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KLUXISM FIGURES IN THE PRIMARY ELECTION LIFTING _____ LIFT 1 _____ $2.00 a Year 5c a Copy KLUXISI GOVERNOR MAKES BRAVE ATTACK ON GEORGIA MOB LAW Stands Ready to Declare Martial Law in Counties Where Local Officials Find Themselves Powerless. OPPOSES THE USE OF MASKS Atlanta, Ga., July 21. -Critizing the Ku Klux Klan for wearing masks and robes, Governor Hardwick put himself on record Friday afternoon, in an extemporaneous address before the Georgia League for Law Enforcement, as favoring a law forbidding the wearing of masks in public. Governor Hardwick declared that the state of Georgia does not need masked men and that as long as he is its governor there will be no "invisible" government within its boundaries. The governor denied that he is a member of the Klan. He said that he had been invited to become a member, and has read its rituals and printed principles, but had declined to join because of its regalia. Warned of Effect. He said that he had warned those who approached him from the Klan of the effect the wearing of masks and hoods probably would have on certain ignorant and irresponsible classes. Governor Hardwick said that high officials of the Klan had told him that mob outbreaks which had been placed at the door of the Klan had not been perpetrated by the order. "It is unfortunate, however, that groups of men participating in such affairs have used the same regalia as the Klan," he said. Will Aid Officers. The governor said that if the sheriffs and judges of counties where lawlessness has been perpetrated by masked men will request assistance from him when they find themselves unable to cope with the situation, he will gladly give them any assistance in his power, and if necessary declare martial law until the lawbreakers have been apprehended and punished. Governor Hardwick was given a rising vote of thanks by the league at the conclusion of his address. PRESENT PUPILS IN RECITAL On Saturday afternoon, July 15th, at the Presbyterian church, the pupils of the Misses Frances Gordon and Lucy Allen were presented in piano forte recital in the presence of the parents and friends of both, in a very delightful program. The numbers were well rendered and showed the result of conscientious work and reflected credit upon both teachers and pupils. Twenty-three pupils were presented and all had memorized their pieces. Program was approved by Mrs. Jack Pinkston whose pupils the Misses Gordon and Allen are. AFRICAN RULERS SEE SIGHTS OF GAY PARIS Paris, France, July 21.—With the president of France on a tour of his North African provinces, a score of African rulers of French possessions arrived here this morning to see the sights. They wore the latest garments, spoke French fluently and seemed most interested in the latest makes of French automobiles. Each ruler had from four to six wives and their solicitation for their better halves was a source of admiration of the French. CORPSE WORTH $1,500 Norfolk, Va., July 21.—Verdict for $1,500 in favor of plaintiffs was rendered in Circuit Court in the case of Julia Wilson and Martha Ford against Edward and George Roberts, undertakers, on the charge that the undertakers left the corpse of plaintiffs' mother in a stable in the cemetery one night and that the stable burned and reduced the corpse almost to ashes. NO CHARGE AGAINST PULLMAN WAITER Birmingham, Ala., July 21.—Newspaper reports of Walter E. Hayes, pullman waiter, forcing himself upon a white woman in the rest-room, have been proven without any foundation. No charge will be made against Hayes. H. S. Cook, white steward, who had threatened "to get" the waiter, is held responsible for the false report. Jean, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Dorsey, is ill with tonsilitis. THE MONITOR ATTACKED BY A WHITE DEGENERATE Mrs. A. L. Lastly and Mrs. Ella Roe Jackson were attacked by a white degenerate Monday morning about 6 a.m. at the entrance of the Y. W. C. A. where Mrs. Jackson is matron. Mrs. Lastly went to assist her so she might be off early to rest up for the primary election Tuesday. W. A. R. Mayfield tried to assault them but they fought him off. Their cries for help reached the colored elevator boy's ears who came to their rescue. The man was arrested before he could make his escape. In Judge Wappich's court he called the women Niggers, stating he was from Texas. Two High school boys as witnesses gave good testimony for the women who are of good character, but the judge only gave Mayfield a fine of $15.00 and costs. Had the cases been reversed and it had been a black degenerate insulting or attacking white women the colored degenerate would have been held without bail. 24TH NOT TO BECOME 24TH NOT TO BECOME A LABOR BATTALION Washington, D. C., July 21.—The 24th Infantry will not be reduced from a combat unit to a labor unit, Robert C. Davis, acting adjutant of the war department has announced. Rumors of this change have been rife for sometime and announced in army bulletins. In answer to the Afro's question if white marines might not be withdrawn from Haiti and colored soldiers of the regular army sent to replace them, Secretary Davis said, this change is unadvisable. He added, that many reasons, including the necessity of economy and the recent reduction in the enlisted strength of the regular army made the change unadvisable. FIRST NATIONAL IN BOLEY Boley, Okla., July 21.—A first colored national bank was organized here September 10, 1921. The national bank opened in Chicago was therefore the second to be established among colored people. WON'T SURRENDER SUSPECTED MAN TO LYNCHING MOB Man Who Escaped Mob in South Will Not Be Seent Back, Says Fearless Executive of the Buck Eye.State. IS HELD IN CLEVELAND, OHIO Rome, Ga., July 21.—Declaring that Henry Marwell, colored youth, held in connection with the killing of a white merchant, would be a victim of "southern mob justice", Governor Davis of Ohio last week refused to honor extradition papers from Georgia. The action, which has few parallels in the country, was announced here last week when a Georgia sheriff returned empty-handed after having traveled thousands of miles to get the prisoner. Maxwell, who was arrested in Cleveland recently, is wanted by Georgia authorities on a charge of killing Geo. Hubbard in 1917. Following the killing, feeling was intense, when it was found that authorities had claimed Maxwell as the killer. The youth escaped, however, and travelled through many different sections of the country. When arrestel in Cleveland, he was recognized as the man wanted in connection with Hubbard's death, and the Ohio authorities notified the local police that a suspect was being held. Sheriff Wilson, with two other men, was sent to Cleveland. According to Wilson, Judge Levin, of the County Court at Cleveland, ruled that the identification was sufficient, but counsel for Maxwell prevailed upon Governor Davis to decline the request for his return to Georgia. PHYSICIAN HANGED BY NECK AND FLOGGED Bakersfield, Cal., July 21—John H. Vitelle, convicted by a jury of assaulting Dr. Dwight R. Mason in a recent Ku Klux Klan raid at Taft, was sentenced to serve an indeterminate term in state's prison. At the time of the assault on Dr. Mason who was hanged by the neck and flogged, according to testimony at the trial, Vitelle was "Exalted Cyclops" of the Taft Klan. A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS. Editor Colored Folks, Roman Catholics and Jews Decline to Take Chances With Candidates Against Whom Rests Suspicion of Membership or Sympathy With the Kluxies.---Disavowal of Membership or Approval of Klan an Imperative Duty of Any Political Aspirant Under a Cloud. Nebraska Civil Rights Bill Chapter Thirteen of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska, Civil Rights. Enacted in 1893. Sec. 1. Civil rights of persons. All persons within this state shall be entitled to a full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities and privileges of inns, restaurants, public conveyances, barber shops, theatres and other places of amusement; subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law and applicable alike to every person. Sec. 2. Penalty for Violation of Preceding Section. Any person who shall violate the foregoing section by denying to any person, except for reasons of law applicable to all persons, the full enjoyment of any of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, or privileges enumerated in the foregoing section, or by aiding or inciting such denials, shall for each offense be guilty of a misdemeanor, and be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars, and pay the costs of the prosecution. "The original act was held valid as to citizens; barber shops can not discriminate against persons on account of color. Messenger vs State, 25 Nebr. page 677. N. W. 638." "A restaurant keeper who refuses to serve a colored person with refreshments in a certain part of his restaurant, for no other reason than that he is colored, is civilly liable, though he offers to serve him by setting a table in amore private part of the house. Ferguson vs Gies, 82 Mich. 358; N. W. 718." The editor of the Monitor was one of a committee which on last Monday was shown a list which is alleged to be an authentic roll of some of the members of the Omaha Klavern of the Ku Klux Klan at or about the time the organization was supposed to have been put out of business in this city. At that time the local Klavern was credited with a membership of about 400. We say "supposed to have been put out of business," advisely, because while we have great respect for the intelligence of Nebraska's citizenship and believe that such an organization cannot thrive in this atmosphere, we are convinced that the community contains some individuals of such a low grade of intelligence and moral turpitude, that they would feel honored by being classed as "Citizens of the Invisible Empire." While therefore, the organization may be inactive, let no one be killed into the belief that it is entirely dead, or that it has no "initiates" or "Citizens" here. It may be true that "we have only scotched the snake, not killed it." This list bears the appearance of being authentic. It is written on what appears to be the official stationery or letterhead of the "Invisible Empire Knights of the Ku Klux Klan," such as is sent out from Atlanta, Ga., a copy of which letterhead we have. The list is alleged to be in the handwriting of a former King Kleagle, or organizer, for Nebraska. A comparison of the alleged handwriting and signature of the aforesaid King Kleagle would seem to justify this allegation. There are certain letters and documents, which seem to establish, beyond the shadow of a doubt, that at least three of the officers listed have been correct, given, namely the Exalted Cyclops (president), the Kiltrage, or secretary, and the Klabe or treasurer. It is a fair SERVED U. S. 44 YEARS Washington, D. C., July 21.—John Roberts, aged 79, was honored by fellow-employees last week when he retired from the Bureau of Engraving after forty-four years of service. Superintendent DeHart declared Roberts had rescued thousands of dollars from waste baskets. Mrs. J. C. Donley gave a picnic at Elmwood park last Wednesday afternoon in honor of Mrs. R. C. Cottrell of Oklahoma City, Okla. IN THE I Roman Catholics and Jews With Candidates Against of Membership or Symp isavowal of Membership operative Duty of Any F oud. assumption, then, that thru being correctly given, that the other officers listed are also correct, and that the names enrolled, alphabetically, on this list, are correct too. This is unquestionably a reasonable conclusion. This list therefore, has the appearance of being authentic. The custodians of the list would not swear to its authenticity, but expressed themselves as being convinced in their own minds as to its genuineness. We were surprised to find the names of some men here enrolled, whom, from what we have known of them, we cannot believe are in sympathy with the vicious and un-American principles of the Klan. They may have been induced to join, assuming, of course, that they have been "naturalized" by the official representative of the Imperial Gizzard, through the importance of others in whom they had confidence, without due investigation. Perhaps they went in through idle curiosity, or by the general disposition of Americans, both black and white, to become "jiners." But the fact remains that their names are there. How they got there we do not know. Whether they were authorized we do not know. We know that they are there and that we saw them with our own eyes. We know further that if any man's name is on that list, without his knowledge or consent, he owes it to himself to come out in a manly straight-forward statement over his signature and say so, otherwise he must rest under the suspicion that his undenied enrollment there places upon him. On the list are the names of several men who were candidates on the Republican ticket for nomination at the primaries. Four or five of these owe their defeat to the fact that their name were known to be on the list. Chas. B. McDonald's many denial of membership in the Klan, made over his PROHIBITS KU KLUX PARADE Topeka, Kansas, July 21.—"I am directing the county attorney and sheriff of Cowley county to prevent both the demonstration and parade announced by the Ku Klux Klan for Friday night at Arkansas City," Governor Allen announced. Mrs. Katie Lewis and daughter, Vivain, of St. Louis, Mo., mother and sister of Mr. Charles H. Stanton of 2615 Erskine street are his guests for the summer. Naska Civil Right Sen of the Revised Statutes of Nebraska. signature in the New Era last week, and reiterated in public speeches by him, and also the denial made with editorial comment in our columns, while it swung back to his support scores of our people, was unable to overcome his handicap in the race for sheriff. It has however won for him friends which will prove an asset to him in the future. The defeat of Dr. Harry A. oster, in the Ninth legislative district by Robt. R. Strhelow, is wholly attributable to the fact that his name, whether rightfully or wrongly, was found on this list. Even as it was many of Dr. Foster's friends gave him the benefit of the doubt and voted for him, which accounts for his opponent's small plurality. Another candidate for a high office lost only a comparatively few of our people's votes, his record and stand on a vitally important measure alone preventing any large defection. Our people are proverbially grateful, loyal and forgiving. Other candidates were opposed not only by our own group but the other groups against whom the Klan is imical. Some two or three have been nominated, BUT THEY ARE NOT ELECTED YET. They doubtless will not be in November, unless they clear their skirts, which The Monitor sincerely hopes they will do. On this list are the names of lawyers, doctors, clerks, business men and at least one minister. If the list is spurious, these men owe it to themselves and to the community to so declare it and prosecute to the fullest extent of the law whoever is responsible for its compilation and circulation. If it be authentic, then the individuals thereon must be content to pay the penalty of their folly, prejudice or bigotry. STUDENT KILLED IN WRECK Norfolk, Va., July 21.—Milton Seldon, a graduate of Lincoln University, Darmouth College and a student in the Law School of the University of Penn, was buried here last week. His body was brought here from Camden City, N. J., where he was killed in the recent train wreck. Miss Rozella Thompson of Minneapolis, Minn., is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Frank Shropshire, 1118 North Seventeenth street. Vol. VIII—No. 3—Whole Number 367 LECTION --- KELLY MILLER COMING Dinstinguished Educator and Author Will Deliver Lecture Here Early in August. Kelly Miller, of Howard University, Washington, D. C., who has an international reputation as an educator and author, will deliver a lecture here Tuesday, August 8, under the auspices of the men's Club of the Church of St. Philip the Deacon. Professor Miller's literary works are numerous. His latest publication, "Is Race Difference Fundamental, Eternal and Inescapable?", an open letter to President Harding, on his Birmingham speech, has won high commendation and has had a wide circulation. Professor Miller merits a large audience. NEWS OF THE N. W. C. A. The N. W. C. A. held its regular monthly meeting at the Home, Wednesday, July 5. There was a large and enthusiastic attendance. Mrs. W. H. Mortimer was chosen chairman of the finance committee, Mrs. Shelton, chairman of the house committee, and Mrs. Elisabeth Reed, chairman of the purchasing committee. A chicken and green dinner for the benefit of the Home will be given at the "Y" Thursday, July 27, price 50 cents. All members are requested to brief a pie. Please come and your dinner at the "Y". CANDIDATES ADDRESS DOUGLAS LEAGUE A well attended meeting of the Douglas Republican League was held in St. Philip's Guild rooms last Friday night. The president, M. F. Singleton, presided. Speeches were made by Nathan Bernstein, Charles B. McDonald, Joe Marrow, Robert R. Strehlow, Denny Ryan, Harry Stevens, Dr. Harry A. Foster, the Rev, L. G. McGhee and Dr. L. E. Britt. SINGS UNDER WATER Washington, D. C., July 21.—Lovers of freaks have their eyes on Miss Bernice Hackney, 1223 New Jersey avenue, who has the knack of singing while completely immersed in a pool of water. MEN IN STATE OF BONDAGE FOR MANY MONTHS RELEASED Disclosures Rivaling Those of Famous "Williams Case" Promised When Prosecution Will Begin Its Work. WERE VICTIMS OF PEONAGE Gainesville, Fla., July 21.—Disclosures rivaling those of the famous Williams' "peonage cases", in which the entire country was alarmed over the wholesale murders of farm hands, are promised when three white farmers, arrested in connection with a sweeping investigation of peonage cases throughout the south, will be brought to trial next December. The farmers were arrested last week, after two men, held as abject slaves for more than two years, were released through the efforts of the local investigation bureau. The men, who were later released under heavy bonds, are W. A. Brown, M. L. Brown and W. H. Mathias, supposedly prominent and respectable Dixie county laymen. Held for Alleged Debt. According to facts disclosed in the investigation, the two colored men were the unwitting victims of a high-handed "railroading plot", in which they were forced to work and sleep with convicts. When released, the men told a harrowing tale of hardships endured under stern taskmasters, of frequent use of the lash, and other tortures inflicted by the unscrupulous men placed over them. More than two years ago, the two men, who it is alleged, owed a trivial debt, were forcibly taken from their homes, and subjected to "prison life." Local authorities, advised by relatives, offered no aid, and it appeared that the men would be forced to serve an indefinite period of servitude, when federal officers intervened. W. A. Brown is being held directly responsible for the instigation of the "peonage system", while M. L. Brown and Mathias are charged with having been a party to the conspiracy to "work" the men. C. D. Bell who has been on the sick list for a few days is able to be out. GROWING _____ THANK YOU ORDER ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE, IS THE GENERAL BELIEF Members Rebelling Against Rule of High Officals; Imperial Wizard Simmons Dethroned Is Report. GRAVE MENACE TO COUNTRY Atlanta, Ga., July 21—"The 'invisible empire' of the Ku Klux Klan is riding to a mighty downfall, from which it will never rise." Thus spoke a former member of that damnable order, familiarly known as the "hooded riders of the night," and whose creed is "white supremacy," the destruction of Negroes, Jews and Catholics, last week, followed an announcement that William J. Simmons, imperial wizard, had been dethroned, the mysterious disappearance of Vernon K. Parmelee, secretary of the New Orleans branch of the order, and the reopening of charges brought against Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler and Edward Young Clarke. For more than a year, these midnight prowlers with weird demonstrations from high hills overlooking many of the principal cities of the country, have struck terror in the hearts of thousands. Their lawless rule with lead, rope and tar and feathers has been unsurpassed. Following a government investigation of the Klan's activities, which ended abruptly and with no apparent reason, the poisoned fangs of the order have delved into state and national politics until they have become a real menace to the law-abiding citizens of the entire country. But the announcement that Simmons had left for an extended leave of absence, the reported "rebellion of all of the klans of Tennessee, and the accusation of Simmons by L. D. Wade, klan ex-secretary, is believed in many quarter to have sounded the "beginning of the end." Simmons, in a statement to the press, has denied the charges brought against the Klan. However, the threat of Wade to publish correspondence of a private nature, which, he claimed, would prove charges that $15,000 was supplied by Young, acting imperial wizard of the klan, to be used in defense of California clansmenced of participation in the "Inglewood raid," at Los Angeles, has borne fruit. Four more states, Wade asserted, in his latest notice, have joined in the revolt against Clarke and have declined to recognize authority of the imperial palace here until Clarke is removed. Governors of many of the states, including Georgia and Texas, where most of the outrages laid at the door of the Klan, have voiced the disapproval of the order, and threaten to "wipe it out entirely." "No invisible government will be tolerated in Georgia," is the statement of Governor Hardwick. "The states do not need masked men and there will be no 'invisible' government long as I am chief executive." COLORED WORKMEN REFUSE TO ACT AS STRIKE-BREAKERS Express Themselves as Being in Sympathy with Movement of Union Men. Springfield, Mo., July 21.—Absolutely refusing to take any stand in the nation-wide railroad strike, over 100 colored men, brought here from Memphis last Thursday by an employment agency as strikebreakers, left their jobs here Friday after being informed that they were working where a strike existed. The men claimed that they were informed in Memphis that they were being sent here to do construction work on a school building. They also claimed that they were brought here under armed guards in box cars. After the men had walked out, they explained to the strikers that they were in sympathy with the movement and had no intention of serving as strikebreakers. There was no violence, the strikers raising a large purse to assist the men in obtaining food. Others Refuse Jobs. New Orleans, La., July 21.—Seventeen men, brought here as strikebreakers from Jacksonville, Miss., to replace strikers, refused to work here. It is reported that Mayor McShane will be asked to supply transportation for their return to Jacksonville. A, National Weekly Mewspaper Devoted to the Interests of Colored Published every Friday at Omaha, Nebraska, by the Monitor Publishing Company. ce access Clas Mal Matton July 2, 1916, at the Postomce at THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor. W. W. MOBELY, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb. SUBSCRIPTION RATEG, $2.00 A YEAR; $1.8 » @ONTHS: 75c 3 MONTHS ‘Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application. Address The Monitor, 204 Kaffir Block, Omaha, Neb. Telephone Atlantic 1322; Webster 4243 ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged. 1, All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No state shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty, or prop- erty without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. GX TER Queers! eS RENATE MARRS TIME Ni ices Gy thin Gi ‘THE SENATE seems to be sul marking time on the Dyer Anti- Lynching bill, while this famous Am- erican pasttime which is making ou country a stench in the nostrils of the nations, continues with small slackening. While colored Americans ‘are foremost in advocating a meas- ure to suppress lynching because they are the heaviest sufferers, this is not a matter which affects them only, but the entire country. The question at issue is: Shall lawful procedure be granted in the case of persons ac- cused of crime, according to the fun- damental code of justice, recognize¢ among nations from time immemorial, or shall mobs surplant the court. This is the question underlying the deman¢ for federal suppression of the lynch: ing evil. The Senate should ceas marking time and take decisive action —temporizing and compromising ‘weakens respect for legislative bodie: as well as for individuals. THE PRIMARY ELECTION TPHE remarkably light vote at the recent primaries shows-that the people have not yet been educated to the importance of themselves nom- inating the men whom they desire to make the race at the regular election. In a way the primaries are more im- potrant than the regular elections. Taken as a whole, however, the can- didates chosen are capable men, who in event of their election in November will doubtless give good service. This is true of the men nominated on all tickets. The time has arrived when party affiliations rest very lightly ‘with voters and mer are chosen rather for their own personal worth than for their party labels. Colored voters, ‘too, are becoming discriminating in this matter. The real battle now be- gins. ELECTION RESULTS Gr will be difficult to say until the official count who has been nom- inated for governor on the republican ticket and also for a few other offices. ‘We shall therefore defer any extended ‘comment at this time. It looks as though The Monitor's candidate, Adam McMullen has won, although,the vote is the closest in years, less than 100 ‘votes standing between McMullen and Randall. For senator R, Beecher Howell defeats Congressman Jefferis by 10,000, atlhough Jefferis polled a heavy vote in Douglas county. The value and influence of the colored vote has been demonstrated at the primaries. United it will be tremend- ous in the fall election. UNSETTLED THE COUNTRY is in a very un- settled condition. The coal strike ‘and the railroad strike may yet reach larger proportions and assume a more serious aspect, serious as it is now. ‘These are times when people need to keep their heads and look ahead. COLORED CITIZENS SHOULD TAKE THEIR PART IN POLITICS is ‘The Constitution of the United States provides for our political system. In the beginning of our history it was ‘Delieved by the leaders that the people ‘Were Not wise enough to govern them- selves, that the wisest only should File. Thomas Jefferson of the early Jeadors was the only powertul expon- ‘ent of the rule of the people through suffrage. His faith was only strong feaough to include white persons, it did not include all Jews, for Jews did not vote in Maryland until after 1830. ‘The colored slaves were counted as & basis of representation, but could not vote; the colored people of the south- im tates are still counted as s basis congress jeeitation, but do iyete apd cannot 40 so. ty atter the civil war the ballot was given to the colored man. Much has been said about this question in the years that have passed since this great act was done. Opponents of suffrage, and especial- ly when exercised by colored people, have no faith whatever in the rule of the people. The period immediately follow- ing the close of the civil war, after the colored people were given the ballot, was a trying one. War had bankrupted the south; no state was solvent. ‘The reconstruction gov- and the old leaders in” the south enacted their black codes, vagrancy laws, and thus reduced the freemen to the most abject slavery, worse than the old system itself. When the 15th Amendment was passed and ratified and the colored ‘men began to vote much of this was changed. Very soon many colored men were sent to the legislatures of the south- ern states. And amidst the chaos that prevailed they sought to place the bankrupt section on a sound basis. in some cases they succeeded, in some cages they failed. They did some splendid things. They established free public schools in the south for the first time in the history of the coun- try; they supported and elected to high office the best white men of the south, and they chose for thelr own political leaders many remarkabie men, At the front of them all, of course, was FREDERICK DOUGLAS. But there were Langston and Hill in Virginia, Cuney in Texas, Pledger in Georgia, Smalls in South Carolina, Pinchback of Louisiana, Rainey, Mur- ray and White of North Carolina, Jas. Hill of Mississippi, and later, John R. Lynch; Jobn R. Clifford of West Vir- ginia; Hiram Watty of Maryland; ‘Tumer of Missouri, and White of Kentucky. In this period two colored senators were sent to the National Congress from Mississippi, and altogether there were twenty-four men who were sent to the National House of Representa- tives. There were several governors in this period of reconstruction. Pinchback of Louisiana is the best knows. Miller of South Carolina served very acceptably as Lieutenant Governor. F. L. Cardoza was one of the best treasurers South Carolina ever had. Many important state and county and city offices were filled by colored men, There were excesses, of course, in such a period, but the “orgy” of spend- ing which we heard so much about in those days was hardly more to be de- plored than the present situation the world over. In those days the charge was made that the whole trouble was due to the fact that colored men were administering government; now the trouble is caused by “war and eco- nomic depression.” The truth is that the trouble was caused by war and its waste, and the colored legislatures took over empty treasuries and sought to run governments on them. Find- ing them empty they sought, just as Nebraska is now seeking, to raise mon- ey by taxation, with about the same result. All unprejudiced political writers ‘must admit that the period of recon- struction in the southern states re- Sects credit upon colored men in pol- ities. In the fleld of national polities for fitty years the colored men have helped forward every great measure for the betterment of America, in state ‘and nation. And in every ease where there has been an excess committed in found a sence ott ater erp ve “stint nn” | In the: years of the colored man's en a politics, too ence ns a8 single issue. t too mi veo ivity was had in politics, he relative activity: is allie Said Wis “kek arene 5 Jed in & handicap under whi 30 ot er sen Pa egurecatcegaporad sroup in America has suffered. The when he cannot, Tt leaves him. ex- posed to the burdens of maintaining the government, without any power whatever to express himself as to these burdens. In the Northern states the colored people have been free to exercise the right of franchise, Here they have been republicans. ‘They have been re- publicans, in many-cases, because of tradition, but almost always because the democratic party is ruled by the south, and the south is anti-Negro. It is safe to say that if the south had shown a disposition to be fair to the colored people, they would have divid- ed politically long ago. ‘The truth is that the Republican party of Lincoln and Grant is dead; only the name survives, and the col- ored man is outside the pale. ‘The colored man, therefore, must either divide his vote or build a party of his own; he cannot longer follow the party name and ald men who are as much opposed to him as the old demo- cratic party of the south. In other words, the colored people must vote to advance their own interests and improve their own economic and civic stalus. It is not being improved by clinging to the ghost of the GREAT REPUBLICAN PARTY, which died a long time ago. The party, of course, has good men still, and they should ve supported, just as good men in other parties, all things considered, ought to be supported. But to worship a party name ag We once did is a mistake, In our early political history we ltd men who sold the highest infter- ests of the race for cash and the “eon- cessions,” the right to commercialize vice, We still make mistakes along this line. Other racial groups never fail to receiye representation in the various departments of the government a0 matter what other “privileges” they may have. We may well profit by their example in all constructive ways. REALIZATION ought to come to all of us that the world today is in such an unhappy state, and all of us should be giad to do, politically and otherwise, afl that we ean to bring order out of chaos. We ought to begin ‘by thinking straight and acting in all ‘cases in the same way. ‘We should participate in polities, be- cause it is through this method that We make ourselves felt in affairs of ‘government, but in doing so we should ‘act to further the cause of justice and right, No people or race, in the history of the world, in so short a time, has achieved so much in all respects, as the American colored people, But they have a long long way to go. ‘Their journey henceforth will be far more difficult than it has ever been. In order to make it, all their relig- ous, moral, intellectual, economic ‘and political strength will have to be ‘preserved und united. For, as Bishop aoe sad ten years ago: “I was a slave, I have heard the baying of the ‘vloodhounds in slavery days, but the [bardships 1 endured in those days are |as nothing compared to what the col- ored people will suffer in the coming ‘years. The fight fs not yet won, NOTE—This concludes the series of atctn on the announced topics. At jsome future time, If it is desired, 1 will write @ seria} article on France |ana her people as 1 observed them and (studied them during my service in [France during the World War. —-HJILYP MISS LAWSON LOOKS LIKE SURE WINNER With our popularity contest draw- ing to a close, it looks like Miss Law- son is a sure winner, There, of course, may be some surprises in store. This week 500 votes were sent in for Miss Williams, 200 for Miss Lawson and six for Miss Busch. Con- test ends July Bist. It is not yet too late to win, Please remember this: A contest- ‘aut sending in 2 NEW YEARLY SUB- SCRIPTION for ONE DOLLAR CASH, will be credited with 250 votes for each subscription sent in; or a SIX MONTHS’ TRIAL SUBSCRIPTION for FIFTY CENTS CASH, will be credited with 100 votes for each subscription sent in. Subscription blanks may be secured at The Monitor office, 414 South 13th street, or at 1119 North 2ist street. Win @ prize and earn a Mberal commission for New Subscrib- ors. Bertha Lawson, 2624 North Twenty- fifth street, 1482 votes. Dorothy Williams, 1119 No. 21st street, 668 votes. Lovetta Busch, 5219 South 29th street, 85 votes. _ Audrey Trueheart, 1443 So, 17th street, 32 votes. Cerelda Tucker, 2508 M. Street, So. Side, 15 votes. Ireta Walker, 1926 So. 14th Street, 9 votes. Otis Watson, 2925 Grant street, 9 votes. ARE WARNED AGAIN New York, N. ¥., July 21—Follow- ing a report that the Dyer Anti-lynch- ing measure should not be acted on during the present session of Con- gress, republican leaders have been warned by many organizations that failure to act promptly would sound the “death knell” of the party at the coming fall elections. . HINDUS ARE COLORED New York City, July 21—A report to the city police that the Erie rail- road officials had employed one hun- dred-fifty Hindus as strikebreakers led to an investigation. “The Orient- als” turned out to be American born colored people. | THE MONITOR EEE eee Tbe Sphinr Dear Sphinx: About six months ago I began keep- ing company with a very refined gentleman from the south and during all this time I have been absolutely true to him, until a few weeks ago I could no longer stand his coolness. He had made no effort to take me out in public until T became so discouraged that I sought other company. After I had met another friend with whom I really feel thoroughly con- tented my acquaintance from the south realied what he had lost and immediately set about to gain my confidence and lost love. T have tried to be fair to both par- ties and while the qualifications of my southern frien: are excellent and far about the ayeraze I cannot feel as contented and happy while around him as I do when around my newly found friend. He continues to throw himself in my way and now my parents have stepped in in his behalf, which makes it exceedingly har’ for me to decide. There is no question in my mind but that either of my friends would make an ideal ‘and devoted husband. Now the question is, should I follow the dictates of my own conscience and marry my second friend or the wishes of my parents ani marry the south- ern gentleman? PERPLEXED. ‘There is only one course to follow in a case like this. Follow the dic- tates of your heart, and if the quali- fications of the two gentlemen are as you have deseribed them you can not go wrong. Thank you for writing, and let me hear from you again. “THE SPHINX” EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ST. PHILIP THE DEASON ‘The usual services were held Sun- day and were well attended. At the close of the service the congregation remained for @ few minutes when the pastor called to their attention the need of a fund of $500 for necessary repairs and {mprovements, Twenty- three persons promptly subscribed $155 and several others, desiring to talk the matter over with thelr hus- bands or wives, deferred thelr sub- seription until later. It is belleved the balance will be subseribed Sun- day. Services at the usual hours, 7:30, 10 and 11a, m, and 8 p.f, Pub- We invited and alvays given cordial welcome. Come and see. BOY HAS NARROW ESCAPE In the sume vieinity in which his brother Joseph had such a miraculous escape three weeks ago, Dwight, eld- est son of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Dorsey, ‘was injured an dhis wheel demolished by an automobile last Tuesday night. It ix believed that Dwight owes his life to the fact that he jumped from his bieycle just before the automobile struck it, He received a badly sprained aukle and other minor injuries. CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS New York, July 21.—At a meeting held under the auspices of United Civie League Wednesday night, it was decided to run a colored candidate against Congressman Martin C. Aus- orge, seeking renomination from the 2ist district. AUGUSTA POLICE CHIEF PROBING THEATER FIRE Augusta, Ga., July 21—Several per- sons were arrested here last week in connection with a fire discovered in the Palace theater, Police Chief Rey- nolds said the fire was of incendiary origin, ‘- Kini tifleh. When Jean went to her ttle neigh- bor's to vislt she often talked to the grandmother of the house. “I have grandmother, too,” she would say, “put she's In heaven” And she and the grandmother of the house were good friends until one day the grandmother was crows. She scolded the two Ulttle girls for leav- ing the semen door open, for walk- ing in a flower bed and dropping ‘crumbs on the floor, ‘The two youngsters sought refuge ‘on the porch. Grandmother started to follow them there a little later, ta try to make up.” She realized the necessity of doing #0, for when she reached the door she heard Jean say: “Ruth, I wish sour grandmother was visitin’ my grandmother today.” Still Shrouded In Mystery. Mary and her Uttle brother were playing in the back yard. ‘A worm came to play its humble part in thelr lives, too. “Oh, Mary,” he erted, suddenly. “I have found a worm!” ‘A robin looked enviously from a tree. “Oh, Mary,” the ehild exclaimed, “te ‘& worm good luck? Say, Mary, Is a ‘worm good luck?" Mary replied, but her volee was quiet, so that I do not know yet ‘whether a worm is good luck or not— Washington Star. Muahande Thay Weuld Like. Half of the women enrolled at the University of Wisconsin are willing to marry @ man on salary of $2,500 @ year, according to a report issued by the statistics committee of the unt- versity. An average of one coed out of seven wants « husband with a sal- ary of at least $5,000 a year, while one coed demanded a $20,000-s-year hus- cand, Letters From Our Readers But%y alt cones otters stated withes LINCOLN NEWS AND COMMENT ee ee Re ee ae eee Mrs, A. C. Stanley went to Atchi- son, Kansas, last week, where she at tended the grand session of the ‘Daughters of Tabernacle. Mr. and Mrs. B. K. Mosley visitec his mother in Kansas City, Mo., the past week. Windle ‘Thomas is. visiting hi grandmother n Kansas City, Mo. Miss Vera Jackson of Kansas City, Kans., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. ©. R Johnson. Mrs. Sarah Baker of Oklahoma City Okla., is visiting her brother and sis- ter, Mr. and Mrs. J. C, Wilson, J. E, Joltz spent several days campaigning last week, His wife joined him at Omaha, returning home Sunday, Mrs. Odessa Patrick went to Chi- locotha, Mo., last week to visit her mother and friends. Mrs. ©. C. Thomas of Fremont is visiting her busband, Dr. C. C. 'Tho- mas, here. Dr. Thomas has recently opened a dentistry, Rey. M. H. Wilkinson, state mission- ary, passed through the city Monday enroute to his home in Omaha, ‘The contractor began wrecking Mt. Zion Baptist church Monday, _ pre- paratory for erecting a’new building. Mrs, Alma Wiley returned home Tuesday after six weeks’ absence with her mother and friends in Plattsbure, Mo., also visiting friends in St. Jo- seph and Kansas City, Mo. Sam Roy is reported ill at this time. Services at Mt. Zion Baptist church last Sunday were conducted by Rev. ©. W. Wilson in absence of the pas- tor, Rev. H. W. Botts. Sunday school was fairly attended, and the services were enjoyed by those present. These services marked the closing meetings in the old structure, for Monday morning the contractor began wreck- ing the roof and walls, preparatory for erecting the new building, the pic- ture of which was portrayed in the State Journal last Sunday. We have the promise of being able to occupy it in October. Rev. C. W. Ross and wife left on Monday for Detroit, Mich., for an in- definite stay. Services at the A. M. E. church were held as usual, the pastor spoke words of interest to his hearers, The Sunday school being nicely attended. Mrs. Lucy Davis and Mrs. Sarah Forbes returned Saturday from tne grand session of the Daughters of Tabernacle at Atchison, Kans., last week. Mrs. Sarah Forbes was re- elected as grand treasurer. ‘They re- port a profitable session, Mr. and Mrs. Z. Johnson entertained the Utopian Art Club at their spaci- ous place on Wooderest avenue in Collegeview last Thursday night. A pleasant time was had by the several present. ‘The picine given by the mission of Mt. Zion Baptist church in Epworth park last Tuesday, was marred by the rain. About five auto loads of people came over from Omaha, and ‘owing to continued storms they were forced to return early, the affair be- ing deplete. Mrs. Laura Johnson has just re- turned home from a lecture tour for the 0. E. 8. The services of Mt. Zion Baptist ehurch will be held in Third Christian church next Sunday so far as one is able to find out now. A, B. Mosley has purchased an Overland car. Look out for Mose. WANTED—A good reliable barber. Good, steady job. A guarantee to a good man, or will sell one half in- terest in a three-chair business. Tai: lor shop in connection. Both depart- ments doing good business. D. E. SILENT ANTI-LYNCH PARADE IN BOSTON Boston, Mass., July 21.—A silent parade through the streets as a pro- test against lynching and the send- ing of resolutions to Congress against the Ku Klux Klan and in favor of the Anti-Lynching Bill, featured the fifteen annual session of the Equal Rights League which closed last Fri- day night, . Rev, M. A. Shaw was elected pres- ident, and Monroe Trotter, secretary. REAL ESTATE MAN DEAD Albany, Ga. July -.1.—Preston News Service—Charles H. McCarthy, real estate dealer and secretary-treas- urer of the Knights of Pythias En- dowment Bureau of the State of Geor- gia, died here after a year’s illness. /C. P. 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Don’t Buy Ready Mades Made-to-measure clothes fit better, hold their shape better and wear a great deal longer than “hand-me-downs.” If we make your suit the price is not much more, but, the satisfaction of a really good suit is so much greater. Suits to order, $32.00, reduced from $45.00. Raincoats to order, $20.00. MacCARTHY-WILSON TAILORING CO. S. E. Corner 15th and Harney NPP PP PPD CENTRAL HOTEL | 1916 Cuming Street : PHONE JACKSON 2466 Mrs. Mary Jackson, Prop. —NEAT, CLEAN ROOMS — | On Car Line to Any Part of City | ene e ee OO eee, $ Why Not Let Us Do Your SHOE REPAIR WORK Best material, reasonable prices. ALL WORK GUARANTEED BENJAMIN & THOMAS Phone Web, 5084—1415 No, 24th es LOTs! Lows! LOTS! On Easy Payments! $1300 Down and 3.00 Per Month WESTERN REAL ESTATE CO. da, 3607 Ask for Mr. Thomas eee ee | KIRBY EXPRESS HAULING OF ALL KINDS Furniture Moving a Specialty 2208 Grant Street PHONE WEBSTER 0989 JENSEN'S FAMILY WET WASH FLAT WORK and ROUGH DRY LAUNDRY 2316 No. 24th St. Web, 1029 W. K. Flemming Artistic Printer Phone Web. 5621 | 1425 N. 24th St. Burdette Grocery 2116 North 24th St. PHONE WEBSTER 0515, : Full Line of Staple and Fancy : GROCERIES Fresh and Canned Meats | We } Seli SKINNERS ; the highest grade Macaroni | Spaghetti and Egg Noodles. HO POP! WHERE YA GOIN'? HUH? OH OUT! WHAT YA GOIN' TO DO, POP? TO GET A HAIR CUT- IS THERE ANY THING MORE? ? YES, SIR! BULLET SAYS WHICH ONE? Events and Persons Mr. Lindsey, an old and respected citizen of Omaha, member of the Grand Army, died Sunday, July 16. He was buried on Wednesday, from Zion Baptist church. The large number of friends attending testified to the esteem in which he was held. For Rent—Two neatly furnished rooms. Gentleman preferred. 512 North Twenty-third street. Atlantic 4534. —indf. Mrs. J. A. Alston of Boston and Miss N. Downey of Brooklyn, boyhood friends of Mr. J. F. Smith, stopped over for a day with him and his family last Friday. They were enroute to San Jose, California, to visit Mrs. Overton, sister of Mrs. Alston. Miss Downey is one of Brooklyn's most successful school teachers. Very few colored pupils attend the school in which Miss Downey is a popular teacher. REAL ESTATE, Rentals and Fire Insurance. Phone G. B. ROBBINS, Jackson 2842 or Webster 5108.—Adv. 7-7-28. Russell Taylor, Jr., returned from University Hospital Wednesday after having had his tonsils removed. Mrs. Francis Burrell left Sunday for a month's stay at Excelsior Springs and Liberty, Mo., for her health. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms with use of kitchen. On Dodge and Northenty-fourth street car lines. Webster 5954. 5-4t Mr. W. A. Johnson, who has been laid up for two months with a blood poisoned finger, is able to be at work again. Dr. J. B. F. Shaw, president of the Haven Institute and Conservatory of Medidian, Miss., was a recent visitor to our city en route from Los Angeles to his home. He was the guest of his sister-in-law, Mrs. G. G. Logan. Mrs. Cecil Alexander of Nashville, Tenn., will be the guest of her mother-in-law, Mrs. Homer Alexander, for a few weeks. Holst Pharmacy for drugs 2709 Cuming street. Harney 651..Adv. Mrs. Lulu Sherbourne of Russellville, Ky. is a guest of Mrs. Walter Craig. FOR RENT—Furnished apartments of two and three rooms.—2130 North Twenty-eighth Street....Webster 4983. Mr. W. J. Costin left Monday for an indefinite absence in the private car on which he has been employed for a number of years. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms; also furnished rooms for light housekeeping. Call Web. 3222. Mrs. Wade, 2634 Hamilton St. (2 mo.) Mrs. Leona Blair and two children, enroute from St. Louis, Mo., to St. Paul, Minn., spent Tuesday with Mrs. Belle Taylor. The little three year old son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. Allen died Wednesday, July 19, at Lord Lister Hospital. He was buried Thursday afternoon, July 20, from the Silas Johnson Funeral Home. Modern furnished rooms at 926 No. 27th Ave., one-half block from Cuming St. car, Mrs. Clay Anderson. Phone Harney 7228. Call mornings. Mrs. Belle Taylor entertained at a largely attended dancing party Monday evening at Hanscom Park Pavilion in honor of her cousin, Mrs. Ruth Coleman of St. Paul, who is her guest. A. P. Scruggs, Lawyer, 2310 No. 22nd St. Webster 0419—Adv. Mrs. James W. Madden and son, Jimmie, after a delightful ten weeks' visit with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Singleton, left Wednesday for their home in Chicago. The M. E. Smith factory No. 7, located at Twenty-fifth and M streets, South Side, of which Mrs. H. A. Alexander is forewoman and employees seventy-two girls, has been closed for the annual vacation, July 1 to July 24. First-Class Modern Furnished Rooms —1702 No. 26th St. Web. 4769. Mrs. L. M. Bentley Erwin. Rev. Sam. Johnson, D. G. C. of K. P., grand jurisdiction of Iowa, of Des Moines, Ia., who has been in the city to set up new members here and in Council Bluffs, was the guest of Mrs. Mamie Byers, 1154 North Twentieth street. READ THE MONITOR FOR GENERAL AND LOCAL RACE NEWS. Dr. Arthur Booker and wife of Des Moines, Ia., were Omaha visitors this week. They were the guests of Dr. and Mrs. W. W. Peebles. Dr. Booker is one of Des Moines' busy and successful physicians. Wanted-Wide awake boys to sell The Monitor every Saturday. Live boys can make money by selling Monitors. Phone Webster 4243. The Misses Ethel and Irene Jones, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jones, left Tuesday morning for Minneapolis, Minn., to visit relatives. FOR RENT—Two well furnished rooms with use of kitchen. One room for gentlemen preferred.-Web. 5372. 1823 North 22d Street.-Mrs. Drake. Mrs. Lizzie Buford leaves Saturday morning for Chicago for a month's fist with relatives and friends. Mrs. R. C. Cottrell and daughter A. Elese, sister and niece of Mrs. J. S. Turner, 2514 Corby street, left Saturday morning for their home in Oklahoma City, Okla., loud in their praises of Omaha hospitality. They were the recipients of many social attentions; several delightful social functions being given in their honor. Last Friday afternoon Mrs. J. S. Turner entertained for her sister, Mrs. R. C. Cottrell, and in the evening gave a dancing party for the younger set complimentary to her niece, Miss Cottrell. Lyla Johnson is undergoing treatment at Mercy hospital under Dr. R. C. Riddle for two weeks after which she will be at home, 1107 North Nineteenth street. Mrs. Mary E. Jones who has been ill for several weeks is much improved and able to be out. Mrs. Jasper E Brown and sister Mrs. Austen Serrant, and Mrs. Serrant's little daughter, Olethea, left Monday morning for St. Paul, Minnesota, for a two weeks' visit, after which Mrs. Brown and Gladys will return to Omaha, and Mrs. Serrant and daughter will return to their home in Chicago. Miss Marguerite Long has returned from Missela, Kansas, where she has been visiting Miss Lorena Walker. Miss Pearl Alexander gave a five o'clock luncheon in honor of Mrs. Miller of Milwaukee. Covers were laid for six. Mr. Richard Taylor, the expert barber at the Jones & Smith Billard parlor and barber shop, 24 and Hamilton streets, is presenting something new to the people of Omaha. Mr Taylor has just invented a new marcelle cap, made of the best Jersey material and in all colors and is guaranteed to give the same results as an expensive marcelling iron in the hands of an expert marceller and with less work and expenditure. Mr Taylor will be glad at any time to give free demonstration. For information call Webster 0827, business phone, or Webster 4830, residence phone. Mrs. Josephine Straghn, a native of South America and a national worker for the N. Baptist Mission board, spent a very pleasant and successful week in Omaha where she met many old friends. She was greatly assisted in her work by Mrs. O. Saffold and Mrs. M. H. Wilkinson, who also entertained at breakfast July 13th Mrs. Straghn and Miss Mamie C. Jones, a visiting teacher from Dallas, Texas. Rev. Mr. Bruce, a recent graduate of Western College, who is doing a commendable work at the Springhill Baptist church, will speak for the Women's Convention Auxiliary to the New Era Association Sunday, July 30th at Pilgrim Baptist Church. Please be present. A special offering will be taken for Western College. MT. MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. J. D. Davis, Acting Pastor Sunday school, 9:30; Morning service 11; B. Y. P. U. 6 p. m.; Evening service 8 p. m. The morning services were well attended. The acting pastor preached, his subject being "Faithful Unto Death". The Sunday school had a good attendance and much spirit of rivalry is shown between the junior boys and girls. The Sunday school will have their picnic Sunday, July 27, at Elmwood Park. Rev. Mr. Winston, Mt. Moriah's young minister, preached a helpful sermon Sunday night. His subject was "A House That's Not Made With Hands," The B. Y. P. U. will have a get-together social Sunday, July 23, after their six o'clock meeting. It will be held in the basement. The Swastika Art Club of Mt. Moriah will give a bazaar July 28 and 29. On the 29th they will also serve a chicken dinner. N. A. A. C. P. HOLDS INTERESTING MEETING The Omaha Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of People met last Sunday afternoon at Zion Baptist church at 4:00 o'clock p. m. The president remarked upon the opening of the meeting that the present officers had only three more months to serve and he would submit a definite program for the remainder of their term of office that he hoped would be carried out. He also stared that if the membership were not satisfied with their present corps of officers it was up to them to see to it that they elect the ones they felt would best serve the people. Mr. A. C. Oglesby spoke of an article appearing in the current issue of The Crisis by Dr. DuBois and asked, by motion, that the local branch go on record as being opposed to Dr. DuBois' stand upon that great, immortal Abraham Lincoln. Owing to the limited number having read the article the motion was lost. Attorney R. R. Strehlow spoke of the great benefit he had received from the association and said that if more white men could be induced to come in direct contact with people of color as he had done in joining the local branch there would in all probability be a better feeling between the races. Rev. J. A. Harris Returns. Rev. J. A. Harris, chairman of the membership committee, who has been spending last month in St. Louis and Kansas City visiting relatives, returned and states that he is now ready for business. He said it was a shame that other places were so far in the lead of Omaha when it came to civic pride and racial uplift. He plans to put on an intensive campaign for new members during the remainder of his term. The next meeting will be held at Grove M. E. church, 22nd and Seward streets, next Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p. m. Come and bring someone with you. ZION BAPTIST CHURCH Dr. W. F. Botts, Pastor. In the absence of the pastor, who is spending a ten-day vacation with old friends in Missouri, Rev. H. Bruce filled the pulpit in a very creditable manner, preaching excellent sermons both night and morning. An old fashioned basket dinner and outdoor meeting will be held at Miller park Sunday, July 30th, 10:30 a.m. The "Wide Awake 24" will meet Friday at the residence of Mrs. O. Kirthy—Quotations from the letter "T". Mrs. Lola Burleson and Lyla Johnson are improving at their respective homes. Regular services next Lord's day, with Dr. Botts at his post of duty. Strangers are urged to make this your home church while in the city. Deacon A. M. Harrold returned from the Atchison, Kans., Saturday. He reported a very profitable session. ALLEN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH 5233 So. 25th St. Phone Market 3475. O. J. Burenhart, Pastor. Sunday was Rally Day with us and the Rally will be continued until August 1st by which time we trust all members will have met the trustees' request. Our Sunday services were very good. The pastor has great confidence in all taking care of their part of the Rally at such a time as they will be able to do so. Misses Logan favorel us with a choice selection of music. We also noted in our audience Mrs. Gamble and Madden of Council Bluffs and other strangers. Next Sunday Rev. Mr. Hickman from Hiawata will be with us at least at one service. BETHEL BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. Thomas A. Taggart, Pastor. The bazaar was a grand success all the week, and will be continued throughout the warm weather. Amusements and refreshments of various kind—everybody is working. Sick of the church: Mrs. Morgan at the Methodist hospital. Bro. Jesse Franklin at home on Twenty-fifth street. Sunday visitors were: A. L. Richmond of the Royal Circle and Mr. Davis from Kansas City. PHYSICIAN OPENS OFFICE Dr. A. A. Foster, who graduated a year ago from Meharry and served a year's internship in City hospital No. 2, St. Louis, Mo., has been granted permission by the Nebraska State Board to practice in Nebraska. Dr. Foster has opened his office over the Piglyg Wiggy store at Twenty-fourth and Seward streets. PUBLISHER FLOGGED. Orlando, Fla., July 21.—J. H. Wendler, publisher of the Florida Post, a republican newspaper, at Winter Park, a few miles from here, was taken from his home at that place last Friday night by a band of unmasked men, flogged, tarred and feathered and advised to leave town within a week. AKRON, O., WANTS COOKS (Preston News Service.) Akron, O., July 21.—There is an alarming shortage of efficient cooks here, according to Miss Martha Chase, head of the Y. W. C. A. employment bureau. "We can't begin to fill the orders for culinary experts," she says. E. F. Morearty, Lawyer, 700 Peters Trust Bldg, Jackson 3841 or Harney 2156. For Rent—Neatly furnished front room for man and wife or gentleman. 2429 Lake St. Webster 1521. H. WEISS THE UP-TO-DATE Grocery and Meat Market EVERYTHING FIRST CLASS Solicits Your Patronage 2601 HAMILTON STREET Phone Webster 7165 the highest grade Macaroni, Spaghetti and Egg Noodles MELCHOR--Druggist The Old Reliable Tel. South 807 4826 So. 24th St. Don't Fuss With Mustard Plasters Musterole, made of pure oil of mustard and other helpful ingredients, will do all the work of the old-fashioned mustard plaster -- without the blister. Musterole usually gives prompt relief from bronchitis, sore throat, coughs, colds, croup, neuralgia, headache, congestion, rheumatism, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, and all aches and pains. It may prevent pneumonia. All drug-gists -- 35c and 65c jars and tubes -- hospital size $3. Better than a mustard plaster MUSTEROLE WILL NOT BLISTER Nemo SELF-REDUCING CORSETS $500 THE BEST CORSETS FOR STOUT WOMEN SIZES 24-36 If your dealer doesn't carry them good money and want to measure (over clothing) and we will trial, send you one (so will be fashionable). FAIRFAX, MASS. 21 Park Avenue N.Y. 10017 --- Contest Ends July 31st Secure New Subscriptions and Increase Your Vote Have your friends vote for you using the coupon below. The list of contestants will be published each week with the number of votes they receive. No votes will be counted unless sent in on one of these coupons properly signed. There are no obligations attached to this, so get busy and have your friends cast their votes. The young lady receiving the greatest number of votes will receive a handsome present, absolutely free. New and Second Hand FURNITURE We Rent and Sell Real Estate Notary Public S. W. Mills Furniture Co. 421 No. 24 St. We Thank You. Web. 0148 GEORGE C. 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Write for terms. KASHMIR CHEMICAL COMPANY Dept. 52 8428 Indiana Ave Chicago, Ill. Rumania and Its Capital Rumanian Girl Coming From Market BY JOHN OLIVER LA GORCE. With unsettled Russia just over her border, and the border itself in dispute, Rumania is conducting a watch on the Dnister, the boundary which she claims, as vigilant as any that was ever set on the Rhine. Rumania has organized her government in Bessarabia, but the Russians have never consented to the severance of this former Russian province, and each movement of soviet troops toward the Dnister has set Europe afutter for fear a new war will break out in her southeastern corner. However, it is not Bessarabia nor the other war-gained territories that have doubled Rumania's size, that are in the mind of the average person when Rumania is mentioned. He thinks rather of the pre-war nucleus, the little kingdom that since the Turk was pushed south, has stood enfolded by the lower Danube, the River Pruth and the Transvianian Alps. In the whirlpool of racial rivalries of southeastern Europe—where Roman and Goth, Hun and Slav, Magyar and Mongol, with all of their descendant peoples, have run over one another and been run over in their turn—fate left the Rumanians in the majority in a territory of more than 90,000 square miles. It scattered more than 12,000,000 of them over these lands—more than 7,000,000 in old Rumania and some 5,000,000 elsewhere. The old Rumania was a country of 53,000 square miles, with a population of less than 8,000,000. It was thus slightly larger than Pennsylvania, although it had half a million fewer people than the Keystone state. The new Rumania has an area of 122,000 square miles and a population of 17,000,000. The country is governed by a king, who is a constitutional monarch, and a parliament made up of a senate and a chamber of deputies. The pre-war constitution was rather reactionary, with the masses practically disfranchised. The new constitution, however, is more liberal, permitting voting by all citizens over 21 years of age, paying taxes. Small Farms and Big Estates. Industrially Rumania is almost entirely given over to agriculture, and, area for area, it produces more cereals than any other great grain-producing nation in the world. Before the World war its farm lands were about equally divided between the small farmer and rich land-owner. There were about a million farms with an average size of eight acres, and then there were over 4,000 estates with an average size of 2,200 acres. Since the conclusion of the World war steps have been taken to break up many of these large estates and to create a body of peasant proprietors. The result of the occurrence of both huge estates and tiny farms is that one finds the strangest contrasts in farming methods. Here is a big estate where every sort of farm machinery that the United States has to offer is to be found—the blinder, the mower, the steam gamp plow, the riding cultivator, the manure spreader and even the steam header and thresher. And then hard by are a hundred small farmers who still harvest their grain with the sickle, thresh it with the flail, or read it out with oxen and winnow it with the home-made fork. They mow their grass with the scythe, rake it with the hand rake and haul it in with ox-carts. But even with the very primitive methods that characterize half of the farming of the country, they manage to coax a rather boundiful crop out of the soil. The bulk of *Rumania*'s population belongs to the peasant class, for there are comparatively few cities and most of them are small. Many of the peasant families have lived for genera- tions on the great estates, farming for the absentee landlords. An interesting class the Rumanian peasants form, with their peculiar customs, their striking superstititions, their primitive ways of looking at things in general. No Race Suicide Here. The evil of race suicide has never invaded rural Rumania. It is regarded as worthy of honor to be the head of a numerous family. As in all lands where many of the people are more or less illiterate, there is a high death rate, though the fact that the bottled baby is almost unknown in peasant Rumania tends to overcome the high infant mortality that would otherwise result. "Many hands make light work" is a proverb of the Rumanian peasant, often put into practice. Almost every night there is a neighborhood gathering like the old-fashioned apple-cutting or apple-butter boiling in early American rural history. One third of the area of the country toward the north and west is inhabited by semi-civilized shepherds. Up in the Carpathians in summer and down in the sheltered valleys in winter they lend their flocks, sleeping in the open with them and despairing any other shelter than that which primitive nature and the starry sky afford. They seldom speak; indeed, their solitary lives leave them little opportunity for conversation. But if there is primitive simplicity in Rumanian peasant life, there is ultra formality in the polite circles of Bucharest, the national capital. "The Paris of the East" its inhabitants proudly call their city, and in the character of its architecture, the ways of its people, the prices in force at its hotels, it justly deserves the title it has vanquishing assumed. Bucharest a Lively City. This near-eastern metropolis is about equal in size to our own national capital, and yet it has twenty times as many restaurants and cafes, ten times as many streets lights and twice as many theaters. It is regarded as the most expensive place in the world for the well-to-do and the cheapest for the poor. Prices at the Hotel du Boulevard are higher than in New York or London, and travelers who have visited Monte Carlo's leading hotels and then journeyed to Bucharest have found its rates from 15 per cent to 25 per cent higher than those obtaining in the hostelries of Monaco. But if their prices are high, their service and their food leaves nothing to be desired. The cuisine of the leading hotels and private homes is French, and money is no consideration—quality is paramount. Some of the finest restaurants east of Paris are in Bucharest, and the night life, with its passionate, pulsating gypsy music, its sparkling wine, its beautiful women, its scintillating jewels, its handsome men, is as gay and alluring as anything the world has to offer. As to clothes, everybody who pretends to dress at all dresses in the mode of Paris and the gowns of the elite are as up-to-the-minute as those to be seen on the Champs Elysées. Gambling flourishes openly and high stakes are the rule rather than the exception. Many of the players own farms as big as an American county and their incomes are proportionately large. Surrounded on every side by the Slavic sea—the deep ocean of Russia, the bay of Serbia and the gulf of Bulgaria—who can say whether in future centuries the attrition of the Slavic tide will wear away the Rumanian shore, or whether the great war will have fixed political boundaries that will be as firm as the geographic boundaries themselves? THE SYSTEM By IDA W. GOULD © 1922, by McClure Newspaper syndicate. When Peter Tomkins led blushing Sarah Leadbetter from the altar, the "system" had not marred their courtship. Sarah came of a line of for-bears whose every detail of life had been ordered by system. But to Peter she was radiant, neat, altogether bewitching, and brought quite a dowry. The first two years, he being diore or less under the spell of her beauty and pretty ways, did not perceive the bands tightening around his freedom. She allowed blim but one cup of coffee; his former limit had been three. Her smile paved the way for carrying her system unflinchingly into all branches of home economics. In course of time twin boys blessed their union. Sallie began at once to introduce her system. Peter called her one morning at six to tell her that the boys were wailing piteously. "That's good," said Sallie, with a lovely smile. "They must cry, Peter, an hour a day for their lung-strengthening stunt." Sallie resumed her association with the Ladies' Aid society, was regular in her attendance, efficient and systematic in all her work outside as well as in her home. When the twins were three and a half years old, it happened that Tomkins, being at home for a brief vacation, and Sallie due at an important meeting at the club, had been assigned the care of his boys. Tomkins was astounded at finding Davy and Dot covered with molasses. The maid having left them a moment, they made quick work of upsetting the sticky fluid, each smearing the other. Bewildered, incredulous Tomkins saw Sallie anxiously consulting her wrist watch. She saw the hour of her club meeting approaching. With an amused survey of the submerged molasses-covered twins, she saw them being treated to first aid by their father, tossed him a kiss, saying, "You'll see that those boys will never again touch molasses. By-bye." Away she went, and was on time, discharging her duties at the club to the last systematized detail. And poor Tomkins and the maid scraped, cleaned and comforted as best they could the unhappy twins. At six o'clock every night the boys were marched to their beds. Early in babyhood days they had realized the indomitable power of their mother's system. So they grew by rule, like little soldiers. When they were several years older, Mr. Tomkins ceased remonstrating with the author of the system. Her stereotyped reply to some of the feeble protests had been: "Let the boys get into mischief, and the unpleasant results will teach them to avoid mischief." Tomkins gradually roused himself to a high pitch of indignation at the system seemingly too formidable for home rule. It might do very well in business. So time wore on until—did you ever hear of a boy who was insensible to the lure of the circus? Sallie emphatically said "No" to their pleadings. She had a dressmaker and could not be away. Tomkins visited the private school where Davy and Dot were drowsily uninterested in their work. He called Miss Prim from the classroom and demanded his boys. Remonstrating, Miss Prim said, "But Mrs. Tomkins' system—" She was interrupted by Tomkins, "Hang the system! Excuse me, Miss Prim; send the boys out here." In a few moments out came the twins and he hurried them off to the circus grounds. The twins certainly had a wonderful day, unalloyed by the system. They were late getting home. Their mother had eaten in solitary state, and retired to her den to await the culprits. In stalked the heroic father, laughing almost naturally, two hungry, tired sons joined feebly in his merriment. They consumed their meal in great enjoyment. "Now," cried the victorious father, "now, what shall we say to ma?" The twins giggled. At that moment their mother walked in, majestic, pale. "Peter Tomkins, do you realize what a liberty you took this afternoon, upsetting my system?" "No," yelled Peter, "but let me tell you, Sarah Tomkins, I've overthrown your system. What's more, hang your system!" "Oh—oh—" wailed the crestfallen Sarah. "These boys are going to be boys, and not automatic boys. Look at them, Sallie. Look at me, for your system exists no longer for them or for their father. Don't cry, Sallie. You had to learn your lesson. So had I Now, boys, run up to bed. Next year we'll take your ma." Forestry From Air. The forestry department of Ontario has decided to make an aerial reconnaissance of its unexplored northern territory, says the American Forestry Magazine, and will spend at least 300 hours in sketching and photographing the timber resources of this little known region. THE MONITOR WONDERS OF THE CENTURY Marvels That Are Accepted as Commonplace by the Citizen of the Present Day. William Allen White, editor of the Emporia (Kan.) Gazette, in an editorial in Judge, says: "The vast mystery of natural things is so baffling that it is no wonder the mysteries of the supernatural are neglected in these days of marvels. The big, imponderable old world is shrinking and revealing itself as a speck of cosmos around which its inhabitants may ride in a few weeks, write in a few minutes and talk in a few seconds. "Within the memory of living men the railroad has divided distances by ten and steam and electricity have speeded up time in the ordinary processes of life's business a hundred-fold. Middle-aged people can recall the days when there were no telephones, no electric lights, and young people in their middle twenties remember when automobiles were toys and the moving picture was an experiment just coming to commercial use. And much of the difference between the American of today and of Monroe's day is due to the physical discoveries that a hundred years have developed. "These physical discoveries have changed men's creeds, revised men's attitude to God and man, rebuilt their institutions, made them braver because they could afford courage, made them kinder because they could afford kindness, and wiser because knowledge of life was forced upon them by the civilization in which they live." HIS SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX Banker Would Have Put Would-Be Borrower With His Other Business Securities. The great banker looked keenly at the young man. "So you are temporarily embarrassed, eh?" he asked kindly. "I am sorry to say I am," said the young man, emboldened by his manner. "How much do you want?" "Five hundred dollars would tide me over." "And what security can you offer?" "I can offer you," said the young man, impressively, "my own personal security." The old man arose with a slow smile and raised the lid of an iron-bound chest which stood in a corner. "Will you get in here, please?" he said. "In there? Why?" "Because," was the reply, "this is the place in which I always keep my securities."—Kansas City Star. Steel Has Great Cutting Power. Steel Has Great Cutting Power. "High-speed steel" for cutting tools has been well known for years, and an improved form of this material has been introduced in Sheffield, England. It is reported that this steel has four times the cutting power of any other in use. The composition is, it appears, the a secret, but it is said to be the first "high-speed steel" that can be hardened in cold water without danger. It can also be hardened with oil or in a cold blast. Tools made of it wear out much less rapidly and require much less grinding than those of the older kinds of steel. They will also go on working at high temperature longer. But the makers themselves say that this steel does not by any means mark the final development of "high-speed steel."—Washington Star. Help Austrian Children Danish. joint committees for help to war devastated countries report that in 1921 Denmark entertained 5,584 children from Austria for several months, and that since September, 1919, Denmark has cared for 16,455 Austrian children and 5,428 German children. Furthermore, 120 German little ones needing special care were nursed in a special camp. Gifts of hospital equipment were sent to Austria and Germany, and 40,000 francs was spent supporting a children's home near Rheims. Food and clothing to the value of 70,000 Danish crowns were sent to Germany and Austria and financial assistance for children amounting to 25,000 crowns was sent to Belgium, 38,775 to Poland, and 34,500 to France. Strike Not New Weapon That strikes are not of recent origin, but that they have, for many centuries, troubled the employer of labor, is said to be interestingly established by a record recently discovered in certain ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic tablets. These tablets were found in the excavation of some ruins at Thebes, and cast a strong light upon the labor conditions of the city 3,000 years ago. Details are given of many interesting phases of a strike when a large number of workmen notified their employers they would discontinue work unless their back pay were promptly given them and a new wage scale arranged. Deleterious Imitation "Don't you sometimes lose faith in human nature?" "Never," replied Senator Sorghum. "You can always depend on human nature for generous actions and unprejudiced opinions. That refers, of course, to genuine human nature, which isn't always so easy to find. A good many people feel that they have to depend on human artifice and dissimulation. Human nature, my friend, is all right. What makes the trouble in society is the de-natured human." WANTED GOSPELS BY MARK Huskey Cowboy Gives Up Life of Crime After Reading Tract Supplied by Bible Society. One afternoon Rev. A. Wesley Mell, secretary of the Pacific agency of the American Bible society, was working alone in the San Francisco depository. Suddenly the door opened and a cowboy 6 feet 1 in height, with one eye gone (shot out in a drunken brawl), with sombrero and chaps and clanking spurs came toward him with out-stretched hand. Mr. Mell thought at once that it was a hold-up. But the cowboy said to him, "I want some gospels by Mark." And he got them. This cowboy, who had been riding the range for several months, had drawn his pay and come into San Francisco for a good time. One morning he awoke to find himself in one of the lowest rooming-houses in the worst section of the city. Every cent of his money was gone and he debated as to what he should do to raise sufficient funds to take him home. He finally decided that he would go out on the street and "stick somebody up." As he lay in bed working out his plans he noticed a small maroon-covered book lying on the stand by the side of his bed. Not being in any special hurry to go out and perpetrate a hold-up, and out of pure curiosity, he picked up the book. It was one of the 3-cent Gospels of Mark, printed by the American Bible society, which are given by the thousands to mission workers.—American Bible Society. HAS NO CINCH ON ALPHABET Prairie Village Barber Replies to Demand of R. R. Company Not to Use Its Initials. Some time ago the Canadian Pacific Railway company issued notices to certain hotels, restaurants, shops, etc., protesting against the unauthorized use of its initials. One Timothy O'Brien, proprietor of the "C. P. R. Barber Shop" in a prairie village, received the warning, and replied as follows: "Dear Sir—I got your notts. I don't want no law soot with yure company. I no yure company owns most everything—ralerode, steemers, most of the best land and the time, but I don't kno as you own the hole alphabet. The letters on my shop don't stand for yure ralerode, but for somethin' better. I left a mother in Ireland, she is dead and gawn, but her memories are dear to me. Her malden name was Christina Patricia Reardon, and what I want to no is what you are going to do about it. I suppose you won't argue that the balance of my sign what refers to cut rates has got anything to do with yure raleroods. There ain't been no cut rates round these parts that I nos of."—London Morning Post. Green Diamonds in Africa. Two discoveries of green diamonds have recently been reported from South Africa. The first, found in the Bloemhof district, was a $5\frac{1}{2}$ karat stone, black and opaque, which, on cutting, yielded a jewel of $1\frac{1}{2}$ karats of an emerald-green shade. It has been appraised by London experts at about 15,000, or about 100 times the price of a water-white diamond, says the Engineering and Mining Journal-Press. The second green diamond was washed out at Parrys, a short time ago, and was of ten karats weight. It has been sent to a government valuator at Cape Town. One of the most celebrated green diamonds is the "Dresden Green," in the Saxon Crown Jewels, which weighs about 40 karats and is apple-green in color. Freak Memory of a German. Freak Memory of a German. Herr Otto Schrader of Berlin is reputed to have the most marvelous memory in the world. The German Meteorological society tested it recently. "What was the weather the other day—day November 26, 1890?" the president of the society asked Schrader. Schrader never hesitated: "It was very clear before dawn." said Schrader. "In the afternoon it was cloudy, with snow flurries. The temperature was two or three degrees above freezing." And Schrader was right, the German scientists found out on checking up. Several American theatrical men are said to be after him to appear on the vaudeville stage in the United States this summer. The Greatness of Peking. Peking, the Chinese capital, about which the rival armies are now fighting, is in reality three cities in one. There is an inner or Manchu city, and an outer or Chinese city. The inner comprises the Imperial city, which, in turn, contains the "Forbidden City" or the "Purple Forbidden City" inside the walls of which, again, is the Imperial palace. Peking itself is one of the oldest cities in the world, being known to exist in the Twelfth century before Christ, but although it is of immense size, being 25 miles in circumference, much of the space within the walls is unoccupied. Brain. World-famous Dr. George W. Crile, who operates as skillfully with one hand as the other, compares the human body to a dry cell, with liver the negative pole, brain the positive. Anything that affects the liver will also affect the brain, says Crile. Indirectly, therefore, it appears that the intellect is partly in the liver. Sluggish liver frequently is the cause of stupidity. 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