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Successor to The Monitor m the militant defender of the rights of the race a Year—5 Cents a Copy Omaha, Nebraska, Friday, December 7, 1928 Vol. XIV—No. 23 Whole Number 695 Par Excellence I The Christmas'Spirit J ■ i?8« Underwood and_UnderwQQd — — ,,, — HON. CALVIN COOLIDGE President of the United States “And he who had received the five talents came and said, Lord thou delivered unto me five talents, and be- — hold beside them I have gained five talents more. And Mrs. Hankins’ of Prowler Does Description THE REV. JOHN his Lord said unto him, Well done, good and faithful ALBERT WILLIAMS servant. Thou hast been faithful over a few things, I Not With “Indentification” of Bird Retiring Editor of The Monitor will make thee ruler over many things. Enter thou into Square “And he who had the Joy of the Lord.” received the two talents came and What Is It That Makes These Supposedly Intelligent and Obesrving said, Lord thou delivered unto me two talents and behold beside them I have gained two talents more. And his 5 Women to as So Reverse Themselves to Wholly Discredit Lord said unto him, Well done, thou faithful servant. NEGRO ADVANCES IN Their Former Testimony? Thou hast been faithful over a few things. I will make * BUSINESS AND FINANCI THEE ruler over many things. Enter THOU into the of Lord.” That our readers may fully appreciate the position taken by The Monitor that we find Joy Thy it difficult to reconcile the discrepancies in the descriptions furnished by Mrs. Stribling of Survey Shows Great Strides of Colored Peoph i her murderous attacker and that furnished by Mrs. Mary G. Hankins, a neighbor who re- ? In Business and Industrial Field ported the appearance of a suspicious character at her home the morning of the attack, NOTED WRITER SHOWS NEGRO with their identification of Jake Bird, we print here in parallel columns one article from Si 3 the Omaha Bee-News and two from the World-Herald, which tell their own story. VICTORIOUS IN DEFEAT Louisville, Ky., Dec. 7—(By the is evident from the survey that th SAYS JAKE BIRD NOT ONE DRIVES AWAY PROWLER WOMAN SAW BIRD IN EAST A. N. P.)—A survey of the city of city has a number of leading spirit! NEAR LAKE AFTER ATTACK Mrs. L. T. Hankins, Lakeview park OMAHA ATTACK MORNING Nfeval Louisville, Ky., shows a Negro popu- -o- Thomas Proves Negro Won Prestige By Tuesday morning drove away a prow- lation of 40,087 in 1920. In this New York—At a recent meetini With While Woman Tell* of Driving Away Ne- ler answering closely the descriptior Mrs. M. C. Hankins Says He Breaking Republican Party city Negroes own and operate the of the stockholders of the Victor ^ Sought gro on Morning Stribling* of the attacker of Mr. and Mrs. G Entrance to Her Home at Seven Losing Election for A1 Smith following retail outlets: Life Insurance company in this citj Were Hacked. Harold Stribling, by brandishing a A. M.; Suspect Still Silent; .■— ■ ■ .. 6 drug stores a report was filed showing that th I revolver when the ycung man sought Taken to Ft. Madison. 12 groceries and markets company has paid $147,000 in sal BY NEVAL H. TOMAS Mrs. Mary G. Hankins, in to force his way into her home, it 3 music shops aries and commissions to its worker 3 living (For A. N. P., Dec. 7) Lakeview Park addition, near Carter became known Wednetday afternoon Jake Bird was identified 1 haberdashery in the New York office during th s Saturday inou we lost, we won! No longer ancient bugaboo of Negro domina- Lake as club, after viewing Friday a Shortly after her huiband had left the man who attempted to force , 30 restaurants past year. irill we be able to tell a man’s poli- tion. The Ku Klux Klan attacked photograph of Jake Bird shown to for work, and several hours after the his way into the home of Mrs. Mary 2 other retail stores -o- ( ical opinion by his skin. Hereafter with millions of papers and pam- her Sheriff Lainson Mrs. on by of Council ax-fiend had released Stribling G. Hankins, in East Omaha, the ■, fhen we Negroes also own and operate: Indianapolis, Ind.—The entire bus want to know what a black phlets the presence of Negroes en- stated that Bird is not the in a a short distance from the of the attack. Bluffs, swamp morning Stribling , nan is we must ask civil 30 barber shops iness assets, etc., of the Communit f thinking about, joying rights and high offices Negro who appeared at her home the Hankins home, a dark young man an- Mrs. Hankins made the identifica- j lim. We will be chil- under 12 beauty parlors Mutual Life Insurance company, always thought Tammany Hall, and proclaim- of the ax attack on Mr. of the tion in the offices of Attor- morning and swering closely the description County ( Iren if men can divine our ed the as 1 laundry newly organized company in this citj thinking Pope the American ruler in Mrs. Harold an Stribling. ax-murderer sought unlocked dooi ney Northrup in Council Bluffs. ] such a as 2 banks have been purchased by the Mam iy badge color. I am hap- case of a democratic victory; and by “The man I saw was a to enter Mrs “I am Bird is the light-col- by which the house, positive man,” to have been a this 2 loan associations moth Life & Accident company o j j iy part of black misrepresentation a great states- ored mulatto, with large lips and a Hankins reported. said Mrs. Hankins, “and since seeing 4 printing establishments Louisville, Kentucky. The latte America’s great revolt. It has man, who reached the inner hearts of look in his He wore him handcuffs about his dangerous eyes. Deicribei Prowler with wrists, ) us into the human was from his 2 newspapers company, with assets of more tha irought family, mankind, kept deserved a gray overcoat and gray cap,” said Mrs. whose residence is a feeling of safety has come over ] t attracted the attention of the lead- 5 public dance halls $470,000 was recently authorized t Hankins, goal. Mrs. Hankins. blocks from the Cartel me.” i 4 theaters do business in the state of Indian! about five ng writers and thinkers of the na- Mr. Hoover is not the president of Mrs. Hankins related that at 2 There at 7 o'Clock 1 ice factory Lake club, knew nothing of the as- | ion, for they filled their columns the republican party, but the servant o’clock on the of the at- Mrs. Hankins told authorities that morning sault on the Striblings until late , vith guesses and speculations about of all of the and for ouisville is the home office of A recent nationwide people, I, one, survey she was awakened a noise about 7:30 a. after her hus- tack, by Tuesday afternoon, and failed to no- m., just j he depth and breadth of our dis- shall appeal to him for full justice tv sick and accident insurance com- that there are 50 Ne- shows only at a window. When she arose later had driven to the of the appearance oi band, Lee, away work, ( ontent, and our ancient to the with as much earnest- es and of two life insurance com- 184 145 tify police encouraged Negro ps gro architects, engineers, she found thai a hand-ax had been a man came to her door and asked to the prowler at her door. , memy to offer us ever the American ness, and as great as I es. It also maintains branch of- and invent- expectations, pa designers, draftsmen, taken from an and left see her that his out-building The prowler appeared shortly be- dog, explaining dog , ongress for our alliance with them, would had I urged his election. Who- fi< for three out-of-town sick and ors 207 chemists in the United and on the door. n and that the in her the porch at fore 8 a. m. She described him as a ha away dog ] n feature and in editorial ever is leaves lent and likewise for writing president my duties a< companies, States. At 7:30 after Mr. Hankins homt be his. o’clock, Spaniard, Mexican or a very light might , omment black men and women in one and the same, for the reformer foreign life insurance com- th had the man came to the “Let he departed, Negp-o, about 5 feet 8 inches ir your dog outside,’’ asked, | 10th parties were given credit for cannot sheath his sword from war ps es. N. C.—A pamphlet r« door and asked admittance. “First she said. Durham, height and about 26 years of age. He tatesmanship, for serious political until he has won every right for his ii: city boasts 40 physicians, 17 issued the North Carolin a he said he “I refused and told him that we cently by thought my dog, barking wore a gray overcoat and cap, anc 1 hinking, and gifts of leadership. It people that all other races enjay, and de, is s, 16 lawyers, 11 undertakers, Life Insurance Mrs. Mutual companj » in the house, was his,” said spoke wit ha refined, soft voice, she had had our dog for several years. ^ orced the republican party to in- neither of the two old parties is will- estate 20 .1 operators, and 10 or- shows that there are eleven Negroe s Hankins.