The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX Mrs. Etta Johnson, Wife of Jack Johnson The Heavy Weight Champion of the World ENDED HER LIFE WEDNESDAY EVENING WITH A REVOLVER IN THEIR APARTMENTS OVER THE OLD PALACE THEATRE, 41 WEST 31ST STREET. SHE RUSHED HEADLONG ON INTO THE NEXT WORLD WITH ALL OF HER IMPERFECTIONS RESTING ON HER HEAD. REV. FATHER JOHN S. MORRIS OF ST. MONICA'S CATHOLIC CHURCH ADMINISTERED EXTREME UNCTION TO HER JUST BEFORE SHE BREATHET HER LAST AT PROVIDENT HOSPITAL. HER HUSBAND JOHN ARTHUR JOHNSON IS WEIGHED DOWN WITH GRIEF OVER THE GREAT LOSS HE HAS SUSTAINED IN HER DEATH. Vol. XVII. Mrs. Etta John of Jack John Heavy We pion of t ENDED HER LIFE WEDNESDAY THEIR APARTMENTS OVER THE 31ST STREET. SHE RUSHED HEADLONG ON INV OF HER IMPERFECTIONS REV. FATHER JOHN S. MORRIS OF ADMINISTERED EXTREME UN BREATHED HER LAST AT PE HER HUSBAND JOHN ARTHUR JOHN GRIEF OVER THE GREAT LO DEATH. Wednesday evening, shortly before 9 o'clock, it was flashed by the Associated Press, to all parts of the world, that Mrs. Etta Johnson, wife of John Arthur Johnson, the heavy-weight champion of the world, had mortally wounded herself with a shot from a revolver, in their apartments, over the old Palace Theatre 41 W. 31st street; now called the Champion De Cafe; It appears, that shortly after Mr. Johnson, opened his cafe, several months ago, that he and Mrs. Johnson, left his home at 3444 Wabash avenue; and occupied the apartment on the top floor of the cafe; so that he would be right on the ground to look after and pay close attention to his business; that Mrs. Johnson in order to assist her husband, in his new business venture, dressed in her fine costumes and bedecked with diamonds, was in evidence in the kitchen, and saw to it that the orders were properly prepared and filled for the many patrons of the cafe. Thus showing, that she was interested in him beyond a mere matter of his money, and that she was anxious to see him succeed. Just before she fired the bullet through her right temple, which ended her life, she summoned her two Colored maids, Mabel Bolden and Ellen Simmons, to her room, ordered them to prepare her fer bed, then she requested them to kneel down and pray with her. She also phoned to Mrs. Venia Rhodes, her sister-in-law to come over and join in prayer with them "as she had something of the greatest importance to impart to her. But Mrs. Rhodes reached her apartments too late, for by the time she arrived the praying was over. The last words uttered by Mrs. Johnson, in winding up her prayer were, "God, pity a poor woman who is lonely." Immediately after giving expression to those sentiments, she dismissed her maids from her room, and in the twinkling of an eye, after doing so, a revolver shot, rang out through the building, and the two maids rushing back into the room of their mistress, stumbled across her bleeding form, lying on the floor, with the pistol flung out from her right hand. Shortly after the tragedy, she was removed to Provident Hospital, where an operation was performed by Dr. C. H. Bryan, with a view of saving her life, but it was in vain. For a little after 3 o'clock, she breathed her last, and rushed on into the next world, with all of her imperfections resting on her head. Rev. Father John S. Morris, of St. Monica's Roman Catholic Church, administered extreme unction to her, just before she breathed her last. Her body was removed early Thursday morning to the undertaking rooms at 2959 S. State street, where the coroner's inquest was held at 2 o'clock. The jury found in its verdict, that she ended her life with a shot from a revolver and that she had been suffering for sometime with severe nervous prostration. At the time that Mrs. Johnson fired the bullet into her right temple her husband was down town in his big touring car, to inform Mrs. Ed. Smith, wife of Ed. Smith, the sporting writer; that Mrs. Johnson would not be able to accompany Mrs. Smith, that evening to Las Vegas, New Mexico, as it was her intention to do so, where she intended to go and remain for some time for the benefit of her health. On returning to his cafe; Mr. Johnson, was horrified at the news imparted to him that his wife had almost succeeded in committing suicide; during the short space of time that he was absent. Then he jumped into his car and drove at a furious rate, to Provident Hospital, and rushed into the room in which his wife was dying. He grasped the frail form of his dying wife in his powerful strong arms which have successfully earned several hundred thousand dollars in the prize ring in the past few years to enable his wife to dress in the finest and the most expensive raiment, to decorate herself with costly diamonds from head to foot, to have maids and other servants to disappear at the raising or the lowering of her little finger and to otherwise live in the grandest of style, and he refused to permit her form to pass from his arms until he was assured that she was dead; while that sad scene was being enacted Mr. Johnson had every person excluded from the room, so that he could be alone with his dying wife and when the last breath had left her body and flew out into space to forever become a part of the great universe and to mingle with that unseen force or power which is only subject to the cold and stern laws of nature, which are never suspended in the slightest degree for the special benefit of any person who has so far trodden upon the face of the earth, he wept like a child and in speaking of her after this scene he exclaimed: "She was the best pal I ever had." "But this nervous prostration put her out of her head. She still loved me, I know she did. Why, she's the one that gave me the pluck to win my battles. I always had a talk with her just before I went into a fight. And now she is going to take the count. It's tough. It'll knock me out, I'm afraid." Mrs. Johnson was only thirty-one years old. She obtained a divorce from Duryea in the latter part of 1910 and married Johnson in January, 1911. They were married at Frank Sutton's hotel in Pittsburg. Johnson was then appearing at the Academy Theatre there with "The Bollickers." Their acquaintance previous to their marriage was short. Glancee E. Duryea, her first husband was a prominent society and race horse owner in Hempstead, Long Island and he hailed from one of the oldest and best families in the east and Mrs. Johnson herself before her marriage to Mr. Johnson moved in the east and the highest eastern social THE FILM OF "THE LADY OF THE RAIN" Wife of Jack Johnson, who ended her life Wednesday evening with a revolver, she was once a leading society queen in the east. Cut by Courtesy of Chicago Examiner circles and for sometime she was the belle of her native town, Hempstead, L. I. Once before Mr. Johnson claims that his wife attempted to commit suicide by attempting to jump out of a sleeping car window while they were returning home from Las Vegas, N. M. Some of her few friends claim that she has never been happy with all of her finery and his money since her marriage to Mr. Johnson, it is claimed that she was heard to bitterly complain and to be bewail her sad fate when she accompanied her husband to Las Vegas to witness his "great killing" engagement with his friend Flyan, when he returned home with more than forty thousand dollars worth of bacon and she exclaimed as follows: "I am a marked woman." "I cannot go any place and am given no consideration as a human being. Once I was—a well-known woman. I was liked by everybody. Now, because my husband is a black man, I have become a recluse—a social outcast. I wish I never had married Jack." Feeling as she did in this respect and being clearly convinced that she would forever be debarred from moving in decent society either among the whites or the Colored folks, she finally decided to pull the thin vail aside which divides life and death and step out into the world of utter darkness fos she thought that was the only way to escape from her earthly troubles, hard trials and disappointments in this life. Funeral services will be held over the remains this morning at 11 o'clock at St. Monica's Roman Catholic Church, 36th and Dearborn St., Rev. Father John Sherdan Morris officiating, interment, Graceland Cemetery. In the recent death of Edward W. Crosey of the Buffalo Times, New York, the race lost a journalist whose brains sought utterance and found it through the columns of a leading white daily of which he was one of the editors, the Times is owned by Norman E. Maack, until recently chairman of the Democratic National Committee and the present chairman of the Democratic State Committee of New York, and it would seem that he is in favor of giving Colored men with brains a fair show. MRS. JOHN R. MARSHALL AND MISS ESTELLE LOUISE ARNOLD DELIGHTFULLY ENTERTAINED IN HONOR OF MRS. CHARLES J. PICKETT OF WASHINGTON, D. C. Last Friday evening, Mrs. John R. Marshall and Miss Estelle Louise Arnold, 3630 Calumet Avenue, gave a very delightful reception, in honor of their guests, Mrs. Charles J. Pickett, Mrs. Henry Lewis, and Miss Mamie Lewis of Washington, D. C., and Miss Theresa Stubbs of Boston, Mass. The receiving party was composed of the above mentioned ladies. The reception was from 6 to 9 P. M. Mrs. Pickett was beautifully gowned in an elegant black crepe meteor; Mrs. Lewis wore a costume of grey marquette; Miss Mamie Lewis, in pink crepe meteor and Miss Stubbs in lavender crepe meteor. Mrs. David Manson presented the guests to the hostess and the receiving party. The house was very tastefully decorated, in flowers, ferns and potted plants. The table was very prettily arranged in pink. Choice and cooling refreshments were lavishly served by Brawley, the caterer. Prof. Garfield Wilson and W. H. Brown, discoursed classical music throughout the evening. The only thing lacking about the reception was that it was a strictly ladies affair who were out in full force and no gentlemen were invited to attend it. All the ladies attending it, were, handsomely costumed and they could be easily likened unto many fairy butterflies many of them were conveyed to and from the reception in autos. COLORD WOMAN APPPOINTED POSTMASTER. Mrs. Laura Anderson Hamilton stood first in a civil service examination for postmaster at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont, and was appointed August 25th, at a salary of $90.00 per month. There were three candidates for the place, two white men and Mrs. Hamilton. She is the first woman of her race to land a like position ever the civil service route. Mrs. Samuel J. Carter, 3258 Rhodes avenue; returned home Thursday morning from a short pleasure trip to St. Paul, Minn. The Present Day Attire of Women a Menace to Morality SO DECLARES FORMER GOVERNOR RICHARD B. GLENN OF NORTH CAROLINA. IN AN ELOQUENT AND EARNEST PLEA WHILE ADDRESSING TWO THOUSAND MEMBERS OF THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. HE SPOKE IN CARNEGIE MUSIC HALL, PITTSBURG, PA. HE URGED MOTHERS OF CHILDREN TO BE WATCHFUL OF THE GAR- MENTS WORN BY THEIR DAUGHTERS AND TO URGE THEM TO WEAR DECENT AND BECOMING ATTIRE. Former Governor R. B. Glenn of North Carolina, a few days ago delivered a very remarkable address in Carnegie Music Hall, Pittsburg, Pa., before more than 2,000 members of the Allegheny County Teachers Institute; he made an eloquent plea to them to lend influence and assistance in helping to bring around and in securing reform in the manner of dressing by the women in this country. His remarks were so timely on this all important subject that we take a great pleasure in reproducing them in these volumes and they highly deserve to be read and re-read by every decent man and woman throughout the United States. For if the sensible women in America (if there is any living today who are entitled to rank in that class) continue to absolutely refuse to call a halt in their present style in undressing themselves up it will only be a short time until they will place themselves on a dead level with the commonest and the lowest kind of women who are always in evidence in all the large and we might safely say small centers of population who are ever ready to sell themselves to any man for money. It is at patent as the clear and bright noon day sun, that morality, decency and modesty among many so-called respectable women is rapidly gimmering through the dream of things that are no more. Gov. Glenn spoke in part as follows: "My dear ladies, if you want to wear trousers wear them. Japanese women wear them and look pretty good in them. But if you insist upon wearing them wear trousers with both legs in them, and not with only one leg, and then try and stick both your feet through them as some of you women are now trying to do." Mr. Glenn attributed the spread of immorality, which, he says, is increasing at an alarming degree, to the present style of low-necked and short-skirt dresses. "How long are you going to let the impure creatures of immoral France," he said, "regulate the style of dresses of the women of this great country? I appeal to you in the name of God, for the sake of the morals of our young girls and women don't let them do it." Appeals to Mothers. He appealed to the mothers to have their daughters dress more modestly and then womanhood would be preserved and the men have that high regard and esteem for women which formerly prevailed but which is now vanishing. Governor Glenn said: Mothers, I want to call your attention to the manner in which your daughters dress. We hear complaints that there is not that same respect there used to be for womanhood; that there is not the same veneration that our fathers and grandfathers had for women. The women are in a measure responsible for this themselves. They are dressing improperly. Woman is the greatest gift God has bestowed upon man. They are next to the angels in heaven. What has taken No. 50 Day Women a to Morality R RICHARD B. GLENN OF NORTH LINA. PLEA WHILE ADDRESSING TWO ALLEGHENY COUNTY TEACHERS' MUSIC HALL, PITTSBURG, PA. N TO BE WATCHFUL OF THE GAR- GHTERS AND TO URGE THEM TO G ATTIRE. place that the men are losing respect for the womanhood of America? What do you see on the streets? You see women going walking with nighteaps on. You see them wearing waists which are three inches lower than they ought to be. They go about exposing themselves. They wear their skirts three inches shorter than they ought to be. They wear these flimsy silken stockings so that you can hardly tell if they are barelegged or not. Men Not Complimentary. Women, why do you wear this scant attire? I do not know what the men say to you to your faces, but I know what they say about you behind your backs. Suffice it to say that their remarks are not complimentary. You might be able to dance the two-step in your hobble skirt, but you never could dance the minuet, the cotillon your grandmother used to dance. Women, wear decent clothes. Mothers, teach your daughters how to dress modestly and you will soon place the womanhood of America upon that same high plane where it stood in the days of our mothers and grand-mothers. Men will then respect your daughters and there will be more pure young women and men. The former governor also scored the women who promenade up and down the boardwalks with their pooled dogs and leave their babies at home in the custody of the French maids. The husbands who spend their evenings at clubs and other amusement places instead of remaining home with their families and assisting their wives in properly rearing the children case in for a bitter denunciation. For Rules of Faith. He attributed the present period of discontent and unrest to the abandoning of the belief in God. He said the problems of platform building by the political parties of the country could be solved by their adopting those two ancient rules which have governed the world for ages, "Love God with all your heart" and "Love thy neighbor as thyself." "There never was a greater need for sterling men and women in this country than at the present time," said Mr. Glenn. "Our republic is in danger of destruction, its enemies are striking at the foundation of our liberty and we need God-fearing and patriotic men and women to save our great country." Mr. Glenn made a remarkable address and his elequence swayed the large audience, many being moved to tears. At the close of his address there was a demonstration when, at the speaker's solicitation and under his direction, the audience, numbering over 2,500, rose and sang "America." Mrs. William H. Hayman, 67 E. 36th Street; Mrs. America Brown, Mrs. Alice Cowan, and Mrs. Alexander Lane; gave an automobile party Tuesday afternoon, in honor of Miss Ray Rickman, of Cincinnati, O., and Miss Retta Moss, of Indianapolis, Ind. The ladies greatly enjoyed their ride along Sheridan Road—through Lincoln, Humboldt and Garfield Parks. THE BROAD AX PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Will promulgate and at all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Catholics, 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 Brood Ax is a newspaper, but it will call, 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 Bix Months ..... 1.00 Advertising rates made known on application Address all communications to Address all communications to 8097 ARMOUR AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILX. PHONE DREXEL 4500. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher Butered as Second-Class Matter Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1879. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Washington. D. C. September 7, 1912. Secretary Wilson of the United States Department of Agriculture has decided to establish an experiment station on the Manti National Forest near Ephraim, Utah, for the study of grazing and water protection problems. In fact bids for the construction of the necessary buildings have been received and it is expected to have the station in working order before winter. Already the gathering of observations on the relations of erosion and runoff to the forest cover have begun. The Manti National Forest was chosen as the site for this experiment station because it offers exceptionally good opportunities for investigating problems of practical value in connection with regulated grazing. Ephraim and other towns in its neighborhood have suffered severely from floods following violent rainstorms in the mountains, and it has already been proved conclusively that the overgrazed condition of areas on which the natural vegetative cover has been seriously altered is responsible for the formation of torrents and the rapid discharge of debris-laden floodwaters. In a recent destructive storm the water ran clear from a part of the watershed which was within the National Forest, and in good condition as a result of well regulated grazing, while from other areas it swept down sand and boulders. One of the objects of the study will be to learn how the maxim of grazing use of Natural Forest land can be obtained without injury to forest reproduction and stream flow. The National Forests provide range during a part or all of the year for a considerable part of the stock produce in the western States. Approximately one and one-half million head of cattle and horses and seven and one-half million head of sheep and goats occupy the Forest lands each year. These figures do not include nearly three hundred thousand calves and over four million lambs and kids for which permits are not required. The experts of the Department believe that when the ranges which were denuded by many years of improper use are restored to a normal condition of productivity it will be possible to provide feed for a much larger number of stock without injury to forest growths or watersheds, and both the stockgrower and the consumer of meat products will thus be benefited. Consequently every effort is being made to determine practicable means of regenerating depleted ranges. All of the studies which are about to be initiated have this point in view. DEATH OF MRS. JOSEPHINE SILONE YATES OF KANSAS CITY, MO. Last Monday Mrs. Josephine Silone Yates, one of the most extensively known and one of the best educated Afro-American women in this country, after a very short illness closed her eyes in death at her elegant home in Kansas City, Mo. She was a ripe and a well seasoned scholar; she was for many years an honored member of the Lincoln Institute faculty at Jefferson City, Mo., at the time of her death she was the teacher of English in the Lincoln High School, at Kansas City, she was the widow of Prof. W. W. Yates, principal of the Lincoln school, Kansas City, who passed away several years ago. For many years she was a prominent figure and a leading spirit in the work of the National Federation of Colored Women's clubs, she ably and honorably served as president of the National Association and as president of the women's clubs of Me. She leaves two children. A daughter Josephine, a teacher in the Kansas City schools and a son Blyden a student in the Kansas University. The news of her death will be received with sad regret by hundreds of her former pupils and associates all over the United States. It was our good fortune to be presented to Mrs. Yates in 1899 and from that time to the very day of her death we have greatly admired her for her noble and lofty ideals and for her high literary attainments. MACEDONIAN CRY ANSWERED. HOME MISSION BOARD REPORTS THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN J. P. ROBINSON AND SECRETARY B. R. BOYD. NATIONAL BAPTIST CONVENTION DOING A GREAT WORK ON HOME FIELDS, PANAMA AND THE WEST-GETS BELIEF — TEN. YEARS RECORD SHOWN IN REPORT. Houston, Texas, Sept. 9, 1912. The Macedonian cry. "Come over and help us," that was uttered hundreds of years ago has been heard by the National Baptist Convention and is being responded to by the Home Mission Board. No greater proof of this fact has been brought to light, than the report of the Board made through its Secretary, Rev. R. H. Boyd, D. D., of Nashville, Tennessee. In this report the Convention is given credit for doing a masterly work. Secretary Boyd, shows that the banner of Emanuel has been established in every clime and country where the Stars and Stripes now float. He shows that more than fifty-seven thousand dollars have been expended in the prosecution of mission work on what the denomination calls "home fields" within the past twelve months. In the report he deals with the Home Mission work as it affects the National Baptist Convention. The work is sub-divided under the peculiar relation that the Home Mission Board sustains to organized Baptist work; the organization of the Home Mission Board in 1895, Missionary cooperative plans of the Home Mission Board, our work in the States and Territories in co-operation with the State and Territorial Conventions, the combined co-operative plans of doing general missionary, Sunday-school and colportage work generally, Bible Conferences and Theological Training, the National Baptist Convention's Missionary work in the western states, the work of the Field Secretary, our missionary work in other territories and the Canal Zone and Panama work, showing a complete and systematic missionary plan of operation that has taken in every phase of the work. Ten years, from 1902 to 1911, of the missionary operation are given in this report. The tabulation shows that 467 missionaries have been employed in that time, and that they have delivered 84,445 sermons and lectures; 1,435 missionary Baptist Sunday-schools and churches have been organized; 41,518 churches, associations and conventions were visited by them and 1,651,225 miles traveled with a total expenditure of $385,511.24. Never in the history of the National Baptist Convention have such splendid results been shown by co-operation under the various missionary boards and the several state organizations. The work of the Board, this fiscal year, which closed August 31st, 1912, as is found in the report, shows a decided increase over the returns of last year, notwithstanding the many difficulties and obstacles that had to be overcome. The recommendation of the Home Mission Board concerning the work in the western part of the United States with its inexhaustible field is taken to mean that the Missionary Baptists will not only branch out further in the work they have been doing in Panama, where they have $10,000 worth of property, three churches and three parsonages and where they have been so royally treated, but that they will penetrate the far west and send ministers to the Dakotas, Wyoming and other states where no organized Baptist churches are being operated. Dr. Boyd has been Secretary of the Home Mission Board for sixteen years, during which time, Dr. J. P. Robinson, A. M., D. D., of Little Rock, Arkansas, has been chairman. When the_report was made it was received with hearty approval by the thousands of Baptists who showed deep interest in the work. —"S" WAYMAN CHAPEL, A. M. E. CHURCH. Sunday Sept. the 15th at 11 A. M. and 8 P. M. will witness the closing service for the conference year. The Pastor Rev. H. E. Stewart will preach his farewell sermon. Among the special features of the day will be a cornet solo at the morning services, rendered by a Woman from Oakland, Cal. At the evening services Mr. Johnson will have several special selections. The Pastor will give a report for the work of the year which closes for the third year during his administration. A final report from all the departments will be made Monday night and plans for the future will be discussed by the officers. 'C' M. COL. JAMES HAMILTON LEWIS Democrat candidate for United States Senator from Illinois, who heartily favors the plan to increase the wages of all women employed in factories, department stores and other institutions. TROOPS GATHER TO AVEBT A RACE WAR. White Men of Georgia Town Prepare to Rush Jail and Lynch Eight Negroes While Blacks Plot to Dynamite Entire City. PLACE IS ARMED CAMP AND MARTIAL LAW IS DECLARED. Remarks of Negro Preacher Slurring White Woman Who Had Been Attacked Starts Trouble When White Man Beats Him. Special to The Broad Ax. CUMMINGS, Ga., Sept. 10.—Martial law was declared in this county today and troops rushed from Gainesville and Marietta to put an end to race troubles which threatened to develop into a bloody riot after a Negro preacher had been almost whipped to death. Infuriated white men had gathered about the jail prepared to rush in and lynch eight Negroes and a mob of Negroes in another part of the city made preparations to dynamite the town. Negro Preacher Severely Beaten The excitement began after a mob of white men had severely beaten Grant Smith, a Negro preacher, almost to death on the public square, after the Negro had made insulting remarks about a young white woman who was reported to have been criminally assaulted by two Negro men who had been just placed in jail prior to the Negro preacher's slurs. The reported assault on the white woman occurred Thursday night five miles outside of the town and a posse of officers and citizens searched for the guilty parties until they were caught this morning in Deep creek district, near the scene of the crime. After their arrest Grant Smith; the Negro preacher, took it upon himself to express his opinion concerning the victim of the Negroes, and then the trouble began. No sooner had the insulting words fallen from his lips than a mob of infuriated white men were upon him. He was beaten almost to death and probably would have been burned had officers not intervened and placed the Negro in the vault of the courthouse. Negroes Become Infuriated As soon as the news of the beating of the Negro minister reached the ears of a large crowd of Negroes attending a picnic and barbecue on the outskirts, they began plotting to dynamite the town. Many of them ventured to the courthouse and their plot soon became known. Then white men began gathering around the courthouse. Sheriff Lee of this county, assisted by Sheriff Crowe of Hall county, immediately mustered in a large force of deputies to control the situation and Mayor B. M. Harrin and the sheriff sent hurry calls to Governor Brown for troops. L. T. CLARK THE SHAKESPEAREAN IS OPEN FOR ENGAGEMENTS. From on and after this date, Mr. L. T. Clark the noted Shakespearean of today, will only make or receive engagements through his manager John W. Hamilton, 5111 S. State street. Mrs. Charles J. Pickett, who is a guest of Mrs. John B. Marshall, 3630 Calmet Avenue; left Thursday morning for Benton Harbor, Mich, where she will be the guest for a few days of Mrs. Edward H. Morria. DEATHS OF WILLIAM H. WHARTON, FRENCHIE COLEMAN AND FRANK BRONSTON. Charles Jackson Conducting Their Fuherals. Last Thursday William H. Wharton, who had been employed, for a number of years, by the Peoples Gas Light and Coke Company, as, information man and who was favorably and well known, to a large army of both white and Colored citizens in all parts of Chicago, passed away at St. Luke's Hospital. Stomach trouble was the immediate cause of his death. He was under the medical care of Dr. Daniel H. Williams. He was one of the oldest members of the Appomattox Club, and for the last four or five years, being a grass widower, genial and a whole souled fellow, in every way, he made his home at the Club and was one of its most popular members. His remains laid in state in the parlors of the Club, all day Saturday and Saturday evening, where they were viewed by hundreds of his former friends and associates. Mr. Wharton, was a strong and influential Mason. He was President of the Masonic Building Association, which owns the Masonic Hall and Building at 3956 S. State Street. Sunday afternoon, funeral services were held over his remains, at the hall. Rev. A. J. Carey, officiating, Charles Jackson, in active charge. Mt. Heborn Lodge of Masons of which he was a member conducted the Masenic services. Henry Young, Worshipful Master of the Lodge, in a creditable manner, read the services of the dead. Many members of the Appomattox Club served as honorary pallbearers. The active pallbearers were members of his lodge. Sunday evening his body was skipped to Nashville, Tenn., for burial and the ever smiling William H. Wharton, who possessed a bright and sunny disposition, will be greatly missed by those, who knew him best in this life. On Sunday afternoon the funeral services of Frenchie Coleman, was held at Institutional Church; Rev. A. J. Carey preached the funeral sermon, Charles Jackson, the funeral director, 3249 State Street in charge. Great Lakes Lodge No. 43 Order of Elks, and the First Regiment, uniform Ranks-Knight of Pythias, which he was a prominent member of conducted the main parts, of his funeral services. His remains were laid to rest in Mt. Glenwood Cemetery. He was married and resided at 40 W. 27 the Street. The funeral of Frank Bronston an old and highly respected citizen, was also held on Sunday afternoon at his home 5817 LaFayette avenue; Charles Jackson having charge of it. Rev. W. B. Braddan officating, interment in Oakwood Cemetery. ST. MARY'S A. M. E. CHURCH, At 10:45 the Pastor will preach. Subject, The Light of the World. At 1:45 The S. S. will render a nice program at their Dollar Money Rally. At 3:15 Dr. J. W. Robinson of St. Mark's M. E. Church will preach. At 7:45 The Pastor will preach his farewell sermon. Subject, "I command you to God and the word of His Grace. On Monday evening at the farewell entertainment the Pastor will read his annual report, and will leave Tuesday morning for Galesburg, the seat of the Annual Conference. HEALTH NOTES. It is a crying evil of most city dwellings especially tenements, that the bedrooms are located in the darkest and poorest ventilated parts of the house. As a rule, too, the bedrooms are by far too small to make them ideal sleeping quarters. This is true of both the cheaper and the higher priced buildings; small, dark and poorly ventilated bedrooms being about as common in the latter as in the former class of tenements. When it is remembered that the biggest bedroom ever made is not big enough for even one person to sleep in without having the windows open, it is easy to see that small sleeping rooms should be well ventilated. We spend about one-third of our time in bed; and surely we should be as well provided for in the matter of air supply during our sleeping hours as well as we would wish to be during our periods of work and play. The Health Department that is looked upon merely as a police force is not doing very effective work for the people it is supposed to serve. For while health officers must enforce the laws and through the courts seek to punish those who violate them, the real work of the health official lies in educating the people to cheerfully and gladly do the things that mean most for the maintenance of community health and comfort. The fall days are here though the weather has been decidly summery in character. But very soon the chill nights and mornings will be with us and so will the deadly and dangerous house fly. As a matter of fact, the cool autumn days bring the flies swarming about your doors seeking to get into the warmth and comfort of your kitchen and dining room. Remember too, that flies are just as nasty and dangerous now as they were in June or July, and keep after them with a vengeance. Don't let up on them by any means until the killing frosts and winter blasts have put them out of business. WALTERS A. M. E. ZION CHURCH. Rev. H. J. Callis, D. D., Pastor. Owing to the intense heat on last Sunday the audiences at our services were not as large as usual, we were glad to note however the number of strangers present some who were old friends of our pastor in Indianapolis. Our first Quarterly Meeting will be held on the 13th of October, Rev. Robinson, pastor of St. Marks M. E. Church will preach for us in the afternoon on that day, also the choir of St. Paul C. M. E. Church will furnish music. The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society will serve an elaborate dinner on the 22nd, which is Woman's Day. Their program in the evening is to be of a high order Miss E. M. Knox a Missionary from China will deliver the principal address. The Progressive Rally which was launched last Sunday starts off auspiciously, $1500, is the mark set all of the members and friends of our church are asked to pray and work to the accomplishment of this desire. An organization for Bible study was perfected in our church on last Monday evening. This is a new departure and it is earnestly hoped that it will receive encouragement from all our members and friends. The services Sunday will be as usual. The first entertainment in the interest of the Progressive Rally will be given on Tuesday night the 17th. A novel entertainment with moving pictures subjects "The Prodical Son" and "Joseph sold by his brethren." This entertainment is given on one of the latest improved moving picture machines. The admission is 15 cents children 10 cents. It is hoped that the Sunday School officers and teachers will not forget the union Saturday evening teachers meeting at Wentworth Avenue Baptist Church where the Sunday School lesson for the following Sabbath is taught. All the Sunday School workers in the 10th Sunday School District for Cook County are cordially welcomed and expected to be present every Saturday night."-C" PLATS TO RENT 7240-7242 Wentworth Ave., first flat, 7 Rooms and Bath, $20.00. Second flat nothing better seven rooms and bath Rent $22.00. 5754 Wentworth Ave., 5 Rooms and Bath front flats $18.00 four room rear flats, Rent $10.00 Stone front House 5521 Shields Ave., 5 Rooms and Bath, $18.00 best resident district. 2811 Armour Ave., 2nd flat 5 Rooms and bath, $16.00. 2412 Le Salle Street, 5 Rooms, $15.00. S. BICHARDSON, 100 N. 5th Ave, Room 506, Phone Automatic 33-201. CHIPS Mrs. Helen Maxwell, sister of Dr. Harry W. Gaines is visiting the city in company with her mother, at Mrs. M. J. Dailey's in the Crawford Apartments. Mesdames Lewis R. Cummings, Ophelia Bryant, M. Odeneal, Tom Carrol and Harry A. Duncan were the guests of Mrs. M. V. Baker at her beautiful home in Glencoe, Ill. Thursday the 12th. Mr. and Mrs. Edward W. Carter have removed from 3613 Dearborn St., to 5429 Dearborn Street, where they will be at home to their friends until next Friday, when they will depart on a visit to St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Carrie Warner, 5223 Dearborn street; returned home the latter part of last week from a three weeks visit from New York City, Philadelphia and Atlantic City, where she enjoyed bathing to her hearts content. She is feeling fine after her vacation trip. J W Casey of 54 W J. W. Casey, of 74 West Washington street; agent for the Crandaf apartment building, 3600 Wabash avenue, is sporting a fine gold horseshoe stickin, which was brought from London, England, by one of his close friends and presented to him. Attorney Walter M. Farmer, 184 W. Washington street, left for St. Louis, Mo., last evening, to spend a few days among his many old friends. He will return home Monday morning in time to be on hand at the openings of the courts. Mrs. B. F. Moseley, 6258 S. Sangamon street; left Saturday evening for Covington, Ky., to administer to her son Burton Moseley, who had been there sometime for the benefit of his health, and who was taken suddenly ill on that evening. They arrived home Wednesday morning. Mr. M. Webb, 3519 S. State, has succeeded Peter P. Jones in business at that number and being a high class artist, he will soon become the leading Photographer on the South Side. Mr. Webb will strive hard to please and to retain or hold fast to all the old patrons of Mr. and Mrs. Jones. J. S. Dorsey, the popular druggist 2701 Dearborn street, is building up a good trade, and conducting a neat store. His pomade for the hair is the best and the finest on the market and he guarantees it, to make the hair soft and glossy. See his ad in another column of this paper. W. H. Smith, who assisted Robert T. Motts, to open the Pekin Theatre, and who has been in some capacity or other connected with it ever since it started, on Monday of this week became its manager. He will run a picture show every night except Sunday evening, and on that evening he will put on a strong vandiville show. Attorney George S. Foster, suite 1309 Ashland Block, knows many Colored people of standing in many parts of Chicago. He owns and rests two buildings to them at 3315 and 3317 S. State street, and he is always willing to assist them in a legal way or otherwise, when they need a friend or are in trouble. Mrs. J. C. Stewart, 5434 Normal avenue, has been visiting her niece in St. Paul, Minn., for the past two weeks. She attended the State fair and spent a most delightful time in visiting it and the many other places of interest around St. Paul. Mrs. Stewart returned to her home, yesterday much refreshed from her trip to the North West. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Buckner of 4623 Langley Ave. entertained Thursday Eve. in honor of Mde. Pattie Brown and guest, Miss Mattie Booker of Little Rock, Ark., and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Havis of Pine Bluff, Ark. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Mont. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Maxwell, Mrs. L. Thompson and Miss Minna Fielding, Messrs. Arthur Brown G. Morgan and Wm. D. Neighbors. Dr. H. Reginald Smith, 3401 S. State street; left last week to take a 6 weeks course, at the Fordham Medical University, New York City, where he will study neurology; under some of the most advanced and eminent surgeons and physicians. Before returning home, he will serve as the best man at the Croft-Trotter wedding, Boston, Mass. Mrs. Julia Fowler, 5723 Grove Ave. wishes to announce the marriage of her daughter, Mrs. Marian Berry-Moore to Prof. B. S. Cole, Wed. Eve. Sept. 4th, 1912, at Navasota, Texas. CHIPS. Thomas J. Calloway, Attorney at law and real estate dealer of Washington, D. C., and Vice-President and General Manager, of the Lincoln Land and Improvement Company of that city; delivered an address at the Appomattox Club, 3441 Wabash Avenue, Thursday evening, in relation to the Lincoln suburb of Washington, D. C. He made a most interesting talk from start to finish. "Rube" Foster, the celebrated baseball player, will soon be tendered a banquet by some of his many friends in this city. Elwood Knox, managing editor of The Freeman Indianapolis, Ind., Col. Cary B. Lewis, R. S. Abbott, J. Hockley Smiley, S. B. Turner, A. N. Fields, W. D. Neighbors and Julius F. Taylor; are down on the program, to furnish the baseball oratory for the occasion. FOR SALE 6 Room Cottage, good condition; 12 lots, Barn, shade Trees, Telephone, City Water, 5c fare. Price $3,000. Phone Longwood 1421. 9811 Sangamon St., City. Three Painters. Darlus Cobb, noted Boston artist, is seventy-eight and still is at work with his brush. A member of the Women's Social and Political union and a well known painter, Mme. Arsene Darmesteter has been elected associate of the Societe Nationale des Beaux Arts, Paris. Her picture in this year's Champ de Mars salon, "La Tasse de The," is hung on the line and has made a considerable sensation. Don Augusto Olive, a young painter of the Argentine Republic, has just been honored in an exceptional manner by the judges of the exhibition of fine arts at Madrid, who, enthusiastic over his work, proposed a prize for him, although as a foreigner he is not entitled to one. In recognition of his unusual talent a purse has been given him by the Argentine municipality of Rosario. The Cookbook. The beaten yolk of an egg added to any cream soup just before it is served will improve its flavor. If the cake flavoring has been forgotten when making the batter try sprinkling the required amount over the cake as it stands in the pan before baking. Try baking bacon instead of frying it. Lay the thin strips across a rack or toaster and place this in a pan. Put into a hot oven and keep it there till it is done to suit, whether soft or crisp, according to fancy. Foreign Affairs. What's a little thing like an earthquake in the Balkans?—Washington Post. The world seems to have forgotten the existence of the war between Italy and Turkey.—Boston Journal. Turkey's modern form of government doesn't seem to be any check on the killing of Christians. Abraham Lincoln said you couldn't give a sheep five legs by calling its tall a leg, and he was right.—Chicago Record-Herald. Town Topics. Anyhow, New York city isn't as bad as Jersey City. Somebody over there stole a canal bridge—New York Tribune. High school students are to study Cleveland. The rest of the country has been doing it for years.—Cleveland Plaindealer. It is estimated that there are 3,000,000 cats in Chicago. But then only a few people in Chicago go to bed at night anyway.—Cleveland Leader. The Oyster. A big oyster crop is due, but the consumer will probably never know the difference.—Boston Journal. Let us hope the coming of the oyster will not have the effect of fattening the typhoid fever statistics.—Exchange. Things look brighter after all. In the record of good crops don't forget the silent but eloquent oyster. The hard winter agreed with him. The oyster crop will be the largest in fifty years.—New York Telegram. Wireless Whispers. Several wireless stations in the West Indies are operated by wind power. Wireless telegraphy is making rapid strides, and its use is increasing all over the world. Wireless telegraph stations have been established at Melbourne, at Pennant Hills, Sidney, and at Perth in Western Australia, as the first of a chain of stations that will eventually extend around the Australian coast. Flippant Flings Our navy experts say that our gunnery is now 1,200 better than it was at Santiago. Wasn't Spain inckyl-Chicago Inter Ocean. Scientists have discovered how to make artificial daylight. They need not expect to sell any of it in the lobster palaces-Chicago Newa. And now a physician blames poor old Adam as the parent of diseases because his loss of a rib robbed him of perfect health—which might be called a rib roast—New York American. The Flag of Belgium. Belgium's flag, the emblem of independence, was won from Holland in 1831. Its colors—scarlet, yellow and black—are those of the Duchy of Brant. The Chafing Dish. Two thousand years ago the chafing dish was used by the Greeks and Romana. It was so popular that it was used for a table ornament, just as floral pieces are used now. Pliny relates that the tragic actor Aesopus had a dish worth 1,000 sesterci. Oats and Music The oat plant is in Italy regarded as emblematic of music. The Yeast Plant The smallest flower known to the botanist is said to be that of the yeast plant. It is microscopic in size and is said to be only one-hundredth of a millimeter in diameter. Bricks There is no building material so durable as well made bricks. In the British museum are bricks taken from the buildings in Nineveh and Babylon which show no signs of decay or disintegration, although the ancients did not burn or bake them, but dried them in the sun. The baths of Caracalla and of Titus in Rome and the Thermae of Dioctetian have endured the ravages of time far better than the stone of the Coliseum. Blush of the Rose 'According to the poetical idea of Catullus, the rose was once white, but blushed red and remained so out of shame for allowing its thorns to inflict a wound on the feet of Venus. * The Eates Fable teaches that the fates were three goddesses, holding, one a splendle, another a distaff and the third a pair of shears. They spin the thread of human life, then cut it off, and men's destiny was either happy or unhappy according to the texture of the wool employed by these inexorable deities. Pigeon Racing. Pigeon racing, though known to the ancient Greeks, did not commence in modern times until 1818, when a match for a hundred miles was flown in Belgium. First Glass Bottle About 70 A. D. the first glass bottle was made by the Romans, although the manufacture was not taken up in England until 1558. A. Big Mosquite. Mosquitoes grow to great size in Burma. A young Scotchwoman who was making her first visit to that country had heard travelers' tales of the insect pest and was prepared for the worst. When she saw an elephant for the first time she said, "Will you be what's called a muskeetae?" Movable Scenery Movable scenery was first used in theaters in 1508. It was invented by Baldassare Peruzi and displayed in Rome before Leo X. Cutting Evelashes An eyelash is pointed. A cut lash is blunt. A lash once cut never again becomes pointed. Every lash lives a variable time and then falls out to be replaced by a fresh one. When a cut lash so falls the newcomer is pointed. So any mischief resulting from cutting the lashes will be remedied by time. Opinions differ as to whether lash cutting promotes growth. That it renders the lashes unsightly is very certain. A Musical Feat Leschetikzy is said to have once made a wager that he would teach his servant, a man of no musical ability, to play a Chopin nocturne with taste and correctness, and he succeeded. Sitting on Chairs Does sitting on chairs tend to make people stiff and awkward? Orientals, says the London Graphic, can sit on their heels however fat and elderly they may be, while many English people after middle age can rarely rise from their chairs without assistance. Blue and White of Greece Greece has a beautiful blue and white striped flag, a white cross on a blue field. It dates from 1830 and represents freedom from the cruel Turks, who ruled Greece for 500 years. Hogs and Storms Hogs are always more restless than usual on the approach of bad weather, and when these animals run to and fro with mouthfuls of straw, leaves or branches, the indication is for very foul weather. In their native state plaps probably made their own beds, and when bad weather was coming pea haps gathered a larger supply of straw or leaves than usual to serve as a protection against the rain. Nature. Nature is the most thrifty thing in the world. She never wastes anything. She undergoes change, but there's no annihilation. The essence remains. Matter is eternal. Rain Insect Oil In certain parts of India the oil extracted from a species of mite is used in medicine as an external counter irritant. The creature is about half an inch long and on pressure exudes an oil of a deep red color. It is only found for a few weeks at the beginning of the rainy season and is, hence, known as the rain insect. Force of Examples. It was a cold, blustering day in downtown New York, and the people who hurried along the streets all seemed anxious to get under shelter, says an exchange. But something had happened! Just as Jones turned a corner he came upon another man gazing fixedly upon a third story window across the street, and, scenting disaster of some kind, he, too, stopped and looked. In less time than it takes to tell it the street was congested with people, all staring at the upper window. Then Jones, noticing the gaping crowd, turned to the man from whom he got his cue and said: "Would you mind telling me what you are looking at?" "Oh, I'm not looking at anything!" growled the other. "I've got a stiff neck-" New Orleans Piscayne. The Cost of Living. The cost of living's awful. There is no doubt of that. Your wife pays sixty dollars For a simple little hat. And lobsters cost a dollar If you order them broiled alive, And if champagne goes with them, That brings the check to five. And autos are expensive, Apart from gasoline. There are so many fittings That go with the machine. You think, perhaps, to own one Is cheaper than to hire. And pop goes fifty dollars Each time you bust a tire. It's no use saving money, For you are sure to lose. Why, now it costs a nickel Each time you shine your shoes! The cost of living's awful If you are prodigal, But there's one way to beat it- Be e-co-nom-cell- Somerville Journal Saving Time. "Now, judge," said Bildad, "I wish you would expedite this case as much as you can. I am in a great hurry"—"Sure," said the justice. "Lemme see, I gotta do some hayin' this afternoon, an' that's a tawn meetin' to morrer that I call late' last all day, an' Thursday I gotta go over to Blabbs Corners to an auction sale. I guess we'll git round to you ababout Tuesday of next week onless ye'll save time by pleadin' guilty." "Oh, well, all right," retorted Bildad. "I'm guilty. What's the penalty?" "Waal, around here we're makin' an example o' speeders, mister," said the judge. "Ten days in the county jail."—Harper's Weekly. Universal Tendency. "Wish dat I could sing." A morkin' bird dat pass dat way Say, "Wish dat I could bring A lantern wf me ready made Whenever I goes in de shade." De katydid done wish he had Some honey like de bee. De bee hisself was feelin' sad. "Dat katydid," says he, "Kin sit up till de nighttime ends A-tellin' stories to his friends." De o'l grasshopper want to be Butterfly so trim. De butterfly done wish dat he Were built so strong an' slim. An' every critter 'neath de sun Were envyin' of some unhue one. —Washington Star. Coldblooded. "Gosh, this New York society is cold-blooded," declared the man who had broken in from the west. "How now?" "An overnight visitor at my house fell over a chain and barked his shin. I hear now he has consulted a lawyer as to the liability of a host for accident to a guest."—Kansas City Journal. Modern Here lies a poor woman who always was busy. She lived under pressure that rendered her dizzy. Belonged to ten clubs and read Ibsen at sight. She dined when she could and would vote if she might. She put up her children for high education. She put in her husband for nervous prostration. One day she found one short hour free, so it’s said. And the shock was so great that the lady fell dead! Error of Judgment: "Horrible murder you had here." "Yep," growled the New York policeman. "Think of shooting down a man on a brilliantly lighted thoroughfare." "That's just the trouble," said the policeman. "They ought to have picked out a side street."—Louisville Courier-Journal. Puzzled William I snuck up an' grabbed my sister jus' the other day. An' she says, "Oh, Charley!" an' got red an' pushed me 'way. An't that funny? My name's Harry. So I says, "Say, Will"— 'At's a nickname 'at we give her; Pa jus' calls her Bill— 'Why'd you call me Harry when I grabbed you 'at a way?' An' she got more red 'an ever, an' en she run away! Resourceful. "Well, Jingle," said the manager, "did you make the sale?" "Yes," said the salesman. "I couldn't get the darned old machine to turn over half speed, but I arranged with one of the town constables to arrest us for exceeding the speed limit, and old Skeezicks fell for it right away."—Judge. Her Own. The druggist furnished her complexion; Her figure was—er—tallor made; Her hair—we say it in dejection— Was false, all but one little braid; The teeth she wore had cost her dearly; Her husband, if it must be known Paid heavy alimony yearly; Her disposition was her own. -St. Louis Post-Dispatch A Boy and a Pup. The boy wears a grin. A scratch on his chin. A wind rumped thatch. A with nose. A cheek like a rose. A frecklesome nose. The pup, though he may. Be tawny as hay. Be as dark as a rose. He gambles along. And waves to each friend a wagglesome end. With whistle and bark They're off for a lark. A hunt or a swim. A tramp or a run Or any old fun. They don't care a jot If school keeps or not When they want up. The boy and the pup. That duo of joy. A pup and a boy! The Voice of Reason. The late Wilbur Sanders of Montana, once United States senator from that state, rode into a Montana mining town one afternoon and found the entire population about to lynch a man who had been stealing ore. Sanders pushed his way into the crowd. "Stop this!" he thundered. "Stop this! I protest! There has been too much of this sort of thing in Montana. We must break up this habit we have of hanging men without a trial by law. You must not hang him now. Let us give him a fair and impartial trial as prescribed by law and then hang him!"—Saturday Evening Post. What Caused It? [A scientist says that diet of meat causes bad temper.—News Item.] Time was when Gertrude banged around and slammed the doors like one possessed And stormed like one hysterical. Her mother to her friend confessed "Twas Gertrie's temperament that caused such frightful scenes and drove her mad, But now we know it wasn't so; it was the pork chop Gertrude had. When Flossie was annoyed because she couldn't have her own sweet way She used to break a dish or two and storm around for half a day. "It's temperament," her mother said. "In time I think her ways will sweeten." But now we know it wasn't that; it was the beefsteak she had eaten. Too Monotoneous Uncle Ezra—So you fired your new hired man for political reasons? Pretty small, I call it. Didn't happen to belong to the same party as you, I s'pose. Uncle Eben—You're wrong. He belonged to the same one. That's the trouble. Just think of having a fellow working alongside of you all summer long with no chance for an argument!—Puck. A Matrimonial Difficulty. It is not that I love her less That were not first wore wed; That there are times when I confess I wish my vows unsaid. It is not that she is the boss. In this respect, you see. I am content to bear my cross With all doctility. It is not that she dyes her hair; I never was deceived. It is not that she's proved less fair And fond than I believed. Her heart is true, and mine no less, So 'tis not cardiac. It's simply this wears a dress That button down the back! —New York Tribune. Not Now. "Who's the rummy you've just brought in?" inquired the police sergeant. "He says he's a congressman," responded the patrolman. "What district?" "I asked 'im that, an' he says he was a congressman at large." "Well, he isn't!" snapped the sergeant. "Lock him up!"—Chicago Tribune. Back to N' Yawk. A snug city flat, with a dumb waiter shaft. With a janitor not too much bent upon graft. With a bath and a kitchenette showing some class And a nice little, neat little stove that burns gas; With the "movies" near by and a drug store at hand— Oh, who could desire to "go back to the land" From a right little, tight little flat that is neat. With a delicatessen store right down the street? Varied Stock. A writer of "best sellers" who has a cottage "down in Maine" once asked the man who served him with fresh vegetables how much stock he kept on his farm. "Six cows and a bull," said the produce vendor, "two yokes of oxen, a calf, a horse and three shares of Vermont Central."—Lincolnpinc's Magazine. Baseball Parlance Baseball Parlance. He "smote the spheroid," "clouted" it; He "buffed it on the smoot." He "picked a high one from the mitt" That surely was a "beaut." He "slammed the horselide," "banged the pill"; He "walloped it a mila." He "haced it down the line" at will In most impressive style. He did a lot of things that we Cannot just now recall; All merely ways of saying he "Connected with the ball." —Kansas City Journal. Distinguished. "Who was that very plain looking man you spoke to so cordially just now?" "That? Why, that's one of our leading citizens. I've forgotten his name, but his son was in the hop, skip and jump at Stockholm."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Phones; Office, Main 4153 Res. Dresel, 7990 Auto, 33-736 ATTORNEY AT LAW Suito 708, 184 Washington St. Notary Public CHICAGO, ILL. Office Phone: Central 6624. Rea. Phone, Doug. 4397. No. 508 East 36th Street. J. GRAY LUCAS Attorney at Law Suite 405, 145 Clark St. Cor. Randolph St. Tel. Aldine 1820 In Office at Night C. H. KNIGHT, M. D., C.M. (Canada) PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office Hours: 9 to 11 A.M., 2 to 5 P.M. 3158 State Street, Chicago Office Hour-From 9 A. M. to 9 P. M. from 7 P. M. to 9 P. M. Sunday by appointment. DR. THEO. R. MOZEE DENTIST 4715 SOUTH STATE STREET CHICAGO Phone. Oakland 4662; Automatic 73053 Frank Dunn and J. B. McCahur, Trustees Tel Oakland 1550-1551-1552 Established 1877 John J. Dunn Coal Wholesale Retail FIFTY-FIRST STREET and ARMOUR AVE. Rallyyard 51st St. and L. S. & M. S. 51st. St. and Armour Ave. CHICAGO Residence, 1262 Macallister Place Telephone, Manor 2714 Miles J. Devine Attorney at Law Suite 318-320 Reaper Block Clark and Washington Streets CHICAGO Phones, Central 1249; Auto, 41-913 Tol. Central 3142 Franklin A. Denison Attorney at Law 38 W. RANDOLPH STREET Suite 708 Delaware Building CHICAGO A. D. GASH ATTORNEY AT LAW 118 North La Salle St. Chicago Suite 615 to 616 Telephone]Main 3077 TELEPHONES Oakland 1609 Reg. Oakland 1760 Auto. 79156 FINE FURNITURE AND PIANO MOVERS, 'PACKERS AND SHIPPERS 3 Tripe Daily to All Depots 4706 Indiana Ave. CHICAGO Family Repaira. First Boy—Hey. Billie! What's the rush? Second Boy—Don't bother me; I'm on an important errand. First Boy—Where you goin'? Second Boy—I'm goin' to get a new inner tube for pa and have ma's pumps fixed—Pathfinder. Deceptive. Things are not always what they seem. I got from a book. And Mamie's feet are not as large As white shoes make them look. -Detroit Free Press. Free Entertainment A woman at Niagara Falls had twenty-eight children. What a comfort it must have been to give all those kiddies a world's wonder for a playground—Cleveland Plain Dealer. THE BROAD AX CAN BE FOUND ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING 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 Sate street. George L. Martin, maker of fine cigars and news stand, 18 W. 31st St., near State. B. M. Harvey's barber shop and news stand, 3924 State street. Mrs. Nellie Phelps, cigars, notions and news stand, 15 W. 36th St., near Dearborn. W. S. Cole, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 34 W. 31st St., near Desborn. T. B. Hall, laundry office and news stand, 11 W. 29th St., near State. B. Davis, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 3532 State St. W. M. Maxwell, notions, cigars, tobacco, confections and news stand, 5244 State St. Edward Felix, notions, cigars and news stand, 52 W. 30th St. F. Bishop, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 8 W. 27th St., near State. Turner_Williams' barber stop and news stand, 3252 State St. Sylvester McGloffin, news stand and laundry office, 4122 State St. William Gaughan, laundry office, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 2636 State St. N. T. Chilton, ladies' and gents' shoe shining parlor and news stand 5106 State Street. Harry Shelby, news stand 3308 1-2 State Street. Mrs. L. B. Taylor, notions, cigars and news stand, 15 W. 36th Street, near State. Benjamin Z. Eakin news and advertising agency, 428 Indiana Avenue, indianapolis, Ind. THE AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS. Under State Government Supervisea. $100,000 deposited with the State. Policies of all kinds, ranging from five cents to ten thousand dollars. Our industrialEContracts give to the colored policy holder more than any other company for the same weekly premium. 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"A constituent has written to ask my views on the tariff and has neglected to state whether he is a manufacturer or a consumer."—Washington Star. A Blighted Possibility. "Mongat party emblems we have heard Nobody cares to touch The parrot, that immortal bird, That sometimes talks too much. —Washington Star. --- SIRES AND SONS. Dr. Felix Kruler, who is coming to this country next winter as one of the German exchange professors, is professor of philosophy at the University of Halle. He is widely known as a brilliant young educator and has spent two years in Buenos Aires university. Joseph Hatch, an Englishman, conducts what is said to be the most southerly industry in the world—the pengul oil industry—at Macquarrie island, about halfway between Tasmania and the antarctic continent. The island contains about 25,000 acres and is under lease to Hatch. Edward Corrigan, former king of the American turt, famed as the "master of Hawthorne," having lost his fortune, is back in Kansas City to start life where he left it over thirty years ago. He is operating a rock crushing plant with a capacity of 250 yards a day, having obtained a lease on the ground for ten years. Professor Edwin Brant Frost, on whom the University of Cambridge, England, has just conferred the honorary degree of doctor of science, is scientific director of the Verkes observatory, Williams Bay, Wils., and is also a member of the faculty of the University of Chicago. He is a native of Vermont, a graduate of Dartmouth and has studied abroad. The Royal Box. King George of England has been granted a patent upon a stove that will serve as an open grate in one room of a house and to cook meals in the ordinary way in another. The empress of Germany has built a number of churches, and critics have said they were of "an impossible style of architecture," but as this is her particular fad she does not seem to care what any one else says. Yoshihito, the new emperor of Japan, has served in the army and navy of his country and in 1900 became a lieutenant general and a vice admiral. He was born in 1879 and in 1888 was proclaimed crown prince. He married Princess Sabako, fourth daughter of Prince Kujo Michitaka, in 1900. Three sons were born of this union. Current Comment. "Furore transitoria" is the latest defense in a murder case. It means that the defendant is too crazy to be convicted, but not crazy enough to be sent to an insane asylum—Milwaukee Sentinel. "Electrified" schoolrooms and Montessori methods may help, but proper attention to children suffering from weak eyes, bad teeth and too little food will help still more. — Boston Journal. English firms are reported to be hiring American girl clerks and stenographers. Evidently our national habit of doing a thing well hasn't yet marked them for criticism, as it did the American Olympic athletes. — New York Tribune. Fly Catches. Jimmy Burke, scouting for the Detroit Tigers, turned in a favorable report on First Baseman Hotke of Peoria. One umpire has been found who likes the job. He is O'Brien of the American league. He says it was hard going in the minors, but under Ban Johnson's rule it is easy selling, and he finds the work delightful. Hitting the first ball pitched in the first professional game he ever played for a home run is the record Melbourne Stell, an eighteen-year-old boy made for himself at Grand Rapids. He had been playing semiprofessional ball until taken on by Grahd Rapids. Automobile Runs. Deaths by auto have become so common that the best people are trying to avoid them.—New York American. Judge Robinson's idea of firing owners rather than chauffeurs of automobiles for joy riding seems to strike at the root of the evil and to be worthy of application by other judges.—Chicago Record-Herald. The Los Angeles invention of an automobile lamp that throws a red, white or green light according to the rate of speed is excellent for catching night speeders, but how about the demons of the day?—New York World. And now comes Lily Langtry in another "farewell" tour. Somebody tells us how many this makes—New York American. Mascagni continues to build up a great reputation on the operas it is believed he could compose if he would go to work—Washington Star. Meesson Parker and Browne really ought to be ashamed to make such a fuss over climbing Mount McKinley and after all falling. Just think how easily Dr. Cook did the trick!—New York Tribune. The question remains. Are the police protecting the people of New York or the system?—New York World. When thieves fall out there is a bare chance that honest men will get their dues. Of course this refers to the New York graft scandals.—Pittsburgh Dispatch. The statue of Justice that crowns New York's city hall is going to be gilded. It is time for New York to have a general cleaning up—Boston Globe. Hokus—Toothache, eh? I'd have the blamed thing pulled if it were mine. Pokus—So would I if it were yours.—Puck. "And you are going to have the hero and heroine of your story live happily forever after?" "No; just the opposite." "Just the opposite? How so?" "I'm going to have them marry one another."—Houston Post. Ethel—Did you get tanned much on your vacation? Archibald—No; mamma lost her slipper,—Judge. "Do you think he'll leave any footprints on the sands of time?" "He ought to leave a good many. He's always sidestepping."—Kansas City Journal. I'm all played out and need a rest. But still I work the summer through. "I'm friend, have you an object in life?" "Huh?" "Have you anything to work for?" "You bet I have. Got a wife and five children."—Washington Herald. Finish—The estimated wealth of the United States is $150,000,000,000. Broke—Well, the last six ciphers represent my share—Cincinnati Enquirer. Summer Boarder—What kind of fish are those, sonny? "Mud suckers. But on the bill of fare at the Eagle House they are mountain trout."—Life. She—I shall never marry a man who can't play polo. He—Very will. I'll learn to ride. But suppose I break my neck? She—Oh, there always are survivors. —Judge. She was a maid of beauty and of charm And carried an umbrella 'neath her arm. She gouged an eye or two and broke a nose. But otherwise the damsel did no harm. —Milwaukee Sentinel. Frost—That magnificent hotel has had an operating room added to its equipment. Miss Auto Flend—How splendid to have it when it's too stormy to motor out doors!—Satire. "Yes; it sounds as though it were designed especially for use at a political convention." — Detroit Free Press. "What's the zebra sulking about?" asked the head keeper of the menagerie. "He feels sighted. He's about the only quadruped that hasn't been mentioned as some sort of a political emblem." — Washington Star. "Does old Skinnim believe in his fellow man?" "Yes—in his fellow man's infallible guilibility." — Birmingham Age-Herald. I remember, I remember The fat where I was born, Where bill collectors came around From the pee of man, The landlord was a funny man. He used to want his pay, And so when I was three months old We had to move away. —Pittsburgh Post. "Why didn't you bow to that woman when she went by?" Yesterday you seemed quite friendly with her." "She's my milliner, and I paid her bill this morning."—Filegende Blatter. Crawford — Love is a disease, you know. Crabshaw—And it must be highly contagious, to judge from the number of pretty nurses who catch it—Judge's Library. "Why did you strike the deceased on the head with an oar after he had rocked the boat and fallen out?" "Because he knew how to swim."—Houston Post. "Wisdom in a nutshell won't, do," said Brother Williams. "Et de Lawd don't send some, folks a barrel of it day'll never be able ter pull through."—Atlanta Constitution. Dat little yellow gill's got so many bleeds! For posterin' il dà de checa' chickens! Dat Whenver he hearts any barnyard strife "Did you see that double play in the last inning?" "No! I had a girl with me and was still busy explaining the first inning"—Kansas City Journal. Mrs. Shorley was discussing the latest fashions with a young lady caller. "Did you say your husband was fond of those clinging gowns, Mae?" "Yes; he likes one to cling to me for about three years."—Lippincott's. Miss Quizz—Have you ridden in Charley's new auto? Mrs. Malaprop—Yes: it was lovely. There was some oculation, but it didn't bother me a bit.—Brooklyn Life. "Don't you think it is dreadful about all this graft business being discovered?" "Of course I do. Why, with such a good thing, couldn't they keep it quiet?"—Baltimore American. "How are you?" says the Englishman. "I hope you are well, eh, what? How are your children and your wife And all that bally rot?"—Louisville Courier-Journal. JESSE BINGA BANKER S. E. Cor. State and 36th Place, Chicago Telephone Douglas 1565 GENERAL BANKING owed on Savings Accounts at Vaults, $3.00 per Year ESTATE DEPARTMENT State on commission, manages estates for non-resi- tives and looking after assessments. Money to loan the patronage of Chicago business men. Sanford Apartment 3600 Wabash Ave. Over opened to Colored tenants in Chicago. Tile baths, marble entrance. J. W. Casey, Agent, 74 W. WASHINGTON STREET. Chas. L. Lewis LE PIANO CO. STATE STREET Talking Machines and Supplies. ing Instruments. 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