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0 • ’ • WE RE LIFTING I T TT^ ]l/| nT'/^Tl STEADILY GROWING BETTER LIFT ALSO. I ■“I wA Wll ■ I ^1 III IrC THANKS ALL ABOUND I A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOl'ED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Editor $2.00 a Year 5c a Copy ; OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8th, 1921. Vol VII. No. 23. Whole No. 335. GREEK FRAT TO V HOLD COHVEHTlOk Gathering Promises to be one of the Greatest in its History. Half thou sand to be in Attendance. Ques tions to be Discussed. “Leader ship” General Theme HON. W. H. LEWIS SPEAKER BALTIMORE, Md., Dec. 8.—What promises to be one of the most impor tant meetings in the history of Negro College life will be held at Baltimore, Maryland, by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity when it meets in annual convention during the days, December 27th to 31st, 1921, inclusive. With something over 2,500 graduates and undergraduate members of the lead ing American colleges and universi ties, over 600 of whom will come as representatives from the thirty-six chapters located throughout the Unit ed States, every indication assures a meeting which will mark an epoch both in Negro college fraternity life and in the history of the Negro youth in the American colleges. One of the unique steps forw'ard to be made by the Alpha Phi Alpha Mil be the pilgrimage to the home of Frederick Douglass, in Anacostia, D. C., on December 28th, the second day of the convention. Unusual interest has been evinced in the pilgrimage as it is the first time in history that an event of this k"nd has been held with a Negro as the historical character to be honored. Upon this occasion, Dean George W. Cook, of Howard Univer sity, a personal friend of Mr. Doug lass, will make an address. Mrs. Mary B. Talbert, President of the Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical As sociation; Miss Nannie H. Burroughs; Mrs. Delia Pendleton, and others of the Association will act as hostesses. “The pilgrimage,” National President, Simeon S. Booker, of Baltimore, says, “marks an epoch in the history of Ne gro life in America and it indicates a new day. It is an unusual event" for it is the first time that a group of col lege men have ever paid honor to one of our statesmen. T^iis one event will inspire hundreds of boys and girls to read the life of this distinguished, Marylander, and it will also c&ll to the attention and focus the interest of 14 [ million American citizens upon thei Seer, Orator, and Statesman, Freder ick Douglass.” A most important feature of the convention will be the Public Session to be held in Baltimore in the Shaton Baptist Churcb, Thursday evening, December 29th, ut eight o’clock, at which time Honorable William H. Lewis of Boston, Mass., formerly As d-tant Attorney General of the Unit ed States, will speak on the subject “Leadership and Life.” The general | theme of the public session will be “Leadership,” and its relation to Al pha Phi Alpha will he discussed under the subjects “Ideals of Alpha Phi Al pha” by a member of the local chap-: ter, and “Alpha Phi Alpha’s Task” by the National President, Simeon S. Booker. | According to the National .Secre tary, Norman L. McGhee of Washing ton, D. C., assurances have come not; only from the 700 or more members of the Alpha'Phi Alpha Fraternity re siding in the nearby cities, Boston, Piovidence, New Haven, New York, Philrdelphia, Atlantic City, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Wilmington, Norfolk, Rich mond and Washington, but from the early 2,000 other members through „ ♦. the United States, giving evidence ^ they will be present at the 14th \ \1 Convenion of the Fraternity. 1. especially to be expected in vie. "r. he fact that the Chairman of the . ad Passenger Associations of the juntry have granted a reduc tion of one and one-half fare on the certificate plan to the members of the Fraternity and their families attend ing the convention at Baltimore. Many of the Fraternity men plan to bring members of their families with them as the period over which the reduced rate extends allows ample time for a visit both to Baltimore and to Wash ington, the National Capital. Of the various social events to be held during the period the convention is in session at Baltimore, the official program of the Fraternity includes a smoker and symposium to be held at the Y. M. C. A., the evening of the opening day; on Tuesday, when the delegates go to Washington for the pilgrimage, the Beta chapter will give an informal dance at the Dunbar High School; and on Friday evening the an nuai formal dance will be given at St. Mary’s Hall, Baltimore; and on Satur day evening, December 31st, 1921, the closing event of the convention will be the annual Fraternity banquet to be given at the Drunid Hill Avenue Branch Y. M. C. A. Dr. J. H. Hilburn, President of the Delt-Lambda Chapter, which will be the host of the convention, has as sured the National officers of the Fra ternity that the City of Baltimore i» ready to extend a most cordal wel come o the members of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity upon their arrival and will spare no effort in seeing to their comfort during their stay. The headquarters of the 14th Annual Con vention will be at 1619 Druid Avenue Baltimore, Md. COTTER GETS AS SISTANT ATTORN EYSHI1 (By The Associated Negro Press.) CHICAGO, 111., Dec. 9.—Jas. G Cotter of this city has been appointee! Assistant United States District At torney for the Chicago district. Atty Cotter who received announcement from Atty. General Daugherty, is a well known Chicago Barrister. Pub lic service is not a new experience for him, he having recently served as As sistant Atty-Gen. of the State of Ill inois under Mr. Edward J. Brundage, having charge of the prosecution of the violation of the Medical Practice Act. WHITE AND COLORED PRISONERS RIOT (By The Associated Negro Press.) Chicago, 111., Dec. 9.—Youthful pn soners in the county jail rioted this afternoon while in their schoolroom on the fifth floor of the building. The guard in charge of the school sounded an alarm as soon as the fighting started and Jailer Peter Lawrence and his assistants immediately rushed in to the room to stop the struggle, but not until several of the thirty-eight prisoners who indulged in the battle royal had been marked up and bruised. The riot started, as near as could lie determined, as a result of enmity between the Colored and white pris oners. The Colored prisoners wanteu possession of the indoor baseball courl which was usually used by the white m; s. There were fourteen Colored prisoners and twenty-four white boys f7T—rz .—.. ■ -11 Big Jewelry Sale Save 25 to 35% Don’t fail to look over our beautiful new line of jewelry, that is wired from 25 to 35% below last year’s prices. When it comes to cutting prices we can afford to sell as low as anybody, and are always glad to sell it to you for less money. 200 Diamond Rings ...$6.75 to $675.00 :?00 Wedding Rings ...$2.50 to $35.0n 200 Ring Mountings . .A.$3.50 to $75.00 1500 Popular Solid Gobi Rings, newest designs $1.00 to $40.0r) Black Onyx Rings .$5.75 to $50.00 Black Hills Rings ..$2.75 to $11.76 Parker, Waterman, Snap-fill, Drum-Evei sharp Pens and Pencils .........50c to $15.00 Manicure Rolls .$1.50 to $20.00 Cigarette cases .-.$1.75 to $20.00 Hamilton. 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The Japanese gentle men were in the United States to es tablish trade relations and to consum mate some deals previously enfered into. They spoke to the membersr oi the corporation upon the invitation 01 its president. i Mr. Sano in his speech dwelt a some length on the so-called rac problem, culling attention, however, ti the fact that 70 per cent of the peo pies of the earth were dark-skinne' and that in the regeneration of the peoples of color Japan was doing all in her power to play her. part. lie declared that the Oriental peo pie desire the c6-operation of the oth er Colored races and that the Uni versity of Japan, situated at Tokio ami other Japanese institutions, ar desirous of trailing students with any Race institution in the country in ol der that the two races may becom better acquainted with each other. Religion, according to him, has failed to bring any races together, and the only solutions are close connection in foreign trade and social relations for to know a man means to like him. After traveling throughout the world, the Japanese merchants main tained that the American Race man i the most progressive of all the Col 01 ed races. — WRITES WORLD-FAMOUS BOOK (By The Associated Negro Press.) W1LBERFOKCE, O., Dec. 9.—Dr Gilbert H. Jones, dean of the Libera Arts College of Wilberforce Universi ty, is the author of a book now usei in Harvard, and sought by other lead ing American universities. Dr. Jone holds a doctor’s degree from the Uni versity of Jena, Germany, and hi book, -j. thesis written at his gradua tion, is considered a masterpiece o psychological research. The work, originally written in Ger man, was at first used by the univer sities of Continental Europe. It fin ally worked its way to the universi ties of America, and at the presen time, there is a copy of it in the Har vard Library that may not be takei out. Boston University is one of the in stitutions that are seeking to use Dr Jones’ book, as well as to translate it In writing to Dr. Jones, the university expressed its appreciation of th depth and scope of the work, and also expressed the hope that Dr. Jones may soon take his proper place beside other great American scholars. The book is a monogram of 140 pages, written by Dr. Jones as his graduation thesis. It is a treatise on the work of Lotze and Bowne, two great philosophers, and is now the recognized authority on those two masters. Dr. Jones is one of the few Ameri ■ana, and the only American Negro ti cceive the degree of Doctor of l’hil osophy from a foreign university. H is the author of several other text books, and is one of the greatest stu dents of philosophy in America today ItICH MANUFACTURER SAILS FOR AFRICA NEW YORK, Dec. 8.—Mis. Delia Walker Wilson, only daughter ol' th ite Msplam C. J. Walker, sailed for Havre, France, Friday on the S. S. La Paris. She will visit Paris, Spain, Portugal ai-d Africa in the interest of the Madam C. J. Walker Manufuctur ing Company, of which Mrs. Wilson is president. In Liberia she will be the uest of the president of the republic, the honorable C. D. B. King. She will take under advisement the possibility of extending the Walker Company in the above named countries. Mrs. Wilson is owner of the heautl ful Villa Lewaro, on the Hudson where her gorgeous social affairs ar held. Her friends are keenly interested i Mrs. Wilson’s trip for the unusual ex peiiences she will relate upon her re turn and especially the gowns, hat ihe will doubtless display, with tli real stamp of Paris’ exclusive shop and designs. POPULAR CLERK AND STENOG RAPHER LEAVES ON VACATION Miss Elizabeth Usher, popular sten ographer for some time with Th Monitor Publishing Co., will leave Saturday morning for Memphis, Ten nessee, her home, where she will spend the winter with her mother, Mrs. Jen nie E. Usher-Hereford. Miss Usher has been in Omaha for about three vears. She took a commercial coursg at the High School of Commerce in this city from which she graduated last June. She has been employed with the Monitor since last April. The younger set of this city among whom she was very popular, will miss her very much. The Monitor staff re grets very much to depart with her services. She plans to make a detour by way of Chicago and Kansas City I Mo., where she will visit her aunts. | NOTICE | f ■■■■■s^=g:T.ai-■■■■■ ■:,■■ ■ = f ? f y y y Beginning Monday, Dec. 12, Please Call in all News y Items, Complaints, Advertisement, and all business Y y y matter over Telephone Webster 4235 or Call in Prson, ^ ♦j* 2518 Maple St. This change is made for the conveln ience of our Readers. Y t f y y y Keep watch on the pink label of your paper. A blue X Y y y denotes that your subscription is due. Please call at JE, ♦$* 2518 Maple St. or Web. 4235 and settle. y y •♦********W*4VM******»**iM»*‘****'M»',**MiM***»*‘WM**’»**»**«**»*‘** LINCOLN TROUNCES HOWNHN COLLEOE Orange and Blue Got Sweet Revenge From Last Year’s Defeat at ilands of Blue and Yvhite. Pennsylvani ans Proved Master in every De partment. Aerial Attack and Dartmouth Shift Prove Big Factors - 20,000 SEE .GREAT CLASSIC (Special to the Monitor) PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Dec. 8. Lincoln, showed itself better that Howard on a muddy field Thankagiv ing Day. Despite the fact that mu< covered the playing field three inche deep, the game afforded the 20,00* spectators thrills aplenty and was no decided until the last whistle blew. Most of the play was in Lincoli teiritory, Howard getting within tel yards of scoring distajr.ee on six dif ferent occasions. Each time poo judgment gave Lincoln the ball. First IV-riod The first thrill came early in th1 first period. Captain Law drew th Lincoln fans to their feet by taking forward pass thrown by Payne in mid field'and landing the ball on How ard’s twenty yard line. Two attempt to repeat the play failed. Then Law himself threw a beauty to Skinke who dodged across the goal line fo Lincoln’s first score against Howar* since 1918. Score: Lincoln 6, How ard 0. Howard’s Turn in Second Period The teams changed goals giving Howard players a chance at the dry end of the field. Twice Howard backet slipped and skidded with the ball t Lincoln’s ten yard mark only to b' .urned back. The third time Wilson of Lincoli was guilty of slugging and put out o the game. His team was penalizet half the distance to the goal and How ard put the ball in play on Lincoln’ twenty-five yard mark. Howar backed, using the deceptive formatiol that fooled Lincoln last year an* made its first down on Lincoln’s eigh ard line. In this play the half-backs crouche* facing each other ten yards behin* the line of scrimage the full-back be iind in regular position facing th line. The ball is snapped to the quat ter-back and each of these three back dive into the line at three differen points. Any one of them may tak the ball from the quarter-back or th quarter-back, after making a bluff a passing the ball may run with the ba! himself. At this point a new man was seq by Coach Shelbum to stop the How ard rush. In the first play he jump ed on top of~a~»pile of players afte play was stopped and as a penalty th ball was moved to Lincoln’s one yar* line. Lincoln Held here like a stone (Continued on Page 2.) 1N VESTIG ATION COM MISSION REACHES HAITI (By The Associated Negro Press.) PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, Dec. 9. —The American army transport Ar gonne arrived here last Tuesday from Philadelphia, bringing the special United States Senate committee in vestigating the occupation of Haiti and the Dominican republic by Amer ican troops. Senator Medill McCor mick, of Illinois, chairman of the com mittee, said in a speech regarding the visit: "We have come as impartial and loyal friends, to seek an economic and political basis for the future progress of Haiti and to assure means for maintaining social and administrative order, peace, education and prosperi ty. We wish to examine into the ways following which our peoples and their representatives can find that union, security and right and duty they have been seeking.” Gen. d’Artiguenave president of the republic, replied. _ SHAW WINS OVER ST. AUGUSTINE, 14-0 RALEIGH, N. C., Dec. 9.—The bad ly crippled team representing Shaw Uni. entered the annual Thanksgiv ing game with St. Augustine School with six of the regular varsity play ers out of the game. Three were out because of injuries and three were out because of the “one year” rule of the North Carolina Intercollegiate Athlet ic Association. Shaw entered the game full of fight and at no time dur ing the four periods was the result in doubt. In five minutes after the ball was put in play Shaw had the ball under her opponents goal for the first touchdown, and before the period was up she had registered another and as many goals. From that time until the end of the game Shaw played a defen sive game with the ball in her oppon ents territory most of the time. Dur ug the third quarter St. Augustine in tercepted one of Shaw’s forward pass 's and ran CO yards for a touchdown, their only score of the day. The en tile team representing St. Augustine played well, while Cook, Ligon and the Williams twins were the star1 players for Shaw. During the fourth juarter two men apparently had R. Williams, who was carrying the ball, but the fleeted back loosed himself from them and made 25 yards before being tackled. The game was played under a clear sky and weather that was ideal. Score by periods: Shaw University .14 0 0 0—14 St. Augustine . 0 6 0 0— 6 Officials—Referee, Lawrence of Howard. Umpire, Leak of Kittrell. Field Judge, Plummer of Howard Head Linesman, Lightner of Benedict LYNCH ROPE TOO WEAR WATER TOO SHALLOW (Ry The Associated Negro Press.) SIOUX CITY. Ia., Dec. 9.—Charg ing that Sam Jones, 31, had exposed secrets of a lodge to which he belong ed, fourteen members of that organi zation escorted Jones to a bridge on ’ the outskirts of the city, bound his hands and feet, and, after adjusting a clothesline noose about his neck and attaching it to a bridge girder, threw him over the rail. The mob then de parted. But the clothesline broke and Jones lunded in water waist deep. The Rev. Dudley Smith, former pastor of the “Rising Star" Baptist Church here was arrested charged with being one of the party that attempted to lynch Jones. NOTED VOCALIST SCORES GREAT HIT " Mrs. Florence Cole Talbert noted vocalist, scored a great hit at St. John’s A. M. E. Church Monday even ing, Dec. 5. Before a packed audience of music enthusiasts which rivaled any gatherings at the city auditorium. Mrs. Talbert displayed her wonderful talent in a way which profoundly im pressed those who heard her. She was acting under the auspices of Bachelor Benedict Club. Clyde LeRoy Glass was at the piano. Mrs. Talbert was winner of the Dia mond Medal awarded by the Chicago Conservatory of Music. RACE CANDIDATE CONTESTS ELECTION OF WHITE OPPONENT HOPKINSVILLE, Ky., Dec. 8.-J. T. Whitney is contesting the election of T. G. Skinner (white) to the office of city prosecutor here on Nov. 8. Only Skinner’s name appearred on the of ficial ballot and he received 1,385 votes. Whitney's name was written down on the ballot by 76 persons who preferred to vote for him. Whitney bases his contest upon (he ground that the law required the fit ing of petition of candidacy 45 days before election, whereas Skinner did not file his petition until ten days be fore the election, and that the street addresses of persons signing the peti tion did not appear. He asserts fur ther that Skinner’s votes were illegal, and since he was the only other per son to receive votes for the office the certificate of election should have been given him. NORTH CAROLINA STATE BAR ASS’N. MEETS (By The Associated Negro Press.) WILSON, N. C., Dec. 9.—The Ne gro State Bar Association of North Carolina held its first annual meeting at Wilson, N. C., Nov. 24-25, 1921. Honorable E. A. Johnson of New York City, formerly of Releigh, N. C., was present and delivered a most inspiring address. Professor W. S. Turner, Dean of Shaw University, spoke on “The New Law and its meaning to the Negro.” The following officers were elected: George H. Mitchell, Atty. at law, Greensboro, N. C., President Glenn S. McBrayer, Atty. at law, and District Mgr. Standard Life Insurance Co., Wilson, N. C., Corresponding Secre tary. Roger D. O’Kelly, Atty. at law, Raleigh, N. C., Treasurer. Lawyer O’Kelly has recently opened offices at Raleigh. He is a deaf mute and it will be remembered graduated from the Law Department of Shay University and in spite of his handi cap, succeeded in winning honors at Yale University Law School, from which he was graduated. The next meeting of the Associated will be held in Winston-Salem, in August, 22. The Association is form ed to cultivate the science of Juris prudence, to fight for the political and civil rights of the Race, to facili tate the administration of justice, to elevate the standard of integrity, hon or and courtesy in the legal profession and to cherish a spirit of brotherhood among the members thereof. FOUGHT OFF BANDITS SINGLE HANDED (By The Associated Negro Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 9.— Postmaster General Hays recently sent a check for $500.00 to Walter Ambrose, the Colored mail messenger at Lake Charles, La., who, single handed, fought off mail bandits and in doing so was shot through the stom ach. Despite his wounds the plucky mail messenger pursued the robbers some distance, firing four shots at them and then delivered the mail to the train intact. The law does not provide for the re ward unless there is a capture, arrest and conviction of the robber, but in recognition of special and meritorious services rendered and information fur nished that may be of material assist ance in the apprehension and convic tion of the offenders, Postmaster General Hays has found a way to tender this amount and he expresses regret that a larger amount cannot be !>ai>l. HOWARD GETS THE ' HIGHEST RECOGHITIOH Is Listed Among 59 Leading Colleges in Five States. Recognition Gives it Highest Prestige in Academics S.WATHMORE COLLEGE, Pa., Dec. 9.—At the thirty-fifth annual convention of the Association of Col leges and Preparatory Schools of the Middle Atlantic States and Marryland held at Swathmore College, Friday, November 25 announcement was made by the Commission on the Accrediting of Higher Institutions, composed of some of the foremost educators in America, of the approved list of col leges and universities in New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and the District of Colum bia. Fifty-nine of the Middle State colleges and universities were placed on the list, including Howard Univer sity at Washington, D. C. The educational standards used to judge the colleges contained in brief, a careful computation of the curricula, teaching staff and finances of each college. It took into consideration only those institutions having at least eight professors giving their entire time to instruction. It also took into consideration the qualifications and training of the teaching staff. A col lege year of at least thirty-four weeks of academic work is required and the amount of work to be done by one in structor figured largely. The curric ulum was considered as to its breadth of study and concentation and also its relation to the resources of the col lege. The salaries of instructors and entrance requirements for students were also studied in reaching the standard of rating. The announcement of the new rat ig of Howard University was given by President J. Stanley Durkee, who at tended the recent convention of the Association of Colleges and Second ary Schools of the Middle States and Maryland, in the University Chapel, Wednesday, November 30, and was re ceived with much applause and cheer ing by the officers, faculty and stu dent body. After the announcement, President Durkee asked the Deans of the several academic departments to speak on “The Effect of the New Rat ing on Scholarship at Howard Univer sity”; “The Effect of the Rating on the Secondary Schools Sending Stu dents to Howard University”; and “Tile Effect of the Rating on Racial Cooperation.” The subjects were dis cussed by Dean D. W. Woodard of the School of Liberal Arts; Dean D. O. W. Holmes, of the School of Education; and Dean Kelly Miller, of the Junior College, respectively. The need of an accredited list of Colored secondary schools was brought out, and Dean Holmes spoke of the measures being taken by the Registrar’s office to make up such a list. Another point stressed was that this new honor and opportunity brings new responsibilities and that each stu dent of Howard must consider it his or her duty to keep up with the ad vance of the University. GARY, IND. 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