Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1919)
LARGE PURCHASERS OF FINE FURNITURE Southern Dealer Claims That Negroes Are Responsible for Tremendous In crease in Business. WELL FURNISHED HOMES SPECIAL PRIDE OF RACE Are Easy Victims of Jewelry and Oth er Sharpers—Statements by Shrewd Business Man Which Ought to Make Our People Think. (By Associated Negro Press.) RAND RAPIDS, MICH., July 23. —“It is the Negro who has made the furniture man of the south rich from his business. The whites have helped, but the tremendous business we have enjoyed recently has come in larger decree from the Colored man.” It was a furniture man from At lanta, Ga., who was doing the talking, and his talk was most interesting and enlightening. “I think I may say that the Negro of the south has made more rapid strides in recent years than the white man has. The reason is manifest. He had a longer distance to go and he is covering that distance very rap idly. He is taking advantage of the educational system and he is getting ahead in an economic way very rap idly. “You know it is characteristic of the Negro that when he has money he likes to spend it and when he does spend it he usually wants something mighty good for it. As a result you may go into the homes of Negroes in Atlanta and find the very' choicest fur niture in them and usually a lot of it, perhaps it is more than a white man would consider good taste. “It is very interesting to go into some of these homes. I have been in many of them and never cease to mar vel at them. Many of the homes are very small and so far as the house itself is concerned, is not at all pre tentious. I’ve been into homes of not more than three rooms and found in one a $90 range and a bed room suite that cost $300 or $400. In another room would be a mighty fine living room suite along with a $500 piano and a $200 Victrola. I have even been in the homes of single men living in one room and found it beautifully fur nished with a fine Victrola. I asked one old fellow why all the furniture, since he was there only long enough to sleep, and his reply was that he sometimes had friends call and wanted his home to look nice. “The Negroes are making more money than they ever did before. Some of them own farms and raise tremendous crops on them and any kind of crop in the last few years has been worth real money. This they are putting into their homes very largely and since the advent of prohibition the money has gone into homes more than ever. “I’ll just give an example of the trade we have with the Negroes. Awhile back I was credit man for a big concern doing a heavy installment buisness. We did perhaps $35,000 worth in one year and from 75 to 80 per cent of the account we had were with Negroes. Not a few of the"e, like a few white men, did not pay rg ularlv, but I’ll venture to say that better than 95 per cent of them came in very regularly and paid something on their accounts. Sometimes they could not meet what they had agreed to pav weekly, for the Negro will promise almost anything but they come in with something and keep it un until the furniture was paid for. Now that is a pretty good record. “The one thing the Negro has to contend with more than anything else in his gullibility. Some of your north erners come down there with all sorts of fake schemes and prey upon them. A favorite trick is to come down with a lot of fifty cent jewelry, mark it $4.98, take one dollar down and the rest in installments. Now, if they never get any more than the initial payment, they clean up 100 per cent profit. After they have been there awhile they will sell their accounts to some jeweler make, a nice cleanup and get away. This sort of thing is the bane of the Negro’s life and keeps him back, but in spite of it, they are going ahead faster, I think, than the whites and it is to them that we owe fhe tremendous business we are having now." The Monitor’s Phone Number Is Douglas JUST KIDS- The Home Team Up! * M • ONE BNU, _J rHA~'i LOOKIN' "EM'-, OVER RID - TNAS LOOKIN' I En OVER > j--1 OWE STRIKE rsTEAB^TTHERE STEE^ AAUt - MOW SHOW Eh WHERE "Eon cone Egon! r———-—-—J wanf-R - TA WfK OtE f'lArt_THAS A CHEESE; r\ W5SE9 THIRD — Jrun! OLE gOY - RUN 1 | LIRE EVERTHIN(r -YUHJ 1 BIG- FISH RUN> p 7m oor at home r OUT? yuh b.& \ RO B8EK - WOZ SAFE A MILE- SIT GLASSES lOTTWO ^r^sRMR ft GLKSA 'J DEMPSEY IS AFRAID CANNOT HOLD TITLE Refuses to Risk His Title to the World Championship by Match M ith Willis —Safety First—His Sparring Part ners Before Willard Fiasco Were Colored Boxers and Jack Knows How Hard They Punched. Toledo, 0„ July 23.—Jack Dempsey, new heavyweight champion of the I world, has announced that he will not ! make a match with a Negro. He, therefore, has barred Harry Wills from a fight for the big title. Demp sey’s sparring partners at Toledo were Bill Tate and Jamaica Kid, both Ne groes but Jack hadn’t defeated Willard at that time. Willard drew the color line as soon as the title was handed to him by Jack Johnson in Havana, Cuba, so that he established a prece dent for Dempsey. Corbett, before he conquered John L. Sullivan, boxed sixty-one rounds to a draw with Pe ter Jackson, the greatest Negro heavy ] weight that ever came here from a foreign shore. Corbett, Fitzsimmons ; and Jeffries, as champions, refused I to risk the title in bouts with Colored 1 men, but Jeffries finally was forced to i come out of retirement in a futile ef fort to regain the championship from Johnson at Reno, the latter having won it from Tommy Bums in Aus tralia. ISSUE UNIQUE CITY DIRECTORY (By Associated Negro Press.) Memphis, Tenn., July 23.—Within the next few weeks Memphis can boast of a real first class Colored city di rectory, the purpose of which is to present in systematic hut concise form the most important facts concerning the Negro population of this city. Directories have been gotten up among the Negroes in Chicago, New Orleans, Savannah, Richmond, Atlan ta, Nashville and other cities, but the Memphis Colored directory will con tain several features. This directory will contain the name and address of every Colored business and profes sional man and woman in Memphis; recording churches, schools, philan thropic, fraternal, social and other ac ! tivities among the Negro population. It will also contain criminal and vital statistics as they concern the Colored people, as well as valuable educational reports. The directoiy w-ill also con tain the name and address of Colored property holders. There w-ill be a “Who’s Who Among Negroes of Memphis” department, with cuts and sketches of prominent Negro citizens. There will also be a good account of the part that the Memphis Colored bovs played in the | recent world war. There will be pic | tures of the various boys who saw' | service in France with statistics con I ceming the draft. Those who are responsible for this ! new feature in the commercial life : here are endeavoring to present the i facts as to the life of the Negro to II make him realize what is expected and required of him as a citizen; there fore they are sparing no pains nor expense in making this book appropri ! ate as a souvenir and handy for ref ! erence. EDUCATION A SAFEGUARD, SAYS PRINCIPAL OF PINEY WOODS SCHOOL (By Associated Negro Press.) Des Moines, la., July 23.—“No Ne gro with a high school or college edu cation has ever been lynched in this country or accused of the heinous crimes which are cited as excuse for lynchings,” said Laurence C. Jones, a Negro graduate of the University of Iowa and principal of Pinew Woods school at Braxton, Miss., who spoke at Grace Methodist church yesterday. I “The Negro’s education is neglected in the south because he has no vote. School officials know that the less they do for the Negro the better they will stand with the mass of their white constituents. “Recognition extended the Negroe bv white people of the south during the war against Germany has been largely withdrawn since the war end ed. The paper controlled by former Senator Vardaman has attacked white candidates for office who had attended Negro gatherings from patriotic mo tives. “The Negro does not seek social equality with the whites. That is a bugbear of southern politicians. He does want a fair chance economically and in an educational way, and the better white people of the south would like him to have it. Rut the white masses still hold that the Negro’s highest duty is to get off the sidewalk when he meets them. “As a group of the American people 12,000,000 strong, and loyal to the nation in its time of war, the Ne groes desen’e to be fairly dealt with. Mr. Jones said the Pinew Woods school, which he started eight year ago, has 1,334 acres of land ami teaches a dozen or more trades to 300 Negroes who work half time. Good health depends largely upon good habits. SCOTTISH RITE MASONS IN NEW ENGLAND _ Special to The Monitor. New Haven, Conn., July 22.—Echoes! are still being heard of the famous 38th annual session of the United Su preme Council of the 33d Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonary of the northern jurisdiction of the United States, held recently in this city, and which met in New England for the first time in history. The members are unanimous in their opinion that the New Haven consistory No. 7 in charge of the ar rangements, surpassed all other branches of the order in the hospitable; entertainment extended. The session was successful from every point of view. Upon their arrival the visitors were conveyed to their stopping places in limousine cars. Sunday evening di-1 vine worship was held at Dixwell Avenue Congregational church, and Rev. Edward F. Goins, 32d degree, M. W. P. M., delivered the annual sermon. The executive session sw'ere held in Odd Fellows hall Monday and Tues day, with 111, J. Francis Rickards, presiding. His annual address was a model of forensic art and contained much sound advice for the good of the order. The old-fashioned Connecticut shore dinner Monday at light house point in the Tabbard Inn wras a de lightful affair, purely informal, with choice sea food and its accessories in luxurious abundance, followed by a “smoker” and an impromptu program. The truly social triumph of the sea son was the grand banquet Tuesday evening at Odd Fellows’ hall. His honor, David E. Fitzgerald, mayor of New Haven, was the principal speaker and his strong and statesmanlike ut terances will live long in the memory of all who were fortunate enough to hear them. He paid a glowing tribute to the president of the United States. Other speakers, responding to the tra ditional toasts of the Scottish Rite were III. J. Francis Rickards, III. Sumner A. Fumiss, minister of state; III. Richard E. Moore, III. William F. Powell, S. P. William Porter Norson, III. William H. Miller, III. Howard D. Gould and S. I*. G. Grant Williams. III. Geo. W. Crawford of New Haven, acquitted himself with distinction as master of ceremonies. Mrs. Cora L. Owens, 2919 Erskine street, is happy over the visit of her brother, Mr. Lewis Ewing of Minneap olis, Minn., and Patrolman W. H. Ew ing of Chicago, who have been in the city for the past five days. Much of their time was spent in motoring about, Omaha visiting points of inter est. For Monitor office call Doug. 3224. ! We Highly Appreciate 1 f OUR COLORED PATRONAGE AND $ WILL STRIVE TO MERIT ITS jr \ CONTINUANCE { 1 I I •• A T • X 1 * I i % | ? -' if1 % A (Second j Annual Carnival i j : of All Nations i | * X t ~ % }f Given by '£ | St. John’s A. M. E. and | Zion Baptist Churches | j August 4th to 15th { | At 24th and Grant Streets I I i j! The Hon. Nelson C. Crews of Kansas | | City, silver tongued orator of the Race, j } will deliver an emancipation celebration | address on the opening night of the car- j | nival, August 4. $ --—-s JULY IS HERE During these hot mid-summer days every ( member of the family can find here a full line of furnishings. Quality in dressing contrib utes to comfort and satisfaction. “Distinctive” Service Thomas Kilpatrick & Co. .- . — — iiiiiiiiimimiMiiiiimiiiiMimiiiiiHiiiHiiiiiuiiiiiiimmiiimimmiiiiiiiiiiimiimimii I Omaha’s Leading Barber Shop § = —I ,V,WA\% = E Alamo Barber Shop and Billiard Parlor. E We la-ad Others Follow. E E KILUNGSWORTH & PRICE, Props. E E Phone Web. 5784. 2416 North 24th Street. E TiiiiMmiiiiiitiiiiiiitimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiMiMif: t'ttimt nimiiii'itiiitiimiiMiitiiiiiMiiiiiiiiTI DunSiam & Dunham I i TAILORS ‘ | | LOW PRICED SUITS f BEST MATERIALS BEST WORKMANSHIP | ^ CALL AND SEE OUR PATTERNS t •• 1118 South 15th Street. Creighton Block. | I GOOD G ROGER IKS Al/w A Y>*~ C. P. WESIN GROCERY CO. Alao Frail Fruits and Vegetables. MM Cuaiing St. Telrphune Don gin. I Oil Flor de MELBA 7he Cigar Supreme At the price flor de MELBA is better and more pleasing than any mild Havan< If your dealer cant supply you. write us 1 LEWIS CIGAR MFG CO Newark. N J . Large*t Independent Cigar Factory in the World ^ * 1 CORONA OR IfYr SELECTOS SIZE 1VJ Straight OTHER SIZES DIFFERENT PRICES POSSESSING REMARKABLE BEAUTIFYING PROPER. L TIES YET ABSOLUTELY HARMLESS ALL SHADES. | DEFIES DETECTION WHY NOT RETAfN YOUR YOUTHFUL p APPEARANCE? ASK YOUR FAVORITE DEALER FOR "DARLING" HOLD TIGHT RQUGE, 35c a box OH WBITI ADOLPH KLAR H 221 FOURTH AVENUE mmmrtnt NEW YORK M ARROW COLLARS /IJN^ LAUNDERED OR SOFT /"3ST~ (T.~ THE BEST THAT YOU fjK « • ^yni CAN BUY AT THE IE Jj \^_J7 PRICE YOU PAY MONROE Cluett, Peobody dt Co., Inc., Troy, S. 7. SOFT \