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EXTRA THE BROAD AX EXTRA Mayor William E. Dever Has Revoked All the Permits or Licences Held By Former Alderman Al Tearney; His Famous or Notorious Cafe Has Been Located At Calumet Avenue and Thirty-Fifth Street; Right In the Midst of the Most Decent Colored People In Chicago. HIS UNSAVORY JOINT WAS A GREAT MENACE TO DECENCY, MORALITY, LAW AND ORDER, AND MAYOR DEVER DESERVES TO BE HIGHLY COMMENDED FOR CLOSING IT UP AND ALSO FOR CLOSING DOWN THE "BLACK AND TAN" CABARETS, WHICH HAVE BEEN LOCATED IN PRACTICALLY THE SAME DISTRICT WHERE MANY YOUNG WHITE AND COLORED GIRLS HAVE BEEN LED TO THEIR RUIN AND STARTED ON THE DOWNWARD PATH TO THEIR EVERLASTING DEGRADATION AND SHAME! IT WILL BE RECALLED THAT AT THE SPRING ELECTION IN 1911 THAT COL. OSCAR DePRIEST, HON. ROBERT R. JACKSON AND SEVERAL OF THEIR ASSOCIATES MARCHED AT THE HEAD OF ALDERMAN AL. TEARNEY'S DEMOCRATIC PARADE, HEADED BY A LOUD BRASS BAND FROM THIRTY-SEVENTH AND STATE STREET ON NORTH ON THAT STREET TO WASHINGTON STREET WHERE THEY MARCHED RIGHT INTO THE CITY HALL WITH THEIR NEW DEMOCRATIC BOSS, THEREBY ENABLING HIM TO GET A STRONG STRANGLEHOLD UPON THE THROATS OF THE HIGHLY RESPECTABLE PEOPLE OF CHICAGO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN POWERLESS TO SHAKE OFF. Monday morning, the writer and Attorney Augustus L. Williams called on His Honor, Mayor William E. Dever for the purpose of commending him for closing up all the undesirable and badly conducted cafes and cabarres not only located on the South Side but in all parts of this city and for most especially closing down the more than unsavory joint conducted by former Alderman Al Tearney, 35th street and Calumet avenue, which is located right in among the homes of many of the best colored people in this city. Mayor Dever, who was toged up in a brand new nifty blue serge suit and who walked and talked as though he felt his oats right sharp, strongly intimated that he was not going to play any favorites in closing up vile resorts whether they were conducted by colored men or white men. Mayor Dever was reminded of the fact that the vast majority of the bad resorts which are located in what is called the "black and tan" district are run by white men who have been getting rich off of the earnings of the colored people and that the better class of the colored people bitterly protested against such rotten and immoral conditions existing right under their nose every day and night including Sunday; that the owners of those joints all catered to the worst element of the colored people so that they could the more easily relieve or rob them out of their money which many of them sadly need to support their families; that former Alderman Al Tearney was an exception to that rule that he would not permit no class of colored people to be served in his notorious cafe where shooting affairs and the ending of men's lives are as common as drinking down a big glass of old Kentucky red-eye; that the majority of his patrons are composed of white men and women who reside in other sections of the city, who would not for one minute think about rubbing up against the colored people residing in the second ward in a social way. Mayor Dever assured Mr. Williams and the writer that he would do everything within his power to improve the moral conditions or the surroundings where the majority of the colored people live, that he will endeavor to secure and provide larger and better playgrounds, or small parks for the colored children. In winding up the conversation with him he let it be known that at the present time he could not select a colored person for member of the Board of Education, THE BROADWAY THEATRE The Far-Famed International Golden Throated Song Bird, Who Greatly Delighted a Large Audience at Olivet Baptist Church Tuesday Evening with Her Wonderful and Classical Singing. For As An Artist in That Direction She Has Few Equals in America Today. Tuesday evening, Madam M. Callaway Byron, the celebrated dramatic soprano nightingale, appeared in a grand recital at the Olivet Baptist Church, 31st street and South Park ave, the following were her assistants and the program rendered was to say the least greatly enjoyed by all who attended the recital: Assistants: Cornella Lampton, Pianiste; Harrison Emanuel, Violinist; Nelle Etura Byron, Accompanist; Mrs. Rosalie Gordon, President; Theo P. Byrant, Manager; Rev. L. K. Williams, D. D., Pastor. Program: 1. (a) Nocturne Opus 9 No. 2 (Chopin-Sarasate), (b) Elfentanz (Popper), (c) Poem (Fibich), Mr. Emanuel; 2. Aria—Suicidio (Giconda) Ponchielli), Miss Helen Trice, Accom-but that in the near future he would bestow some honors upon a member of the colored race which would be very pleasing to all the colored people in Chicago; that prior to his election he promised to give the colored people a square deal and that he will keep his word in that respect. Several weeks ago Mayor William E. Dever spoke out at Greater Bethel Church, Forty-second and Grand boulevard, and Col. DePriest was present with loud bells on his toes and MADAM M. CALLAWAY BYRON Named International Golden Throated Son Sally Delighted a Large Audience at Old Church Tuesday Evening with Her Wonderful Sing. For As An Artist in That Direct Equals in America Today. 1. Cal- lamatic in a A baptist Park instants to say who 2. Pian- olinist; anistie; Theo. 3. W. Will 9 No. entanz Mr. conda) accom- panist, Mme. Byron; 3. Lullaby (Grainger), Miss Lampton; 4. Hymne au Soileil (Alexander Georges) Song of Solace (Henri Duparc), The Skylark (Alexander Gretchaninoff), La Fee aux Chanson (Buerberg), Mme Byron; 5. Lost Summer—Words by Fenton Johnson) (Consuelo Cook), Winds Lullaby (Consuelo Cook), Air de S- lame—(Herodiade) (Massene), Mme. Byron; 6. The Gumsuckers' March (Grainger), Miss Lampton; 7. I Wept, Beloved, As I Dreamed (Georges Hue), Whither? (Shubert), La Le- preuse (Sylico Lazzarn), Fantoche (Claude Debussy), Mme. Byron; 8. (a) Serenade Espegnole—Chaminade (Kreisler), (b) Polichnelle (Kreisler), (c) Farewell to Cucullain, Transcri- ption from an Old Irish Melody, (Kreisler), Mr. Emanuel; 9. Ballatella would remember would be people selection and peo-ll keep William Bethel Grand is pres-SES and fingers and every time that Mayor Dever would score a point against Col. Al Tearney and his demoralizing res- ort, Col. DePriest would shout out in a loud voice, which would be heard over and above all others, "Amen! Amen!" Like an oldtime A. M. E. preacher, regardless of the fact that in 1911 Col. DePriest, Hon. Robert R. Jackson and the late lamented Major John C. Buckner assisted to defeat Col. Milton J. Foreman, the Republi- can candidate for re-election to the City Council from the Second Ward, and they one and all loyally ward, —(Pagliacci) (Leoncavallo), Mme. Byron; 10. Cacile (Richard Strauss), Brunnhildes Flehen (Richard Wagner), Brunnhildes Walkurenruf (Richard Wagner), Mme. Byron. Madam Byron was at her best and her voice was very clear and strong, and it was no trouble for her to run the whole musical scale and possessing a very charming and a winning personality, she left a wonderful and lasting impression upon the minds of her hearers who loudly applauded her at the end of each number. She was also presented with three lovely bequests from Mrs. Martha B. Anderson, Mrs. Jesse Binga and Dr. A. W. Bibb. Madam Byron who would be a great honor to any race of people on earth has no superior as an artistic dramatic soprano songstress. Al Tearney, the Democratic candidate for alderman of that ward, and when he was sworn in as one of the new city fathers Col. DePriest, Hon. Robert R. Jackson and the late Major John C. Buckner, with a loud brass band to attract wide attention, marched at the head of Alderman Al Tearney's Democratic parade from 37th and State streets right into the City Hall. At that time no doubt the distinguished men mentioned above possibly never dreamed that they were the prime movers in elevating Al Tearney to a high position THE AMATEUR MINSTREL CLUB HELD ITS ANNUAL BANQUET AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS FOR THE COMING YEAR LAST FRIDAY EVENING AT THE APPOMATTOX CLUB AT WHICH TIME PRESIDENT CHARLES W. SETTLES TURNED OVER A CHECK TO MR. DAVID A. McGOWAN, TREASURER OF THE OLD FOLKS' HOME, CALLING FOR $2,100 WHICH WAS THE NET PROCEDES OF THEIR ANNUAL ENTERTAINMENT THIS YEAR, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE OLD FOLKS' HOME. Last Friday evening the Amateur Minstrel Club, which is one of the old land marks in Chicago, held its annual banquet at the Appomattox Club. President Charles W. Settles, who has raised more money for the benefit of the Old Folks' Home than any one who has so far served as president of the Amateur Minstrel Club, presided over the pleasant affair. The following members and friends were seated at the long banquet tables: Lewis V. Berry, Arthur A. Brown, Eugene N. Burdette, Floyd Cardwell, Wm. G. Carroll, Andrew Childress, J. Franklin Cooper, Howard Cornwell, O. C. Daniels, Jack Doyle, Isaac N. Dunlap, H. George Davenport, R. Offored Edwards, Chas. C. Fielding, B. J. Farnand, David B. Green, Reginald Hardin, Robert H. Hardin, Jr., J. A. Harris, Geo. S. Harris, Lawrence Harrison, David B. Hawley, H. Horsley, Edward Hagan, Macon Huggins, Maj. R. R. Jackson, Wm. H. Jackson, D. R. Lawrence, Bernard B. Lewis, D. A. McGowan, J. Ernest Oldham, Geo. Proctor, Oscar Randall, Leonard Roane, Albert E. Taylor, Howard B. Thompson, Lincoln L. Tondee, Geo. A. Turnbull, Elliot S. Washington, Edmund G. White, Geo. R. Woodson, Julius Writghson, Isaac T. Yarbrough, Rush N. Yerby, Sterling Yancey. Hon. members—Samuel Alston, F. L. Cuffee, Horace Bronson, Howell B. Holmes, W. J. Kelly, Geo. F. Maxfield, J. Edgar Mitchem, Julien F. Taylor, and Dr. Charles L. Lewis. Among the speakers were David Rudolph Lawrence, W. H. Jackson, David A. McGowan, treasurer of the Old Folks' Home; Isaac N. Dunlap, Horace Bronson, H. B. Thompson, whereby he would be able to continue his strangle hold upon all the colored people residing in the Second Ward and to brazenly defy the laws of this city and all of the moral laws of the gods. At that time Alderman Tearney cut a wide swath in Democratic politics and Col. DePriest and several of his friends, aside from Col. Jack Johnson, were among the few colored men who could frequent his resort on terms of social equality with his white patrons. The first part of 1913 Mayor Carter H. Harrison was in favor of nominating Alderman Tearney fo City Clerk of Chicago, but just at that time the old Chicago Tribune flashed up a flashlight picture which was taken in Alderman Tearney's establishment, showing Col. Jack Johnson sitting at a table drinking wine with Alderman Tearney and with some white ladies. Mayor Harrison could not stand for that revolting scene or picture and George Turner, Samuel Alston, David B. Hawley, Edward Hagan, Lewis V. Berry, Major Robert R. Jackson, Julius F. Taylor, Rush N. Yerby, President Charles W. Settles, Secretary Oscar Randall. Just before the election of officers the hat was passed around and nine dollars was lifted to buy flowers and fruit for Mr. Frank B. Waring, who was one of the founders and for a long time one of the most active members of the Club, who has been at his home at 6425 Eberhart avenue with a long spell of sickness and the beautiful flowers and fruit will tend to cheer him up and make him feel much better. Resolutions were passed lamenting the recent death of Julius N. Avendorph, who was also one of the founders of the Amateur Minstrel Club and who was made one of its honorary members just before he passed away. Just before the banquet wound up, President Settles stated that he held in his hand a check calling for two thousand and one hundred dollars which was the neat amount of money realized from the last Easter dance given by the Club for the benefit of the Old Folks' Home which was the largest amount of money so far raised by the Club for the Old Folks' Home. Mr. David A. McGowan, treasurer of the Home, and Dr. Charles L. Lewis, secretary of the Home, accepted it with broad smiles on their faces. The check was drawn on the Binga State Bank of Chicago. Mr. Rush N. Yerby was elected president for the coming year and Sterling Yancey secretary. he ran out from under Alderman Al Tearney for City Clerk of Chicago. If Col. DePriest had the slightest conception of the eternal fitness of things he would be walking around clothed in sackcloth and ashes, with a long dark covering over his face in order to repent for the unsavory part which he played by assisting to ram Alderman Al Tearney down the throats of the decent and highly respectable colored people residing in the Second Ward. For our part, we honestly believe that the colored people can never make any moral progress in this city until they rid themselves of the unreliable leaders like unto Col. DeFriest and Bishop Archibald James Carey, for they seldom know their own political minds for more than two minutes at a time and such wishy washy leaders are a great lodestone around the necks of all the colored people living in this great city. * THE BROAD AX Published Every Saturday In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. Re- publicans, Democrats, Catholics, Pro- ‘testants, Single Taxers, Priests, infi- ‘dels 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. It is neither Demo- eratic nor Republican, It is ‘strictly ‘or absoltely independent in politics. Local eémitunications will receive attention. Write only on one side of ‘the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in ad- vance. One Year ....-..eeeereeeee$2.00 Six Months ......,s000+0+0e00$100 ‘Advertising rates made known on application. 9 Address all communications to THE BROAD!AX Give >0. Elizabeth St, Chicago, IM. Phone Wentworth 2597 JULIUS F. TAYLOR ‘Editor and Publisher ‘ Associate Editor DR. M. A. MAJORS ee Vol. XXVIII. No. 36 Chicago, Ill. May 26, 1923 eS ‘Batered-as Second-Cass Matter, Aug. fies WL Under Act of March 8, 1879. BROTHERLY LOVE AND CONDUCT “Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.” — Ro- mans 12:15. Ti Paul the author of the scripture ‘quoted above were living now, he could hardly give advice that would Detter fit this day and generation. ‘That which the world seems to lack more than anything else is sympathy ‘on the part of man towards man Selfishness stalks abroad in utter dis- tegard of the claims of others. It is not more now than before, but so it seems. All the churches: are invest- ing more money and lives in works of mercy and help today than ever be- fore in the history of the world. The ‘Methodist Episcopal church, alone, accepts an annual financial budget of eighteen and one-half million dol- lars. Yet, because the newspapers every day bring to us so many hor- rifying accounts of man's inhumanity to man we repeat that, if Paul were living now, he could hardly find ad- vice that would reach the world’s greatest need more completely than when he said to the Christians at Rome: “Rejoice with those who re- joice; weep with those who weep.” This means that we should be in such wholehearted sympathy with our fellowman that he cannot have occasion for joy or sorrow without our being correspondingly affected. What a blessed experience earthly living would be if others would al- ways share our joys and if the poor- est and most humble among us need not sorrow alone! Why does Paul say, “Rejoice with those who rejoice” before we are en- joined to “weep with those who \ yr ‘ e a 3 HON. SHERIDAN E. FRY One of the Able Former Judges of the Municip: cago, Who Would Make a Splendid Candid 2 of the Judges of the Superior Court Th Sh ies AE PY bi ga poli ee ce rane me cs ss One of the Able Former Judges of the Municipal Court of Chi- cago, Who Would Make a Splendid Candidate for one ss of the Judges of the Superior Court This Fall. — Sg ~~ . gee: < ‘a e ¢ | | a _ iy | SOURS OA pat 4 Vice President of the Stockmen’s Trust and Saving Bank, and One of the Many Strong Supporters of Mayor William E. Dever. Mr. Traeger Is One of the Best and Most Popular Business Men in This City, and He Would Make a Splendid Business Manager For the Board of Education. weep?” Because it is harder to sym- pathize with persons when joy is theirs, than it is to do so when sor- row afflicts them, The most hard- hearted are touched by grief on the part of others, whereas in prosperous moments they might experience emo- tions of enmity or envy. To illu- strate: In Tulsa white people who be- fore the race riot envied the Negroes’ prosperity, after that awful holocaust gave those same Negroes shelter, food, clothing and all that they could to take the sting out of their hearts. Among the thousands of white peo- ple who salved the wounds made by loot, arson and murder, were some who had, aided and abetted it all. In order to prevent much of the sorrow which afflicts the wotld Paul says, “Rejoice with those that rejoice.” If you look for the underlying cause of all the wars. of this old world, you will find it in the fact that man has failed to get pleasure out of the peace and prosperity of others. The disturbances that make for lo- cal umrest everywhere are traceable to the same source. If Germany, prior to 1914, had been able to “re- joice with those who rejoice,” there would have been no world war. If capital and labor could see that their interests are so much in common that they should rejoice and sorrow to- gether, the boycotts, lockouts, strikes, arson, bombing and murders of which they are the fruitful cause, would not be. If the white man and black man in this country could heed the counsel of the text, all race friction would case and Old Glory, -meriting its name, would indeed and in truth wave over the home of the brave. HON. JOHN E. TRAEGER LYNCHING MUST BE STOPPED Southern Educators Appeal for En- forcement of Law Hampton, Va.—That the crime of lynching should be stopped is the ap- peal of white Southern educators who recently signed their names to the following open letter to state legisla- tors and executives: ~ “We, the undersigned, engaged in the work of education, earnestly ap- peal to all citizens to exert their infla- ence constantly and actively in con- demnation of the crime ‘of lynching. “We furthermore urge upon our state legislators. and executives to en- act, if necessary, and persistently to enforce, such laws as will tend to put @ stop to this species of lawlessness.” This appeal was signed by men and women who are engaged in important educational work—eight state superin- tendents of education, eight presidents of state universities, 18 persidents of ‘state technical and normal schools, 25 presidents of colleges and universities, and 24 college and university pro- fessors. The list of signers follows: John W. Abercrombie, Alabama; Edwin A. Alderman, Virginia; Dice R. Anderson, Virginia; David C. Barrow, Georgia; Robert E. Blackwell, Vir- ginia; F. W: Boatwright, Virginia; O. J. Bond, South Carolina; W. F. Bond, Mississippi; A. L. Bondurant, Missis- sippi; E. C. Branson, North Carolina; M. L. Brittain, Georgia; R. P. Brooks, Georgia; Samuel P. Brooks, Texas; J. B. Brown, Tennessee; Julian A. Bur- russ, Virginia; Pierce Butler, Louis- iana; Thos. Carter, Tennessee; W. S. Cawthon, Florida; Harry W. Chase, North Carolina; C. E. Coates, Louisi- ana; Edward Conradi, Florida. ° Joe Cook, Mississippi; H. W. Cox, Georgia; Wm. S. Currell, South Caro- lina; George H. Denny, Alabama; Charles E. Diehl, Tennessee; Albert B. Dinwiddie, Louisiana; Jas. J. Dos- ter, Alabama; Jerome Dowd, Okla- homa; Spright Dowell, Alabama; M. D. DuBose, Georgia; Samuel P. Duke, Virginia; Joseph D. Eggleston, Vir- ginia; H. F. Estill, Texas; J. C. Fant, Mississippi; Wm. P. Few, North Caro- lina; B. F. Finney, Tennessee; Julius 1. Foust, North Carolina; John C. Fu- trall, Arkansas; Frank H. Gaines, Georgia; Sidney G. Gilbreath, Tennes- see; John C. Hardy, Texas. _ T.H. Harris, Louisiana; C. J, Heat-' wole, Virginia; Archibald Henderson, North Carolina; A. B. Hill, Arkansas; J. H. Hillman, Virginia; James D. Hoskins, Tennessee; W. M. Hunley, Virginia; Theo H. Jack, Georgia; J. L. Jarman, Virginia; A. S. Johnson, Georgia; J. E. Keeny, Lotisiana; Jas. H. Kirkland, Tennessee; C.G. Maphis, Virginia; S. M. N. Marts, Texas; Wm. J. Martin, North Carolina; John Pres- ton McConnell, Virginia; Edwin Mims, Tennessee; S. C. Mitchell, Virginia; H»A. Morgan, Tennessee; Josiah, Morse, South Carolina; Albert A. Murphree, Florida; M. A. Nash, Okla homa; Edward W. Nichols, Virginia; Franklin N. Parker, Georgia; Robert P, Pell, South Carolina. Wm. L. Poteat, North Carolina; W. C. Riddick, North Carolina; Wal- ter M. Riggs, South Carolina; Howard E. Rondthaler, North Carolina; V. L. Virginia; W. R. Smithey, Virginia; co THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1923 a hea BOOK CHAT, BY MARY WHITE OVINGTON, CHAIRMAN, BOARD .| OF DIRECTORS OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCE- MENT OF COLORED PEOPLE. | “BERT WILLIAMS, $08 oF i: le norton’ of be ook &ppre- By Mabel Rowland, Published by The English Crafters, 12 West 69th St, New York City. Price, $2.00. Post- age 10c. In these days when publicity must be done quickly if it be done at all, ‘one understands the reason for tbis hastily flung together beok. It is called “A symposium of tribute,” and is a hodgepodge of biography, ancedotes and praise. But hastily conceived as it is, it gives us a picture not soon to be forgotten’ of a gentle, kindly man, never given to dispute, modest, retiring, who by his genius brought laughter, the happiness of the moment, to millions of his fellow men. A West Indian of gentle heritage, a reader and collector of rare books, an accom~- plished musician, Bert Williams be- came the best portrayer of the shift- less, down South “darky” that the world has ever seen. An ordinary man can be a tragedian, but it takes a man of large culture to be a great comedian, Like most artists, Williams had his initiation in poverty and failure, This, however, did not last long and with George Walker as his colleague he soon achieved success. In 1903. he was in London playing before King Edward VII and winning admiration and patronage. He was frequently entertained by the king and we are given a delightful picture of how he taught that monarch the game of raps. Williams and Walker intro- duced the cakewalk and “all fashion- able London was cakewalking and do- ing buck and wing and shuffle step.” This was during the “In Dahomey Days,” then came “Abyssinia,” and last, “Bandanna Land,” when “Bon Bon Buddy” was the most popular song of the winter. Later the Bert Williams of the Follies was often very amusing, but he never had such inter- esting work as with Walker, when Jesse Shipp directed, Alex Rogers wrote lyrics and Will Marion Cooke gave his incomparable music. Miss Rowland occupies a consider- E. Snavely, Alabama; Henry N. Sny- der, South Carolina; Edwin L. $te- phens, Louisiana; W. S. Sutton, Texas; David Y. Thomas, Arkansas; Robert E. Virl¥on, Wexas; John E: White, South Carolina, and S. T. Wil- son, Tennessee, HOWARD WINS AT HAMPTON TRACK AND FIELD MEET Howard and Bordentown Win Relays and Carry Of Two Silver Cups Apicce—Gourdin Is Special Attrac- tion—Byrd of Lincoln Breaks Hamp- ton Record for High Jump and Makes Best Individual Score. Hampton, Va—Heward University, Washington, D, C., made a score of 39 points in the second annual cham- pionship intercollegiate track and field meet, which was held on Armstrong Field, Hampton Institute, with the sanction of the Colored Intercollegiate Athletic Association, and thereby won the meet. Howard also won the re- lay race. This entitled the Washing- ton competitors to carry off two sil- ver cups. Hampton Institute won second place by scoring 37 points; Lincoln Univer- sity of Lincoln, Pa, third, 32 points; Virginia Normal and Industrial In- stitute of Petersburg, fourth, 10 points, and Virginia Union Univer- sity of Richmond, fifth, 8 points. - Bordentown Manual Training School of Bordentown, N. J., took the honors in the interscholastic events by scoring 43 points. Bordentown also won the interscholastic relay race and carried ‘off two cups. Princess Anne Acad- emy of Princess Anne, Md., won sec- ond place in the interscholastic pro- gram with 14 points. Shaw Junior High School, Washington, D. C., took third place with 9 points. Byrd of Lincoln was the “star” of the Hampton meet. He scored 15 points by winning three firsts and ‘broke the Hampton Institute record by clearing 6 feet in the running high jump. Anderson of Howard rolled up 11 points—one first and two seconds. Nichols of Howard, came third with 10 points—two firsts. Watson of Bordentown took highest honors in the interscholastic program by winning 18 points—three firsts and one second. Petty of Bordentown came second with 12 points—two firsts ahd two thirds. Miller of Shaw Junior High School won third place with 6 points—twg seconds, > Edward O. Gourdin, the well-known colored athlete, who made the world’s record for the running broad jump and also became a) Penthalon winner, cleared 22 feet 7 inches in his running board jump. He also took part in the 10-yard —— throw. Charles He physical di- rector for boys at Hampton Institute, who had left his studies at Harvard to attend this meet, declared that the spirit of the competitors was unusually able portion of her book with appre- ciations, I quote two of them. _ W. C. Fields- said of him: “Bert Williams was the funniest man I ever saw and the saddest man I ever knew. ‘1 often-wondered whether other people sensed what I did in him—that under- current of pathos.” And this from George Cohan: “Bert Williams was a fine fellow, a great artist and a, true friend—I know of no man in the theatrical profession who was more highly respected or better liked. 1 never heard Bert say an unkind word about any man or woman and by the ‘same token I never heard any man or woman say an unkind word of him, 1 was proud of his friendship. What finer tribute can one man pay an- other?” We learn in this volume that we lost the chance of seeing Williams in the moving pictures where we might still watch the smile slowly light up ‘his melancholy face because, after it was planned that he should appear in some of Irving Cobb's stories, the re- Teasing agencies were unanimous in their decision that the southern terri- tory would resent and would not ex- hibit the pictures of a Negro star. This was in the “Birth of the Nation” days, when Griffith was preparing the way for the Ku Klux Klan of today. Well, Williams was a philosopher and loved to ponder Aristotle's question, which we, too, may take to heart: “Is there any such happiness as for a man’s mind to be raised above the con- fusion of things where he may have the prospect of the order of nature and the error of man?” His wife speaks of his beautiful hands. It was always a grief to her not-only that he must use burnt cork, but that his hands, whose beauty had Jed an English sculptor to model them, must be covered with grotesque gloves. At the last rites, she wanted them to be seen, but the Masons gloved them, according to their cere- monial. How much of the inner life of this colored actor was hidden from us all. If we might not know the whole, it is for us to give thanks that the jeste rwore his cap and bells. fine and that the competition on Arm- strong Field was closer than last year. ‘The educational institutions also sent larger teams than last year. Intercollegiate Events 100-yard dash—Won by F. A. Byrd. Lincoln; W. C. Ervin, Hampton, sec- ond; R. F. Jones, Hampton, third. Time, 10 1-5 seconds. 20-yard dash—Won by W. Cook, Union; R. F. Jones, Hampton, second: W. C. Ervin, Hampton, third. Time, 22 35 seconds. 20-yard low hurdles—Won by W. M. King, Hampton; H. H. Young, V. N. I. L, Second; Olden Davis, Hamp- ton, third. Time, 26 4-5 seconds. 120-yard high hurdles—Won by E. P. Woodson, Hampton; W. W. Car- dozo, Hampton, second; H. H. Young, V. N. 1. L, third. Time, 17 45 sec- onds, 440-yard run—Won by Robinson of Howard; Strickland, Lincoln, second; Bridges, Howard, third, Time, 51 3-5 seconds. 80-yard run—Won by Wyndon, Howard; Bright, Howard, second; K. T. Anderson, Hampton, third. Time, 2:02. One-mile run—Won by Nichols, Howard; W. H. Webb, Lincoln, sec- ond; R. Graham, Hampton, third, Time 4:41 2-5. Two-mile run—Won by Nichols, Howard; R. Graham, Hampton, sec- ond; R. A. Coles, Hampton, third. Time, 11:19. “Shot put—Won by H. A, Poindex- ter, Lincoln; Anderson, Howard, sec- ond; E. 4. Dabney, Hampton, third. Distance, 35 feet % inch. Javelin throw—Won by E. Har- grove, Hampton; Anderson, Howard, second; E. Taylor, Hampton, third. Distance, 144 feet 2 inches. Running broad jump—Won by F. A. Byrd, Lincoln; L. D. McLean, Lin- coln, second; Doakes, Howard, third. Distance, 22 feet § inches. Running high jump—Won by F. A. Byrd, Lincoln; W. Cook, Union, sec- ond; L. C. Baker, V. N. 1. I, third. Height, 5 feet 10 inches. Pole vault—Won by L. C. Baker, V.N. 1. 1; L. D. McLean, Lincoln, second; G. Stephens, Hampton, third, Height, 9 feet 6 inches. Discus throw—Won by Anderson, Howard; Young, Howard, second; Gunn, Hampton, third. Distance, 118 feet 5 inches. : One-mile relay—Won by Howard; Lincoln, second; Hampton, » third. Time 3:28 2-5. Interscholastic Events 100-yard Dash—Won by J. Watson, Bordentown; Joseph Miller, Shaw Junior High School, second; W. Petty, Bordentown, third. Time, 10 2-5 sec- onds. 20-yard dash—Won by J. Watson, Bordentown; J. Miller, Shaw Junior. High Schogl, second; C. A. Taliaferro, Princess Anne, third. Time, 22 35 seconds. ! 10-yard low hurdles—Won by W. SS See en onan eS cee ee a cee es ER ee oe. —/ bisa i,” ” Ps ‘ Pies. & i] ae pe eae : ce ee HON. CHARLES M. FOELL One of the Best and Most Honorable Judges of Court of Cook County, Whose Re-Nomins Election is Assured at the Judicial Election One of the Best and Most Honorable Judges of The Superior Court of Cook County, Whose Re-Nomination and Re- Election is Assured at the Judicial Election in November. Petty, Bordentown; J. Watson, Bor- dentown, second; W. D. Lyght, Prin: cess Anne, third, Time 14 2-5 sec- onds. 440-yard run—Won by W. B. John- son, Bordentown; H. Prigg, Borden: town, second;. J. E. Robinson, Prin- cess Anne, third. Time 55 1-5 seconds. 880-yard run—Won by W. H. Jack- son, Bordentown; R. Richardson Shaw Junior High School, second; C. Pendleton, Baltimore High’ School third, Time 2:07. j. Running high jump—Won by W. Petty, Bordentown; Walker, Booker T. Washington High School, second; Baskerville, Baltimore High School, third. Height 5 feet 3 inches. Running broad jump—Won by J. Watson, Bordentown; .A. B. Hutch- ens, Princess Anne, second; W. Petty, Botdentown, third. Distance, 20 feet 7 inches. Pole vault—Won by W. T. Dorsey, Princess Anne; W. J. Carpenter, Prin- cess Anne, second. Height, 7 feet. One-mile relay—Won by Borden- fown; Princess Anne, second. Time, 3:38. “Always do your best; never mind the rest; the game's the thing.” This was the motto of the Hampton meet. BACK FROM EXTENSIVE TOUR Annette White Broadice is back in the city from an extended trip through Missouri and the southwest in song recital. ry pe Oe ees a ppee age ne a Sy ee roo Pant - ‘ Ca Ge fe i ; . | 7 ea ah oo ' Bre ee j Z é ees ‘ ea ee . eee ae ‘ HON. MACLAY HOYNE Former State’s Attorney of Cook County W! Time a Bosom Friend of Col. Al Tesrney fi ineer oars ls citement of His Outfit or Unsavery Joint. ee ne eee SR ee Former State’s Attorney of Cook County Who was at That Could Proquaatty be Sone Ouocpyiegea High Best ot Hosor it lonor in He Cafe and Grealty Bajesteg the Netsc oad the Ex- citement of His Outfit or Unsavory Joint. | Hon. Timothy J. Fell, one of Chi- ‘cago’s leading attorneys, whose law office is on the sixth floor of the Chamber of Commerce Building, would make a tip-top candidate for one of the new Superior Court judges to be elected in November. Mr. Fell has for twenty years been a constant subscriber and well wisher of this aieaivaaier: MAJOR JOHN R. LYNCH Ex-Paymaster of the United States Army, Magazine Writer, and Author of Considerable Note, Whose Latest Contribution to the Literary World Is Well Worth Reading. ANTI-REPUBLICAN VISTORY In Baltimore—Colored Voters Helped To Elect a Democrat Mayor—Resent Republican Mistreatment Baltimore, Md. — In the hottest mayoralty campaign that the city has ever seen Howard W. Jackson. Democratic candidate, backed by Colored voters estimated at 7000 to 10,000 was returned the winner by nearly 25,000 majority. The contest was three-cornered and the votes cast were as follows: N. A. A. C. P. ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN KANSAS CITY AUG. 29 TO SEPT. 5. Railroads to Make Reduced Rates for Visitors This year's annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is to be held in Kansas City, Kan., from August 29 to September 5, the summer date being fixed upon to permit the attendance of school teachers and others who had been prevented from attending other conferences held earlier in the year. Howard W. Jackson, D.-74.124. Wm. F. Broning, R.-49.919. Jas. H. Preston, Ind.-39.042. For the first time in the history of the city, Colored voters going over boldly into the opposition camp, and by staying away from the polls cut heavily in the expected Republican vote. Jackson Popular Example of Colored voters all over the country, admonition of President Harding to Colored people not to tie themselves to a party, weakness of the Republican candidate, and the personal popularity of the Democratic candidate were contributing causes to the break away of Colored votes. A well received address before the Douglass City Club gained for Mr. Jackson hundreds of quiet and effective workers for votes. In the Democratic landslide both Colored candidates for City Council were defeated by some 250 votes. SOCIETY ATTENDS RITES FOR COLORED WOMAN, 103 Bristol, Tenn.—More than 1,500 persons Saturday attended funeral services in Bristol's largest and most fashionable church for "Aunt" Rachel Boyd, colored, 103 years old. Services were in charge of a white and colored minister, and Maj. A. D. Reynolds, millionaire philanthropist and churchman. Most of the mourners were white. "Aunt" Rachel formerly was a slave, and later taught the first colored school in this section. She was the only colored member of the State St. Methodist Church, and had her own pew there. Until her illness she attended church regularly, being conveyed there in automobiles of the wealthiest families in the city. EDITOR AND MRS. ROBERT S. ABBOTT HAVE ARRIVED HOME FROM A LONG PLEASURE TRIP THROUGH SOUTH AMERICA ON TUESDAY MORNING. Editor and Mrs. Robert S. Abbott, founder and owner of The Chicago Defender, arrived home after a long pleasure trip through South America. They are both looking exceedingly well and greatly enjoyed their pleasure tour. Many of their warm friends met them at the railway station on their arrival and escorted them through the streets to their home. Thursday evening a home coming banquet was tendered to Editor Abbott at the Appomattox Club. BEG YOUR PARDON Spomehow or other the names of Mayor John R. Lynch and Dr. M. A. Major got mixed up in the wrong way in the last issue of The Broad Ax, but they are all right now. Col. Cary B. Lewis attended the Derby at Louisville, Ky., last Saturday and on his way home to Chicago he will spend ten days at West Baden. He enjoyed his royal vacation trip. N. A. A. C. P. ANNUAL CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN KANSAS CITY AUG. 29 TO SEPT. 5 Railroads to Make Reduced Rates for Visitors This year's annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, is to be held in Kansas City, Kan., from August 29 to September 5, the summer date being fixed upon to permit the attendance of school teachers and others who had been prevented from attending other conferences held earlier in the year. Railroads in various parts of the country will arrange to make fare reductions for delegates and visitors to the conference. Those expecting to attend are asked to write for information concerning these reductions to Walter F. White, assistant secretary of the N. A. A. C. P. at 70 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Among those who have been and will be invited to speak at the conference are Governor Davis of Kansas, Judge Ben Lindsey of Denver, Harvey Ingham, editor of the Des Moines Register and Tribune; Robert Abbott, editor of the Chicago Defender, and Representative Leonidas C. Dyer of Missouri, author of the Federal antilynching bill, who will discuss plans for the fight to push the bill through the next Congress. A large attendance of doctors is expected at this year's N. A. A. C. P. conference as the conference of the National Medical Association occurs in Kansas City immediately before the N. A. A. C. P. forces assemble. Lynching and anti-lynching legislation is to take first place on the program of the conference and it is hoped to have a Southern white woman, representing the inter-racial committees of the South, as a speaker. Another subject for discussion will be American imperialism, which it is hoped to have a West Indian speaker discuss, with special reference to discrimination in the Panama Canal Zone. As the conference is held in the state of John Brown, one of the main addresses of the conference will be devoted to this pioneer in the struggle against slavery. Also, Scipio A. Jones, the colored lawyer of Little Rock, Ark., who fought the cases of the colored farmers condemned in connection with the Arkansas riots, will tell of the battle that finally reached the United States Supreme Court and brought a decision favorable to the colored men. SOUTHERN NEGRO YOUTHS WIN HONORS NORTH Joseph J. Rhoads, of Texas, one of the fourteen colored students of Yale University, won second place in the first term examinations this spring. The honor carries with it enrollment as "Allis Scholar" and a cash award of $150. Young Rhoads went to Yale from Tuskegee Institute, where he had been secretary of the Student Christian Association'. He is a graduate of Bishop College at Marshall, Texas. Frank S. Rankin, a Savannah Negro youth, studying medicine in the University of Illinois, recently took the examination for the position of senior bacteriologist in the Chicago Health Department. Out of 52 competitors, only six passed the examination and Rankin came second among the six. COLORED MAN NAMED AS COUNTY INVESTIGATOR Atlantic City.—William L. Mousley is the first colored investigator to be named on the detective staff of Prosecutor of the Pleas Louis D. Repatto. THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO. ILLINOIS. SATURDAY. MAY 26. 1923 COL. CHARLESE. STUMP, THE REGULAR TRAVELING CORRESPONDENT FOR THE BROAD AX, HAS FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS SPENT ALL OF HIS TIME IN RUBBING UP AGAINST THE BIG FOLKS THROUGHOUT THE EAST AND AT RICHMOND, VA. Richmond, Virginia.—The bugs certainly had me last week and I could not write to you, but I have been under the care of Dr. A. M. Curtis, and you know he is some pumpkins when it comes to looking after the site and using the knife. It is said that Dr. A. M. Curtis and Dr. George Cleveland Hall are the best in the country, when it comes to cutting the devil out of bugs and making them get from their hiding place. I am glad to report to you that I am much better and now on my way back to where I was. Pray for me these days. Just now you will find that the young people in various parts of the country are holding the universe in one hand and the world in the other. They are making rounded sentences, using diction, oratory that would move a world like this of ours, and they are being applauded by large crowds of people. They step out of school full of hope and good cheer. They see a whole world waiting for them and they are ready to grasp it right now. People will tell them that it was the greatest speech they ever heard, and wish them all god speed and good will, but what next? What will they do? Who will open the door of hope to them? Of course you have been there. You know what all this is about, but there are others. I wish I could make me a world and just have a place for all these graduates. Some of them are going just tell the world to stand aside and let a man go by, while others will just sit down and say what they are going to be after while if they live and nothing happens. Some will imagine because they graduated the world will just open up to them. But what is worth while must be won in this world. I have just received from President Robert C. Woods, of the Virginia Theological Seminary and college a notice that they are going to have some graduates from that great institution, and they will have several days of exercises. June 1, will be the class day exercises; and will be followed Sunday, June 3, with the Baccalaureate sermon by the Rev. Mordecai W. Johnson, of Charleston, W. Va; Monday, June 4, will be the academy and teachers training closing, and on this occasion Dr. M. W. D. Norman, of Washington, D. C., will deliver the sermon or address. He is both some preacher and speaker. Tuesday, June 5, will be the main day, and there will be some real exercises on that hill. The college graduates, the theologs, will make the hill ring with eloquence, and Dr. A. Leroy Locke, of Oxford University, will be the commencement speaker. We look forward to this with interest. Then comes an announcement from Dr. R. W. Mance, president of Allen University, and you will believe me when I tell you they have an interesting program prepared also. It is on right now and will have the final Thursday, May 31. They started on May 18. I can now tell you what will go on next Sunday, and the other days, but will not take up the matter for the week now ending. Let her go! Next Sunday, May 27, Dr. John Harmon, of Atlanta, Ga., will preach the Baccalaurate sermon and at 3 o'clock in the afternoon the Rev. J. W. Douglass, of Greenwood will preach to the Religious Societies; and at 8:30 o'clock the Rev. W. F. McBrown, of Hemmingway, S. C., will preach the annual sermon. Monday night the Rev. Dr. R. A. Grant, of Jacksonville, Florida will preach to the literary societies in the shape of an address; and the trustees will meet Tuesday and Tuesday night, Rev. G. C. Jackson of Sumter will address the Theological class; Wednesday afternoon the Alumni Association will meet and Wednesday evening at 8:30 Mrs. Sarah O. Horry, of M. Pleasant, S. C., will address the association. The commencement address is staged for Thursday morning at 10 o'clock and will be delivered by Dr. E. H. Coit, of Charleston. It is understood that Mance will be made a bishop, and he deserves it. I am informed that there will be two college presidents elevated to the bench. Dr. John A. Gregg, president of Wilberforce, and Dr. Mance, and they are both deserving. There are others who are deserving, and you may put it down that I told you Dr. TO SPEAK AT JEFFERSON CITY Attorney Walter M. Farmer, 184 W. Washington street, is preparing to attend the first re-union of graduates and former students of the Lincoln University at Jefferson City, Mo., to be held May 30, at which time he will make the principal address. While away, he will visit St. Louis and other parts of Missouri. M. W. Thornton is in that class and he will be brought out of the ranks this time. Perhaps you want to know where I have been and what I have been doing? I am not ashamed to let it be known, but it would take too papers to tell, hence, you just take as much as I tell you and the rest of it is none of your business. I was mixed up in the Race Congress in Washington, when I wrote you that other letter. I left there, spent a night with Dr. Robert J. Brown, the tooth dentist doctor in Norfolk, and then made it to the Virginia Theological Seminary and college. Lynchburg, and was the guest of President R. C. Woods and his family. There were also guests in this house, the Rev. Dr. J. C. Austin, of Pittsburg, the Rev. Dr. T. J. King, of Richmond, president of the Virginia Baptist State convention; the Rev. Dr. Davenport, of Wheeling, W. Va., and believe me when I joined this celebration it was something doing. But honey, they just made me make all the speech in the chapel Tuesday morning of that week, before going in that automobile car carriage from Lynchburg to Roanoke to attend the Baptist state convention. I will not be able to tell you about the convention, for I have been to so many other places. I failed to tell you that I had a doctor in Norfolk, a nurse in Lynchburg, and all in Roanoke. It was a great big meeting and they raised for their missionary and educational work and endowment sums as follows: Education and missions, $14,816.70; cash on the table; Superintendent of education and missions, $1,848.17; by Dr. W. F. Graham, financial agent, $1,500; Mid-winter rally, $250; cash on endowment, $468; pledges, $32,400; total, $51,277.87. This is what my people are doing for themselves, and this is not the gift from the white man. We returned to the Seminary and college, and were accompanied by that great missionary secretary, Rev. J. E. East, of the National Baptist convention. Virginia is now doing its foreign mission work through the National Baptist convention. I spent Sunday morning in town—in fact all day Sunday and left Monday morning on the 2:45 train for Richmond, where I spent three hours, and then to Washington, spending two hours there, and then to Philadelphia where I spent the whole rest of the night in a good bed and had a good breakfast the next morning before going to New York. That is some town and I had some experience up there in the town. There is where I am going to get me a new suit of clothes, and my head will then be too big for my body, because I will have a suit of clothes direct from New York and it is to reach me on my birthday. Get out of my way when you see me coming. New York, back to Philadelphia, Washington, Richmond and before you can say "scat" I will be in Atlanta and Tuskegee Institute and may send my next letter from Birmingham. Then I go to New Orleans, Texas and other points. I see where Editor Webster L. Porter, of the East Tennessee News is trying to make himself useful. He is in position to say some things to the people, and he is not only putting brains on papers but he is going to the people with a word of cheer and hope. He is making some great speeches these days, and saying some practical things to the young people. I congratulate him upon the splendid work he is doing, and I would like to see a useful young man like that called to the ministry. The Lord needs him. I have an invitation from the Rev. Laurence Fenningerm, executive secretary of the Ministers' Conference of Hampton Institute, inviting me to attend the conference this year, June 25-29 to get my spiritual soul renewed. He announces that among the speakers already secured are Rev. Charles R. Brown, D.D., Dean of Yale Divinity school, New Haven, Conn.; Rev. Edward A. Clarke, D.D., Cleveland, Ohio; Dr. James H. Dillard, of Charlottesville, Va.; Prof. Kemper Fullerton, of Oberlin; Rev. Mordecai W. Johnson, of Charleston, W. Va.; Rev. Herman Norse, of New York City, and Franklin O. Nichols of New York. I will tell you more later. CHARLES E. STUMP. Hundreds of people, large numbers of whom have just arrived in the city from al parts of the south and who are seeking suitable locations as homes, visited Morgan Park last Sunday overlooking this rapidly suburb. There were many people from the city proper also visiting in the park where they may erect future homes. THE DE PRIEST LOVE FEAST AT THE EIGHTH REGIMENT ARMORY Monday evening the followers of Col. De Priest gave him a grand blow out at the Eighth Regiment Armory at which time the following program was rendered: Program Orchestra Concert—Famous Els Orchestra, Prof. Robert H. Jordan, Director, "What We Think of De Priest"—Bishop A. J. Carey, Constrail to Solo, "The Heart of a Song" (J. Rosamond Johnson)—Mrs. Adah C. Scott; De Priest, The Politician—Senator Samuel A. Ettleson; Piano Solo, "The Gum Suckers March" (Percy A. Grainger)—Miss Carnella D. Lampton; De Priest, the Citizen—Patrick H. O'Donnell; Soprano Solo, "The Swallows" (Cowan)—Mrs. Maude R. George; An Appreciation—Dr. W. W. Lucas; Oscar the De Priest. In winding up his response, Col. De Priest let it be known that he was good and ready to run for Congress in the First Congressional District of Illinois if the Hon. Martin B. Madden made up his mind to run for some higher office. Congressman would not be big enough for Col. DePriest, for he had the great honor of being the first colored man to be elected to the city council in Chicago, but somehow or other he was unable to hold that job down. N. A. A. C. P. ANTI-LYNCHING MASS MEESTING NEXT MONDAY Fulton St. M. E. Church Choir, Mme. Camille Cohen-Jones, On Program at Pilgrim Baptist Church. The much heralded N. A. A. C. P. Liberty Day celebration and Membership Rally with Congressman Leondias C. Dyer of Missouri the stellar attraction, is at hand. Chicago with its 125,000 colored people is called upon to enroll a big membership, Monday, May 28th at 8:00 P. M. at Pilgrim Baptist Church, East 33rd street and Indiana avenue. All seats free; doors open at 7:30. Preceding the speaking meeting, from 7:45 to 8:00 P. M., the Fulton Street M. E. Church Choir will render a special musical concert. All units, Majors, Captains, Lieutenants and Canvassers will report after the address of the evening. Congressman Dyer is ending up a very successful tour of the middle west and the Pacific Coast, speaking this week in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Milwaukee, in behalf of the Anti-Lynching Campaign of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He will speak in Chicago Monday, May 28th at 8:00 P. M. at Pilgrim Church. Arrangements are being made for a dinner in honor of the Congressman at the Appomattox Club at 6 P. M. preceding the evening meeting. HON. FRANK D. COMERFORD AND FORMER JUDGE ROBERT E. TURNEY; HAVE REMOVED THEIR LAW OFFICES FROM THE CONWAY BUILDING TO THE NEW TEMPLE BUILDING. The first of this month, Hon. Frank D. Comerford, and former Judge Robert E. Turney, removed their law offices, from the Conway Building, to suite 1822 Temple Building, corner Clark and Washington streets, where they will be pleased to meet their many clients and friends. Both members of the firm are subscribers to The Broad Ax. ATTORNEY GEORGE W. BLACKWELL HAS BEEN ADMITTED TO PRACTICE BEFORE THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT AT WASHINGTON, D. C. Attorney George W. Blackwell who served as Assistant. Prosecuting Attorney of Chicago, under the last administration of Mayor Carter H. Harrison, has to the great delight of his many friends been admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, at Washington, D. C. STOPS IN CITY En route from Milwaukee, Wis., where he spent the past six months, to Metropolis, Ill., his home town, Ambrose H. Robinson, nephew of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Young, 4114 Calumet Ave., stopped in the city during the past week. FRENCH GOVERNMENT NEGRO'S PICTURE In the field of art the work of an American Negro, Henry O. Tanner, is receiving high praise on two continents. One of his pictures, "Christ and the Disciples at Emmanus," has been purchased by the French government and hung in the Luxemburg Gallery. A collection of his pictures is being exhibited in American cities and receiving high praise. [Name] COL. JOHN R. MARSHALL Vice-President of the Binga State Bank of Chicago, Who is one of the Most Popular Afro-American Citizens in Chicago. COLONEL JOHN R. MARSHALL RANKS AMONG THE OLDEST SUBSCRIBERS TO THE BROAD AX IN CHICAGO Col. John R. Marshall, who prides himself, as being a thoroughbred Virginian; who is connected with the Division of Pardons and Paroles, of the State of Illinois; and who is Vice-President of the Binga State Bank, well and favorably known to all the citizens of Chicago. As the head of the famous Eighth Regiment, Illinois National Guards, Col. Marshall ably and patriotily served his country in the Spanish-American War, of 1898, and in the World War for democracy in 1914-1918. Col. Marshall, is a taxpayer and property owner, and he and Mrs Marshall and his niece, Miss Essie Arnold, reside in their lovely remodeled home at 3630 Calumet avenue where The Broad Ax has appeared each week for the past eighteen years. MEETING AT THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE RED CAPS CLUB, 3441 SOUTH WABACH AVENUE The A.B.C. Red-Caps' Accumulative and Protective Association operating under THE SHREVE ACCUMULATIVE & PROTECTIVE SYSTEM (System copyrighted Oct. 2, 1922 by Felix F. Shreve) passed a thrill to the seventy contractors of the Association for the year, ending December 31st, 1922, by distributing coupons aggregating a cash value of $1,131.77. This being the unused portion of the sick and accident protection fund accumulated by a five cent a day dues, collected monthly in advance and paying a benefit for disability of $7.50 per week while in half force and $15 in full force. There are in full force when contracts are six months old, the payments do not exceed $150.00 for a contractor in the first calendar year, nor more than $225.00 for any calendar year thereafter. Workers under the Shreve Accumulative & Protective System the Association is supplied with ample reserve to meet the obligations assumed for the ensuing months of the year 1923. The Shreve Accumulative & Protective System can be adopted for use in Associations, Lodges, Crafts or churches and can be used with great success in establishments having large numbers of employees. It will create a tendency to influence them to become collectively large stockholders interested in the success of the business concerns they are depending upon for maintenance. Doing it with money already spent for their protec- ```markdown ``` THE MUSICIAN DR. MONROE A. MAJORS One of the Leading and Most Forcible Editors This Country, Whose Contributions From This Newspaper Attract Wide Attention. One of the Leading and Most Forcible Editorial Writers in This Country, Whose Contributions From Time to Time to This Newspaper Attract Wide Attention. As the head of the famous Eighth Regiment, Illinois National Guards, Col. Marshall ably and patriotically served his country in the Spanish-American War, of 1898, and in the World War for democracy in 1914-1918. Col. Marshall, is a taxpayer and property owner, and he and Mrs. Marshall and his niece, Miss Essie Arnold, reside in their lovely remodeled home at 3630 Calumet avenue, where The Broad Ax has appeared each week for the past eighteen years. tion they realize a portion of the inspiration that makes life worth living. F. F. Shreve, GOOD WILL IN NEW ORLEANS A striking illustration of racial good will was seen in the recent overwhelming defeat of a movement in New Orleans to turn the Negroes out of one of their principal schools and use the building as a white school. All the daily papers of the city and organizations vigorously opposed the plan on the ground that it was unjust. It was defeated in the school board by a vote of four to one. SPENDS PLEASANT VACATION James A. Parker, 6816 Langley Ave., has just returned from his vacation spent at Milwaukee, Wis., where he had a pleasant time with relatives and friends. Mr. Parker is secretary of The Pyramid Building and Loan Association. Mr. Joseph H. Huddlun, 4503 South Wabash avenue, who has for many years been in charge of the Board of Trade Building, is slowly recovering from a severe attack of pneumonia, and his many friends hope that he will soon be able to be out. Mr. Sandy W. Trice, the head chief of the Red Caps, of the Illinois Central, 12th Street Station, and his wife, Mrs. Trice, have removed from 6438 Eberhart avenue into their new home, 4536 Calumet avenue, where they will be pleased to meet their many friends 1 It Forcible Editorial Writers in distributions From Time to Time to wide Attention. A Beauty Secret LONG FINE HAIR Thousands are successfully using the wonderful preparation that changes short, coarse hair into long, lovely, silky tresses. Gives the hair a beautiful, glossy sheen, stops dandruff and itching scalp, and puts glowing health into brittle, lifeless hair. This truly marvelous preparation is called You can quickly obtain straight, silky, beautiful hair if you use Exelento. Another great beauty help is EXELENTO SKIN BEAUTIFIER, a delightful cream that removes skin blemishes and clears up dark, sallow complexions. At your druggist a, or sent postpaid, for 2£c, for either Pomade or Beautifier. EXELENTO MEDICINE CO., Atlanta, Ga. 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Savings Departments open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. GEORGE P. LEIBBRANDT, President CHARLES A. WHITE, Vice-President GEORGE S. CAMFBELL, Cashier L. A. DELAURIER, Asst. Cashier ADDISON E. AVERY, Mgr. Bond Dept. LINCOLN STATE BANK OF CHICAGO Under State Government Supervision 31st and South State Streets Telephone Victory 4500 MORGAN PARK COUNCIL HOLDS ANNUAL SERMON Pride of Morgan Park Council, A. U. K. & D. of A. held its annual serm&on exercises last Sunday afternoon at Phillips Hall. With Dt. Mable Blunt acting as mistress of ceremonies, a splendid program was rendered by members of the council, national and grand officers and the Juvenile Department of which Dt. Katie Sneed is mother queen. Sermon was delivered by Rev. S. S. Wesley. Welcome address by B. Clayton; response on behalf of A. U. K. & D. of A. by M. T. Bailey, 3638 S. State St. Among the state and grand officers present and who spoke were Dts. Eliza Jackson, state grand queen of Illinois Ida Simmons, mother queen of Illinois; Louise Hayden-White national secretary treasurer, Juvenile Department, as well as the most excellent queen of the council, Dt. Elizabeth Crawford. Music was furnished by the Morgan Park Band. EDUCATION THE CURE FOR PREJUDICE At the Southern Conference on Illiteracy recently held in Hot Springs, Ark, it was brought out that colored people are more eager for education than are certain classes of whites, and that race troubles come largely from the illiterates among the latter. "When all our citizens are educated," said one of the speakers, "our emancipation from race hatreds will begin." INE DOUGLAS 6351 Y LUCAS Wards 27 MITURE dns, Electric Washers, toves, Paint, Oil, Linoleum TUCKART CHER AVE. HARDING, JR. RESTATE Corn Houses, Apartments to Rent E GROVE AVE. Street, Chicago JAS. B. McCAHEY, President PHILIP J. DUNN, Secretary FRANK J. DUNN, Vice-President H. X. COMERFORD, Treasurer JOHN J. DUNN COAL CO. Telephone O 5100 Federal Street --- 120 South State Street (Seventh Floor) Opponite Palmer House Phone Dearborn 5871 MRS. WARNER Painless Chiropodist 18 Years' Experience Phone Dearborn 5871 18 Years' Experience Residence Phone Douglas 2616 Division of Breeds. James had heard his parents tell that their new dog was part bulldog and part fox terrier. When some neighbor asked him what kind of a dog he had he answered: "Oh, his head is real fox terrier, but his tail, I guess, is bulldog." Another Conference Advised. Another community review. "In a family," said Uncle Eben, where de old folks thinks young folks is too far ahead of de times an' where de young folks thinks de old folks is too far behind de times, it looks to me like dar ought to be some kind of a conference wif a view to compromise." —Washington Evening Star And the Last Is the Greatest. Five great intellectual professions have hitherto existed in every civilized nation; the soldier's, to defend it; the pastor's, to teach it; the physician's, to keep it in health; the lawyer's, to enforce justice, and the merchant's to provide, and all these men, on due occasion, to die for it.—John Ruskin. Wail Heard in All Ages. How great a pity that we should not feel for what end we are born into this world, till just as we are leaving it—Walsingham. Telephone Norris-War YARD 26th St. and South Park, I. C. R. I. 18th and Canal Sts., C. B. Root St., C. R. I. F. Roscoe and I. 2556 COTTAGE GRO CUT OUT THIS SUBSCRIPTION 2556 COTTAGE GROVE AVE., CHICAGO CUT OUT THIS SUBSCRIPTION BLANK AND MAIL IT TO THE BROAD AX 6206 S. Elizabeth Street, Chicago, Ill. JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Please enter m AX. I enclose herewith Two Dollars, Dollar for six months. Name___ Town___ Date___ JULIUS F. TAYLOR, Please enter my name as a subscriber to THE BROAD AX. I enclose herewith Two Dollars, the annual subscriptions to same, or One Dollar for six months. Worth Remembering. Just before going to sleep a bit of imagination regarding achievement possibilities of the morrow will standily and increasingly bear fruit, particularly if all ideas of difficulty, worry or fear are resolutely ruled out and replaced by those of accomplishment and smiling courage—Dr. Frederick Pierce. High Civilization in Yucatan. High Civilization in the Americas Yucatan is "the Egypt of America." As early as the beginning of the Christian era the people there built stone structures of excellent masonry, true angles and smooth, vertical faces. They had astronomical observatories, an accurate calendar and a better system of numerals than the Romans. First Voyage Across Atlantic In 1492, the Santa Marina, a Spanish vessel under the command of Christopher Columbus, traversed the ocean in 70 days. Some historians say that the Atlantic between Norway and Greenland was crossed by Norwegian sailors before the year 1000. Thought for the Day Thought for the Day. Christianity is larger than any definition of it, and is social rather than theoretical. A Thought It is not only difficult to say the right thing in the right place, but, for more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.—Anonymous. Chas. Krutekoff, Pres. J. R. Ward, Vice-Pres. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1923 WARNER Chiropodist Experience CHICAGO Editorial Woes. The Osborn Enterprise says that "if a country editor published all the things his subscribers did not like, together with what he liked, someone would be patting him in the face with an old No. 2 shovel before the sun set." Kansas City Star. Thought for the Day. Thought for the Day. The man who can't do a good turn without intending to make it pay is as contemptible as the man who can't receive a favor without suspecting a wrong motive. Cannot Prey on Small Fish. The big whalebone whale has so small a throat that it cannot swallow fish of ordinary size. Its food consists of little life forms found in the sea. The toothed whales eat any living thing they can catch. Immense Loss Caused by Rust. Sir Robert Harfield says the world loses about $2,500,000,000 a year by the rusting and decaying of iron and steel. French Have Discarded Word. Encore, while a French word meaning again, and used by English and American audiences, is not employed by the French in the same sense, they say bles, which means twice. Calumet 805 Brd Coal Co. BEDS AT R. & Q. R. R. P. R. R. Racine Aves., C. M. & St. P. R. R. LOVE AVE., CHICAGO my name as a subscriber to THE BROAD the annual subscriptions to same, or One 19 State Pompey's Pillar. Pompey's Pillar is a beautiful red granite Corinthian column in Alexandria. The inscriptions show it was erected in 302 A. D., in honor of the Emperor Diocletian. No one knows how it came to be called Pompey's, except that he was assassinated in Alexandria 350 years before the date of the column. Thackeray. He blew on his pipe, and words came tripping round him like children, like pretty little children who are perfectly drilled for the dance; or came, did he will it, treading in their precedence, like kings, gloomily.—Max Beerbohm. Effects of Warm Rain When a warm rain occurs over a snow-covered region it is not the rain so much as the warm wind that melts the snow. An inch of rain at 50 degrees Fahrenheit could melt only three inches of light new snow or one inch of old snow. Work Dollar the Better Kind Work Dollar the Better Kind. "Work is better dan luck," and Uncle Ebben. 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