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The monitor., 1928-07-06
"CHRISTIAN BURIAL"

Our people are great people
for wanting a christian bur-
ial." 1t is laudable and
praiseworthy desire. But why
should people who have appar-
emily no regard for religion, at
tend no Christian services, and
make no Christian or religious
profession, be given christian
burial? People who persist
in living as pagans should be
buried as pagans. Their
friends and relatives should not
feel aggrieved if a minister of
religion of or the Gospel should
decline to officiate in such
cases. Think this over.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
SYMPATHY FOR MISS
RUTH COLLINS

The Monitor feels that it
voices csc sentiment of all of
our people who became &C
quainted with Miss Ruth o.
Collins during her faithful
work here at the North Side
Branch of the Young Women's
Christian Association, in ex-
tending to her our heartfelt
sympathy in the bereavement
that has come to her on the eve
Of her departure from our city
in the tragic death of her
brother by drowning at Iowa
City, Iowa, July 4th. Miss
Collins, who came to the North
Side Branch as Girl Reserve
secretary three years ago, and
who, in addition to this work,
has been acting executive sec
rotary for more than year,
was planning to leave for home
Friday for brief vacation be-
fore undertaking educational
work. She was advised We'd
nesday night of the drowning
of her brother, a medical stu
dent in the University of Iowa,
and left for home Thursday
The Monitor desires in this con-
nection to pay tribute to the
good work Miss Collins has ac-
complished, especially among
the girls of this city, during her
residence here. Her going is
keenly regretted by those who
were closely associated with
her in her work at the Y. w
c.. A, and while regretting the
great sorrow which has has
tened her departure they wish
her Godspeed and well deserv-
ed success in the new field OF
opportunity to which she is go
ing.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
LINCOLN NEWS NOTES

Mrs. johnson, of 907 S street, Lin
coin, Neb., entertained the Hunters
Serenaders at dinner party, Satur-
day, June 80. The Serenaders have
just completed a months engage
ment at the Riviera Palace, Have
lock, Neb.
Messrs. Falls and L. Young of
Omaha were Lincoln visitors Sunday,
and worshipped at Mt. Zion Baptist
church.
Mrs. Kathryne Moore, president of
Mary Talbot club, accompanied by
Mrs. E. ]. Griffin, president of Davis
Woman's club, and secretaries; and
several members and friends motored
over to Beatrice Monday night, where
Mrs. L. ]. Gordon entertained them
most gorgeously at their home at
11110 High street.
Mr.. E. G.. Craft is now in tle mail
service and is serving as mail car
rier, hence Lincoln has three of our
group on U. S. payroll.
Covenant and praise services were
greatly enjoyed by members of Mt.
Zion Baptist church Sunday morning,
and preaching and communion at
highland all churches held regular
services, although the weather was
very warm.
w. w. MOSLY.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
MINORITY GROUPS
PROTECT AMERICA,
DECLARES RABBI
Prominent Jewish Religious Leader
Delivers Instructive Address at
Advancement Association
Conference

Los Angeles, Cal.-"America's real
strength consists in the blending OF
healthy differences" asserted Rabbi
Rudolph l. Coffee of San Francisco,
addressing the National Association
for the Advancement of Colored Peo-
pie, in its 18th annual conference
here, last Thursday night.
"a minority thought saved this
country at its BIRTH" continued Rabbi
Coffee. 1.-The result is every mans
religion is respected. A minority OF
one in the United States has rights,
and surely the American Negroes,
totaling ten million American souls,
one-tenth of the population of our
country, have absolute rights which
must not be insulted.
Financially, America is today the
richest country in the world and the
most powerful nation the world has
ever known. But all this heaped up
wealth and strength becomes Frank
enstein unless America emphasizes
her spiritual wealth, which means a
utilization of the rights of her minor
tiles.
america is infinitely richer be-
cause of Paul Laurence Dunbar,
Roland Hayes and Florence Mills.
How much poorer would America be
if we never had your magnificent
contribution to music? The white
man simply cannot combine your un-
dying optimism despite terrible OPP
preston, with confidence in God as
expressed in the Negro melodies.
Therefore, l say, America Weeds the
Negro and bids you stand fiji =. If
you surrender, America is poorer, but
you cannot surrender.
''The Negroes pride in his past, his
hopes for The future, his self-respect,
will not allow him to merge his iden-
tity with the majority. A Negro who
will not be faithful to his own can
never win the respect of outstanding
white men. Israel Zangwill was
hopelessly wrong in 'The Melting
Pot" America will not allow us to
melt even if we wished.
every majority group in time be
comes despotic. Only when there is
a strong, aggressive and assertive mi
nority does the majority do its best
Because America needs strong minor
tiles, it is a national disgrace that Ne
gro children receive less public schoo
training than do white children. The
citizens of every state, Alabama ant
California, Mississippi and New York
if they are true to their highest ideali
will give the Negro child the very
same educational advantages they
offer the white. States that max,
The monitor., 1928-07-06
HOOVER OR SMITH?

During the next few months
the people of the country will
decide which of these two will
receive their vote. The col
ored citizen is among those
who will also be confronted
with the question, "How shall
I vote?" Partisanship does not
bind the colored brother as ii
once did. The coming presi-
Dental campaign promises to
present something new under
the sun even in political premu-
tations. Hoover or Smith =?
Personalities rather than plat
forms will play a large part in
the coming national election.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
LIBERIA is FORGING
TO THE FRONT
Negro Republic in Africa is Making
Rapid Progress-Rich Interior
VIII Soon Be Tapped
BY Roads

Monrovia, Liberia-President King
has just entered upon his third term
as chief executive of this little re-
public which had its beginning cen
fury ago when the primitive sailing
ship Elizabeth cast anchor off this
rocky palm-covered coast.
The sturdy Negro pioneers who
came to Africa on this tiny craft in
search of liberty sailed under single
star. They sought liberty and called
their new home Liberia.
For forty years, until the Civil
War in the United States, settlers of
courage and intelligence continued to
join the original colonists and took
up unsweveringly the battle against
the jungle, against suspicious natives
and INSCRIPTIONS slave traders.
And it was the work done by these
intrepid settlers and their immediate
descendants which made it possible
for President King and his cabinet,
made up largely of Negroes educated
in the United States, to bring about
such marked economic changes in Ii
IBERIA of recent years.
Tapping Interior
Road building now is progressing
on large scale and transportation
soon will be available to districts al
legedly rich in petroleum, all corts of
precious and semi-precious minerals,
and even diamonds. More than 200
miles of modern highways have been
completed.
Of Liberals $4,000 square miles of
territory virtually every acre is til
liable. President King has brought the
capital to Liberia necessary to give
agriculture and industry a start.
Long staple cotton seed from the
United States, planted on the govern
The monitor., 1928-07-06

ment farm established by President
King, has produced cotton which ex-
lperts pronounce equal to if not SUI
perior to the American product.
Sugar cane, coffee, rice, and vir-
tually all grains and fruits flourish
in Liberia. Pineapples attain weight
of eight pounds.
Forests Valuable
Forests of mahogany, ebony, rose
wood, teakwood and other CONNER
cial woods await the ak in the in
terror of the country. But railways
and roads are lacking to tap the re-
sources. Para rubber is now being
produced.
The efforts of President King and
his associates in the government have
been more successful than previous
government in attracting capital to
the undeveloped land. But only a
start has been made in development.
Narrow gauge railways are needed
to tap the bush country. Liberia has
no railways at present. There is lack
of capital everywhere to develop ag-
riculture through the adoption of
modern methods which the govern
ment is disclosing through its scien-
tific work
Liberia has an estimated popula-
tion of more than 100000. OF
these, American Liberians are said to
number 90 600.
The monitor., 1928-07-06
THE STREET CAR
FRANCHISE

Our citizens will be called
upon to vote on the proposed
Street Railway Franchise. 1t is
a matter in which we are all
deeply interested. Transpor-
tation is vital to the progress
and success of every city.
Paralysis of the street car sys-
tenn would be great calamity
The street car is the average
wage earner's chief means of
The monitor., 1928-07-06
AN IMPORTANT WORD TO SUBSCRIBERS

The postal regulations require that for newspapers
to be through the mails subscriptions must be paid
in advance. reasonable time, thirty days. is allowed
for renewals At the expiration of this period, where
subscriptions not renewed the paper must be stop
ped If this not done, postal privileges denied the
publication. Those therefore, who desire to continue
receiving The Monitor must to it that their subscrp
tions are paid the law requires in advance State
ments being sent to all those who owe COL
lector will call-and unless your subscription is paid
we will be compelled to cut off your paper which, of
course, we do not want to do.
We, publishers, MUST comply with the law
pay the penalty
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-21
Make Rescue Plans
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
ROME, June 2l.-Plans we're
formulated today for Gen. Uum-
berto Mobile and the four unin-
jured men of the dirigible Italia's
crew to meet the giant Russian ice
breaker Krassin at Foyn Island and
return to civilization.
The fifth man at Mobiles little
camp-Chief Engineer Natalie Ce-
cioni, who has a broken thigh-will
be rescued, it is hoped, by small
seAplane.
Throughout Wednesday night and
this morning radio messages were
relayed between Mobile, the supply
ship Citta Di Milano, and the gov
ernment here.
Mobile acknowledged receipt of
the provisions dropped to him
Wednesday by Major Maddalena.
It was agreed after the radio con-
ference, it was announced today,
that Mobile can remain at his pres
ent camp until the Krassin due to
leave Bergen, Saturday, arrives at
Foyn Islandg the nearest land point.
Mobile and the four uninjured
men, it is hoped, can proceed afoot
across the ice to the island.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-21
SLAYER ENTERS
PLEA OF GUILTY
Remy to Ask Acceptance in
GroCer'S Murder.

Prosecutor William H. Remy to-
day announced t6at he would
recommend Friday in Circuit Court
at Lebanon, where Ollie Balthrip
20, indianapolis Negro, is sched-
uled to go on trial the secona time
for murder, that Balthrip's plea of
guilty be accepted and a jury de-
termine whether Balthrip shall die
in the electric chair or be sent to
prison for life.
Balthrip is accused Of numbering
Charles Conrad, 62, when the
Standard grocery of which Conrad
was manager, at 1916 Clifton ST,
was held up. Three other Negro
youths are charged with murder as
result Of the killing.
At Balthrip's first trial at Leba-
non, the jury disagreed after thirty
two hours deliberation.
Attorney H. B. Pike, Marion
County pauper attorney, defending
Balthrip, offered the guilty plea be-
fore the first trial, but the court
refused it, the judge declaring he
did not wish to be compelled to
sentence a man to die on a guilty
plea.
If the guilty plea is accepted, Bal
thrip may be sentenced either to
death or life Imprisonment.
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France Orders Two Battle
Vessels to Arctic Waters
at Once.
.FLIER TO DIRECT HUNT
Plane Which Dropped Food
to Mobile Will Start
New Cruise.
BY ERIK BERNDSEN
United Press STAFF Correspondent

KINGS BAY, Spitzbergen, June
21.-Rescue forces in the North COM
oined today to save two noted Polar
explorers, General Umberto Mobile,
who has been located, and Roald
Amundsen, who is missing in a fra
gile seaplane some place in the
treacherous ice country.
Relief headquarters here today
were convinced Amundsen met with
misfortune after his start by air to
search for Mobile.
Major Maddalena, italian ace who
located the Mobile party and dropped
food to them, will command the AM
undsen relief expeditions.
Start Hunt for Amundsen
Maddalena will fly in his big sea-
plane, the same in which he circled
over the Mobile encampment
Wednesday, to the south of North
eastland, where it is thought
Amundsen's plane might have been
forced down.
1t is probable another Italian re-
lief plane would aid Maddalena,
who will start Immediately his
accommodating cruise.
French Minister of Marine Ley
CUES today ordered the French de-
stroyer Quentin Roosevelt, now at
Oslo, and the cruiser Strasbourg,
coaling at Cherbourg, to go to
northern waters to hunt for the
French Farman seaplane in which
Raold Amundsen has been missing
for nearly three days, advices here
said.
French Crew in Plane
The Farman plane is commanded
and plotted by Commander Rene
Guilbaud of the French navy, and
the assistants in the plane are
French fliers.
Leygues also asked the polar ex-
plorer DR.. Charcot to fit the polar
steamship Pourquis Pas, now at
Cherbourg, and take it at once to
Kings Bay to join the Quentin
Roosevelt and the Strasbourg.
Amundsen left Tromsoe, Norway,
Monday,
It was likely Amundsen's plane
has been forced into a landing some
place in the treacherous waters.
This would be dangerous as the ice
now is breaking up, and the trail
seaplane might be crushed.
Meanwhile, every attempt was
being made to rush aid to Mobile
and his five companions, stranded
on ice far from Foyn Island.
Maddalena sighted the little
group of six, huddled about their
radio sending station and the
silken tent that had been painted
red to attract attention.
He flew low and dropped about
$50 pounds Of food, ammunition and
supplies to the six men who have
been stranded since May 25.
Mobiles party, clad in fur cloth
ing, leaped about on the ground
apparently to show they were in
good physical condition.
! noos Vnov,ns IN WaV
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Arrest Indiana Girl

BU Times Special
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, June 21.-
Miss Veda Deaver, II, reported kid
naped by stranger in an auto be-
longing to w. 2. zook, is under ar
rest at Akron, Ohio. A telephone
message from Akron police to Sher-
iff T. E. Ramsey here merely said
the arrest had been made, giving
no details.
According to Zook, the kidnaper
took possession of his car and the
girl as they were returning from the
home OF George Eakin, where they
had spent the evening.
The abductor jumped on the run
ming board of the car, zook said,
and forced him to drive to the home
of the girls father, Jesse Deaver
There he forced Zook out Of the ma
chine and, entering the house, COM
PEELED Deaver to accompany him. The
three left in the car, Miss DeaveT
driving. After driving a mile, the
father was put out and the kidnaper
and the girl drove away.
zook said the stranger was un-
masked and armed with either a
knife or revolver.
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Police
field FORCES
IN VICE VAR
Woriey Places Capt. Jesse
MCMurtry in
Charge.
DECLARES LID Is ON
Orders New Men to Clean
Up City of Gambling
Houses.
DECLARES LID is ON

Following his declaration that
"the lid is on" gambling and other
vice in Indianapolis, Police Chief
Claude M. Worley today announced
important shifts in ranking officers.
Capt. Walter Claffey was shifted
to a desk inside and Capt. Jesse
McMurty, former investigator for
Prosecutor William H. Remy, put
in charge of forces in the field.
Lieutenants Roy Pope and Ed
Helms were brought inside to desks
and Emergency Lieutenants Victor
Houston and Otto Petit put in the
field with orders o clean up"
Chief Makes Tour
The chief disclosed that he went
on a personal tour of downtown dis
triotS at Wednesday midnight.
IF any one is undermining me in
the field I'm going to find it out"
he said. The chief said he found
nothing going on at two downtown
resorts known as the big gambling
denS.
Sergt. Clifford Richter arrested
nine men at the apartment of
Fletcher lyman, 1923 N. Illinois ST.,
Wednesday night and charged them
with gambling. Three decks of
cards were seized as evidence. Ty-
nan was charged with keeping a
gambling house and blind tiger.
Raid Pool" Dealers
Al Cunningham, 1903 N. Illinois
ST., one of the nine, was charged
with carrying concealed weapons.
Among others arrested were Frank
Clark, 1927 Client Ave; Meyer Cohn,
Grand Hotel; Mike Raptick, III S.
Pennsylvania ST.; Earl Smith, 1886
N. Illinois st.
Several alleged baseball pool
dealers were brought in during the
day by Sergts. Harley Jones and
Orel Chitwood. They were charged
with keeping gamig devices. The
names and number of books police
said they had were given as fol-
lows: John Smyrnis, ASS E. Wash
ington ST.. 25; Ed Sharp, 745 N.
Noble ST., 3, and T. G. Ramsay, 1125
E. Tenth ST., 33.
Louis Simon, PIG w. North St.
was fined SIS and costs by Munich.
pal Judge Paul Wetter for pool
selling.
Clifford Hughes, Negro, 1919 N.
Illinois Sts., was discharged on a
charge of selling pool tickets follow
ing a raid because police did not
have search warrants.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-21
Women GiUe
White Cap
Confession
Bloomington Police Say
Three Admit Guilt in
Mask Attack.
BY CHARLES c. STONE
State Editor, The Times

BLOOMINGTON, Ind, June 21.-
This city's "whitecapping" case
probably will be tried Saturday be-
fore Judge Herbert A. Rundell in
Nonroe-Owen Circuit Court. The
trial has not been definitely set, as
Judge Rundell is now holding court
at Spencer, but he has indicated he
will be able to come here Saturday.
Charles Sutton, one of the six
persons arrested after a masked
party beat Warren and william
Hamm. brothers, has been released.
His wife, Rachel, also accused, de-
clared her husband was not in the
party. Others held are Mr.. and
Mrs. Guy Livingston and Mr.. and
Mrs. Darling Groomer.
Prosecutor Gets Aid
Warren Hamm has retained Attor-
neys John ODonnell and Simpson
Robertson to assist Prosecuting At
torney Donald A. Rogers in pre-
senting the States side of the case.
Despite pleas of not guilty entered
by all defendants in Police court be-
fore Acting Mayor Fred M. Wilson,
at pre- urinary hearings, Police Chief
F. H. Hancock announces confess
sions by the three women accused,
and exhibits signed statements by
two of them-Mrs. Groomer and
Mrs. Livingston.
Although the women indicated
the attack resulted from Warren
Hamm mot taking care of his chill
dren," the only specific charge was
that he took a two and a half
baby to relatives in
owens County after it had been
threatened BY its mother who
faced a hearing for COM
mitment to a hospital for the in
sane. William Hamm was attacked
when he came to his brothers aid.
Suppression Desired
There is a disposition in some
quarters here to "hush up" the case.
and minimize the white cap" angle,
the charge is conspiracy
to riot and the affidavit supporting
it contains the following:
"Feloniously and purposely con-
spire, combine and confederate to-
gether to do said unlawful acts (the
upon Hamm) while wearing
masks and while being otherwise
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"But I'M to see my father in
Wisconsin in a week or so and he
may have some IDEAS" he told the
United Press. 81 guess dad has
some suggestions for me. He told
me he'd like to talk things over
pretty soon. I haven't decided when
I will go out to Wisconsin, but
probably it will be in about week F"
He has been visiting at the
Trumbull home since his gradua-
ton at Amherst.
Despite characteristic New Eng
land reticence, John is remarkably
affable in the face of what at times
must be a trying public curiouslty
regarding his personal affairs.
1.-THE public is mighty interested
in your plans for the future" he
was told.
"Yup, I suppose So" chuckled
John. II only wish I knew my
self"
He admitted hearing reports that
the Morgan banking firm had in
dicated it might employ him, but
said he had received no offers in
dicated it might emyloy him, but
said he had received no offers.
Mighty sorry I can't tell you
all about my plans-more than one
reason" he said.
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Indy STAYING HOME
Associates Deny He Plans
Trip to Europe.
BIZ United Press

BIZ United Press
NEW YORK, June 21.- Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh will not sail
for Europe with a delegation from
the St. Louis Chamber of Com
merce, his business associates said
today.
The Pennsylvania Railroad had
announced that Lindbergh was on
a special train from st. Louis, and
would go abroad to study European
air lines for the Trans-Continential
Air Transport, Inc, in his capacity
as technical director. Later rail-
road officials admitted that Lind
bergh was not a member of the
party.
G. M. Keys, head of The Trans
Continental line, said Lindbergh
was not planning an European trip
in the near future.
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private long distance telephone from
Cedar Island lodge, neglected to
ascertain what bait was used.
The President was accompanied
on the expedition by Col. E. w. Tarl-
ing of the executive secret service
staff. Colonel Startling, himself a
notable fly caster, has been in a
quandary trying to detect just why
the thousands of trout on the Pierce
estate, privately raised and kept OH
reduced rations to aid the President
in his trouting assidously have held
aloof from Mr.. Coolidge's line.
1t was on Colonel Starling'S rec
ommendation that the President
chose Cedar Island lodge for his
summer home, and it is no secret
that his choice rested almost solely
on tales of trout fishing in the re-
gion.
That the President will have other
forms of diversion was indicated by
the fact that he is considering invi-
tations to make a tour early in July
of the Minnesota iron mine district,
as well as a two-day Lake Superior
cruise.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-21
THREE BADLY HURT IN
CRASH OF AUTOMOBILES

E. H. Stolzenbach, 35, of 935 E.
Drive, Woodruff Place, salesman,
is in critical condition in city hos
pital, and Miss Frances Dillman,
Riley Hospital nurse, and DR.. Leon
Whetsell, Bloomington, are injured
seriously, as a result Of an automo-
bile accident Wednesday night.
At noon today Stolzenbach was
given blood TRANSMISSION in an effort
to save his life.
Whetsell, with Miss Dillman and
three other Riley nurses, was re-
turning to the hospital before 10
p. m, when the accident with Stolz-
enbach's car occurred at Kessler
Blvd and Lafayette Rd.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-06-21
PASTOR MARSHAL PUTS
MONEY AGAINST FOES

Edinburg Officer Posts $40 to
Farmer Fearing Law Enforcement
By Times Special
EDINBURG, Ind, June 21.-Any
farmer who is refraining from COM
ing here to transact business be-
cause of rigid law enforcement can
make SO by informing w. G. Mil
burn, Edinburg's preacher-marshal.
The marshal made the offer today
in the face of criticism that his
Jealous attention to duty is hurting
business in the town.
Petitions have been in circulation
for several days asking removal Of
two town board members deemed
responsible for the minister's ap-
pointment to the police position. He
has hit back at his foes by declaring
liquor interests are seeking his re-
moval because he insists on strict
law enforcement.