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COL. CHARLES YOUNG, THE IDOL AND THE PRIDE OF THE COLORED SOLDIERS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE RETIRED LIST. The Eighth Regiment Illinois National Guard Col. Franklin A. Denison Commanding, Owing to Southern Race Prejudice Will Not Be Permitted To Wend Its Way South Side By Side with The Seventh Regiment Col. Daniel Moriarty Commanding And Enjoy The Comforts Of The Spacious Training Camp At Fort Logan, Houston, Texas. THE TWELVE MILLION COLORED PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD SEND UP A MIGHTY SHOUT UNTO THE HIGH HEAVENS CALLING ON PRESIDENT WOODBROW WILSON TO STOP AT ONCE FROM GROSSLY AND GLARINGLY DISCRIMINATING AGAINST THE COLORED SOLDIERS WHO HAVE IN ALL OF THE WARS OF THE PAST HONORABLY UPHELD OLD GLORY AND HAVE NEVER PERMITTED THE STARS AND THE STRIPES TO TRAIL IN THE DUST IN DISHONOR. ON SUNDAY AUGUST 19TH THE HUNDRED THOUSAND COLORED PEOPLE RESIDING IN CHICAGO SHOULD JOIN IN A GREAT MONSTER SILENT PROTEST PARADE AND REFUSE TO BE COMFORTED UNTIL THE EIGHTH REGIMENT IS PERMITTED TO PLAY OR ASSUME ITS PART IN THE UNIT OR DIVISION COMPOSING THE ILLINOIS TROOPS. ON THAT SUNDAY ALL THE COLORED CHURCHES SHOULD BE CLOSED THE PREACHERS SHOULD MARCH AT THE HEAD OF THEIR VARIOUS CONGREGATIONS IN THE PARADE; THE WOMEN AND THE CHILDREN SHOULD BE DRESSED IN SPOTLESS WHITE AS AN EMBLEM OF PURITY AND JUSTICE; THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE BEST MEANS OF LETTING THE CIVILIZED WORLD KNOW THAT THE COLORED PEOPLE WILL NO LONGER TAMELY SUBMIT TO BEING TREATED WORSE THAN ALIENS AND CRIMINALS IN THE LAND OF THEIR BIRTH. FOR THE HANDWRITING ON THE WALL SEEMS TO CLEARLY INDICATE THAT COL. FRANKLIN A. DENISON WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO ENTER THE FRENCH TRENCHES WITH HIS GALLANT SOLDIERS THAT THE SAME FATE IS IN STORE FOR HIM WHICH STRUCK DOWN LIEUTENANT COL. CHARLES YOUNG. COL. JOHN R. MARSHALL WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF MAJOR ROBERT R. JACKSON AND COL. H. H. BIGGS ARE BUSILY ENGAGED IN ORGANIZING THE HOME DEFENSE GUARDS. Vol. XXII. The Eighth Denison Will Now with The ing And Camp A THE TWELVE MILLION COLORED SEND UP A MIGHTY SHOUT UP ON PRESIDENT WOODROW GROSSLY AND GLARINGLY DORED SOLDIERS WHO HAVE HONORABLY UPHELD OLD GIRL THE STARS AND THE STRIPE HONOR. ON SUNDAY AUGUST 19TH THE HOME RESIDING IN CHICAGO SILENT PROTEST PARADE AND TIL THE EIGHTH REGIMENT ITS PART IN THE UNIT OR DROOPS. ON THAT SUNDAY ALL THE COLORED THE PREACHERS SHOULD MAINTAIN CONGREGATIONS IN THE CHILDREN SHOULD BE DREEMBLEM OF PURITY AND JUST THE BEST MEANS OF LETTING THAT THE COLORED PEOPLE TO BEING TREATED WORSE THE LAND OF THEIR BIRTH. FOR THE HANDWRITING ON THE CATE THAT COL. FRANKLIN MITTED TO ENTER THE FRENCH SOLDIERS THAT THE SAME HISTORY STRUCK DOWN LIEUTENANT. COL. JOHN R. MARSHALL WITH ERT R. JACKSON AND COL. H. IN ORGANIZING THE HOME Shortly after the head chiefs of this country had decided to wage an unrelenting warfare upon the imperial government of Germany and establish American democracy in all parts of the old world, many of the leading friends and well-wishers of the Eighth Regiment Illinois National Guard felt that the very best way to soften race prejudice was to hold a great meeting somewhere in this city and for the one thousandth time put the Colored people on public record as being friendly and loyal to this government. So a great meeting was planned and held at Bethel church one Sunday afternoon, and it was loudly and boldly asserted on the part of all of the speakers that "the ten or twelve million Colored people in this country would bravely stand by President Woodrow Wilson and this government until the very last Negro was dead." The Colored people who crowded into Bethel church on that occasion were so full of that kind of fighting war spirit that it would have been worth the life of any one to have differed with them in the slightest degree; for many of the wisest orators and others who were the fathers of that meeting honestly thought that that was the only way to win the love or the high esteem of President Wilson and his southern cracker-jack or narrow-minded, pinheaded statesmen, but such was not the case for nothing will ever appease them in that direction but the complete "Jim Crowing" and the humiliation of the Colored people at all times and on all occasions and strange to say the northern statesmen seem to be perfectly willing to permit the short-sighted rattled-brained six by ten southern statesmen to boss them in all things the same as they boss and domineer over the Colored people. As further proof of this fact the war department sent out the following information from Washington, D. C., the war department decided today (Monday, August 6), "that no Colored regiments shall be sent with the national guard training camps in the south. The Eighth Illinois Infantry is one of the regiments that will be kept at home by this order. Objections of southern cities to having the northern Colored troops sent to training camps in their midst are understood to have inspired the new decision. The fear of race riots, aroused since the riots in East St. Louis and Chester, Pa., and the trouble in southern towns where Colored regulars were stationed was another compelling reason. This decision to hold the Eighth Regiment at home will make it more difficult for the Illinois troops to win recognition as a division. Colored regiments now on guard duty will be continued on that duty for the present." This information shows that the south is in the saddle—that old moss-back James K. Vardaman, John Sharp Williams, Hoke Smith, B. R. Tillman and Co. are running the north, the war, the United States, the Colored people and the whole world to suit themselves in order to please such Negro-hating southern would-be statesmen. The Eighth Regiment will not be permitted to proudly march away with the colors flying, side by side with the fighting Seventh Regiment and wend its way on to Fort Logan, Houston, Texas, for the war department has firmly decided that "White soldiers and Negroes in the National army cannot mingle. The question now before the general staff is whether there shall be a separate cantonment for the Colored troops. Present plans call for sending drafted Negroes to cantonments with drafted White men. The Negroes would be CHICAGO, AUGUST 11, 1917 placed in separate companies and separate barracks.' It is therefore supposed that White and Colored troops will not be permitted to fight together, nor to come in contact with each other in any manner, shape or form in the trenches in France. Many Colored people in all parts of this country freely bought liberty bonds to assist this country to fight the old world and either directly or indirectly they pay millions and millions of dollars in taxes towards the support of this race prejudice ridden government, they have assisted to construct with their money the cantonments and they will be rushed headlong into jail if they fail to register or attempt to avoid being drafted, notwithstanding all of these things the Colored troops must in order to appease the savage or the bloodthirsty southern people, be made to feel that they can never become a true part and parcel of this country in the truest sense of the word. The first thing the twelve million Colored people in this country should do and that is to send up one mighty shout to the high heavens calling on President Woodrow Wilson to stop at once from now on from grossly, glaringly insulting and discriminating against the Colored soldiers who have in all the wars of the past honorably upheld old glory and have never permitted the stars and the stripes to trail in the dust in dishonor. That on Sunday, August 19th, the one hundred thousand Colored people residing in this city should join in a great monster silent protest street parade and absolutely refuse to be comforted until the Eighth Regiment is accorded the honor which is rightly due it and that it must be permitted to march onto the training camps with the other soldiers from Illinois. That same Sunday the preachers should close their churches and bravely march at the head of their various congregations in the memorable street parade, the women and the little Sunday school children should wear spotless white dresses as emblems of purity and justice for that would be one of the best ways to let the civilized world know that the Colored people are greatly humiliated and are displeased with the unfair treatment which they are constantly receiving on all sides from the American people. That they are more than disgusted with being treated as aliens and criminals in a strange land, that if they are truly and really American citizens they want to know and if they are not they also want to know that then they can act accordingly and they should not be taxed to support anything or any institution which looks upon them at all times with scorn and contempt. Right at this point it must be stated that the hand writing on the wall strongly indicates that Col. Franklin A. Denison will be unhorsed and that he will not be permitted to march at the head of his regiment and enter the trenches in France, that the same fate is in store for him which struck down Lieutenant Col. Charles Young, for in the very prime of his life he has been placed on the retired list and he will Morrison Photo The popular West Side State Senator, the genial and efficient secretary of the Board of Local Improvements who would make a dandy candidate for treasurer of Cook County in 1918. The popular West Side State Senator, the genial and efficient secretary of the Board of Local Improvements who would make a dandy candidate for treasurer of Cook County in 1918. not be permitted to do any more fight- ing for his country. * * * * Col. John R. Marshall with the assist- ance of Major Robert R. Jackson, Col. H. H. Biggs and others has started into organize the Home Defense Guards under the state council of defense, when completed the guards will comprise 12 companies and consist of about one thousand men, all able bodied men can join the home defense guards between the ages of 18 to 45 years, recruiting offices have been established at the home of Col. John R. Marshall, 3630 Calumet ave. and at the printing establishment of Major Robert R. Jackson, 107 East 35th Street. REPORT OF KANSAS CITY BUSINESS LEAGUE MEETING ISSUED FROM PRESS. The proceedings of the Seventeenth Annual Session of the National Negro Business League, which was held in Kansas City, Missouri, August 16, 17, 18, 1916, which have just been issued from the press of the National Baptist Publishing Board, of Nashville, Tennessee, is a most interesting document and contribution to the race's current history. This book is not only a record of Negro enterprise and achievement HON. EDWARD J. GLACKIN. but also a sort of memorial volume. The Kansas City meeting was the first meeting of the League held after the death of the League's founder and first President, the late Booker T. Washington, and the record of the Memorial session held in Convention Hall on the evening of August 16th included in this permanent record, makes the volume of immense value. The principal Memorial address was delivered by Emmett J. Scott, Secretary of the Business League, and for eighteen years Dr. Washington's confidential secretary and co-worker. Other speakers of the Memorial Session were: Hon. J. C. Napier, Nashville, Tennessee; Mrs. M. E. Josenberger, Ft. Smith, Arkansas; Dr. R. R. Moton, Principal, Tuskegee Institute, Alabama; Mr. Fred R. Moore, Editor of the New York Age; Mr. Roscoe C. Simmons, Louisville, Kentucky, all of whom paid discriminating tributes to the League's founder and guiding genius. Several distinct features stand out prominently in connection with this meeting. First was the generous hospitality and cordial welcome extended the delegates and officers by the Local League of Kansas City, of which Mr. Fortune J. Weaver is President. Second was the magnificent industrial and No. 47 Franklin A. Prejudice Side By Side Command- s Training ident secretary of the candidate for treas- fraternal parade, which was held on Thursday afternoon, August 17th, at which time the visitors had an opportunity to see an unique demonstration of the race's progress since emancipation. Another interesting feature was the coming of the Oklahoma delegation in thirty automobiles all owned by Negroes. A noteworthy feature of the meeting was the election of Hon. J. C. Napier as President of the League, to succeed Dr. Washington. Through the entire session there was every evidence of the great influence of this organization which Dr. Washington founded in the spirit of service and every one present seemed anxious to do his or her part to help perpetuate the Business League and its principles. The annual meeting this year will be held at Chattanooga, Tennessee, and with constantly changing economic conditions which are affecting Negro business enterprises in the South, there is every reason to believe that the 1917 session will measure up to the previous session in interest and attendance. Mrs. Lucile Corbin, 6536 St. Lawrence avenue has been confined to her home with a severe cold for the past two weeks. Under the care of Dr. Lawrence Blanchet, she is rapidly recovering and able to be out again. Dan M. Jackson Geo. T. Kersey David A. McGowan Ahmed A. 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We make the best solid Brass STRAIGHT- ENTING combs with extra heavy back, fully guaranteed. With each comb we give a stamp. FREE. Send money order or stamps. MONEY BACK IF NOT SATISFACTORY. 89c. postpaid. POSTPAID 89c Hair nets, combs and toilet articles manufacturers' prices. Send two-cent stamp. Agents Wanted. Address as follows: HUMANIA HAIR COMPANY, 181-157 Park Row, New York City. Address Dept. 84 Music and Its Trinity. What we call music is well described as a trinity. The three components are rhythm, melody and harmony. Rhythm is to music what the will is to the individual. The rhythm of music is its physical side, just like the body or flesh of the human being. Melody in music parallels the heart (or blood), a component part of the individual. Harmony is the soul of music just as feeling is the soul of the human being (also possessed of a three fold nature). The triple elements in music are represented in the history of the world first by the drum (rhythm); second, by the lute (melody), and third, by the lyre (music). Music lays its first hold on the human understanding by its rhythm. All men are influenced by it (even savages). And every soldier (with or without an ear for music) can appreciate the tap, tap of a drummer boy's drum and can march longer and better for it. —Philadelphia Record. Home preparedness—cans loaded with food. That rubber ring you put on a preserving jar helps you to stretch your income. The awful question "What shall I have for dinner?" is easily answered if your shelves are full of home canned products. Can't eat 'em all in summer? Not enough in winter? Home canning is the answer. You put a lid on waste every time you seal a preserving jar. Canned berries are bird proof. Frost doesn't nip canned vegetables. Canned green peas and yellow peaches help fight the blues—New York Globe. --- PAGE TWO $10.00 Be Canny. Phones Calumet 6164 Automatic 71-629 uel Jackson ng Co., Inc. COMPANY, Inc. CLEANERS LAUNDERERS 3456 Wabash Avenue Duglas 1261 order and Get 20% off hares $10.00 ECTORS D FOR YOU" for $200.00 YOUR HOUSE n, $10.00 per Month Investment Co. enting & Loans 6155 Wentworth Ave. A. Philippine Medicine Tree. Between the provincial building and the Filipino schoolhouse, part of which is used as a girls' dormitory, stands the sacred tree of the Ifugas, with a span of its branches of 300 feet. Nor is it a tree at all in the true sense, for it is a gigantic example of the balete, which begins as a parasite vine, kills the tree on which it rises and then hides it in its twining trunk. The Ifugasos think that when that huge tree dies they, too, will perish, but there is an industry, a stolidity and a stamina in that obscure race that should remove from their hearts all fear of extinction—Christian Herald. Unter den Linden. Unter Den Linden is the famous street in Berlin which extends from the Brandenburg gate eastward about three-fifths of a mile. Bordering it are the princely and imperial palaces, the university, the academy, the statue of Frederick the Great, etc. It means "under the lindens." A Solemn Duty. "Why did Bangs change his iron gray hair to black?" "Because his fiancee thought the gray in his hair made him look too old for her, and he thought it was his duty to obey his sweetheart's dyeing request." —Exchange. Where There Was No Change. "Don't you think I'm thinner than when you saw me last?" "Well, you may be thinner, but to me you're just as thick as ever."—Chicago Tribune PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. Causes of Disease. - Many diseases are largely due - to defective elimination or chronic accumulation of toxins in our body, due to one or more of the following causes: - Overeating, especially of meat and highly seasoned foods after middle life. As some one has aptly expressed it, we too often dig our graves with our teeth. Probably the greatest determining factor is "the strenuous life." The mad rush for the almighty dollar and undue worry and anxiety interfere more or less with all the normal functions of the body. Worry is ten times more disastrous than work. — Health Bulletin. Shares OPEN DAY AND NIGHT $10.00 THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO. AUGUST 11. 1917 Valuable Black Walnut. Valuable Black Walnut. Black walnut is the ideal wood for gun stocks, but it is scarce and high in price, and there are few of the trees left in this country. A single tree of this species can be sold for a good price, and a grove of black walnut trees represents a small fortune. About the only black walnut trees available now are those on farms and private estates, and they are fast disappearing. The wood is hard and takes a high polish, qualities which make it desirable for the use to which it is put. Manufacturers have not found a wood to take its place satisfactorily. Some of the black walnut used is obtained from old furniture or walnscoting, stairways and interior trim of dwellings or churches. Many years ago black walnut was used extensively in the manufacture of the best grades of furniture, and in old churches pews and pulpits made of it can be found today. The demand for the wood is gradually causing them to disappear.—New York Sun. Carelessness and Fires. Little Horace, whose father thinks he is a second Edison, and his mother, who would like to use electricity for everything from curling her hair to stoking the furnace, do more to keep the fire engines busy than mice ever did in all the years they chewed matches. Washington Devereux, chief of the electrical department of the Philadelphia Fire Underwriters' association, said 54,000 fires were caused last year by overheated electrical devices. The fault wasn't with the devices, he said, but with the human equation—the woman who turned on the "juice" in her electric iron and then went out for a social afternoon without turning it off. He made the statement that no father had a right to buy his ten-year-old son a ten cent book on "How to Wire the House In Your Spare Moments" unless he was prepared to see the place go up in smoke some bright afternoon—Philadelphia Ledger. Keep Up With the Present. Success up with the Present Success and happiness depend upon the way in which we adapt ourselves to the realities of the objective life. If we fight against change—and change we must meet at every turn and in every department of life—we soon become exhausted, wear ourselves out and sink back into ourselves—into the subconscious—and fall and grow old before our time. If we cling to past experiences, refuse to live in the present, let our faith die when disappointments come, the results are the same. The life forces ebb and we sink into the great sea of the unconscious and are on the road to being submerged. Desire, will, concentration, purpose, faith—these can be applied to keep us living in the present, to keep our enthusiasm active and our creativeness expressing—Nautilus. What's the Answer? Old elephant hunters who have hunted their quarry in India, Siam and the wilds of the Malay peninsula are agreed upon the following fact: Bury the carcass of a full grown tusker in any spot in Asia—it matters not whether the location be high and dry or low and damp—one year from the date of burial not a shred of hide nor a sliver of bone can be found by digging. Neither disintegration nor ants can be an explanation, for the phenomenon has been noted in the highlands of Nepal, where buried carcasses of other animals than the elephant undergo little or no change within a year and elephants' bones disappear in localities where ants are unknown. So far the scientists have failed to come forward with an answer. The "Crowned Republic." It was Tennyson who gave to England the phrase "Our crowned republic." It was the bill of rights, by which parliament voted "Dutch William" and his wife, Mary, joint sovereigns of England, which made Great Britain a "crowned republic." From the moment the bill of rights gave the house of commons the sole right to levy taxes and that house resolved only to grant the crown annual supplies the backbone of absolutism was broken and the nerve centers of tyranny were paralyzed. Henceforth we were a "crowned republic."—London Answers. Safety First. "What is your objection to me as a son-in-law?" "I haven't any objection to you," replied Mr. Cumrox. "But I have trouble enough maintaining my own position in this household without assuming the slightest responsibility for anybody else."—Washington Star. Life. "Young man, there is nothing worse than high life on a low salary," said the wise man who is always giving advice. "Oh, I don't know," replied the young man who knew a thing or two himself. "It's no worse than low life on a high salary."-Florida Times-Union. Her Choice. "Does your daughter play Mozart?" we asked, displaying unusual erudition. "I believe so," she replied deprecatingly, "but I think she prefers euchre." -Philadelphia Ledger. Mediocrity is excellent to the eyes of mediocre people.-Joubert. Origin of the Matinees. Whether or not we have to look back to the fifties for the first matinee, there is at least little doubt that the invention had not attained any general popularity when the seventies were reached. I am reminded that the Bancrofts, who were responsible for many innovations that have since become the vogue, did not institute afternoon performances until 1876, after they had been in management eleven years. The Bancrofts, if not the inventors of the matinee, were certainly the first to pay full salaries to those who took part in them. Not until 1878 did the matinee become a fixed and regular feature of even the Bancroft management. It was a byproduct of "Diplomacy," the success of which made any means of providing additional performances acceptable. Sir Squire Bancroft has put it on record that at the beginning the matinee was a much more costly affair than it is now, as frequent and separate advertisements and announcements were necessary to make it known—Westminster Gazette. A Defect In Higher Education. A Defect In Higher Education. It must be said that the higher education of the United States is at present in a condition where it may readily drop backward rather than improve. The college student of today and in some cases even the university student is permitted to sprawl over so large and so varied an area of intellectual interest that he loses the discipline in concentration, in hard work, and in the mastery of some relatively small field that comes from pursuing a better and older method. There is just now, however, a marked tendency among the better colleges to aid and to guide the student toward concentrating his interests and his energies upon a small group of subjects that have some common center of interest and some well marked relationship. This movement is a sound and hopeful one and should be encouraged and aided.—President Butler in Youth's Companion. Salt Means Much to Health "If the human race should be deprived of salt even for a period of a few months," said a physician, "we would not only lose a natural healthful incentive for our food, but disease, with all its attendant miseries, would spread with such relentless speed as to defy the efforts of the most skillful doctors of the land. Ailing persons frequently refuse sugar, but they seldom turn up their noses at common salt. That is because there is in the body a deficiency of chloride of sodium, and nature intuitively excites the desire for it. Salt is essential to health and life and is as much a food as bread or flesh. If there is no wish for salt in a person doctors uniformly conclude that disease in some form is lurking unsuspected in the system." Obliterating Class Distinctions Modern and cultured persons, I believe, object to their children seeing kitchen company or being taught by a woman like Peggotty. But surely it is more important to be educated in a sense of human dignity and equality than in anything else in the world. And a child who has once had to respect a kind and capable woman of the lower classes will respect the lower classes forever. The true way to overcome the evil in class distinctions is not to denounce them as revolutionists denounce them, but to ignore them as children ignore them.-G. K. Chesterton. The Spanish Alcalde In former times in Spain the alcalde de corte was a judge of the palace court, having jurisdiction in and about the residence of the king. The office is now obsolete in this sense, but "alcalde" is still used to designate the mayor of a town exercising the functions of a justice of the peace. Why He Looked Sour Dusty Dennis—Why do you look so sour, pard? Gritty George—Why, one of dem comic artists wanted me to sit on de fence and let him sketch me. Dusty Dennis—What of dat? Gritty George—It was a barb wire fence.—Exchange. News to Her. "What was the farmer talking about?" asked the first city girl. "A whiffletree," said the other. "Well, I've studied botany, but I never heard of a whiffletree. Sounds like his idea of a joke."—Louisville Courier-Journal. PRACTICAL HEALTH HINT. Flat Foot. A treatment suitable, with but slight modification, for all cases of static foot trouble (flat foot), from the early cases which are often described as "weak ankles" to the most severe cases, where there is old standing structural change, is described by Dr. P. B. Rath in the Larcet. The treatment consists of attention to footwear, attention to position in standing and walking and regular daily exercises. Whether boots or shoes are worn, whether they button or lace, they must be the shape of the feet. The inner side of the boot where the big toe lies is kept straight, so that the end of the boot is opposite the big toe and not opposite the second or third toe. This is to insure that the big toe is not pushed out against the other toes and has plenty of room in which to act. The soles should be a sixth to a fourth of an inch thick, the heels broad, an inch or less in height. ```markdown ``` Talks on HEALTH, CLEANLINESS, PROPER LIVING, SANITATION, ETC. Dr. W. A. Driver 3300 So. State Street Phone Douglas 3617 HEAT EXHAUSTION The recent spell of excessively hot weather gave the usual number of victims and it is more than probable that the remaining hot days of this summer shall produce more heat prostrations. Authorities are saying that many heat exhaustion cases are in reality beer or meat exhaustions superinduced by drinking beer or other alcoholic beverages and the eating of meat. They lead us to infer that individuals who are free from the habits of eating the flesh of animals and of drinking intoxicants will not be seriously affected by the excessive heat of summer. To avoid the distressing symptoms of heat stroke or sun stroke avoid overeating and also avoid eating and drinking food and liquids that produce autointoxication and ordinary alcoholic intoxication. The records show that those who drink beer, gin, whisky, brandy and the like even in moderation are more susceptible to the diseases known as sunstroke or heat exhaustion. Flesh eating is more often responsible for intestinal troubles or autointoxication than all other causes combined, according to the opinions of those who are in a position to know. Victims of intestinal disorders or autointoxication are easily the more susceptible to the heat. Diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting, that well known triumvirate of the symptom complex of in- Battles In the Mud. The "wilderness of mud," as Sir Douglas Haig called it, that bothered the troops at the battle of the Somme was not quite so bad as that which provoked Napoleon's famous jest that Poland had revealed mud to him as a new element. It is reported that some of his guns absolutely disappeared in the clayey mire, and Marbot says that several men and horses were actually drowned in the mud. The utmost that infantry could cover with infinite labor was one and a quarter miles an hour, and double and quadruple teams could not enable the guns to keep up with them. When Marbot returned to Silesia with Augerule, both being wounded, their carriage was drawn at a walk by twelve and sometimes sixteen horses. Once the Home of Pirates Margarita, the mountainous island off the coast of Venezuela, has a reputation that ill matches its pleasing name. It was discovered by Columbus in 1498 and got its name from its pearl fisheries, for the Spanish word for pearl is the old Greek margarites. For generations it was the headquarters of the pirates—and especially of the slave traders—of the Spanish Main and the prison of slaves who were awaiting transportation. Etiquette. Originally the word etiquette meant a ticket, label or slip of paper attached to a bag or object to indicate its contents. It then came to be used of a ticket given to a person taking part in a ceremony to tell him what he should do; hence the modern meaning. Word From Bre'r Williams De folks what find fault wid de world God made can't map out a better one ter save dey lives. De day's work ain't well done onless you kin make a pillow of yo' conscience an' sleep out de night.—Atlanta Constitution. Joyous Funerals. At funerals of the military nobility in Siam gayety instead of sorrow reigns supreme. The funeral pyre is lighted by the king himself, and this is followed by sports and the lotus dance. He Did It. She (romantically)—The man I marry must be willing to go through fire for me. He—Then I'm your man. The boss has fired me for telephoning you so often—Boston Transcript. Pa Knew. "Pa, how long can a man live on water?" "It depends, Willie, on whether he is aboard a ship that won't sink."—Cleveland Plain Dealer. "Something brought on by overwork."—Detroit Free Press. To give up of your own will what would cost too much in time and strength is not failure—it is success. A. B. testinal disturbance are found also in many cases of persons overcome by the heat. Persons who are the victims of heat stroke need not be exposed to the direct rays of the sun, in fact, many are attacked at night. That circumstance has often lead to mistakes in diagnosis. The cases are chiefly found, says Oser, in persons who while working very hard are exposed to the sun, almost exclusively confined to workmen who are much exposed and, at the same time, have been drinking beer and whiskey. Some of the victims are seen to fall suddenly and die within an hour. They show symptoms of heart failure, difficulty of breathing and unconsciousness. Some die instantly, falling heavily as if struck by a material upon the head. Generally the attack comes on during exposure with pain in the head, dizziness, a feeling of oppression and stomach trouble. Unconsciousness may or may not follow. Occasionally there are convulsions. Recovery may or may not be complete. Mental disturbance transient or permanent has followed in not a few cases. The treatment is divided into two classes, namely, preventive and curative. To prevent, eat proper food in proper amount, drink non-intoxicating drinks and bathe daily in a comfort the coolest place possible and call a able temperature of water. To cure, ice to the head and wrists, lie down in physician. AT MOTHER ZION, N. Y. CITY. Sept. 16 to 18, the Racial Get-Together Days. New York, N. Y., (Special.)—Following the silent parade of Colored school children in this empire city of the nation on Saturday, July 28, under the management of an organized Colored committee, as a protest against the public murder of Colored women and children at East St. Louis, comes the announcement that the National get-together of the Colored race to form plans of campaign to combat and resist the fresh crusade of race hate and race prejudice in the U. S. A., will be held in Mother Zion church, West 136th street, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 16, 17 and 18. This get-together of the race is called by Rev. Byron Gunner of Hillburn as president of the National Equal Rights League, the organization which made organized labor declare its position on the St. Louis massacre, thus giving Col. Roosevelt his chance to confuse and confound Samuel Gompers. The three days' convention will consist of two features, the second annual race Congress called by the league, followed by the regular annual meeting of the League. The Colored people of every community are urged to form a citizen's committee to provide for a delegate, and all local branch leagues are requested to get active to the same end, while all religious, fraternal and civic bodies are also asked to be represented. In America and in every part of Europe all proscribed races and classes are being judged by the manner in which they put forth their own claims as a unit for relief from proscription. This gathering will test our race, and extraordinary unity and activity should be shown in sending delegates. Rev. Byron Gunner of Hillburn, N.Y., as president; Wm. Monroe Troffer, 34 Cornhill, Boston, as corresponding secretary, solicit inquiries and correspondence to make this national get-together, while the world is at war for Democracy, an unusual success, will leaders in every community take hold at once. WHAT IS TREASON? If an ordinary citizen should try to prevent the enlistment of any American citizen in the army or navy at this time he could and would be severely punished for it. We believe that such interference would be called treason. Certain southern Congressmen have openly opposed and are openly opposing the enlistment of Colored Americans, or their inclusion in any plan of universal military service. If such opposition is not treason, what is it? Lady Londonderry Is President British Women's Legion. This Organization, Which Knows Neither Rank Nor Class, Is Doing Great Work by Releasing Thousands of Men For the Fighting Front. The Marchioness of Londonderry is president of the British Women's legion, and the motto in that legion is not "Play and Shirk," as that of the legion of society women is supposed to be (by those who do not know), but "Pray and Work." In the legion one finds households as well as marchionesses and cooks as well as countesses. And the marchioness works quite as hard as the housemaid, while the countess very likely is a better cook than she who registers as such. And what may be the object of this organization which links distinguished M. MARCHIONESS OF LONDONDERBY. women, who before the war were principally famous for their social power, with Mary Smith and Sally Jones—the women organized to "pray and work?" Here it is, as they themselves tersely set it forth: "To provide a capable and efficient body of women whose services can be offered to the state as may be required to take the place of men needed in the firing line or in other capacities." The men who must be replaced if they go to the war are drawn from farms, from shops, from factories, from stables, from motor vehicles—from everywhere. And to all these places these distinguished women go themselves or send their sisters with an enthusiasm and a democracy which are hardly equaled in our own democratic United States. The mighty band (for the membership is very large) "is entirely nonpolitical and without class distinctions or religious restrictions." This is absolutely true. One glance at its rolls will show that. "The colonel's lady and Judy O'Grady are sisters" in the Women's legion, for it is war born and war needed. But it is sure to be of immense influence in the days to come after the great war shall have ended. "My personal sections," said the really beautiful Marchioness of Londonderry, "are cooks and canteens." When asked what effect she thought all this useful work would have upon the cause of suffrage in Great Britain the marchioness replied: "It seems to me that the most striking result of our work will be to prove that men and women's working together upon equal terms is of the greatest advantage to the nation at large." For the Children's Picnic. Sandwiches with sliced tender meat for filling, baked apples, cookies or a few lumps of sugar. Slices of meat loaf or bean loaf, bread and butter sandwiches, stewed fruit, small frosted cake. Crisp rolls, hollowed out and filled with chopped meat or fish, moistened and seasoned or mixed with salad dressing; orange, apple, a mixture of sliced fruits, cake. Lettuce or celery sandwiches, cup custard, telly sandwiches. Hard bolled eggs, crisp baking powder biscuits, celery or radishes, brown sugar or maple sugar sandwiches. Bottle of milk, thin corn bread and butter, dates, apple. Raisin or nut bread with butter, cheese, orange, maple sugar. Baked bean and lettuce sandwiches, apple sauce, sweet chocolate. A WORD TO PARENTS. Teach your children that the waste of food is sinful, and, above all else, impress upon them to protect rather than plunder the foodstuffs now being grown in the thousands of little wartime gardens that dot every community. To steal or to destroy food is this year no less than a crime. FALL HATS. Points About the Very Newest of New Millinery. There are no between season hats. One does not trim one's spring sailor with a bunch of bittersweet berries or a scarlet ribbon, as was the custom of the nineties when autumn came around. A new hat it must be, of a sort that could face February gales unabashed and shine at the Labor day festivity. In the four shapes which share favor for early autumn exploitation—namely, sailors, mushrooms, tams and turbans—analysis will reveal military influences in some form or other. Sometimes there is found the high, indented crown. Again, the military note is sounded by a visor, and there are dozens of picturesque adaptations of soldierly headgear made of velvet, of silk, of ribbon, of leather and of feathers. Pasted coq is a favored feather trimming, the tiny, downy feather sprays applied like small flowers all over a hat crown reminding one of little Easter chicks. It is almost impossible to resist the impulse to stroke these hat crowns and find out if they are as soft as they look. Most of the new hats have very high crowns—high, that is, in proportion to the brim. These tall crowns are dignified rather than dashing, and the new headgear sits straight instead of aslant or askew on the head, another element of dignity. Very often the dash of a millinery model is due entirely to the sweep of a brim. Were the same brim an inch narrower at one side or its slope a very little more moderate the hat would be quite ordinary and unworthy of note. There is a great deal of art in the placing of a hat brim, its "movement" and its size in proportion to the crown it accompanies. It is quite surprising how many of the new French hats are of felt, and chamois colored felt is a particular favorite. A smart little turban, tremendously high of crown and with a tiny, upturned brim, is of chamois felt. A rich curled ostrich feather in navy blue is held against the front of the hat by a twisted blue and tan cord. Some of these felt turbans are lovely in coloring. Besides chamois, one notes olive drab, puritan gray and rust gold. Very often the trimming is merely a band of grosgrain ribbon with a tailored bow. There is infinite art in the making of these French tailored bows, rosettes and cockades. TRIG MODEL For General Wear and Mornings Emulate This. Jade green poplin (all shades of green are modish) gives this full skirt and blouse so attractively picked out with THE FASHION OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY SWAGGER EFFECT. patches of Hawaiian embroidery. Barrel buttons on the left side and a bow tie are distinctive points easy to acquire. This is a frock for youth. Footwear. Footwear has resolved itself into low black patent slippers with steel buckles. With these are worn neutral gray or black silk stockings. Drop stitch stockings also are worn, but it takes a remarkably well turned ankle to look well in them. The long, slender, slipper-like pump seems to be the accepted shoe to wear with the new dresses, which come nearly or to the ankle. Just enough stocking is revealed to show that it matches the low shoe, is the gown's color or contrasts pretty in a dull, quiet shade of steel gray silk. While the majority seen worn by smart women seem to be pumps of black patent leather with cut steel buckles, there are many other individual styles for the woman whose dress or suit is of a color that does not look well contrasted with black. THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO. AUGUST 11, 1917. FOR YOUNG FOLKS FOR YOUNG FOLKS Sleepy Time Story About a Romance of Bygone Times. THE · BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS. Marvelous Manner In Which She Was Saved From a Horrible Death—She Was Willing to Sacrifice Her Life For the Benefit of Others. Tonight, said Uncle Ben to little Ned and Polly Ann, I am going to tell you about THE CHAINED PRINCESS. If you will look out of the window you can see in a group of stars the lovely lady of the rock. "But we don't see any lady," they objected after looking. Have a little patience until you can pick out the stars. They form a sort of skeleton around which you must see the lovely lady in your mind's eye. I'll make a picture of the lady for you. "Oh, my," exclaimed the children as they watched him, "she's got chains on her arms and feet! What are they for?" The chains were put on to hold the lovely lady to the rock. But I may as well tell you the story. According to this, there once lived in faroff Africa a king named Cepheus. His wife, Queen Cassiopela, was a very beautiful lady, but she was very vain. One day she boasted that she was handsome than the daughters of the sea king. One of the ocean nymphs heard Cassiopela and told her father, old King Neptune. He was very proud of his lovely daughters, and to punish vain Queen Cassiopela he turned loose a fierce sea monster on the shores of King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopela's country. Queen Cassiopela was overcome with grief when she learned that the trouble was because of her foolish boast about her good looks. King Neptune let it be known that the monster would stay right there, frightening and killing people and upsetting ships until King Cepheus and Queen Cassiopela gave their own daughter to it. Of course the king and queen said at first they could never think of such a thing. When Princess Andromeda, their daughter, heard of it she begged to die instead of the poor people. So they chained her to a rock on the seashore. Her parents and friends, weeping, watched as the monster came swimming in from sea. But there suddenly swept down from the sky on a winged horse a beautiful youth clad in armor that shone like gold. With a few strokes of his magic sword he killed the beast and set the lovely princess free. He was the hero Perseus, and he married the lovely princess Andromeda, and they lived together long and happily ever afterward. When the two died their memory was honored. People named a group of stars after each of them. In the eastern heavens about this time of the year you will always see the Andromeda star cluster rising slowly in the sky. The Boy Scouts. The Boy Scouts of America performed a notable service to the country in their campaign for the sale of the liberty loan bonds. Through their efforts more than $25,000,000 of the bonds were sold directly. How many sales were due indirectly to their activity cannot be known. The boy scouts worked systematically and thoroughly and with an earnestness that was inspiring. They covered fields that could not have been well covered by other agencies and effected sales that would not have been made without their efforts. A Proud Master. Not long ago there was held in a town on Long Island, New York, a dog show at which only dogs of the Pom- I Photo by American Press Association. BOY AND HIS DOG. erianian breed were admitted. The boy shown in the picture was the youngest exhibitor and he won a prize. His dog's name is Black Princess. BEAUTIFUL DRAPE. Evening Gown of Rare Distinction Is This One. THE FASHION WEEKLY FORMAL ELEGANCE. Chantilly lace draped to give a winged sleeve effect here veils a foundation of coral colored satin, caught up in front with a rose which matches the one in the corsage. STAIN BEMOVERS. How to Bring Ugly Marks Out of Pet Linens or Garments. For black ink on any white goods, wet with hot oxalic acid (polson). You may need more than one application if the cloth has been washed with soap several times. This will also remove iron rust. Perhaps you would like to know how to remove ink or iron spots on fast dyed cottones or woolens. Citric acid cautiously and repeatedly applied will remove them. To remove mildew from any white cloth stir one ounce of chloride of lime into a quart of cold water. After it has settled two or three hours pour the clear liquid off into a bottle, and it will be ready for use. Dip the mildewed spots in the liquid and let dry. If one application does not remove the stain entirely repeat the process. Rinse in clear water. To clean grease from wool or silk apply a fluid made by dissolving two ounces of white soap and one-half ounce of borax in a quart of warm soft water, or rainwater is good. Pour a small quantity into a bowl, add the same amount of water and sponge the goods with it. After it is clean sponge with clear water and hang up to dry. Spots of paint, grease, pitch or oil may be removed from silk or linen by rubbing with purified benzine applied with a cloth or sponge. To destroy the odor of benzine add a little oil of lemon. Fruit stains may be removed from clothing by pouring boiling water through them; ink spots by soaking in sour milk and afterward rubbing with a piece of lemon on which some salt has been sprinkled. Ink may also be removed from white linen by dipping the spots immediately into pure melted tallow; then wash out and the ink will have disappeared. The above is for fresh stains. Remove tar spots by putting butter on them and then wash out the grease spots with soap and water. To remove iron rust from clothing mix a teaspoonful of oxalic acid (poison) to three tablespoonfuls of hot water and apply repeatedly. Freskle Lotion. Lemon juice is good for removing freckles on the hands or face. It is a mild bleach and will not harm the skin. Buttermilk is also good. Try the buttermilk or lemon juice for about a month, applying daily, and then if the freckles are stubborn and will not come off try the following: One-fourth ounce of carbonate of potash, one-eighth ounce of chloride of soda, eight ounces of rosewater and two ounces of orange flower water. If you freckle easily never go out in the sun and wind without protecting your face. Currant Ice Cream. Few housekeepers realize that an excellent ice cream can be made with currants. Mash one scant quart of cherry currants, heat to the bolling point, cook for three minutes and add sufficient sugar to make quite thick. Slimmer for five minutes, then strain as for jelly. Have in readiness one pint of bolsted custard, also sweetened. When the fruit liquid is cold beat into the custard gradually with half a pint of stiffly whipped cream. Turn into a chilled freezer and freeze slowly as for ordinary ice cream. A Cooking Trick. When preparing scalloped corn, oysters, etc., roll cracker crumbs fine and stir in a pinch of baking powder before ring. DO YOU HOARD? Some Foodstuffs Should Be Treasured, but Not Flour. ADVICE FROM UNCLE SAM. Certain Kinds of the Staff of Life Will Bear Heat and Moisture of Summer, but It Is Risky Work to Keep Them From Mustiness. [Prepared by the office of information, department of agriculture.] Buy flour in small quantities and protect it carefully from spoilage. Sound flour milled from standard wheat exhibits very little tendency to decompose when stored in a proper manner. Nevertheless there is a considerable loss of flour through spoilage as a result of improper storage, particularly during the summer months. Housekeepers on the farm and in the city should purchase flour in accordance with their needs only. It is false economy for the housekeeper to purchase larger amounts of flour than can be used within a reasonable length of time. This may be a barrel for a large family. More often it will be the fifty pound sack. Any storage of flour in excess of the consumer's needs constitutes boarding, which under present circumstances is an unethical and reprehensible practice, of no profit to the individual who practices it, but injurious to the best interests of the people. Since it is the duty of every one in the present situation particularly to avoid all waste it is incumbent upon each one so to store the normal stock of flour as to eliminate all waste whatsoever. The precautions that are required have been well worked out in practice and are stated as follows: There are three cardinal principles of flour storage. Flour should not be stored in the cellar, since the cellar is rarely free from dampness, even though special flour blins have been built in. It is common to find odors in a cellar, and flour absorbs odors and is contaminated by them. The cellar is cool, but is usually too damp. Flour should not be stored in the attic of the usual type. The temperature is too high in summer, there is no circulation of air, and the flour is likely to acquire a musty odor. Flour should not be stored in the pantry or kitchen except in small quantities, since the temperature is certain to be uneven and the flour is likely to be contaminated by odors If practicable every household should possess a small room for storage of monodorous commodities. Such a room is best located on the north side of the building. It should be ventilated, and a cool and even temperature should be maintained. Where such a room is not available a closet may fit the requirements well. The bins or containers should be kept clean, and when an old stock of flour is exhausted the container should be carefully cleaned before a new stock is placed. Naturally the flour must be guarded from vermin. Flour should be examined occasionally to see that decomposition has not begun. Conserved in this manner, the sack of flour in the household and the larger stores of the retailer can be utilized practically to the exclusion of any waste through spoilage. HERE'S A NEW BAG. Oriental as Possible Is This Fascinating Reticule. Oriental silk banded with a strip of embroidery, piece of a mandarin's coat. I CHINESE BEAUTY. hung on two jade bracelets and finished with a gorgeous silk tassel, hung from two Chinese "cash," makes a handsome accessory for pongue frocks. A. Reminder. You will never forget to give your whole order to the grocer if you follow this suggestion: Have a list of everything you use in the kitchen, paste the list on a flat board and put it in the pantry, or, if preferred, hang the list on the wall. This will be a reminder to you when the grocer comes. PAGE THREE The Kind of Suit We May Expect to See Soon. THE WOMEN'S FASHION JAUNTY LINES. Navy serge for service, and here we have it put up in picturesque effect, toward which soutache braid and bone buttons add much. Deep collars of white satin, poplin or pique are still the thing for suit coats. HOW TO GROW PLUMP. Hygiene Tips For Her Who Fears Scrawniness. If you would grow plump eat lots of eggs, drink milk and put butter on everything that you can. Don't be afraid of a little meat now and then. Eat cereals with cream and food made with milk, eggs and butter. Go to bed early and get full eight or nine hours' sleep every night, and, above all, don't worry. To fatten the face whenever the opportunity offers try blowing out the cheeks as you sometimes see little children do, holding them in this position for the space of a minute or so. Do this night and morning and several times during the day. To make the cheeks plump the following is another good way: Rub a good skin food in with the following movement: To treat the right cheek place the thumb of the left hand just beyond the corner of the mouth of the left cheek as a brace. Make rotary movements upward and outward, beginning at the corner of the mouth and making three diverging lines of manipulation over the cheek. Then with the right hand treat the left cheek. In three months your face will show a decided improvement. Herbs For Soups. One woman states: "For herbs and such things or soups and tartar sauce I get parsley, mint, sage and summer savory in their season from large meat markets in the city. Celery seed, whole cloves, English mixed pickling spices you can buy at the grocery store, also capers and gherkins in small bottles. Garlic, bay leaves, thyme, sweet marjoram and shallots at the drug store. The last supply of summer savory I had the good fortune to gather from a garden about four years ago. It is still fine. "To dry herbs they should be gathered on a dry day just before flowering, when they are in their highest state of perfection. Cleanse thoroughly from dust and dirt, cut off the roots, spread on brown paper and put in warm oven that they may dry quickly to preserve their flavor. Care must be taken that they do not burn. When dry rub the leaves from the stems, put in pint glass jars and keep tightly covered. The parsley I dry and keep whole in a box to serve with meat or fish in winter, for I cannot get the fresh parsley in this place. When needed to serve freshen the dry parsley by dipping in hot water containing a lump of baking soda. I use mixed pickling spices (a half teaspoonful) once in awhile in stews or soups for a change." SAVE WISELY, BUT NOT TOO WELL, WAR ADVICE TO WOMEN Save wisely, but not too well. Don't turn patriotism into par- simony. Remember that a nation fights on its stomach. Eat less, but not too little. Substitute rather than starve; eat less meat, but more fish; eat less wheat bread, but more corn bread. Save the canned food; the army needs it. Save the fats, but keep a bal- anced menu. 3 The Anti-Mob Bill Or Law of Illinois Was Whipped Into Shape By The Hon. Edward D. Green and Placed on The Statute Books of This State In 1905. That One Act Alone On His Part Has Immortalized Him And His Name And Memory Will Ever Live In The Minds Of All Of The Law Abiding People Throughout This State Regardless of Their Race Or Nationality. The Anti-By The Book Part Will People Or No UNDER HIS ANTI-MOB LAW, GOVERN 1906 WAS FORCED OR COMPETE OF ALEXANDER COUNTY FROM DUTY DURING THE RIOTS AT THE CITIZENS OF SPRINGFIELD, MORE THAN TWO-HUNDRED TON MON COUNTY FOR THE LOSS PROPERTY AT THE HANDS OF THE VICTIMS OF THE LATE MOB A WHO ARE STILL LIVING WITH HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR LABS FROM ST. CLAIR COUNTY AND LYNCH LAW TO REIGN UNDER HIS ANTI-MOB LAW, GOVERNOR CHARLES S. DENEEN IN 1905-1906 WAS FORCED OR COMPLELLED TO REMOVE SHERIFF DAVIS OF ALEXANDER COUNTY FROM OFFICE FOR FAILING TO DO HIS DUTY DURING THE RIOTS AT CAIRO, ILLINOIS. THE CITIZENS OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS IN 1908 COLLECTED IN MORE THAN TWO-HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FROM SANGAMON COUNTY FOR THE LOSS OR THE DESTRUCTION OF THEIR PROPERTY AT THE HANDS OF THE MOB. THE VICTIMS OF THE LATE MOB AT EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS, THOSE WHO ARE STILL LIVING WILL COLLECT IN MORE THAN FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND POSSIBLY A MILLION DOLLARS FROM ST. CLAIR COUNTY FOR PERMITTING ANABCHY, MOB AND LYNCH LAW TO REIGN SUPREME IN THAT CITY. Every day since the reign of mob and lynch law at East St. Louis, Illinois, many Colored people who labor under the impression that they know everything worth knowing, have, not withstanding this fact stopped us on the streets and other public places and they have implored us to tell them something about the "anti-mob and lynch law" of this state and then after losing considerable time in an effort to explain it to them, they would ask us if the "anti-mob and lynch law" was any good and if the author of it was really a Colored man or did some White man draw up the bill or law and simply employ some Colored man to mouth it through the Legislature of this state, simply proving over and over again that at this late day there are thousands of short-sighted Colored men and women who are always unwilling to give any Colored man or woman credit for accomplishing anything for the lasting benefit of humanity in this life. In 1904 Hon. Edward D. Green was elected to the 44th General Assembly from the 1st Senatorial District of Illinois and he had scarcely sat down in his seat before he began to lay out his plans for passing his "anti-mob or lynch law bill," being very polite and always with a smile on his good natured face, he had no trouble in inducing both Democrats and Republicans to cheerfully record their votes in favor of its passage and it was placed on the statute books of this state before that session of the Legislature came to an end and right here we must pause to state that it makes not the slightest difference what becomes of [Name] [Name] HON. EDWARD D. GREEN. Author and father of the "Anti-Mob Bill or Law" of the Pythian Temple Commission and one of the most the Knights of Pythias in this country. Author and father of the "Anti-Mob Bill or Law" of Illinois; Secretary of the Pythian Temple Commission and one of the most prominent members of the Knights of Pythias in this country. PAGE FOUR Edward D. Green in the future he may become a tramp, a vagabond on a wanderer on the face of the earth for his name is already secure in the hearts, not only of the twelve million Colored people residing in all parts of this broad land and he has immortalized himself, and his name will ever linger in the minds or the memories of the law-abiding people throughout this country, utterly regardless of their race or nationality. For it must be distinctly remembered that under his "anti-mob law bill" that Governor Charles S. Deneen, in 1905-1906, was forced or compelled to remove Sheriff Davis of Alexander county from office for failing to do his full duty during the riots at Cairo, Illinois; that the citizens of Springfield, Illinois, in 1908, collected in more than two hundred thousand dollars in damages from Sangamon county for the loss or the destruction of their property at the hands of the mob in that city. For the special benefit of the great army of readers of this paper his "anti-mob law bill" is for the second time published in full in these columns, and it is as follows: "BILL TO SUPPRESS MOB VIO LENCE." "Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois represented in the General Assembly: That any collection of individuals, five or more in number, assembled for the unlawful purpose of offering violence to the person or property of any one supposed to have been guilty of a violation of the law, or for the [Name] or Law'' of Illinois; Secretary of the use of the most prominent members of entry. THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO. AUGUST 11. 1917. purpose of exercising correctional powers or regulative powers over any person or persons by violence, and without lawful authority, shall be regarded and designated as a 'mob.' "Section 2. The term 'serious injury,' for the purposes of this act, shall include any injury to property which shall cause damage to the owner thereof or any injury to the person which shall temporarily or permanently disable the person injured from earning a livelihood. "Section 3. Any person or persons who shall compose a mob, with the intent to inflict damage or injury to the person or property of any individual charged with a crime, or, under the pretense of exercising correctional powers over such person or persons by violence, and without authority of law, shall be subject to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, and may be imprisoned in the county jail not less than thirty days nor to exceed twelve months for each and every offense. "Section 4. Any person or persons whether composing a mob under the provisions of this act or not, who shall by violence inflict damage to the property or serious injury to the person of any other person upon the pretense of exercising correctional powers over such person or persons by violence and without authority of law, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and shall suffer imprisonment in the penitentiary not exceeding five years; and any person so suffering damage to property or injury to person by a mob shall have an action against the county or city in which such injury is inflicted, for such damages as he may sustain, to an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars. "Section 5. The surviving spouse, lineal heirs, or adopted children of any such other person or persons who, before the loss of life, were dependent for support upon any other person who shall hereafter suffer death by lynching at the hands of a mob, in any county or city of this State, shall recover from such county or city damages for injury sustained by reason of the loss of life of such person, to a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars. "Section 6. If any person shall be taken from the hands of a sheriff or his deputy, having such person in custody, and shall be lynched, it shall be conclusive evidence of failure on the part of such sheriff to do his duty and upon the fact being made to appear to the Governor, he shall publish proclamation declaring the office of such sheriff vacant, and his office shall thereby and thereat immediately be vacated, and the coroner shall immediately succeed to and perform the duties of sheriff until the successor of such sheriff shall have been duly elected or appointed, pursuant to the existing law providing for the filling of vacancies in such office, and such sheriff shall not thereafter be eligible to either election or reappointment to the office of sheriff: Provided, however, that such former sheriff may, within ten days after such lynching occurs, file with the Governor his petition for reinstatement to the office of sheriff, and shall give ten days' notice of the filing of such petition to the prosecuting attorney of the county in which such lynching occurred, and also to the Attorney General. If the Governor, upon hearing the evidence and argument, if any presented, shall find that such sheriff has done all in his power to protect the life of such prisoner and performed the duties required of him by existing laws respecting the protection of prisoners, then such Governor may reinstate such sheriff in his office and shall issue to him a certificate of reinstatement, the same to be effective on the day of such order of reinstatement, and the decision of such Governor shall be final." DELEGATES SELECTED TO VISIT WASHINGTON, D. C. TO PETITION CONGRESS FOR LEGISLATION AGAINST THE PRESENT OUTRAGES THAT ARE BEING COMMITTED AGAINST THE COLORED BACE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. Special to The Broad Ax by W. P. Bayless. Pittsburgh, Pa., Friday morning, August 10.—The monster massmeeting held Sunday, the 5th, at the Lyceum Theatre, marked the entry of Pittsburg into the country-wide movement to send delegates to Washington, D. C. to petition Congress for legislation against the present outrages that are being committed against the Negro throughout the United States. A committee of seventeen men with Dr. Clarence Webster as chairman, Richard Jones as vice chairman, J. B. Scott as secretary and William Shorter as treasurer, led over one thousand people to the Lyceum Theatre where for two hours plain talk was indulged in by the leading speakers of Pittsburg, who urged that there be no resolutions of any kind, but that delegates be named from the floor and elected by the house and sent to Washington, D. C. along with the other delegates from other cities all over the country. The idea took hold of the meeting and the people responded with $137.90 to defray the expenses of the theatre, band, printing bill, and the expenses of six delegates to Washington. The meeting was presided over by Dr. Clarence Webster who acted as chairman, and introduced the speakers with a neat speech explaining the purpose of the meeting. He said in part: "There will be nothing said at this meeting this afternoon that will place us in a bad light before the well-thinking public. We know our loyalty to our flag, we know our duty as citizens, but we must condemn murder, and especially murder of members of our unfortunate race, which has as much right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness as any other race of people. We must condemn the officials who were responsible for the gigantic crime in East St. Louis. He then introduced the following speakers: Attorney R. L. Vann, Mr. Brown, Rev. G. B. Howard, Attorney F. R. Steward, and Dr. C. Y. Trigg. At the conclusion of the remarks by these gentlemen the meeting was turned over to Rev. C. Y. Trigg who conducted the election of delegates to go to Congress. The following named persons were named and elected: Dr. C. Y. Trigg, Attorney R. L. Vann, Rev. G. B. Howard, Attorney F. R. Steward, S. R. Nrosell of the Y. M. C. A. and Mr. C. Webster representative of Ebenezer Baptist church. The following financial committee was named to complete financial arrangements for expenses of delegates above named: John T. Writt, A. W. Fitzgerald, Dr. W. H. Christian, A. M. Patterson, and T. W. Williams. The delegates expressed themselves as being willing to go to Washington at the lowest possible expense, and they will arrange for their own lodging place while in the Capitol. A telegram was sent to Dr. W. B. DuBois of the Crisis asking him to wire date the New York delegation will leave for Washington, so that the delegates from all over the country will meet in Washington at the same time. The meeting was one of the most enthusiastic race meetings ever held in the city of Pittsburgh, and evidenced more unity of purpose on the part of the Negro than has ever been seen here in any one particular movement. The meeting was hurriedly called, but the inquiries from all over the city indicate that every body is ready to do his share in this particular crisis. Mr. John T. Writt of 7225 Susquehanna St. is the official treasurer. Any one desiring to contribute toward the expense of the delegates will notify Mr. Writt. RED CAP MEN AT 12TH STREET STATION ILLINOIS CENTREAL ARE-STILL MOVING ABOUT. Mr. John Ferguson has returned to work on his run from this city to St. Louis after a recovery from an injury of the hand which threatened blood poisoning. His many friends were glad to greet "the Sergeant." Mr. Frank Wood of New York City left for home today after a brief stay. Mrs. Wood will be the hostess of Miss McGee of 2920 State St., this city, who will leave here next Tuesday. Messrs. Eugene Boarman, Wm. Clark, J. E. Waters, Benj. Ferguson, all ushers of the Ill. Central, joined Bethel Literary last Sunday. Mr. James Ferguson left Monday for an extensive trip west. Upon the arrival of train No. 28 from Sioux City today, several Whites and one Negro were asked by Secret Service men if they had their registration cards. The Negro answered, "Sure, I have, here it is. Direct me where to go to enlist." Loyalty has ever been the slogan of the Colored man. Mrs. Sandy W. Trice, wife of our chief usher, is indisposed owing to a summer cold. We wish her a speedy recovery. Dr. C. P. Johson attended and joined Bethel Literary last Sunday. The Society is honored in receiving such influential members as he. Mr. J. W. Hightower, former member of the 9th Cavalry and 24th Infantry, is daily marking time with us just as he used to mark time. Mr. J. H. Woodland leaves tonight for Dawson Springs, Tenn. A very healthful resort we understand. We will be glad to receive notes from the Northwestern ushers. Mail them before Wednesday to Sandy W. Trice, chief usher, I. C. R. R., and they will appear in The Broad Ax. Mr. J. G. Tyndall left last night for a short stay in Detroit., He intends also to attend the Shriners' convention. Mr. Spencer Watts, one of our exushers, has moved his uniform and tailoring establishment to 1240 Indiana ave. Remember the number boys and give him your patronage. Messrs. Roach and Robinson, we hear, are enjoying themselves down in New Hampshire. James spends his idle time fishing and cartooning. [Name] Commanding the Eighth Regiment until lately the Illinois may not be permitted to march at the head of his regiments and assist to establish the fighting and raid in the old world. Commanding the Eighth Regiment until lately the Illinois National Guards, who may not be permitted to march at the head of his regiment into the French trenches and assist to establish the fighting and race prejudice democracy in the old world. Commanding the Eighth Regiment until lately the Illinois National Guards, who may not be permitted to march at the head of his regiment into the French trenches and assist to establish the fighting and race prejudice democracy in the old world. On August 2nd, Dr. Cook accompanied Bishop Coppins to Milwaukee where they both addressed our church and had a very pleasant short stay. When Dr. Cook returned he took sick evidently from overwork, and was not able to be in his pulpit Sunday. Rev. Griffin filled the pulpit for Dr. Cook Sunday and preached a very interesting sermon to a large and attentive audience. Mr. Jas. Evans of 3422 Wabash ave. was married to Miss Luna Chandler last February. Mr. Evans was recently drafted and the present outlook to him is that he will have to go to the trenches in France. He tried to prevail upon the authorities that his honeymoon was not yet over. Rev. Wilbur Johnson also preached to a large audience in the lecture room Sunday. Rev. Johnson is making good. The trustees and official board jointly voted for Dr. Cook last Monday night, two weeks' leave of absence. In order for the doctor to enjoy absolute quietude, we suggest that he should take a trip to the country. We have just learned that Dr. C. P. Johnson will accompany Mr. Woodland to Dawson Springs. Mrs. Sandy W. Trice, if she is able, hopes to leave for St. Paul Sunday or Monday to attend the Grand Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. The Women's Christian Temperance Union, of which Mrs. Lizzie Robinson is president, will meet in the Auditorium of Bethel Church, Sunday afternoon, August 12th, at 4 p. m., under the auspices of Bethel Literary. Mrs. M. C. B. Mason will be the principal speaker. Miss Jane Adams of Hull House is invited and expected to attend. Everybody welcome and invited to attend. Good music. Rev. W. D. Cook, D.D., pastor; Sandy W. Trice, pres.; J. T. Weekly, Sec. Sunday, August 19th, Bethel Literary Club will elect their annual officers. We will have about 5 minutes talk by Hon. Adelbert Roberts and other members of the Club. After the election the Club will close for the season. The nominating committee are as follows: Atty. A. L. Williams, H. N. Rhea and H. A. Watkins. Mrs. Fannie Giles, Jackson, Miss, has become one of the many new yearly subscribers to The Broad Ax. lately the Illinois National Guards, who the head of his regiment into the French fighting and race prejudice democracy M. B. JAMES WELDON JOHNSON. Secretary of the National Association who headed the delegation from President Woodrow Wilson. They were not permitted to touch the h Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored people; who headed the delegation from New York City which lately called on President Woodrow Wilson. They were given the cold shoulder by him and were not permitted to touch the hem of his garment. Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored people; who headed the delegation from New York City which lately called on President Woodrow Wilson. They were given the cold shoulder by him and were not permitted to touch the hem of his garment. UNIVERSITY SOCIETY. (Irene McCoy Gaines, Reporter.) The sixth annual visitors' reception of the University Society, given at Ogden Park, Monday, August 6th, proved to be the most elite affair of the season. About two hundred guests were assembled in the beautifully paneled park hall. Visiting teachers and visiting students met some of Chicago's most representative citizens. Attorney H. B. Gaines delivered the address of welcome. Messrs. Washington and Brown furnished the music for the occasion. Frappe was served throughout the evening. The ladies were beautifully gowned in late creations of New York and Paris. The members of the University Society made every effort to please their guests. The reception was a composite of enchanting melody, and delightful humor. Visiting friends and citizens of Chicago will be cordially welcomed at the regular meeting of the-University Society, Sunday, August 12, at club rooms, 5300 Wabash avenue, 4 o'clock p.m. On last Wednesday evening Atty and Mrs. H. B. Gaines entertained at their home the following visiting friends: Misses Johanna, Hazel and Hattie Harris, of Florence, Alabama; Misses Euxenia and Cecelia Scott of Houston, Texas and Mrs. Carrie Moore of Birmingham, Alabama. MBS. WILLIAM ROBINSON CHANGES HER NAME TO MBS WILLIAM BARTEE. Mrs. William Robinson, widow of the late Captain William Robinson, who owns a nice two flat building at 3511 Federal street, after remaining a widow for two years, in which time she showed the proper amount of respect for her late husband, Capt. Robinson, who belonged to the 12th Regiment Uniform Rank, Grand United Order of Oldfellows, decided that it was not well to dwell in this life alone. So recently she changed her name from Mrs. William Robinson to Mrs. William Bartree. It was a plain quiet home wedding. Many members of the Household of Bath and other friends attending it. Mrs. Bartee has let it be known that her new helpmate must continue to help to support The Broad Ax, as she and her former husband have been loyal supporters of it for more than fourteen years. THE ILLINOIS PROTECTIVE LEAGUE HAS BEEN ORGANIZED. Last Monday evening a number of citizens met in the parlors of Bethel church and organized the Illinois Colored Protective League. Mr. A. H. Roberts was elected President; Attorney Walter M. Farmer, first Vice President; Rev. L. K. Williams, second Vice President; Mrs. F. B. Williams, third Vice President; George W. Ellis, Secretary; Dr. W. H. Davis, corresponding secretary; former Alderman Oscar D Priest, treasurer; Rev. W. D. Cook, Chaplain; Mrs. Ida B. Wells Barnett, State Organizer; Sandy W. Trice, Sergant-at-Arms. Another meeting will be held this coming Monday evening at the same place. for the Advancement of Colored people; New York City which lately called on were given the cold shoulder by him and them of his garment. WHITE JURY FREES COLOBEL MAN ON UNWRITTEN LAW. Jacksonville, Fla., Special.—Edward Thompson, a Colored man, on trial here since last Saturday for the killing on March 30 last of Edmund J. Murch, retired capitalist and politician of Bangor, Me., was found not guilty by a White jury today after only 20 minutes' deliberation. Murch was shot in the home of the Negro and died two hours later without giving the details of the tragedy, claiming that he was injured in an auto. Thompson claimed the unwritten law. WHY COLORED AMERICANS LEAVE THE SOUTH. This is the reason Colored people are leaving the South: Segregation, lynching, mob violence, Jim-Crow cars, political prosecution, contract labor, brutal street car conductors, Jim-Crow elevator service poor schools, poorly paid teachers, burning Negroes at stake, Memphis barbarity, prosecution for petty offenses in order to grind out convicte for public roads, low wages, exclusion from all parks and public recreation places, and the everlasting stigma, that you are a Negro, and for that reason you are not entitled to the rights of a man—Exchange. MAJOR ROBERT R. JACKSON AT TACKED WITH A SEVERE COLD IN BOTH OF HIS EARS. Major Robert R. Jackson, who will assist Col. John R. Marshall in organizing the Home Defense Voluntary Guards, has been confined to his elegant home, 3368 South Park avenue, all of this week from the effects of an attack of a very severe cold in both of his ears. He is on the mend at the present time and will be himself again in a very few days. Long before the time comes for him to command or lead the uniform rank Knights of Pythias in their great street parade in St. Louis, Mo., during the sessions of the Supreme Lodge of that order in that city. AIRMAN GAINS FAME Flying "Al" Spradlin Sets Hot Pace from Chicago to Burnham. A record was recently established by "Al!" Spradlin, when he flew from the south side to Burnham in the remarkable time of eight minutes. Goin' some! MAJOR ROBERT B. JACKSON Grand chief commander of the Uniform Bank Knights of Pythias throughout the world, who will assist Col. John E. Marshall to organise the Home Guards. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, AUGUST 11, 1917. Charles E. Stump Continues to Stump His Way Through The Southern States. He Visits Hot Springs Arkansas And Comes In Contact with Gen. J. T. T. Warren. Marianna, Ark—Our people are getting ready for great things and great things have already happened. I have seen just a few of them and I am bound to see a few more before it is over with, so you just wait and listen until it is all over, and then you will be prepared to know just what has happened and what is going to happen. I have been to several of the Grand Lodges, and then I have been to two big Baptist conventions and one big association and have been greatly lifted up and inspired, yet it is nothing to what it is going to be, or nothing to what it will be. Already I have told you about what a big time I had in Lynchburg, Va., and about some of the people I met there, and what they had to say to me and what I said to them. I am sure you will never forget Dr. R. S. Woods, the president of the Virginia Theological Seminary and college, the largest school in Virginia supported exclusively by our people. It is the State convention that has charge of this work with Rev. A. A. Galvin, D.D., as president. It was to me a source of pleasure to have been in touch with this wonderful educator. But then from that point to several others, and then to Mississippi and then on to Texas. I made a flying trip to Waco, Texas, spending a few hours with Grand Chancellor W. S. Willis of the Knights of Pythias. He is getting right down to the work of his jurisdiction, and I am of the opinion that he is going to render great service to his race, and to the order. He is qualified for the work, and I think he is going to render the service for which he has prepared himself, and to which he has been elected. Then on to Texarkana, where I had the pleasure of meeting some of those great people there. While in town I was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. Matthes, whose daughter is in the Provident Hospital taking nurse training and who will some day take her place among the women of thought and of worth. I was delighted to have seen them I had the pleasure of meeting Mrs. Carrie A. Mallard, who is a trained nurse, and who is making things hum in her city. She took the time to prepare herself, and is now doing the real active, practical service to humanity. When we can meet those of us who are doing things when we are compelled to cry "The Lord hath done great things for us whereof we are glad." I also met Mrs. Duckie Kennedy, and made it from there to Hot Springs, where I touched some of the big people there. Have you ever heard of Hon. John T. T. Warren, manager of the Pythian Bath House, notary public manager and proprietor of Warren's undertaking establishment; Grand Worthy Counsellor of the Grand Court of Calanthe and a real active business man? He is the busiest man it has been my lot to see in many moons. It was pleasure to have looked upon him and the great work he is doing here for humanity. Mr. Warren has just closed one of the most successful grand courts ever held in the history of the order, and he was unanimously reelected at the head of the order, and he is just leading them right on to victory and success. In Little Rock he purchased for the order a fine building on one of the business streets and paid spot cash for it, and this had something to do with his getting into the hearts of the people. He contends that it is not enough to sit around and talk about what you are going to be after while if nothing happened, but make every day count for that something. In his annual address before the order, Mr. Warren touched every phase of the work and made some valuable recommendations. He did not forget his race, and touched the much vexed and talked of problems. He showed that he has kept up with the affairs of the order, of the country and of the race. He offered to his people some valuable information and suggestions. He discussed freely the progress made by the race, and then he stepped into the European war, handling it in a diplomatic manner. He displayed in this wonderful ability. He has a fine cabinet. In this are to be found such women as Mrs. Lula D. Lee of Fordyee; Mrs. Lula Williams of Forest City; Mrs. C. Young of Camden; Mrs. Maggie Wright of Argenta; Mrs. Carrie Cross of Monticella; Mrs. M. Josenburger, Fort Smith; Mrs. A. B. P. Hallum, Pine Bluff; Mrs. Maggie Harrison, Fort Smith; Mrs. Ida B. Young, Pine Bluff; Mrs. Georgia Pembrock, Gaines Landing, and a host of others. I could just mention these, and if I were pushed could tell you what offices they fill. He enjoys the confidence of the women, and they look upon him as children upon their own father. He is busy from the time he enters his office until he leaves, and has a number of young people employed as stenographers, clerks and whatnots. This Pythian bath house is in better shape than it has ever been since it has been a bath house, and you can get good and first class accommodation there all the time. The devil is kept busy keeping this water hot, and I made sure that it would be much hotter these days, since there are so many new people going to the devil from this European war. From there I made a stop over to Little Rock, with Dr. Joseph A. Booker, secretary of the Home Mission Board of the National Baptist Convention and one of the busy men in that department. Dr. Booker took time and got his education, and then he went right to work. He is one of the best preachers in this country of ours and then he is one of the best secretaries in the Baptist church. His work is to look after the home mission work of the Negro Baptists of the country, and believe me he is doing it. He knows how to attend to this kind of work. He did not just start out to making speeches alone when he was elected to the office, but got right down to hard study. He became familiar with the country, and then was in better position to direct the work. He can tell you almost every mission church in the country and its needs. But now let me tell you about the meetings on for this month. The National Negro Business League will meet in Chattanooga, and it is going to be one more great meeting. I wish you could just drop over and see it. I want to here congratulate Mr. Emmett J. Scott, the secretary, Hon. J. C. Napier, the president, Hon. Charles Banks, the first vice-president, and all those other big men who have kept this meeting on the map, and who are still keeping it on the map. They took up right where Mr. Washington left off, and they are just busy men, and nothing more. I was delighted beyond expression to see them. Following the Business League will come the meeting of the Supreme Lodge of Knights of Pythias. This will be one more big meeting worthy of a place. I am of the opinion that the Uniform Rank and the encampment will not be what it has been in former years, because so many of the soldier men of the order are getting ready to go to war, and they are going to war too, as fast as possible. This will keep many of them from being in the Pythian camp. The business of the Supreme Lodge will be carried on and perhaps there will be some very important legislation carried out. Hon. S. W. Green will preside, and there will be Joseph L. Jones who will preside over the Calanthe. He is the right man in the right place. The following week will come the National Medical Association in Philadelphia. Dr. D. W. Byrd is one busy man on this great and important meeting. These men have much to do with the life of the race, and they fill an important place in the world. Then will follow the meeting of the National Baptist convention in Muskogee, Okla., September 5. Already people are ready for the meeting, and Dr. E. Arlington Wilson announces that the Oklahoma people are strictly ready for the meeting, and will be there in full bloom. Most of the states have adopted the Missouri Pacific for the official route, and they are getting ready to give to the men and women their best service. They are going to put in charge of the movement some of their very best men. I will have to tell you all about it in another letter. Dr. L. K. Williams will have charge of the movement out of Illinois, and he is assisted by the Rev. Dr. L. S. Thomas, of Evanston. The people from all over Illinois will meet Big Bargain In Four Story Brick Modern Flat Building. Lot 125 x 25 Easy Payments. THE BIGGEST BARGAIN EVEER OFFERED CONSISTING OF FOUR STORY MODERN BRICK FLAT BUILDING. HIGHLY POLISHED OAK FLOORS, OAK TRIMMINGS, STEAM HEAT. FOURTEEN THREE BOOM FLATS, ONE SIX BOOM FLAT, RENTED TO WHITE TENANTS. RENT THREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND FOUR DOLLARS PER YEAR. MORTGAGE TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS DUE IN TWO YEARS. ONE THOUSAND IN THREE YEARS. ONE THOUSAND IN FOUR YEARS. BALANCE FIVE YEARS. PRICE EIGHTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. FIVE TIMES THE RENT WILL PAY FOR THE BUILDING. PROPERTY LOCATED ONE BLOCK FROM "L" STATION, HALF BLOCK FROM COTTAGE GROVE AVENUE. SPLENDID PLACE FOR FIRST CLASS HOTEL. FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS, ADDRESS A. M. CARE OF JULIUS F. TAYLOR. 6418 CHAMPLAIN AVE. PHONE WENTWORTH 2597. in St. Louis and there join the Missouri delegation. I think I will have to stop writing just here, for it is getting late, and will tell you about the delegations and other things in my next letter. MEETING OF THE ILLINOIS FEDERATION OF COLORED WOMEN'S CLUBS. The eighteenth annual sessions of the Illinois Federation of Colored Women's Clubs will be held at Bethel church, this city, from August 21st upto and including August 24th. The women of the State Federation will be the guests of the Cornell Charity Club. The public are cordially invited to attend all its sessions. The Executive Board will meet Tuesday, August 21 at 2 p. m. Mrs. T. G. Macon, chairman, local committee; Mrs. Carrie Lee Hamilton, president of State Federation. A. D. HAYES, THE HUSTLING NEWS DEALER, 3640 S. STATE STREET, STATES THAT THE SALES OF THE BROAD AX ARE ON THE INCREASE. A. D. Hayes, the wide awake and hustling news dealer, 3640 S. State street, who handles all of the leading race journals from all parts of the United States and who also conducts an extensive notion store and handles many watermelons, is well pleased with the continued increase of the sales of The Broad Ax and he contends that it is always full of good reading matter and that he will continue to force or push it to the front. ABNER A. HODGES BECOMES ASSOCIATED WITH JACOB L. PARKS IN THE UNDEERTAKING BUSINESS. Lately Abner A. Hodges decided to re-engage in the undertaking business and he has become associated with Jacob L. Parks, 4844 S. State street and they will be known as the progressive funeral directors. Business phone Oakland 5269. Mr. Hodges residence phone Douglas 5639. Mr. Parks' residence phone Douglas 8763. DEATH OF DR. HOLLIS B. FRIS SELL PRINCIPAL OF HAMPTON INSTITUTE. VIRGINIA. The first part of this week, Dr. Hollis B. Frissell, who was for many years, the head principal of the Hampton Institute, Va., ended his earthly career; like the late Booker T. Washington, he was the head and the front of industrial education for the Negro and his death will be a distinct loss to the educational world. CHIPS. Dr. and Mrs. George C. Hall, and little Miss Hortense Hall, 3408 South Park avenue, will leave this evening on a two weeks' vacation or pleasure trip to Northern Michigan. A field day will be held by the Eighth Illinois Regiment Monday at Comiskey Ball Park. There will be athletic events in which outsiders will participate. The crack baseball team of the regiment will play. From on and after this date, The Broad Ax can be found on sale at the beauty parlors of Mme. Mack, 1924 W. Lake street. Mrs. Mack has fine quarters, and her place should be well patronized by all the ladies on the west side. Dr. and Mrs. J. Frank Armstrong, 1924 West Lake street and Mr. and Mrs. Macon H. Huggins, 6617 Vernon ave., spent last Sunday at "Oakdale Farm," the country place of Mr. James W. Camp, near Benton Harbor, Michigan. PAGE FIVE In Four Story in Flat Building. Easy Payments. TERED CONSISTING OF FOUR STORY FLAT BUILDING. OAK TRIMMINGS, STEAM HEAT. ONE SIX BOOM FLAT, RENTED TO FREE THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND DOLLARS. ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS HOUSAND IN THREE YEARS. ONE BALANCE FIVE YEARS. PRICE RS. FIVE TIMES THE RENT WILL FROM "L" STATION, HALF BLOCK QUE. SPLENDID PLACE FOR FIRST ADDRESS A. M. CARE OF JULIUS F. E. PHONE WENTWORTH 2597. HIGH CLASS THREE-FLAT BUILDING FOR SALE ON EASY PAYMENTS. FOR SALE.—5518 Dorchester ave., 3 flat building one 6 room and 2 7 room steam heated flats in splendid condition. Will sell for $9,000, $500 cash and balance same as rent. Apply to J. Worthington, Room 1012 No. 8 South Dearborn st. CHIPS Mrs. Carrie Blakemore, her daughter, Miss Violet Blakemore and Mrs. Jeanette Beck of Detroit, Mich., who have for the past three weeks been the house guests of Mrs. Geneva Smith, 5363 S. Dearborn street, departed for their homes last evening much pleased with their visit to Chicago. Prof. Alonzo J. Bowling, after giving the Rt. Rev. Bishop Levi J. Coppin and Dr. F. G. Snelson, F. R. G. S., an automobile ride through the city, showed them Siegel and Cooper's department store and entertained them at luncheon in the big dining room. A delightful time was had. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fowler and their two bright little children, a son and daughter, of Atlanta, Ga., are spending their two weeks' vacation in this city, visiting at the homes of the sisters of Mr. Fowler, Mrs. Jenkins, Morgan Park; Mrs. A. J. Bowling, 5406 Dearborn street and Mrs. Geneva Smith, 5363 S. Dearborn street. Mr. Fowler holds a responsible position with the United States government in Atlanta and he and his family are greatly enjoying their visit to Chicago. Ephemeral Slang. A man in middle life recalls the slang of his boyhood with some such indulgent wonder as that with which an elderly woman looks at the fashion plates of her early youth—"snide," "cheese it," "straw Katy," "spoony," "chestnut," or even those of more recent coinage—"snap," "skiddoo," "twenty-three," "30 cents." They were artificially charged with meaning, and their effervescence is irretrievably gone. "Lemon" and "obstber" are nearly as flat. With disappearance of a certain kind of early Victorian prudery has gone the vogue of such terms as "inexpressibles" for trousers. Du Maurier's once famous novel has almost reached the vanishing point in the perspective of time, and we no longer speak of feet as "Trilbys." It is not safe, however, to prophey that because a word comes from a proper name it will fade as fades the fame or notoriety of the person. We have forgotten what "Edgarism" is, but "Fletcherize" may yet make Fletcher immortal, even as "derrick" preserves in the dictionaries the name of a once famous hangman—Robert P. Utter in Harper's Magazine. Not a Word Waster. Sir William Grant, the learned master of the rolls, was a native of the county of Banff and for a considerable time represented that county in parliament. Though a forcible and easy speaker, scarcely inferior to any of his time at the bar or in parliament, he was a remarkably silent man, says the Farm and Home. He was the most patient of judges. The story is well known of his hearing an elaborate argument for two days on the meaning of an act of parliament and when the counsel finished simply saying, "Gentlemen, the act is repealed." On one of his visits to Banff he rode out a few miles into the country, accompanied by a few friends. The only observation that escaped from him was in passing a field of peas. "Very fine peas!" Next day he rode out with the same cortage and was equally silent, but on passing the same spot he muttered, "And very finely podded too!" The Unadorned Truth. "Pa, what is temperament?" "Just a fancy name for cussedness." —Detroit Free Press. Work is activity for an end; play is activity as an end. DRAW DLS THE BROADAX Published Weekly In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue, Republi- sans, Democrats, Catholics, Protestants, single Taxers, Priests, infidels or anyone else can 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 claiming the editorial might to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year.....$2.00 Six Months.....1.00 Advertising rates made known on ap- plication. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 6418 Champlain Ave., Chicago, Ill PHONE WENTWORTH 8507. JULIUS P. TAYLOR, Editors and Publisher. Entered as Second-Class Matter Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1879. Fur Bearing Animals. The fur trade in this country has grown to such proportions as regards its business value that naturally the concern of those engaged in it is directed to its permanency. Curiously enough, the prevalent opinion that fur bearing animals are fast decreasing in numbers is not correct as regards those animals which furnish the bulk of the fur business. There are a number of fur bearing animals which cannot exist in civilized and thickly settled countries and which consequently are fast dying out. But muskrats, coons, skunks and some others seem to thrive and multiply in spite of civilization, for such old and thickly settled states as New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio still contribute largely to the fur trade, especially in muskrat skins. Should the time come when these animals cannot be had plentifully in their wild state it is not unlikely that they will be bred especially for their furs—New York Times. Wit of Joseph Choate Joseph Choate had a decidedly nasal voice, but it was a beautiful voice, resonant as some big gong, and his rather unkind wit was as genuine as his courage. Every now and then his wit was touched with beauty, as when he said of the freshmen dormitories at Harvard that all they needed to make them rivals of the Oxford college buildings was ivy and time. Mr. Choate took a playful satisfaction in suddenly chilling auditors whom he had carefully warmed. Speaking once at a boys' school, three of whose graduates had acted as his secretaries when he was ambassador, he delighted his audience by his praise of these secretaries. After enjoying the pleasure of masters and boys Mr. Choate wound up by saying something like this, "Perhaps I ought to add that all I ask of a secretary is that he shall keep out of my way and shave every day."—New Republic. Surmounting the Impossible. It has been the experience of every forester as he goes about the country to be told that a certain mountain is impassable, that a certain trail cannot be traveled, that a certain stream cannot be crossed and to find that mountain, trail and stream can all be passed with little serious difficulty by a man who is willing to try. Most things said to be impossible are so only in the mind of the man whose timidity or inertness keeps him from making the attempt. The whole story of the establishment and growth of the United States forest service is a story of the doing of things which the men who did them were warned in advance would be impossible. Usually the thing which "cannot be done" is well worth trying.—Gifford Pinchot. Eccentric Place Names There are one or two place names in England which for eccentricity it would be hard to beat. Cornwall boasts of a village called Drunkkards All and of a tithing called London Apprentice. The name of another Cornish village, Grumzia, sounds worse when spoken than it looks in print. The same may be said of the neighboring village of St. Eval, which is pronounced "Sandeval." Bishop Philpotts asked a candidate for ordination where he came from. "St. Eval." was the reply. "Dear me," remarked the bishop, "I know that Cornishmen venerate St. Tudy, St. Cuby, St. Uny and other saints unknown to the calendar, but I was not aware they had canonized the devil!" -London Mirror. A Generous Empress It is said that one morning at breakfast a general related to Napoleon III, the misfortunes of a brother officer, who, "because he had not 15,000 francs, must be dishonored." While the emperor questioned further particulars Eugene flew to her room and, returning with a package of banknotes, said, "Take them, general, and never tell me his name." And his name the generous empress never knew. -- He Lacked Concentration. Speaking of a man who was a failure because of his lack of concentration and his inability to know his own mind five minutes at a time, a captain of industry said he reminded him of a hunting dog he once owned; "At sunrise the dog would start out on his own hook after deer. He would jump a buck and run him for miles. When the buck was on the point of exhaustion the hound's nostrils would catch the taint in the air where a fox had crossed the trail, and he would instantly decide that, after all, fox was what he had come for, and he would turn aside to pursue the fox. Perhaps an hour later, when the chase was growing warmer every minute, his keen nose would detect the presence of a rabbit, and he would go after the cottontail, with the inevitable result that by 4 o'clock in the afternoon that hound would be thirty or forty miles away from home in a swamp with a chipmunk treed!"—Saturday Evening Post. George and His Legs. Bit by bit the historical grubbers are digging out the truth about our immortal George. We have heretofore been told that he wore false teeth and that at Valley Forge he unblushingly deceived his ragged and despondent troops with the arrival of ample supplies of ammunition, which consisted of powder barrels filled with sand, and now a correspondent of the New York Sun declares that in the full length portraits of Washington by Stuart, of which there is one in the New York public library, the legs were not his own. "I have seen the letter from Stuart thanking the true owner for his kindness in providing a symmetrical foundation for the bust of the great president and presenting one of the smaller portraits in thanks for his kindness." Free Speech. An old negro woman had lived with a certain family in the south for many years. One day her mistress had occasion to reprimand her quite sharply for something that had gone wrong. The negress said nothing at the time, but a little later her voice could be heard in the kitchen in shrill vituperation of everything and everybody, with a rattling accompaniment of pans and kettles. So loud became the clamor and so vindictive the exclamations that Mrs. C. went hurriedly down to the kitchen. "Why, Liza," she began in amazement, "who on earth are you talking to?" "I ain't talkin' to nobody," the old negress replied, "but I don't keer who in dis house hyars me."—Harper's Magazine. Misprints and Maxim Guns The late Sir Hiram Maxim says in his autobiography that when he organized the United States Electric Lighting company the printer sent home its stationery with the heading, "The United States Electric Lighting company." When he established his new gun company in England he told of this mistake in order to emphasize the importance of getting the stationery printed correctly. When the first sheets were brought to him, however, he found that the English printers had made his concern appear as "The Maxim Gum company." Easy Generosity. Mother (to small son)—Bobby, dear, I hoped you would be unselfish enough to give little sister the largest piece of candy. Why, see, even our old hen gives all the nice big dainties to the little chicks and only keeps an occasional tiny one for herself. Bobby thoughtfully watched the hen and chickens for a time and then sald, "Well, mamma, I would, too, if it was worms."—Rochester Times. A. Generation. In the long lived patriarchal age a generation seems to have been computed at 100 years (Genesis xv, 1). Subsequently the reckoning was the same that has been more recently adopted—that is, from thirty to forty years (Job xil. 16). Incongruous. Neuralgia. Neuralgia means nerve pain. Neuritis means inflammation of the nerve. In neuralgia the pain comes and goes. In neuritis the ache is steady and sticks closely to the affected nerve. If the nerve could be taken out and examined we could find nothing abnormal in the case of neuralgia. In neuritis the nerve would be found to be inflamed. The question of what is behind the pain of neuralgia is more important than the answer to the cry for relief. It must be remembered that neuralgia is merely a symptom, not a disease. Sometimes malaria is the underlying cause. Other times it may be due to alcoholism, diabetes, lead poisoning, gout, rheumatism or Bright's disease. A diseased tooth or a diseased ovary may be responsible. In every case treatment must include treatment of the underlying cause. ```markdown ``` THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO. AUGUST 11, 1917. Spanish Doubleoons. Spanish Doublebooms. Should one find a pirate's buried treasure he would have to dispose of his Spanish gold at its bullon value, for since Aug. 1, 1908, when the common crer made proclamation from the steps of the Royal Exchange of London that after that date the doubloon would cease to be legal tender in the West Indies, including British Guiana, the doubloon has not been the precious thing it was. In 1730 and for a century after it was worth $8, more or less. It has ceased to be coined in its native country, Spain, and since 1908 it has been unpopular in the West Indies, where for a long time it figured in a mixed circulation, embracing British, United States and Spanish coins. In the interest of romance, however, the name at least must survive. It signifies nothing more than that the coin was double the value of a pistole, but the "doubloon" was never such a mouth filling mockery as "pieces of eight," which suggests great riches, but means only Spanish silver dollars, pieces equivalent to eight reals.—Rochester Post-Express. A Famous New York Street Few of the thousands of people who pass the corner of Nassau and John streets every day know the early history of Nassau street. And yet right at that corner is a bronze tablet which gives in concise form the following historical information: "Nassau Street, Known Originally as the 'Street That Runs by the Pye Woman,' Was Laid Out About 1695 and Was Named In Honor of the House of Nassau, Whose Head at That Time Was William the Third, King of England and Stadholder of the Dutch Republic. Nassau Street Became Identified With the Jewelry Trade More Than Half a Century Ago." The bronze tablet is on the exterior of the building at the northwest corner of Nassau and John streets. It was erected by the Malden Lane Historical society in 1916—New York Sun. William De Morgan. In spite of himself William De Morgan became famous. He deliberately violated all the rules made for the guidance of novelists who seek to become popular. None of his novels was addressed to the greater public that is avid for the latest thing of the moment in fiction, but nevertheless they reached that public. He was a law unto himself in the novels that he wrote during his marvelous career that spanned only ten years. It is doubtful if in English literature or in any other can be found a writer whose life and literary career are comparable to his. He was an old man when the world of readers came to know him, and his age was an asset toward celebrity. At seventy he was hailed as eagerly as Kipling was hailed at twenty, and in his way he was no less a prodigy than the younger writer.—Bookman. The Emerald. The emerald has been known since early times both in Europe and in certain parts of the orient, where its attractive color and rarity have endowed it with the highest rank and a varied lore. Its name may be traced back to an old Persian word which appeared in Greek as "smaragdos," mentioned by Theophrastus over 300 years before the Christian era, and again in Latin as "smaragdus," seen in the writings of Pliny, who particularized somewhat on its properties and supposed medicinal virtues and was even shrewd enough to suspect its identity with the much more common beryl, although eighteen centuries elapsed before this suspicion was verified by scientific proof. His Hard Luck A small boy whose record for department at school had always stood at 100 came home one day recently with his standing reduced to 98. "What have you been doing, my son?" asked his doting mother. "Been doing?" replied the young hopeful. "Been doing just as I have been doing all along, only the teacher caught me this time." — Philadelphia Inquirer. Where Is the Profit? "I understand they sold their house for $3,000 more than they paid for it." "How lucky!" "Lucky nothing! After they'd sold it they discovered that they've got to pay $2,000 more than they received for their house for another home to live in."-Detroit Free Press. Books In Brazil In Brazil, as throughout South America, French is almost universally read. Editions of the classics are found in most homes, and bookstores are filled with modern French writers of prose or verse, sometimes in translation and as frequently in the original. Went Further. "Didn't I tell you that when you met a man in hard luck you ought to greet him with a smile?" said the wise and good counselor. "Yes," replied the flinty souled person. "I went even further than that. I gave him the grand laugh." Best Way of Taking Iron: When anemic persons have to take iron the best form in which to administer it is spinach, cabbage, green chicory, asparagus, lentils, carrots and peas, all of which contain much iron. About the Same Thing: Scribler—Can you suggest a simile for giving advice? Scrawler—How would pouring water on a duck's back so?—Philadelphia Record. Let us teach people as much as we can to enjoy, and they will learn for themselves to sympathize. Stevenson. WOMEN OF THE SENATE WILL AID THE RED CROSS Will Meet Weekly at Apartment of Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall. Washington.—Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall, wife of the vice president, and a number of senatorial matrons have established a new social organization, to be known as the Ladies of the Senate, to meet weekly at the apartment of Mrs. Marshall, who has been elected president. Membership is limited strictly to women of the senatorial circles, with only one member of each household to be included in the society. In this it will differ from the Congressional club, after which it is patterned, as in that body wife, daughter or sister of a cabinet officer, judge or congressman may join on payment of modest annual dues and an initiation fee. The new organization is to be both patriotic and social, with dues sufficient to make it an important factor in Red Cross or other relief work, to which it will devote much time. In addition to Mrs. Marshall the officers are Mrs. Albert Cummins of Iowa, Mrs. Francis Newlands of Nevada, Mrs. John W. Weeks of Massachusetts, Mrs. James Reed of Missouri, Mrs. Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma and Mrs. Claude Swanson of Virginia. The women will meet with members of the Congressional club every Monday to continue the Red Cross work already begun under the older organization. AVIATION SERVICE NOT THE MOST DANGEROUS Records of Allies Show It Is Fourth In the Percentage of Casualties. Washington. — Contrary to popular opinion, the air service of the army, although perhaps the most thrilling branch, is not the most dangerous. Captain Aubrey Lippincott, in charge of the personnel of the signal corps of the army, says the records of our allies put air service fourth in the percentage of losses. The heaviest losses have been in the medical corps, next in infantry and third in artillery. Although applications have been numerous for enrollment in the six cadet schools for fliers recently opened, Captain Lippincott says many more men will be needed before the end of the year. One hundred and fifty men are trained weekly. Enough men have been accepted to keep the schools supplied with recruits for more than two months, but several thousand will be required later on, as the supply of men must be constantly augmented. Only a small percentage of the men who apply for enrollment in cadet aviation schools at the universities of California, Texas, Illinois and Ohio, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Cornell can be accepted. The requirements are stricter than in any other branch of the service. The impression that only college graduates are admitted is incorrect, but a substantial foundation for intensive training is necessary. It has often been found that three years at college or its equivalent gives a man the knowledge which makes the training come with reasonable rapidity. SAT ON CHURCH CORNICE. Woman Keeps Crowd on Edge For Two Hours by Threatening to Jump. Boston.—A crowd of several hundred people watched for two hours from behind ropes that barred the street in front of St. James' Roman Catholic church while a woman sat on the cornice threatening to jump. Firemen spread nets to break her fall, police reserves attempted to reach her, and three priests pleaded with her from the skylight. Finally the Rev. Phillip J. O'Donnell reached her before she fulfilled her threat and escorted her back through the skylight. At the Psychopathic hospital she gave her name as Mrs. Celia Vennard, a parishioner of St. James' church, and said relatives were trying to commit her to an insane asylum. She would rather kill herself than submit, she said. CHINA GETS TWO HOSPITALS. Rockefeller Foundation Will Spend $3,000,000 There. Baltimore. — B. Frank Bennett, a builder, will leave here for China, where he has been commissioned by the Rockefeller foundation to build two hospitals at a cost of $3,000,000. The first hospital will be constructed in Peking and is to be modeled after Johns Hopkins hospital. The plans were drawn after suggestions of Dr. Winford H. Smith, superintendent of Johns Hopkins. The other hospital will be built in Shanghai. It is said the project of the two American hospitals is the outcome of a tour of investigation made last year by Dr. William H. Welch for the Rockefeller foundation. Dog Hero Home From War Port Washington, N, Y.-Wounded in action, Jupiter, Hubert Ralston's war dog, returned here from France after "doing his bit" to spend his declining years in comfort. A bit of shrapnel gouged out one eye and another caved in his chest. Jupiter trained with his regiment at Salisbury Plain in the first year of the war. RECLUSE HAD FORTUNE Gold Coin and Certificates of Deposit Found After His Death. Pendleton, Ore.—In an investigation of the death of Johnson W. Willard, an aged recluse of the farming district southeast of Milton, Coroner Brown discovered gold coin and certificates of deposit amounting to more than $10,000. They were tucked away in every conceivable place. An old vest hanging in a closet yielded several hundred dollars in gold. Three or four purses were found packed with coin. In addition to this, Mr. Willard owned the ranch where he lived, valued at $50,000. One daughter, Mrs. Hill, survives. Her home is in Montana. Mr. Willard lived entirely to himself since the death of his wife three years ago, and the room she used to occupy had been locked. It was there, in the bottom of a trunk, that several of the certificates of deposit were found. During the past few years Mr. Willard leased his ranch, retaining only the house and a bit of ground, where he raised a small garden. He settled on a homestead in 1869, just after the war, and in the typhoid epidemic of 1878 lost all his children but the one daughter. Mr. Willard was eighty-six. CARNEGIE IN NEW MANSION. Estate at Lenox Said to Be Equaled Only by Biltmore. Lenox, Mass.—Into Shadow Brook entered its new owner, Andrew Carnegie. It is said that for size, elegance and beauty of natural surroundings no private residence in the United States, with the exception of Mrs. Vanderbilt's Biltmore, bears comparison with Shadow Brook. With Mrs. Carnegie and Miss Margaret Carnegie he arrived at Lenox in Charles M. Schwab's private car. With the party were Mr. Carnegie's physician, his valet and other attendants. He was assisted from the car to an automobile and was driven immediately to Shadow Brook, three miles from the station. His apartments are on the second floor of the great house and have a beautiful outlook on Lake Mahkeenac. The house was elaborately decorated in spring flowers from the gardens of the estate. Mrs. Carnegie and Miss Carnegie have rooms on the same floor. There are twenty large rooms with fireplaces on this floor and many other rooms. Mr. Carnegie expects to pass seven months at his new American home. WILSON ON JOB EARLY. President Adopts Early Rising Permanently to Keep In Touch With War. Washington.-While a majority of the 50,000 government clerks were still asleep the president was working in his office early. He reached his desk at 6 o'clock, and it became known he is determined to adopt this hour as the daily beginning of his work. Government clerks go to work at 9 o'clock and finish at 4:30. The president frequently is in his office at night. The president's determination to get up early is not prompted wholly by a desire to avoid the hot hours of the day. The fact is that he is keeping in the closest touch with the details of the war making activities of the administration, and longer working hours are necessary if he is to have time for the recreation prescribed by Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, his physician. SEES ALL AMERICAS IN WAR. John Barrett Predicts Western Hemisphere Will Be United. Baltimore.—Within a year all Americas will be fighting together against Germany was the prediction made here before a liberty loan mass meeting by John Barrett. "If Brazil enters the conflict, as today seems imminent," he said, "two-thirds of the entire population and five-eighths of the total area of the western hemisphere will be at war with the common enemy. Can the remaining one-third of the population and three-eighths of area stand against the psychological, sympathetic and economic appeal of their sister peoples and countries having similar interests, similar institutions, similar governments and similar destiny?" LIONS KILL BURROS. Hoofs No Match For Pointed Teeth and Sharp Claws. Mentone, Cal. — Hunger has driven mountain lions and wildcats closer to the settlements than in many years, say old timers. One night recently two big lions made their appearance at the Edison power house at the mouth of Mill Creek canyon and killed two burros kept in a corral there. One burro was killed outright by the lions. The other burro fought and attracted the men at the plant, but it was so badly torn by teeth and claws of the lions that it had to be shot. The tracks showed the mountain lions to be of great size, and the men kept a close watch in the hope that hunger would drive them out again. Golf Graves With Wooden Leg Calf Grasses with Wooden Leg. Kansas City, Mo.-Probably the only Missouri calf with a wooden leg is browsing on the farm of W. D. Brown in Ray county. The calf belonged to a neighbor and last winter stuck a nail in its hoof, sustaining injuries promising to be fatal. Craig Brown saw the calf and had an idea. He bought the animal and sent for a veterinary, who amputated the calf's leg. Later a wooden leg was substituted, and the calf is now only a little slower than the other cattle in the pasture. PREACHERS ON FARMS An Organization Proposes That They Work in Rush Season. Topeka, Kan.—If the plan adopted by the Clay county Ministers' union is put into action in the counties throughout the state of Kansas it will put 8,000 skilled laborers into the fields during the rush season. The plan outlined in Clay county is set out in a letter to Governor Capper by the Rev. J. Ashton Davies of Clay Center. Mr. Davies says: "During the month of July and August the ministers are to work on farms, going out to that work Monday mornings and returning Saturday evenings, just as our boys are doing at the officers' camp at Fort Riley. "We may arrange to leave one minister in town, a different one each week, who shall devote his time to the interest of all the churches. The churches will, of course, continue to pay the ministers' salaries, and the wage received from the farmers will be turned over to the benevolent boards of the churches or to the Red Cross society. "If this plan could be adopted through out the state it would send 8,000 skilled laborers into the fields." MAKE BEARS FEEL AT HOME Reproduction of Cliffs and Bowlders in City Park Pits. Denver.—Not satisfied with having mountain scenery within a few miles of the city, Denver has sent out into the Rockies and brought it into the city limits by the cartload. The scenery is not paintings or photographs, but actual reproductions of rugged cliffs and majestic bowlders selected for bear pits at City park. Agents of the city spread a gelatinous material over the most striking cliffs during the day and removed it in the cool of the morning, thus retaining an accurate impression. This was converted into plaster of paris casts, in which form the reproductions have been brought to Denver. The molds will be constructed in concrete and shot, with cement guns, in colors and tints to simulate the original rocks from which they were taken. FARMERS CAN INSURE CROPS Massachusetts Plan Guarantees 10 Per Cent Profit. Worcester, Mass.—The first general farm crop insurance ever afforded the farmers of the United States was put into effect by the Worcester county farm bureau. Farmers who take out policies will be assured of a clean profit of 10 per cent over and above the cost of production on all of their 1917 crop which exceeds in volume the crop of 1916. Business men have subscribed a fund of $100,000 to guarantee the insurance. The farmer must maintain certain standards. The insurance applies to all winter staples. The crop must be marketed in Worcester county. SHAVING FUND BUYS BONDA Travelers' Joke Sixteen Years Ago Results In Saving $3,000. Waterloo, Ia.—At the grand council of the Iowa United Commercial Travelers sixteen years ago, F. W. Houck of Sheldon lost his wallet. His friends, as a practical joke, instructed all the banks not to cash a draft for him. He was in need of a shave. A fund was raised for this purpose, but meanwhile Houck succeeded in cashing his draft. The fund was turned into the treasury and maintained by annual contributions of a penny from each member. It now has passed the $8,000 mark. The council voted to invest the fund in the liberty loan. DOG CATCHES DESERTER. Holds Man by Trouers Leg Until Officers Arrive. Leavenworth, Kan.-James Thompson, special officer here, owns a police dog whose abilities as an apprehender of criminals frequently has been scuffed at by Thompson's friends. The dog has vindicated himself. William Payne, a deserter last summer from the Missouri national guard, while stationed on the Mexican border, had escaped from the disciplinary barracks at the army post here. The dog captured the fleeing trusty, holding to the man's trousers leg and impeding his flight until officers subdued him. LYNN JUDGE FINES MAYOR School Board Also Punished For Violating Labor Law. Lynn, Mass.—Mayor George H. Newhall, Dr. Nathaniel P. Breed, Elmer E. Boyer, Mial W. Chase and S. Walter McDonough, members of the Lynn school board, were fined $5 each by Judge Henry T. Lummus. The members were charged with a violation of the eight hour law in allowing janitors of schoolhouses to work more than that time daily. Assistant City Solicitor Jacobs appealed in their behalf, and they were held in their own recognition by Judge O'Brien for the superior court. Many Blossoms on Twig. Topeka, Kan.—If all the twigs on an apple tree on the farm of George H Kreider, near Lyndon, had as many blossoms as one twig had, and, if every blossom became an apple, the tree would have supplied an apple a day for several thousand persons. The "freek twig" has put forth half a dozen blossoms instead of the customary one Kreider declares it a "freek of nature" and states that in all his experience as a fruit raiser he never before saw so many blossoms on a twig. MILITARISM ENDS Enemy of — Mortally Wounded, Says Painleve, FRENCH HAIL UNITED STATES. Declare That Entry of America Is Companion Piece to Marne Victory In Assuring Defeat of Germans—Fi- nances of France In Splendid Shape, Says Joseph Thierry. Paris—Militarism, the great enemy of progress, actually has been mortally wounded by war itself. This summa- rizes the progress of the last three sears, according to Paul Painleve, the minister of war, in reviewing the war. Minister Painleve's summary follows: “Three years of war! Imagination at first conjures up mourning and dem- onstration. However, we dare to say that humanity has progressed during these three years. The great enemy of all progress, militarism, actually has been wounded mortally by war itself. The ideal of the nations of peace ex- presses itself very precisely against the brutality of nations of conquest : c an aa Bye e Ta — £ ae = a. . and gains little throughout the entire world. Despite the vicissitudes this ideal will triumph. “While the curve of German force has sunk, the curve of the strength of the allies has risen year by year, and the entrance of the United States into the war has given it a sudden and for- midable impetus.. Germany's fate 1s determined. “Henceforth France particularly can show with elation its balance of the last three years. Bleeding, still tn- vaded, she is not only greater and more glorious, but she is stronger militarily and politically than on Aug. 2, 1914. If Germany, stripped of its hegemony, tuined in its commerce and reduced to an alliance with several groups of ad- Yenturers, today compares itself to France it will show what three years of war have cost it.” Joseph Thierry, minister of finance, said: “On the third year of its entry into the war France has the right to assert that it has maintained and is main- taining its financial situation in a shape that no one would in advance have con- sidered possible had one been able to foresee the duration and development of the conflict. “In addition to maintaining a mili- tary effort without pecedent in history and without analogy in present times, in addition to the mobilization of its active population in larger proportion than any other people, in addition to’ having submitted and submitting still to the invasion of parts of its territory, it has raised its fiscal receipts to @ Polut which at present constantly ex- ceeds its peace time product.” FINDS BOYHOOD WEALTH. Oregon Farmer Digs Up Coin Buried Sixty-five Years. Salem, Ore. — Sixty-five years ago When John Carpenter, now a farmer east of this city, was five years old, he had hoarded together $1.85. His Parents, needing some ready money, borrowed a dollar from the boy. Fear- tng they might want more, he buried the other §5 cents—a half dollar, a Quarter and a dime—in a field on the farm. But he forgot where he buried the money, and all his boyish searches Proved futile. The other day while plowing Mr. Carpenter turned over the half dollar, and a little search revealed the other two coins. He is in Salem displaying the long buried treasure. One of the Dleces was coined in 1774 and another {0 1800. ‘The third is so badly worn the date is obliterated. Makes Bomb of Pencil, Loses Hand. Lorain, 0.—Aspirations to be a real Runition worker just Hike some of his fewn up companions, cost fourteen- Yeerold John Katonak his rigbt hand 82d lacerated his knee. Jobnny took the lead from a pencil, filled the hol- ‘ov tube with powder and plugged it With a dynamite cap in each end. He Mttuched electric wires to set off the ‘tuge, and when the wires became ‘ted the explosion followed. EVERYBODY SHOULD DO HIS PART IN THE WAR Should Set For Himself the Highest Standard of Efficiency. Washington.— When you ask the average man how he thinks the wal is being handled he will answer: “Oh, we're doing a lot. We're get ting along all right.” It’s an easy answer. But is it the truth? What is “getting along al right?” says Porter Emerson Browne of the Vigilantes. In war there is no such thing as get ting along all right. ‘There is only one thing that is all right—that is, perfec- tion. Perfection is not human. Humanity has always and will always make mis- takes. In war mistakes cost blood and suffering and human lives. Conse- quently to say we're getting along all right is to condone érror and to con- done suffering. A senator quibbling over some po- litical advantage may cause delays that will mean the death of his own son, A representative too narrow minded to grasp the public weal may squabble over some silly prerogative that will mean the widowing of his own daugh- ter. A cabinet member or department head wavering in the winds of indeci- sion may postpone and put off and pro- crastinate until the price will be the orphaning of his own grandchildren. It is for every man and every woman in the United States of America to set himself the highest standard of effi- ciency possible and then do his and her utmost to live up to that standard. When mistakes must be paid for in the blood of those we love, the best that is in us fs none too good. WRECK OF EXPRESS IS AVERTED BY HER HAT Headgear of Woman Is Found Beside Split Rail, and Warn- ing Is Given. Greenwich, Conn. — The next time your wife breaks the news to you that she has bought a new hat it might be wise not to call the hat any names un- til it has had time to prove what sort of bat it is. ‘There is a remote possibility it might be a heroine hat like the one that Mrs. M. Fillmore Bowen, Christian Science reader of this town, bought. She did not buy it for a heroine hat, but the hat: revealed its abilities when she wore it for the first time by preventing the wreck of an express train on the ‘New Haven railroad near Port Chester. Mrs. Bowen boarded a train for New York. At Port Chester she walked through the train looking for a friend. ‘The hat blew off when she was cross- ing a platform. She notified the con- ductor. He telegraphed back, and be- fore the Grand Central terminal was reached informed Mrs. Bowen that the hat was waiting for her in the freight station in Port Chester. ‘When on her return Mrs. Bowen got the hat she was told that a bootblack at the station had found the hat on the ties beside a split rail. He had run back, she was informed, and reported the split rail. An approaching express train was switched to another track. ‘The split rail was replaced. TO AID WAR DOCTORS. | | Physicians Taking Their Practice to Give One-third of Fees. " Indianapolis—The Indianapolis Med- ical society has passed resolutions rec- ommending that one-third of all fees collected for professional work by physicians who remain in Marion coun- ty during the war from families who were formerly served by physicians in active service of the government be tuned over to the absent physician on his return or to his family during his absence. An effort will be made to make the new movement national in its scope. The society has 336 members, and at least fifty of them are expected to be called soon, A number of others ex- pect to go later. DIVORCES QUOTED HIGHER. War Makes Lawyers Agree to Increase Their Fees. Canton, O.—Divorce decrees in Stark county are now quoted higher. Feel- ing the pinch of war prices, the County Bar association has boosted the price of nearly every kind of legal work. Formerly a matrimonially disappoint- ed husband or wife could get a divorce for $25. Now the same kind of a de- cree will cost $35 if there is no con- test. If a fight4s made the seeker for marital liberty will have to pay $50. | me + EVEN LIONS FEEL THE - HIGH COST OF LIVING - — * San Francisco.—Mountain lions evidently have found the high + cost of living a hard proposition % in the places about Mentone, + Cal. Two of them came down + from their haunts the other day ¢ and killed a couple of burros near # the Edison power plant at Mill * Spring. One of the jacks was # torn to pieces, but the other put + up a stiff fight before he became + 2 table d’hote for the itinerant + and hungry mountain lions, THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, AUGUST 11, 1917. ne A HUGE NAVY YARD oon Barbers Say Plan Would Save 250 pes 000 « Year. South Bend, Ind—J. D. Kimer 0: barber of this city, has a schen Proposed to Increase Force by ‘ous tamaaeh aes cee 1,500 Men. sumption of the people. He ha: es his plan before National Food Dir Hoover and received from him HUNDREDS ALREADY ADDED.| ance of its consideration. Kit would do away with the egg sha ae during the war. He says that o Sec: els? ion | 8Verage, which is considered low, SC aaee nn | Saiar i as Patel Sew atees For $7,500,000 Contemplates Building | 22 shampocs week acing two and Machinery, and Large Number of | Recent statistics show that ther Experts Is Expected to Be Called For 800,000 barbers. | Oheney te Granted. eee a Washington.—This city’s greatly aug- mented number of government em- Ployees since the beginning of war Preparations is to be still further add- ed to should congress grant an mppro- priation for $7,500,000 asked for by Secretary Daniels to increase the ca- pacity of the naval gun factory at the Washington navy yard. While the im- mediate need of this appropriation is for buildings and machinery, the nec- essary men to operate the machines will be required in due time, and it is estimated that from 1,000 to 1,500 ex- pert machinists will be added to the Present force. ‘To date more than 500 men have been added to the force at the Washington navy yard since the United States de- clared a state of war to exist between this country and Germany, and Secre- tary Daniels’ request for a larger gun factory means that a much larger force of men will be needed here. Guns, mounts, torpedoes, mines, tele- scopes, sights, optical instruments and miscellaneous ordnance supplies are to be made at this gun factory in large numbers. ‘The proposed work includes the con- struction of a six story machine shop for mines, mounts and torpedoes, a five story pattern and wood working shop, an extension to the power plant, a new brass foundry, an extension of the steel forging plant, an optical shop, range finding towers, administration buildings, quarters for enlisted person- uel under instruction and the extension of the yard service system to supply idequately these new structures, Build- ngs are estimated to cost $5,000,000 and equipment needed will amount to 52,500,000. Daniels Discusses Plan. Discussing his recommendation for the appropriation, Secretary Daniels said: “The naval gun factory, possessing as it does a complete organization and a large working force, is readily adapt- ed to increasing its facilities for deliv- ery of guns, mounts and other muni- tions. To develop any other source is not only expensive, but involves a mat- ter of long delay. It is therefore con- sidered to the best interests of the gov- ernment to increase at once the capac- ity of the Washington navy yard.” LOCKED DOG IN TOWER. He Stopped the Clock, and There Was Shae Rome, Ga.—The big city clock in the 600 foot tower on College hill here was stopped by a doz. When City Time- keeper Williamson went to wind the clock two days before, as he does every week, a dog followed him on the wind- ing stairway, and when the timekeeper left he did not notice that he had lock- ed the dog in the clock when he closed the door that leads to it. For two days, without water or food, the dog whined and barked 600 feet above the city, but of course was not heard. ‘Then people of the city look- ing at the clock saw that it had stop- ped, and some one notified the time- keeper, who went to see what was the matter. He saw the dog lying against the big pendulum, snarling savagely. A policeman brought the animal safe- ly to earth. It was almost starved by its two days’ fast, but has recovered. DRAFT NUMBERS TO BE SOLD. Red Cross Will Get Proceeds From Sale of Souvenirs. | Washington.—The original numbers used in drawing the new national army have been turned over to the Red ‘Cross by Provest Marshal General Crowder for sale as souvenirs, the pro- ceeds to be turned into the Red Cross fund. ‘The first eight numbers and the last one, however, will be put back in the bowl and placed in Independence hall, Philadelphia, beside the Liberty bell. ‘Bhe bowl has been donated for this purpose by its owner, Charles R. Mor- ris, a veteran war department clerk. FAMILY IN SCHOOLHOUSE. Could Not Rent Any Other Place and So Moved In. Smith Center, Kan.—In nearly every town in northwest Kansas an over- crowded condition prevails, and many families are unable to find homes to rent. So acute became the lack of houses to rent in this city that a newly arrived family, after importuning the school board, was allowed to begin house- keeping in one of the six rooms of the schoolhouse. Now other families seek the same privilege, and the school board may have to yield. Relics of Old Indian Camp. Pierre, 8. D.—Between four'and eight feet under the surface of the ground C. H, Deland has found pumpkin seeds in good condition, also-a piece of pumpkin rind and evidence of an Indian eamp at least 100 years old. The soll was Windblown and it required many dec- to cover the rae ‘The ie the period indicated were costs not warriors, Hike the later TO BANISH “EGG SHAMPOOS. Barbers Say Plan Would Save 250,000,- 000 a Year. South Bend, Ind.—J. D, Kimerer, a barber of this city, has a scheme to ‘save 250,000,000 eggs a year for the con- sumption of the people. He has put his plan before National Food Director Hoover and received from him assur- ance of its consideration. Kimerer ‘would do away with the egg shampoo during the war. He says that on an average, which is considered low, each barber in the United States gives three egg shampoos a week, using two eggs. Recent statistics show that there are 800,000 barbers.” ‘Thus if the government placed a ban on egg shampoos for men it would mean the saving of 93,600,000 eggs each year, provided each barber aver- aged but three shampoos. But other barbers in the city say the average of three is too low and that it would be nearer six or eight. Figured at that rate, more than 200,000,000 eggs could be saved. It is a hard matter to get at the number of eggs used by women for shampooing, inasmuch as many do thelr own work. However, a hairdress- er estimates that 50,000,000 eggs are used each year. UNUSUAL RELICS FOUND. by Discovery. Santa Fe, N. M.—An extraordinary find of historic pottery and relics has been made by Earl Morris, excavating Pueblo ruins at Aztec, San Juan coun- ty, with a force of twenty-five men for the American Museum of Natural His- tory. The discovery includes sixty pieces of rare pottery, over 20,000 carved red and black stone heads, baskets, mat- ting, knives, battleaxes and other stone implements. ‘The turquoise beads, mo- ‘saics and shell ornaments are classed as among the finest ever excavated in the southwest. Grains of corn with cobs, tassels and husks were found intact, as were also beans and bean pods, prmpkin seeds, pine cones, cotton fiber. yucca leaves, rushes, cotton yarn and cloth, sandals, snowshoes, beaver teeth and bones of animals and human beings. One skele- ton in a sitting position indicated the man had been decapitated. The find was made in an underground com- munal dwelling buried for centuries. BEES MAKE HOME IN HOUSE. Store Honey Unmolested For Three Years In Dector’s Residence. Ree ee ee ate eee oe eee reer ee St. Louis.—A swarm of bees has lived and made honey for three years in the brick wall at the home of Dr, Allen Wilson, Wagoner place. Dr. Wilson has never interfered with the bees, and they have never harmed him, nor has he ever eaten any of the honey. ‘The bees’ improvised hive is a cav- ity in the wall about halfway to the top of the two story house on the Kitchen side. The entrance is a small hole apparently left by the bricklayer when placing the bricks around the anchor of an iron wall brace. Dr, Wilson said he bad investigated and found that the cavity now extends into the wall about a foot, apparently having been hollowed out by the bees themselves. The swarm is not a very large one, and Dr. Wilson thinks it has not produced more honey than it need- ed. He does not expect to try to re- move the bees. TRANSPLANTING BONE. That of Stockman’s Leg Now In His ee | Ringling, Okla—Ten inches of bone that supported his leg between the knee and ankle now is filling that amount of space in the forearm of Jim Herring, stockman, of Grady, hav- ing been transplanted there by a sur- geon as the only remedy that would save the arm. The leg, now bearing a silver plate, has healed, and the arm promises to be as good as new before Jong. ‘Ten months ago Herring sprained his arm. Not having ready access to a surgeon and, thinking the injury slight, he set the member himself. At length a bone trouble developed and continued to grow more and more malignant for elght months. Taking out the impaired bone was the surgical cure decided upon, and the space was filled with bone from his leg. COMES FROM A BIG FAMILY. Recruit Is Six Feet Four and a Half. Brother, Taller, Also to Enlist. Springfield, Mo—John F. Haley, a twenty-three-year-old farmer near Ozark, Christian county, holds the rec- ord for the tallest man accepted at tho United States army recruiting station here since the declaration of war. He 4s six feet four and one-half inches in his bare feet. He had to stoop when he entered the door of the recruiting station to enlist. “You fellows may think I'm big,” he told the recruiting force, “but just wait till you see my brother. He's two inches taller than I. He'll be here in two or three days to enlist too. He hasn't quite finished helping dad with the planting.” Wife Beater Ducked. Kansas City. Mo—A new form of punishment has been devised by Judge Herrod of the city court for wife beat- ers. After sentencing George Martin to a hundred days on the rock pile Judge Herrod ordered the patrolmen who escorted him to the “farm” to stop = a leg the Missouri times. “Martin beat his wife because ~ could not make the baby stop cry- Mrs. Vincent Astor’s Life Was Twice Endangered. DODGED AIRCRAFT SHELLS. German Artillery Fired on Party at an Observation Post—Visited Country Devastated by Germans In Their Re- treat—Extent of Ruin She Saw Be- yond All Conception. Paris.—_Mrs. Vincent Astor recently returned from a two day trip to the devastated region evacuated by the Germans in the retreat to the Hinden- burg line and an inspection of the French front in the vicinity of Coucy La Fere and St. Quentin. ‘Twice Mrs. Astor was endangered when an aerial battle was fought over- head, and the danger of falling shell cases after the anti-aircraft shrapnel had exploded round about the fighting “@ . x a bs Wee A — ee : ¥ 2 YF be yee Bi ‘ a: | x oS Photo by American Press Association. Se aircraft caused all the members of the party to seek shelter in an old under- ground dpgout constructed by the Ger- ‘mans before the retreat and again when the party's presence upon an ob- servation point commanding a view of the German line provoked activity among the Krupp batteries and several German shells whistled uncomfortably near. “I was scared both times,” asserted ‘Mrs. Astor, “and it was near enough to the actual fighting line for me.” ‘Mrs. Astor said the wildest imagina- tion could not visualize the destruction wrought by the Germans in their wan- ton attempts to lay waste France. “I cannot understand how the Germans spared the soldiers and explosives to Wreck such a huge expanse so com- pletely,” said Mrs. Astor. “I hope they ‘won't be able to continue devastating the country as they are forced back out of France.” Mrs. Astor visited Prince Eitel Fried- rich’s observation post near Noyon, where before the retreat the Germans Viewed the activities along the old French line. This cleverly concealed Position, offering a view of a wide ex- panse of the front and bearing in- numerable evidences of its recent oc- ‘cupancy by the German prince and his staff, interested her greatly. She ob- tained there several souvenirs like shoulder straps of the German officers of distinguished regiments and but- tons from the tunics of crack German units which she found among litter left bebind when the invaders re- treated. | GOT 26 DUCKS IN 12 SHOTS. Yukon Hunter's Big Bag From Birds In Flight. Dawson, Y. T.—Ed Doran of South Dawson made, according to number of shots fired, a record killing of ducks on the Klondike flats near Jackson gulch. He left home with only seven- teen shells, thinking from his past ex- perience that number would be ample. At 1:30 a. m. the ducks began to ar- rive, and in the dusk Doran fired five shots at indistinct forms without bring- ing any down. ‘Then with seven shells he landed as many birds singly. By this time the ducks were coming in showers, and, it being impossible to select single birds, he began ground sluicing them and with bis last five shots laid out nineteen cold and wounded seven or eight more that got away in the brush and darkness. Doran says it was the greatest fight he ever saw, and if he had had enough shells he would have beaten Jack Lee's record of fifty-two ducks in less than one hour, which Jack repeated three times about ten years ago up the Klon- dike. ini a + SEEKS LABOR DAMAGES __ + FOR LOSS OF HIS DOG - + — P + Los Angeles, Cal.—Hero, worth - + $20,000 and for a long time the - + pet of the children who frequent - + the moving picture houses in the - + west, was killed while in pur - + suance of his duties the other - + ay. So Harry Marks, who own- - # ed the canine, has applied to the « + Los Angeles labor board for pay- - + ment under the terms of the - + compensation law. Marks, with « + tears in his eyes, said that Hero - + was the sole support of himself - # and his fnvalid wife, and he - + wanted damages commensurate - * witli thelr toesr 4 a = PAGE SEVER HE WALKS MILES TO~ ENLIST IN CAVALRY National Guardsman, Broke, Couldn't ‘Arrange For His Final Discharge. San Antonio, Tex.—Grover C. Weems, twenty-one years of age, a member of Company M, Second Florida regiment of the national guard, reached San An- tonio the other day’ on foot, having walked all the way from Miami, Fla., to secure his ‘inal discharge from the militia and join the regular army. He walked, he sald, because he want- ed to transfer to the regular army, was broke and couldn’t arranze for his final discharge from the company with- out coming here. He was arrested four times on the road—at Monroe, La.; at Jewett, Tex.; near Gulfport, Miss., and at, Pasca- goula, La. White ue wore his Mational guard uniform, he was arrested twice on suspicion that he had deserted. He ‘was arrested twice for failure to reg- ister. He was released each time after showing that he was a member of Company M, Second Florida infantry, mustered out March 17 and held in re- serve. He had the misfortune to be arrested once at Jewett, Tex., while stopping there to visit a young lady to whose futher he was persona non grata. ‘The people along the way, he said, treated him right. He was well fed and frequently given a lift by auto- ists. SOLDIER RISKS LIFE, WINS NURSE AS BRIDE Private, Injured In Burning Build- ing, Weds Girl Who Took Care of Him. New York.—His heroism in rushing into a burning building and extinguish- ing the blaze may result in causing Leo Heck, member of Company H, Seventy-first regiment, national guard, to undergo an operation at Bellevue hospital, but it also brought him a bride. ‘The girl in the case is Miss Helen Maud Lymer, a nurse, of Toron- to. They were married at Hamilton, Ontario. Heck was in a military camp up state when he saw a fire in a big welling house. While he was fight- ing the blaze in the third story the floor gave way and he fell to the floor below. He was taken to a hospital near by, where Miss Lymer, who was employed there, was assigned to nurse him. Before he left the hospital the pa- tient and his nurse had fallen in love. Heck recently came to Bellevue hos- pital on furlough to consult doctors and was told that an operation proba- bly would be necessary. ‘While awaiting an X ray examina- tion he learned that his fiancee had gone to Hamilton to serve as nurse in a hospital for wounded British sol- diers. ‘Heck left for Hamilton on the first train, and the pair were married by the Rev. W. B. Figle of the Hamilton Baptist church. Heck has returned here for the X ray examination. COWBELLS SAVE CHERRIES. Farmer Rigged a Water Wheel on Wife's Churn to Ring Them. Redding, Cal—W. A. Bull of Igo has saved his big cherry crop with cowbells operated by a waterwheel. ‘Bull has an orchard up South Fork creck. His cherries ripened, but as fast as they matured birds picked them off. Bull rigged up some ordinary scarecrows. They did well enough for ‘a day or so, or until the wise birds de- tected the fraud. As a last resort Bull tied several cowbells in the treetops and to the tinklers attached strings, which he Jerked from his front porch. The cow- bells’ jangling scared the birds away all right and bid fair to save the cherry crop, but Bull got tired of Jerking the strings all day long. ‘Now, he has a water wheel that runs his wife's churn. So Bull attached the strings to the chum dasher. As the water wheel went its rounds the churn dasher bobbed up and down, and the cowbells kept up their jangling in the treetops all day long. The birds were scared away effectually, and Bull saved his cherry crop. COAL MINE IN BACK YARD. This Man Doesn't Have to Worry About Next Winter’s Prices. Roanoke, Va.—With the promise of winter coal being around $10 a ton, how would you like to have a coal mine right in your back yard? That's what P. H. Rover of Bluefield has just discovered. Mr. Rover's back yard runs north in the same way that north appeared to the little boy at school—toward the top of the page—or it is just a moun- tainside. A coal seam bad been dis- covered on the opposite side of the ridge, and Mr. Rover thought it would be worth investigating on his side. But little digging was needed to re- ‘eal the seam, which was four feet if thickness. Old Man Climbs Windmill. Hiawatha, Kan.—Though Henry Ad- ams of this city is elghty-two years old, be doesn’t have to call in help when a little something goes wrong ‘with his windmill. Recently he climb- €d to the top of a forty foot windmill and made some needed repairs. TEENAN JO TEENAN JONES' PLACE 3445 SOUTH STATE STREET Telephone Douglas 4591 The finest and BUFFET and CA Side. First-Class HENRY "TEENAN" Residence 1262 Macalister Place Telephone Monroe 2714 MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 313-329 Reaper Block Clark & Washington Sta. Phones Central 239 Auto. 41-916 CHICAGO The finest and most UP-TO-DATE BUFFET and CAFE on the South Side. First-Class Entertainers. HENRY "TEENAN" JONES, Proprietor. PHONES: OFFICE. MAIN 4188 AUTOMATIC 33-736 RESIDENCE, DREXEL 7090 Walter M. Farmer ATTORNEY AT LAW SUITE 708, 184 WASHINGTON ST. NOTARYPUBLIC CHICAGO Franklin A. Denison ATTORNEY AT LAW 36 West Randolph St., Chicago Suite 708 Delaware Building Tel. Central 3142 JOHN J. DUNN SHOESALE COAL RETAIL Fifty-First and Armour Avenue RAILYARDS Sist St. and L. S. & H. S. Sist St. and Armour Ave. CHICAGO Phone Kenwood 7730 A. D. CECIL CONTRACTOR PAINTING & DECORATING 5229 S. Wabash Ave. CHICAGO, ILL. XELENTO Quinine Pomade Copyrighted JANIE RAND and MARGARET BERRY wrote us that they had hardly any hair. Per using Xelento you can see the results on their pictures. Kinky Hair cannot be made straight. You have to have hair before it can be straightened. Now this is a Hair Grower which feeds the scalp and roots of the hair and makes kinky, nappy hair grow long, soft and silky. It cleans dandruff and stores Falling Hair at once. Price 25c by mail on receipt of stamps or coin. AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE. Wrote For Particulars at Once. EXELENTO MEDICINE CO., Atlanta, Ga. From Private to Private Life. A little known episode in the career of the dethroned czar, Nicholas II., was his period of service in the Russian army as a common soldier. He submitted to all the restrictions placed on an ordinary private, saluting his officers and carrying his full equipment with the rest. On the regimental roll he figured as "Private Nicholas Romanoff, of the Orthodox faith, coming from Tsarskoe Selo." "Why do you weep over the sorrows of people in whom you have no interest when you go to the theater?" asked the man. "I don't know," replied the woman. "Why do you cheer wildly when a man with whom you are not acquainted slides to second base?"—Exchange. An Evident Alternative. "She married him in spite of great opposition, didn't she?" "Yes. If her marriage doesn't turn out well she'll only have herself to blame." "Good gracious! Why? What's to prevent her blaming him?" Easily Detected. "Smith could never misrepresent his goods, for such a trick could be easily seen through." "What kind of goods does he sell?" "Window glass."—Baltimore American. Somewhat Mixed. "She seems to look upon my proposal to sort of scout." PAGE RIGHT Two Questions. most UP-TO-DATE DATE on the South Entertainers. JONES, Proprietor. A. D. GASH 118 North La Salle St., Chicago Suite 615 to 616 PHONE MAIN 2214 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 PHONES: OFFICE CENTRAL 6583 AUTOMATIC 42590 RESIDENCE, 508 E. 36TH STREET PHONE DOUGLAS 4397 J. Gray Lucas ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 815 Hartford Bldg. 8 S. Dearborn St. CHICAGO PHONE: CENTRAL 6583 RESIDENCE, 3353 South Park Ave. PHONE DOUGLAS 5389 W. E. MOLLISON ATTORNEY and COUNSELOR Suite 815 Hartford Bldg. CHICAGO Office Phone: Res. 5138 S. Wabash Ave. Oakland 4062, Auto. 73-058 Phone Drezel 18815 Dr. Theo. R. Mozee DENTIST 4709 S. STATE STREET CHICAGO Hours 9 A. M. to 5 P. M., 7 P. M. to 9 P. M. Sundays by Appointment Gas Users Take Notice! The Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company hereby offers to give two (2) Junior mantle lights to each and every consumer of gas in the City of Chicago who is wholly dependent upon flat flame burners for illumination, and to install them free of charge. Please read carefully the instructions given below for taking advantage of this offer and promptly securing— FREE—Two Junior Mantle Gas Lights At the right hand side of the first gas bill you receive on and after August 10, 1917, you will find a coupon headed, "To The Peoples Gas Light & Coke Co." If you have no incandescent mantle gas lights or electric lights in your home, sign that coupon on the line marked X. Do not tear off the coupon; just sign it and it will come to us, when you pay your gas bill, as your application for the two Junior mantle lights. We will then furnish and install the lights FREE—provided, as specified by City Ordinance, you are wholly dependent upon flat flame burners for illumination. The Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company Peoples Gas Building Telephone Wabash 6000 THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO. AUGUST 11, 1917. The dingonek is a huge, unclassified aquatic monster. It resembles in many of its characteristics the extinct dinosaur, a huge reptile of the Mesozoic period, fossils of which have been discovered by paleontologists in the sandstone strata both of the African and American continents. It lives in Lake Victoria Nyanza and its numerous tributaries, and there is no record of the monster having been seen in any other part of the world. Whether it is a descendant of one of the huge prehistoric saurians that has by a process of adaptation—living as it does in impenetrable regions far away from the encroachments of civilized man—continued with but slight modifications through prodigious ages to the present time, or whether it is an unclassified reptile or amphibian, it is equally impossible to say, as no specimen exists either of its bones or of its skin. That this monster does exist, however, there can be no particle of doubt, as the testimony of authoritative eyewitnesses cannot be reasonably discredited.—Wide World. Do and Think. If you wish to be or do anything great in this world you will find every hour and every day an opportunity in some way. If nothing else the hull in routine is opportunity to study up for future reference and use. If your mind is full of plans and ideas for carrying them out you can make almost any situation or circumstance work in to help you. It is not so much how you go at a thing as to get at it. Begin by doing something. Do and think at the same time. That think will help in the next do, and by always doing what you know how to do, first, you will find the next step easier. It is not the talkers and the arguers who accomplish the most in this world. Try some plan while the next one is talking about it, and you will be surprised at how easy it is to keep in the front row of the procession—Minneapolis Tribune. Historic Walking Canes. In the New York Historical society in New York city is a small but choice collection of historic walking canes. The most valuable of the lot is a stout, serviceable cane used by Benjamin Franklin. It afterward came into possession of Dr. John W. Francis, the eminent physician of three-quarters of a century ago. Next in interest is one said to have been used by Henry Clay and Abraham Lincoln. There are also two canes made from timber of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry's flagship at the battle of Lake Erie. Of a more curious nature is a thick cane made from the tusk of a walrus presented by Howland Pell and a quaintly carved cane of hardwood made by a Mandan Indian.—New York Times. Barometer Paper. Barometer paper, that changes its color according as the weather is wet or dry, may be made under several formulas, according to the color you want. One formula is: Cobalt chloride, one part; gelatin, ten parts; water, 100 parts. In this the normal color is pink. This color changes to violet in medium humid weather and to blue in wet weather. Another formula that makes yellow in dry weather calls for cupric chloride, one part; gelatin, ten parts; water, 100 parts. Still another formula is cobalt chloride, one part; gelatin, twenty parts; nickel oxide, seventy-five parts; water, 200 parts. This gives a green in dry weather. Immense paper or muslin in either solution.—Brooklyn Eagle. Too Liberal. A London taxi driver had an elderly lady as his fare the other day. On arriving at her home she gave him the legal fare—one shilling—along with a food economy pamphlet headed "How to Live on Skippea a Day." "Excuse me, miss," said he, handing back the pamphlet. "I couldn't think of taking this from you, because in the absence of the information it contains you might be tempted to live beyond your hincine." Two Speedy Classes. "Are there more than one?" "Yes; two. There's the class that spend their money faster than they make it and the other crowd that make their money faster than they can spend it."-Detroit Free Press. An Impromptu Joke. "Where are my tennis things?" demanded the wife of the professional humorist. "Look in the nursery. You will generally find a racket and bawl there," replied the professional humorist, making a note on his cuff—Town Topics. Two Worries. The Other Woman—Poor Henry Cash is always worrying about the money market! The Other Man—And Mrs. Cash is always worrying about the market money. Fat Pickings. Burglar—The lawyer got me acquitted, but he took every cent I had. Pal—What are you going to do now? Burglar—I guess I'd better rob the lawyer.—Lamb. Naturally. After a man has raised a family of grown daughters every time mother speaks to him he involuntarily asks. "How much?"—Houston Post. If a man is forever telling you what he is going to do tomorrow it is a waste of time to ask him what he did yesterday. As Near As Your Telephone DISTANCE IMMATERIAL IN a Metropolitan City of this size, death knocks every thirty minutes at some door. 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