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The Sudden Death And Funeral Of Harry R. Gibbons, County Treasurer of Cook County; He Was Stricken Down At West Baden, Without A Moments Warning HE WAS HELD IN THE HIGHEST ESTEEM BY ALL THE CITIZENS RESIDING IN THIS CITY AND COUNTY; HE WAS A PRODUCT OF CHICAGO AND WITNESSED ITS GROWTH FROM A SMALL FRAME VILLAGE TO ONE OF THE LARGEST AND LEADING CITIES OF THE WORLD. A GREAT CONCOURSE OF PEOPLE IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE ATTENDED HIS FUNERAL AND FOLLOWED HIS REMAINS TO THEIR FINAL RESTING PLACE. It was a great shock to all the people residing in this city and in Cook County when it was announced on the streets on Tuesday morning that Harry E. Gibbons, County Treasurer, had dropped dead in front of the hotel where he was stopping at, at West Beiden, Ind, heart failure was the direct cause of his death, aside from working his way on up from the bottom to the top he was one of the best and most successful business men in this city and he was well and favorably known far beyond the bounds of his native city, for be it remembered that he was a native product of this great and marvelous city which he dearly loved as well as his own life, being born in it in 1863 in the most humble surroundings, he witnessed its development or expansion from a small frame village to one of the greatest cities in the world and he advanced from selling newspapers on the corners of the streets to the head of one of the largest manufacturing concerns in this country employing hundreds and hundreds of men, and for many years standing high in the estimation of the leading and most prominent business men, distinguished citizens also standing high in the estimation of those occupying the humbler stations or walks in life and when he passed away from this earth he was worth one million dollars which he had honestly piled up out of his business, all the time giving away money right and left and he resided with his devoted family in one of the finest homes on Sheridan road, which is located right in front of the Edgewater Beach Hotel. On Wednesday morning his remains arrived in this city from West Baden and were conveyed to his late home where until the morning of the funeral Friday morning they were viewed by thousands of his warm friends, on Wednesday the City Council and the Board of County Commissioners met and passed resolutions lamenting his ultimately death, and at the same time ordering the City Hall and the County Building closed during the funeral and Charleston, W. Va.—Subjecting the county to forfeiture of $5,000 for the benefit of the family of the person layched and making participation in a mob a felony punishable with death, both houses of the West Virginia Legislature have approved the most stringent anti-lynch bill thus far enacted by any of the states. H. J. Capehart, the colored member of the House of Delegates from McDowell County, drew and sponsored the measure in the lower branch, overcoming the most determined opposition of the democratic minority which sought to emasculate it by proposing various amendments. As originally drawn, the bill provided for a forfeiture of $25,000 and made every county through which the mob might pass jointly and severally liable. To meet the objections of many of his party members and secure their support, Capehart reduced the amount to $5,000 and limited the forfeiture to those counties whose citizens might aid and abet the layches. In his fight to put the measure through, the member from McDowell had the able and active support of T. G.utter, Kawanwa Gunzak, THE BROAD AX both buildings were draped with mourning out of respect to his memory. The sad services were held at his late home and at St. Ita's Roman Catholic Church at Broadway and Catalpa avenue, Rev. Fathers Crowe and J. M. Scanlan conducted the funeral services and his remains in the presence of thousands of his friends were laid to rest in Calvary Cemetery. The active pall-bearers were: Judge Charles A. McDonald, Judge John R. Caverley, Hon. John T. Connery, M. H. M. Governry, Hon. Patrick A. Nash, Thomas J. Webb, Hon. Robert M. Sweitzer, Hon. William L. O'Connell, Edward Landsberg and John P. Harding. Hon. Dennis J. Egen representing the Democratic Managing Committee, was in charge of the outside arrangement of the funeral and the formation of the funeral cortege was as follows: Band of fifty pieces. Five hundred police headed by Maj. Bauder. Five hundred firemen, headed by Chief O'Connor. Aldermen. City cabinet officials. Elected county officials. Band of fifty pieces. Democratic County Committee, headed by Mr. Egan and James M. Dalley, Chairman. Democratic organizations. Twenty-fifth Ward Democratic Club, John S. Hummer, President. Employees of all county offices and courts. Delegations from the Iroquois Club. Delegation from the Elks Club. Hundreds of the most prominent business men, judges of the various courts, eminent lawyers and the leading citizens in general, including all the public officials, Democrats and Republicans, felt highly honored to serve as honorary pelt bearers, which simply indicated that Mr. Gibbons was held in the very highest esteem by all classes of his fellow citizens. Mr. Gibbons is survived by his constant and devoted wife, Mrs. Gibbons one son, Mr. Walter C. Gibbons, other relatives and troops of steadfast friends to lament his passing on out into the next world. delegate, and the Legislative Committee of the West Virginia State League, composed of all classes of Negro citizens, of which T. Edward Hill, of Keystone, is President, and J. C. Gilmer, of Charleston, Secretary. Others of the race all over the state assisted with petitions, while members of the state administration and other influential citizens among the whites, both men and women, contributed much to the passage of the bill. Other legislation of particular benefit or interest to the race has been enacted or is pending with every prospect of favorable action. Bills creating an industrial school for colored boys and an industrial home for colored girls, introduced by Delegate Nutter, will have become laws before this gets into print as is true of the measure establishing a bureau of Negro welfare and statistics. The proposal to segregate colored passengers on railroads, disguised by its democratic author under the deceptive title of "A Bill to Provide for the Comfort of Passengers" was before the committee just long enough to pass a motion indefinitely postponing its consideration. The full snow bill designed to dispense with the services of colored railway porters, met a similar fate. It is reported that Dr. Stork will in the near future visit the home of Mr. and Mrs Ory B. Lewis, 437 E. 46th CHICAGO, ILL., SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1921. ) The new treasurer of Cook County, whose thousands of loyal friends are rejoicing with him over the high honor and the responsible duties which have been conferred upon him by the Board of County Commissioners. Hon. Patrick J. Carr, who has owing to the sudden death of the late Harry R. Gibbons, has been selected by the Board of Cook County Commissioners to serve out the unexpired term of Mr. Gibbons as County Treasurer, was born and raised right here in old Chicago, coming into this grand old world September 4, 1880. He was the wide awake and hustling son of James and Bridget (Bolger) Carr, who were well known to the old-time citizens residing in Chicago. As he advanced towards ripe boyhood, he sold newspapers for nine years, at the same time saving his money, which was expended to assist to educate himself and after completing his education in the grammar school in this city, he entered the De LaSalle Institute, finally graduating from it with high honors. On August 9, 1905, Mr. Carr was happily united President J. A. Gregg of Wilberforce University announces that the Commencement Program this year will be in keeping with the high standard that has always characterized the programs of that famous institution. After one of the best years in the history of Wilberforce all eyes are now turned towards Commencement. A very large class will be graduated from the several departments, thus presenting to the world an earnest group of young people who are going to take their places in the worth while activities of tomorrow. Bishop A. J. Carey of the 14th Episcopal District of the A. M. E. Church, will deliver the Baccalaureate sermon at 10 a. m. June 12; Dr. J. M. Wheeler, Pastor of Trinity A. M. E. Church, Pittsburgh, Pa., will deliver the address to the Religious Societies at 3 p. m. June 12; Bishop B. F. Lee, Senior Bishop of the A. M. E. Church, will address Payne Theological Seminary students at 7 p. m., June 12; Dr. R. W. Mance, President of Allen University, Columbia, S. C., will speak to the Literary Societies at 7:30 p. m. on Monday evening, June 13; the Ahmil Association of which Dr. R. C. Ransom, Editor of the A. M. E. Review, is President, will inaugurate Dr. Gregg as President of Wilberforce at 7 p. m. on Wednesday evening, June 15; the Commencement Address will be delivered at 10 o'clock, June 16, by Cancellor E. H. Lindley, of the University of Kansas. HON. PATRICK J. CARR in marriage to Miss Agnes McAuley, and they are the proud and happy parents of one highly accomplished daughter, Miss Margaret Carr, and they reside in a pleasant home at 3508 S. Western avenue. Seemingly it was just as natural for Mr. Carr to take to politics as it is for ducks to take to water and for more than six years he was one of the honest sidewalk inspectors for the city of Chicago, and moving forward or on up in political affairs he was elected alderman from the old fighting 5th Ward in 1911, and shortly after becoming one of the faithful and hard working city fathers he was presented with the finest and the largest diamond star that any alderman has ever received; he was re-eelted to the City Council in 1913 withbut the slightest opposition showing that he stood very high in the estimation of all the people the Alma Mater of President Gregg. Besides the annual meetings of the University and C. N. & I. Trustee Boards, on Tuesday the 14th and Thursday the 16th respectively, two great meetings of far reaching importance will occur at Wilberforce during the Commencement week. The first is the meeting of the Educational Association made up of the Presidents and Deans of the several A. M. E. Schools which will convene at 10 a. m., June 13, the other meeting will be that of the Medical Association of the State of Ohio, which will convene at Carnegie Library at 2 p. m., Thursday the 16th. The outlook now is that the Commencement this year will be attended in large numbers by members of the Trustees Board, the Alumni Association, patrons and friends, and Secretary Jenkins is already being taxed to secure accommodation for the many who will attend. All who are contemplating attending the Commencement exercises will do well to write Secretary Jenkins at once in order to secure accommodations. Mr. and Mr. Thaddeus D. Callaway, 5957 S. State street, have been presented with a lovely little girl baby by Dr. Stork and Mr. Callaway and little Miss Callaway are both doing well and Miss Nellie Callaway and her sister, Madam M. Callaway Byron, 3300 Rhodes avenue, are both highly delighted over the arrival of the new heir in the family. residing in the 5th Ward. In 1914 Mr. Carr was the only Democrat to be elected as one of the Trustees of the Sanitary District of Chicago and being very popular and well liked he received the votes of many Republicans both white and colored Republicans voting for him, at the Presidential election in 1920 he ran forty thousand votes ahead of his ticket in his brilliant race for re-election but the great Republican landslide caused him to fall on the outside of the breast works. The many thousands of warm friends of Mr. Carr, who has proven himself to be a splendid and successful business man, feel confident that he will continue to be the faithful public servant of all the people and that he will make an honest and a tip-top treasurer of Cook County. APPOINTMENT OF LIEUT. FLIPPER BRINGS PROTEST FROM WHITE CLERKS. Lieut. Henry O. Flipper Appointed Assistant Secretary of Intrector. Secretary of the Interior Fall, without noise or excitement, dropped Lieut. Flipper into a berth, and gave him the opportunity to look after Alaskan affairs. The "crocadile tears" of certain clerks who formally marched before the Secretary to announce that it would be impossible for them to serve in the department with a colored American as chief, did not move the secretary. His response was brief and to the point; "This desk of mine," he said "is large enough to hold all the resignations of those who do not wish to work." Secretary Mellon Lays Down Law. Secretary of the Treasury Mellen during a recent tour of one of the departments under his control happened to cast his eye upon one of the isolated Wilson segregation sign. "What's this?" he asked sharply. The excited subordinate stammeringly attempted reply, "Never mind" broke in the Secretary, "Take it down at once, and I never want to see any thing like it again. This is a government of all the people, without segregation." Secretary of Agriculture Wallace and Secretary of Commerce Hoover will be found to be "Johnny on the spot," in the matter of upholding the new ideals of fair play. LOVELY OR BEAUTIFUL WOMAN; IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO GET ALONG WITH HER, AND IT IS HARD TO GET ALONG WITHOUT HER. BY DR. M. A. MAJORS Many writers have undertaken to give a full interpretation of woman, and before they had finished solving the great riddle became gray of old age, decrepid, sickened and died with a work unfinished. The world needs the enlightenment that their great intelligence failed to convey and the "pale form of failure" is written at the ends of their pens. There are divergences of opinion and many points of view, but no matter from what angle the abtuse intellect browses, he is bewildered and dull before he has written a page. And yet the subject bristles with some inviting fondness, and gentle persuasion. She is not only wonderful, but magnificent and sometimes beautiful. She is hopeful and often determined. Her intelligence is as physical as it is psycological. As a spiritual being she is misleading, because she may be an angel of light, or a demon of utter darkness. She is not only a captor of men, she is sometimes a killer of men. But, be that as it may the shorter her garments are cut, the more potent become her intellect. Her wisdom is the phenomena of the ages. She looks through men, and too frequently can tell the size of his bank roll just by a glance at his heard. Without woman the proudest mansion would diminish to a veritable shack. The heart of the world would shrink to utter chaos, and the ambition of man would meet its certain doom. Nothing would be worth a struggle because hope would become a reliance of man's barbary nature. Everything worthy of truth would sicken and dwindle to a terrible ending. Without the fireside with her tender ministrations, life would become a mockery, and the hideous things, fiendish and diabolical would become the pleasurable pastimes of the rude savage. Blasphemy and ruin would mark the pathway of man's retrogression. Without her there would be no more divorces, but that would be the least of man's worries. When you Her greater concept of life is to love and be loved, to dress and to have the bill paid by her victim. Her peculiarity and difference abounds in the fact that she can never be pleased. Her charms are as perennial as her graces and she has no choice of time for embellishment. Beauty is her sun, but she is never a sun worshipper. For her a thousand tricks have been devised to take her captive, but no sooner is she supposedly captured does she escape the fearful cunning of her would-be conqueror. In her dictionary the word master is defined as slave. Her plumage is wonderful and her nature is abo- the understanding of the shrewdest general. She is armed with a smile that looks satisfaction, in spite of such an impossibility. She weeps real tears for sorrow or joy, and laughs sometimes when she is most aroused to terrifying anger. Men are cunning and tricky, she is capricious and cute. Man may be loathsome, woman can be hateful. The porecupine and the rodent have bristles and feelers, that they may pierce narrow areaways in the dark. Women has instead a sensitive plate for her mental acumen, and when it comes to meeting opposition, her mind has already traversed the length of the beaten path of her adversary. She is reserved, secure from blandishments because she wears the life preservers to keep her from sinking in oblivious sea. Man can improve, grow great, seek to become better, woman needs no improvement she is already perfect; the nearer man journeys to her shrine the farther he leaves perdition behind him. Although Jesus was the greatest manifestation of goodness we have ever seen. We may not be able to get along with her, few, if any of us hersia fond notions of ever being able to get along without her. She is a disturber of the peace if we take the Biblical view of Adam's happiness in the Garden of Eden, but she is immune from the polece regulations. She does not dress up any more, she is dressing down and we think more of her because we are privileged to wear glasses for the more we see her the better it is for all concerned. Men do not regret the day of small gowns even if they are growing timid and bashful. A very fine book is in the process of making. It is to be a Beauty Book the contents of which will cover all of the details appertaining to beauty. Everything bearing upon the subject will be given studious attention. In connection thereto will be a Beauty Contest. Hundreds of our most beautiful women are invited to send us their photos and $5 to guarantee a uniformity in the illustrations which the big book will contain. The winner of the Beauty Contest will be decided by seven judges. The winner will be given $250, a trip to Europe, or a scholarship for two years in any one of a number of universities, which we will name. Information on the matter may be procured by addressing Mr. H. L. Cozley, 4700 State street, Chicago, IL. But, be that as it may the shorter her garments are cut, the more potent be become her intellect. Her wisdom is the phenomina of the ages. She looks through men, and too frequently can tell the size of his bank roll just by a glance at his heard. Without woman the proudest mansion would diminish to a veritable shack. The heart of the world would shrink to utter chaos, and the ambition of man would meet its certain doom. Nothing would be worth a struggle because hope would become a relic of man's barbaric nature. Everything worthy of truth would sieken and dwindle to a terrible ending. Without the fireside with her tender ministrations, life would become a mockery, and the hideous things, fiendish and diabolical would become the pleasurable pastimes of the rude savage. Blasphemy and ruin would mark the pathway of man's retrogression. Without her there would be no more divorces, but that would be the least of man's worries. When you think of the May days, the Easters, the fun and foolishness of inexperienced people it almost makes you feel like turning missionary. And if there were no women there would be no missionaries. She is the world's greatest missionary. But she is learning to get the money. She is following a multiplicity of trades and businesses, and ere long money will be coming to her so easy that proud man will want to look upon her as a competitor. Her wonderful humanity is what places her nerrier the angels. Services gets true interpretation from her unselfish acts of kindness, and devotion to causes that man is unfit to carry forward. Her strong sentimentality, sincerity and determination show her more a potent force in the world than any thing a man has yet done, though he's built the Brooklyn bridge, or the leaning tower of Pisa. She has regulated our forms of living, put tone in everything that's noble by her intimate interests in the world's progress, and taught the nude cave man to speak in a soft and velvety voice the love accents of his improved heart. She was the pioneer in the early approaches to cultivation, art, music and letters. She is the world's best barometer. If you would know the signs of the time notice her dress and her disposition. She it was who contributed so much to change the religious sentiment of the world, and since the days of Martin Luther and the Wesley's she is found oftenest at the church and the X. W. C. A. and Woman's Clubs. What education has done for the world, her ministrations have done for the church from which comes all our development and intellectual life for the last thousand years. She was the first to talk with Jesus after the crucifixion. It is in the very nature of things that she must know things. Her intelligence makes her the most useful to society, she imbues the babe with the far fetched wisdom of the ages before the child is born, and she keeps the intellectual index system until the child reaches maturity and is able to assort the cards for him or herself. NEGRO SHERIFF FORGOT HANG GLIES LIFE TERM. Shreveport, La.—The death sentence of Lonnie Eaton, the Negro the sheriff of Ouachita parish parish forgot about when the day set for Eaton's hanging came around last month, has been commuted by the State Pardon Board to life imprisonment, according to reports received here Thursday from Baton Rogue. The board considered the Negro's case there. Eaton was convicted of murder several months ago, and was brought from Ouachita parish to the Caddo parish jail for safe keeping. Gov. Parker set the date for the hanging, but the sheriff forgot all about it until the legal date had passed. As he afterward wrote to Gov. Parker, he was so busy with other affairs in his office that he forgot the day that he was to hang Eaton. In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue, Rep- ublican, Democrat, Catholics, Pro- testants, Single Taxers, Priests, in- hdels 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, even 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 ad- vance. One Year ..... $2.00 Six Months ..... $1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communication to THE BROAD AX 6206 So. Elizabeth St., Chicago, Ill. Phone Wenworth 2897 JULIJUS F. TAYLOR Editor and Publisher Associate Editor DR. M. A: MAJORS 4700 South State Street Phone Dresel 1416 APRIL 23, 1921 VOL. XXVI. No. 31 Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago Ill. Under Act of March 8, 1879. PRESIDENT HARDING AOTS IN ACCORD WITH RECOMMEN- DATION OF N. A. A. C. P. "Congress ought to wipe the stain of barbaric lynching from the banners of a free and orderly representative democracy," was the declaration of President Harding in his first message to Congress on Tuesday, April 12, thus complying with the request of James Weldon Johnson, Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, who urged this step during a personal interview with the President at Washington, Mr. Harding also urged the appointment of a national inter-racial commission to study and report on the subject of inter-racial relations, another step which Mr. Johnson urged upon the President. Mr. Johnson interviewed President Harding and left with the President a memorandum which read in part: "The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People earnestly requests the President to include in his message to Congress convening April 11 a recommendation that it take action to end lynching, the most terrible blot on American civilization." "It it earnestly urges the appointment of a National Inter-Racial Commission to make a thorough and sincere study of race conditions and race relations in the United States with particular reference to the causes of friction." N. A. A. C. P. ADVANCE MEMBER SHIP DRIVE ON IN ENGLEWOOD. The Southwest District (Englewood) Battalion of the 1921 Membership Drive began its work last Sunday at Hope Presbyterian Church, where the meeting was held as emergency on account of no heat being provided in the Copper- nus School. Major William H. Sheri- 123 HON. THOMAS CAREY President of the Carey Brick Co., owner of extensive oil wells in California, which are producing thousands of barrels of oil per day, and it would be a mighty fine thing if Mr. Carey would consent to serve as chairman of the Democratic Central Committee of Cook County. dan assembled a most enthusiastic group of workers in that section. Mrs. Fannie Turner, Chairman of the meeting, announced the object of the meeting opening with prayer by the Pastor, Rev. Williams. The principal address in behalf of the N. A. A. C. P. was delivered by Morris Lewis, Colonel of the drive. Mr. Lewis, with the wonderful enthusiasm and momentum that he has developed in this work, very forcefully emphasized the support to which the organization is entitled, his remarks being interrupted with determined applause. J. M. Brumfield, Assistant City Prosecuting Attorney, followed Mr. Lewis and added an unmistakable emphasis to the spirit of the meeting, closing his remarks by presenting the following resolution which was unanimously adopted: Whereas, we look with suspicion and terror upon the revival in our country, and the institution in the State of Illinois, of the Ku Klux Klan, and view with amazement the bold advertisement in the public press of this organization, bringing to memory its nefarious and cruel outrages heaped upon loyal American citizens, defenseless and innocent, during the Reconstruction period, be it Resolved, that the Chicago Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, in public meeting assembled in Hope Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Sunday, April 17, 1921, do respectfully but firmly assert that the advent of the Ku Klux Klan within the confines of this state, tends to inflame the breasts of its law-abiding citizens with hatred and prejudice so disturbing as to be in effect an assault upon the peace, tranquillity and dignity of the people of the State of Illinois, and we, the sore, call the attention of the Governor, the Attorney General, and the General Assembly of the State; the State's Attorney and Sheriff of Cook County; the Mayor, City Council and Chief of Police of the City of Chicago; and also the People of the State, to this actual and threatened condition to the end that steps be taken, investigations instituted and Ko., owner of extensive oil producing thousands of barrels a mighty fine thing if Mr. Carey sirman of the Democratic Ceny. prosecutants commenced that will rid the State of this organization and avert this threatened instruction upon the calm and peaceful progress of our Great Commonwealth, and be it Resolved, that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the officials and governmental bodies named. Before the close of the meeting Major Sheridan and his captains and lieutenants enrolled a number of new memberships and say they are determined to solicit at least 1,500 new members in their section. N. A. A. C. P. 1921 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE OPENING RALLY. Next Sunday at 3 p. m. at Pilgrim Baptist Church, 33rd and Indiana avenue the official opening of the N. A. A. C. P. Membership Drive will take place. The management has carefully prepared its workers in training and instructions meetings and are ready now to go to the public with their Membership Solling Machine in working order. Colonel Morris Lewis will open the throttle next Sunday and by May 8 will have enrolled over 10,000 memberships in this drive. Short inspirational talks will be delivered by Rev. S. E. J. Watson of Pilgrim Church, Rev. J. W. Walker of St. Paul Presbyterian Church, Lieutenant R. A. J. Shaw, Attorney Engene J. Marshall, J. M. Brumfield of the City Attorney's Office, J. N. Avendorph, Robert Fisher and Morris Lewis, the principal addresses being reserved for Hon. A. H. Roberts and Charles S. Morris, Jr. To this meeting the workers, members and friends of the N. A. A. C. P. are cordially invited. DEATH OF DR. J. WEBB CURTIS AT HOT SPRINGS, ARK., WHO AT ONE TIME RESIDED IN The latter part of last week Dr. James Webb Curtis, who was well known in this city where he resided for some years shortly after the Spanish-American War, passed away at his home at Hot Springs, Ark., after an illness of three weeks. Dr. Curtis was born in Marion, Ala., July 29, 1856, in time he honorably served as Postmaster at Marion and as Special Deputy in the Pension Office. He graduated with high honors from the Howard University Medical College and he successfully practiced in this city and at Hot Springs. Dr. Dr. Curtis was Surgeon in the 8th Illinois Regiment and went to Cuba as Surgeon in the 48th Vol at the time of the Spanish-American War. After spending three years in the Phillipines, Dr. Curtis resumed the practice of medicine at Hot Springs. He leaves a wife, two daughters and two grandchildren; two brothers, T. A. and W. P. Curtis in St. Louis; brother A. T. Curtis in Chicago, and two sisters, Mrs. J. B. Porter of Atlanta and Mrs. Mary May of Sedalia, Mo. ERNEST H. WILLIAMSON, THE UP-TO-DATE FUNERAL DIRECTOR, HAS SECURED THE SERVICES OF DR. R. FINN AS HIS ADVERTISING MANAGER. Dr. R. Finn, who was for quite a few years successfully engaged in the storage, van and moving business in the forty-fifth block on State street, has disposed of all his interest in that line of business, and he has now become the advertising manager for Mr. Ernest H. Williamson, the progressive and up-to-date understaker, 6121 S. State street. Dr. Finn, being full of business, will assist Mr. J. E. Bish, to make things hum, around the Williamson, modern establishment. ```markdown ``` CHARLES E. STUMP, THE TRAVELING CORRESPONDENT FOR THE BROAD AX, HAS FOR THE PAST WEEK BEEN HOLDING FORTH AT MIAMI, FLORIDA, AND VISITING OTHER POINTS IN THE ORANGE GROWING STATE. Miami, Fla.—With Williams out of the way for the time being, I feel as happy as a Junebug, and in spite of all that has been said or done, I can feel that there is a better day ahead for me and mine, and we will yet come into our own. While I don't know how many people have been put away on the death farm of Williams in Jasper County, Georgia, and has made the state famous, yet I can see thousands of thrifty men and women of my race who have never seen that farm and never will. I am now in Miami, a city where just yesterday, so to speak, a man was almost lynched for driving an automobile car carriage, belonging to a white man, and the crackers down in this town swore by the eternal candlestick that we should never be allowed to run one down here, but one day the young men of my race got as full as the devil and bell fire as a tick full of human blood, and for a few minutes there was some real flying down here, and ever since that time they have been running away. "Tell the angels to get down our slippers and dust them of, for we are on our way to glory," was the message to heaven by the youngmen, and when they got through cracking heads down here the men of my race were told that they could run all the automobiles they could get hold of to run, and there has been no more automobile trouble in Miami. It took just a little grit, that's all. My people are doing some wonderful things-down here, and I am proud of them. I think I have told you about I. L. Jones, who is known to all the people from way up yonder as "Parson" Jones. He is a man of wealth, a man of industry, a man of thrift, and a man who is known by the great men of America, who has had as his guest Andrew Carnegie and his family, and other men of wealth, but the latest was President Warren G. Harding, of the United States. He came down here when a young man, and purchased some of these little islands down here. He elected to erect his mansion on Porgies Key, which is just about 30 miles from this place. Now what happened, on these rocky lands, if you would call it land, or what ever it is, he is the king lime raiser, then he has grape fruits, that will melt in your mouth without sugar, tomatoes, and on these he has accumulated his wealth and two sons, fine possession for any human being. He will measure about six feet in his sox, as black as the shoes he wears, but a business man of the first water. He is telling the world what industry, honesty and thrift will do for any man, and the soil will never draw the color line. Thanks he unto God for this. There is another man, here in this town and he is an inspiration to his people, and this is D. A. Dorsey, real estate, a man who is engaged in rentals and mortgages, who will sell you a lot and build you a house on terms, and then he has erected a three story hotel right in the heart of the town for us, costing when finished about one hundred thousand dollars, and believe me honey it is a dream. The Dorsey Hotel, takes it place among the best in this country, and ranks with the big hotels down here in this place, hence our tourist may come down here and spend all the time they want in a real hotel owned and operated by our people, and have first-class accommodation. Here I am down here in this part of the world, and I am here on invitation of Rev. J. R. Evans, Pastor of the Mt. Zion Baptist Church, and a man with COL. HARVEY'S WEEKLY YIELDS GHOST WITH A SMILE AND A KICK New York.—The last issue of Harvey's Weekly has appeared, its editor and owner, Col. George Harvey, having announced upon his appointment as ambassador to Great Britain that he would discontinue its publication. Under the caption of "Good-hy: A Brief Autobiography," the demise of the weekly was announced with a review of its three years' fight against President Wilson and the League of Nations. "The final test came in the national campaign," the autobiography states. "And when the votes were counted, the glorious news was heralded that America had redecelled her independence by a majority of nearly 8,000,000. It remained only for the new president to clinch the nail already driven into the coffin of the wretched league—and this, with fidelity to its pledge and with characteristic finality, he did in his first message to Congress. "So the war is won; the league is dead; autocurry is no more; the nincompoops are out." The "autobiography," presumably written by Col. Harvay, adds that the weekly has been accused of "savage attacks and vehement and vitriolic assault." "The charges are true," the autobiography continues. "I have drawn upon all my resources. I have given freely and I have accepted cheerily. A fight's a fight. I maintain simply that I have told nothing but the truth." a vision, a man who has indeed a trained mind, and an educator. Rev. Evans, was at one time the dean of Roger Williams University, Nashville, Tenn., resigned to take up work here in this town. Well this young man is doing some, preacher business, and has erected a parsonage for the church which cost $10,000, and it is paid for, and he is now looking around to find something else to do. God bless him. Now how did I get here may be the question asked? I have been going some believe me honey, and I am going some more before I end here. I think I was way up yonder when I wrote to you last week, sending you a letter from Savannah, Ga., where I was the guest of Rev. Wrenn and his wife. I talked and walked with them, then got myself together and went over to Jacksonville, Fla., where I had the pleasure of hearing a real concert by the Morehouse College Glee Club. This was a great concert, and I enjoyed it very much, and when it was over I went to the home of Grand Chancellor W. W. Andrews, where I spent the night the guest of this man. Mrs. Andrews, I have told you about her before. She is the private secretary of her husband, and worthy of the position. I was thrown in company with Joseph S. McLane, that great headwaiter, and I have been invited to visit his home which I will do in a few days from now, and I will tell you a few things about him in my other letter. I looked around, and then I got myself together, and went to St. Augustine, Fla., the guest of Prof. N. W. Collier, President of the Florida Normal and Industrial Institute, which is to be the leading school in Florida, and is located in the ancient city, St. Augustine, Fla. He had his automobile car carriage waiting at the East Coast Line stable to meet me, and after it had met me, soon I was over the five miles at the building where I was to spend the night. Prof. Collier thought enough of me to invite me down there to be the speaker for what is known as Founder's Day, and I was right there with the goods. Both races were there to hear me, and I just stepped about and walked about Zion, and put some pep into it. This was a fine thing for me, and I enjoyed talking about the Center of the Universe, and man's place in the world. I certainly did try to blow about man, and many of the people wanted me to make another speech, when I was through with the first one, but I was not ready for the question. Professor Collier, is doing a great work, and he is supported by some strong teachers. I got through with them and then made my way to another part of the busy world. Well, I was down here at the stepping off place, and will soon step off, but I want to go to the meeting of the National Race Congress, May 5, in Washington, D. C., for this is going to have much to do with our people, and it is going to take up the matter of Legislation for the future. We must not sit down and wait for something to happen for us now, but we must get busy and help these things to happen, and if we failed to do so then the future will be dark for us. What are you doing? What has been your motto? What are you going to do for us, and for yourself? Are you interested in the future of your people? I am not so particular about the man who is to be appointed to a job, as I am about the right of human beings. Let us all pray together. CHARLES E. STUMP. that I have set down naught in malice or vindictiveness, and that I cherish no resentments now when I pass on as quietly as may be upon the fulfillment of what I conceive to be my mission." A MORON is JUST A MORON, JUDGE DAVID LEARNS. Judge Joseph B. David shook his head when he was asked to define a moron Thursday night. The judge had spent the day questioning several psychologists in an effort to obtain a clear definition of the term moron. The physicians were subpoenaed to testify in the case of Samuel Adamatz, who is charged with contributing to the delinquency of sever.1 small boys. Question Baffles Alloists. The judge read a hypothetical question to Dr. Sidney Kuh, an alienist with twentynine years' experience. "I don't quite understand your question," said the physician. "What do you say?" snapped the judge, turning toward Dr. John J. Mahoney. "I think that there is something wrong with the question," answered the physician, as some of the spectators tittered. "The term moron is not a stand T. HON. CHARLES KRUTCKOFF The popular and ever smiling member of the sessors of Cook County who would make a dane candidate for treasurer of Cook County in 1922 The popular and ever smiling member of the Board of Assessors of Cook County who would make a dandy Republican candidate for treasurer of Cook County in 1922. ardized term," Dr. Kuh explained. "It means a high grade imbecile whose defects are less on the intellectual side than they are on the moral or ethical sides." Sends Man to Asylum. Dr. Edmund Jacobson said "a moron is a subnormal individual whose intellect falls into the Binet rating of 7 to 12 years old and whose normal ability is not sufficient to conduct his own affair." Judge David conferred with assistant State's Attorney Ramsey. They decided Adamatz was insane and the defendant was committed to the Asylum for Criminal Insane at Chester, IL. CAVALRY A. M. E. ZIO? CHURCH NOTES. Rev. J. H. Chase, Pastor. Last Sunday the morning service was well attended. The pastor preached a very inspiring sermon, his subject was, "The Wages of Sin Is Death," the subject was well handled, showing the speaker had given considerable thought and study to it. This coming Sunday is the last Sunday of our rally, all well wishing friends don't forget us. The choir master from St. Catherine's Church rendered a fine program which was enjoyed very much. The pastor organized four new clubs Monday evening. He believes in doing business for the Master. The Bazaar Committee made a complete report for the bazaar, it was very creditable. The Willing Workers will give a pink tea at the church Wednesday evening, April 27, all are invited. The Young Men's Club are giving a banquet May 12, it is going to be very up-to-date. The Buds of Promise are doing a splendid work. The children are the coming church. [Picture of a man in a suit with a tie]. DR. WALTER N. THOMAS Prominent Mason, and this city, who can count dreds. Prominent Mason, and one of the most popular M. D. is this city, who can count his friends and patients by the humdreds. All the members are quite busy trying to make a good showing for our rally.—"C." Mrs. Anna Ferguson was on the sick list last Sunday. Miss Wilma Powers was with us again Sunday. She has been on the sick list. THE NECESSITY CLUB HAS OPENED UP A SPLENDID DAY NURSERY AT 3519 8. DREAROEN ST. Monday of this week the Necessity Club whose officers always believe in doing or accomplishing something practical, opened up a permanent day nursery at 3518 S. Dearborn street. The house at that number has been thoroughly renovated and put in a first-class sanitary condition and Monday being the opening day many men and women from all parts of the city visited the quarters. So far more than forty children are being cared for daily at the nursery. Miss Laura French is President of the Necessity Club, Mrs. Harvey A. Watkins was Chairman of the Reception Committee. Mrs. Eliza Johnson, who has worked very hard night and day for its success, is Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chairman of the House Committee. The Necessity Club Day Nursery is highly worthy of the support of the charitably inclined people of Chicago. LAID TO REST The Rev. E. P. Robinson, Pastor of Antioch Baptist Church, 50th and Layette avenue, after an illness of more than twelve months, passed away last week and was buried from Bethlehem Baptist Church, 50th and Wabash avenue, Tuesday. His body lay in state at Antioch Church all day Monday where hundreds of friends viewed the remains. BACK FROM ST. LOUIS Mrs. Nellie Krummick, 4344 Evans avenue, who has spent two months at St. Louis, Mo., with relatives and friends, is back in the city much pleased with her trip. one of the most popular M. D his friends and patients by the [Image of a woman wearing a pinstriped suit with a wide collar and belt, holding a cane.] This black and white striped flan- al sport suit is one of the noblest to make its appearance. It is serviceable for spring and summer wear. FEW WOMEN WEAR PETTICOAT Probably Four Out of Five Have Abandoned Old Favorites for Bloomers and Knickers. If you happen to be one of the women who have stuck to the idea that a petticoat is an indispensable adjective for feminine costume, you probably do not dream how many women do not wear petticoats. Probably four out of five women have abandoned the petticoat for those bifurcated garments, variously called bloomers, knickers, pantablooms and panta-lettes. There are women who never feel comfortably warm without a petitcet. Even the thinnest muslin petitcet seems enough to keep them from catching cold, while in a pair of close-fitting jersey knickers they have a shivery sensation about the knees. The knickers are really warmer, of course, and when once you have become accustomed to them, they are a deal more comfortable. But there is something appealing to all women kind in the idea of a petitcet—particularly if it is a pretty petitcet of silken stuff—and there seems not much danger that bloomers, knickers or pantselts will ever entirely oust the dainty petitcet from its first poetion in feminine favor. The petticoat is a garment for wear with evening dress, rather than with street clothes. Tailored skirts are almost invariably worn over well fitted pantselles of silky leather material. Skirts are so narrow and so plain that a petticoat underneath is apt to get into lumps and spoil the slim line of the silhouette. And unless it is made of the softest, silkest material a petticoat will make a narrow dress skirt "ride up" in distress manner. THERE IS NO COLOR LIMIT No Hard and Fast Rules Before and After Thirty in the Present Age. Colors which have so much to do with one's appearance are now no longer chosen according to age, as our mothers and grandmothers were prone to do. There is no color limit, no hard and fast rules before and after thirty in this age. The necessary thing is to know your type and then to know the colors as applied to yourself. A girl with delicate coloring and transparent skin should choose tints rather than colors lest she detract from the delicacy of nature's endowments, whereas the girl with the clear olive skin and sunkissed complexion can wear the vivid and intense colors that challenge her own. Fellows, ochre and greens call for a very clear skin, whereas red and in derivatives lend a glow that is flattering, as do also the warmer shades of purple. The eternal blue and green color scheme for the red-halired girl has at last given way to a range of colors in perfect harmony with or strongly contrasting, running the gamut from a pale and faint pink to brilliant orange, which well offsets the rare coloring of hair, which the majority of us, alas, are not favored with. To Freshen a Hat If you have a hat from last year that is still in shape but rather faded, it out, purchase some ruffia and enclosure it in one or two, or even more, contrasting colors. This is particularly effective upon a hat of color or satin, and though the embroidery only consists of long and short stitches, with the colors blended, the effect will be a good one. Pudding Sauce. A pudding sauce is made with three tablespoonfuls each of milk, orange marmalade and marshmallow cream. Tuberculosis and Stomach. Tuberculosis rarely attacks the stomach, and the reason for this is explained by Dr. Wilhelm Bastzer of Berlin in describing one case in Berlin Klinische Wofenschrift. He writes the gastric juice aided by the acupressure movements of the stomach, kill the germs of tuberculosis before they have a chance to take hold. Parisian Garment Has Lost Nothing of Its Prestige. Trifle Less Diverified in Style-Adheres Mostly to One Straight, Uncompromising Line. The petite robe, that loveliest of all Parisian achievements, has lost nothing of its prestige during this spring season. It is, perhaps, a trifle less diversified in style than it once was, but, though it adheres mostly to one straight and uncompromising line, it is none the less developed in a thousand different ways, each more perfect than before. In the subtleties of these developments there lies a deal of charm that seems impossible to imitate. Most of the daytime dresses, if the collections are viewed as a whole, are made from very fine serge or from one of the many varieties of crepe de chine. More often the freaks of dark blue serge, for this is a material of never-ending popularity with the Parisienne, are trimmed with some shade of red applied in more or less intricate ways. But with the blue goes the red almost as a matter of course. The combination of red and blue is used by Polet many times over, and on most of his daytime frocks he is making a point of the longer skirt which reaches below the ankles. Doelliet shows an adaptation of the Brittany costumes, which has had all sorts of interested attention in Paris. It is the prettiest combination of blue serge with red trimmings. Another frock which appeared at the opening of this maison was made up of two panels of red foulard, one at front and one at back, and each of these was embroidered in an all-over pattern with dark blue threads. The remaining portions of the dress, that is, the full sides and sleeves, were of blue serge, to carry out this ever-prevalent style of red and blue. In the same style one sees among the collection of Martial et Armand a red and blue dress called Marmouset. Madeleine et Madeleine have a red and blue frock, very simple and chaste in line. It is built about a high belt of red filt lace, around which all the interest centers. The skirt is full and the bodice slightly bloused. At this most popular of designers the afternoon gowns of silk and crepe are very apt to have their skirts slit in some way so that another and a lighter shade appears between the apertures. And it is true that these foundation colors are more often than not adorned with embroideries of different sorts. Molnyneux shows a street frock in dark blue serge which has a wide, crushed belt of brightly glistening red leather. CREPE DE CHINE ADDS CHARM BROOKLYN A large chapeau of navy hemp is faced with crepe de chine of the same shade which also adds softness to this straw hat. tolee Shell. Bracelets are still in high favor with the fashionably attired woman. Many are worn together, but they need not be of the same metal or enriched with similar jewels. When two are used on one arm very often the combination of one ivory bracelet and one of tortoise shell is noted. Another type of bracelet is that made of tiny pearl beads strung on a small chain. Such bracelets may be of great length, for they are wound around the arm a number of times and fastened at the wrist. Egyptian and oriental motifs are shown in the new neck chains. The pendants are imitations of the scarab, sometimes enriched with tiny colored stones in fascinating color combinations. The colored silk cords to which they are attached often match these stones. Our crystal is also much in request this season. Neck chains, pendanta bracelets and hatpins show me pleasing use of the stones. The hatpins are both large and small in shape. Oil in North America. Oil was known to the Indians and used by them for medicinal purposes. It was first obtained from the surface of creeks and as a product of salt wells. Edwin L. Drake drilled the first oil well in the United States in August, 1850, near Oil City, Pa. The first discovery of oil in Canada was made in 1859 near Petrolia, Out. THE BROAD AX SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1981 S This exquile biouse of lace and net is of the type which should appeal to milady who appreciates the value and importance of a supply of such dainty wearing apparel. THE VOGUE FOR FILET LACE Italian Product in Demand—May Very Easily Be Imitated by Use of Heavy Thread. The day when every woman who liked to do needlework had a sheaf of colored silks in her workstand is gone. Colored embroidery of some sorts is, of course, still done. However, there are other kinds of needlework that are more in vogue. One is flet lace. It is interesting to contemplate the length of time that flet lace has been in high fashion, both for the adornment of woman and the adornment of her home. The fashion does not dwindle, rather increases. Just now there is a particular vogue for the heavy Italian flet lace. This may very easily be imitated, simply by using very heavy thread. This lace forms scarfs for the table. Done in deep cream thread, with a long knotted fringe at the ends, a scarf of this lace is effective on the living-room table. Done in white thread or a light cream it forms a beautiful covering for a luncheon table. Remember, though, to have the thread of a very heavy quality, for therein lies the distinction of this particular sort of lace. Old English eyelet work is also in vogue. The kind that one does with a stiletto. It should be done on very fine linen, sheer and soft. This is used for neckwear especially. Then there are the various fine crocheted edges that are used on so many of the luncheon and tea napkins. Not a scallop or a lace, but a little picton edge, worked on fine, strong linen. Embroidered towels, with big initials worked in a diamond-shaped frame, are still considered quite smart, and their working is a pleasure, because of their softness. LINEN THE SUMMER FABRIC Course Material in Vivid Colors Will Be Popular for the Grayish Seaside Days. No matter how much we may enjoy the snows and sports and formalities of winter in town or country, there is one preoccupation of that season which is a perennial joy—the selection of our early summer clothes, says Harper's Bazar. The serges and silks and chiffons, which for many years have usurped the place of the cottons and linens and ginghams, are on Dame Fashion's blue list for the season of 1923, but while on it they do not fill it. Warm weather will see a blossoming forth of heavy linen, airy batiste and soft clinging cottons in the liveliest of colors. Perfect for grayish seaside days are straight frocks of coarse linen in vivid colors, banded with leather or embroidered in heavy silk. Most apropos for a warm day in town are gowns of a new fabric called cotton chiffon, which may be knife or accordion-plaited with delightful effect. At tea time on an awninged veranda snowy batiste with all-over design in eyetel embroidery is a sight to refresh eyes which are jaded by the glaze of a June sun on a blazing tennis court, while for a lawn fete the most perfect confection is a frock of filmy mull made with a jaunty sash and tablier and showing innumerable rows of infinitely fine tucking. A mere thread of valentennes edging may outline the frills which adorn this exquisite type of frock. Dainty Lavender Bag Dainty Lavender Bags. Lavender bags are dalty trifles very easy to make out of "nothing," Any old scrap of silk or ribbon suffices for the bag itself. A fragment of narrow ribbon, or even a twist of bright-colored crewel silk, ties it up and a few cents' worth of lavender fills several bags. A tiny touch of embroidery on the bag doesn't take long, and lends a certain personal distinctive touch to an accessory which most girls welcome. Lingerie Blouses. Many fine lingerie blouses are designed with long shawl collars. Some of these collars are edged with lace, others are hand scalloped, still others have plain edges, but are trimmed with inserts of lace applied with embroidery stitches and motifs. Most of these collars are seen on blouses of volle and batiste that are supplied with wrist-length sleeves. First Studies of the Human Body. Early studies in human anatomy were conducted under many difficulties. Aristotle was among the first to study the human body, about 850 B. G. Through all the years there was objection to dissection of bodies to satisfy facts, and when Titanian designed and had completed the first anatomical plates they were destroyed by Vesalius, about 1533. The hat seems to be a mere excuse for the wearing of the veil this spring—so much importance do the French milliners place on the filmy bit of net that suspends its lacey beauty from crown, brim, back or side of the newest chapeaux. There are, insists a writer in the New York Mall, many veil varieties as there are hats. Apparently each shape and each occasion must have its special veil accompaniment. There are circular veils, those of square outline like an enlarged handkerchief, those like the veil of the women of the East, apronlike, but that are intended to cover the eyes partly rather than to reveal them; the veil by the yard, long or short, as the wearer wishes, and veils of color, embrideries, ribbon trimmingss, applique motifs—conservative, fantastic or merely commonplace. According to the vell, its quality, character and adjustment, we may change our outlook on life! When it is draped down the back we become Spanish for the nonce; or when merely an edge is permitted to hang delicately over the crown we ally ourselves with the ladies of the second empire, although, thank goodness, there is no "curtain" drawn in at the back of the hats of today. We become French to our nose tips when we wear the coquettish little affair of embroidered net that must not by any chance descend below that scheduled point; and we identify ourselves with the ladies of the harem when we half conceal and half reveal our more or less charming features in veils that hang long and straight before and behind. If we are conservative, the veil we will wear will be very similar to the one we wore last season. It might be termed English or American, rather decorative, but without any bizarre suggestion; probably a fine mesh with hand-applied chenille dots of extremely small size; or black or brown with fine scroll work. Blue veils are modish because they go with the straw and the silk hats of that color. Brown is always flattering and many women find that same endearing quality in taupe. From Paris have come veils spangled here and there over their cobwebby surface, and there are ribbon-embroidered veils, too, as well as those with fringed borders. SOME CHARMING NEW WRAPS Latest Outer Garment for Spring Wear is of the Coat and Cape Type. Charming and very smart are the new coats which, though very few and far between, are beginning to make their appearance. One hesitates whether to dub them coat or cape, and compromises on wrap, which quite satisfactorily covers them. One, of French blue, was drawn in rather closely about the waist, and came to just below the knees—that is, the main part of it did. This was straight, and cut on the lines of a rather close cape. A smaller cape, which came to the waistline, was embroidered in a single thread of silver, and a close collar of gray squirrel completed the wrap. Equally interesting was another wrap of tomato red, which was cut on the lines of the old-fashioned circular cape. At intervals in the fabric was woven a wide double stripe of cream color, which ran through the material just above the knees, just above the waist, and again above the elbows, so that it came out across the wide part of the cape that served as sleeves. This wrap has but a narrow collar of its own material. CHIPS. Mr. and Mrs. Milton Trice, have removed from 4309 S. Wabash avenue to 4431 Indiana avenue. Beatrice E. Lee, who is still visiting in Paris, France, favored the writer this week with a lovely souvenir from the French Capitol, for which we extend many thanks. Rev. S. L. Birt, Pastor of Bethel Church, left Monday evening for Washington, D. C., where he attended the meeting of the Financial Board of the A. M. E. Church. Before returning home he will visit Baltimore, Md., and New York City. Mr. and Mrs. Terrevious L. Douglas are now located in their new home at 3524 S. Michigan avenue. For some time past Mrs. Douglas has been confined to her home severely suffering with rheumatism. Her many friends hope that she will soon recover from the direful effects of it. Mrs. Lottie M. Cooper, of East Orange, N. J., has returned to the city again in order to be at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Mamie Odom, 3733 Forest avenue, who has been seriously ill for the past month.Dr. George C. Hall, at the present time, does not hold out a great deal of hope of her ultimate restoration to her usual good health. Mr. Thomas Grant, of 3350 Vernon avenue, Corporal of Company B, 8th Regiment, who was gassed in France, died Tuesday. Mr. Grant was one of the old members of North Star Lodge, No. 1, and a well-known citizen. His funeral will be held from his late residence, Sunday, April 24, at 1 p. m., under the auspices of North Star Lodge, No. 1, and possibly the 8th Regiment. All brother Masons are re- Adelbert H. Roberts, state representative, has been appointed as chairman of the SubCommittee of Appropriation on the Lincoln Monument and Homestead, which duties he will give much time and attention. ENTERTAINS Mrs. Eliza Jackson, 3739 Elmwood avenue, state grand queen of A. U. K. and D. of A., entertained a number of fraternal friends last Monday evening in honor of the most excellent queen of Illinois and jurisdiction and Hon. William H. Fields, St. Louis, Mo., national grand master. BUSY OUT OF TOWN Attorney Walter M. Farner, 184 W. Washington street, spent a busy week out of the city adjusting legal matters for clients along the north shore. TO HOLD ANNUAL SERMON The U. B. F. and S. M. T.'s will hold their annual sermon the fourth Sunday in May at the Metropolitan Community Center Church, 39th street and Prairie avenue. REV. SCOTT GOES EAST. Rev. T. L. Scott, Pastor of Grant Memorial A. M. E. Chapel, 4600 Evans avenue, has gone to Pittsburgh, Pa., on important matters. While away, he will visit other cities in the East. PASSED AWAY AFTER BRIEF ILL NESS. After an illness of only nine days, little Mary Whittaker, the 9-year-old daughter of Mrs. Mary E. Whittaker, 3640 Vernon avenue, passed away Friday and was buried from the residence Monday morning. Bev. H. E. Stewart of Quinn Chapel, officiated. COME OUT IN SUBURBS M. T. Bailey, President the Bailey Realty Co., 3638 State street, is urging every member of the race to come out and buy a beautiful site, during a special sale, in Morgan Park. Mr. Bailey can be found every Saturday afternoon and Sundays all day, at 111th street and Racine avenue. Mr. Charles A. Griffin, who is connected with H. A. Wetkins, real estate broker, 3510 Indiana avenue, who is one of the most prominent secret society men in Chicago, and Mr. Griffin states that he never feels right and that he is not right up to snuff until he has read The Broad Ax each week. To Soften Skins There are two simple ways of softening leather and raw skins. One is to rub in thoroughly neat's foot oil. The other is to dissolve three ounces of alum, seven ounces of salt and one and one-half ounces saleratus in sufficient hot rain water to saturate the skin. When cool enough not to scald the hands soak the skin in it for 12 hours; wring out and hang up to dry. When dry repeat this operation two or three times until the skin is sufficiently soft. Smell but Don't Taste. Myrall or violetwood of Australia, the product of two species of Acacia, has the delightful scent of violets which becomes very pronounced when being worked, says the American Forestry Magazine. If one wishes to retain a high opinion of this wood it is well not to taste it. FROM ON AND AFTER THIS DATE THE BROAD AX CAN ALWAYS BE FOUND ON SALE AT THE FOLLOWING NEWS STANDS: Dr. J. S. Dorsey's Drug Store, 434 E 31st Street, corner Veruon Avenue. The Porter-White Drug Co. Store southwest corner 4700 S. State St. Turner Williams' barber shop and laundry office, 4803 S. State St. • • • Edward Felix, notions, cigars and news stands, 3002 S. Dearborn St. • • • George W. Boyd, news stand and shoe shining parlor, 3620 S. State St. • • • Thomas Bell, news stand, ice cream parlor and laundry office, 17 W. 53rd St., near State. • • • Suppose you earned '5 a week less — Would it mean depriving yourself of a great deal? Would you or yours suffer? Pretend, for the next few months, that your pay-envelope is '5 or even '1or '2-short. Put the shortage in a savings account with this Strong Friendly Bank and forget it, temporarily. See what little difference it makes now – and what a big difference later. DON'T WORTH ALL Cut out this Subscription Blank and Mail it to JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Please enter my name as a subscriber to THE BROAD AX. I enclose herewith Two Dollars, the annual subscription to same, or One Dollar for six months. Dont't Raise Your Child to Be a Spendthrift Teach your children thrift while they are young and they will be good, prosperous citizens when they grow up. Open an account for them now. One dollar is enough to start in our bank. ILLINOIS TRUST & SAVINGS BANK La Salle and Jackson Streets Chicago HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN. The following and other household goods for sale at real bargains. One iron bed and springs, one steel cot; large hall rack with mirror, and other useful articles. Phone Midway 3924. 6015 Harper avenue. The Woman's Way. If the shoe fits, get a size smaller.— Cartoons Magazine. Barber's Prerogative. There's only one individual who can slap his fellow men in the face and get away with it, and that's the bar- Not inclined to Explain. The average man is perfectly willing, after he has made a lucky mistake, to have it referred to as "a stroke of genius." Patching Holes. Sifted coal ashes, sand and wheat flour, mixed with water, make an excellent mortar for patching holes when the plaster is broken. Use two parts ashes and sand to one of flour. The Word "Rum." The word "rum" is an abbreviation of "rumbooze," "rum" being an Asian word for "good," and "booze" a derivation of the German "bausen," meaning to "guzzle." So Fast We Age. Another thing that startles a man as he gets on in life is how young boys and girls can be and still call oge another Mr. and Miss.—Ohio State Journal. Which is the Highest Mountain? It is generally thought Mount Everest, with its 29,400 feet, is the world's highest peak, but some authorities assert that Teram Kangri, Kara Korums, Cashmere, has an altitude of nearly 30,600 feet. Cut out this Subscriptic THE BROAD AX 6296 S. Elizabeth St., Chicago, Ill. We All Know That "That old motto 'Business before pleasure,'" said Jud Tunkins, "means nothing more than in this world you can't enjoy yourself unless you've got the price." Wedding Ring Finger. Whatever the fashion may be about wedding rings, the Episcopal Book of Common Prayer says: "The priest, taking the ring, shall deliver it to the man to put on the fourth finger of the woman's left hand." Mistake Made by Many. Too many people take themselves too seriously, and can't understand why their estimates of themselves are not accepted by others. Consequently they "take it out" on others when they might do much better by taking some things out of themselves. There's too much personal "inflation." English Titles of Nobility English titles of nobility. The rank of earl was introduced in to England at the time of the Conquest and succeeded the Saxon earl-dom. It continued the highest rank in England until Edward III created dukes in 1337 and Richard II created marquesses in 1385, both being superior to earls. $mella Like Onion. Sherma Like Onion. The kulim of the Philippines and Ma'ay Peninsula gives forth a strong aroma of onions, says the American Forestry Magazine, while the pao d'alho of Brazil is properly known as garlic wood. And How Many There Are! An old fool is one who thinks that when a pretty girl smiles at him she's flirting instead of laughing at him—Toledo Blade. Notice! Hat pins are used by the American customs authorities to prod parcels for hidden jewelry. We hasten to inform our fair fellow subway travelers that we never hide jewels behind our eyeballs.—London Opinion. On Blank and Mail it to $1.00 FOR 6 MONTHS. $2.00 PER YEAR We enter my name as a subscriber herewith Two Dollars, the annual star for six months. J. STANLEY DURKEE, A. M, Ph.D, President EMMETT J. SCOTT, A. 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REGISTRATION: Autumn Quarter.....September 27 to 20, 1920 Winter Quarter.....January 8, 1921 Spring Quarter.....March 10 and 21, 1921 For Catalog and Information write DWIGHT O. W. HOLMES, Registrar Howard University, Washington, D. C. Groceries and Meats HOME MADE SAUSAGE A SPECIALTY VEGETABLES AND FRUITS IN SEASON We are as near you as your telephone, and all calls receive prompt attention. Calling in Cairo, Englishman who do not know Calro sometimes take houses in remote and undesirable parts of the city. In "Egypt as We Knew It" Mrs. E. L. Butcher amusingly describes how hard it is to find a person who has thus gone astray. Her husband, she says, wrote to a doctor for the address of some friends whom she knew be had attended. Here is the doctor's answer: "The M——'s live in a house without a number in a street without a name next door to an Armenian butcher who, I think, has no sign, west of Abdin palace! The staircase has eighty-seven steps." The Savior in Profane History Among the historical references to Jesus Christ which are undisputed is that made by Tacitus, the Roman historian, who on speaking of the Christians said, "The originator of that name had been executed in the reign of Tiberius by order of the administrator, Pontius Pilate." This may be found in the Annals of Terevau. Reference to Christ is also made in the "Antiquities of Josephus," a Jewish historian, who was contemporary with Christ, but this passage is declared by some to be a forgery. Concerning Baldness. A majority of men who have amounted to anything have gone bald. To go bald before amounting to anything is the lot of millions. Among those millions are many who feel that the first kingdom of the world would be compensation for loss of hair, even if the perquisites of a king did not include an allowance for a court wigmaker. Even without a crown as a consolation, there is a certain solace in not having to wonder whether your scalplock is standing perpendicularly when the occasion calls for solemnity—Exchange. Character Tags. A professor says that a man's character is shown in little things, such as by the way he carries his umbrella. Also, we may add, by the way he carries off your umbrella.—Boston Transcript. Freedom Freedom is the word that is many sided. There are those who boast of freedom of conscience who seem to interpret it simply as with that of other people. There are those who seem to fancy that their rights as citizens entitle them to unquestioned trampling upon rights of anybody else who chances to stand in their way—Montreal Herald. Dirt Obscures Light of Lamp. When the lamps become old and more or less dirty between cleaning partitions the emitted light falls off about 25 per cent, according to the Electrical World. Consequently, for a desired foot-candle illumination, the rating of the lamps must be about 23 per cent higher than that found necessary from the calculations based on the efficiency of new, clean lamps. Rubber Pena. Fountain pens are really made of rubber. The pure rubber is mixed with sulphur and heated. In a few hours the mixture rises to a heat of three times the boiling point of water. When it has cooled the substance formed is known as vulcanite. Many things besides fountain pens are made from vulcanite, such as combs, buttons and knifelhandled. It forms a useful substitute for horn ivory and jet. A new method has just been discovered for vulcanizing rubber, and this makes such articles much cheaper. CHICAGO The Word Metis. The word Metis, means mixed. It is from the French metis, a derivative of the Latin miscere, to mix. The term was first used in this country by the early French-speaking population of the Northwest to designate persons of mixed white and Indian blood. Among the Spanish-speaking population of the Southwest the word mestizo, of the same derivation, is used, but it applies more especially to those of half white and half Indian blood. Dreaming of Putty. To dream of putty is a sign of poverty; putting up holes foretells losses—the larger the hole the more extensive the loss. If you are putting glass into a window with putty it foretells that you will soon move into a meaner place than you now occupy. For Antiquarians to Solve. In discussing the origin of names from occupations an interesting point crops up. A man might have been a cooper and his son a weaver, why was the family known as cooperers and not weavers? Just at what point did the appellation crystallize into a name? Careful study has failed to clear up this point. How Kisses Carve. Of course it doesn't really matter who invented kissing—but the legend of the Grecian shepherdess who found an opal on one of the hills near Athens and, wishing to give it to a young shepherd whose hands were occupied, let him take it from her lips with his own, is one of many stories which give Greece the honor of the very first kiss. Ambergris. For many hundreds of years ambergris has been employed in sacerdotal rites of the church, and with fragrant gums it was formerly burned in the apartments of royalty. To some extent it was used as a medicine and as a flavoring for certain dishes. Nowadays ambergris is utilized almost exclusively in the manufacture of perfumes and the preparation of fine scents being first converted into a tincture by dissolution in alcohol. Cement Must Be Heated. It is often convenient to have a cement that will resist considerable temperatures. Here is the recipe for a good heat-withstanding cement: Take fifty parts of sulphur, one part of resin and one part of tallow. Take these ingredients together and add fine powdered glass to form a paste. This cement must be heated before being used. Is milk condensed? Milk is condensed by the evaporation of the water it contains, after it has been sterilized. Sugar is added to some brands, and is not added to others, and the unsweetened is known as "evaporated" milk to distinguish it from the sweetened. Copper tanks holding 1,000 gallons or more are used in the sterilization of the milk, and the water is evaporated in huge vacuum pans. Smoke as a Lightning Rod. It would seem that a building 9,000 feet above the sea level should be protected by lightning rods, but the astronomical observatory at Mount Etna has not, and does not, need such protection. The observatory is near the summit of the volcano, and the stream of vapor constantly rising from the crater acts as a natural conductor, draining the electricity out of the clouds, so that lightning is soliden seen there. THE BROAD AX, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1921. At last a reliable hair grower that makes short, kinky hair quicken- grow long, soft and silky hair, pulls hair away, removes dandruff, cleans the scalp and feeds the hair roots. EXELENTO QUININE POMADE If your druggist cannot supply you, ask Ms. La Tampa or coin for full sine package. Use EXELENTO SKIN BEAUTIFIER, a dermatologist, dermatologist, mallow skin. Used in treatment of skin troubles. Acquires Wanted Everywhere Write for Particulars EXELENTO MEDICINE CO., Atlanta, Georgia PHOND MAIN 2025 A. D. GASH ATTORNEY AT LAW 118 N. La Salle Street CHICAGO Residence Telephone 3342 Calumet Ave. Douglas 1278 JAMES G. COTTER ATTORNEY AT LAW 145 NORTH CLARK STREET SUITE 407 Telephone Central 8384 CHICAGO Formerly Assistant Attorney General State of Illinois Res. 3846 Grand Boul. Delug. 4297 J. GRAY LUCAS ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Phone: Douglas 6831 CHICAGO CHICAGO F. Dunn, J. B. McCauley, Trustees Tel: Oakland 1898, 1891, 1899 JOHN J. DUNN Established 1897 WHOLESALES AND RETAIL COAL Fifty-First and Federal Streets CHICAGO Beards in History. Pliny, we are informed, "observes that Sciplio Africanus was the man who introduced the fashion of the daily shave, "and the Russians wore beards until Czar Peter enjoined them all to shave, but he was obliged to keep on foot a number of officers to cut off, by violence, the beards of such as would not otherwise part with them." It Will Grow. Democracy can never be extended by force, as you would fling a net over a flock of birds; but give it a chance and it will grow, as a tree grows, by sending down its roots into the heart of humanity and lifting its top toward the light and spreading its arms wider and wider until all the persecuted flocks of heaven find refuge beneath its protecting shade.—Henry Van Dyke. Drum With Harmonica. Musicians find the drum an unaffi- factory instrument for lack of harmonic overtones. From India comes the description of a drum the parchment head of which is loaded with an ad- herent composition containing finely divided iron. Such composition lies in a central circle. Around the edge a second ring-shaped membrane is secured and the effect of the loading is to produce good harmonic overtones. Trout a Cannibal. The trout is cannibalistic, feeding upon its own kind when necessity compels, says the American Forestry Magazine, and in numerous instances when necessity does not compel. The Trouble. "Everybody about that bank seems to be catching cold. Is it damp?" "No; but there are so many drafts about it." Best of All Things. It is a good thing to be rich, and it is a good thing to be strong, but it is a better thing to be loved of many friends—Exchange. Life Calls for Ours Best. To make a success of life you must be always at it with your eye on the job. Direction will stimulate far more intensive effort, but the effort itself must have no diverting influence. "This one thing I do," says the aposite, and in doing it he wins. Keep your eye on the ball and get your best into the game. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $300,000.00 1610 West 63rd Street Chicago Comparative Statement of Deposits November 18, 1912, $836,605.23 November 17, 1914, $912,005.69 November 17, 1916, $1,132,750.72 November 18, 1918, $1,284,084.24 November 17, 1919, $2,359,636.62 November 15, 1920, $3,224,633.09 OFF JOHN BAIN, President MICHAEL MAISEL, V. EDW. C. BARRY W. MERLE ARTHU AIN. President HAEL MAISEL, Vice President EDW. C. BARRY, Cashier W. MERLE FISHER, Assistant ARTHUR C. UTESCH, Ar JOHN BAIN. President MICHAEL MAISEL, Vice President EDW. C. BARRY, Cashier W. MERLE FISHER, Assistant Cashier ARTHUR C. UTESCH, Asst. Cashier. Squeaking Shoes a Good Omen. Theatrical people have many superstitions and they cling to the profession closely, one being if an actor's shoes squeak, ever so little, as he makes the first entrance, he is assured of a welcome from the audience. TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 1 GEORGE F. H. REAL Up-to-Date or Modern and Store 3101 COTTAGEN Corner 31st S Office Phone: KERSEY, McGOWA CHICAGO'S RE RGE F. HARDING REAL ESTATE Date or Modern Houses, Apart and Stores to Rent COTTAGE GROVE Corner 31st Street, Chicago Office Phone: Douglas 8285 SEY, McGOWAN AND MORSE CHICAGO'S REPRESENTATIVE GEORGE F. HARDING, JR. Up-to-Date or Modern Houses, Apartments and Stores to Rent 3101 COTTAGE GROVE AVE. Corner 31st Street, Chicago KERSEY, McGOWAN AND MORSELL CHICAGO'S REPRESENTATIVE UNDERTAKERS Finest Establishment in the U. S. GEO. T. KERSEY D. A. McGOWAN WM. J. MOR Preprietors 3515 INDIANA AVENUE CHICAGO RSEY D. A. McGOWAN WM. J. N Proprietors ANA AVENUE CHICA GEO. T. KERSEY D. A. McGOWAN WM. J. MORSELL Proprietors Notary Public Phones: Office Main 4138; Residence 4721 Champlain Avenue. Phone Kenwood 8611 Walter M. Farmer ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Suite 708—184 W. Washington St. CHICAGO Audidence 8055 Prestie Ave. Phone Douglas 8188 Phones: Main 2017 Auto 82-306 A. L. WILLIAMS ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Suite 708 Firmeich Building 84 W. Washington Street CHECAGO Telephone Oakland 245 E. K. CALDWELL Succeed to C. E. KREYSSLER DRUGGIST 8007 South State Street Near 51st St. Not On the Corner CHICAGO Residence, 1863 Mennilier Place Tue. morns. 27:14 MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW SUITE 610-320 REAPER B.L.K. Clark and Washington Streets Phone Central 2829 CHICAGO Phones Douglas 6302 and Douglas 653 Moonlight Place 2714 DEVINE AT LAW BREAKER B.L.K. Washington Street Central 1809 CAGO 02 and Douglas 653 PICERS Prince President Cashier, Cashier FISHER, Assistant Cashier MR C. UTESCH, Asst. Cashier. OFFICERS The Magic Square. The origin of the magic square is usually ascribed to the Chinese as the Tih King, an early classic, describes it. The magic square was known to the Hindoes and to the Arabian astrologers. HARDING, JR. ESTATE Corn Houses, Apartments to Rent E GROVE AVE. Street, Chicago Douglas 8385 BEN AND MORSELL REPRESENTATIVE OWAN WM. J. MORSELL oters CHICAGO, ILL. FUNERAL DIRECTORS 5121 ERNEST H. WILLIAMSON UNDERTAKER GARAGE GASOLINE DIE OPEN DAY & NIGHT Ernest H. Williamson UNDERTAKER Day Light Chapel, capacity 200, Outside Ventilation—Organ and Organist Free— I am as near as your Telephone—I give service at a reasonable price—Distance immaterial, consult me—I save you worry, time and money. 5121 & 5123 SOUTH STATE STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS James A. Easton DEALER IN WALL PAPER Decorator House Painter 2619 State Street Phone Douglas 8620 The Missi Billiard Hall GEO. W. HOLT, Propr. 3504 SOUTH STATE STREET CHICAGO, ILL. Dependability a Great Asset. "Make yourself dependable and you can come as near being indispensable as any one can be. You will be the last one your employer will wish to part with and the first that he will promote to greater responsibilities."—J. Ogden Armour. The Cranford Ap 3600 WABASI The finest building ever opened to Steam heat, electric lights, til Phone Main 263 J. W. Casey, nford Apartment 100 WABASH AVENUE ing over opened to Colored tenant electric lights, tile baths, marble J. W. Casey, Agt. 133 W. THE HOLY ROCK OUR NEW HOME FUNERAL DIRECTO DIRECTORS ouglas 8620 Mission d hall Apologizing—a very desperate habil- —one that is rarely cured. Apologi- ing is only egotism wrong side out. Nine times out of ten, the first thing a man's companion knows of his shire comings is from his apology.—Oliver Wendell Holmes. CHICAGO