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The monitor ▲ WMiLI HlWIPAPn DEVOTED FRIMARII.T TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS_ FfHH—D EVERT FRIDAY AT OMAHA. NEBRASKA, BY THE MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY ^tarad aa Saoond-CMaa Mall Mattar July A l>lt. at tha Poatofflaa at --Mabraaka. aadar tha Aat of Marah A l»T». TRt 'BBVTJbHN ALBBPIT-WILLIAMS--T~— W. W. MOSBLY, Lincoln, Nab MBsS^rOPWILUAM* -~7.c7rcu*atla« SUBSCRIPTION HATH, HM A YEAR; >1.» « M.ONJ50 * MONTHS Advartlalng Rataa Fumlahad Upon Application__ Address, The Monitor, Postoffiee Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEbster 4243 * ..> i i—-- - ranaHikkuhi hmu * ^I THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK _ If there be some weaker one, Give me strength to help him on; If a blinder soul there be, Let me guide him nearer Thee. Make my mortal dreams come true, With the work I fain would do; Clothe with life the weak intent, Let me be the thing I meant; Let me find in Thy employ Peace that dearer is than joy; Out of self to love be led, And to heaven acclimated, Until all things sweet and good Seem my nature’s habitude. —John C. Whittier. SEGREGATION CEGREGATION means separating, setting aside or apart from other®. It is a Latin derivitive from SE, aside, and GREX or GREG, flock or herd. Its primary signification therefore is very plain, to set apart or herd to gether as sheep, oxen or cattle. The prime idea is that of group separation. Such separation is involuntary and is accomplished by external force. For example, a shepherd separates the goats from the sheep, or the sick sheep from the well or the lean from the fat. We are speaking now of the primary, root idea underlying the word segregation. It is quite neces sary that we should understand this for the word as used in our American life in its application to and its effect upon our people it shows a distinct and decided reversal to type. This is explained by the social history of the term. The slave trade of which our race was the victim gave the Negro a status from which in the mind of the white people of this country we have never been emancipated. The slave was not a man, but a mere animal or chattel, the personal property of an owner, which he could set aside or sell or dispose of according to his in terest or whim Just as he might do with his sheep, oxen, cattle, hogs or any other animal. This idea of the status of the Negro, as an animal, a chattel, has become a fixed one in the mind of the average white American, colors hi8 thought and unconsciously warps his Judgment. This is an in heritance and has become a tradition for “this social attitude toward the people of color of these United States, intrenched and fortified by profit and privilege, persisted with legal sanc tion and religious Justification for ap proximately half a thousand years.” The custom of setting the race aside hag perpetuated this social attitude, and accounts for the obsession to segregate the colored American and to do everything to continue his status as that of a thing or chattel and not a man. Acceptance of segregation, without protest, is an acknowledge ment that we are less than men. And this is the status of the Negro today in the mind of the average American j and accoun*g for all the evils of se ! gregation, which include inferior wages for the same identical work, inferior accomodations in travel where Jim Crow cars are the vogue, and colored passengers are compelled to pay first class fare for third rate serv ice; inferior schools where separate systems obtain; inferior and often un sanitary living conditions fti ghettos and districts of many cities. Opposition to segregation upon the part of the colored American is sim ply his fight for the status of a man and not that of a mere animal or chattel. It is a just contention for hig rights as an American citizen, nothing less than this and nothing more. Unless the constitution of the United States is a damnable lie; the Stars and Stripes the symbol of op pression and injustice segregation of American citizens is absolutely inde fensible and unjustifiable. NOT FUNDAMENTALLY HYPOCRITICAL •WE differ radically from many of our people who contend that ; white people, as a class, are congeni . tally, fundamentally and constitution i ally unfair, untruthful, dishonest and i hypocritical in their attitude toward - and their dealings with colored folk, i We do not think this is true because s we believe in the inherent integrity 5 and moral sense of humanity. We * believe that fundamentally and at r heart all men desire to be just am t fair in their dealings with another r We believe that man’s moral nature - imposes this desire and duty upor > him. We do not believe that white r men desire to be unjust towards blacl » or blae-k towards white. That injus i tice abounds no one can deny. Tha } the weaker is the victim of injustice , at the hand of the stronger is un 7 questionably true; but that the dom - inant group, anywhere—and here it i: i the white folks—is consciously, wil 5 fully, wantonly, congenitally and con , stitutionally untruthful, unfair and I hypocritical in its dealing with the ■ subordinate group we do not hold t( - be true. Unfairness there is and ’ much of it, but it is traceable to false i i * * !I Will Consider Sale of Monitor > > I; Will consider favorable proposal for ;; purchase of The Monitor as I am seri ! I ously considering retiring from news ! I paper work, important though it is, and V, devoting my time entirely to my pas 11 toral and parish work. f * * t t :: John Albert Williams ;; Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. flKT \ ■ > «> • > < > < > < > < > I II who dost love all whom Thou hast made, suffer us not, | ; because of difference in race .color or condition, to ; separate ourselves from others, and thereby from Thee; but < teach as the unity of Thy family and the universality of I Thy love. As Thy Son, our Savior, was born of an Hebrew ; mother and ministered first to His brethren of the House ; of Israel, but rejoiced in the faith of a Syro-Phoenician wo- I man and of a Roman soldier, and suffered His cross to be I carried by a man of Africa, teach us, also, while loving and ; serving our own, to enter into the communion of the whole < human family; and forbid that, from pride of birth and I hardness of heart, we should despise any for whom Christ ; died, or Injure am in whom He lives. Amen. education and faulty thinking. That prejudice, whether racial or religious, which id the parent of injustice, is not congenital or inherent is shown by its absence in the case of little children. They are absolutely void of it. They know nothing of prejudice until taught by their elders. Doesn’t this throw a flood of light upon the Divine Master’s words, “Except ye be converted and become as little chil dren, ye shall in no case enter into the Kingdom of Heaven?” Because of unfairness upon the part of individu als and manifest hypocrisy, dishon esty, and deceit upon the part of many, let us not lose faith in the in herent goodness and sense of justice of humanity nor become cynical or bitter! “We have more friends than foes among the Anglo-Saxon race.” DEPRAVITY JT IS almost inconceivable to be- j lieve that youths who have been given every educational advantage that wealth can procure could be so depraved and lacking in moral sense j as to deliberately murder a fourteen year old boy simply “in the spirit of adventure” and “to have a thrill.” These youths, be it noted, belong to “the superior race.” How much more horrible this depravity would be con sidered had these hapless degenerates possessed black skins instead of white. LINCOLN NEWS AND COMMENT Mr. Aaron Shackleford graduates from the state university pharmacy course this season. The Kappa Alpha Psl gave a hanquet in his honor Mon day night. Mrs. Minnie Walker, aged 40 years, wife of R. W. Walker, passed away at the hospital last Friday, after an operation for cancer was performed on her with hopes of Saving her life, ' but it proved fruitless. She leaves j as survivors the husband, two small children, one sister of Denver, Colo., several sister-in-laws and brother-in laws and friends. Mrs Walker had been sick for quite a long time. The funeral was held in Quinn Chapel A. | M. E. church Sunday at 3 P. M. Rev. j M. C. Knight preached. A large crowd of relatives and friends paid last re spects to the deceased. Out-of-town relaive® were: Mrs. Eva Kimons, Mus : kogee, Okla.; Mrs. E. D. Walker, Mrs. i Oliver Akers, Horton, Kans., and Mr. > A. T. Walker, St. Joseph, Mo. The i | husband and relatives have our sym I pathy in their hour of bereavement. _ E. J. Griffin has been confined to ! his home with illness. ——— Mrs. Rosa Adair and Mr. Wm. Scott are reported 111. — Mr. Cbas. Scott was up from Bea trice last week and was raised to a Master Mason’s degree in Lebanon I Lodge No. 3, A. F. and A. M., last ; Tuesday night. Grand lecturer, P. A. Booth of Hastings, made his annua! | visit and gave the craft a most ex : eellent lecture. He also congratulated Lebanon on their fine work as Master Masons of Nebraska and lt« Jurisdic tion. A fine luncheon was partaken of, and Impromptu addresses were listened to from G. M. R. H. Young, Grand Lecturer P- A. Booth and oth ers. Master Masons, take notice! II Election of officers next Tuesday ! night. Services at Mt. Zion Baptist church Sunday were enjoyed in praise and covenant in the forenoon; a fine ser mon by the pastor, Rev. H. W. Botts, at night, and sacrament was partaken of by quite a crowd of members. The Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. were fairly attended. To all Baptist churches and missions of Nebraska: The New Era Baptist association and its auxiliaries con vene in Mt. Zion Baptist church, Lin coln, Nebr., next Monday, June 9-15, at 9 a. m. H. W. Botts, pastor. The L. L. Kensington Club enter tained themselves Thursday with a covered dish luncheon at the home of Mrs. White. The members each brought their favorite dish of food and it proved to be a highly enjoyable meeting. The hostess serving the desert. The new work of bead mak ing was taken up by 'he club under the supervision of the art instructor, Mrs. C. C. Chrisman. Next meeting with Mrs. Dean, when Mrs. Sara Walk er will address the club describing her recent eastern trip. The vacational school for children will open at Quinn Chapel Monday, June 9, a*. 9 o’clock in the morning. Every enterprising parent should send their children to this school. A pageant will be presented by the children at tending the school et the close on July 26. The Minnehaha Camp Fire Girls are planning to camp at Crete in their cabin “Uneeda Rest”. We are grate ful to Lincolnites for making this trip possible. I CHICKEN I ! DINNER | EVERY SUNDAY ? At 2210 O Street % ;; MEALS 40 CENTS f ' . BEVERAGES OF ALL KINDS ? < > Sacred Mutlc All Day Sunday y Blzer & Blzer, Prop*. y :: CORN HUSKER CAFE ? LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Miss Dorthy Bpent the week end in Beatrice attending the graduaton of Mias Casmon from the Beatrice high school. The spring party given by Mr. Har old Jones was & most delightful af fair. The music was all to be desired, the beautiful costumes and unusual number of young people made an en joyable evening. Misses Frances Hill, Cleopatra Ross, Anita Miller and Helen Nichols are graduating from high school. We con gratulate them. Mr. Thomas Watts was in the city enroute to his home In Fremont from a visit to Fort Scott, Kan. Esther Day services were observed at Quinn Chapel Sunday night by Order of Eastern Star. Rev. M. C. Knight giving an inspiring address on Esther. DIPLOMAT FROM EGYPT ADMIRES YANKEE WOMEN Not Surpassed Anywhere, He Say% but in His Heart He Is Lover of Open. Wnshlngton.—A man from the des ert has forsaken the great barren spaces for the whirl of Washington social and diplomatic life. But for A. M. Hassaneln Bey, first secretary of the Egyptian legation, the moonlight nights, sandstorms and hardships of the desert are more at tractive than the elaborate ballrooms and colorful receptions which are in separable adjuncts to diplomatic life In America. Hassaneln Bey Is one of Egypt’s fa vorite sons. While only In his thirty fourth year, he has won distinction as a soldier, athlete, adventurer, scholar and horseman. He is a true Egyptian and his love for the desert and for his people is profound. If you were to meet Hassaneln yon would see a young man of medium height, slender and wiry of body. A neat black mustache, a pair of pierc ing jet eyes and a head of neatly groomed, coal-black hair give his lean, ollve-complexloned face the stamp of oriental romance. His four years at Oxford university are reflected in his speech. His Eng lish Is as nearly perfect as his native language. He Is now writing a book in the English language of his adven tures In trekking across more than 5,000 miles of desert waste. Hassaneln is the best swordsman in Egypt. Each day you may find him practicing with his Instructor at the Racquet club, preparing himself for competition In the Olympic games. Aside from this, his skill with his hands, keen sight and speed make him a feared opponent with boxing gloves. He Is fond of boxing and played hockey while In England. He loves horses—but best of all his Baraka, a chestnut horse, which be considers the best in his native land for desert travel. Most of all he loves adventure. ! “It’s more or less Inherent in every one of us.” "I am favorably Impressed with America and her people," he said. "1 admire American women. They are very energetic and seem much inter ested In community work. I don't think they are surpassed anywhere.” IHHt******************“»HHHMt Di*coverer of the First Vitamine Ever Crystallized SHHHHH*-**** it * iHHHHHHHHHHHHHI I Dr. Walter H. Eddy, who discovered i the flrat vltamlne that has ever been crystallized as an Individual corn pound. Asked if this means capsule food, he said, “I hope not, for It will take the Joy out of life." Vltamines were never seen, but their absence was known to be the cause of scurvy, berl-berl and many other pernldons diseases. --- . g Finds a $500 Diamond 4 in a $2.04 Chicken | fi Gloversvllle, N. Y.—John An- 2 6 tlllo, a local barber, made a g X proflt of $497.96 through the pur- 2 2 chase of a chicken for $2.04— g X and his deal was perfectly legltl- 2 jj mate. 2 He purchased the chicken at 4 | jl a market and, while cleaning 2 X the crop, out rolled a diamond 4 J estimated to be worth $500. •5 The “home town” of the 4 2 chicken Is not known, it having 2 iji arrived alive as part of a ship- g X ment from various parts of the 4 II state. g 0222222222$H92002222<r222222< ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH O. J. Burckhardt, Pastor. Quarterly meeting will be held Sun day. Presiding Elder Hicks will preach the sacramental sermon at 3 o’clock in the afternoon. Last Sunday night the Rev. Dr. Smoot of Birmingham, Ala., preached an excellent sermon. EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ST. PHILIP THE DEACON Next Sunday being Whit-Sunday or the Feast of Pentecost, a high festival of the Church, there will be appropri ate services. Holy communion 7:30 8. m.; sung eucharlst with sermon at 11: evensong and sermon at 8 o’clock. Church school or Sunday school af 10 a. m. John Jr. and Harrold Adams, stir dents at the Nebraska State Univer sity, are home for the summer vaca tion. THE PURPOSE OF THE COLORED COMMERCIAL CUT OF OMAHA The purpose of the Colored Cotnmer eial Club i« to co-operate in civic and commercial enterprises among the colored people of Omaha; to foster a better relation between the colored and white business houses. The Colored Commercial Club is an organization that undertakes civic and commercial work on a large scale. Despite tbe fact that the club has been crltized very7 severely and un warrantedly, it ha« striven to keep the ideals and principles for which it was organized foremost in mind. It has not allowed the criticisms to dis courage but rather to maintain its purpose. As Illustration of practical accom plishments of the Club, it has placed one hundred and eighty7 colored per sons In Jobs In the past month, which to every fair minded person speaks for itself. Very often people come to the office with letters and papers from their respective homes indicat ing they are good citizens and worthy of good Jobs. The Club has secured these people desirable homes, good Jobs and assisted them In many ways that an individaul regardless of his standing could not do. This is em phasized, because of the many activi ties o. the Colored Commercial Club, this is one of the greatest. It is the duty of the Colored Com mercial Club to foster civic spirit as is true of many other clubs and or ganizations of business and social na ture throughout the city. The Club is a meeting place for organizations of social uplift, a place where the colored business men can hand to gether for the good of the race and Omaha at large. The Colored Com mercial Club is the logical place to carry on this kind of work. The officers of the Club are as fol lows: Nathaniel Hunter, president; R. L. Williams, commissioner; Dan Dea dlines, treasurer. The activities of the Club are car ried on by committees consisting of from three to seven members. They are as follows: legislation and Municipal Affairs— Rev. John Albert Williams, chairman. Publicity and Convention—H. J. Pinkett, chairman. Charities, Hospital and Public Health—Dr. R. C. Riddle, chairman. Boys Work—Chairman to be ap pointed. Membership—C. H. Spriggs, chair man. Entertainment, Music, Good Fellow I ship—Chairman to be appointed. Real Estate, Insurance, Housing— Dr. D. W. Gooden, chairman. Ways and Means—T. P. Mahammitt, chairman. Retail Trade and New Business— A. F. Peoples, chairman. Finance—Rev. Russel Taylor. House Committee—H. W. Williams, chairman. It will be seen that the purpose and aim of the C. C. C. Is to unify racial efforts for advancement and uplift. The Club invites all who be lieve in Buch unification and eo-opera tion to membership. R. L. WILLIAMS, Commissioner. rx-x~x*x~x~X"*<~x-x~x-x-!-| SIX ROOMS and DOUBLE ;j; GARAGE £ Strictly modern six-room home, all on one floor. Well located. Just off busy Twenty-fourth street cor ner. Besides a good home this y property has fine speculative value y for business property. Price $4,500, y on easy terms. Evenings call TED Y PITKIN, IIArney 7540 Y £ METCALFE CO. | •{• ATIantlc 5415 203 South 19th St. % £ I •.••X"X"X"X~X"X"X"X"X~X"X"X"S j: Seeds, Plants | $ and Shrubs f X Starting this week we will have J •j* a complete line of BLOOMING X *j* PLANTS for bedding, boxes and X I X vases, hanging baskets for the T V porch filled to order FRESH X STOCK DAILY assures you of get- V y ting the best. X T We still have a good assortment y X of HARDY SHRUBS to close out Y y at your own price. X X Remember, we carry a full line y $ of GRASS. VEGETABLE and X X FLOWER SEEDS of the highest jj* X quality. Y •j* OUR POLICY: “Once a Customer •j* Always a Customer" tj! | Home | | Landscape Service $ 24th and Cuming !j! $ Telephone JAckson 5115 $ it i •X-X~X~X~X“X“X~X~X~X~X“X~X. I. LEVY DRUGGIST DRUGS, DRUG SUNDRIES. CIGARS. CANDY AND SODA Let us deliver you a pint of our Famous Malted Milk In sanitary Seal-TIte bottle, 20c. Made Fresh. Web. 5802 24th and Decatur *X“X"X~X~X~X~X-X“X“X"X~X"X $ FOR SALE $ y We have several five and six- X X room bouses for sale on small y y payments. Call i $ ENTERPRISE REAL ESTATE $ $ COMPANY '{• £ 1128 North 24th Street X 1 TEL WEBSTER 4650 $ | X x~x**-x~x~x»x--x~x*-x~x»x~x~> Nebraska Civil Rights Bill Chapter Thirteen of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, Civil Rights—Enacted in 1893: Sec. 1. CIVIL RIGHTS OF PERSONS. All persons I within this state shall be entitled to a full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities j and privileges of inns, restaurants, public conveyances, barber shops, theatres and other places of amusement; subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to every person. Sec. 2. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF PRECED ING SECTION. Any person who shall violate the fore going section by denying to any person, except for rea sons of law applicable to all persons, the full enjoyment of any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges enumerated in the foregoing section, or by aiding or inciting such denials, shall for each offense be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, and pay the costs of the prosecution. “The original act was held valid as to citizens; i barber shops can not discriminate against persons on ' account of color. Messenger vs. State, 25 Nebr., Page 677. N. W. 638.” ’ * "A restaurant keeper who refuses to serve a colored person with refreshments in a certain part of his res taurant, for no other reason than that he is colored, is civilly liable, though he offers to serve him by setting ; a table in a more private part of the house. Ferguson vs Gies, 82 Mich. 358; N. W. 718.” our Eyes! \ em Now! £ Your K>” ; '& te | ild Glasses X ed X 5 I :wis j I Parker Sts. X 2042 I HILL-WILLIAMS DRUG ;; l COMPANY :: k FOUNTAIN PENS—STATIONERY \ \ ^ aGARS and CANDY ;; I Eastman Kodaks and Suppliss Y 2402 Cuming Street | r-~« ... LE BRON ® GRAY ELECTRICAL WORKS Expert Electrical Engineers Motor*, Generator*, Meetric Elevator* Repair a. 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ALL WORK GUARANTEED BENJAMIN & THOMAS Phone Web. 5084—1415 No. 24th ' •.'"X < •: •j-X'X-X-X-X-XK-XK-.-vv'i j EMERSON’S LAUNDRY | ¥ The Laundry That Suita All l \ 1301 No. 24th St. Weh. 0820 J •X":"X-X'v-:»:x~:~:.<~v><~F>e. v-x-vv<"X":-x-:"}-v»»w»H4»»» || PHONE JACKSON 0844 !! ¥ E. A. N I E L S E N ! ; | UPHOUSTERING CO. <; SHOP—FURNITURE 1 ! Y REPAIR AND REFINISHINO i ¥ Box ®Pr*n0 amt Mattrcs* Work ' 1 J 1913-15 Cuming St., Omaha, N*br. I ! ? H. A. CHILES A CO. J; % funeral directors and ” .}! LICENSED EMBALMERS • « 4 Chapel Phone, Web. 7133 < > X Re*. Phone, Web. 6849 ! ! £ 1839 No. Twenty-fourth St. '<’> Bonds Furnished »o Reliable PeraaM NOTARY PUBLIC IN OFFICE PHONES: Re*., Wab. 6613; Offiae, At. 9194 Re*. 2863 Binney St. NOAH W. WARE ATTORNEY and COUN8ELO* AT LAW HOURS: 9 A. M. to 12:00 Noon; 1:M P. M. to 6:80 P. M. Kaffir Bile. 817 No. 16th St. Omaha 1