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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1926)
| THE MONITOR (• A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERES1S j OF COLORED AMERICANS _ PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA NEBRASKA, BY THE I MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY__ t Bnterrd ~us Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915, * tlie Poatoffice at Omaha, NVUraska. under the Act of Maxell 3, io»>«_ THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS-- fd!w W. W. MOSELY, Lincoln Neb .—.-..-.--■„.A»l»Cl>tej Editor LUCINDA W. WlLLIAMS---— „ guelneae Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES, *2.00 A YEAR; *1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEbster 4243 ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE | |; UNITED STATES | i I Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged | !I 1. All persons born 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 Y state shall make or enforce any law’ which shall abridge the y privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor « shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- Y erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person | within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. Our Choice for President in 1928 is WALTER W. HEAD of Nebraska An Astute, Able, Clear headed Business Man an excellent appointment PRESIDENT Coolidge in appointing James A. Cobb as Municipal Judge of the District of Columbia as successor to the late Judge Terrell who held this prominent office for twenty-four years has made no mistake. James A. Cobb is a man of ability and up standing character and his appoint ment will meet the approbation and I approval of the race throughout the nation. He will honor the office to which he has been appointed. SWALLOWING A CAMEL THE excluson of the Countess Cath cart from the United States upon the ground of “Moral turpitude” is in our judgment a wonderful display . of assininity and hypocrisy. The count ess confessed to having been guilty | of adultery with the Earl of Craven some few years ago. For that sin, which she was frank enough to con fess, she is deemed absolutely un worthy to be admitted to the b nited States, whicn through its notoriously lax divorce laws virtually sets the stamp of approval upon adultery. Moreover with the scandals which are given front page space in the news papers in which some of Amer ica’s wealthy citizens seem to de light, the United States is hardly in a position to hold up her hands in horror over the “moral turpitude” of the countess. The United States in this case is a good example of those who strain at a gnat and swallow a camel. « NEITHER WISE NOR KIND RECENTLY an infant was left in a physician’s car in front of St. Catherine’s hospital. The child wa.1 taken into the hospital and given good care. Subsequently the seventeen year-old mother of the babe, which was born out of wedlock, yearning for her baby disclosing her identity and the father of the child claimed it. The newspapers published front page articles of this young woman with illustrations and played up the story for all it could be made. The young couple did the proper thing I THE NEGRO’S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE | A moment’s thought will easily convince open-minded X persons that the contribution of the Negro to American | nationality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from X “ negligible. No element of American life has so subtly and .j! !• yet clearly woven itself into warp and woof of our thinking X 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 •{• ; j economic importance. Modern democracy rests not simply J ;; 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- y ;; 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- f ;; ture but a Negro American literature has arisen of deep y ■ ’ significance, and Negro folk lore and music are among the X ! ! choicest heritages of this land. Finally the Negro has played X ; ; a peculiar spiritual role in America as a sort of living, Y < ■ breathing test of our ideals and an example of the faith, -J ! hope and tolerance of our religion.—Du Bois, “The Gift of X ; : Black Folk.” ; J X !' % They married and it is hoped that the} will live happily together and rear ; worthy family as thousands of others placed in similar circumstances have done. We, however, question the wisdom, or good taste of the Omaha dailies in playing up a story- of this kind. We believe that it was a case which should have been treated w-itl more delicacy and the minimum of publicity. What general good can be accomplished by playing up and front paging cases of this character, which demand helpful guidance and protec tion rather than exposure and notor iety ? It is neither wise nor kind, as we see it. CRIME _ AN epidemic of crime seems to be sweeping over the country. Various reasons are given for it. One ex planation in our judgment is the un settling of moral standards and blood lust which- has come from the war. War arouses a lust for killing. It takes years for the evil effects of war to subside. The crime wave is the legacy of the war. PRE-LENTEN CARD PARTY The Woman’s Auxiliary of St. Phi lip’s Church gave a largely attended card party in the Jewell building Tues day night, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Ada Hill Smith. About 200 persons were present. The prize win ners were as follows: Ladies, first Mrs. Fred Trusty; second, Mrs. J. B. Smith; third, Mrs. Alberta Randall booby, Mrs. Dan Desdunes. Men first, Mr. Newby; second, Charles W Dickerson; third, S. T. Phillips; booby J. S. Turner. Refreshments were serv ed and a delghtful evening was en joyed by all present. GEORGIA MAY RESCIND NEGRO BARBER LAW Atlanta—The City Council w-ill re consider its action in passing an or dinance prohibiting Negro barbers from serving white patrons. This was assured here last week when Councilman John A. White, who voted for the measure, said he would move reconsideration at the council’s next session. New York City—Hubert Julian is again making preparations to fly from the United States to the Repub lie of Liberia, West Africa. His plan< will cost $19,600 and has a speed of 138 miles per hour. ETHIOPIAN LAW BANS SLAVERY London—The strange plea that n is legitimate to capture and possess slaves “that they might learn virtui by communication with Christians,” is one of the arguments adduced in Abyssinia for a continuation of slav ery, according to a proclamation just published here by the British Govern ment, in which lias Tafari, heir ap parent to the thone of Ethiopia, de nounced the practice of slavery. Ra. Taffari declares that if any man be found enslaving free men he “wil. be condemned to die,” and adds, “any man who is taken from his own land and made a slave after this procla mation was made must return to hi. own land.” NEW ORLEANS GIRL HEADS CLASS IN N. Y. C. New Orleans—Miss Mae Bernard, former student at one of the local high schools, has been elected presi dent of her class of the Dayton High School in New York City as a re sult of making the highest average in the elas*. She is the only membei of color in the class. Monrovia, Liberia—Liberian custom receipts amounted to $1)43,208, an nounced President King recently in hi message to the national legislature a quarter of a million dollars more than last year. — l The Rev. Charles H. Linley, recto of St. Martin's Church, South Omaha will preach at St. Philip’s Church Sunday night at 8 o’clock. Special music by vested choir. Norma, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs. George H. Bullock under went a minor operation this week at, University hospital. Her father wh< j has been a patient there for nearly : three months hopes to be able to go home in three weeks. Mrs. Louis Artizan and little daughter, 2816 Hamilton, are confin- j ed to bed this week by severe colds | The children of Mrs. Oliver Willis 2712 Maple St., have been confined j to the house with measles, the pa. two weeks. PHOTOPLAY FOR WADDLES BANI “The Midnight Express” a thrill ng photoplay will be given Tuesday night, February 23, under the aus pices of Waddles Ladies’ 40 piece band at Lake Theatre. Band concert and Charleston dancng. Admission 20 cents.—Adv. COUNCIL BLUFFS NOTES Mrs- E. H. Madison entertained the Pride of Council Bluffs Tent No. 256 at a Valentine party February 13. A delightful luncheon was served and Valentines were exchanged. The Y. P. Club met at the home of Mrs. Bess Saturday, February 14. After business a delightful luncheon I was served by Miss Cranshaw. Mrs. Virginia Nevens Ls confined to a local hospital, and Mr. Solom Oliver is very low. Mr. W. Gilbert left this week for a six weeks vacation to Nashville, Tenn. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Evans are in the city visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert. The masque supper and dollar hunt given by the Hollis Art Club at Ta bernacle Baptist church was well at tended. The Valentine box social given at Tabernacle Baptist church was well attended and enjoyed by all. Mr. Noah Washington lias left for New Orleans on a vacation trip. Don't forget the Martha Washing ton tea February 22. Everyone is invited. ■•X-X~X**X“X~X~X~X**X“X"X"X*,X *? ❖ J L I T T L E WO N I) E R | BARBER SHOP I 1612 North 24th Street | •?-X“X"X~X"X"X"X~X"X”X-X"X*v’ The Missionary Union, organize! last week, will meet the fourth Sun day in each month. Next meeting at Beulah Baptist church, Eigteenth street at Third avenue. Rev. C. A. Moore will preach at two-thirty and also a wonderful program will be ren dered. We are inviting all ministers of Omaha and Council Bluffs to at tend, also all members of the mis sionary societies. Mrs. J. P. Jackson is president, Mrs. C. A. Moore vice president, Mrs. L. L. Williams sec ond vice-president, Mrs. Althouse sec retary, Mrs. Lucy Thompson chap lain, Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Scott are members of program committee. Rev. J. P. Jackson returned Friday, February 12, from Pittsburg, Kans., after attending the funeral of his brother, Bailey Jackson. Mr. Jacksoi belonged to the Masons and was a member of the district school board of Crawford county. He belonged to the Baptist church at the time of his death. Rev. Mr. Jackson visited rela tives and friends while away. The Tabernacle Baptist church is doing splendid work under the differ ent organizations. The Mission Cir cle is doing good work among the needy of the city. B 'it w * iwiin a I* I)o we place so many !■ ij “MIESSNER” ;i PIANOS I; merely because they are the % I smallest successful uprights Ij ever built? No indeed! We must de- J monstrate TONE upon the s little “Miessner”, we must £ £ PROVE that music from it *1 J| is fully as satisfying as «; i| that from a regular sized J. upright. Think of it—the V £ “Miessner” is only 3 feet 7 ^ 5 inches high; 4 feet 6 inches £ ? long and 2 feet deep. Won- f 5 derful. Now, hear it! £ V EASY TERMS :| :• Sehmollcr & Mueller ;• Piano Co. ij 1314-16-18 Dodge St. > .• Exclusive Representatives Avavjv.v.w.v.vjv.w.v.v' I i (Formerly Standard ? Laundry) £ 24th Near I>ake Street * PHONE WE. 6055 4 ? — t y ? y “Dependable | Family % x Service” x I | { I .*. Dry Cleaning of Ladies and xj T O x Gents’ Wearing Apparel y X and Household Fur 'S nishings "k | - X f X SOFT WATER f LAUNDERING | } | I — f l i Wet Wash ? Thrifty Wash I Dry Wash X Rough Dry | *!* 1 Family Finish Linen -{! Curtains Ij! 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