PARAGRAPHICS CURRENT NEWS AND OPINION (By X. Mabie Wright) West Pointers They. Typhoid Losing Terror. Louisville Cleaner. A New Phi Beta Kappa. Reflexus. There are 220 Negroes in the cavalry detachment at West Point. They are one of the best "sights" there. The pride they take in their profession and assignment is very manifest. They look and act every inch the soldier. In its wrestle with science the dreadful Typhoid is flat back down on the mat. Kentucky has a right to be chesty. Ten years ago her death rate from typhoid was nineteen per 1000; today it [illegible] only 1.9 per 1000. And the number whom "the Lord in his mysterious providence" used to take away is considerably smaller. The Lord wants cleaner, healthier, longer living. It's Clean Up Week around in our burg. Thanks to the Safety Council and its allied agencies for promoting this good work. After Clean Up Week Louisville looks, feels, and is better. Like, say, the good church sister's house when the convention is going to convene. The next step - it takes time of course - will be to make for every house, every office, every shop, every building, every street, alley, place, corner, citizen every week Clean Up Week - every day Clean Up Day. Who'd a thought it? There are 365,000 Negro Jews in America. Election to Phi Beta Kappa means the tip-top in scholarship. Several Negroes have made it, the latest being Countie P. Cullen, our poet, who is to graduate from New York University in June, next. We disturb the shades of the Hon. John C. Calhoun again and ask him whether he is still of the same opinion about the Negro's mental power and capacity. Well, it's a hackneyed reference; and we don't care a rap what Calhoun thought or thinks. Facts are facts, because some depress and others inspire, like this thing that Countie P. Cullen and scores of other Negro youths are doing. "Reflexus" is the new Negro magazine. It makes its debut in a cloud of glory. It does reflect us. It is good to look at, good to thumb through, good to read, good to lug around and show off with. It looks like any other good magazine. In content and mechanism it is awfully satisfying. Then there's the double page of American Beauties. Which see. Among them with no apologies to make are our own Misses Harlan Clarke and Louise Spael's. Compliments are universal in Louisville. A Louisville boy is editor - John J. McKinley.
HERE TO GET MADAM BROWN TICKETS Madam Anita Patti Brown's long absence from Louisville is expected to cause hundreds to come out to hear this premier song artist at Jones Temple next Wednesday evening. Tickets are on sale at Bright's Pharmacy, 10th and Chestnut Sts'; White's Prescription Pharmacy, at 6th [and?] Walnut Sts. and at the Chestnut St. Y4 M4 C.A.
OUR BISHOP HONORED Bishop George C. Clement has been [appointed?] chairman of the comminssion [illegible] race relations of the Federal Coun- of Churches of Christ.
Hundreds Greet "Sunshine Sammy" Popular Little Screen Star Is City's Guest For Week--Meets The Demands Of Law As Stage Artist
"Sunshine Sammy," the versatile little movie star, is in Louisville this week. His week at the Lincoln Theatre began last Monday evening and he leaves tomorrow, and hundreds have packed the popular play house this week to see this little black boy who has made thousands laugh on the screen in such pictures as Fire Fighters, One Terrible Day, It's A Bear, Tire Troubles, Get Out and Get Under, Haunted House, etc., produced by the Hal Roache "Our Gang" Company. He has been on the screen since he was a year old and is now signed up on a contract indefinitely. It was "Fatty" Arbuckle's "The Sheriff" which made him really famous. Snub Pollard in "The Traffic Cop, was another famous picture for our only colored juvenile screen artist. His father was originally an amateur theatrical aspirant. His mother is now in Hollywood with his four sisters, Florence 9, Dorothy 5, Ethel Leguenia 2, and Vera 7 who are also screen artists. According to the Child Labor Laws of California he is given three hours training each day. His work is considered by law as recreation. Miss Zenobia Frierson, his tutor, who is a product of Wiley University, Marshall, Texas is required to send in her reports to the Board of Education who employs her, the same as if he were actually in the school room. Little Harold Baquet, 15, the master juvenile tenor, is an orphan whose father was a musician and friend to Mr. Morrison, father of Sunshine Sammy. At New Orleans, Houston and Atlanta, the white and colored citizens were enthusiastic in their praise of our star. At Atlanta the Board of Trade entertained him and his troupe in the largest hotel in the city. Here last Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock nearly three thousand Louisvillians, boys and girls, gathered at the Tenth Street Station, headed by the Boy Scouts and the Booker T. Washington Community Centre Band, and gave the gave the little screen idol a fitting ovation, and escorted him to the home of Dr. Jackson, 932 W. Walnut St., where he stopped during the week here. The galaxy of brilliant talent presented on this bill with Sammie consisted of the excentric Delia Mitchell, noted talking song artist; Ted McDonald and Josephine Leggett, former singing stars of Shuffle Along; Nina Marshall Trio, including Jessie Love and Elsie Parker, singers and dancers of exceptional merit; and little Harold Baquet, silver toned juvenile tenor, co-star with Sunshine Sammy. The costumes, make-up and general character of these performers was a fitting cast especially arranged to support the little silver sheet artist. It was an incentive to any child of dramatic aspiration, and extremely entertaining. [photo] "Sunshine Sammy"
[photo] REV. R.D. STONER Minister and Business Man. President of the West Kentucky Savings Bank
WEST KENTUCKY TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK ORGANIZED IN PADUCAH Negroes of Paducah, Ky., always thrifty and progressive have launched a program of big business building among the group that is attracting much attention. A few weeks ago the idea of a bank was conceived, and within a few days Paducah's moving spirits were aroused to duty and service and an announcement was made of the plans of organization of the West Kentucky Trust and Savings Bank. At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the bank a few days ago, Rev. R. D. Stoner, one of the most prominent ministers of the state, a leader of men, a business man, a financier, a man who is really and truly interested in Negro business and in the welfare of the Negro individaully and collectively, was elected President Other officers elected were Dr. W. J. Weston, First Vice President; George Stone, Second Vice President; R. [illegible] Myre, Secretary; and Henry F. Turner, Treasurer.
It is the opinion of those who are in a position too know, that there is no greater need among the colored people of Paducah than that of a bank, and that with such calibre of men as Drs. Stoner and Weston at the helm Paducah is going to have such a bank as is so badly needed and so necessary to the onward; forward and upward march of a people.
The Illinois Central Railroad Co., has bought over three hundred fifty Paducah homes, ranging as high as $6,000 at the ground to be used in the construction of the $8,000;000 Car Producing plant which the companw will put in construction in a short while. Along with this Paducah is planning to spend $1,000,000 in the improvement of her streets. The Negro population of Paducah is now between twelve and fourteen thousand and with the coming of the IllinoisCentral's big plant close to 10,000 more should be attracted to Paudcah within the next two years, thus giving Paducah Negroes grounds for not only organizing such a bank as is now in the making, but to turn their attention to other necessary business needs among the people in their community. Stock in the West Kentucky Trust and Savings Bank is going fast, says President Stoner.
Dr. W.D. Locke has returned from visiting his father, Rev. W.W. Locke, who was ill at Muskegee, Mich., but is convalescing.
MAMMOTH STOCKHOLDERS GET DIVIDEND CHECK
Stockholders of the Mammoth Life and Accident Insurance Company are happy over the receipt of the s econd dividend declared during the year 1924, In addition to the stock dividend check the stockholders are receiving a neatly bound copy of the "Annual Report of the Officers of the Mammoth to Stockholders in Annual Meeting, January 13, 1925."
This report is a departure from the stereotyped practice of issuing only the financial statement. The report of the Mammoth of eleven pages contains not only the annual financial statement but also calls attention of the stockholders to certain points to their interests as owners of he business.
Few stockholders are in a position anyway to interpret the facts hidden in figures of the financial statement. In the opinion of a ranking Mammoth representative it all looks good and sounds good when you are dealing in six figures. But the average stockholder is able to draw his or her own conclusion as to whether their investment is a paying one when they receive regularly a dividend check, says he.
The lead which the Mammoth continues to hold indicated by its reports of 1924 is further verified by a compari- out the country--in the Best's or Spec- out the country--in the best or Spectator Life Insurance Reports for 1924.
Fool and Money Part Gypsy Woman Rids Man of $7,080.00, Foretelling Future Believed He Possessed 151 Evil Spirits
Noted American Race Scholar Dies in Berlin, Germany
BISHOP WALLS IN CITY Bishop W.J. Walls was in the city this week en route to Arkansas from the Inter-racial Conference at Cincinnati. The Bishop seemed to be in the pink of condition. His many friends are always glad to see the brilliant young former Broadway Temple pastor.
RECENT CAMPAIGN EDITORS CALLED TO CHICAGO Editors who supported President Coolidge in the recent campaign are called to Chicago today for a special conference. A condition of health keeps the Leader editor away. Mrs. Hattie Cantrill, Morganfield, sister-in-law of Dr. R.L. Bayliss, is enjoying her visit here. Among her sight seeing tours of the city she inspected the new Mammoth Building and the American Mutual Bank this week. Mr. John Lewis Wales passed through tht city Tuesday on his way from Florida to French Lick.
BIG CAMPAIGN INCLUDES TRIP TO CALIFORNIA Leader readers are urged to turn to page 6 of this issue and read every line of the announcement of The Leader's ten weeks campaign which begins Saturday, April 18. An automobile, a trip to California and $100 in cash are offered in premiums. These three prizes entail a larger output than that of any of The Leader's previous campaigns. And to beat it all The Leader is giving 20 percent of all subscription money reported to each participant who fails to win one of the three big premiums. This just lacks 5 cents of being as much as a regular solicitor is given for permanent subscription work. The whole thing is the best proposition ever offered by a weekly newspaper.
"Baby," the 7-year-old Spitz of Mme. Galloway-Teal, hair culturist, ,33 S. West street. has been returned home from Harthill's Veterinary Infirmary where she was treated for distemper. Mrs. Charles Ware, stenographer of American Mutual Savings Bank, has resumed her work after a brief illness at home.