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FOUNDRY BOY TO SOLOIST LIFTING LIFT TOO $2.00 a Year. 5c a Copy FOU PROMINENT WOMAN CALLED BY DEATH AT BUFFALO HOME Mrs. Mary B. Talbert, Ex-President of the National Federation of Colored Women Succumbs to Malady DEATH SINCERELY MOURNED Recognized as One of Most Useful and Representative Women of Entire Race—Honored at Home and Abroad Buffalo, N. Y., October 26.—Mrs. Mary B. Talbert, an illustrious leader of women, and one of the most useful and widely known women of the race, died at her residence here Monday morning, October 15, after a protracted and serious illness of several months' duration. In fact Mrs. Talbert had been virtually an invalid for the past two years although this fact was disguised by her cheerfulness and unselfish activity, until a months ago when she was compelled to surrender to her physical infirmity. Her death was expected since early in the month when specialists declared valuable affection of the heart made her recovery impossible. The end came peacefully, her devoted husband, William H. Talbert; her daughter, Mrs. Sarah May Keslen a sister and other relatives being at her bedside. The funeral, was held Wednesday afternoon from the Michigan avenue Baptist church, the edifice not being large enough to accommodate the hundreds who attended. Hundreds of te- grams and letters were received from all parts of the country. Mary Burnett Talbert was born in Oberlin, Ohio, September 18, 1866, daughter of Cornellus J. and Caroline Burnett. She was descended on her maternal side from Richard Nichols, who compelled Peter Stuveysant to surrender New Amsterdam, and who for a short while was Governor of New York. She was graduated from Oberlin college at the age of nineteen. She then took the post of assistant principal; of Little Rock high school, a position she held for several years. On September 8, 1891, she married William H. Talbert of Buffalo. Continuing her studies, she received the degree of B. A. from Oberlin college in 1894, and a few years later received the degree Ph. D. from the University of Buffalo. Mrs. Talbert was chosen president of the National Association of Colored Women's Clubs from 1916 to 1920. In September, 1920, she was a delegate to the International' Council of Women held in Christiana, Norway. From Norway she toured continental Europe, her fame as a worker in the political and cultural fields was spreading and she was invited to speak at gatherings that included the best minds of the world. At Haddon Hall, England, Mrs. Talbert was the guest of Lord and Lady Aberdeen, who remained in touch with her up to her death. Queen Wilhelmina honored her by inviting her to stay at the royal palace in Holland. During the various war drives Mrs. Talbert was most active in helping to raise funds, and in all five loan drives she personally solicited thousands of dollars worth of Liberty bonds. Upon the entrance of this country into the World War, she enlisted as a Red Cross nurse and saw active service in France. The most notable of her many activities was the restoration of Frederick Doughlass Home at Anacosta, D.C., in 1922, after vain attempts had been made by Booker T. Washington and other prominent men of her race. Mrs. Talbert was the only woman to receive the Singing medal. Her last --- THE MONITOR COLORED STUDENT CHOSEN BY COLUMBIA FOR FOREIGN STUDY Miss Thelma Brown One of Eight Elected by University to be Sent to France for Language Institute, W. Va., Oct. 26.—Columbia university, New York City, has just named eight persons of the Graduate School who are doing work in the department of Romance Languages to study in France from February, next, until June, 1924. Miss Thelma D. Brown, of this place has been selected as one of the number. Miss Brown received from the West Virginia Collegiate institute her baccalaureate degree last May. Her major was in French. In discussing the recognition which recently has come to Miss Brown, Prof. John F. Matheus, head of the Department of Romance Languages at Collegiate institute, said that it was nothing more than a just reward for faithful and diligent study. One of the considerations in selecting students for study abroad is scholarship and distinct ability along a special line. The students to go to France in February will return in time for the June convocations to be held at Columbia. At this time Miss Brown will receive her master's degree. Miss Brown is the daughter of L. N. Brown, contractor and builder of Institute and Charleston, W. Va. Two of the children of Mr. Brown have received degrees from the West Virginia Collegiate Institute. Dallas Brown, who graduated in the college class with his sister, is teaching in the Kelly Miller high school of Clarkssburg, W. V. PLEASANT GREEN BAPTIST CHURCH'S ANNIVERSARIES Reports Show Congregation Prosper ing Under Pastorate of the Rev. Z. E. McGee Pleasant Green Baptist Church of which the Rev. Z. E. McGee is pastor recently celebrated the sixth anniversary of the organization of the church and the second anniversary of the pastor. The Rev. A. P. Pinkney of Colorado prescheduled the anniversary sermon. The reports read showed the church to be in a most prosperous condition. The total receipts for the year were $10,690.82. The membership had been increased by 173 additions. A comfortable parsonage has been purchased. ALL SAINTS DAY SERVICES AT ST. PHILIP'S CHURCH Next Thursday, November 1st, is known as All Saints Day, upon which it is the beautiful custom to commemorate the faithful departed. According to custom there will be two special services at the church of St. Philip the Deacon at 7 a. m. and 10 a. m. The usual services on Sunday. EMINENT TEACHER LAUDS FLOREANCE COLE AALBERT Mr. Oscar Sangap, the eminent vocal instructor of New York pays Florence Cole Talbert, who is to sing at Brandeis theatre November 19, this high tribute: "Her voice is a beautiful soprano which she uses with consummate skill. This combined with splendid musicianship places her in the FRONT RANK OF ARTISTS." great effort was the launching of the Anti-Lynching Crusaders to aid in the passage of the Dyer anti-lynching measure. Although the bill was defeated last year, it will come up before the house of representatives again in December. According to Representative Dyer, who visited Mrs. Talbert at her home last spring and congratulated her on her valiant efforts, the bill will become a law before the year has passed. During the intensive campaign Mrs. Talbert traveled thousands of miles throughout the country and spoke to audiences of white and colored people. Her motto was "A Million Women United to Suppress Lynching", and she was successful in raising her quota as a result of her speaking tour. Mrs. Talbert was a vice-president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and one of its directors. She was also chairman of the anti-lynching committee of the United States, president of the Frederick A. Douglass Memorial association, former president of the National Association of Colored Women's clubs, governor of the Household of Ruth, past president of the Phyllis Wheatly association, and organizer of the Christian Culture Congress. A NATIONAL WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAMS, Editor OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1923 OH MA WHERE'S MY LIGHT OVERCOAT? YOU'LL FIND IT IN YOUR BED-ROOM CLOSET, DAD. THIS LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE IT (Copyright W. N. U.) SIGHTS, EXPERIENCES AND IMPRESSIONS OF A TRAVELLER WHO ATTENDED NATL. BAPTIST CONVENTION, LOS ANGELES (Continued from last week) Continuing with out sight-seeing tour in Juarez, Mexico, we came across a very attractive large white building enclosed with a high white fence. The yard was bedecked with trees and flowers and lattice work covered with climbing vines. You would never guess what this pretty corner was. Must I say? A real professional gambling house, protected by the law. Here were large checker tables covered with glass and gamblers around. Over there was a dice table covered with padding and ment standing around. "The Dividend Man," had charge and received five cents off of every bet in the interest of the house. The greatest sight was the vast sums of money piled upon the tables. The occupants paid no attention to sight-seers, but I imagine things would have become exciting had we touched the money. Would you belive it? A colored woman was in there gambling, making true the saying, "that there was nothing ever done that a Negro was not in it." Have you ever tried to make yourself understood to a person who spoke a different language? Of all strains it is one of the greatest. We met a delegate turning from a fruit stand where she had unsuccessfully attempted to purchase some grapes. Just why I thought that I could turn the trick I cannot tell, at any rate I did not; you bet I tried. When I pointed to the grapes the woman nodded that she understood, but to save me I could not find out the price, nor she how many I wanted. Pshaw! Just as I was thinking what's the use trying any longer a man of our group came along who spoke Spanish and relieved the situation and we walked happily away eating the sweetest grapes we had ever tasted. Back to the station at El Paso where we experienced the most striking scene of our lives. Here four trains were made up with at least twelve coaches each. The passenger director came forward with a megaphone and called each delegation as their trains were made up. A great moving mass of humanity surged its way thru the station and the yards. Coach after coach was seen on the tracks. Meanwhile, a number of singers of the Illinois delegation, led by Prof. Nix, stood on the front of their coach and sang to the satisfaction of all present, white and colored. Sang until our hearts were aflae with holy fire, and we seemed to have stood on hallowed ground; sang until our spirits were wafted on the wings of their songs and heaven seemed sweeter and nearer. As the vast multitudes thronged our Saviour, so thronged we them, eager to catch the words of comfort and inspiration; while standing out in the open, fanned by September's warm breezes and covered with the canopy of heaven, that declareth the glory of God. and the firmament that sheweth His handiwork. Here our conscious- SLATER, THE FAMOUS FOOTBALL STAR, PLAYS IN OMAHA SUNDAY X By Mrs. M. H. Wilkinson ness was so charmed that when they softly sang, "Steal away to Jesus" we felt ourselves at the mercy seat, and as they turned to "Since Jesus came into my heart, floods of joy o'er my soul like seabillows roll," we could feel the living well of waters spring up within us. I said to a delegate that stood nearby, should I not go any farther I feel well paid and am satisfied. I thought of the final day when the Saints would gather from all points of the earth and witness the great corporation of our Lord and King. O what a glorious time that will be! One by one the trains pulled out until all were on their way to Los Angeles. Passing thru New Mexico many Mexicans were seen and many strawbrick and mud houses. It is a lofty plateau crossed by mountain ranges, once we travelled eighty miles without a curve. Trees are very scarce, the hills are covered with a short grass. I saw here what I had never noticed before, how that the Creator in His wisdom and power had where there were no trees, shaded the hills here and there with the clouds, a wonderful proof of His providence. Here soil is little worked, irrigation by means of wells and canals is being rapidly installed, for they very seldom have rain. Here in this dry and sandy soil the cactus is magnified and glorified into a tree. This is its native air and conducive to its growth. In other soils it dies or scarely peeps above the mold. How like humanity, thought I, when placed in our natural fields of activity, like the cactus we become giants, while in foreign soils we remain dwarfs. SLATER, THE FAM STAR, PLAYS Fred W. "Duke" Slater, 24 years of age, height 6 feet 1 inch, weight 206 pounds, known as the world's greatest colored football player of all time, is to play at League Park, Omaha next Sunday afternoon as a tackle on the famous Rock Island Independents football team of Rock Island, Ill. Slater was unanimous choice of American Let every man find his place in life and success is his. Into Arizona the land of wonders and mysteries where long buried dwellings and cities with other ruins of an exceedingly ancient people are being continually disclosed, and explorations by government geologists are yielding a vast and curious volume of information concerning the cliff-dwellers and other prehistoric races. Talking about the Sahara desert! excuse me. For the one in Arizona is too much for me! We never felt such heat before. Nothing but hot air and sand could be felt or seen. I thought of the poor, innocent women and children that were left on this scorching desert by the train crew last year during the great railroad strike. Really, I felt that the strikers deserved severe punishment. How could they find the heart to be so cruel? Passing on we saw fifteen hundred acres of land planted in cotton by a Los Angeles firm as an experiment. It was doing well, much of it was in bloom. "Look out for the Indian reservation at Yuma, Arizona," the auditor cried. A large number of them were near the station. Many delegates alighted and purchased trinkets for souvenirs. An Indian one hundred and thirty years old was seen. Others were seen bathing in a creek nearby. Tuesday eve the trains being several hours late the men became anxious about going to bed. The auditor finally stated should we arrive after twelve o'clock we would be allowed to remain in the Pullmans all night. Down the beds (Continued on Page Two) OUS FOOTBALL IN OMAHA SUNDAY sport critics for a place on the all- American team two years ago when he played tackle for University of Iowa and was one of the chief reasons why Iowa succeeded in defeating Yale in the Yale bowl. Slater first took his place in the limelight when he played tackle for the Clinton, Ia., high school team. There he was named all-Iowa state high school tackle. Whole Number 433 SOLO CHIVALROUS SHAPES IN MEN'S CLOTHING WOULD LYNCH GIRL Woman Protects Herself From Lecherous Assailant and His Friends Attempt Mob Violence. Rome, Ga., Oct. 26.—An attempt to lynch a colored woman, who had defended her honor against a white farmer, became known here Saturday morning when news leaked out from the sheriff's office of an incident, which if carried through would outrival Congo brutality. Miss Ada Robertson, belle of this city, shot and seriously wounded Emery Maynor, prosperous white farmer, when the latter invaded her home, in the absence of the other members of the family, and attempted to assault her. The girl obtained a revolver and seriously wounded the man. Attempt Lynching. Six men, said to be cronies of the wounded man, stormed the jail, where the girl had been placed following the shooting, and demanded that the jailer deliver the woman to them. They were told that she had already been taken to the Fulton county jail in Atlanta. Removal of the girl was due to a warning received by the sheriff through a colored prisoner. His wife hearing of the impending attempt, wrote him a note telling of the would-be lynchers' plans. The prisoner turned the warning over to Sheriff Wilson and the girl was sent to Atlanta several hours before the effort was made to get her. None of the men were recognized by the jailer, who said that all wore handkerchiefs over their faces, which made them unrecognizable. N. A. A. C. P. HOLDS MEETING The regular monthly meeting of the local branch of the N. A. A. C. P. was held in the lecture room of Grove M. E. church last Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Henry W. Black presiding. The president and other officers read their annual reports which revealed a large amount of real and telling work accomplished during the year. On the second Sunday in November the election of officers will be held. "BASKET OF FLOWERS" PLEASES LARGE AUDIENCE A large and appreciative audience witnessed the second presentation of a "Basket of Flowers" by the Garden club of the North Side "Y" at Grove M. E. Church Monday night. A delightful musical and literary program preceded the pageant, which was given for the benefit of the church. DINNER AT HILLCREST Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Jones entertained at a four course dinner Wednesday night in honor of Dr. George A. Patton, nephew of Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Patton, at Hillcrest, their beautiful home. Twenty guests were seated around a large square table, artistically decorated. The menu was such as only this famous caterer knows how to prepare and serve. Another out-of-town guest was Miss Gertrude Jackson of Kansas City, Kans. PILGRIM PABTIST CHURCH Rev. Wm. Franklin, Pastor. Unpreventable circumstances have detained the Rev. E. L. Harrison of Houston who was to have conducted the revival. It has been indefinitely postponed. Sunday morning services were well attended and the pastor spoke on "Spiritual Awakening". Several were added to the church. Quite a number of visitors were present. Mr. A. R. Goodlett, the Sunday school superintendent, is visiting the various Sunday schools of the denomination for observation purposes and for furthering co-operation. The Alabama Club was recently entertained at the home of Miss Smith, 2206 North Twenty-second street. Banks, which will hold $5.00 each, are being distributed among the members with the request that they be returned full as a Christmas gift. Maldorf, Md., Oct. 26.—A number of the most progressive colored farmers living near Maldorf, Charles County, Maryland, are organizing a cooperative association for the purchase of supplies. By purchasing such supplies as coal, lumber, brick, flour, feed, oils, fertilizers, etc., in quantity lots, they hope to effect a considerable saving to each member of the association. GROWING THANK YOU Vol. IX—No. 17 TALENTED SINGER CHOSEN SOLOIST BOSTON SYMPHONY Roland Hayes Attains Higgh Honors In Native Land After Hard Study and Successful Career Abroad. DELIGHTS ENGLISH ROYALTY Returns From Triumph In Europe and Will Appear With Famous Boston Orchestra—Interesting Career. Boston, Mass., Oct. 26.—They say that every man's life has material for at least one good book. There is certainly a drama in the career of the colored tenor singer, Roland Hayes. He returns in a few days to this city from his third and most successful European tour to new honors. He has sung, not only Negro folk-songs, but classics of Schumann, Brahms, Wolf and other masters, before immense and distinguished audiences in many countries, including an appearance by royal command before the English King and Queen. His first appearance here will be as soloist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a distinction never before achieved by a colored musician. Tenor's Early Days. Roland and his brother Robert, who also lives in Boston today, went to school three or four months in a year, between harvesting and planting time, in Curryville, Ga. That was their birthplace. At Chattanooga they alternated in studying and working, one working a year and earning money, while the other studied, then turn about, as in the manner of fair play. At the Chattanooga school a certain number of pupils were trained each year to sing. The brother of one of the teachers was Arthur Calhoun of Oberlin Conservatory. Roland accepted his offer to teach him singing with a degree of indifference but—he began to sing. Foreman in Foundry He became foreman in an iron foundry, read at night school and continued his singing lessons. After nine months had gone by he became "aroused," to use his own words, about singing. With $50 in his pockets he set out for Oberlin, planning to pay his way by singing. At Nashville his money gave out and he entered Fisk University on trial as a working student. After graduation there he went to Boston with the Fisk singers in 1911 where he remained and so impressed a wealthy Bostonian that he agreed to pay for his singing lessons. Symphony Hall Debut Hayes became a pupil of Arthur Hubbard, and worked at the Republican Club as a messenger while studying. He gained employment in the office of the late D. H. Sutherland and brought his mother from the South the next year. It was while he was technically on leave of absence as messenger from Sutherland's office that he gave his first concert attended by 900 of the officers and clerks of his company in Symphony Hall, Nov. 15, 1917. First European Tour Nevertheless it was not wholly smooth running. In 1920 Hayes went to Europe. At first in London, he had poor luck. The critics had not expected serious things of a colored singer and it was a time before they would take him as an artist of substantial aims. Hayes had invested all his available funds in his trip and his concerts. He faced not only failure but absolute need. He was sitting brooding over all this in his hotel room fairly sick with physical strain and worry when the telephone rang. He feared he was being dunned, but picked up the receiver. It was a summons, a "command" to sing for thirty minutes before the King and Queen. The half hour went into two hours. Hayes says that the King seemed more interested in what he had to say in conversation than in his singing! He told the King then, as he has told it since to others, of his desire to express the serious music and illustrate the creature genius of his race in the musical art. Since this incident he has made two trips to Europe, and now returns to a series of concerts with the Boston symphony. November 19th is the date. Brandeis Theatre the place.—Adv. THE M A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED OF COLORED PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY A MONITOR PUBLISH Entered as Second-Class Mail M Omaha, Nebraska, under the Act of THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIE W. W. MOSELY, Lincoln, Neb. LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS. B. S. SUTTON. SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 A YEAR. Advertising Rates Furn. Address, The Monitor, Poste Telephone V ARTICLE XIV, CON UNITED THE MONITOR A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA, BY THE MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEBsther 4243 ARTICLE XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged 1. All persons born or naturalized in the Unit 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 an within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the 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. MARY B. TALBERT THE DEATH of Mrs. Mary B. Talbert at her home in Buffalo, N. Y., after months of suffering, borne with such cheerfulness and fortitude that even her family and closest personal friends did not fully realize the seriousness of her condition, has removed from earth one of the noblest and most useful women of our race. A woman of liberal education, of gracious and winsome personality, warm-hearted and sympathetic, courageous for right and of indomitable will, she was peculiarly fitted for the leadership which was accorded her. To whatever office she was chosen and to whiztew task she addressed herself she gave whole-hearted service which issued in success. Mary B. Talbert was a worthy representative of the noblest type of womanhood. In the spacious fields of eternity and in the Nearer Presence of the Master Whom she loved and served in serving humanity so well may she find the full fruition of her labors here. COMING INTO HIS OWN AS SOLOIST for the Boston Symphony orchestra, Roland Hayes, the famous tenor of our race, has, as a liberal-minded Boston musical authority says, "come into his own", or as another puts it "is at last and deservedly summoned in his own country to an orchestra of the first rank." It is rather suggestive and significant, however, that largely, if not solely, on account of his race, Roland Hayes, had to go abroad to gain recognition of his talent which was denied him here. Recognized and acclaimed an artist by the best musical authorities in Europe, Hayes returns to the United States to take his rightful place here in the musical world. His career should be an inspiration to our people. Born and reared in poverty he struggled to secure education and perfect himself in his art. Nor must it be overlooked that there were friends of the other race who willingly helped him and encouraged him. The point we would stress now is that recognizing his God-given talent Roland Hayes determined to develop that talent and to do his level best. In other words to pay the price, Having done this and realizing that his native land would not give him the recognition which his talents merited he went abroad receiving the appreciation which his work deserved and then returned to his own country to come into his own. Work, per- Advertise A hen is not sup Much common Yet every time s She cackles f A rooster hasn't Advertising Talk A hen is not supposed to have Much common sense or tact, Yet every time she lays an egg She cackles forth the fact. A rooster hasn't got a lot Of intellect to show, But none the less most roosters have Enough good sense to crow. The mule, the most despised of beasts, Has a persistent way Of letting folks know he's around By his insistent bray. The busy little bees they buzz, Bulls bellow and cows moo, The watch dogs bark, the ganders quack, The doves and pigeons coo. The peacock spreads his tail and squacks, Pigs squeal and robins sing And even serpents know enough To hiss before they sting. But man, the greatest masterpiece That nature could devise, Will often stop and hesitate Before he'll advertise. Merchants who are wise And want our people's trade Use THE MONITOR to advertise And thus their fortune's made. RAGE TWO naturalized in the United States, on thereof, are citizens of the state wherein they reside. No law which shall abridge the citizens of the United States; nor person of life, liberty, or prop- law, nor deny to any person protection of the laws. resistance and determination bring their own reward. In Roland Hayes' triumph is foretold the fact that the day will come and is nearer than many believe that even in caste-blinded America merit and worth will be recognized, appreciated and rewarded according to its deserts. Our task as individuals and as a race is plain and that is to prepare ourselves for the highest test and prove worthy. FREE THE HOUSTON MARTYRS PETITIONS are being circulated PETITIONS are being circulated throughout the country by the National Advancement Association for signatures requesting the pardon of the fifty-four soldiers who are serving sentence in Leavenworth prison for their alleged participation in the so-called Houston riot of six years ago. The Monitor maintained then and has never wavered in its conviction that the members of the Twenty-fifth Infantry who were executed and those who were imprisoned were martyrs to fanatical Southern mobocracy to which the government of the United States weakly yielded. We knew then and know now the gravity of this charge. We believe the imprisoned men should be freed and we hope that not only 100,000 signatures but a million signatures will be signed to the petitions being circulated and will carry such weight that these men will be restored to freedom. THINGS MAY HINDER YOU BUT CANNOT STOP YOU KNOWING the many besetments that often appear to obstruct our way toward the realization of our heart's desire, and the dark threatening clouds that suddenly gather over us, making our skies of hope dark and gloomy, how grateful we should be to our Creator for the establishment of a principle that is as firm and reliable as eternity and that has been tested by men of all ages and races and proven to be never failing. The power to overcome is a gift of God within you. O man, know thyself and thy Creator. What if our happiness and attainments depended upon external conditions, such as circumstances and environment, many a promising and useful life would have been assigned to defeat. But fortunately for every individual the forces within are greater than the forces without. Make use of the power within you for it is the power within and not the power without that ing Talk posed to have n sense or tact, determines an individual's life. A great deal of talent is lost in the world for the lack of a little courage. The courageous are the ones who succeed, the ones who fight to win. The coward gives in at the first repulse. A brave man struggles again. With a bounding check and a quivering lip he battles his way against men. We mourn and say we are unfortunate, unlucky. The truth is we lack faith and courage. To resolve to do a thing is to feel that you have it within you to do it. We admire the person who will not be a weakling of circumstances or conditions; but, whose ambition is stimulated by the tonic of opposition, and who without family influence or wealth, will by his own individual efforts force his way to success and renown. You may expect opposition that lies in the way to success. Sway not from your path, but press onward. Mount over the cloud-capped hills of obstacles and difficulties, press on through seas of hardships and laugh at rivers of discouragements for they may hinder you but cannot stop you. You only can stop yourself. Letters From Our Readers Short, timely letters are invited. We prefer that writers sign their names, in all cases letters signed, with a nom de plume or as "Reader," "Sub-scriber," etc., must be accompanied by the name and address of the author for the editor's information. FAITH AND PRAYER ARE THE SOLUTION Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 22, 1923. EDITOR MONITOR: "What will be the outcome of the prejudice against our race, which has so largely increased since the World War; will it become so bad that it will ultimately result in good?" The reply to your question could only be correctly given by one to whom the gift of prophecy had been given. For in our short transit from eternity of the past to eternity of the future, we learn there is nothing certain except death. However, I belong to the old school whose paths are trodden by faith, and in the power and efficacy of prayer, is found a solution of the problem you propound. Mr. Coolidge said about nine years ago: "Men do not make laws, they do but discover them. Laws must be justified by something more than the will of the majority. They must rest on the eternal foundation of righteousness." This statement made when practically unknown save in his own Massachusetts, proves our president a man of clear vision. You cannot teach morals by force, and the majesty and power of the law will not eradicate that hateful blot on our civilization, race prejudice. We are at the parting of the ways now as never before. The Afro-American of today is a different being from the illiterate untrained individual who entered the ranks when we became a party to the World War. His view point has become more elevated, consequently that which satisfied prior to that period, now fails to do so. The development of individual character is that upon which we build today, and if this development is along uplift lines, then, out of the evils of today will come the peace and happiness of a united people. If on the contrary, the spread of the gospel of hate, racial and class antagonisms, prevail then across the pathway of this country there looms a threatening storm ready to annihilate us. To quote the words of a lecturer of national renown speaking in this city quite recently—a white speaker and a white audience“Without God the civilization of today will vanish from the face of the earth.” To Christians of all races and creeds belong the duty of being human instruments in the hands of a Heavenly Father in bringing peace out of chaos and good out of evil. Will they rise to the occasion and become“Soldiers of the Cross” in reality rather than in name?"—I. B. SMITH. Omaha, Nebr., Oct. 21, 1923. To the Editor of The Monitor: Please give space in your paper for a few words from the state officers of the Mosaic Temple of America, Jurisdiction of Nebraska. We are proud to say that the order is progressing nicely under the efficient leadership of Rev. D. McQueen. We are still taking members at $1.50 per member. Our goal is one thousand and members and $1,000 to be raised by next Grand Lodge session. This is indeed a great organization and is doing a great work for the uplift of our race. We wish that every thinking man and woman would come into this noble order and help to foster the good work. The policies of this order can be carried for from $300.00 to $1,000.00. Our doors are open for all good Christian men and women. The lunch room of Mt. Moriah Baptist church, beautifully decorated, and was the scene of beauty and pleasure on the 18th inst. when the women of the state board assisted by the men gave the annual luncheon which was a decided success, fully 250 persons being present. We wish to especially thank Miss Amie Anderson, for her liberal patronage and reservation for twenty-one guests. We wish to thank every one for their patronage and invite you to come again. Your attention is also called to the get-together meeting which will meet with Mable Mills Chamber November 1. Business of importance, every member is expected to be present. We are sincerely yours for the good of the order. THE NATIONAL LIBERTY LEAGUE STATES POSITION EDITOR OF THE MONITOR: EDITOR OF THE MONITOR: The following telegram sent to the President is self explanatory. October 19, 1923. HONORABLE CALVIN COOLIDGE, Washington, D. C. Members of the National Liberty League reiterate their stand as outlined in our letter of September 17th to you in regard to law enforcement in general. In all due respect to the late President Herding and his stand on the wet and dry question we are looking for you to have a mind of your own and as you are trying to follow out part of his program in calling the governors' conference at this time which seems to have resulted in a political broil, the drys after having spent millions of dollars of the tax payers money and having had full control of the enforcement of prohibition for the last four years with dictating to the legislative and judiciary now are trying to control the chief executive and are bringing themselves into ridicule with their nefarious and obnoxious methods and propaganda. As Roy A. Heynes stated that the people have "dropped the banner", we believe that the majority of the people now feel that the Volsted team is enforced at the cost of most all other laws and against the preamble of the Constitution of the United States, "establish justice, insure domestic tranquility and secure the blessings of tranquility and our posterity"; and against the fourth amendment of the Constitution, "against the right of the people to be secure in their persons, the unreasonable searches and seizures", shall not be violated believing that the Volsted Act was passed as a war measure only and the emergency is over for this sumptuous law. If such of their kind as Governor Pinchot, who is only using this meeting in order to further his own cause and personal aggrandizement. 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Assuring you that the President will appreciate the courtesy of your League in sending him this frank message of their views, I am. Secretary to the President Mr. Don E. DeBow, Sec'l-Treas. National Liberty League. (Continued from Page One) came and in we jumped. But I had a hunch that something unfavorable would happen. Laws-a-mercy. At midnight a cry was heard, "Los Angeles, all off." Like the virgins we were fast asleep. Such a scampering by the women and muttering by the disappointed brethren. Honest, I would not take an oath as to what they said or did not say. We got off in such a hurry, one parson left his hat, another his umbrella. They succeeded in getting back just as the porter was closing. They were lucky weren't they? MT. MORIAH BAPTIST CHURCH Rev. E. H. McDonald, Pastor. Services were good all day Sunday. The pastor prescheduled two unusual sermons. Two were added to the church membership. Next Sunday night the pastor will preach on "The Prodigal Son," illustrated by pictures. Everybody is invited to attend the services. The church is planning a Anniversary Week, to be held early in November. At that time the special feature will be the burning of the church mortggee. Rev. J. E. Davis is slowly improving at University Hospital. What is expected to be one of the best programs of the season is an Historical Pageant of the Race. The pageant is arranged and is to be directed by Mrs. Frederick Divers. This is given for the benefit of meeting the remaining payment on the Old Folks' Home. A large cast selected from churches, lodges, American Legion, Boy Scouts and school girls will make this an affair worthy of attendance. 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THOR 214 Courtney Bldg., Omaha, Neb. PHONE JACKSON 0864 E. A. NIELSEN U.PHOLSTERING CO. CABINET SHOP-FURNITURE REPAIR AND REFINISHING Box Spring and Mattress Work 1913-1915 Cuming St., Omaha, Nebra Phones: — Office, WE. 3567; Res., WE. 3888 JOHN ADAMS Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law Practice in all Courts, State and Federal Local and Personal Happenings WE PRINT THE NEWS WHILE IT IS NEWS ADDRESS BOX 1204 E. F. Morearty, Lawyer, 700 Peters Trust building, Jackson 3841 or Harney 2156. Mrs. M. A. Walker-Johnson, 2504 Blondo street, who has been on the sick list for the past six weeks, is improving and is able to sit up for a short time daily. Mrs. Anna Davis and her three children, Dorothy, Francis and Edward, 917 North Twenty-second street, recently returned from a seven weeks' visit to San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland. They were the guests of Mrs. Davis' sisters, Mrs. F. E. Grey and Mrs. R. Garnett. She saw the great fire which nearly wiped out Berkeley. Have you paid your subscription for The Monitor? Make the Monitor your society paper. Phone in your social activities. St. Benedict's club has organized a brass band and employed Prof. P. J. Waddle as director. Rehearsals are held twice a week at St. Benedict's Community House. Mr. and Mrs. P. H. O'Dell are the pround owners of the beautiful home at 2855 Ohio street, which they have thoroughly renovated within and without so that it has the appearance of being an entirely new structure. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Wainwright celebrated their nineteenth wedding anniversary Sunday, October 14, at their home, 2613 Patrick avenue. The evening was pleasantly spent with cards and music. A dainty luncheon was served. About forty guests were present. Mr. and Mrs. Wainwright were the recipients of many beautiful presents. You will be pleased with the results obtained by listing your vacant rooms under the Monitor's Classified For Rent Column. Mrs. J. H. Kelley, 2520 North Twenty-fifth street, entertained at a kensington Thursday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Pearl Moore of Kansas City, Mo. Ten guests were present. The Rev. W. E. Harris of Council Bluffs, pastor of the Church of God at Twenty-fifth and Erskine streets, left Tuesday for St. Louis, Mo., to attend the annual assembly of that denomination. Miss Loretta Bush and Mabel Atkin have gone to Chicago to enter school. Be sure to attend the Novelty Hallowe'en Ball next Wednesday night, October 31, at Dreamland hall, Twenty-fourth and Grant streets. Adams' orchestra. Two prizes given for the two most comically dressed. Of course, you are going.—Adv. Mrs. Maggie Jones and Mr. R. B. Ellis were married Saturday by Rev. O. J. Burckhardt in Council Bluffs. Mrs. Samuel Sunday of Pensacola, Fla., prominent in the Household of Ruth in her state, is an Omaha visitor and the guest of Mrs. R. Lampkins, 2201 Grant street. Mrs. Sunday expects to leave in a few days for her home. Watch for the date of the "Slab Down Convention"—Adv. Mrs. Blanche Simmons is quite ill at her home, 2902 North Twenty-fifth street. First-Class Modern Furnished Booms —1702 No. 26th St. Web. 4768. Mira I. M. Bentley Erwin. Mrs. Leroy C. Broomfield, who has been ill at her home, 2611 Patrick avenue, for the past three weeks is slightly improved. Mrs. E. R. West returned Monday from a pleasant visit to her brother's family at Kansas City, Mo. Pay your social debts by taking your friends to the Hagan-Talbert Plano-Song Recital at Brandeis Theatre, Monday, November 19.—Adv. Mr. and Mrs. William Rogers have gone to Chicago where they expect to reside permanently. Mrs. Patsy Gregg, mother of Mrs. Charles Seymour, 2626 Maple street, returned Monday from Lawrence, Kans., where she spent the summer. Kenneth Albert, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George A. Love, will be baptized Sunday afternoon at 4'o'clock at the church of St. Philip the Deacon. Charles W. Dickerson, Thomas S. Phillips and Miss Lucille Bivens will be the sponsors. Real Estate at Bottom Prices on Small Payments Phone WEbster 4810 Real Estate & Investments Insurance and Loans 2855 Ohio St., Omaha, Neb. We Are As Near to You As Your Telephone We own and operate our own cleaning plant. It is one of the best equipped in the city. Only Colored Business of this nature in the city. $6,000 worth of equipment. We invite everybody. CLEANERS, DYERS AND HATTERS Phone ATlantic 3803 1721 Cuming Street Mrs. Charles Seymour, who has been ill for several weeks, shows very decided improvement. Mr. Henry F. Dudley left Friday night for Chicago, whence after a brief visit he will go on to Cincinnati, where he will probably make his home. Buy your ticket soon for the Hagan-Talbert Recital at Brandeis Theatre.—Adv. FOR RENT—Nicely furnished rooms. Apply 2104 North Twentyninth street. Miss Gertrude Johnson, daughter of Mrs. Lulu Crawford, 2701 Dodge St., returned home last week from Taylor, Tex., where she visited her father, Robert Johnson, and had a most enjoyable time. Tickets for the Hagan-Talbert Piano-Song recital at Brandeis theatre Monday, November 19, are $2.00, $1.50, $1.00 and 50 cents. No war tax. Buy your tickets early so you can get good reservations.—Adv. Novelty Hallowe'en Ball Wednesday night, October 31, at Dreamland hall. Adams orchestra. Prizes given. Geo. Fitzpatrick, Mgr.—Adv. Mr. W. Alston, 5002 South Eighteenth street, who was summoned to Paris, Tex., by the death of his father, William Alston, is expected home the last of this week. Mrs. Josephine Johnson, 2701 Dodge street, entertained the Dorcus Charity club at her home Tuesday evenings. A delightful social time was spent and the gathering was inspirational in character. Covers were laid for twenty. Don't forget the Novelty Hallowe'en Ball Wednesday night, October 31, at beautiful Dreamland hall. Adams' orchestra. Two prizen given. One to the most comically dressed man, and one to the most comically dressed woman. George Fitzpatrick, Mgr.—Adv. CARD OF THANKS I wish to heartily thank Mr. J. H. Broomfield, W. H. Robinson and the many friends and neighbors for their kindly sympathy, cheering words and beautiful floral offerings, during my short stay in Omaha, while I was arranging the funeral of my brother, Fred Jackson, who died October 4. May I especially thank Iroquois Lodge No. 92, I. B. P. O. E. of W. for their broad fraternal spirit and their most willing assistance. MISS GERTRUDE JACKSON, Sister. Kansas City, Kans. VISITS HOME OF BRIDAL DAYS Mrs. E. H. McDonald, wife of the pastor of Mt. Moriah Baptist church, left Saturday for Detroit, Mich., the scene of her bridal days and one of Dr. McDonald's first pastorates. En route she spent Sunday with friends in Chicago. While in Detroit she will she the guest of Mrs. Ida Postels. The surviving members of the Willing Workers of which Mrs. McDonald was an active member have planned a reunion and a reception for her Thursday night. Before her return Mrs. McDonald will visit her sister, Mrs. Elnora Washington, and her niece and nephew at Toronto, Canada. Paris, Oct. 26.—A band of 300 native riflemen attacked a platoon of sixty French camel troops fifty miles north of Timucuco, annihilating the whole detachment after a seven-hour battle, said a dispatch from Dakar recently. 电话 Y.W.C.A. NORTH SIDE BRANCH 22nd and Grant Streets EDNA M. STRATTON, Executive Sec'y SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT "Y" A very interesting program has been arranged for the regular monthly gathering, which will take place Sunday afternoon, October 28th, at 4 p.m. at the North Side Branch Y. W. C. A., Twenty-second and Grant streets. The entire program will be given by Mrs. Sadie Divers and members of the Bethel A. M. E. church choir. The principal soloists for the afternoon are Mesdames Fisher, and Dolores Black-well, Miss Myrtle Hayden and Mr. Long. Come, with a friend, and enjoy the afternoon at the "Y". Social hour from 5 to 6 p.m. A REMINDER! YOUR opportunity to join the Educational classes that are now in progress at the North Side Branch, Y. W. C. A. Twenty-second and Grant sts, will soon have passed. The classes are as follows: Sewing, Monday, 7:30-9:30 p. m. $3.00 Gymnasium and Health, Tuesday, 7:30-9:00 p. m., $3.00. Bible Class, Wednesday, 2:00-3:00 p. m., no charges. Art Class, Wednesday, 7:30-9:30 p. m., $5.00. Millinery, Thursday, 7:30-9:30 p. m., $4.00. The term for all classes is for ten weeks. Learn something new each day. WILL OPEN DANCING SCHOOL Andrew Harrold who successfully conducted a dancing school at Columbia Hall, will open one, Friday night, November 9, at Dresmland Hall with popular prices, the charge being 35 cents. There will be good music and six competent instructors who will teach all the latest up-to-date dances.—Adv. COUNCIL BLUFFS NEWS Mrs. Julie Farmer, 2201 Fourth Ave., returned home Tuesday from Triplett, Mo., where she was called by the death of her grandson, Robert Akers, son of her daughter Laura. The funeral of Mrs. Florence Payne who died last Saturday at Grand Island, Neb., was held Tuesday afternoon from Woodring Understaking Parlor. The Rev. W. M. Majors, pastor of the Methodist church, officiated. Interment was in Oakland cemetery. Mr. Harry Anderson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, father of the late Mrs. Florence Payne, was called to the city to attend the funeral of his daughter. A brother Harry Anderson Jr. and a sister Miss Carrie Anderson of Peorie, Ill., and a friend Mrs. Hattie Clay of Grand Island were present. 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Also Fresh Fruits and Vegetables 2001 CUMING STREET TELEPHONE JACKSON 1098 FOOM JOHN BARRY AT GAYETY Is Famous for the Line, "I'll Kill 'Im!"—Another Superlatively Good Columbia Burlesk Noah Webster defines the word "bon ton" as follows: "The style of persons in high life; good breeding; fashionable society; height of fashion." Advance reports have it that Jacobs and Jermon's big show coming to the popular Gayette theatre next week is all of these things. Its principal entertainers are high in the acting profession; they display more than ordinary good breeding in their work; they belong to the social elect of the stage and the show itself is the height of fashion and modern in every way. John Berry, the featured comedian of the piece, comes of a family of thespian aristocrats, none being better known or more highly respected than the famous Barrys. Bernice LaBarr, the prima dena, descends from one of the best old Southern families of Tennessee; Lou Barry, is also of a splendid old American family, as are Sam Raynor, Louise Wright and Eddie Simmons, while Walter La Foy counts among his ancestors some of the old Bourbon stock of France. So much for the breeding of the cast. As to the show itself—every line and situation in it has been written in good taste and refinement. While the comedy is uproarous, it is still wholesome and refined, and the fifteen or more musical numbers are of the type that is popular in the drawing rooms of the best homes. The dancing is full of dash and grace, but at the same time entirely lacking in suggestiveness. And this carries us to Mr. Webster's final definition of the word—the "height of fashion" which refers to the scenes and costumes of the "Bon Tons". Here the producers have exerted the greatest care and good taste in equipping their production with an array of stage settings and gowns that are not only in the height of fashion but which even anticipate the coming modes. As to the ladies of the ensembles—the chorus—they too, individually and collectively, show breeding and beauty, while at the same time displaying a pleasing ability in their interpretation of the many intricate dance steps and in the cultured singing of the many charming songs of the piece. Nor are they a disappointment as manikins for the display of the gorgeous costumes. So in every way the "Bon Tons" lives up to its definition in the dictionary. Its name is no misnomer. Ladies' matinee at 2:15 daily all week. Sunday's matinee at 3:00. HALLOWE'EN SUPPER CHITTERLINGS SERVED Meet us at the Hallowe'en Chitterling supper to be given by Friendship Temple, S. M. T., Wednesday afternoon and night, October 31, at the U. B. F. hall, 2426 Grant street. 25 cents per plate. A beautiful woolen blanket awarded to person holding lucky number.—Ady. LINCOLN NOTES By W. W. Mosley. Mrs. Maud Gates is reported able to be up and around home. Miss Effie Vannel is home from Minneapolis and the north. Mrs. Louisa Hollinger is reported confined to her bed with illness. Mrs. Fanny Young attended theh superintendent's and teachers' association meeting at Omaha last Thursday night. The members of the Newman M. E. church had a very successful dinner at the church last Friday night. Sunday was rally day at the Newman Methodist church. Rev. Mr. Carter preached morning and night. Special services were held in the afternoon. Rev. H. W. Botts of m. Tion Baptist church preached a fine sermon which every one enjoyed. The several churches and their pastors were in attendance. A neat sum of money is reported to have been raised. About fifty members and friends of Mt. Zion Baptist church assembled at the church on last Thursday night under the guidance of Mrs. Irene Mosley and Mrs. Jennie Johnson. When all were in readiness, a committee of women retired to the parsonage, persuading the pastor, H. W. Botts, out, immediately blind folding and leading him into the church, where he was seated near a table laden with good things to eat. When the blind fold was dropped his eyes beheld the objects before him, surrounded by his members and friends. We being so completely surprised that he remained silent some minutes, when he gave vent to his feelings, and heartily thanked his friends for turning aside and coming forth in the mid-week, and for the purpose of showing their love for him by trying to make him happy. He thanked one and all for the laden table of goods. At the Mt. Zion Sunday Rev. H. W. Botts preached two fine sermons to good sized audiences. The Sunday school and B. Y. P. U. had nice services and lessons were well explained. The Saturday night serving club gave a fine report. The church is progressing nicely and the working members are doing their best. Rev. M. C. Knight interested his folks at the A. M. E. church last Sunday by his fine sermons. The Sunday school and A. C. E. society being well attended. The working members of the church are doing their best to keep up the interest in the church. BETHEL A. M. E. CHURCH Sunday school was good last Sunday. There were a number of new pupils and new interest is manifest in the work. Sunday morning Mme. Ladista Sims occupied the pulpit to the delight of a good congregation. In the afternoon service, which was specially to EUROPE'S ARMIES TOTAL 3,917,949 2,000,000 Fewer Men Under Arms Than in 1913. RUSSIA LEADS WITH 928,000 Europe today is less of an armed camp by nearly 2,000,000 men than it was in 1913, the year before the World war, says the New York Times. In that year, according to the most reliable information, there were 4,638,200 men under arms in the active armies of Europe. These armies included reserves on active duty, but the total size of the European forces given for 1913 does not include organized reserves not on duty, neither does it take into consideration the unorganized reserves that in time of emergency enter into the military man-power of the nations of Europe. The total number of men in the active armies of Europe on December 31, 1922, according to analysis of reliable reports received in Washington, was 3,917,549 men. This total is worked out on the basis of comparison as that for 1913. It takes into consideration the forces known to be in the active armies and includes reserves only where they are on active duty. Comparison of these totals indicates that the active armies of Europe today contain 1,754,251 fewer men than these armies totaled in 1913. Cost Has Quadrupled. There is a popular impression that the armies of Europe are larger today than they were in the year preceding the outbreak of the war. It has even been charged that there are 2,000,000 more men under arms in Europe than was the case in 1913. There is nothing to sustain this assumption, say the experts in Washington whose business it is to have definite knowledge of the subject. Another outstanding fact in the European military situation of today is that the cost of maintaining armies has gone up tremendously. The armies of 1922, although generally smaller than those of 1913, cost considerably more than those of the prewar year, even in the United States. Official figures covering the military expenditures of the United States and certain other countries show that the 1922 expenditures are considerably in excess of those of 1913. The increase is largest in the Italian army, which now costs more than six times what it did ten years ago, despite the fact that its personnel is 50,000 less than in 1913. Armies Come High. The British and French armies are costing about four times as much as they did a year ago. The military expenditures of Great Britain in 1913 amounted to £28,220,000, as compared with £115,870,500 in 1922, so that the ratio of 122 expenditures to those of 1913 was 4.10 for Great Britain. The figures given for the British army include, so far as 1922 is concerned, only one half of the expenditures for the British air service, which is not under regular army control. Officially checked figures show that the military expenditures of France in 1913 aggregated 983,224,376 francs, as compared with 4,190,000,000 francs in 1922. In other words, the French army cost 4.26 more in 1922 than it did in 1913, although the personnel was only 45,000 larger on December 31 last than in the year preceding the war. Similarly, comparing the cost of the Italian army in its own coin of the realm, the government's military expenditures in 1913 aggregated 424,330,058 fire, while in 1922 it had risen to 2,007,043,000. Consequently, the Italian people are spending 6.14 times as much on their army as they did ten years ago, even though the personnel of their active force is 50,000 smaller. Bolshevist Army Totals 928,000. The largest army in Europe in 1913 was that of Russia, when there were 1,200,000 soldiers on active duty. The flower of the Russian forces was blighted by the World war. Russia today, under Bolshevist dominance, is credited with an active army of 928,000 men, well trained and well armed. Some persons may think that the Bolshevist army of nearly a million is only a paper force. But this is far from the truth. Leon Trotzky, the Russian minister of war, declared in his official report in December, 1920, that the strength of the Bolshevist army was 5,000,000 men. Experts do not doubt that such a force existed, although it was not so well armed or trained as the present smaller force. By the end of 1921 it had been reduced to 1,595,000 men, and a year later to 928,000. Authentic information says that the army is being reduced still further, although every effort is expended to make it more efficient. France Has More Troops. France Has More Troops. It has been the reduction in Germany, Austria, Russia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Italy that has brought down the size of the armies of Europe today. The active armies of these six nations alone are about 1,000,000 smaller than at the beginning of the war. But about 500,000 more men are serving under the flags of Spain, Portugal, Serbia, Greece, Switzerland, Belgium, Romania and Denmark at this moment in 1913. France, the size of whose army is a matter of much conjecture today, and, as a matter of fact, only 45,000 more men in active service at the beginning of this year than she had when Germany invaded her in 1914. The active army of France on December 1922 was 750,000 men and her or- the women, she -preached again, this time to a larger congregation, and at the evening service which concluded the revival she preached to a "packed" house. During this revival there were 40 persons added to the various churches, 25 of them coming to Bethel, and the church was built up in many other ways. Our financial drive is on to meet our ganized reserve on that day totaled 4,420,000 men. On this basis the total military man power of France, without taking into consideration unorganized reserves, was 5,170,000 in a population of only 39,200,733 compared with a German population of 60,900,000. In any reference to the French military organization it should be pointed out that these totals do not include the splendidly organized and trained colonial forces which performed such great service in the war and which today, better organized than ever before, are still at the call of the mother country. Likewise the British total of 165,000 activities does not begin to represent the measure of the British strength. Europe's Armies of Today The following table, based on the most dependable information obtainable in Washington, shows at a glance the European active man-power situation in 1913 and in 1922: | Country | 1913 | 1922 | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Great Britain | 186,600 | 165,000 | | France | 705,700 | 750,000 | | Italy | 300,000 | 250,000 | | Spain | 128,000 | 215,949 | | Portugal | 50,000 | 71,000 | | Switzerland | 140,000 | 200,000 | | Germany | 654,000 | 100,000 | | Austria | 590,000 | 80,000 | | Hungary | 230,000 | 35,000 | | Russia | 1,200,000 | 928,000 | | Serbia | 110,000 | 120,000 | | Greece | 23,000 | 115,000 | | Belgium | 42,000 | 120,000 | | Rumania | 150,000 | 200,000 | | Bulgaria | 59,000 | 16,000 | | Montenegro | 30,000 | - | | Denmark | 13,700 | 27,500 | | Sweden | 15,000 | 19,500 | | Norway | 25,000 | 30,000 | | Netherlands | 15,000 | 20,000 | | Czechoslovakia | - | 150,000 | | Estonia | - | 25,000 | | Latvia | - | 26,000 | | Poland | - | 250,000 | In the table the active army of 165,000 credited to Great Britain for 1922 embraces only British troops in the United Kingdom and does not include any of the British troops in India nor the colonial, Dominion, native Indian or Egyptian units. No figures showing separate strength for Montenegro for 1922 are given because that nation, independent in 1913, has been merged with Serbia into the new Jugoslav nation. Czechoslovakia, Estonia, Latvia and Poland did not exist as separate nations in 1913, but as a result of the war have been carved out of Russia, Germany and Austria, and now maintain armies of their own. War Cut Gaps in Armies. Fourteen European nations now require compulsory military service. These are Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, France, Greece, Italy, Jugoslavia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Although the World war cut great gaps in the military man power of Europe, it did not by any means wreck it to the extent generally assumed. In proof of this the following table as of December, 1922, tells the story at a glance: Country Total Man Power Man Power in Population Albania 100,000 10.0 Austria 765,000 11.9 Belgium 1,131,500 12.5 Belgium 140,000 12.5 Bulgaria 1,795,000 13.0 Denmark 466,000 14.0 Denmark 466,000 14.0 Esthonia 175,000 13.4 Esthonia 175,000 13.4 Finland 500,000 14.8 France 517,000 13.8 Germany 545,000 8.9 Greece 560,000 12.8 Greece 460,000 12.4 Hungary 618,000 7.5 Italy 4,250,000 10.9 Jugoslavia 2,000,000 11.8 Latvia 1,600,000 14.8 Lithuania 195,000 4.3 Netherlands 830,000 12.1 Norway 405,000 15.2 Poland 2,000,000 7.2 Portugal 921,000 14.6 Rumania 1,500,000 7.2 Russia 5,630,700 4.2 Spain 3,067,000 14.7 Sweden 569,000 9.7 Switzerland 602,000 16.0 The regular army of the United States totals about 137,000 men, while the organized reserves total about 312,000 and the unorganized reserves more than 15,000,000. The man-power of America in per cent of population is 14.9. ARMY NEEDS MEN—PERSHING Instructs Commanders to Take Action to Fill Ranks. General Pershing, in a letter issued from Washington to command generales of all corps areas, gives some figures on the expected losses in enlisted personnel during the next six months. "I wish to call your attention to the estimated losses that will occur in the enlisted personnel of the army during the next six months," said General Pershing. "They are as follows: August, 7,591; September, 6,955; October, 7,818; November, 8,983; December, 10,385; January, 11,562. "The present actual strength of the army is about 113,000, and the recruiting service is obtaining about 4,000 men per month. Unless enlistments are materially increased the army will find itself next January reduced to a point which will seriously affect the proper training of our citizen soldiers. 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