THE monitor A National Weakly Newpaper Devoted Primarily to the Interests of Colored Americans. Published Ehrary Friday at Omaha. Nebraska, by the Monitor Publishing Company. _ Entered as S* tond-Claes Mall Matter July 2. 1*15. at the Postofflce at •■■lie. Nebras**, under the Act of March J. U7»: THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor. W. W. MOSELY, Associate Editor. Lincoln. Neb. LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS, Business Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, *27(10 A YEAR; *1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Appiicaton. Address The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone Atlantic 1322, Webster 4243 l —* ARTICLE XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE j ;; UNITED STATES ;j; ! Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged | 1) 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, 2 ;; and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the ;!; 1! United States and of the State wherein they reside. No !! state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the | ;; privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor ? • > shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- *{• !! erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person .j* ;; within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. x i ♦4444^^«x» | that he is colored, is civilly liable, though he offers to serve him by setting II a table in amore private part of the house. Ferguson vs Gies, 82 Mich 868; N. W. 718." % • p 0 . AMERICANS’ BAD MANNERS TT is to be keenly regretted that a i certain class of white Amer icans wherever they go try’ to spread the slimy poison of race prejudice. It is not the well-bred American who does this, but the snob, and the sad truth is that such a large number of Americans are snobs. They have ac quired some money, without taking on the culture of genteel breeding , which should accompany wealth, and fearful lest the public will size them up at their current value, they effect many foolish airs, chief of which seems to be the privilege of trying to show their superiority to people of a different color. Wherever thd*aver age white American goes he carries ' his detestable and silly race prejudice. France and other European countries are feeling this baneful spirit. France is meeting it in the right spirit and telling America that French | citizens of color wdll be protected against discrimination. It is bad enough for Americans to show’ bad manners and ill-breedng at home. When they go to foreign countries 1 they should have better sense than to I carrv it there. 'V'" --y\ O MINUS O EQUALS O ^THENEVFR a Kluxie is caught with the goods on him, he im mediately attempts to prove an alibi, But a Kluxie is not to be believed up on oath, because he does ffot regard the sacredness of an oath, outside of the Klan. In Klanology, the only MEMBER of the Klan, is the Klar Kleagle. He is a MEMBER. The others are INITIATES. One’s name may be on the roster, and he may have been “Naturalized” and paid his “donation,” ond yet swear upon a stack of Bibles “That I am not now and never have been a member of the Ku Klux Klan.” He is only aii “INITIATE,” don’t you see? An<: the difference between a “MEMBER’ and an “INITIATE" is the difference between Tweedle-de-dum and Tweedle de-dee and so your Klux salves hi conscience w’ith this apparently clevei but transparently clumsy subterfuge i Believe them not. Zero minus Zero equals Zero. BOOST YOUR CITY. Come people love to be crepe changers. Their city to let them tell it is away behind other cities in advantages. We run across some of this ilk in Omaha, who do not appre ciate the advantages and opportunities we have here. There is much that Omaha lacks. No city is perfect. But taken all in all there is no better city in which to live than Omaha. Everyone should be a booster and make it the banner city of the world. Boost your city. Show your civic pride by doing your part. | FOOTNOTES TO I AFRICAN HISTORY I (By the Hamitic League) MR. PERSEUS OF ARGUS — Whenever you make up a list of the chocolate heroes of yesterday, don’t forget Mr. Perseus, the brown skin . Beau Brummel who had Zeus for his , father and Danea, a descendent of old ; Egypt for his mama. Danea was some doll and so pretty that Kink Polydectes of Seriphus fell in love with her and wanted to con j suit a preacher. Neither Danae nor Perseus liked the idea of mother be ing Poly’s sweet cooky, but Poly fig ured that if he could ease Perseus in to the discard, everything would be peaches. So Poly told Perseus to go and bring him the head of Miss Medusa, one of the three hard boiled Gorgon sisters, and that if he did the world was his. T» If 1 1_ __ _ . ..A I cibcub uiun b nii"n un» uivtc awvuw the hangout of Miss Medusa than a polar bear knows about the price of Nebraska com, but he was game and started. The gods and goddesses were with i the kid, so Mercury, the god’s office boy, stole him a pair of winged san dals, a magic wallet, a large curved razor and the helmet of Pluto. When Mis Minerva, one of the society dames, took a few of her friends and went with Perseus to show him the way. Miss Medusa, the lady of the snak i ly looks, was asleep when the party arrived. Without even introducing himself, Perseus borrowed the lady’s | head, put it in the magic wallett and | started home. On his way back he passed thru Ethiopia and there found a princess, Andromeda, chained to a rock to make a dinner for a sea monster. Of course Perseus fell in love with her and stuck around until the monster blew up for ; his dinner. Just as he appeared, Per f seus showed him the head of snaky i locks and turned him into a concrete 1 statue. Then Perseus married the i little Ethiopian girl and carried her home to mama. As he entered the cabaret of Kink 1 Polydecates, the kink was so surprised that he made a break for Perseus with a desire to harpoon him. But sonny was too quick. Out came Me dusa’s head and the kink and all his i court were made i^ito statues for the i Seriphus museum. Of course this tale is some yam ! sure enough, but it goes to prove that all those heroes and heroines of old ! Greece were rather Bhady when it comes to complexion. (Next week, “Little Io of ncient Greece.’’) GIVES PICNIC FOR JUVENILES Mr. P. W. White, motron mother of the Georgia E. White Juvenile No. 345, S. M. T\s. assisted by Mrs. Mar igaret Walker, mtaron mother of Mar cus Juveniles gave a picnic Saturday for their tents at Elmwood Park. Fifty-three children and 15 parents attended and had a delightful time. Isthmus °f ii Cruciform Grava Near Mitla, Tehuantepec. IFraparad br tbe Natlonbl O*o(raphl< Se clbtjr. Wsjhlntton. D C.) The rival of Panama when both re gions were dependent, on railroads aa connecting links between the Atlantic and the Pacific, Mexico's Isthmus of Tehuantepec la net so Important now that the canal is In operation. But Its well-constructed, standard-gunge rail road la still carrying on Its concen trated transcontinental way some of the goods of the world when quickness of shipment Is the chief consideration and a steamer trip of a thousand or ao miles Is worth eliminating. Cortez, conqueror of Mexico, was the first man to have the Idea that the Isthmus of Tehuantepec might solve the problem of a passage between the oceans. Even In the midst of his busy life as warrior and governor be at tempted to find a way across, and ex plored the Coatzacoalcos river to lta headwaters. He did not find a water passage across the divide, of course, but he realized that some day com merce would pass through thla relative ly low, narrow region, and he asked the king of Spain for a grant of lands In the Isthmus. The request was granted, and a few years ago his de scendants still held the lands. Baron Alexander von Humboldt, who traveled In Mexico in the beginning of the last century, saw at once the Im portance of the Isthmus of Tehuante pec and called It "the bridge of the world's commerce.’’ Half a century ago the first attempts were made to dig a canal, and many railroad schemes were proposed from time to time, Including a "ship rail way’’ for the transportation of vessels. The flrat work on a railroad was under taken by the Mexican government In 1882, but It was not until 1907 that the Tehuantepec railroad was formally opened, after a succession of failures and after years of unremitting labor. The road as It now exists la a well constructed line about 120 miles long. It la in fair condition even after year* of revolution and Instability In Mexico. Balina Crua, the Pacific terminal, was given excellent modern port facilities by tbe I Max regime, and became in fact probably the best port on the Mex ican west coast. The latest loading and unloading machinery was Installed. Puerto Mexico, at the Atlantic ehd of the railroad, had In the mouth of the Ooatzaeoalcos river an excellent nat ural harbor. Brut uil rieia m«r». Along the Coe.ua coal cos river Is a Mexican oil field rivaling that of Tam pico. Derricks pierce the sky on ev ery hand and tha bustle about wells, and loading tankers gives an unex pected Yankee touch to bla once sleepy tropical region. Before the days of the pioneer and forest roads, the Coatxacoalcoa river (the river of the Winding Snake), emptying Into the Gulf of Mexico, wai the favored highway, and dug-ouu poled by dusky natives carried freight and a few passengers up and down the river and Its tributaries. Here and there a narrow mule path trailing away from the banks of the river marked the entrance to some lonely plantatlomor village. Today, however, the new stands side by side with the old. Fine steel boats run on the river, but the native still poles up and down In his dug-out canoe. Good roads and mule paths have been made from one plantation to another, but the old-time ox cart* have not yet been discarded. The town of Coatzacoalcos, at the mouth of the great river, has under gone the greatest change. Once a ver itable fever hole. It is now rapidly be ing modernized and brought Into sums semblance of sanitation. Long wharves Jut out from the water front, and fireproof warehouses and electric cranes give to the town a business-like appearance. From Coatzainalcoa the road gradu ally begins to climb the Cordillera, which divides the gulf slope from that of the Pacific Much of the route lies through wild and beautiful country, with tall manaca ppluis (Attalea co bune) and forest trees topping a thick ly-matted Jungle, and here and there a quaint little Indian village on the banks of a shaded, shallow river. The plcturenque Malatengo canyon, with its rocky chasms, is followed by the Chi vela pans, enpred at a height of 735 feet above sea level, the hlgliest (mint on the Isthmus. Modern Town of Salina Cruz. Leaving the pass, the traiti crawls down the Pacific slope of the Sierra Mnrtre, running along for some dls tance by the bunks of the Rio <1e Tehu antepec, then cutting off across coun try to Sallna Cruz, the Pacific port. Here the little Indian village of years ago has given place to a new town, built on higher ground and dotted here and there with comfortable bungalows, the homes of English res idents. Fierce ‘'northers" rage on the isth mus the greater part of the year, and the long swell of the Pacific causes a heavy surf. As no natural shelter ex ists, It was found necessary to build one—an outer refuge harbor, aud an Inner harbor with dry-dock and wharves. The country through which the rail way runs la In many respects of great Interest. The tropical nature, the many different tribes of Indians living along the rivers and In the hills, their pe culiar customs and picturesque garb furnish an Interesting study. The different Indians today Inhabit ing the Isthmus, descendants of once powerful tribes, still shoW enough dis tinctive characteristics to enable one to Judge of their ancestors. The Agualulcos, Aztecs. Huaves, Mljes, Zapotecos and Zoques are among these. The Agualulcos and Aztecs dwell In the northern part of the Isthmus. Though outwardly conforming to the Catholic religion, they still retain many of their old custom* and superstitions. Among these Indians the memory of Dona Marina, or Maltnehe, as the In dians called her, Is still revered. Al* though acting as interpreter and guide to Cortez, she seems to have been greatly beloved by the Indians. The Mljes live In the mountains to the west. In the town of Kan Juan Guichlcovi. They are exceedingly Ig norant, bold, and rather repulsive In appearance. History classes >hem as having been at one time the most bru tal and Idolatrous of all the Isthmus tribes. in* mijll l/ovn mum. The greatest ambition of a Mlje Is to possess more mules than his neighbor. Just why is hard to understand, as they prefer to carry their burdens on their own backs. They get good crops of maize, beana, and rice from their milpas, which are well taken care of, but they work fitful ly, are great drunkards, and very dis honest. The Zoques. who live in the moun tains between the Chlcbljapa valley and the Rio del Oorte, are, like the Mljes, very fond of tequila, the na tive alcohol, but more industrious and of a more pleaaing appearance. The Huave tribe, now dwindled to a thousand or two, live In a few towns on the Pacific coast. They are vey different from the other tribes, and claim to be descended from h power ful tribe in Peru. The Zapotecos. who Inhabit the greater part of the southern division of the Isthmus, are hard working, gens tie, and Intelligent, and at one time were a highly cultured nation. The various Indian languages are now little else than Ill-spoken dialects pieced out with Spanish words and sentences. Somewhat below medium height, the Indians possess unusual musculur strength. They are often able to car ry for several hours on their shoulders, under the rays of the tropical sun, car goes weighing from 100 to 200 pounds. The women are gracefully built, and In some tribes remarkably beautiful. This is especially true of the Tefauana women. Their stately carriage, regu lar features, and beautiful soft brown eyes, added to their fascinating cos tumes. mark them with distinction and Irresistible charm. They wear the usual Indian corte, or enugua derollada (rolled skirt), which Is nothing more or less than a straight piece of cotton cloth, generally one meter wide and two meters long, dyed red, blue, pur ple, or a che<*ed red and white; a short chemise, or coton, sleeveless and With a low neck, coming Just to the waistline. It Is made of cotton ma terial in differed? cofors or of velvet, and shows to great advantage the tawny, peifectly formed arms and shoulders. The crowning touch, how ever, is their headdress. Shaped some somewhat like a- short Japanese kimono, with a wide flounce of starched and plaited while cotton lace, it is thrown ovef the head so that the stiffened lacey flounce stands out about the face like a fan-shaped frame. The rest of the garriienl' alas: h*ngs igno minious!)’ down the l v-k Many are showing their apprecia tion for the Monitor by sending in their subscriptions. Are you a sub scriber? If not, why not? Is your subscription due? If so, please pay it prmptly. First-Class Modern Furnished Romm —m» No. Mth St Web. 470. Mrs. I*. M. Bentley Erwfta. FOR RENT—Three nicely furnished rooms for man and wife, or men.— Webster 4482. H. A. CHILES & CO. FUNERAL DIRECTORS and LICENSED EMBALMERS Chapel Tel., Web. 7IN; Res., 6849 1*9 North Twentjr-Foarth Street For Sickness & Accident Insurance - ; Call AUGUSTUS HICKS Tel. Webster 6488 8718 Miami St With Bankers Accident Insurance Co. 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