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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-29
HotD Local Prejudice
GoUe Names to Pests

Entomologists recognise in the
harlequin bug which is reported to
have troubled cabbage gardens in the
South more than usual, the ABE Lin
coin bug" Of Civil war times. Sci
entists have called the insect the
harlequin bug because of its varie-
gated coloring, but 1t was named the
ABE Lincoln bug" by southerners, to
whom 1t was as annoying as was the
great Civil war President. This was
not the first time that crop pests
have received names indicating local
prejudices. When the squash bug
made its first bad attack on gardens
around Boston during the Revolution
airy war, patriotic Americans dubbed
1t the General Gage bug" Again,
when tumbleweeds were first noticed
in ontario, the British inhabitants Of
the colony called 1t the French
weed" such was their dislike Of their
French nelghbors In Quebec.-Indian-
apolis News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-29
No Excuse for Driuers

The municipality of Redfern, N. s.
W., suburb Of Sydney, leaves little
Dom for an alibi by motorists who
'ail to turn en- the lights on their
vehicles at night. Notices posted by
The municipality say: Redeem Mu-
llcipallty: All vehicles must carry q
light when darkness commences. Dark
ness commences when the street lights
are lighted"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-29

Nash 6-cylipder, 7-bearine perform
Ance costs little, if any, more than
4-cylinder performance.
You can buy a Nash Light Six en-
closed car for as little as $925 (. o. b.
tactory-an amazingly low price for
a car like this.
For besides the exceptional smooth
ness OF Nash 6-cylinder, 7-bsaring
performance, the Nash Light Six has
every worthwhile feature of
modern motoring:
Full force-feed fabrication; Nash
mechanical 4-wheel brakes, with
front wheel brakes totally enclosed.
Double-beam headlights; Automatic
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-29

r ARDING had watched the girl
- with the brown hair and the
sad face ever since the voyage
haoan Che had txvo acnuafnt-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-29
FOR SALE
DWELLING OF THE LATE JOHN L,
WELSH AT DERWOOD. MD.

This property consists of a twelve room
house and bath, celer under house, steam
heat, and electric lights. in good repair,
and on half acre lot. with necessary out
buildings. nicely located and pleasant sur
roundings.
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY NATIONAL
BANK, ROCKVILLE, MD.
june 27-tf
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-29
FARM FOR SALE.

! will sell at private sale my farm, con-
tanning 80 acres, improved by a good
dwelling house of seven rooms and all
necessary outbuildings. Lot of nice fruit
on the place. Situated about three miles
from Rockville and short distance from
Derwood.
&c. L0UTHAN,
sep 5-3m Derwood, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-29
NoReEcK tEcE

AUTHORIZED FORD SERVICE STATION
using genuine Ford parts,
automobile repairing. tires, tubes and
accessories.
Auto and stationary electric plants service
POstofice address. Rockville, Nd. R. F.
Phone, Sandy Spring 1l6 F IA; resi-.
dence. Sandy Spring ll6 F 81.
c. E. FORD. Proprietor.
Jan left Oo"'e'
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-29

For SALE OR EXCHANGE.
home in ch..o. Semi-detached
sI Uie y ~ ~ Shevy Chase. D. c., 7 rooms bath.
en vT ", N. II. Garage. Win trade 81, 600
WosS T soI small home in Gaithersbure,
EDW. P. SCHWARTZ, INC
;,,,oo. 7S4 18th Street, N. w.,
'D' ''' Washington, d C.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-29

a Trees and ornamentals. virginia
grown. sold direct to planters. Ttansnor.
tation CHARGES paid and satisfaction cpsr.
anteed, When writing for free descriptiye
catalogue, give names Of five friends and
receive free $l.00 coupon. 0"u
TITUS NURSERY CO..
,..oso Dept. S,
ieo <o'ot Wanesboro, Va.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-04-29

windshield cleaner; Rear.view mirror;
Gasoline GAUGE on instrument board.
S Budd-MiChelin steel disc wheelsi
Alemite chassis fabrication, instead
of old-fashioned grease cups.
Air cleaner and oil filter to seal the
engine; steering gear especially en-
gineered for balloon tires.
And, in closed car bodies, genuine
hardwood frames with rounded rear
roofs like the costliest custom cars.
You can buy this car for about the
same price as one of the higher priced
fours. AT the most, you'll only need
to add $50 or $6Oto your firstpayment.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-05-06
Poor Ku Klux

Byron wrote: "while the Coliseunl
stands. Rome stands" To me Ca
tholicism as well as Protestant
ism mean as little as Mohammedas-
ISM believe that all have served
their day-but feel like saying in a
similar vein: while st. Peter stands
tho Catholic Church stands" The
poor Kluxers In America buried In
their little holes, simply don't know
what they're up against. One reefs
that even the Imperial Wizard HIM.
self would have great difficulty in
concealing his admiration for this
Temple OF Beauty to which Catholics
come by the hundreds OF thou SANDS
annually from all parts of the world
as Mohammedans go to Mecca
Among the noteworthy things In
this cathedral are the great dome
with its beautiful characterization,
up at which one looks, 450 feet; the
Clementine Chapel, with a mosaic
showing the saint drawing blood
from n linen cloth; the Papal Altar;
and the bronze-statue of st. Peter,
the right foot of which is worn
smooth by the kisses of devostees in
the last fifteen hundred years. AS
for me contended myself by watch
ing others in line doing so fer more
reasons than one.
st. Peter is built on the spot on
which the Apostle Peter Is buried.
The Popes are his direct spiritual
descendants, and In my next | will
endeavor to show how this forlorn
hope of early Christians, headed by
Peter and Paul. were able to over
throw the might of Imperial Rome,
because OF the firm faith in the JUS
tice of their cause and the zeal with
which they worked in trying to bring
1t about Truly there is hope for
the Negro or any other plersecuted
group who will but go about to get
what they want as II they meant 1t.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-05-06

In the St Frances River District,
situated below here. two thousand
Negroes and four hundred whites
stood on crumbling levee, await
ing death. A rescuing steamer came
up, took on all of the whites and
twenty-five Negroes, and left the
others to perish. Facing almost
certain death, these Negroes sang
the songs of hope and triumph
which their forefathers had sung
during the dark days of slavery,
and continued to do until a white
man in a launch rescued them.
Hundreds Of Negro men in the
district surrounding Scott, Arkansas.
refused to flee from the flood area,
but chose rather to stay with those
who were fighting doggedly to stay
the pillaging Mississippi, Other in
stances of bravery could be cited.
The Red Cross and relief workers
are diligent in the duty of caring
for the homeless thousands. The
work is thoroughly organized and is
moving forward rapidly and effec-
lively. or course, Jim crow meth
Gus sun pTeNaN' IL viii tahS ihoiS
than a flood like this to sweep away
the color line down here. At meal
time the refugees form in long
lines. The whites of course are
served first, but there is plenty for
ALL
Mound Bayou Aids
Mound Bayou, Miss, town OF
1000 persons, all Negroes except
the railroad station master, has
evoked the admiration of the coun-
tryside because of its aid to flood
refugees. Eleven hundred refugees
are being taken care of by this viii
lage, entirely at the expense of the
natives. The single physician died
week ago. Two others were sent
from Memphis.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-05-06

In the world. and the foundation
stone of the Christian religion.
The first thing that strikes one is
the magnificent square with its col
onnade leading to the very wide
steps of the church. The eolonnade
Is In two sweeps of LAP columns,
each with 90 pillars, and 1872 stat.
ues of saints. each 16 feet high.
In the centre of the square, or
piazza, as il is called is towering
Egyptian obelisk, with two magni-
ficent fountains en- either side spout
ing water high in the air,
The Interior
shall certainly not attempt to
give q description of the interior OF
ST. Peters, except to say in the most
unqualified terms that 1t is the
grandest, most thrilling. most salts
flying sight have ever beheld.
have seen some OF the most magni-
ficent creations Of man and of Ma
ture but never anything to equal II,
Use all the adjectives denoting won
der, magnificence, beauty. and one
would still be far away from doing
Il scintilla OF Justice, for is 1t not
the handlworS, itself of the greatest
geniuses of the human race, artists,
sculptors, designers-fo more than
six hundred years?
Verify the men who designed this
noble structure had something else
on their brain besides the Charles
ton, the Black Bottom. the num-
bers, the baseball and football
scores. "Nigger Heaven" Fine
Clothes to the Jew and the pif-
fling. eabaretty stuff that white
publishers in America would pin our
Negro writers and thinkers down to.
felt indeed that my fellow Negroes
are as capable of doing as fine
things as this, had they but the vi
sion and the ambition. for was II not
cur earliest Negro ancestors that
laid the foundation for all this,
especially in Egypt, from which most
of Western art is derived?
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-05-06
Sioux Falls, So. Oak.
Mrs. E. e. Collins, reporter

u,L L,,.;,,ns, r,ao+inu nf Of John,s
p.nt;s. Church wos beld last Fridav
.;aL4 =. r,Sioh tha Pow M. and Mrs
NJ w " W;thars were elected dele.
W. :" az So,tharn Rant;st CON.
ganti ~ - ' he beId ~ Madison s. d,
Tbo Rrothorbood chor,s. assisted
-, ne ne obo;s asTo . nrogra,n az len
~ ias. Snn5av afternoon and At
MS..L;s. c,,nSaS night Roth
shorohas s ,.oro f;iiad 20 csnac;tv S'''
treoSrrs hnn. v,as S;ven last
ThnrsJsn n;oht honorino the birth
an ma of Miss ID Moxlev.
Me- Coara;o Cr;eshw lanes Crou.
dar .nd FSlswortb Fyae,,an Fight
core nartic;nated in the hunt
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-05-06
Pocatello, Idaho
Laura E. Williams, Reporter

Three men were called b death
here last week. They were Henry
Smith, who was a member of the
Z. j. Hawkins Lodge and Bethel
Baptist Church. His funeral was
held from that church Sunday aft
ernoon with the Rev. A. A. Banks
officiating. The funeral of Ed Win
ston was held Sunday afternoon
from the Allen Chapel A. NJ. +.
Church, of which he was men,
Der. The Rev. T. A. Patterson Off
ciated. Harrison Johnson was found
dead in his room Friday afternoon
at the Mecca rooming house. Ply
sicfans who attended Mr.. Johnson
during his illness stated that he
was suffering from tuberculosis.
The remains will be sent to Illinois
for burial. Neither of the men had
relatives in the city.
Pinola Cunningham Davis of Salt
Lake City appeared here in a mu-
steal recital last Thursday, under
the auspices of Bethel Baptist
Church. Mrs. Davis delighted her
audience with her rendition of vo-
cal solos and instrumental numbers.
Miss Corinne Simpson was accom-
PIANIST and also gave several piano
selections.
The Rev. A. A. Banks is expect
ing the arrival of his wife and little
son next week from Dallas, Texas.
The Rev. T. A. Patterson is ex-
pecting to leave Tuesday for St.
Louis, Mo-, to visit his mother on
Mothers Day. During his absence
the choir will conduct a Mothers
Day program at the Sunday night
services.
Mrs. Pinola Cunningham Davis
received many social courtesies dur
ing her stay in Pocatello. Among
them were luncheon Saturday
night by Mrs. Fannie Armstrong, a
breakfast Sunday morning by Miss
Corinne Sampson, including Miss
Jaunita Young and Mrs. Nellie John
son, a dinner Sunday by Mrs. Agnes
Frye. Mrs. Davis gave a beautiful
and touching solo at the A. NJ. E.
Church Sunday night.
Miss Lillian Russell was hostess
for members of the Sempre Fidelis
Club Thursday afternoon, at which
time plans were made for a May
play to be given some time in the
month. After the session the hostess
served a luncheon, assisted by Mrs
Margaret Stevens and Annie Wash,
ington.
Mrs. Gaidy Ridge left Thursday
for Twin Fails to be accompanist fol-
the Albersenian Four on the concert
tour of Idaho. Mesdames lsabe
White, Ed Jennings, Pauline Var
brough and Arthur Barker, all OF
Twin Falls, constitute the members
of the quartet. After the two weeks
tour Mrs. Ridge will join her hus
band at Salt Lake City.
Prayer meetings will be held ever!
Sunday at 6 a. m. during the sprinl
and summer months.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-05-06
Billings, Mont.
Mrs. J. s. Harris, Reporter

The N. A. A. c. branch met in
their monthly business meeting on
Thursday evening at Fraternal Hall.
Mrs. B. B. Adams was called to
the bedside of her sister, Mrs. f.
Reed of Omaha. Neb., who is serious
'ly i'll, Wednesday morning.
Mr.. Fred Reed of Los Angeles,
Calf, son of Mr.. f. Reed is visiting
his parents here. Mrs. Reed who has
been in for some time is showing
marked Improvement.
Mrs. Edith M. Brooke, who has
been visiting her daughter Mrs. WV
ian Dorsey Of Missoula, has returned
home for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Pearl Stradwick and Miss
Dorothy Watts were reported sick,
but are up and out again.
MIR. Gus Holt made flying BUSH
ness trim to Butte this week.
Mr.. Chas. Bell purchased Chew
rolet Coupe, 1927 model on his birth
day and is enjoying the spring breez-
es driving around.
Mrs Doris Schmidt and daughter
Barbara of Casper, Wyo; Mrs. Dan
ford Schmidt Of Havre, Mont. and in
FAINT son Leo and little Lucille Bun
ton. are visiting their mother, Mrs.
Lottie Bunton. They are enroute to
Seattle, Wash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Tankersley are
the owners of handsome new Dodge
sedan car.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-05-06
Ogden, Utah
Miss Eva Ellis, Reporter

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Fitch, of Tam
pico, Mexico, has arrived in the city
for an indefinite stay. Mr.. Fitch is
half brother of John A. Jones of
2Sth st.
Mr.. James Brown who has been
confined to his bed on account of
rheumatism is able to be around.
The bobbed hair contest, given by
the Phyllis Wheatley Art Club at the
w. o. w. Hall last Friday night, was
a decided success. Mrs. Frank Cros-
by with perfect "boyish" bob won
the beautiful hand embroidered lin
en- buffet set, after a strong COM
petition.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Johnson were
host and hostess at beautifully ap-
pointed dinner Sunday evening. Cow
ers were placed for Rev. and Mrs
E. c. w. Cox and little daughter,
Gertrude, Rev. ID. d. Banks, Mes
DANES Mary Fisher and Angelina
Braggs. The table decorations were
spring flowers. After dinner music
was enjoyed.
Mrs. Anna Barnes, 26l2 Wall Ave.
has closed her boarding house but the
place will be opened in the near fut-
ure under new management.
Mrs. Florence Williams, of Salt
Lake City was in the city last week
to attend the funeral of Mrs. Thel-
ma Goodwin, friend of several
years.
While walking down the street
Saturday morning, Mrs. Beatrice
Kelly was seized with illness.
She mad to be rushed to the hospital
ior an immediate operation.
Mr.. George Washington who came
TO the city last year died quite sud-
denly Monday evening. Mr.. Wash
ingtcn had been ailing for sometime
but wasn't confined to the bed. He
was highly respected by all who
knew him.
The Unity Art Club met with Miss
Eva Ellis last Thursday. After the
business session, an appetizing lunch
con was served.
idrs. Chas. Shaver and Mr.. s. P.
Lowden are among the improved
sick.
Both churches are busy but the
church clerks are slow to report their
news.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-05-06
Twin Falls, Idaho
Mrs. H. N. Yarbrough, Reporter.

Mrs. Steven Ridge of Pocatello is
house guest of Mr.. and Mrs. j. h.
White and has been the incentive for
MANY social affairs in her honor.
Among these affairs was luncheon
Friday afternoon by her hostess, aft
err which cards were enjoyed. Mrs.
Lena Baker won first prize and Mrs.
C. Yarbfough, consolation. A mis-
cellaneous shower and slumber party
was given Saturday night by Mrs.
Herman Yarbrough, at which the
honor guest was the recipient of
many beautiful gifts. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Dickerson entertained with
a motor trip in her honor, including
Mrs. J. H. White and Mrs H. N. Var
brough. nt' s
Charles Smith passed the weekend
in the city visiting relatives EN- route
to Idaho Falls, where he was going
to obtain employment. =
Chester Blah' of Portland was in
The city Saturday, the guest of Miss
Madelyn Duncan.
Mrs. Bert Kelso and Mrs. Charles
Smith were recipients of beautiful
birth anniversary remembrances or
April 20 and 80, respectively.
Mrs. Charles Harrison has recov.
cred sufficiently to permit her re.
moval from the hospital to her home
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-05-06
Salt Lake City, Utah
Miss Rhoda Jackson, Reporter

Mrs. V. johnson of 827 So. End
East is a proud mother of a fine
baby boy.
Sunday at Calvary Baptist church
the babies of Mrs. John Nance and
Mrs. Edgar Smith were blessed.
Master Charles Sherman celebrat-
ed his third birthday at the home of
his grandmother, Mrs. Lima Banks,
Monday afternoon.
The Community Choir is scheduled
to sing over the radio Tuesday night
at Thompson building.
Mrs. Eldoise Herring of Ogden
spent Sunday in Salt Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. +. Burgess, and
niece, Mrs. Fanny Jackson and
daughter and Mrs. NJ. J. Atkinson
motored out to Black Rock Sunday
after noon.
The Dramatic Art Club met at the
home of Mr.. Ted Steward Friday
night.
Mr.. Charles Jackson. of Los An
geles, Calf, was called home at the
death of his father and expects to re-
main several weeks.
Mrs. Mignon Smith returned with
her father Sunday afternoon.
The Ladies Aid of Calvary Bap.
tist church met at the home of Mrs
VIM. Gregory Wednesday after noon
Delicious refreshments were served.
Mr.. J. G. Brown has gone to Cali
fornia to Join his wife.
Sick list: Mrs. Emma Jackson i
ccrfined to her home. Little Nilt
Gibson is seriously in with pneumo
MIA. The three children of Mrs. Roy
Bankhead, are confined to theil
home with whooping cough.
Card Of Thanks
We wish to thank the friends fol
their kindness and sympathy dur
ing the bereavement of our HUSBAND
end father, Sergt. Thornton Jack
son. We especially thank the Rev
Mack Stovall and other speakers TO
their words of comfort and Mrs
Fredie Standle for her solo and fo1
the beautiful floral offerings. Mrs
Fanny M. Jackson and family.
Please send all news to Mis-
Rhoda Jackson. Hy 3909-J.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-05-06
Rogers Says Germans
In Italy Treated Like
Colored Folk in Dixie
Continued from Page 0ne)
No Color Line

No Color Line
My next thrill was in arriving at
the Campidoglio, or Capitol, built on
one of the famous Seven Hills. II is
now remarkably fine square with
time-stained statues, the central fig
ure being that of Marcus Aurelius
on horseback Here IL was that
Julius Caesar and Brutus and CASH
us. Pompey, Cato and Cataline all
held forth.
And right here il will be neces-
sary to issue warning that In this
and ensuing articles | am likely to
get far away from the color question
for the simple reason that there is
none here. The few Negroes here,
mostly Abyssinians and Somalis,
live precisely as white people, and
IL you're an American, black or
white, you're likely to find the best
hotels and the best of everything
being wished on to you, as the pop
ular belief is that all Americans are
like the Treasury at Washington,
bursting with gold.
Besides, getting away from the
colcr question for a while will do
us a world of good. at least. it has
been a tremendous psychologist bene-
fit to me in the last month or so.
Already I'm beginning to feel that
| am a human being again and not
a problem,
st. Peters
Looking away from the Castel
San Angelo | SPY towering steeple.
thrill tells me that there's st. Pc
ter's, the largest Christian Church
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-05-06
Helena, Mont.
By HEX

st. James A. NJ. Z. Church, Rev.
S. E. Bailey Pastor,--The pulpit was
occupied at both services by the pas
tor. The morning theme, "The prob
lens of Life; evening, "The Eternal
City," Mrs. A. Z. Stitt, superinten-
dent of the Sunday School is train
ing the children for Mothers Day
program which will be rendered Sun
day afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. In
the evening Golden City Lodge, G..
U. o. of o. F. and Naomi House
hold of Ruth will celebrate their an
niversary, Rev. Bailey will deliver
the annual sermon. The Sunday
School "Get-to-gether meeting has
been postponed to the evening of
May 16.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Oliver have
added a glass enclosed porch to their
bungalow on Cannon street and is
also putting on a new coat of paint.
Norman Howard and his "flivver"
are new billeted with the citizens
of Boulder Hot Springs, Montana.
Running trunk line" for the no.
tel
Cars of every description have
been ordered off Main street for the
next ten days. Ed Johnson has a
"Chevy Sweedan" and he needs room
when he motors to his work at the
Independent office.
Bill Irving is again talking new
car" Bill owns a Dodge but it had
that "tired feeling" all last year and
didn't see daylight.
Rev. S. f. Bailey went to Butte
Monday and will return Friday.
j. f. w. Clarke left Tuesday for
Butte to attend the electoral college.
Fer two weeks Lawrence Howard
has been grooming Honey, | Want
You" blues. Lawrence is the owner
of new Crysler sedan located some
where between Helena and the fac
try and he can be seen daily at the
north window &C tho P. o. gazing
wistfully across the big lawn in the
direction of the depot for sight at
eve~v incoming freight train.
Mrs. Corrie Johnson went to Butte
Tuesday to be in attendance at the
electoral college.