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THE BROAD AX HEW TO THE LINE. Vol. XIV CHICAGO, OCTOBER 10, 1908. No. 1 William Jennings Bryan and William Howard Taft Addressed the Deep Waterway Convention Both Presidential Candidates Occupied Seats at the Banquet at the Auditorium Given by the Chicago Association of Commerce. Norman E. Mack, Chairman of The Democratic National Committee, and Frank H. Hitchcock, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Return from the East, Where They Scent Victory For Their Respective Candidates. Walter Wellman, on the Division of the Negro Vote in Maryland, Where He Claims Ten to Thirty Per Cent of the Vote Will be Cast for Bryan, Giving Him That State. Within a few moments after Mr. Taft had enjoyed the hospitalities of the enterprising citizens of Galesburg, he was hustled aboard his train, which ran at full speed from that city to this, arriving in Chicago in time to attend the banquet at the Auditorium, given by the Chicago Association of Commerce. Col Bryan also arrived in the city Wednesday morning from his home, Lincoln, Neb., and he put in the day with Chairman Norman E. Mack, and his other right-hand men in carefully going over the situation in reference to winning the presidential prize and he is well pleased with the way the work has been carried on in his behalf by his campaign managers, and he feels confident that "he will make a home run November 3 and win the presidency of the United States." [Name] Past President of the Chicago Undertaker's Association, and also past President of the Illinois State Undertakers Association and Democratic candidate for Coroner of Cook County. Robert K. Sloan, Democratic candidate for Coroner of Cook County, is one of the most popular and well known business men, throughout the length and breadth of Illinois. Mr. Sloan, came into this world in Kingston, Ontario, where he received his through education, as he approached manhood. Having a firm desire to make his permanent home in a large and growing city, he turned his face to Chicago, and landed in this city in June, 1881. Casting around for something to do, he found employment with the Chicago City Railway Company, starting in first as street car driver, conductor and clerk, and from 1892 to 1896, he was division superintendent of the Archer ave. division and after serving in those various capacities for 15 years, he severed his connection with the Chicago City Railway Company to engage in the undertaking and livery business, at 2823 Archer ave. served as president of the Chicago Undertaker's Association, and as president of the Illinois State Undertaker's Association. At the present time he is president of the Joint Livery Association of the city, which is ample proof of his popularity. Mr. Sloan, as the president of the associations referred to, administered his duties, in connection with his offices, in a broad and liberal spirit which has succeeded in winning for him the high esteem and friendship of the Afro-American undertakers in Chicago. The Democratic candidate for Coroner of Cook County, has had the honor of serving the people residing in the sixth ward in the City Council for one term, where he was always found on the right side of all questions and honestly labored in the interest and for the benefit of all the people in this city. Mr. Sloan is a prominent Mason and He had scarcely started in the undertaking and livery business, before he became extremely popular, with those engaged in the same line of business, in this city, county and state. For he has the Republican national committee; Norman E. Mack, chairman of the Democratic national committee, and W. J. Bryan, Jr., son of the commoner, sat next to the speakers' table. Other honored guests were: John F. Wallace, William Hayward, Senator Joseph M. Dixon, S. M. Nealy, F. W. Saunders, George H. Monroe, R. R. Bourland, James K. Vardaman, ex-Governor Mississippi; James T. Lloyd, chairman Democratic congressional committee; Lyman E. Cooley, John E. Lamb, Festus J. Wade, St. Louis; Fred W. Upham, Robert Mather, William H. Carter, David R. Francis, St. Louis; Major Thomas H. Rees, W. H. Fitz Hugh, Vickaburg; Ira M. Cobe, Clifford Pinchot, Milford, Pa. Besides these were many congressmen and United States Senators and a Chinese journalist, St Lum Ling of the Chinese Mall, who attracted much attention. But up to the present time we have not heard of one Negro who was permitted to stick his feet under the banquet table and freely mingle with the Chinese journalist and James K. Vardaman. Thursday noon Col. Bryan addressed the Deep Waterway Convention, and every available seat in the Auditorium was occupied long before the hour had arrived for him to speak; Col Bryan, as he rose to speak, in favor of constructing the Deep Waterway Canal, and in favor of improving all the rivers and making them navigable, so served as president of the Chicago Undertaker's Association, and as president of the Illinois State Undertaker's Association. At the present time he is president, of the Joint Livery Association of this city, which is ample proof of his popularity. Mr. Sloan, as the president of the associations referred to, administered his duties, in connection with his offices, in a broad and liberal spirit, which has succeeded in winning for him, the high esteem and friendship of all the Afro-American undertakers in Chicago, The Democratic candidate for Coroner of Cook County, has had the honor of serving the people residing in the 5th ward in the City Council for one term, where he was always found on the right side of all questions and honestly labored in the interest and for the benefit of all the people in this city. Mr. Sloan is a prominent Mason and Knights of Pythias, and being a first class and clean cut business man, popular, with all classes of his fellow citizenens, he is amply qualified to become Coroner of Cook County. that all the products produced by the American farmer and the great manufacturing plants can be transported more cheaply to all parts of the world, he was greeted by the vast audience waving small American flags, and his masterful effort in behalf of the gigantic project, which was so ably and intelligently discussed by the various speakers, who elaborted upon it, left a lasting impression upon those who had assembled in the Auditorium to become familiar with the subject under discussion. Norman E. Mack Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, and Frank H. Hitchcock, Chairman of the Republican National Committee, returned to the city the first of the week, after sizing up the political situation in the east, and both scent victory in the air for their respective candidates. Chairman Mack, with his broad Bryan smile, states that "New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Indiana, are safely in the Bryan column, and that it is all over with Col. Bryan but the shouting." William M. McDonald the Most Prominent Afro- American Republican in Texas Comes Out for William J. Bryan In a Letter to Attorney M. H. Broyles of Houston. That State. He Asserts That "If Roosevelt Can Afford to Appoint Democrats to Important Offices" "He Sees No Greater Crime in Supporting the Democratic Ticket." "That No Greater Calamity Could Fall Upon the Country Than Electing William H. Taft, President of the United States." "That Cecil A. Lyons, Member of the Republican National Committee is the God-Father of the Lily White Party in Texas. Ft. Worth, Tex, Oct. 1, 1908. Hon. M. H. Broyles, Houston, Tex. My Good Friend: Replying to your letter of recent date, permit me to state that it is my sincere hope that you shall do what lies in your power to have the people of Texas, or for that matter throughout the entire country, to know and understand that the lily white Federal organization in Texas is not the Republican party. The Republican party of Texas is composed of 150,000 Negro voters and about 50,000 white voters. Of the 50,000 white voters, 25,000 are Federal office holders and constitute what is known as the lily white Republican party in Texas. The other 25,000 white voters are sincere Republicans from point of honest conviction and will not sell their votes to boost the interest of the liquor element of the Democratic party in Texas. litical organization both State and National, which will best enhance the economic conditions of the country, the civil liberties and right of all citizens and preserve to the American people the right to select their public servants without the highest officer in the land, prostituting and coercing a large number of leading electors with the people's patronage. I wish to deny the statement that the Republicans of Texas have endorsed an open saloon and stand with an outstretched, itching palm to receive blood money. The Republicans of Texas have not endorsed the whisky element, but the lily white office grabbers have; nor will the Republican party in Texas vote for Mr. John N. Simpson, or for that matter, a single man nominated by Mr. Cecil Lyons' convention. The ticket fixed up by the lily white convention is composed of men seeking Federal jobs. If Taft is elected, and God forbid that such a calamity may befall the American people, every man on the lily white ticket from Governor down, will demand a job of Mr. Taft for his bravery in standing before the guns of Culberton, Colquitt, Campbell and Bryan to be shot down. Will promiscuate and as all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Catholics, Protestants, Priests, Infections, Single Turtles, Republicans, or long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose purpose is to allow people claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year.....$1.00 Six Months.....1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 5038 Armour Avenue, Chicago. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 19, 1902 at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1879. HEALTH DEPARTMENT TALKS. Notes from the Tuberculosis Congress. The Tuberculosis Congress now in session at Washington is certain to add power and effectiveness to the fight that is being waged to stamp out consumption, which has been so appropriately named "The Great White Plague." The wide publicity given to the proceedings will tend to arouse public interest in the work the Congress is trying to do, and at the same time will enlist new and powerful forces in its behalf. As is well understood, this Congress is not concerning itself so much as to curing consumption as it is with methods of prevention. Medical men are now agreed that this terrible disease can be cured, if taken in time. They are also agreed that its spread can be prevented and the disease itself stamped out if only people can be taught how to live and how to care for those striken with the malady in such a manner as to prevent others from taking it. Few people have any idea of the fearful money-cost of consumption to say nothing of the suffering and misery it causes. Here are some figures presented by Professor Fisher of Yale College to the Congress. He says: "The great white plague costs the people of the United States over a billion dollars each year. Consumption, it is estimated, kills 138,000 persons every year in the United States alone. This is equal to the deaths from typhoid fever, scarlet fever, diptheria, appendicitis, meningitis, diabetes, smallpox and cancer all put together. "Then, again, it generally takes three years to die, during which time the poor victim can earn little or nothing. Finally, the scourge picks out its victims when they are young men and young women, at the very time they are beginning to earn money. The minimum cost of such items as doctor's bills, medicines, nursing and loss of earning before death amounts to over $2,400 in each case, while the earning power, which 'might have been', if death had not come, brings the total cost to at least $8,000. If this is multiplied by the 138,000 deaths, we find the cost is bigger than the almost incalculable sum of $1,000,000,000." Professor Fisher estimates that over half of this cost generally falls on the lickless victim himself, but the cost to others in total is over $50,000,000 a year. As a matter of self-defense it would be worth while to the community, he shows, in order to save merely a quarter of the lives now lost by consumption to invest $5,500,000. At present only a fraction of 1 per cent of this money is being used to fight the disease. Five million people now living in the United States are doomed to fill consumptives' graves unless something is done to prevent it. As each death means anxiety and grief for a whole family, it means there will be over 200,000 persons rendered miserable by these deaths. Now, it can be better understood, in the light of the figures by Professor Fisher, what the Tuberculosis Congress is seeking to accomplish. Also a better idea may be had as to the tremendous importance of this work from both the economy and health stand. Free Soup and Lodging Houses Established by the Chicago Tribune the Past Winter. Last winter shortly after the Republican prosperity financial panic swept over the country, scattering hunger and misery, cold and want, into millions of homes, throughout this country. The Chicago Tribune, established a free lodging house. Free soup houses were also established in the various sections of the city. At that time, The Chicago Inter Ocean, which is always noted for telling the truth, stated, that "150,000 men, women and children, had been thrown out of work, tramping the streets seeking employment." That "the large department stores, and other concerns employing thousands of laborers, had greatly reduced their working forces, many of them running on half time." It will be re-called that a committee of prominent business men, was appointed to solicit funds to be expended in buying food, coal and clothing; for the starving and freezing multitude. Many pitiable cases of want and destitution were recorded in the daily press. This same condition of affairs at that time; prevailed to a greater or less degree in all parts of the country. With the approach of the spring and summer months, when all kind of work is supposed to be more plentiful it was thought, that want and destitution had been wafted away from this city, on the Republican wings of prosperity, and the people in Chicago, were shocked and greatly horrified, when it was stated that in The Chicago Tribune a few days ago, that, "between 15,000 and 20,000 school children in Chicago are underfed." That "5,000 of this number never know what a full meal means." That "this condition of affairs is brought about largely, by many of the parents of the children being out of work, others working at greatly reduced wages, and the high cost of living." The report contained in The Tribune, and which eminated from members of the Board of Education, is very gloomy indeed, and it presents a black or dark picture; which is further evidence, that Republican prosperity has struck Chicago. If Bishop Wayman, Causman Gaines and Isaac Myers could have left their graves in Laurel Cemetery and wended their way to Richmond Market Armory last Wednesday night they would have beheld a situation that would have made them think that the Republican party, in which they were such influential factors had, like the Whig party, ceased to exist. The reason for that would have been the "Jim-crowing" of Colored men at the Republican meeting at which Governor Hughes was to be the star attraction. In that vast concourse of people who came to hear New York's chief executive were many Colored men and as fast as they presented themselves at the entrance to the main floor they were told by a slim white man to go upstairs. The slim doorkeeper even held a warning hand before City Councilman Harry S. Cummings, and that gentleman did not enter within the sacred portal. A number of Colored men could not stand being "Jim-crowed" by lily-white Republicans and went home. To make the discrimination seem even more keen the escort to Governor Hughes, when he marched to the platform did not contain a Colored man. Among the escort were See. Bonaparte, W. P. Jackson, Collector Stone, Mr. "Phil" Goldsborough, W. D. Platt, former Mayor Timmans, George W. Padgett and Charlie Schirim, erstwhile member of Congress. All of these men, with one or two exceptions, are men who owe their political rise to their Colored constituents, and who after success have forgotten those who made it possible for them to succeed politically. WILLIAM H. CLARK WILLIAM H. CLARK. Prominent member of the Illionia Colored Democracy, who had a pleasant visit with Senator J. B. Foraker, while in Cincinnati, Ohio, the past week. W. H. Clark, who was connected with the corporation counsel's office during the ad infiltration of Mayors Harrison and Dunne made a flying business trip to Cincinnati Sunday, and while there paid his respects to Senator J. B. Foraker. On Monday night Mr Clark addressed the Constitutional League at Knights of Honor hall. The constitutional League is an organization opposing the election of Taft and numbers among its members the leading Colored business and professional men of Cincinnati. Mr. Clark says it was one of the most enthusiastic meetings he ever attended. Every walk of life was represented. Of his visit to senator Foraker Mr. Clark says: "I found the senator considerably aged since I last saw him, and his face showed traces of the terrible strain under which he is laboring. He was not the dashing, bouyant Foraker that I had seen in Ohio during my boyhood days. But despite the wear and tear of 62 years his eyes shows the same old fire, he is still "Fighting Joe." Few people in his native state believe him guilty of the things charged to him by that arch assassin of character, Hearat, and the Colored people swear by him. In fact many Colored men in Ohio will vote for Bryan this Fall because of the administration's treatment of Foraker. He is looked upon as the one staunch friend of the black man in Congress who dared to raise a hand in defense of the Colored soldiers discharged from the army for the alleged "shooting up of Brownsville." Speaking of the Brownsville incident the Senator said: "No greater (Concluded from page 1.) who has sense enough to vote, except the Lyon-Taft lily white Republicans, know, or should know, that any party which takes the ridiculous position (and hope to win recruits thereby) that the people should not rule, or be allowed to vote on questions affecting the public weel, is unfit to even hold Federal office, and such a gang of men acting as a State or National organization should not be able to get the votes of an outlawed hobo. No Negro possessed with sufficient intelligence as to be able to distinguish between real principles and correct government policies on the one side, as against deceit, hypocrisy and the mal-administration of the government on the other side, will vote to elect Taft and perpetuate the policies of mal-administration of government as carried on by Roosevelt. injustice was ever done a body of men. There was not a scintilla of evidence against these soldiers upon which the president could base his finding. They had only been in Brownsville two weeks, and were under the strictest watch by their superior officers, yet we are asked to believe that these 167 men, with scarcely the dust of travel off their bodies, entered into a conspiracy to "shoot up this Texas town" against whose citizens they had no grievance. The whole thing is an outrage," said the old senator with flashing eye." The Persident's course was high handed and unjust, and, since Taft has endorsed it, no self respecting black man can vote for him without making a greater sacrifice than most men are willing to make." "I can remember," continued the senator, "when a Colored man could stop at any hotel in Cincinnati. Now he must go to places kept by his own people. The lines are tightening around him all over this country, and unless he asserts his independence, at the ballot box, he might as well stretch forth his hands and tell his enemies to put on the manacles." Senator Foraker feels keenly the charge made against him by Mr. Taft that he was not acting in good faith when he championed the cause of the Colored soldiers. "I have always been the friend of the black race" said he-"and I always will be. When Congress convenes I shall renew my fight—and keep it up until justice is done as brave a body of men as ever followed the flag." And he looked like he meant it. country; if Mr. Roosevelt can afford to lynch by executive order 167 good Republicans and then send an official message to congress blackening and disgracing the fair name of 10,000,000 other good Republicans—and if Mr. Roosevelt can afford to punish the grandest and most brilliant leaders of the Republican party, driving them into private life because they differ from him with regard to what policies should be followed by Republicans—I can afford as a Republican to vote for Mr. Bryan, and thereby protest against the maladministration of all functions of National government in the continuance of Roosevelt policies. Literature, Dilea at His Historic Home Near Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Oct. 3.—Edward Wetherill, one of the most prominent Quaker abolitionists before the civil war, is dead at his country home, Chalkley Hall, near here. He was 88 years old. He was a grandson of Samuel Wetherill, Free Quaker, the hero of "Hugh Wynne." Mr. Wetherill was born in Chalkley Hall, made famous by Whittier in his poem bearing that title, and made the place his home for the last fifty years. Chalkley Hall was used as an "underground railway" and shelter house for slaves who escaped from the South during the war. While the slaves were being housed there Mr. Wetherill and others associated with him found work for them in the states further north. discover something is going on among the Colored people, and the more they look into it the less they like it. Here as elsewhere the Negroes who want to get away from their Republican allegiance have been keeping very quiet about it. But now the truth is coming out, and the truth is that a considerable percentage of them, variously estimated at from 10 to 30, will vote for Bryan. I talked with an intelligent Negro who lives here, and he said half of the men of his acquaintance were for Bryan. "You can imagine how hard it is for us to go against the Republican party," he said, "but we feel it is our duty to our race this year. A few nights ago I was at a meeting in one of our churches. A big crowd was present. The pastor eloquently advised his hearers to vote for Bryan and was loudly cheered by a majority of those present. We think Judge Taft a pretty good man, but too much under the influence of Roosevelt." "A JIM CROW" MEETING A few weeks ago the Democratic party opened its campaign in the City of Baltimore with a mammouth meeting held at Fith Regiment Armory, the chief attraction of which was the speech of William Jennings Bryan, the Democratic Presidential nominee. The meeting received editorial notice in these columns. The Republican party opened its campaign in this city last Wednesday night with a crowd that taxed the seating capacity of Richmond Market Hall, the chief attraction being the speech of Governor Hughes of New York. To the Democratic meeting the citizens of Baltimore were invited, and the representative of this paper went to the meeting and took chances with all other citizens and secured a seat without being discriminated against. At the Republican meeting at Richmond Market Hall the ushers were everywhere present giving special attention to the seating of citizens of color. So that when the meeting began the East gallery was occupied exclusively by our Colored citizenship. Why this arrangement of the Republican party of the City of Baltimore? Does the Republican party require that the Negro submit to this treatment as an installment on the debt for his freedom? Is it true that the Democrats are the Negroes' ancient enemies, and the Republicans their ancient friends? It is charged that the Negro has been disfranchised by the Democratic States of the South. But is it not a fact that the Republicans of other States would disfranchise the Negro if they were not slaves to the Republican party and serviceable in election times? It is charged that the Negro is forced by the Democrats to suffer the galling, unequal and unconstitutional "Jim Crow" car accommodations. Did not the Republican meeting last Wednesday night "Jim Crow" the Negroes as veritably as ever the Democrats have done? The claim of some of our contemporaries that the Republican party both in convention assembled and through its tried and true standard bearer has pledged itself to the enforcement of the "letter and spirit" of these amendments, count for naught in practical dealing with the Negro. The Republican party may be alright; Governor Hughes may be alright, but the "Jim Crow" meeting last Wednesday night to our way of thinking was the limit.—The Afro-American Ledger, Baltimore, Md., Oct. 3. MR. LONGWORTH SHOULD HAVE MORE SENSE The Hon. Nicholas Longworth proposed to 10,000 American citizens in Rock Island on Friday that Mr. Taft should be made President of the United States for the next eight years and Mr. Roosevelt for the eight years following Mr. Taft's second term. As Mr. Longworth is President Roosevelt's son-in-law, his words are accepted usually as semi-official for the White House. This is the unfortunate feature of his utterance in the present instance. With some eight years of the Presidency behind him next March and with eight years of Mr. Taft before him, Mr. Roosevelt, according to his son-law's idea, would be able to celebrate on March 4, 1923, nearly a quarter of a century of personal rule over this Republic. politics and good taste are both against such utterances. Aside from Mr. Longworth's plan assumption that Mr. Taft's two terms would not constitute even a substantial interregum — with which no real friend of Mr. Taft can agree—such remarks regarding the institution of a Roosevelt dynasty are not only shocking but absolutely damaging to the Republican candidate and the Republican party. The proposition to day is to elect Mr. Taft for one term, not to continue Mr. Roosevelt in power, behind and upon the throne, for sixteen years more. Mr. Longworth is injuring the cause of Mr. Taft. The demand of the hour is an unhampered, undiverted, and energetic campaign in Mr. Taft's behalf. Mr. Longworth should have more sense. The Chicago Inter Ocean, Oct. 4, 1908. "HOT ONES" FOR "TEDDY." ____ The Theodore Roosevelt who bursts forth in virtuous denunciation of Senator Foraker and the Standard Oil Company is the same Theodore Roosevelt who summoned Edward H. Harriman to the White House shortly before the 1904 election and encouraged Harriman to raise a $200,000 campaign fund which could be used only to corrupt voters. He is the same Theodore Roosevelt who made George B. Cortelyon chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1904, thus setting his chief corporation inquisitor to the task of collecting campaign contributions from the corporations subject to Federal investigation. He is the same Theodore Roosevelt whose 1904 campaign was financed in part by life-insurance contributions filched from the policy holders. He is the same Theodore Roosevelt who made Elihu Root, Thomas F. Ryan's attorney, Secretary of State in his Cabinet. He is the same Theodore Roosevelt who made J. Pierpoint Morgan's partner, Robert Bacon, Assistant Secretary of State. He is the same Theodore Roosevelt who personally licensed the the Steel Trust to acquire the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company regardless of the Sherman law. He is the same Theodore Roosevelt who commended the reactionary corporation platform adopted by the Chicago Convention and gladly accepted James S. Sherman as the Republican candidate for Vice-President. Mr. Roosevelt is greatly scandalized by Senator Foraker's unseemly relations with the Standard Oil Company; but what if Foraker had been a supporter of my policies instead of an opponent of my policies? Would the President have promptly repudiated him, or would the same mantle of executive charity been thrown over Joseph Benson Foraker that was once thrown over Paul Morton after that gentleman had been accused of granting rebates?—The New York World. NIGHT RIDERS KILL A FAMILY. Three Shot to Death, One Missing and Four Mortally Wounded. Hickman, Ky.-One man and two children shot to death, another son missing and believed cremated, his wife and three other children mortally wounded, and their home in ashes are results of a raid by night riders on the house of David Walker, a Negro, early this morning. The fifty raiders had planned to administer a whipping to Walker because he had cursed a white woman and had drawn a pistol on a white man. The nights riders arrived at Walker's home shortly after midnight last night and ordered him to come out. Walker refused and opened fire on the band. In retaliation the night riders saturated the building with coal oil, set it on fire all around and shot down the Negroes as they attempted to escape. Walker, his 5-year-old daughter and a tiny baby in its mother's arms were killed outright. The mother was shot through the stomach as she came through the door and is dying. Three other Walker children were also mortally wounded by the fusillade. Walker's oldest son is missing and is believed to have been cremated in the burning building. The raiders took Joseph Williams, a white man, from his home and compelled him to hold their horses while they massacred the Negro family.-The Record-Herald, Oct. 5. It may be out of place to state that at the present time Old Ky. is under the control of the Republicans, and Gov. Wilson, as the so-called warm friend of the Negro, should see to it that the night riders who set the homes of David Walker on fire and murdered his family are brought to the bar of justice and not charge the crime up to the Democrats—Edition. Dr. Daniel H. Williams and his committee of citizens deserve much praise for the gallant and high spirit of civic recognition they are giving to the abilities of the Negro race by the banquet they are tendering to the members of the Leland Giants Base Ball Club, on Thursday, Oct. 15, at 9 P. M., at the Chateau, 5324 State Street. This team of Colored ball players have by their abilities won a place in the forefront of America's greatest past time baseball and have taken the whole race with them, nothing has contributed to the lessening of race prejudices in this community more than this gallant manly scientific gentlemanly aggregation of ball players, who have wrung from the throats of our enemies more praise than was ever showered upon us and have thereby served as a deterrent to the avalanche of hate that oftentimes comes our way. Every man who has an opportunity should be proud to be numbered with Dr. Williams and his guests on this occasion to pay homage to this team and to encourage it to greater exertions next year. Under Mr. Andrew Foster, team manager and captain, this Club has won more games to the number played than any other organized semi pro or Professional Club in the world having won 64 out 86 games played, one being a tie and 13 shut outs. What a record! What people would not be proud of it? Let the Banquet be a success. Get your ticket today of Mr. Noah D. Thompson, Vice-Pres., at 97 Washington St., Phone 2023 Central or Dr. A. B. McKissack, Treas., 6258 Halsted St., Phone 215 Wentworth. Julius Avendorph, Pullman Bldg., and be one of the men who stand for and recognizes ability. The Citizen's Committee was organized Wednesday evening last at the Chateau for the purpose of giving a Banquet and Testimonial to the Le兰 Glant Baseball Club Thursday, October 15th, 1908, as follows: D. H. Williams, President; Noah D. Thompson, Vice-President; Julius N. Avendorph, Secretary; Dr. A. B. McKissack, Treasurer. Banquet Committee. B. F. Moseley, Chairman; J. H. Bolden, Wm. Bell, Prof. Wm. Emanuel, M. W. Ponder. Reception Committee. Julius N. Avendorph, Dr. W. J. Garnett, Maj. R. R. Jackson, Wm. Corroll, Jackson Gordon, John L. Fry, S. Laing Williams, Julius F. Taylor, F. L. Barnett, S. B. Turner, David Monson. General Committee. Dr. D. H. Williams Noah D. Thompson, Julius N. Avendorph, Dr. A. B. McKissack, Dr. M. A. Majors, Dr. W. J. Garnett, S. Laing Williams, Wm. Corroll, Prof. Wm. Emanuel, Virgle Pmphrey, Wm. Bell, Prof. Thos Tives, Jackson Gordon, J. H. Bolden, David Monson, R. R. Jackson, B. Motley, W. H. Jackson, F. L. Cuffey, T. E. Hamilton, M. W. Ponder, J. H. Holland, James Camp, Geo. Arthur. Plates can be had on application to the Vice-President, Secretary or Treasurer. Phone 215 Wentworth. This promises to be a grand civic affair. POLITICIANS GUESSING. What will the Negro do on election day? There is much concern in political circles as to what action many Negroes will take in the coming election. A meeting was held some days ago in this city, urging the Negroes to support the Democratic ticket. The Wednesday night meeting at Richmond Market Hall, with its "Jim Crow" arrangement did not meet the approval of many self-respecting Negroes. In at least one of the precincts of an uptown ward, a little consternation was specifically manifest when a Negro registered as a Democrat, the precinct executive remarked that such an occurrence had not happened in the precinct for twelve years. When everything is considered, in this campaign the apathy of the Negro voter is somewhat alarming—The Afro-American Ledger, Baltimore, Md., Oct. 3. A. M. E. APPOINTMENTS MADE. Illinois Conference Selects Mound City for Next Session. Bloomington, Ill., Oct. 5. After selec- ting Mound City for next year's meeting and announcing the appoint- ments for the ensuing year, the Illinois conference of the African Methodist Church adjourned tonight. The appoint- ments in the Chicago district were as follows: Presiding elder, Rev. T. Rettes; Bethel Church, A. J. Carey; Institutional Church, H. E. Stewart; St. John's, J. Wood; St. Mary's, W. A. CHIPS Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Simpson, have removed from 4740 Dearborn street to 4630 Evans ave. Dr. H. C. Cress, who invaded our humble home on a Sunday afternoon, several years ago, and wanted to whip us for writing something at that time in relation to the drunken preachers who had visited Milwaukee for the purpose of attending the Union Sunday School Convention, this week launched the old Chicago Leader, which is supposed to belong in the class of mushroom newspapers. Mr. A. N. Fields, who is engaged in the newspaper business with Mr. F. L. Barnett, Assistant State's Attorney, seemingly is the managing editor of this campaign publication. GOOD CHANCE TO MAKE MONEY. Agents wanted for Taylor's Cylinder Comb. The best fair straightener. Every family will buy one. Write Newton Novelty Mfg. Co., 310 Main St., Cincinnati, O. FOUR ROOM FLAT FOR RENT. For rent four room modern flat, gas, bath and all improvements $20.00 per month, 404 Bowen Ave., east of Grand Blvd., between 41st and 42nd streets. WAMSLEY & SON'S Bed Bug and Moth Liquid. Will destroy chicken lice, fleas on cats and dogs, lice on horses and other animals. The liquid is a disinfectant as well as a healer. "Does not stain." The 15c and 25c bottles and 25c packages of Cockroach and Ant Feed are the small orders referred to in our ad. in another column, for which we will accept stamps in payment by out of town orders if desired. THE MATTERHORN. In about four years' time, when you wish to climb the Matterhorn, instead of engaging a guide and waiting days for fair weather and then risking your neck in a breathless, glorious scramble over the glaciers and cliffs, you will simply press a button and shout, "Going up!" The railway to the top of the mountain, which is to be completed at a cost of $1,250,000, will be the most interesting of the world's great elevators and will carry the "rocking chair climber" to those grand viewpoints which defied all mountaineers until the memorable ascent in 1865 by Mr. Whympner, Lord Douglas and their companions, which ended tragically. The road will pierce its way upward through tunnels in the living rock to a point within sixty feet of the summit, at an altitude of 14,780 feet, where a number of rooms will be cut. The announcement is made that the terminus will be provided with various novel contrivances, not the least of which will be a special chamber filled with compressed oxygen for tourists suffering from mountain sickness. It is needless to say the true mountain climbers, whose pride and joy it is to conquer the mighty Alpine snow peaks, look upon this prospective intrusion of the railroad and hordes of "trippers" with ill disguised grief. It was bad enough, say they, to have Jungfrau desecrated, but the Matterhorn, that superb peak, pronounced by Ruskin to be the perfect mountain, should have been left alone. On the other hand, thousands of people for whom the climb would be a physical impossibility are fully capable of appreciating the glories of the outlook and the uplift that comes from standing on so renowned a summit. No one has an exclusive property in such a peak as the Matterhorn—Boston Transcript. The Radium Supply. Mine. Curie possesses 15 milligrams of radium; Professor Bordas, 10; M. Bocquerel, 10; Sir William Ramsey, 20; Sir William Crookes, 20; Professor D'Arconval, 20 and Thomas A. Edison, 20 milligrams. About twenty milligrams more are in the possession of other professors. All this is in the form of pure or nearly pure radium and its cafa or the entire amount is 125 milligrams, or about two grains troy. Commercial low grade radium is distributed among a great many hands. THE BROAD AX. Curious Spectacle on the Coast of California. In the neighborhood of Summerland, on the coast of California, ten miles south of Santa Barbara, the visitor may behold at the present time a strange and interesting spectacle the like of which was never seen in the world before. It is nothing more or less than a fishery for petroleum. Out from the smooth, sandy beach and extending at right angles therewith into the ocean are many long decks or pliers supporting old derricks. The latter are like any other derricks constructed for such a purpose, but instead of being used to bring up oil from the dry land they are made to serve for fetching the fluid from beneath the waters of the sea. The pliers described are, many of them, of great length, stretching a quarter of a mile or more out into the Pacific, in order to tap the oil bearing strata under the sea. Derricks are set all along the beach itself, upheld by piles, in order that the breakers may flow back and forth beneath them. One might imagine that the discovery of the oil under the sea came about through observation of petroleum floating on the waves. Such does not seem, however, to have been the case. Prospectors for the precious fluid, having come upon a productive oil field on terra firma in the neighborhood of Summerland, were naturally led down to the ocean beach by the circumstance that the oil producing area appeared to extend in that direction. Finding that there was oil beneath the very breakers, it occurred to them to seek it farther out. The petroleum obtained from under the sea is remarkable, like all the oil in the neighborhood, for containing a great deal of asphalt. It is, in fact, very impure and thick owing to this admixture of an extraneous substance. But the asphalt itself is decidedly valuable when separated and is being utilised for paving and other such purposes—Saturday Evening Post. Mr. Reeder of Kansas told a story to the house of representatives about a Kansas settler and a trick he played. "I think we sent him on to the state of Wyoming," he said. "We have a lot of bad people in our state from Kansas," suggested Mr. Wendell of Wyoming. "This was a pretty smart fellow, and I wonder they did not send him to congress," answered Mr. Reeder. "The law required the settler to build a house with a board floor and a board roof. So he dug into the bank a space of three feet, wide and six feet long and put holes across the top for a roof. Then he sharpened a stick and bored holes in the ground of the dugout. Next he bored holes through the roof and made an affidavit that he had a bored floor and a bored roof."—Detroit Free Press. Many Names of Hingham's Hall. Hingham has one hall with three names, the largest in the town and the one where all the town business is transected, where Company K, Fifth regiment, M. V. M., has its armory and where the Hingham Agricultural society holds its deliberations. The hall has the distinction of having three names—Hingham town hall, the armory and agricultural hall. If it is a public performance or town meeting, then the notices read, "At the town hall," if it is a rose and strawberry show or an agricultural meeting, then they read, "At agricultural hall," and if Company K is drilling or entertaining its friends the invitations say, "At the armory." No other hall in Plymouth county has so many official titles—Boston Herald. A railroad in Honduras, which has just been opened to traffic as far as Osala, thirty-five miles, was built with crossed pine ties from the United States. It is worthy of note that, while crossed pine ties are being shipped from the United States to Honduras, hard woods are coming to the United States from that country. Americans are doing the shipping both ways. A tract of 8,000 acres in Honduras has been seized by an American company, which will cut the muthogany and other valuable hard woods and ship them to the United States—Forest and Stream. English Musical Taste. The London Evening News in order to determine the musical taste of the English people asked its readers to name the musical compositions the performance of which gave them the most pleasure. The answers showed these to be the most popular in the order named: The overture to "Tannhunter," the overture to "William Tell." Teachalowdale's "1812," Grieger's "Poor Gynt Bash," Thomas's "Mignon Gavotte," The Milada," Mendelssohn's "Midsummer Night's Dream." A Nilean Skyscraper. A skyscraping structure, without a nail or a screw in it, has been put up around and above the great south-western gate of the city of Pekin. It is made entirely of bamboo poles and corks. The enormous scaffolding was necessary for the rebuilding of the Chincheng gate, which was badly battered in the Roxer trouble. The new gate is to be an imposing design, twice the height of the great wall of the famous Chinese city. (F. R.—Why do people visit On a crosswalk? Say, why is it?) —Edmund Vance Cooke in Woman's Home Companion. On the Highway. Waggles—Gee, I wonder why dat dorg bit me? His Friend—Oh, well, dere's no accountin' fer tastes, you know!—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Smashing Her Baggage. A series of terrific crashes against the front door brought the mistress to that exit, and flinging it open, she beheld standing calmly before it the new cook, her baggage lying about in confusion, while driving off with a black countenance was the baggageman. "Mercy!" exclaimed the startled mistress. "Why did that rude man hurt your baggage after you like that, Mary? Wouldn't you pay him?" "Oh, it ain't thok, mum; but me last iow wot at his house."—Indie Gyer—Lots of inventors never fully realize the importance of their inventions. Myer—Don't they? Gyer—No. Take the hairpin, for example. It is said the inventor never intended it to be used in dressing the hair—Minneapolis Journal. "Oh, Arizona will be admitted, all right," said the gentleman from that territory. "Been turned down pretty regularly, hasn't it?" "Don't let that worry you. They'll need the name for a battleship now." -Philadelphia Ledger. Towne- It doesn't seem to have done Gaglay any good to join church. He appears to be grouchier than ever since he got religion. Brown- I don't believe he's got it at all. I'll bet what he takes for religion is merely dyspepsia. — Philadelphia Press. "Yes," answered the man with a boom. "Which makes it undesirable sometimes to print the names of all the contributors to your campaign fund." - Washington Star. "Pa, what does a king or an emperor do when he grants anybody an audience?" "He does about what your mother does when she grants me an audience—talks most of the time."—Denver News-Times. A Churchgoer. "Do you attend church regularly?" Inquired the solicitous friend. "I've been a regular churchgoer of late," answered Mr. Cumrox. "Mother and the girls took me on a guidebook tour through Europe."—Washington Star. The Easiest Way. "The easiest way to succeed, my boy, is to give the people what they want." "No, sir; you are mistaken." The easiest way to succeed is to make the people think they want what you are giving them."—Chicago Record-Herald. Signs and Symptoms. "Do you believe the countenance is indicative of character?" "In some respects. For instance, when you see a hatched faced woman, ten to one you'll find her temper on edge."—Baltimore American. Man as a Shopper. A gentleman undertook to purchase a waist for his wife. "What bost?" inquired the saleswoman. "Why, I didn't hear anything."—Everybody'n. 3 per cent allowed on Savings Accounts Safety Deposit Vaults, $3.00 per Year As agent buy and sell Real Estate on commission, manages estates for non-residents, including payment of taxes and looking after assessments. Money to loan on Chicago Real Estate. Good Colored Tenants Always Appreciated Stove Heated Flats I am no Agent. I Rent only my own Property You will save many a weary step when you want a Flat if you first call on me. Office Phone, Douglas 727 Res. Phone, Douglas 5998 The Stock-Holders of the Leland Giants Base-Ball Association, has concluded to dissolve that Association in order to give room for the former, with it's increased Capital for the purpose of buying a Permanent Home For The Leland Giants Base-Ball Club and Establishing For All The People. The Only First Class, Up-To-Date Amusement Park, With It's Theater (Light Opera), Figure Eight, Shoot The Chutes, Minature Ry, Electric Theater, Dance Pavilion, Roller Skating, Hurley Burley, Double Swing, Boating, Auto Riding, and all the latest fun making devices and laugh producing concessions, together with a First Class Summer Hotel, large enough to accommodate 1000 guests, at it's present location, 29th and Wentworth Ave., twenty (20) minutes ride on the Electric Cars to the Loop District in Chicago. The Public is Base-Ball mad, and amusement Crazy. Stocks have doubled in value in a single season. Millions can be made by those Who Take Stock In This New Enterprise. Are You In Favor Of The Race Owning and Operating This Immense And Well Paying Plnt, Where More Than 1,000 Persons Will Be Employed, between May and October of each year, where you can come without fear and Enjoy The Life and Freedom of a Citizen unmolested or annoyed! The Answer can only be effectively given by subscribing for Stock in this Corporation. It has been made purposefully law so that all Loyal Members of the Race can have a Share and Interest in this Twentieth Century Enterprise. Think of it, Shares Only Ten (10.00) Dollars Each. You Squander More than this amount Any Holiday around Amusement Parks and Public Places, where you are not wanted and never welcome. Come! buy and build one of your own by filling out me attached Coupon and mail with Ten Dollars to the Leland Giants Base-Ball and Amusement Association. Do it to-day so that we may commence to build. BROADWAY S. E. Cor. State and 36th Place, Chicago Telephone Douglas 1565 WHERE EVERY PATRON Saves ON EVERY PURCHASE Jacob Feinberg Wholesale and Retail MARKET AND GROCERY TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 565 81st and State Streets BRADLEY & FIELDS REAL ESTATE, LOANS AND INSURANCE Phone Oakland 1787. THE RAILROAD INN Imported and Domestic Wines Liquors & Cigars Cafe in Connection N. E. Corner Fifty-first and Armour Avenue, Chicago, M. AND CIGARS AND WILLIARDS TOBACC08 WILLIAM LEWIS THE FRONTANAC CLUB President and Treasurer, ThOMAS CAREY. Vice-President, JOHN SHELHAMER, Secretary, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. Common and Sewer Brick Office and Yards: