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Our Choice for President
in 1928 is
WALTER W. HEAD
of Nebraska
An Astute, Able, Clear
headed Business
Man
THE RISING TIDE
As schools, colleges and uni-1
versities are reopening, it is
gratifying to note that, accord
ing to reliable data collected by
“The Crisis,” an excellent maga
zine that should be in every Ne
gro home in the land and the
homes of white people who
would be intelligently informed
concerning the thought and
progress of our people, more
than 8,600 Negro students were
enrolled last year in American
colleges and universities. Of
this number 7,000 were in race
institutions and 1,600 in white.
Negro colleges conferred degrees
on more than 1,000 students and
large northern universities on
over 300, several receiving Ph. j
D. and M. A. degrees and being j
elected to membership in Phi j
Beta Kappa, an enviable dis
tinction granted only for ad
vanced scholarship.
Steadily the stream of our in-!
tellectual life is flowing ever on- ■
ward. What this presages re
quires no seer to foretell. Those ■
ambitious for intellectual train
ing have, in the main, caught the !
vision of service, service to their |
race, and service to humanity.
Unless this be the vision and the
motive back of our advancing in
tellectual life our trained minds
and hands will prove a bane and
not a blessing.
We are convinced that the ma
jority of our youth who are
struggling for higher education
are willing to pay the price be-!
cause they have measured the
goal of their laudable ambition
in terms of service.
The rising tide of our intellec-1
tual life as indicated by the fig-1
ures quoted and which will be j
surpassed this year means ulti-i
mately the submergence of bane
ful American color and racial
prejudice which cannot stem j
this rising tide.
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A FORECAST
Unless signs fail there is going
to be need for a great deal of
charitable and welfare work this
winter which will tax the ability
of the Associated Charities and
similar organizations. The rea
son for this opinion is the fact
that so many have been out of
employment during the summer
months when, as a rule, work is
quite plentiful. Unless, there
fore, there is a decided improve'
ment in the matter of work iri'
the autumn and early winter;
months there will be much want
and suffering.
Our people will share in this j
suffering. Those who have jobs i
should do their best to retain
them by giving satisfaction. The
, more fortunate must do all in
| their power to help the less for-j
tunate.
I This forecast may seem rather
gloomy, but it is well to consider
i facts.
WHITE CHICKEN THIEVES!
Papillion, county seat of
Sarpy county, Nebraska, is hav
i ing considerable excitement
1 these days over the trial of sev
eral white men charged with
chicken stealing. It is charged
that the stealing was by the
wholesale.
The fiction that chicken steal
ing is a monopoly of Negroes is
rapidly disappearing in the face
of facts like this. White chicken
thieves! Just think of it! Page
the paragraphers!
THIS WEEK’S EDITORIAL
Lynching History
i From The Meus. Cleveland, Ohio)
Between 1889 and 1925, inclusive, there
was in the I nited States a total of 3,559
lynchings. Of these victims, 724 were
white and 2.835 were colored. The only
states with a clean record are New Hamp
shire. Rhode Nland. Connecticut and
I tali. Georgia has the worst report, with
i 448, and Mississippi follows.
The lynching toll has dropped rapidly
in recent years, thanks primarily to post
war migrations, and secondly, to the ag
gressive investigation work by the National
Association for the Advancement of Col
ored People, an organization composed of
members of both races and headed by
Moorfield Storey of Boston, a former pres
ident of the \nierican Bar association.
An interesting theory has been advanced
for the prevalence of lynching in Ameri
ca. aside from the clash of races. It is
held that America was settled by the more
aggressive of the old inhabitants. The
stay-at-homes lacked the ambition to move.
With the emigrant's good qualities were
his hail ones. These included a fondness
for combat and a tendency to violence,
and our high murder rate, aside from the !
lynching, is offered as additional proof j
of this theory. We hold life cheaply.
With pioneer days over and a uniform \
civilization being establshed everywhere,
the sacredness of human life is preai hed
more effectively. Hut there are long
‘trines which remain to be marie before
we can with rhetorical truth "“point with
pride" to the superiority of the western
civilization.
Mrs. Fanny G. Rogers of Wichita. Kan*.,
who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
B. B. Cowan. 2724 North Thirtieth street,
left for her home Saturday well pleased
with her visit.
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PORO SUBSTATION AND BEAUTY
SHOP HAS FORMAL OPENING
Mrs. Malone, Founder of Poro Col
lege, Here for Occasion.
The beautifully appointed Poro substa
tion and beauty shop, at 2041 North Twen
ty-fourth street, bail its formal opening
Thursday from 1 until 10 p. m. Hundred*
of visitors availed themselves of the op
portunity of visiting this real acquisition
to Omaha’s business enterprises, and of
meeting not only the ladies in charge,
Mrs. Birdie J. Hawkins of St. Louis, Mo„
and Miss Alda Williams, but the rarer
privilege of meeting the gracious and
charming founder of Poro college, Mrs.
Anna E. Malone, and two of her capable
assistants, Mrs. Ella Lewis, demonstrator,
and Miss Clara Tyson, cashier. The beauti
ful rooms were decorated with palms and
flowers. A model of Poro college at
tracted much attention anil favorable com
ment. Souvenirs were given to all vis
itors. These consisted of note books, letter
eases and powder puffs.
Monday night a large audience attended
the first graduating class in St. John's A.
M. E. Church when diplomas were given
Mrs. Charles Garrett. Mrs. Jenme Thomp
son and Miss Eva Williams. An interest
ing program was given, consisting or mu
sical numbers, and addresses by Mrs.
Malone, who presented the diplomas, ami
Mrs. M innie Hurley of Detroit. Mich.
The Omaha branch is one of the 12
substations established by Poro college
in various cities of the country.
AN EVENING WITH 1)1 NBAR
Entertainment Given Lnder the Aus
pices of St. Phillip’s Church
School Pleases
Audience
A delightful program, entitled “An
Evening With Dunbar", given under the
auspices of the Church School of St.
Philip 'he Deacon, was enjoyed Tuesday
night hv an appreciative audience in St.
Philip’s Guild room. The program had
been prepared by and was under the dir
ection of Mr*-. Herbert W iggins, who un
! fortunately was unable to he present lie
cause of serious illness. Dr. W. I). Fount
. ain made a good chairman and announced
the program. It consisted of an admirable
addresB on "The Life Gareer and Works
of Paul Laurence Dunbar" by the Rev.
Russel Taylor; recitation from his poems
by several members of the school and
musical numbers. Sylvia Adams recited
admirably “The Rugoo Man ", accompanied
by Miss Elaine Smith at the piano;
Thierkield Garrett, delighted the audience
with his rendition of “Little Brown Baby";
Miss Melva McCaw, who always sings
well, sang “By the Waters of Minnetonka”,
I with Catherine Williams at the piano.
| Catherine Williams won hearty applause
for her realistic recitation of “The Party".
Miss Elaine Smith's rendition of “A Co
quette Conquered" could no. be improved
upon. Albert Johnson sang sweetly. “Pal i
of My Cradle Days", with Rev. Russel
Taylor at the piano. Miss Jean Dorsey
convulsed the audience with her re-italion
of "In the Morning". Mrs. Venus Park
er, who has an excellent voices sang “A
Song of Spring" and graciously responded
to the ovation given her by “Deep River".
Mrs. W ebb was her accompanist. The
closing number was a recitation, “When j
Malindy Sings", by Rev. John Albert i
Williams, with Miss Catherine Williams
at the piano. Albert Johnson was awarded
the prize for the sale of the largest num
ber of tickets. So pleased was the aud- j
ience with the program that it was sug
gested that a similar entertainment be
given each month, which suggestion will
probably he carried out.
N. A. A. C. P. MEETS SUNDAY
The regular monthly meeting of the
| Omahjj branch of the National Association
; for the Advancement of Colored People,
will meet Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock
; at the north side branch of the Y. W.
C. A., at Twenty-second and Grant St.
TO GIVE AWAY 100 ACRES
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Los Angeles—George W. Bright, a re
tired city fireman, and one of the oldest
colored firemen of the department, has
been in the possession of one hundred
acres of land for some time which he
obtained some years ago as government
land. He is to give it all cr—y shortly
in one-acre tracts to ex-soldiers.
Remit for your paper or be cut ott.
LINCOLN NEWS
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Mrs. Nellie Maston is confined to her
bed with illness. Her mother, Mrs. Geo.
Kellis of Keokuk, Iowa, is here caring for
j her.
Mrs. Virginia Lewis, Mrs. Lillian Ken
ney, Mrs. Jennie Johnson, Mrs. Alice
I Grant and Rev. H. W. Bolts returned
from Atchison. Kansas, Saturday, after at
tending annual jrand lodge. Daughters
of Bethel.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wright, who underwent
a serious surgical operation about a week
ago, passed away at 9 p. m. Monday at
the hospital. She was the widow of the lale
J. L. Wright, who dieid three years ago.
She leave* as survivors a daughter, two
sisters, two brothers and other relatives.
The body is at Brown's Undertaking Par
lors awaiting arrangements.
Next Sunday, September 5th. will be
the opening of the newly remodeled Quinn
chapel A. M. E. church. Bishop A. J
Carey of Oiicago will be present. Special
services will be held during the day.
Mr. Trago T. McWilliams returned
home Sunday from Cleveland. Ohio, where
be represented Comhusker lodge No. 579
at the annual convention of Elks. He re
ports a large attendance and fine success
of the convention.
Tho supper given by aides of Ouinn
chapel last Thursdey night was a success.
Rev. H. W. Bolts, Mrs. E. J. Griffin and
others are in attendance at New Era
as-ociation board at Omaha this week.
Mrs. Ollie Ray is visiting relatives at
H irhita. Kansas.
DK. PHILLIPS, OPTICIAN
Dr. Phillips, the old-time optician, bay
ing returned to Omaha, will be glad to
(it your glasses at your home at his UBual
reasonable prices. Phone Harney 3083 lor
an appointment.—Adv.
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