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EXTRA THE BROAD AX EXTRA Almost Two Thousand Stock Holders and Policy Holders of The Public Life Insurance Company, Greatly Enjoyed an Elegant Banquet and Reception at the Eighth Regiment Armory Monday Evening. It Was a Wonderful Sight to Behold. Mr. Alfred Clover, General Manager of The Public Life Insurance Company, Who Is One of the Most Resourceful Life Insurance Men in the United States, Was Untiring in His Efforts to Make It Pleasant, for His Friends or Invited Guests. THE EIGHTH REGIMENT ARMORY IN HONOR OF THE OCCASION WAS BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED WITH AMERICAN FLAGS AND OTHER APPROPRIATE DECORATIONS. THE FAMOUS EIGHTH REGIMENT BAND UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF PROF. J. B. TUCKER, AND THE CLARENCE JONES SUPERB ORCHESTRA DISCOURSED PATRIOTIC AIRS AND LIVELY DANCING MUSIC THROUGHOUT THE EVENING FOLLOWING THE BANQUET AND RECEPTION. FIVE AUTOMOBILES WERE AWARDED TO THOSE WHO HAD WRITTEN THE MOST LIFE INSURANCE AND EVEN THOSE WHO LOST RECEIVED PRIZES. DISTRICT NO. 8 UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF MANAGER WILLIAM H. MONTGOMERY WON THE FIRST OR THE CAPITAL PRIZE. THE NEW BUILDING BEING ERECTED BY THE PUBLIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, CORNER OF WASHINGTON BOULEVARD AND SHELLDON PLACE, WILL BE ONE OF THE MOST MODERN AND UP-TO-DATE BUILDINGS OF ITS KIND IN THE UNITED STATES. Vol. XXVIII. Almost 70 of The an Elegant Armory Behold. Public Life sourceful Untiring or Invite THE EIGHTH RECEIVED IN HONOR OF THE BEAUTIFULLY AMERICAN FLAG APPROPRIATE THE FAMOUS BAND UNDER OF PROF. J. B. CLARENCE JOE CHESTRA DISCOTIC AIRS AND MUSIC THROUGH NING FOLLOWING AND RECEPTION FIVE AUTOMOBILIZED TO THOSE WILL THE MOST LIFE EVEN THOSE CEIVED PRIZES UNDER THE MANAGER WILL GOMERY WON THE CAPITAL PRIZE THE NEW BUILDING BY THE PUBLIC COMPANY, COINGTON BOULEDON PLACE, WITH MOST MODERN BUILDINGS OF UNITED STATE Monday evening well onto two thousand members, stockholders and friends of the Public Life Insurance Company crowded into the Eighth Regiment Armeny to attend the long-talked-of banquet, which was given by the stockholders of No. 8 district, and from its beginning to its end it was a very pleasant affair. As stated above, the armory was tastefully decorated with American flags and so on, and it presented a very lovely sight in every way. Between 18 and 20 long tables, each one seating one hundred persons, which ran crosswise or from east to west in the armory, and the speakers', or the invited guests', table extended almost from end to end, north and south. There were ten waiters to every ten guests and everybody was promptly served with the elegant repast without any waiting. During the feasting and throughout the remainder of the evening, the best and most lively music was discoursed by the far-famed Eighth Regiment Band and by Clarence Jones' superb orchestra, and the soul-inspiring music caused everyone to feel that it was good to be there on such a delightful occasion. The following were among those The following were among the THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1923 101 The Highly Honored Dean of the Circuit Court of Cook County, While Sitting in Judgment in the Race Riot Cases in October, 1921, Held That the City of Chicago Was Liable in Cases of That Class. quarters at 39th and State streets; Mr. A. L. Williams, associate counsel of the Public Life Insurance Company, and one of its directors, and by Mr. Alfred Clover, general manager of the Public Life Insurance Company. Attorney Williams, in his short talk paid a glowing tribute to Mr. Clover, contending that under his wise leadership or management that the Public Life Insurance Company was fast becoming one of the best and strongest life insurance companies in this country; that at the present time it had more than 7,000 stockholders; that no other life insurance company in the world can boast of such a large number of stockholders; that Mr. Clover has, in the past and continues to, accomplish wonderful things for the colored people in the way of making it possible for bright and intelligent colored men and women to get a firm foothold in the life insurance business and that Mr. Clover is one of the best and most practical friends of the colored race in this country. The following menu was served in the most lavish manner: Menu Fruit cocktail Cream of celery soup Celery and olives Lettuce salad Roast Chicken, peas Mashed potatoes Cranberry sauce Ice cream squares and cake Black coffee Many beautiful gowns were displayed. Among the most conspicuous was worn by Mrs. Harriet Fleming, one of the lady superintendents. Her gown was black tulle with wine-colored Sequin beads, pearl necklace, HON. THOMAS G. WINDES honored Dean of the Circuit Court of ing in Judgment in the Race Riot Held That the City of Chicago That Class. gold-cloth, rose-colored cape with white fox collar, fan-comb headdress. The whole pleasant affair was one long to be remembered by the friends and stockholders of the Public Life Insurance Company. On Wednesday evening at the regu- lar weekly meeting at the headquar- ters at Pershing road and State street, Mr. Clover presented the prizes to those who had written the largest amount of life insurance while the drive or the contest was on between the managers of the eleven districts, as the city had been laid off in districts for that purpose. Mr. William H. Montgomery, manager of district number 8, received the first prize, a fine 6-passenger sedan automobile. Mr. J. R. Curtis, Ford sedan; Mr. W. H. Fisher, runabout; Mrs. E. R. Cross, lady supt, touring car; Mrs. E. R. Turner, touring car; Mrs. Georgia Morton, touring car. As stated before, that each and every one of the contestants were awarded something in the way of money and so on, and the whole affair easily set forth the fact that General Manager Clover is one of the very best life insurance organizers in the world. Miss Elizabeth P. Neely, 3408 Vernon avenue, niece of Dr. A. Wilberforce Williams, received the degree of bachelor of philosophy at the 127th convocation at the University of Chicago. Miss Neely completed her course two quarters ahead of her class—June, 1923. She majored in English. Miss Neely is now taking music at the Chicago University of Music. HAVE COURAGE The best message I can give my friends of The Broad Ax for the new year is, to have courage. Whoever would be successful in any avenue of human endeavor must have courage—the courage to keep on; the courage to overcome defeat; the courage to surmount difficulty—the courage to win. Courage is a virtue. Nearly all of the things worth while, which were won in the history of the human race, have been accomplished through courage. If you fail, have courage, and try again. Never give up in the struggle for better things; never retreat in the face of fear; never surrender in a righteous cause. Have the courage to plod on. Plod is progress. Courage makes heroes of us all—and we can all be heroes and heroines if we have the courage to fight for the right as we journey through life. Courage is the force behind human endeavor. Courage is the virtue of human achievement. Courage is the dynamo of victory. Courage has done as much as any other virtue to elevate men and women to the pinnacle of fame and the height of fortune. Without courage accomplishment is impossible. Courage is behind all determination. Courage is the inspiration of success. Be courageous for the right. Stand courageously for truth. Have the courage to act four square against fear, and every breath of ignorance that blows. Have the courage THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE RECENTLY EXPENDED MORE THAN TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS IN PLACING ANTILYNCHING ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE DAILY NEWSPAPERS, BUT NOT ONE DOLLAR WAS EXPENDED AMONG THE NEWSPAPERS PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE COLORED RACE. Sometimes it is hard to understand the one-sided motive of the so-called leaders of the colored race, and they often remind us of individuals who delight to promote financial entertainments, label it charity, than expect the editors of newspapers published in the interest of the colored race to devote a great deal of space in the columns of their papers and boost it up to the heavens free of charge, pay their way into the show or entertainment, and so on. The Anti-Lynching Advertisement The full and half-page advertisements setting forth the facts about lynching in daily newspapers were placed as follows (first figures indicate circulation; second figures, cost one insertion): New York Times, Nov. 23, full page, 327,216; $1,539.20. Chicago Daily News, Nov. 22, 7 columns 412,304; $1,387.75. Atlanta Constitution, Nov. 22, 7 columns, 109,787 $379.26. Kansas City Journal, Nov From the present indications, the head officials of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People are following in the same footsteps of that class of individuals, for within the past month the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People have placed full and half-page anti-lynch advertisements in many of the leading daily newspaper, costing more than ten thousand dollars. But the leading newspapers published in the interest of the colored race did not receive one penny of that money, notwithstanding the fact that they are constantly fighting every week in the year against the reign of mob and lynch law in this country, and it does seem to us that at least $100 of that sum of money should have found its way into the pockets of at least two or three hundred colored editors in this country who have warmly led the fight against mob and lynch law. to learn; the courage to know; the courage to investigate; the courage to prove all things; and when you find the truth, have the courage to proclaim it to all the world, regardless of personal consequences. Have the courage to know thyself; the courage to believe in thyself; the courage to be true to thyself; and the courage to know that courage is power. Have no fear, but the fear of ignorance. There is nothing more useful than courage; there is nothing more harmful than fear. Have courage and fear not. Let your motto be—onward with courage; upward without fear. That is the key to success. Remember, when courage is gone—all is gone. As Cervantes said: "He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he who loses courage loses all." WM SULZER. New York City, Jan. 11, 1923. The Anti-Lynching Advertisement The full and half-page advertisements setting forth the facts about lynching in daily newspapers were placed as follows (first figures indicate circulation; second figures, cost one insertion): New York Times, Nov. 23, full page, 327,216; $1,539.20. Chicago Daily News, Nov. 22, 7 columns, 412,304; $1,387.75. Atlanta Constitution, Nov. 22, 7 columns, 109,787; $379.26. Kansas City Journal, Nov. 24, one-half page, 40,266; $258.72. Kansas City Star, Nov. 23, one-half page, 439,374; $532.00. San Antonio Express, Nov. 22, one-half page, 30,536; $168.00. Washington Star, Nov. 23, full page, 92,555; $488.00. Cleveland Plain Dealer, Nov. 22, one-half page, 181,756; $384.00. New York World, Dec. 4, one page, 360,080; $1,344.00. The Nation, 30,584; $250.00. N. Y. Times Midweek Pictorial 60,000; $250.00. Total circulation, 2,084,458; total cost, one insertion; $6,980 93 As long as the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People were paying to have the facts about lynching published broadcast, it should have included the leading Afro-American publications, and not make fish of one and black crow of the other, and if the chief officials of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People honestly feel that the small weekly newspapers can not be of the slightest benefit to it, then they should not burden them each week with their plunder. WILLIS E. MOLLISON IS NEW HEAD OF COOK COUNTY BAR Willis E. Mollison was elected president of the Cook County Bar association at the annual meeting on Monday. Other officers are: First vice-president, William L. Dawson; second vice-president, J. Harold Mosley; third vice-president, Jesse N. Baker; secretary, Wendell E. Green; treasurer, Harris B. Gaines; attorney, Augustus L. Williams; directors: James G. Cotter, Edward H. Wright, Henry M. Porter, Violette N. Anderson, Earl B. Dickerson, C. J. Waring, and the retiring president, Richard E. Westbrooks. Mrs. Geo. R. Irven, of Columbus, Ohio, has for the past two weeks been visiting at the home of her friend, Mrs. Brooks, 6633 St. Lawrence avenue. MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS----$100,000 Will Shortly be Paid to the Claimants, Just as Soon as the Judgements Can be Entered Up in the Circuit and in the Superior Court of Cook County. At Last the Final End, in the Long and Rocky Road, in the Settlement of the Riot Cases of 1919, as Represented by Attorney Augustus L. Williams, Has Been Reached [Name] MR. AUGUSTUS L. WILLIAMS Greatest Contenders For the Right and Red People in This Country, Whose Down in the History of This City to Win Race Riot Cases Within Its Brow One of the Greatest Contenders For the Right and Justice For the Colored People in This Country, Whose Name Will Pass On Down in the History of This City As Its First Lawyer to Win Race Riot Cases Within Its Broad Walls. [Name] HON. JAMES W. BREEN ant Corporation Counsel of Chicago Himself Very High in the Estimation People Residing in This City for the Which He Displayed in Winding Up th First Assistant Corporation Counsel of Chicago, Who Has Raised Himself Very High in the Estimation of All the Colored People Residing in This City for the Great Legal Ability Which He Displayed in Winding Up the Riot Cases. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1923 JULIUS F. TAYLOR HAS MANFULLY STOOD BY MR. WILLIAMS IN HIS GREAT LEGAL BATTLE IN BEHALF OF RIGHT AND JUSTICE FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS, ASSISTING TO MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO SCORE THE GREATEST VICTORY THAT HAS SO FAR BEEN SCORED BY ANY LAWYER IN THE UNITED STATES. HON. JOHN A. RICHERT, THE ABLE CHAIRMAN OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE, AND HON. GUY GUERNSEY, MEMBER OF THE FINANCE COMMITTTEE AND CHAIRMAN OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE, WHICH HAD CHARGE OF THE RIOT CASES, HAVE APLY PROVEN THEIR FRIENDSHIP FOR THE COLORED RACE, AND THE COLORED PEOPLE OF THIS CITY STAND READY TO VOTE FOR EITHER ONE OF THEM FOR MAYOR OF CHICAGO THIS COMING SPRING. Three years and over have rolled on into eternity since the bloody "race riots" held full sway in this city the latter part of July, 1919, or, to speak more correctly—July 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and August 1. Even before that time a few minor clashes occurred between the races during the middle and the latter part of June of the same year. It is not our intention at this time to enter into a long review as to the recent final action of the City Council in ordering the Chairman of its Finance Committee, Hon. John A. Richert, and Hon. James W. Breen, First Assistant Corporation Counsel of Chicago, and Attorney Augustus L. Williams, who has scored one of the greatest legal victories in the United States, to get together and agree on a basis of settlement of all the riot cases as represented by Attorney Williams, the leading fighting or battling lawyer for right and justice in the United States. Mr. Williams, right here, must be given the great credit for standing up and fighting hard in behalf of the survivors of the colored people who lost their lives during the riots at that time. Lawyer Augustus L. Williams Highly Praised by Coroner Hoffman Coroner Peter M. Hoffman, in his masterful report on the race riots, which is worthy to be read by all the citizens of Chicago, has this to say in relation to Lawyer Augustus L. Williams: "The Peace and Protective Association of Chicago and the Cook County Bar Association, colored organizations, were ably represented by Mr. A. L. Williams." Without receiving one dollar in pay and at the same time neglecting his own business, Mr. Williams attended every session of the coroner's jury, looking after the interests of all the colored people who appeared before it from time to time, manfully fighting and contending for their rights and when it was all over the survivors of 21 colored persons who had lost their lives as the result of the race riots and the friends or relatives of five others who had sustained personal injuries, called on Mr. Williams and urged him to put forth his best efforts and honest endeavor to do something for them in the higher courts of Cook County in the way of recovering some money from the By JULIUS F. TAYLOR City of Chicago to partly pay them for the great losses which they had sustained in the deaths of their dearly beloved one. Many of them did not have one dollar to start suits in any court and the money for that purpose came forth out of the pockets of Mr. Williams and out of the pockets of one or two of his close friends, often stretching every point to raise enough money to file the twenty-one death cases and the personal injury cases, money had to be advanced from time to time to buy food, coal, medicine for the sick children and to pay room or house rent for those who had so suddenly been deprived of their main support by the deaths of their husbands and fathers. Everything looked very dark and gloomy for Mr. Williams and his few tried and true friends who had unbounded faith in his legal ability to do something in the Circuit or Superior courts of this country for those poor unfortunate colored men, women and children who were so sorely in dire need of helping hands. All the leading colored lawyers and many white ones, too, for that matter, heartily laughed at Mr. Williams. Some claimed that he was light-headed, that he never did nor never would know the least thing about mob and lynch law as defined by the statutes of Illinois, that he was simply fooling the poor, ignorant colored people out of their hard-earned money and that the chances were ten to one that he would never start any mob and lynch law suits for them and even if he did start the suits that he would never be able to finally recover one dollar in money in any of the courts in Illinois. Not one of the newspapers published in the interest of the colored race in this city, outside of The Broad Ax, would give Mr. Williams the slightest publicity through their columns, as to what he was attempting to do for the everlasting benefit of his race, unless they received payment for the same in advance; but this newspaper stuck to him through thick and thin, cheering him and urging him to continue to press forward in his great struggle for the right and as sure as the bright shining sun rose in the extreme east and set in the far west that he would meet with success by and by, and now, after assisting Mr. Williams every way that we possibly could for more than three years, in connection with his race riot cases, we are able to greatly rejoice with him in winning by far the greatest legal victory that has so far been won by any lawyer in the United States. On Wednesday, May 25, 1921, Mr. Williams tried his first riot case before Judge Samuel C. Stough, sitting in the Superior Court of Cook County, that of Ada Dozier, widow, vs. City of Chicago. The jury was composed of twelve white men, the city was represented by Hon. Charles Pease, assistant corporation counsel, and by several other brainy legal lights and they fought Mr. Williams to a dead standstill. They did not hesitate to resort to every sharp trick known to the law in their desperate effort to floor him or defeat him or knock him out, but in the final end their labors were all in vain, for the jury returned a verdict against the City of Chicago and in favor of Mrs. Ada Dozier for twenty-three hundred dollars ($2,300). Then the leading colored lawyers loudly contended that the city would move onto the higher state courts and that by the time that the Supreme Court of this state grabbed Mr. Williams and his unheard-of race riot case and ripped him up one side and down the other, that he would not have one leg to stand on and that all of his other race riot cases would fall flat to the ground. Such was not the case, however, and that judgment against the city became final. On Tuesday morning, October 25, 1921, Mr. Williams began to try his second and third race riot cases before the Hon. Thomas G. Windes, the eminent dean of the Circuit Court of Cook County—those were the cases of Joseph Lovings, who resided at 2030 South Dearborn street, and who worked in a white barber shop at 1304 West 12th street. He was well liked by its owner and his patrons. On his way home on his bicycle on the evening of July 29th, he was set upon by a howling, maddened mob, estimated at almost 5,000, and the mad mob fired fifteen to twenty bullets into his head and body. Then the mob trampled upon his lifeless body and defaced his face and skull by beating it in. A number of white witnesses—women and men—testified as (Continued on page 3.) (Continued on page 3.) J. HON. GEORGE M. MAYPOLE The City Council From the Old 14th Finance Committee Who Manfully Won for the Rights of the Colored People Were Pending Before the Finance the City Council. Member of the City Council From the Old 14th Ward, Member of Its Finance Committee Who Manfully Stood Up and Fought For the Rights of the Colored People While the Race Riot Cases Were Pending Before the Finance Committee and in the City Council. [Name] HON. JOHN A. RICHERT Bible and Popular Chairman of the the City Council Who Has Covered Glory By Leading Off in the Settl es Which Had Been Pending Before he for Some Time. The Very Able and Popular Chairman of the Finance Committee of the City Council Who Has Covered Himself With Undying Glory By Leading Off in the Settling Up of the Riot Cases Which Had Been Pending Before the Finance Committee for Some Time. The Very Able and Popular Chairman of the Finance Committee of the City Council Who Has Covered Himself With Undying Glory By Leading Off in the Settling Up of the Riot Cases Which Had Been Pending Before the Finance Committee for Some Time. ATTORNEY AUGUSTUS L. WILLIAMS IN WINNING HIS RIOT CASES HAS SCORED ONE OF THE GREATEST VICTORIES OF ANY LAWYER IN THIS COUNTRY. (Concluded from Page 2) to the viciousness of the mob, an among that number was Rev. Father Jones, a Roman Catholic priest, who very vividly testified as to how he knelt down by the side of the dead body of Joseph Lovings, right in the presence of the bloodthirsty mob, 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 handled the case in a thorough and most masterful manner from its beginning to its end. His closing argument to the jury was really eloquent, effective and far 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, Mrs. Carrie Lovings, the widow of Joseph Lovings, for three thousand and five hundred dollars ($3,500). That same week Mr. Williams successfully tried his third race riot case before the Hon. Thomas G. Windes and there was no question about it. He had greatly improved in his arguments and so on. His third case was that of James G. Grimes vs. City of Chicago. Mr. Grimes was mobbed at 35th and Robey streets, where he resided at that time, and most of his witnesses were white ladies, from his neighborhood, who were kindly disposed towards Mr. and Mrs. Grimes. Mr. Grimes received permanent blindness from the injury he received at the hands of the mob. Mr. Williams delivered a most masterly oration in winding up his case and some of the ladies sitting in the court room, which was crowded all the time, cried out in anguish and with tears running down their faces. They were led from the court room. Even strong, able-bodied men were seen to wipe tears from their eyes. The jury, after being fully instructed by Judge Windes as to the law and the evidence governing that class of cases, retired to the jury room and in five minutes' time they were back in the court room with a verdict in favor of Mr. Grimes for five thousand dollars ($5,000). The city, in its fight against Mr. Williams, left no stone unturned in its effort to head him off, but it availed it nothing. Three lawyers were hurled against him at one time, namely, Mr. Charles W. Pease, Mr. E. C. Lund and Mr. Albert O. Sullivan. The feeling was so intense on the part of the able lawyers for the city that during the selection of the jury a colored man found his way into the jury box. Mr. Williams was perfectly willing to go along with the colored juror, but the lawyers for the city hustled him out of the jury box just as soon as they possibly could, and the jurors in all three of the race riot cases tried by Mr. Williams were white men. Soon after the termination of those race riot cases Hon. Samuel A. Ettelson, the great corporation counsel of Chicago, placed all of the remaining race riot cases in the hands of Hon. James W. Breen, first assistant corporation counsel of Chicago, and being one of the most resourceful lawyers in this country and understanding all of the laws of this city and the laws of the state of Illinois from A to Z, and after reading many law books of other states, it did not take Mr. Breen long to firmly arrive at the conclusion that the city of Chicago was liable to the survivors of all those who lost their lives in this city during the race riots in 1919. Resolution Passed by the City Council, November 23, 1921 The resolution authorized the Corporation Counsel of Chicago and the Financial Committee to get together and arrive at a settlement of all of the FIGHT KLAN IN KANSAS SUPREME COURT The, Ku Klux Klan applied for a charter to operate in Kansas. The state charter board denied the petition for charter, thereby making the Klan activities in Kansas illegal. The case has been carried to the Supreme Court and an effort is being made to uphold the action of the board restraining the Klan from its operations. Governor Henry J. Allen gave out an interview concerning it, which was printed in the New York Herald, and contained the following statement: "In my state the thing has gone beyond the laughing matter. Every day my mail is choked with letters from people who have received threats—pitiful letters from poor people so frightened they know not what to do. Everyone who has a private riot cases represented by Lawyer A. L. Williams. Alderman Henry L. Fick, Democrat, introduced the resolution and Alderman John H. Lyle, Alderman E. I. Frankhauser and Alderman Charles G. Hendricks spoke in favor of its passage, and every member of the City Council, both Democrats and Republicans, voted in favor of putting it over, and it went over as slick as a whistle. Everything from that time in connection with the riot cases seemed to be stone dead until May 2, 1922, at which time Hon. James W. Breen, First Assistant Corporation Counsel of Chicago, transmitted to Hon. John A. Richert, Chairman of the Finance Committee, his far-reaching and elaborate opinion in which he strongly held that the City of Chicago was liable under the Anti-Mob Law of Illinois for the death of each and every person who lost their life at the hands of the bloodstirsty mob. On Monday, June 26, 1922, the last meeting of the Finance Committee before vacation, Alderman Louis B. Anderson moved that the race riot cases should be the first order of business. His motion was seconded by Alderman George M. Maypole and Alderman John Powers, the father of the city council; John H. Lyle, Joseph O. Kostner, Anton J. Cermak, Ross A. Woodhill, Chairman John A. Richert, Edward R. Armitage, Max Adamowski and several other members of the finance committee had joined in the discussion and after Chairman Richert had stated that the race riot cases had been in the hands of a sub-committee—namely, Hon. Ross A. Woodhill, Hon. Max Adamowski and Hon. Edward R. Armitage—that they had reported in favor of settling the race riot cases after a clean cut investigation had been made. Then, on the motion of Hon. Anton J. Cermak, a resolution was passed recommending that the city council should empower the corporation counsel with the assistance of Hon. John A. Richert, chairman of the finance committee, to settle the race riot cases without any further delay. Hon. James W. Breen was on hand to answer any questions which the members of the finance committee felt like propounding to him. On Thursday afternoon, June 29, at the last meeting of the city council until after its vacation, it passed an order authorizing the corporation counsel and Hon. John A. Richert, chairman of its finance committee, to clean up or settle up all the race riot cases in Chicago. Recently a new sub-committee was selected to handle the riot cases, namely, Hon. Guy Guernsey, chairman; Hon. Dorsey R. Crowe, Hon. Louis B. Anderson, Hon. U. S. Schwartz, and Hon. John A. Richert and on Wednesday, December 20, the chairman of the sub-committee was already to report to the finance committee that four thousand five hundred dollars had been agreed upon as a fair amount to settle each death claim against the city and the actions of the sub-committee was ratified by the City Council at its meeting Tuesday, Jan. 2, 1923. The following are the honorable members of the finance committee of the City Council: Aldermen John A. Richert, chairman; Louis B. Anderson, U. S. Schwartz, Guy Guernsey, Ross A. Woodhull, George M. Maypole, John' Powers, Dorsey R. Crowe, Max Adamowski, John P. Garner, Edward R. Armitage, Terence F. Moran, John H. Lyle, A. O. Anderson, Joseph O. Kostner, John S. Clark, and they each and every members of the City Council has the everlasting thanks of the colored people residing in this city for being fair and liberal minded in dealing with the race riot cases. It is estimated that Attorney A. L. Williams expended well onto $2,000 of his own money in his great and memorable legal fight for right and justice in behalf of the colored people residing in Chicago. grude is using the Klan to scare his enemy. Bigotry and religious intolerance are rife. Pulpits where once was preached the brotherhood of man now thunder denunciation against each other and neighbors who in years gone by lived in peace and harmony now hate each other with a hatred which passes understanding." William A. Humphrey, 441 East 42nd place, secretary of Royal Eagle Lodge, No. 96, F. & A. M., suddenly passed away, about 9 o'clock Monday evening, January 8, at his late home. His remains laid in state, at Jackson's undertaking parlors, 3315-3317 South State street, until Thursday evening, at which time they were shipped to East St. Louis, Ill., where the funeral was held, and his remains laid to rest in the family burial plot. THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 13. 1923 DEATH OF RABBI DR. EMIL G. HIRSCH—ONE OF THE FOREMOST CITIZENS OF AMERICA Sunday, morning, Dr. Emil G. Hirsch, who, for more than forty-three years, was the rabbi at Sinai Temple, Grand boulevard and 46th street, peacefully closed his eyes in death, at his home, 46th street and Drexel boulevard. When the end came he was surrounded by his immediate family and close friends. He was seventy-one years of age at the time of his death. He had led a long, active and useful life, for the benefit of humanity, regardless of race, creed, or nationality. He was, by far, one of the greatest, most profound and accomplished scholars that the Jewish race has so far produced on this continent. Long since he had outgrown the intellectual meeds and bounds of that race, and he had become a world character, free from race prejudice and narrow-mindedness. Plain and simple funeral services were conducted over his remains at Sinai Temple, Tuesday morning, which were attended by thousands and thousands of people in all walks of life, including many of the most distinguished and leading divines in this city not of his religious faith. His remains were laid to rest by the side of his father, Rev. Samuel Hirsch, in Rosehill cemetery. Services Are Simple The services were simple. The absence of flowers was almost startling. This was in accord with the wishes of Dr. Hirsch, for in his last sermon preached at Sinai several weeks ago he had proclaimed his aversion to ostentatious funeral display and had said: "When my time comes to go I wish my friends would use the money they would spend for flowers in some worthier and more enduring expenditure." Dr. Hirsch had requested many times that no eulogies upon him be pronounced at his funeral. His wishes were respected, and in the funeral address Dr. Levi referred mainly to his outstanding characteristics. Chief among these was his charity of mind, his tolerance of opposite points of view. "He had a deep appreciation of the opposite point of view to his own," said Dr. Levi. "He knew that orthodox Judaism could not permanently flourish upon American" soil, and yet he appreciated the beauties of orthodox Judaism, and spoke of them so often and so feelingly that many doubted the sincerity of his actual convictions." Notables Attend Services Many prominent Jews were present. Among them were President M. E. Greenebaum and Vice-President Julius Rosenwald of Sinai temple, together with the entire directorate of the temple, including Edward L. Glaser, Louis Eisendrath, Clarence L. Coleman, S. D. Schwartz, and Harry Hart and Joseph L. Gatzter, former presidents of the temple. Other Jews of prominence present included Leo Straus, Dr. Julius H. Meyer, Jacob M. Loeb, Judges Joseph B. David, Henry Horner, Harry M. Fisher and Hugo Pam. The funeral services at the temple were read by William Wilhartz, who for many years has read the temple services. The active pallbearers were the ushers of the temple, Dr. Elkan W. Fishell, Walter S. Baer, Milton E. Falker, Harold S. Guthman, J. L. Kraus, A. J. Korr, Merrill L. Israel, and Isaac L. Marienthal. The honorary pallbearers were the members of the Chicago Rabbinical association. The musical program was under the direction of Arthur Dunham, choir leader and organist of the temple. It was composed of numbers which Dr. Hirsch, himself an accomplished musician, had often requested at the funeral exercises of valued friends, and consisted of the Beethoven Funeral March; Tschaikowsky's "How Blessed Are They"; the Twenty-third Psalm in Koschat's music setting, and Handel's "Dead March from Saul." Casket Opened at Grave In response to the request of the Rev. Joseph Stolz, the casket was opened at the grave and men and women again filled reverently past, lips murmuring the ancient Jewish "sholom"—"peace"—as they gazed for the last time upon the teacher. It will be recalled that only a few years ago many of the warm friends of Dr. Hirsch endeavored to induce him to take a bold stand against permitting highly respectable colored people to reside near him at 36th and Grand boulevard. At that time he very bluntly informed his friends that he did not object to living by the side of decent colored people; in fact that he would prefer to live near them than he would to live close up by the side of some white people he knew, and when Dr. Hirsch constructed Sinai temple at 46th and Grand boulevard, and moved farther south in order to be near his new temple, he sold his old home to a colored man and gave him plenty of time to pay for it, absolutely proving that he was far above permitting himself to be swayed by race prejudice. In his death this city, this great nation and the civilized world has lost one of its first and most distinguished citizens. The people seem to be awakening to the great and glorious achievements of A. L. Williams, for whom this paper has from time to time expressed its approval to the general public through its columns. On last Monday evening, at the Eighth Regiment Armory, at the banquet of the Public Life Insurance Company, one of the greatest and largest ever given in the history of a commercial enterprise where our people were concerned, Mr. A. L. Williams there again expounded his ability by making the entire audience, over 1,600 people in this great hall, cheer with gladness by his eloquent address as one of the directors and associate counsel of the Public Life Insurance Company. Mr. Williams extolled the virtues of the organization and its manager, Mr. Alfred Clover; his remarks were superb and well received and loudly cheered by the gigantic audience. At the Vincennes hotel, on Tuesday evening, again a voluminous spread was held by the executive committee of the Crowe-Brundage organization, representing every precinct in the Second Ward. At this time Mr. Williams was present. The dinner was served by the management and afterwards resolutions were passed, among loud applause, endorsing Mr. Williams as the only logical candidate in the Second Ward who has accomplished anything worth while in behalf of his people and asking him to enter the race for alderman of the Second Ward. Several resolutions were read at this meeting, which also extolled Mr. Williams' ability as a lawyer and a business man. After these resolutions were passed, Mr. Williams was called upon to make a speech, at which time he said, "I appreciate the confidence reposed in me by your loud cheering and the sentiment expressed here tonight. But at this time I will say to you, I am not a candidate for alderman of the Second Ward. I have led the fights for independent government for nine years in this ward. I have spent much of my means and time in this behalf. I have before been told that I was the choice of the people; and I have listened to this appeal, but at this time, while I appreciate everything you say here tonight, I cannot at this time say to you that I am satisfied in my mind that I am the choice of the people of the Second Ward." Many speeches were made by the ladies and gentlemen commending Mr. Williams for his noble effort and accomplishments on behalf of the colored people, not only of the city, but the entire United States of America. One of them said, "While the United States Government had failed to pass an anti-lynching bill for the protection of its people from rioters and the mob Mr. Williams, in the great city of Chicago, was the one who has done more than the entire United States Congress by making the city of Chicago compensate the dependents of those who suffered at the hands of the said infuriated mob in 1919. If he could accomplish this as a citizen, I am satisfied that as an alderman of the city of Chicago we would have clean streets, clean alleys and a better sanitary condition for us to live in in this great Second War." Many other speeches along the same line were had and the meeting broke up with great cheering and applause. CORNERSTONE LAYING AND DEDICATION OF THE REMODELED AND ENLARGED PYTHIAN BATHHOUSE AND SANITARIUM AT HOT SPRINGS, ARK. Wednesday, January 31, will be a great day among the Knights of Pythias at Hot Springs, Ark., for on that date the remodeled Pythian Bathhouse and Sanitarium will be dedicated. The affair will be held under the auspices of the Pythian Temple Sanitarium Commission—Hon. Edward D. Green, secretary; Hon. S. W. Green, supreme chancellor, ex-officio president. The following program will be rendered on that occasion: Hon. S. W Green; master of ceremonies; dedicatory address by Sir Roscoe Conkling Simmons, supreme lecturer. Program Laying cornerstone; dedication of building; call to order, by Dr. C. M. Wade, member P. T. S. Commission; song, "America"; prayer, by Rev. G. B. Ashford, Pastor Visitors' Chapel, A. M. E. Church; introduction of master of ceremonies, by Sir E. G. Tidrington, supreme worthy counselor; recital, by Mrs. E. J. Barnes; address, by Sir S. W. Green, supreme chancellor; song, by Mrs. Mae A. Wilson; dedicatory address, by Sir Roscoe Conklin Simmons, supreme lecturer; introduction of members, Pythian Temple and Sanitarium Commission and distinguished visitors; benediction by Rev. W. L. Kornegay, past chancellor. David R. Hill, formerly of Minneapolis, Minn., is in the city and is now representing the Liberty Life Insurance Company, 35th streets and Grand boulevard. THE BROAD AX Published Every Saturday In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. Republicans, Democrats, Catholics, Protestants, Single Taxers, Priests, infidels or anyone else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year ..$2.00 Six Months ..$1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communication to ... THE BROAD AX 6206 So. Elizabeth St., Chicago, Ill. Phone Wentworth 2597 JULIUS F. TAYLOR Editor and Publisher Associate Editor DR. M. A. MAJORS January 13, 1923 Vol. XXVIII No. 17 interested as Second-Class Matter, Aug 9, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago 4. Under Act of March 8, 1879. BISHOP CARY SPEAKS Bishop A. J. Carey, who is spending some time in the city, spoke before the meeting of the Ministers' Alliance on Monday afternoon at Bethel A. M. E. Church. Dr. Carey paid a glowing tribute to the life and work of the late Dr. Emil G. Hirsch, rabbi of Sinai Temple, who passed away on Sunday morning. He told of the days when Dr. Hirsch was a member of the board of directors of the Institutional Church, of which he was pastor, and how he often said the work being done by the board was a great inspiration to him in the building of the Sinai Temple. Dr. Hirsch was a strong advocate of the rights of our race. A telegram of condolence was approved and sent from this meeting to the family. The speaker then very bitterly denounced Wrigley, the chewing-gum man, who is said to be a member of the Ku Klux Klan. He said he felt sure that members of the race would buy other brands of gum if they just must chew gum. He also told of the great work being done by the A. M. E. connection throughout the country and other ministers present also spoke along this line. ST. MARK'S M. E. CHURCH 50th St. and Wabash Ave. Rev. John W. Robinson, Pastor Our communion service was well attended last Sunday morning. The pastor's sermon was powerful in spiritual fervor. Everyone rejoiced. Sinners were converted and eleven joined the church. At 3 P. M. Dr. C. N. Grandison, evangelist, who is holding a series of Bible readings at St. Mark's, preached a sermon to the men, also at the evening service. At 6:30 P. M. our Epworth League held a meeting at St. James' M. E. church, 46th street and Ellis avenue, and gave a very beautiful program. Next Sunday the pastor will preach both at the morning and evening services. Hear him. WAR VETERAN WANTS WORK Otto Thompson, 46 years old, an ex-soldier, incapacitated in service on the Mexican border, wants a place to board and lodge while doing light work in return. Mr. Thompson receives a pension from the government—when he gets it—of $42.00 a month. He is a man without a family and is willing to make a good guardian the beneficiary of his insurance policies. Who is willing to help? Who wants such a man? Inquirers may apply to the Chicago Urban League, Calumet 0710. Mrs. Sarah R. Benton, 1431 West 109th place, Morgan Park, is home from St. Luke's hospital, where she has been confined for six weeks following an operation. Mrs. Benton is doing nicely since going home. Misses Alice and Alpha Baxter, 420 East 48th place, left the city during the week for their respective schools, Alton and Colp, Ill., where they will resume duties as teachers after spending the Christmas holidays in the city with relatives and friends. Mrs. Jennie Blunt, 3726 Federal Federal street, is much better, but unable to leave the house after being quite ill for three weeks. CHARLES E. STUMP, THE REGULAR TRAVELING CORRESPONDENT FOR THE BROAD AX, HAS RECOVERED HIS OLD TIME HEALTH AGAIN AND HE HAS RESUMED HIS TRAVELS THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH. The National Negro Business League has decided to meet next August in Hot Springs, Ark., and if you are going to be there I would advise that you start right now to get ready, and by the time the meeting is called to order you will be right there with the goods. The National Baptist Sunday School and B. Y. P. U. congress will meet in the same city June 18, and I am saving money that I can be on hand. There are going to be some big doings this year and it will be a year of rejoicing with many people. The National Baptist convention has pledged to take on new life, and new life it is. Dr. L. K. Williamis is now the real president, and you believe me when I tell you he is putting on some stuff. He has made a trip to New York which means good for the Baptists of this country. We are going to dwell together in unity. Some of us have had to shed tears already this year, while others have had to do a lot of real, genuine "cussing," and some have just out-cussed the cusser, and are ready to invent some new kind of cussing in order to stay ahead. Dr. George Cleveland Hall, that noted physician and surgeon, one of the best in America, has just been fighting like the devil with them bugs that would destroy me and consign my body to mother earth to be eaten by the worms, and he is about to chase them back into their hiding place, and say to them they shall not have me yet a while. It is wonderful how a fellow can just listen and hear them bugs talk, and then break down their plans. It takes skill to do what Dr. Hall has done. I came to him with a great big hole in the back of my head, where Dr. S. H. Thompson had opened to let the bugs out, and Dr. Hall had to work with them to see that they got out of that hole, closing it up behind them so they could not return. Dr. Hall knows his real business, and he is a hustler. He is kind, he is loving, and he can cut you and you hurt and will just smile and say, "Don't shuck me," or something like that. I was not in the shucking business. I have been doing well, and now I am about ready to leave. I want to express my sincere thanks to Mrs. Charles Stewart, better known as Mrs. Elvie L. Stewart, and her son, and even extend a few to husband and father, for their kindness to me. I have had an Old Aunt Dolly time, eating chickens, turkeys, young baby sheep, and even had some baby lamb and some baby mutton. They have taken good care of me, and now I am ready to go. I was in town all of last week, and doing this and that and that and this, coming in touch with the doctor. I went down to see Dr. L. K. Williams, and he received me like a brother; went to see Harrison, and he acted the same, but Dr. J. H. Branham gave me the duck and highball, not permitting me to get close enough to hand him a red apple, but he don't eat apples. He is just a busy man. So much responsibility that he can't take up much time with the worthless fellows. The world continues to move and that is what Dr. Branham is doing. He is preaching funerals, marrying people, and talking to others to keep them from getting divorced. Sunday morning, right on time, in a heavy snow, I went to Hope Presbyterian church, on invitation from the pastor, to do the preaching that morning. The people were there and they told me that I preached a great sermon, but of course that toted me on the street car, and, in the afternoon, I returned and broke some verbs, nouns and pronouns, adjectives, and all them other things. It was a pleasure to meet these people, and when it was all over they gave me a big bunk of "In God We Trust." That will give me some ride out of town. I had the pleasure of calling at the home of Editor Julius F. Taylor, of The Broad Ax, and he is some pumpkins. Mrs. Taylor is one of the finest women it has been my lot to meet and she is right at the side of her husband. They are as happy as two little children. They have been this Mrs. Tilford Davis of Kansas City, Kans., left for her home during the week after spending several pleasant days in the city, the house guest of Rev. and Mrs. Charles Stewart, 5922 S. Aberdeen street. Mrs. Davis was also highly entertained by Atty. W. L. Martin, the boyhood chum and schoolmate of her husband. Miss Beatrice E. Lee, 5259 South Dearborn street, delightfully entertained at a progressive whist party, last Friday evening, in honor of Miss Mildred Steuart, of Wichita, Kans., who is a student at the University of Chicago and an accomplished pianist. way for years. She has contributed to his success and she is right now deeply interested in his business. They have a lovely home. It is worth a trip over to Editor Taylor's just to get to see his library. He has some books, and I am told that he digs into them, too. He has a fine collection of books from the pen of men of our race, hence he is getting the best thoughts of some of the best men this world has ever known. He communes with thought and that is why he has been able to give the world such a good paper. He is not a political job hunter, but he is free to speak right out in church. He is a man who is interested in our educational institutions; he is interested in the men who are making thought—the men who are doing things; but he has no time for stragglers, worthless, thoughtless people. If you have a thought you can reach Editor Taylor or his wife any time. I have been to see the office of the Supreme Royal Circle of Friends, at the head of which is Dr. R. A. Williams. It is a great organization and is doing much to help the unfortunate, especially those who belong to the order. They are planning all over the country hospitals for their sick, and then they go beyond that and extend it to those who happen not to belong to the order, but are poor and in distress. They will hear the human cry, and go to the rescue. The membership is increasing in the city of Chicago. If you are not a member I would advise that you get in early. Get ready to go goat riding. He will not throw you, for the Royal Circle goat is a kind, good old fellow and you can ride him with ease. Now that all of this has been said, must I come down and cuss a little bit? God forbid that I ever do any such thing. But here is a thing that is sufficient to make a fellow say such things. But here is a thing that is sufficient to make a fellow say something that would not be printed in the Sunday School Quarterlies by Secretary Townsend or Prof. Ira T. Bryant. This is what was said: "Rosewood, Fla., Jan. 7. — Twelve houses, all that remained of the Negro section of Rosewood, following the clash between whites and blacks Thursday night, in which seven were killed, were fired by a crowd of white men today and burned to the ground. "The houses were fired one at a time, while a crowd of between 100 and 150 looked on without making any effort to extinguish the flames, according to Levy County authorities. All of the Negroes were hiding in the woods, where they went late Thursday night after the clash. "Six houses and a Negro church were burned Thursday night immediately after a crowd of white men, advancing on a Negro house, had been fired on and two of their number killed. "The Negroes escaped after two of them had been shot to death. A Negro woman was killed as she was leaving her burning dwelling, another Negro was slain about twenty miles away and yesterday a fifth one was shot to death in Sumner on the grave of his mother and brother." Then they are lynching, burning, killing, and just raising particular hash. I don't see how in the hell the republicans expect to remain in power. They could have carried that bill known as the Dyer Anti-Lynching bill, but they permitted that democratic minority to excite them, and I think we should do a little exciting in 1924. Will you meet me at the ballot box then, and say a few things to them republican senators, and the republican president of the United States? If you helped to elect him, then I want to have you help to unselect them all. Don't pay any attention to what DuOise, Pickens, Johnson, et al are saying about Perry W. Howard. Howard is doing his work; he is a republican, he is a man, and a man for his race. He is doing a great big work, and we must not discredit the good he is doing. We must do our part in the future. I think I had better bring this letter to a stop. CHARLES E. STUMP. BACK FROM ST. LOUIS Mrs. Walter M. Farmer, 4751 Champlain avenue, is back in the city from St. Louis, Mo., where she spent the holidays with relatives and friends and where she enjoyed a most pleasant stay. TO ATTEND MEETING M. T. Bailey, president the Bailey Press Bureau, 3638 South State street, is planning to attend the meeting of the Negro National Press Association which is to convene in February at Nashville, Tenn. Phone Atlantic 2008 Miss Eleanor C Soprano Available for Concerts, Reci ss Eleanor Gain Soprano Available for Concerts, Recitals, Etc. Miss Eleanor Gaines 4005 Calumet Avenue, Apt. 2 Phone Douglas 5322 Jno. W. Burr PHYSICIAN and S OFFICE AND RESIDENCE 201 E. 37th St., Cor. Indiana Ave. Hours: 11-1, 3-5, 7-9 P. M. Su RE-ELECT Alderman Scott (New) 16th W Make a Cross ☒ in the square oppose Aldermanic Bar ELECTION, TUESDAY, 10 Polls Open 6 A. M. to D. W. Burrell, M. D. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON OFFICE AND RESIDENCE St., Cor. Indiana Ave. hrs: 11-1, 3-5, 7-9 P. M. Sunday, 1-4, 7-8 RE-ELECT man Scott M. I. 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Cashier The following Electric Shops carry a full line of Electrical Appliances and sell the Federal Washer on Easy Terms: 72 W. Adams St. 3039 Lincoln Ave. 6350 S. Haited St. 4523 Broadway 4730 Irving Park Blvd. 12 S. Keddie Ave. 448 N. Parkside Ave. 1002 E. 63rd St. 851 S. Haited St. 448 N. Parkside Ave. 8545 E. 63rd St. 851 S. Haited St. 2543 Madison St. 2550 E. 92nd St. 1819 Irving Park Blvd. 78 W. Adams St. B42 B74 B29 B42 B42 Logan Bld. B42 B42 Rosewell Rd. B42 B42 Rosewell Rd. 6350 H. Saliated St. 6350 K. Kidzav St. 6350 L. Larkin St. 4007 Ogden Avd. L. 4007 Ogden Avd. L. 4717 Clyde Grove Avd. 4717 Clyde Grove Avd. Marks Electric Shop, Ave. Ave. Ave. Meadow Electric Co. 3233 W. Madison St 1811 W. 35th St Osprey Electric Shop, 1811 W. 35th St Bernard O'Hara, W. Ave. Radiant Electric Shop, 3114 W. Chicago Ave. Rika Electric Shop, 1137 W. Taylor St Richmond Electric Co. 2148 W. Chicago Ave. Saalfeld Electric Co. 3248 W. North Ave 18118 Milwaukee Ave. Davies Electric Shop, De Laure Electric Shop, 5250 N. Keddie Ave. 4501 Fulton Avenue. 4510 Fulton Avenue. 4551 Milwaukee Ave. Manor Electric Co., Mid-West Electric Mid-West Electric 3833 Elisabeth Ave. Patterson Brothers, Isovining Park Blvd. 6717 Olmsted Ave. 6521 W. North Ave. Electric Washing Machine G818 C18. Grove Ave. Gage Park Electrical Co. Gano Electric Shop. Gano Electric Shop. 50-52 W. 118th St. Gano Washing Electric Co. NORTH SIDE A122 Acoustic Co. Clos. 422 N. Broadway Electric Shop. B, J. Collace & Son. J, B. Collace & Son. 453 N. Telford Ave. N33 N. Telford Ave. N33 N. Clark St. N33 N. Clark St. N33 N. Haisted St. N33 N. Haisted St. Kersten Harbart Electric 1444 Wilmington Ave. Lakeview Electric Co., O. R. Martin, Ave. O. R. Martin, Ave. Morse Electric Shop. Morse Electric Shop. 1504 Morse Ave. Morse Electric Co. 5503 N. Clark St. 5503 N. Clark St. 4709 N. Keddie Ave. Principle Electric Co. Ran Electric Co. Ran Electric Co. Seller's Electric Shop. Seller's Electric Shop. Tip Top Elec. Appliances. Tip Top Elec. Appliances. 833 Irving Park Blvd. Morse Electric Co. 8683 Broadway WEST SIDE Balzek & Baza Bridgeport Electric Co. Bridgeport Electric Co. City Electric Co. 4215 W. 26th St. 4615 W. Madison St. 4615 W. Madison St. 1743 W. Madison St. DetLamblet E. Else, Shop. Fritzital Electric Co. 8557 W. Madison St. 8557 W. Madison St. 2001 W. Ackle St. Home Electric Appliance Company 5385 Chicago Ave. Lexington Electric Co. Lexington Electric Co. SOUTH SIDE A. Wagner, 1227 E. 55th St. West Elm Electric 611 W. 120th St. Winchester Store Elec- tric 670 Sloyton Island AW NORTHWEST Art Lama, Novelty & Gift Company, 1980 Milwaukee Ave. DIRECTORS UNDERTAKER PRIVATE MACHINERY MOTORS AT ALL HOURS ALL HENWARD KES AMSON UNDERTAKER GARAGE GASOLINE-OIL OPEN DAY & NIGHT son UNDERTAKER entilation—Organ and Organist Free— service at a reasonable price—Distance , time and money. O.U.R.N.E.W [H O M E] CHICAGO, ILLINOIS