r^n the Monitor n^~i A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS __THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Editor S3.00 a Year. 10c a Copy_OMAHA. NEBRASKA. DECEMBER 23, 1920_Vol. VI. No. 26 uirj Reports TTiat Charges of “Indiscriminate Killing ives .Are Absolutely Un warranted—Brigadier Genet. .rnett. Former Commandant of Marine-', a Much Mistaken .'tan. According to Report COURT DOES NOT RECOMMEND COURT MARTIALS Claims to Find That Only Two Unjustifiable Homicides and Six teen Other Acts of Violence Have Been Committed by Marine' Against Haitians—Adequate Punishment Has Been Admin istered in Farh Case Reported—Qualify for IJme-kiin Clult WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. — The naval court of inquiry which investigated the conduct of the ma rine* in Haiti reported to Secretary Daniels Saturday that there “had been no proper grounds" for the statement by Brig. Gen. George Barnett, former commandant of the marine corps, that the force had been guilty of “prac tically indiscriminate killing” of Haitians. After a careful survey, the court, presided over by Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo, found General Parnetfs charges were “ill-considered, regret table and thoroughly unwarranted re flections” on the work of the marine corps in Haiti, adding that the corps had performed difficult, dangerous and delicate duty worthy of the high est commendation The marines virtually were given a clean bill by the court, which de clined to recommend trial bv court martial of Freeman Lang of Los An geles and Doras Williams of Birming ham. Ala., charged by native wit nesses with the murder of Haitians. Indeed, the Lang and Williams cases were not mentioned. In all "isolated” cases of unjusti fiable conduct by marine*, the court found disciplinary action had been taken. The findings as made public were approved by Secretary Daniels and Maj. Gen. A. Lejeune, commandant of the marine corps. "The court finds two unjustifiable homicides have been committed, one each by two of the personnel of the United State.- naval service which ha served in Haiti since July 28, 1915, and that 16 other serious acts of vio lence have been perpetrated against i citizen? of Haiti by individuals of such personnel, “The court finds that these of fenses were all isolated acts of in dividuals and that in every case tin responsible party was duly brought to trial, convicted and sentenced. “The court has found no .evidence of the commission of any other un justifiable acts of oppression or of violence against any of the citizen- of Haiti or unjustifiable damage or de struction of their property caused by any of the personnel in question. “In view of the fact that the only justifiable acts found to have been committed are those wherein dis- ] ciplinary action has been taken and where no further proceeding- could be had in the matter, the court has not deemed it necessary to report further a? to responsibility.” WILL CONSTRICT MODERN HOTEL 1 By the Associated Negro Press* WINSTON-SALEM, N. C., Dec. 21.— A new and modern hotel for colored people is to be constructed here in the very near future. Dr. W. H. Bruce, local physician, and Bishop L. W. Kyles of the colored Methodist Epis copal church, now a resident of St Louis, but owner of considerable property in this city and section, have procured a site and are now having plans prepared for the building. Architect Oilbert C. Humphries ex perts to complete the plans in the next few days, after which the pre liminaries to construction will be worked out. KENTITkY GIRL CHARGES NEGRO WITH ASSUT.T COMMITTED BY LOVER LEXINGTON, Ky., Dec 28.—While Miss Fannie Brasher, night telephone operator at Middlesboro, Ky was talking on the wire after midnight, November 29, to a girl operator at Pineville, twenty miles away, she whispered: “Some one’s breaking Into the office.” The Pineville girl responded: “Connect me with your police station.” Ah the connection was made the Pineville girl heard Miss Brasher scream. The station Is a block from the telephone office, and when officers reached the place Miss Brasher was found on the floor unconscious with a gash In her head. Held tightly be tween her teeth were many stands of red hair. When Miss Brasher recovered her senses she declared a Negro had at tacked her. After an all-day search proved futile the girl’s attention was called to the red hair she had in her mouth. She admitted then that James Thompson, a sweetheart, she had Jilt ed. had committed the assault, after telling her he Intended to kill her. MOTICETTTr ; men’s Ball at the Au ditorium is NOT post I poned. COOK* GET *1.5fl. LITE IS RIHOGIM HOI'SES PORT At; PRINCE, Dec. 23.—'There j is no high labor market in Haiti. The iman working by the day gets one i gourde, which is 20 cents, and some- , times a gourde and a half. Cooks are : to be had w-Sthout advertising. Most of them earn $1.50 a week, and in ad- j dition get 6 cent* a day on which to | feed themselves and their flock. You do not have to include car fare in the weekly wage down here. At some points in the interior wages for cooks are even lower. Many of Them live In mahogany houses, at that. Haiti's population is estimated at around 2.500,000. Ninety-seven per cent of these people are classed as illiterate, which may account for the size of the pay envelope. LEILA WILSON SEEKS *300.000 IN'SI'RA NCE NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Mrs I^eila Walker Wil*on of Irvington on the Hudson, who inherited the bulk of a $1,000,000 estate from her mother, Mme. C. J Walker, reputed to have i been the wealthiest woman in the, country at the time of her death in : May, 1919. has applied to life lnsur- j ance companies for policies aggregat ing $300,000. Mme. Walker started her meteoric ! rise in 1907. when with $2 and a for mula perfected through much study, i she started the manufacture of prod ucts which afterwards made her fa-1 mous. When she died she was pro- j prietor of the Mme Walker Beauty Corporation, Indianapolis, and of i hairdressing parlors throughout the country. She left a $250,000 home, ! Villa Lewaro, at Irvington, N .Y., to' her daughter. She gave liberally to all purposes In aid of the race. CENSES GIVES CHICAGO LARGE COLORED POI’CLATION WASHINGTON, Dec. 23—The col ored population of Chicago Increased 65,491 in the last decade and now is 109,594, the census bureau has an nounced. The percentage of Increase was 148.6, The total white population Is 2,589,104, an increase of 450,047, or 21 per cent, and all others numbered 3,007. HVl M'NPEETS tRE RELEASES Rea Wet* Held in (on section With Alleged i <«nli Which I aired Lynching. Di iJTH, Minn.. lie-. 23.—Fi^ye cir cus employee held since last June in connection with the aIV eed assault on a young white girl were released late last Friday when their rases were dismissed on motion of the county at torney. Three Negroes were lynched as a result of the alleged assault and the prosecutor declared this had “re moved” material witnesses in the cases i>ending without whose evidence he could not hope for convictions. JOHX f. DHfT'S WIIMiW GIYEA «1 jm YE A KI T WASHINGTON, Dec. 23—The will of John C. Dancy, former recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia, was filed for probate last week. Ita l ief provisions were an annuity of $1,500 for life to the widow. Mrs. Fior- | ence Dancy and contributions of $100 each to the Zion A. M. E. church and Livingston College of Salisbury, N. C., Xfra. Dancy was also devised two premises in Washington, and a daugh ter. Lillian, ia to receive an annuity of $50 monthly and a premise In the northwest part of Washington. Real estate was devised to a son. Joseph, and John Dancy, the other sen, is to receive a piece of property ir the northwest part of the city. A bequest of $500 was made to the sis ter, Mrs. Ella E. Bovd: and $100 to another sister. Martha Dancy. ORGANIZE STORY TELLERS’ I.EAGCE (By the Associated Negro Presst HARRISBl'RG, Pa. Dec. 23.—Mrs Harry G- Feffer, president of the east ern district of the National Story Tell ers' league, has organized a colored branch of the league in this city, to be known as the Paul l^aurence Dunbar Story Tellers’ league. This is the sec ond branch of its kind in the T'nited States, the other being at Iatuisville, Ky. Stay to Progress The world will nevet progress as »«> as It migtn along t^hrtsfian lines ys long as our own headache Is more mportant to ns than a neighbor’s loss tt his farm. Wolsey's Grave. 8omewhere amidst the ruins of Lei cester ahlie.v. which the earl of Dysart has presented to Leicester, lies the dmw of the great Cardinal Wolsey. but the alte of his grove, like that of Moses, is unknown r-" ■-— - .— ■■■ == &nb toben tbey toe re come Into tbe bouse, tbep sato tbe poung cbtlb tottb iHarp \)is mother, anb fell boton, anb toorsfjtppeb btm: anb toben tfiep bab openeb tbetr treasures, tbep presenteb unto btm gifts; golb, anb franfuncense, anb mprrb. Matthew II : n. V—. -■ — ■ —. — WHISKEY SUBSTITUTES ARE CAUSING INSANITY Superintendent of City Hospital Reports Startling Increase of Insanity Among Colored Population of Kansas City, Directly Traceable to Intoxicating Beverages Concocted as Substitutes for Banned Liquors FRESH CORN WHISKEY IS THE MOST POISONOUS Doetor Thompson Prominent Race Physician and Specialist, De clares I that the Past Six Months Record Exceeds That of Preceding Twelve Years—Majority of Cases Treated in Hos pital Are of Violent Nature JZ AN'S AS CITY, Dec. 23.—There *■ has been more insanity among the Negro population here in the last six months than in the previous twelve years because of substitutes for liquor, Dr. J. Thompkins, superintendent of the city hospital for Negroes, told members of the hospital and health boards. He said that fifty insane Ne groes had been treated at the hospital daring the past six months. Virtually all were of a violent nature, he said. Recently, Dr. Thompkins said, twelve cases were received within twenty four hours. Drinks concocted to revive the banned intoxicants, he said, cause the prevalence of violent insanity. “Fresh com w'hiskey is one of the most dangerous beverages,” said the doctor. "When drunk after recent distillation, the com product contains unneutralized fusel oils which causes violent insanity if taken frequently.” I’HOBABf.Y ASHAMED OF THEIR IXEFFICIESC1 Colored Women Ask Permission to , Attend Federation as Spectators to Fenm From While Women How to Organize and Conduct Meetings— Request Denied. IBy the Associated Negro Press) ALEXANDRIA. La., Dec. 23.—One of the interesting incidents of the con vention of the State Federation of Women’s Clubs of Louisiana, held here, will not form part of the records of that organization. This incident was the fight over the question of allowing a committee of Negro women, contemplating organiz ing a women’s club, to attend one of the sessions of Federated Women’s Clubs to “see how the women conduct a convention.’’ The request to allow a committee of women to occupy seats in the rear of the hall as spectators, came from a number of our women of Alexandria. The question wag put up to the coun cil of the Federated Women’s Clubs, composed of elected officers and state presidents. The council was about evenly di vided on the question, and when the “yea’’ and ’’nay’’ vote was taken it was believed the question had carried fa vorably to the Negroes. Those oppos ing the entrance into the convention hall forced an immediate adjourn ment, and hurried consultations en sued. Meanwhile someone notified the committee of women they could enter the hall. After they entered it they were told that a mistake had been made, and that while the council had passed on the question, the general body had not ratified it. The women left the hall and when the question was put before the general body, the question was defeated by a vote of two to one. The motion to expunge the record of the proceedings on the question from the books of the organization was raiTied unanimously. According to prominent members of the Feder ated Women’s Clubs who opposed the entrance of the women Into the con vention hall, an organizer of the Fed eration of Eastern Clubs, numbering about fi OhO Negro women members, Is in Alexandria, organizing women into clubs PURCHASE HOSPITAL BUILDING (By the Associated Negro Press) MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec, 23.—One of the most important financial transac tions in the history of the race in Memphis in recent years was consum mated by the purchase outright of the large and well equipped St. Anthony’s hospital. This institution and its grounds have been acquired by the National Grand United Order of Wise Men and Women of the World for 311,000