r HE MONITOR
A National Weekly Newpaper Devoted Primarily to the Interests
of Colored Americans. __
' Published Every Friday at Omaha, Nebraska, by the
Monitor Publishing Company.__
Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915, at the Postofflce at
Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1879. _
THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor.
W. W. MOSELY, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb.
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ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE ;
UNITED STATES. ;;
Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged. II
1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, ;
J ; and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the j •;
United States and of the State wherein they reside. No .
! state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the ;, j
J ; privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor ;; j
; shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- < >;
erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person !
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AN OFFENSIVE FEATURE
rpHE Monitor respectfully calls the
A attention of the Board of Governors
of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben to the
fact that there was one float in the
beautiful electrical parade of Wednes
day night which was exceedingly of
fensive to the self-respecting colored
citizens of Omaha. It was the float
entitled “A Bird in the Hand Is Worth
Two in the Bush.” The feature of
this float which was offensive was the
portrayal of two Negroes robbing a
chicken house. The introduction of
this feature in a spectacle of the mag
nitude of this annual pageant, which
is viewed by hundreds of thousands,
was unwise and entirely out of place
because of its damaging slanderous
phsychoiogical effect. It conveys the
impression that chicken stealing is one
of the common and charasteristic petty
crimes of the colored race, which, of
course, is not true. We absolve those
who planned the pageant from any de
liberate intention of giving offense.
We do not believe that this ever en
tered their minds. It was only intend
ed for fun. But so accustomed are
members of the white race to have fun
at the expense of the black race by
exploiting what they ignorantly be
lieve to be our characteristic racial
foibles and traits, that it is exceed
ingly difficult for most of them to re
frain from such mirth-provoking but
falsifying practices, or to conceive
that things of this kind can be offen
sive. We are not super-sensitive, but
because of the fact that we labor un
der a heavy handicap of uninformed
and adverse public sentiment, which
sentiment is thoughtlessly increased
by ridicule and misrepresentation, that |
we respectfully protest all customs, |
features and practices which hold us j
as a people up to ridicule or tend to
defamation. Because the float in j
question, in one of its features did this. |
The Monitor respectfully voices its j
protest against it, with the belief that j
the gentlemen in charge of the annual
carnival and pageant will avoid a sim
ilar mistake in the future. .
ZIMMAN’S RETIREMENT
JJARRY B. Zimman, city cominis- j
sioner, retires from public office
of his own volition to take an execu
tive position with the great Brandeis
Store. No doubt he will profit finan
cially by the change, for mercantile
institutions like the Brandeis indus
tries pay much larger salaries than
municipalities for services rendered.
In Mr. Zimman’s retirement from the
services of the City of Omaha, the
city loses one of the ablest, most effi
cient, painstaking ana conscientious
public servants it has ever had or ever
can have. As councilman and com
missioner for about a quarter of a
century, Mr. Zimman has rendered
the citizens of Omaha invaluable ser
vice. He has a record of public duty
of which he may well feel proud.
While The Monitor regrets hw retire
ment from public service, we congrat
ulate Mr. Zimman upon what may be
considered a well-earned promotion to
a position in which he will earn well-1
merited success and appreciation.
THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY j
J^S an evidence of racial progress j
there has been on' exhibition in I
Omaha for several days a handsome!
automobile of what engineers say is of ;
almost faultless construction. This
car was designed and built by a Ne
gro, L. A. Headen, who is a mechan
ical genius and has had a most inter
esting career. Of him we shall write
more particularly later. Our purpose
now is simply to call attention to the
fact that Negroes have entered ser
iously into the automobile industry,
which vast as it is, is but still in its
infancy. The Headen Motor Company
of Chicago, with its own plant, is
building cars of such superior char
acter that they have broken two
world’s speed records. The plan is to
make this a strong company financial
ly by having members of the race
everywhere buy shares in the company
and thus help to build up a great in
dustry in which thousands of our
young people of mechanical, manager
ial, executive and clerical ability may
secure employment according to their
training and ability. Industrial j
emancipation is a great need for our
race in the United States, and the I
Headen Motor Company, incorporated,
of Chicago, Illinois, points the way in .
the automobile industry'. Get in and
push.
RADIOGRAMS
Bigamy is no joke; it’s derned hard
work.
If a woman is pretty she is glad she
is a woman.
No government official ever died
from overwork yet.
Quit thinking you can reap before
you sow. |
Take courage, and occasionally a
liver pill, also.
Very few go bankrupt through
benevolence.
The only devil there is is in the
mind.
"Twould be a queer shaped head that
fits a woman’s hat.
A fellow can get plenty of hell with
out reading Dante.
The pen Is mightier but the sword
pays better.
A soft answer won’t turn away a bill
collector.
Books are too high. Dime novels
now cost $1.50.
Cleverness and cussedness frequent
ly goes arm in arm.
The worst evils to threaten us are
ourselves.
It is the married man who thinks
seriously of marriage.
All’s well that ends well if it payB
well. I
Never put off till tomorrow those
you can do today.
Too many of us have millionaire
dispositions.
It takes valuable time to roll cigar
ettes.
Put down two and carry one—that’s
triplets.
Don’t spend too much time contem
plating.
HISTORY DAY BY DAY
Friday, Sept 15—The United States
forced a treaty upon the Haitian peo
ple which practically made them for
swear their independence, 1915.
Saturday, Sept. 16—First day school
for Negroes established at Fortress
Monroe, Va. The school laid the foun
dation of Hampton Institute and was
the beginning of the general education
of the Negro in the South, 1861.
Sunday, Sept. 17—William B. Purvis
of Philadelphia is the inventor of the
machines for making paper bags.
Other patents include an electric rail
way device, a fountain pen, and a
magnetic car-balancing device, 1921.
Monday, Sept. 18—The first record
ed argument concerning Negro suf
frage appears to have been a long de
bate, 1777-1778 session of the Massa
chusetts Constitutional Convention.
Tuesday, Sept. 19—In 1889, Mene
lik, King of Shoa, became Emperor
of Abyssinia. He died in 1913.
Wednesday, Sept. 20—Richard Dal
ton, afflicted with bad eyes, teaches
his slave boy to read any Greek writ
er without hesitancy, 1769.
Thursray, Sept. 21—President Lin
coln issues preliminary declaration
giving notice that on January 1, 1864,
he would free all slaves, 1862.
WANTED—An experienced Walker \
hair dresser, or one who is willing to jj
learn and take up the trade. Call i
Webster 2627.—Mrs. C. C. Johnson, tf '
COU NCIL BLU FFS SR”
In our last week’s issue a typo
graphical error made the name of
the donor of Lincoln Park read Mil
lard F. Roberts, instead of Millard
F. Roherer. Correction of the error
is made with apologies. Mr. Roherer
is a Marylander by birth, well past
three score and ten, a young man m
heart and activity still, and has been
active in Council Bluffs affairs for
fifty-one years.
Among the attractive business
places conducted by members of our
group in this city is the Sally Ward
Beauty Shop of which Miss Deborah
Williams is the successful proprie
tress. Miss Williams enjoys a large
patronage among the first citizens of
Council Bluffs.
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The Rev. J. P. Jackson, pastor of
Tabernacle Baptist church, and his
energetic congregation, are making
a marked impression upon the religi
ous life of the city.
Mr. William Gray, one of our pio
neer citizens, who recently underwent
a serious operation, has entirely re
covered and is feeling btter than he
has for years.
The Rev. A. Sims is the hard-work
ing pastor of the Methodist church
here. He is being loyally supported
by his people.
An encouraging sign of progress
among our people here is the fact
that a good proportion are and are
becoming home owrners.
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£ High Claes Secnr- 7
£ ities .$2,156,117.64 X
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£ and U. S. War Sav- T
£ ingg Certificates.. 560,352.50 y
£ Overdraft* . None y
£ Real Estate.All Charged Off X
;• FurnRure & Fixt’r’s 20,631.55 ❖
£ Actual Cash Resources V
£ Cash on hand and X
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Sight Deposits .. 826,574.84
Savings Deposits... 1,816,066.30 .'
Time Certificates. .. 298,838.02 f
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H. L. T1NI.EY Caahier Xl
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SERVICE FOR OLD FOLKS HOME
The special services for the Old
Folks Home which were held at Zion
Baptist church Sunday were largely
attended. The sermon by Rev. W. F.
Botts was very fitting and inspiring.
The inmates, accompanied by the
matron, through the courtesy of this
kindly minister sending his car for
them, attended and enjoyed immensely
the whole affair. Mrs. Kate Wilson
presided. Mrs. Cecelia Jewell played
the piano, Mrs. Lizzie Allen sang
‘‘Flee as a Bird", accompanied by Miss
Lucy Allen. Mrs. Lillian Black gave
a full report of the work done by
the home from its organization. Mrs.
Martha Taylor Smith, founder and
treasurer of the home, unveiled a
striking photo of the late Wm. Crutch
field with appreciative words of grat
itude. M. F. Singleton delivered an
address.
After the collection Mr. Headen was
presented, offered encouraging re
marks and gave $5.00 donation for the
support of the home. Mr. W. Custan
and Mrs. Wm. Crutchfield also donat
ed $5.00 toward the cause. The total
collection was $64.40. Thanks to the
general public.
MRS. W. H. MORTIMER, Pres.
ELISE TURNER, Secretary.
KINNEY’S
62-64 E. 5th St.
Council Bluffs, Iowa
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Girls’ Oxfords and Strap
Slippers, Patent and
Brown, Ix>w Heels
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Men’s I>ress Shoes and
Oxfords for Saturday—
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Dr. J. J. Jones, who formerly prac
ticed on the South Side, has recently
finished a course in the University of
Nebraska Dental College, Lincoln, and
has re-opened for business at Twenty
fourth and Seward streets. Phone
Webster 4314.
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