The Broad Ax

Col. John R. Marshall Steps Down And Out As Commander In Chief Of The Famous Eighth Regiment Illinois National Guards. HE WILL STILL REMAIN LOYAL TO THE REGIMENT AND IS DESIROUS TO SEE IT CONTINUE TO BE THE GREATEST MILITARY ORGANIZATION AMONG COLORED PEOPLE IN THE WORLD. HE WILL INDUCE AS MANY OF HIS FRIENDS TO JOIN IT IN THE FUTURE AS IN THE PAST. AT A MEETING OF THE REGIMENT AT ITS ARMORY MONDAY EVENING RESOLUTIONS WERE UNANIMOUSLY PASSED PRAISING COL. MARSHALL AND HE WAS PRESENTED WITH $500 AS A TOKEN OF ESTEEM AND FRIENDSHIP ON THE PART OF ITS OFFICERS AND THE BANK AND FILE OF THE REGIMENT. MAJOR FRANKLIN A. DENISON OR LIEUT-COL. JAMES H. JOHNSON WILL SUCCEED HIM AT THE ELECTION TO BE HELD AT THE ARMORY MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 12th. ON THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15th, THE COLORED CITIZENS OF CHICAGO WILL TENDER COL. MARSHALL A GRAND PUBLIC TESTIMONIAL AT ODD FELLOWS HALL. COL. W. ALLISON SWEENEY, REV. J. H. CALLIS, MAJOR JOHN R. LYNCH AND REV. E. J. FISHER WILL BE AMONG THE SPEAKERS. HON. A. H. ROBERTS AT THE SAME TIME WILL PRESENT COL. MARSHALL WITH A HANDSOME LOVING CUP. MR. JESSE BINGA, CHAIRMAN OF THE CITIZENS COMMITTEE, WILL PRESIDE. MUSIC WILL BE FURNISHED BY GARFIELD WILSON'S ORCHESTRA SOLO BY MRS. PATTI DEAN BROWN. Vol. XIX. Col. John B. Steps Down As Commander Of The Factional Guard HE WILL STILL REMAIN LOYAL TO SEE IT CONTINUE TO BE TIZATION AMONG COLORED PEOPLE DUCE AS MANY OF HIS FRIENDS IN THE PAST. AT A MEETING OF THE REGIMENTING RESOLUTIONS WERE UNDER MARSHALL AND HE WAS PRESTEEM AND FRIENDSHIP ON THE BANK AND FILE OF THE MAJOR FRANKLIN A. DENISON OWILL SUCCEED HIM AT THE MOBY MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY ON THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY CHICAGO WILL TENDER COL. MONIAL AT ODD FELLOWS HA COL. W. ALLISON SWEENEY, REV. J. AND REV. E. J. FISHER WILL HON. A. H. ROBERTS AT THE SAMSHALL WITH A HANDSOME CHAIRMAN OF THE CITIZENS MUSIC WILL BE FURNISHED BY SOLO BY MRS. PA It was flashed to all parts of the world last Saturday morning that Col. John R. Marshall had stepped down and out as commander in chief of the famous eighth regiment Illinois National Guards, and with few exceptions that was unwelcome news to the vast majority of Afro-Americans residing in all parts of this country, and in fact by the Colored people throughout the entire civilized world, for the eighth regiment under the commandership of Col. Marshall has to its undying credit an unnished reputation for manly conduct and so on which is as wide as the entire world. At this point it must be said to the everlasting honor and glory of Col. Marshall that at all times since he was chosen colonel, of it in 1898 and marched off to Cuba down to the present, his heart and very soul has been wrapped up in its success in every way and he has neither spared time nor money in order to push or force it to the front, which has enabled it to occupy an enviable position in the public eye for so many years. Like the most of mortals, Col. Marshall has his faults, and he is not perfect by any means, but notwithstanding this fact he must be given full credit by his friends and foes alike for making the eighth regiment what it is to-day. In a long interview with Col. Marshall a few days ago he stated that he entertains not the slightest malice in his heart against any living soul, that in the future as in the past he will still remain loyal to the regiment, that he wants to see it continue to be the greatest military organization among Colored people in the world, that he will never fail in his attempt to induce as many of his friends to joint it, that he rightly considers it the strong and vigorous child of his own creation and for that and many other reasons he will always be greatly interested in its greatest success. As an evidence of the high esteem the officers and the rank and file of the regiment entertain for Col. Mar- --- HEW TO THE LINE: LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY shall, at its meeting on Monday evening at its armory resolutions were unanimously passed praising him and he was presented with five hundred dollars as a token of lasting friendship on the part of its officers and men. The meeting to elect a new colonel for the regiment will be held at the armory Monday evening, January 12th, and Major Franklin A. Denison and Lieut-Col. James H. Johnson, both highly capable men and warm friends of the writer, are in line to succeed Col. Marshall as 35 linemen or officers vote for the election of colonel of a regiment and whichever of the contestants receives 18 votes will walk away with the title and high and distinguished honor of serving as colonel of the eighth regiment. On Thursday, January 15th, the Colored citizens of Chicago will tender Col. Marshall a grand public testimonial at Odd Fellows Hall, 3335 South State street, at which time a handsome loving cup will be presented to him Hon. A. H. Roberts will make the presentation speech; Col. W. Allison Sweeney, Rev. H. J. Callis, Major John R. Lynch and Rev. E. J. Fisher will be among the speakers. Mr. Jesse Binga, chairman of the citizen's committee, will preside. All the pastors of the leading churches have been invited to be present and take, part in the meeting. The music for the occasion will be furnished by Garfield Wilson's Orchestra; solo by Mrs. Patti Dean Brown DE. PETER J. SMITH LANDS IN A PAT JOB IN BOSTON, MASS. Dr. Peter J. Smith, secretary of the National Negro Democratic League, who rendered yeoman service in 1912 for the national democratic ticket, has been appointed a deputy collector of internal revenue, income tax division, attached to the headquarters at Boston, Mass. The appointment gives great satisfaction to the Colored democracy of the East and North. Dr. Smith has assumed his duties at Boston, his old CHICAGO. JANUARY 10. 1914 COL. JOHN R. MARSHALL Steps down and out as commander of the 8th Regiment Illinois National Guards, and on Thursday evening, January 15th, he will be presented with a beautiful loving cup at Odd Fellows Hall by the Colored citizens of Chicago. RESOLUTIONS PRAISING COLONEL JOHN R. MARSHALL. Whereas the 8th Regiment of Infantry Illinois National Guard has been deprived of the valuable services of Col. John R. Marshall who, since it was mustered into the military service of the state as a Regiment, has been its commanding officer; and Whereas during the entire period since he assumed command, he has untiringly and unselfishly devoted his ripe military experience and serupulously honest management to the end that to-day, this splendid organization officered from Colonel to Corporal by members of the Negro race, is the equal in point of efficiency of any military organization in this Country; and Whereas the officers and men alike feel that in his loss as their intrepid and fearless command, a vacancy has been created most difficult to fill. Therefore be it resolved that the Officers stationed at Chicago in meet-ing assembled, hereby and herein expressed their deep sense of regret that circumstances over which he had no control, has produced a condition which caused his retirement, and resolved further That we shall always cherish with loving memory his unselfish loyalty to officers and men alike, and his faithful stewardship rendered from beginning to the end of his administration as the Commanding Officer. Be it further resolved that, as a small token of our high esteem and loving regard for him, which in no sense is commensurate with the heavy loss we have sustained by his retirement, the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars be presented to him out of the regimental funds. Be it further resolved that these resolutions become a part of the official regimental records, and that an engrossed copy be presented to Col. John R. Marshall. Prof. Joel E. Spingarn to Speak at the Lincoln Center, This City, This Coming Sunday Evening. Dr. Spingarn was for twelve years professor of comparative literature at Columbia University, retiring in 1911. A campaign upon the issue of Negro segregation will be launched this week when Professor Joel E. Spingarn, formerly of Columbia University and president of the New York branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, starts on a speaking tour through the Middle West. Dr. Spingarn arrives in Chicago today and is booked for several addresses, the chief of which will be an address on "The New Abolitionism" at Lincoln Center, Oakwood boulevard and Langley avenue, Sunday evening at eight o'clock under the 'auspices of the Chicago branch of the association. To this meeting the public is invited. Dr. Spingarn is expected to tell of the discrimination against Negroes in the government departments at Washington and will discuss some of the newer problems disclosed by the latest segregation schemes in the South. His tour, which he is financing himself, is designed to enlist greater public support for the National Association in its fight for political and industrial opportunity for the Negro. Judge Edward O. Brown, president of the Chicago branch, will preside at the Lincoln Center meeting. Addresses will be made by Mr. R. Baldwin, secretary of the City Club of St. Louis who has been studying segregation schemes in certain cities, and Dr. Charles E. Bentley who will report upon the annual meeting of the Association which is being held in New York this week. This local meeting, though open to the public, is also the deferred annual meeting of the branch and will include, among other things, the election of officers and directors for the places now occupied by Charles R. Crane, Miss Garnetta R. Tibbs, Dr. Jenkins Lloyd Jones and Judge Robert McMurdo ing assembled, hereby and herein expressed their deep sense of regret that circumstances over which he had no control, has produced a condition which caused his retirement, and resolved further That we shall always cherish with loving memory his unselfish loyalty to officers and men alike, and his faithful stewardship rendered from beginning to the end of his administration as the Commanding Officer. Be it further resolved that, as a small token of our high esteem and loving regard for him, which in no sense is commensurate with the heavy loss we have sustained by his retirement, the sum of five hundred ($500.00) dollars be presented to him out of the regimental funds. Be it further resolved that these resolutions become a part of the official regimental records, and that an engrossed copy be presented to Col. John R. Marshall. Dr. Spingarn was for twelve years professor of comparative literature at Columbia University, retiring in 1911. He is the author of numerous volumes in research, some of which have been translated in foreign languages, and of a volume of verse entitled, "The New Hesperides and Other Poems." He has been almost as deeply interested in public affairs as in scholarship. He was the Republican candidate for Congress in the 18th New York district in 1908 when he received the support of President Roosevelt and of Secretary Root. He joined the Progressive party when that party emerged and as a delegate to the Bull Moose convention at Chicago made a vigorous effort to secure a plank on the race question which would commit the party to the "new abolitionism." He has been a student of the race question for a number of years and is an ardent believer in equal political and civil rights for the Colored race. As president of the New York branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, he carried through a number of suits which forced the theatres, amusement parks and hotels to extend their accommodations to Colored people. Dr. Spingara's tour, which opened in Detroit Wednesday night, includes addresses at Chicago, Quincy, Kansas City, Kans.; Topeka, St. Louis and Indianapolis. The association which he represents has a large membership of both White and Colored people, with branches in all the important cities from Boston to the Pacific Coast.-C. T. H. NEGRO ELECTED CLASS ORATOR. The Harvard senior class has elected A. L. Jackson, a Negro, of Englewood, N. J., as class orator, and he will be the principal speaker at the commencement exercises in June. James H. Anderson, Founder and Editor of the Amsterdam News, New York City, Visited Chicago Saturday and Sunday SATURDAY EVENING HE WAS THE GUEST OF COL. B. S. ABBOTT AND JULIUS F. TAYLOR AT THE APPOMATTOX CLUB, AND MET MANY OF ITS PROMINENT MEMBERS. SUNDAY MORNING HE ATTENDED SERVICES WITH COL. ABBOTT AT GRACR PRESBYTERIAN, OLIVET AND BETHEL CHURCHES. AT THREE O'CLOCK ON THAT SAME AFTERNOON HE WAS THE GUEST OF HONOR AT A DINNER GIVEN BY COL ABBOTT, AT WHICH TIME HE WAS GREETED BY ALL OF THE AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER MEN IN CHICAGO. ON SUNDAY EVENING, IN COMPANY WITH THE EDITOR OF THE BROAD AXE, HE ATTENDED SERVICES AT QUINN CHAPEL AND LISTENED TO A GOOD, UP-TO-DATE METHODIST SERMON BY ITS BLOEUGENT PASTOR, REV. J. C. ANDERSON. MONDAY AT THREE O'CLOCK HE DEPARTED FOR HIS EASTERN HOME AFTER HAVING MISSED THE 20TH CENTURY LIMITED BY ONE MINUTE AND A HALF, WHICH LEAVES THIS CITY AT 12:40 P. M. OVER THE LAKE SHORE AND MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD. James H. Anderson, founder and editor of the Amsterdam News, New York City, arrived in Chicago on Saturday morning from St. Louis, Mo, where he spent the holidays, having arrived in that city on December 24th, and while visiting in it he was royally entertained by many of its best and most enterprising citizens. Before departing from New York for it he had engagements to speak in five of the leading churches. It might also be mentioned that while he was in that city he was the honored guest of J. E. Mitchell, publisher of the St. Louis Argus. Not long after arriving in this city Mr. Anderson secured a fast speeding auto in order to enable him to make fast time while calling on some of his many friends in this city, such as Henry Jones, part owner of the Elite cafe, 3030 South State street; Joseph Dunn, 5050 South State street; Louis B. Anderson, assistant attorney of Cook county; Col. R. S. Abbott and J. J. Jones, 2916 South State street, and on Saturday afternoon Mr. Anderson, Col. Abbott and Mr. Jones rushed up in their fast going auto in front of the home of the writer, 5027 Federal street, where they were for some time entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Julius F. Taylor. Later on that same evening he was the guest of Col. Abbott and Julius F. Taylor at the Appomattox Club, and he had the pleasure of being presented to many of its most prominent members. He also dropped in to see Thos. McCain and Mart. Shoecraft, who are successfully holding forth at The Ladies of the John Brown Relief Corps Entertained Their Friends at Johnson's Hall. Tuesday evening, the ladies of the John Brown relief corps gave an entertainment at Johnson's hall, 3522 South State street, for the benefit of the old ex-soldiers and it was a very nice and home-like affair and the ladies cleared a nice little sum of money in a short space of time. On Wednesday evening at Heulett's hall, 2712 South State street, the newly elected officers of the John Brown relief corps were installed for the coming year: No.15 Anderson, and Editor of Amsterdam News, City, Visited Saturday and THE GUEST OF COL. B. S. ABBOTT AND POMATTOX CLUB, AND MET MANY SERVICES WITH COL. ABBOTT AT MET AND BETHEL CHURCHES. THE AFTERNOON HE WAS THE GUEST BY COL. ABBOTT, AT WHICH TIME THE AFRO-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER ANY WITH THE EDITOR OF THE SERVICES AT QUINN CHAPEL AND UPDATE METHODIST SERMON BY ITS ANDERSON. DEPARTED FOR HIS EASTERN HOME 20TH CENTURY LIMITED BY ONE LEAVES THIS CITY AT 12:40 P. M. MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD. the Pompei, 20 and 22 East 21st street, and he rubbed up against George W. Holt, proprietor of the Hotel Brunswick, 3004 South State street, and David McGowan, the shining headlight of the Keystone hotel, 3022 South State street. On Sunday morning he attended with Col. Abbott services at Grace Presbyterian, Olivet Baptist and Bethel churches, and at three o'clock on Sunday afternoon he was the honored guest at a swell dinner given by Col. Abbott at his home, 3159 South State street. The following gentlemen were seated around the table and greatly enjoyed the sumptuous repast: The host, James H. Anderson of New York City, Julius F. Taylor, S. B. Turner, Alfred Anderson, Cary B. Lewis, J. Hockley Smiley, Fon Holly, Charles Reese, Col R. S. Abbott and Julius N. Avendorph. Mrs. Rayford and Mrs. Wimp assisted Mrs. Lee in serving the especially invited guests. On Sunday evening the writer attended services at Quinn Chapel with Mr. Anderson and listened to a good, up-to-date Methodist discourse by its most eloquent and progressive pastor, the Rev. J. C. Anderson, and a little money was chucked into his Lord's bank by the visiting editors. At three o'clock Monday afternoon Mr. Anderson departed for his eastern home, after missing the 20th Century Limited one minute and a half, which leaves this city at 12:40 p. m. over the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad, carrying with him the very best wishes of his many Chicago friends. President, Mias Emma McGowan; senior vice, Mrs. Sophie Wier; junior vice, Mrs. Louvinia Mitchell; secretary, Mrs. Pearl Carey; treasurer, Mrs. Mamie E. Britton; chaplain, Mrs. Emma Smith; conductor, Mrs. Juanta Duncan; assistant conductor, Mrs. Mollie Robinson; guard, Frankie Hegamin; assistant guard, Mrs. Mamie E. Jackson; press correspondent, Mrs. Jessie Harris; patriotic instructor, Mrs. Kate Minnard; musician, Mrs. Hattie P. Flemming; color bearers, No. 1, Mrs. Alice Plummer, No. 2, Mrs. Ella Lawson, No. 3, Mrs. Addie Brown, No. 4, Mrs. Catherine Cowden. --- [Name] JESSE BINGA The successful real estate dealer and banker who will preside as chairman of the Colored citizens' committee which will present Col. John R. Marshall with a handsome loving cup at Odd Fellows Hall Thursday evening, January 15th. SOME GOOD RESOLUTIONS. I am resolved that during the year 1914: I will try to get my rightful share of good, fresh air all the time.' I will be careful and temperate in my habits and take some exercise in the open air every day. I will not indulge in needless worry or fret and stew over matters that I cannot control or help. I will not abuse nature but do my best to co-operate with it in keeping myself well and strong. MRS. LAURA MANNING WILL BE COME UNITED IN MARRIAGE TO MR. WALTER MARTIN. Announcement is made of the coming marriage of Mrs. Laura Manning to Walter Z. Martin, January 20, 1914, at the home of the bride, 3524 Calumet Ave. Mr. Martin is the son of Rev. G. A. Martin, pastor of the Corinthine Baptist church of Indianapolis, Ind. He will arrive in the city to be present at their marriage and will spend the week end with the bride and groom. I will try to the best of my ability to scatter the germs of health knowledge rather than the germs of disease. I will try to be kind, courteous and good-natured in order that I may have mental peace and a good digestion all the time. I will be alert, interested and active in doing all I can to care for my own health, that of my family and of the community in which I live. I will do my best to give my neighbor's children the same protection from disease and danger of every kind that I would demand that he give to mine. I will keep my own premises clean and tidy and if possible have a cleaner back yard and a more attractive lawn than any other man in my row. I will practice, promote and encourage community cleanliness to the end that my community shall be a better place to live in this year than it was last. I will join heartily with my neighbors in doing the things that will promote and encourage civic progress and thus help to make Chicago the best and most desirable city in the world to live in. I will not prescribe for the ills and ailments of my friends, but leave that to their doctors, who are authorized by law to treat the sick and who know more about such matters than I do. I will seek always to take a clear and hopeful vision of life and its responsibilities as affecting my duties as a good citizen and to keep myself, both body and mind in such condition that I may do the best work for my own good and that of the community wherein I live. Recognizing that to live right is a creed to which all humanity should subscribe, I will use all the intelligence I have to practice right living to the end that I may enjoy a sane, happy and healthful existence and in this way help others to conserve their physical health and vigor. I will try to train and educate my children that when they are grown up they will be, from both the moral and physical standpoints, better men and women than their parents are. If I fail in this I realize that I shall not be doing my rightful share towards helping in the onward and upward progress of the race. A. JAMES H. ANDERSON Editor and Founder of The Amsterdam New York City. MRS. LAURA MANNING WILL BE COME UNITED IN MARRIAGE TO MR. WALTER MARTIN. Announcement is made of the coming marriage of Mrs. Laura Manning to Walter Z. Martin, January 20, 1914, at the home of the bride, 3524 Calumet Ave. Mr. Martin is the son of Rev. G. A. Martin, pastor of the Corinthine Baptist church of Indianapolis, Ind. He will arrive in the city to be present at their marriage and will spend the week end with the bride and groom. Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Williams of 4338 Forrestville Ave., will have Mrs. Laura Manning and Walter Z. Martin as their guest Sunday afternoon at a luncheon, complimentary to their coming nuptials. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dodson, 24 E. 38th street, will entertain Mrs. Laura Manning and Walter Z. Martin Tuesday evening at a line party to see "The Honeymoon Express," at the Garrick. Mrs. James B. Williams, 4521 Evans avenue, was hostess at a delightful dinner party Wednesday afternoon, complimentary to Mrs. Laura Manning whose marriage takes place January 20, 1914, to Walter Z. Martin. The parlers were beautifully decorated with holly, mistletoe and poinsettias. Covers were laid for twelve. Mrs. Williams was assisted by her sister, Mrs. E. Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Johnson will receive Sunday, Jan. 18, at their residence 5113 Dearborn street, in honor of their nephew, Walter Z. Martin, and his fiancee, Mrs. Laura Marning. Hours 3 to 7 p. m. EIGHTH REGIMENT RECALLS MA JOB BALLAD'S VICTORY. Members Remember His Defeat of the Kroo Natives Nearly a Year Ago During Military Gossip of the Week. Members of the Eighth Regiment discussing everything military this week recalled the fact that January 27th marks the first anniversary of the defeat of the Kroo natives by the Liberian troops under command of Major Ballard. The daily newspapers published glowing accounts of the fight, but failed to state that Major Ballard was an Afro-American. One account was as follows: American Leads Liberian Troops to Great Victory. Monrovia, Liberia, Feb. 5.—A crushing defeat with heavy slaughter was inflicted on the Kroo natives of Liberia on Jan. 27th by Major Ballard, one of the American officers lent some time ago to the Liberian government. Dispatches brought today by runners state that Major Ballard with a force of Liberian troops razed the Krob stronghold at Beck Cross.on that date after a severe fight. Major Ballard's force lost eight killed and fifteen wounded. Washington, D. C., Feb. 5.—Major Ballard, who led the Liberians to victory over the Kroo natives is an ex-United States Army officer. He went to the aid of the Liberian army about a year ago after an exchange of correspondence on the subject between the government at Monrovia and the State Department. What has the Negro Contributed to the World for the Advancement of Civilization? ESSAY DELIVERED BY MISS LEONORA T. CURTIS AT QUINN CHAPEL AT THE FOURTH ANNUAL ESSAY CONTEST RECENTLY HELD IN THAT CHURCH. When so eminent a scholar as Henry Ward Beecher is said to have declared that the whole African race in its native land could be obliterated from the face of the earth without loss to civilization, it is meet and fitting that the descendants of this race should be stir themselves to show if the Negro has benefited civilization and in what way the world is better because he has lived. This idea originating with the race-loving president of Bethel Literary, has been of great benefit and inspiration to the young Negroes of Chicago. They feel that he has done more to stimulate literary endeavor among them than all the other influences combined. tenberg, Germany, who contributed special studies in philosophy which called forth words of highest commendation from the learned men of his days. He was a linguist of ability and was well versed in astronomy. About the same period, Geoffrey L'Islet was a scientist, geographer and archaeologist of international renown and world wide fame. Quassy, a native African, discovered a drug called quassia, used as a remedy for fever. From this drug comes quinine, the universal cure for fever and malaria. Scarcely an individual exists today who has not heard of, or used this great contribution to civilization. Chicago should be proud of the fact The close student of history finds that in every field of human endeavor, the Negro has made contributions which have enriched, beautified and advanced civilization for the human family. Professor Boaz of Columbia University has shown that in some parts of Africa at the dawn of history, Negroes had well ordered and well governed states and had made progress in agriculture, art and science, long before the nations which now boast of civilization had begun to drink blood out of human skulls. Professor Taylor asserts, that centuries ago, Negroes on the Isle of Meroe, built arches, monuments, temples and pyramids of rare architectural beauty and that these were afterwards models for the famous colossal structures of Egypt; while Professor Sergi of the University of Rome claims that the cradle of civilization was in Africa and that in prehistoric times, a race called the Mediterranean race, of which the African Negro is a branch, gave the world the foundations of art, science, astronomy, mathematics and religion. According to the historian Lucian, the Ethiopians were the first who invented the science of the stars and gave names to the planets; and eminent authorities tell us that Ethiopia was the land from which the arts and learning of Greece and Rome derived their origin, and that the earliest efforts of human science and ingenuity was found in this country. Africa discovered iron and invented the smelting of iron ore and made the first iron implements. At the time of its discovery when primitive people of all other continents were still in the stone age and did not know how to smelt metals, the iron industry was found all over the African continent. Thus mankind is indebted to the Negro for one of the most fundamental industries, the use of iron. In 1619 Negroes were brought to America from Africa by a Dutch trading vessel, exchanged for food and made slaves by their purchasers. Several attempts had been made before to establish settlements in Virginia, but not until the Negro came and his brawn and muscle were used to fell the forests, clear the new ground, till the soil, sow the crop and reap the harvest, was any colony in Virginia a success. The younger sons of the British aristocracy and those who came with them to establish colonies in the new world, had never worked with their hands, and many of them starved to death because they would not do so. The Negro raised plenty of crops and through him a true and lasting civilization was begun in Virginia and extended throughout the South. He made this country blossom as a rose; gave to civilization by the sweat of his brow, King Cotton, who in turn furnishes cloth for the world. Not only so, but a slave is said to have given to Eli Whitney the invention of the cotton gin, according to Henry E. Baker, assistant examiner United States Patent Office, and other authority. So it seems that not only has the Negro raised the cotton, but he really invented the cotton gin. Nor is this all. At the National Conservation Congress held in Kansas City, Missouri, September 25th, 1911, President Henry Wallace in his annual address to the Congress said, "Were it not for over $500,000,000 worth of cotton that we send abroad each year, our country would be drained of its precious metals to settle our foreign obligations and we would be on the verge of bankrupty." Here are words of undisputed authority which say that the Negro's present day contribution to civilization, is the saving of the nation's credit. In the scientific field early in the nineteenth century appears the name of Anthony William Amo, professor of philosophy in the University of Wit- tenberg, Germany, who contributed special studies in philosophy which called forth words of highest commendation from the learned men of his day. He was a linguist of ability and was well versed in astronomy. About the same period, Geoffrey L'Islet was a scientist, geographer and archaeologist of international renown and world wide fame. Quassy, a native African, discovered a drug called quassia, used as a remedy for fever. From this drug comes quinine, the universal cure for fever and malaria. Scarcely an individual exists today who has not heard of, or used this great contribution to civilization. Chicago should be proud of the fact that one of our own citizens has made a most wonderful contribution to civilization's advancement. Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, founder of Provident Hospital, was the first surgeon to operate upon the living heart of a man who had been stabbed and left dead. The man is living today. This operation performed in 1893, is still considered one of the most wonderful feats of modern surgery. As founder of Provident Hospital, Dr. Williams' services to mankind here, are unique in that he first gave training to Negro girls. Until that time, only an occasional Colored girl could be received in any of the hospitals of Chicago. Since then, hundreds have been graduated from Provident and they now minister to the sick in every section of this country and save the lives of countless human beings. Provident Hospital's example has been followed by fourteen others throughout the country. If a benefactor is one who makes two blades of grass where one only grew before, then indeed the man who inspired fifteen hospitals where none were before, has made wonderful contribution to civilization. In the world of art, Henry O. Tanner, leading artist of Paris, has pictures in the galleries of the Louvre, as well as in the homes of the connoisseurs of art. His distinct contribution has been the beautiful portrayal of biblical subjects. Not since the days of Raphael, Michael Angelo and other old Italian masters has any painter so illuminated Bible characters and scenes with the painter's brush, as has Henry Tanner. As one admires the "Annunciation," "The Holy Family," "Christ Walking on the Water," and "The Hiding of Moses," one understands that Tanner's gift to civilization has been a deeper reverence for sacred things. Literature has always been one of the most potent forces in developing the civilization of the world. The spoken word is listened to by a few hundreds or thousands. The written word reaches the nations of the world. The literature of some of the greatest European nations has been enriched by contributions from writers of Negro descent. Terence, the illustrious Latin poet, had Negro blood coursing through his veins. Aesop's Fables have furnished philosophy, wit and instruction for centuries, and to this day are quoted in the literature of the world and taught children in the schools. He was a Negro slave who became the peer of Greek philosophers and made this mighty contribution to the progress of civilization. Alexander Pouskin is held in veneration by Russia as is Shakespeare by the English. When the one hundredth anniversary of his birth was celebrated in Russia a decade ago, busts of Pouskin were made and the universities lauded his name in song and story for his magnificent contributions to the literature of the country. One of the greatest writers of the nineteenth century was the brilliant novelist, Alexander Dumas, who wrote 1200 volumes. Both father and son were literary geniuses of the first magnitude. The play "Camille" alone, which has touched the hearts of the civilized world, and over which countless thousands have wept, was written by this son of African descent. Paul Laurence Dunbar's verse in the Negro dialect was his distinct contribution. He gave our civilization to see and understand the true rythm and beauty of humble Negro character at its best. He has done for the Negro what Robert Burns did for the humble Scottish folks. George W. Williams' contribution to the advance of civilization, like that of Blyden, was to give authentic information to the world about those of whom little is known. Booker T. Washington's ideas on industrial education have revolutionized M. H. The popular pastor of Walters A. M. E. Zion Church, who will be one of the speakers at the grand public testimonial to be given to Col. John E. Marshall at Odd Fellows Hall, Thursday evening, January 15th. the theories of the country upon prac for making paper, bags; Frank Ferrell tical education. of New York, improvements in hosti Music is the Negro's special gift to the world. The only folk songs that America has today, originated with him during slavery days. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor wove these into wonderful compositions and today enjoys the unique distinction of being the first of his race to produce a masterpiece and attempt something on a large scale musically. The Boston Journal says of Mr. Taylor: "To those who follow music, it is needless to state that Mr. Coleridge Taylor, as the composer of the trilogy on Hiawatha has written the most beautiful, original, richly colored and fascinating music that has come out of England for a hundred years at least." Rosamond Johnson and Will Marion Cook, with Ernest Hogan, are charged with having given ragtime to the country. Whether ragtime is considered a contribution, remains an open question, but all the world seems to have gone away over it. In war and statesmanship, Hannibal of Carthage, one of the greatest military geniuses the world has ever known, demonstrated that the Alps could be crossed, bearded the Roman lion in his den and remained twelve years with his soldiers in Italy. Von Moltke, the eminent military critic said of him, "When Hannibal flashed his sword from its scabbard, the boundaries of the broad empire of Rome oscillated on the map. He was the archangel of war." Touissaint L'Ouverture, another Negro general, electrified the world by his military conquests and left his stamp upon the world by defying the armies of three of its proudest nations. He made Hayti free and gave as his contribution to civilization the little Black Republic which has held her own even down to the present day. Coming down to modern times, in the realm of statesmanship, might be placed the Anti-mob law, placed upon the statute books of the great state of Illinois, through the efforts of Honorable Edward D. Green, ex-member of the Legislature. Although lynching had prevailed throughout the country for the past thirty years, not until the passage of this bill, was any effectual check for lynching found. Since this law became effective, no Negro in Illinois has been lynched. That which restrains mobs and makes for the peace and dignity of the commonwealth, most certainly advances civilization. And what has the Negro achieved in the field of invention, the realm which has done most to promote the cause of civilization? In 1768 Richard Arkwright, a Negro, set up in Preston, England, the first spinning frame. Benjamin Bannaker of Maryland, astronomer and mathematician, invented a clock and almanac. Although the clock was constructed with crude tools, it struck the hours with faultless precision for twenty years and was the mechanical wonder of his day. James Forten of Philadelphia invented an apparatus for managing sails, Benjamin Lewis, a machine for picking oakum. Negroes have to their credit today 1,200 patents. Foremost among present day inventors is Granville T. Woods whose inventions relate to electrical subjects, such as telegraphic and telephonic instruments, electric railways and several patents on means for transmitting telegraphic messages between moving trains. Elijah McCoy of Detroit is regarded as the pioneer in the art of supplying oil to machinery in intermittent drops from a cup, so as to avoid the necessity for stopping the machine to oil it. No doubt, thousands of machinists have used McCoy's Lubricating Cups daily and did not know they were the invention of a Colored man. William Purvis Philadelphia invented a machine for making paper, bags; Frank Ferrell of New York, improvements in heating and lighting devices; Charles Richey of Washington, a device for registering calls on the telephone and detecting the unauthorized use of same; Henry Cramer of New York, inventions in steam traps; William Douglass, inventions in harvesting machines; Joseph Dickenson of New Jersey, devices for musical instruments, particularly the piano. He is employed today by one of the largest corporations of its kind in the world and his various inventions are eagerly adopted in the construction of some of the finest automatic pianos on the market. James Doyle of Pittsburg, invented an automatic serving system, a scheme for dispensing with waiters in dining rooms, restaurants and railroadunch counters. It was recently exhibited at the Pennsylvania Exposition and attracted much attention from the press and public. The model is said to have cost nearly $2,000. Conspicuous among inventors is Jan Metzeliger, who invented the first complete machine for performing automatically all the operations involved in attaching soles to shoes. This wonderful achievement marked the beginning of a distinct revolution in the art of making shoes by machinery. Metzeliger died before he was able to capitalize it by organizing a stock company, but the stock was quickly sold and this purchase laid the foundation for the organization of the United Shoe Machinery Company, the largest and richest corporation of its kind in the world. Centuries of slavery, oppression and misrepresentation have not only not crushed out hope which springs eternal in the human breast, but the Negro still remains the most hopeful and cheerful race under the sun today. This is his most glorious contribution to the civilization of the world. Without hope, neither individuals nor nations achieve, and the wonder of the world to-day is that notwithstanding adverse conditions, the Negro has taught the world to hope on, hope ever. The Apostle Paul has said that one of the three greatest things in the world is hope. J. D. Corrothers, one of our own poets of today, well says in the May Century: "To be a Negro in a day like this Demands forgiveness. Bruised with Demands forgiveness. Bruised with blow on blow, Betrayed, like him whose woe-dimmed eye gave bliss Still must one succor, those who brought one low, To be a Negro in a day like this. To be a Negro in a day like this Demands rare patience—patience that can wait In utter darkness, 'tis the path to miss To be a Negro in a day like this. To be a Negro in a day like this Demands strange loyalty, We serve a flag Which is to us White freedom's emphasis. Ah! One must love when truth and justice lag To be a Negro in a day like this Alas! Lord God, what have we done? Still shines the gate all gold and ame thyst But I pass the glorious goal unknown "Merely a Negro" in a day like this." FIRST CLASS COLORED MAID WANTED. Wanted—a good Colored maid; one fond of a baby. No washing. $6.00 per week. Good reference. Phone Hyde Park 4274. Douglas 73—TELEPHONES—Auto. 72775 "The Chateau" Frank Hall, Prop. Mr. Clarence Jones, Symphony Orchestra Personally conducted by Mr. Clarence Jones Grand SUNDAY EVE. Musicale FROM 5 TO 10:30 P. M., EVERY SUNDAY 346 E. 35th Street, Opposite Grand Blvd. JOE SHOECRAFT, MGR. Finest Cafe in the City. Service Unexcelled. THE BROAD AX Will promulgate and at all times uphold the true principles of Democracy, but Catholism, Protestantism, Priests, Inclubs, single, female, and male, with the language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad AX is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough to allow claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year ... $8.90 Six Months ... $1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 5027 FEDERAL STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. PHONE DREXEL 4500. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. Entered as Second Class Matter Aug. 19. 1918 to the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois under Act of March 8, 1878. Rev. H. J. Callis, Pastor. The services were well attended all day on Sunday last. In the morning the Sacrament of the Holy Communion was celebrated. In the evening the pastor opened the revival. Dr. Callis preached a sermon inspiring the zealous Christians present to work more earnestly for the salvation of others. The evening service was followed by a special consecration service. Rev. S. S. Scisson of Danville, Illinois, is assisting in our revival meetings. Rev. Scisson who began the work with us on last Monday evening, is a forceful gospel preacher. He brings a message whose truthfulness is re-inforced by his own zeal and earnestness. Rev. Scisson is a preacher whose sermons each and every person should hear. He always leaves something for you to think about. The services begin each evening at eight o'clock. The services are preceded by a half hour of prayer and praise, beginning at 7:30. The services on next Sunday will be as usual and the public are cordially invited to come and worship with us. The president of the Christian Endeavor wishes to call especial attention to the meetings of that society at six o'clock each Sunday evening. The church is worthy of a strong Endeavor. Such an organization is impossible, however, without your co-operation.—"C." FLEEING WITH ARMFUL OF TUR KEYS: IS SHOT. Special Agent M. McDonough of the Santa Fe Railroad saw a man on last Monday leap from a car in the company's yards and gave chase. He shouted to the man to stop, and when he refused, opened fire with a revolver. He shot a Negro, with three turkeys in his arms. The man gave the name of Louis Norman of 3657 South Wabash avenue. He was taken to jail after a furrow across his scalp had been sewed up. CHIPS Mrs. P. W. Horn, 3731 Rhodes avenue, is one of the most popular and artistic modistes in Chicago. Mr. Charles Creighton Thompson, who spent the holidays with relatives in this city, has returned to La Porte, Ind. Miss Minnie King, 3457 Dearborn street, has gone to Hot Springs, Ark., to visit her father. She left Chicago Wednesday. Mrs. Ida M. Dempsey is confined to her home, 3714 Dearborn street, suffering with a severe attack of grip. Mrs. Gabriella Smith, ill at her residence, 3404 Wabash avenue, is "improving slowly" according to Dr. George C. Hall. Mr. Frank Harvey, 326 E. 37th street, has gone to Gulf Port, Miss., to take a position as headwaiter at the Great Southern Hotel. Douglas 73—TELEPHONE "The C Frank H Mr. Clarence Jones, Personally conducted Mrs. Dora Powell, 5256 Wabash avenue, has sufficiently convalesced from her recent illness to be up and about her home. Mr. James A. Quinn, city oil inspector for the City of Chicago, has for the past two weeks been on a delightful visit to his old home, Lynn, Mass. Mrs. Alice Green-Jones, 5156 Wabash avenue, returned from Louisville, Ky., Sunday and left Wednesday night for Los Angeles, Cal., where she expects to remain indefinitely. Mt. Hope Temple, No. 1, S. M. T., held a public installation of officers at Bethel Hall, Tuesday night. A large number of visitors were present and refreshments were served free. Mrs. Geneva Smith, 5363 Dearborn street, who has a wide circle of friends in the Town of Lake, has been on the sick list for the past two weeks, but she is improving and she will soon be able to pleasantly smile on her friends again. Mrs. Edward D. Wimp of Buffalo, N. Y., and her three bright little children are visiting her mother, Mrs. H. P. Lee, 3159 South State street, and her aunt, Mrs. Jennie E. Lewis, 21 East 33rd street. They will remain in the city for several weeks. The Lincoln Memorial Congregational Church, at East Sixty-fifth street and Champlain avenue, was opened last Sunday with Rev. Eugene C. Lawrence, its pastor, officiating. For a year the congregation has worshiped in a rented store at East Sixty-fourth street and Rhodes avenue. The Holiday edition of The Advocate, Portland, Oregon, was the best and by far the finest of all the Afro-American newspapers whose editors attempted to get up special editions during the holiday season. It consisted of ten pages, illustrated with many half tone cuts and short sketches of the leading Colored men and women residing in that section of the western country. It was printed on fine Aberdeen book paper and it reflected much credit on the artistic and the newspaper ability of editor and brother E. D. Cannady. Mr. H. C. Bomar, 4956 Dearborn street, senior member of the firm of H. C. Bomar & Son, express and van company, enjoyed the holidays and announced the purchase of the corner (5000) directly opposite his home. He intends improving his new purchase and will operate an up-to-date grocery there. It is his belief that the most thorough business training can be obtained in that line, so Bomar, Jr., will be a groceryman before he succeeds his father in the express business. Mr. Bomar is one of the oldest advertisers in The Broad Ax. Mr. George R. Garner, the noted tenor or singer, lately sent a special telegram from Kingston, Jamaica, B. W. Indies, to the "Greatest Weekly Newspaper in the World," which is published in this city, but before the special telegram from that far off country found its way into the columns of the "Greatest Weekly Newspaper in the World," Mr. Garner had arrived in Chicago, and on New Year's evening he attended the Eighth Regiment ball at the Seventh Regiment armory and somehow or other he ran or walked faster than the special telegram and he struck Chicago ahead of it. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Gibson, Miss Sophie J. Gibson, Mr. and Mrs. James W. Carver and Mrs. Eunice Allen Reed, all of Peoria, were the guests of their Chicago relatives at the annual reunion of the Lindsay family Christmas Day at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Davis, 3226 Prairie avenue. Twenty, representing three generations, sat down to dinner. After the distribution of presents the whole party attended the Grand Theatre; after, which supper was served at the residence of Mr. Wm. T. and Mrs. Claudie E. Lindsay, 5028 Dearborn street. The family will meet again at Peoria, Xmas 1914. SPECIAL NOTICE All parties having social or personal items or other matter for publication. Such social items and so on must reach the editor not later than on Thursday morning, prior to the Saturday the articles are expected to appear. /Write plainly and on one side of the paper only. Personal or social items and short church notices, will be published free. If you have friends visiting you, or if you are going on a visit out of the city, or move from one section of the city to another, or buy a new house or flat building, or if any of your near and dear friends become united in marriage to some one, or join the Heavenly host in the great beyond; or if you give a dancing party or other social functions and so on; all such information plainly and shortly written will be considered news matter. And as stated before will be published free of all charges. Remember that all communications along this line must be short and to the point. Address all communications to the editor of The Broad Ax, 5027 Federal street. Phone Drexel, 4590. The Country Boy's Creed. "The Country Boy's Creed. "I believe that the country, which God made, is more beautiful than the city, which man made; that life out of doors and in touch with the earth is the natural life of man. I believe that work is work wherever we find it, but that work with nature is more inspiring than work with the most intricate machinery. I believe that the dignity of labor depends, not on what you do, but on how you do it; that opportunity comes to a boy on the farm as often as to the boy in the city; that life is larger and freer and happier on the farm than in town; that my success depends, not upon my location, but upon myself; not upon my dreams, but upon what I actually do; not upon luck, but upon pluck. I believe in working when you work and in playing when you play and in giving and demanding a square deal in every act of life."—Suburban Life. Conserve Your Steam A man who never amounted to much once got a job running the engine of a sawmill. He was greatly impressed with the importance of his position and wanted every one to know that he was the man who made all the wheels go round. The first morning he steamed up the engine he jerked the whistle wide open and made the welkin ring for miles around, saying to himself as the echoes bounced over the hills, "I am certainly the big noise in this part of the country." Just then the foreman started the force on a big day's work and discovered that there was not enough steam left to start the machinery. He of the big noise was promptly canned, and the job was given to a hole. Moral—You can't saw wood if you use all the steam blowing your whistle.—Exchange. Roe's Airship Hoax. Edgar Allen Poe was a pioneer in the art of aerial hoaxing. In 1844 the New York Sun announced 'one morning: "Astounding news!' Atlantic crossed in three days! Triumph of Mr. Monck Mason's flying machine!" Folks rushed for the paper, and found therein a long and detailed account of the crossing of the Atlantic in a steerable balloon by Mr. Monck Mason, Harrison Alnsworth and four others. The balloon was minutely described, long extracts were printed from a diary which Harrison Alnsworth was supposed to have kept on the way, and the whole story had such a touch of truth that it took some days for New Yorkers to realize how completely they had been hoaxed.—London Chronicle. Good Sitters. Turkish women are said to have one accomplishment in which they excel the women of all other nationalities. They know how to sit. Hester Donaldson Jenkins calls attention to the fact that the Turkish verb to sit is used where occidentals would use to live, or stay, or visit. To the question, "Where are you living?" one gets the reply, "I am sitting in Stamboul." Or to the question, "Are you married?" the answer will be, "No, I am sitting at home." And when they sit they sit quietly, "in the perfect repose of a sleeping cat." They don't have to keep their hands busy. They don't crochet or knit. They just sit. Redeemed Himself Sir Charles Napler had an effective method of dealing with cowards. On one occasion a flying soldier was stopped by his fellows, who were about to shoot him when the general intervened. "Give the man another chance," he ordered. "Place him in the front rank, and if he turns again let him be shot." EFOCKS IN RACE PROGRESS Year Book Tells of Afro-Americans' Achievements Since Emancipation. What use has the colored race made of its fifty years of freedom? What are the signs of progress? What are the economic and social conditions that have important meaning not only to the race, but also to the white man? What educational agencies are at work for the improvement of the whole southland? Again, what important role is the race playing in the drama of agricultural development? What does the latest federal census indicate regarding the movement of the Negro from the country to the city and the relative mortality of our people on the land and in the congested districts? What is the extent of the influence of the Negro press? These vital questions of progress and present day welfare are strikingly answered in the "fiftieth anniversary edition" of the Negro Year Book, which has been compiled by Monroe N. Work, who has charge of research and records at Tuskegee institute. Within 350 pages, bristling with thought provoking facts, there is told a wonderful story of the development of the colored American during fifty years of freedom-years of opportunity, struggle, perseverance and faith in God. While figures cannot adequately convey the real meaning of the advancement of a people who have suffered much and won important victories, nevertheless they do indicate, on the basis of established facts, the present economic, social and religious trend of the race. The figures quoted in the Year Book should interest those who are giving money to our schools and those who are urging men and women to invest in character building. Publicity should be given to the facts of our progress for the benefit of the average white man, who naturally knows little about the Negro as an individual capable of development. A great many regard him as a "problem" rather than as a factor in national advancement. The facts should also be published as an inspiration to Negro youth who are only too prone to accept their parents' dictum, who too often say, "You never can be nobody, nohow." MEDICAL ASSOCIATION TO MEET IN RALEIGH IN 1914 Old North State City Will Entertain National Body of Physicians. The popularity of the National Medical association was strikingly shown at the last annual meeting from the number of invitations received from various sources asking for the convention in 1914. Among the cities which sent invitations through their representatives were St. Louis, Atlanta, St. Paul and Raleigh. N. C. As the last session was held in Nashville, Tenn., the association decided to accept the invitation from Raleigh and will hold its sixteenth annual meeting in the latter city in 1914. Dr. W. G. Alexander, secretary of the organization, in a recent open letter paid a high tribute to the local entertainment committee and to the citizens generally of Nashville for the generous hospitality shown at the meeting held in that city. Dr. Alexander also comments liberally on the work of the session performed by individuals in the various sections of the program, such as clinic, dental, surgical and literary. The paper read by Dr. A. W. Dumas of Natchez. Miss., however, on "Vice Disease" was conceded by all to have been the most highly instructive and valuable to the profession of any yet heard on the subject. So pleased were the members that they requested the executive board to have the matter edited and printed for distribution among the laity. The surgical features of the Nashville session without exception were the best conducted since the inception of the association. The officers for 1913-14 are: President, Dr. A. M. Brown, Birmingham, Ala.; vice president, Dr. J. M. G. Ramsey, Richmond, Va.; second vice president, Dr. E. J. LaBranch, New Orleans; treasurer, Dr. J. R. Levy, Florence, S. C.; secretary, Dr. W. G. Alexander, Orange, N. J.; assistant secretary, Dr. G. R. Ferguson, Charlottesville, Va; dental secretary, Dr. A. T. Landers, Tuskegee, Ala.; pharmaceutical secretary, Dr. H. B. Marble, Yazoo City, Miss. Dr. G. E. Cannon was reelected chairman of the executive committee. The new members elected to that bbdy were Dr. A. A. Wyche, Charlotte, N. C. (medical section), and Dr. E. W. Erwin, Memphis, Tenn. (surgical section). Public Interest in Series of Recitals Much interest is being taken by lovers of music and those who follow the art as a profession in the series of recitals to be given this fall by Chorister J. R. Walker of the Warren Methodist Episcopal church in Pittsburgh Mrs. Mattie Hawkins Wilson, Mrs. E. W. Thomas, W. T. Miller and Harry Bolden will take part in the first recital of the series on Friday evening Dec. 12. These recitals will be of especial interest and benefit to the people of Pittsburgh. Mr. Walker is well known and capable of giving the publie the kind of music it likes to hear. Young Men's Christian Association. The success of the Carlton avenue branch of the Young Men's Christian association in Brooklyn is cause for genuine satisfaction. Under the able and conservative administration of Secretary Rufus M. Meroney the educational and religious work for the winor will be very large and helpful. DAMES AND DAUGHTERS. Mrs. I. L. W. Carpenter of Worcester, Mass., has celebrated her one hundred and seventh birthday. She is a member of the Michigan branch of the D. A. R. Frau von Bohlen und Halbach, who was Bertha Krupp before her marriage and now the owner of the great Krupp gun works at Essen, Germany, is one of the richest women in the world. She is only twenty-six years of age, and her estimated wealth is $100,000,000. Frau Emile Broome of Stockholm is said to be the best authority in Europe on the subject of continuation schools and is in charge of the schools of Stockholm, both as the head of the continuation schools and as supreme directress of the elementary schools of the city. Professor Lillian J. Martin, on whom the honorary degree of doctor of philosophy has just been conferred by the University of Bonn, Germany, and said to be the first American woman to have received this distinction, is a member of the faculty of Stanford university, California. Income Tax Quips. Perhaps you belong to the class whose incomes are $3,000 a year. No?—Chicago Tribune. Has any one studied the income tax provisions to see whether the profits of absconding cashiers are sufficiently taxed?—Washington Star. Press agents who write about the fabulous salaries of their stars will have to be more cautious when the income tax becomes operative.—Washington Post. Still, a good many people would be willing to pay the 7 per cent upon it if some one would only provide them with the million dollar income.—New York World. Aerial Flights. The faith of Count Zeppelin himself in the practicability of the dirigible balloon appears to be doomed to ultimate extinction. But it will die hard.—Chicago Tribune. Nowadays the newspapers content themselves with reporting the death of an aviator without stopping to give us more theories on "Swiss cheese" atmosphere.—Des Moines Register and Leader. The French aviator Pegoud, who has been looping the loop with his machine, is the sensation of the hour among flying men. After he breaks his neck everybody will draw the obvious moral.—New York World. College and School In the Munich schools attendance is compulsory for girls up to sixteen years. Heads of colleges in British universities are variously known as "wardens," "masters," "principals," "rectors," "provosts," "presidents," "deans" and "censors." The University of Pennsylvania had its beginning at Philadelphia in 1740. It was chartered in 1753 as the academy and 'charitable school in the province of Pennsylvania and received a further charter - as a college in 1755. Its present title dates from 1791. The Royal Box. King George of England as a yachtman is to be shown on a series of new Rhodesian stamps. Dowager Queen Alexandra of England discards two pairs of gloves daily during the year. She spends $30,000 a year in Paris for her dresses and her jewels. The young Prince of Wales has been forced by his mother to resign from the Bullingdon club of Oxford university, this organization being a little too extravagant to suit the queen. Fashion Frills. Applying reverse English, one might say that the bud in the slit skirt has been nipped.—Chicago News. "Grandmother's hoops are coming back," says Modiste. Ought to make an all round improvement in woman's dress.—New York American. If all the girls took as much interest in slitting the leaves of a good book as they do in the slit of their skirt they'd have something of more value.—Milwaukee News. Automobile Runs. Suppose every driver of an automobile were forced to sign a total abstinence pledge—Chicago Inter Ocean. The automobile is not to blame for all the accidents that happen. It knows how to behave when properly handled.-Philadelphia Press. Home Helps. To remove finger marks from varnished furniture sweet oil is very good, but kerosene used on waxed or oilled furniture gives better results. A mixture of kerosene and ammonia cleans porcelain bathtubs and sinks instantly and does not injure them as greatly as acid substances do. Hot water, with plenty of ground mustard added, is the best method of freezing dishes, kettles, silver and other utensils from the disagreeable tastes and smell of fish. RESIDENCE 1262 MACALISTER PLACE TELEPHONE, MONROE 2714 MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW SUITE 318-320 REAPER BLOCK CLARK AND WASHINGTON STS. TELEPHONE CENTRAL 230 AUTOMATIC 61-916 CHICAGO A. D. GASH ATTORNEY AT LAW 118 North La Salle St. Chicago Suite 615 to 616 Telephone Main 3077 PHONES: OFFICE, MAIN 4153 AUTOMATIC 33-736 RESIDENCE, DREXEL 799 Walter M. 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A. Newby, 35th and State St. N. W. corner. --- KEYSTONE HOTEL DAVID McGOWAN, Prop. NEATLY FURNISHED ROOMS WITH BATH FIRST CLASS BILLIARD PARLORS 3022 STATE STREET You'll notice that the letter "u" is found quite often in distress. And really it deserves to be, For it is "crooked," don't you see. —Exchange. "Have you finished your new house, Brooks?" "Well, I have the garage completed." —Indianapolis Star. Tell us not in mournful numbers Life is but an empty dream For the girl who eats cucumbers And then tops off with ice cream. —Chicago Record-Herald. "When he married the world was all before him!" "And now?" "Now he can't even find ground for a divorce!" —Judge. Through boundless space the world whirls on and on; Within an hour we pass a thousand miles. But such small things our minds dwell not quite. Though much they pore upon the latest styles. —Los Angeles Times. "Does your husband often come to the church sociable?" She—My husband isn't sociable anywhere.—Cornell Widow. Now, Mrs. Fry is much put out Because her husband shook her And asked her if she would get up And start the fireless cooker. —Yonkers Statesman. Visitor to Jail—And how did you get here? Confidence Man—They gave me five years just for attending to my business.—Puck. Honesty's the best thing ever. It will bring the metal yellow. Honesty's the best thing ever— 'Specially in the other fellow. —Philadelphia Public Ledger. "My husband thinks I'm the dearest thing in the world." "He ought to know. He pays your bills."—Fun. I asked Miranda for her heart And truly hoped to win it. Her answer therefore made me start. She said, "You are not in it!" —Lippincott's. "What's the matter, old man? You seem to have had a sudden shock." "A severe one. I asked my barber if I didn't need a hair cut, and he said no."—Louisville Courier-Journal. Lives of husbands oft remind us That our very best defense Is to give in at the outset Of incipient arguments. -Judge. Aunt Alma—So you took your first dancing lesson today. Was it difficult? Small Louise—No. All I had to do was keep turning around and wiping my feet—Exchange. She was a militant suffragette; He is a man who was raised a pet. The preacher had 'em hold hands across. New which of the two do you 'spose is boss? -Houston Post. Articus—Here's my latest picture, "The Battle." I tell you, war's a terrible thing. Criticus—Oh, I don't think it's as bad as it painted—Stray Stories. The nature feminine is prone To paradoxes sly. A woman cannot throw a stone, But she can heave a sigh. —Town Topics. "What has become of the orator who used to make such thrilling speeches?" "He had to quit." replied Farmer Corntossel. "He took on so much weight that he couldn't get up on a soap box without smashin' it in."— Washington Star. A marksman bold was William Tell. One of the stars. He nearly always rang the bell And won cigars. —Pittsburgh Post. "Sir, Rudolph, the lion, has just bitten off his trainer's arm." "In that case Rudolf won't want any dinner." said the heartless proprietor of the show.—Kansas City Journal. Lives of suffragettes remind us That as long as histrises note We have always had some trouble, More or less, about the vote. Wifey—Anyhow a woman's mind is always cleaner than a man's. Enbby—It ought to be. It changes offener.—Hillocks Siren. The butcher brags of honesty, But for his gore I thirst. For when I ask for sausage he Will hand me out his wurst. —Cinchnaat Enquirer. Phone Douglas 883 THOMAS COLE PROPRIETOR C. C. HOTEL 3449 So. State St.' Automatic 72-377 Phone FLATS TO RENT. STOVE HEATED FLATS TO SUIT INCOME. You will save many tired steps when you want a four or five room flat if you first call on me. Good Tenants Appreciated. Good tenants Pay rent from the first of each month. Please be among the many good tenants paid for renting the same as agents. 8230 Dearborn St. 2nd flat 7 rooms. 2720 Dearborn St., 2nd flat, 7 rooms, $19.00. 3741 LaSalle St., 2nd flat, front, 5 rooms and bath, $20.00. 2406 LaSalle St., 1st flat, 6 rooms, $12.00. If you want a landlord that will do the same to all honest men you wont rent until you see Samuel Richardson, 160 North Fifth Ave., Room 506, North West corner of Randolph St., Owner. 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 I Martin, maker of fine cigars and news stand, 18 W. 31st St., near State. R. M. Harvey's barber shop and news stand, 3924 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. 31st St., near Dearborn. B. Davis, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 3532 State St. W. M. Maxwell, notions, cigars, tobacco, confections and news stand, 5244 State St. Edward Felix, notions, cigars and news stand, 52 W. 30th St. F. Bishop, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 3 W. 27th St., near State. 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. T. B. Hall, Laundry office, cigars, tobacco and news stand. 3618 South State street. Bell & Alford, cigars, tobacco and news stand. $3128\frac{1}{2}$ 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. Coleman & Glanton, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 3342 S. State street. J. S. Williams, ladies and gents shoe dressing parlor, laundry office and news stand. 12 E. 34th street. Miss E. M. McClain, hair dressing parlor and news stand. 30 W. 39th street. Charles A. Murphy, cigars, tobacco, laundry office and news stand. 2972½ S. State street. F. M. Diffay, cigars, tobacco, notions and news stand, 3605 State street. C. Cunningham, cigars, song store, news stand, and periodicals, 3242 S. State street. A. Turpin, cigars, confections and news stand, 3511 S. State street. In the Morning. In the Morning. Through the gates of dawn is driven Mighty Phoebe in his car, And the gloom of night is riven By his lance hurled afar. Now the winds of dawn awaken. With a bugle note they call, And my resolution's shaken. But I shan't get up at all! Now the little birds are singing Their sweet matins in the trees, And the cock's shrill cry goes ringing In defiance down the breeze. Now the world begins to shuffle, And repose from all has fled, And they rise and don their duffle, But I shall not leave the bed! I can hear the dishes clatter; I can hear the housemaid yawn. Now I hear the children chatter As they put their garments on. Now I hear the missus calling, "Do you mean to sleep all day?" And--the thought of it is galling-- I shall get up right away! —Chicago Daily News Automatic 72-746 THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES JESSE BINGA BANKER S. E. Cor. State and 36th Place, Chicago Telephone Douglas 1565 GENERAL BANKING 3 per cent allowed Safety Deposit Vault REAL ESTATE As agent buy and sell Real Estate on c dents, including payment of taxes and l on Chicago Real Estate. Especially Invites the patro The Cranfor Building. The finest building ever open Steam heat, electric light, tile ba Recent allowed on Savings Acc. New Deposit Vaults, $3.00 per REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT and sell Real Estate on commission, manages estate payment of taxes and looking after assessments in Estate. Specially Invites the patronage of Chicago business Cranford Apartment Building. 3600. Wabash A A building ever opened to Colored tenant electric light, tile baths, marble entrance owed on Savings Accounts at Vaults, $3.00 per Year ESTATE DEPARTMENT state on commission, manages estates for non-resi- ces and looking after assessments. Money to loan the patronage of Chicago business men. Anford Apartment 3600. Wabash Ave. ver opened to Colored tenants in Chicago. 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 BROADWAY 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. from photo of gas are ation which saved chicago factory $1200 last year. Is It Costing You To Light Your factory—Are You Paying Big for Half Enough Light? ing You To Light Your Store Are You Paying Big Bills Half Enough Light? Sketch from photo of gas are installation which saved one Chicago factory $120 last reel. What Is It Costing You or Factory—Are You for Half E Sketch from photo of gas are installation which saved one Chicago factory 8120 What Is It Costing You To Light Your Store or Factory—Are You Paying Big Bills for Half Enough Light? Are you aware that store and factory Gas Arcs have been greatly improved in recent years? Do you know that these Gas Arcs now yield the tremendous volume of 350 candles for only one cent an hour? Do you know that the Gas Company maintains these lights—keeps them in order—keeps them burning at their maximum efficiency? Do you realize how much a Gas Arc lighting installation The Peoples Gas Li Peoples Gas Building Peoples Gas Light & Coke Com us Building Telephone Ran e Pomp Ruffet and Cofe Gas Light & Coke Company Telephone Randolph 4567 The Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company Peoples Gas Building Telephone Randolph 4567 The P Buffet a 20-22 East 31st St Pompei et and Cafe st Street :: CHICAGO Phones, The Pompei 20-22 East 31st Street :: CHICAGO Thos. McCain J. W. Casey, $ ^{*} $ Agent, 74 W. WASHINGTON STREET. would save you each month? Do you realize that the hundred thousand Gas Arcs in use in Chicago are saving tens of thousands of dollars for your competitor? If you haven't investigated the matter—and the economy appeals to you—drop us a line or phone us. We will gladly send you our printed Gas Are data—or, if you wish, we can send an expert to submit specific figures on your particular requirements. Mort Shoecraft "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. JOHN J. BRADLEY LA VI IMPORTED AND DO 3100 State Street Hotel BUFFET, LA VERDO BUFFET IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC CIGARS AND CIGARETTES 3100 State Street CHICAGO. Hotel Brunswick Geo. W. Holt, Prop. BUFFET, POOL AND BILLIARDS Street Douglas 3256 Auto 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 EVEN 3030 State Street WILLIAM LEWIS, F. Phone Doug MINERAL BUFFET 3517 S. S HIGH CLASS INT WILLIAM LEWIS, Prop. HENRY C. SNEED, M'g'r Phone Douglas 3309 Automatic 75-173 MINERAL SPRING CLUB BUFFET AND CAFE 3517 S. State Street, CHICAGO HIGH CLASS INTERTAINERS EVERY EVENING JOHN J. DUNN WHOLESALE COAL RETAIL FIFTY-FIRST STREET and ARMOUR AVENUE RAILYARDS 51st St. and L. S. & M. S. 51st St. and ARMOUR AVE. FRANK DUNN JOHN BLOCKI, Pres. F. W. BLOCKI FIFTY-FIRST STREET and ARMOUR AVENUE RAILYARDS 51st St. and L. S. & M. S. 51st St. and ARMOUR AVE. FIFTY-FIRSt STREET and ARMOUR AVENUE RAILYARDS 51st St. and L. S. & M. S. 51st St. and ARMOUR AVE. JOHN BLOCKI & SON PERFUMERS GO TO 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 Blockl's Ideal & Blockl's Flower In Bottle Perfumes Phones {Douglas 4482 Auto 73-974 Auto 74-478 3004 State Street FRANK DUNN J. B. MoCANEY TRUSTEES HARRY J. KELLY Prop. FFET AND CIGARETTES CHICAGO. swick LIARDS. Chicago F. F. CODOZOE ITE FET C. SNEED, M.g'r c 75-173 G CLUB CAFE CAGO ERY EVENING W. BLOCKI, Trees. & SON Phone Aldine 3653 ESTABLISHED 1877 Automatic 72-379 Chicago, Ill TEL. OAKLAND 1850, 1851, 1852 CHICAGO