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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 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 Mail Matter July 2, 1915, at the Postoffice at Omaha, Neb., under the Act of March 3, 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher. Madree Penn, Associate Editor. Fred C. Williams, Business Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, *2.00 A YEAR; *1.25 6 MONTHS; 60c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates, 75 cents an inch per Issue. Address, The Monitor, 204 kui'fir Bloch, Omaha, Neb. Telephone Douglas 3224. ■ jgj OATH OF COLORED AMERICAN YOUTH I m “I will never bring disgrace upon my race by any un- | worthy deed or dishonorable act; I will live a clean, decent. ~ manly life, and will ever respect and defend the virtue and g I honor of womanhood; I will uphold and obey the just laws of g my country and of the community in which I live, and Mill § encourage others to do likewise; I will not allow prejudice, jj injustice, insult or outrage to cower my spirit or sour my £ soul, but will ever preserve the inner freedom of heart and g conscience; I will not allow myself to be overcome of evil, | I but trill strive to overcome evil with good; I will endeavor g | to develop and exert the best powers within me for my own | | personal improvement, and will strive unceasingly to quicken g I the sense of racial duty and responsibility; I will in all I | these ways aim to uplift my race so that, to everyone bound g I to it by ties of blood, it shall become a bond of ennoblement, | I and not a byword of reproach.” ftr« a.x MMaSSi k ai«.>C.«lc »■ • THE DULUTH MURDER MURDER is the proper name for | lynching, any lynching. Dr. i Ryan, rector of St. Paul’s Church, Du- i luth, says quite truly of the lynching in that city, that it was “murder, pure and simple.” He is right. And until the American people come to look upon lynching as "murder, pure and simple," little progress will be made in rolling away this notorious crime which makes the United States, with all our boasted enlightenment and high idealism, a stench in the nostrils of the nations. Unfortunately, the American conscience, and w-e have in mind, of course, the white American conscience, does not regard lynching, and especially the lynching of colored Americans, commonly called Negroes, as murder. One reason for this is that the average white American does not regard “the negro.” written gen erally with a lower case ”n,” which shows the disesteem or contempt in which this ethnic group is held, as a man, but merely as an animal, with some degree of intelligence or cun ning. If at any time one of this spe cies runs wild, then there is no more harm in killing “it" than there would be in killing a mad dog or some other ferocious animal. This is the psy chology, whether admitted or not, which underlies the increasing num ber of murders of black men and women by mobs in the United States. And this attitude of mind upon the part of the white American must be changed before Negro-baiting and lynching will cease. Until this is done any American city, no matter how orderly or law-abiding it may be considered, is liable to have its es- | chuteon stained by the blood of some j unfortunate black victim, accused and I perhaps guilty of some heinous crime, | for which he should pay the lawful penalty. But whether the accused be innocent or guilty, the mob bent on vengeance does not care one whit. All it wants is a victim. No American ; city is mob proof, so far as the col ored American, accused, suspected or guilty of crime, is concerned. And j this is directly traceable and due to the average white American’s atti- | tude of mind towards colored Amer icans chiefly and proportionately to other dark-skinned races. This atti tude of mind, due to false education, j must be changed if our country is to ' hold an honored place among the na- j tions of the earth. And to this task : all who love our country must seri ously address themselves. Americans are at heart a kind, sympathetic, hu mane and justice-loving people, and why they should have such murder ous hatred in their heart for members of the colored race, which these far flung, ferocious outbreaks show, can only be explained upon grounds here stated of a wrong attitude of mind. The law is adequate to punish heinous crimes. Crimes against women are most heinous. The color of the woman does not count. Whether she be white, black, red, brown or yellow, her ravishment is a heinous crime. The race, creed or color of her assailant does not increase or miti gate the heinousness of his offense. Taking for granted that the Duluth crime was as reported, there was no excuse whatever for several thousand citizens to become murderers. For murderers every active participant in that lynching was. Duluth, a progressive, representa tive, orderly, well governed city, today hangs her head in shame because of its citizens who showed contempt for law and have brought upon them selves the brand of Cain. But will the American people learn from this latest manifestation of mobocracy the serious condition our country is in and set their hearts and minds upon planting in the hearts of all people such respect for law' and order and such horror for murder that such out bursts of savagery become unthinka ble and impossible? When lynching is regarded as mur der, pure and simple, lynching will end. FAMILY PRATEB We have gotten away from the good old-fashioned custom of family prayer. There are hundreds of thou sands of homes in which children never see their father and mother krifeel in prayer and never hear the voice of prayer, and then we wonder why so many children are becoming indifferent towards the claims of re ligion. We wonder why there is be coming such a wide-spread disrespect for law and such prevalent disobedi ence. Is it not possible that if par ents showed greater respect for their Heavenly Father that their children would show greater respect for them? POSTPONEMENT The editor must postpone the pub lication of his observations and side lights on the Republican convention and his visit to Chicago until a later issue. PLEASE NOTICE Many subscriptions expire with this number. Please notice the label on your paper, and if it is marked “7-20” or "July 20," it means that your sub scription has expired and we will be ' pleased to have you promptly renew ; your subscription. I - ■ - TAKES CHARGE OF MONITOR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT Mr. Morris Wrighth, vice-president of the Nebraska State Health Acci dent and Insurance Company, who has had experience in newspaper work in New York and Chicago, and who is very much interested in The Monitor because of its high standard of excellence, has consented to de vote a portion of his leisure hours each day to the circulation and ad vertising departments of The Mon itor. He has not severed his connec tion with the insurance company, which he has built up so successfully, but will lend such time as he can spare to supervising and building up the circulation of The Monitor. The Monitor bespeaks for Mr. Wrighth the hearty co-operation of all our people, among whom he has a large and fa vorable acquaintance. He has under taken this work because he believes that The Monitor ought to be put and can be pnt in every colored home in Omaha. Mr. Wrighth wants active, alert and dependable high school boys and girls to act as canvassers. A good paying proposition for the right kind of people. Those who mean business can see him at The Monitor office, 204 Kaffir block, any morning between 10 and 11 o'clock. _C_ PINKETT’S CHARGES FALL FLAT. An article was recently published in The Bee to the effect that H. J. Pink ett had filed charges against Officer Harry Buford for having offered in solence to Mr. J. R. Lemma, a sales man for a local corporation. While the charge has fallen flat, Mr. Buford feels that the following letters should be given publicity. They are self explanatory: Omaha, Neb., June 10, 1920. Mr. J. D. Ringer, Superintendent of Police and Sanitation, City Hall, Omaha, Neb., My Dear Sir— A»few days ago an employe of the Police department Harry Buford, acosted Mr. J. R. Lem ma at 24th and Patrick avenue, and very roughly demanded what he was working at and what he was doing. He was very courteously told what he : already knew', that Mr. Lemma Is now and for the last three months, has been engaged as one of our two sales men to dispose of stock in a company I which is to open a department store in the colored section of the city. Mr. Lemma feels that he has been ! outraged by the insolence of Buford and the members feel the same way about it. There was a perfectly legitimate way to gain lawful information with respect to business corporations, and the method and manner Buford made use of was not one. There had been no complaint that this companv which I represent was acting illegally, or that any of its agents have been. I wish that you would advise me whether there was any authority giv en Buford to make an investigation of the Co-Operative Workers of America. I think, too, that Buford fairly owes an apology to Mr. Lemma. H. J. PINKETT. Omaha, Neb., June 17, 1920.—In re charges filed against Police Officer Harry Buford. Referring to the matter of meeting Harry Buford at 24th and Patrick av enue on or about the 10th day of June where the interview took place re ferred to in Mr. Pinkett’s letter to Mr J. Dean Ringer, Superintendent of Police, I will say at the time of meet ing Mr. Buford I had no thought that Mr. Buford was meeting me in an of ficial capacity. After going to the office, room No. 19, Patterson Block, office of the Co operative Workers of America, and hearing an article read on the sub ject of taking into custody seven stock salesmen, 1 came to the conclusion that possibly Mr. Buford might have been approaching me in an official capacity, and I lightly commented on .the fact, but as far as I personally was concerned that closed the matter. This was taken up with Mr. Ringei without my knowledge by Mr. Pinket and 1 am sorry that it was construed that way. This is all I know about the matter. I will further say that Mr. Buford has been a friend of mine and I a friend of his family for the past six teen years and during that time we have had no matter occur of an un pleasant nature and I cannot construe or recall any of his actions to be that of an unfriendly nature. On this oc casion I did not feel insulted in any way, but it occurred to me that pos sibly he might have been acting in an official capacity, but he did not in sult me. J. R. LEMMA. SERIOUSLY BURNED BY GASOLINE Russel Taylor, Jr., son of the Rev. Russel Taylor, is in St. Catherine’s hospital v^here he was taken last Wednesday, recovering from bums on his leg received from gasoline at the Windsor hotel, where he is employed. In filling a gasoline torch, gasoline dripped unnoticed on his shoe. In lighting the torch his shoe ignited and the boy’s leg was badly burned before the flames were extinguished. Furnished room ads and cards of thanks must be paid for in advance. Telephone Equipment Shortage Is Becoming Serious i There is a world-wide scarcity of raw mater ials, especially wood, paper and metals. These pro ducts are very essential in the manufacture of telephone supplies. This shortage of material, in addition to the steadily increasing demand for telephone service, is making it impossible for the factories to meet promptly the need for telephone instruments, wire, switchboard parts, and other equipment. Every effort is being made to take care of the telephone requirements of our patrons as quickly as possible, but because of existing con ditions we may not be able to change or install equipment without considerable delay. Please let us know as far in advance as pos sible when you want a telephone installed or if a change in your equipment is desired. NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY \ 4 ' * ' ■ ■. - . . 5' ; . • • * ■ - ' ... We Have a Complete Line of FLOWER,GRASS AND GARDEN Bulba, /Hardy Perenniala, Poultry Supplies Fresh cut flowers always on hand Stewart’s Seed Store 119 N. 16th St. Opp. Post Office Phone Douglas 977 •? Rev. 1920 N.o 36th St. V Phone Webster 4743 f J. SNELL A General Building Contractor A Estimates Furnished Free— A Prices Reasonable Petersen & iviichelsen Hardware Co. GOOD HARDWARE 2408 N St. Tel. South 162 (Liberty Drug Co. | EVERYBODY’S DRUG STORE ;j; We Deliver Anywhere. Webster 386. Omaha, Neb. •{• Established 1890 C. I. CARLSON Dealer in Shoes and Gents’ Furnishings 1514 No. 24th St. Omaha, Neb. MELCHOR-Druggist The Old Reliable Tel. South 807 4826 So. 24th St. *.. Hill-Williams Drug Co. PURE DRUGS AND TOILET ARTICLES Free Delivery Tyler 160 2402 Cuming St. i... ..... Start Saving Now One Dollar will open an account in tb»?J Savings Department i United States ftat’l Bank t 16th and f urnain Streets I^dTFTUlf SEOUL ATOi TEA worn ContljntlM and Stomach Dlsordsrs Mm tic. 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'IHIIIlMttllllHIlHIIIHHIIMMMtIinfMHIMtItHtlltmittIttlllllMlimillHHIIliHiU SERVICE and ^ Consideration !■ Are Always Uppermost in My Mind Silas Johnson, Proprietor Western Funeral Home 2518 Lake Street Phone Webster 248 , .... j Repairing and Storing Orders Promptly Filled NORTH SIDE I SECOND-HAND STORE R. H. RHODES Dealer in New and Second-Hand Furniture and Stoves. Household Goods Bought and Sold. Rental and Real Estate. 2522 Lake St. Webster 908 | MtMiitiutuMinmiimuiimHiiuMiiiiiiiiMiiuiiiiiMmiiiiiuiiimHtMtmmMH Allen Jones, Res. Phone W. 204 Andrew T. Reed, Res. Phone Red 5210 JONES & REED FUNERAL PARLOR | 2314 North 24th St. Web. 1100 Lady Attendant ItnmmiiiMiHriiMim i iihiimi • mm n i . .., . .. NIMROD JOHNSON NOTARY PUBLIC I j Real Estate, Loans and Rentals. Ej !IB Office 220 South 13th St. Tyler 2724 Res. 2726 Burdette St. Webster 4150 MimtmiiMiiinuiiiiiiHiUHiiiiimiMiimmimMiiimiiiiitiHiiiiiiiiiMiMiiimi |B NORTH END COAL AND ONE MINUTE EXPRESS [ A. F. 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