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Dealer in
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1511 No. 24th St. Omaha, Neb.
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242 North 10th Street
Telephone L 5263 LINCOLN, NEB
The CHAPMAN Drug Store ’
934 P St., Lincoln
Opposite Main Door Post Office
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Omaha Agents
Mrs. B. Gant, 2515 N. 28th Ave.
Wester 4736.
Mrs. A. Woodson, 122 N. 40th St.
Harney 3171.
Mrs. P. A. Williams, 2609 Grant
St. Webster 6493.
Mrs. B. Buford, 2217 Howard.
Douglas 7689.
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MISS NANNIE M'NAIRY,
Manufacturer.
IS -; 403. Bonner Springs, Kas.
Write for agency, inclosing
postage for return mail.
“WHAT DOES THE NEGRO
WANT OR EXPECT?”
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the establishment and maintenance of
all classes of institutions. To give
to the white youths the privileges
and advan Hges of these institutio'nr,
and deny them to Colored youths,
naturally makes the Negro dissatis
fied.
When the south provides the same
class of technical, high school, college,
university, and, too, military train
ing out of sta e funds for Colored
youths, as is done for the whites, then
another barrier to our progress will
be removed and a mutual feeling of
helpfulness established.
III. The Abolishment of the So-Called
“Jim-Crow” Car System.
Nothing has served to estrange .he
races in the south and create feeling
of bitterness so much as the iniqui
tious “jim-crow” cars. Even though
(he statutes of the sou (hem states
call for separate but equal accommo
dations for white and Col red passen
i gers,” there is not a cord in the south
that lives up to he law. No difference
whatever is made in the price of
tickets; but all k nds of unfair and
unjust differences are made as to ac
commodations and treatment. Negro
passengers are often subjected o the
most degrading and humiliating
treatment imaginable. The privileges
of sleeping cars and dining cars are
1 r wn open to white passengers, but
persistently denied to Colored passen
gers. Under the system of firs' and
second-class fares a better distinction
could be made and less friction and
had feeling engendered.
IV. Discontinuance of I n just Dis
criminatory Regulations and Segre
gation in the Various Departments
of the Government.
In a republic like ours a premium
should be placed on efficiency and
faithfulness to duty. This is not the
case with as. as this rule or principle j
is ignored when it comes to Colored
persons serving in the various govern
mental departments. They are sub
jected to humilia'ing conditions and
discriminations; denied the benefits of
I promotion in line of efficient service.
! They have been refused assignment to
work even after passing the required
civil service examination, certified to
and sent on for appointmer.', with the
highest rating on the eligible list. In
many cases Colored persons have been ;
notified of appointment and, on writ
! ten or telegraphic orders, come to 1
; Washington and reported for duty at.
a given salary named; and on appear- ,
ing at said department or bureau have
i been turned away with the flimsy ex
! cuse that “some mistake had been
: made somewhere.” The Negroes feel
warranted in construing such acts as
I a breach of trus" ; the abrogation of a
contract, or at least the violation of
j the code of ethics and a gentleman’s
| agreement. And the result is an im
painnefit of faith in the sense of 1 onor
j and fairness on the part of the offen
ders.
V. The Same Military Training for
Colored Youths as for White.
While we do not believe in anything
like Prussian militarism, we do believe
in preparedness against invasion and
oppression from hostile enemies. This
makes it necessary to maintain our
army and navy. This means military
training of a certain and well regu
lated standard provided for and given
in government institutions or under
the direction of the government. This
should be applied to white and Color
ed vouths alike. This is not the case
now, as Colored youths are denied ad
mittance to our war and naval col
leges. A most singular method of rea
soning—deny one the opportunity of
a special training to fit him for cer
tain duties and then charge him with ,
being incapable of performance. Bu.
prejudice never stops to reason.
VI. The Removal of an Imaginary
Dead Line in Recognition of Fitness
f,„- Promotion in Military and Naval
Sei vice.
It is no*-, fair to the spirit of valor
and patriotism to refuse or withhold
promotions to higher ranks from Col
ored soldiers who have shown their
valor on the battlefield, stood every
test and proven their ability to train,
lead and command others, by strict
adherence to the rule of obedience and
faithfulness to duty.
VII. Removal of Peonage System in
the South.
In certain sections of the South Col
ored people are subjected to labor con
ditions very little removed from slav
ery. Advantage is taken of them and
hardships are imposed to the point of
suffering. They are in many cases
powerless to prevent such or to defend
themselves against it, and they feel
that their only deliverance is to leave
the South. This is against the natural
tendency and wishes of many Who
Pve their native heath and the memo
ries of loved ones.
VIII. An Economic Wage Scale to Be
Applied to White and Colored Alike.
The Negro’s record as a good work
man is generally conceded. He is will
ing and anxious to engage in all kinds
of labor, both skilled and unskilled.
But there is too much difference made
in the scale of wages applied to Color
ed persons as compared with the
wages paid to white persons perform
ing the same class of work. The cost
of living is just cs high for one as for
the other and a proper reoogni iion of
this fact and an economic wage scale
t at has no color line will go a long
way in helping to dignify labor.
IX. Better Housing Conditions for
Colored Employes in Industrial
Plants.
One f the things that con cibutes
to the spirit of restlessness and dis
satisfaction amo’"' Negroes is the
u'ter disregard of ‘he necessity of en
couraging bet er home life for the
laboring classes. This i$ particularly
true of those who live :n what is
known ps “nuarters” on la:-ge nlanta
tions. The day has passed for the
shack or one mom shanty. The people
want homes nrov'ded with some de
gree of comfort convenience and, too.
beauty. They are being taugh', the |
virtue of *hese things, to have aspira
tion.- for them, and the withholding of |
them simply makes them fee! that
there is no use—no hope.
v. Bette'- Sanita'-v Conditions in Cer
tain Sections of Our Cities and
Towns.
It is a common complaint that in toe j
many cases the municipal authorities
pay very little atten .ion to having
proper sanitary facilities in sections
where the majority of the residents
are Colored people, thus fostering
troubles and public nuisances which
r u'd he averted if more reasonable
consideration were shown for he in
terests of all the people.
\1. Reforms hi the Pc"a! Institutions
of the South.
We do not condone crime nor do we
ask that it he winked at or excused.
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but we do expert a fair and impartial
administration of the law. In tio
many cases young Colored hoys and
young girls, too, whose first offense is
some petty misdemeanor, are sent to
prison for long terms and placed with
hardened criminals under such condi
tions as make it hard for them to re
form; while for like offenses white
youths are placed in some well regu
latrd reformatory and given a chance
fo outlive the mistake and become use
ful citizens. In matters of this k;nd '
W’-ite and Colored should be treated |
alike, both from a humane standpoint
and es a matter of justice.
XII. A Fair and Impartial Trial by
Jury Instead of Lynching.
No people are safe in a community j
where mob v-o'ence is tolerated. Vio
: lators of law should be punished, but
■ by due process of law. The lynching ■
spirit has become so strong in some
sec ions that i‘- borders on a disregard ;
for ALL law, order and decency. In
nocent people are often the victims of
the mob, ami the peace and well-being
of the entire community Is seriously
affected thereby.
XIII. Recognition of the Negro's Right
and Fitness to Sit on Juries.
The jury system is one of funda
mental principles of our government
am the privilege to exercise this right
should he extended to capable citizens
vitbout regard to race relationship. •
MV. Fair Flay.
Jus-, as the Negro has been among
the first to give his best, his all on the
altar of his country in every struggle
for the defense of its flag, so he wants
and expects eoual opportunity to serve
in the developmen of his country and
tha full enjoyment of the fruits there
of. This he regards as but a proper,
liberal and reasonable interpretation
of what is guaranteed to him by the
corstitu-ion under Which he lives and
to uphold which he sacredly dedicates
his all.
In submitting the above I do not
know how well I have interpreted the
feeling of the Negroes of this country
and shall be interested -o have com
ment and criticism from any source
whatever. Of one thing T am assured:
It is a hopeful sign when a white man,
speaking for his people, will admit
that there is an anxiety to know whet
can be done to bevter the existing con
ditions and bring about better feeling
between the races. I have tried to give
a frank and plain answer. The time
is ripe for a free and open conference
between the races. Let us get togeth
er and settle our differences and settle
them right. Let every Negm organi
zation get together and find some
common platform as the basis on
which we can stand and feel safe and
justified in our claims as American
citizens.
In this spirit the above fourteen
articles are submitted.
JOHN R. HAWKINS,
Financial Secretary A. M. E. Church,
154 Fourteenth Street, N. W., Wash
ington, D. C.
‘THEM’S 01 11 SENTIMENTS, TOO’
Just one thing will have a great
deal o do with strengthening our be
lief in the world-wide democracy sin
cerity of the ptesent administration,
and that is the wiping out of the “jim
crow” railroad cars. The government
is in control of the railroads. Why
can’t this ma ter be well termed a war
necessity and be relegated to the
realms of oblivion?—Wichita Kansan
Machine Works With Peat Gas.
Danish investors have perfecter
notors that are claimed lo work wtl
vith peat gas as f-. 1 instead of ben
ine or gas< line.
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MRS. SARAH WALKER.
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The J. V. B. club gave a dinner
party last Wednesday evening at the
home :f Miss Corinne Letcher in hon
or of Miss Mabel Stillman. Covers
were laid for eight guests and a very
enjoyable evening was reported by nil
presen .
A very large attendance was pres
ent at the entertainment given at
Mai onic hall by the Daughters of
Bethel last Thursday evening.
A meeting for the election of of
1 ficers of the N. A. A. C. P. will be
eld Friday evening November 22,
! 1918.
Miss Marian Hemphill of Denver,
! Colo., arrived in he c'ty last week
| to spend the holidays a- the guest of
i her sister. Mrs. Ada I’ohrics.
Mr. L. B. McGhee was taken very
! 'll last week, but is convalescing rap
idly and hopes U> be out in a fevt days.
Mr. J. D. Bowen left last week for
1 a two weeks’ visit in Denver, Colo.,
| and Cheyenne, Wyo.
Mrs. Perry is reported to be very
ill.
The L. L. S. Kensington club gave
a supper a the home of Mr.;. Melvia
White Monday evening for the bene
fit of replenishing their treasury. A
very large number were present and
a delightful evening was witnessed by
every one.
“It’s time to think about an over
coat.” Phone L7GG4. Y. B. Young,
219 North Tenth street.
AFRICANS WRITING AUDIT
AMERICAN NEGROES
Negro Progress in America.—The
article entitled the Voice of the Black
—A Study of the American Negro, by
Hilton Radley, which was reproduced
in the supplement to lie African
World, is worth the close attention
of the Negroes at home. It is an in
spiration to us. In the last fifty
years American Negroes have made
wonderful progress. Illieracy has de
i creased, thrift and wealth have in
creased, health has improved and
; there has been a notable advance in
elf-respect and self-expression. There
! are now a million Colored farmers,
thirty thousand carpenters, fifty’-five
thousand railway hands, thirty-six
thousand miners, twenty-eight thou
1 sand porters, thirty thousand clergy
men, three thousand physicians, two
i liundred thousand mistresses of inde
' pendent homes, and ever two million
I ch'ldren in schools. . . Today,
j the writer goes on, the Negro is a
j recognized part of he American gov
ernment; he holds 9,000 offices in
the executive service of the nation
besides furnishing several regiments
in the army and a large number of
sailors. In the state and municipal
• vil service he holds at least 10,000
Other offices, and he fnrnishes over
500,000 of the voteis which rule 'he
union. The writer next went briefly
over the Negro’s record of seVvice. In
I suport of his claim for fuller social
' justice stands the record that in seven
! wars the Negro has fought for Amer
ican liberty—3,000 Negroes fought for
American independence under George
: Washington; 200,000 fought in the
! civil war; 10,000 fought in the Span
I 'sh-American war, and now among
the troops of General Pershing in
France the Colored soldier is in evi
dence. while his brothers at home are
flocking to the color. Brilliant minds
like those of Dunbar and Braithwaite,
the poet; Miller and Grinke, the es
sayists; Rosamond Johnson, the mu
sician, Tanner, the painter, and Du
Bois, author and reformer, have added
prestige to the name of Negro in
America. So much has been done by
Negroes in a foreign land, among hos
■;ile neighbors and detractors of the
race are still loud in damaging us.
It behooves us, tue Africans at home,
to work as the American Negroes are
working for the better things of life.
—Odebode—Lagos Standard-Southern
Niger.
SWEET LITTLE MOTHER
Sweet little Mother so far away,
Here in my dugout tonight I pray
To see you again, O happy day,
Your loving smile and your tender
way,
Debts that I owe, I never can pay,
But I'll always love you e’en for aye,
Sweet little Mother so far away.
DANA CY WARMAN.
France, October, 1918.
LETTERS FROM FRANCE
Somewhere in France, Oct. 17, 1918.
Dear Mother:
Just a fe wlines to let you know
that I am well, doing fine and getting
along all right. I have been looking
for a letter from you, bu haven’t re
ceived one. Write as soon as you get
this. Love to all the folks. How
is grandma? Ki:s her for me and
tell her I feel better over here, because
I have embraced religion and am a
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MORE WORK FOR THE
RED CROSS WORKERS
A1 hough peace has been declared,
we have been assured’that the war
work c»f the Fed Cross is far from
being ended, especially that part of
the activities that has to do with civ
ilian relief.
The buroftu of readjustment work
is just beginning. I is only ade
quate and proper that we should drop
the things that were connected with
the winning of the war, and take up
the job that reconstruc ion offers. For
the readjustment of industrial and
economical conditions will present
many difficult problems to bo solved.
The work of the Red Cross will not
cease until the last man re.urns, which
may be in two years, or possibly five
years.
The Red Cross workers have done
much toward the winning of the war
and'the'r work has b°en greatly ap
preciated.
The war has caused many agen
cies to co-operate with each other,
thus utilizing the distracted forces
which were scattered throughout the
country, and they should continue to
b- utilized, so that common life might
he enriched.
Fourteen members of (he Ada
Young Red Cross unit were present
at the Masonic hall Thursday to as
sist in the work.
follower of Jesus Christ. I hope to be
home soon. May God bless you and
keep you. I have never forgotten your
teachings and remember them more
new han ever. Your loving son,
CHARLES L. DAVID,
Co. H., A. E. F., 805 Pioneer Inf.
LODGE DIRECTORY
F. and A. A.. York Rite, St. Luke’s
Lodge, No. 14. will meet the first and I
third Monday nights in the Knights of
, Pythias hall, Twenty-fourth and Charles
streets. All members take notice. Wil- j
liam Bridges, W. M.; J. E. Johnson, sec
retary; H. C. Watts, treasurer.
Gate City Lodge. No. 6674. G. U. O. of
O. F.. meets the first and third Monday
of each month at Petersen’s hall, Twen
fourth and Burdette streets. W. H.
Payne. N. G.: R. L. Woodard. P. S.. 4912
South Twenty-sixth street. J^outh 4459. j
Omaha Lodge, No. 146, A. F. and A. M., j
Omaha, Neb. Meetings first and third j
Thursdays of every month. Lodge room, I
22<»1 Cuming street. P. H. Jenkins, W. M.;
W. II. Robinson, secretary.
Keystone Lodge. No. 4. K. of P . Omaha, j
Neb. Meetings first and third Thursdays j
of each month. If. A. Hazzard, C. C.; J.
If. Glover. K. of R. and S.
Weeping Willow Lodgeg. No. 9596, G.
T\ O. of O. F.. meets second and fourth
Thursdays of each month at fT. B. F.
hall. Twenty-fourth and Charles streets.
It. S. Gaskins. N. G.; T. H. Gaskins, I*. K.
International Order. No. 631, Colored
Engineers and Portable Hoisting Engine
men meets at 2225% Lake street first and
•bird Wednesdays in each month. W. H.
T. Ransom, president; J. If. Headly. cor
responding secretary: J. H. Moss, record
ing secretary . S. L. Bush, treasurer.
Faithful Lodge, No 250, IT. B. F., meets
second and fourth Fridays in each month
at Rescue hall. Visiting brethren wel
come. Earl Jones, W. M.; James Tubbs,
W. ,S.
Lodge rooms at Twenty-fourth and
Charles streets vacant two nights each
week. Persons wanting to rent same call
Allen Jones rental agent, Webster 1100,
Classified
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I sertlons; 1 cent a word lor two or more
insertions. No advertisement taken for
less than 1." cents. Cash should aoeom
! pany advertisement.
FURNISHED ROOMS FOR R&Nt7
Neatly furnished rooms for light
housekeeping. 722 N. 16th st. Tel.
Doug. 9027. J. L. Webster.—Adv.
Furnished Rooms—Strictly modern.
With or without board. 1516 North
16th St. Tel. Web. 1983.
Two or three unfurnished rooms for
; ligh. housekeeping in private home.
, Call Webster 4419. 1518 N. 24th st.
Furnished room for man and wife
or women. Tel. Web. 1654. 2115
Clark street.
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Furnished room, strictly modem,
! 911 Capitol avenue. Mrs. J. H.
! Broomfield. Douglas 2378.
FOR RENT—Two or three unfur
I nished rooms. Webster 4419. 1518
| North 24 h st.
Neatly furnished room in private
home. Strictly modern. 2524 North
Twenty-fifth *street. 10-27
FURNISHED rooms; strictly mod
! em; men preferred. 2204 N. 19th st.
Tel. Web. 3308.
FOR RENT — Nicely furnished
rooms; strictly modern. Mrs. Anna
Alexander, 1923 N. 27th st. Web. 2941.
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FOR RENT—Right at 24th st. car
line; two nice, large furnished rooms
for couple; also a smaller room. 23X7
Charles. Webster 4745.
A furnished room for rent. Mrs. E.
M. Wright, 2620 Burdette st. Webster
5543.
FURNISHED rooms for rent. 2622
Grant st.
For Rent—Newly furnished rooms.
1518 North 24th street. Tel. Web.
4419.
~FOR IfENT OR FOR SATE—Six
room house, furnished. Call Webster
6639. 1809 North 23d st.
Furnished Rooms—Strictly modem
furnished rooms for man and wife or
for men. 2417 Caldwell. Mrs. G.
Holmes.
Furnished rooms. Strictly modem.
2705 Douglas street. Harney 6829.
Mrs. I. Falls.
A neat furnished room in modem
home for man and wife, .3702 North
Twenty-third street. Webster 3727 ^
9-21
Neatly furnished rooms in private
j family. Strictly modem. Webster
: 1196. 9-21-4t
First class rooming house, steam
heat, bath, electric light. On Dodge
and 24th st. car line. Mrs. Ann" Ranks,
924 North 20th st. Doug. 4.37.,.
Furnished Rooms—Neatly furntsh
{ ed rooms in a strictly modem home;
\ one-half block off car line. Tel. Web.
4983. 1516 North 16th.
Furnished Rooms—Strictly modem
! furnished room for man and wife.
Mrs. Hueston, 2805 Ohio.
FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. Call
Webster 5639.
Furnished Rooms—Strictly modern.
W. Harvell. Webster 4760.
FOR RENT—Furnished rooms, all
modem. 2706 Parker st. Web. 1250.
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First-class modem furnished rooms.
Mrs. L. M. Bentley Webster, i7o„
North Twenty-sixth street. Ghon«
; Webster 4769.
Neatly furnished rooms in a pri
vate home. Modern except heat. Men
only . Webster 1760.
Neatly furnished rooms, 1842 North
27th St. Call Webster 2812.
Two furnished rooms, 2415 Indiana
avenue. Tyler 3399-W.
For Rent—M5dern furnished rooms.
2320 North 28th Ave. Phone Wei -
ster 2058.
Golden Sheaf
Tabernacle
No. 19 \
Will Give a Dinner Wednesday,
November 27, at
TABERNACLE HALL,
24th and Patrick Ave.
DINNER 25 CENTS
Tickets on sale by the com
rni tee and at the hall.
A'so the drawing for the <|uilt
will lie held in the hall at 11
o’clock p. m., November 27. *
Mrs. Delia Brown,
Chairman Committee.
“There is a reason
why”
Let .Mine. Smith Treat
Your Hair
THE POFO SYSTEM
Special treatment given
to men. The only hair
dresser in Omaha who
straightens men’s hair
without an iron.
Parlors 2"il2 Lake Street.
Phone Webster .‘502 1.
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Our Thanksgiving Offer
Free
i Turkey
A liig Live Corn Fed Tur
key Free with Every Suit
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and Overcoat at $20.00 and
| Up‘
This sale starts Satur
day, November 23, and ends
Wednesday, November 27.
PALACE
CLOTHING CO.
14th and Douglas