The Monitor
A Weekly Newspaper devoted to the civic, social and religious
interests of the Colored People of Omaha and vicinity, with the desire
to contribute something to the general good and upbuilding of the
community.
Published Every Saturday.
Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915, at the Post
office at Omaha, Neb., under the act of March 3, 1879.
THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher.
Lucille Skaggs Edwards, William Garnett Haynes and Ellsworth W.
Pryor, Associate Editors.
Joseph LaCour, Jr., Advertising and Circulation Manager.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $1.50 PER YEAR
Advertising rates, 50 cents an inch per issue.
Address, The Monitor, 1119 North Twenty-first street, Omaha.
Telephone Webster 4243.
OUR TICKET.
Have you noticed how many on
“Our Ticket” which was published in
last week’s issue were successful in
securing the nomination at the pri
maries? Just take that ticket, read
it over and compare it with the re
turns and you will be surprised at
the number of our candidates who
were successful.
As stated in our issue that ticket
had the endorsement of the Douglas
Republican League, and in many
cases that of the North End Colored
Republican Club, also. That meant
that our vote was practically united
on certain men. The result shows the
wisdom and effectiveness of that con
centration. With only one or two ex
ceptions, the men upon whom the
Colored vote was practically united
were the successful candidates. This
is an eloquently suggestive fact.
There is another thing worth not
ing also, and that is that the candi
dates who kept the names before our
voters in The Monitor, our one race
publication, ran well. This is also a
suggestive fact.
“WE’LL THINK ABOUT THAT.”
The other day we had the pleasure
of meeting Mr. Holdrege, general man
ager of the Omaha Electric Light and
Power Company. We had gone in to
see Mr. Zimman about giving us an
advertisement, as he had informed us
some months ago that his company
would probably be doing some adver
tising about the middle of April. While
talking advertising with Mr. Zim
man, Mr. Holdrege came in, and we
had the pleasure of meeting him and
found him to be a courteous and pleas
ant gentleman. In the course of our
conversation we pointed out the fact
that so far as we had been able to
learn that while the Electric Light
and Power Company has a relatively
large patronage from our people,
there is not a single member of our
race given any employment whatso
ever by that company.
Mr. Holdrege said that fact had
never been brought to his attention
before. He said that it was a point
worth considering and in leaving us
he said, “We’ll think about that.”
We believe he will. And if we can
only get a few more of our public
service corporations to think about
this question, we believe that they will
see the justice of giving employment
to our people who are large patrons of
their concerns, and are contributing
to the upbuilding of the community.
Gentlemen, think about this press
ing economic question of fair and re
munerative and diversified employ
ment for our people.
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HAVE YOU CLEANED UP?
Not your person, for most of us are
particular about that, but your prem
ises? Our people own and are buy
ing a good many neat and attractive
homes. This class of our citizens take
special pride in having their property
look nice. They need no special urg
ing to clean up their premises. There
are, however, very many of our peo
ple who are renters, and the property
they are able to rent is not always the
most desirable. There may be a dis
position on the part of some of these
to be careless about the condition of
their premises, because they are
merely renters; but if there be any
such among our readers may we not
respectfully call their attention to
the fact that they owe it not only to
themselves but to all the rest of us
to see to it that their homes are kept
as cleanly and neat as possible?
Cleanliness is essential to good health.
Clean up, then, and see to it that
your surroundings are sightly and
sanitary.
We have been told by many well
meaning people that the race protests
too much against misrepresentation
and discrimination, and that we ought
to follow the example of the Jews and
other proscribed classes in treating
such things with dignified silence. We
respectfully call attention to a news
item published elsewhere in this is
sue which tells of the meeting of a
Jewish society in this city to protest
against misrepresentation of the
Jews. Evidently our Jewish friends
have also come to the conclusion that
“dignified silence” is not effective.
“From Fair Nebraska to Sunn,
Tennessee,” the series of articles
which the editor has been writing on
his first trip to the Southland, will
be resumed' in next week’s issue.
“How Greeks and Italians Cater to
Negro Trade” will be the subject of
the next article.
The Chicago Defender presents a
sorry figure in its special pleading
for Collier’s Weekly. We recommend
to the attention of our contemporary
the fable of the mountain which la
bored and brought forth a mouse.
The merchants and firms who ad
vertise with us show that they want
your trade. When patronizing them
ell them that you saw their adver
tisement in The Monitor.
The Ladies’ Aid Society of St.
John’s A. M. E. Church will give an
Easter Luncheon Thursday, April 27,
11:30 p. m. to 10:30 p. m., at Mrs. C.
E. Russell’s residence, 4023 Seward
street. Everybody invited. Mrs. W.
T. Hangar, president; Mrs.. Myrne
Metcalf, secretary.—Adv.
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The Biggest Sales
of Easter APPAREL
EVER ANNOUNCED anywhere are
now in progress here. The offerings
we are making will permit you to obtain
complete outfits and save considerable
money.
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A Word
To Advertisers I
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I)o you realize that The Monitor occupies an exclusive and j
unique field and is therefore one of the i
Best Advertising
Mediums
you can find to j
reach a class of people who are proverbially GOOD CUS- *
TOMERS and relatively HEAVIER BUYERS THAN ANY j
OTHER SEPARATE GROUP in the community?
Well, It’s a Fact
The Monitor is the Only Newspaper in Nebraska Published *
in the Interests of the Colored People. They are pleased J
with it and proud of it. Its circulation is already large t
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and rapidly growing. Ultimately it will be read in the
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