The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX The Eighth Regiment, Col. Franklin A. Denison, Commanding, Departed in Good Shape Yesterday Afternoon for Camp Logan, Houston, Texas. The Line of March from Its Armory to 33d and Butler Street, Where It Entrained, Was Witnessed by Many Thousands of Friends and Admirers THE FAMOUS BAND HEADED THE REGIMENT AS IT WENDED ITS WAY FROM ITS ARMORY WEST ON THIRTY-FIFTH STREET TO STATE STREET; NORTH ON STATE STREET TO THIRTY-THIRD STREET; WEST ON THIRTY-THIRD STREET TO THE CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD, WHERE THE REGIMENT ENTRAINED IN TWO SECTIONS. COL. DENISON AND LIEUT.-COL. JOHNSON, THE STAFF AND FIELD OFFICERS; IN FACT, THE ENTIRE REGIMENT, RECEIVED A ROYAL AND HEARTY LONG FAREWELL FROM THE MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO LINED THE STREETS ALONG THE LINE OF MARCH. THE EIGHTH REGIMENT STANDS AT THE TOP OF THE LIST OF ALL THE REGIMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES IN THE PURCHASE OF LIBERTY LOAN BONDS. TEN COLORED MEN WERE SENT TO THE PENITENTIARY FOR FOURTEEN YEARS, BEING CONVICTED FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS, RACE RIOTS ON JULY 1. Vol. XXIII. The Eighty Depart Logan Armor Was W THE FAMOUS BAND HEADED THE WAY FROM ITS ARMORY WE STATE STREET; NORTH ON STREET; WEST ON THIRTY-T EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROA TRAINED IN TWO SECTIONS. COL. DENISON AND LIEUT.-COL. OFFICERS; IN FACT, THE ENTIT AND HEARTY LONG FAREWE OF PEOPLE WHO LINED THE MARCH. THE EIGHTH REGIMENT STANDS THE REGIMENTS IN THE UNI LIBERTY LOAN BONDS. TEN COLORED MEN WERE SENT TEEN YEARS, BEING CONVIC EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS, RAC Well on towards 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the far-famed Eighth Regiment, Col. Franklin A. Denison commanding, in a blaze of glory, with the American flag flying to the breezes and with its famous band well in the lead, marched out of its armory, 35th street and Forest avenue, and wended its way west on 35th street to State street and north on that street to 33rd street, west on that street to the Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad, where it divided up and was entrained in two sections. Col. Denison and most of his staff departed on the first section and Major Chas. Hunt and the other head officers of the regiment pulled out on the last section. The streets all along the line of march were densely lined, with few exceptions, with those who were near and dear to each and every one of its members, including their parents, wives, relatives, friends, lovers, sweethearts and those who wised them well, the vast crowds of people who felt that it was a great honor to be present on such a history-making occasion, showered their blessings down upon them in no unstinted manner as they proudly marched thru the streets with their heads erect like unto real fighting soldiers and it is safe to say that the hearts of every one who witnessed their passing were stirred with the very deepest emotions—that they could not help from feeling proud of the Colored soldiers and the Colored race—that after all that has been done, that in spite of so much bitter race prejudice, that America is the greatest country on the face of this broad, green earth. The dearly loved ones whose husbands, fathers, sons, brothers, and so on, who are left behind, may not ever be able to gaze upon them again in this world, but, after all, they must remember that the people throughout the entire world have their eyes riveted upon the Eighth Regiment and those belonging to the regiment who have enlisted in the present war to fight for a good cause will, if they should be stricken down in battle, cover themselves with undying glory. For our part, we feel deep down in the very bottom of our heart of hearts that Col. Denison and each and every one of his men will make good at Camp Logan, Texas, and in the trenches in France; that if there is any real fighting they may be well to the front and THE CITIZENS' COMMITTEE, HELD AT IDLEWILD HOTEL LAST SATURDAY EVENING, SELECTED EDWARD H. WEIGHT TO PRESIDE OVER IT. The Citizens' Select Committee to escort the Eighth Regiment to the station met at the Idlewild Hotel last Saturday evening. About thirty select citizens were present. Edward H. Wright, who seemingly that they never permit Old Glory to trail in the dust in dishonor. It is far beyond our ability to convey to the minds of the many readers a true pen picture of the departure of the Eighth Regiment, for many of its most prominent members and officers have for many years been our very warmest and closest friends and all that we can say is that in the midst of tears, sorrow, handshaking, sad scenes, the blessings of an all-wise Heavenly Father, handclappings and long farewells, Col. Denison and his regiment turned their faces towards the south, headed for Camp Logan, Texas. Just before the conductors of the two sections finally shouted out in very loud voices, "All aboard," our highly esteemed friend, Capt. James A. Nelson, whose main duty is to look after the wants of the inner man of the regiment, furnished us with a list of the following good things which its members may enjoy to eat to their hearts' content while on their journey to Camp Logan. Almost five thousand dollars worth of food was stored away on the two sections of their trains. One and one-half tons of potatoes, ton of bacon, 500 lbs. of ham, three-fourths ton of sugar, 1,200 lbs. chili beans, 1,000 lbs. coffee, half ton of spaghetti, 250 lbs. of salt and large quantities of hard and soft bread, sliced bacon, corned beef hash and apple butter constituted the additions to the culinary department of the regiment. It was exclusively stated in these columns last week that the officers and members of the Eighth Regiment had in a few days' time signed up applications for almost one hundred thousand dollars' worth of the new Liberty Loan bonds and up until late Thursday evening Col. Denison informed the writer that his regiment was still in the lead in that direction and that its members had cheerfully signed up for more Liberty Loan bonds than any other regiment in the United States. Again we repeat, that the people of this whole nation should feel doubly proud of Col. Denison and his regiment. The first of this week ten Colored men were convicted at Belleville, Ill., and sent to the pen for 14 years. They were found guilty of participating in the race riots at East St. Louis last July. It remains to be seen just what the courts and the juries will do with the White ladies and gentlemen who have been charged with killing more than one hundred Colored men, women and children. greatly delights to be known as the "boss stud poker player of Chicago, and who was recently arrested and fined in an open court of record for gambling, was chairman of the meeting and during its progress he let it be known that "he had spent one whole dollar of his money for sending out one hundred postal cards for the purpose of calling the citizens together," and that he would not mind if that one dollar found its way back into his stud poker pockets. at, Col. Franklin A ood Shape Yester , Texas. The I and Butler Stre by Many Thousand PROVIDENT HOSPITAL URBES UPON THE COLORED CITIZENS AND OTEERS WHO ARE INTER- ESTED IN ITS CONTINUED SUC- CESS TO RAISE FIFTEEN THOUS- SAND DOLLARS OR MORE TO EN- ABLE IT TO MOVE FORWARD IN ITS LAUDABLE WORK. "Expansion, development—a growth that will benefit all the Colored people of Chicago and many of the race in the nation—is to be the new slogan of Provident Hospital," according to a statement just issued by the Board of Trustees. A new era of usefulness in which the Negro population of the country will be the first beneficiary is under way. The trustees are instituting a campaign to interest the Colored people of the city in this hospital. "More than any institution of the kind in the Middle West," says Dr. George Cleveland Hall, "Provident Hospital, at Thirty-sixth and Dearborn streets, Chicago, is the Colored people's hospital. It is an establishment in which, more and more each year, the Colored folks are taking personal pride. Why is this so?" Dr. Hall recited a number of interesting things which should be given heartfelt consideration by Colored people everywhere. He emphasized the following: Provident Hospital is the only hospital west of Philadelphia wherein Colored girls are trained for professional nursing. This training is exacting. The girls take a three-years' course and when they leave the hospital no nurse can be better equipped for the work. The Colored girl is a born nurse, for she is sympathetic, kind, attentive and quick to learn and to understand. Over 150 Colored girls have been graduated as trained nurses by Provident Hospital in the last twenty-six years. They are scattered all over the world, working at their calling. Many are in the South at the head of various hospitals, which they direct with much ability. Provident Hospital, too, is a successful training school for young doctors. The Colored youth who has studied medicine finds an open door at Provident. He is welcomed. Some of the nation's best physicians and surgeons obtained their first real experience at Provident. They have made their influence felt the nation over. Especially in the South have these trained doctors done noble work among their own people. In the larger cities, too, the Colored physician who owes much to Provident Hospital is nobly serving the Negro people. All this because Provident Hospital gave him his first chance. Now the trustees are asking Colored and white folks to help expand the usefulness of the hospital. The times cry out for a bigger and better training school for nurses. The large influx of Colored people from the South demand that Provident become even a more mighty agency for good in Chicago and the West. The trustees at Provident are not miracle workers. They say to the Colored population of Chicago these words: "Here is your hospital; here is your training school for Colored nurse girls; here is your post graduate school for Colored physicians. All these departments must be broadened at once. Your people are making greater demands on us daily. We wish to meet every call with a very real service. To develop properly these different agencies we must have $15,000 at once. We hope the Colored people will take the lead in raising this money. The Colored people will benefit most. Therefore, they --- Franklin A. De Yesterday The Line Over Street, Thousands of Commanding the Be Officered Friday Morning must organize teams; they must galvanize into action their churches, their societies, their clubs. In short, there must be a concerted drive to give Provident Hospital what is demanded, that it may keep at the top of the heap.' The free dispensary will be reopened as soon as funds are forthcoming. Scores of Colored organizations are taking interest in this excellent and worthy movement. Here is a chance for Chicago's Colored people to show their loyalty and their liberality. They will do it. THE WORLD SERIES By Beauragard F. Moseley Now that four games of the national pastime for the world championship have been played, one is convinced that of all the enterprises in which the American people engage, none of them are as free from corruption and ulterior influences as baseball. Here at the White Sox Park, before 37,000 fans daily, for two days, the White Sox, owned and operated by Chas. Comiskey, met and defeated the world-famed New York Giants, owned and controlled by J. J. (Mugsy) McGraw, without the faintest whisper of unfairness or of money, or other power being used to affect the results, and yet it is difficult to say at this time which of the two clubs are composed of the better athletes. The first game demonstrated the great part that luck plays in this all-American pastime. The game could not have been lost or won by a more slender margin; two fo one is as close as the game can be played, and yet it was not error, but luck that won it. THE FIRST INFANTRY TO THE UNION ARMY Commanding the Eighth Regiment, the Only Military Organization in the World to Be Officered From Head to Foot by Colored Men, Departed With His Regiment Friday Morning for Camp Logan, Houston, Tex. COL. FRANKLIN A. DENISON The second game was, perhaps, phenomenal in this, that in one inning, five runs were made, which, perhaps, is a record for runs in one inning in a World's Series, and demonstrates that when pitchers are not right and batsmen are, science has but little standing, and so the New York Giants again bit the dust of defeat, two to seven, victims of their opponents, the White Sox. While this game was being played before 37,000 fans on Sunday, a much better game was being pulled off at the American Giants' grounds, 39th and Wentworth avenue, the White Sox's old home, where Mr. Andrew (Rube) Foster had pitted his aggregation against Ragen's Colts, a white team, and which was played to an audience of 4,000, to the tune of two to one in favor of the latter, with one error. This game of scientific ball playing surpassed the Sunday game at the White Sox grounds, and will be repeated next Sunday at the same park. It is too early to predict at this writing the final outcome of the World Series, but if the White Sox continues to play the same ball and luck continues to stay with them, it will, perhaps, be the tastest of all World Series heretofore played. Nothing brilliant has occurred to distinguish either club or any of the individual ball players. Each team and each individual on each team has played a much better game during the ball season just closed, all of which proves that baseball belongs to no individual and to no particular set of players, but is a pastime that all may indulge in with the same degree of confidence of winning as any other individual or set of men who are physically fit and know the rules governing it. Perhaps some day this fact will be so No.4 well demonstrated that those who wish to see a scientific game of baseball will demand that those skilled in the art shall be pitted against one another, regardless of racial grouping or color. The history of each feature play will be given in our next, as well as the winner of the series. COLORED MEN TO GO TO DRAFT CANTONMENTS. Washington.—Colored men included in the draft in northern states will be trained at Yaphank, Wrightstown, Annapolis Junction, Chillicothe, Rockford, Des Moines and Fort Riley, the War Department decided today. A regiment of Colored men at each cantonment will be officered by white soldiers of rank above captain. Six hundred and twenty-six Colored captains and lieutenants who complete their training at the camp at Fort Des Moines, Ia., this week, will be assigned to the seven cantonments. Ninety-six Negro officers, graduated from the training camp at Fort Des Moines, Ia., will be assigned as captains and first and second lieutenants to each regiment. White men will serve as colonels, lieutenant colonels, and majors. Commissions will be given to 625 Negroes who completed the course at Fort Des Moines. The ninety-six Negro officers for Camp Grant will be ordered to report on November 1. Mr. Gurzett E. Ferguson, of Huntington, W. Va., who has been in training in the officers' camp, Des Moines, Ia., will pass through Chicago, October 15th, en route home. . . ’) x COL. ABRAM DALE GASH Prominent Mason, ex-President of the Illinois Highway Commission, Logical and Interesting Writer; Wide and Favorably Known Member of the Chicago Ber ‘and Independent Candidate for Judge of the Superior Court to Be Voted for at the Judicial Election the First of This Coming November. Col. Abram Dale-Gash, who is one o} the most wide and favorably know: lawyers in this city or in Cook County is one of the candidates for judge of the Superior Court on the Independ: ent ticket, his name being at the top of the list on the ballot, and thousands of Democrats and Republicans, who are progressively inclined, will record their votes in favor of his election. Prior to coming to Chicago to reside in 1898, he was elected state’s attorney of Utah County, Utah, for two terms; he having the distinguished honor of being the first non-Mormon to be elected to that office in JME County in that state. ; He was a member of Governor Cable ‘W. West’s staff, being judge advocate general with the rank of colonel. He ‘was grand master of the Masons of Utah for a number of years. In 1897 he was strongly urged to become a candidate for United States Senator from that state, which honor he declined, In 1898 his friends and politieal backers pushed him forward for the nomination for Congressman from Utah, but he waved that honor aside and with his family he removed to Chicago to reside, Sep- tember 14, 1898. Shortly after doing so, he secured an extensive suite of law offices on the sixth floor of the Oxford building, 118 N. La Salle street, which he has oceu- pied from that time to the present. In TAKE NEGEOES FROM SOUTHERN WHITE BRIGADES. ‘War Department Favors Plans to Sepa- rate Drafted Troops in Army Divisions. Washington (Special.)—A complete new policy for the organization of the national army was announced by Secre- tary of War Baker this week. Under the new plan finally adopted, one national army division will be or- ganized at each of the sixtecn canton- ‘ments. Since there are 27,000 men in a division and about 44,000 selected men at each of the cantonments, a surplus of 17,000 men will be left at each camp after the cantonment divisions are or- ganized. ‘The surplus men are to be sent ‘ Camp Gordon at Atlanta, Ga., and Camp | s Gue of the Prime Movers in the Project or Effort to Raise $15,009 for Provident ‘Hospital, so That It Can Continues to Administer Free of Charge to the Poor and Unfortunate White and Colored People Who Flock to Its Doors. PAGE TWO i length of time he has been con nected with some of the most important java far-reaching litigation in Chieago For four years and over he honorably served as president of the Illinois High- = Commission, being appointed by |Governor Edward F. Dunne. He served in the same position under Governor Frank 0. Lowden until July 1, 1917, when that office was abolished. Colonel Gash and his happy and highly interesting family reside in a beautiful home of their own at 1512 Juneway terrace. Ts passing, it is a great pleasure to state that Colonel Gash is one of our best and oldest friends; that we first ‘came in contact with him in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1895; that with the exeep- tions of a few months his professional card has appeared in the columns of this paper for 22 years; that he is one of the few prominent men in this city or in any other part of the coun- try who are able to rise far above petty race prejudice; that he knows no man by the color of his skin or by the tex- ture of his hair; that at all times he deports himself like a broad or liberal minded cultured gentleman; that he is well versed or grounded in the law; that the voters residing in this eity and county, regardless of their political affiliations, will highly honor themselves by electing him to one of the judge- shins of the Guncier Gent. ‘Pike at Little Rock, Ark., there to be organized into additional national army divisions. The white men of the South originally assigned to Camp Gordon and Camp Pike are to be sent to Camp Jackson at Columbia, 8. C., where they will be added to the men ofiginally as. signed to that eamp and organized into & national army division. The new policy was made necessary because of the high proportion of Ne- groes among the selected men of the South. After the whites are taken to fill up the three national guard divisions of the South there will not be a suffi cient number left to organize the three national army divisions originally planned. The white selected men of the South assigned to the national army therefore will all be trained at Camp Jackson and organized into one division. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, OCTOBER 13, 1917. SS eee HON. NEWTON D. BAKER, SECRETARY OF WAR, CONTINUES TO BE HIGHLY COMPLIMENTED FOR SELECTING EMMETT J. SCOTT AS SPECIAL ASSISTANT IN THE WAR DEPARTMENT TO LOOK AFTER THE INTERESTS OF THE COLORED PEOPLE. OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM NEW ORLEANS, LA.: New Orleans, La, Oet..11, 1917. ‘The news of the appointment of Em mett J. Scott as special assistant in the War Department to see after the “inter ests of the Negroes during the wa was received here with much gratifiea tion. Mr. Scott is regarded here as 2 young man of the most exemplary kind admirably unselfish, fully cognizant of the attitude of each race toward each other in this country, as well as fully competent to present the view of his race with precision and effect. He is believed to be the equal of any man in patriotism in Ameriea and besides to be possessed of the spirit of democracy im its truest form, the idea for which the United States has called out a national army to fight the imperial German gov- ‘ernment about in the present war. It is further believed here that Secretary Baker will receive valuable assistance from Mr. Scott and that the interests of the race during the war in the hands of so faithful a race man will be well taken care of. Secretary Baker is being praised for the appointment. The principal event of the past week in this city was the opening of the 30- day revival meetings in the First Street M. E. Church, Rev. T. F. Robinson, pas- tor, on Dryades street, Sunday, Sept. 30th, at 11 0’elock, Dr. Robt. E. Jones, editor of the Southwestern Christian Advocate, conducting it. At three dif- ferent services, one at 11 o'clock, one at 2:30 and one 7:30 at night, crowds of people filled the church to enjoy the spirited singing and to hear Dr. Jones call the wayward and fallen back to practical religious life and performance. The hard work Dr. Jones put in the | first Way had good effect and every | night following First Street Church was crowded. Few ministers of the Metho- dist Episcopal Church have as great a power over their audiences in this city as Dr. Jones has when he is in the best of form, as he was last Sunday, and Rev. Robinson, who, by the way, is| popular himself, showed fine taet in se- curing Dr. Jones for this work. The prediction is freely made that the re- vival work of the First Street Church, through the revival preachings of Dr. Jones and others listed to assist him will be the most effective of any ever sttempted by any Methodist church in New Orleans in a great many years. The labor troublés threatened by the lemand for better conditions and pay| y the several union labor organiza- ions handling freight on the New Or-| eans wharves have been put in better hape, so mueh so that sea-commerce at | his port has been resumed, pending | inal adjustment of questions and issues |, y the arbitration commission. The pa- |: riotism of Colored union men, who made | acrifies in order that the movement of |' applies to our national army abroad |: nd to our allies should not be hindered | t the present critieal moment has been | ecognized and acknowledged on every ide. Among the leaders whose patri-|| tism was of an admirable sort was that | ! f Mr. Alexander Paul, president of the | ar Loaders’ and Unloaders’ Loeal |< inion No. 854, I. L. A., which was de-|} anding 40 cents an hour, time and a/t alf for overtime, such as dinner hour | ad night work, double time for holi-|t ays and Sundays and an increase in| mntract work and better conditions for | ¢ THE PHYLLIS WHEATLEY WOM- EN'S CLUB AND THE DAUGH- ‘TERS OF THE AMERICAN FLAG HAVE ADOPTED COMPANY B OF THE EIGHTH REGIMENT. The Phyllis Wheatley Women’s Cluk and the Daughters of the American Flag formally adopted Company B, Eighth Tilinois Regiment at a reception given them at the Frederick Douglas Center Tuesday evening, Oct. 9. Mrs. Celia Parker Woolley gave the address of welcome. Patriotic speeches were made by Mr. A. H. Roberts, Prof. Helena C. Minot, Mr. 8. Laing Williams and Mr. L. W. Washington. Mrs. Elizabeth Lind- sey Davis, president, made the adoption speech on behalf of the two organiza- tions. Captain Stuart Alexander re- sponded in a pleasing manner. Patriotic sungs were sung. Mrs. Ophie Brown Wells at the piano. Refreshments were served and each man received a hand- made washcloth. The elub will write letters to the men, send them useful articles from time to time and visit their families while they are somewhere in the United States or France. Tho Knitting Club meets at 3158 For- est avenue, Wednesdays, from 7 to 10 p. m, and Saturdays from 2 te 5 p. m. Twenty sweaters for the American sol- diers in France are nearing completion, then work will be begun for the Eighth Regiment. A speaker from the Woman’s Com- mittee, Council of National Defense, will speak on conservation at the Phyllis Wheatley Club meeting, 3256 Bhodes avenue, Wednesday, October 17, 2 p.m. Music and refreghments, Visitors are always welcome. - By V. P. Thomas. the men. These demands were rejected by the contractors, who submitted a counter proposition offering a much lower seale of wages, whieh the loeal could not accept and forthwith refused, tying up the business of the port for several days, until the federal authori- ties called upon Mr. Paul, the president, and Mr. Joseph W. Jones, financial see- retary, and appealed to their patriotism, pleading with them to do the same with their men to help move the supplies needed by our army and our allies. The 'men are now working, pending the de- ‘cision to be rendered by the arbitration ‘commission. The demands of the other labor organizations were, in the main, ‘satisfied, but the movement of freight ‘could not go on beeause they eould not handle freight not delivered to them by fenton men. The agreement of the Car Loaders’ and Unloaders’ to resume work pending the adjustment of the issues between them and the contractors: by the arbitration commission required much hard work on the part of Messrs. Paul and Jones, but they accomplished it and have been highly commended for their patriotic efforts. Sixteen hundred and thirty Negro men drafted for the National Army left the state Sunday, Oct. 7, for Camp Pike, Ark. Two hundred and eighty-six of this number went from New Orleans. They constitute 12 per cent of Louisi- ana’s quota, On the 15th of this month | 15 per cent more, it is understood, will be sent to the same training point, mak- ing about 3,600 Negro men in all at Camp Pike. When this number is in Camp Pike, Louisiana will then have 67 per cent of her quota enrolled in the army, 40 per cent, all white men, having been sent to the eamp before any Ne- groes at all were sent. Of the remain- ing 33 per cent of Louisiana’s quota vet to go, 18 per cent will be Negro men, and 15 per cent white men, making a jotal representation of 45 per cent Ne- rro and 55 per cent white men. Lou- siana has never in 41 years given her |, Solored population so large a representa: | ion in her affairs of great importance | 1s she has in this. And it does not ap-| ear that she gives it reluctantly, either. | indeed, a member of the class that has een doing all the representing of the | tate in that time has tried hard to atay | t home, even resorting, in some in-|; tances to foul means to do so. In the | eighboring sister state of Mississippi he Negroes are also getting big repre- |! entation in the momentous affairs of |. he state, being sent to Camp Pike in a| roportion that bids fair to be more | han half of the state’s quota in the|, ‘ational Army. It is all very sudden |. nd perhaps unexpected to find the Ne-| ro such an asset in the opinion of Mis- ssippi and Louisiana, but clearly nough that is their opinion, proven by |1 ye presence of thousands of Negro men t Camp Pike, representing these two ates in the world-wide argument for| r against democracy. = No class of people in America be-| 4 eves more in true democracy than the | egroes, and none will fight more earn- | tly than they to establish that politi- |» 1 creed. For the want of it no class |; a2 suffered more or as much as have |t 1e Negroes. It is the one thing before | y I other things political that they want | y fight for, to the death of the last man | ¢ mong them if that be necessary, to! a tablish it. E SOMETHING NEW IN ORGANIZED CLUB WORK. The Colored Women’s Auxiliary to the Emergency League of the Illinois Equal Suffrage Association was organ ized and an election of officers was held at the residence of Mrs. Mary Byron, 614 E. 42nd street, Tuesday, October 2nd. The following officers were elected: Mary E. Byron, president; Mrs. Ida Cook, vice president; Mrs. Ora Morrow, secretary; Mrs. Gertrude D. Fowler, treasurer; Mrs. Lula M. Farmer, parlia- mentarian. The purpose of the organization is to interest public spirited women along suffrage lines—to work for the full fran- chise—and to meet any emergency and needs of the race. The work of the league will be throughout the county and state. A cordial invitation is extended to all women who wish to become members. The league meets every Thursday at 8 p. m, at the home of Mrs. Byron, 614 E. 42nd street. Telephone Oakland 1698. GRACE LYCEUM SUNDAY. Attorney E. J. Marshall will address the Young People’s Lyceum, Grace Presbyterian Chureh, Sunday, 5 o'elock. Miss Mande J. Roberts has arranged & splendid program. Miss Bertha Mose- ley, president. o BACK AT WORK. Cary B, Lewis, 3763 Wabash avenue, who was st Provident Hospital for a Week with rheumatism in the left arm, is back at his desk again. Dr. H. Regi- nald Smith was his physician. Se an se sea ee iTS baer } tS ee ane ae Baca 4 @ : eee (eis , ‘ae ees p Pe eee > A ae eee ~ \ Reoage a ieee oe be _—— ik. 7 woe aes er i “ie ea SS Se > om “Fee MY HON. HUGO PAM Je and Straightforward Judges of th age and the Manhood to Take the De Priest in the Criminal Court an Reputation for Honesty and Veraci fim for His Noble Act in That Dire roughout This City and Cook Coun psiding in the Second Ward, to Rol e Will Lead the Judicial Ticket at ¢ | One of the Honorable and Straightforward Judges of the Superior Court Who Had the Moral Courage and the Manhood to Take the Witness Stand at the Late Trial of Oscar De Priest in the Criminal Court and Testify in His Behalf, in Relation to His Reputation for Honesty and Veracity, and Mr. De Priest Feels So Grateful to Him for His Noble Act in That Direction That He Is Urging All His Friends Throughout This City and Cook County, and Especially His Col ored Friends Residing in the Second Ward, to Roll Up « Big Vote'for Judge Pam, So That He Will Lead the Judicial Ticket at the November Election. NEGROES FAMOUS AS was fined $5 and costs last Saturday for COMPOSERS. |Serorsine the peace of the school room === when she spoke her mind to the teacher There is no doubt that James Bland, | that had refused to teach Colored chil- a Negro musician, wrote ‘Carry Me|dren. All who are interested in hearing Back to Old Virginia."” During the| this outrageous tale are urged to be days of slavery there were in New Or-| present. leans quite a number of well educated] I. B. W. BARNETT, President. Negroes, and among them a number who TEESE gained distinction as musical cour | soNDY axe col qRreceel we ers. Five of these were Edmund Dede, GOVERNOE cox. Basil Bares, Lucien Lambert, Sidney | Lambert and Samuel Snaer. Much of | Columbus, 0., Oct. 11—Gov. Cox late the music that these men wrote is of! tisy honored the requisition of Gor. aioe seal oe at athe wane of Illinois for the extradition 2 eal au = : ; James Hemmenway. His home was in| oe oe ee = Philadelphia, and during the second and /i020a complicity in the East St. Louis third decades of the nineteenth century| rote riota, Dr, Bundy is charged wit he wrote much music, whieh by musi-| "ety. cians of authority is set down as excel- |. : _ lent.—Exchange. | , Gov. Cox, in an explanation of the THE NEGRO FELLOWSHIP LEAGUE The Negro Fellowship League will have a conference on the Palos Park school trouble, Sunday, Oct. 14th, at 4p. m., at the reading room, 3005 S. State street. The committee appointed last Sunday to try to raise funds with which to pay Mrs. Thomas’ fine will report progress. Mrs. Bertha Thomas, the white woman who was horse whipped in the road because she stood up for Negro children's right to attend the school at Palos Park, will be present and make 2 statement. Mrs. Thomas i 3 iv _ = HON. GEORGE F. HARDING tate Senator from the First Senatorial District of Illinois owner; and he is being strongly urged to become « 5 ‘Treasurer of Cook County in 1918. State Senator from the First Senatorial District of Illinois; millionsire real estat? owner; and he is being strongly urged to became = Republican candidate fof ‘Treasurer of Cook County in 1918. | Columbus, O., Oct. 11.—Gov. Cox late |today honored the requisition of Gor. Lowden of Illinois for the extradition of Dr. Leroy N. Bundy, Negro dentist, now held in jail in Cleveland for al: leged complicity in the East St. Louis race riots. Dr. Bundy is charged with murder. Gov. Cox, in an explanation of the delay in granting the extradition, ai ‘that it had been caused by his fear that race feeling in St. Clair county, Ilincis, was so strong that harm might come to the Negro. CONGRESS INQUIRY SOON. Washington, D. C.—(Speeial.)—A special committee of five members of the House will begin an investigation on Wednesday, Oct. 17, into the race riots at East St. Louis, July 2. The members of the committee are Repre- sentatives Johnson of Kentucky, Raker of California, and Foster of Ilinois, Democrats; and Cooper of Washingtos and Foss of Illinois, Republicans. M. B. MR. THOMAS P. CONROY President of the Conroy Tank and Boiler Works, successful business man, who would make a dandy candidate for County Commissioner in 1918. President of the Conroy Tank and Boiler Works, successful business man, who would make a dandy candidate for County Commissioner in 1918. THE RED CAP MEN AT THE 12TH STREET STATION, ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD, ARE STILL ON THE MOVE. Sergeant Jno. Fergusan left the city last Saturday for Battle Creek, Mich. He will visit Detroit and Grand Haven before his return to his home, 3842 Elmwood avenue. Mr. Saul Shields has left for several weeks' stay. He will visit Champaign, Ill., St. Louis, Mo., Water Valley, Miss., and New Orleans. CHIPS. Mr. Wm. T. Gaines, Jr., is spending a few weeks in Akron, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Benj. H. E. Crockett are now residing at 5827 Wentworth Avenue, first apartment. Madam Rosalee Tyler, 3415 Prairie avenue, sang at Gary, Ind., with the Downs and Demars company. Governor Frank O. Lowden has appointed Col. John R. Marshall assistant parol officer for the state of Illinois. The boys were delighted to greet Mr. Allen Thomas and J. Taylor last Tuesday morning. These gents are all praise to their friends who entertained them in Louisville. Mr. W. L. Clark has postponed his intended visit to Cincinnati. (Ask him why.) Mrs. Mattie Bell and Mrs. Alice Southers are visiting in Cincinnati. Mrs. Jas. Robinson and Moss Roach have left for a ten-day trip south. They will visit Memphis, New Orleans and Jacksonville, Fla. Mr. Jas. Ferguson has returned to his duties on the ambulance. While no one desires this service, all who know him would prefer him should they meet with an accident. Mr. Jas. Evans notifies us that he has been exempted. "Jas. is a newly-wed" and while very patriotic prefers to report to the Mrs. each evening. Mrs. Frank Wyche left Saturday for Hampton, Va. The sudden death of her uncle occasioned her departure. Mr. J. W. Hightower is suffering with neuralgia of the neck. Mr. A. Marshall is short a tooth. Good riddance when painful, and not worthy of saving. Ex-Assistant State's Attorney Jas. A. Scott will address Bethel Literary, Sunday, Oct. 14th, at 3:30 p. m. Mrs. Mitchem, musical director, promises us an excellent musical program. Mrs. Sandy W. Trice will leave today for a few days' stay in Benton Harbor. She will be the guest of her friends, Mr. and Mrs. Al Hackley. We are highly pleased with the good Bishop Coppen in returning to us our assistant pastor, Rev. Wilbur Johnson. He has endeared himself to Bethel members as an energetic Christian worker. Mr. Wm. Ferguson returned Monday from a short visit to Indianapolis. Asks Heavy Penalty. Belleville, Ill., Oct. 11.—Arguments were begun this afternoon in the Circuit court here in the cases of Herbert F. Wood and Leo Keane, charged with the murder of Scott Clark, a Negro, during the East St. Louis race riots. It is expected the cases will go to the jury tomorrow. Special Assistant Attorney General James A. Farmer, who made the first speech for the prosecution, declared that fourteen year sentences, such as were given to the Negroes convicted of the murder of Detective Samuel Coppedge, would not be sufficient punishment for Wood and Keane. However, he did not ask for the death penalty. ```markdown ``` er Works, successful business man, who enty Commissioner in 1918. CHIPS. Mr. Wm. T. Gaines, Jr., is spending a few weeks in Akron, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Benj. H. E. Crockett are now residing at 5827 Wentworth Ave- ne, first apartment. Madam Rosalee Tyler, 3415 Prairie avenue, sang at Gary, Ind., with the Downs and Demars company. Governor Frank O. Lowden has appo- pointed Col. John R. Marshall assistant parol officer for the state of Illinois. Miss Frances Galloway, pianist, leaves Chicago on the 17th for Kansas City where she will appear in recital, under auspices of the colored high school. Mr. T. Arnold Hill, Executive Secretary of the Chicago Urban League, has returned to the city and is again active in securing new members for the league. Mrs. Robert Pleasant, 3415 Prairie avenue, returned home the first part of this week from visiting her sick daughter at Nashville, Teen. Mrs. Robert R. Jackson, 3368 South Park Avenue, very delightfully entertained forty ladies at whist last Saturday afternoon. There was not a man around excepting Major Jackson, who assisted to serve choice refreshments to the ladies. Mr. E. C. Deas, musical composer and writer, has received from the press the first copy of his song book, "Gates of Praise," which has been endorsed by the A. M. E. Conferences for use in all A. M. E. Sunday Schools, and Christion Endeavors. Mrs. Louise Usselmann, wife of Dr. Louie Usselmann, the popular and leading jeweler, at 3150 S. State street, is very domestic in her home. She takes pride in letting it be known that she executes all of her housework, even down to baking her own bread, pies and hot rolls. Mrs. Usselmann is very plain and sensible and Doc Usselmann feels that he has a jewel of a wife, for she understands how to get close up to him by providing him with plenty of good eating. The Atlanta Constitution, in speaking of the treatment that Negro soldiers should receive says: "The Negro has a best side which was fully demonstrated by his unparalleled conduct during the Civil War. That war probably afforded the only instance in the history of the world when a race stood loyally and heroically back of the women and children while its masters were fighting to keep it in slavery. The world's history does not recount a better display of loyalty on the part of any race or people." NEGRO NATIONAL ARMY MEN TO BE CALLED THIS MONTH. Washington, D. C., Oct. 11.—Orders calling out the remaining quote of Negroes for the first national army and assigning all the men to the camps in which they are to be trained will be issued some time this month. A live newspaper advertising solicitor; one who knows how to hustle for business wanted. For further information, address the editor of this paper or phone, Wentworth 2597. THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO. OCTOBER 13. 1917. THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY. Attorney H. B. Gaines is making an appeal to the intellectual young Negro of Chicago to join their forces with the University Society for an effective pursuance of science, literature and philosophy. The Society has begun a course in Negro history and has made arrangements for courses in "Rounds and Races of Man," and "Comparative Religions." THE PROGRESSIVE NEGRO LEAGUE. Prof. Minott, distinguished mental scientist, was presented by the Progressive Negro League, on last Tuesday evening, to a large audience in the auditorium of the Y. M. C. A. The demonstration was one of great interest. Other persons contributing to the evening's enjoyment were: Madam Rosalie Tyler, soloist; Mrs. Irene McCoy Gaines, elocutionist; Miss Bertha Williams, pianist, and Mrs. C. H. Turner. THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY Miss Gail Wilson, of the Chicago Theosophical Society, will address Pioneer Lodge Sunday, October 21st, at 7 o'clock p. m. All thinkers are invited to attend this lecture. Miss Wilson has consented to the conduct the Pioneer Theosophical class every first Sunday. Theosophy is a study at once interesting and fascinating. Visitors are cordially invited to all meetings. Literature will be cheerfully given to those interested. Regular meetings are held on the first and third Sundays of each month, 6:30 p. m., at home of Attorney and Mrs. H. B. Gaines, 5827 Wentworth Avenue. THE PEERLESS CLUB The Peerless Club of young men, and the Pandora Club of young ladies, met jointly last Tuesday evening at the home of Mr. Wm. Johnson, 5337 Wabash Avenue. The clubs enjoyed together a social evening that brought memories of earlier years when these two clubs were first organized. A delicious luncheon of shrimp salad and coffee was served by the young ladies. B. F. MOSELEY HAS GUESTS Felix Payne, Kansas City, Mo., is the guest of Col. B. F. Moseley. Mr. Payne motored here from Kansas City in his Packard car to see the World's Series. Trees in Shakespeare Gardens "Shakespeare" gardens should contain only such plants as are mentioned in Shakespeare's works. These range from apricot trees (apricot) down to the lowly pansy, with columbine, crocus and rue. It should be nearly square, formal in design, with a sundial and a place in center with rough stone flagging—Los Angeles Times. What He Wanted to Find Out At a certain wedding the happy pair were about to retire, when the younger brother of the bride struck his glass with a knife and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, as the young couple are about to leave us, I will cut my remarks short. I invite each and all of you to take up your glasses, rise to your feet, and—see if one of you has not been sitting on my new hat!" asoM rasoN HON. CHARLES M. FOELL One of the Present High Class Judges of elected for Another Term of Six Years One of the Present High Class Judges of the Superior Court, Will Be Reelected for Another Term of Six Years at the Judicial Election in November Common Sense Legal Decision. A recent English decision holds that in view of the known propensity of young, unbroken colts when startled to rush about and to kick, it is negligence to conduct such a colt along the highway at night by leading a mare which it was accustomed to follow, without securing it in any way, so as to render its owner liable where the colt, being startled by the light on a bicycle coming from the opposite direction, suddenly ran across the road and collided with and injured the cyclist. Man and His Weight Between forty and fifty a man who allows his weight to remain high is running more danger of an early demise than he would run if he contracted typhoid fever. What is more, if he were stricken with that disease, his chance would be 10 per cent less than normal. A man who is thinner than the average, on the other hand, has less danger of dying in the decade than a man who tips the scales at the normal figure. Extend Helpful Hand. Many of the world's failures would have been splendid successes, if, in their struggling stage, some one had reached out a helping hand to them—had spurred them on when the bitterness of disappointment crushed them. There is, indeed, a moral here. The woman isn't living who cannot do some bit of good. Then let her lose no time in doing it—in offering the word of hope or encouragement which is the greatest stimulus the world ever knew. Proof of Power of Advertising "Advertising is a great art," said one tradesman to another a day or so ago. "Let me give you an illustration: Who should be the best-known son of Jacob? Reuben, of course. But which do you read of and remember most easily? Why Joseph: because he advertised. He wore a coat of many colors, whilst the rest of the family went about in the ordinary kind—whatever they may have been. So we hear of Joseph and his brethren. Such is the power of advertising." Replaces Human Sacrifice The meaning of the rite of "breaking the bottle" at the launching of ships was originally nothing short of sacrifice. Building a town or launching a ship were solemn matters to our forefathers, not to be done without devoting a life to propitiate the gods. Our timid civilization no longer dares to sacrifice a slave or a prisoner on such occasions, and therefore we break the bottle, signifying the taking of a man's life. If this world affords true happiness, it is to be found in a home where love and confidence increase with years, where the necessities of life come without severe strain, where luxuries enter only after their cost has been carefully considered. We are told that wealth is a test of character—few of us have to submit to it. Poverty is the more usual test. It is difficult to be very poor and maintain one's self-respect.—A. Edward Newton in the Atlantic. Who invented the door no one knows. It is, however, an invention of comparatively modern times. All the ancient houses, even the houses containing doorways, had no doors. Fabrics or skins of animals were hung across the doorways to keep out the elements. THE NEW YORK TIMES JANUARY 20, 1920 THE NEW YORK TIMES JANUARY 20, 1920 of the Superior Court, Who Will Be Repea at the Judicial Election in November. Real Happiness. Talks on Health Cleanliness Proper Living Sanitation, Etc. BY Dr. W. A. Driver 3300 So. State St. Phone Douglas 3617 mate health, wealth and what is even better, that state of mind that transcends all, namely, happiness. Faith makes the most dreaded diseases appear as means to an end, called by the faithful Heaven and Immortal Glory. Who can doubt the power of faith as we witness the happy but cadaverous face of a tired cancer or consumption patient triumphantly rejoicing at the final advance of eternal life? Sufficient faith is a mighty power, but sensible beings know that proper faith leads to treatment under the care of a reputable physician. Patent medicine is wrong because it is the offspring of fear and an excuse for not having a doctor. Those who use patent medicine are afraid of the price of intelligent, scientific treatment, which only a well trained physician is qualified to give. Fear is the offspring of evil. Avoid fear by taking proper thought and doing right. When you are the victim of error and for that reason or any other sick, seek sensible service. Seek and you shall find; that is faith. Faith lives in the light but fear hides. If you are fearful you should tell your fears to those who study nature most and are they not the doctors? Philosopher Dooley 'Tis a strange thing whin we come to think iv it that th' less money a man gets fr' his wurruk th' more nlcissary it is to th' wurruld that he shud go on wurrukin'. Yeer boss can go to Paris on a combination wedding an' divorce trip an' no wan bothers his head about him. But if ye shud go to Paris—excuse me m'r laughin' meslif black in th' face—industries iv th' country pines away."—Exchange. Instruments of Precision Accuracy is one of the most necessary qualifications of the present-day business girl—or so it would appear from the following conversation overheard the other day in the park: "So I answered the phone, and he said, 'Is Mr. X—there?' and I said, 'Yes, do you want to see him?' and then what do you think he said? He said, 'My dear girl, this is not a telescope; this is a telephone.'"—Manchester Guardian. Kingbird a Hard Fighter Some country folk call the kingbird the bee martin, because he occasionally in his insect-catching life snaps up a bee. The kingbird loves the orchard. There, while his mate is covering the eggs, he takes to a tree top to look over the landscape and the skyscape. When a hawk or a crow comes in sight the kingbird is off for a battle in which he does all the fighting. Occasionally, he takes a ride on the enemy's back for a yard or so, pecking his hardest to make his victim exceed the speed limit. Old Form of Investment The oldest investment the world knows is the real estate mortgage. Twenty-one hundred years before Christ, in ancient Babylon, money was loaned on mortgages. These mortgages were recorded on bricks and preserved in great earthenware jars that were sunk in the earth. They were dug up after they had reposed there 3,300 years, mute evidence of this most ancient form of investment. Virginia's View. Virginia, aged four, is extremely fond of peanuts. She has an ambition to eat a sackful of them. Her mother told her it would kill her to eat so many. The other day Virginia's grandfather asked her what she would do if he should die. Virginia was very thoughtful for a moment and then said tearfully, "I'd eat a sack of peanuts and die, too." Code of Beauty Our code and schedule of beauty is. I often feel, a very formal affair. Either we are afraid or ashamed to differ from received opinions, or we have never thought of revising the code we adopted in our youth, or we do not really look at things, or we do not care about beauty at all—A. C. Benson. Ingenious Four-Year-Old A little four-year-old was sent to the store to buy a lemon cream ple. Sometimes later she returned bearing it triumphantly in her arms and said: "I forgot the name of it, so I just asked for one wif embroidery on it." Why Not Find Out? Every time a young man sees a pretty girl purse her lips he wonders if there is anything in the purse for him. —Boston Transcript. PAGE THREE [Name] FAITH AND FEAR. Somewhere in the mass of literature that has been giving to the reading public may be found good words that build faith. No faculty of the mind appears to equal that one. Faith is essential to all that we do or hope to enjoy. Faith is capable of great growth as well as a journey in the opposite direction. It is commonly said that with sufficient faith mountains can be moved. Nothing can be accomplished without it. A lack of faith is often responsible for disease. When faith is absent fear is present; one seems to be the opposite of the other. The cultivation of faith requires eternal vigilance. Like eternal watchfulness, it is the price of that fleeting prize called success. Faith is contagious; it is catching. Those who have great faith are always worthy associates because they are optimistic and accomplish the worth while. They are cheerful, clean, even tempered, suave, industrious and quiet. They have energy in reserve because of their easy manners born of the faith which throws on life's screen the picturesque vision of ulti- Famous Family of Preachers. Rev. Lyman Beecher, sometimes referred to as "founder of the Beecher family," had seven sons who were preachers. Beginning with the oldest, they were: William Henry Beecher, born in 1802; Edward Beecher, born in 1803; George Beecher, born in 1809; Henry Ward Beecher, born in 1813; Charles Beecher, born in 1815; Thomas K. Beecher, born in 1824, and James C. Beecher, born in 1828. Significant Shakes. As the thumbs of a dying person fold beneath the fingers, so the handwriting begins to disintegrate when the intellectual faculties and physical vigor are on the wane. Observations of this kind are possible for there is an outward sign for each separate nerve degeneration. The user of drugs and stimulants can be easily discovered, for each of these positions has its particular quiver or irregularity.—Industrial Management. Sign Languages. It is said that Gen. Hugh S. Scott is one of the world's greatest experts in sign language, and that without any fighting he has settled more disputes with Indians than any other man in history. Most of them were settled, too, without a spoken word, just by signs and gestures. General Scott speaks practically every North American Indian dialect, besides being familiar with the primitive languages of other lands. Explains Corn's Fruitfulness Many plant students are led to wonder how ears of corn become so well polenated that no vacancies occur among the kernels, for the tassels are so far above the silks and winds blow freely throughout the fields. But close observation has shown that there are 7,000 pollen grains to every ovule, and only one is necessary. Little Things That Count The sunshine of life is made up of very little beams that are bright all the time. To give up something, when giving up will prevent unhappiness; to yield, when persisting will chafe and fret others; to go a little around rather than come against another; to take an ill look or a cross word quietly, rather than resent or return it—these are the ways in which clouds and storms are kept off and a pleasant and steady sunshine secured. Death to Moths. If moths get into the closet, saturate a cloth ten or twelve inches square with formaldehyde; hang cloth in the closet and close up tightly for twelve hours. The same plan may be used in chests, trunks or boxes, where clothing is stored. The fumes will kill moths as well as their eggs; also germs of any kind. No odor is left in the clothing. Business Proposition A little lad came in the grocery store for a five-cent head of lettuce. The clerk was removing the withered leaves and told the boy they cost ten cents, whereupon he remarked, "Can't you take off a few leaves and make it five cents?" Daily Thought What a brave soul is that, that is always prepared to leave the body, and unconcerned about her being either, extinguished, scattered or removed—Marcus Aurelian. PAGE FOUR oO THE BROAD AX ‘Published Weekly ~ In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue, Zepub- Tieans, Democrats, Catholics, Protestants, Single Taxers, Priests, infidels or any- one else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsi- bility is fixed. ‘The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. : Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be ‘paid in ad- vance. One Year ....c2.-c0eecceeeeee ++ 82.00 Bix Months’ ........+++0.-----+ 1.00 ‘Advertising rates made known on application. ‘Address all communications to ‘THE-BROAD AX 6418 Champlain Ave, Chicago, IIL PHONE WENTWORTH 2597. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. 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Branch Office 3101 Cottage Grove Ave. Revenue From Alaskan Seals. Of all the treasures in Alaska, the seals are probably among the most val- ‘able. Unlike mineral wealth, they Reed never run out, for, in conse- quence of their powers of reproduc- ton, they can yield under reasonable control a large and continuous revenue for an indefinite future. The Tendency of Things. * ‘The wise politicians are those who have learned from experience the reai tendency of things, who can climb the Focks where others have been wrecked, or from foresight can be cool when Peril is upon them.—Froude. Discovered “Arabian Nights” ‘The “Arabian Nights” stories were translated into English from the Ara- bie by Antonie Galland, a French savant, and traveler, who died in 1715. He obtained them in their original form during his visit to the East as an attache of the French embassy at Constantinople. : Profitable Readina. ‘The woman who does not keep abreast with what is taking place is do- ing herself a serious injustice. There 1s no possible excuse for ignorance in ‘this Gay when opportunity is open to ‘all through the public schools, the pub- Be Mbrary and the newspaper—Ex- change. Just a Suggestion. Little Mary was called in to see the new baby, who was the sixth in the family. All the previous children had been very small babies. Mary looked at the baby = short time, then seid: “Mamma; don't you think it ‘would be better to have them a little Digger and not so many of them?” Optimistic Thought. ‘There can be no permangat happi- ness when there is a departure from ‘prosperity, “gdp ee Workshop Is Useful, A convenient building to have on practically any small country or sub- urban estate is a small structure fitted up with a carpenter's bench and tool closet, with a bin for coal, a recess for wood and s small room fitted up for the storage of househclg goods or gar den necessities. Philadetphia Had First Magazine. ‘The city that gave birth to the mag- azine is not the city from which now come the greater number of our standard and popular periodicals. Phil- adelphia, not New York, was the first Uterary center of the New World; for although Boston produced the first newspaper, in the fourth year of the eighteenth century, Penn's city was next, and in the magazine field it was frst. Cut Out Useless Complaints. ‘The time wasted in complaining be- cause the job is hard would often be more than sufficient to put that Job on the list of “has beens.” His Faith Vindicated. Maramatsu San, a converted ex-com viet and manager of a home for dis- charged prisoners at Kobe, recently needed to make a trip to Tokyo, but had only 85 cents toward his fare, With faith in God, he nevertheless started for the station. One train de- parted without him, but when time for the next arrived, it brought a mission- ary who, greeting Mr. Maramatsu, sald to him: “By the way, I have been in- tending for some time to hand you this $5 for your work.” Mr. Maramatsu's faith was vindicated. Hed Seen the “Ad.” ‘When formal announcement of Hel- en's engagement was made in the so- ciety column of the local paper, Dicky ‘came running up to his sister, saying: “Oh, Helen, I saw your ad in the pa- per!” More Than Mere Right. Singleton—“But even a married man has a right to his opinion.” Henpek— “My dear fellow, it isn’t a question of right; it's a question of courage.”"— Boston Transcript. Fuel Value of Woods. Hickory, oak, beech, birch, hard ma- ple, ash, elm, locust, long-leat pine and cherry have fairly high heat values, and only one cord of seasoned wood of those species is required to equal one ton of coal. Hickory, of the non resinous woods, has the highest fuel value per unit volume of wood, and has other advantages. It burns evenly and, as housewives say, holds the heat. The oak comes next, followed by beech, birch and maple. Cancer Not Hereditary. According to the latest statistics of six large life insurance companies, compiled by an expert actuary for the American Society for the Control of Cancer, if one or even both of an iudi- ‘vidual's parents have died of cancer, that individual is no more likely than anyone else to die of the same disease. It begins to look as though cancer were not hereditary at all, contrary to an- lent belief. Put Outside the Law. ‘The strangest punishment which still survives in Great Britain under modern law is that of “outlawry.” About ten years ago a lawyer charged with forging a check was “outlawed” in the Glasgow high court. By this sentence the person of the accused is declared forfelt. He cannot bear tes- timony in a court, nor sue, nor defend an action. He cannot act on « jury, nor vote at an election, nor act as tu- tor or guardian to another person. If anyone robs him he has no redress. Insufficiency of Fame. Robert Louis Stevenson, says the Philadelphia Record, was not the only celebrity who-had found fame rather than substantial achievement. “I would agree,” he wrote, “that Gladstone was the author of my works for a good ten ton schooner and the coins to keep it on. I know a little about fame now; it's no good compared to a yacht.” Unkind Comment. ‘The death recently took place in Ireland of a well-known singer who had a massive physique. This was rather a drawback in the case of cer tain sentimental songs which were hardly applicable to his girth. One night, when in Dublin, he gave as an encore, the well-known Irish song, “Tm sitting by the stile, Mary, where we sat side by side” An irreverent person in the gallery exclaimed: “Ab, shure, there wouldn't be room for the two of yes now.” Volee of Envy. “Did I understand you to say that ‘Mr. Grabeoin has more money than he knows what to do with?” “No. ‘That is merely the point of view held by some of Mr. Grabcoin'’s neigtibors who think they could enjoy life a ‘great deal more than he does, if they oaly had his money."—New Haven Journal. ‘The Werk Cure. ‘There is no remedy for trouble equal to hard work—iabor that will tire you physically to such en extent that you must sleep. If you have ‘met with losses you do not want to Ile aweke and think about them. You want sleep, apd to eat your meals with 8B appetite; but you capnot, unless you work. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, OCTOBER 13, 1917. —$—————————— BOOKS AND RACE LITERATUBE.| Residence, 1262 Macalister P — Telephone Monroe Zé ‘The cheapest place in this city to bay Bibler and books of fiction, ete., ete. hiss apedal attention ts called to tho(MILES J. DEVO Negro Year Book of 1917, which should Attorney at Law find its way into the home of every race- tering aes ee sells as Suite 313-329 Reaper Blo: conta; 29 conta for postage for! Clark and Washington S vending it by mail. Phones, Central 239; Auto. 41-016 Send all money orders for it, other books and race literature to A. D. CHICAGO Hayes’ Book Store, 3640 South State street, Chicago. Phone Douglas 7586. 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A portable, but very powerful, by- Graulie press has been invented for bending large pipes to any desired curve without injury. New Noises, Some of the new automobile horns make @ noise so different from any- thing ever heard by the present gen- eration that one is tempted to believe the inventor has accidentally hit on the bark of the ichthyosaurus—al- bany Argus. Werld’s Oldest Obeervatery, Pekin has the oldest astronomical Observatory in the world. It was es tablished in 1279, and it contains sev- eral instruments which were placed there upon its opening. aos _That's Nien ‘For riding on water there bas been invented a tricycle with hollow, we- tertight wheels, the rear pair being provided with biedes for propulsien. Residence, 1262 Macalister Place ‘Telephone Monroe 27M MILES J. DEVINE Attorney at Law Suite 313-329 Reaper Block | Clark and Washington Sts. CHICAGO PHONE MAIN 2214 Attorney at Law 118 North La Salle Street Suite 15 to 66 CHICAGO RESIDENCE, 5548, JEFFERSON AVE. A. L. WILLAMS Attorney and | Counselor at Law Phone Main 2017 Automatic 32-395 Suite 706 Firmenick Building 184 W. Washington St. CHICAGO "184 W. Washington Sti CHICAGO RESIDENCE: 508 E. 36th STREET PHONE DOUGLAS 4397 J. Gray Lucas Attorney at Law Suite 815 Hartford Bldg. 8S. Dearborn St. CHICAGO PHONES: OFFICE, CENTRAL 6583 AUTOMATIC 42-590 Residence, 4533 Prairie Avenue Res, Kenwood WALTER M. FARMER ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW NOTARY PUBLIC ‘Suite 7 184 W. Washington St. RESIDENCE: 3353 South Park Ave. PHONE DOUGLAS 2773 W. E. MOLLISON ATTORNEY and COUNSELOR - Suite 815 Hartford Bldg. PHONE: CENTRAL 6583 CHICAGO ‘Suite 708 Delaware Building Telephone Central 3142 Franklin A. Denison ATTORNEY AT LAW 36 West Randolph Street CHICAGO RESIDENCE 19 South _ Avenue WM. J. LATHAM ATTORNEY AT LAW OFFICE PHONE: CALUMET ws 2 East 31st Street Suite 7 CHICAGO attend toe, Rats 2-480" Pitas Grates Dr. Theo. R. Mozee DENTIST Hours: gf had ug) ag 4709 SOUTH STATE STREET CHICAGO Talephoness” akload 1380, Asai" 1553 JOHN J. DUNN ESTABLISHED 77 é Wholesale and Retail COAL Ply PCAC CNT a Ee As Near As Your Telephone DISTANCE IMMATERIAL JN Metopottan City ofthis siz, death Knocks evry thirty minutes at some door. Too often that death not only brings sorrow, but misfortune as well. Let the Price you pay for a funeral be a business proposition and , you will benefit by it in service, quality and cost to yeu av in dollars and cents. The result of my campaign has a Ra Gertene cea a lergeit acl mo! meget 5; eablahments in the world. A visit will convince Coneth me, can save you Wony. Tine ad Money. Shipping to all parts of the Country and Automobile Funerals a Specialty. Central Display Rooms and Chapel. Cal promptly answered day or night. Ernest H. Williamson, KENWOOD (AUTOMATIC 488” Undertaker “73-867 5028 and 5030S. StateSt, - - - - Chicago, lL DR. LOUIE] USSELMANN Watchmaker, Jeweler and Optometrist OWNERS AND DIRECTORS 20. Kenser Phones Calumet 6164 DAVID Ae Automatic 71-629 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT _The Emanuel Jackson Undertaking Co., Inc. 2959-61 South State Street Reliable Service Courteous Treatment Reascanble Prices FREE CHAPEL IN CONNECTION ‘Complete Line of Funeral Goods Automobiles for Hire TEENAN JONES’ PLACE 3445 SOUTH STATE STREET * TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 4591 The finest and most UP-TO-DATE BUFFET and CAFE on the South Side. First-Class Entertainers. HENRY “TEENAN” JONES, Proprietor A. F. CODOZOE DOUGLAS #7 eee ee roe Bemas The Elite Cafe - AND BUFFET 3030 STATE STREET CHICAGO _ Chicago, IIL, Sept. 13, 1917. State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss. NOTICE OF PARDON. IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM SMITE: Please take notice that William Smith, now incarcerated in the Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Will County, under the charge of kidnaping, for the term of 10 years, will present his peti- tion to the Board of Commissioners sitting at Springfield, Il, to the Oc tober term. ‘Towel and Medicine Closet. A good idea for a towel and med ine closet or cabinet in two bath Fooms which have a common wall is ‘? divide the one closet space into thirds laterally. The upper third forms tb two shallow medicine closets, back !? back, with a mirrored door in ea? Dathroom. The other twothirds & tend through the depth of the clos and are used for towels. Each # these divisions opens into one of * bathrooms. Here’s a New Wage Term. “A modest minimum wage” is t* latest contribution to social scienc® Row being used in arbitration cou? fm the commonwesith of South 4