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The monitor., 1928-07-06
Economics Create Race Problem,'
Says William Pickens In Address

Los Angeles, Cal.-The notion of
superior" and inferior" races is
closely linked with the economic dom
ination of the superior" group, de-
clared William Pickens, field secre-
tary of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People,
speaking Friday night at a mass meet
ing here at the associations 10th an
nual conference.
"Those with the economic advan-
tage are always the better people,
the upper CASTE" declared Mr.. Pick
ems, "the masters, the rulers, the 'su-
preior race The economically ill
situated are the lower caste, the serv-
ants. the subjects, the inferior race.
"The sentiment that grows around
a class is subsequent and secondary;
the economic fact is precedent and
primary. Primarily, slave is fell
low to do the work; next it becomes
very disgraceful to be slave because
of his economic disabilities: he gets
the lowest possible wages, his mere
keep; he cannot strike and he can
not change his boss. He is lowest in
the social scale because he is lowest
in the economic scale, and for no
other reason. Serfs, common peo-
ple,' working classes, are determined
by their relation to the economic
goods of society. Aristocrats, blue
bloods, 'dicties, capitalists, kings,
have their status determined by their
relation to the same goods.
''Dirty slaves and ignorant personal
servants seem more acceptable to the
dominant race than clean and eco
nomically Independent colored free
men. Atlanta and South Carolina try
to legislate Negro BARRIERS out of
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white barber shops, but allow Negro
chambermaids and bellboys in white
hotels. A clean and intelligent Ne
gro eating his own biscuit in the hotel
dining room is more of an annoyance
to the average white American than
is the soiled and sweating Negro back
in the hotel kitchen, who is actually
handling everybody's biscuits. The
ruling caste in Mississippi makes
passionate speeches and drastic laws
against any legitimate and honorable
mixing of the blood of the two races,
but produces a hundred thousand
mulattoes by illegitimate contacts.
Negro maids may arrange a white
woman's hair, brush her teeth and
suckle her babies, but may not sit on
the far end of long pew in her
church.
"These seeming inconsistencies no
longer puzzle US when we apply the
law to them: for Negro slaves, Negro
cooks, and other Negro servants rep
resent economic subjugation; while
the Negro freeman, the Negro hotel
guest and even the Negro sister-in-
the-Lord, if in the same pew, repre-
sent economic equality. And why is
Negro wife Objectionable and Ne
gro concubine acceptable? There is
certainly no physical difference be-
tween a wife and concubine, but
there is this important difference;
the concubine is but an economic
underling, while the wife must be an
economic partner.
"This same law of economic grav-
itation adequately explains h t
otherwise mystifying phenomenon
called racial superiority Now, ra-
Continued on Page Three)
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SAVES THREE GIRLS
FROM DROWNING

Pass Christian, Miss.-The name
of Joe Pallode will be sent to the Car
negie Hero Commission with the
recommendation that he be awarded
a hero medal as a result of his BRAY
cry in saving the lives of three small
white girls here Monday. A fourth
child was drowned before the heroic
Race man could reach her.
The children were playing in the
gulf when Margaret Pouydeau, IL
year-old daughter of wealthy plant
er, suddenly stepped off into deep
water. The other children went to
her rescue, but they, too, sank. Pal
lode, who was working near the scene
of the accident, heard their screams
and rushed to their aid.
He dived into the water and res
cued three Of the children, but the
Pouydeau child had sunk before he
could reach her. The body was re-
covered several hours later by use of
trawl net.
1t is conceded that all four of the
children would have been drowned
had it not been for Pallode's bravery.
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COMMENTATOR OF PRESS AND POLICE

The desires commed the daily press of Omaha,
the WordHerald BeeNews the which
reported the deporabe of insane Negro who shot two
and endangered the lives of other the Wool
worth Thursday We desire also to commend
the police department for the good judgment and ability with
which they handled the situation quite until the truth
was Any sensational playing up of of this kind
where the two involved naturally and easily leads
disastrous Regrettabe though be- the fact
that prejudice strong in community like
this where relations normally that the report of
violence black white and
especially where involved that the murderous mob
spirit easily aroused Omaha still paying heavy penalty
for its insane madness of nearly ten years ago All rghhin
citizens therefore rejoice that there dstortng
sensational playing of wild and unfounded
in this which would undoubtedly have led to
and regreabe results The of the for
maintenance of law and order has been clearly demon
strated in reporting this deplorabe incident
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VOICE FROM ACROSS WATER

There can be no doubt that the
American Negro is conquering Eng
land as he has conquered America.
How proud the American Negro must
feel nowadays when he visits our an
cient cities and finds our intelligent
sia singing, or more usually listening
to his spirituals on the gramophone,
and the rest of the country dancing
his inspired steps to tunes inspired by
him. As Bret Harte once asked, els
the Caucasian played out?" - The
Manchester Guardian.
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NEGRO GETS BIG JOB

The contract for the construction
of a ten million dollar apartment
house in Philadelphia, Pa, has been
given to a Negro contractor, Fred
erick Massiah. 1t is the largest beam
and girder building ever erected in
the city, and is to be twelve stories
high, with 220 apartments. Mr. Mas
siah, who is native of the Barba-
does, has made quite reputation in
engineering and architecture in Phil
adelphia. He studied civil engineer
ing at the American School of Art.
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Los ANGELES DONs
GALA T0GS TO VEL
COME CONFERENCE
Streets Are Decorated With Flags
and Banners; Prominent Citizens
Meet Special Trains Bearing
Delegates
WELCOME ADDRESS BY MAYOR

Los Angeles, Cal. - Two special
trains bearing the national office
staff of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
and delegates and friends from the
eastern, southern and western states
to the N. A. A. C. P. conference were
met by prominent white and colored
citizens of Los Angeles and with a
special escort of Los Angeles police
were escorted through the streets of
the city which were decorated with
flags and banners to the Hotel Som
erville. -
The Hotel Somerville, of Spanish
Mission style, and the most elaborate
hotel owned and operated exclusively
by Negroes in America, was formally
opened to the public on the opening
day of the conference, and will house
the national office staff, delegates.
and friends to the conference, during
their stay in Los Angeles.
Mayor George E. Cryer of Los
Angeles, delivered the address of well
come at the opening mass meeting of
the conference on the night of June
9th in the Philharmonic auditorium,
which is located in the heart of the
city's downtown district. 1t is fa-
nous for its symphonies and concerts
and outstanding artists have perform
ed there, including Roland Hayes, and
many others. A crowd of more than
5000 jammed the building to the
doors and more than 1000 were
turned away.
Moorfield Storey of Boston, ma
tional president of the association,
sent a letter to the conference, hall
ing the brilliant achievements of the
association during the past year,
which was read at the opening meet
ing by James Weldon Johnson, ex-
ecutive secretary.
DR.. H. C. Hudson, president of the
Los Angeles branch, in his address,
recited some of the many achieve
ments of the association during the
10 years of it's existence.
Dir. w. E. B. Du Bois, editor of
The Crisis, delivered an address on
"The Presidential Election, Black
Votes and Democracy in the United
States" and was given big ovation
which lasted for many minutes at the
close Of his speech.
DR.. Miriam Van Waters, referee of
the juvenile court of Los Angeles,
who also addressed the conference
on the opening night, said: "Califor-
MIA had been favorable for the prog
ress of the Negro" and traced the
history Of the Negro race in Los
Angeles since the early Spanish ex-
plorers and Negro pioneers, and de-
clared that Negroes owned and oper-
ated the first steamship in the San
Francisco bay.
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trial opportunities which it affords,
but for her generous benefactions to
so many worthy educational and
charitable organizations of the race.
Her delight is in doing well. With all
of her success she has maintained a
democratic spirit and most gracious,
charming and winsome personality.
Her lecture will be instructive, illum-
mating and inspiring and the pro-
ceeds are to be divided between three
of the local churches. 1t is to be
given at Pilgrim Baptist Church.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
E. A. CARTER APPOINTED
OPPORTUNITY EDITOR

New York, N. Y. - The National
Urban League, through it's executive
secretary, Engene Kinckle Jones, an
nounces the appointment of Elmer
Anderson Carter executive secretary
of the st. Paul and Minneapolis Ur-
ban Leagues, as editor of "Opportun-
ity" magazine, to succeed Charles s.
johnson, whose resignation takes eff
feet September Is. Mr.. Johnson goes
to take charfge Of the Department of
Social Sciences of Fisk University, at
Nashville, Tenn.
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cRAzED NEGRO RUNS
WILD WITH PISTOL
In A DIME STORE
Several Persons Lives Endangered
When William Lewis Empties
Gun In Department
Store
HAD BEEN INSANE PATIENT

Two women were injured and sew
eral persons lives endangered when
William Lewis, aged %, porter in the
|Woolworth Dime store for the past
shooting in the cafeteria Thursday
morning. Not only were the patrons
land employees in the dime store base
|ment menaced by the madman's bull
lets, but also those in the basement
of the Brandeis store.
Miss Nina Dobson, clerk, was shot
by one bullet through the breast, and
Mrs. Julia Connor received a bullet
wound in the leg. Miss Marie Ma
loney, employed in the store kitchen,
at whom the first shot was fired, fell
and tainted at the shot, but was un-
harmed. A bullet passed through the
apron of Eva Walker, lunch counter
waitress, and another cut through the
clothes of Leland Bunten, assistant
manager of the store. Lewis pointed
his gun at Virgil Davis, store mana
ger, and pulled the trigger, but his
ammunition was exhausted.
William Lewis and his brother,
Henry, aged 21, had been employed
in the Woolworth store for the past
two years, and according to the
manager, had given good service.
hn CT +xxr1
Bill, as he was called, had been "act-
ing queer" He had not seemed to
be quite himself since the death of
his mother in April. Recently he had
brought pistol to the store and the
manager had told him to take it
home.
Thursday morning, Marie Maloney
had spilled some gravy on the floor.
Lewis told her that she should be
more careful as he had to clean it
up. "Oh, couldn't help it, Bill" the
girl replied. Lewis is alleged to have
muttered, "I'll get 'em for talking
about me-" and going to his locker
he got his pistol and opened fire on
Miss Maloney and others with the re-
suits named.
He was arrested by Detectives
Harry Buford, Paul Haze and T. ].
Ryan. The detectives entered by
different doors and Lewis seeing Bu-
ford said, "Here | am" and offered
no resistance.
Lewis had been a patient in the
asylum for the insane for nearly
year prior to his employment at the
Woolworth store, but had been re-
leased as cured.
Had Been In Asylum
Theodore Mallory, 4518 Saratoga
street, Lewis brother-in-law, a postal
clerk, said Thursday afternoon that
recently he had asked Judge Charles
Foster, Lewis guardian, to take steps
to have Lewis returned to the state
hospital for the insane at Lincoln,
where he formerly was an inmate.
"He had been acting queerly since
his mother died last April" Mallory
explained. '1He imagined that every
one was making fun of him and plot
ting against him. Three weeks ago
while visiting at my house he flew in
rage over nothing and threatened
my wife, who is his sister.
II asked Judge Foster to have him
put away until he had recovered his
faculties"
The victims of the insane mans
bullets are recovering at Lord Lister
hospital.
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les at Western Reserve University,
Cleveland He has been employed in
social service work for ten years in
Cleveland and elsewhere and for the
last a Y years as Executive Secre-
tary of the Milwaukee Urban League
where he has done very effective
work, serving on many civic and edu-
cational organizations. He comes to
Omaha with high testimonials of out
standing social service work and will
prove valuable asset to our city.
Mr.. Kerns is married and has two
children. His family will join him
here in August.
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PORO COLLEGE HETD
HERE FOR LECTURE
NEXT FRIDAY NIGHT
The Founder and President of An
Outstanding Racial Commercial
and Cultural Enterprise To
Visit City

Mrs. Anna M. Malone, founder and
president of Poro College of Beauty
Culture, st. Louis, Mo-, will visit
Omaha next week and give an illus
trated lecture on the wonderful in
stitution she has developed. Mrs.
Malone is not only noted for the great
million dollar commercial enterprise
with its cultural features and indus
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EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
OF OMAHA URBAN LEAGUE
PLEASED WITH OUTLOOK
Trained Social Worker Comes From
Milwaukee, Where He Has Rem
dered Good Service for Race
and Community

j. Hawley Kerns, Executive Secre-
tary of the Omaha Urban League,
who arrived in the city Saturday, is
highly pleased with the outlook for
constructive social work here.
A native of Wilmington, N. c., Mr..
Kerns took his degree from Livings-
ton College at the early age of 19,
and took Social Science and Econom-
The monitor., 1928-07-06

The J. M. F. Bridge club held a
moonlight picnic at Big Lake, Council
Bluffs, Ia, Wednesday, July A. A
very enjoyable time was spent by all.
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TQpNS SRORIORIALI
BY Kirk Miller

There is accounting for peoples beliefs.
Mr. sporting editor Of the Cleveland Plain Dealer
recently flight experts" of prominent
throughout the country for their 1st End and Sd
choices for logical Gene Tunny including Jack
Dempsey.
This writer's prompt reply "Heeney Risko Loughran
We pick up Dealer of date observe
printed which gives the call to SHARKEY LoUGH
RAN RTSKO in Furthermore the tabulated
vote we find ballot Heeney first choice That
MUST BE OURS!
No. there absolutely accounting for peoples beliefs
possible the only observer of things fistic who
hasn't Tom Heeney whose in the ring equaed
only by that of Jack Dempsey and Gene unney both OF whom
that belief! Queer people, we Chinese! 81.
us theore about this fancy have for the New
bridegroom We believe Heeney MADE that last cham
his and willingness to stanG
toe to toe with overwhelmingly superior opcnent Had he re-
treated backward fight
have been a FARCE.
The making running Of the fight Heeneys hands and
he good fight Of it, bad back-runner like
Sharkey would have made the affair fighting flop well as
financial failure l.....@ sss
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ST ANNA AIDS.
VAN VILE
By George A. Simpson

Greater staying power proved a
vital asset to Capt. r.. c. Van Vliet,
jr.. who, after a lapse Of IL years,
succeeded to the District tennis
championship yesterday. Holder Of
the Army singles tennis champion
ship, he won over Tom Mangan. OF
the District, 3-6. 81, 6-1, 6--4,
in a stirring duel on the Edgemoor
Courts at Bethesda, Ma. Van Nliet is
the ranking No. player on the
Army Leech Cup team.
The Mangan OF the day before yes
teryear was on exhibition in the first
set, when the former District title.
holder showered the Army netman
with a furry Of srnashes that were
anreturnable. His service and
forehand We're working superbly and
had Van Vliet worried.
Mangan had spent his energy
In that first set. He probably
thought he would crush Van
Vliet's spirit by taking advan.
tage. He was mistaken.
Van Vliet turned upon Mangan
and the latter was soon on the de-
tense, making hurried trips to the
baseline and net to attempt saves.
Van Vliet, however, played mas
terly and gained the second and
third sets.
Mangan refused to accept the In.
evitable and raced ahead TO a 81
lead in the fourth set. The old vet
just wouldn't quit. Nor would Van
Vliet, another player of ancient vim
tage. The latter finally won the
set and the match.
Hal Fowler and Maurice v. O'Neil
are clashing this afternoon with
Don Dudley and Jack Dudley at 3:3G
O'Clock at the Edgemoor Courts in
this finals for the doubles crown.
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He wa. 0. X. Last Month; why Not Now7

ago Heeney considered the logical challenger
What has happened the meantime change his status? He
stood before the who has retired for twod the
Doesn't make best? logical
method Of elimination with Dempsey barred and considering the
didn't hand the title anybody,
MUST be IT. that is Richard and Tunney the level
when they selected Heeney the challenger. t*
Ii Richards elimination last winter anything should
apparent throne fought Tunny
Riko that by rights but the
Richard business
he eliminates the elimination and handpicks his
much Heeney and Rko. The latter given
before the title fight and the former being given
the fight Now come to Sharey who wins the title by
of the writer's via the Cleveland Plain
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ROSEDALE GIRLS
SCORE IN TANK

Girls 81 the Rosedale Playground
carried Of the playground swine
ming championship yesterday IN
scoring 20 points to SIS points for
Georgetown in the water meet held
in the Georgetown pool.
Certrude Izaigh. Of Rosedale. lea
her team to victory, scoring three
first places. She won the 25-yaF0
side strolxes z5-yard free style ana
1ife-saVing contest. The results;
15-YEAR CLASS
zE-yard free sfyIe-Won W Sadie
Kidtta CO. second. Dorothy Fling tGslt
15yard side stroke Won by sadie
Kiatta fG.1i second Anna Wilmer (G1.ti
third. Evelyn Walker tG.l.
IS And is YEAR CLASS
2s-yard side stroke Won Nv Gertrude
Haigh tR.); second, Mary Mccoy tGsl 4
25-yard free style Won BY Gertrude
Haigh (R.l; second, Jessie Nlmncn
(G.1; third Ivy RidEeiy lR.l.
q second. .Rsna H IL c., third.
Frances Marshall (R.1.
Ii AND IA YEAR CLASS
2s-yard free styleA-Won By Rnfina
King (R.l: second, Clara Wren fG.9s
tnlras IhelMa G00dlAE tG.l.
z6-yard side strolSe--Won BY Cathe-
rine. Harris tRl second. Clara Wren
lG.l; third, Rufina king (R.).
Obstacle--W0n BY Hazel Wolfe 6R.ls
second, Catherine Harris (Rl: third.
Helen richardson CIR. D.
10 TO l2 YEAR CLASS
2s-yard free style Won W EdnG
Hook { ri second. Emily walters (R.ls
third. Anna Lepo (G.l.
25-Yard side strOke-Won By Angelina
Statsnli fR.); second. Mae King (G.11
third. Emily Allen (G.9.
Balloon race--Won by Angelina STAT
snli (R.l; second. Doris Bradfield &C. s.
third. Isabel Suit fRsD.
Beginners. race fuRder no. years.
Won by Margaret Gwinn (R.l: second.
Louise Richardson sRsl: third MARGARET
Ling (C5.l.
BeEinners' race cover 10 years)-
Won by Isabel Suit (R.ls second. Ada
Murray (G.l; third Helen Harvey tR.).
Open class tback stroke sysnt--Won
BY Hazel Wolfe tR.l; second Evslyn
Walker (G)s third, Sarah 1lulvey (Rsl.
Ltfe-saving race--Won BY Gortrudo
Haigh towing Louise HiIdenberg (Rs1t
second. Hazel Wolfe towing Julia Cars
ragher (R.) /: third. Evelyn walker tow..
ing Frances Sawyer (G.9.
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Sc I s
RECORD To WIN

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. Is. -
Tommy Armour, Washington pro,
world war veteran and last year
National Open champion. today had
added another title to his long list
as result Of winning the Philadel.
phia Open title at the North Hills
Country Club with q total Of 292
for the 70 holes.
Armour not only carried off first
honors but he set competitive
course record Of So in the morning
round. The mark is two. under par.
In winning the championship
Armour duplicated Johnny Far
relI's record OF last year when
the present, titIeh0Ider SHARED
both the Pennsylvania and Fhll-
adeI2Ilia Open crowns.
Tommy's total was three strokes
better than the card OF Leo Diegel,
IF Fenimore, who finished with 295.
Danny williams, Italian hrlksman
from shackanaxon. chipped his way
ia third money with 2sA
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Frances KrucOff Holds
District Tennis Title

Frances Krucoff successfully de.
Tended her district women's tennis
championship by scoring over
Dorothy Kingsbury, 6--1, 81, yes.
terday on the Columbia Country
Club courts. It was the third time
that Miss Krucoff had gained the
honors. Her game was far too
powerful for Miss Kingsbury.
Corinne Frazier and Mary Hall
will battle Frances Krucoff and
Elsie Jansen this afternoon at 2
o'clock on the Columbia Country
Club courts In semhfinaI doubles
match. The winners oppose Phoebe
Moorhead and Frances Walker in
the finals tomorrow afternoon At 2
o'clock.
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Sharkey u DUN Worst Nemesis

Sharey would be outstanding today fought more con-
sstent the Boston talking machine fight he can
lick weight puma his is his tongue and the
fact he to he serious only about fight four
great frontunner but he lacks when
that isn't then we've been with Rip Wrinkle for the
Continued rage s.. conmn y
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PADDLERS
LEAVE Friday

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Aug. 15.--
Old Dominion Boat Club paddlers
viii leave Friday night for the
Middle states Canoe Racing As.
ISOLATION regatta at RellevilIe, N. p.
on Saturday and Sunday. The
locals are entered in the junior one
man double blade and junior doubles
doubles double blade. junior one
man double lade and Junior doubles
single blades.
According to e. e. LAWYER. jr..
regatta committee, probably five
will make the trip. The candidates
are Magnus w. Bales, Edward
German, Parke Bell, Walter Pier
point. Ches Fannon, and Rohert'
Whitton.
The Old Dominion will also take
part in the Middle States rowing
meet at Baltimore, Labor Day.
Marshall Shuman and Lionel Beeton
will 20 in the 145.pound senior
doubles. Edward German. Park
Bell. Louis Bell and Benny Minor
will pull the Orange and Black
oars in the junior quadruple SOULS
race. A junior eight and junior
four Dared gig will also be entered.
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The r.. r. q p. Clerks Assoc
citation field day has been post
pOned until September Is.

Alexandria Citizens Band, Nick
Altrock and other entertainers will
be on hand at Dreadnaught Park,
Friday at 4:30 p. M. for the came
between the Alexandria and Wash
ington Police Departments, Il the
plans of Lawrence Padgett. man
ager of the local copsmcarry.
Dreadraughts will play Fredericks-
burg, Va, Thursday.
st. Mary's Celtics face the D. G.
Police nine Saturday on Corhctt
Field at 4:S0 p. M, and the Jeffer-
son District Fire Department and
Maintenance Company, Quanticp
Marines, Sunday, on the same field
in q doubIe-header starting at 2
o'clock.