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FRIDAY, JANUARY, 26, 1934.
EDITORIALS AND FEATURES
SAN ANTONIO REGISTER
' A Publication dedicated to Right, Justice and Progress
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lk JOSEPHINE 0. CRAWFORD .Secretary
■ P JASPER T. DUNCAN. Editor-General Manager
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The Strong Am of the Gowrnmcnt
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.Advertising Manager
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The Register Platform
Th* Antonio Register v&nds Fort
1. Ssn ABtr o!« ftwt
2. ln*r*«s*<i r tron«f of •«'■«** r«cJ«l fcuslness institutions tn<!
encouraging thr esuNithment of other*
. opportunity for •dvnnreraent !n line* for wfefcfe tht r ee qusllfW*
4. equitaLt* represi atauoa to city and county #o*eraa eots. depart-
menu
k L'nbrldied voting prlvliacn Wa ara unalterably arr^a'd ta tfca
•©-railed "aitiit' aiaa'a primary
• Abtolu'e equality for al! before tribunals of Juatlra.
7. \nti-ivorh laws t>oth Kadaral and State.
L Equal acrjmm<«d«tions on wnmon carrtarn.
• M«re «nd fitter « aCi facilities
I. \ pontlnuatl n of the pi*«Mnt relatione atlttlng between t'ae ncaa
In :nn An'oolo and rtrlnlty
Th« establishment nf • branefe * * C. A., with al) Madrid actl-
vftlea. for fhi youtb of tnia community.
11
Keeping Faith With Their Public
rpHE TRANSFER of J. D. Lowery, Jr.. to Phyllis Wheatley
S«nior Hifrh School this week as Physical Director and
Coach, places that' school in th* «ame category of the other
Benior High Schools of this c:'y in that regard. This action
|g pleasing to the citirenrv of the community and culminates
fc condition that has existed for year£. fulfills a desire that
kas been a bone of contention and request for equally as
|ong. and a promise made by schoor board members when
Standing for election la«t year.
o o a a
It may be recalled that this paper and the Colored
citizenry advocated the equipping and opening of the
^ then "S'eu:" Phyllis H heatley School and the employment
~Z there of a full-time physical director as other schools of
ZT the same class had. Both were promised by thr, persons
-• standing for election to the board at that time and we
are pleased to acknowledge for San Antonians the acqui-
sition of them with thanks to the hoard.
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This should now place Wheatley in line for some splendid
kthletic events, well-orgar,ized and participated in by well-
trained youngsters that will do credit to the school and com-
munity, and, just as basketball has ri«en in this community
from a comparative non-entity some few years ago to prob-
bly the best-patronized and most enthusiastic sport of the
day among our group, we are hoping for an increase in in-
terest in baseball, track meets and the like—made possible
through this latest appointment.
a a a a
The board's selection of Lowery we believe to be a ~ood
one. A graduate of the local High School, and Wilberforce
University, where he scintillated in al! forms of athletic en-
deavor at that noted Ohio school, he has kept abreast of the
times during his years of teaching here at Douglass. Lowery
i.« one of the prize referees of the Southwest conference, and
it is to be remembered that he turned out last year the best
basketball team of which the local high school had ever
boasted.
We congratulate the board and the community and hope
fcr an upturn in the athletic rating of our local high school.
sessions, and commendable that so many of them thrust
prejudical shyness to the winds and attend—not one, but
all sessions.
a a a a
According to reports, the treatment, reception, and in-
terest shown to eliminate any semblance of prejudiced embar.
rassment. were exceptional, and the benefits which accrued
from their attendance are of lasting value. t
Many are the cities and towns, south of the Mason-Dixon
line where even in the professions though the same qualifi-
cations are required by state law, such privileges as were
[
j granted these members of the Alamo City Society are denied,
and in others, WHEN PROFERRED they refrain from at-
tending for fear of EMBARRASSMENT AT THE HANDS
OF SOME UNDERLING ENROUTE. NOT SO IN SAN AN-
TONIO! These doctors attended, were benefitted, and not
; in any way chagrined, which to us means that the profes-
sional group.s are leading the way to realization of the com-
monality of the community problems of the United States,
and are accepting responsibility in their soluton without fear,
favor or color. And that Negroes in these professions are
laying aside petty fears of embarrassment in order to gain
the greater good that comes—and are finding (at least in
San Antonio) the bugbear of color barrier nowhere in evi-
dence.
a a a a
.4 mighty good rule to follow, we believe, is if thr oth-
er fellow has something you need and want, don't let
anything no more important than false prejudicial back-
ground keep you from it. Get it!
That's how it's done in San Antonio. The white doctors
know that the Colored people use their own race doctors
where possible ,and that the Colored people whom these doc-
tors treat—nurse the babies, cook the meals, wash the clothes,
serve the parties and otherwise are intimately associated with
the lives and health of the white people therefore it behooves
these white doctors to give these other professionals the ben-
efit of that training which their millions have provided. On
the other hand Negroes—doctors or others do themselves
right when they seize every opportunity to learn more from
their fellow brethren of superior opportunity,
a 9 a a
The spirit of the San Antonio Clinical Society in its in-
vitation to the Alamo Society was fine and typical of this
fair city, and its acceptance by the medical men of the lat-
ter society is worthy of emulation in other cities where such
opportunities present themselves.
Personallv
1 I THINK *
The recent Associated Press
relecte from Baltimore, Md.,
in 1 hick a criminal court
jud was puzzled by a Negro
pris ner't description of a
card game as "Drink and
Sine a," was both amusing and
interesting.
The fact that the incident
was of sufficient news value
to daily press readers, at this
late date, to be heralded as a
"new" game, is really ludic-
rous to most Negroes who
plan cards in this and other
gem rations, for "Drink and
Smell" (or Drink or Smell as
it is known in some quarters)
is almost as old as card play-
ing and liquor drinking among
Negroes in the United States.
They have had their "five
up." "cross the log," coon can,
whist, high five and even
smut, since reconstruction
day —long before prohibition,
long after, and now—playing
for the winners to take the
drink and the losers to take
the mell as a penalty.
Maybe the judge was not a
car' playing judge and didn't
kn > as is the ase with many
mill ''is of Uncle Sam's citi-
zen.«— but the fact remains
that drink and smell is not
so 1 thing new under the sun.
/• nothing to hrag about
but it's true.
I think such evidences as
th clearly show how utterly
unfamiliar the other group is
with our group. All of us in
A n crica need to get better ac-
quainted. We need to know
more of the aesthetic traits
avd trends of eaeh other—to
r td eaeh. other's newspapers
and converse more with the
idea in view of getting a bet-
ter understanding. For when
there is understanding and
knowledge of point of view
there can be no hate.
America can never comc
into its full greatness until its
citizens ha e better under-
standings avd know more
about each other.
Not having heard of "drink
and smell" i no crime; neith-
er is on< to be paid homage
bccausc In hax heard of it—
but it just tarls one to think-
ing that the higher, finer
things of life in our American
associations how much better
it would be if we knew each
other better. Human under-
standing is qreat.
AT LEAST 1 THINK SO.
Worthy of
Note
WINS HIGH DEGREE
Chicago.—George Maceo Jonei,
aniitant profenor of architecture
at Howard university, has received
notice from the L'niveriity of Mich-
igan that he hai been recommended
to the graduate school for tha de-
gree of doctor of philosophy in civ-
il engineering.
He will be the first Negro to re-
ceive this degree.
His thesis for the doctorate mas
written on the subject: "A Study
of Various Methods for the Deter-
mination of Wind Stresses in Tall
In the midst of depression and
darkness, when all around us
things apparently seem to be
"advancing backward." human
frailty demands that our beings
he bolstered up and encouraged.
Read these. They might help.
—The Editor.
Buildings."
Mr. Jones received both his bach-
elor and master degrees in archi-
tecture from the University of
Michigan, in 1924 and 1925, re-
spectively.
For three years he taught draw-
ing, physics and mathematics in
southern schools. Heeeeeeeeeeeeec
southern schools. He was also em-
ployed for three years as a design-
er and draftsman in the architec-
tural offices of Charles S. Duke,
Chicago, and W. W. Cooke, Gary,
Indiana.
Mr. Jones Is 33 years old, a mem-
ber of Iota Alpha, national honor-
ary engineering research fraternity^
and is a brother of Richard L.
Jones. Chicago department store
executive.
Medicos Attend Opposite Group Meet
THE Southwest District Medical Society (white) met in
1 San Antonio for three days—January 17, 18 and 19—
and held sessions at a local hotel "from 8 o'clock in the morn-
ing until 11 o'clock at night with a three-hour break at noon."
The assemblages were addressed and instructed by men who
have national reputations for accomplishments and skill in
tteir lines and were heralded by the local daily press as high-
$ successful.
The Alamo City Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical So-
Ciety composed of Colored men professionals were invited, by
•etter, early in January to have their Medical constituency at-
tend these general sessions. And MOST OF THEM DID SO!
• • a *
A convention, conclave, clinic or meet (white) study-
ing problems and cases that parallel both races in Amer-
ica does justice by itself and the public, when it invites
their professional compatriots of the OTHER RACE to
"sit in," learn and be benefitted, for as their overt cases
parallel (ivith the possible exception of "gout") so are
the causes which underlie their inception important. So
we think it as it should be and fine judgment that San
Z Antonio's Clinical Society—running true to San A' -
tnvio spirit and form of fairness—should request the
t presence of the Colored Medical Men at their instructive
THROUGH A
W>mans Eyes
By JEAN NEWTON
ON "THE GOOD OLD
DAYS-
HIT IS the Thursday Lecture; In
a one sense, a day of public
sliame; the day on which trans-
gressors who have made themselves
liable to the minor severities of
the Puritan law, receive their pun-
ishment. At this moment the con-
stable has bound an Idle fellow tr
the whipping-post nnd Is Riving hln
his deserts with i. cat o'-nIne-ta!ls
"Ever since sunrise Daniel Fair
field has been standing on the stepi
of the meeting-house with a halt?'
about his neck, which he Is con
demned to wear visibly throughou
his lifetime; Dorothy Talby li
chained to a post at the corner ol
Prison-lane, with the hot sun blaz
Ing on her matronly face, and for
no other offense than lifting her
hand against her husband. Such
are the profitable sights that serve
the good people of the New Eng-
land village to while away the enr
lier part of lecture-day."
That Is a "bit" from one of Na
rhaniel Hawthorne's sketches of
life in old New England. He goes
on to describe an agerl couple. John
Proctor and his wife, Elizabeth,
passim, in a company of other con-
demned prisoners, on their way to
the execution place on (lallows Hill.
"If there are two old people in the
whole country," he says, "who seem
to have led a true Christian life, It
ia this very pair. Vet It was sworn
before the worshipful chief Justice
thst they sffrlghted chidren In the.
nighttime." So to the gallows the
good old couple go.
If you know anyone who casts a
longing eye on romantic pictures of
former times, who thinks we are un-
fortunate to be living In this day
and age—anyone who decries mod-
ern times as giving less opportunity
for happiness than "the good oltf
dajs" of some period in the past—
tell him or her to read up on the
life of that period, not in dry history
books, hut in such pictures of dally
living as these sketches by Haw-
thorne.
The Puritans, of course, had a tal-
ent for making a special kind of
hell on earth for themselves and
each other. But take any age In
the past and familiarize yourself
with the details of dally living and
then you sre bound to offer up a
fervent prayer of thankfulness for
having been born when you were.
For women particularly the most
glamorous times In the past would
make a very poor exchange. In
times and places where men were
not engaged in making living diffi-
cult for each other they certainly
made no effort to make It easy for
women. Compare this day of eman-
cipation for women of all classes
and tell me—would you swap it for
any other?
C Bell eradicate.—WNV service.
1**1 c
BUSINESS
HINTS
Some people are complaining
about the proposed cut in the pay
of the CWA workers. I should think
that it would be far better to re-
ceive a cut in pay and be assured
of a job for a little longer period
than to receive full pay and work
a short period.
Depression has at least begun
to convince the tie and collar fel-
j }oYou Know-
Join the CWA classes at Doug-
, lass Jr. High school. Learn and
ibt better prepared.
HamaKV
rtBRUAflV.
February, ia so named
because the Romans cele-
brated Februa, a festival ol
purification and expiation
on the 15th of the month,
(or the manea of the dead.
Thia month, together with'
January was added to the
by Numa, about 713
ac
52 YEARS CLERK OF A CITY
Cadiz, Ohio.—In celebrating his
82nd anniversary the other day,
William Lucas also celebrated hit
52nd anniversary as City Clerk in
Cadiz.
Coming to this city when he was
a young child from Richmond, Va.,
because of the lack of opportunities
afforded colored folk in that city at
that time, Lucas attended the pub-
lic schools of Cadiz and was the
first colored graduate from the
high school of the city. For a num-
ber of years he taught school in
the city, leaving to enter the po-
litical field where he was electcd
city clerk.
He has filled the position con-
tinuously and has rendered splen-
did service in the field of his
choice. For a number of years, he
has run in every election and so
assured of his election was he, and
out of consideration for his past
services, no party ever named an
opponent to run against him.
Mr. Lucas is considered one of
the best informed men in town and
his knowledge of the duties of his
office have made him an invaluable
asset to the city. He has no inten-
tion of retiring, declaring that he
intends to work as long as he is
able to come down to his desk.
low, the puffed up man that he,
too, must come down from his high
ways and work for his living. He
is further beginning to realize that
the working man is not his tool
to use as a stepping stone.
We who are in the city should
not forget that our success in the
city greatly depends upon the suc-
cess of the farmer. Let us hope
that during this period of reorgan-
ization that the farmer will get
his full share of recognition.
Do not forget that most relief
projects are short lived. Remem-
ber the old saying that "A bird in
the hand is worth two in the bush."
While the cash is coming in spend
it wisely and save everynicke! that
you can.
The Silvery Year*
By ALICE CAMPBELL
WNU Service
O
NOW we have come to the silvery
years,
Silver with vanished hopes, silver
with tears,
Silver with promises of silver
dawns,
Wlien Death's silver chessmen take
Life's silver pawns.
Now we have come to the silvery
years,
Silver my tresses, and sliver ap-
pears
Stealing the brown of your own
pretty hair;
The silver of winter Is shimmering
there.
Now we have come to the silvery
years.
The Journey Is ending, the shad-
owjd path clears.
\nd over the top of the silvery hill
The bright silver moon of our lov
rises still I
Cepyrlsht—WNU service.
O >
PRISON BREAKS AND kidnaping arc in the spotlight again.
During the last few dfes th* nation haa been kept at fever heat
, by the activities of gang leaders and their mates in big prison
breaks and deliveries accompanied by tnrjor cases of kidnaping.
The dry law adherents will point wi..i pride to thia news as
it will seem to havj thwarted the purposes of the wets, who de-
clared that repeal of the 18th amendment would put an end to
kidnaping.
We believe, however, that repeal of the 18th amendment for
the time being will serve to increase such activities. When boot-
legging becomes unprofitable, as seasonabl* liquor taxation will
make it, the bootlegger will turn more readily to other means
of making big money in a hurry and kidnaping offera the best
opportunity. The one fortunate thing about it is that ther* will
not be as many gangsters with th* nerve to kidnap as ther* wer*
bootleggers with the nerve to sell poison liquor to hundreds of
foolish people who would buy and drink the stuff with th* r*sult
of blindness, insanity and death.
• • • •
BAILEY AND BATES, junior partners of the lat* firm of
Kelly-BaiUy-Bates and company, have been forced to dring a
gallon of milk a day via the nasal cavities. Thia m*tl od was re-
sorted to when the pair, who are now spending their time in th*
Federal prison, went on a hunger strike and refused to eat.
Just what their reason was for adopting Ghandi's method ia not
known but whatever it was they soon got tired of being forced to
take milk and are now eating the regular prison fare ,n th* good
old-fashioned way.
Meanwhile Mr. Kelly has taken to reading the Bible and oth-
er religious literature declaring that h* intends to become a mis-
sionary WHEN he is released from prison. Good intentions on
Mr. Kelly's part but at present it looks a sif his missionary ac-
tivities will have to be limited to the walla of his Kansas *stat*.
• • • •
THERE IS MUCH consternation as to the outcome of th*
CWA. Reports indicate that the work will come to a stop on th*
15th of next month whil* from some quarters ther* comes th*
hope that funds will be found to continu* the work until the firat
of May.
• • • •
THE CHICAGO MILK war haa ended with the farmers get-
ting even a lower price for their milk than they were getting
before they started all the trouble. The board of arbitration which
was selected to settle the strike fixed the price at about 25 cents
lower than the prevailing price per hundred pounds before th*
strike.
That proves that it is good to let well enough alon* some-
times.
• Ill
THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS (yes there is such an organi-
zation) sent word to Liberia January 15 that it must accept th*
League Council'a plan for economic rehabilitation of the country,
without modifications.
The president, Edwia Barclay, had adviaed th* Council that
the Legislature of Liberia accept the plan with reservations. But
the League says they must accept it without any. And Liberia
will accept. The plan calls for an International White Commission
to supervise administrative and financial reorganisation of the
Liberian republic for the next five years.
At last the League has found somebody they can tell what
to do and demand that it be done.
• • • •
We now know that the real meaning of the word "doggi*"
and how it should be pronounced and all that if Will Rogers, the
Oklahoma cow puncher, knows what he is talking about. And h*
ought to know better than he can do somethings,
Broadasting for an oil company program on last Sunday
night, Rogers went into detail explaining the doggie term in
cowboy songs and among other things he declared that the "Last
Roundup" although cowboyish in language was not all cowboyish
in tune, in fact according to Mr. Rogers, the "Last Roundup" is
far from the range as Fifth avenue is from tin-can alley.
Mr. Rogers states that the popular song is nothing else but a
Negro spiritual with cowboy words. Well, it may be at that, we
do not doubt that Will does not know what he is talking about
when it comes to knowing his cowboy music and pronunciation.
But there ia ONE thing that he does not know or at least he does
not do; he does not pronounce the word Negro as it should be
pronounced. He like many other Southern gentlemen has the habit
of pronouncing the "e" as short "i" and the "g r o" as "grur"
which makes the complete word sound very much like the term
which you and I resent but which many of us will openly us*
ourselves. Even so, we would let Mr. Rogers and everybody else
know that Negro is pronounced Ne'gro. "Ne" as in knee and
"gro" as in grocer.
If the oil which Rogers is advertising is as poor as his pro-
nunciation of the word Negro then that is poor oil.
• • • *
A FRIEND OF MINE who has just looked over thia manu-
script (if it can be called that) tells me that Rogers pronuncia-
tion was not the short kind that makes Negro sound like some-
thing else but was really the other thing itself. If that be so then
we have less respect for Will Rogers whom heretofore we had
admired as a pretty good fellow to have around the country with
his wise cracks and homely philosophy.
We wonder if the Good Gulf people sanction such pronuncia-
tion?
• • • •
CERTAIN POLITICAL OBSERVERS and experts declare
Japan, Russia and the United States are going to become Involved
in a war of some sort before many more years. Just why thaM
fellows keep hinting about the United States getting into war
with somebody seems to be without reason unless it 1* te get u*
so excited that we will forget that France and England still owe
us for the last war.
• • • •
.. . Say partner, can you spare a buck fifty ? I wanna pay my
Poll Tax. Better hurry, just a few days left.
FOR YOUR
SCRAP BOOK
Stay, stay at home, my heart, and
rest;
Home-keeping hearts are happiest,
For those that wander they know
not where
Are full of trouble and full of care;
To stay at home is best.
Weary and homesick and distressed.
They wander east, they wander
west,
And are baffled and beaten and
blown about
By the winds of the wilderness of
doubt;
To stay at home is best-
Then stay at home, my heart, and
rest;
The bird is safest in its nest;
O'er all the flutter their wings and
fly
A hawk is hovering in the sky;
To stay at honj^ is best.
—Longfellow.
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