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| the monitor I A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS OP COLORED AMERICANS___ PUBLISHED EVERT FRIDAY AT OMAHA NEBRASKA, BY THE MONITOR IUELIBHINQ COMPANY_ EMarad M Saeond-ClAaa MAI Matter July 2, 1915, at tbe Poatofftca at (■)■■>■ Habraata an4ar tha Aat a* Marah 2, 1279. THeIevTJOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS-A^TafEdlEJ W. W. MOSELY, Llncaln, Nab--— - M,M»r LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS- -- Bualneas Mai«aB«f SUBSCRIPTION RATES. SZ.M A YEAR; *1.® • MONTHS; 7Sc J MONTHS Advartlilng Rataa FumSAad Upon Appllcatlart Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEbster 4243 l - r>tttttU>tttt ttttttttttt tt^***^*************AAA*AA | ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE £ UNITED STATES £ 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 | ITnited States and of the State wherein they reside. No £ f state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the •{• X privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor Ij! £ 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 % % REFORMATION OR REVOLUTION _ 'J’HAT ABUSES have developed in both the major parties cannot be denied. That both the democratic party and the republican party are largely subservient to and influenced, if not absolutely controlled by, “preda tory wealth” will be frankly admitted by those who observe the trend of af fairs and believe in candor. This ac counts for the rising tide of insurg ency of which certain political leaders are the forerunners. There are ob vious reasons for the political discon tent which is agitating the country. It is folly to ignore it. This discon tent is the birthpang of a new order. This travail must issue in a new cre ature. What will it be, Reform or Revolution? Will the major parties so reform the abuses which have de veloped within them that they will re gain the confidence and loyalty of the masses and become in effect a new creature or will they be swept aside and an entirely new party come into being and power? Reform is better than Revolution, but some times re form can only come to pass through revolution. What will be the issue of the present political travail the fu ture alone will reveal. “SOME OTHER FELLOW” — I am dead, I want the doc tors to cut me open and see just what was the matter with me, because from my case they may be able to learn something that will help them to cure cancer in some other fellow.” This was what “Missouri Jack,” who died last week with cancer told his wife. His wishes were carried out. Whether the doctors learned from his case anything that may help them "cure cancer in some other fellow” we do not know. What we do know is that this man, suffering as he was, was animated by a lofty purpose when he expressed the desire that his case A PRAYER FOR DELIVERANCE FROM RACE 4 :: PREJUDICE 4 •; By Momey Williams (For the Associated Negro Press) J ‘ > /^V GOD, who hast made man in Thine own likeness and « ;: ( 1 who dost love all whom Thou hast made, sdffer us not, . < > ^ because of difference in race .color or condition, to ; > > separate ourselves from others, and thereby from Thee; but < I: teach as the unity of Thy family and the universality of . ‘ ’ Thy love. As Thy Son, our Savior, was bom ot an Hebrew ; :: mother and ministered first to His brethren of the House ; I: of Israel, but rejoiced in the faith of a Syro-Phoemcian wo- < I: man and of a Roman soldier, and suffered His cross to be . ; • carried by a man of Africa, teach «s, also, while loving and ; ! I serving our own, to enter into the communion of the whole < I! human family; and forbid that, from pride of birth and . ;; hardness of heart, we should despise any for whom Christ ; < > died, or injure any in whom He lives. Amen. ; * * * 5 ^ ^ “Original Klan”—“Are You Opposed to Negro Equality Both Social and Po litical?” Oh, no, these “100% Amer icans” are not after Negroes; not at all. Perish the thought. They are not opposed to Negroes. THE THIRD PARTY TAOES THE THIRD PARTY which is headed by Senator LaFollette offer any genuine advantage in polit ical matters over the old line parties? What do you think about it? SUMMER AND COAL TV7E HAVE HAD some exceedingly hot days lately. Wouldn’t it be fine if some inventive genius could can some of this surplus heat for fall consumption ? Well since such a mod em genius has not appeared, we sug gest that you get busy with the coal man. THE WHATNOT COLUMN (By Robert P. Edwards for The Asso ciated Negro Press.) What Mas the Shadrack Incident of 18511 One of the earliest incidents to arise under the fugitive slave law was that of Shadrack, a Negro em ployed in a Boston coffee house. Shadrack was arrested for having escaped fromi slavery, but as Massa chusetts had forbidden the use of her jails for fugitive cases the government authorities were obliged to detain their 'prisoner in the United States courtroom. Almost immediately a mob of Negroee broke into the build ing and rescued the prisoner and slipped him into Canada. Great ex citement vas caused in M'ashington. and five of the rescuers were indicted and tried, but the jury disagreed. The incident showed that the new law would be enforced with difficulty in Massachusetts in view of the fact that the rescuers had the whole support of “The Vigilance Committee”. Who Is Julias Rosenwald? On January 1, 1911, Mr. Julius Rosenwald, president of the Sears Roebuck Company of Chicago, made an offer of $25,000 to every city of the United States that would raise $75,000 for erecting a building for a j colored Men’s Christian Association. Up to the present time about twenty cities have accepted the offer and erected tbeir buildings. Upon being interviewed as to why he, a Jew in religion, as well as race, would offer such large sums to maintain Chris tians institutions, Mr. Rosenwald re I plied, “I believe the Young Men’s Christian Associations offer the best ! opportunity for an Investment in the interest of a fully rounded develop ! ment of young men and boys and see ping how little had been done for col 'ored men, I feel It my duty to furnish i a stimulus for a forward movement In ' their interest. Who Was Known as “Queen of the Pancake"? j “I’se in town, honey’’, for years has ■ been the byword in American house holds, and “Aunt Jemima”, a name to ■ be remembered wherever the pancakes flourished as the leading breakfast food, and all because Mrs. Nancy Green made the best cakes in the world. Mrs. Green, "Aunt Jemima”, was born in Kentucky in 1834, and coming to Chicago ag a nurse for the old Walker family attracted attention 1 as a cook, to the extent that a milling ' concern searched her out, obtained her pancake recipe and induced her to i make pancakes before the world, and [ for the edification of its palate in the great Chicago world's fair. She was a success and has since been known as “Queen of the Pancake”. “Aunt Jemima” was killed in an automobile accident In the autumn of 1923, and was buried from Olivet Baptist church, Chicago, the largest Baptist church in the world, and which organization she helped to found. Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Carey and family are visiting in Denver and Col orado Springs for a month. allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll | Do You Take a Race Paper? | | Subscribe Now for | 1 The Monitor I • — 1 $2.00 a Year | Z^Z ....... ' might furnish the medical profession with knowledge that would enable it to relieve others from suffering. It disclosed a love and an interest in hu manity which might well be emulated by others. In his pain and suffering “Missouri Jack” did not selfishly cen ter his thoughts upon himself, but he thought of “some other fellow”, who through his death might be saved the pai nand suffering which he had en dured and which baffled medical skill. Certainly this thoughtfulness of “some other fellow” was a manifestation of the Christ-like spirit. Surely we can all hope that from the case of “Mis souri Jack” the medical profession “may learn something that will help them to cure cancer in some other fellow.” FAIR WARNING As WE STATED last week we have sent out a number of letters and statements to out of town subscribers who owe for the paper. Failing to hear from these within the next week we will drop all such persons from our list. W'e have striven to be con siderate, but in many cases this does not seem to be appreciated. To pub lish a paper like The Monitor costs money and where we have generously extended credit we hope it will not be abused. DON’T BE FOOLED 1^0 AMERICAN of color should be ^ fooled by the hooded hoodlums whc say* the yare not opposed to Negroes They lie when they say so and know they are lying. Perhaps they don’t know they are lying, But simply haven’t brains enough to understanc that such a statement directly con tradicts their pledge to faithfully dc all things “for the eternal maintenance of WHITE SUPREMACY”, which, oi course, is to be interpreted in the light °f the Fifth “Interrogatory" of the WHAT OTHER EDITORS SAY * (From Tht Louisville Leader, Louisville, Kentucky.) The Woman's Challenge The woman who paid her member ship fee in the local N. A. A. C. P., after witnessing the outrageous treat ment of Missus Anthony and Taylor sets an example for every Negro who is not a member of that organization. This woman has at last got the kind of religion that millions of us sorely need. The scales have fallen from her eyes. She has been ushered by a most fortunate change brought about by a most unfortunate case— she has been ushered thereby out of darkness into light. She sees the truth. Our salvation lies in organized presentation of our case, in organized contest with injustice, in organized defense. This organized action must be intelligent, insistent, courageous, unselfish; it must have available the completest fads and be directed by the wisest counsel. This is Just the way the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is working at our tremendous problem. Every defunct local N. A. A. C. p. should be revived; every active local organization should increase its mem bership and eictivity, and in every place w’here there is no such organ ization one should be established. The hour for action has struck. The duty of salvation faces 15,000,000 Ne groes in America. OLD U. S. CLOTHES WORN BY SOUTH SEA ROYALTY — Apparel Given to King and Queen by American Worn on State Occasions. Port Angeles Wash.—A South Sea Island king and his consort still "strut" In some ancient garments an Ameri can navigator gave them 23 years ago. As the clothes are worn only on state occasions they are certain to last an other quarter century. In 1901, Capt and Mrs. Harry Thompson were married and set sail for a trading trip to the Palmerstone Islands In the South Pacific ocean, 2,000 miles from Sydney, N. S. W. Following a period of serious drought the 13 Islets of the group faced a food shortage at the time when Captain Thompson hove to. The schooner was met by a sampan bearing the king and queen, both begging pitifully for food and gifts of clothing. The royal Btoraachs were promptly filled, then the task of draping the weather-beat en shoulders of the honor guests. Long anxious to gain the confidence of these rulers, Captuln Thompson took the black, single-breasted coat, the wedding habit of the mariner, while Mrs. Thompson parted with her gray crepe gown bedecked with sil very spangles and passed them on to the royalty. For 20 years the Thompsons en joyed prosperous trading with the Is lands and almost from the day they befrfended the king the islnnds began to recover from the dry spells of sev eral years. Now there is a gigantic business with many countries for the Palmer stones produce every tropical fruit, pearls, coffee, tea, spices and coral. Recently the Thompsons, now re tired from sea-faring, again visited their South Sea friends. The king donned tl>e old coat, now frayed and with but few buttons remaining; the queen wore the old-fashioned spangled skirt, and thus arrayed entertained their company. Kills Eagle With a Six-Foot Spread Savannah, Ga.—Grouped around a large eagle that was brought to Sa vannah by B. Shuman, who killed It near his home at the Montgomery crossroads, about six miles from Sa vannah, a neat display has been made In a show window. The bird, which measures about six feet from tip to tip with wings out stretched, occupies the entire width of the window. At his feet Is draped , the American flag, >n which he stands, and In connection with this, dollar bills with the real American eagle stamped thereon are pasted on the window. Also other bills are to be seen bearing the picture of George Washington, father of the country of which the eagle Is emblematic. The fact that the eagle was killed In this vicinity Is considered as unus ual, as Is the window display. Mr. Shuman, who lives at Lanier's Park and Poultry farm, was at first fright ened when the big dork bird appeared ! In the sky over his porch. And about 1,000 chickens nearby were even more frightened. Shuman killed him with one shot from a considerable distance. From the size of the eagle’s claws and bill he looks fully capable of capturing and flying away with a’ good-alzed pig. Advertise in The Monitor! rSEEDsl :: OF KNOWN QUALITY f V v y Flower, Grass and Garden £ Seeds £ ' ■ Bulbs, Hardy Perennials tj! Poultry Supplies X <> -See Us for Your- X !! Fresh Cut Flowers |t !! Always on Hand ;r | Stewart’s Seed Store | ^ 119 No. 16th St.—Opposite ;; £ Postoffice — JA ckson 9977 ; | X"X~X~X~X~X*-X~X--X"X“X"X~:-*f MR. WATCHMAKER: You arc reading this ad. If your ad were here someone else would be reading it. I. LEVY DRUGGIST DRUGS, DRUG SUNDRIES. i CIGARS, CANDY AND SODA Let us deliver you a pint of our | Famous Malted Milk In sanitary i Seal-TIte bottle, 20c. Made Fresh. Web. 5802 24th and Decatur •x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xk-x-x-x-:* % t % DON’T NEGLECT YOUR •{• % FEET | X Corns Are Not Only Pain- y ful but Injurious to £ £ Health X | LET ME REMOVE THEM | | C. W. Holmes 1 x v, Chiropodist ;!• X 12 years’ experience x 2008 N. 23rd St. x“x«>-x-x~x-x~x-x-x~:~x~x~x~ 1? HILL-WILLIAMS DRUG $ COMPANY | FOUNTAIN PENS—STATIONERY ? CIGARS and CANDY Eastman Kodaks and Supplies •{• | 2402 Cuming Street $ r—................ LE BRON S GRAY ELECTRICAL WORKS Expert Electrical Engineers Motors, Generators, Electric Elevators Repairs. Armature Winding, Electric Wiring PHONE JACKSON 2019 116 South 13th St., Omaha rpHOROUGHLY worthy used furni ture of every description is offered I for sale at very reasonable prices in ; out warehouse, between the hours of |1 p. m. and 6 p. m. week days. 8th and Capitol Ave.—Orchard & Wilhelm Co. j »■»»«■»>»< >'>■» • m m ■< I Why Not L«t (jg Do Your SHOE REPAIR WORK Best material, reasonable prices. I ALL WORK GUARANTEED BENJAMIN & THOMAS Phone Web. 5084—1415 No. 24th j EMERSON’S LAUNDRY J £ The Laundry That Suits All £ x 1301 No. 24th St. Web. 0820 % I-———— Bonds Furnished to Reliable Persons NOTARY PUBLIC IN OFFICE PHONES: Res. Web. 6613; Office, Market 5354 Res. 2863 Blnney St. NOAH W. WARE ATTORNEY and COUNSELO* AT LAW HOURS: 9 A. M. to 12:00 Noon; 1:80 P. M. to 6:30 P. M. 2731 Q Street So. Side . “X-X-X'<X-<**X"X,<">*X-*X-*:**X"X" ; Phones: — Office, WE. 3667; ! 1 • Res., WE. 3888 \ 1: ! I JOHNADAMS ; ! I Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law | \ ! Practice in all Courts, State and Federal ; ; 1516 N. 24th St., Omaha, Neb. i > \ 1 CHICKEN I DINNER | X EVERY SUNDAY ;!; X At 2210 O Street ? X MEALS 40 CENTS ? •}• BEVERAGES OF ALL KINDS •{• Y Sacred Music All Day Sunday y Bizer & Bizer, Props. y •} CORN husker cafe % £ LINCOLN, NEBRASKA | < i i LET US PAY YOU §cjc ON SAVINGS -We Treat You Right STATE SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION j: 315 South l7th StreetKeeline Buiidint^ | □VWWWWVAVWiV^WWAWW^WflWN' >SS DRUG STORE j! st us serve you. Prompt, free delivery I; nd 2771 2306 No. 24th St. !; “Blood Will Tell” ORIGINAL THREE-ACT RACE DRAMA At St. John’s A. M. E. Church REV. W. C. WILLIAMS, Pastor j Friday Night, Aug. 8th Admission 25c * 1 I Western University | State Industrial Department ? “A School Noted for Christian Home Life” ■'{• :«: or b. s. Ij! INDUSTRIES: Agriculture, Domestic Art, Carpentry, Auto £ X Mechanics, Blacksmithing, Commercial Course with x Practical Banking, Domestic Science, Printing, Bn | gineering. Laundering, Millinery, Tailoring, Stock, Poul- £ X try Raising and Plumbing. ? i ATHLETICS: Football, Basketball, Track, Tennis and ;j* Physical Training. | £ Young men are trained in military tactics by an ex- X X perienced anny officer. X i - f X Industrial Students over 14 May Specialize Regardless £ X of Literary Grade ;{; SCHOOL OPENS SEPTEMBER 1, 1924 | £ For Information Write to: X ^ F. J. PECK, President £ X Western University Kansas City, Kansas X Nebraska Civil I Rights Bill Chapter Thirteen of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, I Civil Rights—Enacted in 1893: | Sec. 1. CIVIL RIGHTS OF PERSONS. All persons f within this state shall be entitled to a full and equal s. enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities | and privileges of inns, restaurants, public conveyances, I barber shops,'theatres and other places of amusement; | subject only to the conditions and limitations established f by law and applicable alike to every person. | Sec. 2. PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF PRECED- f ING SECTION. Any person who shall violate the fore- I going section by denying to any person, except for rea- 1 sons of law applicable to all persons, the full enjoyment | of any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or f privileges enumerated in the foregoing section, or by f aiding or inciting such denials, shall for each offense be s guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined in any sum not less : than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred I 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 I account of color. Messenger vs. State, 25 Nebr, Page I 677. N. W. 638." ' B j ‘A restaurant keeper who refuses to serve a colored I person with refreshments in a certain part of his res- I taurant, for no other reason than that lie is colored, is I < civilly liable, though he offers to serve him by setting I J a table in a more private part of the house. Ferguson vs. I Gies, 82 Mich. 358; N. W. 718." I