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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-18
MONEY BURIED
BY TORCH GANG
Being SOUGHT
Suspected Members of
Bank Yeggs Held in
San Antonio Refuse to
Make Statements
CIV The Associated Press.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 49,
Search for buried gold, looted from 4be
Comfort State Bank, will be extended
around San Antonio, following the find
ing of buried money, an acetylene torch
safe blowing outfit and weapons on
the beach near Galveston Friday, after
the arrest of four more suspected mem
bers of torch gang
The prisoners, five debonair, well
dressed young men, all under 80, were
grilled today at the police station here
after being brought back from Calves
ton during the night.
With the exception Of the first man
taken here last Wednesday all Of them
have maintained silence.
They have been implicated. by the
confession of one member of the alleged
torch gang, with the lootng of banks
at Comfort, Holland and La Porte and
the robbery of two army gambling games
here. -
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-18
San Benito Literary
Club Sponsor Program

SAN BENITO, Texas, April 1S.-A
crowded house showed their approval
of the work being done by the Athenian
and Culture Clubs last night when these
two literary clubs sponsored a picture
and program combined at the Palace
theater. the proceeds of which are to be
used for the Identification of the city
streets.
The picture, Idle Tongues" is the
screen version of DIR. Nye of North
Ostable~ Joseph Lincoln book and was
we'll presented.
The program consisted of four num-
bers: Mrs. Francis Landrum Ward in
songs, Miss Lillian Harl in readings
Mr. and Mrs. Tuseth in violin and piano
duets, and the Forty and Eight quartet
All of the numbers were well rendered
and highly appreciated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-18
TOURISTS TO BALKANS
INSURE SELVES AGAINST
X X X
BANDITS FOR 100000

NEW YORK, N. Y, 18.-Arthur
Train, lawyer-novelist, and Ernest
Schelling, pianist-composer, prior to
departure on the liner France today
for a three months trip through the
Balkans and the Near East, took ou
$500 600 bandit insurance with Lloyds.
1t have contracted to pay 90 per
cent Of any ransom demanded in case
the travellers are kidnapped by bandits
and in return Mr. Train and Mr..
Schelling pay premium of two per
cent, or $4,000. The two men said
they were taking precautions be-
cause Of the recent outbreaks, par
ticularly in Bulgaria
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-18
FRENCH ship CREW
Held in SMUGGLING

NORFOLK, Va. April IS. The
French steamer p. L. NJ. No. 21 was en-
route to Marseilles today without her
regular skipper, Emil Bourge, and two
others of her personnel, who are in
Jail here pending trial on charges OF
violation and conspiracy to violate the
immigration law.
Fines totalling $4,000 were collected
from the ships agents here yesterday
by customs officials for alleged snug
Cling of aliens into this country. A re-
port of the arrest of the captain and
chief engineer. Pierre Urgent and Dyab
q fireman, has been forwarded to the
French ambassador at Washington.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-18
Window Dressers Use
Psychology Of Crowd

ESSEN. Germany. April 17.-An Essen
firm recently made study Of the psy
chology of window dressing and kept
record of the manner in which crowds
look at show windows.
This disclosed that 646 persons look
ed at the bottom Of the display, All
looked at the center of the window, 1S9
persons looked at the left side, 1T at
the right side ,and 81 at the top. or
those who passes. the window during
the observation 219 did not look at it
at all.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-18
Los Angeles Flight
To Bermuda Delayed
fRv The Associated Press J

LAKEHURST. N. j., April 18.--The
second flight of the navy drigible Los
Angeles to Bermuda, which was post
poned from Thursday at sunset to last
might and then put off until noon today,
iagain has been postponed until early
Sunday morning because of weather
air station officials an
nounced.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-18
u. S. Asks Fee for
Passport Visa Be Cut
(By The Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 18.-The
desire Of the Washington government to
abolish passport visa fees for all ex-
cept immigrant passports has been COM
municated to all countries by the state
department.
A proposal that this step be taken is
included in the immigration act, but no
nation has yet replied to the definite
suggestion. The department expects, in
case of favorable replies, to work out
Immediately reciprocal arrangements
for fee abolishment.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-18
Soldiers Never Start
Wars, General Says

LOS ANGELES Calf, April 1S.-Sol-
diers never start wars; their is the
task of saving the country when poll
ticians or financiers start one. This
was the gist of Major General Charles
IT. Mecher's appeal at banquet here
last night for public cooperation in the
task of keping tn nations armd force
ready to portect its borders.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-18
SWISS FLOCK TO CALIFORNIA

BERNE, April 18.-Em igration to AM
erica is emptying many an Alpine will
age and district in the canton of Tienio,
Switzerland. In some places only the
young and the aged are left, all the
workpe ople having gone to the United
States, especially Calironia. Out of
66 young men called to the colors
to perform their military service in this
canton, only five could be found; all the
others had emigrated.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-18
100 NOW DEAD IN
BOMBED CATHEDRAL
(By The Associated Press.o

LONDON. April 1s.-The death list
from the bomb outrage in the Sveti
Kral cathedral at Sofia Thursday has
reached 100, including five members Of
the Bulgarian parliament it is stated
in official dispatches received here to-
day. Many of the wounded are ex.
pected to die.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-18
War Vets to Protest
Return of Caillaux
fBy The Associated Press,

PARIS, April 1S.-It was announced
this morning that the Association Of
French War Veterans was organizing
demonstration Off s o'clock this eve
ming at the tomb Of the unknown sol
idier in protest against "the return OF
'Caillaux to power
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-18
ARTIST BURIED

LONDON. April 1S.-The body Of
John Singer Sargent. eminent Ameri-
can artist who died here Wednesds.
was buried today at Brookwood ceme-
terry, 4ear London. the last resting
place of a numbe rof American soldiers
who died in this country during the
world war.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-18

Frederick William returned to Ger
many from his exile in Holland in No
vember, 1923, in the status Of a pri-
vate citizen. There has been no ind-
cation Of his intention to leave the
country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-04-18
Ex-Crown Prince of
Germany in Spain
(By The Associated Press.)

BERLIN, April 18.-The Deutsch
Tages Zeitung says former Grown
Prince Frederick William has arrived in
Madrid where he is the guest Of the
Spanish royal family. The paper adds
that he will accompany King Alfonso
on trip to Seville.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-23
Pitt DELEGATES
100000
STADIUM
Adjunct to Proposed 81
story Cathedral Of
Learning"

PITTSBURGH. Pa. Oct. 2S.-CP
Representatives o. 200 universities
and colleges throughout the country
will be here tomorrow to aid Pitts
burgh in defeating the new $1,000,
900 stadium Of the University of Pitts.
burgh, which will be a worthy ad
iunct to the proposed 52-story cathe'
dral OF learning. work on which is
expected to be started soon. AND
along with the dedication exercises
will be the annual battle for the col
legiate football championship of Pitts
burgh, between the Pitt Panther and
the plaid of Carnegie Tech.
A parade in which 10000 persons
are expected TO take part will pre-
cede the dedicatory exercises at the
stadium, and among those in line will
be several hundred former Pitt ath-
1etes who won varsity letters in recog-
milton Of their services on various
Pitt teams. The celebration will get
under way tonight with a banquet at
the p. A. A. for the letter men.
Indications point 10 a capacity
crowd at the game and both teams
are primed for the fray. Coach Wally
Steffan will take bis team TO a.;
mountain retreat today TO put the
touches on the training of
his Skibo eleven. The Panther has
been at ~ country training quarters
for several days and is reported to be
in fine condition.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-23
(Advertisement)
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-23
CREAGER DISCUSSES
REPUBLICAN PLANS
WITH S. A. LEADERS

r. B. Creager, state chairman OF
the Republican party, was in San An
tonic Friday discussing the next gu
bernatorial election with Republican
leaders and friends.
Mr.. McCreager was a guest at the
st. Anthony hotel. while en- route TO
his home at Brownsville from the
meeting Of Republican state commit
teemen from the 81 senatorial districts
in Texas at Dallas. There were ap-
proximately 500 workers at the confer.
cnce, Mr.. Creager said.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-23
SAN ANTONIO FIRM
10 BUILD HOSPITAL

AUSTIN, Oct. 23.-LP1-The Gem
eral Construction cc-Spany Of San
Antonio, was awarded n contract for
SIS. 600 for construction of an office
building at the Carlsbad State Tuber-
cular Sanitarium by the board of
control. Contract for laundry was
awarded to the company for $500.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-23

A Full Line of Fruits and Vegetables
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-23
IN SUCH WANTED
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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-10-23

These Dresses are among the most exceptional values offered
in many seasons.
Embodyng all the new chic of the season flares or
princess lines, in and two-piece models.
They suitable for every formal afternoon semforma
evening occasion.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-23

1t should not be forgotten that
Just in proportion as one class OF
liberal white southerners recognize
the worth of this class of colored
folks, another class of illiberal ones
are endeavoring to bring about the
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-23

Negro's undNEg. They misreDre-
sent Cypress, aggravate, hamper and
injure him. 1t IS often caused by
envy and jealousy, They Set up the
cry of Negro lover, from which many
New Day white folks shrink and un-
der cover of this perpetrate outrages
upon this hapless and helpless class
Of people in way to reflect upon
the better class of white people of
the Southland, who in reality. are
these same Negroes best friends.
What is needed is positive action
on the part Of the white folks. In
st. Pauls Church at Richmond and
in the Mayors office at Memphis.
Tennessee, we see the movement
RED along the lines indicated by
rs end some way and somehow God
vii make for the Negroes Of this
country IN general and the Southland
in particular, the rough roads smooth
md he crooked ones straight and
the stentorian halIelujahs OF these
same Negroes will be heard in all
of this land.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-23

ored "ofenders' that contact i'll theatre or
ether public gathering is OF small concern and
has no bearing upon the social status of either
white or black
This is the view that all colored people
take and this is the view that intelligent
Christian white people take. Contact is not
content and while ali ladies are women, all
women are not ladies either in erStrict sense
or in the restricted sense of Evelyn c. Hunt
Following the Washington Auditorium episode
50 upsettng to Miss Hunt the colored ladies
e the Mn So Lit Glib, Washington, enter
aimed at tea many white ladies who had been
present at the Quinquennial of International
Women. 1t is said that the majority Of the
guests present were foreign ladies of distinct
ION who were delighted with the courtesies
extended them and pleased to be in ladylike
atmosphere where color was net a mooted
question. As Miss Hunt must see, it was
quite an error to be so selfish to presume that
al ladies were restricted to the confines or
American shores.
Be that as it may, we'll be ready to cry,
even in Heaven if Miss Hunts rule obtains,
and we are sure it will not--and all ladies
whom ST. Peter, in Heaven, seats besides
colored people, get up and walk out of Heaven.
Wouldn't that be awful?
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-23

of Negro youth for the public service.
The Howard student Of the past has made
a high mark in world service, and upon his
virtues the Howard student OF the future has
built high hopes-hopes which amid this
strike spectacle of today, are indeed placed
in jeopardy. At best and regardless of facts
it is difficult to justify any Howard student
under tWenty-one years OF age coming to this
public university for brief four Or five-year
course, making himself unamenable to. the
University's rules and regulations, even
though it may be later shown that they ar
unjust Such action is not in keeping with
common sense, good Judgment, and regard for
public interest, which, first of all, in this par
ticular has its eyes set upon the higher edit.
cation of those Negro youths who seek such
an armor with which to take part in the Races
battles Of life That these beardless youths
who have scarcely yet touched the hem of LIES
garment should TAXI strike means to over
throw rules is a severe blow to the call of
education.
There are probably sufficient colleges in
America today to accommodate those students
who cannot, for few years, stand the gaff Of
rules and regulations unjust though they may
be. Of course, it is patent knowledge that
Dir. J. Stanley Durkee has, for some reason
Or another, sought to make Howard over into
high brow institution instead of keeping
it open to the masses. and has practiced dis
elimination against certain classes of appli-
cants. as to whom special and extraordinary
rules of debarment have been made. And ii
must be embarrassing to him that the high
brow atmosphere which he has sought to
create in Towards student body should revolt
against the administration. Even So the true
PURPOSES of education must be served; and
Negro youth of America must look upon How
ard IS a privilege rather than right. Hence,
lie s.r;NiHt students, who might b., justified
were !fcr n,er an women Of the world rather
than dedgl;nos, are solely sponsible for the
spectacle of discord which Howard now pre-
sents.-a picture which is not at all consolinG
tlsoe who are fighting the sterner battles of
lie in behalf OF the struggling Race.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-23
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
STRIKE.

"a Little knowledge is a Dangerous
Thing" = Howard hilltop continues to rage
with civil indictments and counter indictments
as between the Faculty, headed by President
J. Stanley Durkee (white) and the striking
students. From the maze of allegations which
are being hurled back and forth, it is difficult
to say who is in the right. Nor is it possible
to forecast just what kind of ashes the burn
ing flames of the Howard instruction ma
bring forth. There is one question, though
which is outstading in the disgraceful hilltop
strike. That question runs parallel to thu
question put by Governor Coolidge when the
Boston police strike was in progress. The
Governor said that no one had the right to
strike against the public interest Howard
has long since been tn pride of the Races
educational institutions Of gigher training.
A quasi-Federal institution, receiving appro
priations of the peoples money through Con-
gress, it represents benehce, as it were, of
the people,-an endowment for the training
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-23

gO1IE OF THESE white folks
1eceabouts are anxious to get rid Of
Negroes and are very shy about their
g os. proximity 10 them in Il house
ia tie ne. ghborhood. even though
la.g are not under the same roof.
DE ICe an OF this, the Richmond
Es>c Infantry Blues, the crack
mTEs airy organization of Virginia in
general and Richmond in particular
toc6 four Negroes with them to New
haven. Connecticut. Even the Gov
oyuo- OF Virginia and the Mayor of
Richmond were in favor of having.
f,.4 named 10 go with the party =
',GA4. is the use of colored folks
worrying? The batter. class of Virr
zn'Gns are all right and so are tha
le.tcr class of colored folks
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-23
e. IS q
GOOD NIGHT" LADIES!

According to the loquacious Stub pen of
Miss Evelyn c. Hunt (white) society and
dramatic writer of William Randolph Hearst's
Washington Herald of May 10th there are
hundreds of thousands of sympathetic Christ
ian white women in the world who are not
ladies for, as Miss Hunt says, in her com
ments in last Sundays Hearst Herald regard
ing the wakout of the two hundred colored
singers who were Inundated beyond perform
ance over the conduct of Washington segrega
tionists' Every lady would have walked out
if she had found herself seated next to a
colored person. in which, event, we presume
it would have been a case of Good Night
Ladies'. But as we said before, the Hearst
dramatic editor "stubbed" her pen. ........
In the first place, although Miss Hunt evil
IDENTITY takes it as presumption, nowhere in
tie dictionary are we able to find that ladies
are limited to the white women's group. In
fact, going back to the dreary past when
Moses married the daughter of Jethro, who
was decidedly black but, nevertheless, one of
the finest ladies in the land, Miss Hunt can
readily see that, for historical reasons, cher
adyship' depends upon no scheme of color.
In the second place just a short hour or
two at a playhouse, or at church for that
matter. does not reveal what female attend
ants are actually "ladies" or what males are
gents Why no one, as yet has been able
TO tell Just what in the State of Arkansas.
s responsible for the increase, during the past
70 w.: of $50 per cent. in the number Of
n2u attoes
In the third place, however, and for the
SAFE of argument. we will presume that when
Miss Hunt referred to ladies she meant,
whites only We're quite ready to admit that
n certain spheres, white women ladies' and
others. deem it calamity to come in contact
Wit. coored people in public places. AS
rule. the poorer and more ignorant whites are
the greater insult attends the contact On the
other hand the more of lady the Offended
is, the more she realizes along with the col
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-23
TOM LEAFS CABIN.

Tom Leas Cabin down on the Arkansas
shore of the Mississippi River, has completed
its humble but joyous Christian duty to the
thirty survivors whom the gallant Negro boat
man saved from a watery grave following the
catastrophe which befell the steamer "Nor-
man on its trip up the river last Friday. In
the boatman's home the water-soaked travellers
whom Lea rescued from their narrowing eX-
perience. when it seemed that the bottom of
the Mighty Mississippi was holding its wei
coming arms open to them Tom Lea'S CABIN
typical of the humble but clearly Negro home
Of Arkansas and its sister Southern States in
its act Of charity towards the distressed and
under the pressure Of critical moments when
lives were in danger. became living example
of what may be termed enforced social equal
itv. In fact, it became miniature hospital
for the comfort of the afflicted without regard
to race Or color.
Social equality, the sadly misunderstood
bugb:ar of projectionists of racial supremacy,
was left sitting ON the bench, while Tom Lea
and his family went to the bat, with charity
for all and malice toward none administering
to the Nornans survivors. Life is sweet.
Life is wonderful and when the grave yawnc
openly in the faces of either whites or blacks,
chose things which make life sweet and won-
derful come to mind without suggestion. There
are many things down in the districts which
abut Tom LEAFS Cabin which would make
life sweeter and more wonderful to the thous-
ands of "tTom Leas'' of the Southland who
have been forced into life of sem-darkness
BY the lrebear of .. lAl equality. These SUI.
merged "Tom Leas", of pride and ambition
have long awaited the dawn of the day whe1
advocates of supremacy, who have succeeded
in keeping the Negro in his place by mean;
of the social equality blindfold' would under
stand that social EQUALITY is an individual AMI
not a racial matter To set it up against IN
dividuals is quite right and proper; but to set
it up against an entire racial group, sought -
be oppressed because of color is an act OF
gross lSnOrdHCe,--d ploOl VI llluloPl'lo"iN -"
gotrv. That it is mere smoke screen :
amply proved by the increasing number OF
"human admixtures" in the territory where
social equality is the misnamed test OF civil
izaton
Duplicates of Tom Leas Cabin on the
Mississippi may be found all over the South
land, full of Christian love but kept apart
from the freedom of America only in SUCH
times as scourg:s and depression beset the
oppressors, when misery is not at all partic'
ular of the company it keeps. We are grateful
to God for the continuing lives of the souls
whom Tom Lea rescued from the muddy
Mississippi for we are optimistic that they
will carry back to their constituency tales OF
the charity which they received in the home
of the humble Negro hero. Perchance their
message will stimulate contrition and meek
n,ss in the hearts of many who use social
equality as ballast for Opportunity, Justice
and Love- -"
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-05-23
"A rEACE TIME HERO

TIE RICHMOND, VA. Times,
D.s a+ch is strengthening the bond
os union" between the better class
nf 7rhite folks and the better class
.>yrco,ored ones. A recent editorial
<1cde~ the caption of "a Peace'Time
?ya-a" IN the columns Of that journal
:, rs follows;
,,,>-ot many weeks ago Richmond
uncovered its head in respect for an
as and gentle Negro whose worn
bo8v ylas given burial from st.
y "a Ia scopal Church, the church
Fna. has been glorified through the
vso-eAiO there Of Robert E. Lee. the
church that in many ways is the
~onx sacred reminder of the Con
ra6e-5cy-that Confederacy which a
r..-a rart of the world still believes
y,s determined to- keep the Negroes
n '"TolUn airy servitude.
THAT part Of the world which is
ro OF the South looked on and
~-~~YaIad because It did nCt-could
20 understand II failed to grasp
So ari icance OF that solemn cere-
over the remains of Negro
-, or VINO had been slave, a
,- ~.ory attended by hundreds OF
necs Of the dead mans race who
N u tie pews Of their white broth
rrN nd beard the impressive words
> lie funeral service read by white
,N.c!arts. 1t could not understand
JtG his gentle Negro who had died
was sing honOred merely because he
w25 gentle, because his life had been
or o: devotion to others and of rigid
adherence to his humble duties, and
tl'" Richmond, in honoring his mem
org was symbolizing the friendly