THE MONITOR A National Weakly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Colored Americans. -- ■ -- ' ' — ■ ■ ■ ■ -1 Published Every Thursday at Omaha, Nebraska, by The Monitor Pub lishing Company _ Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter July 2. 1915. at the Postofflce at Omaha, Neb., under the Act of March S, 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher. Madree Penn, Associate Editor. Fred C. Williams, Business Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, *2.00 A YEAR; *1.26 6 MONTHS; 60c S MONTHS Advertising Rates. 75 cents an Inch per Issue. , Address, The Monitor, 204 Kaffir Block, Omaha, Neb. Telephone Douglas 3224. I - i' I . COLORED AMERICA!. VOCTTI i “I will never bring disgrace upon my race by any un worthy deed or dishonorable act; I will live a clean, decent, manly life, and will ever respect and defend the virtue and | honor of womanhood; I will uphold and obey the just laws of | my country and of the community in which I live, and will jj encourage others to do likewise; I will not allow prejudice, injustice, insult or outrage to cower my spirit or sour my | soul, but will ever preserve the inner freedom of heart and | U;nce; I will not allow myself to be overcome of evil, | ll strive to overcome evil with good; I will endeavor g slop and exert the best powers within me for my own g al improvement, and will strive unceasingly to quicken g nse of racial duty and responsibility; I will in all g vays aim to uplift my race so that, to everyone bound | y ties of blood, it shall become a bond of ennoblement, | t a byword of reproach.” DULUTH AXD OMAHA TV7K PUBLISH in this issue a re tll markable article from the Du luth Rip-Saw of June 26 on the triple mob-murder which recently Cain branded that city. The article is re markable from the fact that the Rip Saw, a white newspaper, has the cour age and the conscience to tear to shreds the dime-novel story of the alleged assault upon a young woman by six males which in the mind of even law-abiding people was suffi cient provocation and justification for the Duluth mob. It exposes the shady character of the youth who was with the girl and points out discrepancies and inconsistencies in the story of the pair which throws doubt upon the story. The facts as presented by the Rip Saw should be given the widest pub licity in order that the adverse pub lic sentiment which is always created against the whole Negro race by rea son of these sensationally reported "assaults by Negroes on white women”—nine-tenths of them damna ble lies—might be corrected. We wish the white press would only be fair and always publish the truth when ascertained even though it may reflect upon their own group as when it is used to blacken the character of ours. The alleged crimes of Negroes are published in box-car type. When it is learned that the accusation is false, retraction of the hurtful story is seldom ever made, and If made, is in some obscure place in the paper. It would seem that the Duluth lynching was planned, inspired and executed by the same hoodlum el ements and under practically the same conditions which brought shame to Omaha last September. The story told about the alleged assault by Will Brown upon the Omaha girl was in finitley more incredible than the story told in Duluth. Here, as in Du luth, the girl’s companion was a pool hall loafer and tough of the first water. The story as given in the press was an insult to the intelligence of the people of Omaha, and yet it served its purpose. Some day and that veiy soon the scrutinizing public will not be so blinded by race prejudice that every time some story is given publicity about a crime against some woman by Negroes that they will not take it at face value. They will want to know something about the character of the people making the charges. W'hen | that day comes there will be less dis I position to make some hapless Negrc ; the scapegoat for another's sin. MULTIPLYING AGENCIES TY7"E HAVE received a communica ,\v tion requesting a contribution towards a fund of 110,000, which is being asked for the “Community Home of St. Benedict the Moor for the Col ored People of Omaha." This is a very laudable undertaking upon the part of the Roman Catholic Church In Omaha to minister in a social way towards the uplift of the Increasing population of color in our city. Any agency, honestly and sincerely work ing for civic betterment Is to be cor dially welcomed. The Monitor cor dially welcomes all honest endeavors along this line; and yet we feel that Howard University WASHINGTON, D.C. J. STANLEY DURKEE.A. M., Ph. D., President EMMETT J. SCOTT, A.M., LL.D., .Secretary-Treasurer Collegiate and Professional Schools Junior College, covering the Freshman and Sophomore years, and leading to the Senior Colleges. Senior College, consisting of the Schools of Liberal Arts, Educa tion, Journalism, and Commerce and Finance, granting U respectively the degrees, A. B. or B. S.; A. B. or B. S. in Education; H B.S. in Journalism; B. S. in Commerce. R School of Applied Science, four year course, giving degree, B. S. in C. E.; | B. S. in E. E-, B. S. in M. E., B. S. in Architecture; B. S. in Agri- y culture, and B. S. in Household Economics. School of Music, four year course, giving degree of Mus. B. School of Religion, three year course, giving degree of B. D. (Also Di- fl ploma and Correspondence Courses.) School of Law, three year evening course, giving degree of LL. B. School of Medicine, including Medical, Dental, Pharmaceutical Colleges. Four year course for Medical and Dental students; three years for Pharmaceutical students. Following degrees given: M. D., D. D. S., SPhar. C. Students may enter for Collegiate Work at the beginner of any quarter For Catalog and Information, write DWIGHT O. W. HOLMES, Registrar Howard University, Washington, D. C. ! we would be remise in a very lm- [ portant duty, if we did not point out the danger of unduly multiplying agencies which seek to reach the com munity as a whole. This no religious or denominational organization, how ever zealous and powerful it be, can do. It, at beet, can only serve a special group. Therefore, any com munity work, that is to say work that represents the community, should be absolutely non-sectarian and unde j nominatlonal. For some months there has been conducted a community cen ter on Lake street which is function ing for the whole community in the same manner that the Community House of St. Benedict the Moor pro poses to function. It, too, is making I a drive for funds. Is there not seri ous danger of confusion arising in the minds of the public who are be ing appealed to for community work? The Society of St. Benedict the Moor jean and doubtless will do good work but, naturally, for various reasons which we need not here point out, its work will be necessarily more re stricted than that of a similar work which enlists the co-operation of all elements of our citizenship, irrespect ive of religious or denominational lines. Since the number of Roman Catholics among the colored people here 1b very small, practically negli gible, it seems to us that it would be much better for them to throw their weight on the side of the com munity center already established The Y. W. C. A., another work ap pealing to the whole community has Just been established and is making a drive for funds. A multiplicity of agencies seeking the same general end functioning among our people will have a tendency to weaken rather than to strengthen the work of so cial uplift among our people. The times demand concentration of effort not dissipation of energy. BOURKE C0CKRAV8 APPEAL BOURKE COCKRAN in a pathetic appeal from Tammany to insert a wet plank in the democratic plat form urged the 8outh to rally to its support upon the questionable ground \ of States Rights He stated that the \ South which had successfully (?) han dled its "Negro problem” upon the laissei fair doctrine needed to be re ! minded that that privilege waB In danger by the same principle that would deprive the several states of | their liberty to be wet or dry. It j would seem that he was willing in I this appeal to trade off the rights of ! millions of black human beings for the privilege of enjoying booze. It was an unworthy demagogic appeal I which fortunately the Southern dele gates did not heed. INCREASE THEIR PASTOR’S SALARY The congregation of Allen Chapel A. M. E. Church, South Side, have vol untarily increased the salary of their pastor, the Rev. J. A. Broadnax, |200 a year. This has been done in addi tion to raising a substantial fund for improvement upon the church build ing. WEDDING BULLS Zion Baptist Church was the scene of one of the season’s most beautiful weddings Wednesday afternoon when Miss Thelma Jones, and Mr. A. Harold Bentley were artisticly united. The Rev. Dr. Botts read the ceremony. The bride was charmingly dressed in a white taffeta gown and carried a boquet of white and pink roses. Miss Aline Bentley, sister of the groom, was the maid of honor, Miss Viva Robinson was the bridesmaid and Mrs. Elsie Foster was matron of hon or, all of whom carried boquets of pink and white carnations. Little Olive Jackson acted as ring bearer while little Margaret Dallas acted as flower girL After the wedding a reception was given at the home of Mrs. Walter P. Ervin, where more than 100 guests were entertained. The happy pair were the recipients of many valuable presents. KAFFIR CHEMICAL LABORATORIES MOVE BUSINESS OFFICES The business offices of the Kaffir Chemical Laboratories, which were temporarily located upstairs in the Kaffir block, have been removed to the first floor, and now occupy all of 819 North Sixteenth street. This leaver several suites of offices avail able on the second floor for rental to professional and business firms. The shipping room will soon occupy 413 North Sixteenth street. The Kaf fir block Is most conveniently locat ed at Sixteenth and Cuming streets, nix street car lines passing the door. RETURNS FROM PORTO RICO Mrs. Grace Hutten, who has been employed as a government teacher in Porto Rico for the past three years, returned home for her summer vaca tion Friday. Mrs. Hutten was one of sixteen teachers out of 250 who were anxious to return to the United States who was fortunate enough to secure passage on one of the government transports. This year she has been teaching at Isabel and enjoys her work thoroughly. Mrs. Hutten has been promoted to supervisor of Eng lish with a substantial increase in salary. MEETING OF DOUGLAS REPUBLICAN LEAGUE A meeting of the Douglas Republi t an League is called for next Wednes day night at Lake Street Community Center for the election of officers and the transaction of other Important business. M. F. Singleton, president; J. H McDonald, Jr., Secretary. FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN Ten-room modern home, hot water heat, downstairs finished In mahog any, upetairs in white enamel. Year ly income, $1,000. Will sell with or without furniture. Possession at once. If Interested, investigate. 984 North Twenty-fifth street. $2,500 will han dle. A. HOLLAND. 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