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About The monitor. (Omaha, Neb.) 1915-1928 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1927)
' >♦<»♦»»♦»♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦»»»♦»»»»»»»»»»»»»♦»»♦»♦»♦♦♦♦» The Monit or < * A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS 1 ' OF COLORED AMERICANS ( ’ PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA. NEBRASKA. BY THE ] | MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY ' ' Entered ae Second-Clmee Mail Matter, July 2, 1916 at the Postoffice at Omaha, ( , Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1879 1 » THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS . Editor ' ’ W. W. MOSLEY, Lincoln, Neb. .. Associate Editor | ' LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS_Buslnoss Manager ' ' SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 PER YEAR; $1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application ! Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. ! Telephone WEbster 4243 ! !♦♦>»♦»»♦♦♦♦»•»»♦♦»♦»»»♦»»»»»»♦»♦♦»»»♦♦»♦♦♦»»■ :: :: ;; AN IMPORTANT WORD TO SUBSCRIBERS. | ;; The postal regulations require that for newspapers to '{* !! be sent through the mails subscriptions must be paid in x !! advance. A reasonable time, thirty days? is allowed for ? ;; renewals. At the expiration of this period, where sub '' scriptions are not renewed, the paper must be stopped, x o If this is not done, postal privileges are denied the publi- $ J ’ cation. Those, therefore, who desire to continue receiving j -• The Monitor must see to it that their subscriptions are X !! paid, as the law requires, in advance. Statements are be- i J; mg sent to all those who owe, or our collector will call— ;; ;; and unless your subscription is paid we will be compelled 1 ’ !! to cut off your paper which, of course, we do not want ; | o to <to. ;; We, as publishers, MUST comply with the law or «. < > pay the penaftg. <! . !! | SEGREGATION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYES Subordinates may be respon sible for the segregation of fed eral employes in the depart ments at Washington. While we know the tendency of under officials to strut and show their brief authority, we hardly be lieve that they would dare do many things with which they are justly charged did they not tacitly understand that they were acting in accord with the sentiments and wishes of their superiors. Segregation among federal employes at Washington is a fact, plain, proven, indisputa ble. Somebody can stop it. It has grown and is growing. This fact has been brought tot President Coolidge’s attention. Senator Butler admits that it will only take an executive or der from Coolidge to stop it. For some reason, up until the present, such an order has not been issued. Recently, a policy of segre gation was instituted in the Pension Bureau. It was adroit ly done and with that damna ble hypocrisy which always characterizes such movements. Somebody ordered the sepa ration of the Negro employes from the whites. Howeve^, it was done. Now comes C. E. Finley, acting secretary, and denies there was any segrega tion intended or implied in this arrangement and that he knew nothing about it until he read of it in colored newspapers. This confession shows that even a government official can gain valuable information by reading race publications, and fortunately, more and more people are reading them. Now, whether subordinates or higher officials are responsi ble for this undemocratic and baneful practice towards gov ernment employes it ought to be stopped as absolutely un worthy of a government of the magnitude and ideals of that of the United States. WARD BURGESS ACQUITTED Friends of Ward Burgess who have known him for many years and appreciated all he stood for in Omaha, were un willing to believe that he was guilty of wilful and deliberate fraud in connection with the failure of the M. E. Smith and Burgess-Nash companies which was such a crushing blow to the business and financial in terests of this city. The failure of these firms was nothing short of a calamity. It was be lieved that Ward Burgess in all he did was making a herculean effort to avert that calamity. Had others not withdrawn and fulfilled their promises these firms might have been saved. That the courts have cleared the name of Ward Burgess and his two co-defendants from the charge of fraud is not only gratifying to Mr. Burgess but to his many friends whose con fidence in his integrity was never shaken. WELCOME “LINDY” Next Tuesday Omaha is to honor as its guest Colonel Lind berg. All citizens are proud of the notable achievement of this intrepid young American in his historic flight across the Atlan tic. They are proud, too, of the fact that he has shown himself a young man of parts by his poise and balance in the midst of praise and adulation which would have turned older heads than his. As an apostle of good will between America and the old world, as an exponent of aerial transportation and as a representative young man of clean and temperate life and of high ideals, Lindberg will be an inspiration to all American youth and Omaha will give him cordial welcome and will not only be honored but helped by his presence. Welcome, “Lindy,” welcome. —.. Helps to a Reliqious Life The Eleventh Sunday After Trinity, August 28, 1927 A Prayer O God, who declarest thy almighty power chiefly in showing mercy and pity; Mercifully grant unto us such a measure of thy grace, that we, run ning the way of thy commandments, may obtain thy gracious promises, and be made partakers of thy heaven ly treasure; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Think on these words: Jesus spake this parable unto cer tain which trusted in themselves that they wee righteous, and despised others: Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Phari see stood and prayed thus with him self, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, un just, adulterers, or eveu as this pub lican. I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sin ner. I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall bea based; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.— St. Luke xiii. 9-14. This prayer begins with the asser tion of a truth which is frequently overlooked, and that is that God’s manifestation of His almighty power, is not in the work of creation, won derful as it is, but in “showing mercy and pity.” This is quite plain when we consider the work of man’s re demption which reveals God’s infinite love. Realizing, then, the tender mercy of God towards His children, the natural impulse of the heart is to desire “such a measure of grace” that our lives may be lived conformably to His will, that is in “running the way of His commandments.” “Heav enly treasure," which exceeds all that we can desire, is the reward of a godly life. A braggart and a penitent are brought to our attention in the Gospel of the day. Which type do you admire? Which of these men are you? Are you a boaster about your own goodness and belieing your boast by your criticism of others, or a sincere penitent for your own sins and shortcomings? BRAGGART or PENITENT, which are YOU? ..— '■ THE COLORED MAN A Fragment By Dr. G. H. Scbleh Two men were climbing the heights of Calvary; one was white, and, Oh, i so weary!( On His head was a crown of thorns; His beautiful hair and brow were clotted with blood; on His shoulders a heavy cross, to which white men purposed to nail Him. A jeering mob trailed in the wake, shouting: “Crucify Him! Crucify Him!” He staggered, then fell prone to the earth. The other man, stalwart and strong, curious but sympathetic, was a col ored man from Cyrene. He had come , to Jerusalem to inquire after Jeho vah. , The priests and soldiers observed i him, saw that he was black, and promptly impressed him into service, compelling him to take the burden from the quivering form of the Vic tim, and carry it to the crest of Gol gotha. There is nothing more vicarious in the annals of man. The colored race has always been compelled to carry the burden of mankind. It is a privilege to write a little brief for the colored man. It is no stigma on him that his skin is a little darker than that of the Caucasian; he has an inherent right to wear the countenance that the Creator has be stowed upon him, and the white man has no right to hold him accountable j for that color. I have traveled a great deal, have preached and lectured over a vast do main, and have observed that the ] colored man is not an habitual tramp, begging bread from door to door; he i does not asck alms, but work, and ; usually gets it; he seldom asks fa vors, and really gets few. He often ! lives on short rations. Some folks say “he takes things,” but in South ern states many hotels have no keys, though their rooms often open on the gallery. He does not usually find a grave in the Potter’s field. Thank God, he is a constitutionalist, and ; is not often a “soap box agitator.” He is naturally cheerful, and never a pessimist. Can you recall a single colored anarchist in the history of this country? Three presidents have been murdered—by white men. He is inclined to music. To whistle and to sing are his delight. Above all, he believes in God. Hia condust does not always square with the Divine law—neither does that of the white man. He is intense ly American, and loves the flag. His enemies say he is lazy, but some whites are also averse to hard work, j We are told that he lacks virtue, but do not others lack the same quality? In conclusion, I do contend that no race has done more for itself, for its betterment and elevation in so brief a time, as the lately liberated color ed man, and I will not forget that a colored man bore the cross of the Savior of the World to the crest of Calvary. Charles F. Davie Attorney NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of George G. Johnson, Deceased. All persons interested in said es tate are hereby notified that a peti tion has been filed in said Court al leging that said deceased died leaving no last will and praying for adminis tration upon his estate, and that a hearing will be had on said petition before said court on the 17th day of September, 1927, and that if they fail to appear at said Court on the said 17th day of September, 1927, at 9 o’clock a. m., to contest said peti tion, the Court may grant the same and grant administration of said es tate to Ray L. Williams or some other suitable person and proceed to a settlement thereof. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 3t^8-26-27 County Judge. _ Ed. F. Morearty Attorney-at-Law 700 Peters Trust Building NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT DE FENDANT To Charles Wilsoi, non-resident defendant: You are hereby notified that Pearl Wilson, your wife, the plaintiff, filed her petition in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, on the 24th day of May, 1927, to obtain an absolute decree of divorce from you on the grounds of desertion and non support. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 26th day of September, 1927. PEARL WILSON. 4t-8-26-27 CARD OF THANKS I wish to thank ths public, thS churches, and many friends for the donations for the burial of my moth er, Mrs. Jane Hogan, who passed away at the age of 103 years. The floral offerings and kindness of friends will never be forgotten by her daughter.—Mrs. Mollie (Mother) McKinney. A. Count Wilkinson, former editor [of The New Era, and ex-exalted ruler of Iroquois Lodge, is in New York 'attending the Elks convention. En ; route home he will visit Cleveland, Ohio. 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