adelphia to the Gulf via New Orleans,
the longest interior navigable stream
on this continent, if not in the world.
No emphasis is being placed on the
fact that this project is also ma
tional defense necessity. By use of
the Delaware & Chesapeake Canal,
which connects Elk River in Mary
land with Delaware River, valuable
commerce can move from the great
Mississippi Valley over this Potomac
Ohio Canal to Baltimore, Philadelphia
and into New York over the Raritan
and other waterways. In time of war
this would be an invaluable asset, as
valuable, it is said, as the system of
national highways which the Gov
eminent has assisted the States in
building.
In a study of the traffic possibili-
ties of the Potomac development, it
is found that on three classifcations
alone over twenty million tons of
freight now move annually over the
Baltimore & Ohio and the Pennsyl-
vania railways from Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Norfolk through the
Cumberland gateway to the region
beyond. This is heavy freight, some
of which could be moved on barge
lines. Of this tonnage it is estimated
that the barge line could handle 10
per cent without materially damaging
the income of the rail lines. The
cheaper barge rates would have ship
pers in these three classifcations
alone $3,227,556.S0 a year; and the
tonnage would give the barge line an
nual gross earnings computed at SILL
317,644.74. The cost of the barge
haul for an average haul of 356 miles
would be $2.49, and the rate per ton
mile would be about SO mills on ex-
lSIIuS GOliI1etSc' IsSpOICo VI IAlS I1A
lines show that their tonnage has had
an annual increase of IL per cent.
The local tonnage between Washing
ton and Cumberland, consisting chief
ly of coal, would be considerable
item in the operation of the barge
line.
In making the study of the Poto-
mac basin the engineers found that
while now it is primarily an agricul-
tural region and one of the richest in
the continent, it has great possibili-
ties for mining and for industrial de-
velopment. It is particularly rich in
raw materials for the manufacture of
steel, lime, cement and chemical pro-
ducts. Its chief minerals are coal,
limestone, slate, clay, granite, iron
ore, manganese, barite. and silicious
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1930-01-16
Potomac To Be National Waterway

Government the Potomac With the Ohio River
Completing Project Begun By Washington HS5-Cutng al
Channel Under Mountains Major Engineering Proble-Suvey
Cumberland CompeedEnormous Tonnage Could be Moved
by Water Without Injury Rail Lines
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15
WE ARE TO BLAME:
CTS A SHAME"

The Negro youth of Richmond
is fast becoming an army of
"HI-JACKERS, CRAP-SHOOT-
Frs simply because they have
nothing else to do. If we pro-
vide no place for them to dis
play their skill in harmless
games, community contests and
other things that would arouse
in them the community spirit
and elevate their minds to a
plane on which they would ap-
preciate the better things, and
see the better side of life, A
REAL MODERN AND UP-TO-
ATE Y. M. c. A., for instance,
we can not expect any more. A
decent "Y" building modernly
equipped with a man in charge
who is a liberal" in religious
beliefs, would prove to be a
wise investment which would
pay liberal dividends in in
creasing the moral character of
future generations of Negroes.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15
Some Things We Could Do

Build irscass apartment houses Richmond in principal
SteeS 10 De occupied thousands or
eroes IN inns city VINO are Wiling able pay nominal
eoSC VI decenC TWO or reeroom apartment he has no
coal OF WOOD 20 Duy no paid the Guy
-he Delng able to the wnere he paws his
e no es 10 Duld, no ashes DursIeu poes
Aey are paying IN olher cities they pay in Richmond
buy or Duld modern picture house. feature ursr-css
moving pictures giving SI-clasS at the same
ce Oh tte cheaper than those houses operated by whites
Negroes There are Negroes who do not
SUBSCRIBE TO the OF to the pa
irons OF the movie houses operated Negroes but instead
protesting to the management informing him of their dis
pleasure they go where the first entertainment is to be
1ound ene dsregarng the conditions pndeer which it is in
VaraDy obtained theatre operated v Negroes
should put end to this practice
Inc Millions OF dollars oenging to Negroes that is now w.
ing ae IN the various banks OF the city could be used to
ate places OF employment for of those Negroes who
are now forced to Wok the streets deness Yes we have
che organized charities but this writer does not believe in
cnar IN the same sense in which it considered today as it
mas tendency weaken the moral fibre of the Individual It
an insult to MAN to offer him charity what he wants is
"o so that ne maintain his standing as man and not be
reduced to mendcan is therefore much better to do
something that Will give employment number of Negroes
than to readily give much organized charity Build and
follow the example of the National Ideal
AT. '
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15
BLACK DEMOCRATS

Now is the time for Negroes
to begin work shaping the
minds of the less informed mem
bers of the race in order to mus
ter out a formidable army OF
Negro voters at thepolls in the
coming elections. Mr.. Hoover,
no doubt, will be up for re-elec-
ton versus some man nominated
by the democratic party, proba7
bly, Franklin D. Roosevelt. II the
Negroes can muster enough
votes to place the democrats in
power they may look forward
to a realization of some of the
things they crave while rem
dering at the same time a tell
ing and lasting rebuke to the
republican party. If the contest
is as we expect, between Hoover
and Roosevelt every Negro in
the nation should vote ROOSE-
WELT FOR PRESIDENT.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15

tainers who sat in the gallery of St
PauPs sixty odd years ago, unable to
call anything their own.
The meeting was significant of a
great change in attitude. One finds
it difficult to picture Jefferson Davis,
president of the Confederacy, sitting
on the same platform with Frederick
Douglas and introducing in terms OF
appreciation and respect. Yet that
is just the spectacle which was pre-
sented the other night in st. Paul's.
Governor Pollord's introduction was
as dignified, as sincere, as courteous
and cordial as if he had been intro
ducing great man of any other
race. 1t was, in fact, one Virginia
gentleman introducing another to q
Virginia audience of both races.
meeting on the plane of common
citizenship and humanity.
The occasion was significant also.
in the hope which it held for the
future. 1t was part of an all-day pro.
gram put on at St. Paul's by the
Commission on Interracial Coopera-
ton, in which hundred of the rell,
gious leaders of Virginia faced
frankly the vital needs of the States
Negro citizenship and accepted re.
sponsibility to do their utmost, both
personally and through the groups
they represent, to see that these
needs are met. A number ofcolored
leaders stated the case for thei,
group, frankly and vigorously. There
was no effort on the part of thei,
white friends to escape or discount
the Indictment; but on the contrary
a frank confession that things were
not as they should be and that it was
the business of all right-thinking
people to help make them right.
Major Notions address was the fit.
ting climax of this program, point.
ing out the contribution each race
can make toward working out CO.
operatively the problems that are
common to both.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15

Planning Committee Of the Con.
ference to be held November 1922
here, and also of the Education
and Training section.
A memorandum prepared by
Grace Abbott, another pioneer, for
the League of Nations in 1928 led
to an investigation of the traffic in
women and children in the west
ern world. Since 1921 she has been
head of the Children's Bureau.
She is a member of the Confer
ence Planning Committee and Of
the section on Public Health Ser
vice and Administration.
Miss Martha Van Rensselaer's
name appears upon all the lists Of
Americas greatest women. She is
Director Of the New York State
College of Home Economics at
Cornell, and a pioneer in work for
farm women and children. She is
associate director of the Confer
ence and member of the Training
and Education section.
Lillian D. Wald, founder of the
Henry Street Settlement in New
York City, and originator Of the
district nursing idea, is working
with The Conference section on
Education and Training.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15
lNTERRACIALLY SPEAKING
Current Comment on Matters of
Common Concern
(By r. 3, Eleazer

Could the shades of Jefferson
Davis and Robert E. Lee have been
present at the race relations meet
ing in old st. Paul's Episcopal
Church in Richmond last week they
would doubtless have been as much
surprised at what they saw there as
by the automobiles racing in the
streets or the radios broadcasting in
ten million homes. For there, in the
old religious capital of the Confede-
racy, where Sunday after Sunday
they used to worship during the Civil
War, was gathered an interracial
audience of thousand, while on the
platform sat the governor OF Virgin
Ia as host and introducer of the prin-
cipal speaker of the evening, none
other than DR.. Robert r. Motion, out
standing representative of twelve
million American Negroes. To one
with a vivid imagination it was a
dramatic occasion; even to the most
matter of fact it was highly signiti-
cant.
1t illustrated first the Astonishing
progress made by the colored race
since it's emancipation sixty years
ago-progress which authorities say
mas never been equalled by that Of
any other group in the same length
OF time. The five hundred Negroes
assembled in. old st. PauPs on this
occasion were free men, legally en-
lowed with all the rights OF Ameri'
can citizenship. Not all these rights
have been attained in fact, one must
admit; in some respects, indeed, they
are seriously limited and denied. But
after all allowances are made, what
a contrast one sees between that au-
dience of free, outstanding, self.
respecting men and women, many q
them prosperous and a number
wealthy, and the few shrinking re-
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15
SAYS JOE
SIMPSON
Hits And Bits
WHAT AMERICA NEEDS

This country needs only about
FIVE MILLION Negroes VINO
have mind, an opinion, an 3D.
iective, a determination ana d
Willingness to follow a real Ne
GRO LEADER untrammeied by
FINANCIAL or ECONOMIC al
liances with any other race a
little more BACKBONE, a NJ
tie less WISH-BONE and VINO
would rather DIE seeking free,
dom than to live the Life OF
CHATTEL SLAVES. This little
band augmented by about ONE
HUNDRED THOUSAND could
change the status of the Amer
lean Negro, politically, imam
cislly and economically, in a pc
riod of less than two years.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15
MAN OR MONKEY

It costs only ONE DOLLAR
AND-A-HALF per year to be q
REAL MAN, a bonafide ClTl-
ZEN; the small sum spent in this
connection as well as the little
time lost in doing so is time and
money WISELY SPENT. We all
want the benefits to be derived
from this source, we want to be
citizens, but we just WONT
take the TIME, the TROUBLE,
and we are unwilling to bear
the expense and the response
bility attendant upon such a
position. Nothing worthwhile
is ever won without some sac
rifice, this being true, let's sac
sacrifice a little money, "a lit
tie time, and become VOTING
CITIZENS. LET'S BE MEN,
NOT MONKEYS.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15
The Richmond Bene-
fetal Insurance Go.

The Richmond Beneficial Insurance
Company, organized July IA, 1894 by
a group OF Richmonds influential
and progressive citizens has made
its way Tor more than SO years in
serving the public Of Virginia and
the District OF Columbia.
Beginning as an acorn it has
grown to be giant oak. A notable
feature of this institution is that it
has in it's employ at least $50 OF
our group, as OFFICERS, inspectors,
superintendent, clerks and agents.
Splendid buildings are own by it
in Richmond, Washington, Newport
News, Danville and Portsmouth.
Besides it's investment in Real
Estate, much of its assets are in
vested in bonds, first mortgage
J notes and other collateral.
The pilicies issuder by this COM
pany are arranged to suit all condi-
ula,, Health, Accident and Life
contracts are sold at the lowest cost.
During it's history this institution
has paid to policy holders many
millions for sick and death claims.
The company's officers and direc-
sorates are composed of men of ster-
ling qualities and financial ability.
they are as follows:
S. J. Gilpin, President; M. II.
Payne, Vice President: John 7. Tay-
or, Secretary-Manager; C. B. Gil
in, Assistant Secretary-Manager;
J. J. Carter, Treasurer; Quinn Shell
ton, Anderson Knox, J. E. Harris,
and Percy Wilson, Directors.
For moer than 3S years this great
institution was managed and direct
ed by John T. Taylor, pioneer bust
ness man and financier. He was
stricken with illness February 1929,
Since which time the management
has been under the direction of Mr..
C. B. Gilpin, Asst. Secretary Mana
ger, who has spent % years in the
service of this institution.
The institution is growing yearly
and takes a delight in serving its
patrons in the most courteous man
ner.
The Richmond district office is
under the skillful management of
Mr.. ]. E. Harris.
In July 1880, the affairs of the
institution were thoroughly examin-
ed by the Insurance Department of
Virginia, whose report shows the
institution to be in a healthy finan-
cial condition and also stated that
it's affairs are managed by capable
and efficient officers.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15

Air-mindedness is exploited and
urged on every side. What does 1t
mean? The well-known pastor of a
great church in Southern California,
Dr.. Stewart P. MacLennan of Holly
wood, answered this question in q
recent sermon to his people, and his
message was carried through the air
by radio to a vast unseen audience,
reaching to the Middle West, to Van
couver and Victoria in the North.
and to Hawaii far out in the Pacific.
The Sunday School Times (Phila-
delphia) will give this sermon in a
coming issue.
DR.. MacLennan believes that the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15
At Call of President Hoo.
yer, Women Pioneers
Rally to Cause OF
Childhood

Washington, D. C.-More than
700 years ago a children's crusade
brought death to nearly 10000
children.
The new children's crusade, led
by the President of the United
States and LOO scientific Ideal
lists, will bring more abundant life
to hundreds of thousands Of chill
dren when the plans for the White
House Conference on Child Health
and Protection come to fruition.
Making surveys of child prob
lens under the direction Of the
President and his aides, Secretary
of the Interior Ray Lyman VIII
bur, chairman of the Conference.
and d.. H. E. Barnard, director,
al: many pioneers in work for
children. A number are women.
One, Miss Julia Lathrop was
the first chief Of the United States
Children's Bureau after its forma-
ton. She is a member Of the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15
ST.,
Mary Brown. 1917 St John

Mary Brown, 1917 st John ST..
age SO.
WIN Small, 800 N. 7th St., age
z6, died October 10.
Ernestine Carpenter, 1882 Kemper
St., age months, died October -.
Waiter Nelson, Mangohicks, Va,
age 10, died October ~.
Blanche Morris, 1909 Accomadi-
ton St., age AZ, died October %.
Edward Harris, 1904 Page St.,
age 90, October %.
Mary Jane Stewart, 1916 P ST.,
age s, died October %.
Horde Smith 1l6 K. 9Th ST., age
3 months, died October %.
Infant banks, Ala n. 7th ST.. age
Z days died October az.
Archer Thornton, 30S w. Baker
St., age so, died October 26.
Bessie Young, - Ballard ST., age
II, died October 26.
Lee S. torester, Z w. Clay ST., age
20, died October n.
Sylvester Moon, 514 North 4th ST.,
age -, died October II.
Lelatia Richardson, 1925 N. 32nd
ST., age 90, died October "a.
Wardell Smoot, 1926 lakewood
Ave-, age months, died October 70.
Virginia Jones, 1904 Boyd ST.,
age 63, died October rs.
Eliza Goode 20S S. Beech St., age
80, died October rs.
Joseph Coins, 9O5 N. End St., age
months, died October %.
Alexander Monroe, 204 Archs, age
72, died Nov. a.
Henry HUTCHINSON, 1913 lakewood
Ave-, age 55, died NNov. 9Th.
William Watson, 803 Centert ST..
age 55, died Nov. 9Th.
Thomas Barner, 313 W. CLAY St..
age 2 months, died Nov. Sth.
Thomas Brockenborough, 408. E.
Baker St., died Nov. 9Th.
Neal Pat. 1909 Richard St., age
81, died Nov. 7th.
jefferson Martin. 1911 Grayland
Ave, age 81, died Nov. 7th.
John T. Henry, IT'S Acommoda-
ton St., age Ct. died Nov. 7th.
Oscar Scott. died Nov. 9th.
Lillian Graham. 1913 Decatur ST.,
age 43, died Nov. 9Th.
Adolphews Smithsrs. 118 r. Hill
St., age 80, died Nov. 9Th.
Martin A. Morris. 223 Temple
ST., age g.. died Nov. 9Th.
Eliza Latum. 1928 N. 26th ST.,
age so, died Nov. 9Th.
C,,ee,a D,eeaU S11 1QfL
16, died Nov. 9Th.
Elizabeth Edwards. 2413 E. Main
ST., age 10. died Nov. 18th.
Laura Hayes, 1925 N. 29th. st.
age 80. died Nov. 18th.
Andrew Davis. Jr. 71s E. Clay St.,
age mo. died Nov 18th.
Douglas Lee, West Point. Va. age
2 1-2. died Nov. 18th.
Martha Leacost. 1914 W. Carev
St., age 1 yr. died Nov. 18th.
Mary Johnson. 100 1-2 ~ 4th St.,
age Al, died Nov. 18th.
Abbie T. Glover. COG N. 18th St..
age 81, died Nov. End.
Rhoda Jones. 507 N. 30th St.. age
2 mo-, died Nov. End.
Randolph Brown. 1910 Jasquelin
St.. age Ia mo. died Nov. End.
Frank Cary, City Home, age 81,
died Nov. End.
Bernard Smith, GOT N. 7th St..
age da. Died Nov. End.
Willie Edwards, II W. Canal ST..
age mo. Died Nov. End.
Martha Smith. zoos Cedar ST..
age So, died Nov. End.
Wilbert Morton. 1924 Washing
ron St., age 7 mo. Died Nov. Ord.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15
HARD, BUT FAIR

So many people have asked me
now much / get for writing this
column that | take occasion this
week to answer them. My pay
is measured by what is COM
monty called space rates." The
MORE l write the LESS l
draw; in other words, if l write
something that takes upa lot of
valuable space l don't draw
much, but if Icrowd a large
amount Of substance in a few
words l get good pay. "The less
[ write the Nome [ Get," so
when l stop altogether my in
come will permit me to live the
rest of my days in ease.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15
Cooperation
BY JOE SIMPSON

The National Ideal BENEFIT Society of this city has shown by
taking
industrial CLUB, caugn
spirit The NaJlonal
and embraced
mgnC remorSe, might
TEARS happiness upon
stronger Sncerey
splr nCtmgy the Nauonal per-
city sUaCe Tor
Virginia and neat
~ wrapped up l INSTRUMENTATION
Sad State OF Affairs
Richmond has small Individual bust
ness enterprises, greater nunDer atena
eazaGons ana churches than UnlueQ
States 1neSe smauOre ORGANIZATIONS are
most part Je IruLS JeaouSy Suspicion Jreacnery ana
Tor PERSONAL quaJy inherent IN enUeiy
great number hlcnmonQ
progress working Tor the common
veal.
Much has been said from pulpit press and platform in
mighty eorL 10 move tnlS stumbling
progress Dut we may Plead TO Tn we please
we VIII never De successful
operate with eacn oner, we snow some action
ana racuce cooperation among to
Dy precept and those things thai we wouo have
the mdo
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15
DEATHS

Isaac Jones. 1888 9Th ST., age TO-
died October 81.
Lutisha Smith, 1887 N. 26th ST..
age So, died October q.
Baby Girl Carter, 107 E. Clay ST.,
age one ady, died October II.
Leo Nelson, ia N. goth ST., age
5 months, died October q.
James A. Chiles, Jr., TIA E. Bates
St., age 7 days, died October 20.
Cora Holmes 406 E. 4th St., age
33, died October %.
Francis Miller, N. Adam St, age
IS, died October %.
Bess C. Shorts, 1905 st. James st.,
age 80, died October 26.
George C. Edwards, 41s Catherine
St., age 40, died October "a.
Louis Minor, AIT Gilmore ST., age
81, died October "a.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15

h this you think that will in any wise rebect upon the
church, Many weekys have gladly published such article
headed with adulterated lines.
The writer has still He has always support
ed THE PLANET He sold it the streets when he
He has not mentioned the fact that THE PLANET gives
medium for advertisements and business
social and political platforms and the like All
do these things but in addition to all these THE
PLANET Richmond Virginia church balanced paper and is
HE OLDEST Negro weekly in America-We congratulate
He PLANET and predict for it wider circulation in the
ing half century than in the which about pass.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15

worlds present air-mindedness indi-
Gates the near end of this age. He
marshals sensational facts for our
consideration. The Scriptures teach
plainly that Jesus Christ is coming
back to earth. He is coming soon, to
catch up His Church to meet Him in
the air. All mems eyes are turned up
ward, some because of human
achievement, some looking for Him.
"The human voice, by the power of
science, can now be heard around
the world. Surely the King of glory,
with His infinite resources, can make
Himself heard and seen by eyes and
ears in the remotest bound of earth.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1930-11-15
A GREAT MASS MEETING
There will

There will be a great mass
meeting at the Sharon Baptist
Church, Tuesday, November 18th,
at 500 pm, under the auspices of
the church clubs. Rev. Gordon
B. Hancock will deliver special
address, Subject: "GOOD WILL
AND THE JOB" Special music
The Washington times., 1930-11-07
Reyaluations of Properties of
Local Street Railways !

About two years win be required in valuations Of the
properties Of Washngton two street railway companies by
hs Public Utilities Commission and another two or three
years may be counted for legal sQuabe in the courts be-
fore anything like accepted figures are reached
It has been about 16 years since the valuations that now
partly guide in fixing fares begun and since then great
changes prices have taken place Those changes were for
long time upward The trend in values Is downward
Valuations that take much time in completion after
all lust in determining what fair returns to public
utilities The United States Supreme Court has held that
conditions the time rate questions being settled must
primarily determine fair returns.
The position has uniformly been that present day
reproduction shall govern in valuations and the costs
vary, Of course
The street railway situation here is complicated by the
fact that Congress may at any time merge the two companies
requiring after merger valuation Of the combined proper
ties ............1< 4 <
The work of valuation done before probable merger
would necessarily be wasted in fact might be
valung the merged companies
Though valuation activities are useful and advisable is
s extremely important for the good Of the companies and
the public, that the Public Utilities Commission use its in.
usnce with Congress 70 pass merger act that will be just
TO al interests The welfare Of Washington comes first
Provisions for efficient economical transit facilities are para
mount These may be assured by putting all transit
under head.