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The monitor., 1928-04-20
BAPTISTS DISCUSS MERGER

y Last Sunday afternoon at mass
meeting called at Zion Baptist church
at which William Busk, prominent
white Baptist layman, who has been
very much interested in and literally
helped the colored Baptists of the
city, presided, the subject of merg-
ing the work of the colored Baptists
was discussed. Walter L. Capper and
DIR. Morton, white Baptist officials,
were among those who spoke. The
Rev. ]. H. Jackson and the Rev. Mr..
Young also addressed the meeting.
1t was pointed out by all the speakers
that more effective work could be
done by fewer congregations unbur-
dened by debt than by the many
which are almost too debt-burdened
to exist.
The monitor., 1928-04-20
THE OLD FOLKS HOME

These big hearted citizens remem-
bered the old people at the Old Folks
Home: The Triple Four club gave
shower of canned fruit and other
dainties. The club rendered a love-
ly program and served tea and cake
to all present. They brought great
cheer to the hearts of the shut-ins,
who enjoyed the program very much
and hope they will come soon again.
Mrs. Jessica Wright is president of
the club. Through the kindness of
Father Williams, beautiful uphol-
stored chair was given the home by
E. T. Travis and Mrs. Archer of
Drake Court. Mrs. C. E. Strom
brought two baskets of assorted jel-
lies to the home, through the good
work for the home of Mrs. Maud
Ray. The Medical Auxiliary, Mrs.
D. w. Gooden, president, Mrs. Her
bert Virgins, secretary, sent an
Easter basket filled with Easter eggs
and fruit.
The following officers for the
home have been elected and installed
for the ensuing year: Mrs. Henriet-
ia Fox, president; Mrs. Turner, vice.
president; Mrs. 2. E. McGee, secre-
tary; Mrs. F. Johnson, treasurer.
The following were named as chair
men of committees: Mrs. E. H. Nc
Donald, chairman, house committee;
Mrs. Snowden, chairman, linen COM
mittee; Mrs. Union, chairman, inves-
tigating committee. In recognition
of her efficient and economical man
agement of the home, Mrs. H. Leland
was retained as superintendent.
The monitor., 1928-04-20

Miss Margaret Dallas, a senior at
Central High, has won the distinc-
ton of being the first colored stu
dent to be chosen to the staff of The
Register, the school weekly. She is
also on the writeup committee of the
0 Book, the high school annual, and
has gained the coveted honor of hav.
ing been elected to membership in
the Quill and Scroll, one of the ma.
tional high school journalistic fra
ternities for Outstanding work dur
ing the senior year in journalism. y
Margaret was among those receiving
three AS this semester.
Ralph Adams, son of the Rev. and
Mrs. John Adams, who is also a mem
ber of the senior class, was one
of two students who won out in the
Spanish elimination test and will
represent Central High in the Ne.
braska scholarship contest to be held
at Lincoln in May, in which students
from the entire state compete.
The Monitor congratulates these
students upon the honors they have
won.
The monitor., 1928-04-20
SUDDEN DEATH OF
WELL-KNOWN LEADER
SHOCK TO COUNTRY
William Clarence Matthews, Assis-
tant United States Attorney
General, Succumbs to Serious
Operation
PLANNED TO VISIT OMAHA

Washington, D. C.-The political
world was shocked Monday, April 9,
by the report of the sudden death
here of William c. Matthews, assis-
tant United States attorney general,
who succumbed to an operation for
abdominal ulcers. He had come east
to confer with Attorney General Sar-
gent relative to certain cases to which
he had been assigned in California.
Mr.. Matthews was 81 years old and
had obtained an eminent position in
the governmental affairs of the
country.
Mr.. Matthews was born in Selma,
Alabama, January 7, 1877. He was
educated at Tuskegee Institute,
Philips Academy, Harvard univer-
sity and Boston university law
school. In 1904 he married Miss
Penelope Belle Lloyd.
Mr.. Matthews was marvellous
athlete. He organized the first Tus-
AAeSNS LOObDdll CCdIIl anu WAS captain
of the Tuskegee baseball team. He
was on the football, baseball and
track teams at Philips Academy and
played quarterback and end on the
Harvard eleven and shortstop on the
Harvard nine.
Mr.. Matthews began his political
activities in 1900. In 1924 he or
ganized the colored republicans. He
was appointed special assistant to
the attorney general by Presidents
Taft and Coolidge.
The Elks, Masons, Renders and
Alpha Phi Alpha claimed his men,
bership.
Mr.. Matthews en- route east passed
through Omaha, Friday, March 16,
and wired the editor of The Monitor
to meet him at the train. At that
time he expressed regret that he
could not stop over here but hoped
to be able to do so on his return
west.
The monitor., 1928-04-20
BLIND JOURNALIST is
A WELCOME VISITOR
Fred Williams, Editor of The Pacific
Defender, Spends Two Days
Here Renewing Old
Friendships

Mr.. Fred C. Williams, a former
resident of Omaha and member of
The Monitor staff, but now editor of
The Pacific Defender of Los Angeles.
the best edited race weekly on the
west coast, paid this city most well
come visit Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week. Mr.. Williams was en-
route home from Louisville, KY,
where he attended the annual meet
ing of the National Negro Press asso-
citation, with the spirit, vision, earn
estness and high standards of which
he was well pleased.
NEGRO journalism" said Mr.. Will
liams, "is certainly on the upgrade
and is gradually coming into its own.
The men and women in the profess
sion are animated by high ideals and
a seriousness of purpose which bodies
nothing but good. The field is rap
idly becoming occupied by young men
and women trained in the profession
which, of course, means efficiency.
The National Negro Press association
has as its goal the Standardization
of Negro journalism
Fred C. Williams is remarkable
man. Becoming totally blind some
years ago, he took his affliction phil
osophically and cheerfully. and in
stead of yielding to despair, he deter
mined to be useful. Having a keen
mind he turned to journalism and
triumphed over privations and OBJ
stacles which would have overwhelm-
ed one with weaker faith and will
power. Becoming travelling represen-
tative of The Monitor, he extended
its circulation throughout the south
and wrote delightful descriptive arti-
cles of places visited and of people
whom he met. Seven years ago he
left Omaha and eventually landed in
California, where after a serious ILL
ness, he began the publication of The
Pacific Defender, which has grown
rapidly in circulation and influence.
He is ably assisted in his newspaper
work by his wife.
Fred C. Williams is looking we'll
and is the same sunny, cheerful man
as of yore with an alert, keen, we'll
furnished mind.
His friends were all pleased to see
him. He left for home over the Mis-
souri, Pacific by the way of Kansas
City late Wednesday night.
The monitor., 1928-04-20
A NEW ORCHESTRA

The Junior Mite Owls, newly or
ganized orchestra of young people,
made its first appearance at the AL
hambra theater Sunday, April 15.
The program was greatly appreciated
and received generous applause. The
members are Carlton Goodlet, assis-
tant manager; Anthony Christopher,
Hazel Gray, Delmar Kirtley, Walter
Harold, Archie Brown, Lawrence
Burnett, director, and Olive Knox.
Anyone wishing to make an engage
ment call Webster 1928 or Webster
SAB.
The monitor., 1928-04-20

and public ridicule, just because he
doesn't like him; men who will de.
fend their contemporaries against the
common enemy, and will not clip and
publish every SANDER they see in the
white papers.
The association must build up and
maintain standard of ethics in the
profession. The feeling and respect
we must have for one another should
be held sacred and inviolate, and be
just as lofty as the ethics among
lawyers, doctors, preachers, and 9TH
er professional men.
The First Step
The first step in developing a well
organized, trained and defensive
press, is for the members of this as
sociation to organize its members in
to an ethical, self respecting body,
as oath bound as is necessary for
common defense.
Secondly, be proud of the associ-
alton; and if it is not what you would
have it be, bring it up to your stand
ard by your own industry, and the
sheer force of your personality. If
you are ashamed of the association,
you are ashamed of yourself, for it is
the fruits of your labor, and you can
not expect an apple tree to bear
peaches.
What the People Owe the Press
"The press is the peoples cham
pion, and they owe it liberal support
and encouragement. The press ought
not to be looked on as the private
property of individuals, but as pub
lie institution, which the public is
duty-bound to support and respect.
Every family, business and individual
should feel that newspaper is the
common property of all, and all owe
it living.
When the press makes a defense
of, or supports public enterprises, it
is not striking for self, but for all
the people. The Negro, of all peo-
pie, should develop a healthy, clean
press to defend himself against many
of the lies and slander that yellow
press utter and publish against the
race.
I'm all the southland, there is not a
white daily that is fair and just to
the Negro race. The majority of
them speak better of cattle, a thou
sand times, than they do of the race.
Yet, we buy and pay for this slime
and SANDER"
The monitor., 1928-04-20
HEAD OF NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION SPEAKS

Louisville, KY Through The As
sociated Negro Press)-"The press is
an all powerful factor in the making
of men, or of nation. With the
possible exception of the pulpit, the
press is the most powerful human
agency in developing and stabilizing
character. 1t is the greatest civiliz-
ing agency, save the Christian reli-
gion, controlled by man.
"The standard of peoples reE-
gion and civilization is largely de-
termined by the morality and inteIli-
gence of their newspapers. There is
no greater sentiment maker than a
well organized press hitting on all
six, every day in the week.
"The white mans we'll organized
and trained press is our greatest
handicap and enemy, and the weakest
link in our chain of progress is our
lack of well organized and trained
press, to defend our rights, and to
stabilize our progress.
"The white press has advertised
the Negro to the world as shiftless,
indolent character, and a liability to
be shifted in a community where he
lives, and the world believes it. No
other agency could have so obscured
our virtues, and paraded our vices.
There is only one way, and means to
meet and counteract this vile slander
and libel, and that one way and
means is to fight the devil with fire,
meet him on his own grounds with a
well organized press, devoted to the
defense and uplift of the Negro peo-
pie for the races sake. The fight
must not be made for me and mine,
but for the race-for the black peo-
pie everywhere.
Conservation to Duty
"The job of building this bulwark
of defense is ours, the newspaper
men, and it is a great and glorious
work. This association is the nucleus
around which this all powerful press
can and must be built. The task is
in the making, and is largely in this
associations hands. 1t is going to
take, gentlemen, men with brains in
their heads, CUTS in their bellies, and
the grace of God in their hearts. We
want editors who would rather serve
the race than to attack one another;
men with professional pride who love
the work, and who viii not seek to
hold brother editor up to contempt
The monitor., 1928-04-20
STUDENTS OBSERVE
NATIONAL NEGRO
LITERATURE WEEK

Lincoln, Neb., April 16-(Special)
The fifth annual initial program
sponsored by the Semper Fidelis club
at the University of Nebraska in OBJ
|servance of National Negro Liter
ature Week, was given Sunday, April
Is, at the Mount Zion Baptist church.
This year the program was pre-
sented in an unusual but very unique
and impressive manner by using a
semi-dramatic style. The stage fea-
tured living room in the home of a
prosperous Negro couple. The man
and husband who is uninterested in
Negro literature and art was acted
by l.. II. Williams of Tulsa, Okla
homa. His wife, enacted by Leverta
Pyle, also of the same city, very in
terested in all phases of literature in
which the Negro participates, tries
hard to convince her husband of the
value of contributing to help Negroes
in this field. Finally after a heated
argument over this question, the hus-
band falls asleep while his wife
plays a Negro spiritual on the vic
trola. In his sleep he hears and sees;
first, trio, S. Walker, L. Swingler,
F. Booker, singing "Steal Away" /;
then a voice, Corinne E. Ferguson,
tells him of the Negro in music /;
next comes a solo, P. M. Hill, follow
ed by story of what the Negro has
done in the novel, John Adams, jr. /;
a saxophone solo, II. Lee; next, a
voice telling Of the Negro in poetry,
L. Swingler; reading of one of
Dunbar's poems, Thelma Hammond; I;
a violin solo, F. Booker; vocal solo,
Theresa Askew; and last, voice
tracing the development of the Ne
gro in drama, Harold Adams. His
dream is climaxed when he hears a
chorus of Negro patriots singing the
national Negro anthem. When he
awakens, he fully realizes the impor-
tance of aiding in the development
of this unfinished talent.
Much credit is due to the presi-
dent, Millard T. Woods, for his un-
tiring efforts in planning this pro-
gram. 1t was consensus of opinion
that this was the best program of its
kind ever presented by the Negro
student body at the University Of Ne
The monitor., 1928-04-20

Mrs. Jessie Cason, wife of Harry
Cason, died suddenly at her home,
1913 North Twenty-second street,
Saturday evening, April IA. She is
survived by her husband, Harry
Cason, two sons, Hildred and Hale,
and her mother, Mrs. Luella Holden
of Moberly, Mo-, and brother, Estil
Holden. The funeral was held
Thursday, April IA, from the J. d.
Lewis funeral home.
The monitor., 1928-04-20

Mrs. Eliza Turner, aged IS, died
at her residence, 2723 Miami street,
Wednesday, after protracted i'll
ness. She is survived by her husband
and other relatives. The funeral will
be held from Zion Baptist church,
this Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock.
The monitor., 1928-04-20

Mr.. Paul L. Moore is reported to
be seriously sick at this writing.
The monitor., 1928-04-20

Askew, M. t. Woods, John Adams,
Lloyd Williams, Pablo Hill and Thel-
ma Hammond.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES

clergyman for ten years and got
into difficulties with Bishop A. w.
Wilson of the Methodist Church
South, who suspended him, is re-
lated Simmons.
st quit the church." he says, She
cause I couldn't make living
wage"
Shepherd quotes Simmons as
having said to the bishop:
""The devil at least pays a living
wage. You can always get some
thing to eat in saloon, I'm tired
of the popery Of the Methodist
church, And I stamped out"
Simmons got his idea for the
Khan while organized for a nation
ally known fraternal organization.
within two years I had a little
home, worth $4,000, all paid for. All
my debts had been settled and I
was earning $4,000 a year," he re-
counts.
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Khan emperor, charges in an in
terview written by William G..
Shepherd in the current issue Of
Golfers Weekly.
Simmons alleges that Khan con-
troll was taken from him by Hiram
Wesley Evans, D. G. Stephenson
and others at a time when its ma
tional treasury contained more than
$1,OOO,OOO and its membership was
almost 100000.
'Ku-Klux Khan officials hired an
imposter to pose drunk as the en-
peror before a crowd Of 10000
Klansmen in Indiana.
Meanwhile Klansmen passed
through the audience whispering
that was that drunken old man I"
Simmons told Shepherd.
THAT was only one of the tricks
that Stephenson and other Kians-
men played when they were stealing
the order away from me-"
How he served as a Methodist
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Naval Militia TO Cruise

BIZ TUNES BpeCtdE
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, July g.
Indianapolis members of the IN
diana naval militia will be aboard
the U. S. S Hawk when it starts
three weeks cruise from the Lake
Michigan port here Saturday.
Lieut. o. F. Heslar will be in COM
mand.
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TOWN, COUNTY
LINES IGNORED
in ROAD PLAN.
Regional Board to Handle
Building Regardless of
Borders.
~ KENNETH WATSON

WASHINGTON, July 6.-Within
the next ten years this country will
witness the Inauguration Of a new
system for handling highway con-
struction in which city, village and
county lines will be disregarded
through establishments Of regional
commissions which may handle road
building in as many as ten or f1f-
teen different counties.
This was the prediction made to-
day by DR.. j. Gordon Mckay, chief
of the division of highway econom-
les in the United States Bureau Of
Public Roads.
Mckay based his prediction on
the enthusiastic manner in which a
road survey just completed by the
bureau has been received in the
region around Cleveland. The sur
vey, which proposes construction of
500 miles of roadway at a cost of
$63, 078,000. has been approved by
county commissioners of the seven
counties involved.
Border Lines Wiped Out
1--WE are at a point where the
present system of having cities and
counties build their roads is be-
coming obsolete" said Mckay.
Mckay further predicted that the
commissions also may handle the
construction of sewers, water mains
and possibly even direct the routing
Of street car lines.
"The mere fact that you have a
city or village line set up means
nothing with respect to traffic, as
the problem of how to build and
where to build highways is one
which affects much larger units"
he said.
Reduces Expense
Failure to have road building
directed by regional commissions
means that the cities and villages
within the area DO not get The best
results; that the construction costs
more and that the people living
within the area do not get the
service they are entitled to-"
Mckay pointed out that by fol-
lowing CIl6 regional system CIldl
highway construction could not only
be coordinated, but that the ma
terial costs would be much lower
owing to the larger quantities OF
materials purchased at one time.
In the case of the Cleveland sur
vey the region surveyed included
an area within a semi-circle of ap-
proximately thirty miles from the
city.
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PLAN OYSTER BED FOR
VARIETY OF WILLAPAS

Popular Delicacy of 1S49 to BE
Brought Back.
BIZ United Press
NORTH BEACH, Wash.j July g.
The Willapa Harbor oyster, which
delighted the palates of the Cali
fornian 49ers, is coming back.
In the early days Willapa oysters
were carted by the shipload to San
Francisco. No provision was made
in those carefree days for replenish-
ing the beds, and in consequence the
supply was eventually exhausted.
Now plans are being made for the
establishment of an oyster hatchery
here and it is expected that the
Willapa oyster, great delicacy six
ty years ago, will be as popular with
modern epicureS.
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He's LOYAL

Blu United Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N. M, July
Cone Albuquerque newsboy,
12-years-old, is a staunch
Democrat.
When the Republican Ma
tional Convention nominated
Herbert Hoover is it's standard
bearer the newsie refused to
sell the extras announcing
the nomination.
I'm a Democrat" he said,
"and I won't sell any extras
about the Republicans"
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STEALS BIRD, HOSE, FISH
New York Doctor Arrested for
Unique ShOpIifting.

By United Press
NEW YORK, July GA man with
a new complex, as yet unnamed, is
DR.. Jacob Gershberg. Gershberg
was arraigned charged with shop
lifting. The evidence against him
consisted of one live canary, one
imitation goldfish and two pair of
woman's silk hose. Perhaps our
readers can figure the nature of a
complex which combines stockings
with bird and fish.
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SIMMONS BARES
THEFT OF KLAN
BY STEPHENSON
KIux Founder Says Evans
and Ex-Indiana Dragon
Framed Him.
By United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, July 6.-The Ku-
Klux Khan was stolen from him
by duplicity and force, William Jo-
seph Simmons, founder and first
The Washington times., 1928-04-27


The German Ambassador formally
requested the State Department to-
day to consider the impending visit
as being made ''incognito," and asked
that no official recognition be ac-
corded their presence in the Capital
overnight.
This procedure was decided upon
for several reasons, one being the
fact that the fliers' presence in
Washington will be solely for the
purpose OF paying their tribute to
Floyd Bennett, who sacrificed his
life in an effort to aid them, and the
general desire that no note OF well
come or celebration should be in
jected into the %mple, impressive
services for the dead flier.
Another reason is that New York
the intended terminus Of their
transocean flight, has arranged an
official welcome and celebration for
the filters tomorrow.
Later, after the New York cele.
bration, the filters viii return to
the Capital and be officially greeted
and congratulated by President
Coolidge and other Government Of
ficials.
The plan is to have the fliers
land at Boiling Field where there
will be present to meet them only
the German ambassador and the
Irish minister.
From the field, the fliers will 90
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Full honors at the burial to-
day of Floyd Bennett, famous
Arctic aerial pilot who died
Of pneumonia in Quebec after
his heroic flight to carry aid
to the stranded crew of the
Bremen, were decided upon
by the Navy Department.
Earlier announcement that the
Navy would not relent from it's
strict regulations for such funerals
were discounted when Admiral r.
II. Leigh, chief Of the Bureau or
Navigation, decided that the rules
would be relaxed in this instance
because OF the great public debt
to Bennett, who accompanied Com
mander Byrd on the first airplane
flight over the North Pole.
Special Guard Ordered
All the enlisted BIueiackets In
the vicinity Of Washington were
detailed to act as . special guard
for the body Of Bennett in the pro-
cessiOn to Arlington Cemetery. This
provides two companies, whereas
the previous plans called for but
three squads Of Bluejackets.
Admiral Leigh, instructed the
Navy guard to meet the funeral
party at Union Station on its ar
rival from New York at 500 p. M,
ana accompany the cortege, all n
automobiles, under police escort,
along Pennsylvania Avenue to Key
Bridge and thence to the Fort Myer
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NEW YORK, April 27.-On
an army caisson draped with
the Stars and Stripes, the body
Of Floyd Bennett was borne
through the streets here today
from the Grand Central depot
to the Seventy-fi Regiment
Armory.
There, for one hour, the
people of his home town-men,
women and children-filed
slowly past the flag-draped
bier, paying a last sad tribute
to the memory of the famous
navy aviator.
The body, enrOute from Quebec,
from pneumonia, for Washington,
ID. c.. arrived Mt 1880 o'clock this
morning.
Burial, with high military and
Naval honors, is to take place this
afternoon at the Arlington National
Cemetery where so many of the
Nations heroes have been laid
to rest.
Three Filters on the Way
And while the funeral procession
was being halted for New York
City's homage. the three men for
whom Bennett died-F'itzmaurice,
Koehl and Won Huenefeld--were
whirring overhead for Washington
to attend the funeral. They hoped
off from Lake st. Agnes, Quebec,
at 7:10 o'clock this morning.
The body arrived on a special
car. Aboard the train was the
grief.striekel gidow. Mrs. Cora Ben.
nett. and ~ dead flisr's bosom
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