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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (July 29, 1916)
The Monitor A Weekly Newspaper devoted to the civic, social and religious interests of the Colored People of Omaha and vicinity, with the desire to contribute something to the general good and upbuilding of the community. Published Every Saturday. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915, at the Post office at Omaha, Neb., under the act of March 3, 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher. Lucille Skaggs Edwards, William Garnett Haynes and Ellsworth W. Pryor, Associate Editors. Joseph LaCour, Jr., Advertising and Circulation Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $1.50 PER YEAR Advertising rates, 54 cents an inch per issue. Address, The Monitor, 1119 North Twenty-first street, Omaha. Telephone Webster 4243. LITERARY TASTE GOOD; ETHICS QUESTIONABLE The Los Angeles Post has good lit erary taste. It uses most generously special articles and editorials from The Monitor. Two weeks ago it ap propriated two of our editorials. Last week it appropriated to its use nearly our entire editorial page verbatim et literatim. This appropriation of our literary labors has been repeatedly done un der the Post’s new editor without giv ing The Monitor credit. Other con temporaries and exchanges have done us the honor of quoting our editorials and special articles, but they have given The Monitor credit as good newspaper ethics and common hon esty demand. This the Post seems to think ab solutely unnecessary or unimportant. While we compliment the Post on its discriminating literary taste, we would respectfully suggest that here after it endeavor to bring its ethical standard to a corresponding plane. Verbum sat sapienti. OH, THAT WATERMELON Just before the National House of Representatives adjourned the other day, Mr. Adamson, of Georgia invited those present to his committee room. Nearly 100 members, including the Speaker, minority and majority lead ers and a member of the cabinet re sponded to find that they had been in vited to a watermelon feast. Every desk, table and chair in the room was topped by one of the forty Geor gia melons. Yet there is hardly ever an advertisement of watermelons without the cariacture of a Colored face.—The Baltimore Afro-American. Of course, Colored people like watermelons, Brother Murphy. It shows our good taste. When it comes to appreciation of the toothsome and artistic we are there. Let us rejoice that even the members of the Na tional House of Representatives are showing such signs of progress as their apparent enjoyment of a real luscious watermelon indicates. But Georgia melons are not in it with Nebraska melons. THE DANISH WEST INDIES The United States has acquired 'hree of the Danish West Indies, St. John, St. Thomas and St. Croix. From a strategic point they are considered valuable acquisitions. They afford convenient harbors and naval bases. The products of these islands are su - gar and rum and the sugar industry alone will speedily repay the pur chase price. The population numbers nearly 35,000, the vast majority of whom are Negroes. Our hope is that American preju dice will not carry its blight to these ! islands. Danes will not brook the I customary indignities imposed by Americans on people of color. The acquisitnon of these islands introduces a newer factor into the race problem. PUBLIC COMFORT STATIONS The World-Herald, in a recent edi torial, hits the mark when it calls at tention to the fact that Omaha is sadly behind other cities in the im portant matter of public comfort sta tions. Places of this kind are not luxuries, but necessities; and the au ( uhorities should see to it that they are provided. What are public comfort stations? Simply clean sanitary, well-kept eas ily accessible public toilets. These are needed badly. The city should take immediate steps to provide them. YES, WE’VE NOTICED IT _ Have you noticed the amount of news we print?—The Centimeter. Yes, we have noticed it and so have many others “the amount of local news” our local contemporary copies [ directly from The Monitor each week. ' The Eighth Illinois Regiment has been noted for its gentlemanly be- j havior and conduct wherever it has t been. The press of San Antonio re cently spoke in highest terms of the j deportment of the men of this regi ment. So you can just put it down as an absolute certainty that what ever trouble has been reported from that section of the country is due to those valorous ( ?) Texans who were too cowardly to enlist, but who are mightly brave when it comes to lynching and burning helpless Negro boys. The industrial situation for the race is improving throughout the country. Opportunities for work in hitherto in accessible fields are opening up in most unexpected places. Have you made your will? This is an important matter. To do so will not shorten your days, but will protect your family. Wherever our people are given em ployment they ought to see to it that they make good. Do you carry life insurance? CIVILIZATION Civilation, like charity, should begin at home. The thought is suggested by yesterday’s atrocity at Waco, in Texas. Those who have been contend ing that it is the duty of the United States to carry civilization into Mex ico, may now pause to consider the previous, more urgent need of mak ing civilization a reality in Texas. Usually, when the crime of lynching is committed, the lawless mob is com paratively small. Acording to all re ports, more than half the population of Waco witnessed, with approval, or at least without protest, an act of lynching in most horrible form. Such reversion to savagery, of the greater part of a nominally civilized communi ty, is beyond comprehension. And there was not the shadow of an ex cuse, but this, the insane rage of some, because contagious with intsant effect. “Get the Negro,” was the cry, and the mob responded. The law was trampled under foot. The suggestion that he be hanged was rejected. Noth ing short of the torture that the most savage tribes of Indians used to in flict upon prisoners would satisfy the lawless horde’s greed for the most cruel form of revenge. So they burn ed the boy. And the number of the participants in the unspeakably disgraceful act precludes the possibility of punish ment of any of them. Waco has dis graced itself, the state, the nation.— The Chicago Defender. SWAT THE SKEETER AI Sorenson, thou veteran sage, Premier of the printed page, Who long hast raised thy battle cry: “Swat, oh swat, and swat the fly.” Continues till thy “scintilations,” P.ut noting the skeeter’s perigrina tions, His epidermal puncturations Eliciting unprintable ejaculations From all who feel the sting Of this winged noisy thing; Start a crusade ’gainst this foe, Breeder of disease and woe, Smite him, do not let him go, Smite the sassy mosquito, Swat and swat and swat thou fleeter. Swat the singing stinging skeeter. :: MORRIS YOST j The Vinton Street Jeweler J 1717 VINTON STREET ; EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING \ j Extra SpecialShw Sale I Biggest Bargains in Women’s and Men’s Footwear B k Our regular stock of high grade shoes purchased before the prices B went up. i NO BARGAIN COUNTERS—NO JOB LOTS WE FIT EVERY PAIR k FOR WOMEN— I About 50 pair of white canvas button shoes. Regular QEifi U $3.50 value, while they last—sale price. uul ^ I® Ladies’ and Misses’ sport oxfords with rubber soles and and heels. B This season’s latest styles for summer and fall wear. PI IC jgj These are $3.00 values—our sale price now I .‘tu Also high sport shoes in canvas and nuhuck at the sale prices— $1.95 and $2.45. || BS jwj Ladies’ Pumps, Strap Pumps and Satin Party ,< Slippers. In all styles, leathers and makes, igj Also some fancy beaded slippers. We have jgj just the pump you want at away below what la others ask. PI QC st Prices $2.45 and.$1.33 Values up to $5.00 at two sale prices g WE ALSO SAVE YOU DOLLARS ON ALL HIGH SHOES FOR MEN— | Oxfords—Hundreds of pairs in Black, Tan and Patent Leathers, both tel button and lace, in most any style you desire. These oxfords gj | are not big factory seconds but are from such standard firms as Kirken | dal, American Hand Sewed Shoe Co., § Rice & Hutchins and other good makers. Sale P| QC g price, $2.45 and.$1.33 All F'irst Class Shoes with Goodyear Welt Soles. Regular $4.00 to $6.00 jjjjj I values—Our sale price $2.45 te We also can save you from one to two dollars on High Shoes. Always ' a large stock to choose from. Work Shoes “the kind that last” at gj bargain prices. You won’t be asked to pay more than these te prices. Our entire stock is on sale. MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY AT ABOVE PRICES LOYAL SHOE STORE 16th and Capitol Avenue Loyal Hotel Building B “At the Sign of the Electric Shoe” GUESS? WHO? f Big Emancipation Ball j AT j Alamo Hall, 24th and Grant Sts. | FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 4 J PINK HARD’S SAXAPHONE ORCHESTRA | Admission 35c Come in your shirt sleeves * GIVEN BY j T. P. C. I*. | * GOOD GROCERIES ALWAYS C. P. WESIN GROCERY CO. Also Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. 2005 Cuming St. Telephone Douglas 1098 - “Yensen s* ’family* la’iTndry’**.•—••••! (Only Family Laundry in Town) WET WASH, 3c lb.—DRY WASH, 4»/2c lb.—ROUGH DRY, 6c lb. 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