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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 $1.50 a Year. 5c a Copy. Omaha, Nebraska, August 5, 1916 Vol. II. No. 6 ( Colored Hero At Cleveland Disaster Garrett A. Morgan Rescues Several Survivors of Tunnel Tragedy and Recovers Several Bodies. INVENTOR OF SAFETY HELMET Is Personally Complimented by Cleveland's Chief Executive for Heroc Work. Cleveland, Ohio, August 4.—One of the greatest disasters in the history of the city of Cleveland took place in the new West Side waterworks late Tuesday night and its hero is one of Cleveland's leading Afro-American citizens, Garrett A. Morgan, the inventor of Harlem avenue. Aroused by the prolonged ringing of the telephone bell at 4 a. m. Wednesday, Mr. Morgan was informed that a terrible disaster had taken place in the form of an explosion at the tunnel leading from crib No. 5 to form a part of the new West Side waterworks and that eleven or more men were entombed and others who had gone to the rescue endangered. The police department urged him to bring 20 or 25 of his helmets to the scene of the disaster and assist in the rescue. Calling his brother, Frank S. Morgan, and a neighbor, William Roots, also colored, Mr. Morgan filled his car with 20 helmets, his own invention, and dashed to the West Ninth street pier meeting the police patrol that had been sent to fetch him. At the pier the fire tug Wallace was waiting his arrival to hurry him to the scene. At five o'clock, one hour after receiving the call, Morgan stood at the head of the shaft with the third rescue party composing his brother Frank and two rescuers. T. J. Clancey and Gilbert Martin. Firemen and policemen stood about helpless. Already two parties had gone down to the rescue and none returned. No one else cared to risk the journey. All feared to trust themselves to the terrible poisonous fumes that filled the death chamber below. But Morgan, who is an expert in this line, knew the qualities of the Morgan national safety hood and also possessing a great amount of personal courage, never hesitated a moment. Harry L. Davis, mayor of the city of Cleveland, stood at the top of the shaft as Morgan and his party were lowered away. He was the last man to shake Morgan's hand before he went down, even bidding him good-bye, and the first man to congratulate him when he returned. Morgan's first task was to break the bull's eye glass in the first trap door of the chamber where the rescue party led by Supt. Van Duzen of the tunnel construction had been entrapped. This dangerous task accomplished Morgan plunged into the deadly gases of the tunnel and began John G. Pegg, Weights Measures Inspector For Ten Years He Filled an Important Fiction with Satisfaction to Administer and the Public. John G. Pegg, Weights and Measures Inspector, Dead For Ten Years He Filled an Important Political Position with Satisfaction to Administration and the Public. The wholly unexpected death Thursday afternoon of John Grant Pegg, city inspector of weights and measures, at his home, 4308 Patrick avenue, came as a distinct shock to his family and friends. Two weeks ago Mr. Pegg had what was then considered a slight paralytic stroke from heat prostration and from which he was apparently rapidly recovering, and soon expected to be about his duties. Thursday afternoon he took a turn for the worse. Twenty minutes after his death a telegram was received from his mother asking how he was. Mr. Pegg was born in Richmond, Va., in 1868, and was raised and educated in Kansas. Being the eldest of a large family he was forced early in life to earn his own living. For a time he followed railroad life. He came to Omaha in 1899, where he has since resided. He served as messenger to Mayor Frank E. Moores from 1901 to 1906. In 1906 he was appointed by Mayor Dahlman as inspector of weights and measures, which posi- Only Colored Bishop of Episcopal Church Dies New York, Aug. 3.—The death of Rt. Rev. S. D. Ferguson, for the last thirty-five years bishop of the Episcopal church, in Liberia, was announced today in a cable dispatch received by the Domestic and Foreign Missions society. Bishop Ferguson was born in Charleston, S. C., January 1, 1842, and was taken when three years old by his parents to Liberia, where he was educated in the Mission schools of the Episcopal church. He was ordained to the diaconate at Cape Palmas in 1865 and to the priesthood at Monrovia in 1866. He was consecrated bishop June 24, 1885, in Grace church, New York. His episcopate has been marked by great growth in his Diocese. His death removes the only Colored member of the house of Bishops of the Episcopal Church. Bishop Ferguson visited Omaha several years ago as the guest of Bishop Worthington, at which time he preached in Trinity Cathedral and the Church of St. Philip the Deacon. In the latter church he also baptized Amelia, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Singleton. There will be no early service Sunday at St. Philip's Church. The usual services at 11. Weights and Inspector, Dead An Important Political Position to Administration Public. tion he filled for ten years to the satisfaction of the administration and to the business public whom he served. He was one of the best liked men on the city pay roll. He was a thirty-second degree Mason, being a member of Rescue Lodge No. 25. Mr. Pegg was married to Miss Mary Page of Topeka, Kansas, in 1899. He is survived by his widow, five children, Mary, a senior, and James, a sophomore in the high school; John, Ruth and Gaitha; a mother, four brothers, James of New York City, Henry of Chicago, Charles of Oakland, Cal., and Bayliss of Omaha, and a sister, Mrs. Ida Prayther of Oklahoma City. A brother-in-law, Prof. Gaitha Page of Kansas City, Mo., and a sister-in-law, Miss Ella Page, of Topeka, arrived in Omaha Friday morning in response to a telegram. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon from Zion Baptist Church, the Rev. W. F. Botts officiating. Jones and Chiles will have charge of the burial. Woman Adopts St. Paul, Minn., Priest St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 4.—Father Stephen L. Theobald, pastor of St. Peter Claver's Roman Catholic Church, was adopted as her son by Mrs. Mary E. Falihee, white, a wealthy and pioneer resident July 28. District Judge H. R. Brill signed the decree of adoption after a brief hearing of Mrs. Falihee's petition. Mrs. Falihee, who lives at 135 St. Peter's street, has been a resident of St. Paul 40 years. She is 61 years old and is a widow with no children. Father Theobald is 41 years old. He is an orphan, formerly was a Montreal newspaper man and is a graduate of St. Thomas College. "I do not see that it is anyone's business," said Mrs. Falihee, "and as it is very unusual I do not care to have the adoption given publicity. I am a zealous worker in the Catholic Church and am deeply interested in the work which Father Theobald has been doing. I have some property and when the time comes I want him to benefit by it and further his work." Father Theobald lives at 319 Fuller street. He has been a priest four years. The petition did not ask for a change of name, as it would be difficult to alter all of Father Theobald's papers, some of which would have to be sent to the Vatican in Rome. --- A Little More Above the Krutown People The Natives are Particularly Proud of Their Canoes Which They Handle With Great Skill. GREAT SWIMMERS AND DIVERS Guy B. Robbins Continues Some of His Interesting Articles on Liberia and Her People. The Krutown beach is lined with canoes on racks about two feet high. The natives love their canoes and spend a great deal of time in taking care of them. They scrub them with sand to keep them smooth and patch the cracks that come with age. Generally these canoes are small, made to hold two to three people, yet they go out to sea in them to fish and to visit the nearby towns. The Krus are so skilled in operating their canoes that if one capsizes at sea they can right it, shoot the water out, limb back in it and resume their journey. Many times they go out to fish on the evening and do not get back until the next day. They catch quite a number of good fish including snappers, cavalla, and "bonies. "Bonies are so called for the number of bones they contain. The natives' mouths being like threshing machines, the bones don't bother them. These and many other species they sell to the civilized people. The remainder of the catch which consists of such fish as sharks y keep for their own consumption. have been on the beach many times and have seen fifteen or twenty canoes go out at one time on a fishing expedition. Seemingly the Krus regard this as great sport. There is always a crowd to greet the home coming fishermen similar to a crowd that would gather to see the finish of a race in this country except this crowd is rushing and fighting to get the pick of the fish which are to be sold. Teaching Children to Swim. The Krus love to swim and bathe in the ocean, and take great pains in teaching even the small children how to swim. A father will take his son out in a canoe to deep water and throw him overboard to "fight water" as they call this method of teaching. This is a very severe lesson but it generally results well and the child soon becomes an expert. I saw a young boy dive in about 18 feet of water for a gun spring four inches long and one-half inch in diameter. The fourth time he brought it up and handed it to the amazed owner who never expected to see it again. We imagine these crude people would feel discontented when brought in contact with civilization and what it offers. But on the contrary, they seem happier with little to do and plenty to eat. And if we compare their condition with that of some of (Continuel on Page 8) General Race News 2 CONGRESS ON CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS. Preliminary Call Hillburn, N. Y., July 15, 1916. Fellow Comrades and Fellow Citizens of Color: By the authority vested in me as president of the National Equal Rights League I hereby issue this preliminary call for the ninth annual convention of said league. The matter of the exact date and place for the convention is not yet quite settled, but it is very timely and proper that there be no further delay in inviting public attention to the fact that such a convention is to be held, and within the next sixty days. National Race Congress. It has been wisely suggested in view of existing unfavorable social, civic and political conditions confronting us as a people, that the National Equal Rights League invite and urge all of our people in all sections of the country, to unite in a great "National Congress of Colored Americans," and for the special purpose of voicing the feelings and opinions of the race on those unfavorable conditions now surrounding us in this country; and also to decide upon the wisest and best methods for combating color segregation and all other forms of discrimination. Extraordinary Wrongs Suffered. After fifty years of so-called freedom in this country, what is the prevailing condition of our Colored-American population? Briefly stated it is this: Our civil rights have been rendered almost futile; we are shamefully curtailed politically; we are denied equality before the law; we are not allowed equal industrial opportunities; our property and our very lives are not at all secure; and "the black horrors of lynching" innocent Colored Americans continue unabated. While our Federal Government's indifference towards all these injustices is but little less than the nullification of our great war amendments. Throughout the southland, and to more or less extent in the north, the increasing millions of our fellow Colored Americans are being more and more reduced to the pitiable condition of political serfs and social outcasts. Can We Be Unmoved? If such conditions do not stir our souls and our blood what under heaven can do it? Do not the industrial opportunities denied us, the freedom of speech and of the press not allowed, the civic and political rights taken from us, and the insecurity of property and life that surrounds us, give sufficient ground and reason for the calling of such a National Congress of Colored Americans as is herein suggested? "In this fierce era of controversy and blood-shed," can we be unmoved? While the whole world is wide awake socially and politically, shall we sleep? While all other classes and races are on the verge of social and political revolutions, shall we be indifferent? Since all other groups of oppressed people are in the stir and rush of agitation, is it not high time that we should at least begin to get on the move? The south is still in the saddle at our national capital, rushing headlong with a most reckless disregard THE MONITOR for the feelings and rights of ten millions of loyal, but oppressed Colored Americans. Fling Our Standard. Therefore let us get together in a great national congress, and fling to the whole wide world the full story of our grievanecs and of our earnest demands for justice and fair play. Let all our religious, educational, social and political leaders among us heed this call. Let all of our great religious organizations and lodges and benevolent societies begin now to plan to be represented in this proposed congress. By so doing we cannot fail to produce a powerful effect on the public mind that will greatly help us in our struggles for justice and freedom. This congress will be independent and wider than any present organization. Its deliberations will not be under the Equal Rights League, which will meet in conjunction. Faithfully yours, BYRON GUNNER, President of the National Equal Rights League. JACK JOHNSIN IS REPORTED BROKE Madrid, Aug. 4.—Only the diamonds this his wife is wearing stand between Jack Johnson and poverty. This is the general impression of Americans who have observed the former world's champion in his desperate efforts to make money in Spain. Some months ago Johnson turned up in Spain with his wife, an English boxer trainer and a Colored boxer, and took a suite of rooms at a palatial hotel. He attempted to book passage for Brazil, but learned that he was not permitted to leave Spain without a passport. The American embassy refused to issue him a passport under instructions from Washington because he fled from Chicago during his prosecution for white slavery. Johnson went to Barcelona and staged a prize fight between himself and another Negro. The $1,000 Johnson earned at that fight soon ran out and he is having a hard time coaxing promoters to stage another affair. COLORED MEN ARE HEROES OF FLOOD Charlotte, N. C., Aug. 4.—The skill and strength of two unknown Colored men in a flat boat were the means of saving six persons July 25, when twenty persons were thrown into the swollen Catawba river by the collapse of the Southern Railway bride at Belmont. Four white employes of the Western Union Telegraph Co. made an attempt to man another rescue boat but were tossed into the river and had to be taken from the treetops. CALIFORNIA STATE FEDERATION MEETS Pasadena, Cal., Aug. 4.—The tenth annual convention of the California State Federation of Colored Woman's Clubs, which met here last week at the Metropolitan Baptist Church, had a large and representative attendance. The papers and discussions showed the women to be alert to questions of the day. Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, state president, presided. Fling Our Standard. Get Ready. 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Never before in the history of the silent drama in Omaha has a theatre owner been unable to handle the crowds. At a second showing two days later, seventy-five per cent of the audience witnessed it again. On Monday evening at the Alhambra Theatre, 24th and Parker Sts., one of the largest white Theatres in the state, the Lincoln Motion Picture Co., of Los Angeles, Calif., presented a two-reel All-Star Negro drama, "Realization of a Negro's Ambition," featuring the author, NOBLE M. JOHNSON, as star, and Miss Beulah Hall as leading lady, and completely won the hearts of the many present. The supporting cast consisting of Miss Lottie Polds, Clarence Brooks, Webb King and Mrs. B. Baker were excellent. "Realization of a Negro's Ambition" is a social story, the scenes being laid principally among the business and social setting of Los Angeles' colored "400." James Burton, a young civil engineer from Tuskegee, seeks his fortune in the far west. How James rescues his future employer's daughter, securing a position thereby, in the oil fields in spite of racial prejudice, returns home later, wealthy, becomes a victim of a jealous frame up involving a boyhood sweetheart; nevertheless proposes and is accepted, is told in two exceedingly interesting reels. A very clean interesting drama. No burlesque or suggestive features. A picture with class, a little comedy and a few thrills mixed with human interest. Some really beautiful scenes with splendid photography and flawless settings. Noble M. Johnson, the author-star as James Burton won the admiration of all as the coming Colored-American movie favorite; while Miss Beaulah Hall as leading lady completely captivated all present. In fact there is so much to commend itself in the the entire picturization as to make one desire to see it again. MANY SOCIAL FUNCTIONS FOR MRS. MARSHAL! Mrs. W. D. Marshall will leave Sunday on an extended trip of two months through the east, touching at Indianapolis, where she will visit relatives; Chicago, New York and Baltimore. Several delightful social functions have been given in her honor prior to her departure. Mrs. Elder Scott entertained at breakfast Tlesday morning; Mrs. Walter Craig entertained Wednesday evening. A delightful luncheon was given by Mrs. Y. Russell Thursday afternoon complimentary to both Mrs. Marshall and Dr. and Mrs. Jones. UNION GIANTS TAKE TWO The hard hitting. Union Giants of Chicago took two out of three from Brandeis Stores Saturday and Sunday afternoon. Saturday 6 to 3 and Sunday 9 to 2. They lost the second game Sunday at the tune of 5 to 3. The same team will play today and tomorrow at Rourke Park. THE MONITOR Events and Persons Mr. LeRoy Kelly has been ill. The- Fontenelle Investment Company buys, sells and exchanges anything. Phone Douglas 7150.—Adv. Mrs. Clarence H. Singleton has returned from Detroit, Mich., where she went to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Washington. The Rev. Jno. Albert Williams left last night for St. Paul, Minn., to attend the funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Gamble. Mrs. L. C. Sayles and infant daugh ter left Friday morning for St. Paul, Minn., where they will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sayles of Rondo street. The First Regimental Band returned Thursday morning from Marysville, Mo., where they played before an audience of ten tholsand people. This is the sixth time that this popular musical aggregation has been engaged for concerts at Marysville. Miss Julia Perkins, of Falls City, Neb., is the guest of Miss Evelyn Jones, of 2428 Patrick avenue. Will N. Johnson left today for Lincoln, Nebr.; from there he will go to Kansas City, Mo., where he will attend the Masonic Grand Lodge. Sergt. Isaac Bailey and the Rev. John Albert Williams have been appointed by Governor Morehead, delegates to the National Negro Educational Congress, to be held in Washington, D. C. Neither delegate expects to attend. (Mrs. Lulu Thornton, Correspondent) The barbacue and lawn social given by the Bethel Baptist church on 29th and T Sts., was a financial success. They cleared $133.91. Miss Gracia Corneal left Monday for Hiawatha, Kansas, where she will give a recital. Mrs. A. Bedell entertained at dinner Thursday evening in honor of Miss Mabelle Carriger of St. Joseph, Mo., and Miss Opal Cohron. Mrs. Maude Johnson has returned from an extended visit in Kansas. Fifteen friends of Mr. A. C. Collins pleasantly surprised him Monday evening, the occasion being his fiftieth birthday anniversary. The L. L. Kensington Club gives its annual picnic at Antelope Park next Thursday afternoon; fifteen guests have been invited. The Gideon Band is highly entertained at the residence of Mrs. Major Moore by Rev. J. Ross. Mrs. H. Barnett of Denver, Colo., s in the city visiting her sister, Mrs. M. Loring. The Optimistic will have a private picnic Wednesday afternoon at Electric Park in honor of Mrs. James Murray, of St. Paul, Minn., and Mrs. A. Thompson, of Des Moines, Iowa. Miss Gertrude Frears, of Grand Island, Nebr., has arrived in the city to make her home with her sister, Mrs. W. M. Burton. Mr. Wyatt Williams left Monday evening for Kansas City, to visit several days. Marguerite Williams, Agent 521 North 22nd Street. --- SOUTH SIDE LINCOLN, NEB. Reliable South Side Merchants STANEK'S PHARMACY Henry Stanek, Prop. PRESCRIPTION EXPERT Cor. 24th and L Sts. Tel. So. 878 SPECIAL SALE OF MILLINERY —at— A. M. Voboril's 4715 South 24th Street. It Pays to Patronize H. ROTHKOP'S CUT PRICE STORE 4720 South 24th Street Three Doors North of Postoffice. THE BEST IS NOT TOO GOOD FOR YOU You'll find it at FLYNN'S Priced Right in Your Favor MELCHOR--Druggist The Old Reliable Tel. 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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, $1.50 PER YEAR Advertising rates, 59 cents an inch per issue. Address, The Monitor, 1119 North Twenty-first street, Omaha. Telephone Webster 4243. MR. HUGHES' ACCEPTANCE. Mr. Hughes' speech in accepting the formal notifiaction of his nomination as the republican standard-bearer is a masterpiece of English diction. In its arraignment of the vacillating policy of the Wilson administration in the Mexican matter it is a phillippic. With an almost cruel incisiveness it lays bare the inconsistencies of what he has aptly termed "a confused chapter of blunders." This tersely epitomizes the whole Mexican situation, but he does not stop with epitomizing. Mr. Hughes traces the successive steps, and wearily wobbling steps they are, all along the diplomatic or undiplomatic pathway which brought us to the verge of war with our sister republic. No one can follow Mr. Hughes' speech without admitting that he has made out a good case against the Wilson administration so far as its Mexican policy is concerned. For it is absolutely true of the present administration that "Instead of commanding respect and deserving good will by sincerity, firmness and consistency, we provoked misapprehension and deep resentment. In the light of the administration no one could understand its professions. Decrying interference, we interfered most exasperatingly." We are thoroughly in sympathy with what Mr. Hughes says of the Mexican muddle. He has analyzed the situation most accurately. His arraignment of the Wilson administration is not too severe. When Mr. Hughes turns his attention to the administration's foreign policy his shafts of criticism although well-aimed, fall short of the mark; for, save to those who are blindly prejudiced by partisanship, it will be admitted that there has been very little blundering in Mr. Wilson's handling of the foreign situation. Mistakes may have been made, but there are not the glaring inconsistencies that mark the Mexican matter. While it may be true that words were used that were not backed up by deeds it is well to remember that this country was in no position to gain any advantage by a display of military or naval power. While we are not a Wilson admirer, we believe it only fair to state that we do not believe that a republican administration would have handled the delicate foreign situation any more skillfully than has the democratic administration. The Hughes speech of acceptance will be a strong campaign document so far as its arraignment of the Mexican muddle is concerned, but in its declaration for "Americanism," "preparedness" and similar issues, it has been met and will be fully met with democratic declarations. ONITOR d to the civic, social and religious Omaha and vicinity, with the desire general good and upbuilding of the Matter July 2, 1915, at the Post-act of March 3, 1879. WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher. Garnett Haynes and Ellsworth W. Associate Editors. Using and Circulation Manager. TIES, $1.50 PER YEAR Events an inch per issue. North Twenty-first street, Omaha. Webster 4243. The speech contains many splendid declarations touching fundamental principles of which we shall speak later. It may be well for our readers to carefully re-read Mr. Hughes' speech of acceptance and analyze it for themselves. WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE We are pleased to note that Mr. Hughes has declared himself in favor of votes for women. There is no justice or right in withholding the ballot from women. They will use it just as wisely and discriminatingly as men have done. They can be trusted with the ballot. God speed the good ship Deutschland Athrough the ocean deep; Our race in this city ought to have some strong central charitable organization through which we could administer promptly and without red tape to the needs of our poor and indigent, and co-operate with other similar organizations in our city. Omaha is growing rapidly. Now is the time for our people to acquire homes. Lots which are now considered on the outskirts and which can be purchased on reasonable terms will soon be well inside this growing city. Buy real estate. Begin now. UNCLE SAM'S BLACK SOLDIERS (Translated from Yiddish for The Monitor, by Israel M. Gershater.) When the news from Mexico reached us that, with the exception of one white officer, all the killed and captured soldiers in the Carrizal battle were Negroes, many of us were surprised. For those that are not acquainted with the history of the United States it was impossible to comprehend that men who are hated all over our republic and so often lynched in the South, were the first to shed their blood on the sand of the Mexican desert. Some may think it was only an incident that several dark soldiers had ventured too far and caused the whole trouble, but the fact is that the two companies of Colored cavalry that fought a whole division of Mexicans are not the first example of the great and important role the Colored people have played in the history of the United States. Thousands of Negroes took part in the struggle for liberty in America. In the civil war they have displayed heroism that will be remembered forever. It happened in the year 1866, one THE MONITOR A WISH 75 year after the civil war, that dark veterans of the war organized the "10th Colored Cavalry regiment." To this regiment belong the two companies that took part in the Carrizal battle that nearly caused war between the United States and Mexico. The Tenth Colored Cavalry regiment is one of the most interesting and bravest of the American army. Since it was formed to the present day the "Tenth regiment" took part in every war ocnducted by the American army. The Colored regiment has always been the vanguard and came out victorious in every battle. It took part a many battles with the Indians and gained fame everywhere. Consequently the Americans have commenced to admire the "black tenth," as it abrivitively known. In the Spanish-American war the tenth regiment gained immortal fame, together with the Rough Riders under the command of ex-President Roosevelt. Several Colored companies made a furious attack on San Juan hill and took one of the strongest positions of the enemy. Since then the "black tenth" served mostly in the Philippine Islands where it was atcive in crushing the insurrections of the last fanatic chiefs. When peace was restored the tenth Colored regiment returned to New York and afterwards was sent to the rest where it remained until General Pershing received orders to invade Mexico, and as usual the "tenth" was Extra Special Biggest Bargains in Wor Our regular stock of high grade Extra Special Shoe Sale Biggest Bargains in Women's and Men's Footwear Our regular stock of high grade shoes purchased before the prices went up. FOR WOMEN 150 Pairs of Oxfords, dull and pat Sale price ..... About 30 pair of white canvas butt $3.50 value, while they last Ladies' and Misses' sport oxfords This season's latest styles for These are $3.00 values—our s Also high sport shoes in canvas $1.95 a 150 Pairs of Oxfords, dull and patents. $3.50 values. 95c Sale price ... About 30 pair of white canvas button shoes. Regular 95c $3.50 value, while they last—sale price. Ladies' and Misses' sport oxford with rubber soles and and heels. This season's latest styles for summer and fall wear. These are $3.00 values—our sale price now. $1.45 ```markdown ``` WE ALSO SAVE YOU DOLL FOR MEN— Oxfords—Hundreds of pairs in Bl button and lace, in most any are not big factory seconds but from such standard firms as Kirk dal, American Hand Sewed Shoe & Rice & Hutchins and other g makers. Sale price, $2.45 and.... $1. All First Class Shoes with Goody Welt Soles. Regular $4.00 to $6 WE ALSO SAVE YOU DOLLARS ON ALL HIGH SHOES FOR MEN- Oxfords—Hundreds of pairs in Black, Tan and Patent Leathers, both button and lace, in most any style you desire. These oxfords We also can save you from one to two dollars on High Shoes. Always a large stock to choose from. Work Shoes "the kind that last" at bargain prices. You won't be asked to pay more than these prices. Our entire stock is on sale. JENSEN'S FAMILY LAUNDRY (Only Family Laundry in Town) WET WASH, 3c lb.—DRY WASH, 4½c lb.—ROUGH DRY, 6c lb. First Class Work Webster 1030 ra Special Shoe Sale biggest Bargains in Women's and Men's Footwear car stock of high grade shoes purchased before the prices went up. NO BARGAIN COUNTERS—NO JOB LOTS WE FIT EVERY PAIR dull and patents. $3.50 values. 95c canvas button shoes. Regular they last—sale price. 95c short oxfords with rubber soles and and heels. st styles for summer and fall wear. values—our sale price now. $1.45 ses in canvas and nubuck at the sale prices— $1.95 and $2.45. Ladies' Pumps, Strap Pumps and Satin Party Slippers. In all styles, leathers and makes. Also some fancy beaded slippers. We have just the pump you want at away below what others ask. Prices $2.45 and. $1.95 Values up to $5.00 at two sale prices YOU DOLLARS ON ALL HIGH SHOES repairs in Black, Tan and Patent Leathers, both in most any style you desire. These oxfords from one to two dollars on High Shoes. Always choose from. Work Shoes "the kind that last" at You won't be asked to pay more than these stock is on sale. KILLED PROMPTLY AT ABOVE PRICES REAL SHOE STORE the Loyal Hotel Building the Sign of the Electric Shoe" GROCERIES ALWAYS FESIN GROCERY CO the vanguard of the expedition. Most interesting is the following fact: Although the soldiers of the "tenth" are all Colored, their officers are nearly all white. The relations between officers and soldiers in this regiment are very friendly. On many occasions Colored soldiers have sacrificed their lives to save their officers. As a young man General Pershing served in this Colored regiment and he is still praising the loyalty and bravery of the black troopers. The above article appeared in "Der Tog (The Day) a Yiddish daily published in New York. I have used the terms "Negro," "Colored," "black," dark," according to the original. Readers of The Monitor will note that although the word "Negro," if correctly pronounced, is in no way an insult to the Colored people, yet it was only used twice, while "Colored" was more preferred. As soon as I am able to spare a little time I'll write for The Monitor an article on "The Jewish attitude toward the Negro problem. MISS FRANCES SHAW I wish to express my most sincere gratitude and appreciation to all of my many friends for their loyal support in the N. W. C. A. Free Trip Contest. I have also been the recipient of many beautiful gifts for which I heartily thank each one. FRANCES E. SHAW. ```markdown ``` TRANSLATOR. Events and Persons In Which You Will Be More or Less Interested. , News for This Department Must Be Received by Wednesday Night. Miss Sadie Cattons left last week | Miss Radell Greene won the fi for Sioux City where she will visit her; prize, a gold watch, at the dai sister, also Des Moines, St. Paul and} given last Thursday evening at | Minneapolis. She will be gone about | Mecca Hall by the Royal Orchestra twenty days. _— _—_— The W. W. Club at St. John’s Mr. W. B. Long will leave early in| M. E. church was entertained yest August for Colorado Springs, where} day at the residence of Mrs. Mat he intends to spend his vacation. He | Jackson. will be night watchman for Hugh aeteie Murphy Co. until December 15. List your furnished rooms and r _— estate for sale or rent with Fonten¢ Miss Grazia Corneal in violin re-| Investment Co., Phone Douglas 71 cital at St. John’s A. M EK. Monday | —Ady. Aug. 7. Adminsion 25¢.--Ady. “asec Bible clases are held every Friday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Glover, 2117 No. 27th St., between 7:30 and 9:30. Strangers are cordially invited. Mr and Mrs. James Moore, who have been visiting their sister Mrs Sam Walker, left Tuesday for their home in Magee, Ark. Mrs. Maggie Jackson of 2010 N 27th St., who was seriously injured by a street car three weeks ago is much better. She wishes to thank the Progressive club for the beautiful flowers. Phone your news to The Monitor. We are always glad to talk to you. Webster 42438, Mrs. Anna Banks, who has been ‘te ill at her residence, 912 N. 20th St., for the past ten days, is slowly improving. Dr. L. E. Britt is the at- tending physician. “ The Missionary Society of St. John’s A. M. E. will be glad to be notified of ary illness in the city. Phone Webster 2255. ~ Will build you a bungalow on a large lot close to school and car line for $100 cash and $15.00 monthly. Tel. Webster 5519.—Adv. The Rev. Thomas Taggart desires to thank his Omaha friends for their presence at the barbacue and lawr social held Saturday evening, July 29, ot the Bethel Baptist church, South Side. Mother Howard who was _ badly burned a week ago is very ill. There will be a Sport Shirt Lawn Social and guessing contest given by the Easter Temple No, 351 of S. M. T. S. Monday evening, August 7th at the residence of Mrs. E. S. Hughes, 2210 North 28th Avenue. Good mu- sic. Refreshments free. Admission 10 cents. Mrs. H. A. Chiles, M. W. P. Mrs, Hughes, Ch.—Adv, The Rev. W. F. Botts left Monday for Boonville, Mo., to preach the an- nuel Emanicpation sermon Aug. 4, for his brother who has a charge there. Cheice lots close to school and car $5.00 cash and $5.00 monthly Webster 5519.—Adv. Mrs. Lilian Pettiford entertained at dinner Tuesday evening at S. R. Jack- son’s Cafe, complimentary to Miss Carrie Cowans and Mr. Roy Pettiford. A delightful eight-course dinner was served. The table was prettily deco- rated with American Beauty roses. — THE MONITOR EP. ELE Pah Rides kell ye SE ee Miss Radell Greene won the first | prize, a gold watch, at the dance given last Thursday evening at the Mecca Hall by the Royal Orchestra. The W. W. Club at St. John’s A. M. E. church was entertained yester- day at the residence of Mrs. Mattie Jackson. List your furnished rooms and real estate for sale or rent with Fontenelle Investment Co., Phone Douglas 7150. —Ady. Mr. Thomas Adams is very ill at St. Joseph’s hospital. His friends have grave doubts of his recovery, Cleo and Rosaline Mackiin are vis- iting their grandmother in Warrens- burg, Mo. Milss Mary Hurdle of Red Wing, Minn., is the guest of Mrs. Geo. Mack- lin. Col. E. G. Mason, of Norfolk, Neb., but now residing at Stanton, Neb., was an Omaha visitor Monday in the interests of the Good Samaritan Army. He left Morday night for Sioux City and other Iowa points. Miss Grace Helms left yesterday on an extended vacation trip to Min- | neapolis and Chicago, where she wiu | visit her sister, Mrs. Lyles. | Henry S. Lewis, of Paris, Ky., ar- rived in the city last Wednasday to | be the guest of his brother, H. W. | Lewis, of 920 North 27th Street. He | is thinking of remaining in Omaha. Mrs. Volney Carter underwent an- cther serious operation at Lord Lister hospital Monday. She is doing quite well. Mrs. R. Turner, who has been ill, is very much better. Visiting cards, 25c per hundred, Russell’s Printery, Webster 1797. The Emancipation Ball given ycs- terday evening by Theodore Penn, was well attended. Everybody reportcd a good time. Mrs. Bryant, of 2405 North 28th Ave., who has been ill, is able to be out again, Mrs. Bessie Williams and Miss Ruby Clark, of Savannah, Ga., the mother and daughter of Mr. James Clark, arrived here Sunday. They in- tend to make their home in this city. Get your bedding plants, bulbs, vines, hanging baskets at Swanson— the Florist, 1410 North 18th St., Web- ster 4829.—Adv. - Apiiahéttel ahildanenta nawtu wae A delightful children’s party was given last Saturday afternoon at Ala- mo Hall by Mr. and Mrs. William F. Davenport, in honor of their son, Clyde’s eighth birthday. Thirty-six of Master Davenport’s little friends were present. Tiny straw hats filled with candy were given away as sou- venirs. He was also the recipient ot many useful presents. Mesdames Jamse Donley, John Smith and Joe Lewis and Miss Gladys Consellor as- sisted in giving the children a gocd tine, | Roscoe Miller returned Wednesday morning from Excelsior springs. Mrs. Geo. P. Johnson, who has ‘been ill, is much better. Buy a vacant lot, $5 down and bal- ance monthly. Tel. Webster 5519.— Adv. Mrs. Daisy Jones is in the city on account of the illness of her ocusin, Mr. Thomas Adams. Will N. Johnson, Lawyer, Southwest Corner of Fourteenth and Douglas Sts. Douglas 4956.—Adv. Follow the crowd. Advertise in and read The Monitor, the greatest Col- ored paper west of the Mississippi. The Lincoln Motion Picture Co., of Los. Angeles, Calif., is preparing an- other stirring film drama, “Trooper of Co, K.” Miss Margaret La Cour returned Sunday from Emporia, Kansas, Go to Gordon’s Drug Store, 24th and Burdette Sts., for Brown Skin Powder, Dr. Palmer’s Skin Whitener Soap and Skin Whitener. Webster 6174.— Adv. The annual Sunday School picnic of St. Philip’s Church, which was held at Riverview Park Thursday, was well attended. Mrs. Maude Ray and her daughter Pearl, will leave today on an extended trip east. They will visit New York and Chicago. Se deen ee JOE LEWIS---TAXI New Easy Riding Seven-Passenger Car 3 P. M, to 1155 Peoples Drug Store, Doug. 1446 42:05 A. M. to 5 A. M. Midway, Doug. 1491 or 3459 5A M. to 3 P. M. Residence, Web. 7661 b 0-0-0 on enenenet tnt bs enon onenontntntr Onno freee eee tent OOo en ono O none Og IMPERIAL DYE & CLEANING WORKS Dry Cleaners, Garment and Fancy Dyers Phone Tyler 1022 1516 Vinton St. GEO. F, KRAUSE, Prop. 4 AUDITORIUM. 24th and GRANT STREETS | HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE AND MUSICAL TABLOID BY The Utopia Stock Company | Bill Beginning Sunday, Aug. 6 ill Beginning Sunday, Aug. 6 ETHEL URAL | Champion Lady Buck Dancer THE MISSOURI CRAZE COOK AND UNDERWOOD Singing, Dancing, Talking GREEN, GRIFFO, BROWN Shock Absorbers MADAM FORD AND CLEMENS In Their Chinese Specialty The Opium Lair ADMISSION 10c CURTAIN AT 8:15 5 IMPORTANT NOTICE | DURING THE MONTH / OF AUGUST, this store : will close at 6 instead of : 9 P. M. on Saturdays. Brandeis Stores = Ball | “Rourke Park Saturday and Sunday| A GOOD PLACE TO EAT YOUR SUNDAY DINNER Dinner served from 12 m. to 6 p. m. At 25c and 35c. HOME COOKING $.R. Jackson's Lunch Room: 2122 No. 24th St. Webster 11) fete tn tonometer tenet enter oh s National Bakery J. JOHNSON, Prop. Douglas 4122 2405 Cuming St. Nearly new 8-room modern house, corner 25th and Lake Sts., large lot on paved street, $350 cash, balance like rent. Tel. Webster 5519.—Adv. Our Women and Children Conducted by Lucille Skaggs Edwards. THE FATHER'S RESPONSIBILITY By Rhodes Campbell. We see and hear so much about the mothers—God bless them!—but what of the fathers? In the family annals they are too often a blank space or dreaded power. Fathers are apt to look upon their children as belonging wholly to the mother except as regards provision for food and clothing, and perhaps, an occasional corrective, when the appeal from the mother comes as a last resort. Their business is too engrossing, they must not be annoyed with the real care or responsibilities of the little ones—that is the woman's function. It is true that men can neither be with their children nor be expected to understand and watch over their gradual growth of character as the mother does, but it is not true that they are exempt from responsibility or can shirk their share of the trust given to both parents. I wish to speak of a father like whom there are, I believe, not many. A timid child awakened one night from a terrible dream, so vivid and real to her overwrought nerves that it seemed to her that she must die of fright. Her mother and father were in the next room, but there was a closed door between, and the dark way seemed to the child full of mysterious dangers. With a mighty effort she decided to attempt the dreaded journey. What if her father should laugh at her fears, or sleepily send her back? But no; she was sure that if she could reach his side, she was safe. The distance conquered, with choking voice she wakened him, and gave him a confused account of her trouble. Shall she ever forget the sudden relief and comfort when in a moment, the little trembling figure was folded close in her father's strong, loving arms, and his tender voice came like balm to her strained senses: "Just stay here as long as you please, my darling; nothing shall hurt you, it was only a dream." And the child with perfect trust was soon asleep. She was too young to analyze the feeling, but this father was to her the human representation of the Fatherhood of God. It was one of those little things which mean so much to a child.—Purity Advocate. A SMILE ALONG THE WAY By Christine Kerr Davis. Have you got a heap of troubles, Are you feeling mighty blue? Guess you'd better look around you— Lots of folks worse off than you. Not so many feel like singing When the skies are dark and gray, Lots of weary folks would bless you If you'd smile along the way. Sighings never going to help you Get the thing you're longing for, Only makes the days go slower, Only makes your heart feel sore. Better make a bit of sunshine, Help to make some sad heart gay, And the angels will be near you, If you smile along the way. Our furnished rooms—homey, comfy and desirable. Fontenelle Investment Co., 220 South 13th. Phone Douglas 7150.—Adv. 6 PROMINENT PYTHIANS WELL PLEASED WITH OMAHA S. W. Green, of New Orleans, supreme grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias, and S. A. T. Watkins, former assistant corporation counsel of Chicago, supreme grand attorney of the order; E. Tracy Blagburn, chief clerk in the city engineer's office of Des Moines, Ia.; Frank Johnson, the oldest Colored letter carrier of that city, both prominent in Pythian circles, spent several days in Omaha last week. Messrs Green and Watkins were guests of Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Peebles and Messrs. Blagburn and Johnson were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph B. La Cour. They were most favorably impressed with the growth and progress of the city and the evidence of push and prosperity found among the Colored citizens. Chancellor Green is the highest Negro Pythian in the world. SPARROW HAWK (Falco sparverius) Length, about ten inches. This is one of the best known and handsomest, as well as the smallest, of North American hawks. Range: Breeds throughout the United States, Canada, and northern Mexico; winters in the United States and south to Guatemala. Habits and economic status: The sparrow hawk, which is a true falcon, lives in the more open country and builds its nest in hollow trees. It is abundant in many parts of the West, where telegraph poles afford it convenient perching and feeding places. Its food consists of insects, small mammals, birds, spiders, and reptiles. Grasshoppers, crickets, and terrestrial beetles and caterpillars make up considerably more than half its subsistence, while field mice, house mice, and shrews cover fully 25 per cent of its annual supply. The balance of the food includes birds, reptiles, and spiders. Contrary to the usual habits of the species, some individuals during the breeding season capture nestling birds for food for their young and create considerable havoc among the songsters of the neighborhood. In agricultural districts when new ground is broken by the plow, they sometimes become very tame, even alighting for an instant under the horses in their endeavor to seize a worm or insect. Out of 410 stomachs examined, 314 were found to contain insects; 129, small mammals; and 70, small birds. This little falcon renders good service in destroying noxious insects and rodents and should be encouraged and protected. THE MONITOR To Rent, Sell, Buy or Exchange Real Estate Morgan Doug. 2466 1916 Cuming St. Good Cleaning Ladies and Gents Garments Cleaned Pressed, Dyed and Repaired at REASONABLE PRICES Hats Cleaned and Re-Blocked Work Called for and Delivered Omaha Dress Club Doug. 3660 2225 Cuming St. All Work Guaranteed Visit the Hamilton Paint & Glass Co. 1517 Howard St. Tel. Doug. 2642 For Information On Wood Finishes of All Kinds Paints, Glass, Painters' Supplies. Allan B. Hamilton, Gen. Mgr. Matting Suit Cases Our stock of matting suitcases is extensive. We have them with and without straps, all nicely lined—some with shirt and waist pockets. Good locks and fastenings, strong corners and reinforced edges. Our prices are all you could possibly ask, and range— $1.25, $1.75, $2.25, $3.50, $4.00, $5.00 and $6.00. We Like Small Repair Jobs. Freling & Steinle "Omaha's Best Baggage Builders" 1803 Farnam Fred Krug Brewing Co. Luxus REGSTD. U.S. PAT. OFF THE BEER YOU LIKE NO BETTER BEER MADE NO BEER BETTER MADE Luxus MERCANTILE COMPANY DISTRIBUTORS PHONE DOUGLAS 1889 SAVE COUPONS AND GET PREMIUMS Send for Free Catalog Call or See 16th and Jones Streets (Castle Hotel) PORCH FURNITURE REPAIRING THE NEW WONDER Electric Pressing Oil Wash the hair with toilet soap, apply Growing Oil to the scalp and Pressing Oil on hair and then use pressing irons. Compounded by MRS. D. LYONS 8 Blain St., Kansas City, Kan. Agents Wanted. PATTON HOTEL AND CAFE N. A. Patton, Proprietor 1014-1016-1018 South 11th St. Telephone Douglas 4445 62 MODERN AND NEATLY FURNISHED ROOMS Start Saving Now One Dollar will open an account in the Savings Department of the United States Nat'l Bank 16th and Farnam Streets HAVE YOU TRIED PAN-O-MA'S BISCUITS You'll Find Them Delicious 19 Biscuits in a Dainty Glassine Wrapper, 10 Cents At All Grocers JAY BURNS BAKING CO. Harding's THE CREAM OF ALL ICE CREAMS SMOKE Te Be Ce THE BEST 5c CIGAR WATERS BARNHART PRINTING CO ОМАНА Phone Doug. 2190 524 S. 13th St. 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. A TRIUMPH IN PURITY Storz TRIUMPH BEER. PROMPT DELIVERY TO PRIVATE FAMILY TRADE (PHONE WEB.1260) MAIL ORDERS SHIPPED IMMEDIATELY CHAS. STORZ CONSUMERS DISTRIBUTOR 1827-29 SHERMAN AVE. OMAHA, NEB. BY WILLIAM G. HAYNES. BANANAS AS FOOD Nature has always been doing what man has only recently attempted that is, delivering many of its eatables in sterile or germ-proof packages. The best instance of this is the banana, a fruit that is only beginning to be recognized in this country at its true value. Many experiments have been made with the skin of the banana by bacteriologists, and they have found the skin practically impregnable to germs. Furthermore, the inner plup of the skin is germ-proof or sterile. Bananas have even been placed in liquids containing cultures of known organisms, and yet none of these were able to penetrate into the fruit itself. Every one knows how the edible portion ofthe banana is packed away in a close-fitting covering which very seldom cracks open, even when dead ripe. This skin not only protects the fruit from the atmosphere and various insects and from bruising to a considerable degree, but it keeps out all germs. Dr. F. M. Bailey has made various bacteriological examinations of bananas at different stages of their ripening, and he declares that the inner pulp of ripe bananas is practically sterile. The probability of infection from bananas is indeed slight. Care should be taken to have the peel of the banana clean, as anything on the outside might be transferred to the hands and thence to the fruit, and so to the mouth, but with the care taken there is no danger. It is probably one of the cleanest of fruits.—Pure Milk. "THE REALIZATION OF A NEGRO'S AMBITIONS" By Dan Desdunes. Director 1st Regimental Band, K. r. On Monday, July 24th, 1916, there appeared in our city a colored movie picture. It was produced at the Alhambra theatre on 24th near Parker. Despite the excessive heat, the patronage was all that could be expected. As I have heard the house was packed at each show. I am proud of the fact that my people showed so much interest in what is destined to be a new era in Negro advancement. The movies have made such great strides in the last few years that we as a people would indeed be very backward if we didn't attempt to keep up with the parade. Now that we are in the band wagon let's not toot our horns but first see what we have done. That was the first picture done in the ligitimate, that I have ever seen. (Of course, done by a company of Negro actors.) "The Realization of a Negro's Ambitions" offered some points that might cause some difference of opinion. That is to be expected in all lines of endeavor. After you read what I have written you may draw your own conclusions, as you have a perfect right to do so. Mr. Noble M. Johnson proved that he is not of a faint heart, his exhibition of riding a horse in a wild chase, then to dismount going at full speed, ranks with any daring that I have ever seen. He is a man with a pleasing personality. He played his part throughout with force and dignity. As I understand it, he also wrote the play. His leading lady rose to the requirement of a very difficult part inasmuch as she was required to run the gamut o femotions. She is good to look upon and graceful in her demeanor. She will always be a welcome visitor. The Old Man was great as a comedian. He created laughter by simple facial expressions that were clean and not over-drawn. It takes an artist to perform that trick. All of the other characters were well acted. Experience will wear off some of the rough edges that it would be unfair to mention at this time. Suffice to say that we are in the parade, let us march on and on to attain that goal that all the human race is aspiring for—success. HUMAN FLY THRILLS MARYSVILLE Paul Smith, a Colored youth, thrilled the people of Marysville, Mo., last week by his daring exhibition of high building climbing which places him among the new and rare species called "the human fly." Smith reached the top of a three-story brick building by climbing up the corner without the help of windows or ropes. He wore ordinary shoes. The feat was the more remarkable inasmuch as he not only went up the building, but came down. An immense crowd witnessed his daring performance. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING RATES—1 $ \frac{1}{2} $ cents a word for single insertions, 1 cent a word for two or more insertions. No advertisement for less than 15c. Cash should accompany advertisement. FOR RENT—Furnished room, all modern, $10 per month. Call Mrs. A. W. Parker. Harney 5737. Nicely furnished front room. Modern except heat. 1630 North Twenty-second street. Webster 1171. Modern furnished room for rent. Mrs. M. C. Sands, 2709 Corby street, Webster 5017. Modern furnished rooms for rent, $1.50 and up. Miss Hayes, 1826 No. 23rd St. Webster 5639. Clean, modern furnished rooms on Dodge and Twenty-fourth street car lines. Mrs. Annie Banks., Douglas 4379. Mrs. L. M. Bentley-Webster, first class modern furnished rooms, 1702 N. 26th St. Phone Webster 4769. WANTED-Girls or women for sorting paper. Call at Omaha Paper Stock company, Eighteenth and Marcy streets. WANTED-Position by first class practical nurse. Good in all confinement cases. Call Harney 4682. Mrs. Mamie Jasper, 2813 Cuming street. J. A. Edholm E. W. Sherman Standard Laundry 24th, Near Lake Street Phone Webster 130 HAIR GROWER Makes the Hair Soft and Straight Directions—Wash the hair every two weeks and apply the Oil three times a week. Comb with straightening comb. It promotes growth of the hair, and keeps the scalp in healthy condition. Compounded by MRS. D. LYONS 8 Blain St., Kansas City, Kan. Agents Wanted. C. S. JOHNSON 18th and Izard Tel. Douglas 1702 ALL KINDS OF COAL and COKE at POPULAR PRICES. $5.50 Johnson Special Lump $5.50 Best for the Money FOR QUALITY GROCERIES AND MEATS Try Us BEE HIVE GROCERY 16th and Cuming Douglas 1034 The Vinton Street Jeweler 1717 VINTON STREET EXPERT WATCH REPAIRING Orrie S. Hulse C. H. T. Riepen Harney 595 Harney 5564 HULSE & RIEPEN Funeral Directors Doug. 1226 701 So. 16th St. WANTED. THE NEW WONDER MORRIS YOST 7 Whatever your habit may have been in the past You Cannot Afford Now to Trade in Other Than A Reliable Store We Guarantee Everything We Sell Thomas Kilpatrick & Co. ASK FOR AND GET SKINNER'S THE HIGHEST QUALITY EGG NOODLES 36' PAGE RECIPE BOOK FREE SKINNER MFG. CO., OMAHA, U.S.A. LARGEST MACARONI FACTORY IN AMERICA BUY YOUR HAY AND FEED Coal and Kindling From I. ABRAHAMSON 1316 North 24th Street Webster 46 Prompt Delivery ASK YOUR GROCER FOR Tip Top Bread Best Bread Made Phone Douglas 1652 W. J. CATTIN CO. PLUMBING AND STEAM FITTING 910 No. 24th St. Omaha, Neb. Tel. Red 1424 Will L. Hetherington Violinist Instructor at Bellevue College Asst. of Henry Cox Studio Patterson Blk BELMONT LAUNDRY QUALITY AND SERVICE Call Webster 6900 I. M. Gershater, Proprietor 2314 Charles Street. EMERSON LAUNDRY F. S. MOREY, Proprietor 1303-05 North 24th Street Phone Webster 820 OMAHA TRANSFER CO. "The Only Way" BAGGAGE Checked to Destination YES—ICE CREAM any style, for any occasion J. A. DALZELL Quality First 1824 Cuming St. Tel. Doug. 616 8 News of the Lodges and Fraternities Rough Ashler Lodge No. 74, A. F. & A. M., Omaha Neb. Meetings, first and third Tuesdays in each month. J. H. Wakefield, W. M.; E. C. Underwood, Secretary. Excelsior Lodge, A. F. & A. M., Omaha, Neb. Meetings first and third Thursdays in each month. Zaha Temple No. 52, A. E. A. O. U. M. S., Omaha, Neb. Meetings the fourth Wednesday in each month. N. Hunter, Ill. Potentate; Walter L. Seals, Recorder. Shaffer Chapter No. 42, O. E. S., Omaha, Neb. Meetings first and third Friday in each month. Maggie Ransom, R. M. Elnora Obee, Secretary. Rescue Lodge No. 25, A. F. & A. M., Omaha, Neb. Meetings first and third Monday in each month. Lodge rooms, Twenty-fourth and Charles streets. William Burrell, W. M.; H. Warner, Secretary. Omaha Lodge No. 146, A. F. and A. M., Omaha, Neb. Meetings first and third Fridays of every month. Lodge room 1018 Douglas street. Will N. Johnson, W. M.; Wynn McCulloch, Secretary. Keystone Lodge No. 4, K. of P., Omaha, Neb. Meetings first and third Thursday of each month. C. H. Hazard, C. C.; J. H. Glover, K. of R. S. Western Star No. 1, K. of P.—Meetings second and fourth Thursdays in each month. J. N. Thomas, C. C.; E. R. Ro.binson, K. of R. and S. Omaha Lodge No. 2226, Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. Meeting nights, the first and third Thursdays of each month. Lodge rooms, 2522 $ \frac{1}{2} $ Lake street. G. H. Brown, N. G.; J. C. Belcher, P. S. Friendship Temple, No. 347, meets the first and third Friday afternoons at 2:30 each month at Twenty-fourth and Charles streets, in U. B. F. Hall, Mrs. Ella Johnson, Princess; Mrs. M. A. Walker, Secretary. Iroquois Lodge No.92, I. B. P. O. E. of the World meets the first and third Wednesdays of each month, 24th and Charles streets. General Scott, Exalted Ruler Jas. W. Scott, Secretary. UTOPIA PLAYERS AT THE MECCA The Utopia Stock Co., under the direction of Miss Ford and Mr. H. C. Underwood, gave their opening performance at the Mecca auditorium Sunday night, July 30. The company is composed of veteran performers and they gave their patrons a show which was well worth the money. The scenery and the five-piece orchestra under the direction of Prof. Cross added materially to the show. Miss Ethel Ural will be the headline attraction for the bill beginning next week, Aug. 6. There will also be five other stellar acts. Every member of the company has worked overtime to make each performance a success. They certainly deserve the support of the public. FARM FOR BOYS Birmingham, Mo., Aug. 4.—One hundred acres of farm land were donated July 21 by James D. Bufton, white, for the betterment of boys of the race, who would otherwise be sent to the reform school. THE MONITOR (Continued From First Page) the work that led in his personally bringing out six men, two living and four dead, one of the survivors being Supt. Van Duzen himself. This heroic achievement of Mr. Morgan's is a signal triumph. It not only redounds to the credit of the personal bravery of a race man but also to his inventive genius. The helmet which enabled Mr. Morgan and his party to open the way and then for a number of firemen, policemen and others to go in after them and bring out more victims, is a device of his own invention. It is known as Morgan's style two helmet, combination, smoke, gas, ammonia and sand blast protector. On the merits of this hood Mr. Morgan was awarded a gold medal at the recent international Exposition of Safety and Sanitation held in New York city. Although the Cleveland dailies did not give credit where credit was due Mr. Morgan stands out as the hero of the disaster and as such received the personal congratulations of the city's chief executive, Mayor Harry L. Davis.—Pittsburg Courier. SOMETHING MORE ABOUT THE KRUTOWN PEOPLE (Continued From First Page) the people of this country who have no struggle so hard and then suffer with hunger we find that they are better off if happiness is the main thing in life. Such suffering as hunger is nil in a country so rich that its people acn live off of Nature's spontaneous products. PROGRESS AT MT. MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH Another month of history has rolled away with the Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, of which Rev. M. H. Wilkinson, B. D., is pastor. The work is encouraging from all points. Regardless of the fact that the weather is very inclement, from a neat standpoint, our morning and evening services have been well attended. A juvenile choir has been organized, and sings at the morning service each Sunday, under the direction of the pastor. The number that has joined us from a membership point of view, for the month, is eight, and they are to be fellowshipped next Sunday night; of this number two are candidates for baptism, which will come off next Sunday afternoon, the 5th inst., at 2 o'clock; Brother Thos. A. Taggart of Bethel Baptist Church, will preach the sermon, who also has some for baptism. At our next report you shall hear of the improvement work that has been done on the church. Collections for the month, $146.50. The Dorcas Kensington of the Church held a bazaar in the church basement for three nights of the week ending the 28th inst, which was a fine success. A fine quilt was won by Mrs. Minnie Gains for selling the greatest number of tickets. The Sunday School had its picnic with the Zion Baptist last Thursday at Fairmount Park, and enjoyed a delightful time.—H. W. Wilkinson. Mexico, Mo., Aug. 4.—Mary Carter, Colored, 110 years old, died here July 21. She drew a pension. Her son was a federal soldier and was killed during the Civil War. WOMAN AGED 110 The Busi Business Enterprises Conducted Grow by Y Annie Banks Cecil B. Wilkes Business Enterprises Conducted by Colored People-Help Them to Grow by Your Patronage. BANKS-WILKES Funeral Directors and Embalmers Lady Assistant Satisfaction Guaranteed Phones, Res, Doug. 4379, Office Doug. 3718 1914 Cuming Street TERRELL'S DRUG STORE Graduate Pharmacist Prompt Delivery Excellent Service Web. 4443 24th and Grant Repairing and Storing Orders Promptly Filled Auction Every Saturday 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. Automobile and Horse Drawn Hearses Open Day and Night JONES & CHILES Funeral Home Lady attendant Calls answered promptly anywhere Phone Web. 204 2314 No. 24th Street Res. Phone Colfax 3831 Office Doug. 7150 AMOS P. SCRUGGS Attorney-at-Law 220 South 13th Street (Over Pope's Drug Store) Omaha, Neb. "THE OL W M J. SWO PHONE D "THE OLD RELIABLE" Metz Beer WM J. SWOBODA RETAIL DEALER PHONE DOUGLAS 222, OMAHA, NEB. Theo. B. Russell Robt. H. Lee The Russell-Lee Realty Co. REAL ESTATE, RENTALS, LOANS AND INSURANCE Tel. Webster 1797 2526 Lake St. Fresh and Smoked Meats We dress our own Poultry Doug. 1602 2215 Cuming St. 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 HENRI H. CLAIBORNE Notary Public Justice of the Peace Tel. Red 7401 Res. Doug. 6188 512-13 Paxton Block STATE FURNITURE CO. 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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. ORRIE S. HULSE Harney 6257 C. H. T. RIEPEN Harney 5564 HULSE & RIEPEN Funeral Directors Doug. 1226 701 So. 16th St.