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The broad ax., 1927-04-09

The Mexieans have q superstition
that whoever partakes OF food thar
has been gnawed by rats will be false
" accused OF WrongdOIng.
The broad ax., 1927-04-09

chantress," is no less distinguished.
1t possesses an attractive feature In
the popularity Of that always becom-
ing combination of black and white.
The broad ax., 1927-04-09
psrrOw and the Church

barrow and the Church
Following the ardently-delivered
,s.sape of Hon. Clarence Darrow to
a. over-packed audience in Washing
~. recently, at which time the attor-
nev-abolitionist oratorically blasted to
dr.t the pet idea of Nordic "suprem-
..,,a and resurrected from the ashes
~ absolute equality of all men, sew
eral prominent members Of the cloth
and their friends have taken Mr.. Oar
row sorely to task for his alleged
.4ront 70 the Christian Church. The
protestants say that no matter what
Mr. barrow has averred upon the open
cnestion Of equality, it is all as sound
;np brass and tinkling cymbals, be-
,.use of the differences made by the
sneaker that the Negro is paying too
much attention to religion and too
little to plain, everyday, practical life.
Two or three eminent clergymen
have entirely discounted the orators
fearless portrayal Of good, and see only
the evil that in him lies.
Far be it from US to attempt to de-
tract from the virtues of the House of
Worship; nor would we dare stimulate
or hearts to turn back upon the Good
Book of the Ages. Yet, we are frank
TO say that when man, in terms other
than those Of the Church, expresses a
creed Of Christian equality such as
Clarence barrow expressed in Wash
ington, it is high time for the Chris
tan Church, both white and colored,
TO replace some of their own founda-
Nth the foundation of Christian
E5 described BY Clarence Darrow.
Ns-roes are a religious people-so
hite folks. 1t is good that they
nd even with some slight defects
are obvious, it is good that each
lives within some kind of a
SHRINE of Christian brotherhood, even
though there's many a broken chain
in the tie that binds. Religion, how
ever, and particularly that of our white
brethren, must make strides forward
before it can lay claim to the kind Of
freedom which the Good Book SO
baau'if,,,'y 'es-ri'Jl5.
T -l- miss Clsrence Darrow, with
'l hs l7e- preaching some of
'-1i 1ould be paramount
n tbs Chl-ca which the Church
has ior- --1cs l.a Town. perhaps it
e.e- q. The Fatherhood
"a NAM = -otherhood of Man
are being exemplifed today in way
quite foreign to our idea of what
should characterize both.
We earnestly feel that the clergy,
both white and colored, could take
unto its bosom not a little Of Mr.. Oar
rows philosophy, without blemishing
their Christian armor. We do not
think that it is that Darrow loves the
Church less, but, rather, that he loves
his brother more. Greater love hath
no man than that he lay down his
lite for his friendl This is what Mr..
barrow is doing. How about the
Church?
The broad ax., 1927-04-09

1t Would Be Tremendous Task to Absorb That Number Of
People Of Any Race Into the Body Polite in Such Short
Length Of Time Without Preventing Large Percent Of
Them from Turning Out to Be Undesirable Citizens
The broad ax., 1927-04-09

Friends of Charles T. Magill, Of
New York, one Of the Races foremost
newspaper journalists Of the modern
school, are rejoicing to see his pen
resurrected upon the pages of the New
York Amsterdam News, the fastest
growing weekly of the Race
The broad ax., 1927-04-09
COLORFUL NEWS MOVIES
By THE CAMERAMAN

narrow and the Church
. 1.-THE Negro Dance Under Euro
pean Eyes"
Retarded Advancement in N. ].
4 Colorgrams
The broad ax., 1927-04-09
Retarded Advancement in NJ

Retarded Advancement in N. j.
The Metropolitan press reports that
a delegation Of Negroes recently Wis
tied Governor Moore, Of New Jersey,
and made vigorous protest against the
Toms River public school segregation,
which is now running the gamut Of
New Jersey protagonists and antag-
onists. The delegation stated to the
Governor, with emphasis: "Colored
people can only contemplate with the
greatest apprehension any tendency to
transfer to northern states the repres-
sive policy prevalent in the south"
4iad the jealous delegation paused
then and there, its work would have
been well done. 1t made the fatal mis-
take, however, and an unconscious one,
we hope-of asking that a Negro be
appointed to the staff of the Commits
sioner of Education, upon the basis of
COLOR ALONE.
What they should have done would
have been to pick out a well-quaIified
man and advocated his appointment,
not because Of the fact that he was a
Negro, but because he was the man
whom the parents wanted to represent
them in the affairs Of public education
If, incidentally, the candidate hap
pened to be Negro, such status was
quite irrelevant, either when weighed
for or against his candidacy.
In other words, the delegation evil
IDENTIFY went into the Governors of
fees, fighting Jim Crowism with one
hand and protecting it with the other
They were there because an ill-spirited
school official wanted separate Ne
gro school; and while there they ar
gued for a SEPARATE NEGRO OF
FICIAL.
1t is no wonder the Governor said,
in effect, that the Chinese, the Ger
mans, the Italians, and the Syrians,
ETC., all wanted racial representative
in school affairs; but that he preferred
to consider all the many races at 60 to
make up the population as AMER
ICANS and to name the members not
as representatives of any one class,
BUT OF ALL.
So say we The day of racial repre-
sensations and classes in America
ought to be over. And we ought to
help in shaping its demise. When the
white folks, by sheer force, designate
us as a Especial group, many times
we can't do much to prevent it; but we
can restrain ourselves from seeking to
create "specialties" where public
funds, public welfare, and democratic
government are concerned.
Colorgrams
Says the Charlotte Observer, (white) /:
There is no more bigotry and intol-
ararra IN the south than there is in
The broad ax., 1927-04-09

sThe pureblooded Negro in the Ba-
hamas, as elsewhere. is much more
attractive personality than his half
caste brother" says a member Of the
British Colonial Service.
The broad ax., 1927-04-09

Colorgrams
Says the Charlotte Observer, (white) /:
There is no more bigotry and intol-
erance in the south than there is in
other American states" Another
journalistic ostrich with its head in the
sand.
The broad ax., 1927-04-09
Reprnted by
The Loud Mouthed Politicians, Both White and
COIOred, Democrats and Republicans, Seem to Be
Fully Determined to Keep the Race Issue or
Question Well to the Front In the Closing
Hours Of the MayOralty Contest.

1t Would Be Playing Short or Poor judgement and
Shallow Wisdom on the Part of Any One to Urge or
Encourage One Hundred and Fifty to Two Hundred
Thousand Colored People from the Various
Sections Of the Southern States to Fall
Down in Chicago at One Full Sweep.
Evening star., 1927-09-15
Stop Sign Increase
Urged to Aid Traffic
To the Editor of The Star:

To the Editor of The Star:
With more and more automobile coll
lisions occurring at intersections of
streets extensively used by motorists
where no stop sign prevails, it would
seem that cOgnizance should be taken
OF these points of recurring accidents
as reported by the police and stop
signs erected
a particular point of recurring acci.
dents, some serious and one fatal is t
the intersection of Thirteenth and
Shepherd streets. From Spring road
on out to about Buchanan street.
Thirteenth street, being wide and we'll
paved and through street, makes an
ldeal speedway for the speed demon
VINO persists in opening wide the
throttle when he strikes this stretch.
Motorists crossing Thirteenth on Shep.
nerd street are constantly in danger of
being struck by the speed king racing
on Thirteenth street
About two years ago at this intersec.
ton one boy was killed and another
badly hurt in a collision. Recently
there have been many accidents. two
occurring within the past week, both
bad collisions and it was only an act
OF Providence in each case that the
occupants were not killed. There have
been at least 10 or II collisions here
in the past two years. and many more
are bound to occur if a stop sign is
not at once erected
Doubtless there are other intersec-
tons of similar nature demanding the
immediate attention Of the director of
traffic for stop signs to safeguard life
limb and property.
CHAS. 7. CHAMBERLAIN.
Evening star., 1927-09-15

and Asia. Schlee and Brock have dem.
onstrated their skill and pluck and
their possession of an extraordinarily
stable and speedy plane. So regular
were their first moves, with delays
only in Turkey owing to legal COM
plications, and in India in consequence
of adverse weather, that they winged
their way the greater part of the dis
tance around the world without
mishap.
Doubtless this fight, interrupted
thought 1t has been, and a failure
in respect to the initial plan. will yield
important results. 1t has been proved
possible to fly across the Atlantic and
two great continents practically on
schedule and in record time. Much
has been learned regarding the air
routes and the weather conditions.
Brock and Schlee have been pioneers
and have contributed richly to knowl-
edge regarding the possibility of great
distance flying. Perhaps they will
later find a way to span the Pacific.
or others may solve this problem. 1t
is not to be doubted that eventually
round-the world flying will be achieved.
Evening star., 1927-09-15
License Tags for 1928.

Assurance Is given in the annual
report Of the superintendent of the
Districts penal institutions that the
entire supply Of the Districts 1928 au
tomobile tags, now being made at the
reformatory at Lorton, will be de-
livered before the first of January
This is gratifying in view of last Win
ters experience. The contract for
making the 1927 tags had been let to
a private concern in Chicago, being
awarded to that company in part, it
has been indicated. in consequence OF
interested Influences There was
trouble from the start. Production
was not begun until too late for com.
plete delivery if there had been no
Interruptions. Then the company had
trouble of a financial nature and pro-
duction stopped. The outcome of the
affair was that the tags were not re-
ceived in time for distribution on the
expiration Of the old license year, and
a moratorium was declared by the
Commissioners Some motorists did
not get their new tags for several
months after the first of January and
much confusion resulted.
In view of this experience the Com
missioners determined to place the
work with the District reformatory
and, as Supt. Barnards report indi'
Gates, their confidence in prompt per
formance has been justified. An ex-
tensive plant has been installed, which
Is declared to be one of the best in
existence. Owing to the necessity for
making a complete new installation
of machinery it will not be possible to
deliver all the tags by the 10th of
November, as had originally been
planned But assurance is given that
they will all be available before Jan
uary /, and so there is no reason to
expect confusion this season, such as
that which marked the opening of
the license year soon to close.
District motorists should watch for
announcements regarding their 1928
tags and should be prompt in apply
ing for them as soon as they are
available. In view Of the disposition
of licensees to procrastinate in this
matter 1t Is certain that there will be
no lack Of tags to meet the demand.
BY January l every District motorist
should have his new number in place.
Evening star., 1927-09-15
Over Half Way Around.

Sch,ee and Brock have wisely acted
in deciding to end their round-the-
world flight at Toxic without attempt
ing to cross the Pacific by plane. That
possibility had been considered before
they reached Japan, but up to few
hours ago they appeared to be deter
mined to undertake the Pacific fight,
making Midway Islands, IL they could
find that tiny landing spot, and pro-
ceeding on to Hawaii II they missed 1t.
But this would in any case entail the
carrying Of sufficient fuel for the hop
to Hawaii from Toxic, inasmuch as
there was no possibility of refueling
at Midway. This would put the heavi-
est strain upon their plane ever
known In aviation, and prudence
finally prevailed to cause these re-
markable men to abandon their sched.
ule and end their fight at Toxic.
Their plane will be shipped to the
United States by steamer and by rail
to the starting point.
Thus ends an effort to span the
world by plane in record time. 1t has
been q gallant attempt. In the first
! long hop across the Atlantic and In
the successive advances across Europe
Evening star., 1927-09-15
THIS AND THAT
BY CHARLES E. TRACEWELL.

| view with a natural leader of men.
You sit there, rather proud Of your
self, fondly imagining that you are
safe from intrusion.
! But are you sure?
Ting ling!
| The natural leader does not hesi-
| tate to reach for the phone and to
spend several minutes talking to an
unknown, such is the power OF
curiosity in all human beings.
| He allows you, who have struggled
to secure an interview, to cool your
heels at his very feet while he talks
than instruct his secretary. Miss
Jones, get me Mr.. Natural Leader -
| Then there is that latest misuse
Of a great public utility. the use OF
the telephone to solicit business.
| Such intrusion into the privacy OF
n home is nothing less than sneak
| ing. 1t smacks of second story
work. and indeed Is such, in a
sense, since the telephone wire usu-
| allv comes into a house at such a
| height.
asks a suave voice.
| Mr.. Goofenduff not being ashamed
of his name, although perhaps he
ought to be. readily enough admits
the allegation.
'Mr. Goofenduff," goes on the un
known. wouldn't you Ike to have
your picture taken?"
If MIR. Goof falls for the blandish
ments of the charmer, the first
thing he knows he is sitting for a
photo that he doesn't want. Or 1t
may be a subscription to something
| or other. or a purchase of some sort
| of cleanser.
The whole procedure is a nuisance.
| The gentleman with the comma ndin2
voice usually results in making him
self merely tiresome.
| Luckily for him, there is no such
thing as television as yet perfected for
attachment 10 receivers, else he might
get the shock of his life. mental rather
than electrical. although mentality
partakeS somewhat of the electrical
nature.
What would a man who prides him.
self upon his tone of command
think if he would see the commandce
grinning broadly at him?
What would he think, indeed, if he
could read the thoughts of the man
HL lHS OlleE emu VI lic liilC Nio IL
saying TO himself:
"This bozo doesn't ring true
"This is not the tone of command
respect.
Besides. this specimen has no right
to pull it on me.
What is more. he wouldn't dare to.
if he had me face to face.
Courtesy is something he is not
, able to handle naturally, so he goes in
for the voice tinged with subrOnsciDus
criticism.
"The trouble Is, in his particular and
peculiar case, that his tinge of criti-
cism isn't subconscious. but highly
conscious.
'1f he would just relax bit, and be
natural in so far as the thing lies
with him. he might get results
with certain persons of Iackey-type
minds he may put it across.
But honestly, the thing falls fiat
with me.
TRY again, some time, mlstei-and
attempt to be a gentleman. please"
Evening star., 1927-09-15
Mr.. Mellcn's Preference.

Secretary Melons statement yes.
terday that he accepts as final Mr..
Coolidge's announcement that he does
not choose to run for President in
1925" coupled with his expression Of
personal preference for Charles Z.
tion by the Republican party next
June, puts an aspect upon the polit.
teal situation that will cause much
discussion and probably considerable
readjustment. For Mr.. Melons Of
ficial position puts him in the closest
contact with the President, and when
he says that he accepts the statement
Of August as final and conclusive
It may be taken as tantamount to a
supplementary declaration by the
President himself.
There has been much speculation
on this score since the President an
nounced his "choice" not to run for
President next year, and Of late a
disposition has developed in infiuen-
tial Republican quarters to interpret
that announcement as leaving possi-
BILE the drafting" of Mr.. Coolidge
for another term. Quite recently Mr..
Hughes. upon his return from Eu-
rope, himself gave expression to this
feeling. Now comes Secretary Mellon
with his own Interpretation Of final
ity, coupled with statement of his
personal preference for Mr.. Hughes.
Undoubtedly there are many Re-
publican leaders who would like to see
the former justice, former candidate
for President and former Secretary
OF State nominated in June in the be-
lief that he would be the strongest
man to head the ticket. They see the
growing possibility of the nomination
of Gov. Smith of New York-a possi-
bility strengthened by recent develop
ments In the West and South. They
want a candidate who can surely
carry New York against Gov. Smith
IL he should be nominated. They be.
Neve that Mr.. Hughes could carry
that State in such circumstances.
They regard him as strong in all the
essentials on the political situation.
They do not feel that his defeat In
1916 was due to any weakness on his
part, but was the result Of an alb
normal political condition incident to
the war in Europe.
Mr.. Hughes himself demurred to
the suggestion of his candidacy, first
on the score Of his age and second
on the strength of his belief that the
President is still available for renom-
tnation despite his choice" not to
run. II Mr.. Melons statement Of con-
fidence in the flnality of the Presi.
dents declaration is to be taken as
that of a spokesman" for the ad-
ministration one clause Of Mr.. Hughes
demurrer Is Cancelled. There remains
the question of his age. That is
matter that he alone may not deter
mine If his availability in other re-
spects should result in the develop
ment of a demand by his party that
no again head its ticket.
Evening star., 1927-09-15

The tone of command" leaves us
cold, when the owner of it does not
command our respect and has no
| legitimate right to order us around
| Nothing gives us larger pain than
one of these gruff takers over the
telephone.
Hello he says in a voice which
he fondly imagines to be snappy. 'Is
| Mr.. So-and.So there?"
| Now, it Is not what he says, but
the way he says it, that makes us
want to yell back:
NO thank God, he is not here
These fellows have read some
where that one ought to assume the
| tone of command"
| The trouble with such advice Is
| that it is too diffuse, too general
too lacking in a necessary particular
| ization.
| Not every person is fit to COM
mand. certainly.
| Let so much be admitted Com
manders are more often made than
| born.
One grows into the substance of
| command.
A man is general, for instance
Does any one think for an instant
that the officer said to himself. Now
l will assume the tone of command
and the War Department will be so
struck by it that 1 will be commits :
stoned a general overnight"
X X Il
No. the thing isn't done that way,
or so easily.
To be a general, one has to have
been a lieutenant first. and then a
captain, and then major and then
q colonel.
During the years represented by
this increase in rank the mans tone
Of command has grown by natural
inclina ton.
He has the tone of command be-
cause he has comma nded.
For "A chap to read in a book some
place that he ought-by all means. he
ought--to speak with authority, vigor.
pep and so on, and then for him to
instantly put such a tone into his
voice, is to attempt something which
does not ring true.
These fellows seldom ring true--es-
pecially over the telephone.
X X X X
The telephone, like a little too much
hard Ticker, usually shows a man up
for what he is.
In the hands of a courteous man.
the telephone is medium for courte-
Gus communication Of thought.
In the hands of a boor, the same
instrument becomes Il path for a
boorish interchange of lop sided ideas.
Men and women do queer things
with telephones.
"I'll bet you don't know who this
is" says the coy creature at the other
end of the line.
OF course, you don't-and why
should you guess?
Why doesn't the lady tell you at
once, as courtesy and the telephone
company require?
y X y X
A man who by no means would be
admitted to the sacred inner office
can creep into It over a wire as easily
as not.
Suppose one has, after much labor,
managed to secure a personal inter
Evening star., 1927-09-15
PHILOSOPHERS
BY
GLENN FRANK

The recent triumph Of transoceanic
telephony and the lyric flight of Lind
bergh across the Atlantic have turned
the mind Of the world to the problems
of transportation and communication.
The scientific prophets have been
busy painting the picture of world
in which distance" will exist only
in the racial memory the historians
will have preserved of the days before
transoceanic flight and transoceanic
telephony.
They forecast a time when dis
tance" will be but a word in the die
tionary and a term Of measurement;
it will not be a factor in the lives or
men.
There is one aspect Of this world
in which distance will be wiped out
that has not had much attention In
the recent discussion, viz:
What will happen to the local color
and local character of the various
communities of nation and of the
various nations of the world?
The modern means Of quick trans
portation have brought the world to
every mans door and, potentially at
least. taken every man to the four
corners of the world.
In the days before rapid transpor-
tation, the color and character Of COM
munities depended upon local men and
local materials.
Communities, for instances, were de-
pendent upon local building materials.
Heavy building materials could not
easily be brought from far-away
places.
From this dependence unique archi.
lectures arose.
It Is this that makes a motor ride
through the ancient French country
side or through the Tyrol a bath in
beauty.
Now we can bring our building ma
terials from the ends of the earth.
and as result we are beginning to
Evening star., 1927-09-15
The Underground Work.

AS explained in the letter of the AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury to
the District Commissioners, the matter
of the underground work on the site of
the Department of Commerce, which
is to be removed and replaced. is SIM
plified. The Treasury merely requires
that the District make a new sewer
connection for the building occupied
by the House Of Detention, which as it
cannot be vacated Immediately owing
to lack Of other Accommodations. is to
be allowed to remain undisturbed
while work progresses on other por-
tions of the Department of Commerce
site The excavations for the site
will cut the sewer with which the
House of Detention drainage connects,
and it will be necessary to make a
new underground outlet. Such work
properly falls upon the District. and
there can be no demur. to the require
ment that the local government make
this temporary provision, especially
in view of the fact that the House of
Detention is granted further life pend
trg remedial measures.
1t does not appear that there is any
disposition on the part Of the Treas
ury to throw upon the District the
burden Of removing underground
work within the area affected by the
new Federal building program. The
Government will do it's own excava.
tion and site preparation. That is as
II should be. But IL incidental to the
occupancy Of the sites chosen for Gov.
ernment buildings there Is a consid
cradle disIocation Of underground
work, the cost of requirements other
than this one Immediately required as
an emergency measure should be
borne, certainly in part, il not alto
getfer, by the Government. for whose
benefit this work is undertaken.