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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01
Fewer Failures Now

~ HE number of failures in the United States during
the calendar year of 1925 as reported by Brad
L streets according to the Commercial and Finan-
cial World was less than during any year since 1920
The decrease in the number of failures from 1924
43 per cent and the decrease in liabilities from the
year was 81 per cent The total number of failures in
1926 was 1855 with liabilities aggregating S479611
754 and assets of 1892 ,093314.
According TO the above authority reported
there were more failures than in 1924 in New England
and the centrawestern states but fewer in the middle
states the northwest the south and the far south LA
btes were lighter every group in 1925 than in 1924
with an especially marked decline in the northwestern
group which in 1924 bank failures at their peak
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-01
Wolf and Wildcat

WILDCAT is sent to President Coolidge and a
u huge timber wolf to Mr.. Walker, mayor of New
York City and close friend Of Governor Smith
RZent Coolidge and Governor Smith may be the
bean and Democratic candidates in 1928, in which
<SiIdcat and wolf might take the place of elephant
Monkey in that campaign. The wildcat possesses
y of President Coolidge's characteristics. 1t moves
~ and strikes swiftly. In proportion to its weight
{I<NEWhzx.sS strong as any elephant and million
Seward daily gateway., 1926-04-26

Read the ads every day.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-04-26
"SALLY" BE SHOWN AT
 LIBERTY TOMORROW NIGHT

In addition to a story of unusual heart appeal, comedy, pathos and poignant drama in Sally" First Nationals newest starring vehicle, in which Colleen Moore is scheduled to open at the Liberty Theatre to- morrow, there is promised a scenic magnifcence that has rarely been eNcelled upon the screen.
 In the stage version of Sally" there were but four sets used, and these, because of the limitations of the spoken theatre, were neces- carily curtailed, notwithstanding Ziegfeld's recognized penchant for lavishness:
 The screen, however, knows no limit when it comes to staging a feature film. For instance, in Sal ly" the Elm Tree Inn "set," where most of the early action transpires, occupies one entire stage in the United Studios and was nearly half city block in size.
 For the taking of the lawn fete scenes another elaborate set was specially constructed It occupied virtually the same space as the Inn.
 Studio artisans constructed an ac- tual lawn and garden with walks and trees, ponds and outdoor" hooks. They also built the entire facade of an immense mansion, with huge twin staircases leading from this in- door garden to the house vestibule.
 Of the smaller sets there are many and all of them amazingly accurate in detail, including the Elm Tree Inn kitchen, Sally's dressing room, stage of the New York Follies, Mime. Ju- lies tenement home, Hoopers thea trical office, magnificent gun room and the exterior of the inn.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-04-26
CHAMBER LUNCHEON BE
 AT F|sHER's TOMORROW

Tomorrow's regular weekly meet ing and luncheon of the Seward Chamber of Commerce promises to be an exceptional interesting affair owing to the presence of the Dis- trict Court officials now in town. Judge Clegg, Clerk of the Court Cuddy, and visiting attorneys have all been extended an invitation to attend.
 Caterer Chas. Fisher, proprietor of Fishers Cafe, where the luncheon will be served, is preparing spe- cial menu for the occasion. The largest turnout of members in months is looked forward to.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-04-26
SEWARD GRILL MOVING
 INTO NEW LOCATION

The Seward Grill closed down this morning, at about 9 o'clock and the work of moving into their hand some new location in the Holben building was begun. From that time on until late Friday night, the new restaurant quarters will be the busiest place in town for swarm of workmen, and employees of the popular eating house, have quite a task before them, in preparing for the re-opening Saturday morning, May l.
 An announcement, carried in ano- ther column of this issue proclaims that, which awaits opening day pa- irons. A special dinner will be served and an orchestra will be on hand to help things along.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-04-26
WATSON DUE FROM WEST
 TON|CHT 0R IN MORNING

The Admiral Watson is expected to arrive in port from the westw ard either this evening or tomorrow morning, according to the local office of the Pacific Steamship Company. The Watson will load on 500 tons of scrap iron from the Alaska Rail- road and will not depart for the south until after the arrival, We'd nesday evening, of the regular pas senger train from the Interior.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-04-26
SPANISH GOVERNMENT
 ID PAY HEED PUBLIC
PREMIER DE RIVERA ADDRES- SEES PATRIOTIC UNION BAN.
 QUIET, NATIONAL AFFAIRS

ALCALA DEHENARIES, Spain, Apr. 26. (P)-Quoting Premier de Rivera's spech at the banquet of the Patrio- tic Union, he said T don't think I shall convoke parliament or call elections because the government needs only to listen to opinions of the council of state or the econo- mic council and if workman has a complaint we vii hear it. If the issue is too serious to decide we will submit it to a National refer endum and give the people an op- portunity to express their opinion" !"
Seward daily gateway., 1926-04-26
WAR ORDER DIRECTS
 ALASKA ARMY RADIO TO ASSIST AMUNDSE|N

WASHINGTON, April 26. (P)- The War department has directed the Army radio stations located at Fairbanks, Fort Gibbon and Nome, to give every assistance in com munications and cooperation With the Amundsen Polar expeditions this summer.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-04-26
PARTY FOR MRS. THODAY

In honor of Mrs. Henry Thoday who is departing soon for Ketchi- kan and the states, Mrs. o. A. Jo- hansen gave a delightful party in her apartments in the Arcade building on Friday evening.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-04-26
ALASKA JUDICIARY
 DENOMINATIONS ARE
 POSTPONED MAY [
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 26. R)-The Senate Judiciary commit te postponed action on the contest ed Alaska Judiciary renominations until May 5.

WASHINGTON, April 26. (P)- Chairman Cunlmins of the Senate Judiciary Committee introduced five administration dry bills, one of which proposed a blanket authority for a Treasury issue necessary for regulations to enforce prohibition. A chorus of protests from the wet senators greeted the measure.
Seward daily gateway., 1926-04-26

FOUND-Keys, owner can have
 same by applying at the Gateway
 and paying for this ad. If
Seward daily gateway., 1926-04-26

''The facts well told" Subscribe to the Seward Weekly Gateway.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-06-19
Tnkfsh That Blinds
Enemies With LIGHT

A cuttlefish that confounds its enc
mics with light instead of darkness is
the interesting creature described by
Prof. E. Newton Harvey, student of
what is popularity known as "cold
light" who devoted eight months to
research in the marine laboratories of
Naples and Messina, Italy.
Ordinary squid or inkfish that live
near the surface escape their pursuers
by throwing out cloud of black
fluid, as kind Of submarine smoke
screen, Professor Harvey explained.
This abysmal form, which lives at
depths of probably ten thousand feet,
where no light ever penetrates, has
only rudimentary ink sac, which in
stead Of the usual inky sepia contains
luminous substance. When dis
turbed it discharges a Jet of this lu-
minous material and thus blinds It's
enemy with light instead of darkness.
Professor Harvey is of the opinion
that this deep-sea squid Is a descend
ant Of surface-living animals, but that
as 1t evolved in darkness it found that
this reversal Of its ancestral mode of
defense was useful in insuring its sur
vival.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-06-19
Skus,Rs Combat With
CrolDs Unequal Match

How one skunk staged battle with
q flock Of crows and was worsted by
them on floating cake Of ice In Weis-
er river is told by a rancher living
east Of Weiser, Idaho. His attention
was attracted by the uproar Of the
crows and he watched the battle for
some time, says the Milwaukee Jour
nal.
The birds were apparently excited
by the skunk's proximity. Occasion
ally a crow would lose control of It.
self and fall into the water and drown.
AS the Ice foe floated nearer the bat
tie grew in intensity.
The crows were fierce in their at
tacks but the skunk was just as fierce,
using not only his claws but apparent
ly also his poison gas equipment. He
would dart his best weapon into the
eyes of his assailants and there would
be one less crow to combat.
Gas supplies finally gave out and
the unequal battle ended when several
Of the birds alighted on the foe and
picked out the skunk's eyes. AS the
foe drifted out Of sight the skunk
was stretched feebly on his side, with
the crows picking vigorously at him.
The rancher counted more than a doz-
en- dead crows in the stream.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-06-19
American Writer Who
Turned to Buddhism,

It is common for people of other
lands to come to America and be-
come citizens Of the United States, but
we seldom think of Americans taking
out naturalization papers and so be-
coming citizens of some other country.
Yet one famous American writer did
Just that.
This writer was Lafcadic Hearn,
who was really an American, al
though he was born on Grecian is
land Of an Irish father and a Grecian
mother. At the age of sixteen he ran
away from London, and then came
to this county, where he worked on
a number Of newspapers. Later he was
sent to japan to write articles for a
magazine. He became so fond Of that
country that he spent the rest of his
life there, adopted the Buddhist re-
ligion, became a japanese citizen,
dressed in the costume of the coun-
try and married Japanese wife.
Hearn thus became almost COM
pletely an oriental, and better than
any other occidental he has told us
about the people of the Far East. Hav-
ing himself become one of them, he
was able to understand them more
fully than any other westerner.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-06-19
SCHOOL PUTS BAN.
ON "MAMMY'ROLE.
Medf0rd School Authorities For
bid Presentation to Balk
Race Feeling.

Negro nanny" characterizations
are strictly taboo in Medford, that is,
If such roles are to be essayed by the
budding histrionic stars of the Hobbs
Junior High School of West Medford.
Medfordites will not have the OPP
portunity of witnessing the pupils
presentation of the playlet, "The Bad
Little Tomboy," because Principal
Bertram Hooper declares some of the
Negro students might feel offended
by the appearance of a white girl in
a nanny" Characterization.
Superintendent of Schools Marc
Brooks, after a conference with
Hooper, ordered the playlet banned
as result of which the Dramatic
Club of the Hobbs Junior School has
withdrawn the piece.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-06-19

Although the phrase, Ito the bitter
end" has become common in connec-
ton with the expression of tragedy or
stress, it Is, In reality, but a simple
nautical term, with an entirely diff
ferent meaning. 1t originally referred
to the "bitt," the nautical term for the
turn Of cable, and 1.-THE bitter end"
is that part Of the cable that is wound
around the bitt. 1.-THE bitter end"
therefore, is the extreme end. Defoe,
In Robinson Crusoe," used the term
in that manner when he described a
storm In which 1t was necessary to
order out the sheet-anchor in addi-
ton to the regular anchor. Even then
the storm was so fierce that the ship
plunged in the high seas and the ca
bles veered out ito the bitter end
Kansas City Times.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-06-19

According to a psychologist TO-
100000 of us are morons and 25,-
100000 more just plain, ordinary
dumbells. What's psychologist
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-06-19

A pretty new hat may not affect
a woman's brain, but it always goes
to her head.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-06-19
THE NEGRO IN THE MOVIES

Welcome news comes from California that Cecil DeNie
working cinema production which will portray the Negro
as ne is Lack of propaganda either favorable ufavoab and
the of complete Negro will notable features of
the production.
moving picture production of this kind will be epochal
That the Negro has abundance of honc ability atested
to by the word of nearly metropolitan theateman
try That he has not been the opportunity this talent
to its fullest display is undena and that his field heretofore
equally undenable.
This production will have the chance of changing that stua
tion Together with the revival of Uncle Toms Cabin which
the Universal Film corporation already working with Charles
the role of Uncle To and with large number of other
coored actors various parts the cinema audiences
of the country glimpse of enjoyment which they have the
completely missed Should the reception of the picture be favor
able will undoubtedly lead to continuation of the practice
least at intervals, of producing coored pictures.
The ultimate release of the De Mile picture should be waited
for with anticipation because of the opening field which it
prends for cooed actors because of the beneficial influence
may have upon white audiences and the impartial
nature of it's theme.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-06-19
Is It q Fish or Not?

The ohm or proteus is a curious,
snakelike fish which is totally blind
and its eyes would be of little value
to it In the subterranean waters which
It inhabits. The ohm Is both lung
and a gill breather, lying at the bot.
tom of a stream at times and extract.
ing oxygen through its gills and again
rises to the surface and breathes
through its lungs. If the ohm lives
in warm waters it brings forth its
young alive, while transplanted to
colder waters the same ohm will lay
eggs and hatch its young from them.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-06-19
REGAIN FOR SHERIFF.

Frank A. Regan. candidate for
Sheriff of Hennepin County, has had
experience as peace officer and in
vestigator for more than 20 years.
He is in his 18th year as a member
of the Minneapolis Police depart
ment, holding every position within
the department except Supt. and Ma
iron, and is now a Minneapolis City
Detective.
Mr.. Regan is the only ex-service
candidate running for this Office and
has an honorable discharge from the
U. S. Army, having volunteered in
the Sapnish-American War and
served in the Philippine Islands.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-06-19
NEGRO WELFARE AND
STATISTICS IN MICHIGAN

&Souliuucu IrOm page ~
hnquish their license to operate in
Michigan because of fraudulent prac-
tices in which Negro farmers were
the victims, and in the establishment
of State Free Employment bureau
in the city of Detroit, under colored
management, received a great deal of
commentator.
In all, about fifty members and
visitors attended the conference, the
most notable being Forester B..
Washington of Philadelphia, nation
ally known social worker; Mrs.
Maude B. Coleman of Harrisburg,
representing the Welfare Department
of Pennsylvania, and J. C. Dancy,
Executive Secretary of the Detroit
Urban League.
The morning session was given to
reports of the Division and of Ad-
visory Board members on conditions
in their respective localities. In the
afternoon, addresses and discussions
were the order of business, the speak
ers being DR.. Lillian Smith of the
Michigan Bureau of Child Hygiene;
Sergt. Earl Bennett of the U. S. Army
on the Citizens Military Training
Camp; Baxter S. Scruggs of the De-
troit Colored "Y" on Industrial Con-
ditions of Detroit; Mrs. Maude B.
Coleman of Pennsylvania; A. C. Car
ton of the Michigan Department of
Agriculture; c. Edward Knight, De-
troit philanthropist and church lay
man, and Forester B. Washington,
Executive Secretary of the Arm
strong Association of Philadelphia.
Election of Officers.
In the election of officers, Charles
H. Mahoney of Detroit was returned
to the Office of Chairman of the Ad-
visory Board, George M. Smith of
Grand Rapids as Vice-Chairman, and
y. A. Campbell OF Lansing as EX-
ecutive Secretary.
The newly-created Michigan Inter-
racial Commission also held it's Or
ganization meeting on that day, elect
ing C.. Edward Knight of Detroit as
chairman, and designating c. A.
Campbell of Lansing as Executive
Secretary of the body.
An extensive program has been
prepared by the Interracial Commits
sion, and recommendations pointing
to the expansion of the Division of
Negro Welfare and Statistics were
proposed by the Commission and the
Advisory Board. From the deep in
terest of the Negro citizens of Michi-
gan, as shown by the attendance and
the intensity of the discussions, this
work is assured of bright future.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-06-19

Shortage of cash is bad enough,
but shortage of plain gumption is ten
times worse.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-06-19
WOMAN DRAWS SENTENCE
OF 80 YEARS IN RICHMOND
preston News Service)

Richmond, Va, June Issue
Body, 20 years old, has been sentenc-
ed to serve 80 years in the peniten-
tiary for forgery. She was sentenced
on three charges before Judge Math-
ews of the Corporation Court. The
detectives arrested the woman sew
eral weeks ago after a series of bad
checks began to appear in the vari-
Gus homes in which she was employed
as domestic. Only two or three of
the checks were in excess of SO. All
the checks amounted to a loss of
$3.50.
There was a dozen or more cases
against her. She entered a plea of
guilty to the charges in three cases.
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-06-19
Would Mean End of World

The late Camille Flammarion, the
noted French astronomer, expressed
his opinion as to what would happen
If the earth stopped revolving, as fol-
lows: Were the earth suddenly
stopped in its course, the shock would
be transmitted by recoil, SO to say, to
all the constituent molecules of the
terrestrial, globe, as If each received
a stunning blow; the whole earth
would be instantaneously luminous
and burning, and an immense c0ntia-
grafton would devour the world"
The St. Paul echo. [volume] (St. Paul ;) 1925-1927, 1926-06-19
THE COLORED COLOR LINE

of the oppression peasant there grew
the feeling of solidarity which resulted in revolution
Out of the laid upon nonconfong reg
ous groups England in the eighteenth century there
ed Mehod of the most powerful of present religious
sects Out of the crushing load placed the back of labor
there has land large body protective and
discriminatory legislation Out of the centuries of perec
ton undergone by the Jew economic independence has been
built up which can be rvaled by no other people,
And out of the msreament of the American Negro there
has been carefully erected other things the color line
within the color line"
Nearly nconsderabe the West this feeling grows stronger
stronger approaches the East until
be found in cities of those sections actual differentiation of
social groups the basis of skin For long while this
situation has been the puzzle white sociolog and the butt of
ests anathema coored thinkers Fresh and deecab
material has been recently provided by declaration issued by
in Kansas
Herself muatto Evangelist Eta Scott argues that the
nbeweens the Negroes in America being neither black
white should ceave unto themselves nation of Ishmaetes
81 divine inspiration in Topeka in 1920 Mrs Scott
Some Negroes together but that not My
mission is to out to the black let people The
trouble with the Negro today his coorblndness. Hear
Yellow shmaetes cut loose from the Negro and
where America But treat the Negro fair just and right but
keep him in his place and at his distance.
Wake up You Yelowmen and children bound under
the Backman America Pull off the scales from
shake off the dead weights and cut loose the drawbacks
The Negro not Therefore let the Negro his
black blood to build his black SELF Stop hand
Yellowen and boys and beautiful Yeowwoen and girls
going and marrying into the Negro And that
there come out"
That delicious passage far provoking than the
work of Leacock himself 1t the mastery formulation of sin
creed evolved from a and simple mind.
We would not be too harsh with Mrs Scott We merely
sent her doctrines they uttered for consideration and
uaon Before her che belief the efficacy of this solution
of the American problem all the rational tenets dealing with
cohesion and increase of group solidarity POLITICAL
nomc and cultural nes spuer and stop dead at the lips
Mrs. Scotts" thank the Lord in the minority. They
formulate national policies and their influence remains within
narrow fanatca sphere They disturb progress little and they
much One well smile at these Jealous brands from
the burning these utey dissenting founders of Ishmae
to be axiom of successful business that profit
end to be sought Business whatever
and the result of policies which look to give
the public The business which the whole likely
most that business which to the customer
something than commodity which he buy
Calvin Coolidge.
Lucky Sambo Negro musical revue, playing
to packed Columbia Theatre New York City, and
featuring Billy Higgins and Joe Byrd reported being the
greatest comedy of the year.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-14
o. w. Roberts Owns
Ancient Turnkey

Although il South Dakota man. IN
an article in the St Paul Pioneer
Press last Sunday. j. given credit
for owning one Of the few turn
keys" used for pulling teeth IN the
early days, q. ". Roberts to-day
produced a-smilar key which Is be-
lie>ed To be one Of the Oldest III
existence. lao wears old.
The device WAS used ny Mr.
Roberts great grandfather. NJ. Rob
erts, who practiccd aS 4 dentist ana
a "bleeder" in Enosburg Falls, Yer
mont, over lao years ago and rs III
nerfec. preservation. Il was ass
used ~ Mr. Roberts grandfather and
By his father. although the local
meteorological admitted that Il has
not seemed very pleasant instrument
when il was used to pull his teetn,
The turnkey" consists OF a small
iron bar about five inches long. At
one end Of which is a carved IVORY
handle At the other end is curved
movable piece Of iron. almost a
| hook, which turns on the bar.
The curved piece Of the turnkey
| was placed over the tooth and a
quick twist of the handle usually
removed the tooth with promptns $
and dispatch.
Mr.. Roberts states that oniv two
! turkeys are to be seen in the smith
| sunian Institution. but says they are
! not in as good a state Of preserva-
| tinn rs his instrument.