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United States and of the State wherein they reside. No ; 11
'• state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the ; j
|; privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor ! I
v shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- ;;
ertv without due process of law, nor deny to any person ;
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GRATIFYING TO OMAHANS
ALL loyal Omahans are delighted to
know that work has begun upon the Med
ical Arts building, the high steel skelton
of which has stood for three years and a
half, as a monument to the financial disas
ter of its public-spirited and well-inten
tioned promoters. There it has stood in
the very heart of Omaha's business center
as an ominous talisman of financial inab
ility to complete a valuable business asset.
That towering gaunt skelton did not im
prove a visitor's impression of a wide
awake and progressive city. That outside
capital has decided to complete it shows
confidence in Omaha’s future. That is will
repay its investors goes without saying.
The resumption of work upon this mod
ern sky-scraper, after so many years, points
its moral for our own people tyho are so
prone to lose heart and courage and give
up trying when apparent failure faces
their modest busines- ventures. There is
generally a way out, if we have the cour
age to keep on trying. Prophets of disas
ter declared that the Medical Arts build
ing would never be completed. Never is
a long time. Deeply interested in Omaha
The Monitor joins with others in rejoicing
over the fact that a way has been found
to snatch victory from apparent defeat
SCHOOL DAYS
NEXT week nearly 50.000 pupils will
enter the schools and colleges of Omaha.
Thinks of it. What a vast army this is.
Nearly 4.000 or about one-twelfth of this
vast army of knowledge seekers, belong
to our group. Children from numerous
nationalities meet in the same school room
under the same teachers and study from
the same books. They join in the same
games and plays. They are learning to
know and understand each other. This is
the kind of Americanization that will make
America a real democracy in truth as
well as in theory and will safeguard and
insure the perpetuity of the nation. How
short-sighted then are they who advocate
the separation of school children along the
line of race, religion or color. Such a
policy makes for suspicion and misunder
standing, and undermines the foundation
principles of the republic.
We as taxpayers contribute our share
and that willingly and gladly to the sup
|M»rt of our schools. We are glad to have*
our children enjoy these privileges. We
encourage them to take full advantages of
these opportunities and they are doing so. I
There is one particular, however, in which
we are not satisfied with the conduct of
of schools and that is the exclusion of j
teachers of our race from the leaching
corps of our city. This is not fair, nor i
just, nor will we be' satisfied until this
injustice ceases. Scores and scores of
northern cities from Boston to Los An .
geles. Cal., have competent colored teach
ers on their staff and there is no reason
why Omaha should not again take her
place among fair and broad-minded cities1
of this class.
Be that as it may we congratulate the
pupils who will resume their school duties ;
next month. We urge all to do their level j
(rest to excel in scholarship and deport- j
ment and to take their full part and share
in all school activities. School days are
days of golden opportunity.
PENNY WISE PEOPLE
THE North Twenty-fourth street mer
chants are standing in their own light.
They complain of lack of trade and say
that the down-down stores draw a heavy
trade which they should share. Thi down
town merchants pull together. They ad
vertise and go after business. Tlie North
Side merchants do not advertise. They
should form a pool, put on a big adver
tising campaign and go after business and
improved lighting and they will get just
what they go after. At present they are
penny wise and pound foolish.
ADVANCEMENT ASSOCIATION
ASKS FOR MEMBERSHIP ON
NATIONAL CRIME COMMISSION
(N. A. A. C P. Press Service)
New York, Aug. 28.—The National As
sociation for the Advancement of Colored
People has written to F. Trubee Davison,
newly appointed head of the National
Crime Commie#ion offering its information
&: and experience with lynching to- the com
mies ion and suggesting that a represents
tire of the N. A. A. C. P. be made a mem
her of the National Crime Commtaion.
YW N. A. A. C. P. letter is as follows:
On Angnat 8th. tUe association wired
Start H. Gary, calling tn his at
tent ion, as the sponsor of the National
Crime Commission, the lynching on \ug
ust 7th of a colored man at Excelsior
Springs. Missouri.
in that telegram we pointed out that toi ,
fifteen years the National Association for |
! the Advancement of Colored People ha*
been fighting to check this form of anar
chic lawlessness. In view of the fact that
the states have shown themselves power
less to stamp out lynching, this associa
tion has persistently advocated the passage
of a federal anti-lynching law. We ex- (
pressed the hope that the commission
would include lynching in the subjects for
consideration.
We had no direct reply to that cnnimun
ication, hut in The New York Times of
August 9th, Mr. Mark 0. Prentiss is quoted
as saying that the National Crime Commis
sion had not then been fully organized
and not until officers are elected and com
mittees appointed can it function in any
specific case. Mr. Prentiss further stated
that *1 feel authorized to say this much
in anticipation of any action, that unques
lionably lynching will be considered by
the commission together with other crimes
I in this country.**
As was stated in our telegram to Judge
Gary, this association for fifteen years ha*
| made a determined campaign against
lynching. I am sending you under separ
! ate cover a copy of our statistical study
' of lynching, which is the only study of its
kind which has been made. This has been
recognized as the authoritative record of
lynchings in the United States. We have
also carried on our campaign through pub
lie meetings, through the printing and dis
tribution of millions of pamphlets, leaflets
! and other documents, through the investi
gation of more than forty lynchings by
members of the association's staff and
1 through the employment of private detec
j live agencies, and in every legitimate and
I legal means of bringing to the attention
of the American public the horrors of this
I crime, and the danger to a government
i which permits such crimes to go unpun
ished. There have been since 1889 a total
, of 3553 lynchings in the United States. Of
this number 83 were women. Since 1919
37 human beings have been burned at the
stake. Our study also has disproved the
I formerly strong belief that lynchings re
suited only from attacks upon women.
We have proved, taking the cause assigned
' by the mobs themselves, that less than (
seventeen per cent of the persons lynched
in the United States since 1889 were even j
accusd of crimes against women.
In view of the very thorough study which'
we have given to this subject, we feel thal
we have information which will he of value
to the National Crime Commission. We1
firmly believe that much of the layless- ;
ness in the United States today is due to j
the fact that members of the lynching 1
mobs have found that they could flout the j
law without fear of punishment. For
that reason we feel that the inquiry into j
the subject of lynching i* of paramount j
importance.
We, therefore, take the liberty of sug (
gesting that in the selection of members of j
the National Crime Commission, consider- •
able aid could be given through the ap j
pointment of a representative of this as- J
sociation as a member of that commission. •
You will note from our letterhead the I
names of persons connected with this as
sociation, not only as executive officers
hut prominent citizens who serve a* mem
hers of the board of directors and as vice
presidents. We will gladly co-operate with
you in any ecort to end lawlessness, wheth
er by individuals or by a mob.
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BALTJORMEANS MOB
OWNER WHO RENTS HOME
TO COLORED TENANT
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(Associated "Negro Press)
Baltimore, Md.. Aug. 28.—Five hundred j
white residents, supposedly property own
ers, late Monday nigbt mobbed Samuel
Kraeger, owner of a piere of property on
Lamotit street, which piece of property he
had leased to colored tenants. The ten
ants were attacked when they attempted
to move into the houae. Windows were
smashed and furniture broken up, the en
tire neighborhood being thrown into an
uproar. Police rescued Kraeger from the
mob. The state court of appeals has de
clared that segregation zoning laws are
unconstitutional, but white residents are
determined jet to keep colored persons
out of their neighborhoods, 'resorting to
violence to do so. Whites are incensed be
cause colored people have invaded their so
called "fine old residential sections”, such
at lfadleou avenue, Harlem Park and La
fayette Square.
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LINCOLN NEWS
Nebraska Masons Meet
The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge 1
of Masons convened in their 7th an- ;
nual communication in Mt. Zion
Baptist church Wednesday, Aug. 19
21. About seventy delegates from all j
' over the jurisdiction were present.
| The grand lodge was opened by D.
i G. M., A. P. Curtis of Alliance, at 11
| o’clock. A commitee escorted M. W.
G. Master Chas. W. Dickerson of
Omaha to the East, who after in
troduction to the craft was handed the
gavel of authority and in a few words
expressed his appreciation of being
permitted to appear before the Most
Worshipful Grand Lodge of Nebraska
assembled in its 7th annual communi
cation and hoped that while assembled,
that we will settle down to business
and pleasure afterwards.
The grand body immediately entered
upon routine business. Each com
mittee appointed did their full duty
throughout the session.
A program was given at the A. M.
E. church Wednesday night for the
welcoming and reception of the grand
lodge members. A. L. Williams had
charge of affairs. Invocation, G.
Chaplain; solo, Mr. J. W. Bedell; Rev.
M. C. Knight gave the welcome ad
dress in Gov, Adam McMullen’s stead.
It w'as responded to by M. G. Master
Chas. W. Dickerson. Welcome in be
half of Lebannon, T. T. McWilliams.
Respondeil to by W. L. Seals of Oma
ha, Address, P. G. M„ R. H. Young.
The choir furnished music.
The lodge of sorrow was held in Mt.
Zion Baptist church on Thursday night
conducted by Grand Lecturer, R. P.
Booth of Hastings. Grand Sec’y, I.
B. Smith gave eulogies on the deceased ,
members of the past year.
The directors of the Old Folks Home |
entertained members of the grand
body to light refreshments in the din- ]
ing hall of the church Thursday night.
Mrs. Ada Holmes, president of the
tate federation, welcomed the lodge
and was responded to by G. M. Chas.
Dickerson.
Election of officers resulted as fol
: lows:
Chas. W. Dickerson, Omaha, G. M.
T. T. McWililams, Lincoln, D. G. M.
Geo. B. Evans, Lincoln. Sr. G. W.
Mack Linal, Alliance, Jr G. M.
H. L. Anderson, Omaha, G. Secy.
J. H. Wakefield, Omaha, G. Trea>.
J. T. Saunders, Omaha, G. Chap.
Joshua Brown, Omaha, G. Tyler.
A. B. Matthews, Omaha, G. Lectur
! <;r.
Wm. Woods, Lincoln, W'. L. Seals,
Omaha, Relief Board.
The next grand communication will
tie held in Grand Island, in August,
: 1926.
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Mrs. Jennie Johnson, Mrs. Jennie
Lewis and Mrs. Alice Grant attended
the grand lodge Dts. of Bethel at
] Leavenworth, Kans., this week.
Mrs. M. A. Emannel of Alliance,
Nebr., visited her cousin, Mrs. Viola
McDaniel, here last week.
Messrs. Fred A. Johnson and wife,]
Burt Patrick and parties consisting of ]
two auto loads, en route from Chicago j
to the Imperial Council at Kansas'
City, Kans., spent two days in the city.!
The cave party given by the mem-1
hers of the Mt. Zion Baptist church
last Friday night was well attended, j
Cornhusker lodge Order of Elks had ,
a rousing meeting Sunday afternoon.
It is said about thirty candidates were '
initiated.
Utopia Art club will meet with Mr.
and Mrs. R. Adair, 1226 No. 22nd St.,
Thursday, Sept. 3rd.
Dr. F. W. Botts and A. M. Harrold
of Omaha, spent last Friday with Rev.
H. W. Botts.
0
William Gandy of Topeka, Kans.,
and Miss Ethel Jefferson of Omaha,
were quietly married here last Satu’r- ,
day.
Mrs. Maud Johnson, Mrs. H. M. Wil- j
I jams and Mrs. Romain Burden attend-:
ed the annual gathering of the Grand
Court of Isis at Kansas City, Kans., ;
this week.
Several auto loads of Lincolnites
comprising Messrs. T. T. McWilliams j
and wife, M. E. Williams and wife,:
Fred Nevels, Wm. Dean and party and j
others are in attendance at the Imper
ial Council at Kansas City, Kans., this :
week.
The collector will call on you soon.
Be really to pay up and oblige.
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SHINGLED LOCKS LEAD MAID
TO ATTEMPT SUICIDE;
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(Associated Negro Press)
Chicago, 111., Aug. 28.—Because she was ,
disappointed in her appearance resulting j
from a shingle bob. Rose Fallan disap
peured from her home after her motliei
had foiled her attempt to commit suicide.
Her mother says that she threatened to
drown herself.
SAY MEXICO REFUSES
TO ADMIT NEGROES
New York, Aug. 28.—According to dis
patches in white newspapers the Mexican
government will prohibit the entrance of
colored workers into the country. Permis
sion is said to have been denied sugar
planters in Lower California to import col
ored labor, due, so the report runs, to the
df entries the Mexican government is al
ready having with Chinese and Japanese
immigrants.
If placed end to end, the freight cars
required each year to transport fruit and
isjnfMrr consumed in the New York dis
trict would make a train over 2,000 miles
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