The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX HEW TO THE LINE; LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY In 1912 Hon. Oscar DePriest Supported Hon. Maclay Hoyne for State's Attorney and Came Within 162 Votes of Transferring the Second Ward From the Republican Column Over Into the Democratic Column, Thereby Making It Possible to Elect the Most Dangerous State's Attorney Who Has Ever Attempted to Conduct the Affairs of That Office in Cook County AT THAT SAME ELECTION, THREE LEADING COLORED REPUBLICANS, RESIDING IN THE SECOND WARD, OFFERED TO TRANSFER THE COLORED VOTE FROM HON. MARTIN B. MADDEN, IN THE FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS, OVER TO ANDREW J. DONOVAN, THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR CONGRESS IN THAT DISTRICT FOR FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS. IT MAY NOT BE TRUE, ALTHOUGH IT IS MAINTAINED THAT THE HEAD LEADERS OF THE PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT IN THE SECOND WARD WANT EIGHT OR TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO SUPPORT EITHER ONE OF THE SENATORIAL CANDIDATES WHICH WOULD BE ABOUT ONE DOLLAR AND TWENTY-FIVE CENTS APIECE FOR EACH ONE OF THE SIX THOUSAND MEMBERS BELONGING TO THE PEOPLE'S MOVEMENT. REV. J. C. ANDERSON, THE ELOQUENT AND HONORABLE PASTOR OF QUINN CHAPEL, PRONOUNCED THE BENEDICATION AT THE BANQUET AT THE MORRISON HOTEL LAST SATURDAY EVENING, WHICH WAS GIVEN IN HONOR OF HON. MEDILL McCORMICK, WHICH IS EVIDENT THAT ALL OF THE COLORED PEOPLE IN ILLINOIS ARE NOT SHOUTING FOR HON. WILLIAM HALE THOMPSON FOR UNITED STATES SENATOR. he introduced in the Legislature which was intended to make some forms of gambling lawful in this state. It must be admitted that for many years there has always been many Democrats in the Second Ward for money or otherwise who have been ready and willing to unite with one or the other factions of the Republican party in order to down the other faction, and there always has been many white and Colored Republicans in that Word who are ever ready to join hands with the Democrats to enable them to cause the defeat or the downfall of the regular Republican candidates who fail to bow down to them real low. It will be recalled that in 1011 that the Hon. Oscar DePriest and his followers lead the fight against Alderman Milton J. Foreman after he had been recombined at the primaries for re-election to the City Council from that Ward; that Mr. DePriest and his warring benchmen throw their support to AL Tierney, the Democratic candidate for alderman of the Second Ward, and that offer his election that Mr. DePriest and his followers marched at the head of the Democratic parade with a band of music from 37th and State street right into the City Hall—that they greatly rejoiced to witness a Democrat sworn in and to occupy the seat of a Republican in the City Council. Notwithstanding the fact that Mr. De Priest had joined hands with the Democrats and had greatly assisted, open and above board, to elect a Democratic alderman in the Second Ward, the Hon. Martin B. Madden was still so much in love with him that in 1912 he endeavored to secure the nomination of Mr. De Priest for county commissioner and when the committee of one hundred turned Mr. De Priest down cold Mr. Madden was exceedingly wrathy and he absolutely refused to name another Colored man instead of Mr. De Priest which the committee of one hundred gave him the right to do and Mr. Madden was severely condemned by the Colored politicians and statesmen residing in the Second Ward because he had stood by Mr. De Priest to the last ditch and that ward lost a candidate for county commissioner. It will also be recalled that at the election in 1912 that after Mr. De Priest was not nominated for county commissioner that he rushed out in the open again with his Democratic war paint—that he loyally supported the Hon. Maclay Hoyne for state's attorney who has amply proven himself to be the most dangerous and the most riskless personage; who has ever attempted to conduct the affairs of that office; that Mr. De Priest and his followers who were rank or avowed Democrats at that time come within one hundred and sixty-two votes of transferring the Second Ward from the Republican column over into the Democratic column; for it is estimated that Mr. De Priest and between seven and eight thousand Colored people in the Second Ward freely voted for the present Democratic state's attorney instead of voting for the Republican candidate for that office. At that same election in 1912 three of the leading Colored Republicans residing in the Second Ward, called on Andrew J. Donovan, the Democratic candidate for congress in the First Congressional District and they offered to transfer or to throw the Colored voters residing in that district from Hon. Martin B. Madden to him for five thousand dollars. Mr. Donovan can give the names of the three Colored Republicans who approached him in that direction and undeavoured to shake him down for five thousand dollars. It will be further re-called that even after the Hon. Oscar De Priest had openly supported Hon. Maclay Hoyne for state's attorney and had loudly boasted of that fact, that the Hon. Martin B. Madden was still deeply in love with him so much so that in November, he forced or compelled the Repub THE MUSICAL "THE MUSICAL" BY JOHN M. MAYER, WITH A FILM BY JOHN M. MAYER, AND A PRODUCTION BY JOHN M. MAYER. heans in the Second Ward to nominate and elect Mr. De Priest alderman of that ward and when the Hon. State's Attorney landed on Mr. De Priest Mr. Madden sent him one or two thousand dollars to assist him in his troubles with the Hon. State's Attorney of Cook County. It will be further recalled that at the last disgraceful fight or election in the Second Ward, that Mr. De Priest gladly joined hands with the dead wing of the Carter H. Harrison Democrats and heartily welcomed them into his fold in a desperate effort to defeat the regular Republican candidate for alderman of that ward who had beautifully defeated Mr. De Priest at the primaries. It may not be true but it is contended by some of the wise politicians that the high priests of the people's movement in the Second Ward were slight or two either of the three senatorial candidates which would make one dollar and twenty-five cents for each one of its six thousand members or about a dollar and a half for each male voter as its women voters cannot vote for United States senators. Rev. J. C. Anderson, the cloquent and straightforward pastor of Quinn Chapel, pronounced the benediction at the banquet in honor of Hon. Medill McCormick at the Morrison Hotel last Saturday evening, which is positive proof that Edward H. Wirght, who was arrested and convicted in an open court of record for gambling and the Rev. Hen. Archibald James Carey, Ph. D. D. D. never have and never will be able to vote all of the Colored voters of this city and state around in their big money grasping hip pockets—that they are not the true representation of the best be terest of the Colored people residing in this community—that they will never be able to line up one-half of the loyal Colored people for Hon. William Hale Thompson for United States Senator. Hon. and Mrs. Herman F. Schnettler, 3451 Bosworth Avenue, returned home the first of this week, after spending three or four months in Miami, Na. The Chief is very much improved in health, although he has not completely recovered from his severe spell of illness. He was glad to return home and to be pleasantly greeted by his many friends. The many friends of Attorney Augustus L. Williams are still talking of him for State Senator in the Third Senatorial District. : : PPD ete Pee cr tr ee 7 oh Pere st. ee are Se tS eee ’ ¥ ga ee —s PRG a eR ge a OEE RRS ee ’ : orem nmn ae ee we cage = OP OS EMS ke : ee pe EE a ee ea a SSR a : ae BH ‘ rare <a : Po Eo pave ee - i ; en = > ees a ee ————. po a Be i a PS Ve tae P ats. Sal a we ‘ Saat Ti aad es = z ; 2a a Co oS oy ae Te ; “a Pe he a a Ne . 4 : oe = Ee Fame 2c a Le AR | = Republican Candidate for United States Senator from Illinois, Who Wes Tendered 2 Royal Banquet at the Morrison Hotel in This City Last Seturdey Evening seanstnaaesstseeiaciinkaameaninabanss CALL FOR COLORED LIBERTY| Representing as we do more thi pi¢: CONGRESS. tenth of the fighting strength of the _— U. 8. we desire in Liberty Congress to At Washington, D. O., June 2629; 2918,|be aisembled, place and date as bord in John Wesley A. M. E. sion? Cbairth | aforessid,to ask President Wilson and —June 2844 to Be y ‘Congress at this time to remove from Colored Churches of Nation the statutes of our country all proscrip- AH Colored Churches, Busigeit, Otvic, |ticn laws of rate discriminations of Literary and Fraternal ‘whateverkind, that we may have at and Societies Urgently Bequieted 10 | homié, Yor ourselves, our wives, oir chil Send Delegates. dred abd’ our posterity that which wé New York, N. Y—To the’ Ooloréd Americans of the Republic of U. B.A! Why sietes ot tno vote of WAU Colored Liberty Conference in ‘national convention assembled at Boston, Mass., June 18, 1918, to-wit: «*The aim and object of thi Nitional Colored Liberty Congress is’ to the just claim of the Coloréd American citizens of the United States ‘of Amer- ies to share in the world demoersey for which they are subject to ‘fight under the fing of the Republic, and to'take Positive measures to secure from the Government guarantee of the abdlition of distranchisement and of all caste discriminations, civil and pelitieal.’* ‘We now send forth this CALL to our fellows in Color and in Proseription: ‘To all Colored Churches, . businéés; civie, literary and fraternal sceletios ‘and organizations, greetings: The ‘Na’ tional Colored Liberty Congress is ealied to consider among ourselves and lay be- fore U. S. Congress methods by which ee ee may best carry out his great'wit slo- gan—‘To make the world sife td? De- mocracy, to make the . @ fit place tive ia nd wel alts them—‘To make Democracy: safe -f the world, to make the world's tit plese for all people to livé in.” - i ‘We know that the presdtit: eales the darkest hours of the world’s history. See sorrow; of bitterness and 1 . Ms people are in a state i sates the oie : aa mes stalk abroad ‘by night aud by day. ‘trying: to hold fast their faith in God ‘and-in vr Government. But to r Sint ae ake ree eee een ee sean; dan heiednell Cuiaiiien chemi cea sie sxe ako ey avec ter beeen ee Pogae ns Genaas is baauieestateaes “Ghali Gosteatiel onic coodacdiene aes he ee ee ee ek tr doe er 2 als Sa selene seek Sak ‘ed nation, we have marched and =< iad ih Abnions ‘sian 066 00 Satecanlt Sian nee’ eed aera ae roe Spee A Neate aoe b were . Representing as we do more that! ofe- tenth of the fighting strength of the 'U. 8. we desire in Liberty Congress to ‘be assembled, place and date. as ubord aforesaid, to ask President Wilson and Congress at this time to remove from the statutes of our country all proscrip- tion laws of rate diseriminations of ‘whatever kind, that we may have at bomé, for ourselves, our wives, or chil- rei ahd’ our posterity that which wé aie fighting» and dyiig in a strange land to seeure for others.. We are ready SE ee owes mocacy. which ‘equal opportunity ‘eid equal protection for every man, woman and child, American citizeis af home and beyond the sess. With this covenant we stand ready to pledge to the Government our fortunes, our lives, our wives and hildren, to the last dol- Jar and the last mam to win the war for world-wide demoeracy and to make the world @ fit place for all people to live in. Meet in John Wesley Zion Chureh, 4th and“Coreoran St, N. W., Washington, D. C., Jane 24-29, 1918. A: Clayton Powell, N. ¥., Presi; Allen W.: Whaley, Mass, Nat'l Organiser; Marion F. Sydes, RL, Recording See- retary; D. 8. Kingh, Mass, Tres; H. H. Harriton, N. ¥., Chairman of Boat; Mré.S. J. Allen, Mase, Cor. Seeys; L. G. Jordan, Pa; Wm. Moxrde Trotter, Executive Headquarters—34 Cornhill, $1,250000,000 18 LOST IN SUITS; “Doo” PAYS Costs “De.” Bibert Robinson of 2624 8. ‘Wabash sveuno, who duting the last twenty yours has been plaintiff in ‘suits asking $1,250,000,000 against the Amer- fem Gar: and Foundry Company, the Chieage Surface Lines, the United States, and Henry Ford, alleging in- fringement of patents on 2 core for car wheels, and also ‘a solid railroad cross- ing lost his ease last week in the federal eourts. "This ie nit all. In these twenty years *'Dr.*? Bobinson Bas borrownd, it is ex timated, more than $150,000 on notes of hand, the money to be used in furthering Sie lapses rad matc areal pape Bie uapled: the suceta'of his salt” AN ener ‘Dorrowed, offeting an alluring investment. ; s _ Well—#'Dr.’’ Robinson's case. was oe missed by Judge Carpenter red to pay all the costs ot" tiie - the Chicago Women’s Amateur Minstrels Wednes- day evening, June Sth, Chicago Theater, Sth and Wabash svemne; benefit of Providest funsiest end men, cage pean est song; finest S Seate on sale eee eee ent mecerrraae a om, tre & Dave Lawrence, agentes Se x F Mra! Sak F. 8 manager: eee. .y* tee is -Z TAN HC . OF ESS- THE HOTEL, WAS ATTENDED BY MORE ONE THOUSAND OF HIS FRIENDS AND ADMIRERS. HON. EDWARD J. BRUNDAGE, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF ILLINOIS, TOASTMASTER OF THE EVE- NING. erie: | BY- WILLIAM H. CLARK | - Last Saturday night’ at the Morrison Hotél, Congtediinan MédiN “MeCoriaidk, one of the candidates for the United States Senate; wat beet at’ basquet given in his honor, under the, auspices the Progressive clement of the Re- ‘atin pe, havea on the Beesdage Nodtral and’the Profitelutvea! Abott oé the various wards of the city were pres- eit, Sok 2 adage pad word. oftdfaliy reedtdéd' id the “MeCo?- mick column, A large number of rep- resentatives ffom the remainisf wards yeflncdred theis” eipdrt' for th con high. The speakers were men who rep- resetited thé fotbmost thought of, our poeta, politiéaYada inf@sttial 1ife, The keynote of their specclies sounded in the atiiosphere of loyalty and patri- otis: The central’ thodght allvancéd by’ the speakers “was” the subordination of local to national intérest, and as this phasé of the discussion was advanced, the gatherjig® minitifésted an unpréee- dented degree of interest, devotion “and loyalty in and-to the- great principles involved in the present struggle and the high qualification of the men and plaids of meni to be elected to deal with present’ and future problems 90 vi- affecting the welfare of our coun- | Speeches were made by the following Jeaders: | Hosier Ki. Galpin introduced Attorney op aniade somghe : Ty introducing Mr. Brundage, Mr. Galpin: said that the gathering was one of thé’ most representative of its in the history of Chicago polities. be na es Ng » wonde?fal history of the Repub- liean pai} and indicated a firm belief in the probability of complete victory ini the céitiing election for clean and cleat-cut ptinciples, for which the gath- ering ‘stdod and the eleetion of the men endorsed. . Aldermait B. W. Snow sounded the Geath Knell of the anti-American ele- ment whé hope to fatten on the traitor- ous alliance of the large enemy clement within out ranks. Mr. Snow fairly ex- ‘Goo. T. Buckingham, Assistant At- reat ‘Géieral; Frederick De Young, of the Progfeasive party in Cook county. | Hon. Medill MeCormick spoke in his dhérscteristic style. His speech thrilled the audience to the highest degree of interest and enthusiasm for Democracy and the gféat principles for which the His reference to the conditions existing in Europe and the supreme efforts un- @ertaken by the boys at the front, their loyalty and devotion to the great prin- ciples at sfike, and his trying: expert ence and efforts, brought hia hearers to ‘VIOLA CULPEPPER ACQUITTED. ‘W. B Melien After five days of battlevin which ‘évery inch of the ground wasteontested tiom the outer skirmish lines to the trench, s verdict of not guilty was dered by s jary in Judge Hopkins’ oa the North Bide freeing Viola “C pepper of the charge of killing her hus- band, Ea Culpepper, at “3017 “Version avenue in Febrasry. It will be rémém- dered that in this case there was aj Heation to the effect that the paramou: killed the husband while the wife by and looked on. Oxear Thoma oo femsed that be shot the No aan ht ae Ad rer te Fo hb et kw tion. ‘The woman las Wet in jail with- sg Sa dessa tae ee ‘ 3S GE ew er ne eae s as ater i ——— the highest sense of their patriotic duty £0 otf cotntry. ; AS Speakers’ Table. ~ mong’ those et the speakers’ table ‘and elsewhere in the hall, in addition to wineteen out of thirty-five leaders of ward" otganizations, wete: * ; + BEI. Brawaige; eam’ Medoriatek, Walt?’ Wilséa, B. W. ‘Snow, Rites 'C. Dawes, William A. Dyche, Frederick ‘G DeYoung, Harry P. Peafsons, Andrew Lanquist, Potor Lasibros,"E. P. Strand berg, N. A. Nelson, John Kjellander, J. P. S¥eburg, Anton natu: e Peter Me. 5 Aid, A. & Elec cictotiee tap, ak Albert J. Pisher, Ald. Earl Walker, Ald. ‘Wm. E. Fetzer, Ald. Thos. 0. Wallace, (aid. Oscar H. Olsen, Jained A. Patten, ‘William Wrigley, Jr., Geo. T. Bucking- ham, La Verne W. Noyes, Frank Ham- lin, Eni C, Wetton; M- D: Folldisbee; ‘M.S. Rosenwald, Thonias J: Graydon, Joseph Klenhs, Homer K. Galpin, Will- iam H. Weber, Charles D. Binger, Elmer Sctfessingér, George F. Barrett, Charles HL Sergel, Matthias W. Mueller, George K. Schmidt, B, P. Barasa, Ald. Willis 0. Nanee, Ald. Oliver L. Watson, Ald. Irwin B. Hazen, Ald, E. C. Hrubee, Ald. Walter P, Steffen, Henry B. Rathbone, Edwin Olson, Coroner Petér M. Hoft- man, James Monaghan, Ald. Walter Steffen, Joseph Badenoch. President Charles H. Sergel of the sanitary district. John T. Richards, former president of the bar association. State Senator Willett H. Cornwell. Judge Charies M. Foe. ‘The following persons <onstitated the ‘Becond ward contingent: , Ba. Edinger, L. J, Frahen, C. H. Ball, ‘Chas. Kratehoff, chief clerk Board of Assessors; B. M. Thomas, Assistant At- torney General; Otis 8. More, Edw. L. Gere and H. P. Butler. ; ‘The folowing Colored men attended the banquet: Rev. J.C. Anderson, B. F. Moseley, ‘William B. Cowan, James G. Cotter, As- sistant: Atty. General A. N. Fields, James T. Brewington, Chas, H. Reese, Robert H. Harding, Joseph 8, Davis and ‘William H. Clark of the od Ward, ‘Rey. H. M. Carrollypastor Fulton Street M. E. Chureh, Russel J. White, John H. Brown, Dr. 8.0. Mereer, L. C. Gibbs, ‘Mike D. Walsh, H.C. Duraham, W. B. Smith; Geo. Walker, Al L, Stevens, H. ‘Brown and Geo. 0. Brown. At the close of the program Rev. J.C. Anderson, pastor of Quinn Chapel, one ef Chicago's) foremost divines, pro- jmouneed the benediction. Rev. Ander- ‘was so eloquently interesting in his jappeal that the audience lost sight of itself and cheered him with equal ‘ap- plause and enthusiasm, for which many jeame forward asd apologized for the outburst of the apparently sscrilegious North Bide, but it is no more than the plain truth to say that Mr. Mollison’s appéal to the jury in behalf of the un- fortunate woman was a new chaptér in foréusic oratory in this city. His mas- tary of every detail of the evidence in a style that showed the widest leanting in the great human book made him mas- ter of the situation from the moment he rose to address the jury watil his mag- nificent peroration. During many of his flights there were sobs trom those who listened and many s handkerchief erept to ay of jutror from timo to tim» | ‘The court offeinis and -all’ predicted ps slit shee th walls tae oye Sor Bs *.: eget Sie eee Ae arian ae oe ae ~ Lore Rte eee at SRR RS iE HON, MILES J. DEVINE any ogee eer ae ee ee eee lame ‘This City; Warm Friend of the Colored People, Who Would Make « Dandy : Candidate for Chief Jastice of the Munitipal Court ee eee eee ee pOLORED PEOPLE ACQUIRE FINE) PATRIOTIC MEETING AND wu. CHURCH ON THE SOUTH SIDE. | CAL FESTIVAL TO BE HELD it - Another of Chieago’s fine churches is to become the property of Colored peo- Becus rs nko street and South Park avenue. Less thaa a'year agd the Soath Park’ avenue Methodist Episéopal- Church, South Park avenue and Thirty-third street, one of the most valuable picees ‘of prop- erty owned by the Methodist Episcopal denomination in Chicago, was leased to Criéréa Methodists. ‘The First Baptist Chureh cost $125, 000 and the site is snit to be worth $40,000. The entire property is to’ be come the property of the Olivet Bap- tist Chuteh af a‘cost ‘of $85,000. (20,800' of thie amount; the Beptie Home Missionary Society and the Bap tist executive council will donate’ $5,000 cath. The Olivet Chireh has ‘agfeéd tc raise $10,000 by next Septeiaber! The First Baptist Church congregation is exptetea ‘to give possedsion to the Col: ofed people om July 1. ¢ The head-officials of the'A? M. E. con vention, this city, were after that same ehureh but the Colored Baptists beat them to it. LEE amills Aas. . ABET Boy (ss: rr aS (BO REA ae ‘Ss RPT PED oe Be se ban 64s is. ass sph phe 3B 4 ae Cee Bata: ae an ase Fas Pe oe ; Sars ce a sehen te ‘ eo Fa fy H ‘ q : ay + IGF aaa . A : Oy Ree ED Bode aN Ae SAS ag Ape at Sa _ iia OO ——_ Thi’ Great! Lester of the’ Phople? Movement inthe Steud Ward, Who OO" ‘,, Asdimend: vo Beer the Prestat How. Statels “Attorney, Who Has Prove Baa Bethe Maas D x Most Reckless ae a Deere ee an fA. Oates a” on, o zt es} a ‘The Chicago branch of the Nation Security League in conjunction with s tommitteé of Colored citizens have per fected plans for a miuéical festival ant pes eens 0 ‘Theater, Friday, June 1ith, st B pm A short and emphatic addres pill be ‘delivered by’ Professor Jobs B Hawkins of Washington, D.C. Prte sor Janies A. Mundy is in charge of tt inuisteal program, which will be one patriotic airs interspersed vwith_ ta, song., Am orchestra composed of ¥ picted und a thofas of 500 voices will, aciothd by’ tdtiged soloists. Seats wl son" be ‘on sie.” The proceeds of tit gale of over 3,000 seats will be used for the relief of families of Colored soliien of the state of Ilinois. > Col. Boséde’ Vonkling Simmons, one the greatest Colored orators in the Usit qd States, addressed the Men's Social Welfafe Club, at Olivet Baptist Chard, last’ Mondsy'eveniug.” The church wi filled to ‘overflowing and in every sm of thé. wérd, Col. Simmons made s it brilliant talk. THE POOR KANSAS CITY NEWSPAPER WRITER VISITS HAMPTON INSTITUTE, HAMPTON, VIRGINIA, AND ITS MANY FINE AND EXTENSIVE BUILDINGS CAUSES HIM TO OPEN HIS LARGE EYES IN WONDERMENT. Hampton Institute, Va.—This is one more busy world and I have seen just a little of it, and before saying more I want to express to Editor Taylor my sincere thanks for getting me from my arm down in Kansas for just a little while and letting me see something of his busy world, and it is some busy world. You will note that I have been using some going since I wrots to you the last time and I am still going. While the war is still going on, preparation is still being made, and we are fixing up all fences and we are doing our part for Mr. Hun, and he had just as well get ready to give up the ghost and retire to his hole in the ground, for we are after him. We are going to see it that he is sent where he belongs, and before we go into it we have counted the cost. I have been to Baltimore and there is where I had the pleasure of seeing some of these big men, and spending a meal with Dr. W. Sampson Brooks, the great preacher and educator. He was getting ready for a drive, and it is going to be one big one. I called on Editor John H. Murphy of the Afro-American and met Dr. A. L. Gaines, the editor and preacher. He is now presiding elder, and some day we will see him presiding bishop. It is nice to be presiding something and while I may never be one myself I am going to mingle with those who are and those who will be. Can you expect more? Of course all men are not to be leaders, for some must follow. Perhaps I am in the class that must ever follow, but I have followed some great leads, for I have been to so many of the schools. I had the pleasure of stopping at the home of Bishop I. N. Ross, and that is going some as you can see. When you are invited to stop with bishops then you are getting some recognition. I called to see him and spent a nice time and I was treated just like I was a bishop myself. Bishop Ross is just a trained, polished Christian gentleman, and he likes to touch the common people. He said that they had much to do with placing him where he is today, and he is not going to allow promotion to turn him away from them. He is made out of the kind of stuff a bishop should be made of and believe me, they are going to have him preside over some conferences right here in America in 1920, and you has just as well prepare for it now. He MICHAEL G. WALSH One of the Popular Deputy Counsellor of Cook County, Strong Supporter of Hon. Medill McCormick for United States Senator, Who Would Make a Syllabid Candidate for County Commissioners THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, MAY 18. 1918 The weighing and measuring test of children under school age, now going forward in connection with Children's Year, will afford American mothers a splendid opportunity to take part in the campaign to save 100,000 lives. When a child is found to be notably below the average in his development it may mean in many cases that he is not sufficiently nourished, either from actual lack of food, or because his food is badly chosen, or because he has been allowed to fall into bad eating habits. A, recent report by Dr. Josephine Baker, Chief of the Division of Hygiene of the city of New York, says that 90,000 school children in that city are distinctly undernourished, 30,000 more are in need of medical attention, while still thousands more are in such a state of health that they will easily slip over into undernourishment if present conditions continue. It is impossible to do much to correct in adults the results of malnutrition in childhood, but there are about ten million children under five years of age in American homes today who can be prevented from making such a showing as they shall come on to maturity. These undernourished school children began, in many cases, by being undernourished in the years while they were yet at home, when the results might, perhaps, have been prevented if the mother had understood what was taking place. Children must have plenty to eat. Adults can get along for some time, if necessary, on noticeably restricted diets without serious impairment of health, but children can not draw on their reserves in this way without detriment to their growth and vigor. Children from two to six years should have three good meals a day, the heaviest one being in the middle of the day. Their day's food should include plenty of milk, not less than 1½ pints—stim milk may be used if butter is given also—plenty of cereals and green vegetables, particularly leaf vegetables, such as spinach. It is desirable also to have a more varied diet and to include sugar, fruits, eggs, and meats, with fish and fowl, in the daily meals. Information regarding these matters will be furnished to mothers if they will write to the Children's Bureau, U. S. Depart NEGRO AUTHORS THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD'S LITERATURE COPYRIGHTED 1918, BY IRENE McCOY GAINES 5827 WENTWORTH AVENUE 1930 ARTICLE IV. Now turning to the name of KELLY MILLEE, I was very much interested in the high quality and character of his works. As dean of the college department of Howard University, for some years he has held a unique position in the education of Colored people. He is pre-eminently a controversial thinker. In the many great questions before the country in which white prejudiced writers sought to defame the character and ability of the Negro race, they have found in the pen of this race thinker a power that has been unable to be subdued. One after another he dashed off in brilliant form and style: BOOSEVELT AND THE NEGRO, APPEAL TO REASON, FORTY YEARS OF NEGRO EDUCATION, THE ULTIMATE RACE PROBLEM, THE POLITICAL CAPACITY OF THE NEGRO, THE SOCIAL EQUALITY, and other pamphlets similar in character; and surpassed himself in a splendid collection of high classed essays dealing with the multiform phases of the race problem; and we had in 1905 his great work, RACE ADJUSTMENT, to be followed by his, FROM SERVITUDE TO SERVICE. The Cleveland Plain Dealer says of him: "Prof. Miller shows himself a master of an incisive style and a keen logician." Of him the New York Post remarks: "Admirable for calmness and temper, thoroughness and skill." DR. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON, who was regarded by Andrew Carnegie as one of the foremost men of his age was president of the great industrial Institute of Tuskegee, the greatest institution of its kind in the world. He sprang into prominence in 1895 by what A trade publication in New York City called "Women's Weas" recently published an article on the Negroes of St. Louis, and this article contains the following very significant statement: "The trade of Negroes in St. Louis at the present time is worth while, merchants say. The Negro is valued as a buying unit in department stores, for his trade as a rule is on a cash basis. Not so long ago, the Negro population was not particularly considered as a buying unit. What it bought was usually very cheap, or it did not buy at all. But that time has gone by, and today, because of the great increase in the wages of a laborer, the Negro's trade must be taken into consideration. This especially applies where there is a large Colored population, as there is in St. Louis, where there are probably 60,000 Negroes. Under present labor condi- THORS RIBUTION TO LITERATURE IRENE McCOY GAINES RTH AVENUE is known as his Atlanta speech, in which he pleaded for peace between the races and urged them to unite for the common good, in all matters industrial remaining separate socially. He has been the trusted adviser, on southern matters, of two Presidents; wined and dined by princes and crowned heads of Europe and accepted by the authorities as the leader of the American Negro. He was an advocate of the gospel of work and so careful a publication as THE INDEPENDENT, after his speech on Abraham, pronounced him the most forceful speaker living. He was more than an orator, organizer, educator; he was a great writer. His first great book in 1901 was UP FROM SLAVERY, in which he told to the world his inspiring story of his struggle from the humblest state of the slave to a coveted place among the foremost men of his day and time. He addressed his students at Tuskegee in Sunday evening talks, and in a splendid volume he gathered them together in his book, entitled CHARACTER, in which he emphasises the growth of habit and the priceless possession of good character. He was the author of other books, THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS, and MY EXPERIENCES, just issued from the press. With a clear and forceful style and an abundance of practical facts he has impressed this country and the world. It is said that his UP FROM SLAVERY has been translated into more foreign languages than any other work by an American Negro. The luster of his life, fame and works shed glory upon the whole Negro race. tions, the wage earner is bringing big money into the home, and where there is money for the Negro, there will be glothe.?" (To be continued next week.) CUETIS WIDOW SAILS FOR FRANCE THIS WEEK (New York City Special.) Mrs. James L. Curtis, widow of the late James L. Curtis, United States Minister to Liberia, sails this week for France, having been the first Colored woman selected by the Y. M. C. A. for its war work. Since returning from Liberia Mrs. Curtis has been stationed at Camp Upton, Yaphank, heading a special work which the Y. W. C. A. has been doing among the soldiers. --- NEGRO MOTHER GIVES HER ALL SOLDIER HELD FOR MURDERING MAN AND WOMAN. The finest building ever opened to Colored tenants in Chicago. Steam heat, electric lights, tile baths, marble entrance. J. W. CASEY, Agent Phone Main 263 133 W. Washington Street PHONE MAIN 2214 A. D. GASH Attorney at Law 118 North La Salle Street Suite 615 to 618 CHICAGO Adjustable Cover Gas Inlet Air Blastion Air Inlet Adjustable Air Inlet The air lattea is directly behind the handle, or valve, which you use to turn the gas on or off. This "air lattea" has a stiring shutter fastened in place by a speed screw. Lower the air lattea until the air lattea is completely closed. Then turn on the gas and light the burner. You will find that it burns with a yellow flame. Open the air shutter SLOWLY, watching the same meanwhile until it is all blue, then tighten the screw so that the air shutter can shut off. If your gasage "poor" back when lighted it is generally because it is getting too much air. The top burners on your gas range should be best clean or you will not get the best results. RESIDENCE: 3353 South Park Ave. PHONE DOUGLAS 2773 W. E. MOLLISON ATTORNEY and COUNSELOR Suite 815 Hartford Bldg. PHONE: CENTRAL 6583 CHICAGO Office Phone 8078 (Douglas) Residence Phone, Douglas 8179 THE QUINN CHAPEL FORUM. There will be a feature meeting of Quinn Chapel Forum, Sunday, May 19th, at 3:30 p. m., in the church, 24th street and Wabash avenue, when it presents "An Hour with Negro Composers." very talented organization, The Englewood Musical Club, with Mr. H. B. Woodfolk, director, will render several selections written by composers of the race, also the following distinguished soloists, Miss Elise Cook, Mr. Hugh Buchanan and Mr. H. B. Woodfolk. There will be no charge for admission and all are cordially invited to attend. The Forum has been constantly increasing its attendance through the high quality of the meetings held and is making rapid strides under the efficient leadership of Prof. S. Z. Westerfield. On Sunday, May 26th, at 3:30 p. m., Hon. Edward H. Morris, lawyer of national distinction, will address the Forum and a crowded house is expected to hear him. Come and bring your friends to hear both of these meetings. ASHBY CARTER, Secretary. NEGRO MOTHER GIVES HER ALL Westfield, Ind. (Special)—The five sons of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Armstrong, Colored, are leaving home to serve in the army. Ezakiel, one of the boys, an alternate in the military draft call of last Monday, volunteered to go in the place of another man who was willing to go but was working on a farm. The four others have enlisted in the field artillery and are going to Camp Meade, Md. Charles and Lindsay, the two youngest, left Tuesday; Isaac, the oldest, left yesterday, and Irvin, an Indianapolis school teacher, will leave the first of next week. All of the boys are graduates of Westfield high school. Irvin is a graduate of Indiana University. The father is a veteran of the Civil War. SOLDIER HELD FOR MURDERING MAN AND WOMAN. New York, Special—Private James Layton, a Negro soldier in training at Camp Upton, was locked up in the Tombs Wednesday night charged with the murder of Private Michael Maloney and Mrs. J. Harriity of Brooklyn at the cantment on May 5. The police say Layton has confessed he killed Maloney when the latter came to the rescue of Mrs. Harriity, whom the Negro soldier had attached, and then shot the woman to seal her lips. Chicago, Ill. OWNERS AND DIRECTORS DAN M. JACKSON GEO. T. KERSEY DAVID A. McGOOWAN AHMED A. RAYNER Phones Calumet 6164 Automatic 71-629 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT The Emanuel Jackson Undertaking Co., Inc. 2359-61 South State Street Reliable Service Courteous Treatment Reasonable Prices FREE CHAPEL IN CONNECTION Complete Line of Funeral Goods Automobiles for Hire CHICAGO THEATER SOUTH WABASH AVENUE AND EIGHTH STREET Wednesday Evening, June 5th All seats reserved. Tickets for sale by all members and at PORTER'S DRUG STORE 3510 South State Street Phone Douglas 6525