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SAN ANTONIO REGISTER
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MEXICO LIFTS OBNOXIOUS BAN
lounerment. made this week by the New York of-
the National Association for the Advancement of
'..pie, that American Neirro citizens may now enter
i visitors, without being subjected to the hitherto
criminatory practices of custom officials at the
last brings relief to what has, for years, been a
ral'le situation.
lai -e in attitude ami policy of the republic just
• Unite.! States first became known throuph the
.,!.,ul in St. T.ouis. wlio, in reply to a query by
h of the NAACP, stated that, "... there
u . no distinction or discrimination with
X- urn ■ - \ isiting Mexico for pleasure pur-
en- mi t 1 v t v are not required to deposit any
i re t of the dispatch, containing this in-
1 fur: r ■ • nfirmation of this action, and
itacted the San Antonio Mexican consulate. As Register
s,i i 'te.l, the . !,sul.i*•'. >r v tne reason or other,
s n't -in ..lit of the r. i val of the long-established
trie'; ik. II wev- r. in less t .n an hour after the consnl-
leral had been furnished with a copy o? the news dispatch,
announced that the statement was correct in every detail.
I! retofore, Negro tourirts seeking to enter Mexico have
n subjected to an .1,1 al discriminatory policy—often
riot to r. ■ nli■ • n delay. The Negro tourist has
n r< , lire.I t■> le-iv a 1'ifty-dollar (250 pesos) deposit to
Under the new arrangement, tourists have only to obtain
oarist card from the Mexican consulate nearest his pla"e
residence, the cards' costing four dollars each, Mexican
rency (about eighty cents), and allow the individuals to
>m they are issued to remain in Mexico not over six
ntl The regulations specify that it is necessary for all
erican Citizens to prove that the sole purpose of their trip
Mexico is for pleasure, and that they have sixty dollars,
•ted States curr-ncy, for each month that they intend to
in the country. This last provision is to insure their not
oining stranded, or wards of the country.
For years, efforts have been made to have abolished those
kling discriminations, by Mexican border officials, designed
prevent, or make exceedingly difficult, Negroes traveling
Mexico. The abolition of those restrictions is extremely
asing to those persons, with the means, who—like many
t American citizens of brighter hue—find visaing color-
OM Mexico interesting, instructive, and romantic.
KEGISTEK.
JjAN AN'l'O
Science
Contributions
Editorials
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The Poetry Corner
SAN ANTONIO NAACP NOT IN POLITICS
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become invui\
1 many citb
of the San Antonio branch
r the Advancement of Col-
that the local NAACP is
ranization, and that it was]
1 in political campaipns. it
is. who have been looking
askant-" at the aetiviti ■- « r. • vidently, some of the organiza-
tion's le«s responsible members, but which activities have
been ma le to appear not only to have the official sanction
of the !>'• ndi,. hut to actually he the NAACP's actions.
The NAACP, fulfilling its stated program, and taken-for-
£:• ted purpotei, i* capable of becoming a powerful colu-
mn rOy influence with its b< ng; a1>le to accomplish much for,
ai.-i c nti ibute very substantially to, the Race.
Just a little common sense reasoning should convince,
however, that its becoming a efeeap political agent must,
naturally, cause It to lo^ many members, potential members,
and suj >rter<. d- T 'y its dismfty, impair its usefulness, and
disrupt its internal -tructure.
Serious thinking > in Antonians will be triad to be as-
sured that the city's NAACP chapter has not sunk to the
level of the cheap politician.
THE LAW OF DAMAGES
It may happen sometime that a
party who has entered Into a spec-
ial contract or agreement to make
an article for someone Is notified
by the purchaser that he will not
receive the article when it is
finished. In such cases, the work
should be stopped at once. Tb
vendor has no right to try to
increase his damages by going on
and finishing the article.' The
doctrine in such cases is—stop
work at once and sue to recover
the actual loss suffered by the
breach of the agreement
FOR MEN ONLY
Breach of Promise to Marry
nder the rules of the common
law, marriage is defined as a civil
contract to which consent only
is necessary to make it binding.
However, it is a much discussed
question as to whether such an
action sounds in cuutract, or in
tort. (We have told you twice
what u tori is). But whether or
not it sounds in tort or in con-
tract in your state is of little
importance to us in our talk to-
day. The important point is this
—If you enter into an agreement
to marry the Lady Friend and
fail to comply with your agree-
ment an action will lie in ner
favor for breach of promise.
Bud, I know what I em talking
about now—from personal ex-
perience. By golly, i know. Boy,
she can sue for the wound aul
injury to her affections. Also
whatever mortification and distress
of mind she has suffered resulting
from your refusal to marry her.
ALSO THE DISAPPOINTMENT
WHICH INCLUDES THE MONEY
V A L U E—WORLDLY ADVANT-
AGES—PERMANENT nOME AND
ADVANTAGEOUS ESTABLISH-
MBST which n marrinze with .v&n
wonld have given her, and that
fS just the beginning. So <it an
early date we'll go more fully
into this subject.
Amulets or
Medicine?
THE POCKETBOOK
of KNOWLEDGE
By
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fiViUJC SCHOOLS.
From time immemorial, in every
conceivable way, mothers have
endeavored to protect their chil-
dren against illness. Countless are
t lie remedies with which they
hoped to shield their little ones
from suffering and disease. Their
attempts .sometimes make a tragic
impression on us who, enlightened
by modem science, know more
about child-care. In her helpless-
ne . the Egyptian mother hangs
an amulet around her child's neck
to protect it from fever; the
Arabian mother, on the other hand,
wraps a blessing in the clothes of
nfant to ward <>f£ the in-
fluence of the Evil Eye.
Already before its birth, parents
concentrate their care on the child
that it may grow strong and
healthy. The Achiness blows upon
his wife's forehead, not, as oue
once thought, to expel the evil
spirit which 1ms taken possession
of the woman, but to provide tin
w< nan 88 well as the unborn child
with new .strength, for. according
to primitive man, breath contains
vita! energy.
Whenever a diaper or any other
article of baby clothing is car-
ried away by the current while
the Javanese mother is washing,
she believes that her child will be
<ev« rcly afflicted with fever. The
mother then washes a corner of
her sarong in water and gives this
water to her child to drink. This
liquid is intended to serve as a
healing medicine, as it has al)
sorbed a part of the mother' i
vital energy.
With innumerable examples, on
could illustrate primitive man's
helplcM search for efficient rem-
edies against children's diseases
And we also know the special pre-
cautious the modern mother taki
to protect herself and her child
from colds, grippe, and influenza.
The infection of the mother
threatens the health of the child,
the infection of the child in turn
threatens the health of ii> brothers
and sisters and of its school-mates.
The infant, moreover, whose young
body is still oversensitive to in-
fection. is eiidangered, most of all.
Therefore it is the prospective a ad
yourg mother's first duty to re-
member that an ounce of preven-
tion is worth a pound of cure.
And everyone who comes in con-
tact. with children should be equal-
ly careful to keep from getting
colds or influenza, in his own in-
terest and in th.ft of the chll
drcn and adults with whom he as-
sociates. Now that quinine has
proved itself to be a reliable pro
phylactic against grippe, and a
daily dose of three grains of
quinine is sufficient to prevent in-
fection, the choice between amulets
and medicine will nol be difficult.
House Action is
Started on Anti-
Lynching Bill
WASHINGTON, D. C.—Bfpr?
(tentative Joseph A. Gnvagsin tu
decided to start nctlon toward tin
eunctment of liin federal auli
lynching hill in the House with-
out waiting for possible action in
the Senate.
The first task Is to get the bill
out of the hands of the house
[judiciary committee of which Con-
gressman Ilatton W. Sumners of
Texas is chairman. A resolution
| nlready has l>een filed with the
' rules committee to pave the way
| for a discharge petition. The d!s-
! cli;irgo petition, which requires 21S
gnatures, will, if signed by that
Lincolit'u. (Mo.), Chicago U. Debate
WISDOM. NOT CHAM K.
EVOLVED THE UNIVERSE: In
the beginning was the Word, and
the Word was with God, and the
Word was God ... In him was
life; and the life was the light
of men.—John 1:1, 4.
number, bring the bill out of com-
mittee to the floor. In a certain
number of days after the iust
signature is secured the bill auto-
matically comes to the floor.
Congressman Gavagan expects
to begin work at once on securing
signatures to the petition. It will
be placed on the Speaker's desk,
and members will be invited to
sign. It is expected Ihnt members
from northern, western, and cast-
era stateg will sign the petition
in order to bring the question to
a vote. Voters in these states and
organizations supporting the nnti-
lynching bill are urged to write
their representatives uiging them
to sign the discharge petition.
"This fresh attempt t«; pass a
federal antPynchlng bill comes
at a time when our country has
expressed its indignation over the
inhuman treatment of other racial
groups in foreign countries," said
a statement, by Walter White, N.
A.A.C.P. secretary. "This bill 1*
merely carrying out the high
democratic principles which we
have been broadcasting to the
world. It will protect the civil
rights of citizens of our own
country and save them from the
terror and brutality of mob law.
The bill should be enacted speedl'y
to prove to the world that Amer
ica is not a hypocrite on the ques
tion of humanity."
Dear Public:
The contest entries are coming iu fast, and, have you sent yours?
We are proud of our regular contributors, and we want some new
contributors to Join us. Let's make this contest BIG!I
P. C. ed.
DID YOU EVER?
Did you ever really observe the bee,
Or ever the tiny ant?
They never pause to take a rest
Or ever say "I can't".
Did you ever note they work by night,
By day and then some more?
Night comes again and still they work
Just like they did before.
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Members of the Lincoln unl
verslty (Mo.) Debating society
and the University of Chicago
Debate Union who recently held
a round-table discussion on the
Lincoln campus on the subject of
vocational versus lil eral arts train-
ing for the Negro. A provocative
discussion followed by a question
period took place.
Seated, left to right: Leonard
McConnell, Lincoln senior; Louise
Landman, Chicago freshman;
Harold Holliday, Lincoln senior.
Standing, left to right: Daniel
ridge, Chicago junior and first-
year law student; William McKin-
ney, Lincoln junior; and Waiter
Briggs, Chicago sophomore.
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BEAUTY RQniflllCE
XAK.IT t* S 5 ntft UTW • HON
established by
-Mfc.
Tht Larieuso Beauty Foundation vat
the Godefroy Manufacturing CompOny to ifudy methods
of preserving women's natwrol beauty, and to mako
•he results of this research available to the public.
There are some new and very
dashing variations of the up-swopt
coiffure for spring that I hate
been wanting to tell you about
You can change the piled-up hair
dress to suit your pet fancies, but
there one design in particular
about which I am enthusiastic. 1'
is not only new and chic but Is
also very practical. The hair iz
cut off hhort—much shorter than
for tbe original model of the . u
top-the head fashion-and curled
close to the head in a series of
tiers np the back. It is liecausc
it is curled in these layers that it
can Ik? cut off so short. When it
l all piled up ou top of the head
it has to be long enough to reach
from the base of the neck to the
crown, and the added weight hji"
a tendency to pull it down and
keep it from looking well-groomed.
But this new style is so short
that you can curl it over yenr
finger, and hence it Is easy to
keep looking trim. The sMe*. too,
ore curled close to the liesd, and
onl/ the hair that grows near the
ii: ■.
top U actually piled up on top.
With warmer weather coming it is
really nil Ideal way to wear your
hair, it keep's it off the face and
at the same time there isn't a lot
"f it to get warm and hang in
strings about your face and neck,
it is a style that is becoming to
almost any type of face, so if you
are bored with your present way
« f wearing your hair, you might
try it and see if you are not
pleased with the results.
Ke Condition Vo«r Hair for Spring
But before you plan this new
spring-summer coiffure, take stock
of the condition of your hair. Is
it dry and brittle? Better correct
that condition before the summer
sun proves its undoing. Have you
-been brushing It regularly and
washing it as often as necessary?
A series of re conditioning treat-
ments may be in order if you
hope to get the best out of tin
few hair-do. Is your hair dull,
'lifeless and streaked? If so, nvhy
pot try a bit of tinting or color-
ing, as the need may be? Drab,
I graying hair spoils the effect of
' the whole and it is so easy to
avoid it. There's no use going
to great pains over a new way of
wearing it, if you aren't going to
observe the fundamental rules of
good grooming.
Get your hair in fine condition,
healthy and shining. Then experi-
ment with the new fads and
fancies, another curl here, another
wave there. Remember—"In the
Spring a young man's fancy lightly
turns to thoughts of love."
What are your beauty prob-
lems? Write Marie Downing,
Larieuse Beauty Foundation,
Room 521 — 319 North Fourth
St, St. Louis, Mo., and shd will
be glad to answer them. He
sure to enclose a self-addressed
stamped envelope.
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MOVIE OPERATOR SHOT
By Tlie Asioclatca Ifegro l'rcss.
OHICAG O, 111.—Police, this
week, were seeking the identity of
four men, one of whom waylaid
Clifford McGhee, Parks theatie
motion picture operator, as lie
left the South Parkway theatro
early Monday morning and shot
him down in typical gangland
fashion.
The men fled after the shooting
and McGhee was rushed to Prov-
ident hospital by Coleman Mur-
phy, theatre janitor. At the hos-
pital the wounded man told jiolice
he could not identify his assailants,
and that he knew of no reason
for an attempt on his life.
IT 18 GOUTS WORU>i For ye
shall go out with joy, and be led
forth with j>eace.—lsa £5:12.
The ant finds meat for winter snows
While hot July is here,
The bee makes honey as he goes
And stores it for the year.
Did you ever note how we sit and wait
Expecting a big tomorrow?
Wanting success on a silver plate
But failing to our sorrow.
Did you ever see, ns you try to mount
To success in spite of all fetters,
That if you make each moment count
The next, it always betters . . .?
That any day one moment lost
Will go and you will never
Be able to repay the cost!
I wonder ... did you ever?
By Ireene Ford
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MAGIC
There is magic in a radiant sunset
That foretells the close of day,
There is magic in the laughter
Of a little child at play.
There is magic iu a blind man's touch,
His spirit lets him feci
Though In a wbrld of bleakness
No thief his soul can steal.
There is magic in the thought we think
Before the deed Is born,
There is magic in the brilliance
Of a sunny Spring-time morn.
'Tis magic we say, like a wave of a waud
And flowers bloom at the touch of Its hand,
The birds build nests while they slug in the tree."
What else but magic could give us these?
The birds, the flowers, and even the trees
Are just the things we see,
But the magic touch of Life in them
Symbolizes the Iloly Three.
By Oscar Davis
007 Dawson 8t.
San Antonio, Texas.
"Liffle Stories
IrO TkornfonW
C/ Buitfeas
SAMMY JAY BRINGS
LIGHTFOOT WORD
SAMMY Jay is one of those who
believe In the wisdom of the old
saying, "Early to bed und early to
rise." Sammy needs no alarm clock
to get him up early In the morning.
He Is awake as soon as it Is light
enough to see and wastes no time
wishing he could sleep 8 little long-
er. Ills stomach woulda't let him
If he wanted to. Sammy always
wakes up hungry. In this he Is no
different from all his feathered
neighbors.
So the minute Sammy gets his
eyes open he makes his toilet, for
"He'« Corr.ingl" Cried Sammy.
Sammy Is very neat, and starts out
to hunt for his breakfast. Long ago
Sammy discovered that there is no
safer time of day to visit the door-
yards of those two-legged creatures
called men, than very early in the
morning. On this particular morn-
ing he had planned to fly over to
Farmer Brown's dooryard, but at
the last minute he changed his mind.
Instead he (lew over to the dooryard
of another farm. It was so very
early In the mornlrrg that Sammy
didn't expect to find anybody stir-
ring so you can guess how surprised
he was when Just as lie came in
"Ight of the dooryard ho saw the
door of the farm house open and a
man step out
Sammy stopped In the top of tho
nearest tree. "Now what 1s that
man doing up as early as thU!"
muttered Sammy. Then he caught
sight of something tinder the man's
arm. lie didn't have to look twice
to know what it was. It was a
gun. l'es, sir, .'t was a gun; a ter-
rible gun.
"Ha!" exclaimed Sammy, at>4
quite forgot that his stomach wtj
empty. "Now, who can that fellow
be after so early In the worningt
I wonder If lie is going over to the
Big Kiver after Mr, and Mrs.' Quack,
or If he Is going to the dear Old
Brier-patch to look for Peter Rab-
bit, or If he is going to the Old Pas-
ture In search of Ilcddy For, or If It
is Mr. and .Mrs, Grouse he hopes to
kill. I think I'll sit right here und
watch."
So Sammy sat In the top of the
tree and watched the hunter with
the terrible gun. He saw him herd
straight for the Green Forest "It 8
Mr. and Mrs. Grouse after all, I
guess," thought Sammy. "If I knew
just where they were I'd go over
and warn them."
But Sammy didn't know Just
where they were and he knew that
It might take him a long time to
llud them so he once more begnn
to think of breakfast; and then,
light then, another thought popped
Into his head. He thought of Light-
foot the Deer.
Sammy watched the hunter enter
the Green Forest, then silently fol-
lowed him. From tho way the
hunter moved Sammy decided that
he wasn't thinking of Mr. and Mrs.
Grouse. "It's Llghtfoot the Deer,
sure as I live!" muttered Sammy.
"He ought to he wnrned. Ho cer-
tainly ought to be warned. I know
right where lie Is. I believe I'll warn
him myself."
Sammy found Llghtfoot right
where he had expected to. "lie's
coming I" cried Sammy. "A hunter
with a terrible gun Is coming!"
© T. W. Burcos..—WNU Servlc..
MINISTERS WAR ON VICE
TAMPA, Fin.- Acting upon a
petition submitted by the min-
isters of the Tampa Ministerial
and Interdenomlnatlon alliance, the
Imard of aldermen of Tampa voted
last Thursday to shut down com-
pletely ".ill places of amusement,
whiskey and Jook joints, each
night at midnight." In their peti
tion the ministers ask the ban "to
do away with Jook Joints In Tam-
pa, and to clean up evil-doers who
arc undermlnlng4be aiorals of our
youth."
The minister* also asked the
loud speaker trucks be barred from
the city on Sundays.
Jook joints are said to bo estab-
lishments where Inferior beer and
moonshine is dispensed.
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P.KB PENSIONER DIES
Bj The Aifloclatrl \f(fro Trr.i
RALEIGH. N. "Cncle" Mal-
colm M. Prince, !XJ, former slave,
who, for the last few ycary, re-
ceived a state'pension ( >r fi^iillr.g
on the side of the CmifV- -ley
in the Giril war, died Tup^M;'.
His eligibility for a pri'rlort v,
established a few years ana.
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