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THE BROAD AX No Other Race of People in the World Claiming to be Civilized or Half Civilized Aside from the Afro-American Race. WOULD PERMIT SUCH EMINENT AND DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMEN LIKE UNTO THE HON. THOMAS WALLACE SWANN AND THE REV. HON. ARCHIBALD JACKSON CAREY, Ph.D. D.D., TO POSE AS THEIR EXEMPLARY LEADERS. THE PRESENT SECRETARY OF THE ILLINOIS STATE COMMISSION CONTENDS THAT BY WEARING THE SIGN OF THE CROSS MAKES HIM DOUBLY SOLID WITH GOV. EDWARD F. DUNNE, AND OWING TO THE PACT THAT HE HAS THE GOODS ON THE GOVERNOR HE IS AFRAID TO REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE. JULY 2nd WHILE MESSRS. SWANN, CAREY, BREWINGTON AND OTHERS WERE ON THE EVE OF ENTERING THE STATE HOUSE AT SPRINGFIELD WHERE THE FIRST TWO NAMED WERE TO RECEIVE THEIR OFFICIAL PAPERS IN CONNECTION WITH THE COMMISSION MR. SWANN AND MR. BREWINGTON ENGAGED IN A HOT ALTERCA TION, MR. SWANN HUBLING MANY VILE EPITHETHS AT HIM, AND JUST AS MR. BREWINGTON WAS REACHING OUT TO GRAB MR. SWANN IN THE COLLAR, THE LATTER MADE A MOVE AS THOUGH HE WOULD DRAW HIS GUN FROM HIS HIP POCKET. AT THAT POINT REV. CAREY BUSHED IN AND SEPARATED THEM. HE ACCOMPANIED MR. SWANN INTO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND NOMINATED HIM FOR SECRETARY OF THE COMMISSION, AND RECOMMENDING THAT HE SHOULD RECEIVE $3,500 PER YEAR FOR HIS SERVICES. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE MR. FRANK. L. HAMILTON, PRESIDENT OF THE APPOMATTOX CLUB, WAS VISITING SPRINGFIELD, HE HAPPENED TO DISAGREE WITH MR. SWANN, WHO CURSED HIM OUT IN THE MOST VIOLENT MANNER UP AND DOWN EACH SIDE OF THE STREET AND BEING BACKED UP BY A NUMBER OF MEN WHO WERE DEVOID OF DECENCY HE THREATENED TO BEAT MR. HAMILTON UP. 18 IT POSSIBLE THAT GOVERNOR DUNNE HAS LOST HIS NATIVE ANCESTRAL PRIDE—THAT HE IS WILLING TO PERMIT WORTH-LESS CHARACTERS TO GROSSLY INSULT HIM TO HIS FACE AND NOT RESENT IT IN ANY MANNER, SHAPE OR FORM? Vol. XIX. No Other Race in the World to be Civilized the Afri Race. WOULD PERMIT SUCH EMINENT LIKE UNTO THE HON. THOMAS HON. ARCHIBALD JACKSON C EXEMPLARY LEADERS. THE PRESENT SECRETARY OF THE CONTENDS THAT BY WEARING HIM DOUBLY SOLID WITH GO TO THE FACT THAT HE HAD HE IS AFRAID TO REMOVE H JULY 2nd WHILE MESSRS. SWOTHERS WERE ON THE EVEN AT SPRINGFIELD WHERE THE RECEIVE THEIR OFFICIAL P COMMISSION MR. SWANN AND MR. BREWINGTION, MR. SWANN HURLING AND JUST AS MR. BREWINGTION, MR. SWANN IN THE COLLAR THOUGH HE WOULD DRAW H AT THAT POINT REV. CAREY BRE HE ACCOMPANIED MR. SWANN AND NOMINATED HIM FOR AND RECOMMENDING THAT YEAR FOR HIS SERVICES. ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DENT OF THE APPOMATTOX OF HE HAPPENED TO DISAGREE HIM OUT IN THE MOST VIOLIDE SIDE OF THE STREET AND BE MEN WHO WERE DEVOID OF D MR. HAMILTON UP. 15 IT POSSIBLE THAT GOVERNO ANCESTRAL PRIDE—THAT HE LESS CHARACTERS TO GROSS NOT RESENT IT IN ANY MAIN It must be that the great majority of the Afro-Americans residing in all parts of this country are still under the blighting influence of the greatest curse that has ever wrapped its slimy form around mankind, human slavery, and a thousand years more or less will roll on into eternity before the great bulk of the members of the race with all its advancement along educational lines will be able to successfully emerge out from under its deadly and withering influence. Broadly speaking, this is too true in many ways, for it is as patent as the bright noon day sun and if it was not true to a large extent it would be utterly impossible for such eminent and distinguished gentlemen(?) as the Honorable Thomas Wallace Swann and the Rev. Honorable Archibald Jackson Carey, Ph.D. D.D., to pose as exemplary leaders of the race. For no other race of people in the world claiming to be civilized or half civilized—that is if they are absolutely free and independent and possess reasonable minds of their own—would permit such unscrupulous men to represent them as the very highest embodiment of all that is manly, honest, true and beautiful, for one minute. As further evidence that these two gentlemen have no moral right to hold themselves out as honorable, straight-forward leaders of the Afro-American race and that they have become drunken to the full with their own self-importance, the present carpet-bag secretary of the Illinois state commission delights to boast that by constantly wearing "the sign of the cross" makes him doubly solid with Governor Edward F. Dunne, who is always willing to give Catholies, either White or Colored, the best of the bargains when it comes down to making appointments to office, and owing to the fact HEW TO THE LINE: LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY that he has the goods on the governor he is afraid to remove him from office. Time alone will tell if this is true or false. It was more than enough to cause the white winged angels in heaven to weep and the boss devil to crack his sides with laughter to witness the ungentlemanly conduct on the part of Mr. Swann and his bosom friend and pal, The Rev. Honorable Archibald Jackson Carey, Ph.D. D.D., on July 2nd of the present year it appears that on that date that Messrs. Swann, Carey, Mr. James W. Brewington and several other gentlemen were on the eve of entering the state house at Springfield where the first two named were to receive their official papers in connection with the commission. It seems that Mr. Brewington was engaged in reminding Mr. Swann that "he was proving himself ungrateful to him—that his word was not his bond—that he was untrue to those who had assisted him to stand on his feet at various times—that he had become effected with a severe case of the swell or big head," or words to the same effect. Just as their red-hot altercation was drawing to a close, Mr. Swann all the time hurling many vile epiphats at Mr. Brewington and just as he was reaching out to grab Mr. Swann in his collar he made a move as though he would draw his big gun from his hip pocket. At that point the Rev. Honorable Archibald Jackson Carey, Ph.D. D.D., rushed in between them and separated them, and with murder in his heart and with vile oaths still on his lipe, the greatest jumping jack political pastor of the age accompanied Mr. Swann into the governor's office and nominated him for secretary of the commission and recommending that owing to his great ability and his pre-em CHICAGO, OCTOBER, 11 1913 [Name not visible] MR. JESSE BINGA The Successful Banker and Real Estate Dealer, the only Afro-American Member of the Illinois Bankers' Association, Who Thoroughly Believes in the Use of Printer's Ink as One of the Best Means of Increasing His Extensive Real Estate and Banking Business. inent leadership of the race we don't think that he should receive three thousand and five hundred dollars per year for his services, and some claim that if the "Rev. Honorable Archibald Jackson Carey, Ph.D. D.D., would have failed to carry out that part of their odious and damnable high-handed scheme in their attempt to relieve all the taxpayers residing in this state, both White and Black, of a lot of real easy money in broad day light, that Mr. Swann was ready to pump some hot lead into his body from his revolver—that at one time in his mad or wild career he did threaten to shoot the Rev. Honorable gentleman. that time was one of the most popular organizations on the road. And after seven years of wonderful success they were induced to enter the variety field by the people who were in control of the best line of houses in America, and the popularity of their work is well attested to by the remarkable continuous tour from one end of the country to the other, and which covered a period of over three years. At that time Grant and Williams was the only Colored team in the variety houses which have their counterpart in the vaudeville houses of the present, and without a doubt they were the wedge which made it possible for other On another occasion while Mr. Frank L. Hamilton, president of the Appomattox Club, who always conducts himself like a true and polished gentleman, who is very popular with all classes of his fellow citizens, was visiting Springfield he happened to permit himself to disagree with Mr. Swann who cursed him out in the most violent manner up and down each side of the street, and being backed up by a number of men who were devoid of all decency, he threatened to beat Mr. Hamilton up. In the name of all the gods at once, and in the name of all that is decent and honorable, is it possible that Governor Dunne will continue to ram the Honorable Thomas Wallace Swann and the Rev. Honorable Archibald Jackson Carey, Ph.D. D.D., down the throats of the highly respectable taxpaying Afro-Americans residing throughout the state of Illinois as their true and honorable leaders? Is it also possible that Governor Dunne has lost his native ancestral pride—that he is willing to permit worthless characters to grossly insult him to his face and not resent it in any manner, shape or form? We pause for a reply! Testimonial Benefit to be Given for the Great Performer. The subject of this article, Mr. George Williams, who was at one time one of the most prominent Negro members of the theatrical profession, was born on the 25th of December, 1852, at St. Louis, Mo., but spent the major part of his younger days in Kansas City, where his mother died when he was still a mere child. His first experience in theatricals was gained when he doubled with Bert Grant, of Grant and Jones, the team working on amateur nights at the old Walnut and Coliseum theaters. Grant and Williams gained such a favorable reputation that they were quickly signed by the Hollidays' Famous Minstrel Company, which at MR. GEORGE WILLIAMS. that time was one of the most popular organizations on the road. And after seven years of wonderful success they were induced to enter the variety field by the people who were in control of the best line of houses in America, and the popularity of their work is well attested to, by the remarkable continuous tour from one end of the country to the other, and which covered a period of over three years. At that time Grant and Williams was the only Colored team in the variety houses which have their counterpart in the vaudeville houses of the present, and without a doubt they were the wedge which made it possible for other Colored performers who have gained world-wide fame to enter vaudeville, through which, after all, it has been found necessary for our Colored performers to gain any marked recognition. Three years of constant work with the Hicks and Sawyer Minstrels and the internationally famous W. S. Cleveland Minstrels, preceded the parting of Williams with Grant, when Williams joined as one of the trio of Smart, Williams and McGowan, the latter two who are now deceased. Walter Smart was at the time considered the peer of all straight men of either race, and for years leading man of the Original Smart Set Company. The trio joined with Sam T. Jack's Creoles, playing prominent parts, and were featured in the Olio. Later Smart and Williams worked as a team and were starred for two seasons in "The Forty Thieves," and The Emma Ward Burlesque Company, working in conjunction with the great team of Ward and Vokes. Smart and Williams then worked in the largest vaudeville houses in the east and were largely instrumental in breaking all color line barriers in the theatricals, and for a period of eight years were featured as headliners in houses that played only the most popular and strongest attractions. For several years after the death of Smart, George played small time in and around New York, until his health failed to such an extent that he found it necessary to give up his work entirely, and for the past eight years he has been the ward of Syd. Perrin and his wife, formerly Goldie Crosby, both well known members of the theatrical profession. The committee in charge of the benefit is composed of Thomas McCain, Mort. Shoecraft, Joe Sheo craft and Tony Langston, the latter having charge of the publicity department. The date for the benefit will be announced in the following issue. Miss Lizzie Kezee, 3256 Rhodes avenue, is spending her vacation at her old home, Quiney, Illinois. The National Negro Semi Centennial Exposition Association Will Give a Reception and Grand Ball at the Seventh Regiment Armory. THIRTY-FOURTH STREET AND WENTWORTH AVENUE, THANKSGIVING EVENING, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 27. THE TANGO, THE BRAZILIAN AND LAME DUCK DANCES WILL BE THE LEADING OR THE STAR ATTRACTIONS OF THE EVENING. MANY PROMINENT WHITE CITIZENS HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN FOR BOXES IN ORDER TO WITNESS ONE HUNDRED COUPLES ARTISTICALLY EXECUTE THESE LATEST DANCES. FRANK L. HAMILTON WILL SERVE AS CHAIRMAN ON THE COMMITTEE ON ARRANGEMENTS, MRS. WILLIAM EMANUEL CHAIRMAN OF THE RECEPTION COMMITTEE. ONE HUNDRED PROMINENT AFRO-AMERICAN MEN AND WOMEN WILL BE SELECTED AS PATRONESSES OF THE AFFAIR. On Thanksgiving evening, Thursday, November 27th, the National Negro Semi-Centennial Exposition Association will give a reception and a grand and brilliant ball at the 7th Regiment Armory, 34th street and Wentworth avenue, and if all signs do not fail it will be one of the finest and most memorable social affairs so far held among the better class of Afro-Americans residing in the great city of Chicago. names will be announced in these columns later on. The Tango, the Brazilian and the Lame Duck dances will be the leading or the star attractions of the evening. Many prominent White citizens have already spoken for boxes, in order to witness one hundred couples artistically execute these latest dances. Frank L. Hamilton, who is the prince of good fellows, will be chairman of the committee on arrangements. Admission will be as usual, the small sum of 50 cents and the price will be within reach of all those who desire to spend one enjoyable night while indulging in the various up-to-date and latest dances and listening to the tantilizing and enchanting music, and the eloquence of some of the most prominent orators in this country whose FEDERAL CO-OPERATION FOR GOOD ROADS. Secretary Houston of the department of agriculture says that the state and federal governments should work together for highway improvement in order that a large proportion of the money annually spent for road construction may not be wasted. In his own department the office of public roads has been demonstrating the value of proper road building by the construction of certain object-less roads, and the forest service is carrying out his idea of national and state cooperation in road building. The law requires that ten per cent of the gross receipts from the national forests shall be spent in the states in which the forests are situated. This money is expended for road improvement under direct control of the secretary of agriculture. The amount appropriated under this act, based on the receipts of the national forests for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, is $234,638.68. From the 1912 receipts for this ten per cent road item, there is an additional $134,831.10, which is still available. In administering the ten per cent road fund, forest officers charged with the actual plans and expenditures in the neighborhood of their forests have, in almost all cases, secured an equal or a larger cooperative fund from state authorities for the building of certain pieces of road. With the money thus expended many important roads are being built or put in repair. One on the Wyoming national forest, six miles long, makes accessible to farmers a large body of timber and opens up a region of great scenic beauty. In northwestern Arizona, part of the fund will be used in connection with the LeFevre-Bright Angel road, important because it makes accessible to tourists the Grand Canyon of the Colorado. In one place, the Ocean to Ocean Highway crosses the Apache national forest, Arizona, and on this project the forest service and No.2 names will be announced in these columns later on. The Tango, the Brazilian and the Lame Duck dances will be the leading or the star attractions of the evening. Many prominent White citizens have already spoken for boxes, in order to witness one hundred couples artistically execute these latest dances. Frank L. Hamilton, who is the prince of good fellows, will be chairman of the committee on arrangements. Mrs. William Emanuel will serve as chairman of the reception committee. One hundred prominent ladies and gentlemen will be selected as patrons and patronesses of the affair. Later on the name of the couple to lead the grand march will be announced in these columns. the local authorities cooperated enthusiastically. On the Florida national forest in western Florida steel bridges and graded roads have, under the stimulus of this fund, taken the place of corduroy, bog, and sand. This federal road fund is now available in all national forest states of the west. Just as fast as returns come in, the forestry officials say, a similar fund will become available in states in which eastern national forests are being secured. LEININGER GETS SOLON'S JOB. Officially Certified by the Civil Service Board as Superintendent of Walter G. Leininger has been officially certified as superintendent of streets by the civil service board. He has been acting since Frank W. Solon was suspended by Commissioner McGann a few weeks ago. JULIUS F. TAYLOR WILL CELEBRATE HIS UMPHTEENTH BIRTHDAY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12th. To-morrow the writer will celebrate his umphteenth birthday and subscriptions to The Broad Ax, presents and congratulations will be gratefully received. Miss C. Delpha Boger was entertained by Mrs. Richard Chandler Sunday, September 28th, in honor of her 24th birthday. Thirty-two guests enjoyed the repast, and on last Friday Miss Boger left for Orangeburg, S. C., where she has become the head instructor of music at the State Colored College which employs 35 teachers, has 9 large buildings and 1,005 students this year. No one wishes Miss Boger greater success in her new field of labor than the writer. THE BROAD AX PUBLISHED WEEKLY. Will promulgate and at all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Catholics, Protestants, Priests, Thiddees, Single, heathen, republicans, and many others can have their rights long as their language is proper and responsability is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on the side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year ..... $2.99 Six Months ..... $1.99 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to PHONE DREXEL 4500. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher Entered as Second-Class Matter Aug. 19. 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1879. THE SIXTH ANNIVERSARY AND DEDICATION OF THE LOUISE HOME FOR COLORED BOYS WAS A PLEASANT AFFAIR The Sixth Anniversary and Dedication of the Louise Training School For Boys was celebrated Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Elizabeth McDonald, 6130 Ada street. The program began at 4 P. M. with the inspection of the Administration Building, 6129 Loomis Boulevard, the Dining Hall and Nursery, 6124 Ada street and the Office, 6130 Ada street. The grounds were decorated with American flags and Japanese latters by the vice-president, Mr. Julius Brumfield. A large box of American Beauty Roses were given by Judge Pinkney, which were used to decorate the interior of the home. At six o'clock there was a grand march by the boys between the ages of five and twelve. After which there was a military drill by the older boys, directed by Mr. B. D. Lewis of the Eighth Regiment. The participants were applauded throughout the drill by the large crowd that had gathered in the yards and on the sidewalk. It was pronounced remarkable by Judge Merritt Pinckney, one of the on-lookers. Music was furnished by the Entre-Nous Band, while a delicious luncheon was served. The history and report of the work was read by Mr. J. Gray Lucas, a trustee of the school. Several sacred songs were rendered by the choir of the St. Mary's Church, Walter Dennis and George Reed, boys of the home, entertained with patriotic recitations and a chorus of the older boys, directed by Mr. Wardsworth Holmes, and accompanied on the piano by Miss Della Cassell, sang plantation melodies among which was Steal Away. Letters and telegram of regrets were received from Governor Edward F. Dunne, Bishop Fallows, and Mr. Charles Virden of the Administration Department of Springfield. Mr. Holmes rendered several solos. Rev. William Edward Parker, Jr., late of San Francisco, California, but now of the Extension Department of the Presbyterian church, spoke of the need of the work. He was followed by Rev. Jefferson of the Hope Presbyterian Church, who spoke of the good work being done as seen by himself. Mr. Will T. Davies, jailer of Cook county, who is also the president of the Board, spoke and expressed his desire to still help with the work. Dr. Lyons of the Howard Association and a member of the Board, gave encouraging words for the future of the work. Mr. C. W. Reed of Pontiac gave inspiration to the meeting with his helpful advice. Miss Haynes, a Social Settlement Worker, was next to speak. Mr. W. F. Reynolds, Superintendent of the Home and Aid Society and a promoter of the work, spoke favorably of its future and expressed his desire to see it properly supported. Lawyer F. L. Barnett also spoke. Mrs. McDonald then explained why the name had been changed from the Juvenile Home for Dependent Children to Louise Training School for Boys, and told other things of interest concerning the work and thanked her many friends for their interest and support. Among the many present were: Mr. Jacob West, an officer of Glenwood Training School for twenty-six years, accompanied by many of the probation officers of the Juvenile Court, Mr. Hunter, chief probation officer, who showed great interest throughout the evening, Mrs. Will T. Davies, who helped to make the evening a pleasant one, Miss Boise, Miss Gertrude Smith of the North Side, who is one of the best and strongest friends of the School and is also one of the most honest and conscientious officers now serving in the Juvenile Court and is likewise loyal to her race. Mrs. McDonald wishes to thank again all who have helped her during Mrs. McDonald wishes to thank again all who have helped her during the year. MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE WADE REFUSES TO ENFORCE STATE LAW AGAINST JIM GROWING OF COLORED CITIZENS. Discharges Defendant, Manager of Theater, on Two Criminal Charges of Discrimination. Refuses to Even Require Him to Make A Defense or to Deny Charge. At least one judge of the Municipal Court of Chicago thinks and acts his belief that it is O. K. to Jim Crow Colored people in public places. There are others! He is Edward T. Wade, now sitting at the Branch Municipal Court, 35th and Halsted streets. Some weeks since, Mr. Robert Anderson and his wife, respected citizens and taxpayers, living on East 34th Place, near Rhodes Avenue, went to the "Monarch Theater," so called—a fitting name—the result of their visit shows, located at 461 East 31st street near Rhodes avenue. The seats in this place are not reserved and persons are at liberty, if White, to take a seat on the main floor or balcony; but not if you are Colored,' it was shown. Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, having paid the admission fee of five cents, walked in and were told "upstairs." To this they paid no attention. They seated themselves on the main floor, which was scarcely half filled. They were approached by the manager and "Bouncer" Louis Zimmerman, he proved to be, when he was later arrested, and ordered, threatened and insultingly told to go "up-stairs" or get out, or else they would be "thrown out." This action was repeated and in so disorderly a manner that the attention of the people was attracted to them and the pictures almost stopped showing. Finally Mr. Anderson and his wife had to leave as "hudlum," friends of the manager became threatening and boisterous. As they left they were told if they ever again returned they would be "thrown out." The first day that the defendant appeared, the case was, at his instance, continued by Judge Wade. On Tuesday, September 23rd. Hon. J. Gray Lucas appeared for the prosecution and proceeded to prove the above facts and also that the "Bouncer" told the Andersons that "this theater is for our patrons and not for such as you and if you can't sit where you are told, get out or wilt throw you out." Judge Wade at once sustained a motion by defendant's attorney, who is said to be the owner of the "Monarch Theater," to dismiss the case, the demeanor of the court (or rather of Judge Wade) having been that of utter contempt of the case and the treatment accorded the Andersons, although the statute is plain. Judge Wade held in a word, that this was not discrimination and would have then and there dismissed the case, not having required even a denial on the part of Zimmerman; but after a heated passage of words in which Atty. Lucas stated that such a ruling had not been made in Illinois for more than forty years, and requested a continuance to produce the decisions, the court reluctantly consented. The court however said that he, Mr. Lucas, should have brought his authorities; to which Mr. Lucas replied that he could not foresee that the court would need decisions on a matter so plain as it appeared under the laws of Illinois. On last Friday the 26th, the case was called after all others had been heard. Mr. Lucas brought the books with a decision of the Supreme Court of the United States and two decisions of the Supreme Court of Illinois; but to no purpose. Judge Wade would not hear them and treated the case with the utmost contempt and without considering the cases, or permitting the reading of them, dismissed the cases, although he had continued them for that purpose. He even refused to permit the entering of a nolle, so that some other judge might take them up, and "threw the cases," so to speak, out of court. There are others on the bench like Judge Wade, who disgraces his position and violates his oath of office.—"S." HEALTH NOTES Every one who toils in shop, office, store or mill has the right to demand clean, healthful working quarters. As affecting both their health and efficiency, employees should have the very best of hygienic surroundings. It is beginning now to be understood that employees working in clean, light attractive and well ventilated work rooms, take more interest in their work and therefore turn out more work and of a better quality than will those whose surroundings are dark, dirty, poorly ventilated and with ugliness and unsightliness all about them. In the ideal work room the surroundings are health giving and inspiring; in the other they are disease-breeding and depressing. And because this is true it should be easy to see the dollars and cents side of this particular health STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION, ETC. OF THE BROAD AX, PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF AUGUST 24, 1912. Note—This statement is to be made in duplicate, both copies to be delivered by the publisher to the postmaster, who will send one copy to the Third Assistant Postmaster General (Division of Classification), Washington, D. C., and retain the other in the files of the post office. NAME OF— POST OFFICE ADDRESS Editor—Julius F. Taylor, 5027 Federal Street, Chicago, Illinois. Managing Editor—Julius F. Taylor, 5027 Federal street, Chicago, Ill. Business Manager—Julius F. Taylor, 5027 Federal St., Chicago, Ill. Publisher—Julius F. Taylor, 5027 Federal St., Chicago, Ill. Owners: (If a corporation, give names and addresses of stockholders holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of stock). Julius F. Taylor, 5027 Federal St., Chicago, Ill. Known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders, holding 1 per cent or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, or other securities: None. JULIUS F. TAYLOR. Sworn to and subscribed before me this third day of October, 1913. (SEAL) VIOLETTE N. ANDERSON, Notary Public. (My commission expires August 15, 1916). problem. Like most other health problems too, when properly solved, they pay big, generous dividends on the time, labor and money spent in their solution. --- Edward Payson Weston, well known as the Prince of Pedestrians, is now in his 74th year and is still so strong and vigorous that his friends call him "young Weston." For more than forty-five years, Mr. Weston has been a professional walker and a most earnest advocate of this sort of exercise as an aid to physical health and vigor. It is said that he has in his professional tours and walking contests, covered approximately 100,000 miles. His most recent feat and while in his 74th year, was that of walking from New York City to Minneapolis, a distance of 1,546 miles in 60 days and arriving on schedule time and having averaged a little over 25 miles a day for the entire journey. . . . The achievements of this noted man should be a stimulus to the thousands of people in Chicago who shrink from a walk of half a dozen blocks, regarding it as being beyond their ability to endure and preferring instead to pay a nickel for a few minutes' ride in a stuffy, ill-ventilated street car. There can be no doubt but Chicago's general health would be vastly improved if its people could only be induced to adopt the habit of walking to and from their work places. There is no better exercise than walking in the open air, as it brings into play all the muscles of the body. Then, too, there is the exhilaration of the air and sun, the freedom of limbs and body, and the objects of interest and beauty to engage the eye and employ the mind. If you have but a mile to go, about 8 city blocks, and are not too much pressed for time, try walking and save your nickel, as well as your health. . . . It is the duty of every nation to conserve and improve the physical health of its people; to see that the children are well cared for and kept clean and healthy; that the mothers are properly fed and not overworked and that the men, the natural bread winners of the human race, are given the best possible surroundings in the places where they toil. . . . As indicating in rather a forceful and convincing way the importance and value of clean and healthful surroundings and care in the conservation of child life, it has been demonstrated that in well-kept rural and suburban districts, the death rate among babies will run as low as 40 per thousand, while in the large centers of population, it will vary from 100 to as high as 250 per thousand births, accordingly as the living conditions or congestion, filth and neglect are found to exist. Where these are atrociously bad, the baby death rate is invariably high. CALENDAR OF SPECIAL SOCIAL SUNDAYS. Report of Committee on Churches Outlines Plan for 1914. A suggested calendar of social Sundays has just been completed by a special conference committee appointed to study this subject. In the calendar sixteen Sundays of a national character are indicated, of which six are for the furtherance of social propaganda. The full report is made public from the office of the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis to-day. The committee which has studied the subject consisted of Phillip P. Jacobs, Assistant Secretary of The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis; Orlando F. Lewis, Secretary of the Prison Association of New York and Rev. William T. Demarest, Secretary of the Home Missions' Council. The committee has canvassed all of the various associations that have had or are interested in special Sundays for the observance of their respective movements through the churches. As a result of the work of the committee, the following calendar has been suggested for 1914, including a number of stated church and national holidays: January 4th, New Year's Sunday; January 25th, Child Labor Sunday; February 8th, Lincoln's Sunday; February 22nd, Washington's Sunday; April 12th, Easter Sunday; April 19th, Sabbath Observance Day; May 10th, Mothers' Sunday; May 17th, Peace Sunday; May 24th or 31st, Memorial Sunday; June 14th, Children's Sunday; June 28th, Independence Day Sunday; September 6th, Labor Sunday; October 25th, Prison Sunday; November 22nd, Thanksgiving Sunday; November 29th to December 6th, Tuberculosis Day; December 20th, Christmas Sunday. Commenting on the situation, the committee says: "One of the results of this investigation was the revelation that the number of special social Sundays now being observed on a national scale is much smaller than has been generally supposed. Only six special Sundays not specifically designated by the calendar are at present observed on any considerable scale throughout the country. These are Child Labor Sunday, Mothers' Day, Peace Sunday, Labor Sunday, Prison Sunday and Tuberculosis Day. The other special Sundays in the calendar given above are all fixed by certain national or religious holidays, such as Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day or Christmas." The report of the committee will be submitted to the Federal Council of Churches, representing most of the Protestant denominations, to the Roman Catholic Church authorities, to the Jewish Church authorities and to all other church organizations which can be interested in this movement. The aim of the report is to secure the cooperation of all the churches of the country in movements for social betterment. THE C. AND C. BUFFET, BILLIARD PARLOR AND "STAG" HOTEL IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS AT 3449 S. STATE STREET. The latter part of last spring Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cole removed from Louisville, Ky., to this city, where he had been successfully engaged in business for a number of years, and not long after arriving in Chicago Mr. Cole, who is a keen business man, drove a close bargain for a fine two flat building at 5427 Wabash avenue, paying spot cash for it, living in one flat and renting out the other. After getting Mrs. Cole comfortably located, he began to cast his eye around for a business location, and he finally decided to purchase the ground and building at 3449 S. State street, and by expending a large sum of money he has transformed the first floor into one of the finest buffets and billiard parlors on the south side. It is up-to-date and modern in every particular. The upper floor will be used as a "Stag" or gentlemen's hotel. No women will be allowed to tarry around it except the housekeeper. Mr. Howard F. Catlin, the popular cigar manufacturer, has become associated with Mr. Cole, and the C. and C. opened up for business Wednesday; and having a splendid location it is bound to draw its share of business. CHIPS Mrs. Marshall of St. Paul, Minn., is visiting her friend, Mrs. Eudora Fisher Lockett, 3524 Prairie avenue. Mrs. Estella Drish, 6120 Ada street, has completely recovered from her recent indisposition and she is looking and feeling the picture of health again. Dr. and Mrs. Harry Boger are now light-housekeeping at the home of Mrs. Monroe L. Manning, 3524 Calumet avenue. Miss Elizabeth B. Slaughter, 3544 Dearborn street, is visiting her relatives and old friends in Louisville, Ky. She will return home October 15th. Attorney A. L. Williams, 184 West Washington street, since the reopening of the courts is kept busy each day in looking after the interest of his many clients. Mrs. B. F. Moseley and Miss Bertha Moseley, 6248 S. Sangamon St., spend Saturday and Sunday with friends at LaPayette, Ind., where they witnessed the university football contest. WALTERS A. M. E. ZION CHUECH Cor. 38th and Dearborn Sts. The special features in our services on last Sunday were of a high order. Dr. Fisher of Olivet Baptist church delivered a very excellent discourse at three o'clock. Several members of his church were in the audience and assisted materially in the collection which was set aside for the benefit of the November Rally. The evening service at which Mr. Messer, the general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. in Chicago, delivered his splendid address on "World-wide Brotherhood," was the crowning event of the day. The house was taxed to its utmost capacity. The boys' orchestra from the Wabash avenue department of the Y. M. C. A. made an excellent appearance and was of great assistance in the service. The solo of Mr. Reees entitled, "The Prodigal Son," was greatly enjoyed by all. Mr. Messer's address will linger in the minds of all who were fortunate enough to hear him. It had a splendid effect. Mr. Tucker, the secretary of the Wabash avenue department of the Y M. C. A., made a short talk in which he spoke of the splendid success attending the work in this new department. He asked for the co-operation of all Christian workers and especially of the churches in helping to develop Christian character in the young men of the race. The members and friends of our church are putting forth every effort to make our November Rally a notable event. The musical entertainment to be given Thursday evening, October 16th, by Mrs. Combs, who will be assisted by Mrs. Cutter, one of the leading contraltoes of Chicago, bids fair to be an excellent musical treat. The monument building and entertainment under the direction of Mrs. A. R. West, will be another production of rare quality and will be held on Thursday evening, October 30th. The Anniversary Week for our church begins Sunday, November 2nd, and will have its opening entertainment on Monday evening, November 3rd. A grand concert has been arranged under the direction of Theodore P. Bryant, assisted by many others of equally noted talent. Our pastor left the city on Friday for an extended trip through the state of New York. Dr. Callis will visit Rochester, Auburn, Utica, Syracuse, Elmira and Ithaca, several of which are among his former charges. Mrs. Callis is accompanying our pastor. The Rev. Dr. Fenwick will occupy the pulpit on Sunday morning and evening. Mrs. Rosa Morgan, 3736 Forest avenue, did not as stated in the last issue of The Broad Ax celebrate her 19th birthday, but she observed her umphteenth birthday. Mrs. Jennie Collins, of St. Louis, Mo., arrived in the city Tuesday morning and she will spend some time in visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Lottie Carter, 5834 Wabash Avenue. Mrs. William Emanuel, 6350 Rhodes avenue, while superintending the construction of an addition to their home last week, fell and hurt herself quite severely. She will be able to be out again the first of next week. October 3rd Mrs. Monroe L. Manning, 3524 Calumet avenue, celebrated her umphteenth birthday, and among the many beautiful presents she received was a solid silver vanity case, with her monogram engraved on it. Col. Daniel Moriarty, 4406 Fifth avenue, chairman of the finance committee of the Board of County Commissioners, returned home Sunday morning from a two weeks vacation trip at Hot Springs, Ark. Mrs. Margeret Anderson, 530 E. 45th street, who is successfully engaged in the China decorating business at 3522 S. State street, will shortly after January 1, 1914, be united in marriage to Mr. Moore, a handsome looking west Indian, who is engaged in the railroad business. Sunday morning Mrs. Harry A. Duncan, 3256 Rhodes avenue, and Mrs. George H. Jackson, 3416 Vernon avenue, left for Cincinnati, Ohio, their old home, where they will remain until November 1. Mr.. Duncan will join them for a two weeks' stay this coming week. Mrs. Monroe L. Manning, 3524 Calumet avenue, has one of her fingers adorned with a brilliant diamond engagement ring, and not long after January 1, 1914, she will be united in marriage to Mr. Martin, who owns a nice two-flat building in Englewood and holds a good position with the United States government. MR. B. EMANUEL JOHNSON. Director Ensemble Piano Players at Oakland Music Hall, 40th street and Cottage Grove avenue, Thursday evening, October 16. Mr. Clarence Cameron White (violinist) of Boston, Mass., will appear in recital with the Ensemble Piano Performers—Mrs. Marie Peeke Merrill and Miss Mae E. Smith, vocalists, at Oakland Music Hall, Cottage Grove avenue and East 40th street, this coming Thursday evening, October 16th, at 8:15, under the direction of B. Emanuel Johnson. Garfield Wilson's Orchestra will augment the occasion. The ladies of the Phyllis Wheatley Club will have charge of the cloak rooms and serve refreshments. Mr. White enjoys the distinction of having played for the late President Wm. McKinley. He also has excellent press comments from Paris and London. Admission 50 cents. The following program will be rendered: Part I—Duo, Rondo Militaire (Diabelli), Grace Galloway-Mr. Johnson; Duo, Grand Galop Militaire (Bohm), Justinia Samuels-Albertine Pierce; Maiden's Dream (Bohm), *Bortha Smith; Invitation to the Dance (Von Weber), Ida Mae Bell-Mr. Johnson; Scarf Dance (Chaminade), *Helen Hayes; Menuet (Paderewski) Justinia Samuels; Vocal (Non Coeur S'ouvre a trax, from "Samson et Daila") (C. Saint Saens), Mrs. Merrill; Salut a Pesth (Kowalski), Martha Robinson; Peg O' My Heart (Fischer), Violet Galloway, Concerto, Finale (Max Brush). Mr. White. Part II—Farewell to the Piano (Beethoven), John Chur; Vocal, The Cry of Rachael (Turner), Miss Smith; Spinning Wheel (Spindler), Albertine Pierce; Duo, Poet and Peasant (Suppe), *Myrtle Scott-Mr. Johnson; Last Idea of Von Weber (Cramer), Ernst Green; Duo, Spanish Dance No. 5 (Moszkowski), Ida Mae Bell-Mr. Johnson; Valse Caprice (Newland), Grace Galloway; Vocal, When the Heart is Young (Dudley Buck), Mrs. Merrill; Kammenoi—Ostrow (Rubinstein), Ida Mae Bell; Violin (a) Cradle Song (Clarence Cameron White), Violin (b) Liebesfrest (Fritz Kreisler), Violin (c) Perpetual Motion (Franz Ries), Mr. White; Duo, Military Rondo (Bohm), Ida Mae Bell-Mr. Johnson. Ushers and attendants: Misses Thelma Alexander, Naomah Bunn, Fairfax Butler, Katie Fowler, Gretchen Crowder, Emma Williams, Jeanette Triplett, Vetolia Hayes. Dancing will follow the program. Mrs. Hattie Arrant, 3635 Vernon avenue, met with a severe and painful accident last Friday evening, falling from a street car at 30th street and Indiana avenue. She has suffered much pain since meeting with the accident and has been confined to her home under the care of Dr. Thompson. --- Mrs. Ida Montgomery, the foster mother of Mrs. Edward H. Morris, passed away at the Old Folks' Home last Saturday. She was a member of Electa Chapter No. 1 order of Eastern Star. Funeral services were held over her remains Wednesday morning at Grace Presbyterian church, Rev. Moses M. Jackson officiating, Dan M. Jackson, 2959 S. State street in charge, Interment at Graceland Cemetery. Many of the old time settlers attended the funeral. Prof. and Mrs. Alphonse Johnston entertained at dinner Sunday, October 5th, Mrs. M. D. Marshall of St. Paul, Minn., and her daughter, Miss Ethel Terry, of Omaha, Neb., Mrs. Carrie Brown, Madam Eudora Lockett, and Mr. Moor. The table was laden with all the delicacies of the season. After dinner the guests were delightfully entertained with several musical numbers. Madam Lockett charmed the guests with one of her famous solos. The guests left declaring Prof. and Mrs. Johnson a most ideal host and hostess. The Harmony Musical Club met with Mrs. Nannie Mitchell at 3728 Forest avenue. The beautifully fitted parlor were well filled with Chicago's best musical talent, such as Madam SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT AIDA OVERTON WALKER WILL APPEAR WITH HER ALL STAR CONCERT COMPANY AT THE PEKIN THEATRE THE ENTIRE WEEK OF NOV. 3rd A very pleasant week is promised by Miss Walker and Company-- There will be Pretty Girls, Pretty Costumes, Special Scenery, Tuneful Music—in fact every effort will be made to entertain you. Watch for further particulars regarding this engagement. Don't forget the time—WEEK NOV. 3rd. The place—PEKIN THEATRE. The girl—AIDA OVERTON WALKER. Prices 25--50--75--$1.00. Retail price at Popular Rates Thursday and Sunday. Anita Patti Brown, Madam Willie Sloan, Jessie Smith, Eudora Lockett, Prof. Munday Johnson, Emanuel Johnson and Honn and others too numerous to mention. A most interesting talk was given by Mr. L. Ferribee upon higher education in the musical world. The Harmony Musical Club should be the pride of Chicago. The visitors present were from all the four corners of the U. S. They all declared this the greatest musical treat they had ever heard rendered by our race before. Refreshments were abundantly served. Madam Eudora Lockett is president of this splendid organization. MRS. L. FERRIBEE, Secretary. FURNISHED BOOMS TO RENT. Modern furnished rooms to rent reasonable to either married couple or single gentlemen. 3215 Vernon avenue. --- Harry—They say that Belle has had more proposals than all the other girls in town. Larry—You see, she fans every spark into a regular old flame—Dartmouth Jack O'Lantern. Behold the moving picture shows, The pantomimic plays! Their fascination on me grows. With joy I sit and gaze. I like them—oh so much—because When dead as actor falls He can't survive amid applause And take six curtain calls—Harry Hamilton in New York Sun. Young Widow—Did you have any trouble getting him to propose? Girl Friend—No, dear; I told him you were after him—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September soon will go its way, October days will next unroll. And then November—dire dismay—Once more we'll all be buying coal—Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. "Sore throat, eh? Get your wife to give you one of her old stockings to wrap around your neck." "Tried that, and it did me no good. She had nothing but these newfangled openworks."—Washington Herald. And each little bird In the treetops high Declines to sing rag. Let's hope they won't try. —Spokesman Review. "Sin always finds the wrongdoer out." "You're mistaken. It generally finds him in and ready to listen."—Chicago Record-Herald. I called upon a malden fair. We talked of love; we talked of art. She broke the word she gave to me, And then she nearly broke my heart. I could forgive her all these things. And could have blessed my lucky stars. But when she leaned against my vest She broke two twenty cent cigars —Yonkers Statesman. "That poet who wrote an ode to a bunch of daffodils and won the $10,000 prize offered by that eastern magazine—is that all he does for a living?" "By no means. He is also an authority on onion culture and is a staff contributor for three agricultural journals."—St Louis Republic. To "votes for women" the ancient Greeks said nay. Mother (annoyed)—You procrastinating boy! Haven't I told you time and again that nothing should be put off till the last minute? Willie—How about dying, ma?—Exchange. Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater. Had a wife and couldn't keep her. Even in a London cell. They couldn't keep her very well. —Cornell Widow. Giles—My wife can drive nails like lightning. Miles—You don't mean it? Giles—Sure, I do. Lightning, you know, seldom strikes twice in the same place—Philadelphia Record. After Jennie wed Gene their eugenical bliss Quite brimmed the hymeneal cup. Though never a child Jennie had, Gene he bought HER THE cutest eugenical pup. -Judge SPECIAL EI AIDA OVERT WILL A WITH HER ALL STAR AT THE PEK THE ENTIRE -Judge. SIRES AND SONS. B. R. Sloan has retired after thirty-five years of police service in Boston. Charles J. Vopicka, the new minister to Bulgaria, is a prominent brewer of Chicago and is a man of independent fortune. Sir Jung Bahadur, the prime minister of Nepal, wears a hat that outshines anything ever made in the way of millinery. It is ornamented with diamonds and other gems valued at $2,500,000. Dr. H. Percy Silver, the new chapplain at West Point, was formerly chapplain at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. He has also been secretary of the seventh missionary district, with headquarters at Topeka. Last fall the Kansas diocese elected him bishop coadjutor, see of Topeka. M. Macque Bey, the Turkish minister to Austria, who will visit this country, is a member of the Anglican church and largely of French blood, though a subject of the sultan. He married an American woman, Miss Josephine Kalman of St. Paul, Minn., and their married life has been very happy. L. M. Brown, just appointed assistant general passenger agent of the Denver and Río Grande railroad, a position which has been vacant for several years, has worked his way up from the bottom. Twenty years ago he was an office boy in the employ of the Fort Worth and Denver City railroad in Fort Worth. Flippant Flings. Will the Ohio genius who took the odor out of the onion now kindly turn his giant intellect to the subject of moth balls?—Boston Transcript. A newly discovered comet is in the skies, and it is coming toward the earth as usual. We will watch it and let you know when to get scared.—Ohio State Journal. The simplified spelling board announces the election of five new members "who wer previously" members of the advisory council. Jon Burros is one, but they spell it John Burroughs.—New York World. Dentists' tools similar to those now in use have been found in the ruins of Pompeii. No wonder many of its people were so little afraid of a mere volcanic eruption that they failed to run away.—Cleveland Leader. The Yacht Contest. Deer Isle, Me., tries to appear unconcerned when they talk about the crew for the cup defender.—Boston Herald. Sir Thomas Lipton says the next race will be the best chance he has ever had. Still, in the light of past events it's hard to see what effect this exhilarating outlook will have on the odds.—Washington Star. Sir Thomas Lipton is seeking to take hence the America's cup and an American bride. Now, patriotism has a double motive in giving him an opportunity to show again his qualities as a splendid loser.—Baltimore American. Town Topics. Chicago needs a breakwater for the annual wave of crime.—Chicago News. According to the city directory, the population of Detroit and suburbs is now 614,486, this being a six cylinder town.—Detroit Free Press. Milwaukee is to have a $5,000,000 hotel. One wonders why, since it is so easy to run into Chicago from Milwaukee.—Chicago Record-Herald. There are more fat, prosperous, well dressed men in Natchez than any other city in the state—and more pretty girls than anywhere else in the country.—Natchez News. Expensive Times "The farmers are jubilant over dollar wheat." And the consumers are apprehensive about dollar beefsteak.—Washington Herald. Potatoes are getting so aristocratic that it may not be long until each comes wrapped in tissue paper like an orange.—Chicago News. The estate of the late Anthony N. Brady in England will pay death duties to the amount of $1,050,000 to the British exchequer. It is becoming a more expensive thing for a rich man to die either at home or abroad.—New York World. HIGH STANDARD WORK OF WOMEN Auxiliary to National Baptist Body Wins New Laurels. Recent Meeting of Time Honored Religious Organization Held In Nashville Not Surpassed by Any of Its Kind-Program of Brilliant Features Showing Progress of Denomination. By N. BARNETT DODSON. Nashville, Tenn.-The session of the woman's convention, auxiliary to the national Baptist convention recently held here, was the biggest and best in the history of the organization. No organization of women is raising ac much money and doing so much real work as this organization. Miss Nannie H. Burroughs is the executive secretary and to her is given the credit for the best "jubilee" anniversary held this year. The souvenir printed program is a gem. It is attractive and unique, brimful of facts touching the achievements of the race in this country. Her unique arrangement in pyramid form of the achievements of the race MISS N. H. BURROUGHS. has called forth great praise. The jubilee badge was another device that showed the clever work of a master mind. It, too, contained facts touching achievements of the race. A great poster called "Triumphant Trudging" showed the progress of Baptists in every state since the first church was started near Savannah, Ga. The state buttons told the number of Baptists in the state. Miss Burroughs' annual report showed real achievement. The frank, clear, practical discussion of all the big problems stamps the woman most capable for the great work to which she was elected for the twelfth time by acclamation amid cheers and waving of handkerchiefs. Everybody ought to have one of these valuable programs for his library and one of the reports as a textbook on social problems now to be solved. But the biggest achievement was the getting out of the jubilee message—a brand new song book containing 250 brand new selections. Two songs, "We Have Fought Every Race's Battles but Our Own" and "The Prophecy," were written by Miss Burroughs. The former is destined to become as popular among us as "Dixie" and "America" are among the whites of our country. The book also contains ten of the best jubilee songs. The music at the convention was the best ever heard in any great religious gathering. The woman's convention raised over $21,000 during the year and about $3,000 at the Nashville meeting. Great men and women came from every section of the country to deliver addresses, to pledge themselves anew to co-operation in the work of uplifting our people. This meeting was not given up to making big speeches without laying big plans. The women are going to build a memorial arch at the entrance to their training school in Washington. They are to erect a $25,000 building on the grounds to meet the demands of this growing institution. The girls from the training school covered themselves with glory. Every feature of the big program was a star number. The needlework exhibit, under the direction of Mrs. Emma L. Cabanlis, was a great success. Mrs. Eva Hicks and Mrs. Eva Hooper of Chicago had charge of the supplies, and no women worked harder for the success of the big meeting than they. Miss Geneva L. Staulz and Miss Ophelia Porter, sweet singers connected with the school, gave unusual service and ingratiated themselves into the hearts of the thousands who heard them sing and saw them co-operating in the work of the convention. Mrs. M. M. Glimore of South Carolina won the jubilee medal for the best field work in her state during the year. Miss M. Helen Adams, the social worker, who has been doing slum work in Glasgow, Scotland, for fourteen years, is to take up work under the suspices of the convention and conduct a center in Washington. The women are certainly planning great things, and then they are pushing the plans. The center opens Oct. 10 and has a great field and, we believe, a great future. AFTERMATH OF EXPOSITION Managers Breathe Sighs of Relief as Festival Ends. Exhibition Showing Progress of Colored Americans Since the Civil War Proved Intelligence and Handiwork of Many Individuals to Overcome Difficulties—Editor Perry's Views. Philadelphia.—The emancipation proclamation exposition held here from Sept. 15 to Sept. 30 inclusive is over. For the past year the public has been kept informed on the purpose of the celebration and what it meant to those who have made the struggle upward through many difficulties for the past fifty years. Taking all things into consideration, the efforts of the commission intrusted with the task were successful. The festival proved the contention that under given circumstances we have men and women among us who are capable of bringing things to pass which count for equal worth and achievement similar to the progress made by those whose opportunities have been more favorable. The program rendered from day to day showed merit. The end of this great event brings relief to the managers, who have worked faithfully for many months to present some of the marked achievements which the race has made since its freedom. But of those who toiled amid great handicap to bring about the results obtained no man had a more difficult task to perform than William J. Robinson, the contractor, under whose directions the buildings in which the exposition was held were erected. Of Mr. Robinson's struggles Chris J. Perry, the venerable and long time editor of the Philadelphia Tribune, tells the following story. Mr. Perry says: It so happened that the emancipation commission appointed by the legislature was composed of white men, with one exception in the person of the Hon. Harry Bass. The gentlemen of this commission, not being familiar with the ability which colored men possess, threw out the hint that all the work, even down to the erection of the proposed exposition buildings, ought to be designed and erected by colored mechanics. As soon as this gauntlet was thrown down Mr. Bass immediately sprang to his feet and in an earnest manner assured the gentlemen of the commission that our people had men who are thoroughly qualified to do all the work necessary to be done. All they asked was to be furnished with the means. After this meeting Mr. Bass sent for Mr. W. J. Robinson, the well known contractor, and informed him of the views of the commission. Mr. Bass then told Mr. Robinson where the plot of ground was located upon which the buildings were to be constructed. The following day Mr. Robinson surveyed the ground, drew up his plans and submitted his price for erection, all of which were speedily accepted, and word was given to the contractor to go ahead. It did not take long for him to have tons of lumber and other material on the ground, with a large force of colored artisans ready to work. But another hitch halted the operation—viz. the lease had not been signed. This was followed by some log rolling between the mayor and the city solicitor, one declining to sign this lease until the other had done so. Then came a cessation of hostilities, caused by the mayor leaving the city for a rest in the Pocono mountains. Day by day the contractor visited the mayor's office to get his signature, only to hear in dulcet tones. "The mayor is out of town." But the director was in town, and he kept an officer on watch at Broad and Oregon streets day and night to see to it that not even the skeleton of a building should be erected until the much sought for permit was signed. In this way the erection of the buildings was retarded. Thus weeks passed by. Things were discouraging, it is true, but a persistent man was at the helm in the person of William J. Robinson, and eventually success crowned his efforts, he secured the long looked for permit, but received it at a time that left him only five weeks to commence and complete his work. Grave doubts were expressed on all sides concerning Mr. Robinson's ability to get the buildings ready in time for the opening of the exposition. But with a snap of the eye and the curl of a defiant lip he replied, "Get me some good lamps and I will put a day and a night force at work." This was done, and for weeks this determined contractor labored with his men day and night, and at the beginning of the fifth week he said, "Gentlemen, your buildings are ready to receive exhibits." Promoters of New Bank Encouraged. Ocala, Fl. has a new colored bank as a direct result of the inspiration furnished its founders by their visit to the Philadelphia meeting of the National Negro Business league. The capital stock has all been paid in and the bank already has a sufficient number of depositors to guarantee its success. J. P. LONG'S HEROIC STRUGGLE ing From Wounds Inflicted by Mob. In most every section of the country there are men and women who are doing effective work along all lines of racial uplift who are little known outside of their immediate community. The Rev. Joseph P. Long, president of the Long Normal and Industrial school, in Aberdeen. Flá., is one of this army of promoters of advancement among the masses in his state. Like other pioneers of the people's hopes and anxieties, the Rev. Mr. Long has passed through many trying ordeals in the prosecution of his work. He is thrifty and economical and has increased the school's acreage from 40 acres, with which it started twelve years ago, to 320. Over 100 acres are under cultivation this year. The soil is rich and adapted to all kinds of products usually grown by those who follow extensive farming in the south. An effort is now being made to increase the facilities of the school to meet the growing demand for a college department. To this end President Long is making a strenuous financial campaign for funds with which to make this addition to the institution. The Rev. Mr. Long spent the greater part of August in the north in the interest of the work. In September he visited friends in Pennsylvania, principally in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. The fall term of the school has already begun, with a good attendance. The most unfortunate setback which the founder of this institution has had A. B. JOSEPH P. LONG. occurred on the night of March 21, 1913, when he was attacked by a mob of white men on the grounds of the school. Several shots were exchanged between Mr. Long and the mob, resulting in the death of one of the members of the mob and the serious wounding of four others. President Long was also seriously wounded in the head and left shoulder. He was arrested, charged with homicide, but was acquitted by the grand jury of Jackson county after serving twenty-seven days in the county jail. The trouble arose apparently over the refusal of Mr. Long to sell to a party of white men certain valuable land on his place. As he would not sell the land the only way otherwise open to the would be purchasers was to get rid of the owner and take possession of the much coveted timber. The Rev. Mr. Long has nearly recovered, but will feel the effects of the severe shock for a long time. PRESS ASSOCIATION NOTES. Activities of Members of the Organization—Two New Publications. George W. Harris has begun the publication of the New York News at 178 West One Hundred and Thirty-fifth street, New York city. The News made its appearance the third week in September. It is an eight page paper, newsy and well got up. E. W. Vaughn is publishing the Jersey Standard at 201 Bellerville avenue, Newark, N. J. The National Negro Press association bids these gentlemen bon voyage. William H. Craighead, editor of the Harrisburg (Pa.) Advocate-Verdict, was a candidate for coroner of Dauphin county at the recent primary elections held in Harrisburg. If the colored voters had been a little more closely united he would have won. Mr. Craighead is the recording secretary of our press association. James H. Anderson, managing editor of the Amsterdam News in New York, is a candidate for assemblyman in one of the assembly districts in Harlem, New York city. It is said that he has excellent chances of being elected, as the voters in his district are quite favorably impressed with his political views and his ability as a business man. New Business Enterprise In Texas The Oleander drug store, representing an investment of $5,000, has been opened at Galveston, Tex. The new enterprise is located in a finely appointed brick building at the corner of Twenty-fifth street and postoffice. The upper floors, containing twenty-nine rooms, have been fitted up by William Lane as a hotel for colored patrons. The drug store is assisted by Dr. L. D. Davis, assisted by Dr. George W Lemon. Texas State Fair Begins Oct. 18. Unusual interest is being manifested in the twenty-eighth annual meeting of the state fair of Texas by the people throughout the state. The fair will be held in Dallas for two weeks, beginning on Saturday. Oct. 18. President J. J. Eckford is optimistic over the outlook for the most successful fair held since the organization was perfected. The Retort Courteous "So you were committed for contempt of court, were you?" asked the visitor. "Yes," said the ardent suffragette. "You see, after the judge had got through lecturing me on my distantly behavior I snapped my fingers and said 'Fudge!' as loud as I could. He gave me ten days." "Dear me!" said the visitor. "And what did you do while you were in jail?" "Oh. I embroidered the word 'fudge' on a sofa cushion and sent it with my compliments to the judge after I got out," said the lady, with an amiable smile—Harper's Weekly. The Petticoat. Lost—a silken petticoat, Or maybe it was lawn, With ribbons running through the flounce As rosy as the dawn, A darling, dainty petticoat, A frosty and frosty lace, With dear, delicious satin bows To keep the frills in place. Lost—Louisa's petticoat That tripped round her feet And gave a tantalizing glimpse Of slender ankles neat And flashing buckles on the toes Of slippers trim and small. For since the narrow skirts came in She wears it not at all. —Minna Irving in New York Times. Getting a Line on Him. Mrs. Flatte—I've been down to see the doctor. Mr. Flatte—And he asked to see your tongue. "No, he didn't." "Well, then. he asked if you had cold feet." "No, he didn't." "Well, then he asked if you had pains in your back." "No, he didn't." "Well, what in the world then did he ask?" "He wanted to know what your in- come was!"—Yonkers Statesman. What Means It? In headgear masculine we find The bow has slipped around behind. What's the idea? And at the risk of seeming pert Wed'd ask about this hob slit skirt, What's the idea? The sunshade now upon parade Is long on handle, short on shade. What's the idea? Some beels loom up like towers tall, And some shoes have no heels at all. What's the idea? —Denver Republican. Too Cordial an Agreement. "Lovers are prone to self depreciation," said he tenderly as they sat looking at the stars. "I do not understand what you see in me that you love so much." "That's what everybody says," gurgled the ingenuous malden. Then the silence became so deep that you could hear the stars twinkling—Stray Stories. Fierce Things. The fiercest thing on earth I wot— A thing to call for gibes— Would be a baseball game between a lot of baseball scribes. —Denver Republican. A fiercer thing than that would be A close world series game Reported and not edited By stars that lost the game. —New York Evening Sun. We Should Smile. "Has anything come along to take the place of the turkey trot?" asked the man who doesn't keep up with the times. "Yes," replied Miss Cayenne. "I understand that the latest thing in laughs is the canary bird giggle."—Washington Star. Arts. We praise the art of talking. To display it we are proud. We think there's something clever in conversing right out loud. We dodge the art of listening, and to learn it we are slow. But the art of saying something is the art that we should know. —Cincinnati Enquirer. Safety. "You say you made a fortune as a merchant in the City of Mexico?" "Yes; I had a little idea that brought thousands to me. I established bomb-proof rest rooms."—Kansas City Journal. Suit Yourself. Observe you man. He's far from gay. It seems his wife has gone away. You other man is bowed with woe. It seems his wife declines to go. We dodge the moral, as it were. Pick out the moral you prefer. —Judge. By its Lonesome. He—What would you say if I were to tell you that I have a bright idea? She—I should say that it might stand a pretty good chance of becoming lonesome—Christian Science Monitor. KEYSTONE HOTEL DAVID McGOWAN, Prop. NEATLY FURNISHED ROOMS WITH BATH FIRST CLASS BILLIARD PARLORS 3022 STATE STREET 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 State street. George L. Martin, maker of fine cig- ars and news stand, 18 W. 31st St., near State. R. M. Harvey's barber shop and news stand, 9924 State street. Mrs. Nellie Phelps, cigars, notions and news stand, 15 W. 51st St., near Dearborn. W. S. Cole, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 34 W. 51st St., near Dearborn. W. M. Maxwell, notions, cigars, tobacco, confections and news stand, 5244 State St. Edward Felix, notions, cigars and news stand, 52 W. 30th St. Sylvester McGloffin, news stand and laundry office, 4122 State St. William Gaughan, laundry office, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 2636 State St. Mrs. L. B. Taylor, notions, cigars and news stand, 15 W. 36th Street, near State. A. D. Hayes, cigars, tobacco, notions, stationery and news stand, 3640 S. State St. George McFaro, shoe shining parlors and news stand. $3800\frac{1}{2}$ State street. Bell and Alford, cigars, tobacco and news stand. 3128½ South State street. T. S. Harris, cigars, tobacco and news stand. 2845 South State street. Fred M. Waterfield, cigars, tobacco, notions and news stand, 5202 South State Street. AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS. Old Line Legal Reserve Co. Under State Government Supervision. $100,000 deposited with the State. Policies of all kinds, ranging from five cents to ten thousand dollars. Our industrial department offers a colored police badge more than any other company for the same weekly premium. Colored Agents to Write and Collect Your Business. Information of rates and values at your age will be furnished free, upon giving your age name and address to The American Life Insurance Co., of Illinois. T. Randalph 5. Home Office—Harris Trust Building. 115 W. Monroe St. CHICAGO. J. EVANS W. BROWN 5116 J. Selle St. EVANS & BROWN COAL AND WOOD BY TON OR BASKET MOVING AND EXPRESSING Orders Promptly Attended to 34 W. 51ST STREET Bet. Dearborn and Armour Ave. TELEPHONES Oakland 1609 Rev. Oakland 1760 Auto. 79156 FINE FURNITURE AND PIANO MOVERS, PACKERS AND SHIPPERS 3.Triple Daily to All Depots 4706 Indiana Ave. CHICAGO OFFICE HOURS Phone Oakland 4662 From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. From 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday by Appointment 4709 S. State St CHICAGO NOTARY PUBLIC Office Phone Automatic 44-185 W. G. ANDERSON ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Room 40, 143 North Dearborn Street Cor. Randolph St. CHICAGO McCormick Bldg. Evening Office, 3458 State Street Phone Automatic 77-574 DE WITT H. HARDIN LAWER NOTARY PUBLIC Suite 8 Johnson Bldg. Phone Douglas 7720 3522 So. State St., Chicago RESIDENCE 3423 FOREST AVE. Phone Douglas 6001 Automatic 72-377 Phone KEYSTONE DAVID McG NEATLY FURNISHED FIRST CLASS BIL 3022 STAT RESIDENCE 1262 MACALISTER PLACE TELEPHONE, MONROE 2714 MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW SUFE 318-329 REAPER BLOCK CLARK AND WASHINGTON STS. TELEPHONES CENTRAL 1239 AUTOMATIC 41-916 CHICAGO CHICAGO PHONES: OFFICE, MAIN 4153 AUTOMATIC 33-736 RESIDENCE, DREXEL 7990 Walter M. Farmer ATTORNEY AT LAW SUITE 708, 184 WASHINGTON ST. NOTARY PUBLIC CHICAGO ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW SUITE 706 FIRMENICH BUILDING 184 W. Washington St. Phones: Automatic 32-395 Main 2012 Residence 5544 Jefferson Ave. Phone Midway 5515 CHICAGO J. GRAY LUCAS Attorney-at-Law 118 N. La Salle Street Oxford Building Suite 403 CHICAGO Franklin A. Denison 36 W. Randolph Street, CHICAGO Suite 708 Delaware Bldg. Tel. Central 3142 A. D. GASH ATTORNEY AT LAW 118 North|La Salle St. Chicago Suites 615 to 616 Telephone Main 3077 S. Richardson, Real Estate, Loans and Insurance, 160 N. 5th Ave., Room 506, near Randolph St., phone Main 2133, Automatic S3-201, has the following flats to rent: 2420 La Salle St., 5 rooms, $12. 2720 Dearborn St., 7 rooms, $19. 3002 Armour Ave., 5 rooms, $14. 5754 Wentworth Ave., 5 rooms, $18. 7230 Wentworth Ave., 7 rooms, $22. 2424 Seminary Ave., 4 rooms and bath, $16. 2426 Seminary Ave., 4 rooms and bath, $15. If you want a landlord that will do the same to all honest men you won't rent until you see Samuel Richardson, 160 North Fifth Ave., Room 506, North West corner of Randolph St., Owner. Desk Room for business purposes in branch law office of W. G. Anderson & L. A. Newby, 35th and State St., N. W. corner. Phones Douglas 8078 and Auto. 72-384. Hours 10 to 12 a. m., 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 P. M. Dr. MacENRY J. BROWN Physician and Surgeon Oculist. Practice limited to Diseases of Eye and Ear. Office and Residence, 3502 S. State St. Chicago. FOR RENT. For Rent, 4451-38 South State Street, four (4) room apartments. 4519-23 Evans Avenue, six room apartments. 3808 Rhodes Avenue, House, eight rooms in perfect condition. Inquire, Chicago Real Estate Loan 117 North Dearborn Street Room 694, and Trust Company, "Of course you favor an elastic currency." "Yes," replied Grandpa Mintlicker, "but I'd like to see some o' that good old fashioned elasticity that 'nd enable a two dollar bill to reach all the way around a family market basket." —Washington Star. She sits around and mourns her lot. Her smiles are merely cursory. The reason is that he forgot Their wedding anniversary. —Chicago Record-Herald. Douglas 1360 and 2349 THE HOTEL OWAN, Prop. ROOMS WITH BATH BILLIARD PARLORS E STREET THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FOR YOUNG PERSONS GENERAL BANKING 3 per cent allowed Safety Deposit Va REAL ESTATE As agent buy and sell Real Estate on dents, including payment of taxes and on Chicago Real Estate. Especially Invites the pat The Cranfor Building. The finest building ever op Steam heat, electric light, tile Recent allowed on Savings Acct. Deposit Vaults, $3.00 per REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT and sell Real Estate on commission, manages estates payment of taxes and locking after assessment Estate. Specially Invites the patronage of Chicago business Cranford Apartment Building. 3600. Wabash A It building ever opened to Colored tenant electric light, tile baths, marble entrance 3 per cent allowed on Savings Accounts Safety Deposit Vaults, $3.00 per Year REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT As agent buy and sell Real Estate on commission, manages estates for non-residents, including payment of taxes and locking after assessments. Money to loan on Chicago Real Estate. Especially Invites the patronage of Chicago business men. The Cranford Apartment Building. 3600. Wabash Ave. THE FORTY-FOURTH STREET The finest building ever opened to Colored tenants in Chicago. Steam heat, electric light, tile baths, marble entrance. J. W. Casey, Agent, 'Phone Randolph 803 74 W. WASHINGTON STREET. ember Light Is Fi r The Complexi Amber Li For The Amber Light Is Fine For The Complexion Amber Light Is Fine For The Complexion Amber Light is often called "complexion light." It makes a beautiful woman more beautiful and shows any complexion to the very best advantage. Actresses and singers know this well. Many of them demand Amber stage lights. Hard white lights or tinted lights of other sorts make face powder and little defects of the skin annoyingly conspicuous. Women folks have been our best customers for Amber Glow Lights. Sixty-five thou- The Amber Glow Lights home lights that Welsbach Our house to house demon last Fall faster than the manu season we have a delivery due this month. We will be glad to give you a f The Peoples-Gas Ber Glow Light is the climax of some lights that have come from the Welsbach laboratories use to house demonstrations of these lights better than the manufacturer could supply the have a delivery of 100,000 Amber G month. we glad to give you a free demonstration in your own The Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company The Amber Glow Light is the climax of all the home lights that have come from the Welsbach laboratories Our house to house demonstrations of these lights sold them last Fall faster than the manufacturer could supply them. This season we have a delivery of 100,000 Amber Glow Lights due this month. We will be glad to give you a free demonstration in your own living room. The Peoples-Gas Light & Coke Company The Pompei 20-22 East 31st Street :: CHICAGO S. E. Cor. State and 36th Place, Chicago Telephone Douglas 1565 owed on Savings Accounts at Vaults, $3.00 per Year ESTATE DEPARTMENT state on commission, manages estates for non-resi- xes and locking after assessments. Money to loan the patronage of Chicago business men. Anford Apartment 45. 3600. Wabash Ave. over opened to Colored tenants in Chicago. tile baths, marble entrance. J. W. Casey, Agent, 74 W. WASHINGTON STREET. Light Is Fine e Complexion sand out of the Eighty-five thousand orders we have received for these lights were signed by women. Light is the climax of all the that have come from the bsach laboratories demonstrations of these lights sold them manufacturer could supply them. This livery of 100,000 Amber Glow Lights you a free demonstration in your own living room. Gas Light & Coke Company "A STORE FOR EVERYBODY" HILLMAN'S STATE & WASHINGTON STS. Everything to eat, to wear and for the home. Ready to wear attire for man, woman and child at lowest prices, quality and workmanship considered. Make it a point to visit this store every day and take advantage of the special bargain offerings that we give in all departments. Real Estate Loans Fire and Plate Glass Insurance 4709 S. HALSTED ST CHICAGO Douglas 4482 HARRY 73-974 P 74-478 P ELA VERDO BUFFET AND DOMESTIC CIGARS AND CIGARS Street LA VE IMPORTED AND DON 3100 State Street Hotel BUFFET, 3004 State Street LA VERDO BUFFET IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC CIGARS AND CIGARETTES 3100 State Street 0. Hotel Brunswick Geo. W. Holt, Prop. BUFFET, POOL AND BILLIARDS Street Duglas 3256 Autor JONES A. F. CO THE ELITE CAFE and BUFFET Hotel Brunswick Geo. W. Holt, Prop. BUFFET, POOL AND BILLIARDS. Phone: Douglas 3256 HENRY JONES THE CAFE Finest Table d'Hote in the City 4 p. m., to 1 a. m. M LEWIS, Prop. HENRY C. SNEE Phone Douglas 3309 Automatic 75-173 GENERAL SPRING CITY F F E T A N D C A L 3517 S. State Street, CHICAGO CLASS INTERTAINERS EVERY EVI 3030 State Street WILLIAM LEWIS, F. Phone Doug MINERALS BUFFET 3517 S. S HIGH CLASS INT WILLIAM LEWIS, Prop. HENRY C. SNEED, M'g'r Phone Douglas 3309 Automatic 75-173 HIGH CLASS INTERTAINERS EVERY EVENING JOHN J. DUNN WHOLESA FIFTY-FIRST RAILYA 51c FRANK DUNN JOHN BLOCKI, Pres WHOLESALE COAL RETAIL FIFTY-FIRST STREET and ARMOUR AVENUE RAILYARDS 51et St. and L. S. & M. S. 51et St. and ARMOUR AVE. UNN BLOCKI, Pres. F. W. BLOCK FIFTY-FIRST STREET and ARMOUR AVENUE RAILYARDS 51st St. and L. S. & M. S. 51st St. and ARMOUR AVE. C. E. Kreyssler, Druggist 5057 S. STATE STREET NOT ON THE CORNER For high grade Drugs, Chemicals, and Medicinal Preparations All Prescriptions Carefully Compounded ALSO CARRY A FULL LINE OF Blocki's Ideal & Blocki's Flower In Bottle Perfumes Phones { Douglas 4482 Auto 73-974 Auto 74-478 FRANK DUNN J. B. MoCAHEY TRUSTEES BUFFET AND CIGARETTES 0. swick BILLIARDS. Chicago Automatic 72-379 A. F. CODOZOE LITE FFET MARY C. SNEED, M'sr omatic 75-173 ING CLUB O CAFE CHICAGO EVERY EVENING RETAIL OUR AVENUE L. S. & M. S. R AVE. CHICAGO F. W. BLOCKI, Treas.] I & SON S , Druggist Phone Aldine 3653 ESTABLISHED 1877 HARRY J. KELLY Prop. Chicago, Ill TEL. OAKLAND 1580,1551,1662 CHICAGO