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The Untimely Death and Funeral of the Late John P. Hopkins, Former Mayor of Chicago, Who Was Held in the Highest Esteem by All Classes of His Fellow Citizens. Well on to Three Thousand People Were in the Funeral Procession, Including Some Colored Gentlemen. His Remains, After the Impressive Services at St. James Roman Catholic Church, Were Laid to Rest by the Side of His Mother in Calvary Cemetery. MR. HOPKINS WAS ALWAYS FRIENDLY DISPOSED TOWARDS WORTHY AND SELF-RESPECTING COLORED PEOPLE — ONE YEAR AGO HE CONTRIBUTED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO ASSIST TO PURCHASE THE HANDSOME SADDLE HORSE FOR COL. FRANKLIN A. DENISON. AS MAYOR OF CHICAGO, MR. HOPKINS APPOINTED QUITE A NUMBER OF COL- ORED MEN TO OFFICES AND PERMITTED COL. DENISON TO SERVE UNDER HIM AS ASSISTANT PROSECUTING ATTORNEY OF CHICAGO. GLOWING AND ELOQUENT TRIBUTE TO HIS MEMORY, HIS PATRIOTISM, HIS LOYALTY TO HIS FRIENDS AND HIS UPRIGHTNESS AS AN EMINENT AMERICAN CITIZEN BY REV. FATHER JOHN KAVANAUGH, PRESIDENT OF NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY, WHO DECLARED IN HIS SERMON THAT MR. HOPKINS WAS A MARTYR TO HIS COUNTRY IN THAT HIS WORK AS SECRETARY OF THE STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE HAD GREATLY OVERTAXED HIS ENERGY AND STRENGTH. being honest in the discharge of his duties he was very rapidly advanced from time to time, at first serving as general time keeper, and later on to the position of head paymaster. He severed his connection with the Pullman Company in 1888 and from that time on he devoted his whole attention to conducting the affairs of the Arcade Trading Company, of which he had become secretary following its organization at Pullman, Ill., in 1885. The business of the Arcade Trading Company under the guiding hand of Mr. Hopkins was solidly and gradually enlarged, until finally it was transformed into the Secord & Hopkins Company. The firm successfully conducted eight large stores at one time, and he made a great deal of money in that line of business, and at the same time laying a solid foundation for his future great wealth. Shortly after his arrival in this city he jumped right into politics. It was near that time that a friendship was formed between him and Hon. Roger C. Sullivan, which did not even end at the tomb on Wednesday. Even unto this day some people may not feel like giving Mr. Hopkins credit for it, nevertheless he was the father of the movement which finally brought about the annexation to Chicago of Hyde Park, Lakeview, the towns of Lake, Jefferson and Cicero. He was chairman of the Democratic He was a delegate at large to the Democratic national conventions of 1892, 1900 and 1904; he served as a member of the Democratic national committee the first mentioned year; he was chairman of the Democratic state committee of Illinois from 1901 to 1904, THOIR ROE AM his funeral and some of them with grief stricken faces slowly marched in the funeral procession following his remains to their final resting place by the side of his mother in Calvary Cemetery. His remains were conveyed from his late home, 3236 Michigan avenue, to St. James Roman Catholic Church, Twenty-ninth and Wabash avenue, and never in our life have we witnessed a more solemn scene as the casket was carried from his home. The band slowly played "Nearer, My God, to Thee," and more than five thousand people, White and Colored, with their heads uncovered, stood at attention out of respect to the memory of Mr. Hopkins. The procession was led by Acting Chief of Police Alecock and staff, had a police escort of 540 on foot and more than 400 firemen. City and county officials and Democratic organization leaders who marched numbered approximately 450 and honorary and active pall-bearers totaled 208. In addition there was the special trainload of sailors and more than 400 De La Salle schoolboys who deeply loved Mr. Hopkins, who is survived by the following sisters and thousands of friends to mourn his death. They are Mrs. Anna Lydon, Mrs. Mary Bonfield, Mrs. John A. McCormick, and the Misses Adelia, Julia, and Kate Hopkins. The services at the church were sim- ple and very impressive. Schmidt's requiem mass was sung, with Mme. Nerdine, soprano; Mme. Rose Lutiger Cannon, contralto; Arthur Buxton and Mr. Thatcher, bass, singing, and the celebrants of the mass were as follows: Celebrant — Monsignor Edward A. Kelly, St. Anne's. cabinet, Gen. Thomas H. Barry and staff, Capt. W. A. Moffett and staff. Members of State Council of Defense: Samuel Insull, Lieut. Gov. Oglesby, John A. Spoor, B. F. Harris, Charles H. Wacker, John H. Harrison, Dr. Frank Billings, Mrs. Joseph T. Bowen, J. Ogden Armour, Levy Mayer, D. E. Shanahan, Fred W. Upham, John H. Walker, V. A. Olander. Martin J. Wade, judge of the United States Circuit Court, Iowa City, Iowa. Samuel Alschuler, judge of the United States Circuit Court, Aurora. Medill McCormick, Thomas Gallagher, Martin B. Madden,C. K. G. Billings, Charles Boschenstein, Edward W. Chambers, Arthur W. Charles, W. J. Connors, Will J. Davis, Ernest Hoever, Edward N. Hurley, Jerry J. Kane, Alfred S. Austrian, William G. Beale, Michael Brennan, Patrick K. Brennan, Walter S. Brewster, Thomas Byrne, Will H. Clare, Bichard C. Collins, Charles A. Comiskey John T. Connery, Edward A. Cudahy, Thomas Cusack, Richmoud Dean, Clarence S. Darrow, Charles S. Deneen, Jacob Franka, Frank J. Gaulter, Hiram T. Gilbert, John M. Glenn, Stephen D. Griffin, James E. Gorman, Elbridge Haneyy, Nicholas Hunt, John D. Hurley, D. F. Kelly, Dr. James E. ```markdown ``` Hon. Edward J. Hughes, who was elected to the state senate four years ago from the Twenty-first Senatorial District at Illinois, has proven himself to be the right man in the right place. Senator Hughes, who resides at 3350 Fulton street, and who is a candidate for re-election to the state senate, was born right in the district which he now has the honor of representing. He received his education in the public and high schools of the city and studied law at the Lincoln College of Law. The Legislative Veter's League in its latest reports on the senatorial candidates seeking election or re-election to the senate has this to say in favor of Senator Hughes: "That Mr. Hughes is finishing his first term as senator. He has FUMBAL OF MRS. TROTTER NOTED FOR HER WORK AMONG COLORED RACE. } made a better record than any representative of his district for many years; active and always alert in legislative affairs. $ ^{11} $ The above speaks volumes for Senator Hughes, who has in the past honorably served as a member of the most important committees in the state senate. He has been very active in securing increased appropriations for all institutions for state dependents. There is one thing that can be said to the credit of Senator Hughes and that is that he always conducts himself like a first class polished gentleman, and the votes residing in the Twenty-first Senatorial District of Illinois will be honoring themselves by re-electing him to the state senate. national colors to the 519th Engineers at Camp Devens in behalf of the State. Organized the Godmothers' Association to this, the only Colored unit, which went overseas from Massachusetts, and begun organizing with a "circle of cheer" at Newburyport. She was a member of the Soldiers Comfort Unit and Sunday hostess at its War Service center. Her last act was to send fruit to the Colored soldiers at Camp Devens who were ill with influenza. She was a communicant of St. Mary's Episcopal Church in Dorchester. Few members of her race were better known. She was an able newspaper woman and ready public speaker. CITY NEWS Reported by Lawyer S. Z. C. Westerfield Mr. Ashby Carter, a postal employee has enrolled in the Dental College of Northwestern University and will join the S. A. F. C. there. BUY LIBERTY BONDS Mr. J. F. Cass, 4850 Dearborn street, who is engaged in government work throughout the state, was here recently visiting his family and friends. He reports encouragingly as to prospects and progress of the race. Quinn Chapel Forum will meet next Sunday, October 20, when there will be an address by Miss Edna Cook, executive secretary of the Y. W. C. A. There will be a duet by Miss Neobia Taylor and Edmonin Martin, also a paper by Miss Florence Hughes. All in all it will be well worth coming to hear. BUY LIBERTY BONDS Mr. C. Melven Rose is in the city preparatory to attending the University of Chicago. He expects to enroll in the Dental College after completing his college work. Mr. Rose is formerly of Washington, D. C., but very recently was engaged as inspector for the United States government in the ship yards at Philadelphia, Pa. A very impressive installation service was held at Hyde Park A. M. E. Church last Thursday night, October 17, and many good things were said and done. Nearly every A. M. E. church in the city of Chicago was represented and several visiting ministers were also present. The chief address was delivered by Dr. A. J. Carey of the Chicago District. Mr. Frank C. Lowry was made district president. THE BROAD AX: CHICAGO, OCTOBER 19, 1918 M. Judges of the Circuit Court: George P. Barrett, Robert E. Crowe, Charles M. Walker, John P. McGoorty, Thomas Taylor, Jr., Kickham Scanlan, George Kersten, Auton T. Zeman, Frank Johnston, Jr. Judges of the Superior Court: D. E. Sullivan, Charles M. Foell, Charles A. McDonald, Jacob H. Hopkins, Joseph Sabath, W. Fenimore Cooper, Henry H. Guerin, M. L. McKinley, Albert Barnes, Hugo Pam, J. J. Sullivan, John O'Connor, Oscar Hebel, Joseph H. David, Theodore Brentano, Marcus Kavangh, Martin M. Gridley, William McSurely, W. E. Dever, Joseph H. Fitch. County Judge Thomas F. Scully Probate Judge Henry Horner. Judges of Municipal Court: B Three daring escapes made by a British army deserter with ten convictions against him—all for crimes of violence—were described at Oldstreet a few days ago, relates London Chronicle. The man, George Mullins, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment in January, 1917, and was sent to Wandsworth. There he was trained for the army and taken to France in handcuffs. In a few weeks he contrived to get leave and, returning to England, deserted. He was arrested last April, but, although handcuffed, he escaped from his escort. After a brief spell of liberty Mullins was again captured, and with five others was put in the guardroom at Wandsworth prison. While the others danced and sang at the top of their voices Mullins cut a hole in the wall and all the six escaped. In the following May the man was again arrested, and taken this time to Bethnal Green police station, where he was placed in a newly built cell. Again he managed to escape by loosening a number of bricks, climbing through a ventilator and dropping down a water pipe into the street. The other night Mullins was arrested by Detective Sharp in Stepney. A big and violent crowd, the officer said, gathered and pelted the detective, coal, bottles and "anything they could lay their hands on." The police, however, got away. Mullins is now sentenced to two months' hard labor as a deserter and for damaging Bethnal Green police station. Olsen, Edward K. Jareeki, John R. Newcomer, Sheridan E. Fry, Hugh R. Stewart, Wells M. Cook, James Donohue, John R. Caverly, Hosea W. Wells, D. W. Sullivan, Charles N. Goodnow, Joseph S. La Buy, Bernard P. Barasa. John Richardson, Harry M. Fisher, Hugh J. Kearns, John F. Haas, John K. Prindiville, William N. Gemmill, Leo J. Doyle, Joseph P. Rafferty, Samuel H. Trude, Edward T. Wade, Howard Hayes, John Courtney, Frank H. Mahonay, H. P. Solan, John A. Swanson, John Stelk. Usher at church: Chief usher, Joseph W. Cremin; ushers, Alfred A. Amberg, T. J. Benedict, Thomas V. Brennan, Charles F. Brown, Joseph W. Connery, Francis Corby, John Corboy, Clifford Corigan, Leo P. Cummings, E. N. Hurley, Jr., William H. Kennedy, William P. McEvoy, Patrick Lawler, Roger Legner, John A. Muldoon, Frank Stenson, Dr. Richard J. Tivnen, James M. Whalen, Robert N. Wolf. Rev. Father John Kavanaugh, president of Notre Dame University, preached the funeral sermon and in doing so he paid an eloquent and glowing tribute to the memory of Mr. Hopkins and declared that he was a martyr to his country and laid down his life while assisting his government in its present great crisis. The writer does not know how others may feel about it, but we feel that in the death of John P. Hopkins that we have lost one of our oldest and warmest friends. There is a moral for all who will seek it in the story of a Minnesota banker, who has made a success of life notwithstanding the handicap that both legs, his left arm and the fingers of his right hand are missing. His career was appropriately reviewed in Carry On, a magazine published in the interest of the reconstruction of disabled soldiers and sailors. The essence of this man's success is contained in his whimsical statement of his philosophy. "From his neck down," he says, "a man is worth about a dollar and a half a day; from his neck up he may be worth a hundred thousand dollars a year." The facts of this statement apply as forcibly to a man with all his limbs as to a cripple. They constitute the chief reason why vocational education is increasing in popularity and why child labor and compulsory education laws are being made increasingly severe. It is a fortunate epigram which has been made by this cripple' of peace for the benefit of the cripples of war. The part of the man "from the neck up" knows no limitations except self-imposed ones.—Portland Oregon. Another Feminine Industry. "Girls wanted for men's neckwear," reads the advertisement of a department store. But we imagine that a man would be uncomfortable wearing a girl around his neck—New Orleans States. 18 HON. ROGER C. SULLIVAN One of the Directors of the Peoples Trust Biscuit Company—The head leader of than thirty years—The bosom friend greatly affected over his untimely d One of the Directors of the Peoples Trust and Savings Bank, President of the Sawyer Biscuit Company—The head leader of the Democratic party of Illinois for more than thirty years—The boom friend of the late John P. Hopkins, who was greatly affected over his untimely death. Hospitality. There is no unconcern, almost ostentatious, to equal that of the hostess who pours the clotted cream on the guest's panches as if clotted cream were an everyday incident in that household. Blessed is hospitality.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. ENGLISH FARMERS NEED LABOR RECORUITS. Since the War Women's Land Army Has Done Much to Help Agriculture. A Pennsylvanian is the patentee of a combined mailbox and milk-bottle holder, which can be freely opened for the insertion of their intended contents, but are locked against theft when anything has been placed in them. Should Say Not. "It's all right to pay as you go," observed the almost philosopher, "but if you have to pay 25 cents street car fare to get there and back, the chances are you won't go." Danger of breakage is eliminated in a new motor-driven dish washer in which the dishes are held stationary in wire baskets and water is forced around them. Get Your Webbed Feet. A Maine inventor's mechanical substitutes for web feet are bags to be attached to a swimmer's legs, opening with the kick and folding with the return. Long-fast Want. To prevent a cow switching her tail against a person milking her there has been patented a clamp attached to a steel spring to be twined around one leg. It Helps Some. Remorse is like a wooden leg. It helps a man on his way, but he can see where he would have been happier without it. -Idaho Statesman. Housewife's Duty. The housewife's first duty is to see that every member of her household is properly nourished. Optimistic Thought. A humble lot in security is better than the dangers that encompass the high and haughty. Always Busy. A girl roomer always has a batch of finery to wash.—Kansas City Journal. SUNSHINE RESCUE MISSION. Rev. H. Franklin Bray, Supt. 2830 State St. Dr. Robert E. Wilson and Hon. Louis B. Anderson occupied the pulpit on Sunday night. The meeting was inspiring and uplifting. There were several conversions last week and the interest in every phase of the work grows with the days. The public library is opened and many take advantage of it daily. Mrs. Dollie Hubbard of Dayton, Ohio, will preach Sunday night. BUY LIBERTY BONDS Rev. H. E. Stewart, pastor of Quinn Chapel A. M. E. Church, this city, and more recently of Evanston, will move some time this week and occupy the par- sonage at 3316 Calumet avenue. Box With Brains Should Say Not. Long-Felt Want. ENGLISH FARMERS NEED LABOR RECRUITS. Since the War Women's Land Army Has Done Much to Help Agriculture. Farmers in England have lately pressed the opinion that they have rather a hard row to hoe, as a result the great demands of the war. The labor supply of the island had been hast hit by conscription, but the Womens Land Army has given excellent service. Recently the government commandeered some of the best wheat land in England for the erection of a great wheat plant. So urgently was the new plant needed that soldiers in khaki were put to work tearing up the ground and throwing the wheat crop aside to rot. The farmers protested at first, but were informed that the other needs of the government were even greater than the need for the wheat crop. The farmers, despite their difficulties, have given the government splendid support. ATTEND THE RETHEL LITERARY SOCIETY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 20, AT 3:30 O'CLOCK Opening Song—The Star Spangled Banner. Invocation—Rev. W. D. Cook, D. M. Selected Solo—Dr. A. J. Offord. Reading—Mr. Bryant Peck. Solo—Mrs. Hattie Mae Crawford Mine. Remarks—Sandy W. Trice, President. Introduction—Hon. John G. Drennan. Speaker—Hon. Frederick De Young. Reuponse—R. E. Moore. Solo—Ophilia Pulley. Collection. Benediction. Rev. W. D. Cook, D. D., Pastor. Sandy W. Trice, President. J. W. Bell, Secretary. Bethel Church, 30th & Dearborn St. PATRIOTIC CHRISTMAS CARDS Chicago, Oct. 19—War Savings Stamp Christmas card will be the accepted form of holiday greeting this year. The demand for them is so great that the manufacturers of greeting cards are finding it difficult to fill their orders. One concern received a large order from far-off Honolulu, Hawaii. A year ago official influence was directed against the widespread distribution of Christmas cards and there was a big reduction in their use by commercial concerns which had formerly sent them to customers. This year the opposite attitude is taken by the government. According to reports received from various parts of the state by the Illinois Committee for War Savings many concerns will this year give their annual bonuses in War Savings stamps, using the Christmas folders to add the holiday spirit. 1 Successful business man, the people's candidate for member of the Board of Review —warm friend of Hon. Roger C. Sullivan and the late John P. Hopkins—He was one of his active pallbearers. 14. Publishers of papers of more than 8 pages in size will reduce the pages in excess of 8 pages 25 per cent. This reduction shall be an average reduction over one month's period. "15. Any publisher of a 4 or 8 page paper will be considered to have fulfilled the requirements of this order if he immediately puts into effect paragraphs numbered 1 to 13 inclusive, and in addition thereto reduces to the lowest possible point all press room waste." No newspapers may be established during the period of the war, except those for which arrangements had been made and plants purchased previous to the issuing of this order, or unless it can be shown that a new newspaper is a necessity. A sworn statement will be required from each publisher on November 1 as to how many of these rules have been put into effect by him, and what results in the matter of reducing paper consumption have been obtained. THOMAS E. DONNELEY, Chief Pulp and Paper Section. September 26, 1918. Between now and November 1st each and every subscriber to THE BROAD AX will receive a statement, showing their indebtedness to it and those who fail, to make an honest effort, to adjust or pay the same on or before November 10th, their names will be, and must be, stricken from its mailing list, under the rollings of the War Industries Board. CHARLES O. STUMP, THE KANSAS NEWSPAPER MAN, VISITED PHILADELPHIA, PA., WASHINGTON, D. C., WHERE HE ATTENDED THE RACE CONFERENCE AND SHOOK HANDS WITH PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON. HON. ALBERT NOWAK Popular Polish-American citizen, straightforward business man, who will be re-elected for the third time on Tuesday, November 5th, as one of the Commis- Montgomery, W. Va.—Have you had the "Flu"? is the popular question asked today, and I am sorry to say that many people will not be able to answer, their friends and dear ones will have to answer the question for them, that they had it and have gone on to their eternal rest. All the churches in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Washington, D. C., and other places have been closed as a measure to stop the spread of the disease, and I hope that it will stop it. It has been several deays since I wrote you a letter, yet I have been moving just the same and I have a few things to say this week because I am as full as a tick, and will be fuller. I have been to the White House and shook hands with President Woodrow Wilson, and have not washed my hands since because I don't want it to get away. Then I have spoken to Hon. William G. McAdoo, and shook hands with him, which indeed was another great event in my life. I do not remember exactly, but it seems to me that I was in Omaha when I wrote you the last letter. I was there with Bishop H. Blanton Parks, one of our most remarkable men, and a citizen of Chicago. I was there in his conference and was delighted to be there and come in touch with some of them great men there, especially Bev. J. R. Ransom, who is their candidate for episcopal honors. Dr. Ransom has worked his way up from the ground floor and has earned the distinction of being the leader of the West. He is worthy of any honor that can be conferred upon him and all of us people in Kansas would be happy if he was thus honored with the election. The church throughout the country would be pleased. But in Omaha, I met one of the most remarkable men of the race, Fred C. Williams, a newspaper man, and is making good. I am sure that you will say that it is nothing to be a newspaper man, but let me tell you about this one. He was born in San Antonio, Texas, in 1875. Perhaps you will say now that he is not the only man to be born, and edited the Centimeter, after he had spent some time as a traveler and adventurer. It was in 1914 he lost his sight, but instead of sitting on the street with his mit out "Help the blind," he went right to work in his old profession, newspaper work. He has been the official representative of the Monitor, of Omaha, and while blind toured the South last year all alone with wonderful results. He is ambitious, well educated, and a business man. He is going to deliver lectures this year, touring the country using as his theme, "The Negro of Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow." I left Omaha, reached Chicago at night and pulled out the next morning for Louisville, Ky., stopping at Indianapolis, Ind., for a day, making many good friends there. An hour or so was spent in Frankfort, then to the place where I am now, but spent only one day there, speaking to the people in the Odd Fellows Hall, and the next day left for Washington, D. C., and spent the night at the home of Rev. W. H. Jernagin's but bright and early the next morning I was up before they could turn over and headed for Philadelphia. I then called on Rev. L. G. Jordan, to find that he had gone to Kentucky, but his mother was at home, his wife was in Arkansas. Now what happened next? I made my way to Chester for a few hours, spoke there in Philadelphia on Sunday, and left Monday to attend the National Race Conference. I have been hearing about race conferences for a long time and I just wanted to see how they looked. It was simply a conference to discuss racial matters and to strike a hard blow against lynching. I did not know that it was possible to get so many people together. They were there just the same. The president was Dr. W. H. Jernagin, and the vice-president was Bishop I. N. Ross, and then there were other big men. It was called to order and the Rev. F. J. Williams, of Waco, Texas, made the opening prayer, and was followed by welcome addresses, and the annual address of President Jernagin, which was a great state paper in keeping with some of the messages President Wilson reads to Congress. He reviewed the conditions and told about the 46 lynchings this year and all but two of them were in the South. The information was valuable. I know you want to know what followed next. In the afternoon there were some great addresses delivered by some great men, until time to go to the White House. There was a special automobile to tote me over drawn or driven by the Rev. Dr. Wilbanks. We reached the White House and were soon in the Executive Office. Rev. Dr. Jernagin and Bishop Ross led the crowd in and they were next to the President. Attorney W. H. Harrison was selected to do the talking. He called President Wilson's attention to the seriousness of the times, and asked that time be given for special prayer. The President consented to it at once, and the Rev. J. C. Austin, of Pittsburgh, sent the petition to the throne or at least started it there, and if it did not reach Jehovah it reached the President, and while it was not long it was truly appropriate. This young minister knew how to reach God in short order. I would that many people would learn that short cut to God and not give the history of the world every time they 55 HON. STANLEY S. WALKOWIAK Valuable member of the City Council from the Seventeenth Ward and Democratic candidate for Judge of the Municipal Court—His name appears ninth on the judicial ballot—Former Alderman Occar De Priest, Alderman Louis B. Anderson and Alderman Robert R. Jackson speak of Alderman Walkowiak in the highest terms and states that he is absolutely free from race prejudice and that he will make a first-class Judge in the Municipal Court. Hon. Stanley S. Walkowiak, Democratic candidate for judge of the Municipal Court, whose name appears ninth on the judicial ballot, was born and raised in the 17th Ward, and he has ably represented it in the city council from 1911 down to the present time, serving on all of its important committees, all the time working for the best interest of all the people residing in the great city of Chicago. upon him by the duties of that office will be faithfully performed. Poland's unselfish and patriotic response in the early days of our struggle for liberty, freedom and independence, when she came to the aid of Washington and gave to America two of her most valiant sons, Generals Kosciusko and Pulaski; the loyalty and undying devotion of her sons to the stars and stripes on the field of battle, their patriotic He was admitted to the bar in the fall of 1903 and he has been engaged in the general practice of the law ever since that time, meeting with flattering success. His past experience as a lawyer and his public service or record preeminently qualifies him to discharge the judicial honor or position which he is seeking at the hands of the voters of Chicago. It is not the name, but the man behind the name, that should be our only guide for men seeking judicial offices; ability, character, impartiality, honesty and judicial temperament should be taken into consideration, and as Alderman Walkowiak possesses all of these qualifications, and if elected one of the judges of the Municipal Court, we honestly feel that the sacred trust imposed pray. The prayer seemed to have touched the President. Then followed the address of Attorney Harrison, and I would that everybody in Chicago could have heard it. He spoke of President Wilson as the Big Brother, and while he poured out eloquence the busiest man in America was spellbound. He showed a deep interest in what was being said to him. And when the address was over he responded and told the men that it would take time, that what they prayed for could not be brought about in a year. He seemed to have his very soul in what he said to that large number of representative men and women and when they were through he shook hands with all of them, and that is why I came in for a handshake and I think I will never wash this hand again. They all left the White House feeling happy also. Now this was a good thing to do. They had a great meeting at night, and the next day I was there to hear the discussion of them men. It was worthy of consideration, and you will believe me when I tell you that them men and women were truly in earnest, and put their very souls into the meeting. I found pleasure in being there myself. So many things were brought to attention, and the last day they had a conference with the Director General of Railroads, Hon. William G. McAdoo. He heard them gladly, and while he could not do what they wanted him to do, because Congress in turning the roads of the country over to the Government fixed it so that they could not interfere with customs, or with their cherished S. from the Seventeenth Ward and Democratic Capital Court—His name appears ninth on the scar De Priest, Alderman Louis B. Anderson peek of Alderman Walkwick in the highest y free from race prejudice and that he will nicipal Court. upon him by the duties of that office will be faithfully performed. Poland's unselfish and patriotic response in the early days of our struggle for liberty, freedom and independence, when she came to the aid of Washington and gave to America two of her most valiant sons, Generals Kosciusko and Pulaski; the loyalty and undying devotion of her sons to the stars and stripes on the field of battle, their patriotic response to the colors, the Liberty Loan drives and Red Cross work bespeak their love for all that is truly American and should strike a responsive chord in every loyal American breast. There are approximately 350,000 of Polish extraction in Chicago, about one-sixth of the total population of our great city. Administration of justice demands a judge familiar with their customs, characteristics and language. Former Alderman Oscar De Priest, Alderman Louis B. Anderson and Alderman Robert R. Jackson have served in the city council with Alderman Walkowiak and they as well as hundreds of other Colored men know that he is absolutely free from race prejudice and honestly feel that he will make an ideal judge of the Municipal Court of Chicago. laws, he assured them that he was interested in the race, and his interest had been shown in the fact that he had raised the salary of Colored men doing railroad work to that of White men and no one had asked him to do it, but it was because he desired the Negro to prosper. He said that he was a Southern man and knew the Negro and had always been interested in him. Mr. McAdoo did not make any promises, but said he would ever do all he could to aid the race. Some things he did not know, especially about the Negro soldier who was taken from a train and fined for riding in a Pullman, and said that he wanted the fact that he might look into it himself. He could not see how they could take an interstate passenger off a through train. The facts and alldavit were filled with him later and we will hope to hear something from it. It would be a great thing if our people would get behind this organization and push it. Let them have all the money they need. Reva, W. H. Jernagin, A. J. Stokes and John R. Hawkins, were selected to go to France to look after the soldiers. You will be called upon to contribute something for that cause. I had the pleasure of meeting Miss Jeanette Carter, a prominent lawyer in the District of Columbia. She is an intelligent young woman and I shall have more to say about her is my next letter. She has just been appointed to an important position in the Government. These things are helping us. We are serving the Government we are being served. We are going to make the Kaiser cry out enough. I think his peace proposition recently was to throw us off, but we are not going to be thrown off, but will buy our Liberty Bonds just the same. He will hear from us. PAGE THREE PAGE FOUR THE BROAD AX Published Every Saturday In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue, Republica, Democrata, Catholica, Protestants, Single Taxers, Priests, indigels 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. Subscription 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 6306 S. Elizabeth Street, Chicago, Ill. PHONE WENTWORTH 2597. JULIUS P. TAYLOR, Editor and DR. M. A. MAJORS, 4700 S. STATE STREET, PHONE DREXEL 1416, ASSOCIATE EDITOR. Entered at Second-Class Matter Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, Illinois, under Act of March 3, 1879. A great many people believe everything they hear. A great many people believe everything they read. There are on the contrary, a great many people who do not believe only the very fine truths, and more of the falsities of people, and then there are a great many people who are not eager to believe everything they read, and discredit the cheap sentiment and mouthings of the gossipian and the disgruntled. People do acquaint themselves of our virtues but they are slow to extol them like Anthony over the grave of great Caesar. There is a monkey-wrench in the running gear of the brain of most of our best friends. It is not jealousy, not quite envy and it cannot properly be called selfishness, it is likely that our language is not quite complete, or else some one would step forward with the missing word that is so greatly needed to use when we fail to register up to the measurement that just suits our friends, so they need not boast of our knowing them so very well, don't you know? Well, it is not a good idea to know too much about our friends, nor know them so very intimately. The principle has always been a good one, and to know a few people truly well is always helpful and inspiring to noble friendship. It will hardly do for the present modern day. People regard old friendships just as they do anything else that may be shopworn. In this busy no rock a baby era of civilization, when every fellow is after the things that give him the most pleasure or profit, when the commercial struck mind must meet with the obligations that embellish the environment and decorate the picture with the gilt of ornate gold, knowing much or little about friends, or people neither enter into the mental process of reasoning or setting lines of proper or improper syntax about the graces or misconduct about somebody else. Who cares whether it is true or false, if it is slander? It is soon forgotten and the glad scene, the misfortune, or the wretch and reprobate all are cast in the junk heap of oblivion. If this were not so, ye editor might publish in the columns of this paper enough of that character destroying reminiscence of many of the apparent notables of Chicago who reeled in the days of their mischief and toottered on the very brink of hell, but now perhaps some twenty years and more, may have ripened them into good citizens, and tricky selfishness has blinded them with a mirage of greatness so that they can look down upon the rest of us little poor devil who feel it glorious to look up at them. Sentiment, gossip nor any of that character camouflage has ever made an individual what he is or is not and although it may appear so on the surface none of these things can make or unmake a man or woman deputized and charged with a noble mission for the good of the rest of us. Nothing can . hurt or harm the individual permanently, one can be retarded, and set back temporarily by outside influence and infamous devilry, but the good in the individual will triumph in the end. The progress of our race abundantly attest to this fact. People must surely arrive at this truth. The great White race high on its mission of civilization can not carry forward the world work without carrying along the Negro race. The infamy of its newspapers, the ugly slings and scuffs at the prostrate, helpless Negro will only arrest temporarily our redemption. The sickly, maudlin sentiment of White editors, and writers of magazines who mistake facts to build up foolish fancies, and the lying and misrepresentation of individuals now too numerous who delight in the hilarity of the mistaken ideas and notions concerning us will be run over by the overwhelming surprises of our racial status when the true facts become fully revealed to them. So we reiterate, a great many people believe all they read, and a great many people believe all they hear, while on the contrary there are a great many people who believe only the very fine truths and none of the falsities of people. STUBBORNNESS Scene: On a State street car between 47th and 35th. Car was crowded—people standing, young Colored woman sitting in second seat from the front, occupied whole seat intended for two people. White lady tried to sit down by her; was rebuffed; had to get up because said young Colored woman would not budge an inch, nor give up the ugly position she was in. She became the subject of jeers from others who were compelled to stand. Nobody had the nerve to say anything to her while she sat cross legged in the middle of the seat. Ever and anon she tossed her head, rolled her eyes, and acted as if she was mad. She was not sick, not intoxicated, and we do not believe she was really mean, but my, she must have been densely ignorant—too ignorant, really, to be nice. Where could she have come from? We have never seen anything in our lives quite like this. What is to be said? What can be said? This young Colored woman, or lady, or something else, is capable of doing the entire race a lot of harm by such foolish and daredevil nonsense. I wish I knew her name and might get this writing before her eyes, but it is likely that she could not read it any way. The civilized world will never know what the Colored race has to suffer just because it is colored. The circumstances and conditions over which our race has no control multiplies the anomaly of the situation. No other race could have survived the flying-ordeals, tyranny and oppression with which we have been wrung through two and a half centuries. With sore and bleeding feet and with only a minimum of faith in the oppressor, and less encouragement to face the future than any other people on earth, we are burning all our bridges behind us because we don't wish to ever go back over the pitfalls and ugly chasms we had to cross to reach the high ground of a noble humanity. Hereafter we don't intend to suffer any such treatment which has been given us, and we are not going to bow low to anybody for the great things we propose to get, and we are not going to get them by asking for them. Hostile sentiment be hanged, prejudice has always been the devil's handmaiden which has ever clouded our pathway, contemptible deviltry in every ugly form has marraued our peace and happiness. We have never allowed these to deter us, nor cheat us, and if we have grown from one degree to another, it goes without saying that all the years of this vile use of race prejudice the oppressor has simply played into our hand. What the Negro soldier is doing in France, and what our well behaved and industrious as well as ingenious race is doing at home will open the eyes of the civilized world to the fact that in spite of all that has been done against us, we show a superior kind of noble THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, OCTOBER 19, 1918 VOTE FOR ALDERMAN STANLEY S. WALKOWIAK (VAL-KO-VE-AK) THE PEOPLE'S CANDIDATE For Judge of the Municipal Court His Name Will Appear 9th on Judicial Ballot man and womanhood nowhere to be found outside of a dark complexion. If the mean and ugly disposition of the poor Whites were centered in the accomplishment of their own progress in the same ratio that the Negro is concentrating his strength and energy to break over the terrible conflict of racial animosity would die its hundred deaths and prejudice would become one of the forgotten arts of devilish fools who think a white skin is all one needs to have on earth. 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