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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1922)
TH l MONITOR A National Weekly Newpaper Devoted Primarily to the Interests of Colored Americana. Published Kvery Friday at Omaha. Nebraska, by the Monitor Publishing Company. Entered as S-cond-Claas Mall Matter July 2. 1915, at the Postofflce at Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3. 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor. W. W. MOSELY, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, *2.00 A YEAR; *1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Appllcaton. Address The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone Atlantic 1322, Webster 4243 . —. ■ J : : ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE f UNITED STATES. $ Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged. !! 11 * > ! ! 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, J ; 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 |, | ; privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor ; ; shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- ; ! erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person $ ! ! within its Jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. x SILAS JOHNSON, A CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN J^Y THE PASSING of Silas Johnson last Friday night our race in this city has lost one of its foremost and most useful members and Ihe com munity at large a progressive and pub iid-spn tied citizen, numanly speak ing we can ill afford to lose such men as Silas Johnson who modestly, un assumingly, yet effectually loom large in our racial life; but inasmuch as Almighty God, in His infinite wisdom, always does what is best, who will presume to say that in the Nearer Presence of the Lord whom he loved and devoutly served, he will not serve his people with even greater efficacy than he could have done had his earth ly career have been prolonged? He lived a useful life and the influence of bi3 iite will long remain. Silas Johnson was a Christian gentleman, in the best acceptation of this often misapplied term. His soul loathed anything that was ignoble and mean. He was broad-minded, sympathetic, charitable, always willing to help any worthy cause or to relieve sorrow and suiierUig. The world will never know how many charitable deeds w«re done by him, because he never dm what be did for show, nor did he ever talk about it. These deeds are written in the Book of Remembrance and upon the hearts of those whom he befriend ed. Born of slave parentage in Ken tucky in 1866 and as a mere boy thrown upon his own resources Silas Johnson worked hard despite meager advantages, in early manhood he came to Nebraska and for a short time followed railroad life. Sub sequently he became bead waiter at the Meichants’ hotel where he remain ed over twenty years. Being ambi tious to have a business of his own, be fitted himself, late in life, for the undertaking business, In which he made a decided success, by his cour ous and efficient services and by hie uncompromising stand for the highest j ethics of his profession. An Invalid wife to whom he was devoted and other burdens which he bravely shoul dered would have discouraged men of less determination. He triumphed over obstacles and in the Western Funeral Home built up a legitimate business which is a credit to this community.] The large outpouring of friends who attended his funeral showed the es teem in which he was held by those who knew him. His life should prove an inspiration to many others. May many others of our race In this city live as worthily as he did and make their lives, according to their oppor tunities, measure up to that of SILAS JOHNSON, A CHRISTIAN GENTLE MAN. IMPROVING THEMSELVES TT is exceedingly gratifying to record X that a good number of our people in this city are taking advantage of the many opportunities oUered them for edncational advancement and im- i provement. There are several stu dents taking advantage of courses of fered for examp'e at the University of Omaha, Creighton university, the Knights of Columbus night school and other educational Institutions. This Is good. Many of these people are tak ing post graduate work. This snows that the man or woman who knows most is anxious to learn more. HOW MANY KNOW! PfOW MANY VOTERS know how to mark their ballots to vote intel ligently at the coming election which Is a most important one? The Mon itor repeats the suggestion, made some months ago, that there ought to be classes for instructing voters bow to mark tbeir ballots. Some will want to vote a straight party ticket. This we, onrselves, have never done; but many others do. If eo they should j>e tangbt how to do this. Others, and tf>la number le steadily increas ing, will want to spilt tbeir ticket, that is to say vote for one or more candidates of another party, it may be democratic, progressive, republican or socialist. If so, they should know how to do this without invalidating their vote. So The Monitor again sug gests that voters be gathered into small groups and taught how to mark the ballot which Is not so easy as may seem. Here is important work to be done for the cause of Intelligent vot ing. WHAT OTHER EDITORS SAY Helping Uncle Sam Save Time and Money John T. Fisher, who began as a , messenger in the U. S. Navy Depart ment 12 years ago, and rose to the rank of chief of the muster role divi sion, has won the prize of $1,000 of-1 fered by the Government for the best plan for filing and keeping tne records of the Navy. One hundred and five naval officers submitted plans and competed. The board of admirals sat for more than a week and heard the different methods explained; and final ly adopted the Risher plan. Congress appropriated two hundred thousand dollars for installing the Risher plans, which, it is said, will mean a saving to the government of more than seven hundred thousand dollars annually. So now the Navy Department will be able to locate a common sailor in a few moments instead of waiting for several days, while a clerk goes thru all the records. The Navy Department has always ! had the reputation of being “tight” on the colored employee. If but given a chance there are plenty of colored brains in the government srvice, which can be utilized to save Uncle Sam thousands of dollars and hours of time. We advise Uncle Sam to cut the red tape of prejudice and give those brains a chance.—Baltimore Afro-American. PROBATE NOTICE In the Matter of the Estate of Juliet Emery, Deceased. Notice is Hereby Given: That the creditors of said deceased will meet the administratrix of said estate, be fore me, County Judge of Douglas County, Nebraska, at the County Court. Room, tn sa d County, on the 15th day f December, 1922, and on the 15th day of February, 1923, at 9 o’clock A. M. ach dav, for the purpose of presenting t! eir claims for examination, adjust ment and allowance. Three months are allowed for the creditors to pre sent their claims, from the 11th day of November 1922. Bryce Crawford, County Judge. J. P. Palmer, Attorney. 10-13 , 20, 27; 11-3, ’22. Mrs. William Sprague of Denver, Colo., arrived Saturday to be the guest of Mrs. T. P. Mahammltt. I Buehler Bros. I I Quality Cash Markets I I Watch cur SPECIAL SALES DAILY I I Our prices are always lowest con- I I sistent with good quality meats and I I provisions. I I FOUR STORES I I 212 North 16th St. 4903 South 24th Street I I 2408 Cuming Street 634 W. Bdwy., Council Bluffs I: NEBRASKA NEGRO DEMO CRATIC CLUB'S APPEAL The coming campaign in Nebraska this fall will be the most Important of recent years. The Nebraska Negro Democratic Club, unanimously agree that it becomes our duty to advance our best efforts and earnest ability to the political party that has really given our people the most considera tion toward and for our advancement in this state. The women will play an important part in this campaign. They will as sist in shaping the laws, policies and destinies of the state and county. They should not lose sight of this fact, but should give it their most careful thought and consideration and espe cially the Board of Education should not be overlooked. Several women are running for that important office, among them being Mrs. Jennie Calfast, who is a known friend of our people. She believes that colored people are citizens and should be accorded treatment as citi zens, even in the schools. Every per son should vote for her for that im portant office. In Nebraska, for instance, Mr. ChaB. W. Bryan is a candidate for governor on the democrats ticket. He has shown that he is fair to our people, and we have every assurance that if he is elected, he will, together with the other candidates on the democra tic ticket, accord our people recogni tion as citizens of the state. Here in Douglas county, for In stance, we have several democratic i candidates for very Important offices; Mr. V. L. Endres for sheriff; Lloyd A. Maguey for county attorney, and : Otto Bauman for county treasurer. We r also recommend for your consideration and support three very able men for i county commissioners: J. H. Crad | dock, first district; Wm. J. Curran, i fourth district, and Adam Sloup, sec j ond district. Tbev are clean and capable and nledee to give our people recognition •<s citizens of the county along with th" other citizens We appeal to every voter to regis ter and remember tbe election Novem ber 7 th. Nebraska Negro Democratic Club, Harry Leland, Cbm. Colored Women's Democratic Club, Mis. C. C. Johnson, Cbm. LETTERS FROM OCR READERS MR. CLARK EXPLAINS Omaha, Neb., Oct. 5, 1922. To the Editor of The Monitor: < 1 feel justified at this time, being the republican nominee for sheriff in ] bringing out a certain point and mak ing it clear in the minds of the colored people of Omaha of an incident which happened during the Elks carnival. I as a citizen gave away some of my stock of blooded Rhode Island Red chickens in a tag matching contest on the carnival grounds during the 1. B. P. O. E. of W. celebration. This was not done by me as political advertis ing as 1 am an unbeliever in giving away prizes thinking that in return I would receive votes, but it was done only for tbe reason of advertising my blooded stock. I have always been a fancier of this kind of chicken and have entered my birds in many a show heretofor winning prizes at different times. Following the opening night at the ! carnival other candidates seeking of- ! fice at the coming election saw what I was doing and thinking that this was good political advertising followed my example offering $5 gold pieces, hams, bacon and what not and 1 ask at this time that the people do not become confused In the different spir- , Its which these prizes were given as! I do not believe in offering prizes for votes but seek office on my past rec- j ord which has been built upon a foundation of efficiency. Yours truly, MICHAEL L. Cl ARK. j Bishop and Mrs Dembv will ar-1 rive in the city Saturday and will be the guests of the Rev. and Mrs. John Albert Williams at SL Philip’s rec tory. i l )•:• rHELL US that you have you have seen our name in the £ £ 1 Monitor so we may know how many read the paper. X H A RKER’S stomInor l $ 521 West Broadway Council Bluffs, la- •}• COLORADO Lump Coal CONSUMERS Smokeless—Sootless Extra Large Chunks Delivered $^Q Per Delivered $JQ Per ILLINOIS LUMP ILLINOIS EGG A Good Quality From Ceniral District Delivered QQ Per Delivered $^Q Per Genuine ROSEWOOD RADIANT Pennsylvania GRATE Franklin County, Hard Coal Arkansas Hard Coal Blinois, All Sizes Holds Fire 24 Hours Delivered * 22.00 Ton 819.00 Ton $13.50 Consumers Coal & Supply Co. “DEALERS IN GOOD COAL” General Office, 13th and Nicholas Sts.—Phone Doug. 0530 ; ^DavkHl^ohei^l ■ (On 21th Between Hamilton and Charles Streets) I Announces the opening of a high grade I JS JEWELRY AND OPTICAL STOKE I H Saturday, October 14th H We will be pleased to have you visit our store and I Nj convince yourself that you can obtain reliable merchan- H ■ dise conveniently in your neighborhood at a great saving. 9 w Eyes examined and glasses fitted with your choice 9 Q of light or heavy shell, or gold frames—all work guar- 9 fH anteed—for $3.00. ® £ CORRIGAN-BEEM COMPANY X ( Morticians ¥ f Beautiful Funeral Home X t 613 W. Broad vay Council Bluffs v £ Phone 148 X j! Courteous Sendee to All Alike *i* n KINNEY’S 16 Pearl Street Council Bluffs, Iowa Women’s Black Satin Pumps at $3.98 and $4.98 Girls’ Oxfords and Strap Slippers, Patent and Brown, Ix>w Heels $2.98 Men’s Dress Shoes and Oxfords for Saturday— $2.98 ;kxx~xk~xx~x~x~X“X~x~X“X~x [• Phone Webster 5617 •{• j 0. MADISON I cleaning k I- and X PRESSING X - I C HAT BLOCKER f - k |. Ladles’ Work a Specialty .1, [• i6‘25 Lake St Omaha X r. •—• • • • • • * • I * • • • • * V • • •• • -trinket ^Tin • Central Cuming Mkt. f HIGHEST QUALITY $ |r GROCERIES and MEATS X AH Kinds of Fruit and % Vegetables in Season X Open Until 9 P. M. Every ^ Evening. AH Day Sunday. £ 2S20 Cumintr Street % PHONE HARNEY 4515 | w«s«n Skinners the high—t grad* Mir—owl. Spaghetti, Egg N*odl— —— »*h*» MKnrnnl' PradlMU, LE BRON Q GRAY ELECTRICAL WORKS Expert Electrical Engineers Motors, Generators, Electric Elevators Repairs, Armature * Winding, Electric W'iring PHONE JACKSON 2019 116 South 13th St., Omaha \ Star Grocery and f l Meat Market I \ »-* ! K N. W. Corner 80th and I'ratt HU. X j - ! AND SERVICE | \ Z: Skinned j £ the highest grade Macaroni, J; £ Spaghetti and Egg Noodle*. * COUNCIL BLUFFS “ ““ Good congregations greeted the Rev. M. H. Wilkinson and the Rev. D. M. McQueen of Omaha at Beulah Bap , tist Church Sunday. The services were uplifting. Many received the Lord’s Supper at the night service. Miss Deborah Williams, progressive proprietress of the Sallie Ward beauty shop, is constantly improving her at tractive place. Quite a number of Council Bluffites are doing the wise thing irv buying homes. Don’t overlook the necessity of reg istering, so that you may not lose your vote. Patronize Monitor advertisers and be sure to tell them that you saw their ad in the Monitor. Mail your news items to The Mow tor. Glad to have them. Those vanity bags with small elec trie light inside which will enable ■* lady to see that her dainty nose Is properly powdered, even in the Hark. is something that every lady will want. They are great. Secure new subscribers for The Monitor and oo. of these handsome bags ia your*. Save a little regularly out of wh»* ever you earn. Read this newspaper and keep peel ed on what Is going on among Ne groes In all parts of the country. Pat ronize its advertlaera—but b* sure tr tell them you saw their ndvartleen***** in this paper Y X Established 1895 '■ '• X i ■ 1 ii !! •% •% i • ( > •K * * Bluff City Laundry | DRY CLEANING & DYE WORKS ;; X .. I 1 i o x :: I ❖ X 22-24-26-28 North Main Street : I X •> y Council Bluffs, Iowa ;; % :: •XmXXmXX,‘XXmXmXmXmX‘*XmXhXXmXXmXmXmXmXmXmXmXmX‘<mXm/<mXX 1 J. P. HESS COMPANY ji $ INVESTMENT BANKERS V, X REAL ESTATE AND LOANS J; f 123 Pearl Street Council Bluffs, Iowa ;; V i , x~x>*x~x~x~xx~x~x~X“X~xK“X"Xk~x~x~x~x~x~X"X“X~x*~X"» * * • 'mni • • • • •» * • • * • • • Y XI ? i«# ;!; | The First | National Bank | *1* *1* ? The First National Bank X X has no favorites. It favors ? t all its depositors. It makes ? ? no difference how small ? your account may be, nor X Y how large it may be. Fair ? ? and square treatment to all. ? X If a Bank of this character X X appeals to you, may we have ? £ your account? We pay 4% ? X on Savings Accounts and X X $1.00 starts an account. y f — I A E. A. Wickham, President y E. E. Everest, Vice President X X G. E. Spooner - Cashier y X Roy Maxfleld, Asst. Cashier X Y J. 8. Watson, Asst. Cashier X Y X X THE ? k FIRST NATIONAL? ? BANK X f y Council Bluffs, Iowa X X . X Cutler’s Funeral Home | 533 WILLOW AVENUE First Door West Public Library AUTO AMBULANCE | PHONE 97 Personal Attention given all calls both day or night, in city or country. *<*+**++<****>*' ? Phone 616 J X COUNCIL BLUFFS X CARPET CLEANING CO. J Manufacturers of X X The CELEBRATED FLUFF RU« ? f Made from Old Carpet X y L. If. BREMHOLM, Manaffer X 1633-1635 W. Broadway Y X Council Bluffs, Iowa X • • • • • r •- •• «- * TYV VT V T CONDENSED REPORT OK !! THE STATE SAVINGS BANK :! X OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, JOWA ; ; lo Sui erintendant of Banking at ‘1 1 e close of business Sept. 2, 192.; J | RESOURCES X First Mortg ge Farm £ Loan* and other > > X High Class Fecur- J ’ ❖ itles .$2,168,117.64 , , X U. S. Liberty Bonds * ’ X and U. S. War Sav- | | X Ingg Certificates.. 560,352.60 <> X Overiir: fte . None ‘ ’ •j* Real Esta te.. All Charged Off !! £ Furniture & Fixt’r’s 20,631.56 <> A Actual Cash Resources J J Y Cash on hand and .. X due from banks.. 438,210.12 '' •i* $2,166,111.81 Y _ < > LIABILITIES I! Y Capital Stock.$ 50,000.00 «» X Surplus . 100,000.00 ' ’ Y Undivided Profits.. 74,833 65 <1 T Sight Deposits. 826.574.84 ' 1 X Savings Deposits... 1,816,065.30 ^ X Time Certificates... 298,838.02 <■ X Bills Payable. None ' ’ X Re-discounts . None !! £ $3,165,SI LSI ;; X B. A. WICKHAM . President <> X H. L. T1NLEY Caahler Y VV. S. BAIRD, IVIce President .. X and Trust Officer | ‘ | GOOD STYLISH ;; £ THINGS COST 11 | :: X LESS THAN J; X £ CHEAP IXJOKING ;; | apparel if :: | you shop :: 4 :: £ AT OUR ;; | store. :: ii | The i; John Beno | Company j| h X Council Bluffs, Iowa £ 4 Hours: 8-12, 2 4; Sunday 12-1 X Y Office Phone 1021 Res B-3023 < ■ x SYDNER I). MAIDEN V, M. d., m. s. ;; £ EYE, EAR. NONE AND THROAT 11 217 Merriam Block < > Y Council Bluffs, Iowa <’ £ Phone H81 Phone 881 ", | YELIXJW^AB COMPANY 5 X for •: Y N A PUTT and N E R V I C R !• X to all alike i | £ Council Bluffs, Iowa $ 1 WbM> 7 * t ♦ ♦ 0 (I