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SECOND SWEET TRIAL IS UNDER WAY LIFTING LIFT TOO $2.00 a Year—5 Copy. State Historical Society SECON Copy. POLITICAL POWER PROPERLY PLACED PLUCKS PERSIMMON Chicago Colored Americans Under Astute Leadership of Wright Nominate Eight in Primaries CONCERTED ACTION COUNTS Sate Senator, Four Representatives, County Commissioner and Three Senatorial Committeemen Chicago, Ill.—In one of the most bitterly contested primary elections ever held in the state of Illinois, with the World Court as an issue, and all the ordinary factional patterns torn apart, Chicago Negroes under the almost uncontested leadership of Edward H. Wright, member of the state commerce commission and committeeman if the Second Ward, nominated a state senator, four representatives, a county commissioner and three senatorial committeeemen. The senate nomination went to the present incumbent, Adelbert H. Roberts, who was elected two years ago, the first Negro to ever serve in the Illinois legislature. His nomination was contested by W. G. "Habeas Corpus" Anderson, and Nathan S. Taylor, Anderson sought to have Roberts' name stricken from the ballot because he is a clerk in the municipal court, but was unsuccessful. Taylor, two years ago, made the most successful fight ever chalked up against Congressman Martin B. Madden. His vote in this primary was negligible, as was that of Anderson. Spirited fighting was done in the races for the lower house of the Assembly. In the First District, Jacob Tipper, publisher of the Chicago Enterprise, and Richard E. Westbrooks, a spectacular attorney, resident consul for Liberia, and one-time assistant state's attorney, threw their hats in the ring against Sheadrach T. Turner and Charles Griffin, incumbents. Turner and Griffin were nominated by startling pluralities despite the contest waged by the others. In the Third district, the political death knell of the once powerful Oscar DePriest was sounded. His candidate for the legislature, William King, was badly defeated, the two successful nominees being George Kersey, father of the monument bill for the Eighth Illinois Infantry, and committeeman of the Third ward, and Warren B. Douglas, a Deneen incumbent. Kersey led the ticket, getting more votes than the others. He supports the faction dominated by Edward Wright. P. W. Chavers, advertised as the founder of the Douglas National Bank, and former apron manufacturer, made little impression in his race against Congressman Madden, polling only some 2,000 votes. Madden was not even forced to leave Washington. There are many Negroes in the district who want a colored congressman, but they want the right kind of a man and they do not want to turn their backs on a man who has been so valuable to them as Madden. They claim that Madden's friendship dates for many years back. Col. Frank L. Smith defeated Senator McKinley for the nomination for the United States senate, despite a vigorous fight in which Walter Cohen of Louisiana, Colonel Patton of Mississippi, Wayman Wilkerson of Memphis and other southern leaders came to Chicago to help McKinley win. PHILLIPS FILES FOR CONGRESS St. Louis Mo.-Homer G. Phillips, nationally known attorney, who has been prominent in political circles in his state for years, has announced his candidacy for congress to succeed L. C. Dyer in the Twelfth Missouri district. GREEN AGAIN HEADS PYTHIANS New Orleans.—S. W. Green was re-elected grand chancellor of Knights of Pythias of Louisiana at the annual meeting held in this city. THE MONITOR INDIANAPOLIS RAISES OVER $5,000 IN FIGHT ON SEGREGATION New York—The N. A. A. C. P., 69 Fifth Avenue, has received a report from Lionel F. Artis, campaign director of the fight against the recently enacted segregation ordinance in Indianapolis, to the effect that more than $5,400 has already been raised to carry the fight into court, more than 1,200 new members have joined the N. A. A. C. P. and plans are completed for filing suit. One of the most prominent law firms in the middle-west, namely Miller, Bailey and Thompson, which was founded by President Benjamin Harrison and had the former U. S. Attorney General W. H. Miller for a member, has been retained to fight the case; the colored attorneys associated with them being: R. L. Brokenburr, W. S. Henry and F. B. Ransom, member of the board of directors of the N. A. A. C. P., Mr. Ransom serving without compensation. Mr. Artis reports that white people helped to raise the fund, contributions of $100 each having been received from the novelist, Meredith Nicholson, and Herman Licher, recentlp chosen chairman of the Community Chest fund. Mr. Artis reports that the entire state of Indiana is being organized for the fight against segregation as other towns and cities are preparing to enact ordinances similar to the one passed by Indianapolis. Walter White, assistant secretary of the N. A. A. C. P., who has been on the scene, reports that it is planned to take the case immediately into the federal court by taking a case involving $3,000 or more, that being necessary in order that the federal court shall have jurisdiction. CHICAGO UNION GIANTS TO PLAY KANSAS CITY ALL NATIONS IN OMAHA Omaha baseball fans will have the opportunity of seeing the Chicago Union Giants, a fast colored aggregation, play the Kansas City All Nations at League Park, 15th and Vinton streets, on Saturday and Sunday, May 15 and 16. Both of these teams carry some of the well-known Negro ball players familiar to readers of this publication, and a pair of fast games can be expected. If proper support is given these clubs by fans, they will be returned here on several of the open dates at the park during the summer. Games will be called at 3 p. m. ONE COLORED WOMAN AMONG FIVE LIVING CIVIL WAR MOTHERS Washington.—Five mothers of men who were killed or who died in the civil war have been found by the pension bureau on the roll of those receiving $30 a month from the government. The oldest, Louisa Sheldon, of Blanchester, O., is 98. The two youngest are Eliza Tenton of Freeport, N. Y., and Elizabeth Emmons, Port Jervis, N. Y., both 96. The others are Laura J. Smith, 98, Alameda, Cal., and Samantha Ferrer, Athens, Ala. Samantha Ferrer is a Negro woman whose first born son, Henry Ferrer, a former slave, enlisted and died in prison at Mobile, Ala., in 1865. THREE-CORNERED FIGHT AIDS CONGRESS ASPIRANT. Philadelphia.—Attorney G. Edward Dickerson, candidate for congress, has the best of a three-cornered fight in his district, where he has two white opponents, over whom white voters are planning to split. Forty per cent of the district is colored. Governor Pinchot is supporting Mr. Dickerson. FIRST NEGRO AMERICAN FOR GRAND JURY IN 20 YEARS. Newark, N. J.—For the first time in 20 years a member of the race has been drawn for the grand jury in Essex County. The honor goes to former Assemblyman Dr. Walter G. Alexander of Orange. OMAHA, NEBRASKA, APRIL 30, 1926. EET TRIA EDITORIAL Omaha is a city of splendid possibility thing that will prevent its becoming one of progressive cities in the country—and that This is sadly lacking. Why it is so we do not citizens like the Creightons, the Popple Caldwells, the Bartons, the Cornishes, the the Rosewaters, the Hitchcocks, the Yat only men of vision, but men in whom the community interest was strong. They worked for Omaha, realizing that as Oma progress, so would they, and their faith was splendid attainments and, as yet, untouch There was an esprit de corps which animals survive, worthy sons of worthy sir there seems to be lacking in them, the spirit fathers. There seems to be a lack of lead due to the fact that leadership has been hization, rather than delegated to an individualizations are impersonal and where they is ineptitude and inefficiency. Whatever suffering, temporarily we hope and called Egoitis, the fever of individualism, deadens the sense of corporate responsibility spirit. We are of the opinion that largely to the fact that it is believed the been delegated to what may not be inaptiation Society"—the Chamber of Council rather than helps the progress and devise it talks much and does little. It is a tative of some of the business interests, file of the people. Something must be deaciousness if Omaha is ever going to rise possibilities! A program which will incl black and white, native-born and foreign Catholic and Jew—making each feel, not and distinct groups, merely tolerated as a essential and component parts of the com with all the term implies, sharing in its reing without let or hindrance all its privy Omaha, and we speak advisedly from dence of thirty-five years here—has in the far away from this ideal, and she must "Ichabod" will be written above her shrur as capable citizenship, white and black, as in the country. It simply needs to be aaw responsibility and the development of s minded leadership. Omaha is a city of splendid possibilities and there is only one thing that will prevent its becoming one of the greatest and most progressive cities in the country—and that is, community spirit. This is sadly lacking. Why it is so we do not know. Omaha's pioneer citizens like the Creightons, the Poppletons, the Kountzes, the Caldwells, the Bartons, the Cornishes, the Millards, the Davises, the Rosewaters, the Hitchcocks, the Yates, and others were not only men of vision, but men in whom the sense of civic duty and community interest was strong. They believed in Omaha and worked for Omaha, realizing that as Omaha advanced and made progress, so would they, and their faith was justified as this city of splendid attainments and, as yet, untouched possibilities, testifies. There was an esprit de corps which animated them. Many of their sons survive, worthy sons of worthy sires, but somehow or other there seems to be lacking in them, the spirit which animated their fathers. There seems to be a lack of leadership. Perhaps this is due to the fact that leadership has been handed over to an organization, rather than delegated to an individual or individuals. Organizations are impersonal and where there is impersonality there is ineptitude and inefficiency. Whatever be the cause, Omaha is suffering, temporarily we hope and believe, from what may be called Egoitis, the fever of individualism, which blurs civic vision, deadens the sense of corporate responsibility and annihilates community spirit. We are of the opinion that this civic malady is due largely to the fact that it is believed the welfare of the city has been delegated to what may not be inaptly called "A Mutual Admiration Society"—the Chamber of Commerce—which hinders, rather than helps the progress and development of Omaha, because it talks much and does little. It is a select coterie representative of some of the business interests, but not of the rank and file of the people. Something must be done to awaken civic consciousness if Omaha is ever going to rise to the fullness of her possibilities. A program which will include all of her citizens—black and white, native-born and foreign-born, Protestant, Roman Catholic and Jew—making each feel, not that they are separate and distinct groups, merely tolerated as things apart, but vitally essential and component parts of the community—Omaha citizens, with all the term implies, sharing in its responsibilities and enjoying without let or hindrance all its privileges and opportunities. Omaha, and we speak advisedly from an uninterrupted residence of thirty-five years here—has in the last few years swung far away from this ideal, and she must return to this ideal, or "Ichabod" will be written above her shrunken frame. Omaha has as capable citizenship, white and black, as can be found anywhere in the country. It simply needs to be awakened to a sense of its responsibility and the development of sane, far-sighted, broad-minded leadership. MOTHER-AND-DAUGHTER WEEK The third annual mother-and-daughter mass meeting, which will be held Sunday, May 2, at 4 p. m., at Hillside Presbyterian church, Thirtieth and Ohio streets, under the auspices of the Girl Reserves of the North Side Branch, Y. W. C. A., will be the opening of Mother and-Daughter Week, which is being observed throughout the city. A very beautiful, yet sacred service, will be enjoyed. A cordial invitation is extended to every Mother and Daughter of Omaha to attend. Throughout the coming week, beginning with Monday, May 3, members of the five Girl Reserve clubs will be hostesses to their mothers at a Mother-and-Daughter Tea given on their club day. A brief but interesting program will be given at each occasion. Help the girls to start their week by attending the Mother-and-Daughter mass meeting, Sunday afternoon. NORTH SIDE "Y. W." NEWS. The dressmaking class brought about under the Smith-Hughes act and taught under the direction of Miss Emily Mercer, was a decided success—each lady being able to finish one or more dresses. The class closed Monday evening, April 26. The North Side Branch takes this opportunity to express its appreciation to Miss Emily Mercer for her uniting effort in making the class a success. Standing of girls who are contestants for the cedar chest to be given away the last week in May by the house committee, are as follows: Mercedes Johnson, $6.50; Louise Scott, $2.15; Gladys Reynolds, no report; Mercedes Ferguson, $1.40. LECTURE The public is extended a special invitation to be present May 7 at 8 p.m., at which time there will be a social hour given in connection with the 10th and last of a series of lectures given by H. J. Pinkett on the "History of the Negro." The topic at this hour will be "The Contribution of the Negro to America; His Debt and His Duty." Refreshments will be served. A bad beginning may mean a good ending, but it hardly ever turns out that way with a joke. --- LECTURE RIALIS possibilities and there is only one being one of the greatest and most—and that is, community spirit. We do not know. Omaha's pioneer the Poppletons, the Kountzes, theishes, the Millards, the Davises, the Yates, and others were not whom the sense of civic duty and faith. They believed in Omaha and that as Omaha advanced and made faith was justified as this city of untouched possibilities, testifies, which animated them. Many of their ethy sires, but somehow or other, the spirit which animated their back of leadership. Perhaps this is has been handed over to an organian individual or individuals. Or there there is impersonality there whatever be the cause, Omaha is and believe, from what may be, dualism, which blurs civic vision, responsibility and annihilates common that this civic malady is due develd the welfare of the city has be inaptly called "A Mutual Adder of Commerce—which hinders, and development of Omaha, bee. It is a select coterie representeresters, but not of the rank and must be done to awaken civic coming to rise to the fullness of her will include all of her citizens—foreign-born, Protestant, Roman feel, not that they are separateated as things apart, but vitally the community—Omaha citizens, in its responsibilities and enjoyits privileges and opportunities.edly from an uninterrupted resihas in the last few years swung the must return to this ideal, or her shrunken frame. Omaha has black, as can be found anywhere to be awakened to a sense of its sent of sane, far-sighted, broad- MAY HAVE PLOWED GOLD. Alany, Ga.—While plowing his field a short while ago Cleve Riley, a farmer of Lee county, uncovered three bars of supposed gold bullion. Each of the bars was stamped $50,000 and dated 1784. He is now awaiting reports from Washington. COLORED CARTOONIST DRAWS FOR WHITE DAILY. Little Rock, Ark.—W. Anthony, a brilliant student of Shorter College in North Little Rock, drew the editorial cartoon for the Arkansas Democrat, a leading white daily of this city, used in its Sunday edition last week, entitled "Last Minute Taxpayers." Mr. Anthony was given full credit by the paper for the cartoon. FISK SUMMER COURSE POPULAR Nashville, Tenn.-Much interest is being manifested in the courses which are to be offered in the Fisk university summer school this year, according to the director of the summer session. Teachers from all arts of the country are planning to take advantage of the opportunities offered to further their education and increase their professional training. DRINKS AMMONIA BY MISTAKE New Orleans.—Thinking she was picked up a bottle in the dark and took a long swallow; at the hospital physicians discovered that instead of the grape, household ammonia was in the bottle. She will recover. TEACHES 50 YEARS;DIES New Orleans.-Mary Ellis Jones, 68, who has taught in the public schools for the last 50 years, is dead. She was noted for her activities in securing better conditions for her race. ELECTS NEGRO OFFICIALS. Lawnside, N. J.—"The People's Choice," or the regular republican ticket, swept the platter clean in Lawnside's first borough election Tuesday. All colored officials will rule over a nearly all-colored borough. The People's Choice ticket was opposed by a Citizens' ticket. There were 318 ballots cast in the election and the People's Choice ticket won by more than 2 to 1. Whole Number 559. GEORGIA SCHOOL CONDITIONS TOLD TO THE WORLD Alanta, Ga.—The Pilgrim, official organ of the Georgia League of Women Voters, startled its readers by a first column, front page expose of the discrimination against Negroes widely prevalent in the educational system of this state. Having reviewed the background of Negro education in Georgia and the remarkable educational progress of the race since the Civil war, the article turns to present conditions and sets out frankly the facts as they are today, showing an expenditure for teachers' salaries averaging $17.93 for each white child of school age and $2.58 for each colored child. Value of public school buildings is shown to be per child, white, $58.72; colored, $10.02; expenditures for new buildings per child, white, $2.84; colored, 27 cents; expenditures for equipment per child, white, 40 cents; colored, 3 cents. It is pointed out that many counties use for white schools state school funds appropriated to the county on the basis of the colired school population, the aggregate so diverted running to more than $600,000 a year. For college education, according to the article, the state appropriates to white schools, $829,700 and to coored schools only $32,500. The article was prepared by R. B. Eleazer, educational director of the commission on inter-racial cooperation and has been put into pamphlet form for wide distribution over the state. Its conspicuous publication in a journal of so great importance, representing the most intelligent and influential white women of Georgia is considered significant. WILLIAMETTE UNI STUDENTS URGE DYER BILL PASSAGE New Yrk.—Mrs. E. D. Cannady, organizer for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in the States of the Northwest, forwards resolutions passed by the students of Willamette university, Salem, Ore., urging enactment of the Dyer anti-lynching bill and calling for a brotherly attitude in dealing with race problems. The students' resolutions followed an address delivered by Mrs. Cannady in the University chapel. The students voted to telegraph the following resolution to the two Oregon senators in Washington: "We, the student body of Willamette university, ask your support for and urge the passage of the Dyer-McKinley anti-lynching bill." The resolution passed by the students reads as follows: "We, the Student Body of Willamette university, wish to go on record as being opposed to mob violence and lynchings; separate schools for colored and white children; and the discrimination between races in places of public accommodation." Mrs. Cannady also addressed the Bahai assembly in Portland, Ore., which telegraphed the Oregon senators in behalf of the Dyer anti-lynching bill and received favorable telegrams of reply from Senators McNary and Stanfield. NEGRO'S TRAFFIC SIGNAL IS PLACED INTO SERVICE St. Paul, Minn.—The automatic traffic signal invented by R. L. Milton, 324 Rondo street, has been inspected by city officials and pronounced a success. Plans are already underway to install one of the colored inventor's signals at one of the principal intersections of the city. The signal was placed on display in the city hall and was viewed by hundreds of curious citizens. OBJECT TO STATUE OF ABRAHAM ABRAHAM LINCOLN New Orleans, La.-White sitizens here are opposing the placing of a statue of Abraham Lincoln in this city, as proposed by Col. Wade H. Cooper of Washington, D. C. It was here that Lincoln as a boy first saw human slaves sold at auction and made his resolve to fight if he ever got a chance. A soft answer turneth away wrath. GROWING THANK YOU! Vol. XI.—No. 41 R WAY NEGRO PHYSICIAN WINS FELLOWSHIP FROM GUGGENHEIM Chicago Pathologist Selected as One of Thirty-Eight Scholars Who Are Beneficiaries of Foundation. FIVE WOMEN AMONG WINNERS Members of Faculties of Twenty-Two Colleges and Universities Among Appointees—Harvard New York.—The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, established a year ago with a $3,000,000 fund by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in memory of a son who died in 1922, announced Monday the appropriation of $100,000 for the assistance of young American scholars and artists during the year 1926-27 and the appointment of 38 new fellows from 18 states. The fellowship are generally $2,500. One colored American, Dr. Julian Herman Lewis, was named among those selected. Prominent Scientist. Dr. Lewis is associate member of Otho S. A. Sprague Memorial Institute; assistant professor of pathology at the University of Chicago; and pathologist at the Provident hospital, Chicago. He is a member of the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. He was appointed to study the fundamental nature of immunity phenomena. The list of appointments includes five women. Three artists are appointed for creative work in painting and three musicians for creative work in musical composition. Among the fellows are members of the faculties of 22 colleges and universities. Harvard leads with four fellows. The University of Chicago has three, the University of Cincinnati three, the University of Wisconsin two and Yale two. The appointments just announced were made on the recommendation of the Committee of Selection of the Foundation, consisting of President Frank Aydelotte, Swarthmore college, chairman; President Frederick C. Ferry, Hamilton college; Dean Virginia C. Gildersleeve, Barnard college; Professor Charles Homer Haskins, Harvard university; and Dean Carl Seashore, State University of Iowa. The trustees are: Simon Guggenheim, Francis H. Brownell, r Caroll A. Wilson, Charles D. Hilles, Roger W. Straus and Charles Earl. SECOND SWEET TRIAL Detroit, Mich.—(Special to The Monitor)—The second trial of Dr. Sweet and his codefendants is under way here, the courtroom being crowded at all hearings. It was called April 19. Henry Sweet is being tried first. A week was consumed in selecting a jury, more than 200 jurors being called. Clarence Darrow made it plain that he wanted no Southerners or Kluxers on the jury. Several witnesses for the prosecution have been examined and while the prosecution has attempted to show that there was no mob outside of the Sweet home, all the witnesses have been forced to admit that there were many people across the street. It has also been shown by the testimony of witnesses that stones were thrown against and into the Sweet home. It will be recalled that in the first trial the state attempted to prove that Dr. Sweet and his family were unduly perturbed because there was no mob in evidence and the state called 70 witnesses who claimed to be present to prove that there was no crowd or mob present on the night in question. PORTER DANIEL'S WIDOW IS AWARDED $15,000 Chicago, Ill.—Mrs. Oscar Daniels, widow of Oscar Daniels, who lost his life while attempting to save passengers on his car last June, has been awarded $15,000 by the Pullman company. The settlement was made outside of court. THE M A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED OF COLORED PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY A MONITOR PUBLISH Entered as Second-Class Mail Matt Omaha, Nebraska, under THE REV. JOHN ALBERT WILLIAM W. W. MOSELY, Lincoln, Neb. LUCINDA W. WILLIAMS SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $2.00 A YEAR. Advertising Rates Furn. Address, The Monitor, Poston Telephone W ARTICLE XIV, CON UNITED THE MONITOR THE MONITOR A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER DEVOTED PRIMARILY TO THE INTERESTS OF COLORED AMERICANS PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY AT OMAHA, NEBRASKA, BY THE MONITOR PUBLISHING COMPANY SUBSCRIPTION RATES, $200 A YEAR; $125 6 MONTHS; 75c 3 MONTHS Advertising Rates Furnished Upon Application Address, The Monitor, Postoffice Box 1204, Omaha, Neb. Telephone WEbster 4243 ARTICLE XIV, CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES Citizenship Rights Not to Be Abridged 1. All persons born or naturalized in the Uni 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 a 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 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. Our Choice for President in 1928 is WALTER W. HEAD of Nebraska An Astute, Able, Clear-headed Business Man TEACHERS AND JANITORS The Board of Education has in its employ over 2,000 persons in various capacities from laborers to the Superintendent of Schools. Colored citizens, as taxpayers contribute their share towards the maintenance of the schools, and yet among this vast number of employees there is not so much as a laborer employed. Several years ago, when the teaching corps numbered about 400, and the schools numbered about half as many as the city now contains, there was one colored teacher employed, three janitors and several laborers. Were the gentlemen who composed the Board of Education in those days broader-minded men with a keener sense of justice and fairplay than those who are their successors today? If twenty-five years ago we could have this representation, why not now since we have increased in numbers and the teaching force and others have multiplied, why should we not have at least three teachers and six janitors in some of our fifty-eight public schools? The Board of Education is supposed to be composed of Christian men and women with the desire of doing that which is right. If this be true and they are animated with any sense of justice and fairplay we can see no reason whatever why we cannot have some competent and well qualified young women who can measure up to the standard set, appointed as teachers; and some competent men appointed as janitors. This AN IMPORTANT WOR The postal regulations must be sent through the mails so advance. A reasonable time renewals. At the expiration scriptions are not renewed. If this is not done, postal publication. Those, therefore, when The Monitor must see to it AN IMPORTANT WORD TO SUBSCRIBERS. The postal regulations require that for newspapers to be sent through the mails subscriptions must be paid in advance. A reasonable time, thirty days, is allowed for renewals. At the expiration of this period, where subscriptions are not renewed, the paper must be stopped. If this is not done, postal privileges are denied the publication. Those, therefore, who desire to continue receiving The Monitor must see to it that their subscriptions are paid, as the law requires, in advance. Statements are being sent to all those who owe, or our collector will call—and unless your subscription is paid we will be compelled to cut off your paper which, of course, we do not want to do. We, as publishers, MUST comply with the law or pay the penalty. THE NEGRO'S CONTRIBUTION NOT NEGLIGIBLE A moment's thought will easily convince open-minded persons that the contribution of the Negro to American nationality as slave, freedman and citizen was far from negligible. No element of American life has so subtly and yet clearly woven itself into warp and woof of our thinking and acting as the American Negro. He came with the first explorers and helped in exploration. His labor was from the first the foundation of the American prosperity and the cause of the rapid growth of the new world in social and economic importance. Modern democracy rests not simply on the striving white men in Europe and America but also on the persistent struggle of the black men in America for two centuries. The military defense of this land has depended upon Negro soldiers from the time of the Colonial wars down to the struggle of the World War. Not only does the Negro appear, reappear and persist in American literature but a Negro American literature has arisen of deep significance, and Negro folk lore and music are among the choicest heritages of this land. Finally the Negro has played a peculiar spiritual role in America as a sort of living, breathing test of our ideals and an example of the faith, hope and tolerance of our religion.—Du Bois, "The Gift of Black Folk." PAGE TWO naturalized in the United States, in 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 al protection of the laws. is only fair and just. Will Superintendent Beveridge and the Board of Education have the morage courage—if moral courage be needed—and enough justice to do the right thing at this time, in seeing that the colored citizens of Omaha are given the recognition to which we are entitled? OUT OF THE ORDINARY Professor E. Schwartztrauber, teacher of history in the Lincoln High school, Portland, Ore., has been conducting some interesting studies in connection with the so-called "Negro Problem" with his senior classes. It is exceedingly interesting to notice the reaction of these studies in the case of the pupils. The Advocate, of Portland, has been publishing some of the papers submitted by the pupils. Names, of course, are very wisely withheld. The papers are most interesting. They disclose unanimity, or almost unanimity, in maintaining that the Negro, as an American citizen, who has proven himself loyal, should be given an absolutely square deal and treated as an American citizen, and not restricted and discriminated against on account of his color. Evidently the inquiry has sought facts, instead of attempting to bend facts to conform to a preconceived theory. The study has therefore been valuable in broadening the minds and quickening the sympathies of the students. REGISTER If you have moved since the last election, register so you can vote May 18 on the Street Railway franchise. This interests you and you should vote. Your vote will be needed. CHICAGO POINTS THE WAY The Race in Chicago points the way politically for members of our group. They RD TO SUBSCRIBERS. require that for newspapers to subscriptions must be paid in the thirty days, is allowed for of this period, where sub- THE MONITOR intelligently plan what they want, unite under fearless and efficient leadership, go after what they want and get it. LETTERS FROM OUR READERS. The Other Side of the Pullman-Porter Question. Omaha, Neb., April 23.—To the Editor of The Monitor: At present there seems to be an unusual amount of excitement over the country about this Pullman or order of sleeping car porters, and it seems as if there is only one side of the question being presented. I, as a Pullman porter, know that the Pullman company is an employer of the largest number of colored men and women in this country—and the average wage is more than $90 per month, which is above the average pay for unskilled labor. There are hundreds of men each day seeking at their various offices for employment. One of the ways to prove that a porter's job is not so bad as some try to make others believe, is that 95 per cent never quit of their own accord; and that 99 per cent of them and their families are prosperous and look good and are proud of their job and everybody knows them as good first-class men and women. The Pullman porter is among the best class of people in any community in which he lives. The average Pullman porter's family is being better provided for and better taken care of than any group of workers in Omaha. I wish to say in conclusion to your wives and friends of Pullman porters, who seem to be so excited in the last few months, that it is better to be employed and have a decent income than to be unemployed with no income, and that the porter who will take care of his job, the job will take care of him. A PORTER. COUNCIL BLUFFS NEWS By Emma Jones. Charles Burke, Sr., died April 23, at Clarinda, Ia. He was 52 years of age and had been in failing health for a year. He is survived by one daughter and two sons, Louise, Albert and Charley Burke. Miss Ruth Pegg and Wade McRaven, both of Omaha, were married at the home of Mrs. Tillie Reese, April 22. The Rev. C. A. Moore has been preaching in Omaha with great success. Mrs. Ellen Rose suffered a severe accident last week and is confined to Mercy hospital. "The Old Maids' Club," given at Beulah Baptist church, was a great success. Mrs. A. McCullough and daughter left for Topeka, Kas., Saturday, to spend the summer. The Interdenominational Missionary Union met with the Bethel A. M. E. church Sunday, April 25 at 3 p. m. In the absence of the pastor, Rev W. C. Moore, Rev J. P. Jackson conducted the service. After the devotion a fine program was rendered under the direction of Mrs. J. P. Jackson, Mrs. Jennie Moore read a paper on mission that was greatly enjoyed by all. Many others were at their best throughout the rendition of the program. The monthly board meeting of the Tabernacle church was held at the parsonage Monday night. The monthly business meeting will be held Wednesday evening in the basement of the church. The Paint club will meet Tuesday at the home of the pastor to complete arrangements for decorating the church. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will meet in the auditorium of the Tabernacle church Wednesday evening. The Pastor's Aid will serve refreshments for the occasion. LECTURES TO STUDENTS Greensboro, S. C.-Alain LeRoy Locke, former professor of philosophy at Howard university, was a recent lecturer to the student body of the Agricultural and Technical college here. INSULTS WOMAN; IS INDICTED New York City.—Thomas P. McAuliffe, white, Flatbush precinct patrolman, has been indicted by the grand jury for attacking Mrs. Stella Benson, colored, when she repulsed his advances recently. McAuliffe was off duty at the time and is said to have been intoxicated. He has been susended pending the outcome of his trial. Public opinion rooted in right feeling has countless victories to its credit. Its triumphs increase through the generations; if they did not men of all colors and creeds would be on the back track—Calvin Coolidge. FOR SALE FINE TUXEDO SUIT Size 38. Exceptional Bargain. AT lantic 2649. ANNOUNCEMENT Mrs. Anna Jones-Tubbs, sires to announce to her patrons that her telephone number, which was Webster 5450, has been changed to WEBSTER 2243. Edholm & Sherman (Formerly Standard Laundry) 24th Near Lake Street PHONE WE. 6055 Dry Cleaning of Ladies and Gents' Wearing Apparel and Household Furnishings Wet Wash Thrifty Wash Dry Wash Rough Dry Family Finish Linen Curtains Blankets, Etc Why ```markdown ``` The assertion has been made that it is unnecessary at this time for the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway Company to obtain a 40-year franchise. First, it is said that there is no necessity for the company to make refinancing arrangements for another year or more. Second, that 40 years is an unreasonable length of time for a franchise to run. These statements doubtless arise from a misunderstanding of the facts in the situation. Certainly no fair-minded man who is conversant with the steps for refinancing a large issue of bonds, such as face this company, would seriously make such assertions. While it is true that twenty months will elapse before these bonds come due, that is not a very long time in which to arrange for refinancing a street railway security of this magnitude. It is very difficult in the present poor market for street railway securities to obtain finances at a reasonable rate even where a company holds a long term franchise. Where there is any difference of opinion about the duration of a franchise, or no franchise exists, it is virtually impossible to refinance a company. Naturally the local company, in the interest of its car riders, wants to refinance at as low a rate as possible. The easiest way of getting a low rate is to go to the money market backed by a franchise of reasonable duration. The necessity for a long term franchise lies in the fact that investors now favor long term bonds and will not buy bonds of a company which does not have an unquestioned franchise running well beyond the maturity of the bonds. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company, a sound and prosperous company, recently found it necessary to put out an issue of bonds running for 37 years. A forty-year franchise period is not an unusually long one nowadays. Many states now grant indeterminate franchises. ```markdown ``` Why Car Company Asks 40 Year Consent Now "Dependable Family Service" SOFT WATER LAUNDERING PATRONIZE THE STATE FURNITURE CO. Corner 14th and Dodge Streets Tel. JACKSON 1317 GOLDEN RULE GROCERY FRESH VEGETABLES and FRUITS Goods Right—Prices Right—Service Right. 2120 North 24th St. WE bster 4198. YES, WE DELIVER HERMAN GROCERY CO. Herman,, Manager; Killingsworth, Secretary; Miss Ernestine Singleton, Cashier. 174 JONES & CO., Undertakers Modern, scientifically arranged, specially built, fully equipped FUNERAL HOME. Over Twelve Years of Courteous, Considerate and Satisfactory Service in Omaha Has Established Our Reputation. Omaha & Council Bluff St. Ry. Co. Headquarters for View of Parlor of --- PERSONALS Ed. F. Morearty, Lawyer, 700 Peters Trust Building, JAckson 3841 or HArney 2156. Mrs. Austen Serrant and daughter, Oletha, of Chicago, were guests last week of Mrs. Oliver E. Willis and other relatives. R. C. Price of Killingsworth and Price returned Friday, April 16, from a pleasant five-weeks' vacation spent at Paris, Tex., and Hot Springs, Ark. Mr. and Mrs. Louis King have returned from Hot Springs, Ark., where they spent a pleasant vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Schwein, who were called to Cody, Wyo., by the death of an uncle, have returned. The funeral of Carl Jones, aged 35, of 2602 Patrick avenue, a member of Roosevelt Post of the American Legion, was held last Wednesday afternoon from H. A. Chiles & Co.'s undertaking rooms. Interment was at Forest Lawn. A military escort and firing squad was sent from Fort Omaha. Please pay your subscription. The Monitor needs the money. Mrs. Othello Rountree, continues quite ill at her home, 1121 North 19th street. Mrs. Oliver, an old resident of Omaha, who is suffering from an infected foot has been taken to a local hospital. Mr. and Mrs. David H. Butler, who have been making their home temporarily with Mr. and Mrs. Artisan, 2816 Hamilton street, leave Sunday night for Chicago, where they expect to make their home. Mrs. Edith Reese, who has been confined to her home on North Thirty-first street for the last ten days, is improving. The N. A. A. C. P. will meet Sunday at 4 p. m. at the North Side "Y," Twenty-second and Grant streets. Under the chairmanship of Mrs. Herbert Wiggins, a "Mother-and-Daughter" social tea will be held in St. Philip's Guild Rooms, Tuesday night, May 4. An excellent program will be given. The Rev. Richard Allen Williams, son of the Rev. C. A. Williams, pastor of St. John's A. M. E. church, will arrive from Horton, Kan., where he is pastor of the A. M. E. church, Sunday morning and will preach at St. John's, morning and evening. Mrs. L. M. Goodlett, 2519 Corby street, while carrying hot water upstairs stumbled and badly scalded her right arm and leg. She is under the care of Dr. Herbert Wiggins. Mrs. Richard Stewart, 1207 North Twenty-seventh street, is ill with pleurisy. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Cowan have returned from a week's visit to Lawrence, Kan. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms, with use of kitchen. 1823 North Twenty-third. Webster 5372. 1t. 4:30 FOR RENT—Two rooms, furnished or unfurnished. Webster 1825. 2629 Seward street. 2t. 4:30 BEFORE BUYING A HOME CONSULT M'INTOSH & PENN, REAL ESTATE AND RENTALS A few of our houses and prices— 3015 Decatur street—5 rooms, modern except heat—$2,250; cash, $225. 2816 Parker—5 rooms, modern except heat—$2,500; cash, $150. 2206 N. 28th Ave.—5 rooms, modern, vacant; corner lot; all for $4,300. Cash, $600. Store room, offices, hall, 4-room apartment, upstairs, in business center, on North 24th street. A bargain. WEBSTER 6933. BENNIE MOTEN'S KANSAS CITY BAND AT DREAMLAND HALL Bennie Moten's nine-piece Kansas City orchestra. Okeh record artists, will be the next big attraction at Dreamland Hall, Tuesday evening, May 4, playing all their latest famous dance hits. Don't fail to be there. No advance in price. Admission 50 cents. Dance till 2 a. m. CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank our friends for their beautiful floral offerings and their kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of a dear faithful husband and father.—MRS W. WHEELER AND FAMILY. NEGRO RELEASED; WHITE MAN HELD FOR CRIME Lexington, Ky. — Percy Lewis, charged with killing a white woman three weeks ago, has been released after two weeks' imprisonment because of insufficient evidence to convict. The woman's husand, Lewis Hill, has been jailed and charged with 'the crime. LOCAL TALENT PRESENTS "RUTH." Quite a large audience was surprised and well pleased on Thursday, April 15, when the play "Ruth" was presented by the Unity Aid club of Bethel A. M. E., under the direction of Mrs. John S. Mills. The play was conceded by all as being the best our local talent has ever staged. We wish to sincerely thank our many friend for their kindness, expressions of sympathy, flowers and untiring efforts to assist us, during the illness and death of my beloved husband and our father, James A. Cropp.—(Signed) Mrs. J. A. Cropp, Mrs. L. B. Houston, Mrs. Venus Parker. The Red Socks defeated the South Omaha Stars, and the Cudahy Rex trimmed the Smith Giants at Elmwood Park last Sunday afternoon before a crowd of 2,000 fans. Next Sunday the Red Socks cross bats with the Cudahy Rex team at 1:30 p. m. and the Smith Giants and Stars play at 3:30 at Elmwood Park. Mrs. Elizabeth Ratley returned to her home in Denver, Colo., last Saturday, after burying her daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Nichols. Miss Carmel Botts has returned to Omaha. The Cave party given Monday night for members of Mt. Zion Baptist church was a success. The Utopian Art club will meet with Mr. and Mrs. Zach Johnson, 2464 Woodcrest, Thursday night, May 6, with a paper by Mrs. George B. Todd. Harry Franklin is home from Denver, Colo. Mrs. W. L. Todd visited relatives in Omaha the past week. Rev. Jesse Peck of Western College, Kansas City, Kas., was guest of Rev. M. C. Knight and congregation last Sunday. He preached for them at morning and evening worship. To Lincoln subserviers: I wish to inform you, who really read the Monitor and would like to see a race en- A State The Omaha N April RESO Loans and Discounts..... Overdrafts ..... U. S. Bonds to Secure Circ U. S. Government, Municipal poration Bonds ..... Banking House ..... Customers Liability Under Credit ..... Interest Earned But Not Cash on Hand and Due Reserve Bank and spondent Banks ..... Due From U. S. Treasury LIABI Capital Stock ..... Surplus and Undivided P Circulation ..... Customers Letters of Cre Due Federal Reserve Bank Deposits ..... Invested Capital ..... This is the investment holders, a guaranty fund our depositors. The Omaha N Omaha Peoples D Under Change BETTER SERVICE L. G. Pe A Statement of aha Nation RESOURCES Accounts..... Secure Circulation..... Cent, Municipal and Co- bonds..... ability Under Letters..... But Not Collected..... and Due From Feder- bank and Other Corn- banks..... Treasury. Individed Profits. Members of Credit. Reserve Bank. Investment of our stock guaranty fund which protec- ters. Omaha National Omaha, Neb. PROFITED IN 1929 Dies Drug For Changed Manage- SERVICE—QUICK Capital Stock ..... $ 1,000,000.00 Surplus and Undivided Profits ..... 1,047,765.46 Circulation ..... 986,500.00 Customers Letters of Credit ..... 102,024.81 Due Federal Reserve Bank ..... 499,500.00 Deposits ..... 26,920,087.17 The Omaha National Bank Omaha, Neb. Peoples Drug Store L. G. Perty, Prop. --- CARD OF THANKS COLORED LEAGUE LINCOLN NEWS 24th and Erskine terprise live—that I have received bills and accounts from the Editor and am ready to receive your remittances at any time. Now, please be honest with yourselves and the one who tries to give you news at all times when he can. Pay up the best you can, and not try to discourage by saying "I don't see that paper; I don't read it, or I told you to stop it." You are not doing yourself justice or the Editorial staff, or your race in general. We ask your co-operation.—W. W. Mosby, Lincoln Correspondent. Miss Ruth Pegg, daughter of Mrs. John Grant Pegg, and Wade H. McRaven were married last Thursday evening at the residence of Mrs. Reese, Council Bluffs, by the Rev. W. F. Botts, pastor of Zion Baptist church, Omaha. The happy couple are residing temporarily at the home of the bride's mother, 4308 Parker street. Oh Henry! America's Finest Candy! Mail 10c for copy of new Oh Henry! recipe book showing SIXTY new recipes. Write Williamson Candy Co. Chicago, Ill. --- H. J. Preyor MASON, CONTRACTOR, Brick, Cement, Plastering and Carpentry Work. Work guaranteed on all jobs—large or small. 1403 N. 27th St. WE. 1643. ment of National Bank 12, 1926 URCES $17,024,161.59 4,747.76 culation... 1,000,000.00 capal and Cor- 2,219,118.69 1,000,000.00 er Letters of 95,964.81 Collected... 67,999.53 From Federal Other Corre- 9,093,885.06 50,000.00 LITIES ..... $ 1,000,000.00 profits..... 1,047,765.46 ..... 986,500.00 dit..... 102,024.81 k..... 499,500.00 ..... 26,920,087.17 of our stock- which protects National Bank , Neb. Drug Store ed Management —QUICK DELIVERY erty, Prop. --- April 12, 1926 LIABILITIES THE MONITOR YOUNG FOLKS WED $30,555,877.44 $30,555,877.44 $.2,156,782.99 Webster 6323 One of the easy ways for a married man to burn the candle at both ends is to run across an old flame. He that diligently seeketh good procureth favor, but he that seeketh mischief, it shall come unto him. A man likes to have it said that his baby looks like him; but he gets angry if told he resembles the baby. Most women make most of their looks, but it takes a great deal of time and material. Enlightened minds and sympathetic hearts are the hope of the world. Whoso hateth instruction loveth knowledge; but he that hateth reproof is brutish. The Lake Theatre The Lake Theatre After running the Lake Theater as a race enterprise for six months I am fully convinced that it is not wanted. However, it is a pleasure at this time to publicly thank the loyal patrons that helped me to try and put it over. Saturday night, May 1, I will close at the same time wishing the other fellow more patronage and lasting success. DAN DESDUNES. ```markdown ``` J. H. Holmes TAILOR Cleaning, Pressing, Remodeling We Buy Second-Hand Clothes Goods Called for and Delivered 2218 N. 24th St. WE-3320. John Adams, Attorney 2722 North 28th Ave. NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT DEFENDANT To SARAH ROGERS, whose place of residence is unknown and upon whom personal service cannot be had, defendant: You are hereby notified that on the 11th day of September, 1925, Gerald D. Rogers, as plaintiff, filed a petition in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, Docket 223, No. 108, the object and prayer of which is to obtain an absolute divorce from you on the ground of desertion and abandonment. You are hereby notified that you are required to answer said petition on or before September 7th, 1926, or the allegations in said petition will be taken as true. GERALD D. ROGERS, 4T. 4-9-26 Plaintiff. PROBATE NOTICE In the matter of the estate of C. E. ALLEN, deceased. Notice is hereby given: That the creditors of said deceased will meet the administrator of said estate, before me, County Judge of Douglas County, Nebraska, at the County Court Room, n said County, onty Court Room, in said County, on the 4th day of August, 1926, at 9 o'clock, a. m., each day, for the purpose of presenting their claims for examination, adjustment and allowance. Three months are allowed for the creditors to present their claims, from the 1st day of May, 1926. 4-T. 4-2-26 PROBATE NOTICE In the matter of the estate of WILLIAM ALEXANDER, deceased. Notice is hereby given: That the creditors of said deceased will meet the administrator of said estate, before me, County Judge of Douglas County, Nebraska, at the County Court Room, in said County, on the 4th day of June, 1926, and on the 4th day of August, 1926, at 9 o'clock a. m., each day, for the purpose of presenting their claims for examination, adjustment and allowance. 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Omaha, Nebraska 4th Street Door Twice Every Week Juice Buttermilk ER WEBSTER 6014 Dairy Products, Including Eggs KIND OF JOB YOU ING FOR O PAGE THREE PAGE FOUR FARM VALUES DECREASE 25 PER CENT IN 5 YEARS Shrinkage From $66,316,002,602 to $49,546,523,759 Reported After Agricultural Census. Washington.—A shrinkage in the value of American farms and farm buildings from $66,316,002,602 in 1920 to $49,546,523,759 in 1925 was estimated in the Department of Commerce in a preliminary report on the latest agricultural census. The decrease amounts to a little more than 25 per cent. Farm acreage in the same period declined from 955,883,715 to 924,889,380 acres, and the department's division of land economics calculated the decline in the average acre value of land and buildings at 22 per cent, and for land alone at 28 per cent. The value of farm buildings, it explained increased 6 per cent. The 1925 figures, compared with those for 1910, indicated an increase of 85 per cent in the average farm value, but considering the drop in the purchasing power of the dollar during that interval, the economists concluded there was actually a net decline of 10 to 12 per cent during that period. The decline during the last five years was not general, the department's experts found, the shrinkage in values having been greatest in the range country, the wheat and corn belts, and the eastern cotton states, while a slight increase was recorded in New England and the Middle Atlantic states. In the Mountain states, the decline amounted to 41 per cent, in Iowa 84 per cent, and in Georgia 40 per cent. The increase in New England was 6 per cent and in the Middle Atlantic states 1 per cent. Pacific coast values remained constant. Collapse of the war land boom, with a fall of corn and hog prices, accounted largely for the decline in Iowa, the experts reported, while the decrease in Georgia was due chiefly to the bollweevil and the exodus of negro workers. In the range country and mountain states, they said, drought and the collapse of wheat prices were the leading causes. The increase in farm values in the Northwestern states was attributed to a great extent to the development of the dairy industry, the favorable position respecting markets, and an increased demand for farm land for recreational purposes. Eight-Months-Old Boy Adept at Feats of Balance At the tender age of eight months, Kenneth Montgomery, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Montgomery of Washington, is adept at feats of balance. In this photograph he is shown balancing on one foot in the palm of his father's hand. Gives Wife to Buddy. Milwaukee, Wls.—Judge Gustave G. Gehrz granted a divorce to Roman Wisniewski, who charged that his wife, Helen, had been stolen from him by Benjamin A. Miller, Chicago, who was his buddy in the Russian army and best man when he married. Wisniewski located in Milwaukee and Miller in Chicago. In 1924 his wife joined him. Miller came from Chicago to visit. The husband began to suspect Miller and his wife. Each acknowledged love for the other, whereupon he told his wife his friend should have her. The husband accompanied him and the wife to the depot, bought the tickets and gave Miller $5. The following month Mrs. Wisniewski returned to her husband, and he took her back. Later the husband again began to suspect his wife and he sued for a divorce. Through an interpreter Mrs. Wisniewski denied she ever had been in love with Miller. She admitted that she had gone to Chicago with him but said she had done so because of anger. While in Chicago she lived alone and supported herself, she testified. Caveman Protected New York.—Bad news for wives whose husbands "treat 'em rough," was broken in White Plains by Supreme Court Justice Tompkins. "There is no law in New York state," he said, "which permits a wife to sue her husband for alleged assault, no matter how badly she may have been treated." TIBET HAS REAL AMERICAN INDIAN Throws Light on Origin of Natives of This Continent. Washington.—In far-away Tibet, 6,000 miles distant from the nearest point of the American continent, there exist true American Indian types. This conclusion, which throws much important light on the question of the origin of the American Indian, is one of the profoundly significant fruits of a remarkable journey of 50,000 miles, covering half the globe and occupying seven months, which Dr. Ales Hrdlicka made under the joint auspices of the Smithsonian Institution and the Buffalo Society of Natural Science last year, and the first account of which now appears in the annual exploration pamphlet of the Smithsonian Institution. Doctor Hrdlicka, who is curator of physical anthropology in the United States National museum and who recently published a description of the new type of white American, undertook his journey to survey what has been and what is being done in the study of ancient man and of the fossil apes in France, in India, in Ceylon, Java, Australia and South Africa. Such a world survey of the position of physical anthropology is perhaps unique, and it produced results of great significance. Of the types found in Tibet (and elsewhere in eastern Asia) Doctor Hrdlicka says that they are so true to that of the American Indian that if they were transplanted into America nobody could possibly take them for anything but Indian. Men, women and children resemble the American aborigines in behavior, in dress and even in the intonations of their language. The importance of the light his discovery throws on the origin of the native Americans is obvious. After a brief stop in France Doctor Hrdlicka early in April last year took ship to India, stopping to examine some Arab types at Port Said and Aden. Of the pure-blood Arab, the anthropologist says that he shows a lively, intelligent white man's physiognomy (though mostly brown in color), and that the higher class pure Arab is often as light as the southern European. In India Doctor Hrfelcka visited the Siwalik hills, an area that probably is the richest source of anthropoid ape fossils in existence. Within the last two years five or six new varieties of such fossil anthropoids have been found there. Migration of Negrito. At present one of the most interesting problems in anthropology is to explain the presence of the Negrito in the Philippines and Andamans. How did he get to his present homes? His nearest relatives are apparently the pygmies of central Africa, but a great unbridged space has till now separated the two. If he extended from Africa he must have left traces of his passing in Arabia and India. Such traces, so far at least as the Indian coast lands are concerned, Doctor Hrdlicka became satisfied do exist. They occur in Parganas, northwest of Calcutta, in at least one area along the eastern coast, here and there among the Dravidians and in the Malabar hills. These discoveries bring the Negrito a long way farther to the westward and so much nearer Africa, making his derivation from that continent so much the more probable. With regard to the bulk of the present population of India, Doctor Hrdlicka believes he can say with confidence that it is mainly composed of three ethnic elements—the Semitic, the Mediterranean, and in certain parts the Hamitic, or North African. The Aryans show everywhere either the Semitic or the Mediterranean type. Doctor Hrdlicka saw nothing that could be referred to the types of central or northern Europe. It would seem, therefore, that the Aryans came from Persia and Asia Minor rather than from or through what is now European Russia. Hears of Wild Men Passing through Ceylon, where he reports no definite trace as yet of geologically ancient man, Doctor Hrdlicka proceeded to Java, touching at Sumatra and the Straits Settlements. Of Sumatra, a country not yet perfectly known, he says that "there still prevail in the island, among the whites as well as the natives, beliefs in the existence of wild men. There are said to be two varieties. The Orang Pandak (orang—man, pandak—short) is said to live in the almost impenetrable mountain forests of the central and southern parts of the island. The natives describe him as black, short, long-haired and wild, but not insurmountably shy. The second form is the Orang Sedapak. He is said to live in the unhealthy lowlands of the southern part of Sumatra. He is described as having the body of a child of twelve, with long red hair on head and body. He is very shy and runs but does not climb. In the mountainous regions of the upper parts of the Malay peninsula, according to information given to Doctor Hrdlicka, there still live thousands of negritoid people, and there are many old caves waiting to be explored. The visit to Java was made chiefly to inspect the site of the Pithecanthropus, but Doctor Hrdlicka also desired to satisfy himself as to any pos THE MONITOR able cultural traces of early man, as to the present population. When the actual site of the Pithecanthropus was reached by Doctor Hrdlicka, a whole gang of natives advised by the police were already waiting there, each bringing a little pile of fossils gathered from the muddy ledges of the river as they were exposed by the receding water. These fossils were eagerly examined and a good selection was made for the National museum, but they included no remains of any primate. In the eastern portion of Java Doctor Hrdlicka found traces of the pre-Malay Hindoo population which people the island in early historic times. In the central part of Java these people evidently reached a rather high degree of culture and left imposing ruins. Full-blood and otherwise full-colored Australians, but with tow hair, were one of the phenomena observed in a boat journey along the western coast of Australia. Doctor Hrdlicka also attended some of the impressive ceremonies of the native Australians. Sheds New Light. "The data obtained in Australia," writes Doctor Hrdlicka, "throw a very interesting and to some extent new light on the moot questions of both the Australian and Tasmanian aborigines. According to these observations, the Australian aborigines deserve truly to be classed as one of the most fundamental and older races of mankind, and yet it is a race which shows close connections with our own ancestral stock—not with the negroes or Melanesians (except through admixture), but with the old white people of post-glacial times. As to the Tasmanians, the indications are that they were but a branch of the Australians, modified perhaps a little in their own country. Both peoples have lived and the Australians of the Northwest live largely to this day, in a paleolithic stage of stone culture. They are still making unpolished stone tools, which in instances resemble the Mousterian implements or later European paleolithic types. But they are also capable of a much higher class of work. Today, about Derby, bottles are used in making beautifully worked sneer heads." From Australia Doctor Hrdlicka's journey led to South Africa, and disembarking at Durban, Natal, the first task was to see as many as possible of the Zulu, about whose exact blood affinities there was some doubt. From an examination of many individuals the anthropologist reached the conclusion that the Zulu is unquestionably a true negro, though now and then, as in other negro tribes, showing a trace of Semetic (Arab) type due probably to old admixtures. The two main objects of the visit to South Africa were the investigation of the spot of the important find of the Rhodesian skull, and of the recent discovery of the skull of a fossil anthropoid ape at Taungus, which had been reported as being possibly a direct link in the line of man's ascent. The Rhodesian skull, found in 1921 at Broken hill, shows a man so primitive in many of its features that nothing like it has been seen before. Doctor Hrdlicka was able to clear up some of the moot points in connection with this important find, and he collected for study bones of animals from the cave which gave the Rhodesian skull, as well as two additional mineralized bones belonging to two individuals, all of which were deposited with the earlier relics in the British museum. The fossil skull of an anthropoid ape, found in Taunus in 1924, belongs, according to Doctor Hrdlicka, to a species of anthropoid ape of about the size of a chimpanzee and evidently related to this form, though there are certain differences, especially in the brain. These differences suggested that this ape may possibly have been somewhat superior to the chimpanzee and nearer to the human. But it is not necessarily a form that stood in the direct line of the human phytum. San Francisco. — The wandering bootblack with his small box and brushes remains an institution in Chinatown immune to the waves of modernism transforming the oriental district. Every morning these embryo business men sally forth to ply their trade and for years the Chinese boys have regarded the city hall of justice, which borders Chinatown, as a favored zone. Even the august presence of Chief of Police Dan O'Brien is invaded daily. A pitched battle between bootblacks of Chinatown and the Italian quarter at North Beach resulted recently when the Italian lads decided to enter the lucrative hall of justice field. The invasion was repelled, but in retaliation the Italian boys declared a ban against the orientals in a district to the north. Since that time peace has prevailed in both camps. Omaha, Neb.—Weston Wiswall is going to be careful next time he steals his own car. He found it parked downtown, the Mrs. having gone shopping, and he used it. The Mrs. notified the police and he was arrested. He could not identify himself nor find the Mrs. and he passed two nights in jail. Louisville, Ky.—When Conductor J. A. Davidson, in charge of an interurban car from Ordeal to Louisville, pulled his car to the station here he found a passenger had paid no fare. A child had been born to a woman who was en route to the hospital. Mother and child are doing nicely. Bootblacks Still Ply Steals Own Car Born on Trolley "BLACK CHAFF" IS TRACED TO RUSSIA Appears in West After Be ing Brought Here in Wheat Shipments. Washington.—Wheat from southern Russia, brought to the United States for the purpose of pushing the wheat line west into the dry plains of Kansas and the Dakotas, smuggled in with it a troublesome disease known as "black chaff," according to report by Dr. Erwin F. Smith, which will appear in the forthcoming issue of Science. The disease, which is of bacterial origin and manifests itself by a darkening of the husks and beards of the wheat, appeared in the wheat fields of the West several years ago. Nobody knew whence it had come, but since it grew in the hard-wheat area, most of whose grain was of recent Russian ancestry. Doctor Smith put forth the opinion that it had come in with the seed wheat. Find Disease in Europe Fino Disease in Europe. Recently his opinion has been confirmed, for the same disease has been found in a number of places in the great wheat lands just north of the Black sea, where Mark Alfred Carleton gathered seed wheat for the United States Department of Agriculture nearly thirty years ago. Doctor Smith, however, does not attach any blame to the work of this explorer, but believes that new plants should be grown under quarantine when first brought to this country so that lurking diseases may be detected and excluded. Of Mr. Carleton's work he says: "I have always considered Mr. Carleton's work to be the most far-reaching and practical piece of work ever done by the bureau of plant industry, since in a district in our West stretching from Texas to North Dakota and covering several degrees of longitude, through his energy and ability, we now grow annually 100,000,000 bushels of the Russian hard wheats, where previously we did not grow any. "I write this not to condemn Mr. Carleton but only to point out that if our government were as intelligent as it ought to be (few governments have much foresight) we should now have agents scouring the whole world studying all sorts of crops and crop diseases so that in future when we import valuable ornamental plants and food plants we may do so without at the same time bringing in their parasites. Would Have Protected Seeds Would Have Protected Seeds. "Had we known of this Russian wheat disease in 1889 we should have imported the Russian hard wheats more slowly and grown the plants in quarantine first and so have avoided introducing the parasite along with the grain. In similar ways we might have avoided the introduction of a dozen very destructive parasites which have come to us from the old world in the last three decades. The United States, even at the present time, is very derelict in making explorations in foreign countries for the benefit of its citizens and the conservation of its industries, but if we would lead the world we must change our policy. Japan is the only country thoroughly awake to the need of foreign exploration. Her scholars are in every quarter of the globe, dozens of them picking up every grain of information possible for use in the mother country. It is much to be regretted that we have not already adopted the same far-sighted and commendable policy." Egyptian Idea of Death Berkeley, Cal.-Religious beliefs regarding life beyond the grave, held by Egyptians more than 3,000 years before the birth of Christ, may be revealed in inscriptions on stones just discovered in the University of California museum. Two stones on which inscriptions were carved served as the jamb and lintel of the tomb of Sennetum, which was explored by archeologists about the time the Civil war ended. Sennetum probably was an officer of the ancient king of Egypt and served as a guardian of the Valley of the Kings, where the tomb of Tut-Ankh-Amen was invaded by scientists. He may have been the founder of an hereditary line of keepers whose duty it was to guard the tombs from the depredations of grave robbers, a form of outlawry that is as old as mankind itself, says Dr. H. F. Lutz, professor of Egyptology. He expects to make known a translation of the inscription soon. Device Warns Flyer London.—By means of new inventions air pilots are able to steer safely to a given point in the thickest fog, Flight Lieut. H. Cooch has informed the Royal Aeronautical society. By means of delicate instruments in the cockpit a pilot is kept automatically informed when he is within 1,500 feet of the ground, and the loss of every foot of height as he descends is also indicated. Other instruments show the aviator just what part of the aerodrome he is over, after he has arrived in the vicinity of his destination, so that he may land in safety, though he may not be able to see the ground until he has actually alighted. Business Directory BAGGAGE AND HAULING J. A. GARDNER'S TRANSFER. Baggage, express, moving, light and heavy hauling. Reliable and competent. Six years in Omaha. 2622 Maple Street. Phone WEbster 4120. C. H. HALL, stand, 1403 No. 24th. Baggage and express hauling to all parts of the city. Phones, stand, WE. 7100; Res., WE. 1056. BEAUTY PARLORS BEAUTY PARLORS MRS. J. H. RUSSELL, 2914 Erskine street. Poro hair dresser. For appointments phone WE. 2311. MADAM ANNA E. JONES TUBBS. Scalp and hair treatments. For good and quick results call WEbster 5450. 1712 North 25th Street.—Poro. MADAM Z. C. SNOWDEN. Scientific scalp treatment. Hair dressing and manufacturing. 1154 No. 20th St. WEbster 6194. MADAM WILLIE DIXON, 2426 Blondo street. WEbster 6153. Poro hairdressing, facial massage, Turkish baths. Home comforts. COAL DEALERS C. SOLOMON COAL AND ICE CO. At your service winter and summer. All kinds of good coal at prices to suit. Phones WEbster 3901 and 4238. DRUG STORES ROSS DRUG STORE, 2306 North 24th Street. Two phones, WEbster 2770 and 2771. Well equipped to supply your needs. Prompt service. THE PEOPLES' DRUG STORE, 24th and Erskine Streets. We carry a full line. Prescriptions promptly filled. WEbster 6323. HOTELS PATTON HOTEL, 1014, 1016, 1018 South 11th St. Known from coast to coast. Terms reasonable. N. P. Patton, proprietor. THE HOTEL CUMMINGS, 1916 Cum- ing St. Under new management. Terms reasonable. D. G. Russell, proprietor. NEW LAMAR HOTEL, 1803 North 24th street Tel. Webster 5090. Semi-modern, comfortable rooms, reasonable. Cafe in connection. Mrs. E. V. Dixon, proprietress. LAWYERS W. B. BRYANT, Attorney and Counselor-at-Law. Practices in all courts. Suite 19, Patterson Block, 17th and Farnam Sts. AT. 9344 or WE. 2502. W. G. MORGAN—Phones ATlantic 9344 and JAckson 0210. H. I. PINKETT, Attorney and Counselor-at-Law. Twenty years' experience. Practices in all courts. Suite 19, Patterson Block, 17th and Farnams Sts. AT. 9344 or WE. 3180. A. P. SCRUGGS, Lawyer. Large experience. Handles all law cases. 1516 $ \frac{1}{2} $ North 24th St. WE. 3567. Residence. WEbster 4162. NOTIONS PAINTERS AND PAPER HANGERS A. F. PEOPLES. Painting and decorating, wall paper and glass. Plastering, cement and general work. Sherwin-Williams paints. 2419 Lake St. Phone WEbster 6366. PRINTERS FORD PRINTING COMPANY, Jewell building, 24th and Grant Sts. For good printing see us. We. 1750 PLUMBERS NEBRASKA PLUMBING CO. J. F. Allison, manager. Estimates furnished. 3025 Evans St. Phone KE. 6848. No Advertisement Accepted for This Classified Directory for Less Than Six Months PEATS RESTAURANT, 1405 North 24th Street. Where those who desire good home cooking at reasonable prices go. WEbster 0580. SHOE REPAIRING BENJAMIN & THOMAS always give satisfaction. Best material, reasonable prices. All work guaranteed. 1415 North 24th St. WEbster 5084. UNDERTAKERS JONES & COMPANY, Undertakers. 24th and Grant Sts. WEbster 1100. Satisfactory service always. H. A. CHILES & CO., funeral directors and licensed embalmers. Courteous, efficient service in the last sad hour. 1839 North Twenty-fourth street. Phones, office WEbster 7133; residence WEbster 6349. Classified Modern six-room duplex flat at 2516 Patrick avenue; good neighborhood and close to car. Rent reduced to $27.50 per month. E.F.AUSTIN AT. 0785. 1305 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT IN modern home. Call after 4 p. m. Web. 4535. 2-T. FOR RENT—Modern furnished rooms. 2204 N. 19th St. WE. 3308. FOR RENT—Two unfurnished rooms. 2310 N. 22nd St. FOR RENT—Light house keeping rooms, partly furnished. Modern except heat, 2635 Parker street. Phone after 6 p. m. WEbster 1259. FOR RENT—Three-room apartment, nearly furnished. 2514 North Thirty-first street. WEbster 0562. For rent. Four room modern apartments, 1547-1551 North Seventeenth street. $15.00 per month. At. 6863. tf. For rent. Neatly furnished room. Heat and kitchen privilege. Web. 2089 FOR RENT—Two furnished rooms in modern home. WEbster 6834. FOR RENT—Two unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping. Cheap. Close to car line. Web. 6060. 2-t. VERY DESIRABLE HOME. 3018 Ohio street. Six large rooms, modern, full basement, 2-car garage, corner lot, paved street; close to car, school and church. Price, $3,500; small cash payment, balance monthly. E. E. AUSTIN. AT. 0785. 1305 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. FOR RENT—Modern furnished rooms. Steam heat. Close in. On two car lines. Mrs. Anna Banks, 924 North Twentieth street. Jackson 4379 FOR RENT—Light housekeeping rooms. 1 block from car. All modern conveniences. 17h2 North Twenty-fifth street. WEbster 5450.—tf. FOR RENT—Apartment, furnished or unfurnished, for couple. Web. 6975, 2216 North Twenty-eighth Ave. FURNISHED APARTMENTS FOR RENT-2 and 3 ROOMS WEbster 1166 2130 NORTH 28th STREET FOR RENT—Nice front room. Modern home. For two gentlemen. WE. 6789. tf FOR RENT—Light house keeping rooms. Modern home. 2514 Caldwell. WE. 2180. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. One block from car line. Web. 4064. 1405 No. 25th street FOR SALE—All modern five-room house. Good location. WEBster 2478 or WEBster 3030. FOR RENT — Neatly furnished rooms. Heat and kitchen privileges. Prices reasonable. 2433 Franklin. WEBster 2089. FOR RENT. Two unfurnished rooms. Reasonable. Web. 5188. FOR RENT-Four furnished rooms for light housekeeping. $20 per month. 2814 Hamilton street. Web. 5552. tf. 2-26-26.