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More Than Forty Death Dealing Bombs, Have Been Hurled at the Homes of Decent and Law Abiding Colored People Since January 1, 1918, to the Present Time and Seven or Eight in That Length of Time, Have Been Thrown at the Homes of White People, Who Sold Property to Colored People; and So Far, Not One Single Arrest Has Been Made by the Police. May 1, 1919, the Home of Mrs. Ernestine Ellis, 3401 Indiana Avenue, Was Bombed and Her Beautiful Little Daughter, Was Blown Through the Roof. IT IS REPORTED ON GOOD AUTHORITY THAT HON. ROBERT E. CROWE, STATE'S ATTORNEY OF COOK COUNTY, HAS RECENTLY EMPLOYED A DETECTIVE AGENCY TO HUNT DOWN THE GENTLEMEN WHO HAVE FOR THE PAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS BEEN PLEASANTLY ENGAGED IN BOMBING THE HOMES OF COLORED PEOPLE RESIDING IN THE SECOND WARD OR ON THE SOUTH SIDE. Hon. William A. Bither, the Able and Brilliant Attorney for the Board of Education, in His Race in the Spring of 1920, for Republican Committeeman of the Third Ward, Informed the Colored People Who Attended His Meetings that He Had Sufficient Evidence to Indict and Send to the Penitentiary at Joliet, Ill., Some of the Men Who Had Been Bombing the Homes of Colored People; that Hon. Maclay Hoyne, Being a Hateful Democrat; that He Would Not Raise His Little Finger in that Direction. HON. ADELBERT H. ROBERTS, MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE OF ILLINOIS, FROM THE SENATORIAL DISTRICT, INTRODUCED CURED THE PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING 146 MEMBERS VOTING IN FAVOR OF IT AGAINST IT; 7 ABSENT. A BILL For an Act to Punish Persons for Destroying Property, or Inflicting Injury to Persons, by Means of Any Bomb, Dynamite or Other Explosive, or by Means of Any Other Instrument or Implement. Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Whoever shall wilfully and maliciously destroy, damage, injure or deface any building used or designed for human occupancy, or shall attempt so to do, by means of any bomb, dynamite or other explosive, maliciously destroy, deface any building for human occupancy, so to do by means of mite or other explosive, any instrument or imbrication such human being such structure or other prisoned in the penitentiary of not less than one year twenty-five years. Section 3. Whoever and aid or abet, or not being present, a If Mr. Bither Was Stating the Absolute Truth at that Time and Was Not Endeavoring in the Slightest Degree to Pull the Wool Over the Eyes of the Shortsighted Colored People, it Would Be Very Timely if He Would Turn His Evidence Against the Bombers Over to Hon. Robert E. Crowe, Who Is a True Blue Republican. It has been freely admitted by all the wisest politicians around the City Hall and by all the newspaper men who hang around, that our articles on the bombing of the homes of highly respectable colored people residing in the Second Ward or on the South Side have been topnotchers; that they have attracted wide attention; that they have been far reaching in their effect, and through the truthfulness of them the big colored leaders of the colored race in this city, whom Mayor William Hale Thompson regards as the infallible mouthpieces of the more than one hundred and fifty thousand colored people holding forth in this city, and the voice of these so-called leaders is the vice of an all-wise and overruling God. The spirits of Charles H. Davis and the beautiful little daughter of Mrs. Ernestine Ellis, who were both ushered out of this grand old world at the hands of the bombers, may differ with Mayor Thompson in that respect. So far under the leadership of the big five more than forty colored families have been bombed since January 1, 1918, down, to the present time. The bombings of their homes and the bombings of the homes or the business places of the white persons who sold property to colored people, occurred something like as follows: May 1, 1918, the lovely home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Davis, 4539 Vincennes Ave., was bombed in the dark hours of the night. The whites had objected to their presence in that neighborhood. The explosion of the bomb was such a shock to his nervous system that he was unable to recover from its effects and he was induced to take a vacation trip to the upper part of Michigan, where he could greatly enjoy a complete rest, and his doctor thought he would be restored to good health again within a few weeks, but the fates had firmly decided otherwise and Mr. Davis passed on into the next world up in Michigan, and his remains were brought here for burial. Mr. Davis held a responsible position in the Chicago postoffice and for years he was the church clerk of the Berean Baptist Church, and he was rewarded for being a good upright citizen by having his home bombed for the amusement of his so-called white neighbors. May 25, 1918, 4529 Vincennes Ave. Colored families. Whites objected to residence among them. Sept. 24, 1918, 4527 Vincennes Ave. Colored families bombed. Small damage. Oct. 13, 1918, 4141 Berkeley Ave. Jerry Anderson. No Negroes in locality. March 20, 1919, 4724 South State Street. Jesse Binga realty office wrecked. March 20, 1919, 4041 Calumet. Colored families. Some damage. April 1, 1919, 4212 Ellis Ave. Flat bought by J. E. Yarbrough, colored. Small damage. THE BROAD AX April 20, 1919, 4722 Indiana Ava. Negro realty office. May 18, 1919, 4807 Grand Blvd. Richard B. Harrison, a colored travel- ling lecturer. Rented property from William B. Austin, white North Side realty man. Small damage. May 28, 1919, 4807 Grand Blvd. House guarded. Bomb thrown on roof. May 29, 1919, 4957 Wabash Ave. Colored families in flat June 13, 1919, 5006-08 Calumet. Flats occupied by colored people. June 13, 1919, 5143-5145 Prairie Ave. Dec. 4, 1919, 5922 South Park Ave. Jesse Binga's residence. Bomb failed to go off. Dec. 28, 1919, Jesse Binga residence, 5922 South Park Ave. Binga offered $30,000 for home, but said he would stick. Dec. 28, 1919, 4404 Grand Blvd. Ernest Clarke, Small damage. Feb. 2, 1920, 4722 Calumet Ave. Locked doors to prevent escape of residents. Damage $1,000. Negroes moved in recently. Feb. 12, 1920, 4406 Grahd Blvd. House owned by Mr. Clark of 4404 Grand. Small damage. Feb. 1920, 4406 Grahd Blvd. [Name] One of the best and most honorable Republican judges of Cook County, who is running on the non-partisan judicial ticket for re-election, Tuesday, June 6. For eighteen years he has honestly and faithfully served the people of this city and county on the Circuit Court bench, and there is no question about his re-election at the forthcoming judicial election. The Following Questions Were Proposed to Judge Kickham Scanlan by the Illinois Race Commission Appointed by Governor Frank O. Lowden and His Response or Answers to the Same: Shortly after the bloody and horrible race riots in this city in 1919 Governor Frank O. Lowden appointed his Illinois Race commission, whose duty it has been to make an exhaustive report in relation to everything in connection with the friction between the whites and the colored people leading up to the race riots the latter part of July and the first of August of that year. The commission consisted of six colored men and six white men and its final report will show, which consists of more than eight hundred pages, which will soon be ready for distribution, contains the views or the opinions of many prominent white and colored men respecting the two races residing side by side in Chicago. Hon. Kickham Scanlan, who has for the past 12 years been one of the most honorable Judges of the Circuit Court of Cook county, was requested to appear before the commission and set forth his views on that important subject and Appomattox Club House, 3632 Grand Blvd. Jesse Binga, 5922 South Park Ave. Chas. Burgess, 3710 Grand Blvd. William Woods, 4600 Prairie Ave. William Jackson, 446 E. 48th Place. Powell Wilkinson, 5223 Indiana Ave. Apartment building, 4930 Calumet Ave. Apartment building, 4119 Lake Park Ave. R. T. Powell, 423 E. 48th Place. Creed Hubbard, 4331 Vincennes Ave. Apartment building, 43rd and Grand Blvd. Apartment building, 740 E. 45th St. The following homes and property belonging to white persons have been bombed for selling property to colo- red people: M. A. Connor, 6557 Bishop St. June, 1919, W. B. Austin, white realty man, 103 Bellview Place. Window broken. Rented property at HON. KICKHAM SCANLAN the best and most honorable Repub- lian, who is running on the non-p- section, Tuesday, June 6. For ei- nd faithfully served the people of Circuit Court bench, and there section at the forthcoming judici- the following honest and frank expres- sions on his part which have become a part of the eight hundred page report of the Illinois Race commission are well worth anyone's time to carefully read what he has to say touching upon the white and colored people residing in this great city of the middle west. "The Negro and Organized or Professional Crime?" "May 1 last I was assigned to the North Side to try unbailable murder cases. It was found that there were hundreds of homicide cases awriting trial; these cases were nearly all ones in which gangs of young white men confederated together to go out and hold up places, and they made a business of it, and some of these gangs had committed any number of hold-ups, and one member of one of the gangs explained that his gang had killed as many as 20 victims. The evidence in these cases showed that they killed recklessly and wanfully. In none of the cases of the character I have referred to, were there any colored defendants; all white men; and the cases were of the most vicious type I have known in my 34 years of experience in the Criminal Court. 4807 Grand Blvd. to Richard B. Harrison, a Negro. Dec. 6, 1919, white real estate firm, Hobbs & Grubbs, 454 E. 41st St. Suspected of renting to colored. Dec. 12, 1919, home of Harry J. Coleman, 418 E. 45th Place. Wealthy realty man. Sold building to Negroes. Sister attempted to put out bomb, seriously injured. Hurled through door, limbs badly burned. Feb. 1, 1920, William Austin, 103 Bellview Place. Rented property to Negroes. Feb. 10, 1920, Mrs. W. D. O'Brien. Had sold property at 3632 Grand Blvd. to Appomattox Club. Had not moved at time of bombing. Windows broken. Feb. 13, 1920, South Hamlin Ave. Damage $1,000. Almed at Alexander Gibbins, said to have sold real estate to Negroes in white localities. March 11, 1920, Moses Fox. Sold property to Negroes. Damage $1,000. Had not moved yet. "I just want to make that one point to this commission; that never in the history of this community has there been so many vicious crimes committed by white men as at the present time. Young white men banded together in gangs go out and hold up people right and left and shoot them down. I notice that there are a few colored imitators of the white men, but the real bad gun men of the City of Chicago at the present time are mostly young white men. Sex Crimes? "I do not think Negroes are more liable to commit sex crimes than whites; I tried a colored man about six or eight years ago, for rape. He founded an alleged colored orphan asylum. The evidence showed that he had raped a number of young children in that place. He was prosecuted by colored people and he got life in the penitentiary. He was the only colored man that was ever tried before me charged with any offense of that character. The children in that case were colored. I have tried a number of white men for rape, and while I have had ten or a dozen cases of crimes vs. children, in my twelve years' experience on the bench I have (Continued on page 2) It is presumed that the soft or the rattle-brained, loud-mouthed preachers and the sheep-headed leaders of the colored race hereabouts will claim that they furnished old Taylor with all of the above-stated facts, but their statements in that respect will be as far from the absolute truth as the bright shining sun is from the earth. Now in the name of all the gods once we again humbly implore Hon. Edward H. Wright, Hon. Louis B. Anderson, Hon. Oscar De Priest, Hon. Robert R. Jackson and the Hon. James A. Scott to call on Mayor William Hale Thompson and urge him to take a bold step forward and honestly endeavor to end the reign of terror in the way of bombings of the homes of highly respectable colored people residing in the Second Ward or on the South Side and thereby prevent another bloody race riot in Chicago. HON. ADELBERT H. ROBERTS, MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE OF ILLINOIS, FROM THE THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICT, INTRODUCED AND SECURED THE PASSAGE OF THE FOLLOWING BILL; 146 MEMBERS VOTING IN FAVOR OF IT, TO NONE AGAINST IT: 7 ABSENT. Section 1. Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: Whoever shall wilfully and maliciously destroy, damage, injure or deface any building used or designed for human occupancy, or shall attempt so to do, by means of any bomb, dynamite or other explosive, or by means of any instrument or implement, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a period of not less than one year nor more than twenty years. Section 2. Whoever shall wilfully and Delegation of pin or sharp headed colored men after stealing all the thunder they possibly could from the columns of this newspaper, called on Mayor William Hale Thompson, who requested them to tell their bombing troubles to Alderman Louis B. Anderson. Tuesday noon a self-constituted delegation of pin or sharp headed colored men whose names will not be published in these columns at the present time, after poorly or carefully reading everything which has appeared in these columns for the past three weeks in relation to bombing the homes of colored people residing in the second ward or on the South side called on Mayor William Hale Thompson each mother's son-of-a-gun of them using all of the stolen thunder from this paper while they were engaged in conversing with Mayor Thompson, not one of them who endeavored to shine as they had never shined before and seemingly none of them being capable of bringing forth one original idea Mayor Thompson gave them the rush out or the once over the same time requesting them to call on Alderman Louis B. Anderson and tell their bombing troubles to him. The self appointed colored delegation filed out of Mayor Thompson's private office very much up in the air and some of its members were talking very loud as to what they would or would not do. CHICAGO ANARCHISTS When the Chicago, roiters of a few months ago got their fill of fighting, it was thought that quiet and order were assured for at least a reasonable time. But it seems that the whole thing must be rehashed before some of the lawless element learns its lasting lesson. At stated intervals, some coward snacks to some residence or some building occupied by colored Americans and sets off a malicious bomb, thereby destroying property and jeopardizing human life. This practice bears all the ear-marks of amurrechts. The maliciousness of the practice is self-evident. There has been offered no offense to any one by any of the Chicago colored citizens. They live to themselves, attending to their own business, and circulating exclusively among themselves. They have their own business relations, their own social circles, and their own little colony. They are satisfied with themselves, and are satisfied to remain to themselves. This isolation does not seem to appease the bloodthirsty element of whites who are not content to remain to themselves; but who are bent upon visiting upon the colored people all kinds of distress, loss and annoyance. That such practices as bomb throwing, and bomb planting can thrive in Chicago is certainly a reflection upon the city police authorities, to say nothing of our American civilization. Such disaster as was visited upon colored people within the past two weeks is calculated to stir race feeling to the breaking point. If more trouble breaks out anew in Chicago, the people maliciously destroy, damage, injure or deface any building used or designed for human occupancy, or shall attempt so to do by means of any bomb, dynamite or other explosive, or by means of any instrument or implement and thereby shall injure any human being, whether such human being be an inmate of such structure or otherwise, shall be imprisoned in the penitentiary for a period of not less than one year nor more than twenty-five years. Section 3. Whoever shall stand by and aid or abet, or assist, or whoever, not being present, aiding, abetting or assisting, shall advise, encourage, aid or abet the perpetration of such wilful and malicious act, shall be considered as principal and shall be punished accordingly. Some bat-eyed so-called leaders, never will learn any sense for several weeks it was pointed out in these columns that Hon. Louis B. Anderson, Hon. Edward H. Wright, Hon. Oscar De Priest, Hon. Robert R. Jackson and Hon. James A. Scott, at the present time hold the destiny of the one hundred and fifty thousand colored people residing in this city in the hollow of their political hands and that it was up to them to invite some of the rank and file of the colored race to join with them in a delegation and call on Mayor Thompson in relation to bombing the homes of colored people, but the would-be smart delegation endeavored to plow around the five distinguished gentlemen mentioned before, walk over them and hobnob with Mayor Thompson, dealt them a severe jolt in their necks and requested them to return back to their political bosses or leaders if they wished to talk to any one about the bombing of the homes of the colored in the second ward or on the South side. One thousand years hence, those selfish and narrow minded one day leaders of the colored race, may learn this self-evident and everlasting truth, namely, that those who attempt to score a point against the right, load the die against themselves; that those who commend the brutalities of the past and who fail to cry out aloud from the mountain tops at the present time against wrong and injustice are simply assisting to sow the seeds for future crimes. of the country must understand that the Negroes were not the aggressors. They can not defend against thieves and prowlers who walk in the night. They have no protection against plotters and schemers who resort to secrecy and darkness as a means of accomplishing their wicked purposes. The colored people may bear and borbear, but eventually the smouldering feeling will find an outlet. When it does, the bloodshed and murder will be chargeable directly to the bomb plotters among the degenerate whites—The Courier, Pittsburgh, Pa., May 7, 1921. and State Streets Within the past two weeks the promoters of the Douglass National Bank, which will have the distinction of being the only national banking institution controlled by colored people, secured its charter from the comptroller of the currency at Washington, D. C., authorizing it to transact a national banking business. Its capital will be $200,000; surplus $60,000. Its officers are as follows: P. W. Chavers, president; Maj. R. R. Jackson, vice-president. Board of directors: O. F. Smith, chairman, president of Citizens' Trust Bank; P. W. Chavers, manufacturer; Maj. R. R. Jackson, publisher; Rev. J. W. Robinson, pastor St. Mark's M. E. Church; Dr. Edward S. Miller, physician. HON. JOSEPH F. HAAS The Efficient and Affable Recorder of Deeds of Cook County, Who Has Been Favorably Mentioned for Mayor of Chicago, in 1923, and Who Is Working Hard for the Election of Every Candidate on the Independent Judges Non-Partisan Ticket. 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 Brad 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 communication to THE BROAD AX 206 So. Elizabeth St., Chicago, Ill. Phone Wenworth 2597 JULIUS F. TAYLOR Editor and Publisher Associate Editor DR. M. A. MAJORS 4700 South State Street Phone Drexel 1416 MAY 14, 1921. VOL. XXVI. No. 34. Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, Ill. Under Act of March 8, 1879. CAUGABIAN FOREBODINGS By Dr. M. A. Majors Japan and China are smarting under American restrictions. It is strange that the paupers of Europe may come to America at will and yet the industrious Japanese and Chinese are kept out of America. It is not any secret, and our people admit it as an evident fact. There is consequence a plenty, the Chinese and Japanese are superior to the Jew and the Italian in a great many things. The write race is afraid of the yellow and brown races and wherein lies their fear? They breed faster, live on less, thrive like the Negro race under adverse circumstances, are haughty and proud and will not cower, or be a subject people. But this has nothing to do with keeping down and out an industrious earnest people who have rights. We have an idea that American castle is using all its power to head off the final consummation of God's plan. There is but one race—the human race. Miscegenation is the great moral hurricane that is sure to sweep the world. To no one race is there privilege or plenary concubinage such as the white man practices in the south. But the whirlwind of color is sure to smite him and swallow him in the centuries yet unborn. WHAT'S THE BIG IDEA? This week, in Jeffersonville, Ind., a white man was given a sentence of ten years in the penitentiary for marrying a colored woman. We suppose His Honor, the judge, who gave the sentence was applying the law. If that is true it means the great State of Indiana has a law for bidding marriage between white and colored people, which followed to its logical conclusion means that the sovereign State of Indiana endorses and upholds bastardy and all its attendant immorality. --- IPE 101 HON. THOMAS G. WINDES The Highly Honored Dean of County, Who Will Receive the His Race for Re-election to His of the Best and Fairest Circ County. The Highly Honored Dean of the Circuit Court Bench of Cook County, Who Will Receive the Votes of Many Colored People in His Race for Re-election to His Honored Position; for He Is One of the Best and Fairest Circuit Court Judges in this City or County. The laws of that state will stretch across the continent and grab a violator of a white girl's virtue and society forgives him if he makes restitution by marrying the girl who was tempted and yielded. But no protection is given the colored girl, no restitution is possible for her if the man in the case is white. What a mockery! What hypoestry! Despite all their talk about social superiority it is an evident fact there has been a great deal of "social equality" between white men and colored women—evidence that walks around on two legs. White men pursue colored women openly and brazenly and if the woman yields as women have yielded since the beginning of time—the honor of a mock and empty marriage is denied her, if she is colored. Anti-marriage laws, whether in Indiana or Georgia—are shams and shames. But above everything else they are meaningless for in this mating business statutes have no effect. As an individual we may wonder why a colored woman would want to marry a white man or vice versa, but in the last analysis we must confess "it's nobody's business but their own." We merely protest against the injustice of a law that says they shall not. White men, some of importance too, live in open adultery with colored women, have children, leave them money in their will and do everything but marry. The law winks at it. Society shits its eyes. But they marry—and hell breaks loose! What's the big idea?—The News, Louisville, Ky., May 7, 1921. IN CITY ON BUSINESS A. Morris Williams of Springfield, Ill., imperial regent of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, spent some time during the week in the city visiting the various lodges, which are doing a great work. Honorable mention was made of Mrs. Ella G. Berry, local recorder treasurer, and Mrs. Jennie B. Tyler, presiding officer of Liberty Council, by Mr. Williams in a meeting last Friday evening at Bailey's Hall. BOND CORPORATION Incorporated Under the Laws of the State, of Illinois for One Hundred Thousand Dollars, Is Now Ready for Business For some time past, quite a number of thrifty colored people have been endeavoring to launch a real estate, bond and mortgage company or corporation and make it possible for colored people to secure first and second mortgage loans on their property and pay it back in easy monthly payments or on the installment plan, and they finally succeeded in getting Mr. M. E. Wolfsohn, of Wolfsohn & Bro., real estate investments, suite 1900 to 1904, City Hall Square Building, interested in the proposition and in a short length of time Mr. Wolfsohn was able to stand the Real Estate, Mortgage and Bond Corporation right straight upon its feet. It opened its doors for business the first part of May, in suite 1901, City Hall Square Building, 139 N. Clark Street, Chicago, where the Real Estate, Mortgage and Bond Corporation is making loans on Chicago real estate. Its officers are as follows: Mr. Joseph E. Snowden, president; Mrs. Bertha Montgomery, president of the Women's Permanent Republican Club of Cook County, vice-president; Mr. M. E. Wolfsohn, secretary and treasurer. Board of directors: Mr. Joseph E. Snowden, Mrs. Bertha Montgomery, Mr. Wm. H. Montgomery, Mr. Wm. MacIntyre, Mrs. Emma Smith, Mr. George L. Lashley, Mr. C. J. Crawford, treasurer of the National Brotherhood of Dining Car Employees, and Mr. M. E. Wolfsohn. Mr. Wolfsohn was born and raised at State and Polk Streets. In his boyhood days he attended the John Jones School. He is a first-class business man, honest to the backbone and a warm friend of the colored race. Cook County Bar Association to Meet Today at Appomattox Club to Vote in Judicial Primary. At its last meeting on Friday night, the Cook County Bar Association voted to hold a bar primary today at 6 p.m. at the Appomattox Club, its new headquarters, for the purpose of allowing each member to express his preference of the candidates for the bench to be elected in the coming election of June 6th. It is expected that there will be some lively discussion of the matter before the session is over. Each and every member of the association is expected to be present. At the last meeting of the Cook County Bar Association held on last Friday evening, May 6th, at the Appomattox Club, its headquarters, Attorney James G. Cotter, formerly assistant Attorney General of Illinois, was elected attorney for the association. REQUESTS TO THE CITY Mrs. Marietta Swift-Jordan, 3800 Wabash Ave., has returned to the city from Cincinnati, Ohio, where he accompanied the remains of her husband, Z. T. Jordan, for burial. Mrs. Jordan is formerly of St. Louis, Mo. JUDGE KICKHAM SCANLAN FRIEND OF THE COLORED RACE AND HE WILL BE RE-ELECTED JUDGE OF CIRCUT COURT (Concluded from page 1) never had but one case of a colored man charged with crimes against chil- dren. "The most prevalent crimes or types of crimes amongst Negroes according to my observation are gambling, assault cases caused by drinking or women, and petty theft. PRESIDENT APPROP TO I NA (Spec Washing- ding has g will to the High Sch which is a encourag their educ Susceptibility of the Negro to Arrest? "Negroes are more likely so be arrested on suspicion than white persons. If you will tell-me why race prejudice exists in this world, I will tell you why this is so. I don't think all the police are quite as careful in arresting colored men as they are in arresting white men. I think they are apt to hesitate a little longer when a white man is involved. Discrimination in Court "There is another thing concerning the colored man on trial in the Criminal Court that has to be kept in mind. It is a peculiar thing about human nature, that no man wants to admit that he has prejudices. A man will say on the outside that he doesn't like the Negro, or doesn't like this person or that person, but you get him under oath in the jury box and in my twelve years on the bench I have never known a juror to admit that he was prejudiced against any race or creed. It goes without saying that under such a state of affair you will probably get men on the juries that try colored men that have a leaning against them. I would say that where there is a colored defendant and a white prosecuting witness that there would be a grave danger that the jury might unconsciously favor the white side of the case. I will say that some juries will convict a colored man with less hesitation than they will convict a white man on the same kind of evidence. For that reason in the cases in which a colored man is involved, I watch the evidence like a hawk. Legal Representation for Negro De fendant "The Negro usually hasn't the money to employ proper attorneys—competent attorneys. In two out of three cases tried before me in which there, were colored defendants, I had to appoint attorneys to defend them. I appointed white attorneys because when I asked them whom they wanted they told me and I appointed the one they asked and made him serve. Economic and Industrial Aspects of Negro Crime "At one time that I sat in the Criminal Court there were 150 old bail cases, some of them 8 or 9 years of age, pending on the docket. I have no recollection that any of these cases involved colored people. Now there is a reason for that: the colored defendant as a rule is unable to give bail. These 150 cases were old bail cases, and therefore it was natural enough that you would not find colored defendants even in this large number of cases. My experience in the Criminal Court is that the colored defendant is usually unable to give bail. He has to stay in jail and therefore his case is very quickly disposed of by the prosecutor. (Defendants locked up are usually tried first.) The colored man, having less opportunities, is more apt to be out of work than the white man and that is one possible reason for the large number of arrests of colored men. I would say that the colored man is necessarily more apt to be out of work than the white man. His sphere is very limited." In passing it might not be out of place to state that for more than 12 years or before he was first elected to the Circuit Court bench Judge Scanlan has been a constant subscriber to this paper and he is one of our very warmest friends in Chicago. The writer has nothing whatever to do with any of those big leaders of the Republican party who for one reason or another feel that it is their duty to wage a fight against Judge Scanlan; that is their business and not ours. As this newspaper is strictly independent in politics it has friends on the Thompson judicial ticket and on the Independent judges ticket which it will loyally support and as Judge Scanlan always tempers justice with mercy he will march on to victory for the third time at the judicial election Monday, June 6. PUSHING DEVELOPMENTS M. T. Bailey, president The Bailey Realty Co., 3638 State St., has taken over several more blocks of property, several houses and cottages in Morgan Park, which suburb he is helping to develop for the good of the people. MISS WINSTON IN COUNTRY Miss W. M. Winston, trained nurse at Provident Hospital, who has been ill for more than three weeks with pneumonia, is spending some time in the country, where she is gaining her strength. REV. McDANIEL RECOVERS Rev. G. H. McDaniel, president The Enterprise Institute, 516 Aldine Square, has entirely recovered from an illness which confined him to his residence for more than ten weeks. J. M. Higginbothan, the successful general contractor, has removed from 4815 Forrestville avenue to 4818 St. Lawrence avenue, where he and Mrs. Higginbothan will be greatly pleased to receive their many friends. PRESIDENT HARDING APPROVES CAMPAIGN TO INDUCE YOUTHS OF NATION TO CONTINUE THEIR EDUCATION (Special to The Broad Ax) Washington, D. C.-President Harding has given his approval and good will to the second annual "Go to High School, Go to College" drive which is a nation-wide campaign to encourage Negro youths to continue their education, being conducted this week, May 8th, to 15th, by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the pioneer Negro college fraternity, at its various chapters situated throughout the United States. In a letter to Norman L. McGhee, the general secretary of the fraternity, President Harding wrote that the results of the first drive held June 6 to 12, 1920, seems to justify the repetition of the effort this year. "The need for effective work to reduce illiteracy among the colored people," he added, "is very great and manifestly it can be accomplished chiefly through the equipment of members of the colored race to do educational work among their own people. You may be sure of my earnest sympathy and good will." Last year 2,000 members of the Alpha Phi Alpha located in all parts of the country carried the gospel of "stay in high school" and "go to college" to 500 schools, 700 churches and to a half million parents and pupils. It is the hope of the fraternity to reach one million pupils this year. WILD WHITE FAMILY Nyack, N. Y. "What is to be done with a wild man from the mountains, his wife and his four children?" The town board of Nyack perplexedly is asking itself this question at the present time. From the desolate interior of the Ramapo mountains, "Old Man" Thompson, unwashed, uncombed, clothed only in an old shirt and a pair of trousers held together by a rope, followed by his wife, ragged and unkempt in a black wrapper, and four children, half clothed, appeared in the village of Pearl River last Thursday. Apparently the family never had been in a civilized community for Thompson does not know his own first name. The only name he has for his wife is "woman" and he hasn't names at all for his children. They never have seen a comb nor a newspaper, and the children never have had a day's schooling. Shortly after their arrival, they were found in possession of a tumble-down shack on the edge of Pearl River. The village not knowing what to do, passed the buck to Nyack. And Nyack is in a quarry. COME ON IN—THE PICTURES ARE FINE When they gave you to your mother for your first feed of breast milk, they said you were pretty. All who came to see you said you were pretty. Nature had expressed her blessing on your head, and you were commissioned to go forth with a beautiful force, a meteoric illumination of angel smiles concentrated. When you were growing up you said you were the prettiest girl (or somewhere near it) in the city, and everyone commented on your ringlets of curls, and dimpled cheeks, and happy smile. Gee, you were happy then. Everybody was making a fuss over your beauty. THE BROAD AX wants you to join the Beauty Contest. If you do not live in Chicago you are just as welcome and just as beautiful as your friends have claimed you were. The conditions: A splendid picture of yourself and $5.00, which will guarantee a uniformity in our pictures. All cuts will cost the same, and help harmonize arrangements. With your application write or have written 100 words of yourself. Come now, do not be slow to grasp the opportunity to help The Broad Ax show to the world that we have the most beautiful women on earth. The big white morning papers are running their Beauty Prize Contests and you are shut out. Forget all about what people think, how your friends feel, even make a sacrifice of your own feelings in the matter, in order that The Broad Ax may succeed in showing to the world what race has the most beautiful women. Of course we already know, and it is doubly enjoined upon us to give publication to what we know—that's why we publish our paper. How would you like to receive the check for $250, a trip to Europe or a two-years' scholarship? You may be the type of beauty that will win the beauty prize. Apply at once. Send photo and $5.00 and have a place in the world's best Beauty Book. Address TO HOLD MEETING The Virginia Society will hold its monthly meeting at headquarters, 3638 State St., second floor, Wednesday evening, May 18, at which time all Virginians are requeted to be present. [Picture of a man in a suit and tie]. HON. JAMES W. BREEN First Assistant Corporation Co. Republican Candidate for Jud County, Whose Thousands of a Dead Sure Winner, Monday, First Assistant Corporation Counsel of Chicago; the Thompson Republican Candidate for Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Whose Thousands of Loyal Friends Look Upon Him as a Dead Sure Winner, Monday, June 6. GARVEY INCOME BARED Huge Salaries Paid While President General Draws $22,000 Per Year New York.-The divorce proceedings against Marcus Garvey, have resulted in bringing into open court the salaries of the Provisional President of Africa and the Universal Improvement Association, which make a combined sum of $22,000. The papers filed in the suit reveal the other salaries of the officials of this movement and show for instance, the salary of Rev. Eason is $10,000 per annum, of Mrs. Henrietta Vinton Davis, $6000; of Counsellor Wilfred Smith $7000; of Counsellor William H. Matthews, $6000; of Auditor Eli Garcia, $5000; of musicians of the Black Star Line, $22 per week and various other salaries on a scale equally fair and adequate for the preparation and ability of the employees. Garvey is at present touring the West Indies, campaigning for increased membership in his organization. Mrs. Garvey, who is a Jamaican, claims that Garvey feels that she is not "great enough" for him, now he has given the title of His Excellency. The Provisional President of Africa, President General of the Black Star Line, et al." The trip to Liberia, which was advertised to be made by one of the Black Star fleet, seems to have fallen through. JOHN C. CANNON MADE COLLECTOR OF U. S. REVENUE President Harding nominated Hon. John C. Cannon to be collector of internal revenue for the First Illinois District Monday. The confirmation will be voted this week, after which Mr. Cannon will take over the duties of the office from Harry W. Mager, the present collector. In the past Mr. Cannon has honorably served as election commissioner-and as a member of the Lincoln Park Board and as its superintendent, and hosts of warm friends feel that he will make good as internal revenue collector for Chicago. ENTERTAIN WITH MIDNIGHT LUNCH Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shanklin, 1653 Fulton St. entertained at her residence a number of her friends at a midnight luncheon following the annual sermon of Odd Fellows held at Friendship Baptist Church. FOR SALE.—FINE SILK LINED Prince Albert C. & V. Size 37. Phone Rogers Park 8678. HON. DAVID F. MATCHETT Independent Non-Partisan Candidate of Cook County. "Justice Knox Matchett Is Bound to be Re-elected Monday, June 6. Independent Non-Partisan Candidate for Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County. "Justice Knows No Politics," and Judge Matchett Is Bound to be Re-elected to the Circuit Court Bench, Monday, June 6. JOURNAL of Chicago; the Thompson edge of the Circuit Court of Cook Loyal Friends Look Upon Him as , June 6. GOVERNOR ASKS GEORGIA TO BE JUST TO NEGROES Atlanta, Ga.—Gov. Dorsey made re- ply tonight to two criticisms directed at him since his publication of a list of 135 alleged cases of mistreatment of Negroes in Georgia, and declared "the Negro has been subjected to mistreatment in Georgia and the time has come to inaugurate a new policy if we are to retain our own self-re- spect and maintain our position as a civilized people before the world." Since 1855, the governor said, there have been 415 Negroes lynched in Georgia. The replies were made to Judge E. T. Shirley and Solicitor General M. L. Felts of the Superior court of Toombs circuit of Warranton and to Judge E. H. Searcy of the Superior court of Flint circuit, Griffin. The former two had taken exceptions to statements made with the list issued by the governor. White Man Sent to Jail from One to Ten Years for Marrying a Colored Woman. From one to ten years in the Indiana reformatory and a fine of $1,000 is the penalty which Carl Johnson must pay for having married a colored woman. In passing sentence in the Clark Circuit Court, Jeffersonville, Judge James W. Fortune expressed regret that he could not make the punishment more severe. In a few years from now, "ye god," how silly such stuff will sound. Both the law and the judge are as far removed from justice as from Christianity, as far from culture as from civilization. Had this white man lived with this woman, and, in the language of Shakerpeare, reared a brood of bastards, he would have reaped the applause of his white fellow citizens. But things could have been worse. Had he been coloured and the woman white, he would have been lynched. There are lots of other whites descended from just such stock. That's why there are so many lynchers. German House Pipes in Demand. The early German "house pipes" are much prized by collectors. They are of formidable size, some of them holding as much as a pound of tobacco. These pipes are usually of porcelain, beautifully molded and decorated. Poorly Arranged. Some things seem poorly arranged. A man is generally able to pocket his pride, but a woman who has more pride has few pockets.—Boston Trans- script. ate for Judge of the Circuit Court shows No Politics," and Judge acted to the Circuit Court Bench, COL. FRANKLIN A. DENISON Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, Who March of the Famous Eighth Regiment, and Who Fought and Glory of His Country on the Battlefields of Fv the Moral Courage to Stand Up and Sound the Editor of This Paper, for Thundering Forth Again of the Homes of Respectable Colored People in TH storney General of Illinois, Who Marcheous Eighth Regiment, and Who Fought of His Country on the Battlefields of Fri Courage to Stand Up and Sound the This Paper, for Thundering Forth Againnes of Respectable Colored People in TH Assistant Attorney General of Illinois. Who Marched at the Head of the Famous Eighth Regiment, and Who Fought for the Honor and Glory of His Country on the Battlefields of France, Has Had the Moral Courage to Stand Up and Sound the Praises of the Editor of This Paper, for Thundering Forth Against the Bombing of the Homes of Respectable Colored People in This City. Col. Franklin A. Denison, Assistant Attorney General of Illinois, Sounds the Praises of The Broad Ax. The following letter speaks for itself: Chicago, May 12, 1921. Mr. Julius F. Taylor, Editor, The Broad Ax, 6206 S. Elimabeth St., Chicago, Ill. My dear Julius: I have read with great interest your splendid article on bombing of the homes of colored citizens in this city, and I sincerely congratulate you on the manly stand taken by you. Your article may not impress those to whom it is addressed, but, my dear friend, you have sounded a call to which all law abiding citizens of this city, black or white, may cheerfully respond. It is high time that some affirmative action is taken to meet the lawless invaders of our homes. This you have done. Sincerely, Your friend, Franklin A. Denison. THE RIOT CASES OF 1919 ARE COMING UP FOR TRIAL IN THE SUPREME COURT OF COOK COUNTY, MONDAY, MAY 16. Attorney Augustus L. Williams, 184 W. Washington street, announces as the attorney of record in most of the riot cases of 1919 that on Monday, May 16, before Judge Jacob H. Hopkins in the Superior Court of Cook county, room 1129 County building, that the case of Sanford vs. Cook County and other riot cases, will be on the docket for trial. So far, Mr. Williams has not received any money for professional services which he has rendered and which he will continue to render to the survivors of those poor unfortunate people who ```markdown ``` P. A. HON. ADELBERT H. ROBERTS Member of the Legislature of Illinois, from the torial District, Who Has Secured the Passage Bombing Bill in the Lower House, and State S Dailey, of Peoria, Who Will Rush it Through the Legislature of Illinois, from the district, Who Has Secured the Passage Bill in the Lower House, and State S Peoria, Who Will Rush it Through Member of the Legislature of Illinois, from the Third Senatorial District, Who Has Secured the Passage of His Anti-Bombing Bill in the Lower House, and State Senator John Dailey, of Peoria, Who Will Rush it Through the Senate. My dear Julius: inois, Who Marched at the Head t, and Who Fought for the Honor the Battlefields of France, Has Had Up and Sound the Praises of the dering Forth Against the Bombing colored People in This City. manly stand taken by you. Your article may not impress those to whom it is addressed, but, my dear friend, you have sounded a call to which all law abiding citizens of this city, black or white, may cheerfully respond. It is high time that some affirmative action is taken to meet the lawless invaders of our homes. This you have done. Sincerely, Your friend, Franklin A. Denison. lost their lives and their other belongings in the bloody, untimely and uncalled for, race riots in Chicago. It would be well indeed if the court room was crowded every day during these trials with colored people and let the world know that they are still interested in the final outcome of the trial of these cases. VISITS MILWWAUKEE 1 Mrs. Lou Ella Young, 3556 Giles Ave., D. G. M. N. G. of the Households of Ruth and Jurisdiction, visited the Households of Ruth in Milwaukee, Wis., during the week. The work of Households in Milwaukee, Mrs. Young reports, is moving along rapidly and with much interest. THE NEW YORK TIMES Illinois, from the Third Senature the Passage of His Anti- house, and State Senator John Kush it Through the Senate. THE BROAD AX, SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1921 CHARLES E. STUMP, TRAVELING CORRESPONDENT FOR THE BROAD AX, VISITS NEW YORK CITY, WASHINGTON, D. C., AND OTHER CITIES IN THE EAST, AND HE IS NOW HEADED FOR THE WEST. New York City.—Look at your last letter and you will find that I was in Kittrell, N. C., at Kittrell college, and the guest of Prof. G. A. Edwards, that great educator and the man who is doing so much for the people in that section of the world. He is a man who will make a place right into your heart before you realize what he is doing, and his wife as I told you is right by his side. He certainly did use some gasoline and got me around over the country. We made two trips to Raleigh, and that man just made me feel like I was some pumpkins, and when we had made them trips, then we were meeting friends. Called at the printing establishment, and found that Editor E. M. Cheek had left this world, but his widow is still carrying on the business, and she is a busy business woman. They have a new editor for the paper, but I did not meet him. Saturday night we went down to see the busiest man in North Carolina, Berry O'Kelly, of Methods, N. C., the man who out of his own pocket put up a school for the people, and who is ready at any time to make a contribution to racial uplift. Mr. O'Kelly is a personal friend of Dr. Robeht R. Moton, of Tuskegee Institute, and was a friend to the late Booker T. Washington and honors his memory today. He is a man, every inch of him. He has a real large store. It might be called a department store, for you can buy anything you want in that store and there is no color line in it. He was delighted to look in my-blue eyes and greet me as a friend. He had a talk with Prof. Edwards, inviting him to attend the next session of the National Negro Business League in Atlanta, Ga. He told me to come along also. The great trip of Dr. Moton through North Carolina was discussed and commented on. He declared that it was a great victory for the race. Agreement was had with him, for Dr. Moton is saying some real helpful things for us, in other words he is speaking right out in church, and pleading our cause. Of course, there are men who cannot get a hearing, who think they are race leaders, and will criticize Dr. Moton or anyone else who can get a hearing. I have been to the Love drug store, met Dr. Love; called on the editor of the Independent, but he was out; called on the Lightners, the men who cover all the mistakes of doctors, and then others. I have been to that big school at Franklin, Va., with Dr. Savage at its head and to Henderson, met many friends and Sunday afternoon went out to a big demonstration of the Odd Fellows and enjoyed it so very much. I saw about two acres of people, and I don't know when I have seen so much food at one place. Then, off for Washington, Dr. C., reaching there Monday morning I went direct to the home of Dr. W. H. Jernagin and he was soon there with his automobile car carriage to tote me over to Freedman's hospital, where I was examined by Dr. Wakefield, and told that it was necessary that I get off of my feet at an early date and get right in bed and from this you will see that I am not well yet and you will have to pray for me that I may hold out and hold on to life a little longer. I made it from Washington to Philadelphia where I spent one night with Mr. and Mrs. Hillis Gaines, North Philadelphia. They received me just like they were receiving a father or brother and made just that much over me. Well only night was spent there and next day I went down town to see some friends and then beat it up to New York to be with friends here. Have you been here? I tell you this is some more big town and hayseeds like me have a hard time getting around. A fellow with a red cap on toted my bags to a taxable to have me pay taxes, and he extracted from my wallet just 30 cents, and that fellow started to grunt away to collect my taxes and when I reached Bible house a little thing in front reminded me that I owed just 90 cents, which was paid cheerfully and willingly, for I did not want to fall in the hands of those police officers down here. It is just like pulling teeth to get from one side of the street to the other in this man's town, but I made it just the same. Wednesday, the Missionary Board of the Missionary Department of the African Methodist Episcopal church held one more interesting meeting. These men direct the missionary activities of the church and the expenditure of the missionary money. It consists of a representative from each district, and Mrs. Mary F. Handy and Mrs. S. G. Simmons. The men in district order are: Reva. Elijah Byrd, E. H. Hunter, W. T. Anderson, Chas. Sumner Williams, W. H. Thomas, W. O. P. Sherman, P. J. Chavis, F. R. C. Durden, H. N. Newman, R. S. Jenkins, S. A. Harris, M. W. Townsend, W. N. Williams, C. E. Brooks, J. W. Sanders, H. M. Steady, S. J. Mabote, G. F. Martin. All were present except Steady and Mabote, who are in Africa. Bishop W. W. Beckett is chairman and Bishop J. Albert Johnson and W. H. Heard were present and took active parts and there were many other visitors. Well, I got much out of being here. J. W. Bankin, D. D. is the corresponding secretary. He is practically the executive officer, for he has full charge of the office, assisted by efficient clerks. The Board opened in religious style and Christian Basket delivered an address. Then followed other phases of work until the committees were all appointed and the annual report was submitted by Dr. Rankin. I want to congratulate the church on having such an efficient man. He knows the missionary fields and causes just as you know the letters in your name when you see them. He has made it a great study. The members and friends of the African Methodist Episcopal church are loyal to every claim of their church and after reporting a balance of $2,953.39 brought forward from the previous fiscal year, Secretary Bankin reported that his office had received for missions, $76,276.84, making a total of $79,230.25 and had expended $77,760.27. He told where every cent of the money came from and for what it had been used which put him right on top. During my stay in New York I was the guest of one of the next Bishops in the A. M. E. church, Rev. M. W. Thornton, D. D., pastor of Bethel A. M. E. church, Dr. Thornton has had a helluva time since he has been in New York, but it is all over now and he is riding in the saddle now and doing a great work in New York. He is a scholar and a good pastor, and then he is a man, every inch of him. He knows how to do and what to do and will do it if you will just keep out of his sunlight. I have seen Charles H. Anderson, treasurer of the National Negro Business League, banker from Jacksonville and is to be a banker in New York. He has already purchased the building and putting it in order for the bank. Some young men from Florida have opened the finest ice cream parlor in the country. It is manners to step into this. Mr. Anderson is back of this also. He is one more busy man. I shall have something to say to you or some one else will. Thanks be to God that things are moving in New York and I am moving also. I will tell you about the bank, ice cream parlor and other places in my next. I have been to see the place left by Mme. Walker. Her daughter, Mrs. Wilson, is in charge. It is one more fine place. Look out for my next. If you desire to write to me send it to 5922 Aberdeen street, Chicago, Illi- CHARLES E. STUMP 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 Vernon 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. F. Bishop, cigars, tobacco and news stand, 8 W. 27th St., near State. A. D. Hayes, cigars, tobacco, stationery and news stand, 3640 S. State St. Dodson's shoe shining parlor and news stand, southwest corner 35th and State St. Mrs. Moses Ratcliff, president of the Willing Workers' Club of St. Catherine A. M. E. Zion Church, 3739 Elmwood Ave. Health in White Cedar Water pails and other vessels made of southern white cedar were long held to have a wholesome effect on the contents because of supposed medicinal properties of the wood, says the American Forestry Magazine. It was even believed that water issuing from a white cedar spigot had its healthfulness increased. Fox Eats Entrapped Foot When caught in a trap by one of its feet, a fox has actually been known to bite off and swallow the entrapped foot in order to free itself. Tribute to Good Heart Tribute to Heart. A good heart is the sun and moon, or, rather, the sun, and not the moon; for it shines bright and never changes, but keeps its course truly.—Shakespeare. If He Could Charge Them Off. The man who has a wife and two or three daughters is lucky if he can get himself judged by their clothes. When It Falls It isn't true that men will do any thing for money. Some won't work for it—Pittsburgh Gazette-Time. CINEMA & CINEMA This is a walking suit of marine blue, the coat of which is decorated with English embroidery. NOTES ON SPRING TOGGERY Wrap frocks promise to be very popular for street wear. Square capes are added to the many attractive models being shown for spring. Paris hats for spring feature plumes which sweep to the shoulder or fall to the waist. For sport and morning wear, spring styles like best checked and striped materials. Satin and crepe de chine are almost equally popular as fabrics for the new spring hats. Novelties in collar and sleeve treatments are important features of many of the spring styles. Clustered grapes, trailing feathers and upturned wings are all found on spring's smart millinery. Contrasting colors and fabrics are combined in a charming manner for many of the new spring capes. A smart new sport coat of navy velours is made with raglan sleeves and has the pockets and the buttonholes bound with white. Spring evening frocks are contemplating the return to the longer skirt. In many cases the longer effect is attained by means of hems of lace and draperies of transparent tulle. A smart new dinner dress is fashioned of black chiffon over an accordion-plaited underskirt of black satin. The frock is trimmed with plaited black cire ribbon. MESHES OF RUSSIAN ORIGIN Woven Dot, Round or Square, the Vogue—Woman in Mourning is Not Neglected. For the tailored woman who prefers to swathe her hat with velling rather than wear the made vell there is the Russian mesh with a woven dot either in square or round effect—the square dot being given preference. Then there are the octagon and square meshes with either French dots or large chenille.dots, both of which are very popular. These come in solid color as well as varying shades. The woman who is in mourning and cannot indulge in beautiful new colors has not been neglected by designers and manufacturers. They have not only made copies of the newest styles in veils or pure white and solid black, but have originated types especially for her. A square model of Russian mesh is in black with a large woven dot and is bound with grosgrain ribbon. It is worn over the hat with the front edge drawn about the wearer's throat. All corners are left to hang in the back. Another manner of wearing a square vell is to arrange it on the hat so that the points hang in the back, front and on either side. Then there are white flowing vells of fancy meeses having white grosgrain ribbon neckbands. Others are bound with crepe and come in either black or white. HOME-MADE DUSTLESS MOPS Convenience That is Dustless and Also Sanitary Labor-Saver May Be Easily Made. Dustless mops and dustless dusters are sanitary labor-savers. They can be made at home by dipping the mop or the duster in a solution of some vegetable oil, such as linseed or cottonseed, and gasoline or other solvent, about one tablespoonful of oil to one plint of gasoline being used. There should be no fire in the room where the gasoline is used. The mop or duster should be hung outdoors until the gasoline has evaporated. The oil will be evenly distributed in this way. The duster may be washed once or twice before it is necessary to redip it in the oil solution. No Room for the Incompetent. Much of the work done in this world has to be done. Incompetency is the greatest risk to progress. Incompetents are the most costly members of society, and always will be. That's why there is always room on brains and skill, which combine to produce efficiency - Wrabben. Yes, dear -- but have they more in the Bank than we? Don't envy neighbors who seem prosperous. Looks are deceiving. Money in the bank is the only worth while evidence of true prosperity. Living beyond one's means is a constant temptation these days. Strong is he who resists—and saves. Do you? DON'T SCORE IT ALL Lincoln State Bank of Chicago 3105 South State Street—9 and 11 East 31st Street Under State Government Supervision 3 Per Cent on Savings Resources over $2,800,000.00 Cut out this Subscription Blank and Mail it to JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Please enter my name as a subscriber to THE BROAD AX. 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The word "rim" is an abbreviation of "rumbooze," "rum" being an Asiatic 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 one another Mr. and Miss.-Ohio State Journa. Which is the Highest Mountain? 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 Korams, Cashmere, has an altitude of nearly 30,000 feet. Cut out this Subscription Blk THE BROAD AX 6206 S. Elizabeth St, Chicago, IL. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Please ent to THE BROAD AX. I enclose herew subscription to same, or One Dollar for Name ..... Town ..... Date ....191..... WHEN YOU'RE OLD, WHAT? Young man, a Savings Account added to regularly while you are young means happiness when you're old. You can save a little each pay day. 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Farm Machinery imperative. _ ‘While-tt is impossible to determine ‘the extent that modern farie imple "ose ‘ese wt tee ‘zease in popuiation has been support: py laboe Uberated t0 —_<. ores food with which age Face Vite the impleme “use-) or 70 iueraenen a ‘of devel ent ag maintained today is think- me Sos meee ~~ ~ opgee of Canal le Old. ‘The project of a cama! across the “Isthmus of Panaws is about four bun- Gred_years old: Balboa and other “Spanish expiorers urged such construc. ssade:porvere in wate et © feo wurveys. ow ‘Vine ‘tus early as 1525. oe > Fea i same chat ta caling <, " anaes te ‘exusevhe is still alive — Fox Climbs Tree. Another of the red fox's accomplish- ments is his ability to climb certain trees, where the inclination of the trank and the accessibility of the Joy- er limbs admit of it, says the Ameri- can Forestry Magazine. 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