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THE 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 S^sond-Clas* Mail Matter July 2. 1915, at the Postoffice at Omaha. Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1879. _ THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Editor. I W. W. MOSELY, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb._ SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 A YEAR; $1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Appllcaton. Address The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone Atlantic 1322, W ebster 4243 ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE t UNITED STATES. \ I Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged. | ; | l. All persons bom or naturalized in the United States. £ and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the y ^ United States and of the State wherein they reside. No j state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the j privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor y shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- | < erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person 5 ! within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. 111 - I “OLD FOGYISM”—BUT SOUND ^/TE are willing to admit that some of our views on certain subjects fall under the ban of what many “pro gressive” (?) and younger folk call “old fogyism". Now, by “old fogy ism” they mean old-fashioned, and therefore outgrown views concerning morals, character and conduct. Con duct, you know, is the outward mani festation of character, and character is founded upon certain well-defined moral principles. Not only so, char acter is formed by the strict ooserv ance of what many consider irksome rules, and the restrictions, responsi bilities and courtesies placed upon us in cur intercourse one with another first in the home and then in larger ciicles such as school, the church and society at large. “Old fogyism” ne lieves that these principles and dis ciplinary restrictions and limitations are basic and cannot be disregarded without serious loss. For example, “old fogyism” believes that “those who dance must pay the fiddler.” That when young people, or older folk, for that matter, spend the night in dissipation, that they must pay the price in impaired health and in lowered standards of self-respect. And by! dissipation we do not necessarily mean intoxication and sensual indulgence. It may be perfectly legitimate and proper recreation and enjoyment, but CARRIED TO EXCESS. In fact we believe that there is greater danger in legitimate recreation, CARRIED TO EXCESS, than in that which is ad mittedly questionable. Questionable conduct and recreation shock and dis gust all who are not hardened, while inordinate pursuit of lawful pleasure insidiously undermines the moral fibre. As a case in point, we believe that it is a serious mistake to permit young people between the ages of say four teen and twenty to remain at parties until one and two o’clock in the morn ing. That is what we mean by carry ing legitimate recreation to excess. Young people of these ages should assemble early in the evening and leave for home not later than eleven o’clock. This enables them to get their needed rest and does not place them in the category of common night revelers. Young people and oljj^should have recreation. Parties for our young folk, under proper home condi tions, are to be encouraged and by no means discouraged. They should have their dances, properly conducted, and other forms of social recreation, but it should be seen that these are confined to reasonable hours, say be tween 8 aid 11 p. m., and not contin ued. as is becoming customary, far beyond the hour of midnight.. Yes, we know this is “Old Fogyism”—but it is sound as to principle and fact, and those who act upon it will not regret it. RADICALISM THAT rampant radicalism is striv ing to make converts among our group is not to be denied by those who keep abreast of the times. It is very natural, too, that these disciples of dis content, much of it admittedly justi fied, should believe that among Amer ican Negroes a fertile soil for their '■» doctrines should be found, because they know that this group holds high rank among the victims of injustice and discriminatory social conditions. They know that in many sections we are denied justice in the courts, and all over the land we are subjected to many civil disabilities and the denial of the common civil rights accorded all other classes of American citizens and even to foreigners and aliens.! That we are dissatisfied with these conditions they well know and, there- | fore, natuwllly conclude that we willI be quick to ally ourselves with forces, even of revolutionary tendencies, which promise to treat us fairly and to relieve us of these irksome condi- , tions. That they are making some converts among our people is un- J doubtedly true, but as yet. their num-1 her is negligble. There are easily' discoverable reasons for this. And chiefly because we are naturally a conservative and law-abiding people. We are not easily stampeded by any movement which seems to be radical and revolutionary. For this reason sovietism will not make rapid progress among our people; and even if it should get a headway, fair and just treatment upon the part of our more conservative and stable fellow Ameri can citizens would speedily retard it. Despite our conservative tendencies and predilections it is not safe to pre sume that continued and persistent discrimination and injustice may not have a tegrettable issue. TRIFLES. TT is temarkable what trifles will lead to estrangement between friends, estrangements which it seems almost impossible to overcome. The real fact is we do not honestly try to oveicome them. Our offended pride makes most of us arrant moral cow ards want'ng courage to confess it when we are wrong. Review the things that have brought estrange ment and perhaps bitterness into your life and see If after all they were noi mere trifles and not large and worth while things. KU KLUX KLAN NOT WANTED IN FRA Nil Paris, France, Jan. 5.—The nefari ous American Ku Klux Klan is not* wanted in France and will have a dif-, ficult time gaining a foot hold in this country, according to Paris news papers. It Is said that these vigorous de nunciations of the klan in the paper; came as a result of a report that the "Imperial Giant" Edward Young Clarke plans to place the organiza tion all over the world and that he will soon open headquarters in Lon don. "The American Ku Klux Klan will not find any welcome in continental Europe,” said the Echoe de Paris. "It is an organization of such character as is not wanted on this side of the Atlantic,” said another paper. “It Is a detestible sect of crazy Puritans,” said L’lntransigeant. "They are res ponsible for assassinations, burning; anrl destruction of churches filled witl religious treasures. It is a mysterious society, working in the dark, commit ting crimes for which the perpetrators are never punished.” "Newspapers from the United Stater of late date hav ebeen filled with dis patches detailing the horrifying ac tivities of the Ku Klux Klan, which cannot help but make real Americans bow their heads in shame to know that such a wranton set of men have banded themselves together In their country for the purpose of secretly breaking law,” said another writer. INCENDIARIES BURN BARN OF RICH NEGRO PLANTER Little Rock, Ark., Jan. 5—The police department received a call early last Tuesday morning from Jesse Branch, a wealthy Negro planter, living about 12 miles out on the Little Rock-Hot Springs highway, requesting that bloodhounds be sent out to track per sons who burned his bam. Branch said his bam was destroyed about 11:30 o’clock at night, the origin of the fire being unknown. He said sev eral other bams in that community had been destroyed within the past few months and that the fires were of mysterious origin. Branch lost all his feed, farming implements, horses, ^ two cows and a new wagon. | PROHI GETS CAPITOL WAITER FOR CARELESSNESS Washington, D. C., Jan. 2—The de termined drive to keep “thirkt-quench ers’ out of the capitol building caused a waiter in the capitol restaurant to be . cut off the government payroll. It is said that this waiter was doing such a land office business taking care of the members of congress dur ing the holiday season that he got a litl’e careless and dropped a flask of “shine" on the marble floor. This was y --- Sarawak Native With Knives With Which Fignting Cocks Are Armed. (Prepared by the National /Geographic I Society, Washington, D. C.) A country such us might have been the creation of the imagination of a I Rider Haggard is Sarawak, on the Island of Borneo—Use land of the white rajahs. There, in a territory j larger than Ohio, an English heredi tary rajah rules over a population of | 600,000 Malays, Duyuks and Kayans, ! with a sprinkling of Chinese and other . Fur Eastern peoples. And he rules in an exceedingly common sense way. ; Three rajahs of an English family I named Brooke have ruled over Sara- ; wak since 1830—uncle, nephew and i the son of the latter. It lias been Un aim of each, us the first rajah stated it, “to rule for the people and with tin people, and to teach them the rights ; of freemen under the restraints of government." Harmful customs, such I as head hunting, have been discouraged | or prohibited, but not one of ttieir j harmless activities, however bizarre to j the western mind, has lieen Interfered with. And though the white rajahs have endeavored to develop trade, they | have set their faees resolutely against anything that smacked of tne exploita tion of their people by either Euro peans or Asiatics. The Sarawak jungle, inhabited by what westerners would call "savages," Is better protected than many forests I of the United States, The jeluton tree, for example, yields a valuable gum, but is easily killed If improperly tapped. Inspectors have been up pointed by the government to Insure the proper handling of this important natural resource. Even butterflies— and the country is the home of some of the most beautiful of these insects —are protected by the Sarawak game laws. The history of the white rajahs of i Sarawak begun in 1839. At that time | the Dutch occupied the southern por ' tlou of Borneo, while the northern part i of the island was nominally under the ' rule of the Sultan of Brunei. Once Ruled by Brunei. Many years before. Brunei had been one of tile strongest kingdoms of the Malayan archipelago. Its sultans had ] conquered a lurge part of Borneo, as : well as several of the southern islands ! of the Philippines, industry was en couraged and un extensive trade with i China was developed. But luxury and i corruption had done their work until j there remained only a degenerate sul tan. with a retinue of licentious Malay j an nobles, whose sole occupation was to roll the people In order to cater to | the pleasures of their master. The sultan’s capital was, and re ' mains today, the town of Brunei, about 200 miles from the northern extremity of Borneo. In the days of Its glory, when the surrounding hills were covered with pepper gardens and wealthy merchants came In annually in fleets of Junks laden with rhe riches of China, the town may have merited in some degree Its appellation of the Venice of tlu^East; but for the past century It tms been nothing more than a few score of small | wooden houses built on piles on a | muddy hank which is bare at low tide, j exposing an accumulation of refuse j from which a stench arises that is a novelty even to one who has become accustomed to the varied odors of the j East. Sarawak was inhabited chiefly by Malays, Land Dayaks and Chinese, anjj had, at times, been independent under Malay rulers; but in 1839 its govern ment was In the hands of a vassal of the sultan, the Rajah Muda Hasim, weak and Incompetent, but apparently an amiable man. not entirely devoid of humanitarian instincts; for he did. on one occasion, avail himself of an opportunity to rend -r timely assistance to some shipwrecked English sailors. This event was the cause of James Brooke’s first visit to Sarawak, which led to his great work there and the establishment of the white rajahs. Advent of the Brooke*. Thjs action of the rajah was so un usual that the governor of Singapore and the Singapore chamber of com merce resolved to recognize his gener osity by sending presents and a letter of thanks. James Brooke, the son of Thomas Brooke of the East India com pany^ civil service, was chosen to car ry out this nil- ion. He sailed front Singapore In July, surveyed parts of the oast of wlait was destined to be come his domain, finding Its position so much in error that he was "obliged to clip some hundreds of miles of hab itable land off ilie charts.” On the 15th of August he anchored in the Sarawak river, at the town of* Kuching, where tie was well received by Hastm. After sis weeks he de parted, greatly to the regret of Ilaglm, whose confidence he had won. Mr. Brooke again sailed from Singa pore ott August IS, 1840, for Manila, Intending to pay only a short visit to llasim on the Cay; but he found his former friend distracted by rebellion In his country, which lie was powerless to control. The visitor reluctiintly.oon- [ seated to give assistance In restoring order In return for this service, Hastm i agreed to give Mr. Brooke the govern ment ami trade of Sarawak, with the title of HuJah; for llasim, who was heir presumptive to the throne of Bru- j nei, foresaw his own prestige height ened If he could return to Brunei, leaving Sarawak pacified in Mr. Brooke's control. But when llasim saw his country at peace as the result ot Brooke's efforts, he forgot his obligations to the visitor and connived In a plot uguinst the I latter. This failed, however, and he was obliged to fulfill his agreement and proclaim Brooke rajah and gover nor of Sarawak in September, 1841. The Sultan of Brunei confirmed the deed given by Hasitu and presently also acknowledged Ilajah Brooke’s complete Independence. Rajah Brooke wits recognized as an independent sovereign by the United States in 1850 and by Great Britain In 1863. Sir James Brooke died in 18(58. naming ns his successor to the raj his nephew, Charles Brooke. Sara wak was muds a British protectorate In 1888. What the People Are Like. With most of the Sarawak tribes, perSJthal cleanliness is the rule, and the Dayalut have been known to com ment on a white traveler to the effect that, although he seemed to be other wise all right, he did not bathe quite as frequently ns they considered nec essary. They are a fine race physical ly and delight in personal adornment, In which they show excellent taste In the use of colors for the ebawat, or loin cloth, and for the bead necklaces and headdresses. In common with the other tribes of Borneo, their houses arc long com munal dwellings built on posts 8 or 0 feet from the ground, a passageway on one side giving access to the rooms, each of which Is occupied by one family. The Band Uuyaks, unlike the other tribes, also build a square house on very high posts, considerably above the level of the "long house." It is called the “head bouse” from the fact that In It arp kept the heads which they have taken from their enemies. There are three fairly well defined So.-lal classes In the Knyan house: Tlie upper class, comprising the chief and his relatives, occupy rooms In the middle of the long house; the middle class, whose members are not related to the chief, occupy rooms on both sides adjoining, while the rooms at each end of the house are occupied by the slaves—that Is, the descendants of those captured in war. too much for the thirsty guests who could not stand to see the “precious stuff’ running wild on the floor. In stead of “crying over spilled milk,” they simply called the waiter a com mon bootlegger and he was promptly fired. The "flask episode" was reported to the Senate Rules committee and the matter investigated after which the waiter was deprived of his job. It is said the fatal accident occurred in the public dining room section of the cap itol restaurant. Thus the waiter lost his job for extreme carelessness. NOAH D. WARE, ATTY. NOTICE OK PROBATE WILL In the County Court of Douglas Coun ty, Nebraska, in the matter of the estate of John H. Costello, Deceased. All persons interested in said estate are hereby notified that a petition has been filed 1n said Court, praying for the probate of a certain Instrument now on file In said Court, purporting to be the last will and testament of said deceased, and that a hearing will be had on said petition before said Court on the 20th day of January, 1923, and that if they fail to appear ai Maid Court on the said 20th day of January, 1923, at 9 o’clock A. M., to contest the probate of said will, the Court may allow and; probate said will and grant administration of said es tate to I>elila. Costello or some other suitable iwson, enter a decree of heirship, and proceed to a settlement threof. BRYCE CRAWFRD, County Judge. 12-29-3t FOR RENT—Furntehod room for gentleman In strictly modern home. 2310 North 22nd street. Webster 1105. Please have your subscription ready when our collector calls. **♦ ♦*« **• **• *♦* *♦* *♦* *♦* *♦* *♦* *♦* *♦* V *♦* V . A 4 f 7 f ❖ ❖ ❖ | ;> t Now Going On I Our ! ! January White Sales 1 ♦♦♦ j | Eclipsing all Other Sales of their * Kind Heretofore Held in ❖ v v I This Big Store ❖ v *:* During These Great Sales You W ill Find in the Many Departments Participating *:* t Mountains of White Merchan- | t dise in Magnificent Array | X Bought When the Market was Low,We Will Sell I his *:* Merchandise on the Present High Market *♦* t At Low Market Prices i V V *♦* Since we bought most of this merchandise the price of raw cotton has increased more than 25',. And the price continues to go upward. The prices of silks and linens have like *♦* wise increased. But in the January White Sales The Brandeis Steve customers will buy *♦* this merchandise at the low’ market prices, thus profiting by our early and advantageous *$♦ V purchases. V V X V V r. . V A Large Percentage of This .Merchandise ll;ts Been Bought Through Great Concessions Made to Us, and We Will Offer It to Our Customers Accord ♦♦♦ ingly. *1* During This Sale in Addition to the I.ow Prices Made Possible Through ^ Special and Early Purchases, All White Merchandise Has Been Marked at a Much Closer Margin, Thus Giving Our Customers Extraordinary Ad a - vantages. a V V ❖ % The Departments Now Being % | Featured in These Sales are f ❖ ♦> | Linens, Domestics, Wash Goods, Philippine | * Underwear, Laces and * % • Embroideries $ ❖ ♦> *1* In addition to these, the following departments will feature white merchandise: SILKS, %♦ V INFANTS’ WEAR, FANCY GOODS, KNIT UNDERWEAR, NECKWEAR, CORSETS, f V V ♦♦♦ BLOUSES, HOSIERY and NOTIONS. *1* ♦** 4 ^R I Western Funeral Home I m Established by the late Silas Johnson K I 2518 Lake Street I I Continuing the same considerate I S efficient service I S John Albert Williams, Executor I I Webster 0248 I