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Masquerading as Negro; Woman Killer Pullman Porters Will Carry Fight to the Emergency Board LIFTING LIFT TOO $2.00 a Cents a Copy State Historical Soc. Masqu Pullman Porters Wi Fight to th New York.—A. Phillip Randolph, General Organizer of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, has returned to New York to plunge into the work of planning to push the Brotherhood's case to the Emergency Board. According to Randolph, there are three remedies under to Railway Labor Act for the settlement of the dispute: 1. Mediation Broad. 2. Arbitration Board. 3. Emergency Board. Since mediation failed, and the Pullman Company, fearing the victory of the Brotherhood in arbitration, refused to arbitrate the case, which is a violation of the Railway Labor Act, and is contrary to the policy adopted by any of the other railroad carriers, the next step is to so establish an emergency condition so as to require action by the Emergency Board, which is appointed by the President. During mediation under the supervision of Hon. Edwin P. Morrow, the Pullman Company claimed that the Brotherhood did not represent the Pullman porters but that the Company Union did inasmuch as the Company Union, known as the Employee Representation Plan, was voted for by 85 per cent of the men. This contention was met by the Brotherhood when Randolph presented 1,000 affidavits to the mediator showing that the men voted for the Company Union under coercion and intimidation, which was a violation of the Railway Labor Act. "When the Emergency Board is invoked," says Randolph, "Hon. Edwin P. Morrow will be required to appear and testify before the Board to the effect that he used his offices, which was his duty under the Act, to induce both parties to the dispute, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, and the Pullman Company, respectively, to submit said dispute to arbitration; that the Brotherhood ad- PENSION CLERKS PROTEST SEGREGATION IN SIGNED LETTER TO SECRETARY New York.—The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 69 Fifth avenue, has received a letter from Neval H. Thomas, President of the Washington, D.C., Branch, including text of a letter sent to Hubert Work, U. S. Secretary of the Interior, protesting against the segregation of colored clerks in the Pension Bureau in Washington. Mr. Thomas writes: "I met the clerks of the department in conference at one of their homes, and offered to take full responsibility for the fight, since we all know the reprisals visited on the manly Negro, but almost to a man they wanted to share responsibility, so we framed the enclosed protest for the Secretary of the Interior, a copy of which goes to the Commissioner of Pensions." The letter of protest, signed by upwards of thirty-six colored clerks, is as follows: "Dear Mr. Secretary: The reorganization recently instituted in the Pension Bureau has, it is believed, by the undersigned, meant segregation in its most insidious form. Believing as American citizens and employees under the Civil Service that such a condition should not exist, we take this occasion respectfully but earnestly to enter our urgent protest. "We have not in the past objected to being transferred and detailed to other divisions, but when almost every colored clerk is put in one division we feel that we have every right to complain. This division, which has been created for colored employees exclusively, all the white clerks having been removed, is known as the 'Files Division' and the allocation in it are among the lowest in the office. In citing a few incidents for your information we would refer to the following cases and the disposition of those concerned. Every colored clerk in the Bureau of Pen- THE MONITOR vised him that they were ready and willing and desired to submit the dispute to arbitration, and the Pullman Company advised him that there was nothing to arbitrate, that they had a contract with their employees. This will materially strengthen the case of the Brotherhood against the Pullman Company since it will show that the Union, in harmony with the spirit and principle of the Act, was ready to arbitrate the dispute, whereas the Pullman Company, which, being a member of the Association of Railway Executives, which together with the Standard Railroad Unions initiated and agreed upon the legislation, was morally bound to stand by it and submit to arbitration as other railroad carriers have done, flatly defied the law. "It is the intention of the Brotherhood," according to Randolph, "to mobilize public opinion through the Committee of One Hundred so effectively as to compel the Company to bow to the spirit and intent of the Railway Labor Act." Messrs. Randolph and Totten are planning to proceed forthwith on a nation-wide campaign tour to present the present situation of the case of the Pullman porters in particular and the public in general. Their trip will take them from coast to coast and into every Pullman district. The Brotherhood was just informed by Dr. Freeman, president of the National Medical Association, that his Association, which recently met in Detroit, indorsed the organization. Delegates from all over the country to the Elks' convention are piling into the Brotherhood's office expressing their interest and co-operation with the Brotherhood's effort to secure moral and financial support from the convention. Brotherhood officials claim the case of the Brotherhood stronger now than ever. ions except four examiners, one medical reviewer, and a clerk in the Special Examination Division, one in the Law Division and one in the office of the Deputy Commissioner, has been put in the Files Division, was removed from his former location and placed in a room to himself. The four examiners referred to above were placed in a room to themselves. Two of these, however, have since been sent to other parts of the Pension Bureau. "From the foregoing it can be plainly seen that colored employees are being segregated. Segregation on account of race is un-American and undermines the morale of the employees affected, some of whom in this instance are ex-service men. The undersigned respectfully request that you take action with a view to having this condition remedied." ROSENWALD MAKES GENEROUS DONATION TO MANY NEGRO SCHOOLS Report Shows the Philanthropist Has Given $3,032,511 Toward School Buildings for the Race—North Carolina Leads in Total Chicago.—North Carolina received aid from the Julius Rosenwald fund in construction of eighty race school buildings for the year ending July 1, and total contributions to that date, $529,436, kept her at the head of fourteen Southern states sharing in the fund. Figures issued Saturday by S. L. Smith, general field agent, showed that rural school buildings for Negroes, teachers' homes and additions to schools totaling 3,912 units have been built at a total cost of $17,641,664. To these structures, with a total pupil capacity of 445,895, the Julius Rosenwald fund has given $3,032,511. Philadelphia.—Mrs. Sadie T. M. Alexander, 29 years old, wife of Raymond Pace Alexander, Esq., passed the Pennsylvania state board of legal examiners. Mrs. Alexander holds a Ph. D. and an LL. B. from the University of Pennsylvania. OMAHA, NEBRASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1927 EDITORIAL Every little while some one and emotions of our people. That it is becoming stale and has There was a time when almost a be taken at its face value and fluenced by it. Fortunately, the ready passed, when those who upon the credulity of our people We are not quite so easily star are inclined to do a little thinking quite suspicious of appeals As a rule, there is never appeals and particularly when t afraid to disclose their identity light. Falsehood seeks darkn cations, seeking the injury of a business or profession by an ap dice are almost invariably the w who have some selfish purpose be discounted both as to their The more ignorant among o classes, may be more or less e appeal to their emotions and p intelligent and thoughtful such sion, however, largely prevails enced and stampeded. Some a racial trait of which we have Every while some one tries to play upon the credulity and emotions of our people. This has been tried so often that it is becoming stale and has lost much of its effectiveness. There was a time when almost any "cock and bull" story would be taken at its face value and many of our people would be influenced by it. Fortunately, the time is fast passing, if not already passed, when those who have some axe to grind can prey upon the credulity of our people and sway them at their will. We are not quite so easily stampeded as we once were. We are inclined to do a little thinking for ourselves and are becoming quite suspicious of appeals to our race prejudice. As a rule, there is never any good motive back of such appeals and particularly when those making such appeals are afraid to disclose their identity. Truth is never afraid of the light. Falsehood seeks darkness. Anonymous notes or publications, seeking the injury of another's character, reputation, business or profession by an appeal to race or religious prejudice are almost invariably the weapons of cowards and of those who have some selfish purpose to serve, and therefore, are to be discounted both as to their truthfulness and sincerity. The more ignorant among our group, like the ignorant of all classes, may be more or less easily swayed by an anonymous appeal to their emotions and prejudices, but among the more intelligent and thoughtful such appeals fall flat. The impression, however, largely prevails that Negroes are easily influenced and stampeded. Some are, of course, but this is not a racial trait of which we have an exclusive monopoly. LOS ANGELES N. A. A. C. P. WINS AGAINST BATHING BEACH SEGREGATION New York—The Los Angeles Branch of the N. A. A. C. P. has won its fight to prevent exclusion of colored bathers from Manhattan Beach, California, according to a telegram sent to the N. A. A. C. P. National Office by Dr. H. C. Hudson, president of the Los Angeles Branch. Manhattan Beach has leased its pier and bathing beach to a private individual for the sum of one dollar, in an attempt to evade the Civil Rights law. To test the legality of this procedure Dr. Hudson and three companions submitted to arrest and fine and appealed their case. Dr. Hudson's telegram reads as follows: "Manhattan Beach fight won. Only forty-five days from the first initiation of colored citizens in Manhattan to complete victory by Los Angeles Branch. Attorney Hugh E. Macbeth of legal committee conducted case on broad Americanism with vigorous legal fight and thorough propagation. Manhattan arrested judgment and cancelled lease. (Signed) Dr. H. C. Hudson." The victory is the more striking in that it shows the militant stand in behalf of Civil Rights being made by the city in which the N. A. A. C. P. is to hold its 19th annual Spring Conference next June. YOUNGEST PERSON EVER ELECTROCUTED IN THE STATE OF TEXAS Huntsville, Tex.—Firmly declaring himself innocent, Ed. Joslin, 18-year-old boy, Monday became the youngest person to ever be electrocuted in the state of Texas, when he was executed for an attack upon a young white girl. Joslin walked to the chair with tears streaming down his face. "I have made my peace with God and am ready to go," were the last words spoken by the condemned boy. "I am innocent and they intend for me to take the death walk. What a breath of cruelty!" THE PRESBYTERIANS DROP 67.060 MEMBERS New York. — The Presbyterian church in the United States placed the names of 67,060 members on the suspended roll last year. This is the largest number in years, according to the annual statistical report of the denomination by the Rev. Dr. Lewis Seymour Mudge of Philadelphia, the stated clerk of the General Assembly, made public recently. Members are suspended when they disappear and no trace of them has been found for several years. HOSPITALS INADEQUATE Negro hospitals in this country are unbelievably old fashioned and inadequate, according to the American Hospital Association, which is joining with leading Negro doctors in an effort to improve conditions. tries to play upon the credulity this has been tried so often that almost much of its effectiveness. any "cock and bull" story would many of our people would be in-time is fast passing, if not al-ave some axe to grind can prey on and sway them at their will. Impeded as we once were. Weing for ourselves and are becom- to our race prejudice. By good motive back of such aphe- those making such appeals are. Truth is never afraid of the ass. Anonymous notes or publianother's character, reputation, appeal to race or religious prejudice- apions of cowards and of those to serve, and therefore, are to truthfulness and sincerity. Our group, like the ignorant of all easily swayed by an anonymous prejudices, but among the more appeals fall flat. The impress- that Negroes are easily influ-ure, of course, but this is not a an exclusive monopoly. PERIOD FOR PROPOSAL OF CANDIDATES FOR HARMON AWARD ENDS New York.—The period for proposal of candidates in the Harmon Awards for Distinguished Achievement Among Negroes closed at midnight August 15, according to a statement issued by Dr. George E. Haynes, Secretary Commission on the Church and Race Relations of the Federal Council of Churches, 105 East 22nd street. He said that a larger number of candidates have been nominated this year than last. The exact number could not be given because of the heavy mails bringing in nominations and data about the candidates during the last four or five days. "The correspondence with the Commission this year indicates that a number of people seem to be under the impression that the Harmon Awards are a contest, but they are different," said Dr. Haynes. "They are not offered for some special effort which the candidate may make to win a prize, but are designed to bring recognition to persons who have done creative work of national significance through their strivings for self-expression and creative achievement in the various fields or art, science, education, eac." The names of the candidates chosen by the judges will be announced on or about January first. THUNDER SETTLES ARGUMENT Rocky Point, R. I.—A clap of thunder and a flash of lightning settled an argument between two colored gentlemen, saved a hospital bill and a possible jail sentence here. Just as Edward Smith of a small Connecticut town had reached the climax of his argument and was about to settle the dispute with a half-filled quart bottle over the patient leather haired head of Emanuel Jones of New Bedford, Mass., a sharp clap of thunder and a flash of lightning shattered the bottle in Smith's upraised hand. Both men were metomerarily stunned by the shock and immediately vowed not to carry their discussion to the point of violence, but instead, needless to say, the combatants are running yet, if the speed from which they left the spot is judged. FRENCH FEAR SOVIET PLAN TO ARM RIFFIAN TRIBES Paris. — A categorial accusation that the Mosco govement and the leaders of the Third (Moscow) International are working together to wreck France's colonial empire was printed by the Matin August 19. The newspaper says the Soviet military attache in Paris, M. Wolkoff, and the Soviet ambassador at Berlin, M. Krestinsky, are cocollaborating to bring about a fresh uprising of the Moorish tribesmen. Dance with Roosevelt Post No. 30, American Legion, at the Emancipation Celebration at Krug Park, September 12th. Vol. XIII—No. 10 FOURTH PAN-AFICAN CONGRESS ENDS SESSIONS AND ISSUES MANIFESTO New York—The Fourth Pan-African Congress, ending its sessions here Wednesday night, published a manifesto in the name of its delegates "from twenty American states, from nearly all the West Indies islands, from Germany, Japan, South America, Sierra Leone, Gold Coast, Nigeria, Liberia and South Africa." The manifesto states the following main desires of Negroes throughout the world: 1. A voice in their own government. 2. Native rights to the land and its natural resources. 3. Modern education for all children. 4. The development of Africa for the Africans and not merely for the profit of Europeans. 5. The re-organization of commerce and industry so as to make the main object of capital and labor the welfare of the many rather than the enriching of the few. 6. The treatment of civilized men as civilized despite differences of birth, race or color. The manifesto further demands the withdrawal of American armed forces from the black Republic of Haiti and the restoration of self-government there; condemns the attempt of the white South Africans to monopolize the land belonging to the black natives; and after touching on African conditions, says of conditions in America: "We believe that the Negroes of the United States should begin the effective use of their political power and that instead of working for a few minor offices or for merely local favors and concessions, they should vote with their eyes fixed upon the international problems of the color line and the national problems which affect the Negro race in the United States." The manifesto urges the entrance of Negroes into trade unions in the country, and says: "We urge the white workers of the world to realize that no program of labor uplift can be successfully carried through in Europe or America so long as colored labor is exploited and enslaved and deprived of all political power." On international affairs the Pan-African Congress expresses itself as desiring freedom and national independence in Egypt, China, and India, and the cessation of interference by the United States in Central and South American countries. Two members of the staff of the N. A. A. C. P., Robert Bagnall, Director of Branches, and William Pickens, Field Secretary, served as regular delegates to the Congress. An international committee has been chosen to plan the next session of the Congress two years hence. Commenting upon the sessions just ended, Dr. W. E. B. Du Bois, founder of the movement, said: "The Fourth Congress with its upwards of 200 delegates, was the largest in the series and that it had received the largest amount of carefully selected catalogued information concerning the peoples of African descent presented to any such session. The international committee chosen to plan the Fifth Pan-African Congress was also going to work out a permanent international organization, said Dr. Du Bois. PARIS PROUD OF ITS "HARLEM" Paris, France — Parisians boast proudly that that city now has a "Harlem" of its own. They are proud to tell white Americans that gradually the large Negro population that has poured in upon the French capital since the war has gravitated toward Monte Mortre. Many of the cultured and ambitious Negroes who call Paris home have come to France from many places in the United States. Quite a number have come here from Africa and the French West Indies. Many of the members of the Negro section are dancers, artists, musicians and others are servants, messengers, etc. GROWING THANK YOU Whole Number 632 NEGRO EXECUTED FOR MURDER WHICH WHITE COMMITTED Conscience Stricken, Mrs. Sadie Mendel, a Young White Woman, Swears She Committed Crime for Which Mays Died JEALOUSY WAS HER MOTIVE Tracked Her Hushand, Whom She Suspected of Infiledity, to Home of Woman, and Disguising Herself as Negro, Shot Her Knoxville, Tenn.—This city was very much shocked Saturday, August 20, by information sent the police authorities that Mrs. Sadie Mendel, aged 28, white, claiming to be conscience-smitten, had voluntarily confessed to the police of Norton, Va., that she had killed Mrs. Bertie Lindsay, also white, in this city, August 30, 1919, and was being held for advice from the Knoxville authorities. This was the crime for which Maurice Mays was executed. The police of Norton were ordered to release the woman for as much as Mays, a young Negro, had been electrocuted for the crim five years ago, and there was no charge against the woman. Mrs. Bertie Lindsay was killed by a midnight marauder at her home in a section of the city inhabited wholly by white people. She and a relative, Miss Oro Smyth, were the sole occupants of the house. The intruder, after described as a Negro, entered the house through a window and carried a flashlight. He is said to have told Mrs. Lindsay that if she screamed or moved, he would shoot. When she jum.ped from the bed the intruder shot her, killing her almost instantly, whereupon the intruder fled from the home without doing injury to Mrs. Lindsay's bedmate, Miss Smyth. Maurice Mays, who was the son of highly respected people, but considered a sport, and it was said had consorted with Mrs. Lindsay, was arrested on suspicion of having killed her, as it was said "a Negro did it." On the night following the killing a mob formed, later storming the jail, and precipitating a race riot in which two men were killed and sixteen injured. Mays was removed to a jail at Chattanooga for safekeeping. He was indicted for murder in the first degree on September 3. The case was tried before Judge T. A. R. Nelson in the Knox county criminal court and resulted in a guilty verdict being returned and a sentence of electrocution. The case was appealed to the supreme court and that body returned the case to the lower court for another trial. The second trial resulted in a conviction and a sentence of electrocution of Mays, and several months afterward he was forced to pay the death penalty. The crime had been almost forgotten until it was revived by the confession of Mrs. Mendel who, in an affidavit sworn to before Mayor Charles I. Fuller of Norton, declares positively that she is the slayer of Mrs. Lindsay and that her motive was jealousy. Q. What is your name? A. Sadie Mendel. Q. You say you wish to make a statement about the murder of Bertie Lindsay in Knoxville, Tenn., a few years ago. What are your statements? A. My husband was a traveling man, and I had good reasons to believe that my husband had improper relations with the Lindsay woman. I followed him to her house once in the night, and saw him enter the house. Afterwards I saw them together on the streets. About two weeks after I saw him go to her house at night I put on men's clothes and blackened my face, and about midnight I entered her house through a window and found her in bed with another woman. I shot her once with a 45 caliber revolver. I then left the house through the window which I had entered and ran from the house to the street, where my car was parked, and drove back to Devonia, Tenn., where I was then living. 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Those, therefore, who The Monitor must see to it paid, as the law requires, in ing sent to all those who own and unless your subscription to cut off your paper which to do. We, as publishers, MUS-pay the penalty. "A NEGRO DID IT." This statement has sent many an innocent Negro to death, not only by mob and fagot, but also, we may well believe, by "due process of law." There have been numerous cases brought to light where men have blackened their faces, committed heinous crimes and escaped while some helpless black man has paid the penalty. A case in point comes from Norton, Va., where a white woman has just confessed that she murdered another white woman in Knoxville, Tenn., eight years ago, for which a young Negro by the name of Mays was executed. This woman made this confession because she said her guilt preyed upon her conscience. In her voluntary confession, in which she goes into particulars, she states that she had traced her husband to the home of the slain woman, a few nights before, and had seen him in company with her. Dressing herself in male attire and blacking her face, she went to the home of her husband's suspected paramour, crawled through the window and shot her. The authorities at Knoxville take the rather remarkable position that since Mays has been executed for this crime no charge can be placed against the woman. Well, mebbe, not. Nevertheless, to one like us, not learned in the law it seems a rather peculiar situation. So much doubt was there of Mays' guilt at the time of his trial that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People interested itself in the case and secured a new trial, when the verdict of guilty was reaffirmed. Mays died protesting his innocence to the last. The voluntary confession of this woman after the lapse of years will not restore Mays to life. It will, however, strength- Church Rev. John Albert Williams, Rector en belief in his innocence and perhaps help discredit the popular idea that "a Negro did it" whenever a crime is committed. SCHOOL DAYS School days are here again. Next week and all this month schools and colleges will be opening throughout the land and pupils of various ages will be entering their doors. Our own people in increasing numbers are appreciating the value of education; parents are making sacrifices that their children may enjoy advantages of which they themselves were denied. The cost of education is mounting year by year. It is hoped that our young people will appreciate this fact and make full use of every opportunity given them to gain proficiency in their chosen course at school or college. Their duty is to prepare themselves; to always do their best. An education, however, amounts to nothing unless it tends to develop and build up character. High character and a well-trained and furnished mind to take up the work of life should be the aim of all true education. PAN-AFRICAN CONGRESS The Pan-African Congress, which has just concluded its sessions in New York, has a wide vision. Representatives from Negroid groups from all parts of the world were in attendance. The delegates were men and women of broad learning and wide culture. The Congress in its wisely worded manifesto recognizes that the problems of the darker races are not merely local or national, but international. Its keynote was self-determination, anti-exploitation, and the treatment of civilized men as civilized despite differences of birth, race or color. THE MONITOR WHAT OTHER EDITORS SAY The Blackened Face White Woman We have had much to say in these columns recently about the blackened faced white criminals. We commented upon the confession made by a white man in this city of how a "gang" of white crooks operate in several cities in committing certain crimes, with their faces blackened in order to prevent detection by throwing suspicion on the first colored man found near the scene of the crime. This modus operandi has worked so well and so effectively that white women have resorted to the practice and are getting away with it. The most outstanding case of a white woman's confession of a foul deed committed by her under the cover of a blackened face, is that of a Mrs. Sadie Mendel (white) who confessed a few days ago, that she, and not Maurice Mays, killed a white woman at Knoxville, Tenn., some five years ago. This murder caused a race riot following an attempt to lynch Mays. Mays, after a hard fight to save his life, was electrocuted protesting his innocence. We claim that the blackened face is the worst kind of criminals. Those who practice it, know that the police and other law enforcement officials are prejudiced and color blind; easy to see a criminal in a dark skin. Hence, a little touch of burnt cork, which is easy to remove, is what many, many criminals rely upon to save themselves when committing a crime. Therefore, police officers, sheriffs and other law enforcement officials should look well when a crime is committed; not for black criminals, but criminals. And not through eyes of prejudice, but with eyes single to do one's duty. If this were done, if officers of the law would perform their duties in an unbiased and unprejudiced manner, then there would not be so many colored men suffer for the deeds of white men and women who hide their crime behind a blackened face and race prejudices. —St. Louis Argus. LINCOLN, NEBRASKA Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Griffin had as their guest for a few days Miss Marguerite Horne of Duluth, Minn. Mrs. P. L. Moore had as her guests Mrs. E. J. Griffin, Miss Marguerite Horne and Ella Botts on a delightful tour of the city, taking in all the places of interest, finishing up with a well prepared dinner at Quinn Chapel A. M. E. church. Remit for your paper, now way past due. Mrs. Evelyn Johnson entertained in honor of Miss Marguerite Horne of Duluth, Minn., last Friday evening. A delightful four-course dinner was served. Covers were laid for fourteen. Mrs. Zuretta Ford and little daughter of Atchison, Kan., have joined her husband, Ray Ford, here. Mrs. Wm. Westberry and children left for Minneapolis, Minn., Sunday to join her husband. Mr. W. L. Robinson and mother, Mrs. Ida Cohron, left for Minneapolis, Minn., Tuesday, where they will reside in the future. Mesdames Anna Christman, Amelia Vannel, Alice Grant, Rev. H. Botts and others attended Grand Lodge LINCOLN MARKET is still drawing crowds. There is a reason. Groceries and meats which please. 1406 No.24th. Web.1411 Daughters of Bethel, at Omaha, last week. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. 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Smith, 2511 North Twenty-second street. Pay your subscription when our collector calls. If you have been receiving the paper you owe for it and the law says you MUST pay. Mrs. Fannie Webster of Clinton, Mo., is in the city visiting her son, Mr. Arthur Webster, and other relatives. She is accompanied by her granddaughter, Mildred Parks. A. P. SCRUGGS, Lawyer. Large experience. Handles all law cases. 2310 North Twenty-second street. WEbster 4162. Mr. and Mrs. George Kerford motored from Atchison, Kan., to attend the grand lodge of the Daughters of Bethel last week. They spent Saturday and Sunday with their aunt, Mrs. Henrietta Fox, at her home, 3722 North Sixty-seventh avenue. FOR RENT—Furnished or unfurnished ed rooms. Near carline. Reason able. WEbster 1053. Mrs. James Washington, wife of Rev. James Washington, of Los Angeles, Cal., is visiting in the city and is the house guest of Mrs. A. L. Brown, 3518 Parker street. FOR RENT—Two rooms, neatly furnished, strictly modern. Private kitchen and bath. The new James Apartments. Call at 2221 North Twenty-fifth St. Web. 3634. Mrs. M. F. Jackson and daughter, Olive, returned home Monday after spending two weeks visiting in Kansas and Missouri. She was accompanied by her cousins, Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Turner, and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Coleman, who motored up from St. Joseph, Mo. FOR RENT. Light housekeeping rooms, furnished. 2629 Seward street. Webster 1825. 2t. The Rev. John Adams and sons, Ralph and Harold, left Tuesday for Denver, Colo., to attend conference. They were accompanied by the Rev. Mr. Knight of Lincoln, Neb. Mrs. L. A. Gardner entertained at dinner Wednesday afternoon at her residence, 2503 Grant street, in honor of Mesdames Cooper and Black of Los Angeles, Cal., and Mrs. L. Henderson of Texas. Covers were laid for eight. Miss Margaret Horne of Duluth, Minn., is the house guest of her aunt, Mrs. Reuben Moore, 2302 North Twenty-seventh avenue. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lamb of Chicago, Ill., were visitors of Mrs. Leonard Owens, 2403 North Twenty-ninth street, Saturday, enroute by auto to Los Angeles, Cal., where they expect to make their home. They will be joined by their parents, Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Jackson of Houston, Tex., who also expect to remain in California. Mrs. Lizzie Buford returned last Thursday from a very pleasant vacation spent in Chicago and Idlewild, Mich. Mrs. A. Wilson has returned from a pleasant motor trip and vacation in Chicago and Idlewild, Mich. FOR RENT — Homelike furnished rooms. 919 North 26th street. Tel. Harney 1904. Prof. E. J. Hawkins, principal of Plaza Junior High School of Fort Scott, Kan., enroute home from California, was the guest this week of his brother, Dr. A. L. Hawkins. Mrs. P. A. Norman of Kansas City, Kan., who has been the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Tompkins, 2727 North Twenty-eighth avenue, left for her home Thursday afternoon. Mr. M. F. Singleton, accompanied by his grandchildren, Constance and Helen, will leave Saturday for Chicago to spend the week end and Labor Day visiting his son, Guy, and his daughter, Mrs. James W. Madden. CARD OF THANKS "The Mother of Pearls Junior Missionary Society," Mrs. John Adams, president, wishes to thank the public and friends for helping us raise $109.12 for the rally, of which $52.12 was given to the trustees and $57.00 to Rev. John Grant. Myers Funeral Home ENTERTAINS AT DELIGHT- FUL SURPRISE PARTY The Misses Louise and Lavina Scott and Catharine A. Williams were the promoters of a complete and delightful surprise party in honor of Miss Sarah Brown, daughter of Mr. Josiah Brown, 1514 Burdette street, on Tuesday evening. Sarah has been so willing and gracious about playing for the "Gang," as a group of our younger folks call themselves, that they took this means of expressing their appreciation. A very pretty necklace was presented to the guest of honor. Several out-of-town guests were present. About fifty young folks attended. BECOMES ATTACHE OF GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL Boston, Mass.—Dr. J. W. Watkins has been appointed as an attache of the government hospital in New England. Dr. Watkins, a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh Medical School, class of 1926, and a native of that city, was sent here to the Chelsea Naval Hospital, following a competitive examination for the position. CULTURAL CENTER NOTES Boy Scout Troop 86 of the Cultural Center made a record at Camp Gifford of which the troop and the Center are equally proud. Of the four boys who went down to Camp Gifford for the ten-day camping period, one, David Biddles, brought away the second highest honors which the Camp has to award, the Athletic medal. His scout belt records 18 honors, which total 86 points. These were awarded for swimming, for improvement in swimming, for table manners, cleanliness, obedience, cheerfulness, clean athletics, athletic prowess, amateur night, for the best stunt on amateur night, and for the best team of dishwashers. It is of added interest that this was young Biddles' first year at the Camp, whereas first honors went to a boy who was there for the fifth consecutive year. Scout Headquarers are recommending Biddles for assistant scoutmaster. Parents and friends who visited the boys last Sunday included Mrs. Alice Coyle, Mrs. Manie Johnson, Mrs. L. Moore and daughter, Mrs. Nelson, Mrs. Dodson, Miss Gazena Love and Miss Annie Elleby. Daniel L. Corke is scoutmaster of this troop and Martin Thomas is assistant scoutmaster. Mrs. M. L. Rhone, director of the Center, takes September for her vacation, after a busy summer. Mrs. Rhone and her baby son will will be joined by Rev. Mr. Rhone a week later, and will then go together to Kansas City, to attend the Nebraska Annual Conference of the African Methodist church. During September, both playgrounds of the Center will continue active, under Mrs. Lovetta Busch and Mr. C. A. Stewart, and in October the fall schedule of indoor activities will be resumed. ENTERTAINS FOR VISITORS Mrs. James Griffin, proprietoress of the La France Cafe, entertained at a banquet Friday night, August 19th, in honor of Mrs. L. Black of Los Angeles, Mrs. D. J. Howard of Seattle, Wash., Misses Haines and E. Hunt, teachers of Kansas City, Kan. Covers were laid for sixteen. The decorations were old rose and green. The menu consisted of fruit cocktails, fried spring chicken, potato baskets, creamed peas, stuffed tomato salad Parker House rolls and relish, chocolate ice cream and a novelty ice cream of roses, lilies and carnations. Rosebuds were given for souvenirs. Two waiters were in attendance. A. B. THE MONITOR ENTERTAINS CALIFORNIANS Mrs. Mary Ann Knox and daughter, Bitha, of Los Angeles, who have been house guests of Mrs. B. Phoenix, 2415 Hamilton street, for the weekend, left for their home Tuesday night. Mrs. Phoenix entertained at a dinner party Sunday evening. Covers were placed for fifteen. A very pleasant evening was spent talking over old times, Mrs. Knox being a life-long friend of her hostess. Mrs. Knox was delighted with Omaha and would liked to have remained longer. BARS RACE CHILDREN St. Louis, Mo.—More than 75,000 children of all ages were entertained at a picnic given by Mayor Victor J. Miller at Forrest Part Highlands. The picnic was given supposedly for the "city children," but every Negro boy and girl who sought in indulge in the outing was turned away, with the only reason given that "Negroes could not attend." NEW DIAMOND RUSH IN SOUTH AFRICA London.—Only about 5,000 people are participating in the rush to the new diamond fields at Wolvediend, Transvaal, as compared with 25,000 in the recent rush to Grasfontein. SHOE REPAIRING BENJAMIN & THOMAS always give satisfaction. Best material, reasonable prices. All work guaranteed. 1415 North 24th St., Webster 5084 Miss Etta Green is the authorized Monitor collector. She has your bill. Please pay when she calls. She is coming to see you. Be prepared to pay something on account if you cannot pay all. Please do not put her off. PLEASE PAY Many subscriptions are now long past due. It will be greatly appreciated if you will either bring your money to the office or be prepared to pay when our collector calls. FOR BENT. Furnished apartment FOR RENT — Furnished apartment or furnished room in strictly modern home. Webster 4162. 2310 North Twenty-Second Street. 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Myers, proprietor of the Western Funeral Home, motored over to Hannibal, Mo., his old home, Thursday, where his family spent the summer with relatives. The family returned home with him Monday morning. Miss Dorothy E. Williams, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. John Albert Williams, returned Tuesday from a pleasant visit to Peoria and Chicago, Ill. She left Thursday afternoon for Sapulpa, Okla., where she will teach this winter. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Serrant and daughter, Oletha, of Chicago, Ill., arrived in the city last Sunday morning for a brief visit with relatives and friends. Miss Lillian S. Dixon, a teacher in the public schools of Nashville, Tenn., is the house guest of her aunt, Mrs. D. V. Gorden, 2211 Cuming street C. P. WESIN Grocery Company Now one of the Red and White Chain Stores Same Prompt and Courteous Service Better Prices. 2001 Cuming Ja. 1248 WATERS BARNHART PRINTING CO. OMAHA ATE FURNITURE CO. sets Tel. JACKSON 1317 SWICK Phonographs and Records "Family Service" es' and Gents' Wearing Household Furnishings - - 4c per lb. - - 6c per lb. Dry—Family Finish —Blankets, Etc. SHERMAN AND CLEANERS Lake Street WE. 6055 Phone Web. 0248 uneral Home times to meet the nically as well tifically Notice is hereby given: That the creditors of said deceased will meet the administrix of said estate, before me, County Judge of Douglas County, Nebraska, at the County Court Room, in said County, on the 3rd day of November, 1927, and on the 3rd day of January, 1928, 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 October, 1927. BRYCE CRAWFORD. 4t-9-2-27 County Judge. G pitation nce PARK SEPTEMBER 12th c By —10-Piece Orchestra roadcasting Artist Admission 50c YOUR CHILDREN OD MANNERS? 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FREE!! 153 PIECE TABLE SET China, Silverware and Linen Keys Given with Every 25-cent PU A Key Given with Soda Fountain Three of These Keys Unlock Boxes Containing Peoples' Drug Sto Sare and Linen Every 25-cent Purchase Boda Fountain Service Boxes Containing Presents Drug Store Peoples' Drug Store 2414 North Twenty-fourth Street Phones: WE. 6323 and WE. 1091 Efficiency Is Our Motto PROMPT FREE DELIVERY SERVI DELIVERY SERVICE ANCE? PROMPT FREE DELIVERY SERVICE HAVE YOU INSURANCE? IF NOT, SEE HICKS 435-37-39 Keeline Building, Atlan Residence 3012 Miami Street, Web Let us figure your repair or lumber bill. Re roof or re-paint, or anything in the repairing us figure on your storm windows. See us building, Atlantic 3623 i Street, Webster 6426 lumber bill. Re-screen, re- g in the repairing line. Let windows. See us about our our sectional reinforced con- 435-37-39 Keeline Building, Atlantic 3623 Residence 3012 Miami Street, Webster 6426 Let us figure your repair or lumber bill. Re-screen, reroof or re-paint, or anything in the repairing line. Let us figure on your storm windows. See us about our ready-built garages with our sectional reinforced concrete foundation. H. GROSS LUMBER & WRECKING CO. 2102 Nicholas Street WEbster 2234 Mrs. Lillian Black and daughter, Carmelita, who have been visiting in the city for the past month, left Wednesday afternoon for Lincoln, Nebr. Messrs. Trago McWilliams, Homer Worth and John Adams motored up from Lincoln to attend the surprise party given in honor of Miss Sarah Brown. John Adams, Attorney PROBATE NOTICE In the matter of the estate of Washington Pridgett, deceased. BIG PAGE THREE PAGE FOUR Many Women Workers The Middle ages, too, had their "feminism," and the way women's problems were solved was not very much different from today's. In the Thirteenth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth centuries, just as at present, it was necessary to take care of unmarried women, and this could not always be done by means of convents, although a greater number of girls went in convents then than nowadays. The crafts excluded women often on principle but in practice women worked in almost all crafts during the Middle ages, as simple workers as well as at the head of enterprises. The professions in which women excelled were, of course, those which were related to the traditional feminine work, as weaving, cord manufacture and the textile crafts in general. Many women became leading seamstresses. Feminine tailors were far more frequent during the Middle ages than now. The gold industry always had a group of feminine and a group of masculine workers. Women often were barbers, and feminine musicians played in most of the wine inns. Women were teachers not only in their convent schools but also in general schools. Above all, there was never a lack of women physicians. New Zealand's Fjords The marvelous fjordland of New Zealand is described by those who have seen it as the most wonderful in existence, surpassing in beauty the famous fjord country of Scandinavia. Milford sound, which offers this wonderful fjord scenery, is situated about 1,000 miles from the Victorian coast, off the southwestern coast of New Zealand. As one enters he finds himself surrounded by the perpendicular sides of enormously high mountains, the tops of which are covered with snow. And in the sound country of Alaska, there are great terminals almost on the level of the sea; but what differentiates these fjords used only by foot, is a walk of 36 miles over a track so precipitous that only 10 miles can be covered in a day. During this tramp across, a 5,000-foot mountain must be scaled and descended. While a few venture some spirits surmount these obstacles each year, they are indeed few. Bunkered! Two men were discussing golf courses in general and a little nine-hole course in particular. Eventually the conversation turned to a certain 18-hole course. "I always think," said one, "that the little nine-hole course is far more difficult than the 18-hole course." "Well, one would expect it to be so," exclaimed a friend who did not play golf. "Why?" asked the two men, simultaneously. "It is obviously easier to get a little ball into one of the holes when there are 18. It would be twice as hard when there only nine." The Difference An inspector paid a surprise visit to a village school. The teacher, who was of decidedly corpulent build, proceeded to question the children as follows: "Now, children, tell me in what way I resemble a clock." The response soon came. "Please, miss, you have a face," "You have hands," and so on. Then came the question: "Tell me some ways in which I do not resemble a clock." There was a long pause; then piped a small voice: "Please, miss, you have no spring." Richest Man of 300 B. C. Interesting information about Croesus, famous rich man of ancient times is reported by the Detroit News. The gift he presented to Delphi, 600 years before Christ, would be valued at about $300,000,000 in modern currency. It included a pyramid surmounted by a lion, both made of precious metals, two bowls of solid gold large enough to hold 5,400 gallons each, besides a present of $13 to every man in the city. And those were the days before there were oil wells or steel trusts and modern methods of getting rich quicker. Married in the Cemetery An unusual wedding occurred in a neighboring state. The bridegroom was an undertaker, whose father had been an undertaker before him. The ceremony took place at midnight in the cemetery before the father's grave. Asked why he was married in this way, the bridegroom said: "Well, I've been to the cemetery so often on so occasions that I felt I should like to come here just once for some happy event." . . . Couples afraid of being too happy might try this,—Cuper's Weekly. Golden Rule of Life The Golden Rule, in various form, is found in the literature of several ancient peoples. It was taught by the Chinese philosopher, Confucius, more than five centuries before the Man of Galilea started on his ministry. In the Analects of Confucius appears this passage: "Tsse-kung asked, saying, Is there one word which may serve a rule of practice for all one's life. The Master said, Is not Reciprocit such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others—Pathfinder Magazine. Priceless Relics in Old Turkish Capital Not the least remarkable of the treasures shown in the old Sultan palace in Constantinople is a jeweled reliquary containing a reputed portion of the skull of St. John Baptist, a gold reliquary in the form of a forearm and hand, containing his reputed hand, and three swords with inscriptions on their blades, which make it probable that they belonged to the last Emperor Constantine, who fell at the capture of the city in 1453. Artistically, the supreme treasures are the sword of Suleiman the Great and the Sixteenth century case for the mantle of the prophet. The former object has a hilt of ivory overlaid with a delicate gold filigree, and the blade is inlaid with an inscription and an exquisite flower pattern in gold, while on the haft, just below the hilt, are two curious figures in relief, a dragon facing a mythological bird. The golden case for the prophet's mantle is an unexcelled example of goldsmith's work, with its incised design and sober decoration of rubies and emeralds. There are jeweled swords, whisks, girdles, pipestems, inkstands and vessels galore. These are the things whose sumptuousness is staggering; there are things also whose rare beauty takes the breath away.—Chicago Journal. Moving Picture Idea Edison himself has said that most of his inventions are the development of the idea of some one who has preceded him, and now some one comes forth with the statement that the real origin of the moving picture dates back to China 7,000 years ago. The Chinese, in 5000 B. C., had their equivalent of our "pictures" in their "shadow shows." They made figures of wax, exquisitely modeled and dressed, a few inches in height and dung the shadows from these on buffalo skin rendered transparent. Moving pictures thrown on a screen. A set can be seen in the Science museum, South Kensington, England. It forms part of an interesting collection of "cinema relics" gathered together by W. Day and loaned by him to the museum. These relics tell the tale in full of motion-picture development. The Last Straw Our sympathy was appropriately expressed recently to one of our most corpulent acquaintances who had gone to a doctor about his weight and had been ordered upon a four-day fast. A glass of orange juice twice a day—nothing more. On the night of the third day the man awoke from a nap in which he had dreamed that a thick, medium-rare beefsteak had been set before him. Restlessly he went for a stroll in the park, casting hungry, covetous glances at every youth with a peanut and every eagle with a nursing bottle. Suddenly he was accosted by an individual who said: "Say, boss, you couldn't give a poor fellow a dime, could you? I haven't had anything to eat since this morning."—The New Yorker. Ancient Cross Erected One hundred years after its discovery, a Celtic cross more than one thousand years old was erected during a ceremony held recently in St. Patrick's church, Ballymena, Ireland. The cross was unearthed in 1827 while a ditch was being dug in the Kirconirola church yard, near Ballymena, and placed in the tower of the church, where it remained until 1879, when the church was burned. It was lost until recently, and was found broken in three pieces in the cellar of Ballymena castle. The cross is of rough, hard limestone, 22 inches long and about 3 inches thick. The inscription was carved early in the Tenth century. Odd Sea Birds Frigate birds or men-o-war are birds which are found on the island Ascension. The original species was named Fregata aquila by the naturalist, Linnaeus, in 1758. They are now known to be confined to this little oceanic rock. These odd sea birds have bodies about the size of those of ordinary barnyard hens, with monstrous long wings, which spread as much as ten feet. Their bills are long with hooked tips, which make them dangerous weapons, and their feet are so tiny and so weak that they can barely waddle. Wearisome "The man who means well is as distressing as a camel's hair under shirt," said J. Fuller Gloom, the human hyena. "He is so free from evil intent that he greatly resembles a dead clam. On account of his innocence he is always getting into prelucentaments that no one else would think of, and after becoming emplored in trouble he expects, because he meant well, that all the rest of us will drop whatever we are doing and rush to his rescue. I am weary of the well-meaning man." — Kansas Citizens. Fragrant Memories Youth is the time to build years of helpful, friendly, neighborly acts. This one, the world will enjoy the fragrance of lovable personalities as ages down the western slope of life. fragrance, too, that will linger after we have passed to the great beyond. Grit. THE MONITOR Henry Hunter, aged 64 years, died at his late residence, Fourteenth and Ogden streets, last Thursday, after a brief illness. The funeral was held Saturday morning from the Joseph D Lewis mortuary, interment being in Prospect Hill cemetery. The Rev. John Albert Williams officiated. Mr. Hunter is survived by his brother, Mr. Nate Hunter of this city and other relatives. He came to Omaha about two years ago and had been engaged in truck gardening. The Misses Grace and Julia Brannon entertained at an afternoon tea Saturday at their home, 2802 North Thirtieth street, in honor of the Misses Dorothy and Mildred Graves of Hiawatha, Kansas, guests of the Misses Edna and Mirtha James. THE WEEK'S EDITORIAL WHITE PRESS (From the New York Times, Thurs day, August 18, 1927) African Backgrounds One who takes an hour to read a pamphlet of twenty-five pages by Dr. James Weldon Johnson, Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will be disabused of the idea that all that the American Negroes have is to be attributed to their home in the Western Hemisphere—that their ancestors brought nothing with them out of Africa. There is, in the first place, no one Negro type. There are Negroes and Negroes, as there are white men and white men. They range from Hima to Hottentot, from the Negro whose features are preserved in the inscrutable Sphinx to the pygmies in the deepest recesses of the Congo forest. Negro poets penetrated in ancient times to Damascus, threads of Negro genius wove themselves into the fabric of Mediterranean and Asiatic cultures, and the strains of their music reached across shores far from their own African coasts. Their States and Governments decayed with the rise of the slave trade, 400 years of which, it is estimated, cost Africa 100,000,000 souls, but traces of their background of industry and art and manners have survived even this continental catastrophe. They learned very early, perhaps the earliest of men, to smelt iron and forged instruments of usefulness and beauty. They were the first to raise cattle and use their milk. Invention extended agriculture and surrounded villages with the verdure and fruits of gardens. The blacksmith plied his trade all over Africa, and with him in many parts the weaver, the wood carver and the potter. Some knew how to make rugs and carpets and to set gold and precious stones. Even without the tuition of other continents their handicrafts became highly skilled. And it is, as more are aware, a continent of music. "The fashioning of musical instruments is one of the industries to be found throughout the length and breadth of Africa." And speaking of one region, a traveler said that every little goatherd had his flute as the Greek shepherd had. But the paper by Dr. Johnson (the author of a "Book of American Negro Poetry," and one of "American Spirituals"), which may be had of the Trustees of the John F. Slater Fund, gives more details of this background. Two or three of the proverbs quoted serve to suggest the folk wisdom which has been handed on from generation to generation: He who forgives ends a quarrel. Birth does not differ from death, as the free man was born so was the slave. The conclusion which the author reaches and which the open-minded reader will be ready to accept is that even those whose ancestors did not come to America but were carried hither in slave ships brought something more than the strength of their bodies out of the Dark Continent. H. J. Pinkett, Attorney NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of Henry Hunter, deceased. All persons interested in said estate are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in said Court alleging that said deceased died leaving no last will and praying for administration upon his estate, and that a hearing will be had on said petition before said court on the 24th day of September, 1927, and that if they fail to appear at said Court on the said 24th day of September, 1927, at 9 o'clock a. m., to contest said petition, the Court may grant the same and grant administration of said estate to Frank Blackwell or some other suitable person and proceed to a settlement thereof. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 3t-9-2-27 County Judge BROTHER OF NATE Mrs. Dock Stewart, 2862 Chicago street, who has been quite ill at the University hospital for the past three weeks is improving slowly. The Misses Violet and Viola White of Denver, Colo., are house guests of their sister, Mrs. L. M. McVay, 2860 Corby street. Mrs. McVay was hostess at a very pleasant party in their honor on Wednesday evening. Notice of Service by Publication To Roy Pitts, non-resident defendant: You are hereby notified that Hattie J. Pitts, your wife, the plaintiff, filed her petition in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska on the 6th day of May, 1927, to obtain an absolute decree of divorce from you, on the grounds of extreme cruelty and non-support. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 10th day of September, 1927. HATTIE J. PITTS, 4t. 8-12-27 Plaintiff NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. In the matter of the estate of George G. Johnson, Deceased. All persons interested in said estate are hereby notified that a petition has been filed in said Court alleging that said deceased died leaving no last will and praying for administration upon his estate, and that a hearing will be had on said petition before said court on the 17th day of September, 1927, and that if they fail to appear at said Court on the said 17th day of September, 1927, at 9 o'clock a. m., to contest said petition, the Court may grant the same and grant administration of said estate to Ray L. Williams or some other suitable person and proceed to a settlement thereof. BRYCE CRAWFORD, 3t-8-26-27 County Judge 700 Peters Trust Building NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT DEFENDANT To Charles Wilson, non-resident defendant: You are hereby notified that Pearl Wilson, your wife, the plaintiff, filed her petition in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, on the 24th day of May, 1927, to obtain an absolute decree of divorce from you on the grounds of desertion and non- support. You are required to answer said petition on or before the 25th day of September, 1927. PEARL WILSON. 4t-8-26-27 4t-8-26-27 Subscribe for THE MONITOR Omaha’s Old Reliable Race Weekly $2.00 a Year LEGAL NOTICE Charles F. Davis Attorney Ed. F. Morearty Attorney-at-Law PEARL WILSON. Classified FOR RENT—Furnished room in strictly modern home. One block from Dodge carline. Call during business hours, WE. 7126, evenings, WE. 2480. tf-12-10-26. FOR RENT—Neatly furnished room. Modern home. With kitchen privilege. Call Web. 6498. —tf. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. Webster 2180. 2516 Patrick avenue. WANTED—Working girl to take a room in my cosy apartment. Web. 1185. FOR RENT—Six rooms, 1148 North 20th street; five rooms, 1152% North 20th. Modern except heat. Webster 5299. FOR RENT—Furnished room in modern home, with kitchen privileges. Man and wife preferred. Call WE. 0919 mornings. FOR RENT—Furnished rooms. 2516 Patrick avenue. Tel. WE. 2180. NICELY furnished rooms. All modern. WE. 3960. FOR RENT—Nearly furnished room in modern home, kitchen privileges. WE. 3308. 4-T. Furnished room in inn home. One block carline. Call duringurs, WE. 7126, even-480. tf-12-10-26. Neatly furnished room. We. With kitchen priv-Web. 6498. —tf. Furnished rooms. Web-2516 Patrick avenue. Working girl to take a cosy apartment. Web. Six rooms, 1148 North five rooms, 1152½ Modern except heat. 19. selor-at-Law. P courts. Suite 19, 17th and Farnam or Ken. 4072. W. G. MORGAN—9344 and JAckson. H. J. PINKETT, Attr. selor-at-Law. Two perience. Practice Suite 19, Patterson Farnams Sts. AT. 9 HOTEL PATTON HOTEL, South 11th St. K to coast. Terms n Patton, proprietor. THE HOTEL CUMMING St. Under n ferms reasonable, proprietor. Furnished room in mod- with kitchen privileges. e preferred. Call WE. Furnished rooms. 2516 due. Tel. WE. 2180. Furnished rooms. All mod- 960. Nearly furnished room home, kitchen privileges. 4-T. J. A. GARDNER'S T gage, express, m heavy hauling. Re- petent. Six years. Maple Street. Pho C. H. HALL, stand Baggage and expr parts of the city. WE. 7100; Res., W Harry Brown, Exp Trunks and Baggage c your moving and hauling UNDERTAKERS JONES & COMPANY, Undertakers 24th and Grant Sts. WEbster 1100 Satisfactory service always. 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. EMERSON'S LAUNDRY The Laundry That Suits All 1301 No. 24th St. Web. 0820 N. W. ATTORNE Painting and decorat paper and glass. Plas- tat and general work. plams paints. 2419 none Webster 6366. THE PEOPLES' DRIVE and Erskine Street full line. Prescri- filled. WEbster 63 N. W. WARE ATTORNEY AT LAW 1208 Dodge Street, Omaha, Nebraska Phones Webster 6613-Atlantic 8192. subscribe for ribe for 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. Harry Brown, Express and Transfer. Trunks and Baggage checked. Try us for your moving and hauling. Also, coal and ice for sale at all times. Phone Webster 2973. 2013 Grace street. 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. BEAUTY PARLORS MADAM Z. C. SNOWDEN. Scientific scalp treatment. Hair dressing and manufacturing. 1154 No. 20th St. WEbster 6194. --- HOTELS