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n^n The monitor - i A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS ^ 1 THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Editor $2.00 a Year 5c a Copy OMAHA. NEBRASKA. APRIL 14, 1921. Vol VI No. 42 Whole No. 302 BUTCHER KNIFE BESTS _ CITIZENf^F GEORGIA COk-'MN atrocities - 'fe The lethargic Christian Corn 'y ' Of The Southland Has At Last Apparently Been Touched '* Quickened By The Recent Rev elation Of The Horrible Wh« <• sale Murders Of Colored Ameii cans On A Jasper County Plantation Under Barbarous Peon age Practices And IaHS, RELIGIOUS LEADERS OF ATLANTA TAKE ACTION Committee On Church Co-operation. An Influential And Represen tative Body, Adopt Resolutions Condemning Blood-Curdling Atrocities. Urge All Creeds To Unite In Finding Such Condi tions. And Pledge Assistance To Officials In Detecting And Punishing Persona Guilty Of Great Crime. (By The Associated Negro Press) ATLANTA, Ga., April 14.—Resolu tiors strongly condemning the “mur der farm” horror which led recently to the discovery of eleven bodies of Ne groes in Jasper and Newton counties, and appealing to the people of Georgia to cry out against such a condition of affairs have been adopted by the At lanta committee on church <jp-opeia Uon. The committee offered its services to Governor Dorsey and other law en forcement officials in aiding to secure convictions against those responsible for the crime. The resolutions follow: "Whereas, in Georgia men have tor tured Negroes, as men, worthy of the name, would not torture a beast, and have murdered Negroes, and have re ceived no punishment for their crimes, “W heieas, the conditions which just ly call for the condemnation of God and man upon our beloved state, have culminated in the cold-blooded mur der of eleven or more men upon one plantation in Jasper and Newton coun* ties, “Be it resolved, that as followers of Jesus Christ and as citizens of Geor Ifia. "First. W'c condemn with honw the atrocities committed in Jasper and Newton counties. “Second. We urge the people of ( eorgia of every creed to cry out against the conditions which have pro duced this horror and beg them to i unite in putting an end to these con ditions by demanding that the virtual sale oi men, convicted of crime, to pay j fine-:, and the use of fines in payment i of the fees of public officials be | .stopped, and that all laws be impar tially enforced, and by condemning any laxity in the enforcement of law by any public official. “Third. We commend those citizens of Jasper county who have urged the] speedy enforcement of law, and the public officials in the counties named for their co-operation, and Governoi I Hugh M. Dorsey for moving so vigor ously and promptly to bring to pun- I ishment the perpetrators of this last crime against Negroes in Georgia: “Fourth. We offer our services to i Governor Dorsey and the officials in! charge of the enforcement of law to aid in any and every way possible in securing the detection and conviction ! of those guilty of this crime against j God and man. “John J. Eagan, M. >1. Davis,! Floyd Field, M. L. Thrower, C. B. Wif mer, Marvin Underwood, Richard Orrae Flinn, Will W. Alexander, M. Ashby Jones, F. E. Rogers, James Morton, Charles O. Jones, Philip M. Colbert, Clarcnee A. Titus, R. F. Kirk patrick, Philip Weither, B. R. Lacy Jr., John A. Mangel, H. A. Porter, Plato j Durham. Marion Jackson, Charles W. | Daniel, Committee on Church Co-oper- j ation.". A KING WHO IS PRESIDENT R Nahum Daniel Bia.«her, Editor-in chief of The Aeociated Negro Pies. Good morning children! This story is written esp*cia(y for you. Big folks may read it if they wish, but I hope you will, i am going to U*U you about a king who is President. That sounds queer, doesn’t it? Well, here is the answer—the name of the Pies blent is C. D. B. King. He is President of the Republic of Liberia, on the west coast > of Africa, and he is now visiting in this country and is in Washington. The other day I iiad the honor of be ing received by this President, who by tile way is a Cot .red man. Perhaps it will help you grow into the ways of everyday life. I cannot take time to tell about Li beria, but you can get a gieat deal of information about that country fiom books. Even daily newspapers now and then speak of it, ami so do oui newspapers. Here in Washington he and the oth er members of his Commission are liv ing in a beautiful residence at 1317 R ^ Street, N. W. It is a four-story build ing, and very stately in uppearance They have been in America only a few weeks and are here to enlist the sym pathy of our government and you, in • the people of their country. At the entrance of the President’s residence you are met by a very cour teous and dignified native Liberian in full dress. You present your card, and he ushers y ou into a beautiful par lor. There you await your turn to see the President. In due time you are invited to anoth 1 er very, very pretty room on the sec ond floor. How I wish you could see this room. About it is arranged pretty w'hite cane furniture, that makes you • think of the summer sun of Africa right away. But what caught my eye was the pretty furnishings that adorn the wall made by the people of Liber ia. On the mantle there hang two flagn, one red, white and blue, like ours, only it has but one star in the blue field; and the other our Hag. You sit there wondering how you are j-oing to act when the President comes in. You, of course, know, that the first thing to do is to stand up But you wonder whether he is going to be stiff and “stuck up" as we some times say, that you will feel nervous and be sorry you came to see him. SLOGAN: “The Monitor In Every Home And I’ll Help Put It There” Well, lit me tell you, v. itcn he comes in and is presented, you are so sur prised at hi: easy, kind, friendly man ner that you are ‘‘taken off your feet.’’ And then, when you get your breath, : you say to yourself, ‘‘And this is u i cal, live President.” He is splendidly and becomingly ' dressed. He talks to you in the easi- j est, most cordial manner, using the j very choicest English. To tell you | the truth, just between us, I have met I lots of people right 1 ere in our coun-: try who w'ere not president of even 1 a literary club who put on ten times j as much airs as President King. And do you know, he could be all ‘‘puffed up” if he wanted to be that way. He is a native of Africa, the most resourceful country on earth. There are more diamonds, gold, ma hogany, ivory, wocoanuts, and many things like that in Africa than in any other country. Then he lives in a country where any boy may grow up and be President. Then, again, he has been honored by other Presidents. Kings and Queens in such countries as ours, England, France, Spain. Belgium and Switzerland. Don’t you think that very fine. But with all this, President King of Liberia is very kind, friendly and courteous. It sems to me that this is Something that we should all remember. It will help us to be worth while not only to those about us, but oven the boys and girls in Liberia and other parts of Af rica, and other parts of the world. This k one of the big lessons I got from visiting President King, and 1 simply could not resist telling the boys and girls—our boys and girls—of the United States about it. THE DOUGLAS DEBATING SOCIETY The D. D. S. held its weekly meeting at the residence of Weldon Solomon, 2515 Maple street last Saturday, April 9th. The regular program was post poned and the meeting turned into a business meeting. The club adjourned to meet with Worthington W’illiiams, 1119 North 21st street, next Satur day evening at 7:30 o’clock. Mem bers be there. Good time for all.— M. LOVEJOY CRANFORD, Reporter. ORGANIZE BOTTLING COMPANY (By The Associated Negro Press) LYNCHBURG, Va., April 14.—Bus iness men of this city have organized the Client Cola Bottling Company and have incorpoiated for $50,000. S. H. Le vis is the president of the company and O. F. Coleman is the secretary. The company, which will manufacture soft drink products, is the first of its kind organised in this section of Vir ginia. ARE INTERESTED IN RIVER IMPROVEMENT (By The Associated Negro Press) DECATUR, Ala., April 14.—The re rent meeting of the metnbeis of the rare in Morgan ami adjacent counties to discuss plans for aiding the work of the Tennessee River Improvement As sociation w as wa well attended. The association plans to improve that pa> t of the old river known as Muscle Shoals. Black and white speakers ar'. dittised the" sessions. RACE LITERATURE PLACED IN LIBRARIES (By The Associated Negro Press) LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 14.—Li bi avian George T. Settle has recently added to the branches of the city li brary a big list of colored publications and a considerable number of the works of colored authors. The action of the library official has been in dorser! by the local city authorities. WOMEN DISCUSS' RACE CONTACT Prominent Southern Cluh Women Ad mit That They Know Very Little About The Negro, His Problems And Aspirations. LOUISVILLE, Ky., April 14.—A re port cf the women’s meeting at Mem phis to consider race questions was given to fhe Women’s Club of Louis ville by members in attendance. The hundred or moie white women gath ered at Memphis had been deeply stirred by the talks of four colored women who had teen invited to tell them of the needs of Negro women, child ten and homes from their point of view. “The trouble with us,” said a club member, in reporting the conference, “is that while we have ‘feelings’ about the Negro we have very little informa tion about him. The conference showed us not only what he is doing for him self, but what he is thinking of our way of dealing with him.” The need for protection in domestic seivice and from mobs was cited; for better homes and sanitation; for justice in the courts in the division of school funds, and in travel. The Ku-Klux was denounced, and a plea for more courteous treat ment of colored people, especially of colored children by white children. Other club members spoke of the need for present-day contact between the best women of both races if the old-time friendliness and understand ing were to be revived. Notice was also given of the spring meeting of the Kentucky inter-racial organization and the club members were invited to attend. HOYS’ ORGANIZATION (By The Associated Negro Press) YAZOO CITY, Miss., April 14.—A Luxis Club, an organization of olde' colored boys was organized here re cently by Captain George H. Marshal), field secretary of the Y. M. C. A, This is the 26th club organized among the young colored men in the state. The state membership is now close to 1,000. Don’t be a grouch. The world has already too many of the species. •4 XX X X K'X X J! KX X H X X X X X X X X X X M X BOLD PRIZE BURGLAR TACKLES WRONG JOB ... , .. - Invades Hume of Hayward Vawter. Locks Husband ajd Brother In Closet, Attempt- t° Assawlt Mrs. Vawter and Rob House. Men Break Out of Closet, Bag Burglar and Tarn Him Over to Police. ADMITS OTHER CRIMES For several weeks the police have been puzzled over a series- of rob beries and burglaries in the northern section of the city. As It the custom it was alleged that it was the belief in police quarters that Negroes were responsible for these crimes. But by one of those strange turns of fate or acts of Providence, it has been dis closed that the “prize prowler" who baffled the police .van not a Negro, hut a white man and his capture was effected in a Colored man’s home. l-ate Sunday night a man who gives his name as W. E Harris, aged 28, of Ottumwa. Ia., e'ntered the home of Mr. and Mrs. Hayward Vawter, 1716 North Twenty-eighth street, gaining entrance through a kitchen window. He met bis Waterloo and the police are re joicing over the cap-mre of the alleged ; prize burglar operating in the city | [within the past yncinth. Harris not only got caught, but he received so many had bruises about his face from a butcher knife wield-1 ed by Vawter ttiat they required flf-i I teen stitches by Police Surgeon Kin-[ voun to close. Strikes IVoman. With a flashlight in the dark, he forced Hayward and I,evi Vawter into a clothes closet, shut the door and barricaded it with a cedar chest Then he turned on Mrs. Vawter and attempted to assault her. She screamed and he struck her over the head with his flashlight, cutting a slight wound on her forehead. At this Juncture the two men broke out of the clothes closet and at tacked Harris. Hayward Vawter was armed with a liufcj-.cr knife and used it to good effect on Harris. He was captured and held for the police. At the station two gold watches, an opal and pearl ring and two brooches, *3.56 in small change, a set of skele ton keys and a steel saw were found in his pockets. Robbed Whalley Home. Later, to eDtectlves Heller and Francl. Harris admitted that he had robbed the home of .Tohn Whalley, 2?10 Dodge street, April At this place he entered through a window and awakened Mr. and Mrs. Whalley. forcing them to lead him about the house. He escaped with a lady s dia mond ring with two stones, and- an English sovereign. Police also believe he is the bitr wljir who entered thp hoiqe of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hass. 2S28 North Thir tieth street,.April 2, and after locking Mr. Hass in a clothes closet, attacked Mrs. Hass, then made away with $17 in cash. He has -subsequently con. fessed to several other burglaries. GIVING ADVICE TO F ARMERS (By The Associated Negro Press) HENDERSON, N, C„ April 14.— Colored farmers in this section of the state are being advised by F. D. Whar ton, colored county agent, to plan, their own home supply crojs first ami to see that these are given first care and let the money crops wait. He ha instituted a campaign that is meeting with the general approval and adop tion of the colored farmers. It is pro posed to carry the campaign into oth er portions of North Carolina. The courteous man wins in the long rrn over the curt fellow. * * » « * «'««< LARGE APPROPRIATION FOR EDUCATION (By The Associated Negro Press) ASHEVILLE, N. C., April 14.—One of the last acts of legislation adopted by the State Legislature before its ad journment last week was the appropri ation of $409,000 for school buildings, $105,000 for maintenance and $15,000 for teacher training for educational work among the- Negro population In the sta(te. J! Ki IN GEORGIA CONVICTS CONDUCTOR t By The Associated Negro Press) ATLANTA, Ga., April 14.—Street car conductor, W. R. Taylor, was con victed of manslaughter by a jury in the ciiminal division of the Superior Court last Friday afternoon for the shooting and killing of John Golden, a Negro passenger on the 24th of Julj, last, 1920. Self defense was Taylor's plea. OLDEST RESIDENT DIES (By The Associate! Negro Press) COVINGTON, Ga., April 14.—103 ! \ ears old Aunt Patsy Livingston, the oldest person in Newton County Is dead. Aunt Patsy died at the home of one of her sons in Newton last Mon day afternoon. She was one of the ! widest known women in this section : of Georgia and was highly respected by all classes of people here. SUPPLY TEXT BOOK OF RACE LITERATURE Children To Be Taught Something Of The History And Achievements 0/ j 'this Bace For Inspirational Effect. (By The Associated Negro Press WILMINGTON, N. Car., April 14. —Unusual interest is being shown by leading educators of both races in the South who are interested in the plan of strengthening racial integrity by teaching Negro children something of the history and achievements of their own race. Tlie main obstacle of such a course has been a lack of books suit able for school children of grammar giades. Harcourt, Brace & Howe have just published a book of this kind— The Upward Path, compiled by' Mary White Ovington and Myron T. Pritch ard, with an introduction by R. R. Mo ton of Tuskegee Institute. Fifty Ne gro authors aie represented with bio graphical notes of each. The quality and tone of the selections are excellent anil some of the names stand high with white lovers of good literature. Dr. Kerlin, secretary of the Virginia So ciety for tile Study of Education, says of the book: “It’s use in Negro Schools would greatly contribute to the development of that character in the Negro which we of the white race have so often expiessed a desire to see. It is to be hoped that state boards of education will take this view of the matter, and will place this reader in the hands of Colored school children as a prescribed book. It would.be an act of justice as well as of grace that would do much toward promoting inter-racial good will.” The North Carolina department of education has put one book of Negfo authorship—Up From Slavery, by Booker T. Washington—on the list of books recommended for reading by high school students of both races. You can show your appreciation for The Monitor and help support it by paying your own subscription prompt ly and getting your neighbor to sub scribe. Then, too, be sure to patron ize our advertisers and tell them that you saw' their ad In “OUR PAPER4 THE MONITOR.” I Nebraska Civil Rights Bill \ Chapter Thirteen of ihe Revised Statutes ol Nebraska, Civil Rights. Enacted in 1891. Sec. 1. Civil rights of persons. All persons within this state shall be entitled to a lull and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of inns, restaurants, public conveyances, barber shops, theatres and other places of amuse ment; subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law ard applicable alike to every person. Sec. 2. Penalty for Violation of Preceding Section. Any person who shall violate the loregoing section by denying to any person, except for reasons of law applicable to all persons, the full enjoyment of any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or I privileges enumerated in the foregoing section, or by aiding or inciting such denials, shall tor each offense be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, and pay the costs of the prosecution. * I “The original act was held valid as to citizens; barber shops can not discriminate sj against persons on account of color. Messenger vs. Statej 25 Nehr. page 677. N. W. 838.” “A restaurant keeper who refuses to serve a colored person with refreshments in a certain part of his restaurant, for no other reason than that he is colored, is civilly li able, though he offers to serve him by setting a table in a more private part of the house. Ferguson vs. Gies, 82 Mich. 358; N. W. 718.” | _ ■. 1 jgRNXX » a a.a a a a a a a a a a a,a a a a w.a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Xa,M;>SSBH®s!aBB8»8;a!a a a a:a a a aMaifeflglfraa ..a a a a a a, COLORED ATHLETE WINS SOLO TROPHY Orlo South Who Is Hailed As The Phenomenal Track Man Of Com mercial High School, Established New Record At Indoor Inter Class Meet At Municipal Auditorium And Is Awarded Cold Medal As Individual Point Winner, Scoring 20J i For Seniors. LOVEJOY CRAWFORD SCORES FOR SOPHMORES. The Colored Lads Certainly Scintillated As The Particular Stars Of The Inter-Class Track Meet. South Was Winner In Four Events. Crawford Pulled The Sophomores Out Of A Hole And Put Them In Third Place. This Was Done In Spite Of lack Of Training Facilities. - . __ • - o ...» t •-*» (By WORTHINGTON L. WILLIAMS) At the indoor inter-class track meet staged at the Municipal Auditorium Friday, April 8th by Commercial High School, Orlo South won the gold medal awarded the individual point winner. South finished first in the 50-yaid dash, first in the 100-yard dash, first in the standing broad jump, tied for first in the running high jump, and was on the winning shuttle team and half mile relay team. South amassed a total of 20 and one-fourth points for the seniors. His nearest competitor, •James Slane had 14 and one-Jourth. In the 50-yard dash South estab lished a new record for Commercial High School of 4.8 seconds. In the 100-yard dash his time was 11.4 sec onds. This at first glance may seem slow but pause and consider. This meet was held indoors and the 100 yard dash course was not straight. The runners had to round a turn. Re member again, that South was not using spikes. Now how does this time look to you? In the standing broad jump South made a distance of nine feet and 1 inch. In the shuttle race South’s mar- ! velous gTjeed earned the seniors first place. In the same event the Sopho mores would not have placed if Love joy Crawford, the only other colored lad in the meet, hail not developed a colossal burst of speed that enabled him to overtake two men in a distance of something less than seventy yards with both men having from ten to twenty yards start over him. South had an easy time of it in the half mile relay, for his predecessor i had established a long lead over the other entrants. In this event Lovejov Crawford, as last man, received the baton. He was off, running with feet that seemed to have the wings of Mer cury, ami overtook the fast freshman who had led him ail around the course, in an exciting neck and neck dash not ten yards from the tape. Crawford nosed out third place for the sophies by inches. In the shuttle race his phe LINCOLN, NEB. (ByW. W. MOSLEY, Staff Corespon dent.) LINCOLN, Neb.—Rev. J. H. Bran ham of Chicago, Illinois, came over from Omaha last Thursday with Rev. H. W. Botts and spent the day preach ing for Mr. Botts Thursday night and being greeter! by a large and appre ciative audience. Later in the evening Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wiley, assisted by others, gave a birthday surprise par ty for the Rev. Mr. Botts at their res idence, 1124 O street. A large crowd was present, spending the time in conversation and music. Delicious re freshments were served. Mr. Bottl was the recipient of several presents. Rev. J. H. Branham was a visitor and 'expressed himself as highly pleased with, the happy affair and the good ness of the Lincoln people. Mrs. Stella Crews had her tonsils re moved at the hospital last Thursday. Mr. Joseph Boyd of Central Citv, Neb., was the guest of Miss Viola Walker the past week. Mrs. Helen Randol left Saturday foi Detroit, Mich., to take a position with a large firm of furiers with whom hei brother, Horace Colly has been em j ployed for several years. Mrs. Thomas Morris left for her | home in St. Joseph, Mr., after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Bametta Wil liams and son. Mr. -Hemphill of Denver is here vis iting his children. Rev. I. B. Smith spent last Sunday j in Omaha where he preached for the Rev. O. J. Burckhardt. Miss Thelma Carlyle of Fremont was the guest of Mrs. Eugene Edwards the past week. David Oliver is out again after a brief illness. nonienal running placed the sopho mores second. After the meet when the special re porter sent by the Monitor to cover the event was congratulating South on his wonderful work South said, “You know, if I had the chances these white boys have I’d call myself an ath lete, but I haven’t. Here after this meet all the white fellows are going over to the “Y” and take a shower. I’ve got to go home and take a bath. I surprised myself by doing what I did because I didn’t do a bit of practicing. You know how bad the weather has been outside and I couldn’t practice at the ‘Y’.” Readers, can you imagine It? Not a lick of practice and make the record he did? What could he have done if he had practiced? Craw ford did not do any practicing for the same reason and still he finished fourth in the 100-yard dash. Craw ford stepped by some o; the supposed ly “fast” men at Commercial. South has been hailed by the Oma ha World-Herald as the “phenomenal track man of Commercial.” You tell ’em people, he is a phenomenon in speed. South’s wonderful work is not con fined to track alone. Indeed, this is his first season at track. He was star right half-back of the wonderful ag gregation of athletes turned out last fall as the Commercial High School Football Team. He was the fastest gridster on the field in Omaha and in the season’s whole playing there was only one man he found that he could not walk around on one of his beau- * tifully executed end runs. South will be presented with the gold medal in testimony that he is the best track man at Commerce High. Lovejoy Crawford has a wonderful track future before him, for in the past meet the only men that he could not beat were seniors, men of two and three years’ experience and more, while this is his first meet. Well, boys let’s see you go to it. A number of young people motored over to Fairbury last Sunday. Mrs. H. W. Black, children and some friends motored over here from Oma ha last Sunday. Rev. J. A. Harris and wife of Oma ha worshipped at the Morning Sta!> and Mt. Moriah Baptist churches last Sunday. Mrs. Harris is state presi dent of the B. Y. P. U. and was on her annual visit. Mr. Harris preached for the Rev. H. W. Botts Sunday night. Attendance during the day was good. The N. A. A. C. P. held a profitable meeting at the Christian church Mon day night. Wm. H. Black left for Denver, Col., last Thursday where he goes for his health. The A. M. E. church last Sunday services were held as usual, the pas tor preaching morning and evening, Sunday School and Christian Endeav or meetings being well attended. MOORE-ALEXANDER WEDDING A very pretty wedding occurred last Wednesday evening at 8 o’clock at the residence of the bride, when Mrs. Lulu B. More and Prof. W. R. Alexander were united in marriage by the Rev. H. H. Jones, pastor of the A. M. E. church. To the strains of the Mendel ssohn’s weding march the couple des cended the stairs to the parlor where under flowers and glittering lights they plighted their vows in the pres ence of relatives and a few intimate friends. The bride wore a becoming gown of Harding grey satin, trimmed in silver Braid and wore diamond or naments. The groom wore a broad cloth prince Albert suit. A two-course luncheon was served. They will be at home to their friends at 2206 0 street. The writer wishes Prof, and Mrs. Al exander many congratulations.