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The Monitor NEBRASKA’S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor __ $2.00 a Year—5c a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1925 ' Whole Number 544 Vol. XI—No. 24 I ■ ii MANY MEASURES AFFECTING RACE BEFORE CONGRESS - \ # The Anti-Lynching Bill Will Again Be Vigorously Pushed by Friends and Sharply Opposed by Enemies REPUBLICANS ARE IN CONTROL With Majorities in Both Houses Re publicans Have No Excuse for Side-Stepping Important Measures t - Washington, D. C.—During the present session of the sixty-ninth Congress, which convened Monday, December 7, many bills of special interest to colored people of this country, will be considered. In his message to Congress, Tuesday, President Gioldige covered the econom ic condition of the country comprehen sively and devoted one paragraph to say that th<5 Negro needed “sympathy.” The bills of vital interest to colored Americans is a hill which L. ^C. Dyer, Republican of Missouri, has introduced; to assure to persons within the jurisdic tion of every stair the equal protection of the laws and to punish the crime of lynching. ITte present Congress has a Republican majority' in both houses; bu^ there will be little chance of the Dyer hill becom ing a law. The klan has too many mem bers in both the House and Senate to pass that bill. This bill was killed in the 67th Congress by the Klan and it has more members in this, the 69lh, than it hail in the 67th Gmgress. A hill to provide for an Industrial Com mission is expected to be introduced. It will provide for a commission of five members, three of whom shall Ire color ed, to he appointed by the President The salaries would he $7,000 for the chair man and $5,000 for each of the four com missioners. This commission would study the econ omic sonditions and labor problems af v feeling the Negro; and try to formulate a policy of mutual understanding between the races. Representative Hood introduced a hill to erect a monument in Washington, to all the Negro soldiers and sailors of this country. It provides for an appropriation of $500,000 on the condition that a like sum he raised by popular subscriptions. A perplexing problem affecting tlie 118,000 colored residents of Washington, will he the Bill on Public Bathing F; ities. Clarence O. Sherrill, a Wilson hold over, from North Carolina, in charge of of buildings and grounds, is sure to op pose equal bathing facilities for all ci tizens of tlie Capitol. With a called meeting of the Trustee Board of Howard University for this month, to investigate Dr. Darker, the president, will bring the University in the limelight. Representative Louis C. Cramp ton will^ likely introduce a hill to feder alize Howard University. In the hear ings on this hill, the whole thing will come to light. In addition to the bills likely to he introduced there is possibility of appoint ments of colored men. The term of Judge R. If. Terrell as judge of the Municipal Court of tlie District of Columbia, will expire next April. He will hardly be re appointed. However, a colored lawyer may get this appointment, which requires Congressional confirmation. There is some possibility of Haiti re ceiving a Minister from this government. It is possible a colored man iftay get that, which requires confirmation also. The Agricultural Department, the Gvil Service Commission and the Treasury de partments should be entered by Negro appointees. As the Congressional elm* ion comes off next November, the Negro will keep a close eye on the first session of the 69th Gmgress and many votes will be made or lost accordingly. ■'CATHOLICS INDORSE MEMORIAL FOR SOLDIERS AND SAILORS Washington—(By the Associated Negro Press') A proposed national memorial to colored soldiers and sailors who have jriw'’ their Jives for their country in all wars from the Revolutionary to the World War, was indorsed by the Federation of Coluied Catholics of the United States which closed its Unit annual convention in this city Monday. Emphasis, during the convention, was laid upon the neces sity of colored Catholics individually do ing as much as tjiey could toward the im provement of the" condition of the race and the burden t^hich the Roman Catho lic Church bears because of the compara tively few Negroes who 'are members. The Rev. S. W. Turner of the Hampton Institute was elected president of the federation which next year will meet In this city again. GOVERNOR PINCHOT APPOINTS EDWARD W. HENRY, AS JUDGE -" - Hiila.—(Ily the Associated ' Negro Press) Governor Pinchot appointed Ed ward W. Henry as magistrate to preside over Magistrate Court No. 2, Wednesday. This is the court presided ov^r by the late Amos M. Scott, who had the distinc tion of being the first colored magistrate. Mr. Henry’s appointment is looked upon with favor by large numbers, and the Record (Philadelphia’s second largest pa per) commenting editorially upon his can didacy, referred to Mr.. Henry as being eminently fitted for the position. Mr. Henry is well-known throughout the state, and was for five years president of the famous Citizen's Republican Club, resign ing just a few months ago. He is active in fraternal and educational circles und has a large following. LOUISVILLE HOME BOMBED; N. A. A. C. P. OFFERS REWARD _ I The laruisville Branch of the National Association for the Advancement! of Col ored People, has posted a reward of $100 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons guil ty of bombing for the second time in less than two months on Thanksgiving morning, the home of Mr. and Mrs. U. G. Sayles. In posting the reward, Wil son Lovett, president of the Louisville Brunch of the Association, is quoted by the Louisville News as saying: "Louisville must uvoid anything like the Detroit situation. We want no rabid j race troubles here. Therefore the N. A. A. C. P. offers a reward of $100 for the arrest und conviction of the person or persons guilty of the outrage on the home of Mr. und M rs. Sayles. That is not such a laige sum but it is an evidence of our desire to keep the peace. Police officers whose duty it is to protect all citizens are welcome to the reward." The first dynamiting of the Sayles home occurred on Oct 11, when the neighboring home of A. S. Starks was also injured. The present bombing oc curred at about 4 o'clock in the^ morning und two neighbors saw a white man run ning from the scene. Mr. Sayles fired five shots at the fleeing figure. * MILS. BETHUNE ASKS CHANCE FOB COLORED STUDENTS Philadelphia—(By the Associated Negro Press) In an address liefore the large student body in the William Penn High School for Girls, Mrs. Mary McLeod Befthune, prominent in Women’s Club, educational and social service activities throughout the country, asked her liear ii-rs the majority of whom were white to give' their colored classmates not only a chance in the school-room, but she urged them to he reasonable with them and deal fairly with them in the after years. Mrs. Bethune believes that through edu cation in social ethics that will teach men and women to deal fairly and with a spirit of tolerance with the members of other races, much good can be done. Certainly declares Mrs. Bethune there will be less friction. Fully three thousand pupils, nearly all of whom are white heard the address, which was lwoll received. Mrs. Bethune is one of the few race women who have been privileged to ad dress the student body of William Penn. — DR. SWEET TO ADDREESS KAPPA PSI FRATERNITY CONVENTION Chicago, III.— (By the Associated Negro Press) According hi an announcement made by Attorney Earl B. Dickerson, Grand Polemarch of the Kappa Psi frat ernity, Dr. Ossian H. Sweet, Detroit, Mich igan, will be one of the speakers to ad dress the convention of the fraternity, which will be held in New York City, December 27-31. This convention, announced Attorney Dickerson, bids fair to exceed all others ni die history of the fraternity as to at tendance, drawing students and repre sentatives from the leading colleges and universities of America. Among the other prominent speakers will be Dr. Robert Bagnull, New York; Dr. M. O. Bouse field, president of the Liberty Life In surance Company, Chicago; Judge Wil liam H. Harrison, Chicago; Attorney T. C. Nutter, Charleston, W. Va.; Attorney R. M. Van Dyke, Topeka, Kans.; B. K. Armstrong, Kansas City, Mo.( Bishop R. C. Hansom, Philadelphia, and Bishop W. T. Vernon. The sessions will be held in Earl Hall, Columbia University. \ SUES SUGAR COMPANY FOR THIRTEEN THOUUSAND * New Orleans, La.,— (By the Associated Negro Press) Frank Craliam has sued the Henderson Sugar Refining Company for thirteen thousand dollars damages, claim ing injuries when a truck owned by the company knocked him from a bicycle and permanently injured him. PROMINENT SOUTHERNER W ARM FRIEND OF NEGRO CALLED AWAY BY DEATH By Special Request of the Deceased Made Prior to His Death Singers from St. Paul’s School Assist at Funeral Services __ - I Lawrenceville, Va., Dec. 14.—The funeral of Mr. Frank W. Davie took place yesterday. Mr. Davie was one of the best known white citizens and business men in the county, being at the time of his death president of the local telephone company, and inter ested also in other business ventures. Mr. Davie Vas a staunch friend and supporter of St. Paul Normal and In dustrial Scftool and was greatly inter ested in its work of uplift and its efforts to promote better race rela tions. A short while before his death he expressed a wish, in which his wife joined, that Archdeacon Russell and singers from St. Paul’s be invited to take some part at his funeral. He died Saturday morning. ’ Archdeacon Russell was in Norfolk to fill Sunday engagements in Norfolk and Hamp ton. At the request of the family he was wired to return as he was desired as a honorary pall bearer. Archdeacon Russell came up Satur day night and both he and his son, Rev. J. Alvin Russell, attended the funeral as honorary pall bearers. The funeral services were held at the house, the Rev. Mr. Gayle, pastor of theE. Church South, was the officiating minister. By request of Mrs. Davie a mixed sextette from St. Paul’s school sang two selections at | the house, “Beautiful Isle of Some where” and “Nearer My God to Thee” and ‘lead Kindly Light” at the grave. The incident is worth noting as showing the excellent race relations existing. The requests came entirely unsolicited by the school and were in the nature of a surprise. A large number of friends and business asso ciates of Mr. Davie were present and there seemed to be perfect ac quiescence in the arrangement. Mr. Davie was one of the best men in the county and was highly thought of by both white and black for his in tegrity, broad-mindedness and likable personality. It was the first time in the history of the county that Negroes had been known to act as pall bearers at a white funeral or Negro singers to appear. It is another incident that shows that it is possible for the races to live together in peace, harmony and good feeling. I - ■ " ■ .. St. Louis, Mo.,— (By the Associated Ne gro Press) The Rev. Noah Wellington Williams, pastor of the St. Paul A.M.E. Church, the largest church at the con nection in the city, was married Wednes rljy evening to Miss Helen Rose Arm strong. HOWARD KENNEDY CITY “CHAMPS” It took three games between Highland Park and Howard Kennedy to decide the city championship in the annual Oma ha I lee Grade School Soccer tournament. These two teams eliminated all other con testants. Two games between the con testants for the championship resulted in a score of 1-1 after a hard fought bat tle. Finally last Friday Howard Ken W/V'VW- vmmm «■» nedy captured the coveted honors by one point, the gcore being 1-0. It is rather noteworthy that all the mem bers of the Highland Park team except three were white boys while all the mem bers of the Howard Kennedy team, ex ept three, yere colored boys. The winners in addition Ito winning the championship trophy will be awarded individually gold medals, and the runners up will be given bronze medals. The Howard Kennedy team reading from left to right are: back row, Philips, Hunt er, Cheateam, Martin. Center: McCaw, Dickerson, Crumbley, Riley, Soverign. • First row: Peak, Johnson, Captain Dix on, Beasley, Brock. 1,1 ■■■■■■■■ - / Jr *• NEGRO AVIATOR FLEW OVER BIG FOOTBALL GAME _ Philadelphia, Pa.— (By the Associated Negro Press) The 70,000 spectators at the Cornell Pennsylvan* game here Thurs day afternoon, Thanksgiving Day, at the great University IS t a d i u m, who were thrilled by the antics of an aeroplane high in the air, looping the loop, nose diving, spiralng, and other stunts didn’t realize it was a race man who was doing the stunts. » The aviator was none other than Lieu enant Hubert Julian of the Royal Cana dian Air Force, who made an unsuccess ful start to fly around the world several months ago. After performing for ten minutes, he released thousands of pieces of green pa per very much like Uncle Som’s green backs. As the supposed greenbacks came fluttering downward, there was a 'gen eral rush to get them, but instead of mon ey, the recipients found that it was a clever advertising stunt of the Edwin B. Jackson, Inc., of 1629 Arch Street, Iver land, and Willys-Knight cars, containing a message that it was “Like Picking Money Out of the Air to Seixe This Op portunity to Purchase an Overland or Wil lys Knight Car.’’ JEWISH MERCHANT BUUILDS HOMES FOR HIS CUSTOMERS Canulen, N. J.— (By the Associated Negro Press) Masons started Friday to lay the brick-work of the new apartment house for colored tenants at 724 Chest nut Street. It will be the largest of its kind in the state. Impressed by the desire among Ne groes for decent houses to live in and be cause they have made him what he is today, Louis Rothman, the owner, chang ed his original plan of providing for gar ages on the site to an apartment house. It will contain apartments for twenty-four families on its three floors. Becuuse of the pioneer position which it occupies, the new apartment house has been delayed to some extent. Insurance companies had no standard rates to charge for the structure of its size occupied by colored people. In other cities, particu larly Atlantic City, numerous apartment houses are occupied solely by race peo ple, but the buildings are of a smaller type. The limit heretofore has been twelve families, according to the State Tenement House Supervision Board. “I saw the great demand for proper housing in that section of the city,” Roth man said Friday. “The rents that color ed people are forced to pay should enti tle them to better living conditions. I have been commended by some of the City Commissioners for going ahead with the venture and they assure me that it will be a paying proposition. I'm glad to be able to do something for the im provement of the city, but expect that it will be a good investment at the same time.” FAKE MAGICIAN ARRESTED Richmond, Va.,— (By the Associated Ne gro Press) When Sam Washington could not make good a boast that he could turn to a buzzard, by which he swindled a woman out of fifteen dollars, Judge Henry Maurice sent him to jail. Washing ton is said to have told the woman that if she gave him fifteen dollars he would turn himself into a buzz; 1 1 the release of a friend judge gave him the opportunity to effect the transformation and he failed. DELTA SIGMAS MEET IN DES MOINES Wilmington, Del.— (By the Associated Negro Press 1 From all parts of the country comes the significant news that the Seventh Annual Convention of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority will he over whelmingly attended by delegates, mem bers, and friends of this peerless and progressive organization of Negro college women of which G. Dorothy Pelham of Washington, D. C., is president, Sadie Mossel Alexander of Philadelphia, hon orary president, and Edna Johnson Brad dock, of Des Monies, Iowa, general sec retary. PARISH MEETING AT ST. PHILIP’S CHUURCH A special' parish meeting is called for Monday night, December 21st at 8 o’clock in the Guild Rooms of the Church of St. Philip the Deacon for the transaction of important business. A large and repre sentative attendance is requested. The usual service Sunday at 7:30 a.m.; 10 and 11a.m. and 8 p.m. The Every Member Canvass will be made Sunday afternoon. The Christmas services will be as fol lows: Midnight Mass, Thursday Christmas Eve; Holy Communion 8 a.m.; full morn ing service and Holy Communion at 11 a.m. MISSISSIPPI TAKE FIRM STAND AGAINST MOBBISTS Governor, Supreme Court Judges and Legislators Taking Active Part , in Movement Against Menace FOR STRICT LAW ENFORCEMENT Publish Pamphlet Giving Lynching Data to Be Circulated Through out State to Create Favor able Sentiment s Jackson, Miss.,—Sheriffs, their deputies, and all other law; enforcement officers are urged to use armed force and to risk their own lives in suppressing lynching and mob violence, in a pamphlet entitled “Mississippi and the Mob”, which has just been brought out by state officials, officers and leading members of the State Bar Association, and other prominent citizens. Among the signed statements making up the book are ring ing declarations | against mob violence by Governor H. L. Whitfield, Speaker Thomas L. Bailey, of hte House of Representatives, President J. N. Flowers, of the State Bar Associ ation, a number of judges of the Supreme Court, members of Congress, prominent lawyers, educators, churchmen, and club women. Prominent place is given also to the recent anti-lynching statement made by the Mississippe Women’s Committee on International Cooperation, which has since been affirmed by hundreds of Mis sisippi women at the meetings through out the state. , An important section of the pamphlet is given to suggestions for the prevention of lynching. Sheriffs are urged to an nounce in advance that they expect to do their duty in every case, even at the risk of their own lives; to employ as depu ties only those persons who agree to go to the same length in upholding the law; ascertain the names of men who are op posed to mob violence and to swear these in as special deputies at the first sign of trouble; to remove to the jails of oth er counties prisoners threatened with mob violence; and to call upon the Governor to order out the National Guard if need ed. The lynching statistice for the last for ty years are given, showing 530 victims to the discredit of Mississippi. The pop ular fallacy regarding “the usual cause of lynchings is also mercilessly exposed. Photographs of a recent lynching are shown and “respectfully referred to the next Grand Jury.” State officials, members of the Bar As sociation are distributing the pamphlets widely and are offering medals in each congressional district for the best essays This pamphlet and the recent state ment by Mississippi women represent the first highly organized efforts in this state ot mobilize public sentiment for the erad ication of lynching . They are regarded as highly significant and are expected to have a profound effect on public senti ment. TEST SHOWS WHY WOMEN ARE ALWAYS LATE Baltimore, Md.,—(By the Associated Negro Press) Tests conducted among male and female students by John Hop kins University reveal that the cause tor women being late in bo many instances is resident in their inability to guess time. Invariably, they fail to realize how fast time is passing. Thus, in preparing for an engagement, they allot so much time for dressing, maybe thirty minutes. It passes before they know it, and as a con sequence, they are late. It’s something in their blood that they can’t get away from, the scientists say. AMOS SCOTT LEAVES $45,800 Philadelphia, Pa.,—(By the Associated Negro Press) According to the last will and testament of the late Magistrate Arnos M.'Scott, his estate, consisting of real estate which is valued at $45,800, is left to his three daughters, Clara, Thel ma, and Myrtle Scott. It was disclosed here Saturday. WILL SPEND HOLIDAYS IN LITTLE ROCK. ARK. Geiald Hugo Adams, older son of Mrs. John Dixon, leaves December 20 for Lit tle Rock, Ark., to spend his Christmas vacation with his mother’s brother, Dr. I.eroy Williams, druggist. He will meet for the first time his little cousins, who with their grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. I. Garland Penn, are also spending the holidays in Little Rock. Many a Santa Claus is talking on * crutches this Christmas.