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The monitor., 1928-10-12
PLAYGROUND PROVES
POPULAR PROJECT

Charleston, S. ca playground
project put on during the summer by
the Charleston Interracial Committee
proved SO successful that it is hoped
something permanent may come of it.
The committee secured for the ex-
pertinent the playground of Wesley
Church, and for a period of one
month placed the playground and its
equipment at the disposal of the col
order children of the community.
The grounds were opened each after
noon and the attendance ran from
so to 120 per day.
Two paid workers, Misses Sadie
Bennette and Alice Michel, were en-
ployed to supervise the play, under
the general direction of Miss Corine
Jones, city supervisor of Fairgrounds.
Rev. John G. Gibbs, pastor of Wes-
ley Church, Mrs. Gibbs and others,
gave volunteer assistance. The funds
for the operation of the playground
were supplied by friends through the
Interracial Committee.
The monitor., 1928-10-12
NEGRO BISHOP
BECOMES SMITH SUPPORTER

Akron, Ohio--The Rt. Rev. George
C. Clement, one of the most influen-
tial Bishops of the A. M. E. Zion
Church, in giving his reasons for sup
porting Alfred E. Smith for presi-
dent, says:
"First, I regard him as the ablest
executive now in American public
life, efficient, honest, fair, and mag
netic; second, I believe in religious
tolerance, oppose bigotry, whether
creed or race; third, although favor
ing prohibition, | am convinced that
Governor Smith could not be more
favorable to liquor interests than the
present administration has proven
fourth, the time is here when the Ne
gro must divide his vote or else haz-
ard his citizenship; fifth, Heflin and
the Ku Klux Klan leave me no other
choice"
This communication was addressed
to the Rt. Rev. Reverdy G. Ransom
Bishop of the A. M. E. Church, who
is chairman of the speakers commit
tee of the Smith-for-President Col
ored League.
The monitor., 1928-10-12

tive secretary of the Central Y. w.
c. A., brought greetings and pledge
of cooperation from her organiza-
ton.
Musical numbers were furnished by
Miss Helen Wheeler, violinist, and
Miss Dorothy Allen, pianist.
The invocation was said by the Rev.
A. H. Higgs, pastor of Clair M. E.
church.
Those in attendance were Mr.. and
Mrs. C. A. Cushman, DR.. and Mrs.
H. Won w. Schultz, Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Hall, Mr.. and Mrs. j. Kulak-
ofsky, Mrs. Carrie Ada Campbell,
Mrs. J. H. Vance, Miss Lillian Gauss,
Rev. FIR. Francis Cassidy, s. j.; Mr..
E. r. Edmunds, DR.. and Mrs. J. H..
Hutton, DR.. and Mrs. d. v. Gooden,
Rev. and Mrs. A. H. Higgs, Rev. and
Mrs. ]. H. Brewer, Mr.. and Mrs. j..
Hawley Kerns, DR.. Craig Morris, Mrs.
Grace M. Hutton, Rev. J. H. Jackson,
Rev. and Mrs. M. L. Rhone, Nate
Hunter, Miss Ruth Seay, Miss Ger
trude Lucas, Miss Margie L. Danley,
Mrs. H. r. Greenfield, Rev. L. E..
Hamlet, Mrs. Louvetta Busch, Mrs.
Lula Lewis and the Rev. and Mrs.
John Albert Williams.
The monitor., 1928-10-12
NEW ANTI
LYNCHINC LAW DEFENDED
State Authority Necessary When
Communities Refuse To Act"
Says Important Religious
Weekly

Nashville, Tenn.-In conspicuous
editorial entitled prevention of
Lynchings, the Nashville Christian
Advocate, official general organ of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, highly commends the recently
enacted Virginia anti-lynching law,
which empowers the State to search
for, arrest and punish lynchers.
County authorities may object to
such show of State authority" the
Advocate says, "but the law is good.
Something must be done in the name
of the whole country when communi-
ties are found where juries refuse to
convict lynchers, where grand juries
will not bring indictments, where pro-
tests through the pulpit and the press
are the only deterents, notoriously in
effective. There is no defense of
lynching and no excuse for communi-
ties where lynchers are allowed to go
unsought and are immune from testi-
mony and from conviction when tes-
tmiony proves them guilty"
The editor expresses the opinion
that ''if all the people in community
were as much opposed to mobs as are
the better class, there would be no
more lynching. But so long as there
are lawless men who release their
fury upon victim there must be re-
traint upon them fixed by the strong
arm of the government"
The monitor., 1928-10-12
PRIZE ESSAY CONTEST
GIVES OPPORTUNITY FOR
THOSE WHO WRITE
League Offers Three Cash Prizes on
Why Race Should Register
Closes October 25-Object To
Increase Race Voting Power

Boston, Mass.-The National Equal
Rights League and Race Congress of
America signalized the Goth anniver-
|sary of issuance of the Emancipation
Proclamation not only by sending a
demand to President Coolidge to end
revivals of color slavery such as fed
|eral segregation, all notifications of
the anti-slavery amendments to the
constitution, but also by launching a
prize essay contest to stimulate the
use of the ballot secured through
these same war amendments by the
race for whose protection they were
adopted.
The League, with executive head
quarters here at 9 Cornhill, offers
three prizes of $25, SIS and $40, re-
spectively, for the best essays of not
over $50 words, on "Why Colored
Americans Should Register for the
Presidential Election"
It believes this is the most crucial
presidential election for the race in
recent years and from an impartial
viewpoint considers the actual regis
tration of race voters the primary
need. In order that this contest may
be of practical benefit for the cleo
ton, the essays are to be judged by
an impartial board of editors and
others in weekly patches as received
at national headquarters on the
Thursdays of each week, the best
three of each weekly batch to be sent
to the race newspapers for the edi-
ion of the following week, with
slight advantage for early submis-
sion.
The awards will be made November
End or 3rd and sent to newspapers
for November 10th edition. Entries,
therefore,, close at League national
headquarters Thursday night. Octo-
ber 25. A very general participa-
tion by all is requested.
The monitor., 1928-10-12

Los Angeles, Cal.-Due to the fact
that a number of colored girl students
Of various high school and colleges
have been making themselves absurd
by seeming to seek the association of
the many Filipinos who have recently
begun to circulate in the colored dis
trict, number of the collegiates and
co-eds are planning steps to weaken
the color complex which is plainly the
cause of them seeking Filipino COM
pany.
The monitor., 1928-10-12
OMAHA GIRL PLACES
HIGH IN SCHOLARSHIP

Word has been received by her par
ents that Margaret Dallas, national
honor graduate of Central High
school, is still holding her own at the
University of Iowa, where she is spe-
cializing in sociology. When the rigid
freshman intelligent tests were over,
Margaret was among those who made
second year French and the "a"
division of Freshman English.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-16

Governor this evening just who-if
anybody-Sally Ford might be"
"Then you gave me away-David
and mew she accused him, shud-
dering with sobs.
mot at all. How it does pain me
for you to persist in misunderstand-
ing me! I gave nothing away-ab-
solutely nothing! I merely found
out that David Nash and Sally Ford
are fugitives from justice, wanted on
rather serious charges. After max
ing the acquaintance of Princess
Lalla,' I might add that I don't be-
lieve a word of the silly story. Be-
sides, have your own word for it"
and he laughed-"that you are not
that kind of a girl AS a matter Of
fact-oh! We'ere about to be res
cued, Sally Fordl I hear the 'heave-
ho' of stalwart black boys. And the
storm is over, except for a gentle,
lady-like rain"
It was not till he mentioned the
blessed fact that Sally realized that
the storm was indeed over. The only
sound, besides the shouts Of the
white hopes" engaging in raising
the collapsed tent, was the patter
Of rain upon the canvas which still
weighted down her small, cold body,
as wet as if she had been swimming
Struggling to a sitting position
under the already moving mass OF
canvas, the New Yorker cupped his
hands about his mouth and shout
ed: "Ship ahoy! Ship ahoy!" In
an aside to Sally he chuckled
What does one shout under the
circumstances rather, under the
canvas Of collapsed carnival
tent?"
Sally managed weak little laugh
lone shouts, Hey, rube!" she told
him.
And his stentorian "Hey, rubeP
struggled up through layers OF
dripping canvasc, bringing speedy
relief for the submerged "rube" and
performer. When at last the tent
was raised, Sally walked out, Vans
arm still about her shivering, soaked
body, to find apparently the entire
carnival force huddled in the rain
to welcome her, drawn by that fate
full cry of Hey. rube!"
Jan, the giant. was there, sad
eyed, but smiling, Pity Sing
perched on one of his shoulders
Noko, the male midget, on the other
THE girl nobody can lift was there
too, her right arm in splints; deep
cash down her pale cheek; Eddie
Cobb, who, they told her as they
chorused their welcome, had been
crying like baby as he searched for
her throught the wreck Of the car
nival, was clasping a drenched
Kewpie doll to his breast, appar-
emily the sole survivor of his gam
bling wheel stock.
Pop and Mrs. Bybee we're there
Mrs. Bybee clad only in a black
sateen petticoat and read sweater
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And in spite Of his heavy loss from
the fury of the storm Pop was
smiling, his bright blue eyes twin
king a welcome. But-but-Sally's
eyes roved from face to face, con-
fidently at first, grateful for their
friendliness, then widening with
alarm. For David was not there.
where's David?" she cried, then,
her voice growing shrill and frantic,
she screamed at them: where's
David? Tell me! He's hurt-dead?
Tell mel" She broke away from Van,
ran to Pop Bybee and tugged with
her little blue-white hands washed
free of their brown makeup, at his
wet coat.
Reckon he's safe and sound in
the privilege car" Bybee treasured
her, but his blue eyes avoided hers,
pitingly, she thought.
"Was anyone killed in the storm?
Tell mel" she insisted, her blush
lips twisting into a piteouS loop
of pain.
1--WE can't find Mia nowhere"
Babe, the fat girl, blurted out, her
eyes wide with childish love OF ex-
element. 1--WE thought she was
buried under tent, but they've got
all the tents up now and she amt
nowhere"
Nita-and David. Nita-David-
missing. For she did not believe for
an instant that Pop Bybee was tell
ing her the truth.
at seems to me-" Van interrupted
nonchalantly, that dry clothes are
indicated for Princess Lalla. May /
escort you to your tent?" and he
bowed with hooking ceremony be-
fore her.
He saved my life" Sally &C
knowledged suddenly, half-angriy,
for she resented with childish I'M
reasonableness the fact that 1t had
been this hooking, insolent stran-
ger, this "rube" from New York, not
David, who had saved her.
An hour later when she was I'M
easily asleep in her berth in the
show train, whose sleeping cars had
been pressed into service in lieu OF
the soaked cots in the dress tent, a
sudden uproar-hoarse voices shout
ing and cursing-shocked her into
consciousness. Broken sentences
flung out by angry men, Pop Byoee's
voice easily distinguished among
them. told her what had happened:
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THIS HAS HAPPENED

SALLY FORD. ward of the State Or
phanage from the time she is four, is
'farmed out" to GLEN CARSON when
she is I6 and meets DAVID NASH. ath-
, lete and student who is working on the
farm for the summer. Carson makes
insulting remarks about David's friend
ship for Sally and the students strikes
him a terrific blow.
Sally and David run away and join
a carnival, David as cooks helper and
silly In a sideshOw disguised as princess
LalIa,' crystal gazer.
NITA, Hula dancer, who knows the
police are after David and Sally and
who is infatuated with David, threatens
ca expose Sally if she doesn't keep
"hands OFF, the young student.
The carnival goes next to Capital City,
where Sally spent so many years in the
Orphanage. She soon fOrgets her fears
of detection and relies on her successful
disguise of the crystal gazer. She Is
confused one afternoon by a handsome.
Well-dressed Fastener who teaSingly
reads her fortune in the crystal. She
fOrgets him, however. when she sees
her little friends, the wards Of the or
phanage, troop in with a beautiful, sad
eyed woman. Sally is completely terri
fed when one of the orphans recognizes
her and shouts her name. Gus, the
barker, however, comes to her rescue
and diyerts attention to the. freaks. Soon
the children troop out and Sally gives
who is addressing the black-eyed East
erner. They apparently know each
Enid and Van" Without worning a
cyclone descends upon the circus.
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
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WORK TO BLOCK
HOOVER BY USE
OF PROpA GANDA
Coalition of Candidates
Seen in Anonymous Tales
in Magazines.

WASHINGTON, April 16.-Defi-
mite evidence of the formation of a
coalition of candidates, money and
propaganda machinery to block
Herbert Hoover's nomination is pre-
Sented in the appearance of several
mushroom political magazines, in
the opinion of Observers here.
While the Hoover forces are de-
pending on the qualifications OF
their candidate and the work of
friends to advance his fortunes, his
enemies have thrown into the
breach powerful and seemingly
costly publicity agencies to discredit
him with the Republican party.
Besides the magazines filled with
insinuations and inn uendo, numer-
GUS pamphlets retailing the whiS-
pered charges against Hoover are
being distributed in larger quaint
tiles. Though they are reaching all
parts of the country, their largest
circulation apparently is in Ohio
and Indiana.
The first indication Of this kind
Of an anti-Hoover campaign was
the appearance of periodical named
Politics." published here. 1t came
came into being several weeks ago
under the auspices Of three ex-
newspaper men, including H. N.
Price, who was formerly employed
by Edward B. Mclean, publisher OF
the Washington Post and the Gin
cinnati Enquirer.
Price said today none Of the can
didates was financing his publica-
ton, though he said, that anti
Hoover farm organizations had pur-
chased copies for distribution.
Copies are said to have been mailed
out from the Watson headquarters
in Indianapolis and the Lowden
headquarters in Chicago.
A similar magazine is "The
Week." published at Columbus,
Ohio. Though in existence for
eighteen years, this publication as
sumed new life when Hoover's foes
decided that the best way to fight
him was by propaganda directed
against his part in the war and in
two Republican cabinets.
FIooVer's enemies in Ohio have
seized on this magazine as a means
of distributing their own material
and stirring up public feeling
against him.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-16
ITO Be Continued
District Hi-Y Elects

By Times Special
NEWCASTLE, Ind, April 49,
Hi-Y Club delegates from Delaware
Wayne, Hancock and Henry coun-
ties at district meeting Sunday
elected Donald Ward, Newcastle
president; William Baboyteaux, vice
president, and John Pence, Muncie
treasurer, after forming district
organization,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-04-16
CHAPTER XVIII

TINE storm broke with such sud-
l. den and devastating fury that
the performers in the Palace of
Wonders tent had little time to obey
the white hopes" frantic below of
warning.
The terrified audience milled like
stampeded cattle, choking up both
exits of the tent, that leading out
into the midway, and the flap at the
back of the tent through which per-
formers passed in and out between
the shows. At each exit the fear
crazed carnival visitors were as
saulted by a dazing impact of wind
and hail and rain, driven back into
the temporary shelter of the tent.
Sally was fighting her way toward
the "alley" exit, her frail small body
hurting itself futilely against men
who had lost all thought of chivalry,
knew only that death threatened.
The region was notorious for its
cyclones, and the horror of such a
calamity was stamped on every pal
lid face. Children screamed; wom-
en- shrilled for help, called fran
tically for their offspring separated
from them in that mad rush for the
exits.
Sally had almost won to the alley
exit when she remembered "Pitty
Sing" the midget, tiny, helpless
Miss Tanner, who was paying her
to carry her to and from the tent,
who must even now be covering in
her baby chair, unable even to reach
the ground without assistance.
1t was not quite so hard to push
her way back into the center of
the tent; crazed men and women
offered little resistance to anyone
who was so foolish as to tempt
death under a collapsed tent.
She had almost reached the mid
gets platform when she suddenly
felt herself lifted into a pair of
strong arms, swung high above the
hands of the last of the crowd that
was battling it's way to the exits.
Her cry was instructive, unreason-
ing, direct from her heart: David!
Oh, David"
A knocking laugh answered her
and she squirmed in the mans
arms so that she could see his face.
It was not David at all, but the
man whom Enid" had called
Van" His face was laughing, gay,
hooking, untouched by the shameful
pallor of fear; exultant, rather, in
the excitement of the storm. His
dark eyes were wide, shining even
through the fitful darkness made
by the Pickering of the crafty
swinging gas jets.
isn't it glorious?" he challenged
her, above the uproar Of wind, rain,
hail and the frightened animal
sounds of human beings in fear of
death.
1--WE got to find the midget
PITY Singh" she shouted, strug-
Cling frantically to release herself
1.-THE charming barker has res
cued her." Van shouted. "I was
afraid some officious ass had cheat
ed me of the pleasure of rescuing
you. I've waited all day"
But his sentence was broken II
two by the long-threatened collapse
of the tent. A center-pole strucl
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Stomach Strong Now.
Suffered 20 Years
Gas and indigestion ended. Kidney
pains gone. Health perfect.

Any one who has been tortured
by indigestion need not be told how
wonderful it feels to Mrs. Julia III
yelling, 1893 No. 9Th ST., Kankakee,
ILL.,, to be rid of this agonizing all
ment. She writes:
"For twenty years I was in ag-
ony from my stomach. Food
wouldn't digest, but semed to lie
in one solid lump for hours. Gas
bloated and panied me terribly. My
heart would palpitate and miss
beats, and at times I would feel faint
and dizzy and everything turned
black before my eyes. My kidneys
we're weak and bothered me day
and night. My back ached con-
stantly and was constipated and
wretched all the time. tried doz-
ems of remedies without success,
until I tried Viuna. This wonder
medicine quickly stopped the stom-
ach pains and started my digestive
organs working properly. 1t ended
the heart palpitation and dizzy
spells. My kidney trouble and back
ache are gone, and I am sleeping
soundly, eating heartily, getting
stronger and feeling better every
day. I am so thankful for Viuna,
and only sorry didn't know about
it in time to prevent 20 years of
suffering"
vluna acts promptly on sluggisA
bowels, lazy liver and weak kidneys. 1t
puriaes the blood, clears the skin, re-
stores appetite and digestion, and brings
new strength and energy to the whole
body. Take a bottle on trial. Then If
you're not glad you tried Viuna, your
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every damn cent gone!-Pay roll
gone!-Safe cracked!-Told you you
was a fool to take in them two
hobos that was already wanted by
the police. That Dave guys beat it
made a cleanup"
Ito Be Continued
David can not be found, and
Sally is suspected of having helped
him steal the carnival funds.
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100000 Bridge Opened
By Times Special

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, April 10
The Pennsylvania Railroad today
informally opened its $1,c00,00O
bridge across the Wabash river
here. The first train to pass over
the bridge was The Spirit of St.
Louis, named for Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh's New York tO-PariS
plane. Engineers declare the span
to be an example of the latest and
best theories of bridge building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-28
THE DAILY
HOROSCOPE
Sunday, January 90.

Astrology finds tomorrow . day of
uncertain rule with kene1c aspects
strongly dominant.
Under this planetary government. the
average mind is supposed to be open
to ideas relating to the spiritual world
and for this reason the church and the
clergy should benefit
Music tomorrow is subject to the best
direction of the stars. which seems to
promise its salutary effect in religious
services.
Women interested In charitable and
philanthropic projects are we'll directed
while this configuration prevails.
Movements of national scope will be
projected by women who will make 1928
noteworthy for large achievements. the
seers prophesy.
There is a sign read as indicating a
general awakening to spiritual and in
tellectual forces
Science is to prove that the faith of
the mystic has foundation in reality.
it is foretold.
Because astrology has to do with the
universe instead of a minute portion
of 1t. the Seers prognosticate that it
will be helpful in the search of the
spheres for exact knowledge.
Tomorrow's planetary rule is most
favorable to romance and presages good
luck to those who become engaged I'M
der this rule.
According to ancient lore good luck
attends the wearing of new clothing to-
morrow.
The evening is most promising to
those who desire to make constructive
plans or to launch important reform
movements.
Persons whose birthdate is tomorrow
have the augury of year that brings
fair fortune. but they must beware OF
tendency to neglect business mat
ters
Children born tomorrow probably
will be endowed with investigating
minds The subjects of this sign in
variably are most gifted and popular
tConvright 1925
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-01-28

Too wide a chair that brings the arms
too far from the sides of the person
occupying it never means real comfort,
any more than seat that is too
narrow spells comfort for large person
The ultra modern folding chairs that
come under the classification of tuck
away" furniture. and which are con-
venienceS in small houses. bark back to
the very earliest of foldstools. These
could be taken apart and 80 carried
about with the other portable posses
sions of the distinguished owner. The
chair or stool was a cherished possession
placed on a daiS at the head of table
during a meal and by the bed during
the night time. This is undoubtedly
the origin of the bedside" chair. seldom
called by that name today. however
Some interesting features of old-time
chairs Of distinction were the canopy
and the hinged seat, sometimes locked.
showing how precious was the chair.
and how much honor was accorded the
one permitted to occupy it. The throne
chairs of monarchs and high dignitaries
today have canopied tops frequently:
these are relics Of old types. giving to
the chairs added dignity and formality.
In bygone days canopies shielded occu-
pants from draughts and indicated that
the person must suffer no discomfort.
In our flreside wing chairs We find a
trace OF this feature That is why
such chairs are delightfully."- suited 10
older persons They are not relocated
TO such use. however. as wing chairs
come in many models and are favored
In decoration FOR their type as well as
their comfort.