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m The Monitor m NEBRASKA’S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor. $2.00 a Year—5c a Copy* OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1926Whole Number 555Vol. XI.—No. 37 , 1. JL8 Ji'IHgBgBglgBWWgll YOUTH MOVEMENT OBJECTIVE BETTER WORLB RELATIONS Young Men and Women of Many Races Believe That Security of the Future Rests With Youth SHERWOOD EDDY GIVES VIEWS Interprets International Unrest as Revolt Against Autocratic Absolutism and Sordid Materialism New York—The clarion of the "re volt of youth” was sounded at the Community c h u r ch, Thirty-fourth street and Park Avenue, when repre sentatives of twenty-five American youths’ organizations and of foreign countries spoke in a symposium on the pice of youth in the new age. The meeting was held under the auspices of the league of Youth of the Com munity church, of which the Rev. John Haynes Holmes is pastor. Among those who gave brief talks were an East Indian follower of Ghandi, two German representatives of the German youth movement, a Chinese student, a French girl, a Filipino and delegates from several Negro organizations. All were eager for a world brotherhood of youth to stave off a future w’ar and to rescue the nations of the earth from mater ialism and conservatism. For the first time in the history of the Community church, a Catholic priest spoke from its rostrum, when the Rev. Dr. J. Elliott Ross, repre senting the Newman Clubs of Ameri ca, pleaded for a closer brotherhood of youth. Sees Youth Learning Lesson "I hope a meeting such as this means that we are all getting togeth er to a far greater extent than ever before In the past,” Father Ross said. "I hope that out of the stirring of youth there may come a brotherhood close to that which exists in some of the great universities of the country'. Youth is learning the great lesson that we can all live together and work together as children of a common Father—God Himself." The chief speaker of the evening was Dr. Sherwood Eddy, who return ed recently from an extended trip abroad which took him to Russia, and the Far East. On his trip, Dr. Eddy said he had observed signs wherever he went that a revolt of youth was in the air. “What is youth revolting against?" he asked. “The answer is threefold. In the first place, it protests against the sordid materialism so evident everywhere since the World War. In the second place, youth revolts against autocratic absolutism and domination in all its forms—political, industrial, racial and intellectual. Thirdly, there is all over the world today a passio nate revolt against militarism. It lies in the power of youth to stop war, just as slavery was stopped sixty three years ago.” The new social order which will arise from youth’s revolt, Dr. Eddy continued, must be based on "spiritual vision and dynamic.” “You cannot build up any youth movement on ma terialism,” he said. “In place of au'o cratic exploitation you have got to have democratic co-operation. Final ly, in place of militarism we must all go forward and launch our great offensive of faith and hope and love.” “We are leading the world in wealth and in invention, it is true?’ he con cluded, “hut we are not leading it in thought or In moral courage.” Others who spoke included the Rev. Shelton Hale Bishop of St. Philip’s Episcopal church; Eugene h. Corbie of the Abyssinian Young People’s League; Stanley High, writer and lec turer; Lewis Fox of Princeton, who organized the recent intercollegiate conference on the World Court, and the Rev. W. W. Van Kirk, represent ing the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America. Ulaine, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Walker, 3124 Maple street, who has been ill, is improving. WINS FIRST PRIZE IN CAKE BAKING CONTEST Forty-five cakes were entered in the cake-baking contest which closed the Omaha Daily News free cooking school last Friday. This is an an nual event conducted by this enter prising newspaper for housewives of of Omaha and is open to all who de sire to attend. Several women of our group availed themselves of this op porunity thus offered to become more proficient in the culinary art. The first prize in the cake-baking contest was captured by Mrs. Russel Taylor, wife of the Rev. Russel Taylor of 2628 Charles street, who was the only col ored woman to enter the contest. Mrs. Taylor’s delicious white cake of three layers with cocoanut frosting was unanimously chosen by the judges as the first prize winner. Mrs. Taylor received as a prize a direct action gas range, equipped with a Lorain oven regulator donated by the Union Out fitting Company. The second prize was won by Mrs Robert Hagg, 1521 South Sixth street, Council Bluffs, whose devil’s food cake won a Eureka vacuum cleaner, donated by the Eureka Vacuum com pany; and third prize was captured by Mrs. O. A. Scholm, 1223 South Twenty-seventh street, who received an aluminum griddle and a sack of flour. COLORED LABORERS STRIKE Consliohockcn, Pa.—A walkout occurred here at the mills of the Alan Wood Iron arid Steel Company's plant as the result of the failure of the firm and Negro labor ers to agree on the wage question. ZAHA TEMPLE GIVES A GET-TOGETHER FEAST All of the 100 nobles who gathered around the oasis on Wednesday night, March 24 at the Masonic hall to join In an old fashioned Love Feast and get-together meeting left with a new | spirit of co-operation and the deter ; mination to do big things in 1926. | Slate Deputy Dr. J. A. Singleton, who presided, told of the value of the Shrine, and the great work to be done; Past Deputy Nathaniel Hunter i spoke in words of praise and outlined a program which will bring success. Other speakers were: Past Potentates Dr. J. W. Scott and Chas. M. Sim mons, F. L. Harnett and Thomas F. Scott, who told of the great need of work and praised such a representa ! tive gathering. 111. Potentate John O. Wood spoke of the value of true Masonry, and said in part that merely devising plans and talking about them would not get results, but only be hard work would promises be realized. BISHOP M. W. CLAIR TO BE OMAHA VISITOR Bishop Matthew W. Clair, D. D., LL. D. of the Covington area of the Methodist Episcopal Church, will be in Omaha, Friday, April 9, on a busi ness trip in the interest of Grove M. E. church, Twenty-second and Seward street, of which the Rev. J. H. Ellis, is pastor. Rev. B. R. Booker, district super intendent, will return to the city to i assist In the business of the church 1 which is to come before the commit ; tee, which is composed of members of i 1 Grove and a group of white Method ists. A feature of the program will be a dinner served in the lecture room of the church at 6:46 p. m. Friday night, at 49 cents a plate. Several citizens ; of both groups will make short talks | i during the dinner hour and at 8 J o’clock Bishop Clair will deliver an ! address on Africa from which he has I recently returned. The public is in vited to call Webster 6119 for tickets for the dinner and to remain for the lecture for which no charge is made but a silver offering will be taken. MRS. TERRELL VISITS LINCOLN Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, of Wash ington, D. C., one of the foremost scholars .thinkers and orators of the race, came to Lincoln last Thursday under the auspices of Delta Sigma Theta sorority. At 6:30, Mrs. Terrell was entertained at dinner at Quinn chapl, A. M. E. church, where, at 8 o'clock she delivered an instructive and interesting lecture before a large and appreciative audience. On Fri day at 11 o’clock, Mrs. Terrell spoke Vfore an especially arranged convo cation at the University of Nebraska. After this she was honored guest at a luncheon in the university cafeteria j attended by a mixed group of univer sity women. After luncheon, Mrs. Terrell went on a sight-seeing tour after which she was entertained at dinner at the residence of Mrs. O. W. Ferguson, whose house guest she was. She left at six o’clock for Minnesota I’ll ILLY TO ARM POLLS WITH WORKERS Philadelphia, Pa.—(By the Associ ated Negro Press)—An army of 1,492 volunteer inspectors will be on duty at polling places in the city registra tion day, Wednesday, April 14, to combat frauduent registration. These workers constitute the Registration Board’s newest weapons to prevent the names of “phantoms” from get ting on the lists. GOVERNOR GIVES BOY CHANCE Columbia, S. C.—(By the Associ ated Negro Press)—A boy, 17, who was scheduled to die in the electric chair this week has been granted a reprieve until April 23, by Governor Thomas MacLeod. The boy, whose name is Guy Edens, was sentenced to death after it was alleged he was found asleep under the bed of a white woman. u t Stoeet message of peace all |||| about us, the mSa f golben glory MS of the sunlight HRJj abobe us, anb yfA memories of bear frienbs in kS our hearts, ■£■ II t Caster is inbeeb M [| a joyous season | zH BISHOP SHAYLER CONFIRMS CLASS AT ST. PHILIP’S CHURCH Palm Scnday services at the Church of St. Philip the Deacon brought out large congregations at all services. At the morning service Miss Vera May Walton was baptized. The Rt. Rev. Ernest V. Shayler, bishop of Nebraska, made his annual visitation at 5 o’clock, confirmed a class of sixteen persons, addressed them, and preached, as usual, an ex cellent sermon. Before his sermon lie congratulated the congregation up on becoming a parish and other evi dences of prosperity, shown in the very beautiful new chancel, carpet and other noticeable improvements. Those confirmed were Grace Brannon, Julia Brannon, David H. Butler, Chas. Dick erson, jr., Margaret Belle Dickerson, Mrs. Henry Gaston, Dr. William D. Fountain, Gordon Hopkins, Marguer ite Frances Howard, Albert Wells j Johnson, Ellen Terrell Richardson, ! Ruby Robinson, Celestine Smith, Ed ward Wiggins, Herbert Wiggins, Jr., and Vera May Walton. _ MRS. PHILIP LETCHER VICTIM OF PNEUMONIA ! _ Mrs. Elizabeth Letcher, wife of Sergeant Philip Letcher, died at the family residence, 3415 North Twenty- J eighth street, Tuesday night, after nine days’ illness with pneumonia. Mrs. Letcher, whose maiden name was Eilzabeth Galleis, was bom in Mobile, j Ala. She was married to Sergeant: Letcher of the Tenth U. S. Cavalry at Huntsville, Ala., in 1899. Upon Mr Letcher’s retirement in 1907, tney came to Omaha where they have re sided since and made many warm friends. The funeral will be held at half past 3 o’clock Good Friday afternoon from the Church ot st. Philip the Deacon, of which she was a communicant. Interment will be in 1 Forest Lawn. The deceased is sur vived by her husband, one daughter by a former marriage. Mrs. Joseph j Williams of Los Angeles, Cal., four j grandchildren; and a brother in Mo bile, Ala. MEXICAN GOVERNMENT ISSUES DISCRIMINATORY ORDER AGAINST NEGROES Tia Juana, Mexico.—Racing circles here were stirred last week by the is suance of an order by the Mexican government singling out Negro em ployes and requiring that they fur nish bond for their return to the United States, hoding their employers responsible for their returning. The result of the order has been the less ening of employment for colored men ( both because of the barriers imposed j and the disinclination of owners to ! shoulder the burden of responsibility, j as well as the unwillingness of the colored men to be registered and I checked in and out, since the order ; applies to no other race. Represen tations will be made to Secretary of Labor Davis at Washington in an ef- j fort to have the practice stopped. RENAME DAYTONA COOKMAN SCHOOL Daytona, Beach, Fla_The trustees of the Daytona-Cookman Collegiate Institute • met in annual session here lately. Prob ably the most important action was the ; changing of the name of the school from \ Daytona-Cookman Collegiate Institute to Bethune-Gookman College. This action was taken upon recommendation of the Women’s Advisory Board, who had, from the beginning of the merger, urged it as the recognition due the president and founder of tho institution, Mary MacLeod Bethune. BISHOP LEE DIES. Wlberforce, O.—Bshop B. F. Lee, senior foishop of the African Method ist Episcopal church, died March 13, at the age of 85. Bishop Lee was ele vated to the episcopacy more than 34 years ago and had presided over every southern state but Georgia. He was at one time editor of the Chris- I tian Recorder, and at another, presi dent of Wfeerforce. In 1924 he was re tired from active duty on account of his age. Funeral services were held Sunday. S POSSIBILITY OF ABOLISHMENT OF SCHOOL SEGREGATION Curtis-Reed Bill Now Before Congress Being Opposed on Ground That It May Eliminate Separate Schools CONSIDEREED POLITICAL MOVE Supporters of Bill Marshall Great Array of Astounding Facts Revealing Southern Illiteracy Washington, D. C.—The Curtis-Reed bill now before the United States Congress, which many whites fear may lead to the abolition of separate schools for colored and white chil dren, is causing considerable unrest among certain factions of the United States legislature. Causing Upheaval There have been introduced in Con gress, by interested Republican legis lators, and referred to the Committees on Education of the United States Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, Bills S. 291 and H. R. 5000, which provide for the creation of a Secretary of Education, to be appointed by the president. Although all arguments for and against the bill have not been completed, start ling facts have been adduced regard ing the meascre. Fears Mixed Schools Representative M. E. Tydings talk ing before the Twelfth Ward Women’s Club of Baltimore, Md., recently stated: “Seventy per cent of the members of the House and Senate come from States which do not maintain separ ate schools. In time of political need it is not at all unlikely that to obtain some advantage a party would wipe out distinction of race in our schools. “In that case we should be power less for we would not have but thir ty per cent of the votes in Congress. "In practice the Sectretary of Edu cation would not 'be an educator, but merely a big Repulican or Democrat. Do you want such a man, who would be entirely beyond your control, to tell you how your chid must be ed ucated?” 1,210,690 Illiterates Supporters of the bill in their argu ments revealed astounding accounts of the high illiteracy rates of Negroes in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mis sissippi, North Carolina, South Caro lina and Virginia. An estimate of 210,690 was made as to Negro illiterates in Alabama; and in the seven states named the illit eracy total among the colored people is slightly over one million, two hun dred thousand, or nearly three times what it is among the whites. Proponents of the educationad leg islation have also shown that the av verage teachers’ salary in Mississippi is $291 per year, as compared with $976 for New York. ' .her compar isons give Massachu' s $858; Illi nois, $778; Texas, ini'!; and South Carolina, $315. The vast rural areas in the southern states, in which thou sands of Negroes live, minus long term schools and adequatey trained and paid teaching forces are the chief contributors to the high .illiteracy rates of the seven states named. DEFEATED IN COURT BATTLES, TEXAS LAWYER JOINS N. A. A. C. P. New York—The Texas County pros esutor who conducted the case against Luther Collins, a colored man con demned to hanging and saved by ap peals and retrials, has joined the Houston, Texas, branch of the Nation al Association for the Advancement of Colored People, after the branch vanquished him in court battles and saved Luther Collins from execution. The Texas prosecutor addressed the March mass meeting of the Houston N. A. A. C. P. and took out a mem bership in the branch not only for himself but for his wife and his brother as well. The comment of the secretary of the Houston branch is: "Going some, by gum!”