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The monitor., 1928-05-04
PROTECT OUR GIRLS

Washington, D. ca girl who
must leave school before she has
reached her maturity, says Miss Mary
Anderson, director of the Women's
Bureau of the U. S. Department of
Labor, is running the risk of losing
the chance to develop her fullest pos
sibilities. If she is forced to take
employment where hours are long and
work is heavy or monotonous, where
pay is low and working conditions are
bad, both her health and outlook on
life will suffer.
The monitor., 1928-05-04
Norris Bill Passage Should Be Defeated
CoLORED BOY STARS

Los Angeles, Cal.-By the Associ-
ated Negro Press)-In spite of great
work done by the race track and field
men on Jefferson High after a long
seven years of failure, L. A. High
took the city league track and field
meet at the Coliseum recently.
E. Robinson, colored hurdler of
Jefferson, added additional laurels to
his crown by leading the field in the
120 yard hurdles. L. A. Highs score
was SOIL points; Manual came next
with rs.
The monitor., 1928-05-04
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
GIRL ELECTED MEMBER OF
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

Margaret Dallas, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Dallas, of 119 North
Thirty-seventh street, was one of 42
Central High seniors to be elected to
Beta chapter of the National Honor
society of high school students, as an
nounced at the mass meeting held in
the Riviera theatre last Friday morn
ing. This honor is awarded for out
standing scholarship, character, mi
tiative, leadership and service during
the four year course. The National
Honor society has 500 chapters and
a membership of 10000 throughout
The monitor., 1928-05-04
N. Y. NEGRO DENIS URGE
BLACKS SUPPORT TICKET

Buffalo, N. Y.-(ANP)-The Ma
tional Colored Democratic associa-
ton, with headquarters here, has
broadcast an appeal for Negroes
throughout the country to support
the democratic ticket in the forth
coming national elections. The call
states that Buffalo has been a shrine
of Negro democrats since 1872, and
that functioning as a group, Negro
democrats have put over "big things
politically" in various elections and
administrations.
1t is evident from the text of THO
call that the association, which is
seeking national membership, will
work for the nomination and election
of Governor AL Smith as president of
the United States.
The monitor., 1928-05-04
GIRL SETS JAvELIN RECORD

Los Angeles, Cal.--(By the Associ-
ated Negro Press)-Margaret Jenk-
ins, who is the pride of her class
mates, both white and colored, broke
the women's record for the javelin
throw in the western track and field
championship for girls
The monitor., 1928-05-04
N. A. A. c. p. ATTACKS
SEGREGATION IN US.
VETERANS BUREAU

New York, N. Y.-Barring of two
colored ex-soldiers from hospital
treatment which they urgently need
ed, in Wichita, Kansas, has brought
a sharp letter from James Weldon
Johnson, secretary of the National
Association for the Advancement Of
The monitor., 1928-05-04

braska; William f. Borah of Idaho |;
Charles S. Deneen of Illinois; Fred
erick III. Gillett of Massachusetts;
Guy ID. Goff of West Virginia; Arthur
r. Robinson of Indiana; John j.
Blaine of Wisconsin; Frederick
Steiwer of Oregon, and Charles w.
Waterman of Colorado.
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BEDTIME STORIES By ?. r ssss1s;

smaller in the south. Jerry Watcne1
him until he disappeared. Then ne
scratched the tip of his nose.
"Or Mistah Buzzard doesn't ny that
wav usually" he said to himself. "When
he goes up in the sky he's usuall!
around in sight. Now he has DIS
appeared. I do believe he has started
for his home in the Sunny South. Yes.
sir. / believe he has started for the
Sunny South and we won't see MN
again until Spring That means that
it is time to get ready for Winter. I've
felt it in my bones for some time tnat
I ought to be getting ready for Winter.
but somehow haven't felt IKE II. But
if OF Mistah Buzzard has left Tor the
Sunny South it is high time for me
to be getting busy. I ought to nave
started my house long before this.
Jerry sat a few minutes longer, turn
ing things over in his mind. Then he
slipped off into the river. dived and
when he came up he was on the other
side of the Smiling Pool. He came out
on the bank and for the next half hour
Jerry was a very busy small person
Sometimes he was on the bank and
sometimes he swan about among the
bulrusheS that. grew in the water by
the side of the Smiling Pool. He was
looking the ground over, so to speak.
1t looked as if he were looking the
water over, but really he was looking
the ground over. Finally he swan out
to the Big Rock, climbed out on 1t
and sat there, looking the Smiling Pool
all over.
II suppose" said he to himself, that
1 could fix UP my old house and make
it do. But I've done that two or three
times and think I'd like new house.
That's a first-class place over there in
the bulrushes for house. There isn't
any current over there. The water Is
deep enough for good passage out
there beyond the danger of ice. 1t
isn't very far to the Laughing Brook.
Yes, sir, that looks to me like good
place for a house and the sooner I get
to work the better"
Jerry slipped into the water, swan
over to the place he had selected and
presently the water became very muddy
at that point. Jerry MuSkrat had
started work. He had started work for
the foundations of his new house. Now
and then he poked his head out for
fresh air and to rest bit. Then he
went back to work. Jerry's vacation
days were over until Winter should
arrive.
Copyright, 1929
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No Favors Wanted

My resolution never waivers; go my
way and ask no favors of any living
skate: If need help to grease my
motor, go and hire some worthy voter.
and then ! pay the freight. don't
allow a kindly neighbor to come and
do lot of labor just for sweet friend
ships sake; for II showed such nerve
unshrinking, I know it soon would set
him thinking that friendship is a fake.
II have good friends, but I would lose
them if were always prompt to use
them, to pull their divers limbs; of
friendship now their greeting SavorS
but If asked hundred favors they'd
not be Sunny Jims. They all would
struggle to forget me, they all would
Shudder. when they met me, and wish
I were in jail; they meet me now with
smiles and joShes, but If I borrowed
their goloSheS, grim silence would pre-
vail. And so my feelings are reSplen-
dent; I am so beaStly independent the
worlds respect own; men realize when
I am coming that they will not behold
me thumbing their lapels for a loan
Friends often ask me to abandon the
independent plank I stand on and
run for county clerk; they say that
would be a goner, which scheme would
never work. I couldn't go around be-
seeching my valued friends to break
their breeching, that I might winner
be; how could ask the grocer, Perkins
to quit dispensing prunes and gherkins
that he might work for me? How
could I ask the busy voters to round UP
all the buns and floaters and rush
them to the polls? II / did that my
cherished record, which never has been
stained or checkered, would soon be
full Of holes. WALT MASON.
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LITTLE BENNY
By LEE PAPE.

Ma was sewing on her sewing ma
chine and Sed, Hay, ma, have you
got anything to rub on?
To rub on wat? ma Sed.
Spots, I sed, and ma sed, Wat. stains?
Do you mean to say you've bin spilling
something elts?
No nam, not stain spots, ma, sore
spots, sed. and she Sed, My goodness
wat have you bin doing, falling?
No nam, just humping. sed, and
ma sed, Well wish you'd, lern to look
ware your going, you'll. be breaking
something some of these days and then
wishing you hadent. Ware Is this SO
called sore spot? she sed.
I've got severed, Sed. I've got one
on the back of my he'd and one on the
back Of my back and some amllng my
ribs.
Well my lands no living burlp could
do all that unless you bumped into a
regiment of soldiers, watts a matter
with you, do you need glasses? ma
Sed. M
No ma, G WIZ. ma, the way I was
wawking the ony kind Of glasses would
Of did any good would Of bin perry
scopes, / sed.
well for land sakes my graycious
how were you wawking? ma sed, and
Sed, Backwards. . - :, :.
Wat, how? ma sed. and I sed, Back
words, and q WIZ, ma come to think
Of It even perryscopes wouldn't Of did
me any good because I had my eyes
shut too. tried it about times be-
fore I found out you cant really wawk
strate that way, sed.
Well you crazy sentsless thing
could of told you that without even
trying it once, ma sed. You really
don't deserve to have anything rubbed
on you and have a good mind to
leave you suffer for the good Of the
Experience, she Sed.
Ony she rubbed something on any
ways, herting vile she was doing it but
feeling exter good wen she stopped.
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Jerry Muskrat Gets to Work.

Though there Is much of JOY. in play,
A greater 10y in work doth lay.
Jerry Muskrat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-09-28

Jerry Muskrat had spent rather a
lazy Summer. He had had a good time
around the Smiling Pool. There had
been no need to work Now Jerry, you
know, is not naturally lazy. No, in
deed, he is not naturally lazy. When
there is work to be done Jerry can work
as well as any one ! know Of But
Summertime is more or less playtime
with Jerry. Now this bright morning
he sat on one of the little RATS he had
made for himself to sit on. He had
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just had three clans, as the fresh
water mussels are called. He had
opened them and eaten them and he
was trying to make up his mind
whether to go home and take a nap or
go down the Laughing Brook to the Big
River.
He happened to be looking over to-
ward the Green Forest. He saw OF
Mistah Buzzard come sailing out of the
Green Forest. Jerry watched him sail
round and round and up and up until
he was hardly more than a speck in the
sky. Jerry had watched him many,
many times, though he didn't, think
much about it until he happened to
notice that OF Mistah Buzzard was
growing smaller and smaller and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-08-15
No Damages

I was crossing Market street on my
large but shspely feet when catastro-
pi1e complete bore me down; Hiram
Heck the careless cuss. who is always
in some fuss. hit me with the worst
old bus in this town. With Commissions
on my face and my joints all out OF
place. I believed it a disgrace. and a
shame: but when Lawyer jenkins cried
MAKE him pay you for your hide-sue
for damages. ! sighed. Not that game!
] am feeling sore and raw with a busted
leg and jaw. but / will not 60 to law
while I'm sane, better to endure my
hurt and forget my ruined shirt than
10 sue that blamed old squirt, l main
tain II IN court told my tale Hiram'S
LAWYERS would not fail TO insist that !
QUE kale. 70 old Heck: ! was walking
like Jay. clogging up the right OF
way, and reduced old Hiram's Gray 70
q wreck All the axles now are sprung
and the chassis Is unsiung and the gas
tank lost It's bung IN the crash; II
there's justice in the land. let the jury
understand I'll be called on TO Outhand
lots Of cash II the case l chance to
win. would wear no cheerful grin, Tor
ones troubles just begin. at that stage;
Hiram. who's a tinhorn sport. will ap-
peal 10 t'other court, and Wen hear the
LAWYERS snort. till old age Justice Is
the slowest thing that has piled broken
wing. and its costs too much by ling,
for my purse: if I started suit today,
ere the finiSh Of the fray I'd be riding
far away in a hearse. III forget he
wound and oruise and the ruined shirt
end shoes. for to sue / do not choose
being sane WALT MASON
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LITTLE BENNY
BY LEE PAPE.

I got a letter from Pubs Simkins
today, proving he had kepp the agree
ment, saying in it, Deer Benny. I am
writing you this so you cant say l broke
the contrack, and IL don't get one from
you by the time you get this I CESS
you'll know who did
How do you like the country by this
time? OF corse you ony bin there
about day but a day mite seem like
long time In certain cases, such as If
a lot of inseks have bin biting you with
out stopping, or anything like that Do
you like COW milk better than milkman
mike / know some fellow. a friend
of mind, told me milkman milk is
colder.
Everything is about the same here
but I CESS you wouldent ixpect many
CRATE changes in one day. Everybody
still remembers you and We was even
tawking about you this afternoon.
Glasses Magee sed, wonder wat Benny
Potts is doing rite now. and Shorty
Judge Sed, I bet he's wishing he was
back here having a good time with us
like before he went away. so you VIII
be glad to hear they are not jelliss of
you anyways.
/ haven't saw much of Sid Hunt lately
because he's bizzy teaching his dog
Teddy a new trick In secret A COM
nifty of fellows wen around TO peek
over his back tents but he must be
teaching it TO him down the cellar.
Sam Gross says Sid told him he was
teaching him to stand on the end of
his tale but he probably just told him
that TO give him a fats clew.
Well I CESS Ill go around and get
a ice cream cone now. If you was here
Id give you a cupple of sucks and
maybe half, but seeing your not L CESS
the best / can do will be TO think of
wat your missing vile am injoying It,,
Well. have as good OF time as you
can and try not to get too homesick,
your trusty friend Pubs Simkins
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BY THORNTON
", BURGESS
BEDTIME STORIES BY y.

, escape from ReddyS house without
| swimming and without flying Looking
| up the pond he saw ripple coming
! down across It. He knew what that
/ ripple meant. 1t meant that the Merry
/ Little Breeges and Old Mother West
| Wind were coming Sure enough, in a
few moments they began to rumple up
his hair. Chatterer glanced over at
| that little log. The ripple was tapping
| against IL. That log was coming nearer.
Yes. sir. that log was coming nearer.
Chatterer's eyes frightened. He went
down close to the waters edge on the
side nearest that log. There he waited
and watched and tried to be patient.
That log moved very slowly. Some
times II seemed TO Chatterer that it
didn't move at all But II did And.
little by little. little by little. 1t drifted
nearer.
Carefully Chatterer measured the dis-
lance. Then he glanced all around,
this way that way, and the other way.
10 be sure that Redtail or any other
enemy was nowhere In sight. Then he
Jumped II was a very good Jump He
landed lightly on that little log. The
Merry Little BreezeS danced around
him and tweaked his whiSkers. Chat
terer promptly hoisted his tail. Straight
up he held 1t against his back.
Blow" he cried. Blow"
The Merry Little Breezes blew. They
blew harder and harder. The little loe
began TO move. 1t moved faster and
faster. This doesn't mean that it
moved very fast. because 1t didn't. A
log couldn't move very fast. But it
moved slowly forward The ripples
Tapped against 1t and the water washed
over it and wet Chatterer'S feet But
Chatterer didn't mind. He was cling
ing fast with his sharp claws. Blow !"
he cried Blow"
And the Merry Little Breezes blew.
They blew and they blew Chatterers
tail was sail Nearer and nearer tho
little log blew to the shore 1t was
then, when he was almost to shore.
that glancing over his shoulder. Chat
terer discovered Redtail the Hawk COM
ing back. He was only speck in the
sky. but chatterer knew him. He was
headed that way and he was coming
fast.
Blow Merry Little Bree2es. blow"
cried Chatterer. oh. do blow!"
And the Merry Little Breezes blew
and blew and blew. and the little log
with Chatterer on it drew nearer to
the shore.
tCopyright. 1927
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spirits. but he kept his eye on the sky
lust the same. He was fearful that
Redtail the Hawk might take it INTO
his head to come back looking for him.
If he does. he won't find me" said
Chstterer TO himself. At the first sign
Of him in the sky I'll hide under that
stick where I hid before. on. dear. /
wish / had wings don't want to
swim. and I can't fly. and here / am.
II looks to me as If ! shall have to stay
here for a while
Just then his eyes frightened. Yes.
air his eyes frightened. There was
small log floating a short distance
away. II only he could get on that
and then get the Merry Little Breezes
to blow il ashore. he would be able to
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Chatterer the Red Squirrel sat on
the roof Of the house OF Paddy the
Beaver and looked longingly over at
the shore Somehow or other he didn't
want To swim. No. sir, he didn't want
to swim. He had had all the SWIM
mine ne desired
But I guess I've got 10" whimpered
Chatterer. Il can't fly. And the only
way I can set ashore is to fly or swim.
% far as I can see"
Ci1atterer had quite recovered his
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A Tail for a Sail.

Who trusts his fortune 10 q sail
Should not fcrset that winds do fail.
Mother West Wind.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-17
GRAND JURY TO
PROBE CHARGES
OF GAS GRAF
By United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, Aug. IL
Charges that the Southern Califor-
MIA Gas Company used thousands Of
dollars to influence legislation in
Los Angeles city council undoubtcd-
ly will be taken before the grand
jury, officials said here today.
The accusations, maze in direct
testimony ut the trial of f. T..
Sweeney, must be investigated in
event any substantiating facts arc
introduced, Deputy District Attor,
ney Eagan said.
Sweeney, former official of the
gas company, is charged with the
embezzlement of $4,000 of the or.
Eanizations funds. From the Wit
ness stand he said the money was
used, with the consent of higher of
ficers, as a graft fund to gain rul-
ings favorable to the gas company
Sweeney said he was a lobbyist
and outlined score of projects in
which cash, liquor and other gratui-
ties had passed from him to city of
fieials when important measures
We're to be voted by council.
Four former city councilmen,
minute clerk and a city attornev
have been named by Sweeney as
having received his bribes.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-17
OF
CURTIS I'll MED
FOR TOMORROW
BY United Press neased Wire

TOPEKA, Kans. Aug. H.
Plans for the notification ceremony
for Senator Charles Curtis. practical
~ had been completed today and
Toposans cased back in their rock
ing chairs to await the coming of
the crowds for the most exciting
event in their city's history.
The Republican vice-presidential
nominee will be notified formally
Of his selection tomorrow afternoon
at > o'clock central standard time.
A huge canopied platform has been
erected in the cool shade Of the
state house grounds for the occasion
Topekans have made plans for en-
tcrtaining a crowd of 25,000
Senator Simeon D. Fess, Of Ohio,
Will deliver the notification address
Immediately following a short vel
coming speech by Governor Ben 5.
Paulen The acceptance speech o.
Senator Curtis will be broadcast
over a network of 90 radio stations.
The whole program has been timed
to last Just ole hour.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-17
Many Defendants
Named In Suit

Judgment in the sum of $25,554,95
and interest is asked in a civil act
ion filed at the county clerk s of
flee this morning by Helen S.
Elliott, formerly Helen S. Speich,
against C. F. Norton, Burdette
Norton, |, c. Stears, Jane Doe
Stearns, Eon Damron, NV. Dam
ron, Riverside County Title Guaran-
tee company; J. F. Hook, II. 7.
Jones, California Trust company.
w. S. Hayes, l.. NJ. Hayes, Sam
Smith company and three other de-
PENDANTS fictitiously named.
The suit is based on a promis-
sorry note in the sum of 500 900. Tha
plaintiff holds that this note came
INTO her possession through the
death Of former husband and holds
that only $3.50 has been paid on
the note.
The complaint further alleges that
IS, l4.95.in taxes has been paid out
by the plaintiff estate on property
held under mortgage as security for
the note.
Sarau and Thompson of Riverside
appear as attorneys for the plain
tiff.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-17
Epidemic Kills
Many Indians
by United Press Leased Wire


EDMONTON, Alberta, Aug. IL
An influenza epidemic among the
Mackenzie Indians has taken at
least 2T5. lives, it became known to
day from Fort Simpson radio ad-
vices.
Jack Stewart, trapper and anna
teur radio operator, reported that
53 Indians died at Fort Simpson
alone. and that more than 200 others
were known to be dead in other
tribal villages.
Other river posts where losses
were said to be particularly severe
were Fort Resolution, SO deaths;
Fort Rae, SO; Fort Norman, 2s;
Fort Good Hope, %; and Fort Nc
Pherson, p.
The Indians were described as
terrified by the ravages of the dis
ease. The sick walled and moaned
in their camps while the efforts of
medical missionaries were repulsed.
Drugs carried to the stricken ma
tives either were refused or thrown
away as tribal doctors attempted
cures by ancient methods.
Only one white man was so far
reported dead in tile epidemic.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-17
Court Postpones
Criminal Cases

There was no session of superior
court held this morning, two crimiu-
al cases on the calendar being con
timed over until August 81 and the
civil law and motion calendar con
tinued over to the afternoon session
of court.
Donate Rangel and Reyes Jiminez,
charged with grand theft, had been
scheduled to appear for arraignmert
and plea. The two men are charg 4
with having stolen an automobile,
the property of Hako Ram, Hindu,
in Brawley and were later caught in
Los Angeles.
While Jinincz is said to have ad.
mitted that he took the ear while
under the influence Of Intoxicating
liquor at the preliminary hearing
and attempted to exonerate Ranael
from any eomplicany in the case,
other testimony entered indicated
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-17
RUPTURE SPECIALIST
HERE SATURDAY

Dir. T. Y Stokes Of Los Angeles
will be in FL Centre at the Barbara
Worth hotel, Saturday August Is.
from 9 a, M. to 8 p N. Dr. Stokes
Is representing the Seely Company
Of Philadelphia and London. He
is here for the purpose of demon
strating the new Flexible Spermatic
Guard which is the latest improve
ment in connection with DR. Seely s
famous rupture cure.
These demonstrations are entirely
free, and those suffering from rup
ture are invited to call without OBJ
ligated in the least. DR. Stokes
says the new guard is guaranteed
to hold any rupture, large or small
and will close the opening in the
average case in 80 days.
England gave this guard tho only
award out of 90 contestants for
producing results without surgery
or medicine.
DR., Stokes has permanent offices
at l032 Lowe S State building, Les
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-17
Says
School Children
Are City's Asset
by United Press Leased Wire

MISSOULA, Mon, Aug, III
School children of community are
its greatest asset and accordingly
they should be given an opportunity
for development of their capabili-
ties, according to Professor $. $
Brooks, of the University of Mon
tana.
School children are the assets
of any community and a properly
organized educational program viii.
see to il that these children develop
their natural capabilities in such
manner that it viii be to the bene
tit of their special communities, .
he said
Professor Brooks advocated a
program of vocational guidance to
alleviate the wastes in the present
educational system for those whose
appitudes were along certain spec
ial lines.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-08-17
Funeral of Seeley
Man Tomorrow

Funeral Of Simon r. Waters, 20,
rancher of the Seelcy district, who
died suddenly Wednesday morning,
will be held from the Lemons fun
cral chapel on State street at $
o clock tomorrow morning. A short
service will he held at the chapel
and burial will be made in Ever
green cemetery.
Mrs. w. II. McCunc of Orlando,
daughter of the deceased, arrived in
Fl Centre early this morning and
completed arrangements for the fun
eral and burial She is the only i'm
mediate relative in this vicinity.
The deceased was well known
throughout the valley having come
here many years ago and has con
ductcd the ranch near Seeley since
that time.