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General Race News I___ DREXEL HEIRESS DEVOTES LIFE TO WORK AMONG RACE ' Philadelphia, Pa.—Another of the wealthy and famous Drexel girls has entered a Roman Catholic sisterhood and is devoting her services and money to the education of Negro chil dren. Miss Lucy Drexel Dahlgren took the white veil in August and is now known as Sister Mary Lucia at the Convent of the Blessed Sacrament at Cornwells, of which Miss Katherine Drexel, her relative who took the vows in 1899, is mother superior and founder. Her work is with the Negro orphan age connected with the convent, and she has become one of its most ardent workers. She is 22 years old, the old est of the six daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Eric B. Dahlgren. Her mother inherited $20,000,000 on the death of the late Joseph Drexel, the novice’s grandfather, a few years ago. FORM LABOR UNION. Dallas, Tex., Sept. 15.—Colored hod carriers and building and construc tion laborers are being organized to form a union, according to the state ment of a Dallas labor organizer Tuesday morning. “Don’t use my name. It might get me in bad,” he told a reporter who asked him about it. The labor man said that the Negro hod carriers and laborers in the build ing trades had a right to organize 1 for their own protection and the pro tection of building crafts generally. He said that he expected over 1,000 ; would join the organization. There are no Negro labor unions in ; Dallas and there is a doubt if the I Building Trades’ Council or the Cen- ; tral Labor Council would seat Negro delegates. It was suggested that the Negro un- j ion might pick white delegates to the ecntral bodies. NEW ST. LOUIS FIRM. St. Louis, Mo., Sept. 15.—The Com monwealth Mercantile and Invest ment Company, a co-operative society composed of more than two hundred shareholders and representing as many families, opened its first store for business on Thursday, September 14, comer of North Market and Goode Ave., with a complete stock of groceries, fresh meats and produce. Officers: John Hollman, president; H. M. Cloyd, vice-president; Arthur Turner, secretary; L. F. Ford, assist ant secretary; Wyatt W. Brown, treas urer. NOTED CITIZEN DIES. Wheeling, W. Va., Sep. 22.—Baswell Stillyard, who was bom a slave and had the distinction of rising to the im portant post of Alderman of his ward, died here recently. He was bom in Maryland and came to this city in 1882. He was a 33rd degree Mason, a Pythian and a True Reformer. While member of the City Council, he served with credit. “BILLY” JOHNSON DEAD. Chicago, Sept. 14.—“Billy” Johnson of the original vaudeville team of Cole and Johnson, was killed by a fall from a second-story window of the Pioneer Club Monday night, Sept. 11. NEGRO POULTRYMAN WINS COVETED PRIZE Louisville, Ky.—A prize coveted by poultrymen of all nations was won by Frank R. Willis, a Negro of this city, engaged in business as a contracting painter, who showed at the Kentucky State Fair a chicken of the Dark Cor nish breed weighing fourteen pounds. The heaviest Cornish chicken prior to the showing of Mr. Willis’ bird weighed twelve pounds, and weight contests had been held at Boston, New York, Hagerstown and at the Dairy Show, London, England. At the Kentucky State Fair 2,800 fowls were on exhibition, the best breeders n the country having pens of chick ens on exhibition. “Mohawk,” the Cornish entered by Willis, was two and one-half pounds heavier than any bird in the contest. COLORED CANADIANS ENLIST. St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, Sept. 1.—The first batch of colored men who have enlisted for the No. 2 Construction Corps (or Engineers Corps) for overseas duty left on the Halifax expres August 11, and were given a grand send-off. There were 15 from St. John and 6 from Fred ericton. The St. John Brass Band es corted these soldiers to the train. The colored population were out in force. Members of the Colored St. John’s Brass Band said that three of their members has enlisted and the whole band had offered to go with the corps and might be accepted. SIXTEEN OHIO MEN INDICTED FOR TRYING TO LYNCH NEGRO Lima, O., September 15.—Sixteen alleged members of the mob which ■stormed the Allen County Jail here last week, in an attempt to lynch Charles Daniels, a Negro, and tor tured Sheriff Eley until he told where the prisoner was held, were indicted September 7th. The list includes sev eral business men. Thirteen of the sixteen have been arrested and are n jail under guard of 100 policemen and deputy sheriffs. CHICAGO BOYS GO TO SOUTH AMERICA Chicago, 111.—Arthur Scurlock, 6633 St. Lawrence avenue, and McKinley Emanuel, 6350 Rhodes avenue, have gone to South America to enter busi ness. Scurlock will open an electrical supply house and Emanuel will have charge of a branch of the Emanuel Scientific Chiropody Co. Scurlock was wireless operator on a British steamer returning from Liv erpool, and which has a thrilling ex perience with a submarine. GIRLS TO WORK IN MILLS. Hamburg, Pa., September 15.—At a meeting near here of the Pennsyl vania Association last Saturday, it was brought out that the scarcity of labor due to the European war had caused a number of mills in Phila delphia and New Jersey to give em ployment to Colored girls from the South. It is said that knitting mill owners have found this class of help satisfactory and others may try the experiment. Subscribe for The Monitor. Recent Segregation Order Rescinded Obnoxious Rule Withdrawn in Army and Navy Building. Washington, D. C.—The order of August 9, issued by Col. William vv. Hart, superintendent of the State, War and Navy Departments Building, setting aside certain lavatories for the use of Colored men, was recalled September 9 No reasons for said ac tion are given. The hundreds of employes affected by the segregation are, by virtue of the revocation, now' classed as citizens of the United States, so far as public convenience is concerned. The Colored employes are asking one another why a disciplinarian re former of the Hart calibre should in augurate an unprecedented “racial setback” and rescind same exactly one month later. The destruction of the order was not caused by rank Southerners of the Hart type, because it has been openly boasted of by several of them that they wrere instrumental in effect ing the “Jim Crowism.” It is authoritatively stated that cer tain high officials, Senators and Rep resentatives have registered protests which reached the Executive Office, and when one is mindful of the pres ent hour as compared w'ith the polit ical situation, it is apparent that “some one” who is in a position to advise the superintendent has inti mated that this is not the psycholog ical time to incite race prejudice. How'ever, segregation orders issued for the Treasury and Post Office De partments have not been revoked, nor is there any indication that they will be, and in this light it appears that the foolish fellow's who proposed a mass meeting to be held at the 19th Street Baptist Church, for the pur pose of making speeches and draft ing resolutions of thanks to members of Congress supposed to be instru mental in bringing about the rescind ing of this order would better turn their efforts toward arousing congres sional indignation against the Treas ury and Post Office heads. JOHNSON ENTERS UNDERTAKING BUSINESS Mr. Silas Johnson, who for more than twenty years was head waiter at the Merchants Hotel, and is one of the most favorably known of our cit :zens, has purchased and taken com plete charge of the G. Wade Obee undertaking business on Lake street. Tt is to be known as the Western Undertaking Company. Mr. Johnson has employed competent assistants and is ready to serve with personal attention and marked courtesy any and all who may need his services. As a man of standing, character and ability in the community Mr. Johnson merits and will doubtless achieve success. BANQUET BY PRIDE OF OMAHA COUNCIL A banquet will be given by the Pride of Omaha Council No. 15, Sons and Daughters of Jerusalem, Friday ‘ evening, Sept. 29, 1916, at the resi dence of Mrs. W. L. Sellers, 2320 No. 28th avenue. A very nice luncheon w'ill be served at 25c a plate. A program will be rendered. Miss Henrietta Stew'art, pianist. Menu Veal Patties, Potatoes Au Gratin Green Peas Sliced Tomatoes Spaghetti Ice Cream Cake Coffee —Adv. I I I I I I I ' ' Is like building a house. It must be planned carefully and the foun dation well laid. 100 per cent ma terial, 100 per cent tailoring, 100 per cent fit. I guarantee all this. No man can do more. Give us your order for your fall and winter suit and overcoat. We make ladies’ clothes also. H. LIVINGSTON MERCHANT TAILOR Douglas 7501 103 So. 14th St. JOE LEWIS-TAXI !* New Easy Riding Seven-Passenger Car 3 P M to 11:55 People's Drug Store. * ' ‘ Doug. 1446 • 12:05 A. M. to 5 A. M. • Midway, Doug. 1491 or 3459 ' 5 A. M. to 3 P. M. Residence, Web. 7661 i—. j I TAKE PLEASURE • in thanking you for your patronage. • 1 want your trade solely upon the » merits of my goods. I You will profit by trading here. H. E. YOUNG Webster 515 2114-16 N. 24th St. THE BEST HATS—$2.00 COOK HAT CO. 14th and Farnam Sts. LAWN’MOWERS SHARPENED; Called for and Delivered ARTHUR DORN Locksmith and Gun Repairer Electric Bells, Bicycle and General Repairing We Will Open the Most Compli cated Locks Phone Webster 4509 2420 Lake St. CHAS.STORZ