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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1916)
General Race News TO START FUND FOR INVALID CORRESPONDENT Cincinnati, Ohio.—In order to secure substantial financial support for Hor ace D. Slatter, well known newspaper correspondent, who is in Asheville,, N. C., trying to regain his health, Dr. I. Garland Penn, of Cincinnati, corre sponding secretary of the Freedman Aid Society, is fathering a movement to get a number of men to pledge one dollar a month during the winter months. Mr. Slatter was stricken w’ith tu berculosis in June of last year while his wife was suffering with the same disease. Mrs. Slatter died last Oc tober. He has spent the greater por tion of this year in Asheville with 1 fairly satisfactory results, and be sides what his friends send him from time to time has been trying to sup port himself by writing a series of articles on “Men I Have Known,” for the Baltimore Afro-American. During the fourteen or fifteen years he has been in active life. Mr. Slatter has done a great amount of publicity work for the race in Northern and Southern newspapers and magazines and has helped materially in creating favorable sentiment for the race. Those persons desiring to participate in the movement may write either Mr. Slatter, 28 Beech Hill street, Asheville, N. C., or Dr. I. Garland Penn, 220 W. Fourth street, Cincin nati, Ohio. INTEREST IN WASHINGTON MEMORIAL FUND Tuskegee Institute, Ala.—With the coming of fall and the passing of hot weather, the country is settling down to hard work Schools are crowded to capacity and business houses are look ing forward to a year of prosperity. This is election year and cotton is sell ing at sixteen cents. Loyal men and women of the race are, as a consequence of these con ditions, again turning their attention to the Booker T. Washington Memor ial Fund. Voluntary letters are be ginning to come in pledging contri butions and outlining arrangements for mass meetings which are to be held in various parts of the country this fall. FORM L.iW AND ORDER LEAGUE Massillon, O.—Fearing a repetition of the Lima episode here because of the numerous arrests of Negroes car rying weapons, 60 race men and wo men have formed a Law and Order League for the purpose of registering strange Negroes and to help preserve order in case of trouble. A large number of the members of this league own their own homes and many are in business for themselves. Among other things the league is lending a helping hand to the needy and also to see that Negroes have a fair and impartial trial in the courts. Joseph L. Beard is president of the league. JOHN WYATT, EIGHTH REGIMENT, DROWNED Austin, Texas.—John Wyatt, a ser geant in Company A, Eighth (Col ored) Illinois infantry, was drowmed recently while swimming in the Col orado River. The body was recov ered. RANSOME SCORES WILSON Asbury Park, N. J.—Rev. Dr. Rev erdy C. Ransome, editor of the A. M. E. Review, in an address here at the Educational Congress, of “Making a program for the Race.” Among other things said: “The Negro should have an economic, educational, civic and political program. Politically we are in a bad way. The leaders of the race are not in the confidence of those who control the policies of the great parties. But they have the ear of the great parties and should speak in no uncertain tones. “President Wilson is out here at Shadow Lawn. It is rightly named Shadow Lawn for the solemn promises made to us four years ago have gone like a fleeting shadow until today, we know there is no substance in them. “Do not be confused or stampeded as between these competitors who are seeking your suffrage at the primar ies. What we want is neither a free smoke, or a free drink or a free din ner, but the assurance of a larger freedom.” JIM CROW RULE AGAINST HINDU LEADS TO SUIT Memphis, Tenn.—Claiming that he j is a white man, even if he is a native of India, and has a dark skin, and that he has a right to ride in the front of street cars with other white per sons, A. Mondul, a native of Calcutta, brought suit in the circuit court Fri day, Sept. 23, for $1,000 each against Joseph Warren and the Memphis Street railway. In his declaration, filed by J. N. ; Bearman, Mondul alleged that he was | assaulted on the car by Warren on the ground that he was a Negro, had no right among the white passengers, and that with the aid of the employes of the street railway, he was thrown ofl the car. $2,000,000 LACE MILL TO BE RUN BY NEGROES — New Decatur, Ala.—A plan by w'hich 400,000 Colored people will sub scribe $5 each to a $2,000,000 capital or the operation of a lace factory is being projected by Mrs. George A. Nelson, said to be a wealthy English oman, and a large property holder n this section. Mrs. Nelson's plans include the jrlnging of expert lace makers from Brussels, Belgium, who w’ill teach the olored employees how to make lace. The capital is to be subscribed by Col- | ored folk and the factory is to be operated with Colored labor. Raw material in the shape of Ala bama cotton is plentiful for the man ufacture of the finished product. COLORED MAN’S HEIR GETS HUNDRED THOUSAND — Philadelphia, Pa.—The adopted white son of James L. Hitchens, Col ored, to whom an estate of about $100,000 is left, is a football and bas ketball player. He was a student of the Maryland Agricultural College for a year and of the Baltimore City Col lege for three years. The youth’s adopted name is James L. Hitchens, i Jr., but his real name is James L. Lindermann. His mother died when he was four years old. His father 1 was an actor. Young Hitchens, now i 21 years old, is married. I McQuillin 11512 Farnam Street JOHN B. STETSON HATS HIGH GRADE FURNISHINGS The House that JacH Built" I I Sheet Music ' THE MUSICAL HITS OF ALL PUBLISHERS 10 TO 30 CENTS. HOSPE MUSIC SHOP ED. PATTON, Manager. { i . ... .... . . . ... . «. «—> YOUR VOTE, PLEASE l —FOR— MIKE L. CLARK For Sheriff i i Republican. i Election Tuesday, November 7th. Will Be Always on the Job. EMMETGSOLOMON REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR COUNTY TREASURER RESIDED IN THE COUNTY 48 YEARS. WAS COUNTY COMMISSIONER-COMPTROL LER 1906-1909. AND CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY AND CITY TREASURER 1910 TO DATE ^^^EXPERIENCED^^^^^^BUSINES^^^^^^^^SERVICE^^^ , Geo. A. Magney Democratic Candidate I *or ' County Attorney Vole For WILL N. JOHNSON LAWYER FOR PUBLIC DEFENDER Republican Candidate VOTE FOR James M. Fitzgerald DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR POLICE JUDGE A Man You Can Depend Upon Election Nov. 7th ---—-----'