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$2.00 a Year 5c a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1922 Whole Number 383 Vol. VIII—No. 19
HOWELL DEFEATS
SENATOR HITCHCOCK
OVERWHELM IHGLY
Republican Candidate Swept Into
Office Upon an Unprecedented
Tidal Wave of Nebraska
Votes.
BRYAN ELECTED GOVERNOR
Endres Defeats Sheriff Clark by
Close Margin; Beal Is High
Man for County Attorney;
Bauman Beats Ure.
Many surprises were revealed in the
hotly contested election of Tuesday.
Among these were the overwhelming
victory of II. Reecher Howell over
Senator Hitchcock, for the United
States Senatorship; the enormous vote
given Charles W. Bryan, democratic
candidate for governor; and Bauman’s
unlooked for majority for a county
office over William G. Ure, veteran
campaigner, for county treasurer.
Howell’s majority over Hitchcock is
over 70,000 votes, an unprecendented
record in this state. Bryan’s major
' ity overtops the 50,000 mark. Bau
man beat Ure by over 8,000, which Ib
a democratic, record. Sears, republi
can, defeats Hanley for congress by a
handsome majority. Beal, republican,
defeats Magney for county attorney,
and leads the county ticket. The fierc
est fight centered around the office of
sheriff. This was a battle royal in
which Endres, democrat, defeats Mike
Clark, the republican incumbent for
the past eight years, by less than 400
votes. The legislature will be mixed
with the republicans in control. in
Douglas county with few exceptions,
the successful candidates for the leg
islature and senate were elected by
majorities considerably under fifty,
several being less than twenty, show
ing how close the election was, and
pointing out how valuable and impor
tant a few votes may prove in deter
mining success or defeat. The only
democrat who pulled through on the
state ticket with Bryan, was Charles
W. Pool, for secretary of state, and
it is worthy of note that he carried a
half page advertisement in the last
issue of The Monitor. Prospective
candidates, please take notice.
An unusual feature of this election
was the number of colored men and
women who were active workers at
the polls for democratic candidates.
This is the first time in the history of
this city that this has occurred. There
can be no question that this unusual
feature of this campaign contributed
largely to the success of such candi
dates.
LINCOLN CONFERENCE NOTES
The following Brethren of the
charges In the Topeka District have
raised their centenary quota In full
for the present Annual Conference
year:
The Reverends A. W. White, Mound i
City, Kansas; Charles Simms, Salina;
E. J. Turner, Clay Center; B. J. Don
nell, Dunlap; J. J. Cabel, Chanute;
B. C. W. Cox, Manhattan; every charge,
save four, made a contribution toward
the "I Will Maintain Fund.”
Rev. P. A. Morrow, Kansas City,
Kansas, leads In the amount of giving
for this fund. Charles Simms, of Sa
llna, gives the next highest amount.
The Evangelistic Campaign of the Dis
trict wag launched In Armourdale,
Kansus, October 17, by Mrs. Mary E.
Jones, the Negro woman evangelist.
A five night meeting at Armourdale,
conducted by her, resulted In twenty
conversions and accessions. Fifty
dollars, after collections and the en
tire Centenary and Benevolent quotas
for that charge, was raised In addition.
The Rev. A. W. White, of Mound
City, is the first pastor of the district
to secure the entire quota of subscrib
ers for the South Western Christian
Advocate.
Rev. E. C. W. Cox, of Manhattan,
Kansas, leads the district in the total
amount of money raised and sent In
to the office for the centenary for this
conference year.
The third quarterly conference of
the Grove M. E. Church, 22nd and
Seward street, was held Sunday, Nov.
5th. liev. G. G. Logan, district super
intendent, preached morning and eve
ning. The Topeka District Conference
will be held in Salina, Kansas, Dec.
7-10. A group meeting will be held
in the U Street church, Dec. 16-17. On
Sunday, Dec. 17, Bishop Homer O.
Stuntz and Rev. Doctor J. C. Sherill
will be the preachers at Grove M. E.
church, 22nd and Seward street
MEN’S CLUB WILL HOLD
MEETING MONDAY NIGHT
The Men’s Club of the Church of St.
Philip the Deacon will hold its regular
monthly meeting Monday night at St.
Philip’s rectory. It will be a social
gathering with games and refresh
ments.
! OKLAHOMA OIL QUEEN
MARRIES KANSAS BOV
7
I High School Athlete Wins Heart of
Sarah Rector, Richest Colored
Girl in the World.
Lawrence, Kans., Nov. 10.—The
community has just recently learned
of the marriage of Miss Sarah Rector,
reputed to be the richest colored girl
in America, and Kenneth Campbell,
crack high school athlete and winner
of a scholarship to Lincoln Univer
sity.
Miss Rector will be remembered as
being amongst the first of the col
oi ed Oklahoma oil land owners. Her
transformation from a poor farm girl
to a possessor of great wealth has
surrounded her name with romance.
Following the hard fight she made
in getting her fortune out of the
hands of the Oklahoma white oil
sharks, Miss Rector moved noith.
Mr. and Mrs. Campbell will make
their home at their beautiful resi
dence at Lawrence, Kansas.
ADDRESSES EPWORTH LEAGUE
McCABE METHODIST CHURCH
The Rev. John Albert Williams, pas
tor of St. Philip’s Episcopal church,
delivered an address Sunday afternoon
before the Epworth League of the Mc
Cabe Methodist Church, Forty-first and
Harney. This enterprising organiza
tion which consists of earnest and
alert young people have been studying
as a mission class for several weeks
the Negro in the United States, and
frankly confess that they have learned
many things about the so-called race
problem In America which have opened
their eyes. Under ttieir broad-minded
and able young pastor, the Rev. E
Lament Geissinger, these earnest
Christian young people are broadening
their vlsiop and enlarging their sym
pathy for all mankind. Hermdn Cro
well Is president of the League.
THE MOSAIC TEMPLARS
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
The Mosaic Templars of America,
one of the most powerful organizations
of our group in this country, is mak
ing u drive for new members. This
campaign concludes the latter part of
December. The local lodge is exceed
ingly active and it is believed that no
city or state will show a larger per
centage of increase than Omaha and I
Nebraska. Monday night at Pleasant
Green Baptist church, Twenty-second
and Paul streets, a public meeting will
be held by the Mosaics, with speeches |
by members of the order. A large cn- j
lollment is anticipated. Rev. D. M.
McQueen, state grandmaster will pre
side. •
INVITE PROMINENT
MEMBERS OF RACE
TO VISIT ISLAND
Vocational Education and General
Industrial Survey Planned
By the Haitian Gov
ernment.
QMLIFIEt FOR THE MISSION
Special to The Monitor by Walter
.1. Singleton.
Washington, D. C., November 10.
—President Borno of the Republic of
Haiti, has invited Professor W. T. B.
Williams, and Mr. Robert Church to
proceed to that country on important
missions, respectively.
Prof. Williams Is to investigate
the possibilities of establishing a sys
tem of vocational schools similar to
that of Tuskegee Institute. Prof.
Williams’ selection for this work is
a haj>py one. He is a graduate of
Hampton Institute, Phillip’s Academy
and was graduated, with marked dis
tinction, from Harvard University in
the class of 1897. He went from
Hampton to Tuskegee when Doctor
Moton was selected to suceed the late
Doctor Booker T. Washington. Prof.
Williams’ scholarship ami personal
qualifications are of such a high or
der that his selection by the Haitian
government for so important a mis
sion is well received in all circules,
and acknowledged as a well deserved
honor.
Mr. Robert Church of Memphis,
Tenn., is known for his activities in
public life. His business career, in
his home city, as well as his wide ex
perience, will make him useful to the
Haitian republic in promoting its in
dustrial organization, which he has
been Invited to do.
These gentlemen are expected to
sail for Haiti In the near future.
President Borno has shown wisdom
and foresight in sending to America
for advice and assistance in the pro
motion of advanced educational meth
ods and better industrial organization,
and his policy will be far reaching
in its benefits.
BEECHER HOWELL
Republican United States Senator-Elect who was chosen Tuesday
by a majority of 75,000, the largest majority ever given any
citizen of the state. *
AFRICAN NATIVES
RESENT COLOR BAR
IN CHRISTIANITY
Lading African Newspepers Maintains
That New Spirit Is Awakening
Among 1’eople of the Dark
Continent.
MOHAMMEDANISM ADVANCES
Attributes Islamic Successes to True
Brotherhood Practiced l*y Fol
lowers o fol'rescent Battier
Thun of the Cross.
Johannesburg, S. Africa, Nov. 10—
(Crusader Service.) Commenting on
the recent conference of the African
section of the Johannesburg diocese,
the Abantu-Batho, one of the leading
native newspapers published in the
vernacular and In Ehglish, makes the
following interesting editorial state
ments:
"We are on the threshold of great
things. There is something moving
among the Bantu people—something
with which both church and state will
reckon in the near future. There h%>
come into being among the Bantu p<W
ple a new spirit—a spirit of national
ism. That is why there is a religious
and political discontent among them.
Today they know that they are a peo
ple, and that they have a definite place
in God’s scheme of things. They are
growing into fanhood, and it will be
useless for anybody to try and prevent
their progress.
"Those who followed the discussion
which took place in the conference
must haVe been struck by the bold
manner in which protests were made
against the color bar in church. To
some people these protests ma^ appear
to be childish or to be the work of
"native agitators.’’ In consequence
they will attach no importance to them,
but we who know how our people feel
in the matter of their rights can see
looming in the distance some tiling
similar to the European reformation.
“Christianity as taught by Europeans
has so far failed to carry out the ob
jects and Ideals of its founders, in
the first place, it has failed to estab
lish one church, and in consequence
has made the establishment of a hu
man brotherhood under the Father
hood of God impossible; while It
teaches the Fatherhood of God and the
brotherhood of man nevertheless it
still recognizee, and worse than this
it encourages with all its might, the
gulf between Jew and Gentile. It
draws a line of demarcation between
color and color, race and race, nation
and nation. Thus it may be said, with
out exaggeration, that it is responsible
for all the hatred and bitterness that
exist throughout the Christian world.
For how can we account for the at
rocities and barbarities that were com
mitted during the great war by the
Christian nations of Europe. We
never heard of a Mohammedan nation
waging war against the followers of
Islam. But the world today is in a
state of turmoil and mankind Is suf
fering because of the jealousies and
quarrels that exist among the Chris*
tian nations.
"The failure of European Christian
ity lies in the fact that the religion of
the Son of God has been used as a
political weapon for taming undevel
oped races to facilitate their exploita
tion by white men. No one can find
fault with Christianity as taught by
Christ on the banks of Jordan, the sea
of Galilee, and on th# Mount of Olives.
There Christ taught the love of God
for all mankind; He taught the Father
hood of God and the brotherhood of
man; He preached the gospel of peace
on earth and good will to all men.
To him Jew and Gentile were the sons
of God bound together by the ties of
His Fatherly love. But European
Christianity is the anti-thesis of these
doctrines; it preaches nationalism, ra
cialism and sectarianism.
‘‘Now the question is whether here
in Africa Protestantism will be allowed
to continue its mischief making or not?
But the challenge that has been made
hv the native section of the Diocese of
Jachannesburg clearly shows that it
will Booner or later, face an African
Protestantism. No one can deny the
fact that our people throughout the
country are fed up with the policy of
segregation In church and state. The
day Is not far off when they will claim
absolute control of their affairs both
religiously and politically. Already
there is a good number of them who
have, on account of color bar in church
come to the conclusion that what is
wanted Is the establishment of a na
tional church controlled by themselves
The agitation of the native section 01
the Anglican church for absolute
equality in church is a significant sign
of the times, it Is a sign which shows
that Protestantism is passing thru
a crisis which is bound to culminate
into something similar, as w« have
already said, to European reforma
tion. More and more the educated
Africans feel that they cannot occupy
a place of inferiority In church as well
aB in state. They feel, also, that
European Christianity is In many re
spects foreign to their national as
pirations, tradition and customs.
“In the meantime, from the north
virile Mohammedanism is steadily
sweeping southward. Before Its prac
tical application oi the Ideal principle
of the Fatherhood of God and the con
sequent brotherhood of man, European
Christianity fades wherever contact be
tween the advanced lines of the two
religions Is established. The logical
mind of the African cannot sec any
thing worthy In a religion which fos
ters race prejudice and the color bar
and even in the case of native converts
to Christianity the present trend is to
repudiate the religion of the dominant
races of Europe for a religion based
upon the practical application of the
brotherhood of man.” ,
OMAHA BRANCH N, A. A. C. P.
HOLDS ANNUAL ELECTION
Henry Vi. Black Is Re-elected Presi
dent and H. L. Anderson Treasurer.
Other Officers New Ones.
The Omaha Branch of the N. A. A.
C. P. met at St. John’s A. M. E. church
last Sunday afternoon for the annual
election of officers. Two of the for
mer corps were re-elected, these were
Henry W. Black, as president, and
i Harry L. Anderson, as treasurer. The
other officers chosen were the Rev.
Russell Taylor, vice-president; J. H.
Smith, secretary; and Mrs. Louise
Cooper, assistant secretary.
AMERICAN OFFICER
CLAIMED INVOLVED
IN LIBERIAN CASE
Alleged lo Have Ordered Shooting of
Native Soldier Who liefnsed to
He Impressed Into Work
Without I’av.
AROUSE HOSTILE SENTIMENT
Africans Bitter Against United States
and Opposition to Liberian
Loan Freely
Voiced.
Monrovia, Liberia, Nov. 10.—The
trial and conviction of Mendi Quelle, a
frontier soldier for the wilful killing
of a natve, Jammie recently, uncovered
in fullest measure local hostility to
ward Americans and the American
government.
The Liberian frontier force is under
the sole direction of U. S. A. officers
whom Liberians hold responsible for
the outrageous murder. This is only a
poor taste of what will happen when
Liberia comes under United States
rule, according to the natives.
Evidence produced at the trial
proved that one Lieutenant Stanford,
white, ordered his native soldiers to
raid a village, in Bassa county, and
secure by force laborers to carry his
soldiers’ baggage.
This order directly conflicted with
the recent proclamation issued by
President King that no forced labor
is to be eallPd out in the interior and
that all workers must be paid for their
services wheh rendered. The whole
Bassa village revolted against Lieuten
ant Stanford’s order and the native
Jammie w'as shot. At the trial last
week he was convicted for murder and
sentenced to be hanged.
Sentiment Against the Loan.
General sentiment among the civ
ilized Liberians as well as the natives
is that the United States is buying Li
beria with the $5,000,000 loan, and that
the IT. S. marines will proceed in Li
beria just as they do In Haiti or Cuba.
Especially distasteful to the natives
Is the loan provision, that the loan
commissioners will be immune to ar
rest while drecting financial affairs
in Africa. If commissioners are im
mune to arrest should they beat, rape
or murder Liberians will not Liberians
also be immune from arrest if they
commit crimes against the American
commissioners? Surely, immunity
sho' hl work In both directions.
Under the loan agreement, it is de
clared here that President King will
also receive an increase in salary so
lhat he will be getting $23,000 per
year.
CENTRAL HIGH TRIMS
LINCOLN—'SCORE 19 TO 6
Galloway, Howell and Thomas Distin
guish Themselves.—Lewis Makes
Good Showing for Lincoln.
One of the best football games that
devotees of this sport have seen in this
city was that of last Saturday at Lea
gue Park between Central and Lincoln
wit ha triumphant record and inas
much as Central had gone down be
fore the aggregation from the Capitol
for six successive years, the Links were
confident of another victory. They
were doomed to disappointment. Cen
tral scored a touchdown within, the
first five minutes of play. The ter
rific line plunges of Galloway and
Howell took the legislators off their
feet. It was a well-played game from
start to finish. Both Central and
Lincoln showed fine teamwork. The
three colored boys, Galloway, Thomas
and Ennis, on Central did stellar work
but the two outstanding players were
Galloway and Howell. Lewis, colored
half-back for Lincoln, showed up to
good advantage, but the outstanding
star of that strong aggregation was
Thomas. The score was 19 to 6, Gal
loway making a touchdown within a
few seconds of the end of the last
quarter.
A preliminary game between Central
and Lincoln’s reserves was also a
snappy, well-fought game in which
neither side scored. Lincoln would
have scored when Wagner cleared the
whole defense on an end run but for a
fine tackle by Williams, Central quar
ter, which nearly knocked the speedy
Centralite cold, but in which he sent
Wagner through the air in a totally
uncalled position. For the Central
reserves Williams, Muxen and Hughes
were the principal ground gainers;
and Luscombe and Gordon for the Lin
colnites.
75 PER CENT FOR DEMOCRATS
New York, Nov. 10.—Civil Service
Commissioner Ferdinand Morton,,
hijad of the Colored Democracy
League, pledged 75 per cent of New
York’s vote to A1 Smith, white, demo
cratic candidate for governor. He
turns show that he kept his promise.
13-YEAR-OLD BOV
BUST FACE DEATH
IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
To Pay Extreme Penalty for Killing
of Woman—Another Example
of Famous “Oklahoma
J ustice”.
McAlester, Okla., Nov. 10.—Coming
as a crowning and inglorious climax
to the sordid record of Oklahoma, is I
the announcement that Elias Ridge, |
a'13-year-old colored boy, must go to
his Maker via electric chair.
The youth, the youngest to have
ever received a death sentence, was
sent to the chair by Judge A. C. |
Brewster of Pryor, Okla., after the
boy had pleaded guilty to the murder
of Mi's. George Adair. According to
the story, the woman was killed after
a desperate struggle.
When asked why he had committed
the crime, he replied that his brother
in-law, Hardy Smith, had told him to
do it, and had promised to give him
a pet, to which the youth had taken
a particular liking.
PLANS COMPLETED FOR
RED CROSS DRIVE
“All plans have been completed for a
very successful Red Cross drive,” Dr.
A. C. Stokes, Chairman of the local
Red Cross Chapter, told women work
ers at a luncheon at the Fontenelle
Hotel Wednesday.
More than 500 women will take part
in the drive, which will start Nov. 13
to last three days. The city has been
divided into districts and a quota will
be set for each one of them. Omaha’s
total quota is $25,000. Many of the
prominent men and women of this city
have signified their intention of refus
ing to contribute $1.00, but insist on
giving a larger sum. Subscriptions of
$25 and $50 are being received from
them.
“The work of the Red Cross is well
known here,” said Mr. Stokejx “What
it did during the war—what it did
during the Omaha tornado—what it
did to relieve the suffering following
two calamities in the city—what it is
now doing to aid disabled soldiers,
makes it one of the most important
o.fvic organizations of Omaha. It de
serves your support, it needs your sup
port, for it must live."
CLENLANS WOMAN’S CLUB
HOLDS REGULAR MEETING
0 _______
The Ophelia Clenlans Woman’s Club
held its regular weekly meeting Wed
nesday afternoon at the residence of
Mrs. George H. Ashby, 2111 Popple
ton avenue, Mrs. Alice M. Smith pre
siding. Miss Ida Morrell of Buffalo,'
N. V., was a guest of the Club. Plans
were made for a bazaar to be held at
the North End “Y55 December 14.
CLAIM THAT FAMOUS
REGIMENT HAS BEEN
RELIEVED OF ARMS
The Twenty-fourth Infantry, With an
Honorable Record, Now Sta
tioned in Georgia, Is
Disarmed.
A PROTEST HAS BEEN FILED
New York, Nov. 10.—The office of
the N. A. A. C. P. has received an
authentic report that the 24th U. S.
Colored Infantry Regiment has been
disarmed after being sent to Camp
Benning, Ga.
The commanding officer, Colonel
Schofield, has been relieved of com
mand and in his stead Colonel Ricklin,
a Southern cracker, has been appoint
ed. Protest was filed immediately
with Secretary of War Weeks in
Washington.
Apparently the action of the War
Department was caused by white
Georgians who feared a repetition of
what took place in Houston, Texas,
in 1917. The association is asking
its members in all parts of the coun
try to request the War Department
to recall the 24th from Georgia.
BUILDS $50,000 PALACE
New York, Nov. 10.—A palace cost
ing $50,000 is being erected in Larch
mount, a suburb, It is reported for
■ Marcus Garvey.
TEN COMMANDMENTS
PROCURE AUTHOR’S
FREEDOMFROM JAIL
Man Arrested for Vagrancy Sljows
Judge Book Containing New
Decalogue and Is
Discharged.
COMMENDED BY MAfilSTRATE
Booklet Being Distributed by Author
When Arrested Contains Sound
Advice Which Should Be
Heeded.
Jacksonville, Fla., Nov. 10.—(Pres
ton News Service.)—Edwin Burch,
charged with vagrancy, handed the
police judge a copy of his booklet
which he was distributing among Ne
groes here and was discharged by the
official with the following comment:
“I think your work will accomplish
more for the betterment of your peo
ple than me sending you to the
prison farm. I snll told that the po
lice found you at the union depoot
passing out these books to colored
people. You say you have just land
ed in town. After looking over, your
booklet I am confident that you will
be able to accomplish much good in
this city by placing it in the hands of
your people. You are at liberty to
carry on this good work here.”
The commandments follow:
1. Men, women, boys, girls, hus
bands, wives, sweethearts and lovers;
hate not work, it is the first step to
progress, prosperity, honesty, respect
ability and wealth.
2. Keep within the confines of the
law. Crime and the violation of laws
pay off only in grief, worry, sorrow
and misery.
3. Love, adore and cherish the Ne
gro woman; by this you respect your
mother and gain the respect of your
fellowman.
4. Remember, America has done
more for you than any other country
in the world, and will do more in
proportion to the number of converts
from ignorance to intelligence. Let
well enough alone.
5. Remember, in America, Canada,
Mexico or across the sea you are a
Negro wherever you may be. The
stain shall be forever upon thee. The
history of the Negro has been written
and cast to the four comers of the
world. You cannot overcome his
tory.
6. Remember, when mingling with
evil associates, you are swinging upon
the jail house gate£. Desperadoes,
outlaws and bad characters, all must
bow before the forces of law and
order.
7. Do not attempt to do some
things you see in the movie show.
Moving pictures have caused the eyes
of many to be opened and ahve caused
the eyes of many to be closed.
8. Respect the man who owns this
country. He is your best friend after
all. He gave you a home in the best
country in the world. Otherwise you
would be, perhaps, this day. in dark
Africa, the least civilized, less devel
oped and ercognized of all countries.
9. Listen not to slick-tongued self
styled Negro leaders, who give you
a mouthful of sweet dreamy talk and
take a handful of your hard earned
money.
10. Remember the money the Ne
gro spends in fine churches, auto
mobiles. conventions and foolishness
would build hundreds of mills, facto
ries, plants, hospitals, office build
ings and old folks’ homes, thus giving
work to thousands of Negro men.
women, boys and girls who pose and
repose upon our street corners.
WEARS PRAYER TO GUARD
AGAINST BEING SHOT
Newark, N. J., Nov. 2.—A written
prayer, exhorting the Lord to protect
him from ‘‘shot, shell and all other
kinds of porjectiles,” was found in a
chamois bag suspended over the head
of Frank Ray, an alleged burglar, ar
rested here last week.
NEW DYER BILL COMING
St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 10.—Congress
man L. C. Dyer, of this city, has an
nounced that as soon as his Anti
Lynching bill passes the senate, he
will introduce another measure to
reduce the congressional representa
tion In southern states where col
ored people are disfranchised.
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