The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX Governor Charles S. Deneen Triumphed Over His Republican Competitors AND WILL FOR THE THIRD TIME MAKE THE RACE FOR GOV- ERNOR OF THIS STATE. EDWARD F. DUNNE OUTRAN SAMUEL ALSCHULER AND THE OTHER DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES FOR GOVERNOR AND CAPTURED THE NOMINATION AT THE PRIMARIES. COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT SWEPT ILLLINOIS AT THE PRESI- DENTIAL PRIMARIES FROM END TO END AND PUT PRESI- DENT TAFT OUT OF THE RUNNING IN THIS STATE. HON. LAWRENCE Y. SHERMAN DEFEATED SHELBY M. CULLOM AT THE PRIMARIES AND WILL SUCCEED HIM IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE. JAMES T. McDERMOTT DEFEATED ALDERMAN MICHAEL McIN- ERNEY IN THE RACE FOR CONGRESS IN THE FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. MILES I. DEVINE AND STATE SENATOR SAMUEL A. ETTELSON BOTH FELL ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BREASTWORKS IN THEIR RACE FOR STATE'S ATTORNEY. EDWARD D. GREEN PUT HIS SO-CALLED POLITICAL ENEMIES TO FILIGHT IN THE FIRST SENATORIAL DISTRICT, WIN- NING HIS RFNOMINATION WITH A LARGE AND INCREAS- ED MAJORITY. AND HE WILL BE RE-ELECTED TO THE LEGISLATURE AT THE NOVEMBER ELECTION. Vol. XVII GOVERNOR CHARL TRIUMPhed C lican Compe AND WILL FOR THE THIRD T ERNOR OF THIS STATE. EDWARD F. DUNNE OUTRAN S OTHER DEMOCRATIC CAN CAPTURED THE NOMINAT COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT S DENTIAL PRIMARIES FROM DENT TAFT OUT OF THE HON. LAWRENCE Y. SHERMAN AT THE PRIMARIES AND UNITED STATES SENATE. JAMES T. McDERMOTT DEFEAT ERNEY IN THE RACE FOR CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. MILES J. DEVINE AND STATE S BOTH FELL ON THE OUTS THEIR RACE FOR STATES. EDWARD D. GREEN PUT HIS S TO FILGHT IN THE FIRST NING HIS RFNOMINATION ED MAJORITY. AND HE WILL BE RE-ELECTED NOVEMBER ELECTION. The primaries on last Tuesday made and unmade many statesmen, officeholders and politicians—many of those who were seeking political honors at the hands of the people and really deserved it were snowed under so deep by them, that it will take them all summer to dig themselves out from under the great load of votes rolled up against them. Without any doubt about it the greatest fight in the primary contest on the Republican side of the fence was centered on Governor Charles S. Deneen, but his Republican competitors were not in it with him, and when the final or the official count is announced he will have between 75,000 to 80,000 plurality over Messrs. John E. W. Wayman, Len Small, Charles F. Hurburgh, Richard Yates, John J. Brown, Walter Clyde Jones and T. McCann Davis, and for the third time he will make the race for Governor of this State. The vote that he received from the hands of his fellow citizens should make him rather proud, for it simply means that they still have faith in him and in his ability to wisely govern them. To the great disappointment of the many friends and supporters of Samuel Alschuler, he and the other Democratic candidates were outrun by Edward F. Dunne, who more than successfully captured the nomination for Governor at the primaries, and the former mayor of this city and his political managers look upon him as a real live winner at the polls in November. Col. Theodore Roosevelt swept Illinois from end to end at the Presidential primaries, receiving more than a hundred thousand majority, thereby putting President William H. Taft out of the running in this state. Hon. Lawrence Y. Sherman defeated the Hon. Shelby M. Oullom at the primaries, and he will succeed the "Grand Old Man of Illinois" in the United States' Senate. James T. McDermott returned home from Washington, D. C., a few weeks ago and some claim that he brought a big barrel of money with him, and that in the final round-up he was able to defeat Alderman Michael McNerney in the race for Congress in the 4th Congressional District, and after all it seems that everything is fair in love and in politics. Miles J. Devine and State Senator Samuel A. Ettelson, to the regret of their hosts of true friends, both fell on the outside of the breastworks in their race for State's Attorney. Neither one of them must give up the fight in favor of clean and manly politics and later on they will win the honor and the plums they were honestly seeking. Edward D. Green put his so-called political enemies to flight in the First Senatorial District, winning his renomination just as easily as though they had never lived or are living on earth at the present time. With the great assistance of The Broad Ax he won out against the three or four nameless Colored candidates who vainly thought that they were HEW TO THE LINE: LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAX running against him, with a large and an increased majority over two years ago, and the more this little band of soreheads fight Ed. Green, the stronger he gets, and the more popular he becomes in the estimation of the decent people, both white and Colored, residing in the 1st Senatorial District. And he will be re-elected to the Legislature of Illinois at the November election. At this point it might be said that the Republican slate ticket in Cook County passed through the primaries without receiving but one crack; but the Hearst and Harrison harmony ticket did not fare near so well, for Roger C. Sullivan and his followers captured the nominations for many of the important offices in Cook County. VALUE OF TUBERCULOSIS CURE. National Authorities Will Discuss Progress of Campaign at Annual Meeting. Substantial progress in the antituberculosis campaign will be reported when the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis meets in Washington on May 30th and 31st. Dr. Mazyck P. Ravcel, of the University of Wisconsin, is President of the Association, and Col. Theodore Roosevelt and Sir William Osler are Honorary Vice-Presidents. One of the subjects that will receive especial attention at the meeting will be that of the permanent value of the cure of tuberculosis in restoring patients to working efficiency. Dr. Herbert M. King of the Loomis Sanatorium, Liberty, N. Y., will discuss the subject from the point of view of sanatorium treatment. Dr. H. R. M. Landis, Director of the Clinical Department of the Henry Phipps Institute of Philadelphia, will present the results of dispensary treatment. Dr. W. J. Vogeler of Yonkers, N. Y., will show how discharged sanatorium patients tare best when they return to work in their regular occupations. Prof. Irving Fisher of Yale University, will present revised figures as to the cost of tuberculosis, and will show the economic loss from the disease and the value of sanatorium treatment in offsetting this loss to some extent. Another subject of importance will be that discussed at the meeting of the Advisory Council, on the relative functions of the health officer, the physician, and the layman in the campaign against tuberculosis. Representative speakers in each of these groups will discuss the subject. The chairman of the Clinical Section of the Association is Dr. Charles L. Minor, Asheville, N. C.; of the Pathological Section, Dr. William H. Park, of the New York City Department of Health; of the Sociological Section, Mr. Frederick L. Hofman, Newark, N. J.; and of the Advisory Council, Dr. Charles O. Probst, Columbia, Ohio. 1 HON. WILLIAM SULEER. Presented with a Magnificent Silver Service by Some of His Constituents in New York City. Last Monday evening some of the many prominent friends and constituents, of Congressman William Sulzer, of New York City, gave a dinner in his honor, at the Café Boulevard, on the east side of that city. At the same time present him, with a magnificent solid silver service, as a token of the high respect and esteem, he is held in by them. Edward Markham, the venerable poet, was one of the honored guests, and praised in verse especially written for the occasion Congressman Sulzer, for the faithful service he has, p. for the faithful service he has performed for his constituents—his state and the nation for the past 18 years, as a member of Congress. During the evening Mr. Sulzer was presented with a magnificent silver service, the money being subscribed by the people of his Congressional district. The speech of presentation was made by Congressman Henry M. Goldfogle. He spoke of the sterling qualities of Mr. Sulzer, and was repeatedly interrupted with applause. To the kindly ecomiums of praise showered upon him, Mr. Sulzer, after the tumult of enthusiastic cheers and applause had subsided, responded: "My Friends, and I say my friends advisedly—because here assembled are the best friends I have in all this world—I cannot tell you how much I appreciate all you have said about me and how much I owe you for all you At the speakers' table were Dr. William I. Sirevich, chairman of the committee and toastmaster: Oscar Straus, Rev. Dr. Joseph Silverman, Jacob Schiff, Supreme Court Justice Edward E. McCall, Bernard Downing, John A. Hennessy, Edward Lauterbach, Edwin Markham, Representative Henry M. Goldfogle, Assemblyman Aaron J. Levy, Rev. Dr. Madison Peters, Samuel S. Koenig, chairman of the Republican County Committee: former Congressman William S. Bennet, Sheriff Julius Harburger, Commissioner John F. Galvin, of the Board of Water Supply; United States Senator James A. O'Gorman, and the Rev. Dr. M. J. Corbett. Among the diners at the other tables were Senator Timothy D. Sullivan, Judge Otto Rosalsky, Chief Magistrate William McAdoo, Dr Frederick L. Marshall, Supreme Court Justice M. W. Platzek, ex-Borough President John F. Ahern, John H. McCooey, Daniel P. Hays, Senator Christopher D. Sullivan, Assemblyman John C. Fitzgerald, Dr. Solomon Goldenkranz, Representative Francis Burton Harrison, Supreme Court Justice Joseph I. Newburger, Magistrate Francis X. McQuade Thomas F. Smith, Abe Gruber Charles W. Culkin, former Election Commissioner John T. Dooling, Abraham I. Elkus, Judge Leonard A. Gierich, ex-Fire Commissioner Nicholas J. Hayes, Municipal Justice Benjamin Hoffman, Supreme Court Justice Irving Lehman, William N. Shannon, Melville E. Stone and Antonio Zucca. Many letters and telegrams were received by the members of the committee praising the work done by Mr. Sulzer for the people of the Empire State. Governor Dix, who was unable to attend the dinner, sent the following telegram: It is a matter of sincere regret with me that I am unable to attend the banquet and personally participate in recognition of the high personal character and great public service of Congressman Sulzer. My citizen of the Empire is more deserving of honor than William Sulzer. During the evening Mr. Sulzer was presented with a magnificent silver service, the money being subscribed by the people of his Congressional district. The speech of presentation was made by Congressman Henry M. Goldfogle. He spoke of the sterling qualities of Mr. Sulzer, and was repeatedly interrupted with applause. To the kindly ecomiums of praise showered upon him, Mr. Sulzer, after the tumult of enthusiastic cheers and applause had subsided, responded: "My Friends, and I say my friends advisedly—because here assembled are the best friends I have in all this world—I cannot tell you how much I appreciate all you have said about me. and how much I owe you for all you have done for me. "I am grateful to you all—each and every one—and gratitude is the fairest flower that sheds its perfume in the human heart. "In a modest way I feel how underserving I am of much of the praise we have heard to-night. I dread praise more than blame. If I have done aught to justify this public recognition of your appreciation the credit is yours, the praise is yours, because all that I am I owe to you for the confidence you have reposed in me by electing me to Congress from this grand old Tenth District for nine consecutive times. "The record I have made speaks for itself. It is secure. You say I have done well, and I am thankful to you, and your words of encouragement will be an incinive for me to try to do better in the future than I have done in the past." To those who know me best know that I stand as firm as a rock in a tempestuous sea for certain fundamental principles—for political liberty and for religious freedom, for constitutional government and equality before the law, for equal rights to all and special privileges to none, for unshackled opportunity as the beacon light of individual hope, and the best guarantee for the perpetuity of our free institutions and for the rights of American citizens, native and naturalized, at home and abroad. "I am not narrow-minded, I have no race or political or religious prejudice. I am broad in my views. I am an optimist. I believe in my fellowman, in the good of society generally, and I know that the world is growing better. I stand for humanity and declare with Burns—a man is a man to me for all that. I have struggled all my life to help those who needed help; to do my share in my day and generation for the general welfare; to aid oppressed humanity in every land and in every clime; to raise the humble to a higher and a loftier plane, and to help the weary and the heavy laden a step forward in the onward march of progress and Jesse Binga Celebrated His Forty-Seventh Birthday Anniversary HIS FRIENDS VOTED A RESOLUTION OF THANKS TO MRS. BINGA FOR SLYLY PUTTING ONE OVER ON THE BANKER. Tuesday and Wednesday, Vance J. Anderson, who is a very close friend to Banker Jesse Binga, kept the telephone busy in all directions, in calling up a few of his close friends, under the direction of Mrs. Binga, inviting them to assemble at their elegant home 3324 Vernon avenue, on Wednesday evening to assist in celebrating his 47th birthday anniversary. It came near passing through Mrs. Binga's mind that the time was so near to celebrate it, and each one receiving the invitation, were enjoined to keep it a secret and not to let him know what was going on or was coming off that evening. a good old fashioned surprise stage party. Mrs. Binag, while her husband was absent had the banquet table in the dining room, artistically arranged and decorated with pink carnations. At 12 o'clock, the host, and his guests sat down at the festive board and after enjoying the splendid repast, Mr. Robert Lee Hall, served a toast master and short toasts, suitable for the occasion, were delivered by the following gentlemen, who composed the surprise party. Frank B. Waring, C. S. Washington, Pedro T. Tinsley, Jesse Binga, S. Laing Williams, Wm. H. Washington, (Boston, Mass.) Asa D. C. Shortly after dinner, Mrs. Binga, very skillfully, induced Mr. Binga, to leave his comfortable home, and make several calls in the neighborhood and to spend a little time at his bank and real estate office and when he returned home, between 9 and half past 9 o'clock, all the run was taken out of him for a few moments, for he found a number of his men friends enjoying the comforts of his home, smoking up his choice Havana cigars, getting on the outside of some of his fine wines, and other choice-wet goods; playing billiards and progressive whist to beat the band. It was nothing more nor less than of civilization. "And so, my friends, in conclusion I thank you one and all again, and God willing I assure you if I live that in the future as in the past I shall to the best of my ability, regardless of consequences, fight on for truth: fight on for justice: fight on for progress: fight on for humanity—fight on for the cause that lacks assistance: against the wrongs that need resistance: for the future in the distance, and the good that I can do." MEETING OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANVEMENT OF COL- ORED PEOPLE. The Fourth Annual Conference of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will be held in Chicago, April 28, 29 and 30th inclusive. Three other Conferences of this Association have been held in the east, two in New York city and one in Boston. They have been productive of great good in arousing the latent conscience of the white people of those communities to the need of aggressive work against the insidious incursions of prejudice that have made themselves felt in every walk of life in which the Negro is engaged. It has also attracted to its attention and membership some of the most prominent and influential citizens in those cities, such men as Jacob H. Schiff, William English Walling, Charles Edward Russell, William D. Wall, Oswald Garrison Villard, all of New York, and Moorfield Storey, Francis Archibald H. Grimke, Maria Baldwin, and many others of Boston. The local organization in Chicago through the efforts of the members of the Executive Committee of Chicago, has attracted the attention of such people as Julius Rosenwald, Mrs. Emmons Blaine, Rabbi Hirsch, Jenkin Lloyd Jones, Celia Parker Woolley, Miss S. Breckenbridge, Miss Jane Addams and many others. It is the hope of the local committee of arrangements to create as profound an impression in Chicago as was made in the two cities above referred to. The first meeting will be held Sunday evening, April 28th, at the new Sinai Temple at eight o'clock. The succeeding meetings, Monday afternoon and evening, Tuesday morning and Tuesday evening Celebrated His 28th Birthday versary LUTION OF THANKS TO MRS. ING ONE OVER ON THE BANKER. a good old fashioned surprise stag party. Mrs. Binag, while her husband was absent had the banquet table in the dining room, artistically arranged and decorated with pink carnations. At 12 o'clock, the host, and his guests sat down at the festive board, and after enjoying the splendid re- past, Mr. Robert Lee Hall, served as toast master and short toasts, suit- able for the occasion, were delivered by the following gentlemen, who com- posed the surprise party. Frank B. Waring, C. S. Washington, Pedro T. Tinsley, Jesse Binga, S. Laing Williams, Wm. H. Washington, (Boston, Mass.) Asa D. C. Barnes, D. D. S., H. W. Garnes, D. D. S., R. S. Abbott, W. Arthur Falls, Sec'y, C. O. F., Geo. H. Jackson, Ed. Mead, Vance J. Anderson, Robert L. Hall, E. Smith, U. G. Dailey, M. D. Warren King and Julius F. Taylor. At the end of which Mr. Binga, very pleasantly responded and heartily thanked his friends for being present on the joyous occasion. A resolution of thanks which was offered by Mr. W. Arthur Falls, was passed thanking Mrs. Binga, for the skillful manner which she resorted to in putting the stag and surprise party over on Mr. Binga. will be held in Handel Hall, which is located on Randolph street near Wabash avenue. Tuesday afternoon Miss Jane Addams of Hull House, with her usual graciousness, has invited the friends and members of the organization to become her guests at a reception. It is hoped that many of the friends will attend this function. The tentative programme is as follows: Sunday evening, Miss Jane Addams presiding. Speakers: Mr. Garrison Villard, Dr. Rabbi Hirsch, Judge Edward O. Brown, William Pickens. Monday afternoon, Mr. Sherman O. Kingsley presiding. Speakers: W. E. B. DuBois, Judge M. W. Pinckney. Monday evening, Bishop B. T. Lee presiding, "The Rule of the Strong." Speakers: Mr. Rubinow, Charles Edward Russell, Kelly Miller, Miss Lathrop opening the discussion. Tuesday morning, Mr. Villard presiding. Report from delegates. Tuesday afternoon, Reception, Hull House. Tuesday evening, Mrs. Emmons Blaine presiding. Subject: "The Negro in the City." Speakers: Mrs. Ella Flagg Young, Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett, John H. Walker, Jenkin Lloyd Jones. NEWS ITEMS FROM GLEN ELLYN, ILLINOIS. Mrs. Annie Henderson, 33-31st street, this city, spent three days of this week in visiting with her friend Mrs. Marie Clark of Glen Ellyn, and in company with Mrs. Clark she visited many of her white friends in Wheaton, Ill. Plenty of fresh country air, fresh eggs and spring chicken, greatly assisted Mrs. Henderson to add to her strength after a severe spell of sickness. Mrs. Lela Blackman and her three children, who reside at 3208 State street, Chicago, who is an old friend of Mrs. Clark, spent two or three days in visiting with her this week. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Avondolph and sister will give Miss Ethel Mitchell a debut party Tuesday night at the Appomattox Club. Misses Bertha Moseley, Swerzie McGooden and Norma Kennedy were in Evanston on Wednesday, at the recital of Mrs. Pauline Bell. THE BROAD AX Will promulgate add at all times upon until the principles of Democracy, but Authority, Protestants, Priests, Infidels, Single Taxes, Republicans, or anyone else can have their say, as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever 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. $2.00 Six Months. 1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX, 5027 ARMOUR AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILL. PHONE DREXEL 4500. 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. BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR THE CONGRESS. Seventh Annual Session of the Sun- day-School Congress Promises Great Things—Meeting at Tuskegee, June 5th-10th, 1912. This was the busiest week ever seen at the Sunday School Congress Headquarters in this city, since it was announced that the Seventh Annual Session of the Congress would be held in Tuskegee. This state of affairs was brought about on account of the announcement that the S. E. P. A., with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga., announced through their chairman, Mr. Jos. Richardson, that the Association had granted excursion fares to Tuskegee, Alabama, on account of the Sunday School Congress. All Congress workers residing in the city have expressed themselves as highly pleased with the showing that the workers would make with this encouragement from the railroads. The Secretary when seen stated that the rate made was one fare rate plus the cost of the tariff and that the special rate guaranteed a large attendance. When asked what he meant by the S. E. P. A. he stated that it was that portion of the United States lying east of the Mississippi and south of the Ohio and Potomac. The gateway to this Association, says the Secretary, are New Orleans and Baton Rogue, La. Natchez, Vicksburg and Greenville, Miss.; Memis, Penn.; Cairo, Ill.; St. Louis, Mo.; Evansville, Ind.; Louisville, Ky.; Cincinnati, Ohio, and Washington, D. C. It is learned further that these tickets to Tuskegee will be sold on account of the Congress, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, being June 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Tickets will be good for ten days or till midnight, June 13th. Nashville is rejoicing over the fact that it is to be he stop-over point to those delegates living in the North or East who will pass through Nashville en route to Tuskegee. This tariff provides for two days' stop-over on the return trip. The Tuskegee people, according to the Secretary, have already perfected a local organization which has for its aim to make the stay of the messengers and attendants at the Congress both profitable and pleasing. All persons thinking of attending the Congress should write Dr. Booker T. Washington, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, notifying him of your intention or sending your name and address to Henry Allen Boyd, Nashville, Tenn., Secretary of this Movement. Fifteen thousand schools are expected to represented at the Congress this year. HEALTH NOTES The brighest man who ever lived, if confined in a room where the air was always foul, would soon become dull, stupid and unable to do any sort of mental work. And if his confinement were prolonged for any considerable time, he would become both a physical and mental wreck. It is amazing how many people there are who still have the notion that night air is dangerous. And because of this foolish belief, they shut themselves up in their bedrooms at night and wonder why they do not get up rested and refreshed in the morning. In the big cities, night air is better in some respects than is the day air. For one thing it is pretty certain to be cleaner, that is, freer from dust, soot and smoke. So do not be afraid of the night air. Throw open your bed-room windows, and sleep in a clean, good atmosphere. You will feel better, and be freer from coughs, colds and all diseases of the respiratory organs. When the baby cries, it usually Opening Act, 2nd "Waiting at the Depot," Song Hit in the Musical Comedy "My Friend from Dixie" commencing The Alhambra Theater Sunday Afternoon, April 14, for One Week Only. "MY FRIEND FROM DIXIE." | life in Washington society. A pleas-| introdrees his new song hit, "Mo This week commencing Sun., April 14, invested with new music, new songs and dances and a fresh line of bright comedy, the charming musical comedy, "My Friend from Dixie," which made such a pronounced hit here last season, returns to the Alhambra this week, with the ever popular comedians, J. Leubrie Hill, Brown and Shelton, Evon Robinson and a company of forty Colored singers and dancers in a long and diversified program that ranges from the plantation in Virginia to high means that it wants help, comfort or relief of some kind or other. But you may be assured that it does not need soothing syrup or any kind of the "dope" that is sold in the drug stores under various names and titles. Clean, pure milk, mother's if possible; boiled water, cooled; clean, loose, comfortable clothing with plenty of fresh air and sunshine, will do wonders in helping to keep the baby well. If it gets sick, call your doctor without delay. ELECTION RESULTS IN THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICT. Major Jackson's Most Remarkable Run Led the ticket in his district by 1351 votes. Received more votes than Kelley, Marshall and Best combined. He distinguished himself by running ahead of both Republican and Democratic candidates. 14 in all. There being more white people in the District than Colored. It is a compliment to the race that he received the support of the white people which ran him ahead of the ticket. He carried every precinct in the Second Ward east of Wentworth avenue and ran well in the territory, (85 per cent white) between 39th and 43rd streets. His remarkable run demonstrates the fact that the Colored people can and will stick together when the people have a say in determining who their candidate shall be. Republican Vote—Jackson, 5961 Ostrom, 4610; Kelly, 2128; Van Haffen, 2488; Marshall, 1177; Best, 1937 Democratic Vote—Walsh, 5701 Ashton, 2786; Faine, 2753; Wall, 2584 Gibbons, 2538; Hecker, 824; Kelly 1620. MEETING OF THE LIBERAL CULTURE SOCIETY. The second Public Forum meeting of the Liberal Culture Society was held last Monday evening, April 8th, at 8 o'clock in the Institutional Church. 3825 Dearborn street. "Woman's Battle for the Ballot," was the topic, and the meeting was addressed by Catherine Waugh McCulloch, Maggie S. Francis, Florence King, Richard T. Greener. Myra Strawn Hartshorn and A. J. Carey, D. D. The various civic and women's clubs. Mrs. Cyrus H. McCormick. Mrs. Emmons Blaine, Mrs. Hobart Chatfield-Taylor and other leaders of the suffrage movement were also present. W. H. A. Moore presided. ST. MARYS A. M. E. CHURCH. 4926 Dearborn Street We had a fine congregation at our Easter service last Sunday. The music by the choir was excellent. St. Marys A. M. E. Congregation will soon move into new quarters at 5261 Dearborn Street. The Midland Concert Temple, Mr. Wm. Hahn, manager will give an entertainment at St. Marys A. M. E. Church, Monday, April 15. WANTED—A COLORED LIFE INSURANCE SOLICITOR A yuine or middle aged, responsible. Colored man of good address and fair education to solicit life insurance for an old line legal reserve company. Want a man with abundant first-class Colored references. Call between 3 and 4 p. m. Srnday or Monday. American Life Insurance Company of Illinois, Room 436 Continental and Commercial National Bank Bldg., 72 West Adams St. life in Washington society. A pleasing mixture of snappy dialogue and tuneful songs, strung together by a plot which is sufficiently plausible and at all times highly amusing, forms a combination which cannot fail to interest. The American type of Negro is always in evidence, and nothing could be more ridiculously funny than the awkward mannerisms of Mandy Lee, as portrayed by Mr. Hill, who knows more about corn pone and bacon than winning and dining in society. Will H. Vodney, the Sousa of the Colored race, has an abundance of catchy music, while Will Brown, the warmest baby in town, CHIPS Mrs. R. W. Ellison, has removed from 3535 Prairie ave., to 5409 Dearborn street. Miss Elizabeth Slaughter, 3544 Dearborn street; is home again after a long and pleasant visit with relatives and friends at Louisville, Ky. Mrs. Nellie Phelps, 31 West 51st street spent the first part of this week in visiting friends at her old home, Dwight, Ill., where she was born and spent her girlhood days. Mrs. Grace Hart-Alexander, 67 E. 36th st., will soon return home from her long visit to New Orleans La. Mrs. William Emanuel 6350 Rhodes ave, will in the near future rent out the second flat, in her fine flat building at that number. Mrs. Jennie E. Lewis 21 E. 33rd. the fashionable dress maker, is kept very busy making many fine spring gowns for her many potrons. Mrs. Mamie Jones is in the city the guest of Mrs. J. C. Snowden 15 W. 51st street. Mrs. Jones is the Worthy Counsellor of Athens Court No. 13, at Danville, Ill. Alderman Peter Reinberg, failed to keep his word with the writer last spring, after the election of Mayor Carter H. Harrison and the voters residing in the 26th ward did not do a thing to him last week. Gov. Charles S. Deneen, this week; selected Julius F. Taylor, as one of the delegates from this state, to the National Negro Educational Congress, which will convene at St. Paul, Minn. July 15 to July 19, 1912. Former Chief of Police, George M. Shippy, and ex-Inspectors Nicholas Hunt and Charles Dorman, have organized and incorporated one of the best detective agencies in Chicago, and are established in their new headquarters, Suite 1516 McCormick Building. It is useless to state, that with their long experience in running down and in catching criminals and other violators of the laws; that all business intrusted to their care will be handled with neatness and dispatch. The Bethesda Baptist church choir, under the directorship of Mrs. Martha B. Anderson, rendered very fine music Easter Sunday both at the morning and evening services. At the evening service. Mrs. Lila Dr. Jackson, Miss Anna Rhodes and Mrs. Anderson, were the soloists, Mrs. Gertrude Towson, Alto; Dr. W. H. Marshall, Tenor; Mr. I. T. Yarbrough, Bass; Mrs. Cordelia Yarbrought, Organist. The oratory was highly enjoyed by those who are able to appreciate reasonably good singing Under the instructions of Mrs. Anderson the choir is making extraordinary headway. 8TH REGIMENT DANCE, APRIL SIXTEENTH. The first of the season's dances under the auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary. 8th Regiment will be given out the evening of April 16th, at Masonic Hall, 40th and State streets. Music will be furnished by the famous 8th Regiment orchestra. Tickets of admission 35 cents. Come out and have an enjoyable evening with the boys of the gallant 8th and their friends. "My Friend from Dixie" commencing at for One Week Only. Introduces his new song hit, "Molasses Candy," and his partner, Shelton, will be seen in the most original dance on the stage. The supporting company is a strong one, with a well-drilled chorus, and the scenic outfit, stage settings and costumes are lavish in the extreme, while many novelties are interspersed throughout this sterling piece of humor. The entertainment promises a treat that only such a splendid aggregation of Colored entertainers can give. There will be the usual daily matinees. Prices evening 15 to 75 cents. Matinees 25 cents. Foreign Affairs. No one, however, suspects the kaiser of having voted the Socialist ticket.—Chicago News. In the business of exchanging thrones and crowns for pensions China is imitating Turkey.—New York World. When Russia and England have helped themselves to all of Persia they want how much of it will be left for the Persians?—Pittsburgh Dispatch. And now John Bull is suspected of grabbing some unoccupied islands 600 miles southwest of Hawaii. The suspicion is strengthened by the knowledge that J. B. long ago acquired the habit of gobbling any island he saw lying around loose.—Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph. Household Hints. Briac-a-brac containing mother-of-pearl should never be cleaned with soap and water. Instead it should be rubbed with a cloth dipped into whiting and water. Soda will brighten china that has been burned or darkened by long use. A sash lock makes an effective substitute for a bolt on a door if the door and casing are flush with each other. To mend linen tablecloths remove the presser foot from your machine. Insert the place to be darned under it and stitch back and forth. It is much quicker and neater than when done by hand. Sporting Notes. The greatest distance covered in one hour by a professional runner is 11 miles 1,296 yards. The New York State Bowling league recently voted to use the loaded ball in tourney games. Monte Criss, formerly shortstop for the Philadelphia Americans, has signed with the St. Louis Americans as scout. H. Chandler Egan, national amateur golf champion in 1964 and 1905 and western champion for four seasons has announced that he is done with championship golf events. Train and Track. India has 32,390 miles of railway open for service and about 2,800 miles under construction or sanctioned. The South African Railway company has reserved 30,000 acres of land for planting with eucalypt trees for ties. From Darlington to York by rail is forty-four and one-fourth miles, yet the 1:00 p. m. train from Darlington performs this journey in forty-three minutes. This constitutes the fastest nonstop in England. Town Topics. For the collection and disposal of garbage the city of Cleveland pays 80 cents a ton. For the same service the city of Chicago pays $4 a ton.-Chicago Tribune. Cincinnati seems to fear the advent in its courts of the suffragette. One of its judges permits lawyers and jurors to smoke "as a stimulant to thought."-Cleveland Leader. A timid observer of New York remarks that "it is three times as dangerous to cross Broadway as the ocean." In the matter of gun play that town is livelier than an old time mining camp.-Providence Journal. For Obvious Reasons The old gentleman who was always declaring that boys were not what they used to be stopped in front of the smart child. "Well, Tommy." greeted the old gentleman, "how are you today?" "Very well, sir," responded the smart child shyly. "And do you ever think what you are going to be when you are a great big man?" "N-no, sir." "Ah, I knew it." Children are so shiffless these times. And why don't you give it any thought?" "Because I am a little girl, sir." And the last seen of the inquisitive old gentleman he was making long grids down the avenue - St. Louis Post-Dispatch. TRUTH ABOUT THE PROBLEM SOUTH Vivid Account of Vile Race Prejudice Told by Eyewitness. HUMAN TREATMENT SCORNED. Mrs. F. M. Hetherington of Detroit Surprised at Existing Conditions on Public Conveyances En Route on Missionary Tour to Caddo, Okla. Sharply Criticised by Whites. Detroit, Mich.-Mrs. F. M. Hetherington of this city relates the following story of her experience on her first trip south: Being a white woman of the north to the extent that I was never south until recently, my business required my presence in the little town of Caddo, in southern Oklahoma. I was greatly surprised at many things. In the first place, after leaving Kansas City en route I made classification of color began and continued. Being much interested in both home and foreign mission work, I became very observant and began investigating conditions along racial lines. Later as we reached McAlester and got off for breakfast I was attracted by a fine stone structure. Upon investigating I was informed that it was the state prison, where there were 1.170 prisoners, half white, the remaining half Negro and Mexican. When the train moved out I became engaged in conversation with a lady who was seated with me and lived in Durant, Okik. She related a recent incident that had happened in Durant, an outrage committed upon a white woman and the lynching of a colored man. This aroused the boiling blood of southern prejudice. Some white men, commonly called Night-Riders, placed a bomb under a Negro's house, and while waiting in eager delight to see the explosion of the house occupied by a family of Negroes the Negro himself came out and shot the white man off his horse. The law protected the Negro in saving his own life and property, so again the whites were enraged and proceeded to bulish all the Negroes from both Durant and Caddo. This was in September, 1911. The cotton was ready for picking, but while some of the white people of Caddo tried to protect the Negroes whom they had employed in their fields shots were continually fired among them while at work, and they were compelled to go, leaving some of their crops as they stood or accepting such a paltry sum as might be offered them, a mere pittance for their season's work. Business was dull with the merchants whom I called upon. The reason for this was attributed to the fact that a fit of race prejudice had arisen and the Negroes, numbering 300 in a town of 1,260 inhabitants, were banished - in southern phraseology, "they had driven all the old niggers off" - consequently there was no one to pick the cotton. This was keenly felt by the merchants, hotel keepers and housewives. No business for the merchants, no help for the hotels, and housewives were obliged to do their own work. Boys in knee pants waile upon the tables in hotels, and we waited upon ourselves most of the time. Remember, this was chiefly done by the literate white people. I was criticised for calling the black people "Negroes." The people said to me: "Don't be so polite. They are simply old niggers here in the south. You can call them 'Negroes' in the north, where you consider, them on an equal with the white people." I meditated on these conditions when it affected the town commercially, which I was interested in, and concluded that the Negro must be a necessity, and the report went into the firm I represented "that the Negroes had been banished and no one to pick the cotton" was the cause of business being partially suspended. A boy of sixteen asked me if the "niggers" went to school with the whites in the north. When hearing that they did he became rebellious, but was somewhat convinced of the erroneousness of it when I asked him if he did not sleep with his old black mammy and love to do it and if he slept in her in a bed he could surely live in a schoolroom with two or three black children or exist outside in a playing ground. A traveler whom I was seated with going to Duncan, Okla., spoke of a Negro lawyer in Oklahoma City as being the "whitest" man in principles they had to deal with in their business or profession. Later at Comanche, Okla., a man came into the store where I was to purchase clothing for his children. He declared most emphatically that he was either going to move where colored people were permitted to live so he could get help or he would be compelled to break up his home, as he had an invalid wife and was compelled to go home from business to do housework. Going from Chickasha to Hobart, Okla., I observed that, while there was the most rigid classification of color existing: everywhere—separate cars, waiting rooms, toilet rooms for Negroes—flithy, repulsive, half civilized Indians in savage garb came on the train at every station and were seated in coaches with the white people. I pointed this out to others on the train. Some of them admitted they would much prefer to be seated with a clerem Negro than with an Indian. MASONIC ORDER MAKES PROGRESS Steady Advance of the Fraternity in North Carolina. PAYS ALL CLAIMS PROMPTLY. Story* of Colonel James H. Young's Work as Secretary of the Endowment Department and Amount Paid to the Beneficiaries of Deceased Members During His Administration. Raleigh, N.C.-The remarkable progress that the Afro-American folk are making in this state is largely due to their ability to co-operate along lines conducive to a growth that tends for the race's best interest. This fact is strikingly evidenced in fraternal circles. The Free and Accepted Masons of North Carolina is one of the most progressive and intelligent bodies in the country. It is composed of the material element of the race in the state, and its tenets are such as have placed it upon so high a standard that A. M. COLONEL JAMES B. FOUNG. it is conceded by the officials of the state that it is a concrete ideal for other fraternal organizations. Bankers, farmers, professional men, educators and business men and other citizens who contribute substantially to civilization compose the rank and file of this powerful society; hence the spirit of abnegation of self for higher usefulness which takes this organization out of the category of the ordinary secret order. The endowment department of this fraternity is one of the features that show the Negro's ability to manage large affairs judiciously. The man who handled his forces wisely and brought prestige to the organization and race is Colonel James H. Young, grand secretary of the endowment department. He is possessed of such sterling qualities that he is regarded by both races in the south as an exceptional man. Colonel Young is a "real" colonel. He gained national distinction early in life and especially as colonel of the Third North Carolina volunteer infantry during the Spanish-American war. Colonel Young and a number of the leading men of the fraternity previous to 1902, at which time the endowment department was established, had been carefully considering plans that would place the organization upon a basis that would protect the beneficiaries of the deceased members of the craft. They appreciated the fact that large salaries and other heavy expenses if connected with the office would in cumber the movement and the growth that was justifiable, so this effort was begun upon a comprehensive basis. Colonel Young has served his state in various capacities. As one of its most conservative and able legislators he has held for years and is still holding an important office in the internal revenue department of the government in this city and has put into his work for the craft those energies that have made him one of the leading public men of the race in the south. This department it of the order has steadily grown under the management of the colonel. It has paid in death claims over $175,000. The claims were not held up and the beneficiaries deprived of their claims for an indefinite period, but they were paid as fast as they became due and without complaint or disgrace. In religious movements Colonel Young leads the jury of the state. He is identified with every undenominational movement in North Carolina that is for the religious and general unfit of the race. He is president of the North Carolina undenominational Sunday school convention. He is one of the officials of the National Religious Training school in Durham. At a recent meeting of the advisory board of this noted institution, Judge Jeter C. Pritchard of the United States circuit court presiding, he subscribed a large amount to the endowment fund of the school and was followed by other prominent white and Afro-Americans attending the meeting. One can readily see why the Masons in North Carolina are doing such remarks work for the race. Can You Afford Sickness or Accidents? The Important Question. Aged Sulton—It is true that I am considerably older than you, but a man is as young as he feels, you know, and— Miss Pert—Oh, that doesn't matter! What I want to know is if you are as rich as you look—Boston Transcript. The Old Refrain "Tis the highcostofliving." we hear them complain. "They have boosted the highcostofliving again. You may swat, you may rail at the cost as you will. But the highcostofliving remains with us still. In the home, on the street, in the club, at the bar. "Tis the highcostofliving!" said young Lokhar. The Fatal Thirteen The Visitor—Why are you here, my misguided friend? The Prisoner—I'm the victim of the unlucky number thirteen. The Visitor—Indeed! How's that? The Prisoner—Twelve jurors and one judge—Sporting Times. Thankful. "Tommy," said his brother, "you're a regular glutton. How can you eat so much?" "Don't know. It's just good luck," replied the youngster.—Christian Intelligence. Tooken A back seal was the best they had, But, with a grunt. Our hero turned it down, got mad And took affront. —Louisville Courier-Journal. The gentle usher didn't mind— He sighed, "Alack!" Our hero by this treatment kind Was took aback. —Cleveland Plain Dealer. Obvious. Obvious. "I saw one of these plays with a moral last night." "And what was the moral?" "Do your best to keep your wife and children from seeing it."-Indianapolis Journal. An Attractive Offer "Tommy, if you'll saw some wood I'll tell you what I do." "What's that, dad?" "I'll let you have the sawdust to play circus with." - Washington Herald. Cause and Effect Cause and Effect. The rude men the sidewalk are blocking. Oh, dear me, this crowding is shocking! The cause of the whirl? Oh, it's only a girl Who is getting some change from her hand bag! -Cincinnati Enquirer. AGENTS WANTED. Agents to sell lots in beautiful Mount Glenwood Cemetery, men and women employed who want to make good extra money by selling lots evenings and on our Sunday excursions. Big commissions paid. Ask for T. M. George, General Manager. Mount Glenwood Cemetery Association. 3125 S. State St. SPECIAL NDTICE To the readers of The Broad Ax:— Here is your chance to get some cheap property, all in best of loca- tions. Cheap lots for cottages from $500 up and other houses and lots for homes or for business places. For particulars, address with stamp. GRANT GARDNER, 1440 Franklin Ave. Grand Haven, Mich. NEWLY DECORATED 5 ROOM FLAT TO RENT. A nice newly decorated, modern 5 room flat to rent, 5027 Armour avenue. Free rent to May 1st. Phone: Drexel 4590. Can You Afford Sick Very few people can. Your pay usually in thousands of accidents happen each minute. A SURE WAY TO is by taking out a policy in the Bankers U your bills, and make us be your payment ACCIDENT HEALTH A $20 to $60 Best Balance to protect con Bankers Call, write, or telephone Randolph 546 "As good as the best, b HOME OFFICE: 1040-1041 FIRST NATION WANTED—Reliable Agents. Can mal Mckenna, District Manager, 1123 Harri AMBITION OF M. Q. CELE. Hampton's Zulu Student Prepares For Return to "Fatherland." At the Brooklyn meeting held under the auspices of the Armstrong association, in the interest of Hampton institute, on Thursday evening, Feb. 29, Madikane Quandiyane Cele, a Zulu student who finished the wheelwrighting trade at Hampton institute in May, 1911, told briefly the interesting story of his life in South Africa and America. "My father," he said, "was a governor under the king of the Zulus until the white missionaries landed there. He spent six years with the missionaries and then went back to work among his own people. "I grew up, as most Zulu boys do, watching my father's herds until I be- ```markdown ``` MADIKANE Q CRLE. came a large boy and began to join in sports such as hunting, playing at war and idling away all of the time." Cele studied for two years in a South African missionary school and finished the blue Zulu spelling book. He further pursued his studies and, through his uncle, Rev. John L. Dube, came to America. At the Slater school in Winston Salem, N. C., he came in touch with two Hampton teachers. He concluded that Hampton's training was just what he needed for his work in Zululand. Realizing that his people needed to know how to build good wagons, Cele took wheelwrighting and special work in blacksmithing in the Hampton Institute Trade school. Cele plans to return to the forgotten children of South Africa and carry them the blessings which he has received at the Hampton school. Rev. Dr. Joshua Jones For Bishop Among the many men spoken of in connection with the A. M. E. bishopic is the Rev. Dr. Joshua Jones, presiding elder in the north conference. He was born in South Carolina fifty-five years ago. He is now in his prime mentally and physically. The Third Episcopal district is solidly behind his candidacy, and he has received assurances of support from many sections of the country. Dr. Jones was educated at Claflin, Howard and Wilberforce universities and has also served as president of the latter well known school. He is regarded as one of the leading pulpit orators in the country. Professorship For Coleridge-Taylor, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, the eminent composer of African-English extraction, has recently been elected principal professor of musical composition in the Guildhall School of Music, in London. He is also the conductor for the noted Handel society, in London, and is highly regarded by the music loving public. MARCH CRISIS MAGAZINE. Featured by Many Facts—Pillsbury on Fourteenth Amendment. Next to the strikingly beautiful head of a colored girl on the cover of the March Crisis, the most striking feature of this number is the article by the Hon. Albert E. Pillsbury, former attorney general of Massachusetts. Mr. Pillsbury contends that under the fourteenth amendment there is a clear federal remedy for lynching, and he outlines a bill calculated to meet this national disgrace. The latest statistics on Negro-American population are given, and the men of the month include J. Rosamond John, the gifted composer; the late Bishop Gaines and the young colored high school student who was a recent prize winner. The strong editorials attack the "divine right" of white men to ruin colored girls without penalty and explain what "optimism" among colored people may come to mean in the way of pessimism. Mr. Oswald Garrison Villard contributes a strong letter to a southerner on lynching. The National association announces the pleasantest and most encouraging piece of news which the Crisis ever had to recount. For some time it has been apparent that if the association was to do farreaching constructive work, if it hoped to attack the larger phases of segregation, lawlessness or disfranchisement, it must have a fund at its disposal. Such a fund should be called a fund for legal redress, and its money should be appropriated under the direction of the board of directors and the association's attorney. Mr. Julius Rosenwald of Chicago started this fund on Feb. 1 by a gift of $2,000. Shortly afterward Mr. Samuel Fels of Philadelphia augmented it by a gift of $500. This splendid beginning will make it possible for the association during the present year to carry on a much greater mass of important work than before, always provided that it increases steadily in members. Forty-one persons joined the association in January, 1912, paying $161 in memberships. L. M. Hershaw reminds us in his "Historic Dates" of General Grant's fine message on the fifteenth amendment in March, 1870, in which he denominates that amendment "a measure of grander importance than any other one act of the kind from the foundation of our free government to the present day." Miss Jessie Fauset of the Washington high school and a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Cornell, takes charge of the "What to Read" department. Announcement is made that the Easter number will surpass all previous special numbers. Mr. W. E. D. Du Bols and his associated editors seem to be meeting with unusually encouraging success. MODERN IMPROVEMENTS AT HOWARD UNIVERSITY. New Lighting Plant and Library Facilities Appreciated by Students, The completion of the new electric lighting power plant and the extension of the heating plant, through an expenditure of over $100,000, now give to Howard university, in Washington, an adequate supply of heat and light that should meet its needs for many years to come. For the first time the grounds are lighted. The buildings are also supplied with the quality and amount of light that under the former meager appropriation they were not able to afford. Power is also supplied for the running of the machinery in the department of manual arts, and an ample supply of electricity is available for the work in electrical engineering. The Carnegie library, with its enlarged facilities and increased equipment, has brought a new atmosphere of culture to the institution. No body of students ever showed a more enthusiastic appreciation of such opportunities as are now offered in that finest department of college instruction—namely, the use of books. The doors are open from 8 a. m. to 8:30 p. m. in the general library and to 10 p. m. in the medical room. The average attendance is from forty to eighty each hour. There have been 9,736 books borrowed for use during this scholastic year. There have been 823 accessions of bound volumes. In the cataloguing department 2,837 books have been placed in the card lists. The library now requires the work of the librarian, two permanent assistants and six student assistants. Dr. Washington's Northern Tour. During the letter part of March and the early part of April Dr. Booker T. Washington will make a tour through the northern part of New York, western Pennsylvania and points in Ohio in the interest of the Tuskegee institute. The object of these tours is to more fully acquaint the public with the work of the school and what the institution is doing for the race in sending out students and graduates fully prepared for leadership and uplift in the various lines of literary and industrial work among the masses. Annual Convention of Sunday Schools. The nineteenth annual meeting of the New England Baptist Sunday school convention will be held with the Sunday school of the Monumental Baptist church in Philadelphia for two days beginning on Tuesday. June 11, at 10:30 a.m. All Baptist Young People's unions are invited to join the convention upon the same terms as the Sunday schools, with equal representation of delegates and other officials. One of Life's Mysteries. The night is rough and cold outside. She's going to a ball, And so she takes her rubbers off And leaves them in the hall. She has a locket round her neck, Add so this thought occurs— It is a shame to cover it; Then she leaves off her furs. Since she is gowned decollete, To wear a coat or cape Would ruin all the lace effects, And so she wears a drape. Ah, one of life's great mysteries Is this that we behold! Although I swear she surely will, She never catches cold. Go Slow! If a golfer is going to boast let him boast modestly. I heard a golfer say one autumn evening as he toasted himself before the clubhouse fire: "Never did I see better golf than this afternoon. My opponent got away every drive, he hit every brassey clean, he approached perfectly, and he didn't miss a single put." "How much did he beat you by?" "Beat me?" said the modest man with a look of surprise. "Why, he didn't beat me. It was my game from the start." Washington Star. A Pathetic Bit of a Ballad. "That I thank the public for all they've done and"- Here he began to weep, And the sob reporter wrote a yarn that was destined to make you cry, And those who read said: "It's too bad! I'm sorry for him, poor guy!" The sob reporter went to the man as he came from the prison cell. And the man, released, said: "On your way to the jail, tell 'But the people,' the sob reporter said, "the people want to know." And the man leaned back in his limousine and uttered a loud "ho, ho." A Real Hero. Lulu-I've never met a man who really interested me. Mary-What kind of a man do you want? Lulu-Oh, a man who'd do things and make it necessary for me to write to the heart to heart department of some magazine for expert advice.-Albany Journal. Hubby Explains "Why don't the newspapers print more fashion hints and puzzles and cooking recipes and jokes and love stories?" "It's this way, dear," explained her husband. "They have to print a certain amount of news or they might lose their charters."—Louisville Courier-Journal Wondering Still She bade him depart and to never return, She saw the sad look in his eyes, But she did not permit him to guess her concern When they murmured their final good- bya. She bade him depart, and she said that the fates Had ordered it thus; but, slack. She is mournfully wondering still as she Why it is that he doesn't come back. Chicago, Record-Herald. Took No Chances. The unctuous undertaker was sym- pathetic. "How deep do you dig graves, as a rule?" asked the old millionaire's young widow. "Six feet." "Make it twelve," she lisped. "I will pay the difference."—Puck. No Hope. Old Lawyer—Why do you feel that your client will lose his case? Have you exhausted every means at your disposal to— Young Lawyer—No, but I have exha- stued all the means at his disposal.— Philadelphia Press. And "Fierce" Is Slang. Her grammar's fierce. She proves it so. By starting off. "I ain't got no." —Springfield Republican. And then she adds, "With playful pat, "When did I put My chooon gum at?" -Cincinnati Enquirer. Live and Learn. "What is this feed stuff?" inquired the city visitor. "That," explained the farmer, "is al-falfa." "Well, well! I always thought al-falfa was a slang term for whiskers." St. Louis Times. Money Talks "They say Miss it. is a brilliant conversationalist." "Indeed she is. She told me the whole story of her life in five seconds." "Talk in shorthand!" "No; showed me her bank book."—Baltimore World. That's All. Let Madero run his household in the way that he sees fit. There's no doubt he has the weapons and presumably the grit. But Madero, yes, and Gomez, with the other squabbly gents. Must keep back a righteous distance from Uncle's border fence! —Cleveland Plain Dealer. In the Mode. "I try," said the fashionable poets, "to dress my thoughts of the day in appropriate garb." "H'm!" said the critic. "I suppose that is the reason why your verses hobble so."—Baltimore American. "Yes, the conceived thing! And she's never even been divorced."—Detroit Free Press. DAMES AND DAUGHTERS. Miss Ellen Emerson, the gruddaughter of Ralph Waido Emerson, is a nurse in the Massachusetts General hospital at Boston. Miss Louise F. Brown of Wellesley college has the distinction of being the first woman to win the prize offered biannually by the American Historical association for the best essay on European history. Little Askey Tercoye Martin, the four-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Johnson Martin of Brooklyn, is showing phenomenal precocity for one of her age. Without any regular instruction she has acquired a fluent command of four languages. Mrs. Carruthers is the first woman to be elected treasurer of the London Institute of Journalism. Mrs. Carruthers and Miss Patterson were recently chosen to represent the London district on the council of the institute, and Mrs. Carruthers' election as treasurer followed. Frau von Gontard, who becomes a peerress through the distribution of honors in commemoration of the kaiser's birthday anniversary, is an American girl, the daughter of Adolphus Busch of St. Louis. Her husband, Dr. von Gontard, has been given corresponding honors. Frau von Gontard is one of the leaders of Berlin society. Tales of Cities. Chicago's court of domestic relations has an official bridesmaid. Between the hours of 9 and 10 in the morning more than 5,000 people enter the city of London every minute. Teheran, the principal Persian city, has a population of 280,000. Tabriz 200,000 and Isfahan 80,000. Fewer than 1,500 Europeans reside within the empire. The new social register of New York city contains 11,519 families. According to the social register, the social center of the city has moved within six years from Fifty-eighth street to Sixty-second and Sixty-third, and it will continue to move northward. THE BROAD AX CAN BE FOUND ON SALE AT THE FOLLOW- ING NEWS STANDS: --- From on and after this date The Broad Ax, can be found on sale at the following news stands: A. F. Tervalon, cigar store and news stand, 5004 State street. George ! Martin, maker of fine cigars and news stand, 18 W. 31st St., near State. R. 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Bomar & Son FINE FURNITURE AND PIANO SIRES AND SONS. Admiral George Dewey gets up at 4 o'clock every morning in consequence of his practice of retiring early. He has read the papers and perhaps a book or two by the time he sits down to breakfast. George J. Gould, head of the Gould family, who has just celebrated his forty-eighth birthday, keeps himself in good trim by walking home from his office every afternoon, a distance of about four miles. Thomas Foster of Hampton hill, London, who is now in his ninety-seventh year, was head gardener to King William IV., and, although approaching his hundredth year, he is to be found in his orchard at work for several hours every day. R. H. Scott, who has been elected president of the North Renfrew Agricultural society of Ottawa, Canada, has been blind from childhood. He is a machinery agent and horse dealer and travels the United States and Canada unassisted, buying horses, which he judges solely by the sense of touch. Sir Francis Oppenheimer, the first Jew to be accepted in the diplomatic corps accredited to the kaiser's court, is an English lawyer and a graduate of Oxford. He was recently appointed commercial attache of the British embassy. He has an international reputation as an authority on commerce and finance. Sporting Notes Boston wants this year's amateur rowing regatta. Philadelphia, New York. Baltimore and Washington will hold amateur league baseball competitions, the winners in each city playing for the championship. The Newcastle United Association Football club, winner of the English cup two years ago and runner-up last season, is planning to visit the United States and Canada this spring for a series of games. Ralph Craig, the famous spinner of the University of Michigan, on account of business engagements will not compete with the American team at the Olympic games in Stockholm next summer. Craig was expected to score heavily in the 100 and 200 meter dashes. Current Comment Butter can be made directly from grass, we are told by a scientist. The day of the cow with twenty-seven cog-wheels and a steam whistle may be at hand.—St. Louis, Globe-Democrat. China has celebrated its last Chinese New Year. The western calendar has been adopted by the republic. Thus is the cycle of Cathay brought into accord with the years of Europe.—Philadelphia Ledger. After the Maine had been sunk a good many years Uncle Sam raised money to raise the ship, and now that the money has been sunk and the ship raised the ship will be sunk again, the money to be raised probably from the sinking fund.—Detroit News. The Writers. Lady Sibyl Grant, oldest daughter of Lord Rosebey, is a talented writer, having much of her father's wit. Hilaire Belloc, English author, who was some years ago a favorite lecturer, says that he left parliament "because I was getting sick of the vilest and dirtiest society in which I have ever mixed in all my life." A movement is under way in Spain to secure the next Nobel literary prize for Perez Galdos, novelist and dramatist, who is best known for his series of romances dealing with Spanish history from Trafalgar to the Carlist wars. The Royal Box The queen of Belgium is passionately food of horses Princess Vilma Lwoff-Parlaghy of Berlin and Vienna spends not a little of her time in New York. She was born in Hungary and is a Magyr princess. She is also a portrait painter of some emiliae. In 1913 the kaiser will celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of his accession to the throne. This event will be celebrated with extraordinary pomp and circumstance, and the preparation therefore has, it is said, already begun. His Weakness. "I should think," said the woman of the house, "you would have too much self respect to make your living by begging." "Lady," protested Buffon Wratz, drawing himself up, "self respech is not alms me! I wouldn't do this fur no other man on earth."—Chicago Tribune. she said to her name, "I'm so glad you have came, But I'll miss you so much when you've went!" -Pittsburgh Post. Ceras of Candidacy. Oh, who would be a candidate. The public mind to thrill? Every time he must orate He has a nervous chill. Every time he writes a line He shudders with dismay. Because his criticism will define His words a different way. Every time he holds his tongue And won't be interviewed They tell him that his knell is rung. Fy doubt he is pursued. They told him students Snow patriotism great. He is the greatest who consents To be a candidate. She—And would you really put yourself out for my sake? He—Indeed I would. She—Then do it, please. I'm awfully sleepy.—Williams Purple Cow. "I simply can't stand the toot of an automobile born!" "How's that?" "A fellow eloped with my wife in an automobile, and every time I hear a horn toot I think he's bringing her back."—Minnesota Minnehaha. "How do you know he's a stranger?" "I saw him set his watch by the town clock."—Cornell Widow. Life is but a space that's spanned With weary tommyrot. We can the funny hobble and Take up the turkey trot. —Cincinnati Enquirer. "My daughter is so pretty that I can't interest her in the serious things of life." "She may lose her good looks some day." "So I tell her. And then she'll be sorry that she didn't learn to play bridge."—Washington Herald. There's more truth than poetry in some poetry.—Judge. "Wombat is a predestinarian." "What on earth is a predestinarian?" "A man who believes he's bound to get run over some day by an automobile."—Puck. Lilian R. will wed again. Her clerks are groaning. Nate C. seeks number ten. Marine bar bar is mooning. —Denver Republican. Blessed to her who, having nothing to do, from giving us wordy "Can you be the fact." George Eliot. Wife. Woman is man's equal in many ways, and in many ways she is his superior He—Yes, but what would a woman think of a man who insisted upon wearing clothes that buttoned up the back?—Cincinnati Enquirer. Wife—I see that Mrs. Ketchum has got a divorce. Hub—Confound it! That means another wedding present—Boston Transcript. Oh, who would care to be a sphinx? Its story soon is told. It sits and looks as if it thinks And stays out in the cold. —Washington Star. "Does your fiance know your age, Lotta?" "Well—partly."—Fliegende Blatter. Miss Campus Girl—Can we have some space in your paper? Society Editor—What do you want space for? Miss Campus—To publish the doings of our secret society.—Chicago News. A divorced man marries a divorced woman, the daughter of divorced parents. "Tis love that makes the world go round.—Providence Journal. The Chinese soon will catch the pace. Now that they're entered in the race They'll pick up occidental ways. In garb and food and book and phrase. In married matrimand and make aHow will they look in derby hats? —Cleveland Plain Dealer. Matron—I have been happily married for twenty-five years. Manager—Would you consider an offer to go in vaudeville?—Club Fellow. "Working on a newspaper, are you, Squallop? I thought you made your living by writing fiction." "Confidently, Ruggles, I do. I'm the Daily Bread's obituary editor."—Chicago Tribune. "Bellitness pays. Raymember this," said courteous Mike O'Grady. "An' be a gentleman—unless it happens you're a lady." —Catholic Standard and Times. Young Lady—Guard, will I have time to say goodbye to my friends? "This beautiful two dollar cut glass salt shaker is reduced to $1.61." "Oh, dear! I wish it were selling at full price. Then I should get enough trading stamps with it to fill my book." —Buffalo Express. They say that life is shortened by Remorse, regret and such. Then heaven help these editors. Who must "regret" so much! —Judge. First Divorcee—I was fool enough to marry for money. Second Divorcee—And I was fool enough to marry for love—Life. If all women were beautiful and none of them ever grew old a married man's wife would never insist on taking him out to spend the evening anywheres—Chicago Record-Herald. There lived a man in our town, And he was wondrous mad. His collar button had escaped, The only one he had. —Milwaukee sentinel. Many a man doesn't know one drink from another. He makes a wry face when he drinks Scotch—New York Times. "Money is on trial in this country." "Well, some of it is being acquitted. I met a lawyer this morning who said he had just cleared $1,000."—Boston Record. This is a queer old world. We're bred To think that we're forgiving. When we two bongues at the dead And throw stones at the living. 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 locking after assessments. Money to loan on Chicago Real Estate. THE NEW YORK MUSEUM The finest building ever opened to Colored tenants in Chicago. Steam heat, electric light, tile baths, marble entrance. THE GALE PIANO CO. Pianos, Organs, Talking Machines and Supplies. Brass and String Instruments. Cash or Easy Payments. Open Evenings till 10.30. BROADWAY MUSEUM GENE BANK 3 per cent allowed Safety Deposit Va REAL ESTATE As agent buy and sell Real Estate on dents, including payment of taxes and on Chicago Real Estate. Especially Invites the pat The Cranfor Building. The finest building ever open Steam heat, electric light, tile ba Phone Randolph 803 Frank L. Gale THE GALE 3159 STA Pianos, Organs, Talking Brass and String Inst Payments, X Oper Phone D TUNING Alaska has paid for itself twenty times over in this alone. The purchase price was $7,200,000—less than 2 cents an acre. A Royal Motta. "Dieu et mour Droit," the Royal motto, was first used by Richard I. in 1198. A Mile in Burma. The Burmese equivalent for our "mile" is a word that means "to sit" and is used to indicate the distance a man can ordinarily go without sitting down to rest. North American Fisheries. When the Cabots returned from their voyage of discovery in 1497 they informed the English of the abundance of fish in the seas around Labrador and Newfoundland. In 1517, just twenty years after the Cabots' announcement, mariners made their first voyage from England in quest of sea food in the deep North American waters. Natural Gas in China. Natural gas has been used in China for many centuries. It issues from fractures in the earth near the coal mines and is fed through bamboo tubes to the point where it is consumed. Marriage in Norway. In Norway, a civil man may perform a marriage unless the couple can prove that they have both been vaccinated or have had sanipox. Parents, consent is a necessity in Russia. Lack of sufficient means to support a wife is a bar in Au-ria. A Venerable Tree. On the Camminar it is shore near Titheon Springs stands a venerable tree which, exerts declare, is not less than 100 years old. "People nowdays," said the old house cat. "don't know how to raise children. They let the youngsters have their own way too much." "That's right," replied the old brood ben. "Now, look at these chicks of mine. They wouldn't have amounted to anything if they hadn't been sat upon." Catholic Standard and Times. S. E. Cor. State and 36th Place, Chicago Telephone Douglas 1565 GENERAL BANKING owned on Savings Accounts at Vaults, $3.00 per Year ESTATE DEPARTMENT state on commission, manages estates for non-resi- ties and locking after assessments. Money to loan the patronage of Chicago business men. Ford Apartment 3600 Wabash Ave. r opened to Colored tenants in Chicago. tile baths, marble entrance. J. W. Casey, Agent, 101 WASHINGTON STREET. Sam'll Lee LE PIANO CO. ESTATE STREET Walking Machines and Supplies. Instruments. Cash or Easy Open Evenings till 10.30. One Doug. 4558. REPAIRING A Lost Charm. I used to love the wintry gale. But that was years ago. It makes me fear the gas will fall; I know, it's burning low. And through the drifts I'd joyous wade Past fences snowy walled. But now the drifts make me afraid The street cars will be stalled. Old winter was a season dear, But that was years ago. The slipping frosts brought merry cheer. About the crackling glow. We watch the tube with furrowed brow, Unmoved by frosty sheens. We'd rather take our winters now. In moving pictures once. -Cleveland Plain Dealer. Aviation. Aviation. Military airmanship was voted over £100,000 by the British government last year. Of the fifteen aeroplanes owned by the English war office nine are of British and six of French manufacture. Codtrolling apparatus of a new aeroplane is so arranged that it can be operated by either of two persons seated side by side. Claude Graham-White, the English aviator, says it is his intention to give up flying and devote his time to the manufacture of aeroplanes. McCall's Magazine and McCall Patterns For Women Have More Friends than any other magazine or attire. McCail's is the reliable Fashion Guide. You can find one million one hundred thousand homes. B sizes showing all the latest designs of McCail Patterns, each one is trimmed of up-rolling shot st rices and helpful information for women. Some Money and Keep in Style by embellishing for McCail Alignments at one Costa Rica store a year, including any one of the celebrated McCail Patterns tree. McCail Patterns Lead all others in style, fit, elegance, economy and number sold. More elegance and McCail Patterns makes come-lined. More higher than 15 costs. Buy from your dealer, or by mail from McCALL'S MAGAZINE 226-246 W. 37th St, New York City N. Washington Square and Patterson Avenue, 125 sq. miles. "A STORE FOR EVERYBODY" HILLMAN'S STATE & WASHINGTON STS. EVERYTHING TO WEAR TO EAT AND FOR THE HOME AT THE VERY LOWEST PRICES. JOHN J. BRADLEY Real Estate Loans Fire and Plate Glass Insurance 4709 S. HALSTED ST CHICAGO Telephone Oakland 1787 The BELLE MEADE CL Telephone O'kland 1787 The BELLE MEADE CLUB Buffet and Cafe FRANK H. LEWIS, Proprietor 5059 A Cor. 51 59 Armour A Cor. 51st Street, Chicago 5059 Armour Ave. Cor. 51st Street, Chicago Phone Douglas 4482 The La Vene 3100-2 ST First Class Chinese a High Hotel BUFFET, N 3004 State Street La Verdo Cafe and B 3100-2 STATE STREET, CHICAGO Class Chinese and American Restaurant in C High Class Entertainers HARRY J. KELLY, P The La Verdo Cafe and Buffet 3100-2 STATE STREET, CHICAGO First Class Chinese and American Restaurant in Connection High Class Entertainers HARRY J. KELLY, Proprietor. Hotel Brunswick Goe, W. Holt, Prop. BUFFET, POOL AND BILLIARDS Hotel Brunswick Gee, W. Holt, Prop. BUFFET, POOL AND BILLIARDS. Elite B 303 Elite Buffet and Cafe 3030 State Street The "Composite Ranges" we sell today will actually cook such a dinner with one fire. To cook it in an out-of-date range you would have to light four fires, thus burning much more gas than you would using a "Composite" model. In our laboratories we test range inventions as fast as they appear, to ascertain which are most economical to operate. We search constantly for new features and particularly for new burners that consume the least possible amount of gas. The more economical we can make gas ranges the more they will be used. Our "Composite" Gas Ranges Include Fifty Types Made For Us by Ten Leading Range Manufacturers Every one built to our specifications and specially equipped with all the modern features. "Composite" ranges are sold by certain hardware dealers with whom we have made special arrangements in every district—also at all of our branch stores and at our salesrooms in the Peoplea Gas Building down-town. In the latter, which is the largest and finest salesroom of its kind in the world, we display all fifty styles side by side. The time to buy a gas range is before our big Spring rush, which comes with warm weather. The Peoplea Gas Light & Coke Company Peoplea Gas Building, Michigan Boulevard A. F. Codozoe 693 ADLEY Telephone Yards 693 Four Aven Chicago Automatic Phone 74-478 e and Buffet C, CHICAGO Restaurant in Connection Mainers J. KELLY, Proprietor. nswick BILLIARDS. Chicago and Cafe Street Uhas. Harris, Manager ange Bake and a pan of h one fire? Phone Aldine 3653 Henry Jones