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f.The ' ‘ Monitor.j • > A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS < > §♦ (St COLORED AMERICANS J | PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA. NEBRASKA. BY THE ' ’ MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY j J [Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter, July 2. IBIS at the Postoffice at Omaha. ] ' Nebraska, andsr the Act of March 8, 1878. j, THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS....Editor W. W. MOSLEY, Lincoln. Neb._____ Associate Editor $ LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS._ ... .Business Manager £ SUBSCRIPTION RATES. $2.00 PER YEAR; $I.2S 6 MONTHS; 7Sc 3 MONTHS ¥ Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application ** i Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEbster 4243 ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦I i: AN IMPORTANT WORD TO SUBSCRIBERS. f J; The postal regulations require that for newspapers to <> be sent through the mails subscriptions must be paid in !! ! 1 advance. A reasonable time, thirty days, ia allowed for j; ;; renewals. At the expiration of this period, where sub- -■ <> scriptions are not renewed, the paper must be stopped. ^ 11 If this is done, poetal privileges are denied the publi- £ ; | cation. Those, therefore, who desire to continue receiving ? ;; The Monitor mu8t see to it that their subscriptions are 1! !! paid, as the law require*, in advanee. Statements are be- ! | 11 mg sent to all those who owe, or our collector will call— ;; ;; and unless your subscription is paid we will be compelled < > < > to cut off your paper which, of course, we do not want I! I", to de. j; ;; We, as publishers, MUST comply with the law or < ’ < • pay the penalty. 1 LINDBERGH All Americans are justly proud of Lindbergh. His achievement by flight was marvelous and unparalleled. His transatlantic flight has done more to cement friend ship between America and the continent than scores of astute ambassadors and diplomats. Great, however, as was his achievement in conquering the air, to our mind he has dis played truer greatness in his modesty, poise and level head edness. It takes a man of great strength of character to stand up and remain unspoiled by such adulation, and it is de served, as Lindbergh has re ceived. SOUNDS A TRUE NOTE There is an encouraging note of optimism in the “Address to the American People,” issued by the eighteenth annual con ference of that sane and virile organization, the National As sociation for the Advancement of Colored People. It is pub lished elsewhere in this issue. Reciting the many victories won by the organization, and noting evidence of progress in race relations and the begin ning of a better sentiment in the South, where conditions are more acute than in other sections, the address wisely points out that there must be not abatement of effort. Much remains to be accomplished and past accomplishments have only disclosed better methods of campaign. Work must continue until our consti tutional rights as citizens are not only won, but safeguarded. As one of many specific bat tles that must be uncompromis ingly fought until victory is won may be mentioned the in iquitous “jim crow” car sys tem, which is aptly character ized in this document as a “form of open and deliberate stealing by charging black travelers for accommodations which they do not receive.” This is but one of many battles to be fought out in the courts. The more one learns of the large and constructive pro gram of the National Associa tion for the Advancement of Colored People, the wonder grows that so many Americans, white as well as black, can be indifferent to its tremendous contribution to true American ism and that ideal democracy to which this republic is in truth dedicated. SOME PROGRESS (From The Indianapolis Times) It means something when men of the Negro race are invited into churches of this city from whose pul pits only two years ago came mes sages that indicated anything but a spirit of tolerance or sympathy or interest in that race. That has happened during the past week when the leaders of the colored people met here for the convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. T he white race has gained more than the colored from this gathering through a larger understanding that the problem is solely not that of the colored people. There is a challenge in the declar ation of these leaders that while they are fighting to save the body of the black men they are saving the white 1 man’s soul when they fight against lynchings, both physical and spiritual, and the determination of equality of civil rights. This country cannot afford to break down any part of the Con stitution and especially those parts which protect against race and class hates. If the colored man be denied equal rights, tomorrow other groups may be denied the same equal standing before the law. There is a race problem. There will always be a race problem, just as there will be a religious problem. It will last as long as prejudice and hatred rule human affairs. It will disappear when tolerance and rea son, instead of hate and bigotry and fanaticism, really rule our decisions. A colored speaker in a pulpit where once the white robe of the Klan was familiar is some sign of progress. ..»■»•«■» »■■«■■■■ »■■«' . »~•* 1 Helps to a Religious Life Fifth Sunday After Trinity July 17, 1927 A Prayer Grant, O Lord, we beseech Thee, that the course of this world may be so peaceably ordered by Thy gov ernance, that Thy Church may joy fully serve Thee in all godly quiet ness; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Think on these things: Be ye all of one mind, having com passion one of another, love as breth ren, be pitiful, be courteous; not ren dering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his i tongue from evil, and his lips that j they speak no guile: let him eschew (shun) evil and do good; let him seek peace and ensue it. For the eyes of the Lord are over the right euos and His ears are open unto their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. 1. Peter III, 8-12. Joyful service in quietude and peace by the Church of God, which means, of course, each individual member thereof, is the chief petition here voiced. Growth in peace is an other thought. This all through recognition of God’s governance or rule of the world. “God’s in His heaven,” yes, and in His earth! Too many of us seem ignorant of this truth. It may be difficult at times for some to believe that the course of this world is in His governance, but it is nevertheless true. We may not always see, but we can and should trust. And what can make for growth in peace and for joyful service more than the exercise of that genuine sympathy, refined courtesy and gen tle forbearance enjoined by St. Pe ter? The once self-conceited, hot headed, hard-fisted fisherman of Bethsaida? How clarified now his vision! What an appreciation of rel ative values, of the things really worth-while! Comptiiioo versus pas sion. Brotherly love versus unbroth erly hatred. Kindheartedneta versus hardheartednesa. Courteouaneaa ver sus rudeneaa. Bleaaing versus ciara in. Good versus evil. This hot-tempered Galilean fisher man had travelled far spiritually and intellectually from the day when his ethical code reversed these. What do you think of his advice? Do you think it is worth trying? Do you think this is good, sensible, prac tical advice, which if put into prac tice would make you happier and more useful and the world corres pondingly better? Try it. THE DEBT OF HONOR Washington.—“Whether we think of the presence of 11,000,000 Negroes in the United States as a ‘problem’ or as a burden, a responsibility, or an opportunity, it is becoming more obvious that we must do something about it,” says the Southern Work man, which asserts “there is a historic reason why we should; Our Negro t ! f EPISCOPAL 4 | Church of St. Philip the Deacon X !21st near Pau! T Rev. John Albert Williams, Rector jf T SUNDAY SERVICES ? £ 7:30 a. m. Holy Communion J. 10 a. m. Sunday School ^ % 11 a. m. Sung Eucharist With Sermon J 8 p. m. Service and Sermon | iThe Church With a Welcome | and a Message, Come f A I Americans have been here as long as most Americans—since 1619—and they came, as Dr. Booker T. Wash ington used to say, by the personal invitation of white men. There is an economic reason. The country can not afford to let any tenth of its i population stagnate in ignorance, in efficiency, and degradation. There is a moral reason: No clearer case of noblese oblige can be imagined. “Increasingly, this debt of honor is being felt, acknowledged, and paid in the South as well as in the North. Obviously the nation’s duty to the descendants of the slaves must be largely fulfilled through education— real education, such as will bring out latent abilities and fit each individual for the work in the world he can do best.”—C. P. B. Solution for the Race Problem? George W. Michell, in his article, “Perils of Race Color,” appearing in the latest issue of the North Ameri can Review, tries to show how the universal brotherhood of man is to come about. First, the yellow races will over-run and absorb the Anglo Saxon races of Europe; while the brown races of the Orient will be come amalgamated with the black races of Africa. The subjugation of the yellow race by the brown-black race will next proceed in Europe and America; and the whole world will be of one race and one color. Then there will be universal brotherhood and a lasting peace. Something for Nordic America to ponder about and worry over. NEGRO DRAMA WILL BE PUSHED TO THE FORE New York.— Samuel French, Inc., New York and London publishers, have just signed a contract to pub lish “Plumes,” a one-act play by Georgia Douglas Johnson. This play received first prize in the recent “Op portunity” magazine contest. Ap pleton and Co., New York, are bring ing out two one-act plays by Negro writers in a collection called “Fifty More Contemporary One-Act Plays.” “Blue Blood," by Georgia Douglas Johnson, and another play by Willis Richardson of Washington, D. C., are in the collection. Both of these writ ers have won prizes offered by the “Crisis” and “Opportunity” maga zines. JOHN ADAMS, Attorney NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT DEFENDANT To NATHANIEL FRIEND, whose place of residence is not known and upon whom personal service of sum mons cannot be had: You are hereby notified that MA TILDA FRIEND, your wife, the plaintiff, filed her petition in the district court of Douglas County, Ne braska, on the 27th day of August, 1926, to obtain an absolute divorce from you on the grounds of desertion and non-support. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 29th day of August, 1927. MATILDA FRIEND. 4t-7-15-27 z z z z z z WATERS \ BARNHART PRINTING CA >Sr- a -it'j m — f '-T LI <1 OMAHA k H. J. PINKETT, Attorney PROBATE NOTICE IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF WALTER BELL, DECEASED. Notice is Hereby Given: That the creditors of said deceased will meet administratrix of said estate, before i me, county judge of Douglas County, j Nebraska, at the county court room, ■in said county, on the 16th day of ; September, 1927, and on the 16th day of November, 1927, at 9 o’clock, a. m., each day, for the purpose of presenting their claims for examina ! tion, adjustment and allowance. Three months are allowed for the creditors to present their claims, from the 13th day of August, 1927. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 4t-7-lf>-27 County Judge. TENNESSEE LEADS IN COLORED PHYSICIANS Washington, D. C.—The United States has more doctors than any other country, with 13.1 physicians to | every 100,000 persons, as compared with 92 per 100,000 in Great Britain, 51 in Germany and 35 in France. The state of Tennessee ranks in first place in the nuRiber of colored physi sicians, followed in the order named by Illinois, Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Arkansas and the District of Colum bia. In the United States as a whole there is one colored physician to every 3,006 colored persons. D. H. OLIVER, Attorney LEGAL NOTICE To Charles W. Brutton, Henry R. Scruggs, and Brutton and Scruggs, Minstrels, a Partnership: You and each of you will take no tice that on the 2nd day of June, 1927, an order of attachment for the sum of $787.60 was duly issued out of the Municipal Court of the City of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebras ka, under the seal thereof, in an ac tion wherein Jim Bell was plaintiff, and Charles W. Brutton, Henry R. Scruggs, and Brutton and Scruggs Minstrels, a partnership, were de fendants, appearing in Civil Docket Number 21, at page 18 of the records of said court, and property of said defendants, consisting of three trunks and stage curtains, was duly attach ed and taken in the handB of John Schmidt, constable, and on the 9th day of June, 1927, said property was duly ordered held until further order of the court. You arc further notified that the object and prayer of said petition are to obtain judgment against you and each of you for the sum of $787.60 with interest and costs, and to take and appropriate by the provisional remedies of attachment and garnish ment the said property attached, or so much thereof as may be necessary to satisfy said judgment and costs. 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