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WE'RE LIFTING BETTER LIFT ALSO; 5c a Copy $2.00 a Year BETTER TRAINED MINISTRY OBJECT OF NEW MOVEMENT Strong Advisory Committee of Fifty Members Representing Various Denominations Co-operating In Movement. Washington, D. C.—Jan. 13. The first meeting of the recently organized advisory board of the School of Religion of Howard University was held on the University Campus January 4. This Board has been organized for the purpose of promoting a definite cooperative plan by which all persons interested, irrespective of religious faith, may work together for a better trained Negro ministry. President J. Stanley Durkee presented the larger plans of the University and of the things already accomplished, and those being planned. He stressed the need of a great interdenominational Theological school, Dean D. Butler Pratt presented the present condition of the School of Religion of Howard University. He presented the need for a Divinity hall, as the School of Religion has no building of its own, and the pressing need of additional professors. The work of the Extenston Department of the School of Religion was presented by Dr. Sterling N. Brown, Director. He told of the growth of that work and of the last twelve years' steady progress until now with the most meager outfit the number has increased to nearly 250 students, which number could be increased to thousands if the work is properly backed. The startling fact that there are 1,800 annual calls for new pastors and ast year less than 100 graduates from all the schools to supply the need revealed a most perplexing situation. He said that with 1,700 preachers annually going into the pastorate with but little if any training presented a problem that the American people have not seemed to realize. The Advisory Board consists of nearly fifty church leaders in all of the important denominations of the country. Among those who have consented to serve upon the Board are such churchmen as Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding, Bishop of, Washington, D.C.; Rev. Frederick Lynch, publisher of Christian Work, New York City; Rev. Dr. Alexander Mann, Rector of Trinity Church, Boston, Mass.; Rev. Dr. Cornelius Woelfkin, Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, New York City; Rev. Dr. Henry Sloan Coffin, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York City; Dean Charles R. Brown, Yale Divinity School, New Haven, Conn.; Dr. James H. Dillerd, Slater and Jeans Funds, Charlottesville, Va.; Rt. Rev. John Hurst, *Bishop of A. M. E. Church*, Jacksonville, Fla.; Rev. Dr. Walter H. Brooks, Nineteenth Street Baptist Church, Washington, D.C.; Rt. Rev. George L. Blackwell, Bishop of A. M. E. Z. Church, Philadelphia, Pa.; Rev. Dr. I. Garland Board, Secretary Freedmen's Board, M. E. Church, Cincinnati, Ohio; Rev. Dr. William Adams Brown, Union Theological Seminary, New York City, and Dr. J. E. Morland, International Secretary Y. M. C. A. New York City. Organization of the Advisory Board of Howard University School of Religion was e%ected with the Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding, Bishop of Washington, D. C., Secretary, and Dr. Emmett J. Scott of Howard University, Treasurer. Bishop Harding expressed himself as being most emphatically in favor of the plan and purpose of the organization and made many helpful suggestions with reference to putting the program into operation. LYNCHING AND THE WEST INDIES. Chicago Daily Journal (Dem.) Almost every American wishes that the West Indies were controlled by the United States, and the desire ought to be made unanimous. Geographically those islands are detached portions of North America. Economically, their interests nearly all turn this way. The United States furnishes their best markets, nor is that the only consideration. Like all tropical lands, they need capital and engineering service for development; and America has both. Moreover, the acquisition of the West Indies by the United States would make for world peace. No sensible person supposes that France or Britain plans to use their islands as bases for attack upon America; but the islands could be so used, and in THE MONITOR times of excitement a great many people are not sensible. As a protection from the disturbance and expense which comes even with rumors of war, Uncle Sam could afford to pay a good price for the West Indian lands still under European flags—but what chance is there that those regions will be for sale? Apparently, not much chance. Britain and France can not sell and we can not buy colonists like cattle. The consent of the governed must be obtained, and that consent may be hard to win. Three quarters of the population of the West Indies is black or colored—for there, as in Louisiana, a distinction is made between pure-bred Africans and those of mixed descent. Under French and British rule the lynching of Negroes is unknown. In the United States we congratulate ourselves on national self-restraint when only fifty or sixty black men are murdered by mobs in a single year. Will West Indian Negroes vote themselves into a country which virtually denies the right of trial by jury to men of their race? It seems doubtful. There are other obstacles of the same general kind. Social distinctions of race exist in the British and French colonies, but they are not drawn with the steely hardness which characterizes the United States. Political distinctions in the islands are almost negligible. Negroes can and sometimes do sit in the French parliament as deputies from Martinique, and Negro judges administer the law in Jamaica. But if all these difficulties could be avoided, the lynching barrier would remain. President Harding's speech on the color question not long ago was thought by many to be an effort to reassure the colored populations of the West Indies, with a view of suggesting the transfer of those islands. If that were the purpose of the speech it was adroitly framed and should be followed by others of the same general nature. But no president can cure the habit of mob lawlessness which has taken such a firm grip in this country and which finds its worst expression in mob murder. Lynching is an international disgrace. Now, it is an international complication as well. The mob that hangs a Negro in Georgia, or burns one in Texas, or beats one to death on the edge of Chicago's black belt, is standing in the way of natural expansion of the republic and hindering world peace. PROMINENT VISITORS SPEND HALF DAY AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY Sympathetic Students of Race Relationships in America Guests of Educational Institution. Washington, D. C., Jan. 13.—Among the notable visitors who have recently visited Howard University during the past few weeks, perhaps some of the most interesting were Mr. H. G. Wells, the most widely known author and contemporary English writer; Prince and Princess Bibesco of Rumania, Princess Bibesco being the daughter of the Honorable H. H. Asquith, formerly Premier of the British Empire; Mr. Robert R. Wilberforce, a member of the English delegation to the Arms Conference, great grandson of William Wilberforce, who began in England the movement to abolish slavery in the British Empire, and Lord George Riddle, representative of the Newspaper Publishers' Association of London and their unofficial spokesman in the United States. Mr. Wilberforce and Lord Riddle appeared before the student body at the noonday Chapel exercises and much t the delight of officers, teachers and students, Lord Riddle made an informal address upon the practical values of education, which elicited a hearty response. Lord Riddle is one of England's greatest publicists and a student of America's contemporary affairs. The question of race relationship in this country is one of the questions at present interesting him. HAS $50,000 PRINTING PLANT. New York, Jan. 13.—Among the pleasing disclosures concerning interest in the amusement world, one of the most astonishing and at the same time most substantial is the Ferguson National Printing Company of Indianapolis, Ind., according to J. A. Jackson, in the Billboard. Some very fine specimens of the work put out by this enterprising race concern have been brought to the attention of the public. The company has a a $50,000 plant, fitted with the most modern equipment for doing two or three color work. The employees are all Colored, as are the officers. The most significant feature about them is that they are in the general market and are not confining their search for markets to our own group. Because of this they deserve and are getting the support of many of our show and theatre owners. A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1922 "Y" SECRETARIES TAKE TRAINING FOR LEADERSHIP Competent Young Women Attend Three Weeks' Training Conference at Hampton Institute. 120 SECRETARIES AT WORK Hampton, Va., Jan. 13. "Our aim is to train for Colored leadership in the Young Woman's Christian Association work as we train for white leadership," declared Mary E. Scott at the close of the three-weeks' training conference for Colored Y. W. C. A. secretaries, which was held recently at Hampton Institute under direction of staff workers, including Miss Scott. Miss Eva D. Bowles, Miss Adela S. Ruffin, iMiss Clada J. Williams and Miss Almira F. Hilmes. Miss Scott added: "We have now an employed staff of 120 women in our Colored Associations, local, headquarters and field, at least 75 per cent of whom have been trained as secretaries. "We have emphasized the financial side, organization, leadership, volunteer work and committee management. We have also emphasized the relation of health to life and work. The conference has aimed to give technical knowledge and inspiration to secretaries so they will be able to triumph over the many disappointments which they meet in their work. "This year, for the $1/8 rst time, we have a Colored girl in our National Training School." The personnel of the training conference follows: G. May Cooper Charleston, S. C.; C. Vivian Carter, Baltimore, Md.; Esther Stevenson, LeRoy, N. Y.; Clementine Reeves, East St. Louis, Ill.; Georgia Wares, Williamsport, Pa.; Doris Wootin, Fort Worth, Texas; Helen Hudson, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Adelaide Smith, Columbia, S. C.; Vater Beachamp, Lynchburg, Va.; Isabel S. Frazier, Columbus, Ohio; Dortha Tuck, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Annie Walker, Richmond, Va.; Anna P. Dart, Newport News, Va.; Jalie E. Whittaker, Augusta, Ga.; Mary Thompson, Washington, D. C.; Bessie Butler, Asheville, N. C.; Hortense Ridgley, Montclair, N. J, and Virginia P. Powell, Pittsburgh, Pa. GRANTED LICENSE AS - STRUCTURAL ENGINEER (Associated Negro Press.) (Associated Negro Press). Chicago, Jan. 13—Charles S. Duke, who has practiced civil engineering in Chicago for fifteen years, has been granted a license as a structural engineer. He is a graduate of Harvard and received his degree of C. E. at the University of Wisconsin. He is a member of the Western Society of Engineers and is the first Colored man in Illinois to be licensed as a structural engineer. Y. W. C. A. Why join the Y, W. C. A.? Membership in the "Y" is an investment in the largest movement in the world. Five thousand five hundred nineteen women and girls in the United States have invested. Forty-seven countries in the world have invested. Have you? Why join the Y, W. C. A.? Because the Young Women's Christian Association, through its purpose associate young women in personal loyalty to Jesus Christ and seeks to make possible a more abundant life for girls and women of Omaha; because the "Y" seeks to establish a social order of intimate friendship and justice, which will safeguard women's lives all over the world. The "Y" is a great big sisterhood, and I am appealing to every woman and girl to join so as to make Omaha a better place in which to live. If you were a member last year, renew your membership right now. MRS. D. W. GOODEN, Chairman Membership Committee. PROMINENT YOUNG MATRON IMPROVING Mrs. Hazel Terry Lewis, one of Omaha's most deserving young women, who has been confined to her home with the grip, is rapidly improving. Mrs. Lewis has won her popularity by knowing how to meet the people. In May, 1920, just at the age of twenty-eight years, she filed for delegate to the county convention and precinct committeeman and was elected. Mrs. Lewis is the wife of J. D. Lewis, owner of the J. D. Lewis Taxi. Mrs. George A. Love was confined to her home last week with an attack of tonsilitis. Miss Lucile Bivins was unable to attend Central High school for several days last week because of illness. 308 COLORED THEATRES FOUND BY JACKSON Plans to Uncover One Hundred More in survey to Be Made This Information listed and tabulated by J. A. Jackson concerning colored amusement interests as is follows: One hundred sixty-five theatres presenting motion pictures. One hundred forty-three theatres presenting vaudeville, road shows and pictures. Total, 308 theatres. Seventeen film companies producing pictures with Negro casts. Five exchanges distributing Negro films. Sixty-seven colored theatrical troupes and tabloid companies. Five hundred twenty colored vaudeville acts. Thirty-nine bands. One hundred fifty-six orchestras. Sixteen circus organizations of bands and comedians. Twenty-three minstrel companies. Two hundred twelve hotels and boarding houses of the country. Twelve cabarets. Twelve professional clubs, societies and unions. Ten manufacturers of the race making amusement equipment. Thirty composers. Fifteen playwrights and authors. Six professional modistes. Twenty concert artists. One show print concern. Seventeen colored fair grounds concessioners. Sixteen Colored aerial, acrobatic and contortionists' acts. Twenty-one colored mystics, magicians and illusionists. Twenty-seven parks. Forty-six colored fair associations; whose gates this year totaled more than a million and a half paid admissions. Mr. Jackson confesses that he has in most instances merely scratched the surface of the different phases of our interests. He has hearsay information on about a hundred more small picture houses and theatres. From his own observation he is certain he has listed less than a third of the other enterprises and artists. TUSKEGGE UNVEILS PORTRAITS OF BENEFACTORS Tuskegee Institute, Ala., Jan. 13.—One of the most interesting events during the Christmas season at Tuskegee Institute was the unveiling of the portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Rosenwald of Chicago, at the Children's House Training School. Through his yearly gifts and his interest in the pupils of the Children's House, Mr. Rosenwald, who is a Trustee of the Institute, has gained a warm place in the hearts of these three hundred children and upon their request sent the portraits to Mrs. R. R. Moton, who formally presented them to Mrs. L. T. Jones principal in the Training School, and the pupils in connection with the Christmas tree festivities. ILLNESS OF FATHER WILLIAMS The Rev. John Albert Williams, pastor of St. Philip's Episcopal Church and editor of The Monitor, was taken seriously ill last Friday night with an acute attack of pleurisy and threatened pneumonia which confined him to his bed until Thursday. eH is improving, though still weak. His physician, Dr. J. H. Hutten, advises that he may permit Father Williams to go out Sunday. ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH 5233 South Twenty-fifth Street. O. J. BURKHARDT, Pastor. Sunday was a very good day indeed. We have everything to be thankful for these days in the line of church work, while conditions are very unfavorable because of the strike. Many strangers worshipped with us. Sermon topics next Sunday will be: At 11 a. m., "An Uncomfortable Religion;" 7:30, "Effects of Sin." The Rev. W. C. Williams, pastor of St. John's A. M. E. Church, who has been confined to his home for several weeks on account of an incapacitated limb and who was seized with pleuria last Saturday, is reported much improved and resting comfortably. An all-star cast colored play, "The Burden of the Race," a super-production of six reels, will be shown at the Diamond theater Friday and Saturday, January 20-21. See Diamond ad in this paper. Mrs. Gertrude Lucas, member of the Welfare Board, M. A. spent the week-end visiting former teachers and pupils at the State Industrial School, Geneva, Neb. The Rev. M. H. Wilkinson, Baptist state missionary, has just returned from Beatrice, Fairbury and Hastings. W SUIT LOOMS AGAINST LARGE PHONOGRAPH FIRM Makers of Black Swan Records to Claim Damages From Columbia Company Concerning Carroll Clark Record. CLAIM SERIOUS OPPOSITION Persons Professing to Know Maintain Leading Firms Are Actually Opposing Spread of Popularity of Pace Productions. (Associated Negro Press.) New York, Jan. 13—Announcement that attorneys for the makers of the Black Swan Records have in preparation a damage suit against the Columbia Graphophone Company was made this week. It is alleged that many unfair tactics have been resorted to by various white companies to obstruct the progress of the Pace Company and to curtail the growing popularity of Black Swan Records. Among the latest campaigns to be inaugurated is a series of advertisements in which it is claimed certain artists under exclusive contract to the Pace Phonograph Corporation are being claimed by the Columbia among their exclusive artists. One of the singers in question is Carroll Clark, who has been with the Pace Phonograph Corporation since its beginning and two of whose records had already been released on Black Swan. Mr. Clark at one time made a record or so for the Columbia, but they gave very little notice to his recording. In releasing it, instead of publishing his picture, as is usual, they printed a picture of a "Southern Scene," so Mr. Clark states. He became dissatisfied over the matter and was among the earliest applicants to sing for the Black Swan. Dut to the publicity given by Mr. Pace to Mr. Clark, who had signed an exclusive contract with Mr. Pace, and after thousands of his pictures had been printed and distributed by Black Swan, the Columbia resurrected these old records and are now announcing Clark as an exclusive artist whose singing can be heard only on Columbia records. In view of the fact that a new record by Mr. Clark, "and Sweetly Solemn Thought" was released January 1st on Black Swan records, Mr. Pace is advised by his attorneys that the campaign of the Columbia is calculated to damage the sale of the Black Swan record of Mr. Clark's and suit for damages is being prepared accordingly. The attorneys are also investigating a complaint that another white company has bribed certain dealers to damage their Black Swan records before selling them to customers, with a view to making the customer feel that the race product was sent out in that condition and to cause him to cease buying them. FATHER AND SON WEEK TO BE OBSERVED Father and Son week will be observed from January 22-29. The week will be opened by sermons on Fathers and Sons at all the churches, Sunday, January 22. This year the movement has been endorsed by the Colored Commercial Club, Y. M. C. A., Ministerial Alliance, N. A. A. C. P., all churches, leading clubs and organizations interested in boys' work. The movement has for its object the securing of closer contact, better understanding and realization of obligations, which will result in greater benefit to father and son than in the past. All colored churches, the Commercial Club, Boy Scouts and N. A. A. C. P. will unite in a Father and Son dinner at the Zion Baptist Church, Tuesday evening, January 24, at which a program will be rendered. Make your reservations early. CHAMBER COMMERCE COMMISSIONER ADDRESSES COLORED COMMERCIAL BODY A good sized audience gathered at the Colored Commercial Club room, 2414 Maple Street, Wednesday evening, January 11, to hear Mr. David Larsen propound the doctrines and principles of organization. Mr. E. W. Pryor, president of the C. C. C., acting as master of ceremonies, in a few well chosen words introduced Mr. S. S. Caldwell, who, after giving a scholarly explanation of world financial and economic conditions, introduced Mr. David Larson, oCommissioner of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce. The speaker launched into his subject by stating a truism that organization affects every phase of human activity and that each one must of necessity accept some responsibility in his community or be a misfit in the general scheme of things. Among other things made clear to an attentive audience was the fact that one gets out of any proposition only the equivalent of what he puts into it. After defining in a general way the functions of the club's different committees, the speaker in closing summed up under five head the causes of the present world unrest. They follow: Challenge to authority; hatred between men; aversion to work; thirst for pleasure, and denying the spiritual in human affairs. The discourse was closed amid great applause. Those of the C. C. who were present felt greatly benefited and it is sincerely hoped we may hear more constructive talks by men of experience and the ability to drive home facts. TWO WORKMEN INJURED BY STRIKERS Two packing house workers in the strike zone were beaten so badly Monday that they may die. James Mitchell, 2505 Michigan avenue, was pronounced in a serious condition at South Side hospital this morning. He was taken on Monday afternoon after five white men had beaten him at Thirty-sixth and L streets. A fractured skull and broken nose are among his injuries. He was employed at the Cudahy plant. Thomas Teel; packing house worker, was assaulted by a gang of white men as he was going to his home, 2860 Lake street, on a crosstown car last night about 11 o'clock. EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF A large congregation was present at the 11 o'clock service Sunday morning, which, because of the illness of the priest, was morning prayer and litany and an instructive address on "The Teaching Function of the Church," by George H. W. Bullock, lay reader. The Sunday school also was largely attended. Services at the usual hours next Sunday. UNCLE FIGHTS FOR OKLA- HOMA GIRL'S MILLION White Man Also Asks to be Appointed a Guardian Over the Estate of Sarah Rector, the Wealthiest Colored Woman in World. THE COURT DELAYS ACTION To Wait Until Girl Recovers From Pneumonia Before Rendering Decision. May Have Effect Upon Other Guardianships Cases. Muskogee, Okla., Jan. 13.—The fight of Fred Rector and G. C. Barker, white, to gain control of the million-dollar estate of Miss Sarah Rector America's wealthiest Colored girl, began in the local courts last week. Two petitions of the appointment of guardians were filed last month, one by her uncle, Fred Rector, alleging that she is dissipating her fortune and asking that G. C. Parker of Muskogee be appointed as guardian. The other was filed November 14, by John Collins, asking that Monte Sampson be appointed guardian for the girl, alleging that she is conveying her property to itthers and that she is in danger of losing it. The millionaire oil queen is at present attending the Kansas City High School, and at the present time is ill with a threatened attack of pneumonia. Judge Vernor has delayed the hearing until she is able to appear in person. She has appointed C. Calloway, of Kansas City, to represent her interests. Worth Million and Half. "There'll probably be a bunch more to listen to before a week," said one of Miss Sarah's attorneys. Sarah Rector's wealth is estimated by her attorneys to be $1,500,000, of which $500,000 is in Oklahoma and $1,000,000 mostly in Kansas. She came of age March 4, 1920. Being only 18 years old, F. J. Porter and M. G. Young were appointed voluntary trustees until she learned to handle her affairs. Now it is alleged that she is squandering her wealth. On the other hand her attorneys say her holdings are growing constantly and that she is perfectly able to take care of herself. In addition to the firm of Disney and Wheeler in Muskogee, C. H. Calloway, of Kansas City, is counsel for the girl. What Sarah Owns. Of her wealth in Oklahoma she owns rich royalty holdings in the Cushing pool in addition to 2,700 acres of rich bottom land in Muskogee and Wagorene counties. She has about $75,000 worth of property in Muskogee. In Kansas City she has $200,000 in 8 per cent motgages, $100,000 in Liberty bonds, $200,000 in city property and $500,000 in other diversified holdings, according to her attorneys. GOVERNOR BICKETT OF NORTH CAROLINA ANSWERS SUMMONS Was True Friend of Negro Race, Champion of Law and Order, and One of Country's Greatest and Most Courageous Executives. PREVENTED MANY LYNCHINGS Issued Famous Order Against Mobs "Shoot and Shoot Straight." Risked Political Career in Defense of Right (Special to the Monitor). Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 13.—Thomas W. Bickett, former governor of this state and for a while practicing law in this city, died at his home here Wednesday, January 4, after a short illness as the result of a paralytic stroke. Ex-Governor Bickett was for four years governor of North Carolina, having succeeded former Governor Craig and immediately preceding the present Governor Morrison. His term of office may well be termed one of great progress in social and civic uplift. His entire administration will long be remembered by all colored people whether south or north as one of an absolutely square deal. He risked his political career to see that justice and fair play were given our group. Many times he appeared in person on the scene of an attempted lynching and by his stern manner of speaking and acting repulsed the mob and saw to it that the prisoner got a fair trial and that the law was upheld. On one occasion a mob had gathered at midnight about the jail in the capital, bent upon lynching a certain Earl Neivel, who was accused of an attack upon a woman. The Governor came out partly clad and, ascending the mob to disperse and let the law have its course. When they hesitated he told them if they did not heed his warning many of them would not see their homes again. They saw what he said and obeyed. The prisoner was removed to the state prison just outside the city. Being again stirred by the daily papers of that city, the mob reappeared in double number at the gates of the penitentiary at 2 in the morning in another attempt to lynch the man. Again the Governor rushed to the scene half clad and calmly though positively warned the mob that if they approached the prison beyond a certain "dead line" they would march into certain death. And turning to the guards and militia, he said "Aim," and they obeyed with the result that the mob hurried and scurried away. He sent the tank corps to Winston-Salem to save a prisoner, and he saved him. He ordered the guards at Graham to "Shoot and shoot straight," with the result that several of the mob fell dead and wounded. After this mobs always picked places far away from the Governor's ears and immediate reach to execute their deeds. Ex-Governor Thomas Walter Bickett was born in Louisburg, N. C., a small aristocratic town lying about 40 miles northeast of Raleigh, with about 8,000 inhabitants. He came from one of the oldest and most exclusive families of the state. He was a fearless champion of justice. He was a Christian gentleman of the most devout character. He was a member of the Episcopal church, being an active worker in St. Paul's parish, Louisburg, all of his life. Since leaving the Governor's chair he practiced law in Raleigh. He was a leader and exponent in all matters for uplift. He was a frequent visitor in the colored schools of this state. The Phi Delta Society closed their Christmas celebration with a Twelfth Night dancing party at beautiful Hillcrest, the home of the Misses Ethel and Thelma Jones, last Friday night. Fine music was furnished by the Gem orchestra. Seventy-five gcests were present. THEODORE ROOSEVELT POST TO ELECT OFFICERS There will be a special meeting of the Theodore Roosevelt Post of the American Legion at the Colored Commercial Club, 2421 Maple Street, Friday night, for the election of officers and matters of great importance to all ex-service men will be taken up at that time. All ex-service men are invited to be present. STEADILY GROWING THANKS ALL AROUND! Whole Number 340 DANCING PARTY DR. W. W. PEEBLES, Post Commander. R. C. LONG. Adjutant. THE MONITOR A National Weekly Newspaper Devoted to the Interests of Colored Americana. 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. George H. W. Bullock, Business Manager and Associate Editor. W. W. MOSELY, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 A YEAR; $1.25 B MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application. Address, The Monitor, 204 kaffir Block, Omaha, Neb. Telephone Douglas 3224. THE ASSOCIATED MICRO PRESS MEMBER OF FIRST IN SERVICE DEATH OF T. W. BICKETT. The death of Ex-Governor Thomas Walter Bickett of North Carolina removes from active service another of the country's most interesting and useful citizens. It was a severe shock to all colored people of that state and a sincere regret to those all over the country who honored him for his stand for justice. A southerner of distinct traditions it is true, but nevertheless a fearless and courageous champion of justice and fair play to our group even though it imperiled his political career. He was a firm believer in the supremacy of the law. PACKERS' STRIKE MEMBER OF THE An Omaha Citizen Dis Standpoint of its Untin Effect. Believes So Big a Part in the M CONDEMNS THE LAWLE PACKERS' STRIKE AS VIEWED BY A MEMBER OF THE MONITOR STAFF An Omaha Citizen Discusses Strike from the Standpoint of its Untimeliness and Economic Effect. Believes Selfishness Plays Too Big a Part in the Matter by both Sides CONDEMNS THE LAWLESSNESS AND DISORDER The packers' strike which has gripped the packing industry for over five weeks has furnished many points which require serious study and careful analysis. Both sides have put forth their contentions in the press, and the public has had time to properly digest the whole situation and render its verdict without prejudice or bias. My own deduction, after careful study, is that the strike is inopportune, uneconomical and selfish. It is therefore wrong and deserves reprehension. The trouble arose from a 10 per cent cut in the wages of the workers put in force by the packers on or about December 5th, which the Association of Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen resented and walked out in protest of same. With them many non-union men also walked out. The cut was protested on the grounds that it was an adroit attempt on the part of the packers to impose a wage on them which would lower their buying power to a level far out of proportion to the price which they had to pay for the products made by the plants; that such a course was unfair, unjust and arbitrary; that it was only a subterfuge to reduce the worker to poverty and increase the already enormous dividends of the packers. They were unitedly opposed to the scheme and consequently walked out in obedience to the command of their accredited leaders. The packers, on the other hand, contended that the proposed cut was a necessary course to a more economical operation of their business in order that it might bring adequate returns on their investment and at the same time enable them to conform to the universal demand for a general reduction of the cost of meat and meat products; that the effecting of these things in the interest of the general public was of greater concern to them than the continued 10 per cent wage which would benefit those who were working in their plants; that this course was necessary to the continued existence of their business. They claim that the unions were attempting by their course to regulate the policy of the employer, a matter which the packers claimed to be absolutely within their own province. And thus are the lines drawn tightly between the employer and the employee. I have watched the contentions of both sides with more than a mere spectator's interest. There is virtue in the contentions of both parties as well as there is plainly evil. That organized labor is a good thing in itself no one can deny. It has been through this means that laboring people have been elevated from virtual servitude to the position where they dare at least ask a living from their toil. But labor must be perfectly organized, employing as a part of its organization the principles of order, justice, unselfishness and fair play to all. The same thing must be true of the employers of labor. I am neither prononion nor anti-packer. I am desirous of seeing manifested the spirit of fair play on both sides. Where these things have not been employed, be and sternly opposed to all forms of mobs. He took many bold stands against would-be lynchers and saved his prisoner. It was he who at Graham, N. C., ordered the soldiers to "Shoot and shoot straight" when a mob had formed to lynch a colored man there, with the result that several of the mob fell. Governor Bickett set a pace which many state executives would do well to follow. May God raise up more Bicketts and Morrows that this savage and barbarous habit will be completley stamped out and that all men everywhere will enjoy the blessings of peace, life and liberty. AS VIEWED BY A THE MONITOR STAFF scusses Strike from the meliness and Economic selfishness Plays Too latter by both Sides ESSNESS AND DISORDER that side union or packor, honor and candor compels me to condemn them with all the force I have. In the present strike, I regret very much that these principles have been woefully ignored by both parties and I shall most emphatically condemn them on the grounds that their course has been selfish, radical and uneconomical. It is untimely for the strikers, because it is forced at a time when millions of men are not working and have not been for nearly a year and must accept work wherever and whenever it is given. They and their little ones must have food, clothing and shelter. This means that they must face two alternatives: either remain away from the vacated jobs of the strikers and starve or venture through the "picket fences" and run the risk of violence as strike breakers. Of the two, many have chosen the latter course. They have been called "scabs" and have been the object of almost every conceivable act of violence. But who could blame them for losing no time to argue the point as to whether they are or are not teachnically acting within their rights to accept jobs left vacant by the strikers simply because they do not hold a union card of membership? Many of those idle have been driven to desperation and crime as a result. This fact alone creates odds against the timeliness of a strike which are too great to be lightly regarded. Strikes are not altogether without good results; but an ill-timed strike is worse than no strike. Strikes should be called only for a definite object and that should be to gain certain advantages to the strikers. But a strike which has for its object apparently nothing but striking is detrimental to the worker. This seems to be the fate of the present strike. when viewed from the standpoint of timeliness. There does not seem to be any organized, coherent plan in the workers. Wise leadership is lacking. A wise leader knows when strikes are timely and beneficial or inopportune and detrimental. A timely retreat is far better than an untimely advance. Nothing short of a miracle could bring success to the workers in this strike and for this very reason I call it inopportune and a tactical blunder on the part of the laborers. It is uneconomical because it will be the means of higher priced meat. When any industry which has to supply the community with the staples of living is unable by reason of a strike to furnish a normal supply to the market the price of that product goes up. Who pays the bill? Unemployment reduces the buying power of the community in general and the unemployed in particular. For these reasons I believe the strike to be uneconomical. There is also a very obvious tinge of selfishness in the matter. The unions arrogate to themselves the prerogative to a monopoly of the labor in the plants as well as the regulation of the policy relating to labor in the plants. And because they have attempted to enforce this policy upon those who are not members of the union, by resorting to physical violence, I call it selfish and radical. No cause which is tained with these evils can hope to gain public sympathy. The selfishness lies in the fact that the unions are contending for closed shop as opposed to open shop. The latter would open the shops too all plants to union men only, while the latter would open the shops too all whom the employer pleased to hire. Any attempt to wrest from them this right is wrong and socialistic. Nor are the acts of the packers in this matter convincing of sincerity nor deserving of commendation. It will not be very easy to convince the most conservative that the price the consumer has to pay on the market for meat is not ample to accomplish the proposed readjustment. I firmly believe that the packers by "pruning" their own salaries could more easily and rapidly bring about the "economies" desired. I believe that the cut in the already too meager wages of the men is unjust, in that it is inadequate to furnish reasonable subsistence to the working man. But, not being a bolshevist, I cannot subscribe to bolshevicism. Consequently I cannot in reason get around the concession to the packers or any other class of employers the absolute right to give such wages and inaugurate such policy as they dee madvisable to operate their business. I cannot concede to the unions the right to dictate the policy and regulate working conditions in the plants no more than I could concede the right of an employer to force the employee to accept these conditions. The former would be subscribing to bolshevicism, while the latter would be supporting peonage. Reason, justice and fair play would condemn both systems. Let the unions and the packers employ for their guide the spirit of fairness, justice and order and above all unselfishness and they will have the united support of the entire public. WATERS BARNHART PRINTING CO. OMAHA Stories of Great Scouts By Elmo Scott Watson ©. Western Newspaper Union. MAJOR SAM McCULLOUGH'S LEAP FOR LIFE Fort Henry was a little stockade built for the protection of the settlers of West Virginia against the British and Indians during the War of the Revolution. It stood on the Ohio river near the present site of Wheeling. In the summer of 1777 when it was besieged by a strong force of savages, Maj. Sam McCullough, a noted border leader, left Fort Pitt at the head of 40 men to raise the siege. Coming in sight of the fort, McCullough's men made a dash for the gates and passed through them in safety, although the Indians made a desperate effort to cut them off. Major McCullough held back to cover the retreat of his men until they were safely within its walls and delayed so long that the redskins succeeded in getting between him and the fort. Setting spurs to his horse, the ranger leader dashed for a hill back of the fort. At its top he met another band of Indians and at the same time a third group approached him from another direction. The Indians were now on three sides of him. On the other was a high precipice projecting over Wheeling creek, 300 feet below. The ranger was cornered. The Indians raised a yell of triumph as they closed in on him. But when they saw McCullough turn his horse toward the cliff, they stopped in amazement. Urgling his horse to a dead run, the scout dashed toward the precipice. At the brink of the chasem he drove hove the spurs and as his mount flew into the air braced himself in the saddle. The first leap was a clear drop of 50 feet, but both horse and rider were uninjured as they landed on the steep bank. Then slipping and sliding for 250 feet more, they came to the creek bottom. As the Indians rushed to the edge of the precipice expecting to see the crushed forms of horse and man far below, they were astonished at the sight of the major, still upright in the saddle, plunging into the creek and riding up the other side to safety. Within a few hours he was back at Fort Pitt, organizing a larger expedition to march to Fort Henry. Five years later as Major McCullough and his brother were riding along a road near Van Metre's fort, unsuspecting danger, they rode directly into an Indian ambush. This time McCullough's horsemanship could do him no good. A dozen Indian rife shots rang out and Sam McCullough fell dead. 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SERVICE— Our delivery m pick of the best m you prompt, careful PRODUCTS— We deliver milk butter and cottage We solicit your truthfully say it w your milk men. Milk 11c Qt. Delivered Y— "OMAHA MILK" is the best produced in the county. It is produced on the largest farms, the surroundings, is quickly transported by motor, is received at our plant within a short time. The plant of the Omaha Milk Company is the tapped and modern with all its machinery. The pasteurized and clarified. Bottles are indoored and sterilized, and filled and capped autumn milk is kept cold until delivered to you by the an ice machine. E— Our delivery men are men of long experience of the best men that can be found. They are prompt, careful, courteous service daily. CTS— We deliver milk, cream, whipping cream, butter and cottage cheese. We solicit your business, and if we receive it fully say it will be appreciated. Let us start milk men. Milk 11c Qt. Delivered "OMAHA MILK" is the best produced in Douglas County. It is produced on the largest farms, with the best surroundings, is quickly transported by motor trucks and is received at our plant within a short time after milking. PLANT— The plant of the Omaha Milk Company is thoroughly equipped and modern with all its machinery. The milk is pasteurized and clarified. Bottles are individually washed and sterilized, and filled and capped automatically. The milk is kept cold until delivered to you by the means of an ice machine. SERVICE— Our delivery men are men of long experience—the pick of the best men that can be found. They will give you prompt, careful, courteous service daily. PRODUCTS— We deliver milk, cream, whipping cream, buttermilk butter and cottage cheese. We solicit your business, and if we receive it, we can truthfully say it will be appreciated. Let us start being your milk men. OMAHA MILK CO. 1513-1515 North 24th St We give you BEST QUOT for the LOWEST PRICE. FRESH GRO The People N. E. Cor. 26th & Q. 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Sleeveless Sweaters, special ..... $1.68 A Heavy All-Leather Work Shoe ..... 4.95 Genuine All-Wool Army Mackinaw ..... 10.95 Regulation Officers' Dress Shoes ..... 6.85 A new shipment of Army 2-piece All-Wool Underwear at $1.50 per garment You are invited to inspect o and durability of our goods Bloom's 480 All Goods Positive invited to inspect our store and be convinced as to the quality of our goods. Boom's Army Store 4804 South 24th St. Goods Positively Guaranteed or Money Refund You are invited to inspect our store and be convinced as to the quality and durability of our goods. TOMBSTONE Webster 0402 ered d in Douglas arms, with the motor trucks short time after it is thoroughly very. The milk are individually automatically. by the means experience—the They will give ly. am, buttermilk give it, we can us start being Webster 0127 Events and Persons J. F. McCullough, a resident of Omaha for several years, died at his home on Patrick avenue Tuesday morning from pneumonia. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon from St. Paul's Presbyterian church, of which deceased was a member. The Rev. Russell Taylor officiated. John Wesley Smith, 50, 2515 Grant Street, died January 11. Funeral services were held at St. John A. M. E. Church January 14. Interment at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Mr. William Ray continues quite ill at his residence, 2865 Miami street. Mrs. Martha Turner, mother of Mrs. Alfred Jones, returned Tuesday from Minneapolis, Minn., after a very pleasant visit with her daughter, Mrs. J. Vinegar. Henry Williams, one of Omaha's pioneer citizens, who was recently injured by a street car at Twenty-fourth and Clark streets, is reported as improving. Mrs. Walter Cage returned Wednesday morning from a two weeks' visit to Portland, Oregon. Mrs. Willie Williams, age 29, who died January 10 at 116 South Ninth street, was buried from the chapel of the Silas Johnson Western Funeral Home Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. The Rev. Mr. McMillan, pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist church, officiated. Interment was at Mt. Hope. LINCOLN NEWS Born, to Mr. and Mrs. Chris C. Stith on last Friday, a fine baby boy. The B. Y. P. U. of Mt. Zion Baptist Church is making great progress under the leadership of Mrs. Alma Wiley. The Odd Fellows entertained their families and friends at a banquet in their hall last Thursday night. The Mission Society will meet at the Parsonage, 920 South Twelfth Street, Thursday evening, January 19. The Rev. Mr. McClendon preached morning and night at the A. M. E. Church, services being largely attended. Mrs. Sarah Walker has returned home from the hospital, much improved. The Davis Woman's Club will give an entertainment at McKinley Center, February 14. Mrs. Delia Alexander is confined to her bed on account of serious ailment of her foot. The Utopian Art Club will be entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wiley at their home, 1124 O Street, Tuesday evening, January 17. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Griffin, Mrs. F. Stephney and Mrs. W. Todd gave a Christmas tree party December 29 HEL Fred Morr Professor of Sociology and History Thursday Evening At 8 o'clock. Under auspice Subject: "The Pe CREIGHTON Twenty-fifth and Admission 50 Cen LEARN HAIR and SKIN Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Griffin, Mrs. file service by publication. You are required to answer said petition on or be F. Stephney and Mrs. W. Todd gavetore February 21, 1922. EMILY STONE. Christmas tree party December 29 41.1-6.12-20.27.17 HEAR Fred Morrow Fling Professor of Sociology and History at the University of Nebraska Thursday Evening, Jan. 26, 1922 At 8 o'clock. Under auspices of the N. A. A. C. P. Subject: "The Perfect World Crises" CREIGHTON AUDITORIUM Twenty-fifth and California Streets. Admission 50 Cents, Plus War Tax. LEARN HAIR DRESSING and SKIN CULTURE "The Kashmir Way" One of the best paying professions open today, is scientific Beauty Culture. Becom ter of a trade Be independent. 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KASHMIR CHEMICAL COMPANY Dept. 52 3423 Indiana Ave Chicago, Ill. ```markdown ``` for the Sunday school children. Twenty-four children were present enjoying the affair, after which the table was arranged for six. Those present were Rev. H. W. oBtts. Mrs. B. Black and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wiley. Mrs. Joseph Burden entertained New Year's eve in honor of her sister, Miss Mary Alice Green, and her brother, Mr. Thomas Green, from Chicago. The feature of the early part of the evening was music, vocal and instrumental. The latter part of the evening was spent in games. Services at Mt. Zion Baptist Church last Sunday were well attended. PIONEER CITIZEN PASSES Mr. William Chim passed quietly away at their home, 1029 Rose Street, last Tuesday at 5 o'clock p. m. He had been alily for a number of months and recently gave up all hope of recovery. Mr. Chim was a pioneer of Lincoln, having lived there thirty-six years, and was well known by both white and colored. He leaves a devoted wife, one son, one sister, a niece, and other relatives to mourn his death. His niece from Omaha was present at the funeral, which was held in the A. M. C. Church Sunday at 2:30 o'clock p. m. Rev. I. B. Smith officiated, assisted by Rev. W. H. Botts and Rev. W. A. McClendon. Zebanon Lodge No. 3, of which deceased was a faithful member, had charge of the funeral and was well represented by Master Masons. Many friends paid their last respects. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. We extend our deepest sympathy to the family in their bereavement. Candy the Newest Industry Candy the Newest Industry. The tremendous increase in the number of confectionery shops, the vast displays of sweet stuff which everywhere stagger the eye, mean that candy-eating has become one of our chief national industries. Arthur H. Folwell, writes in Leslie's, "Have you laid in your winter's supply of candy?" will soon be as common a question as, "Have you laid in your winter's coal?" Candy by the ton must soon be, if it is not already, the rule, and we shall have candy blins in our cellars that which chocolates and bonbons will merrily slide down iron chutes from the candy trucks. "Send us three ton of egg and nut mixed," will be an ordinary telephone order to a confectioner. I inevitably, too, we shall read of rank extortion practiced upon the poor, who have to buy their candy by the pall. NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT DEFENDANT ED. F. MOREARTY Attorney-at-Law To Albert C. Stone, Non-Resident De fendant: hereby notified that on the 12th day of May, 1919, Enlya Stone, your wife, fired her petition in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, to obtain an absolute decree of divorce from you and the grounds of non-support. You are further notified that on the 4th day of January, 1522, leave was given by Hon. Willis G. Sears, judge of the District Court. EAR Arrow Fling History at the University of Nebraska ing, Jan. 26, 1922 spices of the N. A. A. C. P. 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Nearly 200,000,000 acres remain unimproved in the reclamation group of states—more than all the productive lands of Germany and the United Kingdom combined. This improvement would accommodate many millions more people and add billions to the aggregate wealth if reclamation were attended by a success commensurate with that which has followed the work hitherto done. 20 Years' Irrigation Work. The results of twenty years of irrigation may be summarized thus: Gross cost, $135,000,000; net cost, $127,000,000; estimated area, on completion of all projects, 3,321,002 acres; irrigable acreage, 1,732,374 acres; irrigated acreage in 1918, 1,141,516 acres; cropped acreage in 1918, 1,051,193 acres; crop value of irrigated land yield for 1918, $60,000,000; value average yield per acre, $30.00; average cost per acre, on basis of total area when completed, $42; average cost per acre on basis of area to which service was ready to supply water during the season of 1918, $70; average cost per acre on basis of actual area cropped in 1918, $129. Authorities on the results of irrigation agree that the investment or advance by the government of funds in the nature of loans has been productive of great wealth. "At the present time," according to Director Arthur P. Davis of the reclamation service, "the net investment of the reclamation fund is approximately $120,000,000. With that has been constructed about twenty-five projects which are now in various stages of completion, several having been completed, and we have prepared the irrigation works necessary to serve about 1,675,000 acres of land. That was the amount at the end of last year. Sell Water Rights. "In addition to that, under one of the subsequent acts the service has sold partial water rights from reservoirs constructed by it to canal companies, irrigation districts and others, which had been previously constructed and for which the water supply was inadequate in the latter part of the season. "The acreage served by partial water rights, from the government in connection with private projects is a little over 1,000,000 acres, so that we have approximately 2,700,000 acres served in whole or in part by the government, with the expenditure that I have mentioned." "The population upon the projects which are entirely government projects is approximately 120,000 people—agricultural population on the farms—and the increase in population of the towns and the new towns altogether account for about 200,000 people additional, making something like 320,000 people that have been afforded homes as a result of this work. "On the government projects there have been established 500 schools, 475 churches, and 216 banks. These banks have a capital of $120,000,000 and deposits of $113,000,000. There are, altogether, over 200,000 depositors. The deposits in relation to the population are much greater on the reclamation projects than in the country at large. "In the year 1919, which was the peak of prices, the returns from the reclamation projects proper—gross returns of vegetable products—were about $79,000,000." "The Salt River valley in Arizona illustrates well the results of irrigation development, based on the federal work. The Salt river project is In Maricopa County, surrounding the city of Phoenix, capital of Arizona. According to the census data and other reliable statistics, about the time the reclamation act became law the population of Phoenix was approximately 5,000 and that of Maricopa county $9,000, while the taxable value of property in the county was $9,000,000. Due to Irrigation. "In 1920, the population of Phoenix had reached 29,000, that of Mariopa county 89,000, while the taxable value of property in the county was close to $100,000,000, or more than ten times what it was when the reclamation act was passed. These results are attributable mainly to irrigation development by the United States. In nature, that country was distinctly arid, with rainfall wholly insufficient for any cultivation. "The main staple product five or ten years ago was alfalfa, coupled with dairying. Though there were many gardens and some fruits raised and other industries and a good deal of grain, but the most important staple was alfalfa and dairying. "A few years ago the success of long staple cotton was demonstrated for that region. That bringing very high prices large areas of alfalfa were ploughed up, the cattle were sold, and the people went extensively into the raising of long staple cotton. That was very profitable up to 1919 and was one of the principal reasons why the product that year was so high. "In 1920 about 145,000 acres were planted to long staple cotton, but the market failed and very little of that cotton has yet been marketed, although it was picked six months ago. It has potential value, but leaves the people in rather straitened circumstances, because of the lack of market at the present time, and many of them are going back to alfalfa and dairying. The difficulty is to get ally they are getting back into the more stable industry. Almost any agricultural industry down there is profitable." Frank W. Robinson, a railroad official, reports improvements in Idaho which he thinks are typical of the whole irrigation section. In Latha county, in 1900," he said, "the assessed value of property was $6,500,000; in 1910, $20,000,000, and in 1920, $34,000,000. The increase in the wealth of Twin Falls county in the last ten-year period was about 200 per cent, while in Latha county in the 70 per cent. The number of acres of improved land and in farms only— not including waste lands and lands not under cultivation—the Twin Falls county section in 1910 was approximately 100,000 acres, and in 1920 190,000 acres, while in Latha county in 1900 there were 186,000 acres in farms; in 1910, 213,000 acres; and in 1920, 223,000 acres, indicating that in the last ten-year period 10,000 acres of this non-irrigated section had been placed under cultivation, white in the Twin Falls section 90,000 acres had been placed under cultivation. "In 1919 the total value of all crops raised in the Twin Falls section on 190,000 acres was $28,591,692, while in Latish county, on 223,000 acres the total value of all crops was $13,525,000." "These people who have taken up these irrigated lands are the most aggressive and best type of homemaker and citizen in the United States. They spend their money for a large amount of manufactured things, the comforts of home, and they afford the best market per capita for manufactured Eastern goods. One illustration typical of that, and typical of every irrigated section in the West that is developed, is reflected in figures of the reclamation service on the Mint-dako project." "In 1919 the value of the crops was $5,924,000. The value of the manufactured articles used on that project was $7,139,000. In other words on that project in 1919 they purchased more than they produced." W. D. B. Dodson, manager of the Portland Chamber of Commerce, estimates that on the slightly more than 1,000,000 acres of irrigated lands reclaimed a total yield valued at $60,000,000 was obtained in 1918 and $90,000,000 in 1919. "The value of the average yield," he said, "was 63.00 per acre from crops alone for all the irrigated land in 1918, as compared with $20 an acre for the average of all the cultivated land of the nation in the year 1910." **Purpose of Legislation.** The purpose of the proposed legislation is to authorize and direct the secretary of the treasury to transfer to the reclamation fund upon the request of the secretary of the interior a total sum of $250,000,000 in the following manner: During the fiscal year ending in 1922 not exceeding $20,000,000; 1923, $35,000,000; 1924, $45,000,000, and for each succeeding year for a period of three years not to exceed $50,000,000. The money is to be used by the Interior department in reclaiming arid and semi-arid lands in western states. Reclaiming these lands includes the examination and survey of the lands, determining the character of the soil, the feasibility of placing water thereon by means of dams, reservoirs, tunnels, canals, dikes and such other means as scientific engineering may determine as feasible and practicable. At the end of five years, under the bill a physical valuation of the property of the district shall be made and if the taxable part is found by competent appraisers to be double the cost of construction the district shall issue its bonds and from the sale thereof the reclamation fund of the United States treasury shall be reimbursed to the amount of money expended on the projects, principal and interest. The whole real and personal property of the district stands pledged to the payment of the bonds. They run not exceeding twenty-five years. As under the existing law, persons desiring to open an irrigation project must be organized into a district in conformity with the laws of the state or states in which the project in whole or in part is situated. The total of $250,000,000 advanced to the reclamation fund is to be repaid to the United States treasury from this fund beginning with the fiscal year 1942. Bull Spoils Picnic Northumberland, Pa.—When a bull charged down upon a party of picnickers at a grove near here the other day dinner was forgotten in a wild scramble to reach safety. Staid matrons tried to climb trees, others made ineffectual efforts to reach automobile vans, while some climbed into the cars, Grover D. Savidge, a Sunbury business man, seized a shovel and beat the enraged animal over the head until several farmers who had been chasing it arrived with pitchforks and drove the beast back into the armyard. History in a Nutshell Some time after the school system was adopted by the navy a Filipino was directed to write an essay on George Washington. This, however, was the first contribution, and was as follows: "George Washington was sore because American persons was not free. He sailed for England on my ship and sat to king: I express declarations of Indydependance for American persons." King, he sai 'Nothin' doin' and Mr. Washington tell 'dunral Dewle to shoot big guns at him.' Bimeye King, he say he will not run over American persons again. 'Let George do it,' he say, and today American persons 'she is free.'—Great Lakes Bulletin. Mechanism of Glaciers In tunneling through glaciers during the Alpine operations of the war, opportunity was offered for observations of inner structure and movements. In shallow cuttings, characteristics only to be expected at much greater depths were found. The alternation of lighter and denser layers cannot here be caused by pressure, but must be a primary, sedimentary formation. Interior crevasses often ended in a plane of stratification, thus pointing to the importance of such planes in the glacier mechanism. CARELESS HANDLING CONTAMINATES FOOD Dangerous Micro-organisms Are Found Everywhere. Guard Against Enemies of Human Race by Protecting Food From Dirt, Filth and Flies and Keep It in Clean Place. Dangerous micro-organisms, known as "germs," as well as those which cause food to spoil, are often to be found in food which has been carelessly handled. Typhoid and scarlet fevers, tuberculosis, colds, influenza, diphtheria, and other diseases may be carried by food. Most so-called food poisoning is due to harmful micro-organisms carried into the body by food which has been contaminated either by accident or carelessness. These organisms are to be found everywhere, but especially in dust, dirt and flth. They are often carried by flies, vermin and household pests. They may also get into food from unwashed hands or from dishes which may appear clean but are not. To guard against these microscopic enemies of the human race, protect the food from dirt, flith and files by keeping it in clean places and in clean receptacles, say Department of Agriculture specialists. Insist that every person who handles food or dishes washes the hands before beginning work, scalds all the dishes, drills them with towels washed out in boiling water, or drains them dry. Care should be taken to cover the mouth and nose in sneezing and coughing, particularly when near food. MAKE CLOTHES LAST LONGER Garments Soon Become Shabby If Not Given Good Care—Airing and Washing Is Urged. Garments even of the best quality, design and workmanship will soon become shabby through lack of care. On the other hand, those that may have cost only half as much may be kept trim and fresh for a considerable length of time through painstaking care. Cotton and linen garments, especially those that touch the skin or are worn in hot weather, should be carefully dried and frequently washed, because they absorb oil and perspiration from the body. If dresses, walsts and other outer garments are carefully placed on hangers as they are being aired, many wrinkles will disappear. Sponging and pressing will in many cases freshen cotton and woolen fabrics, but too frequent pressing of partly solled white washable garments will tend to yellow them and colored ones may be permanently discolored in this way. PIN MONEY FOR FARM WOMEN Eggs, Poultry and Butter Furnish Means of Earning Tidy Sum All the Year Round. Butter and eggs furnish many farm women with most of the money they spend on themselves and their children. The amount of butter a woman sells depends pretty much on the number of cows her husband is willing or able to keep. The number of chickens however, is usually determined by her skill and by the amount of time she can devote to caring for them. The women who belong to clubs organized by the Department of Agriculture and the state colleges are taught the best and most up-to-date methods of caring for poultry. The members are also helped in organizing egg and poultry circles which enable them to obtain better prices for their product. ECONOMY IN COOKING FRUITS As Much Fuel Consumed in Preparing One Pound as for Five—Can for Future Use. It requires very little more fuel to cook five pounds of prunes, dried apples, or apricots than it does to cook one pound, and very little more time. What cannot be used at once may be canned for future use. Dried fruits may also be used in puddings, breads, and cookies, and to make marmalades, butter and jams. All Around the House Iron colored linen on the wrong side. Asbestos is the only proper lining for dolls. Canned pimentos combine well with canned pears for a salad. * * * * An excellent way in which to use creamed meat is to serve in potato cases. * * * * Fill one gem pan with water in- stead of batter and the gems will never scorch. * * * * When stoning raisins it is a good idea to butter the fingers; then they will not get sticky. GIVES $70 TO MOONSHINER Texas Jury Collects Purse for Mar After Giving Him Suspended Sentence. Breckenridge, Tex.—After granting A. P. Markwood, self-confessed moonshiner, a suspended sentence of one year in the penitentiary, a jury in the Nineteenth District court made up a purse of about $70 and gave it to him. Markwood told the court that hard times forced him into the distillery business to make a living for his wife and six children. His wife on the stand corroborated his testimony. Markwood came to Breckenridge from his home at Necessity and surrendered after a fellow moonshiner had been arrested. This Theatre has installed a NEW MACHINE which will give greater satisfaction on the screen. Come and see for yourself We Have We have moved our from 24th and Lake Sts located only at 25th and I We have taken on an incased our stock so the ture stock as complete be found in Omaha. By making this chal reduce our already low again cut our already lo We extend an invite larged store where every ishing line is offered at any store in the city. We have moved our entire furniture stock from 24th and Lake Sts. and hereafter will be located only at 25th and Leavenworth Sts. We have taken on additional space and have incteased our stock so that we now have a furniture stock as complete and as up-to-date as can be found in Omaha. By making this change we are able to again reduce our already low prices because we have again cut our already low operating expenses. We extend an invitation to visit our now enlarged store where everything in the home furnishing line is offered at prices 25 per cent below any store in the city. TERMS IF DESIRED DOLAN & Furniture 2475 Leavenworth St. ```markdown ``` NOTICE OF INCORPORATION (E. T. Morrison, Attorney, 308 Barker Block.) Notice is hereby given that Articles of Incorporation of "King Koal Kompany" have been adopted in words and figures, in substance as follows: The name of the corporation is "KING KOAL KOMPANY" and the principal place of business is the City of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, and the incorporation may transact business in such other places as may be designated by the board of directors. The object and purpose of the corporation is a general retail] and wholesale coal business with full power to buy and sell coal at wholesale or retail, to or from the public, jobbers, coal dealers, mine owners, and to the general trade within the City of Omaha or any city, town, village or county within the state of Nebraska or any other state as may be by the board of directors deemed expedient or proper and to consign or receive consignment on commission, coal; to purchase, lease, or contract for any building or buildings or real estate and all and every kind of equipment, material and machinery for the maintenance and operation of a general retail and wholesale coal business within the State of Nebraska or any other states as may be, by the board of directors, deemed expedient or proper, and to acquire by purchase or gift such real estate and personal property as it may decide to be necessary in carrying out its business; the said corporation having full power to purchase, hold, rent, lease, sub-lease, convey, bond, pledge, mortgage, or otherwise dispose of real or mixed property, stocks, bonds, machinery, and all kinds of property of every form and description deemed by the board of directors necessary and to the advantage of the corporation in carrying out the purpose of the corporation; to make all lawful contracts incidental to the business of the corporation and to any other and all acts necessary, convenient, expedient, or proper in successfully carrying out the purpose for which the company is incorporated; and to the board of directors is delegated full authority to act for and in behalf of the corporation in all lawful matters incidental to the prosecution of the business of the corporation. The amount of authorized capitain stock is ten thousand dollars divided into one hundred Shares of the par value of one hundred dollars payments and which shall be fully paid for in either cash or property and which shall be non-assessable. The time of commencement of business is January 3, 1922, and terminates January 3. Atlantic 2080 1942. The highest amount of indebtedness to which it shall at any time subject itself shall not exceed two-thirds its capital stock. The business and affairs of the corporation shall be managed and controlled by a board of directors of not less than three nor more than five. Directors shall be elected by the stockholders from their own number at the annual stockholders' meeting. The officers of the corporation are President, Secretary and Treasurer. The annual stockholders' meeting shall be held on the second Tuesday of January in each year and the annual meeting of directors within twenty-four hours thereafter. Special meetings of stockholders and directors shall be held at such times and places as may be provided in the by-laws. The articles may be amended by a vote of a majority of the stockholders represented at any annual meeting or at a special meeting called by the board of directors for that purpose. The board of directors may adopt by-laws necessary for the proper government and control of the business, which by-laws and resolutions are not to be in conflict with the articles of incorporation. The corporation shall have a corporate seal circular in for containing "King Koal Kompany Corporate Seal, 1922." Dated at Omaha, Nebraska, December 30, 1921. CHARLES KIRKLAND. 1-13-20-27, 2-6'22. LEGAL NOTICES ED F. MOREARTY Attorney-at-Law 700 Peters Trust Building. NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT DEFENDANT. To Brookie Humphries, Non-Resident Defendant: Notice is hereby given that on the fifth day of October, 1921, Tex Humphries, as plaintiff, filed his petition in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, the object and prayer of which is to obtain an absolute decree of divorce from you on the grounds that you have wilfully abandoned the plaintiff and for more than two years last past. You are further notified that on the 11th day of January, 1922, leave was given by Hon. L. B. Day, Judge of the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, to secure service upon you by publication. You are required to answer this petition on or before the 27th day of February, 1922. TEX HUMPHRIES. 1-13-20-27, 2-6'22' For Rent—Furnished rooms strictly modern, steam heat. On car line. Good location. Webster 3247.—tf. FOR RENT—Strictly modern furnished rooms 1702 N. 26th St Web. 4769.—Mrs. W. P. Erwin. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. Harney 6926. Holst Pharmacy for drugs 2702 Cuming street. Harney 681.—Adv. FOR RENT—Nearly furnished rooms. Webster 1529. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms in a first class rooming house, steam heat, bath, electric lights, on Dodge and Twenty-fourth street care line. rs. Anna Banks, 924 North Twentieth, Douglas 4379. A P. Scruggs, Lawyer, 220 S. 13th St. Douglas 7812, Colfax 3831.—Adv. Get acquainted with the Episcopal Church by attending services Sunday morning at 11 o'clock at St. Philip's Church, 1121 North Twenty-first street.—Adv. FOR RENT—Modern furnished rooms, men only. 1208 North 24th St. Web. 4666. FOR SALE—One hard coal burner heating stone, one heavy iron bed and springs. 1204 N. 27th St. FOR RENT—Comfortably furnished rooms, block from car line. Board if desired. Web. 5372. 4t E. F. Morearty, Lawyer, 700 Peters Trust Bldge, Jackson 3841 or Harney Jenkin's Barber Shop—All work strictly first-class 2122 No. 24th St. Webster 2095. For Rent—Nicely furnished rooms 2713 N. 26th St. Web. 0350. 4t FOR RFNT—Furnished rooms fo light housekeeping. Reference re required. Web. 1198. Boys' All-Leather School Shoes All Sizes $1.45 and $2.45 BOYSEN SHOE CO. 412 N. 16th St. Opposite Jefferson Square THE BRANDEIS STORE FOR BETTER FURNITURE AT LOWER PRICES AND FOR CASH OR CREDIT 7TH FLOOR Moderately Priced FOR CASH Due to the mild weather we offer the following HIGH-GRADE Coals at these low prices. REMEMBER, we screen all Coal at the yard before delivery. SPECIALTY Nut $8.50 per ton ..... $9.00 SPECIALTY Egg $9.50 per ton ..... $9.50 SPECIALTY Large $9.50 Lump, per ton ..... ILLINOIS, all sizes good quality, ... $10.50 per ton ..... COLORADO Smokeless and Soot less $10.50 per ton ..... RADIANT, the best from Franklin Co., $12.00 Ill., per ton ... $15.00 genuine, per ton ..... SPADRA Hard Coal from Arkansas, the best coal for furnace and hot water plants; holds fire 24 $19.00 hours, per ton ..... PETROLEUM, Carbon Coke, no ash, all heat $20.00 per ton .... Consumers Coal & Supply Co. "Dealers in Good Coal" Dong. 0530 1223 Nicholas St. Mme. C. Whitley South & Johnson System Appointments at your home if desired. Web. 3807 2810 N. 28th St. NORTH OMAHA DENTISTS Cor. 24th and Cuming Sts. RELIABLE DENTISTRY at REASONABLE PRICES Phone—ATlantic 4564 Open Evenings until 7 P. M. PLUMBING NEEDS DAILY CLEANING Ounce of Prevention Is Worth More Than Pound of Cure With Plumbers' Bills. HOW TO CARE FOR FIXTURES Waste Pipes Should Be Flushed Thoroughly to Carry Off Hardened Grease and Accumulation of Miscellaneous Dirt. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Many plumbers' bills would be avoided, the health of the family better safeguarded, and the appearance of the plumbing improved if the following suggestions, made by the home economics office of the United States Department of Agriculture, were followed by the housewife; Stoppage in pipes is often due to hardened grease or to an accumulation of hair and lint. The waste pipes should be flushed thoroughly after using, so that the waste is carried out of the house pipes and the trap left full of clean water. A trap in a waste pipe is a curved section so arranged that water remains in it and prevents the passage of sewer gas into the house. If the water left in the trap is not clean, decomposition may take place and odors and gases may come from the impurities in the water itself. Precautions should-be taken to prevent oil and grease from going down the waste pipe from the kitchen sink, because being lighter than water they tend to remain floating on the surface of the water in the trap. Use of Cleansing Mixtures. Occasionally more than cold, or even hot, water is necessary to clear out the accumulated grease, lint, miscellaneous dirt, and bits of refuse. Wash- 10 Use Only Fine Scourers on Porcelain Fixtures. ing soda is ordinarily strong enough for bathroom pipes, and may be used in the proportion of one part "liquid" soda (made by boiling one pound of washing soda and one quart of water in an old kettle) to twelve parts hot water, or one pound of dry soda thoroughly dissolved in three gallons of boiling water. The drain pipe from the kitchen sink may sometimes need a stronger cleaner, even if it is thoroughly cleaned and flushed, after each dishwashing, and for this purpose caustic potash is efficacious, but must be used carefully—the hands must be protected and the potash must not be allowed to touch porcelain or porcelain-line sinks, because it may destroy the glaze. One pound of crystals dissolved in two quarts of water should be poured down the drain. About half an hour later the pipe should be flushed with clear water. Caustic soda, although sometimes recommended, is not desirable, because it is likely to unite with the grease and form a hard soap, that is difficult to remove from the pipes. * Fine scourers may be used on all fixtures. For porcelain and enameled-iron fixtures kerosene and whiting are especially good; the kerosene cuts the grease and the whiting supplies the abrasion. Some of the commercial cleaning preparations used for enameled and porcelain fixtures, contain scourers so gritty that they scratch the surface, and thus make the work of cleaning gradually harder. Nothing coarser than whiting should be allowed. Should Be Cleaned Daily. Bathroom fixtures should be cleaned daily. Tubs and bowls should be scrubbed with a fine scourer or with water containing a little kerosene, rinsed with clear hot water and wiped dry. The stains made by water containing an excess of iron may be removed from porcelain or porcelain-lined tubs and bowls with oxalacid solution, which is a polson and must be entirely washed off. The overflow pipes should be flushed occasionally with hot water, for dirt and grease are likely to collect and decompose there. The water-closet should be kept scruppiously clean. A daily cleaning is necessary with hot soapsuds or soda solution, and a long-heated brush, and flushed again. Then the seat, the cover, the chain, and the handle should be washed and wiped. All clothes and utensils used in cleaning the bathroom should be scaled and dried, preferably in the open air. The crust of lime which is sometimes deposited by hard water can be removed from porcelain and porcelain-lined fixtures with hydrochloric acid. This acid is very poisonous and is also injurious to the skin and to many materials, including the metals used in plumbing. It must, therefore, be handled with extreme care. Gloves should be worn when using it. To clean the bowl of a closet, ball out as much water as possible, pour in about a pint of commercial hydrochloric acid (sometimes called muratic acid), and let this stand for several hours, or until the crust crumbles when poked with a stick. Then flush with a large quan- tity of water. The water in the tank is not enough; more must be poured in by hand in order to dilute the acid and carry it away rapidly. In a porcelain-lined sink or bathtub the acid must not be allowed to stand on the soiled earthenware, because it may get through to the metal underneath and ent that away. It must, therefore, be applied drop by drop to the lime and flushed out with plenty of water as soon as the crust begins to crumble when pressed. SUBSTITUTE FLOURS FOR MAKING BREADS People Tire of Wheat Served Three Times Daily. Corn Meal, Pecan, Hickory or English Walnuts Cut Into Small Pieces and Other Cereals Are Useful to Break Monotony. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Wheat bread served three times a day is apt to grow tiresome if not varied by bread made from other cereals. The following recipes are recommended by the home economics kitchen of the United States Department of Agriculture: Brown Bread. 8 cupfuls corn meal. 1 teaspoonful salt. 1 cupful flour. 2 cupfuls water. 8 teaspoonfuls bake-1 cupful molasses. ing powder. Mix the dry ingredients and add the molasses and the water. Pour the mixture into a greased coffee can or steaming tin, steam it for two hours, and then bake in a moderate oven for one half hour. Nut Bread. 3 cupfuls four. 1 cupful English 3 teaspoonful baking ing powder. walnut or pecan 1 teaspoonful salt. hickory nut 1 teaspoonful salt. meats, cut into ¼ cupful sugar. small pieces. 1 cupful milk. 1 egg. Sift together the flour, the baking powder, the salt, and the sugar, and add the milk, the egg, well beaten, and the nut meats. Place the mixture in a well-buttered pan and let rise for one hour. Bake for three-fourths hour in a moderate oven. Rolled Oats and Wheat Bread. 1¼ cupfuls liquid 1¼ cake yeast. (milk, water, pota-1 tablespoonful of to water or a mix, sugar or corn ture of these). sipr. 1¼ cupfuls nearly 1¼ teaspoonfuls salt. mashed potato. 1¼ cupfuls wheat rolled oats. flour. ¼ cake yeast. 1 tablespoon of sugar or corn sirum. $ \frac{1}{2} $ cupful freshly 2 teaspoonpails salt. mashed potato. $ \frac{1}{2} $ cupfuls ground $ \frac{3}{2} $ cupfuls wheat rolled oats. flour. Make a sponge of all the ingredients except the rolled oats, and let it rise in a warm place until very light. Add the rolled oats, which have been ground fine in the food chopper and measured after grinding. Let the dough rise until it doubles in bulk, then knead and mold it into a loaf, brush with melted fat after it has been placed in a pan, and allow it to double in bulk again. Bake in a hot oven for 14 hours. IRONING DRUDGERY REDUCED Use Clean, Smooth Irons and Have Well-Padded Board or Table at Comfortable Height. Have a clean, well-padded board or table set at comfortable height. Use clean, smooth irons. Rubbing them occasionally with wax or paraffin will keep them in good condition. Rusty or dirty irons should be scoured with sand soap or bath brick, washed, wiped dry, heated, waxed and rubbed smooth. Have clothes evenly dampened and smoothly and tightly rolled. Iron fabrics with the lengthwise thread, if possible, and iron as large a space at one time-as possible. Most materials look best if iron thoroughly dry. Iron first the parts that dry out quickly and that will hang off the board when finished. For silks, woolens and colored materials use medium-hot irons. Iron all these materials on the wrong side, except aprons and children's dresses that need a smooth surface to keep clean longer. Silks and woolens may be ironed on the right side if covered with dampened cheesecloth, say house-hold specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. OF INTEREST TO THE HOUSEWIFE Pineapples aid digestion and should be eaten after meals. Try using a long-handled oiled mop for cleaning your car. Never add sugar to waffle batter. Serve with sugar or sirup. In making a white cake, substitute two egg whites for a yolk. When washing keep a stiff vegetable brush handy to use on dirty neckbands, wristbands. FISH WITHOUT MOUTH CAUGHT Peculiar Specimen Found in Missouri Also Noseless, but Weighed Five Pounds. Kennett, Mo.—Going through life without a mouth or rather with your mouth grown shut would be a sad experience for anybody of the human race, but E. D. Poe, a blacksmith of this city, has just caught a fish that was thusly afflicted. Poe got the unusual specimen of the finny tribe while on an outing at what is known as "Tear Blanket," on the Varney river. It was a "five-pound buffalo that had no sign of a mouth. The fin had the appearance of having had its mouth and nose bitten off up to and just below the eyes, and in the process of healing the wound grew entirely shut. With this exception the fish was a fine specimen and apparently was not handicapped by its strange deformity or affliction. Poe put the fish in a tank of water and it swam around just like any other fish. It seemed to have worked out a scheme of letting water through one set of gills and out the other. THE MONITOR VEGETABLES ARE CHEAP FOR FOOD Particularly Valuable Are Those Available During Spring and Summer Seasons. SMALL PLOT IS SUFFICIENT Garden Truck as Source of Mineral Matter and Proteins Is Much More Important Than Many People Fully Realize. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) The old adage, "an apple a day keeps the doctor away," might quite as well have read "a carrot or an onion a day," and probably the result would be about the same as regards reducing the doctor's bill. Vegetables of all kinds are necessary in the diet, but particularly valuable are those available in the spring and summer, say specialists of the United States Department of Agriculture. Value of Vegetables in Diet. Without going into definite figures it may be stated that the food value of vegetables, such as beans, peas, potatoes, sweet corn, beats and carrots, is very high. When considered from the standpoint of the food value of the crop that may be produced on a given area of land, beans, beets and carrots are ahead of almost any other garden crop. One-tenth acre planted entirely to carrots will yield about a ton, and in energy this would be equal to about 370 pounds of average beef. One-tenth acre of beets would also yield about a ton and be equal to 380 pounds of average beef. One-tenth acre of ilma beans would yield about 120 pounds of dry beans, equal to about 220 pounds of beef. As sources of mineral matter and proteins needed by the body, vegetables are much more valuable than Vegetables Furnish Considerable Portion of Needed Mineral Substances and Vitamines in Diet. Beside Bulk many people realize. Also they supply roughage, which is believed to keep the body in good working order. In the course of nature, human beings as well as some animals seem to have so developed that they need a certain amount of roughage, which is best supplied by the coarser vegetable foods. During recent years there has been a growing tendency to reduce the roughage in cereals and some other foods, and, in order to offset this, an extra effort should be made to supply plenty of vegetables and fruits. In addition, fresh vegetables are among the best sources of what, for lack of a better name, have been called vitamins. Nobody has ever been able to stand a vitamin up by itself, or a group of them by themselves, so that we could look at them, but it is known that they are present just the same, because of the action that they have upon the human body. Eat More Vegetables. Too much cannot be said in favor of a larger proportion of vegetables in the diet of the American people. The English are considered a nation of meat eaters, but it has been shown that Americans eat more meat per capita than do the English. A certain amount of meat in the diet is highly desirable, but this should always be balanced by a sufficient supply of vegetables. One of the reasons that many people have to a great extent cut vegetables from their diet is that they have been unable to get fresh vegetables and do not relish stale ones. The individual home vegetable garden planted either in the back yard, or a convenient piece of land, not only solves the problem of supplying the family with vegetables at low cost and in abundance, but guarantees their freshness. CARE OF HEATER IN SUMMER Avoid Danger of Dust by Cleaning in Spring and Storing in Thoroughly Dry Place. There is danger of rust when a stove or furnace stands unused for some time. Smokepipes should be taken down in the spring, cleaned and stored in a dry place. The doors should be left open to keep the interior dry. A lump of unslaked lime on the grate will collect the moisture and thus prevent rust, home economic specialists in the United States Department of Agriculture say. Leave the boiler of a steam or hot-water heater filled with water up to the safety valve, during the summer. Machine Gun Back in 1775? A controversy as to who first invented machine guns is one of the war's aftermaths in France. Lyon puts forth the claim of a M. du Perron, who, in 1775, is said to have submitted to the young King Louis XVI, a military "orgue" which worked on a crank system and could fire twenty-four bullets "almost simultaneously, and consequently coul' annihilate a whole regiment in a few minutes," according to a contemporary record. THE MONITOR CLASSIFIED COLUMN ATTORNEYS PIATTI & WEAR ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW Phone Douglas 4508 1017-20 City Nat'l Bank Bldg. Lambert, Shotwell & Shotwell ATTORNEYS Omaha National Bank Bldg. Phone AT lantic 5104 Notary Suite in Office and Counsel N. W. WARE Attorney at Law Practicing in Both State and Federal Courts 111 South 14th St. Omaha, Neb. SEED STORES 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 CLOTHING C. J. Carlson SHOES 1514 N. 24th St. "Same Location 31 Years" (Cor. Alley) DRUG STORES Liberty Drug Company B. Robinson, Mgr. Webster 0386. 1904 N 24th St. FREE DELIVERY Best Drugs, Sodas and Sundries in City PEOPLES DRUG STORE Prompt Service 111 So. 14th St. Jack. 1446 Phone ATlantic 5104 S. W. Meigs & Co. REAL ESTATE, RENTALS AND INSURANCE 111 South 14th St. Omaha, Neb. MELCHOR--Druggist The Old Reliable Tel. South 807 4826 So. 24th St. Phones—Office Web. 5036—Res. Web. 5406 From Early Morn Until Late at Night "Taxi at Your Service" NORTH END EXPRESS CO. A. F. ALLEN, Prop. Trucks for Either Light or Heavy Hauling We Haul Anything, Anywhere 2010 N. 24th St. Omaha, Neb. New and Second Hand FURNITURE We Rent and Sell Real Estate Notary Public S. W. Mills Furniture Co. 421 No. 34 St. We Thank You. Web. 0148 FURNITURE, STOVES, FITXURES Second hand or New Repairing Hauling Everything Needed in Home WEST END FURNITURE CO. R. B. RHODES, Prop. 2522 Lake St. F. WILBERG'S BAKERY 24th & Parker Sts. Cakes, Cookies, Bread and Pies M. L. Hunter Distributor of De-Lite Coffee, Teas and other household necessities Special Premings Laundry Tablets 2201 Grant St. Web. 0881 Finkenstein's Groceries Meats Best Goods at Lowest Prices 26th & Blondo Sts. Web. 1902 We Sell SKINNER'S the highest grade Macaroni, Speghetti, Egg Noodles and other Macaroni Products. FURNITURE and HARDWARE 1914-16-18 N. 24th St. Web. 1607 1847 N. 24th St. Web. 4825 PATRONIZE THE STATE FURNITURE CO. 14TH ST. CORNER DODGE ST. Douglas 1317 Headquarters BRUNSWICK Phonographs For and Records It Pays to Advertise in the Monitor GROCERIES AND MEAT MARKETS The Burdette Grocery T. G. KELLOGG, Prop. Full line of Groceries and Meats Quick Sales and Small Profits Our Method 2216 No. 24th St. Web. 0515 the highest grade Macaroni, Spaghetti, Egg Noodles and other Macaroni Products. HARDWARE REPAIRS FOR STOVES FURNACES AND BOILERS OMANA STOVE REPAIR WORKS 1206-B DOUGLAS STR. PHONE Atlantic 2524 Petersen & Michelsen Hardware Co. GOOD HARDWARE 2408 N St. Tel. South 162 LAUNDRIES Standard Laundry 24th, Near Lake Street PHONE WEBSTER 0130 EMERSON'S LAUNDRY The Laundry That Suits All 1301 No. 24th St. Web. 0820 Q. U. O. OF O. F. Missouri Valley Lodge No. 9915. Meets every second and fourth Thursday nights each month at 24th and Charles Sts. J. D. CRUM, N. G. M. L. HUNTER, P. N. F. W. B. TURNER, P. S. E. A. NIELSEN Upholstering Co. Furniture Repairing. Mattress Renovating "We handle a complete line of Bedsprings and Mattres- ses at reasonable prices." 1913-15 Cuming Str. Jackson 0864 RIGHT NOW is the time to pay you subscription to the Monitor. H. DOLL FURNITURE an 1914-16-18 N. 24th St. Web. 1607 Full line OILS—PAINTS—VAR PAINTS, ETC. A. F. PEOPLES PAINTING PAPERHANGING AND DECORATING Estimates Furnished Free All Work Guaranteed. Full Line of Wall Paper and Sherwin-Williams Paints and Varnishes 2419 Lake St. Webster 6366 OMAHA THE OFFICE SUPPLY MOUSE PRINTING COMPANY Eagle Cafe SPECIAL CHICKEN DINNER SUNDAYS AND THURSDAYS Phone Webster 3247 Chas. Hemphill Prop. UNDERTAKERS Allen Jones, Res. Phone W. 204 JONES & CO. FUNERAL PARLOR 2314 North 24th St. Web. 1100 Lady Attendant The Western Funeral Home Pleases And will serve you night and day 2518 Lake St. Phone Web. 02485 SILAS JOHNSON, Prop. FUNERAL DIRECTORS Good Things for The Table FRUIT CAKE 40c per pound Pumpkin and Mince Pies Rolls Petersen's Bakeries Lake Bakery, 24th & Lake Sts. Records Exchanged, 15 cents. Latest Mamie Smith records always on hand. SHLAES PHONOGRAPH CO. 1404 Dodge St. LGOFF and HARDWARE 1847 N. 24th St. Web. 4825 one of— UNISHES—BRUSHES STOVES, RUGS, LINOLEUM