The Monitor

Friday, September 22, 1922

Omaha, Nebraska

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State Historical Society LIFTING - LA TOO $2.00 a Year CHURCH CONVENTION TAKES FIRM STAND AGAINST MOB RULE Southern Delegates at the National Episcopal Gathering Leaders in Condemnation of Mob Violence. Organizations Which Foster Racial and Religious Prejudices Are Fundamentally Disloyal to True Americanism. Portland, Ore., Seut. 22—Two clerical delegates from Georgia electrified the house of deputies of the General Convention of the Episcopal church last Thursday by their scathing denunciation of mob violence and the demand that the Church leave no doubt as to her firm stand against lawlessness. These eloquent deputies were Rev. Dr. C. B. Wilmer of Atlanta, chairman of the inter-racial committee of that city, and the Rev. John D. Wing of Savannah. Their position found hearty endorsement from the deputies. "Vengeance is the Lord's," said Dr. Wilmer, "Violence begets violence. It is not possible to cast out demons by Beelzebub, chief of the demons Mob rule a menace to the nation and threatens the overthrow of civilization. The man who commits a crime against another is like a man who breaks out a window pane on the top floor of a building; but the mob who lynches that man for his crime is tearing away the very foundation of that building—civilization. Every suspect is entitled to fair trial. It is undeniable that men have been tortured by mobs, who as afterwards transpired were absolutely innocent of any wrong. The Church and ministry can arouse a much needed sense of justice." Dr. Wilmer introduced resolutions in line with his ringing speech which were promptly referred to the committee on social service. Closely allied with Dr. Wilmer's speech and resolutions were those of the Rev. John D. Wing, who in scathing language denounced those so-called "patriotic" societies of masked and unknown membership, who foster racial and religious prejudices. While he mentioned no name, the resolutions presented and acted upon left no doubt as to whom the speaker and mover of the resolution had in mind. Here is the resolution: "Whereas, there have come into existence in our country since the world war certain societies whose members are secret, disguised and masked; which organizations while proclaiming loyalty to the government of the United States, in reality, by appealing to religious prejudice and racial antipathy, by preaching bigotry and intolerance and by affording opportunity for acts of violence, have pursued a course toward the overthrow of ordered society, and Whereas, in many places where a society of this nature has been introduced there have followed numerous instances where persons, without the ceremony of a trial, have been taken out by masked men, tarred and feathered, cruelly whipped and otherwise humiliated and maltreated, and others by threats and intimidations, have been driven from their homes and communities and deprived of their inalienable rights without due process of law; and Whereas, Such an organization is morally responsible for crimes of this nature committed in its name by men wearing its garb, whether they are really members thereof or not, because the very nature of the organization opens the way for any lawless element in a community to operate with but little fear of arrest and punishment; therefore, be it Resolved, By the house of deputies, the house of blishops concurring, that we solemnly condemn all secret, so-called "patriotic" societies whose masked and unknown membership capitalize bigotry and hate, foster racial and religious prejudice and encourage acts of lawlessness and mob violence. Be it further Resolved. That it is the conviction of this convention that any men or set of men, organized or unorganized, who seek to set man against man, citizen against citizen, neighbor against neighbor, race against race, or creed against creed, are enemies to society and disloyal to the fundamental ideas of America, no matter in how strident tones their claims to the possession of ulta-patriotism may be voiced. LYNCHING IN TEXAS Fremont, Texas, Sept. 22—Fearing that a jury would turn loose A. J. Johnson, twice tried on the charge of murder, led a mob to take him from the jail at Newton last Thursday and riddle his body with bullets. THE MONITOR THE JENNIE EDMUNDSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Council Bluffs, Iowa. One of the leading institutions of its kind in the country. BOSTON JEWS TO VIGOROUSLY FIGHT DISCRIMINATION (By the Associated Negro Press) Boston, Mass., Sept. 22—Jewish organizations throughout Greater Boston have retained counsel as a first step in what gives promise of becoming a huge fight to combat the activities of a widespread "ring" of race haters whose work has resulted in a anti-Semitic demonstrations in various communities. The latest incident in the alleged activities was the stoning of a Jewish synagogue in South Boston and the barring of a Jewish from a fashionable hotel in Winthrop, which, it is charged, was the work of "high-brows." These incidents and a number of other local demonstrations during the last few months are characterized as aftermaths of the so-called Anti-Semitic utterances made at Harvard which attracted attention throughout the country. Harvard definitely repudiated any anti-Jewish policy in its matriculation program. RE-ELECTED TO HEAD KNIGHTS OF FREEDOM McGehee, Ark., Sept. 22—Dr. V. M. Townsend of Little Rock Thursday was re-elected Grand Master of the American Knights of Freedom at the annual election of grand officers. S. D. Hildreth was named endowment secretary and J. L. Cox endowment treasurer. THE GREEN DRAGON, HEADEN AUTO, IS DRAWING ATTENTION Record-Breaking Car, Designed and Built by Negro, Is Viewed and Admired by Hundreds of Omaha Citizens. DEMAND EXCEEDS OUTPUT A handsome five-passenger automobile, with an apple green body and red top, rolled into the city Sunday morning from St. Joseph, Mo. Its occupants were Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Headen, Chicago, Illinois, president of the Headen Motor Company, and designer, patentee and builder of the car in which he and his cultured wife rode. From Sunday until Thursday wherever the car went it attracted attention and admiration. Whenever it stopped crowds surrounded it. Those who had the privilege of riding in it praised it for its easyriding. It took the highest hills with ease. Automobile critics and mechanical experts spoke of its many excellent features. This car is called the Green Dragon, which lowered the best record from Chicago to St. Louis by twenty-nine minutes and the record between Chicago and Kansas City. Mr. Headen is going to lower the best record between Chicago and New York soon. The car in all its parts was in his own factory at 4027-31 Wabash Ave., Chicago, where he at present has thirty employees. The present capacity of the factory is five cars a week, which capacity will be enlarged as funds allow to meet the rapidly growing demand for Headen cars. Orders for cars will tax the present capacity of the factory for several months. The Headen Motor Company is capitalized at a half million dollars and is selling shares at $2.00 per share. Mr. W. H. Barrett, manager of the company, is spending the week in Omaha. An interesting meeting was held at the North End "Y" Tuesday night where several prominent citizens, men and women, listened to interesting addresses from Mr. Barrett, Mr. Headen and Mr. Harper, attorney for the company. Several persons subscribed for stock in the enterprise. For news when it is news, you must read the Monitor. A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1922 Nebraska Civil Rights Bill 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." NEGRO MEN OF. AFFAIRS WHOM I HAVE KNOWN Dorsey Macon Webster, Brilliant Ap praisal Attorney, Who Efficiently Fills Important Place in Great Mercaptile. Establishment. SOME FACTS ABOUT HIM (By E. B. Goodman) John Wanamaker is the prince merchant of America today and is not a Negro. D. Macon Webster is the leading appraisal attorney in the country today and he is a Negro. All the difficult problems which Wanamaker as an importer has are turned over to Webster. Now that you have some idea of the man to be discussed, permit me to give you a pen and ink sketch of the man—physical. Dorsey Macon Webster stands six foot high, is as slender as a mountain pine and as hardy. The first time I talked with him and walked with him, the young women of Fifth Avenue smiled to Webster and looked shocked as they noticed me at his side. I am black beside him. Then again there never was a better dressed man than Dorsey. I do not mean a loud dresser, one who puts on pink socks to match a pink tie, wears black and white shoes to match a pepper and salt suit, nor struts an elongated cane to announce that the jockey is coming. Webster is not that kind of a dresser. He is a faultless dresser. From head to foot he is clean, inside and outside. Not only what he showed, but what he was and felt, and thought within. His soft hat was not rakishly tilted to one side. His collar was clean and his shirt was of good linen. His suit was of the shade best calculated to protect his body against the weather. That is what clothes are intended for. No jewelry adorned his long, delicate fingers. The only jewels he wore consisted of a watch and chain, very thin. He affected spats late in the fall in order to keep his ankles warm. But otherwise you could not hear him coming because of the loudness of his attire. He attracted every one's attention the moment he opened his mouth to speak. Pearly wisdom dropped from his lips. Learning properly spiced with humor gave his thoughts a human grip such as was characteristic of Abraham Lincoln. Courtesy was not a veneer but a part of his bone and tissue, and his finest sarcasm brought the smile to the lip of his bitterest legal opponent, it was so delicate, so refined, so apt, and never aimed low. Like all young lawyers in New York, Webster first was a clerk. Gradually his steady qualities and superb mind won for him the respect of his fellow lawyers and judges soon became acquainted with Webster's earnestness and accuracy. It was through a jurist that Mr. Wanamaker's attention was called to the capabilities of Webster. For several months the daily life of the young man was watched, and when the reports showed clock-like regularity, Mr. Wanamaker called young Webster to him and made him a proposition. Needless to say, Webster accepted. Mr. Booker T. Washington in his book on The Negro in Business, published in 1907, reports the fact on page 288, that D. Mason Webster read a paper on "Business in Greater New York," at the largest session of the National Negro Business League, from the same platform that Mr. John Wanamaker, prince merchant and former Postmaster General of the United States, spoke. It takes the spirit of the Metropolis to bring the best together, the best wherever and in whatever it is found. THE N. A. A. C. P. HOLDS WEEKLY MEETING The N. A. A. C. P. met at Grove Methodist Episcopal church last Sunday afternoon, Henry W. Black presiding. Attorney Everett C. Wilson was the principal speaker and delivered an interesting address on the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill. -Mr. Barrett and Mr. Heiden also spoke briefly, and subsequently the latter explained certain features of his car which attracted a large crowd on the outside after the meeting. Next week's meeting will be held at the North End "Y". IMPERIAL WIZARD IS ARRAIGNED FOR VIOLATION OF LAW While Delivering Speech on Law Enforcement Whiskey Is Discovered in Hand Bag Claimed by Kluxie Head. HYPOCRISY IS DISCLOSED Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 22—A writ imperial wizard pro tem of the Ku Klux Klan, was ordered Thursday by Federal Judge Baker on information furnished by District Attorney Elliott. The information charges Clarke, whose home is in Atlanta, with possession and transportation of liquor. It is charged in the information that the imperial wizard addressed a meeting at Muncie, Inc., Wednesday night on "Law Enforcement" during which, it was reported to the police, that a handbag had been stolen from Mr. Clarke's automobile. It is declared, however, that the bag fell from the automobile and burst open, revealing a quart bottle of liquor and $500 in currency. The evidence, it is declared, has been placed in charge of the prohibition officers. Clarke's bond was fixed at $2,000. REPUBLICANS PLAN ANTI-KLAN PLANK Oklahoma City, Okla., Sept. 22—An anti-Ku Klux Klan plank may be included in the platform of the republican party at the state convention here Thursday, according to party leaders gathering at state headquarters Wednesday night. It was said that this move was considered a measure to prevent defection of the Negro vote. DOUGLAS REPUBLICAN LEAGUE TO MEET The Douglas Republican League will hold an important meeting next Friday night in the Guild room of St. Philip's Episcopal church. Twenty-first near Paul streets. All members are requested to be present. Whole Number 376 MOSAIC TEMPLARS OF AMERICA HOLD STATE CONVENTION Enthusiastic Sessions Mark the First Meeting of Nebraska Grand Lodge of This Influen- tial Order. The Mosaic Templars of America, organized in Little Rock, Ark., only forty years ago, but now having a membership of 135,000 and strong organizations in twenty-eight states and five foreign countries and beginning with only fifteen cents in its treasury has assets of $3,500,000 and an annual income from its endowment dues of $800,000 a year, held its first Nebraska state convention Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week at Mt. Moriah Baptist church. The Rev. Dr. Jesse I. Elliott, National Grand Master, presided. Enthusiastic sessions marked the meeting. Many new members joined the order. Friday night a public meeting and reception was held at which Dr. D. W. Gooden presided and speeches were delivered by Mayor Dahlman, Grandmaster Elliott, the Rev. E. G. McDonald, Mrs. Mable Mills, A. Harrold, Rev. T. S. Sanders, Mrs. D. W. Gooden, Mrs. Borden, Rev. John Albert Williams and Rev. W. F. Botts, with musical numbers by Miss Dorden, Miss Irene Cochran and Miss Ruth Williams. Saturday the elections were made. D. M. McQueen, grandmaster, and the efficient corps of officers being re-elected. The sessions closed Saturday night. MEET CHICAGO BUSINESS MAN Last Saturday night upon invitation of Mr. Alphonso Wilson several gentlemen met at his residence, 523 North Thirty-third street, where they met his guest, W. H. Barrett, general manager of the Headen Motor Company of Chicago. A very pleasant and profitable evening was spent by those present in a business discussion. LOSES ARMY CHAPLAIN Washington, D. C., Sept. 22—Under its new policy of relieving retired officers of the army from further civic educational institutions of a course in military instruction, Captain J. W Blanchard, instructor in military science and tactics in Howard University, was removed August 31st. Other officers of both white and colored universities were removed. MEMORIAL TABLET FOR AFRICAN CHIEF IN LONDON HOSPITAL Memory of Native of the Congo Who Succumbed to Experimental Treatment to Aid Medical Science to Be Honored. IMPORTANT DISCOVERY MADE (By the Associated Negro Press) London, England, Sept. 22—A tablet is to be placed in the ward of a London hospital where an African hero Chief Mandombi, allowed himself to be used for experimental treatment which resulted in locating the germ which causes the dread sleeping sickness. Attacked by sleeping sickness in the Congo in 1890, Mandombi suggested to an English missionary that he be sent to England and experimented upon in order that some effective cure might be found for the disease. For four months specimens of Mandombi's blood were taken every four hours until at last the germ was identified. The strain had been too much, however and Mandombi died as truly a martyr to the cause of human progress as any of those who have sacrificed their lives that their fellows might have an increased chance for health and happiness. It is well that the memory of such men should be perpetuated and their names should be known, for they have contributed to human advancement the dearest thing given them and when they give up their lives they come as near the divine as ever a man does. PATTON HOTEL GUESTS H. T. Dudley, Chicago, Ill.; H. Mayberry, Lawrence, Kans.; J. Chase, Kansas City, Mo.; J. Grimes, Los Angeles; G. Woods, Chicago; E. Lazrane, Des Moines, Iowa; Chas. Tackery, Alma, Ark.; L. K. Blackburn, Salt Lake City; J. H. Henry, St. Louis; W. H. Deadman, Minneapolis, Minn AFRAID OF BANKS, LOST $950 Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 22—When Mrs. Sarah Fair, 164 Fourth street, hired an unknown youngster to look after her house while she was away, she forgot about the $950 in a tin cup in the cupboard, which was gone when she got back. Asked why she had not banked the money, she said she didn't trust banks. Vol. VIII—No. 12 METHODISTS PLAN GREAT CONFERENCE ON PUBLIC MORALS Inter-Racial Co-operation Objective of Promoters of Conference to Be Held at Nashville in October. COGGIN IS MOVING SPIRIT One Thousand Outstanding Leaders From All Sections of Country Invited to Take Part in Meeting. Nashville, Tenn., Sept. 22—(By Associated Negro Press.)—As a sign that the inter-racial relations between the races in the south are assuming a more than genial aspect, the proposed conference to be held in this city during the first week of October under the auspices of the Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals of the Methodist Episcopal Church to determine the relation and attitude of the Negro towards the Eighteenth amendment, is being looked forward to with more than a considerable interest by the Nashville public at large. The call for the conference is signed by Bishop F. McDowell, president of the board; Dr. Clarence True Wilson, secretary, and by Dr. J. N. C. Coggin, promoter and director. The conference is to be welcomed by the governor of the state, the mayor of the city, the chamber of commerce, white and colored ministers' alliance and the business and educational institutions of Nashville. Membership in the conference is to consist of: 1) One thousand outstanding Negro leaders from widely separated sections of the country. 2) Representatives of prohibition, social welfare and reform organization. 3) The delegates are to be representatives of their respective organizations. They must be furnished with credentials by their appointing bodies. One of the outstanding features of the proposed conference is the indorsement given it by many of the national organizations of the colored people. The International Conference of the Masonic Fraternity, the National Negro Business League, the National Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, the National Negro Medical Association, and more than eighteen church denominations and reform agencies have signified their intentions to send delegates to the conference. The sessions of the conference will be held in the big hall of the auditorium at Fifth near Broad street. They will continue from the third to the sixth of October inclusive. A local committee of the colored and white citizens will have charge of the arrangements and look after the comfort of the large number of delegates and visitors expected to be in attendance. Dr. Coggin deserves a world of praise for the success which has attended his efforts to make the conference a big feature of the Negro's desire to assume a leading part in all the forward and uplift movements that are just now engaging the attention and active service of the best social forces in the entire nation. It is one of the first instances when the Negro has taken the initiative in any of the general reform movements. Dr. Coggin is the central figure in this present instance and as such he has attracted the favorable consideration of the entire force of the Methodist Episcopal church who have joined with him in the organization of this interracial conference in the very heart of the south. THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF ST. PHILIP THE DEACON The services last Sunday morning were as usual quite well attended. The services next Sunday will be at the usual hours. At 11 o'clock a special speaker will address the congregation in the interests of Far East Relief. The Women's Auxiliary has resumed its meetings Thursday afternoons. WEALTHY WOMAN DIES VERY SUDDENLY New York, N. Y., Sept. 22—Mrs. Ella Thomas, widow of the late James C. Thomas, the far famed and popular undertaker, who was known as the wealthiest colored man in New York, died suddenly on Monday afternoon, Sept. 11th, at her summer home at Fairfields Beach, Connecticut. 24th ORDERED TO GEORGIA Nogales, Ariz., Sept. 23—The 24th United States colorged regiment now at Columbus, New Mexico, is reported to have been ordered to Benning, Ga. THE MONITOR A National Weekly Newpaper Devoted Primarily to the Interests of Colored Americans. Published Every Friday at Omaha, Nebraska, by the Monitor Publishing Company. Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter July 2, 1915, at the Postoffice at Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of March 3, 1879. THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor. W. W. MOSELY, Associate Editor, Lincoln, Neb. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 A YEAR; $1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application. Address The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone Atlantic 1322, Webster 4243 ARTICLE XIV. CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 A YEAR; $1.25 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application. Address The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone Atlantic 1322, Webster 4243 Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged. 1. All persons born or naturalized in the Unite and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizen United States and of the State wherein they re state shall make or enforce any law which shall al privileges or immunities of citizens of the United S shall any state deprive any person of life, liberty erty without due process of law, nor deny to a within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the h 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 property without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. AN OFFENSIVE FEATURE THE Monitor respectfully calls the attention of the Board of Governors of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben to the fact that there was one float in the beautiful electrical parade of Wednesday night which was exceedingly offensive to the self-respecting colored citizens of Omaha. It was the float entitled "A Bird in the Hand Is Worth Two in the Bush." The feature of this float which was offensive was the portrayal of two Negroes robbing a chicken house. The introduction of this feature in a spectacle of the magnitude of this annual pageant, which is viewed by hundreds of thousands, was unwise and entirely out of place because of its damaging slanderous psychological effect. It conveys the impression that chicken stealing is one of the common and characteristic petty crimes of the colored race, which, of course, is not true. We absolve those who planned the pageant from any deliberate intention of giving offense. We do not believe that this ever entered their minds. It was only intended for fun. But so accustomed are the white race to have fun at the expense of the black race by exploiting that they ignorantly believe to be our characteristic racial foibles and traits, that it is exceedingly difficult for most of them to refrain from such mirth-provoking but falsify from such mirth-provoking but conceive that things of this kind can be offensive. We are not super-sensitive, but because of the fact that we labor under a heavy handicap of uninformed and adverse public sentiment, which sentiment is thoughtlessly increased by ridicule and misrepresentation, that we respectfully protest all customs, features and practices which hold us as a people up to ridicule or tend to defamation. Because the float in question, in one of its features did this, The Monitor respectfully voices its protest against it, with the belief that the gentlemen in charge of the annual carnival and pageant will avoid a similar mistake in the future. ZIMMAN'S RETIREMENT HARRY B. Zimman, city commissioner, retires from public office of his own volition to take an executive position with the great Brandes Store. No doubt he will profit financially by the change, for mercantile institutions like the Brandes industries pay much larger salaries than municipalities for services rendered. In Mr. Zimman's retirement from the services of the City of Omaha, the city loses one of the ablest, most efficient, painstaking and conscientious public servants it has ever had or ever can have. As councilman and commissioner for about a quarter of a century, Mr. Zimman has rendered the citizens of Omaha invaluable service. He has a record of public duty of which he may well feel proud. While The Monitor regrets his retirement from public service, we congratulate Mr. Zimman upon what may be considered a well-earned promotion to a position in which he will earn well-merited success and appreciation. THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY AS an evidence of racial progress there has been on exhibition in Omaha for several days a handsome automobile of what engineers say is of almost faultless construction. This car was designed and built by a Negro, L. A. Headen, who is a mechanical genius and has had a most interesting career. Of him we shall write more particularly later. Our purpose now is simply to call attention to the fact that Negroes have entered seriously into the automobile industry, which vast as it is, is but still in its infancy. The Headen Motor Company of Chicago, with its own plant, is building cars of such superior character that they have broken two world's speed records. The plan is to make this a strong company financially by having members of the race everywhere buy shares in the company and thus help to build up a great im- --- INSTITUTION OF THE STATES. Not to Be Abridged. Naturalized in the United States, on thereof, are citizens of the state wherein they reside. No any law which shall abridge the citizens of the United States; nor person of life, liberty, or prop- law, nor deny to any person final protection of the laws. dustry in which thousands of our young people of mechanical, managerial, executive and clerical ability may secure employment according to their training and ability. Industrial emancipation is a great need for our race in the United States, and the Headen Motor Company, incorporated, of Chicago, Illinois, points the way in the automobile industry. Get in and push. RADIOGRAMS Bigamy is no joke; it's derned hard work. If a woman is pretty she is glad she is a woman. No government official ever died from overwork yet. Quit thinking you can reap before you sow. Take courage, and occasionally a liver pill, also. Very few go bankrupt through benevolence. The only devil there is is in the mind. "Twould be a queer shaped head that fits a woman's hat. A fellow can get plenty of hell without reading Dante. The pen is mightier but the sword pays better. A soft answer won't turn away a bill collector. Books are too high. Dime novels now cost $1.50. Cleverness and cussedness frequently goes arm in arm. The worst evils to threaten us are ourselves. It is the married man who thinks seriously of marriage. All's well that ends well if it pays well. Never put off till tomorrow those you can do today. Too many of us have millionaire dispositions. It takes valuable time to roll cigarettes. Don't spend too much time contemplating. HISTORY DAY BY DAY Friday, Sept. 15—The United States forced a treaty upon the Haitian people which practically made them forswear their independence, 1915. Saturday, Sept. 16—First day school for Negroes established at Fortress Monroe, Va. The school laid the foundation of Hampton Institute and was the beginning of the general education of the Negro in the South, 1861. Sunday, Sept. 17—William B. Purvis of Philadelphia is the inventor of the machines for making paper bags. Other patents include an electric railway device, a fountain pen, and a magnetic car-balancing device, 1921. Monday, Sept. 18—The first recorded argument concerning Negro suffrage appears to have been a long debate, 1777-1778 session of the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention. Tuesday, Sept. 19—In 1889, Menelik, King of Shoa, became Emperor of Abyssinia. He died in 1913. Wednesday, Sept. 20—Richard Dalton, afflicted with bad eyes, teaches his slave boy to read any Greek writer without hesitancy, 1769. Thursray, Sept. 21—President Lincoln issues preliminary declaration giving notice that on January 1, 1864, he would free all slaves, 1862. WANTED—An experienced Walker hair dresser, or one who is willing to learn and take up the trade. Call Webster 2627—Mrs. C. C. Johnson, tf COUNCIL BLUFFS OUR SISTER CITY In our last week's issue a typographical error made the name of the donor of Lincoln Park read Millard F. Roberts, instead of Millard F. Roherer. Correction of the error is made with apologies. Mr. Roherer is a Marylander by birth, well past three score and ten, a young man in heart and activity still, and has been active in Council Bluffs affairs for fifty-one years. Among the attractive business places conducted by members of our group in this city is the Sally Ward Beauty Shop of which Miss Deborah Williams is the successful proprietress. Miss Williams enjoys a large patronage among the first citizens of Council Bluffs. Establish Bluff City Established 1895 DRY CLEANING & DYE WORKS 22-24-26-28 North Main Street Council Bluffs, Iowa J. P. HESS COMPANY ```markdown ``` J. P. HESS COMPANY INVESTMENT BANKERS REAL ESTATE AND LOANS 123 Pearl Street Council Blu 1479 CONDENSED REAL ESTATE ```markdown ``` The First National Bank The First National Bank has no favorites. It favors all its depositors. It makes no difference how small your account may be, nor how large it may be. Fair and square treatment to all. If a Bank of this character appeals to you, we may we have your account? We pay 4% on Savings Accounts and $1.00 starts an account. E. A. Wickham, President F. F. Everest, Vice President G. F. Spooner - Cashier Roy Maxfield, Asst. Cashier J. S. Watson, Asst. Cashier THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK Council Bluffs, Iowa Council Bluffs, Iowa Cutler's Funeral Home 533 WILLOW AVENUE First Door West Public Library AUTO AMBULANCE PHONE 97 Personal Attention given all calls both day or night, in city or country. Phone 516 COUNCIL BLUFFS CARPET CLEANING CO. Manufacturers of The CELEBRATED FLUFF RUG Made from Old Carpet L. H. BREEMHOLM, Manager 1633-1635 W. Broadway Council Bluffs, Iowa Office Phone Res. Phone Web. 4314 Web. 6531 DR. J. J. JONES UFFS OUR SISTER CITY The Rev. J. P. Jackson, pastor of Tabernacle Baptist church, and his energetic congregation, are making a marked impression upon the religious life of the city. Mr. William Gray, one of our pioneer citizens, who recently underwent a serious operation, has entirely recovered and is feeling bitter than he has for years. The Rev. A. Sims is the hard-working pastor of the Methodist church here. He is being loyally supported by his people. An encouraging sign of progress among our people here is the fact that a good proportion are and are becoming home owners. ed 1895 Laundry --- COMPANY Council Bluffs, Iowa CONDENSED REPORT OF THE STATE SAVINGS BANK OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA To Superintendent of Banking at the close of business Sept. 2, 1922 RESOURCES First Mortgage Farm Loans and other High Class Secu- ities ..... $2,156,117.64 U. S. Liberty Bonds and U. S. War Sav- ings Certificates.. 550,352.50 Overdrafts ..... None Real Estate ..... All Charged Off Furniture & Fixit's ..... 20,631.55 Actual Cash Resources Cash on hand and due from banks. ..... 438,210.12 LIABILITIES Capital Stock..... $ 50,000.00 Surplus..... 100,000.00 Undivided Profits..... 74,833.65 Sight Deposits..... 825,574.84 Savings Deposits..... 1,816,065.30 Time Certificates..... 298,838.02 Bills Payable..... None Re-discounts..... None $3,165,311.81 E. A. WICKHAM . President H. L. TINLEY . Cashier W. S. BAIRD, iVice President and Trust Officer GOOD STYLISH THINGS COST LESS THAN CHEAP LOOKING APPAREL IF YOU SHOP AT OUR STORE. The John Beno Company Council Bluffs, Iowa Hours: 9-12, 2-4; Sunday 12-1 Office Phone 1021 Res. B-3083 SYDNER D. MAIDEN M. D., M. S. EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT 217 Merriam Block Council Bluffs, Iowa Phone 881 Phone 881 C A L L YELLOW CAB COMPANY for SAFETY and SERVICE to all alike Council Bluffs, Iowa The special services for the Old Folks Home which were held at Zion Baptist church Sunday were largely attended. The sermon by Rev. W. F. Botts was very fitting and inspiring. The inmates, accompanied by the matron, through the courtesy of this kindly minister sending his car for them, attended and enjoyed immensely the whole affair. Mrs. Kate Wilson presided. Mrs. Cecelia Jewell played the piano, Mrs. Lizzie Allen sang "Flee as a Bird", accompanied by Miss Lucy Allen. Mrs. Lillian Black gave a full report of the work done by the home from its organization. Mrs. Martha Taylor Smith, founder and treasurer of the home, unveiled a striking photo of the late Wm. Crutchfield with appreciative words of gratitude. M. F. Singleton delivered an address. After the collection Mr. Headen was presented, offered encouraging remarks and gave $5.00 donation for the support of the home. Mr. W. Custan and Mrs. Wm. Crutchfield also donated $5.00 toward the cause. The total collection was $64.40. Thanks to the general public. MRS. W. H. MORTIMER, Pres. ELISE TURNER, Secretary. CORRIGAN-BEEM COMPANY Morticians Beautiful Funeral Home 613 W. Broadway Council Bluffs Phone 148 Courteous Service to All Alike ```markdown ``` 62-64 E. 5th St. Council Bluffs, Iowa Women's Black Satin Pumps at $3.98 and $4.98 Girls' Oxfords and Strap Slippers, Patent and Brown, Low Heels Men's Dress Shoes and Oxfords for Saturday— $2.98 Phone Webster 5617 O. MADISON CLEANING and PRESSING HAT BLOCKER Ladies' Work a Specialty 2625 Lake St. Omaha Trinket Tin "The Candy Box You'll Keep" Wonderful Chocolates! Pound box, a dollar twenty-five at dealers Inner- Circle Candies Dr. G. B. Lennox PHYSICIAN & SURGEON 1602 No. 24th St. Office Phone Res. Phone Web. 4314 Web. 1079 OPENING of the M. B. POOL HALL 1906 North 24th St. CIGARS TOBACCOS CANDIES SOFT DRINKS POOL, 2½c Per Cue M. BAILEY, Proprietor --- French Dry Cleaning Works TELEPHONE MARKET 0356 PROMPT CALLS AND DELIVERIES EVERYWHERE 2313 N Street, Omaha (South Side) 2005 CUMING STREET TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 1098 KEEPING WELL MEANS A CONSTANT FIGHT AGAINST CATARRH Many diseases may be described as a catarrhal condition. Coughs, colds, nasal catarrh, stomach and bowel disorders are just a few of the very common lils due to catarrh. Fight it! Fight catarrh with a remedy of assured merit, a remedy which has a reputation for usefulness extending over half a century— DR. HARTMAN'S GROCERIES and MEATS FREE DELIVERY 1302 North 24th St. Tel. Webster 4378 the highest grade Macaroni Spaghetti and Egg Noodles Alaska Fish Co. 1114 North 24th St. Telephone Webster 6512 LIVE FISH DAILY GROCERIES and FRUITS Free Delivery he highest grade Macaroni, maghetti and Egg Noodle Allen Jones, Ben. Phone W. 204 JONES & CO. FUNERAL PARLOR 2314 North 26th St. Wab. 1100 Lady Attendant Peoples' Gro. Store P. E. Anderson, Prop. 2530 Lake Street STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES Fresh and Cured Meats The Best of Everything at Reasonable Prices. We Sell SKINNER'S The Highest grade Macaroni, Spaghetti, Egg Noodles and other Macaroni Products. Why Not Let Us Do Your SHOE REPAIR WORK Best material, reasonable prices. ALL WORK GUARANTEED BENJAMIN & THOMAS Phone Web. 5084—1415 No. 24th JENSEN'S FAMILY WET WASH FLAT WORK and ROUGH DRY LAUNDRY 2316 No. 24th St. Web. 1029 --- ANNOUNCEMENT Dr. J. J. Jones, who formerly practiced on the South Side, has recently finished a course in the University of Nebraska Dental College, Lincoln, and has re-opened for business at Twenty-fourth and Seward streets. Phone Webster 4314. GOOD GROCER C. P. Wesin Also Fresh Fruit We Sell SKINNER WATERS BARNHART PRINTING CO. OMANA New and Second Hand FURNITURE We Rent and Sell Real Estate Notary Public S. W. Mills Furniture Co. 421 No. 24 Bt. We Thank You. Web 0148 Johnson's Bakery 2405 Cuming Street PHONE JACKSON 4122 Large Loaf Bread 12c Small Loaf Bread 8c Lambert, Shotwell & Shotwell ATTORNEYS Omaha National Bank Bldg. Burdette Grocery 2116 North 24th St. PHONE WEBSTER 0515 Full Line of Staple and Fancy GROCERIES Fresh and Canned Meats the highest grade Macaroni Spaghetti and Egg Noodles. Alhambra Grocery and Meat Co. 1812 North 24th Street Phone Webster 5021 PROMPT DELIVERY QUALITY GROCERIES AND MEATS All Kinds of Fruits and Vegetables the highest grade Macaroni, Spaghetti and Egg Noodles. ES ALWAYS Grocery Co. and Vegetables S the highest grade Macaroni, Spaghetti, EGG NOODLES LEPHONE DOUGLAS 1098 Local and Personal Happenings WE PRINT THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS Mrs. F. S. Delaney of Chicago was an Omaha visitor this week. Mr. William G. Haynes left Monday for Chicago on a business trip. Miss Grace Dorsey has entered the preparatory department of the University of Omaha. The Rev. D. M. McQueen left Sunday night for a brief visit to Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. R. Dewey Allen entertained Monday night at a birthday party complimentary to her daughter, Lucy Mae. Theodocia, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Russel Taylor, who underwent an operation at the Paxton Memorial hospital Monday, is getting on nicely. Save a little regularly out of what ever you earn. Louis LaCour and John Dillard Crawford left last Friday night for New York, where Louis will enter the University of New York and Dillard will enter Jefferson Agricultural College at Canton, N. Y. Mrs. James O'Neal and her son, James, jr., of 2005 Paul street, returned Monday from a pleasant trip to Chicago, St. Louis and Memphis. Mrs. John Dorsey who was called to Cleveland by the illness of her sister has returned leaving her sister much improved. Good N Within 10 days the Rialto Music Store, Douglas Street, will open a Branch North 24th Street, to serve the many vicinity. THE MOST COMPLETE LINE OF OF CHICAGO will be carried at this store. Such m OKeh, Brunswick, Columbia, will be m Phonogra We will have a complete line of model phonographs at prices to suit ev own terms. od Ne days the Rialto Music Shop, it, will open a Branch Music street, to serve the many patrons. A COMPLETE LINE OF REC OF CHICAGO at this store. Such makes Brick, Columbia, will be represen monograp have a complete line of upri graphs at prices to suit every o Within 10 days the Rialto Music Shop, located at 1416 Douglas Street, will open a Branch Music Shop at 1512 North 24th Street, to serve the many patrons living in that vicinity. THE MOST COMPLETE LINE OF RECORDS WEST OF CHICAGO will be carried at this store. Such makes as Black Swan, OKeh, Brunswick, Columbia, will be represented. We will have a complete line of upright and period model phonographs at prices to suit every one—and at your own terms. NO INTEREST CHARGED THE MUSIC SHOP THE MUSIC S 1512 North 24th Street 19 By buying any cheap. Real quality it's worth some satisfied. Genuin By buying any kind cheap. Real quality co it's worth something satisfied. By buying any Kind of coal just because it is cheap. Real quality coal costs a little more, but it's worth something to KNOW that you'll be satisfied. OPLES COAL IS OUR BUSINES Miss Dorothy E. Williams has resumed her studies at the University of Omaha. She is a junior. Miss Frances Gordon, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. D. Gordon, entered upon her sophomore year Monday at the University of Omaha. Mr. and Mrs. Otis Shipman, accompanied by his brother and wife, motored over Stanton, Monday on business, returning to Stanton on Tuesday morning. FURNISHED ROOMS TO RENT. Beautiful modern home. Web. 0419. —Indef. Mrs. Emma Mosby of St. Paul, Minnesota, after a two weeks' pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. Kelly, 1104 North Nineteenth street, left for home Saturday. Mr. Henry Gaston who underwent an operation at St. Joseph's hospital Tuesday is progressing nicely. He anticipates being able to go home in two weeks. First-Class Modern Furnished Rooms —1702 No. 26th St. Web. 4769. Mrs. L. M. Bentley Erwin. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Headen anl Mr. W. G. Barrett of Chicago were the guests this week of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso Wilson, 523 North Third-second street. Mr. and Mrs. Headen left for Chicago on Thursday morning. A. P. Scruggs, Lawyer, 2310 No. 22nd St. Webster 0419.-Adv. News Music Shop, located at 1416 Branch Music Shop at 1512 e many patrons living in that LINE OF RECORDS WEST CHICAGO Such makes as Black Swan, will be represented. graphs e line of upright and period to suit every one—and at your SIC SHOP DO Throw You ing any kind of coal just bec quality coal costs a little r h something to KNOW that ine Ze Costs $14.00 per Ton And Is Worth It LES CO S OUR BUSINESS NOT OUR SIDE 1 Mrs. Maynard L. Wilson has returned from a business trip to Dennison and other Iowa points. Dr. H. A. Patton of Atchison, Kans., was the guest this week of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Patton of the Patton hotel. Miss Audrey M. Truehart left Monday for Minneapolis, Minn., where she enters her freshman year in the University of Minnesota. Modern furnished rooms at 926 No. 27th Ave. one-half block from Cuming St. car line—Mrs. Clay Anderson. Phone Harney 7228. Call mornings. Miss Flora Kimberling of Wichita, Kans., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Birney B. Cowin, 2924 North Thirtieth street. Mr. William Chambers, who graduated from Central High last year, has started his freshman year at the University of Omaha. He is taking the pre-engineering course. R. F. Merranty, Lawyer, 700 Peters Trust Bldg, Jackson 8841 or Harney 2156. Miss Esther Jackson, daughter of Mrs. B. E. Byars, 2175 North Twenty-sixth street, and a June graduate from Technical high school, left last week for Nashville, Tenn., where she will enter the Meharry Training school for nurses. FOR RENT—Furnished apartments of two and three rooms—2180 North Twenty-eighth Street.....Webster 4983. Mrs. A. L. Richmond and daughter, Eva, of Kansas City, Mo., spent the week end here with Mr. Richmond. They expect to return to Omaha where Mr. Richmond, state supervisor of the Royal Circle, has decided to reside. FOR RENT—Two well furnished rooms with use of kitchen. One room for gentlemen preferred.—Web. 5372. 1823 North 23d Street.—Mrs. Drake. Mr, and Mrs. Dallas Hayden Harper of Chicago, Ill., motored over to Omaha from Topeka, Kans., Monday, leaving for Chicago Thursday morning. Mr. Harper is the attorney for the Headen Motor company. For Rent—Two neatly furnished rooms. Gentlemen preferred. 812 North Twenty-third street. Atlantic 4534. —indf. Mrs. Isaac Bailey returned Wednesday morning from Huntsville, Ala., where she was called some weeks ago by the serious illness of her aunt, whom she left much improved in health. Mrs. Bailey spent a few days at Dayton, Ohio, where she visited her son, en route home. Those vanity bags with small electric light inside which will enable my lady to see that her dainty nose is properly powdered, even in the dark, is something that every lady will want. They are great. Secure new subscribers for The Monitor and one of these handsome bags is yours. Mrs. Fanny Pendleton of Brookfield, Mo., after a pleasant visit with her niece, Mrs. Elizabeth Clark, 2915 S street, South Side, will leave the last of the week for Sioux Falls, So. Dak., to visit her son and family. Miss Hattie Gaston, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gaston of 2812 Charles street, left last Monday night for Xenia, Ohio, to enter Wiberforce University. MISS JONES TO WED IN OCTOBER Cards are out announcing the approaching marriage of Irene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jones, to William Bernard Reed of Denver, Colorado, at Hillerest Monday evening, October 2. ANNOUNCEMENT Miss Cerrelda Tucker announces the opening of a private school for the benefit of those who desire to begin or to continue their elementary training. Call at 2508 M street, or telephone Market 1998. OLD FRIENDS MEET Mrs. Alfred Jones of Hillcrest entertained at a seven o'clock dinner last Thursday evening in honor of Miss J. Finney of Macon, Mo., who is an old friend of Mrs. Jones' mother, Mrs. Martha Turner. The mother was greatly surprised upon reaching the home of Mrs. Jones to find a party of old friends gathered there to greet her, all of whom had lived in Macon, Mo., and had known her for a period of twenty-five years. Covers were laid for eleven. THE ST. PAUL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Twenty-sixth and Seward Streets Russel Taylor, Pastor. Next Sunday morning, St. Paul's pulpit will be occupied by a representative of the National Committee of the Near East Relief Work. It is well for us to turn our thoughts at intervals to world-wide conditions. Our own burdens oftentimes become exceedingly light when we view the tremendous odds confronting other members of the human family. We trust that every member and friend of the church will avail himself of the opportunity to hear the speaker on this occasion. Beginning next Sunday evening the pastor will have a series of discourses on the Apocalypse, or Revelation. He has come to this decision for several reasons, one of which is that our congregation may know the orthodox view of this very much misinterpreted book. To prepare these discourses will mean a deal of diligent study and it is hoped that those for whom it is given will use diligent effort to avail themselves of what will be said on these occasions. "For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believed." What was true in the Apostolic Church, the period in which these words were recorded, is true today. Instruction concerning the things of God comes through the preaching of His word. Christian Endeavor topic, "How Can We Help Foreign Mission Work?" This society meets at 7:15 P. M. The leader for Sunday evening is Mrs. M. A. Johnson. GLASSES FITTED $5.50 Light or Heavy Shell or Gold frames. Crystal White Lenses. Eyes Scientifically Examined. Work Guaranteed. Bring this card in within ten days. MENDENHALL OPTICAL CO., N. E. Corner 24th and Lake Streets, upstairs. Phone Webster 4495. Pennsylvania Anthracite,... 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HAGELIN & Co. the highest grade Macaroni, maghett and Egg Noodles. PATRICK PHARMACY 24th and Seward St. 16 Years Same Location Particular Attention to Prescriptions REPAIRS FOR STOVES FURNACES AND BOILERS OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS 1206-8 Douglas St. Phone Atlantic 2524 REPAIRS FOR STOVES FURNACES AND BOILERS OMAHA STOVE REPAIR WORKS 1206-8 Douglas St. Phone Atlantic 2524 OMAHA FISH CO. M. TURNER 1702 North 24th St. PHONE WEBSTER 2092 FISH—GROCERIES VEGETABLES—FRUITS DELICATESSEN the highest grade Macaroni, Spaghetti and Egg Noodles. SHOES REPAIRED RIGHT Standard Shoe Repair Co. New Location 1619 Farnam St., Basement Omaha, Neb. GEORGE C. TUCKER Barber Shop NEW LOCATION: 5303 South 28th St. EVERYTHING FIRST CLASS The Monitor Is YOUR Paper A. J. Glenn 2426 Lake Street NER'S The M Egg M other APLE AND FAN H AND CURED M AMAZING VALUE and All F NER'S The M Egg M other part of the City— We SKINNER'S The Highest Grade Meat and Lef Noodles, Spaghetti and other Macaroni Products FULL LINE STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES FRESH AND CURED MEATS The TABLE SUPPLY OMAHAS PUBLIC HANDQUARTER SEVENTEEN AT COURT LANE AMAZING VALUES in Groceries and All Food Supplies We Sell SKINNER'S The Highest Grade Macaroni Egg Noodles, Spaghetti and other Macaroni Products We Deliver to Any Part of the City——Tel. Douglas 3940 We Have a Complete Line of FLOWER, GRASS AND GARDEN Seeds Bulba, Hardy Perennials, Poultry Supplies Fresh cut flowers always on hand Stewart's Seed Store 119 N. 16th St. Opp. Post Office Phone Dongles 977 LE BRON @ GRAY ELECTRICAL WORKS Expert Electrical Engineers FRE RAY RKS Motors, Generators, Electric Elevators Repairs, Armature Winding, Electric Wiring 2019 Dmaha Spaghe other Clothe Dave's Clothes Shop Delicious! Appetizing KRAFT CHEESE IN TINS IN LOAVES ASK YOUR GROCER PATRONIZE THE STATE FURNITURE CO. Corner 14th and Dodge Streets Tel. JACKSON 1317 Headquarters for BRUNSWICK Phonographs and Records 2624 North 30th St. Phone Webster 0171 GROCERIES and MEATS Vegetables in Season FREE DELIVERY If Our Goods Don't Please You, Your Money Back FREE! Consisting of CHOCOLATE POT, SUGAR BOWL, CREAMER and TRAY. This set is made of heavy Sheffield Plate, Sugar bowl and creamer gold lined inside, given away ABSOLUTELY FREE for 24 Six-month Subscriptions at 50c each or 12 One-year Subscriptions at $1.00 each. Don't Overlook this Opportunity of Securiq These Valuable Premiums Six Months - - 50 Cents One Year - - - $1.00 J. C. Collins returned home from St. Joseph, Mo., last Tuesday. Mrs. Nettie McDonald went to St. Paul, Minn., last Thursday to visit her sister. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Brown of Omaha were in the city last week arranging matters for their daughter, Miss Gladys, to attend the state university. David Oliver has just returned from a visit to his home in Texas. Mr. W. M. Clark of Wichita, Kans., has accepted a job as cook at a frat house during the year. Rev. J. B. Smith spent Sunday in Grand Island, and reports having had a fine meeting of the R. A. M. there. Services at the A. M. E. church last Sunday were curtailed on account of absence of the pastor. Class meeting was order of morning services. At night, short services were held, the attendance being small. The walls of Zion Baptist church are completed, and taking on a good look. A get-together-party of all strangers, who are attending the state university here, and friends was given by Milton Johnson in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Wiley last Friday night. Rev. H. W. Botts addressed the young folks, welcoming them to our midst, etc. Mr. Aron Shackleford. C. W. Malone, Albert Burkes and Thelma Walker all made short talks. Refreshments were served. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Malone, Misses Thelma Walker, Mayne Jones, Cleo White, Gladys Brown, Ruth Talbott, Frankie Chapman, Carmen Botts, Erma Tuggle, Gladys Carlier, Frances Hill, Valeria Clerus, Dorothy Loving, Agnes Thomas, Mary Nelson: Messrs. A. Shackleford, Roland Young, Roy Holcomb, Frank Saunders, Albert Burkes, Roy Pea, Charles Mitchell, Lawrence Ashford, Joe Allen, Alfred Reese, Milton Bledsoe, Geo Patterson and Milton Johnson. Word comes to us that Rev. W. A. McClendon has been assigned to Lincoln for another year. Mrs. Telitha Lindsay arrived from Scottbluff, Nebr., Tuesday, and is visiting her mother, sister and friends, Mrs. Lindsay has been absent since 1916. Rev. W. A. McClendon of Lincoln A. M. E. church, and Rev. O. J. Burckhardt of South Omaha A. M. E. church made the trip to annual conference by auto—Rev. O. J. Burckhardt being re-appointed to South Omaha for the ensuing year. The laying of the cornerstone for Mt. Zion Baptist church is set for the second Sunday in October, on the eighth. Services at Mt. Zion Baptist church last Sunday were especially interesting. Sunday school enjoyed a fine attendance. Rev. H. W. Botts preached two fine sermons during the day. The B. Y. P. U. had a specially good meeting. The attendance during the day was large and appreciative. SIOUX CITY, IA., NEWS Mr. J. N. BOYD is The Monitor's Sioux City Correspondent and agent. Give him your subscription and news.—Editor Monitor. Baptists Give Banquet and Program To show the need of their organization and to encourage membership in it, members of Mount Zion Baptist Church Brotherhood, recently organized, held a banquet and program at the church, West Sixth and Bluff streets, Thursday evening. There were seventy-five persons in attendance. Talks were made by presidents of auxiliary organizations of the church, including the Ladies' Aid society, the Mission circle, Artistic Altar club and B. Y. P. U. Addresses were made by C. E. Stubblefield, superintendent of the Sunday school; Mrs. J. W. Tutt, Rev. N. W. Chapman, president of the Brotherhood, and John H. Kelly, editor of The Tribune. A bass solo was rendered by Peerless Gordon, and chorus numbers were given by members of the Brotherhood. The program opened with singing "America". The Brotherhood meets every Monday night. Programs include debates, papers and chorus singing. The membership is not limited to Mount Zion church but is open to men of other Negro churches, according to Rev. J. W. Tutt. Friday, October 6th, choir's "Trip Around the World." Thursday, October 12th, recital in expression by Mrs. C. E. Stubblefield, "The Lion and the Mouse." Tuesday, October 31st, "Shoe Tip Surprise," a Hallowe'en entainment will be given by the B. Y. P. U. at the church. The Baptist choir will give something new in the line of recital on Thanksgiving night. Rev. R. M. Williams left Monday morning for Wall Lake where he will deliver an address at the conference of the M. E. church. Mr. Cratty Johnson has been confined at his home with a severe cold for the last three or four days. The Gentlemen's Athletic club gave their first dance of the season Monday evening, which was well attended Messrs. Jack Taylor and Sam Bryant, managers. Mr. Geo. Hicks who has been very sick the last two or three weeks, is expected to return to his former job this week. DENOUNCES KU KLUX KLAN Pastor Brands Organization as Un-American. Sioux City, Ia., Sept. 22.—Denouncing the Ku Klux Klan as a dangerous organization that paralyzes the efforts of thinking people, Rev. R. M. Williams, Negro pastor, addressed 300 persons of his race at the Haddock Memorial church, Fifth and Steuben streets, Sunday afternoon. "This Klan is un-American," Rev. Mr. Williams declared. "It disregards the manadate of the constitution of the United States that all men shall be free and equal. It takes the law into its own hands, which is also against the principles upon which this nation was founded, and its purpose is to create factional and race prejudice." Rabbi Isaacson, of Mount Sinai temple, was scheduled to address the meeting, but was unable to attend. 31 Years — EST A B Liberty The Old Reliable Event PRESCE Accurately filled by EXPE Prices. Prescriptions Called f One of the songbirds with the Dave Mason show at the Gayetty twice daily all next week. "The Marion Show"—Dave Marion's pet production—is next week's card at the Gayet. Never, perhaps, has there been so gorgeous a production on a local burlesque stage—a succession of scenic marvels which dazzle the eye and compel instant realization of the fact that Mr. Marion has money. And yet, beautiful as the production is, it is not burlesque. The gathered crowds would far rather see Dave Marion, as of old, in his original cabman character, and hear the crash of the smitten comedians here and there upon the stage, than gaze on all the scenic wonders of the world. But times change, brilliant scenery replaces knockouts, and the lipstick supplants the slapstick. Omaha Tru Manufacture TRU TRAVELING BAGS AND CASES AND LEATHER high-maker All Makes for Rent or S Payments. All Machines Guar ALL MAKES TY 205 South 18th Street CAPITOL P 2018 North 24th Street CIGARS, TOBACCO, CAN CHAS. W. S. MISS MAYBEE'S TREASURES his wonderful Electric Lighted VANITY genuine leather, plate glass mirror, lip stick e brow pencil holder, coin purse, powder with battery and lamp complete, given away LUTELY FREE to any person obtaining month Subscriptions at 50c each or 10 One subscriptions at $1.00 each. This wonderful Electric Lighted VANTY BAG, genuine leather, plate glass mirror, lip stick and eye brow pencil holder, coin purse, powder box, with battery and lamp complete, given away ABSOLUTELY FREE to any person obtaining 20 Six-month Subscriptions at 50c each or 10 One-year Subscriptions at $1.00 each. ETOGON SHAPED WRIST WATCH and ELET. Accurate time keeper. A watch any lady will be proud to own, and is well the small amount of time required to secure month Subscriptions at 50 each or 12 One subscriptions at $1.00 each. Wonderful P CO., 1904 N OCTOGON SHAPED WRIST WATCH and BRACELET. Accurate time keeper. A watch that any lady will be proud to own, and is well worth the small amount of time required to secure 24 Six-month Subscriptions at 50 each or 12 One-year Subscriptions at $1.00 each. The meeting was held under the auspices of the Association for the Advancement of Colored People, an organization which has 400 members in Sioux City. MARY LEE Walter McManus is the laugh-maker of the show, and a good one, too. Gordon Bennett, Edward Davis, Robert Daily, Jack McNulty, John Willard and Abe Gore carry varied roles in capable fashion. Mae Marvin of Louisville knows how to sing—is destined for Broadway stages some day. Helen Aspen, Dolly Taylor, Mary Lee and half a dozen other clever young women lead caparisoned numbers. There is an Arabian scene with twelfth century costumes, and a Napoleonic scene with everybody, except the emperor, in costumes of Louis XIV perid. Plenty of chorus girls, gorgeously clad. Expensive show—but we'd rather have Dave Marion himself again. There will be a matinee daily at 2:15 beginning Monday. Sunday matinee starts at 3:00 and the Saturday night performance at 8:00. BRANCH MUSIC SHOP TO OPEN The Rialto Music Shop which does a large business among our people and appreciates their patronage is opening a branch store on Twenty-fourth street just south of Seward. They will have one of the handsomest stores on this popular business street. It will be in charge of Mr. J. Himelsten, brother of Joe Himelstein, whom many patrons of the Rialto Music Shop know. Mr. Albert Kostka and R. L. Lincoln are the genial gentlemen associated with Mr. Himelsten. A cordial invitation is given to their patrons to visit and inspect the branch store and also to continue their visits when more convenient to the down town store. READ THE MONITOR FOR GENERAL AND LOCAL RACE NEWS. 31 Years — ESTABLISHED — 31 Liberty Drug The Old Reliable Everybody's Drug Store PRESCRIPTIONS Accurately filled by EXPERT Pharmacist at Prices. 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A watch ud to own, and is well time required to secure 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 THINGS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW The first champion in American pugilism was a Negro slave, Tom Molineaux of Richmond, Va., who, in the first part of the eighteenth century, won his freedom by winning a $100,000 stake for his master. At the close of the Third Liberty Loan drive, the United States treasury department awarded first place among all the banks of the country to a Negro bank? Edward G. Walker and Charles L. Mitchell were elected in 1866 to the Massachusetts house of representatives and were the first Negroes in the history of the race to sit in the legislature of any state in the union. There are more than 50,000 Negro business enterprises of various sorts, PUBLISHED 31 Years Drug Co. everybody's Drug Store SCRIPTIONS ET Pharmacist at Moderate or and Delivered Free Bank Factory Surfers of BUNKS CLASSES, LADIES' HANDBAGS R NOVELTIES Phone Jackson 0480 OOL HALL —Phone Webster 1773 DIES and SOFT DRINKS OUTH, Prop. FREE! Eastman Kodak, No.2 Hawkeye 21/4x31/4 Film Pack Kodak Guaranteed to be perfect in every way, given away ABSOLUTELY FREE for 10 Six-month Subscriptions at 50 each or 5 One-year Subscriptions at $1.00 each. For any Information Regarding these Premiums, Call Webster 0386 I. LEVY, Druggist The store that fills your Prescriptions exactly as written. For week ending September 12th, Fletcher's Castoria (genuine), 27c. YOUR HAIR is YOUR CROWN, take care of it. We carry a complete line of Combs, Brushes, Irons and Hair Preparations. and the annual volume of business is about one billion two hundred million dollars. Three Negroes have graduated from the United State Military Academy at West Point, New York: Henry O. Flipper, 1877; John H. Alexander, 1887, and Charles Young, 1889. Nine other Negroes have entered, but did not graduate. Star Grocery and Meat Market No. 2 N. W. Corner 30th and Pratt Sts. THE STORE OF COURTESY AND SERVICE the highest grade Macaroni, Spaghetti and Egg Noodles. HIGHEST QUALITY GROCERIES and MEATS All Kinds of Fruit and Vegetables in Season Open Until 9 P. M. Every Evening. All Day Sunday. 2820 Cunning Street PHONE HARNEY 4515 We Sell SKINNER'S the highest grade Macaroni, Spaghetti, Zag Macaroni and other Macaroni' Products. Wanted—Wide awake boys to sell The Monitor every Saturday. Live boys can make money by selling Monitors. Phone Webster 4243. I. LEVY, The store that fills your Press For week ending September (genuine), 27c. YOUR HAIR is YOUR C carry a complete line of Com Preparations. PHONE WEBSTER 3100 EE EMERSON'S LAUNDRY The Laundry That Suits All 1301 No. 24th St. Web. 0820 Chapped hands and faces needn't bother. MENTHOLATUM soothes and heals chaps and chilblains quickly and gently The Western Funeral Home Pleases And will serve you night and day 2518 Lake St. Phone Web. 0245 SILAS JOHNSON, Prop. FUNERAL DIRECTORS Why? Suffer Monthly pains,— neuralgic, sciatic and rheumatic pains, headache, backache and all other aches are quickly relieved by Contain no dangerous habit- forming drugs. Why don't you try them? Ask your druggist CHAS. EDERER FLORIST 30th and Bristol Sts. Plants, Cut Flowers, Designs, Decorations TELEPHONE WEBSTER 1795 Druggist Scriptions exactly as written. October 12th, Fletcher's Castoria BROWN, take care of it. We obs, Brushes, Irons and Hair FREE DELIVERY ---