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CITY BACKS SBLE
Conquest of Promised Land
by Joshua’s Hosts Held
to Be Confirmed.
Philadelphia.—Bible students and
archeologists here are greatly inter
ested in the reports from .Jerusalem
that discoveries made in southern Pal
estine confirm the Book of Josliua in
recording the conquest of Kirjath
Sepher.
It was recently reported that exca
vations on the site of the buried city
of Kirjath-Sepher had revealed one of
Hie nVst complete and welt preserved
of Canaanite and Israelite-walled
ci ties.
The Sunday Schol Times of Phila
delphia has just made public a cable
gram from the Holy Land ’in which it
was stated the Joshua version of the
taking of . the ancient city was con
firmed and tile city "fully Identified."
The cablegram came from the archeol
ogist ediiqr of the Sunday School
Times. Dr. Melvin Grove Kyle, who
also is president of Xenia Theological
Seminary of St. Louis.
Excavation Started in 1924.
Tile expedition which made the dis
coveries, in co-operation with the
American School of Archeological Be
seiirch at Jerusalem, set out to exca
vate Tell Mersim, near Hebron, iden
tified in 1924 as the site of Kirjath
Sepher by Director Albright of the
American School at Jerusalem. Doc
tor Albright is director of field oper
ations In the expedition.
Kirjath-Sepher has been undis
turbed since Nebuchadnezzar de
stroyed it 2,500 years ago. But 300
years earlier than that, about 1400 It.
C„ it was a flourishing city as Joshua
led the children of Israel into Canaan
and began the conquest of that land.
May Find Ancient Tablets.
The apparent corroboration of early
Old Testament history D regarded ns
one of the greatest archeological dis
coveries in recent times, and it re
mains to be seen whether actual tab
lets of the Pentateuch, brought to
I Kirjath-Sepher (“Book Town") by the
Israelites, may yet be found.
Tiie cablegram received by the Sun
slay School Times is as follows:
"Joshua 15:13-19 confirmed Field
and springs found. Kirjath-Sepher
fully identified. Kemarkuble finds far
pxeeedlng expectations Walls origin
ally 35 to 40 feet high. Great com
plicated gateway showing five periods
of building, three Canaanite. two
Israelite. Gruesome layers of ashes
sliow city burned three tlm- s by un
known, about 1700 B. C.: by Othniel
at Conquest of Canaan by Joshua ; and
by Nebuchadnezzar. Evidences of
terrific fighting. Mysterious and
unique system of shrines in rooms,
probably a Canaanite temple. Be
markable plumbing system ”
Dying Artist Gives
Picture as Wedding Gift
Los Angeles, Cal. Municipal Judge
Wood received a bequest from Ivan
KalntykcfT, dead Russian artist, in
lieu of a marriage fee. It was one
of KalmykofT's paintings, now worth,
it Is said, several times the amount
usually paid for such service.
About a year ago, KaltnykotT and
his fiancee appeared before Justice
Wood, and explained they wished to
wed, but that every cent was needed
for other expenses
“Never mind,” said Justice Wood.
“I’ll marry you, anyhow."
Departing. KaltnykotT assured the
magistrate lie would repay him in
some way, some time, hut It was not
until recently that Judge Wood heard
from him again.
Sigmund S'renco, an attorney, ap
peared in Justice Wood's chambers
with the painting ami said it was
Kaimykoff's dying request that the
picture be presented to the jurist.
“He was getting a reputation rap
idly when he passed away," said S'ren
co, “and the prices of itis work now
are advancing at a rapid rate. The
small painting could have been sold
for about $25 at the time of his death,
and if you wiHlt to dispose of it now
you will get more."
Judge Wood hung it on the wait of
his chambers.
Baby Baroness Proves
Surprise to U. S. Agents
New York.—Usually when a baron
ess crosses the Atlantic to New York,
tier customs declaration looks like an
inventory for a department store.
No when the name of Baroness
Madeline Van Boetxlaer appeared on
the passenger list of the liner Veen
dain, arriving from Rotterdam, the
customs inspectors took notice. The
baroness could not be found, neither
was her manifesto filed. The Inspec
tors told the purser, William Barron,
to find the baroness.
A chubby little girl of two years
played about him, first on a chair,
tiien on the floor, then fooling with
pencils on the table.
“Look after that youngster and find
the baroness," lie said sharply to a
sl ip steward nearby.
“There she is playing with your
pencils.” rite steward said.
HOLD EDUCATION CONFERENCE
New York City—The sixth annual edu
cational conference of colored student*
and teachers was held in this city at the
Y. M. C. A. this week. George E. Hall
is chairman.
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7/r 7/all Inventcr Taste.’
Hi jht of Success and
Depth of Failure.
Toronto, Ont.—In an obscure baek
voods village north of here there died
rhe other day a man. who, within the
short space of a few months, traveled
tlit* long road from tlie height of suc
■ . *s to the depth of condemnation—
ill because an Idea went wrong.
The man was Murray Compton,
farmer and inventor, who had his one
big chance while a captain of infan
try in the Canadian expedition force
and went to a premature grave witl
i lie curses of hundreds of dying Cana
dian soldiers ringing in his ears.
For Murray Compton was the origi
nator of “China Wall." that stupen
dous blunder which was designed to
save tlie lives of soldiers hut which
became a trap in which many hun
Ireds were killed.
Compton's battalion was doing duty
in the Ypres sector In the spring of
Hill!. From the ramparts, in Ypres
city, to tlie front line the soldiers
were exposed to a withering siieil and
machine-gun fire while going to and
rom the line. The distance was
omewhat more than a mile, but ra
Hon and working parties, as well ns
battalions going into or coming out
,.f the line, suffered terribly. The
troops bad the choice of two routes:
tlie one up Meniti road, which was a
veritable deatln|)np. and tlie other
:'i rough Zillcliek village. Most of
•' cm chose tlie latter route, for It ae
■orded slight protection.
Chinese Wall Recalled.
While leading his company In and
out of the line Compton became hor
rifled at tlie number of casualties and
tils inventive brain sought some meth
ml of reducing tlie loss of life. Sud
denl.v he was confronted with a men
tal picture of tlie great wall of China,
which for centuries had kept out en
emies of the yellow men.
Compton was practical enough to
realize that time prevented tlie erec
tion of a wall which would corre
spond with the original.
fie submitted Ids rough Idea to hts
colonel, who approved it and sent It to
brigade headquarters. From there It
went to division and then corps head
quarters. Here it was turned over to
the commanding officer of the engi
neers, whose approval hastened con
struction.
Night after night, for many weeks,
weary working parties filled sandbags
which were pounded Into ttie form of
huge bricks and laid end to end to
form a great wall. Weeks of cease
less activity saw (lie task completed
without interruption from the enemy.
Casualties Much Reduced.
The wall stood for weeks, tlie ad
miration of every soldier who found
protection behind its friendly shadow.
Casualties were reduced to a mini
mum and Compton was showered with
honors. He was mentioned In dis
i patches and decorated with the edit
] tary cross.
Come the 2nd of June, ttiat fateful
I day when tlie German high command
( concentrated everything on a terrific
drive, which was calcniated to drive
a wedge in the British lines and open
| up a route to the channel ports.
Tiie bombardment was the worst
experienced by any troops up to that
period Trendies were obliterated.
! men killed by hundreds, while wave
after wave of German infantry was
I rfirown Into the attack In an endeavor
j to break the Canadian line. Telegraph
I communication with tlie rear was Im
possible and several runners were
killed before word could be relayed
| back to Ypres to “send re-enforce
ments."
Germans Bombard Wall.
Battalion after battalion was hur
ried tip from rest camps In motor lor
ries, dumped off in Ypres and then
started up tlie line. As soon as Ger
man observation balloons and planes
observed troops being concentrated
in tlie rear, they signaled the German
artillery and tlie barrage was turned
on the Chinn wall.
Thousands of men had congregated
behind tills watt, awaiting darkness
before being thrown into tlie breach.
In five minutes tlie bombardment re
duced the wall to a mass of twisted
and torn sandbags and practically
every m«n behind It hud been killed
or wounded.
In spite of this great disaster the
front-line troops held on grimly. For
two days and nights they withstood
tin* Incomparable Inferno before fresh
troops relieved them. But the way to
the sea bad been blocked.
Ironically. Compton was command
Ing a company of reserves which bad
taken relTige behind his creation when
the German bombardment began. By
another strange twist of fate he was
one of the few men who were perinlt
'ed to escape being killed or wounded.
Escapes Without Wounds.
A merciful command relieved Comp
ton of his duties and his name was
posted on the casualty list as
“wounded" Some of Ids own men
who saw him going out of the line
for the last time said tie did not show
a scratcli. But bis nerve was broken
and his great plan had crashed.
He was mustered out of the army
and sent hack .to t'anada. He went
hack to Ids farm, hut his neighbor
saw a mighty change. His eyes were
wild and vacant and he kept mum
bllng to himself
They didn’t knu the ree.son till hi
lied
NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS
ASSOCIATION ADOPTS PROGRAM
Philadelphia. Pa. I By the A. N. P. >
The keynote address of T Thomas For
tune, dean of Negro journalism; a dis
mission of advertising led by Prince L.
Edwoods, advertising manager of the
Philadelphia Tribune; an effort to secure
secreey in the transmission of news to
more than 500 neifkpapec*: the best fneth
ods in Negro journalism, and ways and
means of impressing the Negro public
with the fact that the Negro press is
their b«*st weapon in furthering its in
terests, were the principal features of the
annual convention of the National Press
association, ju'-t held in this city.
There were 80 representatives of news
papers present. The opening session of
the convention was held in Bethel church,
and the other sessions in the southwest
branch of the Young Men’s Christian As
sociation.
WHITES OITMMBER NEGROES
•
Columbia, S. C.— According to figure*
published in the state of this city, the
white population of South Carolina In
1925 exceeded the colored for the first
time in 15 years. The figures as fur
nished hv the bureau of vital statistic'*
of South Carolina are 897,197 whites and
881.587 Negroes.
C M E. SCHOOLS GIVEN
$700,000 IN FOI R YEARS
—_— +
Nashville. Tenn. I By the V N. P.) —
According to Dr. J. W Perry,,home mis
sion secretary of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, that denomination directly
and indirectly has contributed and secured
for the educational program of the Col
ored Methodist Church nearly $700,000 in
the last four years.
Among the principal items hi this budget
have been the erection and equipment of
a building for Texas college at Tyler,
at a cost of $125,000; another with its
equipment costing $100,000 at Havgood
college, Arkansas; a building worth $40.
000 at Holey. Oklahoma, and one worth
M00.000 at the Industrial Institute. Holly
Springs. Miss.; a dormitory worth $60.tiUlt
and a $50,000 domestic science building
at Paine college. Augusta. Ga.; and the
projection of a $125,000 science building
for !.ane college at Jackson, Tennessee,
lies ides $80,000 in endowment for the
same institution.
NEGRO BAND LEADS KLAN
y^lvidere, N. J \ parade of SCO Kii
Kltix Klansmen in this city Saturday af
ternoon was led bv a colored hand, tran
sported from Dover. Kian speaker*
! Mamed the present trouble in Mexico on
] the Catholics* meddling with political af
fairs.
WOMEN BOOTLEGGERS
ESE CORSET CONVEYORS
Atlanta. Ca. Prohibition agent* who
1 *wrooped down upon a group of picnicers
! near here and found several of the women
wearing corsets which were equipped to
• arry 12 pint bottles.
CLEVELAND OFFICIAL ASS! RES
N. V A. C. P. DR. GARVIN
WILE BE PROTECTED
New Cork City. In response to a Jet
; t**r from the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People. Edwin
D. Barry, director of the department of
! public safety in Cleveland, ha« written giv*
| ing assurance that “every possible protec
j lion** will be given to Dr. Charles IE
Garvin, who has been threatened with
death if he does not vacate his house,
which has been the object of two bomb
ing attacks.
“We are mindful.’* writes Director Harry,
“of the fact that Doctor Garvin is a
citizen of the I nited State* and is entitled
' to his constitutional rights and it is our
j plain duty to see that he is given every
| possible protection. You may rest assured
that Dr. Garvin will not In* neglected."
NEGRO SCIENTISTS TO BE
FETED BY WHITE EDUCATORS
Los Angeles. Cal.—Preparation* are be
ing made here, according to the white
pre**. to show great honor to Prof. Geo.
W. Carver, dean of the science depart
ment of Tuskegee institute.
WILLS MAY FIGHT MALONEY
Boston, Mass.—(By the A. N. P.)
—Dame rumor has it that a fight
between Harry Wills, leading contend
er for a chance at Jack Dempsey’s
j crown, and Jim Maloney, a local
i heavyweight will probably be held at
; New York City on Boyles ’ Thirty
Acres, on J>abor Day. The bout is
reported under the consideration of
Tex Rickard, the promoter.
A committee of women, led by Mrs. E.
Washington Rhodes, wife of the editor of
the Philadelphia Tribune, staged a large
party at the Strand theatre which was
very largelv attended.
.Blind beggars of Hull, England, are given
25 shillings a week on condition that they
stay off the streets.
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Fall Planting
t When in need of CUT
FLOWERS don’t, forget our
Moral Department, as we
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FLOWER SHOP
109 North 16th Street
■ (Opposite Post Office)
JAckson 3285
? EMERSON’S LAUNDRY £
*•* 3
❖ 'l he Laundry That Suita All *s*
$ 1301 No. 24th St. Web. 0820 |
N. W. Ware, Attorney
PROBATE NOTICE
In the Matter of the Estate of Henry
Peter Joseph, deceased.
Notice is hereby given: That the
creditors of said deceased will meet
the administrator of said estate, be
fore me, County Judge of DougIa
County, Nebraska, at the County j
Court Room, in said County, on the j
s 3rd day of September, 1926, and on
the 3rd day of November, 1926, at
I 9 o’clock A. M., each day, for the pur
! pose of presenting their claims for
! examination, adjustment and allow
| nee. Three months are allowed for
! the creditors to present their claim.-,
! from the 31st day of July, 1926.
BRYCE CRAWFORD
County Judge.
4-T—7-2-26
H. „. i inkett, Attorney.
NOTIC E OF ADMINISTRATION
in the Matter of the Estate of George
II. Berkley, Deceased.
To all persons interested in the es
tate of George H. Berkley, de
ceased:
On the 21st day of July, 1926, Lula
! Berkley Williams, widow of George
I IL Berkley, deceased, filed her peti
tion in the County Court of Douglas
! County, Nebraska, praying for an or
j dcr dispensing with general adminls
; tration. That said deceased, George
| 1. Berkley, died in the city of Oma
| ha on the 20th day of February, 1923,
i at which time he was a resident of
I Douglas County, Nebraska; that at
i the time of his death he had an in
terest through purchase on land con
j tract in and to Lot 16, Block 1, Clar
1 endon’s Addition to the City of Oma
I ha, Douglas County, Nebraska.
That the said Lula Berkley Wil
liams in said petition set forth the
following prayer: Wherefore, th<
petitioner prays that general admin
istration may be dispensed with; that
a decree may be entered herein fix
ing the time of death of George rl.
Berkley; naming the heirs-at-law of
the said George H. Berkley and their
degree of kinship to the deceased and
the right of descent of the real prop
erty belonging to said deceased; that
due and legal notice be given of the
time and place of hearing on said
petition, and that, thereupon, at the
time fixed in said notice a hearing
may be*had and a decree of heirship
entered, and that the petitioner may
have such other and further relief
as to the court may seem right and
just.
That a hearing will be had on said
petition before Honorable Bryce Craw
ford, County Judge of Douglas
County, Nebraska, in the County
Court House, Omaha, Nebraska, at
the hour of 9 o’clock A. M., August
25th, 1926, unless continued by order
of the court to determine whether
or not the prayer of the petition
shall be granted.
BRYCE CRAWFORD
County Judge.
4T—7-23-26.
Business Directory
ART _
HIGH CLASS TICTURES for sale.
Picture framing a specialty. High
grade toilet articles; newspapers j
and magazines.
STUART ART SHOP,
1803 North 24th Street.
BAGGAGE AND HAULING I
I A GARDNER’S TRANSFER. Rag
e-age, express, moving, light and
lic.ivv hauling. Reliable and com
petent Six years in Omaha. 2622
Maple Street. Phone WEbster 4120.
C. H HALL, stand, 1403 No. 24th.
Baggage and express hauilng to all
parts of the city. Phones, stand,
WE. 7100; Res., WE. 1056.
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Harry Brown, Express and Transfer,
s Trunks and Baggage checked. Try us for !
your moving and hauling. Also, eoal and t
, ire for sale at all times. Phone Webster
2973. 2013 Grace street.
BEAUTY PARLORS
i MRS. J. H. RUSSELL. 2914 Erridne
street. Poro hair dresser. For ap
pointments phone WF. 2311.
MADAM ANNA E. JONES TUBBS.
Scalp and hair treatments. For good
and quick results call WEbster 5450.
1712 North 25th Street.—Poro.
MADAM 7. d. SNOWDEN. Scientific
scalp treatment. Hair dressing and ■
manufacturing. 1154 No. 20th St.
WEbster 6104
MADAM WILLIE DIXON, 2426
[Hondo street. WEbster 6153. Poro
hairdressing, facial massage, Turk
ish baths. Home comforts.
COAL DEALERS
C. SOLOMo'n COAL AND ICE CO.
At vour service winter and summer.
Ai! kind- of good coal at prices to
suit. Phones WEbster 3901 and 4238.
DRUG STORES
1 ROSS DRUG STORE. 2306 North 24th ;
Street. Two phones, WEbster 2770
and 2771. Well equipped to supply
your needs. Prompt service.
THE PEOPLES’ DRUG STORE, 24th
and Erskine Streets. We carry a
full line Prescriptions promptly
filled. WEbster 6328.
HOTELS
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! I’ATTON HOTEL, 1014, 1016, 1018
South 11th St. Known from coast j
to coast. Terms reasonable. N P.
Patton, proprietor.
HOTEL CUMMINGS, 1916 <
ing St. Under new management.
Terms i*easonable. D. G. Russell,
proprietor.
j NEW LAMAR HOTEL, 1803 North j
24th street Tel. WEbster 5090.
Semi-modern, comfortable rooms,
reasonable. Cafe in connection.
Mrs. E. V. Dixon, proprietress.
_LAWYERS
V 11. BRYANT, Attorney and Coun
selor-at-I.aw. Practices in all
courts. Suite 19, Patterson Block,
17th and Farnam Sts. AT. 9344
or WE. 2502.
W. G. MORGAN—Phones ATlantic
9344 and JAckson 0210.
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H. J. PINKETT, Attorney and Coun
selor-at-Law. Twenty years’ ex
perience. Practices in all courts.
Suite 19, Patterson Block, 17th and
Farnams Sts. AT. 9344 or WE. 3180.
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PAINTERS AND
PAPER HANGERS
A. F. PEOPLES. Painting and decor
ating, wall paper and glass. Plaster
ing, cement and general work. Sher
win-Williams paints. 2419 Lake St.
Phone WEbster 6366.
PRINTERS
| FORD PRINTING COMPANY, Jew
ell building, 24th and Grant Sts.
For good printing see us. We. 1750.
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PLUMPERS
NEBRASKA PLUMBING CO. J. F.
Allison, manager. Estimates fur
nished. 3025 Evans St. Phone .
KE. 6848._ '
RESTAURANTS
PEATS RESTAURANT, 1405 North
21th Street. Where those who de
sire godd home cooking at reason
able prices go. WEbster 0530.
SHOE REPAIRING
BENJAMIN & THOMAS always give
satisfaction. Best material, reason
able prices. All work guaranteed.
1415 North 24th St. WEbster 5084.
UNDERTAKERS
JONES & COMPANY, Undertakers.
24th and Grant Sts. WEbster 1100.
Satisfactory service always.
H. A. CHILES & CO., funeral direc
tors and licensed embalmers. Cour
teous, efficient service in the last
sad hour. 1839 North Twenty-fourth
street. Phones, office WEbster
7133; residence WEbster 6349.
Classified
FOR RENT—Two cool and airy rooms
for gentlemen; in modem home.
Prices reasonable. WE. 2769.
FOR RENT. Nice desirable home for
man and wife. Reasonable rent. Call We.
4810. if 6-18-26.
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FOR RENT—Modern furnished rooms
2204 N. 1 !Hh St. WE. 3308.
Do you like The Monitor? Do you
want it to continue? Then you MUST
PAY UP NOW.
for rent. four room modern apart
ments, 1547-1551 North Seventeenth street.
$15.00 per month. At. 6863. tf.
For rent. Neatly furnished room, ffeat
and kitchen privilege. Web. 2089
FOR RENT—Two furnished rooms tn
modern home. WEbster 8834.
FOR RENT—Modern furnished rooms.
Steam heat. Close in. On two car
lines. Mrs. Anna Hanks, 924 North
Twentieth strep* .lark-urn 4379
FOR RENT—Light housekeeping
rooms. 1 block from car. All mod
ern convenience^. 1714! North Twen
ty-fifth street. WEbster 5450.—tf.
FOR RENT—Apartment, furnished or un
furnished. for couple. Web. 6975, 2216
North Twenty-eighth Ave.
FURNISHED APARTMENTS
FOR RENT—2 and 3 ROOMS
WEbster 1166
2130 NORTH 28th STREET
FOR RENT Nice front room Modern
home For two gentlemen. WE. 6789. tf
FOR RENT—Light house keeping
rooms. Modem home. 2514 Caldwell.
WE!. 2180.
EOK KENT—Furnished rooms. One block
from car line. Web. 4064. 1405 No
25th street
FOR SALE—All modern five-room
house. Good location. WEbster
2478 or WEbster 3030
FDR RENT — Neatly furnished
rooms. Heat and kitchen privileges.
Prices reasonable. 2433 Franklin.
WEbster 2089.
FOR RENT—Four furnished roome for
light housekeeping. $20 per month.
2814 Hamilton street. Web. 565$.
tf. 2-26-28.
F’OR RENT—One, two or three rooms
for light housekeeping. Furnished.
Webster 2769. tf. 7, 30-26.
FDR KENT—Furnished rooms. Cut
prices. 2024 Burt St. At. 6126.
4t-7-30
FDR RENT—Three rooms furnished
or unfurnished. Web. 2474. 2t-7-30
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