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THE MONITOR 5c a Copy Lincoln Conference Notable Gathering Program as Published in Last Week's Monitor Successfully Carried Through. EMINENT RELIGIOUS LEADERS Mayor of Boley, Oklahoma, One of the Few Exclusively Negro Towns of the Country, Lay Delegate. The Lincoln Annual Conference which will conclude its sessions at Grove Methodist Episcopal Church with the announcement of appointments Monday morning has carried through a most successful program, which will leave its inspirational impress upon the religious life of the city and send the delegates enheartened by a larger vision back to their respective fields of work. Bishop Stuntz' opening charge showed him to be a man of broad sympathies and deeply interested in all departments of work under his care. The conference sermon Thursday by the Rev. C. N. Dawson, from I Timothy, 1:15, was a forceful presentation of Christ's mission of salvation to the world, and the challenge to His disciples to carry on His work in the same broad spirit of love. Among the prominent members of the denomination present at this service were the Rev. Dr. David G. Downey, of The Methodist Book Concern, New York, and the Rev. Dr. George Heber Jones of New York, who had been a missionary in Corea for twenty years. The lectures by Dr. J. C. Sherrill and the Rev. Dr. E. D. Hull on "Twelve Years in Africa" and "That Boy," delivered on Monday and Tuesday night, respectively, drew appreciative audiences which were well repaid for their attendance. Tomorrow at 11 o'clock will be ordination services with a sermon by Bishop Stuntz. Home Missions will be considered at 3 o'clock, the Rev. Dr. Dean of Philadelphia, being the speaker. At 4 o'clock will be the financial rally, at which time it is hoped to raise the $1,000 debt remaining on the property. The rally will be conducted by Bishop Stuntz. At 8 p. m. the Rev. Dr. Jones of New Orleans will preach. In connection with the financial rally it should be known that when the Rev. Dr. Logan took charge of Grove Church, three years ago, the indebtedness, mortgaged and floating, was $3,200. He has succeeded in reducing this to $1,000 by great personal sacrifice, his salary being a beggarly pittance, hardly enough to keep body and soul together, while he was struggling to reduce this debt. He has said nothing about this, but it has been known by one or two of his close personal friends. The Monitor believes this fact should be known. It believes also that it should be known that while the church has raised nearly $1,800 this year, this (Continued on Page 7) Omaha, Nebraska, March 31, 1917 OUR ANSWER OUR ANSWER From Audrey Bowser's Poem, "The Brown and The Blue." Old Glory's stripes are shining red With our good soldiers' gore, Since Attucks fell and Salem bled, Black fighters 'neath its folds have led The fight in every war. At Pillow and Wagner's hellish fray ,On San Juan's blazing hill; And the blood that flowed at El Caney Has drenched it deeper still. WHEN OUR COUNTRY CALLS WHEN OUR COUNTRY CALLS The war clouds are crowding upon the horizon of peace and tranquility is about to pass from us. What of the Colored American? Where does he stand on the question of preserving the national honor? The President does not want him as a volunteer, the War Department does not want him as a regular, the Navy does not want him as a seaman. It seems that nobody wants him and that his race a race that doesn't count. Rather queer, too, isn't it? He fought in the Revolution, died in the War of 1812, bled in the Mexican fight, saved the North in the Civil War, and fought the Don gloriously in the Spanish conflict. His escutcheon is as spotless as new fallen snow and he never was a traitor. He of all men has the greatest right to question "SPRING DRIV "SPRING DRIVE" STARTED From all sources the war in Europe is assigned as the first cause of the Negro migration, in so much as it has employed all of Europe's able bodied at home, and allowed but few to come to the United States. The passage of the new immigration act by congress over the veto of the president indicates that even when it is over, foreign laborers will be prevented by the literacy clause from entering in as large numbers as formerly. Without the new law with its literacy clause, it appears that the frightful casualties upon the battlefields will make impossible any overflow of men from Europe to America for at least five years. All of these facts point to the same thing. The North in field and factory is going to be shorthanded for some time to come, and until the supply of laborers become steady again, will draw on the South with its superabundance of workers for several hundred NSWER What though an envious hate and pride Upon us fix their bans? What though our birthright be denied? One glory they can never hide— We are Americans! And when the dangers darkly reach Across the nation's sky, We hurl our lives into the breach To suffer, bleed and die. whether our flag really stands for freedom, our country for justice and our ideals for righteousness—yet he has never questioned them when the country called. He is the bravest of the brave, the loyalist of the loyal, the truest of the true. Yet he does not count. He is without the pale. No, we are not wanted. The President forgets us, the Army does not need us and the Navy scorns us; but we are loyal still. Above President and Army ani Navy is the Country and the Flag and when they need us and call us, nothing can hold back our hands or stifle our courage. Their ideals are ours and as long as a black man has blood to shed the ideal of a government of the people, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth. VE" STARTED thousand more hands. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Traveler's Aid Association estimates that as many as 25,000 Southern Negroes, lured by higher wages, have flocked into the city during the past few weeks. Most of these men are working in the munitions factories. Massachusetts and other Northern states are short of farm laborers. Hampden county is willing to solve the problem by bringing in intelligent Negro workers from the South, and the Improvement Leagues of that place have put the question up to the farmers of that vicinity. Tuskegee resolutions to the contrary, it looks as if the "Spring Drive" of Colored workers from the South will exceed in size and importance any similar movement since the opening up of the great Western plains for settlement in the middle of the last century. It is a good thing for the Colored man, and a good thing for the country.—The Baltimore Afro-American. Vol. II. No. 39 (Whole No. 91) Saturday Evening Post Condemns Lynching Magazine Reaching Millions of Readers Speaks In No Uncertain Terms Against Barbarism. LYNCHERS ARE BARBARIANS It is seldom indeed that the Saturday Evening Post has ever come out in its pages to condemn any of the injustices practiced against the Colored race in America, but the following is perhaps as calm and dispassionate an article as has ever been written. When it is remembered that The Post is read in over two million of homes throughout the United States, the moral effect of such an article must carry great weight: American Barbarism. There is now a more powerful reaction against lynching—that abominable disgrace to the United States—than ever before. It is more generally realized that lynchers, whatever positions they may hold in society, are essentially stupid barbarians, whose anarchism brings into question all social security and order. It is plain enough that no man's life can really be safe in a community given to lynching. There will probably be, at first, the extreme provocation of assault upon a woman. The record shows that, having yielded to that provocation, yielding to lesser ones becomes increasingly easy; and finally a mob will as readily slake its blood-thirst by murdering a white man as Colored one. Because lynching has been more common in the South, the South is especially interested in discouraging it. The intelligent Southern opinion, which must finally prevail, is insisting upon the only remedy—conviction and punishment of mob murderers. When dominant opinion recognizes lynching for what it is—a detestable crime against society far more dangerous socially than any individual murder—lynching will disappear. Only the criminal sanction or tolerance of misguided opinion keeps it alive. Mobs never lynch except when they think it perfectly safe. As soon as they have to expect not sanction or tolerance, but genuine prosecution, they will leave the repression of crime to orderly processes of law. It is altogether a question of public opinion. To strengthen the right opinion is a plain duty of every one who wants that opinion to prevail. NEW HOSPITAL OPENS Newport News, Va.—The Whittaker Memorial Hospital was formally opened this week with appropriate exercises, which were held Monday and Tuesday. The Colored members now have a hospital where members of the race when sick may be admitted as patients and given the best of medical treatment. General Race News 2 (The Pittsburg Courier) Before leaving the South, let the Negro know the whole truth. Let him understand that the North is no asylum. Let him know that only good citizens find room here. Let him know that the sun does not shine on that spot of United States soil where there is no prejudice. Let him know that honesty, efficiency, sobriety, cleanliness, reliability and decorum are positively demanded here; and that the laws governing the citizens of the North will not be relaxed for the benefit of any man. Also, let him be informed that labor unions of the North will not take him into their organizations. Let him know that labor unions of the North are opposed to his coming. Let him know that the blackest possible picture is being painted every day, both in southern and in certain northern papers, in a concerted effort to frighten the Colored man away from northern employment. Finally, let him know that men who obey the law need have no fear of the law; that men who refrain from liquor need have no fear of drunkenness; that men who seek honorable employment and pursue it need have no fear of starvation. If there be any who think for a moment that coming North means idleness, easy living, privileges, or an asylum where laxity of morals, drinking and gambling are tolerated let such an one be informed immediately that his dream of the North will end in a sad awakening. There will always be a North and there will always be a South, but be it remembered that both sections fall within the common boundary of the United States, and that the exactions of the Negro are practically the same throughout the Union. The question put to you everywhere is, "Can you qualify?" ARABIAN MONARCH OF AFRICAN DESCENT When the Turks shelled the holy city of Mecca a revulsion was started throughout the Mohammedan world that has resulted in the revolt of Arabia and the establishment of the old kingdom. The ruler chosen is Arabian Grand Sherif El Husein Ibn Ali, a scion of the dynasty founded by the prophet Mohamet. This dynasty was of African origin, Mohamet claiming himself to be an Arabian of Arabs and of the purest blood in the land, springing from the House of Hashim and the tribe of Koréish. The House of Hashim was founded by Arabs who married women of Yemen, a province of blacks then under the control of Ethiopia. It is to this dynasty that the present monarch of Arabia belongs. FURNIS NOMINATED FOR COUNCILMAN Indianapolis, Ind.—Dr. Sumner Furnis, one of the leading physicians and surgeons in this section of the country, was nominated by the republican party Tuesday, March 6, for councilman from the Sixth district. He made a campaign that unified all factions of the district and proved conclusively that when the Race is united great are the results. All the leading citizens of the city backed Dr. Furnis. THE MONITOR. ace News TO GIVE TORRANCE PLAYS WITH A NEGRO COMPANY Ridgely Torrance, the poet, whose "Granny Maumee," presented here three years ago by the Stage Society, is a vivid memory, will be represented on the New York stage this Spring by three short plays of Negro life. They will make up a program to be produced here shortly by Mrs. Emilie Hapgood, who, with "Magic" already on the boards, is planning all manner of ventures in the theatre. For the Torrance plays, Robert E. Jones has been engaged as director. Mr. Jones, who shared with Arthur Hopkins the direction of the recent Drama League matinees of old American plays, is primarily a decorator. His work for "Good Gracious Annabelle," "A Successful Calamity," "Till Eulenspiegel," and "The Happy Ending" have established him as the foremost scenic artist in the American theatre. His closest association, apparently, is with Arthur Hopkins. Judging from "Granny Maumee," Mr. Torrance's plays will aim at a racial expression of the Negro which has thus far been successful only in music. The stage Negro has seldom advanced beyond the antics of Topsy and the burnt-cork humors of McIntyre and Heath. Only Negro actors will appear in Torrance plays and while no definite announcement has been made, their theatre will probably be the Garden. Rehearsals are now in progress.—New York Age. PORTO RICANS ADDRESSED AS "CITIZENS OF U. S." San Juan, Porto Rico.—Governor Yager in a special message to the legislature recently for the first time addressed the members as "Fellow citizens of the United States." He said: "I welcome you into our great national family with high hopes of you in this new relation." The governor urged legislation increasing the pay of government employes, extension of the educational system, and that the new citizenship and home rule laws be made operative. ALBINO MAN STEALS PIANO, THEN STOOL Nashville, Tenn.—A string of church robberies that have mystified Nashville police for a week were cleared up by the confession of John Lightsinger, an albino tailor, that he was the robber. The albino admitted he had robbed eight churches. Among the albino's booty was a piano, and after he had sold it to a Negro, "John Doe," he had to walk back two miles to the church to steal the piano stool, because Mr. "Doe" insisted it was part of the bargain. The albino stole the baptismal suit of the Rev. C. L. Skinner twice, taking it the second time after its owner had recovered it from a pawn shop. Slayers of Anthony Crawford Are Not Indicted by Grand Jury. Abbeville, S. C.—In the court of general sessions here last week the grand jury failed to find a true bill against the eight men charged with murder, which grew out of the lynch- ALLEGED LYNCHERS ALL ing of Anthony Crawford, a wealthy Colored man, last October. The grand jury also failed to find a true bill against 18 men charged with rioting ORCHARD & PERFE Smokeless PERFECTION Smokeless Oil Heaters THE FURNACE Orchard & Particular Nitrous Oxide and Oxygen Best 22K gold crowns Gold fillings Casted gold inlays Heavy 22K bridgework Porcelain crowns Full upper or lower plates, best ma Silver fillings Temporary fillings Extractions Clarence H. Sim 109 South (Over Peoples Office Hours, 9 A. M. to 12 M. 1 P. M. to 7 P. M. Clarence H. Singleton, D. D. S. 109 South 14th Street (Over Peoples' Drug Store) Office Hours, 9 A. M. to 12 M. 1 P. M. to 7 P. M. Phone Douglas 7812 [Name] Street Car T The transfer point between point of intersection. As there however, the public is requested doubt. 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JENKINS Transfer Points between any two lines is usually the first there are some exceptions to this rule, requested to ask the conductor in all cases of A Weekly Newspaper devoted to the civic, social and religious interests of the Colored People of Nebraska and the West, with the desire to contribute something to the general good and upbuilding of the community and of the race. Published Every Saturday. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915, at the Post Office at Omaha, Neb., under the act of March 3, 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher. Lucille Skaggs Edwards and William Garnett Haynes, Associate Editors. George Wells Parker, Contributing Editor and Business Manager. Joseph LaCour, Jr., Lincoln Representative, 821 S. St., Lincoln. THE MONITOR 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. WHAT DO YOU CALL THIS? Charles J. Francke, manager of our city-owned and operated auditorium was solicited by our business manager for an ad for the New York Symphony Orchestra Concert. Mr. Francke's reply was: "We are doing no advertising in weekly papers." And yet The Examiner, The Excelsior, The Jewish Bulletin, The Mediator, La Stampa, the Italian weekly, and several other weeklies, which are among The Monitor's valued local exchanges, all carried liberal advertisements for this concert. Oh, well, we'll be charitable about it and simply remark that very evidently someone has—made a mistake. ADVERTISING A firm advertises in a class paper because it wants the trade of that class to which the paper goes. It stands to reason that such firms will welcome this class and do its best to please them. We want our patrons to become patrons of our advertisers and the latter will show their appreciation by supporting the paper which our patrons delight to read. It is a case of patronage and appreciation all the way round. No one loses and every one gains. SKITS OF SOLOMON Public Opinion. Whenever a word juggler mounts the rostrum to sputter rhetoric into the waiting ears of a weary audience he starts out by talking about public opinion. There ain't no sich animul. It is called "public opinion," but it isn't. The public never had an opinion of its own since Adam and Eve started housekeeping. Public opinion is private opinion shoved on the public. The public doesn't know an idea from a mess of ham and cabbage. Whenever the interests want to create a corner in dear public stuff they hold a secret plush curtain congress, map out a game of talk and then quietly slip it to the press. Then the newspaper digs out the four foot type and throws a scare into the public that makes its knees beat a terrible tattoo. The next day the gent, nickered the editor, comes out and explains the whyfor of the whereas and public opinion is made. Ere long a mouth machine steps to the platform and soft soaps the gathered dumbesses, telling them what "public opinion" wants. He sits down on the cane bottom and the listeners give him the happy noise. They think they are the public and that the talk-geyser has been placing posies on their swelled-out chests. They shake hands with themselves and start talking about public opinion. The interests chuckle and get another hundred-year contract for selling yellow clay to the city. It's a great game, public opinion. Push it along. THE MONITOR. MONITOR the civic, social and religious interests and the West, with the desire to con- tand upbuilding of the community and every Saturday. October July 2, 1915, at the Post Office at 3, 1879. WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher. J. Garnett Haynes, Associate Editors. Bing Editor and Business Manager. Representative, 821 S. St., Lincoln. RES, $1.50 PER YEAR Events an inch per issue. With Twenty-first street, Omaha. Webster 4243. s interests re to con- unity and Office at usher. e Editors. ager. olin. aha. Obvious Observations Lawst week a Southe'n crackuh wrote an ahticle in the Bee about keeping the Cullud man out of the ahmy. We were too busy to ansuh, but had we been so disposed we should have said that no country eveh feahed putting a gun into tha hands of citizens whom they had treated justly. Ouch! Who slung that last brick fust? The newspapers say that the kaiser is considering abdication. That is a mistake. What the kaiser is doing is figuring where to run when the storm breaks. The Appeal to Reason is publishing some hot stuff on the governmental ownership of railways. Read it, because you will have to vote on the question bye and bye. Let's see: where did you put that Panama hat and those B. V. D's? Omaha is becoming so good that last week a gentleman tipped his hat to a lady and the moral squad arrested him for lifting the lid. Five men of the Ninth Cavalry sent in subs to The Monitor last week. We are now on the border. A gentleman of a big corporation asked us last week what the South is going to do if we take away all the Colored people. We replied that we didn't give a ____ what became of it. If you want to know whether it is spring or not, walk along Fourteenth street and notice the Colored gentry taking sun baths. When we hesitated last week whether or not to give friend wife twenty-five beans for a new Easter bonnet, she told us to fork over and thank our lucky stars that we weren't Solomon with 400 bonnets to buy. Thanking you for your kind attention, we will now ask the grocer if he will trust us until our subscribers come across with their subscriptions. CLUB. THE GET ONE CLUB. Who will be the next member of The Get One Club? We want our subscribers to "Get One New Subscriber for The Monitor." Who will be the first? All news must be in before Wednesday noon, in order to appear the following Saturday. SMILES J Lawyer—"How large were the hoofs? Were they as large as my feet or my hands?" Negro witness—"No, sah! They was jus' ordinary sized hoofs, sah!"—Widow. Small Nebraska farms on easy payments, five acres up. "We farm the farm we sell you." The Hungerford Potato Growers' Assn., 15th and Howard Sts., Omaha. Douglas 9371. --- --- SMILES Basement Sales of Easter Apparel Brandeis Stores DRUMS, DRUMMERS' TRAPS AND SAXOPHONES Violin Outfits $12.00 and up. Saxophones Manufactured by Frank Holton Co., $85 and up. Drums $15 and up. 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S OF SUNSHINE BISCUITS na Bakery—12th and Davenport Sts. Smoke hn Ruskin Cigar Omaha Bakery—12th and Davenport Sts. Biggest and Best 5 Cents Events and Persons Everybody is going to Alamo Hall Thursday, April 22, to see Jesse J. Johnson demonstrate fancy dances. When you need a good clean shave, see P. H. Jenkins, 1313 Dodge street. —Adv. Jesse J. Johnson, St. Louis’s great- est fancy dancer, will be at Alamo Hall Thursday evening, April 26. Dan Desdunes’ Orchestra, Webster 710, 2516 Burdette St.—Adv. Mrs. L, A. Smith of Alliance, Neb., ig visiting Mrs. James Kirby, 2809 Cuming street. John Ruskin Cigar, 5 cents. Biggest and Best. Mrs Bobert Bryant, formerly of Omaha, but now of Colorado Springs, Col., enroute home from the east, has been spending the week as the guest of Mr. and Mrs, A. N. Wade, Twenty-fifth and Patrick avenue. Two furnished rooms for rent in private home. H. L. Anderson, 2914 Lake. Web. 3171.—Adv. Mrs. Mary Overall, who was oper- ated on at the Ford hospital, is con- valescing rapidly under the care of Dr. L. E. Britt. Adams’ orchestra, the premier mu- sicians. Harney 5737.—Adv. Charles Whitely is seriously il] at the Lord Lister hospital. Prof. Ulysses Crosse left for Minne- apolis this week where he will remain indefinitely. For chi’ls use our best coal or your kind at Harmon & Weeth. Webster 848.—Adv. George Wells Parker will deliver an eddress before the Omaha Phil- osophical Club Sunday afternoon at three o’clock on the subject of The African Origin of the Grecian Civ- ilization. The meeting is public and held at the Lyric building, 19th and Farnam streets, 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. Our women readers who are con- templating purchasing their Easter bonnets should not fail to visit Mrs. Zucker’s millinery shop at 1615-17 North 24th. Her display is beauti- ful, prices reasonable and style for the woman who cares. We will try to make a general clean- up on subscriptions within the next two weeks. Please have a smile and some change when our genial collector presses the electric button. There will be a mask social at St. John’s A. M. E. church Thursday evening, April 5, at 8:30 p.m. Mask as you desire, the one making the best representation whether Indian or Dutch Cleanser, Adv. Girl, will re- ceive $2 in cash. Benefit Missionary campaign. Good musical program. Mrs. Laura Hicks, manager, Friends and customers of Fred Houston will find him at P. H. Jen- kin’s barber shop, 1813 Dodge.—Adv. Oletha Russell, Notary Public and Public Stenographer, 413 Karbach CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our many friends for their kindness and sympathy to us during the sickness and death of cur beloved wife and mother and for the many floral offerings. George D. Dickinson. John William Dickinson. Mrs, Henry W. Black. THE MONITOR. BIRTHDAY-BETROTHAL One of the most pleasant events of the season was the birthday pariy given in honor of Lawrence Parker last Thursday evening at the Parker residence, 933 No. 27th street. About ninety guests were present, all of the younger set, and a most enjoyable evening was spent in dancing and whist. Before the serving of the re- freshments, Mrs. James Cropp an- nounced the engagement of her daughter, Venus Beatrice, to Mr. Parker, the wedding being set for June 27th. The guests accepted the announcement with cheers and re- peated them when Mr. Parker slipped a beautiful platinum ring with dia- mond setting upon the finger of his financee. Miss Cropp is well known in the younger set and is a charming young woman, She and Mr. Parker are both graduates of the Omaha High School and have been sweethearts for some time. They both have the congratu- lations and best wishes of their many friends. MT. MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH NEWS There is not a single word that in- dicates sadness written on the brow of the Mt. Moriah Baptist church. We thank God for the same. We are still marching on under marching orders. In our last revival efforts to just Sunday a total of twenty were brought in. The revival epirit is yet rife. There are three more to be vaptized Sunday night. There will be covenant in the morning sermon, baptism, fellowship and communion at night. Come early and have a de- lightful time, An over-flowing crowd attended last Sunday afternoon, the baptismal service and sermon. A great deal of commendation is due to the members and public in general for their hearty response and co-operation in all pub- lic efforts. All monthly bills have been met and found us on top. Money taken in $126.34. Come with us and we shall do ycu good. THE CHURCH OF ST, PHILIP THE DEACON The Altar Guild met Tuesday night with Mrs. Dan Desdunes and elected officers for the ensuing year. Miss Anna E. Logan and Mrs. J. C. Donley were re-elected president and secretary, respectively, and Mrs. T. S. Riggs was elected treasurer. Tomorrow, Palm Sunday, the ser- vices will be Mass and Benediction of Palms at 7:30 a. m., holy baptism will be administered at 11 a. m. and at 5 p. m. Bishop Williams will ad- minister the Sacrament of Confirm- taion, Next week is Holy Week. Euchar- ist daily at 7:30 a, m.; Maundy Thurs- day also at 10 a. m.; daily Matins at 9 a. m.; evening prayer at 8:15 p. m.; Good Friday, Three Hours Service from 12 noon until 3 p. m. ADAM’S ORCHESTRA GOES TO LINCOLN Adam’s orchestra left Omaha Tues- day evening to play for the Sixth An- nual banquet of the Nebraska Leg- islative League. The Lincolnites did not remember for whom to ask when they wanted to make the engagement, but telegraphed the Omaha Commer- cial Club and asked them to try and get those Colored boys who “simply ate up music, harmony and sensa- tionalism.” The secretary called up Adam’s orchestra at once. 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We have most any kind you want, Also Fresh Clean Sassafras, 30c per pound. We Also Carry a Large Line of Cameras and Kodak Km Supplies. Your Patronage is Appreciated. If You Don’t See What You Want—Ask For It. 5 BONOFF’S N. Y. Sample Store 206 No. 16th St. THE ONLY ORIGINAL LADIES’ SAMPLE STORE Beautiful Selections of Spring Cloaks, Suits, Dresses, Skirts and Waists. | Buy Here and Save at Least $10 on Your Spring Coat or Suit 6 BANDS OF ARMED GERMANS ENTER BRAZIL, CROSSING BORDER FROM ARGENTINA London, Eng.—A dispatch to The Sunday Observer from Rio Janeiro says it is reported that bands of armed Germans have crossed the Brazilian border at Rio Grande do Sul and are proceeding in the direction of Santa Catharina. It is believed, the report adds, that they are sailors who have been interned in Argentina. A dispatch from Rio Janeiro on February 23 said that former Deputy Carreira de Freitas in an interview in the newspaper a Noite had denounced operations carried on in Southern Brazil in connection with the Hamburg Colonization Company. The reports which caused the protest, the dispatch added, were to the effect that this company purposed to colonize a portion of the country between the States of Santa Catharina and Rio Grande do Sul, to which only colonists of German nationality would be admitted. AMERICANS DOMINATING THE SAN DOMINGANS Recent advices from San Domingo state that the American military government has suppressed the minister from that country at Washington and also done away with the charge d'affaires in Havana. The former official, Minister Perdoma, having protested against the occupation of his country by the United States, was declared non grata by the Secretary of State at Washington. Mr. Morillo, the charge in Cuba, was deprived of his post for the same reason. A detachment of marines disembarked at San Pedro de Macoris and were greeted with a volley of bullets, resulting in the wounding of Captain Henley, and the killing of Second Lieutenant Bolton. Immediately the city was declared under martial law and all the establishments closed. Chacha Goicochea left the city with his group of followers, being followed and dispersed. Chacha has been declared a rebel and $500 in gold offered for his delivery to the American authorities. PICTURE CREATES SENSATION At the recent exhibition of American painters in the Knoedler Galleries, New York City, a sensation was created by a canvas of Manigault's entitled "The Negress." It portrays a nude figure of a Colored woman. The art critic of the New York Sun writes as follows concerning it: "People with strict ideas gasp when they see this picture, and 'Did you evers?' and 'No I nevers!' are frequent in its neighborhood. What it means nobody seems to know; I'm certainly quite in the dark myself, but most people agree that it means something. Perhaps if the public does find the answer to the riddle and the answer is not considered perfectly satisfactory, it may rise in its might and slay Mr. Manigault. Stranger things have happened in this country. The race problem still has its dangers. "But a French friend of mine, in whose artistic judgment I have great confidence and who, being a Frenchman, is not aware of the extreme thinness of the ice upon which Mr. Manigault is skating, appeared to be fascinated by the work, and kept coming back to it again and again, and finally said, 'D'you know, there's a great deal of force in that thing.'" Belmont Laundry, Webster 6900. Satisfaction guaranteed. THE MONITOR. South Side Notes South Side Notes (Mrs. Lulu Thornton, Correspondent) The Fred Douglas Literary society met last Tuesday at Bethel Baptist church. Quite a number were present and all seemed to enjoy fully the discussions on the subject: "Resolved, That Ignorance Causes More Crimes Than Poverty." The four persons appointed to discuss the subject gave some very convincing points on both sides. The judges rendered the decision in favor of the affirmative. Hereafter the club will meet on Friday night instead of Tuesday. Mrs. Effie Washington, of 2605 Folk street, is successfully handling hosiery and waist and dress patterns. Any person interested in these articles will render her quite a favor by calling South 1801 and she will be pleased to call on you and demonstrate or take your order. Mrs. Sara Jones, district stewardess for Allen Chapel A. M. E. church, left Tuesday for an indefinite stay in Iowa. The Bethel Baptist Church will have baptising at the church Sunday, April 1, at 2 o'clock. Mrs. Ida Riddles, of 5400 So. 25th street, has been quite sick for about two weeks. Mrs. J. W. Wilson, wife of Rev. J. W. Wilson, pastor of Allen Chapel A. M. E. church, arrived last Sunday with her three sons to be with Rev. Mr. Wilson at his new charge. Mrs. J. D. Thornton entertained at a birthday stag party in honor of her husband's birthday. A very delightful evening was spent and those present expressed themselves as being surprised at having such a time in the absence of the other sex. Numbers were drawn for the extra stag prize. This was won by Mr. Robt. Severe. Covers were laid for twelve. Those present were: Messrs. S. Washington, Robt. Severe, W. H. Scruggs, J. H. Hickman, J. C. Mobiley, Garret Reed, Lloyd Gray, H. Johnson, R. L. Woodward, James Graves and J. D. Thornton. Mrs. W. H. Scruggs will leave the later part of this week for Kansas City, where she will go to consult a specialist. Mrs. Louise Holmes and little son, Ronald, who have been here visiting her mother, Mrs. Sara Gray, for three weeks left last Tuesday for her home in Minneapolis, Minn. Her husband, Mr. John Holmes came last Sunday for a short visit and to return home with her. Dan Cupid is quite busy on the South Side, particularly so among the younger set. Look sharp, girls, before you leap. Mr. Michael Hill, an old resident of South Side, died last week of pneumonia. His funeral was held from Heafey and Heafey's undertaking establishment. Mr. Hill was a Roman Catholic. Father O'Hearn officiated. He has been a warm friend of Mr. Heafey's for a number of years and always said he wanted him to handle his remains. IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ROSE CROIX CHAPTER Omaha, Neb., March 27, 1917. All members of Rose Croix Chapter No. 27, are requested to be present at S. R. ackson's cafe, Twenty-fourth and Burdette streets, April 5, for celebrating their Maundy Thursday feast at 8:30 p. m. sharp. F. S. Barnett, T. P. M. T. C Turner, Secretary SHELLTEX Here's the newest and also the most serviceable style in spectacles. Why not see them when the variety is largest and most complete. Satisfaction guaranteed. PRICES REASONABLE Columbian Optical Co. 209-11 So. 16th Street. SPRING HATS NOW READY SAME HIGH QUALITY SAME LOW PRICE Buy Your Hat Now, as We Can't Guarantee Price for Any Great Length of Time. WOLF'S 1421 Douglas Street. 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. Get Acquainted with the PORO METHOD Of Hair Treatment. ..Safe, Dependable, Heathful. No Hair Loss, Itching or Dandruff. Electric Scalp Treatment. MRS. SUSIE SMITH Douglas 7689. SMOKE Te Be Ce THE BEST 5c CIGAR J. A. Edholm E. W. Sherman Standard Laundry 24th, Near Lake Street Phone Webster 130 JORDAN'S RENTING PARLOR Full Dress, Tuxedo and Black Suits supplied for all occasions. Waiters' second hand uniforms bought and sold. Douglas 8368 940 North 24th WHO DOES YOUR SHOE REPAIRING? Try H. LAZARUS Work done while you wait, or will call for and deliver without charge. Red 2395 2019 Cuming St. If I don't get your work, we both lose. WATERS BARNHART PRINTING CO ОМАНА R. C. PRICE, The Barber M. B. OMAHA'S PREMIER BARBER My work stands alone on its merit. Business is good, thank you! AT ESS-TEE-DEE SHAVING PARLOR A. P. SIMMONS, Prop. 1322 Dodge St. Omaha, Neb. AUG. ANDERSON GROCERIES AND CHOICE FRUITS See Me First Web. 2274 24th and Clark Sts. TAILOR Chas. J. Smith Successor to H. Livingston Having worked for Mr. Livingston for the last year, I can assure his customers of the same quality of work that he did. Your work respectfully solicited. Suits made to order for $25.00 and up. Cleaning and Dyeing. Douglas 7501 103 So. 14th St. with your Dry Cleaner? If not, try the ROYAL DRY CLEANERS BEST WORK AND SERVICE NONE BETTER Call Us First PHONE DOUGLAS 1811 24th St., 1 block north of Cuming Street ASK FOR AND GET SKINNER'S THE HIGHEST QUALITY EGG NOODLES 36 PAGE RECIPE BOOK FREE SKINNER MFG. CO., OMAHA, U.S.A. LARGEST MACARONI FACTORY IN AMERICA I TAKE PLEASURE in thanking you for your patronage. I want your trade solely upon the merits of my goods. You will profit by trading here. H. E. YOUNG Webster 515 2114-16 N. 24th St. Petersen & Michelsen Hardware Co. GOOD HARDWARE 2408 N St. Tel. South 162 STANEK'S PHARMACY Henry Stanek, Prop. PRESCRIPTION EXPERT Cor. 24th and L Sts. Tel. So. 878 r tea A aa fr . /%& AMUSEMENTS # 8 Lincoln Department Funeral services for Rev. J. H. McWilliams were conducted by the G. A, R. at the home, 843 No. 13th street. Bural was n Wyuka. Rev. Mr. MeWilliams leaves, besides his wife, three sons, Ralph, Treggo and Earl, and two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Coleman and Mrs. Lillian Richards, who lives in Toronto, Canada. Alma, the small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Williams, is quite sick with measles, The L. L. S. kensington club met with Mrs. E. D. Shipman, 851 Uni- vers'ty avenue. Seven members were present. The ladies are very much elated over the fact that they took in thirty dollars at their recent enter- tainment. The hostess, assisted by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Claude Shipman, served a lovely luncheon. Mr. T. P. Palms has served as juror during the past two weeks. Gideon Band will hold a financial rally Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. G. B. Todd. Mrs, Dora Lewis of Crete died of paralysis at Central hospital Thurs- day, March 22. The funeral was held from Matthew’s chapel Saturday af- ternoon at 2 o’clock. Superintendent Mrs. Lulu B. Moore was delighted at the quarterly report of teachers and officers of the Bap- tist Sunday School. $73.70 was re- ported for the quarter, $37.05 of which was paid out for current ex- penses, leaving a balance of $36.65. Mrs, J. C. Collins celebrated her fiftieth birthday Tuesday, March 20, at the home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. THE HOUSE OF COURTESY 24th and Parker SUNDAY Wm. Hunt in ¥ TRUTHFUL TULLIVER. Keystone Comedy. MONDAY Frank Keenan in THE BRIDE OF HATE HE WOULDN’T TIP. TUESDAY OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY Gladys Hulette. ONE DOLLAR, PLEASE. WEDNESDAY PEARL OF THE ARMY Keystone Comedy. SEE AMERICA FIRST. THURSDAY Special Beginning Thursday THE CRIMSON STAIN. Malrice Costello and Ethel Clayton Win an Automobile! Keystone Comedy. FRIDAY MASTER SHAKESPEARE STROLL- ING PLAYER Florence La Badie. FORTUNE PHOTOPLAY. REEL LIFE. SATURDAY SHORTY SOLVES A WIRELESS MYSTERY. PANGS OF JEALOUSY. REMEMBER OUR BARTOLA! The Finest: of Musical Entertainment THE MONITOR. ikichard Young. Her daughter, Miss Ruth Collins, and Mrs. Young ha¢ ‘planned a delightful surprise. Mrs. Collins was the recipient of many beautiful gifts from her sister stew- ardesses of the A. M. E. Stewardess Board of which she is one of the most faithful members. Among the late arrivals in our city is young Geoige Arnold Wiley, who arrived about a month ago, via stork, at 521 No, 22nd street, the home of Mr, and Mrs. George Wiley. B. Y. P. U. meets every Sunday evening at seven o’clock and is ac- complishing much good from a moral viewpoint. The “What is it?” entertainment given by Mrs. J. C. Payne and as- sistants in the newly decorated base- ment of the A. M. E. church was a grand success. The minds of many people are resting easier for having found out what “it” was. All should attend the Easter can- tata Easter Sunday evening at Mt. Zion Baptist church, The Mothers’ Protective League will meet Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock at the A. M. E. church. A chapter of sorrow was held for Dr. M. O. Ricketts by the members of the Eastern Star, Missouri jurisdic- tion, Sunday, March 25, at Masonic Hall. Rey. H. G. Hillman has sa far re- covered from his recent illness as tc have been able to preach two elo- quent sermons last Sunday. Mrs. Sarah Murray returned last week from Omaha, where she went tc attend the funeral of Mrs. George Dickinson. 7 p. m. to 11:55 Peoples Drug Store| Douglas 1148 Midway, Douglas 1491 or 3459 | 5 a. m. to 7 p. m. Res. Web. 7661 | FOR SAFETY AND SERVICE CALL. JOE LEWIS--TAXI AUTO SERVICE—DAY AND NIGH Enclosed Winter Car. | The 3 J. J. J’s BLUE MONDAY NIGHT : DANCES | Souvenirs for Ladies | Dey’s Orchestra Admission 25¢ Prof. Herrington, Floor Manager THIS COUPON | With a Thin Dime Admits You to | THE BABY DOLL MATINEE Every Thursday Afternoon | All the Latest Dances Taught. MECCA ROLLER RINK | Everybody’s Down at the Rink | DON’T FORGET Open Evenings 7:30, 24th & Grant : F. J. Thompson, Manager. jet ett te te ttttetnttnentntnttrtnttntn tnt tn REX MUSICAL COMEDY COMPANY Now Featuring the Hargis Sisters, Every Afternoon and Evening : 1316 DOUGLAS STREET | Clean Fun and Real Joy . Change of Program Sundays and Thursdays. re ee oe ee Heffley’s Tailors For Nifty Up-to-Date CLOTHING Oliver Theatre Bldg. 149 N. 13th beeen ere neen enn en ene engnetnenenenenented [PSSST PESOS SRST SSSR ae The CHAPMAN Drug Store 934 P St., Lincoin Opposite Main Door Post Office Cameras and Films, Magazines, Cigars, Candies and a full line of Druggist Sundries botnet ttt ttt MOREHOUSE CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY Atlanta, Ga.—The celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Morehouse college formally began Sunday after- noon, February 25, and closed Tues- day evening, February 27. On Mon- day and Tuesday each meeting seemed to surpass the previous one in inspira- tion. More graduates returned than on any similar occasion in the history of the college, and many distinguished visitors were present. John Ruskin Cigar, 5 cents. Biggest and Best. : SUBSCRIBE FOR THE MONITOR. OMAHA’S LADY ADVERTISING MANAGER Omaha’s first lady advertising manager is Miss Sturgeon, known to our readers as the contributor of the charming fashion notes that ap- peared in The Monitor last fall and winter. She was then with the Bur- gess-Nash firm, but her business abil- ity, valuable knowledge of advertising and charming personality, has opened up to her the full management of the advertising business of the Benson- Thorne stores. The Monitor congrat- ulates Miss Sturgeon upon this sing- gular recognition, it being the first time in the history of Omaha that a lady has assumed such a responsible position. That she will make good goes without saying and we trust that in her new sphere she will be better able to prove her real value and find yet greater fields for the exercise of her rare talent and experience. LODGE DIRECTORY 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 Thursdav of each month. M. H. Haz- ard, C. C.; J. H. Glover, K. of R. 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. Gaskins, Pp. 8. Colored Engineers and Firemen’s Protective Association meets first and third Tuesdays of each month. E. H. Johnson, pres., J. H. Moss, sec’y. Western Funeral Home 2518 Lake Street Phone Webster 248, Open Day and Night Our Conveniences: Free Spacious Chapel and Organ. Sanitary Morgue and Reposing Rooms complete. Air tight preservation case; Derma-Surgery work; lady attendant, if desired; private ambulance, auto or horse drawn vehicles. Lowest prices. Polite and Expert Service. SILAS JOHNSON, Funeral Director A. T, REED, Licensed Embalmer e 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 EE a eae —_$$ $$$ TERRELL’S DRUG STORE Graduate Pharmacist Prompt Delivery Excellent Service Webster 4443 24th and Grant ————————— ne eee eee oe Automobile and Open Horse Drawn Hearses Day and Night JONES Q CHILES FUNERAL HOME Lady Attendant Calls answered promptly anywhere , Web. 1100 and Web. 204 __ Licensed Embalmer. ELMER MORRIS Druggist ' yWebtter 2682 24th and Parker OO On need $n te DR. M. PRYOR | RHEUMATIC SPECIALIST Famous Hot Springs Treatment — Room 14, Patterson Block ' S. E. Corner 17th and Farnam: Douglas 5824 Pryor’s Athletic Liniment for sale | at all drug stores. ' p88 88 ot ttt enn bt tt otto tn Oto DR. CRAIG MORRIS DENTIST 2407 Lake St. Phone Web. 4024: The People’s Drug Store . 109 South 14th Street Drugs, Cigars and Soda Tollet and Rubber Goods Special Attention to Prescriptions We appreciate your patronage. Phone Douglas 1446 bn OO OO OO ene Berend {ott tt tt tne that tn th net tt : 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 | Rental and Real Estate 7179 Lake St. Webster 7179 ee ee ee PATTON HOTEL AND CAFE N. A. Patton, Proprietor 1014-1016-1018 South 11th St. Telephone Douglas 4445 62 MODERN AND NEATLY FURNISHED ROOMS e000 000000000 e008 0 nd Res, Colfax 3831 Office Doug 7160 AMOS P. SCRUGGS Attorney-at-Law 220 South 18th Street (Over Pope’s Drug Store) OMAHA I oschinhernathicdeathdiatdinedealiamn aanaieeieteutimaaael