The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX Hon. Charles E. Hughes as Predicted in the Last Issue of This Publication, Was Nominated for President of the United States on the Third Ballot by the Grand Old Party National Convention. Hon. Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana, Selected as His Running Mate, for Vice-President THE REPUBLICAN STANDARD BEARER FOR PRESIDENT PROMPTLY RELINQUISHED HIS DUTIES AS ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. HIS STATEMENT IN CONNECTION WITH HIS ACCEPTANCE OF THE NOMINATION IS CLEAR CUT AND BRIM FULL OF TRUE AMERICANISM. THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE IS ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR MEN IN THIS COUNTRY WITH THE NEWSPAPER MEN AND HE IS EVER READY TO EXTEND THE GLAD HAND TO THEM AND GREET THEM WITH A SMILE. HE WILL WAGE A BRILLIANT CAMPAIGN FROM NOW UNTIL THE POLLS CLOSE ON ELECTION NIGHT THE FIRST TUESDAY IN NOVEMBER. COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT, AFTER BEING UNABLE TO SECURE THE NOMINATION IN THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION RAN UP THE WHITE FLAG AND REFUSED TO STAND FOR THE NOMINATION WHICH WAS HANDED TO HIM ON A SILVER PLATTER BY THE BULL MOOSE CONVENTION, THEREBY RUNNING OUT FROM UNDER THE LEADERS OF THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY LEAVING THEM HANGING HIGH AND DRY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SURGING AND SWIRGING POLITICAL STREAM. HONS. WOODROW WILSON AND THOMAS B. MARSHALL, RENOMINATED BY THE DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION TO MAKE THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. THEY RECEIVED TEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-TWO VOTES OUT OF TEN HUNDRED AND NINETY-THREE VOTES, ONE VOTE BEING CAST AGAINST THEIR RENOMINATION BY ROBERT E. BURKE OF CHICAGO. Vol. XXI. Hon. Charles Public State Nation Indian THE REPUBLICAN STANDARD BEES BELINQUISHED HIS DUTIES UNITED STATES SUPREME COUNTION WITH HIS ACCEPTANCE CUT AND BRIM FULL OF TRUTH THE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL POPULAR MEN IN THIS COUNTRY AND HE IS EVER READY TO EAT AND GREET THEM WITH A SMALL CAMPAIGN FROM NOW UNTIL NIGHT THE FIRST TUESDAY IN COL. THEODORE BOOSEVELT, AFTER NOMINATION IN THE REPUBLIC UP THE WHITE FLAG AND REPENTION WHICH WAS HANDED TO THE BULL MOOSE CONVENTION UNDER THE LEADERS OF THE THEM HANGING HIGH AND DING AND SWIRGING POLITICAL HONS. WOODROW WILSON AND NATED BY THE DEMOCRATIC THE RACE FOR PRESIDENT AFTED STATES. THEY RECEIVED TEN HUNDRED TEN HUNDRED AND NINETY CAST AGAINST THEIR RENOM CHICAGO. The actions or the proceedings of the Republican National Convention has now passed into history and time alone will tell whether or not it acted wisely in selecting its standard bearers for 1916, as predicted in these columns last week—before the balloting began that either Associate Justice Charles E. Hughes or Col. Theodore Roosevelt "would in the final show down walk away with the presidential nomination" and on the third ballot as far as the nomination was concerned it was all over for Mr. Hughes and his friends and supporters in the convention but the shouting and long before the result of the third and last ballot was announced the delegates started to rush or climb into his band wagon and his nomination was made unanimous, former vice-president Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana was selected as the running mate of Mr. Hughes by the Grand Old Party National Convention. On the receipt of the news at his home in Washington, D. C., that he had been selected as the standard bearer of his party for president, Mr. Hughes promptly relinquished his duties as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States; there was some doubt in the minds of many of those who at first failed to fall in line for him as to whether or not he would consent to accept the great and the distinguished honor which had been so suddenly heaped upon him—he soon set the minds of all those who entertained such false ideas and his letter or statement in connection with his acceptance of the nomination is more than clear cut, it is the product of a polished or highly finished scholar and it is chuck full of the spirit of true Americanism, it is reproduced in full as follows: Hughes' Message of Acceptance. "Mr. Chairman and Delegates: I have not desired the nomination. I have wished to remain on the bench. But in this critical period of our national history I recognize that it is your right to summon and that it is my paramount duty to respond. "You speak at a time of national exigency transcending merely partisan considerations. You voice the demand for a dominant, thoroughgoing Americanism, with firm protective upbuilding policies essential to our peace and security; and to that call, in this crisis, I cannot fail to answer with the pledge of all that is in me to the service of HEW TO THE LINE: LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY our country. Therefore, I accept the nomination. For Rights of Americans. "I stand for the firm and unfinching maintenance of all the rights of American citizens on land and sea. I neither impugn motives nor underestimate difficulties. But it is most regrettably true that in our foreign relations we have suffered incalculably from the weak and vacillating course which has been taken with regard to Mexico, a course lamentably wrong with regard to both our rights and our duties. "We interfered without consistency, and while seeking to dictate when we were not concerned, we utterly failed to appreciate and discharge our plain duty to our own citizens. "At the outset of the administration the high responsibilities of our diplomatic intercourse with foreign nations were subordinated to a conception of partisan requirements and presented to the world a humiliating spectacle of ineptitude. United States Has Lost Prestige "Belated efforts have not availed to recover the influence and prestige so unfortunately sacrificed, and brave words have been stripped of their force by indecision. "I desire to see our diplomacy restored to its best standards, and to have these advance; to have no sacrifices of national interests to partisan expediency; to have the first ability of the country always at its command, here and abroad, in diplomatic intercourse; to maintain firmly our rights under international law, insisting steadfastly upon all our rights as neutrals, and, fully performing our international obligations; and by the clear correctness and justice of our position and our manifest ability and disposition to sustain them to dignify our place among the nations. Have Only One Country. "I stand for an Americanism that knows no ulterior purpose for a patriotism which is single and complete. Whether native or naturalized, of whatever race or creed, we have but one country, and we do not for an instant tolerate any division of allegiance. "I believe in making prompt provision to assure absolutely our national security. I believe in preparedness, not only entirely adequate for our defense with respect to numbers and CHICAGO, JUNE 17, 1916 equipment, in both army and navy, but with all thoroughness to the end that in each branch of the service there may be the utmost efficiency under the most competent administrative heads. "We are devoted to the ideals of honorable peace. We wish to promote all wise and practical measures for the just settlement of international disputes. No Danger of Militarism. "In view of our abiding ideals, there is no danger of militarism in this country. We have no policies of aggression, no lust for territory, no zeal for strife. "It is in this spirit that we demand adequate provision for national defense, and we condemn the inexcusable neglect that has been shown in this matter of first national importance. We must have the strength which self-respect demands, the strength of an efficient nation ready for every emergency. "Our preparation must be industrial and economical as well. Our severest test will come after the war is over. We must make a fair and wiser adjustment of the tariff, in accordance with sound principles to secure our economic independence and maintain American standards of living. "We must conserve the best interests of labor, realizing that in democracy patriotism and strength must be rooted in even handed justice. For Honest Business. "In preventing, as we must, unjust discrimination and monopolistic practices, we must still be zealous to assure the foundations of honest business. "Particularly should we seek the expansion of foreign trade. We must not throttle enterprise, here or abroad, but rather promote it and take pride in honorable achievement. "We must take up the serious problem of transportation, of interstate and foreign commerce, in a sensible and candid manner, and provide an enduring basis for prosperity by the intelligent use of the constitutional powers of congress, so as adequately to protect the public on the one hand and on the other to conserve the essential instrumentalities of progress. "I stand for the principles of our civil service laws. In every department of government the highest efficiency must be insisted upon. All laws and programs are vain without efficient and impartial administration. Indorses G. O. P. Platform. "I cannot, within the limits of this statement, speak upon all the subjects that will require attention. I can only say that I fully indorse the platform you have adopted. "I deeply appreciate the responsibility you impose. I should have been glad to have that responsibility placed upon another. But I shall undertake to meet it, grateful for the confidence you express. "I sinerely trust all former differences may be forgotten and that we may have united efforts in a patriotic realization of our national need and opportunity. "I have resigned my judicial office, and I am ready to devote myself unreservedly to the campaign. "Charles E. Hughes." It must be said to the credit of the Republican presidential candidate that all times he has been one of the most popular men with the newspaper men in this country as the fearless and courageous Governor of the State of New York and as District Attorney of New York City, he was ever ready to give the newspaper men a lead on a good line story, CLINEDINST and at all times he is more than willing to extend the glad hand to them and greet them with his far famed broad smile. Mr. Hughes will not sit down nor stand around and look wise, on the contrary he will assist the leaders and managers of his party in waging a brilliant campaign from now until the close of the polls on the night of the election, the first Tuesday in November; his friends and well wishers book him and Mr. Fairbanks as real live winners and they claim that they will receive the solid Republican vote throughout the country; that 90 percent of the Progressive voters will swing in line for them and they will also receive the votes of many progressive Democrats. Party leaving them hanging high and dry right in the middle of the present political stream. Hons. Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall, were re-nominated late on Thursday evening, by the Democratic National Convention at St. Louis, Mo., in the midst of the most wildest and exciting scenes and the flow of much brilliant oratory, on the part of the head chiefs of the Democratic party to make the second race for president and vice president of the United States. One thousand and ninety-two votes being cast in favor of their renomination. Hon. Robert E. Burke being the only delegate to cast a vote against their re-nomination. THE REV. HON. JAMES CAREY Rev. A. J. Carey,zen, made a fine bishopric. A can alted office seldom race, as all of the other years can ten hold his allies to elected “hands do still a young man four years for the tain to come to his Richard W. Thomas Indianapolis, Ind. Brother Thompson aware of the fact Archibald James has failed for the Col. Theodore Roosevelt and his political star of hope sank below the horizon when he failed to receive the nomination for president of the United States at the hands of the delegates attending the Republican National Convention and shortly after that he ran up the white flag and refused to stand for the nomination which was presented to him on a silver platter by the Bull Moose convention and before his loyal friends and supporters had time to count one, two, three, he whirled around and ran out from under the head leaders of the Progressive Party leaving them hanging high and dry right in the middle of the present political stream. Hons. Woodrow Wilson and Thomas R. Marshall, were re-nominated late on Thursday evening, by the Democratic National Convention at St. Louis, Mo., in the midst of the most wildest and exciting scenes and the flow of much brilliant oratory, on the part of the head chiefs of the Democratic party to make the second race for president and vice president of the United States. One thousand and ninety-two votes being cast in favor of their renomination. Hon. Robert E. Burke being the only delegate to cast a vote against their renomination. HOMER K. GALPIN ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE COOK COUN TY REPUBLICAN COMMITTEE. Hon. William H. Weber Elected Secretary. Friday morning the Republican County Convention met at the Hotel La Salle and after much fighting and wrangling elected Homer K. Galpin chairman of the committee and Hon. William H. Weber was elected secretary. No. 39 ue of This the United Old Party irbanks of -President CLINEDINST FOR PRESIDENT THE REV. HON. ARCHIBALD JAMES CAREY, PH. D. D. D. Rev. A. J. Carey, Chicago's first citizen, made a fine run for the A. M. E. bishopric. A candidate for this exalted office seldom makes it on the first race, as all of the winners of this and other years can testify. Dr. Carey will hold his allies together and will be elected "hands down" in 1920. He is still a young man and can wait another four years for the honor that is certain to come to him in its season.—Col. Richard W. Thompson, in the Freeman, Indianapolis, Ind., June 10th, 1916. Brother Thompson seemingly is not aware of the fact that the Rev. Hon. Archibald James Carey, Ph. D. D. D. has failed for the second time in his effort to be one of the bishops of the A. M. E. Church, and as long as the rank and file of the members of that great church have any voice in it he never will be elected one of its bishops. Col. Thompson also seems to be utterly ignorant of the fact that the would-be bishop is one of the most unpopular A. M. E. preachers in this part of the country; it may not be true but on the face of it it looks as though Brother Thompson succeeded in pulling Brother Carey's leg for some easy money for writing the above misleading article.—Editor. THE BROAD AX In this city sinee July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue, Re- publieans, Demoerats, Catholies, Pro- testants, single Taxers, Priests, inf- dels or anyone else ean have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. ‘The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever elaiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only om one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in ad vance. One Year......-..220e2e2++ +++ 62.00 Six Months..........-000+++++++ 1.00 Advertising rates made knowa on ap plication. Address all eommunisations to THE BROAD AX 6532 St. Lawrence Ave, Chieago, Tl PHONE WENTWORTH 2597. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Pub- lisher. —— Entered as Sceond-Class Matter Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1879. AUTHORIZED AGENTS AND COB RESPONDENTS FOR THE BROAD ax. L. W. Washington, 5465 Kimbark avenue. B. W. Fitts, 3315 8, State street Phone Douglas 4049. ‘The Broad Ax can be found on sale at the last named place and news items and advertisements left there will finé their way into these columns. eee Artificial Eara. Artificial ears are so skillfully made that they may with dificulty be dis tinguished from natural ones, so it is claimed. ‘When the person who has lost an ear applies to the manufacturer for substitute there is made a mold of the remaining ear. If there be left any part of the other a mold of that part also must be taken to assist in the fit ting of the artificial Manufacturers assert that no two ears are alike and that it takes a skillful workman to prepare an ear from the mold or molds. ‘When finished the new ear is pasted ea the stump or simply set in the post. tion of the lost ear. It is really only the first artificial ear that is expen sive, the chief cost pertaining to the making of the mold. Vulcanized rub Der, which can be bent and twisted, has been found to constitute the best material for the making of artificial ears.—Detroit Free Press. in een ei ihen If old Garge Jones was the most in- quisitive man in the village, Tom Mor- ton was certainly the surliest. One afternoon, as Garge perambulat. 8 slowly slong the one narrow street, be paused at Tom's garden fence and gaced inguiringly over at Tom, who was busily nailing a very large box to- gether. “Afternoon, Tom!” said the old chap genially. “Whatever be ’ee puttin’ that great box together for?” ‘Tom paused in his hammering long enough to retort curtly: “To hold all your questions, if so be a0 it’s big enough?” Garge eyed him im pained silence for © few moments. Then he took an empty matchbox from his pocket and threw it over to Sandy. “Then that'll do for yer civil answer tf 20 be as it's small enough?” he re terted quietly —London Express, S stteien tn Gestend, Lotteries for the purpose of raising money for the state have never caught em in England. But for definite ends ‘ef 6 cemistate character, such as build. tag canals or founding @ British muse ‘tum, sanction has been readily granted Our first reconied lottery is that of 3500, when the prises were pieces of plate, the chances 40,000 for 10 shit Mngs each and the Geatrable object the maintenance of harbora But, once familiar grown, lotteries corrupted the ancient virtues ef John Bull, and by the time of Queen Anne the state step- ped in and suppressed every private lottery as a publie nuisance By an ‘act passed in 1823 sanction was giver te a particular lottery, and that wa: the last. At the same time all sale of tickets for home or foreign lotteries was forbidden.—Leedon Times, Falr Enough. “Yes,” we admitted, “It's @ fine car, and we'd be glad te own it, but we can’t afford to buy it, and there's no use wasting your breath trying to per suade us.” “Listen,” pleaded the agent. “This ear ten't going to cost you a cent, All Yeu've got to do is to take out am ac- ‘ident policy in our favor and the car fe yours. We'll even pay the premium m the policy. Can anything be fatrer than that?’"—8t Louls Phst-Disvateh. U.S, FLIERS ACTIVE Lieutenant Thaw Wounded after Thrilling Fight With German. te PRAISE AMERICANS. Gain Further Distinction as Result of a Hot Battle—Thaw Likely to Go on Legion of Honor—Corporal Rockwell Also in Conflict, sind His Exploit At- tracts Attention Paris—In one of the sharpest aerial battles yet fought the American squad- ron gained further distinction. Lieutenant Thaw and Corporal Kiffin Rockwell flew out at 5 o'clock in the morning recently and saw a Fokker and an Aviatik close by. Lieutenant ‘Thaw dived for the Fokker, and Cor- poral Rockwell followed. The Avie- ‘tik dived for Lieutenant Thaw, but, catching sight of Corporal Rockwell's machine, turned and hurried to safety. Lieutenant Thaw when fifteen yards from the Fokker fired. The German machine fell at almost the first shot. At 8:30 on the same morning the whole American squadron went out over the German lines, its work being mainly preventive, to stop Germans from flying over to make observations of the French lines. The squadron soon found itself in the midst of group of German aeroplanes and a gen- eral battle followed. Eight distinct duels were registered during the next two hours. A bullet hit Corporal Rockwell's wind shield and exploded fragments hitting him around the hose and mouth but not seriously injuring a | Ln Photo by American Press Association ene = him. As a result of Corporal Rock- ‘well’s exploit he has again been men- tioned in dispatches. Lieutenant Thaw’s machine recetved several bullets. One of these hit him on the elbow, breaking the small bone. Nevertheless he made a perfect land- ing, wondering whether he was within the German lines until he was relieved by seeing two French soldiers come running up. He is now in Paris, where he will stay until his arm is better. The injury is not severe. He has al- ready been promoted to a full Heuten ancy and is now proposed for the Le- gion of Honor. His victory over the Fokker {s likely to assure his recelving the honor. Corporal Chapman engaged two Avi. atike and put them to flight, An ex- plosive bullet hit his machine, and an- other grazed his arm, not wounding him. He has been proposed for men tion in the order of the army. Lieutenant Cowdin had two fights one resulting in the downing of a sec ‘ond aeroplane. He has been proposed for promotion to a second leutenancy. Bert Hall was actively engaged in the melee and has been proposed for the military medal. ‘The squadron's French captain and Ueutenant were also hotly engaged. ‘The fight was remarkable in that { happened for the most part at no grea: height—between 1,000 and 2,000 me ters. Norman Prince had the bad luct to smash his machine in starting and ‘was unable to take part in the battle. Private Lufbury has arrived at the front to join the squadron, and Private Pavelka is under orders to join it Fred Prince, Willis Haviland of Chi cago and Robert Rockwell of Cinein nati have received brevets and hav gone to Sinish thelr schooling as avia tors at Pau. BULLET IN ANKLE 12 YEARS. Victim 2nd Man Who Shot Him Now Close Friends. Kansas City, Mo.—A bullet shot twelve years ago by Casimir J. Welch, now justice of the peace, has been re- moved from the ankle of Martin J. Crowe, county marshal. The shot was ‘one of several fired in a political fight between the two at Twelfth street and Grand avenue. ‘The encounter was in a political cam- paign in which Welch was working for one faction of the Democratic organt- zation and Crowe was supporting W. ‘. Kemper, candidate for mayor. Didn't Know Neck Was Broken. Grass Valley, Cal—W. J. Mow, a miner of this place, has just learned that he has had a broken neck since last August. Mow was struck on top of his head by a falling pipe at that time, but apparently was not much in- Jared. Recently he suffered pains and Applied to the accident commission for compensation. An examination dis- closed that the bones of his neck were eplintered. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JUNE 17, 1916. — ae “When I was in Chins.” 0 dre mau said, “I was astonished to 1 how little the people Kxisw sbeus pyre- techy beyond their ewn Obinese ezaéXers, They can make these erack- ers much more eheaply than they eould be produced in America. But of set pieces, rockets and such like, te Cht ness know practically nothing, and their attempts to make them ave erade im the extreme. “A Chinese cracker maker Hving nea: Hongkong challenged me once to com- pete with him in a fireworks display, and a friendly mandarin was called in to act as judge. My Chinese opponent set off a lot of gigantic crackers and made a terrifying noise, but the man- darin had been used to that from in- fancy and wasn't at all impressed. My show, however, astounded him, al though it was really a mean exhibit for I wasn't going to waste my best pieces on a private competition. I got the award easily enough— Washington Star. tai ees Bilan. There are sixty-four distinct opera- tions necessary in turning out one of the plain steel helmets worn by French soldiers. The first step is stamping out disks from large sheets of steel. A special machine is used for this pur- pose, exerting @ pressure of 150 tons and capable of cutting out 5,000 steel disks a day. Bach disk is placed un- der a shaping machine, which presses the disk into the form of a helmet with a broad rim. Polishing and cutting machines remove all irregularities n the helmet, after which it has holes punched in the crown, some for ven- tilation purposes, others for fastening on the regimental crest. Each helmet 4s cleaned and dipped in « special mix. ture which makes it a dull, inconspic- uous biuish-gray. A lining and leath- er chin straps are then fastened on, and the helmet is complete —Pearson’s | ‘The Wesley Oak. ‘The Wesley oak, according to the At Janta (Ga.) Journal, stands on St. Si- mon’s island, less than a mile from Fort Frederica. It is 200 feet high, and its cool shade rests like a bene- diction over an area of several acres According to local tradition, this tree marks the exact spot on which the ‘Wesleys preached. Charles Wesley en- gaged himself to Oglethorpe as private secretary before leaving England, But he afterward took orders and devoted much of his time to preaching near Frederica. From time to time John ‘Wesley came down from Savannah to jein him. This famous oak stands at the gateway to the churchyard of Christ church, and several generations sleep within the inclosure that it guards. Mosses hang down from tts limbs, and it ts solemn and beautifal. : ea If you should bear some stranger mention the United States are you pos- ‘itive that you would know what be meant? In the eastern part of South America the term “United States” is regarded as an unqualified designation ‘ef the republic of Braril, while a little ‘way to the north the term is taken to refer to Venezuela. In almost all parts ef the southern continent the mention ef a country in the northern hemis- phere called “United States” is likely te suggest Mexico, whose official title ta Estados Unidos Mexicanos. There are still those who speak of the regub- Uc of Colombia as “the United States,” because during the period when its federal constitution was in force, from 1861 to 1886, it was called Estados Unidos de Colombia.”"—St. Louis Globe- Democrat. Self Reliance. ‘The spirit of self help is the root of all genuine growth in the individual, and, exhibited in the lives of many, it constitutes the true source of national ‘vigor and strength Help from with ent is often enfeebling in its effects, but help from within invariably tavig- erates. Whatever is done for men or classes to a certain extent takes away the stimulus and necessity of doing for ‘themselves, and where men are sub- Jected to overguidance and overgov- ernment the inevitable tendency is to Tender them comparatively helpless — Samuel Smiles. A Close Connection. “Lm tryin’ to get some information about a friend of mine named Fos, ‘who came out here,” said the stranger from the eest. “They tell me be died ‘@f some throat trouble.” “I guess that's about right,” said the cowboy. “What was it? Bronchitis?” “Bronchitis? ‘That's a new one on me, but I reckon I see the connection. He stole a broncha” — Philadelphia A vapraem tnougr. “I was jost thinking about that Jengevity record established by Me thuselah” “What about #& “If be badn® set wech a high mark maybe more men would go after tt"— Louisville Courtes-Journal Decided Change Mra, A—How marriage changes a man! Mra B—Doem't it? Take my husband. He used to offer me a penny for my thoughts, and now he offers me $50 te shat up—Bosten Transcript, ei ates Cicci “Say, dad, what bonds of matr+ mony?” “They ought to be bonds te keep the peace, but they're not” — Richmond ‘Times-Dispatch. Life, that ever needs forgivensss, has, for its Gret duty, to forgiva—Bul- werLetion. WILLIAM, 60, IS SICK; PAPA, 108, NURSES HIM Son Whe Cared For Father Since He Passed Century Mark Falls Victim to Measles. Balaton, Minn.— William has the mea- sles. He's sixty and has been taking care of papa since the latter passed the hundred year mark, but now papa is taking care of William. William is the son of John Shequin, who soon will be 108 years old. Mr. Shequin, Sr., has been ailing a little lately, but under the care of his wife and William he is able to be up and about again. Father and Mother Shequin celebrat- ed their diamond wedding anniversary three years ago. Mr, Shequin, Sr., was born in Franklin, Vt, and was seven years old when the war of 1812 ended. He couldn’t enlist in the civil war be- eause he was too old. His wife was Louise Bigford of Standbridge, Can- ada. She is nearly ninety-eight years old. The Shequins moved here from Freeborn county, Minn., in 1873. William, being only sixty, is expected to recover from the measles. WEDS CONVICT; NOW WORKS TO FREE HIM Bride Hopes to Gain Pardon For Her Husband, a “Lifer”—First Occurrence In Oklahoma. McAlester, Okla.—“Love laughs at prison bars” is an old saying that was given practical demonstration at the Oklahoma state penitentiary. Etta Martin, a pretty young Spanish girl from St. Louis, became the bride of Jobn Cieloha, Bohemian, who is serv- ing a life sentence for murder. It is the first sentence on record where a life term convict was permit. ted to marry and the third case of marriage in which an Oklahoma pris- oner appeared as principal. ‘The first case was that of a trusty, who married before marriage Icense clerk or officiating minister knew of his record. In the other case the cere- mony took place in the warden’s office, but the bridegroom held a parole in one band. ‘The young bride of John Cleloha ex- Pects to bring about the release of her ‘husband through pardon or parole. “If he hadn't escaped from the pent. tentiary he would have stood a much better chance,” suggested a newspaper man in talking with the newlyweds shortly after their marriage. “But if he hadn't escaped I wouldn't have found him,” was the quick reply of the young wife. ‘The persistence with which she pur. sued her demand for marriage with s convict leads one to believe that she'l keep her word as to freeing him. Cleloha was charged with being ac cessory to the murder of David Con way, an aged bridge keeper on the ‘Midland Valley railroad, near Musko gee, seven years ago. Conway wa: found beaten to death, presumably by pS BURGLAR ROCKS BABY. After Order Is Restored Policemen Find Negro Alongside of Child. Aurora, Ill—A noise at her bedroom window early in the morning aroused ‘Mrs. William Lustic. As she looked timorously in the direction of the win- dow she saw a negro crawling into the Toom. She scteamed and fled, clad only in her nightgown. Her husband jump- d out of bed when he heard his wife's shriek. He bumped into the negro and Was so frightened that he, too, ran out of the house. In their pante Lustic and his wife forgot their one-year-old baby daugh- ter, who slept in a cradle. Of a sudden Mrs. Lustic heard the baby cry. Po- Ncemen who were summaned found the negro seated in a chair rocking the baby. LAYS SIX EGGS AT ONE CACKLE Connecticut Hen Has Busy Birthday. ‘asia hike on Hartford, Conn.—A hen and a roost- er near here have joined the “super ehicken” class. In Willington a White Leghorn hen celebrated her birthday by laying six eggs at one cackle. Aft. ef she stopped laying recently an agri- cultural college student performed an operation on her, which was more than successful. A dangerous “blind” bridge at Boltch Notch was guarded by a rooster. The fowl, whieh is called Speaker by his owner, Mrs. Minnie Howard, because of his parliamentarian qualities, did traffic cop duty all afternoon, warning ‘automobiles to slow down before cross- ing the rickety structure. TRAINS LONG TO WHIP RIVAL. Waits Nine Years to Do It and Then Gladly Pays a Fine. Hiawatha, Kan.—Robert Noe of Pow- hatan waited nine years to whip Gar- Tett Bartley and then gladly paid a fine for doing it. Nine years ago Noe, then a boy, won & foot race from Bartley. They after. ward fought, and Bartley whipped the victor. Noe promised to even up later and trained for the event. Meanwhile Bartley had moved to another part of the county. A few weeks ago Noe moved minto the same neighborhood. ‘The first time he met Bartley they fought. —— BADLY NEED HELP, Morgenthau feat conmitel In "Turkish Empire Is Pathetic. SIGHTS WOULD BRING TEARS. NE re en re he ae a ale Had Seen It the Need of Aid Would Be Fully Realized—Says Only Way to Express Sympathy Is to Contribute. New York.—Former United States Ambassador Henry Morgenthau in @ recent interview gave as one of the main reasons for his resignation 23 ambassador to Turkey his great desire to make known to the people of the United States some of the conditions in the Turkish empire, especially as they affect the long suffering Arment- ans. He wants to assist in the raising of funds for Armenfan relief, to ex- plain the real conditions in Turkey and to make known in a tactful way to the Turkish authorities the thoughts of the American public on the condi- tions in that land. Referring to the tragic sufferings of the Armenians and of the need of im- mediate help tosave thousands of men, women and children from dreadful death by starvation, Mr. Morgenthau made the following statement: “In my childhood I cried over “Uncle Tom's Cabin,’ and wept at the way the negroes were sold into slavery. f —— a¢ & { Nel Photo by American Press Association. EEY SSURGUEERAU: Later on I read ‘Evangeline’ and my heart went out to the poor woman and her lover, but all of these things are nothing compared to what went on in ‘Turkey under my own eyes. I do not ‘want to give too many harrowing pic- tures, but I will say that I have been requested to state that most of the stories that have reacheg the United States are founded on facts. “The Armenians were living just as quietly and peacefully as possible, in friendship and close contact with their Turkish associates, when suddenly they were picked out to be deported. It was then that my heart. bled for them. I had been given the privilege of dispensing charity without stint and with full authority on behalf of the English, Russian, French and Italian ‘nations—even the Servians had sent me ‘money, and Russia and Italy permit- ‘ted me to help the poor Montenegrins in my charge. Suddenly, without avail- ‘able funds, I was confronted with the terrifle problem of the destitute Ar- menians. Can you conceive how I felt? It was then that I sent an appeal to the secretary of state for help, and the re- sponse came promptly. “If the people of the United States could only see the distress as I have seen it! If they could see the gaunt t- tle figures of children, the little or- hans brought to Constantinople by friendly Turkish officers, the need of Prompt aid would be fully realized. It I dared repeat the tales I have heard, sworn to and signed, they would make men and women weep, and every one would see the need of sympathy and help. “There is no use of accusing anybody or finding fault with any one. What this great country should do to show its appreciation of the wonderful biess- ings that have been showered upon us is for each one of us to make up his mind to do his share. “We are the only people to whom they can appeal for help today, the only people Who dare express their sympathy by actual giving. The peo- plo of other nations are afraid and un- able to do it.” ‘Mr. Morgenthau is a member of the American committee for Armenian and Syrian relief, of which Cardinal Gibbons, Bishop Greer of the Episco pal church, Dr. James L. Barton of the American board of foreign missions, Dr. Arthur J. Brown of the Presby. terian foreign mission board, Dr. Frank ‘Mason North of the Methodist foreign mission board and other prominent ministers and laymen, Protestant, Catholic and Jew, are members. The committee has sent $600,000 to the menians and native Christians in "ee key, Persia and Syria since Turkey qatered the war, and it is stated that ‘$5,000,000 win be required to save and rehabiiitate these peoples. MRS. EDISON RAPS ABBREVIATED SKIRTS, Hundreds’ Present When | Wife Hits Clothing—Urges Gir to Be Modest. New York.—Hundreds of women my cently heard well known women why were delegates to the National Peg. eration of Women’s Clubs conventig, @iseuss dress—the right and wrong Kind of dress, the future dress and tne cost of dress. All the speakers ag Yocated greater individuality in drew. ‘Mrs. Thomas A. Edison made an ap. peal for greater modesty in é-ess, per. ticularly of young women, and ia ny unmistakable terms assailed clothing which, she said, tended to lead sone down to degradation. She denounced “the present abbreviated skirts and qn. covered shoulders,” saying: “I had, father who frequently reminded me, ‘Daughter, be modest.’ I think thy would be good advice to our girls tp. day.” ‘Her husband, Mrs. Edison said, had Geclared there was not more than one woman in a hundred who was wel @ressed. LITTLE TOWN IN OHIO ~ PLAINLY ON THE MAP Clyde Has Several Claims to Dis- tinction In Connection With | Country’s Wars. Sandusky, O.—The village of Clyde, fourteen miles southwest of this ety, was the home aot only of the highest ranking officer killed during the civ war, but also of the first American killed in the Spanish-American war. It has the distinction also of being the nucleus of what is now the Women's Rellef corps. General J. B. McPher on, killed at Atlanta in the civil war, and George B. Mack, the first Ameri can killed in the Spanish-American war, are both buried there. According to Joel Elliot of Clyte, Mrs. Hattie McPherson, aunt of Gen- eral McPherson, organized the firt Ladies’ Aid society after the civil war began. and it was from the Ladies’ Aid society of the sixties that the Women's Relief ¢orps of the present day grew. Elliot says further that army ree ords at Washington will show that fa Proportion to population, more men enlisted at Clyde for both the ctv and Spanish-American wars than from any other place of its size in the United States. President Garfield was to have been the principal ofator at the unveiling of the McPherson monument when, on Saturday, July 2, 1881, he left the White House to go to the seaside to spend Sunday with his family before Proceeding to Ohio and was shot while waiting for his train. NEW WAY OF GETTING A SUIT Prisoner Worried Owner Until He Gave It to Him. San Jose—A new way of getting « suit of clothes was introduced hee when William Shore, a prisoner, com fessed to Police Captain Campbell that he bad “mooched” the sult he wore. “I saw the suit on a man om the street and liked it,” he said. “So 1 ‘Went up to him and asked for ft He got mad aud wouldn't give it to ms, % I followed him around day and night for two days, asking for it at every turn. Finally he got disgusted with me and gave me the clothes.” Shore told Police Chief Fuller, who threatened to put him to work pitch ing hay, that he “wouldn't pitch enough hay in a week to keep a canary bind alive for one day.” REFUSED TO QUIT JAIL Muncie (Ind.) Resident Said It Wee the Best Job He Ever Had. Muncie, Ind.—Albert O’Harra, shertf, had a hard time togaake Frank Me Laughlin quit the couity jail. A friend paid McLaughlin's fine, bot he steadfastly refused to leave the jail until his sentence had been served, the sentence being for eleven days. “I never had a better job than this” said McLaughlin. “All I had to dowas a little scrubbing out in the morning and I had a good, warm place in which to sleep and a good place in which t9 eat and had plenty of things to eat ia the bargain. Believe me, Sheriff O's rais the best landlord I've ever kno" CALICO FROM THE SKY. Windstorm Drops Bolt of Goode I ‘Needy Woman’s Yard. Hume, Mo.—In a recent windstom here a bolt of calico fell in Mrs. Jeany Harrie’s chicken lot in the north pat of the city. It was quite a lucky bad! for Mrs. Harrie, when the price of calt co is consideded, and she needed geod. . It is supposed that the calico taken up in the clouds in the path the tornado south of here. Where # came from no one knows. Hog With Six Lege Puente, Cal—While driving oot * umber of hogs from a pen oo B® Rowland ranch workmen in the & Ploy of L. A. Meredith discovered ‘8 ‘one sow was possessed of six less. T* ‘antmal has two extra forelegs pertece ly formed, and all six legs are used the animal in walking. Mr. were says the two extra legs are just the “regular” forelegs and are 90% thet annie THE ART OF SAVING The Illusive Dollar That Burns Our Fingers. LUXURY GROWS WITH SALARY A Discussion of How, With Increase of Income and No Apparent Increase of Pleasures, Coin Still Takes on the Vanishing Qualities of Mist. "It is easy enough to make money," said a business man the other day. "The hard thing to learn is how to save and how to spend it. The first year I was married I was earning three thousand, last year I pulled down four, and this year I am getting, away with five. As I've said, it's easy enough to make money—any man with average intelligence can do it—but how in the world are you going to save it? I don't seem to be getting any more pleasure or comfort for the five thousand than I did for three. I am certain I don't put away any more than I did on the smaller salary, and the question that stumps me is, Where does the money go? There is certainly a leak somewhere. The whole trouble lies in the fact that I don't know how to spend it." This situation is one that many a family faces. All may not be in circumstances as comfortable as those of the man mentioned above, but the situation is practically the same. Family thrift is almost an unknown quantity in the average American household. Our men are famous for their generosity, and most of their wives run their households on the same generous scale. As the income grows larger the demands on it grow bigger, but so gradually does this change take place that it is almost imperceptible. A luxury or two here, a pleasure there, little-things which seem of no consequence at the time of their indulgence, but mount up at an alarming rate at the end of a year. It is quite true that a man might not be able to put his hand on a single tangible thing which he was enjoying with a salary of $5,000 a year that he did not have when his earning capacity was little more than half this amount. Extravagance creeps upon us so gradually that the inroads it makes upon our incomes are hardly noticed at the time. It is only when we sit down and take account of our mode of existence that we realize we are spending more and getting less for the money. Every sane man and woman wants to save. They know it is their only insurance against the future. No matter how well matters are going at the present moment, every family stands the chance of facing a rainy day, and if they are wise they wish to be prepared for that dreary occasion. Sickness or loss of position has nothing like the dread for the man and wife who have a comfortable savings account tucked away in some bank as it has for the poor individuals who spend every cent as it comes in, draining the family exchequer to its last cent at the end of each month. Sickness or loss of position to such persons is a disaster, sometimes even a tragedy. Perhaps you think it is impossible to save on the salary you are earning at present. In many instances, unfortunately, this is true. But, whatever your income, sit down and make out a family budget that shall provide for a certain percentage of savings regularly. UP TO DATE SMOCK. What Flappers Like to Frolic In Is This Uniform. Knucklers and smock of khaki, linen, madras or cool chambray make a likeable outfit for girls bent on outings. 1930 HER CAMP TOGS. This one is smocked at elbows and roke, belted and fitted with shirred pockets that bold treasures well. The bloomers are the regulation design. This one is smocked at elbows and roke, belted and fitted with shirred pockets that hold treasures well. The bloomers are the regulation design. His Backbone Is a Spring. The mapping bug has a spring in his book, like a knife. When not in use as a spring it serves him as a backbone, so you see he is a believer in scientific efficiency and makes one part of his machinery do the work of two. His spring backbone, or backbone spring if you prefer, gives him power to jump, which in turn gives him his name. Nature probably gave him the spring to help him get on his feet when he's on his back. You've noticed how helpless some insects are when you lay them on their backs. Not this one, however. He slips his backbone out of its groove and then slips it back again suddenly. The spring pops him up in the air, he turns a somersault and drops right side up. Spring backbones are common in several other beetles. The beetle of the pestiferous wire worm, which destroys the farmer's crops, has a spring in his back. Other members of the family make their homes in trees or decayed wood. -Philadelphia North American. Resourceful Burglar A constable going the rounds of his beat in London a few nights ago noticed a light in a house from which the family and servants had gone out of town. After the officer had pulled the bell several times a man put his head out of the bedroom window to say that he would be down in a few minutes. He came down in a dressing gown and carrying a candle in his hand. The constable explained his suspicion, whereupon the man stated that he had just run up to town to see that all was right. After chatting for a little he invited the constable to have a glass of wine. He lit the dining room gas and produced a bottle of port. After they had drunk each other's health he let the constable out and bolted the door after him. The man lost no time in getting the "swag" together and left the house by another exit. Giving a Horse Its Name Giving a Horse its Name. The shire horse owes its name to Arthur Young's remarks, in the description of his agricultural tours during the closing years of the eighteen century, concerning the large old English black horse, "the produce principally of the shire counties in the heart of England." But long previous to this the word "shire" in connection with horses was used in statutes of Henry VIII. Under the various names of the war horse, the great horse, the old English black horse and the shire horse the breed has for centuries been cultivated in the rich fen lands of Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire and in many counties of the west. Curiously enough, the Shire Horse society, which has done so much to promote the breed, was known for the first six years of its existence, which began in 1878, as the English Cart Horse society--London Chronicle. The First War. The first writing known to scholars was the account of a war waged between hostile nations in Mesopotamia, perhaps 3500 B. C. The first battle was that between Cain and Abel. Apparently men have always been quick to settle their differences by fighting. The first warlike king is said to have been Osmandyas of Egypt, who passed into Asia and conquered Bactria in 2100 B. C. Palamedes Bacgos is mythically reported to have been the first who ranged an army in a regular line of battle, placed sentinels round a camp and excited the soldier's vigilance by giving him a password. This occurred during the siege of Troy, the date of which is variously estimated at about 2,500 years before the Christian era.—Pittsburgh Press. Reversing the Compliment. A cashier of somewhat portly build was frowning over a statement of accounts just placed before him by his pretty typist. "As a young lady," he said, "I admire your type, but I can't honestly say I admire your typing." "How funny!" she replied smartly. "We are so different, for, though you are of course splendid at figures, no one could say you have a splendid figure"—London Express. Quick Way to Drive Posts To drive posts quickly take a section of log about fifteen inches in diameter and two feet long, to which are attached two handles at an angle. Two man, one on each side, can use this hand power pile driver while a third man holds the post to be driven and keeps it in alignment—Farm and home. Made Him Cross "I made my husband cross this afternoon," said Mrs. Caller. "How was that?" queried Mrs. Homer. "He was on the opposite side of the street, and I beckoned him to come ever." explained the other. Cause For Thanks. Guest—Look here! This mirror is so fearfully dirty that I can't see my face in it. Hotel Servant—It strikes me you ought to be thankful for that instead of making trouble about it.—Echemana Rope and an Oath In Assam an cath is taken standing within a rope circle, to imply a wish to perish as the rope does if the witness does not tell the truth. Unhistoric Youngster. "What was the result of the speech?" asked the Sunday school teacher. "Mud," replied the bright youngster. —Chicago News. They have a right to censure that have a heart to help. The rest is cruelty, not justice—William Penn. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JUNE 17, 1916. BURGLAR KEPT MONEY. Woman's Last Word About Funds In the Bank Brought Decision. Kansas City, Mo.—He was polite, even suave, as he unlocked the door and entered the room occupied by Mrs. William Buchanan of 1516 Locust street the other day. He closed the door so quietly and had such a gentlemanly manner that Mrs. Buchanan was too much surprised to scream. The intruder took her pocketbook, containing nearly $3, from the dresser. Then Mrs. Buchanan protested. "Please don't take my money. It is all I have," she pleaded. "But I understood you had lots of money," replied he, holding the cash in his hand. "But if this is all you have I'll return it." "But I have more than that," she insisted. "It's in the bank, but as I don't feel very well goodness knows when I shall be able to get more," she continued. The intruder hesitated, smiled and then took the money. Mrs. Buchanan then called the police. TOOK CLOTHES FOR DEBT. Because He Couldn't Collect $3 He Seized Four Suits. Indianapolis. — William Devine, a farm laborer, explained in the criminal court that, being unable to collect $3 from James Boyce, living near Flackville, he took four suits of clothes as payment. He admitted he was generous to himself, for the suits were of excellent quality and appearance. "First I put on one suit," he said, "and then I thought how much better it looked on me than it did on Boyce, so I took the others." With the disappearance of his suits and Devine, Boyce came before the grand jury and an indictment was returned against the farm laborer. Boyce paid $18 to find and return Devine to the city to face the larceny charge. Devine went to Madison, Ind., after taking the suits. Judge Collins sentenced Devine to the penal farm for ninety days. "I'M SO FOND OF MUSIC!" That Explains What Maid Does With an Advance of Wages. Chicago.—For a few days a young north shore matron believed she had solved the servant girl problem. Her first girl found the country life too slow and returned home "back of the yards." This experience afforded an inspiration, and she imported a girl from her former home at Galesburg. Kindly treatment was to be the keynote of success, so when she discovered the new maid lacked underwear she armed her with a dollar and shopping instructions. In thirty minutes the girl was back, but minus the underwear. In its place she had purchased a mouth organ costing 40 cents, which she exhibited proudly to her mistress with the remark: "I'm so fond of music." NEW USE FOR OLD GLORY. In a Brooklyn Court it "Protects the Bench." New York.—After an adjournment of the Brooklyn court of special sessions recently the bench and clerk's desk were bedecked with an American flag. "What's the idea?" Chief Probation Officer John J. Rooney was asked. "That's the duster," Rooney explained. "When the janitor sweeps he covers the bench and clerk's desk with the old flag." Indignant, the questioner sought out Chief Clerk Joseph L. Kerrigan and demanded an explanation of the apparent desecration of Old Glory. "Well, isn't the flag protecting the bench?" was Kerrigan's ready response. GETS EGG DURING TRIAL Hen Labeled "Exhibit A" Lays It In Court, and the Judge Benefits. Portland, Ore.-Maude, a White Leghorn hen, was in District Judge Bell's court as Exhibit A in a suit over her ownership and that of two other Biddies and a cockeler. Suddenly there smote the air a shrill "cut-a-cut." It was Maude cackling, and she kept it up. "Baillif, kindly remove the exhibit," ordered the judge. The bailiff approached Maude's coop. "Your honor," he shouted, "look!" and held up a snowy white egg. "Maude has laid it." Both litigants agreed that the judge should receive the egg, and he did. DRINKERS SENT TO FRONT. France Adopts Plan to Keep Temptation From Munition Workers. Paris. On account of a diminution of the output of munitions, due to excessive drinking, Minister of Munitions Albert Thomas recently issued instructions that any munition workers found under the influence of alcohol shall be immediately sent to the fighting line. The explanation is given that the penalty is not in the nature of a punishment, but because the man in question is unlikely to experience the same temptations at the front. First Bath In Twenty Years Charlestown, Ind.—After being given the first bath he has had in twenty years, according to his own admission, D. W. Hodson, who presented himself at the county farm for the poor, near here, suddenly disappeared. The mystery of his absence was solved when he showed up at his old home at Underwood, Ind., and told of the vigorous scrubbing the farm attendants administered. An Army of Them Gathers In New York City. "SERVICE" IS THE KEYNOTE The National Convention, Under the Presidency of Mrs. Pennybacker and Twenty Thousand Strong, Assembled From Forty-eight State Conventions. The greatest organization of women In any nation of the world, the General Federation of Women's Clubs, was born in New York twenty-six years ago. For the first time it returned to its birthplace, to hold its thirteenth convention. So complete, well manned and vital is the organization that the entire body responds to the pressing of the button or by a wireless that extends to every remote section of every state in the Union. It has working departments in every line of activity—art, civics, civil service reform, conservation, education, home economics, in I MRS. PERCY V. PENNYBACKER dustrial and social conditions, legislation, literature, library extension, music, drama, public health, and subdivisions of these committees to include child labor, woman suffrage, mothers' pensions, peace, preparedness, food sanitation, housing, prison reform, minimum wage, political science, tuberculosis, child welfare and hygiene, Americanization and current events and progress in every department of activity in national life. State federations, city federations and the clubs themselves are completely officered along this same organized line, all tributary to the General Federation. The president of this huge activity, Mrs. Pennybacker, in a recent interview said of the first biennial she attended in Los Angeles fourteen years ago: "The very immensity of the convention was an inspiration. There were women from every state in the Union, representing every phase, every group of our national life. While some feel that the General Federation must be reorganized so as to bring about a smaller attendance, let us never forget that a part of the inspiration comes from the bigness. History has never yet fully written the chapter as to the part the General Federation has played in wiping out sectional feeling. One reason why there is in this dear land of ours today so little north, south, east or west is because the women of all sections meet, counsel and labor together. When we learn to know each other appreciation comes and misunderstanding disappears. When we work together for some great cause petty differences drop from us like wornout garments. "It was also a delight to see that beauty had its place in this great gathering of women. No one has forgotten the 40,000 calla lilies which were used as decorations the first two days, followed by carnations, they in turn giving way to numberless roses of every hue. "Everywhere one felt that the women took their work seriously and with the conviction that it is truly worth while. On the last night this earnestness developed into a spiritual climax. We closed in a moment of cestasy as we sang 'God Be With You Till We Meet Again,' while from the galleries the fair hands of the California women let flutter down millions of rose petals, covering us with fragrance. "Is it not significant that these impressions make of themselves the one word 'service,' which is the keynote of our entire federation life?" Cream Salad Dressing. Mix one-half tablespoonful salt, two and one-half tablespoonfuls melted butter, one level teaspoonful flour, a shake of pepper and two egg yolks together to smooth. Add three-fourths cupful of thin cream. (You may take the top of the milk in the bottle and have the rest of the milk to use for something else.) Then add slowly one-fourth cupful vinegar or lemon juice, stirring as you add it. Cook over hot water until thickened. If too thick after standing to cool, thin with cream or milk. A Fashion Tip. The neck line of the modish summer frock is much wider and therefore much more becoming than was last year's—that is, the frock is cut away at the sides of the throat as well as in front, showing something of the shoulder line. O'Connell as an Orator. Few orators have been so fortunate as Daniel O'Connell in their physical appeal to the senses. Grattan, Curran, Emmet, Shell and Meagher were small men, not the least impressive to the eye. O'Connell was a man of royal aspect. His voice was seductively musical—the most musical, according to Disraeli, ever heard in the house of commons. It was soft, of great compass, capable of expressing every imaginable emotion. His eyes, light in color and full, flashed or beamed or burned, according to the sentiment expressed. His contemporaries all mention the expressibility of his mouth. His gestures were free and bold, not in the least suggestive of elocation and yet infinitely graceful and apt. There was nothing in his manner indicative of preparation. His manner was easy and without effort. Wendell Phillips, who heard him, says in his lecture: "We used to say of Webster, 'This is a great effort,' of Everett, 'It is a beautiful effort,' but you never used the word 'effort' in speaking of O'Connell. It provoked you that he would not make an effort."—"The Irish Orators," by Claude G. Bowers. The Evil Eye. It is probable that the "evil eye," for which many hapless old women were harried to their death on the suspicion of witchcraft in "the good old days," was no more than a common squint, a "cast" in the eye, or "bossing" as it is called in many parts of the country to this day, writes Dr. N. Bishop Harman in the British Journal of Children's Diseases. Not only was the squint thought to be of evil significance, but the defect itself was considered to be the work of evil spirits. In "King Lear" we find the following in the scene on the heath at night: "This is the foul fiend Flibbertigget. He begins at curfew and walks till the first cock; he gives the web and the pin, squints the eye and makes the harelip, mildweds the white meat and hurts the poor creature of earth." Knew His Man. George Bubb, better known as Bubb Doddington, one of the wits of the eighteenth century, always dined well and always liked to doze after the repast. Falling asleep one day after dinner with Sir Richard Temple and Lord Cobham, the latter reproached Doddington with his drowsiness. Doddington denied having been asleep and to prove he had not offered to repeat all Lord Cobham had been saying. Cobham challenged him to do so. Doddington repeated a story, and Lord Cobham owned he had been telling it. "Well," said Doddington, "and yet I did not hear a word of it, but I went to sleep because I knew that about this time of the day you would tell that story." Lightning Rods. There were no lightning rods in ancient times. The first one that the world ever saw was set up by our own illustrious countryman Benjamin Franklin shortly after the year 1752. He had just had his celebrated experiment with the kite, in which he demonstrated the identity of lightning with electricity, and was therefore prepared for the construction of the rods for which the world had waited so long. It is not generally known that Franklin was as distinguished in science as he was in statesmanship and diplomacy.—Exchange. A. Bright Outlook "Do you—er—do you think, Miss Dobleigh, that you will be—er—engaged next Thursday evening?" asked Tommy very bashfully. "Well, really, Mr. Tompy," replied Ethel, "it don't know, but if you can get up spunk enough between now and then to do your share I think there's a fair prospect that I shall be." And Tommy did. Different Kinds. "I had a tooth extracted yesterday," remarked the fussy man, "and the dentist gave me gas." "Oh, that's nothing," rejoined the man with the bald spot. "Every time I get shaved the barber gives me a lot of it." -Indianapolis Star. ```markdown ``` PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. Hemorrhage. In treating hemorrhage the first thing is to find its cause and then try to stop it by local means. What these means are must depend on the state the patient is in and the site of the bleeding. If that is easily reached the hemorrhage can be stopped by packing or by pressure or by blinding with ligatures. Sometimes the state of the patient is such that it is best to stop the flow by the pressure of the hand or fingers while other steps are taken to relieve the constitutional symptoms of shock and collapse. Sometimes only an operation can reach the point from which the blood comes. In that case it must be performed as rapidly as possible while the patient receives constitutional treatment. In many cases only a physician can find the source of a hemorrhage, but intelligent bystanders can do much to relieve the symptoms. Hot water bottles are needed to help in maintaining the bodily heat. Stimulants should be in readiness, and the salt box should be at hand, for saline injections are often given by physicians in dangerous cases of hemorrhage. PAGE TNRR FOR YOUNG FOLKS Sleepy Time Story About a Fairy and a Poor Farmer. A LEGEND FROM GERMANY. How Luck and Fortune Came to a Good Natured Plowman—Finding the Magic Rake—A Little Lady on Horseback—Information For Little People. Polly Ann and little Ned were getting sleepy when uncle began his story. It was about THE MAGIC RAKE. Hans was a plowman, but was very poor, for, no matter how hard he worked, his wages were so small that he was barely able to get enough to eat. He was a most obliging and generous young fellow, however, and never weared of helping his neighbors when they needed assistance. One day when Hans was busy plowing a field he found, to his surprise, a broken rake lying on the ground. "I wonder whose rake it is?" said Hans to himself. "It is a fine rake and only needs a little mending to make it as good as new." Stooping down, he picked up the rake, which was of a different pattern from any he had ever seen. "Some one has lost it," thought Hans, "or perhaps has put it down until he can have it mended." When the day's work was done and Hans was ready to go home he noticed that the broken rake was still lying unclaimed by any one. "I'll take it home and mend it," he decided. "Some one will most likely come and search for it tomorrow." So Hans took the rake home, and as he was very handy with tools, he mended the rake so skillfully that it was indeed as good as new. The next morning Hans set forth to complete the plowing of the field and, taking the mended rake with him, laid it down where he had found it. On his way home he passed the spot where he had placed the rake, but it was no longer there. "The owner has come for it," said Hans aloud. "You are right, Hans," said a small voice near by. "The owner has now got his mended rake." Hans turned in astonishment, and there stood a little fellow not more than a foot high, dressed in brown leather, with a curious, conical cap on his head. "Thank you very much, Hans, for mending my rake. I have been able to do nothing with it for a long time, but you have made it better than ever," said the little man. He added: "Take it for your own. It will bring you luck." So Hans became the owner of the magic rake. Ever after his crops grew wonderfully, and in time he became rich. A Painter and His Pet: Rembrandt, the famous painter, had a monkey he loved very much. The monkey took sick and died as Rembrandt was painting the picture of a noble family. He was told at once, and he commenced to cry, and then he started to draw the picture he was making. Nothing would stop him from doing this, although every one tried to do so. When the man he was painting the picture for saw the picture he refused to take it, for Rembrandt told him the picture was of the monkey and not of his family. It is said this picture is still in existence. Three Word Square. 1. An article of furniture. 2. A receiver of sound. 3. Thirsty. When this square is completed the diagonal from the lower left hand corner to the upper right hand corner spells a nickname for father. Answer.-Bed, ear, dry. A Girl on Horseback. The fair young rider here pictured is Miss Frances Rockwood, daughter of Judge Nash Rockwood of Riverdale, 1940 Photo by American Press Association. MISS FRANCES BOCKWOOD. N. Y. She is a skilled horsewoman and when photographed was riding her prize winning mount. Aim of Scouting. Making real men out of real boys through a real program is the aim of scouting. PETER H. Remininated by the Democratic National Convention at St. Louis, Mo., to make the second race for President of the United States. PAGE FOUR HON. WOOD Renominated by the Democratic Nat- make the second race for P STEPS IN CAREER OF PRESIDENT WILSON. Born Dec. 28, 1856, Staunton, Va. Went to school Columbia, S. C., 1870. Entered Davidson, N. C., college 1873. Entered Princeton 1875. Graduated A. B. 1879. Entered law school University of Virginia, 1879. Began law practice in Atlanta, 1882. Spoke before tariff commission favoring free trade, 1882. Entered Johns Hopkins university 1883. On Bryn Mawr faculty, 1885. Received Ph. D. 1886 from Johns Hopkins. Professor history and political science, Wesleyan university, 1888. HEALTH NOTES. It is a well known fact that people living in the cities of the Orient utilize their roof tops as places of recreation and rest. Every traveler in the far East has noted this fact. Modern city dwellers, however, rarely utilize their house tops for any purposes, except to catch dust, dirt and rain water. The Department of Health has frequently called attention to the importance of utilizing our roofs, especially during the heated months of the year, for sleeping purposes and purposes of recreation. The Bulletin has frequently called attention to the advantages of roof gardens and also to the fact that on the roofs, the air is better at that level than it is nearer the ground. There should be ample space on the roof of the average three flat building to provide sleeping quarters, during the open air season at least, for all of its occupants. The roofs should be covered with canopied awnings; protecting railings built around the walls, and potted ferns, plants and flowers could be utilized to lend attractiveness and swinging hammocks could be used for couches. Certainly a custom so old, and which is today almost universally practiced in many of the oriental cities, must have decided advantages, or else people would not follow it. The Bulletin commends to the people of Chicago, the flat dwellers, people in the congested areas occupying buildings with flat roofs, to endeavor to utilize their roofs during the summer months. The expense should not be great for fixing up a roof top in such a way as to make it both comfortable and attractive. There is the advantage, too, of seclusion and of being up where the air is purer and better than it is nearer the street level; and also where the temperature certainly would be cooler and more grateful and refreshing than in hot, stuffy bedrooms, where the facilities of ventilation and air circulation are not good. Try the roof sleeping plan and see how you will like it. --- Too much sameness in the things one has to think about will callous the intellect. A horny hand is honorable, but the brain is no place for corns. --- Swat! brother, Swat! Swat with care. Swat the flies, both here and there. Swat them in the noontime. Millions less will be born. --- Walking in the open air is splendid exercise for both body and mind. The fine part of it is too, that it costs so little. . . . Be a good neighbor. This means you must think of others' comfort as well as your own. It means that you Chair of jurisprudence, Princeton, 1890. LL. D. from Lake Forest university in 1887; Tulane university, 1898; Johns Hopkins, 1901; Yale, 1901. Elected president of Princeton, 1902. Nominated for governor of New Jersey September, 1910. Elected governor of New Jersey November, 1910. Nominated for president of the United States July 2, 1912. Elected November, 1912. Inaugurated March 4, 1913. Began watchful waiting in Mexico, 1913. Continued watchful waiting, 1914. Still watchfully waiting, 1915. Waiting watchfully, 1916. Renominated St. Louis, 1916. should not do the things that will contribute to the discomfort and annoyance of your neighbors. And, of course, the rule of neighborliness works both ways. In short, after all, it is only the application of the Golden Rule to the every day life. *** Villa, the Mexican bandit, is a midget of danger compared to the menace of the bandit fly, the real villain. THE CITY COUNCIL RAISES THE PAY OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGES FROM $6,000 TO $9,000 PER YEAR. Chief Justice Harry Olson, Will In Time Receive $12,000 A Year For His Services. The members of the City Council at its meeting Monday evening among other things decided to raise the pay of the Municipal Court Judges—that is after the election this coming November, from $6,000 to $9,000 per year and Chief Justice Harry Olson, will later on receive $12,000 instead of $10,000 per year for his very valuable legal services; this increase in the wages of the Municipal Court Judges will amount to about $92,000 per year and the money to pay them will come out of the pockets of the small tax payers. It was strongly contended by some of the city fathers who scarcely pay any taxes themselves, that by increasing the pay that it would attract a better class or a much higher grade of lawyers to seek the nomination for Judges of the Municipal Court. Let us all earnestly hope that their contentions will come true, for at the present time there are some Judges sitting in the Circuit and the Superior Courts drawing down twelve thousand dollars per year who have no right on earth to sit in judgment on the acts of their fellow men except that they are backed up and forced on or down the throats of the people by the wily or oily politicians and in some respects this same thing is true when it comes down to nominating Judges for the Municipal Court bench for it must be admitted by all fair minded men and especially those who have any business to transact in the Municipal Court, that some few of the present sitting judges never had a case in a court of record and that it was at the behest of some of the ward politicians, that has enabled them to prove to the world that they are absolutely incapable in every way from a legal point of view to intelligently serve as learned judges of the Municipal Court. THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO. JUNE 17, 1916. THE TOM BROWN HON. CHARLES WARREN FAIRBANKS, REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. WAR OF PEACE Two Telegrams That Should be Read and Considered, by Every Citizen In Our Country—Be He Rent-Payer or Tax-Payer—Be He Father or Son; Husband or Brother; Mother or Daughter; Sister or Wife. (Copy of Telegram) Minneapolis, Minn, June 6th, 1916. Hon. Wm. Sulzer, 115 Broadway, New York City. Please wire about hundred words your attitude on Peace or War for publication Minnesota Patriot. Editor Minnesota Patriot. (Copy of Answer) June 6th, 1916 Editor Patriot: Minneapolis, Minn. 4 Your telegram received. I am for Peace—not War. The spirit of the ageies for Peace and means Brotherhood—not War and Hate. I am for the establishment of an International Court, having jurisdiction of every international question, with power to enforce its decisions, just the same as our United States Supreme Court has jurisdiction of every interstate question with power to enforce its decisions. The harmony of the times demands it, and the voice of humanity will soon secure it in this war-mad world. We must prepare for Peace—not War—the Peace of International Brotherhood—the Peace of World Civilization—and not the war of decimation and devastation. War is a relic of barbarism and belongs to the Stone Age. War is wholesale murder, and more indefeable than retail murder. The time is near when no King or Kaiser; no President or Potentate can make one man cut the throat of another man—and call it War. The theory that might makes right is an exploded fallacy. It belongs on the same political scrap heap as the divine right of Kings. The doctrine of physical force is becoming more and more a diminishing factor in the progress of human affairs and the onward and upward march of Civilization. No political party can carry this country on a war platform if some other political party has the courage to declare for Brotherhood on a Peace Platform. NEGRO FELLOWSHIP LEAGUE. The Negro Fellowship League will hold a conference on "Race Discrimination at Marshall Fields & Co.," at the Reading Room, 3005 State St., Sunday, June 18th, at 4 P. M. Every organization in town is asked to send delegates. Something must be done, and that something must be done in union. The League desires every person who has been refused service there to be present and tell his story. A crisis confronts the race. Last Sunday's meeting was in honor of Children's Day. The Glee Club of the Raymond School rendered inspir- A. D. GRIFIN WHO WAS ONE OF THE WELL KNOWN COLORED NEWSPAPER MEN THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN COUNTRY SUDDENLY EXPIRED IN HIS NEWSPAPER OFFICE, KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, FROM HEART FAILURE. Adolphus D. Griffin, who was one of the well known Colored newspaper men in the western country, having successfully at one time conducted a chain of weekly newspapers extending from San Francisco, Cal., to Portland, Oregon, and on into Montana; expired very suddenly recently in his newspaper office, the "Kansas Elevator" at Kansas City, Kansas, of heart failure. He had only established the "Kansas Elevator" shortly after the first of the present year. For several years prior to that time he was business manager and traveling representative for the "Plaindealer," Topeka, Kan. Mr. Griffin was a native of Louisiana and his remains were transported to Shrevesport, that state for burial. He was a Democrat in politics and during the administration of Governor George H. Hodges, 1913-1915, he was appointed by that Democratic governor a member of the Trustee Board of the Western University and was elected President of the Board, serving as such with honor and dignity, putting into practice sound business principles, which made great headway for that school, making also many improvements in the surroundings. At the time of his death, he was a candidate for Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia and he was strongly endorsed for that position by Ministers, Judges, Senators, Representatives and business men in all walks of life. Mr. Griffin passed away utterly ignorant of the fact that President Woodrow Wilson lately appointed a White Democrat to that position. Mr. Griffin was a prominent Mason and he numbered his friends by the thousands in all parts of the country west of the Mississippi River. ing music. Principal Lewis of the same school told how "Self Government Works in the Raymond School." His story was a revelation as to how the problem of behavior and citizenship is being solved by these children. The discussion which followed showed earnest wish that the same system could be encouraged in other public schools in the city. Mr. W. F. Cozart of Atlantic City, N. J., one of the biggest delegates to the convention was present and said a few words, also Dr. Wm. Farris of New Haven, Conn., and many other friends and distinguished visitors. Ida B. Wells Barnett, Pres. 4 Renominated by the Democratic National Convention at St. Louis, Mo., to make the second race for vice President of the United States. WOMAN'S PART IN THE PRESENT WAR. From the beginning of the great conflict in Europe to the present time, the minds of men, women and children, throughout the entire world have been guided to look upon with reverence and pride, the deeds done by man. The mechanical devices such as the big guns, battleships and submarines have taken up a great deal of the people's attention. Of course, these are important and cannot be ignored. But, what to my mind, is a very essential phase of this war, and should be in the minds of the people of every race, is the part taken by the women. Never before in the History of mankind has the opportunity or conditions exist for man or woman to show such courage, perseverance and willingness to suffer almost intolerable hardships as the present conditions in Europe today offers. Although this conflict is a wholesale human slaughtering, the women have commemorated themselves with great admiration and after the horrors of this war have ceased to be, when peace reigns supreme, when the time arrives to decorate the bosoms of heroes and patriots, to praise and honor those who have taken part in the struggle, the world cannot in justification overlook the noble part taken by the women. While the men are fighting in the trenches, the women are toiling labori- ously in the munition factories to supply the armies with war materials. The men cannot fight and manufacture arms at the same time, so we find about twice as many women engaged in this industry as there are men, therefore the progress of the war depends largely upon the ability of the women to make war material. In our own borderland under the protection of the Stars and Stripes, in the land of free and home of the brave we find our women struggling and trudging to and fro from day to day toiling in the munition factories in order that our brothers across the deep sea might carry out this great struggle in the cause of humanity. The army has to be clothed and fed, and who is carrying out the bulk of this task! The women are putting forth very strenuous efforts in the fields, handling the plow, sowing the grain and reaping the harvest. If I were an artist I would paint for the world today, a picture of a woman, in the dead cold of the winter, when the snow is heaped high over head, when the zero atmosphere goes searching through the body, with the barren trees covered with snow and long winding road bedded with snow and ice, seated on a two wheel cart driving oxens or some other animal, carrying food and raiment to the soldiers in the fighting territory and other, women helping the wounded, who have fallen by the wayside. In Europe, quarters are provided for the crippled and disabled soldiers; they are furnished with various modes of entertainment. In order to relieve their minds of their misfortune, they are taught different handicrafts, in fact everything is done to cheer them and make them feel happy, all of this creditable work is carried on by the women. If I were an artist I would paint another picture, a sadder one, one I know would touch the very depths of all human sympathy, a picture of wounded soldiers being cared for by the nurses, can you imagine men lying on the ground, some bleeding furiously, some with limbs severed from their body, others in deep agony and still others who have passed from this world into the greater world beyond. Here and there streams of blood running freely! The sight of such a scene is more dreadful than I am able to describe. It takes courage and strong patriotism to hold up under such unpleasant conditions. Yet not one case do we know that woman faltered. Does this not speak well of the women? They at least have something to feel proud of. I wish to call attention to the noble and patriotic stand that was taken by Miss Maria Cavell, the feminine martyr. Knowing that death awaited her actions, but she hesitated not, for her love for her country and her countrymen was greater than her love for herself. She gave her life for her country. Is there anything more pathetic? more commendable? Could anyone be a worthier citizen. She startled the world. She has added immensely to the prestige of the women. This war in spite of its horrors means a great deal to all mankind. To the women, it means a higher social and political plane, an awakening or realization of their worth. It means that man will have a higher respect for woman. It means that women will have greater rights, a great freedom which has for so many ages past been denied them. By B. Browning. - \ i St pe ee ~ THE RROAD AX CHICAGO towri7 101e Charles E. Stump, in His Wanderings Through- out the Southern States Visited Bessemer, Ala- bama and Other Points in That Section of the Country making a world in a day or over night. God who made the world and has all power in His hands did not do that, ani it is impossible for man to do it. ot it is interesting at this time of the year to see young people of America holding up a world in one hand, and all the people in it bowing to them. There are full of hope, inspiration and aspiration and everything else that would be high and noble. Perhaps you want to know what I am talking about, and if you do you will have to wait until I ean tell you, and if you can’t go right on and I will tell those who can wait. It takes time to get out information. This is com- mencement times, and so many people are graduating. They will imagine be- cause the applause they get from the audiences that the world has been standing still waiting for them, and all they will have to do is to just step out into some big position, and no one will question what they say. Their heads are full of knowledge, and be- fore them Solomon would fade into nothingness. They stand with out- stretched hands pointing out their glorious future. On our side all prob- Jems are now solved and they aro going at once and lift up the race. They think they are the only pebbles on the beach and there they go. Time goes on, and they soon dis- cover that there are other pumpkins on the vine and they are not as much as they thought they were. The world ‘was not waiting for them, and that they were not so important as they thought. They will meet with a few failures ani perhaps get discouraged and go to tho devil or some other place. They will find that the people who clapped hands, and told them it was the finest speech they had ever heard, did not mean it, and the position that had been waiting so long vanished. Dis- appointed they sink, I want the young people to know that when they receive a paper from that professor and get their education, they are just prepared to study. I find that if you don’t know it you will be found wanting. You can’t use big words, dress up, look wise and the people run after you like they would after a circus and worship at your shrine, I have been getting around, sinee I got the job last fall to write for these people, and it seems that I am not known, although T have been into all kinds of colleges and used all kind of big words. I have male some sound like Greek, some sound like Hebrew, some soutid like Latin, and some sound like United States, and all the people have looked at me, and some as if they thought I was crazy. Shortly after I started out last fall, I went to Normal. It was my first school, and was invited back by Presi- dent Walter S, Buchanan, to what he called commencement. Why he called it commeneement I don’t know, but really it was the closing of school when ho dished out the last dish of educa- tion, and started these young people out, I heard some good speeches, some of them were just in Keeping with What they had in mind to do, and the college class of 5 all had been placed at ouce, I saw them do their indus- trial work and tell all about it. One young woman just made s shirt waist Tight on the stage. Another told about the schools of back yonder and the Present day school room, telling their social problems and the like. A young man told all about brick laying, and another told about the milk and butter Problem, and on they went. ‘Then they had a man to make the main speeeb. Ho was not a graduating man, but invited for that purpose. It was Charles Stewart, who is one of the men from Chieago, I have told you about him before, and I will not say much about him now. He made his speech. T listened to him with others. Thave told you about riding in Jim Crow cars and James Crow, but that "an Stewart, told them that he had Rever been in one, and would never Mido in one, He said that-whenever he Got in a car it became first class be- vim Crow man. He brought things up to his ideal, and did not go down to them. He told them that they needed a converted heart, a trained mind, and backed up with industry, honesty and reliability they would make it in life. The school was in great shape. Mrs. Ida Christine Buchanan, was up to the standard in her music class. Although she has been on a vacation for a while and will continue for a few more months, she was on hand, and her presence seemed to inspire those young people. She did play some at the piano. She is an ideal teacher, an ideal housekeeper, and an ideal mother. She is just the daughter of her father, ‘William H. Couneill. I remained there until it was all over, and then started away bright and early the next morn- ing. I was headed for Nashville. Reaching Nashville, I went to sec some friends, going to the office of the Publishing Board of the National Bap- tist convention. ‘This is the new Board, with Prof. 8. P. Harris, LL. D., as secretary and manager. He is one of the young men who has made life worth while. He was for a long time in the school room, and now he is. out in the world doing things, and doing them up. It was last fall that he was elected in Chicago to his present posi- tion, yet he was not there and had not filed an application. His worth was known, hence he was called on to take hold of a work which is destined to be a great big thing in the United States. I went into the office and found the stenographers busy, the other clerks, busy, Rev. E. W. D. Isaacs, busy, Rev. ‘A. D. Hurt, who is superintendent of missions, busy—in fact everybody around seemed to be busy. They are getting ready for the big Sunday school and B, ¥. P. U\ Congress which meet- ing was held in Memphis, Tenn., on the 1th of this month. The people are still stirred up over it and it was a great big meeting. It brought to- gether some of the greatest workers in the race and out of it too. Rev. C. T. Walker, that great preacher from Avgusta, Ga. preached a sermon and delivered an address. Among the other selected speakers were such men as Revs. M. W. Gilbert, great educator; S. E. J. Watson, of Dallas, Texas; E. Arlington Wilson, Muskogee, Okla.; ©. G. Fishback, Topeka, Kans.; Joseph ‘A. Booker, president of Arkansas Bap- tist College, and secretary of the Home ‘Mission Board of the National Baptist convention; L: G. Jordan, Philadel phia, secretary of Foreign Mission Board, National Baptist convention; E. C. Morris, D. D5 president of Ne- tional Baptist convention; Prof. R. B. Hudson, Selma, Ala, secretary, Na- tional Baptist convention; C. H. Par- rish, editor Sunday School Literature; 'A. Jackson Stokes, treasurer National Baptist cénvention; T. S. Sandefur, president Arkansas Sunday school con- vention and many others, whose names I do not know. They are down here this week, at east I am looking after a friend of mine, who is a busy man. I am here ‘with him. I have been to Nashville, and will be in Montgomery and away before you can get to read this letter. I shall be pleased to hear from you soon. Look out for my next letter. It will be from Montgomery or some See ALPHA SUFFRAGE CLUB. The Alpha Suffrage Club held its regular Wednesday evening meeting and s large number was present and heard the report from the women who wero in the line of march in the great parade. They also told of the fine spread enjoyed by the women who came back to the Reading Room after- ward and dried out and enjoyed re- freshments provided by Dr. Emanuel’s Committee. Several Delegates came in and enjoyed the Alpha Club’s hospi- tality. The Club was also present at the new Municipal Pier reception Thursday of last week. Regular Wednesday evening meeting will con- tinue at the Reading Room, 3005 State st. Ida B, Wells Baraett, Pres. THE FIRST ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NORTHWESTERN FEDERA- TION OF WOMEN’S CLUBS AT THE COURT HOUSE; WICHITA, KAN em Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs held their first annual meeting in the Court House at Wichita, Kansas, the program rendered at all the ses- sions was very interesting and highly instructive. At the winding up of the meeting the following resolutions were adopted: We the members of the Northwest- ern Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs, representing more than 200,000 Colored Women with full or partial suffrage, assembled at Wichita, Kan, this 7-9 June, 1916, realizing that the best interests of a community or eoun- try ean_be protected and preserved, only as its citizens, regardless of sex, race, creed or environment, have the fullest and freest privileges in the ex- ercise of their inalienable rights, in so far as they do not infringe upon the rights of others. ‘And realizing that the wise conserv- ators of this Republic have found it expedient to make laws to protect dumb animals and freight tratlie, Realizing too, that they are now aroused to their duty towards their fellowmen to the extent of protecting them from the ravages of the enemy outside its ports, ‘And realizing that a community or country is best protected which is well and safely governed within its borders; that the exercises of rights and privi- leges will have the best, most elevating effect and bring about the most bene- fit to the most people, only as they are universal and extend to each and every citizen in all, and every part of @ great commonwealth such as our United States of America. For these reasons, let us resolve, that the Northwestern Federation of Col- ored Women’s Clubs does hereby adopt the following as its advocated princi- ples and petitions that these principles or their substance be incorpgrated in the 1916 platform of each of the Na- tional parties which intend to make their appeal to the voting contingency for support; ‘We favor and recommend the enact- ment of such Federal laws as will make lynching a National Crime, giving power to the relatives, friends or rep- resentatives of the lynched victims, to prosecute the offenders in the United States District Courts. ‘We favor and recommend a uniform divorce law which will forever put an end to the demoralizing influence which follow the present legislation, whieh legalize marriage in one State and places a blot upon the innocent offspring, in another section of this Grand Commonwealth. ‘Wo favor and recommend the enact- ment of such uniform railroad legisla- tion which will give equal and ade quate traveling accommodations to all traveling, in every part of this United States of America, Forever making it impossible for a repetition of | the shameful humiliations which are still heaped upon members of the most loyal and patriotic race which claims Amer- iea, the land of the free and the home of the brave, as its home. ‘We favor and recommend child labor laws which will protect the child of the most humble who may feel com- pelled to, allow the undeveloped, untu- tored of their offspring, to go in the daily grind in order that the family may be able to make ends meet, pen: sioning such child until such time as it shall have had ample opportunity to develop physically and mentally suffi cient to become a useful and efficient member of society, thus obviating the necessity of building penal institutions and insane asylums to house them later. ‘We favor and recommend full and national suffrage, believing that the best interests of the whole country will be protected, when the women, who bear the children, make the homes, tutor the youth and sustain the ehureb, by their strength and taxes, aro em- powered to cast their ballot for those who are placed in the guidance of the ship of state. © Respectfully submitted by the Northwestern Federation C. W. C. COLORED PEOPLE'S PROGEESS. ‘A new race history, soon to be placed on the market at $1.50; an im spiring volume, showing the wonderful advancement of the Colored American, reads like magic, so rapid has been their progress in every department—In- dustry, Seience, Art, Religion, Litera: ture. Imparts practical suggestions for self-improvement and teaches the way to success. The publishers, Austin & Jenkins Co., Washington, D. C., are now placing agents. Anybody can sell SECURE THE AGENCY AT ONCE by getting a fine prospectus FREE for 10 cents in postage. AGENTS make $10.00 per day. It sells on sight. THE ANNUAL COMPETITIVE MILI- TARY DRILL BETWEEN THE TWELVE COTTAGE COMPANIES OF THE GLENWOOD MANUAL TRAINING SCHOOL WILL BE HELD AT GLENWOOD, ILLINOIS. This afternoon tho boys attending the Glenwood Manual Training School will have a grand time in their com. petitive military drills and the rela. tives and friends of the boys and friends of the school will be present in large numbers to encourage and cheer them on. The annual competitive drill is part of Glenwood’s Flag Day celebration. ‘The drill is always held on Saturday afternoons in order to accommodate more of the friends and relatives of the boys. | ‘There will be no special train this year. Glenwood may bo reached by Chieago Interurban Traction Company leaving Halsted and 63rd Street at 11:07, 11:47, 12:27, 1:07 or 1:47 P. MM, or by regular train over C. & EL. R. RB. leaving Dearborn St. Station at 1 P. M. ‘This train will be met at Glenwood by eonveyances from the School. | Owing to the demands of the pro: rom it will be impossible for parents or friends to visit with any of the boy: until after the Competitive Drill. The Drill will begin promptly at 2:00 P. M and will be concluded in less than tw« hours. Provision will be made at the Schoo for the purchase of Coffee and Sand wiches but it is suggested that guest: bring their own Lunches and have + Basket Pienie in the Grove. Mr. Leo A. Phillips, the superinten dent of the school will be on hand ani endeavor to make it pleasant for al the visitors. ROCKEFELLER FOUNDATION GIVES TO COLORED SCHOOLS. New York, N. Y., June 12.—The Gen- eral Education Board of the Rocke- feller Foundation, at its annual spring meeting held here today, made a total appropriation of $789,980 to several colleges and educational research funds. For the annual maintenance of six schools, $81,000 was appropriated. This was distributed among Spelman Seminary, Atlanta, Ga., which received $20,000; Hampton Institute, Hampton, Va., $25,000; Tuskegee Institute, Tus- kegee, Ala., $25,000; Morehouse Col- lege, Atlanta, $5,000; Fisk University, Nashville, $5,000; and Maysville In- dustrial School, Maysville, N. C, $1,000. For the equipment of Negro Normal ‘schools in North Carolina, $109,430 was appropriated. For preparation of a study into the best methods of train- ing teachers for rural schools; a study ‘of the progress of tho education of the Negro as developed at Hampton and Tuskegee Institutes, and a survey of higher education in Maryland, $50,000 was appropriated. REV. RICHARD D. STINSON HEAD OF THE ATLANTA NORMAL,AND INDUSTEIAL INSTITUTE VISITS | CHICAGO IN THE INTEREST OF “HIS scHOOL. Rev. Richard D. Stinson, Principal of the Atlanta Normal and Industrial In stitute, Atlanta, Ga., is at the present time visiting Chicago in the interest of his sehool. His mission is to raise $6,000 to con: struct one or two buildings between now and the first of September to be used in connection with his educational work; one wealthy White lady in this eity has already given him $1,000 leav- ing him $5,000 to raiso and in the near future he may. hold an educational mass meeting in one of the churches for that purpose. Rev. Stinson bears letters of recom- mendation and endorsements from Col. ‘Theodore Roosevelt, Col. Clark Howell, editor of the Atlanta Constitution, Col. John Temple Grayes and from many other White citizens as well as promi 7 Colored citizens of Atlanta. CHIPS. Charles E. Morrison, special messen- ger to Mayor William Hale Thompson, has been confined to his home this week from the effects of a very severe cold, which he caught during the rainy spell the past week. The excursion to Idelwild the new summer resort in northern Michigan, Wednesday June 21, at which time the dedication will take place, promises to be quite an interesting event; sec announcement in another column of this paper. Mrs. Edna Jackson Pratt, of Phils ‘delphia, Pa., who is stopping with Mrs ‘Tyles, 3836 Rhodes avenue, is. still en- joying her visit to this city. The mid- lo of this eoming week, sho will leave on her tour through the Wester States. | Madam E, Azalia Hackley’s Chorus ‘which she conducts in connection with her. voeal institute at 3019 Calumet ‘avenue will join with the Fisk Chorus and give a concert at the Northwest- ern University, Evanston, Il, this coming Thursday evening for the bene- fit of the Evanston Y. M. 0. A. JUNE 21st, 1916 Is the Biggest Event of the Year Program consists of Speeches, Music Singing, Dancing, Races of all kinds, | Swimming, Boating, Fishing, Etc., Etc. | Special trains leave Chicago, Detroit, Grand Rapids and_ other places Tuesday [Night, June 20th. RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BEFORE JUNE 17th. EVERYBODY INVITED For Full Particulars CALL at THE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS IDEA PREMIUM DEPT. 3512 South State Street-——or—1110 Hartford Building CHICAGO SAVED THE DAYLIGHT IN INDIANA THIRTY YEARS AGO Cement Mills Started at 6 A. M, and Men Got In Ten Hours a Day Even In Winter. New Albany, Ind.—Germany, Austria and other war rent countries of Europe, which have begun to conserve day- light, are thirty years behind Indiana. A cable dispatch from Berlin recently spoke of the daylight conservation idea as having been adopted there. The tenor of ¢he dispatch created the im- Pression that it was something new, ‘when, in fact, the idea was adopted ‘thirty years ago at the Speeds Cement ‘mills, north of this city. ‘It was about 1896 when David Cook, manager, who still has charge of the Plant, which produces Portland cement, Tealized it was a sin to waste the fine daylight which permits work at 6 a. m., even on most winter days. He studied the matter, and soon the whistle for going to work sounded at 6 in the morning. It took some time for the men to get used to the change, but now they would not swap back to the old system. They begin an hour earlier and quit an hour earlier, and even dur- ing the winter the ten hour day can be ‘made. CONSTRUCT HOUSE IN OHIO IN TWELVE HOURS Two Hundred Workmen Complete Structure, Gift to a Bride, While Thousands Look On. Toledo, O.— Seventy-two carpenters began to build a house from the ground up at 4:30 a. m. At 4 p. m. the same day it was completed in every detail ‘and Mrs. Emma Plessner-McCann was serving tea in it to Mayor Milroy and others. ‘The house and lot were a wedding present from the Toledo Teal Estate board and contractors. Mrs. McCann was Miss Emma Plessner until a few hours before the house was finished, when she became the bride of John J. McCann. She was assistant secretary of the real estate board for several years. After the carpenter work had pre- gressed a short time plumbers, gas fit ters, painters, paper hangers, elec tricians and other workmen got busy and did their share of the building work within a given time. More than 200 workmen helped build the house. It 1s a five room house, with a bath- room, costing $4,000. Ordinarily it takes two or three months to finish such a house. ‘Thousands watched the construction ‘work. Three hundred gallons of but- termflk and a cartload of sandwiches ‘were served. In addition to the lot and house, built in less than twelve hours, considerable furniture was presented by friends. on As a general thing, taken Dy and large, men are honest—except with themselves. ‘A man will cheat himself on his score at golf, when he knows that fail ing to set down the full number of strokes does not make him a Detter golfer. If he is a fat man and is dieting to reduce he will shove the weight back a pound or two on the scales. when he knows in his heart he ts heavier than that. ‘Then be will tell his friends about “going around yesterday in 92" and taking off a pound and a half in three days” by his diet. ‘With these two exceptions almost every man is honest. Therefore all you need to do is to discount what he says about golf or reducing. Judge Not « Question of Etiauette. Mrs. Hendricks (the landlady}—Can I help you to some more sou, Mr. Dumley? Mr. Dumley—No, thanks. Mrs. Hendricks (engagingty)—Don't refuse, Mr. Dumley, because it isn’t eonsidered good form to be helped twice to soup. We're not particular people here. Mr. Dumley—Ob, etiquette has noth ing to do with tt, madam; it’s the soup. PAGE FIVE ‘The English iancuage presents a large number of words that have been completely changed in their signifi- cance since they first came imte use. In some cases their meaning hae been exactly reversed. A conspicuous ex- ample of this is the word “let,” which Shakespeare uses several times with the meaning “te hinder.” Hamlet ex- claimed, “I'll make a ghost of him that lets me,” of course “him thet stops me.” ‘The word is used im the same sense tm the Bible, as in I] Thessalonians 1, 7—“He whe now letteth wi} let until he be taken out of the way.” “Ravel” and “unravel” mean exact. ly the same thing, although at one tae os easavel: presente’ meet 9 reduce confusion to order. Compare the words “valuable” and “Invaluable” and “loose” and “unloose.” As used frequently in the Bible “pre- vent” instead of meaning to “binder” means te “precede” or “go before,” which is, of course, its etymological meaning.—Los Angeles Times. BMoaly Lande ef All Reliciene. Christians call Palestine the Holy Land because it was the birthplace of the Christian religion on earth as well as that ef the Saviour, whose birth, ministry and death are inseparably as- sociated with the history of Jerusalem and vicinity. Te the Mohammedans ‘Mecca, in Arabia, is the holy land, it being the birthplace of Mohammed, the saviour of the followers of that faith. India fs the holy Innd of the Chinese and other oriental Buddhists, tt being the natire land of Sakya Muni, the su- preme Buddha. Elis, one of the sev- eral divisions of the ancient Pelopon- nesus, was the Mecca and the Jeru- salem of the ancient Greeks. The temple of Olympus Zeus was situated at Elis, and the sacred festivals were held there each year. The believers in the Shinto religion make annual pil- grimage to Sitsa Kara, the immense stone pillar where their supreme ruler last stood while talking to men. Steceue tn Gunstentinenta. In no big city in the world are there se many tame pizeons as in Constantt- nople, In many squares in London there are small flocks of pigeons, but in the Turkish capital they are to be seen by the thousand. These pigeons are sacred, and, indeed, many a wealthy Turk leaves money to be de- Yoted to busing food for them The story of why they are sacred is rather interesting. When Mobammed, the Turkish prophet, was fying from his enemies he hid In a cavern. At the mouth of the cavern two pigeons built thelr nest, so tradition runs, while across the entrance a spider spum its web. The soldiers who came along some days later felt certain that no one had entered the cave, seeing the birds nesting and the spider's web, and a0 never troubled to enter it and search. Ever since then the Turks have held pigeons and spiders to be sacred. Gifte of the Grace. ‘The grass is missed only by its ab sence. When we pass by @ house which is minus a green lawn or grassy plot in front we exclaim, “What @ blot on the landscape!” In a vague way we realize that the grass gives tone ‘and color to outdoor life as nothing else can; that no picture is complete without it AU the beauties of the seashore—the bold rocks, the crested surf, the dashing waves, the lights and shadows which play at sunrise and sunset beside old ocean—cannot com- pensate for the lack of the grass be- meath our feet. Friends wintering at southern beaches have toki us that they grew homesick for the grassy fields and meadows of home—Marga- ret Weodward tm Countryside Maga- sine Nemina the Baby. Give your baby a name that wil} suit Aim or her throughout fa Lat it be @ euphonious, weil balanced name, in- dicative of intelligence, character and success and one so easily written or spoken that no nicknames will ever be found necessary. If there is available a family name with these good quall- tles, all the better. Do not indulge in levity, do not give way to sentiment, do not surrender to affectation oF ro- mance in this matter of selecting a suitable name, and avoid novel com- ‘Dinations and plays upon words with- ext loading the child down with cheap eemmenpiace.—Dallas News. PAGE SIX Striped worsted, buff with coffee colored stripe, is the material in this short sport skirt. The same material is used TENNIS "VANTAGE!" for collar, cuffs, belt and pocket lids on a jersey slip on coat. The finger pockets, buttoned on, are an interesting feature. So is the slouched hat. MINERALS IN FOODS. A Discourse on Ingredients Needed For Pure. Red Blood. There are a large number of people who have some indefinite notion about iron in foods, thinking it is in amounts big enough to see with the naked eye if they but know how. It is not. Prospective mothers begin to learn about their mineral needs when the doctor prescribes lime tablets, which contain the inorganic mineral, known to be far less absorbable than when organic, as in plants. The plants take the inorganic minerals of the soil and make them over into live stuff for him. He cannot seem to get them so well in any other way. Not only anaemia, but many other illnesses come because not enough foods containing minerals are eaten, or if eaten are made ineffective because the strong acids taken go after them for their own use. If we could talk baby talk to them we might say, "The acids will catch you if you don't watch out." Now, just to get a little bit of a notion about how very slight in quantity, though so wondrous in quality, these vitalizing minerals are, any cook and any eater should study some reliable book on the matter. You will learn that there is nothing quite so heavy in lime as turnip tops, which also means the tops of the kohlrabi. How much lime? Oh, about one-half of 1 per cent, but that is a lot compared with what is in the valuable spinach, which has only .00 per cent. Sherman calls these minerals "ash constituents," which is a bit old fashioned. Others call them "nutrient salts," and common everyday people say mineral matter. How great are little things is what we need to realize in this connection. They are almost comparable with radium in this respect. A Shampoo Scheme. The possibilities of the hot water bottle as an adjunct in drying the hair after a shampoo have just been discovered by one woman. Half filled with hot water and applied to the scalp and hair it dries both rapidly and pleasantly. With a second bottle applied to the length of the hair it is possible to recline luxuriously with a book while one's hair is almost drying itself. Pound Cake. Take one pound two ounces of sugar, a pound of butter, a pound of flour, ten eggs, vanilla to taste. Cream the sugar and eggs together and the flour and butter. Mix both of these together, add vanilla and beet until light and creamy. It is best to use one's hand, as it makes the cake much lighter. Bake in moderate oven one hour. This makes four pounds. Way of Woman With an Old Shirt. Men's shirts are usually made of such good materials that it seems a shame to discard them because the fronts and cuffs are worn. One woman makes good looking aprons of them by using the back of the shirt for the front of the apron, finishing with a bias and cut from the worn fronts and getting strings from the sleeves. Apricot Tapieca. Simmer three tablespoonfuls of tapioca in two cupfuls of milk, add two tablespoonfuls of sugar and half a teaspoonful of almond extract. Cool, add a cupful of whipped cream and pour ever crushed macaroons soaked in apricot sirup. Serve chilled with whipped cream and apricots. Gothic Architecture. The styles called Gothic, springing from a common source in Romanesque architecture and developing throughout western Europe on differing lines, are in general characterized by the following features, although not all of these will be found in all examples: Ribbed vaulting, pointed arches, the flying arch and pinnacled buttress, clustered shafting, traceried windows in all but the earliest phases, stained glass, a progressive tendency toward loftiness, lightness of supports and suppression of wall surfaces, a system of decoration of which one element was the emphasis and adornment of structural features and another the use of sculpture and carving of human, animal, vegetable and grotesque forms, controlled by a definite didactic purpose and significance, and finally the use of available materials according to their nature upon principles in part of structural logic and in part of decorative effect.-A. D. F. Hamlin in Architectural Record. National Flags. If the question were asked which country's national flag had been longest in use the answer would be either the dragon banner of China or the chrysanthemum flag of Japan. The former has been used from a very early period, and the latter is as old as the present dynasty in Japan, which is the most ancient in the world. Among European national flags that of Denmark, a white St. George's cross on a red ground, is the most ancient, having been in use since 1219. No other flag has existed without change for anything like the same period as a national emblem, although there are royal standards that are older. The Spanish colors date only from 1785, and Great Britain's flag in its present form was first flown after the union with Ireland in 1801. The stars and stripes of the United States was first planned and ordered by Washington of an upholsterer in Philadelphia and formally adopted on June 14, 1777. —London Spectator. Shaving on One Side. The shaving on one side only of the heads and beards of prisoners of war was obviously done to prevent any attempt at escape. But there have been other motives for such half shaving, which occurs at all sorts of points in history. Sometimes the act has been pure insult, as when Hanun, king of the children of Ammon, shaved off half of the beards of David's servants. In these days the victims would have mended matters by shaving the other half. But Jewish reverence for the beard forbade that, and David told the men to "tarry at Jericho until your beards be grown." Demosthenes, when he shut himself up for months in a subterranean chamber to practice oratory, shaved half of his head to cut off all temptation to go abroad—London Chronicle. Earrings Denote Widowhood That India is a land of curious customs is confirmed by the Popular Science Monthly. A widow, instead of wearing black crape, dons ponderous earrings made of solid brass. Since her widowhood is perpetual she is obliged to wear them the rest of her life. Each year another ring is added. The constantly increasing weight of metal stretches the lobe of the ear, to which it is attached, in an extraordinary manner. It is safe to say that no widow ever forgets the fact of her widowhood when wearing such a clumsy weight. A Silent City. No industry brings the village of Gilthoorn, Holland, into touch with the world. It is almost wholly inaccessible except by water, and the inhabitants are shy and keep within doors, betraying not the slightest interest in visitors. Indeed, Gilthoorn has been likened, empty and silent in its green picturesqueness, to a place visited in a dream.—Argonaut. Progressive. "When did you commit your first fatal extravagance?" "When my boss referred to my wages as my 'salary.'" "And when did you perpetrate this latest folly?" "The day my wife called my salary my 'income.'"—Cleveland Leader. Appropriate. Manufacturer—I'm going to call this new cigar "The American Lady In the Japanese Kimono." Dealer—Why? Manufacturer—Domestic filler and imported wrapper—Illinois Siren. The Feminine Pessimist The feminine pessimist worries because she is not as young as she once was; the optimist of the same sex rejoices that she is not so old as she will be—Life. ```markdown ``` PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. Ptomaine Poison: "Pтомaine is a scientific name for food poison," says a physician in Farm and Fireside, "and, although all ptomaines are not dangerous to health, there is no simple test for telling the dangerous ones from the others. Dr. Charles K. Francis, a noted chemist, gives the advice, 'When doubtful about a food do not eat it.' This applies especially to meat which has a peculiar odor or taste, canned goods, especially when they have been opened for some time, and other foods which do not seem just right. Taking a chance may be taking your health or life. Safety first!" THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JUNE 17, 1916. JUST BLOUSES. Latest Notes About This Pet Hobby of All Women. This is the season for blouses. They are needed for a multitude of reasons. The one piece frock has not vanished into the warm summer air because the separate blouse has come into fashion again. It appears to be necessary to have both even in the average wardrobe. There is always a struggle in the mind of the woman who is not plentifully endowed with clothes money as to how she should choose between a suit and a one piece frock for constant service, and probably the married man put it correctly for all women when he said that his wife brought the subject up to him semiannually every day for a fortnight, invariably decided in the end according to her own desires and was dissatisfied about her choice, no matter what it was, for the rest of the season. One of the advantages of blouse buying is that the average woman can get half a dozen to suit her different needs and moods. This season they are unrolled before her like a brilliant, never ending carpet. The design and the color constantly change. They have reached a degree of variety and gayety that has not been touched in several seasons. Fine colored muslins, solid and striped, are in the forefront of fashion, and white and colored organdies, which have been so extensively used for neckwear, have been cordially taken up by the makers of blouses. The plain white ordlegan waists are embroidered with one or more colors, sometimes in the simple and ever pleasing design of scallops, again in polka dots and triangles of brilliant red and blue, green, black and yellow. Because polka dot frocks are in fashion we will be able to wear separate blouses of polka dot fabrics with the pleased feeling that we are quite in the middle of the picture. Taffeta and satin are not looked upon with any degree of warmth, but taffeta is applied to chiffon and then embroidered in gold and silver to build up an ornate blouse. Every one knows by this time that the smartest of French blouses drops over the skirt instead of going under it after the manner of a miniature Russian blouse. Cheruit sent this out in white organdle, with a sash of colored silk, and it has led the way for a dozen other conceptions by our own dress-makers. NOVELTY VEIL Another Interesting Accessory That Comes "by the Yard." With a close turban, flower wreathed, is worn a flyaway veil that may be as long as preferred, since it comes. THE FILM OF "THE MISSING WOMAN" BY JOHN H. HARRIS, WITH A NEW EDITION BY JOHN H. HARRIS. FOR MOTORING. all striped and gay with favorite spring colors, by the yard. Draped horizontally, the effect is picturesque. Menu For One Week: Sunday.—Roast beef, Franconia potatoes, creamed cauliflower, orange salad, steamed apple pudding with vanilla sauce. Monday.—Cold roast beef, hot gravy, scalloped potatoes, peas, pineapple and cake. Tuesday.—Cottage pie (chopped roast beef, mashed potatoes and gravy), kidney beans, fruit salad, peach taploca with cream and cake. Wednesday.—Beef croquettes with stewed mushrooms, peas, mince pie and cheese. Thursday.—Veal cutlets, baked potatoes, macaroni and cheese and apple pie. Friday.—Creamed fish on toast, banana salad, prune whip and cake. Saturday.—Baked beans and brown bread, mustard pickles, Dutch apple cake with lemon sauce. Attractive Chains The new bead necklaces show combinations of jade and jet, coral and jet or jade, pearls and jet, with imitation pierced gold or silver filigree beads used at effective intervals for ornamentation. One chain, in which jade is used most attractively, has the pierced gold beads, with antique finish, and a piece of Chinese money used as a pendant. "Kissing the Book." When did "kissing the book" come to be recognized as a part of the English oath? Master William Thorpe, a priest, who was tried for heresy before the archbishop of Canterbury in 1407, has in an account of his own trial related a conversation between a "man of law" and a "master of divinity" on the subject of oaths. The man of law spoke of a witness merely laying his hand on the book, whereupon the master of divinity said, "He that chargeth him to lay his hand thus upon the book, touching it and swearing by it, and kyssing it, promising in this form to do this thing, will say and witness that he that toucheth thus a book and kisseth it hath sworn upon that book." So the practice is at least 500 years old. "Kissing the book" must have been a familiar practice in Shakespeare's day, for in "The Tempest" there is more than one jocular reference to it. "Swear by this bottle how thou camest hither," says Stephano to Trinculo. "Here, kiss the book," offering him his bottle of sack. There is also legal proof that the practice was well known in the seventeenth century.—London Opinion. Being the Vice President "Isn't it easy to be a vice president?" remarked a young woman who had been sitting in one of the galleries for some time watching the senate work. "Cinch," colloquially responded her escort. But senators know differently, for they are fully aware of what it means to sit hour by hour and pilot their august body through the parliamentary jungles which frequently are confronted. The rules for legislative procedure in the United States senate are practically no rules at all, paradoxical as it may seem. The course of the upper house is guided largely upon precedent and past rulings of vice presidents, and as a consequence the presiding officer must be thoroughly conversant with what his predecessors have done from the time the nation was born. This means long hours of study and extensive reading.—Cinchnati Enquirer. Antiquity of the Ballet Strictly defined, the ballet is properly a theatrical exhibition of the art of dancing in its highest perfection, complying generally with the rules of the drama as to its composition and form. It was in existence in Italy as far back as A. D. 1500, the court of Turin in that day making special use of it and the royal family and nobles taking part in it. The ballet was first introduced in France in the reign of Louis XIII, and both that monarch and Louis XIV, occasionally took part in its dances. About the year 1700 women made their first appearance in the ballet, which up to that time had been performed exclusively by men, as was the case also with plays and operas, but no woman ballet dancer of any note appeared until 1700. Leggings of the Marines. The stout leggings worn by members of the United States marine corps are not a purely decorative adjunct to their very natty uniforms, as popularly supposed by civilians, but are a protection for the men against tropical diseases while in foreign service, naval surgeons say. Many of the most dangerous tropical diseases are transmitted by the bites of insects. Among these are malaria, yellow fever, bubonic plague, hookworm, elephantiasis and tropical ulcer. Fleas and mosquitoes are the prime carriers, and they make their first attack upon the ankles, thence working their way over the whole body. The leggings worn by the United States marines afford splendid protection to the ankles against fleas, mosquitoes and infected dirt. Shakespeare Altered. A portable theater had been pitched in an out of the way spot where the prospective theatrical patrons were unsophisticated in matters dramatic. The players possessed the costumes for "Hamlet," and Shakespeare's tragedy was selected for representation. It then occurred to the proprietors of the show that the name might not attract, so they altered the title to "How the Stepfather Was Paid Out!"—London Mall. A. Virtue Misplaced "I ordered this steak not well done," sald the impatient guest. "I know it," answered the intellectual waiter. "But the cook is one of those people who believe that no matter how small a thing it should be well done." New Version Mother was hacking at the fatted calf when the prodigal clumped into the kitchen. "Aw, say, maw," he grumbled, "lay off the veal and give us a little spring lamb. These occasions don't happen every day."—Buffalo Express. Big Balance on Hand. "Jack, I have a notion to give you a piece of my mind." "You could do that, Juliet, and still have quite a surplus." — Richmond Times-Dispatch High Art Patience--They say that is a spurious painting. Patrice--Really! It looks like a watercolor to me.--Yonkers Statesman. A Question of Gifts "Why did you deliberately make an enemy of your old friend Jinks?" "Because he is to be married next month." People seldom improve when they have no other model but themselves to pattern after.-Goldsmith. Raised Decorations on Eggshell. It is easy to work out a design in relief on an eggshell, whether the contents of the egg have been removed or not. The first step is to draw with a pencil the design or the lettering that you wish to appear on the egg. Make only an outline and the leading points of the design. Then melt a small quantity of candle wax in a shallow tin and let it set a little, but while it is still soft take it out of the tin and spread it, over the design on the egg. If there is any difficulty in getting the wax to hold touch it here and there with the heated blade of a penknife. Take vinegar enough to cover the egg completely and soak the egg in it for a period that may be half an hour or may be an hour and a half, according to the strength of the vinegar. At the end of that period take the egg out, and peel off the wax. The design will then stand up in relief against the rest of the shell, for the acid of the vinegar will have eaten away the uncovered part and left untouched only that part which the wax protected. Youth's Companion. Tipping In Constantople The tipping evil is no joke even in this country. But it has hardly reached the degree of insidiousness marked by this tale from the near east: "On the morning of my departure from Constantinople I gave the letter carrier who had brought my letters during my sojourn here half a med-shid as a tip. "In the afternoon a man came up to me and said: 'My lord, I am a stranger to you. You never received a telegram. But may it please you to know that I am the telegraph messenger. May it please you to know that it was up to me to deliver telegrams to you if such had been received for you in our office. I surely would have brought them to you most quickly. I know you will be just and you will not harm a man who has always been ready to serve you. I cannot be blamed that I have never been called upon to be of service to you. I, too, deserve half a medshid."—Bruno's Weekly. Masking the Guns Against air craft observation one of the first precautions taken is to splash guns, limbars and ammunition wagons with different neutral tints so that they will blend with the ground about them. Any earthworks, pits, etc., that are erected or dug are strewn with leaves and branches and the earth disturbed generally, so that from above nothing unusual shall be spotted by keen eyed air men. A battery of guns is seldom placed along the sky line, for there it is an easy mark. Generally the guns are concealed some distance down the incline in front of the sky line, unless the guns are howitzers, in which case they can be best served from behind the ridge. The idea of placing the guns in front of the ridge is that the rising ground behind them serves as an effectual screen, as the guns themselves are painted to represent earth and foliage—London Standard. He Wanted to Know The late E. H. Harriman, says the Wall Street Journal, was a stickler for facts. He cared little for an approximate statement. When he asked his employees for information he wanted it definite. While traveling through Nevada one day with a number of the officials of the Union Pacific the train passed a little station with much platform, a bleak background of sagebrush and juniper and no habitation within sight. "What is that station there for?" asked Mr. Harriman of one of the railway officials with the party. "They ship a few cattle and two or three cars of wool." "Which is it, two or three?" snapped Mr. Harriman. "Which is it? There is a difference of 33.1-3 per cent." Birds as Lamps The natives of Trinidad make use of the young guacharo in an unusual manner. The young are very fat and are frequently found to weigh more than the full grown birds. Their fat is used by the natives to produce an oil which is a substitute for butter. Also it is frequently the custom of the natives to draw a wick through the body of a young guacharo and use it as a lamp or candle. Thus the guacharo is sometimes called the oil bird. A. Great Secret Old Bachelor Uncle—Well, Charlie, what do you want now? Charlie—Oh, I want to be rich. "Rich! Why so?" "Because I want to be petted. Ma says you are an old fool, but must be petted because you are rich. But it's a great secret, and I mustn't tell it." The Aftermath Mrs. DuPuy-I was so surprised to hear that Edith and Mr. Sissingham were married. You know they always used to claim their attachment was merely platiconic. Mrs. Kolkmee—Yes, I remember. But now, I fear, they wouldn't claim it was even that. Spitzbergen's Minerals A little of almost every precious mineral has been found in Spitzbergen, but there are no signs, according to geologists, that precious minerals exist in paying quantities. Bit of Advice "One of your eyebrows is a trifle awry." "Ah, a bit of misplaced color." "Just so. Hue to the line, my dear."— Exchange. The more virtuous any man is the less easily does he suspect others to be vicious—Cleo. MINISTER GIVES GIRLS TWELVE GOLDEN RULES Divine Tells Them to Think Carefully and Prayerfully About Their Wedding Day. Cleveland.—"Twelve Golden Rules For Young Ladies" was the subject of the session delivered by Rev. Thomas Hughes, pastor of the Rocky River Methodist church. The twelve rules are: "Always remember to be a lady. "Don't be loud and boisterous. "Be modest and virtuous. "Choose carefully your company of both sexes. "Open your eyes and ears, but keep your heart closed to the gush and nonsense from the so called lovers. "Be careful about your dress. Have it becoming and tasteful. "Be more careful about what is in your head than what is in your heart. "Don't be self conceited. "Don't keep company with a sinful young man. "Think carefully and prayerfully about your wedding day. "Be considerate about the time and money of your gentlemen friends. "Be true to the best ideals of womanhood." DRIVEN INSANE BY 100 CIGARETTES A DAY Sent to an Asylum Upon Saloon-keeper's Complaint and Doctor's Testimony. Detroit, Mich.—Frank Winters, the man who smoked a hundred cigarettes a day, was committed to the Pontiac asylum by Judge Hulbert recently in the probate court. The incessant use of the cigarettes was declared by Dr. S. L. Layton, who examined Winters, to have affected his mind. Frequenting a saloon at the corner of Chamberlain and Lawndale avenues, Winters smoked until his supply gave out and his money too. After that he begged smokes from the customers of the saloon, according to Joseph Berman, the proprietor of the place. Berman petitioned the court to have Winters taken to an asylum. A German by birth, Winters was getting along well in this country until the cigarette habit got the upper hand. Given jobs by Berman, Winters even lost his power of application to simple work. "No more work for me," he would say as he would sit down on the job, Berman told investigators. The nicotine undoubtedly had a deteriorating effect on his mentality, Dr. Lawton declared. FEWER KANSAS FARMERS There Are Not So Many Now as Ten Years Ago. Abblen, Kan.-Fewer people are engaged in agricultural pursuits in Kansas now than ten years ago, according to J. C. Mohler, secretary of the state board of agriculture. "In 1895 of those engaged in all occupations 55 per cent were in agriculture," he declared, "and in 1905 50 per cent and in 1915 46 per cent. It is a very discouraging sign in a state like Kansas, where agriculture is the overshadowing industry, that fewer instead of more people are engaging in it." Some of the serious problems that must be solved in Kansas are those of the home seeker, the ownership of lands, employment of capital, better farming and the improvement of conditions of rural life, Mr. Mohler asserted. WOULDN'T SPOIL HIS FINGERS Artistic Hands, Out of a Job, Refuses to Shovel Coal. Montclair, N. J.-If a man has "mano fingers" and is offered a job on a coal wagon should he accept the job to support his wife and six children, or should a philanthropic society place him in some position where his digital refinement would not be affected by manual labor? This is one of the questions proounded in the annual report of Mrs. Nettle E. Patterson, superintendent of the Altruist society. Mrs. Patterson mentions the case in referring to the difficulties that confront the society. She said that a man when offered a place on the coal wagon refused, saying he had been told he had "mano fingers" and did not wish to spoil them. UNABLE TO FIND A WIFE. Farmer Has Been Searching Sixteen Years, but Se Far Has Failed. Bridgeport, Conn.—Joseph Cronan, a farmer of Derby, announced that he had searched forty-two states and two countries of Europe and that, while in a receptive mood, he had not found a girl suitable to be his spouse. "I am strictly temperate, a healthy and strong farmer, and I have been searching sixteen years for the right kind of a wife," he declared. "I have yet to find the woman, and I wish the newspapers would help me." Pig Ate Sixty Other' Tails Findlay, O.—Anson James, a Delaware county farmer, went into his hog yard and found sixty of his sixty-one pigs minus tails. He watched the drove for awhile and saw the sixty-first pig trying to eat his own tail. QUINADE GROWS HAIR REMOVES DANDRUFF SEMD FOR SAMPLE QUINASOAP THE IDEAL SHAMPOO SOAP THOROUGHLY CLEANSES THE SCALP QUINACOMB HAIR STRAIGHTENER SHAMPOO DRYER QUINADE 25¢ QUINACOMB 50¢ QUINASOAP 25¢ AT ALL DRUGGISTS SEEBY DRUG COMPANY, NEW YORK CITY. N.Y. THE SANITARY and SHIP CANAL Length - - - - - 32 Miles Depth - - - - - 22 Feet Width - - - 162 to 290 Feet THE CANAL OFFERS: Industrial Locations, Dock Facilities, Water Transportation, Railroad Connections, Electric Power, Concrete Building Material. Direct Connection with St. Louis via the Illinois River and Direct Connection with the Gulf via the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. Electric Energy Created from Water Power for the Modern Factory Means Efficiency and Economy. Karpen Building 900 So. Michigan Ave., CHICAGO An Artist's Fad A Parisian artist in lieu of a picture gallery has a collection of great painters' palettes, some 500 in number, among them being Corot's, Isabey's and Theodore Rousseau's. On many of the palettes are sketches by the painters who used them. Wycliffe's Bible. John Wycliffe, completed the translation of the whole Bible for the first time into the language of the English people. He was born near Richmond, in Yorkshire, about 1324. A Case of Fifty-Fifty. "Half the world doesn't know how the other half lives." "That's the half that minds its own business probably."—Philadelphia Ledger. The smallest thing well done becomes artistic—William Matthews. Flower of the Air. There is a plant in Chile and a similar one in Japan called the "flower of the air." It is so called because it appears to have no root and is never fixed to the earth. It twins around a dry tree or starle rock. Each shoot produces two or three flowers like a fly-white, transparent and odoriferous. It is capable of being transported 600 to 700 miles and vegetates as it travels suspended on a twig. Perfect Machines "Their household seems a perfect place of machinery." "Yes; the wife's the governor, the children safety valves and the husband a crank."-Philadelphia Bulletin. His Views "Dear me, I forgot to send her an invitation to our wedding!" "I imagine it won't make much difference. We won't miss one pickle fork."—Kansas (City) Journal Astronomy. Astronomy is one of the most exact of the sciences. The powerful telescopes, the spectroscope and other almost perfect instruments come pretty near telling the truth. President Chief Clerk Comptroller Building Ave., CHICAGO Stevenson's Brownlea. Stevenson maintained that much of his work was only partially original. His collaborators were the brownies who ran riot through his brain during the hours of sleep. He instances the case of "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." "I had long been trying to write a story on this subject," he writes, "to find a body, a vehicle for that strong sense of man's double being which must at times come in upon and overwhelm the mind of every thinking creature. For two days I went about racking my brains for a plot of any sort, and on the second night I dreamed the scene at the window and a scene afterward split in two, in which Hyde, pursued for some crime, took the powder and underwent the change in the presence of his pursuers. All the rest was made awake and consciously, although I think I can trace in much of it the manner of my brownies." Lordly Dianaell. Disraeli once told a woman that two possessions which were indispensable to other people he had always done without. "I made," she said, "every kind of conjecture, but without success, and on my asking him to enlighten me he solemnly answered that they were a watch and an umbrella. 'But how do you manage,' I asked, if there happens to be no clock in the room and you want to know the time?' 'I ring for a servant,' was the magnificent reply. 'Well,' I continued, 'and what about the umbrella? What do you do, for instance, if you are in the park and are caught in a sudden shower?' 'I take refuge,' he replied, with a smile of excessive gallantry, 'under the umbrella of the first pretty woman I meet.' A Warning. "Watch out how you holler for de worl' ter look up at you when you gits ter de mountain top," said Brother Williams. "Of all time dat's do one time ter lay low, fer de worl' will find you when it gits good an' ready. An' else other thing is what you get to consider: De minuta you holler old man Trouble locates you an' sets his traps ter trip you an' send you rollin' down ter de bottom, whar you come from!"—Atlanta Constitution. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JUNE 17, 1916. HAS ODD CAREER. Woman at One Time Headed Six Living Generations. HAD FIVE SONS IN CIVIL WAR. While She Was Celebrating Her One Hundred and Fourth Birthday It Was Figured Out That Venerable Old Lady of Wisconsin Has 185 Descendants—Is Rugged and Enjoys Life. Prairie du Chlen, Wis.—Grandma Shrake is in her one hundred and fifth year, for she celebrated her one hundred and fourth birthday anniversary recently. She is a most remarkable woman in several respects. With the aid of a cane she is able to get about quite well, and she is always cheerful and happy. Up to a year ago she was able to read the newspapers, but her eyesight has failed fast since that time, and she is now able to recognize people only when they get within a few feet of her. She has a rugged constitution and is able to take care of three square meals a day and enjoy them. At the birthday anniversary thirty-five of her relatives were present to do honor to the event, an event that is exceedingly rare. While the circle were enjoying dinner it was figured out that this venerable old lady had 185 descendants living at the present time, as follows: Three sons, of which Sylvester Ault, aged eighty-three, of Oelweln, Ia., was present at the celebration and who declares that he is still a young man; forty-six grandchildren, ninety-two great-grandchildren, forty great-great-grandchildren and four great-great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Shrake herself was the mother of ten children, of which the three sons are all that are living of the first generation. And what a wonderful family record is Grandma Shrake's—the head at one time of six living generations, all female, the only known instance of the kind in the United States. Death has removed only two of the links. The six generations are: Mrs. Lydia Shrake of Wyoming, Mrs. Margaret Elder (deceased), Mrs. Rachel Goff (deceased), Mrs. Mallissa Spaulding of California, Mrs. Cora Gulley of California, baby Agnes Gulley of California. They all used to live at Wyalusing. Grandma Lydia Thomas Ault-Shrake was born in Connellsville, Fayette county, Pa., and at the age of four moved with her parents to Coschoton, O., where at the age of eighteen she married William Ault in May, 1832. To them were born five children—Louisa, Sylvester, Margaret, Ellas and William. Two of these sons, Sylvester and William Ault, served in the late civil war, the former in the Fifteenth Wisconsin and the latter in Company A, Thirty-first Wisconsin. In September, 1838, her husband died, and two years later she married Jacob Shrake. In 1844 they moved to Green county, Wis., and in 1850 to Wylusing, their home ever since. To the last union were born five children—Jacob, of Bagley; Jane, David, Abner and George. Three of these sons served in the civil war, Jacob in Company A, Thirty-first Wisconsin; David in Company H, Wisconsin's Eagle regiment, and Abner in Company C, Forty-eighth Wisconsin. This makes five sons Grandma Shrake sent to the front in the dark days of the war, another remarkable thing to her credit and showing her patriotism. Her second husband, Mr. Shrake, who died in 1861, was also a soldier in the war of 1812. HOME AFTER 21 YEARS Kansan, Long Thought Lost at Sea, Ends His Roaming. Pratt, Kan.—Charles M. Short, who has been mourned as dead by his mother, Mrs. M. A. Annett of St. Joseph, Mo., has been found in this city and is alive and well. Short tells a peculiar story of a roaming life, which he has at last decided to stop and go home to his mother. About twenty-one years ago Short left his home at Excelsior Springs, Mo., and started out for himself. He went to San Francisco, where he went on the seas as a sailor. He never wrote his mother, but a word to a cousin in Nebraska gave the information that he was a sailor on a certain boat. This boat was reported sunk, and there was no report of Short's name in the list of survivors. His mother then mourned him for dead until recently a flash came over the wire from the cousin in Nebraska that Short had been found. FALLS ASLEEP ANY PLACE Slumbers In Street, on Wharf, Falls In, Saved, Snoozes In Cell. Bayonne, N. J.—Roman Kowaski, twenty-six, of 145 Prospect avenue was found asleep recently in the street in front of his home. Passersby, believing him unconscious, had him hurried to Bayonne hospital, where doctors said he was in perfect health. He was taken home by friends. Shortly thereafter police headquarters received a message that a man asleep at Packard's dock at the foot of East Twenty-eighth street had fallen into the bay. With long ropes he was rescued by Policeman Hunter. At police headquarters he was found to be Kowaski. He was put in a cell and fell fast asleep. BRILLIANTINE TRIUMPHS Beautiful Suit of a Serviceable, Modish Material. Navy blue brilliantine is featured in this Redfern model; the material being well adapted to the rippling folds. Fine white braid and buttons trim the I GRACEFUL SILHOUETTE. sleeves, high collar and girdle. The basque front is also braided. Tiny ostrich tips make the stickup on the turban. HEALTH FOR THE HAIR. How to Keep Your Tresses Bright and Beautiful. Fresh air is as necessary to the health of the hair as it is to the health of the lungs. The woman who is not guided by this truth has hair which, as a rule, is matted down and of an unattractive shade. The outdoor girl, whose coiffure is blown about by the wind, usually has a head of hair that is fall of life and vigor, and its coloring is fine. Fresh air and plenty of brushing, with the shampoo and gentle massaging of the scalp, will often make sickly hair healthy. Brush the hair for five minutes every night and massage the scalp briefly with the tips of the fingers. Then let the hair hang down unplaited until ready to get into bed. In the morning while preparing to dress again let the hair fall loosely. On balmy days stand at an open window so that the breeze may blow the hair about and the sunshine warm it. In cold weather stand in the sunshine for a short sun bath. When motoring or playing golf you should dress the hair loosely that it may have the benefit of the airing. Let the hair hang loosely in the sun for a few minutes each day if possible. This treatment naturally bleaches the hair slightly. The wholesome effect upon it of the sun more than compensates for the bleach. For a blond this treatment is especially effective; it maintains the fairness of the hair as nothing else will. Close fitting hats and extra puffs and braids cause the hair to perspire and do not allow the air to circulate through it to the roots. Lack of air is responsible for so much poor hair among city women. There is no hair tonic that equals nature's. Latest Ead of Brides For blankets the latest brides take pleasure in embroidering in silk immense monograms the color of the satin ribbon with which the blankets are bound. The same monogram may be used for sheets or toweling, and a pair of handsome blankets so bound and embroidered will be welcomed by any bride. For a cover for baby's crib or couch there is a charming fancy in blue or pink linen with a wide white border, the whole quilted as though made of silk. On the colored centers are appliqued fascinating white "bunnies" with long ears, cut out of white then with embroidered black eyes. Homemade Rag Rugs. Take wool rags of medium weight one and one-quarter inches wide strips, no bias; turn in and baste to prevent raw edges. so wrong side will be smooth too. Braid a strand forty-eight inches long, double and sew, always carrying braid to left; hold full as you sew around ends; shade colors, growing darker as you proceed. Braid only one round at a time, so there will be equal number as you braid as regards colors. Use No. 12 cotton thread for sewing. LINCOLN STATE BANK OF CHICAGO CAPITAL, $200,000.00 BETTER BANK A MORE FUNCTIONAL BANK NICKELS CENTS This Registering Home Bank FREE to our Savings Depositors; will start you saving and keep you at it. A Savings Account is the first step to wealth. OPEN one with US. PHONES: OFFICE, MAIN 4188 AUTOMATIC 33-736 RESIDENCE, DREXEL 7990 Walter M. Farmer ATTORNEY AT LAW: SUITE 708, 184 WASHINGTON ST. NOTARYPUBLIC CHICAGO Office Phones: Res. 5133 So. Wabash Ave. Oakland 4662. Auto. 73-058 Phone Drexel 18815 Dr. Theo. R. Mozee DENTIST Hours 9 A. M. to 5 P. M., 7 P. M. to 9 P. M. Sundays by Appointment Phone Main 2017 Automatic 32-395 A. L. WILLIAMS ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Suite 706 Firmenich Bldg. 184 W. Washington St. Residence 5548 Jefferson Av. Phone Midway 5515 Chicago Household Helps. To cut butter in small even squares for the table use a coarse wet thread, as this leaves no ragged edges. It is a waste of gas to allow the flames to blaze up the sides of a kettle or saucepan. This does not cause the contents to boil any more quickly. Wooden ware which has any odor of the food which has been in it—and wood absorbs odors quickly—should be soaked in hot water in which soda is dissolved in the proportion of one tablespoonful of soda to four quarts of water. 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: N. C. Chalmers, eigars, tobacco, notion store and news stand, 5012 S. State street. L. E. Chilton, news stand, S. E. corner 51st and State streets. S. Berenbaum, Cigars, Notions and News Stand; 31 W. 51 Street, near Dearborn. E. H. Faulkner, news agency; 3109 S. State street. George I Martin, maker of fine cigars and news stand, 18 W. 31st St., near State. E. M. Harvey's barber shop and news stand, 3924 State street. 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 McGlofin, news stand and laundry office, 4122 State St. William Gaughan, laundry office cigars, tobacco and news stand, 2636 State St. H. M. Oliver, notions, cigars and news stand, 15 W. 36th Street, near State. A. D. Hayes, cigars, tobacco, notions, stationery and news stand, 3840 S. State St. George McFare, shee shining parlors and news stand. 3800½ State street. BANK OF CHICAGO STATE SUPERVISION TH STATE STREET, CHICAGO, ILL. Douglas 200 SURPLUS. $20,000.00 Commercial Banking Savings and Checking Accounts Foreign Exchange Safety Deposit Vaults Mortgages and Bonds 3 Per Cent Interest on Savings Deposits Your Patronage Solicited Depository and Correspondent, Continental & Commercial National Bank of Chicago, Illinois. A. D. GASH ATTORNEY AT LAW 118 North La Salle St., Chicago Suite 615 to 616 PHONE MAIN 2214 Residence 1262 Macalister Place Telephone Monroe 2714 MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 313-329 Reaper Block Clark & Washington Sts. Phones Central 239 Auto. 41-916 CHICAGO Franklin A. Denison ATTORNEY AT LAW 36 West Randolph St., Chicago Suite 708 Delaware Building Tel. Central 3142 Phone FRANKLIN 2727 AUTO. 41-543 Ree. 508 K. 36th St. Phone Douglas 4397 J. GRAY LUCAS ATTORNEY-AT-LAW 25 N. Dearborn St. Union Bank Building Suite 311 CHICAGO FRANK DUNN} J. B. McAHEY} Trustees Established 1877 TEL. OAKLAND 1850, 1551, 1552 JOHN J. DUNN WHOLESALE COAL RETAIL Fifty-First and Armour Avenue RAILYARDS 51st St. and L. S. & M. S. 51st St. and Armour Ave. OMICA@ T. B. Hall, Laundry office, cigars, tobacco and news stand. 3618 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. Miss E. M. McClain, hair dressing parlor and news stand. 30 W. 39th street. F. M. Diffay, cigars, tobacco, notions and news stand. 3605 State street. Why Not Be Friendly? Less than a third of the people in the average American neighborhood are natives. In thousands of cases practically all the population was born elsewhere. So why stand off when some one moves in from another section? Why be niggardly with neighborliness? Of course one may make an occasional mistake, but for every undesirable acquaintance we find several good people worth knowing. You, your neighbor and the newcomers are problems of your community, and as each of you may be the other two the problem ought to be simple. If you are an older resident greet the newcomer. There is a double blessing in a welcome. In giving you get. If you are the newcomer—well, your duty was never better stated than in these words of Ruskin: "It is a good and safe rule to sojourn in any place as if you meant to spend your life there, never omitting an opportunity of doing a kindness or speaking a true word or making a friend." The way to fill the lonesome house is to be friendly.—Country Gentleman. PAGE NIGHT TEENAN JONI TEENAN JONES' PLACE 3445 SOUTH STATE STREET Telephone Douglas 4591 The finest and most BUFFET and CAFE Side. First-Class Entrance. HENRY "TEENAN" JOHN BLOCKI, President A. F. CODOZOE, J. H. WHISTON, Proprietors CHAS. HARRIS, Manager The Elite AND BUFFET 3030 STATE STREET JOHN BLOCKI, President JOHN BLOCKI PERFUME GO TO C. E. KREYSSI 5057 South St. NOT ON THE FOR HIGH GRADE DRUG MEDICINAL PREMIUM All Prescriptions Carefession ALSO CARRY A FUCKING BLOCKI'S IDEAL & BOTTLE PREMIUM The finest and most UP-TO-DATE BUFFET and CAFE on the South Side. First-Class Entertainers. HENRY "TEENAN" JONES, Proprietor. A. F. CODOZOE, DOUGLAS 5971 J. H. WHISTON, Proprietors Phones DOUGLAS 3256 CHAS. HARRIS, Manager AUTO. 72-379 The Elite Cafe AND BUFFET 3030 STATE STREET CHICAGO BLOCKI'S IDEAL & BLOCKI'S FLOWER IN BOTTLE PERFUMES All Eye Trouble SEE DR. LOUIE USSELMAN The Practical O tici THIS MOST COMPLETE OPTICAL ROOMS IN THE CITY BEST GOODS AT THE LOWEST PRICES Consultation or examination FREE. We have 28 different ways of testing the eyes and guarantee to give satisfaction. 3150 S. STATE ST Phone Douglas 5308 CHICAGO Slowbetter is a calm man, not easily upset. On one occasion, as his motorcar had come to a sudden stop, he crawled underneath it to see what was the matter. Somehow or other some petrol ignited. A fierce burst of flame and smoke came forth, enveloping Slowbetter. In the midst of the excitement he walked to one side with his usual slow and regular step. His face was black, his eyebrows and eyelashes were singed, and what was left of his hair and beard was a sight to behold. Some one brought a mirror, and he had a look at himself. As usual, however, he took matters philosophically. "Well," he said slowly and deliberately, "I was needing a shave and my hair cut any way."—Exchange. Our First Free School. The first free school established in the United States was in the provinces of Massachusetts Bay in the year 1641 by order of the general colonial court. In 1647 the same authority declared that free schools should be established within every town having fifty householders under penalty of a fine of $25. This fine was doubled by a declaration made in 1671 and again doubled in 1683. Lead Soldiers "So you are playing with your soldiers. Willie?" said the caller. "Yes, me am." "They are very heavy soldiers." They went in 'em. They're on their way home from the war and they've got a lot of lead in 'em"—Yonkers States- men. Wormanted Not to Fail. Doctor—Your wife needs outdoor exercise more than anything else. Husband—But she won't go out. What am I to do? Doctor—Give her plenty of money to shop with. Getting In Debt. Poverty is hard, but debt is horrible. A man might as well have a smoky house and a scolding wife, which are said to be the two worst evils of our life—Spurgeon. Fine Field. Madge—Did you have anything to talk about at the club meeting? Marjorie—Lots! On account of the storm there were only three of us present—Judge. most UP-TO-DATE FE on the South Entertainers. JONES, Proprietor. DOUGLAS 5971 Phones DOUGLAS 3256 AUTO. 72-379 te Cafe UFFET CHICAGO F. W. BLOCKI, Treasurer BLOCKI & SON PUMERS TO BULER, Druggist State Street THE CORNER BAGS, CHEMICALS AND SEPARATIONS Carefully Compounded FULL LINE OF BLOCKI'S FLOWER PERFUMES All Eye Trouble SEE Dr. Louie Usselmann The Practical Otician ICAL ROOMS IN THE CITY THE LOWEST PRICES 150 S. STATE ST. Phone Douglas 5308 CHICAGO Two Wonderful Clocks. One of the most wonderful clocks in the world is owned by a Frenchman, Louis Descutter. It is mounted on a Louis Seize stand and has four faces. Besides marking the hours, it shows the tides at six different parts of the world, the mean time and the solar time, the age of the moon, the movements of the planets and all eclipses. It is also a perpetual calendar. It was made by Janvier of Paris in 1789 and took eleven years to manufacture. San Diego, Cal., has a wonderful clock with twenty dials, which tell the time simultaneously in all parts of the world, also the days of the week and the date and month. It stands twenty-one feet high, and four of its dials are each four feet in diameter. It is enclosed in plate glass, so that every section can be seen, and the whole is filmed every night. It is jewelled with tourmaline, topsan, agate and jade and required fifteen months to build. The motive power is a 200 pound weight. The cost of the clock was $8,600—People's Home Journal. Styles In Indian Names Although among the Indians there are not so many Decerlayers as there were in the days of James Fenimore Cooper, yet many of the names still possess strong individuality. This is shown by examining the names that were prominent in a recent sale of Indian lands in the Standing Rock reservation, in the Dakota. Here, for instance, was found Burney Two Bears, an amiable neighbor to Miss Katie Good Crow. Melda Crowghost and Mary Yellow Fat have adjoining tracts, and there are also Mrs. Crazy Walking and Jack Elk Ghost in the same section. It is not to be wondered at that Mary Lean Dog looks enviously from her door when Agatha Big Shield goes by with her aristocratic name, nor could any one blame Jennie Dog Man and Mary Shave Head if they fell all over themselves to assume on short notice the heroic name borne by Morris Thundershield, heir apparent to Long Step Thundershield—New York Times. Not Too Thick. "Well, not too thick, sir," answered the native. "We have to use this lake partly for navigation."—Louisville Courier Journal. --- 131028 THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JUNE 17, 1916. 26-Passenger Auto Funeral Coaches Carries Complete Funeral to Any Local Cemetery and Return Greater Elegance, Half the Cost My Formal Compartment Auto-Cars Are Revolutionizing Formal Service in Chicago. They Are Vastly Preferred to Single Carriages and Artos, as they Insure for Greater Elegance and Gomert, and Besides Save More than Half the High Cost of Carriages and Automobiles Tel. Kenwood 455 Calls Promptly Answered Day or Night Auto. 73-867 PRIVATE CHAPEL UNDERTAKER NOTARY PUBLIC 5028-5030 S. State St. Automobiles for All Occasions Chicago, Ill. Why They Walk In Circles. Why They Walk In Circles. "If you were lost in a desert or in a forest and tried to find your way out," says a well known scientist, "you would be almost sure to walk in a circle." This well known fact is due to a slight inequality in the length of the legs. Careful measurements of a series of skeletons have shown that only 10 per cent had the lower limbs equal in length, 35 per cent had the right limb longer than the left, while in 55 per cent the left limb was the longer. The result of one limb being longer than the other will naturally be that a person will unconsciously take a longer step with the longer limb, and consequently will trend to the right or left, according as the left or right leg is the longer. The left leg being more frequently the longer, the inclination should take place more frequently to the right than to the left, and this conclusion is quite borne out by observations made on a number of persons when walking blindfolded. The inequality in the length of limb is not confined to any sex or race, but seems to be universal in all respects. Courtesy In Business Pavil In the American Magazine in a story by Fred C. Kelly to prove that courtesy in business pays. It has to do with George C. Boldt, manager of the Waldorf-Astoria in New York city and former manager of a Philadelphia hostelry. "One night when all the hotels in Philadelphia were crowded and it was almost impossible to obtain a room a man and his wife drove up to Boldt's hotel and asked in a tone of despair if he could not give them a place to sleep." "Yes,' Boldt told them; 'you can take my room. That's all I have.' "The next morning the guest told Boldt that a manager with his sense of courtesy would be an assured success in a much larger hotel. "And,' added the guest, 'I'm willing to provide you with the hotel.' "Since then that same guest has invested many millions of dollars in hotels under Boldt's direction. The guest was William Waldorf Astor." The Silver Fox. The silver fox is really a black fox, instead, as some persons suppose, of being almost white or a silver gray. The name is given on account of the presence of glistening white and grayish hairs which appear among the black. In the better grades the long, silky brush has a tip of pure white. About a quarter of a century ago the little animal, which weighs when full grown only about twelve pounds, became almost extinct. Because of the beauty of its fur the species was trapped until almost the last of them had disappeared. For a long time the standard price offered by the Hudson Bay company for silver fox pelts was around $1,000, and the efforts of the French Canadians, half breeds and Indian trappers to obtain this sum, to them a fortune, can be better imagined than described. -St. Louis Post-Dispatch Curious Recruiting Custom The Russian army in the early part of the nineteenth century had a curious way of raising troops. A levy of two to four men out of every 500 were selected and then medically examined at the army's headquarters, either at Moscow or St. Petersburg (now Petrograd). If the recruit successfully passed he was then turned over to an officer, who saw to it that he was correctly measured and, if the proper height, was sent into another apartment, where the front part of his head was shaved. If rejected as being medically unfit or short of the necessary height the back part of his head was then shorn of its locus to prevent him from appearing again among new lewis. Heavy Hole. Mrs. Newed-I would like a pound of your best cheese. Grocer—Yes, ma'am; that's the way it comes. Mrs. Newed—Well, I don't want any of it. I'm not going to pay for a pound of cheese that contains a half pound of holes! Quite Deliberate. "I am glad to say," remarked Mr. Seckton, "that I never spoke a hasty word to you." "No, Leonidas," answered his wife rather gently; "I'm willing to give you credit for not hurrying about anything." YOUR GAS RATES WILL BE REDUCED at once by the city's acceptance of the gas company's proposal, which is now before the city council. Here, in brief, is our proposition: The city's acceptance of this proposal will give you lower gas rates at once. Talk to your alderman about this. If any part of the subject puzzles you, write us about it. The Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company Peoples Gas Building Telephone Wabash 6000 Lines on the Palms of Hands. It cannot be said that the lines on the palms of our hands are of any great service to us. Indeed, it is doubtful if they are of any value in themselves, outside of the possible aid they may be in helping us to determine the character of the surface of things which we grasp or touch. It is possible that they aid in some slight degree in this way. There is little doubt, however, that they are a result of the work the hands are constantly called upon to do rather than contrived for any particular service. The habitual tendency of the fingers in grasping and holding things throws the skin of the palms into creases which through frequent repetition make the lines of the palms permanent in several instances. The peculiarity of these lines or creases in various individuals as to details and length and variations is the chief basis of the so called science of palmistry.—Exchange. Yourself. If you want to be miserable think about yourself—about what you want, what you like, what respect people ought to pay to you and what people think of you—Charles Kingsley. Hit the Same Way. "Professor Jones has no right to teach. He doesn't understand his subject, and he can't explain"— "Yeah; I know. He gave me a low mark too."—Exchange. Answer It Little Willie (who is of a painfully inquiring turn of mind)—Mannah, tell me, do mosquitoes bite us because they like us or because they don't like us? THE MUSEUM S. E. Cor. State and 36th Place, Chicago Telephone Douglas 1565 GENERAL BANKING 3 per cent allowed on S Safety Deposit Vaults, S REAL ESTATE DE As agent buy and sell Real Estate on commission dents, including payment of taxes and looking on Chicago Real Estate. Especially Invites the patronage of The Cranford Building. 3000. The finest building ever opened to Steam heat, electric light, file baths, m J. W. Recent allowed on Savings Acq. by Deposit Vaults, $3.00 per REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT and sell Real Estate on commission, manages estates payment of taxes and looking after assessment real Estate. Specially Invites the patronage of Chicago business. Cranford Apartment Building. 3600. Wabash It building ever opened to Colored ten- electric light, tile baths, marble entrances Slowed on Savings Accounts at Vaults, $3.00 per Year ESTATE DEPARTMENT state on commission, manages estates for non-residual taxes and looking after assessments. Money to loan the patronage of Chicago business men. Anford Apartment g. 3600. Wabash Ave. ever opened to Colored tenants in Chicago, file basins, marble entrance. 3 per cent allowed on Savings Accounts Safety Deposit Vaults, $3.00 per Year As agent buy and sell Real Estate on commission, manages estates for non-residents, including payment of taxes and looking after assessments. Money to loan on Chicago Real Estate. THE BROADWAY The finest building ever opened to Colored tenants in Chicago, Steam heat, electric light, file buffs, marble entrance. J. W. Casey,'Agent, Phone Randolph 80g 74 W. WASHINGTON STREET. nt as Bills? BE REDUCED tance of the gas s now before the s our proposition: 's Pro- City Do You Want Lower Gas Bill OR GAS RATES WILL BE REDUCE once by the city's acceptance of the company's proposal, which is now before council. Here, in brief, is our propos Gas Company's Pro- posal to the City Want or Gas Bills? ES WILL BE REDUCED city's acceptance of the gas l, which is now before the in brief, is our proposition: mpany's Pro- to the City 1. Give us permission to make and sell "heat unit" gas instead of obsolete and expensive "candle power" gas. 2. We in turn will put into effect immediately a schedule of rates materially lower than present rates. 3. The lower rate schedule will be subject to further revision when our property is valued, and can always be revised at any time by the properly constituted authorities. 4. Present gas rates must be increased unless we are permitted to make and sell "heat unit" gas. We can prove this to anybody's satisfaction. if this proposal will give you lower talk to your alderman about this. Act puzzles you, write us about it. al will give you lower alderman about this. you, write us about it. Just address your letter or post card to Department B, Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company, and watch for the answer in the advertisements now running in the big daily papers. Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company Gas Building Telephone Wabash Light & Coke Company Telephone Wabash 6000 Coke Company Telephone Wabash 6000 J. W. Casey, Agent, 74 W. WASHINGTON STREET.