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A NATION AX WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS
THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Editor
* $2.00 a Year 5c a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 5th, 1922. Vol. VII—No. 44 Whole Number 355
LOAN TO LIBERIA SHOULD BE GRANTED WITHOUT DELAY, SAYS SECRETARY HUGHES
SPRING CAMPAIGN
FOR MEMBERSHIP
OPENS VIGOROUSLY
The National \ssociation for the Ad
vancement of Colored People
Making Active Canvas for
Larger Numbers.
NORTHERN BRARCHEN ALERT
New Orleans Aims to Unroll 5,000
• Now Members Before Close of Cam
paign.—Texas Cities Undertake
to Revive Branches.
New York, May 5.—“Lynch Law
Must Go” is the slogan of the spring
irive of the National Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
which opened vigorously throughout
the nation, Monday, April 24, and
which is to culminate in an anti-lynch
ing conference in Newark, N. J., June
18 to 23. Great interest is being man
ifested everywhere, but in no section
b is the interest deeper or activity
' greater than in certain portions of
the South.
The entire weight of the associa
tion’- forces throughout the United
States is to t>e applied in an organized
pressure toward the enactment by the
senate of the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill
k- H. R. 13, already passed by the House
of Representatives.
There is no doubt felt in the Na
tional office of the N.A.A.C.P. that
President Harding will sign the mea
sure if and when the Senate enacts
it. In fact, the president’s signature
is looked upon as a foregone conclu
sion. The N.A.A.C.P. campaign on the
Dyer hill has already been begun in
two states, Michigan and New Jersey,
where local elections are made to
hinge on that issue.
Colored voters and the press
thro .ghout the country are being ask
ed to make it clear that the Republi
can party will he held responsible for
non-performance of its duty and its
pledge to pass some such legislation
a> the Dyer hill.
Secretary Johnson’s Statement
In opening the N.A.A.C.P. spring
drive, James Weldon Johnson, sec
retary of the association, said:
“The Dyer bill was passed in the
hou-e of representatives because color
ed people in the United States work
ed together for that end. It will be
pa i-rl in the senate for the same
reason.
"The National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People be
I lieve that the Dyer bill is an excel
lent object lesson in the value of
working together. If we can accom
plish so much in one direction, we can
in others as well. Therefore we want
active, enthusiastic members. If half
a million Colored Americans join the
. N.A.A.C.P. each individual will he part
of an immense power working through
organized machinery which will make
the Negro's just claims felt in the
nation. For the Negro, as for all hu
manity, "In Union there is strength."
Join the N.A.A.C.P."
Southern Branches Active
Southern branches are especially
active in the N.A.A.C.P. drive this
year, among them being the branches
in Houston, FI Paso, Corpus Christi,
and Dallas, Texas. Houston has un
dertaken to reorganize the branches'
in Texas that became dormant at the
time of the assault on John R. Shill
ady.
New Orlean-, I,a., branch is in the
midst of a canvass for 5000 members
and Shreveport has also vigorously
entered the drive. Most of the
branches in Florida and many Arkan
a- branches have made their pre
parations to start at the word "Go.’'
No timidity is being shown by
southern branches in the method of
their campaign, Houston placing win
dow cards in the homes of their mem
bers, inscribed with the words:
"This Family 100 per cent.
Members N.A.A.C.P.” .
The branch in the national capitol,
Washington, D. C., has set itself the
largest quota, seeking to obtain 25,
000 members, and Chicago and New
York will follow with quotas of 10,000
each.
Great interest is being shown among
California branches, Los Angeles pre
paring itself to reach its quota of
5000 members.
CALLED FROM ST. LOUIS
BY DAUGHTER’S ILLNESS
Mrs. Nannie Anderson, mother, and
Mrs. Cordelia Johnson, sister of Mrs.
Anna (Irlffo of S46 South Twenty
fourth street, were recently called
from their home !n 8t. Louis, Mo., by
Mrs. Grtffo’s Illness. Mrs. Johnson
returned to her home last week, but
Mrs. Anderson Is still the guest of
her daughter, who Is so much im
proved that she expects to resume
her duties soon at Dresher Bros.,
where she has held a responsible po
sition for several years.
PARISH SOCIAL PLEASANT |
AFFAIR
A parish social for the parishioners
and friends of the Church of St. Philip
the Deacon, under the chairmanship of
Mrs. R. T. Walker, was given at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H.
Hicks, 2630 Maple street, Wednesday
night. There was a large attendance.
The amusements were music, dancing
and games to suit the various tastes
of all. Whist seemed to be the most
attractive of the various games. In
this the prizes for the ladies were
won by the following: Mrs. E. R.
West, first; Miss Anna Logan, sec
ond; Mrs. Larry N. Peoples, booby;
and for the men, James G. Jewell,
first; Larry N. Peoples, second and
C. H. Hicks, booby. In the cake con
undrum game Thelma Shipman and
Jean Dorsey tied, each guessing the
same number. As the prize w'as a
cake, there was no difficulty in di
viding it. Refreshments were served.
The committee of women having the
pleasant affair in charge were com
plimented upon its sucess.
GREAT BRITAIN SEEKS
OIL IN WEST AFRICA
Dark Continent Believed to be Rich in
Production of High Grade of Oil
(Associated Negro Press)
London, England, April 30.—The
Gold Coast Colony of West Africa has
been invaded by British mining engi
neers in hope of finding oil. Louis
’. Boyler, a mining engineer of Lon
don, has made a thorough investiga
tion of the oil prospects in West Af
rica and believes that pools and pos
sibly gushers of oil will he found in
he eastern area. He says that a
well-known” oil group is already on
11 he ground making a serious test of
j the land. Oil has been struck thirty
i three feet under the ground.
Mr. Bowler, according to the New
York Times, says that "the develop- i
ment of oil in West Africa, although
only one of the country’s unscratched \
potentialities, will have a far-reach
ing effect in its industrial expansion.
West Africa is the nearest colonial
"c, session to England. It is a neglect
ed asset which if taken seriously in
hand will quickly resuscitate our
Iwindling export trade and could be
ome one of the greatest purchasing
•enters of British manufactured goods.
MME. C. J. WALKERS
AGENTS ORG \NIZE CLUB
Thursday evening, April 27th, a!
number of agents met at the home of
Mrs. Gertrude Vawter, 1716 No. 28th
street ,for th purpose of organizing a
Hub. National representative* Mr.
J. K. Johnson and Mrs. Lula Hall
Alexander ac-'c present. Both rep
resentatives addressed the agents, tell
ing of the many improvements that
were being made by the company and
gave new ideas of the latest methods
of treating the scalp. Mr. Johnson
acting as chairman, the following of
ficers were elected:
Mrs. Gertrude Vawter, president;
Mrs. Cora L. Owens, vice-president;
Mrs. A. P. Garrett, secretary; Mrs.
Moris, assistant secretary; Mrs. C. C.
Johnson, treasurer; Mrs. Burleson,
chaplain.
The national representatives do
nated $50 each to the club. A ban
quet in honor of the national guests
was given at Zion Baptist church h ri
day evening, April 28th. Quite a
number of Omaha’s representative
citizei s were presen■ The club thanks
the pastor and members of the church
for the hospitality shown.
Mrs .Gertrude Vawter, Pres.!
Mrs. A. P. Garett, .Sec’y.
DEATH OF MRS. MABEL BROWN
Mrs. Maliel Brown of 2616 Parker
street, wife of Mr. W. S. Brown, died
at the home of her mother, Mrs. Dan
iel, in lies Moines, April 23d.
Interment was at Graceland ceme
tery, Omaha, April 26th, by Ester
Temple, S. M. T. Mrs. Brown was
well known having iieen in Colorado
for a year on account of her health.
For several years past she has been
a faithful member of Grove M. E.
church its auxiliaries and several
local clubs.
Sufficient to say that all who knew
her knew the quiet Christian life she
lived. The end was a peaceful sleep.
A song, “Nothing Between," which
she had requested, was rendered by
Mrs. Mae Stuart, assisted by the choir.
The resolutions and floral offerings
were beautiful.
CHURCH OF ST. PHILIP THE
DEACON
The services on last Sunday were
well attended. At the 11 o’clock sung
Eucharist, Father Williams preached
on "The Good Shepherd.” The ser
vices next Sunday will be at the ap
pointed hours: 7:30, 8:30, 10 and 11
a. m., and 8 p. m. A meeting of the
men of the congregation Is called for
Monday night at the rectory.
TYPES OF OMAHA HOMES
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beautiful home of
Sergt. and Mrs. Isaac Bailey
2816 Pratt Street
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Handsome residence of
Dr. and Mrs. Leonard E. Britt
2519 Maple Street
Last week wo published as illustrations of types of the many beautiful homes owned by colored citizens the
attractive bungalow of Mr. and Mrs. James W. Headly, and the handsome two-story pressed brick residence of
Dr. and Mrs. Jesse H. Hulten. This week we present to our readers views of two other homes which speak for
themselves and indicate the very substantial way in which our group is contributing toward the upbuilding of the
city.
U. S. SEIZURE OF HAITI
IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL,
SAYS BIG DELEGATION
Washington, May 5.—Charges that
the seizure by the United States of
'he Republic of Haiti is “in violation
of our Constitution, our treaties, and
of international law,” and constitutes
“usurption of power” through “mere
executive action unauthorized by Con
gress,” were made to Secretary o!
State Hughes last Friday by a joint
delegation of eminent lawyers and the
representatives of several national as
oclations, all of which urged the re
storation of self-government to the
Haitian people and the immediate
withdrawal of our military forces.
OKLAHOMA ORDERS
KLAN TO DISBAND
Oklahoma City, Okla., May 5.—A
general order directed specifically
against the Ku Klux Klan and declar
ng that there is no room in the
Oklahoma National Guard for any of
ficer or man who owes an allegiance
to any power, secret organization or
>ciety that might become arrayed
against the United States or the State
of Oklahoma and its laws, has been
is ued here by Governor J. B. A. Rob
ertson.
RETURNS FROM THE
RATIONAL ?. W. C. A.
MEET AT SPRINGS
Delegate** From Every Country to the
Number of Twenty-five Hundred
Freely Intermingle and Take
Counsel Together
150 COLORED WOMEN THERE
—
Every Courtesy Shown to All l»(‘le- I
gates No Segregation or Kmhar- I
rnssments to Colored Attendants I
—High Ground Taken.
Mrs. J. Ailice Stewart, who with
Mrs. W. S. Metcalfe, were delegates
from Omaha to the Y. W. ('. A. con
vention at Hot Springs, Ark., returned
Monday night, she having stopped en
route at Philander Smith College, in
Little Rock, where she formerly
taught, and wag given a reception
Saturday night by former students.
Mrs. Stewart reports that the con
vention, which was attended by 2250
women from every country where the
Y. W. C. A. Ig represented, and this
includes almost the entire world, was
a great inspiration. About 150 col
ored delegates were in attendance and
they were treated with all courtesy.
There was no segregation, either in
the street cars or in the meetings.
All met together and worked together
as Christian women without any em
barrassment. Features of the con
vention were a colored chorus and a
white chorus, which rendered special
programs, and then united i,n one
program, the first event of its kind
in that section. Among the strongest
speeches made for race equality was
one by Mrs. Cuke Johnson of Atlanta,
Ga. Colored and white speakers
spoke from the same platform. Bishop
Jones made a profound impression by
his able and scholarly address. Re
presentatives from China, Belgium,
Great Britain and India, as well as
from all sections of the United States,
took the highest ground for the recog
nition and treatment of all people as
children of a common Father.
REMOVES OFFICE TO RESIDENCE
Attorney Amos I’. Scruggs has re
moved his office from Thirteenth and I
Farnam streets, where he has been lo
cated for several years, to his real-1
donee, 2310 North Twenty-secomi |
street. His telephone number is
Webster 0419.
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FRANCES GORDON LEADS
IN POPULARITY CONTEST
Frances Gordon, 2418 Binney street,
beads the list in the Monitor Popular
ity Contest at the time of going to
press with a total of 27 votes.
Cerelda Tucker, 2508 M street, and
Louvetta Busch, 5219 So. 29th street,
are tied for second place. Much inter
est has been aroused among the young
folks and it is expected that several
new names will be added to the list
during the coming week. The girl
having the most votes at the end of the
contest will receive a handsome and
useful present from the Monitor. The
following is the list to date:
Frances Gordon, 2418 Binney street,'
27 votes.
Audrey Truehart, 1443 South 17th1
street, 12 votes.
Cerelda Tucker, 2508 M street, So.
Side, 15 votes.
Louvetta Busch, 5219 So. 29th
street, 15 votes.
Ireta Walker, 1926 So. 14th street,
7 votes.
Dor thy Williams, 1119 No. 21st |
street, 5 votes.
THE If. A. A. C. P.
The Omaha Branch of the N. A. A.
C. P. met last Sunday afternoon at
PleaBant Green Baptist church, Henry
W. Bl»u'k presiding. The Spring
Drive for Members was considered
and all urged to take a hand in it.
A committee of three, M. F. Singleton,
Rev. John Albert Williams and John
T. McDonald were appointed to per
sonally interview Senator Hitchcock
to enlist his support of the Dyer Amti
Lynehing bill now before the Senate.
The next meeting will be held Sun
day afternoon at Mt. Moriah Baptist
church, Twenty-fourth and Ohio
streets.
NATIONAL CATHOLIC COUNCIL
The St. Benedict Council of Catholic
men is very busy these days preparing,
td launch a campaign to enliven the
social work of the city. Five com
mittees are at work and in the next
few days from all indications, the
work will be well under way. The
National Council of Catholic laymen
is an outgrowth of the war, being the
follow-up of the former War Council. I
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ZION BAPTIST
Dr. W. F. Botts, Pastor.
Services were good and well at
tended all day last Sunday. The pastor
had recovered from his recent attack
of la grippe sufficiently to he able
to preach two splendid sermons.
There were spveral additions to the
church.
The attendance of the Bible School
and B. Y. P. U. is growing each Sun
day. The B. Y. P. U. punctuality
prizes were won by “Old Reliable”
Section. A special prize will be given
also1 this Sunday to the section with
the largest number present on time.
Bet other sections take notice.
Sunday, May 7th, from 6 to 7 a.
m., Covenant and Baptismaml serv
ices. Let all candidates be ready.
Covenant and fellowship meeting at
10:30 a. in., followed by Lord’s Sup
per.
Strangers are asked to make this
their home whie in the city.
ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH
523.3 South Tw'enty-fifth Street.
O. J. Burckhardt, Pastor.
Sunday was a great day at Allen !
because it was Women’s Day. The
women did everything but preach. The
program was taken largely by the
elderly women of the church and was
most enjoyable. The rally will be con
tinued by request. The Sunday School
was well attended. At 11 the pastor
preached on Woman’s Work, from the
text, “She was full of good worrks.” 1
The League is doing excellent work
and steadily growing.
BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH
Thomas A. Tagart, Pastor.
Rev. G. W. Kibble has just clpsed a <
very successful revival here with many ;
additions to the church. There will be
a large baptizing Sunday afternoon at 1
3 o’clock. All circles, organizations:
and committes will hold their usual j'
meetings at the T. D. C. hall . Mem- |
bers of the congregation who are ill!
are Mother Kelly, Miss Geraldine,
Haux at the Swedish Mission hospital, 1
and Mr. and Mrs. Arduna at Twenty
seventh and T streets.
Mr. Richard Taylor was very un
fortunate a few days ago. He
bought a large selection of flowers
and planted them in his yard on
North Twenty-seventh street, but
some undesirable person pulled them
up the same night. But he was for
tunate in trailing the guilty party to
a house in the neighborhood.
The Apex Dramatic Club will pre
sent their first drama, “The Fruit of
His Folly,’ Tuesday, May 16th, at
Pigrim Baptist church.
The Monitor Is a live newspaper;
that’s clear from the ads we carry.
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LIBERIAN LOAN AN
AFFAIR OF HONOR
SAYS SECRETARY
The United States Will Stultify Self
By Repudiating Promise to
Grant Financial Relief
to its Ally
WILSON COURTED REPUBLIC
Palm Oil of West African Republic
the Great Attraction for United
States President During
World War
Washington, D. C., May 5.—Urging
extension of a $5,000,000 loan to Li
beria, promised in 1918, as a “point of
honor,” Secretary Hughes told the
Ways and Means Committee last
Wednesday that there was no founda
tion for reports that American bank
ing interests would benefit mostly
from the transaction. Such repons
had arisen at previous hearings of
the committee on the legislation.
Explaining that the loan was auth
orizen in 1918, and not put through,
Mr. Hughes said, as a moral obliga
tion the good faith of the American
Government was pledged to aid the
Republic of Liberia, which had en
tered the war “at the instance of the
United States.”
“I never heard that any one in
terested in payment of bonds was
behind this proposal,” said Secretary
Hughes. “The truth Ls that bonds
amounting to $1,500,000 will be re
tired under this loan plan. I under- •
stand that $58,000 is the amount, out
of the $1,500,000 total, held in the
United States. My personal informa
tion is that the figure is nearer
$10,000.
Many Held in Europe
A considerable amount of the Li
berian bonds to be retired in event
the loan is made by the United
States, the Secretary added, are held
in Germany, Holland and Great Bri
tain and are widely distributed
among private investors.
“Nobody has anything to do with
advocating this credit for private
advantage,” said the Secretary. “We
could not get a first lien and ade
quate protection unless the others
holding bonds were paid.”
“Failure to make the loan,” Mr.
Hughes declared, “would be lament
| able with respect to the position of
! fhe United States before the world
[ and most lamentable for Liberia,
j which entered the war in 1917 on the
! side of the Allies.
Four Presidents Agree
Mr. Hughes said the question of
helping Liberia was the only point
on which President Roosevelt, Taft,
j Wilson and Harding were in agree
I ment and added:
“There must have been some basis
; for the credit when it was upheld by
; such extraordinary concurrence.”
Palm oil, a product needed in the
I manufacture of munitions, found its
greatest source in Liberia, and Presi
dent Wilson sought that republic as
an ally so as to get the oil product,
he said.
Hughes’ Own Opinion
After assuming the office of sec
retary, Mr. Hughes said he reviewed
the case and concluded that after the
credit was established, “it was our
duty to go ahead and make good
our word,” and he so informed Presi
dent Harding.
Asked if there was any precedent
for the loan, the secretary replied
that he did not know of any case
like it; that it was unique.
“It is my duty to present the es
sential facts to Congress,” said Mr.
Hughes, “ and I cannot believe that
in this proceeding Congress will fail
to realize how deeply the good name
of the United States is involved in
a question of national interest and
honor. I regard it as a point of
honor that the loan be made.”
DEATH CALLS PASTOR
OF MT. MORIAH
BAPTIST CHCRCH
The Rev. II. R. McMillan Snccnmhs to
n Protracted Hlness at His Res
idence Thursday Morning.
The Rev. H. R. McMillan, pastor
or Mt. Moriah Baptist church, passed
peacefully away Thursday morning at
his residence, Twenty-fifth and Corby
streets, after a protracted lllnees. Mr.
McMillan came to Omaha a little over
a year ago from Newport, Ark., tp
assume the pastorate of Mt. Moriah,
made vacant by the resignation of
Rev. M. H. Wilkinson to become state
missionary, and despite the fact that
his health was not robust after reach
ing the city, he did diligent and faith
ful work and was much beloved by his
flock. He Is survived by his widow
and four grown sons.