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a’NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS
THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Editor
$3,00 a Year. 10c a Copy _OMAHA. NEBRASKA. DECEMBER 2. 1920 Vol. VI. No. 23 (Whole No. 283)
WHITE SOUTHERNER URGES SQUARE REAL FOR RACE IN PRESS
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LACKED ONE VAR OF
LIVIl a century
Mrs. Emily Vaughn, Mother of Sylvester Vaughn of Omaha,
Passed Away at Home of Her Daughter in West Virginia—
Life Covered Period of Four Great Wars in Which America
Had Taken Part, From the Mexican to the World War
EXPRESSED DESIRE TO LIVE TO VOTE
FOR REPUBLICAN PRESIDENT
Voted for Harding November 2—Woman Born a Slave and Be
longed to an Old Kentucky Family—Childhood Spent in Mis
souri Where She Witnessed Many Stirring Times During
Civil War Days and Guerilla Warfare on the Border States
(Special to The Monitor) *
MORGANTOWN, W. Va., Dec. 2.—
* • Mrs. Emily Vaughn, a woman of the
/ old school of gentle breed and spirit,
a type fast disappearing, died here
Sunday morning, November 21, at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Leonard
H. Johnson, on Heechhurst avenue, in
the ninety-ninth year of her age, lack
ing only one year of having lived a
century. She was one of the oldest,
if not the oldest, woman in West Vir
ginia, and up until a w'eek before her
death was in comparatively good
health and in possession of all her
faculties. Her life covered the period
of American history during which the
Mexican, the civil, the Spanish-Ameri
can and the world warB were fought.
Mrs. Vaughn was of an alert mind and
took an active interest in public af
fairs. She expressed a desire to live
long enough to cast her first vote,
since women were enfranchised, for a
republican president. This wish was
gratified as she went to the polls and
■ ast her first and only vote on Novem
ber 2 for Harding.
Mrs. Vaughn was born at a home
o«n the turnpike between Frankfort
and Louisville, Ky., and lived there
until eight years of age. In the slav
ery days she was owned by one of the
most aristocratic families of the Rlue
Grass state- the Majors. Her first
mistress was Lucinda Slaughter, a di
rect descendant of George Washing
ton. When she was eight yenrB old
t he was taken by her mistress to Car
ney, Mo., where the latter’s husband
was a minister, a contemporary of the
father of Frank and JeRse James. She
^ had many memories of the stirring
times in Missouri during civil war
days, of the guerilla warfare on the
borders of the states, and of the ban
ditry practiced by the James hoys.
When the success of the union
forces In the war between the states
brought about the freedom of her race
Mrs. Vaughn went to Liberty, Mo.,
where she resided until 1877, when
she removed to Kansas City. There
she lived until betober, 1918, when
she removed to Morgantown with her
daughter and daughter’s husband, who
came here to assist John Hunt In con
ducting the mess for the University
R. O T. C.
Mrs. Vaughn Is survived by her
daughter, Mrs. Leonard JT. Johnson,
end two sons. Sam Vaughn of Kansas
City and Sylvester Vaughn of Omaha.
HIBTH RATE SHOWS
LARGER PERCENTAGE
(By The Associated Negro PreRs)
RALEIGH, N. C.. Dec. 2 For the
first time in the history of vital sta
tistlca in North Carolina the Negro
birth rate in the state for the first six
months of this year showed a larger
P percentage than did the white birth
rate. From January to the end of
June, 1920, there were 13,519 Negro
children born In the stute, or 33.8 per
cent per thousand population. During
the same period the white is more than
double the number of Negro births
but the percentage per thousand popu
lation is only 31.2 as compared with
the 33.8 per cent of the Negro births.
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Funeral services were held at the
A. M. E. church, of which Mrs. Vaughn
was a member, Tuesday, November 23.
Rev. B. F. Newsome and Rev. Mr.
Mitchell conducted the services Inter
ment was made in East Oak Grove
cemetery.
i NOTH K It FLORIDA LYNCHING
MIAMI. Fla., Dec. 2.—J. 11. Harris,
a 19 year-old Negro, was lynched by a
mob near Princeton, following an
alleged attack upon a white woman.
BOASTS A FI BE COMPANY
(By The Associated Negro Press)
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Dec. 2.—A
colored fire company here is now a
fact. The fourteen members of the
company, all of whom saw military
service overseas, went on duty in the
West Side fire house recently. Engine
Company 9 moved from the West Side
into Arkansas avenue fire station
along with Engine Company 5.
HAITIANS INVADING
CUBAN SUGAR FIELDS
(By The Associated Negro Press)
HAVANA. Cuba, Dec. 2.—The Hait
ians are coming here in greater num
bers than are the Chinese, to work
on the sugar plantations. The last
crowd of five hundred had several who
will buy land; the remainder are
Itonded for their return to Haiti aftei
the sugar crop is harvested. The
Chinamen who come as merchants
show one thousand dollars and up
wards.
JACK JOHNSON APPEARS IN RING
Stages Boxing Bout In Federal Prison
and knocks Out Tvni Opponents
(By The Associated Negro Press)
LEAVENWORTH, Has., Dec. 2.—
Jack Johnson, former heavyweight
champion, made his first ring appear
ance In the United States since he
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fled his native country seven years
ago when he met two opponents as a
feature event of a boxing show staged
in the open air at the federal prison
here.
It was the general opinion of news
paper men and boxing critics at the
ringside that Johnson is in good con
dition and still retains much of his
cleverness and punching power, John
son knocked out Frank Owens of Chi
cago, the last round of a six-round
bout, and after a few minutes' inter
mission, took on a fresh opponent in
the person of “Topeka Jack’’ Johnson
for four rounds. “Topeka Jack’’ was
badly outboxed.
1101,11 SUCCESSFUL FAIR
(By The Associated Negro Press)
DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 2.—The agri
cultural fair given in Cherokee .coun
ty at Jacksonville was declared a suc
cess in every particular. The live stock
and farm exhibits were the chief feat
ures of the exposition, with a large
display of home economics exhibits
ranking among the best ever seen in
this section.
CLERKS DISMISSED
FROM CENSUS BUREAU
(By the Associated Negro Press)
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—Although
there is still plenty of work to be done
in connection with the taking of the
1920 census, and, as has been stated,
colored clerks in the Census Bureau
have proved most proficient in the
operation of the machines used in the
«Census Bureau, word has come that,
| due to lack of funds, nearly every one
!of the colored clerks in this bureau
has been notified “with no thought of(
prejudice, whatever," that he is no j
longer needed. This notificationj
comes within a short period of the re- 1
cent election.
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REPRESENTATIVE OF RACE
WOMEN ISSUES ADDRESS
Miss Hallie Q. Brown, President of the National Association of
Colored Women, Urges Organization to Intelligently Under
take Great Task Presented by Enfranchisement—Must Work
for Higher Moral Standards
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COMPETENT INSTRUCTORS IN CHAR
ACTER BUILDIHG URGEHTLY HEEDED
(By The Associated Negro Press)
(LBERFORCE, Ohio, Dec. 2.—
Hallie Q. Brown, president of
the National Association of Colored
Women, has recently issued an ad
dress to the colored women of the
country which, among other things
says:
“We are just from the firing line.
Oil r labors have been crowned with
success. We may shout with the mul
titude for victory achieved—but the
war is not ended—the battle is not
won. Like Paul Jones we cry, ‘We
haven’t begun to fight.’ Unlike the
hero of Lake Erie our weapons are
not carnal. We fight with the forces
which make for righteousness, truth
and justice—the church, ‘which speaks!
one tongue and carries one message’'
—that of brotherly love; the school,:
i the great civilizer; the courts, where
justice sits enthroned; the silent force
| of countless ballots.
“We stand at the open door of a'
| new' era. t’or the first time in the
history of this country women have
exercised the right of franchise. That
right for which the pioneers of our
race fought, but died without the
sight. Women’s entrance into politics
at this time seems most opportune.
The people are weary and heartsick
of political hatred, slander, passion,
prejudice and controversy.
“It remains for woman to work for
higher moral standards, to inject Into
the body politic the love and pity of
her mother-heart. Inspired by the low
ly Christ to help change our land Into
a God-fearing, a God-serving nation.
"The National Organization of Col
ored Women’s Clubs has grown to
such proportions that it necessitates
a large corps of competent instructors
In this great art of building a race.
These have come from the north, east,
south and west and willingly offered
their services and we present them to
the people as heads and associates of
our departments. We repose utmost
confidence in their fitness and exec
utive ability and believe that each
w'oman will so present her specialty
to the public so as to induce younger
women of the race to grasp the oppor
tunities which are offered the youth
but once in a life time.’’
WHITE SOUTHERNER
CALLS ATTENTION TO
NEWSPAPER METHODS
Front Page Headliners for Alleged
Crimes by Negroes, Minor Mention
Given to Important Constructive
Measures and Meetings.
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(By the Associated Negro Press)
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 2.—
Strains of music issuing from a Race
street meeting house might not seem
to the casual passerby cause for com
ment, but when one realizes that in
its long history this was the first time
the human voice has ever been raised
in song as a part of the program of a
public meeting there, the occasion de
serves more than passing notice.
The meeting was under the auspices
of the anti-lynching committee of
Philadelphia, and was presided over
by Anna Biddle Stirling, the commit
tee’s chairman.
The subject discussed was "The
Peril in Present American Inter-racial
Relations,” the principal speaker be
ing Professor Robert T. Kerlen of Vir
ginia Military Institute. In the course
of his address he said: “God never
made a more kindly and trustworthy
people and less criminally inclined
than the Negro race.”
Press injustice was dealt upon; lit
tle notice being taken of a large meet
ing of the Business league, with hun
dreds in attendance for days, hut a
burglary where the principal is a
Negro is given first page prominence.
“It is not a sdfuare deal,” declared
Professor Kerlen. “We hoar much' of
mob assault, hut not enough of the
good things.”
DAVIS WINS IN OHIO
(By The Associated Negro Press)
CLEVELAND, O., Dec. 2.—The offl
clal count of ballots shows that Harry
E. Davis, republican, one of the three
Negro candidates for the legislature
front Cuyahoga county, O., has won
out In the race for the lower house.
A Typical Scene in the Far East