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THE BROAD AX The latest official picture of the Staff, Field and Line Officers of the Eighth Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Col. Franklin A. Denison, commanding; especially taken for Julius F. Taylor, by the International Film Service, Inc., at 1:15 o'clock Friday afternoon, October 12th, 1917, just one hour before the regiment marched out of its armory, headed for Camp Logan, Houston, Texas. The above picture, which will become historical, will be sent to any part of the United States on the receipt of 75 cents. THE EIGHTH REGIMENT ON ITS DEPARTURE FROM CHICAGO WAS GIVEN A DEMONSTRATION OF THE HIGH ESTEEM AND THE ADMIRATION IN WHICH IT IS HELD BY THE CITIZENS OF CHICAGO, EQUAL TO THAT WHICH WAS SHOWERED DOWN UPON THE SEVENTH REGIMENT, WHEN IT DEPARTED FROM THIS CITY. COL. FRANKLIN A. DENISON HEADED HIS REGIMENT AS IT MARCHED THROUGH THE STREETS. HE AND HIS MEN WERE CONTINUOUSLY CHEERED BY THE VAST THRONGS OF PEOPLE WHO GAZED UPON THEM FOR THE LAST TIME FOR SOME TIME TO COME. LITTLE FRANKLIN A. DENISON, JR, ACCOMPANIED HIS FATHER ON TO CAMP LOGAN. HE IS ONE OF THE BRAVEST AND ONE OF THE GREATEST LITTLE SOLDIERS IN THE UNITED STATES. COL. DENISON ACCORDED JULIUS F. TAYLOR THE HONOR OF MARCHING SIDE BY SIDE WITH THE STAFF AND FIELD OFFICERS IN THE PARADE FROM THE ARMORY TO THE TRACKS OF THE CHICAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAILROAD, WHERE THE REGIMENT ENTRAINED ON THEIR JOURNEY SOUTH. THE REGIMENT HAS ARRIVED SAFE AND SOUND AT CAMP LOGAN, HOUSTON, TEXAS, AND IT WAS WARMLY RECEIVED WITH OPEN ARMS AND EXTENDED HANDS BY COL. DAN. MORIARTY AND THE OTHER HIGH MILITARY CHIEFS OF THE ILLINOIS UNITS STATIONED AT THAT CAMP. THE ALDERMANIC FIGHT CONTINUES TO GROW AWFULLY HOT AND THE LATEST DOPE IS: THAT THE SECOND WARD REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION WILL WITHHOLD ITS OPEN ENDORSEMENT OF ANY CANDIDATE, THAT THE FREE FOR ALL FIGHT WILL NARROW DOWN BETWEEN FORMER ALDERMAN OSCAR DE PRIEST, MAJOR ROBERT R. JACKSON AND HON. A. H. ROBERTS; THAT NO WHITE REPUBLICAN OF ANY PROMINENCE WILL ENTER THE RUNNING FOR ALDERMAN. THE WORLD SERIES. White Sox—World Champions. By Beauregard F. Moseley. The story of the World Series is told in this headline. The White Sox are now the undisputed champions of the baseball world, as well as the possessors of $91,733.15 of good American money, earned as their share of total receipts of $425,878, leaving the New York Giants for their share, $61,155.43, and the rest to the National Commission. In this series Red Faber wins with 114 deliveries, served as follows: 24 strikes, 41 balls, 11 foul strikes, 7 fouls, 24 field out, 1 hit batter and 6 hits, the 6 hits netting nine bases. Benton and Perritt of the Giants, between them, lost with 126 deliveries, served as foll- champion team over such professionals as McGraw, but such is the fact, and it demonstrates that an athlete is not the product of any group, but belongs to the man or woman who is thoughtful and cautious enough to develop themselves along physical and mental lines in the school of every day, practical endeavor. Physical development is the greatest asset possessed by mankind. It matters not how great one's mentality may be, it requires physical power to execute even the intricacy of thought itself. Hence we have in Manager Clarence Rowland the greatest athletic manager of them all. This, of course, must be credited to Chas. Comiskey's foresight and physical development as a ball player in his youth, which enabled him to mentally recognize the future possibilities of the "bush league" player. Now that the World Series have been played and Chicago has been the winner over the proud and haughty New Yorkers the country notice that in the not New York should metropolis of all this worth doing to beat New York at, let us hope that we will find Chicago in other championship Sox, the Cubs, and in American Giants, for would have been the champions had the Ader the astute Fosters pant in the series jersey, per the record of theers, taking man for close a larger per cent among the Americans either of the two peting for this world White Sox won four York Giants two out played. FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING, THERE WILL BE KNOCKING DOWN AND DRAGGING OUT AND MUCH MUD SLINGING ON THE PART OF THE COLORED CANDIDATES, FOR IT IS CLAIMED THAT ALL OF THEM KNOW SOMETHING ON EACH OTHER WHICH WILL NOT LOOK VERY WELL IN PRINT: IT IS REPORTED THAT ALDERMAN HUGH NORRIS MAY SHORTLY BECOME CITY OIL INSPECTOR AND RECEIVE FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR HIS SERVICES. THE LATEST LINE-UP IS: THAT MORRIS LEWIS, MAJOR JACKSON, OR SOME OTHER COLORED MAN WILL BE ELECTED TO THE LEGISLATURE FROM THE THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICT; THAT TWO COLORED CANDIDATES INSTEAD OF ONE, AS IN THE PAST, WILL BE CHOSEN, AND THAT STATE SENATOR SAMUEL A. ETTELSON WILL BE RE-ELECTED IN 1918 FROM THAT SAME DISTRICT WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST OPPOSITION. Vol. XXIII. THE EIGHTH REGIMENT OF THE HIGH ESTEEM AND THE EQUAL TO THAT WHICH WAS SHE FROM THIS CITY. COL. FRANKLIN A. DENISON HE AND HIS MEN WERE CONTINUING UPON THEM FOR THE LAST TIME ACCOMPANIED HIS FATHER ON GREATEST LITTLE SOLDIERS IN. COL. DENISON ACCORDED THE STAFF AND FIELD OFFICER CAGO & EASTERN ILLINOIS RAIL SOUTH. THE REGIMENT HAS ART IT WAS WARMLY RECEIVED WITH AND THE OTHER HIGH MILITARY. THE ALDERMANIC FIGHT THAT THE SECOND WARD REPUP OF ANY CANDIDATE, THAT THE ALDERMAN OSCAR DE PRIEST, N WHITE REPUBLICAN OF ANY PR. FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING MUD SLINGING ON THE PART OF KNOW SOMETHING ON EACH OTHER. IT IS REPORTED THAT ALL AND RECEIVE FOUR THOUSAND. THE LATEST LINE-UP IS: MAN WILL BE ELECTED TO THE COLORED CANDIDATES INSTEAD ATOR SAMUEL A. ETTELSON WILL SLIGHTEST OPPOSITION. The departure of the Eighth Regiment from Chicago to Camp Logan, Houston, Tex., where in the near future it will be known as the men of the One Hundred and Thirty-fourth or something like that, has become a part of the history of this city and the great state of Illinois. Promptly at 2:15 o'clock. Last Friday afternoon the regiment marched out of its Armory headed by its famous band and despite the fact that it was a very cold rainy day the street in front of the Armory and all along the line of march was crowded with people who had been waiting and standing for many hours in order to get a last glimpse at it as its members wended their way on toward the trains which would soon whirl them on toward the southland. The departing demonstration in their honor was equal to that which had been showered down upon the Seventh Regiment only a few weeks prior to that time, when it left this city and its army of loyal friends behind it, and on Friday afternoon it was clearly evident that the Eighth Regiment is held in the highest esteem by all the citizens of Chicago. Col. Franklin A. Denison proudly marched at the head of his regiment, bowing to the right and to the left to the vast multitude of people who felt HEW TO THE LINE; LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY highly honored to be present on such a history-making occasion and many of them fully realized that they were gazing upon their loved ones who belonged to the Eighth Regiment for the last time for many days or months to come. Little Franklin A. Dennison, Jr., who knows the names of all the older men belonging to the regiment, accompanied his father or the regiment on to Camp Logan and he will remain with it until it departs for the trenches in France and he is proving himself to be bravest and one of the greatest little soldiers in the United States. Many of the wives, lovers, sweethearts and other relatives of many of the officers and men marched arm in arm with them right through the streets on to the tracks of the Chicago and Eastern Railroad. It got mighty close up to our full-fledged warm American heart when we beheld our friend, Color Sergt. M. P. Freeman, gallantly bearing the beautiful regimental flag aloft, with his brave and dutiful wife, Mrs. Freeman, leaning on his left arm with a sad expression on her pleasant face. The writer was accorded the honor by Col. Denison of marching side by side with the staff and field officers in the memorable parade all the way from the Eighth Regiment Armory to the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad where we bid many of the men and officers farewell, as a matter of fact. we felt like continuing our journey with the regiment right onto Camp Logan, Houston, Tex. It is a pleasure to state that Col Denison and his regiment arrived safe and sound at Camp Logan the middle of this week and he and the least man in it were hearty and joyously received with open arms and extended hands by Col. Dan Moriarty and the other big or high chiefs of Illinois now in training at Camp Logan. Mighty hot times are ahead for the big colored politicians residing in the second ward for the aldermanic contest is already on in full swing in that ward, and as the high priests have decided to keep their hands off and not permit the Second Ward Republican organization to openly endorse any of the candidates for alderman everything seems to indicate that there will be a free-for-all bitter fight between former Alderman Oscar De Priest, Major Robert R. Jackson, and Hon. A. H. Roberts, as it is contended by the wise ones that no white Republican of any prominence will enter the race for alderman. Before the primaries Tuesday, Feb. 26, 1918, there will be a rip-snorting time. That knocking down and digging out will be in order at all of the meetings which will be staged by the various candidates, that each one of them knows something on the other fellow which will not look very well in print. The story of the World Series is told in this headline. The White Sox are now the undisputed champions of the baseball world, as well as the possessors of $91,733.15 of good American money, earned as their share of total receipts of $425,878, leaving the New York Giants for their share, $61,155.43, and the rest to the National Commission. In this series Red Faber wins with 114 deliveries, served as follows: 24 strikes, 41 balls, 11 foul strikes, 7 fouls, 24 field out, 1 hit batter and 6 hits, the 6 hits netting nine bases. Benton and Perritt of the Giants, between them, lost with 126 deliveries, served as follows: 35 strikes, 45 balls, 15 foul strikes, 5 fouls, 19 field put outs and 7 hits, all singles. Each team had seven runners left on base. Faber had 4 strike-out. Benton and Perritt fanned three each. Home runs played an important part in this series, and had the New York Giants been as lucky in the sixth game as they were in the third and fourth a different story would have been told, for a home run in the sixth game on the part of the Giants would have tied the score and with the confidence that always comes to the losing team when the score is tied by them the series would not have ended with the sixth. No doubt there is some disappointment in the fact that a 'bush leaguer,' such as Clarence Rowland was when he succeeded Jimmie Callahan as manager of the White Sox in 1915, should become the leader and pilot of the world's hence the strong fighting and the mud slinging. Only a few days ago former Alderman Oscar De Priest declared that his hat was already in the ring, that he did not fear any and all comers and that he and his supporters and backers feel confident that he will come in under the wire far ahead of all of his rivals on primary day. It may not be time but it is reported that Alderman Hugh Norris will soon become the new city oil inspector for Chicago, that he will receive $4,000 per year for his services, that Major Robert R. Jackson or Morris Lewis or two other colored men will be elected to the Legislature from the Third Senatorial District, that in 1918 Hon. Samuel A. Ettelson, without the slightest opposition, will be re-elected to the state senate from that same district. champion team over such professionals as McGraw, but such is the fact, and it demonstrates that an athlete is not the product of any group, but belongs to the man or woman who is thoughtful and cautious enough to develop themselves along physical and mental lines in the school of every day, practical endeavor. Physical development is the greatest asset possessed by mankind. It matters not how great one's mentality may be, it requires physical power to execute even the intricacy of thought itself. Hence we have in Manager Clarence Rowland the greatest athletic manager of them all. This, of course, must be credited to Chas. Comiskey's foresight and physical development as a ball player in his youth, which enabled him to mentally recognize the future possibilities of the "bush league" player. Now that the World Series have been played and Chicago has been the winner over the proud and haughty New THE MILITARY UNION THE THE SERVICE COL. FRANKLIN A. DENISON Commanding the Eighth Regiment, Which Is the Pride of the People Residing in All Parts of the United States. Regiment, Which Is the Pride of the in All Parts of the United States. commanding the Eighth Regiment, Which Is the Pride of the Vast Majority of All the People Residing in All Parts of the United States. Yorkers the country will, no doubt, take notice that in the future Chicago and not New York should be regarded as the metropolis of all things. There is nothing worth doing that Chicago can't beat New York at, along all lines. Let us hope that the season of 1918 will find Chicago in possession of another championship team, if not the Sox, the Cubs, and if not the Cubs, the American Giants, for who knows what would have been the color of the world's champions had the American Giants, under the astute Foster, been a participant in the series just closed. On paper, the record of the individual players, taking man for man, would disclose a larger per cent of winners among the American Giants than in either of the two teams lately competing for this world's title, wherein the White Sox won four games and the New York Giants two out of the six games played. THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE WAR OF 1914-1918 Is the Pride of the Vast Majority of All the United States. No. 5 HON. JOHN For the Past Year from Time to Time The Him for Mayor of Chicago in 1919, lowing in Our Footsteps in That Re Boom Him in Dead Earnest. XL HON. JOHN E. OWENS. For the Past Year from Time to Time This Paper Has Been Favorably Mentioning Him for Mayor of Chicago in 1919, and Now the Daily Newspapers Are Following in Our Footsteps in That Respect, for Some of Them Are Beginnhg to Boom Him in Dead Earnest. The Eighth Regiment has by this writing ceased to be the Eighth Illinois National Guards, and has become one of the units composing a great National army whose duty and privilege it may become to fight for a world democracy under the flag of the greatest democracy the world has ever known. Concern as to how the Eighth will acquit itself sinks into nothingness when the class of the men composing it are considered. Coming as it does from the ranks of the leading citizens of Illinois, from the homes of the best families and bearing as they do the "God speed" of former friends and comrades, the last embrace and tender tokens of sisters and sweethearts, the guiding prayers of wives and mothers, they must and will be men and soldiers. But when thinking of the section of the country to which they have gone a question arises as to how they will be treated by the white citizens of Texas? It is true that there is occasion for the loved ones at home to feel apprehensive as to the kind of treatment the Eighth will receive at Camp Logan, Houston, Texas. Is it fair? It will be readily conceded that the Colored men are no more a part of the army that must help win this world war for democracy by their own choice than are the white men by their own choice, only in that they choose to be loyal Americans, therefore, he is not in the army as a representative of the Colored race, but as one of the fighting units of the United States. He is a representative of, and responsible to, the whole people of the United States. *In the world's great melting pot, America, race lines become less and less distinct, as of right they should. In fact, a new race is being born and what man can now determine its complexion. If it is a race actuated by principle rather than by self-worship it shall do well. Let us stop making the Colored man a separate entity. If American he is all American, and he fights as an all American. Let the white people take thought. He must find that the Colored man has ever been loyal to his country. There is not a single incident in his history in America that would justify the white man's attitude towards him. Do not the white people realize that they make loyalty difficult, increase discord and delay harmonious action on all points of mutual interest by refusing the real American place in their conscience. We take the position that what benefits one, benefits all, and what injures one, injures all. If what I do to injure you, injures me, in sheer self-defense wisdom suggests that I desist. Let us stop this hypocrisy and double dealing, making the world safe for democracy and America, the greatest of all democracies, unsafe for the American Negro—the real democrat. We are all one people and have one common cause, therefore there is no room for argument or difference between us. It is our individual and collective duty to do all for Uncle Sam and to do this we must do all for each other. To do less is treason. To the many virtues of the American people the Negro has added humility --- PAGE TWO WE AMERICANS and forgiveness, with which he overcomes every obstacle and in every need stands by his white brother's side, to battle and die if need be for principle. The white man can not afford to weaken himself by opposing his loyal brother. The Colored brother will not sulk in his tent. He will now, as ever before do his duty, leaving the reward to God. CHICAGO COLORED BUSINESS MEN What does the influx of thousands of Colored men to Chicago and vicinity mean to the Chicago business man? Is he prepared or is he preparing to conserve the moral forces of his brother to combine and concentrate his financial resources so as to command the social, political and commercial consideration this new industrial giant deserves. We fear the colored business man does not properly consider the signs of the time. He must put to proper use the thousands of dollars being earned daily by the Colored worker in and around Chicago or let the future repeat the story of the past—Colored communities made the dumping ground for the filth and pollution of the city and millions of dollars in property values at the mercy of unfriendly interests, while the same interests control millions of dollars of Colored people's money and trade. The Negro Business League is a splendid agency through which to work. Why not begin? BUY A LIBERTY BOND Interest demands and security demands and principle demands. Let conscience compel every individual, secret, social and religious organization that can, buy a Liberty Bond. As a business proposition you receive 1 per cent more interest on a Liberty Bond than on money in a savings account in the bank. As to security, you have the government back of the Liberty Bond, which means all the combined resources of all the banks, plus all other wealth, plus the thrift, skill and industry of the American people. Most of all it means to you security of home and institutions, which represent a great principle—democracy. In the mention of noteworthy Liberty Bond purchases the economist mentions the purchase by the members of the Eighth Regiment of $75,000 in Liberty Bonds. If the Eighth can both fight and buy, we stay-at-homes should at least buy. DR. BRUSHINGHAM TURNS CHURCH OVER TO NEGROES Action Part of $3,000,000 M. E. Building Plan in Chicago. The South Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, Thirty-third street and South Park avenue, of which the Rev. J. P. Brushingham has been pastor for the last five years, and of which Mayor Thompson and former Chief of Police C. C. Healey are or were trustees, was turned over to the Negro congregation of St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal Church last Sunday. The details of the plan were decided on Friday, but Dr. Brushingham, who was assigned to the Central Park Church at the Rock river conference which adjudicated on Tuesday, said last Friday he had given permission to the Rev. G. R. Bryant, the pastor of the Colored church, to arrange for the preparation THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO. OCTOBER 20, 1917 MANY COLORED MEN IN LOUISIANA, REGARDLESS OF THE FACT THAT THEY ARE MARRIED AND HAVE OTHERS DEPENDING UPON THEM, HAVE BRAVELY STEPPED FORWARD TO ASSIST UNCLE SAM IN THE PRESENT WORLD WAR FOR DEMOCRACY. New Orleans, La., Oct. 14, 1917. Julius F. Taylor, Editor The Broad Ax:—According to a ruling asked for by the governor of Louisiana and made in reply by Provost Marshal General Crowder through Adjutant General McCrory, on the right of married men with dependents to be exempted from service in the National Army, being organized under the draft laws, all married men with dependents, such as dependent wife, parents, grandparents or children, are to be released "if the family at the time of the registrant's summons and prior thereto, were and had been mainly dependent upon his labor for support, regardless of whether his parents or relatives, or those of his wife are financially able to support those dependent during absence of registrant while in service." The ruling affects many of the men sent to Camp Pike, Arkansas, during the last month's time from this city and state, especially Negro men, a large majority, it is stated, of whom left behind them such dependents. In order to avoid all possible mistakes regarding the interpretation of General Crowder's ruling, Exemption Board No.1 of this city immediately forwarded the following telegram to General Crowder through Adjutant General McGrory, Thursday, October 17th, after receiving the ruling: "Men have been refused exemption by this board and are now in service, whose family at the time of the registrant's summons, and prior thereto, were mainly dependent upon their labor for support, but the parents or relations of the registrant, or of the registrant's wife, were, in the opinion of this board, able to support those dependent during registrant's absence while in service, and would not see them in want. Should those men have been exempted? They are in service. What shall this board do in those cases?" The board gives out the report that a large majority of the Colored men sent from this state are married men, situated in the position mentioned in the telegram, and it is no doubt true, for it is a well-known fact that almost all Colored men have to work for their own and the support of wives and relatives, but it is also a fact that a much smaller percentage of Colored men pleaded for exemption though married and had dependents to support than white men in the same situation did. It was the appeal of white men carried to the highest authorities that brought down the rule of the building for the new occupants. South Park Avenue Church is valued at $115,000 and is one of the finest church buildings owned by the Methodists in Chicago. Negroes Predominate. Dr. Brushingham, who was a member of the exemption board in the district in which the church is located, said of the 207 soldiers in the draft from the district only thirty-three were white. "The property will be leased, not given to the Negroes," said Dr. John Thompson, superintendent of the Chicago Home Missionary and Church Extension Society, who holds title to the property. "This is only a part of what we are planning to do for the colored members of the church. We intend to build a social center on South State street costing $150,000." The plans for the Negroes was only one phase of a tremendous advance in church building, which was decided on at a meeting of the Chicago area under the presidency of Bishop Thomas Nicholson at the Union League Club. HON. EMMETT J. SCOTT PASSES THROUGH CHICAGO ON WAY FROM DES MQINES—GREAT AP- POINTMENT. Chicago, October 18, 1917. To The Broad Ax:—I have just learned from an officer from the Reserve Training Camp at Des Moines that a large number of commissions of officers named by the War Department reached the men who have been all summer fitting themselves for their country's service. This in itself was a gratifying piece of information, but in addition to that many of these commissions were delivered by and bore the signature of Hon. Emmett J. Scott, whose title was that of Fourth Assistant Secretary of War. Of course I did not know that there was in existence such an assistant, but it is gratifying that there must be such a place, and that President Woodrow Wilson has selected a man so eminently fitted for its delicate and important duties as the modest man who for more than fifteen years was the right hand of Booker Washington, and whose splendid poise has been remarked by thousands. Of course no man named by Mr. Wilson could have pleased all the Colored people of America, but taking all of them up one side and down ing. The cry of "slacker" against them did not stop them. The cane sugar growers of Louisiana are out in a protest against the proposed 5.8 cents for their raw sugar, the price fixed by the Federal Food Commission. Their protest, however, seems very unreasonable considering the wages paid field hands and the other items of cost in the production of sugar. The price of sugar to consumers is almost twice what it used to be, but that is not so because the cost of production is almost twice as much as it has heretofore been. Not one single item in the cost of growing cane and producing sugar is double what it used to be, or anything near double. Plantation labor has been receiving from 70 to 75 cents a day, sunrise to sunset day, from the 1st of February to October 31st, time made paid every 15 days. In harvesting season, running from November 1st to January 1st, laborers receive $1.25 per day, sunrise to sunset, and 50 cents per "watch" of 6 hours during the night. The cost of labor at this rate in the production of sugar is less than a cent a pound, with planters getting 3 cents a pound f.o.b. Labor is the chief cost in the production of sugar and amounts to 50 per cent of the total cost at the rate it is paid and sugar at 3 cents. The cost of labor being, let us say, 1 cent a pound and half of the total cost of production the other items in the cost would amount to just another cent, leaving the planter with one cent a pound for money invested. For in stance, under efficient cropping a planter gets not less than 3,000 lbs. of sugar per acre. If he buys cane from small growers the price per ton of cane, juice weighing 8, is 80 cents for every cent that the market at New Orleans is offering per pound for yellow clarified sugar, centrifugal dried. Sugar selling for 3 cents brings the small cane grower x380 or $2.40 per ton delivered at the mill. A ton of such canes produces about 200 lbs. of sugar. Now if the small planter raises cane and sells it delivered for $2.40 per ton and gets 18 tons per acre, or $43.20 per acre, it is clear that the cost in growing the cane for delivery includes labor, taxes, mules, implements and everything up to the point of manufacture. At 3 cents per pound, 200 lbs. of sugar or a ton of cane juice weighing 8 brings $6. The small cane grower gets $2.40 of this $6, leaving $3.60 for the planter who boils the juice, extracts the sugar and sells it at the price stated. the other he could have made no wiser selection than he has made. Emmett Scott is a scholar, thinker and speaker, who would be known all over the country except that he has made no effort to shine in this field. As assistant to the War Department head he will be an invaluable aid, and Mr. Wilson is to be congratulated for having broken the ice. We expect him to wade in now that he has wet his official feet. W. E. Mollison. COTTON PICKERS IN DEMAND PLANTERS OFFER HIGH WAGE Shreveport, La.—A record breaking price of $1.50 per hundred pounds, nearly three times the usual price in past seasons, is being paid by some planters in north Louisiana, particularly in the Monroe section, for cotton picking. THIRTEEN SOLDIERS FREED In Houston Riot. Had No Part In It. Says Inquiry Board. Fort Bliss, Texas.—(Special.)—The board of inquiry sitting in trial of the 156 members of the Twenty-fourth Infantry, alleged to have taken part in the Houston riots August 23, have found thirteen members not guilty of any participation in the riots. These men have been sent back to their regiment, now at Columbus, N. M. The method of trying these men singly and not dismissing them en masse, as did Taft and Roosevelt in the Brownville case, makes things look brighter. TRIAL OP RIOTING NEGRO SOLDIERS TO START BOOM San Antonio, Tex.—(Special.)—An order for the courtmartial of more than 120 Negroes of the Twenty-fourth infantry, charged with participation in the riots at Houston, Tex., Aug. 23, to be held at Fort Sam Houston, is expected early next week, it was announced at southern department headquarters Thursday. Sixty of the Negro soldiers will be charged with mutiny and murder, it was indicated, the others with lesser offences. A MRS. IRENE McCOY-GAINES Graduate of the Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn. Stenographer in the Juvenile Court, Who Is Prominently Connected with the University Society. Mrs. Irene McCoy-Gaines ranks among the most popular of the younger and progressive Colored women in this city. Notwithstanding this fact, she has always been very modest, unassuming and retiring, for the writer has keenly and interestingly watched her career from a young girl up to the present time. Shortly after that she was selected as one of the stenographers in the Juvenile Court, which position she still holds, and she will be the next Colored probation officer to be appointed. She is a P. M. N. G. of the Strangers Rest Household 5125. She has honorably served as vice president of the University Society and she has won In the course of time her mother, Mrs. Mamie Clark, who deserves great credit for doing so, sent her to Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn., from which institution she graduated in 1910, with high honors. After doing so, she continued to drink in more knowledge fully realizing the fact that knowledge is power the world over. In time she became a proficient stenographer and four or five years ago she passed the Cook county civil service examination with more than one hundred marks to her credit. THE CHICAGO FISK CLUB. The Chicago Fisk Club sent $75.00, proceeds from their annual dance, to Fisk University, as a contribution to the endowment fund that is now being raised for that institution. THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY Four new members were taken into the University Society at the last meeting. The membership committee is anxious to increase the membership to one hundred. Here's wishing them success! On last Sunday Prof. Adena Minott, Mental Scientist, lectured and made practical demonstrations of her work before the University Society. Others participating on program were Miss Strayhorn at the piano, Mrs. Annie Lowry Cole read Dunbar's "Ode to Ethiopia" and Attorney H. B. Gaines gave a sketch of the life of this noted poet. Next regular meeting, Sunday, October 28, 5300 Wabash Avenue, 4 P. M. YEAR FOR THE MARK OF THE HUNDRED AND SECOND YEAR OF THE HUNDRED AND SECOND YEAR AL ROYAL MANSION OF THE UNION HON. CHARLES M. FORLL One of the Present High Class Judges of the Superior elected for Another Term of Six Years at the Judici One of the Present High Class Judges of the Superior Court, Who Will Be Re elected for Another Term of Six Years at the Judicial Election in November Shortly after that she was selected as one of the stenographers in the Juvenile Court, which position she still holds, and she will be the next Colored probation officer to be appointed. She is a P. M. N. G. of the Strangers Rest Household 5125. She has honorably served as vice president of the University Society and she has won several very valuable prizes in the essay or the literary contests, in this essay. Several years ago, she was united in marriage to Attorney Harris B Gaines, son of W. T. Gaines, the contractor; but she did not sit down and fold her hands after that event, but she continued to work and to-day Mr. and Mrs. Gaines own a nice two-fat building at 5827 Wentworth avenue, and they are shining examples of what two young people whose hearts beat as one, can accomplish when they make up their minds to succeed in this life. THE THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY Sunday, October 21st, 7 P. M., Dr Edwin Beckwith of the Chicago Theosophical Society will address the Theosophical meeting at 5827 Wentworth Avenue. Visitors are cordially invited to attend this lecture. New members are desired. THE PEERLESS CLUB The young men of the Peerless Club met last Tuesday night at the home of Mr. Benj. Cornelius. Beauregard F. Moseley addressed the Young People's Lyceum of Glencoe, Ill. last Sunday and made a deep and pleasant impression upon the members and friends of the Glencoe A. M. E. church. He will speak next Sunday at Bethesda, Morgan Park. Edward H. Wright, who greatly delights to brace up against a stiff game of stud poker, has for the past week been confined to his illness. THE BROADWAY THE BROADWAY the Superior Court, Who Will Be Re s at the Judicial Election in November. MUSIC ARTIST DOWN Riverside, KS Massive Troupe The very latest official picture of the famous Eighth Regiment Band, especially taken by flash for Julius F. Taylor, by the International Film Service, Inc. at 6 o'clock Thursday evening, October 11th, 1917; at that same time the members of the band were adopted by the Cornell Charity Club. The above picture will be sent to any address in the United States on the receipt of 75 ATTORNEY J. GRAY LUCAS DEFEATS MORGAN PARK SEGREGATION CASE. HON. CLARENCE DARROW AND J. GRAY LUCAS APPEARED BEFORE SUPREME COURT AT SPRINGFIELD LAST SATURDAY IN BEHALF OF IKE BOND, CONVICTED OF MURDER, LIFE SENTENCE. [Name] COMPLETE BOSTER OF THE FA- MOUS ILLINOIS INPANTRY BAND. Band Leader—George E. Dulf. Assistant Band Leader—Charles Dorey, cornet. Band Sergeant—Charles Alexander, tuba. Band Sergeant—Oliver E. Perry, paritone. Band Corporal—Joseph Ray, cornet. Band Corporal—George Mosley, alto. ATTORNEY J. GRAN MORGAN PARK HON. CLARENCE DAY LUCAS APPEAR COURT AT SPRING URDAY IN BEHAL VICTED OF MUR The above cut is of the Honorable J. Gray Lucas, one of the most prominent and successful lawyers of the Chicago bar. He may be counted upon to do something important from time to time, legally, affecting the Colored people. He recently finally won the notorious segregation case, brought by the Morgan Park Business Men's Association and other white people of the exclusive erstwhile Village of Morgan Park, now for some years a part of Chicago, whose people, by intimidation and threats to East St. Louis its Colored occupants if they should exercise their right to move into the Cormac block, the largest and most important apartment in Morgan Park. Not satisfied at this they secured from Judge John J. Sullivan a temporary injunction against the occupation of this building by the Colored people, which was finally dissolved and dismissed by Judge Foell of the Superior Court of Cook county. The Hon. Judge asked Mr. Baldwin, in the course of his argument, about where the white and Colored people live in Morgan Park, if he understood there was any segregation law in Illinois, and when Mr. Baldwin was forced so Band Corporal—Clinton Bias, trombone. Band Corporal—Felix Sherman, trombone. Musician, First Class—Loid W. Lawson, clarinet. Musician, First Class—James B. Tucker, tuba. Musician, Second Class—Gerald R. Graham, alto. Musician, Second Class—James H. Lawrence, bass drum. RAY LUCAS DEFEATS SEGREGATION CASE. ARROW AND J. GRAY ED BEFORE SUPREME MINGFIELD LAST SAT-LF OF IKE BOND, CON-DER, LIFE SENTENCE. say "No," Judge Foell politely requested that he refrain from making any further reference to the Color of the people in the case, as the court hadn't time for such nonsense, and finally dismissed the Morgan Park Business Men's Association injunction for want of equity. A great victory for the Colored people and Mr. Lucas. Mr. Seymour Stedman also later assisted in the case on the part of the owner of the building, now being occupied by Colored people. Attorneys J. Gray Lucas and Clarence Darrow appeared before the Supreme Court Saturday last on behalf of Ike Bond, charged with murder, whom most people believe innocent, doing a life sentence. This is the case that these lawyers with Attorney Yarros tried and carried to the Supreme Court without fee, Julius Rosenwald furnishing $250, about one-half of the necessary money for the court expenses. Mr. Edward H. Morris, the well-known Colored lawyer of all prominent Colored men, gave also $25 to assist this innocent man to obtain justice. It is confidently hoped that Ike Bond's case (framed by Inspector Halpin) how in Jolist prison himself) shall be reversed. --- THE BROAD AX CHICAGO OCTOBER 20. 1917 Musician, Third Class — Elwood Graham, cornet. THE RED CAP MEN AT THE TWELFTH STREET STATION, ILLINOIS CENTRAL RAILROAD. W. C. Bassett, our eastern correspondent, reports that Mr. J. Cook is custodian of the new Pullman porters' headquarters, 307 Columbus avenue, Boston, Mass. The doors are open from 8 a. m. to 11:30 p. m. daily. Mr. L. M. Ruffin of the mail department will spend his vacation in Vieksburg, Miss., his former home. He will be away-for about 10 days. Mr. Jas Evans, who has been ill for several days threatened with pneumonia, is able to be about again. He expects to return to his work next week. A letter just received from Mr. W. C. Bassett asks for more copies of the Broad Ax. He says the new eastern boys now in Pullman service praise this paper highly. Mr. Wm. Jones, 3428 Dearborn, has been absent from his duties owing to illness and a cataract in the left eye. An operation was very successful and his health is daily improving. His many friends and acquaintances wish for him an early complete recovery. Mr. Fred Chrystal will not be disappointed when several of his friends receive their invitation to the "cats." Whenever his "eat subject" comes up he bides his time for the floor and impressively explains the expert culinary capabilities of Mrs. Chrystal. You cannot at all blame Mr. J. Henderson for hating mice. They visited and enjoyed parts of several chicken sandwiches he had for his lunch. But they were not mice all bad. they took only a portion of each and left some for him. Mr. Jas. Matthews was surprised to meet Mr. Jas. Carman, a friend of his from New Orleans, who is visiting in the city. Mr. Carman is an employee of the company and will be in the city several days. Mr. Saul Shields, Ben Ferguson and J. W. Bell are happy. Ask them and they will tell you. (On the Q. T.) The Sox won. We learn that court will soon convene with Judge Russell on the bench. Wm. Ferguson, bailiff, and Horacio Maat, court crier. The expert court reporter, Jas. Robinson, will be on the job, also Sheriff Duncan and Deputy Hall. Mr. Theodore Arbuckle reports that there is quite a lack in the Colored immigration to these parts. He says, however, that there are numbers preparing to come north next spring. Mr. Wyatt Edgerton has accepted Mr. Clark's challenge for the checker championship. The date for the beginning of the series has not been set but will probably be about October 22nd. Mr. Allen Thomas and Jos. Taylor will leave shortly for a day's stay in Louisville, Ky. From there they will go to New York. Mr. Thomas has numerous friends in New York and he will be royally entertained. They will return the latter part of next week. Mrs. A. T. Owen, secretary Bethel Literary, was absent last Sunday afternoon and our assistant did not know that she could not be present or he would have made an extra effort to attend. Our good friend Mr. Irwin Jones used the pen. Thank you, Mr. Jones. A good place to spend an hour and a half every Sunday, commencing at 4 p. m., is Bethel Literary. Good speaking and good music. Everybody invited. No admission. Mr. Chris. Griffin, secretary trustee board Bethel Church, enjoys reading the Broad Ax since it is becoming more liberal with city news. He hopes that we will keep the good work up. Attorney Jas. A. Scott made a very timely and instructive address at Bethel Literary last Sunday, which was highly appreciated. Attorney Geo. W. Ellis will address Bethel Literary next Sunday, Oct. 21st, at 3:30 p. m. All are invited; good music will be rendered. Mrs. Eva Smith of Grand Rapids, Mich., will be the guest of Mrs. Sandy W. Trice, 6438 Eberhart avenue, on the 27th inst. for 10 days. Mrs. Sandy W. Trice will return from Benton Harbor next Wednesday. Mrs. Lena S. Black of 5026 Dearborn street celebrated her 50th birthday Tuesday afternoon and evening. Her daughter, Mrs. Lydia Harris, and her son, Mrs. Chas. Black, were the guests of honor. After some interesting games of whist were played, a seven-course dinner was served. Mrs. Black is remarkably young for a woman of her years. MRS. BERTHA THOMAS OF PALOS PARK, WHO WAS IN THE THICKEST OF THE FIGHT RESPECTING THE COLORED CHILDREN ATTENDING THE COLORED SCHOOLS OF THAT SUBURB, ADDRESSED THE NEGRO FELLOWSHIP LEAGUE LAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON. The Negro Fellowship League had Mrs. Bertha Thomas of Palos Park, Illinois, to address them last Sunday at the Reading Room, 3005 S. State street. Mrs. Thomas is the woman who has championed the cause of the Colored children of Palos Park, in return for which she was horse-whipped on the public road and fined for disturbing the peace and put under peace bond. Her children have been persecuted and have since been expelled from school. Mrs. Thomas told her story in a simple, straight-forward way and won many friends by the recital. Her fine with costs amounted to $18.65. Through the Negro Fellowship League, $7 of that was raised Sunday and given to her and the balance it was promised would be raised at a later meeting. Mrs. Thomas address was followed by a very timely and eloquent plea by Editor R. S. Abbott. Mr. Abbott not only appealed to the members and friends present, he contributed towards the paying of this fine and ended his Musician, Third Class—Manlius L. Gross, tuba. Private—George Dampeer, alto. Private—Sawnie Glover, piceolo. Private—Harry Greenlee, cymbals. Private—James Govern, piceolo. Private—Lloyd May, alto. Private—Marshall Milner, trombone. Private—Richard H. Mason, drums. Private—Rudolph Jackson, clarinet. Private—Charles D. Ellis, clarinet. Private—Frank Harris, drums. Talks on Health Cleanliness Proper Living Sanitation, Etc. BY Dr. W. A. Driver 3300 So. State St. Phone Douglas 3617 THE BEST FOOD. To enjoy life in its largest sense and to give expression to your ideals requires perfect health. By perfect health is meant a sound mind in a sound body. It takes constant care and the use of proper food in order to have a sound body and a healthy mind. The body of every living creature, according to an eminent authority on foods, contains sixteen chemical elements. Those elements are, namely, oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur, iron, lime, fluorine, sodium, manganese, iodine, chlorine, magnesium, potassium and silicon. Those elements are all found in vegetable foods. The most perfect, perhaps, of all vegetable entities is a grain of wheat. In it are found all the sixteen elements mentioned above. From the vegetable kingdom alone it is possible to get all the elements needed for the carrying on of the big business of living. But provident nature has also provided other foods for her extravagant dependents; nature always supplies more than is needed; there is always enough and to spare. Nature also gives milk, honey and butter for those who will not be satisfied with the abundance of the vegetable address by presenting $5 to Mrs. Barnett, the president of the Negro Fellowship League, this to be given to Mrs. Thomas. $7 more was donated. Mr. A. H. Roberts, president of the Law and Order League, made an eloquent talk, eulogizing Mrs. Thomas and promising that his organization would have a public meeting which would not only raise the balance of that fine but enough money to enable her to begin action to have her children restored to their school privileges. The interesting letter from Mr. Robert Cantwell, telling of the unjust trial of a Colored boy, was read and the committee to arrange for taking care of the business of Mrs. Thomas was also empowered to take up the case of the young boy whom Mr. Cantwell offered to defend free of charge. The president, Mrs. Barnett, will report on her eastern trip at the next meeting, Sunday, October 21, at 4 p. m. All interested in work for the benefit of the race are cordially invited to attend the meeting at the Reading Room. 3005 S. State street, every Sunday. DEATH OF GEORGE WASHINGTON RAY. The first part of last week George Washington Ray, who was born in Henderson County, Kentucky, April 17, 1844, passed away at his residence, 305 South Little street, Fort Scott, Kana. Funeral services were held over his PAGE THREE day evening. October in the receipt of 75 As previously stated, the members of the Cornell Charity Club very generously and patriotically adopted the Eighth Regiment Band, shortly before it departed for Camp Logan, Houston, Tex., and the wants and the needs of the wives, children and other relatives of the band will be looked after while they are absent from home by the noble-hearted women of the Cornell Charity Club. [Name] kingdom. And such foods are good; few food experts forbid the use of milk, butter and honey or products of animals. There are very few vegetarians who object to the eating of fish, butter, milk, cheese and honey. Such a wide choice of foods would seem to be enough for any appetite, if it is remembered that a grain of wheat has all the elements necessary to bodily function. Each body is a chemical laboratory capable of poisoning itself with the elements of improper foods. Each body loses tone, withers and dies if the proper chemical elements are not supplied, or if toxins overwhelm. Most diseases have their beginning in the stomach, because of improper food. From time immemorial authorities have advised against the eating of flesh because of the toxic agents which are always there. The prudent find food satisfaction in the vegetable kingdom, in fish and in the milk, cheese, butter and honey of animals, of animal products, not in the flesh of them. The prudent remembers the story of the man who killed the goose that laid the golden egg. Worms reside in all flesh and after death destroy it. Why eat meat toxins, the invisible worms and their toxins? remains at the Shiloah Baptist church in that city, Rev. Crutchfield officiating. Mr. Ray left a widow, Mrs M. B. Ray, Fort Scott, Kans.; three children, namely, Mrs. Cora E. Knight, of Fort Scott; Mrs. Bessie Harris, Chicago, and Frank L. Ray, Chicago, and two brothers, Mr. William Ray, Dunlap, Kans.; Mr. Lloyd Ray, Seattle, Wash., and three sisters, Mrs. Alice Lesley, Pittsburgh, Kans.; Mrs. Hattie Lucas, Chicago; Mrs. C. Patton, Kansas City, Mo. His son, Mr. Frank L. Ray, of this city, was unable to attend the funeral services, but his son-in-law, Mr. A. L. Harris, of this city, was present and assisted in looking after the details in connection with the funeral of his aged father-in-law. NEGROES WILL BE NEXT TO BE SENT TO CAMP GRANT. Negroes exclusively will make up the next contingent for the National Army to leave Chicago, according to a communication received by local exemption board Wednesday from the adjutant general's office. The movement will start Oct. 27th, and there will probably be no more white men sent to camp until some time in November. The order will enable some Chicago boards, particularly Nos. 3, 4, and 5, to send their total quotas. The image provided is too blurry to accurately recognize any text. It appears to be a blank or heavily pixelated area with no discernible content. COL. ABRAM DALE GASH Prominent Mason, ex-President of the Interesting Writer; Wide and Favor and Independent Candidate for Judge the Judicial Election the First of The Prominent Mason, ex-President of the Illinois Highway Commission, Logical and Interesting Writer; Wide and Favorably Known Member of the Chicago Bar 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 of the most wide and favorably known lawyers in this city or in Cook County, is one of the candidates for judge of the Superior Court on the Independent 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 Utah County in that state. that length of time he has been connected with some of the most important and far-reaching litigation in Chicago. For four years and over he honorably served as president of the Illinois Highway Commission, being appointed by Governor Edward F. Dunne. He served in the same position under Governor Frank O. 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. In passing, it is a great pleasure to state that Colonel Gash is one of our best and oldest friends; that we first 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 political 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, September 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 occupied from that time to the present. In Gurnett E. Ferguson, of Charleston, West Virginia, was commissioned as Captain in the U. S. Army, and will be stationed for the next four months at Camp Grant, Rockford, Illinois. Capt. Ferguson spent Tuesday in Chicago, as the guest of Attorney and Mrs. H. B. Gaines. The editor of the Broad Ax, and all interested friends, are invited to attend the Social Evening of Strangers Best Household, No. 5125, G. U. O. of O. F., Thursday evening, October 25th at Casey Hall. Good program and refreshments free. Wednesday evening the Virginia So- In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue, Republicans, 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 right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year ..... $2.00 Six Months ..... 1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 6418 Champlain Ave., Chicago, Ill. PHONE WENTWORTH 2597. JULIUS P. TAYLOR, Editor and Publisher. 228H1 2DA5 PAGE FOUR CHIPS Illinois Highway Commission, Logical and grably Known Member of the Chicago Barre of the Superior Court to Be Voted for at this Coming November. that length of time he has been connected with some of the most important and far-reaching litigation in Chicago. For four years and over he honorably served as president of the Illinois Highway Commission, being appointed by Governor Edward F. Dunne. He served in the same position under Governor Frank O. 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. In 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 exceptions 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 country who are able to rise far above petty race prejudice; that he knows no man by the color of his skin or by the texture 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 city and county, regardless of their political affiliations, will highly honor themselves by electing him to one of the judgeships of the Superior Court. ciety held its regular monthly meeting at 3638 South State St., the affair was well attended. The sons, wives and daughters of all native born Virginians may become members of the society. Miss Frances Galloway, post graduate pianist of the Chicago Conservatory of Music has arranged her winter recital tour to include the states of Texas, Arizona, Colorado, Iowa and California. Mr. Harry Speed who was maliciously attacked on a Halsted street car some weeks ago by three unknown white ruffians, is convalescing and be to be out again. Mr. Virgil Winters, of St. Joseph, Missouri, is spending the fall and winter in Chicago. He expects to take up the study of chemistry in the Chicago schools. Mrs. Wilbur Burton, 5617 Throop Street, last week entertained her mother who visited her from Springfield. Capt. Lawrence Simpson is in the city for two weeks prior to his call to Camp Grant. Mrs. Lawrence Simpson is ill at her home, 5140 Wentworth Avenue. Dr. U. G. Dailey will spend the winter in Ashville, North Carolina. Newspaper Advertising Solicitor Wanted. 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 20. 1917 FREE STYLE BOOK HAIR To Colored Women We are the largest market for Colored Women's Hair. Our latest book showing new styles in hair dressing gowns. Every colored woman must should have one. We sell thousands our hair and toilet articles. Sat- titude guaranteed or money back. We make the best solid Brass STRAIGHT- ENING combs, with extra heavy back, fully guaranteed, with each combs a stamp. FREE. Send money order or stamp. MONEY BACK IF NOT SATISFACTORY. 89c. postpaid. POSTPAID 89c Hair nets, brushes, combs and toilet articles manufacturer' prices. Send two-cent stamp. Agents Wanted. Address as follows: HUMANIA HAIR COMPANY. 121-187 Park Row, New York City. Address Dept. 84 To Gas Consumers Still Using Only Flat Flame Lights— The candle power of all gas in Chicago was reduced on October 1st, as provided by City Ordinance. This has cut down the volume of light from flat flame burners. Therefore, to all gas consumers who are wholly dependent upon flat flame burners for illumination, this company continues to offer- FREE Two Junior Mantle Lights —burner, mantle and chimney complete, and installed without charge. One JUNIOR light will deliver nearly three times as much light as you ever got from a flat flame burner and use less than half as much gas. Write us immediately—or fill out this coupon and turn it in where you regularly pay your gas bill—and it will receive prompt attention. The Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company Peoples Gas Bldgs. 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