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i The Monitor i_^_ A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS. _THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor $2.00» Year. 5c a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, MAY 13, 1920 Vol. V. No. 45 (Whole No. 254) HUNDREDS NOM'NATED FOR NALL OF^ ME Frederick lion glass. First Anl?^ n of Color lo Be Proposed For^, is BlsUngnished Honor—His Notify/ tion Causes Wide-Spread Comment SELECTION IIIFFICCLT AMONO MANY NOMINEES A Electors W ill Select From Large List Twenty Nantes for Coveted Place Among the Justly Famous—Ap parently Easier to Chose Women Thuu Men. NEW YORK, May 13.—The Hall of Fame Committee haH announced that several new selections had been received and seconded by the Board of Directors, making 91 new names to be considered among “the justly famous." Next fall the 102 electors of the Hall of Fame will select 20, whose names are to occupy a place in the Hall at New Y'ork university. There are 111 n mes of men and 23 names of women which have been held over from the last election in 1915. This year there have been added 87 names of men and four of women. Every name has been pro | posed by the public, and some re ceived hundreds of public nomina tions. Only two public nominations were received this year by the Committee of the Hall of Fame. These were Barbara Fritchie and Hiawatha. They were rejected because the Committee ruled that both were literary charac ters. Several women’s organizations have made determined efforts to have Barbara Frttchirs name among the 56 already in the Hall. Contest Historical Facts. 8ome of the nominations which have been made this year have caused much discussion among the members of the committee. One is that of Dr. John Clark; whose pro posers declared that he was the real founder of the Rh«»de Island Colony. The name of Roger Williams will be voted on again this year, and a tab let bearing ttie name of this contem porary of Clark iu Rhode tsland is ready for unveiling Frederick Douglass, the first Negro to be proposed, is among the new nominations. His nomination has caused much comment among those who believe that Booker T. Wash ington would be more representa tive of the colored Americans. Medi cal societies also are in controversy over the nominations. } Walt Whitman has many suppor ters. The actors have Indorsed the name of Edwin Booth. Admirers of Waller Hunt assert that he, and not Elias Howe, whose name is in the Hall, was the real inventor of the sewing machine. Ottoinar Mergen thaler, the inventor of the linotype, also has been nominated for a place among the Immortals. The names of women have caused less discussion. The women have a separate Hill of Fame, but their names are proposed and accepted under the same rules. Four women whose names go upon the prelimin ary ballot this year are Susan B. Anthony, Jane Cunningham Croly, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Eanny Davenport. SENTENCED TO DKATII FOR MURDER IN RACK RIOT In Again Found Guilty of Killing Itailroud Agent In Arkansan Uprls ing Last September. Helena, Ark., May 13.—John Mar tin was found guilty of first degree murder for the second time In Phil lips County Circuit Court here last Tuesday for his part In the "racial uprising" In the Elaine section last fall. Martin was charged specifically with the murder of W. A. Adkins, a special agent of the Missouri Pacific railway, at Hoop Spur the night of Sept. 30, 1918, when a small sher iff’s posse was fired on by a crowd who were In a darkened church. It was this shooting which precipitated the uprising. Martin, who was one of the si* Negroes under death sen tence whose cases were remanded by the Supreme court, again was sen tenced to be electrocuted. BUTS 1* BUILDINGS. Indian Head. Mr., May 13.—At the recent sale of unused buildings at the naval proving ground here, Samuel Freeman, one of the employes, pur chased ten buildings. CONGRESSMEN ARE MUCH DISTURBED OVER IRISH MATTERS Protest Treatment of Political Prison ers liy England us Destructive of Human Rights and Conducive to War. — Accused Entitled to Trial Before Sentence Is Imposed. _ 0» DTE CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES England’s Attitude Towards the Irish, Allege ns American State-men, So Violates the Frinciples Which the United States Exemplifies That Friendliness Demands Frank Speech. Washington. May 13.—A cablegram, signed by 88 members of the house, protesting against imprisonment, without arraignment or trial, of per sons arrested in Ireland for political offenses was sent last week to Pre mier Lloyd George and the British Parliament, it said: "With the profound conviction that further wars and acts of war should be avoided, and believing wholesale arrests without arraignment or trial disturb the peace and tranquility of a people, are destructive of human rights, and are at variance with that principle of liberty which is embodied in the United States Constitution in the provision that no person shall be ‘deprived of life, liberty or property without due process of law,' the under signed members of congress protest against further imprisonment without arraignment or trial of persons resi dent in Ireland arrested for acts of a political nature, and we ask in the spirit of American freedom and love of iustice, out of our friendliness to the peoples of England and Ireland, and in the name of international peace that, hereafter If arrests based in acts of a political nature are made in Ireland by any form of authority, the right of trial shall without un reasonable delay be accorded to the acused.” RACK HKRO AWARDED CARNEGIE MEDAL Walter Itoss, North Carolina Fire man, Who Risked His Life to Save Another. Receives An Award for Heroism. Pittsburg, Pa., May 13.—Twelve acts of heroism have been recognized by the Carnegie Hero Fund commis sion. Walter Ross of West Spencer, N. C., was one of the recipients. Ross’ deed of heroism is described by the commission as follows: Walter Ross: colored, W'est Spen cer, N. C.—Thirty-four; locomotive fireman; attempted to rescue Roy L. Riley (colored), nineteen, driver, from a runaway, Greenville, S. C., July 19, 1916. W'hile Riley was driving a horse hitched to a wagon, the lines fell to the street. He reached for them and fell on one of the thills, striking the horse and causing it to run away. Ross ran into the street in front of the horse, reached for the bridle, hut was knocked down. Riley fell on top of Ross and a wheel of the wagon ran over Ross’ right leg. Riley was not injured, but Ross’ leg was broken. YEAR’S EARNINGS OF FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD $100,000,000 Gov. Harding Testifies Amount Will Exceed Thai of Last Year by Washington, May 6.—Earnings of the federal reserve system this fiscal year were estimate at $100,000,000 by Governor Harding of the federal re serve board, in testifying today at the house rules committee hearing on the resolution proposing an investiga tion of the federal reserve adminis tration. These earnings, he said, would exceed by $10,000,000 those of last year, which he said represented a return of 110 per cent on capital stock. ASSASSIN KILLS GRAND RABBI ON STEPS OF SYNAGOGUE Jew Who Embraced Christianity Was Refused Itcml mission to Faith In Morocco. Mellila, Spanish, Morocco, May 13. —Grand Rabbi Abraham Cohn of Mellila was assassinated here May 5 by a Hebrew who had recently em braced tbe Christian religion, and who claims that his petition that he be permitted to return to the Jewish faith had been refused. The murder occurred on the steps of the synagogue. LIBERIAN GIRL IS FITTING HERSELF FOR VALOABlf SERVICE Determination to Obtain Education and Fit Herself to Administer as a Trained Nurse to Her People. Who Are in Need of Hospitals, Physicians and Nurses, Brings Brave Orphan Girl to the United Staten—Undaunted by Obstacles She Adheres to Her High Purpose!—Visits Omaha Woman Who in Early Days Befriended Her. LUCILLE TODD SHOULD PROVE AN EXAMPLE AND INSPIRATION TO YOUTH OF RACE OMAHA has bad as a visitor for several weeks a young woman whose marked intelligence, gracious manrters and high ideals have charmed all who had the privilege of meeting her. The story of her life and the noble ambition which animates her should be an inspira tion and incentive to the youth of our iace everywhere. It should shame the aimlessness, shiftlessness and indifference of multitudes of American girls who have splendid advantages of training themselves for lives of usefulness, but whose chief ambition seems to be the pur suit of selfish pleasure. It is hoped that the example of Lucille Todd of Monrovia, Liberia, west coast of Africa, will move many to make their lives count for something ifi some needed field of human en deavor, either at home, where op portunities for helpful service abound, or abroad, where the need for con secrated lives is very great. Lucille Todd, the third child of the Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Todd, was bom in Minneapolis, Minn. Not long aft er her birth, her parents decided to carry out a long-cherished ambition to go as missionaries to Africa. So in 1893, with their family of five children, Mr. and Mrs. Todd left the United States for Liberia, where as independent missionaries, they hoped to he of sendee to their people. They arrived in Monrovia at the beginning of the rainy season, where they re mained but a day or two, and then journeyed westward to a little settle ment called Virginia. Here the whole family fell ill of fever, to which the father and mother succumbed, both dying the same day, a half hour apart, leaving five children little or phans in a strange land, but among a kind-hearted people. A week later, the eldest of the children, a boy 9 years of age, died. A kind-hearted family took care of the four little orphans ,the youngest being only 18 months old. Subsequently two other children died, leaving only Lucille and a brother. The children were care fully reared by their foster parents. Liberians believe in training girls in domestic arts to the end that they may became good wives and moth ers. With this viewpoint many hold that an elementary education is all that girls need. This was the view of Lucille’s foster mother, who, like herself, had been taken to Liberia in her babyhood. But Lucille was anxious to obtain a good education. This desire grew stronger year by year and she determined, if it were possible, to return to the United States, at whatever sacrifice it might involve, to secure it. The long prayed for opportunity presented itself it self in 1911, in the spring of which year, in company with some native Liberians, under the care of Bishop I. B. Scott, of the Methodist Episcopal church, she sailed for the LTnited States. Lucille appeared at Clafin univer sity, Orangesburg, S. C., a short time before commencement. Her strange brogue, and neat but odd dress, not being in the latest American style, provoked the merriment of thought less students. The little stranger, thousands of miles from home, felt lonely and homesick. One of the teachers said to her: “You foolish girl, whatever put it into your head to leave home? You have no money to pay your way and if ypu think you can get along in this country penniless you are very much mistaken. I don't know what you are going to do." , This was not very encouraging, was it? Moreover, in a day or two, the school was to close and the pupils were to leave for their respective homes. Lucille had no home to which she could go, and felt quite discon solate. Miss Anna C. Jacobs was at that time teaching at Clafin. She subse quently became the wife of Dr. Jesse H. Hutten, the successful and well be loved physician of Omaha. Miss Jacobs’ heart went out to the little stranger. Mrs. Hutten modestly said to The II Monitor: “Although I was not her teacher, my heart went out to the little stranger, who impressed me as a most worthy girl, and so I was glad to be of some little assistance to her. I wanted to help her all I could. Whatever little I was able to do for her, and it was not much, and I de serve no praise for it, I was glad to do. I thought her a worthy girl when I first saw her; I have kept in touch with her since then and she has fully justified my faith in her." Miss Todd remained at Claflin two years and was a diligent student. A f'iL> destroyed a portion of the. school and then she went to Clark univer sity where she was assisted by the Women's Home Missionary society of the Methodist Episcopal church. Sub sequently she went to Chicago where she worked and supported herself and finished her high school course, graduating last year. Miss Todd is to enter a training school for nurses in the fall. She says, “My purpose and whole desire is to return to Liberia as a trained nurse and render all the aid possible along medical lines to my people there. No, I am not an American, al though I was bom here, and the peo ple despite many obstacles which I have had to surmount, have been kind to me, but I am a Liberian. Liberia only needs the opportunity to develop her wonderful resources to become a great country, even measured by American and European standards which are commercial standards, but in the ideals and aspirations of her people she is a great country now. Hospitals, physicians and trained nurses are sadly needed there. I want to receive the best training possible and devote my life to Liberia where I was reared and for which country my parents offered up their lives. If upon my return there is no hospital there, I shall make an effort to es tablish one. If one has berm estab lished I shall begin my work in it immediately upon my return home. To complete my course and equip my self will take at least four years more.” , Th,» Monitor can state that the only hospital in Liberia is a very small one, St. Stephen’s, conducted by the Episcopal church at Cape Mount. Ef forts are now on foot by the Episco pal church to acquire a large building at Monrovia for a hospital. This brave Liberian girl who left home to acquire an education and fit herself for service as a trained nurse will unquestionably find a field for service in her chosen profession in the same city to which she was taken as a child by her godly parents, who filled with zeal for Christ, hazarded their lives for the gospel and were laid to rest beneath the flowery sod of the West African republic, and whose spirit for worth-while unself ish service to humanity survives in their daughter. CANNON NOMINATED 2ATH TOTE Danvill, III., May 13.—Republicans for the twenty-fifth time nomtnted Joseph G. Cannon for Congress. In 1872 Cannon defeated the Rev. W. H. D. Moore, then Representative, for the nomination, and except In 1890 and 1912 was successful at the polls. THE UNITED STATES CHAMBER OE COMMERCE OPPOSES BONUS BILL _ Chief (around of Opposition So Silly As to Raise Question of Sanity of Proponents.—Claimed Would Place &00.WML000 in Hands" of Colored Men Which Would Be Squandered By Them and Disrupt Labor Con ditions. STULIEICATION BY SOUTHERNERS SUCCEEDS Atlantic city, n. j„ May 13.— The United States Chamber of Commerce went on record as op posed to the granting of a bonus to soldiers of the world's war by adop tion of a resolution submitted for ac tion by the resolutions committee at the initial session of its eighth annual convention here. The resolution declared that a mil lion Negroes in the south would re ceive from $500 to $600 each, and would immediately quit work until the money was spent, thus instituting an orgy of spending and a period of decreased production which would disorganize labor and bankrupt the ! south. When it was suggested that prob ably the money would be spent for farm and industrial improvements by j the colored recipients, several south- j era members indicated that such an eventuality would be almost as bad as a period of decreased production, ^ because it was the program of the j south to keep the Negro financially J dependent, so as to keep his labor j cheap. Tbe convention was dominated by southerners, whose stultification methods, as usual, succeeded BRAZILIANS REQUEST COLORED BISHOP Commission From Latin Republic Presents Petition to African Method ist Episcopal Zion Conference for Episcopate. Knoxville, Tenn., May IS.—Four hundred delegates from forty-two conferences in the United States, Africa and South America are gath ered here in the Twenty-sixth con ference of the A. M. E. Zion church. Commission From Brazil. A commission from Brazil has come prepared to make a request for a colored bishop. They represent 200,000 Brazilians who feel that they cannot gain anything from allegiance to the Catholic church and are cer tain that because of the amalgamated rce condition in Brazil, domination of church affairs by the darker people will result in greater things. The commission represents all of the churches in the connection in Brazil, from the thatch jungle church to the palatial cathedral. LODGE WILL PRESIDE AT NATIONAL CONVENTION Washington, May 13.—S e n a t o r Lodge of Massachusetts Is to be tem porary chairman of the Republican national convention at Chicago and will deliver the keynote speech, ac cording to Republican leaders in Congress who have conferred reeent I ly with Chairman Hays of the Re publican national committee. WHITE MAH SHOOTS DEMEHTEDHEGRO BOY Frightened by Storm Lad Takes Refuge in Farmer's House During Family’s Absence—Crawls Under Bed—Wife Orders Husband to “Shoot the Little Fool”—Man Ad mits He Is Southern and Says That Is the Method Down There. BOY NOT SERIOUSLY INJURED. (Special to The Monitor.) EMPIRE, Wyo., May 12.—Otis R. Taylor, a brother of the Rev. Russel Taylor, a highly respected Presbyterian minister of this place, lives in eastern Wyoming, about three-fourths of a mile west of the Wyoming-Nebraska state line. It so happens that in this vicinity a num ber of southern families have settled. While the majority of these white peo ple are fair-minded and just and al ways ready to give the Negro a square deal, unfortunately there are a few of the copper-head class who are always on the alert to start some thing. This spirit was manifested last summer when a party of colored boys and a young lady, attending services at the Sheep Creek Presby terian church, white, located in this neighborhood, was brutally attacked. One of the boys was so badly beaten over the head by these rowdies that he became unconscious the following day, and was with difficulty restored to consciousness after one of the most skillful physicians of the county worked with him for hurs. This diabolical spirit came to the front again Sunday night, May 2, when the 14-year-old boy of Otis R. Taylor, whose mind has been slightly unbalanced by a recent attack of in fluenza, while on his way home from his uncle’s place, becoming frighten ed by the appearance of storm clouds, wandered from his course and entered the house of a white family by the name of Kingery. The family was absent at the time. Hearing the family approaching, the boy crawled under the bed. Kingery ordered him out. His wife, whom he said “was nearly scared to death at the sight of the ‘nigger’ under her bed,” shout ed “shoot the little fool!” The com mand was readily obeyed. Thinking that the boy was one of Russel Taylor’s, Kingery gathered up a car load of his neighbors and drove down to Taylor’s house. He immedi ately began to give vent to his ire, saying he had unloaded a shot gun into the boy and would do it again if any came on his place. The Rev. Mr. Taylor quietly informed Kingery that if he were disposed to start that kind of a southern stunt up here, he was at liberty to get busy, where upon the brave gentleman said he didn’t want to start anything, but that he was from the south and that was the way they did down there. It has developed that the boy was not seriously injured, nevertheless, steps have been taken to at least put Wyoming on record with regard to such dastardly deeds. Capetown, Union of South Africa, May 13.—The house of assembly last week passed a resolution favoring ex tension of the parliamentary fran chise to women. 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