The Broad Ax

THE BROAD AX HEW TO THE LINE; LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAY Hon. ROBERT M. SWEITZER Continues to Lead in the Straw Vote or Ballot for Mayor of Chicago; Hon. BERNARD W. SNOW, Republican Candidate for County Treasurer In 1918 and Hon. EMILE E. WETTEN Ex-President of the Hamilton Club and other Prominent Republicans; are Climbing in His Band Wagon. Captain Charles E. Merriam and His Followers are Booming Hon. Maclay Hoyne for Mayor of Chicago AS THE GREAT MAYORALTY CONTEST DRAWS TO A CLOSE, IT CAN BE STATED WITH PLEASURE THAT ALL THREE OF THE LEADING CANDIDATES, MESSRS. SWEITZER, THOMPSON AND HOYNE, HAVE ALL BEEN FRIENDLY DISPOSED TOWARD THE COLORED RACE; THAT THE COLORED PEOPLE WILL RECEIVE EVERYTHING THAT IS COMING TO THEM UNDER THE ADMINISTRATION OF EITHER ONE OF THEM. It must also be remembered that Captain Charles E. Merriam, late Republican candidate for the nomination for mayor of Chicago, and his followers in the 7th Ward, are also out in the open, plugging and working for the success of Col. Hoyne at the polls on election day. The Colored citizens of Chicago will have nothing to fear at the hands of Messrs. Thompson, Sweitzer, Hoyne or John Fitzpatrick, the IT WILL BE RECALLED, THAT HON. ROBERT M. SWEITZER DELIVERED THE ORATION OF HIS LIFE AT THE LAYING OF THE CORNER STONE OF THE NEW EIGHTH REGIMENT ARMORY IN 1914; THAT HE COMPLETELY FURNISHED ONE OF THE CO.'S ROOMS; THAT HE PRESENTED COL. FRANKLIN A. DENISON WITH A FINE MAHOGANY OFFICE DESK, WHICH STILL STANDS IN THE ARMORY. COL. OSCAR DE PRIEST THE HEAD AND THE FRONT OF THE PEOPLES MOVEMENT WITHIN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY IN THE SECOND WARD DID NOT PRESIDE OVER THE MEETING HELD IN THE INTEREST OF HON. ROBERT M. SWEITZER AT ITS HEADQUARTERS, 3140 INDIANA AVE., TUESDAY EVENING, MARCH 18, 1919. The political waters throughout Chicago have for the past few weeks been stirred as they have never been before, and many of the wisest and the smartest politicians, who always contend that what they do not know is not worth knowing, are still far out at sea at the present time, and they are utterly unable to get their correct bearings pertaining to the final outcome. One thing is certain, and that is that many prominent Republicans are falling or laying away from Mayor William Hale Thompson. Many of them are fast climbing into the band wagon of Hon. Robert M. Sweitzer, and the first of this week Hon. Bernard W. Snow, who has in the past been one of the most popular leaders of the Republican Party on the South side, who honorably served in the City Council for some years from the 7th Ward, and Chairman of its Finance Committee, he also served on other important committees of that body, he is a first class business man and he was the regular Republican candidate for Treasurer of Cook County in 1918, and Hon. Emil C. Wetten, former President of the Hamilton Club, joined the followers of Mr. Sweitzer and Mr. Snow, who presided over a big Sweitzer meeting at the Palace Theater Tuesday noon and delivered the talk of his life and woke up the natives, has sent out twenty-five thousand letters to his personal friends, urging them to work and vote for Mr. Sweitzer. Hundreds of other strong Republicans are following in the footsteps of Mr. Snow and they seem to be deserting Mayor Thompson and his grand old ship of state. Without any question about it, Hon. Maclay Hoyne will cut into Mayor Thompson and his Republican vote. He will also win back or pull back ninety per cent. of the Harrison Democratic vote, which was tossed over to Mayor Thompson four years ago and Mr. Hoyne's stock for mayor of Chicago continues to soar higher and higher each day and many of his friends and supporters feel that he will jump clear over the plate on Tuesday, April 1. CHICAGO, ILL., MARCH 29, 1919 ERT he Straw Vo Republican Ca x-President of ans; are Climbi Merriam a ay Hoyne It must also be remembered that Captain Charles E. Merriam, late Republican candidate for the nomination for mayor of Chicago, and his followers in the 7th Ward, are also out in the open, plugging and working for the success of Col. Hoyne at the polls on election day. The Colored citizens of Chicago will have nothing to fear at the hands of Messrs. Thompson, Sweitzer, Hoyne or John Fitzpatrick, the labor candidate for mayor, who will also receive some Colored votes, for none of them have ever assumed a hostile attitude against the best interest of the Colored people of this city, and they should cast some of their votes for each and every one of them and not pin all their faith nor center all of their hope and future existence upon any one candidate or, in other words, they must be politically free and independent and not permit themselves to become the abject political slaves of any political party. No sane person residing within the confines of this city and county can rightfully contend that Hon. Robert M. Sweitzer has ever in the slightest degree been unfriendly towards the Colored people, on the contrary he has in many ways proven to be a steadfast friend to the Colored race, it is still fresh in the minds of the Colored people around and about here that Mr. Sweitzer delivered the oration of his life at the laying of the corner stone of the New Eighth Regiment Armory in October, 1914, that with his own money he furnished one of the rooms for one of the Co.'s that he presented Col. Franklin A. Denison with a fine mahogany office desk—which still stands in the Eighth Regiment Armory. In many other ways he has shown his friendship for worthy Colored people by employing them in his office as clerks and Col. Oscar De Priest claims the honor of securing a position in his office for one of his Colored followers at a hundred and twenty-five dollars per month. For our part after all that has been said and done we would be greatly delighted to see Hon. Robert M. Sweitzer elected mayor of Chicago for in every way he is pre-eminently qualified to discharge all the duties of that honored position. M. S ote or Ballot Candidate for Co the Hamilton ing in His Bane and His Fol for Mayor Alderman John J. Touhy Is by Far One of The Best and Most Popular City Fathers that Has Ever Sat in The City Council from The Eighteenth Ward. Two years ago, after a very hard fought political battle Hon. John J. Touhy was elected to the City Council from the fighting Eighteenth ward winning out as an independent candidate beating or routing all of the old line politicians or small statesmen residing in that ward and from the very day and hour that Alderman Touhy entered the City Council, he has made more than good all along the line and long since he has proven himself to be one of its best and most hardest working members. At the present time he is a member of the committees on Railway Terminals, streets and alleys, schools, fire, Police and Civil service, Home Defense and several other important --- 86 PEU HON. ROBERT M. SWEITZER The next Mayor of Chicago. The municipal voters league loudly sounds his praises and declares that regardless of politics that he is the best Alderman that the Eighteenth Ward has produced in a generation. Alderman Touhy is a product of Chicago, having been reared here, and has shown his ability to keep up with the procession by successfully handling the business interests with which he has been connected. He is popular, straightforward and true to his friends. His personal reputation is clean and he has the happy faculty of making and holding friendships. Alderman Touhy stands very high in the estimation of the Colored people residing in his ward and Dan Taylor and many other Colored men and women will on Tuesday, April 1, assist to return him to the City Council from the old fighting Eighteenth ward. Chicago, March 24.—(Editor of the Tribune)—Will you permit a member of the colored race to say that there is a feeling abroad among members of that race that they should cease to be numbered as unanimous for the election of Mr. Thompson. Many of us cannot, as loyal citizens, subscribe to the attitude of some of our public officials during the war. We prefer to think that Gov Lowden's stand was the proper one and that any stand which does not meet that standard should be rebuked at the polls. We believe that a race whose loyalty was so certain that the government selected only colored troops as the White House Guard cannot be herded to the polls in support of a candidate whose consideration for soldier recruits on their way to camp and in camp was manifested by not so much as a visit or an inquiry as to their welfare. Information regarding one of the most successful experiences in the employment of Negroes ever undertaken in this contry has been received by the Director of Negro Economics, Department of Labor, from R. M. Andrews, one of its field investigators in North Carolina, in a report on the policy of a large manufacturing company operating 17 plants in the United States and Canada. The North Carolina plant investigated by Mr. Andrews is said to be typical of the lot. In view of the facts recently brought out by the investigators of Negro migration in 1916-17, and the consequent labor shortages in certain parts of the South, the report is of very practical interests, for the Negroes employed by this company are so well satisfied with conditions that they seldom leave their employment. At the North Carlonia plant, 900 of the 1700 workers are Negroes, mostly from North Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi. The company expects soon to employ 1200 Negroes there. The total Negro population of the town is about 2000. The average worker makes $100 a month without difficulty, working an 8-hour day, and as the work is not physically exacting, can almost double this amount through overtime. The company also pays a monthly bonus increasing with length of service. The plant is equipped with steel lockers, individual wash bowls, and shower baths. Every effort is made to provide facilities necessary for comfort and cleanliness. The Negro colony is composed of well-built houses, equipped with running water and electric lights. Rents are low, and the homes may be purchased on a 10-year plan. Homebuying is encouraged and every home has a garden plot. The company pays for a school, open nine months in the year. There is a night school for workers who wish to study. Boys more than 17 years of age employed in the plant are released for school attendance a part of the time during the day. Many Negroes are engaged in business enterprises. They operate boarding houses, cafes, a dance hall and a drug store. A white firm operates a pool room and picture theatre for colored workmen. The company is building a hospital and two churches, and is assisting the Supervisor of Negro Economics for North Carolina in an educational campaign to promote thrift and efficiency among the workers. Only intelligent and self-respecting workers are employed, and married men are given the preference. Colored leaders, in co-operation with the company, have succeeded in almost eliminating drunkenness and other vices. A representative of the Deprament of Labor has organized at the North Carolina plant a Negro workers' advisory committee. QUINN CHAPEL A. M. E. CHURCH 24th Wabash Ave. There will be an historic day at this church Sunday, March 30th the members are uniting in a rally on the mortgage debt. This will be the first effort this year and it is expected splendid results, plans are being put on for wipping out the entire debt. Last Sunday the largest audience in this year attended the morning and evening services about three hundred people were in the gallery and four or five hundred people greeted Dr. W. A. Fountain Sunday night, there will be given Sunday night, March 30th from seven to eight an illustrated sermon and at eight the Sunday School and church will join in a platform meeting. The pastor at the morning services will have something to say about the bomb throwing and about the duties of the Negro in the April election. FOUNDERS DAY AT TUSKEGEE Tuskegee, Ala., March 28 (Special) Dr. Robert R. Moton, Principal of Tuskegee Institute, announced today that Hon. Emmet O'Neal, of Birming- LAKE PARK HOSPITAL THE LAKE PARK HOSPITAL A BRIGHT OUTLOOK! The Lake Park Hospital at 4147 Lake Park ave., although a young institution, seems to be fulfilling a great demand and is receiving hearty cooperation from the people of Chicago and the surrounding country. Some of the physicians who now have patients in the hospital are Drs. H. Reginald Smith, W. A. Buckner, C. W. Bibb, D. E. Burrows, Floyd Willis, ham, Alabama, former Governor of the State of Alabama and a warm personal friend of Dr. Washington, would deliver the Founder's Day address at Tuskegee Institute, April 6th, 1919. This is the day which marks the anniversary of the birth of Dr. Booker T. Washington and the Ex-Governor will speak on his life and contribution to the progress of the South. BETHEL LITERARY SOCIETY. "Lessons from the Great War and their Applications" is the topic of the address that will be delivered in Bethel Literary next Sunday afternoon, March 30th, at four o'clock by Attorney M. L. H. Barclay, in connection with the regular program will be a reading by Mrs. R. A. Jackson, "Colored Soldiers". Prof. Jas A. Mundy offers a Piano Solo, selected, Miss Minnie Jons. Vocal solo, "Sunshine of your Smiles"—Miss Abel Bland. A large audience is assured. Everybody invited. Admission free. J. W. Bell, Sec'y. CHIPS CHIPS Mrs. Mary F. Waring, 526 Bowen avenue, lectured last evening at Gary, Ind., to the delight of a large number of people. Mrs. Ruby King, sister of Miss Sadie DeAmond, No. 50 E. 50th st., who has spent the past four or five months in Richmonds, Va., will arriye home Tuesday, April 1. Dr. S. H. Fitzbutler, of Louisville, Ky., arrived in the city the first of the week, and she will spend some time in visiting at the home of her daugther and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Frank B. Waring, 526 Bowen avenue. Mrs. Sandy W. Trice, 6438 Eberhart avenue, left Tuesday evening for Hot Springs, Ark., where she will spend four or five weeks for the benefit of Her helath. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, MARCH 29, 1919 Geo. W. Prince, A. L. Lucas, A. W. L. Pratt, I. H. Holloway, S. W. Smith, M. J. Brown, E. S. Stewart. Dr. J. G. Curtis of South Bend, Indiana, has wired for space for three operative cases. The majority of the pastors and their congregations have signified their willingness to help make the hospital a permanent fixture for the Race. The churches who have responded so far in the way of a con- London Free From Floods London, owing to its wise embankment schemes, is free from the peril of floods, which annually menace Paris. But it was not always so. Stow tells many woeful tales of floods, when "men did row wherrles in the midst of Westminster hall" and great numbers of folk were drowned. The historian also notes, however, that the floods had minor compensations, since after such tides one could "take haddocks by your hand as they float aloft on the waves." Useful Substitute. Not least novel of substitutes is the use of iron in place of wool for filtering air for compressors and for cooling electrical apparatus. The new filter is provided with long and crooked passages, in which dust particles are held up by the sharp turns and simple friction along the straighter portions of the route. The air is quite free from moisture. Little pressure is necessary, and the cleaning seems to be quite effective. "The crowds don't seem to pay any attention to that scarecrow." "No. The pesky critters think it's one o' them artists from the city drawin' picture's."-American Boy. A man is the whole encyclopedia of facts. - Emerson. [Picture of a man with a mustache and a bow tie]. [Picture of a man in a suit and bow tie]. traightforward and successful business man, who is with all classes of his fellow citizens and Candidate for City Treasurer of Chic Not Alarmed. Daily Thought tribution are Olivet Baptist (31st and South Park ave.), St. Paul C. M. E., Quinn Chapel and Walters A. M. E. Zion. Those who have set a date for a contribution are Bethel, Institutional, Providence Baptist, St. John's Baptist and Olivet Baptist (27th and Dearborn streets). There should be enough hospital space in Chicago for the people, so there would not be any logical reason for complaint on account of secrega- United States weather forecasts are based on the general study of types of weather combined with the study of the series of the daily weather maps for a few days immediately preceding the period for which predictions are to be made. No forecast of weather is made for a period in advance longer than is warranted by the rapidity of atmospheric changes at that time. Many almanacs contain astrological predictions, but they are not taken seriously. Laughter Adds to Attractiveness Not only does laughter keep the blood flowing rapidly but it also keeps the spirit light, buoyant and carefree. This means that you are happy and gay, and all this reflects itself in your eyes and face. Good cheer makes your eyes sparkle and your face radiant, and altogether you are not only a healthier, happier individual, but also a more beautiful person as a result of your cheerful nature, and well able to bring radiance and cheerfulness into the lives of others as well as into your own. An Ibunda bee keeper has succeeded in breeding a race of stingless bees. They are a cross between Cyprus drones and Italian queens. These bees gather more and finer honey than their armed cousins and also resist disease better. THE NEW YORK TIMES ess man, who is extremely popular citizens and Democratic treasurer of Chicago. Weather Forecast Stingless Dec. tion. Others will help if we help ourselves. So join the Booster Club. On account of equipping the Nurse Training School and opening the Dispensary, we have a drive on for $15,- 000. Do your bit. If you have not sent a check, please mail at once. Make checks payable to the Lake Park Hospital Association, 4147 Lake Park ave. Persons desiring to become nurses or internes, send for application blanks to the hospital. Only Foolish Depend on Luck. The person who depends upon luck may find advancement for a time, but any success which is founded upon luck or privilege is bound to be unstable. Take any great man or woman who has reached the top and you will find that they have fought every step of the way. It is never an easy thing to climb a high hill, but there is always a good view at the top. If we are content to stand at the bottom and see other people climb, that is up to us. Date Trees Flourish In Arizona. That dates can be made to thrive in Arizona is being demonstrated by the agricultural experiment station of the University of Arizona, whose orchards contain 508 trees, representing 125 different varieties. The fruit is ripened artificially and marketed in the East. Alkaline soil and the available water of the region appear to be well suited to the needs of the date trees, which. it is declared, will bear fruit for 100 years. Work and Avoid Fretting. Labor of any kind is healthful. You can hardly put more upon a human being than he can bear. But fretting so dissipates our energy that we have no force left for actual work. Energy, even like the Biblical grain of mustard seed will, if not dissipated by destructive emotions, remove mountains, and bring you to the very door of success. Concentrate, and Win. If you would reach the goal you have started out to attain, stop squandering your forces, and then, instead of wondering why you have failed, you will be surprised to find yourself on the road to success. For you will have accomplished more than you had ever dreamed was possible in the old days when you so dissipated your energy. Artificial Marble Artificial marble for fancy articles is made by soaking plaster of paris in a solution of alum, baking it in an oven, and then grinding it to a powder. In using, mix it with water, and to produce the clouds and veins stir in any dry color desired; it will become very hard, and is susceptible of a high polish. Looked Out of Place. Mary Jane was glad when William came over to play with her, but was surprised when she saw he was all dressed up in his best clothes, and after looking him over from head to foot, she asked severely: "Why, William, for why you wear your Sunday clothes on week days?" Phrenology. Phenology is a puendo-science whose devotees claim that the external features of the skull furnish an index to the mind and character. Since its origination by Doctor Gall, in 1796, the system has undergone many changes, but it does not exist in the realm of the recognized sciences. No Drawback The best story accredited to Sir Aston Webb, president of the British Royal academy, concerns a politician. "I wonder what he'll do now?" said one. "What's the matter with him?" "He's lost his reason," replied the other. "Oh, that won't matter, so long as he retains his voice." was the retort. The Black Sheen A Kansas City girl, who a year ago scandalized her weeping family by laughing aloud at her sister's wedding, disgusted the relatives again this week by sobbing through the sister's divorce hearing, utterly oblivious to the smiles of her aged mother and jubilant sisters.—Kansas City Star New Rendering of Old Song A young lady at a New Year's party was asked to sing. She compiled, and this is what her audience made out of the song: "Mid playsure sand palaces, theo' he arm a robe, he averse oh wum bull, there snow play syi comb!" To Remove Spilled Paint When paint is spilled it is sometimes difficult to remove. Make a strong solution of potash and wash the wood leaving the solution to soak in. In a short time the paint will become soft and can be washed off with soap and water. Then use cold water. Insects That Sing. Among the natural curiosities of Japan are singing insects. The most prized of these is a black beetle named "susumushi," which means "insect bell." The sound that it emits resembles that of a little silver bell. How Could He? "I'm terribly worried. I wrote Jack in my last letter to forget that I had told him I didn't mean to consider my decision not to change my mind, and he seems to have misunderstood me."—Life. Another High Explosive Philosophy helps you to explode obe er people's theories, but not to prove your own.—St. Louis Globe-Democ rat. Daily Thought We do that in our zeal our calm moments would be afraid to answer-Scott. Quaint Custom By a curious old law dating back to 1779 all the grapes left on the vines after the harvest at Bezlers, France, go to the poor. If a police officer decided to enforce the law rigidly the owner of the vineyard could at once be haled into court should he attempt to pick the culls. Big Gold Coins The largest gold coin in circulation is stated to be the gold "loof" of Annam, the French colony in eastern Asia. It is a flat, round piece worth $275. The next size to this unwieldy coin is the Japanese "obang," which weighs more than two ounces and a half, about equal to $50. Man's ingratitude "Once upon a time," said Uncle Eben, "dere was a fairy dat granted a man three wishes. Den de man made a fourth wish and de fairy couldn'g grant it an' de man was just as mad an' ungrateful as if he hadn't had no wishes granted at all. THE BROAD AX Published Every Saturday In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. Republicans, Democrats, Catholics, Protestans, Single Taxers, Priests, infidels or anyone else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 6206 So. Elizabeth St., Chicago, Ill. Phone Wentworth 2597. JULIUS F. TAYLOR Editor and Publisher DR. M. A. MAJORS Associate Editor 4700 South State Street Phone Drexel 1416 Vol. XXIV. March 29, 1919 No. 28 Entered as Second-Class Matter, August 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago. III., under Act of March 3, 1879 Returning in April, 1917, from one of his trips, Capt. Theodore de Booy, the archeologist and explorer of previously unknown regions of Santo Domingo and Venezuela, who died in New York, brought with him a "swallow or repurgitating stick" from the Virgin Islands. Islands. The "swallow stick" was believed to have been used in worship by a West Indian priest more than 400 years ago. It was about five inches long, and carved from the rib of a sea cow, in the image of one of the West Indian tribal gods. It was said that there were only three other such statues in existence. Previously unknown regions in the mountains between Venezuela and Colombia were explored by Captain De Booy. No white man had ever before entered the high and cloud-capped mountains of that country, which are inhabited entirely by Indian tribes. It took many days of difficult mountain climbing to reach the heights where the tribes live in a land of perpetual mist and cold, although within ten degrees of the equator. Captain De Booy reported that for the most part he had found the natives friendly. At the start he was chosen to lead a campaign against a neighboring tribe to obtain women and other booty. All the material results of the expedition save the women were offered him, but he declined. Captain De Booy conducted archeological investigations in the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, Santo Domingo, Turks and Calcos islands, Margarita, Trinidad, Martinique, Venezuela, and the Virgin islands of the United States. CITY OF GREAT FINANCIERS Frankfort-on-Main Celebrated for Remarkable Men of Genius It Has Given to World. Frankfort, the famous German town on the River Main, is the birthplace of the world's greatest millionaires. It is a wealthy commercial city, and quite disproportionately famous in comparison with its actual size. The Rothschilds, whose ancestral home is now the solitary relic of the once famous Jewish quarter of the city; the Sterns and the Speyers in England, and the Kahns, the Kuhn, Loeh & Co., in this country, would alone suffice to make it remarkable as the birthplace of international financiers. Even more extraordinary is the number of successful financial firms which had their birth or whose founders were born on the banks of the Main. The reason which is usually given for this seemingly strange coincidence is that the geographical position of Frankfort is such that a mixture of races is fostered, and that has been proved to be specially favorable to financial genius. What Every Man Expects Oh, yes, it is perfectly easy for any woman to learn to cook, writes Helen Rowland. All in the world you need is the "right spirit, my dear." And a stove and a cook book, and a bungalow apron. And—the genius of a Newton, the science of a Savarin, the patience of a Griselda, the agility of a Charlie Chaplin, the judgment of Solomon, the skill of Ariel, the imagination of Jules Verne, the persistence of Dellah, the versatility of Mrs. Fiske, the sure aim of Christy Mathewson, the coolness and composure of "Central," the calm decision of Haroun-al-Raschild, the thumbs of a blacksmith, the skin of a salamander, the batting average of Ty Cobb, the bluff of Cagliostro, the nerve of Jess Willard, the self-assurance of a kaiser, the faith of Joan of Arc, and the meekness of a— Happiness in Work "Only regular, happy, productive work can give life its full savor," said James Payot in the "Education of the Will." "That upwelling sense of energy which we call the joy of living can only arise and be made part of daily life by work. He who does nothing at all has plenty of time to chew the end of petty annoyances. The mind 'gnaws itself,' to use a popular French expression." "When a soldier or laborer compains of the work he has to do let him be put to doing nothing," says Pascal, and Darwin testifies to the wretchedness of idleness with the remark, "During my stay at Maer my health has been poor and I have been scandalously lazy. The impression that this has made upon me is that nothing is so unhearable as laziness." Webster's Log Cabin It did not happen to me to be born in a log cabin; but my elder brothers and sisters were born in a log cabin, mised among the snowdrifts of New Hampshire at a period so early that when the smoke first rose from its rude chimney and curled over the frozen hills there was no similar evidence of a white man's habitat between it and the settlements on the rivers of Canada. Its remains still exist; I make it annual visit. I carry my children to it, to teach them the hardships endured by the generations which have gone before them. I love to dwell on the tender recollections, the kindred ties, the early affections, and the touching narratives and incidents, which mingle with all I know of this primitive family abode.—Daniel Webster Leaning Turrets of Benares Recall to Man Their Deep Obligation to Their Mothers. You can repay all services, all kindnesses, either by money, or service, or love, or devotion, but a mother's debt you can never repay, Bhupendranath Basu writes in the Journal of the Royal Society of Arts. Those of you who have been to India and visited Benares must have noticed the leaning turrets on the banks of the Ganges. Benares is the hoolest city of the Hindus, and temples erected there were considered as earning great merit for both those who built them and those in whose memory they were built. Tradition says these turrets are the remnants of a Hindu temple which a dutiful son erected to the memory of his dead mother, believing that he would thereby repay the debt which he owed to her. When the temple was completed after several years—for you can even now see it was a great temple of stone—and was about to be consecrated, the son was filled with the pleasure which comes of a duty discharged, and he cried out: "Now, mother, I have after all been able to repay my debt to you," and lo! and behold, the temple began to lean toward the earth, and was about to fall, when the plous builder, remembering his blasphemy, exclaimed: "Oh, mother that art in heaven, truly I am sinful, for how can I think of repaying my debt to thee!" and the fall of the temple was arrested, but the leaning turrets still preach a great lessor, to devout Hindus who visit Benares. MOORS HAVE NOT LOST HOPE Despite Long Dispossession, They Still Hope to Return to Granada and the Alhambra. At Granada, I remember, that the guardianship of the Vela (or Watch) tower at the extreme western point of the Alhambra, directly overlooking the city, has been in the hands of one family for several hundred years—practically since the conquest, in 1492! During a stay of several weeks at Granada, I cultivated that family, consisting of an aged crone, a middle-aged daughter and a scapegrace grandson called Escamillo. Upon the top of that tower hangs the famous "wishing bell" that is believed to insure a husband to any girl who can knock it with her knuckles sufficiently loud to make it ring. The bell is about seven feet above the nearest perch, and that is where Camillo comes in. He allows the anxious girl to climb upon his back and then stands erect so she can reach the object of her hopes. The gratuity is never less than a peseta (19 cents), and the fees often equal $1,000 a year. That bell is supposed to be rung hourly throughout the night to apprise the sleeping people in the city below that the Moors have not come back; but across the Strait of Gibraltar, absolutely every night, the coffee houses of Tangier resound with the droning, haunting song of "Yerga," the Arabic word for "We shall return."—meaning to Granada and to the repossession of the Alhambra.—Julius Chambers in Brooklyn Eagle. Swinburne Called War's Poet. Nelson Collins, writing in Century, puts forward Swinburne as the poet of the world's war, and to prove his point he quotes liberally from Swinburne's "Songs Before Sunrise," published in 1871. "It is the greatest single volume of poetry in the last 50 years." Mr. Collins continues. "Swinburne was writing against King Frederick of Naples and Napoleon III and Francis Joseph, and for Italy in the birth of a new freedom and a betrayed France and a Europe disturbed, if not always demonstrative, throughout its length and breadth. Mazzini and Carducci were akin to him in abstract international mood. The poems are nearly 50 years old: but, then, he was a 'forward looking' man. And, anyway, what's in a date? The best book on the way the great war stamped the men who fought in it. The Red Laugh, was written in 1905." Workers Go Ahead of Shirkers. Most of us are unwilling to give ourselves to our work for ten hours out of the day, much less 20—indeed, five hours of work is as much as most of us really accomplish, and many of us far less than that. There is no royal road to success any more than there is to learning. It is said that there is no such thing as an average man or woman, but if each of us would live up to our possibilities there is no limit to what we might accomplish. In any business office you will find the workers and the shirkers, and very often it may seem that the shirkers get just as far ahead as the workers, but the probability is that, should you go back after a year and a day to any one of these same offices, you will find that those who had labored had forged away ahead of those who had idled. Never Lose Hope. Hope is something to be busy with. It is something of which we should accumulate a store. Always have plenty of hopes, and have them so that they will reach out and last away into the years of the future. There is really something mysterious about a hope. If you will cherish it faithfully and keep it warm in your heart, you will be almost sure to some time realize it. It is said that we are what we believe ourselves to be. But, perhaps, we might better say that we are what our hopes are. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, MARCH 29, 1919 THE COLORED PEOPLE FARED WELL IN THE WAY OF APPOINTMENTS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIONS OF MAYOR CARTER H. HARRISON THE ELDER, THE LATE MAYOR JOHN P. HOPKINS, MAYOR CARTER H. HARRISON THE YOUNGER, AND MAYOR EDWARD F. YOUNG. THEY WILL ALSO RECIEVE A SQUARE DEAL AT THE HANDS OF HON. ROBERT M. SWEITZER. The election of April 1st is purely local. The County, State and Federal governments are not affected, nor are such issues involved. The only race that has been politically solid is the Colored race and thereby has become a quantity. Where a race is an unknown quantity its votes become a citizen vote and not a race vote. most solidly against such men because they were democrats. Some of the other races, although not so large in numbers, in the Republican ranks have held cabinet positions because they have divided their votes and the race was an unknown element in voting. Where setiment abides and political prejudice reigns, sane thought and reason are absent. We are liv Under the elder Carter H. Harrison's Administration as Mayor, the race was recognized more particularly by the appointment of the first firemen and policemen. Under the John P. Hopkins' Administration as Mayor, the first, and only First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of Chicago was appointed and a Minute Clerk of the City Court. Under the younger Carter H. Harrison's Administration, the first Sergeant and Lieutenant (the only ones), Members of the Moving Picture Censor Board of twelwe members, two Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, one Assistant Corporation Counsel and many others obtaining and now holding positions under Civil Service were appointed. Under Edward F. Dunne's Administration as Mayor, he appointed the first (and only) Captain of the Fire Department, an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney and other appointments. There are many school-teachers of the race and most of them received their appointments under a school board appointed by a democratic Mayor. They were and are competent and no unfair treatment was made in their selection and retention. These were appointed although the Colored people have been voting al- Marine Tips. Sailors have a curious way of knowing when their ship is approaching land. They go to mother nature for their knowledge. If you are on the ship they may ask you to feel the deck, which is wet with dew. Even though the stars are shining clearly, and the sea absolutely smooth, the deck seems as though water had been poured across it. The sailor will then inform you that dew is never to be found more than thirty miles from land, so the dew is a good prophet. Insects in Glaciers Few people know that in the glaciers of the western national parks live several species of minute insects, hopping about like tiny fleas. They are harder to see than the so-called sand fleas of the senshore, because much smaller. Slender, dark brown worms live in countless millions in the surface ice. Microscopic, rose-colored plants also thrive in such vast numbers that they tint the surface here and there. Quoting Omar. A lawyer noted for his flowery oratory was speaking for the defense, and wishing to emphasize the tender relations that had existed between his client and the complainant, he exclaimed in the middle of an impassioned speech: "What does Omar say on this subject? 'A dog and a bone and a hank of hair, and then beside me singing in the wilderness.'"—Boston Transcript. Triumph Over Necessity Manhood begins when we have in any way made truce with Necessity; begins even when we have surrendered to Necessity, as the most part only do; but begins joyfully and hopefully only when we have reconciled ourselves to Necessity; and thus in reality triumph over it, and felt that in Necessity we are free.—Carlye (Essays). Notable Day in History. February 26 is the anniversary of the escape of Napoleon from Elba in 1815. The ex-emperor's return through France was in the nature of a triumphal march. In a short time he was again at the head of an army, and not until after Waterloo was his power at an end. He was then sent to St. Helena. most solidly against such men because they were democrats. Some of the other races, although not so large in numbers, in the Republican ranks have held cabinet positions because they have divided their votes and the race was an unknown element in voting. Where setiment abides and political prejudice reigns, sane thought and reason are absent. We are living in a new, progressive age and we cannot live in the past on conditions, memories and issues of 50 years ago, nor should we vote in Chicago, the best city in the country to reside, on conditions elsewhere. We have friends on both sides and it is not fair to punish friends solely because they are not members of our preferred political party. We are asking support for the Hon. Robert M. Sweizer on the Democratic ticket because he is worthy, can be trusted to treat all men alike, and is entitled to support and more so, for the principle involved as suggested therein and ultimate racial benefit which will flow from dividing our votes. We appeal to you because of your loyalty to your country and civic pride. Chicago is the Mecca where all races enjoy all privileges under the law and we ask you at this time to lay aside all political prejudice and vote for Robert M. Sweitzer for Mayor of the City of Chicago. Second Ward Robert M. Sweitzer Club for Mayor. JOSEPH A. KELLY, M.D., President. S. A. T. WATKINS, Chairman Executive Committee. pert Opinion. "I attended a select reading of his own poems by Jay B. Iden at an East side church the other evening," said J. Fuller Gloom. "As an elocutionist Mr. Iden has very dark hair. The entertainment was free and I was convinced almost from the start that it was richly worth it."—Kansas City Star. Luncheon on City's Products. A made-in-New Orleans luncheon was given in that city recently, at which every dish, from soup to nuts, was made entirely of New Orleans products. The object was to prove to housewives that they need buy no other than homemade groceries and delicacies. Power in Gentleness Men are led away from threatening destruction; a hand is put into theirs which leads them forth gently toward a calm and bright land so that they look no more backward—and the hand may be a little child's.—George Eliot. Maybe. "You can catch anything if you have the right kind of bait," remarked the facetious feller. "For instance, a man can take a little angle worm and catch a fish and the same man car take a little dinky street car and catch a train." Sympathetic Burglar. Paul Verlaine, the Parisian poet, woke up one night to find a couple of burglar in his room. His visitors were so touched by evidence of his dire poverty that they gave him a france apiece. Foolish Hope. "Sometimes," said Uncle Eben. "you'll find a man dat tries to refer to de Bible same as he does de law books in de hope of scusin' himself foh doin' sumpin' he knows ain't right." Meaning of Style. Style is that indefinite something which enables one of the younger and prettier neighbor women to wear her boudoir cap in a way to set off every line of her figure—Ohio State Journal. The old, old story of genius tolling against adversity and winning the struggle is ever repeating itself—and is ever interesting. Rodin, the great French sculptor, climbed the ladder laboriously, but with such a persistence that fame could not escape him. In "Rodin, the Man and His Art," Miss Judith Cladel tells how the young artist, in order to live, applied himself to varied occupations. He chipped at stone and marble, he drew sketches for the fashionable jewelers of Paris, and he made articles of decorative art ordered by manufacturers. Despite a considerable loss of time he obtained by that means a true apprenticeship in art, and finally was able to realize his first dream—to have an atelier of his own. His atelier! It was a stable in the Rue Lebrun, in the quarter of the Gobelins, where he was born. It was a cold hovel-cave, with a well sunk in the angle of the wall that, at every season, exhaled its chilling breath. It did not matter. The place was sufficiently large and well lighted. There Rodin accumulated his studies and works until the place became so crowded that he could hardly turn himself about, but, being too poor to have them cast, he lost the greater part of them. Sometimes the soft clay settled and fell asunder; sometimes, becoming too dry, it cracked and crumbled. -Youth's Companion. NEVER V:ORE ROYAL DIADEM Seven Queens of England Who Remained Uncrowned on Account of State and Religious Reasons. There have been seven uncrowned queens of England. The first was Margaret of France, the second wife of Edward I. Money was scarce in the government coffers at the time, and Edward could not afford the expense of a coronation. The four later wives of Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn's successors—Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves, Catherine Howard and Catherine Parr—were never publicly crowned as queen consorts. Perhaps it was because Henry thought it would cause ridicule to have coronations occur as frequently as his marriages. Henrietta Maria, the wife of Charles I, being a strict Catholic, refused to take part in a state function which would compel her to partake of the sacrament according to the rites of the Church of England. Sophia Dorothea, the wife of George I, and mother of George II, was never recognized as queen of England, and therefore cannot be classed as one of Britain's uncrowned queens, Caroline of Brunswick, the wife of George IV, was not permitted to be present in Westminster hall at his coronation. Lone Tree of 1849. There was an immense cottonwood, four feet, thick and very tall, which stood in Nebraska almost in the center of the continent, half-way between New York and San Francisco, which was within one mile of that center. Under its branches rested thousands of forty-niners en route to the Eldorado of the Pacific coast. It was the best known camping ground on the old California trail. From 1840, when the gold seekers rushed across the great plains down to the completion of the Union Pacific railway, the great tree was a guidepost to the wagon trains going West. After the railway was completed there was no further use for the old tree and it eventually rotted away and died. In 1910 a monument was erected on the spot that the tree had occupied. It represents the trunk of a giant cottonwood and bears this inscription: "On this spot stood the original Lone Tree on the old California trail." Remarkable Women Rulers. Remarkable in many ways was Elizabeth Petrovna, empress of Russia, and daughter of Peter the Great. She died 157 years ago, after a reign of 20 years. While history knows her chiefly for her immorality, she left behind her monuments to her better nature, the University of Moscow and the Academy of Fine Arts in Petrograd. Empress Elizabeth's mother was the Empress Catherine, who had been the wife of a Swedish dragon, and became the mistress of several men before Peter the Great married her. Her daughter, Elizabeth Petrovna, when she ruled Russia, once became so mortified by one of the jests of Frederick the Great that she made war on the witty Prussian king, and until her death Russia was one of his most dangerous enemies. Ant's Sweet Tooth One of the greatest pests that haunt our orange groves is the Argentine ant, and yet it never goes near the trees. Every bit of the damage it does indirectly. It seems that it has a very sweet tooth and is abnormally fond of a honey dew that is secreted by certain mealy bugs and scales that are most injurious, and it will go to any lengths to protect them from being destroyed or harmed in any way. In Louisiana they have discovered a way of trapping these ants. They construct nests and when they all congregate there, as they will in rainy weather, they can destroy them. In California they poison them with poison syrup. When they are once gone it is easy enough to deal with their friends. The first day of March has long been observed as a special day by the people of Wales and is called St. David's day in honor of the good St. David, patron saint of the Welsh, who lived in the sixth century. St. David was said to have been the son of a prince of Cardiganshire, Wales, and is accredited with the working of many miracles, especially among the poor of the country. It was said that when the saint first went into the fields to preach to his followers the ground on which he was standing began to rise until it assumed a goodly height, and henceforth was his pubit. For hundreds of years the Welsh wore sprigs of leek—a plant with broad blush-green leaves and yellow flower clusters—in their hats as a symbol of recognition of the day. This custom was brought about, some say, from the fact that in a battle of the Welsh against their old enemies, the Saxons, St. David had ordered all Welshmen to go into battle wearing their native leek, not only to distinguish them from their enemies, but to bring them good luck. Other writers argue that the badge was worn more as a fraternal sign and because leek was grown in every Welsh garden and was the favorite vegetable of a true Welshman. Writers of the last century depict a typical Welsh garden as a garden of onions, garlic and leek. Homely incidents are told of Welshmen assisting each other in farming and eating their leeks together, a ceremony symbolic of hospitality and good fellowship. NOT ALWAYS PROPERLY SANE Scientists Assert Few People Have at All Times Full Command of Their Mental Faculties.4 Many people think that the expression "temporary insanity" is merely used by a jury wishing to save relatives pain, but numbers of doctors who have made a study of mental disorders emphatically declare it is no idle term. One doctor has stated that temporary insanity is a condition of double consciousness, not dissimilar to epilepsy. A person normally quite sane may have attacks of temporary aberration lasting little more than a few minutes, especially after long bouts of hard, continuous mental work, being particularly liable if insomnia supervenes. Crimes have been committed in the early morning when the perpetrator has not really been properly awake, and has been horrified to find what he has done. This is a true case of temporary insanity, but it is comparatively rare, and a man in normal health would not suffer in this way. A specialist in mental diseases has stated that he knew a case in which a person was insane during a certain time of each day, and that others have been known when the patient was quite normal at ordinary times, but suffered from a temporary fit of mania regularly once a month. Forming Artificial Pearls. Pearls were valuable as gems in China as early as twenty-two centuries before our era, and the Chinese had worked out a plan for the artificial formation of pearls about 700 years ago, which they have carried on extensively. Large numbers of oysters are collected and the shell gently opened to allow the introduction of various foreign substances which are inserted by means of a forked bamboo stick. These pellets are generally made of prepared mud, but may be bone, brass or wood. The oysters are then placed in shallow ponds connected with canals and are nourished by tubs of night soil thrown in from time to time. Some time later, from several months to two years, depending upon the size of the gem desired, these oysters are taken out of the shell, the pearls removed and the body of the animal eaten as food. Millions of such pearls are sold annually in China. The most valuable are either round or pear shaped. Few Old People in New Guinea. The average duration of life is shorter in New Guinea than in any other country, owing to the peculiar diet of the natives, who devour with gusto the larvae of beetles, dug out of decayed tree trunks, and habitually drink seawater when near the coast. "The people die off at about forty." A. E. Pratt says in his "Two Years Among the Cannibals of New Guinea." "We saw one very old man, who may have been about sixty years of age—the only example of longevity that we came across. He was bent almost double, and had a long, white beard. His fellow tribesmen regarded him as a great curiosity, and brought him to see us. Despite the decrepitude of his body, however, there was no trace of senility; his senses were unimpaired, and the poor old creature showed great gratitude for a gift of tobacco." Hence the Congestion. "You have plenty of room in Ameri ca," said the foreign visitor. "Oh, yes." "Then why do you build so many sky-scrapers?" "I guess that's because the average American thinks he can't transport business unless he's within walking distance of the post office."—Birmingham Age-Herald. 4 HON. GEO. B. HOLMES Ree eiieen cae lath fae Foden of SRE a! Court (00 68 sesenez)s Tig Shel Thy of igor im thie egy hy voceved igh tondred eighty-one votes at = Association primary, aguiost threehusdred and two deweaty-nine votes for hic two opponents. Mr. Holmes received the largest vote so far accorded to Hon. George B. Holmes, regular “Republican candidate for associate Justice of the municipal court, is so well and favorably known throughout this city and county that he needs no Jong introduction to the many readers of this paper; he has very success- fully practiced law in this city for more than twenty-nine years; he is an honored member of the Chicago Law Institute and at the recent pri- mary of the Chicago Bar Association, owing to his eminent legal ability and to his great popularity, he re- ceived almost nine hundred votes, which is by far the largest vote ever accorded to any judicial candidate by the members of the Chicago Bar As- sociation. “His integrity and ability qualify him for the office,” are the words of the Board of Managers of the Chi- cago Bar Association with regard to his candidacy. The Bar Association Primary placed him Sth in a list of 33 Republican candidates at the Bar Association Primary in 1918. | He served with the Ist Ill. Vol. In- a, HON. CLAYTON F. SMITH, The popular and straightforward City Treasurer of Cl candidate for alderman from the 28th Ward is wor "for the election of Hon. Robert M. Sweitzer for may ‘The popular and straightforward City Treasurer of Chicago, Democratic ‘candidate for alderman from the 28th Ward is working mighty bard ~~" fer the election of Hon. Robert M. Sweitzer for mayor of Chicago. fantry in the Siege and Capture of Santiago de Cuba in 1898. In the Mexican trouble he served in the Mo- bilization Camp on the Staff of the Adjutant General. He is a member of the Society of Foreign Wars; of the Santiago So- ciety; Sons of American Revolution; Sons of Veterans; 320 Mason; Fern- wood Lodge I.'6. 0. F.;‘Couneil 313 National Union; South End Business Men’s Association and other organi- zations. He is also a member of the Hamil- ton Club; the Chicago Motor Club and the Old Colony Club. He is highly indorsed for the municipal Judgeship by hundreds of the most eminent lawyers in this city. Mr. Holmes was born at Fairlee, Vermont, December 12, 1867; was married September 30, 1897, to Miss Mary Amy Myrick, and they are the very proud parents of one son, a member of R. 0. T. C. and of the Black Horse Troop at Culver Military Academy. Mr. Holmes blew into Chicago in 1885 and has «resided in this city THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, (CH 29, 1919 ‘tinuously. His residence is at 441 ‘West 10gnd Place. ‘Mr, Holmes’ grandfather was one of the conductors on the underground railroad back in “Vermont and his home was one of the underground many runaway slaves to make their railroad stations and he assisted ‘escape over into Canada, where they became freemen. Mr. Holmes’ father bravely fought on the side of the Union for the free- dom of the slaves and for the preser- vation of this republic from 1861 to 1865. e- Being friendly disposed himself to- wards the Colored race Mr. Holmes, who always conducts himself like a highly polished gentleman, feels very grateful to the Colored citizens of this city for the splendid vote which they recorded in favor of his nomi- nation foy Judge of the Municipal Court at the recent primaries, and he feels more than confident that the Colored voters in all parts of this city will nobly stand by him at the city-wide election Tuesday, April 1, and assist to elevate him to the mu- nicipal bench. HON. JOHN H. PASSMORE SHOULD BE ELECTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL FROM THE THIRD WARD. and women, residing in the Third Ward, should deem themselves very fortunate indeed, to have the pleas- ure to vote for Hon. John H. Pass- more, the regular Republican candi- date for alderman of that ward. Mr. Passmore easily ranks -with the most eminent lawyers in this city. He is a thorough American, public-spirited and progressive in every sense of the avord. The Mu- nicipal Voters’ League and The Chi- ‘cago Tribune have the following to say in favor of his election and his ability as a first class lawyer: From the 1919 Primary Report of the Municipal Voters’ eague. “Passmore is a man of independ- ence and good reputation. Is far su- perior to his competitors, and should be nominated.” The Chicago Tribune, October 7, 1916. “A decision (Alonzo B. Lord vs. City of Chicago) rendered by the Il- linois Supreme Court in favor of the City of Chicago, recently saved this) municipality close to $1,475,000.” John H. Passmore represented the city in this litigation. Mr. Passmore is seeking the elec- tion for alderman of the Third Ward on the following platform, and the indications are, that he will be the next alderman from that ward. Both men and women can vote for him. I stand for a traction ordinance that will make our transportation serv- ice thoroughly effective, including scheme for universal transfers that will give the residents of the Third Ward transfer service to all parts of the Loop and the city. I am opposed to any ordinance that Places excessive and fictious val- ues on traction property. I insist that any traction ordinance be first submitted to the voters for ap- Proval before it becomes a law. [ favor a universal five-cent fare and am’ opposed to increasing trans- portation rates on either surface or elevated lines. { believe that the City Council should compel the Gas Company to return all unfair charges and to furnish @ good grade of gas at fair and reasonable prices. If it fails to do}, this, the City should take over the gas plants and operate them for|' the benefit of the people. ; believe that the public shools should} be conducted solely in the interests | of the children. ' | believe that our streets should be| properly policed and life and, prop- erty protected. : "believe that all of the streets and|, alleys in Chicago should. be prop-|, erly lighted and that they be kept | clean at all times. 1 "believe that garbage and ‘ should be removed systematicaily|, ‘and regularly. 2 seeds believe that the Illinois Central ‘ “should be electified within the city] “to improve living and housing con- ditions. I believe that work ‘should be pro- vided for the unemployed. I believe that our appreciation of our soldiers and sailors should be shown by providing them with em- ployment. I believe that taxation should be fair, equal and uniform. iy I believe in Home Rule for Chicago. I believe that playgrounds should be established in the wards. I believe that the Civil Service law should be actually enforced. I believe that women should have the same right as men to vote for all offices. - Stee ee WHO HANDLES YOUR FOOD? ee ee ee eee ea sumes it. $ Human hands are frequently dan- gerously dirty when they are sup- posed to be clean. Dangerous dirt from hands is easily conveyed to food. The most dangerous dirt is, as a rule, invisible; the kind that can only be seen with the aid of the microscope. Because this important fact is be- coming more generally kown, there is a rapidly growing demand that those who handle and prepare food for others to consume must be phys- ically well and sound, that is free from disease of any kind, and that their hands must be clean. Also that they must be clean in person and attire. This is why there is now on the statue books of some of the Amer- ican cities laws providing for the regular and periowic examination of those who have to do with the han- dling and preparation of foods. Laws of this kind, properly enforced, serve two important purposes: (1) The protection of hotel, res- taurant and bakery patrons from many forms of communicable dis- eases. (2) The opportunity for practical studies of the health of a large and distinct group of workers whose oc- cupation has a direct and important relation to the spread of disease. ‘An idea of the general and wide- spread menace of the spread of dis- ease through those who handle food may be had from the following para- graph, taken from the paper read by the Chicago Commissioner of Health before the meeting of the American Public Health Association in Washin- ton, D. C. Discussing certain strik- ing facts that had been disclosed by the Chicago tuberculosis survey, the Commissioner said: “The examination of the employes of some of the large business houses yielded interesting and sometimes startling information. In one candy factory where over 1,000 people were employed, examination was made of 689. Of this number 100, or 14 per cent., were found to be tuberculosis; this in a candy factory which distrib- utes its product over almost the en- tire civilized world.” ‘ And then the Commissioner adds|' this significant statement: i “The same general conditions were ! found to prevail in all the candy and |' sonfectionery factories included in / the survey.” ’ There is no use ignoring the im- portant fact that we cannot get away)" from the tubercular infected person; | hat millions such are now living in|‘ he United States is known to every|* ne at all familiar with the vital! tatistics of the various states in the| ° Jnion. It is also certain that a con-|‘ iderable percentage of these infect-| .d persons are, in some way or other, |” yandling foods, and in this way, as well as by contact and association, re aiding, innocently or otherwise, n the spread of this disease. The tuberculous cow, giving in- ected milk, is regarded as a distinct ind dangerous meriace to child life. Sut it well may be asserted that, if nly the tubercular cow remeained © combat as a source of the spread f tuberculosis, its present wide- pread and destructive effect on the|- ickness and death rate of this coun- 7 weald scan: be tenisesenrably = ‘not indeed, entirely absl-|* ss | > Se : q ae ms ee ao A Bo 5 (hae ben “ERA ee Bo ys hs, ee ee eee ee : HON. GEORGE M. MAYPOLE, '| Chairman of the Track Elevation Committee of the City +] ita most valuable and hustling members, like his father, : derman William T. Maypole, he has always been a stes 7 te the Colored race, and hundreds of Colored men a: will assist to return him to the City Couneil fr Fourteenth Ward on Tuesday, April 1. Chairman of the Track Elevation Committee of the City Council; one of its most valuable and hustling members, like his father, former Alder derman William T. Maypole, he has always been a steadfast friend to the Colored race, and hundreds of Colored men and women will assist to return him to the City Council from the Fourteenth Ward on Tuesday, April 1. _ Hon. George M. Maypole, was elect- ed to the City Council, two years ago from the fourteenth ward and owing to his rare native ability, he forged right to the front in that body and he is one of its most energetic, am- bitious and hard working members and he is ever ready to work early and late in behalf of the best inter- ests of all the citizens of Chicago, he is therefore one of the best and most Alderman Maypole is chairman of the Track Elevation Committee of the City Council, which is one of the most important committees of that body. He is also a member of the Committee on Judiciary, Schools, Fire, Police and Civil Service; which shows, that he is up to snuff at all times and that he never goes to sleep on his job. - PHYLLIS WHEATLY CLUB among ‘the rural communities of the NOTES. South. — Next. meeting Wednesday, April 2 The Phyilis Wheatly Woman's ClubA returned soldier will speak of his held its regular monthly meeting at experiences in France. the Home Wednesday, March 19. Re- Visitors are always welcome. Te ports were made of the dinner served members are all working hard to the City Federation, by which 16 make “Tag Day,” May 12, a howling dollars was added to the treasury. success. Mrs. V. H. Barlow of Mobile, Ala., Elizabeth Lindsay Davis, Pres spoke very interesteingly of her work Juanita Hawkins, Rec. Sec’y- Ee A 7 sa a eh en Aa ERIE HON. JOHN BURNS, Hon. John Burns, Republican can- didate for alderman from the 30th ward, whose experience and efficiency is unquestioned, is one of the success- ful contractors of Chicago and in the past he served two or three terms in the City Council from the 30th ward. He was one of the floor leaders in the City Council during the adminis- tration of Mayor Fred Busse. He was a member of the Finance and other important committees of that body. He always worked hard in the inter- est of all the people residing in Chi- cago and especially those in the 30th ward. / aa | a. | = ar 4 y | HON. JOHN BURNS, Successful contractor, popular with all classes of Publican candidate for alderman from the 301 is women can vote for him. ete a ie ai i si Sea ea a ea eo Successful contractor, popular with all classes of his fellow-citizens, Re publican candidate for alderman from the 30th Ward; both men e wouen casi vote for him. In his school or boyhood days, 4} derman Maypole, was the captain ¢ a foot or base-ball team and one ¢ his closest friends and associates his team, was a young Colored bey and Alderman and Mrs. Maypol, have a picture hanging on the wals of their home, at 3339 Fulton street, showing the young Colored mn, standing right by the side of Alder man Maypole and neither one of then are ashamed of that fact. Alderman Maypole, like his father, former Alderman William T. May- pole, who was also one of tte best members who has ever sat in the City Council, from any ward in this city; can count his friends among the Colored people, by the thousands and many Colored men and women will assist to return him to the City Council Tuesday, April 1. In 1909 he had the new Electric Power House constructed at 48th St and Wentworth ave. In that samt year he had Armour ave. and Dear born street paved from 39th street: south to Garfield boulevard and ne¥ electric lights installed in that dis trict and several thousand new ele tric lights installed in every sectio? of the 30th ward. He was one of most active and one of the best dermen that has ever represented t 30th ward in the City Council, and e ery Colored man and woman as ¥el as its white citizens should see to * that the is landed in the City Couscl Tuesday, April 1. % 94 HON ROBERT HALL McCORMICK Valuable member of the Finance and other important commit Council, who should be re-elected to that body from the T Ward; both men and women can vote for him ber of the Finance and other important commit who should be re-elected to that body from the T Ward; both men and women can vote for him Valuable member of the Finance and other important committees of the City Council, who should be re-elected to that body from the Twenty-first Ward; both men and women can vote for him. In 1917 Hon. Robert Hall McCormick was elected to the City Council from the 21st ward and, being a lawyer of no mean ability and possessing a wide and varied business experience, for he has honorably served as President of the Illinois' Athletic Club, he just naturally forced himself to the front and at the present time he is a member of the Finance, the Compensation and of several other important committees of the City Council, and he has made good at every stage of the game. Alderman McCormick always deports himself like a polished gentleman. He will patiently listen to your tale of woe and if he cannot comply to your request he will turn you A. I. Davidson Is In the Running as the Democratic Candidate for Alderman from the Second Ward. There are still many, men and women residing in the second ward, who deem it an honor to vote the Democratic ticket at least while everyone is talking and preaching in four of this new or old world-wide democracy, and at this election A. L. Davidson is the regular Democratic candidate for Alderman from the Se- COL. FRANKLIN, A. DENISON, the commander of the 370th U. S. Infantry, formerly the Illinois' National Guards, who has been honorably discharged armed service of his country, who, in company with attended the reception and banquet at the Berec Church Tuesday evening, in honor of the home of Rev. W. S. Braddan. of the 370th U. S. Infantry, formerly the Eighth National Guards, who has been honorably discharge- ence of his country, who, in company with Mrs. the reception and banquet at the Berean on Tuesday evening, in honor of the home com- of Rev. W. S. Braddan. the commander of the 370th U. S. Infantry, formerly the Eighth Regiment Illinois' National Guards, who has been honorably discharged from the armed service of his country, who, in company with Mrs. Denison, attended the reception and banquet at the Berean Baptist Church Tuesday evening, in honor of the home coming of Rev. W. S. Braddan. other important committees of the City to that body from the Twenty-first women can vote for him. down in a gentle manner. Alderman McCormick sprung from that branch of the McCormick family, who have always been friendl disposed to the Colored race. As Assistant State's Attorney he never endeavored to road Colored men and women to the penitentiary just because he had the power to do so; but he always treated them fairly and the lawyers who represented them; for he was firmly convinced that the crime and the punishment should even up or square up on all fours, and for that and many other reasons the Colored men and women should on Tuesday, April 1, assist to return him to the City Council from the 21st ward. cond ward both men and women can vote for him. Hon. William J. Graham Democratic ward-committeeman and the able and business like deputy Comptroller of Cook county, will put up a stiff fight for the election of Mr. Davidson and Mr. Graham who lives right in among the Colored people and has many friends among them is firmly convinced that Hon. Robert M. Sweitzer will be the next mayor of Chicago. 120 ntry, formerly the Eighth Regiment men honorably discharged from the in company with Mrs. Denison, auquet at the Berean Baptist honor of the home coming. Braddan. THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO. MARCH 29. 1919 THE RECEPTION AND BANQUET HELD AT BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH IN HONOR OF THE HOME COMING OF ITS PASTOR, CAPTAIN AND CHAPLAIN REV. W. S. BRADDAN, WAS A LONG TO BE REMEMBERED EVENT. THE CHURCH WAS FILLED TO ITS FULLEST CAPACITY AND MANY PEOPLE WERE UNABLE TO ENTER IT. COL. FRANKLIN A. DENISON, DR. JULIAN W. LEWIS, HON. FRANK L. ANDERSON, SUPERINTENDENT BAPTIST EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, JULIUS F. TAYLOR AND REV. W. S. BRADDAN FURNISHED THE ORATORY FOR THE EVENING. Tuesday evening well on to one thousand people endeavored to crowd into Berean Baptist Church, 52nd and Dearborn streets, in order to attend the reception and banquet given in honor of the home coming of Captain and Chaplain Rev. W. S. Braddan, who recently returned home from serving with the 370th U. S. Infantry on the battlefields of France and, to say the least, he was given a rousing welcome home. The church was tastefully decorated with American flags and other decorations. The table in front of the pulpit contained all the relics which Rev. Braddan brought back with him from Germany and France and it is contended, that he has the most extensive collection of war relics than any of the other returning soldiers, which includes the gas mask, the French and German canteens, the German air rifle, which can shoot many miles without the least trouble, and a bursting shell or bomb, which weights fifty-five pounds and is the most destructive instrument of modern warfare invented by the Germans. The collection also contains a helmet with a large hole in the crown, which had been pierced by a German bullet. In years to come his war collection will be worth considerable money. Mr. D. C. Childress in a neat and short talk introduced Rev. C. W. McColl, assistant pastor of Berean Baptist Church, as master of ceremonies, and the first number on the program was the "Star Spangled Banner," everybody joining in singing it; recitation, Miss Elizabeth Ransom; oration, Dr. Julian W. Lewis; poem, Mrs. J. Wheaters; oration, Col. Franklin A. Denison; selection, orchestra; talk, Julius F. Taylor; followed by Hon. Frank L. Anderson, Superintendent Baptist Executive Council; while in the act of partaking of the banquet, Mr. R. C. Crawford, one of the pil- PLANS FOR ADJUSTMENT NEGRO WAGE EARNERS. Definite plans for the advancement of Negro wage earners and for improvement of their relations to white wage earners were worked out at the informal conference held in Washington under the auspices of the Department of Labor. Industrial problems are given careful consideration in the program of work to be followed. In general, the plans provide for the close co-operation with the Department of Labor or organizations interested in better race relations and in the welfare of the Negro, and for making surveys as a result of which their efforts may be directed to the best advantage. A feature of the work will be an effort to get Negroes into industry through finding work for them in public construction and in private employments. Negroes will also be encouraged to enter business for themselves. The educational aspect is also considered highly important and the recommendations of the conference provide for training in efficiency and thrift. Wholesome recreation and good schools for Negro children are likewise urged. The officers and members of the Peoples' Movement will on next Saturday night tender a big Turkey Dinner and Dance-Reception to the overseas soldiers and sailors at their club house, 3140 Indiana Avenue. lars of Berean Baptist Church, offered invocation. Rev. Braddan, being the last speaker, which was more in the form of a lecture giving the history of the war relics already referred to, and his recital of how the members of the Eighth Regiment were inhumanly treated on the French battlefields and how its officers were either reduced in ranks, humiliated, insulted, slandered in every way and removed from their commands after branding them and the rank and file of the regiment as cowards, a lawless mob, unfit to fight, and white officers succeeding the Colored officers, and how the members of the Eighth Regiment, many of them fighting three and four days on the firing line, without anything to eat, no sleep nor rest, broke through the Hindenburg line and shoved the lie down the throats of those who had accused them of being cowards, will long be remembered by those who sat under the sound of his voice. Hon. Frank L. Anderson offered the closing prayer. The following were seated around the main banquet table: Wm. M. Robinson, Robert H. Nelson, Thomas B. Banks, M. C. Adkins, Boyd Chaney, John Blue, C. D. L. Bradshaw, Duke McEwen, P. R. Thomas, Sr., Dr. W. N. Thomas, R. C. Crawford, F. Verni Babb, D. C. Childress, F. V. Babb, A. G. Wooldridge, N. K. Hairston, Zacharia Taylor, H. M. Morgan, T. W. Stevens, Thomas W. Stevens, James R. White, M.D., Mrs. James R. White, 1st Lieut. Wm. J. Warfield, Miss M. Ethel Terrell, 1st Lieut. Elisha C. Lane, Elizabeth Rowsom, Julian D. Lewis, Letitia R. Myles, Col. Franklin A. Denison, Mrs. Franklin A. Denison, Rev. C. W. McColl, Rev. J. A. Walden, Mrs. L. Braddan, Hon. Frank L. Anderson, Rev. A. W. Webb, Rev. W. S. Braddan, and Julius F. Taylor. Mountain in. South Dakota to Be Christened July 4th. Deadwood, S. D., March.—As a climax to the Lawrence County Home- Coming Week, to be held the end of June, the citizens of this town are planning to have a special celebration on July 4th in connection with the christening of a mountain two miles west of here which is to bear the name Mount Theodore Roosevelt. General Leonard Wood has agreed to deliver the principal address, and Governor Norbeck of South Dakota will be President of the Day. It is understood that the Roosevelt Permanent Memorial National Committee will send a special representative to the festivities. One of the members of the Committee, Hon. Seth Bullock of Deadwood, was a close friend of the former President and was Colonel Roosevelt's special guest in England during the Colonel's visit there in 1910. "After traveling through Europe and calling on Kings," said Colonel Roosevelt at the time, "I was desperate to see somebody who spoke United States; so I invited Seth Bullock to come over. Seeing him was almost as good as getting home." Dinner will be served in the dining room beginning at 6. P. M. The Reception and Dance will be in the main auditorium at 8 P. M. There will be plenty to eat and good music. All officers and men who served overseas are invited to be present in uniform. Oscar DePriest, President Morris Lewis, Secretary. [Picture of a man in a suit with a mustache]. REV. W. S. BRADDAN Chaplain of the Old Eighth Regiment the 370th U. S. Infantry; who visit Church at both the morning March 3 THE "EIGHTH" AND "DEMOCRACY." Not quite a year ago today, It was when proudly marched away Our own Eighth Regiment of boys 'Mid rousing cheers and deafening noise, Their mission was not one of fun. They went to teach the treacherous Hun That his great Power, Autocracy, Must bow before "Democracy." Chaplain of the Old Eighth Regiment, National Guards of Illinois; late the 370th U. S. Infantry; who will occupy his pulpit at Berean Baptist Church at both the morning and the evening service, Sunday, March 20. Safely they landed o'er the sea, Thanks to the God of Liberty, And there as men they stood the test And proved to France and all the rest That fighters bold and strong were they, True Patriots of U. S. A. Home of the brave, land of the free, The birthplace of "Democracy." Battles were fought, victories won, Proud may they feel of deeds they've done Just like their sires in sixty-one, Who made Lee's rebel army run, That the Negro should e're be free And know for aye "Democracy." Now that 'tis over over there Why not all men be of good cheer, And welcome home our heroes bold HON. WILLIAM GANSCHOW, Hon. William Ganschow republican candidate for City Treasurer who can be voted for by both men and women at the election Tuesday, April 1, was born, raised and educated right here in Chicago, coming into this bustling and justling grand old world in 1875, and it must be said to his great credit that he is a solid progressive up-to-date business man he has very successfully built up the firm of William Ganschow Company, which occupy a large building at Washington Boulevard and North Morgan street, which is one of the largest of its kind in the United States. Being strictly a high class successful business man but he naturally delights to play at the game of politics just for past time and for some years past he has been one of the very prominent leaders of the Republican party on West Side. At the present time he is the treasurer and a member of the West Park 19 KELLY HON. WILLIAM GANSCHOW, Treasurer and member of the West Park Board, being Frank O. Lowden, Director of the Market Trust an high class successful business man and Republican City Treasurer of Chicago. Treasurer and member of the West Park Board, being appointed by Gov Frank O. Lowden, Director of the Market Trust and Savings Bank, high class successful business man and Republican candidate for City Treasurer of Chicago. ent, National Guards of Illinois; late will occupy his pulpit at Berean Bap-ing and the evening service, Sunday, 130. Whose valiant deeds will e'er be told? Who tho their comrades by them fell Stood firm and faced the shot and shell, That king and peasant both be free To share alike "Democracy." As years and time roll on and on And those brave boys have passed and gone, May history this story tell, The Eighth Regiment fought and fell And shed their blood in No Man's Land Where Allied Nations took the stand To end the Kaiser's cruelty And teach him real "Democracy." —Leroy B. Hayes, Sr. REPORT OF THE TAG DAY FOR THE HOME COMING OF OUR BOYS. Mrs. Ida Henderson, chairman of all tag day drives for the unit branch of the Council of National Defense for the 2nd Ward, desires to thank all those who assisted in making the returns a financial success, and all those who contributed in any way. The boxes held $633.11. The three highest were: Mrs. Emma DeConlander $46.85. Mrs. Jacobs $37.65. Mrs. Myrtle Ward $25.14. Board by appointment of Governor Frank O. Lowden. He is also treasurer of the Active Club, a West Side Business men's Association, and acts in a similar capacity for several other organizations. He is one of the directors of the Market Trust and Savings Bank, he and the other members of his family reside in a lovely house at 2156 Pierce Ave. Mr. Ganschow is it at all times very jovial and he always finds plenty of time to stand and talk to the humblest citizen regardless of his race or nationality; therefore he can count his friends by the thousands in all parts of this city, he has always been a warm friend to the Colored people on the West Side and the Colored men and women in this city should deem it an honor and a great pleasure to vote for him for City Treasurer of Chicago. Park Board, being appointed by Gov. of Market Trust and Savings Bank, man and Republican candidate for mayor of Chicago. PAGE FIVE Illinois; late Berean Baptice, Sunday, on and on have passed --- NEW WEAVES AND SHADES IN SERGE Spring Coats Are of the Box Type Skirts Are Plain and Narrow. Waistcoats Add the Needed Touches of Color, While Heavy Braiding of Varying Type Remains in Favor. For so long a time now women have come to accept the tailored coat suit as the very foundation of their wardrobes that it is the first consideration as the seasons change. Especially is this true of the average woman whose wishes are controlled by expediency and determined by absolute need. There is no doubt about the fact, writes a prominent fashion correspondent, that American manufacturers have developed the supreme art in the making of the coat suit. It is now possible to buy such suits, so A A Striking Frock of Serge and Beaded Taffeta. well built, so perfectly designed, that few tailors can excel, for as great care is given to detail as the master makers themselves can show. Some foreign critic has said that there is such a monotony about the clothes of American women that it is as if everyone were trying to be as much like her neighbor as possible, and originality is an unknown sartorial art in this country. I am sure this critic must have referred to the blue serge suits, for it is undeniably the custom to clothe ourselves in dark blue, resting secure in the choice of color and its suitability for all occasions. Let none hesitate this spring, for our favored blues are delightful to behold and lovely to wear. The smart little box coat with its vest of contrasting material is the model most in evidence at the opening of the spring showing. A new material coming from London is a dark blue basket weave, loosely enough woven to be almost transparent and resembling the summer crashes of some seasons back, except that it has a smoother surface. Plain and Narrow Skirt One suit of this material has the same narrow and very plain skirt seen in all of the other models. The coat is of the box type, shorter than most and with a rounding jacket and tight bell sleeves. With this coat is seen a vest of gray surah silk shot through with a scroll of darker gray. The vestee is loosely hung over the bust and at the hips is wrapped in a loose sash effect, very baggy, and well below the waist line. The sleeves are finished with a cuff placed inside the blue and made of the gray scrolled silk. Of course tricollete, tricoline and other knitted fabrics are newer than all others, and will be smart indeed. Gabardine and whipcord are extremely fashionable as well, and an old material, always a favorite and delightfully exploited this year, is silk poplin. This is particularly suited for real warm weather, and makes a pleasing eult with a silken sheen that is lovely, and it also drapes gracefully. I observe a tendency to much braiding, both in the flat, narrow silken braids, of which row after row is used and placed both on the skirt and coat, and also the heavy silken cords are much used. The latter appears in an unusual effect in a tan whipcord, three rows of a heavy silken cord of a darker shade being placed side by side to form a collar at the back and extending along the front side of the box coat. At the waist the cords pass through a small flap of the whipcord and end in an ornamental flat silken disk at the bottom. Gives the Pulled-in Effect. The flat silk braid is used to give the pulled-in effect at the bottom of the skirt, where one row will be placed above the other nearly to the depth of the knees. Again wider braid appears in a multitude of small loops set in rows along the bottom of the skirt and coat. Of course we have all noted that the vest, waistcoat, gilet or blouse, whatever one chooses to call the smart little things we will wear underneath our box costs, are the distinguishing feature of this year's model. These 1 Decorations Are Not in as High Favor as Formerly. Cause More Anxiety for the Home Dressmaker in Obtaining the Desired Lines. Trimmings on dresses were once much like the garnishes added by hotel cooks to their most elaborate dishes—little dabs of ribbon, braid or beads—lemon skin, parsley or paper frills—that had nothing to do with the structure of dress or dish. Of late years we have got away from this way of adding trimmings to clothes and hats, and although at first thought it might seem that the home dressmaker's task was thereby lightened, it has not always worked that way. For with the absence of trimming more depends on the structural line of the dress and the bungler in dressmaking can never achieve a good line. It takes real talent and skill whether the one who does it be a famous French dressmaker or an overworked, tired mother, who is said to have "good luck" or "natural knack" of making her children's clothes. If you are sure that you can achieve beauty and distinction of line in the dresses you attempt to make at home, then don't have any trimming. But if you are less sure of your skill, make the best use of the few trimmings that are still permitted. Once you could have added a bow of ribbon almost anywhere on a dress, as a trimming, apparently, but, in fact, to cover up some pucker in the making of the dress. Belts covered a multitude of sins in the way skirt and bodice met at the wrist. But now belts are mere afterthoughts, if we have them at all. But there still are some devices that help. A design of braiding in the same color as the skirt, some four or five inches wide, applied a few inches from the bottom of the skirt, either all around or merely at the panels, adds enormously. Although fringe has worn out its welcome in some quarters because it has been used too persistently, it is still one of the most effective trimmings the home dressmaker can possibly use. It is easy to apply and it gives weight to the edge of the dress. Woolen embroidery is one of the extremely good-looking trimmings. The embroidery is usually in some rich contrasting color and adds much spirit to a plain dark dress. But it is not the easiest thing in the world to work in wool. To help you in this respect there is wool embroidery on a thin net foundation that can be applied to the place desired with exactly the same good result that you would get if you worked the stitches directly on the fabric. LATE ARRIVALS FROM PARIS FASHION The above magnificent creation is one of the latest arrivals from Paris. It is a woolen parma tricot gown. FOR THE WOMAN WHO SEWS When Making Aprons Use Flat Seams Then There Will Be No Right or Wrong Side. When you make aprons, use tailored flat seams stitched on both sides like you see in men's shirts. This will mean that there will be no right or wrong side and the apron will have double wear. In patching a garment, do not use new material if you can help it, as it will only strain the old material around it. If partly worn pieces are not handy, use thinner material. Be sure the warp of the patch runs the same as the material. To remove a stain from a pricked finger when the blood has fallen on silk material, take a few inches of white sewing silk in the mouth, molten it, roll it into a ball and rub the blood spot easily. The stain will disappear. Always use coarse thread for sewing on buttons. It does not show, is stronger even than double fine thread, and does not take so much time. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, MARCH 29, 1919 Through the Looking Glass One of woman's exclusive prerogatives is the right to have the blues. One of woman's tives is the right A great many of us dote on the privilege, and spend hours in company with perfumed handkerchiefs, hours in a dim, dark corner, moping by ourselves. Never does the world appear more gloomy than when we look upon it from that dim, dark corner. I If we were little children someone would have the right to spank us for indulging in this privilege in this privilege. But being grown up, we may make ourselves and others miserable and uncomfortable without blindrance. We may even invite sympathizers to participate in our feast of sniffles and tears. But stay a moment. See the delicious wrinkles that creep up our noses and into our cheeks. See the dark circles under our eyes and the cold welcome we give to hubby when he comes home at night tired and overworked. Those are the after-effects that are sure to result from this feminine pastime. We are then no better than the intoxicated man who stumbles home from the ginmill. And it all comes as a result of foolish self-indulgence that is no more praiseworthy than the self-indulgence of the drunkard. For you know we have not been sorrowing. Sorrow does not creep into the dim, dark corners and mope. We have merely had the blues. Drop your blues, ladies. They are a pose. Get out of your dim, dark corners—the sooner the better—and look into the sunlight. Open the windows wide and breathe deeply. Watch the glooms fade away. And if it happens to be raining, all the better. Inhale the delicious smell of the sky's tears. If that's not enough to chase the blues, get out into the open for fifteen minutes, rain or shine. Get some oxygen into your stupid lungs, and then buckle down to some real, live work. You'll mark the difference at once. WHEN MILADY HAS HER REST Should Have Comfortable, Loose and Flowing Robe, Allowing Freedom of Movement. Health rules all prescribe rest periods as indispensable to a woman's day if she would maintain her mental vigor and physical elasticity and prolong to its proper limits the very capacity for activity in which she so prides herself, and, indeed, upon which she may be depending for her livelihood. The ability to relax completely and at will, and to remain so for a short time, is an art, but one that can be cultivated, providing the effort to attain it be persisted in by habitual practice. A prime essential to this rest period, as every truly feminine soul will attest, is suitable habillment. In this connection—which might, however, be said of every sartorial connection—it suitably includes comfort and grace. To be comfortable the robe must be loose, flowing, allowing full freedom of movement, and complete relaxation to the mobile muscles. But this looseness of line and freedom from restraining bonds is not incompatible with grace and comeliness. On the contrary, if treated right, it is conducive to both. VEST POPULAR FOR SPRING H This vest is of gray kumal kumsa and valencier lace and is a splendid creation. It is worn with a very smart blue tricotine, braid bound, and long rolling collar. This vest is of gray kumal kumsa and valencier lace and is a splendid creation. It is worn with a very smart blue tricotine, braid bound, and long rolling collar. Georgette Most Used Fabric—Soft Satins Popular for Semi-Sport Blouses. While the long smock, costume or peplum blouse for spring is the most interesting member of the blouse family just at this time because it is the newest thing, it cannot be said to be the actual leader, notes a fashion authority. The smartest shops show groups of these long blouses in connection with the regular line, but conservative waist length blouses have a larger sale. Georgette is the most used fabric and soft satins are very popular for sport or semi-sport blouses. The sketch shows a smart little blouse that may be made of soft satin, georgette, cotton volle or fine handkerchief linen. One of the at- I Semi-Tailored Blouse for Spring Suit tractive features of this blouse is the front finish, consisting of a wide vest formed by a panel of pleats or tucks in the center a plain section on either side of this and inch-wide pleated frills. This vest arrangement appears to splendid advantage when worn with one of the new spring suits, with coat flaring open in front. Comparatively few of the spring suit coats or jackets are so arranged that they may be fastened in front, although the majority are equipped with buttons and buttonholes, and simulate a fastening. Some do fasten with one or two buttons and button-holes, some have buttons and loops, so that the fronts of the coat or jacket are not quite drawn together, and many flare frankly from neck to lower edge. For this reason great attention must be paid to the blouse, unless a number of separate vests are to be arranged for every suit. The Hingerie blouse, according to present indications, is to be very fashionable during the spring and summer. Volle is the fabric preferred and plain white as well as flowered, checked and striped volle is featured. Plain pastel shades also are quite smart. If they are entirely hand-made, these little cotton blouses are very dainty. OSTRICH PLUMES IN FASHION African Bird Once More Comes Into His Own—How Hats Are Being Decorated. Ostrich feathers are coming into fashion as fast as spring weather. One thinks of them more in relation to winter than summer, but the milliners do not allow their inspirations to be hampered by the calendar. The long, heavy plume is used even on straw hats, but the majority of milliners prefer to make what they call fancies. They use wheels and cockades and buckles of ostrich flues. They shred the long feather and use the fringe over the brims of hats, or they make a shower of it, like dripping water, over the crowns. Whatever they do, one feels the power of the African bird once more. He has come into his own. There has been an effort to replace the plumes by roses, but as far as the season has gone the flowers are more talked about than seen. Hats for Children. One of the leading manufacturers of children's hats, according to the bulletin of the Retail Millinery Association of America, is showing some pretty models in georgette and silk braid. Short back pokes and small mushrooms are featured, some with rather high, bulky crowns and some with bowl-shaped crowns. The brims, top and side crowns are of georgette, accordion plaited or softly shirred with narrow flanges of silk braid, with little flower trims of hows and long streamers. A pretty little tan model is of peacecock hemp and has a small cluster of flowers nestled on the low side. little colored accessories are a joy to the eye and are exceedingly becoming to most figures. Some of the newest are of organdie with little blbs for the upper part and an apron effect at the bottom, which is worn outside in the front. Narrow strings hold it in place in the back and these little strings, tied in a bow, crisp and fluffy, show out from underneath the coat. Tricolette, which is so silky and made in such beautiful colors, is one of the best materials to use for the tailored vest. It is very good when made up perfectly plain at the top and finished at the bottom in a series of very wide tucks placed one above the other and showing as the box coat falls away in the front. It is not possible to describe the beauty and richness of the new brocades which are used in this fashion. They are of almost barbaric splendor in a blending of superb colors with silver and gold threads. Of course the gilet now and then has a sash to give a draped line over the hips, such as shown in the London model I have mentioned above, but as yet the box coat for the greater number of models reaches so far below the waist line that the sash does not appear and is not necessary. We shall tire of these gorgeous bits of color as the weather grows warmer and demand the simpler things of batiste, organdie and washable fabrics so much a part of the summer and so crisp and fresh. Pique and linen have been cleverly blended in a smart waistcoat with the narrowest of black satin piping showing between the rows of the tiny pleats of linen, such as appear in men's shirts. It is understood, I am sure, that few gilts show any collars, but fasten at the shoulders or button around the neck under the coat in the back just like the little dickeys in small boys' sailor suits. A variation of the gilet is the linen smock, and by a curious fancy it is really unusual enough to be good looking. For instance, a sky blue linen smock is worn underneath a coat box of dark blue gabardine. The smock hangs perfectly plain, like a Chinaman's coat in the front and shows through a slashing in the sides of the coat. No belt or sash confines the straight lines anywhere. Coat Dress in Favor Too. The coat dress is highly favored this year. It is developed in many pleasing ways, as, for instance, in a combination of blue taffetas and serge, showing a narrow and pulled-in petticoat of the serge, over which is worn the long blouse of blue silk thickly beaded in dull red and blue beads. At the waist there is a narrow belt of the beads falling in looped ends to the bottom of the skirt. This is one of the best examples of the coat dress, as it has long sleeves of serge reaching to the wrist, and a collar of the taffetas thickly beaded and reaching nearly to the ears. By the way, this sort of design offers an excellent way to "make over." A Fashionable Blue Serge Suit With Blue Linen Smock. Fashionable Blue Serge Suit With Blue Linen Smock. a thankless job and, as a rule, an unsuccessful one, but one most women undertake nevertheless. Though we shall see more of the short coats than the long, it does not mean that the long coat is not a la mode, for there are figures which cannot stand the thick, short look of the little hip length coat, and as our fashion makers are kind just now, there is no absolute decree as to length. Skirts are much longer, though we hear that Paris makers have them so much shorter. Why is it the English women never seem to be in a rage over the length of their skirts, but go along quietly year in and year out in a sensible length and fashion comfortable and sure? American women "dress up" as they live, never attaining comfort as they grow old, but always struggling to be stylish. Perhaps one reason for this is that over here fortunes are made so quickly and many women denied the things they craved in their younger days are only able to attain them as they pass their youth and fling themselves into an indulgence of style which never permits comfort and unfortunately too often does away with dignity. One-Fabric Tailored Frocks. In the latest showing of tailored frocks for street wear there is a growing tendency to feature one-fabric affairs. That is, a dress will be entirely of. satin or entirely of serge, rather than a combination of the two materials, as in seasons past and during the first days of the present season. © Western Newspaper Union This beautiful gown is built of gray tulle over silver cloth with floral decoration of chiffon and ribbon in rose shades. NEW JET AND STEEL BUCKLES Decorations for the Different Colors of Footwear Worn in Afternoon and Evening. Ornamental buckles are in vogue for afternoon and evening shoes and slippers, and the shops are showing a most tempting assortment of them. One of the most unusual—although by no means freakish—of the evening slipper buckles is the beaded one. That does not mean that an elaborate design is worked out in colored beads. It means that a buckle is formed of row after row of small beads fastened snugly on a stiffened form. Jet and steel bead buckles are worn on black slippers and on bronze and brown slippers buckles of tiny brown beads are worn. Sometimes, too a design is worked into these bead buckles, but it is only a two-tone design—black and steel bronze and brown beads, or some such unobtrusive combination as that gives the best results. For the gray suede shoes—and a good many are in evidence for afternoon wear—there are buckles of steel beads mounted on a gray suede foundation, with a patch of gray suede showing inside the band of shining steel beads. There are some attractive new bead slippers, with straps across the instep. These come in both black and bronze, beaded in steel and brown or bronze beads. They also come in gray suede, with steel beads. There are also buckles for afternoon shoes of natural leather made of black enamel and steel beads, and some of black enamel and rhinestones for evening slippers. NEW SPRING HAT FASHIONS Brims That Turn Abruptly Back From the Face Characteristic of Some Headgear. A tufted hat of dark blue taffeta, with a steel bead fastened in each tuft, is not only charming in itself, but capable of several deviations from the original that would be quite worth while. Brims that turn abruptly back from the face are characteristic of a good many of the spring hats. Trimming is often placed on this back turned brim in a very effective manner. Many of the new hats show a band of trimming at the edge of the crown. This is sometimes a row of artificial flowers, fastened with very short stems straight around. Sometimes there is an inset band of silk on the straw, with embroidery in colored cotton thread. Sometimes the trimming consists in tiny ostrich points, upstanding in a band half an inch from the edge of the hat brim. NAME 1919 VICTORY COLORS Rich, Deep Blue and a Bright Cherry Are Chosen—Provide Excellent Contrast. Those in America who choose the seasonal colors for the dyers and dressmakers have united upon a rich deep blue and a bright cherry as the victory colors for 1919. It is not the red that we associate with conquerors; it is too light and thin in its tones; but it will undoubtedly prove a success, as it is an excellent contrast to the victory blue. The choice of these colors is confined to America. We do not know that France will launch victory colors, but it is to be supposed that if she does, observes a correspondent, she will use the horizon blue of the French uniform or the blue of the French flag. She is not much given to this kind of work. It may be that she will not celebrate victory through fabrica. WILLIAM GANSCHOW REGULAR REPUBLICAN CADIDATE FOR CITY TREASURER Election: Tuesday, April 1, 1919. Polls open from 6 a. m. to 4 p. m. WOMEN VOTE FOR THIS OFFICE Advertise in the BROAD AX Stop Thief! ```markdown ``` THE "Jumbo" gas burner shown here at the right, (actual size) is a robber on any gas lighting fixture in Chicago. If you have one, get rid of it! It makes high gas bills and causes a great many of the complaints that come to us. Claims that a "Jumbo" will give more light without using more gas are false. Use mantle burners to get more light with less gas. Burning five hours a day for a month, the "Jumbo" consumes $2.30 worth of gas; a "Junior" mantle burner, in the same time, consumes only 39 cents worth, or $1.91 less, and gives much more light. We sell "Junior Mantle" lights complete for only fifteen cents, (which is less than "Jumbos" usually cost) or give one free, in exchange for a "Jumbo," at our main office or any of these stores: ```markdown ``` This Is the "JUNIOR MANTLE" Telephone Calumet 602-3572 HUGH NORRIS, Pres. KIRBY WARD, Sec NORRIS-WARD COAL CO. 2545 SOUTH PARK AVENUE Chicago THE FORTY-FOURTH STREET THE CRANFORD Apartment Building 3600 WABASH AVENUE 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 THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, MARCH 29, 1919 J. B. As Near As Your Telephone DISTANCE IMMATERIAL IN a Metropolitan City of this size, death knocks every thirty minutes at some door. 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Local communications will receive attention on one side of the paper. THE BROAD AX In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. Republicans, Democrats, Catholics, Protestants, Single Taxers, Priests, infidels or anyone else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write plainly, only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. VOL. XXIV. MARCH 29, 1919 Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 6206 South Elizabeth Street, Chicago, Ill. Phone Wentworth 2597. JULIUS F. TAYLOR.....Editor and Publisher DR. M. A. 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For resolutions, obituary notices, cards of thanks, write-ups, special announcements of events to happen, when a charge of admission is made, and the opening of new business enterprises, etc., 15 cents per line; 6 words or fraction makes one line. Personal or social items such as marriages, births, deaths and Personal or social items such as marriages, births, deaths and everything of a general interest, published free of charge. Entered as Second-Class Matter, August 19, 1932, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ill., Under Act of March 3, 1879. A LITTLE DIP INTO PHILOSOPHY It is not a good thing to forever and continually find fault with the race, because it is not perfect. Occasionally writers say many harsh things because they can see possibly more clearly the adoring conditions with which the race is confronted. He often puts up the danger signals in the from of complaints meaning for them to bear fruit. Thus pointing out the quicksands over which lies peoples fearlessly tread without hint of the harm which may befall them. And yet did he his level best to paint the rapid progress of his people, many would he lulled to sweet repose and sit down feeling that all was well. Millions upon millions of dollars of harm has befallen us because of flattery and cajoling. It is better that some of us remain ever on the watch tower where we can see the direction wither we tread. We have gone and are going forward at a fierce clip and there is no way to contradict this fact. Our dollars should work more miracles than they do. Our urge is along the commercial and economical lines where in there is premanent progress and value. We must learn if possible everything pertinent in the way of life, of facility, and grow more self-determining by our investment in business. We cannot rise merely by pulling our boot straps, we've got to learn how to apply the fundamental principles of arithmetic just as the other races do. When we have gotten a hold on much more of the tangible things of value in this very physical world then our resistance will be stronger, and our spirits will correlate more completely with the times in which world this and the other world too, but we live. We must get much of this world but this one comes first. Somebody is always biting off more than they can chew. The Chicago Tribune will like very much to win the friendship of the respectable Negroes of Chicago, and when it fails it resorts to devilish methods by creating strife in Negroes of little consequence. It does not say that Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett had anything to do with a resolution passed by the Fellowship League, but it does say that the resolution condemning the mayor was by an organization of which she is the president. Can't you see the clean cut delicate use of language and rascally attempted by the great Chicago Tribune? And yet, misery is no indication of righteousness, nor poverty an indication that heaven is a reward for the sluggard. Anyhow there's been enough church church, and shouting and ignorant tears to last us the next fifty years, and the economic life of any race should not be choked out of it by a lot of hysteria, religious bigotry and preacher banquets. If you're honest you are O. K. for heaven and immortal glory. Don't you see the clear strong prevarication and the slick devilish offense? We do not believe Mrs. Barnett had anything to do with the resolution, and The Tribune does not say so. It leaves the cloven foot a lie within view of the race hoping PAGE EIGHT JULIUS F. TAYLOR DR. M. A. MAJORS.. WE ARE PRETTY GOOD. The colored people one meets every day are just the average of humanity. Their standard of goodness may not be exactly fixed, and whose standard of goodness is fixed? We hold our heads high enough alright, and try to combine spirit with body which are contradictory, and pat ouselves on the back believing what ever chances to come within vision or mind, but with low, pitiful little black hearts exercise our tongues in parading our goodness or sombeody elses miserable misfortunes or faults. We never take the time to investigate or discover truth, we pride ourselves on analyzing others' character often when we have no character ourselves. With minds as dull as a candle in a skull we rate our mental pabulum above our neighbor and grow eloquent on our own possibilities, while we decry the possibility of others. We get what we have honestly, but have grave doubts as to the ways and means other people acquire what they have. It would be wonderful to meet a joyful, happy human being with none of the shortcomings of intelligent humanity, a scene devoutly to be wished. Selfishness and absolute minuteness of noble human impulses is the vogue. Devotion to the higher reaches of truth and sane justice is to say the most that might be conjured of our friends. But what a world this would be if there was truth in the smile, trust in the act, and sincerity in the pretense. In all probability it is best that we poor mortals should not go to roost on the stars, but we should not abide contended where there is so much of pretense and foolish vanity lest we turn out to be a howling group of brigands and yelping hypocrits. The notion that people are saints at this epoch o fthe world is all bosh. The people are struggling up toward freedom from a religious bigotry and intolerance astonishing indeed, the more one thinks about it. In the light of sober sense we are beginning to sit up and take notice that we are very much human and in the flesh. This does not mean that any people may trample God's laws under unhallowed feet, and it neither presages a freedom to wreckless abandon of all the noble principles that make for decency and condone to human happiness. a THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO, MARCH 29, 1919 EDITORIAL PAGE that it will be stirred to wrath. zPeople do not pass resolutions to condemn their friends. Sensible people do not join in with their enemies in voicing condemnation of anybody. ARE WE GETTING TOGETHER? Will we unite our hearts, our hopes, our money, our efforts, and everything to make a colossal showing to give needed employment to our kind, to give added strength influence and prestige to our race? Will we suffer deprivation for a season in order that we may get on our feet? The Jew lives in his store until he has ten thousand dollars in the bank. He gives no parties, goes on no excursions, and is united even in gambling. If he loses money at a card table he is better pleased to have an other Jew win it. A Greek will not hire any one but Greek to work for him, and will not spend his money with anybody else but with a Greek. This is true of the Italian, Chinaman, Japanese and it is, indeed awfully true of the white race. Why can't the Negro be as true to his kind? Some of these days let us hope and trust that the race spirit will strike fire in his heart, and his mind, and then he will grow to be formidable and powerful, and then he will be respected by all other races. We have got to get together, but it seems we won't unite our hopes, our aims, our hearts and our money until we are forced together by persecution. DON'T WANT US NOW. We've rid the world of strife and fear With the bayonet that we bore. They're recruiting for new regiments And refuse to take us now But you just wait they'll have the sense To take us anyhow. There isn't any war to fight But if there was you'll see How easy we'd be given the right But wait the G. O. P. And Washington from that gald hour Will cause us all to shout. When Love Comes As long as you don't love anybody much, your character is like a garden in winter, one virtue is under a glass shade, and another is covered over with straw, and all of them are dreadfully pinched and sickly. Then love comes by and it is summer and your garden rejoices and blossoms like the rose, without your bothering about it at all.—Ellen Thornecroft Fowler. The Door. Few persons realize what a modern convenience is the familiar door. No primitive peoples have, or ever did have, doors; the great temples of Egypt and of Greece had doorways, of course, but no doors. Often there were silks and tapestries hung over the doorways or doors or gates; but the door proper is absolutely an improvement, even a luxury, of modern civilization. Dlarsell on Character. In all lives there is a crisis in the formation of character, wrote Disraeli. It comes from many causes, and from some which on the surface are apparently even trivial. But the result is the same; a sudden revelation to ourselves of our secret purposes and a recognition of our perhaps long-shadowed but now masterful convictions. He Remembered. Little Frederick saw his Aunt Nellie chewing some gum. He said, "Please, Aunt Nellie, give me that gum." "No, Frederick," Aunt Nellie said, "there's germs in it." Then Frederick said, "Wash the germs out, Aunt Nellie." A few weeks later this little fellow was chewing a piece of gum; his aunt begged him for it. He said, "No, Aunt Nellie, germs in it." Catacomba of St. Louis. St. Louis has cotacombs like those of Paris. The mining of clay for brick and other products has left many chambers and tunnels beneath the outlying districts, as the quarrying of stone for building materials long ago has undermined certain European Making Good. There are no tallsmans against failure; there are no luck stones that assure success. After all, when we get close to those whom we term famous or successful or talented we find them very simple folk, much like ourselves, and we are apt to marvel at their achievements, and, finding them so much like ourselves, we put their success down to some hidden forces that we do not understand or some unusual opportunities which have been given them. Von Moltke's Garrulity. Field Marshal von Moltke was a man of few words. It is said that a man who knew him well once made a wager that in proposing a toast to the kaiser the old soldier would not use more than eight or nine words. On this occasion, however, it happened that he added to his usual inrase the words, "Melno Herren" — Gentlemen. The disconsolate loser remarked: "Von Moltke's aging. He's getting garrulous!" | The Dysapeptic Ostrich Long ago the phenomenal power of the ostrich was immortalized in the idiom of all the world's great languages. To have the "stomach of an ostrich" is the synonym for incomparable digestive power. As a matter of fact, however, the ostrich, if not a confirmed dyspeptic, has a most delicate digestion, and the successful feeding of ostriches in captivity requires constant care. He Stuck to It. The judge was listening to testimony in a case and ventured to interject a remark. "Do you claim that this man hit you with malice aforethought?" he asked. The complainant eyed him suspiciously for a moment and then replied: "You can't mix me up as easy as that, judge. I said he hit me with a flirver, and I stick to it."—The Argonaut. Tea Popular British Beverage. Tea is the most popular of British beverages, and in spite of William Cobett's lament that "tea shops" were being substituted for wholesome small beer to the detriment of the populace in his day, "the cup that cheers" is the staple drink of all classes. It cannot be said that there has been any marked deterioration of English people through constant indulgence in tea. Modest Request. An English lady was visiting a convict in prison, and as she was about to leave she asked him if there was anything she could do for him outside. "There is, lady," said the convict. "I'd appreciate it very much if you'd call on the mayor and ask him to extend me the freedom of the city."—Boston Transcript. "Home Latitudes" The horse intitudes are a belt in the Atlantic ocean where calm often prevails, so called in colonial times when vessels carrying horses from New England to the West Indies were sometimes obliged, when detained there, to throw overboard part of the cargo for want of water. Yellowstone Park The famous pleasure ground contains 2,223,000 acres and has an average altitude of 6,000 feet. There are between 5,000 and 10,000 hot springs of every variety of beautiful color and many geysers that throw columns of boiling water from 50 to 300 feet in height. Game is abundant. Compensation One Sunday morning Pat appeared in public with a very noticeable black eye. "Hello!" said a friend. "I see you got the worst of the argument last night. "Oh," said Pat, "I don't know so much about that! I've got Murphy's wages in my pocket!" A Shooting Fish. A shooting fish in the East Indies has a hollow cylindrical beak. When it sees a fly on plants that grow in shallow streams it ejects a single drop of water, which knocks the fly into the tide. Close to Being Twins Two little girls, dressed alike, entered a store, when the man coming to wait on them said: "Are you little girls twins?" "Well, pretty near," said one of them; "there's only a pound difference." Critics are too apt to forget that rules are but means to an end; consequently where the ends are different the rules must be likewise so.— Coleridge. The bishop remarked that somebody had a blank, expressionless face and the thoughtful pringer rendered it "a — expressionless face." There is a feeling of eternity in youth which makes us amends for everything.—Hax" New Schoel's Snap Judgment. A number of years ago when a Boston paper asked leading authors of this country and England to name the best poem in the English language, James Whitecomb Riley chose Longfellow's "The Bridge." He found in it every element necessary to a perfect poem. Most of the other writers said there could not be any "best" and declined to make a selection. The new school of rhymeless and rhythmless verse writers have ruled Longfellow and Tennyson out as "artificial" and second rate—Exchange. Flag of Denmark. The national emblem of Denmark, which is the oldest in existence, dating back to the thirteenth century, was born of war, and the legend is traceable to the fact. In a battle between the Danes and the heathen Livonians, King Waldemar declared that he saw a cross in the sky. The news was communicated to his troops, with the assurance that the portent was the sign of celestial aid. The cross forthwith became the national emblem, "The Danneborg." strength of Denmark, as it was called. Useless Equipment. A soldier just released from the service was the guest of friends at a dinner in celebration of his return home. The waiter placed an elaborate silver service around the table. The soldier looked at the showy array, carefully selecting one knife, one fork and one spoon. Shoving the rest of the silver from him, to the surprise of his hosts, he remarked: "Too much equipment to keep clean."—Judge. Turning the Joke. Now and then we meet men who are happiest when hitting some one a hard rap over the knuckles. These are the men that wither right up when you get a good joke on them. And have you not noticed that such men are most always in trouble because somebody has said mean things about them? How slow we are to learn that maple syrup beats vinegar all to pieces as an attraction for honey bees! Good and Bad Effects of Tea. The action of tea as a stimulant on the brain is well known. Tea causes a slight rise in the blood pressure, gives a fillup to the heart, causes somewhat deeper breathing and restores for a spell waning muscular power. Its chief demerit is the retarding influence that it exerts upon digestion. Un-to-Date Objection Billy was the owner of a toy automobile, with which he played a great deal. One morning his mother was busy and couldn't dress him when he awakened, so she put him in his high chair and was about to place him up to the table when he said. "Oh, mamma, I don't want to be parked here." Chinese Tea Houses Just as England has highway taverns and as we have roadhouses along our highways, so has China her tea houses. The Chinese do not indulge much in intoxicants, and tea is about the strongest drink they consume. Tea houses there are about as numerous as ice cream and soda resorts are here. Hymn From Unexpected Source. Hymns have come from very unexpected sources. One of the finest in the language, "The Spacious Firmament on High," found in all collections, was written by a chief secretary for Ireland, Joseph Addison, whose other works would hardly lead one to suppose him fitted for the task. Temperature and Sound. When the temperature is 32 degrees, sound travels 1,090 feet a second and one additional foot a second for each additional degree of temperature. Electricity over a wire where there is no resistance travels 192,924 miles a second. Only Derby Wearera Do This A man will give the tight skirts as an example of the intellectual inferiority of woman and then go out and look at himself in the mirror, trying on vartious derby hats without cracking a smile.—Chicago Post. Lexicographer Wanted. A new verb has come into existence. It is the verb "to automotive." The meaning is not quite clear, but we take it to mean to improve upon the automobile and its use.—New Haven Journal-Courier. File Trouble on Trouble Never bear more than one kind of trouble at a time. Some people bear three—all they have now, all they ever had, and all they ever expect to have.—Anon. Daily Thought The commander of the forces of a large state may be carried off; but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.—Confucius. The Wild Onion school teacher lee- tured on the United States a few nights ago to a large audience. In the course of his remarks he paid a glow- ing tribute to our country, and it is regretted that everybody in the United States were not present. One reason we keep so far ahead of the other nations, said he, is because we are getting up and going to work every mo- ning while the folks around the other side of the world are just going to bed.-Hogwallow Kentuckian. Even Used to Run Away That even the early horseless carriage retained at least one characteristic of its honorable predecessor, the horse, is evinced by the following items written in 1900: "The claim advanced by the early piloneers that an automobile could not run away like a horse is being disproved by actual experiences. Accounts of automobile runaways are not infrequent in the daily press."—Chevrolet Review. Wyoming Led All States Women acted as jurors in America almost half a century ago. The first grand jury which included members of the "weaker" sex was impanded at Laramie, Wyo., 48 years ago. The territory of Wyoming was organized in 1868 out of part of Dakota, Utah, and Idaho, and one of the first official acts of the new territorial government was to grant women the right to vote and hold office. Gambling Spirit Strong Mazarin's passion for gambling was so strong, even when death was near that he played cards to the very end when he was so weak that they had to meld for him, and Charles II, the "Merry Monarch," spent his last Sunday on earth playing at basset around a large table with his great courtiers and other dissolute persons and with a bank of at least £2,000 before him. Puffing People Up. Some men seem to be awfully afraid to tell the neighbor down the road that he has the best piece of corn in town. Puffs him up so, you know. But how those same men do like to be puffed up that way! Doesn't hurt them a mite, oh, no! Beats all what a difference it does make which way the puffing up is going—Exchange. 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Personal or social items such as marriages, births, deaths and everything of a general interest, published free of charge. Entered as Second-Class Matter, August 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ill., Under Act of March 8, 1879. WE ARE PRETTY GOOD. The colored people one meets every day are just the average of humanity. Their standard of goodness may not be exactly fixed, and whose standard of goodness is fixed? We hold our heads high enough alright, and try to combine spirit with body which are contradictory, and pat ourselves on the back believing what ever chances to come within vision or mind, but with low, pitiful little black hearts exercise our tongues in parading our goodness or combeody elses miserable misfortunes or faults. We never take the time to investigate or discover truth, we pride ourselves on analyzing others' character often when we have no character ourselves. With minds as dull as a candle in a skull we rate our mental pabulum above our neighbor and grow eloquent on our own possibilities, while we decry the possibility of others. We get what we have honestly, but have grave doubts as to the ways and means other people acquire what they have. It would be wonderful to meet a joyful, happy human being with none of the shortcomings of intelligent humanity, a scene devoutly to be wished. Selfishness and absolute minuteness of noble human impulses is the vogue. Devotion to the higher reaches of truth and sane justice is to say the most that might be conjured of our friends. But what a world this would be if there was truth in the smile, trust in the act, and sincerity in the pretense. In all probability it is best that we poor mortals should not go to roost on the stars, but we should not abide contended where there is so much of pretense and foolish vanity lest we turn out to be a howling group of brigands and yelping hypocris. The notion that people are saints at this epoch o fthe world is all bosh. The people are struggling up toward freedom from a religious bigotry and intolerance astonishing indeed, the more one thinks about it. In the light of sober sense we are beginning to sit up and take notice that we are very much human and in the flesh. This does not mean that any people may trample God's laws under unhallowed feet, and it neither presages a freedom to wreckless abandon of all the noble principles that make for decency and condone to human happiness. And yet, misery is no indication of righteousness, nor poverty an indication that heaven is a reward for the sluggard. Anyhow there's been enough church church, and shouting and ignorant tears to last us the next fifty years, and the economic life of any race should not be choked out of it by a lot of hysteria, religious bigotry and preacher banquets. If you're honest you are O. K. for heaven and immortal glory. --- PAGE EIGHT notices, cards of thanks, write-ups, to happen, when a charge of admis- few business enterprises, etc., 15 in makes one line. such as marriages, births, deaths and published free of charge. 19, 1992, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ill. March 5, 1879. A LITTLE DIP INTO PHILOSOPHY It is not a good thing to forever and continually find fault with the race, because it is not perfect. Occasionally writers say many harsh things because they can see possibly more clearly the adoring conditions with which the race is confronted. He often puts up the danger signals in the from of complaints meaning for them to bear fruit. Thus pointing out the quicksands over which lies peoples fearlessly tread without hint of the harm which may befall them. And yet did he his level best to paint the rapid progress of his people, many would he lulled to sweet repose and sit down feeling that all was well. Millions upon millions of dollars of harm has befallen us because of flattery and cajoling. It is better that some of us remain ever on the watch tower where we can see the direction wither we tread. We have gone and are going forward at a fierce clip and there is no way to contradict this fact. Our dollars should work more miracles than they do. Our urge is along the commercial and economical lines where in there is premanent progress and value. We must learn if possible everything pertinent in the way of life, of facility, and grow more self-determining by our investment in business. We cannot rise merely by pulling our boot straps, we've got to learn how to apply the fundamental principles of arithmetic just as the other races do. When we have gotten a hold on much more of the tangible things of value in this very physical world then our resistance will be stronger, and our spirits will correlate more completely with the times in which world this and the other world too, but we live. We must get much of this world but this one comes first. THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE Somebody is always biting off more than they can chew. The Chicago Tribune will like very much to win the friendship of the respectable Negroes of Chicago, and when it fails it resorts to devilish methods by creating strife in Negroes of little consequence. It does not say that Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett had anything to do with a resolution passed by the Fellowship League, but it does say that the resolution condemning the mayor was by an organization of which she is the president. Can't you see the clean cut delicate use of language and rascally attempted by the great Chicago Tribune? Don't you see the clear strong prevarication and the slick devilish offense? We do not believe Mrs. Barnett had anything to do with the resolution, and The Tribune does not say so. It leaves the cloven foot a lie within view of the race hoping --- Editor and Publisher .....Associate Editor THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, MARCH 29, 1919 EDITORIAL PAGE that it will be stirred to wrath. zPeople do not pass resolutions to condemn their friends. Sensible people do not join in with their enemies in voicing condemnation of anybody. ARE WE GETTING TOGETHER? Will we unite our hearts, our hopes, our money, our efforts, and everything to make a colossal showing to give needed employment to our kind, to give added strength influence and prestige to our race? Will we suffer deprivation for a season in order that we may get on our feet? The Jew lives in his store until he has ten thousand dollars in the bank. He gives no parties, goes on no excursions, and is united even in gambling. If he loses money at a card table he is better pleased to have an other Jew win it. A Greek will not hire any one but Greek to work for him, and will not spend his money with anybody else but with a Greek. This is true of the Italian, Chinaman, Japanese and it is, indeed awfully true of the white race. Why can't the Negro be as true to his kind? Some of these days let us hope and trust that the race spirit will strike fire in his heart, and his mind, and then he will grow to be formidable and powerful, and then he will be respected by all other races. We have got to get together, but it seems we won't unite our hopes, our aims, our hearts and our money until we are forced together by persecution. DON'T WANT US NOW. They don't want to let us volunteer. Now since the war is over We've rid the world of strife and fear With the bayonet that we bore. They're recruiting for new regiments And refuse to take us now But you just wait they'll have the sense To take us anyhow. There isn't any war to fight But if there was you'll see How easy we'd be given the right But wait the G. O. P. Will have the place and power The South will be kicked out And Washington from that gold hour Will cause us all to shout. When Love Comes As long as you don't love anybody much, your character is like a garden in winter, one virtue is under a glass shade, and another is covered over with straw, and all of them are dreadfully pinched and sickly. Then love comes by and it is summer and your garden rejoices and blossoms like the rose, without your bothering about it at all.—Ellen Thornecroft Fowler. The Door. Few persons realize what a modern convenience is the familiar door. No primitive peoples have, or ever did have, doors; the great temples of Egypt and of Greece had doorways, of course, but no doors. Often there were silks and tapestries hung over the doorways or doors or gates; but the door proper is absolutely an improvement, even a luxury, of modern civilization. Dlarsell on Character: In all lives there is a crisis in the formation of character, wrote Disnell. It comes from many causes, and from some which on the surface are apparently even trivial. But the result is the same; a sudden revelation to ourselves of our secret purposes and a recognition of our perhaps long-shadowed but now masterful convictions. He Remembered. Little Frederick saw his Aunt Nellie chewing some gum. He said, "Please, Aunt Nellie, give me that gum." "No, Frederick," Aunt Nellie said, "there's germs in it." Then Frederick said. "Wash the germs out, Aunt Nellie." A few weeks later this little fellow was chewing a piece of gum; his aunt begged him for it. He said, "No, Aunt Nellie, germs in it." Catacombs of St. Louis St. Louis has cuetacombs like those of Paris. The mining of clay for brick and other products has left many chambers and tunnels beneath the outlying districts, as the quarrying of stone for building materials long ago has undermined certain European cities. Making Good. There are no talismans against failure; there are no luck stones that assure success. After all, when we get close to those whom we term famous or successful or talented we find them very simple folk, much like ourselves, and we are apt to marvel at their achievements, and, finding them so much like ourselves, we put their success down to some hidden forces that we do not understand or some unusual opportunities which have been given them. Von Moltke's Garrulity. Field Marshal von Moltke was a man of few words. It is said that a man who knew him well once made a wager that in proposing a toast to the kaiser the old soldier would not use more than eight or nine words. On this occasion, however, it happened that he added to his usual rphrase the words, "Meino Herren" — Gentlemen. The disconsolate loser remarked: "Von Moltke's aging. He's getting garrulous!" The Dyspeptic Ostrich. Long ago the phenomenal power of the ostrich was immortalized in the idiom of all the world's great languages. To have the "stomach of an ostrich" is the synonym for incomparable digestive power. As a matter of fact, however, the ostrich, if not a confirmed dyspeptic, has a most delicate digestion, and the successful feeding of ostriches in captivity requires constant care. He Stuck to It. The judge was listening to testimony in a case and ventured to interject a remark. "Do you claim that this man hit you with malice aforethought?" he asked. The complainant eyed him suspiciously for a moment and then replied: "You can't mix me up as easy as that, judge. I said he hit me with a filfver, and I stick to it."—The Argonaut. Tea Popular British Beverage. Tea is the most popular of British beverages, and in spite of William Cobett's lament that "tea shops" were being substituted for wholesome small beer to the detriment of the populace in his day, "the cup that cheers" is the staple drink of all classes. It cannot be said that there has been any marked deterioration of English people through constant indulgence in tea. Modest Request. An English lady was visiting a convict in prison, and as she was about to leave she asked him if there was anything she could do for him outside. "There is, lady," said the convict. "I'd appreciate it very much if you'd call on the mayor and ask him to extend me the freedom of the city."—Boston Transcript. "Horse Latitudes" The horse latitudes are a belt in the Atlantic ocean where calm often prevails, so called in colonial times when vessels carrying horses from New England to the West Indies were sometimes obliged. when detained there, to throw overboard part of the cargo for want of water. Yellowstone Park The famous pleasure ground contains 2228,000 acres and has an average altitude of 6000 feet. There are between 5,000 and 10,000 hot springs of every variety of beautiful color and many geysers that throw columns of boiling water from 50 to 300 feet in height. Game is abundant. Compensation One Sunday morning Pat appeared in public with a very noticeable black eye. "Hello!" said a friend. "I see you got the worst of the argument last night. "Oh." said Pat. "I don't know so much about that! I've got Murphy's wages in my pocket!" A Shooting Fish. A shooting fish in the East Indies has a hollow cylindrical beak. When it sees a fly on plants that grow in shallow streams it ejects a single drop of water, which knocks the fly into the tide. Close to Being Twine Two little girls, dressed alike, entered a store, when the man coming to wait on them said: "Are you little girls twins?" "Well, pretty near," said one of them; "there's only a pound difference." Critics are too apt to forget that rules are but means to an end; consequently where the ends are different the rules must be likewise so.—Coleridge. Thoughtful Printer. The bishop remarked that somebody had a blank, expressionless face and the thoughtful printer rendered it "a expressionless face." Daily Thought. There is a feeling of eternity in youth which makes us amends for everything.—Haz11+ New School's Snap Judgment. New School's Snap Judgment. A number of years ago when a Boston paper asked leading authors of this country and England to name the best poem in the English language, James Whitecomb Riley chose Longfellow's "The Bridge." He found in it every element necessary to a perfect poem. Most of the other writers said there could not be any "best" and declared to make a selection. The new school of rhymeless and rhythmless verse writers have ruled Longfellow and Tennyson out as "artificial" and second rate—Exchange. Flag of Denmark The national emblem of Denmark, which is the oldest in existence, dating back to the thirteenth century, was born of war, and the legend is traceable to the fact. In a battle between the Danes and the heathen Livonians, King Waldemar declared that he saw a cross in the sky. The news was communicated to his troops, with the assurance that the portent was the sign of celestial aid. The cross forthwith became the national emblem, "The Danneborg" strength of Denmark, as it was called. Useless Equipment A soldier just released from the service was the guest of friends at a dinner in celebration of his return home. The waiter placed an elaborate silver service around the table. The soldier looked at the showy array, carefully selecting one knife, one fork and one spoon. Shoving the rest of the silver from him, to the surprise of his hosts, he remarked: "Too niuch equipment to keep clean."—Judge. Turning the Joke. Now and then we meet men who are happiest when hitting some one a hard rap over the knuckles. These are the men that wither right up when you get a good joke on them. And have you not noticed that such men are most always in trouble because somebody has said mean things about them? How slow we are to learn that maple syrup beats vinegar all to pieces as an attraction for honey bees! Good and Bad Effects of Tea The action of tea as a stimulant on the brain is well known. Tea causes a slight rise in the blood pressure, gives a fillup to the heart, causes somewhat deeper breathing and restores for a spell waning muscular power. Its chief demerit is the retarding influence that it exerts upon digestion Up-to-Date Objection Billy was the owner of a toy automobile, with which he played a great deal. One morning his mother was busy and couldn't dress him when he awakened, so she put him in his high chair and was about to place him up to the table when he said, "Oh, mamma, I don't want to be parked here." Chinese Tea Houses Just as England has highway taverns and as we have roadhouses along our highways, so has China her tea houses. The Chinese do not indulge much in intoxicants, and tea is about the strongest drink they consume. Tea houses there are about as numerous as ice cream and soda resorts are here. Hymn From Unexpected Source Hymns have come from very unexpected sources. One of the finest in the language, "The Spacious Firmament on High," found in all collections, was written by a chief secretary for Ireland, Joseph Addison, whose other works would hardly lead one to suppose him fitted for the task. Temperature and Sound When the temperature is 32 degrees, sound travels 1,090 feet a second and one additional foot a second for each additional degree of temperature. Electricity over a wire where there is no resistance travels 192,924 miles a second. Only Derby Wearers Do This. A man will give the tight skirts as an example of the intellectual inferiority of woman and then go out and look at himself in the mirror, trying on various derby hats without cracking a smile.-Chicago Post. Lexicographer Wanted. A new verb has come into existence. It is the verb "to automotive." The meaning is not quite clear, but we take it to mean to improve upon the automobile and its use.—New Haven Journal-Courier. Pile Trouble on Trouble. Never bear more than one kind of trouble at a time. Some people bear three—all they have now, all they ever had, and all they ever expect to have.—Anon. Daily Thought The commander of the forces of a large state may be carried off; but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.—Confucius. The Wild Onion school teacher lectured on the United States a few nights ago to a large audience. In the course of his remarks he paid a glowing tribute to our country, and it is regretted that everybody in the United States were not present. One reason we keep so far ahead of the other nations, sald he, is because we are getting up and going to work every morning while the folks around the other side of the world are just going to bed—Hogwallow Kentuckian. Even Used to Run Away That even the early horseless carriage retained at least one characteristic of its honorable predecessor, the horse, is evinced by the following items written in 1900: "The claim advanced by the early ploneers that an automobile could not run away like a horse is being disproved by actual experiences. Accounts of automobile runaways are not infrequent in the daily press."—Chevrolet Review. Wyoming Led All States Women acted as jurors in America almost half a century ago. The first grand jury which included members of the "weaker" sex was impaled at Laramie, Wyo., 48 years ago. The territory of Wyoming was organized in 1868 out of part of Dakota, Utah, and Idaho, and one of the first official acts of the new territorial government was to grant women the right to vote and hold office. Gambling Spirit Strong Mazarin's passion for gambling was so strong, even when death was near that he played cards to the very end when he was so weak that they had to meld for him, and Charles II, the "Merry Monarch," spent his last Sunday on earth playing at basset around a large table with his great courtesies and other dissolute persons and a bank of at least £2000 before him. Puffing People Un Some men seem to be awfully afraid to tell the neighbor down the road that he has the best piece of corn in town. Puffs him up so, you know. But how those same men do like to be puffed up that way! Doesn't hurt them a mite, oh, no! Beats all what a difference it does make which way the puffing up is going—Exchange. 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