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^.,The Monitor \ A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS V THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor .. % ..—. . - - ■■ ---.-.— . - k 12.00 a Year. 5c a Copy S OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1924 Whole Number 443 AUSTRALIA HAS FISH THAT CRY Explorer Says They Moan in Treetops and Nurse Their Young. New York.—There ure thousands of squure tulles of fertile, well-timbered land practically unexplored in the “Never-Never" of the great northwest of Australia, according to Cupt. Charles Beltrund Alexander, explorer, pearl merchunt and trailer of Broome, West ern Australia, who urrived here re cently on the Cunurder Berengurla on Ills way home vlu Sun Francisco. Cuptuln Alexander said the British government hud decided recently to spend, £11,000,000, to which Australia was contributing £5,000,000, for build ing steamships und developing the cat tle trade from Derby, 100 miles north of Broome, which was the port for the new pusture country culled the Klm berleys. Captain Alexander sold the possibili ties of the northwest of Australia were unlimited. On a recent exploring ex pedition he found an ebony forest cov ering more than 100,000 acres und an other of cypress pine twice us large. Home Life of the Platybui. “There are ull kinds of wild nnl mals,” be said, “including the wild buf faloes, bounding kangaroo und _ the wallaby and tliut remarkable lish only found in Australian waters, culled the plutyhus, which leaves the sea at mid night, climbs to the top of the tallest tree und after uttering three plaintive moans dives down Into the water be low. Why the pour tlsh does this no one knows. The plutyhus has a duck bill, nurses its young and is web footed." Within 150 miles of Broome, the captain continued, there ure cannibals. “These aborigines of Australia are very unfriendly. They use speurs, boomerangs und wukohrls, a kind of dub with pieces of Hint In the end. The aborigines huve no knives, or steel or Iron implements of any kind and take a year to cut a canoe out of a tree trunk with flint axes of the kind used In the Stone age. “The chief industry of Broome Is the peurl fisheries which ure controlled In New York. We export about 1,400 tons of mother-of-pearl u year, which Is worth $2,000,000 und the Industry employs 200 vessel* with 1,000 native fishermen, mostly Malays and Jap anese. The output could easily be in creased to .*1,000 tons a year by putting wpw on more boats at id more men. Send Mother«of-Peai I Here. “The fisheries extend from Cape Londonderry on the north of Australia, south to Kx mouth gulf, more than 1,000 miles. The best spot Is considered to be the ‘hundred-mile beach,' where Broome Is located. U provides most of the mother-of-pearl that Is exported to New York for making buttons. Oc casionally we find rare pearls In the oysters. I sold one for $15,000 a little j while ago in Loadon und another for $8,500. “Air pumps are used for the divers who work In a depth of .'10 to 42 fe»A. Until 1910 the pearl was ull sent t» London und the New York button tnak ufacturers bought tfieir supplies there but now It Is all handled here.” Tlie captain said that It was unsafe for white men to venture far Into the Never-Never lund unlaw they were in u party and well armed. The climate Is sub-tropical and healthful, he said.—New York Times. France Revive* System of Industrial Training Paris.—The dearth of skilled work men In France Is causing a revival of the apprentice system In the form of training schools in factories. One of the most advanced of these Is In a Paris automobile factory, where sons of employees are given a two-year course of lectures, demonstrations and experimental work, and finished off with a year In the shop, doing a man's work. The hoys get alternative lessons In theory and practice, and are given a week or two at a time at some ma chine with the regular skilled oper ator. .Somewhat similarly, the thentera *f Paris have established training courses for scene shifters In several of the beat equipped houses. Skunk With Head in Glass Tumbler Killed Plymouth, Mass.—Noticing a skunk with something shhty on ltp head, Henry Knight killed the anlrrtal. He found that Its head was encased In a Jelly tumbler. The skunk. In orde* to get the jelly out of the glass, apparently had put Its head In so far that It could not get It out aga'n. f.? ; Bride Get* $50,000 ' ! on Her Wedding Day ! 0 New York.—Blanche Phillips « * of GOO West Knd avenue Is what J * some people would call a lucky t | girl. In addition to her hus- J J band she will get on the day she t $ marries $150,000 from the estate J J of her father, Isaac L. Phillips, t 0 Mr. Phillips, who died Novem- J J ber 22, provided further In his * 0 will that five years after her J J marriage $100,000 Is to be paid * 0 her. * .4 n-n-1-- ■! Panorama of Omaha’s Wholesale District, Freight Depots and Shops WOULD KILL KLAH FORMER HEAD TELLS COOLIDGE t'lurke Hays Hooded Order Is “Cheap Political Machine," Dealing In Character Assasination and Violence. DEMOCRATS ARE TO SWAT IT Democratic National Committer Held Certain to Propose Anti-klan I’lank, As Predicted by CriiHader Service. Waflhington, 1). C., Jan. 4.—Edward Young Clarke, Imperial Giant, of the Ku Klux Klan aggregation of hooded cowards, who as Chief Kleagle and promoter took charge of that bigoted band with a few scattered chapters in •he South and spread its virus of hate over the country with unparalleled rapidity, began here recently a move ment for either its "reformation" or destruction. Armed with documents which, it is said, will further condemn the klan before the bar of public opinion, he established headquarters in the capital, Issued statements deploring the ten reney of the order toward lawlessness and political dictatorship and, in or der to assure a public hearing, ad dressed a letter to President Coolidge asking the President’s co-operation in forcing the lawless element out of the klan or, this being impossible, a complete stamping out of the menace. Clurke's llccord Unsavory In order to judge of the motives back of Clarke’s move, it is necessary to scan Clarke’s past record. Some of the chapters in the life of this leader of the klan in its campaign of “moral ity and unglo-saxon domination” are: Feb. 9, 1910: expelled from his church after his pastor had formally charged him with lying, extortion, fraudulent and unjust dea’ings, im proper handling of funds, false and malicious slander, inordinate ambition, insubordination and "hypocrisy and treachery". Clark never appealed from this action und no litigation fol lowed. On Oct. 31, 1919. found guilty with his business partner, Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler, of disorderly conduct. The two had been picked up a few nights be fore in a notorious underworld resort Iu Atlanta, Ua., run by Mrs. Tyler. Both were in under-garments. Feb. 28, 1928: indicted at Houston, Texas, on a charge of taking Louise Martin from Houston to New Orleans in violation of the Mann White Slave Law. Democrats to Itepiidiate klan It is practically certain that when the Democratic National Committee meets to select the date and place for the party’s national convention the in corporation or an antl-Ku Klux Klan plank in the platform upon which the Presidential candidate is to run will be vigorously urged. In thus following the prediction of the Crusader Service, the Democratic Party will be the first of the two big parties to follow the precedent set by the Federated-Farmer Labor Party, like Workers Party and other embry onic Labor parties In repudiating the Klan. It is generally agreed by committee men representing Northern States, where the Democrats hope to make substantial gains next election, that If the platform Is silent on the Klan ----- Slippery Going V_______ 1 l. <C»pnW.W.N. u.» COOLIDGE FREES NEGRO LIFERS AS CHRISTMAS GIFT Washington, Jan. 4.—Christmas pardons and commutations for eleven men serving terms in Federal peni tentiaries were announced today by President Coolidge. These pardons do not include Marcus K. Garvey, who was recently convicted in New York on the charge of using the mails to j defraud, and whose fanatic followers] have been sending frequent petitions to the President for a pardon for their leader, but do include Alvin E. White, held in Leavenworth Prison, and Willis Swofford, a prisoner at Atlanta. White was serving a five-year sen- ] tence for having forged a paycheck while employed in the Navy Depart ment. « Madam Anna Schell, 1314 North Twenty-fifth street, Webster 5569. Meetings every Tuesday night.—Adv. blocks of Catholic; and Jewish voters will desert the party. Moreover, the Negro vote in the North has become a factor in the councils of the Demo cratic chiefs Chief Murphy of New York is among those who have called attention to the apparent willingness of the Negro voter in the North to vote the Democratic ticket where that party gives them the square deal al ways promised but never performed by the Republican Party. And it is not only among the North ern Democratic committeemen that one finds fierce opposition to the Klan. Democratic committeemen in Texas and other Southern States are also joining tho fight against the hooded order. In view of this tendency on the part of the Democrats to condemn the Klan, it Is with added interest that the Negro voter contemplates the Republican al liance with the Klan In such States as Indiana, and Republican silence In most of the other States. STROM CLUB IS PROMISED OMAHA BASEBALL FAHS President Burch, Who Will Be J924 Manager Signs Crack First Baseman of Syracuse Club. Hits .340 KERRIS LIKELY TO RETURN Barney Burch, president and man ager of the Omaha Western League entry announces that if his money will turn the trick, Omaha will have a regular ball team during the com ing summer. His first step to make this a fact occured during the past week when he purchased 1st base man John A. McCarty from the Syra cuse International league Club. The purchase price was reported to have been in the neighborhood of $5000.00 This deal has been on the fire for some time. At the recent meeting of the leaguers in Chicago, Burch and the Syracuse magnate got their heads together, but Burch was unable to close as the easterner wanted more time to think the matter over. But the ultimate signing of McCarty is taken as a positive indication that “Big Train” Konechty will not don an Omaha uniform in 1924. M''Carty played with Columbus in the American association before join ing Syracuse. Wnile with the Asso ciation club the new Omaha first baseman played in the outfield. He hit .340 with the International league team last season and is considered a good fielder at the initial sack. W,ith McCarty at first and F’risco Thompson .former Nebraska State leaguer, at second; Kerr at shortstop and Jimmy Wilcox at third, Burch believes he has an infield that will stick with him throughout the sea son, something the 1923 infield failed ALABAMA TO END CONVICT LEASING Birmingham, Ala., Jan. 4—‘Ala bama’s disgraceful convict lease sys tem will be abolished at “an early date,” according to the Birmingham News. Negotiations under way be tween the State Convict Board, which turns over the convicts to capitalist exploitation, and the coal operators, who do the exploiting, are said to be predicatory of “sufficient success to insure a change from the present leasing system.” NEW COLORED Y. W. C. A. FOR HARLEM New York, Jan. 4.—The Young Wo men’s Christian Association of New York is planning to replace with a modem dormitory the present build ing at Seventh Avenue and 137th St. used by the segregated Negro Y. W. C. A. of this city. The Association is trying to sell the present building for $72,000, and plans to apply the proceeds to a modem structure. to do. In the outfield the Omaha manager has Dick O’Connor, Joe Bonowitz, Don Brown, Althaus, and a recruit by the name of Pedersen. The chances are that Nick Cullop, recent ly sold to the Yankees, will be sent back to the herd. Should this hap pen, Cullop will probably be used in the outfield, as he is a good batter, being a better hitter while playing the outfield than he is when taking his turn on the hurler’s mound. Burch is dickering for a pitcher from a big league club. Just who the chucker is we are not at liberty to say, but if Barney lands his man he will be a mighty valuable addition to the hurling corps. Already Burch has Byron Speece, Harry Lee and Bill Bailey as the nucleus around which to build his pitching department. A small army of recruit hurlers will re port to Burch at the Shreveport (La.) spring training camp. PROMINENT NEW TORN CITIZEN IS CALLED BY DEATH William Henry Smith Passes Away at Ripe Old Age After an Active and Useful Business Career AMASSER LARGE FORTIHE Arrived in Metropolis Youth of Six teen with Only Few Dollars and Found Employment in Wall Street. Son Lives Here (Special to the Monitor) Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 4.—William Henry Smith, one of New York’s most useful and prominent citizens passed away at his home, 638 Lexington Ave where he had resided for the past thirty-five years Christmas Day in his eighty-eighth year. Despite his years he had been quite active up to within a few weeks of his death. I Bom in Baltimore, Md., February 24, 1836, of humble parents, young Smith came to New York when six teen years old with seven dollars in his pocket and with no education. He found employment with some of the leading families of this city, prom inent in banking circles. He spent his leisure hours in study and was dependable and alert. He was em ployed at a responsible position with the Bank of New York for forty-five years. During this time he engaged in the catering business which was largely conducted by his wife and served meals and lunches to the bank ing firms in Wall street. He invested in real estate, the rise in the value of which gave him a neat fortune. An earnest and devout Episcopal ian he was for years chairman of the property committee of St. Phil ip’s Episcopal Church and was re sponsible for its removal from Mul berry street to West Twenty-fifth, and subsequently to its present site in Harlem. The funeral was held from St. Phil ip’s Church Friday, December 28 and •was attended by a large concourse of friends. The Rev. Hutchens C. Bish op, officiated, assisted by the Rev. George Frazier Miller and the Rev. Joseph Alton. Mr. Smith is survived by his wid ow and eight children, one son being J. Frank Smith of Omaha, Nebraska, who had just returned to the west from visiting his father. SPANISH WAR HERO SUCCUMBS Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 2.—John C. Jordan, former chief gunner of Ad miral Dewey’s flagship, The Olympia, and famous for gallant service at Ma nilla Bay, during the Spanish-Ameri can War, passed away peacefully in this city after a brief illness. His death marked the closing of a unique career, which began with his enlist ment in the navy in June, 1887. Dur ing the battle of Manilla Bay, Mr. Jordan took charge of the guns on the Olympia, and for his excellent sendee during that period he was later assigned to important duties at the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. He leaves relatives in Washington, D. C., where his body was brought for burial. Mr. and Mrs. Doris Thornton mo tored over to Nebraska City, Sunday to visit relatives and friends. GIVEN $10,000 FOR $50 LOAN Grubstake Enabled Prospector to Recover Land Sold by Guar* dian—Held in Asylum. Olympia, Wash.—Combining a curi ous case in legal practice with the glamour and romance of the Alaskan gold fields is the decision of the state Supreme court affirming the King county case and sustaining the claim of Henry Embola to a return of $10, 000 for having added $50 to a'previous loun of $270 made to John Tuppela. ▲ shift of fortunes, from being the In mate of a madhouse to the ownership of a half-milllon-dollar mining prop erty, Is pictured for Tuppela. Nor was It the rich mine owner who contested the $10,000 payment for the $50 loan or speculation. He wanted to pay the money, but his trustee re fused. So suit was started against Tuppela with C. H. Farrell as guar dian ad litem. Confined in Insane Aeylum. The circumstances were unique. John Tuppela bad Joined the Alaska gold rush and after years of prospect ing was adjudged insane and confined in an Institution in Portland. He had, however, acquired valuable mining claims. Iteleased four years later he found Ids mining properties had been sold by his guardian. In 1918, destitute and out of work he met in Astoria Henry Embola, an old friend of 30 years’ standing. Embola advanced money for his support and took him to Seattle, where he was taken in by a relative of Emhota. Tuppela unsuccessfully sought funds to fight for his claims, which were then estlimfled to be Worth $500,000, and finully made the proposition te Embola : “You have already let me have $270. If you will give me $50 more, so I can go to Alaska and get my property buck, I will pay you $10,000 when I win my property.” Court Rules Loan Waa Crubstake. Embola agreed and immediately ad vHHced the money. Tuppela went te Alaska, finally recovered his property and, remembering his agreement, re quested Mr. Cobb, his trustee, to pay the full amount, and upon his refusal to do so this action was Instituted. Supreme court denies contentions ot a mere loan, of usurious interest and inadequacy of consideration. It holds, ra;hei die money was advanced as an investment; that the transaction was in the nature of a grubstake contract, which lias been upheld by this court, and the risk of losing the money In this case was as great as under a grubstake. Judgment for the $10,000 is accord ingly uffimied. Morullsts are uforded a pretty theme for dissertations on the dividends of friendship. Public Health Service to Study Common Cold Washington.—A d•tailed stsOy. of corimioti bolds is to ti« made by the public heultli service hi so-opesation with a number of the country's lead ing universities. l)r. Hugh S. Cam ming, surgeon general, says colds, I® llucn/.u and similar conditions are re sponsible for a great deal of suffering, loss of time, disability and a not In considerable number of deaths. lie says there ure few, if any, in dividuals who do not suffer from some acute respiratory condition at least once a year, losing from a day to a week or more as a result, and some attacks develop Into more serious oon dltlons, at times eveu a latent pul monary tuberculosis being lighted uPv Comparatively little is definitely known as to the real causes, distribu tion, manner of spread and epidemi ology of these so-called minor respira tory aliments, Doctor Gumming says, and this detailed study being under taken is expected to be of value In at tempting to prevent these afflictions. The work Will be actively under taken at Harvard university, Johns Hopkins Medloal school, Georgetown and Howard universities, Washing ton; Tttlane university, New Orleans; Ohio State university, University of Ghlcugo and UnlversLty of California. It Is anticipated the studies will as tern! over two or three years. Honest Man Pays Board Bill After 33 Years Follansbee, Arlz.—John Davis has paid a board bill which he owed Mrs. Elizabeth Grimm of this city for 38 years. The bill was $4. Davis was unable to pay the bill when he left the Grlmin home, but he returned. Mrs. Grimm will frame the $4 as a memorial to “the most honest man.” RalSltlQ MG l~afHlly* Ike leers nothing • of course excepting Soph lei _ __ FlShO; C- no ? the Bullets v*<\3 1 7IPP1W AnO SinrE \ HMUOED t TRiCRLfeCl ■■"■ -■ \FOOO. tUHNERS f»v® J I OuESS AFTER C < iTUo-T TO«J NEVER. ( I FEWHEO F~ S ONVtXlNC ) ( iCOME HERE I [THIS Mwmrr* j* .1 * Steam From Crater ' J Heat* Big Building | * Hilo, Island of Hawaii.—Steam * t flowing everlastingly from a fls- J J sure in the side of the volcano * t of Kllauea is now being used 4 5 to heat the office building of the * * Hawa'ian National park coinmls- \ J sion. * J The vapor leaves the ground t l at 120 degrees and is guided J J througli conduits a distance of $ 4 40 feet to the building. In the J * winter time It easily keeps the I 4 offices at a uniform temperature J J of 70 degrees. ---—4