The Broad Ax

Rev. Dr. J. E. W. Bowen and Many of the Other Leading Colored Citizens of Atlanta, Georgia, Send Out the Following Appeal to the President of the United States, the Members of His Cabinet, Members of Congress, to the Governors and Legislatures of the Several States of The United States of America Appealing to Them to Suppress Mob and Lynch Law and Other Forms of Lawlessness Against the Colored People in This Country: THE TEXAS CLUB WILL ENTERTAIN HON. EMMETE J. SCOTT AT THE IDELWILD HOTEL, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20TH. This coming Tuesday evening, April 30th, the Texas Club, Dr. M. A. Majors, President, will give a banquet at the Idelwild Hotel, in honor of Emmett J. Scott, Assistant Secretary of War and James Weldon Johnson, Field Secretary of the National Association, for the advancement of Colored People. Prior to the banquet Mr. Scott and Mr. Johnson will address a patriotic meeting at the South Park M. E. Church, 33rd street and South Park avenue. On Sunday, April 28th. He will also speak at the South Park Church, under the direction of Dr. Majors and Lawyer J. N. Simkins. The banquet promises to be a very enjoyable affair. Mrs. David Manson, 5816 S. Michigan avenue, has managed to pull through this winter without seeming in contact with a severe cold or other climates. the Arts and Letters Club at St. Mark's Church, 50th and Wabash Ave. Wednesday, May 1, at 12:30 o'clock he will speak to the City Club and Thursday, May 2, to the Woman's Club. SENATOR WILLIAM JOHL STONE'S BODY BORNE BY RACE PALL-BREAER St. Louis, Mo.—(Special).—United States Senator Stone's body was carried by six Negro palibearers while it was in Jefferson City. These men had been around the statehouse since the time Senator Stone was governor. Heading them, and perhaps the best known, was Alex Slater, whom Senator Stone, as governor, picked up at Aux Vause, Mo. It is said that whenever Senator Stone went to the capital Alex met him and attended to his waste and the senator unwaryly on departing left a $20 bill in Alex's hand. Alex has been an ardent Democrat for years. Attorney Augustus L. Williams, 184 W. Washington street, is still being beamed to aks the race for State Senator in the third senatorial district. x spe ach eS RR a a te oes wae se ee ae ree es SS ee ‘ PR SS ee eee ae aa See a eee Ss ae ee ee en err age ee eS PaaS : Sg ia ee Ba en eee. eve ie ® boy se oe © = ¢ te = “Tap LATE MRSMARY ANN®TAYLOR-DIXON ‘Mibther of Julius F. Taylor, who pessed away st Harrisburg, Pe, ‘April 25, 1917—At the time of her death she had lived'en this ‘earth 92: years, 7 months end-29 days. - ‘ ‘WHEN TO BEGIN THE CARE OF A BABY. “(This is ‘the ‘second of a series of ‘weekly articles on how mothers can help im Children’s Year.) ‘Mothers are just beginning to realize that the better care which babies must ‘ave if 100,000 of them are to be saved ‘@uring “Ohildren’s Year should com- menee before the baby is born. Every year three times that number of chil- ‘Gren under five dic and are lost to the country before they have lived much be- yond infancy. A large part of this vast ‘wmultitade of young Americans perished neodlessly, because many of the deaths could have been prevented by proper and sufficient care. ‘At what age do most of these pre- veutable deaths cecar? What are the proven methods by which babies’ lives may be saved? From the answers to these questions mothers will appreciate ‘the special work for children which they ‘ean do during Children’s Year. ‘The frst end largest number of deaths among little babies is due to what are ealled the prenatal causes. This group imelades the babies which were born prematurely, or too weak to survivé, perhaps with some defect of the body which forbids their living, and also those who are so injured by the birth process that they can not be saved. All ofthese causes of desth are effective either in the period of pregnancy ortat ‘childbirth iteglf. The babies’ lives can ‘be saved only if their’ mothers have ‘proper eare at these most important periods. ; ‘The essential features of good eine for expectant mothers are proper and sufficient food, rest, freedom from over ‘taxing forms of work and from worry, ‘medical supervision of her general eon- dition and prompt sttention to small ailments as they arise. A prospective mother needs a light, nutritious diet ‘of digestible food such as she likes and ‘her “appetite demands, Fried and greasy tcods, heavy puddings, and all heavy or underdone pastries, or an ex- aess of any one article should be elimi- “nated from her diet, as weil as anything which she docs not readily digest. It ip also important that the expectant ‘mother should drink a sufficient quan- tity of water each day. eh 30: : ee | Doo of the high chiefs cf Prevideot Hospital, who is being teversbly mectionsd ° jim cimmeetion with the momiontion jor one of the Trestess of the Seainicy ee setae ok CSelnede. a ere a Te By Bes. Sax West. During the last eight weeks before the baby comes the mother should as ‘tar ad\posaible be spared all forms >f nptvy And taxing labor, inorder that her styength may be built up in antici pation of the coming demand ypon it ‘The baby ‘s-proper development also de- pends largely upon the mother’s condi. tion at this time, since the baby gains half his weight in the last eight weeks of pregnancy. The mother’s ability te murse her baby depends largely upon the eareshe has during these last weeks and immediately after confinement. i Spe eek be etree on ofa. ‘doctor as long before the birth piper pesos afer town for and earreet any ‘aymptoms that may°ar'se . It is exceedingly im portant that the ailments of pregnancy be dealt with in the beginning before they develop into more serious matters At the dest appearance of swollen hunds and feet, or persistent headache, or pain nee ei me Sea a before the eyes, a good doctor should Boe pena cca ‘sep. that mother apd baby have the right kind of food and proper care dur is to undé the of iseproper food and care at this decisive time. This is ‘8 need which we in this sountty must ‘soon gland. and France have ee oe had aso well Seece aa war. ee a vn: Bch Wash D. Cy, will send to any on it saat as eae ': or coms e805 to. ‘teg ot. 8 tor all mothere = S ‘one of the ways in whieh communities ‘ean give their children protection. In ‘deed, if all the mothers in 2 commanit} ‘realize how important such clinics ar for the well being children aod cee er Deeehneg daeste a establish and maintsin centers wher mothers can go for sdviee before thei bapies are born awd to which they ea NEGRO'AUTHORS | | THEWORLD'SLITERATURE a rm aD 1H BY IRENE M<COY CANES / giit Deal a dismal tatoo on Wak By 47elide grew Wety heavy Gad T ‘could not resiat the woolsig’ of Merpheut —“Butdenly T seemed to be standiiig be- ress pe. A waning sun its afin on the. TO dame inscription over the entranes I the words: Si SOR TURE BUILDING. PS: RE ‘Traversing™the Beiliantly “fighted hallway T stood on the threshhold of into simiilar ones beyond. Iwas grévted by a group of friendly persons who escort this wonderful wits eto wo visited was Historians’ Hall. ~~ In this interesting there world's great historians, I was sur prised by seeing so many black faces. |. “Who are those distinguished looking black men wearing tarbans?”’ I asked. “<The first is Mohaman; Koti, an emin- si tere; thie hon a 2h Fe A.D. 1460, in » little Sudanese village.”” His life-and works date fram the third ssatigr of tho SU centipy, fo He 759 1560. His most celebrated work, PATASSL is ig ng ge Timbuctoo, the Queen of the Budan. | ‘The second painting was that of Ab- men Baba, called-‘‘the unique Pearl of his time.’? This great man was born in Arawail; Africa, a elty of the Sudan, in the year 1556. He is the author of twenty known books; desling with philosophy, law, ethics, traditions, the- ology, thetoric, and astronomy. His text books were used in such noted universities as those of Fez, Tunis, San- kore, and Cairo. M. DuBois, a eele- brated French scholar and African take their children for expert examina- tion they can help in work that is of vital importance to the purpose of Children’s Year, to ‘get a square deal for children, and save 100,000 babies.”” HEALTH OF THE YOUNG. A North Carolina health officer writ- ing to his State Board of Health ex- presses his amazement at the large num- ‘ber of young men who have come under ‘Mis observation in poor health, many of ‘them suffering from ailments that easily might, have been prevented ‘had they ae Ait ibiaideed pathetic,”’ says the doe- r, ‘+0 fimd eases of defective vision, rophied tousils, low mentality due to fe that were preventeble.’’ It is quite evident that the experi- ences of this health officer have con- vineed him as to the need and value of child hygiene, for he says in concluding his report, ‘‘We hope to-have medical school inspection in our county this gad if we do, it will help as te ‘overcome and eventually to do away with these conditions.’ is ‘The above brief referqnee to, condi tions found in one county ins singl state may be taken as am example ot what could be found teday in thousand of communities all over the land. Suel conditions only serve to emphasize the Soren 3 tr en eh tbe children. AI ope - day, the ery is fora analysis, it is man powe ws ein i a oo et a eee fap pee eS ous from the semy. om aesoet et 2 Pe ge ee ae eae et these capes are the ts. % . cass Sapa be a asty. then, there a cai Tie ali sotdle: Sibert ‘on. Sabah At the seething bare ee ae hee eee ald ee eye eee Neaas ex ae . was 80 a Tatng nt saoulniy ot eM a ‘worts'of prafee: fhe Tearing and seholarahip of the (Gutankec Blacks wore genuine and s0 thordagh that, during thelr sojourns in pS cadettdee by, thats Th aheteoreviss the level with the Arabian savants i et ee Oe es r0 i aud Cairo.” By. the, 16th eentary these black et Tce ol regarded as dangerous snd it was this that brought upon them the Moor- Seat se wotanaet nani 2g slaw Ged theology. His decisions in the courts were regarded as to rétarn to his beloved where he died in 1627. Among his works we find at astronomical treatise written in verse. MIRAZ, a worle written by Babs whilesin exile, is = wonderful deserip- tion ofthe eradition of the’ Négisic peoples residing in the very heart of Africa. By this work the attention of Morrocep and the ‘whole of novthera Afriea was called to the culture and 5 of the Negro, On PE intaby: us tags biographical dictionary of the Mussul- man doctors of the Malekite sect (com- pleted in 1596), it has been possible to reconstruct the inteVectual past of Timbuetoo, showing the culture and civilization of our race im the Sudan, Africa; for this reason the name of Ahmen Baba should be held in pious memory by every lover of the race. His great, great, grandchildren are now liv- ing in ‘Timbuctoo, near the mosque of Sankore. (To be continued.) ‘Health Departments do not practice medicine. It is their function to ex- amine the child in the school room and to notify the parents of defects found and to urge that medical treatment be gives, This is a public service for ‘which the people pay; and in order to ‘obtain its foll and lasting benefits, the Parents must do their part. It is good work and good money wasted, unless they do. Examining the children, find- ing the defects and notifying the par- ents are all important phases of the service rendered. It is ensential, too, that this work be well and faithfully perférmed. But it is far more essential for the ehild’s good, that the advice and suggestions of the medical school officer be aeted upon and the correction se ented without delay. And this part of the work must be done by the parents, to the end that the boys and girls of today will be the strong, vigorous and healthy ion and women of tomorrow: ose 1 It doesn’t cost you anything to stand straight, walk erect and breathe to th dottom of your Jungs. x Mee Phere we , | Tt costa practically nothing to ‘bras | your teeth twice & day. Ass matter © | tact, it will save you money in the shap BS Se Saas Pe an as ooh nten oe SeapresteDa & se eg Se is A RE Sh Te [ Dew’ et that nearhy vacant pie at Be i ae | mighty poor piece. o! ceanne ec eet Ca Sei jfor-bumas food MQM THROSOPHICAL SOCIETY. = the Tiegh Sse ces ees is at 7 o%elock the Bociety enh oe nor ; ed | ws | . 2 . HON. JOSEPH F, HAAS The popular County Recorder, who is firm in his support of Hon. Charis Deneen for United States Senator from Illinois a ‘BITTER PATRIOTISM—APPLIED | whole-heartedly supporting every gw Director of Publicity, Thind Liberty | “A Liberty Loan fiag in the windows ‘Loan, Seventh Federal Reserve |. store spells Americanism. It up oo Diets ‘This-dealer knows the resources a * — the security behind the promises « By Wilber D. Nesbit. ‘our government, and furthermore be It is not enough to buy Liberty Bond. ‘The war is with us; it is at our doors Being at war, we. must be ‘bitterly patriotic,’” and we must apply that bitter patriotism constructively here as we would apply it destrnctively ‘‘over there’? ‘When we buy Liberty Bonds we pay out our hard earned money for them ‘The more intensely we realize what the is and what/it means and might mean to us, the more money we lend our government. In every day business we spend ow money so far as possible with those whe spend their money with us, It is just the same in this great busi ness of becking up our government— which means nothing moré nor less than backing up ourselves. ‘The business house that has a Lib erty Loan honor fiag in the window is ‘with us, and that is the store in which we should spend our money. : If we do that, wo help that dealer to put more money into more Liberty Bonds * «He who is not with us is against eae A Liberty Bond button on the lapel ‘Of the coat of a friend shows where he stands. A Liberty Loan editorial or news story in = newspaper shows where that publication stands—and the fine part of it all is that there is not = publica. tion in this whole district which is not 5 Be ee ee ee? bE Ee tlie seo oa 2 oe ee nae > ee ss eas : ee ete ae aes pee Bae: . a eee 3 Higa oe cog ees a Se 2a . oa eS 7 ites 4, a 2 eo. ‘JAMES WELDON JOHNSON jena! Organizer for the Netional Associ ~ the Advancement of Ci pe oe i ae cad goo a of Ger Oe 0 ietlietealiee e. i Lte i. * 3a ea Bra a pe oe ear aa ‘Many people do not get their x ticles for the following reasons: 1, The articles are so poorly writta that the editors cannot read them. 2. ‘They are too long. 3. They do not interest anybody bet the writers themselves. People are 2 as a rule interested in long perwad articles. The best way to get into a papers to write about something that every body is interested im, then to write a one side of the paper, in s good evs hand or still better on = typewzite see that the words are spelled correct that capital letters and punctuation marks are in their proper place. Be above all, Be Brief. Next to receiviag ‘& postal money order or = check t average newspaper editor likes to # ‘more than anything else, a short, wel written article. e ee ‘THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY. _ Om Sunday, April 28th, the regulst meeting of the University Society wi be dispensed with in order to attend ‘ou mane, the poblio meeting of the S ‘A. A. G. Pat Lincoln Center. 81 THE, BROAD, AX, CHICAGO, APRIL 27, 1918 Buy U. S. Government Bonds THIRD LIBERTY LOAN Lend to the Last Dollar—Make Your Subscription Today! LET US BACK HIM TO THE LIMIT WHAT are you doing to help Pershing push on to Potsdam? You know what he said: "The German army can be beaten; the German army will be beaten; the German army must be beaten." Pershing can't do it alone. He and our army with him can't do it alone. You and I have to be with them, heart and soul and pocketbook. We've got to back Pershing to the limit—to the last ditch and the last man and the last dollar. His responsibility is greater than that ever shouldered by any American general—really greater than that of any other general in this war. THE BROAD AX CHICAGO. APRIL 27, 1918 THE GREAT SOCIETY EVENT Women's Amateur MINSTRELS CHICAGO THEATER SOUTH WABASH AVENUE AND EIGHTH STREET Wednesday Evening, June 5th For the Benefit of Provident Hospital All seats reserved. Tickets for sale by all members and at PORTER'S DRUG STORE 3510 South State Street Phone Douglas 6525 REFUSED TO WATER HORSE; GETS TEN YEARS. Camp Dix, Wrightstown, N. J. (Special).—As a step toward maintaining a perfect camp morale and as an example to others inclined to disobey orders, Dorsey Malcomn, a Colored private, was sentenced to day to ten years at Fort Jay, Governor's Island, for disobeying orders. The Colored man refused to water a horse, and, according to the findings of the court marital, used profane and insulting language to his superior officer. Tuesday evening a meeting was held at the Appomattox Club, 3441 South Wabash avenue, in the interest of Dr. LeRoy M. Bundy, late of East St. Louis, Ill., who will remain in this city for some time. William Randolph Cowns was elected chairman of the meeting and Attorney John R. Anter, secretary. The members of the club will assist Dr. Bundy in every way they possibly can in his forthcoming trial in September. REGITAL AT GRACE CHURCH MIDDAY NIGHT, FIRST OF SEASON. The recital Monday night, April at Grace Presbyterian Church under auspices of the Young People's League in which George Dewey Lipscomb appears is expected to be the most largely attended affair of the spring season. Mr. Lipscomb is the young man who is an electonist and reciter of own poems. He is a student of Northwestern University and the Iyme University encouraging him to go further in preparation for a life's work as a writer. Critics have claimed him a worthy lesser of the late Paul Laurence Dix bar. Get your seats early for the Women Amateur Ministrel. Seats are sold rapidly. Watch the next issue for an insider of the box holders. All Christian Society will be seen in the orchid seats and boxes.