The ; itor
A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Eight Thousand Colored People
in Omaha and Vicinity, and to the Good of the Community
The Rev. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor
$1.50 a Year. 5c a Copy. Omaha, Nebraska, May 27, 1916 Volume 1. Number 48
The First Regimental Band, Dan Desdunes, Conductor, Which Won Popularity During Ak-Sar-Ben Parades, Will Lead Knights of Pythias Parade Sunday.
Lieutenant Flipper
Engaged In Mining
Denies Having Any Connection with
Armies of Villa or Carranza.
Loyal to America.
EX-ARMY MAN KNOWS MEXICO
Aborts That No Former Colored
United States Soldiers are
in Mexican Army.
Washington, D. C., May 26.—For
some time it has been believed that
Lieut. Henry O. Flipper, one of the
last race men to be graduated from
West Point Academy, and brother or
the Rt. Rev. J. S. Flipper, of Georgia,
was in Mexico. About two years ago
the news was widely circulated that
Francisco Villa was none other than
Lieutenant Flipper. Much newspaper
comment was made and many race
soldiers (not in the regular army)
stated that they had marched with
“Villa” in the Tenth Cavalry during
the Spanish-American War.
Recently the Washington Eagle
published an article, under the cap
tion, “Colored Artillerymen With
Villasta Forces. Dispatches from
the Front Say Flipper is in Mexico."
This article got into the hands of
Lieut. Flipper, and he writes, saying
that the article does him an injustice
and asks that the public be informed
as to where he is and what he is
doing.
Mr. Flipper says there are no Col
ored artillerymen in our service and
there have been none since the Civil
War. “1 do not know Villa nor Car
ranza, or any of the leaders of the
so-called revolution in Mexico. Have
never seen either of them, nor have
I ever had any connection of any
kind whatever with any of them or
with their brigandage, or with the
Mexican government at any period
whatsoever.
“I know Mexico and the Mexican
people thoroughly. I have not lost
my five senses or any of them to the
extent of taking part in an upheaval
in that country. I can conceive ot
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Something To Make You Think
GOOD ADVICE
Uuild for yourself a strong-box,
Fashion each part with care;
When it’s strong as your heart can make it,
Put all your troubles there.
Hide in it all thoughts of your failures,
And each bitter cup that you quaff,
Lock all your heartaches within it,
Then sit on the lid and laugh.
Tell no one else its contents,
Never its secrets share;
When you’ve dropped in your care and worry,
Keep them forever there.
Hide them from sight so completely
That the world will never dream half—
Fasten the strong-box iccurely,
Then sit on the lid and laugh.
THE INSTALLMENT PLAN
(The Chicago Defender)
An up-to-date banker says: “The man who makes it a fixed principle
whenever a question of interest is involved to have it Coming In instead of
GOING OUT is reasonably sure to get on in the world.” So many people live
right up to their income whether it be large or small, and when that proverb
ial “rainy day” comes they are caught far away from shelter. It isn’t 3
hard matter to accumulate wealth if one gets into the habit of laying aside
regularly a certain portion of the income. It takes will power to deny oneself
accustomed pleasures or things, but the end more than justifies the means.
The advertising columns of the newspapers and magazines offer no lack
of opportunities for getting rid of one’s wealth on the installment plan; in
other words, spending your money before you get it. It would be a good
idea, however, for the average person to give a little more consideration to
acquiring wealth on the installment plan. Interest calculations play no small
part in the installment idea, whether it is a plan for acquiring wealth or
spending it.
Buying necessities, comforts or luxuries on the installment plan usually
means liberal additions of interest to periodical payments, loading them
finally on the purchase price. There arc times when it becomes necessary'
to ask credit to tide over some unforeseen expense, but the thrifty person will
only let it rest on his head but a short time after things have become normal.
It isn’t a bad idea to have a little personal interview with yourself and
agree to have laid aside at the end of the year a certain amount of cash cap
ital. Put your figure a little high rather than too low, and surprise yourself
by accomplishing the trick. Besides the financial end of it, you will experi
ence the joy that comes of having done something difficult, something worth
while; your character will have grown in proportion to your effort.
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Judge Dyer’s Decision
In Segregation Case
The Full Text of Opinion Recently
Rendered by Eminent Jurist at
St. Louis.
DECISION TO BECOME HISTORIC
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Negroes Only Ask for and Entitled to
the Same Rights as All Other
Citizens Under the Law.
Few of our readers have read the
full text of Judge Dyer’s decision in
the St. Louis segregation case. As
it will be of interest to them, it is
here published:
Judge Dyer’s Decision
In the most eloquent language
Judge Dyer handed down the follow
ing decision:
The Court: “I have listened with
utmost interest to all that has been
said here. The debate has taken a
very wide range. Practically there is
but one legal question before the
Court for decision, and that question
is the validity of the two ordinances
in question. That being true, it is
also true, as counsel has said, that
the Court’s feelings personally should
have nothing to do with determining
this one question. Judges are very
much like other people. They all try
to do right and they try to admin
ister justice.
Regards Oath of Office
“Nine years ago on this bench I
took an oath. One of its provisions
was ‘that you solemnly swear that
you will administer justice to the rich
and poor alike.’ I have tried hard to
live up to the obligation of that oath.
I know I have made many mistakes
and have fallen far short of what
probably would be counted a learned
judge, but I have tried to do justice
between man and man.
“Allusion has been made by counsel
here to the fact that I have lived in
this state a long time. For more than
seventy years I have resided within
sixty miles of where I sit today. My
father came to this state from old
Virginia where I was bom, and set
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