The Monitor

THE MONITOR A National Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of the Colored American raska and the Northwest $1.50 a Year. 5c a Copy Southern Whites Retard Progress Nebraska University Professor Presses Home Perniciousness of Race Prejudice. DR. GEORGE ELLIOTT HOWARD Advances Doctrine of Potential Equality of Races in Address Before Open Forum. Race prejudice was held as retarding the development of the south and her people and as a false and costly dogma in the face of the refutation of the dogma that Negroes are potentially an inferior race, morally and intellectually, by Dr. George Elliott Howard, head of the department of political science and sociology of the University of Nebraska at All Souls' Church, Lincoln, Sunday evening. Dr. Howard addressed the first meeting of the new Lincoln open forum. After his address he answered questions put by several members of the audience and later spoke with Sarah McWilliams, an aged Negro woman who said that she had known slavery in her childhood. Dr. Howard's address held closely the attention of his hearers, many of whom were Negroes. He said: "Every race has regarded itself as superior to all other races and every race has been mistaken. Such belief is contrary to Christian ideals, which have the same value for the souls of all races. Among heathen and Christian peoples alike, one of the most contemptible and harmful of man's failings is race prejudice. It has been the cause of persecution and unfairness. Everywhere such prejudice is a sinister factor in the advancement of the nation it affects. Science has proven the doctrine that races are potentially the same spiritually. Modern science does not regard the color of the skin, curl, of the hair or shape of the shin bone as indicative of the value of a man's soul. Race Prejudice Deeply Rooted. "Race prejudice may become deeply enrooted by the enslavement for 300 years by one race of another and in one aspect of the question the Negro problem, I challenge your attentioi tonight. What is the price which the nation is paying for it? In the end the solution of the southern race problem is to come through the education of the white race. Race prejudice is implanted in the social standards of the south. Raising of a people's ideals is a slow process. They have themselves erected a barrier to the advancement of the Negro intellectually. This is a great mistake. The advancement of the south in the past hundred years has been greatly retarded by this false race dogma, but it looks back to the carpet bagger and other things of the past to atone for its weakness of the present. With almost childish helplessness it does this. "The whites of the south are sure that the Negro is lower potentially. It Omaha, Nebraska, Dec. 16, 1916 A SEESAW GAME. HOUSE CONTR HOUSE B. REPUBLICANS SEEM TO HAVE 2/6. BE SURE YOU MONITOR. HOUSE CONTROL HOUSE- REDBUSANS SEEM TO HAVE 2/6. HOUSE- DEMOCRATS SEEM TO HAVE 2/15. BE SURE YOU BUY FROM MONITOR. ADVERTISERS is time that the whites emancipated themselves from mental bondage. They look back to the good old days when the Negro "knew his place." Meanwhile every year the doctrine of the inherent potentiality of all races, subject to environment and opportunity, grows stronger, despite the superficial writings of Thomas Nelson Page and others who look through the smoked glass of the southerner. Does not the Russian persecute the Jew, once the chosen of the Lord? Does not the Magyar persecute the Rumanian and Slav? church property value increased from $1,500,000 to $76,000,000. The Russian serfs were emancipated in 1861, but in fifty years their wealth only reached $36 per capita as compared with $70 for the American Negroes and only 30 per cent of them can read or write. "There is a distinct fancy in the south that education cannot lift the Negro. The whites often boast that thep pay taxes to run Negro schools, but Negroes are not given their just share of school tax money. In Louisiana $2 per capita is paid to educate "The white south does not know the Negro although it claims full knowledge of him. It cannot see the forest for the trees. Who has not heard the pet saying of the affection the master's child held for its Negro nurse in the old days of slavery—the southerner's argument for the good old slavery days? Figures On Progress. "I will quote you a few statistics to show you Negro "retrogression" in fifty years, from 1866 to 1914. Number of Negro homes owned by their occupants increased from 12,000 to 600,000; farms owned by Negroes, 200,000 to 981,000; wealth of Negroes, $20,000,000 to $100,000,000; percentage able to read or write, 10 per cent to 75 per cent; number of Negro colleges and schools, 15 to 500; Negro V GAME. HOUSE- DEMOCRATS SEEM TO HAVE 215 Berryman in Washington Star. U BUY FROM ADVERTISERS church property value increased from $1,500,000 to $76,000,000. The Russian serfs were emancipated in 1861, but in fifty years their wealth only reached $36 per capita as compared with $70 for the American Negroes and only 30 per cent of them can read or write. "There is a distinct fancy in the south that education cannot lift the Negro. The whites often boast that thep pay taxes to run Negro schools, but Negroes are not given their just share of school tax money. In Louisiana $2 per capita is paid to educate Negro children and $49.54 to educate white children. With ludicrous although pathetic zeal, the southerner often ostracizes you if you call Negroes "Mr." or "Mrs." He points to the higher death rate among the Negro peoples in the south, but he can find that the Negro death rate in Chicago is lower than the white death rate. He clings to the false doctrine that the Negro is more unclean morally than the white and is delaying progress further by this dogma. It is declared that the ruling passion of the Negro is to despoil white women, but in the face of this terrible psychology, the white man is far more guilty in his relations toward the Negro woman. Immorality among the Negro women is not nearly as wide as before the war. (Continued on Page 13) Vol. II. No. 25 (Whole No. 77) Colored Blood On European Throne A Review of Instances of African Ancestry Among European Royalty. BY GEORGE WELLS PARKER Prince George of Battenberg's Engagement to Great Granddaughter of Pushkin. Quite recently the cables announced the engagement of Prince George of Battenberg to the great-grandchild of Pushkin, the national poet of Russia. Pushkii was the great-grandson of Hannibal, a native African whom Peter the Great brought to Russia and ennobled. Pushkin married one of the court ladies and his family has always held high position among the Russian aristocracy. This news brings to mind that there have been many instances in European history when persons of royal lineage have intermarried with darker races, with or without the consent and favor of their sovereign. One peer of the British realm married a full blooded Hotentot woman some years ago, while the late Sir Halliday MacCartney, Sir Edwin Arnold and Count Henri Coudenhove, of Austria, all made marriages with dusky women. Countless have been the Englishmen who have married Indian women and quite numerous have been Englishwomen who have married Hindu men. The Hindus, of which the Brahmins are the high caste race, came into India hundreds of years ago and intermarried with the black tribes which they found on the plains. Portugal is, ethnically speaking, a mulatto race. This country was at one time deeply engaged in the slave trade and the black population of Lisbon outnumbered the white. When the blacks were freed they did not remain apart but intermingled with the inhabitants and made the whole nation half caste. The Spanish, too, are of similar strain, their Moorish ancestry being so strong. The oldest and greatest aristocracy of Spain today is that which traces its lineage back to the black Moors who conquered that country during the middle ages. Consort of Grand Duke. Countess Terby, the wonderfully handsome consort of Grandduke Michael Michaelvitch of Russia, is a descendant from Pushkin. Her father was Prince Nicholas of Nassau, younger brother of the late sovereign grand duke of Luxenburg, and through him she is related to the queens of Holland and to half the reigning houses of Europe. Marshall Bernadotte, who founded the present Swedish dynasty, had a Moorish mother, while Gustavus IV., the last sovereign but one of the great Vasa dynasty in Sweden, was called "The Moor," because of his exceedingly dark complexion. When he was born his grandmother, the old dowager (Continued on Page 9) 10 RAILWAYS AND HOTELS (By J. William Shields) Ben Greene says there is too much light for him and "Snowball" and that the glimmer must glow with less glim. Paul Murray, our local boxer, had quite an experience lately at Walt Hill, Nebr. Paul was scheduled for an exhibition bout with Kid Tyler of K. C., and just before the gong one of Paul's friends whispered that the Kid was going to send him on a trip mit the knockout. The secoid round demonstrated that the tip was right and Paul asked the why of the wherefore. Kid verified the tip, but before he could make good, Paul broke his nose and sent him to the mat. The farmers got scared and had both pugilists arrested, but Paul was home with his feet on the radiator while the Kid was still nursing his aching proboscus. Your sweetheart, wife or sister, wants a box of O'Brien's Candy. Ask her and see. It is reported that Vernon Rountree's appetite is increasing with the high cost of living. Clarence Gordon is thinking of accepting a position with Swift and Co., of South Omaha. John Ruskin Cigar, 5 cents. Biggest and Best. Ed Burford has started a saxophone orchestra. Chef Lewis and Capt. Buford, of the Commercial Club, ordered an attack last week upon the side tables, nooks and corners of the dining room, with the result that enough apple sauce, pie, cobbler and pork chops were found to supply the starving people of Europe for six months. Several vans were ordered to carry the provisions into the kitchen. Remember Freling and Steinle. They carry the finest line of trunks, bags and suit cases in Omaha. When H. Moore, Mexican waiter at the Commercial, heard that Villa had killed two Americans, he became so excited that he dropped a tray load of food stuffs upon his guests. A large banquet with Colored musicians is scheduled at the Omaha Club for December 30. Verral Reed is now running between Omaha and Ogden. John Ruskin Cigar, 5 cents. Biggest and Best. What has a certain headwaiter done with his literary specs? We hope he finds them, because they make him look so distinguished. Wade H. Green, of the Pullman service, made a trip with Miss Helen Pullman throughout the east. WINS MEDAL IN COMPANY SPELLDOWN Henry C. Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Smith of North Thirty-fourth street, a sophomore in the Central High School and a member of Company F, won the gold medal for his company in the spelldown Monday. This medal is competed for several times and held by the one who has the highest score at the end of the term. Henry's friends are hoping that he will be able to retain the medal. --- THE MONITOR. The committee who had charge of the donations which were received from the various churches Sunday, November 26, for the benefit of the N. W. C. A. Home desire to make the following report: St. John's A. M. E. Church. Provisions—1 1/2 pecks potatoes, 1 1/2 pecks apples, 1/2 peck sweet potatoes, 1/2 peck onions. Cash—$11.34. Zion Baptist Church. Zion Baptist Church. Provisions—12-lb. sack flour, 4 lbs. sugar, 1 pkg. corn flakes, 1 can peas, $ \frac{1}{2} $ bu. potatoes, 1 peck onions, $ \frac{1}{2} $ peck apples. Provisions—1 can corn, 1 peck apples, $ \frac{1}{2} $ bu. onions, carrots, turnips, beets. St. Philip's Church. Provisions—1 peck vegetables. Mt. Moriah Baptist Church. Provisions—1/2 bu. potatoes, 1/2 peck onions, 1 peck apples, 1 head cabbage, 1 can tomato sauce. Cash—$0.65. Bethel Baptist Church (South Side) Provisions—1 can pears, 1/2 peck onions, 1 1/2 pecks potatoes, 1 peck apples. Allen Chapel (South Side) Provisions—1 lb. coffee, 1 pkg. macaroni, 1 peck apples, $ 1 \frac{1}{2} $ lbs. rice, $ 1 \frac{1}{2} $ pecks potatoes. In response to an urgent request for aid for a needy family consisting of an invalid mother, sick husband, wife and five small children under nine years of age, the committee carried one basket of the above provisions to this deserving family. We wish to thank all those who have in any way contributed to the success of our Donation Day, and regret that lack of space prevents the publishing of each donor's name in this report. Respectfully submitted, Mrs. Kate Wilson, Chairman. AL CULTURE Several Colored men of Omaha have requested Dr. Pryor to open a school of physical culture and calisthenics, and plans have been completed for the same. Dr. Pryor has had considerable experience in the training and handling of athletes, having had charge of the Omaha Base Ball Team and the Creighton Foot Ball Squad. The former won last year's pennant and the latter closed the season without a defeat. The press gave particular attention to the work of Dr. Pryor and gave him credit for part of the triumphs. Beginning January first, classes for the instruction of men and boys will be given under the direction of Dr. Pryor at Peterson Hall, 24th and Burdette streets. Besides a regular course of physical culture, hand polo, volley ball, tennis and golf will be taught, thereby making the members efficient and capable of taking advantage of the municipal facilities for the enjoyment of these sports. Any person wishing to enroll should do so at once by leaving their names with Dr. M. Pryor, phone Douglas 5824, or with Johnnie Bell, Douglas 4533. --- Cash—$11.34. Cash—$6.22. Cash----$0.16. Cash—$2.23. Cash—$1.00. 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SPORTING GOODS All of Our Goods are Holiday Goods. 1514 Farnam Street. Pure Tub Silk Shirts. $5.00 value, special.....$3.85 $1.00 Neckwear, special.....50c Holiday Boxes FREE with all purchases. If in doubt buy him a merchandise certificate Fadden&Bittner Men's Finer Furnishings Only Store in Omaha Showing both Stetson and Dunlap Hats. 511 South 16th Street SMOKE Chancellor CIGAR R. C. PRICE, The Barber A. B. No superior and few equals. My success as a barber is not due to knocking my fellow workmen or any other knight of the chair. The public reserves the right to differenciate between real barber work and a game of talk. My work stands alone on its merits. With the A. P. SIMMONS, Prop. ESS-TEE-DEE SHAVING PARLOR. 1322 DODGE STREET MISS PAULINE JAMES LEE. Graduate of the American Conservatory of Music, Chicago. Gifted Contralto Soloist and Rising Young Musician of Great Promise. THE WOMEN'S HISTORY MUSEUM Chicago.—During the recent session of the Chicago conference of the African Methodist Episcopal church held in this city Miss Pauline James Lee won the admiration of the large audiences at the conference as a musician. She was pronounced as one of the best contralto soloists of the race. She is one of the youngest singers to appear before a great assemblage here, but her work takes the first rank. Her early preparation for literary work was begun in the public schools, where her wonderful musical voice was noted by her teachers. After finishing the public school course Miss Lee entered the American Conservatory of Music, Kimball hall, in this city, where she graduated from piano, pipe organ and public school music as a contralto soloist, being a pupil of Mme. Azalia Hackley, who is well known the country over. This modest young woman has won her way to the front step by step. Miss Lee was assisted in furnishing music for the recent conference by the Institutional church choir—Mrs. T. A. Smythe, soprano; W. C. Buckner, bass, and twenty-eight other musicians. Her debut as a public singer was made recently in Washington, where she appeared before an audience of 2,000. The Washington Bee in speaking of her says, "Her contralto voice is rich, full and resonant and is under excellent control, so that in the most difficult arias she seems not to extend herself to the limit of her wonderful vocal powers." Miss Lee represents the possibilities of the young women who will take the time to prepare for their work. She holds four diplomas from the American Conservatory of Music, and she is modest, refined and cultured. She is educated to and not away from her people. She is a Christian young woman, who is spending her talent for religious uplift. From Washington she appeared in a concert in New York at the Music School settlement. Some of the best musicians of the race as well as other races heard her and were loud in their praises of her wonderful voice and the ability to control it. Miss Lee will devote her time to music and in helping her people, especially the young women. Her aim is to inspire the young girls to seek higher things in life. She believes that it is possible for our race to produce more women like Jennie Lynn, Flora Batson, the Hyers sisters and many others of like note living and dead. She is at present active in the Institutional church here. Bishop Coppin is loud in his praise of her good work. WELL MANAGED SCHOOL. The Charlotte (N. C.) Sunday Observer Commends Training School Work. Professor James E. Shephard, president of the National Training school of Durham, has called a conference of Negro educators on Nov. 21 and 24 to be participated in by heads of universities, colleges and secondary schools for the training of colored youths in the United States. These will be the guests of the institution at Durham. A number of set subjects will be discussed to the end that the actual conditions and needs of schools devoted to the education of colored youths may be accomplished. The management of the Durham institution is one of the most progressive in the south, and lasting good ought to come out of the proposed conference. ```markdown ``` Length, about two feet. One of our largest hawks; adults with tail reddish brown. Range: Breeds in the United States, Mexico, Costa Rica, Canada and Alaska; winters generally in the United States and south to Guatemala. Habits and economic status: The red-tailed hawk, or "hen-hawk," as it is commonly called, is one of the best known of all our birds of prey, and is a widely distributed species of great economic importance. Its habit of sitting on some prominent limb or pole in the open, or flying with measured wing beat over prairies and sparsely wooded areas on the lookout for its favorite prey, causes it to be noticed by the most indifferent observer. Although not as omnivorous as the red-shouldered hawk, it feeds on a variety of food, as small mammals, snakes, frogs, insects, birds, crawfish, centipedes, and even carrion. In regions where rattlesnakes abound it destroys considerable numbers of the reptiles. Although it feeds to a certain extent on poultry and birds, it is nevertheless entitled to general protection on account of the insistent warfare it wages against field mice and other small rodents and insects that are so destructive to young orchards, nursery stock, and farm produce. Out of 530 stomachs examined, 457, or 85 per cent, contained the remains of mammals, pests such as field mice, pine mice, rabbits, several species of ground squirrels, pocket gophers, and cotton rats, and only 62 contained the remains of poultry or game birds. Have Distinction Jewelry Marion D ART JEWELRY Watches, Diamonds, Merchandise Honest Watches, Diamonds, Merchandise of Quality, Honestly Made and Honestly Sold. 42 PIECE DINNER SET TO BE GIVEN FREE! Palace Clothing Company Leads in Spirit and Enterprise. Opportunity Offered All to Obtain High Grade Clothing and Free Dinner Set. Following its custom of many years, the Palace Clothing Company, 14th and Douglas streets, will, as a special holiday gift to customers, give away absolutely free with each $15 purchase of a suit or overcoat, a forty-two piece dinner set. This custom of the Palace has always met instant approval as it affords an excellent opportunity for any man or boy to obtain a high quality suit or overcoat and present for the mother, wife, sweetheart, or sister, of a fine china dinner set. The dinner sets to be given away this year are of good quality china with a fine gold band around the edge. As there are only about 150 sets it is plain to be seen that late comers will be disappointed. Palace suits and overcoats at $15 are the highest quality clothing you can purchase for the money. Never before in the history of the store has the stock been so complete as now and the added inducement of this fine china set free to you will be assured of a real Christmas. This enterprising store, located at 14th and Douglas streets, will unquestionably be the busiest clothing corner in town. Xmas Suggestions Shop here and shop early. 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We Smoke and Cure our own Hams and Bacon. NEWHOME "I'll get it for my wife" NO OTHER LIKE IT. NO OTHER AS GOOD. Purchase the "NEW HOME" and you will have a life asset at the price you pay. The elimination of repair expense by superior workmanship and best quality of material insures life-long service at minimum cost. Insist on having the "NEW HOME". WARRANTED FOR ALL TIME. Known the world over for superior sewing qualities. Not sold under any other name. THE NEW HOME SEWING MACHINE CO.,ORANGE,MASS. FOR SALE BY HAYDEN BROTHERS, OMAHA 11 12 "Is It a Hoax?" Asks Courier Pertinent Question Put to Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania. United States Senator Boies Penrose introduced in the Senate the other day a bill, which, according to his statements, is intended to put into force the Fourteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution, and to secure to the Negro his full political rights in the southern states. The bill, if enacted into law, is a good thing. But coming as it does at this time when the Republican party is practically "down and out" sounds like a hoax. We have been without our rights in the south for many years, and we have been urging some relief for as many years, but no Penrose has come to the rescue. We are slow now to believe that the senior senator from Pennsylvania has us so much at heart as he has the rejuvenation of the Republican party. We hope he is actuated by motives which have no color of suspicion, but our past experiences with the south and the United States Senate make us hesitate to believe that Mr. Penrose is championing our cause with any degree of sincerity. For instance, Mr. Penrose has known all along that the solid south has always had too many members in the electoral college. He has known this all these years as a politician, and yet he, with all his power as a leading Republican, has never seen fit to come forward with a "force bill" in our behalf until the Democratic party literally wiped his party off the map. As long as the Republican party could win the national elections in spite of the conditions in the south, Mr. Penrose was silent—he was content, at least, to let the south have their full quota of electors, and that at the expense of the disfranchised Negroes. The condition has been just as dangerous for the past 25 years, but the Republican party has always been able to win in spite of the conditions. It is different now. "We need the votes" seems to be the motive impelling the recent action taken by Mr. Penrose. And, too, we see further fatality in the step taken because the senator knows that he has less chance now to get any law on the records than he has ever had. We fear he has taken up his "big job" just eight years too late. If the senator is teasing his black constituents in Pennsylvania, he need not go to such extremes. He knows that he owes his political beginning to the black voters of Philadelphia. Has he waited all these years to offer them reward? Or can he imagine that by his belated bill he may yet hold them in line to accomplish his designs on future control of Pennsylvania? In either case, he must know he is mistaken. We know as well as does the senator that he may introduce any bill he pleases, but unless he can summons a majority in the Congress, his efforts are futile. Finally, if the Republican party has at last seen the necessity of giving back to the Negro his political rights so long withheld, and thinks that this is the session most suited to get accomplishment of such a task, we hope the party all the success in the world. God knows we have been sufficiently loyal to warrant anything the party can do in the way of making the federal amendments effective. Our fear is that the whole thing is a hoax.—Pittsburgh Courier. Daddy's Bedtime Story—THUMBELISA MARRIED A PRINCE. Daddy's Bedtime Story- THUMBELISA MARRIED A PRINCE. [Adapted from Hans Christian Andersen.] TWO children ran to take daddy's umbrella, so a nice story: "Once a kind swallow carried a fairylike girl, Thumbelisa. They sailed till they came to the shore of it by a blue sea. This is my home under the head of this lovely one choose any of those beautiful flowers down there, to put you in it, and you can live as happily as you will. "Thumbelisa clapped her tiny hands. A beautiful ground and lay broken there. Between its prince the swallow flew down and put her on a broad leement to find a little man, bright and transparent as in the middle of one flower. "Upon his head was a little crown and upon his bright wings, and he was no bigger than Thumbelisa you children know, is a tiny pair like these folks, found, was prince of them all. "How beautiful he is! Thumbelisa whispered prince was afraid of the bird, so much bigger than thought Thumbelisa quite the prettiest girl he had he took the gold crown off his own head and put it tell him her name and to please marry him and be one. Thumbelisa immediately decided that he would husband than an old mole who constantly wore a had wooed her before. So she accepted the flower flower there stepped a lovely little lady and a gentle. Each pair brought a nice present for Thumbelisa two wings from a white fly. So now, when her prince back, she could fly as well as he could. Together to flower, but the swallow sat alone in his nest and could. He was so fond of Thumbelisa himself the heavy to sing sweetly. "We will call you May instead of Thumbelisa," she said. "Goodby, goodby!" sang the swallow. And he felt warm country back to cold Denmark, and there he told me the story of Thumbelisa, just as I have daddy finished. umbrella, so after supper he told them allow carried on his back to southlands They sailed over a beautiful country by a blue sea. Then the swallow said: this lovely old pillar. But if you will down there, the one you like best. I will only as you wish.' A beautiful old column had fallen to between its pieces grew lovely flowers. on a broad leaf. Imagine her astonish- transparent as if he were made of glass, and upon his shoulders most beautiful on Thumbelisa herself. In every flower, these folks, but this chap, Thumbelisa a whispered to her swallow. But the bigger than he was himself. Still, he girl he had ever seen. So to honor her and put it on hers. He asked her to him and be queen of the flowers. that he would make a much pleasanter untly wore a black velvet coat and who the flower prince. Then out of every and a gentleman. for Thumbelisa. But best of all was when her prince had fastened them to could. Together they went from flower his nest and sang to them as best he himself that now his heart was too Thumbelisa,' said the flower angel to her. Aw. And he flew away from the beauti- k, and there in his nest above a window just as I have told it to you children." night kisses. TWO children ran to take daddy's umbrella, so after supper he told them a nice story: "Once a kind swallow carried on his back to southlands a fairylike girl, Thumbelisa. They sailed over a beautiful country till they came to the shore of it by a blue sea. Then the swallow said: This is my home under the head of this lovely old pillar. But if you will choose any of those beautiful flowers down there, the one you like best. I will put you in it, and you can live as happily as you wish." "Thumbelisa clapped her tiny hands. A beautiful old column had fallen to the ground and lay broken there. Between its pieces grew lovely flowers. The swallow flew down and put her on a broad leaf. Imagine her astonishment to find a little man, bright and transparent as if he were made of glass, in the middle of one flower. "Upon his head was a little crown and upon his shoulders most beautiful bright wings, and he was no bigger than Thumbelisa herself. In every flower, you children know, is a tiny pair like these folks, but this chap. Thumbelisa found was prince of them all. "How beautiful he is!" Thumbelisa whispered to her swallow. But the prince was afraid of the bird, so much bigger than he was himself. Still, he thought Thumbelisa quite the prettiest girl he had ever seen. So to honor her he took the gold crown off his own head and put it on hers. He asked her to tell him her name and to please marry him and be queen of the flowers. Thumbelisa immediately decided that he would make a much pleasanter husband than an old mole who constantly wore a black velvet coat and who had wooed her before. So she accepted the flower prince. Then out of every flower there stepped a lovely little lady and a gentleman. "Each pair brought a nice present for Thumbelisa. But best of all was two wings from a white fly. So now, when her prince had fastened them to her back, she could fly as well as he could. Together they went from flower to flower, but the swallow sat alone in his nest and sang to them as best he could. He was so fond of Thumbelisa himself that now his heart was too heavy to sing sweetly. "We will call you May instead of Thumbelisa,' said the flower angel to her. "'Goodby, goodby!' sang the swallow. And he flew away from the beautiful warm country back to cold Denmark, and there in his nest above a window he told me the story of Thumbelisa, just as I have told it to you children," daddy finished. Then daddy blew the children good night kisses. A Duel Which Became a Farce find a spot where the affair could be brought off. It was within 300 feet of a farmhouse, and the grove which hid us from the highway was an open one. The farmer was in a distant field at work, and his wife seemed to find a spot where the affair could be brought off. It was within 300 feet of a farmhouse, and the grove which hid us from the highway was an open one. The farmer was in a distant field at work, and his wife seemed to have gone away for the day. In the gardens surrounding the house were half a dozen hives of bees, and just over the fence from them was a pasture in which five or six mules were grazing. As we were on the other side of the garden no one knew what took place until after things had happened. The farce, therefore, took us by surprise. By M. QUAD Copyright, 1916, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate. "I have told you, suh," said Colonel Bunker. "that a solemn thing could easily be turned into a farce. A duel is a very solemn thing--very solemn. And yet I have seen one or two of them turned into a farce by a slight incident. I will illustrate, suh. "Now, suh, here is what happened on the other side of the house as a negro afterward described it to us: One of the mules leaned against the fence to rub his itching hide. The fence was old and weak, and a section of it was pushed down. The mule that did it led the way into the garden, and the others followed him. They did not find much to eat there, and they began inspecting the beehives. One of them got a sting on the nose, and he wheeled and kicked the hive over. Of co'se there was a row on at once. A thousand bees, mo' or less, came flying out, and they made it very unhappy for the mules. "At the battle of Chantilly I received a pistol bullet in the shoulder. It lies there among the muscles, and the surgeon advised me to let it remain for awhile. It did not bother me long, and I was back with my command. In fact, suh, that bullet did not give me much inconvenience until after the wah. Then I felt that the surgeons must dig it out. I went to one in our own town. His name was Richards, and he was not only a good surgeon, but a thorough gentleman. He found the bullet and extracted it without any difficulty. "There was no fence on our side of the house, and the mules came galloping in our direction. There were bees ahead of them, bees clinging to them and more bees in chase. Befo' we could understand what had happened the mules and bees were among us. Principals and seconds were treated alike. Each had a score or more of the insects in personal attention upon him. There was nothing to do but run befo' the storm. "I have been told," said the surgeon, 'that you killed seventeen of the enemy with your own hands at that battle. I don't blame you for feeling rather proud of that record.' "But it was only eleven, suh, and not seventeen.' "I have it on good authority, colonel, that the number was seventeen.' "This led to high words, and I demanded satisfaction, to which the surgeon replied: "To our left and forty rods away was a field of growing cotton. The stalks were high and offered us a chance to brush the insects away. The four of us and the surgeon in attendance all started for this field. I think, suh, we destroyed about half an acre of cotton and the mules about twice as much. I remember that it cost us $20 to settle with the farmer and that he had no mo' use of any of the mules for a month to come. "Willingly, colonel, willingly. I shall esteem it a high honor to cross blades with you." "Well, he was a cool hand, suah enough. It looked as if he had intended to pick a quarrel with me. I sent a friend to him, and a duel was quickly arranged. He had the choice of the weapons, and he chose rapiers. That suited me all right. The bullet had been taken from my left shoulder, and nothing alied my right. "When we finally climbed the fence and got back to the spot on which we "We had to go about two miles to ```markdown ``` He Was No Higher Than Thumbelisa. had been standing when the riot commenced, my antagonist and myself were so blind that we could scarcely see to pick up our rapiers. Our seconds were still worse off. I did not look for the duel to be resumed, but the doctor was hot for it. "'Colonel Bunker,' he said, 'you impugned my honah. You denied, suh, in the face of my assertion that you killed seventeen men at the battle of Chantilly, and this affair must go on to its legitimate end.' "'But I only killed eleven, suh.' I replied. 'I counted them as they fell and put the number down in my notebook befo' I left the spot.' "Then, colonel, you have that notebook still?" "I have, suh." 'And you can show it to me as proof that you were right and I was wrong?' 'Most certainly, doctor.' "Then I withdraw what seemed to be an imputation on your honour, and if you will stop at my office on the way home we will pick the stingers out of each other as well as we can and shake hands and be good friends." "And thus, suh, concluded our affair, though we were both badly punished by the bees. A year later I was his second in an affair of honour with another gentleman, and he run that gentleman through the body befo' the fight was a minute old. He handled his rapier as I had seldom seen it handled, and, perhaps, the bees and the mules came just in time to save my life." Turkish Hospitality. The Turkish people, like most others, are of "mingled yarn" and have their virtues as well as their faults. Writing about a visit in a Turkish home, an English woman, Miss Grace Ellison, says: "In no other land have I met with such lavish hospitality. * * * It is the custom too for the master of the house to pay all the visitor's bills. That I should have proposed to stamp my own letters hurt my friends." The Turkish bathroom is described as an improvement on the western European one, for it is "a marble basin like a fountain," enabling the bather to wash always in running water instead of in a vessel more or less soiled by immersion. The First Wheels. Although it seems difficult to realize a world without wheels, these useful spheres, which have now become necessities, were not used in England until comparatively recent times. It was not till the year 1568 that the very first carriage with wheels attached was made. This was built for and by the orders of Queen Elizabeth. The first public conveyance that plied for hire as a cab was not in use until 1625, while the ancestor of our dear old horse buses, the stagecoach, did not arrive on the streets till 1659. Who can tell how many years it will be before we can dispense with wheels altogether?—London Mall. All Facilities. The aged admiral was well known for his powers of exaggeration. At supper one night he was describing a thrilling voyage. "While cruising in the Mediterranean," he said, "we passed an island which was red with lobsters." "But," said one of the politely incredulous guests. "lobsters are not red until boiled." "Of course not," said the undaunted admiral, "but this was a volcanic island with boiling springs!"—New York Times. Never say that the work you are engaged upon, if you are putting your best into it, is a failure. There is no failure in good work. Many a seemingly lost battle is won in the end. '\Seo" sree = saad = “ iiietenememmiiianieie te Bae Ce 2 " eT 2 — —"-p% ° | RC ee ECR Ye ee ee oe |. ag ‘ CSN oe ome MN Meh om Om ee fe ef x. NS pe 1s ie i Ut) ek eee iiholake t i, Oe rf q Sager ie — eq i Ss a; = ae ae eee ia ciatsel! | i Se Kleeb D, 8t ¢ = > %e Bo i ng par cee, ee — z a Ws SL — ag ya. aa j gt : vy ee roca Ee ee Vy # oe FS i Ge a, B % een Ol acHiA see j Mires # 3 “ mo\ A cy ; 1G i a ay eT ; e oe coat / an eee i Fy ; (|) Ns So ae es 3 ee te a os ; . tole ee val) Wd 2 : se ae er Fs wi £ A fog Pine ey) OLDER S an WY ee UL cob ASQUITH +) |e : oie BER OMUAL ee sonitiid i : LE ue | nee 2c A man” RS Dr HENRY VAN DYKE] * {JOHN ul: FITZGERALD. AGEORGE | CSESS Bese nS TSEVENTIT EG URE REGENT UGHET o« N Ww: S h t Despite the effort of Russia to check the Teutons, Mackensen’s forces pushed on in Roumania until Bukharest, the former capi- ews naps ots tal, was occupied; its investment seemed a signal for King Constantine’s soldiers in Greece to wreak vengeance on the followers Of the Week of former Greek Premier Venizelos; excitement prevailed at Saloniki, Greece, the military base of the allies. The British cabi- net crisis came to a head, and Asquith resigned as premier; the king asked Lloyd-George to construct a new cabinet with him- self as premier. The British navy also underwent a change when Sir David Beatty was given command of the fleet to succeed Admiral Jellicoe, who became first sea lord of the admiralty. Henry van Dyke’s resignation as American minister to the Netherlands came as a surprise; John W. Garrett, former minister to Argentina, will probably get the post. New York gave a royal reception to its crack regiment, the Seventh, returning from the border. SOUTH SIDE. declare that there is a potential dif- | i ty (Mrs. Lulu Thornton, Correspondent) | ference in races. He called this be- | R | bl S h S d M. h —_— \lief a “peculiar psychology” and said e 1a e out 1 e erc ants Mrs. W. M. H. Johnson of 2729 that the perusal of works of careful V street has been called to Kansas | writers will ‘convince anybody that) Stet etree-ereee-r-eroreeeeee-e-ereerene ee eet City by the death of her father, John | the burden of proof lies with the man Clayton. It was only a short time ago declaring that there is potential in- THE HI AGO BARGAIN STORE that Mr. Clayton was called to Omaha | equality. by the serious illness of his daughter, Dr. A. L. Weatherly, who presided, : Mrs. Johnson. ‘announced that next Sunday evening 4824 South Twenty-fourth Street. —— the commission manager form of gov- Mrs. Etta Brown of 5521 South |ernment will be discussed before the TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BIG TEN-DAY MONEY-RAISING -ni i si- | fe L. Lo doth Twenty: ninth street died at her resi on by Don ve and other SALE,—REMEMBER IT LASTS ONLY TEN DAYS. deice Monday. Funeral arrangement | speakers. have not yet been made. The body is CC at Jones & Chiles undertaking rooms. SHOP NOTES FROM EVERYTHING FOR MEN. WOMEN AND CHILDREN. | The body of Ben Lehart, who died at the county hospital, is being held by Jones & Chiles, who, with his friends are seeking to locate his rela- tives. It is believed that his mother is in Kansas iCty. The Owl Club held a very important meeting last week. Mr. Nathaniel Perry was admitted to membership. After the regular business routine the meeting was opened for discussion. The following committees were ap- pointed: Building. C. C. Garrett, chairman; hustling, S. Harrold, chair- man; membership, H. A. Chiles, chair- man. The aim of these respective committees is cooperating in securing funds for permanent headquarters. SOUTHERN WHITES RETARDS PROGRESS (Continued From First Page) Negroes Deserve Assistance. “The freed Negroes are in sore need of all the aid the other class can give them. Their efforts challenge all to closest sympathy. Ten million of them are going to dwell with us for a long time and the south should have realized this and taken a differ- ent attitude. In the south they will tell you that the reason why they have juvenile courts, associated char- ities and why the chain gang is re- tained lies in the race dogma. “Misregeneration is chiefly the white man’s fault. The discrimina- tion against Negroes on southern railways is inexcusable. They are treated unjustly in the courts. If the white people themselves can be en- lightened with the Negroes the solu- tion of the race question in the south lies ahead.” In answering a question later, Dr. Howard admitted that most writers THE MONITOR. declare that there is a potential dif- ference in races. He called this be- lief a “peculiar psychology” and said that the perusal of works of careful writers will convince anybody that the burden of proof lies with the man declaring that there is potential in- equality. Dr. A. L. Weatherly, who presided, announced that next Sunday evening the commission manager form of gov- ernment will be discussed before the forum by Don L, Love and other speakers. SHOP NOTES FROM BURGESS-NASH A little crocheting cotton, a fair amount of industry and one of the new combination Turkish towels will make a practical and attractive Christ- mas gift. When is a Christmas present not a Christmas present? When it is not tied with a saucy ribbon bow. The new holiday ribbon is very attractive. Here’s a boy’s hobby horse—take off the saddle, put up the sides and it forms a play table for little sister. Just one of those new combination toys. Blouses in soft shades of pink, yel- low and blue, exquisitely embroidered in beads are finding favor with the women who desire frilly things. Among the gift offerings that are meeting with favor at the present time are baskets, especially those made of sweet grass, either alone or combined with silk, ribbons and other materials. Guaranteed to make you sleep like a top are the balsam pine needle pil- lows. Soft pliable kid evening slippers, with designs effectively worked in beads on the vamps are among the new accessories for evening wear. Novelty hosiery, although hard to ‘secure, is shown with wide inserts em- broidered in contrasting colors. Very chic indeed is the effect of the much-in-vogue white hats when worn with the white top shoes. Some are close fitting turbans, while others are medium sized sailors. A piece of Ruskin pottery will de- light the woman who is a collector of rare and uncommon things. A pretentious dresser set is shown in black and white striped ivory. Miss Sturgeon. Subscribe for The Monitor. Reliable South Side Merchants 4824 South Twenty-fourth Street. TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE BIG TEN-DAY MONEY-RAISING SALEREMEMBER IT LASTS ONLY TEN DAYS, EVERYTHING FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN. STANEK’S PHARMACY | Henry Stanek, Prop. ' PRESCRIPTION EXPERT } Cor. 24th and L Sts. _Tel. So, sat POLE MELCHOR-- Druggist The Old Reliable Tel. South 807 4826 So. 24th St. ECSU SEOSERDAIE RISO SEOOY = ne | Exclusive Agent for Royal Tailored Clothes, FUNRISHINGS AND HATS 4714 South 24th Street. The Monitor Contest Warms Up Interest in The Monitor contest has become general and promises to be a genuine campaign, This week we have added a new feature which will prove a strong one, Any subscriber to The Monitor may nominate one contestant and said contestant will receive 1,000 points as a starter. No contestant will be allowed more than one nomination, thus everyone will have an even break, Anyone entering the contest without nomination will receive the 1,000 points credit with the first subscription turned in, A minimum of 2,000 points is necessary to win the first prize. Pick some hustling girl or boy, man or woman, and start them off with 1,000 points, NOMINATION BLANK ‘ I nominatee...........-:.s-ccescssesssssssssssessssssnesneessstonstncnscsescensonsnsesesnnenneseneengenneee® for The Monitor Subscription Contest and ask that................be credited with 1,000 points, BUM ears satin beat soeecrgnasneomenteroa per ciseveinossseepestsetcieal 14 ee ee ae oe Petersen & Michelsen Hardware Co. GOOD HARDWARE 2408 N St. Tel. South 162 ba 000800100: 0 08000 OO oOo Od 2412 N Street. South Side XMAS IS AROUND THE CORNER Chas. Belohlavek JEWELER and WATCHMAKER 0000 Oe OO OOO OO OOO OOOOH OO 8 Oe senineod pangneeteaipa apa | H. ROTHKOP’S CUT PRICE STORE Goods at Same Prices as Last Year. 4720 Soth 24th Street. | : MARY AND THE LAMP :: | M42 had a little lamp; She also had a beau, And every time the latter called They turned the former low. ~—Kansas City Journal. ee eae (<P) ee eae tO ee eee . a The Worries 5 Old Pap Pinkham ofa ae oe : — Y DEAR MR. PRESIDENT—You ask me to write you plainly and truthfully what the particular situation is at Jericho. I will do my best to tell you, but I warn you that things are mightily mix- ed up and I cannot decide for myself. One day Ezra Wheeler, who is an old wheel horse of our party, comes into the postOffice and says: “Pap, gimme a two cent stamp for this letter. We are goin’ to lick ‘em sure this year, an’ don’t you doubt it. Wilson's majority will be big enough to prove to the infernal opposition that he is the right man in the right place.” And then, Mr. President, I feel cheered up and am nerved to battle. I will pass the day hurrahing for you and for me and go to bed feeling that you will carry at least forty of the states. Next day Josiah Williams, who belongs to the opposition, comes in and says: “Gimme a stamp, old shellback, for this letter, and you won't be selling many after election day has passed.” “And why not?” I pleasantly asks. “Because, old man, your party is goin’ to get the worst lickin it has had in the last 100 years. You oughter know it. You oughter feel that it is in the air around you. You oughter to see the hand writing on the wall. Yes, sir, you are in for a regular fall from the fourteenth story, and it’s going to break a heap o’ necks. Prepare for the bounce, old dub!” when no one was in the office. It is needless to add that I won every one of the four and that neither Tom nor I had the help of Satan. As to taking an interest in horse trading, it is only a human interest. I don’t want to see either side cheated. I have on many occasions been called to ° look at the teeth of a horse to settle the question of his age, and I have thus prevented one party from being defrauded and have convicted the other g party of being a liar. As to reading postal cards by Mrs. Pinkham, she has had sore eyes ever since I became postmaster and could not read a card if I offered her $5. 2 As for licking on stamps, I have refused to do so on occasions be- cause I had a pimple on my tongue and not from any want of courtesy on my part. Thus all the charges melt away, and if you happen té see the post- master general tell him how the case stands. OLD PAP PINKHAM, Popular Postmaster. M. QUAD. Copyright, 1916, McClure Newspaper Syncate. ADVANTAGES OF EARLY | CHRISTMAS SHOPPING : Complete Stocks! | | Good Store Service! | | Comfortable Travel! | : If You Wait Till the Last Minute, You Will Find Stocks of Merchan- | dise Depleted, Salespeople Tired and Rushed, Street Cars Crowded. | DO IT NOW! ) Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Company 14 And, Mr. President, my heart sinks down about ten feet, and the word “de- spair” appears before my eyes every- where. Meanwhile, I am having my own troubles, which I will just mention to prove to you that the road to fame and greatness has its roots and mudholes to worry us. I got notice the other day that a petition was being circulat- ed around Jericho to have me removed from this postmastership on moral grounds, which are as follows: “That I play checkers with old Tom Turnbull during postoffice hours. “That when a horse trade is on in the street I leave the postoffice to take care of itself and go out as a spectator. “That I permit Mrs. Pinkham to read all the postal cards passing through the mails. “That I refuse to lick on stamps when asked to do so.” Let me say of these charges that, as to playing checkers, I have perhaps played four games in the last year THE MONITOR. =X: Post OFF =f) ie A = Di Tr 2 ie Ke F n (vy ) D Gil if al l Ti | “yy, SEE ISR “Prepare for the Bounce!” Se { The Monitor’s Classified Columns Give Our Advertisers Your Trade--They Deserve It 9 neneno-0ne-0n-0-0n-0- Ott etrstntn Orton OSORNO GAOT Oe ADS FOR AUTOISTS JOE MARGULES “Two in One” Vulcanizing Co. Tit | Where a Little Money Goes a Lo ii Ways. and tube repairing. New and second- . hand tires. 1516 Davenport St. Webster 4378 24th and Caldw COMSUMMERS AUTO SUPPLY CO. HARDWARE. We save you money. JF. McLANE — Douglas 5230 1921 Farnam Paints, Window Glass, Oils ——_——————_—_——__—§__ | Webster 3516 24th and Lake S Use only Deep-Rock Gasoline and} ————____ Motor Oils. Twice the power—Lasts | JEWELRY—WATCH REPAIRIN( twice as long. ~~, R. SMISOR MISSOURI VALLEY OIL CO. sAnything in the Jewelry Line GOODELL & CO. COAL Phone Web. 344 30th and Pinkney. J. T. BEATTY All Kinds of Coal Webster 1868 1627 No. 24th St. S. KATLEMAN All Kinds of Feed and Coal. Your Old Neighbor and Friend. Doug. 6620 2560 Cuming St. DRY GOODS AND NOTIONS gare. 2. LEWIS 0 ‘Valuable Coupons Free With All Pur- - chases of Shoes, Ladies and Gents ; Furnishings. Webster 3103 2503 No. 24th St. | JOHN A. JENSEN Ladies and Gents’ Furnishings, Boots and Shoes 2220 Cum‘~~ St. ELECTRIC FIXTURES AND SUPPLIES WOLF ELECTRIC COMPANY Tyler 1414 1810 Farnam “HOUCK ELECTRICAL CO. Electric Light and Power Contracting Harney 4600 2629 Cuming St. GROCERIES AND MEATS MRS. LENA WOODRUFF Best of Everything in Meats and Groceries. Colfax 70 and 71 3702 No. 30th St. BERNSTEIN & COHN Fine Fruits and Fresh Vegetables. Webster 1788 2501 No. 24th St. M. R. COHN If You Don’t Trade at Our Store, We Both Lose. Harney 2560 2706 Cuming St. AUG. ANDERSON The Best Goods at Right Prices Web. 2274 24th and Clark Sts. THE PEOPLE’S MARKET The Store of the Low Cost of Living Douglas 1530 2811-13 Cuming St. @ J. BERKOWITZ Where Trading is Worth While. Webster 850 24th and Charles COAL JOE MARGULES Where a Little Money Goes a Long Ways. Webster 4378 24th and Caldwell po dig aan pec ee etal HARDWARE J. F. McLANE Paints, Window Glass, Oils Webster 3516 24th and Lake Sts. S. LEWIS Just in Time to Get Watches and Jewelry While the Sale is on. 1707 North 24th Street. LOANS i DAVID B. GRuss- Offers Watches, Diamonds, Clothing and Jewelry at One-third off. Red 6081 410 No. 16th St. MEAT MARKETS HENRY SCHNAUBER Best of Everything in the Meat Line Webster 6564 1906 No. 24th St. J. ROSENBLATT Live Spring Chickens All Year Round. Phone Doug. 2306 219 No, 18th St. NEW AND SECOND HAND FUR- NITURE Two Stores— CITY and LOYAL FURNITURE CO. Our Motto: A Square Deal. Doug. 4177 107 So. 14th St. Doug. 5831 223 No. 16th St. PAINTING AND PAPER HANGING 0. S. WIEMER Wall Paper, Paints and Glass. Low Prices on Wall Paper. 2302 Cuming Street. Douglas 8753 Walnut 449 PLUMBERS YOUSEM AND NIBLOCK Best Plumbing and Reasonable Prices Harney 3383 2627 Cuming St. SHOEMAKERS DOMESTIC SHOE REPAIRING First Class Work Guaranteed H. C, Hensen 2307 Cunming St. SHOE STORES F. R. OSBORNE SHOE CO. Why Go Down Town and Pay More? Webster 1412 2506 North 24th St. TEA AND COFFEE ~ HOMAN TEA AND COFFEE CO. We Roast Our Coffees Daily Webster 370 2508 No. 24th St. WINES AND LIQUORS WM. HOLM When You Want Fine Wines and Liquors 24th and Burdette Streets. Butternut Coffee! Did you ever hear of it? Better yet, did you ever try it?—Adv. Se ‘ = a] OFFICE z= Net 5 v2 HOU Qi » News of the Churches and Religious Topics Bethel—Twenty-ninth and T streets South Omaha. Rev. Thomas Taggart, 26th and Burdette. Services, Morning 11; evening, 7:30; Sunday School 1 p. m.; B. Y. P. B. 6:30 p. m.; praise service, 7:30 p. m. Mt. Moriah—Twenty-sixth and Seward streets. The Rev. M. B. Wilkinson, pastor, residence 2308 North 29th St. Telephone Webster 1038. Services: Sunday School, 9:30 a. m.; preaching, 11 a. m., and 8 p. m.; B. Y. P. U. at 6 p. m. Zion—2215 Grant St. Rev. W. F. Botts, pastor; residence, 2522 Grant street. Telephone Webster 5838. Services: Devotional hour, 10:30 a. m.; preaching, 11 a. m.; Sunday School, 1 to 2 p. m.; pastor's Bible class, 2 to 3 p. m.; B. Y. P. U., 6:30 p. m.; choir devotion, 7:30 p. m.; preaching 8 p. m. Church of St. Philip the Deacon Twenty-first near Paul street. The Rev. John Albert Williams, rector. Residence, 1119 North Twenty-first street. Telephone Webster 4243. Ser- 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. Mrs. Mary E. Allen, R. M. Ella Hunter, 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. M. H. Haz- White Borax NAPHTHA SOAP The Cudahy Soap Co. Omehamed A PURE LAUNDRY SOAP. Directory. Baptist Episcopal Masonic. Best for the Laundry or Kitchen. vices daily at 7 a. m. and 9 a. m. Fridays at 8 p. m. Sundays at 7:30 a. m., 11 a. m. and 5:00 p. m. Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Methodist---- Allen Chapel, A. M. E., 5233 South Twenty-fifth street, South Omaha. The Rev. John H. Nichols, pastor. Residence, 5233 South Twenty-fifth street. Services: Sunday at 11 a.m. and 8:00 p. m.; Sunday school, 1:30; class meeting, 12:00; A. C. E. L., 6:30; prayer meeting, Tuesday evening at 8:00. Grove M. E.—Twenty-second and Seward streets. The Rev. G. G. Logan, pastor. Residence, 1628 North Twenty-second street. Services: Sunday School at 10 a. m.; preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m.; Epworth League, 6:30 p. m. St. John's A. M. E.—Eighteenth and Webster streets. The Rev. W. T. Osborne, pastor. Residence, 613 North Eighteenth street. Telephone Douglas 5914. Services: Sunday, 11 a. m. and 8 p. m., preaching; 12 noon, class; 1:15 p. m., Sunday School; 7 p. m., Endeavor; Wednesday, 8 p. m., prayer and class meetings. Everybody made welcome at all of these meetings. ard, 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, $ 2 5 2 2 ^{1 / 2}} $ Lake street. G. H. Brown, N. G.; J. C. Belcher, P. S. Weeping Willow Lodge No. 9596, G. U. O. of O. F., meets second and fourth Thursdays of each month at U. B. F. Hall, 24th and Charles. M. H. Hazzard, N. G.; T. H. Gaskin, P. S. 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. St. Mariah Tabernacle No. 18, meets the second Thursday in the afternoon at 2 o'clock, and the forth Thursday at 8 p. m. Hall Sixteenth and Cuming streets. Mrs. Effie Sadler, H. P.; Mrs. Emma Britton, C. R. THE MONITOR Will Not Injure Hands or Clothes. The Busin Business Enterprises Conducted B Grow by You The Business World Business Enterprises Conducted by Colored People—Help Them to Grow by Your Patronage. Annie Banks Cecil B. Wilkes BANKS-WILKES Funeral Directors and Embalmers Lady Assistant Satisfaction Guaranteed 1914 Cuming Street Res. Doug. 4379, Office Doug. 3718 TERRELL'S DRUG STORE Graduate Pharmacist Prompt Delivery Excellent Service Webster 4443 24th and Grant Repairing and Storing Orders Promptly Filled NORTH SIDE SECOND-HAND STORE Auction Every Saturday. 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 Open Horse Drawn Hearses Day and Night JONES & CHILES FUNERAL HOME Lady Attendant Calls answered promptly anywhere Phone Web. 204 2314 N. 24th St. Licensed Embalmer. DR. M. PRYOR RHEUMATIC SPECIALIST Famous Hot Springs Treatment Room 14, Patterson Block S. E. Corner 17th and Farnam Douglas 5824 Western Undertaking Company Webster 248 Chapel. Open "THE OLD Wm J. Swoe PHONE DO Webster 248 Chapel. Open Day and Night. 2518 Lake Street "THE OLD RELIABLE" Metz Beer WM J. SWOBODA RETAIL/DEALER PHONE DOUGLAS 222. OMAHA, NEB. Wanted--- --- 1119 No. 21st St. SILAS JOHNSON, Funeral Director. Reliable Agents Everywhere To solicit for The Monitor. Liberal commissions. DR. CRAIG MORRIS DENTIST 2407 Lake St. Phone Web. 4024 The People's 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 THE CASTLE THE BROOMFIELD HOTEL 116-118 South Ninth St. Strictly modern and up-to-date Prices moderate Phone Douglas 2378 Res. Colfax 3831 Office Doug 7150 AMOS P. SCRUGGS Attorney-at-Law 220 South 13th Street (Over Pope's Drug Store) OMAHA RELIABLE Beer ODA RETAIL DEALER JGLAS 222. OMAHA. NEB. --- --- --- 15 Omaha, Neb. AMUSEMENTS The Alhambra THE HOUSE OF COURTESY 24th and Parker Finest House! Finest Music!! Finest Features!!! You Are Always Welcome SUNDAY Lillian Gish in "DANCE OF THE FOLLIES" "CALICO VAMPIRE" Comedy. MONDAY DOROTHY DALTON —In— "THE JUNGLE CHILD" Comedy. TUESDAY "A LAW UNTO HIMELF" (5 Reels) Crane Wilbur. Comedy "FOILED" "SEE AMERICA FIRST" THURSDAY "HAYSTACKS AND STEEPLES" Comedy. FRIDAY "THE MAN FROM MANHATTAN" (5 Reels) Rhea Mitchell and Wm. Stowell Comedy. SATURDAY "A TOUCH OF HIGH LIFE" "A FLAW IN THE EVIDENCE" REMEMBER OUR BARTOLA! The Finest of Musical Eentertainment in Omaha. TAKE YOUR MEALS AT TAKE YOUR MEALS AT THE VENDOME The Best Place in the City A. Marshall, Prop. 1210 Dodge Street Open 6:30 a. m. to 9 p. m. THE MASTER OF THE MASTER'S TROUBLE SCENE FROM "A LAW UNTO HIMSELF," MUTUAL MASTERPICTURE, DE LUXE EDITION, IN FIVE ACTS. PRODUCED BY HORSLEY. 16 Rex Theatre SANFORD MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY Every Afternoon and Evening 1316 DOUGLAS STREET The Colored Joy Makers Change of Program Sundays and Thursdays. MECCA ROLLER RINK Everybody's Down at the Rink DON'T FORGET Open Evenings 7:30. 24th & Grant F: J. Thompson, Manager. TAXI—C. WILSON—TAXI Give Me a Trial, Rates Reasonable. 3:00 P.M. to 12:00 P.M. People's Drug Store, Douglas 1446 Residence, Harney 4153. 3 P. M. to 11:55 Peoples Drug Store, Douglas 1446 Midway, Douglas 1491 or 3459 5 A. M. to 3 P. M. Residence, Web. 7651 FOR SAFETY AND SERVICE CALL JOE LEWIS--TAXI AUTO SERVICE-DAY AND NIGH Enclosed Winter Car. The Alamo Dancing School Every Monday Night. Instruction from 8 to 9:30. Don't forget the Baby Doll Matinee Dance Every Thursday afternoon from 2 to 5:30. Prof. Herringtoi will teach the latest dances. Plenty of Good Music Killingsworth & Herrington, Mgrs. Admission 25c. THE MONITOR. The KITCHEN CUPBOARD APPLE SNOWBALLS.—Spread boiled rice over an eight inch square of cheesecloth. Place a pared and cored apple in the center. Fill with sugar and season with spice. Wrap the cheesecloth and rice tightly around the apple and tie. Steam until tender and serve with lemon sauce. Scalloped Apples or Brown Betty. Three cupfuls chopped apples, two cupfuls of buttered breadcrumbs, half cupful of brown sugar, one-fourth teaspoonful cinnamon, one-fourth teaspoonful nutmeg, half a lemon (juice and grated rind), one-fourth cupful water. Place the crumbs and apples in layers in a buttered baking dish. Spread sugar and spices over each layer of apples. The lemon juice and water are poured over all just before the top layer of crumbs is arrayed. Bake three-quarters of an hour in a moderate oven. Bird's Nest Pudding.—Six or seven apples cored and pared and put into a buttered pudding dish. Mix five teaspoonfuls of flour and one teaspoonful of salt. Make a smooth paste by blending with cold milk and add the yolks of three eggs well beaten, then the whites and more milk, using one pint of milk in all. Pour it over the apples and bake one hour. Serve with hard or creamy sauce. Apple Meringue.—Core, pare and bake seven apples until soft, but not broken. Beat the yolks of three eggs and three tablespoonfuls of sugar, a little salt and one pint of scalded milk. Pour it over the baked apples. Bake until the custard is firm. When cool add a meringue made of the whites of three eggs beaten until foamy, add three tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar gradually, flavor with lemon and beat until stiff. Set the pudding in pan of water in the oven to brown the meringue. Apple Porcupine.—Arrange eight or ten apples (pared, cored and baked) in mound on a dish for serving. Put quince or tart apple jelly among the apples. Cover with a meringue made of the whites of four eggs and half a cup of powdered sugar. Stick blanched almonds into the meringue and brown slightly in the oven. Serve with a boiled custard sauce or with whipped cream. Steamed Apple Pudding.—Use a pint of bread dough mixed with three-quarter cupful of chopped suet. Spread this over a baking dish filled with sliced, sweetened and spiced apples. Let rise very light and steam an hour. Serve with vanilla sauce or cream. Baking powder biscuit dough may be substituted for the top cover, and the pudding may be either steamed or baked. Anna Thompson. 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. Home bargain, $250 cash, balance monthly. Desirable six room modern home, choice location, paved street, shade and fruit. New up-to-date furnace, brick cemented basement. Nonresident owner will sacrifice for quick sale. Office phone, Douglas 147. Residence evenings, Walnut 2168. Monitor advertisers can satisfy all your wants. For rent—Five room cottage. Mod- HOUSE FOR SALE. George Marshall, 635 Keeline Bldg. ern, except heat. 2819 Miami street. Webster 3468.—9dv. 5 rooms, Miller Park, city water, electric light. Was $14; now $11. Call evenings. Waliut 2587. FOR RENT 924 N. 27th Ave., 8 rms, furnace..$20 2805 Cuming St., 6 rms. .....$18 971 N. 27th St., 5 rms .....$15 1005 No. 23d St., 6 rms .....$14 2621 Lake St., 3 rms .....$ 8 For Rent—Two room brick house, strictly modern except heat; with large clothes closet. Two lots. 3224 Maple. Call Colfax 2514. Preston Hieronymous. For Rent—A five room modern cottage, 2013 North Twenty-third street. Webster 6762. Strictly modern room for man and wife. 2716 Miami street. Webster 6426. Mrs. Augustus Hicks. Nicely furnished rooms. Modern. Mrs. R. J. Gaskin, 2606 Seward St. Webster 4490. Will rent front room to careful couse or two men. Also small bedroom. Reasonable. Close in. Webster 4745. Modern furnished rooms. Hot and cold water. Mrs. A. L. Johnson, 1810 North Twenty-third street. Webster 2058. Two rooms for light housekeeping. 2205 No. 27th avenue. For Rent—Furnished rooms in modern home for nice quiet young man. 3702 North Twenty-third St. Webster 3727. Neatly furnished rooms. Mrs. Helen Vaughn, 2805 Ohio street. Webster 4292 Strictly modern room for two men or man and wife, 2130 North Twenty-seventh street. Webster 5910. Mrs. Thomas Perry. For Rent—Furnished rooms in modern home. (steam heat). H. L. Anderson, 2914 Lake street. FOR RENT—Nicely furnished rooms. Call Webster 558 evenings. Nicely furnished front room. Modern except heat. 1630 North Twenty-second street. Webster 1171. 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. Wanted—A good woman to keep house and care for three children. R. S. Dixon, 1618 North Twenty-second street. Wanted.—Two good, clean, upright laboring men as boarders. Board and room at $4.50 per week. Mrs. John Gipson, 3806 Camden avenue. WANTED—Girls or women for sorting paper. Call at Omaha Paper Stock company, Eighteenth and Marcy streets. Try Madam Baker's Wonderful Hair Grower, on sale at The People's Drug Store.—Adv. THE MONITOR. vs | N [VES EMPLOYMENT TO [Bebe TO LET NEGROES VOTE SEVEN HUNDRED PEOPLE —- —_— | Penrose Measure Would Prevent Dis- Durham, N. C.—The North Caro- | franchisement of the 1a Mutual and Provident Associa- | Negro. Washington, Dec. 5.—Senator Per- rose, republican of Pennsylvania, to- day introduced measures which he said were designed to prevent the dis- franchisement of the Negro in South- ern states. One of the bills is the old “Force bill,” giving supervision of elections to the federal authorities, which caused a bitter fight and pro- longed filibuster in Congress twenty- six years ago. He also offered an amendment to the corrupt practices bill, now before Congress, which would amplify the provisions of the Force bill. Senator Penrose’s measure provides that all elections must be conducted under federal supervisors, appointed by the United States courts. No mili- tary force shall be used at any elec- tion, the bill says, “unless it be neces- sary to repel the armed enemies of the United States or to keep the peace at the polls.” Severe penalties are provided for interference with elec- tions. DRAWING COLOR LINE VIOLATES STATE LAW - Chicago, IIL, Dec. 15.—A jury of twelve white men who understood the meaning of their oath, has found Wil- liam Tooker, doorkeeper of Franklin Theatre, guilty of violating the law of the state of Illinois by refusing ad- mission to A. T. Donald and Miss Jeanette McGhee, who held tickets for the theatre. The employee claims that the rules of the house restricted Colored people to the gallery. Mr. Donald and Miss McGhee quietly left the theatre and brought suit in the Municipal Court before Judge Trude. The jury found for the plaintiffs. AT PANAMA Panama, Dec. 6.—Negro work- ers of the Canal and Panama railroad and unemployed Negroes have taken steps under the leadership of two law- yers to form a permanent organiza- tion of workingmen to be affiliated with a similar organization in the City of Colon. COLORED WOMEN ATTEND CONVENTION Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 15.—The Every Woman Suffrage Club of St. Paul, sent a delegation headed by Mrs. w. T. Francis, president, to the 34th annual convention of the Minnesota State Suffrage Association held in the Gold Room of the Radisson Hotel, Minneapolis, on Monday and Tuesday, December 4 and 5, aid received a warm welcome. SCREEN STAR IN BIG SHOW Noble Johnson, America’s premier Afro-American screen star is playing second male lead to Ruth Stonehouse in the great Universal 5-reel Red Feather, released on December 4th. Mr. Johnson’s other recent Universal appearances are in “Who Pulled the Trigger,” “The Lady From the Sea,” playing opposite Claire McDowell, and “The Caravan.” He also ap- peared in Griffith’s great “Intoler- ance.” Dan Desdunes’ Orchestra, Webster 710, 2516 Burdette St.—Adv. 2 GIVES EMPLOYMENT TO SEVEN HUNDRED PEOPLE Durham, N. C.—The North Caro- lina Mutual and Provident Associa- ton, the strongest insurance company in the world controlled by Negroes, gives employment to over 700 per- sons.. This is a concrete illustration of the good that men can do who are disposed “to cause two blades of grass to grow where but one grew be- fore.” The men in charge of this great cerporation are John Merrick, C. C. Spaulding and Dr. A. M. Moore—- all self-made men, who stand for the best energy and business acumen of the Negro race. DOG FANCIER OFFERS FASHIONABLE RESI- DENCE FOR SALE San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 15.—Be- cause of a law recently passed in Burlingame, a suburb of this city, Miss Alice Hagar, society leader and dog fancier de luxe, has offered her mansioi for sale. In making her offer, through a newspaper adver- tisement, she agrees to sell for a spe- cially low price, to any “Chinese, Japanese or Negro.” The law inter- feres with her kennel of blooded Scotch terriers. INTERSTATE LITERARY SOCIETY TO MEET Topeka, Kans., Dec. 15.—The an- nual meeting of the Interstate Liter- ary Society of Iowa, Kansas, Mis- souri, Nebraska and Oklahoma, will convene here Dec. 27-29, at the Shi- loh Baptist Church. This will bring quite a few Christmas visitors to our city during the holidays. The fa- mous U. K. T. band will furnish music for the visitors on their opening night. NINE HUNDRED MEMBERS IN TWENTY DAYS Indianapolis, Ind., Dec. 15.—Nearly nine hundred new members are the re- sult of the twenty-day campaign of the Colored Women’s Provisional Branch of the Young Women’s Chris- tian Association. It is the plan to continue until 1000 members have been added to the association, which it is hoped will be before the first of the new year. F CHIEF SAM BACK AGAIN New York, Dec. 15.—The dilapidat- ed steamer Liberia arrived here De- cember 5 in tow of the steamer Zee- landia from Ahamboe, in the miasma- tie rivers of the West coast of Af- rica. Thus she ingloriously ended a remarkable cruise conceived by Chief Sam, the Negro leader, two years ago, to aid his co-peers in establishing a new government on their ancestral shores, COLORED STEVEDORES TO UNLOAD DEUTSCHLAND Boston, Mass., Dec. 15.—The eighty members of the race that were load- ing and unloading the big German sub-sea merchantman have been or- dered to return to New Haven on the fifth day of January. It is expected that about that time the Deutchland will make another trip. LABORERS ORGANIZING De RRR ee MRR oc Me aa 1 ; e e | : : : | ; : | 1512 Farnam Street : GIFTS THAT WILL DELIGHT A MAN Silk Pajamas, Lounging Robes, Silk Umbrellas, Canes, and Fashions ; : Last Word in Neckwear and Shirts. | “The House that Jack Built” | Bitte). Ose e Recor et et One meee Ae De ee Sheet Music HOSPE MUSIC SHOP CHOCOLATES “The Utmost in Candy” THE O’BRIEN CO. iis eee as 1 et Now is the Right Time To Buy Your Christmas Presents Best Stock of DIAMONDS, WATCHES, SILVERWARE AND JEWELRY In the City at Very Lowest Prices SEE US FIRST BRODEGAARD BROS. CO. 16th and Douglas Streets. At the Sign of the Crown Up the Golden Stairs. Dunham & Dunham Makers of the Best $15.00 SUITS AND OVERCOATS IN THE WORLD REPAIRING, CLEANING AND PRESSING. 118 South 15th Street Omaha, Neb. YOU RUN NO RISK BUYING THE Tan-Gier and Hu-Co. BRANDS THE VERY BEST FOODS ARE PACKED UNDER THESE LABELS —tTry the — TAN-GIER, HU-CO OR SUN-KIST COFFEES. Pott tote OOO OOO Oey Phone Tyler 1200 Res. Phone Webster 2747 W. C. Ferrin Van & Storage Co. PIANO MOVING A SPECIALTY Baggage Delivered, Household Goods Packed and Shipped Office, 15th and Capital Ave. i 2624 Burdette St. $00 Onn 0 Or OnOern One Pn SH On Onn Peni Sr PrP SSeS Susur uP GuSuGusGu Geshu Grudn OnonGubb-eudud Se en eaten eee ee eee rede Pee en ee arene aren Onae er anan en OnaaarOne GOOD GROCERIES ALWAYS Cc. P. WESIN GROCERY CO. Also Fresh Fruits and Vegetables. 2005 Cuming St. Telephone Douglas 1098 , ndeheaesiatin ical dpeiieinadshianinidiaae eat iibline ted mupiaibie Lidia eumsid buntnn tke «nt Our Women and Children REDUCING HIGH COST OF LIVING—WOMAN’S PROBLEM Much has been written concerning the high cost of living. Some suggest community buying, some advocate the boycott and some have made experi- ments to ascertain just what amount per day one may live well upon. There is much good in each of these plans. The first is excellent if one has ready funds. The second is ef- fective if co-operation be secured; but the problem of management or the re- ducing of the high cost of living be- comes, after all, a separate problem for each consumer. It is almost en- tirely the woman’s problem for in nine cases out of ten the woman is the buyer of all those commodities which are necessary to our daily life, First, each woman should know her income. Every woman should know just how much she can afford to spend. She should never yield to the temptation to buy beyond her in- come. To possess things beyond one’s means is not only the worst manage- ment, but makes one ridiculous in the eyes of others. No woman should ever be ashamed to say, “We cannot afford it.” The right sort of wo- man will know her income, figure her expenditures, and will not pretend to more than she has. Second, each woman should spend judiciously. We mean the intelligent choice of food. She should study val- ues—food values, choosing such as rate high for nutrition. For example, an ordinary menu for breakfast is ba- con, eggs, bread and coffee. Eggs are too high to use and bacon is al- most so, Oatmeal and milk, rice and milk are most excellent substitutes, they are no higher in price than they were two years ago and they far exceed bacon and eggs in nutritive value. We quote here the compartive food value of one quart of milk: “One quart of milk is about equal in food value to any one of the fol- lowing: %lIb. of lean round of beef, 8 eggs. 2 lbs. of potatoes. 6 lbs. of spinach, 7 Ibs. of lettuce, 4 Ibs. of cabbage. 2 lbs. of salt codfish. 3 Ibs. of fresh codfish. 2 Ibs. of chicken. 4 lbs. of beets. 5 lbs. of turnips. 1-6 lb. of butter. 1-8 Ib. of wheat flour. 1-8 lb. of cheese.” With a little thought, a little study, one may reduce the cost and increase the nutrituve value of the meals and yet have them no less palatable. When prices go up, when there is difficulty in making ends meet, the right sort of woman “puts her shoul- der to the wheel” and her brains to figuring an ways and means. When self denial is needed she proves a positive force. Poverty and discon- tent result from mismanagement. Ju- dicious living brings satisfaction, con- tentment and prosperity.—L. S. E. oe oy Sl School Teacher—“What little boy can tell me where is the home of the swallow ?” Bobby—“I ken, please.” Teacher—‘Well, Bobby?” Bobby—“The home of the swallow is in the stommick.”—London Even- ing Standard. THE MONITOR. A CHRISTMAS PETITION From Bennie Goode (whose next birthday Will make him six ears ole), To Santa Claus, esquire, East Reindeer street, North Pole. Dear Santa: I am ritein this So that—please sir— you'll no What things I’d like to have you bring Me cross the feels of snow. Of course, I want a lot of nuts And sweets of every sort— Indeed, deer Santa, quite a lot More than lass ear you brought! An I would like a hummin top— Oh, Mister Santa, please!— One of the kind that nurse declares Sounds like a swarm of bees! An I would like a pretty ship One I could rilly sale; Also a spotted hobbyhoss With sure nuf main an tale! A bounsin ball, a trane of cars— I want them very much!— A Noer’s Ark, and then sum games— Sliced animas and such. P. 8. An, Santa, as there is just me, I wish, sum way or uther, You'd bring along to share my play A jolly little brother! —wW. Y. Sheppard, New York. BLESSED ARE THE PURE IN HEART Stain not thy mind; there’s water for soiled hand, But not the saltest, not the saddest tears Can wash the mind; one evil page lightly seann’d Will vex thy soul through unforget- ting years. Regard not what they urge,—“Of what avail To ignore the evil in an evil world?” Guard thou for thy part, from the serpent’s trail Thy heart’s sweet morning garden dew-impearl’d. SHOP NOTES FROM BURGESS-N ASH Kathodian bronze book ends with Elephants, Peace Maker Indians and Rodin’s Thinker carvings are among the new things for Xmas gift giving. Japanese tea sets of the famous Crackle Ware will delight the house- wife who is a collector of unique china and pottery. If you have a Mrs. Always Differ- ent on your list, by all means make her some vegetable bags. They are the very newest and are used to keep vegetables fresh and sanitary. Some have the design of the vegetable to embroider, while others have the name, Jewelry Fashions are very capri- cious. This season chains are a trifle heavier with large pendants, some have novel designs effectively worked in brilliants, Who would think of carrying per- fume in a ring or in a lingerie clasp? That is just exactly what the ultra- By Lena Kent. Miss Sturgeon, fashionable woman is doing this sea- son. They call them perfume rings and perfume lingerie clasps. They say any woman with ordinary attainments can copy, with a bit of ribbon, needle and thread, any pretty bag, and we believe anything is pos- sible with the pretty new Holiday ribbons shown this winter. Brassieres with bands of lace and inserts of crepe de chene are finding favor with the women who are search- ing for something dainty and frilly to wear beneath the sheer bodices. Have you heard of the Hu-Co and Tangier brands of eats? Look it up in the ads. Piano and Player Piano Bargains... rn ee | “ | Hl ae | ‘a. . | a i i ae wed ss mnaianieemeat tonic at iy ia { = init i | ie Ea a ks Ok sa a ‘| ad i AT PRICES THAT TALK. $225 Conover Upright . $ 68 $450 Chickering & Sons Up- FRBIG sssssk <cegmagies het) EO $275 Erbe .........-.ce--cseseeeo---- $120 $325 Mueller ........................$185 $300 Bradford S --$130 $325 Kimbal] Upright ........$145 $700 Whitney Square .... ....$ 30 $300 Schmoller & Mueller Upright . o-oo $155 $1000 Chickering & Sons Grand 2... $150 $600 Schmoller & Mueller Player Piano ..................$348 BUY NOW—PAY NEXT YEAR Terms, $1 to $2 a Week. Schmoller & Mueller PIANO COMPANY 1311-13 Farnam St. "ARE YOU SATISFIED with your Dry Cleaner? If not, try the : DRY CLEANERS | BEST WORK AND SERVICE NONE BETTER Call Us First _ PHONE DOUGLAS 1811 24th St., 1 block north of Cuming Street HOLSUM AND ; KLEEN MAID Why Buy Inferior When The Best COSTS NO MORE? JAY BURNS BAKING CO. WOVEN BONE CORSETS MADE TO ORDER MRS, LULU THOMPSON 3407 Boyd: St. Colfax 1642 ee ee ee a os 3 | eRe Re Sat Sees oe Bose | ; oh HEE | Now’s the Time | TO PLANT BULBS | Tulip Hyacinth | Narcissus Crocus Lily | | For Winter and Spring Bloom | 3 Stewart’s Seed Store 119 North 16th Street ' (Opposite Post Office) | a ME : ! BA AN Zk A el \ ma | i: LAE | | ; \ i 3 f | aS WONDERFUL BARGAINS IN | Ladies’ Coats | AT BONOFF’S | N. ¥. SAMPLE STORE | 206 North 16th Street. Including plush coats, wool velour and broadcloth, The very newest | styles. Over 500 beautiful coats: on sale at a saving of ONE-THIRD | off. Every fall suit, velvets, ga-. berdines or broadcloths, at ONE- | ‘HALF off. Fine selection of furs. at ONE-THIRD off. COME EARLY fi SEE ei rtees Bok Rr ' Holiday lime 2 Is | Here! : We can always count on great | business before Christmas. We} made preparations this year: earlier than usual, because of | scarcity of desirable goods and ad- | vancing prices, ‘ RESULT:—An extensive stock, splendidly assorted—at moderate prices. . . Kilpatrick & Co. F PLEATING ) BUTTONS HEMSTITCHING EMBROIDERING BRAIDING and BEADING BUTTONHOLES Ideal Button & Pleating Co: Douglas 1936 OMAHA, NEB. | 107-109-111 S. 16th St. | 4 ABLE DIRECTOR OF VOCAL MUSIC Success of R. Nathaniel Dett of Hampton Institute. SOME OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS Brilliant Young Composer Who Graduated From the Oberlin Conservatory of Music Evinces Wonderful Capacity as Organizer and Leader of Choral Work—Knows How to Get Results. Hampton, Va.-R. Nathaniel Dett, director of vocal music at Hampton institute, whose home is at Niagara Falls, is a Canadian by birth and is one of the most successful of the younger American musicians of the present day. In 1908 he was graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music with the degree of bachelor of music, being the first Negro in America to receive such a degree for work done in original composition. As he had been a brilliant pianist from childhood, the general expecta LIBERTY R. NATHANIEL DETT. [Director of Vocal Music at the Hampton (Va.) institute.] tion was that he would choose the career of an artist. But being endowed with something of the missionary spirit, he took up teaching in the south. For three years he was director of music at Lane college, Jackson, Tenn. Under his direction the Lane College Choral society became a great factor at the school and in the life of the community. Cantatas given by the students and the recitals held under their auspices broke all previous records for attendance. During the season of 1910 he gave two piano recitals in Memphis, attracting the largest crowds of colored people ever assembled there to hear a single performer. He successfully appeared twice in Birmingham, Ala., under the auspices of the Inter-se club to assist in raising money for charitable purposes. The second tour to Birmingham included appearances at Mason City and the Alabama State college. During the last two years at Lane he composed the Magnolia suite and five numbers for the piano. The next year he was elected simultaneously as director of music to the Kansas City High school and the Lincoln institute, Jefferson City, Mo. He chose the latter place, and his work again met with great success. Having charge of the Lincoln institute orchestra, a new outlet was given to his creative genius, and his orchestral arrangements were among the most striking and popular features of the school's programs. The piano and voice students being much advanced, he very wisely devoted more time to their instructions, sacrificing his own public THE MONITOR performances to his pupils' advancement. As a result cantatas, solo recitals, orchestral and choral concerts given by the students followed in splendid succession. His second suite, "In the Bottoms," was a success. In five years Mr. Dett established his reputation as a successful teacher and had numerous offers as music director. After an interview in Chicago with Major Robert R. Mcton of Hampton he decided to accept the directorship of the music of the Hampton school. Mme. E. Azalia Hackley had given a number of "demonstrations" at the institute and was enthusiastic over the possibilities of the large student body. At Hampton Mr. Dett's work has received enthusiastic, almost nation wide recognition. His first important step was the organization of the Hampton Choral Union, a music club composed of all the singers of the various choirs throughout the community. This organization took upon itself the study of classic works and the raising of music standards. To this end they proceeded to present some of the best musical artists of the country. Last May the first music festival was held in the gymnasium of the Hampton institute during the commencement week of the school. The climax of the series of four concerts was the presentation of the "Rose Maiden" cantata by a chorus of 800 voices. four soloists and orchestra. This is probably the first time in the history of the south that a Negro chorus has sung to the accompaniment of a white orchestra, under the direction of a Negro conductor. The performance was unanimously voted a stupendous success. The Man Without a Home. Joseph H. Choate, one time ambassador to Great Britain, circulated some years ago a story which immediately became famous for the reason that it so clearly and with such fine humor branded the refusal of our government to furnish its foreign representatives with permanent residences. It happened that he was walking the streets of London late one particularly damp and disagreeable night, when suddenly a police officer accosted him and suggested that he had better be hurrying home. Whereupon Mr. Choate made the astounding reply: "I have no home. I am the American ambassador."—Forum. The carrier pigeon has wonderfully developed the "homing" instinct possessed by many domestic animals. The young birds are set free at short distances from home and of their own accord fly directly back. The distances are gradually increased, and a well trained bird will "home" swiftly and accurately over 500 or 600 miles, carrying messages on the lightest of paper (attached to the bird's leg) at a sustained speed of thirty to forty miles an hour. "The cook is leaving today and wants me to give her a recommendation, but I don't know what to say." "You might say she is a good worker." "A good worker! She's anything but that." "Oh, I don't know. She has worked us for $30 a month and her board, hasn't she?"—New York Times. How many useless torments are ours because of fear! Looking back over my own life, I can see that most of my sufferings were due to fears and that they were all, every one of them, both useless and poison. Of all the demons that ride poor mortals, fear is the most malicious.—Irish World. Carrier Pigeons. Best of References. Lincoln D Joseph B. LaCour, Editor 821 S ESCAPED CONVICT RETURNED "Kid" Vickers, Colored, who escaped from the state prison in July, was captured in Wyoming and returned in company with Deputy Warden Harmon, Saturday morning. The "Kid" gave as reason for his getaway the fact that he was once before the pardon board and that no clemency was shown him. He was received in December, 1913, and was sentenced to from three to fifteen years for robbery. He was working on a clay bank south of the prison as a trusty when he carried out his threat to play even with the board of pardons. Out in Wyoming, Vickers became confidential with a friend and the latter gave the tip to the authorities. An oyster supper at the Masonic Hall December 21, will mark the close of the Tag week held by the Women's Davis Club for the benefit of the Old Folks' Home. Mrs. Mary Crown is still very ill. Guy Willey entertained a number of friends at dinner Thanksgiving day. Frank Pierce spent a few days in Lincoln visiting his wife. Mrs. Buckner, who has been quite ill, is able to be out again. Venerable's Band will give a concert and dance at the Masonic Hall December 20. The A. M. E. Church is being remodeled. William McJennings, a resident of IF PARTY HAVE YOU Made, Cleaner V. B. Y THE BEST AND MOST REASON 219 North 9th Street. Heffley's Tailors For Nifty Up-to-Date CLOTHING IF PARTICULAR HAVE YOUR CLOTHES Made, Cleaned and Pressed BY V. B. YOUNG THE BEST AND MOST REASONABLE PLACE IN THE CITY 219 North 9th Street. Lincoln, Neb. Oliver Theatre Bldg. 149 N. 13th GROVE METHODIST The Rev. G. G. Logan, D. D., Pastor. The Woman's Home Missioiary Society did supply work last week. They sent a basket of clothing to the N. W. C. A. home and gave the pastor a ton of coal. They also gave the trustees o' the church $7.50. They have some excellent plans for their Christmas work. The Ladies' Aid will give a sock social at the home of Mrs.B. A. Bostic, 2124 Clark street, Friday evening, December 15. The Cantata "Saul" which is being --- Lincoln Department Joseph B. LaCour, Editor and Business Manager. 821 S Street Mrs. Wyatt Williams Reporter. Jefferson City, Mo., has written to Chief Antles asking him to find his "long lost" sister. Mr. McJennings says that the last time he heard from Eliza McJennings she was a resident of Lincoln. The city directory does not show the name of McJennings. The Masons will hold their annual St. John's banquet December 27, at the Masonic Hall. The Stewardess Band of the A. M. E. Church met Monday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Frank Malone. A splendid Xmas program has been arranged by the Zion Baptist Church for their holiday entertainment. Mrs. S. P. Gates and Mrs. Wm. Woods went as representatives of the Magnolia Court to Kansas City, Kansas, to attend the funeral of Mrs. Molly Williams, M. A. G. M. of the Prince Hall Court. Miss Lottie Allen has been quite ill. A. Coleridge Taylor recital was given Thursday evening of last week at the Masonic Hall. The Rev. B. B. Hillman is quite ill. Mrs. Ruth McWilliams has been appointed organist at the Zion Baptist Church. Mrs. Marie Watts, seventy-five years old, died in the city Friday afternoon. The remains accompanied by the husband and a son, were taken to the old home at Fremont Saturday morning for burial. TICULAR FOR CLOTHES d and Pressed BY YOUNG POSSIBLE PLACE IN THE CITY Lincoln, Neb. The CHAPMAN Drug Store 934 P St., Lincoln Opposite Main Door Post Office Cameras and Films, Magazines, Cigars, Candies and a full line of Druggist Sundries prepared by Madam Brown of Chicago for the benefit of the church is progressing nicely. It is hoped that it will be ready for presentation soon after Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. A. Anderson have returned from Topeka, Kans., where they were called to attend the funeral of their cousins, the Rev. Mr. Saunders and his wife. Send your family wash to the Hinchey Laundry, Phone South or Tyler 146. You will be satisfied.—Adv. When you need a good clean shave, see P. H. Jenkins, 1313 Dodge street. Adv. THE MONITOR. I ae | Events and Persons | The Don’t Worry Club met at the home of Mrs. Audrey Stewart, 1215 Missouri avenue, December 7. There was a good attendance and a fine luncheon was served. Mrs. Stella Perry, of 3406 Charles street, who has been confined to her bed for some time, is improving. When you want your winter cloth- ing cleaned, call up Parker, Harney 5737, Agent for The French Way. Miss Mary Green, of Lincoln, Neb., will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Al- bert Brown, 2637 Capitol avenue, dur- ing the Christmas holidays. Mrs. B. B. Hawkins, of 2603 North 26th Street, has returned from a two weeks’ visit to St. Paul and Minneap- olis, Minn. Will give home to elderly lady to assist with two children. Phone Web- ster 4663.—Adv. Mrs. Eliza Asbrooks, of Litchfield, Tl, has arrived in the city to spend the winter with her son, Amos P. Scruggs, inspector of weights and measures. Poynter Brooks, 31st and Pinkney, is vey ill. “Out of the Cradle into My Heart” is one of the very latest and most popular pieces now on sale at Hospe. Get it and try it on your piano. A charity whist party was given at the North Omaha Women’s Club Monday iight at Mrs. Lula Roun- tree’s. Twenty-five cents was charged for each seat, the proceeds being de- voted to charity. Try Madam Baker’s Wonderful Hair Grower, on sale at The People’s Drug; Store—Advy. —— The Elite Whist Club mei at the residence of Mrs. Joseph Lewis on North Twenty-fifth street Wednesday, December 6. Luncheon was served at 1:30. The afternoon was spent at whist. Mrs. Phillips won first prize for highest score. Webster 248—Western Undertaking Company. Silas Johnson, funeral di- rector.—Adv. Miss Henrietta Stewart, of Wash- burn College, Topeka, Kansas, made her first apeparance as a pianist at Zion Baptist Church, Thursday night. Her first number, “Gallop de Concert,” was so delightfully rendered that she answered an encore with “Seranata,” from Tumer. Miss Stewart is to re- main here aid organize a class of pu- 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. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Desdunes and Mrs. E. Ichiki, the parents and sister of Mrs. Dan Desdunes, arrived in the city Tuesday from California to spend the winter with him. Mrs. Ichiki is pleasantly remembered here as Miss Juan Desdunes, who as a member of her brother’s family some six or seven years ago mede a number of warm friends in our city. Buy your Xmas cards and station- ery from the Omaha Stationery Co. —See ad. Mr. George Gamble and wife were called from Kansas City, Mo., Wed- nesday to the bedside of Mr. Gamble’s sister, Mrs. Thomas Ray of 2111 North Twenty-sixth street. For Chills ust our $5.00 coal or your kind at Harmon & Weeth. Web. 848, Miss Pearl Ray sang Friday night av the Social Settlement, at the Cas- tellar school, THE ADAMS’ ORCHESTRA TRIP The eight hundred mile trip made by the Adams Saxophone Orchestra on the Willys-Overland special to the nienifabbatePes convention at Toledo, Ohio, is really an event for the Col- ored Omahans worth mention. The boys left Sunday, December 3, and re- ceived ovations all along the line. There seeemed to be an impression among the members of the special that they were to be entertained with the old time Colored minstrelsy, but when the boys began playing in the observation car the popular, “Shim- my,” and “Oh You Drummer,” the change of sentiment was more than perceptible. Free reign was given to admiration and the observation car became turned into a sort of college boys’ reunion, with the orchestra as much a part of it as the members. Monday was spent in Toledo and a request was made by the western contingent that they be allowed to supply a feature of the banquet. The feature was the Adams’ orchestra and after a great ovation by the 3,000 guests, the orchestra was compelled to replace a nine piece white orchestra that had been hired for the occasion. On Tuesday the boys went over to Detroit and were entertained by Mrs. Chester Williams, and from there vis- ited Windsor and Port Sarnia on the Canadian side. A day was spent in Chicago and the whole of the State street, from Twenty-fifth to Fortieth, knew that the western musicians were in town. The playing of Adams on the saxophone proved marvelous to all hearers, while Holland Harrold and his drums took by storm. James Robinson, the banjoist, was so much in demand that he got left in Chicago, and when, at the request of Harrold, Laurence Parker performed the feat of playing the cornet and piano at the same time with the orchestra, the ‘triumph was complete. This latter feat is difficult because the music of cornet and piano are written in dis- tinctly different keys. The orchestra received the best of everything, each having his own berth and full privileges of the dining car with the guests. Nothing got py the boys. They left a lasting impres- sion in the east and came home with their pockets lined with velvet. ENTERTAIN AT DINNER Mrs. Herman Norman and Mrs. Sherman Phillips entertained a unm- ber of friends at a six-course dinner last Sunday at the residence of the latter, 30138 Franklin street. Covers were laid for sixteen. After the din- ner was served the evening was given over to a programme consisting of an addresses by Mr. Ed. Fletcher on “The High Cost of Living,” by Mr. Tillman Whitney on “The Young Man of the Nineteenth Century,” and by Mr. Sherman Phillips on “Science.” Mra. Ralph Agee and Tinnie Ricketts spoke on “The Young Ladies’ Art Club” and musical numbers were contributed by Mr. Millard Ricketts, Mrs. Ed, Flet- cher and a quartette composed of Mr. and Mrs. L, Whitney, Mrs. F. Whit- ney and Mr. George Walker. 5 PENS ARE ISIS PARE APS IS RS RE RS PARA IS RAPS PS PSTD PS PERE IS ISIS PS PSH Ha RS RS i | BOY AND GIRL WHEN LITTLE MONEY IS SPENT HERE IN TOYLAND. : We have jotted down just a half dozen or so of items that are sure to please. Dishes for Little Girls: Tin Kitchen Sets: Genuine Imported German Imported German Tin Tea } Tea Sets, 8 pieces, handsome- ae “a tte and tray, aes N ; n igures on e! ly decorated; all enclosed in painted in colors -.-secc:eo-...10€ i oe box, for serceencerseee BBE Other Sets, 8 pieces 25c, and ; Larger size boxes with 12 15 pieces LS aicins eae 49c Le ROC: oc ganercicignaesd trai eee : | Housekeeping Sets: | Aluminum Cooking Utensils: Dolly’s Housekeeping Sets— ‘ ‘ Cooking Utensils, Groceries, | Pure: Aluminum — Cooking Potato Masher, Gas Stove, ¥ Utensils, large enough to ete., complete for ................49¢ really, truly cook with and ‘ shaped just like mother’s, Soldier Sets for Boys: which she uses in the kitchen; f y . i, Glee, Hee 98e American Soldier and Indian : P % cea rT Sets, Cavalry, Artillery and Infantry: | Also Aluminum Tea Sets, 11 6 Soldiers and Tent ............49e pieces, for ............. coe DBE 9 Soldiers and Tent ....98¢ : Tinkerpins Are New—And G-R-E-A-T. | It is a new variety of Ten Pins, and a wonderfully interesting game. Two inclines of wood, paralleled, are fitted with pasteboard } rolls down the incline and down go the ten pins. Lots of fun and ¥ amusement watching the pins go down. This is brand new—enclosed | in a box Poti hiate irate deters aad nate con eet NE | Basement : SS : B d i S {PE LEE IER ERR DERDERIAN, “Sensible Gifts For Men” ensibie Gilts For wen HIGH GRADE FURNISHINGS AT POPULAR PRICES New Silk Shirts Just Arrived Agency John B. Stetson Hats NS ot AN Dial 5 AT ee p Rose Bldg., 16th and Farnam Sts. Omaha, Neb. en ee ee Te ERNE ee CUTE Se a | VMRP RRO T ee» Sey! eee Selling Out Jewelry and Diamonds! 9 y : I am going to close out my stock of Jewelry and Diamonds in sixty days. You will make a big saving on your Xmas gifts or on anything else in the store. In my twenty years of business I have had my share of Colored business and appreciate it. S. ROBINSON 218 South Fourteenth Street. Omaha, Neb. Christmas Shopping Is a Pleasure Thompson & Belden’s 6 HYMENAL Romain-Majors. The beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas, 2430 Lake street, was the scene of a quiet wedding Monday night, December 4, the contracting parties being Mr. Elmer Romain and Miss Viola Majors. The Rev. W. T. Osborne officiated. Dr. W. A. Scott acted as best man, and the bride's sister, Miss Beatrice Majors, was maid of honor. The little Misses Emogene Majors and Juanita Thomas were flower girls. The house was beautifully and artistically decorated with chrysanthemums and ferns sent from California for the occasion. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Smith,Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Weir, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cousins, Mrs. Eva Hardy and mother, Mrs. M. Reeves, Misses Sanford and Myrtle Hayden, Messrs. Bob Cross, Ed Griffin, B. Doak, and Roy King. An elaborate menu was served, after which the happy couple left for Oakland, Cal., where they will make their future home. Best wishes of many friends follow them to their new home. Parker-Davis George Wells Parker and Miss Willetta Davis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Davis, of 3026 Pinkney street, were married at St. John's parsonage Wednesday evening, December 6, by the Rev. W. T. Osborne, pastor of St. John's A. M. E. Church. Mr. and Mrs. Parker will reside at 941 North Twenty-seventh street. They have the best wishes of their many friends for a long and happy married life. CHURCH OF ST. PHILIP The special Advent services are being well attended. Dean Tancock of Trinity Cathedral, preached an eloquent and impressive sermon to a large and attentive congregation at the five o'clock vesper services. Miss Ruth Seay, violinist, accompanied the choir and organ and her playing added much to the musical part of the service. Next Sunday at 11 o'clock, Fr. Williams will preach the third sermon in the series of Advent sermons on "The King and the Kiigdom;" the special topic being "What Is The Kingdom of God?" At the five o'clock vesper services the Rev. Thomas J. Collar, rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd, will be the preacher. Special music. The Altar Guild will meet at the residence of Mrs. Josiah Brown, 1514 Burdette street, next Tuesday night. As soon as they have taken care of their pledge for diocesan and general missions the Woman's Auxiliary plan to send a special offering to St. Paul's Normal and Industrial School of Lawrenceville, Va., where Archdeacon Russell is doing such splendid work. AN EXHIBIT OF INTEREST The City Planning Board has on exhibit, until December 20th, in the rotunda of the Douglas County Court House, charts showing methods employed in various cities for the ecoiomical beautifying of cities. These charts show, grading of streets, placing of electric, gas and telephone poles, in fact, treat of all matters pertaining to the constructive features of good city government and all progressive citizens should make it a point to see this exhibit. THE OMAHA ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER COMPANY EMPLOYS COLORED MEN DYE & The Omaha Electric Light an Power Company has given employment to eight Colored laborers, under a Colored foreman, at their plant on lower Leavenworth street, and last week Charles Hopkins was employed as janitor at this plant. It is reported that credit for Mr. Hopkins' appointment is due to Judge Julius C. Cooley, who has always been a true and tried friend of the race. Mr. Holdrege, general manager of the company, is authority for the statement that the company will be glad to give employment to other members of the race just as soon as it is practicable. The Monitor's work for increased industrial opportunities for our people is bringing results. Let the men who are given employment prove themselves worthy of it. HAD BIRTHDAY PARTY A birthday party was given for Edward Dunn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Dunn, of Lindsey avenue, November 29. The little folks present had a delightful time with games and songs and recitations and good things to eat. In a recitation contest the first, second and third prizes, respectively, were won by Helen Redd, Maceo Farrell and James Getty. Those present were James Getty, Howard and Maceo Farrell, Earl Paulsen, Earl Jackson, Walter Anderson, Leon Woodson, Francis Parks, Theodore Williams, Edna Hickman, Helen and Inola Redd, Sidney Parks and Jessie Farrell. 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. Will N. Johnson, Lawyer, 109 So. 14th Street. Douglas 5841. TRY US FIRST The Busy Jewelers WARES & REPAIRS This Jewelry Store is a Good Place for You to Buy Things for CHRISTMAS. T.L.COMBS & CO. 1520 Douglas St OMAHA 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 14th St. Omaha. Gibson Tea & Coffee Co. It pays to come to our store. We pay you a bigger interest on the money you spend than the bank pays you on the money you save. Doug. 5320 2404 Cuming St. EMERSON LAUNDRY F. S. MOREY, Proprietor 1303-05 North 24th Street Phone Webster 820 Hill-Williams Drug Co. We have a large line of X-mas Cigars and Candies with prices to reach all. Give us a trial. Free Delivery. IMPERIAL DYE & CLEANING WORKS Dry Cleaners, Garment and Fancy Dyers Phone Tyler 1022 1516 Vinton St. GEO. F. KRAUSE, Prop. 18th and Izard Tel. Douglas 1702 ALL KINDS OF COAL and COKE at POPULAR PRICES. Best for the Money J. A. Edholm E. W. Sherman Standard Laundry 24th, Near Lake Street Phone Webster 130 OMAHA TRANSFER CO. "The Only Way" BAGGAGE Checked to Destination YES-ICE CREAM any style, for any occasion J. A. DALZELL Quality First 824 Cuming St. Tel. Doug. 616 I TAKE PLEASURE in thanking you for your patronage. 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We recommend the State Furniture Co. Corner 14th and Dodge Sts. as the most reliable, accommodating and economical furniture store to buy from. C. J. CARLSON Shoes and Gents' Furnishings 1514 No. 24th St. Omaha, Neb. Will L. Hetherington Violinist Instructor at Bellevue College Asst. of Henry Cox Studio Patterson Blk HENRI H. CLAIBORNE NOTARY PUBLIC Justice of the Peace Tel. Red 7401 Res. Doug. 6188 512-13 Paxton Blk. cribe ow onitor with $1.50 to The Monitor, 1119 St., Neb. Year WATERS BARNHART PRINTING CO ОМАНА Phone Doug. 2190 524 S. 13th St. Monitor Subscription Contest!! ee Your Chance to Win a Beautiful Present The Monitor wishes to increase its subscription list and offers the following valuable prizes to winners: Ist Prize: $50.00 Grafonola 2nd Prize: $25.00 Diamond Ring or value in merchandise from our advertisers — 3rd Prize: $10.00 Worth of Merchandise from our advertisers Ath Prize: $5.00 Worth of Merchandise from our advertisers Contest opens at once and closes at 9 P. M., May Ist. Standing of contestants will be published each week. A one year subscription accompanied by $1.50 counts 10 points A six month subscription accompanied by 75c counts 5 points Athree month subscription accompanied by 50c counts 2 points Get correct name and addresses of subscribers. Turn in subscriptions and money at least once every week to The Monitor, 1119 North 21st street. The contest is free to everybody; man, woman, boy and girl. . Sample copies of The Monitor will be supplied on request. Get busy at once and try for the first prize. The Monitor will not favor or assist any contestant above another. Story of The Fighting Tenth Continuation of Major Frank Keck’s History of the Tenth, as Published in the New York Sun, My friend, Lieut.-Col. T. A. Bald- win, who commanded the Tenth in the Spanish war, has graphically told of the charge of the black troopers upon the Spanish dons at Santiago. In all official accounts the story is told of how the Colored troopers swarmed the heights, running where they could, discharging their car- bines as they moved at double time, attacking an enemy dug-in and often blasted in, for some of the intrench- ments at the top of the hill were ac- tually in solid stone. The attack with small arms was against the block house and against well intrenched soldiers supported by artillery. As intrepid an exploit this as ever sol- diers have known, so daring in its execution that small wonder was it the Spanish blinked in astonishment when these trim fighters hurled them- selves into the trenches and fought them hand to hand. Part of the Tenth was with the Rough Riders in the attack on the neighboring Kettle Hill and aided that command well. Two troops of the Tenth reported to Colonel Roosevelt, who found that the summit, as he has written, about four hundred men in all those various regiments, including presumably some of his own, The Rough Riders and the Tenth troops then went back to the neighboring block house at San Juan Hill. Introspect it seems easy, no doubt, to have won at San Juan and to have taken its block house with scant artillery and practically by in- THE MONITOR. fantry charge, yet there were mo- ments when fate hung tremulously in the balance. There was even talk of withdrawing, but the troops’ officers desired to remain. The devotion of the black troopers, not only to their country but to their officers, is indelibly impressed upon military history. Two of them amid a rain of Mauser bullets bore a wounded major to safety, and there are many such instances. White officers in a Colored regi- ment are better targets for an enemy than in other commands. That ac- counts for the large number of Tenth officers wounded or killed in the Spanish American war, and it will be noted, too, that the officers of the troop which engaged the Mexicans at Carrizal were marked for the bullets. Yet those who have felt the stir of spirit which always goes with the Tenth never take into consideration ‘such added risks of war. _ The Tenth is the millitary mechan- Jem, of course, but also it is an in- stitution pervaded by an ideal. I know of no regiment which has a higher sense of duty both among the officers and in the ranks. This qual- ity makes the men almost callous to their own sufferings even when ser- iously wounded. A trooper of the Tenth was seen in the thick of the fight at Santiago bleeding from a large wound in the thigh. He was told to go to the rear, as his atten- tion was called to the injury. “Oh, that’s all right,” was the re- ply, “That’s been theah this long time.” In the official accounts of the ac- tion we find numerous references to the valor of this gallant body. Of Troop A it was reported that “the behaviour of the enlisted men was magnificent, pays studious attention to orders while on the firing line and generally exhibiting an _ intrepidity which makes the first class soldier.” Of Troop I it was said: “I can only do justice to the troop by mentioning by name all who were engaged, not only for their bravery but for their ‘splendid discipline under the most demoralizing fire.” General Joseph Wheeler, who com- manded the cavalry division, wrote in highest praise of the services of the Tenth in the Santiago campaign. The regiment, after peace with Spain was declared, returned for a short time to the United States and was sent to Montauk Point for re- cuperation. It was then returned to Cuba, and it remained for two years there where it was employed in the pacification and general reconstruc- tion of the affiars of the island. (To be continued next issue.) Atkisson, the home of the famous Nettleton Shoe, has favored us with a fine ad. Look it up, boys, and give him a play. Christmas Gifts for Men AEE (RAE Black, The Hatter 7 LOS ANGELES Mrs. Dave Woods, of Chicago, is visiting in the city. Mrs. R. Hite, the assistant manager of the Waldorf Hotel, is very ill. Mr. and Mrs. Preston have taken apartments in the Booker Washing- ton Buildiig. The new Cadillac Cafe is doing a good business. The Prentice Pharmacy is working overtime getting ready for the hol- idays. | Mr. and Mrs. G. Wade Obee have taken apartments at 816 East First street. Mr. Obee expects to open his undertaking establishment soon. Smoke John Ruskin 5ce Cigar. Big- gest and Best.—Adv. preywaiationaiget desig Ci epi edi eet 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. sina eels eee aie se pet eiare een espacial Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915, at the Post Office at Omaha, Neb., under the act of March 3, 1879. ies sas A alee ls ch ths al hd nA THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher, Lucille Skaggs Edwards and William Garnett Haynes, Associate Editors. George Wells Parker, Contributing Editor and Business Manager. Joseph LaCour, Jr., Lincoln Representative, 821 8. St,, Lincoln. eee a me a aes SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $1.50 PER YEAR Advertising Rates, 50 cents an Inch per issue, Address, The Monitor, 1119 North Twenty-first street, Omaha. Telephone Webster 4243. 8 MANAGER FRANKE’S POLICY torlum a itew days ago Ww tum we who was responsible for changing tickets which were held by members of our family for the first floor of the Auditorium. Mr. Green of the Retailer’s Asso- ciation said that it was done without authority from him, and was evident- ly the work of an officious usher tak- ing unwarranted authority upon him- self. In seeking to locate responsibility it was necessary for us to interview Mr. Franke, who is the manager of the Auditorium and hired by the city commission for that purpose. He disclaimed knowledge or responsibi!- ity for the discourtesy offered; but insolently volunteered the informa- tion that for any show, or entertain- ment, that fell under his management he would refuse to sell tickets to Colored people for the arena or first floor. He seemed to be oblivious of the fact that he is a city employee. He was then in the box offce and advised us to try to buy a ticket for the Ballet Russe for the arena to learn how quickly he would refuse. He further stated that if we procuréd a ticket for the arena from any other source he would throw us out and re- turn our money. Poor fellow, he must have had a brain storm and thought he was again running the Krug theatre and was talking to an habitue o: that place. But we suggested, with due cour- tesy to the gentleman, because for- tunately we were able to keep our temper, that he would evidently find that a much more difficult job than he anticipated. We also advised him that we had no desire or intention of attending the Ballet Russe, but were simply seeking to locate the person responsible for a discourtesy and an invasion of our personal rights which called for an explana- tion. We said further, that as a citi- zen and taxpayer of Omaha, we would have a right to any seat in the Audi- torium that we could afford, pro- vided that we behaved ourself, and that if he denied that right he would be held answerable for it. He said loudly and emphatically that his pol- icy was to exclude “your people,” meaning, of course, Colored people, from the first floor. ‘“That’s my pol- for and I’m giving it to you straight. You can’t sit on the first floor for any show I’m running. You'll have to go upstairs.” Leaving the distinguished manager we went to interview Mayor Dahl- man, whom we have always found most courteous. We told him of our interview with Manager Franke. The Mayor promptly said that Mr. Franke had no business to make such a statement or establish such a pol- icy and he referred us to Mr. With- nell under whose direct charge the Auditorium falls. Mr. Withnell was not in his office so we wrote a letter to the Council, which was read Tues- day morning at Council meeting. We also addressed the Council. THE MONITOR. i i Se a assem ccinnsnpiniitieinntetadeete atin TELEPHON ONITOR | The Nebr: he civic, social and religious interests || Teceives for rieinity, vith the desire to contribute | the Colored uilding 0! ie community, sry Saturday. {most conse csr July 4. 1016, ak the Pout Office at [|e © # 3, 1879. | personally, | LLIAMS, Editor and Publisher, pete paoie ae Haney, mercciate Editors, that number 9 ‘or and Business Manager. Ws yt nasa resentative, 821 S. St., Cincoin. very cons ES, $1.50 PER YEAR has about 7( ote an inet per geslie not, so far : Ubster 4243. cee SERS NARS learn, one p Lidechiniaiaticecs lien kdaie.1| ployed by th This is a Bie WWilithnall wuhiécele ateatead that |i sat tes tia Sn ee eee ee ee a ee ee. ee ee ‘no discrimination would be tolerated at the public entertainments given at ‘the Auditorium. He assured us that it Mr. Franke should attempt to enforce such a policy his resignation would be forthwith demanded. The subjoined letter is a copy of ‘the one read at the Council meeting; | December 12, 1916. To the Hon. James C. Dahlman, Mayor, and Commissioners of the | City of Omaha. ‘Gentlemen: _ The Auditorium is city property afd under your control, and I am therefore very sure that your honor- able body will not knowingly counten- ance or endorse any discrimination against any well-behaved, self-re- specting patron of public entertain- ments held there under the direct control and management of your sal- | aried manager, Mr. Franke. It is for this reasoi that I desire to call your attention to the fact that in an interview held with Mr. Franke at the Auditorium Monday afternoon, December 11, he volunteered the in- formation that at any show or enter- tainment held in the Auditorium un- der his management, he would refuse to sell tickets to Colored people for the arena or first floor. He said, “You try to buy a ticket from me for the Ballet Russe, next Saturday night, for the first floor and see how I’ll turn you down. And if you get one anywhere else and pre- sent it here, I’ll throw you out and give you your money back. For that’s my show and any show that I control your people can’t sit on the first floor. That’s my policy and I’m giving it to you straight.” This is substantially Mr. Franke’s language to me December 11. In- deed, I am quoting him almost ver- batim. I had gone to see him for the pur- pose of locating the person respon- sible for refusing to honor tickets held by members of my family at a recent entertainment. Mr. Franke ‘disclainmed responsibility for that, | stating that it was not his show, and that he had therefore nothing to do with it. He then volunteered the in- formation as to what his own policy is in entertainments under his man- agement. I am sure that Mr. Franke’s policy cannot have the endorsement either of Mr. Withnell, under whose depart- ment the Auditorium falls, or the other commissioners. | I therefore call this matter to your attention and respectfully suggest that your honorable body make it emphatically plain to Mr. Franke that his policy of discrimination against ‘eleduuee well-behaved citizens |and taxpayers, on the simple ground |of race or color will not be tolerated. Respectfully yours, Jno. Albert Williams. | We have been reading of boycotts, | federal investigations and court cases relative to the H. C. of L, but we avn discovered any difference in the grocery bill. TELEPHONE COMPANY SHOULD EMPLOY OUR PEOPLE The Nebraska Telephone company receives for telephone rentals from the Colored people of Omaha by the most conservative estimate, from $15.000 to $20,000 a year. We know personally, by actual count, 250 who reit phones and there must be double that number in use. So our estimate is very conservative. This company has about 700 employes and there is not, so far as we have been able to learn, one member of our race em- ployed by this corporation. This is a condition that should cer- tainly be remedied. Casper E. Yost and the other gentlemen in charge of this company are liberal and fair- minded men and it seems to us that by courteously calling their attention to this matter they will readily recognize the justice of our contention that em- ployment should be given to some of our young men and women in some of their departments or various ex- changes. It may be that no one has made ap- plication to the company for employ- nent for fear of being turned down; for there is a good deal of timidity upon the part of our people when it comes to seeking employment. Per- sistency brings its reward. We should not be afraid to apply for work even to public service corporations. We believe that our people should make application to the Nebraska Telephond company for employment and that that company which is so largely patronized by our people should see to it that some positions are opened by them for some of our deserving young men and women. SETS A BELATED, BUT APPRECIATED EXAMPLE We are delighted to be able to re- port that the Omaha Electric Light company has given employment to several Colored men and also to state ‘that Mr. Holdrege advises us that there is a willingness on the part of his company to give further employ- ment to our people as soon as it is practical to do so. We hope that it may soon become “practicable” for the company to give us a few posi- tions among their office and mechani- cal forces, as well as among their force of laborers. We hope that the Omaha Gas com- pany, the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway company and the Ne- braska Telephone company; yes and the Metropolitan Water District, our municipal plant, will follow the belated but none-the-less appreciated example of the Electric Light and Power com- | pany. THE MATTER OF CREDIT Credit is the keystone in the arch that supports the world. If tomor- row the financial world should de- cide to place business on a cash basis only, the arch would crash and a ter- ‘rible panic would sweep the earth. ‘Behind credit is honor and behind that honor is the finest trait of human life aad human existence—FAITH. One of the things our race needs most is honor and the ability to de- mand credit. Among us there are many whose word is their bond, but the majority take credit lightly. They assume debts, some which they in- tend to pay and never do and some which they do not even intend to pay. It is not only harmful to themselves but harmful to the race. These people do not seem to realize that a good credit is a tremendous asset. All of us do not have ready money, but a good credit is the same thing. It is one of the ways to fortune. So establish a credit for your name. When you promise a man to pay & certain sum, pay it at the time prom- ised and if you cannot, be honorable enough to tell him so before or at the time. A good credit is something to be proud of and some thing worth having. Get a good credit. SONGS OF SOLOMON The Man Who Came Back i. Hearken, O my dearly beloved Son, whilst I murmur to thee some music measures of the man who came back after the world thought that fate had slipped to him the nifty knockout. 2. In the days gone by there lived a man named Villa who stood ace high with the demo duma, till it tied a tin can to his political post mortem. 8. Then this duma sent tin soldiers across the border to pickle and pre- serve his carcass, but the bandit played the kid game of hide and seek and tangled them up in the deserts of Shiwawa. 4. To save their reputations the ‘soldiers wired that Villa was non est and had passed in his comp to the bony reaper. 5. The duma shook hands with itself and said that everything was peaches and that the old Carranzy chap had landed safe in the harbor of peaceful pickings. 6. But O my Son, no man is surely dead until the undertaker fixeth him and crosseth his hands over an Easter lily. Villa was not planted. He was only spending a week end siesta with his black eyed senorita. 7. Again he sallied forth with itis trusty troopers and handed the Car- ranzy cohorts a sad sample of the rough and ready. 8. Now he hath taken Shiwawa, the big burg below the Rio Grande, and chuckleth the merry ha ha as he journeyeth northward. 9. Old Carranzy now pulleth his whiskers and the American eagle seratcheth his bean with his talons. 10. The moral of this tale, O my Son, is never to feel blue over the down and out certificate. Thou art never dead until the insurance com- pany payeth thy claim, and some- times not even then. OBVIOUS OBSERVATIONS The right arm of the observation scribbler is so sore from receiving congratulations upon his marriage that he cannot manipulate the type- writer. May the lino-man forgive his copy. The press is now crying, “Poor Little Roumania,” but when a nation, no matter how little, jumps into a scrap on one side because she figures she can gain more booty than on the other, she deserves to get the dickens licked out of her. If any subscribers are thinking ser- iuosly of giving The Monitor an Xmas present, kindly let it be the little one- fifty for the year’s sub. Santa could not please us any better. any Burr-r-r!_ Go heavy on the coal, mister; go heavy on the coal. When it comes to fighting we have just got to take off our hats to Ger- many. It looks to us that Der Kaiser has found his place in the sun and is going to stick around awhile. The publicity bureau over the Peo- ple’s Drug Store is contemplating en- gaging a stenographer to take notes of the daily meetings and discussions held by Omaha’s eminent political cabinet, A lady friend of ours told us that if Santa Claus brings her a diamond ring, a seal skin coat, a limousine, a pearl necklace, and a ten thousand dollar hill, she will try to be satisfied. If we could get all that we would be satisfied without trying. Thanking you for your sincere attention, we will now talk with the bride about the different brands of face powder. COLORED BLOOD ON EUROPEAN THRONE Queen Louise of Sweden, sister of Frederick the Great of Prussia, openly proclaimed that he was the son of Baron Munck von Fulkila and her daughter, the young Danish queen. The Baron was of Moorish descent on his maternal side. The present queen of Sweden and the reigning grand duke of Baden are great grandchildren of Gustavus IV., the Moor, and the now reigning king of Sweden's uncle, Prince Oscar, renounced his rights of succession to the throne of Sweden in order to wed Eba Munck von Fulkila, a lineal descendant of the handsome Baron, who was the father of Gustavus IV. General Dodds, the French general and conqueror of Dahomey, was the son of a handsome African woman. When he returned to France his welcome was such that authorities claim that if he wished he might have risen to the role of military dictator, had his loyalty to France been less. He wears the grand cross of the Legion of Honor and the highest insignia of the medaille militaire. It might not be out of place here to mention that Dodds was the highest in command during the Boxer troubles in China years ago and was entitled to take charge of the allied troops in China. He would have done so but for the fact that the American troops refused to accept a Colored general as head. This act of prejudice necessitated a halt in the proceedings until Germany could send Count Von Waldersee, Field Marshal, to China to assume command, the Count outranking Dodds for the occasion. The children of the Dumas' married into the most aristocratic and royal house of France, while Alexander Dumas the younger, married a woman who was a member of the historic Russian house of Narischkine. AS TO SEGREGATION It was never necessary to pass "segregation" laws to keep the Negroes together; but all such laws have largely found their inception in the minds of those poor, low, ignorant whites who while they "hate" a Negro, really envy him when he rises above the level of his fellows. Not content with meeting him upon a level of citizenship and contesting with him for the reward of industry and intelligence these Negro haters ask that a race already handicapped be further burdened—and this only because they truly fear that they will be distanced in the contest of life if the inferior (?) race have an equal chance with them. This practical confession is disgusting to a man who really believes that (at present at least) the white race is able to care for itself without the aid of special laws against its rivals.—Mogy's Magazine. "This is jewelry Xmas," says the signboards, and remember, please, that The Monitor is carrying ads for the finest jewelers in Omaha. Look them up. THE MONITOR. OUR Readers "BLOCKER JACK' " Dec. 9, 1916. ations on the ry is doing for and especially torialials are al- but I am es- your editorial in which you the Omaha Elec- company to the in the recent that Negroes ears with thme y employ none editorial is a believe it will itor is doing a demanding fair also in educat- Letters From Our Readers "EDITORIAL IS 'CRACKER JACK' " Omaha, Neb., Dec. 9, 1916. Editor Monitor: Accept my congratulations on the good work your paper is doing for this whole community and especially for our race. Your editorials are always good and timely, but I am especially pleased with your editorial leader in today's issue in which you call the attention of the Omaha Electric Light and Power Company to the part played by our race in the recent election and the fact that Negroes spend thousands of dollars with thme every year and yet they employ none of our people. That editorial is a 'cracker jack' and I believe it will bring results. The Monitor is doing a great work not only in demanding fair play for our people, but also in educating us on public questions. I'm in a position to know that the Monitor has a big influence and helped to carry the street lighting contract. In view of the facts mentioned by you I think it only fair that our people should get some recognition in the way you suggest. Wishing you continued success, Respectfully yours, J. G. Jewell. PUBLIC QUESTIONS" Omaha, Neb., Dec. 8, 1916. Editor Monitor: Your paper is a live wire on public questions and that's why I like it. You are not afraid to take a stand on issues before the people. You figure that we are part and parcel of the country and as such it is our duty to take an intelligent part in everything that goes on. Yours for success, 2518 Lake St. Silas Johnson. IS GRATEFUL FOR KINDNESS Mr. Editor: Please allow me space in your valuable paper to thank the many friends who were so kind to me during my recent illness and kept me cheerful by bringing beautiful flowers, keeping my house tidy and in perfect order and providing me with an abundance of the very choicest food and fruits. For all this I am so grateful, and will ever remember that it was the many prayers that went up in my behalf that aided the medical appliance in my recovery. I am able to be up and about now and am ready to serve my people as I have done in the past four years. I have no desire, because this is the last year, to rest, but from time to time with our own hometalent we intend to give to the public some high class literary and musical productions. By so doing we Rosewood For Furnaces and Guaranteed to hold A Rhea Mitchell, Star In the American Mutual Masterpicture, De Luxe Edition, "The Man From Manhattan." soon! 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But the former, tho it has 7,000 depositors, "has not a single dollar on hand, not has it any loan department," so The Southwestern Christian Advocate (Meth., Epis., New Orleans) informs its readers. It is, according to this representative of Negro Methodism, operated by the public schools of Kansas City, and— "While the students make out regular deposit slips they do not deposit coin, currency, or checks. It is not a financial institution. It is an institutioi where good deeds are deposited, and who dares say that a deposit of a good deed does not bring large interest? "The pupil of the school goes to the bank, makes out a slip of deposit giving a record of the good deeds done during the day. Little kindnesses are recorded and everything that has brought sunshine into another's life is placed on a deposit slip and transferred to the regular record. Naturally enough the deposit slips appealed to the school children and quite soon a rivalry was created in the school, monthly balances were struck and the report was made showing the business of the bank during the month. . . "The system of the Sunshine Bank should increase. There should be a branch in every community, and then there should be the handy individual banks for the families, and all the people should seek to get away from the grouchy and selfish by making an effort to do something for some one else, and a better world this would be."—Literary Digest.