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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 20, 1921)
The monitor A National Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Colored Americans. Published Every Thursday at Omaha, Nebraska, by The Monitor Pub lishing Company. Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter July 2, 1915, at the Postoffice at Omaha. Neb., under the Act of March 3. 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor. George H. W. Bullock, Circulation Manager and Associate Editor. M. Wrigth. Advertising Manager. TRAGO T. MCWILLIAMS, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $3 00 A YEAR; $1.50 6 MONTHS; $1.00 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates, 75 cents an Inch per Issue. Addresa, The Monitor, 204 kaffir liloek, Omaha. Neb. Telephone Douglas 3224. FIRST IN SERVICE, CIVIL RIGHTS BILL THE Monitor is glad that James G. Jewell has filed a suit foi damages against the Moon theater. It is only one of several which persists in violating the civil rights bill of this state. There have been several fla grant instances where our most highly respected and cultured women have been submitted to indignities and hu miliations in these places of amuse ment which,.are open to the public. The statutes of Nebraska recognizes no race or colffr in the enjoyment of public privileges. If the only way to safeguard and maintain our rights a eitizens is to resort to the courts, then we must not hesitate to invoke their aid and make no eompi»mise. Dis crimination and curtailment of civil rights are increasing instead of lessen ing, despite our patience and forbear ance, it therefore becomes our duty to legally contend for all our civil rights under the law. ANTI-SEMITISM THE Monitor opposes with all the influence it may be able to exert the malicious and anti-Semitic cam paign of slander which is finding favor in some quarters. There are no better citizens anywhere in the world than the Jews. They have been loyal and devoted to America. Objects of persecution, they have borne it with fortitude. Being reviled, thev have reviled not again. The anti-Semitic propaganda ought to be opposed by every red-blooded American who be lieves in a square deal and fair play. No persecction of the Jews will find any favor among colored Americans. % NO GERRYMANDERING 0~ MAHA is to be redistricted into legislative and senatorial dis tricts, each district to elect its rep resentatives. The Monitor was not in favor of this amendment. It, how ever ,passed by a narrow margin. It is up to the state legislature to make this ^districting. Since there are districts in which our people are set tled in large numbers, we desire to call the legislative committee’s atten tion to the fact that we want no gerrymandering in such district or districts. ON THE HONOR ROLL IT is gratifying to note that so many of our pupils in the schools are making such excellent records in scholarship. Pupils in the grades, high schools and University of Omaha are, in increasing numbers, winning places on the honor roll. This is good work, boys anil girls, keep it up. Brains and work are bound to win. Always do your best. Never ire satis fied with mediocrity. Strive to excel. “NEGRO BLOOD” AGAIN THERE was to have been a track meet between Harvard and the University of Virginia. But it’s off. Two of Harvard's best men have the rich red blood of Africa in their veins. Virginia’s dignity, if you please, made it impossible for her athletes to com pete with men who have “Negro blood" in their veins—when it is known. Ami they call this sportsman ship. We call it cowardice. We are glad that Harvard refused to bow to Virginia’s narrowness or to make any concession to their foolish prejudice. I SNTCOPATEO spasms E don’t know who the dude was who said, “Money is the loot of all evil,” and we haven’t got the time just now to look it up; but we wish to •say that he stopped in the middle of the word gush and forgot to finish it out. Dough might be the root of all evil, but we opine that it is also the branches and leaves of all good. The , best part about dough is that it means . eats and in these days and firms it is the luckiest thing in the world to be able to cache enough of the needful . tt> decorate the family feeding board , with oatmeal and wafers. Of course, I several months ago we could decorate 1 f the fancy linen with chicken, pork < chops and porterhouse, but just at this | particular moment one has to per- t suade his personal exchequer to take i things easy like and net put across • too much jazz stuff: Never can one fuliy appreciate the value of dough until he hears somebody singing, “I ] Need Thee Every Hour.” Then he i realizes that the saddest thing in the ' deep pocket that is making a moan because of its loneliness. In the olden days when one fnan could trade a firkin of butter for a neat collec tion of shoes, socks and gloves, no body needed any dough, because each dude was able to make something that had dough value But in this age when the majority of mutts can’t i ven get a chance to raise a few onions, dough has become the almighty ne cessity. Only a few days ago Bemie Shaw, the famous English lambaster, said that cnder socialism every man ought to have an income of 250,00C bucks a year. Sure he ought. But what that time comes it won’t do him any more good than it is doing him now. If a ham bone costs you thirty thousand a throw, how long will the rest of the income last when it gets tangled up with the modem expense account? Yep, dough is the necessity. It might be the root of all evil, but most folks these days don’t mind tam pering with the root. CURRENT AND OTHERWISE (By W. H. A. Moore) [DON’T see how the Negro can e-'care getting to the top of the so cial scale. If free, generous and multi tedinous tons of wholesome, far-reach ing and soul-racking advice counts foi anything there is not one chance in a thousand for the white race to main tain itself at thp -ocial top. William H. Taft, ex-president of the United States of America: Albert W. Bever idge, an ex-United States senator, are to he numbered among the latest of the more distinguished advisors of she race. “Work hard,” "be honest.” “praise the Ixrrd” are the "leaders” in the program which is to bring about a condition of honest-to-goodnes situa tion of respect at the hands of our good brothers-in-white. One is -tump ed, at odd times, to get a sensible viewpoint of the fellow who is trying to run the world in these times. He works hard only when he i- compelled to do so; his honesty is so deep seated in his nature that it seldom come- to view; and as for this “praise the Lord” stuff he’s been handing to us all through the past three centuries that’s t orn to a veritable frazzle. But all of (bis does not hinder us from taking to heart the oft-iterated ad monitions to be good. I once hail a friend who often said, “Be good; you’ll Ire lonesome, but he good.” The Jews are certainly having a tough time of it in the United States nowadays. There is a very general belief afloat that the Henry Ford mil lion- are being employed in the opera tion- of a propaganda which seek their complete downfall in the realms of America’s social, artistic and busi ness life. And now comes the rasp ings accents of a "Black Apostle” making noisy declarations that Ne groes are the real Jews and all other kinds of claimants to this noble name are base impostors. And all this tia vail coming to light just at the mo ment when a considerable and influ ential number of our Jewish friends were busy in the preparations for a hearty jump right into the middle of the ring of “For whites ynlv.” "There is a destiny which shapes”—but, what’s the use; we won’t know any thing about white or black a hundred years hence. Amy Scott is dead. You don’t know Amy? That’s funny. Amy was a 100 per cf%it Kentucky cook who reigned supreme in Mount Sterling, Ky., as the “leader of her race.” For sixteen years she was highly appro bated servant of the Hon. B. J. Peters who was chief justice of the Kentucky ■ourt of appeals.” During the latter ears of her very useful life she was he “beloved coolf of the Bean family >f Mount Sterling.” This is right down food news. In my own right and ma esty I have always had more than a vholesome respect for a good cook, tnd while I did not have the honor of tmy Scott’s acquaintance, I do nor lesitate to join my sorrow to that of he white and black citizens of Mount Sterling who are giving genuine ex- ' rre.ssion to the loss they have sus-, ained in the passing of one of their 1 irst citizens. Good cooks are really . caree. “Ku Klux Klan To Invade North In «idtionwide Drive” is the headpiece of i recent New York Herald headline, ’he story which follows relates a plan j to clinch the "color line,” to urge a ! warfare against radicalism, and to in ! stitute “prompt action to quell dig-1 turbances,” whatever that may mean. 1 take the whole program to be a pa-1 triotic endeavor "to keep the ‘nigger’: in his place,” and thereby keep the banner of democracy floating high and j-far away above the heads of the mob. And, in the face of all this, we are being advised by William Howard Taft to be patient, good and work hard. Music and Poetry has made its ap-1 pearance. It is good looking in all | particulars. The table of contents con tain' a London letter by Roland Hayes; the score of a “Negro Dance’ by the editor, Norah Douglas Holt; “Violin Technic” by Harrison Eman uel, the noted Negro violinist, and “Music and Poetry—Noblest of Arts,” by J. A. Rogers. ( VM S EI.KI TOR VI, VOTE FOR HVRIHVG HARRISBURG, Pa., Jan. 20.- -Mon day, January"tO, the thirty-eight elec-j toral votes of Pennsylvania were east j for Harding and Coolidge, by the members of the college assembled in j the senate chamber at the capitol, and ; the results, duly certified, were -ent to Washington. Among the electors was Attorney ; Frank R. Steward, a resident of Pitts burgh, and the first member of the race to sit i^ the electoral college in Pennsylvania. , (M l. KIU KIIKM E ON R Ml II. II \'ITERS Leading Men and Women of Eastern States Asked to Meet and Outline Policies for Consideration. JERSEY CITY, X. J„ Jan. 20.— Dr. George E. Cannon has issued a call to a number of the leading col ored men of the eastern states to hold a conference on Thursday, January 27, at 2 p. m.. at his office. 334 Pacific avenue, this city, for the purpose of formulating a safe and sane program on certain national problems which affect the Negro race. Dr. Cannon was the only colored man elected as a member of the ad visory committee to the New Jersey repubuean state committee from this city and he was also a member of the advisory committee to the republican national Committee, eastern division, during the last presidential campaign In issuing this call he has set forth as problems which affect the race, the questions of disfranchisement and re duction of representation, segregation in the federal departments, lynching jitnerowing of interstate passengers. American occupation of Haiti. Ameri can protectorate over Liberia, and a just and equitable participation in the affairs of the federal government. WOT! It I \( CEDE li M E MEN EKOM MEMBERSHIP (By the Associated Negro Press! CHICAGO, Hi., Jan. 2b.—A contro versy, affecting hundreds of colored yard brakemen on the Norfolk & Western railway, is being argued be fore the Cnited States Railway I^bor P.oard here between the Association of Colored Railway Trainmen, having headquarter: in .Memphis, and the Protherohod of Railway Trainmen. The brotherhood desires a rule adopted which would make it possible for only prornotable men being given « employment, which would ryitomatl rally eliminate colored trainmen, be cause of color prejudice. .1. H. Eiland. president, and C. E. Hentke, divisional chairman, are representing the Asso ciation of Colored Railway Trainmen A. D. Long of Birmingham is repre senting colored locomotive firemen. They are waging a strenuous fight for their respective organizations. The hearing will perhaps last a week longer. BRICKLAYER ESTABLISHES YEW AVORLR’S RECORD (By the Associated Negro Press! ELBERTON. Ga„ Jan. 20.—What is believed to he a new world's record was hnng up here by Jim Meriwether, colored, who laid 12,000 brick by ac tual count in two hours. That was a record of 100 bricks per minute for the entire two hours. It required twelve able-bodied men to wait upon him. He is laying the vitrified brick on one of the main thoroughfares of Elberton. NEW COLONEf. FOR FIFTEENTH ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 20,—Governor Miller has commissioned Arthur W. Little, a New York publisher, as colo nel to command the Fifteenth in fantry. Nation;! Guard. This is the Negro regiment which during Ihe war was commanded by Colonel William Hayward. Colonel Little will succeed Colonel William Jay Sehieffelin, who has resigned. PRESENT THEIR PRESIDENT WITH IN ACTOMOHILE (By the Associated Negro Press ATLANTA, G«., Jan. 20.—The Alumni association and friends of Morehouse college, after a forty-day campaign for funds, have given an lutomobile to Dr. John Hope, presi ient. as a token of appreciation of his vort hand work for the last twenty wo years. During the war Dr. Hope ipent one year in France as super visor of Y. M. C. A. work among No troes. The gift was made at the president's ■esldence, the automobile being fire ! lented by Rev. D. W. fannon, presk- i l^ent. of the Alumni association. $ rservoun. It is the man of eiany parts who should lie careful riot to go to pieces.— I 'v pi oops lagBxino. X MRS. ALMA J. HILL :| ;l; DRESSMAKER 'l Plain and Fancy Sewing ^ ’s’ Evening Gowns and Alteration !| X Work a specialty. •] :’ 2515 Parker St. Webster 2303 'j MELCHOR-- Druggist The Old Reliable Tel. South 807 4826 So. 24th St. J. A. Edholm E. W. 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