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Monitor Publishing Company.
Bntered as S< cond-Class Mall Matter July 2. 1915, at the Postofflce at
Omaha. Nebraska, under the Act of March S, 1879.
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, W. W. MOSELY, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb.
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MAY OVERTHROW THE EVIL.
rpHB DEATH of a North Dakota
-*■ farmer boy who wras brut
ally beaten by the whipping boss
of a convict camp In Florida
will we hope strike the death
knell of the convict lease sys
tem of Florida and other southern
states. Negroes by the thousands
have been done to death through
out the Southland under the same
conditions as the young white boy
of North Dakota was murdered. The
pernicious feeing system by which
sheriffs and petty magistrates receive
so much per head for the delivery of
laborers to lumber, turpentine and
other like industries in the South
ern states encourages such gross
abuses as the case of Martin Tarbet
reveals. For mere peccadiloes and
petty crimes thousands of Negroes
have been given long terms on chain
gangs and farmed out to contractors
whose brutal bosses beat, bruise,
maim and murder them with impun
ity and without any fear of being'
brought to justice. As these hap
less victims are only “nigger con
victs” nothing is ever done about It.
Had the parents of Martin Tarbet
failed to investigate the death of
their son his case would have passed
into oblivion as have countless cases
of black boys whose crime or crimes
were no greater than that of his,
namely stealing a ride on a railroad
train. It may be that the case of
this white farmer boy whose fate has
stirred North Dakota, will be the
torch which will light the tire of de
struction for the pernicious system
which has claimed so many unfor
tunate victims of our race. Protests
of black folk against Florida's ini
quitous convict lease system and
similar evils have been in vain. The
case of Tarbet has focussed atten
tion upon it so strongly that doubt
less now the nation will take heed.
HOME DISCIPLINE NEEDED.
CANE of the crying needs of our
time is better discipline in the
home. This does not mean that
children should be mistreated or
abused, but it does mean that they
should be compelled to be obedient
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and respectful. America today is
menaced by a spirit of lawlessness.
Disrespect for law is widely preval
ent. Much of this is directly trace
able to disobedience to parents, the
first authority that children must
Obey. Children do not obey their
parents. In many homes the wise :
injunction of St. Paul, which is but
the echo of an Authority higher than
he, **<liildren obey your parents,"
is treated practically as though it
were obselete and entirely out of
date. It is not too much to say that
in many homes this injunction seems
to have been revised to read "Par
ents obey your children."
This spirit of disobedience is in
the air. We know how difficult the
task of rearing obedient children is.
It is difficult we admit: but this dif
ficulty does not absolve parents from
their God-given responsibility of do
ing their full duty. In many cases
the training begins too late. The
tiny infant is so sweet and cute that
we let it have its way and before
we are aware of it there is a certain
fixedness of will which grows strong- i
er with the growing months and 1
years.Finding the child wilful and
difficult to control, parents turn the 1
child over to the school teacher to
do for it what the parents have neg- !
lected to do. Undisciplined at home j
the child resents discipline in school
and causes serious trouble there
The disobedient child becomes the
disobedient man. and so disrespect
for law and order grows. Home dis
cipline is an essential factor in the
moral and spiritual development of
any people. We cannot afford to ■
neglect it.
COURTESY.
QUD-PASHIONED COURTESY is not
only a mark of gentle breeding
but is pays big returns in every way
Be courteous at all times to every
body. Curtness is often considered
by the shallow-minded a mark of
superiority. This is a mistake,
courtesy is the credential of that su
periority of character which ail
should covet. Be courteous. Cul
tivate courtesy.
MINNESOTA RULES.
iyf INNESOTA’S Supreme Court
has just handed down a deci
sion which sustains the protest of
our people against the anti-mixed
bout rules recently promulgated by
several states, Nebraska among the
number. The high court of Minne
sota has ruled that such discrimina
tion is absolutely unconstitutional
and orders the rescinding of such
rules in Minnesota. The Monitor
has steadily maintained that the ar
bitrary ruling of Nebraska’s boxing
commission in this regard was a di
rect violation of both the state and
federal constitutions and therefore
should be rescinded. That our posi
tion was absolutely sound the deci
sion of the Supreme Court of Minne
sota proves. What action now will
Nebraska take? We believe Gover
nor Bryan can be depended upon to
do his duty.
HARVARD OVERSEERS ACT.
JJARVARD overseers have spok
en. * Wisely, we believe; sin
cerely we hope. Their voice is un
equivocal for maintaining Harvard’s
honorable tradition of admitting all
students who can meet the required
intellectual and moral test and this
without any discrimination as to
race or religion. This is as it should
be. The policy announced by Presi
dent Lowell was a most regrettable
backward step, and it should be a
matter of congratulation to all right
thinking Americans that the govern
ing body of that historic university
has over-ruled the ill-advised action
of one from whom by birth, tradition
and training a broader-minded pol
icy was confidently expected.
THE < 'ALL.
By George Wells Parker
(Crusader Service)
Across the world like a sigh of
winds awakened, none knows how
or why or where, comes a new call.
Perchance it birthed in the thunders
that have shaken earth; perchance it
is one of those mystic reactions
which God and Nature bring forth
from the aludels of time. But it is
a call that shall be sounded a thou
sand times, in a thousand different
w'ays and places, and by a thousand
different voices. It is a call that
shall become the we> and woof of
story and song, of verse and prose, of
essay and history. It is the call of
the black races to claim the glor
ious heritage of pride and intellect
and spirit, which the past has held
for them.
Long have these black folk dream-1
ed that some uncharted path of earth
might open to them and that they
might find their way without the
bruising of feet and the torturing of
soul. Hate and alien tradition placed
upon their brow the curse of Cain,
upon their minds the chains of ignor
ance and upon their shoulders the
burdens of the world. But never
star was lost that it did not rise
afar. Time left a fragment of a
dream in their aching hearts and
love a shred of passion in their
blood They were bereft of visions, .
but amidst their external wonder-1
ings crept glimpses of forgotten j
glories and unheralded flashes from
the flambeaux that black races car
ried when the world was young.
The white man’s history is an un- !
vintageable sea and his teaching a !
slumbrous anadyne. But truth has
tugged at the bruised and broken
chords and fact is growing where ex
pectation never breathed. The tide
of time has turned for us and faith
is blotting out the dark.
Let us heed the call. No race
ever rose to power that did not love
itself; no race can ever love itself
that has no pride.
Nebraska Civil Rights Bill
Chapter Thirteen of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, Civil Rights.
Enacted in 1893.
Sec. 1. Civil rights of persons. All persons within this state shall
be entitled to a full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advan
l tages, facilities and privileges of inns, restaurants, public conveyances,
barber shops, theatres and other places of amu.sement; subject only to the
* conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to every
person.
Sec. 2. Penalty for Violation of Preceding Section. Any person who
shall violate the foregoing section by denying to anv person, except for
reasons of law applicable to all persons, the full enjoyment of any of the
accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges enumerated in the
foregoing section, or by aiding or inciting such denials, shall for each
MASK VEIL VOGUE
Face Covering Is Made of Many
Different Materials.
Lace, Embroidered Chiffon, Fish Nat,
Metallic Tulle, Are Among the
Favored Fabrics.
The renewed tureens of the coquet
Ish "mask veil" has been very appar
ent In Franee this winter, notes a
fashion writer In the Boston Qlohe.
These quaint veils are made of many
different materials—lace, embroidered
chiffon, fish net, metallic tulle, etc.
But always they are mysterious and
becoming. Quite young girls can wear
these veils with certnln success; they
are really little more than a frill at
tached to the hat hrlm, part of th#
trimming Itself, and for this reason
they do not look at all set or mar
tronly.
One model is a beautiful turban
made of suede kid and panne; quite a
simple shape, but made uncommon by
the clever way In which a long lace
scarf, very fine Hnd supple, Is ar
ranged. In the front It makes a mask
veil which Just reaches the tip of the
nose. At one side it forms a sort of
waterfall frill, and on the other side
It is quite long and mingles with a
length of wide ribbon.
The quaint little cloche model will
appeal to many American girls. Noth
ing eccentric about this hat—a simple
shape with large, very flat, flowers at
either side, these flowers of obviously
No. 1—Scarf Veil of Blue Tulle, Sil
ver Embroidered. No. 2—New Veil
of Purple Silk Fish Net. No. 3—
The Long Black Net Veil.
unreal order—Just big decorative or
naments for a simple hat. The veil
shown on this model looks like a bird
cage veil, but it is not quite that. It
falls long and straight from the hat
brim and lias some fine embroideries
on the border.
Over the tricorn model, the veil of
purple fish net Is winsome.
NEW LONG SKIRTS ARE KIND
Bowlegs and Heavy Ankles Now Hid
den from View by the Modern
Elongated Garment.
Longer skirts, which are making a
strong play for supremacy in the
realm of feminine style, not only are
supplanting the short ones which were
an Important element In creating the
well-known "flapper,” but they are do
ing much to standardize the lower
limbs Of the fair sex—so far as the
casual observer is concerned.
"Not long ago," said the executive
director of the Associated Dress In
dustries of America, “the variety of
types of ankles in plain view of every
passerby would easily remind one of
the Chinese alphabet—no two alike.
It would have been a difficult Job to
select from a random crowd of women
and girls a complete chorus of the
Follies. Thin ones resembling pipe
stems, shapeless In the extreme, oc
cupied a place In the same picture
with stout ones—architecturally built
for supporting almost any load.
From now until further changes
are made the lady of the land will
reveal to the public gaze no more than
eight or ten Inches of lower ex
tremity.
Smart Headdress.
Headdresses ore smarter than ever
before. Of these, both Jeweled and of
rich metal fabrics, much might he
written, for their role Is a most Impor
tant one. To the particular woman
whose hair Is not her greatest glory or
whose looks are Just growing In after
bobbing, the elaborate headdress comes
ns a godsend, and this Is especially
tme of the American woman, who Is
rather negligent in the matter of giv
ing to her hair the admirable, well
groomed appearance achieved by the
French woman.
Trimming for Hats.
Rlts of moleskin cut In squares, dia
mond shapes and circles are combined
with velvet flowers its trimming on
bright-colored hats of felt and velours.
SHOE REPAIRING —Charles L.
Curry’s new location for Shoe Repair
ing, in rear of 1520 North Tewnty
Sixth street, where he will be pleased
to serve customers and friends. Tel.
Webster 3792. —4t.
Plrat-Claes Modern Furnished Rooms
—1702 No. 26th St Web. 476*. Mrs
L. M. Bentley Erwin.
FOR RENT—Three nicely furnished
rooms for man and wife, or men.—
Webster 4432.
THE BLACK DRESS
Old Favorite Is to Be Popular
Again This Spring.
Change In Silhouette la Centered In
the Sleeve—Frankly Quaint
In Effect.
The variety of type expressions
slated for spring wear appears to be
Infinitely greater than the lists of past
seasons, writes a fashion cnrrespon
dent. The supremacy of the black
dress, regulated altogether upon the
slim outlines that become the nat
Ural outcome of the flat, slinky crepes
was the chief reason for this stead
fast and unswerving feeling. And to
analyze the cause even one step
further, the nbsnlutlsm of black as
the reigning color also fostered a cer
tain kind of dress expression.
It Is not to he expected that, even
though this mode Is spoken of as a
waning one, that It will die alto
gether. It Is Intrenched too firmly as
a mode—a type that every woman
feels !s one of the Indlspensahles In
her wardrobe. A black crepe dress,
fashioned In the straight and panel
relieved contour will hold Its own In
the fashion program for spring.
A newer Idea thnt has sprung up,
following hand In hand with the
newer fabric ptjesentations. Is the
dress that assumes lines and effects
that are frankly quaint. This Is n far
cry from the tone of sophistication
that underlies the long, slim black
crepe frock. Even were one to have
reviewed only the collections of the
new spring fabrics, either In silk or
woolen, the character of the prints
and patterns which predominate Im
mediately suggest the policy that will
mark the new frocks.
The dress proper appears to have
undergone little change In silhouette.
The low waistline remains, although
not so emphatically low placed. In
some quarters designers are reckon
ing upon the skirt that Introduces a
hint of fullness, either as a result of
shirred fullness or circular cut.
The most outstanding change In
the silhouette Is centered In sleeves.
Long, tight ones of conventional tail
ored cut appear on the majority of
those of the newest expression.
Black continues to be the favorite
In millinery for dress wear, despite
the many colored hats that are In
every millinery salon, and while the
larger models and the more Intricate
shapes have an important place,
there are many moderate sizes and
many hats of simple lines that are
Just as effective. They too, have all
sorts of odd trimmings oddly ar
ranged and they have quite as much
the air of richness as the larger hats.
The admiral hat. with Its barrage of
ostrich. Is one of the much-liked hats.
It Is black and particularly suited to
the statuesque woman.
CATCHY NEW SPRING OUTFIT
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Very attractive it this Persian effect
in self-tone crepe de chine bodice,
with a very eoft blue Poiret twill cir
cular skirt, cuffs and collar. The hat
is a Milan with a cocarde in navy rib
bon to harmonize.
In the Spanish Mode.
Hair-dressing today lias gone In for
the Spanish mode, which, it may he
added. Is generally unbecoming to
women outside of Spain. It requires
the low forehead which fmrthern races
lack. 'Hie hair Is drawTl sleekly over
the ears, only to rise in an extraordi
narily high roll across the hack of the
head.
Better Than Patches In a Coat.
Should the lining of your coat show
signs of wear under the arms, make
neat silk dre^s shields to match your
lining and Hew carefully over the worn
parts. A silk belt may he added over ;
the lining If it is worn out at the
waistline.
FRANK KELLOGG
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