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V IS The Monitor ^ ! ■ a - ? NEBRASKA'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS 2 THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILUAMS, Editor. —S Cent* a Copy Omaha, Nebra»ka, Friday, August 24, 1928 Vol. XIV—No. 8 Whole Number 681 ' New York Bank to Employ Negro Clerks NEGRO PHYSICIAN STANDS SECOND IN >■ EXAMINATION TEST Becomes Eligible for Appointment As Police Surgeon By Reason of High Rating Among Applicants POSITION IS UNPRECEDENTED Doctor Wright Has Done Brilliant Research Work and Is the Author of Medical Books New York, N. Y.—Dr. Louis T. Wright, Negro physician and surgeon of this city, is now eligible for ap pointment as police surgeon of the City of New York, having made sec ond place, out of 17C applicants, with an average of 89.10 out of a possible 100 points in a civil service examina tion. The position carries with it the rank of inspector in the New York police department and a salary of $4,500. Joseph T. Warren, Commissioner of Police, is quoted by the New York World as replying to a question whether Dr. Wright’s race would af fect his appointment: “If Dr. Wright’s record shows nothing against him, of course I’ll make him a police surgeon. In a matter of this kind I don’t allow race, religion or politics to interfere. We have many excellent colored policemen and they arc still coming in.” Dr. Wright has done brilliant re search work, having originated the intradermal method of vaccination, . by which the vaccine is injected be I tween the outer and inner layers of skin instead of by incision. His \ monographs on hook worms and oth er diseases have been published by I the American Medical Association. He has served for some years as sur geon at Harlem Hospital and is pres ident of the North Harlem Medical Society, as well as a member of the American, New York County and the New York State Medical Associa tions. Dr. Wright was born in Georgia, was graduated from the Harvard University Medical School and prac ticed in Atlanta until the outbreak of the war, when he served for 18 months with the 3fi7th Infantry, at taining the rank of captain. He has several times been recommended for promotion to the rank of major. He has practiced in New York City since 1919. If appointed, Dr. Wright will be the first Negro in the country to hold the position of police surgeon. As there are now two vacancies in New York, the appointment is ex pected to be announced shortly. RACE BENEFACTOR ARDENT ADVOCATE OF SMITH’S ELECTION Du Pont Ha» Contributed Over $2, 000,000 For Negro Education and Deeply Interested in the Race’s Progress Wilmington, Del.—Pierre S. Du . Pont, who is vigorously advocating the election of Alfred E. Smith for president, and has contributed $60, 000 to the democratic campaign, is known as the colored peoples’ great est benefactor in Delaware. He has given more than $2,000,000 in the interest of Negro education. Immediately following the world war, Mr. DuPont gave $1,000,000 for the erection of school houses for col ored children in the rural districts of the state. Later he rendered u simi lar service for white pupils. Due to his generosity there is in course of construction a high school for the race in Wilmington. Togeth er with appointments it will cost near ly $1,500,000. It will be known as the Howard High school and will be opened in September. Mrs. DuPont has personally super vised the five-room building to be occupied by the home economics de partment. She gave as her reason for taking such a personal interest that she wanted it to be fully equip ped as she would have it herself in her own home. FACTA NON VERBA We want acts, not words. Every act strengthens. Every word unsup ported by action weakens. Let us not be misled by pious words and beautiful language. Rugged, honest, strong, powerful, faithful, yet hum ble, acts—that is what we have to try to achieve in order to make our lives worthy.—Ramsay MacDonald. NEGROES WIN SUIT TO PLAY IN “PHILLY” GOLF TOURNEY N. A. A. C. P. Commends Philadel phia Record for Editorials and Articles on the Subject New York, N. Y.—Two Negro golfers whom it was sought to ex clude from a public tournament on city-owned golf links in Philadelphia, established in court their right to play and then withdrew from the tournament, being backed in their efforts and praised by the editor and the sports writer of the Philadelphia Record. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo ple, 69 Fifth Avenue, on receipt of the Philadelphia Record containing the ar'icles, from Julian St. George White, secretary of the Philadelphia branch, wrote a letter of thanks and commendation to the editor. The sports writer of the Record who back ed up the colored golfers and de manded fair play in his column, is Gordon Mackay. The editorial pub lished by that newspaper on August 4, reads as follows: THE COLOR LINE ON THE PUB LIC GOLF LINKS “Philadelphia’s public golf links were laid out with city money ac quired by taxation. The tax laws do not exempt Negroes. That fact must be borne in mind in considering the skirmish between two Negro golfers and the white officials in charge of the tournament now being held on the public links. “These players, one from Chicago and one from Newark, had qualified under the rules to participate in the tournament. After they had entered the play, they were accused, under circumstances certainly open to sus picion, of having violated the rules, and were forbidden to continue. “Yesterday, counsel for the two Negro golfers applied for and were about to be granted an injunction against the continuance of the tour nament pending a determination of their rights. Having won their point, they withdrew from the contest and consented to having the injunction vacated. “This strikes us as good sportsman ship. Better sportsmanship, indeed, than was displayed by the whites in charge of the tournament. It demon strates that the Negroes were not de manding social equality but social justice. They did not wish to play where they were not wanted, any more than two white men of decent instincts would wish to intrude upon a gathering of other white men who should object to their presence. They retire with 100 per cent of their self respect. “This matter has other than per sonal aspects. It emphasizes the fact that those who contribute to the sup port of the city have a right to divi dends on the investment, even if their skins happen to differ in color from the prevailing tint.” The two colored golfers who es tablished their position to the satis faction of the court and enlightened public opinion in Philadelphia, are Robert Ball of Chicago and Elmer Stout of Newark. GARVEYITES PURCHASE $25,000 BUILDING Toronto, Can.—The local division of the U. N. I. A. has purchased a large modern brick building on Col lege street, an ideal spot near the center of the city. The building con tains a large ballroom, two lodge rooms, several suites of offices, and a ground floor with several small stores. The building, costing $25,000 will be completely renovated, and equipped for community work and re-opened early in the fall. EDITORIAL Blind indeed must he be who cannot perceive that in the presidential campaign the Negro vote cannot be and will not be corralled, monopolized and controlled by the Republican Party. The democratic candidate will receive a hearty vote from our people and if that party is wise, in the event of vic tory, a by no means remote possibility, it will have a golden opportunity to capitalize on the Negro vote which in many important states undoubtedly holds the balance of power. It is boldly claimed and loudly proclaimed that the Demo cratic party in New York City has treated its colored con stituency with consideration and fairness and has found it, so we are advised, a valuable and dependable asset. Whether, nationally, burdened as it is by the reactionary and short sighted South, this attitude can be extended and maintained by the party, is open to question. Northern democracy takes its dictation from Southern democracy, but Northern republi canism, for that matter, under the miasmatic influence of lily whiteism, has begun to do the same thing, namely, to receive dictation from the Southern lily-white republicans. It may be possible, however, that as “the old order chang eth, yielding place to new,” Northern democracy may deem it wise to court the Negro Northern vote, rapidly approximating a million, while Northern republicans go a-wooing the “solid South.” And who can tell but that Southern democracy may prove too gallant and chivalorous to seriously object to his Northern brother’s attempt to woo the coy and reluctant politi cal dusky maiden? Who can tell? Strange things have hap pened in political history. This, however, is true and cannot be gainsaid, that indi cations point to a large vote for Smith. This trend is plain from the tone of the press and from the open advocacy of the cause of the democratic candidate from outstanding moulders of opinion like Bishop Ransom of the A. M. E. Church, the fearless and intrepid Neval Thomas of Washington, D. C., and others of like standing and ability. This revolt, if revolt it may be called, is not against Her bert Hoover, personally, who is conceded to be a high type of American citizen, but against the general attitude of the Re publican party towards its loyal Negro adherents, with whom it is alleged it has dealt deceitfully and hypocritically during the last two decades. Opposition to the sheet and pillow slip brigade, which, it is claimed, is strongly intrenched in the G. O. P., is another factor in the equation. Religious prejudice runs on all fours with racial prejudice and the conviction that a blow struck against religious prejudice may also smite racial prejudice is not without its weight. Each of these causes is influencinf the Negro electorate and will be responsible for the new orientation of the racial vote in the national campaign. NEGRO EMPLOYES TO BE GIVEN PLACES IN NATIONAL BANK John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and Power ful Business Associates Or ganize Bank for Harlem Business CAPITALIZED AT HALF MILLION New York, N. Y.—A new national bank, to be located in the heart of Harlem and operated mainly for the benefit of the residents of that dis trict, is being formed by John D. Rockefeller, jr., and his business as sociates. It will be known as the Dunbar National Bank of New York, will be located in the Dunbar apart ments erected by Mr. Rockefeller at Eighth Avenue and 150th street, and will be opened for business Septem ber 17. Bank Ii Approved Application to establish the bank was approved recently by the comp troller of the currency. It will have a paid in capital of $500,000 and sur plus and undivided profits of $540. 000. Joseph D. Higgins, who resign ed last month as vice president of the American Elxehange-Irving Trust company to organize the new enter prise, will be president. Arthur H. Thien, also formerly of the American Exchange-Irving Trust company, will be vice president, and George C. Loomis, formerly assistant auditor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York has been named cashier. It was said that insofar as it is possible, the rest of the personnel will be Negroes. Announcements of the formation of the bank, which was made recent ly, by William R. Conklin, as agent for the organizers, said that the pop ulation there calls for banking ac commodations immediately, and di rectly responsive to it and that a complete national bank organization operating in the interest of the race and in their midst would fill a long felt want. The Misses Margaret Dallas and Helen Ilunigan were hostesses at a breakfast party in Riverview park Sunday morning, honoring Miss Wil lette Embry. Covers were laid for ten guests. The girls’ parents, Mes dames Frazier and Dallas, prepared the toothsome eats which all enjoyed greatly. REPORTED MOVEMENT OUSTING NEGROES IN RAILROAD SERVICE Big Four Brotherhoods Demanding Contracts from Frisco System Barring Negro Firemen and Trainmen RACE RAILMEN TAKE ACTION Birmingham, Ala. — The largest body of Negro railmen in the south have been called to rally against a movement on the part of white work ers to throw them out of their jobs. Drastic action was started when it was learned that the Big Four Broth erhoods have requested the Frisco railroad to grant them contracts that would make it impossible for Negroed to serve as firemen, trainmen and yardmen. lake Definite Steps Definite steps to meet the menace were launched recently at the con vention of the Interstate Order of Colored Locomotive Firemen, Engine Helpers, Yard and Train Service Em ployes, at which railroad worker from all parts of -he country were present. Drastic action was consider ed necessary since the movement against the Negro is seen as might terminate in the ousting of Negrq workers from all rail jobs in the south. R. L. Mays, labor counsel of this city, who has taken up the cudgel in defense of the Negro workers, has written J. E, Hutchinson, vice-presi dent of the Frisco System, apprising? him of the rumor and urging him to turn a deaf ear to the request of the Brotherhoods. WILL BOOST SOUTH IN MEMPHIS CONVENTION Memphis, Tenn.—According to an announcement made by J. M. Wil liamson, the opportunity awaiting the race on southern farms, as against the sometime doubtful advantages of residence in manufacturing centers, will be demonstrated to northern col ored workers this fall when the Na tional Industrial association meets here in October. The Misses Maxine Holmes, Thel ma Hammond and Alma Williams of Lincoln, Neb., were Omaha visitors the first part of the week. HAPPINESS Once a wise man said: “Happiness grows at our own firesides, and is not to be picked in strangers’ gar dens.” If you do not find happiness in your home, it is perhaps because you have not planted the seeds of happiness there. Or, having planted them, you have not stayed around to watch them grow.—Grove Patterson, in the Mobile Register. COLOR OF OMAHA STREET CARS IS TO BE CHARGED “The Nebraska” Color Scheme Proves a Favorite With Patrons With “The Fontenelle” As Second Choice The yellow street car will soon be replaced by a more colorful car, ac cording to the decision of street car patrons of Omeha and Council Bluffs who cast 34,245 ballots in the street car_polor election held Tuesday on all Omaha and Council Bluffs carlines. “The Nebraska,” with golden brown body, cream sash and gray roof, was the choice of the majority of the riders, 11,982 ballots being registered for this car. “The Fontenelle,” with pigskin brown body, was second with 9,342 ballots, and the “Omaha,” present yellow stock car, was third with 5, 219. “The American Legion” car polled 4,760 votes and the “Ak-Sar Ben” tram, 2,942 ballots. Interest in the color election was shown by the fact that 7,876 more ballots were cast in Omaha than for the skip-stop election last April 9, when 22,000 persons voted in Omaha. The following statement on behalf of the company was made by Chester D. Porter, vice president and general manager: “We are grateful to the car riders for expressing their opinion on the color of our street cars and will take great pleasure on being guided by the majority opinion. “The colors on our ‘Nebraska’ car will be adopted as the standard color for street cars in Omaha and Coun cil Bluffs. A year or more will be required to make the color change and to re-modernize the care with safety devices. Changes will be made as the cars come into the shops in the regular course of business. New paint is needed periodically and when the new color is standardized the paint costs run practically the same regardless of the color used.” SM1TH-FOR-PRESIDENT COLORED LEAGUE FORMED WITH STRONG PERSONNEL Prominent Negroe* Throughout Land Will Serve on Adviiory Commit tee Under Chairmanship of Morton New York, N. Y.—The Smith-for President Colored league, authorized by the democratic national commit* tee, has been formed with the follow ing officers: Julian D. Rainey, Mas sachusetts, chairman of organiza tion; Mrs. Bessaye J. Bearden, New York, vice chairman; Lester A. Wal ton, New York, chairman of publi city; Mrs. Geraldyn Diamond, New York, vice chairman; Bishop Reverdy C. Ransom, New Jersey, chairman of speakers’ bureau; Mrs. Ruth White head Whaley, New York, vice chair man; Thomas R. Smith, Maryland, chairman of finance; Casper Hol stein, New York, vice chairman; Jas. A. Ross, New York, chairman of reg istration; Frank W. Keed, Oklahoma, vice chairman. Prominent Negroes throughout the country will serve on the advisory committee of which Ferdinand Q. Morton, New York, is chairman, and Mrs. Alice Dunbar Nelson, Delaware, is vice chairman. The organization has been divided into four regional divisions with the eastern director to be selected. Earl B. Dickerson, Illinois, is director of the middle west division; Robert J. Nelson, Delaware, director of middle Atlantic division; Dr. William J. Thompkins, Missouri, director of the central division. These officers, to gether with heads of above named bureaus, will make up the personnel WESTERN SECTION COLORED DIVISION GETS INTO ACTION Campjaign Headquarters Are Locat ed In Chicago, With State Sena tor Roberts Directing Activities EFFICIENT WOMAN ASSISTANT i Mrs. Myrtle Foster Cook of Kansas City* Mo., Looking After Organi zation of Women Another Important Factor Chicago, 111.—Activities in the Western Section of the Colored Di vision of the Republican National Campaign Committee were inaugurat ed here this week after a visit to Chicago by Chairman John R. Haw kins of Washington, D. C. Quarters have been provided at 333 North Michigan avenue, where the western campaign headquarters of the republican national committee is housed and active work is to begin at once. State Senator Adelbert H. Roberts will be in general charge of the Chi cago office, together with Mrs. Myrtle Foster Cook, the two repre senting the executive committee. At torney Homer G. Phillips of St. Louis will serve as general field organizer, while Attorney C. R. Richardson of Richmond, Ind., will be chairman of the western organization committee. Associated with him will be Mrs. Le thia C. Fleming of Cleveland. Ros coe Conkling Simmons is chairman of the speakers’ bureau. Miss Hallie Q. Brown of Wilberforce will share the work of that department. Chairman Hawkins, together with Dr. Emmett J. Scott of the executive committee, who accompanied him, conferred with a number of mid western leaders Wednesday after noon, among whom were Western Manager James W. Good, Senator Roberts, Alderman L. B. Anderson, Dr. George C. Hall, R. L. Taylor and Roscoe Conkling Simmons, all of Chi cago, Mrs. Lethia Fleming of Cleve land, Mrs. Myrtle Cook and Charles C. Calloway of Kansas City. Wed nesday evening Dr. Hawkins and Dr. Scott spoke to a larger group of men and women, most of whom will be active participants in the campaign, at the Appomattox Club. Among those present were Ex-congressman John R. Lynch, Dr. George Cleveland Hall, Bishop A. J. Carey, Clarence Vena, Jesse Binga, Harold M. Tyler, David B. Hawley, Mrs. M. F. Cook, Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett, Mrs. Irene Goins, Mrs. Lethia Fleming, Aaron Payne, Mrs. George Ellis Jones, Al derman R. R. Jackson, Mrs. Susie Myers, Mrs. Mary Clark and Carey B. Lewis. Chairman Hawkins in his address dasiribed in detail the organization which has been set up to conduct the campaign. He made it clear that he and his aides were not interested in factional or state matters but were concentrating upon the task of weld ing together a functioning machine which would roll up a mighty vote for the republican candidates, Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis, next No vember. “We have here in America a two party government,” said Dr. Hawk ins. “Those of us who are interest ed in forming this campaign organi zation have chosen the republican party as the one of the two most likely to be the best instrument for us to work through for the benefit of our group and our country.” Mrs. Grace Hutten, who has been employed for several years as a social worker by the Associated Charities, returned Thursday from New YorU City, where she took a six weeks’ course at the summer school of social service, Russel Sage Foundation. Be fore returning home she visited her son Jesse in Montreal, Canada, where he has been for the summer. of the executive committee, the chair* man of which is to be selected. The Smith-for-President Colored League national headquarters are at 126 West Forty-sixth street, New York City.
