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__ __ I THE MONITOR I A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS OK COLORED AMERICANS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA. NEBRASKA, BY THE MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2. 1916. at the Postoffice at Omaha. Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1679 THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. .. Editor W W. MOSELY, Lincoln, Neb____ Associate Editor LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS --Business Manager j SUBSCRIPTION RATES, *2.00 A YEAR; *1.26 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application j Address. The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEbster 4243 W ■ - • ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE jl ;; UNITED STATES ! Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged 1. All persons bom 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 5 ' > state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the ;j privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor "i ;; shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- ^ • • erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person ;• II within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. < i < ♦♦♦>*<^>«X"W*’X“X~X~X“X~X~X~X~X“X~X~X*<*^,X“X~X~X~:~X~X~X~: PROMOTE PULLMAN PORTERS RECENTLY the Pullman company named one of its cars in honor of a por ter, Oscar Daniels, who was killed in a wreck. Daniels, who might have saved j himself had he shirked duty, lost his life j in trying to save the lives of passengers on his car. Dangerously injured himself, he directed the doctors' attention to a lit tle girl urging medical attendance upon her first. All through Daniels showed himself to be a man, and the tribute to his memory paid by the Pullman company is a gracious and appreciated honor. We, hope, however, that this action upon the part of the Pullman company is hut the earnest of better recognition for its faith ful and intelligent employees of color. Daniels' act is not an isolated one. Sim iliar devotion even unto death of humble Negro Pullman porters will be found in the records of the company. And yet. despite this fact and the enviable reputa tion that Pullman porters have earned for intelligent, efficient and faithful service, the Pullman porter has been forced to remain a porter. No promotion for him seems possible. He sees white men. in some cases intel lectually his inferior, for many Pullman porters are men of liberal education, pro moted to executive and administrative posi tions while he, however competent, if he remain in the employ of the Pullman com pany for fifty years, must be content to be a porter. Not that this is not an honorable calling, but in every calling there should be held out to men the possibility of pro motion. We hope, therefore, that the hon ors bestowed upon its porteTS for distin guished service by the great Pullman com pany may not be confined to posthumous honors, but may be extended to the living in some substantial promotions in selected meritorious cases which will manifest a spirit of justice upon the part of this great public-serving corporation and prove an inspiration to that large group of men who strive so earnestly to deserve faith fully the company which gives them em ployment by rendering courteous and ef ficient service to its patrons—the Pullman porter. THE NEGRO CRIMINAL EVERY criminal, black or white, is a liability upon the community and the sooner he is apprehended and punished by due process of law the better it is for the community and for society. Unfortunately the black race suffers more from its crim inal element than the white race does from its criminal element. The reason is this the deeds of the white criminal are looked upon as purely individual They are charged to the individual, not to his rare. But the deeds of the black criminal are regarded, in the popular mind, not as , individual but as racial. The race is charged with it. Of course this is abso lutely unjust and unfair. Thoughtful and broad-minded men of the other race, of whom there are not a few. admit this in justice and inveigh against it, but at the same time, by a mental attitude which it is hard to understand the popular white mind seems to regard crime by a black man, as racial, and worse than a crime of the same nature fry a white man. “A Ne gro bandit”, emphasis upon “Negro” rather than upon “bandit”, as generally played up by the daily press in most commun ities—although, fortunately, the daily | press of Omaha is showing improvement in j this respect—seems to be considered s<> ] much worse than “a white bandit.” The daily press, wittingly or unwitting ly, contributes to this strange psychology by stressing the race of the individual, it he belongs to the black race, rather than the crime. The self-respecting, law-abid ing colored citizen suffers from the re flection cast upon him by the few criminals of his race in way that the white citizen does not, from his. Therefore, we are more deeply interested in seeing that crim inals of our race are apprehended and brought to justice than the white citizen is. We hope, therefore, that the alleged .Ne gro criminals who have been committing crimes in this community recently, such as burglaries, holdups, murders and other crimes, be speedily apprehended, tried and sentenced. We insist, however, that they be regarded and treated simply as crim inals or as persons accused of crime, with out extenuation of their offense, or mag nifying of their crime because of their race or color. A WHITE WAY FROM CUMING TO LAKE NORTH Twenty-fourth street is rapidly becoming an important business street. The merchants and business men of that vicinity need to wake up. Other sections of the city are asking for improved lights. They are getting them. North Twenty fourth street can have improved lighting, and heaven knows it is badly needed, if the merchants and business men will unite, get busy and go after them. The Negro and Jewish merchants and business men, who are vastly in the maj ority in that section are too easily satis fied. An attractive and well-lighted street will prove a valuable business asset. The Monitor will lead the fight for better lights on North Twenty-fourth, a white way from Cuming to Lake, and we will win it. if the business men and property owners in that section will back us up. Here then is the slogan, “A White W ay from Cuming to Lake.” Let us get busy and get it be for the American Legion Convention. NEWS OF ZION BAPTIST CHURCH An encouraging number greeted Super intendent Lewis on time for the Sunday School services. The subject of the les son was, “The Epistle of James.” James 1:19-27. The superintendent gave an in teresting review of the lessons. Rev. W. F. Botts gave a few remarks in which he said, “The people of Omaha should put on contests and other activities to encour age the young people. We have young people who are able to enter any contest." At the 11 o’clock services a number of visitors were present. At 6:15 the B. Y. P. U. met. After the lessons and reports of the classes, the Busy Bees rendered a program. Miss Col lens, the new Girls Reserve Y. W. C. A. secretary, was a visitor and gave an ad dress. At the night service Rev. W. F. Bolts preached and the Lord’s St.pper was ad ministered. Miss Thelma Norris, Reporter. ;; THE NEGRO’S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE | A moment’s thought will easily convince open-minded $ ! I persons that the contribution of the Negro to American < > ) nationality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from < > I > negligible. No element of American life has so subtly and 1 > • > yet clearly woven itself into warp and woof of our thinking < • > and acting as the American Negro. He came with Hie first • • • | explorers and helped in exploration. His labor was from < > <« the first the foundation of the American prosperity and < ‘ > the cause of the rapid growth of the new world in social and * > ; economic importance. Modern democracy rests not simply < • on the striving white men in Europe and America but also ;; on the persistent struggle of the black men in America for < ;; two centuries. The military defense of this land has do- < * ; pended upon Negro soldiers from the time of the Colonial ; ; wars down to the struggle of the World War. Not only does ; ; the Negro appear, reappear and persist in American litera ; ; tare but a Negro American literature has arisen of deep ; significance, and Negro folk lore and music are among the < I choicest heritages of this land. Finally the Negro has played ! ; a peculiar spiritual role in America as a sort of living, ; > breathing test of our ideals and an example of the faith, < ! hope and tolerance of our religion—Du Bois, “The Gift of i ; ; Black Fefc.” AUNT MANDY'S OBSERVATIONS Gives Some Homely But Sensible Advice. “Does you all know.” said Aunt Mandy with her usual decisive tone, “why you all has sech dem—may de 1-awd fergive me fo’ dat nigh cuss wurd dat ‘scaped me—poor lights long Twentyfouth street, does you all know?” “Why, rial’s easy. I’m ’sprised \'ou smawt. high flutin’ eddycated folks aint done seen it, long Yoah dis. Use realy ’sprised at you all. It’s dis away; our City 'Mishnarys. what run dis man's town, don't know dat. you wants betlah lights. How is dey goin' to know 'less you tell 'em? You all don't notice dent fine gen nernen runnin' roun in droves, or druven ’ronn in deah aubilies. stravagantly spend in’ de c it Yens' money for gasoline, jes to ask de people, an’ ’specially you all. what dey wants, 'cept jes fore 'lection, does ye?” \unt Mandy paused as though challeng ing any one to dispute her. “Cos not”, she resumed. “ 'Den dat’s de fuss reason. Nobody don’t get nuthin’ ’cept dey asks fer it, an’ heap a time dey don't even git what dey asks fer; but dey’s ntoah li’ble to gc what dey asks fer, then dey is ef dey dnan make der requeses known. De good book se*, '.Make yer reques’ known, an’ how folks, what doan do what de Bible tells 'em ’specks to git "long passes my hension. "Den dey sees you all so contented, sense ye make no fuss, dal dey nntullv jes’ naluliy argufy an’ you all knows dem City ’Mishnarys am great argufyers, ’spec ially Mayah Dahlman an' Dan Butiah dey argyfies dis away, now heah me, wif all dem "shines' an' Israelites, ha, ha, ha! der's ’lumination nuff out dat a way now. While dey all am jokin’ good natudly ’bout de ‘shines' an’ de Israelites de street remains dahk, an' outhahs gets ’lectrum lights, big purty ones, an' whatevah else dey wants. An’ you all can get de same, ’cause dem City "Mishnarys, what runs de town, want to tote faih; an" even ’ef dey didn’t dey all have a powehful hankerin’ aftah votes.” Aunt Mandy paused, drew a long breath as if to add emphasis to what she was about to add, and said. “Now you all lisen ’spressly to dis. Heah me? You all jes go down an' see dem City ’Mishnarys, 'bey de Bible which say, 'Make youh reques' known.' Say Mayah Dahlman and City Mishnarys, we wants you to 'stall 'nuff, purty two-branch new fangled ’lectrum lights, ’bout sixt\ foot apaht long both sides uv Twenty-fouth street between Cumin’ an’ Lake to "lumin ate it lak a reglaht white way. It’s not necessary to 'splain why bet tali 'lumina tion am needed. Dem 'Mishnarys bein' good polyticbeners. will understand, an you all will git dem 'lectrum lights." LINCOLN NEWS Mr. R. W. Walker, his children and sister. Mrs. Mays, motored to Missouri last week. Mrs. L. Kenney and Mrs. M. Worden are reported convalescent. Praise and covenant meeting were en joyed by a goodly number at Mt. Zion Baptist church Sunday morning; and preaching by the pastor and communion in the evening. Other services were held at usual hours. The week's carnival closed Saturday with a fair success. Miss Cleopatra Ross entertained Misses Jewell, Dorris, Casmon, Mable Scott, and Messrs. Henry Scott and W. Duncan, all of Beatrice, Nrbr.. Sunday. Are you thinking of paying up? You must do so, if you expect to get the Monitor. Miss Fredonia Cooley is home from Kansas City, kans.. spending vacation with her folks. Master Masons, Take Notice—The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Nebraska and jurisdiction will convene in Ml. Zion Bap tist church, Lincoln, August 18 to 21. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bush and family are moving to Kansas City soon. General class and sacrament services were held at Quinn Chapel Sunday a. m.: at night, sermon by the pastor. Other services were regularly carried out. We are glad to know the job left by Mr. Clyde W'. Malone at the Lincoln State National bank has been accepted by Mr. Sidney Thomas. Mrs. Alma Wiley, Mrs. J. W. Cooley and Miss Fredonia Cooley motored to Omaha last Wednesday. Mrs. Nellie Maston is home after a pleas ant visit with parents and friends in Keo kuk, Iowa. C. C Stith is reported able to be up and around home. Miss Alma Webster, Mrs. Julia Banks and Mrs. H. Love of Omaha were house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Dean at 1310 A street the past week. Mrs. Dean entertained ten young ladies at a theatre party Thursday afternoon at Lincoln The atre, complimenting he guests. On Wed nesday night Mr. and Mrs. Dean gave a delightful house pasty in honor of her guests and Mr. and Mrs. C W. Malone. On Friday evening Miss Helen Colley gave a six o’clock dinner, honoring the Omaha ladies and Mr. and Mrs. C W. Malone. Covers were laid for twelve. Mr. and Mrs. C. Wilbur Malone left Saturday for Detroit, Mich., where they will locate for the future. Wo are sorry to lose the conscientious race workers, but it is to their advantage. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Huff and Mrs. Eva Lyons went to Warrensburg, Mo., to visit relatives, after which Mr. and Mrs. Huff -k ■ will locate in St. Louis, Mo. Another good couple to be missed in our city. Tht Shriners and Troubadours gave an enjoyoble basket surprise dinner to Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Malone at Masonic* Hull Friday night. A splendid time was had by all. The Troubadours are sorry to lose the assistance of this couple. Mesdames E. J. Griffin and K. Adair are home from the Western convention. They also bring back splendid reports of a successful session. Mrs. George Hollinget1 is reported ser iously ill at her home on Peach street. — Mrs. Harry Kuggs is visiting her hus band in Kansas City for a few days. • , WOULD IT AROUSE A RED HAIR PREJl DICE? (Northwestern Christian Advocate) On a recent morning a newspaper reader : of our acquaintance discovered two items of news in the only paper he thinks he can afford to take. One item told that a student of Mich igan university, DeHart Huhhard by name, had smashed the world’s record in the running broad jump with a leap of 25 feet 10% inches. Another told of an attack on a store keeper by a thief, who shot and wounded him, and then made off with the contents of the cash register. The day In-fore, the same newspaper i reader had heard a highly-training choir i in one of Methodism’s most famous : churches as it sang with exquisite tender ness a pleading and wistful composition, i “Listen to the Lambs." Now it happens that the athlete was a Negro, the robber was a Negro, and the composer of the music was a Negro. The | point is that this was mentioned only once. Guess when? We have no more objection to the fact of his race being told when a Negro goes wrong than we should have if the paper j gave similar information where a Jew. a Vermonter and a Czechoslovak were im plicated. But we do wonder why it should seem necessary at one time and not at an 1 other? Neither do we ask that a Negro com poser shall be announced as such. It is enough that he is a musician. But if “Negro" must always go on the debit side of the account, fair play sug gests that the credit side might also use the word. These reflections may throw a modest ray of light on the general opinion that Negroes are lawless far beyond the aver | age of races. He was an observant man who said, "In six months I could make this country a j most uncomfortable place for red-headed men if I were permitted, whenever a red i headed man happened to become a law breaker, to state in the newspapers that he had red hair; always supposing that the hue of every other lawbreaker's hair should never be mentioned.” Especially, we venture to add. if when I ever a red-headed man did anything praise worthy, all reference to his red-headednes* ; were studiously avoided. A World of Bar going in Our August Clearance I GRANDS, PLAYERS and UPRIGHTS Below Actual Cost P_ Here is a sal. mat a ill be remembered long after others are for ,o ten a sale that offers group after group of the world's finest pianos slightly soiled thiough demonstrations, returned from rental I. W fr“l,OD.0f U,Pir ae,ual C08t- rtoD,t think because the price me T he8e ln8,runl,,,lt8 good-ln fart, many of them are -upermr to new Instruments offered at a higher price Come, look 1 m 0Vf‘r- "e|l arrange terms to suit you. They MUST be sold. , Terms as Low as $5.00 DOWN j PIANOS . $279[ PIANOS $98.00|| I SEE THESEBAROAINS i! UPRIGHTS GRANDS *200 Clough & Warren -$89 $1,000 Chlckerlng & Son...*330 St STS Av'nm"' *. *300 Wellltigion .$140 ,1'200 Kurtzman .$960 I *325 Sobraer .$148 $1,750 A. B. Chase.$990 1350 l.udwig .*198 $1,850 Mason & Hamlin $1,100 *400 (.abler ...$228 n Riainwav as ios f 5150 Bush & Cane.$238 ,1,B76 h el"Way . *50o Chickerlng .$245 REPRODUCING GRAND8 *500 Kranlch & Bach.$268 AND UPRIGHT8 600 Kunzman . $298 •SO0 Hardman .$398 $1,300 8teck Duo-Art. *775 PLAYERS *1.250 Clndman & Sons ■600 Knabe . $287 Cr,<;0 . 6875 i.135 Artemis . $298 $1,850 Emerson Celco.$985 600 Culbransen . *357 $3,000 Hardman Welte ..$2,250 Scbmoller& JTlucllcr Piono Ca ^ ff{finer, l/BHI tj HU M U Ds^s Street - . -Omaha ... . N.kr Read “Aunt Mandy’s Observations”, a new feature published in this issue. Mrs. Isaac Bailey leaves Tuesday for Akron, Ohio, where she will visit her son, Robert Terrell. Mrs. Bailey expects to be' gone for about three weeks. Mrs. Janies Hill and son, Janies Hill 3rd, of Kansas City, Mo., are visiting at the home of Mrs. Essex Williams, 2860 Lake street. Under the management of James j Hill, ^ program will be broadcasted from WOAW Tuesday night, August II, at 9 o’clock. Persons participat ing in the program are Clarence Des dunes, Miss Doris Jones, Mrs. W. N. Jones, concert pianist, and James Hill. Buy a Hone! ! QUIT PAYING RENT! 1 have a number of bargains . ; in homes, 5, 6 and 7 rooms, well | j ! located; am able to sell at $250 • : ; and up; balance monthly like ' ! rent. ' j Here Are Some Bargains; 1 ] ; 5 rooms, modern, paved street, ; 1 near car line, $2,850; $250 ■ ! cash; balance $27.50 per mo. ] I ! 6 rooms, modern, garage for . ] two ears, south front, paved ] street, $3,750; $300 cash, bal- ' I ance $30 per month. ■ / ] E. M. DAVIS REAL ESTATE We. 6178 1702 North 26th St. 1 J 'AMWyyyMyWMAAAAAAAAAAAAAAf _I DREAMLARR CAFE Opened Sunday, March 29, in the Jewel Building, 24th and Grant Streets. —SERVING— Ice cream, candies, soft drinks, sodas, and home cooked meals. THOMPSON & TAY1A>R, Proprietors FOR RENT—Strictly modern, fur nished rooms in private home. With in one block of two car lines. Call WEbster 4162. IEVER-STRATE HAIR DRESSING Spend Treatment for Bobbed Hair MRS. C C. JOHNSON 1515 No. 26th St. Web. 1984 We handle a complete line of FLOWER, VEGETABLE, GRASS AND FIELD | SEEDS BULBS—For Spring and Fall Planting When in need of CUT FLOWERS don’t forget our Floral Department, as we have a com plot seasonable assortment. STEWART'S SEED AND FLOWER SHOP 109 North 16th Street (Opposite Post Office) JAckaon 3285 Quality Meats Poultry & Fish i The Kind You Like and Always Get from Jas. A. Riha Successor to I* rr<l \\. Marsh 4 Ca. 2003 Cuming—JAckaon 3844 ^ ! “The Fire in ! I The Flint” 1 I | £ The Great Race Novel of the Day | | By | I WALTER F. WHITE £ 7 _ | £ 'Sf A thrilling story depicting race conditions in ths !: South. Z I t -X Critical book reviewers pronounce it a master- v '< •' piece. £ !! Should be read by EVERY AMERICAN, Black ^ ;; or White. X Y 1 —- 7 ; $2.50 A COPY | i • Y «i I; For Sale by The Monitor and the Omaha Branch ;; of the N. A. A. C. P. : ? 0 f t ?: 24th and Decatur St*. Phone WEbster 5M€ * I. LEVY, Druggist { FREE DELIVERY £ f f CENOL & MYERS AGENCY ? t l £ E ? YOU CAN HAVE THE KIND OF JOB YOU \ ARE LOOKING FOR | by listing your name and telephone number with £ O ALFRED JONES % Catering and Employment Office 1322 DODGE STREET AT ,547 % LET US PAY YU ^oj0 ON SAVINGS 1 -We Treat You Right STATE SAYINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATION 1 PATRONIZE THE STATE FIRRITME CO. I Corner 14th and Dodge Streets Tel. JACKSON 1317 1 ""‘g- mhiwck ana, j ♦♦♦MMOxiMmmttMtt**.f 11 ti a i n it 11 n n n Prescriptions I: 4 A GRADUATE REGISTERED PHARMACIST Is in charge of our Prescription Department at all times, j Y«nr .safety is guaranteed when you leave your prescriptions at our state. i i «i « I, Peoples Drug Store 24th and feAine Streets WEbster 0121 I _ - * > * (i ***************....