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Pioneer Infantry Bury 21,000 U.S. Soldiers GROWING. THANK YOU! $2.00 a Year. 5c a Copy Pioneer Rumored Ragsdale Was Riot Leader South Carolina Congressman Was Unfriendly to Race; Lost Life Leading Washington Riot Is Report From National Capital. OPPOSED EDUCATION OF COLORED FOLK One of His Latest Acts in Congress Was to Have Provision For Howard University Stricken From Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill. (Special to The Monitor.) WASHINGTON, D. C., Aug. 13. While there is some mystery surrounding the death here of Congressman J. Willard Ragsdale of South Carolina, who died during the recent race riots, there are persistent rumors that will not down that he owes his death to participating as a leader in the riots. It is positively stated by those in a position to know that Congressman Ragsdale was wounded when leading a mob and subsequently died from his wounds. One report was that he died with heart failure in the house office building; another that he died at his residence. One fact is indisputable, he is dead, and there seems to be a disposition to surround his death with a veil of mystery. He was noted for his unfriendly attitude toward the Colored race and was an outspoken opponent of higher education for this people, maintaining that education was not the solution of the race problem, but only intensified it. Among his last acts in congress was the raising of a point of order on Howard university appropriation bill, which caused it to be stricken from the sundry civil appropriation bill. GOVERNMENT TO DETERMINE CAUSE OF RECENT RACE TROUBLE WASHINGTON, Aug. 13. — The widespread race riots in various parts of the United States are under investigation by the United States government. Trusted agents of the Department of Justice and other governmental organizations are endeavoring to determine exactly what is behind the spread of assault and murder throughout the northern states. The situation admittedly is very serious. Starting here in Washington there have been race clashes in a dozen other localities, culminating in the present rioting in Chicago. Scope of Inquiry The inquiry now under foot is designed to determine these facts: First—Whether there actually exists a regularly organized body whose object is to stir up racial hatred in order to emphasize apparent unrest in the United States. Second—Whether there is any connection between the present series of race riots and the pro-German propaganda that immediately preceded the entrance of the United States in the war. Third—Whether there is any actual conection between the present race disturbance and the activities of the I. W. W., a score of whose leaders now are under severe prison sentences. Naturally, the officers concerned in the investigation are not talking for publication. Privately they declare the less said about their work the easier it will be. However, it is generally accepted that steps are being taken to combat further spread of the disturbances. In this connection it is known that the authorities have secured possession of much important information as the result of the arrest of leaders of the recent rioting here in Washington. YOUNGSTOWN SOLDIERS TAKE OUT CHARTER Install Local Post of Grand Army of Americans With Charter List of Fifty. Youngstown, O., Aug. 13.—A number of local Colored men in this city who saw service in the United States army during the war with Germany took out a charter in the Grand Army of America at a meeting recently. The charter was signed by fifty former soldiers. THE MONITOR BISBEE RIOT FOMENTED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS SAYS LIEUT.-COL SNYDER Responsibility for Trouble Does Not Rest on Tenth Cavalry. NEW YORK, Aug. 10.—A denial that troopers of the Tenth cavalry started a riot in Bisbee, Ariz., on July 3, has been sent by Lieutenant Colonel F. S. Snyder, commanding the regiment. Colonel Snyder wrote that, after full investigation, he had concluded that local officials had planned deliberately to aggravate the troopers so that they would furnish an excuse for police and deputy sheriffs to shoot them down. He charges that members of the I. W. W. had influence in this plot. According to Colonel Snyder's account the troopers did take a pistol away from a provost guard of the Nineteenth infantry after he had taken a pistol away from a trooper without cause. He says the troopers were culpable in this instance, but in no other. In the confusion that followed, the account says, the civilian officials "then started to take pistols away from the cavalrymen and to assault and 'shoot-up' the soldiers as soon as they disarmed them." The account says that the soldiers gave up their weapons without firing a shot. Colonel Snyder declared that the civilians fired upon soldiers who were riding in automobiles and wounded some of them. He says that affidavits show that civilians made at least four unprovoked assaults on individual troopers, attempted to kill nine by shooting, and robbed one. Several affidavits are cited, one charging that a Mexican woman was shot by a civilian and not by a trooper. There was a deliberate effort to "hunt down the troopers" and kill them, Colonel Snyder charges. The members of the Tenth cavalry had been invited to Bisbee to take part in the Fourth of July celebrations. REWARDS OFFERED FOR CONVICTION OF LYNCHERS (By Associated Negro Press.) Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 13.—Rewards aggregating $1,500 were offered here today for arrest and conviction of the persons who lynched Berry Washington, a 72-year-old Negro, near Milau, Ga., May 26 last. Governor Dorsey offered $1,000 reward and to this Dr. Floyd McRae, an Atlanta physician, whose family home was in Telfair county, in which Milan is situated, added $500. The governor's reward provides $500 for the first arrest and conviction in the case and $100 each for the next five. RACE MAN ONE AMONG SEVENTY-SEVEN TO WIN HIGH HONOR Alston Burleigh, Howard University Student, Holds Own at R. O. T. C. Camp Devens, Mass.—The commanding officer of the recently held Camp Devens R. O. T. C. infantry camp, Camp Devens, Mass., announces in an official communication the names of certain students from the various colleges and universities of the country who have won approval by exceptional zeal, enthusiasm and aptitude displayed by them in their work at the camp. Out of a list of seventy-seven men, representing such institutions as the University of Maine, St. John's school, Clason Military academy, New Bedford High school, New Britain High school, Harvard university, Yale university, New York Military academy, Cornell university, Syracuse university and institutions of that character, the name of Alston Burleigh, a Howard university student, appears. Howard is the only one of the Colored schools whose representative won this exceptional mark of approval at Camp Devens. LIEUT. JAMES REESE EUROPE'S SISTER DEAD New York, Aug. 13.—Ida Europe, sister of Lieutenant James Reese Europe, died July 16 in Lellevue hospital. Her remains were shipped to Washington, D. C., for burial in Harmony cemetery. It is a wise policy to remain true and loyal to old friends. OMAHA, NEBRASKA, AUGUST 14, 1919 THESE riots have a lesson which the whites should take to their souls. It is that each one of us has a responsibility to the community in dealing with our Colored fellow citizens. Every time a white man insults a Negro, every time he conveys by his conduct an overweening sense of his race superiority, he contributes to the cause out of which these race riots have sprung. No race responds, so to sympathetic aid as the Negro. No race can be made as easily to forget or forgive past wrongs by sincere cooperation and protection. William Howard Taft. Lessons from Chicago Race Riots Lessons from Chicago Race Riots Ex-President Taft Expresses Opinion of Causes Contributing to the Serious Conflict in Illinois Metropolis and Urges Sympathetic and Intelligent Cooperation; Disapproves Attitude of "Educated Extremists." (From the Chicago Daily News.) The migration of southern Negroes to northern cities, induced by the prospect of high wages and stimulated by southern discrimination in educational facilities and the administration of justice, has created a congestion and a lack of proper housing in such cities. Then the stories of the treatment of the Colored troops in France, some of them unfortunately true, have been given wide publicity among Negroes in this country. Editorials dwelt on the heartlessness of race antagonisms that were active even when Negroes were shedding their life's blood for their country. Negro leaders are divided into two classes. There are those who feel as deeply as they can the injustice and heart misery arising from race prejudice, and they would restrain as far as possible by legislation and executive action such injustice. But they believe that the real way to ameliorate conditions is to educate the Negro for life by vocational and character training, and by thus increasing his value to his community and himself to moderate and neutralize the prejudice. They deprecate much the inflaming of the souls of Colored men against the white race, even when there are facts justifying indignation and a deep sense of wrong. There are other Negroes, educated men, who with no restraint have poured out their agony of soul and sense of outrage in addresses and editorials and roused fellow Negroes as they never have been roused before. The lynchings, those horrible exhibitions of blood lust against which all good people are joining in apparently hopeless protest, have led to desperation among the blacks. The retired Negro soldier, used to arms, returning from the war environment, resenting the ingratitude he sees in all of this, is prompted to "direct action" to remedy his wrongs. On the other side, among white people, we have those who look with suspicion on any source from which the supply of labor can be increased. The lower in the scale of intelligence the stronger their feeling against a race they glory in calling inferior. The minute there is an outbreak, the lawless and the criminals, coming out into the open like cockroaches at night, join in the quarrel with avidity and divide by color. Thus the riot beginning in a single quarrel develops formidable proportions. Innocent people of both races, frightened by reports, arm themselves for protection, and we have a situation deplorable, indeed. The evidence seems to show, as is usually the case, that in Chicago the whites were the aggressors in stoning a Negro lad into a watery grave because he had passed a supposed line of segregation between white and Negro bathers on a city beach. Soon, however, both sides were guilty of lawless assaults and murder. As always, the Negroes suffered most. Dr. Moton, the wise and able head of Tuskegee, anticipating the possibility of such distressing outbreaks, described in a commencement address at Hampton last May a state of things at Birmingham some weeks before. He said that rumors spread that the Negroes of the neighborhood were getting arms and drilling with the purpose of attacking the whites on a certain Saturday night. It gave him and others great concern. They investigated. They could find no basis for the report of such a plan. But they did find that Negroes and white men alike, stirred by the re- ports, were arming themselves and that the supply of small arms and ammunition in the shops in Birmingham had been completely exhausted. A committee of leading white men and Colored men met and did everything possible to allay alarm, and the dreaded Saturday night passed without incident or outbreak. The number of the dead and wounded in Chicago should lead the authorities of every city with congested Negro quarters and population to call together leaders of both races, who, acting jointly, should take appropriate measures to stop hysteria, to allay alarm and to arrest loud-mouthed agitators and criminals before trouble begins. The editors of the Colored press should be reasoned with to cease publishing articles, however true, having inciting effect. The educated extremists among the Negro leaders must certainly see that however great the injustice done to their race through blind prejudice, "direct action" is the worst possible remedy. The more white victims the greater the Colored victims will be, and in the end the feeling out of which this evil has come will be increased and the slow and steady improvement in the agricultural and industrial status of the Negro shown by statistics will be obstructed. Such leaders should use every argument to quiet their followers and to condemn further lawlessness as an offset to white outrage. Those who suffer from such riots are often, one might almost say usually, not participants in the fighting, but bystanders who happen to be in the line of fire, either through unwise curiosity or because they can't help it. These riots have a lesson which the whites should take to their souls. It is that each one of us has a responsibility to the community in dealing with our Colored fellow citizens. Every time a white man insults a Negro, every time he conveys by his conduct an overweening sense of his race superiority, he contributes to the cause out of which these race riots have come. No race responds so quickly to sympathetic aid as the Negro. No race can be made as easily to forget or forgive past wrongs by sincere cooperation and protection. If this trouble spreads to all the large cities, the authorities and the prominent and trusted leading citizens of these cities must have foresight and take quick action. No doubt must be left of the intention of the city and state to suppress lawlessness. Troops in impressive and overwhelming force must be summoned at once. Meantime the joint measures of wise and leading whites and Negroes to give the Negroes to know that the state will protect them and that they are not to be abandoned to the mercy of hooflums and gunmen will do much by way of prevention. Another lesson of the Chicago riots is in making clear the responsibility of the large employers of labor who invite southern Negroes into their plants for their proper housing. They owe it to the community in which they live to see to it that they are not thus sowing seed plots of riots and lawlessness in their quest for labor. WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. Kansas City, Mo., Aug. 13.—The biennial session of the Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias and the Supreme Court of Calanthe, eastern and western hemispheres, will be held here the week beginning August 25. Preaches at Union Vesper Services The Rev. Thomas A. Taggart, Pastor of Bethel Baptist Church, Delivered Admirable Address to Hundreds at Syndicate Park Last Sunday. AN UNUSUAL BUT MERITED DISTINCTION MANY hundreds of people of both races crowded Sunday evening around the grandstand at Syndicate park, Twenty-first and F streets, to listen to one of the most timely and remarkable addresses ever delivered to an audience of such a character. During the summer months all the various denominations of white churches on the South Side have been holding, instead of their usual services, a vesper service Sunday evenings at Syndicate park. Rev. C. F. Holler, chairman of the committee of arrangements, announced the services for August 10 in the following manner: "South Omaha people will reflect credit on themselves by being present on this occasion to hear Rev. Thomas A. Taggart, who has accomplished wonderful things in the building and equipment of the fine Bethel Baptist church, and has gathered into the kingdom of Christ over 800 Negroes. The entire congregations of the various churches are requested to note the change of time to 7:45 sharp and be on time." The congregations of these various churches were out, and in addition all the members and friends of Bethel Baptist church. The weather was ideal. Underneath the sky and trees the people, with bared heads, worshipped together. In the midst of hundreds of both races Rev. Mr. Taggart spoke on the theme, "Am I My Brother's Keeper?" This he handled in his own inimitable fashion. He said: "God made of one flesh all the nations of the earth to dwell in unity and harmony on the face of His earth, helping each the other as brethren and glorifying Him as Father. It is the thoughts of self that create trouble in the world. The mad, insane rush for money, place and fame that makes us go to any end to get ahead and create false boundaries to aggrandize ourselves. "Love of self, self-worship, has caused all the hellishness we have ever known or shall ever know. Let us stop our foolishness and learn to live together in unity and peace. Christianity of the head that never reaches the heart is vain, a snare and a pit to him who so deludes himself." He struck the keynote when, in his message, he mentioned the propaganda of the press, which keeps stirring strife among the blacks and whites, by putting out false news and then, after finding the truth, they fail to publish it and keep the public blind. He continued: "We should live as Christians and pray and reason things out without getting our innocent sons and daughters killed while the press which stirred the strife (and those behind who pay it) sit off and laugh." He urged his white hearers, who could get nearer the press, to see to it such practice should be stopped. He did not fail to tell his people to put away nonsense and use their brains. Some who heard the sermon came away, saying that they felt that God had sent the message to awaken them to the real truth of Christian service. LIFTING. LIFT, TOO! Vol. V. No. Whole No. 215) Nearly 21,000 Bodies of American Soldiers Were Gathered at the Argonne and Buried by the 816th Pioneer Infantry in Largest Military Cemetery in the World. NOT ON THE FIRING LINE, BUT GAVE GOOD SERVICE Composed of September Draftees, This Was One of the "Minute" Trained and Equipped Organizations Which Arrived Overseas Shortly Before Armistice W signed—Built Railroads and Buried the Dead—Many Nebraskans and Western Men in Regiment. BREST, France.—By the time this reaches you the boys are hoping they will be on the seas en route for the United States, for all are anxious to be home again. The 816th Pioneer Infantry is composed largely of western men. Several Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota men are in our outfit and all pine for the ozone of our western prairies. Among the Nebraska men are Letcher of Nebraska City; Frank Blackwell, Rufus Long, Cecil Wilkes, Shelley Cook and others from Omaha. What we have been doing is told in the following article from the local press: Dame Fortune did not destine the 816th Pioneer infantry to be a fighting outfit to come to France to wins its spurs amid shot, shell and machine gun bullets, nor did as much as offer the privilege to members of this organization to witness the big game from a distance when the war was on. Afterward, however, the regiment had the opportunity to see the afterglow quite fully and completely. Minute Trained Outfit The 816th, like many of its sister outfits, was one of the "Minute" trained and equipped organizations and was brought up in the states under the command of Colonel L. A. I. Chapman, formerly of the cavalry, regular army. The men were selected from the September draft, half of which reported for duty to the regiment two days before October 2, 1918, the time of departure from Camp Funston. Arriving in Camp Upton on October 5, the mad rush for equipment, inspection and squads east was finally ended and on October 12 the regiment embarked. Life on the rolling sea was none of the expected pleasures of a sea-going voyage, and after 13 days and nights the Ceramic, Baltic and Talhibius, carrying the regiment finally discharged its cargo in Liverpool on October 24. Railroad Work. Resting a few days at Camp Knotty Ash, they crossed England and left for France via Le Havre arriving, finally, at Foulain (Meuse). The 816th was attached to the first army and with its sister outfit, the 815th, was almost forgotten in the city of Verdun after the armistice. Several days later it was assigned to railway work to open the Eix tunnel and rebuild the line from Verdun to Audun, and the line from Verdun to Sedan. February 1 saw the end of railway construction in this area and the regiment was split, six companies under the command of Major Robert Blaine leaving for the intermediate section. In March the 1st battalion was moved from Verdun to Romagne to work in the cemetery. Argonne Cemetery. When this job was finished the organization moved to Romagne and established headquarters, Camp Romagne. The 816th in company with other organizations, making a total strength of approximately 10,000 men, holds the reputation of being members of the largest undertaking establishment in the world. To June 30, 20,890 bodies of American soldiers were gathered from the trees and brush of the Argonne and concentrated in the Argonne cemetery, the largest military cemetery in the world. Will Soon Go Home. While the 816th Pioneer infantry did not appear in action, or even reach the zone of advance until the war was over, it still prides itself on many accomplishments with the pick and shovel that will last in the memories of the folks at home. It performed a great and important work in the Argonne cemetery, and arriving in Brest on July 6, it hopes to soon say good-bye to France, feeling that it has really done something worth while overseas. 2 Trained Dempsey World Champion John Tholmer, the Gigantic, Good- Natured, Well-Known New Orleans Boxer, Released From Army Duty, Comes to Omaha, Where He May Decide to Maek His Home. WAS BOXING DIRECTOR AT CAMP FUNSTON Popular With Officers and Men; Has Excellent Testimonials For Efficient Work in Camp; Is Strong Advocate of Boxing as Means of Physical Development. Mr. John A. Tholmer, known throughout the country as a heavy- weight boxer, is in Omaha, where he is considering making his home. Ten years ago Tholmer was a scrapper of some class, doing most of his milling in and around New Orleans, a city that U.S. will always be remembered in connection with fisticuffs. For years big John laid all comers low till Harry Wills, believed by many to be Jack Dempsey's master, beat him for the southern championship. Tholmer, it is said, did not train properly for the contest, holding Wills, whom he had taught to box, too cheaply. This contest took place in November, 1912, at New Orleans. Tholmer, then a star in southern pugilism, gave up the game and engaged in managing and training boxes, a business he follows to the present day. Before America's entry into the war he trained and taught Jack Dempsey, present world's champion; Eddie Palmer, said to be the world's most skilled boxer. Palmer is a Colored middle-weight and lives in Algiers. La. Dempsey, it is claimed, learned the tricks of the game by his connection with the Tholmer-Palmer combine. Early in 1918 Mr. Tholmer was appointed a boxing instructor and assigned to the Ninety-second division, United States army, and sent to Camp Funston, where he remained till August 4, 1919. During his nineteen months at the cantonment he has boxed with thousands of pupils, officers and men, white and Colored, who attended his school of instruction. Of fifty appointments by Dr. Joseph Racroft's commission of athletics, Mr. Tholmer was the only Colored man, the other forty-nine being white. Mr. Tholmer says the credit for the work done in the army camps by the athletic men belongs to Dr. Joseph E. Racroft and the men under him. Dr. Racroft has always been a firm believer in physical training for the human body, holding that a strong body helps to develop a sound mind. Dr. Racroft, in the spring of 1917, was made head of the division of athletics. He selected some of the best known boxing men in the country as his aides and sent them into the military camps to train the army. The result was that hundreds of thousands of men who otherwise would never have received a boxing lesson learned the rudiments of the game. Some made such rapid progress that after they were discharged they declared their intention of taking up the calling as professionals. The coming season will see many new faces in the roped arena. Mr. Tholmer says boxing, as conducted by the army boxing instructors, according to rules laid down by the boxing directors' convention, held in Des Moines early in 1918, would meet with universal favor if understood by persons opposed to the sport. In the The Monitor's Phone Number Is Douglas 3224 army they use the two-minute round system generally; only in championship affairs are they permitted to allow three-minute rounds. All men, except where titles were at stake, were required to box with large gloves, with no hard tape bandages. No stalling was permitted. The result was that the men quickly learned what was expected of them and they had high-class bouts always. Mr. Tholmer says: "I made it a rule whenever I staged a boxing show, and that was often, to invite persons whom I knew to be not favorably impressed with our work. By that means I had many chaplains of all denominations witness our shows, and as many have personally congratulated me on the fairness, the absence of brutality and the good of the work as an asset to healthy, vigorous manhood." From time to time women visitors to the camp saw some lively bouts that highly pleased them. As to opposition to boxing the trouble lies in the fact that a vast majority of the people who have never taken an active interest in this line of sport, without studying its virtues denounce it as a game for roughnecks and low-brows, while they have never taken time to witness a single glove contest. Of course boxing, like any other game, can be brought into disrepute; so can tea parties and church socials, if not properly conducted. Too much of anything with an extra amount of coloring is sure to have a bad effect and become distasteful. Mr. Tholmer said: "I have been closely associated with the boxing game for twenty-five years and I am pleased to say, without a tinge of untruth, that I owe my present perfect physical condition to my work with the gloves. Boxing is the greatest exercise that one can engage in. Every muscle in the human frame must be brought into action. It promotes a good blood circulation, keeps the heart and organs of the stomach in order and adds strength to the body. All boys should learn to box. It should be made a part of the studies in all schools." Tholmer is a splendid specimen of manhood, standing 6 feet 2 in his stocking feet. He is happily married and is exceedingly proud of his wife and two children, who are at their home in New Orleans. He has splendid letters from officers and war workers at Camp Funston, from which we select one from Captain Ogden and from the general secretary of the Knights of Columbus, which show the esteem in which he is held by them. Under date of June 11, 1919, Captain Ogden writes: "Dear Tholmer—I wish to take this opportunity before the work of the commission is completed and before I leave camp to thank you for the efficient service you have given, the steadfastness to your work and the splendid spirit of cooperation you have shown. Your work has materially aided in keeping the morale and military efficiency of the troops with whom you have worked at a high level. Your record has been of the best. "BENJAMIN V. OGDEN. And this from General Secretary Gallagher: "Camp Funston, Kan., July 30, 1919. "This is to certify I have known John A. Tholmer, boxing instructor at Camp Funston, Kan., for the past sixteen months and have been closely associated with him, his headquarters being in our building No. 3, and have found him to be a real man in every sense of the word—courteous and even tempered and as big in every way as he is physically, and I feel sure he did as much for the Knights of Columbus as he could have done had he been employed as K. of C. secretary. "J. H. GALLAGHER." NEBRASKA RATIFIES SUFFRAGE AMENDMENT She Is the Fourteenth State to Support Federal Change. Lincoln, Aug. 12.—Nebraska ratified the federal woman suffrage amendment when the house, by a vote of 94 to 0, passed a joint resolution providing ratification. The senate voted for ratification on Thursday of last week. Nebraska is the fourteenth state to ratify. NOTICE TO WAITERS The long-expected meeting of vital interest to Omaha waiters will be held at 9 p. m. sharp, Thursday evening, August 21, at 2226 Seward street. Come early. WAITERS PROTECTIVE EMPLOY- MENT ASSOCIATION. E. L. Ellis, President. E. A. Lytle, Secretary. New Orleans, Aug. 10.—The date for the filing of applications for examination for teacher's certificates closed Friday with 131 applications for posi- tions. Of these 101 are Negroes and thirty whites. THE MONITOR SOME FACTS ABOUT LABOR South Omaha, Aug. 12. Colored Brothers and Fellow Workmen: For some time past I have been thinking of telling you of the packing house industry as it was and is in South Omaha. Below I shall relate some of my experiences as a laborer in above mentioned industry. In 1888., in my early boyhood days, I entered the packing house at the age THE BOSTON EDITOR of 13 years. My first employment was "tending door" at the "very adequate" salary of 50 cents a day. At that time there were no conditions for any of the laborers as you find today and certainly not for the Negro laborer. The hours of work were from 7 a. m. to 11 p. m. for the same 50 cents a day. If you complained about conditions you were told to get out. I have often prayed that I might see the day when a Negro laborer could have his rights. That day has come, and I am glad that I am spared to see it. In 1888 and 1889 the Negroes who worked in this industry were driven as if they were slaves or draft animals. They were compelled to do two men's work for $1.50 per day, which was only one man's pay. Whether you worked ten hours or fifteen hours, the wages were the same. After finishing your day's work the white man would pat you on the back as if you were a pet horse or dog and say, "Well, nigger, you did a reasonable day's work." If you were an extra good slave you were paid $10.50 per week and you were told you were receiving the highest wages in the country. In 1893 I became a cattle gutter and received $10.50 per week, the top-notch wages of that time. I was only a young lad at that time, but had to keep up my work with the older and more experienced men. When I got too far behind I was helped by some of the men. If not, the boss would say, "Say, nigger, if you can't keep up, get out." I have often been fired because I would not take the boss' abuse. I have seen men kicked out if they did not get out by the white foreman. When the dull season came a day was set aside to lay off men. The most of the men laid off were Colored men. At that time they had what they called "voting democrat," and if a boss said that you had voted democrat that was a sign for you to get out. I have seen tears stand in the eyes of men who had large families to support. Without work the Negroes were forced into the streets to steal and commit other crimes which otherwise would not have been committed. Then they were thrown into jail, while their wives and children were starving for want of food and freezing for want of shelter. In the winter, when packing house labor was pleasant, the white man forced the Negro out; while in summer the Negro had to bear the cross. If you wanted a raise you had to sneak around and ask the boss for a few extra pennies. Then if you told your fellow workmen you would lose your job. In 1897, when McKinley was elected president, the Negro became a more potent factor in the packing house. They began to realize that they had at last gained some of their rights. In 1904 the Negroes woke up and a labor union was organized. In this union the white was to himself and the Negro to himself. Having antagonistic opinions as to the labor movement it is easy to conclude why the strike of 1904 in the packing houses was won by the packers. In 1917 the two races united and formed another union. This time all were working under the same banner and there was no discrimination. A strike was called and the union won. This goes to prove that an injury to one is an injury to all and should be the concern of all. The white man has opened the door of opportunity to the Negro, but the Negro will not take a hold as he should. As an example to prove the above statement: In 1918 many Negro delegates were asked to represent their race at the labor convention and only one attended. By non-attendance they let one great opportunity slip by. This shows that the Negro might be more progressive if they accepted some of the opportunities offered them. In the convention of 1919 there were three delegates of the race and the white people were glad to see that the Negro was at last beginning to wake up. One resolution that was introduced and concurred in by the resolution committee was to the effect that no discrimination should be made against the Negro in public work of any nature. This will be presented to the legislature by the legislative committee in the form of a bill. The unions have at last taken down the bars against Colored people from public work, and the Negro can work in any place he is capable of filling, provided, however, that he is a union man. A labor campaign was started on August 11 and all Colored men and women are asked to join the labor organization that represents the trade or craft or line of work they are following. The campaign will end September 1. C. PRICE. WAR CAMP COMMUNITY ESTABLISHES CLUB FOR RETURNED SOLDIERS When the call to the colors came about 500 Colored men from Omaha responded. Some of these men were privileged to go overseas, while others by force of circumstances remained on this side. All did their duty and with pride in our hearts for the splendid manner in which they conducted themselves we welcome them home. The War Camp Community Service, after consulting with the Ministerial union and other prominent citizens of Omaha, has decided to open a club for all returned Colored soldiers. The hall at the corner of Twenty-fourth and Burdette streets is being fitted up with reading and writing tables, piano and everything which goes to make a pleasant, homelike place. The American Legion will establish headquarters at the club in the near future. A director and assistant will be in charge of the club. The War Camp Community Service is fortunate in securing Mr. S. H. Dickey of Washington, D. C., as one of the club managers. Mr. Dickey is a returned soldier. During the war he was commanding officer of the 351st machine gun battalion of the Ninety-second division, A. E. F. He is well qualified in every way for the position which he holds and it is his desire to have the interest and cooperation of all the Colored people. AMONG RAILROAD MEN Railroad men are requested to send in news items for this department. Joseph B. Robinson, a senior in the Meharry Medical school, Nashville, Tenn., is spending his vacation and earning money to complete his education by running out of Omaha in the Pullman service. Isaac (Ike) Mumford, an old employee of the Soo Line out of Minneapolis, was an Omaha visitor last week. He confided to railroad friends while here that he was on his way to San Antonio, Tex., to take unto himself a wife. A. G. Marshall, of the radiant smile, who was formerly Pullman porter on the Deadwood line of the Northwestern, is now running to Casper, Wyo. He dropped into The Monitor office last week. PLANS FOR ENTERTAINMENT OF RETURNED SOLDIERS Omaha has made plans to entertain all returned soldiers at Krug Park, Wednesday, August 27. Free admission to all concessions, entertainments of various kinds and a barbecue are among the features. Invitations are to be sent to all returned Omaha soldiers without distinction of race or creed, and all are to be given a cordial welcome. Mayor Smith and the committee desire the widest publicity given to the fact that all Omaha soldier boys are expected to be on hand and spend a pleasant time. "COLORED GENTLEMAN" NEED NOT APPLY Jackson, Miss., Aug. 8.—In reply to a query from a Chicago newspaper as to how many Negroes Mississippi could absorb, the governor wired: "Mississippi has room for all the 'niggers' in the world, but none for 'Colored ladies and gentlemen.'" SPECIAL GRAND JURY STRIKES Refuses to Serve Until Charges Are Brought Against White Rioters. (By Associated Negro Press.) Chicago, Aug. 10.—One of the peculiar and interesting developments in the aftermath of the Chicago race riot happened when the special grand jury, composed of leading business men, went on a strike, giving as their reason that out of the forty cases considered up to that time, all of them had been Colored people. One of the jurymen exclaimed, "Bring on some white people; we are certain the Colored people were not fighting among themselves." The states's attorney declared that the strike of the grand jury had politics behind it and that it was the purpose to prosecute and deal with all alike, regardless of race. We Highly OUR COLORED H WILL STRIVE CONTINU The Empor 310-12 FIFTY-SECOND GRA King Solomon's Grand Lodge a Kansas Juri diction Highly Appreciate OUR COLORED PATRONAGE AND WILL STRIVE TO MERIT ITS CONTINUANCE The Emporium 316.12.50.16TH ST. Y-SECOND GRAND ANNUAL SESSION Solomon's Most Worthy Lodge and Grand Court Jurisdiction York Rite Masons We Highly Appreciate OUR COLORED PATRONAGE AND WILL STRIVE TO MERIT ITS CONTINUANCE The Emporium 310-12-50.16TH ST. FIFTY-SECOND GRAND ANNUAL SESSION King Solomon's Most Worthy Grand Lodge and Grand Court Kansas Jurisdiction York Rite Masons U. B. F. HALL 24th and Parker Streets Omaha, N September 9 Watch Monitor f C. J. GOODE, W. M. W. I. 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Today, it is a great financial, commercial and industrial metropolis, the gateway of the entire west, a city with a population of almost 225,000 and with a future altogether bright. This bank keeps pace with Omaha's growth and makes ready for Omaha's future. We have made every provision for a steady increase in the numbers of our clientele — we invite you to partake of our service. U.S. NATIONAL BANK 16TH & FARNAM STS. "The Bank of Personal Attention" NEW YORK HAS ONLY WOMAN'S MOTOR CORPS Hayward Unit Entertains 100,000 Soldiers; Unexcelled in Service by Any Similar Organization. New York, Aug. 14.—The only Colored women's motor corps in the world is that of the Hayward unit, a branch of the National League for Women's Service in New York City. If you can imagine the feeling of a man in the desert coming unexpectedly upon an oasis, you will appreciate the surprise and joy of Colored soldiers, lying wounded in New York hospitals, at the sight of women of their own race to comfort and cheer them as they had so often seen their white brothers visited by other members of the league. While the work of the Hayward unit may not be as extensive as far reaching as that of other departments, in point of personal service and results accomplished it is excelled by none. "Lonesome Louisiana," lying on a cart in the big ward at Debarkation Hospital No. 3, brightens visibly at the approach of Sergeant Pearl Murray, and when she mentions that "some of the boys are going up to see a ball game this afternoon" and asks to join the party, his exclamation of pleasure sounds as though he had forgotten all about being sirk. There is no reason why a Colored boy should feel lonely or neglected in New York. And judging by the number who have been entertained by the motor corps, there exists only satisfaction and happy memories for the Colored convalescent when he leaves for his home town. The Hayward unit maintains headquarters at 200 West 139th street. Comfortable rest rooms for reading, writing and relaxation are provided, and a fine piano, player-piano and vicrola are placed at the disposal of visiting soldiers. THE MONITOR HOW SUBSCRIBERS LIKE THE MONITOR The following are only a few from the many appreciated letters which come to our desk, showing how much our large and growing family of subscribers appreciate The Monitor: "Should Be In Every Race Home" Omaha, July 23. Editor The Monitor: Please find enclosed check for a year's subscription. I think The Monitor a valuable paper to the race, and the race should take great pride to not only see that it gets into every race home, but white homes also. Yours for success, MARTHA TAYLOR SMITH. 1920 North Thirty-fourth Street. Omaha, June 30. Editor The Monitor: Please find inclosed $2 for renewal of subscription to The Monitor from July 1, 1919, to July 1, 1920. We can only say this, that The Monitor is a weekly paper of which every Negro in Omaha should be proud. Therefore we trust that the Negroes of this community will patronize this worthy enterprise. Very truly yours, C. W. WASHINGTON. 2409 Lake Street. Dr. C. B. Charleton Likes Monitor Beaumont, Tex., Aug. 1. Editor The Monitor: Enclosed you will find check for $4 for two years' subscription. I want to be put on your permanent list of subscribers. I cannot do without The Monitor. Yours for success, C. B. CHARLETON. 465 Forsythe Street. Awakens Poetic Fire Within Him Omaha, Aug. 10. Editor The Monitor: Enclosed find $2 for a year's subscription to The Monitor. I would take it, but don't you see I take the Daily News and Bee; And it's a weekly, anyhow— Some other time, but not just now. Yes, it's a weekly, I'll admit; But nevertheless it does it's bit, And looks the questions in the face Of interest to the Negro race. We learn to crawl before we walk; We gesticulate before we talk; And a year's subscription from n And a year's subscription from me and you Would help to make it a daily, too. EARL SMITH. 1506 South Twenty-second Street. An Agreeable Surprise Dear Father Williams—Last week I received a very agreeable surprise through an Omaha friend in the form of The Monitor. Straightway I decided to subscribe for it. Was delighted to see how the paper had grown and I must say you have my best wishes. Being an Omaha product and having lived there until marriage moved me away, three years ago, you may know that I found much interesting news in The Monitor. Race progress here in Butte is very noticeable. If there be any such thing in this United States as democracy for the Colored man, we westerners are at least subjecting the other fellow to the test. If by sending weekly Butte news to you I may help The Monitor to become the foremost of Colored newspapers I shall be delighted to do so. Might add that "our people" of Montana are looking forward to a great revival, to be held in Butte, starting July 6, services to be conducted by the Rev. Thomas Taggart of Omaha. Am soliciting your prayers that great will be the results. Enclosed find six months' subscription. MRS. MACK ARNOLD (Nee Angio Mills). 12 West Aluminum Street. Resents Statement Louisville, Ky., July 19. Rev. John A. Williams: My Dear Sir-I am informed on competent authority that the clipping enclosed herein appeared in The Monitor under date of July 12 and purports to describe certain language used by me. I cannot believe that this advertisement was run knowingly by The Monitor, as it is libelous and plainly malicious. It has been five months since I have been in Omaha and while I lived there I was engaged in several race enterprises and was employed by one of the oldest race firms for several years. I feel sure that you will join with all honest people in condemning the practice of any one who would be so base as to boost their business at the expense of personal slander. Very respectfully, HELEN COUNCELLOR GAYLORD. 1717 West Chestnut Street. (The item referred to was the publication over J. D. Lewis' signature that Miss Councillor had accused him of over-charging and was "knocking" his business. The Monitor will not Yours for success. Proud of Monitor Very truly yours. Yours for success. knowingly allow its columns to be used to misrepresent anybody. NEGRO-OWNED DEPARTMENT STORE TO COST $20.00 St. Louis, Aug. 9.—The Colored citizens of St. Louis have subscribed $15,000 for the organization of a general department store to be maintained by and in the interest of the Colored population. The store is to have a three-fold nature. It is to be a business owned, operated and controlled by Negroes; is to furnish employment for Negroes and operated on a cooperative basis, furnishing staple commodities on advantageous terms. Homer G. Phillips, a lawyer with offices at 2335 Market street, said the formation of an exclusively Negro enterprise was in line with an industrial movement which had put forty-three Negro workers into positions formerly occupied by white employees in drug, dry goods and grocery stores. Through the action of the St. Louis Boosters' association, Phillips said, three stores on Laclede avenue, Market and Pine streets and Lawton avenue, which depend entirely on Colored customers, have replaced their white employees with Colored. "An industrial awakening is taking place among the Negroes," said Phillips. "They want merely what they are entitled to." Phillips said the 80,000 Negroes in St. Louis had to spend on an average of a dollar a day for living expenses. "It is felt that this money, earned by the Negroes, should be spent and circulated among their own people as a help to their economic life," he explained. APPLICATION OF GOLDEN RULE WILL MAKE RACE STRIFE IMPOSSIBLE Chicago, Aug. 10.—There is no higher or clearer statement of our duty toward our dark brothers than the rule laid down in a very ancient decision which has never been overruled—one which we usually refer to as the Golden Rule. Let us resolve, in view of the conditions obtaining within the last few days, to recognize our Negro neighbors as Americans who have always been loyal to America in the face of bad treatment; let us recognize them as fellow citizens entitled to share fully and equally the boasted opportunity of America; let us do this in a friendly spirit worthy of Christians and of Americans. In an emergency, such as the present, it is the manifest duty of the churches to bear emphatic testimony to the need of calmness, sanity and sympathy with all of both races who are oppressed by the iniquities of the present social order. The message of Christianity, as always in the past, is one of brotherhood and aspiration for goodwill and cooperation, which are the basis of the peace and welfare of every community. The efforts of all the people of all the churches are needed at this time to restore order and confidence and to make impossible the recurrence of the violence and lawlessness which are disgracing our city. THE CHICAGO CHURCH FEDERATION. Herbert L. Willett, President. Walter R. Mee, Secretary. Committee of citizens indorsing the above statement: Robert McMurdy, Mary McDowell, S. P. Breckenridge, Mrs. G. M. Mathes, Father Joseph McNamee, Graham Taylor and George H. Mead. CITY WILL LOSE MILLION DOLLARS ACCOUNT OF RIOT Chicago, Aug. 12.—The city of Chicago will lose much in a financial way on account of the damage done during the riots. Under the law it is responsible to the citizens in the neighborhood of $1,000,000 on account of loss of lives and damage to property. Have You Tried It Yet? KAFFIR-KREAM TRADE MARK The face cream that is positively guaranteed to remove all grease, shine and perspiration. COOLING, HEALING, SATISFYING. Sold by Pope Drug Co., 13th and Farnam Sts.; Williamson's Drug Co., 2306 North 24th St.; Melchor Drug Co., 4826 South 24th St.; The People's Drug Store, 111 South 14th St.; Holtz Drug Store, 2702 Cuming St.; Toben Drug Co., 2402 N St.; Jones Cultural College, 1516 North 24th St.; Unitt-Doceckal Drug Co., 1625 Farnam. Mrs. B. A. Bostic, 2124 Clarke St.; Mmes. South & Johnson, 2416 Blondo; Mme. C. C. Trent, 30th and Erskine; Mme. A. T. Austin, 4911 North 42d; Mrs. Clara Chiles, 2420 Lake St. WE ARE RECEIVING DAILY a wonderful assortment of the newest Frocks and Suits for Autumn Materials favored in suits are tricotine and serge, combinations of serge and satin, tricotine, tricolette and satins are the most used for dresses. See our display on the Second Floor. Brandeis Stores SETS THE PACE FOR GROWING OMANA ```markdown ``` Successor to the Douglas Washington Investment Co. OFFICE, 15TH AND CALIFORNIA STREETS. Phones: Tyler 897; Webster, 5966; Red, 3203. The Rev. J. W. Stapleton was here Sunday and preached two very interesting sermons. Mr. and Mrs. Harding Hampton are again reported as being critically ill. There was a social given at the A. M. E. church Saturday night for the benefit of Rev. J. W. Stapleton. Miss Cora Hannon and Miss Edith Robinson returned from Chicago last week. Austin Hampton, while returning from a visit at Kansas City last Tuesday night, fell off the train and escaped with a broken wrist and several bruises. Miss Cora Hannon, who has been here visiting Miss Edith Robinson, returned to her home at Rosedale., Kan., last Monday. Theodore Black and brother of Lincoln are here visiting relatives. Mrs. John Shaw, who has been visiting her mother in Texas, has returned home. Raymond Turner, who has been in France nearly a year, received his dis WE ARE RECEIVING DAD the newest Frocks a for Au Materials favored in suits are tions of serge and satin, tricolor the most used for dresses. S Floor. Brandei SETS THE PACE The W. H. & R. Successor to the Douglas V OFFICE, 15TH AND C Phones: Tyler 897; W OFFICERS D. G. Russell, President. Anderson Hamler, Treasurer. N. W. Ware, Sec. and Gen. Mgr. M. B. H. AFFIR charge last week and returned home last Saturday. Dan Smith, jr., and uncle of Lincoln were here Sunday on a visit with relatives. Mrs. Rachel Smith of Lincoln came down last week to visit her mother and sister. Please patronize those who advertise in The Monitor. Mrs. J. H. Russell PORO SYSTEM Hairdressing and Manicuring Distinctive Service Appointments Made by Phone 2914 Erskine St. Web. 2311 ```markdown ``` S. W. MILLS REAL ESTATE CO. List your property with us. We will sell or rent for you. Notary Public. Office Phone Web. 148. 1421 N. 24th St., 24th & Charles LY a wonderful assortment of and Suits utumn tricotine and serge, combina- tine, tricolette and satins are see our display on the Second Stores FOR GROWING OMAHA Investment Co. Washington Investment Co. CALIFORNIA STREETS. bster, 5966; Red, 3203. BOARD OF DIRECTORS H. Hamler, Chairman. D. G. Russell. N. W. Ware. The Little Ruby Tonsorial Parlor Now open under new management with first class artists. Strictly modern, J. H. Hunt and C. R. Lewis, artists. We are the South Side Boosters. You don't have to go to the North Side to get your hair cut. Stop and give us a trial. Free phone service to North Omaha. Phone South 3547. C. R. LEWIS, Prop. 2519 Q St. South Omaha ```markdown ``` 50c A JAR 8 CENTS POSTAGE THE MONITOR A National Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Colored Americans. Published Every Thursday at Omaha, Nebraska, by The Monitor Publishing Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915, at the Postoffice at Omaha, Neb., under the Act of March 3, 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor and Publisher. Lucille Skaggs Edwards and Madree Penn, Associate Editors. Fred C. Williams, Business Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 A YEAR; $1.00 6 MONTHS; 60c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates, 60 cents an Inch per issue. Address, The Monitor, 304 Crouse Block, Omaha, Neb. Telephone Douglas 3224. THE SIN OF SILENCE To sin by silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. The human race has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised against injustice, ignorance and lust, the inquisition yet would serve the law, and guillotines decide our least disputes. The few who dare must speak and speak again to right the wrongs of many.—Ella Wheeler Wilcox. TAFT ON RACE RIOTS WE reprint in this issue an article contributed to the Chicago Daily News by ex-President Taft on "The Causes of Race Riots." He repeats in this much that he said in a former article which we published a few weeks ago and upon which we commented editorially. Our readers will recall Mr. Taft's former article and our editorial, "Radicals and Conservatives," which attracted wide attention and most favorable comment. In his more recent article the eminent jurist says many things that the country would do well to lay to heart. He has put his finger upon some of the causes, but not all, nor upon the chief cause, which is the set and determined purpose of a certain class of southerners, who have a large class of sympathizers in the north, "to teach the 'nigger' his place" and by a campaign of slander and vittuation to embitter the north against him. This propaganda began before the war. "The Birth of a Nation" had as its purpose the stirring up of sentiment against the Negro throughout the country. This campaign was interrupted by America's participation in the war. It has, however, been renewed with increased vehemence since the signing of the armistice. There has been, undeniably, a well-organized and directed effort to magnify and give undue prominence to crimes and rumors of crimes alleged to have been committed by Negroes. There is a sinister motive back of this and the real causes of riots is the stirring up of this sentiment by a subsidized, short-sighted or sensational press. In the face of the attitude of the white press of the country to publish inciting articles Mr. Taft's well-meant suggestion that "the editors of the Colored press should be reasoned with to cease publishing articles, however true, having inciting effect" comes with very poor grace from a gentleman of his astuteness and ability. We would respectfully suggest that Mr. Taft and other men and women of influence and ability unite with the editors of the Colored press and other thoughtful leaders of the race in requesting the editors of the white press "to cease publishing articles, until proven true (concerning Negroes), having an inciting effect." They and not the Colored editors need this advice. We have insisted upon the harm that is being done by the press in dwelling upon the race of individuals charged with crime where the accused or suspected is a Negro. This fans the flame of race prejudice; and yet the white press insists upon doing it. Race riots are caused by sensational reports in white newspapers. These should be stopped. The Colored press will do its duty: let the white press do the same. The Colored press is counseling restraint, self-respect and obedience to law and good behavior upon the part of its constituents. Its work is made tremendously hard by the attitude of the white press in featuring in scare-crow headlines alleged but unproven crimes of Negroes. Mr. Taft's advice should be directed first to the white press. GOOD NATURE AN ANTIDOTE JUST at this time we need to let our characteristic good nature have full sway. It will help matters wonderfully. Let us not be on the lookout for insults. Let us ignore them as frequently as we can when they are offered, thus showing their superiority. It is a good thing to remember that a lady or a gentleman will never insult anybody, and one should be so well poised that one who is not a gentleman cannot insult him. Meet boorishness and rudeness with gentility and good nature. Good nature is an antidote for much that is unpleasant. Good nature, too, like ill-temper, is contagious. 4 should protest makes cowards a race has climbed on protest. against injustice, ignorance and serve the law, and guillotines few who dare must speak and songs of many.—Ella Wheeler SEVEN-CENT FARE OMAHA has now a 7-cent street car fare. It is said to be only a temporary measure. The employees demanded a wage increase. The street car company was too poor to grant the increase unless the dear public chipped in to help them. So the powers that be granted the company authority to raise the fare by 40 per cent. The increase in wages to the employees is somewhat below this figure. Who gets the difference? Does it go into improving the service or to paying dividends to stockholders? As usual the dear public pays the price. Verily corporations and politicians have peculiar ways and a most effective method of shaking shekels out of the pockets of the public. Those who do not want to pay 7 cents for a street car ride have the privilege of indulging in the healthful exercise of walking. AMONG many of the weaknesses that we, as a people, have to overcome is the too prevalent disposition to permit personal grievances and difficulties to blind us to the ability and usefulness of individuals to be of service to the race. We have got to learn to submerge and subordinate personal likes and dislikes for the good of the race. There is entirely too much narrow-mindedness in this particular among many who are supposed to be among our representative men and women. It is attributable to conceit, ignorance or prejudice and we must learn to rise above it. Because one has injured us or is unfriendly to us is no reason why we should not be willing to serve with him in any way we can for the public good. What the Race Must Do to Solve Its Own Problems. The part the Negro must play in the solution of the problem cannot be accomplished by the white race alone, no matter how kindly disposed some of them may be toward us, and the sooner the race learns this the sooner we will be on the road to a real solution. Influential white people in such organizations as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, are in a position to do much in the way of race amelioration, but with all their influence and power they are not able to do for a group what common sense should teach that group to do for itself. And the first thing the Negro must do to help solve his own race problem is to organize, co-operate, and unite. No matter how much progress we have made, or are making, no matter what our views or opinions may be as to the solution of the problem, it pales into insignificance when compared to the effect and power of unity on and in the race. All races that ever fought a common enemy have seen the necessity of organization and unity. And no race who has ever fought a common enemy as strong as our antagonists, has survived the encounter by being divided. In union there is strength and power, in division weakness and inefficiency. A divided race is always an easy mark for those who would keep it down. To our leaders and those who have the ear of the masses let me say that they must discourage and suppress all influences either within or without the race that have a tendency to divide us. For all such efforts, no matter whence they spring are instituted by the enemies of the race. Sometimes our foes have attempted to divide us on the basis of location. The Negro should be united throughout this country—north, south, east and west. There must not be any northern Negro and a southern Negro, BLUE PRINTING TRADE MARKS AND COUNCIL OCEANIA By Samuel Barrett. THE MONITOR whether we live in the cotton fields of Mississippi or in the great industrial centers of Massachusetts and New York we should feel that all of us are fighting in one grand common cause. Sometimes the white man, and some Negroes as well, have attempted to divide the race on the basis of color and hair, with emphasis on the superiority of the mulatto and mixed blood, and emphasis on the inferiority of the full blood. And some mulattoes taking their cue from their white forebears have gone so far as is the case in South Carolina today and was the case in Cleveland, Ohio (until the Hon. H. S. Smith of the Cleveland Gazette, himself a mulatto, killed the foolishness), to draw a color line in their social and domestic life against all those who were not half or seven-eighths white. This doctrine is as dangerous as it is silly, malicious and false, and should be beaten down whenever it attempts to rise. White people as a rule do not make discriminations within the race based on color. A man or woman may be almost white in color, but if it becomes known that he has Negro blood in his veins he is given no more consideration than a full blood. This fact is borne out in a recent divorce trial that took place in this city. The husband, a white man married a woman who looked as white as he did, but after issue came it was stated that the child had Negro blood in its veins. After that discovery was made the father applied for an annulment of the marriage on the grounds of fraud. Now this woman was white. It was not her color, it was her identification with the Negro that caused the trouble. Negroes should draw the color line on the basis of character and worth on manhood and womanhood and not on color and hair. The race must be united for the purpose of self-defense. We must defend ourselves, our women and our homes against mob violence and lynchers. Recent occurrences in Washington, D. C., the capital of the nation ought to teach the race throughout America that we must arm ourselves in times of peace. Foor the same thing is apt to happen anywhere. If we don't hang together in these perilous days we certainly will hang separately. The race should be united to promote, encourage and support business, and not permit the Jew, the Italian, the Greek and the white man in general to get rich from the things we ought to engage in ourselves. The race is sadly in need of a strong economic foundation and this can only be attained through business. The race has not and cannot make substantial progress without an increasing number of various kinds of business enterprises run on a progressive order. Business is an empire, and upon it has been built many mighty civilizations. When the rank and file of the race is forced to seek employment from the white man; when we are continually asking him to aid us in the support of our churches, our schools and other public and semipublic institutions, it does look a bit inconsistent to demand rights. But when we can support our own institutions like the Jews we can consistently demand our rights. The Negro race in America must be united for the social and moral improvement of our race in the large cities and towns. Crime, juvenile delinquency, buffet flats, immorality and gambling could all be lessened if the moral, the educational and the so-called religious forces of the race had sufficient backbone and sand to attack it. The majority of us are willing to let the race go to hell because of fear of hurting some one's feelings. The destiny of the Negro race ought to mean more to all thinking race peojean than regard for the feelings of some of our acquaintances and friends who are violating both the law of God and man. And finally the Negro race should be united politically. Taxation without representation was tyranny in 1776. It is no less a tyranny today. To support one's government as we have always done in times of war, to pay taxes on millions of dollars worth of property and then be denied the ballot where our votes can count for something is the rankest fraud whether we identify ourselves with the republican party, the democratic party, the socialist party, or an independent political party we ought to unite and see to it that we are granted the suffrage throughout America. This is a weapon of defense. No man is good enough to rule another man without the other man's consent. Just think of our political position in America—twelve million of us, over a tenth of the total population—not a man in congress, not a maa in the senate, not a man yanywhere in a responsible governmental position. And yet we put white men into office every year. If we cannot get our own men into office we should not vote for the other fellow. These are some of the things the race must do for itself, things that white people cannot do for us. For Monitor office call Doug. 3224. Flashes of Most Anything Oh, where's my Chicago Defender? "Bought up," you say? All the long-looked for issue of August 2—bought? How, bought? If I alone, of all men, happen to be so fortunate as to be on the scene when a great event happens, and far away, in many cities, anxiously await thousands of others hungering for the facts that only I can give them; and if I should prepare for each of them a letter and as it lay before me, ready to be stamped and mailed and committed to the care of Uncle Sam, in you walked—who you would not have those others know—and you looked at my letters, and you bid for them, and you got them, while in vain those others waited—would it be bought? Hark! Listen! Methinks I hear echo repeat: "Sold. Sold." Roosevelt died, and a shocked world stood grieved and silent, awed at the departure of a truly great man. A millionaire dies, but neither his money nor the philanthropies his money bought could make his passing more than a mere detail. Truly the measure of greatness lies in things more real and lasting than the accidents of circumstance. Nebraska is a pretty good old state. It called a special session in order to vote for the woman suffrage constitutional amendment and so won the eleventh place on the roll of honor. And now the government becomes our grocer. When it took over the railroads some of us stopped riding. Let's hope this won't be true with the eats. "Come back home," says the South. "Behold Washington and Chicago. Come on back to Dixie; we understand each other." "Nix," says Cuffie. "I know you a durn sight too well." THREE HUNDRED YEARS (Tercentenary, August, 1619-1919) THREE hundred years! Lord, these are they— These toil-worn souls brief-sweet with play— These dream-charmed people, vision-eyed, Whose life-free goal is yet denied. But these have heard the heavens say, In answer to the prayer they pray: "No Christly cause can perish—nay, Though men be martyred, crucified— Three hundred years!" A thousand years are but a day In Thy illimitable way, Father! Thy children who abide On earth and learn Thy lessons wide Have kept the faith—on through the fray— Three hundred years! LUCIAN B. WATKINS. University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill., August 10, 1919. PRESS COMMENT We hear so much of Russian atrocities and German atrocities it may be well for us to think a moment of our own atrocities, which, so far as we known, in many cases outrank in brutality and horror the murders of the reddest of the red-handed butchers of any other land. During the past thirty years in the United States 3,224 people have been murdered by lynching mobs. Of this number all but a few were Colored citizens. It would have been quite sufficient evidence of the barbarism of these murderous mobs had their victims simply been shot or hanged without due process of law, but to torture by cruelties too unspeakable for us to describe, as has been done in instance after instance, is to sink below the level of savagery. That these things should be permitted in this land and no remedy swiftly forthcoming would be incredible were it not true. We have always maintained that a government which can compel its citizens, white and black, to enlist under its flag and defend it in peril owes to each of these citizens the guarantee of every right assured him under the constitution. Where the state fails the government is under as sacred an obligation to defend and protect its humblest citizens from such outrages as it is its representatives at the courts of Europe. Mr. Hughes has well said: "To the black man, who in this crisis has proved his bravery, his honor and his loyalty to our institutions, we certainly owe the performance of this duty (of justice), and we should let it be known from this time on, in recognition of that supreme service, that the black man shall have the rights guaranteed to him by the constitution of the United States."—Our Dumb Animals. Dr. J. L. Green, mechano-therapist, chronic diseases a specialty. Phone Webster 3694. The Beautiful Thing About the FORD CAR is its 100% simplicity of operation, 100% per cent economy, and 100% service. That's why we've adopted the slogan 100% Ford Service. We strive to maintain the Ford standard all the time, in all ways, in all departments. We sell Ford Motor Cars and Fordsom Farm Tractors. For ninety days only will ship to all new agents $10.00 worth of DUDLEY'S FAMOUS POLISH for $5.00. Save time. Just inclose five dollars and your address in full and a shipment will be made the same day we get your order to Live Wire Agents. Hit the iron while it is hot. Write for an order. A Classified Directory of Omaha's Colored Professional and Business firms Expert Licensed Embalmers and Funeral Directors. Auto and Horse Drawn Vehicles. Lady Attendant. Open Day and Night. We are as near to you as your telephone with every convenience at hand. Calls promptly attended at all hours. ALLEN JONES Res. Phone Web. 204. JONES Funeral Parlors 2314 North 24th Street Expert Licensed Embalmers and Drawn Vehicles. Lady Attenda We are as near to you as you hand. Calls promptly attended at Telephone Webster 248 Open Day and Night Silas Johnson Western Funeral Home 2518 Lake St. The Place for Quality and Service PRICES REASONABLE. Licensed Embalmer In Attendance Lady Attendant If Desired. MUSIC FURNISHED FREE. R. H. Robbins & Co. GROCERIES AND MEATS GROCERIES AND MEATS An Up-to-Date Store. 1411 North 24th Street. Prompt Delivery. W. 241. Do It Now WHAT Subscribe for The Monitor Eureka Furniture Store Complete Line of New and Second Hand Furniture PRICES REASONABLE Call Us When You Have Any Furniture to Sell 1417 N. 24th St. Web. 4206 GREEN & GREEN We Operate the One Minute Shining Parlor Chairs for Ladies. Auto Truck and Transfer 1919 Cuming St. Phone Doug. 3157; Web. 2340. 18th and Burt Streets. 0000 NINETY DAY OFFER All new agents $10.00 worth of $5.00. Save time. Just inclose and a shipment will be made the Wire Agents. Hit the iron while Chemical Works Muskogee, Okla. History of Omaha's Professional and firms ANDREW T. REED Res. Phone Red 5210. x REED Parlor Phone Webster 1100. General Directors. Auto and Horse Open Day and Night. Telephone with every convenience at hours. HEINS RESTAURANT 1011 Capitol Ave. Home Cooked Meals Our Specialty. SMITH HEINS, Proprietor. Mmes. South & Johnson Scientific Scalp Specialists Sole Manufacturers of MAGIC HAIR GROWER AND MAGIC STRAIGHTENING OIL We teach the Art of Hair Dressing, Shampooing, Facial Massage, Manicuring, Scalp Treatment and the Making of Hair goods. Hair Grower, per box 50c. Straightening Oil, per box 35c For Appointment Call Web. 880. 2416 Blondo St., Omaha, Neb. Repairing and Storing Orders Promptly Filled NORTH SIDE SECOND-HAND STORE R. B. RHODES Dealer in New and Second-Hand Furniture and Stoves. Household Goods Bought and Sold. Rental and Real Estate. 2522 Lake St. Webster 908 South & Thompson's Cafe 2418 North 24th St. Webster 4566 SPECIAL SUNDAY DINNER Stewed chicken with dumplings...40c Roast Prime Beef au jus .....40c Roast Pork, Apple Sauce .....40c Roast Domestic Goose, dressing 50c Early June Peas Mashed Potatoes Salad Coffee Dessert We Serve Mexican Chile EAT AT WEST CAFE Good Cooking, Reasonable Prices 1712 North 24th St. T. J. ASHLEY, Prop. S. W. MILLS FURNITURE CO. We sell new and second hand furniture, 1421 North 24th St. Webster 148. 24th and Charles. DR. P. W. SAWYER DENTIST Tel. Doug. 7150; Web. 3636 220 South 13th St. Open for Business the BOOKER T. WASHINGTON HOTEL Nicely Furnished Steam Heated Rooms, With or Without Board. 523 North 15th St. Omaha, Neb. Phone Tyler 897. We Have a Complete Line of FLOWER, GRASS AND GARDEN Seeds Bulbs, Hardy Perennials, Poultry Supplies Fresh cut flowers always on hand Stewart's Seed Store 119 N. 16th St. Opp. Post Office Phone Douglas 977 MEAT MARKET The Oldest Market in the City. Tel. Douglas 1198 1244 So. 13th St. Omaha Petersen & Michelsen Hardware Co. GOOD HARDWARE 2408 N St. Tel. South 162 Liberty Drug Co. EVERYBODY'S DRUG STORE We Deliver Anywhere. Webster 386. Omaha, Neb. Established 1890 C. J. CARLSON Dealer in Shoes and Gents' Furnishings 1514 No. 24th St. Omaha, Neb. PATTON HOTEL AND CAFE N. A. Patton, Proprietor 1014-1016-1018 South 11th St. Telephone Douglas 4445 62 MODERN AND NEATLY FURNISHED ROOMS MELCHOR--Druggist The Old Reliable Tel. South 807 4826 So. 24th St. Hill-Williams Drug Co. PURE DRUGS AND TOILET ARTICLES Free Delivery Tyler 160 2402 Cuming St. Start Saving Now One Dollar will open an account in the Savings Department of the United States Nat'l Bank 16th and Farnam Streets F. WILBERG BAKERY Across from Alhambra Theatre The Best is None Too Good for Our Customers. Telephone Webster 673 C. H. MARQUARDT CASH MARKET Retail Dealer in Fresh and Salt Meats, Poultry, Oysters, etc. 2003 Cuming St. Doug. 3834 Home Rendered Lard. We Smoke and Cure our own Hams and Bacon. J. A. Edhotm E. W. Sherman Standard Laundry 24th, Near Lake Street Phone Webster 130 OMAHA PRINTING COMPANY THE OFFICE SUPPLY HOUSE Just Call Douglas 3889 Autos Everywhere Empire Cleaners and Dyers 1726 St. Mary's Avenue. BENJAMIN & LEE Shoe Repairers 1415 North 24th St. First class work; reasonable prices. Note—Coleman Dangerfield no longer connected with this firm. JUST OFF THE PRESS "Brown Boys in Khaki Brown," a snappy, stirring, catchy race song. Suitable for stage, church or school. Sung about our own boys in our own songs. Words and music by Eva A. Jessie. Copies at 25c at Monitor office, or send 25c to Eva A. Jessie, 309 West Street Boulevard, Muskogee, Okla.—Adv. ```markdown ``` Events and Persons Miss Genevieve Oglesby, 2315 North Twenty-eighth avenue, is on the sick list. The W. H. & R. Real Estate and Investment company has recently purchased $8,000 worth of real estate. For efficient dental service—Dr. W. W. Peebles, 220 South Thirteenth st., over Pope's drug store. Mrs. Anna Britt Franklin of Higginsville, Mo., and Mrs. Eva Jennings of Salina, Kan., mother and sister of Dr. L. E. Britt, are guests at his home, 2517 Maple street. The N. A. A. C. P. will meet Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Bethel Baptist church, Twenty-ninth and T streets, South Side. Get a new Subscriber for The Monitor. It is only $2.00 a year. It is up to you to help push your own paper. The Monitor must go into every Colored home in Omaha. Help us put it there. Thank you. Mrs. Olin Hemphill, who underwent an operation at the Lord Lister hospital last Wednesday, is slowly improving. Mrs. C. Pauline Lynch entertained at a five-course dinner Monday night for Mrs. Samuel Thompson, daughter and son, of Los Angeles, Cal. Covers were laid for six. E. F. Morearty, Lawyer, 640 Bee Building, Douglas 3841.—Adv. Mrs. L. E. Britt and son Leonard have gone to California for an extended trip and visit. Mrs. Henry W. Black and daughter Carmalita are spending a few weeks in California and other western points. Are you going to help your church earn that $100 offered by The Monitor? Five rooms (vacant), 3407 Boyd st. $250 cash. Douglas 2842; Web. 5519. Mrs. William Murphy of 2706 Ohio street leaves today for a two months' stay in California. Houses for sale in all parts of the city. Tel. Douglas 2842 or Webster 5519. Guy B. Robbins. Mrs. L. E. Adams gave a party to celebrate the ninth birthday anniversary of her son, Alger Roy Adams, August 4. Eighteen happy little guests were present. A beautiful large cake adorned the center of the table. The colors, pink and white, predominated. Mrs. E. R. West assisted Mrs. Adams. The Rev. H. C. Newby and wife of Decatur, Ala., have been the guests of his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Newby of Burdette street. Phone Webster 1902 for spring chickens and the best meat in town. Finkenstein. Mrs. Corinne O'Bryant of Denver, grand matron of Prince Hall Grand Chapter, O. E. S., of Kansas, Colorado and its jurisdiction, met the three chapters here in a very pleasant joint meeting July 26. While in the city she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wilson. Several delightful auto parties were given in her honor. She continued her tour of annual visits Sunday night. Mrs. O'Bryant went to Kansas City, Kan., from here. The sons and Daughters of Jerusalem will hold their annual convention in Grove Methodist Episcopal church, August 25 to 29. Mr. Nathaniel Singletary, a successful real estate dealer of Kansas City, Kan., stopped over a few days to visit his cousin, General Scott. Mr. Singletary is enroute to Minneapolis to visit Lawyer H. B. Smith. North Side Taxi. J. D. Lewis, proprietor. Limousine and touring car. Stand phone. Web. 1490; residence phone. Web. 949.—Adv. Mrs. William Payne of Hannibal, Mo., is in the city, the guest of Mrs. George Ashby. Mrs. General Scott will leave Thursday for Philadelphia to visit relatives and friends. Smoke John Ruskin 5c Cigar. Biggest and Best.—Adv. Mrs. L. T. Boggurs and their little son, Lawrence T., of 3518 Parker street, have gone to visit Mr. Boggurs' uncle, Dr. Z. H. Bass of Muskogee, Okla. Don't neglect your teeth. Good teeth mean good health. See Singleton & Singleton. Dr. T. C. Ross and son, Thomas C. Ross, jr., left Saturday for Olathe, Kan., to visit the father of Dr. Ross, who is seriously ill there. Mrs. C. R. Bynum is ill at the University hospital. Fresh, tender okra, mustard greens, green beans, sweet corn, new sweet potatoes and all other fresh vegetables at Finkenstein's, 26th and Blondo. Rev. M. O. Bonaparte of the A. M. E. Zion church arrived in the city last Monday. He requests that all members of the A. M. E. Zion faith who reside in the two cities and desire to remain in the A. M. E. Zion church call the pastor at Mr. Silas Johnson's, 2518 Lake street. Mr. Ben Slaughter returned last week from Topeka, where he has been visiting his father. Smoke John Ruskin cigar. A. Gilmore, formerly of Palestine, Tex., but later of Washington, D. C., has come to Omaha with his wife for a visit and to look over this as a prospective field for health and accident insurance. He was in this business in Texas. North Side Taxi. J. D. Lewis, proprietor. Limousine and touring car. Stand phone, Web. 1490; residence phone, Web. 949.—Adv. A delightful dancing party was given at the home of Miss Madeline Roberts last Tuesday night, complimentary to Miss Anita and Sumner Thompson of Los Angeles. N. A. A. C. The regu N. A. A. C. noon at St with the p Rev. C. H. ter of Decer labor circle teresting a Thomas R Oglesby. C. C. C. grievance cases which he b The Bachelor Boys' club gave a novelty dancing party Monday night at the Hanscom park pavilion. About eighty young people spent a delightful evening. Novelty souvenirs were given all the guests. Miss Anita Thompson of Los Angeles was the guest of honor. 8-room house, nearly modern; $100 cash. Douglas 2842. -Webster 5519. 7-room house, vacant, 1558 North 19th street; $500 cash. Douglas 2842. Webster 5519. Mrs. J. M. Goff has returned from a four months' visit in Mississippi. Mrs. Goff went south for her health and returns improved. Her sister-in-law, Mrs. Church, has come with her to spend a month visiting in Omaha. Let us save that tooth so you can chew your food. Your stomach has no teeth. Drs. Singleton & Singleton, dentists. Mrs. Jones of Parsons, Kan., is in the city visiting friends. Mr. R. H. Johnson, 1218 Pacific street, who was dangerously injured while riding in a Brown taxi last week, is reported to be improved. Mr. Johnson was badly cut about the face and head when the car, traveling at a rapid rate, suddenly swerved around the corner, throwing him against the window glass, which was broken by the contact and cut him badly. THE POLLYANNA DANCING SCHOOL The Pollyanna Dancing school, which is held for children every Saturday afternoon at the Socialist hall, Twenty-first and Cuming street, is meeting with great success. It is a pretty sight to see the well dressed and well behaved children going through the graceful dances in which they are being thoroughly instructed by Mrs. Henry Buford, who is an expert at it. Mrs. Sina Brown and Miss Lena Paul are in charge of the school. There is a room for a limited number of new pupils. Parents who wish to have their children avail themselves of the privileges of the school should enroll them at once. The lessons are given for the nominal sum of 15 cents. The hours are from 3 to 5 p. m. Pupils are admitted from the ages of 5 to 15. The Rev. John Albert Williams, president of the Omaha branch of the N. A. A. C. P., as representative of the organization delivered an address before the twelfth annual convention of the Nebraska State Federation of Labor last Thursday morning. He spoke of the aims and ideals of the N. A. A. C. P., told of its friendly attitude toward organized labor since it had shown a disposition to be fair with Colored labor and stressed the fact that labor to secure its just demands must be willing to admit to its ranks all working people without distinction of race, color or creed. The address was most favorably received. ATTRIBUTES ABILITY TO WALK TO DR. HUTTEN Dr. J. H. Hanks, well known and successful chiropractor, with offices in the Crouse block, who was seriously injured several weeks ago by a street car and whom it was thought would be unable to walk again, is able to come to his office on crutches. He said to The Monitor: "I owe my ability to walk again to Dr. Hutten, who is certainly a skillful physician, as well as a splendid gentleman. He was most attentive to me and I cannot speak too highly of him." Dr. Hanks, who belongs to the other race, paid this deserved compliment to one of our leading physicians. ST. PHILIP'S ANNUAL LAWN SOCIAL SUCCESS The annual lawn social of St. Philip's Episcopal church, which was given last Thursday evening at the beautiful home of Sergeant and Mrs. Isaac Bailey, 2816 Pratt street, was a delightful affair. The grounds were most artistically decorated and lighted and there was a large attendance. A RINGING EDITORIAL ATTENTION is called to the ringing editorial, "The Black Peril," which recently appeared in the Jewish Bulletin of this city, and which we republish elsewhere in this issue. Mr. Konecky, whose friendship we enjoy, is sincere in what he says. We thank him for his timely words. The regular weekly meeting of the N. A. A. C. P. was held Sunday afternoon at St. Philip's Episcopal church, with the president in the chair. The Rev. C. H. Newby, a Methodist minister of Decatur, Ala., and prominent in labor circles in his section, gave an interesting address. Other speakers were Thomas Reese, Mr. Herman and O. G. Oglesby. C. C. Calloway, chairman of the grievance committee, reported three cases which he had investigated, in which he believed the police had acted unfairly. One was the case of an aged Colored woman on Thirteenth street, whose home was entered by a rough looking and strange acting white man, apparently demented, who pushed her over, but was driven from her house. A policeman was asked to arrest the man, but he refused to make the arrest. The officer was reported to the police authorities, whom it is believed will take action on the case. Another was the case of a man who had been shot by a white man who had accused him of insulting his wife. He was arrested and placed in jail and there was delay in giving him medical attention. Attention was also called to the discrepancy in bonds fixed by Judge Fitzgerald in the case of Colored suspects and white. A resolution was passed fixing the hour of adjournment hereafter at 6 o'clock. The meeting next Sunday will be held at Bethel Baptist church, Twenty-ninth and T streets, South Side, at 4 o'clock. ROBBINS HAS AUTO DELIVERY TRUCK H. R. Robbins & Co., the enterprising grocery firm at Twenty-fourth and Hamilton streets, have purchased an up-to-date auto delivery truck to give prompt service to their rapidly growing business. This wide-awake firm is getting its share of patronage and deserves it. Rev. Dr. and Mrs. D. S. Malekebu, native Africans, will appear at Mount Moriah Baptist church next Wednesday, the 20th. Public invited to hear them. Admission free. Monitor office, Douglas 3224. M. S. S. Diamond Theatre Monday, Aug. 11— BARNEY CHERRY in "Real Folks" And a Good Comedy. Tuesday, Aug. 12— 'Tiger's Trail and Love Brokers' Featuring ALMA RUBENS Wednesday, Aug. 13— JUNE ELVIDGE in "Social Pirates" Pathe News and a Good Comedy Thursday, Aug. 14— EARL WILLIAMS in "Diplomatic Mission" Also a Good Comedy. Friday, Aug. 15— ELMO LINCOLN in "Elmo the Mighty" Also BERT LYTEL in "The Spender" A Good Five-Reel Feature. Also a Comedy. Saturday, Aug. 16— EDDIE POLO in "Cyclone Smith" Also a Good Five-Reel Feature Sunday, Aug. 17— NORMA TALMAGE in "By Right of Purchase" And Good Western, also Comedy The House of Courtesy. 24th and Parker Sts. Thursday and Friday— CATHERINE CALVERT in "Out of the Night" CHAS. CHAPLIN COMEDY ALBERT RAY in "Be a Good Sport" Pathe News. Comedy WM. S. HART in "The Narrow Trail" Pathe News. Arbuckle Comedy Monday and Tuesday— THEDA BARA in "When Men Desire" Thos A. Douglas Watchmaking Jewelry Repairing 1436 So. 13th Placed Under $50,000 Bond; Case Continued to August 14. Chicago, Aug. 10.—George Stauber, white, who, according to witnesses, threw the stone which set off the conflagration of race hatred, was put under bond of $50,000 by Judge Newcomer of the South Clark street court. Stauber is 23 years old and resides at 2904 Cottage Grove avenue. Detective Sergeant Middleton, Colored, who gathered the evidence concerning the start of the riot, appeared against Stauber. Sergeant Middleton told the court that he could produce seven witnesses who saw the actual throwing of the rock which knocked Eugene Williams off the raft, causing his death. The case was continued until August 14 to allow the police further investigation. BUY INTEREST IN WARE CANDY KITCHEN Mr. and Mrs. L. O. Gregory have purchased a half-interest in the Ware Candy Kitchen, on North Twenty-fourth street, and are devoting their personal attention to making it one of the most popular places in the city. Soldiers, Attention Please fill out the form below and cut off or bring to Monitor Office, 304 Crounse Blvd. LAST NAME FIRST Name .... Address .... Business Address .... Branch of Service Army, Navy, etc.) Organization .... Rank .... Date of Enlistment. Date of Discharge .... Serial Freling & Stee 1803 Farmam DO YOU NEED A TRUNK?—Buy it for and save money. This trunk well built with locks and hinges; fiber covered, $17.00. The Monarch Billiard LEROY C. BROOMFIELD, Proprietor Latest improved tables. A pleasant place for a tion. Full line of cigars and tobacco. Free Employment Bureau Maintain 109 South 14th Street. Attention! low and cut out and mail, or 4 Crounse Block. ME FIRST Phone Phone Company Regiment Serial Number & Steinle arnam St. K?—Buy it from the factory well built with good corners, d, $17.00. Billiard Parlor IFIELD, Proprietor sant place for an evening's recrea- co. Bureau Maintained. Douglas 3578. Soldiers, Attention! Please fill out the form below and cut out and mail, or or bring to Monitor Office, 304 Crounse Block. LAST NAME FIRST Name .... Address ... Phone .... Business Address ... Phone .... Branch of Service Army, Navy, etc.) Organization ... Company ... Regiment .... Rank .... Date of Enlistment .... Date of Discharge ... Serial Number ... Freling & Steinle 1803 Farnam St. DO YOU NEED A TRUNK?—Buy it from the factory and save money. This trunk well built with good corners, locks and hinges; fiber covered, $17.00. BILLIARD Latest improved tables. A pleasant place for an evening's recreation. Full line of cigars and tobacco. Free Employment Bureau Maintained. 109 South 14th Street. Douglas 3578. Mr. Advertiser: The Monitor is read tically every Colored in Omaha, Council B Lincoln. It has also a wide c in Nebraska and other Do You Want This Trade or is read in prac- Colored family Council Bluffs and a wide circulation and other states. his Trade? The Monitor is read in practically every Colored family in Omaha, Council Bluffs and Lincoln. It has also a wide circulation in Nebraska and other states. Do You Want This Trade? HOME DESTROYED BY FIRE The home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Harris of East Omaha was totally destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon. LABOR ORGANIZER HERE C. Ford of St. Louis, organizer of the International Labor Organization, is putting on a labor campaign in the city. Mr. Ford will address the N.A. A. C. P. at Bethel Baptist church, on next Sunday afternoon. MASONIC GRAND LODGE TO MEET IN OMAHA King Solomon's Most Worthy Grand Lodge and Grand Court, Kansas jurisdiction, York Rite Masons, will hold their 52d grand annual session in this city September 9, 10, 11, 12, at U. B. F. hall, 24th and Parker streets. This is the first time a Colored Masonic grand lodge has met in Omaha, which will be attended by more than a hundred representative men and women of our race. There will be something doing each night to which the public is cordially invited. Watch this paper for further notices. C. J. GOODE, W. M. W. I. M'RAE, W. M. J. G. HICKMAN, W. M. # Kiddies' Korner By MADREE PENN DADDY'S EVENING FAIRY TALE By Mary Graham Bonner © by the AUTHOR MRS. INDIAN ELEPHANT Mrs. Indian Elephant performed many fine tricks. She was a great favorite in the zoo and the children used to come and see her. Then she would do her fine tricks and the children would give her peanuts. They would give her as many as the keeper said she could have. They didn't give any that the keeper said not to, for he knew if the elephants had had visitors earlier in the day who had been feeding them. And he knew how much elephants should eat and what they shouldn't eat. As the children didn't want to make the elephants sick they used to ask the keeper if they could have anything to eat that day. Mrs. Indian Elephant had once been in a circus and the other zoo elephants had not. She used to tell the other elephants the story of her circus days, how she would go from town to town and how she would lead great parades. She would describe the beautiful lady who rode on her back in the parade for the town and the parade for the circus. She would tell how she used to lie down and wave flags and how she could pick up the circus man and carry him about. She used to tell the other zoo animals how the people clapped, how the boys and girls would scream with delight. She had seen so many, many children, more than even came to the zoo. "And it was funny," she used to say, "but I would think to myself. 'Now in this town we're coming to surely there will be no children.' "But there always were children, in every single town. Yes, friends," Mrs. Elephant would say, "I have never been in a town where there are no children. I imagine a town must be very, very rare that has no children, and I don't believe there is such a place. "It wouldn't be a place worth visiting, I know that much. Why, no one would want to perform in a circus if children weren't there, for children know enough to appreciate a circus, and while grown-ups may, too-well, they don't like to laugh right out loud just as hard as children do." But one day Mrs. Indian Elephant felt quite sad. She had been thinking of something else and though later on she cheered up and forgot about it I must tell you what she said. "It does seem a pity," she said sadly. "What seems a pity?" the others asked her. "Tell us, Mrs. Indian Elephant, what seems a pity?" "It seems a pity," said Mrs. Indian Elephant, "that we aren't appreciated. "That is, we aren't as interesting as The Beautiful Lady Who Rode on Her Back. the Mr. Indian Elephants and we aren't as interesting as the African elephants but we would like to be thought so just the same. "Yes, we would like to be thought just as interesting. We most certainly would. And it seems a pity that they don't care for us so much. They think we're very common and usual. And so we are. But it's a pity they think it, yes, it's a pity we don't fool the keepers better." "It is a pity," said the Miss Indian Elephants. "It is a great pity," they said, waving their trunks. "But it's the truth," said Mr. Indian Elephant. "There, there," said Mrs. Indian Elephant, "don't rub it in." "I'm not rubbing anything in," said Mr. Indian Elephant. "I mean," said Mrs. Indian Elephant, "that it's rubbing the truth in when you say it is the truth and I know it is but don't like to have people think so—and yet they do." "Oh. I see," said Mr. Indian Elephant. "That's a fine way of looking at things," said Mr. African Elephant. "Now, be kind, be kind," said Mrs. 6 Indian Elephant, "for you're a rare creature and a fine creature and I hate to admit it. I do." The lesson was in the earl of the "rabbit has long ears, fur on its body and a tail—nothing to speak of, though"—the teacher informed the class. The next day he wanted to know what they knew about it. "Now then, Rupert"—he spoke to a particularly good-looking boy who was among the bright ones—"tell me something about the rabbit." "The rabbit has a tail," said Rupert, eyeing the other follows triumphantly "but it couldn't talk about it." "What Lawya Attucks say 'bout lem chickens you stole?" "He say Abm lible to go to jail ess'n Abg get somebody to prove a lie by." - Cartoons Magazine. REGISTER W. S. S. CERTIFICATES Lost or Stolen Certificates Will Not Be Replaced Unless They Are Registered. A War Savings Certificate which has been lost or destroyed will not be paid nor will a duplicate thereof be issued, unless the certificate has been registered in accordance with the regulations and instructions issued by the Postmaster General, announces the Treasury Department at Washington. In the event of the loss or destruction of a registered certificate, the registrant may apply to the postoffice where the certificate was registered either for a duplicate certificate or for the payment thereof. After the issuance of the duplicate certificate, the original becomes invalid. No duplicate certificate will be issued after maturity of the original. War Savings Certificates may be registered without cost at any postoffice. Unless registered, the Government will not be liable if payment of any certificate is made to a person who is not the rightful owner. The KITCHEN CABINET The best inheritance any parent can possibly give a child is a good education. This is something that nobody can take away and something which will be a joy forever, for we believe that what we acquire here we will use hereafter. There are any number of kinds and flavors of gelatine desserts on the market which, by the addition of boiling water, are ready, when cold, to serve with cream and sugar. These desserts are good, easy to prepare, and easy of digestion, qualifications which make them popular; but one tires of things too easy and unvaried. Here is a dessert, very dainty and rich, which will be good to serve the "grown-ups" who have good digestion: Frangipan Pie.-Roll out very thin a rich pastry and cut it in rounds, using a pie tin for a marker. Bake three of these cakes, and put them together with a filling of crushed strawberries and cream, covering the top with the berries and sweetened whipped cream. Cut in pie-shaped pieces. Stewed Lettuce—This is a dish not sufficiently used to become common. When one is tired of serving the fresh lettuce, steam it until tender, and serve as a greens, with butter, salt, pepper and a dash of vinegar, if liked. Cucumbers are good cooked. Peel and cook until tender in boiling water or over steam, then serve with a drawn butter sauce. Onion juice may be added for variety of flavor. Canterbury Chicken.—Cook together three and one-half tablespoonfuls of butter with one tablespoonful of finely chopped onion (when the onion is yellow, add one tablespoonful of cornstarch) and pour over one and one-half cupfuls of chicken stock. Bring to the boiling point and simmer for ten minutes, add one-half tablespoonful of lemon juice, three-fourths of a teaspoonful of salt, a few dashes of paprika and one and one-half cupfuls of chopped cooked chicken. Serve very hot, garnished with toast points and persley. **Fillets of Beef With Bananas.**—Cook the fillets cut one and a quarter inch thick, and arrange on a hot platter with the liquor from the pan poured over them. Cook quartered bananas in a little butter until well cooked, then place these quarters on the fillets and serve. Nellie Maxwell 1930 He Remembered. Proving an Allbi. WHAT TO EAT. ket which, by the addition of boiling water, are ready, when cold, to serve with cream and sugar. These desserts are good, easy to prepare, and easy of digestion, qualifications which make them popular; but one tires of things too easy and unvaried. THE MONITOR ONLY FEW COLORS Women Must Use Shades That Are Picked for Them. Wearers of Garments Have Little or No Chance to Exercise Own Taste, Says Writer. Launching a new color nowadays is attended with as much ceremony as the launching of a battleship, Amy E. Hogeboom writes in the New York Herald. Not that there is such a thing as a new color, nor that colors are scarce. Neither has it anything to do with the dye situation, but the fact is that the manufacturers assemble each season and decide to allow certain shades to be placed on the market at that season. If you should wish for any shade which they have decided is not to be you may as well give up in the beginning. This does not happen as often as it might were the majority of the well-dressed women not cleverly cajoled into wanting the shade that the manufacturers have decided they shall want. Allowing only a few colors out of the bag at one time has its advantages, for when the popularity of one has worn off a bit there are plenty of others left from which to select the next one for the center of the stage. The disadvantage is that as far as the woman herself is concerned she has little or no opportunity to exercise her own taste; she is almost as helpless in the matter as she would be bad she no color sense at all. She may find a dressmaker willing to cut her gown somewhat as she wishes or a tailor who may humor her in a like manner, but unless she has special dyeing done for her she must select from the colors set before her. Last fall some one hit upon a shade which he called benna as an especial attraction. It might have been inspired by some canon of art or it might have been suggested by the Russian dressing of the business man's luncheon, but the women wore it, and that is all they had to say about it. For the greater part the women are willing sheep in matters of dress, be it color or line, and if not naturally thus inclined they show good sense not to try to stray too far away. Having purchased one article in a color not approved by the color censor, for really we have censors for everything nowadays, it will be found impossible to match the color in anything else and an utterly hopeless task. ONE NEW BATHING COSTUME A stunning bathing costume on new lines with the knee-fitting breeches which are the very latest thing. A quite elaborate hat is worn to match the suit. If one must wear furs in midsummer—and it has been proved how practical they are aside from their undisputed smartness—it is by far the best plan to have a distinctly different set of summer peltry and send all the winter furs to cold storage for the hot spell. Furs are like plants; they have to rest once in a while between seasons of blooming out in beauty, and the fur neckpiece or coat that was worn month in and month out with no period of recuperation would soon become shabby and lifeless looking. FOULARD HAS FIRST PLACE Fabric Is Prime Favorite Among Silk Materials for Wear During Warm Weather. Among the silk materials for the warm-weather frock the foulard has first place. The designs this season are exceedingly varied. The polka dot ranges in size from a pin-hend to Practical and Smart a half dollar. One very good pattern recently noted had several different-sized circles of white clustered together and plentifully scattered over the surface of a navy blue ground. A very good-looking costume of this design was combined with plain one-tone silk. The frock was simple of line. The plain material formed the body of the blouse and simulated peplum, while the short sleeves and scalloped flources were of the polka dot foulard. Completing the costume was a leg-born hat trimmed with scarlet flowers. To wear with many of the charming little organdle frocks wide-brimmed hats of the same material have been especially fashioned. These are trimmed with taffeta ribbon, and sometimes faced with taffeta. Jersey cloth, both in silk and wool, is one of the most-favored silk materials. BICH AND HEAVY SATIN GOWN Copyright Underwood & Underwood This is a heavy, yet soft satin with a quaint piping of plaited satin hemmed in. The white dots are lawn and little French dots secure it. A PERFECT EAR. A The appeal which the government issued early this year, urging the production of a large crop of vegetables and farm products of all kinds, as a means of assisting America to check the food famine of the Old World, evidently did not fall on deaf ears in this section of the country. An early evidence of this is found in the unusually large number of early entries which have been received by the farm products show to be held at Nebraska's Victory State Fair, Lincoln, Aug. 31 to Sept. 5. "Don't talk to me about the wonders of past ages," said Uncle Joe Cannon. "The world today is far more wonderful than ever before. Just think: It took Columbus as many months as it now takes days to cross the ocean, and we talk about flying and traveling a mile a minute as though they were nothing. "Why, the other day I dropped into a country school just in time to hear the teacher ask: "Johnny, into what two great classes is the human race divided?" And Johnny answered promptly: "Motorists and pedestrians." "That's what I call progress. After awhile there won't be any pedestrians."—Los Angeles Times. A Wonderful World. Hard Work Needed. If the power to do hard work is not silent, it is the best possible substitute for it. Things do not turn up in this world unless somebody turns them up. -James A. Garfield REPAIRS FOR STOVES FURNACES AND BOILERS OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS. 1206-8 DOUGLAS STR. PHONE 20 ONE THOUSAND MEMBERS WANTED FOR THE N. A. A. C. P. Now is the time for us to GET TOGETHER Let your DOLLAR do its duty towards getting for you and your children the things that God intended you to have. This is the only organization working persistently and consistently to Abolish Lynching, Discrimination and Jim Crowism in Political and Civil Life. A CAMPAIGN IS ON JOIN NOW. Isn't $1.00 a year little enough to see Justice Done? NATIONAL ASSOCIATION for the ADVANCEMENT OF COL- ORED PEOPLE. Omaha, Neb., Branch. DUNBUR CHICAGO LAUNDRY UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT Resires Your Patronage 1509 CAPITOL AVENUE Phone Douglas 2972 and Wagon Will Call. J. G. LOHLEIN. NILE QUEEN "For Hair and Skin" Better than the Best Nile Queen Whitener and Cleanser Nile Queen Hair Beautifier Nile Queen Cream Powder—5 Shades Nile Queen Cold Cream Nile Queen Vanishing Cream Nile Queen Rouge Nile Queen Cream balm Nile Queen Dandruff Remedy Nile Queen Liquid Powder Nile Queen Shampoo 50c each CHICAGO UNDER NEW Desires You 1509 CAPITAL Phone Douglas 2972 J. G. LA NILE C "For Hair Better than Nile Queen Whitener Nile Queen Hair Beauty Nile Queen Cream Nile Queen Cold Nile Queen V Nile Queen Nile Queen Nile Queen Nile Nile 50c CHICAGO LAUNDRY 1509 CAPITOL AVENUE Phone Douglas 2972 and Wagon Will Call. J. G. LOHLEIN. THE OLDEN FREE Write for New DeLuxe Beauty Book Manufactured by the KASHMIR CHEMICAL CO. 312 South Clark Dept:.... GHICAGO For sale at all drug stores and first class B Shops. If your druggist does not have it, writ and send 8c extra for postage, or write for agenc For Sale By: Leading Drug Stores in the KASHMIR CHEMICAL CO. South Clark Dept:.... GHICAGO, ILL. For sale at all drug stores and first class Beauty ps. If your druggist does not have it, write us, send 8c extra for postage, or write for agency. For Sale By: ing Drug Stores in the City 312 South Clark Dept:.... GHICAGO, HLL. For sale at all drug stores and first class Beauty Shops. If your druggist does not have it, write us, and send 8c extra for postage, or write for agency. For Sale By: Pope D Candies, Tobacco, Drugs, PRESCRIPTIONS 13th and Farnam Streets. ope Drug Co. Indies, Tobacco, Drugs, Rubber Goods and Sundries. PRESCRIPTIONS OUR SPECIALTY. Earnam Streets. Omaha, Nebraska Candies, Tobacco, Drugs, Rubber Goods and Sundries. PRESCRIPTIONS OUR SPECIALTY. Telephone Douglas 2672. E. A. NIELSEN UPHOLSTERING Cabinet Making, Furniture Repairing, Mattress Renovating Douglas 864. 1917 Cuming St. H. LAZARUS SHOE REPAIRING 2420 $ _{1/2} $ Cuming Street C. S. JOHNSON 18th and Izard Tel. Douglas 1702 ALL KINDS OF COAL and COKE at POPULAR PRICES. Best for the Money SCIENTIFIC DENOVA TREATMENT Grows and Beautifies the Hair Correspondence course offered. Diplomas Granted. Agents wanted everywhere. Address— MME. A. J. AUSTIN, 4911 North 42d Street, Omaha, Neb. Telephone Colfax 642. Orders should be accompanied with 85 cents. Phone Douglas 1872 FRANK SVOBODA Monuments. Headstones, etc 1215 South 13th St., Omaha. Dr. Britt Upstairs Douglas 7812 and 7150 Among the Churches cident, is much better and abale to get out. The stork visited the home of Mrs. Robert Williams and brought them a bouncing baby boy. Mr. Franklin of 2931 R street is much better and able to get out. Mr. Harris of Twenty-eighth and P streets is improving. On Wednesday, August 6, Mrs. Frank Nelson and Rev. T. A. Taggart visited the various hospitals in Omaha looking after all those who perchance happened to be patients, and found all our people happy and improving. Among the ones who are improving in the county hospital is Mrs. McGruder. Rev. and Mrs. Taggart entertained at luncheon on Wednesday afternoon for Mrs. Frank Nelson of the South Side. Mrs. Nelson enjoyed herself to the fullest extent and could not but express it a pleasant surprise and a rare treat. We must not hesitate to say Mrs. Nelson is somewhat bashful and always gets cold feet when it comes to lunching away from home. THERE'S A MESSAGE FOR YOU AT Bethel Baptist Church 29th and T Sts., South Side SERVICES Sunday school, 9:30 a. m. Song service, 10:45 a. m. Preaching services, 11 a. m.; 8 p. m. Rev. Thomas A. Taggart, Pastor. 2120 North 27th St. A. M.E. CHURCH ALLEN CHAPEL A. M.E. CHU ALLEN CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH ALLEN CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH 5233 South 25th Street SERVICES Preaching, 11 a. m.; Sunday school, 1 p. Allen Endeavor, 7 p. m.; preaching, 8 p. m. Class meetings Friday nights. ICES Sunday school, 1 p. m.; preaching, 8 p. m. nights. SERVICES Preaching, 11 a. m.; Sunday school, 1 p. m.; Allen Endeavor, 7 p. m.; preaching, 8 p. m. Class meetings Friday nights. J. A. BROADNAX, P. C. Phone South 3475. Pleasant Green Baptist Church Twenty-second and Paul Streets REV. JOHN COSTELLO, PASTOR. SERVICES Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.; morning service and preaching, 11 a. m.; B. Y. P. U., 5:30 p. m.; evening service and preaching, 8 o'clock. Prayer meeting, Wednesday night; class meeting Friday, night. Women's Missionary Society, Tuesday afternoon at 8:30. Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church VICES ing service and preaching, 11 a. m.; service and preaching, 8 o'clock. ht; class meeting Friday, night. day afternoon at 3:30. Sunday school, 9:30 a. m.; morning service and preaching, 11 a. m.; B. Y. P. U., 5:30 p. m.; evening service and preaching, 8 o'clock. Prayer meeting, Wednesday night; class meeting Friday, night. Women's Missionary Society. Tuesday afternoon at 3:30. Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church 26th and Franklin Streets VICES ing service and preaching, 11 a. m. service and preaching, 8 p. m. right; Women's Missionary Society, SERVICES Sunday School, 10 a. m.; morning service and preaching, B. Y. P. U., 6 p. m.; evening service and preaching, 8 p. Prayer meeting Wednesday night; Women's Missionary 1st and 3d Sunday, 4 p. m. Sunday School, 10 a. m.; morning service and preaching, 11 a. m. B. Y. P. U., 6 p. m.; evening service and preaching, 8 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday night; Women's Missionary Society, 1st and 3d Sunday, 4 p. m. A Church Where All Are Welcome GROVE METHODIST CHURCH 22nd and Seward Sts., Omaha, Neb. Sunday School, 10 a. m. Preaching, 11 a. m., 8 p. m. League, 6:30 p. m. Florence P. Leavitt Club, Monday afternoon. Prayer Meeting, Wednesday Evening. W. H. M. S. Thursday Afternoon Ladies' Aid, Friday afternoon. REV. F. L. DEAS, Pastor Residence 2202 Clark St. Church of St. Philip the Deacon (EPISCOPAL) Philip the Deacon (COPAL) Church of St. Philip the Deacon (EPISCOPAL) Twenty-first Between Nicholas and Paul Sts. REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, PRIEST Sunday services, 7:30, 10 and 11 a. m. and 8 p. m. COME. YOU ARE WELCOME. CHURCH OF ST. BENEDICT THE M (Catholic) MASS—8 a. m., First Sunday in every month. BENEDICTI Third Sunday in every month. Services to be held temporaril Heart Chapel, Twenty-second and Binney Streets. Everybody REV. FRANCIS CASSILLY, S. J., Pastor. CHURCH OF DIVINITY Inter-Denominational People's M 26th and Franklin Streets Preaching, 11 a. m., 7:30 p. m.; Sunday school, 1:15 Prayer and conference meeting every Thursday 8 p. REV. A. WAGNER, Pastor and G. O. P. BENEDICT THE MOOR (Choral) Every month. BENEDICTION—8 p. m., licenses to be held temporarily in Sacred Sunney Streets. Everybody welcome. BISILLY, S. J., Pastor. OF DIVINITY National People's Mission Franklin Streets m.; Sunday school, 1:15 p. m. telling every Thursday 8 p. m. l., Pastor and G. O. P. MASS—8 a. m., First Sunday in every month. BENEDICTION—8 p. m. Third Sunday in every month. Services to be held temporarily in Sacred Heart Chapel, Twenty-second and Binney Streets. Everybody welcome. REV. FRANCIS CASSILLY, S. J., Pastor. CHURCH OF DIVINITY Inter-Denominational People's Mission 26th and Franklin Streets ALLEN CHAPEL, A. M. E. CHURCH 5233 South Twenty-fifth Street; Rev. J. A. Broadnax, Pastor. Service was well attended Sunday. The members are paying in their dollar money. Sunday is dollar money day and pastor day. The collection for the day was $31. Dollar money was $20. The total for the day was $51. Brother Hughes is on the sick list. Mrs. Stapleton has recently returned from Missouri. BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH 5422 South Twenty-ninth Street; Rev. Thomas T. Taggart, Pastor. Mr. William Porter, whose arm was knocked out of place in the Morris & Co. packing plant, is somewhat improved. Mr. Tom Robertson, who was injured and had three stitches taken in his head, which was injured in the ac- JOHN A. HARRIS SERVICES 2629 Caldwell Street. SERVICES THE CHURCH (Catholic) Webster 6035. THE MONITOR ST. JOHN'S A. M. E. CHURCH Rev. W. C. Williams, Pastor. Notwithstanding the first week of festivities, Sunday was, indeed, one of religious fervor. Large audiences listened to the well chosen sermon delivered in the morning by the pastor and in the evening by Rev. Mrs. Allen of Nashville, Tenn. Several persons were added to the church. The sick members are: Mr. Earl Johnson, St. Joseph's hospital; Mr. Bruce; Mrs. Georgia White, 2317 Charles street, and Miss Ray Lee Middleton, at the Swedish hospital. The strangers that worshipped with us on Sunday morning were: Dr. and Mrs. Foles of Texarkana, Tex.; Miss M. Stewart of St. Louis, Mr. Bonaparte and Rev. Mr. Newby. Miss Stewart, one of the popular school teachers of St. Louis, is the guest of Mrs. Grace Stevenson, who is spending the summer with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. C Williams, at 2416 Binney街. Large crowd's throng the carnival grounds on each evening. Monday night was patriotic night. The grounds were dotted with the olive drab. After the parade of all nations was reviewed by the large throngs and the dignitaries who were seated upon the platform, the program opened by singing, "America." Lawyer Pinkett, as master of ceremonies, introduced Captain Dickey of Washington, D. C., who is here in the interest of opening up a War Camp Community house, and Mayor Smith, who delivered a very democratic and enthusiastic address, which was overwhelmingly applauded by the crowd. After the addresses the bugler blew assembly and some of the gallant soldiers of the race and of America, led by Sergeants Turner and Parker, passed in review of the mayor and other honor guests on the platform. MT. MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH Twenty-sixth and Seward Streets; Rev. M. H. Wilkinson, Pastor. The Sunday services were well attended. The pastor preached an interesting and instructive sermon both morning and evening. Some people were added to the church. The laymen meet every second and fourth Monday night. Come out and see what they are doing. The Silver Leaf club meets every Tuesday night at the church. We have prayer meeting every Wednesday evening. The Sunshine Mission Circle will celebrate its twentieth anniversary Thursday night, the 14th. The B. Y. P. A. meets every Friday night. Come out and make it a success. The regular services will be held next Sunday. Come out and make them helpful. SOUTH USING EVERY MEANS TO GET NEGRO TO RETURN (By Associated Negro Press.) Nashville, Tenn., Aug. 10.—"Come back home" is the word Tennessee sends to friendless Negroes fleeing from Chicago because of race riots. Governor A. H. Roberts and Mayor William Gupton of Nashville said Wednesday the Negroes will be welcomed back by Nashville and Tennessee. "The perfect understanding and efforts to maintain friendly relationship for the past century stand in good Earn Or More To a and $1 This Offer Ho The Mon It is not l Earn $ Earn $100 Or More for Your Church To any church sending us 100 New Yearly Subscribers The Monitor will give and $1 for each additional new yearly subscriber over 100 The Monitor is $2.00 a year. Everybody who sees it wants it! It is not hard to secure subscribers, so here's a good chance to For Particulars Address stead in the present period of unrest,' the governor said. LA GRANGE, TEXAS Mrs. Mary Hosey, accompanied by her daughter, Miss Fannie; Lee Taylor and little Marian Sykes, has just returned from a trip to San Antonio, where they went to see Bugler Leroy Hosey, who has just arrived from over seas. He and Private James Ford are recent arrivals from over seas. Rev. S. W. Franklin has returned from a week's attendance upon the W. B. T. Grand Lodge meeting at Victoria. Rev. S. A. Tillman and Prof. G. A. Randolph left here last week to attend the annual session of the La Grange District Baptist association, also the annual session of the La Grange Ministers' and Deacons' association, July 29 to August 8, inclusive. Rev. Mr. Tillman is president of the latter and Prof. Randolph is secretary of the former. Sick: Mmes. Polly Smith, Julia King and H. L. Vincent. All of our sick are improving in health, however. Read The Monitor and keep posted upon vital issues pertaining to the race. Regular services were held at St. James M. E. church Sunday. Rev. J. H. Napier was on hand. Mrs. Lizzie Moore, after spending a month or more here with friends and relatives, left Sunday night for her home at Fort Worth. Mr. William E. Sutton is making some additions to his home. Mrs. Hattie (Robertson) Strambler, who died at Elgin, was brought here for burial Monday morning. PALESTINE, TEXAS Mrs. Maud Thomas was operated on last Friday. She is doing as well as could be expected. The Messrs, B. F. White and R. A. Monica and A. T. Quarles have returned from the U. B. F. Grand Lodge convention. They report a good meeting and that they had a fine time. The lodge is in good condition. Attorney S. J. Williams, the Rev. D. J. Crawford and Mrs. Mattie Reeves have gone to the Baptist convention in the northern part of the county. The Revs. G. W. Carter and S. M. Bolden, and Mesdames Winnie Langsta, R. C. Baughman and Cerise Evans and Mr. E. D. Strain went to Teague to the district conference of the M. E. church. The Rev. M. Q. A. Fuller of Marshall was a visitor here last week. He was on his way to Teague. Mr. H. L. Price was in town this week on business. Mrs. Tethroe Potter went to Dallas last week. Mr. I. S. Galley is very ill. Mrs. Octavia Thropan was in our city last week. Mrs. Lerna Durham is on the sick list. Mr. P. M. Johnson and Miss Alma Lindley were quietly married on last Tuesday. We wish them a long and prosperous wedded life. Mr. I. H. Bland went to Natches recently. Mr. L. McElroy of Oakwood was an interesting visitor in the office last week Dr. W. H. Roberts went to Marlin last week and came back with his bride. The happy couple went to their home and found a large crowd of friends there to wish them much happiness. We join in wishing them great happiness and a long and prosperous wedded life. For Rent—Furnished rooms, 1624 South Sixth street, Council Bluffs. Mrs. C. L. Hawthorne. Phone Webster 2177. Mrs. Rosie Richardson and daughter Ethel are in Colorado Springs for Miss Ethel's health. Mrs. Ruby Lee of Council Bluffs has moved to Wichita, Kan., to live. She was the chairman of No. 2 stewardess board and we regret very much to lose her. Mr. and Mrs. C. Watson of Fort Dodge, Ia., were the guests of the Rev. and Mrs. M. R. Rhonenee. Sunday they attended morning service. Mrs. Jermer Gunn is up and able to be out again. Mrs. Ida Mize is much improved. Her two sisters are visiting her from Kansas. Mr. Andrew Carter underwent an operation. He is better and able to be up. Mr. Clifford Cave is improved. Mr. H. Farmer is bringing the Endeavor out all O K. Great interest is taken in the work. Miss Hazel Tunner has returned from the east and reports having had an enjoyable time. Don't forget the rally at the Bethel A. M. E. church Sunday, August 17, the last rally for the trustees this conference year. We are glad to say that Brother R. V. Robertson is improved. Miss Stella Cave and Miss Flora Stawther are visiting in the city and are guests of Mrs. Minnie Herndon and her mother, Mrs. Cave. Rev. M. R. Rhonenee preached two soul-stirring sermons Sunday to a well filled house. We had a wonderful time at the Christian Endeavor meeting. They were addressed by the Rev. W. A. Moore, every one taking part in the lesson. Mr. P. J. Brown of Kansas City is sick in our city, at the home of Mrs. E. H. Blackburn. He is reported better. A Store selling all that's go Dry THE BEN In Coun for the ne at lowes The John ing all that's good and new in Dry Goods. TRY BENO n Council Bluff the new sty lowest price John Beno A Store selling all that's good and new in Apparel and Dry Goods. for the new styles at lowest prices The John Beno Co. COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA New Yearly will give subscriber over 100 It Time So Get who sees it wants it! is a good chance to Your Church --- Mr. Chancy Herndon is able to be out. A big time at Baptist church August 14 for the soldier boys, given by the community. A welcome to all. SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL WORKERS Washington, D. C., Aug. 14.—Feeling the call and need for trained workers in the field of social service among the Colored people of the country, the War Camp Community Service has been waging an aggressive campaign to secure qualified men and women for service. On Monday, July 21, a school for the training of social workers was held at War Camp Community Club No. 3, with an opening attendance of women. Students were enrolled from all sections of the country, as well as from Washington, D. C. Rubber Goods Buy Rubber Goods where every item is guaranteed. We know good Rubber Goods and sell no other kind. Fountain Syringes, Water Bags, Rubber Tubing and everything handled in a first-class store. We Lead in Prescriptions FRICKE Drug Co. Sixth and Broadway, Council Bluffs Iowa good and new in Apparel and Goods. RY NO'S ncil Bluffs new styles est prices Beno Co. early over 100 So Get Busy! it wants it! chance to Church 304 Crounse Block Omaha, Neb. 7 80 Classified Advertising RATES-2 cents a word for single insertions; 1½ cent a word for two or more insertions. Advertisement taken for 25 cents. Cash should accompany advertisement. DRUG STORES ADAMS HAIGHT DRUG CO., 24th and Lake; 24th and Fort, Omaha, Neb. COLORED NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES Webster 1388. 2414 North 24th St. First-class modern furnished rooms Mrs. L. M. Bentley Webster, 1704 North Twenty-sixth street. phone Webster 4769. Property for sale. Telephone Web- ster 1352. First class rooming house, steam heat, bath, electric lights on Dodge and 24th street car line. Mrs. Anna Banks, 924 North 20th. Douglas 4979. FOR SALE—A nice home for Colored family; easy terms. Call at 1809 North 24th st. For Rent—Neatly furnished rooms, use of kitchen and laundry. 1107 North 19th street. Webster 2177. Mrs. T. L. Hawthorne. Neatly furnished room for man in strictly modern home. Mrs. Barker, 2706 Parker street. Webster 1250. 4t LODGE DIRECTORY Keystone Lodge, No. 4, K. of P., Omaha. Neb. Meetings first and third Thursdays of each month. M. H. Hazzard, C. C.; J. H. Glover, K. of R. and S. Ask the grocer, merchant, etc., with whom you trade: "Do you advertise in our paper, The Monitor?" Snow's College of Dressmaking Fall term will open September 2. Enroll now. Mrs. C. Ridley, 1922 North 25th St. Eagle Wing Lunch Room Meals and Short Orders STITT & PORTER, Props. 1413 North 24th St. 2407 Lake St. Phone Web. 4024 Res. Colfax 3831. Douglas 7150 AMOS P. SCRUGGS Attorney-at-Law 13th and Farnam FRIEDMAN'S PLACE Fine Watch Repairing. Red 7914 Wash Bay. And Sell Jewelry, Clothing, Shoes, Trunks Suit Cases, Etc. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS 1211 Douglas St. Omaha, Neb. JOHN A. GARDNER AUTO EXPRESS AND BAGGAGE Stand at P. H. Jenkins' Barber Shop. 2122 North 24th St. K. & M. GROCERY CO. We solicit your patronage. 2114-16 North 24th St. We Sell Kashmir Goods STARK'S PHARMACY 30th and Pinkney Streets Phone Webster 4225. DANGERFIELD & VICKERS EXPERT SHOE REPAIR 814 North 24th St. Telephone Douglas 7147. WATERS BARNHART PRINTING CO. OMAHA ```markdown ``` THE BLACK PERIL been cast upon the fair rule of Race riots, such as that have broken out in Chicago of facts of such brutality to shudder at the horror one end of the war for despair so valiant and exemplary circumstances as my facts stand before us. Indeed and antagonism that them. In a nation to prescribe its equal rights and franchise, another thing for the man guarantees written into its constitutional law provide negro, but actually the girl scrap of paper.” Paul Magant verbosity that charmed and civil equality are discernable and deeds of discernance. In tactics relative to them, the effectually barred Statutes of law, we were congested districts. In the activities was not an in place. In addition to the boycott had a powerful bring it to a quick policy in regard to the “black incipient ripples of a country in blood and chaos they are fundamental to our nation, we cannot deport them, the race is responsible for free and sold them into slave and political justice, and Christianize them up the great industrial. Later we converted a power in the North; and production in this hard them by uncivilized native can we turn? He solved without incurring means of settling any processes to which the difficulty the problem are threefold: negro labor has displaced of living. This is elevated by social antagonistics. Thus, both whites are constantly in heightened and intensely by negro degenerated white girls are the victim at phase of the problem the dominant cause and the whites and blacks induce violence and lawless clashes are in part and anti-negro prejudice, education. The negro pro-ests. By silence it has been training of race hatred and indictment of its evil end the negro very little settlement. We have commenced have not educated him. In nation to the truth of foundations of a relationship and respect, rather there is no “black peril,racy and ignorance which our own indifference, political and economical in the hearts and movement and feeling of revictions draw tighter and our judgment of the need of negroes constitute that any other one race of must emphasize this fact attribute to crime and law ourselves—we who have and educational restriclual tendencies. We must adopt a policy of abort future race wars. We change our industrial system cheap labor and service of another race. We must for there is force and reason least. We must the South, where it is defined in their curricula science the negro race and the elaboration and education of this distressing we must raise our voices in negro agitation and his vultures, who live on the cheap, servile, read exploitation. They and they and not the negroed of living. They and murders committed by profiteers have hearts but if we would have peace parasite, this explorer, and profits, would set the in the fair name of America, such as those which occurred out in Chicago. The bitter stench, brutality, violence and blight the horrors involved. It is his war for democracy, in which and exemplary a part, such instances as race strife should before us. We are confronted with a nation that is certain to cause describe in its constitution, and franchises regardless of the long for the nation to translate, taken into its constitution. The law provides for the politically the guarantees have on paper.” Parallel to the rhetoricity that characterize our writuality are written in negro bodies of discrimination and endemic to the once paramount to barred Oriental cheap labor, we were constantly imperfect districts. Focable suppression has not an infrequent occurrence to these the impossibility a powerful result in aggravation to a quick climax. Are we, to the “black peril”? Are the triples of a great tidal wave and chaos? These questionimental to our future welfare. We deport the millions of negroes responsible for their presence here into slavery. Then, exponential justice, we set them free, organize them. We used their industries and agricultural converted their raw labor en North; and they are a source on this country. For the uncivilized warfare upon the turn? How can we solve it incurring the danger of vicious any problem, we believe, in the difficulties may be changed the threefold—political, social has displaced cheap white labor. This is the germ of the social antagonism, due to wil thus, both socially and economically in a state of suppression and intensified by sporadic regenerates—especially so with the victims of the crime. The problem is the education cause and cure of the race per and blacks is the greatest size and lawlessness and open are in part due to the widespread prejudice, which is the result of the negro problem has never been it has been ignored. This hatred and suspicion. The effect of its evil effects. On the only very opportunity for the have commercialized and indicated him or offered him space. The truth of the race problem is a relationship between the respect, rather than hatred and black peril,” other than therance which we whites have difference and vaccination. and economic discrimination,arts and minds of liberty-lowing of revolt that grows but tighter and tighter. The result of the negro race on the institute the criminal element one race of people. But we realize this fact again, that if fame and lawlessness they are who have done little to lifelong restrictions which are a policy of justice toward race wars. We must put an end industrial system so that one and servile service, subsist race. We must educate both force and violence most wilt. We must give the negroes it is denied him. Our science, curricula scientific and historic and the race problems. The education, may we hope to stressing and complex problem voices in protest against institution and bloodshed—the people who live on the miseries of servile, ready-supply labor of the They and not the negroes. The negroes lower the stand They and not the negroes aremitted by negro degenera lives hearts blacker than the slave peace between the race exploiter, who is the root of would set the whole world afire. Another blot has been cast upon the fair name of American liberty and democracy. Race riots, such as those which occurred in Washington, D.C., have broken out in Chicago. The bitter struggle presents a detail of facts of such brutality, violence and blood-shed as to cause one to shudder at the horrors involved. It is hard to believe that with the end of the war for democracy, in which the American negro played so valiant and exemplary a part, such ignominious and undemocratic circumstances as race strife should come to life. Yet the bare facts stand before us. We are confronted by a spectre of race hatred and antagonism that is certain to cause us grave and vital concern. It is one thing for a nation to prescribe in its constitution and documents of law equal rights and franchises regardless of race, creed and color. It is another thing for the nation to translate into terms of fact the guarantees written into its constitution. Theoretically American constitutional law provides for the political and civil rights of the negro, but actually the guarantees have often been treated as a "mere scrap of paper." Parallel to the rhetorical flourishes and extravagant verbosity that characterize our written documents of political and civil equality are written in negro blood lynching-bees innumerable and deeds of discrimination and endless persecution. History records our tactics relative to the once paramount "yellow peril." Before we effectually barred Oriental cheap labor by legal processes and statutes of law, we were constantly imperilled by race warfare in the congested districts. Forcible suppression of Japanese and Chinese activities was not an infrequent occurrence. Actual murders took place. In addition to these the imposition of a social and economic boycott had a powerful result in aggravating the racial strife and in bringing it to a quick climax. Are we, then, to adopt a similar policy in regard to the "black peril"? Are these recent race riots the incipient ripples of a great tidal wave that shall immerse this country in blood and chaos? These questions are not incidental; they are fundamental to our future welfare and progress. One thing is certain, we cannot deport the millions of negroes in America. The white race is responsible for their presence here. We brought them here and sold them into slavery. Then, expounding principles of moral and political justice, we set them free and set out to Americanize and Christianize them. We used their vast labor powers to build up the great industries and agricultural enterprises of the South. Later we converted their raw labor energy into manufacturing power in the North; and they are a source of tremendous wealth and production in this country. For these things shall we reward them by uncivilized warfare upon them? We dare not do it. But to what alternative can we turn? How can we solve the complex problems involved without incurring the danger of violent conflict? The best means of settling any problem, we believe, is by investigating the causes to which the difficulties may be charged. The causes of the race problem are threefold—political, social and educational. Cheap negro labor has displaced cheap white labor and lowered the standard of living. This is the germ of the conflict, which is aggravated by social antagonism, due to widely divergent racial characteristics. Thus, both socially and economically, the negroes and whites are constantly in a state of suppressed excitement, which is heightened and intensified by sporadic murders, rapes and crimes by negro degenerates—especially so when in various instances white girls are the victims of the crime. The most important phase of the problem is the educational phase. Herein lies the dominant cause and cure of the race problem. Illiteracy among the whites and blacks is the greatest single factor tending to produce violence and lawlessness and open conflict. Social and economic clashes are in part due to the widespread existence of a profound anti-negro prejudice, which is the result of ignorance and miseducation. The negro problem has never been studied in our schools. By silence it has been ignored. This wall of silence is the beginning of race hatred and suspicion. The race riots are a sufficient indictment of its evil effects. On the other hand, we have offered the negro very little opportunity for self-education and advancement. We have commercialized and industrialized him, but we have not educated him or offered him spiritual satisfaction. Let us educate the nation to the truth of the race problem, so that we can lay the foundations of a relationship between the races based on mutual sympathy and respect, rather than hatred and distrust. The truth is there is no "black peril," other than the peril of a staggering illiteracy and ignorance which we whites have fostered and nourished by our own indifference and vaccination. The truth is that by social, political and economic discrimination and distinction we have bred in the hearts and minds of liberty-loving negroes a deep resentment and feeling of revolt that grows bolder and bolder as the restrictions draw tighter and tighter. The truth is that we have based our judgment of the negro race on the fact that a large portion of negroes constitute the criminal element in this country, more than any other one race of people. But we must not forget, and I must emphasize this fact again, that if the negroes do largely contribute to crime and lawlessness they are not only to blame, but we ourselves—we who have done little to lift the economic and social and educational restrictions which are the bases of these criminal tendencies. It is plain that we must adopt a policy of justice toward the negro if we wish to avert future race wars. We must put an end to lynching. We must change our industrial system so that one race, shall not by virtue of cheap labor and servile service, subsist and produce at the expense of another race. We must educate both black and white illiterates, for there is force and violence most where there is education and reason least. We must give the negro full political justice in the South, where it is denied him. Our school systems must include in their curricula scientific and historical courses dealing with the negro race and the race problems. Thus only by amenity, amelioration and education, may we hope to arrive at a proper solution of this distressing and complex problem. In conclusion, we must raise our voices in protest against the real sponsors of anti-negro agitation and bloodshed—the profiteers. These inhuman vultures, who live on the miseries of the human race, exploit the cheap, servile, ready-supply labor of the negro to the limit of exploitation. They and not the negroes displace white labor. They and not the negroes lower the standard wage and the standard of living. They and not the negroes are the cause of rapes and murders committed by negro degenerates. These white-skinned profiteers have hearts blacker than the darkest negro color, and if we would have peace between the races we must eliminate this parasite, this exploiter, who is the root of the evil; who, for greed and profits, would set the whole world afire. EUGENE M. KONECKY. --- --- THE MONITOR BUILT ON HISTORIC GROUND New York City's Big Structures Stand on Land That Is of Sacred Memory. The land on which the Equitable building stands, and the territory around and about it, is of sacred memory so far as early American history is concerned. Just across the way on Broadway was Burns' coffee house, where the Revolution really started. Here was erected at a later date the City hotel, the scene of many memorable functions during the early days of the republic. On the northeast corner of Nassau and Cedar streets is a bronze tablet which reads as follows: Here Stood The Middle Dutch Church Dedicated A. D. 1729 Made a British Military Prison in 1776 Restored 1790 Occupied as the U. S. Post Office 1856-1876 Taken down 1882 At which time the post office moved to the present federal building in City Hall park. On the site of the present subtreasure, at Pine, Nassau and Wall streets, a new city hall was erected in 1699. In front of the building was a cage for criminals, with whipping post and stocks—but not the kind of stocks they sell now. When independence was declared the building became the capitol and was called Federal hall. Here the Declaration of Independence was read from the steps in 1776, and here also Washington was inaugurated first president of the United States, in 1779. The wide strip of pavement on the west side of Nassau street in front of the Bankers Trust building bears evidence of the former existence of Federal hall. 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