I~=Ennnx THE MONITOR —”,IWt^ %a A NATIONAL WEELLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS ■ THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor $2.00 a Year. 5c a Copy \ OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1923 Whole Number 408 VOL. VIII—No. 43 “GO TO GH SC POL AND GO TO COLLEGE” ——— ---— iivith smnni an —-— WHITES BECOMIflfi FREQUEHT VICTIMS OF MOB HIOLEHCE Only Negroes Suffered in Past Hut Now Mostly Whites Are Victims, Says Report of Civil Liber ties I'nion. VIOLENCE ON THE INCREASE Heath Almost Invariably Penulty Paid by Black Victims of Mohs, Heatings, Tars and Feathers for Whites. New York. May 4.—(Crusader Serv ice.). Mob violence is now directed chiefly against white persons, even women, as contrasted will the previ ous record chiefly against Negroes, ac cording to a report Just issued by the American Civil Liberties Union, which (toints out that in the 103 cases of lynching, tarring and feathering or flogging in the last six months of 15*22, over two-thirds of the victims were white men and women. Among the thirty-two Negroes in the record, twenty were lynched. "When a mob goes after a Negro, in most cases,’’ the report states, "it does not Btop short of death.” Violence on Increase. Presenting the striking facts of mob violence In the United States, the Civl] Liberties report notes a marked in crease in the number of cases, and claims that ‘‘the violence is in most cases Ihe result of an organized cam paign of terrorism and lawless as sumption of power by private organ izations, notably the Ku Klux.” Stating that Texas leads all the other states in floggings* and tarrings and featherings, the Civil Liberties re l>ort claims 1hat the Increase in mob violence "is the product of the class feeling nnd prejudice aroused by the war. The dominant group behind or ganized mob violence is that of white, Protestant and Gentile' southerners, centering in the Ku Klttx Klan with the object of class supremacy, private vengeance and fantastic notions of enforcing the 'moral code’." < Ih’-s Feeling Responsible. While most of the mob violence in the last two years took place in the south and southwest, "there were scattered cases thoughout the west, nnfl a few cases in the east," the re port states. The record totals nearly S00 victims at the lowest count, not including riot victims, thus averaging over one person a day. Of these, 102 persons were lynched, 33 whites and *>ii Negroes; 63 persons were tarred and feathered, 61 whites and only two Negroes; 167 persons were flogged, 126 white- and 41 Negroes, and about 480 persons, chiefly aliens and I. W. W.’s, were deported from local com munities by mobs. Commenting on this total, the Civil Liberties report states that "the killings by mobs in fact total more than 102, if account is taken of the election riots In Flor ida. where 30 to 60 Negroes lost their lives and of race rioting in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where thirty were killed. •H'.o to High School: go to College!” EXODI'H HITS NORTH CAROLINA * Raleigh, N. C., May 4.—Migration of more than 5,000 unskilled Negro laborers to Richmond and Baltimore from North Carolina during the last week has necessitated the shutting down of more than fifty highway con struction projects, according to a statement by State Highway Commis sion officials. Better educational op portunities and higher wages are said to be the lure. THE ministerial alliance This body had a very enthusiastic session Tuesday morning. The com | mittee appointed last week to inves ' tigate the matter of the two mem bers of the race sentenced to the electric chair, made its report, which indicated that considerable prejudice was evidenced by the verdict of the jury. A motion prevailed to take up the i matter of bringing the case to the supreme court. This can he done through the instrumentality of the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People, backed up by the Ministerial Alliance. The Rev. Dr. Harper of the St. John’s Institutional Church, Dallas Texas, being presented by Rev. W. F. Botts, made some very timely and encouraging remarks. The discussion for next Tuesday will lie on the seven vials as they oc cur in Rev., chapters 15 and 16. TTie Rev. Mr. McFarland will present the paper for the occasion. EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ST. PHILIP THE DEACON A large congregation was present last Sunday morning at 11 o’clock when the pastor spoke on, “The Ox ford Movement and Its Influence.” He showed that three remarkable movements to deepen the spiritual life and show' the true Cathodic position of the Anglican Communion, began at Oxford University, namely, the Methodist Society, which eventually separated from the Church of Eng land; the Tractarian of 1835, which emphasized her corporate Catholic character and the sacramental sys tem; and that of 1890 to meet Ger man rationalism. He discussed at length the second and showed its en I richment of faith and worship. The services Sunday will be as fol lows: Holy Communion 7:30 A. M. Church School, 10:00; Sung Euchar ist and Serrmon, 11:00; Evensong at 8:00 P. M. I “Go to High School; go to College!” PILGRIM BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Wm. Franklin, Pastor This congregation has been joining the Union Baptist revival being con j ducted by the Rev. C. C. Harper at Zion Baptist church. Superintendent Steward and wife, of Bethel Baptist Sunday Sschool, visited ours last Sunday and were highly pleased with our organization and progress. CORNER STONE LAYING BY MASONIC ORDER The corner stone of the Clove Methodist Episcopal church, corner of Twenty-fifth and Decatur streets, last Sunday afternoon at 2:30, at tracted a large congregation. Grand Master R. H. Young of Lincoln, of ficiated. He w as assisted by the of ficers of the United Masonic lodges of the first district of Nebraska. The lodges participating were Rough Ashler No. 1; Excelsior No. 2; Res cue No. 4: Omaha No. 9; Hiram No. 10; and St. John’s No. 11. Actively as isting Grandmaster Young were Walter L. Seals, district (’. M.; D. S. Cunningham and Emery R. Smith. 'Hie Rev. E. L. Hollis is pastor of the church. j The Alhambra theatre ia a new ad vertiser in this issue. This popular playhouse Is presenting an exception ally strong array of pictures, and it will pay' readers of The Monitor to watch for their program announce ment each week. RACE SCIENTIST MADE FELLOW OF DOTAL SOCIETY Professor George W. Carver, Head of Tuskegee Department of Agri cultural Research, S.gnally Honored Tuskegee, Ala., May 4.—From slav ery to a fellow in the Royal Society of Great Britain. This, in one brief sentence, sums up the life of Prof. George Carver, Negro, head of the department of ag ricultural research at 1 uskegee In stitute here. Carver, by his research whrk, has gained nation-wide prominence in chemicul circles. Through his exper iments, carrieii on over a period of twenty years or more, he has discov ered scores of products from the prin cipal crops of the Bouth. He is principally noted for his pro ducts developed from peanuts and sweet potatoes and for his cold water paints and stains, developed from Georgia clay. He has developed 165 by-products from peanuts, 115 from sweet potatoes, and 85 from pecans. Honor Unsolicited Membership in the Royal Society of Grerat Britain is an honor cherished by scientists above all others. Carver doesn’t know how he was elected to membership. “Maybe it was Sir Henry Johnson” Carver said. Sir Henry, while touring this coun try several years ago spent a large portion of his time at the Institute here arid became deeply interested in the work of the ex-slave. It is be lieved he proposed Carver’s name for membership whiclt was accepted. In 1918 Prorf. Carver addressed Congress on the subject of a higher tariff on peanuts and succeeded in raising the rate from $40 a ton to $180, a great service to growers of the south. Prof. Carver has been closely as sociated with the national depart ment of agriculture for years and was a warm friend of the late President Roosevelt. ANTI KLAN HILL PASSED BY ILLINOIS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Associated Negro Press. Springfield, 111., April 25.—Illinois joined the ranks of the states which have gone on record as opposed to the KuKItix Klan when the house of rep rorsentatives passed an anti Ku Klux Klan bill this week by a vote of 107 to 3. The bill was fathered by As semblyman Adelbert H. Roberts, col ored, of Chicago. Mr. Roberts, who is distinguished as an orator, made a long and striking speech in bfehalf of the measure, holding the rapt atten tion of his colleagues and undoubted ly swept aside whatever opposition exi.-ted except on the part of three republican members. The democrats voted solidly against the Klan. j “ “Go to High ScfioolV go to College’” -,-I HACK PHILANTHROPISTS HIVE $10,000 TO MEDICAL SCHOOL EI'ND AT HOWARD Mr. tinii Mrs. Aaron E. Malone, Poro College Pounders, Make Generous Donation to Dig Unj»ersity Endowment. Washington, D. C., May 4.—An nouncement was made at the Howard University last week of the pledge of $10,000 by Mr. and Mrs. Aaron E. Malone, who conduct a large manu facturing establishment at St. Louis, Mo., to the endowment fund of the School of Medicine of the Howard University. The Malones are liberal givers to every cause In behalf of the Negro race, contributing in a large way to the Y. M. C. A. and schools conducted In behalf of the Negro. The pledge of $10,000 by Mr. and Mrs. Malone is the largest single pledge made by colored persons to wards the Howard Medical School Endowment Fund, and is as large as any other pledge made except the conditional gift of $250,000, made by the General Education Board itself. Nothing more clearly indicates the idea of racial self-help in this effort by the Howard University to meet the challenge Of the General Educa tion Board than this single pledge of $10,000 by representatives of the col ored people. OMAHA WESTERN LEAGUE CLUB PENNANT CLIMBERS Omaha Can This Season Boast of a Real Outfit of Regular Ball Playing Fools.' Nearly Every Man o Slugger By Sporting Editor Omahp has at last gathered togeth er under the leadership of Big Ed Konetchy a real ball club. It is a team of which Omaha should be proud. They are going good and will be at the top of the ladder or squeez ing the leaders at the close of the pennant race. The efforts of the team should be supported by our race. The manager, known for many years as “Big Ed Koney,” played for several years with the St. Louis Na tionals and later managed the Toledo “Mud Hens” in the American Asso ciation. He is known as a strict disciplinarian and a brainy teacher of the great American game. Mopt of the team he has gathered together are youngsters and the promise for a strong team is great. Omahans in general should attend games whenever possible and encour age Mr. Burch and Mr. Konetchy in giving Omaha a fence-bustin’, pen nant-winning aggregation of players. Sunday’s game will surely find Omaha in the first division, and then i watch the battle. ADMISSION SERVICE HELD AT TRINITY CATHEDRAL An impressive service was held at Trinity Cathedral last Friday after noon at five o’clock when several girls and women from the various parishes and missions of the city were admitted to membership in the Girls’ Friendly Society by Bishop Shay ler. Nearly all the city clergy of the Episcopal church were present, par ticipating in the service, each one presenting the candidates from his parish. St. Philip’s presented nine, the largest number of any parish. They were the Misses Grace Adams, Dorothy Allen, Evelyn Battles, Inez Battles, Dorene Bush, Nonance Gib son, Florence Jones, Ruth Pegg and Helen Redd. A supper and program in Trinity parish house - followed. Bishop Shayler delivered a helpful address on “Loyalty, Friendship and Religion.” NEGRO IN AMERICA IS CEHTORY AHEAD OPINION OF VISITOR Noted Mouth African Educator Greatly Pleased With Progress of Race in Cnited States. SETS STANDARD FOR WORLD \frica Offers Fine Field of Service for Well Trailed American Ne groes .Many of Whom Are Now There. Atlanta, Ga., May 4.— (Special.)— That the Negro in America is in every way a hundred years ahead of the natives of(. South Africa, is the state ment of Dr. James Henderson, a noted educator from that country, who is spending a few months in America in the study of race relations and Ne gro education. This is due, he said, to the fact that the American Negro came much earlier into contact with Christian civilization and has had far greater opportunities for education and self-development, tie was parti cularly impressed with the economic progress which the race has made in this country, which he said was far beyond anything he had expected. Dr. Henderson has given his life to the education of the natives of Itritish South Africa, having been for many years principal of Lovedale In stitute, the great African Tuskegee, a missionary institution with a faculty of sixty and a student body of 900. While in Atlanta he visited a number of Negro colleges and was greatly pleased with them, commenting most favorably on their fine equipment, competent and devoted teachers and intelligent students. A number of well-trained American Negroes, he said, are rendering fine service in Africa as teachers and social workers. Wherever they have been tried they have made good, was his emphatic testimony. He believes that the num ber of such wokers will greatly in crease and that in this way the edu cated American Negro is destined to make a great contribution to Africa’s development. The good will of the Interracial Commission of which he had heard in Africa where its methods are be ginning to be adopted, interested Dr. Henderson greatly. The problems of race relations, he said, are much more difficult there than here, and much further from solution, it was his opinion that the progress of the American Negro is setting a new standard for the world in the de velopment of backward peoples. THE FASCIST! AND “OCK JIM” LEADS THE HANG We have pot another “pet-rich quick" patriotic (?) society. Elipibil ity to membership therein is extended to all “WHITE MALES, citizens of the United States between the apes of 18 and 65.” The repalia is a black shirt, because it' won’t show the soil as quickly as a white sheet; hut the dirt will be on it just the same. The name of the order is the Fascisti, pre sumably remotely derived from the root, “FAC," which means “to do”— evidently the other fellow. And just think of it. “Our Jim,” the Hon. James C. Dahlman, mayor of Omaha, leads the panp of patriotic “doers.” He bears the tjtle of "Grand Lictor”. “Our Jim” had always been so dem ocratic that it is difficult to think of his fallinp for royalty. Well, black shirts may save somethinp on one’s laundry bill. Mrs. Leroy Kelly and infant son left Monday for Broadwater, Neb., to visit l*»r parents. Her husband left Frid#yfto Join them. ST. LOUIS WOMEN RAISE $600.00 FOR N. A. A. C. P. St. Louis, Mo., May 4.—The women are still determined to secure 2,000 members for the lpcal branch of the N. A. A. C. P. Last Tuesday night the three mass meetings held under the auspices of the City Federation of Colored Wom ens Clubs were well attended. Walter F. White, assistant secretary Nation al Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and Hon. L. C. Dyer were the speakers. A certified check for $600 was turn ed over to Mr. White to aid in the fight against lynching and racial dis crimination. The women had hoped that they would be able to turn over $1,000 this week but time was too short. According to a statement "by Mrs. Jessie D. Robinson, President, the women will continue their efforts un til 2,000 members are added to the local branch of the N. A. A. C. P. “Go to High School; go to College!” GLASS RECITAL PLEASES The recital given by Clyde Leroy Glass at St. John’s A. M. E. Church last Friday night under the auspices of the Western University Club, was a rare musical treat, which was thor oughly enjoyed by the audience pres ent. Mr. Glass is among the fore most pianists of the day, and the tal ented artist fully sustained his repu tation. LEADERS ASKED TO STOP SOUTHERN EXODUS Meridian, Miss., May 4.—Reaction seems to be setting in on the white ! larmerg of this section who have been robbing colored farmers for the past fifty years. In every city and town the mayor and leading white men are appealing to ministers and leaders of our group to stem the tide of the ex odus which is now in full swing. The appeal seems to be falling on deaf ears as far as our group is con cerned, and the whites are getting desperate. Negroes are packing up their belongings day and night and railroads are forced to add additional cars to the regular brains in order to accommodate them. Mrs. Jeanne Deedunes Lattimore who lias been* ill for several months left Sunday night with her sister Mrs. Mora for Stockton, Cal., upon the ad vice of her physician who recom mended a change of climate. PENNSYLVANIA HOUSE PASSES LYHCHIN6 BILL Vudrew Stevens, Colored Lawmaker Krom Philadelphia, Lots Bill Through House — One .Negative Vote. DEMOCRATS SUPPORT IT Special Correspondence. Harrisburg, Pa., April 19—After four hours debate which carried the night session into the morning houffi, April 18th, the Stevens’ Anti-lynching Bill passed the House of Representa tives with only one negative vote re corded against it. So tense was the interest in this measure, as evidenced by the crowd in attendance which packed every available space, that the result of the ballot came as a great surprise. So skillfully had the author of this remedial legislation engineered this measure that every amendment pro posed was defeated. The bill is al most a replica of the Dyer bill, as it was originally introduced in Congress. The only difference is that it is made applicable to the State. Every Democrat Supported Hill The entire Democratic delegation of forty-three (43) members voted for the Stevens bill. The one negative vote was cast by a Republican. The bill went to the Senate on Wednes day for final passage and will soon become a law, as Governor Pinchot is strongly urging the measure. Representative Andrew F. Stevens, the’ author of the bill, is a member of the well-known Philadelphia bank ing firm of Brown & Stevens. He is one of the most popular men in public affairs and is the recipient of great praise from all classes for his remarkable higher legislature honors. All Omaha High school graduates are invited to meet at the Y. W. C. A., Twenty-second and Grant streets, next Thursday night at 8 o’clock. The Men’s Club of the Church ol St. Philip the Deacxm will hold iti regular monthly meeting Monday night. 0 COHRRESSMM DYER SEVERELY SCORES SELFISH SUCKERS Author of the Federal Anti-Lynching BUI Arraigns Religious Leaders Who Show No Interest in Work of N. A. A. C. P. GOVERNMENT REMISS TO DITY Having Authority to Draft All Citi zens to Fight for Country It Should Have Power to Protect Them Claiming that ministers and relig ious leaders of the race who refuse to actvely enlist in the fight that the National Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People is wag in gfor justice are unworthy of the positions they occupy, Cc^igressman L. C. Dyer of Missouri, author of the Federal Anti-Lynching Bill, delivered an effective address before a large audience Monday night in the Council s—' Chamber. He told how he became interested in the anti-lynching fight. It was after the East St. Louis massacre, when more than 100 coolred men, women and children were murdered at his very door, helpless babies being torn from their mothers’ arms, their brains dashed out and thrown into the fire. So deeply moved was he by that horrible affair that he resolved to do what he could to remove ^America’s shame. Convinced that only a fed eral law would be effective, he in troduced it. He told of the tremendous telling work of the National Association for such a measure and paid a glowing tribute to James Weldon Johnson, now ill because of the great strain of | working night and day at Washing ton for the passage of the measure Which was enacted by the house but defeated in the senate by filibustering southerners and weak-kneed traitor ous republicans. This measure is to be the first in troduced in the ^iext Congress, he said, and he urged that the member ship of the N. A. A. C. P. be so en larged everywhere that the hands of those fighting for it would be strengthened. Congressman Dyer said he was not fighting the South but for simple justice. Himself a native of Missou ri, his father a Virginian, his mother a native of Kentucky, he could not be hostile to the South. Unfortunately lynching is more prevalent there than elsewhere but the evil is a national menace. China and Turkey and other nations hurl the just taunt into the teeth of America that she is the only country that bums human beings at the stake. Of the more than 5,000 persons lynched in the past thirty five years, less than nineteen per cent had not even been suspected of the crime of rape, so the widely circulat- , ed and generally accepted story that Negroes were only lynched for such crimes was false. Colored people should be deeply concerned in seeing that this slander is refuted. The race in the North and West, where they can vote, owe it to their brethren in the South where they are denied the suffrage, to stand up for their brethren. This can be done most effectively through such a strong organization as the N. A. A. C. P. Congressman Dyer charged the gov ernment with remiseness in its duty toward the race, whose record in ev ery war had been a glorious one. If the government can draft the Negro to fight for it, then the government should see to it that he is protected in every state in the union. The N. A. A. C. P. is fighting for justice for all American citizens; against peonage, the evils of which are now being brought to the atten tion of the country; for better edu cational advantages; in short, for the | best interests of American citizen ship. Its principles are such as all true Americans, black or white, can support. It vitally concerns all col ored Americans and therefore they should enroll as members. Ex-Congressman Jefferis intro duced the speaker. Congressman Sears was also present and spoke. Henry W. Black, president of the local branch, called the meeting to order. An appeal for members was made by Rev. John Albert Williams resulting in an increased enrollment. Harold Jones came up from Lin coln Thursday to attend “The Price” given by the Dubois Players at Braa dei# theatre.