I’ =rzrL|,T,o° xhe Monitor
^ A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS
\J, THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Editor
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I $2.00 a Year. 5c a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1924 Whole Number 448 Vol. IX—No. 32
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SOME FACTS ABOUT OMAHA—A GOOD PLACE IN WHICH TO LIVE
Omaha is nearer than any other
L large city to the geographical center
■ of the United States.
Omaha is fourth railroad center in
the United States and is entered by
ten trunk railway lines. Many of our
race are employed by these roads.
Omaha is located on thirteen na
. tional and inter-state highways.
' Omaha is the midway point on the
transcontinental air mail route.
Omaha’s immediate wholesale trade
territory includes approximately 11
states which represent one-fourth of
the total farm wealth of the United
States. In this area are 1,500 towns
and 400,000 farms. The average val
ue of these farms is $24,626 as com
pared to $12,084, the nation’s average
farm value.
Omaha has more than 500,000 peo
pie within a 50 mile radius. In this
area are 154 towns and 29,000 farms.
Omaha hns 1,400 retail storeR which
do a business of approximately $150,
000,000 a year.
Omaha has 200 restaurants serv
ing approximately 70,000 people a
day.
Omaha is the third largest fur mar-1
ket west of the Mississippi River. I
Omaha distributes $70,000,000 worth
of building material annually—nearly
$200,000 worth daily.
Approximately $8,000,000 worth of
building material is manufactured in I
Omaha annually.
Omaha has more than 500 factories
producing $382,000,000 worth of prod-1
ucts annually—more than $1,000,000
a day.
Omaha manufacturing output has
increased 125% since 1910.
Omaha packing plants produce more
than $500,000 worth of products a
day. They employ 13,000 people of
whom about 2,800 are colored people.
Omaha factories produce $1,868
worth of products to each resident
of Omaha annuAlly.
Omaha manufactures more pig lead
than any other city in the United
States.
Omaha manufactures more butter
than any other city in the world—
more than 150,000 pounds a day.
Omaha factories manufacture more
than $3,000,000 worth of auto tires a
year.
Omaha manufactures 1.3,000,000
worth of bakery products a year.
Omaha is the third largest live
stock market in the United States,
8,600,000 head of live stock received
in 1923—23,000 head a day.
Omaha is the third corn market in
the United States.
Omaha is 17th city in bank clear
ings although 34th in population.
Omaha has the largest building and
loan association in the United States.
Omaha has 23 banks and 10 build
ing and loan associations.
Omaha savings in banks and saving
and loan companies average more
than $800 for each resident. Have
you got your $800? Start saving.
Omaha has 183 churches with a
membership of 80,000 people and 25,
000 children enrolled in the Sunday
schools.
Omaha has 22 hospitals.
Omaha’s community chest super
vises 30 charitable and public insti
tutions.
Omaha has 5 theatres and 35 mov
ing picture theatres.
Omaha’s municipally owned audi
torium has a seating capacity of 6,
500.
Omaha is third city in the United
States in per capita park area.
There are 1,400 acres in Omaha’s
parks connected by 35 miles of boule
vard.
Omaha has 13 supervised public
playgrounds.
Omaha has 2 universities, Creigh
ton university, the university of Oma
ha, the medical college of the Uni
versity of Nebraska and a Presby
terian Theological Seminary.
Omaha has 56 public grade schools
and 4 high schools. The public school
investment is $16,000,000.
Omaha’s new Technical High|
School, valued at $3,000,000, has an
enrollment of 3,500 pupils and is one
of the leading schools of its kind in
the United States.
Omaha is building its fifth high
school, North High, at a cost of $750,
000.00
Vocational training was established
in Omaha’s high schools in 1920.
Omaha has no slums or tenements.
There are 48,000 homes in Omaha,
48.4% occupied by their owners. A
large ratio of the colored population
are home owners.
Omaha is fourth city in home own
ership in the United States.
Omaha spent $13,000,000 for new
homes and buildings in 1923.
More than 1,700 new homes were
built in Omaha in 1923.
Omaha is second city in the world
in the number of telephones in use
per capita.
Omaha has four daily newspapers
and seventy periodicals.
The Omaha Post Office handles ap
proximately 158,000,000 letters, sells
$2,800,000 worth of stamps and for
wards nearly 7,000,000 pieces of par
cel post annually.
More than 100 mail trains enter
Omaha daily.
Omaha’s population, as shown by
the Federal census of 1920, was 191,
601. The federal estimate July 1,
1923, was 204,382. The latest school
census taken in Omaha glvee an esti
mate of 209,000. The colored popu
lation is above 13,000.
PRESENT HOUSTON
MAITTRS PETITION
TO THE PRESIDENT
Document Contain* 120,000 Name*
From Members of Both Race*
From All Sections of
the Country
STRONG PLEA FOR CLEMENCY
Church, Pretw, Fraternal and Other;
> Organization* Represented in
Group Headed by
N.A.A.C.P.
Washington, 0. C., Feb. 8.—Presi
dent Coolidge at noon on February 7,
1924, at the White House received a
V delegation of representative colored
^ citizens of the United States, who
presented to him a petition signed
bv 120,000 names of both white and
colored people, asking for pardon for
'the 54 men of the 24th Infantry still
imprisoned in Leavenworth Peniten
tiary, having been convicted on
charges of rioting at Houston in 1917.
The delegation, which was made a
small one by the White House, was
headed by James Weldon Johnson, its
spokesman, Secretary of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, which engineered the
campaign for this monster petition.
The other members of the delegation
to the White House were:
S. S. Booker, of the Alpha Phi Al
pha Fraternity, representing 3,000
college graduates.
Rev. L. K. Williams, of the Na
tional Baptist Convention, represent
ing 2,938,579 Baptists.
Nahum I,. Brascher, of the Associ
ated Negro Press.
A. Philip Randolph, Editor of The
Messenger and representing The
Friends of Negro Freedom.
Archibald H. Grimke, of Washing
ton, D. C., distinguished American,
former U. S. Minister to Santa Dom
ingo and Spingarn Medallist.
Mrs. Gabrielle Pelham, of the Na
tional Race Congress.
Mrs. Daisy Iaimpkin of the Na
tional Association of Colored Women.
J. E. Mitchell, Editor St. Louis Ar
gus, representing National Negro
Press Association.
Robert S. Ahliott, Editor Chicago
Defender.
BiHhop J. S. Caldwell, of Philadel
phia, representing the A. M. E. Z.
Church.
Channing H. Tobias, New York
City, of the Y. M. C. A.
Robert L. Vann, Editor Pittsburgh
Courier.
Carl Murphy, Editor Baltimore
Afro-American.
Cyril V. Briggs, Heftd of Crusader
News Service, representing African
Blood Brotherhood.
Bishop John Hurst, of the A. M.
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I EMI” ov'Tvt BUREAU
COLORED COMMERCIAL
CLUB DOING GOOD WORK
The public bus no idea of the real
amount of good work the Free Em
ployment Bureau of the Colored Com
mercial Club is doing in finding work
for our people. The demand for work
is of course greater than the supply
at this time of the year; but Commis
sioner Williams is constantly on the
alert for work of all kinds to which
he can send applicants, and the pub
lic is learning to call upon the Bureau
>o- workers. Just recently the Rome
Hotel, which has decided to employ
colored maids called upon the Em
ployment Bureau for ten maids, which
were promptly furnished them. Reg
istration with the Bureau is solicited.
No charge is made for registration
or for senfling applicants to jobs.
OMAHA WELTER IS
FIGHTING WAY TO RETURN
BOUT WITH CHAMP
Jimmie Jones, Ohio Welter, Touted
as Best Man in World in His
Class Next to Walker, De
feated by Local
WATSON LOSES PRELIMINARY
Omaha fight bugs were treated to
a rare dish last,night in the City
Auditorium when Morrie Schlaifer,
Omaha’s “fighting fool’ met and de
feated Jimmie Jones of Youngstown,
Ohio, the New York boxing commis
sion. who has fought a draw with
Walker, and has defeated Shade,
| Shevlin, Schoell and Wells.
It was a great fight, and a clean
one, which the bugs will remember
for many a day.
In the early rounds Jones elected to
box the local favorite and had he con
tinued this method he would have, in
the mind of the writer, undoubted!"
been returned a winner, but after the
Hebrew had floored him for the first
time in his career he began slugging,
a game at which Schlaifer is a mas
ter, and Jones lost.
Schlaifer outfought Jones virtually
all the way and had him groggy on
a number of occasions. Morrie floor
ed Jones twice during the fight, once
in the first and again in the ninth
round. Jones was all but out for the
count in the ninth.
Readers don’t want to get the idea
that it wag absolutely a Schlaifer
fight, for Jones -was in scrapping all
the time and impressed fans with his
cleverness and wallop.
A return bout between the two
would be welcomed.
A capacity house attended the fight
which was under the auspices of the
Omaha Athletic Club and promoted
by Denny Ryan.
A great card and one which pleased
| nearly every fan.
Don’t mlae the Home Talent Even
ing at Zion Baptist Church, Monday
i evening, February 11.—Adv.
Washington, 1). C., Feb. 8.—(By The
Associated Negro Press.)—Through an
order of Postmaster General New, fol
lowing a nationwide survey by postal
inspectors, orders have been Issued by
the Post Office Department placing
newspapers in the same category with
first class mail, which is the fastest
going mail directed by the govern
ment. This will be a great, boon to
newspapers all over the country, par
Ocularly will it be helpful to racial
newspapers having a wide circulation.
One of the big hindrances of building
wide circulations has been the inabil
ity to have newspapers properly dis
patched.
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Somebody’s Valentine
SUCCESS FACES NEGRO SANHEDRIN
AS DAY FOR SESSION APPROACHES
Chicago, 111., Feb. 8.—Assured suc
cess faces the Negro Sanhedrin, or
All Race Conference, when on the
eve of its initial meeting here in
Chicago, February 11-16, 1924, sixty
national organizations have accepted
invitations to partticipate and will
have in attendance more than five
hundred delegates. Everything points
to the success of this gifat movement
started by Dean Kelly Miller.
Among the large number of nation
al and other organizations which have
recently accepted invitations to parti
cipate are: The A. M. E. Church, The
Grand United Order of Odd Fellows,
National Association of Colored Wo
men, National Alliance of Postal Em
ployees, Royal Circle of Friends, An
cient Egyptian Arabic Order of the
Mystic Shrink, National University
of Music, National Brotherhood of
Workers of America, Knights of Py
thias of North America, South Amer
ica, Europe, Asia, Africa and Aus
tralia, Knights of Pythias of Eastern
and Western Hemispheres, Colored
Actor’s Union, The Kappa Alpha Psi,
Fraternity, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sor
ority, The National Negro Business
League, Ancient United Knights and
Daughters of Africa, The M. E.
Church, Grand United Sons and
Daughters of Peace, Chi Delta Phi
Fraternity, Delta Sigma Tehta Sor
ority, National Urban League, Grand
United Order of Locomotive Firemen
of America, Committee for the Ad
vancement of Colored Catholics, The
American Federation of Negro Stu
dents, and the National Negro Fun
eral Directors.
Additional speakers to appear on
the program are: Honorable Robert
R. Jackson, of Chicago; Dr. U. G.
Dailey, Chicago; Hon. William Mon
roe Trotter, of Boston, Mass.; Claude
A. Barnett, Anthony Overton, both of
Chicago; Rev. William Johnson, Gen
eral Secretary, Board of Church Ex
tension, National Baptist) Convention,
Unioo; Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay Davis,
Historian, National Association of
Colored Women; Hon. Charles A. Cot
trell, of Toledo, Ohio; Prof. R. C.
Woods, President, 'Virglinia Theolo.1
gical Seminary and College, Lynch
burg, Virginia; Rev. C. S. Brown,
President, Lott Carey Convention;
and Benjamin W. Clayton, represent
ing the Omega Psl Phi Fraternity.
A considerable number of import
ant men and women have accepted
places on the Enlarged Committee
underwriting the conference by a sub
scription of Five ($5.00) Dollars. The
list of such persons to date includes;
(See enclosed program.)
Information from the Chicago Lo
cal Committee on Arrangements,
headed by Dr. George Cleveland Hall,
Chairman, Dr. Carl G. Roberts, Vice
Chairman, Hon. Morris Lewis, Secre
tary, and H. X Watkins, Treasurer,
is that everything is in readiness tc
receive the delegates to the confer
ence.
OMAHA BRANCH OF I
N.A.A.C.P. TO RAISE 1
ANTI-LYNCHING FUND
The 1-egular bi-monthly meeting of
the Omaha branch was held last Sun
I day afternoon in the lecture room of
' Grove M. E. Church. While the at- (
tendance was not large, much import
ant business was transacted. A reso
I lution was unanimously passed en
dorsing the raising of an anti-lynch
ing fund to help meet Mr. Philip G.
Peabody’s provisional gift of $1,000. I
I A committee of five was appointed I
to take charge of this matter. The j
committee consists of the following:!
j Messrs C. C. Galloway, Henry W.
Black and Asa C. Oglesby and Mes
dames Bostic and Canty. The com
mittee met Wednesday afternoon in a
room donated as headquarters for the
drive by Mr. James G. Jewell in Jew- 8
ell hall and mapped out plans for the 8
campaign, particulars of which will 1
i tie given later. j
iREMEMBERED IN WILL OF 4
RETIRED GERMAN GROCER |
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St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 8.—In the will i
of John Texten, a wealthy retired Ger- (
man grocer, which was recently pro- ,
bated here, bequests of $5,000 each (
were made to Mrs. Helen Bradley and f
her daughter, Miss Teressa Haven of i
this city. Mrs. Bradley had been in ]
Mr. Texten’s employ for a number of ,
years as had her mother before' her. (
A bequest of $1,000 was also left in j
trust to Mr. C. M. Wheatley, to be used i
at his discretion “for the benefit of \
Negro orphans of St. Joseph. A be- ,
quest of $1,000 is also made to the j
Bartlett Industrial and Agricultural
School for Negroes at Dalton, Mo. ;
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ALLEGED TO BE MEDIOCRE
A show entitled “ ”
is scheduled for the Brandeis the
atre beginning Sunday. The Bran- ,
deis management has the reputation,
, and a well-deserved one of featuring
only high-class entertainments. It is
alleged however^, that this aggrega
tion does not measure up to the usual ,
standard and will prove disappointing
to our people who are always large
patrons of race shows whenever they
| come to this city.
FRANK DEWEY,
COUNTY CLERK
MAKES APPOINTMENT
Frank Dewey, the popular and pro
ficient County Clerk, has supplied the
vacancy made in his office several
months ago by the Resignation of
John A. Smith, to accept work in an
other department, by the appointment
last Friday of John Horton to a clerk
> ship. Mr. Horton is a promising
, young man and it is believed he will
make good in the position given him.
Mr. Dewey who has always been fair
to our people has done the right thing
in making this appointment. There
are others who could and should fol
BIG DAILY STOPS
PRESSES ARD RILLS
FLAMING HEADLINE
Chicago Herald and Examiner Does
I nusual Thing For a Great
Metropolitan
Daily
ME CHANGE INVOLVES COST
Editor Acts Promptly When Harmful
Practice of Featuring Crime
Is Brought to His
Attention
Chicago, 111., Fob. 8.—(By The As
lociated Negro Press.)—In a recent is
sue of the Chicago Herald and Exam
iner, one of the great dailies of Amer
ca owned by William Randolph
Hearst, this flaming, page-wide head
ine appeared in one of the early street
editions; ‘‘Woman Shot By Negro
Bandit; Dying.” As soon as it was
seen by a representative of The Asso
ciated Negro Press, he communicated
by telephone with the managing edi
tor. Strong protest was made, the
managing editor, who had not seen the
edition called for a copy, and with a
surprised exclamation, asked the rep
resentative <o hold the telephone while
he stopped the presses. In a few min
utes he returned to the telephone sin
serily appologized for the occurrence,
and gave warm assurance that same
would never occur again. He stated
that a new man from St. Louts, who
was not familiar with the paper’s pol
icy, wrote the headlines.
The story was rewritten, thrown on
an inside page, and the headlines made
absolutely no reference eto race. The
incident was about three young hood
lums who entered the apartment of a
widow on the South side, demanding
money and jewels. One of them shot
the woman, and the three fled without
securing anything.
It was pointed out by the A. N. P.
representative that the magnifying of
criminal stories in daily newspapers^
and flaming headlines, leads to agita
tion that breeds race riots. No apol
ogies were made for racial newspapers
that thoughtlessly magnify crime and
distinctions.
FORTY-THREE YEARS IK
HOSPITAL—DIES AT 118
Pulaski, Tenn., Feb. 8.—(By The As
sociated Negro Press.)—Mrs. Flora
Hall, a native of Giles county, died
here last week at the age of 118 years.
8he knew of no existing relatives. Her
death occurred at the county asylum.
Before coming to it, she had spent
forty-three years in the Central hos
pital at Nashville.
There should be a race paper in
every home. If you like The Moni
tor, subscribe for it and1 speak to your
friends about it
