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nTHE Monitor i ^. i A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS 1 THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor > 1' — - . , - . — ■■ ■ • • •-■** $2.00 a Year 5c a Copy OMAHA. NEBRASKA. FEBRUARY 10. 1921 Vol. VI No. 33 (Whole No. 293) RE6R EXTRACTS MILK RNP INK FROM P HUH STRIKL AT SUF FRAGb^ESTRICTIONS - \ - Kcpre .entatives of Colored O. animations Ask for Reduction of Southern Representation or Federal Supervision of National Elections—Hearing Develops .Much Bitterness—Murray Pro gram Wins Support of Some, of the S 'tthern Members— N. A. A. C. P. Scores MONITOR CORRESPONDENT HAS INTERVIEW W illinm Pickens and Walter F. W hite Draw Fire From Southern Members of Committee. But Maintain (bound—James Wel don Johnson’s Cleai and Scholarly Presentation of Facts Wins Favorable Commendation and Pours Oil I'pon the Waters. (Special to The Monitor by Walter J. Singleton) Tf/ASHINGTOK, Feb. 10 In a hear ▼w ing before the house census com * mittee having charge of the reappor tionment bill, representatives of col ored organizations launched a concert ed attack on unconstitutional disfran chisement of colored voters In federal elections, In the course of which sec tional feeling reached a high pitch. The distinction of opening the hear ing was accorded to Mr. George H. Murray, general counsel of the Col ored American Connell, who, under the guise of urging the Inclusion of the Madden bill In the railroad act last year, put a crltnp In the Jim Crow car practices in southern states, which is Just beginning to be apparent. He urvod th« committee, in view of the legislative situation, to include in its report on the Siegel bill a recom mendation that the present apportion iiient act be protected by legislation looking to federal supervision of elec tions In states where leas than *0 per cent of the persons entitled .to vote at a federal election ,tder the pro vision of the national constitution were not registered and voted. He pointed out that the wav In which this could t»e accomplished was by an ex tension of the Gerry act. under the terms of which Senator Newberry of Michigan was convicted of corruption at a federal election. In an Interview with Mr. Murray by our Washington correspondent follow ing the hearing he went a little farther into an explanation of his reconi inundation ‘ The acts of 1*70. known as the enforcement acts, controlled voting at federal elections until 1891, when the demoeriitH under the ( lev* land administration repealed the vital sections. This was followed by de cisions of the t'nlted States courts de flaring other sections as unconstitu . tlonal because they regulated state ( lections also. But In 1918 Senator P. fioelet Oerry, a democrat of Rhode Is land, revived one of the repealed set tions by revising It and eliminated Its legal defects. It was imssed by con gress and is now a portion of the re vised criminal code. Extension of this legislation to cover other practices complained of will, in my judgment under federal administration prevent other corrupt practices.” Speaking further. Mr. Murray said- '“A careful canvass of legislative sentiment lndi cates that a straight reduction pro posal will fall, owing to the fact that, the northern slates practice uncoiisti tutional disfranchisement as well as the southern section. An Instance of this is the literacy tests to vogue' Tii Massachusetts, which come within the inhibition of the fourteenth amend ment. But since tests of this sort, ap plied with a different motive, do not result In disfranchisement of a pre determined class and race of voters, fairness to both classes Indicates that the solution of the vexed question lies In federal supervision.” During the hearing HUIt 0| 0 Ition to this view developed and It was stat ed by the Hon. Carlos Bee of Texas, ' that If the hearing had closed with this presentation of the case Mr. Murray's proposition would have carded In the committee In any event, It seems to be the only view which will receive serious consideration. Mr. Murray was followed by Mr. William Pickens of the National Asso ciation for the Advancement of Col * 0rad People, who assailed the southern voting practices In a manner which aroused the bitterest antagonism of the southern members. At times Chairman Blegel was put to Ills wits * end* to restore and maintain harmony. Pickens, however, could not he driven from his position Following Pickens the fire of the southern members was directed at Walter F. White, assistant secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple, who made personal Investigation of election riots In the Booth and at tempts to intimidate Negro voters in Florida and other places. White dem onstrated his ability to stand up tin dcr fire, and his photographs showing the actual penetration of Intimidation created a profound sensation. At the conclusion of White’s testimony the Florida delegation appeared and asked to be allowed to refute White’s test! tuonv. It g unfortunate that a portion of it has already been denied by Dr W. S. Stevens of Florida, whose name figured largely In the hearing. Mr. J. Weldon Johnson then took up the advocacy of the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Colored People’s contention for a straight re duotlon and in a statement bristling with pertinent facts, hut so framed as to diplomatically allay sectionalism. In a skirmish with Representative llariioiir of California who was mak ing an attack on the federal super vision proposal, Mr. Johnson drew from him the admission that If there were not enough good citizens to carry out federal sii|»ervi*lon In any stale be might as well admit that anarchy had taken hold of the country. When the hearing closed Hon. Janies A. Cobb, general counsel for the Washington branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, was on the stand, but was prevented from completing his statement by the cnmuiltfe going Into executive session at the Instance of southern members who objected to having their pictures taken wlui Ne gro spectators present in the commit tee room. MINISTER BRINGS DAMAGE SUIT Vtelhi'dist Pastor Prom Whom Ac counting of Fund* is Demanded Want* Character Kalin of $35,000 From Attorney and Other Members of His Flock The Kev. William C. William.;, pas tor of St. John’s African Methodist Episcopal chuirh, filed suit last Sat urday in the district court for $35,000 character halm against Mrs. Elizabeth Wright, Gipson D. Gordon anil H J. Pinkett The petition alleges that his character and peace of mind were damaged to this extent by the suit instituted against him by Attorney Pinkett, at the instigation of Mrs. I Wright and Mr. Gordon, demanding an accounting of certain churc'i funds which the Rev. Mr. Williams is al leged to have used to his own advan tage in the purchase of ground for and the erection of a factory. Pinkett charged that there was a mortgage of $2,000 on the lots in Williams' name. This was denied h.v M illiamr and the trustee board in its published statement. The suit brought by the attorney against the minister is still pending. Mrs. Wright, who is named as one of the defendants in the damage suit, is the widow of the late John Wright, who made considerable money here several years ago. His widow, it is claimed, hbs made several successful investments in real estate. She Is highly esteemed among a large circle of friends. Gipson P. Gordon, who is a waiter, has been thrifty and indus trious and owns a beautiful home on Rinney street and some other prop erty. He has a wife and daughter and has been a resident of Omaha for more than twenty-five years. The Gordons are looked upon as one of Omaha’s iiest families. The Pinkotts own a beautiful home on Twpnty-fifth street. All are, or were until recently, members of St. John’s Methodist church, whose pastor has brought the damage suit against them for $35,000. ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THK i UNITED STATES. % X t Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged. * 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States. Y ;; and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the ■> <’ United States and of the State wherein they reside. No $ state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the £ j; privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States: nor i ;; shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- j <£ ertv without due process of law. nor deny to any person £ I: within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. T- 1 r .....—.... ■■■■■ ■ ■■»" 1 ' FREDERICK DOUGLASS Dorn February 11, 1817; Died February 20, 1895. “Frederick Douglass stands easily the foremost American of Negro descent, during the nineteenth century. His career is typi cal of the history of the race in the times in which he lived. Other men may have excelled him in some special activities, but he stands pre-emine.. in the estimation of the American people and of the world.”—The Negro in American History by John W. Cromwell. SAVAGERY BREAKS ~ OUT IN ARKANSAS Man Accused of Murder is Slowly Durned to Death by Southern Mob—Had Fled to El Paso, Texas, and Was About to Cross Into Mexico When Arrested and Returned to Arkansas— Governor Assails Sheriff for Delivery of Prisoner THREATEN TO BURN NEGRO LODGES IN STATE ITVTODENA, Ark.. Eeb. lb --“We will [1 v burn every ‘Negro’ lodge in Ar-J kansas.’1 is the savage threat made by ruthless outlaws here following the horrible burning of Henry Ln.wery here last week. Sh) Lodges stir Ip In rest The authors of this nefarious threat i Justify themselves by claiming that the lodges throughout tiie state are tiff j seat of unrest among the people, and that in the secret councils of the state's fraternal organizations the Hpirit of resistance to southern white j oppression Is developed. Lowery 1’romlilfHl Lodge Man Henry Lowery, the murdered nian,| was prominent In fraternal circles, and j his last request was that ho be buried | at Magnolia, Miss., with fraternal ( | rites. The murdered man had been ac cused of murder and had fled to El Paso, Tex., from where he was pro i paring to cross over Into Mexico. He was arrested to be brought back to Murrell, Ark., to be tried for murder. He was Intercepted and burned to death near this city. Cooked by Inches With their prisoner chained to a log, the members of the mob set a fire with dry leaves. Gasoline was added to the flames, and Igrwery was slowly cooked to death. More than 500 blood thirsty Arkansans stood by and watched while their victim burned to a crisp. Tries to Eat foals of Eire Not once did Lowery beg for mercy in spite of the fact that he suffered one of Hie most horrible deaths Imag inable. Inch by inch the fire was fed until the prisoner was cooked to the waist. It was ttien that he seized a glowing ember and tried to swallow it in order to end his misery. Governor Attacks Hherll't Following the lynching. Governor McRae issued a statement bitterly at tacking the sheriff ami ills deputies, saying that the officers apparently turned the prisoner over to the mob with lamb like docility. The governor is about to recommend to the legisla ture a hill removing any sheriff who permits or falls to prevent a lynching in his county. JIM ( ROW TRAILERS FOR OKLAHOMA CITY OKLAHOMA CITY, okla., Feb. 3. -—It has been agreed between the city officials and the city railway company to provide “Jim Crow’’ trailers on the street railways for "Negro passen gers.” This action was taken on ac count of friction between the two races when riding in the same cars, II is claimed. REFCSED TO DANCE; MAN IS LYNCHED (By the Associated Negro Press) CAMILLA, Ga., Feh. 3.—Jim Ro land was lynched near here recently after shooting Jason I. Harvel, a well to-do wMte fanner, who had held a pistol on him and- ordered him to dance. The Daily Herald of Albany, Ga., is authority for the above reason for the brutal lynching which shocked Mitchell and Decatur counties. Roland and Harvel were part of a group standing in front of a county store w hen Haivel ordered the colored man to dance for the amusement of himself and friends. Roland took the white man’s pistol from him and in the struggle shot him. Roland owned a 200-acre farm in Mitchell county, was independent and had been known as a thrifty, hard working man. He never mixed much | with others of his race, however, ano never had a great liking for white people. After the shooting Sheriffs | Perkins of Grady county and Crow of Mitchell county began to search the district with posses, but a mob found the fugitive first and riddled him with pistol and shotgun bullets. At last report everything was peaceful and serene there. JAPANESE POPULATION IN HAWAII IS 109,274 WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—The Jap anese population of Hawaii in 1920 was 109,274 out of the total popula tion of 255,912 and represented an in-! crease of about 33 per cent since 1910, the census bureau has announced. The only race which showed a; greater increase in Hawaii than the Japanese was the Filipino, with an increase from 2,361 in 1910 to 21,031 in 1920. The native Hawaiian peoples decreased in the last decade from 26, 041 to 23,723. 69.603 NEGROES MAKE HOME IN ST. LOUIS, CENSUS SHOWS WASHINGTON, Feh 3.--The Ne gro population of St. Louis, Mo., in 1920 w as 69,603, an increase of 25,643, or 68.3 per cent, the census bureau an nounced recently. The white popula tion was 702,764, an increase of 60, 276, or 9.4 per rent, and all others 581. Y. W. C. A. NOTES The Girls’ Reserve groups which meet on Monday and Tuesday after noons, have a very interesting pro-1 gram. Miss Ida Crocker, corps scout of the Monday afternoon group, has her girls ready for the reserve cere mony. The officers elected for the Satur day afternoon group are as follows. ! Miss Florence Jones, corps Seoul; Miss lone Brown, chairman of out ing> and innings committee; Miss Lu cille Raymond, chairman of the serv ice committee. The club enjoyed a story of the mothers and daughters of ancient times Saturday, February 5. The Blue Triangle Girls are real candy makers. The divinity slices of candy were pleasant to the sight as well as to the taste. From the sale of the candy the girls realized quite a neat sum, which was given toward the purchase of the Victrola. This was only a small piece of real service for the "Y.” The Priscilla Needle Class club met Thursday, February 3, with Mrs. Ida Lindsay as hostess. The ladies are doing some artistic work. The Mothers’ club met Wednesday afternoon with their new president, Mrs. Smith. The club is giving, and tlip mothers are having interesting! discussions. All mothers are invited1 to become members of the Hub. The religious committee met Sunday j afternoon, February 6. Mrs. Russell Tavlor was chosen chairman. Vesper services will he held everv Sunday afternoon from 4 to 5. All members are invited. The membership banquet will be held Monday afternoon, February' 14. All members are invited. Miss Helen Beavers, field secretary of religion will speak to the members. If you have paid your membership fee ami have not received membership cards, your name is registered and your rard will he sent soon. Come to the ban quet. The gym class is scheduled to meet Tuesday evening at 7 o’clock. Come and join the gym class—you will en joy it. Information regarding other Hasses can he obtained from the Center. 2306 North Twenty-second street. Phone Webster 1539. NOT WITH MONITOR Notice is hereby given that Mr. M. Wrighth is no longer connected with The Monitor Publishing Company in any capacity. 1 JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. TUSKEGEE SCIENTIST AMAZES CONGRESSMEN Professor George W. Carver Who Has Made Remarkable Discov eries Concerning the Food Properties of the Peanut and Sweet Potato Enlightens Ways and Means Committee on Nutritive Value and Various Products of Diminutive Tuber PUNCH MADE FROM PEANUT PLEASES CAREW Sweet Potato Products Invented by Professor Carver Number More Than 100 and Peanut Products About 50—Besides Food stuffs, Ink and Dyes Have Been Produced—Carver Rivals Burbank as Agricultural Wizard—Is Complimented by Committee ASHINGTON, Feb. 10— It is a fair statement that the most re markable testimony before the ways and means committee during the hear ings on the tariff at this sessiort was given a few days ago by Prof. George W. Carver of Tuskegee Institute, Ala bama, in behalf of the peanut, with incidental observations on the sweet potato. Starting off with the proposition that the peanut and the sweet potato constitute together “a perfectly bal anced ration” for humanity, and that if all the other vegetable foodstuffs were destroyed all the nutriment in them could be supplied with these two products of the soil, the Tuskegee spe cialist proceeded to astonish the com mittee and the spectators by exhibit ing peanut derivatives which they had never dreamed of. For instance: Carver—“A short time ago we found how to extract milk from pea nuts.- Here is a bottle of peanut milk. It is absolutely impossible to tell that from cow’s milk in looks; the cream rises on it the same as on cow’s milk; and, in fact, it has much the same composition. This specimen is made especially for ire cream making. It makes the most delicious ice cream that I have ever eaten.” Congressman Carew—“How does it go in a punch?” Carver—“Well, I will show you some punches.” (Laughter). “Here is one with orange, and here is one with lemon, and here is one with cherry.” Carew—“Do these violate the Vol stead law?” Carver— No, sir. . . . I heard someone ask what kind of a box this is. It is a Pandora’s box, I guess; its never gets empty. Here is a bottle of buttermilk; very rich in fats, and very delightful." Congressman Hawley—"Is that made from the peanut?” Cai-ver—“Made from the peanut milk; yes, sir. And here is another very attractive product of the peanut —an instant coffee. And this is a bottle of Worcestershire sauce from peanuts.” Chairman Fordney here called for ordpr in the committee room. Com mitteemen and spectators were all amused as well as interested. They wondered what was coming next. It is safe to say that the committee will never think of the peanut hereafter as a small proposition. Carver (proceeding)—“Now, the peanut milk has about the same amount of curds that cow’s milk has, and the curds can be taken out and made into the various fancy cheeses such as the Neufchatel and Edam. , . . Now this is a pomade—a face cream, just as soft and just as fine as the famous almond cream, and it has the quality of vanishing as soon as it is put on. Then we have here a bottle of ink. I find that the peanut makes a very fine quality of ink. . . . And then here is a bottle of mock oysters. The peanut curds can be made into mock meat-dishes so thor oughly that it is impossible to tell them from meat. . . . We are go ing to use less and less meat just as soon as science touches these various vegetables products and teaches us how to use them.” Congressman Carew—“Did you make all of these products yourself?” Carver—“Yes, sir, they are made in the research laboratory (at Tuske gee). The sweet potato products num ber 107 to date. I have not finished working with them yet. The peanut products are going to beat the sweet potato products by far. I havp just begun with the peanut. I have with me a number of other things produced from the peanut—probably twenty five or thirty others, including various wood dyes and stains.” Of course, the witness described the numerous uses of the peanut which are familiar to the general public— the butter and the oils made from it, and the many confections. He also described peanut cake for breakfast food, and a combination of peanut meal and “peanut hay” which, mixed with molasses and chinaberries, makes a valuable tonic food for live stock. There seem to be no end to his magic. This was one of his striking state ments in conclusion. "If we think of how the peanut is used, it is the only thing that is uni versally used among civilized and un civilized people, and all sorts of ani mals like it. It is a natural diet that was intended that everybody should use.” Here Chairman Fordney asked Prof. Cai-ver what school he had attended. “The last school I attended,” re plied the witness, “was the Agricul tural College of Iowa. You doubtless remember Mr. James Wilson, who served in the cabinet here so long. He was my instructor for six years.” Congressman Carew—“You have rendered the committee a great serv ice.” Congressman Garner—“I think he is entitled to the thanks of the com mittee.” (Applause.) The Chairman—"We want to com pliment you on the way you have han dled your subject." It was at the suggestion of Repre sentative E. E. Holland of Suffolk that the I'nited Peanut Association bt ought Prof. Carver before the ways and means committee, and he certainly made a hit. Is Son of Former Slaves Prof. Carver is 52 years old and the son ofex-slaves. He was born in Dis inond. Mo., and his education began at the age of 15 years. His high school training was received in Minneapolis. He is a graduate of Iowa Agricultural College, with the degrees of A. B. and A. M., and was a student for six years of former Secretary of Agriculture Wilson. He has declined degrees of I). D. and Ph. 1). He is now head of (he Research and Experiment Station of Tuskegee. His discoveries exhibited Include ten kinds of milk, five kinds of punches, cherry, lemon, orange, black berry and plum; salted peanuts; two glades of flour: two grades of meal; five breakfast foods; new flavorings for ice cream, cakes, gingerbread, cookies and various confections; chocolate coated peanuts; peanut candy bars; orystalized peanuts; three relishes; nine wood stains, ranging from malachite green to fumed oak; black ink; face powder and face cream; Worcestershire sauce; four different kinds of stock foods made from the vine; ground hay with china berry added as a tonic, and various kinds of oils. DOCTOR GEORGE COOK DOES NOT RETIRE VET (By the Associated Negro Press) WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.—The statement published in a number of newspapers to the effect that Dean George William Cook is to retire from Howard University at the end of his forty years’ seivice is erroneous. It now develops that the address delivered by President J. Stanley Dur kee before a ministers’ association of the District of Columbia referred to Dr. E. Albert Cook of the School of Religion, who retires from the service of Howard University at the end of the present school year. Dean George W. Cook will continue as Jean of the School of Commerce and Finance. Important Notice! ■ are siting oft subscribers ’’ whose -ubscriptions are over I due. If you desire to continue to ! receive THF MONITOR, please send in your subscription promptly. yMail or briii" amount due to office, any j mistake is made in stoppintr your 'pMici kindly call il to our attention. 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