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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1916)
The Monitor A Nations’ _ x^ewspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Colored .Americans of Nebraska and the Northwest THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor $1.50 a Year. 5c a Copy Omaha, Nebraska, Nov. 25, 1916 Vol. II. No. 22 (Whole No. 74) Principal Piney Wood School Quotes Sage Wide-Awake and Progressive Young Educator Makes Favorable Im pression on Farm Loan Bank Board. EMPHASIZES IMPORTANT FACTS Jackson Daily News Gives Interesting Story of Jones’ Appeal for Loca tion of Bank. Jackson, Miss., Nov. 24.—One of the most interesting features of the sitting of the Farm Loan Bank Board in this city Tuesday, Oct. 31, was the testimony of several prominent Negro leaders, who told of conditions exist ing among members of their race, and the efforts being made by the Negro for agricultural advancement. Makes Good Impression These Negro leaders made decided ly favorable impressions among mem bers of the board. They obtained a glimpse of the Negro problem from a new angle, and when they left Jack son many of their former impressions concerning relations between the whites and blacks in the South had been very much revised. A rather amusing incident was the testimony of Laurence Jones, princi pal of the Piney Woods Industrial School, and the impression it made on Herbert Quick, a member of the board. Quick is one of the foremost scholars and writers in America. He resigned a position at $20,000 per year as one of the editors of the Sat urday Evening Post to accept a $10, 000 per year place on the Farm Loan Bank Board, which shows tolerably well what sort of a person he is. When Laurence Jones appeared be fore the board he commenced quot ing Socrates, the first crack out of the box, so to speak. Quick looked a bit startled. He was not looking for Socrates from such a scource. Wide-Awake Member of Race Jones w’as telling about the idle Negroes in Mississippi, and quoting the ancient philosopher, he remarked that, “Not only is he idle who does nothing, but he is also idle who might be better employed.” Mr. Quick stared at the witness like an entomo logist who has discovered some rare bug, but the testimony that came from Jones a few moments latter quickly convinced him that the Negro was not a “bug,” but a level-headed, progres sive and wide-awake member of his race, who is doing a real and substan tial work for the advancement of the Negroes in Mississippi. Every economic phase of the Negro problem, said Jones, can best be solved in the South, where all of its phases are thoroughly understood by the people. He made an earnest ap peal for the location of the Farm Loan Bank in Jackson, and declared that small loans, with ample time to pay, will enable many thousands of Ne groes in Mississippi to become land owners. FORMER SLAVES AID Y. M. C. A. Building Fund Gets $500 in Savings of Aged Colored Couple. Columbus, O., Nov. 21.—Dr. and Mrs. Noah Elliott, both of whom are more than 90 years old and former slaves, tonight paid $500 out of sav ings of years to the committee on half million dollar building fund. “We have seen the need of an in stitution like the Young Men’s Chris tion association for boys of our race, and would rather give our money to help them now than leave it to some one else,” Mrs. Elliott explained as she counted out the sum in 1, 5 and 10-dollar bills. Federation of Labor Eyes Negro Movement Believes That the Race Is Being Brought North to Take the Places of Uiion Men. FAVORS ORGANIZING IN SOUTH Baltimore, Md., Nov. 16.—The emi gration of southern Negroes to north ern labor centers was brought to the attention of the convention of the American Federation of Labor today, when the committee on organization reported a resolution designed to elim inate what was characterized as a “menace to the workers in the north ern states.” The resolution which was adopted by the convention recited that the investigation of such emigration and importation of Negroes in the state of Ohio had demonstrated that they were being brought north to fill the places of union men demanding better conditions, as in the case of freight handlers. Believing that “the conditions that prevailed in Ohio, apply in all north ern states,” the president and execu tive council of the federation were in structed to begin a movement looking toward the organization of Negroes in the southern states. A resolution also was adopted look ing to the organization of a depart ment comprising those organizations directly connected with the theatrical industry. The executive council was instruct ed by an adopted resolution coming from the Trades and Labor congress of Canada to place an organization in the province of Quebec as soon as practical. PHILADELPHIA LAWYER GETS $5,000 POSITION Philadelphia, Pa.—Governor Brum baugh announced last week the ap pointment of Counselor John W. Parks of this city as assistant to the attor ney general at a salary of $5,000 per year. The position carries also an allowance of $15 per day on certain assignments. Counselor Parks is the first Negro to hold a position of this class in this state. He is a graduate of the Uni versity of Pennsylvania. THE NEW HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Republicans . 217 Democrats ... 210 Prohibitionist, who will act gener ally with the Democrats . 1 Socialist, who will act generally with the Democrats . 1 Independent, who will attend the Republican caucus . 1 Protectionist, who will attend the Republican caucus . 1 Progressive who will act generally with the Republicans .. 1 Doubtful (one in New Mexico and two in Pennsylvania) . 3 Total membership .435 The Omaha Street Lighting Contract May be Decided by Your Vote at the Election to be Held Tuesday, December 5. CONSIDER YOUR POCKET BOOK Last week we called our readers’ attention to the important election which is to be held Tuesday, Decem ber 5, to decide the fate of the street lighting contract which the commis sioners have made with the Omaha Electric Light and Power Company. It will be up to the voters to ratify or reject the proposal. The issue is important. The proposition, as we stated last week, is simply this: Will the citi zens of Omaha accept and ratify the definite, clear-cut street lighting con tract proposed by the Omaha Electric Light and Power Company? Or will they reject this for the vague promise of an indefinite municipal-owned and operated plant and system to be in augurated or acquired in the remote future? We believe our readers will see the wisdom of ratifying the action of the commissioners, who have gone care ully into this question of public street lighting. i/here are certain things upon which 11 who reside here are agreed. We all agree that at present Omaha is a poorly lighted city. This is especially true of the residential districts. It is true of the several districts in which great numbers of our own people live. We want better lights, don’t we? And we want more of them, don’t we? Of course we do. We all agree that taxes are already high. Now, if we can get better lights and more of them without increasing the taxes, we can not see why any level-headed, public-spirited, pro gressive citizen should be opposed to ratifying the street lighting contract which has been proposed. And since this is such an important matter for all the people of Omaha, we want to impress upon our readers the neces sity of voting for the ratification of he contract December 5. Matters of this kind frequently go by default through the indifference or neglect of the citizens to vote. (Continued on Page 9) Bishop Millspaugh Is Dead At Topeka Death Occurs Early This Morning as Result of Lengthy Illness. FOUNDED ST. PHILIP’S CHURCH Married Daughter of Bishop Clark son—Was Frequent Visitor Here. Topeka, Kas., Nov. 21.—The Right Rev. Frank R. Millspaugh, bishop of the Episcopal diocese of Kansas, died at his home here at 1:30 o’clock this morning. Frank Rosebrook Millspaugh was born at Nichols, N. Y. He graduated from Shattuck school, Faribault, Minn., in 1870, and from Seabury div inity school in 1873. Founds Omaha Churches Ordained a deacon that same year, and a priest in 1874, he was mission ary to Minnesota until 1876 when he became dean of Trinity cathedral at Omaha. Besides building up the ca thedral membership and influences, he was an untiring worker, founding five missions which later grew to churches, including the church of St. Philip, the Deacon. He was president of the standing committees of the dio cese and deputy to several general conventions. On October 20,1882, the bishop was married to Mrs. Mary Clarkson Ham bleton, daughter of Bishop Clarkson. Resigning the deanship of Trinity in 1886, he became rector of St. Paul’s Minneapolis, remaining there until 1894, when he went to Topeka as dean of Grace cathedral. Consecrated Bishop One year later, September 19, 1896, he was consecrated bishop of Kansas. Impaired health forced Bishop Mills paugh to ask a coadjutor and Chap lain Silver was elected but was not confirmed by the house of bishops. Bishop Millspaugh’s health improved after a short period, and he carried on the work of his diocese until Oc tober, 1916, unaided and with the sat isfaction of seeing the number of churches doubled. The Rev. Dr. James Wise of St. Louis, formerly of Omaha, was made coadjutor early in October of the pres ent year. Bishop Millspaugh was a frequent visitor to Omaha and had relatives here. Mrs. F. H. Davis, daughter of Bishop Clarkson, is a sister of Mrs. Millspaugh. At the dedication of the new Clarkson hospital, named in mem ory of Bishop Clarkson, Bishop Mills paugh took an active part. APPOINTED ASSISTANT STATE’S ATTORNEY East St. Louis, 111., Nov. 23.—N. W. Pardon, a colored lawyer of this city, has been appointed an assistant state’s attorney by Hubert Schaumieffel, of Belleville, who was elected on the Re publican ticket November 7. Pardon’s salary will be $1,200 per year.
