The Broad Ax

Many of the White Friends and Readers of This Paper Have Contributed Almost Two Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars to the Fort Dearborn Hospital and Training School for Colored Nurses HON. JOHN J. MITCHELL, CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ILLINOIS TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK, DONATED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS TO THAT INSTITUTION THROUGH JULIUS F. TAYLOR. Some of the wise colored people who labor under the impression that they know everything, contend that at the time we started our one hundred thousand dollar drive through the columns of this paper, for the greater Fort Dearborn Hospital and training School for Colored Nurses, that "Old Broad Ax Taylor" could not raise five dollars through the columns of his little two by four, one horse sheet; that its few colored readers would not give up any money for that purpose or cause, and that they hatted him and his sheet because he would persist in publishing the pictures of Democrats in its columns, and one prominent colored man connected with Provident Hospital, who will not associate with colored people except when he attempts to make a poor speech to them, urged one of our warm, white friends, who has been a reader of this paper for many years, not to contribute one dollar to the Fort Dearborn Hospital, but give all of his money to the Provident Hospital, as that is the only hospital among the colored people in this city. In spite of the fact that all of the colored people referred to have blown in much of their valuable time in loudly barking up the wrong tree in relation to "Old Broad Ax Taylor," as many of the ignorant or thoughtless colored people greatly delight to refer to the writer behind his back, and some of them, who claim to be highly educated, have the nerve and the brass gall to refer to us in such a manner right to our face, but we always attribute such remarks to the gross ignorance of the so-called ladies and gentlemen who utter them. Being absolutely ignorant in that respect, it seems very hard for this same class of colored men and women to comprehend the fact that the writer has raised four times more money for the Fort Dearborn Hospital, during the past five or six weeks, than any other single individual connected with the one hundred thousand dollar drive in the interest of that institution. The following friends and readers of this paper have freely contributed the following sums of money through us to the Fort Dearborn Hospital: Hon. Thomas Carey, president of the Chicago National Life Insurance Company, one thousand dollars, for it must be remembered that the writer induced Mr. Carey to become the chairman of the general committee to raise one hundred thousand dollars for the Fort Dearborn Hospital. Hon. John J. Mitchell, chairman of the Board of Directors of the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, one hundred dollars; Hon. Joseph F. Haas, Recorder of Deeds of Cook county, one hundred dollars; Hon. James H. Lawley, Trustee of the DICK ROWLAND RELEASED FROM JAIL AT TULSA, OKLA. Found to be Utterly Innocent of Attempt to Assault White Girl. Charge Caused Tulsa Riot. If anyone else has made a better financial showing than the writer, for the Fort Dearborn Hospital, we would delighted to have them to come forward and stand up and be counted. It must be remembered that so far none of the big colored leaders of the race in the second ward have coughed up any real money for the Fort Dearborn Hospital and Training School for Colored Nurses. Monday, October 31st, will be a city-wide tag day for the Fort Dearborn Hospital, and it is the earnest desire of Hon Thomas Carey and others who are greatly interested in this movement hope to realize fifteen to twenty-five thousand dollars on tag day as that amount of money is sadly needed in order to secure a permanent home for the nurses connected with the Fort Dearborn Hospital. and William Dixon, leading colored citizens, came before the court last week. Charges against Dixon were dismissed. The others have asked for a change of venue. Greenwood, the colored section of Tulsa, destroyed by fire, is being rebuilt rapidly, altho it is feared that the winter season will catch some of the riot victims still living in tents. MONDAY, OCTOBER 31ST, WILL BE SPECIAL TAG DAY FOR THE GREATER FORT DEARBORN HOSPITAL AND TRAINING SCHOOL FOR COLORED NURSES. ON THAT DAY IT IS EXPECTED THAT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND A One of the Best and Most Successful Trial Lawyers in This City, Who Has Won Three of His Race Riot Cases in the Superior and Circuit Courts of Cook County, Routing the Able Lawyers Connected with the Corporation Counsel's Office Every Time That They Stick Their Heads in the Court Rooms. NEW COLORED CATHOLIC CHURCH IN EAST ST. LOUIS FIRST REGULAR SERVICE St. Louis Choir Sings High Mass—Two Colored and Two White Boys Assist at Altar. East St. Louis, Ill—On Sunday, October 23, St. Augustine's Church for Colored Catholics, 1400 Broadway, had assuredly an auspicious opening. For the first time in the history of East St. Louis, the scattered Colored Catholics as a body, had an opportunity of seeing in their own church the magnificent ritual of the nineteen-century old Mother Church of Christendom. A goodly number of Colored people—many of them non-Catholics—availed of the unique opportunity, and the presence of a few white Catholic people lent to the event a truly Catholic aspect. A low mass at 8 o'clock for the convenience of those who might not be able to come to the regular opening was celebrated by the Rev. C. M. Taylor, a priest of the Society for African Missions, which is in charge of this work. A high mass was sung by a St. Louis Colored Catholic choir with Fr. Taylor at the organ—a gift of a local Catholic lady. Mr. Harrington, until recently a missionary in Liberia, West Africa, and now Superior of the Society for African Missions in East St. Louis, was celebrant. Two white boys and two Colored boys assisted at the altar, donated by Fr. Engel, a prominent local pastor and a noted benefactor of the Church for Colored Catholics. The opening sermon, which was to have been preached by Rev. Fr. P. J. Byrne, also a noted benefactor of the new church, was preached by Fr. Harrington. Commenting on the epistle of the day, Fr. Harrington spoke of the joy which St. Paul expressed because his newly founded church among the Phillipsians had given such ATTORNEY A. L. WILLIAMS proofs of sincerity and charity and zeal. Continuing, Fr. Harrington also expressed his own joy that the enlightened kindness of the people of East St. Louis had made possible the opening of this new church; and he expressed a hope that, like the Philipians, the members of the new congregation would remain true to themselves, true to their great race and true to the Mother Church. Commenting on some unfounded prejudices, common among Colored people, against the Catholic Church, especially to the widespread belief that the Catholic Church does not give sufficient prominence to the Bible, he remarked in one simple phrase, "If we took the Bible from the mass, there would be very little left," and that "were it not for the efforts of the Catholic Church and her monastic orders, every trace and vestige of the Bible would have been lost during that stormy period of the world's history from the time when St. Paul wrote to the Phillipians to that on which Luther nailed his theses to the church door at Wittenberg." Announcement of evening instructions and, pending the opening of a regular parochial school, of special afternoon and evening classes, followed the sermon. Referring to the fact that several people had expressed a desire to attend church if they only could get decent Sunday clothes, he deplored such a sad state of things, stating that poverty was no diagrace, for if it were, a missionary would be the meanest of men; that God is not an excepter of persons; and that those who had come there should try to represent church attendance as something higher and nobler than a fancy dress ball or a millinery show room. He also pointed out to his people that their little church lacked many necessary things. There could be no evening devotions because there was neither cope nor ostensiorm nor even a pyx in which to reserve the Blessed Sacrament, but with God's help all those things would come with" patience and perseverance. "Let us," he said, "be rather thankful for what we have, than covetous of what we have not. Our little mission, although heavily in debt, can nevertheless promote the glory of God, and will undoubtedly become, in God's good time and with the co-operation of its friends, a center of civic and religious importance." The official opening and dedication of St. Augustine's Church for Colored People by the Rt. Rev. Bishop and clergy, is postponed until Thanksgiving Day. CHIPS Dr. A. Wilberforce Williams, who has been spending some time in Italy, France, England and in other sections of Europe, favored the writer, a few days ago, with an Italian postal card, which is very much appreciated, and it indicated that Dr. Williams has been having the time of his life, and that he is enjoying the best of health. Hon. Emmett Whealan, County Commission-r, has been making an official business trip to Washington, D. C., on to Richmond, Va., from which point he sent the writer a postal card greeting. Commissioner Whealan expects to return home Tuesday morning. Dr. James M. Hall, 4545 S. Wabash avenue, is a great credit to the medical profession. Dr. Hall is honest to the backbone in all of his business transactions. He is a prominent member of North Star Lodge, No. I, of Free and Accepted Masons, and he continues to make rapid strides forward in the medical world. Mr. W. Allison Sweeney, who was one of the oldest and best known COLORED LADIES, INCLUDING MANY COLORED NURSES IN THEIR HOSPITAL UNIFORM, WILL BE STATIONED IN VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THIS CITY TO TAG THE GENEROUS HEARTED CITIZENS OF CHICAGO. ATTORNEY AUGUSTUS L. WILLIAMS WON HIS SECOND AND THIRD RACE RIOT CASES IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1921. HON. THOMAS G. WINDES PRE-SIDED. Tuesday morning the case of Joseph Lovings, who resided at 2030 South Dearborn street, during the race riots of 1919 and who worked in a barber shop at 1304 W. 12th st., on the 29th of July, 1919, while the race riots were in full swing in this city, and the police seemed powerless or unwilling to attempt to suppress the, Joseph Lovings, on his bicycle, started for his home at 2030 South Dearborn street, and on his way he was set upon by a mob, estimated at almost 5,000, and the mad mob fired fifteen to twenty bullets into his head and body. Not satisfied with the fiendish acts in that respect, they trampled upon his lifeless body and defaced his face and skull by beating it in. A number of white witnesses testified as to the viciousness of the mob, and Rev. Father Jones, a Roman Catholic priest, vividly testified as to how he knelt down by the side of the body and offered up prayers for the repose of his soul in peace. It was indeed a very effective scene to note the good acts and deeds of this holy father, who waived all race prejudice aside and had the moral courage, in the presence of the howling mob, to perform his sacred duty or calling. Attorney Williams, from beginning to end, handled the case in a thorough and most masterful manner. His closing argument to the jury was eloquent, effective and far newspaper men in the United States, passed away at his home on Vernon ave., near 33rd street, the latter part of last week. Funeral services were held over his remains Thursday afternoon, at the South Park M. E Church, 33rd street and South Park avenue, Rev. Gloster R. Bryant officiating. Mr. Sweeney was a writer of great force and originality. He was the author of a finely gotten up book entitled "The Colored Soldiers in the World War for Democracy." He was a Chesterfield in his manner or deportment, and he will be greatly missed by his numerous friends and associates. CONGRESS IN SESSION. The Baptist Women Congress was in session Oct. 20th in its regular quarterly meeting. Representatives were present from almost every church in the city and suburbs. A strong plea on the part of Mrs. Eva Hooper, former president of the Congress, brought a collection of more than $57.00, a greater portion of which will be given the Urban League. The regular bi-monthly meeting of the Phyllis Wheatley Club was held at the Home, 3256 Rhodes Ave., Wednesday, Oct. 19, 1921. All members and friends enjoyed the following program after the regular transaction of business. Instrumental Solo, Mrs. Araminta Thomas; Current Events, Miss H. G. Whyte; Vocal Solo, Miss Juanta The Fort Dearborn Hospital is Still in the Public Eye. of This nousand earborn Nurses DIES, INCLUDING D NURSES IN THEIR FORM, WILL BE STA- IOUS SECTIONS OF TAG THE GENER- CITIZENS OF CHI JUSTUS L. WILLIAMS OND AND THIRD ES IN THE CIRCUIT COOK COUNTY OCTOBER 27, 1921. G. WINDES PRE- reaching in its ramifications. When he concluded it was perfectly apparent that he had left a profound impression on the minds of each one of the jurors, and they returned a verdict in favor of his client, or the plaintiff, Mrs. Carrie Lovings, for $3,500.00. Mr. Williams started his third case on Wednesday afternoon, and ended same Thursday afternoon before the same court, to wit: the Honorable Thomas G. Winds. James G. Grimes vs. City of Chieago. In this case Mr. Williams seemed to have improved in his argument, and as he addressed the jury with his masterly oratory, the entire courtroom seemed to have been brought to tears. Some of the ladies were compelled to be taken out of the courtroom by their outburst of feeling. Even the jurymen were seen to wipe the tears from their eyes. The witnesses were mostly white ladies from the neighborhood where Mr. Grimes was mobbed, 35th and Robey streets. Mr. Grimes received permanent blindness from the injury. The jury was fully instructed as to the law by Judge Windes, and after the instructions they went into the jury room and were out only five minutes before they brought in a verdict for the plaintiff in the sum of $5,000. The jury in both cases were white men, and it can be said of them that they acted nobly. Dabney; Accompanist, Mrs. Ophie Brown Wells. Dainty refreshments were served. The next meeting will be at the Home, November 2, 1921. Two to Fourthirty p. m. sharp, Visitors are welcome. President, Elizabeth Lindsay Davis; Cor. Secretary, Irene Moore, 3700 Indiana Ave. BAILEY TO ADVISE As the season for lot selling, buying and building in subdivisions nears a close, M. T. Bailey, president of The Bailey Realty Co., and manager of The Milton Mercantile Agency, 3638 S. State St., will be willing and glad to advise members of the race at his office any time. Mr. Bailey has met with much success in the handling of suburban property during the present season and is pleased with the growth of Morgan Park. VIRGINIANS FEAST Officers, members, Virginians and friends had a great feast Oct. 19th at headquarters, 3638 S. State St., at which time hundreds of the F.F.V. were present and enjoyed a fine literary and musical program. After paying the households of Joliet a visit and advising them in their work, Mrs. Lou Ella Young, 3566 Giles Ave., D.G.M.N.G., of the Households of Illinois and jurisdiction, has returned to the city. M. H. THE BROAD AX Published Every Saturday In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. Rep- ublicans, Democrats, Catholics, Pro- testants, Single Taxers, Priests, in- fidels or anyone else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in ad- vance. One Year $2.00 Five Months $1.00 Advertising rates made known on application address all communication to THE BROAD AX 6206 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 Draxel 1416 Vol. XXVII. No. 6 OCTOBER 29, 1921. Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, III. Under Act of March 8, 1879. A BUNCH OF TYPE OR TWO HUNDRED, MORE OR LESS PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENT —THE BEST THE WORLD OFFER, KEEPS US BUSY. The young men and women coming out of the colleges and seminaries, high schools and trade institutions are very different from those who have not had such advantages and opportunities. The young educated people of the race in the vast majority represent not alone the culture and intellectual life of the race but the forward status of human society at its best. So when we speak of music, art, literature, science and the rest of it, we are to have in mind not simply and separately the advancement and progress of a separate and distinct group, but we are to find value in the attainment, and accomplishment of the human intellect no matter from what source it may show above the surface, because we are links in the chain of human thought and intellectual prowess. We find that the fundamental rules of arithmetic are no different when we try to convert them to our use. We find the practical application of syntax, as beautiful in language when we endeavor to write rhetoric, and so as we use every available resource of the mind's development to carry forward helpful ideals, we realize more truly that we, black though we be, yet represent with a full consent the teachings of Christ our Lord. Then we all the more realize, alas, too keenly, the pity that color distinctions are restricted to human beings when even in the brute creation is no such thing. The young people of the race, armed with a higher appreciation, and a more advanced spirit to understand and apply the human fundamentals for the general good of society, will more gracefully assume the requirements and responsibilities of a more advanced people in the scales and activities of humanity, because of a better facility, more pregnant opportunities, together with a consciousness of their intellectual achievement, refining influences, and a higher and nobler standardization of ideals than those of the preceding generation that was not so favored. The race has done marvellously well in the first half century of its liberty and freedom. Now it has developed to a pitch that excites the envy and jealousy of those who hold a tarnished skin in contempt, as if the color had any organ stops to regulate and restrict the intellect to a meagre development. The world applauds the gladiator so why should we care? "Socrates vs. Democritus." GETTING ONE'S SELF JIM- CROWED. By Dr. M. A. Majors. There is a lot of the spirit of Texas, Tennessee and Georgia in Chicago. You can see it on the street cars, in cheap cafes run by poor whites, in some of the movie theatres, and in most all of the theatres in the loop. Some time ago, Mr. Bert Williams was here with a white company and every one knows that he is the headliner in any show. We were informed that segregation was practiced in the Studebaker theatre, and we could not justify our going to see him at the sacrifice of our manhood. Recently Mr. Gilpin in the role of Emperor Jones, was at a theatre down in the loop and the same old white Southern spirit was at high tide, but nothing daunted, our representative big ones crowded there to see Mr. Gilpin at the expense of all of our noblest qualifications. We can not get very far at the game of gratifying a morbid curiosity by submerging our race manhood, taking the cheapest seats set apart for those who are the accredited inferior element, nor by allowing ourselves to be colonized, and segregated. The spirit among us to tolerate the cheap notions of any people who would deny our race the equal accommodation, and facility accorded others merely on the pretext of a white skin is to be discredited, discouraged and condemned. It is never good form nor good grace to lend one's self to any scheme that has in it for him humiliation and degradation. If any special part of a theatre is to be consigned to the Negro, it is not showing a kindly spirit to the Negro patron, nor is the Negro doing himself any good in taking what is set apart for him as a race in this great state of Illinois. Of course we will always have, the simpleton, the unthoughtful, and the easy pleased Negro with us, who feels delighted to be at the tail end of the white man's procession. Anxious to be where the other people are, with no thought of the ugly prejudices ever operating against him as a man, satisfied to be underrated and the rest of it. Now what can we do to change this state of affairs? In Philadelphia, New York and Washington the Negro manhood of these cities has revolted and the happy results are that they have built their own opera houses. This is the spirit, that is going to bring us up to the standard, and help to reem from us the obliquity and humiliation which we have but too willingly accepted. As a race, we have grievances too numerous to mention. Indeed, there should not be any at all in a land that sets forth the truest principles of rights in the very preamble of its constitution, and then cowardly nullifies these rights when they appertain to the Negro race. A race that has given its very life blood to every cause that 101 fostered a stalwart manhood. When it comes to abiding by the rule that violently assails our manhood we will not surrender the principles that make us the equal to men of other races; nor will we be insulted because of a hated color scheme set up by other races without making a manly protest. IMPULSES OF THE SOUL I cannot describe the feeling that at times I seem to get; I would like to understand it better than I have as yet. There are crowded anxious moments when my mind would go to work Analyzin absturse dogmas with a seeming jerk. All at once there comes a notion that I haven't got the soul, While I struggle, and the impulse of my heart essay a role Fit to make a scholar famous with a literary power; Till I feel that I am shrouded in a starry mental shower. There are moments when the muses seem to play their little tricks, And you feel that you have got yourself into an ugly fix; When at last the windows open to your mind and you can think, Then Pegasus flying with you lets you down at wisdom's brink. If you've got the lilting fever, and you know, the happy line; You may write a pretty meter that the world might say is fine; Yet, I can't describe the feeling, still the fervor has a power That very nearly drowns me in a literary shower. M. A. Majors. THE HOME BREW He was walking in the moonshine of the evening, Like a fellow walks when he's had enough, He'd been drinking moonshine of the home brew, It must have been the strongest kind of stuff. He thought he was immune. He said it was a boon. He tried to him a tune. It made him drunk too soon. He was loaded with the moonshine of the home brew. He was fixed with all the things that it could do. "Moonshine." SOME DOUBT. Jenkins was sitting down to breakfast one morning when he was astounded to see in the paper an announcement of his own death. He rang up friend Smith at once. "Hallon, Smith!" he said. "Have you seen the announcement of my death in the paper?" "Yes," replied Smith. "Where are you speaking from?"—Practical Drug-gist. WHEN ONCE YOU START. 'Twas only a taste the first time, The second she took a drink; But later she took what she shouldn't have had, She couldn't walk straight, they said she was bad; But, alas, it's too late to think. "Poor Kid." EASILY EXPLAINED A physician was giving an informal talk on physiology. "Also," he remarked, "it has been found that the human body contains sulphur." "Sulphur," exclaimed one of the girl students. "And how much sulphur is there in a girl's body?" "Oh, the amount varies," said the doctor, smiling, "according to the girl." "Ah!" said the girl, "and that is why some of us make better matches than others?" "Philosophy." NATIVE AFRICAN SPEAKS AT HAMPTON ON AFRICAN PROBLEMS. Africa Needs Help from America Christianity In the Cure for Continent's Illa-Max Yergan Will Go as Y.M.C.A. Worker. By Wm. Anthony Aery. Hampton, Va.—That the time has come for the black people of the world to play their part in helping to Christianize the 400,000,000 Africans, who are suffering and dying through ignorance and exploitation; that Africa must contribute to the spread of Christianity through the work of American Negroes who feel some responsibility for their brothers' in Africa; and that Mohammedanism can only be checked by Christianity, through the consecration of educated leaders who will make sacrifice for their fellow-men—these ideas were recently presented at Hampton Institute by Prof. J. E. K. Aggrey of Livingstone College, Saliabury, N. C., a Gold Coast native, who came to America at the age of 22, and after 22 years of training, was eventually selected as a member of the African Education Commission, which spent 14 months in travel under the leadership of Dr. Thomas Jesse Jones, educational director of the Phelps-Stokes Fund. Professor Aggrey, who was introduced by Principal Gregg of Hampton, gave a vivid account of his 30,000-mile journey through Sierra Leone, Liberia, Gold Coast, Nigeria, Cameroon, Belgian Congo, Angola, South Africa, and East Africa. He said: "Now and again people say, 'Liberia has failed.' I say, Liberia has not failed. It has not had a chance. "In the interior of Nigeria the crescent is growing bigger and bigger The Cross seems to be getting weaker and weaker, but it is not getting weaker. The question of Africa and the world is: Crescent or Cross! The challenge of the ages comes from Africa; Africa is not going to be won for Christianity until Christians are themselves converted. "Black people do not prefer to wor- ```markdown ``` ship the god of Mohammed. The white man, however, comes and says, 'God is white and the devil is black.' The Mohammedans say, 'Our God is just like yours.' "If our white friends will educate and Christianize us, fill us with hearts of love and give us a chance, we will stop the onrush of Mohammedanism. "Every time the black man has been given a chance in war and has been given the flag, he has either brought back the flag with honor or reported to give the reason why. "The challenge has come from Africa for the Christians of the world—particularly the colored people of America—to rise up and help Africa. There are 5,000,000 people in South Africa calling for help; 6,000,000 in Angola; 17,000,000 in Nigeria; 2,000,000 on the Gold Coast; 2,500,000 in Liberia; and 2,000,000 in Sierra Leone. "Africa needs about 1,000 young men and women now. In one place 650 out of 1,000 children that are born die, because there is no nurse there to teach the people. There is no doctor there at all. The emn are dying for the want of the right kind of food. "The time has come when somebody from here, either by means or by person, should make up his or her mind to touch Africa and give that continent to God. Max Yergan, one of our own young men, expects to go soon. He is going to be an entrance wedge to that great continent. "All Africa is restless. In this country there is also restlessness. Africa is bubbling and is anxious to reach up its hand to God. The time has come when black people themselves ought to do something. Hampton educated Booker Washington, who showed that black people are appreciative by starting Tuskogee. When they call upon you to help carry on the work that Max Yergan is going to do, I hope that you Hampton boys and girls will not fail. "There is no Y.M.C.A. in Nigeria, none on the Gold Coast, none in the Cameroon, and practically none in South Africa. There are over 60,000,000 native people without one worker among them. We are sending only Max Yergan." "The white man will bring his gold, business acumen, and railways, but the Negro is going to bring his child-like faith. What the black man wants is a God of love who came to die for him. We believe in Him and we are going to teach the world that child-like faith. "We must make our contribution to Christianity. If Africa is going to contribute anything to Christianity, it must be done by our going there ourselves and, through our kinship, teaching our brothers so that we may make that contribution." Dr. Aggrey spoke at one of the public meetings of the colored Student Y.M.C.A. Officers' Conference of the Middle Atlantic Territory. Rev. Channing H. Tobias, one of the secretaries of the Y.M.C.A. Colored Men's Department, expressed the belief that American Negroes, who have been well trained, will give heed to Africa's call. M. H. HON. MICHAEL K. SHERIDAN Successful South Side Business Man Who Would Make an Ideal Candidate for Member of the Board of Assessors of Cook County in 1922. SANE AND SOBER REFLEC- TIONS ON THE CO-OPER- ATIVE SOCIETY OF AMERICA (From the Man on the Corner.) It has ever been the policy and aim of The Broad Ax to direct and guide the Colored people in matters affecting their financial and material welfare. Some time ago, attention was called in these columns to a certain white real estate agent from Gary, Indiana, who sought to exploit his financial schemes principally among Colored people. This apostle of high finance, realizing that the Colored people responded readily to religious sentiment, conceived the idea of associating religion with the sale of lots in Gary. With this idea matured, he visited Colored churches and gatherings, and after expounding the Gospel of Jesus Christ, proceeded to outline to them, his plan of enriching the Colored people by selling them lots in the city of Gary, Indiana, and as an evidence of his deep and sincere interest in the Colored people, he reminded them that he was only going to sell lots to Colored people and would not sell any to white people. Colored people said "Amen," and bought lots. The result was that this supposed deciple of the lowly Nazarene proved to be a hypocrite, and the Colored people who invested their money in Gary property were foolish investors. Again, when the Co-operative Society of America turned loose its army of canvassers, soliciting purchasers of stock in the society, Colored people, hoping to become rich over night, fell over each other in their eagerness to subscribe to this stock. Strange it is, that not being familiar with stock transactions or investments, these people sought no advice or direction from persons whose business familiarizes them with this peculiar species of financial transactions, but accepted the high colored representations made by the agents, and bought. It now develops that a petition in bankruptcy has been filed against the Co-operative Society of America, a receiver has been appointed, and testimony is being heard with the view of determining what and where the assets and the liabilities of this association are. If the conclusion reached by Judge Evans of the United States Circuit Court as to the character of the investments made by persons who purchased beneficial certificates in this society is correct, then the society is hopelessly insolvent. Judge Evans took the position that every holder of beneficial certificates was a creditor of the association. If the Co-operative Society of America goes to the wall, as indications point now, a large number of Colored people who invested unwisely and blindly as well, will be the losers. It seems strange, every strange indeed, that it never occurred to these investors that there was something wrong when the stock of the Co-operative Society of America was selling in the office under the hats of agents for seventy-two dollars and fifty cents ($72.50) a share, when it could not be sold for five cents (5c) on the street or in the stock markets of the country. It seems strange that some of these investors would not seek to ascertain whether or not the stock of the Cooperative Society of America was listed or quoted. Had they taken time to do so, they would discover that it was neither listed nor quoted. An enthusiastic purchaser, who paid four hundred and twenty-five dollars (425) for ten (10) shares of the stock, found himself in need of money and attempted to have the Society take his stock back and pay him the money he had paid on it. The representatives admitted that the stock was worth seventy-two dollars and fifty cents ($72.50) at that time, but could not afford to pay this investor the four hundred and twenty five dollars ($425) he had paid for the ten shares of stock. It strikes the average person that it is quite strange that the Society would not be willing to purchase its stock, especially when, by the repurchasing of ten shares, it would have made three hundred dollars ($300). Such experience should open the eyes of the Colored people to the folly and danger of investing in such financial enterprises without seeking the advise of persons whose business familiarizes them with that line of investment. The "get-rich-schemes" are not only dangerous but generally founded upon fraudulent conceptions and carried out with the intent to fleece the victims as rapidly as possible. The Broad Ax wishes again to remind prospective Colored investors to beWARE of that class of promotors who seek out the Colored people with whom to exploit their schemes. Be not deceived. Wherever white men know they have an excellent opportunity of making money, they are wise enough to seize onto themselfs. Business is both selfish and uncharitable. WELL KNOWN MAN OF LOS ANGELES APPOINTED TO RACE COMMISSION Noah D. Thompson. Noah D. Thompson, who was a ciated with the late Booker T. Washington in his educational work in the South before coming to this city 10 years ago, has been appointed a member of the commission on race relations by the Southern Co-operative League, and plans to attend the Southern educational and sociological congress at Chattanooga, Tenn., from November 6 to 9, at which the commission will endeavor to work out a definite program for prevention of the mob spirit and for counteracting agencies that create interracial illfeeling and injustice. Speakers at that congress and the officers of the league include many nationally known names. The congress will work on problems relating to public health, illiteracy and other lines of sociological investigation. Mr. Thompson recently spent a month in New York City as a delegate to the second international convention of the Negroes of the World and assisted in formulating plans uniting all dark-skinned peoples of the world for their betterment. He is president of the Los Angeles branch of the Universal Negro Improvement Association and African Communities League, a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the Five "C" organization, and is considered an authority on racial conditions, domestic and foreign—From the Los Angeles Express, Oct. 22, 1921. PLEASED. John Mitchell, Jr., editor of the Richmond Planet and president of The Mechanic Savings bank of Richmond, Va., has returned to his home from Los Angeles, Cal., where he attended the meeting of The American Bankers Association of which he is a member. Mr. Mitchell stopped in the city going and returning from California and was highly entertained by his friends in the city and expresses himself as being much pleased with his short stay here. [Name] HON. FRANK JOHNSTON, JR. Hon. and Popular Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Who is Being More Than Favorably Mentioned for Mayor of Chicago in 1923. WAS YOUR MAIL DELAYED?— RETURNS WITH SON. WHOSE FAULT WAS IT? "In the Chicago branch house of the biggest business enterprise in the world—the Post Office Department—three hundred men, or nearly eight per cent of the entire force, are engaged in the correction of the common preventable errors of the mailing public. Last year more than 25,000,000 pieces of mail were received at the Chicago Post Office either incorrectly addressed or so improperly prepared that they required from three five additional handlings and even then less than one-third of the mail so handled could be delivered. There is Something Wrong that Delays or Prevents Delivery With One Piece of Every One Hundred Forty-nine Pieces of Mail Deposited by the Public and a little care in preparation would prevent most of these delays and non-deliveries. VISIT PARK Many Chicagoans visited Morgan Park last Sunday in attendance of the continued anniversary exercises being held at Bethesden Baptist Church, 110th St., and Vincennes Ave. HON. WARREN B. DOUGLAS Popular Member of the Legislature from the Third Senatorial District of Illinois. Who is Being Urged by His Friends to Enter the Race for Re-election to the Lower House of the Legislature in 1922. Court Court of Cook County, Who is Mentioned for Mayor of Chicago RETURNS WITH SON. Mrs. Vannie Jackson, 3522 Michigan Ave., has returned from Nashville, Tenn., where she has spent some time with relatives and friends and brought with her, Spencer Jackson, her son, to enter the public schools here. COUNCIL TO ENTERTAIN. Thebes Council 136, A. U. K. & D. of A. will entertain its officers, members and friends on Nov. 28th, the third anniversary of the Council. Mrs. Elizabeth Rochon is most excellent queen of this Council. OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY. More than four hundred people were turned away on account of the lack of space for admittance to the Metropolitan Community Center, the People's Church, 39th St. and Prairie Ave. Sunday afternoon at the exercises on the first anniversary of the church and to hear Rev. W. D. Cook, pastor, deliver the anniversary address as well as the choir of two hundred voices under the direction of Prof. J. Wesley Jones, render a well prepared musical program. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILL. MR. T. FRANK O. RETARY AND OF THE CHICAGO N SURANCE COMM HIMSELF TO COUNTY-FIVE DOLLAR TO THE FORT PITAL, AS LONG TUTION CONTINUE HON. MILES J. DEV TORNEY OF CH ABETH LINDSAY WARD R. LITSIDE OF THE BOARD COOK COUNTY CLOVER, AND R INSON, THE E PUSHING PAST CHURCH, WERE SPEAKERS. HON. THOMAS CAL B. HOLMES, JUDI IPAL COURT OF HENRY·STUCK W. BREEN, AND I ARE AMONG THE ED TRUSTEE DEARBORN HO MR. T. FRANK O'CONNELL, SECRETARY AND TREASURER OF THE CHICAGO NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, PLEDGED HIMSELF TO CONTRIBUTE TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS EACH YEAR TO THE FORT DEARBORN HOSPITAL, AS LONG AS THAT INSTITUTION CONTINUES TO RUN. HON. MILES J. DEVINE, EX-CITY ATTORNEY OF CHICAGO; MRS. ELIZABETH LINDSAY DAVIS, HON. EDWARD R. LITSINGER, PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF REVIEW OF COOK COUNTY; HON. ALFRED CLOVER, AND REV. JOHN W. ROBINSON, THE ELOQUENT AND PUSHING PASTOR OF ST. MARK CHURCH, WERE THE LEADING SPEAKERS. I.ION. THOMAS CAREY, HON. GEORGE B. HOLMES, JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF CHICAGO; HON. HENRY STUCKART, HON. JAMES W. BREEN, AND JULIUS F. TAYLOR ARE AMONG THE NEWLY ELECTED TRUSTEES OF THE FORT DEARBORN HOSPITAL. On August 13, a picture of Mr. Alexander Flower, President of the Roosevelt, State Bank, 35th and Grand Boulevard, appeared in the columns of this paper, at the same time stating that he had consented to become the campaign treasurer in the drive to raise one hundred thousand dollars for the Fort Dearborn Hospital and Training School for colored Nurses. On August 20, it was also announced in these columns that Hon. Thomas Carey, President of the Chicago National Life Insurance Company, had become the General Chairman of the campaign committee, and that he was ready and willing to pull off his coat and pitch in and do everything in his power to rake in the one hundred thousand dollars which has been so sadly needed to provide a permanent home and training school for the nurses and to be in better shape to look after the sick and the afflicted and make life more bearable for them in every way. It will be further recalled that in accepting the chairmanship of the campaign committee, that Chairman Carey stated in the plainest language at his command, "that he did not want any politics dragged into the one hundred thousand dollar drive for a greater Fort Dearborn Hospital and Training School for Colored Nurses, that he wanted the hearty support of the white and colored followers of Mayor William Hale Thompson, as well as the support of those who march under the banner of Hon. Charles S. Deneen and Chairman Carey naturally expects that all the leading Democrats will fall in line and greatly assist to aid the movement for a greater Fort Dearborn Hospital and Training School for Colored Nurses. "This is the first time in this section of the country that the colored people have come before the people of Chicago to ask for assistance, and we feel that they will not fail us, for the colored people have given much, in fact, their all. "We were called upon for everything during the great world's war for democracy, and we did not hesitate to give our best. "The Fort Dearborn Hospital is located at 3831-35 Vernon Avenue, and it is the largest colored institution in this city. It has seventy-five beds for patients and in the past and at the present time it is accomplishing much good for humanity." Notwithstanding the fact that no one who has been putting forth their best efforts to raise the one hundred thousand dollars which is greatly needed to place the Fort Dearborn Hospital on the map, in first-class shape, has attempted in the slightest degree to play politics, still there are many small, pin-headed, would-be leaders of the colored race in the Second Ward, both men and women, who always scramble to occupy the front seats on the platform whenever Mayor Thompson is in sight and boast to him that they own and control all of the colored voters, both men and women and tote their votes around in their hip pockets, and these Saw Value of Fortifications. John Ziska, a famous leader of the Hinsite party in Bohemia, gained the title of "father of the modern art of fortification." In 1420 he took up a strong position near Frague on an eminence since known as Ziskuberg, and held it with a few thousand men against an army of 80,000. CONNELL, SEC- TREASURER OF NATIONAL LIFE IN- PANY, PLEDGED CONTRIBUTE TWEN- YEARS EACH YEAR IN DEARBORN HOS- G AS THAT INSTI- UES TO RUN. VINE, EX-CITY AT- CAGO; MRS. ELIZ- Y DAVIS, HON. ED- GER, PRESIDENT OF REVIEW OF Y; HON. ALFRED REV. JOHN W. ROB- LOQUENT AND OR OF ST. MARK E THE LEADING REY, HON. GEORGE RGE OF THE MUNIC- F CHICAGO; HON. ART, HON. JAMES JULIUS F. TAYLOR, THE NEWLY ELECT- S OF THE FORT HOSPITAL. so-called leaders of the colored people residing in the Second Ward are perfectly willing to transform a funeral into a political meeting, providing that they are seeking some political office for themselves or for their white political masters. It is this class of narrow-minded, short-stop leaders, both men and women who will not attend any public meetings in the interest of the Fort Dearborn Hospital, to save their lives who have not so far aided the movement in any way for a larger and better Fort Dearborn Hospital, who are in favor of dragging it into politics and use it as a political kite for the special benefit of some short-sighted, slavish and cold-blooded and selfish politician who is not interested in the common or poor people, but this class simply want to feather their own nests at the expense of the public and then turn around and pose as the true and only Simon-pure leaders of the colored race in the second ward. As stated before, Chairman Carey does not want politics dragged into the continued one-hundred thousand dollar drive for the Fort Dearborn Hospital. On the contrary, he still desires the hearty support of the Thompson republicans, both white and colored; the Deneen republicans and he wants the warm support of the big leaders among the democrats. In short, he earnestly desires the aid and the financial support of all the citizens of Chicago, regardless of their race or politics to assist to transform the Fort Dearborn Hospital into one of the best hospitals in Chicago. The following gentlemen who rank among the best and the most progressive citizens and successful business men of Chicago have been elected trustees of the Fort Dearborn Hospital for the ensuing year: Hon. Thos. Carey, President-Chicago, National Life Insurance Co., Chicago; Hon. Geo. B. Holmes, Judge Municipal Court, Chicago; Hon. Alfred Clover, General Manager Public Life Insurance Co., Chicago; Atty. A. L. Williams, Chicago; Hon. L. B. Anderson, Alderman Second Ward, Chicago; Hon. Henry Stuckart, Ex-County Treasurer, Chicago; Hon. Jas. W. Breen, First Assistant Corporation Counsel, Chicago; Hon. Emmett Whealan, County Commissioner, Chicago; Mr. Julius F. Taylor, Editor The Broad Ax, Chicago; Mr. Chas. H. Irish, Cashier Roosevelt State Bank, Chicago; Hon. Wm. M. McDonald, Cashier Fraternal Bank & Trust Co., Fort Worth, Texas; Rev. J. W. Robinson, Pastor St. Mark M. E. Church, Chicago; and Hon. Edward R. Litsinger, President of the Board of Review of Cook County. With the above-named gentlemen guiding and directing the business affairs of the Fort Dearborn Hospital it is bound to take a mighty lunge forward and cause it to rouse itself anew and bloom and blossom like unto the beautiful rose in June. The next issue of this paper will contain the names of its many friends and readers who have contributed money to the Fort Dearborn Hospital. The Water Spider. A spider that lives under water builds a nest of silk among weeds in ponds and ditches, and dills the nest with air. In that strange house it lives and lays its eggs. In autumn it makes another nest, scans itself inside and sleeps until spring. ```markdown ``` TWENTIETH NATIONAL CONFERENCE, COLORED MEN'S DEPARTMENT, Y.M.C.A. AT CINCINNATI, DEC. 1 TO 4 NEXT. New York.—A national conference, which has possibilities as an epoch-making event in the history and relationships of the colored race in this country, has been called to meet at Cincinnati, Dec. 1 to 4 next. It will include on its program professional, business and religious leaders of both the white and colored races who are actively interested in the solution of racial problems. The general subject will be attacked from the standpoint of how best to promote and expand efforts directed towards meeting the outstanding needs of colored men and boys in educational, vocational, religious and physical lines. The call for the conference, the twentieth national event of its kind, has been issued by the Colored Men's Department of the Young Men's Christian Association of North America, comprising a membership of 23,000 men and boys and 10,000 students. No such conference has been held since 1909, when a group of outstanding leaders and laymen met in Louisville, Ky. Since that time there has been a marked advance in the moral and educational life of the colored race in this country, and during that time the work as represented in the Colored Men's Department of the Y.M.C.A. has had extensive and fruitful growth. It is confidently felt, therefore, that there now exists a much broader and stronger foundation upon which to build effective plans for the future in co-operation with educational and spiritual forces available from many sources. It is the hope that the work and results of the conference will constitute a timely contribution towards the solution of problems conspicuous throughout the world today. Through the co-operation of both white and colored organizations in Cincinnati, arrangements are being made to care for an attendance of 500 delegates. The conference will be self-entertaining and self-supporting. "The success hoped for this conference in the way of promoting the welfare of colored Americans and in helping our country and the world at large to solve important problems," states Dr. J. E. Moorland, Senior Secretary of the Colored Men's Department of the Y.M.C.A., "depends largely upon the extent to which our colored laymen interest themselves personally in it. For that reason every Colored Y.M.C.A. has been asked to plan to bring a strong delegation. Each of our city railroad and industrial Associations has been urged to have, if possible, its entire committee of management or board of directors in attendance at the conference, and also some outstanding men from among the active members. "The conference will not have legislative functions. It will offer unusual opportunity for mutual acquaintance as well as for exchange of opinion and experience upon vitally important topics." Dr. Moorland has already received gratifying reports from several Association centers as to the number of delegates who will go to Cincinnati, but he hopes that full quotas from other points throughout the country will be reported soon so that the arrangements for their entertainment in the conference city can be completed as soon as possible. Among those interested in the work is Julius Rosenwald, head of Sears, Roebuck & Co., of Chicago, whose personal efforts and gifts over an extended period have largely made possible the erection and equipment of Association buildings for colored men, in many cities. The list of speakers will include many men, both white and colored, of national and international prominence. Announcement of the names of speakers and details of the program will be made later. Anyone desiring further information should communicate with the local Y.M.C.A. or write to Dr. J. E. Moorland, 347 Madison Ave., New York City. "Crepuscular" Sun Rays "Crepuscular" Sun Rays. The beams of light sometimes seen radiating from the sun when not far from the horizon are called "crepuscular rays." They are due to rays of light passing through in the clouds and made visible by dust or fine drops of water in the air. Their apparent divergence is an effect of perspective. The phenomenon is popularly described as "the sun drawing water"; sailors speak of the "sun's backstaya," while Homer wrote of the "sun's rostered dawn." Indians Have Curious Numeration. The Indians of Guiana have a curious system of numeration. They count by the hand and its four fingers. Thus, when they reach five instead of saying so, they call it a "hand." Six is therefore a "hand and first finger"; seven, a "hand and second finger." Ten is "two hands." But 20, instead of being "four hands," is a "man." Forty is "two men," and thus they go on by twenties. Forty-six is expressed as "two men, a hand and first finger." Her Probable intention. Wright had been sent to the bank with his weekly amount, and when he returned he did not have his book. His mother asked him where it was. After quite a little hesitation he could to her in a whisper, "Well mother, the girl took it and kept it. I think she wanted to weigh it." ARGENT ARUNER PHOTO KENSINGTON LONDON MADAM E. AZALIA HACKLEY he Noted Songstress and Musical Instructor Who Is at the Home of Relatives at Detroit, Mich., and Claim That it Will Be Some Time, Before She W Able to Appear in Public. Instructor Who Is Still Confined Detroit, Mich., and the Doctors Time, Before She Will Again Be The Noted Songstress and Musical Instructor Who Is Still Confined at the Home of Relatives at Detroit, Mich., and the Doctors Claim That it Will Be Some Time, Before She Will Again Be Able to Appear in Public. Phone Drexel 7345 J Office Hours 10 a.m. to 12 Sundays By 2 p.m. to 4 Appointment 6 p.m. to 8 Dr. Jas. M. Hall Office and Residence 4545 So. Wabash Ave., Chicago Notary Public Phones: Office Main 4153; Residence, 4751 Champlain Avenue. Phone Keenwood 5611 Walter M. Farmer ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Suite 708—184 W. Washington St. CHICAGO BINGA STATE BANK SUITE 319-330 REAPER BLK Clark and Washington Streets Phone Central 1239 CHICAGO Capital ..... $100,000.00 Surplus ..... 20,000.00 Offers Equal Service to All 3% INTEREST ON SAVINGS SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS State Street and 36th Place OW the capi- —if he million- A RICH HE HE RIES. today! of this ILLINOIS TRUST & SAVINGS BANK La Salle and Jackson Streets Chicago SAVINGS BANK n Streets Chicago ILLINOIS TRUST & SAVINGS BANK La Salle and Jackson Streets Chicago 32800 HON. HENRY STUCKART Popular and Up-to-Date Southwest Side Business Man Who Is Getting Ready to Repair His Political Fences and Make the Race for Mayor of Chicago in 1923. None Drexel 7345 ] Office Hours 10 a. m. to 12 sundays By 2 p. m. to 4 appointment 6 p. m. to 8 Dr. Jas. M. Hall Office and Residence 4545 So. Wabash Ave., Chicago Residence, 1362 Magnolius Place Tet. monastery Save Money—Now Any man or boy can get the capital to go ahead toward wealth—if he will do what every self-made millionaire has done, that is: BUY A RICH MAN'S LUXURIES. BUY A RICH MAN'S LUXURIES. Start buying your fortune today! Put one day's pay out of this week into our Bank! Sicily Greer Praises EXELENTO QUININE POMADE Says her hair was short, coarse and nappy before using this wonderful hair grower. YOU can have soft, silky hair that can be easily dressed. EXELENTO has made happy thousands of women who had coarse, nappy hair. It will do the same for you. If your hair is brittle and lifeless or if you have dandruff and itching scalp, try a box of EXELENTO QUININE POMADE. For sale at all drug stores. Price by mail 3c on receipt of stamp or coin. REQUEST ASKING WANTED. Write for Brantigans. EXELENTO MEDICINE COMPANY, Atlanta, Georgia We make EXELENTO SKIN BEAUTIFIER, an ointment for dark, sallow skins, used in treatment of skin troubles. DON'T SEND ALL This every day I promise to pay with the order of Murse's Dollars My signature How much can you obligate yourself to save every week? 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 TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 1 GEORGE F. I REAL Up-to-Date or Moder and Stor 3101 COTTAGE Corner 31st S E F. HARDIN REAL ESTATE or Modern Houses, and Stores to Rent COTTAGE GROW her 31st Street, Chicago Up-to-Date or Modern Houses, Apartments and Stores to Rent 3101 COTTAGE GROVE AVE. Corner 31st Street, Chicago English Poetry and Prose. If there is anything in literature as wonderful as English poetry it is English prose. Like the twin pillars of a mighty temple stand those two great books, the Bible of 1611, the Shakespeare of 1622, and no other country can show their equal—George Sampson. Olive Oil in Babies' Diet. Dr. R. E. Graham of Philadelphia recommends the addition of olive oil to the diet of babies in their first two years. It is digested well by most infants and supplies them with additional fat. FROM ON AND AFTER THIS DATE THE BROAD AX CAN ALWAYS BE BE THIS DATE Dodson's shoe shop stand, southw State St. ALWAYS BE HARDING, JR. ESTATE Barn Houses, Apartments to Rent E GROVE AVE. Street, Chicago Lines to Be Remembered. The flowering of civilization is the finished man, the man of sense, of grace, of accomplishment, of social power—the gentleman—Ralph Waldo Emerson. THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO, ILL. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1921. HOWARD UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, D.C. Founded by GENERAL O. O. HOWARD J. STANLEY DURKEE, A. M., Ph.D., D. D., President EMMETT J. SCOTT, A. M., LL.D., Secretary-Treasurer COLLEGIATE AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS Junior College, covering the Freshman and Sophomore years and leading to the Senior Schools. Senior Schools, consisting of the Schools of Liberal Arts, Education, Journalism, and Commerce and Finance, granting respectively the degrees, A. B. or B. S., A. B. or B. S. in Education, B. S. in Journalism, B. S. in Commerce and Finance. School of Applied Science, four year course, granting the degree, B. S. in Civil Engineering, B. S. in Electrical Engineering, B. S. in Mechanical Engineering, B. S. in Architecture, B. S. in Agriculture, and B. S. in Household Economics. Evening Classes. The work of the Junior College and the Senior Schools may be taken in evening classes with full credit. School of Music, four year course, granting the degree of Mus. B. School of Religion, three year course, granting the degrees of B. D. and Th. B. Courses are offered also by correspondence. School of Law, three year course, granting the degree of LL. B. School of Medicine, including Medical, Dental, Pharmaceutical Colleges. Four year courses for Medical and Dental students; three year course for Pharmaceutical students. Following degrees granted M. D., D. D. S., Phar. C. Students may enter for collegiate work at the beginning of any quarter. REGISTRATION Autumn Quarter ... September 28, 29, 30, 1921 Winter Quarter ... January 4, 1922 Spring Quarter ... March 10, 1922 FOR OATALOG AND INFORMATION WRITE F. D. WILKINSON, Registrar HOWARD UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, D.C. Regiment Proud of Long Service. The Third infantry, the oldest regiment of our army, which dates from 1784, has developed its arms to show its early service in Mexico. One interesting device used by this regiment is a baton crossed with an oldtime bayonet back of the shield. The baton which figures prominently in the regiment's history was made from the flagstaff of the capitol of the City of Mexico and was taken when the city was captured. It is still one of the most highly prized possessions of the regiment. Balt and Dampness. Salt is what is called "hygroscopic," that is, it eagerly absorbs moisture. In fact, both air and salt are absorbents of moisture and it is a contest between them, as to which gets it. Results depend on atmospheric conditions. Ordinary atmosphere always contains a proportion of moisture, and warm air is apt to be more humid than cold, as it absorbs and holds water vapor more readily than cold air. Salt has such affinity for moisture that under such conditions it draws it from the air. When the air becomes dry, the moisture is given up by the salt, which in turn becomes dry as it returns the moisture to the air. Electricity and Chinese Demonna. Word has come from Shanghai that employees of the China Electric company recently called in a native priest to drive away the demon in an electric buzz saw which had cut off two of the operator's fingers. After the ceremony the workmen returned to their tasks contentedly. The manager of the plant felt that, despite the superstition displayed, these Chinese workmen were accepting electricity in their own way—North American. St. Swithin Myth Disproved. St. Swithin Myth Disproved. A record was kept from 1840 for twenty years for the purpose of testing the truth of the popular belief that if rain fell on St. Swithin's day it would rain for forty days after. The result of this test shows that the greatest number of rainy days had occurred in these two decades in years when St. Swithin's day was dry. Avoid Being Irritant. Some folks are just plain irritants. You don't know why it is you don't like them. But you surely don't like them. By word and deed they get under your skin and you feel mean at being so touchy. But it can't be helped—they irritate. Do your best to get beyond the irritation stage. You can put up with a lot when you train yourself to it. In the end you may find that part of the irritation belongs to yourself. Come on. Be a sport. Buck up. Come on. Grit. Care of Geranium Geranium should be kept moist, but should not be given too much water at a time. They need a sunny window. The plants should be kept in a fairly even temperature, and it should be borne in mind that they must have plenty of air, for they won't thrive in a "stuffy" room. Light and sun are necessary for all plants, and there is always more danger of getting too little than too much. Nautical Terms Gross tonnage is obtained by dividing the whole cubical capacity of a ship by 100, that many English cubic feet representing a ton. Net tonnage is the gross tonnage less deduction for machinery, crew and other spaces not used for passengers or cargo. Deadweight tonnage or tonnage capacity is the number of tons which can be carried in the holds when the vessel is charged to the load-water line. Displacement tonnage used with reference to warships is the actual weight of sea water displaced by the vessel when charged with all its weight to the load-water line. Had No Rights at All. Paul and Anthony own a wagon in partnership. Sometimes Paul erupts a little more authority than is pleasing to Anthony. On one of these occasions Anthony sought his mother and, after yelling his troubles, added: "Mother, Paul treats me like the ugly sisters treated Cinderella." No Substitute for Work. No substitute for work. So far, no real substitute for work has been found. Panhandling is not. Neither is theft, burglary or even resolutions unanimously adopted by a mass meeting.-Houston Post. Arrow Deadly as Bullet. A mounted Indian or white man with bow and arrows sometimes could kill more buffaloes than a man could kill with a rifle, says the American Forestry Magazine. At close range the arrow was as deadly as the bullet it made less noise, and arrows could be discharged three or four times as rapidly as bullets from muscle-loading guns. Spread of Bathing in Europe. Spread of Bathing in Europe. Bathing came to Europe as one of the good results of the Crusades. The Knights of the Cross found baths in general use among the Saracens, and seeing what good things they were, on returning from those wars took the initiative for their introduction. In this they were highly successful first in England and from that to other countries. So popular did the bath become that it became customary to have one before ceremonies such as marriage or knighthood, and the people have been ever since learning the value of keeping their skins clean. Indian Name of Qualint Old City. The Indians called a strait "Kebec," and the name was given to the site of the present city of Quebec from the peculiar configuration of the St. Lawrence river at that point, for the river there grows narrow and from its deep waters rises the bold height on which the ancient city stands. The French-Canadian still pronounces the name Kebec. Forest Fires Spread Darniness. Forest Fires Spread Darkness. During the occurrence of great forest fires in Idaho, in August, 1910, the smoke was carried over the whole of the northern United States and southern Canada and far over the oceans. It was observed 500 miles from land. These fires caused "dark days" over a greater area than in any other case an record in this country. Anything to Please. Adv. Wanted—Girl for general housework, any old kind; family of three adults. Nice, large, airy room; no washing nor much of anything else to do. Last girl quit because we invited some relatives to help us celebrate Patriots' day. Next Patriots' day, if the girl demands it, we will disown our relatives and renounce our country.—Boston Transcript. Distance Lends Enchantment. Personal in Exchange—"I would like to locate my wife, who left my bed and board on March 25 last. I wish to send her $100 so that she can get even farther away than she is now."—Boston Transcript. Force of Gravity. Force of gravity varies according to height above sea level and distance from the equator. As the force of gravity is $2.1612$ feet a second in New York, $2.1528$ feet a second in San Francisco and $2.1184$ in Key West, an object would weigh most in New York and least in Florida. Few Insects Harmful to Man. Relatively speaking, very few species of insects are harmful in any way to man and his works. The injurious species amount to less than 1 per cent of the whole. On the other hand, a great many species are beneficial to mankind. Pollination of crops like clover would be impossible without insect visitations, and the same is true of many garden flowers and important fruits. Shell-Cracking Bird Certain species of birds which iphabit eastern Africa possess the largest and strongest beaks known to ornithologists. One of these is the open-bill or shell ibis. It is a long-legged, stork-like bird, which has a beak like a nut cracker. The parts of the bill cannot be closed in the middle. It eats frogs and fishes, but its favorite food is fresh water mellusces, the shells of which it can crush with the powerful beak. Old Buggy His Court. A judge of Livingston, N. J., is on record as holding court from the seat of an old buggy. The case was that of a tenant who had disregarded notice to vacate property, so the buggy was drawn up within a short distance of the house in question and the trial proceeded. FUNERAL DIRECTORS 5121 ERNEST H. WILLIAMSON UNDERTAKER GARAGE GASOLINE, OIL OPEN DAY & BIGG 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 PHONE MAIN 2814 A. D. GASH ATTORNEY AT LAW 118 N. La Salle Street CHICAGO Residence Telephone 3342 Calumet Ave. Douglas 1276 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 Bouf. Doug. 4397 J. GRAY LUCAS ATTORNEY-AT-LAW 129 E. 31ST STREET Suite 16-17 Phone: Douglas 6381 CHICAGO F. Dunn, J. R. McCahay, Trustee Tel: Oakland 1568, 1551, 1550 JOHN J. DUNN Established 1877 WHOLESALE AND RETAIL COAL Fifty-First and Federal Streets CHICAGO Auditone 3085 Prairie Ave. Phone Dongine 9188 Phones: Main 3017 Auto 33-305 A. L. WILLIAMS ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW Suite 705 Firmenich Building 34 W. Washington Street CHICAGO PHONE KENWOOD 455 Comparative Statement of Deposits November 18, 1912, $836,605.23 November 17, 1914, $912,005.69 November 17, 1916, $1,132,750.72 November 16, 1918, $1,284,084.24 November 17, 1919, $2,359,636.62 November 15, 1920, $3,224,633.09 OFFICE JOHN BAIN. President MICHAEL MAISEL, V EDW. C. BARRY W. MERLE I ARTHU N. President AEL MASEL, Vice President DW. C. BARRY, Cashier W. MERLE FISHER, Assistant ARTHUR C. UTESCH, Asst JOHN BAIN. President MICHAEL MAISEL, Vice President EDW. C. BARRY, Cashier W. MERLE FISHER, Assistant Cashier ARTHUR C. UTESCH, Asst. Cashier Something in This. If a man has the raw material for being a blamed fool, he cannot blame the fakir for taking advantage of opportunities—Exchange. It Always Costs Him a Stroke. Nothing is more disconcerting to a middle-aged golfer than to be asked by the young lady who is watching him drive off whether he intends to enter the grandfather's tournament. The Cranford Ap 3600 WABAS The finest building ever opened to Steam heat, electric lights, t Phone Main 263 J. W. Casey Sanford Apartment 500 WABASH AVENUE being ever opened to Colored tenants electric lights, tile baths, marble e J. W. Casey, Agt. 133 W. W. THE HOLIDAY HOUSE The finest building ever opened to Colored tenants in Chicago Steam heat, electric lights, tile baths, marble entrance Phone Main 263 J. W. Casey, Agt. 133 W. Washington St OUR NEW HOME FUNERAL DIRECT DIRECTORS ICERS Prince President Cashier FISHER, Assistant Cashier MR C. UTESCH, Asst. Cashier. OFFICERS Chair Silencera In rooms where the floor is not covered with a soft carpet the moving of chairs is often the cause of a good cut of noise. The trouble may be remedied in this way: From thick felt cut small rounds to glue on to the feet of the chairs. These can be secured from an old hat or cut from an odd piece of floor covering. The chairs can then be moved about quietly even on the hardest floors.