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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 12, 1926)
| THE MONH OR i A WEEKLY IfKWSPAPEH DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS , OF COLORED AMERICANS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA, BY THE MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY J Entered a a Second-i 'las* Mel) Matter July 2, 1916. at the Poatofflce at Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act o! March 3, UTS._ I Wl Riv jOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS-I EaJItor \ W. W. MOSELY, Lincoln, Neb---- Aaacclate Editor 1 LUCINDA w. WILLIAMS_-Bubtebaa Manager 1 SUBSCRIPTION RATES, *2.00 A YEAR; S1.2S « MONTHS; 7Sc 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application < Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEbster 424,3 V___ -J ;; ARTICLE XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE | ;: UNITED STATES | Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged ;; 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, > > !; and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the I! j; United States and of the State wherein they reside. No || ' • state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the ;> I! privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nar 1! I; shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- T ■ ■ erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person $ ! within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. 2 u Our Choice for President in 1928 is WALTER W. HEAD of Nebraska An Astute, Able, Clear headed Business Man LENT NEXT week Wednesday the great penitential season of Lent, a season of forty days of more intensive spir itual training, observed by millions of Christian folks, will be ushered in. This season is co-eval with the advent of Chrisitanity, and is commemorative of Christ’s fasting and temptation in the wilderness. While observed by the great Catholic communions, Ang lican, Greek and Roman, and by the Lutherans, increasing numebrs of de vout Protestants are falling into the custom of its observance. It must be conceded that any institution so firm ly fixed and widely observed as Lent is must be helpful to all wrho use it aright in raising men and women to a higher spiritual plane. If found helpful in times when mankind was not given to the feverish rush and hurry of modern life, surely such a season, which calls for more quietude and reflection and opportunities for prayer and self-examination, should be doubly beneficial in these strenuous times. PULLMAN PORTER’S PAY THAT the Pullman Company ought to pay its porters an adequate living wage has always been the conviction and contention of The Monitor. It is still our conviction. W’e believe that neither the porters nor the public ought to be satisfied until this is ac complished. The question is how this can be best and soonest brought to pass It must be recognized that deep ly entrenched customs and traditions cannot be swept aside at once nor reforms brought to pass immediately. Such things take time. There are cer tain traditions and customs surround ing the Pullman porter’s pay and per quisites which, in our judgment, can not be swept aside at one full swoop. One barrier in the way is the lack of unanimity of sentiment among porters themselves concerning these. This is a fact to be reckoned with. There ought, however, be no division of sentiment among them concerning the necessity for intelligent and ef ficient effort to secure an adequate living wage and improved working conditions. But as to how this can best be done there is room for de bate. There are those who believe that unionizing is the way out; there are others who hold that the confer ence method between employer and employee is the better method. Such a conference covering a period of ten days has recently been held in Chica go. It has resulted in a slight in crease in salaty, 8 per cent; and some improvement in hours of work. Port ers formerly receiving $67 per month have been raised to $72.50 and those formerly receiving $90 to $97. Maids’ salaries have been similarly advanced. To merely name these salaries shows their beggarly inadequacy and the disparity between these and the wages paid other classes of employees, ex cept waiters. We hold that the in crease has not been large enough by any means. At the same time, how ever, it shows that where such confer ences are held definite results are ob tained. We believe that ultimately more can be gained by intelligent and manly representatives of the porters meeting around the conference table with their employers and pre senting their requests and grievances than by any other method. Such con ferences make, or should make, for acquaintance and understanding, which are prime factors in securing justice.' The Pullman company can and should pay its porters better wages and the porters should not cease tbeir efforts until this is done. The method to be employed, in our jurgment, is that of presenting their claims directly to the Pullman officials around the con | ference table. It may seem slow but I we believe that it will prove wise and | effective. HUGE HOME BUYING ASSETS Washington—The steady increase in the number of building and loan associations among progressive col ored citizens throughout the country directs attention to the fact that the 12,900 associations in the United States loaned $1,600,000,000 for the purchase and construction of 45,000 homes last year. In the opinion of j C. Clinton James, president of the United States League of Local Build ing and Loan Association, by 1931 there will be ten billion dollars in assets in the building and loan associ ations of the United States. MISS JONES’ PUPILS PLEASE AUDIENCE .Seventeen talented juveniles, pupils of Miss Teressa Jones, made a decid .. < - I; THE NEGRO’S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE ;; < - i» < ► i \ A moment’s thought will easily convince open-minded ! 1 !! persons that the contribution of the Negro to American !! nationality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from !! !! 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 the 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 ■> ; I 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 de- ;; ;; pended upon Negro soldiers from the time of the Colonial ;; ; ; wars down to the struggle of the World W7ar. Not only doec ;; ; ; the Negro appear, reappear and persist in American litera- ;; ; ; ture but a Negro American literature has arisen of deep ;; • > significance, and Negro folk lore and music are among the 1 ’ ! I choicest heritages of this land. Finally the Negro has played I! ; ; 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 S. ;; Black Folk.” t . nmnmmnumnmmt ed hit at the Alhambra Theatre, Tues day night. They were assisted by Mr. O. C. Wynn who sang solo parts in the opening and closing numbers. Those who appeared were the Misses Margaret Dickerson, Celestine Smith, Lavina Scott, Gertrude McCaw, Mod essa Richards, Bonnie Mae McWilli ams, Mary Ellen Dickerson, Ruth Griffith, Ada Hogan, Ruth Williams, Melba Robbins, Dorothy Bell and Messrs. James Lee, David Ferguson. Woodrow Macklin, Donald Jones and Theodore Bell. The children made a striking appearance, the little over ailed Jackie Coogan girls and their partners won instant applause in the opening numbers including solos, team dancing, and nationality dances in costume, and the program was con cluded by an exhibition of ballroom dancing, the “Flirtation” by the class in party attire, while Mr. Wynn sang “Bamt Bam Bamay Shore.” 2 Chocolate Eclair Drives X o Parisian Faster Insane o X I'aris.—The sight of a young 5 2 "Oman eating a chocolate eclair X 5 outside of tils glass cage caused p 2 Albert Wolly, a professional fast- 2 5 er, to go violently Insane. After 6 2 gazing at the dainty In the girl's X 5 fingers, Wolly suddenly roae, g X seized his chair and smashed the X 5 glass in an effort to reach the 2 2 food, lie was taken to a ho#- 6 2 pltal, raving. . 2 2 The faster was on the twelfth p 2 of his scheduled thirty foodless 2 X and sleepless days and had been p 2 an attraction In a busy Paris X 5 thoroughfare, w here his cage was p 2 installed in a large hall. Special Gold Coin to Be Circulated in Italy Home.—Gold coins of the denomlns tlon of 100 lire, commemorative of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the reign of King Victor Emmanuel, will be placed In circulation In a few days The die was designed by the sculptor, Aurello Mistruzzt. On one side of the coin Is a profile of the king In high relief. Under It Is an oak branch bear Ing the dates 1900-1825 and "Victor Emmanuel ILI, King of Italy." The re verse side bears a nude figure repre sentlng a victorious Infantryman bear lng a flagstaff In his left hand and a winged victory Id his right. The right 1 knee rests on the summit of a rock on which Is engraved the fascist Insignia and the dates 1915-1018. Mautoleum to Be Built for Hero of Buena Vista Louisville, Ky.—The body of Zachary Taylor, hero of the Mexican war and twelfth 1'resldent of the United States, Is at lant to rest In ground owned by the government he served. A mausoleum Is to be built to house the bodies of the victor of Buena Vista and his wife, giving lasting recogni tion to the man who defeated Gen. Santa Anna's army of 21,000 with 5.000 volunteers and added millions of square miles to the Hrea of his native iHnd. General Taylor's gravt since 1850 has been marked with a granite shaft 21 feet high, si* miles northeast of here The future shrine of General Taylor, to he near the old one, will he of In diana limestone and will Inclose sarco phagi of verde antique marble to con tain the bodies. Bronze doors with j glazed upper panels will permit the In terior, Illuminated by a window In the ' rear wall, to be seen. The length of the mausoleum will bs ! 16 ft?et. ooovCh>oo<h>chch>ooooooooooo<h& LINCOLN NEWS Mr. John J. Hemphill of Denton, Montana, is visiting his daughters and son in the city. Mrs. Ethel Clark is reported to be improving from a recent illness. Mr. Chris C. Stith and family have moved on their acreage near Uni. Place. Mrs. Ida Todd entertained the Uto pian Art Club at her home, 665 So. 20th St. last Thursday night. The meeting was a profitable one. 1 Mr. Scott is reported still improv ing. The Civic and Improvement League held its first carnival in the German Hall last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights. It was an unusual affair, and was the means of attract ing a crowded house each night. Ar ticles from several merchants were on exhibition for sale. Art work made by some of our group was in evidence. Prizes were given away each night to those holding lucky numbers. The little ones enjoyed themselves tooting horns and throwing confetti, while the older ones found amusement in j various friends. Merchants made li beral donations to the success of the event. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stanley re turned home last Monday, after a six weeks trip through the east, report having had fine recreation. Mrs. A. Cowan was able to worship at the church Sunday. Mr. Ralph McWilliams and family returned from Kansas recently and expect to move out on an acreage soon. Mr. McWilliams h«.d been ab sent from the city several years. Rev. C. R. Ross of the Newman Methodist Church has had several at tacks of hemorrahge at the nose, over which friends feel alarmed. COLORED COMMERCIAL CLUB TO FORM BASE BALL LEAGUE The Colored Commercial Culb will organize an amateur base ball league. All colored ball players desiring to join are requested to register at the Colored Commercial Club, 151414 North Twenty-fourth street, WEbster 1822 on or before February 25. Re gister from 8 a. m. to 5 p. m. daily. Robert S. (Bob) Simmons, chairman of athletics. SCRUBWOMAN LEAVES FORTUNE OF $25,00( Oklahoma City, Okla.— (By the A j N. P.) Investigation following the I death of Miss Dolly Wakefield, 50, who worked for a dollar and a dol-! lar and a quarter a day as a scrub- I woman, revealed that she had left $25,000 in cash arid securities. The money is to be turned over to rela tives in Louisiana. -........... ■ . . ■ , I " \ : v y v y y V •» y (Formerly Standard Laundry) X X % V 24th Near I^ake Street .{. £ PHONE WE. 6055 \ V ? T f — | | “Dependable | Family :j: | Service” ? I Dry Cleaning of Indies and Gents’ Wearing Apparel A and Household Fur •!• nishings - | SOFT WATER $ LAUNDERING I - Wet Wash ;; Thrifty Wash , < > Dry Wash X Rough Dry | Family Finish Linen Curtains Blankets, Etc | NEGRO WAITER’S ASSOCIATION Extraordinary The Colored Waiters’ Association | wshes to announce that they will fea ture thd picture “Golden Cocoon”, to tie shown at the I^ake theatre, Thurs day, Feb. 18th. Come out and join us and become a atron of a worth while and deserving Negro enter prise. Who deserves our support more than Dan Desdunes? He is all right. Who is all right? Dan. There will be a Charleston contest with a good prize. Applicants must apply not later than Wednesday. Don’t forget the “Golden Cocoon” and the Charleston contest Thursday. Admission 20 cents. C. H. Spriggs, Correspondent. HILLSIDE PRESBYTERIAN HOLDING DEDICATORY EXERCISES AND SERVICES Hillside Presbyterian church has I been holding exercises and services this week in connection with the re modelling and reopening of the church at Thirtieth and Ohio street. In ad dition to the auditorium a gymnasium with shower baths and other rooms have been added to the edifice. Wed nesday night was “Interdenomination al Night” at which the Rev. J. H. Ellis presided and addresses were giv en by Dr. J. H. Hutten on behalf of Hillside, of which he is an elder, and by visiting ministers. Mt. Moriah Bap tist Church choir rendered the music. Thursday evening there was a sermon by the Rev. W. F. Botts, pas tor of Zion Baptist church and his choir sang. Friday night the exercises consisted of addresses by representa tives of various welfare agencies, Mrs. Eva M. Pinkett, presiding. Saturday night there is to be a basket ball game in the gymnasium between the Howard Kennedy and Long school teams. Sunday morning at 11, the Rev. J. W. Pressly, executive secretary of the Presbytery of Omaha will preach. The dedicatory service will be held at 3 o'clock with sermon by the Rev. Dr. Edwin Hart Jenks, the Rev. D. C. MacLeod participating in the ser vices. At night the Rev. E. H. McDon ald, D. D. will preach. | \\ i Petersen Bakeries h y ;: X 24th and I^ake 24th and Ames 1806 Farnam .. I :: i FRESH HOME MADE DREAD II 10 Cents or 3 for 25c—Large Loaf 15 Cents or 2 for 25c V * * t ; [ \ Special Saturday •; TRY OUR HOME MADE SALAD DRESSING \ \ ft The Biggest Coal Value Offered This Year g 9 A HOT and LONG LASTING coal with little ash. ft ■ The hardest soft coal you can buy. g ft The highest grade Western Kentucky sold. ft I LARGE LUMP SMALL EGG ft ft Per Ton *8^° Daliverad Per Ton '•’8= Delivered J I Consumers Coal 1 ft Within a stone’h throw of Franklin Count). M g (jood for all pnrposog. w g LUMP— $Q()0 FURNACE LUMP $Q50 ft ft Per ton. v Per ton. 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