The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX President William H. Taft In His Swing Around the Circle Through the South LAUDED JEFFERSON DAVIS THE GREATEST ARCH ENEMY AND TRAITOR TO HIS COUNTRY. THE MANLY AFRO-AMERICANS OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPIWOULD NOT ENTER INTO ANY KIND OF "A "JIM CROW" ARRANGEMENT. TO WELCOME THE PRESIDENT TO THAT CITY. Vol. XV President Will In His Swing Are Through the S LAUDED JEFFERSON DAVIS ENEMY AND TRAITOR THE MANLY AFRO-AMERICAN SIPPI WOULD NOT ENT "JIM CROW" ARRANGE TO WELCOME THE PRESIDENT President William H. Taft, in his swing around the circle through the South, is following in the footsteps of the late lamented President William McKinley, and President Theodore Roosevelt. President McKinley exclaimed, while falling at the feet of the Southern people during his tour through the South that, "the Proudest Day of His Life was when the ex-rebel soldier pinned the Confederate badge on the lapel of his coat," and President McKinley on that same trip through the South very gently reminded the students attending Booker Taft Washington's school at Tuskegee, Alabama, that "They must be contented to remain the hewers of wood and the drawers of water, and that they must not aspire to the unattainable." President Roosevelt imparted the same advice to the students of Booker Taft Washington's school during his memorable tour through the Southern states, and it will be recalled that on that same trip he loudly sounded the praises of Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis, and the other arch enemies and traitors to their country, and declared that they were patriotic statesmen, and that the rebels who followed their leadership, who endeavored to shoot the Union to pieces were the salt of the earth and were entitled to as much respect and consideration from the hands of the Federal Government as those men who wore the blue and bravely fought to destroy slavery, which was the corner-stone of the Southern Confederacy, and to preserve the Union. President Taft in order to convince the Southern people that he towers head and shoulders over both McKinley and Roosevelt in pandering to their racial prejudice and other foolishness, and that he is the best friend that they have ever had in the White House, and to more than TWO WEEKS/ ENGAGEMENT OF COLE AND JOHNSON AT THE GLOBE THEATRE. They Are Supported In Their Notable Play, "The Red Moon." BY MORE THAN SIXTY PEOPLE. Aida Overton Walker, Formerly of Williams and Walker, Will Be the Star Attraction. The engagement of Cole and John is a notable one, the company having enjoyed a long run in New York on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre, one of New York's first-class playhouses. The production is embellished with elaborate scenic and costume effects, and the cast is one of unusual strength, including Aida Overton Walker, formerly of Williams and Walker; Leona Marshall, Fanny Wise, Sam Lucas, Arthur Talbot, Wesley Jenkens, Benny Jones, the three feet of ebony gracefulness, Edgar Connor and a handsome chorus --- HEW TO THE LINE: LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY prove his friendship for them, while traveling through Mississippi last week in his long swing around the circle, he thundered forth while addressing his Southern white friends only, at Jackson, Miss., that: "One of your GREAT HEROES of Mississippi is Jefferson Davis, and I am glad that the administration at Washington has wiped out the evidence of that extreme partisan bitterness of Cabin John Bridge and that his name is restored there as secretary of war." Such fulsome praise of Jefferson Davis, by President Taft, is rank treason. It was bad enough to restore Jefferson Davis' name to its former place on John's Cabin Bridge, without holding him up as the greatest hero and most patriotic statesman of modern times, but in these days of commercialism, you can expect almost anything from ordinary individuals like President Taft, who are thrust into office simply to do the bidding of those who own and control the gigantic trusts, and so on as well as the government itself. At many points on his recent tour through the South, the Negroes were driven back and away from the depots, out of sight, as the presidential train approached. At some points they permitted them to line-up on one side of the railroad track, while the whites lined up on the other side. But at Jackson, Miss., be it said to their everlasting credit, the manly Negroes paid him no mind whatever, and they absolutely refused to enter into any kind of a "Jim Crow" arrangement to welcome him to that city, for they are fully capable of realizing that President Taft has completely gone back on all the high-sounding promises which he made to the Negro in the Presidential campaign of 1908, and that he is a strong advocate in favor of drawing the color line in National politics. of Colored girls with good voices. There are over sixty people in the performance. It is claimed by the best theatregoers—those who set themselves up as first-class critics—that Cole and Johnson in their notable play, "The Red Moon," cannot be excelled by any other Colored troop in the United States; that they are supported by the very best talent in the theatrical profession among the Afro-Americans, including the celebrated Aida Overton Walker, formerly of Williams and Walker. Their two weeks' engagement at the Globe Theatre, Wabash avenue and Hubbard Court, formerly the International, begins Sunday afternoon, November 14th, with a matinee, and it is predicted that they will play to crowded houses at each performance during their engagement. Mrs. Hattle Arrant, 191 31st street, who has been confined to her bed for the past few weeks, is able to be up and out again. M. A. B. WALTER M. FARMER. National Grand Master of the United Brothers of Friendship. Was Given a Banquet and Reception Wednesday Evening at Odd Fellows Hall. More than 200 of the Best Class of Men and Women Attended the Affair. Wednesday evening Hon. Walter M. Farmer, National Grand Master of the United Brothers of Friendship and of the Sisters of the Mysterious Ten of the World, was tendered a banquet and reception at Odd Fellows Hall, 3335 State street. Dr. C. D. Trice presided at the banquet table, and Mr. Jacob L. Parks was the grand master of ceremonies. Hon. F. P. Hill, Nashville, Tenn., National Deputy Grand Master of the order, Dr. A. Wilberforce Williams, Hon. Thos. Pearson, and National Grand Master Farmer delivered the principal orations. Letters of regret were received and read from Morgan T. White, California; Rev. J. R. White, St. Paul, Minn.; Prof. C. C. Hubbard; Attorney C. H Calloway, of Missouri; Attorney John F Anderson, of Oklahoma; W. T. Blue, Cleveland; O. H. K. Bruce, Leavenworth, Kan.; W. H. Bledsoe, Marshall, Tex., and many others. More than 200 of the best men and women of this city, participated in the banquet, reception and dance, the grand march of which was led by Jacob L. Parks, and it was evident by the gathering that national grand master Farmer is held in the highest esteem by the officers and members of his order in this city and by its best citizens in general. BOOKER TAFT WASHINGTON ON THE NEGRO AND HIS DEADLY GERMS, WHICH HE IS LIABLE TO CONVEY TO THE WHITES. The Boston Guardian reprints a speech delivered by Dr. Booker T. Washington, in which he says: "There are some directions in which no color line can be drawn. Disease draws no color line; filth draws no color line. If a Negro, by reason of his ignorance of the laws of health, carries about in his body the germs of consumption, of smallpox or of the disease known as the hook-worm, these germs will spread from his body to that of the white people by whose side he lives. Negro women prepare and serve the food of white people. Negro women launder the clothes of the white people; Negro women nurse the babies of the white people. In a word, Negroes touch the white man at almost every vital point in his life. If the Negro is ignorant as to the laws of health, she can convey disease to the white man's family through her uncleaned hands, or unwashed body, or the most deadly germs can be taken to the house of the white man by reason of the filth of the cabin in which the white man's clothes are laundered." It is this kind of indiscreet and compromising language which causes so many intelligent Afro-Americans to differ from Dr. Washington. His policy of industrial training for the masses is approved by all, but he should not frighten money out of white people by intimating that he needs it to remove disease and filth from among their servants. The above quotation appeared in his own paper, The New York Age, and therefore must be an accurate though indiscreet report for which his local editor should be made to account— and read from Morgan T. White, California; Rev. J. R. White, St. Paul, Minn.; Prof. C. C. Hubbard; Attorney C. H Calloway, of Missouri; Attorney John F Anderson, of Oklahoma; W. T. Blue, Cleveland; O. B. K. Bruce, Leavenworth, Kan.; W. F. Bledsoe, Marshall, Tex., and many others. More than 200 of the best men and women of this city, participated in the banquet, reception and dance, the grand march of which was led by Jacob L. Parks, and it was evident by the gathering that national grand master Farmer is held in the highest esteem by the officers and members of his order in this city and by its best citizens in general. The Eye, Brooklyn, New York, November 6, 1909. Booker Taft Washington, in his running off at the mouth, has struck the Negro a stunning blow, yet there are many fool Negroes here in Chicago who entertain the childish idea that he is the greatest begging Negro in the world.—Editor. By Rev. Father F. P. Cannell. Subject: "Jerusalem and Holy Land." 90 Historic Stereopticon Views. Pekin Theatre, State and 27th Sts., Saturday, Nov. 20, 1909, 2:30 P. M. Benefit tendered St. Monica Conference, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, by Rev. F. P. Cannell on his travels through the Holy Land. Special selections by Richard Spriggs and St. Monica Church choir. Tickets on sale at Pekin Theatre Box office and Jesse Binga's Bank, State street and 36 Place. THE ONLY STEAM HEATED RESIDENCES RENTED TO COLORED PEOPLE IN CHICAGO. PEOPLE IN CHICAGO. The latest property to be rented to Colored people are the 18 desirable houses at 3618 to 3648 Forest Ave. These residences consist of 10 rooms steam heat, hot water, janitor service, the interior hardwood finish and floors, marble mantles, side board, gas stoves stone stationary wash tubs, cement basement every convenience make them the "harbor of lost dreams." The For Rent sign directs you to the janitor for inspection. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Goodgames, 311 N. Irving avenue, are both creditable representatives of the Afro-American race. Mr. Goodgames holds down a good position at the Polk street station, and he is sensible enough to save some of his earnings. LECTURE ON CHARITY. United States Senator Shelby M. Cullom Who Would Not Permit His Children TO SIT ASIDE OF COLORED CHILDREN IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, OF SPRINGFIELD, ILL. FAVORS THE DISFRANCHISEMENT OF THE NEGRO IN THE SOUTHERN STATES IN ORDER TO TURN THOSE STATES OVER TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY To show that the great and most prominent leaders of the Republican party are slowly changing their attitude towards the Negro, as to his civil and political rights, United States Senator Shelby M. Cullom, who would not permit his children to sit beside the Colored children in the public schools of Springfield, Illinois, and who in his dotage, after eating at the Republican public crib for more than forty years, by the aid of the Negro voters of this state, feels that he must assist President Taft to establish his color line policy in the South, came out in the following interview which appeared in the Chicago Inter Ocean last Monday morning, in which he expresses himself as being in favor of disfranchising the Negro in the southern states, in order to turn those states over to the Republican party. Senator Cullom gives expression to his views on the Negro in the South and what could be accomplished in that section of the country if he was only deprived of the ballot, in the following manner: "Eliminate the Negro from politics in the South—give that section of the country an exclusively white ballot or a franchisement which shall mean absolute and unequivocal white supremacy in the management of its whole affairs, and there's not a state below the Mason and Dixon line which will not be found in the Republican column of the electoral college." Tries to Break Democratic Ice. Senator Cullom's discussions of the subject was apropos of President Taft's tour of the Southern states, which is generally viewed by politicians of both the big parties as a bid for at least one of the Southern states in favor of the next Republican presidential candidate—in brief, an attempt to break the Democratic ice protecting the so-called solid South. "The whole truth of the situation," said Senator Cullom, "is that the South believes in and really needs the enforcement of the Republican doctrine of a protective tariff. Therefore, the people of that section would like to vote in behalf of candidates—congressional, national and state—who would support such a policy. But they are held in leash, so to speak, by the fear of Negro domination; the fear of Colored men in office, both of the elective class and those appointed at Washington. Are Afraid of Race Problems. "They are afraid of the race issue; there can be no doubt of that. They are constantly in a state of excitement over the prospect of a Colored vote of superior numbers, and naturally they cling together against the black man as a matter of protection, not of their industrial interests, but of their personal affairs. "But I am satisfied that if the Negro were not a factor in politics in the South there would not be a state in that section which would not be in line with our party, and No. 6 which would not support our candidates and their principles. "Take Alabama, for instance. There is a community which possesses vast coal, iron and other industries demanding a protective tariff. With her rank states like Tennessee, Texas and others. They all want to be protected industrially and the people are ready to join us were it not for the Negro. "How can you blame communities like South Carolina and Mississippi, for instance, for voting the Democratic ticket, where in some sections the proportion of Colored population is ten blacks to one white? It is in communities like these that the white people are afraid. Northern Negroes Vote Fairly. Northern Negroes Vote Party. "I do not necessarily mean that I favor the total disfranchisement of the Negro. In Illinois, for instance, we have a large Negro vote just as in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. But up in these communities it is a different proposition. There appears to be a distinction somewhere between the two sections in this respect and the Northern Negro uses his ballot with wisdom and fairness. We are satisfied with him, but it is notorious, of course, that the South is not. "And if it were not for this Colored ballot of the South the Mason and Dixon line would be wiped out of existence as far as politics is concerned. The Democratic party, or what is left of it, will then be in a sorry plight, if, indeed, there would remain any Democratic party to be in any sort of plight. "President Taft is showing wisdom in his Southern tour. He is a big, good-natured, whole-souled, patriotic and generous statesman, to whom the South or any other section may well and implicitly trust its absolute destiny. Mr. Taft is just now mingling with the Southern people in order that he may get better acquainted with them and they with him. They will find that he is the right man for his place. President to Hold to Principles. "Of course the President doesn't intend to surrender any principle, but at the same time he is willing to make concessions to the Southern people commensurate with any fair sense of justice. And likewise does he intend to eradicate the Mason and Dixon line. In my opinion, he is just the man for that task, and if he does not accomplish it, to a certain degree at least, I shall be sadly mistaken. "That line must be wiped out at some era or another; that much is a certainty, and I can't see why there should be any logical reason why the proper action should not come right now. There are several states in the South simply ripe for falling into the Republican column. "Of course Maryland is going to be a Republican state. It is pretty close to that condition now, and the prospect for its Republican solidity in a permanent way is imminent. North Carolina is very strongly Republican, (Continued on page 2.) THE BROADAX ‘PUBLISHED WEEKLY. wel a times up- ess =———- SEES Lees] communications will reesive oS. ‘Write only om ome side of ren must be paid in aé- ase ciors co aae Afvertising rates made known on ‘A@éress al] communications te THE BROAD AX 6088 Armour Avenue, Chicage. Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 18, 1902 at the Post Office at Chicage, Hilinols, under Act of March 3, 1878. SENATOR CULLOM FAVORS DIS- FRANCHISING THE NEGRO IN THE SOUTHERN STATES, (Concluded from page 1.) considering the conditions therein. ‘Tennessee may be classed likewise. And so the list continues. Taft Will Give Square Deal. “Now, President Taft,” concluded Senator Cullom, “has a fixed idea of acquainting himself with the condi- tions and the people throughout the section, and he can be relied upon to give them a square deal Natur. ally he will not allow the Democrats of the South to have exclusive con- trol of federal patronage, but he is not likely to offer appointments to that section which are objectionable. “But to go back, it is of more im- portance to have the South with us. Therefore I reiterate that it is the Negro vote which is holding Dixie land aloof from the Republican count in the electoral college, Erase that objectionable vote and this country ‘will be a unit politically as it now ts patriotically.” | NEGRO EXPOSITION TO BE HELD IN 1913. Tuskegee, Ala, Nov. 6, 1909.—At & meeting held at Tuskegee Institute, Wednesday of this week, preliminary plans were formulated for a Semi- Centennial Exposition to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the freeing of the Negro slaves in the United States. Ten thousand dollars have already been secured to meet the expenses of preliminary organization. Among the men behind the move- ment are: Principal Booker T. Wash- ington, of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute; Professor EB. L. Blackshear, Principal State Normal School, Prairie View, Texas; Dr. J. W. E. Bowen, President Gammon ‘Theological Seminary, Atlanta, Geor- gia; Dr. C. T. Walker, Pres- ident Walker Baptist College, Augusta, Georgia; Hon. Nathan Alex- ender, Receiver of Public Monies, Montgomery, Alabama; Hon. Ernest Lyon, American Minister to the Re public of Liberia, and Major R. R. Moton, of the Hampton Institute. The Exposition which will be held im 1918 in some Southern city not yet decided upon, proposes to show the progress of the Negro not only ing in Amerca. THE BENEFT FOR THE PHYLLIS WHEATLY HOME AT THE PEKIN THEATRE THANKSGIVING AFT- . ERNOON. ‘The offering for the Phyllis Wheat. ley Day at the Pekin Theatre Thanks- giving afternoon is a military melo- @rama by J. Fenton Johnson. 1 Dears the picturesque title of “The Flower of Hayti,” and is the first Gramatic picture of Hayti ever writ- ten by = Colored man and acted by Afro-Americans. Critics "maintain ‘tbat it is a play that will live. In ‘addition Madame Euphemia Osborne, the Black Nightingale, will appear in “Song Cycle,” this being her only engagement in Chicago this season. ‘The managers have placed this two dollar show at the modest prices of 25-50-Tbe. FOR RENT. as k=oesd hd oom fiat, strictly inodera, ex- Some of the Many Thy Afto-Americans who “Have Bought Their Homes te ao inane A It was our pleasure this week, to come in contact with Mr. George F. Leibrandt, who is one of Chicago's many keen and schrewed business men, und who is an active member of the hustling and up-to-date firm of W. H- Bowers and Company, the leading south side bankers and real estate brokers, 4 and 6 East 31st street, corner of State, with branch offices corner of In- diana avenue and 3sth street, and in order to satisfy ourselves as to the number of thrifty Afro-Americans re- siding in this city and in other parts of the country, who have bought homes and invested their savings in other real estate through W. H. Bowers and Com- pany, Mr. Leibrandt, requested Mr. N. R. Gilmore one of the able and gentle- manly assistants to furnish us with the names and addresses of many of their Afro-American clients who have tran- sacted business with them in the way of buying real estate, who have their property insured by them and deposit part of their earnings in their savings bank, who will gladly testify as to their honest and square dealings with them. The list is as follows: : Mr. Luke A. Ateman, 3452 Dearborn St; Mr. John H. Arrington, 3221 La Salle St.; Mr. Madison Branch, 2920 Dearborn St; Mr. John P. Bryant, 4404 Langley Ave.; Mr. Robert H. Brown, 3615 Calumet Ave.; Mr. Henry Beaumont, 362 27th St.; Mr. Geo. W. Bradshaw, 4765 Fifth Ave.; Mr. Geo. W. Brown, 3364 Forest Ave.; Mr. James L. Branham, Tenn.; Mr. Dennie W. Curran, 143 Schiller St.; Mr. John Cabell, 3525 Calumet Ave.; Mr. Albert Covington, 2911 Dearborn*St.; Mr. Proctor Chisholm, 3562 Vernon Ave.; Mr. Jerry Chorn, 3528 Calumet Ave.; Mr. Leonard Cressie, 3670 Wabash Ave.; Mr. Albert Crawford, 3517 Calu- met Ave.; Mr. Augustus C. Diggs, 3132 Forest Ave.; Mr. Wm. N. Davis, 5710 Lafayette Ave.; Dr. Dago, 3639 Vernon Ave.; Dr. John C. Davis, Mexico; Dr. W. A. Ford, 4805 Dearborn St.; Dr. Daniel H. Williams, 3129 Indiana Ave.; Dr. M. C. B. Mason, Cinn., Ohio; Rev. D. P. Roberts, 2553 Vernon Ave.; Mr. THE FRENCH-PHILLIPS WEDDING AT GRACE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Wednesday evening Miss Edna Martha French was united in mar riage to Dr. Charles Henry Phillips, Jr. of Tyler, Texas, son of Bishop C. H. Phillips, of Nashville Tenn, at Grace Presbyterian Church 34th and Dearborn streets. Rev. Moses H. Jackson and Bishop Phillips fath- er of the groom, officiated. The bride comes from one of the best known families in the city, and her bridal custome was embroidered white messaline silk and she wore the usual bride’s tulle veil. Mrs. Albert Barnett was the mat- ron of honor and she looked very bewitehing in a gown of blue messa- line. Miss Edith Madden and Miss Ethel McElwee, the bridesmaids, wore very beautiful gowns of embroidered white organdy and carried bouquets ‘of chrysanthemums; while the bride carried a large shower bouquet of white roses and Lillies of the val- ley. Prof. Jasper Phillips, brother of the groom, was the best man, and the groomsmen were Dr. Dickerson, cou ‘sin of the groom, and Mr. Ferdinand L, Barnett, Jr. Miss Ads Lou Mitchell and Mr. Harrison Emanuel played the wedding march. Miss Lady Emma Phillips rendered a vocal selection Just before the bridal party marched to the altar. ) The cream of the 400 among the Afro-Americans were out in full forge, the gowns of the many besuti. resent were rich and very e ‘and in every respect it was very swell - Carriages and Matthew Dixon, 3149 Grovelané ‘Ave. Mr. James H. Green, 3233 Wabash ‘Ave.; Mr. Robt, R. Gooch, 3609 Fores ‘Ave.; Mr. Wm. H. Green, 3751 Vin cennes Ave.; Mr. S. A. Griffin, 3145 Groveland Ave.; Mr. Ottis Huff 3827 La Salle St.; Mr. Geo, E. Henderson 3421 Vernon Aves Mr, Anderson Haskins, 3754 Wabash Ave.; Mr. Johr E. Livingston, 4232 Wabash Ave.; Mr. Simon P. Manady, 3343 State St.; Mr Clifton T. Nichols, 280-32nd St.; Mr Geo. W. Nelson, Tenn.; Mr. Henry T. Pelkey+ 3756 Elmwood Ave.; Mr. Thos Perdue, 4607 Dearborn St; Mr. Samuel Powell, 6346 St. Lawrence Ave.; Mr. ‘Samuel J. Peyton, 333 34th St-; Mr. D. A. Roach, 2639 Armour Ave.; Mr. Wm. ‘Smith, 3636 Rhodes Ave.; Mr. A. Stev- ‘ens, agit State St-; Mr. Wm. F. Taylor, ‘Cairo, IL; Mr, John B. Williams, 2252 ‘State St; Mr. Lewis W. Wallace, 302; ‘Vernon Ave; Mr. James E. White, 3628 Vernon Ave.; Mr. Geo, H. Walk- er, 1719 Grove St, Evanston; Mr. Earl W. Williams, Lake Forest; Mr. Arring- ton White, Jr.; Mr. Matthew H. Yeizer, 3564 Vernon Ave.; Mrs. Georgina V. Browne, 2726 La Salle St.; Mrs. Mattie A. Bell, 3420 Wabash Ave.; Mrs. Minerva Bell, 2957 Armour Ave.; Mrs. Emma Coleman, 5526 Ingleside Ave.; Mrs. Elizabeth L. Davis, 3226 Prairie ‘Ave.; Mrs. Etta M. Hill, 3611 Calumet ‘Ave.; Mrs. Josephine Jordan, 3156 Wabash Ave.; Mrs. Jennie Johnson, 3443 Wabash Ave.; Mrs. Gertrude J. Kellar, 3800 Wabash Ave.; Mrs. Carrie ‘Kelley, 339 30th St.; Mrs. Marion Krafft, 3522 Calumet Ave.; Mrs. Char- ‘ity Murphy, 3240 La Salle St.; Mrs. ‘Hattie Morton, St. Louis, Mo.; Mrs. “Marion W. Murphy, 3210 Forest Ave; Mrs. Lizzie J. Nash, 2912 Dearborn St. ; Mrs, Susan Peek, 441 3oth St; Mrs. Georgie A. Shelton, 3230 Forest Ave.; ‘Mrs. Clara E. Studymire, 95 32nd St. ‘Mrs. Mary Williams, 3117 Wabash Ave.; Miss Gertrude Crisp, 3145 Forest Ave. It is safe to say namely, that W. H. Bowers and Company have sold more houses to the better class of Afro- Americans, than any other real estate firm in Chicago. automobiles lined both sides of Dear born street, from 34th to 35th street, which conveyed the exclusively in- vited guests to and from the wedding. ‘The reception which followed the marriage ceremony was held et the home of Mr, and Mrs. D. P. French uncle and aunt of the bride, 3366 Calumet avenue, and was a brilliant affair. Early Thursday morning the bride and groom accompanied by bis mo- ther and father, Bishop and Mrs. Phil. lips, and sister Miss Lady Emma Phillips, departed for ‘Nashville, Tenn, home of his parents, where they will spend their ten day honey- moon and from there they will pro- ceed to Tyler, Texas, where they will make their future home. CHATEAU RINK NOTES, The foremost pleasure resort, the Chateau de Ia Plaisance, introduced to its patrons @ rare treat last Sun- day evening, the famous Eighth Reg- iment Band. The crowd was the largest of the season. Prof. W. E. Berry and his Orchestra were at their best—they received encore aft er encore. Everybody present were well pleased and reported a splendid time. cee Now is the time for those wishing to learn how to skate. Why not learn now. eee ‘Mr. Nathan Harris and James Booker, members of the — Leland Grand March ‘at the Chateau Rink tonight at 10:30 p. m. Go out and join the crowd. Best of decorum and music all the time. eee The pride of the Colored people of Chicago, the famous Bighth Regt- ment Band at the Chateau will fur nish music at the Rink every Sun- day evening, rain or shine, from 8 to 2pm af you are fond of amusement visit ‘the Chateau Rink, 5324 State street. Visit it tonight and be convinced. APPOMATTOX CLUB NOTES. - The reception to the members and thelr wives at the Club Parlors ‘Thursday evening last was a huge success. | / The nomination of officers for the seine fro wit ttn pac oe 20th. members are requested to be present. Election of officers December 5th. Board of Directors meet on the same date. IN MEMORY OF GENERAL ©. 0. HOWARD. Memorial services for General 0. 0. Howard will be held Sunday even- ing at the Institutional Church, 3825 Dearborn street. The principal ad- dresses will be delivered by General Frederick Dent Grant, commander of the department of the lakes, and Professor Richard T. Greener, form- erly secretary of the Grant Monument Fund Society. CHIPs Mr. and Mrs. John French and son Bdgar, of Racine, Wis., are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. D. P. French, 3366 Calumet avenue. Mrs. Joseph B. Crum and daughter @re making preparation for an ex- tensive visit with relatives in Cleve- land, Ohio, this winter. ‘Mrs, William Robinson, 3511 Ar mour avenue, recently returned home from a pleasant visit with relatives and friends at Pittsburg, Pa. Mrs. James Parker, 6504 St. Law- rence avenue, who has been confined to her bed at the hospital for the past week or so is rapidly improving in health. The dancing party given at Doug- las Hall Monday evening by Mrs. George Cleveland Hall in honor of the French-Phillips bridal party and their young assocites, was a delight- ful affair. Mr. and Mrs. B. Davis, who con- ducts a neat restaurant and lunch room and serves strictly home cooked foods, at 3532 State street, sold more copies of The Broad Ax the past month than any other agent in town. Wesley Plummer, deputy sheriff of Cook County, and one of the big Afro-American Republican politicians in the 2nd ward, is a warm admirer of The Broad Ax, and he puts up his money, in order to be familiar with its contents. : William H. Brown, for many years sergeant-atarms of the city council, is confined to his home, 2132 W. Ohio street, suffering from a severe attack of heart failure. The many friends of Mr. Brown hope for his speedy restoration to health, for he is great- ly missed by the alderman and the politicians in general around the city hall. Rev. W. Sampson Brooks, who suc- cessfully reconstructed St. Steph- ens church on the west side, and who was its pastor for a number of years, has been reappointed by Bishop Parks of the Tennessee Conference, pastor of St. Paul, A. M. E. church, Nashville, Tenn, and each week Rev. Brooks and his estimable wife Mrs. Brooks, read The Broad Ax in their southern home in that city. Mrs, Annie M, Peyton departed this life Thursday evening at her late ‘home, 3630 Dearborn street, after an extended illness of more than a year. Mrs, Peyton was a very prominent woman in social, fraternal and re- Uigious circles. She leaves a hus band, three sons, and one daughter to mourn her loss. The remains will be im state at Ebenezer ‘Baptist church Saturday, from which place the funeral will be held Sunday at 11 a m Interment ¢t Oakwood, Samuel Corker, Jr., the wideewake jand active business agent for Cole jand Johnson, struck town the latter part of last week and is stopping with ‘mine host, Capt. John L. Fry, of the a a ar eee Globe Theater otto: TWO WEEKS, NOV. 14th Commencing Sunday Matinee COLE and In 66 39 The Red Moon All New Songs and Costumes. Augmented Orchestra 50 Greatest Colored Cast and Chorus in the World. 50 Including Ada Overton Walker The Talented Colored Comedienne and Danseuse, Ice Coal ee enone ———s . Henry M. Turner a ice ee ae Phone Aide 2688 aa Clark, Hayes &Co. REAL ESTATE RENTING Loans and Insurance | 3705 State Street Chicago Dorsey’s WHITE ROSE Petrolatum ror coameae eases sielanalaae a 3. Dee oe oes itaie Ww. eae arose mace eaters. See TELEPHONE OANLAND 302 Soe Nan Res oon noes? Established 1867 Phone Oakland 2550-155 John J. Dunn ‘Wholesale and Retail Dealer in FIFTY-FIRST STREET AND ARMOUR AVENUE eamcatened te caniee mae me ot Sem. CHICAGO Phone Oakland 1328 F. A. Rawlins THE MODERN EMBALMER Undertaker and Faneral Director When his work is finished you have no displeasure. 4817 State Street ‘CHICAGO Phone Douglas 1550 keen as a sharp razor, and Cole and Johnson, who have been playing to crowded houses this season, in their famous play, “The Red Moon,” made no mistake in selecting him as their advance or business agent. ‘Mayor Fred A. Busse has selected « committee, composed well on to 300 citizens, whose duties it will be to propose plans to beautify Chicago and make it the garden spot of the ‘world in which to reside, Charles H. Wacker is the chairman of the Chi- cago Plan Commission, and Frank L Bennet, vice-chairman, and in se- Jecting this commission of 300 fore most citizens, Mayor Busse failed to select one Colored man as a member of it; but all other nationalities out side of the Negro nd Chinaman have representation on it. Further comment {is unnecessary. 2 | PATRICK H. O'DONNELL | WILLIAM DILLON | CLARENCE A. TOOLEN | Tel. Central 4660 | O'Donnell, Dillon & Toolen | ATTORNEYS AT LAW Sulte 1218-1219 Ashland Bioek RANDOLPH & CLARK STREETS Residence 57 Macallister Pines ‘Telephone Ashiand 363 Contra! — Autematic 5943 MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW areas @LARK AND WASHINGTON STG CHICAGO. —— ‘Main 4153 ‘ee PUBLIC Walter M. Farmer oii Sutte 106, 171 Washington St. Res, 4856 Langley Av. CHICASO JOHN E. OWENS ATTORNEY & COUNSELOR? \aT Law 988 ASHLAND {BLOCK et A. D. GASH Ateeney at Laws 84-06 La Sate Street, Chican ‘Suine 696 we 619, ‘Telephone Main 3077. Tol. Calumet 3221 Dr. M, J. Brown Physician asd Surgeon 2701 Dearborn Street, - CHICAGO Houre: 10 to 12m. 2104; 7129 p.m. — Chateau De La Plaisance 5324-26 State Street Offers for the Winter Unique and Superb ROLLER SKATE PROGRAM Every night In the week from 7 to 12 P. M. with the following variations: SKATING from 7 to 10:30—Dancing from 10:30 to 12 P. M. every Tues- day, Friday and Saturday night, with the best Orchestra music. Cash Skate Prize Contest every Wednesday, Sun- day and Monday night. Go where you will, pay what you may; but the CHATEAU leads in real wholesome healthgiving entertain- ment, Come away from the stuffy, tubercular, 5 cent death given, cheap theatre and enjoy the Invigorating, healthgiving atmosphere of the CHATEAU. s Admission, 10 cents—one dime Giants eee men hers cee e W.H.BOWERS&CO. MIDDLEBROOK HOTEL Cable Address BOWLIEB Main Office and Bank 4 Telephones, Douglas 986 Checking Accounts The facilities of our bank are offered to responsible firms and individuals, and accounts subject to check are invited. No charge is exacted for carrying accounts with a small average balance. Deposits are received and checks cashed between the hours of 9 a. m. and 4 p. m. Saturdays until 1 p. m. Depositors are furnished a check book suited to their needs, either in pocket form or in a book with several checks on a page. If requested, when opening an account, the name, address and business of the depositor will be printed on the checks. Buy one of our Nickel Plated Pocket Savings Banks and save your quarters and dimes. Twenty-five Cents makes you your own banker. We Write Insurance of All Kinds 100 FOR SALE—Residence, 3158 Groveland Ave. 10-room modern brick residence. Furnace heat, hardwood floors, hot and cold water in every bed room. Transportation, Illinois Central, 31st Street Electric and Cottage Grove Electric. Rent, $45.00 per month. Lot $25x109x60 feet wide in rear. Price, $5,500. B FOR SALE—Residence, 4541 Evans Ave. 8-room frame house. Furnace heat. Partly hardwood floors. Lot 25x180. Very easy terms. Price, only $3,250. W. H. 4 Phones, Douglas 986. Private Exchange to All Departments --- HE MAY COME TO NIGHT WHEN YOU CAN JUST AS WELL OWN ONE OF THESE HOUSES Come In and Let Us Show You How Easy It Is ```markdown ``` FOR SALE—Residence, 3422 Wabash Ave. An elegant 10-room stone front house. Hardwood finish throughout. Open plumbing. Furnace heat. Price, $5,500. Geo. F. Leibrandt RS & CO. Members of Chicago Real Estate Board and Cook County Real Estate Board. Safety Deposit Vaults $3.00 Per Year and Up e. cor. State St. Savings Accounts Three per cent. interest is allowed on savings accounts and deposits of funds awaiting investments. Interest is computed from date of deposit to date of withdrawal. Your money and valuables will be safe if they are in the South Side Safety Deposit Company's Vaults. Make application at once to W. H. Bowers & Co., Bankers, for one of their absolutely and your mind will be at ease. Rent $3.00 per year andup. Less than one cent per day. Our vaults are of the latest modern construction of steel rails, interlocked and boiled, double steel and electric lined. Connected with the nearest police station and a large alarm gong in front of building. You are invited to inspect same at any time. Open from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. Owing to Limited Space, Make Application at Once. FIRE INSURANCE ON BUILDINGS AND FURNITURE. INSURE YOU AGAINST ACCIDENT, BURGLARY OR THEFT OR INSURE YOUR LIFE. DRAFTS AND MONEY ORDERS ON ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD. --- all your & CO. STREET, N. E. CORNER OF STATE STREET 4-6 EAST THIRTY-FIRST STREET, N. E. CORNER OF STATE STREET ERS& ., n. e. cor. Stat AY NIGHT 1914 FOR SALE—Residence, 5236 Wabash Ave. Two-story frame on stone foundation, two flats of 5 and 6 rooms each; 33 foot lot; hot water heat. Everything in fine condition. Easy terms; price for quick sale $5,500 Branch Office, 3457 Indiana Avenue Telephone Douglas 1588 IT IS WORRY, NOT WORK, THAT KILLS. FIRE AND BURGLAR PROOF BOXES THE HOME OF THE MASTER FOR SALE—Residence, 715 to 725 E. 42d St. Three two-story and basement brick houses. Pressed brick front. Each house has 8 rooms and bath. Hardwood finish throughout. Furnace heat. All in perfect condition. Your choice of these homes on easy payments. Price. $3,500. THE HISTORY OF THE MUSEUM FOR SALE—Residence, 3231 La Salle St. Two-story frame, 2 flats of 6 rooms each; in good repair; rental $384 per year. Mortgage, $1,500. Full sized lot on the railroad side. Terms to suit. Price, $3,250 THE MUSEUM OF THE ARTS S. E. Cor. State and 36th Place, Chicago Telephone Douglas 1565 GENE BANK GENERAL BANKING 3 per cent allowed on Savings Accounts Safety Deposit Vaults, $3.00 per Year REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT 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. REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT 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. As agent buy and sell Rea. Estate on commission, manages estates for non-residents, including payment of taxes and looking after assessments. Money to loan on Chicago Real Estate. Especially Invites the patronage of Chicago business men. Office Phone, Douglas 727 E. JACK FUNERAL 2959-61 STATE Branch: 1310 Bingh Fine Carriages for Hire Office Phone, Douglas 727 Res. Phone, Douglas 1856 E. JACKSON FUNERAL DIRECTOR 2959-61 STATE ST., CHICAGO Branch: 1310 Bingham St., Pittsburg, Pa. Fine Carriages for Hire to Parties and Weddings Office Phone, Douglas 727 Res. Phone, Douglas 1856 E. JACKSON FUNERAL DIRECTOR 2959-61 STATE ST., CHICAGO Branch: 1310 Bingham St., Pittsburg, Pa. Fine Carriages for Hire to Parties and Weddings A Good Drug Store to Trade At. A Good Drug Store to Trade At. We do not claim to be the biggest, best or oldest Drug Store on Earth But we are doing everything we can to make this a Drug Store where Customers will always feel that they are being well treated and getting full value received. We most cordially invite you to come here and buy whatever you use from a Drug Store. We would like to have you feel perfectly at home in our store. Bring your friends with you. You will always be welcome. Customers may rely upon obtaining pure medicines. Physicians' Prescriptions and Family Recipes Accurately Prepared. Our best Bargain White Rose Pomade 10c FOR THE HAIR—ELEGANTLY PERFUMED, PURE AND HARMLESS. Invigorates the Scalp and renders the Hair pliable and silky. The reliable Pomade for Ladies and Gentlemen. John H. Montgomery, Druggist Gerald Bldg., 26th and State Street, Chicago J. S. Bartlett J. S. Bartlett L. E. Bartlett J. S. BARTLETT & SON Real Estate Renting, Loans and Insurance 5126 State Street Chicago NOTARY PUBLIC Telephone Oakland 1061 W. S. Cole cigars, tobacco and news stand, 34 W. 31st street, near Dearborn. J. R. Peters, cigars, tobacco laundry office and news stand, 8 W. 27th street, near State. T. B. Hall, laundry office, tobacco and news stand, 11 W. 29th street near State. Mrs. Jas. H. Lewis, notions, cigars and news stand, 15 W. 36th street near State. B. Davis cigars, tobacco and news stand, 3532 State street. E. D. Burt, notions and news stand 2636 State street. --- WM. D. NEIGHBORS & GO REAL ESTATE AT LOWEST PRICES Easiest Terms to be had in Chicago Loans on first and second Mortgages Fire Insurance placed in any company Main Office: Suite 64, 95 Washington St., CHICAGO, ILL. Branch Office 3517 State Stree 'PHONE 4866 CENTRAL Peoples Pharmacy Co. 2642 Dearborn St., Chicago. NORTHWEST CORNER 27th Phone Calumet 3221 Pure Drugs and Chemicals, Medicines, Druggists' Sundries Toilet Articles and Fine Stationery We Guarantee Personal Attention to Prescriptions. Only the Purest Drugs Used. Lowest Prices, quality considered. Your Patronage is Appreciated. CALL AGAIN Pianos ALL KINDS OF NEW AND SECOND HAND PIANOS ON EASY PAYMENTS THIS MONTH . . . CALL BEFORE YOU BUY . . . Local Branch Agent for Bissell, Cowen Co. Easy Terms and Easy Payments FRANKLGALE 3140 State Street Office Phone, 2445 Aldine Residence Phone 5998 Douglas Charles S. Jackson Undertaker and Embalmer 3249 State St., Chicago, Ill. Fine Funeral Furnishing Goods and Livery in Connection. Open Day and Night L. E. Bartlett Chicago There is a growing spirit of independence among the younger element of Negroes, which is a hopeful sign of the future for the Negro politically. The tendency of our fathers to pose as martyrs to the cause of the G. O. P. while white demagogues in that party had working agreements with their political opponents which enabled them to swap votes for certain offices, using the Negro as a pawn in their desperate game, will not be so pronounced in the future state and national campaigns. The young Negro is going "to play ball" when the political season opens again, and he will certainly make some political leaders sit up and take notice. Negroes are slow but apt scholars. Business men at Armscogge, Omaha, are all aglow over the coming of the Texas business men's excursion, which is due to arrive there from Dallas and Fort Worth Aug. 6. The excursionists will be tendered a magnificent reception at the McCullough auditorium on the evening of that day. Colonel Archie V. Jones will deliver the address of welcome. Concord to Hear Dr. Walker Again. The members of the Concord Baptist Church of Christ, Brooklyn, were so highly pleased and encouraged by the recent visit of the Rev. Dr. Charles T. Walker of Augusta, Ga., that he has been invited by the officers of the church to fill the pulpit again for two or more Sundays in the near future. Dr. Walker and the late Dr. W. T. Dixon, who was the pastor of the church for forty-six years, were close friends to the ministry. HILLMAN'S STATE & WASHINGTON STS. WHERE EVERY PATRON Saves ON EVERY PURCHASE Jacob Feinberg Wholesale and Retail MARKET AND GROCERY TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 565 81st and State Streets Telephone Yards 693 Telephone Yards 693 JOHN J. BRADLEY Real Estate Loans Fire and Plate Glass Insurance 4709 S. HALSTED ST CHICAGO GOOD COLORED TENANTS ALWAYS APPRECIATED AND TREATED ACCORDINGLY Stove Heated Flat Stove Heated Flats Stove Heated Flats and houses to suit your income. I rent only my own property. When you want to rent, you will save many a weary step, if you first call on Present this ad. Samuel Richardson, 142 La Salle Street Telephone Main 2183 CHICAGO Room 1, OTIS BLOCK Frank H. Lewis, Prop. Lou Solden, Mgr. Phone Oakland 1787. Present this ad. Samuel Richards Telephone Main 2133 Samuel Richardson, 142 La Salle Street Telephone Main 2133 CHICAGO Room 1, OTIS BLOCK Frank H. Lewie, Prop. Lou Solden, 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. American Brick Co. - American Brick Co. - President and Treasurer, THOMAS CAREY. Vice-President, JOHN SHELHAMER, Secretary, WILLIAM SULLIVAN. MANUFATURERS OF Common and Sewer Brie Office and Yards: 45th and Robey St Common and Sewer Brick Office and Yards: 45th and Robey Sts. Yards running winter and summer, equipped with the latest improved Wolf Dyer. Telephone Yards 128. THE CONTINENTAL NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO --- --- Lou Solden, Mgr. FULL Weight That's merely honesty City Weighmasters Certificate PROVES IT QUALITY COUNTS The Secret of REAL Saving-Get it We know the BEST at the cost of the other kind