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™c" i The Monitor i_—_ A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE IN rERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS. r THS RET. JOHN ALKMtT WILLIAMS, MHt $2.00 a Year. 5c a Copy OMAHA. NEBRASKA. MAY 6. 1920 Vol. V. No. 44 (Whole No. 253) PAPEk VORTAGE DUE TO \NSUMPTION \ Lack of l nderstai. ^ and Uo-opera tion Between i’ubi < and Manu ta*urorn of Print - Kespon sible for Paper “Kami PUBLISHER PLACES BLAME ON PRODUCER Senate Committee Investigating Situ ation—Kedurtion in Sire of News, papers and Curtailment in Amount of Advertisements Arp Suggested Remedies. WASHINGTON.—-I sick of satis factory understanding between the publishers and print paper man ufacturers was held to be respon sible In part for the present paper shortage by Paui Patterson, one of the publishers of the Baltimore Sun. In testimony today before the sen ate manufacturers’ committee inves tigating the paper situation. He ex plained that while there would be no increased prod|jctlon this lyear, production in 1921 would be 30,000 tons over that for 1920. The present shortage, the wit ness told the committee, resulted from increased consumption be yond the capacity of the paper mills, riaylng that increased prices for paper were necessary about three years ago, he aserted that the pro ducers failed to take the publishers inflo their coqffidence at the time, with the result that an agitation was started against increased prices and for public control of the paper in dustry. Also, the manufacturers, he said, failed to expand their plants due to the lack of understanding be tween them and the publishers. As a result of this situation, Mr. Patterson said, when the publishers came to renew their paper contracts this year insufficient paper to meet demands was discovered, so that they entered 1920 with a shortage of paper on every hand." Mr. Patterson expressed the belief that the universal practice in the curtailment of paper, which he said was being observed by the news papers, would result in a "marked effect on the market by fall. "But nothing effective can be ac complished unless there Is a defi nite curtailment in the amount of advertlsements.T he said, 'and the only way that can be done is to in crease advertising rates—not foj the purpose of increasing revenues, but to hold down the amount of adver tising." JOHNSON BACKS DOWN ON RECOUNT IN JERSEY New York May 6.—Supporters of Senator Hiram Johnson of California have abandoned their plans for a recount of the votes cast In the New Jersey presidential primary last Tuesday, it was announced later to day by A. C. Joy, asist.ant eastern campaign manager, after a confer ence of Johnson leaders lasting most of the day. “Senator Johnson has agreed that there is no chance of going further In the matter of securing a recount in New Jersey,” Mr. Joy said. "The vote there now is a closed incident tnsofar as the Johnson managers are eonoerned. BUSINESS LEAGUE LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN (By Associated Negro Press.) Washington, D. C., May 6.—The National Negro Business league is launching one of the biggest cam paigns in the history of the race. In practically every city in America dur ing the week of May 23, an intensive membership campaign will be start ed, and no man or woman who has the business interest of the race at heart will escape the campaigners. The entire machinery of the national league is oiled up and ready to go ex pressing its unlimited power through its local leagues. Every office of the league is pledged to put his full per sonality into this effort. ENGLISH PUBLICIST ADVISES UNITED STATES TO DO HOUSE-CLEANING Ixrndon, Eng., May 6.—Horatio Bot tomley, the noted publicist suggests that Instead of the United States sen ate meddling In British affairs that the United States attend to the case of the Southern Negro, who seems to find life imparled as to physical security In some cases and as to political liberty in all. WOOD WELL IN LEAD IN INDIANA PRIMARY i Returns Do Not Indicate Sufficient Majority for Instruction. However. Ifirain Johnson Secind. Indianapolis, May 6.—Major Gener al Leonard Wood had a lead of 6,779 votes in the contest for the Indiana republican presidential preference vote when 1,632 out of 3,387 precincts in the state yesterday’s state-wide pri mary had been tabulated. Sena tor Hiram Johnson of California was running second with Governor I>owden of Illinois third, and Senator Warren G. Harding of Ohio fourth. The vote for the 1,532 precincts was: Wood, 37,246; Johnson, 30,467; Lowden, 17.302; Harding, 9,225. Unless one of the candidates ob I tains a majority of the votes cast, which on the face of the early re turns seemed highly improbable. In ■ dlana’s delegation to the republican 1 national convention in Chicago will go without instructions,; unless in structed by the state convention The delegates to the national con vention will be chosen at the state convention, delegates to which were elected today. COLORED MAN ELECTED TO OFFICE IN MICHIGAN TOWN i By Associated Negro Press.) Hamtramack, Mich., May 6.—Thos. ; W. Anderson was elecedted a mem ber of the Board of Review on the republican ticket in Hamtramack on April 5th. Mr. Anderson Is also water | Inspector of the village and clerk of j the common council. Mr. Anderson has, since coming to the village, been actively engaged in the civic duties | doubt the leading man of his race In the village. ! SUSPECT SUBMARINE S-4 OF BEING LIQUOR SMUGGLER Washington, May 6.—Suspected of being a liquor smuggler, the Amerl I can submarine S-4 was fired upon by j a submarine chaser operating under direction of the coast guard off the Florida coast Monday night, accord ing to a report made to the Navy department by Commander F. K. Ro bottom of the S-4. None of the shots struck the sub marine, Captain Robottom said, but one came uncomfortably close. NEW BUILDING NEEDED FOR ORPHANS’ HOME (By Associated Negro Press.) Louisville, Ky., May 6.—The Col ored Orphans' Home has been taken over, by the Welfare league of the city. A committee sent out by the league to Investigate the home found the most urgent need of the Institu lion to be a sanitary and well equipped building. It will take $50,000 to erect a building to meet present needs. j WILL CONTEST SE ATING “LILY WHITE" DELEGATES (Special.) Raleigh, N. C. May 6.—The colored ! republicans have organized through out the state and will send a set of delegates to the Chicago convention 11 contest the seating of the “Lily White’’ delegates. They expect to win. The colored delegates favor j Wood, but go to Chicago without in* I structions. — ' CLARK UNIVERSITY TO HAVE $100,000 BUILDING (By Associated Negro Press.) Atlanta, Ga., May 6.—Ground has J been broken at Clark University for a new $100,000 building as an addi tlon to the already extensive plant of the Institution. It will contain a chapel with a seating capacity of 800, J quarters for the administration de | partment and a large gymnasium. — WOOD WINS IN NEW JERSEY. Trenton, N. J„ May 6.—General | I^onard Wood has carried the state j by a comfortable plurality over Sen ator Hiram Johnson, his nearest op I ponent. Indications point to election 0f 12 Wood district delegates and nine Johnson, with three unpledged. The complete returns show that by win ning the preferential contest, and gaining the aid of the “Big Four,” Wood will have 16 out of the state’s 28 delegates. His opponent will have nine and three will be unpledged. FOUR WOMEN LANDED IN JAIL ON “JIM CROW" CHARGES Paris, Vay 6.—Newspaper proprt etors here have decided unanimously to advance the price of dallies from 110 to 16 centimes, beginning May 1. ACQUIRES VALUABLE BUSINESS PROPERTY Successful Bunker and Realtor Pur chases Long Block of Store* on South Side of “Windy City.” (By Associated Negro Press.) Chicago, 111., May 6.—One of the longest blocks of stores on the South Side, the three and four-story build ing, frontage 504 feet on the West side of South State street, at 4712, has been sold by the Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings bank, trustees for Irene B. Hoffmann of New York City, to Jesse Binga. for a reported $200,000, subject to $70,000. Mr. Binga acquired a 30 year lease hold interest in the property in 1910. He lately incorporated the Binga State bank and is said to be the larg est single holder of real estate among the colored residents of the city. CHEMICAL COMPANY ENTERS NEW HOME (By Associated Negro Press.) Chicago, III.. May 6.—The Kashmir Chemical company has moved into a new and commodious $50,000 three story building at 3423 Indiana ave., one of the busiest thoroughfare in the city. TCSKEGEE CONFERENCE FOR EXTENSION WORK Tuskegee Institute, Ala., May 6.— The first annual conference if the white and colored extension workers in Negro Extensiin work in Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama was held at Tuskegee In stitute during the past week. The purpose of this meeting, according to Dr. J. A. Evans, Washington, D. C., chief of the Office of Extension work in the South, was "To make a survey of the work done among the colored people in the rural districts and to devise means to increase the work and to make it more fe fective.” — MOROCCAN AND ACRE RIAN TROOPS LEAVE FRANKFORT Frankfort, May b.—The French an nounced this morning that the with drawal of the 37th division to Wies baden had been completed with the exception of staff officers, who are leaving this afternoon. So quietly was the withdrawal carried out that the people of Frankfort are still un aware that half the French occu pation forces are gona The division included the Moroccan and Algerian troops. No colored sol diers are here now. How much should I give to make this a better world? CERTAIN man in New York filled out his income tax report. It showed an income so large that his tax was 53%. And his total gifts to church and char ity for the year were $148. Think of it—thousands spent for luxuries and pleasure for himself; and $148 to leave the world a little better than he found it I Most of us do better than that; but not so very much better. Our average daily gift for all church causes is —less than we spend for daily papers —less than a local telephone call —less than a third of the day"s car fare —less than 3 cents a day No wonder that 80% of the ministers of America are paid less than $20 a week. No wonder that the church hospitals turn away thousands of sick people a year. No wonder that China has only one doctor for every 400,000 people. No wonder that every church board and charity society is forever meeting deficits, forever passing the hat. It isn't because we are selfish; it isn’t because we don't want to help. It’s just because no one has ever put up a great big program to us, and asked us to think of the work of the church in a systematic businesslike way. The Interchurch World Movement represents the united program of thirty denominations. They have surveyed their whole task, no business could have done it better. They have budgeted their needs; no business could have a more scientific budget. They have united to prevent the possibility of waste and duplication. At least a million dol lars will be saved by the fact that thirty individual cam paigns are joined in one united effort. And they come to the men or women who love America —to you— this week asking you to use them as the chan nel through which a certain definite part of your income can be be applied to make this a better world. Only you can determine what part of your income that should be. It’s a good time right now to answer that question. We’re passing through the world just once; how much better will the world be because you passed through? United April 23th Financial to Campaign May 2nd ^INTERCHURCH World Movement of North America 71* pmUlcatio* •/ (Mi edvrrtiirmnt it mmth p»ttiU* thnmfh tkt rttfirtimm tf thirty dtutmimaiimu. METHODISTS DEMAND BISHOPS OP COLOR Representation in the Episcopate Is Again Before the Quadrennial Con Perenee of the Methodist Episcopal Church in Session at Den Moines. Des Koines, la., May 4.—A veiled threat of cesession on the part of colored members marked the second business day of the 28th quadren nium of the Methodist church. “White bishops are not able, ade quately to administer affairs for the 350,000 Methodist members of African descent,’’ said W. W. Lucas, a dele gate from Mississippi. He presented a motion calling for the election of colored bishops to have jurisdiction over colored congregations. “There is a gravitation toward unity among all the Negro churches,” said Mr Lucas. “They may teach you how to go about it. It may be necessary for us to go to a racial Methodist church in order to get our rights. We want our own bishops so we can have adequate supervision in the interests of the Kingdom of God. Baptized at Methodist altars by the Methodist ministry, it is a far fetched theory made of moonshine that would deny us colored bishops." BALTIMORE AFTER COLORED POLICE AND FIREMEN (By Associated Negro Press.) Baltimore, Md., May 6.—Colored citizens here have taken up the fight for colored police and firemen. There are 175 vacancies on the police force and it is the first time in the history of the city that colored people are sending men into the examina tions. SENTENCED WITHIN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS Grand Island, Neb., May 6.—Within 48 hours of having committed his crime of shooting John Guerrero, Mexican, with intent to wound, Stn | ley Greenwood, colored, aged 20, was I arraigned in district court, pleaded I guilty and was sentenced to from one to 20 years in the penitentiary. FOUR WOMEN LANDED IN JAIL ON -JIM CR0W55 CHARGES Muskogee. Okla.—Four colored wo men were put in jail here because they refused to ride in the 'Jim Crow' section, of a street car. The four were arrested by a street car con ductor after they declined to move from the "white” to the "black” sec tion of seats. WOOD CARRIES MARYLAND. Baltimore, Mr., Mar 3.—Practically complete returns tonight from to day’s presidential primary in Mary Wood 14.663 votes, to 7,113 for Sen ator Hiram W. Johnson, a majority for the soldier candidate of 7,550 General Wood carried all the counties but Allegheney and Washington. Johnson’s majority in the former county was 1,000. Securing Funds For Orphans' Hume. Memphis, Tenn., May 6.—The Col ored Orphans’ Home has now in hand in the North Memphis Savings Bank the sum of $2,815. "Swayback” Wil son is enthusiastic over subscriptions received so far. PEOPLE URGED TO WEAR PATCHED SHOES | Bernard Baruch, War Industries Board Official, Gives Sensible Ad vice on Making One’s Old Shoes and Clothing Render Mnck Longer Service. PATCHED CLOTHING CARRIES NO DISGRACE Evidence of Courage and Self Esteem, Declares Official, and Will Increase Production and Consequently Bring Down Prices WMeh Are Admittedly Exhorbitant ASHINGTON.—Writing to Sen ator McNary of Oregon on the high cost of shoes, Barnard M. Bar uch, former chairman of the war in dustries board expressed the opinion that “the situation is now corecting itself.” through the operation of the law of supply and demand. Senator McNary, as chairman of the subcommittee investigating shoe profiteering, had asked Mr. Baruch to give the committee the benefit of his experience as head of the war in dustries board at the time when it undertook to control shoe prices. “The only legal thing I know that can be helpful is to remove any il legal barriers which make for a re stricted distribution of foods and clothing, and the prevention of propa ganda and advertisements which false ly state the scarcity of or impossibil ity of obtaining these things,” said Mr. Baruch. “The people have become so alarmed by what I think are un reliable statements, that they have been willing to pay any price. I be lieve now that the continuity of the thought of scarcity has been broken. “Another helpful thing would be to get our people to conserve and wear for a longer time their shoes and clothing. The overall movement would be valuable. It would teach people not to be afraid of wearing clothes and shoes that are somewhat worn, frayed or patched. Old, patched clothes are evidence of courage and self-esteem. If people would use their shoes and clothing for a 10 or 20 per cent more time, It would practically increase the production by 10 or 20 per cent.” In xl memorandum accompaijylng the letter, Mr. Baruch advocated the creation of a governmental agency, “under whose supervision and reg ulation not only this industry but all industry could co-operate to standard ize production eliminate waste, stimu late efficiency and reduce costs.” GREEK LETTER FRATERINITT BACKS COLLEGE MOVEMENT (By Associated Negro Press.) Chicago, 111., May 6.—Alpha Phi Al pha fraternity, a Greek letter organ ization with 26 chapters and 1,800 members, wll launch a “Go-to-College movement” June 612, 1920. The country will be divided Into districts and a nation-wide drive will be waged from the seat of every chap ter. Ten thousand educational pam phlets will be distributed among the students of all high schools and academies. ' - - . .- ■ ■■ Notice To Monitor Patrons The Monitor has moved its main office to Room 204 Kaffir Block, 817 North Sixteenth Street. As soon as pur old phone can be changed the telephone number will be as before. For tem porary phon connection, call Douglas 7074.
