The Monitor
A National Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Colored
Americans of Nebraska and the West
THE REV 'N ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor
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$1.50 a Year. 5c a Copy O ^oraska, March 17, 1917 Vol. II. No. 37 (Whole No. 89)
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Texans Found Guilty
of Peonage Charges
Justice of the Peace, Court Officials
and Others Found Violators of
the Law.
SOME STARTLING INFORMATION
Federal Judge Meeks Tells Defendants
That Negroes are Entitled Law’s
Protection.
Dallas, Tex.—Pleas of guilty to
peonage charges have been entered in
the United States District Court by C.
H. Sullivan, land owner; W. O. Col
vin, Justice of the Peace; W. J. Hick
man, Constable, and D. P. Autrey,
Deputy Constable, all of Ellis County,
and Morgan Perry, land owner, and
R. M. Tilbright, Constable, of Navar
ro County. Each has pleaded guilty
and found guilty on the first count of
the 'ndictment in his case.
Fines ranging from $1,000 to $200
have been assessed by .'udge Edward
R. Meek pf the Federal Court against
the six men. Sullivan has been fined
$1,000; Colvin Hickman, Autrey and
Albright, $200 each, and Perry $300.
The cases were the first in the United
States District Court here since its
establishment.
Promises to obey the provision of
the criminal code covering peonage
were exacted in each case by Judge
Meek in passing sentence. The men
said that they were ignorant of the
law at the time the offense was com
mitted. Judge Meek gave warning
that a heavy penalty will be imposed
if any of them is again convicted.
“I trust the result of these cases at
least will afford the Negro race pro
tection to which they are entitled un
der the law,” udge Meek said, in pass
ing sentence on Morgan Perry. “You
didn’t treat the Negro as a citizen.”
Judge Meek told C. H. Sullivan:
“You have handled the Negroes on
your place as though you had a dom
inating power. I hope you now have
a fundamentally different attitude,
knowing the law and what constitutes
a violation of the law."
W. J. Hickman, a constable, said he
had tried to enforce the laws of Texas
and that he did not know he was do
ing wrong at the time.
W. D. Colvin, Justice of the Peace,
appeared deeply moved by the points
brought out by Judge Meek. He said
his appearance before the court was
the most embarrassing moment of his
life.
D. F. Autrey, the deputy constable
who went to Fort Worth to get the
three Negroes, Richard Black, Thom
Powell and Jenella Johnson, said he
didn’t know at the time he was vio
lating the law.
A $50,000 HOSPITAL
Durham, N. C., March 15.—A $50,
000 hospital for Colored people will be
built here in the near future.
MRS. T oO*' , SCULPTRESS
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Work o. .dored Woman Exhibited
at Corcoran Art Gallery at Wash
ington. First Recognition for the
Race.
(Washington, D. C., Star.)
A head of a child modeled by Mrs.
May Howard Jackson of this city has
recently been placed on exhibition in
the lower loan room of the Corocran
Gallery of Art. It is an admirable
piece of work, well constructed, nicely
modeled and expressive and it takes
its place well among the works in
this gallery by sculptors of more ex
perience and greater reputation.
COLORED WOMEN PLEDGE
LOYALTY TO FLAG
Washington, D. C., March 15.—Miss
Marie A. D. Madre and Mrs. Julia
Mason Layton represented the Col
ored Women’s Relief Corps at the re
cent annual meeting of the Grand
Army of the Republic. Both made
stirring patriotic addresses and
pledged the support of the Colored
women to the flag in case of war
with Germany or any other nation.
Albinoes Brutally As
sault Lemuel Adams
Overpowered by Five Cowardly As
sailants, Leg Broken and Life
Endangered, Uses Gun.
IS IN ST. JOSEPH’S HOSPITAL
With his leg broken and his face
battered almost beyond recognition,
and suffering from internal injuries,
Lemuel Adams lies in the city ward of
St. Joseph’s hospital from an unpro
voked assault made upon him by a
gang of albinoes. In the same ward
lies Pat Tizor, a young albino, aged
22, with a bullet wound in his abdo
men, with slight chances of recovery,
fired by Adams in self defense.
Adams, who is a self-respecting and
industrious barber, with a wife and
three children and who owns a home
on Taylor street, is the proprietor of
a barber shop at 2215 Cuming street.
Saturday night after he had closed
his shop and while waiting for a car
he was attacked and struck by Pat
Tizor, an albino tough, with whom he
had had trouble some months ago
when he evicted him from his shop
for being drunk and causing a disturb
ance. Adams, who is small of stature,
is a trained athlete and he immediate
ly defended himself and as he was get
ting the better of his assailant the al
bino’s four companions attacked
Adams, and while lying on his back
and being battered and pummelled and
kicked in the face by his cowardly as
sailants he managed to draw his gun
and fired, the bullet taking effect in
Tizor’s abdomen. But for this Adams
would have probably been killed. Tiz
nr has frequently been in trouble and
has a police record. Adams bears a
good reputation.
OWN $500,000 IN REAL
ESTATE IN EVANSVILLE
Evansville, Ind.—A half million dol
lars represent the value of the real
property owned or in the process of
being owned by the Colored people of
Evansville. This is a remarkable
showing in view of the fact that this
property has been accumulated within
the last fifteen years and by a group
of people drawing the minimum wage,
according to Logan H. Stewart, in the
Evansville Journal-News.
There are about eleven churches in
this city and the spirit of harmony
that appears to exist between the min
isters and their congregations is a
sure sign of progress.
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FOR A JIM-CROW MILITARY
SCHOOL.
A bill in the house of representa
tives at Washington was recently in
troduced reading in the title: To pro
vide a commission to secure a site,
plans, and designs for a school to
train Negro soldiers. The object is to
give similar training to that at West
Point.
Governor of Texas
Faces Impeachment
Loses His Temper Before Legislature
and Calls One Accuser a
“Nigger.”
HE INVITES INVESTIGATION
Austin, Texas.—Standing before the
members of the Texas House of Rep
resentatives recently, upon invitation
of that body to discuss impeachment
charges that had been made against
him, Governor James E. Ferguson
pointed to Senator W. A, Johnson,
who occupied a seat immediately in
front of him, and called him a “nig
ger lover from the North.” His an
ger increasing, the Governor shout
ed to Senator Johnson, “Yes, you look
like a nigger, you are a nigger.”
Senator Johnson, who was bom in
Minnesota and is a Swede, made no
reply. He was the author of a reso
lution in the Senate to investigate
Governor Ferguson's official acts.
Governor Ferguson’s remarks caus
ed wild disorder upon the floor and
in the galleries. Loud demands were
made that the Governor retract his
statement and several personal en
counters between friends and enemies
of the Governor were narrowly avert
ed. Finally, order was restored and
the Governor apologized to the House
for his remarks. He said he invited
an investigation of his private and
political acts.
MEMBER BOARD OF TRADE
Washington, D. C., March 15.—Mr.
Daniel Murray has been re-appointed
a member of the school committee of
the Board of Trade. Mr. Murray is
one of the very few Colored men af
f Hating with the Board of Trade of
the district.
Cardinal Gibbons
Praises the Negro
Addresses Colored Audience and Tells
of His Efforts to Uphold Rights
of Race in Baltimore.
THE RACIAL CHARACTERISTICS
Gratefulness, Warm-Heartedness and
Religiousness Saving Virtues of
Sable Race.
New Orleans, March 15.—Cardinal
Gibbons of Baltimore was recently in
the city on his annual visit to his
brother, John Gibbons, one of the
leading wholesale merchants of New
Orleans. On these visits the Cardinal
has made it a rule to take a complete
rest. This time, however, he modified
the rule sufficiently to pay a visit to
Xavier University, which Mother
Katherine Drexel established here for
Colored people. The Cardinal made
an address to the school, over which
the faculty and students were over
joyed. The visit was an informal one
and the address characteristic.
Despite a slight cold, his eminence,
after saying how edified he was at
the manifest success of Xavier Uni
versity, continued, in clear, distinct
voice:
“I am glad that your respected pas
tor has referred to Booker Washing
ton, the great leader of the Colored
race. I had the pleasure of meeting
him when on one of my trips from
Baltimore to New Orleans. He asked
permission to see me in my private
apartment and, of course, I was glad
to tender him an invitation, and we
had a long conversation together.
Tells of {Experience With Colored
People.
“I must modestly say that I did
something to elevate, to uplift, and,
when it was necessary, to uphold the
rights of the Colored race in the city
of Baltimore. I said a good word for
them. They have never forgotten
this kindness. In my experience with
the Colored race and in my dealings
with them during nearly fifty years,
I have been struck by the fact that
they have three characteristics: First
of all, they are exceedingly grateful,
that is to say, they are always ready
to acknowledge with gratitude any
benefit, and gratitude is one of the
noblest virtues. Secondly, they are
a very affectionate race, a warm
hearted race, their hearts easily ex
pand. Thirdly, I am happy to say,
that the Colored people are deeply
and naturally religious. There are
some people, some races, that can
hardly be aroused to recognize the
Christian religion, the religion of
Christ, whereas, the Colored race are
always responsive to it, and I have
yet to see or to hear of the first Col
ored man who has ever yet proclaim
ed himself an atheist, an unbe
liever.”
