The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX 4 GOVERNOR WOODROW WILSON. The new Democratic President of the United States. DEL HON. EDWARD P. DUNNE. The newly elected Governor of Illinois, who was loyally supported by many thousand Afro-American voters throughout this state. Vol. XVIII. 4 BEAUREGARD F. MOSELEY. Elector at Large from Illinois Says Elector at Large from Illinois Says: Taking the latest returns to be correct, I am, by the vote of a majority of the four million electors of Illinois, entitled to convene with twenty-eight others at such place as the Governor may designate, Monday, January 13th, 1913 and exercise the highest prerogative of an elector, by voting for the man I believe to be best fitted to serve the People of this, my country as its President for four years commencing March 4th next. This honor coming just ninety days after the formation and birth of the new or Progressive Party and as a result of its first or initial act in its comprehensive clean and clear cut program for Social justice toward all men, and that, too, in face of a nil record made by the Republican Party and the Democratic HEW TO THE LINE; LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY HEW TO THE LINE; LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY Party for the past fifty years, the former the recipient for forty-two years of the vote and support of my People, and the latter its erst-while friend; with no precedent to follow or hope of reward to accrue, except a furtherance of its program-social justice, convinces me that the thinking men and women of the world will not longer hesitate to admit the sincerity, value and service the Progressive Party can, and will be in the future to mankind, under the leadership of one, whose Religion is to labor fraternally to build up the unity of the human family and that one, is and shall be my choice for President, Theodore Roosevelt. Brother Moseley you will never have the pleasure of casting your electoral vote for Col. Roosevelt, for he is a dead cock in the pit! CHICAGO, NOVEMBER 9, 1912 Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall Elected President and Vice President of the United States. WITH TREMENDOUS AND UNPRECEDENTED MAJORITIES AT THEIR BACKS, THEY CARRIED FORTY TO FORTY-ONE STATES OUT OF PORTY-EIGHT STATES IN THE UNION. FOUR HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE TO FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE ELECTORAL VOTES CAST FOR THEM IN THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE. THE GREATEST ELECTORAL VOTE EVER CAST FOR PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES. COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT RAN SECOND IN THE RACE, RECEIVING SEVENTY TO NINETY-FOUR ELECTORAL VOTES, MEETING WITH IGNOMINOUS DEFEAT. THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DECIDING FOR ONCE AND ALL TIME TO COME THAT NO MAN, IT MAKES NOT THE SLIGHTEST DIFFERENCE HOW POPULAR HE MAY BE, CAN EVER BE ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE THIRD TIME. PRESIDENT WILLIAM HOWARD TAPT, AS PREDICTED IN THESE COLUMNS MANY TIMES, RAN THIRD IN THE RACE AND ONLY RECEIVED THE ELECTORAL VOTES OF UTAH AND VERMONT. THE REPUBLICAN PARTY BEING COMPLETELY ANNIHILATED AND WIPED OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH. EDWARD F. DUNNE AND THE ENTIRE DEMOCRATIC STATE TICKET ELECTED IN INLINOIS. STATE SENATOR FRANK H. FUNK DEFEATED GOVERNOR CHARLES S. DENEEN IN HIS RACE FOR RE-ELECTION. PETER M. HOFFMAN DEFEATED ALDERMAN DENNIS J. EGAN, WHO VOTED FOR ALDERMAN ELLIS GEIGER'S RESOLUTION IN THE CITY COUNCIL A FEW WEEKS AGO CALLING ON MAYOR HARRISON TO REVOKE THE SALOON LICENSE OF JACK JOHNSON, IN THE RACE FOR CORONER OF COOK COUNTY. THE OTHER OFFICERS IN THE COUNTY, EXCEPT THE PRESIDENT OF THE COUNTY BOARD, WHICH WAS CAPTURED BY ALEXANDER A. McCORMICK, REPUBLICAN, AND HARRY OLSON, CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT, WENT TO THE DEMOCRATS. HONS. JAMES T. McDERMOTT, MARTIN B. MADDEN, JAMES R. MANN, THOMAS GALLAGHER, AND A. J. SABATH, RE-ELECTED TO CONGRESS FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS. HON. EDWARD D. GREEN AND MAJOR ROBEET R. JACKSON DEFEATED IN THEIR CONTESTS FOR THE LEGISLATURE IN THE FIRST AND THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICTS. OUR HIGHLY ESTEEMED FRIEND, THE HON. WILLIAM SULZER, ELEOTED GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK WITH MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND MAJORITY, AND HE WILL MAKE THE BEST AND THE MOST HONEST GOVERNOR THAT THAT STATE HAS EVER HAD. Tuesday, November 5, 1912, will be remembered by the politicians of the various political parties, throughout the United States, and their descendants, to the end of recorded time. For it was on that date, that the greatest political landslide occurred in the United States and possibly in the history of the world. The great unconquered and unnumbered hosts of Democracy, marched with almost no opposition from Maine to the Gulf of Mexico and from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean. Its mighty host trampled down the strong holds of the Republicans, in its onward march, across and throughout the American Continent and planted the triumphant flag or banner of Democracy, on its strongest and furtherest outposts. It was like a great tidal wave, sweeping or rolling over the entire country and almost engulfing and submerging everything in its wake. It was not sectional, but universal in its triumph and victory. It knew no south, no north, no east and no west. The new brand or kind of Democracy, which seems to be firmly encircled in the hearts of the great mass of the American people, regardless of their race or nationality or previous political affiliations, rushed Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall on into the Presidential and Vice Presidential chair, with tremendous and unprecedented dented majorities at their backs, carrying forty to forty-one states out of forty-eight states in the union, receiving four hundred and thirty-three electoral votes sure, including the electoral vote of Illinois, and possibly four hundred and forty-three electoral votes will be cast for them in the electoral college out of five hundred and thirty-one, the states casting their electoral votes for them, appears in another column of this paper. They received the greatest electoral vote ever cast for presidential or vice presidential candidates in the United States. The landslide in their favor and the great political upheaval or revolution, assumed such vast proportions, that it is very difficult to write about it, or to elaborate upon it in an intelligent manner. It will be recalled, by those who were fortunate enough, to read a copy of the last issue of The Broad Ax, wherein it was stated; that "Woodrow Wilson would receive 325 electoral votes, 59 more than are needed to elect him; that he will receive the greatest popular majority or plurality ever received by a presidential candidate; that he will sweep through many states, practically without any opposition, and that he will be the next President of the United States." That "hundred of thousands of Afro-Americans would vote for him in all parts of the United States and march C GOVERNOR THOMAS R. MARSHALL. The new Vice President of the United States. on to victory with him.” At this point, another paragraph on the election of Woodrow Wilson is reproduced from the last issue of The Broad Ax: “Never have we made the slightest pretensions of being the first, second or third son of a prophet, but we verily believe that on Tuesday, November 5th, this all-prevailing spirit and feeling on the part of the people, that it is time to make a change, will sweep Woodrow Wilson into the White House.” No question about it; we feel quite elated over the fact; that we were able to hold our ear close to the ground, and distinctly hear, the mighty tread and the rumbelbins of the sixteen million voters and that more than seven million of that number recorded their votes in favor of the election of Wilson and Marshall and to clearly and rightly read the signs of the times. It is therefore, our firm and honest conviction that when President Wilson and Vice President Marshall, assume the reins of this government, on the 4th of March, 1913; that peace, happiness and prosperity, on the part of all the people will be increased ten folds and that this country, will surpass its self in every way, as the greatest nation on earth. ALBERT H. CAMPBELL JOHN H. HARRIS HON. WILLIAM SULZER. The newly elected Democratic Governor of New York. Col. Theodore Roosevelt, ran second in the great presidential contest, receiving seventy-seven electoral votes, meeting with ignominious and inglorious defeat; the American people deciding for once and for all time to come, that it makes not the slighest difference how popular he may be he can never be elected president of the United States, for the third time and as predicted in these columns last week that he was riding madly and wildly and that he was blindly riding to his first and to his last greatest political fall. The former Rough Riding President, who branded the Negro race as a race of rapists and criminals, is completely down and out, unhorsed and he never will be able to come back into national politics. Of all men he is the most dangerous man in every way that could ever be elected President of the United States. Farewell, and if forever farewell, the well Col. Roosevelt for you have ran your third and last national race. President William Howard Taft, as predicted in these columns many times ran third in the race and only received the 8 electoral votes of Utah and Vermont; the Republican Party being continued on Page 2. 1917 --- No. 6 JAMES T. Mc DERMOTT. Re-elected to Congress from the Fourth Congressional District. [Name] PEXEL M. HOPFMAN. For the third time elected Coroner of Cook County, showing that he still retains his popularity with a vast majority of its voters. WOODROW WILSON ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. Concluded from Page 1. plettely annihilated and wiped off the face of the earth, on the field of battle-hardly anything being left to mark the spot where it went down to defeat or where it was swallowed up in the deep blue political sea, after it had ruled over this nation for almost forty years. Former Mayor Edward F. Dunne was elected governor of this state, with both hands down, and every candidate running on the Democratic ticket. The new governor elect, is loud in declaring that he owes his election to the people who had faith in him and in his ability to manage their state affairs and to the splendid management of his campaign manager, William L O'Connell and to his assistant manager, former Alderman John J. Bradley, it was through their splendid and fine work that his great victory was won. State Senator Frank H. Funk, the Bull Moose candidate for governor of Illinois badly defeated Governor Charles S. Deneen in his race for reelection, and for some time to come the G. O. P. and its leaders are down and out in this state. Peter M. Hoffman, to the great delight of his many friends both Democratic and Republicans defeated Alderman Dennis J. Egan who voted for Alderman Ellis Geiger's resolution in the city council a few weeks ago, calling on Mayor Carter H. Harrison to revoke the saloon license of Jack Johnson, in the race for Coxoner of Cook County. The other officers in the county except the President of the County Board which was captured by Alexander A. McCormick, Republican and Harry Olson, Chief Justice of the Municipal Court, went to the Democrats. Hons. James T. McDermott, Martin B. Madden, Thomas Gallagher, James R. Mann and A. J. Sabath were reelected to Congress in their respective congressional districts. Hon. Edward D. Green and Major Robert R. Jackson, were defeated in their contests for the Legislature in the First and in the Third Senatorial districts and it is the first time in many years, that an Afro-American has not been elected to the Legislature of this state. Our highly esteemed friend, the Honorable William Sulzer, was elected Governor of New York state, in the memorable landslide, with more than two hundred thousand majority, and he will make the best and the most honest Governor that that state has ever had. A SENSIBLE VIEW OF JACK JOHNSON. A. P. Tone Wilson, editor of the X-Rays Democrat, the only Democratic newspaper published in Topeka, Kansas, hits the nail square on the head in the following editorial squib: "Jack Johnson, the Colored champion pugilist of the world, is in the lime light once more. They claim he has disgraced Chicago. What a pity to disgrace so pure a city. Better see to the thousands of poor white girls who are living in the underworld of Chicago and give Jack Johnson and the 19 year old White gal a rest as she may not be worth the space she is receiving in the press." Too true, too true, Editor Wilson, when the real facts are known, respecting the fast conduct of Miss Cameron, long before she ever met Jack Johnson, the people in Chicago and throughout the country will hang their deceitful and their hypocritical heads in shame when it fully dawns on their race prejudice and befuddled minds that they permitted themselves to go crazy or mad not in behalf of a pure and innocent young lady; far from it but they worked themselves up to fever heat over a lady much older than sweet 19 who understands the art of making love to both White and Colored gentlemen, providing that they have plenty of money in their pockets. —Editor. The Laws on the "White Slave" Traffic Should Protect the Women of all Races. IT SHOULD NOT APPLY ONLY TO THE CAUCASIAN WOMEN. IF THE LAW IS FOR JUSTICE TO ALL THEN WHY NOT TERM IT THE "FEMALE SLAVE TRAFFIC?" THERE ARE SEVERAL IMMORAL HOUSES IN THE RED LIGHT DISTRICT FILLED WITH COLORED WOMEN WHOSE SOLE DUTY IT IS TO AMUSE AND TO MAKE LOVE TO WHITE GENTLEMEN. Any law that protects the virtue of woman is a blessing to civilized intelligence. If the law was created to protect Caucasian women only, then it is bias and is dangerous to civilization, for any law that will protect one slave and let the other suffer violence is destructive to all. Having a law that will protect the Caucasian woman from the vice of men is all right if it gives the same protection to women of other races. If under the term "White Slave Traffic" the same protection is given to women of other races, then the law is a blessing, if not, then it is bias. Men of all races have long enslaved women among their own race and outside their own race. There are in this country today more white men guilty of slave traffic of Negro women than Negro men of Caucasian women. In many large cities there are houses of prostitution in which Colored young women and many under the age of maturity are slaves and Colored men are not allowed to enter. These places are frequented by Caucasian men and are supported financially by them. In cases of this kind the law should give as much protection to the Colored women as it does to the Caucasian. In protecting the women of all races we preserve the virtue of all men. The law does an injustice to the Caucasian woman if it does not give equal justice to her Colored sister. For instance, take a Caucasian slave and a Negro slave in traffic, the one is as much harmful to the good wife and children, if her husband is inclined to be immoral, as the other, whether he is Caucasian or Negro. The noble and virtuous Caucasian women suffered much harm in days of Negro slavery from this very evil; thus we see the result of it to this very day. The body cannot be divided; if one part is decayed it will in time decay the other part. Then why not preserve the virtue of the Caucasian men by checking the vice practiced with Colored women and change the term "White Slave Traffic" and style it "Female Slave Traffic?" We should not spare the Colored man who would dare practice the traffic of his own women any more than if he attempted it with Caucasian women. The law should not be less lenient with the Caucasian that is guilty of traffic of women of any race than it is with the few Colored men who practice it with women of the Caucasian race.—The Appeal, Columbus, Ohio, November 2, 1912. The above article is full of the absolute truth in every Southern city of any size, including St. Louis, Mo., New Orleans, La., Richmond, Va., Atlanta, Ga., and so on. There are any number of houses of prostitution full of Colored women and they are kept in stock or trade for the sole use of white gentlemen and the Colored women who run or conduct the houses are constantly looking or hunting around for the youngest and the most beautiful Colored girls, to administer to the passing pleasure of the White gentlemen who frequent and support them, and if any Negro should be rash or bold enough to attempt to enter one of these houses he would be shot down like a common mad dog for attempting to place himself on social equality with white gentlemen. Aside from these Colored houses of prostitution for Southern white gentlemen, many of the most prominent and many of the wealthiest white gentlemen throughout the Southern states maintain lewd and brazen faced Colored women in fine homes for their own private use, and provide for them in every way, and if any Negro attempts to make himself familiar with his Colored women in any way, these white gentlemen, who boastfully claim to represent the highest type of manhood of the so-called superior race, will shoot the Colored man on the spot. These same white gentlemen who spend most of their leisure time with their Colored mistresses and not in the company of their own wives and sweet-hearts, are ever ready to mob and lynch any Negro, burn his body at the stake or swing it up to the limb of some tree and riddle it with bullets, if he is merely suspected of looking at a white woman. This class of Southern white gentle- men, who violate the laws of morality and decency in a brazen-faced manner and the laws which they have themselves enacted for the separation of the races, justify their more than barbarous conduct in burning the Negro at the stake in the presence of thirty to fifty thousand people, including men, women and little children, on the theory that no Negro must ever be permitted to touch any kind of a white woman, when they, the white gentlemen, set the example and encourage him to do so, by their open and notorious and unlawful relations with Colored women. It is unnecessary to travel to the fair Southland to find immoral houses filled with Colored women for the entertainment of white gentlemen, for they are located in many of the Northern cities. It is a well known fact that two of this kind of houses are located in the neighborhood of Twenty-first and Dearborn streets, in the red light district, and for a number of years they have been filled with the most beautiful and the youngest of Colored girls, for the amusement of white gentlemen. Some of these girls that have been obtained for these houses by the two Colored women that conduct them have been under the age of consent. But the reformers and the advocates of the strict enforcement of the white female slave traffic have never paid the slightest attention to these glaring facts. Possibly those who have made so much fuss in the last two or three weeks over Miss Lucile Cameron and her wild conduct entertain the idea that young Colored girls, many of them orphans, possess no rights which white gentlemen are bound to respect, and that they are created with no higher mission on earth than to administer to the unnatural passions of these white gentlemen. THE JACK JOHNSON HYSTERIA. Without stint we have recently criticised Jack Johnson and with him the other comparatively few Colored men who, obtaining a small measure of worldly success, have wronged their race by foolishly and needlessly going out of it to marry. "It has been too often the case," we then said, "that Colored men who have achieved prominence have apparently sought to forsake their race by taking as the companion of their bosom either a cast-off or mediocre woman from the Caucasian race. * * * Other Colored men, if they would, cannot take the bold Caucasian woman into their family or social circles. White men of standing not only do not brook the spectacle, they conceitely point to the example as an evidence of the black man's lack of race pride, his desire to be white and the general unworthiness of his race. * * * The number of Colored women is legion, fit both to honor and make happy the home of any man, however great or good." But even all Jack Johnson's are free men in this Republic. The mountain that is being made out of the mole hill of the young white woman's alleged fascination for the prize fighter, in whose employ she had been for a year, by the sensational anti-Negro press of the country is one of the most dastardly attempts upon the part of the yellow press to foment race strife throughout the country that this nation has recently seen. Already some red-eyed, shallow-pated Texan has volunteered to lead one hundred other silly Southerners to Chicago to chastise Jack Johnson. Privately, we should like to tip him off to not invade the black belt of the Windy City with ten or one hundred times his present select one hundred Texans. The rabid anti-race press, we fear, is reckoning without its host. Race wars come soon and often enough without their artificial manufacture. While the black pugilist is not guilty of abducting the 19-year-old young woman, the entire episode, not unlike those of the unheralded love of scores of white men for Colored women, is disgraceful, utterly unworthy the attention of honest white or black people. How silly it would be, for example, for the Colored people of New York City to go out on a rampage against the white race because a prominent white married Harlem real estate dealer is alleged to [Name] HON. THOMAS GALLAGHER. Re-elected to Congress from the 8th Congressional District. PEU 74 F. W. BLOCKI Newly elected Democratic member of the Board of Review. have won the love of his comely Colored stenographer. Why doesn't the daily press exploit the constant attempted "mashing" of Colored ladies on the streets by white men? Why doesn't it exploit the alleged infamous relations of such prominent Southern white men as the two recent candidates for Governor of South Carolina? The press would do a wise and helpful thing to cut short its diabolical attempt to raise race hysteria because of Jack Johnson.-The Amsterdam News, New York City, N. Y., November 2, 1912. The editor of the Amsterdam News has struck the bull's eye right square in the center and for one we are ready and willing to enter into, or to join a nation-wide movement on the part of the Colored press for the purpose of hunting up undisputed evidence against all white gentlemen who greatly delight to "mash," make love, to hug and kiss, and to sustain unlawful relations with Colored women, and to publish such cold facts to the world. For in our opinion that is the only or the best way to stop them and the rabid editors of the daily newspapers from shooting off their race prejudice mouths against the whole Colored race simply because a few Colored men here and there feel like coming in contact with a certain class of white women, while on the other hand, these same white gentlemen, and some of the editors of their daily newspapers, with their hip pockets full of money, loudly boast that they can catch or get any Colored woman that they may happen to fancy. Showing that they are first class degenerates and savages at heart.—Editor. MOTION PICTURES WILL AID BED CROSS SEAL SALE. James Oppenheim Writes Dramatic Story for Anti-Tuberculosis Campaign. --- "Hope" is the title and the leading note in a new motion picture film which will be released for exhibition on November 16th, by Thomas A. Edison, working in co-operation with The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. The scenario of the picture was written especially for the anti-tuberculosis campaign by James Oppenheim, and the film will be used during the next six weeks as a special feature of the Red Cross Christmas Seal Sale. The story, as portrayed by Mr. Openheim, tells of a young banker in a little New York town by the name of John Harvey and of his bookkeeper Wells, with whose daughter Edith the banker is in love. A few weeks before the holiday season, Harvey one day receives a letter and some literature from The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis, asking him to engage in a tuberculosis campaign in his district, to form a committee to sell Red Cross Christmas Seals, and to work for the erection of a local sanatorium. He shows the material to his old bookkeeper and both the men laugh at the idea that a country district need engage in such a fight. Tuberculosis, they believe, is a thing only of the city slums. Careless and unthinking, however, Wells puts some of the pamphlets in his pocket and forgets the incident. BISHOP ALEXANDER WALTERS. President of the National Colored Democratic League, who led in the history making fight among the Afro-Americans, in favor of the election of Woodrow Wilson for President of the United States. Meanwhile Edith is trying hard to conceal from her father and lover the annoying cough which she has developed and also the knowledge given her privately by the old family physician that she has tuberculosis. She struggles hard against her love for Harvey and her father, especially when the banker shows her the new home which he is building for them. She is about resolved not to yield to the doctor's advice recommending that she go to a sanatorium, when one evening she accidently discovers the tuberculosis literature in her father's pocket. As she reads of the dangers to which she is exposing those whom she loves, and of the hope of a cure that may be hers, if she will go to a sanatorium, she finally conquers her immediate desire and resolves to live for health and a cure. She writes a note to her father and to Harvey releasing him from their engagement and leaves home secretly for New York to see what chance she has of being cured, for there is no sanatorium nearer to her home than a day's journey. It is the bitter realization of the truth that tuberculosis lurks everywhere, even in their own homes, that spurs Harvey and Wells to arouse their townsfolk to the need of preventing this disease and erecting a sanatorium. And all the while they are searching for Edith, until one day by chance they find her name on the records of Bellevue Hospital Tuberculosis Clinic. They trace her to the ferryboat day camp at that institution and finally to her own miserable hall bedroom. It is not a difficult task to persuade Edith to go home and take the cure in the new sanatorium on the outskirts of the town. Here she completely recovers her health and as an indication of her future mode of life on entering her new home for the first time, a happy bride, she throws the windows wide open to let in the fresh air. GEO. W. CHIVIS, ADVERTISING FAKER IN JAIL. The many business men in Portland and all over the country, perhaps, will hail with delight the news that George W. Chivis, one of the most colossal advertising fakirs and one of the smoothest talkers who ever wore shoe leather, or drew up a bogus contract, has been arrested in California and extradited to Michigan on a charge of obtaining money by false pretence. Chivis is alleged to have secured $75 from a patent food firm for advertisements, when the periodical he claimed he was publishing was a fake concern having no circulation and in fact was not in existence. To some Chivis claimed that his home was in Minneapolis, to others Omaha, Nebraska, and still to others, Los Angeles, California, the place where he was arrested. This is not the first time that Chivis has been arrested for faking, for in New York City seven years ago he was picked up by the police from information furnished by a duped advertiser; but, by some hook or crook, Chivis managed to escape a penitentiary sentence. Chivis' main stock in trade to do business was to represent himself to be the buyer for various dining cars and private cars and head of the Colored porter' association, and in this way Chivis has duned business men out of thousands of dollars, none of which, we are told, he has used to advantage, but has spent it as fast as he made it, in gambling and riotous living and today finds himself behind the jail bars in Michigan, penniless and friendless.-The Advocate, Portland, Oregon, November 2, 1912. In 1900 this same George W. Chivis landed in Chicago and he made an unsuccessful attempt to run all over us in a certain business deal and at that time we turned the light of day on him and his faking manner in doing business and from that time to the present he has made himself rather scarce around Chicago.-Editor. SHOCKED BY DANGES OF SOCIETY GIRLS. Philadelphia Matron Calls Meeting to Protest Against Conduct at Balls and Late Hours Kept. Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 1.—Mrs. William West Fraxier, wife of the retired sugar refiner and a society leader in this city, has called a meeting at her home to protest not only against the dances which the Philadelphia debutantes are indulging in but the late hours prevailing among the younger social set. Several of the prominent society matrons will aid in this movement for social reforms and among those who will attend the meeting are Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury, wife of a partner of J. P. Morgan; Mrs. Charlemagne Tower, wife of the former Ambassador to Germany; Mrs. George Harrison Frazier, Mrs. Charles Harrison Frazier and Mrs. Stanley C. Platt, Jr. Mrs. Stotesbury and her daughter, Mrs. Walter Brooks, who is one of the youngest matrons of Washington and Baltimore society, were shocked at the dances of the girls here. Mrs. Brooks is said to have told her mother that "if any person attempted to dance that way in Washington some one would telephone for a policeman and have the dance raided." The dancers she said, ought to be arrested on sight and the hours that were lost that should have been spent in "beauty sleep" were to her the most distressing thing about the custom. If these staid society matrons of Philadelphia, would only visit Chicago, they could behold its leading society queens, executing the "Teddy" or the "Grisley Bear" dance, the turkey trot, and doing many other bold and shocking things which would force them, to close their eyes tight and call for their smelling bottles, before swooning away in a dead faint--Editor. THE EIGHTH REGIMENT LADIES AUXILLARY DANCE AT MASONIC HALL. The ladies auxiliary of the 8th Regiment, Illinois National Guard will give their annual Autumn dance on Tuesday evening, November 19th, st Masonic Hall. It will be informal in character, and the hosts of friends of this famous organization will have an opportunity to enjoy one of the first of the fall season's social functions. Remember the date—November 19th, and the place—Masonic Hall, 40th and State Street. Admission 35c. THE CANTATA OF "RUTH" RENDERED AT THE AUDITORIUM AT EVANSTON Last Friday evening, the beautiful Cantata of "Ruth", was delightfully rendered, at the Auditorium at Evanston; to a large audience. The following persons took part in it: Rev. Graves choir of Evanston, sang the Cantata "Ruth" with much satisfaction last Friday evening at the Evanston Auditorium, Mr. Gossette, as the First Reaper, sang his part with much grace and success, being the favorite on the programme, handled his part beautifully as his interpretation of his part was well rehearsed. The others in the cast were, Mrs. Pressley, as Naomi; Mrs. Carey as Ruth; Mr. Robt. Hadley, as Boaz; Miss Emily Smith, as Orpha; Mrs. Robt. Hadley as the Jewish Maiden; and Mr. J. A. Spencer, as the Messenger. The pianist deserves much credit for her hard work in trying to keep the principals and chorus in the right key, which they invariably sang off the key at many points. Mr. Jones and Mr. Gossette, should receive much praise for their hard work in rehearsing such a beautifully costumed Cantata, which was so very well rendered. A few other musical notes of the past week, may also be of much interest to the readers of The Broad Ax. Mr. Hugh Buchanan, sang in a Grand Recital, at Wayman Chapel last Monday Evening to a crowded house. Mr. Buchanan has received the honors as being "America's Greatest Ballad Singer" and fully deserves that title with his golden voice which seemed to charm his audience. Mr. Buchanan, has been asked for a return engagement. Mr. Hilbert Stewart, as piano soloist and accompanist, proved himself as a real artist. Mr. Elgar, Violinist, received great honors in his masterful renditions. Mr. Frank Lowry, in his dramatic work, was also a favorite of the evening and received heavy applause for his dramatic work, which he rendered with so much ability. The Pan American Octette is touring Canada, with Mr. Edward Atkinson as Manager, is carrying away many honors from every point for their good work. The Octette is composed of all through musicians both vocally and instrumentally, and no reason why they shouldn't make good, on their long engagement. Mrs. J. Gray Lucas is at Muncie, Indiana, where she went on Sunday, October 27th to the death bed of her aunt, Mrs. Emily L. Stokes, who died on that date. Her many friends sympathize with her in this, her late beaement. MAKE YOUR FACTORY PAY. The successful manufacturer is the man who makes things of either use or beauty, or both, and who sells them at a good, fair profit. But before he can do this he must have the equipment in both skilled labor and the best and latest improved machinery to enable him to turn out as good, or a better, product than his closest competitors; otherwise he will fail. The successful manufacturer must also look carefully after the matters of cost and waste. Also, he must study the efficiency of both his work, people and his machinery. In other words, he must know the capacity of both these important factors in the production of high class goods. Then after this has been determined comes the equally important matter of maintaining what may be called Shop Efficiency to the highest possible standards all the time. And in the consideration of this important item both the employees and the machinery should have equal attention. The machinery must be given proper care, must be kept clean, free from dirt and properly oiled and adjusted; to the end that it can be made to do its full capacity of work and do it in the best possible manner. So with the employees, they must have that consideration for their comfort and health that will enable them to do the best work; that is the products of their labor and skill must measure up to the highest possible standards in both quality and quantity if the factory or shop is to be profitable to both employers and employees. Nothing incapacitates work people so thoroughly and affects the quality and kind of work they turn out as physical disability. In other words, good health means good work and bad health means bad work. So then, it should pay from the dollars and cents standpoint alone to provide proper light, plenty of fresh, wholesome air, and the best possible surroundings as to cleanliness and comfort that the nature of the industry will permit; and bear in mind that the best of all these requirements are none too good. WALTER'S A. M. B. ZION CHURCH, Corner of 38th and Dearborn Sts. The services at our church on last Sunday were up to their usual standing, the Sacramental Sermon in the morning was largely attended and greatly enjoyed. The Sunday School and Christian Endeavor Services are manifesting renewed interest. The Sunday Evening Service was largely attended and the Sermon delivered by the Pastor, "On the Power of God in the Human Voice," was very interesting, at the close three persons manifested a desire to lead a better life. All of the forces at our Church are earnestly at work for our November grand rally. Monday will be the fourth roll call; all Captains are expected to make a good report. Services for Sunday will be as usual. The Pastor will preach morning and evening. On Wednesday Evening, Nov. 13th, 1912, a special sermon will be delivered by Dr. Callis to the Masonic Fraternity of the city; subject, "The Stone which the Builder's rejected has become the Head of the Corner." The order of the Eastern Star are cordially invited to be present."C." ST. MARY'S A. M. E. CHURCH, 5251 Dearborn Street. Rev. Jas. Higgins, Pastor. The first Quarterly Meeting for the Conference Year Sunday Nov. 10th, 1912. Services 10:45 A. M.; 3:00 P. M.; 7:45 P. M. S. S. 1:45 P. M. C. E. 6:45 P. M. 10:45 A. M. Preaching by P. E. T. Reeves; 3:00 P. M. Dr. W. D. Cook, of Quinn Chapel will preach the sacramental sermon Quinn Chapel Choir will sing at 7:45 P. M. Preaching by P. E. T. Reeves, P. E. Tuesday Evening, Love Feast. Wednesday Evening, Quarterly Conference. Monday Evening, Nov. 11th, Old Folks' Concert. Thursday Evening, Nov. 14th, Pythian Cadet Drill and Musicale. Mrs. Jennie E. Watson of Minneapolis, Minn. is in the city the guest of Rev. and Mrs. Jas. Higgins, 5253 Dearborn Street. MEMORIAL EXERCISES IN HONOR OF A COLERIDGE-TAYLOR. Sunday afternoon, November 10th, at 3 P. M., memorial exercises will be held at Institutional Church, 3825 Dearborn Street, in honor of the late Samuel Coleridge-Taylor. The exercises, will be held under the auspices of the Choral Study Club, Dr. Charles E. Bentley will speak and Daniel Protheroe will sing. The public are cordially invited to attend the memorial services, Nation's Vote on the Presidency. *Still doubtful. The figures on popular vote are in many cases estimated. JACK JOHNSON INDICTED AND ABRESTED FOR VIOLATING THE MANN ACT. Jack Johnson was on Thursday afternoon indicted by the federal grand jury, for violating the Mann Act. Later on the same evening he was arrested and was released on a $30,000 bond which was fixed by Judge K. M. Landis. His mother, Mrs. Tiny Johnson, signing the bond for him. He is charged with bringing Belle Schreiber, a White lady, to this city, who at one time, according to the Chicago Tribune, resided at the Everleigh Sisters' Club, which was for a long time located on Dearborn street, between 21st and 22nd streets. Johnson is accused of bringing this highly cultured and refined lady from Pittsburgh, Pa. to Chicago to reside. CHIPS. Mr. Alexander Tucker, has removed from 5501 Lake Avenue, where he lived for a long time, 5332 Monroe Avenue. Rabbi Emil G. Hirsch and Mr. Julius Rosenwald will speak at the Institutional Church Sunday evening, at 8 o'clock. Attorney Walter M. Farmer, 184 W. Washington Street, left Wednesday evening for Kansas City, Mo., on a short professional trip. Mrs. Monroe L. Manning, 3524 Calumet Avenue, is still well pleased with The Broad Ax, and delights to read the interesting news it contains each week. Thursday evening, November 14th, "Retribution", in four acts, will be presented by Grant Guild No. 1 at Bethel A. M. E. Church, 30th and Dearborn Streets. The entire stage under the direction of Mr. J. H. Sayrie. Mrs. Hattie Arrant, President of Guild No. 1 and Mrs. Mamie Swan, Secretary, are both working hard to make it a success. Admission 25 cents. Repressed Emotion. Oh, the man who is shouting with might and with pain To scatter his wisdom around Is a hero, although he may labor in vain For knowledge and light to abound. Disappointment and toil he has willingly shared. Reward, if it came, has seemed small. Yet he suffers but little in spirit compared To the man who says nothing at all. When he's walking on tiptoe lest he may disturb The harmony friends hold so dear How he envishes the fellow out there on the curb Who covers bids the multitude cheer! His cheek is afama, and his hand slightly shakes As he harks to the old battle call, But he forces a smile while his heart nearly breaks. The man who says nothing at all. Taint can be removed from meat by covering it for a few hours with charcoal or by putting charcoal into the water in which it is boiled. A Change. Of the twenty-six barons who signed the Magna Charta, says an English journal, three wrote their names and twenty-three made their mark. This is all changed now. Every baron can write, but only a few succeed in making their mark. Graphite. Graphite is of two general classes, natural and artificial, and natural may again be divided into two classes, crystalline and amorphous. Hammers. Hammers are represented on the monuments of Egypt twenty centuries before our era. They greatly resembled hammers now in use, save that there were no claws on the back for the extraction of nails. The first hammer was undoubtedly a stone held in the hand. Clawhammers were invented some time during the middle ages. Illuminated manuscripts of the eleventh century represent carpenters with clawhammers. The Oldest Museum The oldest museum in the world is at Nara, once the capital of Japan. It was established in the year 756 and has remained practically unchanged for eleven centuries. Melbourne Customs In Melbourne no Sunday papers are permitted, no hotels are allowed to open their bars from midnight on Saturday until Monday morning, and any one driving past a place of worship at a faster pace than a walk while service is in progress is liable to be arrested. Ancient Chinese Writing. The British museum contains the oldest known examples of Chinese writing in the form of animals' bones inscribed with characters. The Sins of the Father. Little Jack was struggling through his home lessons, and there were many signs of woe and perplexity written on his impish young face. "Ms," he began, in rather a quavering voice, "what does her-e-dity mean? Mother wasn't quite sure herself, but was sufficiently artful not to say so outright, so she answered vaguely: "Well, John, it is-er--it's something to do with what you get from your father or me." Little Jack pondered deeply for a few moments. 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