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\y THE REV. JOHN ALBERT Wh.UAMS, Editor
$2.00 a Year . a Copy * OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 12th, 1922 Vol. VII—No. 45 Whole Number 35fi
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PRICE, STAR SPRINTER, LOWERS THE STATE RECORO AT HIGH SCHOOL TRACK MEET
' STATE RECORD IS
BROKER BT RACE
ATHLETE IH MEET
Price, Mar Sprinter of Technical High,
Lower* State Kccord by Two and
Pour-iHUi* Second* in the
I KM ai d Dash.
BOVS MARE A FINE BHtWIBG
Lallowat and Thonin* of Central High
Winner of the Meet, Divide
Honor* With Price of Teeh
nleal High.
Last Friday afternoon Ak-Sar-Ben
field was the scene of one of the most
brilliant truck and field meets which
lo'ers of R|>ort have witnessed here
about. it was the annual meet of the
husky athletes from Central,Technical,
South*and Benson high schools. The
day v'hs Ideal and a crowd of enthusi
astic rooters, estimated at 6,000,
cheered the contestants.
Central High emerged as the big
winner In the meet, securing a total
of 60Mi, out of a possible 113, with
Technical second with 34’4 points;
South third with 13 und Benson last
PRICE. TECH S ST VR
U ho Lowered Too State Records.
with 5. Three state records were
broken in this meet, one tied and two
dangerously threatened.
It Ik a fact worth noting that col
ored athletes scored heavily. Price
of 'l erb lowered the state record In
th 4 in-yard dash by two and four
fifths seconds, and tied with Hjerkle,
the fleet-footed white star of Central
In lowoi mg the state record in the
22o yt.id da.sh by one-tenth of a sec
ond. Calloway of Central was a close
* second to Beerkle, wnont he vows he i
will beat next year, in the 100-yard
dash and did fleet work in one-mile
relay race, won by Central. Thomas
won the gold medal In the discus
throw.
Beerkle wag the highest Individual
scorer making nineteen points. This
Central athlete won first in the 100,
the low hurdles, the high hurdles and
tied for first in the 220.
Price of Technical was second with
fourteen points. This fleet-footed
Huckster won the 440 and the half
rnlle events and tied for the honors
in the 220. The most remarkable event
was Price’s winning of the 440-yard
dash in 4!) and 3-5 seconds and the 220
vard dasn was one of the best races
of the day. Price and Beerkle strug
gled for a lead throughout with Price
holding a slight advantage until the
end. It was a pretty and execitlng
race.
The Central relay team, composed
of Beerkle, Galloway, Sautter and Ma
rltsas clipped off the half In one min- i
ule, 36 and three-fifths seconds, low
ering the record of 1911. Beerkle in ;
the 100-yard dash tied the state record.
Martin Thomas hurled the discus
103 feet and 4 Inches, being several
feel in advance of his nearest compe
titor.
HEKVA NTH REMEMBERED
BY HENRY WATTERSON
Journalist Wills Cush to Members of
Wilson Family—Leaves Brave
Words to Entire Country.
lxtuisvllle, Ky., May 11.—Col. Henry
Watterson, great Journalist, left an
estate of $228,000, according to his
will, which has been probated. Little
wag given »outside of the family, but
he did remember the Colored help in
this wise: $2,000 to James Wilson;
$1,000 to Henry Watterson Wilson and
$500 lo Victor Wilson.
But to the entire country, white and
black alike he left these brave words:
"There is nothing I want for me and
my family, I am not willing to accord
to the Negro and his family.”
There is the solution of the Negro
question In a nutshell.
EXTENDS SYMPATHY
Our sympathy is extended to W. W.
Mosley, our diligent and faithful Lin
cojn correspondent, on the death of his
mother. Left a widow many years
ago, Mrs. Mosley reared a large fam
ily of children to useful and noble
manhood and womanhood. Her con
sistent Christian example was an in
. piration to all who kne wher and a
rich legacy to her children.
TWO THOUSAND ARE
MADE HOMELESS BY FIRE
Norfolk, Va., May 11.—Two thou
sand persons are homeless here as a
result of the million dollar fire which
wiped out the Colored section of Berk
ley last Thursday afternoon, leaving
a mass of burned debris three quar
ters of a rntle long and two city
blocks wide.
McKELVIK FAVORS DYER BILL
“I am in thorough sympathy with
the purposes of the I^yer Anti-Lynch
ing Bill, and I hope it will become a
law.”—(Signed) Samuel R. McKplvie,
Governor of Nebraska.
BULLOCK FEARING TIIE
KLUXIES FLEES FROM CANADA
lias Sought Refuge In Foreign Cwun
tr> Which Is Known Only to
Relatives.
Hamilton, Onntrio, Canada, May 11.
—Matthew Bullock has left his Job at
the Union Hallway Station and sought
refuge on another continent Ills close
friends declared this week.
Belief of rumors that members of
the Ku Klux Klan had pledged them
selves to kidnap him and take him
hue! to Norlina, N. C., to face charges
of murder and Inciting riot led Bul
lock to leave here.
Bullock evaded extradition to Nor
lina on two occasions, and then the
vague rumors of Ku Klux Klan in
terest In bis case reached him. The
Itev. .1. I). Howell, who led the cam
paigns for funds to fight Bullock’s
extradition, said these rumors had
worried Bullock a great deal. He ad
ded today he had received word from
Bullock of his safe arrival at the
haven of refuge.
Mr. Howell refused to reveal Bul
lock’s place of refuge. Funds for his
journey, It was reported, were sup
plied from the defense chest, to which
thousands of inemlters of both races
contributed.
THE ROYAL CIRLCLK MAKES
CLASS OF 198 CANDIDATES.
CAMPAIGN EXTENDED
On last Wednesday night at St.
John's Church Supremo Supervisor A.
L. Richmond of The Supreme Royal
Circle of Friends of The World, obli
gated a class of candidates consisting
of 198, which brings the membership
of The Royal Circle in Omaha to over
400 members in two months. This
class was the largest ever obligated
in this city at one time by any fra
ternity.
Ry request of members as well as
numbers of citizens the campaign has
been extended to May 29th, 1922, on
which night at 8 p. m. at Pilgrims
Baptist church on 26th and Hamilton
streets, another class of candidates
will be obligated. The campaign
joining fee is $."..60 without a doctor’s
certificate if candidate is in good
health. The regular joining fee of $6
with a doctor’s certificate will go into
effect after this meeting.
The Royal Circle now nus SEVEN
Local Circles in this city, and by the
next class is expected to have TEN
or more local bodies. The Koyai
Circle was endorsed unanimously by
the Ministerial Alliance of the city
on its last meeting, as several minis
ters of the Alliance have been mem
bers for a number of years in other
cities; among them Rev. H. R. Mc
Millan who passed away last week,
having been a member of the Royal
Circle for fifteen years, and to whom
much of the credit for the success of
the order in this city is given, as he
did all he could to put the order be
fore the people because he knew that
it was doing more for our race than
any other order. The local members
take this opportunity of expressing
their regret at losing such a staunch
supporter and friend.
The Royal Circle pays to its mem
bers $7.00 per week for sickness or
accident, $160.00 at death, erects a
monument at the grave of each de
ceased member, gives them the advan
tages of a charity and loan depart
ment, Old Folks Home, School and
Home for Orphans of the members,
free hospital treatment, medical and
surgical attention, room, nurse and
board. After a memberarhip of 90
days policy noay be increased as high
as $1,000. Monthly dues $1.26 and
NO TAXES.
For inforrmation in regard to the
Order call Supervisor A. L. Rich
mond, Webster 3667, or come by Roy
al Circle Office, 1616% North 24th.
Royal Circle Hospitals and Dispen
saries at Little Rock, Hot Springs,
Memphis and Chicago.
MUSIC SHOP MOVES
The Massey-Coqper Song and Music
TYPES OF OMAHA HOMES
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Beautiful Residence of
Mr. and Mrs. Luther J. Dillard
501 So. Twenty-fourth Ave.
Attractive Home of
Mr. anil Mrs. James H. Smith
1920 No. Thirty-fourth St.
This week we again present to o ur readers types of the many beauti ful homes owned by the colored cit
izens of Omaha. The percentage of home owners in this city is quite large and our group it not one whit
behind others in this regard. The homes of a people are an index of the character of their occupants,
fudged by this standard the imparti al observer will readily admit that th e colored citizzens of Omaha are a
valuable asset. ,
Shop, formerly the Pickford Song
Shop, has moved into new quarters at
220 North 24th street. In these new
ami spacious quarters the company
plans to greatly enlarge their busi
ness. They will carry a full line of
ohonographs, phonograph records,
player piano rolls and sheet music,
ami also race newspapers and maga
zines.
MONITOR—SEVEN
MANNING IS GRANTED NEW TRIAL
Atlanta) May 11.—The Georgia Su
preme court, in a decision by Justice
Hines, has reversed the lower court
In the matter of Clyde .Manning, the
Negro jointly convicted with John S.
Williams, of Jasper county murder
farm, and sends. Manning’s case back
to Newton Superior court for a new
trial.
KANSAS (ITY, KANSAS,
BLOCKS KC KLl'X KLAN
(Associated Negro Press.)
Kansas City, Mo., May 11.—An or
dinance providing a fine of 100 for
any person appearing In public In “a
costume that conceals his identity”
was enacted by the city commission
ers of Kansas City, Kan. Mayor Bur
ton called upon employees of the city
who belong to the Ku Klux Klan to
resign.
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AS SHAKESPERIAIl
READER OSBORNE
SCORES SUCCESS
Talented Wife of Former Omaha Pas
tor Greeted by Large Audience
Which She Captivates With
Her Reading.
INTERPRETS MASTERPIECES
Her Delineation of Great Dramatist’s
Leading Characters Sympathetic
Artistic, Natural and
Pleasing.
(By Sarah B. H. Canty)
Handsomely and faultlessly gowned
in a beautiful and becoming clinging
creation of black sequence over net
with crimson corsage, and just a trifle
stouter than when she was a resident
of Omaha, Madame P. Earline Os
tome, now of Kansas City, Mo., made
a striking picture as she appeared
before a large audience in St. John’s
A. M. E. church, of which her husband
was at one time pastor, Monday night,
as a Shakespefian reader. Her well
poised and splendid stage presence,
her rich voice, under excellent control,
her clear enunciation, and her intelli
gent and sympathetic interpretation
of the leading characters of the great
dramatist which made up her program
captivated her audience.
Madame Osborne’s first number was
the well-known quarrel scene between
Brutus and Cassius from Julius Cae
sar Her interpretation of these strik
ingly contrasting characters was ex
cellent. The next number was the
court scene in The Merchant of Ven
ue. In this Shylock’s varying emo
tions and Portia’s plea fo' mercy were
admirably yportrayc:! ut it was in
her closing numbers from Macbeth,
Macbeth’s Decision and the Murder
.-,<•( ne, that the reader most fully dem
onst rated her histrionic ability. While
her whole program was good it was
in this that she was at her best,
Madame Osborne shows that to her
natuial love of dramatic reading she
has added hard work ai d diligent
study* which pave the pathway to suc
cess in any calling.
Madame Osborne was grarcefully
introduced by Mrs. James G. Jewell
and was assisted by a well chosen
criry of local talentJ iach of whom
male a substantial contribution to a
well-arranged program These were
Miss Evelyn Battles, violinist; the
Harmony Four, Messrs. Preston,
White, Griffin and Sherwood; Mr,
Geo. F. Riley, baritone; and Mrs.
Pearl Ray Reese, soprano
1 he recital was under the auspices
of the Willing Workers of St. John s
A. M. E. church, Mrs. A. Artisan,
president.
HOWARD COMMENCEMENT
COMES JUNE NINTH
Washington, D. C., May 11,—Com
mencement exercises of Howard uni
versity will be held Friday morning,
June Ith, at eleven o’clock, followed
by an alumni banquet in the after
noon.
PURCHASES A NEW CAR
Joe D. Lewis, the enterprising taxi
man, has just purchased a handsome,
seven-passenger Jordan limousine,
which he has put into commission to
serve his large and growing patronage
WORTH MILLIONS IN
OIL; DOESN’T KNOW IT
Eriends of James Manuel Are Seeking
Him All Over the United
States.
Kansas City, Mo., May 11.—If any
body tees Jaines Manuel destitute and
friendless walking around the streets
tell him he is worth $2,000,000, even
though he doesn't know it.
When he left Tampico, Mexico, years
ago, he thought a, strip of land he
owner there was valueless.
Now, according to a letter received
by R. A. Kope, lawyer, 433 Lee build
ing, Manuel’s property is in the heart
of the greatest oil district in the world.
It is worth $2,250,000, according to a
letter received by Kope from Joe Es
pino, a former friend of Manuel who
is seeking the immigrant, in the hope
that he may claim the fortune due
hint.
Espino has lost trace of his former
frit nd. The last time he heard from
him, J'anuel was living in Kansas
City.
Espino has forgotten the address.
Kope is seeking the millionaire, in
order that he may close details
through which the fortune can be
secured.
i MASSACHUSETTS CITIZENS
TO PETITION LODGE FOB
ACTION ON DYER HILL
On Grant Centonnary Night Ask lle
J> a hi Iran Lender of Senate to Make
a Party Measure of Kill Prom
ised in Platform.
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Boston, Mass., May IX, 1922.—from
the rostrum of historic Carles Street
A. M. E. church on the Centennary
Night of the birth of Ulysses S. Grant,
union commander and president-friend
of the Colored race and executor of
the Constitution, April 27, 1‘22, the
Greater Boston Branch of the National
Equal Rights league launched a move
ment to promote a signed petition to
U. S. Senator H. C. Lodge of Mas
sacusetts in his capacity as republican
leaded of the senate to have the re
publican party espouse the Dyer Antl
l.ytfching bill, and thus secure action
and get the bill out of committee.
Congressman Dyer in a recent
speech to the Boston N. A. A. C. P.,
had declared the Colored people could
do more for passage of the bill than
those of any other state, because the
senate leader is from Massachusetts
and comes up for re-election this year,
lie repeated this to the national sec
retary of the league and Mr. Trotter
framed the petition which Is being cir
culated for signatures all over the
state.
The league’s resolve for the Dyer
hill in the Massachusetts legislature
brought a strong editorial for the bill
in the Boston American and all the
Hearst newspapers. This resolve is
up for final action on Wednesday and
will also spur Lodge to action.
AUDREY TRUEHEART NOW
LEADS IN CONTEST
Who will win in the popularity con
test? That depends. Contestants
should get their friends to cut out the
voting coupon, appearing in each
issue of The Monitor, insert their fav
orite’s name, sign their own name and
send it in. The girl having the most
votes at the end of the contest will
receive a handsome and useful pres
ent from The Monitor. The following
is the list to date:
Audrey Trueheart, 1443 South 17th
street, 23 votes.
Cerelda Tucker, 2608 M. street, So.
Side, 16 votes.
Louvetta Busch, 6219 So. 29th
street, 15 votes.
Dorothy Williams, 1119 No. 21st
street, 13 votes.
Ireta Walker, 1926 So. 14th street,
9 votes.
Otis Watson, 2926 Grant street, 5
votes.
i'OK (iOVLKN'O'*
The Monitor’s candidate foi iuvsoi
or is Adam McMullin of Gage county.
Get familiar with the name. Primar
ies are less than tuo months ott.
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OMAHA’S COLORED
CITIZENS ACTIVE
& IH FIELD OF LADOR
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Descendants of Builders of Pryamida
and Skilled Artificers in Brass
and Iron and Wood and Stone
Coming Into Their Own
MANY TRADES REPRESENTED
Total Number of Our Local Group
Who Are Engaged in Gainful Oc
cupations is 5,469—Fifth Article
in Special Series
(By H. J. Pinkett)
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The Cheops of the Pyramids, the
Alexandrian Library, the Walls and
Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the
cities that flourished in antiquity;
the ships that carried the commerce
of the ancient world; the products of ,
gold, copper, brass, marble, stone and
wood, were made possible by the skill
and the labor of black hands.
Up to the middle of the twelfth cen
tury, black craftsmen equalled in skill
any workmen in the world. At that
time the African slave trade inter
fered, and the revival of the work by
black men was not conspicuous until
long after the establishment of chat
tel slavery in America. During this
time, however, in the center of Africa
there h^s been going on, in a small
way, the manufacture of steel of a
very fine quality, and much work in
the other crafts, and recently some
building.
In America, as early as 1630, colored
men in small numbers were engaged
in blacksmithing, painting and stone
and brick masonry. Later wheel
wrights, coopers, carpenters, cabinet
makers, shoemakers, tanners, ginners,
distillers, cigar makers, tailors, bar
bers, gardeners, firemen, stationary
engineers, hostlers and teamsters were
developed in large numbers. These
men and women were products of the
system of apprenticeships of the per
iod.
It was the palicy of the Slave
Oligarchy to train colored men, for
the most part, in these trades and oc
cupations. The result was that dur
ing the latter years of chattel slavery
! eighty per cent of the work in the
| skilled trades in the south was per
formed by the colored people. They
had, too, at this period in the south,
colored foremen on many of the large
plantations and colored women who
were the housekeepers. In thous
ands of homes among the wealthy
slave owners, these colored men and
women were in complete charge. All
servants in the house or its appurten
ances were subject to their orders.
Coachmen and footmen constituted
another class in what they then called
preferred occupations. And there
was still a more favored class called
“Body Servants’ for the male mem
bers of the aristocracy, and maids
for the female members.
The slave oligarchy was composed
of two hundred thousand persons who
actually owned slaves. They owned
the land and its tillers. This, let us
say, was in 1850. Cotton was KING.
It was the cornerstone of national
wealth. The slave owners of the south
produced the cotton, the raw material,
and Newr England with “free” labor
manufactured clothing and other ma
terials out of it. Thus the wealth of
the north and the south depended up
on cotton, and cotton was produced
by the labor of black hands.
The non-slave holding whites of the
south were outside the pale of the
oligarchy and a much lower value was
placed upon them than was placed
upon the slaves. The three classes
were catalogued as follows; Aristo
crats, Slaves and “Poor White Trash.”
The bitterness engendered by this
system explains many things which
have happened in the south since slav
ery was shot to death in the War ot
the Rebellion. The things that are
happening now are but other phases
of an econoniic problem.
Slavery at least did this: It re
stored to black hands the skilled trades
which they had not used for six cen
turies, and enabled them, under slav
ery, to do more than half the work
done in these trades during the whole
period of slavery in the south. Since
slavery was abolished about eiphty
per cent of the work in the Bldlled
trades have been performed by colored
men, in the south. The percentage
has decreased in the south in recent
years because of the rise of trade
unionism which denied apprentice
ships to colored men in the various
skilled trades. Trade schools, how
ever, developed through this necessity,
have in some measure supplied this
need, and in the south, and Bince the
war demand, in the north, there has
been a noticeable increase in numbers
in the skilled trades.
For many years in the steel mills
of Steelton, Pa., and Pittsburg, Pa.,
and the ship yards at Philadelphia,
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