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| A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED A1IKRICANS
£ THE REV. JOHN AI.BERT WIUJAMS, Editor
RLOO a Year. 5e a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1924 i Whole Number 482 VoL X—No- 14
Colored Girls are Telegraphers
THE AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPHIS HOLDING »HH«AL COWFEREHCE HERE THIS WEEK *T ST. JOHIfi
HOWARD KENNEDY
SCHOOL JAHITOR
BOTHERS SCOUTS
Member* of the Board of Education
Make an Investigation and
Justify Nielsen’s
Action
ML. CRAIG MORRIS RESIGNS
Efficient Scoutmaster Declining to he
Embarrassed Resigns and
Maintains His Self
Respect.
For the past two years Troop No.
23, Roy Scouts, Dr. Craig Morris,
scoutmaster, and Messrs. W. G. Hay
nes and Malcolm Scott, assistant
scoutmasters, have been meeting reg
ularly on Friday nights at the How
ard Kennedy school. During the last
year a janitor by the name of Nielsen,
has been in charge of the school. Un
der the former janitor there was never
any trouble, but since Nielsen’s ad
vent there has been considerable un
pleasantness directly chargeable to
the unfriendly attiude of Nielsen, who
in the judgment of the three excellent
young men in charge of Troop 23, has
shown decided and unmistakeable
prejudice. Frequently he has inter
ferred with the scout activities, with
which he has nothing to do, even going
so far as to lay his hands on the
scouts and forbidding them to play
certain games. When .Scoutmaster
Morris objected to this interference
Nielsen, assuming authority over him,
insisted that the game, dodge ball,
should aot be played.
Home months ago Dr. Moms report
ed the janitor’s interference to scout
heedfruarters. Scout Executive Evans
at that time told Dr. Morris, “If the
janitor again interferes you tell him
to get out for you are boss. He has
no business to interfere.”
Matters reached an acute stage a
few days ago when a child, said to be
the Janitor’s sat in one of the windows
and spit on some of the scouts, an.1
the same night Nielsen again inter
fered with the activities, grabbing the
boy who had the ball. Complaint was
again ma<te to the scout executives
and Mr. Genital and Dr. Morris ha/I an
interview with Miss Belle Ryan, as
sistant superintendent, who suggested
that a formal investigation he held.
This was set for 8:30 Sunday morn
ing W. E. Reid, president of the
board of education presided. Among
others present were Messrs. Bever
idge, Warfield, Finlayson and Miss
Ryan. Dr. Morris, W. G. Haynes and
Malcolm Scott represented the troep.
The outcome of the investigation was
virutally a vindication of the janitor,
who wan sustained in his interference
upon the ground that he was actuated
only by the desire to protect school
property. Inasmuch as the scoutmas
ter and not the janitor must pay for
any damage done school property used
by his troop it would seem that this
position is a little far-fetched especial
ly since there has been no damage
done during the entire time the
troop has been meeting there the so
licitude, and anxiety of this officious
janitor is not justified. In the inves
tigation the word of the janitor was
given more weight and consideration
than that of Messrs. Morris, Haynes
and Scott, discrepancies between
statements made by the former and
later being considered irrelevant.
Dr. Morris took the only stand a
self-respecting man could take under
the circumstances. He declined to
continue in a position and place where
he could be humiliated and embar
rassed by one who is his inferior in
education and position, and that with
out apparent hope of redress. He
maintained that if Troop 23 must meet
at Howard Kennedy school under the
present janitor, it would have to meet
without him, as he would not go nor
would he ask his boys to go any place
he himself would not go.
Although ielson was not censured
in the meeting, after he had gone some
one suggested that he be written a
strong letter advising him to be care
ful of his conduct in the future.
Dr. Morris took the manly position
that the time to criticize or censure
Nielsen was in the meeting and to
send him a letter was dodging the
issue and pure nonsense.
Monday Dr. Morris tendered his res
ignation. He has done most commend
able work in the boy scout movement
and it is to he regretted that he was
not sustained by those in authority
and position to do so. The Monitor
unqualifiedly endorses the position
taken by Dr. Morris.
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FIFTEEN KLUXERS ARE
INDICTED FOR SHOOTING
WEST VIRGINIA COOK
Two Protestant Preachers Are Among
Number Against W'hom Grand
Jury F'inds True Bills
for the Crime.
Fairmont, W. Va, Oct. .'5—Fifteen I
man and one woman, prominent in I
business and social circles in this city,
as well as two pastors of churches,
were named in nine fceparte indict
ments returned by the grand jury in
the criminal court of Marion County
for offenses in connection with the
shooting of Daniel Washington, a Ne
gro, who was lured to a lonely farm a
few miles from this city on the night
of February 29, last.
Those indicted are credited with be
ing members of the Ku Klux Klan.
They are Rev. E. O. Jones pastor of
the Methodist church of Shinnston
and general kleagle of the realm of
provinces Nos. 1 and 2 of the realm
of West Virginia K. K. K.; Rev. J.
Walter Barnes, pastor of the Baptist
Temple of Fairmont and chaplain of
the Fairmont klan; Guy Utherfoack,
kleagle of the local klan; Robert
Brown, formerly of Detroit; Mrs. Ol
iver Brown, his wife; Ivan Poling,
hotel manager; T, O. Meredith, civil
engineer; Beverly Garret, Benjamin
Cox, Birchie Davis, G. L. McCray,
John Ix>ugh, J. A. Landis, Arthur Hu
gus.
It is charged that Washington pass
ed a note to Mrs. Brown, who was a
waitress in a restaurant in which he
was chef, asking for a meeting with
the woman. The note was turned over
to her husband, who in turn presented
it to the klan officials.
Feeling is said to be tense through
out this section not only between the
races, but more specially between tne
klansmen and anti-klansmen. County
officials declare they will exert every
vestige of skill and power to see that
the law takes its proper process.
Bennie Moton’s Kansas City Orches
tra at Dreamland hall Saturday night,
October 11.—Adv.
Champion Chicago Union Giants
Will Play Omaha Champs Here
Great Games Anticipated When Teams Play Oct. 4-5
Omaha has won the Western League
pennant for the first time in eight
years and this is the fourth pennant
to come to Omaha in about twenty
years.
The season closed at Tulsa with a
win and Omaha out in front by over
four games. They immediately after
tha game left the Oil City and have
bean palying several successful barn
storm games throughout Oklahoma
antf Nebraska.
Tomorrow afternoon and Sunday af
ternoon are benefit days for the boys
of the club gnd huge crowds an ex
pected whan they meat the champion
Chicago Unipn Giants, tha fas tost col
ored ball chib i» thf country.
Civk organisations, city officials
everyone interested in Omaha
bafebell are striving te make the at
tntom rnmm uwi t*rfi
monials of appreciation of the Hurch
Rod’s work of this season.
Saturday’s game will start at 3:30
and the Sunday double-header will
open at 2:00 sharp.
The boys have played really great
ball this year in nosing Denver and
Tulsa out of the flag and the least
you can do in appreciation is to be
out en masse and root for them.
Following are complete line-ups for
both clubs:
Omaha Union Giants
Thompson, 2d Lyons, If
Luebbe, If Herman, 2d
Cull op, 1st Turner, 1st
Bonowitz, cf Williams, s»
Wilcox, 3d Doris, cf
Lenahan, rf Lynch, rf
O’Neill, ■■ Young, c
Wilder, « Crespo, 3d
Gotnez, p
Idithar, p
Brewer, p
Stanton, p Harney, p
Oeleman. c
WHITE AND COLORED PEOPLE AND THREE GREAT RELIGIONS HONOR THE
MEMORY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Emancipation Day, September 22,
was notably celebrated in Chicago and
many other cities. At the statute of
Lincoln by Augustus Saint-Gaudens
in Chicago’s Lincoln Park non-parti
san tribute was paid to “The Great
Emancipator”. Progress of the Negro
in three score years was brought out
in tableaux. Absence of racial and
sectarian prejudices was emphasized
by the program. G. A. R., Loyal Le
lion and American Legion officially
participated. The “broken chains”
wreath was emblematic of freedom.
Above, left to right: Morris lewis,
executive secretary, Chicago branch,
National Association for Advance
ment of Colored People; Sgt. James
Dawson, World War hero with valor
decorations, representing 8th Regi
ment; Miss Hallie Q. Brown, honorary
president of the National Association
of Colored Women, which sponsors
the annual celebration of Sept. 22 as
a Lincoln Day; Rev. Hugh J. O’Con
nor, C. M., of De Paul University, rep
resenting Cardinal Mundelein; Rev.
William D. Cook, D. D., a Protestant
minister who is pastor of the Metro
politan Community church; Rabbi To
bias Schanfarber of the Synagogue
Kehilath Anshe Maariv; and Col. Wil
lis Hickman, commander of John
Brown Post, G. A. R.
G. O. P. TO SEEK
NEGRO FINANCIAL AID
Chicago, 111., Oct. 3.—In the wake I
of al number of independent contrib
utions to the Republican party cause
by individuals and groups, Clarence
Matthews, head of he department of
Negro work in the Republican cam
paign, has created a committee known
as The Republican National Auxiliary
Finance Committee, the work of which
will be to institute a nation-wide drive
for funds from Negroes to aid in the
Republican cause.
This move has come about largely
because of the action of a great many
Negroes who have contributed und in
doing so expressed the belief that as
a contributor the Negro will be able
to demand more recognition from the
party chiefs than if he went up to the
table a mere beggar.
Contributions of one dollar or more
are to be sought from every Negro
citizen. Arrangements have been
made whereby such money can be
sent direct to the office of the auxili
ary finance committee at 717 Florida
Ave., N. W., Washington, D. C. The
checks should be made payable to
John R. Hawkins, president of the
Prudential bank and financial secre
tary of the A. M. E. church, who is
also the treasurer of this finance com
mittee. Letters may be addresed to
either Mr. Hawkins or to Mr. Edward
A. Baker, secretary of the committee
at the above-mentioned address. W.
H. C. Brown is the field agent and or
ganizer of the finance committee.
WILMINGTON DENIES
K. K. K. PARADE PERMIT
Wilmington, Del., Oct. 3.—The de
partment of public safety has refused
permission to the Ku Klux Klan to
pgr«4« in WiliniPirto" ln *»u "fhH*
og |.
BATTLING MOHROE TO
MEET CONQUEROR
OF RID NORFOLK
Sammy l^onard, the St. Paul “School j
Boy”, Who Defeated and Was
Pouldcd by Ace Hudkins,
in Headline Bill.
It has been many weeks since fight
fans have had the privilege of seeing
Battling Monroe, the ebony panther of
Omaha, in action in an Omaha ring.
On next Thursday evening, Oct. 9th,
Monroe will tangle up with Lee An
derson, also colored, of New York, in
one of the headline bills of the Spanish
American War Veteran’s card of that
evening.
Anderson, who has appeared before
in Omaha, can be remembered best as
the only fighter to ever knock out
Kid Norfolk, and this means that
Monroe will have to get up and step
if he wants to put this Anderson bird
to sleep.
Sammy Leonard of St. Paul, who
made a dandy showing against Ace
Hudkins before he was repeatedly
fouled, will again meet the “Cat” in
one of the headline bills. Ijeonard
promises he will tame the so-called
“wild cat” into an ordinary comer
loving tabby before the final bells
rings.
Preliminaries have not been ar
ranged at this time but George Yeager
promises they will be good.
REFUSE KLAN DONATION
Galesburg, III., Oct. 3.—With the
curt notice that we don’t care for
donations front That source the board
of trustees of the local African Meth
odist Episcopal church, returned to
the Ku Rim Klan a donation of $fR
which representatives of the hoodud
9«%r bad wtHWI Into ft®
Miwtod to Vi*- 44* P»to ftowbr
STYLE SHOW GIVEN BY
GARDEN CLUB GREAT SUCCESS
Columbia Hall Crowded to the Doors
and Hundreds Unable to
Gain Admission.
A delighted audience of nearly 700
people witnessed the presentation of
a unique and artistic Style Show pre
sented by the members of the Oaroen
Club of the North Side Branch of the
Y. W. C. A. under the chairmanship
of Mrs. T. P. Mahammitt last Mon
day night at the Columbia Hall. Long
before the time for the program to
begin standing room was at a pre
mium.
There were nine scenes in all most
artistically staged and realistically
and naturally presented. Among these
were included an actual morning scene
of the club at work on the “Y”
grounds, an old fashioned garden, in
troducing two lovers of the olden time
and several children costumed as
flowers, a reception, an artist’s studio
and a bachelor’s dream. These with
other scenes gave the opportunity of
showing many handsome creations
and styles for men, women and chil
dren. Pleasing musical features of
the program were a classical piano
number by Mrs. John W. Pinkston,
solos by Miss Dorcas Jones and Miss
Edna M. Stratton and a duet by Miss
Jones and Mr. Weldon Solomon.
Some idea of the magnitude of the
entertainment may be gained from the
fact that there were nearly one hund
red participating in the program, each
one o fwhom well sustained his char
acter. Among some of the most
handsome exhibits were gowns and
dresses from the stores of Mrs. H. J.
Crawford and Sons and the North
Side Bazaar, race enterprises.
Bennie Moton’s Kansas City Orches
tra at prepnland hall Saturday night,
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NATION CELEBRATES
EMANCIPATION DAY
Chicago, I1L, Oct. 3.—Thousands of
persons of both races in every section
of the country joined in the nation
wide celebration of Emancipation day
on Monday September 22. Wreaths
were placed on statutes of Lincoln,
the Great Emancipator, in many cities,
the principal ones being, Chicago, New
York, Brooklyn, Washington, Boston,
Newark, N. J., and Springfield, 111.
In this city the exercises were held
at the statute sculptured by Augustus
Saint-Gaudens. The principal address
was by Henry R. Rathbone, Illinois
congressman at large, whose father,
Maj. Rathbone, risked his life and was
wounded in attemping to capture Lin
coln’s assassin. Congressman Rath
bone termed the emancipation proc
lamation the “second charter of Amer
ican history,” the first being the Dec
laration of Independence.
As expressive of the absence of sec
tarian and racial prejudice, represent
atives of three creeds took part in the
program, the Rev. Hugh J. O’Connor,
representing Cardinal Mundelin, the i
Rev. Tobias Schanfarber of Synagogue
Kehil ah Anshe Manriv, who read from
Exodus an account of the “first eman
cipation proclamation,” that freeing
the ancient Jews from the Pharoahs,
and the Rev. William D. Cook, colored
pastor of Metropolitan Community
church.
Many soldiers took part in the local
I exercises, and men who have fought
in all the wars paying homage to the
giver of liberty. The Emancipation
Proclamation was read by Earl B.
Dickerson, commander of Giles post
of the American legion and assistant
corporation counsel of Chicago.
Citizens in New York and Brooklyn
united in celebrating the occasion by
placing wreaths on the statutes of
Abraham Lincoln in Union Square,
New York, and in Prospect Park,
Brooklyn. These ceremonies were
held under the auspices of the Em
pire State Federation of Colored Wo
men’s Clubs. In Brooklyn the color
detachment of the Fifteenth infantry,
New York National Guard, stood at
attenion as a child laid the wreath.
The Rev. Messrs. A. C. Gamer, regi
mental chaplain, and William R. La
ton, Rendal Memorial Presbyterian
church, spoke.
In the District of Columbia exer
cises were held at Fort Stevens, Lin
coln park and Judiciary park under
auspices of the District Federation of
Colored Women’s Political Clubs, both
white and colored citizens responding
enthusiastically. At Fort Stevens,
representatives of the government and
of the federation took part in the cer
emony, which included the placing of
wreaths. It was at Fort Stevens that
Lincoln was under fire during the
Civil War.
In Boston a school boy laid a wreath
on the statute of Lincoln at exercises
held under the direction of W. M.
Trotter, secreary of the National
Equal Rights league and editor-pub
lisher of the Boston Guardian. Sim
ilar ceremonies were held at Newark,
N. J.
At Springfield, 111., handreds ot
white and colored citizens attended ex
ercises at Lincoln’s tomb where a
wreath was laid Addresses were
made by Congressman-at-large Rich
ard Yates, Col. Otis. B. Duncan and
the Rev. John C. Roberts, pastor of
Zion Baptist church. The ceremonies
were begun with a pilgrimage to the
tomlb, led by National Guard troops
and representatives of women’s clubs.
Miss Hallie Q. Brown, former pres
ident of the National Association of
Colored Women, which has sponsored
the Emancipation day celebration, be
lieves that the holiday will be nation
ally ceiebrated by both white and col
ored Americans in time, supplanting,
as she says, “many of the less signif
icant celebrations now held in many
states.”
STUDYING FOR ROMAN
CATHOLIC PRIESTHOOD
Anglun, Mo., Oct. 3.—One of th«
few Negro boys to study for the Ro
man Catholic Priesthood is Aloysiuf
Morrison of Anglun, Mo. Last yeai
he attended the Pio Nono college ir
St. Franois, Wis. He was one of th<
three Negro boys who registered ai
that institution.
Proving himself a scholar and a re
ligious gentlemen, young Morriaoi
has been accepted at the Seminar;
conducted by the Fathers of the Di
vine Word at Bay St. Louis, Missis
sippi. He will continue his rebgiou
studies there.
Morrison is a product of St. Fete:
Claver’s mission chureh of Anglun
RAILROADS EMPLOY
MARY THOBSAHDS
OF COLORED FOLK
UUnited States Department of Labor
Has Compiled Interesting
Statistics of Race
Employees
NEGROES IN VARIOUS JOBS
Classified Railway Occupations Dis
close Wide Distribution of
Transportation
Workers.
Washington, D. C., Oct. 3.—Figures
showing the number and classification
of Negro employees of steam railway
lines, as summarized by the office of
Tienartment of Labor, conclusively
show the entrance, advancement and
permanency of employment of NegTo
workers in one of the most important
industries of the country. In all,
there are 136,065 Negro rail hands
who are directly engaged in handling
or safeguarding the transportation of
persons or property over the lines of
*Ve various steam railway carriers of
the United States.
Negro railway employees are usual
ly though of as porters, and yet the
136,065 total contains train and Pull
man porters in the number of 20,224,
of whom 23 are colored women. The
other classified railway occupations,
however, show that rail transportation
workers of the Negro race are in no
wise confined to providing traveling
comforts and performing domestic ser
vice for passengers. In fact, the sum
mary shows that there are two Negro
officials and superintendents of rail
lines, located in Ohio and Florida.
Ninety-seven Negro telegraphers, well
distributed over the country, are ac
tually engaged in safeguarding pas
sengers and property. There are 111
engineers and 6,478 firemen; 202 in
spectors of way and structures; 202
telegraph and telephone linemen; 33
conductors; 111 baggagemen and
freight agents; 2,874 switchmen and
flagmen; 1,195 foremen and overseers;
2,377 boiler washers and engine host
lers; 4,485 brakemen; 95,713 laborers;
and 1,961 workers, employed at mis
cellaneous occupations, such as ticket
agents and station hands, who are not
classified in official listings. "Die tot
al includes an appreciable number of
female employees who work as por
ters, laborers, telegraph operators,
etc. The New York state rail lines,
in fact, boast of four female Negro
telegraphers. Illinois, with the vet
eran J. H. Kelley, who for more than
forty years has been a telegrapher
for the Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany, takes first place in the period
of employment service.
Geographically, these 136,066 Negro
rail hands are well distributed thru
out every state in the Union. Geor
gia leads, with 10,866, and is followed
by Louisiana, with 9,141; Virginia,
9,010; Alabama, 8,844; Texas, 8,381;
Tennessee, 8,100; Mississippi, 7,744;
North Carolina, 5,321; Florida, 6,091;
Illinois, 4,664; Arkansas, 4,184; Ken
tucky, 3,916; South Carolina, 3,858;
Missouri, 3,706; Pennsylvania, 3,569;
Ohio, 3,219; Maryland, 2,221; West
Virgina, 2,062; Oklahoma, 1,807; In
diana, 1,167; New York, 1,127. Each
of the remaining states has less than
1,000 Negro rail workers, New Hamp
shire, with its 1 brakeman, 2 laborers,
and 1 switchman, completing the list.
The summary plainly shows that
avenues of employment in the trans
portation industry are rapidly being
opened to the colored worker and that
his future in this phase of employment
has a particularly bright aspect.
RACE BARRED IN NEW ORLEANS
FROM BUILDING NEAR WHITES
New Orleans, La., Oct 3.—It is said
that it required just ten seconds last
I'uesday lor the commission conncil
to adopt an ordinance on final passage
preventing construction of Negro
homes in white communities.
Following passage of the measure,
which was applauded vigorously by a
crowd in council chamber, Mr. L. E.
Stephens .addressed the members and
said: “You may he sure that not only
myself, but every mother of white
children in New Orleans sincerely ap
i preciate* this res’notion that will pip
■ vert Negro children coming into our
communities and mixing with our eJUl
. dren."
i The measure restricts city
from issuing permit for
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