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The broad ax., 1926-11-27
COLORFUL NEWS MOVIES

walked out in protest against working
conditions and wages. They allege
that the maximum was approximately
$40 per week, and that the average
wage was approximately $l1 per week,
both Of which are obviously far below
living wage in such metropolitan
center as Chicago About 40 workers
refused to join the strikers, and have
remained on the job, thus permitting
the company to continue its operations
without marked embarrassment Late
reports indicate picketing movement
and the arrest of several strikers upon
charges growing out of picketing ac-
tivities.
Several significant results have fol-
lowed the strike. 1t is said that the
Chicago Federation Of Labor has
shown willingness to aid the strikers.
This, the strikers aver, means that in
dustrial race prejudice is breaking up
in Chicago, a cause for rejoicing the
country over If the time has come
when the trade union movement is
ready to clasp sincere hands with Ne
gro labor, then it is time to hail new
and promising day in the matter of in
dustrial race relations.
Verbal reports state that in addition
to the low wage, which stimulated the
strike, other conditions Of labor were
highly unfavorable at the plant. In
fact, the leading Chicago paper says:
THE women were working under
miserable conditions. No dressing
room is provided; nor is there a place
to eat lunch. Other facilities are con
sidered dangerous and harmful to the
best interest of the workers health"
The right to strike, of course, has
long since been morally and industrial
ly within the discretion of all workers.
The Negro, often strike-breaker, is
seldom striker; and the Chicago out
burst will be watched with concern by
Negro employees and their employers
the country over.
Strike or work, there is one truth
that cannot be denied. Every worker
is entitled to fair wage and, at least,
tolerable conditions of employment. He
is entitled to health conveniences, to
wage which will enable him to meet
the standards of American living, and
TO peaceful and harmonious day of
labor. On the other hand, he should
yield back efficiency. permanency, and
protectorate of his employers inter
ests,-that is, when he can protect his
employers interests without jeopardiz-
ing his own.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27
Varieties or Jinxes

The natives Of Galway consider the
fox unlucky. If they meet fox on
their way to fish, they turn back for
that day. If Irishmen or Italians pro-
nounce the names of certain animals
while they are fishing they are GER
tain to have i'll luck. In some sec
tons Of Scotland there are old wom-
en- whose names are unlucky and
such persons must be spoken Of In
an indirect way.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27

The first American college fra
ternity of which there Is a record was
the Flat Hat club" that appeared at
the College Of William and Mary in
1850 and continued in existence until
after 1772. 1t was secret, literary and
social. The oldest Greek letter fra
ternity in this country now in exist
ence is the Phi Beta Kappa, organized
in 1776.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27

AS quiet as it's being kept, conster-
nation is beginning to pervade the
mental poise of Nordic civilization IN
America, which, upon perusing a pre-
liminary bulletin of the U. S. Depart
ment Of Commerce, dealing with the
depressing topic, Feeble Minded and
Epileptics in Institutions" has just
discovered that "The rate of feeble
minded patients in institutions per 100.-
600 of population rose from us in
1904 to 1913 in 1928" tremendous adj
vance in observation-disclosures. The rate
Of epileptics reported was per 100000
Of population.
And now comes the sad disclosure
that in both groups about 90 per cent
of the patients were white and only 2
per cent Negro, with a small group Of
individuals of other races. Another
disclosure is that the rate Of feeble
minded patients among the foreign
born white population as 1876 or less
than one-third of the rate among the
native white population. which led the
depressing mental scale with grand
percentage of 47.3
1t is sad truth that the Nordics
are becoming so loony, and it is equal
Iy consoling, despite all our woes and
cares, to be assured that the Negroes
comprised only two per cent of the
crazy throng which is swelling Amer
ica's feebIe-minded institutions Our
racial proportion is about 10 per cent
Of the whole, and rightly, we are en-
titled to have 10 non compos mentis
representatives in each 100 Of the same.
The rate, though, is only two, which
makes the white folks just forty-nine
times as crazy as we are.
This explains the Loebs, Leopolds
and the Thaws; and while we sub
scribe a healthy contribution to crazy
mobs, to jails, and to other demented
consumers of life and liberty, there is
some comfort in the knowledge that
our representation is almost zero ir the
ranks Of the unfortunates whose brains
have become worn and threadbare be-
meath the terrible strain of American
life, intensified partially because of
needless worry about who is to be per-
manentIy superior in this land Of
Democracy.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27
SOUTH CAROLINA OFFICIALS
STRIVE TO PREV ENT
ANOTHER LYNCHING
preston News Service

Columbia, S. c., Nov. 26-Robert
Bentley, aged 20 years, was placed in
the state penitentiary here Friday, hav-
ing been brought here, it is said, for
safe keeping from Florence, where he
is alleged to have shot and seriously
wounded E. r. Johnson, (white), plain
clothes officer, late Thursday. Bentley
was wounded, but his injuries are said
not to be serious.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27
FORUM TO HAVE PROGRAM

The second Sunday evening pro-
gram of the Forum of Fl. Dearborn
1927 Marching Club will be held Nov,
18th at the home, 1920 Grand Blvd.
NJ. B. Rogers. chairman Of the pro-
gram, has assembled together some Of
the best talents in the city and they
will be presented Sunday afternoon.
Public always welcome. J. B. De
veaux IS president Of the club.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27

Girard, in the Philadelphia In
quirer, says we get hurricane from
the Carib Indian" and that tornado
was Latin, and it means to turn, while
typhOon and cyclone were borrowed
from the Greeks" It's about time we
returned them to where they came
from-Detroit Free Press.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27
WashinRton's Greatness

'WhO was the greatest of American
statesmen George Washington"
answered Senator Sorghum, without a
moments hesitation. you must. adj
'What made him great was the fact
that he knew where to look for advice
and how to take it"-Washington
Star.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27
Fish's Many Names

The Graphic is commonly called
bachelor, camp-bellite, new light, sac
a-lait, tinmouth, carpet and chenqua-
pin. Its range is from New York and
Vermont westward through the Great
Lakes region and the Mississippi val
ley to the Dakotas and south to Texas
The broad ax., 1926-11-27
WilIed Teeth to Sister

When one of two aged sisters died
recently In Australia it was learned
that though neither had any Of their
natural teeth, the deceased did pos
sess a set of artificial teeth. These
she bequeathed to her sister, who took
possession of them after the funeral.
She was indignant when she discov-
cred the teeth did not fit her.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27

Ancient legend has 1t that the mag
pie stiIl lies under Noah's curse, be-
cause, when all the other birds came
into the ark of their own accord. the
magpie alone gave trouble. and had
to be caught.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27

A bulletin Of the IT, s. Bureau Of
Education has just pointed out that at
present more white youths are study
ing mechanical, civil and electrical en-
cheering than are pursuing courses in
Medicine and its allied subjects In
other words, the white brethren are
sticking to the soil, the air, the water,
and the mountains, gifts Of God, for
the almighty dollar which is making
them so groupalIy forceful in the
worlds commerce and business. They
prefer those assets as nloney-makers
to delving into the creations Of mans
mind and body.
Within the Race. engineers are as
scarce as hens teeth. In fact, it has
only been within the last decade that
an engineering course in Negro
school was available to ambitious
colored youths who had caught the
vision Of digging wealth out Of the
ground Such courses in white schools
were unavailable, and practice work
building culverts, bridges, spans, etc.,
has heretofore been highly inaccessible.
The brother, rather, has sought Med
icine, Law, and the ikeAplied among
his own people, to climb the golden
ladder to financial success.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27
Ancient American Relic

The exhibit of the Smithsonian in
stitution at the Philadelphia sesqui-
centennial exposition includes statu-
cite Of jade from Tuxtla. Mex.
center Of ancient Maya civilization,
and on it in Maya characters Is In
scribed a date corresponding to %
B. c. It is the oldest dated object
of any kind on this continent
The broad ax., 1926-11-27
Fur From Japan

An authority says that Japanese
mink comes from Japan. 1t Is dyed
fur. and naturally will not wear as
well as fur that has not been dyed.
In many cases, however, people who
have had coats made from a good
grade of this fur have been well sat
Isfied with its wearing qualities. Be
fore being dyed it is pale yellowish
color.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27
Pan.American Conference

The first Pan-American conference
opened at Washington on October 2,
1889. 1t was originated and planned
by James G. Blaine, secretary Of
state under President Harrison. Ten
republics Of the two countries signed
an arbitration treaty.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27
Hurnnling Birds

There are said to be some 500 spe-
cies Of humming birds. which have
their origin mostly in the Amazon and
Orinoco valley. The birds are entire
ly American. in the summer migrating
far North. even as far as southern
portions Of Alaska
The broad ax., 1926-11-27
Hooked French Scientists

A French adventurer, Jean Baptiste
DouyiIle, received the gold medal Of
the Paris Geographical society for the
most important discovery in 1880. The
award was based on his book on the
CongO-a fabrication
The broad ax., 1926-11-27
1. Paul Laurence Dunbar
2. Who's Loony Now9
3. Chicago Date-Workers Strike
4. Engineers Versus Doctors
preston News Service)

Twenty years have passed since
Paul Laurence Dunbar, Americas fore
most Negro poet, died." says the Viii
mington, Del, Every Evening daily
paper, which adds that Paul Dunbar
would be startled were he to awaken
and read today the stuff that passes
for poetry; for, as Madame Roland
said of Liberty, how many crimes are
committed in poetry's name! He (Dun-
BARI gave to the Negro race heritage
that remains high mark for the sing
ers Of the racer singers Of any race,
for that matter"
DIR. Alain Leroy Locke, former pro-
lessor of Philosophy at Howard Uni
verisity, says, however, in the October,
1926 issue Of "The Palms" edited in
Mexico BY Countee Cullen: Dunbar
was the Snowman Of the Negro masses;
but here (Langston Hughes) is their
spokesman" DIR. Locke says, further,
NOR would style Langston Hughes
a race poet merely because he writes
in many instances Of Negro Life, and
consciously as Negro"
We strongly doubt if even DIR. Locke
himself can explain just what poetic
Snowman" is. Too, so-called race
poets are on the wane. They that are
now singing their songs in poetry,
with but few exceptions, are looking
for inspiration from the background
of cultural intelligence.
Paul Laurence Dunbar was more than
race poet, and more than SHOW
man" of the Negro masses, which had
but little to yield up, inspirationally or
otherwise, when Dunbar's songs had
reached their sweetest vein. Dunbar
was a believer and an actor in the
highest form of social service. He put
forth many a biting piece of wisdom,
many bitter thrust, and much philos-
ophy. He was even more than a
spokesman. Yea, he was poetic
prophet; yet full of tender, passionate
love for mankind.
They who seek to develop inspira-
ton and poise sufficient to take up the
trail which Dunbar blazed need, first,
to absorb those human lines Of his, in
which he sang:
For human wants and human needs
Are more to me than prophets deeds;
And human tears and human cares
Affect me more than human prayers"
The broad ax., 1926-11-27
Patron or che CrirpEed

ST. Giles was chosen patron Of Grip
pies because he refused to be cured
of lameness. BE was a Greek who
came to France In the Seventh CEN
fury, and became the head OF a mon
Rstic government.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27

sAh. SIR" said Mrs. Higgins plain
lively to the vicar, "sInce my husband
'ad two parallel strokes, we 'aven't
been able to make both ends meet
The Boston Transcript.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27
Didn't KnoD Electricity

In the early days of experiment
with electricity, it was generally be-
lieved by the public that electricity
would flow down perpendicular
wire, but not up it.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27

An essayist writes that ''the world
never realizes what poet has done
until after he is dead" and then, Of
course, the fellow is safe Vancouver
Province.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27
Unfair Dioision

1t win not do to be saints at meet.
ing and sinners everywhere elsa
Henry Ward Beecher
The broad ax., 1926-11-27

The high spot in this issue Is what
causes fires in grocery stores.-Trads
Paper.
The broad ax., 1926-11-27

The Windy City is witnessing the
unusual spectacle of a Negro strike.
More than 100 female workers Of the
Maras Stuffed Date Company recently
The broad ax., 1926-11-27

HYou wait and pay for this hair
tonic after the hair grows said the
barber Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-09
S. M. HORSTICk NAMED
HEAD OF PLEASANT.
VILE SCHOOLS
Installed Consolidated System in
Tredyffrin and EasttoWn.

Installed Consolidated System in
Tredyffrin and EasttoWn.
philadelphia Public Ledger.)
The appointment of Simon M.
Horstick, of Berwyn, as superin-
tendent of schools at Pleasant
Vile, N. j., was announced yester-
day, when Mr.. Horstick ended his
four-year term of reorganization
work for the public school system
of Tredyffrin and Eastown Town
ships.
In 1922 Mr.. Horstick came from
the Southern High School in. Phil
adelphia to become principal of
the schools of both townships. He
made a survey of the district,
which takes in the towns of Pao!i,
Berwyn and STAFFORD and the sur
rounding country, and adopted a
policy of school improvement,
which the School Boards of both
townships are now following.
His plan, which eliminated the
small district schools and the
transportation of children from
outlying sections by bus, has re-
suited in bond issue of $275,0 900
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-09
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The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-09

Just as in every town small city, many man in
Peasantve gets the idea he must elsewhere to make
fortune to become successful in degree Distant
fields always look richer, deceivingy to the
who has but to dig beneath his feet to unearh untold
treasures
Of the thousands who rush off to every gold
oil discovery real estate boom nneenths doomed
to disappointment The best advice that be given to
the average American is to cut out the wanderust and
apply himself at home Most of have oil wells in
back yards guratvey speaking and it takes but little
energy and perseverance to locate them.
If Pleasantve readers fishing for opportunities,
and no doubt most of them are they might find sugges
ton in our cartoon and begin right where they
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-09
State Engineer Talks
On Traffic Problems
Addresses Associated Boards of Freehoders During Re-
cent Meeting in Atlantic City-Problems of
Traffic Control Explained.
Concluded from friday

above the center of the highway
or by placing on the curb line as
conditions best require, all in &C
cordance with the foregoing reso'
luton, and with the understand.
ing that they shall in no event be
so placed as to obstruct in any
way the width of the State High.
way between curbs.'
This resolution is the result of
careful thought and study of the
problem presented and by its
adoption the State Highway Com
mission believe they are safeguar.
ding the interests of both yehicu-
lar and pedestrian traffic in a
manner which will produce the
greatest good to the greatest num-
Der of the users of the highway
and thereby be fair to all.
Highways are roads which ey'
cry citizen has a right to use on
equal terms. There are no pre-
ferred classes of traffic. Through
traffic must not be penalized Tor
the benefit of local traffic belong.
ing to any particular municipality
or district. The municipality
should be willing to accept their
fair share of the delay consequent
to the heavy traffic now being car
ried by our highways and they
should likewise be willing to &C.
cept such added burden of ex-
pense as is necessary to properly
and fairly regulate the flow of this
traffic within the territory over
which they have jurisdiction. It
has become too heavy, too varia'
BILE and probably too complicated
to lend itself to regulation by any
mechanical means, and it's regula.
ton can only be accomplished by
competent, trained and experience
ed men. The added delay to local
traffic due to a proper adjustment
of the total delays to traffic and
the added expense of accomplish
ing this through manually operat-
ed traffic regulating devices are
part of the price to be paid in or.
der that present traffic demands
will be properly met, which is es.
sential, if the State is to enjoy its
greatest measure of prosperity"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-09

"In this discussion of the regu-
lation of vehicular traffic l have
not lost sight of the rights of pc
destrians on the highways and
believe that their rights are fully
safeguarded if the methods OF
traffic regulation prescribed by
the State Highway Department
are used as embodied in the fol
lowing resolution adopted by the
State Highway Commission:
WHEREAS the State High
, way Commission did on May A.
1926, adopt as it's policy that it
will not approve, on any State
Highway, the installation, main
tenance or use of any traffic reg
ulating device which is automati-
cally controlled or manually con-
trolled from a point so remote
that the person operating the de
vice is not able to see the traffic
condition at the point or points
affected, and
WHEREAS, the State High
way Commission has received the
recommendations of the State
Highway Engineer as to proper
method of securing the best re-
suits,
THEREFORE,, BE 1T RE
SOLVED that the State Highway
Commission does hereby deter
mine that is will approve the
erection and maintenance of man.
ually operated traffic regulating
devices, such devices being so
placed as in no way to obstruct
the paved width of the highway
and to be operated by man SO
placed as to have a full view OF
traffic conditions at the point
where traffic is heavy on both the
/ State Highway and the intersect'
ing road; at other points where
traffic conditions are not as heavy
or where the municipality is finan.
cially unable to station the neces
! sary officers, warning devices in
the nature of flashing signals may
be placed and be so located as to
leave unobstructed the full width
! between curbs of the State High
/ way, and
"'BE 1T FURTHER RESOLV-
ED that at all intersections other
than those having manually con-
| trolled positive traffic regulating
device, suitable ordinances should
be passed by the municipalities
having control, requiring traffic
on the cross roads to come to a
full stop before proceeding to the
intersection, whether such inter-
section is protected by a warning
device or not, and
"'BE 1T FURTHER RESOLV-
ED that the State Highway Com
mission will approve the installa-
ton of traffic regulating devices
whether positive stop and go or
flashing signals by suspension
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1926-07-09

prepared by tho United States Department
OF Agricukure.)
In the latter part Of June, when
less bedding is required. most house
keepers begin to think about washing
the blankets and putting the heavier
ones away for next winter. You will
want to store these blankets in fresh
spotless condition, not only because 1t
makes it so much easier and pleasant
er In the fall when they are again put
into use, but because experience has
shown that moths do not attack clean,
wooden articles as readily as those
that are soiled So the chances Of
complete protection from moths are
better If you wash the blankets now.
Choose a bright, moderately warm,
breezy day each time you plan to
wash blankets-for in q large house.
hold they will most likely be done a
few at time and you will then be
sure that they will dry quickly and
evenly. The warmth Of the blanket
depends very largely upon the amount
of nap. When the blankets are thor
oughly dry you can raise the nap by
brushing them we'll with a clean stiff
whisk broom. Hand cards, such as are
used for combing wool, are even bet
ter for the purpose. There Is some
loss Of wool in mapping blanket, but
the result Is fluffier, consequently
warmer, blanket.
Store In Cedar Chest.
After they have been washed, the
best place to store heavy winter
blankets over the summer Is in a
cedar chest Any tight box or con-
tainer however, may be used If you
scatter moth balls or naphthalene
fakes through the folds, or the blan-
kets may be securely wrapped In