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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (July 20, 1918)
Their Places in the Sun FT m« 6«Mm Colored people m the United States owned their owe home* and the race had more than SlJMJOOJOO of wealth. A people who a little more than half a century ago were slaves and »rthout property mt wealth are now large taxpayer*. They are also loyal American citizen*. There has been an effort on the part ®f Germans to stir up a rebellion among the Negroes by picturing to them the way they are treated, but net a single case of disloyalty has been reported. There are in our army more than lMJXtO Mack soldiers. They have been tried in every war in our country's history' and have always proved to be brave and true. It now seem* most probable that oat of the horrors of the war there will come a new conception of the value of oar Colored fellow citi zens. Xo doubt the Colored soldier* will themselves get much education and will return with nets and larger ideas. A great injustice has been done the Negro by the tendency to judge him in a mass and from the acts of th* lowest and poorest of the race. Any race judged by this method would make a bad showing. Colonel James A. Moss, a West Pointer, born in the South and regard ed as among the ablest of militar writers and authorities, has said: “Treat and handle the Colored man as you would any other human being out of whom you would make a good sol dier, oat of whom you would get the best there is in him. and you will have as good a soldier as history- has eve: known—a man who will drill well, shoe* well, march well, obey well, fight well—in short, a man who will give a good account of himseif in bat tle and who will conduct and behave himseif properly in camp, in garrison and in other places." Colonel Moss now commands the 367th ^pgiment of infantry, famous as “the Buffaloes." He has lately said' “I my again. I would lead Xegro troops in battle against the greatest fighters in the world with confidence in my success. I have served a good many y ear* with Colored soldier* an ! I know them. Properly led they have not a superior in the world.” Of our own Chicago Eighth Illinois now the 370th infantry. General Bin ding says: “They are as fine a set of soldier* as I ever hope to command. Their work along military lines as we'l as their persona! conduct has been be yond reproach. Forty-nine privates and non-commiisioned officers have been given commissions." There has been opposition to open ing training camps for Colored offi cers. The national administration at last yielded to pressure, the Des Moines camp was opened and near' 700 Colored men have secured their commission.:. Secretary of War Baker says of these young Colored men: “They devoted themselves with zeal to the task and they are now imparting to the men under their charge the . military lessons which they them selves learned; but. more than this, they are teaching to their fellow men the principles for which America is <n this war—those vital principles of de mocracy which are the foundation of the hope* of free people.” There has been a great advance a. to the rights and privilege? of Ne groes within a few years. The su preme court of the United States has decided against the “grandfather clause” which allowed men to vote if the- were lineal descendant? of old soldiers. The same court has also de cided against segregation laws. Prog ress has also been made regarding discrimination against civil service employes on account of color and also as to equal pay for the same work. Nothing in this country so much re sembles Prussianism in it* infernal outrages of murders, assaults and burnings as the lynching* of Negroes. There are sign* of hope in the demand for law and order by the better citi zen* of the South and the introduction of an anti-lynching bill in congress. A large part of the credit for this progress as to the rights of the Ne J gro is doe to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple. which was organized about nine years ago. Its announced purpose “is : to combat the spirit of persecution i and prejudice which confronts the Col ored people of this land and to assure ! to them ever}- right, privilege and op ’ portunity to which every citizen of the ! United States is entitled.” The presi dent of the society is Moorfie'.d Story, an eminent Boston lawyer. J. E. Spingarn. now a major in the army, is chairman of the board of directors. Oswald Garrison Villard of the Ne-.v York Evening Post is treasurer. Dr. W. E. B. Dubois, a brilliant w riter and editor and one of the great represen tative* of the race, is the greatest power in the association. The need of such a society is -in itself an indict ment of our claim to be a true democ racy.—Duncan C. Milner in Chicago 1 News. PREVENTION ME AST RES AGAINST ROPE IN BREAD The Bakers’ Weekly makes the fol j low ng suggestion* to avoid “rope” in bread: Fiist- Make your doughs slightly acid. This can be done by using a . commercial acid, several varieties of j which are on the market today, or by J the use of a small quantity of vine i gar in the doughs—about 1 pint for every 100 pounds of flour and cttbst’ tutes used. Buttermilk in e thei , fresh, condensed or powdered form is i recommended on account of its lactic acid content and its healthfulness— j containing much additional nourish I ment. Fresh buttermilk should b“ | used, 2 quarts to each pail of 12 j quarts; condensed buttermilk 3 ounces I to each quart of water; powdered but ! term ilk. 1 ounce to each quart of ; water. Second. Use a short sponge method 1 wherever possible, putt ng no cereal substitutes into the sponge; but re serving them to be placed in the dough: and the dough, after the sponge is ready, should be worked up a* quickly as possible and gotten out I of the way, so that the substitute cer eals will not remain in the dough an? too long. Third. More yeast is necessary to | handle doughs in a shorter time; and, as the mixture of flour and subst - tutes contains 25 per cent less gluten than formerly, 25 per cent more yeast should be used because the longer these substitutes lie in the dough the more chance there i* for developing rope. More yeast and a cool dough, by all mean*, are advisable. Fourth. Wash your benches, troughs, ami boxes with a strong vin egar once a week; keep your shop well aired, and leave some limewater in open vessels in your flour room or near your flour and cereal supply. Fifth. Should a case of rope occur, or any trouble which you have never seen before, get in touch mmediateh with the food administration or with the national service committee, so that you will get immediate assistance and advice. THE Jl'LY ( RISES The July Crisis is Education Num ber. The cover is a oortrait drawn by Frank Walts. There are pictures of seventy-four Colored graduates from college with news of profession al high school graduates. A review of the “Year in Negro Education” shows that twelve students hav taken higher degrees in arts, -‘584 have taken the bachelors’ degree, and 475 in the learned professions. Dr. Jame.; H. Dillard, president of the Slater fund, has a confession of faith on “Education.” The first report of the drive for 50,000 members is given by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. OCR IMONIST OBJEC T St. Paul, Minn.—Charges that mem bers of the Longshoremen’s union are infringing upon the right* of vari ou* mechanics’ unions were made bv delegations appearing before the ad justment committee of the American Federation of Labor. A Business Opportunity A Splendid opportunity for a competent licensed embalmer to secure one-third interest in a well established undertaking firm in Omaha. Partner drafted. BANKS & WILKS 1914 CUMING STREET I -BUY A HOME--- j Four-room cottage at 22d and Grace Sts., 11,500; easy terms. Six-room modem cottage at i 31st and Corby Sts., large lo*, paved street, $2,600; easy terms. Ten-room modern house on 22d and Charles Sts., $3,500; easy terms. Six-room bungalow style house, nearly new, on 28th Ave. and Binney St., $4,250; easy terms. Six-room modern house at 2428 Lake St, $3,000; easy terms. Vacant lot at 27th and Miami Sts., $450; easy terms. I C. B. ROBBINS | BEAL ESTATE, RENTALS, FIRE AND TORNADO INSURANCE I Pfcone DoujrUt 2842 or Webster 5519 Editor The Monitor: Dear Sir: Please allow a few words of commendation: 1. For the courageous, yet digm fied manner in which vou have from time to time called the attention of the public and incidently the powers that be to acts of race discrimination. 2. To the fearful increased rate of mob law in certain parts of our fail land, and against such lawlessness you are striving to arouse public sen timent. I wish to add that we can do no better than take a sober, thoughtful view of the actual condi tions that have existed, and do now exist, and will continue, perhaps fo: unborn generations, unless remedied by the strong arm of Uncle Sam. Conditions. Here are the actual conditions in states where mob law exists. First, an unwritten law, known as “tradi tion" exists. Second, an unwritten law known as "public sentiment" ex ists (of the white people of course. Against these two no law enacted by state legislation can prevail. The reashn is obvious. As a rule ail of ficials of states where lynch law pre vails are unalterably believers in “tradition” and “public sentiment.” While southern “tradition” teaches that God made and ordained that the Negro should always be an inferior part ol humanity, servants, hewers of wood ami drawers of water, at any time should the spirit of manhood exert itself in the person of a Ne gro, whiie contending for what he be lieves is justly his, why he has com mitted a crime, then and there he ha-, violated a law of southern “tradi tion,” hence “public sentiment” is at once aroused. It matters not what the cost may be, Mr. Negro must atone for violating the great law of “southern tradition," even though he ! has violated no written law of man or God. Retnedv. The Negro is an American citizen, j subjected to the nation’s draft, an I ■ when any state of which the Negio ! may also be a citizen or faiis in its j police prerogatives to protect its Ne gro citizens from mob violence, then | such state or states do, and by right j forfeit its police powem to the United I States government. If this great nation of ours must maintain world democracy then the1 foregoing must be the inevitable re sult. Let not the calumnies of the enemy, nor the “traditions” of friends »mbarrass our government. We must I defend democracy for the world, also for every citizen (including the “one- | tenth” Negro citizenship.) The principle of government that ; fixes a nation's right to call its citi- j zens to defend its flag, ought to, j and rightly does fix a nation’s right I to protect its citizens under its flag. I If the national government has power ' over all the states to draft its citi- i zens to defend its flag, then the na tional government ought to have rights over all the states to give police protection to (he humble-t citizen and his dependents under the flag. The argument is plain, so plain that the blind may read, though he tuns. Duty Calls. It becomes the duty of every one of the hundred million or more loyal Americans, whether white or black, to speak out through the press and r otherwise, and call upon our president and congress to put into operation the necessary laws that will give Unde Sam that right which he so richly » e serves, that is, the right to protect [ his citizens at home, whether in tin south or in the north, in the. east or in the west. J. D. CRUM. 1824 North 27th St., Omaha. FEDERAL FOOD ADMINIS TRATION FOR NEBRASKA Maximum Canning—Minimum Sugar Requests Food Administration. Gurdon W. Wattles, Administrator The conservation of sugar is the all important thing just now, accord ing to the federal food administration of Nebraska. Yet Nebraska house wives are urged to can and preserve all the fruits and vegetables possible. Maximum canning with minimum sugar is the urgent request of the food administration. Six different methods have been suggested for the preservation of fruits which require little sugar and oftimes none. Dry ing fruits, of course, is the easiest and saves both sugar and cans. Pulp 1 ing gruits is fast growing in favor, while the bottling of fruit juices and syrups has many followers. In getting sugar for canning pur poses, application must be made to the county food administrator after the first 25 pounds have been pur chased. Sufficient sugar should be secured to properly preserve th", fruits, but housewives should use just as little as possible, asks the food administration. THE GERMAN DOCKS _______ * The taking over bv the United States of the tit re and possession of the docks, piers, wharves, and other shipping property on the Hudson river, owned by the German steam ship companies, the North German Lloyd ami the Hamburg corporations, is greeted with universal approval by the American people. The property is to be retained by the government and not turned back to its former owners at the close of the war. Purchasers of Libertv Loan Bonds and War Savings Stamps, who sup ply the money used for this purpose, may feel especial gratification. These docks and piers and wharves are strategic points of great importance and value, and it is intolerable thai they should remain in enemy hands, or that they should ever revert to German ownership. German com merce has been shown to have been so indissolubly bound up with, and so much a part of German militarism that it is just and right that it should suffer ail the penalties of war. OMAHA GOES ON SI GAR CARDS WHICH CHECKS I NSCRI IM LOI S Omaha is the first big city to go on the sugar card. Beginning last Monday consumers could buy sugar for household use only upon presenta tion of their card, which was issued by the retail grocer. The card calls for two pounds at a time and as the purchase is made, the card is puncher!. Stubs of the cards are sent to the food administration, where they are filed to prevent duplication in buy ing. The Omaha card system is the voluntary action of Omaha grocers, who finance and distribute them. They have the backing and approval of the federal food administration for Nebraska. EAT ONLY 2 POUNDS SUGAR MONTHLY—SAVE REM AINDER While three pounds of sugar per person per month is the allotment for Nebraska, the request of the food ad ministration for Nebraska is that pa triotic citizens cut this to two pounds per person per month. However, un der no circumstances can more than three pounds per person per month be bought, and then only two pounds at a time, NEW DORMITORY FOR HAMPTON INSTITUTE GIRLS Hampton, Va.—The Rev. James F. Gregg, principal of Hampton Insti tute, in laying the cornerstone of the first Kennedy Dormitory for Girls stated that the estimated cost of the building is $6.‘),000; that Messrs. Lud low and Peabody, New York archi tects, u ho designed the Robert C. Ogden Auditorium; that the building is being constructed by the Hamp ton Institute Trade School: and that the donor is Mrs. John S. Kennedy of New York. Smoke John Ruskin 5c Cigar. Big gest and Best.—Adv. LODGE DIRECTORY F. & A. A., York Kite. St. Luke’s Lodge, Xo. 14, will meet the first and third Monday nights in Knights of Pythias hall, Twenty-fourth and Charles streets. All members take notice. Wm. Bridges, W. M.; J. E. ! Johnson, secretary; H. C. Watts, treasurer. Gate City Lodge, Xo. 6674, G. U. O. of O. F., meets the first and third Monday of each month at Petersen’s | hall, 24th and Burdette sts. W. H. Payne, X. G.; R. L. Woodard, P. S., 4912 South 26th st. South 4459. Omaha Lodge No. 146, A. F. and A. M., Omaha, Xeb. Meetings first and third Thursda>s of every month. Lodge room, 2201 Cuming street. P. H. Jenkins, W. M.; W. H. Robinson, Secretary. Keystone Lodge X’o. 4, K. of P., Omaha, Xebr. Meetings first and third Thursdays of each month. H. A. Hazzard, C. C., J. H. Glover, K. of Ii. and S. Weeping Willow Lodge Xo. 9696, G. L’. O. of O. F., meets second and fourth Thursdays of each month at L. B. F. Hall, 24th and Charles. R. S. Gaskins, X. G.; T. H. Gaskins, P. S. International Order Xo. 631 Col ored Engineers and Portable Hoisting Enginemen meets at 2225% Lake street first and third Wednesday in each month. W. H. T. Ransom, pres ident; J. H. Headly, Cor. Sec.; J. H. Moss, Rec. Sec.; S. L. Bush, Treas. Faithful lodge, Xo. 250, U. B. F., meets second and fourth Fridays in each month at Rescue hall. Visiting brethren welcome. Earl Jones, W. M.; James Tubbs, W. S. Lodge rooms at 24th and Charles streets. Vacant two nights eacn week. Persons wanting to rent same, call Allen Jones, rental agent, Web ster 1100. Classified Business Directory BILLIARD PARLORS CAPITOL BILLIARD PARLOR Cigars and Tobacco. Barber shop in connection. All kinds of choiqp candies, chewing gum and soft drinks. Service to our guests our specialty. Athletic and baseball headquarters. Webster 1773. 2018 North 24th St. Charles W. South, Prop. BLACKSMITHS J. W. STAPLETON South 2571.5825 South 23d St. CAFES AND RESTAURANTS THE BUSY BEE CAFE South 2793 4917 South 26th St. STAMP’S RESTAURANT 2522 Q Street. DRESSMAKERS FANNIE PARTEE Webster 3519. 1531 North 21st St. DRUG STORES THE PEOPLE’S DRUG STORE Douglas 144C. 109 South 14th St. ADAMS HAIGHT DRUG CO., 24th and Lake, 24th and Fort, Omaha, Neb. HARDWARE W. R. NICHOLS Paints, Oils and Glass. Webster 3516. 24th and Lake Sts. COLORED NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES FRANK DOUGLASS Shining Parlor. Webster 1388. 2414 North 24th St. MARKETS DEEP WATER FISH MARKET Webster 3943. 1409% N. 24th St. Classified Advertising RATES—1V4 cam* a woru for stagl* Insertions. 1 cent a word for two or more insertions No advertisement for less than 15c. Cash should ac company advertisement WANTED—Girl or woman to take complete charge of two children in small home. Harney 6355. . FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT. FURNISHED rooms for rent; strictly modern. Res. 2212 Seward. Tel. Web. 3733. Neatly furnished modem room in private family. Near car line. 2<»1 North Twenty-eighth avenue. FURNISHED rooms with bath, $2.25 to $3.50 per week; also four rooms on the fourth floor partly fur nished, $25 per month. Call or phone Webster 2177. House number, 110 North 19th st. Mrs. T. I, Hawthorne. FOR RENT — Furnished rooms, 1549 N. 17th st. Web. 5230. Floyd Carlton. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms, ail modem. 2706 Parker st. Web. 12;' Furnished rooms in strictly model., house. Men preferred. 814 North 23r street. Red 8156. Mrs. Ida Cary. Nicely furnished rooms. Phone Webster 2941. For Rent—Furnished rooms, 1425 North 21st. Call after 6 p. m. or inquire next door north. (4tl FOR RENT — Neatly furnished rooms. Phone South 1981. Residence 4814 South 25th st. Mrs. Sadie Mo berly. Two furnished rooms, 2415 Indiana avenue. Tyler 3399-W. First class rooming house, steam heat, bath, electric light. On Dodge and 24th st. car line. Mrs. Ann- Ranks, 924 North 20th st, Doug. 437,. FOR RENT—Right at 24th st. car, one large room for couple, also one small room. Webster 4745. Furnished room for gentleman. Mrs. E. M, Wright, 2620 Burdette St. Web. . 5543. Furnished room; strictly modem; gentleman only. Mrs. M. Murray, 2714 North 25th St. Web. 979. For Rent—Two furnished rooms, strictly modem, 1923 North 27th St. Webster 3150. For Rent—Modem furnished rooms. 2320 North 28th Ave. Phone Web ster 2058. Neatly furnished rooms in a pri vate home. Modern except heat. Men only . W’ebster 1760. Neatly furnished rooms, 1842 North 27th St. Call Webster 2812. First-class modem furnished rooms. Mrs. L. M. Bentley Webster, 1702 North Twenty-sixth street. Phone Webster 4769. - \ The Deep Water Fish Market 1409'/2 NORTH TWENTY-FOURTH STREET We handle first-class fish of all kinds. We will quote some of the best varieties: Red Snapper, Fresh Spanish Mackerel, Mullett, Carp and Buffalo. DRIED AND SALT FISH OF ALL KINDS. We ask the friends in Omaha when in need of anything in our line to call in and see us. We deliver within twelve blocks. E. HAYNES, Proprietor. Webster 3943. CUT PRICE SALE Our entire seasonable stock ot Men’s Clothing and Furnishings, Ladies’ Dresses, Skirts, Waists and Furnishings, M?n’s, Women’s and Child’s Shoes, Slippers and Sandals now on sale at greatly reduced S prices. We guarantee you great saving on every purchase. r J. HELPHAND CLOTHING CO. 214-316 North ltith St. Not in the High Rent Ihstrict. f FLOWERS FOR ALL ! I OCCASIONS ;. v Z ? K Alfred Donaghue % (Established 1866) {• ••• Phone Douglas 1001. 1622 Harney Street. 2 \ “SAY IT WITH FLOWERS” $ H. DOLOOFF FURNITURE AND HARDWARE STOVES, RUGS, LINOLEUM Better Goods for Less Money. Credit if You Wish. OPEN EVENINGS 1839-47 N. 24th St. Phones—Webster 1607; Webster 4823 PEOPLES’ CLEANERS and DYERS CORPORATION CLEANING PLANT UNDER COLORED MANAGEMENT. Work Called for and Delivered. FIRST CLASS WORK GUARANTEED. Give Us a Trial. 2416 Erskine Street. Phone Webster 2991.