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Col. Thomas A. Roberts Commander of The Eighth Regiment; Branded Its Members As A Bunch of Thieves; Cowards; Quitters; Rapists That He Had Never Seen as Many Ruffians Outside of Prison. THAT THEY WERE NOTHING BUT AN ARMED MOB, UNFIT FOR OUGHT SAVE A LABOR BATTALION GEN. VINCENDON OF THE FRENCH ARMY FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF COL. ROBERTS, ALSO DENOUNCED THE MEMBERS OF THE EIGHTH REGIMENT, AS COWARDS AND QUITTERS AFTER THEY HAD PERFORMED BRAVE AND HEROIC DEEDS ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF FRANCE MANY SLAVISH COLORED PEOPLE IN CHICAGO WERE OVERJOYED WHEN THEY LEARNED THAT COL. ROBERTS HAD SUCCEEDED COL. FRANKLIN A. DENISON AS COMMANDER OF THE EIGHTH REGIMENT, AND BEING A WHITE GENTLEMAN, THEY NEVER DREAMED THAT HE COULD TRANSFORM HIMSELF INTO ONE OF THE WORST ENEMIES OF THE COLORED SOLDIERS. But the Huns left destruction in their wake, the railroads were blown up, the water works destroyed and at the forking of every road they had placed mines that exploded at intervals and left great gaping wounds in the earth twenty and thirty feet deep and fifty and seventy feet in circumference. This was done not only through wantonness but to delay our pursuit, but what it took to repair this damage those French engineers had it and we were soon upon their heels, pursuing them as far as Cessiers, where we rested and established our headquarters at Suze. HEW TO THE LINE; LET THE CHIPS FALL WHERE THEY MAX you are O. K. and certainly do your stuff," when they needed these words of cheer they received them not but instead this same general denounced them as cowards and quitters. It does not lessen his guilt by saying he was induced to do it by Roberts (as we know he was) for he should have let his noble nature come to the fore, as he did later, as I will show in my next installment. A MRS. ANTOINETTE SMYTHE-GARNES Graduate from the Chicago Musical College, with the D Music;winning the Alexander H. Revell, Diamond I vocal accomplishments; at the end of her selection, loudly applauded by the vast audience which fille Theatre. CHICAGO MUSICAL COLLEGE Gounod-Wieniawski Levin (Chicago). Vocal—"Your 7" Graduate from the Chicago Musical College, with the Degree Bachelor of Music;winning the Alexander H. Revell, Diamond Medal; for artistic vocal accomplishments; at the end of her selection, she was long and loudly applauded by the vast audience which filled the Auditorium Theatre. Fifty-third Commencement Concert and Exercises. Chicago Symphony Orchestra (sixty-five members) Karl Reckzah, Conductor Thursday evening the Chicago Musical College held its 53rd Commencement and Concert at the Auditorium Theatre which was filled from the pit to the dome by the relatives and friends of the members of the various graduation classes and the following program was rendered right up to the minute. Program "The Star Spangled Banner." Oh, say can you see, by the dawn's College, with the Degree Bachelor of Revell, Diamond Medal; for artistic end of her selection, she was long and audience which filled the Auditorium Gounod-Wieniawski. Evelyn Vitto-Levin (Chicago). Vocal—"Your Tiny Hand Is Frozen" ("La Boheme"), Puccini. James Durham (Marion, Ill.) Violin—Symphonie Espagnole, (Rondo), Lalo. Ilse Niemack (Charles City, Ia.) Vocal—"O Don Fatale" ("Don Carlos"), Verdi. Alberta Biewer, Lakeland, Fla. Piano—Concerto, D minor, Opus 70 (First Movement), Rubinstein. Gertrude Mandelstamm (Chicago). Presentation of Prizes. Vocal—"Ritorna Vincitor", ("Aida"), Verdi. Bernice Seabury (Chicago). Violin—Concerto, D. minor, Opus 31 (Adagio Religioso and Finale) Vieuxtemps. Harold Ayres (Chicago). Vocal—"Caro Nome" ("Rigoletto"), Verdi Antoinette Smythe Garnes (Chicago). Violin—Concerto, D minor, Opus 23 (First Movement), Wieniawski, Graham Harris (New York, N. Y.) Piano—Concerto, D minor, Opus 23 (Scherzo and Finale), McDowell. David Marcus (Chicago). Presentation of Diplomas. The many friends of Mrs. Antoinette Smythe Garnes, who were present on that delightful occasion; were greatly pleased, when she appeared on the platform, to render her number on the program. Her voice was very clear, soft and mellow and she ran the entire musical scale or register and warbled and thrilled with the greatest of ease and without the least question about it; she has a most brilliant future be- --- Big Get Together Mass Meeting at Berean Baptist Church R. W. HUNTER, PRESIDENT OF THE HUNTER BANKING COMPANY WAS THE LEADING SPEAKER AND HE HAS PLANS ON FOOT TO ORGANIZE A NA- TIONAL BANK, WITH $200,000 CAPITAL THE NEW BANK WILL BE LOCATED IN THE ANGELUS BUILDING 35th ST. AND WABASH AVE. ONE HUNDRED COLORED MEN AND WOMEN WILL BE EMPLOYED IN IT AND IN THE REAL ESTATE DEPARTMENT ONE PROMINENT WHITE BUSINESS MAN WHO IS FRIENDLY TO THE COLORED PEOPLE; HAS EIGHT TO TEN THOSAND DOLLARS ON DEPOSIT IN THE HUNTER BANK INSTITUTIONS Last Sunday evening a big get together mass meeting was held at Berean Baptist Church 52nd and Dearborn Streets; the meeting was held Largely in the interest of the R. W. Hunter banking institutions, Willard M. Payne, introduced the master of ceremonies attorney J. P. Harden general manager for R. W. Hunter and Co. Banks and short talks were delivered by the following persons: Mr. H. B. Saunders, Druggist; B. L. Sinclair, the Restaurant; Dr. R. Finn; Mr. H. David Murray. Reading: Rev. W. S. Braddair; Attorney Eugene J. Marshall, who has never set this world on fire with his Legal Lore, and Mr. R. W. Hunter, President of the R. W. Hunter banking institutions, who delivered a stem winding speech among other things he declared that he was working on plans to soon float a National Bank in this city with two hundred thousand dollars capital; that the new bank will be located in the Angelus Building 35th and Wabash Avenue, which lately passed under the control of the R. W. Hunter & Co., that fifty thousand dollars will be expended in remodelling the building that the finest and most up-to-date banking rooms on the south side will be located on the main floor; that the Real Estated department will occupy all of the second floor, that the third floor will be fitted up for offices and that the re- fore her in the musical world. She easily won and was awarded the Alexander H. Revell Diamond Medal in the Post-Graduating exercises, for high or perfect vocal accomplishments. She was presented with six large baskets and bunches of rare and beautiful flowers, by some of her many warm friends. maining floors will continue to be used as apartments, that one hundred young Colored men and women will be employed in the new bank and in the real estate department, that at the present time 46 Colored men and women are constantly employed in his three banking institutions, that many white business men transact their banking business with him, that one prominent white business man who has always been friendly towards the Colored race right now has between eight and ten thousand dollars on deposit in his banking institutions. With much ado Mr. Marshall during his talk exclaimed that he wanted to poorly read something from the columns of the greatest weekly newspaper in the world in relation to the opening of the Tidewater Bank and Trust Company of Norfolk Va., the account from which he read from was very short and it did not contain the name of a single officer or person connected with the new bank, but if Mr. Marshall would have dug up five cents and bought a copy of the last issue of The Broad Ax, he could have easily learned the names of all of the officers and of the men connected with the new bank which starts off with one hundred thousand dollars capital stock paid in and which occupies one of the best and most modern bank buildings in old Va. No other newspaper in Chicago, daily or weekly aside from The Broad Ax contained the slightest account of that event worth, nothing and Mr. Marshall, who seems to be one sided and very short sighted when it comes to reading newspapers should go away back and sit down before he again attempts to Laud the so-called achievement in that instance of the greatest weekly newspaper in the world. t PAGE TWO THE BROAD AX Punishment Every Saturday In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. Republicans, Democrats, Catholics, Protestants, Single Taxers, Priests, infidels or anyone else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year.....$2.00 Six Months.....1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 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. June 21, 1919 No. 40 Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ill., Under Act of March 3, 1879 Not Going to Withdraw It. A man who had a very bad impediment in his speech once got into an argument with an acquaintance to whom he had taken a great dislike. The dispute became hotter and hotter until the unfortunate stammerer completely lost his temper. "You're a f-1-f-i-fool!" he shouted furiously. "Shr," replied the acquaintance coldly, "you must retract that at once." "Never!" retorted the stammerer. "I'm only too glad to g-g-g-get it out!" Spirits of Trees The Malayans and other Johore natives believe that each species of tree has a spirit or divinity that presides over its affairs. The spirit of the camphor tree is known by the name of Bisan—literally, "a woman." Her resting place is near the tree, and when at night a peculiar noise is heard in the woods resembling that of a cicada, the Bisan is believed to be singing and camphor will surely be found in that neighborhood. Author of the "Doxology." The author of the "Doxology" was the English bishop, Thomas Ken (1687-1711), who, in 1691, was deprived of his see (Bathe and Wells) as a non-juror. His most widely known hymns include the morning and evening hymns, "Awake, My Soul!" and "Glory to Thee, My God, This Night," both of which end with the famous "Doxology," "Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow." Hornbill's Remarkable Nest Most wonderful of all is the nest of the hornbill. The hen bird lays her eggs in a hollow in a tree, and as soon as she is settled on them the male bird walls her in with clay, leaving just space for her head to stick out. He feeds her, and there she sits, not only until the eggs are hatched, but until the young are big enough to come out. Untying the Knot Untying the Knot. There is a marriage custom among the Santals, a tribe in India, by which, after a cash price has been set on the bride by the parents, the fiance and his lady tie a knot in a string for each day to intervene before the wedding. Then the parents separate; day by day a knot is untied, and when the end of the string is reached the real knot is tied that makes the couple one. Pearl Superstition. Pearls used to be considered unlucky and historic tells of more than one queen who, before the sadden and tragic death of their royal consort, saw in dreams all their jewels turned to pearls and were told that it presaged tears. Just the same, women were not afraid to wear them and nowadays we laugh at superstition. Rich Silver Coins. In the republic of Honduras the silver currency was for years minted from Socorro bullion. This nearly always contains a certain proportion of gold, which used not to be separated before it went to the mint; so the Honduras silver coins prior to 1911 generally contain a certain proportion of gold. Sensitiveness of Plants. When rain is about to fall the clover shuts its leaves, bringing two of its three leaves face to face and folding the third over the top. The young blossoms are also carefully sheltered by including leaves which move forward in the evening and wrap them round. 1 --- Owl's Digestive Apparatus. Owls have a peculiar method of eating. They eat everything they want, whenever they find it, and swallow the "whole works"—whole. The idea would be the same if you sat down to dinner and consumed the beefsteak, plates, napkins, tablecloth, knives, forks and spoons. After the owl has had this conglomeration in his department of the interior for some time, and it has been digested for all the nutrition there is in it, his organisms inside permit him to drop the refuse out through his mouth in the form of a hard, round pellet—Omaha World-Herald. Cause of Improvement A dispensary official had returned from a month's holiday, and called to see an Irish patient "who was generally as crass as two sticks." After a few preliminary remarks the patient congratulated the doctor on his improved appearance. "Faith, dooorth, the holiday hes done yez good—yer as brown as a berry an' as loight ov fut as a ragman!" "I can return the compliment, Mick; you seem to be greatly improved," said the doctor. "Och, sorr," replied Mick. "Of've mendlid ivory time since the minit yez wint away!" Fourteenth Century Love Token. Fourteenth Century Love Token. The Lincolnshire (Eng.) Architectural and Archaeological society has presented to the Lincoln City and County museum a charming little fibula of the time of Edward III or Richard II. The brooch is circular in shape and about half-an-inch across, and it was originally embellished with six emeralds. One of the emeralds is missing, but with this exception the specimen is perfect. An inscription on the back shows it to be a fourteenth century love token. One for Mamma. I sent my small daughter into the front room to do some dusting. Not hearing her around, I stepped quietly into the room and found her sitting idly by the window with her work unfinished. I said to her: "Don't you know Satan finds work for idle hands to do?" She quickly replied: "He must be something like you."—Exchange. Knew When to Behave Donald was usually mischievous and needed speaking to frequently. So his mother always cautioned him before company arrived to be on his good behavior. One evening one of the guests, observing the small boy was quiet, asked him if he was always so good. "Oh, no," replied Donald, frankly; "but I'll catch it if I don't behave while company's here." Failure Always Has Its Price. A London magistrate declares there is no such thing as a man having a right to take his own life. This dictum is no doubt morally sound, but all the same isn't there something queer about the law which punishes a man who tries to commit suicide and falls?—Vancouver Sun. * World Owea Much to Jenner* May 17 is the anniversary of the birth, in 1749, of Edward Jenner, the doctor who rid the world of the scourge of smallpox by vaccination. The first, public vaccination occurred in 1796. Jenner received large money grants from various cities as reward for his great discovery. Scotland's Oldest Church. A church at Birnie, not far from Elgin, Scotland, is believed to be the oldest house of public worship still in use in that land. Tradition says that it was built in 1150, and it still possesses an ancient Celtic bell of hammered brass. Doctor—"As for your trouble with your husband, madam, I may tell you it is a scientific fact that meat causes bad temper." Mrs. Bloggs—"Oh, yes, I've noticed that it always does when it is burned!" Rather Skeptical "Dese yere avatahs claim dey kin do 'bout everything a bird kin," observed Shinbone; "but when yo' sees one fas' asleep holdin' onto a branch wif his feet, Ah sho wishes you'd call tie to hab a look."—Boston Transcript. Tommy—"Father, isn't the world older than it used to be?" Father—"Certainly it is, my son!" Tommy—"Then what do people mean by talking about 'oldtimes'?" All Men Have Value No man is without some quality, by the due application of which he might deserve well of the world.—Samuel Johnson. Lie Takes Many Shapes. It is not only the tongue that can speak falsehoods. A turn of the eye or a shake of the head may be as much of a lie as any ever spoken. Optimistic Thought. It is the duty of a sword to preserve tranquility by punishing the wicked and protecting the good. To Wait Patiently. To wait patiently men must work Wedding Rings. The wedding ring was not always plain, as we see it today. It was frequently highly ornamented and wrought with various designs. But as other rings began to be worn the wedding ring was made conspicuously plain. The practice, however, was long in vogue of inscribing appropriate mottoes on rings. The ring may be said to be symbolic. It is of gold and typifies purity and refinement, whereas its rotundity signifies "the round flowing of mutual love and hearty affection." Algerian W. In no country which have heed broken down to a war than in Mo. The women in A the estates of the gone to fight, or had gone to Frantions plants and wages than those at home. The used their new They subscribed ernment loans. Volcanoes In Britain Volcanoes in Britain The two great centers of earthquake activity in the British isles are Comrie, in Perthshire, and Merseyside island, in the mouth of the Blackwater, on the Essex coast. In both these localities earthquakes are frequent, and earthquakes are usually a sign of volcanic activity. Highly unpleasant as it would be, geologists would be no more surprised at the resurrection of one of the British volcanoes than they have been at the rebirth of Mount Elburz. Waves of Young Sparrows After the young sparrows leave the nest, they gather in flocks, which with other flocks return every night to the same roosting place, writes Frank W. Chapman, in "Our Winter Birds." Sometimes this is in a densely-foliaged tree, at others in ivy or other vines. The birds all seem to have much to say as they retire, and chatter together in a chorus which is fortunately hushed by the approach of darkness. Three Capital Crimes. "When I was a boy," states Mr. Patch in Stockton Herald, "there were three capital crimes—murder, blasphemy, and lying abed in the morning. Of the three, murder and blasphemy might sometimes be forgiven, but late rising never. One of my grandfathers frequently got up at four o'clock on a winter morning, built a fire in the cook stove and then would sit down by it and go to sleep."—Kansas City Times. Official Peace Day May 18 in 1890 was called "Peace day." It was the opening of the international peace conference at The Hague in Holland, which established the permanent court of arbitration for the settlement of all vital issues between and among the great nations. The conference was first proposed by the cear of Russia. Show Volcanic Formation. The whole of the west of Scotland and northeast Ireland are of volcanic formation. Look at the Giant causeway, with its queer pipes of basalt, and the Isle of Skye, which is simply made of lava. Staffa consists of sheets of bedded basaltic lava, and the famous Fingall's cave is excavated from pure lava. Columbus' Ill Fate. On the twentieth of May, 1506, Christopher Columbus died at Valladolid, Spain, at the age of seventy. His whole life had been devoted to exploration and discovery for the aggrandizement of Spain, yet his last years were embittered by the ingratitude shown him by the nation. Eyeglasses. The suggestion of the use of lenses for the cure of eye defects was made by Roger Bacon, the great scientist of the thirteenth century. The making of the spectacles was carried out by Italians. Physicians of those days, however, did not know the true theory upon which they were based. Nature's Wonderful Work Nature gives to every time and season some beauties of its own; and from morning to night, as from the cradle to the grave, is but a succession of changes so gentle and easy that we can scarcely mark their progress. —Dickens. Opinion. Opinion is divided into four parts—what we want our friends to think of us, what we think they think of us, what they do think of us, and what we think they think we think they think of us. First Land Sale First Land Sale. We should say the first land sale on record was the purchase of the field of Machpelah by Abraham, who paid 400 shekels of silver for the field in which he buried his wife. Happiness and Interests. Personal happiness is almost synonymous with personal interests; she wider the range of the latter the higher is the degree of happiness.—Lillian Whiting. Plenty of Choice. It is quite true that there are 1.031 different kinds of faiths in the world—and there are about 3,450,876 different kinds of sheer cusserness! moral Purpose. The greatest work has always gone hand in hand with the most fervent moral purpose.—Sidney Lanier. Daily Thought. Man is but a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed. Blaise Pascal. Algerian Women Did Well. In no countries have the barriers which have hedged women in been broken down to a larger extent by the war than in Mohammedan countries. The women in Algiers took charge of the estates of their husbands, who had gone to fight, or who, in many cases, had gone to France to work in mutilations plants and factories for higher wages than those they could command at home. The women seem to have used their new independence well. They subscribed heavily to the government loans. To Preserve Clothing Men's and women's clothing is often discarded before it is worn out because of the objectionable "shine" which appears on material after a short time. This condition can be remedied by sponging the shiny places on the garment with pure vinegar bolting hot. Rub the vinegar into the material plentifully and vigorously. Then press with pressing iron as usual. This process should be repeated whenever the shine reappears.—Thrift Magazine. Cheery Kitchen. Women who perform their housework unaided should see to it that the kitchen is made as cheery and convenient as possible. Perhaps, if many a housewife's steps were counted, it would be found that she travels several weary miles each day, yet a great deal of this unnecessary exertion could be avoided if her kitchen were fitted up with a few labor-saving devices and all surplus furniture, pictures and sunny shelves that catch dust and make a lot of work were removed. Coffee to Relieve Hernia. An ancient remedy for strangulated hernia is black coffee. There seems no scientific explanation for it, but the Medical Record quotes records of three cases relieved after the administration-of a cupful of black coffee, with very little sugar, every quarter of an hour. In one case the hernia reduced spontaneously after two cupfuls, another case needed four and the third needed six cupfuls. Washing Enamel. All dirty marks on white enamel should be rubbed with a piece of flannel moistened with methylated spirit. Then wash the enamel with warm soapy water, dry and rub with a flannel sprinkled with whitening. Polishing with a dry duster completes the process. White enamel furniture treated in this way from time to time retains its brightness for a long period. Food Value of Nuts Pound for pound, walnuts or butternuts equal in food value a juicy steak, contain more protein (tissue building) food than white bread and but one third less than eggs. In these days of food scarcity and high prices it is likely that the vast crop of native American nuts will receive the recognition that they deserve.—Popular Science Monthly. "Hail Columbia" The music of "Hall Columbia" was originally written as a march—"The President's March"—and is said to have been first played in Washington's presence in the old John Street theater, New York, at the time of his inauguration. Aptitude for Details. "You know Johnson—great fellow for detail." "He is that! He's the sort of chap who would go and get married and be able afterward to tell you whether it was Mendelssohn, Lohengrin, or Tannhauser they played during the ceremony!" Rights of Others Sacred. Our own rights we may often be at liberty to waive. The rights of others are another matter. As far as they are in our keeping, we are bound to protect. We may not be generous with other people's property. Beneath the Husk The toughest nut any man ever tried to crack is a selfish heart. It takes a giant hammer, swung by superhuman power to do that. But once the shell is broken, the sweetest meat ever tasted drops out. Musings of Martha These wonderful business women we hear so much about may be all right, but I'd like t' see one of 'em tackle th' job of gettin' up in th' mornin' an' gettin' breakfast for ten before daylight. Jade Imitations Chinese jade is so successfully imitated by manufacturers in Europe that the artificial frequently is mistaken by experts for the genuine. Nature loves nothing solitary, and always reaches out to something, as a support, which ever in the sincerest friend is most delightful—Cicero. Sayings of Silas. A pretty woman is a thing of beauty and a joy forever—ef she knows how t' cook. Daily Thought. Wisdom provides things necessary, not superfluous—Solon. Minneapolis, Mia. Opportunity The conductor of a band, giving an open-air concert, beat time very energetically, leaning now toward one part of the band and now to another, and stamping his foot apparently in paroxysms of musical fervor. Mike, in the audience, watched him, fascinated; but at the end of the selection, with a disappointed air, he turned to leave. "How did ye like it, Mike?" asked his friend. "Come away!" said Mike, in disgust. "I've been watchin' him for half an hour, and he hasn't hit one of thim yet!" Eastern "Mad-Stones." In eastern countries rabies is treated by the "tabasheer," or some other form of what are indifferently called "snake stones," or "madstones," and which are believed to be a specific for all forms of poisonous bites or wounds. "Tabasheer" is a porous, stony accretion found in the stalks of bamboo. It was used in Persia so long ago as the tenth century, and is carefully described by the French traveler Tavernier, who visited India in the seventeenth century. First Aero Mail Service. The first regular aero mail service in the world was started by the United States government, May 15, 1918, between New York and Washington. The actual flying time made was three hours and twenty minutes, including six minutes' stop for relaying at Philadelphia. At that time the fastest railroad train record between the two cities was five hours. The airship time has since been reduced to two hours and thirty minutes. Grateful Enjoyment Suffering is not necessarily a blessing in disguise. Sometimes it is simply an undisguised evil, an evil that we have no right to be carying about with us. Self-denial for its own sake is only a foolish refusal of pleasures that we might thankfully enjoy. Courage and faith when trouble comes are no more our duty than is grateful enjoyment of our blessings when the days are bright. "Cobbler's Dozen." While in most countries thirteen is always spoken of as "the baker's dozen." in Italy it is called "the cobbler's dozen." There is a tradition in Italy that formerly there was a law compelling cobblers to put twelve nails round the edge of a boot heel, and that when nails were cheap, a thirteenth nail was driven in the center for luck. Sponge Resembles Plant. Seen alive in its natural surroundings, at the bottom of the sea, the sponge looks like a small plant. Sponging is an old industry in Nassau. Most of the "harvest of the sea" in pre-war days was shipped to the great sponge-markets of Europe—London and Paris. New York also came in for its share. The Bowling Green. Bowling Green is New York city's oldest park, says Gas Logic. It was leased by the city council in 1732 to John Chambers, Peter Bayard and Peter Jay for a "bowling green," at an annual rental of one peppercorn a year. The original lease was for 11 years. Amphibious Soldiers A Frenchman has suggested that with a little training the soldier, may be amphibious to a certain degree. It is contended that with practice a body of soldiers with their arms and accouments could cross a stream 90 feel wide by merely walking across on the bottom with the water over their heads. Better Off Than His Dad Nowadays a man thinks he is having a rough time when he has to help move the furniture around a bit, forgetting that his glorious dad used to spend a week out in the back yard beating the dust out of carpets and thought nothing of it. Deliberating. "You say the jury is deliberating?" "Yes, they are," replied the sarcastic lawyer. "The only juror who has a thimbleful of brains is probably telling 11 numskulls that my 'client is guilty.'"—Birmingham Age-Herald. A Sure Thing. "Ah always had mo' faith in sympathy dan in congratulations," observed Shinbone. "You knows fo' sure dat dar can't anybody gwinter be jealous ob you' haub luck."—Boston Transcript. A Comparison One of the largest squares in London, the open space called Lincoln's Inn fields, is said to be the same size as the base of the Great Pyramid at Gizeh. Fellowship. It is for him that is lonely or in prison to dream of fellowship, but for him that is of a fellowship to do and not to dream.—William Morris. In the Morning. A happy hour in the morning sweetens the whole day.—Loulsa Olcott. Daily Thought. Silence is more eloquent than words. —Carlyle. Munich in History With the history of Munich the name Louis is inseparable. It was Louis the Severe who, in the thirteenth century, gave the city a start by living there, and Emperor Louis, the Bavarian, next in succession, who built the first city wall. The city owes its beginning to Duke Henry the Lion, who established a mint there in 1158 and built a bridge across the Isar so he might levy toll on the salt from springs of Reichenhall and neighboring villages. The city occupies the site of the ancient monastery Tegernsee, hence its name (munichen, the monk). Korean Religion Nowhere is the great antiquity of Korean civilization so clearly shown as in the minds of their religious beliefs. The all-around Korean, when in society, is a Confucianist; he is a Buddhist when he philosophizes, and a spirit worshiper when he is in trouble. His religion is one of dragons, devils, elves, imps and goblins, in which the spirits of dead humanity are here and there present; where eternal shades walk about; in which hills, trees and rivers—even diseases—have personalities bearing woes and terrors to all men. City of Antiquity Founded before famous cities which flourished many centuries ago and which have long since ceased to exist, such as Babylon and Nineveh, Tyre and Sidon and Sodom and Gomorrah, and older than any of the cities of its region or of Persia, Egypt, Greece, India and the Mongolian nations, Dassmus undoubtedly is the oldest city in the world. The founding of Damascus is velled by the haze of the remotest antiquity, but investigators of the subject have declared that Shem eldest son of Noah, was the founder Distinguished by Wia Thus James Stewart in his intimate able "Plocacosmos, or the Whole Art of Hairdressing," first published in London in 1782, tells how the wig gradually came to "declare the man." He speaks of "the huge tie peruke of the man of law," of the "long bob or natty scarf" of the tradesman and the "hunting peruke of the country gentleman;" while "the merchant men of business and of letters were distinguished by the grave, full bottom, or more moderate tie neatly curled." Protects Woodwork When it is necessary to keep a piece of furniture from scratching or defacing the wall or woodwork, and it is not convenient to get little rubber buttons or guards, take the fingers of an old kid glove, stuff hard with wool to the size needed, fasten to the back of the article in question with tiny tacks at each end, and they will answer the purpose splendidly and are not noticeable. Have Strong Hold on Life Even earth worms are among the creatures that can lie dormant in a dried-up state. Peter Schmidt reports that when desiccated to 40 per cent of their normal weight, shrinking to a half or a tird of natural length and volume, they may be restored to active life after 39 hours in summer or 48 hours or more in the cold. Jutland's Wealth in Peat The utilization of the largest part areas in the north part of Jutland is receiving much attention. The area is said to be as much as 28,000 acres, which might be completely drained by gravitation, and the total contents would be equivalent to 23,000,000 tons of coal. Worry Is Greatest Evil. It is not work that kills man, it is worry. Work is healthful; you can hardly put more upon a man than he can bear. Worry is rust upon the blade. It is not the revolution that destroys the machinery, but the friction—Reecher. New York's Afflictions Most of New York's serious epidemics occurred in the first half of the last century. The city was swept by yellow fever in 1795, 1798, 1805, 1815 and 1822, and by cholera in 1832, 1834, 1849 and 1855. Wrecking a Genius Many a man with a great idea has to be /out of a job and desperate be he will push it. A comfortable salary has wrecked much genius—Sul Louis Globe-Democrat. Go Easy on Criticism When you begin to criticize a man you must not forget that he is growing. By tomorrow he may have quite outgrown the quality which you dislike A Hearty Laugh He who has a hearty laugh in a company, a laugh which leaves a sweet remembrance afterward, has conferred no small boon.—Lyman Abbott. The Study of Biography. The study of biography will cure us of affectation and conceit.—David Pryde. 86 PEU The honorable and faithful clerk of the County Court and the doors on his private office all stand wide open, so that the humblest citizen white or colored can come in contact with him without the least trouble and if he was Mayor of Chicago he would not send word out to Colored women who had lost their children by the explosion of deadly bombs to go and tell their troubles to the policeman like unto mayor William Hale Thompson. NO LEGION COLOR LINE Before the great convention of Uncle Sam's fighters at St. Louis a few weeks ago, no one thought seriously of any color line agitation against the thousands of colored soldiers who shouldered their guns and did their bit, towards making the world safe for democracy. Of course there were rumors from the South, and a few fire-eating "Crackers" put their prejudice into bitter words, and threatened what they would do, if the proposed national Organization refused to "Jim Crow" Aunt Dinah's contribution to "Kaiser Bill's" downfall, but nothing serious happened. But trouble did manifest when the host of world war veterans met in St. Louis, and the spirit of American prejudice, running true to form voiced itself in a proposition to confine the members of the proposed Legion entirely to white men. As soon as the movement started however, the true spirit of democracy bestirred itself, and from all sections of the country, from press, platform, pulpit, came strong protest against such a grave injustice to the colored fighters for the honor of the Stars and Stripes, and for the peace of the world. And that protest was heard in St. Louis and when the gathering took up the work of organizing the brave men who sprang "to colors" at the first bugle call, the "fire eaters" found themselves in a very uncomfortable minority. They would not be squelched however, without a fight, but they failed to get their shameless demands any further then that preliminary caucus. The "Jim Crow" proposition never reached the floor of the Convention. So the Legion was organized on the broad platform of service in the world's war, whether that service was in a Labor Batallion, Depot Brigade, Steveadore Regiment or the heroes who went "over the top" to "No man's land." And upon that platform stand all American soldiers without regard to race, color birth or creed. In the Legion true democracy comes into its own. Now comes the call which should bring cheer to the heart of every colored soldier of the world's war. One of the most important acts of the St. Louis meeting was to decide upon ways and means of bringing into a patriotic fellowship, every man who responded to his country's call during the war. The plan is to organize Posts in every section of the country, all to unite finally and merge into the National Organization. The work is already under headway, and a prompt co-operation of every soldier is expected. Chicago was a great centre of military activity during the war, for every man from private to colonel—a colored man which bore "Old Glory" triumphantly from State St. to St. Mihiel and kept the Boches "burning their ankles" for a half hour after the Armistice was signed. Consequently, Chicago is expected to make the best record in forming its Post for the New Legion. Work along this line started last week when to a public meeting was called, about fifty soldiers responded to learn the proposed plans. They met at Soldiers and Sailors Headquarters on Wabash and 32nd Street and formed temporary committees, to bring the matter to the attention of all colored soldiers in this section of the country. The first general meeting will be held at the same place, 3201 Wabash Ave., Tuesday night, June 24, and every soldier is urged to be present. Also extend the notice to every "buddie" he meets from this i.e. on. Chicago should have a large representation, because, besides our own "Fighting Eighth," there went from this city and suburbs a very large percentage of the 365th Infantry, the Motor Transport Co., the Quarter Master's Corps and other Military Units. We are a part of the National Legion and Chicago should have a Post of such a large membership, that our representation in the National Organization will be of commanding influence, and importance. Fuller information concerning this movement may be had upon application to the temporary committees at 32nd and Wabash Avenue. MISS SADIE DeARMOND GRADU ATES WITH HIGH HONORS FROM THE CHMCAGO / LAW SCHOOL On Wednesday evening, June 18th, Miss Sadie DeArmond, daughter of Attorney' Chester W. DeArmond, graduated from the Chicago Law School. She has the unique distinction of being the first colored woman graduating from any law school of this city. The exercises were held in the auditorium of the Association Building, 19 South La Salle Street, and fifty-four others received their diplomas. Mr. George Griffen, colored, of the corporation counsels office, was also one of the graduates of this school. The Chicago Law School is noted for its spirit of good fellowship and fair play. Dr. U. Grant Dailey has resumed the practice of Medicine, in his old quarters, No. 6 East 36th Place, where he will be pleased to meet all of his old friends and patients. Dr. Dailey, after spending some time, in the pine woods of North Carolina; is hale and hearty and is looking ex- THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JUNE 21, 1919 THE EIGHTH REGIMENT ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF FRANCE By REV. W. S. BRADDAN Continued from Page 1) this cruel, smarting blow in the face had passed they grew indignant, for you must bear in mind that we had just come out of the trenches where we had battered down the Hindenburg line, taken every objective, buried sixty of our men, evacuated nine hundred sick and wounded. On every hand the chaplain was greeted with, "Well, Captain, what do you think of your friend Roberts now?" for it was no secret that Col. Roberts thought the world of Braddan, and was often in secret conversation with him, relative to the regiment's morale. The saddest man in the regiment was the chaplain. Within an hour after this cruel attack his course of action had been mapped out. His mind was made up and he had resolved to beard the lion in his den, a Douglass in his hall, even if he was sent to prison or shot at sunrise. His best friend, Major J. R. White, accused him of selling out his race, of laying down on the regiment simply to curry favor with the race's traducer and the regiment's enemy. But that was because Jim did not know the nature of the man he accused. To all criticisms from the officers (there were none from the men for they knew the chaplain's heart), whose greatest trouble was they feared the chaplain was too high in the colonel's favor, to all their strictures he remained silent. The next morning the colonel sent for the chaplain and greeted him with, "Well, old soldier, how do you feel?" "Oh, well, you need a rest; why don't you go to Paris for a few days?" "Very well, sir." "Now, Chaplain," were his next words, "I want you to get the regiment together tomorrow and give them the best you have in the shop along the same lines that I did yesterday." I left him, went back to my billet and as I drew near I heard Jim White remark, "Well, here comes that White —— Pet." This was the last straw. What I said to him I cannot here print; I told him that if we never spoke to each other again it would be too soon for me. Col. Roberts had robbed that night of sleep for me. I lay awake all night, counting the possible cost of my contemplated step, thinking of loved ones at home, of the effect upon them, of a patient, loyal, heroic regiment and the effect on their future, and as the golden disk of the morning sun arose over the crest of Monkey Mountain and looked down upon that torn and bleeding battlefield and upon the forty new made graves where slept your sons who had made the supreme sacrifice and gone west, hot and feverish the chaplain ```markdown ``` REV. W. S. BRADDAN REV. W. S. BRADDAN Captain and Chaplain of the late 370 th U. S. Infant Eighth Illinois. rose from a sleepless cot and went out to greet the day that was to test his manhood. Every man was at the place of meeting long ere the hour designated for the chaplain to speak. The word was passed around without any apparent cause, "The chap will answer that cracker today." I was proud then, I am proud of the fact now, that the boys knew me so well and had such confidence in me as to know that I would resent any insult offered them or their race. As the chaplain neared the place where were assembled the men, a mighty shout split the air, they began shouting, "Captain, are you proud of us, did we do our stuff?" For be it remembered that during the five weeks of their engagement in the region of Monkey Mountain the chaplain had no opportunity to address them, this being the first time they had been assembled for religious services since we left Mareuil in September. The text selected was, "It is the voice of Jacob, but the hands of Esau." That's all. The colonel stood at my left. Let some one of the boys tell you of the discourse. Once more the men asked, "Captain, are you proud of us did we make good, did we do even stuff?" "Yes, boys, I am proud of you, you overdid your stuff. Ten million Negroes in America are proud of you and if any man says you didn't do your stuff or that you are cowards or quitters, or an armed mob, snap your fingers in his face and tell him that he is a damned liar." That was all; the men went wild. Roberts with his two white officers slunk away and the chaplain went to his quarters to await the blow that was sure to come. In the meantime Stokes' battalion had sent a round robin to Colonel Roberts, protesting against the stricture referred to. Stokes made the mistake of sending it "Personal." I chanced to be in the office when it was received. Roberts screamed with rage and said to Lieut. Washington to file it in the regimental communications. The entire regiment was now up in arms, the men were sullen and morose; the officers chagrined, mourning and muttering like a smoldering volcano just before it sends forth its lava and deadly fumes. The colonel became apprehensive, then fearful. He realized for once that he had overshot his mark, that what little respect a few of the officers and men had for him, he had lost it. His pet complaint was that the chapain treated him with scant courtesy and that even if he was not liked as a man his rank should be respected. The sky pilot was ordered to report to the colonel's office at once and upon arriving found him in a towering rage. [Name] th U. S. Infantry; formerly the Old mois. M. HON. SAMUEL A. ETTELSON The very popular and able Corporation State Senate from the Third Sen enter the race for delegate to the district which he so ably represent The very popular and able Corporation Counsel of Chicago, member of the State Senate from the Third Senatorial District, who may be induced to enter the race for delegate to the Constitutional Convention from the district which he so ably represents at Springfield. "What does all of this muttering and sullen looks mean?" he demanded. "It means, sir, that the colonel has made a grave mistake." "If you will permit me to remind you, sir, six weeks ago you made the remark to me that you were going to make these men hit the ball through fear of you. I suggested to you at that time that there wasn't a man in the regiment that you could make fear you, that the only way, and the best way was to make them love you. You laughed my suggestion aside and began your method of stricture and fault-finding; you finished it Saturday when you publicly branded these men as rapists, quitters, thieves and an armed mob. Now, sir, there remains nothing further for me to do but to leave the regiment with which I have served in every grade from a private to captain." "That you take these men into your bosom, as it were, let them feel the warm pulsation of your heart, of sympathy and love, undo what you so cruelly have done." 600 TEACHERS ENROLLED AT 10th ANNUAL SUMMER SCHOOL AT TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE. Tuskegee, Ala.—539 teachers from 14 states enrolled at Tuskegee Institute Monday morning for the opening of the Tenth Annual Summer School. This enrollment is unprecedented and shows how the teachers in the rural communities in the South are striving to strengthen themselves for the work and the heavier r-sponsibilities which have come to them by reason of reconstruction and adjustment of conditions which grew out of the war. The enrollment to date is 578. At eleven o'clock Monday morning, the opening day of the session, Dr. Robert R. Moton, Principal, addressed words of welcome to the teachers. Among other things, he said: "Teachers, as a rule, make great sacrifices. You do it because you appreciate the importance of the service you are rendering to the race and to the nation. It is both inspiring and fascinating to take a child and watch his growth during the months and years of his school life as he develops into young manhood. There is nothing that equals it in interest and mutual helpfulness. There is no amount of money that can compensate for the services rendered in the development of char- acter—the effect of your life upon on Counsel of Chicago, member of the material District, who may be induced to the Constitutional Convention from the ents at Springfield. the boys and girls whom you are teaching. Therefore, I do not yield —even to the preachers, for whom I have the highest, respect—in com- paring their sacrifices with those of the average school teacher." Other speakers for the week were, D. Geo. D. Goddard, Rural School Agent for the State of Georgia, Mr. C. J. Calloway, Director of the Extension Department, Tuskegee Institute, which directs the work of the Rosenwald Rural School Building, Mr. W. B. Riley, Superintendent of Education, Macon County, Alabama, Dr. H. O. Sargent of the Federal Board of Vocational Education. Mr. Ezra C. Roberts, Director of the Academic Department and Summer School, commenting upon the enrollment, said: "Of the 600 teachers now on the grounds, 235 are teachers in Rosenwald schools and they have come for special training which we have arranged for them. Through the generosity of the General Education Board, the teachers in the Rosenwald schools have had their railroad fare paid to Tuskegee in order that they might have this special training which is designed to establish certain definite standards in so far as industrial work is concerned." In addition to the regular Summer School course, special instruction in Thrift and Red Cross First Aid are being given. ATTORNEY J. GRAY LUCAS, NOW OCCUPIES A SPLENDID SUITE OF LAW OFFICES ON THE FOURTH FLOOR OF THE DELAWARE BUILD- Hon. J. Gray Lucas, one of Chicago's many leading Attorneys; now occupies a fine suite of law offices on the fourth floor of the Delaware Building, 36 W. Randolph Street, on the Dearborn Street side where he will be pleased to meet his many clients and friends. MRS. ESTELLA C. BONDS MAJORS RESUMES HER MAIDEN NAME Recently, Judge Charles M. Walker of the Cicuit Court entered a decree, for all those who run may read, annulling the marriage of Mrs. Estella C. Majors and Dr. Monroe A. Majors giving Mrs. Majors the undisputed right to resume her maiden name, Miss Estella C. Bonds and she will still reside at the old homestead 6652 S. Wabash Avenue. ```markdown ``` HON. DENNIS J. EGAN Chief Bailiff of the Municipal Court mocratic Party of this city and c his fellow citizens, who is never welcome to his thousands of loy Chief Bailiff of the Municipal Court one of the Head Leaders of the Democratic Party of this city and county who is popular with all classes of his fellow citizens, who is never too busy to extend the glad hand of welcome to his thousands of loyal friends. GOOD GOVERNMENT LEAGUE OF THE THIRD WARD ENTERTAINS IN ROYAL STYLE. at Bethel A. M. E. Church, 30th and Dearborn, on "The Children of Chi- One of the most enjoyable receptions of the season was given by the Good Government League of the Third Ward, last Thursday night, at 4218 Champlain avenue. The guests announced themselves well pleased with the entire course of the affair. More than 200 persons were present to take part in the festivities, and also listen to an excellently prepared program. Much credit for the success of the reception is due to the chairman of the social committee, Mr. F. P. Speaks, who worked hard for several days prior to it. After a few preliminaries, the meeting was opened with Attorney Samuel Z. C. Westerfield acting as Master of Ceremonies. The following persons delivered very stirring addresses, W. D. Samuels, representing Robert R. Levy of the Third Ward, Attorneys R. O. Lee and Eugene J. Marshall, and Morris Lewis representing the People's Movement of the Second Ward. The President, Clarence H. Robinson, presented the aims and the ideals of the League in a very clear and forceful manner, which drew comments from all of the speakers who followed him. At the close of the program all of the guests were invited to the banquet hall below, where the finest of menus was served without any cost whatever. The course included potato salad, frankfurts, wafers, orange punch, ice cream and cake. There will be a meeting of all ladies residing in the Third Ward, next Friday night for the purpose of laying plans to aid the Good Government League, and electing officers for the Ladies' Auxiliary. The regular public meeting of the club will be held next Sunday afternoon at 3:30 P. M., at 4218 Champlain avenue. All those living in the Third Ward are cordially invited to attend this meeting. The spirit of progress is manifested in every meeting of the League and plans are on foot to investigate the bomb outrages which have occurred recently, and also letters of endorsement sent to the Board of Education. These are only a few of the many good things now being done and planned by the Good Government League. SUPT. PETER A. MORTENSON TO ADDRESS SOUTH SIDE PARENTS Head of Chicago Public Schools Has Timely Message Dr. Peter A. Mortenson, superin-endant Chicago Public Schools will speak next Sunday afternoon, 8 P. M. one of the Head Leaders of the Debunty who is popular with all classes of too busy to extend the glad hand of all friends. at Bethel A. M. E. Church, 30th and Dearborn, on "The Children of Chicago and their Education." A big assembly to discuss school conditions is the thing, and the monster mass meeting to go long way toward letting the people know what the school situation is. Everybody must turn out and rally for the well being of the children of the city of Chicago. You will have to come early to get a seat. Prof. James A. Mundy will have charge of the music. Prof. Willis N. Huggins, teacher in Chicago Public Schools will preside. BETHEL LITERARY Those who attended Bethel Literary last Monday evening heard a forcible logical and interesting address delivered by Atty E. J. Marshall, Subject Race Unity. He was many times interrupted with applause. Mrs. Mae Motley recited a beautiful poem, her own composition and read an interesting Article entitled Parents teach your children. Mrs. Mary Robinson sang a beautiful solo. Both Ladies were loudly applauded. Next Monday evening, June 23rd, at 8 o'clock Mr. L. W. Washington will speak subject, Ethiopia or the Negro Race Special Music will assist the program. Everybody invited. Free Admission. WHO WILL BE IN HELL? The new preacher announced at the Sunday morning service: "My subject today is. 'Who will be in Hell?'" Old Deacon Tom occupied his usual seat in the amen corner. He straightened up himself and said. Sandy W. Trice, Pres J. W. Bell, Secy THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, JUNE 21, 1919 THE PEOPLES MOVEMENT IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY OF THE SECOND WARD, PASSED THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS IN COMMENDATION OF FORMER ALDEMAN OSCAR DE PRIEST AFTER THE HON. STATE'S ATTORNEY OF COOK COUNTY HAD FALLEN DOWN ON HIS JOB AND INDICTMENTS [Name not provided] Whereas, a few years ago our esteemed fellow-citizen, Oscar DePriest, then the first alderman of our race to hold membership in the Chicago Common Council, fell a victim to a melicious persecution and prosecution, and Whereas, this attack was readily traceable to political intrigue, and Whereas, Mr. DePriest formally met his accusers before a court and jury and was duly acquitted of all but a few minor counts of the charges, and Whereas it has since been decided by the authorities to appear before His Honor Judge Marcus Kavanagh and quash all remaining proceedings against Mr. DePriest and such action has been formally entered of record in said court, Be it RESOLVED by the People's Movement, in open meeting assembled. BEREAN BAPSTIST CHURCH CHOIR 52nd and Dearborn Sts. GRAND MUSICAL FESTIVAL (40 voices) Will present a program of Operatic, Classical, and Popular selections. This promises to be a musical event in the history of Berean Church. The Choir has spent considerable time preparing for this Grand Musical Festival. Soloists appearing as follows: Miss Esther Henderson; Miss Helen Hunt; Miss Mattie Cross; Mrs. Viola B. Miller; Mrs. Elsie Morton; Mrs. Anna B. Dixon, (Reader); Mr. Eddie Wilson, (Bass); Mrs. J. Weathers; Mrs. Della Walton; Mrs. Eunice Bannister; Mrs. Holmes; Mrs. Georgia Watts; Mrs. Lessie Jones, (Contralto); Mr. Walter Webb, (Baritone). Berean Choir Men's Chorus—Berean Mixed Quartet—Berean Treble Clef Quartet will also appear at the Berean Baptist Church, Monday evening, June 23, 1919, at 8:30 P. M. Estella C. Bonds, Organist Isaac T. Yarbrough, Chorister William S. Braddan, Pastor that the members and friends of the Movement and friends and well-wishers of Mr. DePriest, reaffirm their faith in his integrity, his fearlessly and uncompromising leadership; maintain untarnished their high opinion of him and his ability; congratulate the 6000 and more voters of the second ward who have loyally stood by and supported him and his candidacy, despite the unfair, unjust and malicious attacks made upon him; and Be it further RESOLVED that we extend to Mr. DePriest, his wife, his family and his friends our hearty congratulations on this last vindication and happy though tardy ending of this uncalled for and humaliating effort to besmirch his career; which is now more than ever fraught with greater and nobler leadership for his people. ST. MARK M. E. CHURCH 50th ST. AND WABH AVE. Rev. John W. Robinson The Sermon next Sunday morning will be preached by the Rev. W. H. Wallace Asst. Pastor while at the eve. service the Pastor Rev. John W. Robinson will preach. Last Sunday a neat sum was realized for the Wahneta Day Nursery and Home. We have purchased 4930 Wabash Avenue upon which we will soon erect a handsome building devoted to Children's Work. Miss Bertha L. Williams Piano Students will give a program Monday night, June 23rd. The Lycium will be held Sunday at 5 P. M., Sunday night, June 29th. We hold pen service by the classes in section B. Mrs. E. W. Jackson Leader. All are invited. Come to our Sunday School at 12:45. ROCKY MOUNTAIN EVANGELIST RETURNS FROM IOWA Dr. H. Franklin Bray the Rocky Mountaine evangelist returned from his campaigns in Iowa on Tuesday and will be at his Post at the Sunshine Rescue Mission for several days prior to leaving for his next campaign in the south. He will speak at the Mission every night and at 2 and 8 P. M. on Sunday. THE NEW YORKER COL. MACLAY HOYNE The Hon. State's Attorney of Cook County who after a great deal of wind and bluster failed to land any of the big or small gamblers in the Pen at Joliet, Illinois and he completely pitterod out in his fight against former alderman Oscar De Priest. BISHOP BLACKWELL COMING Bishop George L. Blackwell, presiding bishop of the Michigan conference will be in the city when the conference convenes with Walters A. M. E. Zion church, June 25th to 30th, both inclusive. This is expected to be the greatest meeting of its kind ever held in the city. The conference will convene at 11 A. M. Elaborate and well arranged programs are being prepared for every meeting, but the greatest meeting will be Wednesday evening, June 25, when some of the most convincing and able speakers of Chicago will make addresses. Those who will speak will be Rev. A. J. Carey, D. D. Ph. D. on behalf of the A. M. E. church; Rev. E. F. McCoo, on behalf of the Baptist church; Rev. M. H. Jackson, on behalf of the Presbyterian church; Rev. J. W. Winters D. D. on behalf of the C. M. E. church; Rev. J. W. Robinson D. D. on behalf of the M. E. church; Maj. R. R. Jackson, alderman of the second ward, on behalf of the Colored citizens and Hon. Wm. Hale Thompson, mayor of the city of Chicago, who will welcome the strangers and say a word of praise to the loyal members of the Race for their devotion to the city and government. Many visitors will be present from Virginia, West Virginia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, New York as well as the Hon. John C. Dancy, secretary-treasurer, Extension Department Philadelphia, Pa., who will take an active part. MAKING ENDS MEET B. H. Johnson, for years chairman of the Trustee Board of the Ebenezer Baptist church, 35th and Dearborn Sts., and B. H. Hightower, secretary of the Board, are still pushing and working hard to make ends meet and to that one great end they have been able to make a substantial deposit on a building at 45th and Vincennes Ave. The congregation is grateful for the value of the services rendered by these two energetic officers. Mr. Johnson has resided for years in the city and is employed by the city. Mr. Hightower is also an old resident of the city and is highly respected by his fellow citizens. Heights by matrons and members of the various chapters in the city who made a special trip last Thursday. Those who composed the party were Mesdames, Lou Ella Young, Matron, Elector Chapter, O. E. S., 3556 Forest Ave., Serilda Jackson, 3400 Dearborn St., Emma Kennedy and Elvira Stewart. The various lodges of the U. B. F. and S. M. T. will be represented in State Grand Lodge at Mound City, Ill., in August, by J. B. Street, worthy Master, North Star Lodge, M. T. Bailey, president, Bailey Press Bureau and R. W. Wells, president, Fraternal Mr. A. Humble, Lynchburg, Va. will visit his daughter in the city and his son in Kentucky as well as look after some business matters in Detroit, Mich. Mr. Humble is a prominent farmer of Virginia. Rev. J. D. Gordon, Los Angeles, Cal., who has just returned to the city from Pittsburg, Pa., is conducting revivals at the Antioch Baptist church, 5810 LaFayette Ave. Many Chicagoans attended the Baptist Women's Congress which convened in Lake Forest, Ill., during the week. Mr. Frank B. Hughes, Winnepeg Canada, who has spent considerable time in Vancouver, Calgary and Regila, Canada, will spend three weeks in the city visiting friends. Mrs. Dollie A. Plackman, 10 W. 47th St., has been removed from the hospital to her home where she is making rapid improvement. Mrs. Plackman is sick treasurer of Anchor Hope Temple. W. A. Wallace, president of Wallace Bakery Co., 3600 State St., is spending a short vacation in Wisconsin and Michigan. Dr. B. J. Prince of the Original PAGE FIVE . PAGE SIX Made Record Trip. Capt. Klaus Larson, in his little motor boat Ferro, made a successful trip from the foot of the cataract through the Whirlpool rapids of Niagara falls on September 19, 1910. Despite the battering of the Whirlpool rapids Larsen went through safely; the little boat was lost to sight most of the time, but at Great Wave it was shot 20 feet out of the water. Except the old Maid of the Mist, sent through in 1804 to avoid seizure, Larsen's is the only engine-propelled craft to have gone through the rapids. West Point Cadets Each senatorial congressional district and territory, including Porto Rico, Alaska and Hawaii, is entitled to have two cadets at the West Point Military academy and the District of Columbia four cadets. There are also 80 appointments at large, especially conferred by the president. The law authorizes the president to appoint cadets to the military academy from among men in the regular army and National Guard, the total number not to exceed 180 at one time. Poor Picker. They were discussing the raising of children at the chamber of commerce show recently and Dr. Maude Wiley, in charge of the Welfare league, told an amusing story. Seems the little girl had been spanked by her father for disobeying. With tears running down her cheeks she ran to her mother, crying, "I think papa's perfectly horrid. Was he the only man you could get?" Italian Philosopher-Martyr February 17 is the anniversary of the burning in Rome, in 1600, of the Italian philosopher, Gloriano Bruno. He was subjected to continual and terrible persecution for seven years prior to his death, in the hope that he would recent. In 1889 a monument was erected to him under papal protest at the place where he perished at the stake. National Anthems "The Star-Spangled Banner" is now regarded as our national anthem; that of England, "God Save the King"; France, "The Marsseillae." The other allies apparently have no distinguishing title for their national airs. The national air of Italy is known to us simply as the "Italian National Hymn" and that of Portugal as the "National Air of Portugal." etc. How a Crab Grows The crab's equivalent to the internal bones of animals is its tough outer shell, which does not grow. The baby crab is forced to get rid of this tough confining person. So it breaks itself loose internally and then splits its old protecting home across the extreme back ridge, creeping out in that way. "Of Two Evils" Etc. A child with his mother was visiting some relatives. One day upon being naughty he was put to bed in the middle of the day. After being in bed a while he called for his mother and said: "Mother, Aunt Jennie spanks her girls when they are naughty. Won't you please spank me and let me get up?" Corked! A nervous old lady, on getting into a train, discovered that a horrid man with a gun was in the corner seat. "I hope that thing is not loaded," she said. "Yes, ma'am, it is," said the man. "However, I will insert this cork in the muzzle. There! quite safe now." Happy Hunting Ground Sign on farm in Kansas—"Hunters Take Notice: Hunt all you durn please, and when you hear the horn blow come to the house for dinner. If the quail are scarce kill a chicken or two, and if you can't get any squirrels kill a hog."—Boston Transcript. Hard to Please The attitude of certain of the clergy who are always protesting reminds one of the mother in Punch who said to the nurse, "Go and see what baby is doing and tell him not to."—Philadelphia Ledger. Uncle Eben. "Imitation is de sincerest flattery," said Uncle Eben, "but when it's carried too fur it's de same kind of a compulsion a burglar pays you when he takes a likid to yoh watch." Old Friendship Sweet. The years have taught some sweet, some bitter lessons—none wiser than this: To spend in all things else, but of old friends to be most miserly,—Lewell. Read to Wealth. We've often thought what a pity it is that a man can't dispose of his experience for as much as it cost him.—Berkridge Independent. Oldest Cathedral. Canterbury is the oldest cathedral in England. Chichester and Winchester come next in antiquity. Optimalistic Thought. To the corward there is neither glory nor safety. Powerful Explosive. A new and very powerful explosive, which may be used in mining and for other purposes, is lead azide, a salt of hydromitric acid. This acid forms a great number of salts, as mercury azide, silver azide and sodium azide. Large crystals of lead azide and mercuric azide have been found to be very sensitive to mechanical shocks, the sensitivity increasing with the size of the crystals. Even the breaking of a single large crystal is said to bring about explosion. Successful. A young Welshman applied to the head of a big firm in London for a job. "Where do you come from?" he was asked. From Llanpunsaint. "What may that name mean?" "It means the place of the five saints," was the ready answer. "Are there five saints there still?" "There are only four since I left," said the young Welshman. As the head of the firm came from the same neighborhood the young man got the situation. "The End of a Perfect Day." Do not let the man who says, "This is the year when I am going to show you how to farm it," think that he will have all clear sailing. He will meet wildcats and bears at every turn, and he may consider himself lucky if he gets off with a whole hide. The big thing is to stand on the far end of the field when the harvest is gathered in and be able to say, "I did what I said I would!" His Explanation Vincent was afraid of chickens, and one day as he was going to the neighbor's he hesitated before a path where a few chickens were picking away at the cinders. After standing there a few moments waiting for them to get away he returned, saying: "There was a wooster on the sidewalk and he was fawald of me, so I com'd back." Aptitude Counts Experienced men are not always the ones with executive ability; they often get into a rut. It is the man with aptitude that counts, and if one has that quality he can quite readily get experience, but he must have the chance to show it, and if he doesn't get the opportunity then business houses are the losers. The Merit of a Book The crowning merit of a book must always be its practical usefulness. "If it makes you more cheerful, or more amiable, or more pitiful, or more appreciative of what is beautiful, or more resolute to follow what is good and noble, then the highest purpose of a book is gained.—David Pryde. And a Fight Started. Mrs. Styles—"This paper says that in front of a large London building there was recently found a pigeon's nest made of hairpins. Where do you suppose the pigeons found the hairpins?" Mr. Styles—"Oh, I suppose a lot of women in the vicinity couldn't keep their mouths shut." Learning to Be Miserable Blessings on the little folks that have not yet learned to be miserable! Smiles and bright faces are their natural meat and drink. We may all stay just that way if we will. How? By putting the very best there is in us into doing things for other folks.—Exchange. Kindliness Appreciated What a comfort a dull but kindly person is, to be sure, at times! A ground glass shade over a gas lamp does not bring more solace to our dazzled eyes than such a one to our minds.-Holmes. Ship Tonnage. Tonnage is the internal cubic capacity of a vessel expressed in tons, now reckoned at 100 cubic feet each; of the freight-carrying capacity of a vessel, as estimated in tons of 40 cubic feet each. Nothing shows the greed, egotism and stupidity of man more than war, for man kills not only his own species as animals rarely do, but all other species—Exchange. Onions for Insomnia. If troubled with insomnia try eating raw onions at the last meal in the day. Give this a thorough trial, not once only, but for a week or two. Wonderful Grand Canyon. The grand canyon of the Colorado river in northern Arizona is 219 miles long, 12 to 18 miles wide and more than a mile deep. Daily Thought. Zeal is very blind, or badly regulated, when it encroaches upon the rights of others—Pasquler Quesnel. Intelligence. Hense never fails to give them that have it, words enough to make them understood—William Penn. Uncle Eben. "Hope foh de best," said Uncle Eben, "but doe' be greedy an' try to grab it all foh yoseL." THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO, JUNE 21, 1919 Full Glory of Cherry Blossoms. Blooming of the cherry trees in Japan occurred earlier this year than usual, owing to the exceptionally warm weather of the early months. The blossoms were out in great profusion on Sunday, Mach 30. The higan sakura trees in Uyeno park were in full bloom; the yoshino sakura, or common variety, came out in full fluorescence on April 3, the anniversary of the first emperor of Japan. Everybody in Japan is enjoying the arborecence of springtime. Professional Earnings Questionnaires sent to the graduates of the Harvard medical and law schools brought out the fact that the average physician earns $354 in his first year of practice, about $1,000 in his second year, about $2,000 in his fifth year and nearly $1,000 by his thirteenth year, and that the average lawyer earns $664 in his first year, $1,110 in his second year, $2,968 in his fifth year, $4,426 in his eighth year and $5,825 in his tenth year of practice. Too Deep for Him An Irish sailor, after pulling in 50 fathoms of line, muttered to himself: "Sure, it's as long as today and tomorrow; it's a good week's work for five men." More of it yet. "The say's mighty deep, to be sure." Then he suddenly stopped short; and, looking up to the officer on watch, he exclaimed: "Bad luck to me, sorr, if I don't behave somebody's cut off the other end of this line!"—Congregationalist. Sepoy Preparedness In the Madras presidency in the first half of the last century recruit boys—sons of old soldiers—were kept with each Sepoy regiment, clothed, drilled and fed and enlisted as soldiers when they attained the age of sixteen. The system had something to recommend it, as the state got a trained youth as a soldier instead of a country bumpin' who had all his training to learn. The Eagle of Napoleon. Napoleon revived the ancient symbol of the Caesars. The Napoleonic eagle itself was eight inches in height and nine inches across the wings. It stood on a brass block three inches square, and weighed three and one-half pounds. Modern colors are as nothing compared to the old ones, as difficult to hide as the big drum. Educational Note Never try to find out anything, or try to learn anything, until not knowing it has come to be a nuisance to you for some time. Then you will remember it, but not otherwise. Let knowledge importune you before you will hear it. Our schools and universities go on the precisely opposite system — E. W. Howe's Magazine. Speaker's Sore Throat "Chergman's sore throat" is according to Dr. John J. Lewbarg of New York, due to an incorrect method of breathing, which causes the speaker or singer to use his muscles incorrectly and thus overtax the throat. The proper way to breathe is to use the diaphragm, and the lower ribs, keeping the upper chest full of air. Resist the Impulse The impulse to write poetry is one that at one time or another convulses every one of us, but our notion is that quite a number ought to control and smother it and very few ought to attempt it without first- consulting friends and the family physician.—Houston Post. Hint on Gas Globes To clean gas globes, wash with soap and warm water in which a little salts of lemon has been mixed. The great difficulty in the way of getting the ground glass used for some globes to look white is the grease which sets closely in the roughness. Nest in Communities The weaver birds of South Africa join forces. Scores of pairs nest together under a huge umbrella-shaped structure which they build by their combined labor. Some of these amazing co-operative 'nests contain a good cartilage of grass. Hard Work Needed Hard Work Needed. If the power to do hard work is not talent, it is the best possible substitute for it. Things do not turn up in this world unless somebody turns them up. -James A. Garfield. HATS FOR SUMMER Chiffon and Georgette Chapeaus Need Little Trimming. Garden Flowers of All Kinds and Posies Made of Ribbon Are Fashionable. With the approach of summer weather, the big hat is coming actively into its own. The first warm days demand that the headgear selected shall be small and rather close reefed to withstand wind and weather, and a hat of this type is very smart with narrow, straight-line tailored suit or frock. But big hats are almost uniformly becoming, and when summer suns begin to shine, a spreading hat brim is a great protection to the eyes and complexion. Not only are large hats definitely approved, but hats of the home-made variety are seen in the very best society. The sketch offers two millinery suggestions to the woman who is economically inclined and who has patience enough to spend the time that is necessary to make a hat. A hat must be well made if it is to be presentable at all. This is especially true of the fabric hat. Large, rough-looking stitches must be avoided and the fabric must be carefully cut and laid. These hats are fashioned of chiffon or georgette. Very little trimming is used on either one. The little fold or "ruffle" at the edge of the brim gives the hat a very soft finish and adds to its becomingness. When trimming is used on the summer chapeau, flowers usually are first choice. All kinds of garden flow- J Hats That May Be Made at Home. ers are lined up in the millinery field this season. Hollyhocks, poppies, bleeding hearts, violets and roses, of course, and illies, including those of the pond and calla family, are approved. Ribbon flowers are fashionable also, some of the unearnest hats showing clusters of very real looking asters, sunflowers, etc., made of narrow ribbon in carefully selected colors. HOW TO COVER YOUR COTTON Portierre Is Found to Be Serviceable In Emergency; Box Cover Gives Good Satisfaction. Is it a problem in your house how to cover the couch, which must act as a bed for the extra guest, or, at least, for one of the family when there are guests? There are several artistic ways of treating the bed couch which will make it far from an eyesore to living room or bedroom. First of all, there is the plain couch cover to be bought in the shops. Usually a single portierre will be found a good investment. This is thrown over the couch, and, instead of being allowed to lie full over the corners, the fullness is mitred underneath, as it were, and the boxed corner planned into shape. Never select a cover with fringe—it is the worst of pitfalls for the unwary. Then there is the made cover, with a plain, straight top and the side box-plaited into that. The box cover that has corner seams with plain top and sides does not take so much material and is just as attractive. DIRECTOIRE SUITS IN STYLE Winsome Outfits in Oxford and Taupe Duvetyn Noted on New York Streets. Directoire suits have made their appearance on Fifth avenue, worn by two smartly dressed young women of slender types, says a New York correspondent. One model in Oxford and the other in navy tricotine upheld the mamish tailoring idea, and their full-fashioned waistcoats, one of pique and the other of a novelty checked cotton in black and white, extended over the straight line skirts. Somewhat modified, but of the same suggestion, was a taupe duvetyn suit which had its skirts so tucked across the center to make distending pockets at either side-front fill in the expanse made by the cutaway. Edward had had trouble with the new boy in the neighborhood, and always got the worst of it, having had black eyes at different times. Soon after this the new boy was ill, and the teacher told the pupils of her class to remember the sick boy in their prayers, as it would be a long time before he would be strong again. Edward replied-that he would, but he was heard to say, "Just let me meet him once before he gets good and strong." Art of Culoring Glass It is probable that the coloring of glass, and particularly the garnet tint and not the ruby hue, as some authorities would have us believe, originated in Bohemia. This color—garnet is obtained by alloying or fusing an extremely minute quantity of gold with the other ingredients—silica, soda, lime, iron oxide and alumina. On its first heating the glass is colorless, but on reheating it develops its soft, rich appearance.—New York World. First Post Offices in Maine In 1775 the first post offices in Maine were established at Kennebunk, Falmouth and Bath. The mails were carried by carriers on foot or on horseback and the average week's mail did not amount to five letters at each office. The rates were high, $6\%$, $12\frac{1}{2}$, $18\%$, 25 and $37\frac{1}{2}$ cents, according to the distance the letter had to be carried, and double the rate when the letter was one more than one sheet of paper. Amusements for Employees. The secret of having thoughtful care for the amusement of employees is not a new discovery. It has been in use for more than a generation by one of the most successful department store proprietors now in this country. The "Bon Marche" also introduced the idea in Paris years ago. New York merchants arrange picnics and dances for their woman and man clerks. Guard the Thoughts. A man can never do anything at variance with his nature. He carries within him the germ of his most exceptional action; and if we wise people make fools of ourselves on any particular occasion we must endure the legitimate conclusion that we carry a few grains of folly to our ounce of wisdom—George Eliot. Atrocious. Indeed. One of the most famous—as well as one of the worst—puns of history was perpetrated by King James I of England, when Sir Walter Raleigh, whom for political reasons he disliked, was presented to him. Said the king, fixing Raleigh with his cold-enough eye, "Rawly! Rawly! True enough, for I think of the very Rawly, mon!" Walking Downstairs It is not so difficult to walk downstairs as to walk up, as everybody knows. Why not try it? It takes very little longer time and the many calls for the elevator for descending passengers could be reduced by a half at least if we were a bit thoughtful. The saving in current and fuel would be remarkable. No Mystery About Them. Poets are fond of alluding to the picturesque tradition that pearls are made from the dew of heaven, but the fact of the matter is that those milky balls just merely represent the efforts of the oyster to cover up an annoying grain of sand and render it less irritating. Chromatic Scales There are two forms of chromatic scale. The harmonic chromatic and the melodic form as well. The difference is purely theoretical. They are both played in the same way. It is a question of notation. One calls a note D flat and the other C sharp. None foredoomed to Failure. Hold up your head! You were not made for failure, you were made for victory. Go forward with a joyful confidence in that respect sooner or later, and sooner or later depends on yourself.—George Elliot. Labor in Politics In 1872 on the 22d of May the first national convention of workingmen, as a political party, at New York nominated Gen. U. S. Grant for president. Grant was the regular Republican candidate. Work With Others. No matter how much enthusiasm, how much ardor, how much brilliance we may have, if it is misdirected it cannot help, but it must hinder the work of the world. Learn to work with people, not against them. Stand always for what is right and against that which is wrong, but do not throw your energy into constant striving against theories and opinions, and erase actions of others. Let your ardor and enthusiasm and your love of life be constructive. Strive to build up and not to tear down, for that is the way to help on in the scheme of living. Trinity Church Yard According to the New York city news ords, Trinity church obtained the stu- by a grant from the king of England. It was known as the king's dome. Later the largest tract of land owned by the Trinity parish, known as the queen's lands, came into the hands of that corporation by gift. Therefor- we have no original owners to tran- antating the English, save only the Dutch government and the Indians from whom the Dutch bought Manhattan tan island. Tattoo Marks It is usually impossible to remove such marks without leaving a permanent scar. One method is to too the skin with a concentrated lution of tannin, following the original design. Then apply a crayon of silver nitrate until the skin turns black. Wipe off the excess of moisture and allow the caustic to eat into the skin. There will be pain and reddened scars will form, which may gradually disappear. Medicinal Properties of Beach Tree The beech, which is found in the temperate zone in Europe, America and Asia, is valuable in medicine for the creosote distilled from its tree. Creosote, creosote carbonate and grafiol are medicines used to supplement the hygienic measures which have done so much to reduce the death rate in sufferers from pulmonary tuberculosis. As He Saw It During a discourse on individuals as expressed in the countenance of schoolmaster held up a portrait Charles Dickens. "Here," said he the face of a celebrated author man of genius. Do you see anything particularly noticeable about the futures?" "Yes," replied one of the brightest scholars, "a lot of wit kers!" Animal Disease Costly Animal disease, such as hog cholera the foot-and-mouth disease, etc. are costing the farmers and the general public an enormous sum each year although agricultural leaders have been waging an effective fight and such epidemics. Ultimately the farmers will be enjoying the use of about $200,000,000 which they now lose and year through these causes. At the Zoo. Bobby, aged seven, was making his first visit to the zoo. He looked around at the various animals, and coming to a cage marked "Female," he rushed to his mother in great excitement. "Oh, mother," he said. "I've always wanted to see a 'Female,' and he be is!"—Carlooons Magazine. When Beards Flourished. The reign of Henry IV of France was the golden age of beards for that time as much attention was paid to them as to the dressing of the hair of both sexes. Louis VIII that a child, came to the throne, and the beard had to go in honor of the hair less chin of the new monarch. He Was Supplied. Billy had just been going to school a short time, but considered himself wise in the ways of schoolbors. The day while playing with his younger brother he said, "Jean, when you want to school you want to pick you out of girl. I've got me one." Achieving Success Success in life depends more than anything else on "animated moderation," on a certain combination of energy of mind and balance of mind hard to attain and harder to keep--Walter Bagehot. The Voice of Envy John, upon being taken in to see his brand-new brother, gazed long and earnestly upon him and said: 'Gee, but you are a lucky kid! You want have to wash your own ears for years and years.' Men who expect women to be pau- tual in keeping their appointments ad- to remember that Eve did not amu- til until Adam had been in the garden quite a while—Boston Transcript. Ucicle Eben. "If every small boy could carry on his mother's expectations for his ture," said Uncle Eben. "didn't have to be several million presidents of the United States all to once." The man who never does anything he doesn't like rarely likes anything he does—Life. THE BROAD AX THE BROAD AX In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. Republicans, Democrats, Catholics, Protestants, Single Taxers, Priests, inhidels 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. 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MAJORS. 4700 South Phone D IMPORTANT For resolutions, obituary not special announcements of events session is made, and the opening of cents per line; 6 words or fraction. Personal or social items such everything of a general interest, Entered as Second-Class Matter, August Under Act of A LITTLE THELOGIE By Dr. M. A. Majore Most of any people's trouble in religious matters hinges upon the difficulties, not from being a christian, but from being a hypocrit.—It is easier to get along when you do not proclaim too much, than it is when you profess to be what you can never be.—Do not be a hypocrit. Christ said His yoke was easy and His burden was light, and yet we see the long face, the hung down jaw, and the weighted down with woe, and Oh! the hard lot of some sad souls who are as deep in the wilderness as perdition itself.—Why?—Well what else can you expect of any human being whose only chance of shining is after death?—We feel that a fellow who cannot shine on earth has an awful poor chance after he is dead.—Christ, God and His holy angels are alright.—The trouble is the people believe they can practice their camouflage, deceit, and the rest of it, and meanwhile win the mercy and love of the Heavenly host.—Nonsense. We are human, we need not resort to camouflage, nor be deceitful. Divinity is not suspected among us, nor of us. Perfection is not our wish, nor anticipation.—These are not common attributes, they belong only to Divinity. Then why should we lie to ourselves? Why steal to where our conscience is lulled by tears and progress and vapory insane notions that a special benediction must be handed down from God?—Why don't the clergy enlighten the pews on the human levels of salvation, redemption etc.? Fifty per cent of all this racket is fraud, graft and skulldugery. The church is the greatest agency among men. It has done more for the world than all of the others combined elements in the great struggle upward. But it has had many riders of the blind baggage.—Thousands of fakirs have fattened by their wits. It has proved to be a haven for the leather lunged lustful preacher, and the graveyard of thousands of our best girls earthly hopes.—All this not about what is comming after death, needs to be replaced by what we are going to do for the betterment of the world and for mankind generally while we live. The Negro it seems is hopelessly lost to good times here or hereafter, a full stomach, just a few dollars, has more religion than anybody and less sense, hasn't got an ideal but "after death," no fixed central notion, and he's bound for the "promised land" wherever that is, he does not know, and nobody can tell him, but he is on his way. THAT HAPPY SMILE That Gain and happy expression so indelibly written across the face of the American Negro is the man- ```markdown ``` festation of the joy that made him a freeman, and the satisfaction of having the greatest statesman of any era sign his name to papers which have long since made his name immortal. After having been wrung through a thousands tortures more friendish than language can be found to describe this glorious smile lighted up his face, to be speak the wonderful heart joy as permanent as the stars. A heart joy that ramifies his entire being, and makes him a new creature no more to be despised. Abraham Lincoln goes with that happy Negro smile and Frederick Douglass helped a deal himself. Renewa Carbon Paper An additional period of usefulness may be secured from a partially used sheet of carbon or transfer paper by simply holding it over an open flame such as a lamp, candle or match, with the carbon side down. The wax substances of the unused parts will melt and run into the thinner sections of the parts which are worn out. Seven Days King. The "seven days king" was Masaniello (Thomas Aniella), born in 1622. He headed a revolt against the Duke of Arcos, at Naples, July 7, 1047, forced him to abstain the tax on provisions, and for seven days was master of Naples. He was most arrogant and bloodthirsty and was assassinated July 16. Call for Reform When pinching the dollar leaves a deep mark on the heart of its owner, doesn't it seem as if he would let up? But few of us have anything to brag of in that line. Our souls are scarred from end to end with the marks of our perniciousness. Shame on us! Let's quit it!—Exchange. Dainty Early Flowers There is to me a daintiness about early flowers that touches me like poetry. They blow out with such a simple loveliness among the common herbs of pastures, and breathe their lives so unobtrusively, like hearts whose beatings are too gentle for the world.—Willis. A Bustling Bury "By George!" trumpphantly elaculated a prominent resident of that onrushing hamlet. "Pruntytown is gerting to be more and more metropolitan right along. Why, dog-take-it, the all night restaurant stays open till half-past ten or 'leven every night of the world, except Sundays.'"—Judge. Didn't Expect Too Much The Sulton—"I hope, sir, that you will consider me in the nature of an investment, even if I may not pay regular dividends." The Girl's Father—"My dear boy, don't talk of dividends. I shall be glad if you don't levy regular assessments on me."—Life. Life a Constant Battle. The life of each of us is full of ancient evil, derived from the brutes, which is ever at war with the better and higher qualities—the true human part of our minds.—Nathaniel S. Shaler. Optimistic Thought Optimistic thought. The tale of calumny which has no foundation in truth cannot long retain its power to injure. EDITORIAL PAGE As radical style changes are infrequent in children's garments, a complete new outfit may be brought out between seasons without the fear that the little garments will be out of style before they are worn out. Wash materials reign supreme for the practical service frock for the girl of six years or under, regardless of season or climate. During the days of the war when the question of "help" was a very real problem, mothers indicated a very decided leaning to the little wool and silk fabrics dresses that might be sent to the cleaners and come home as good as new, but under ordinary conditions dresses that wash are always the wisest selection for the child of six years or under. The gulme dress, always a favorite, is very much in evidence this summer, developed in heavy linen or cotton, in any preferred color, to be accompanied by sheer, cool-looking gulme or underwaist of white. Pongee is so fashionable this year and so much in demand that the supply is not equal to the demand. It is used for girls of all ages, from four years old up. Dainty hand embroidery or hand work of some sort is the preferred trimming, whether the dress be of silk or cotton. Hand-smocked garments are and smartly. Novel embroidery touches are much used, the qualitie cross stitch or simpler patterns being generally approved. Georgette is a prime favorite for party frocks for girls of all ages. Georgette lauders well, a strong point in its favor. A party dress that will go into the washtub and come out as good as new is a very good investment. FABRICS FOR NEXT SEASON Chinchilla Satin, Kumsi-Kumsa and Whippoorwill Among Latest Novelties. Chinchilla satin is a novelty for next season. This is really a Roshanara crepe on one side and has a satin surface on the other. It is specially for tailored frocks and separate skirts. Kumsi-Kumsa is featured for fall, in a range of street shades in attractive plaids in combinations of black with purple, henna, brown or dark green. This is for both wraps and street dresses. Whippoorwill is also among the latest novelties offered, and seems to be of the same family as Dew-Klst and Kumsi-Kumsa—that is, it has the same sort of sheen and metallic suggestion, but the crepe, or rib, is much finer and more regular, so that it gives the impression of a ribbed fabric particularly suitable for evening frocks. It would be equally suitable for draped wraps, but it will be shown in the darker shades as well as for afternoon wear. POPULAR STYLES Net embroidered with Japanese straw is a favorite millinery trimming. Some of the newest white silk gloves have plaited ruffles around the edges. For the more simple costumes serge, toile de soie and tussor are preferred. Small boys wear suits of white walts and colored trousers for all occasions. Little front and back panels on girls' and women's dresses are embroidered. Velvet bags have beaded effects produced by bands or small quantities of beading. As to Conforming to Fashion Avoid singularity. There may often be less vanity in following the new modes than in adhering to the old ones. It is true that the foolish invent them, but the wise may conform to, instead of contradicting them—Joubert. Well Named. "The convicts who escaped went through this window, where the bars are filed." "Then if the jail had only been the post office, that would have been the general delivery window." Beecher's. Wise Words Put away all sarcasm from your speech. Never complain. Do not prophey evil. Have a good word for every one or else keep silent—Henry Ward Beecher. "A rolling stone gathers no moss." but lots of moss gathers on the man that does not find his place and stick like a dog to the root. The Other Side. "I'll have to hand it to your wife for that beautiful bonnet she's bought." "That's all right for you to hand it to her, but I've got to foot the bill." Daily Thought. We do that in our zeal our calmer moments would be afraid to answer.—Scott. CORAL NOW CRAZE CORAL NOW CRAZE Quaint Ornaments Include Necklaces and Beads. Red Is Preferred to All Other Shades: In all the large shops nowadays there is a certain counter which is so crowded that it is difficult to get near it. This is the one where the necklaces and beads, the gorgeous pendants and strings of quaint ornaments are displayed. This is the day of the necklace, beyond a doubt the rebound from the quiet days of the war, notes a fashion writer, when we hid our jewels and little trifles so precious to the feminine heart. Joy has brought about a perfect riot of colorful things to be hung about our necks and tell by their brilliant glow and striking tones the victory note within our hearts. Red seems to be preferred to all other shades, though one finds jade and amber close up in the lea Coral is the thing this summer—it is even being made up into a sort of fringe with which to edge hems of skirts, the little teethlike coral bits being threaded along in a vivid line. Not until one has considered this vogue for coral do we realize how many different colors there are, for when one speaks of coral there comes at once into the mind's eye that deep red which for so many years seemed to be the only shade known. Nowadays, however, we have learned of the exquisite pale shades as delicate as a wild rose, the coral bits being polished into perfect round beads and threaded into exquisite strings of any desired length. Tiny gold clasps are used to fasten the short necklaces, while the longer strings are mounted in unending circles. By the same turn of the wheel which seems to bring back into favor so many things discarded years ago coral earrings are in favor. I am sure many of us have inherited those long pendant earrings with a hoop of gold, supporting a small coral rose richly carved. From this depended strands of gold fringe. In the summer time there are so many little things brought out to give an added touch of gayety to our appearance that one can go on forever talking about the new little things which one sees in favor for a moment. As to the matter of shoes, for instance, what woman can resist a pair of swaggering Spanish-looking brown suede pumps with colonial tongue and cut steel buckles? One of the curious color combinations which as yet has not been overdone is brown and pink—for illustration one often sees a rose pink georgette gown tied with a generous sash of brown satin ribbon or tulle or, the other way around, a brown frock is just apt to be encircled with a pink sash. It is for just such a combination of unusual colors that the lovely brown suede pumps are surely intended, though there is the satisfaction about brown that it can be worn with almost anything. White buckskin and brown kid are combined in some very smart low shoes for country wear, and brown stockings of a very soft quality of wool are flicked all over with white and designed to be worn with these same good shoes. Can Never Forgive That. "It's four years since he left me," said the deserted wife. "I remember it just as well as yesterday—how he stood at the door, holding it open till six files got into the house."—Boston Transcript. Walking Walking! Walking! What please there is in the mere act of walking upon some pleasant level! If relieved by alternating hill and dale, so much the better. Edward P. Hood. Happiness in Cheerfulness The mind that is cheerful in its present state will be averse to all solitude as to the future, and will meet the bitter occurrences of life with a placid smile.—Horace. We can't help thinking, that the business of a centenarian is very unhealthy. We rarely hear of them unless they are dying. Nothing New "All the world's a stage"—and yet some people look upon the revolving stage as a modern idea.—Boston Transcript. Daily Thought How many worthy men have we seen survive their own reputations—Montague. New Potatoes Grow Old If you place two-year-old potatoes in a box in a perfectly dry dark place and leave them for a few weeks you will find that new potatoes have grown on the old ones. They will continue to grow until the old potatoes have shrivled to dry skins. Transmigration of Souls. A fresh young man was pressing an old gentleman, who evidently felt bored, to give him an illustration of the transmigration of souls, showing how a person's identity might be maintained. At last the old gentleman replied: "Supposing you should die, you'oul might appear in a canary bird; when the canary bird died it might appear in a lion or a tiger; again, it might appear in a jackass—and I might stroke its ears and say, My dear fellow, you have not changed a bit" -Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph. Senile Marriages Some bygone lawnmakers would have been in sympathy with the Brooklyn millionaire who maintains that at 80 he was too old to be legally married. In Rome, under the Emperor Augustus, a law was passed forbidding men to marry when they were over 60, and women when they were over 50. Peter the Great, also disapproved of senile marriage, and enacted that no marriage age contract should hold good if either of the contracting parties was over 80 at the time it was entered upon. The Harpsichord. This was the instrument out of which our modern piano grew. It was more like a grand than an upright piano and sometimes had two rows of keys, but it was very inferior in power and tone to the modern instrument. It had no pedals, and the wires were not struck by hammers, but were plucked by quills. The compass of the instrument was about four octaves which was gradually increased as it was improved upon. The love of the maypole still lingers in the affections of the children of England, and in villages many of the old May dances have been revived, and the gray playgrounds of the cities' schools oftimes glow with unwonted brightness on May morning, as the present-day girls with spring frocks and beribboned maypoles still sing the songs and dance the steps which made merry the day through the long centuries. First Daily Paper "March 11th was the anniversary of the birth of the first daily paper in England, to wit, the Daily Courant," says the London Morning Post. "It was issued in the year 1702, by Mallet, against the Ditch in Fleet Street," and it was cynically said of the worthy pioneer that he was the earliest journalist to show any jealousy for an accurate statement of fact. Advice From One Who Knew. The puppy had been punished and was sulking in a corner. To him came the small daughter of the house, to administer, not comfort, but advice. "You may just as well be good first as last, Buddy," she admonished. "Everybody that belongs to mother has got to mind. I've been through it all—and I know." Roads Must Be Kept in Repair. Roads Must Be Kept in Repair. Investment of money in new roads does not become real economy until provision is made for keeping these new roads in condition after they are built. If a new road is built and then allowed to fall into disrepair, much of the original investment is simply wasted. Learning to Be* Miserable Learning to Be Miserable. Blessings on the little folks that have not yet learned to be miserable! Smiles and bright faces are their natural meat and drink. We may all stay just that way if we will. How? By putting the very best there is in us into doing things for other folks. Mercenary Love. Two little cousins had quarreled, and the mother of one of them tried to make peace. "Amy," she said, "why did you tell Bobbie you wouldn't be his little sweetheart?" "Cow he didn't ask me," replied Amy indignantly, "till he knew I had a new dime!" Looking Ahead Charles, upon the arrival of a small brother, was asked if he was not glad that it was a boy so he could play with him. "Humph," came the answer. "by the time, he is big enough to play I'll be grown up and married." "Talk am sumplin' like rain," ruminated Shinbone; "a certain 'mount am welcome an" necessary, but doggone a deluge!" Industry. I was industrious; whoever is equally sedulous will be equally successful.—Bach. Where Papa Scored. Father—"I never smoked when I was your age. Will you be able to tell that to your son when you are my age?" Willie—"Not with such a straight face as you do, father. You beat me there." ___ Let us all each other in our business and of our actions and endeavors prefect truth and altruism the moral execution of hypocrisy and self-harm for the inevitable result of a violation of our principles are long in these endless times will bring us misery and proclaim to us the futility of our methods in an endeavor toward a higher civilization. Compressed Arms Atmosphere. If the atmosphere of the earth were compressed to the density of water it would occupy a space of 1.258,000 cubic miles. The idea may be expressed more vividly when it is said that the whole gaseous envelope of the earth if compressed to this degree, would have a tank 109 miles high, 100 miles wide and 100 miles long. The Other Man An old Irish coachman, had just the ished a wet and cold drive. "Now Pat," said the young lady he had driven, "drink this glass of today and you'll feel like another man." Later on, when preparing to start on the return journey, Pat said. "Sure and the other man would like a drop of something hot!" Call for Reformation When pinching the dollar leaves a deep mark on the heart of its owner, doesn't it seem as if he would let up? But few of us have anything to up of in that line. Our souls are scared from end to end with the marks of our penuriousness. Shame on us! Let quit it!—Exchange. The Kiss a Religious Observation Judas betrayed the Messiah with a kiss, "Greet ye one another with a holy kiss," wrote Paul to the Coptians, and even to this day some of the Protestants still retain the kiss as part of the service of the Lord's Supper. Few Have College Education Few Have College Education. Just two-thirds of the presidents of the United States have been college men. Though more numerous than ever before, college graduates even now constitute less than 1 per cent of the population. Truth Everlasting The truth was never born, and it will never die. It is as old as the universe, and while the universe dures the fact that love is life and hate is death will endure along with it. FROM THIS DATE ONWARD THE BROAD AX CAN AL WAYS BE FOUND ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING NEWS STANDS: Mrs. L. Graves, The Provident Candy Shop, Notion Store and News Stand, 15 W. 36th Street, near State George I. Martin, Cigar, Notion Store and News Stand, 18 W. 31st St., near State. Edward Felix, Notions, Cigars and News Stand, 3002 S. Dearborn St. F. Bishop, Cigars, Tobacco and News Stand, 8 W. 27th Street, near State. A. D. Hayes, Cigars, Tobacco, Notion, Stationery and News Stand, 3640 S. State Street. Dodson's Shoe Shining Parlors and News Stand, So. West Corner 35th and State Streets. Lawrence M. Heard, Traveling News Agent, with news stands at 3129 S. State St. and So. East Cot. 35th and State' Streets. Charles F. Mallory's Barber Shop and News Stand, 313 E. 35th Street. W. D. Scott's Lunch Room and Restaurant, 248 E. 35th Street. Louis Wimbley's Shoe Shining Parlors and News Stand, 2946 South State Street. Mrs. S. F. Peyton, News Stand, Confectionary Store, 5012 S. State Street.