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I* / The Monitor ——^ ^ A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS * > \ THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor $2.00 a Year. 5c a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARP 22, 1924 While Number 450 Vol. IX—No. 34 _ '^cu. ___ I SIR SIDNEY OLIVER SCOUTS RACIAL INFERIORITY BARNEY BURCH HAS PROMISED OMAHA WINNING BALL CLBB President-Manager Burch Has Real Talent Lined up for 1924 Burch Rod Team. Squad Leaves Soon for Shreveport LIRCOLR IN AGAIN THIS YEAR Several Player Deals Completed By Burch During the Winter Giving Popular Head of Team Money and Good Players Although many of the dyed-in-the wool baseball fans will find it al most difficult to Ibelieve, but spring training time for the teams is almost at hand and on or about March 1st the advance squadron of the Omaha Western League cliub will leave for spring training quarters at Shreve port, La. President Burch will this year act as bench manager of the team, hav ing dispensed with the services of “Big Train” Koney, who “managed” the club last year. In the opinion of the writer Burch is making a very wise move in assuming the operat ing reins of his club for Koney was a “bust.” Burch reports that he has in his strong box the signed contracts of .several of his best holdovers and let ters from others signifying intention of being at Shreveport when the first duty bell rings. Everything has been most admir ably arranged at the camp. The Chamber of Commerce, has donated one of the city’s two ball parks for the preliminary work of the Omahas, with roomy clubhouse, lockers, showers and all the paraphernalia of a complete gymnasium. The team will have less than a week’s limbering up when they will be lined up for their initial exhibi tion game. This will be on Sunday, March 10, with the Shreveport Texas league team, with which the Burch Hods have five more games sched uled—March 16, 22, 29 and 30—and as the Texas league is as fast as the Western, Manager Burch expects some very thrilling and valuable practice. April 4, 5 and 6, the Omahas are booked for Muskogee, Okla.; April i 11, 12 and 13 with Wichita, Kas., and »* according to the tentative Jack Hol land schedule, will open the champion ship season with St. Joseph on the St. Joseph grounds, April 16. Follow ing the series there, the team will play a series at Oklahoma City, Tulsa R and Wichita, reaching Omaha on the fk evening of April 29, and inaugurate the championship season at the Vin ton street park, Friday, May 2, with St. Joseph. The team will fill in as many odd exhibition dates between those already scheduled with any teams available, as Manager Burch intends to keep the team on the hop, step and jump every moment pos sible. According to Manager Burch, the fans, owing to the general strength ening of all the teams, will see a lot better and more uniform ball club this coming season than ever before. And the 1924 team. As nearly as can be stated at this time it will con sist of John McCarthy, first; Chick Thompson, second; Jim O’Neil, short! Jimmy Wilcox, third; Dick O’Connor, Joe Bonowitz and Henri La Vallie, outfield; George Hale, Red Wilder, Oscar Seimer and Hippo Hansen, catchers; Bill Bailey, Nick Cullop, Sandy Burke, Harry Lee, Emil Sthmanske, Koupal, Praul, Miller, Prefean, Matthews, Darrough and Ok rie, pitchers. Next week look for a story giving the up and down of the bright lights on the Omaha club, who each man is, where he came from, his “sticking” average and what we expect from him. It’s soon going to be spring and ball season so get your enthusiasm keyed up, and your lungs in shape to be present at the opening game. The Monitor is for all sorts of clean sports and is back of the Oma ha ball club straight through. They made a great record last year, but watch their dual this year, especially when they tackle Lincoln who will be a member of the Circuit again uus season. Omaha’s population, as shown by the Federal census of 1920, was 191, 601. The federal estimate July 1, 1928, was 204,382. The latest school census taken in Omaha gives an sali nate of 209,000. The colored popu lation is above 18,000. ACTIVITIES OF THE COLORED COMMERCIAL CLUB The Colored Commercial Club of Omaha has as its objectives the de velopment of commercial and indus trial enterprises among our people and the promotion of civic and social enterprises that advance the public welfare. The largest work it is do ing at this time is that which falls under the department of the Free Employment Bureau. Finding hon orable and remunerative employment for our people is a very important and essential phase of welfare work. The report of the Commissioner for January shows suggestive facts that will repay careful study. The total number of applicants was 669 of whom 391 were men and 268 women. During the first five days of Janu ary there were 90 applicants, 58 men and 32 women; while during the last five days of the month, from the 26th to the 31st, the number of applicants had risen to 167, 82 men and 75 wo men, the ratio of men and women being nearly equal. This would indi cate that many husbands being out of employment and unable to get work, their wives sought work to help keep the wolf from the door. The number given employment thru the Bureau was 87, or a little above I 13 per cent of the number applying. Of this number 31 were males and 56 females. The men placed were as fol lows: cooks, 1; janitors and porters 3; laborers Missouri Pacific Round house 20; handy men 5; truck drivers 1; delivery boys 1. The classification of the women given employment in cludes cooks 7; chamber maids 12; house maids 23; waitresses 14. Among other activities are the Boy Scouts under Dr. Craig Morris. In formation has been supplied to Dis abled Veterans of the World War as to how and where to receive com pensation and vocational training; and to business interests and indi viduals seeking facts concerning the population and other matters. The public should become better acquainted with the activities of the Colored Commercial Club. OUR universities AND WORLD PROBLEMS Today we hear much and witness great agitation regarding racial equal ity, industrial reorganization, the Justification of war, and the evangel ization of the world. Realizing that these important is sues are far from solution we often wonder who or what factor will be responsible for an evolution (for we cannot hope for a revolution in such social questions) which will ultimate ly make possible the realization of the ideals for which we have all looked in vain It has often been said that the ad vancement and salvation of the world Is In the hands of the youth of the world. In accordance with this belief, an organization of college students known as the “Student Volunteers” was organized by Mr. Robert P. Wil der thirty-seven yearB ago. The prime purpose of this movement is to chal lenge college students to take up for eign mission work. An inter-national student volunteer convention is held every four years. The last such con vention was held In Indianapolis dur ing Christmas holidays. Seven thou sand delegates from the ends of the earth met to consider the questions mentioned in the first of this article. In order that more students may be challenged by these vital issues, state conventions of a similar nature are held each year. The Nebraska State Student Volunteer Conference was re cently held at Wesleyan University on February 16, 16, 17. Hm University of Omaha had a del egation of seventeen students attend ing the state conference. It may be said with candor and yet with em phasis that Miss Lucile Bivens and Mima Cecilia Starks of the Omaha del egation were the only Negroes at the conference. However, the white dele I gates from Omaha University are | proud of their colored Bisters; for, in the estimation of the writer they were responsible In a large measure for the success of the convention as regards l he discussion upon the question of racial equality. Miss Bivens made a stirring appeal at the convention in behalf of the Ne gro. It is useless to spend time here in discussing a question with which the reader is already thoroughly ac quainted. However, to prove that white people who are broadminded and of the right spirit want racial equality, Miss Bivens may be quoted as follows; "I have lived in Omaha for five years and have never felt at home; but, in the three days I have been with you folks at this conven tion you have made me feel as though I were as white as you. In fact, it would have been necessary for me to look in a mirror to see if I were black or not. I know that you folks regard me i s a sister for I have slept in white people’s homes, I have eaten at the same tables with you, and I have felt free to associate with you at all times. It gives me Joy to know that there are some white folks who Judge us as Christ would; who do not dis ' regard human personality and Judge i us as inferior because our skin hap ] pens to be darker than their own.” It was the consensus of opinion at the convention that the Negro should not be pitied for he is capable of the same accomplishments as the white when living under proper environment; but, tl at the white race on the other hand should be ashamed of the Christianity which it has practiced. So, there are many broadminded and non-prejudiced whites who are awaiting the day when they can take their black brothers by the hand and say, “We are glad that pou have at last obtained total eman cipation.” < When the question of race equality is settled somewhat, the other ques tions will In a large measure be solved. Briefly, it may be stated that five ways were advanced for the solu tion of war. They were as follows: Preparation as a means of preventing war, disarmament, education, world organization (league of Nations and World Court), and pacifist. Hut, we must all first realize be fore we can ever hope to solve these questioas that we are brothers and sisters, that we are all the children of God and that we must obey his commands. JOE HOUSTON, Leader of University of Omaha Delegates. N. A. A. F. P. FOLDS BI-WONTFLY MEETING The Advancement Association In Fav ored by an Eloqnent and Inspiring Address on Lincoln by Attor ney John Adams. The Omaha Branch of the N. A. A. ‘C. P. held Its regular bi-monthly meet ing last Sunday afternoon at the Anti Lynching Fund Campaign Headquar ters in the Jewell building, Twenty fourth and Grant streets. ^he pres ident presided. An eloquent and ad mirable address based on the lifei of Abdaham Lincoln was delivered bp Attorney John Adams, who was given a vote of thanks for his inspiring words. Brief remarks on Frederick Douglas were made by Rev. John Al bert Williams and Dunbar's poem on Douglas was read by Mrs. 8. M. Wil kinson. In addition to the eet pro gram important business was dis patched among these being the refer ence to the Committee on Education for investigation the report of alleged derogatory remarks made in the pres ence of her pupils by a teacher in one of the public schools. Report was made by the chairman of the commit tee In charge of the drive for the Antl-Lynehing Fkiiyl. It was decided to meet weekly during the drive. In accordance with this resolution the N. A. A. C. P. will meet next Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock at the same place. Public is Invited. Remit for your paper now. KLAVER CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR A Magnetic, Energetic and Well-Qual ified Young Republican, Who Has Served aa Deputy Four Years Seeks Deserved Promotion Do you recognize him? This is S. E. Klaver, the young republican who filed for County Assessor, subject to the will of the voters at the primaries April 8. Mr. Klaver, whom many Monitor readers will recognize from his picture, has a wide and favorable acquaintance among our people in this city. He is a self-made young man, who is well-qualifie<f for the position which he seeks. For some years he was a proficient clerk in the County Treasurer’s office, and for the past four years has been Deputy Assessor, in which position he has made good, and is therefore thoroughly convers ant with the duties of the important office for which he is a candidate. If the electorate of Omaha are looking for one fully qualified for County Assessor, then Mr. Klaver’s nomina tion and election are %jumrcd. Several clubs have been organized to further Mr. Klaver’s I candidacy. Many friends, among whom he num bers many colored people, are en thusiastically boosting for him. Mr. Klaver solicits the votes of all. If you have not been a booster for Sam Klaver for County Assessor get busy at once among your friends and keep it up until everything is over but. the shouting. Here is the slogan: “Klaver for County Assessor.” -- SCHLAIFER TO MEET “ASSASSIH’SIMOHICH REXT FRIDAY HIOHT Battling Monroe, Colored Light-heavy Will Attempt Come-back in the Eyes of the Fans. Meets Chuck Lambert _ 36 BI6FR6BRBS 6F FIGHTIRG — On the evening of Friday, February 29th, Morrie Schlaifer “Omaha’s Fighting Fool,” will meet one of the most severe tests of his career when he meets U. S. Joe Simonich, of Butte, Montana, known as “The Assassin," in a red hot ten-round go. Simonich is one tough, rugged fighter as he so aptly demonstrated to Schlaifer last summed in Council Bluffs, where he decidedly beat Mor rie at his own game of “give and take 'em." In the Blue Book of Boxers Simon ich is rated as one of the toughest nuts to crack in the game today, and fans can be assured that he will make the little party very interesting for the slugging Jew. It is rumored that Billie Uvick, Schlatter's old trainer will second the Montana lad. In the semi-windup, Battling Mon roe, colored light-heavy will take a crack at Chuck Lambert of St. Paul, and as both of these boys are slug gers with comparatively little science, a good battle can be presumed. Ace Hudkins, Lincoln, lightweight champ of the state, will meet Rusty Jones of St. Paul in their 10-round go. Jones has had 18 fights and won 15 by the K. 0. route and won 3 de cisions. Watch ’im Ace. In a 6-round preliminary Red Wil son and Jack Shafer, local middles will clash. Both are comers who fight toe to toe. This is a very well balanced card and as it is given by Bennie Boyle of the Nonpareil club, it is a guaranteed genuine fight. Bennie puts on real fights, no frames or set-ups. Boyle has a real reputation to sustain. Tickets are now on sale at popu lar prices $3, $2 and $1, plus tax. EDITOR R. L. VANN NAMED AS ALTERNATE DELEGATE Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 22.—Among the nomination petitions to place upon the ballot for the primary election April 22, the names of candidates slated by leaders of the State Repub lican organization for delegates and alternates to the Republican National Convention, received by the local Reg ister of Wills from Republican State Chairman W. Harry Baker, was the name of Robert L. Vann, editor of the Pittsburgh Courier. _ ILLINOIS UNEMPLOYMENT HIGHEST IN YEARS—INFLUX OF NEGROES CAUSE Chicago, 111., Feb. 22—(Preston News Service.)—Unemployment in Il linois attained its highest proportions during January than any time in years according to a report recently made public by the state department of labor. There were throughout the state 166 persons registered for each 100 places reported vacant. Involun tary idleness is worse than at any time during 1923. It is explained that the abnormal increase in the supply of labor and consequent unemployment comes from four sources: Farm hands attracted by higher city wages: unemploped miners from Illinois and adjoining states; influx of large numbers of Ne groes from the South and immigration of Mexican laborers. The report shows that industries throuhout the state are operating six per cent above normal. JACK JOHNSON’S WIFE SUES FOR DIVORCE Ney York, Feb., 22.—(Prestof News Service.)—John Arthur Johnson, for mer heavyweight champion of the world, wag sued in the Supreme Court here Thursday by his white wife, Lu cille Florence Johnson, for divorce. The action, undefended, was speedily tried before Justice Wasservogel, who reserved decision. Johnson’s marital affairs, which were indirectly responsible for his de thronment from his position as world champion, have kept him in hot water and an unfavorable lime light for years, and the granting of the decree, if it is granted, will mark the closing chapter of one of the most unique, humiliating and disgusting, to a cer tain extent, love affairs in this coun try’s history. RACE man to go with pirates AS TRAINER TO CALIFORNIA Pittsburgh, Pa., Feb. 22.—Preston News Service.)—When the Pittsburgh Pirates stepped “off” on their first leg of the trip to California Saturday there were accompanied by George Aston, colored trainer, who has been with the team since 1910. Aston is one of the best known men in baseball, as a trainer, and it is hi* efficient work which has gone far to making the Pittsburgh team known as the best conditioned club in the ma jors. Of the 1,866 colored school teachers in Tennessee, 1,497 are females. ASSAILS KLAN, PRAISES N, A. A. C. P. OVER THE RADIO In a Lincoln’s Birthday address,! broadcasted by station WJAR, one of; the most powerful radio broadcasting stations in the country, Robert W. Bagnall, Director of Branches of the National Association for the Advance ment of Colored People, sent the As sociation’s message out from Provi dence, Rhode Island. Mr. Bagnall’s subject was: “How to Preserve the Spirit of Lincoln in American Life,’’ and his address was part of a one hour program arranged by the N. A. A. C. P. Mr. Bagnall pointed out that the Emancipator had stood for equal op portunity and equal justice to all. As against this broad spirit of tolerance, the Ku Klux Klan had banded it self together, not to obtain more rights for its members, but to deny rights to others. On the other hand, the N. A. A. C. P., composed of both white and colored people was working in the spirit of Abraham Lincoln, for the rights of all people irrespective of race, or creed or color. Following his address Mr. Bagnall has received a letter from Thomas W. Bicknell, of Providence, age 90 years, who heard the radio address and writes: “You gave us an amazingly strong, clear and comprehensive address to day at Providence, by radio. I cheer ed but you did not hear. “In 1860 I was a student in Brown University and a member of the Gen eral Assembly of Rhode Island. My first speech was to open all schools in Rhode Island to Negro children. In 1863 all schools were opened by Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. My life has stood four square with your purposes and arguments. The day of Deliverance is not far off.” RIALTO MUSIC SHOP RAPIDLY EXPANDING Recently Purchased Gigantic Stock of Records and Sonora Phonographs and Has Opened Two New Stores Within Year The recent purchase by the Rialto Music Shop, 1416 Douglas street, of the entire stock of 30,000 records and two carloads of Sonora phonographs, carried by Lee, Coit Andreesen, has) called public attention to the rapid j expansion and development of this enterprising and progressive firm. Beginning only a few years ago with a comparatively small stock, by strict attention to business and courteous treatment of all patrons, Mr. Joe Himmelstine has pushed this popular music shop to the fore. So rapidly has the business grown that less than a year ago a branch house was opened at Twenty-fourth and N street to sup ply the South Side trade, and now the Rialto has taken over the Phono graph department in Hayden Bros. Store, where they have just placed on sale at phenomenally low prices, the entire stock of Sonora Phonographs; and 30,000 records. The Rialto Music Shop enjoys and appreciates a large patronage from our people. Among other things it has featured from the outset records by artists of our race. CAREFUL DISHWASHING NECESSARY TO HEALTH Columbus, O., Feb. 22.—(Preston News Service.)—According to Prof. Faith Lanman, of Ohio State Univer sity, instructor in Home Economics, careful dishwashing, sometimes re garded as menial, is one thing on which depends much of a person’s chance to live to a ripe old age. Miss Lanman says she has made many experiments in connection with home economics and finds that throat bac teria on practically every dish that had been hand-washed In soapy water without rinsing. Sbe Bays that dishes should be scraped, then washed in soapy water as hot as the bands can stand and then rinsed in boiling hot water to kill the bacteria germs. nsnov1 RalSina the Family* Pa wasted a lo‘.o» breath on tne wrong person!___ — ■■■ ■ "*-( 4 v m RACIAL EQUALITY DEMOHSTRABLE SATS GOVERHOR Sir Sydney Oliver, Newly Appointed Secretary of State for India, Speaks from Close Observation EXPERIENCE IN WEST IRRIES Recognition of Merit and Equality Makes Negro Valuable Helper Toward Good Social Order London, England, Feb. 22.—Sir Syd ney Oliver, newly appointed secretary of state for India, Is a believer of ra cial equality for white, black and red men. Speaking on the strength of the ex perience which he gained during hla colonial service in the West Indies, and especially In Jamaica, which de pendency he administered as Captain General for close upon fourteen years, he writes in his new book, “White Capital and Colored Labor”. “There is no artificial or conven tional disqualification whatever to ba> any Jamaican, of Negro or mixed race, from occupying any position for which he Is intellectually qualified in any department of the social life of the island, including public service. Black Men Judges “Many colored men are magistrates of petty sessions. More than one holds the office of custosfl that is to say of chief magistrate of a group of par ishes; more than one holds or has held stipendary magistracies under the government. These positions they filled with credit. According to their professional position, they associate with white residents on precisely the same terms as persons of pure Eu -opean extraction.” The recognition of this equality works in the direction of making the Negro a conscious helper toward good social order, whereas Americans, ac cording to Sir Spdney, by insisting continually on the Inferiority of the black man, have spurred him into violent resistance and called forth some of his worse faults. As an il lustration of this, he calls attention in his book to the number of crimes perpetrated in America that are laid it the door of the Negro and which ire usually dealt with by lynch law. No. Apprehension Felt “Now, the fact is,” writes Sir Syd ney, "that in the British West Indies assaults by black or colored men on white women or children are alto gether unknown. No apprehension of them whatever troubles society. I say this as an administration officer fam iliar with the judicial statistics, as a resident familiar with all parts of Ja maica and all classes of its population, as the head of a household of women and girls who have frequented the suburbs of Kingston and who have lived for weeks and months In the remote country districts with neither myself nor any other white man with in call. Any resident In Jamaica wll! tell the same storp. Women Are Safe “A young white woman can walk alone in the hills or to Kingston in daylight or dark, through popular set tlements or exclusively black or col ored folks, without encountering any thing but friendly salutations from man and woman. Single ladies may hire a carriage and be driven by Ne groes all over the island without trouble or molestation. Offenses against women and children come into the courts. But they are not against white women and children. Whatever may he the cause, It is an indisputable fact that Jamaica and every other British West Indian island is ag safe for white women to go about in if not safer, than any European country with which I am acquainted.” AT ST. PHILIP’S SUNDAY Pursuant to plans approved by the Bishop of the Dtoceee the subject of Near East Relief will be presented In an address by a special speaker at the Church of St Philip the Deacon Sunday morning at 11 o’clock. Offer ings and pledgee will be taken for this worthy cause. The services will bo at the usual hous: Holy communion 7:M a. m.; church school and mloeleoarp program 10; morning prayer 11; even ing prayer and oonflrmatloa instruc tion at 8 o’clock. A. E. Andersen, manager of the Paxton Hot Works, 1M7% Vfcriam street has Jwt returned from n vMt to Bioax Cltjr. la.