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W. W. MOSELY. Lincoln, Neb_Associate Editor
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: ARTICLE XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE £
;; UNITED STATES |
Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged ;;
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 \ |
■ > state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the ;;
!! privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor 1!
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DETROIT DISGRACED
DETROIT, Michigan, has been for
years considered one of the fairest and
most broad-minded of cities in its treat
ment of its colored citizens. This was
especially true in the matter of residence.
Respectable citizens of color owned and
occupied homes in almost every section
of Dertoit and do yet. The moving of a
colored family into a neighborhood met
with no opposition. But this is changed
now, showing the virus and prevalence ol
the residential segregation germ which
has been generated at the National Cap
itol. and how an evil example spreads.
Recently Detroit has been disgraced by
near riots because colored citizens, of cul
ture, wealth and refinement, moved into
property owned by them in certain neigh
borhoods. One was the case of Dr. Tur
ner. He and his plucky little wife refuse
to sell or move. And they are absolutely
right. The other is the case of Mr. and
Mrs. A. V'. Bristol. Prominent race cit
izens of Detroit came to their assistance
when their home was attacked. They. too.
stand upon their constitutional rights.
When cities like Detroit, Mich., face this
mob spirit in the matter of residential
rights what can be expected of less favor
able communities? It shows the serious
situation facing respectable colored cit
izens everywhere when the question of
home ownership arises. Detroit’s disgrace
is these recent hoodlum outbreaks sounds
the note of warning to the race everywhere
to be prepared to fight to the last ditch
for the right to ownership and occupancy
of property. Fortunately colored Detroit
ers are not cowards. They believe and
will act upon the principle that <-v«ry
man's home is his castle.
IS IT NOT A MISTAKE?
DAN Desdunes. our famous bandmaster,
is a gentleman for whom we have the
highest esteem, and it is for this reason
that we regret most keenly his acceptance
of an engagement to play for the Ku Klux
Klan. He is quoted by the Daily News
as saying that he would gladly have played
for that outlaw organization on July 4,
had not an engagement at Macedonia pre
vented his doing so. and that he promised
to play for them later. The World-Herald
quotes him. in explanation of his accept
ance of an engagement for July 28. as say
ing that ‘‘It's business with me. My
band will play for anyone or any organiza
tion which hires it.” That, of course, is
one way to look at it; but when one con
siders the whole genius and spirit of the
Klan we cannot see how Mr. Desdunes or
any other self-respecting colored American
can justify any official association what
soever from any point of view with that
damnable organization, whose fundamental
philosophy, try to lie out of it as they
will, is the repression and suppression of
the Negro whom they consider, inherently
inferior to the most degraded Nordic and
non-assimible into American civilization.
Could they carry out their plans, success
fully. no Negro, however clean, competent
and capable he might be could ever rise
to any position of honor or trust within the
nation of which he is a citizen.
The Klan has a program, and that pro
gram vitally affects the American Negro's
rights of citizenship and advancement
There is sngie sinister motive back of the
engagement of Desdunes’ band and that
is to give the impression that the Klan is
not opposed to the Negro. Of course, it’s
business, but we cannot help but feel that
Dan Desdunes is making a serious mis
take and degrading himself and splendid
haml by playing for the Klan.
POLICY PLAYING
POLICY playing is a form of gambling
which is unblushingly and openly carried
on in Omaha. We suppose that in prin
ciple it does not differ by one jot or
tittle from gambling caried on by higher
ups on the stock exchange and other pre
sumabably “respectable” forms of this
very prevalent vice. The unfortunate fra
ture about it is that it is indulged in by
thousands of deluded poor people who
cannot afford this expensive luxury. There
are people who will deprive their children
of bread while they place their dimes and
quarters upon elusive numbers with the
hope of making a “catch” and winning a
relatively large sum. The amount haz
arded daily may be considered small and
insignificant, but it is the steady drain
day after day, which mounts to a large
sum in the aggregate. If those who spend
as little as ten cents a day playing policy
were to put that amount in a savings bank
they would have more at the end of the
year than they would be able to “catch”
at several winnings; and would have what
is infinitely more valuable than money, a
feeling of self-respect. Those who p]a>
policy and indulge in other forms of gam
bling, unless they have become shameless
and sordid, have a feeling of sneakishness
and ineaness.
It is regrettable that so many of our
race in this city are patrons of the policy
game and we wish that they could be in
duced to see its folly. This vice is not
confined to the sporting class and so
called vicious elements, but it is indulged
in by those who rather pride themselves
upon their respectability. Policy peddlars
make regular trips twice a day to regular
customers in all parts of the city. We are
not foolinh enough to beliere that we can
stop it, but we do hope we can influence
1 at least some of our readers to give up
being victimized and put their money to a
: better use. “Could not the city authorities
! stop this vice?” we are asked. Of course
they could if they wanted to. But that’s
another question.
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WHAT HAS BEEN GAINED?
THE farcial trial at Dayton has ended as
foreseen. It was all over but the shout
ing and side-showing almost before it be
gan. Scopes has been found guilty. Ten
nessee has been advertised. Bryan and
Darrow have occupied much front page
space. What has been gained?
Men and monkeys have much in com
man. Men carry on monkey shines
and monkeys imitate men. It is said that
imitation is sincerest flattery.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our sincere thanks
to our many friends and to St. Benedict’s
choir for their kind expressions of sym
pathy and for the beautiful flower offerings
at the death of Ruth Johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Curry.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Graham.
Mrs. Martha Yancy and Cousins.
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THE NEGRO’S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE |
A moment’s thought will easily convince open-minded £
.. persons that the contribution of the Negro to American •;*
■ • 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 %
■ > 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 £
;; on the persistent struggle of the black men in America for £
;; two centuries. The military defense of this land has de- £
;; pended upon Negro soldiers from the time of the Colonial £
; ; wars down to the struggle of the World War. Not only does £ |
; the Negro appear, reappear and persist in American liters- £
; tore but a Negro American literature has arisen of deep £
’ significance, and Negro folk lore and music are among the %
\ choicest heritages of this lapd. Finally the Negro has played ! I
a peculiar spiritual role in America as a sort of iiviag, ;;
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Y. W. C. A. NOTES
The third annual one night carnival
given under the auspices of the Gar
den club Saturday evening, July 18 at
the Y. W. C. A., Twenty-second and
Grant streets, was both a social and
financial success. The beautiful prize,
bridge lamp, was won by Mrs. Aaron
Bowler, who held the admission ticket
IS MIXING BUT
NOT MELTING POT
Shanghai, China, Is Most
Cosmopolitan City in
the World.
Washington.—“Activities of Chinese
agitators in Shanghai, which is, with
! the possible exception of Cairo, the
i most cosmopolitan city In the world,
direct attention to the picturesque set
! ting of this exotic hybrid of East and
I West," says a tulletln from the Wash
ington headquarters of the National
i Geographic society.
“Approaching the city from Woo
sung, its port on the Yangtze river, the
villages, graveyards and anchored
ships of all kinds become more numer
ous as one nears the wharves. The
' hum and roar of factories and cotton
mills belle the real atmosphere of this
metropolis of central China. It is not
until the heavy, half-sickening smell '
of bean-oil, incense, opium smoke and
of human beings penetrates the nos
trils that the true Asiatic flavor of
’ the city is revealed.
“Although the quaint Klangsu junks
are rapidly disappearing, the cargo
! junks, sampans, and speedy slipper !
boats still vie with the motor launches
of huge steel and wooden vessels from
every port on the globe.
"Shanghai, like Venice, is a city
built largely upon piles sunk far Into
j the soft black sand and saturated
clay upon which the city rests along
| the banks of the Hwang-p’u river.
Huge reinforced concrete rafts are
buried in this clay, and the founda
tions of the buildings are laid on
them.
“The foreign settlements are de
lightfully modern, with plenty of
space, light and air, and are as clean
and orderly as occidental cities. The
French maintain their own concession
under a government separate from
that of the other 20 powers, with their
own language and the ‘rues,’ ‘quais’
and other signs typical of the home
land.
The Old and New snangnaia.
■‘In striking contrast Is the old
Shanghai, where most of the Chinese
live. Going through the gates of the
native city one passes into another
century. Old temples, cramped court
yards, where flowering peonies and
chrysanthemums can be glimpsed In
passing, and an endless succession of
narrow streets, hung with rococo ban
ners of Chinese r-haracters. and filthy
and reeking with a thousand odors,
differentiate It at once from Its small
er modern cousins but a short dis
tance away.
"A tea-house set In the middle of a
stagnant pond is one of the treathlng
places of the old city, where sellers
of Jade and cheap Jewelry, letter writ
ers. fortune tellers, cobblers, menders,
peddlers, jugglers and others of
Shanghai's polyglot population gather
over teacups or chatter endlessly In
high pitched voices. The Chinese
theater is another native oddity. The
want of scenery, the din of the orches
tra and the piercing intonations and
gaudy costumes of the actors furnish
a spectacle, which, while not always
pleasing to Western tastes, is always
colorful and unusual.
"Shanghai's sobriquet, ‘The Paris of
the Bast,’ refers more to the gayet.v
of its social life than to any external
resemblance to the French capital. It
is not nearly so picturesque as Hong
kong. or that queen of Oriental beau
ty, Foochow. Shanghai cannot set out
a thousand lanterns on a dozen hills
1,800 feet up into the night, as Hong
kong can. but her more Intimate house
and garden decorations are famous.
There are lanterns everywhere, cer
tain types are used as shop signs, and
with their non-sputtering cold tallow
candles they shed a perfect light.
"Bubbling Well road is the Riverslda
drive, the Champs Blysees, or tha
Rlng-strasse, of the foreign settle
ments. Along this winding modern
thoroughfare a panorama of the city'*
| life passes In review. Once the resort
of closed broughams and fine ears of
foreign dignitaries. It now rattles with
anything that can go on wheels, and
the rickshaws and wheel-harrows of
the natives, darting in and out among
! the carriages, taxis and limousines, j
furnish a gay and motley apectacle all
day long.
Foreign Quarters Attract Chinese, j
"Although the ‘settlements’ were
first laid out for foreigners alone, the
Chinese have come over to them In
| great numbers to enjoy the protec- |
i tfon and advantages of foreign rule, i
1 Rich Chinese often retire to the new i
sections to enjoy their wealth In safe
ty, or to spend it In reckless dissipa
tion. In the foreign settlements are
tvhlte man’s sports of all kinds, rac
ing, golf, tennis, shooting, house boat
ing, swimming etc. Good libraries,
magnificent dubs, theaters, hotels of
all nations, and a spirit of co-opera
tion between the foreign nations rep
resented have made Shanghai one of
the pleasantest places to live In the
Orient.
"Many of the railroads leading Into
the central part of the country have
their terminals here. Shanghai Is the
Chicago of China In this respect.
The first railroad In China was a 12
mfle stretch connecting the city with
Its port, Woosnng. Although the
tracks were torn up by reactionaries
soon after they were laid, the seed
was well planted, as the many lines
of steel throughout the country today
bear witness.
“Shanghai Is not only a great com
mercial emporium, handling nearly
half the foreign trade of China, hut
It has also tecome, In recent years.
with the lucky number.
Any woman or girl wishing to join |
the Y. W. C. A. can do so by calling
the membership chairman, Mrs. Eva
Pinkett, WEbster 3180. Renewals are j
also taken care of through the mem-:
bershi chairman.
Monthly vesper services will be held 1
Sunday, July 26, at the association,1
Twenty-second and Grant streets. [
Everybody welcome!
•ne of the greatest Chinese industrial
centers, with a large laboring popula- '
tion. Cotton and silk cocoon winding
mills employ thousands of workers.
In addition there are a large number
of smaller factories, manufacturing j
matches, paper, cigarettes, fireworks,
wood carvings. Jewelry, etc.
"Much of the occidentallzatlnn that
has come to China In the past half
century has filtered through Shanghai,
especially through the great printing
establishment there which has turned
out excellent translations. Into Chi
nese. of the literature and Ideas of the
West. Shanghai also possesses sev
eral dally newspapers, printed In both
foreign and native languages."
Wanderlust Dies With
Omaha Gypsies* Queen
Omaha, Neb.—The fierce wanderlust
which flamed In the breasts of the
older generations of the Romany gyp
sies of Omaha died with their queen, j
Matilda Wells, queen of the Ameri
can Romany gypsies, ruled with her
husband, Hezeklah, the wandering
Romanies of thlr ontlnent for fifty-six
years. She and her husband led a
small band of countrymen to America
In 18fi0. The trails ever beckoned
their covered w agons. They lived and
roamed, moved only by the urge t*
view the far side of each horizon.
Age laid cold hands on the beautiful
girl-queen and her stalwart husband,
but through the years they appeared
ever young through the love-lensed
eyes of their subjects. The hand grew,
300 persons now belong to the Royal
English Romanies, Tribe of America.
Then, on March 21, 1025, Matilda
Wells died, at the age of seventy five.
With her in Forest Lawn remetery the
oM men of the tribe burled wander
lust. A tall monument of Warsaw
granite marks the end of the colorful
trail of adventure and romance trod
by their queen.
This year the annual trip hns been
abandoned. King Wells and local
members of the tribe can find no sol-:
ace on the road. They will make their
last camp near the resting place of
their queen, and Omaha will be the
future burial ground for members of
the tribe. They wait the day they
may lie at the feet of their queen la
Forest Lawn cemetery.
British Boat 124 Years
Old Still in Service
Southampton, England.—The little
ketch Bee, built 124 years ago and
still In service Ijetween Southampton
and Newport, on the Isle of Wight,
completed its thirty-eighth thousandth
crossing of the Solent channel.
The Bee began Its sea duty In 1801
and is one of the very few ships re
maining from whose decks men wit
nessed a British naval victory at sea
with Nelson on board. During one
period of Its career It was commanded
for 48 years by the same captain.
The Bee has been on the Isle of
Wight run virtually all of Its exist-!
ence up to the present time and, ac-;
cording to members of Its loyal crew
It is good for many years yet to come.
The little craft has carried more than
600,000 tons of cargo between tbs
mainland and the Isle of Wight, cov
ering something like 600,000 miles, al
though the distance between Newport
and Southampton Is only 18 miles.
Three younger sister ships of the
Bee have been plying the same root*
for approximately 60 years.
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Miniature EiflFel Tower
Is Built of Toothpicks
Meyer Stein of New York, nineteen
years old. Is shown here at work on
the miniature of the famous Eiffel
tower In Paris, which he has built en
tirely of toothpicks. All he used to
bnlld the tower was a pot of paste
and a pair of tweezer*.
Some Foresight
Partenkirchen, Bavaria.—In a local
hotel a placard announces In large let
ters: "Tourists undertaking to climb
the higher mountain peaks are respect
fully requested to settle tbelr accounts
In advance.”
Hunt Old Coin
Santa Barbara, Cal.—A hunt Is on
for Spanish treasure In this section fol
lowing the discovery of a Spanish sil
ver coin minted In 1001. Prof. D. T.
Rogers, in rharge of Indian mound ex
cavations. has the cola.
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION
In the County Court of Douglas Coun
ty, Nebraska, in the matter of the
estate of C. E. Allen, deceased.
All persons interested in said estate
are hereby notified that a petition has
been filed in said Court alleging that
said deceased died leaving no last
will and praying for administration
upon his estate, and that a hearing
will be had on said petition before
said court on the 24th day of July,
1!>25, and that if they fail to appear
at said Court on the said 24th day of
July, 1925, at 9 o’clock a. m. to eon
test said petition, the Court may grant
the same and grant administration
of said estate to Mildred Clark and
Ijouis A. Garland or some other suit
able person and proceed to a settle
ment thereof.
BRYCE CRAWFORD,
3t County Judge.
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ance $30 per month.
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REAL ESTATE
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