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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1920)
! THE MONITOR A National Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Colored Americans Published Every Thursday at Omaha. Nebraska by The Monitor Pub lishing Company. __ Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter July 2. 1915. at the Postofflce at Omaha Neb., under the Act of March 3, 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Editor and Publisher. Lucille Skaggs Edwards and Madree Penn, Associate Editors. Fred C. Will la ms>-Business Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 A YEAR: $1.00 • MONTHS; 60c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates, 60 cents an Inch per Issue. Address, The Monitor, 304 Crounse Block, Omaha, Neb. Telephone Douglas 3224. -- - J 1V.WAV.,.V.V.,.V.V.,.W.V.,.V.W.,.V.W.V.V.V.V.V.V.V.V ■I ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION Or THE Z; 5 UNITED STATES. J l\ Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged. Z; I; 1. All persons born or naturalized in the ITnited States, ;Z > and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the £ ;I United States and of the State wherein they reside. No Z ■Z state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the ;Z Ij privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor ;! shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop J erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person I; within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. *Z ViV.V.V.V.V.Vi'iViViV.ViVi'iVi'iViVi’iV.VtViViVi'iViV.'.V.V A HAPPY NEW YEAR THE passing of the Old Y'ear and the incoming of the New is re garded as a fitting time for making new resolutions. There is something tremendously solemn and thought- i compelling in the flight of time which is forced upon the attention, either from custom or sentiment and perhaps the intermingling of both, of even the most heedless and indifferent as the Old Year dies. It seems like the pass ing of some dear friend, does it not? It may have been heavy with sorrow or redolent with joy, for most of us, but somehow it has gained for us a personality and has become a part of us. And then, too, our failure to make the most of the opportunities, whether material, intellectual or spir itual, which were ours during the year which has closed or is closing, comes with a more or less noticeable twinge of one’s conscience or a remorseful tuging at the heart strings. Then to many' comes the irresistible im pulse to penitently fall upon one’s knees, ask forgiveness for past fail ures and neglect; for sins of omis sion and commission, and then make some well-intentioned resolution of amendment for the New Year. This is what many of our readers will do. It will have more value upon our lives than we think, even though we do not keep the well-meant resolution. It pays to take spiritual account of stock and be stirred by nobler im pulses even though we do this but once a year and the humiliating break ing of our resolution or resolutions may disclose our fickleness and need of a strength not our own. We wish you in all sincerity a Hap py and a Prosperous New Year! May you have strength to keep whatever resolutions for amendment of life you ma£ make. May each day as the sun moves toward the west find to your credit some good deed written in the Book of God’s remembrance! May blessings, temporal and spiritual, be showered upon you! May this be your prayer for the New Year and find its richest fulfillment: “Build thee more stately mansions. O my soul, As the swift seasons roll! Leave thy low-vaulted past! Let each new temple, nobler than the last, Shut thee from heaven with a dome more vast, Till thou at length art free, Leaving thine outgrown shell by life’s unresting sea!” ORGANIZED LABOR’S CHANGED ATTITUDE ORGANIZED labor, a force which must be recognized and whose in sistent demands for a more equitable share of the wealth which it helps to produce, has at last seen a great light. It has dawned upon many of the labor leaders, if not upon the rank and file, that the cause of labor Is one and no group can be excluded from its ranks. It has been deemed wise until recently to forbid the Negro entrance to the ranks of organized labor. Indeed, even now, some unions still bar him. but in self-defense, not because of any par ticular love of their black fellow workman, these will be eventually compelled to admit him. Naturally the Negro laborer is a little shy of the overtures being made to him by the unions. He will not fall over himsell in accepting these overtures; but i< is our opinion and advice that he should maintain a sympathetic atti tude and a readiness to become a member of organized labor. Organized labor’s attitude has changed. Nevei mind what has changed it. This be ing true, our group should be willing to take advantage of whatever op portunities it may offer, provided they are honorable, fair and just and cal! for no compromise of one's manhood and self-respect. Our people must In sist that they are men, whether in the ranks of labor or anvwher else, and not merely Negroes. Organized labor has every thing to gain and nothing to lose by its changed atti tude toward the Negro workman. It needs him. It needs to know him. Ignorance of one’s neighbor is the prolific mother of prejudice. Labor, black and white, needs acquaintance ship and acquaintance often begets friendship. BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONS THE Monitor with commendable pride calls attention to the New Year's greeting from colored business and professional men which occupies a page in this issue. This showing is quite gratifying. It will be a revela tion to many of the number of growing business enterprises among us. This is only part of the number. It shows that we are making progress. STEPS TO HIGHER LEVELS PATHETIC, indeed, but by no means hopeless is the status of the Negro in the United States, to the upbuilding of which he has de voted his brawn and his brain and for the defense of which his blood has incarnadined almost countless battle fields. Ever willing to give of his best, he is constantly discriminated against and wantonly insulted; de nied equal protection of the laws and exploited at every opportunity. Jim crowed he is supposed to take it pa tiently and uncomplainingly. By di rection and indirection, a certain mi-' nority of the dominant group in al most every community, seek to de prive him of his plainest constitution al rights. Such action is acquiesed in by an indifferent or short-sighted ma jority. Growing in intelligence, self respect, resourcefulness and con sciousness of his strength and pow er, he is becoming restive and dis satisfied with the conditions under which he is placed. Fortunately, he is not revengeful; nor does he believe in reprisal. He is warm-hearted, sym pathetic and kind. These are elements of his strength of character which will ultimately triumph over the injustices which he keenly feels and against which he justly protests, a protest growing louder hour by hour. We say his case is pathetic, because his aspirations towards higher and better things are met by indifference and rebuff by those who ought to lend encouragement; his warm-heartedness by coldness; his citizenship by denial of his civil rights; his patriotism by proscription. Not hopeless, because all these things but fire him with zeal and determination to prove himself in every way a man. Moreover, the manifestation of patience, self-re straint and progress in spite of pro scription are the stepping stones upon : which we shall rise to higher levels and compel respect from those who ! really count. ORGANIZED GABOR’S COMPENSATION LAW RGANIZED labor a few years ago had enacted the employers’ liabil ; ity and compensation law which of fers splendid protection to the work ingmen of Nebraska. The Western I Laborer contained in last week’s issue ! the following item which will prove ! instructive and thought-compelling: “Congressman Jeffries secured the passage of a compensation claim foi Rudolph Desdunes in congress las1 week for *1,200 in full for total blind ness. The accident happened nine years ago in New Orleans. Had thi: accident happened in Nebraska unde: the compensation law this man woule get $12 each week for 300 weeks $3,600, plus $9 each week for the bal ance of life." CHRISTMAS HYMN Thou blessed babe of Bethlehem, Thou were sleeping, sweetly sleeping On thy mother’s breast, O, di<: no fleeting dream of Calvary E’er enter to disurb Thy peaceful rest? O holy virgin mother, as you soothed the babe in accents sweet and mild, Ye angels, as you sang for joy— Did your hearts not throb in pity for This little child? Thou blessed babe of Bethlehem, Thou didst suffer deepest sorrow Sinners to befriend; 0 Christ, our savior, our redeemer, Be thou with us, watch thou o'er us. Go before us, to the end! —EVA A. JESSYE. THE WOOD BOOM THE boom for Leonard Wood as presidential nominee on the re publican ticket is steadily gaining headway. Strong organizations have j been formed and are being formed throughout the country. In our judg-! ment he is the man of the hour. The Monitor modestly suggested some months ago that General Wood would be the strongest and best man whom i the republicans could nominate. We were never known to do anything half-heartedly and so we are whole heartedly and enthusiastically foi Wood, whom we hope to see nomi nated by acclamation. We hope that readers of The Monitor throughout the country' will lend their influence to creating a sentiment for Leonard ! Wood for president. The Wood boom is gaining headway hourly. GROWING APPRECIATION . OF LEADERSHIP N excellent illustration of the growing appreciation of intelli gent and unselfish leadership which shows our people are thinking and learning rapidly, came to our atten tion the other day. A suggestion was made to a certain head-waiter who has a capable and' efficient corps of waiters who are a credit to their pro fession, that the wages of his men ought to be and probably would be cut. His courteous reply was: “I am sure my men will not stand for it.” He proceeded to give reasons why j they would not. The manager said: ‘ May I talk to the men about it?” "Certainly, if you wish it.” The head-waiter told his men of the desired conference. They said: “That is hardly necessary. You have spoken for us. The gentleman has been given our answer through you. We are per fectly satisfied with your presentation of our side of the case. You are our representative and spokesman.” This looks like confidence in leader ship. I _ FRIENDSHIP \CQUAINTANCES may be many, ■ friends are few. Someone, we be lieve it was a little boy, gave the best definition of a friend we have ever heard. It was this: “A friend is one who knows all my faults and still loves me.” Tested by this definition, we wonder how many friends we have, or what is more important yet, to how many we are indeed a friend. Poor, indeed, is he, even though he have the fabled wealth of a Croesus who is friendless. Never reach the point where you believe that you have no need of a friend; neither should you discard old friends for fancied new ones. Make new friends, of course, and become yourself a friend to as many as you can, but never for get the old friends. Better advice could not be given than that contained in the familiar lines from Hamlet: “The friends thou hast and their af fection tried grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel.” Friendship is a sacred trust which all should guard. PRESIDENT DISAPPROVES COURT-MARTIAL SENTENCE (By Associated Negro Press.) Washington, I). C., Dec. 31.—Sen tence of death imposed by court-mar tial on Capt. Daniel Smith, a Negro of the 368th infantry, on charge of having fled from the enemy in France, has been disapproved and the officer ordered restored to duty, according to orders, published by the war depart ment. The order is signed by Secre tary Baker "by direction of the presi dent.” Capt. Smith was accused of “shame fully” retreating and running away from the enemy on September 28, 1918, when his regiment was ordered to advance near Vinneie-Chateau. | ALHAMBRA I X The House of Courtesy. A X 24th and Parker Sts. X \ THURSDAY— " $ A Special New Years Matinee -j* V 2 p. m. X X BERT LYTELL X X in Y V “EASY TO MAKE MONEY” Y X PEARL WHITE in X •5* “BLACK SECRET” Y X Comedy & FRIDAY— X X EMLEY WHELAN X V in X X ‘THE UPLIFTERS” X X PEARL WHITE in X X “BLACK SECRET” X X Comedy_ X % SATURDAY I 5 ALBERT RAY X X in X X “VAGABOND LUCK” X ? Comedy Pathe News Y ? SUNDAY— . Y % “BOUND AND GAGGED” % X WM. DESMOND f X “THE BLUe"bANDANA” X 5 Pathe News Comedy y ? MONDAY and TUESDAY— 2 % “THE AUCTION BLOCK” X DiamondTheatre THURSDAY— Matinee and Night “DOCTOR and THE WOMAN” (All Star Cast) Comedy FRIDAY— JAMES CORBETT in “MIDNIGHT MAN” And a Good Feature Comedy 'SATURDAY— GLORIA SWANSON in “SHIFTING SANDS” MARIE WALCAMP in “TEMPEST CODY” Senes SUNDAY— HARRY CAREY in “RIDERS OF THE LAW” Good Comedy II.' "*" ' " " *■"* ■-— — --—--1 jj ' Call Webster 1358 After 6 P. M. •{• I C. NV. ANDERSON ;{• Upholstering of Chairs ;{; X 3325 Emmet Street. Omaha !•! .... Petersen & Michelsen Hardware Co. GOOD HARDWARE 2408 N St. Tel. South 102 a. ... l Liberty Drug Co.} \ EVERYBODY’S DRUG STORE Y £ We Deliver Anywhere. ^ | Webster 386. Omaha, Neb. | t-—-—.■■»■■-.. Established 1890 C. I. CARLSON Dealer in Shoes and Gents’ Furnishings 1514 No. 24th St. Omaha, Neb. PATTON HOTElInD CAFE N. A. Fatten, Proprietor 1014-1016-1018 South 11th St. Tsls|ih«r i Douglas 4445 U MODERN AND NEATLY FURNISHED ROOMS ... . . . . .. t.............. MELCHOR--Druggist! The Old Reliable TeL South 807 4826 So. 24th SI { Hill-Williams Drug Co. PURE DRUGS AND TOILET ARTICLES Free Delivery Tyler 160 2402 Cuming St. .... *-i Start Saving New One Dollar will open an account In tb«! Seviegt PVgartmvel of the United States Nat’l Bank lain a Ml Firnaai Streets F. WILBERG BAKERY Acroan from Alhambra Theatre Tho Beat la None Too Good for Our Cuatomera. Telephone Webater 673 ta . . • -----»-■>+ C. H. MARQUARDT CASH MARKET Retail Dealer in Fresh and Salt Meats, Poultry, Oysters, ete. 2003 Cuming St. Doug. 3831' Home Rendered Lard. We Smoke | 1 and Cure our own Hams and Bacon, a.... . ......... I. A. Edhotm E. W. Sherman Standard Laundry 24th. Near Lake Street Phone Webster 130 £ Just Call 5 j Douglas 3889 \ X Autos Everywhere .! •|* Empire Cleaners and Dyers •! £ 707 South 16th St. \ X"X“!"JW,X,vW">X"X"X"!"X”X'v ^P tm R II ■M v j For Accurate and Dependable Service See WILLIAMSON DRUGS, TOILET ARTICLES, PRESCRIPTIONS 2306 North 24th St. Phone Webster 4443 and we will send it out. A CLASSIFIED DIRECTORY OF OMAHA'S COLORED BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL FIRMS i A. F. PEOPLES PAINTING PAPERHANGING AND DECORATING 1 Estimates Furnished Free. All Work Guaranteed. I? 4827 ERSKINE STREET. PHONE WALNUT 2111. SILAS JOHNSON ] >t Licensed Emhalmer and Funeral Director 2518 Lake Street a; The place known for its qual ,« ity service, and reasonable prices ! We spare no pains for our I complete chapel service. Open day and night. Phone Webster 248. For Pierce-Arrow Limonsine Service, Call CHAS. BOYD | Webster 208 I 0 1 (After Midnight) Tyler 4119 5<| Service With Class—Car Warm and Cozy. w jjt. Repairing and Storing Orders Promptly Filled i ^ 1 I f • NORTH SIDE | ♦ f. SECOND-HAND STORE \ R. B. RHODES f : Dealer in § New and Second-Hand Furniture [ and Stoves. :■ ) M fu a Household Goods Bought and 3 •' | Sold. Rental and Real Estate. I 2522 Lake St. Webster 908 \ a » SSSHKHSIHSK a snf&oCrirKWls ;3WSW |i! 1 ATTENTION! LISTEN! I MEN OF OMAHA it Are you Interested In giving your J ^ wife one day's rest during the ft1 pi week with no dinner to get and jt; ■” worrisome dishes to wash? r1 8| | If so, take advantage of 5c 1 SOUTH i THOMPSON’S « p delicious 50-cent Sunday dinner. ? B Regular Weekly Dinner, 35c. 5 Phone Web. 4S66 2418 No. 24th St. | | >'iiasf«fW'x'xs®d“'KtKD<^;awkafT<5(0O< ^ Allen Jones, Res. Phone W. 204 S Andrew T. Reed, Res. Phone Red 5210 JONES & REED FUNERAL PARLOR U 2314 North 24th St. Web. 1100 Lady Attendant ! Watch | »4 j This j I Space 1 a ia£iri!3<wpaaw:«KQ!i«WM)a«iKi)ari)imix >®<|j MISS ALICE MARSHALL Artistic llulrdresser >t Student of Madame J. C. Walker | k I’arlor 1*35 North 23d Street f! Phone Webster 26*7. SatJsfuctlon Ounriinteed Open for Business the BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HOTEL 0 Nicely Furnlahed Steam Heated ; W Rooms, With or Without Board. | M3 North 15th St. Omaha, Neb. Phone Tyler 897. | mmxamMmmMnimMDmxmxtisariait | Eureka Furniture Store j( Complete Line of New and Sec ond Hand Furniture PRICES REASONABLE Call U» When You Have Any Furniture to Sell 1417 N. 24th St. Web. 4206 ! DR. W. W. PEEBLES DENTIST 220 So. 13th St. (Over Pope’a Drug Store) |Telephone^DouRla^812| # -Jt