The Monitor
, A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Eight Thousand Colc.ed People
in Omaha and Vicinity, and to the Good of the Community
The Rev. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor
$1.00 a Year. 5c a Copy. Omaha, Nebraska, October 30, 1915 Volume I. Number 18
North Omaha Bandit
and Partner Caught
Quiet Hunt by Police Chauffeur Bu
ford Lands Two in Jail.
COMPLIMENTED BY OFFICERS
Leaps from Moving Train to Catch
Second Man Seen in Passing.
Because of the untiring efforts and
quick wit of Police Officer Harry Bu
ford. not only has Ben Williams, Ne
gro bandit who recently terrorized
Omaha storekeepers by almost night
ly holdups, been arrested in St. Jos
eph and brought back to Omaha, hut
his accomplice in various robberies,
a man named Baxter, is also in the
toils. Both men were landed in the
Omaha jail Tuesday night.
Following the depredations of the
fellow, extending over a period of
about three weeks during the past
month, when the local police seemed
unable to catch up with the bold ban
dit, although they knew his identity
and were hot on his trail. Buford
started a quiet quest on his own ac
count, while acting in his regular ca
• pacity as chauffeur at the central po
lice station. As a result of his labors,
Williams, alter fleeing the city when
the pursuit became too hot for him,
was located in St. Joseph and arrest
ed there on description furnished by
the local authorities.
Buford, on account of his excellent
work in locating the man, was detail
ed to go and bring him back, and left
St. Joseph, together with Officer Gib
son, in charge of the prisoner. As
the train on which they were passen
gers was passing through Bigelow,
Mo., Williams suddenly exclaimed,
"There’s Baxter on the platform. He
was my partner in Omaha.”
Without a moment’s hesitation, Bu
ford pulled the train cord, causing the
train to be slowed down. He hastily
directed Gibson to proceed to Omaha
with Williams, and himself sprang
from the train and rushed back to
catch Baxter. Before he could get
back to the station, however, Baxter
had leaped aboard a passing freight
train and was on his way south.
Buford promptly commandeered an
automobile, and after a mad race sue
needed in beating the freight into
Oregon, Mo., and when the freight ar
rived there, Harry was on the jot,
and within a few moments Baxter
was surrounded and placed under ar
rest. lfuford the n proceeded to Oma
, ha with his prisoner.
Williams may not be brought to
trial for some years yet, however, on
the charge of various crimes commit
ted here. He escaped from the Ne
braska penitentiary some months ago
after having served some time for
the fatal wounding of an Omaha drug
gist in a holdup staged in 1912. He
will probably be returned to Lincoln
at once.
Buford is the recipient of the hear
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Think On These Things I
True worth is in being, not seeming—
tSome little good, not in dreaming j
For whatever men say in their blind- I
There is nothing so kingly as kind- j
ness,
And nothing so royal as truth. j
THE RT. REV. LEIGH R. BREWER, D. D.
Bishop of Montana and Primus of the Province of The Northwest, Who
Is Presiding at Synod of Episcopal Church.
Negroes Start Movement
For Reserve Force For U. S.
New York, Oct. 29.—A national
movement to enlist Negroes of the
United States in a reserve force for
use in war time was launched here
today when the Knights of the Con
stitution were organized, with Derby
D. Shirley of this city as president.
The first step was taken a few days
ago when resolutions were adopted
declaring that the lessons of history
and trend of human events indicates
that there is a possibility that the
United States will be involved in war
at no distant date.”
Organizers of the movi ment who
assert that the Negroes fought val
iantly in previous wars say that steps
had been taken to organize camps in
all states. They hope that 75,000 Ne
groes in New York state will join the
movement. I
Race Contractors
Are Making Good
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Camden, S. C., Oct. 29.—R. D. Bel- ;
ton & Son, contractors and builders, 1
have just completed the erection of ’
the Carnegie library building in this
city.
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Colored Lawyers In
W. Va. Supreme Court
Charleston, W. Va., Oct. 22.—For
the first time in the history of the
West Virginia supreme court of ap
peals, a case was recently argued for
submission in which the arguments on
each side were made by colored attor
neys. The case was that of William
Chambers against the Great State
Counsel, brought up from Fayette
county.
.) M. Ellis of Oak Hill, a former
member of the legislature, represented
one side and T. L. Swerney, of Fay
etteville, appeared for the defendant
in error, the plaintiff in the original
suit.
Petition Governor To
Prohibit Improper Plays
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Lansing, Mich., Oct. 22.—A commit
tee representing the local Civic league
held audience with Gov. Woodbridge
N. Ferris Tuesday, Oct. 5. Object, to
prevent plays or shows of an objec
tionable or pernicious nature from ex
hibiting in the state of Michigan. The
committee consisted of Mr. Charles
A. Campbell, president; the Rev. J.
W. Jarvis, D. D„ and the Rev, James
A. Bell.
Second Annual Synod
Province of Northwest
Meeting in Omaha This Week Brings
Together Large Number of Prom
inent Episcopalians.
IMPRESSIVE OPENING SERVICE
Imposing Procession of Bishops and
Priests—Members of Black, Red
and White Races in Line.
The Episcopal church in the United
States has as its supreme legislative
body the general convention, com
posed of two houses, the house of
bishops and the house of deputies.
The latter house consists of four cler
ical and four lay delegates from a dio
cese and one clerical and one lay
deputy from each missionary district.
This body meets once in every three
years. It is a national body. But in
addition to this national triennial
meeting there are annual meetings of
delegates from the various provinces,
of which there are eight, into which
adjacent dioceses and missionary dis
tricts are grouped. These annual
meetings are called provincial syn
ods. Nebraska, the Dakotas, Iowa,
Minnesota, Colorado and Wyoming
constitute one of these groups, which
is known as the Province of the
Northwest.
The second annual synod of this
province is meeting this week in Oma
ha and has brought together a large
number of prominent Episcopalians.
It opened Thursday morning with a
most impressive service in Trinity
cathedral, that of the holy communion
with the Rt. Rev. Leigh R. Brewer,
Bishop of Montana and primus or
president, celebrant, assisted by the
Rt. Rev. Arthur L. Williams, Bishop
of Nebraska, and the Rt. Rev. James
D. Morrison, Bishop of Duluth. The
preacher was the Rt. Rev. Benjamin
Brewster, Bishop of Western Colo
rado.
The service was preceded by an
imposing procession of the vested
choir, clergy and bishops into the
church, the bishops being ten in num
ber, besides about sixty clergy. With
their various colored academic hoods,
the long procession of clergy made a
very impressive sight. A fact that
was noted by several was that in the
line were priests of the three races,
the black, the red and the white.
Bishop Brewster’s sermon was a
strong plea for more self sacrifice in
the church and more efficient and con
sistent personal service.
The synod devoted its time to the
consideration of such topics as ‘‘Re
ligious Education,” under the sub
topics, “How to Reach Parents,”
“What Can Be Done in Schools and
Colleges” and “The Church's Respon
sibility: Social Service and Church
Extension.” Saturday night’s pro
gram includes a mass meeting at 8
o’clock at which addresses on “Re
ligious Education” and “The Nation
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