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r ~ " —— ” . THL iViONliOK A National Weakly Nawapei- Devoted to the Interest* of Colored Americana. Publle'ied Every Thursday si ' hnaba. Nebraska, by The Monitor Pub ilahlna Company. Entered as Second - Class Mall Matter July 2, 1215, at the Poatoffire at itmaha. Neb., under the Act of March 2. 1S79. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor. George H. W. Bullock, Business Manager and Associate Editor. W. W. MOSELY, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 A YEAR; $1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application. AddrekS, The Monitor, 201 Kaffir Block, Omaha. Neb, Telephone Douglas 3224. I NC 1R1STI AN AND NARROW rPI!Fl religious bodies known as evan gelical churches have united in a revival or evangelistic campaign at the Auditorium where Gypsy Smith, an envangelist of international reputation is preaching earnest and heart-search ing sermons to multitudes who throng to hear him. We believe Gypsy Smith to be an honest and sincere man, striv jpg faithfully to do his Master's will as he sees it. We believe that among the various congregations co-operating in this evangelistic campaign are r>anv earnest, broad-minded and sin cere Christians, both among the eler gv and the laity. Indeed, we believe this class to be in the majority. For this reason we regret exceedingly the unchristian and narrow -pirit manifes ted by the local committee of arrange ments, the personnel of which is large ly the same as that which conducted the Billy Sunday campaign heii a few rears ago when the same narrow and unbrotherly spirit was shown, in ex eluding colored singers from the choir. The same gratuitous insult was then offered the colored people of this city by telling them that members of their race were not wanted in the choir. The persons excluded at that time were members of St. John’s A. M. K. church and those excluded this time are mp—Her- of St. Paul’s Presbyterian church, one of the congregations in cited to cooperate in the campaign. The Monitor has scant respect for this brand of Christianity which is too much in evidence among certain prom inent leaders, clerical and lay, amone some of the churcbe- in Omaha. Among men who ought to he too big for such littleness. We hope that Gvn sv Smith mav he the instrument in Cod’s hand of opening their eves that th»" mav see how their self-righteous ness and contempt for God’s children of darker hue belie the verv funda mentals of the Christian religion. NO “COLORED 4Hi-Y’" NEEDED ^ MOVEMENT is on foot here which should be discredited and discouraged hy right-thinking people, and that is the plan to organize a “Hi-Y” in connection with the pro posed colored branch of the Y. M. C. > A. Up to the present time, as is very meet and right, all pupils in the pub lie schools of our city, grade and high1 are considered members of the stu dent body, and admitted, without let or hindrance to all student activities and organizations. In athletics, de bates, orchestra, band; cadet battalionj end other activities our pupils take, part with others. The boys who care to have been and are members of the I “Hi-Y” and enjoy the privileges of! that membership equally with their fellow student-. Sabert Hanger, Jas.i lewis, Dillard arul Love joy Crawford, Ledrue Galloway and others have been or are at present members of the] “Hi-Y.” The relationship here, as in‘ other student activities is pleasant: and without friction. Why disturb! this relationship which is making for; better understanding ami feeling be-! tween the rising gemmation by having a separate organization? It is neith-; er wise, needed, wanted nor desirable. The school authorities are not re questing it. Who, then, is? W'e have our own opinion but refrain from ex pressing it now. If our schools here were separate, which they are not,, and ought not to be, then a separate] “Hi-Y” to provide,for High school! students would he necessary; but un der present conditions there is not a scintilla of excuse for having any thing of the kind or any other separ-| ate organizations connected with the schools. The proposed Y. M. C. A. can lie made a leal help to the youth and men of our city by organizing ac tivities of various kinds among them, but it will be a serious mistake to countenance or favor any movement that will interfere with the unity of spirit which now controls the educa tional system of Omaha. A separate “Hi-Y” would do this. rsOO TO S VIL FOR LIBERI A Kansas City. Mo., Oct. 27.-—Accord ing to Robert Carter, three hundred citizens will !e*ve here in December to take up permanent residence in Liber ia under auspice of Marcus Garvey. The Rev. Dr. Mosley and wife of St. Louis, Mo., and the Rev. Dr. John Goins and wife of Kansas City, Mo., are the guests of Mrs. Lucinda Smith Davis. Right Now is a Good Time to Pay Your Subscription >*t~>*>*t">*>*>*>*X~>*>*t~>*><~>*>*>*>*>*>*>*>*><* ❖ v ❖ ❖ ❖ •> ♦> v ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ♦> y Clarence Cameron White * ♦♦♦ ♦> X VIOLINIST $ ❖ — ❖ V ❖ Brandeis Theatre ♦> ❖ ❖ ♦♦♦ NOVEMBER 17 th f ❖ ❖ - ❖ v %♦ X Seats $.50, $.75, $1.00 X ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ ❖ V V ❖ ❖ ❖ •** «*♦ **♦ ♦ ! New Jewelry at Low Prices j % \; On account of our lower rent and expenses we can sell ❖ • fine diamonds, watches, jewelry, silverware, clocks, and op- 1*1 ! I tical goods at the lowest prices. Y ;: * Over 2,000 Beautiful Rings ’ to pick from, and you will find that we have the newest and £ ; largest line of popular rings in the city. Make your Christ- y mas selection now on the easy payment plan. '£ '< Parker, Waterman, and Snap-fill Fountain fieri- and Hv- 5; I I Kryptok Glasses ; Or. L C. | i LARSEN h\ Refistered ’ «*““ | | % „.L ... -_^ vi-—-> V1 /■fWO</ br i/r*t/f/’H’UC'C^ View of Liebori hatboi (Precared by (he National (Jert* ralihlc So elety, Washington, D. c,) Portugal, one of the least known and least written ulnnit countries of Europe, owes litis fact, ill part at least, to its language. In spile of the claim made hy some Portuguese that their speech is closer to the pure Latin than that of any of the other Romant-e peo ple-. students find that many fiotliir, Arable and even Berber elements have strikingly altered the Latin foundation, making the language unusually difficult for those accustomed to tin* commoner European tongues. Rut Portuguese Is predominantly a Romance language. and Roman customs and practices have been Just as tenacious in Portugal as the Roman tongue. Agriculture lias hardly changed at all since the days when, under the protection of Roman legions, settlers came from Italy to the charm* lug valleys of Portugal and introduced their meilmds of tilling the soil. The addition of maize to the crops grown Is perhaps -lie one significant change since (hose days. (IXen are still used by the farmers as in old days, and tliev drag, mo a modern implement of till* age but the old primitive Roman plow consisting of crooked stick shod with Iron nthl having a single handle, (trapes are trained upon trees as the Romans trained them, and wine is made in the lieeiillar way in which it was made oti ttie Saldnc farms of old Italy before the beginning of the Christian era. Not Much Like Spain. What is now the republic, hut wns for centuries the kingdom of Portugal, covers the greater part of the old province of Lusitania, one of the rich hut hardly won units of the Roman empire Because of general lack of knowledge in regard to Portugal, there has been a tendency to look on tlte country as a sort of poor Imitation of Spain tieographh-nlly. there is little In common la-tween these two conn tries which together cover the lla-rian peninsula. Much of Spain is a dry. barren tableland; but Portugal, slop ing westward to tin- Atlantic from the east. Is well watered, and many of Its hills are covered with luxuriant forest growth. The Romans recognized Lusitania to tie fertile and desirable. and colonized It eagerly after the natives were subjugated After the fall of the Roman empire. Portu gal was overran by the Visigoths from the north and later still by the Moors from ihe south. Tin* results of the mingling of the blood of these two peoples with that of the Inhabitants whom they found in Portugal is evident In the Portuguese of today. The Tagil- river, at the south of which Is the beautiful capital and metropolis of the eoutUry. Lisbon, forms both an ethnic and economic dividing line. In the region to the north of the Tagus, comprising about three fifths of the area of the country, are the more typical Portuguese. They are the Celtic. Cothie and Latin mix ture with little or none of Ihe Moorish or African strain. This northern re gion Is a country of small farms large ly cultivated hy the proprietors and their families. The diffusion of the land among many Independent owners has created a sturdy yeomanry which has been the backbone of Portuguese nationality. The |«-ople are Intensely patriotic and have ever been ready to tight against foreign domination. Famou* for It* Wine*. Much of Portugul Is hilly, and the little farms of the region north of the Tagus consist id' a series of terraces. Near the northern boundary of ihe country In the vullej of the Duero river mid its tributaries is llte most famous wine country of Portugal. It in estimated that in favorable years more than 20 gallons of wine are i>-‘ dined annually in Portugal for each nian,'woman and '-liild ii. the Country Port and Madeirn are tlo* lirst known of Hie .images I'liey are shipped through Opporio in great quantities, going chiefly to ilreat Britain and Bra si I, hut in les- quantities to many oilier markets. Nearly two gallons of olive oil tier Inhabitant are produced ea' li year Portugal's cork foresis are one of the chief sources of wealth for the country. From them comes nearly one-half of the cork produced in the world. Tlie Fulled Slates Imports from Portugal about three-fourths of the cork which it uses. SoutIt of the Tagus river the long occiii ml hut "i tlie country by the Moors is evident not only through the archi tecture. but also because of the ap pearance of tile people. Almost pure Berlter types are met In many parts Of the district. Its Rise as a Kingdom. There was realty no Portugal during Homan, (lermtiiiie and Moorish dotnlnu- ! thui. Portugal may he considered o hate begun to emerge for the lirst time la 1'**■'> when the Spanish crown, having conquered a small part I of the northern portion of the ’ present Portugal, made it an hered itary iiuintship. The rise of Portugal from this small beginning t" an im- ! l„,ituht kingdom and then alt empire constitutes perhaps the most spectacti- j tar development of a tuition to lie found . in modern history. The sun of the j lit—t count. Alfonso I lenriqties, made > his country independent of Spain and himself Its king He then began' what was practically a crusade against , the Moor- to the south, and with the! assistance of < 'hrtsilan knights from other countries of Europe, succeeded! in driving the infidels from Lisbon in 1147. II" ami lbs sttceesiorg continued the tight, and by about the luyidredth anniversary of the full of Lisbon the entire area of the present Portugal had been fIis-d of Moorish dominion. The country continued to grow in importance, wealth and power. Prince llemy the Navigator became the patron of navigation early in the Fifteenth century, and under lbs encouragement Portugal's great page of discovery and colonization began to tie written. The] Portuguese were the lirst of the: Europeans to have the necessary vision to make mi ordered search for the : hidden places of the earth : and ttietr sailor.- w civ tin- lirst to establish con tact between Europe and a large part of tlie then unknown world, both east j and west. But if tie- rise of Portugal whs rapid. Its fall from great power and wealth was equally swift. Its man power wag severely drained to 'ake cure of its extensive possessions and Its even broader spheres of influence. Even then colonial affuirs were managed rather poorly and there came tlie In evitable reaction. Weak king- at home with spendthrift proclivities combined to undermine Portugal's rapidly built over-seas empire; and the eoiniietitlon of other nations which went about the building of empires more methodically was no uidm|Hirtaid factor in the dis placing of Portugal from the foremost position In world alTairs which she had won so quickly and with such seeming en se. Even though shorn of many of it* former iMissesslons. Portugal still con trols more than HftMXIO square miles of colonial dependencies, chiefly In Africa. The possession of lids exten sive territory makes Portugal the fourth colonial power of the world, if Russia he disregarded. Oh! You S tucy Miss! i 'ladle Pimple- I I'm not quite my self today. M ss Kidder- Allow me to congratu late you. j Reid—Duffy Pharmacy j 24th and Lake Sts. j Free Delivery Webster 9659 | ..T\ MEDICAL PROFESSION FIGHTING CANCER I he American Medical profession thibughout the country is waging a fight against cancer, similar to that which has been so successful In re ducing tuberculosis or consumption, known as the white plague. The churches have been asked to co-operate in this educational work by permitt ing physicians to speak at some of their public services on this dread > alady. In keeping with this nation wide movement the Colored Medical Association of Omaha, co-operating with the physicians of the city have made the tolowing assignments: Grove M. E., November 6th, 11 a. m., Dr. Wesley Jones; Mt. Moriah Bnpti. t, No. 6, 11 a. m., Dr. II. C. Rid dle; Pilgrim Baptist, Nov. 6, 8 p._ m., Dr. D. W. Gooden; Pleasant Green. Bapti-t, October MO, 11 a. m., Dr. A. B. Madison; Ht. Paul, Presbyterian, October MO, 11a. m.. Dr. J. H. Hutten; < . M. K„ Nov. f>, 11 a. m., Dr. ,J. B. Hill; St. John’. A. M. E., October MO, 11 a. m., Dr. A. L. Hawkins; Zion Baptist, Dr. A. G. Edwards; St. Phil ip’s Episcopal, October MO, 11 A. M,, Dr. L. E. Britt; Allen Chapel, A. M. E., Dr. Northeross; Freestone Primi tive Baptist, Dr. H. Wiggins. I NORTH OMAHA ! DENTISTS j ( or. 2 11h and Cuming Sis. j UKI.I Vltl.K DEN i IS I RY UK VSON \BI.K PRICKS Phone—\T lanlic I.16I ; Open Eienings until 7 P. M. j IFinkenstein’s Groceries Meats Best Goods zt Lowest Prices 2fith & Blondo Sts. 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An J. % Omaha product for Omahans. Apply Monday, Sept. 1#th lietcown p and •’ .* lo a. iii.. Room No. 2, Kaffir Block. A-^k foi Mr. Brown. adv. J ■* *• m mm mmmmmmmmmmmmmm • mmmmmmmmmmrnmmnmmtmmmmmi mm •“ ■ ■ ADLER & FORBES ji BAKERY .• 24th A ( lark •' ■■ "Try Our Milk Crest «" Bread first" *• .V.V/.'.VW.VW.V.'.VAV.VV “ pXf jjOdiZE THE STATE FURHlf lRE CO. : 14TH ST. CORNER DODGE ST. Douglas I3’7 • { I Headquarters DDIINCIAIIP Phonographs : For DlfUnoYVItlL umJ U(,I)rd„ j FOR SALE THE LOVE of a HOMELESS WAIF Ten hoys, orphans, homeless, ask for admis sion every day to Father Flanagan’s Home for Boys. They are boys of every nationality, every v> ligion—Good boys, but without a home. THESE BOYS ARE TURNED AWAY BECAl'SE THERE IS NO ROOM FOR THEM. The price of llieir love in a little airl ie building u ni * home for them. Out on Overlook Farm, there are gome tem porary wooden structures, large enough for 1 only I2."> boys. V new home must he built out there for these waifs that can't get in. > ' In the four years of its operation, :!4 Col ored boys have panned through Father Flan- ♦ agaii’s Home, and placed in good homes and j good jobs. Beginning November 14th, 1921, for one week, j there will he conducted a drive for $.‘100,1)00, to t build this new Home. Every person in Omaha ] will be asked to he'p. it will be an investment in J pood citizen- hip. ♦ * - . .