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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 28, 1923)
THE MONITOR A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS__ PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA, BY THE MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1910, at the Postoffice at Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1879. _ _ THE REV, JOHN"ALBERT WILLIAMS-----associate Edito? W. W. MOSELY, Lincoln, Neb,..._- ----Mamaer SUBSCRIPTION RATES, *2.00 A YEAR; »1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application_ Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEbster 4243 ARTICLE XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE & I : UNITED STATES I | Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged !! 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, X ' > and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the x I I United States and of the State wherein they reside. No j ; ; state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the j. " privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor V < - shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- jr \ \ erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person ;! within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. i '.. «■« * Atl»» t*AAAAAAAAA THE JTEW YEAR rJ'HE SALUTATION which will soon be sounding in our ears, “Happy New Y’ear”, is for most not merely a conventional and meaningless greet- ! ing but the voicing of a sincere senti ment. There is a desire upon the part of most men that the newborn year may prove for all one of hap piness, success and prosperity and so they voice this wish in the age-long ' message. Somehow the dawn of each New> Y'ear seems to give the oppor tunity for a new start. It is there fore quite customary for us to make resolutions for the New Y’ear. We promise ourselves that we will do our best to retrieve past mistakes and rise to a higher plane of service and j usefulness. It is good that we have this desire. It is good to make re solutions, but most of us make too many. It were better to undertake to do one thing and stick to that. But the fact that we even for a few brief moments think of the irrevocable past, and note therein our sine of omission and commission, and are filled with a desire to do better has its value. Each year should find us making progress. The golden age lies not behind us, but before us. Greet then the New Year with the determina tion to make the best of the oppor tunities which it offers us, not merely to advance in a material way, praise worthy though this be, but also in a spiritual and moral way, in all things . that make for the highest and best manhood. It is in this spirit and with this desire that The Monitor wishes all its readers and patrons A Happy and Prosperous New Year. THIMi OF THIS 'T’HE OTHER DAY we were talking to a prominent business man who is tremendoulsy interested in our race in this city. He knows a whole lot about our weak points and our strong points. In the course of our con versation he said, “I have been in formed that the credit rating of the colored people in this city is much lower than it ought to be, because while some are very prompt in paying their debts, others are slow, and as a result the average is low.” Here is something really to think about, and if any who read this are careless about meeting their obliga tions and paying their debts, we won der If they will not see the wisdom of improving their credit rating. ABOUT SUPPORTING BUSINESS ENTERPRISES gUSINESS ENTERPRISES are slow ly but steadily multiplying among our group. It is quite proper that they should. It is eminently befit ting, too, that we should patronize our race enterprises where they are worthy and should help them grow and develop. Those bidding for race patronage must ge prepared to de serve it. By this we mean that they must give the same service for the same money as their competitor. We have business places In this town | which for neatness, cleanliness, char acter aHd quality of merchandise will compare most favorably with similar places run by competitors of the other race. Such places should be liberally patronized. There can be no excuse for passing such places by. It ie time that some of our “Best people”, who talk about “race pride” should show their vaunted "race pride” by supporting worth-while race instltu tionas and enterprises. CHRISTIAN AMERICA PU HAT CONDEMNATION strong enough can he found for that Oklahoma mob which murdered in eold blood the white proprietor of a hotel who would plead tor the life of a ipui who had committed M crime but that of earning his bread by honest toil. Too many communi ties hare such signs as “Nigger, don’t And the pity is nothing will be done about it. And this is Christian Amer ica! DIED BRAVELY DEPLORE strife and bloodshed. T We regret to read of the catalogue of deeds of blood which belie man’s better nature. JSut Vwe believe in self-defense. For this reason we are glad that Joseph Pullen, the respect able and industrious tenant-farmer of Drew', Miss., sold his life dearly when the mob pursued him bent on taking his life. Knowing what he was fac ing he died as a brave man should die when pursued by a wolf-pack. It took ei thousand men and a machine gun to kill him. WHAT OTHER EDITORS SAY Faith In the Law Is Essential It is a serious matter that Negroes do not believe they will get justice in the courts. The security of the state depends upon the faith of even the least citizen. Joe Pullen, the Ne gro tenant farmer in Mississippi chose to kill others and die himself, rather than have his business adjudicated in the courts. There is no finding out now the right and wrong of the mat ter. Men have died, civilization has been set back, but no good done. Where men have no confidence in the law, they fall back upon their own might. What Negro has confidence in a Mississippi court? But the na tion cannot afford to have Its pre rogatives thus taken over by indi viduals. The Oklahoma killing is worse than that in Mississippi. Jernigan was not even accused of crime, unless It Is a crime to live. His confidence in the protection of the law was ill founded. When men can no longer trust the authorities they chose for their protectors, *they first protect themselves, and then become aggres sors. The nation cannot afford such a breaking up into individual and group warfare. Society is powerful enough to be just. America which helped stop ruthless might in Europe, should follow the dictates of Its con science at home. Robin Hood was a symptom of his times. 8chemes of oppression always bring about their own destruction. The dominant majority cannot afford to be in the wrong.—Kansas City Call. BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH NEWS Rev. Thomas Taggart, Pastor. The Sunday school had a wonder ful time Christmas eve. They had half of the program and other half we will have New Year’s night at 8 p. m. Al! of the children were very much en thused over their presents they re ceived from the Xmas tree which Santa Claus left for the kiddies. At a feast of seven tables under the auspices of the Mission Circle every one had a fine time pulling taffy candy on Wednesday night. A mas querade party was also given at which two prizes were awarded—one to the one who came looking the most comi cal, (and the other to the neatest dress. We had service at 5:30 Xmas morn ing and the pastor delivered a won derful sermon to a large congrega tion. We had many visiters worshiping with us from various cities and had one addition to the chureh. The pastor hopes that everyone had a Merry Xmas and wishes all a Pros perous New Year. BOM BROUGHT TO OMAHA FOR BURIAL The body of Mr. Malcolm B. Scott, a highly respected citizen of Cripple Creek, Colo.,'and who was accidently killed there early In December, while his wife and two of his sons were visiting relatives in Omaha, was brought here for burial December 14, accompanied by the widow and three of the children. Interment wma In Forest Lawn. Rev. John Albert Wil liams officiated. The family which had been contemplating moving to this city* have decided to remain here. A Midnight Dance lew Year’s Eve at Dreamland HalL—Adv. k x'x u '.i x a t- « - :ti; a ^ a -« WSE88BBB& a fQ ' K 'a. ,. ! ^ i Sale of 1200 Dresses | $5.00 1 § | CANTON CREPE » CHIFFON ..VELVET CHARMEUSE POIRET TWILL JERSEY LACE |; % ® 300 STYLES FROM WHICH TO CHOOSE AT A I FRACTION OF THEIR REAL VALUE On Sale in the Bargain Basement Friday Burgess-Nash | tlMMB^WHiaSiffiCiB^HBBPTOSOOOBPgBS^WiSBWiPPjPOCTWBiWWWXrtOflWXBWtBgKSf * IR E E D Means I Expert Funeral Services at Lowest Prices I Phone MA rket 3991—Parlors 5127 So. 26th St. jj I am as near to you as your phone, and am pre- S pared to answer all calls at night or day in Greater ® Omaha and vicinity. H ANDREW T. REED I Expert Licensed Embalmer and Funeral Director ■ There have been many things that one should be thank- 8 ful for in the past year of 1923 and we are very thankful to | our many friends and customers for their loyal and continu- | ous patronage. We wish for one and all a MERRY XMAS AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR M. 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