The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928, April 03, 1925, Page TWO, Image 2

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    | The Monitor
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS
OF COLORED AMERICANS _
PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA. BY THE
MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY
Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915, at the Postoffice at
Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1379.
fHfRevTjohn”albert williams ...:----- Editor
W W. MOSELY, Lincoln, Neb____Associate Editor
LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS---—Busln*£« Manager
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Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb.
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: ARTICLE XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE £
; ' UNITED STATES £
1 i Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged 5;
!! 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, |
! | and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the $
; ; United States and of the State wherein they reside. No Y
' ’ 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- i
• erty without due process of law. nor deny to any person *
! I within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
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WHY ONLY ONE?
WHEN one notices the apparently
strenuous efforts-—and we say “ap
parently” advisedly—to enforce the
Eighteenth amendment and the equal
ly strenuous efforts to sidestep the
enforcement of others one does some
wondering. The Department of Jus
tice seems to believe, and in our judg
ment, rightly so, that the Eighteenth
Amendement is an integral part of the
Constitution of the United States and
as such should be enforced. At least
there are effective gestures made in
that direction. When, however, it
comes to the Fourteenth and Fifteenth
Amendements it seems that these are
considered purely dead letters. They
are openly, wilfully and defiantly vio
lated and this violation is winked at.
For this reason we think it is very
fitting indeed that the Equal Rights
Congress through its representatives
should courteously urge upon the Pre
sident the investigation of southern
election methods which unquestionably
violate these amendements. If one a
mendment should be enforced then all
should be enforced. If the whole de
partment of justice can be called upon
to enforce the prohibitory amendment
why can it not be used to enforce all
the others? Why one only?
EXPANDING.
THE Monitor extends congratula
tions to Mr. E. S. Montgomery, who
coming to Omaha from Alabama a few’
years ago opened a small but well
kept grocery store has erected and
moved into a large modem store build
ing at Twenty-seventh and Lake St.
His business has steadily grown which
gives the lie to the statement that Ne
groes will not support Negroes. Mr.
Montgomery has given service. He
has not sold color but service. He
knows the grocery business and be
cause he does he has been able to give
service. What he has done others are
doing and w’ill do. We are glad to see J
his business expanding and gladly be- j
speak for him an ever-enlarging pat-1
ronage.
BE WISE.
OMAHA is geographically located I
to become at no far distant day one |
of America’s greatest cities. What!
she has become in the last few’ years |
presages what she will be in the next
half century. Those of us who are’
enjoying her privileges and advantag-.
es and contributing to her growth and ;
development now' should be far-sight- j
ed enough to build wisely for our chil
dren. Land far from the center of
the city now will at no distant day be
within the corporate limits. Those
who have a few spare dollars to invest;
should not indulge in any wildcat get-j
rich-quick schemes but put it in ac- j
reage here and there which will bring
safe returns as the city grows. Am-;
erican cities grow rapidly. Omaha is j
a rapidly growing city. Strive to be j
wLse in your day and generation.
BOOTLEGGERS BOLD.
BOOTLEGGERS are as a rule a
brazen bunch anil there must be some
reason for their' brazeness. They will
locate in respectable neighborhoods
and in the very face of churches and
carry on their lawless traffic. Why
are they so hold ? And how do they
get away with it?
CLEAN UP.
EVERYBODY should be interested
in cleaning up the city and making it
more beautiful. We are sure our peo
ple will do their part to make their
premises clean, sanitary and attrac
tive. Cleanliness makes for sanitation
and beauty has a genuine moral and
spiritual value.
THE PATHWAY OF PROGRESS
W. D. Weatherford.
To those who can discern the mean
ing of things, it is clear that a new
light is dawning in raife relations.
Men are coming to desire a larger
knowledge of all other men. Wise
men realize that each group has a con
tribution to make to the world’s civili
zation, and the sooner all groups can
be brought to efficiency, the sooner
will the world £>e blessed with all these
contributions. Neither individuals nor
races work out their destinies alone,
but in cooperation. “All the world
needs all the rest of the world.”
Working together for the good of all,
each race may have its individual life
and yet live in peace and harmony,
and in helpfulness to the other races
which live by its side. It behooves
every true lover of his land to strive
to know all its peoples and to help
each and all in the struggle upward,
envying no man his success, hating
none, blessing and blessed by all.—
Extract from “The Negro from Africa
to America.”
THE FUTULITY OF FORCE.
The belief in force is the one reck
less folly of modem life. But it has
no future, and there is no salvation.
It moves ever more and more toward
the edge of the precipice. There is in
t no healing and no restoration. Only
in the cross and what it stands for
can that come.—Sidney M. Berry.
ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH
25th and R Sts.
O. J. Burckhardt, Pastor.
Sunday was marked by large con
gregations and helpful services
throughout the day. The pastor
preached in the morning on “Thy
Kingdom Come” and at night on “God
Speaking to Sinful Men”, drawing an
impressive lesson from the recent tor
nado. The pastor will preach Sun
day morning and a special speaker
will be present at night.
Mrs. Carter and Mrs. Luda Gray ]
were able to be out for the first time
this year.
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:: THE NEGRO’S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE |
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A moment’s thought will easily convince open-minded X
>! persons that the contribution of the Negro to American X
> I nationality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from
'< '> negligible. No element of American life has so subtly and •£
< • yet clearly woven itself into warp and woof of our thinking y
■ > and acting as the American Negro. He came with the first y
< > explorers and helped in exploration. His labor was from X
•« 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 y
; on the persistent struggle of the black men in America for y
j; two centuries. The military defense of this land has de- y
; pended upon Negro soldiers from the time of the Colonial y
; wars down to the struggle of the World War. Not only does y
; the Negro appear, reappear and persist in American litera- ;;
; ture bat it Negro American literature has arisen of deep ;;!
■ significance, and Negro folk lore and music are among the ♦ j
choicest heritages of this land. Finally the Negro has played !
a peculiar spiritual role in America as a sort of living, ;
breathing test of our ideals and an example of the faith, < >
hope aad tolerance of our religion—Du Bois, “The Gift of !
! i Black Folk.”
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LINCOLN NEWS AND COMMENT
Rev. H. W. Botts was called to l
Kansas City last week to officiate at
the funeral of a former friend.
M rs. M. Loving lingers quite ill at I
her home. I
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Mrs. Mabel Robinson was taken i
to the hospital Monday ill with ap
pendicitis.
Rev. M. C. Knight was on the sick
list the past week.
We are glad to see a number of our
group employed at the State Capitol.
Here is hoping they may retain reg
ular jobs.
Mary Magdalene Mission raised a
very neat sum in their special rally
at Mt. Zion Baptist church Sunday
afternoon.
Quite a few influenza cases report
ed, but none serious as yet.
Mr. anil Mrs. Wm. Clark and son
arrived in the city last Thursday
from Wichita, Kans. They will reside
here in the luture. They have gone
to housekeeping with their son, Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Clark, 2225 P street.
Mrs. Guy Wiley arrived in the
city from her former home, Omaha,
followed by her household goods. Mr.
and Mrs. Wiley have gone immedi
ately to housekeeping at 1911 K
street where Mr. Wiley has purchased
a nice home. She was formerly a
Mrs. C. C. Trent of Omaha, ana
prominent in society and church in
Dr. W. P. Botts’ church, who was |
reiuctant to lose her. Mr. Guy Wiley!
has a lucrative position here as col
lector and utility man at the Con
tinental State Bank and is a prom
inent worker in Mt. Zion Baptist
church, serving as a deacon, 'lhey
were married February 12 at Coun
cil Bluffs, la., Dr. W. F. Botts oi
Zion Baptist Church, Omaha, officiat
ing, witnessed by several of his mem
bers. Mrs. Wiley has united with
Mt. Zion Baptist church here, and is
thus ready to share in the Master s
cause along with her husband and the
church. We give her a hearty wel
come to our midst.
Rev. J. H. Bruce, state missionary
of Omaha, was in our city and spoke
for Rev. H. W. Botts Sunday morn
ing, going on to Beatrice in the after-'
noon.
ALMOST TWO THOLSAND.
Palm Beach, Florida, April 3.—< By
The Associated Negro Press)—At a
huge meeting, held in the dining room
of the Royal Poineiana hotel, Sunday
afternoon, the waiters and bell men,
led by Joseph S. McLane, the head
waiter, rendered an offering of $1684,
to be given to the Florida Noraml and
Industrial Institute, at St. Augustine,
Florida. Mr. McLare’s personal gift
was $500. This sum represents the
largest single gift ever made to the
education of Negroes by members of
the hotel fraternity. The Royal Poin
ciana is the largest hotel on the east
coast of Florida. ,
BROWN AND STEVENS BANK ON
PUBLIC SALE.
Philadelphia, Pa., April 3.—(By The
Associated Negro Press)—By virtue
of a writ of Fieri Facias the property
at the corner of Broad and Lombard
streets known as the Brown and Stev
ens Bank will be put up for public
sale, April 6th.
For a number of years this proper
ty, situated as it is on one of the best
known streets in the country, has been
the cynosure of all visitors. The
building, a very good one, has been
well kept, ami is modern in design.
Brown and Stevens Bank has become;
generally known throughout the coun
try because of its well appointed of- i
ficei equipment.
BIG OVATION TO HERMES ZIM
MERMAN.
Evanston, 111., April 3.—(By 1 he
Associated Negro Press)—Herme
Zimmerman, colored tenor and com
poser, was invited to appear at the
Northwestern university chapel last
week and was given the entire period
by the presiding officer.
This was a signal honor for the
race and shows the trend of the age
in recognizing ability regardless of
color. Mr. Zimmerman has the honor
of being a recognized American com
poser as well as a fovorite tenor and
sang two sacred numbers: “Swing)
Low" by Burleigh, and his own “Chief
Corner Stone,” “I want to be Ready”
and "America First and Forever ’
Every number was enthusiatieally ap
plauded. Miss LeJeune Jones was the
very competent accompanist.
FREEDMEN’S NURSES ALUMNI
Washington, D. C., March 20.—(Co
lumbian Press Bureau.)—On last
Tuesday night, the local branch of the
Freedmen’s Nurses’ Alumni Associa
tion met at the residence of Mr. and ;
Mrs. Mercer S. Sampson, 1623 Thir
teenth street, Northwest, and took up
such vital topics as health, industry
and child welfare. It was brought out
in the meeting that cohesion and unity
between all alumni associations of Ne
gro institutions and schools would
have the salutary effect of stimulat
ing the efforts of the colored people
of America in their endeavor to solve
the trying problems which beset them.
Attorney Carl F. Phillips addressed
the delegates briefly, following which
an enticing repast was served by the
hostess.
Colored business men in New York
City have an association of trade and
commerce.
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