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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1925)
| THE MONITOR I X WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS _ OF COLORED AMERICANS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA, BY THE MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY 5 Entered a* Second-Class Mall Matter July 2. 1915, at the Postoffice at Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1879. S THTTSSvTjohn albert williams---rr“f2!!or I W. W. MOSELY, Lincoln. Nab--Associate Editor LUCINDA W, WILLIAMS---Business Manager SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 A YEAR: $1.25 6 MONTHS: 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEbster 4243 V —J I > ARTICLE XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE \; UNITED STATES <; ' ’ Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged j; 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, ;; ;; and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the 1, ;; United States and of the State wherein they reside. No J; ' ■ state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the ;; I! privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor <’ ;; shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- ; J ■ > erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person y !! within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. a————■—=— eg .'.ran GUGGENHEIM’S GIFT. SIMON Guggenheim has given $3, 000,000, to establish scholarships for advanced studies. It is for the en couragement of scholarship. The im portant thing about the Guggenheim gift is its catholicity. Any one who can qualify, irrespective of race, col or, creed or sex, may become benefi ciary of this fund. The conditions im posed are applicable alike to all as pirants. This is as it should be. Lib eral provisions are made for original research work which will doubtless yield rich results for the benefit of humanity. As members of our race have been able to qualify and take ad vantage of the Cecil Rhodes Scholar ship fund so also will they qual ship fund so also will they qualify and take advantage of the Guggen heim Fund. The donor recognizes the need for advanced and sound scholar ship and has made most liberal pro vision for its attainment. A GOOD MEASURE. REPRESENTATIVE Walter .1 Johnson has introduced a bill in the State legislature which should pass. It makes provision for juvenile court officers in the cities of varying popu lation. It permits cities of over 100, 000 population to have six such of fiecers. This is a wise provision. Omaha for example needs more juve nile court officers. Under the pre sent limitations these cannot be se cured. The Johnson bill will relieve this situation. The bill should pass. The Douglas County delegation should get behind it and put it over. This is a good measure, plain, sensible and practical and is not of a piece with some of the senseless freak measures which have been proposed. GOSPEL TRUTH CHESTER A. Franklin, the bril liant editor of the Kansas City Call, one of the outstanding publications of the country, in speaking on Adver tising before the National Negro Press Association at St. Ix>uis last week took to task certain large firms, corporations and organizations among our people who will not take paid ad vertising in Negro newspapers but are alw'ays anxious to have these newspapers publish columns of free publicity for the same people while their paid publicity goes elsewhere. Every community has this type. The remedy, as we see it, is to positively refuse, to publish such laudatory artic les except at so much per line. Mr. Franklin spoke gospel truth when he made his charge. There are certain professional men, who are so punc tilious and ethical that they cannot insert a paid announcement of any character in a newspaper, but are eager to accept any complimentary boost the newspaper can be inveigled into giving them. There are organi zations and business firms who want a lot of free boosting and adver tising but who refuse to spend a dime in paid advertising in the same col umns and then wonder why newspa pers have difficulty in surviving. Such mooching is downright wrong. ONLY RIGHT. SOME of the stores in the North End which receive a liberal patron age of our people seem to have a wakened to the fact that there is such a thing as reciprocity. Some few have begun to give employment to representatives of their largest, group of patrons. That is only right. And yet are not too many of us stand ing in our own light by not giving more of our patronage to our own people ? Building up business among our own group along all lines will not only make opening for our youth but force and multiply openings among those who have been so long willing, as is natural, to take every thing and give us nothing. Are we waking up? We hope so. NO, OTHERS HAVE BEEN SLAVES No, Negroes and Africans are not the only people who have been in slavery. A child got this impression from the manner in which his teacher spoke the other day in the class room. The ancestors of practically every white group in America today were chattel slaves. There is no disgrace in the fact, little black boy, that mem bers of your race were once slaves. It was blue-eyed Saxon slaves exposed for sale in the market of Rome that touched the heart of a great Christian missionary which resulted in the evan gelization of the Saxons. Anglo Saxons have been slaves, too, so don’t be distressed, little black boy, when your teacher is talking about Negro slaves. Remember that other races have been slaves, too. ADVERTISING AS A GLIDE TO SHOPPERS Important Feature of Service Rend ered The Public by The Modern Newspaper Every periodical, daily or weekly, carries a certain amount of advertis ing. This advertising is only a link in the policy of the paper to give to its readers all the information they may desire which will in any way aid them. The firms which advertise are clean, honest and upright. They must be; for they are recommended to the -readers, personally, by the editor, and no editor would wish to recommend a disreputable firm to his readers. Every firm or organization which advertises in this paper is your guide for filling your wants. Form the habit of “just looking around” to find what you want. This policy is in keeping with 20th century methods. Long ago people could afford to helter skelter in their search for necessities. Today every thing must be done methodically or not at all. Read the advertisements % THE NEGRO’S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE 2 — ! A moment’s thought will easily convince open-minded persons that the contribution of the Negro to American <j. nationality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from «» negligible. No element of American life has so subtly and ] j yet clearly woven itself into warp and woof of our thinking < ! and acting as the American Negro. He came with the first < > explorers and helped in exploration. His labor was from « > the first the foundation of the American prosperity and ;; the cause of the rapid growth of the new world in social and ? economic importance. Modern democracy rests not simply ; on the striving white men in Europe and America but also the persistent struggle of the black men in America for ; *^nhiri*«- The military defense of this land has de upon Negro soldiers from the time of the Colonial nm to the straggle of the World War. Not only does ; (|>pear, reappear and persist in American litera American literature has arisen of deep lore and music are among the Finally the Negro has played as a sort of living, unple of the faith, Boia, “The Gift of .... all the time, and you surely will find just what you want by doing so. Make a list of your items from any one of the firms advertised which carries the article or service you want, get it and go home. See how much easier your shopping will be; note the amount of time and money saved. Try this plan and smile at the result. WESTERN WOMAN COMMENDS RACE SOLIDARITY IN ARK KANSAS FIGHT Miss Alice Park of Palo Alto, Cali-1 fomia, has written a letter which «has been forwarded to the National Asso- j ciation for the Advancement of Col-1 ored People, 69 Fifth Avenue, New, York, commending the solidarity of effort which recently brought about j the release of the last victims of the [ Arkansas riot of 1919. Speaking of the N. A. A. C. P. victory, she writes: j “I telephoned the news at once to a friend, editor of the San Jose News, j Of course, I am sorry for all the long : agonies of these men. But I rejoice in the evidence of solidarity in defending them all this time, and in final sue-! cess. It is a lesson for all of us.” -! LENTEN SERVICES AT ST. PHIL IP’S EPISCOPAL CHl'RC'H During Lent special mission servic es will be held each Sunday night at 8 o’clock, consisting of a brief ser mon, followed by an instruction, a question box and special intercessions. At 11 o’clock Sundays there will he the usual sung eucharist and a spe cial course of sermons. Friday nights Litany, instruction and intercessory prayers. Wednesdays the hour for the Holy Communion will be 9:30 a. m. The regular schedule of services will be maintained. The sermon topic Sunday morning at 11 will be, "Christ Our Example In Temptation”; even ing topic, "The Roomless Inn.” ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHCRCH 25 and R. St„ Phone Mar. 3475 O. J. BURCKHARDT, Pastor Rev. I. B. Smith of Lincoln address ed the league and illustrated his talk by blackboard diagrams. His sermon and lecture was highly appreciated by the Leaguers. Sunday March 1st will be Quarterly meeting. Mesdames Malissa Carter, Luda, and Mother Severe are all on the sick list. Strangers will always receive a hearty welcome at Allen j Chapel. THE WHATNOT COLUMN By Robert P. Edwards for the Asso ciated Negro Press. 161. Wliat was the Missouri Com promise! In 1819 when a bill for the organ ization of the state of Missouri was taken up by Congress an amendment prohibiting the further introduction of slavery, with provisions for eman cipating the future children of slaves, was offered by a member from New York. A passionate debate ensued, and the first stormy agitation of slav ery questions convulsed the whole country for two years. It resulted in the famous Missouri Compromise, agreed to in March 1820, but not de termined until February, 1821, by the terms of which Missouri came into the Union with no restrictions con cerning slavery, hut slavehoolding was forbidden in all that part of the Loui siana Purchase which lies north of 36 degrees, 30 minutes, north latitude. 162. Wlio begun the crusade of the Abolitionists! The implacable crusade of the abolitionists against slavery was open ed by William Lloyd Garrison in 1831, when he founded the Liberator at Bos ton, and their warfare became organ ized by the formation of the New Eng land and' the American anti-slavery societies in 1832 and 1833. For many years the abolitionists’ agitatators were few in numbers and weak in di rect influence, notwithstanding the in tensity of their zeal and the eloquence of their writing and speech; but they had kindled a flame and gave the country no rest till it decided whether slavery or freedom should be de stroyed. 16S. What is the Avery Fund! By agreement between the executors of the estate of Rev. Charles Avery, who in 1849 established the Avery Trade School for Colored Youth at Al legheny, and the trustees of the Uni versity of Pittsburgh, the fund, es tablished in 1875, is to provide in struction for the male colored people in the United States and the British provinces of Canada. The number is not to exceed twelve at any one time and no individual can hold a scholar ship longer than four years. Next Week’s Whatnots 164. Was the ‘Missouri Compromise’ ever published? 165. What were the pro-slavery de mands as against abolition? 166. What is the Vilas Bequest? NEWS OF MT. MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH 24th and O Sts. The folltfwing /ire the regular hours of service and special meetings: Sun day school, J. E. Lindsay, superin tendent, 9:30 a. m.; morning service antf preaching, 11 a. m.; men’s Union, J. E. Lindsay, president, 3 p. m.; B. Y. P. U., M. Mosely, president, 6p. m; ladies’ aid, Mrs. Minnie Griffin, pres ident, Tuesdays, 8 p. m.; Mid-week prayer meeting, Wednesdays, 8 p. m.; missionary society, Mrs. L. F. Mc Intosh, president, Thursdays, 2:30 p. m.; Swastika Art club, Mrs. Grace Hayes, president, Fridays, 3 p. m. LINCOLN NEWS AND COMMENT The Faurine Club which was organ ized some days ago, and in the inter est of Amaranlte Chapter, gave its 2nd series of entertainments at the i home of Mrs. Lester Holmes, 601 So. 9th St., last Friday, which was well 1 attended and successful. —— t Mr. Guy Wiley spent Sunday and Monday with his wife at Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson from Calif., arrived in the city, Tuesday to visit his brother, Mr. Zack Johnson. The usual services were held at Mt. Zion Baptist church, Sunday. Begin ing the first Sunday in March, a series of revival meetings will be held; Rev. Hill of Missouri, will be in charge. The public is welcome to all services. Sunday was quarterly meeting at Quinn Chapel, A. M. E. church; Rev. J. C. Hicks, P. E. was present, con ducted services, and gave sacrament at the morning worship. A George Washington musical and literary program was given in Mt. Zion Baptist church, Monday night, under the auspices of the Utopian Art Club which brought forth a large crowd. Mrs. Rosa Adair was mistress of ceremonies. The celebration was particiapted in entirely by young people with few exceptions. It com prised musicals, addresses, readings, vocal solos, duets and trios, all of which received much applause and commendations. The entire affair was a grand success. Mrs. Blossom Williams is reported much improved. Several other cases of sickness are reported bearing up fairly well. *800 IN THREE HOURS AFTER PUTTING ON GOOD LUCK RING Marylinne Weber, famous star, says, “I made $800 in three hours after 1 put on cess, happiness and Chinese Good Luck Ring.” Others have said it brings suc good luck in love. This amazing Chi nese Good Luck Ring is made in genuine silver fin ish and has the mysterious Chinese Good Luck Letters. Anyone who i wishes one of $hese rings may send paper strip for finger size, state if for man or woman, and Chinese Good Luck Ring will be sent by return mail. Pou do not need to send any money, but when it arrives give post man *1.85. The Garfield Importing Company of 1033 Garfield Bldg., 3837 Rooseveit Rd., Chicago, 111., have a limited number of these rings on hand, so w'rite them today. CHANGES IN MAN’S FACIAL ADORNMENT The styles in hair for men are al j most as changeable as those for worn en. The time was w lien any man vis : tting London with hair parted other than straight down the middle was re garded as hopelessly rural, says Lon don Answers. Also not so very many decades ago a man without a beard was hardly regarded as a man at all. This is apparently Uie clean-shaven age. The style Is by no means new. and centuries ago the Itoman masters of the world were clean shaven, leav ing beards and mustaches to the bar barians— the word, indeed, meaning “bearded ones.” A century or so ago every English man was clean shaven, and only a cavalry officer or a foreigner dare ap pear in a mustache. The fashion changed and beards and whiskers be came the correct thing for even young men, and one father, who in Ills will , forbade his heirs to grow mustaches 1 on the ground that they were "foreign" j and, therefore Immoral, found few suc ; eessors. Inscriptions on Rocks Thought to Be Chinese Weird rock writings in caves ten miles northeast of Virginia City, Nev„ are to be studied with a view to deter mining whether they are the work of Indians, as heretofore supposed, or of ancient Chinese, says the New York 1 World. Gee I>lng, Chinese student at the University of Nevada, made a visit to the caves recently and expressed' be lief the writings are Chinese and de pict a story of ancient Huddhist priests, an attempt to circumnavigate the globe and of the landing on this continent. It is legend in China, according to Gee Ding, that thousands of years back, five ships under command of Huddhist priests, set sail and never re turned. Gee Ding believes It may be possible the writings were made by these people. At Lea$t Practical Chairman of Company (at board meeting)—As to our faithful em ployees. who have grown gray In our service, we propose to present them each with a bottle of the best hair dye obtainable.—Judge. ' The Better the Day Maudie—Are you in favor of Sun day -sports? i’ansie—If they’re willing to spend a little Jack on this baby. I’m'for 'em —Outing Magazine. NORTH SIDE BRANCH 22nd and Grant Street* EDNA M. STRATTON, Executive Sec’y THE PURPOSE OF THE Y. W. C. A. The purpose of the Young Women’s Christian Association is to associate young women in personal loyalty to Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord; to promote growth in Christian charac ter and sendee; and to become a social force for the extension of the King dom of God. Because of the constructive pro gram carried on by the association it earnestly seeks to co-operate in an up lifting way with the home, the school and the church. It is an association of women—a world-wide sisterhood to bring more abundant life for women all over the world. Every woman of our group should be affiliated with the North Side Branch of the Y. W. C. A. Every girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen should be a Girl Reserve member, for there is great work to be done for the coming generation. God’s best gift to man is work to do, the strength to do it and the op portunity to always do it a little bet er than it was done before. Airplane Made of Paper Navy experts recently begun u series of tests with a new kind of airplane, the fuselage of which 1b of paper com position. If the tests prove successful, other similar planes will be ordered.— Popular Science Monthly. Hie Laet Word chaplain (to man about to be hanged)—Have you anything to say before you leave this world? Doomed Man—Yes. I believe "uni corn" Is the seven-letter animal In that cross-word puzzle.—Judge. | Hot Blues i l Just Released § Get Them at the | RIALTO I SINFUL BLUES BESSIE SMITH « JEALOUS HEARTED BLUES | MA RAINEY ADAM AND EVE £ BUTTEKBEAN AND SUSIE i SPECIAL £ PHONOGRAPHS *1.00 DOWN g I RIALTO I MUSIC SHOP TWO STORES £ 1410-18 Douglas St.—AT. 4090 ;; L* 490 South 24th St.—MA. 3997 •• g it I RECORDS DELIVERED FREE £ K W wxmm k mssim mb wmj&tmtmlassnm uiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiu 1 D.H. Oliver, LL.B.! 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