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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1927)
THE MONIT OR j ' > A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS A < ► OF COLORED AMERICANS ' * PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA. NEBRASKA. BY THE •{• J * MONITOR PT/BLISHINQ COMPANY ? J | Entered &e Second-Class Mall Matter July 2, 1915. at the Poatofflce at , , __ Omaha. Nebraska, under the Act of March 3. 1879. _ ,1. ' * THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS_Editor ; ’ W. W. MOSELY, Lincoln. Neb__Associate Editor J ; J LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS____ _- ..Business Manager Y j J SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Sk'.OO A YEAR; *1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS '} , , Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application X j > Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. < > Telephone WEbster 4243 ^<,«M~;~><~;-><~!“X>-X“X“!~><~X“X~X~X*-X~X~X~X“X”X“X~X~X“X~X-,X“> (oC1 ^-><-x-x~X“X-x-X"X»x-X“:“>-X“X”X«.x-X"X~:«x-"X";“X it AN IMPORTANT WORD TO SUBSCRIBERS. ;* ;; The postal regulations require that for newspapers to ! ’ ; j be sent through the mails subscriptions must be paid in 11 ! I advance. A reasonable time, thirty days, is allowed for ;; J | renewals. At the expiration of this period, where sub- •; ;; scriptions are not renewed, the paper must be stopped. !! !' If this is not done, postal privileges are denied the publi- !; JI cation. Those, therefore, who desire to continue receiving ;; j; The Monitor must see to it that their subscriptions are !! ' '< paid, as the law requires, in advance. Statements are be- ! | ;! ing sent to all those who owe, or our collector will call— ;; ;; and unless your subscription is paid we will be compelled <! < > to cut off your paper which, of course, we do not want I! ! I to do. j; ;; We, as publishers, MUST comply with the law or < > < • pay the penalty. Ill BE WISE, VOTE FOR SOLOMON The Monitor urges our peo ple to vote solidly for Charles J. Solomon for City Commis sioner. No matter whatever other candidates may receive your vote, be sure to vote for Solomon. PRIMARY ELECTION DRAWS NEAR Omaha is to nominate four teen candidates at the primar ies, April 5th, for City Commis sioners. From these fourteen seven are to be elected in May to run the affairs of this growing city. The Monitor urges our people to qualify, if they have not already done so, by registering, so that they may vote. This is a civic duty. Many of our race who have in the last few years become resi dents of Omaha are from the South where they have not been permitted to vote and so they have been very reluctant to qualify and vote. All such persons should be urged to reg ister and vote for the candi dates whom they honestly be lieve will give the city the best administration. Vote at the coming primaries and vote at the regular city election. TALKING IT OVER By Roy Wilkins (In Kansas City Call, March 11) Chicken-hearted, half-way, com promising Negroes do not get much consolation out of the news of the week. After a long FIGHT, with money, persistence and courage, a case has been carried to the Supreme Court and a decision rendered declar- i ing the Texas law barring Negroes, from the primaries is unconstitution-1 al. After another FIGHT, lasting over a number of years, the sentences of the Twenty-fourth infantrymen, ac cused in the Houston rioting, have been cut so that they are eligible for parole within the next year. Clarence Darrow, fearless cham- j pion of the underdog, dares to go into the heart of Alabama and tell Negroes things that Negroes them-! selves are afraid to tell one another. Another BATTLE is being pre pared to carry before the Supreme Court residence segregation in New Orleans. A smirking apologist, a speak-soft and-easy man, could never do these things, could never say these things, j because he believes “the time isn’t | ripe” or “we had better take this and trust to getting something better i later on” or “the white man doesn’t j like to have us act like this” and agi- j tat ion does not get us anywhere” and so on, ad nauseam. A Negro in Texas wanted to vote and sought to do so at the Demo cratic primaries, where he was barred. Instead of listening to less courageous advisers, who doubtless told him “you know you have no bus iness trying to vote in the primary” or some rot similar to that, he hired a lawyer, got the National Associa tion for the Colored People inter ested, and with its help fought the case through the lower courts to the United States Supreme Court, where he won. Suppose this Mr. Nixon had been the kind of man who said “there is no use trying to do what the white men doesn’t Khnt you to do," “I must remember I am in Texas,” "It would be foolish.” If he had been this kind of half-wit, the law would still be on the Texas books and the rest of the United States, vitally interested , in the various primaries and the power of the federal government over them, would not now be study ing, planning and reconstructing I party, primary and election laws, i The decision is described as being one of the most significant and far reaching in recent years—all be cause some Negroes had the cour age to FIGHT instead of whimper ing and making excuses. The cutting down of the sentences of the imprisoned infantrymen is another tribute to the uncompromis ing, straight-from-the-shoulder fight ing policy of the N. A. A. C. P. Ask no special favors and submit to no special discrimination, seems to be the watchword of this organization. Its attitude and its methods especial ly are worthy of imitation. Never has the N. A. A. C. P. urged Ne groes to reprisals, revenge or even boycotts. It has always urged Ne groes to seek fearlessly and with le gal methods, their FULL rights as guaranteed by the laws of the states and nation. And the boot-licking, soft-shoe “half-a-loaf” Negro—I wonder how he feels when he hears the white men like Clarence Darrow and white women like Marcet Haldeman-Julius daring to preach and fight for the identical measures he tells his race they should not “agitate” for. These people are white, wealthy and independent. They don’t have to fight for the Negro, plead and pub lish his cause, and take up cudgels when his enemies jump upon him. But they do these things because they know that fighting and agitating are the only methods which the world’s history shows have accomplished anything. No need for extended argument in favor of this premise; think back over our country’s his tory: 1860, 1812, 1776; touch over England's history'; note the manner of the welding together of Germany; mark the French revolution; study Mussolini. Of course, these methods were forceful, which is not by any means advocated for the Negro. But the Negro can take over the spirit; the spirit of protest and fight. As often as he shall do this he shall eat the satisfying loaf of freedom; and as often as he shall bow and scrape in meekness and humility, so often shall he eat the tossed-off crumbs of in sult, discrimination and segregation. Take your choice. BID FAREWELL AND GOD-SPEED TO BRANCH SECRETARY The Committee of Management of the North Side Branch of the Y. W. C. A., gave an informal reception last Thursday evening at the branch to which all friends were invited to bid good-bye to Miss Edna M. Stratton, branch secretary, who left Saturday evening for Trenton, N. J., where she had been called by the national office of the Y. W. C. A., | to take charge of a new work. On behalf of the membership com mittee, Mrs. William Ricks, chairman, presented Miss Stratton with a beau tiful ivory desk clock; and Mrs. Wal ter Craig, chairman of the commit tee of management, presented her with a handsome leather stationery portfolio. Miss Stratton was also the recipient of gifts from other friends, among them being several from hbr co-workers in the Central Branch. LINCOLN, NEWS Mrs. J. T. Wright was called to Scottsbluff, Nebr., last Thursday on account of the serious illness of her i brother-in-law, Isaac Lindsey. The all-men concert given at the Mount Zion Baptist church last Fri day night was a sure winner. All participants on the program did thir parts well, which was roundly ap plauded by the good crowd in at ! tendance. The occasion was the first all-men affair ever attempted by Mr. , Robert Granger, who is captain of | club No. 2, which is striving to raise . means for the spring finance rally. Mr. and Mrs. Rolling Young are here from Omaha on account of the illness of Mrs. Fanny Young, mother of Mr. Young. Mr. J. Frank Malone, who suffered a severe stroke of paralysis some few days ago, passed away last Friday at 5:45 p. m., after five days of suffering. He is survived by his wife, Allie; three daughters, Mrs. Leans Dean, Lincoln; Mrs. Hattie Lucas and Mrs. Dena Arms of Min 1 neapolis, Minn.; two sons, Clyde W. Malone, Atlantic City, N. J.; and West Malone of Minneapolis, Minn.; one sister, Mrs. H. Marks of Leaven worth, Kansas; one brother, John W. Marshall, Lincoln, Nebr. All were present at his bedside with the ex ception of West Malone of Minneapo lis. The funeral was held from the A. M. E. church Monday at 2 p. m. Rev. M. C. Knight, the pastor, offi ated, assisted by associate pastors. The Sir Knights and Daughters of Tabernacle turned out in full regalia. The plasterer’s union turned out in large numbers. The floral offering was invnense. Mr. Frank Malone at the time of his death was 71 years old and had beeh a resident of Lincoln for 47 years, hence he was one of the pio neers who had seen Lincoln grow from a small city to its present size. He was a charter member of Quinn chapel A. M. E. church, well known in the community which loses a good citizen and warm friend. Mr. Clyde W. Malone left for his home in Atlantic City, N. J., Wed nesday afternoon, witnessing the bur ial of his father, Mr. Frank Malone. The Mary Talbott club dinner at Mount Zion Monday night was well patronized, and a splendid success. THE GAYETY THEATER * One of the most entertaining bur lesque shows on the Mutual circuit is the recommendation which preceded the “Kuddling Kuties” into Omaha. This show opens a week’s engage ment Sunday at the Gayety theatre. Max Fields, the jolly Hebrew com edian, produced the “Kuties” attrac tion and heads his own production as the principal comic. He is ably assisted by a trio of capable per formers, Bab Collins, Jack LeRoy and Henry Keller. All are experienced in burlesque work and are given un usual opportunities to display their talent. June Rhoads, vivacious and charm ing entertainer, heads the list of women principals. She has a fascin ating personality and is given com petent support by Anna Fink, dimin utive prima donna, and Anna Claire, attractive ingenue. Costuming is up on an elaborate scale, permitting all three to exhibit their beauty to an advantage. “The Qirl in the Diamond Mask” is an outstanding novelty feature of the production. This is a sensational illusion,' which originated in the Egyptian hall in London, created a furore abroad and is causing much comment here. Youth and agility are chief char acteristics of the sixteen “Kuddling Kuties” who form the chorus group. Scenic effects of the show are above the average, the comedy bits are new and bright and some melodious song hits are offered.__ ❖❖«>4K"«^^^-x^k~x~x~xkkkkx~x~x~x~xkk~x~xk~x~x~x*<~X“X & < £ Webster 1795 Webster 4746 f • b « § « y * § | ri 1 i I I Chas. 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