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THE MONITOR A Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Eight Thousand Colored People in Omaha and Vicinity, and to the Good of the Community The Rev. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor $1.00 a Year. 5c a Copy. Memorial Services For Great Educator Local Colored Citizens in Large Numbers Attend Exercises Sunday Afternoon at Zion Baptist Church. WASHINGTON IS EULOGIZED Many Interesting Facts of 'His Life Told by Those Who Knew Him . Resolutions Adopted. Standing room was at a premium Sunday afternoon in Zion Baptist church where memorial services for the late Booker T. Washington were held. Men and women who knew him told many interesting facts about his life and character and of his devotion to the race of which he was proud, whose needs he knew so well and for which he so zealously and untiringly labored. The exercises began with a hymn by the choir. An invocation followed. Then there was another selection by the choir, after which the Rev. Dr. G. G. Logan, pastor of the Grove M. E. church, who had known him well for many years, gave a most interesting address on "Dr. Washington's Early Life as a Student," in which he emphasized, among other things, the fact that the same determination to secure an education which Washington showed in his early life was a dominant characteristic of the man throughout his subsequent career. G. Wade Obee, in a well-chosen address on "Dr. Washington as a Business Man," spoke of his administrative ability, necessarily of a high order to build up and administer such an institution as Tuskegee, and dwelt upon the work he had done in organizing The Negro Business Men's League. Mrs. J. H. Hutten gave an appreciated vocal solo. Mrs. J. H. Wallace, formerly of Kansas City, whose guest the educator had been, spoke most interestingly on the topic of "Dr. Washington as a Guest in the Home," in which she told of his simplicity and unaffectedness. Mrs. J. Alice Stewart, who had met him very frequently during her educational work in the South, spoke on "Dr. Washington as a Race Man." In the course of her address she was frequently applauded. She told how, after residing in the South and seeing conditions as they were, and having met Dr. Washington, she become convinced of the fact that he was absolutely sincere in his devotion to his race, even though his silence on many wrongs to his people which he keenly felt brought criticism upon him from those who did not understand conditions. She told of his influence in quieting conditions during the Atlanta riots, when he arose from a sick bed and went to Atlanta and delivered an eloquent speech to a large gathering of white people, Mrs. Omaha, Nebraska, December 4, 1915 Boughts From Our Own Auth We are no beaten paths to Glory's height, There are no rules to compass greatness know n for himself must cleave a path alone, And press his own way forward in the fight. Both is the way to ease and calm delight, And soft the road Sloth chooseth for her own he who craves the flower of life full-blown, Must struggle up in all his armor digit. Thoughts From Our Own Authors There are no beaten paths to Glory's height, There are no rules to compass greatness known; Each for himself must cleave a path alone, And press his own way forward in the fight. Smooth is the way to ease and calm delight, And soft the road Sloth chooseth for her own; But he who craves the flower of life full-blown, Must struggle up in all his armor dight. Important Facts of Reconstruction Monitor: Accept my thanks for the fight you and The Monitor Birth of a Nation." The more I examine this book, the grows that it is doing untold harm to the colony. It is teaching the young white people a lie and a crime in America today which is so greatly needed to once should we be drawn into the world war. Know why this photo-play was produced, or why it sums of money for newspaper and billboard country; but it has been suggested to me, by a proponent it was designed to lift the odium of the opium from the so-called leading families of the South who have seen it. The thought has come to me, white friends, insofar as time and opportunity point of reconstruction. Lux klan, which is shown in this play as saviours of first murders in Tennessee in the latter part of the war, were white ministers and teachers from the states. At this time the Negro was without legal status such as he had gained by the Emancipation Proclamation gave him his legal status as a freeman, the 14th citizen, and the 15th amendment conferred upon him in 1869. Mark well the time. In 1868, nearly one fifth of a voter, an election was held in South Carolina. The Republican party carried South Carolina about a single Negro vote. The situation in the relatively the same as to party majority. Up to the white and colored persons had been murdered by the publican officers (white) began the passage of law, an it started on a campaign of crime unrivalled and kept it up until their toll in murder had risen. They burned hundreds of school houses and they invaded the homes of helpless white and colorful beatings with rawhides. Through this mean FRONT ELEVATION THE PROPOSED NEW ZION BAPTIST CHURCH Some Important Facts of Reconstruction. Please accept my thanks for the fight you and The Monitor have made against the "Birth of a Nation." The more I examine this insidious thing my conviction grows that it is doing untold harm to the colored people of this nation. It is teaching the young white people a lie and hatred against the one group in America today which is so greatly needed to maintain our national existence should we be drawn into the world war. I do not know why this photo-play was produced, or why it is spending such enormous sums of money for newspaper and billboard advertisement all over the country; but it has been suggested to me, by a prominent lawyer of our city, that it was designed to lift the odium of the operations of the klu klux klan from the so-called leading families of the South who were prominent in its career of murder and other lawless and brutal deeds. Yesterday I met a reporter on one of our daily papers who had seen this play, and to my amazement he said he believed it to be true. He was born in Kansas, holds an A. B. from the University of Kansas. If this man accepts this play as historically true, what must be the views held by other northern white persons who have seen it. The thought has come to me that we need to educate our white friends, insofar as time and opportunity permit, respecting the facts of reconstruction. The klu klux klan, which is shown in this play as saviours of civilization, committed its first murders in Tennessee in the latter part of 1865. Some of the victims were white ministers and teachers from the North, and. of course, Negroes. At this time the Negro was without legal status as a freedman, except such as he had gained by the Emancipation Proclamation. The 13th amendment gave him his legal status as a freeman, the 14th amendment made him a citizen, and the 15th amendment conferred upon him the ballot. That was in 1869. Mark well the time. In 1868, nearly one full year before the Negro became a voter, an election was held in South Carolina and other southern states. The Republican party carried South Carolina by a majority of 18,000, without a single Negro vote. The situation in the other southern states was relatively the same as to party majority. Up to this time many thousands of white and colored persons had been murdered by the klans. And when the Republican officers (white) began the passage of laws to overthrow the klu klux klan, it started on a campaign of crime unrivalled in the history of the world, and kept it up until their toll in murder had risen to one nunored thousand persons. They burned hundreds of school houses and under cover of darkness they invaded the homes of helpless white and colored persons and gave them brutal beatings with rawhides. Through this means hundreds of --- Though There are There Each for he And pr Smooth is And se But he wh Must s THE PR Some Imp Editor The Monitor: Please accept my against the "Birth of my conviction grows this nation. It is to the one group in An national existence she Our Own Authors paths to Glory's height, to compass greatness known; to cleave a path alone, away forward in the fight. case and calm delight, bloth chooseth for her own; flower of life full-blown, all his armor dight. PAUL LAWRENCE DUNBAR. the fight you and The Monitor he The more I examine this inside, being untold harm to the colored yung white people a lie and hatred which is so greatly needed to man- drawn into the world war. Play was produced, or why it is our newspaper and billboard adme- n suggested to me, by a promine- so lift the odium of the operat- ing families of the South who wore lawless and brutal deeds. None of our daily papers who had had he believed it to be true. He University of Kansas. If this man must be the views held by other The thought has come to me tha- ser as time and opportunity permi- nent in this play as saviours of civi- nessee in the latter part of 1866 ers and teachers from the North Negro was without legal status as by the Emancipation Proclamation status as a freeman, the 14th an- endment conferred upon him the time. In 1868, nearly one full ye- lon was held in South Carolina a party carried South Carolina by a vote. The situation in the other to party majority. Up to this time tons had been murdered by the killer) began the passage of laws to a campaign of crime unrivalled in their toll in murder had risen to one hundreds of school houses and un- of helpless white and colored peo- whides. Through this means hu- (Continued on third page) Volume I. Number 23 Colored Student On University Team Wins Place By Merit in Competition With Thirty-eight Brilliant Debaters. SECURES SMALL SCHOLARSHIP William Haines of Nashville, Tenn., Has Gained Oratorical Laurels Before. Chicago. Dec. 3.Once again the University of Chicago places itself on record as being willing to recognize merit regardless of race, color or creed. Six men were awarded positions on the Varsity Debating Team Monday night, Nov. 23. Of these six William Haines, a race lad from Nashville, was unanimously adjudged the most brilliant and capable speaker, and placed upon the debating team which is to meet the University of Michigan January 21st, 1916. Chosen Out of Many. The speakers discussed the question: "Resolved, That Congress should adopt the literary tests for all European immigration." Twelve men ocntested as teams. Two debates were held, two teams taking part in each. The twelve were all that were left from a field of thirty-eight at the preliminaries held two weeks ago. Individual ability counted in the prelims, and in the finals, stress was placed upon capacity for team work. Young Haines excelled in both divisions and fairly won the honors which accompany a position upon the Maroon declaiming team. Wins Eighty Dollars. In addition to being the only under graduate to make the team, Haines has soothing knowledge that by so doing, he automatically becomes entitled to a scholarship of eighty dollars. This amount he will utilize in continuing his work in the university. The young orator is a son of the Rev. Wm. Haines, of Nashville, Tenn. His collegiate work was pursued at Atlanta Baptist College, now known as Moorehouse. This is not the first time the youth has won fame upon the rostrum, and is well known throughout the Southern collegiate world for his silvery tongued oratory. U. of C. Draws No Line. By awarding the young orator the place for which his merit warrants, the University of Chicago continues the policy she has always shown, fair play to all students. OWN NEARLY THIRD MILLION. The Negro Odd Fellows of Georgia own more than $300,000 in property. In addition to paying out $100,000 in benefits to widows and orphans, the order is reported to have loaned its members in that state more than $86,000 to buy farms, build homes, and go into business. This is a progressive step worthy of emulation. General Race News eee OOOO OOO TSS SUITS ROE 00-00-0000 8810-00808 S0O / Somewhere---Always And in the matter of Overcoat values and Overcoat volume of , business, leadership is conceded to the : BERG CLOTHING CO. Naturally if you find you get bigger returns for your money ; at this store than elsewhere, you are going to buy here. : Thousands have discovered this fact and have made us ac- ' Knowlecged leaders and the largest retailers of clothing in Omaha. | OVERCOATS In every wanted style and of all the popular materials, that | sell reguarly at $15.00, $20.00 and $25.00, are here at $10 - $15 - $20 “Why pay the other fellow $5 more?” Berg Clothing iz RACE YOUTH GIVEN IMPORTANT POosT. Detroit, Mich., Dec. 8.—Success of a Detroit boy was made kmown recently in the appointment of Daniel F. Cole as chief engineer and technical ad- viser of the Ontario Aeroplane Com- pany, Ltd., of Gravenhurst, an enter- prise financed by a group of Toronto capitalists to make fliers for the Brit- ish army. Young Cole was born here and edu- cated in the Trowbridge and Central high schools, and his “arrival” is con- sidered by his mother, Mrs. Maggie Porter Cole of 273 East Euclid avenue, formerly known as a singer, to reflect credit on the enterprise and ability of the members of his race here. She is intensely proud of the achievement of her son. “This is an answer to the question ‘What are the young Negroes accom- plishing?’ that we hear asked,” she declared. “My son has made good. af- ter a terrible uphill fight, and there are others who are doing the same thing as bvsiness men and lawyers.” FIGHT SEGREGATION, Jacksonville, Ill., Dec. 3.—A case which probably will reach the suprome court and be a precedent for the future was tried in the circuit here recently. The case was that of two colored wo- men against G. M. Luttrell, manager of a moving picture theater. Man- ager Luttrell has been segregating the colored and the whites in his theater and these women refused to oceupy the seats designated by him and were refunded their money. They brought suit in a justice court, charging un- just discrimination. That court de- cided in favor of the theater manager and an appeal was taken to the cireuit court. After being out two hours the jury returned a verdict in favor of sustaining the verdict of the justice court. It is said that a state organiza- tion of colored people is back of the suit, the main purpose of which is to fight against discrimination of col- ored citizens in public places. Some points invelved in the case have never THE MONITOR befere been brought up to the courts for decision and John M. Butler, at- torney for the colored women, is of the »pinion that a favorable decision by he supreme court will result in col- ored people in other states taking up the same issue. WOMAN ORATOR GIVEN HONOR. Washington, D. C., Dec. 3.—Tues- day evening, November 24, in New York City, Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, the race’s illustrious platform orator, delivered a notable address at the fa- mous Fifth Avenue Marble Collegiate chureh, to an audience made up of the wealth and fashion of the nation’s netropolis, appearing under the aus- pices of the Women’s Board of Domes- tie Missions of the Reformed Church of America. This is the first time 2 yoman of our race has been invited to speak before this splendid organiza- ‘ion and the first time the platform »f this celebrated edifice has been raced by a race advocate. Mrs. Ter- “ell presented the issues of the day in \ forceful, yet graceful and diplomatic vay, and made many converts to the -ause she came to espouse. Mrs. Terrell made a pronounced hit at the expositions in San Francisco and in San Diego early in the fall, and ‘s in demand now for more lectures than her pressing domestic duties will permit her to accept. DIXON PHOTOPLAY BARRED FROM MEMPHIS Memphis, Tenn., Dec. 3,—“The Birth of a Nation” will not be allowed to come to Memphis, the local moving picture board having barred. it. John M. Dean, a member of the board, saw the play in San Francisco and decid- ed then to use his influence against it should an attempt be made to show it in Memphis. The board of censors gives two rea- sons for its action: First, that the picture stirs race prejudice; second, that it will have a bad moral effect on the community. CLASSIFIED : RATES—1% cents a word for single insertions, 1 cent a word for two or ‘more insertions. No advertisement for less than 15c. Cash should ac- ‘company advertisement. "FURNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT. Mrs, L. M. Bentley-Webster, first ‘class modern furnished rooms, 1702 N. 26th St. Phone Webster 4769. Nicely furnished room for respect- able lady; private family; home privi- leges with board if desired, Web. 7881. Nicely furnished front room. Mod- ern except heat. Mrs. R. 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Here he is shown as a weak half-trained Negro, when, in fact, Robert Elliott was a graduate of Oxford university, England. He did more than any other man, save Sumner and Douglas, to fix the civil and political status of the colored people. Stoneman of this play was Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania. Here he is shown as having a colored mistress. His butler told me that this was a malicious invention, as we may well believe, for at that time Thaddeus Stevens was 77 years of age. Much, too, is made of his reconstruction program. At that time President Johnson came forward with a program, not very different in its terms from the congressional plan, but Congress contended that it alone had the right to evolve a plan for reconstruction and re-admission of the Southern states to the Union. Stevens as the leader in the House of Representatives and Sumner as the senate leader properly held that under section 3 of Article 4 of the Constitution of the United States, Congress alone could fix the rules for the admission of the seceded states. Congress did fix those rules and the seceded states were re-admitted under them. The Negroes were given the ballot. And while they made mistakes, their gift of the public school system to the South by its wise exercise quite overshadows them. They made it possible for colored men and women to ride as passengers on trains and boats, to serve as jurors in courts, to testify as witnesses in our judicial tribunals and to hold public office. I grew up amid the scenes of reconstruction. I know many men and women who were in the thick of that fight, and I am weary of reading and hearing apologies for what was done by the benefactors of democracy and the nation, in that day. As to the charge in this play that the ignorant Negro is predisposed toward rape on white women, the authors are respectfully referred to the records made by the Negro during the war. But the effrontery of the white men of the South in mentioning the relations between the sexes is appalling, when it is recalled that the majority of the leading white men of the South made it a business for two hundred and fifty years to rape their bound and fettered Negro women. And so far as I have been able to ascertain, ours was the only slavery in all the history of mankind in which such a monstrous crime was committed. I have set down these facts in a general way that you may use them, if desirable, in this or any other form. And I wish that the colored youth and the white would examine these facts in the various works on this question. Much of what I have set down is found in the works or writings of Albion W. Tourgee; "The Rise and Fall of Slavery," by Henry W. Smith; the "Aftermath of Slavery," by Wm. A. Sinclair; "Facts of Reconstruction," by John R. Lynch, and the congressional reports of federal investigation into southern atrocities. They will find, as I think I have, that the North was right and the South was wrong, and that the situation is much the same today. But a sinister influence is indeed abroad when this play can come into our community and teach the lies it does with the acquiescence of the authorities and the management of the playhouse. EVENTS AND PERSONS. Mrs. Harry Williams of 2414 Binney street, returned Monday of this week from an extended visit to the Panama exposition. Prof. and Mrs. J. W. Bundrant report a financial as well as a social success on their return from Lincoln, where they recently gave a recital. Standing room was at a premium at St. John's Thanksgiving night to witness the play by the DuBois Dramatic club. Miss Hazel Perry is destined to become a real artist in the dramatic world, as is Mr. Andrew Reed and Miss Beatrice Majors, who held the standard of the DuBois club and received rounds of applause and congratulations. Mrs. Jessie Moss carried the audience in her renditions from Dunbar, as did Mrs. C. B. Wilks and Miss Darlene Duval, who rendered well their beautiful solos. The DuBois Dramatic club will appear at Mt. Zion Baptist church December 17 in "The Veiled Lady." The past reputation of the club assures good audiences, as they are giving the small church plays with as much interest and strong acting as they do their three and four-act dramas. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Bush entertained at Thanksgiving dinner. the Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Osborne. Mr. Oscar Johnson and Miss Ethel Smith of Chicago were married at the A. M. E. parsonage Saturday at high noon by Rev. W. T. Osborne. teachers from the North were driven assassination was kept up from 1865 to nation governments fell. The Silas Lynch shown in this man Elliott. Here he is shown as a weak hood Elliott was a graduate of Oxford university other man, save Sumner and Douglas, the colored people. Stoneman of this play was Thaddee he is shown as having a colored mistress malicious invention, as we may well be, was 77 years of age. Much, too, is made that time President Johnson came forward in its terms from the congressional plan had the right to evolve a plan for re-Southern states to the Union. Steven sentatives and Sumner as the senate of 3 of Article 4 of the Constitution of the state fix the rules for the admission of the rules and the seceded states were re-admitted the ballot. And while they made system to the South by its wise exercise it possible for colored men and women boats, to serve as jurors in courts, to tenals and to hold public office. I grew I know many men and women who were weary of reading and hearing apologies of democracy and the nation, in that case. As to the charge in this play that ward rape on white women, the authorities made by the Negro during the war of the South in mentioning the relation it is recalled that the majority of the business for two hundred and fifty Negro women. And so far as I have been slavery in all the history of mankind committed. I have set down these facts in a desirable, in this or any other form. In the white would examine these facts. Much of what I have set down is found Tourgee; "The Rise and Fall of Slave math of Slavery," by Wm. A. Sinclair; Lynch, and the congressional reports atrocities. They will find, as I think I South was wrong, and that the situation. But a sinister influence is indeed our community and teach the lies it doities and the management of the plays. Omaha, Neb., November 27, 1915. A party was given Wednesday evening by the Misses Myrtle and Pansy Newland in honor of their sister Annie's seventeenth birthday anniversary. The regular monthly meeting of the Colored Omaha Woman's club will be held at the residence of the president, Mrs. L. Gray, 1211 Missouri avenue, Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. All members are requested to be present. At 8 o'clock the same evening the "Don't Worry Club" will be organized properly into the state federation by the state organizer, Mrs. Ophelia Safford. At the residence of Mrs. Brownloe, 2810 Ohio street, a musical-tea will be given under the auspices of the Women's club Tuesday evening, December 14, for the benefit of charity. Hours, 3 to 5 p. m., 8 to 11 p. m. A silver offering. Mrs. L. Gray, president; Mrs. B. Bostick, secretary. Syracuse, N. Y., Dec. 3.—The Syracuse University debating team will meet in their annual debate against Yale on Dec. 6 in New York. L. B. Williams will be one of the members of the Syracuse team. All of the thirteen Americans in the French Foreign Legion were killed in one of the recent engagements in France. Among them was Bob Scanlon, a former colored prize fighter. IN FROM COMMUNITIES. This wholesale book in 1876, when the so-called reconstruc-ignant picture is supposed to be Robert Self-trained Negro, when, in fact, Robert University, England. He did more than any effort to fix the civil and political status of Thaddeus Stevens of Pennsylvania. Here less. His butler told me that this was a lie, for at that time Thaddeus Stevens made of his reconstruction program. Atward with a program, not very different in, but Congress contended that it alone reconstruction and re-admission of the lies as the leader in the House of Repre-reader properly held that under section the United States, Congress alone could seceded states. Congress did fix those omitted under them. The Negroes were mistakes, their gift of the public school were quite overshadows them. They made him to ride as passengers on trains and justify as witnesses in our judicial tribun-up amid the scenes of reconstruction. Are in the thick of that fight, and I am for what was done by the benefactors may. The ignorant Negro is predisposed toors are respectfully referred to the reck. But the effrontery of the white men between the sexes is appalling, when leading white men of the South made it years to cape their bound and fettered been able to ascertain, ours was the only in which such a monstrous crime was general way that you may use them, if And I wish that the colored youth and in the various works on this question. In the works or writings of Albion W. Bury," by Henry W. Smith; the "After-"Facts of Reconstruction," by John R. of federal investigation into southern have, that the North was right and the men is much the same today. Abroad when this play can come into ties with the acquiescence of the author-house. wholesale reconstruc- be Robert act, Robert than any status of Mia. Here this was a us Stevens gram. At different at it alone on of the of Repre- ser section alone could fix those groves were public school they made trains and special tribu- construction. and I am enefactors posed to to the rec- white men dling, when h made it fettered s the only crime was the them, if youth and question. Albion W. the "After- ry John R. southern ht and the H. J. PINKETT. --- WOMAN'S CLUB. A silver offering. KILLED IN BATTLE. Ver7 truly yours, Christmas Gifts Thompson, Belden & Co. WELL, COME OUT AND BRIGHTEN UP THE CORNER AT THE 400 Mask Ball At the ALAMO HALL Friday Eve, DECEMBER 10 There Will Be a Prize for Neatest and Funniest Masked Person. During intermission you will be entertained by the Smith Bros. Quartette, rendering their latest song, "Will You Come Out Again." And for a little surprise we will have the Dunbar's Cabaret entertainer, the Black Charlie Chaplin, to render his latest hit, "I Didn't Raise My Voice for a Squabble." WE ARE WELL KNOWN FOR OUR SPLENDID CROWDS. Early in the Season Early in the Week and Early in the Day Omaha & Cou Railway Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Company Rent Your Hard Coal Stove From J. F. McLANE HARDWARE 24th and Lake Sts. Only seven left. Better see them at once. of the same goodness you are accustomed to throughout the year. Prices are moderate. a & Council Bluffs Railway Company THE MONITOR A Weekly Newspaper devoted to the civic, social and religious interests of the Colored People of Omaha and vicinity, with the desire to contribute something to the general good and upbuilding of the community. Published Every Saturday. Entered as Second-Class Mail office at Omaha, Neb., under the THE REV. JOHN ALBERT W. Lucille Skaggs Edwards, William Pryor, Asson Joseph LaCour, Jr., Advertising SUBSCRIPTION RATE Advertising rates, 50 c Address, The Monitor, 1119 N Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915, at the Post office at Omaha, Neb., under the act of March 3, 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher. Lucille Skaggs Edwards, William Garnett Haynes and Ellsworth W. Pryor, Associate Editors. Joseph LaCour, Jr., Advertising and Circulation Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $1.00 per year. Advertising rates, 50 cents an inch per issue. Address, The Monitor, 1119 North Twenty-first street, Omaha. AN AMBITIOUS UNDERTAKING. We publish in this issue a cut of the proposed new Zion Baptist church, which shows the ambitious undertaking of the Rev. W. F. Botts and his congregation. When completed, as the plans provide, the building will cost $30,000. Although begun two years ago, available funds have permitted only the erection of the basement walls to a height of about ten feet. The congregation in the meantime has been worshipping in a rented building. It is now proposed to roof in and fit up the basement for services, and as funds accumulate to complete the building. The wisdom of this plan must be apparent to all. It has been followed in the erection of some of the finest and costliest edifices in the country. To many it may seem that our Baptist friends have been most unwise in undertaking the erection of such a costly building. But when one stops to consider that the proposed building is projected with the view of meeting the needs not only of the present congregation, but also those of a rapidly growing city, and realizes that the cost of the construction must necessarily be carried over a term of years during which the congregation will be constantly growing, the wisdom of planning largely will be justified. Should it be ten years before the structure is completed as planned it will be a credit to our city. It is doubtless realized that it is a big undertaking and that there must be hearty co-operation and earnest work to complete it, but it does people good to undertake large things and work diligently and persistently and patiently until it is accomplished. We wish the congregation of Zion Baptist church every success in speedily getting under cover in their own house of worship and express the hope that no discouragements will deter them even though it may take many years to do it, from completing the noble edifice which they have planned. The Monitor enters with this number on the sixth month of its publication with grateful appreciation of the support given by subscribers and advertisers. We are delighted to know that the publication is giving such entire satisfaction to our constantly growing number of patrons, and we again desire to thank our many friends for their kind expressions of approbation and their appreciated support. While our growth has been all that we could desire we would like to add during this month at least 200 subscribers to our list. Would it be asking too much to suggest that two hundred of our friends and subscribers each try to send in one new yearly subscriber this month? By the way, you may have a former Omaha friend, now residing elsewhere who would enjoy reading the Moni- --- 4 Matter July 2, 1915, at the Post-act of March 3, 1879. WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher. Garnett Haynes and Ellsworth W. Associate Editors. Rising and Circulation Manager. STATES, $1.00 per year. Events an inch per issue. North Twenty-first street, Omaha. tor. It might not be a bad idea to send him or her, as a Christmas present, The Monitor for a year. It would be a present that would carry pleasure for a whole year and would cost only one dollar. The New York Age calls attention to the omission of any reference whatsoever to the death of Booker T. Washington by President Wilson. It notes that two ex-presidents and a former vice-president, besides the governors of several states, north and south, and notable men and women, not only at home, but abroad, made some expression upon the passing of this great American, but that President Wilson was absolutely silent. It regrets the omission of this simple courtesy upon the part of the chief executive of the nation and very truly states that a suitable expression from him would have gone a long way towards creating a more kindly sentiment towards him on the part of the race who feel that they have just cause for grievance because of many reactionary methods of his administration. If you have not yet paid your subscription for The Monitor, and many of you have not, please pay before you begin your Christmas shopping. The editor and staff would like to do a little early Christmas shopping, too, but---- Don't forget to buy Red Cross stamps. By so doing you are helping to fight tuberculosis or consumption. Events Extraordinary. Mr. William H. Lacey, a trained artist of exceptional ability, will sing at the extraordinary entertainment at Mt. Zion Baptist church Friday evening, December 17. Mrs. W. T. Osborne has in charge the occasion and will be supported by the DuBois Dramatic club in a one-act comedy-drama, "The Veiled Lady," which shows—well, come and see what it does show. Other trained artists in both vocal and instrumental music and in readings and sketches from Shakespeare will appear on the program. A committee from the trustee board of Knights and Daughters of Tabor succeeded in getting Mrs. Osborne to give this entertainment for the benefit of the Taborian lot. We are sure of a large attendance, as Mrs. Osborne's entertainments are always the very best. Admission will be 15c. Committee and board of trustees: Chairman, Mrs. Hattie Kitchen; Mrs. Lenora Gray, Mrs. Rachel Harrold, A. M. Harrold, D. G. M.; W. M. Jackson, C. M.; Charles Kitchen, P. P.; Lulu Roundtree, P. P.—Adv. PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS. THE MONITOR TRANSLATES SPANISH OPERA. One of the most interesting occurrences in the literary and musical world is the coming production at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York City, of Enrique Granados' Spanish opera "Goyescas." The words of the original opera are by Fernando Periquet but the English version translated from the Spanish has been done by James Weldon Johnson, the well known colored American. It is of peculiar significance that the greatest opera house in America in producing one of the newest and most striking operas should turn to an American Negro for an adequate English ver- TOYL Santa Claus says: "Saturday I w boy and girl in Omaha. Tell them a quarters at TOYLAND, Brandeis S personally. I also want to hear what So don't fail to come Saturday; it No scarcity of imported or rare t Europe were bought and paid for neat to sell them at before-the-war prices. Santa Claus says: "Saturday I want to give a present to every boy and girl in Omaha. Tell them all to come to my Omaha headquarters at TOYLAND, Brandeis Stores, and receive it from me personally. I also want to hear what each wants most for Christmas." No scarcity of imported or rare toys here. Those we import from Europe were bought and paid for nearly a year ago, and we are able to sell them at before-the-war prices. Alabama Coon Jigger Every child loves the Alabama Coon Jigger, the funny darkey, who makes you laugh. This mechanical toy always sells for 50c, Saturday at 39c Dissected Picture Puzzle Three subjects in beautiful box. Famous Art, Animal Friends, Indians, Soldiers and Pretty Country Scenes. 19c Special Noah's Ark, filled with carved wooden animals; prettily painted. Special Saturday 19c Dollies' Suit Cases Has metal corners, solid brass fasteners at both ends and leather handle. Will hold all dolly's clothes. Saturday 69c BRANDEIS A Chris A Christmas SANTA Fill out this blank. Send it wi North Twenty-first Street, Omaha, Send The Monitor for One Year To ... Street ... Town ... State ... Signed .. Fill out this blank. Send it with $1.00 to The Monitor, 1119 North Twenty-first Street, Omaha, Neb. Send The Monitor for One Year TOYLAND So don't fail to come Saturday; it will be more fun than a circus. Noah's Arks sion. Both Mr. Johnson and Mr. GattiCasazza are to be congratulated. CHOSEN CLASS ORATOR. Daniel Ferguson, of Columbus, Ohio, has been chosen class orator for the class of 1916, at Ohio State University. This is the first time that a colored man ever was elected to a class honor in this institution. Former Governor Lee Cruse of Oklahoma asserts that Negro disfranchisement is against moral law and that he has no fear of "Negro domination." SUBSCRIBE FOR THE MONITOR. LAND I want to give a present to every all to come to my Omaha head- Stores, and receive it from me that each wants most for Christmas." ; it will be more fun than a circus. e toys here. Those we import from nearly a year ago, and we are able es. Hand Colored TenPins Hand colored, Burnt Wood Fancy Ten Pins, with two solid wood balls; in neat box 25c Kewpies—Every known subject in Rose O'Neil's celebrated novelties. 25c and 39c Tintograph, the new picture painting pastime. Can paint colored pictures in a second. Very interesting, instructive and very entertaining 25c Big Hunting Game, with animal target, belt filled with wooden cartridges and gun—a most fascinating target game. Sale price 49c Teddy Bears are still as popular as ever. We have the imported ones, from 98c to $5 S STORES Events and Persons In Which You Will Be More or Less Interested. News for This Department Must Be Received by Wednesday Night. Mrs. L. A. Smith, 2419 Erskine Mrs. Maud Ray who has been cc street, entertained at dinner Thanks- | fined to her home for several wee giving day Mr. and Mrs. Charles C.| will soon be out again to the delig Garrett, Mr. George Gray, Mrs. Tay-| of her many friends. lor of Salt Lake City, Mrs. Frank cesses Rogers, Mrs. Gene Howard and Mr. The Elite Whist club met with M R. R. Jones. Joe Lewis, 2604 North Twenty-fit ee street, last Wednesday afternoc Ida Estelle, the little daughter of | Luncheon was served at 1:30, aft Mr. and Mrs. Bayliss Pegg, 2814 Mi-|.vhich whist was played until 4: ami street, who underwent on opera- | The prize was won by Mrs. J. tion for adanoids and had her tonsils | Smith. removed Tuesday of last week, is — getting on very nicely. | The funeral of Orlando Rice w Mrs. George Ray of Dundee enter- tained at her home Sunday at break- fast in honor of Mrs. Garfield Walk- er of Hebron, Neb., who is the guest of Mrs, William Roy. Covers were laid for eight. The guests were Mrs. Garfield Walker, Mrs. William Ray, Mrs. Susie Walker, Mrs. Alice Sher- wood and Mrs, Eva Walker. Mrs. Othello Rountree, 1125 North Nineteenth street, had as dinner guests Sunday Mrs. Delia Brown and the Rev. and Mrs. W. T. Osborne. Mrs. Rountree recently returned from an extensive western trip in which she visited among other points of interest the San Francisco expo- sition. A “Krismas Kirmess,” under the auspices of the Woman’s club, will be given December 16 and 17 for the benefit of charity. A change of program each night. Grove M. E. church. The funeral of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ward was held from Banks & Wilks’ undertaking parlors Sunday afternoon. The Rev. W. T. Osborne officiated. Howard, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Allen, was confined to the house several days last week with a se- vere cold. THE MONITOR Mrs. Maud Ray who has been con- fined to her home for several weeks, will soon be out again to the delight of her many friends. st peace alia a a are) ieee te cade 4 The prize was won by Mrs. J. F. Smith. The funeral of Orlando Rice who died Thanksgiving day from a gun- shot wound, was held Tuesday morn- ing from the chapel of the G, Wade Obee & Co.’s undertaking firm. In- terment was at Forest Lawn ceme- | tery. Dependable dress making. Prices reasonable. Miss Gladys Counsellor, 2428 Lake street. Webster 604. Arthur, the 18-year-old son of Arthur Campbell of 3323 Emmet street, was seriously injured Monday afternoon on his way home from school. There was a fire in the neighborhood and in running to the fire it is alleged that the boy ran airwerly: in front of a battalion fire chief’s automobile and was hurled hy feet. His right leg and arm were broken and his scalp badly torn, besides it is believed that he was injured internally. He is in St. Joseph’s hospital. Arthur is a bright, mannerly boy and his many friends hope for his speedy recovery. His mother died about a year ago and he and his father are devoted com- panions. Two small families in Dallas, S. D., desire competent colored maids for general housework. Mrs. Sadie Herman continues quite ill at the Clarkson Memorial hospital. Mrs. J. H. Crawford, who two weeks ago underwent a serious op- eration at the Nebraska Methodist hospital, is improving and expects to be able to go home within a few days. Mrs. §. L. Bush of Liberty, Mo., is the guest of her son and daughter- in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Bush. Miss Carmen Hackley of Kansas City, Mo., is visiting friends in Oma- ha. She has been the guest of honor at several social functions. Cunnigan Wilson has been award- ed a “C” for his work on the foot- ball squad of Creighton university. Mrs. Lenora Selby, who has been visiting her niece, Mrs. Tobitha Davis, left Monday for her home in Oakland, Cal. Mrs. Selby had a pleas- ant time meeting former Omaha friends and was surprised at the wonderful growth of the city. The body of Mrs. Katie Drum- mond, mother of Mrs. .Davis, 2511 North Twenty-sixth street, was shipped Saturday night by Jones & Chiles to Muskogee, Okla. Union services by St. John’s and Mt. Zion Baptist churches on Thanksgiving day were largely at- tended. The Rev. W. T. Osborne preached the , Thanksgiving sermon, which was impressive and instructive. SZUSLEFLSLIILISTNF CTI SeI LILI TITITIOET SEITE, AT CU 2 ; ' : (TT) foetal i B ‘ 1 ! i Me 5 : | Bee if 5 Nem | i] ) Ya : TA ANG ; ae | Lae LOA : 6S ( A hh} ) Be | i" Wl 3 ( | i 5 } ; Wt ‘ iY | * : WY Vn of ) | 3 If you are looking for greater choice, greater service, greate jvalues in clothes and courteous} treatment, then come to see HUG THE TAILOR —at— ; 204 Neville Blk. Corner 16th and Harney Streets. More Sickness and Accident Insurance for Less Money Old line protection, No assess- ments. No medical examination. Everything guaranteed. GET ACQUAINTED WITH LUKE A. HUGHES, Continental Casualty Co. 334 Brandeis Theater Bldg. | Douglas 3726. CHAS. EDERER FLORIST Plants, Cut Flowers, Designs, Decorations Greenhouses, 30th and Bristol Sts. Phone Webster 1795. } ASK YOUR GROCER hee FOR ‘Tip Top Bread Best Bread Made C. H. MARQUARDT CASH MARKET Retail Dealer in Fresh and Salt Meats, Poultry, Oysters, etc. 2003 Cuming St. Doug. 3834 Home Rendered Lard. We Smoke and Cure our own Hams and Bacon. Freee en eaten ent dn ener teG Oi Oindet en aerOOeg J. E. WAGEN Fresh and Smoked Meats We dress our own Poultry Doug. 1602 2215 Cuming St. Nae aa ema ues 2 é 2 B ile I 4 mt al A DUUEILIULE % = Fi 5 K P) “he a a Coffee £ z [4 2 o feted 3 Delicious” & VA aa ne) TIN 5 AT THE REXALL STORES 1 Ib. box Marguerite Chocolate Cher- ries—instead of 60c, for.........39¢ 1 lb. box Barr’s Saturday Candy— instead of 50c, for.........,.....296 1 Ib. Nut Chocolates—instead of 50c, FOP so vassvpsseicetaap ste waterics Ome 1 lb. Uncle Joshua Hoarhound Candy GE os ictsecesvepen 0h eevapen itre wee Liggett’s Nut and Fruit Chocolates, EW GP vesvciscvtevcenessatsaeen ae It pays to trade where you can surely find every article desired and save money on it as well. RAZORS AND FOUNTAIN PENS $2.00 Magnetic Steel Razor for.....93¢ Your choice of % dozen kinds high grade Razors at, each............98¢ 50e pkg. Gillette Blades for........39¢ $5.00 Gillette Razor for...........$3.89 Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. 4 Good Drug Stores FROM CUT PRICE COAL CO. and save 25c to $1.00 on every ton. Just a few of our many kinds. TOWA NUT once $4.00 : (Best Quality.) TOWA LUMP 02000 ecoecccseeee GAZE (Thoroughly screened.) SPECIALTY ........ $475 (Lump and Nut.) CHEROKEE NUT ................$4.75 (The Genuine.) ROSEWOOD HARD COAL....$9.00 (From Arkansas.) For Furnaces and Hot Water Plants. Rosewood—ton for ton—will last as long as Scranton Hard Coal. You save $1.75 on every ton. Tel. Doug. 530 SPECIAL DISCOUNT OFFER Bring this ad to us and we will allow you a special discount of 5 per cent on any purchase, except watches or diamonds. @GtoyZe ‘JEWELRY (0. “Omaha’s Biggest Little Jewelry Store.” 16th and Farnam, Paxton Block. The Omaha Stationery Co. “Stationery That Satisfies”’ Phone Doug. 805 309 So. 17th St. Omaha, Neb. Fete te 88d OOOO oon nbnoeong When in Need of Shirts Try : He Can Fit You Doug. 4113 318 So, 18th St. Buy Your Groceries and Meats From : Sam Elewitz f Doug. 4882 Cor. 20th and Cuming Pe Red 1424 : Will L. Hetherington | Violinist ; Instructor at Bellevue College ’ } Asst. of Henry Cox { Studio Patterson Blk. Our Women and Children Conducted by Lucille Skaggs Edwards. 6 XMAS PREPARATION. Thanksgiving has past. All the worry, and bustle, and hurry for Christmas now begins. Everywhere appears the slogan: "Do your Christmas shopping early." We are pondering in our minds "what shall I give him?" What will she like?" In the midst of all this preparation, let us stop to think of our real motive in giving. Let us prepare our hearts for this season of love and cheer. Let us remember that Christmas living is as important as Christmas giving. Dr. Frank Crane, in The Woman's World has beautifully brought out this thought in an article from which we quote in part: "The greatest Christmas gift in the world is appreciation. You cannot give anything that will please everybody—relatives, friends, and acquaintances—more than that. If you do not give that, all your other gifts will amount to nothing. There is hardly anything it will do so much good to realize as this fact. It will not only save us from heartaches, but it will operate as a saving sauce and a redeeming flavor to all our other gifts. And the day after it will leave us with a real Christmas taste in the mouth. So, if you want this to be the most Christmassy Christmas of your life, to be fullest of joy and cleanest of all disappointment and inward wounds, the very best and brightest season of all the year, as indeed it should be, just undertake, first of all, to forget your own self—and set about to find something in every human being with whom life brings you in contact, something that you can and do appreciate. You pass through this life but once. God sends you this and that man or woman to touch you here and there. Are you a fool to despise them. Or are you wise, to make of every human relationship a vehicle in some measure of that love and helpfulness that transforms the world? If into every family could come this most precious of gifts—appreciation! What widening chasms of estrangement might be closed! What sore and suffering hurts might be lightened! What inner bitterness purged! And how the gentle and genial Spirit of the Christ Child would spread through and among us all, like a widening, shining river, reflecting back the sunshine of that Eternal Love that shines ever down upon us from Him who made and loves us all!" THE SIN OF FRETTING. There is one sin which is almost everywhere underestimated and quite too often much overlooked in valuation of character, and that is the sin of fretting. It is so common that unless it rises above its usual monotone we do not even notice it. Watch any ordinary coming together of people and see how long it will be before somebody frets, that is, makes more or less complaining statement of something or other which probably everyone in the room knew before, and which probably nobody can help. Why say anything about it? It is cold; it is hot; it is dry or wet; somebody has broken an appointment; or ill cooked a meal; or some stupidity has resulted in discomfort. It is simply astonishing how much annoyance may be found in the course of every day's living. The Bible says: "We are born to trouble, as the sparks fly upward." But for and Children le Skaggs Edwards. sparks that fly in the blackest smoke there is a blue sky above them, and the less time they waste on the road the sooner they will reach it. Fretting is just "time wasted on the road," and more than wasted.—The Messenger. SOMEBODY'S BIRTHDAY. This is somebody's birthday, Just as sure as fate; Some little boy is six years old, Some little girl is eight. Some little boy is three today, Some little girl thirteen; Some little twins are exactly two— Two apiece, I mean. Someone is eating his birthday cake And laughing over the plums; Some one is counting her birthday dolls On all her fingers and thumbs. Someone is bouncing his birthday ball, Or winding his birthday top; Some one is not too wise or tall For birthday butterscotch. DAY. old, ay, tly two— birthday cake ums; birthday humbs. birthday ball, op; r tall D reliable store Alwa on B New Think of the beautiful birthday books, Think of the birthday cheer; Think of the birthday happiness Every day in the year! Every day in the year, my dear, Every day we're alive, Some happy child is one or two Or three, or four, or five. —Advocate and Guardian. Patronize Our Advertisers. 26 Piece Rogers Chest, regular value $9.50, our price.....$5.95 Convertible Bracelet Watches, extra special.....$5.00 Wolf Jewelry Company 1504 Harney St. Webster 4829 masions N plants 18 N. 18th St. sha par with dre not We FLORIST Cut Flowers and Potted Plants Office, 532 N. 24th St. Greenhouse, 1418 N. 18th St. South Omaha Omaha Tailor Made Corsets to Order at All Prices BURGESS CORSET CO. 318 South 18th St. Phone Dour. 4113 GET NEXT TO THESE PRICES Plain Shirts ..... 10c Pleated Shirts ..... 12c Collars ..... 2½c OMAHA LAUNDRY CO. Tel. Web. 7788 Y CO. ORRIE S. HULSE Harney 6257 C. H. T. RIEPEN Harney 5564 HULSE @ RIEPEN Funeral Directors Doug. 1226 701 So. 16th St. C. P. Wesin Grocery Co. J. L. PETTEYS, Mgr. Fruits and Vegetables 2005 Cuming St. Tel. D. 1098 SHOES MADE LIKE NEW with our rapid shoe repair methods, one-fifth the cost. Sold uncalled-for shoes. We have a selection; all sizes, all prices. FRIEDMAN BROS., 211 South 12th St., Omaha. maha. F. H. SWANSON TO PLANT BULBS Tulip Hyacinth Narcissus Crocus Lily For Winter and Spring Bloom STEWART SEED STORE 119 North 16th Street (Opposite Post Office) DO NOT buy your Fall suit until you see us. Most reasonable and reliable ladies cloak and suit store in Omaha. Always high price samples on hand at reasonable prices BONOFF'S New York Sample Store 206 No. 16th St. Autumn Signs Browning and falling leaves again call our attention to the promise that summer and winter shall not cease. Prudent people prepare. Are you ready with your autumn dress? If not, why not? We can help you. Thomas Kilpatrick & Co. We Pr We Print the Monitor MATTHEWS BOOK STORE Stationers and Engravers Have moved to their new location 1620 Harney St., State Bank Bldg. Where larger facilities enable them to give you better service We recommend the STATE FURNITURE CO. Corner 14th and Dodge Sts. as the most reliable, accommodating and economical furniture store to buy from. NORTHRUP LETTER DUPLICATING COMPANY "LETTEROLOGISTS" TYPEWRITTEN CIRCULAR LETTERS Phone: Doug. 5685 Office: Res. Web. 429? 506 Paxton Block HENRI H. CLAIBORNE Notary Public Justice of the Peace Tel. Red 7401 Res. Doug. 6188 512-13 Paxton Block C. J. CARLSON Dealer in Shoes and Gents Furnishings 1514 North 24th St. Omaha, Neb. Start Saving Now One Dollar will open an account in the Savings Department of the United States Nat'l Bank 16th and Farnam Streets EMERSON LAUNDRY F. S. MOREY, Proprietor 1303-05 North 24th Street Phone Webster 820 Moving Vans and Piano Moving, Packing, Shipping Gordon Van Co. 11th and Davenport Douglas 394 I TAKE PLEASURE in thanking you for your patronage. I want your trade solely upon the merits of my goods. You will profit by trading here. H. E. YOUNG int the HEADQUARTERS FOR DEPENDABLE HOME FURNISHINGS PRICED MODERATELY BY WILLIAM G. HAYNES. NEW TESTS OF DEATH. It is quite natural, says a contributor to The Medical Record (New York), that the speedy and accurate diagnosis of death should receive increasing interest in those countries in which the business of killing seems to have supplanted all other forms of human activity. He describes three new methods of determining the cessation of life, discussed recently in Le Clinica Medica Italiana. "The first of these is the ether test. A drop of ether is instilled into the conjunctival sac of one eye. If this is followed by a reddening of the conjunctiva it affords proof that the circulation is intact and that life is still present. The other eye is used as a control. The second test . . . HEADQUARTER BEAT 415-17 So. 16th HERE'S the P M Cabinet for "Her" Save the lady of the house thousands of needless steps next year by having Santa Claus leave her a new kitchen cabinet. We have them priced from $15 up. SOLD ON EASY TERMS MACHINE FOR MICROWAVE USE This Food Chopper 65c A substantial, durably con- structed adjustable food chopper, exactly as illustrated. Special to Monitor readers Monday, at only 65c VISIT OUR THE MONITOR consists in the subcutaneous injection of fluorescin, which, if the individual is still living, is soon followed by a yellowish coloring of the skin and mucosa. The conjunctiva and the mucous membrane of the mouth, and particularly of the frenum of the tongue, show this coloration most distinctly . . . A negative result is obtained in cases of marked slowing or enfeeblement of the circulation. . . The third test . . consists in direct exploration of the heart by means of a stylet. This is introduced through a small incision in one of the intercostal spaces. Any movement in the heart is communicated to the stylet. In some instances of suspended animation it is possible to arouse cardiac activity by means of gentle movements of the stylet, combined with artificial respiration."—Literary Digest. FLOORING THE SEA WITH CONCRETE. While a large portion of the na- ERS FOR DEPENDABLE HOME TON & St. Phone LACE to BUY G USEFUL AND Attractively displayed on every of this store are special Christmas gift seekers to secure practical, gifts and still keep within the line. Come in and make your selection minute rush. BIG TO NOW There is not a better place in thing to delight the kiddies than Prices you will find the very lower All the Fam Enjoy a New We have a nice line to choose frames with genuine leather upholstery one now and leave instructions for from $35 upward for three-piece su Electri LE HOME FUR & L phone Doug Y GIFTS AND EN d on every one of the Christmas offerings, tractical, attractive, in the limits of the selections now an TOY S NEW OP place in town to bu lies than in the Bea very lowest. Family New Par to choose from in b er upholstery. Better ions for Christmas e-piece suites. electric Iron Extra $ Attractively displayed on every one of the five great sales floors of this store are special Christmas offerings that will enable thrifty gift seekers to secure practical, attractive, useful and enduring gifts and still keep within the limits of the Christmas pocketbook. Come in and make your selections now and avoid the usual last minute rush. BIG TOY SHOP NOW OPEN There is not a better place in town to buy toys, dolls and everything to delight the kiddies than in the Beaton-Laier Toy Shops. Prices you will find the very lowest. A. C. We have a nice line to choose from in both oak and mahogany frames with genuine leather upholstery. Better come in and choose one now and leave instructions for Christmas delivery. Prices range from $35 upward for three-piece suites. Iron DEPARTMEN R CARPET AND RUG DEPARTMENT tions of the world are engaged in fighting one another, Holland quietly continues its age-long struggle against its old enemy, the ocean; every new attempt of the foe to snatch a bit of Holland's hard-won soil is met with some ingenious defensive device. Some years ago, it was discovered on the coast of the island of Schouwen (in Zeeland) that, although the dykes remained intact, the waters oozed up in the dyke-protected polders; the sea was undermining the land, and this undermining process began far out from the coast under the waters. Insidiously the water ate into the land until the dykes, having lost their foundation, toppled over in their turn, leaving the sea undisputed master of the field. It was the engineer of the department of waterways for Schouwen, Mr. Yonk Heer (Yonk Heer is a title of nobility) de Muralt who devised a means of defense against these inroads. He caused the sea bottom itself, where HOME FURNISHINGS PRICED & LAIER ne Douglas 335 GIFTS THAT ARE AND ENDURING every one of the five great sales floors atmas offerings that will enable thrifty local, attractive, useful and enduring the limits of the Christmas pocketbook. sections now and avoid the usual last TOY SHOP W OPEN in town to buy toys, dolls and every- han in the Beaton-Laier Toy Shops. lowest. family Would w Parlor Suite oose from in both oak and mahogany pholstery. Better come in and choose for Christmas delivery. Prices range ce suites. eric Iron Extra Special $1.65 Heavy nickle plated, complete with plug attachment and metal standard. Will give you splendid service. it sloped away seawards from the foot of the dyke, to be strengthened by laying over it a flooring of concrete. Such a flooring is in reality a sort of "mat" composed of blocks of concrete, each of one meter (39.37 inches) square. Every such "mat" weighs 200,000 kilograms (220 tons). It is constructed on an incline built over the water. When the "mat" is ready an iron pontoon is drawn up just above it, and by an ingenious system of hawsers and pulleys, the "mat" of concrete is hoisted up until it rests against the bottom of the pontoon where it is fastened by means of the hawsers. A tugboat then tows off the whole affair—pontoon and "mat"—to the spot where it has to be sunk. This proved so effective that the Netherlands government adopted the method for all places where the coast is menaced.—Scientific American. MODERATELY R CO. Omaha, Neb. E PRACTICAL, MORRICK Moore's Combination Gas-Coal Ranges You can burn either gas, coal or wood at the least possible expense and save space, time and steps daily by installing one of these up-to-date combination gas and coal ranges. Come in and learn all about them. SOLD ON EASY TERMS ```markdown ``` Here pictured is a solid oak magazine rack finished fumed, which will be on sale Monday at $1.29 D FLOOR G. WADE OBEE & CO., Undertakers and Embalmers A FUNERAL HOUSE 248 2518 LAKE ST., PHONE WEBSTER 8 MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR GREAT EDUCATOR (Continued from first page.) Stewart and her companion, a student in Atlanta university, being the only colored people in the hall, which reversed public sentiment. The Rev. W. F. Botts, pastor of Zion Baptist church, delivered a brief, but forceful address on "Dr. Washington as a Church Man." He emphasized the fact that the great leader never hesitated to bear testimony to the fact that he was a Christian and a Baptist. As a teacher before going to Tuskegee he took an active part in the work of his church and when he had attained fame he did not forget his duty to his Saviour. He had lived as a Christian man and died as a Christian man. He commended this fact to the attention of the men present as a matter which they should lay to heart. Mrs. William Saunders then sang with great effectiveness, "Abide With Me." The Rev. John Albert Williams, chairman of the committee on resolutions, presented the resolutions which were adopted. The other members of the committee were Drs. Britt, Hutten, Gooden and Edwards, and Mesdames H. W. Black, Anna Lee and Kate Wilson. The following resolutions were adopted: Whereas, Almighty God, in His Divine Wisdom, has removed from the sphere of his earthly life, which he richly adorned with singular gifts of leadership and altrustic service, which have made the whole world his debtor, BOOKER TALIAFERRO WASHINGTON, A. M.: LL.D., founder and builder of Tuskegee Normal and industrial Institute, Tuskegee, Alabama; and Whereas, Dr. Washington by his distinguished services has compelled not only the United States of America, but the entire world to look upon the Negro race with greater respect; and has bestowed a rich legacy upon the race of which he was such an eminent representative; therefore be it Resolved, That the Negroes of Omaha, in memorial meeting assembled, place on record an expression, sincere though inadequate, of our appreciation of the services he has rendered not only to our race but to this great country of which we are a component part, and of our keen sense Unequalled Conveniences Strictly Sanitary Morgue. Two rest rooms for viewing bodies without entering; so as to prevent exposing our patrons to contagious or infectious diseases. These are kept under Yale locks. Spacious Chapel and a funeral organ. Metallic lined air tight preservation case, by which we can keep bodies months or years after being treated with our specially prepared chemical compound. Expert Accomplishments We are experts in all the latest and most scientific methods of embalming and are specialists in post-mortem facial expressions. The remembrance of the last look we make most pleasant. Free Auto to and from parlors and to the casket company. No morgue, chapel or organ chages to our patrons. Advice on insurance matters, or the appointment of guardians or administrators, etc. Free memoriam records. Miscellaneous Caskets from $10 up. Horse or auto funerals. Special prices to lodges. Liberal credit on good security or to people of good repute. Mourners can remain until grave is covered. Sick (able to walk) taken to hospital in auto for $1.00. Open day and night. Ring and ring again. Web. 248, until you get us. THE MONITOR of the loss we have sustained in the cutting short of his career. Resolved, That in the death of Booker T. Washington, the Negro race in America has lost its greatest leader and educator, in his unique and chosen field, which he made for himself in the face of almost insurmountable obstacles; its chief spokesman, who had the nation as his audience; the foremost interpreter of the black to the white race and its chief apostle of industrial self-respect and independence; and in him the country has lost the priceless services of one of the greatest men. irrespective of race or color, that America has yet produced. Resolved, That we extend to his immediate family an expression of our sympathy in this their bereavement, in which also the race and nation shares, and commend them to Him Who alone can console the sorrowing and bind up the broken heart. Resolved, That we ever hold before our children as an example and inspiration to high and noble endeavor for one's fellow men the career of Booker T. Washington, who made his way through difficulties to the stars. Resolved, That we treasure his memory; emulate as far as we may his useful career; rise, individually and racially, to the heights where for us his hopes were set and thank God for the useful life of this His servant whom He hath called to wellearned rest. Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be sent to his bereaved family and to the secretary of the faculty of Tuskegee. Mr. William Dudley, one of the best known and most influential colored citizens of South Omaha, died Monday of typhoid-pneumonia at his late residence. The funeral was held from Allen's chapel Wednesday afternoon. The church was filled to overflowing and many were unable to gain admittance. He is survived by a widow, a son and three daughters and several relatives. Rev. J. H. Nichols officiated and the undertaking firm of Jones & Chiles had charge of the funeral. The New Era Dramatic club's meeting of November 26 was largely attended, most all of the members being present. The first production of the club is progressing nicely. [Name] G WADE OBEE (A Mortician for 20 Years) Business Enterprises Conducted by Colored People—Help Them to Grow by Your Patronage. THE PROGRESSIVE PUBLISHING CO. "A NEGRO FIRM OF QUALITY" Printing that attracts. For Receptions, Wedding, Church and Fraternal Events, Dances, Clubs etc. Only Race Printing Establishment in State. Mail orders a Specialty. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Phone Web. 248 2518 Lake St., Omaha, Neb TERRELL'S DRUG STORE Graduate Pharmacist Prompt Delivery Excellent Service Web. 4443 24th and Grant North Side Second-Hand Store R. B. RHODES Dealer in New and Second Hand Furniture and Stoves Household Goods Bought and Sold Rentals and Real Estate 2522 Lake St. Omaha, Neb. W. L. HERMAN Contracting, Plastering and General Repair Work Walnut 830 Thompson & Settles Co. Manufacturers and Jobbers BOOT BLACK AND PORTER'S SUPPLIES Wholesale and Retail 103 So. 14th St. Omaha, Neb. Phone Douglas 5671 Res. Phone Web. 4831 Office Doug. 4287 AMOS P. SCRUGGS Attorney-at-Law 220 South 13th Street (Over Pope's Drug Store) Omaha, Neb. Have your shoes shined right at The Daisy Boot Black Parlor 309 So.15th Street (Opposite Beaton Drug Co. Open Wednesday, August 11th Automobile and Open Horse Drawn Hearses Day and Night JONES & CHILES Funeral Home Lady attendant Calls answered promptly anywhere Phone Web. 204 2314 No. 24th Street Annie Banks Cecil B. Wilkes BANKS-WILKES Funeral Directors and Embalmers Lady Assistant Satisfaction Guaranteed Phones, Res, Doug. 4379, Office Doug. 3718 1914 Cuming Street Griffin & Turner CLEANERS AND DYERS Women's Work a Specialty Pressing and Repairing Satisfaction guaranteed or your money refunded. Work promptly called for and delivered. 2524 Lake St. Web. 4856 Phone Douglas 4287 Fontenelle Investment Co. Real Estate and Insurance 220 South 13th St., Omaha, Neb. (Over Pope's Drug Store) The Business World ISAAC PRYOR Res. 2752 Cuming Phone H. 2844 I. H. EMERSON 1517 N. 26th St. Web. 5978 General Contractors Masonry, General Repairing and Carpenter Work OMAHA NEBRASKA THE PEOPLES DRUG STORE 109 South 14th Street Drugs, Cigars and Soda Toilet and Rubber Goods Special Attention to Prescriptions We appreciate your patronage Phone Douglas 1446 L. O. GREGORY ICE CO. IS AT YOUR SERVICE Phone Webster 6421 MADAM LEVER Manufactures The World's Wonderful Hair Grower and Shampoo Hair Dressing and Manicuring 913 N. 27th Ave. Phone Harney 1497 Economy Tailoring Co. Suits Made to Order, $15 up Cleaning and Repairing Goods Called for and Delivered 114 So. 13th St. Omaha, Neb. MUSIC (THE RIGHT KIND) By Dan Desdunes Orcbestra 2516 Burdette St. Web. 710 THE CASTLE The Broomfield Hotel 116-118 South Ninth St. Strictly modern and up-to-date