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W W. Moseley is the versatile cor respondent of the Lincoln news col umn appearing in this paper. Please give him all news items you wish car ried in the Monitor, by Tuesday noon of the week of issue. THE MANAGEMENT. LINCOLN HAPPENINGS Items of Interest Reported by The Monitor’s Genial Correspondent, WilUs W. Mosley The State Superintendents and Teachers Association of the New Era Baptist Sunday School Cnvention of Nebraska convened at Mt. Zion Bap tist Church. Lincoln, Nebraska, Fri day, Feb. 24th, at 6:30 p. m. The visiting superintendents and teachers upon their arrival were tak en to the church, where supper was served at 6:30, after which the pro gram was begun, and was as follows: 1. Song, by the Association. 2. Invocation by Rev. H. W. Botts, Lincoln. 3. Biography of Bible Characters. 4. Joseph, by Miss F. Maxey, Zion. 5. Stephen, by R. L. Lewis, Omaha. 6. “How Far Should the Church Engage in Reform Movements?” Opened by Rev. W. A. McClendon of the A. M„ E. Church, Lincoln. 7. “How Can We Best Bring Men to Christ?’ Opened by Mrs. Fanny Young, Superintendent, Lincoln. 8. Demonstration as to How to Spread the Gospel, by Supt. D. G. Shaw, Zion, Omaha. 9. Solo, by Mrs. Odessa Patrick, Lincoln. 10. Remarks, by Rev. H. W. Botts, Lincoln. The program was carried out in a precise manner. The number of sub jects were discussed and man> thoughts were advanced for good. Many questions were advanced thru the question box, which were nearly all answered with due satisfaction. State Supt. H. L. Anderson of Zion Baptist, Omaha, was in charge, and Miss F. Moxey, Secretary. All parties concerned expressed themselves as highly pleased with the meeting, hoping that it will ever live and draw unto it many other super intendents and teachers of the state. The church was well filled with ap preciative folks. Visitors present from Omaha were: H. L. Anderson, State Supt., Zion; D. G. Shaw, Supt., Stine Whitelaw. R. L. Lewis, Mrs. Gorham, Mrs. L. M. Irving, Miss F. Moxey, Miss G. Ratliff, all of Zion; Mrs. D. W. Gooden and M rs. Carrie Robinson of Mt. Moriah, and Mrs. Jennie Boalden of Zion., Mrs. Gorham of Omaha remained and worshipped at Mt. Zion Sunday. Rev. W. A. McClendon filled his pulpit last Sunday and gave whole some sermons to his folks. The Sun day School and Endeavor Society held their services. Fair crowds were in attendance. Rev. A. J. McAlister and his con gregation held a rally last Sunday, as the pastor soon leaves for annual con ference. Rev. W. A. McClendon of the A. M. E. church preached a fine sermon in the afternoon. Many of his members and Rev. H. W. Botts and a number of his folks were in attend ance. The rally was a success. The Optimistic Club will give a so cial at Masonic Hall on Friday night, March 17th. Rev. H. W. Botts delivered two fine sermons to his folks last Sunday. The Sunday School held their service and and an impressive report was brought in from the setting of the Supts, and Teachers Association of the State. Next Sunday will be rally day at the church and Rev. W. A. McClendon will preach at 3 p. m., and be accom panied by his folks. Rev. McAlister and folks promised to be present. The B. Y. P. U. held their meeting and carried out an interesting program. Mr. Marion* Thompson was reported confined at home with illness the past week. The A. M. E. Choir is preparing to render a Cantata on Las ter. Mrs. Dehlia Alexander is reported doing fairly with with her limb at this time. Get acquainted with the Episcopal Church by Attending services Sunday "*»m4n* at 11 o'clock at St. Philip’s Ckatoeb, 1121 North Twenty-first street.—Adv. iWflfWWWVWUWUUUWUOUUlA LOVE MELLOWS PRIZE FIGHTER j _ Girl Brings Desire for Education to Former Terror of the Boxing Ring. IS SEEKING ANOTHER DEGREE “Kid" Wedge, at 41, Enter* Harvard Almost Penniless, to Obtain Ph.D. Degree—Left Lumber Camps to Be Pugilist. Boston.—A story of great love, of a | career of hard battles in the ring, and of a winning tight against tuberculosis came to light at Harvard university a few days ago when Frederick "Kid" Wedge, forty-one years old, of Arizona registered in the Harvard graduate ^ school of education, where lie is to study for his T’h. I>. degree. Fifteen years ago the name of “Kid" Wedge was one to he feared in the timber lands of the .Middle West. Eor years he had fought In the ring.' of that region. At twenty he left the woods, where lie worked with lumber ing crews, and took up the lighting game for his profession. In the next six years lie fought its buttles and won 65 of them. Romance Entered Life. Then, when he was twenty-six, came his romance. He met the daughter of a Wisconsin doctor. She was a gradu ate of a Nebraska college, and far re moved from Wedge's station in life, but they were married. Then he realized the great difference In their intellectual standards, so he gave up the ring to secure an education with the money he hud earned as a prize fighter. For six years he attended a preparatory school, where he did 12 years of elementary work to prepare for college. He entered the University of Ne braska. hut the war interrupted his work. He went to I'atnp (Jrant as a boxing instructor, and there another obstacle appeared. The doctors pro nounced him an Incurable victim of tuberculosis, with hut six months to live. He went to El I’aso. Tex., to be gin a different battle, and in a year he was a well man. Won Degree of A. B. Then he entered the University of Arizona and finished the work he had begun at the University of Nebraska. He was given his degree of A. B. He was forty years old then, and became principal of the high schol at Benson, Ariz. That was the position he held until the end of last year, when he resigned to go East and continue his studies. He made the trip of thousands of miles in freight cars and “on the rods.” He started with $10 traveling expenses, and reached Cambridge with 65 cents in his pockets. When the next semester opens at Harvard, after the mid-year examinations. "Kid'' Wedge, former boxer, former lumberman, for mer hobo, and former flying consump tive. win open up the books that will make him a doctor of philosophy. WAR PRISONERS SENT HOME -- Between May 1, 1920, and Dec. 31, 1921, 441,829 Were Repatriated by Joint Commiaeion. I Geneva.—-Prisoners of war to the number of 441.829 were sent to their homes between May 1, 1920, and De cember 31, 1921, by the joint commla sion of the League of Nations and the International Ked Cross. The repatriated men were prlsonera belonging to various European states Interned In Russia and Russians In terned in various European rountries. A small number of prisoners still re main in Russia, but as far as the Joint commission tan learn they are men who have preferred, for personal reasons, not to join the convoys of repatriated prisoners. The commission considers that its work ended December 31 and all agree ments appertaining to It will be re nounced on March 15. URGES BRITISH EMPIRE RADIO Wireless Commission Advocates Build ing of Stations in Colonies and j in China. London—The wireless telegraph commission has recommended to the government the construction of sta | tlons in England, Canada, Australia, South Africa, India, Egypt, East Afri ca, Singapore and Hongkong. A year was devoted to study of the question. The average coat of the stations la estimated at not more than £160,000, normal value $800,000, but those In England, Egypt, Singapore and Hong kong would aggregate about £853,000, or $4,265,000. Recommendation la made that two wave lengths be fixed for each transmitting station, and that each center be equipped for receiving from several stations In the chain simultaneously. Long Ride on Wheels. Sunbury, Pa.—To travel 900 miles to Florida on a bicycle without mis hap was the experience of William Burell. aged sixteen, of Sunbury, whose parents received word recently that he had arrived safely. Young Burell Is a mechanical genius and found no trouble In finding work at garages along the route. He will leave soon on the aecond leg of his Journey to California. He Intends te ride hla wheel the whole way. AD-GRAMS “Butter Nut Coffee!” Gee, but It’s good! “Say, but that fellow’s got pep.” ‘Sure! He drinks Butter Nut Coffee.” The Monitor is a live newspaper; that’s cie&r from the ads we carry. FOR RENT—Furnished apartments ef two and throe rooms,—2180 North Twenty-eighth Street Webster 4988. |||lgg§! 0J- , . v.;% JEXIR TYPICAL MUSHROOM CITY Texas Town Grows From Sleepy Place of 3,000 to 30,000 In habitants Over Night. OIL BOOM IS RESPONSIBLE i Hundred* Are Forced to Sleep Out. Doors and There Is but On* Bathhouse in the Place— Prices Are High. Mexia. Texas.—Mexiu, which ha* come into so much notoriety through the sending of state troops here to put an end to outlawry, the sale of illicit booze and restore order, la a typical mushroom city. Overnight a tented city arose. From an apparently sleepy little town of population in October, 1821, where old settleri farmed for a living ind eked out a bare existence from i heir lands to a bustling city of 30, ; im> people, and all in a few months, j his is the reeent record of Mexia, an hl-tlme Texas town, which is fecl j ug the effects of one of the numer I is oil developments In the South vest. The population now consists of an issortment of oil field followers and I hmisands of men and women seeking employment. Consequently because I of the exhorbltant prices charged for | a room, If one were lucky enough to secure one. hundreds of tnen. favored ! by the long continued mild winter, are ! sleeping on the grass along railroad ; trucks, public parking places and, In I fact, anywhere they can. Beds in Tents Costly. Overnight a bed in a tent marked 1 "A place to flop” soured from 50 cents a night to $3. A night In a crude | plank structure where one didn't know his bed-fellow or the hundred* i of others in the single room cost $5. Rail traffic Jumped hundreds of per I cent. There are two trunk lines, the Houston A Texas Central and the : Trinity A Brazos Valley, leading through here, and passenger traffic Is i very heavy, while freight trains are frequently seen running three abreast so heavy is the demand for oil ma ! ohinery. One road is said to have spent $600,000 in enlarging Its facilities. The water situation Is not alto gether what could be desired, (letting a bath here is quite an experience. If indeed not a task. The old saying, "If you want to do something big— wush an elephant,” certainly has found parallel In Mexiu. But One Bathhouse. This luxury may be found, outside ■ the woodland creeks, only In a dawn I town barber shop. The bathhouse is a stall In a wooden-floored. planked-ln inclosure. The plain, pine planks are slippery, but the proprietors of the ! house have found that it Is not neces sary to maintain first-aid kits because ! the board floors are warped enough j to allow the bather a foothold. But as for oil. There are a solid six miles of new derricks, drillers, out fits. tents, wooden buildings and people where once there was the open prairie. A survey of all local lumber men shows that buildings completed , or contracted for since October 1 total between $3,500,000 and $5,000, 000. Gambling and drinking halls filled with dancing girls are open ever) night, and one rnay buy openly “red” and “corn” (whisky at 50 cents a drink. Fortunes are lost overnight at the dice and roulette tables. FLOOD BENEFIT TO FARMERS Water Left Fine Silt of Good Earth on Impoverished Land* in Waahington. Sedro Woolley, Wash.—A fine slit of very fertile earth layer from two | to five Inches deep was left on the inundated farm lands when the flooded Skagit river subsided to Its regular channel. The layer of slit had added great value to the valley lands, according | to owners. The flood, which was the most extensive known here since the early homestead days, lasted from De cember 10 until the middle of Janu ary. The rise of the river was attributed to torrential downpours In the foot hills and mountains through which the Skagit flows. The heavy rain washed Immense amounts of rich top soli from the hills Into the flood and all this material was carried Into the valley and deposited. BLINDNESS DECREASES IN U. S. Case* Drop From 57,272 in 1910 to 52,617 in 1920, Say Census Figure*. Washington. D. C.—The number of blind persons In the United States de creased from 57,272 In 1810 to 52,817 In 1920, according to figures for the \ last census announced by the census : bureau. The decrease was attributed in part to advanced methods for treat ment in blindness and also to educa tion of the public In preventing blind ness. Blue Eyes Mean Soft Bonaa. Copenhagen.—The bones of persons who hsve blue eyes are more fragile and more liable to fracture than those whose eyes are of other colors, ac cording to Investigations made by Dr. Olaf Blegvad and Dr. Holgar Ha* ....—.. MILDRED TURNER Public Stenographer Work by Job or by Hour Satiafaction Cuarantaed 24th & Seward Sta. (Upetaira) Webster 2S27 COLORED FOLKS IN OMAHA ARE PROGRESSIVE (Continued from Page One) group; the Y. M. C. A., which has recently begun to organize, promises good results, and the Medical So ciety, composed of the colored physi cians, dentists and pharmacists. There are two weekly papers, owned and published by members of , this group, The Monitor and The ' New Era. Roth papers are clean, well edited ioumals and they serve | their group with ability ansi courage. In music, members of this element 1 have been markedly successful. They ! have several teachers of instrumental i music and the violin, a number of successful orchestras, two bands and several capable pianists and vocalists. I A growing tendency is also manifest ! toward better music. This is espec I ially true of the Community Chorus ; and the larger choirs. As home owners and home buyers the Colored People have made consid erable progress in recent years. They I aie now paying taxes on real estilte i holdings of the value of two and a half millions of dollars; they are en i tering more and more into gainful 1 occupations; they have well trained doctors, lawyers and dentists; their 1 own skilled artisans, caterers, dress makers, milliners, and, like the more I numerous group among us, beauty : and hair cultiurists. About two thousand five hundred : colored children are in the public schools of the city, and several are attending Omaha and Creighton Uni l versities. Contrary to the popular notion, this group hag many fine minds, and i many of the families live in excellent ! dwellings and in them cultivate the | finer and better things of life. And 1 these, perhaps, give more in service to their fellows than an equal number i of any group on earth. They strive, | too, to impress the value of being honest, thrifty and industrious, and i on the side of law and order and the | enforcement of law. They are grate 1 ful for all that their white friends i have done for them throughout the passing years, and those who help ! them now; and, surely, they may ask, i in the light of justice and right, be | cause of what they have done and I given in peace and war in the years | that are gone, and what they sacri i ficed on the altar of mankind in -the | Great War, that they may have a fair I opportunity, the right to work and the chance to rise. All of the thoughtful men and women of both races should desire these thing;-. Through under standing and co-operation we shall at tain them. DAN DESDUNES BAND SCORES BIG TRIUMPH (Continued from Page One) This was the program; 1. America the Beautiful, Chorus and Band. 2. Tannhauser Overture, Wagner. 3. Negro Spirituals, Mr. H. L. Preston and Chorus. 4. Steal Away, N. Clark Smith, Chorus and Band. 5- Old Favorites (Selection), Ser edy. 6. Vocal Solos: (a) Little Damo zel, Novello; (b) Wid de Moon, Moon, Moon, Cook; Madam l^>na Curry. 6. (a) The Highlander's Patrol, Laurendeau; (b) The Sheik, Ted Sny der. 7. Cornet Solo, Rock of Ages, (Air Varie) Barnhouse; Mr. Jeff Smith. 9. Barber of Seville, Overture, ' Rossini. 10. Vocal Solo, Old Pal, Jerome; j Mr. Levi Broomfield. * 11. Campus Memories Selection, Seredy. 12. Spirit of America, Zamecnic. THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ST. PHILIP THE DEACON John Albert Williams, Pastor Last Sunday morning at 11 o’clock a large congregation was present and witnessed an Impressive service when nine young girls, between the ages ol twelve and sixteen; two women, who are in charge of the branch, and three I girls, under twelve, were formally j admitted as members and associates and candidates of the St. Philip’s L/-anch of the Girls’ Friendly Society, an lnth.^stional organization with a membership of r>00,000, by the priest of the parish. The applicants were presented by Mi.-s M. Marsh, national secretary of New York, and pledged themselves to fulfill the obligations of the society, chief of which are purity in thought, word and deed, un- j selfishness and helpfulness of others. Each was then individually admitted by name, after which the girls knelt and repeated the prayer of the Girls’ Friendly Society and the priest gave the blessing. Following the cere mony, Miss Marsh gave an exception | ally helpful and Instructive address on the aims and purposes of the or ganization, whose motto is, “Bear ye one another’s burdens.” Those admitted as associates were Mesdames William W. Peebles and John Albert Williams; as members, Nathalie May Brown, Emily Elizabeth Allen, Della Ix>uise Howard, Melva Mary McCaw, Margaret Murray, Mad eline Shipman, Thelma Shipman, Con stance Belle Singleton and Ernestine Evelyn Singleton; and as candidates, Dorothy Allen, Margaret Dickerson and Catherine Williams. The church services will be at the usual hours, holy communion 7:30 ft. h.; Church school, 10 a. m.; Holy Eucharist and sermon, “Catholic, Not Roman or Papal,’’ 8 p. m.; eve ning prayer and Instruction. Confirmation classes for children on Friday afternoons at four o’clock, for adults, Friday and Sunday nights. LOYALTY TO COUNTRY In the early momir.g of a spring day of 1918 healthy, manly colored boys began to assem1 <e in Washing- | ton Square, New York City. Thou-! sands of them were formed in a mil itary procession and marched up! Fifth Avenue amid the cheering of the multitude. The places of business were decorated with the National emblem, and when they reached Mur ray Hill they were stopped in front of the Union Club, where the Gov ernor of the State desended, ac companied by his official retinue, and passed to this company of col ored troops their colors and said to them that they should bring them back with honor. Tlie survivors of this company, some of them having paid the su preme sacrifice, came back to their country, bringing the colors with! honor.. They all offered their lives j to save the world for democracy and to save the civil and personal free dom of every man, woman, and child in the United States. In the heart of hearts of these brave colored boys rested the hope that their acts of bravery would also free them and give them a little higher standing in ! the community in which they lived. They had thp hope that while they were fighting to make the world safe for democraev and save civilization they might also win a little freedom for themselves. What has been the j record? TIipv were honorably dis charged from the service, and within 1 one year from ti e time thpy were dis charged tpn of their number were lynched, not one of the ten for rape. —Wm. Chalmers, Ohio. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH The Rev. W. F. Botts, Pastor Services on each Lord’s Day as fol- | lows: Sunday school, 9:30 a. m., j morning services, 11:00; B. Y. P. U. and evening services, 8:00. Prayer and praise services every Wednesday evening at 7:30. Services were good throughout the day last Sunday. We | rejoice that the pastor who has been | ill for some time was able to be out. ; He delivered excellent sermons at j both morning and evening services. 1 We are also glad to see some of our j sick members out again. We still . have many who are confined either to their homes or some hospital on ac count of their illness. The Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. are growing rapidly under efficient leadership. Several visitors worshipped with us last Sunday. Everybody, especially strangers in the city, are welcome and i invited to make this your home \ church. Covenant meeting followed the administration of the Lord’s Sup per will be held next Sunday. ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH 5233 South 25th Street O. J. Burckhardt, Pastor Excel|ent ,and soul-inspiring ser vices were held Sunday. Evangelist Biown delivered three stirring mes sages fiilied with thought and spirit ual inspiration. Many conversions were made. The people are becoming deeply stirred for their soul’s welfare in our two South Side churches unit- ' ing in this religious campaign. Next Sunday, March 5th, will be quarterly meeting. A great time is expected. Pastor and people looking for the pre sence of all Methodist preachers and their flocks. Friday night will be “Love Feast,” following the abserv ance of the day as a fast day. All strangers are cordially invited to at tend all services. The sick folks of the congregation are improving, es pecially Mrs. Jefferson and "Father’* Mitchell. THE BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Thos. A. Taggart, Pastor The pastor preached a splendid l sermon last Sunday evening. Itev.; Mr. Davis preached Sunday morning, his theme being “Christ the Sin Bear- i er.” The services were wrell attended ] all day. Next Sunday morning the pastor will preach from the subject, “Time W'ill Tell," and at the evening service on “In the Shadow' of Death.” The Mission Circle met at the Church Hall Thursday evening and planned to play the Slab Town Convention in the near future. The sick of the church are improving. Next Monday evening the Pastor’s Aid and Literary Society will have a big time present ing a Mock Trial, a murder case on circumstantial evidence. Everybody welcome, admission free. Refresh ments served. ST. PAUL’S PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Russell Taylor, Pastor The Ladies’ Aid and Missionary So ciety is meeting regularly each week and working hard in the preparation of useful and fancy articles for their bazaar which is to be held about Eas ter. The pastor is delivering a series of sermons on The Apostles Creed. Topic Sunday, “The Holy Ghost.” The usual services will be held at the ap pointed hours Sunday. CARD OF THANKS We wish to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation for the many kindnessess and floral offerings shown by our many friends and neighbors during the recent illness and death of our beloved son and brother, Herman Washington, 3915 North 30th St., who departed this life Friday, February 24, 1922.—Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Washington, parents; Misses Hazel and Joella Washington, sisters; Frank Washington, brother. "Anything that promotes friendli ness is a step toward Godliness.”—J. W. Barnhart. 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