The Broad Ax
Saturday, June 30, 1923
Chicago, Illinois
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It Is Currently Reported That Hon. George F. Harding, Hon. Robert E. Crowe, Hon. Medill McCormick, Hon. Edward J. Brundage, Hon. Martin B. Madden and Col. or Hon. Oscar DePriest Are Forming a New Republican Combination and Are Getting Ready to Cut and Slash and Knock Down and Drag Out the Small Tin Horn Politicians in 1924
IT IS REPORTED THAT COL. DEPRIEST, WHO, AT ONE TIME, BRANDED HON. EDWARD J. BRUNDAGE AS A "BALD-HEADED S. OF A B."; THAT SENATOR HARDING WAS ALSO BRANDED BY COL. DEPRIEST AS "A LITTLE BALD-HEADED S. OF A B." AT THE TIME THAT SENATOR HARDING WANTED COL. DEPRIEST TO ACCOUNT FOR THE EXPENDITURE OF SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS ELECTION MONEY, WILL BECOME THE GRAND MAJOR-GENERAL OF THE NEW REPUBLICAN COMBINATION AND THAT HE WILL SUCCEED HON. MARTIN B. MADDEN IN THE LOWER HOUSE OF CONGRESS.
WITH THE FIRST AID OF COL. DEPRIEST IN 1911, COL. AL TEARNEY HAS AT LAST RE-OPENED HIS FAR-FAMED JOINT AT 35TH STREET AND CALUMET AVENUE.
It has been the common gossip around the City Hall and throughout the First Congressional District of Illinois that Col. Oscar De Priest has joined hands with the new Republican combination consisting of Hon. George F. Harding, Hon. Robert E. Crowe, Hon. Medill McCormick, who refused to vote in favor of the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill in the United States Senate, Hon. Edward J. Brundage, Hon. Martin B. Madden and others, and that Hon. Martin B. Madden has finally consented to become the candidate of this new Republican combination for Governor of Illinois against Hon. Len Small, in order to make it possible for Col. De Priest to be elected to Congress and to hold down the seat which has for many years been occupied by Congressman Madden.
It may be possible that we have the wrong dope on this new Republican deal and that somebody has been engaged in dealing out the political cards from the bottom of the deck instead of the top of the deck. However that may be, we are dead willing to wager one red apple against a five-cent bottle of ginger ale that Hon. Martin B. Madden will not run for Governor of Illinois and that even if he should decide not to stand for re-election to Congress, that Col. De Priest will not misrepresent the people residing in that District in Congress.
It is well to remember that Col. De Priest resides in the tail end of Third Ward and not in the Second Ward, which is one of the largest and strongest Republican Wards in this city and the strong Republican forces in that ward will never permit Col. De Priest to run rough shod over them and snatch that honored political prize away from them.
As a general rule the dog always wags his tail and it is very seldom that the tail wags the dog, so it is
just as plain as your nose on your face that Col. De Priest does not to tote all of the people residing in the Second Ward around in his hip pocket and as the people of that ward absolutely refused to re-elect him to the City Council after his Democratic friend, Col. Maclay Hoyne run him out of it in shame and in disgrace, it stands to reason that Col. De Priest is down and out right now as far as running for Congress in the First Congressional District of Illinois.
In short, the colored people residing in that Congressional District would be setting themselves and the whole colored race in this city back at least fifty to one hundred years if Col. De Priest should by some crook or false turn or move elected to Congress, for that would be one of the greatest calamities that could fall upon the necks of all the people in this city, for we honestly believe that Col. De Priest does not nor never will be able to represent the best and the most progressive or the highest type of the Afro-American race in Chicago. As further evidence of the great ability of Col. DePriest as a high class successful bulldoser and bluffer, for it will be recalled that Col. DePriest and the Hon. Edward J. Brundage both served as county commissioners of Cook county in 1908, and at one of the meetings of the board or just after it, Col. DePriest and Col. Brundage hooked up with each other in some kind of an argument and at the end of it Col. DePriest branded Col. Brundage who was at that time president of the board as "a bald-headed s. of a. b." and right there and then Col. DePriest was good and ready to engage in a rough and tumble fight with Col. Brundage and from that day to this Col. Brundage has never had the least bit of love for Col. DePriest and it will be mighty hard for him to stretch out
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Member of the Legislature of Illinois from the Third Senatorial District, Who Secured an Appropriation of Fifteen Thousand Dollars ($15,000) to Erect a Monument to the Memories of the One Hundred and Forty-five Soldiers Belonging to the Old Eighth Regiment, Illinois National Guard, and to the Memory of the Other Colored Soldiers of This State Who Lost Their Lives on the Bloody Battlefields of France During the World War for Democracy. Governor Len Small Signed the Bill Last Friday Afternoon, at the Eighth Regiment Armory.
in the same political bed with Col. DePriest.
In 1914, the first or second time that Hon. Hugh Norris ran for Alderman of the Second Ward, Senator Harding informed us that six thousand and dollars was placed in the hands of Col. DePriest to run the political game for Alderman Norris and when Senator Harding requested Col. DePriest to render an account-
ATTORNEY AUGUSTUS L. WILLIAMS WILL IN THE NEAR FUTURE BE PRESENTED WITH A BEAUTIFUL SIX PASSENGER CAR AT THE JOYLAND PARK
Some of the many warm friends of Lawyer Augustus L. Williams will in a very short time give a testimonial in his honor and at the same time present him with one of the finest six passenger autos in this city.
The delightful affair will be staged at Joyland Park, 33rd Street and South Wabash Avenue, which is fast becoming one of the most popular places of amusement in this city. Mayor William E. Dever and many members of his cabinet will be present and happily join in the joyous occasion.
THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1923
ing as to how he had expended the money Senator Harding informed us that Col. DePriest responded "go to h - - 1 you little balded headed s. of a b." After that incident Senator Harding who always conducts himself like a first water gentleman never came in contact with Col. DePriest until after the love feast at the Royal Gardens the first part of December, 1919.
DOCTOR HERMAN N. BUNDE-SEN APPEALS TO THIS NEWS-PAPER TO URGE THE PEOPLE THROUGH ITS COLUMNS TO BE VACCINATED
The following letter speaks for itself:
June 26, 1923.
Mr. Julius Taylor,
Editor Broad Ax,
6206 S. Elizabeth Street,
Chicago, Illinois.
Dear Sir:
In the interest of good health, as well as business, will you print in your influential paper, the following notice: Smallpox has appeared from time to time on the South side of the city, always in an unvaccinated person. Many persons coming to the city from the South are unvaccinated. In close
It is plainly evident from the above that Col. DePriest's chief stock in trade is loud cussing and bulldosing. In conclusion Col. Al Tearney has managed to reopen his "Jim Crow" joint and Col. DePriest was the first Jim Crow follower of Col. Tearney and made it possible for him to flourish like a green hay tree right in the midst of the best class of colored people residing in the Second Ward.
proximity to Chicago there are many cases of smallpox, some in northern Indiana, 16 cases in Kenosha, and various places in Illinois. Anyone properly vaccinated never gets smallpox. Everybody should be vaccinated and revaccinated after five years. One vaccination protects from five to ten years, sometimes much longer, but a retrial every five years is the way to prove if the vaccination is still protective. If there are any unvaccinated persons among the readers of The Broad Ax they should be vaccinated without delay. The type of smallpox now prevalent is severe and means death to those who contract the disease. Remember no one who is properly vaccinated gets smallpox.
Very respectfully,
Herman N. Bundesen,
Commissioner of Health.
HON. LEN SMALL, GOVERNOR OF THE GREAT STATE OF ILLINOIS, SIGNED THE BILL LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON, AT THE EIGHTH REGIMENT ARMORY, CALLING FOR FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, TO ERECT A MONUMENT TO THE IMPERISHABLE MEMORIES OF THE COLORED SOLDIERS OF ILLINOIS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ON THE BATTLEFIELDS OF FRANCE IN THE WORLD WAR FOR DEMOCRACY.
HON. GEORGE T. KERSEY, TO HIS EVERLASTING CREDIT, SECURED THE PASSAGE OF THE MEASURE THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE OF THIS STATE. AT THE TIME OF ITS PASSAGE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN MEMBERS WERE PRESENT AND VOTING AND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-SIX VOTED IN FAVOR OF ITS PASSAGE.
Last Friday afternoon, Hon. Len Small, Governor of Illinois, who was in charge of Hon. Edward H. Wright and who was accompanied by Hon. Adolph Marks, State Senator from the First Senatorial District of Illinois, and Capt. Percy B. Coffin, appeared at the Eighth Regiment Armory for the sole purpose of signing the following bill which speaks for itself. It is known as House Bill No. 126 introduced by Mr. Kersey, Feb. 1, 1923.
A BILL
For an Act to provide for the construction of a monument in commemoration of the services of the Three Hundred Seventieth Infantry of the Ninety Third Division of the United States Army during the World War, and making an appropriation therefor.
Whereas, the Old 8th Infantry of the Illinois National Guard was reorganized during the World War as the 370th Infantry of the 93rd Division of the United States Army; and Whereas, one hundred forty-five men of such regiment were killed in action, died of wounds or lost their lives from diseases or other causes; and Whereas, the said regiment under the command of Colonel T. A. Roberts, rendered great service to the Nation during the World War and reflected great credit upon the State of Illinois and the City of Chicago; now therefore.
Section 1. Be it enacted by, the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly: The Department, of Public Works and Buildings shall erect, at the intersection of Thirty Fifth Street and Grand Boulevard in the City of Chicago, a monument to the overseas veterans of the Three Hundred and Seventieth Infantry of the 93rd Division of the United States Army. Before
erecting such monument the Department of Public Works and Buildings shall consult with the South Park Commissioners in regard to any plans, specifications and suggestions it may care to submit in regard to the building thereof.
Sec. 2. The sum of fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars is appropriated to the Department of Public Works and Buildings for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act.
Sec. 3. This appropriation is subject to the provisions of "An Act in relation to State finance," approved June 10, 1919, as amended.
Mrs. James H. Johnson, President of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Eighth Regiment Illinois National Guards, assisted by Mrs. C. L. Hill and Mrs. Hattie Chavis, secured and presented Col. Otis B. Duncan, Commanding the Regiment, with a large basket of beautiful flowers in honor of the happy occasion.
Col. Otis B. Duncan, Col. J. H. Patton, Rev. and Capt. W. S. Braddan, Rev. H. E. Stewart, Mr. Julius F. Taylor, Hon. A. H. Roberts, Alderman Robert R. Jackson, Hon. S. B. Turner, Hon. Adolph Marks, Capt John L. Fry, Mr. Anthony Overton, Dr. W. H. Davis, Mr. Sandy W. Trice, Dr. L. Blanchet, Mr. H. A. Watkins, Mr. W. J. Morsell, Hon. George T. Kersey, Col. W. R. Cowan, Mr. D. A. McGowan, Alderman Louis B. Anderson, Mr. Edward Tiderington, Mr. Dan M. Jackson, Mrs. James H. Johnson, Mrs. C. L. H. Mrs. Hattie Chavis, Mr. Morris Lewis, Col. Jack Tippier, Col. Stokes, Capt Hall, Major J. R. White, Charles B. Travis, Mr. Lacey and Mr. Martin were among those present, and witnessed Governor Small sign the bill, Governor Small informed Hon. Edward H. Wright that he greatly enjoyed himself being present and mingling with so many of his old friends, many of whom he had favorably known for many years and that
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HONORABLE LEN SMALL WAS
GREETED BY MANY OF HIS
FRIENDS AT THE EIGHTH
REGIMENT ARMORY
he was always willing to do anything
that he possibly could to add to their
happiness. The ink well, the pen
with which be signed the bill and
the pad which he used in blotting it
were presented to Mrs, James H.
Johnson. .
The following letters speak for
themselves:
Chicago, Il,, May 24, 1923.
Hon, Len Small,
Governor of Illinois,
Springfield, 111.
Dear Governor:
1 am writing to ask you to give fa-
vorable consideration to Representa-
tive Kersey’s bill for an appropriation
to erect a monument in honor of the
‘8th Illinois Infantry for its gallant
service in the World's War (H. B.
No, 126).
I understand you have adopted 3
policy of economy toward all -appro-
priations, but nevertheless I believe
this bill could properly be made ar
exception to the rule.
The amount appropriated, Fifteen
‘Thousand ($15,000.00), is compara
tively small, and the object is worthy
in the highest degree.
1 hope you can see your way clear
to indicate to the Chairman of the
Hause Committee on appropriations
your desire that the bill be reported
out with the recommendation that it
pass.
With best wishes and highest per-
sonal regards, I remain
Sincerely yours,
EDWARD H. WRIGHT, ~
Springfield, UL, May 25, 1923.
My dear Friend:
Lam in receipt of your letter ofwyes-
terday, asking me to. give favorable
consideration to Representative Ker-
sey's bill for an appropriation’ to erect
& monument in honor of the 8th Illi
nois Infantry for its gallant service
in the World War. ©
T assured Representative Kersey
that I would favor his bill and I have
talked with the Chairman of the
House Appropriations Committee, Ed-
‘ward Smejkal, in favor of it, While
this is the only monument for which
I have consented to ask a new appro-
priation, yet for the reasons which
you give I believe we are justified in
making this expenditure.
With kindest regards, I am,
Yours very truly,
LEN SMALL,
& * Governor of Illinois.
Honorable Edward H. Wright,
112 North LaSalle Street, c
Chicago, Illinois.
NAACP. NOTES
The Annual Conference, National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, will be it Kan-
sas City, Kansas, ‘Angoed ese
tetnber 3rd, 1923. Wonderful speeches
yrill be delivered by prominent men
‘and women on questions of human
rights; interesting discussions and re-
ports; conferences on methods and
programs, - Arrang=ments are being
Sy dot eal peng ng
to Kansas City and return, For par-
ticalars inquire at Chicago Branch,
N. A. A.C. P,, 3201 South Wabash
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The People’s Governor of the Great State of Illinois, Who
Freely Mingled With Some of His Many Colored Friends
at the Eighth Regiment Armory Last Friday Afternoon.
COMMISSION ON INTER- These do not come just for the ask-
RACIAL CO-OPERATION ing. Let’ us members of the Negro
409 Palmer Building” race, bend our energies towards seek-
Atlanta, Ga ing a remedy for all racial ills, This
Sask: can best be done through interracial
WEEK DAY SERMONETTES _|*0-0Peration—the practice of the better
By Dr. H. T. §, Johnson, Interracial | lement of both races getting together
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A COMMAND AND A PROMISE
Matt. 7:7-8—“Ask and it will be
given you; seek and you will find;
knock and the door will be opened to
you.”
The Lord Jesus meant these words
not only for the people to whom He
‘spoke in that matchless sermon on the
Mount, but also for all people every-
where for all time. They seem to be
especially applicable to the Negro in
the United States because to him so
many privileges. are denied, advan-
tages hidden and doors closed, that he
must continually ask, seek and knock
in order to throw off the handicaps of
slavery, ignorance and superstition
that stand in the way of his coming
into his own. Therefore, my prayer is
that the Negro in this country will
think of the scripture which we con-
sider this week, as coming from the
burning heart of Jesus direct to him.
“Ask” is the first ¢ommand, followed
‘by the promise, “it will be giwen you.”
If, as a race, we would regard this
command and promise as meant for
us, personally, we should not have to
get along without so many things that
would be ours for the asking. With-
out intending to overlook or make any
‘excuse for the white man’s prejudice
against the Negro, it is but fair to say
‘that if we would ask for them, many
things denied us now would be given.
White men are ready to help us get
better accommodations on the rail-
roads. But we are not asking for
them. The masses of our colored peo-
ple, many of them Negroes of wealth
and education, suffer the humllation
of the present “jim crow” regulations
without a word of complaint. This is
so generally true that when an oc-
casional Negro protests and asks ior
better accommodations, he is looked
upon by some as an agitator. Too
many of our big men stand in with
‘the conductor and ride at reduced
rates. Those who do obligate them-
selves to the extent that they cannot
eas against anything. They are
paying too much for the little rebate
they get. It is costing them self-re-
‘spect and the freedom to ask for bet-
iter treatment on public carriers,
‘Phe Corporation Commission is sup-
ported by public taxation. The Negro,
therefore, contributes to its mainte-
nance. That Commission, I know
om personal experience, will invest-
jigate every complaint brought before
it, without reference to the complexion
jor race of, the complainant. Much
could be done toward making better
conditions if, in appreciable numbers,
‘we would ask that it be done. q
We suffer as a race in many respects
[because we fail to use our asker. In
‘the matter of parks, play grounds,
water, lights, sewer, better schoc!
monet ts whit pre's peed
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‘These do not come just for the ask-
ing. Let’ us members of the Negro
race, bend our energies towards seek-
ing a remedy for all racial ills. This
can best be done through interracial
co-operation—the practice of the better
clement of both races getting together
in every community for the express
purpose of making local conditions
contribute to the well being of all con-
cerned, If we seek patience, seli-
control, opportunity, privilege, and the
abiding influence of the Holy Spirit,
they will be found; and with then, an
experience of such “peace on earth,
and good will towards men” as was
prophesied by the angels who. an-
nounced in song the birth of Jesus, to
the gentle shepherds of Judea,
Our text says, also: “Kngck and the
door will be opened to you.” To ask
for that which is plainly before us and
unquestionably our own; to seek for
debatable privileges and hidden friends,
is not enough. We must knock at
closed doors which keep'us from the
best things of life until those doors
are opened. :
We have not space to discuss the
many doors upon which it is our
privilege to knock. Just let your
thinker work and a field of service
will open before you calculated to
deepen your obligation to God and
man, while a vision of accomplish:
‘ments will rise in view, showing how
‘mightily God can use frail and erring
mankind in His program for kingdom
building. Remember, “it is always he
who asks that receives, he who secks
that finds, and he who knocks, that
hhas the door opened to him’
CHICAGO BRANCH, N. A. A.C. P
(Copy of Telegram)
July 28, 1923.
Hon, Len Small, 7
Governor, ;
Springfield, Illinois.
In an effort to stamp but" lawless-
ness and violence under the cloak ot
secrecy, Executive Committee, Chi
cago Branch, National: Association for
the Advancement of Colored People
urges that you give full consideratior
to House Bill Thirty-two introduced
by Representative Adelbert H. Rob-
erts, which recently passed in the
Senate and is now before you for
signature. As Chief Executive of the
State, all loyal American -friends -o}
law and order, urge that you sign the
bill and have it Become a law.
Harold L. Ickes, President.
Morris Lewis, Secretary.
Dr. Charles E. Bentley,
Vice-President
Dr. A. Wilberforce Williams,
Treasurer.
DEATH OF THE LITTLE SON
OF ALDERMAN AND MRS.
_ MAYPOLE
Alderman and Mrs. George M.
Maypole, 3523 Fulton street, have the
deepest sympathy of their hosts of
friends, over the loss of their bright
little son, George: M. Maypole, Jr.,
who passed away last Wednesday,
after a long spell of sickness; at the
same time Mrs. Maypole was lying at
the point of death, but she is slowly
improving now. Funeral services
were held over his remains Saturday
moraing; some of the warm Colored
friends of Alderman Maypole at-
tended the services and presented the
bereaved family with some beautiful
floral offerings. One colored lady, with
two little boys, members of the Ro-
man Catholic Church, gently knelt
down by the side of his coffin and
offered up prayers for the repose of
his soul in peace.
THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1923
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The Boss Demo-Republican of Chicago, Who at the Present Time Is
‘Seemingly Attempting to Boss the Head Democrats and the Head
Republicans af the Stone Tia.
By CARL L. COTTON
: ‘Sunday morning, June 24th, the Chi-
cago branch of the National Alliance
‘of Postal Employes, in.a meeting at
the Appomattox Club, had the unique
distinction of having. within their
midst, Hon. Paul Henderson, Second
Assistant Postmaster. General, in
eed of the Railway Mail Service,
who had made a special trip from
Washington to address them. Mr.
‘Henderson left Chicago on an after-
The meeting was well attended with
railway mail clerks, members of the
‘Natiorial Alliance, employees of the
Chicago Post Office, and many mem-
bers of the Appomattox Club.
Mr. John D. Gainey, Chairman ot
the Committee on Arrangements,
‘made the opening remarks.
- Acommunication was read from Mr.
Alonzo L. Glenn, National President
of the Alliance, expressing regrets ‘01
his inability to be present. President
Glenn, in his letter, voiced protest
against the photograph feature re-
quired of applicants desiring yositions
in the Railway Mail Service, claiming
hat by this means appointing officials
oi the department were able to dis
criminate against colored applicants
and that within the past three years
no person of color has been appointed
in the Railway Mail Service,
Remarks were then made by Mr.
Dave Hawley, Vice-President of the
Appomattox Club; Mr. A. L, Weaver,
representing employees of the Chicage
Post Office; Hon. John H, Passmore
Clerk of the Criminal Court, «ac
Major-R. R. Jackson, Alderman of the
‘Thitd Ward.
The Hon, Paul Henderson was ably
introduced by Mr. Josiah H. Jones
District President of the National Alli.
ance. The Second Assistant Post
master General spoke in part as fol-
lows: ,
“I feel absolutely at home. I wa:
just’ figuring out that this place i
within three hundred yards of the
house I fived in for twelve years—
not very far from where I played. 1
wonder if you know how little an
Assistant Postmaster General is. Jus
think, 325 to 330 thousand. people
the postal service and only four As.
sistant Postmaster Generals. Think
of the postal service as a mammoth
parade going down the street wit
four men standing on the sidewalk tc
help keep them in step—to pull thos
who become fatigued out of line, an
to keep too many fellows from falling
out of step. =
“I think everybody likes his ows
job the best. I believe that the Sec
ond Bureau is the most interesting
and the most important of the tou:
bureaus. I need not tell you what yor
know—the Railway Mail, Foreigr
Mail, and Alaska Mail are all very
nteresting work I am engaged in, bu
very interesting gparticularly is the
Railway Mail Service. There are 21
housand men in that service, 1 made
‘ap my mind over a year ago that if |
vas going to do anything: like run-
ning that service, L would at’ leas!
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men. Within the last year I have
made two trips across the continent,
theeting with at least 15 out of the 21
thousand men of the Railway Mail
Service in some seventy-five or one
hundred meetings at different places
groups of five to two and three
hundred: They are the most wonder-
fal bunch of men I know. -You know
that, and how well they are doing
their work. They are the admiration
of the service. The last three months
we had a chance to show exactly what
we do. The First Assistant was short
‘of money. We helped him meet the
‘emergency, and ‘we did a good job.
Disapproval of Photographs
“There are 20 thousands, so I am
told, in this service. This is the first
time ‘that 1 knew anything about this
photograph: business, but I'll assure
you that whatever itis, that it does
wot exist in the Post Office Depart-
ment. It may exist in the Civil Serv-
ice—but it does not.exist in the Post
Office Department. I asked the Gen-
eral Superintendent .of the Railway
Mail Service to tell me how many
colored men there were in the Raib
way Department and he said, ‘I can’t
ell you. ‘Can't you look it up? 1
aid, ‘No,’ was the reply, ‘our rec-
sds don't show.’ (Applause.) And
the only way I found out we had
20,000 men in this army of 325 thou-
sand was to send a telegram down to
Glenn and ask him. I have a copy of
his telegram now in which he said
there are approximately 20,000. Now,
af the Civil Service Commission are
requiring photographs of applicants
for positions in the postal service, it
is an improper use of office to ask for
them and I am against it (applause).
“You know of things in the postal
service that we do not have today.
For example, I.am trying to write a
history of the Railway Mail Service.
I have read 3 good many books and
old records. I found along there in
1831 and 1832, when they first started
to build railroads, the transportation
of mail by rail was attempted, In
1834 the Pastmaster General wrote 2
letter in which he said he noticed
with some concern the actionson the
part of some ‘officials to put mail on
the railway trains; he had noticed the
failure of trains to complete their
journey and make proper time, and,
to use his exact words, it was very
apperent that the railroads would
never afford that*certainty of trans-
portation which was so essential te
good service, and that the mail should
be transported on horse back or in
stage coaches which may be depended
upon for the rapid and certain dis
patch of mail (laughter). This. is
what was said about ninety years ago
and what some believe about aero:
plane mail today, which has scarcely
veen tried, and yet just as sure as you
and I are here, the time will come
vhen all mail will be transported by
reroplane.,
“Since I have been in Washington.
T have tried to do several things. 1
have looked carefully through the rec-
ords of the Railway Mail Service and
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Republican Committeeman of the Secénd Ward, Who Always
Believes in Fighting the Battles of His Race in a Manly Way,
Presented Governor Len Small to Those Who Witnessed
the Signing of the Bill, Calling for Fifteen Thousand Dol-
lars, to Erect a Monument tq the Memory of the Colored
Soldiers of Illinois Who Lost Their Lives on the Battlefields
of France in 1918.
oo find no record or any information
of a colored man ever having had an
executive position in the Railway Mail
ee There are a dozen clerks-in-
charge scattered all over the country,
but there never has been any, colored
chief clerks or superintendents be-
cause no one has ever started any-
thing, and I have given myself the
job of starting that. About eight
hundred men of your, race, I think,
are in the Railway Postal Service. I
Have studied the colored men of this
service rather carefully. Speaking of
stability of people Yn the service, I
attended a meeting of colored postal
employees in Fort Worth, Texas, about
a year ago. There were about thirty-
five present. The chairman of the
mecting asked all the men present
who owned their homes or were buy-
ing homes to stand up, and every man
ot up in that meeting except one,
and after they sat down this man
stood up and said, ‘Mr. Chairman, 1
would like to say a word—the only
reason I haven't got a home ig that
I have only been here a week.
(Laughter.) I have looked _ the
colored men over very carefully. Some
‘one has to break the ice, and I am
going to do it right now” (applause).
Appointment of John D. Gainey as
Assistant Chief Clerk, R. M. 8.
(At this point, the speaker withdrew
from his pocket an official document.)
“Mr. Gainey does not know any-
thing about this. Mr. Gainey, here
is your commission, properly signed,
as Assistant Chief Clerk in the Rail-
way Mail Service. (The audience was
taken by surprise; there was great ap-
plause and congratulations.) “John
Gainey, I hope that you will take
your new job seriously. You will
note that your station is Washington,
D, C. Come down there and put your
strong right arm and yoar goad brain
to the job of running the Railway Mail
Service. I have just learned of ‘the
convention of your. association m
Fort Worth, on the Uth of July. I
want you to prepare to attend this
‘convention as an official of this serv-
‘ice and as my personal representative,
(Great applause.) As you know by
now, I am no speech maker—I am
not going to tell you all the things
that I hope to do—I am going ahead
and do them. Any group of people
intelligent enough to send 2 man like
Bob Jackson to the City Council, not
only once but again and again, cer-
tainly merits advancement. He 1s a
credit to the people of the ward, to
the City Council, to the City of Chi-
cago, and I am proud of the fact that
he is my friend. Mr. Glenn suggested
int the letter that I tell you some ot
the things that I am trying to do. I
4m not going to do that, but I think
that any ‘man that’isn’t big enough to
recognize merit, whether the man is
black or white, isn't big enough to be
Assistant Postmaster General.
“I lived in the Second Ward. I am
Particularly interested in the postal
service as it effects the City of Chi-
cago. One-sixth of every carload of
mail moving now is moving either to
or from Chicago. “One-sixth goes
either to or originates in the City of
of the pragrsongreal of the town and be-
cause of that fact the Railway Mail
Service has one of its best superin-
tendents here. I think that you men
who are in the service here will read-
ily bear me out. Down in Washing-
Radolph Braver, as a very strong man
and one knowing his business.
“It is a great pleasure to come out
here and talk to you just for a minute.
When we get Gainey down in Wash-
ington—and work him to death—I
hope in the next ten years there will
be more of “Gaineys” as Chief Clerks,
Assistant Superintendents, and Sup-
¢rintendents in the Railway Mail
Service. I thank you very much.”
DR. J. E GREGG SPEAKS AT
PRINCESS ANNE ACADEMY
Princess Anne, Md.—“No amount
of power, skill, cleverness, knowledge,
or culture will carry a man success-
fully through life, if he is untrust-
worthy,” declared Dr. James E. Gregs,
principal of Hampton Institute, who
delivered the recent commencement
address at Princess Anne Academy,
‘of which J. ©. Spencer is the presi-
dent and T. H. Kiah is the principal.
“If a man is“ ‘out for himself,”
said Doctor Gregg, “unscrupulous
fundamentally selfish, his neighbors
‘soon. find it out. Abrabam Lincoln
and Theodore Roosevelt were trusted
by the people. The object of educa-
tion is to make men and women of
power and trustworthiness. Such
men and women are the truest assets
of a commmunity.”
The commencement program of
Pringess Anne Academy included
chorus-singing, student addresses by
John E, Robinson of Lutherville, Md.
Mary E, Ross of Clarksburg, W. Va.
and Ida M. Rochester of Ingleside,
Md,, and the awarding of diplomas to
a class of twenty-five by Principal
Kiah.
FOREIGN STUDENTS VISIT
HAMPTON
By Wm. Anthony Aery
Hampton, Va—A party of 36 stu-
dents (18 men and 18 women), who
are enrolled in the International In
stitute at Teachers College, Columbia
University, and who are inspecting
American schools with a view to un-
derstanding the comparative merits
of school administration and instruc
tion, recently visited Hampton’ Insti
tute for two days under the leadership
of Dr. I. L. Kandel and Dr. L. M.
Wilson and made a careful examina-
tion of Hampton’s aims, methods, and
results.
The following 14 regions were rep-
resented by this. Teachers College
party: Belgium, Canada, China, Ens-
Jand, Greece, Hawaiian Islands, India,
Japan, New Zealand, Philippine Is!
ands, Poland, South Africa, Sweder,
and the United States.
Doctor Kandel and Doctor Wilson
spoke briefly to the Hampton Institute
workers dnd students. Doctor Kende!
declared that the motto of a famous
English school—“Dare to be wise’—
symbolizes the ideals which guided
General Armstrong and, his co-work-
¢rs. He pointed out that Hampton
Institute had always stood for the
realization of personality and ior the
Preparation of men and women who
should serve the community and the
Nation.
Doctor Wilson, who recently re-
turned from a two-year visit to South
America, referred to the specimens of
work he had seen in the Hampton In-
stitute Trade School and declared thet
only those who can do things win real
joy out of Living. “South America’
he ‘said, “lacks a realization of the
tremendous part which work plays i=
a contented and useful life.”
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MR. VIRTUS C. RHOM
One of the Late Leaders of the Old Thompson Political Machine, Who Feels Reasonably Sure That He Will Not Be Convicted for Grafting in Connection With the Board of Education and That He Is Not Guilty of Taking Any Money Which Did Not Belong to Him.
JUNE GRADUATES OF THE NOISE IS NOT PATRIOTISM WENDELL PHILLIPS HIGH SCHOOL.
Four-Year Courses
Claude H. Alexander, *Anthony Bagnulo, William Cecil Bratton, Romeo Burwell, M. Gwendolyn Covington, Lorraine Craig, Irene Vashti Davis, Eunice Katherine Goodwin Amy G. Gordon, Lawrence T. Jackson, Joseph W. Johnson, Leona A. Johnson, Viola Lawrence Jones, *Theodore J. Kuehne, Elizabeth Lake, Geraldine Houston Lawrence, Juanita Ann Luckey, Jordyce White McCoo* *John Mockus, Juanita S. Page, Annie Pierce, James A. Renfro, Roscoe L. Roberts, Lucille S. Roseman, Herman W. Shaw, George Shropshear, H. Kenneth Stewart, *Lorraine Marie Sturtz, Atwood Alonso Trible, Lavinia R. Willis, Margaret Eleanor Woodward* *Denotes white students. Graduates of the Two-Year Steno, Mech, and Art*
Bernice B. Anderson, *Maxine Berman, Edith V. Brown, Dorothy M Carter, Alberta M. Dantignac, Marguerite Elizabeth Echols, Emma V Hilliard, Bertha Mae Hodge, Christine E. Kendell, Lloyd William Lawson, Ola E. Lawson, Ola Minnie Clark, Ruth N. Long, Roosevelt Lyda, Bessie Vendetta McIntosh, James A. Moore, Thelma Mæ Muldrow, Mary H. Prince, Viola J. Smith, Blanche Stokes, Eloise Sutton, Theresea Thompson, Viollettia I. Vandergriff, Esther M. Watkins, Márvin Wooley. *Denotes white student.*
Graduates—Prevocational Department
Elizabeth Adams, Edna Mae Allen
Ruth Bassett, LeRoy Bolden, Ernest
J. Bouie, Amanda B. Brandon, Myrtle
Brent, Marguerite Campbell, Mary
Carr, Roslyn Catlin, Cooie Van Childers, Loretta E. Crowder, Eya M
Dean, A. Russell English, Irene Ewell
Imogene Fitzgerald, Louella Gose
Edward Greene, Mamie L. Griffin
Bernie Hamilton, Beatrice Hampton
Bertha Henderson, Eloise Hicks
Katherine Hunt, Kinzie C. Johnson
Lillian Johnson, Reuben Johnson
Anna E. Jones, Pauline Joyner, Wade
Lindsay, Nanearl McGinnis, Ernest
dean Mack, Edith Miller, James A
Mingo, Walter Moore, Mattie L. Perdue, Mabel Pettus, Harry Wesley
Pollard, Isaac Porter, Cecil Price
Juanita Ross, Wendell Russell, Harriet M. Saulsby, Ozee Sloan, Ernestine Spear, Washington Swift, Marion
Tabor, Altee E. Taylor, Calinda Toler, Sarah E. Travue, Eda Walker, Ruth Elizabeth Washington, Earl D.
Whalen, Malinda Williams, Oscar
Benjamin Willis, Ruth G. Wright,
Roosevelt Wyatt, Juanita Wynn, Rosalie Zellars.
BAILEY ON THE GO
M. T. Bailey, president of The Bailey Realty Co., 3638 S. State St., who has done much good among members of the Race in securing nice locations in Morgan Park and other suburban towns for future homes, is kept on the go trying to accommodate and locate the hundreds of people coming from all parts of the south in suitable homes away from the congested city. If more of the people would locate in the suburbs, conditions would be greatly improved and their health better.
DR. JONES HERE
Dr. E. D. W. Jones of Washington, D. C., prominently known in the A. M. E. Zion Connection, was in the city during the past week in attendance of the Michigan A. M. E. Zion Annual Conference held at St. Catharine's Church.
NOISE IS NOT PATRIOTISM
Fourth of July this year should be a safe and sane and thoroughly patriotic observance of Independence Day. The old-time riot of noise, death, fire and destruction, which was supposed to show patriotism, would be very ruck out of place under present conditions. The country has had enough of powder-burning bombs, and the maimings and burnings which were inevitable with the old-time celebration. They were discontinued during the war, and they should be given up forever.
The Sane Fourth movement has made remarkable progress in the past few years, and this year should see the end of the old absurdity of celebrating the nation's birthday with pistols and crackers, with their inevitable accompaniment of racing ambulances and clanging fire engines. The deaths from Fourth of July casualties, which were 466 in 1903, had been reduced by 1922 to 26, while the injuries, which were 3,983 in the first year, fell last year to 720. Formerly the firemen expected to be kept on the jump all day on the Fourth, but for several years, in Chicago and many other cities where fireworks have been prohibited, the number of alarms has actually been below the daily average. Make the Fourth of July a Festival of Liberty, and not a saturnalia of death, noise and destruction.
AFTER BISHOPRIC
Dr. Henry J. Callis, pastor of the Metropolitan Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church at Washington, D. C., and a candidate for the bishopric, spent the past week in the city in attendance of the Michigan A. M. E. Zion Annual Conference held at St. Catharine's Church. As work for that connection, his record is unparalleled, having pastored successfully churches at Ithaca, Rochester, Syracuse, Elmira and Binghamton, N. Y.; Elizabeth City, N. C.; San Francisco, Calif; Boston, Mass. Indianapolis, Ind.; Chicago, Ill., and Washington, D. C., having raised thousands of dollars for the connection and saved many beautiful edifices and with his great educational qualifications, together with his ability as an orator, there will be no doubt in the most liberal minds but what Dr. Callis will be elected bishop of the A. M. E. Zion Church on the first ballot and will be made to feel proud among the people with whom he once associated. He has been active in all matters of interest to the race in every walk of life and he has the best wishes of his thousands of friends.
HONORS DEPUTY
MacBeth Lodge No. 216, Daughters of Elks of Joliet, Ill., rendered a program followed by a reception in honor of the deputy of Daughters of Elks of Illinois, Dt. Ella L. Holmes, who visited the lodge a few evening ago. MacBeth Lodge was organized by Dt. Holmes and she is pleased with the work being done.
LEAVES FOR VIRGINIA
In company with Mrs. Annie Randall, Mrs. M. E. Branham left the city during the week for Huntington, W. Va., their home. Mrs. Branham is the mother of Mrs. James Poindexter, 3725 Elmwood院, whom she visited for several weeks.
Mrs. Anna Hayman, her mother, Mrs. Joseph Hart, and her sister, Miss Grace Hart, and other members of the family are now located in their new home, at 4829 Prairie avenue.
THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1923
CHARLES E. STUMP, THE REGULAR OLD-TIME TRAVELING CORRESPONDENT FOR THE BROAD AX, HAS BEEN FEASTING ON SPRING CHICKENS AND SO FORTH WHILE TRAMPING THROUGH LOUISIANA, ARKANSAS AND MISSOURI.
Joyland Amusement Park
33RD AND WABASH AVENUE
This is the finest furnished complete Amusement Park in the entire U. S. A., owned and operated exclusively by colored people. Everything new, you cannot imagine what this Park is unless you visit for yourself. The Park is protected by a host of young men of the race who are instructed by the management to give to every one the best protection available. The management invites the citizens to visit the Park. They have arranged to accommodate Picnics given by Churches, Sunday Schools, Clubs of every kind and Fraternal Societies during the season, they invite them to call at the Office to make arrangements. We want to help you; we want you to help us make this the greatest place of amusement in the entire City.
Hot Springs, Ark—If you were here I think you would be like me, struggling to keep your mouth from jumping out of your heart for you can just imagine you can hear the imps down yonder in that hot place crying for cold water and the devil is keeping the water so hot that it rushes out of the mountain. But some good things go on here-for right here this week, the National Baptist Sunday School Congress is in session and it is the greatest meeting in its history. There were many here from twenty-one states, learned and unlearned high and low, rich and poor, old and young, betwixt and between, all mingling together to get the best methods of doing work in the Sunday School and in the B.Y.P.U. I have had an old "Aunt Dolly time" myself altho my physical condition would not permit me to get around to eat the chickens whose bodies had been otfered up for my eternity.
But before telling you about the meeting and how I got to Hot Springs, I am reminded that the Hon. Marcus Garvey, president of the Black Star Steamship line, Provisional President of Africa and head of the U. N. I. A., has discovered that the U. S. Courts are U. N. I. Court, for when he was on trial before the U. N. I. Court, little more than a year ago he discharged, his lawyer and became counsel for himself and when he was before the courts the other day he discharged his leading counsel and took charge of his own case and as a result the jury found him guilty, fixed a punishment of five years in the Federal penitentiary in Atlanta and a fine of one thousand dollars. I have no comments to make. Now, let me get back to Hot Springs.
When I took my pen in hand to write you last week I was busting around in Shreveport, La, with Attty Chas. Roberson of the National Baptist Convention and Rev. Luke Allen a Baptist mogul. Henry Stewart Davis, Grand Master of the Mosaics of Louisiana, came along and shook hands with me also and said "Brudden Stump, I understand you're goin' to Hot Springs and my wife and Sunday School have consented that I may go also, hence, I come to invite you to go along wid me. I am going across the country in my automobile carriage car." The invitation was accepted and at five o'clock Monday morning he was blowing at my stopping place. I was soon by his side, he blew the farewell toot and stepped on the gas bag and it looked to me like that old thing tried to run its fule gas brains out. Eight o'clock landed us in Texarkana, we went to one or two places got our bearing and were off for Hot Springs.
At Hope, we stopped about an hour visited the summer school for teachers, had lunch with Prof. and Mrs. H. C. Yerger, shook hands with some of the teachers, shook the Hope, Ark. dust off our clothes and were again toting it toward Hot Springs. Our next
stop was at Arkadelphia, where we had the brakes tightened up, got in some more gas and oil and water, cause we had to beat it over the mountain, up and down, over and across and Grand Master Davis wanted to be in a position to control that horse. About six o'clock found us in front of the Roanoke Baptist church in Hot Springs. I did not see the pastor, the Rev. Dr. Joseph T. Hill, but I did see Deacon W. H. Falconer and Deacon John L. Webb. They got their heads together and it was agreed that I should hob nob at the home of Deacon Webb. I am sure you will remember Deacon Webb, because he is the Supreme Custodian of the Woodmen of Union, deacon of Roanoke Baptist Church and Superintendent of the Sunday School and chairman of the Trustee Board in fact he is some pumpkins in town, and I am told that he is a 33rd degree Mason, he is an architect. Deacon Falconer transferred me from the Davis hauling to his totin and landed me at the palatial home of Deacon Webb. Mrs. Webb received me like she was receiving a brother, told me to be at home and I had made up my mind that I was going to do that anyhow, went to bed early at night, slept like a log, dreamed about pumpkins, watermelons, black berries and june bugs. When you get so near the hot place you need not be surprised at any kind of dreams for I'm heaven bound myself and there's where I'm going. The devil may be mad, but I am glad for this is one soul he'll miss that he thought he had.
There was nothing doing in the convention until Tuesday night, then it was that the meeting was held in the city auditorium and believe me, honey, there were big doings that night, if never again. Addresses of welcome and only two of them; one by Supreme Custodian John L. Webb, who represented all of our people, church and otherwise and the other by Hon. Walter Ebel, who represented the governor of Arkansas, the mayor of Hot Springs and all the other white folks. These were high class addresses, brotherly and to the point. I tell you there was some hand clapping and other demonstration.
The addresses were responded to by Rev. S. D. Ross of Savannah, Ga., who walked the dog, got off, the puppy's tail and I really believe he shook the shimmy. He took advantage of the opportunity, like so many of our men when a white man addresses us, to tell all of the race's ills, complaints and pour out their grievances. As to whether this is right or wrong, I am not here to say but I often wondered how we would if we addressed a white man and when we got thru he poured out all of his complaints. It strikes me that I would never go back to talk to another white audience, but since we were talking to the white man he must only sit up and look wise and come back to us again.
The Rev. D. L. H. Cook of Clifton
The Rev. Dr. J. H. Creble of Cleve
7. E. B. B.
The Former President of the Board of Education of Chicago, Who Is on Trial Before Judge Charles A. McDonald Charged With Grafting.
land, Ohio, delivered the Word: His sermon was called the introductory sermon. His theme was "The glory of service." He is a wonderful speaker and I got much out of everything he said. This about closed the first day but believe me, honey, we were right on time Wednesday morning, and we certainly did hear some good addresses, and got some valuable information. The Rev. Dr. D. W. Cannon of Atlanta, Ga., who has been fighting with bugs to keep them from consigning his body to Mother Earth where the worms could get fat off it, made some opening remarks. He was feeble, but was proud to be on hand. He asked the convention to join in singing that good old Methodist hymn "And Are Ye Yet Alive And See Each Other's Face?" When this was done he stated he would not be able to preside at all times owing to his physical condition and said that the Vice-president at large, Rev. W. H. Jernagin would be right on hand and preside. Now, among the experts who poured forth eloquence and information, were Rev. T. Hutchins, of Corinth, Miss.; Rev. S. N. Vass, or Nashville, Tenn.; Mrs. Viola T. Hill, Orlando, Fla.; Rev. C. L. Fisher, Birmingham, Al.; Rev. W. S. Elington, Nashville, Tenn.; Rev. P. James Bryant, Atlanta, Ga.; Rev. J. T. Brown, Nashville, Tenn.; Rev. W. B. M. Scott, Chicago and Mrs. M. Brockway, Oklahoma City.
Sermons were preached by Rev J. E. Knox, president of the State Sunday School Convention of Texas, Rev W. H. Moses, of New York, Dr. W. H. Jernagin of Washington, D. C., and
Rev, Luke Allen of Shreveport, La. Will you just put it down that those Baptist Young people had one more good time and Hot Springs tried herself by putting the big pot in the little one.
When the meeting was over I just got myself with the Rev. Dr. O. L. Maxwell of Saint Louis, Missouri, and right in a bed car I went, headed for Little Rock. All the beds in that car were occupied by our people except two. I just undressed myself, got down on my knees and like the little boy, I said "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep, if I should die before I wake, I pray the Lord my soul to take." The Lord heard my prayer, kept the old iron horse on the track, landed me safely in Saint Louis, where I found the Hupmobile, one of them high toned, high class cars owned by the Poro College, waiting to tote me out to Poro.
President Aaron E. Malone was waiting in the corridor for me and received me with full smiles, had breakfast with President and Mrs. Malone, sending some good things into my eternity, talked with them. Mr. Malone is as happy as could be because his electorial college connected with the Illinois conference unanimously elected him a delegate to the General conference to be held in Louisville next May. He is getting things in order because he has declared the laymen are to cut a figure in the general conference. They are going to help to decide who the next Bishop will be, who will fil the general offices and I think they are going to make Rev. S. J. Johnson, Secretary of the Church Extension and some other things are going to happen that I will not mention now. I started this letter in one part of the world, so near the infernal region that I could feel the fire scorching me and before you can read it I will be way up yonder somewhere near New York. I am now putting on the finishing touch right here in Chicago. Take good care of yourself, if you are not married, get married when you can, become a father or mother and you will be doing the Master's will. I bring this letter to a sudden stop right now.
CHAS. E. STUMP.
*PRESIDENT RECEIVES COL.
YOUNG'S WIDOW
Washington. D. C.—Accompanied by a delegation from Ohio, Mrs Charles Young; was received at the White House by President Harding last week following the burial ceremony of her husband. The President spoke earnestly on what the loss of Colonel Young means to the entire nation. Mrs. Young's two children, Charles, 16, and Marie, 13, are still in school in France.
RETURNS
After attending the convention of K. of P.'s at Petersburg, Va., and visiting the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute at Petersburg, Atty. S. A. T. Watkins, supreme counsel for the order, has returned to the city pleased with his visit.
Dr. Walter N. Thomas, whose offices are located at 2359 S. State street, left last Friday evening on a five weeks pleasure trip, and while absent he will visit Los Angeles and San Francisco, Cal., and other points in that state; Portland, Oregon, and the Yellowstone Park.
IN CITY
Misses Alpha and Laura Baxter, teachers in the public schools at Alton and Colp, Ill, are in the city at their home, 420 E. 48th Place for the summer. Miss Alpha is attending the summer session at the University of Chicago.
BACK FROM SOUTH
Mrs. Ike Rymes, 11156 S. Ashland Ave., returned to the city from Jackson. Miss., where she spent a month with relatives and friends. Mrs. Rymes was accompanied home by her mother, Mrs. Rebecca Baker, who will spend a short stay in the city.
BATTALION GETS COLORS
Boston, Mass.—Mayor Jas. M. Curley presented the Second Separate Battalion Infantry, National Guards, with an American flag at the South State Armory last week.
On Thursday evening, the Appomattox Club, 3632 Grand boulevard, gave a delightful reception and dance, in honor of Consul and Mrs. W. S. Yerby of Dakur, West Africa. The honored guests are on a leave of absence and are spending most of their vacation in this city.
Short Fur Coats are
The short little fur coats which received initial recognition during the past winter continue their vogue into spring. There are many days when a coat of thin fur is not too warm in spring and then, considering the fact that those jackets can be worn open, they recommend themselves largely to the woman who likes to have a coat last her through more than one season. They have been called four-season coats, because, literally, they can serve every ordinary purpose through spring, summer, autumn and winter. At this rate an investment in one of the pretty little fuzzy coats will repay the expenditure in no time, for it is possible to concentrate the expenditure for four separate coats into the purchase of one that will serve every purpose of the four. A girl who had worn one of these coats through the whole winter was heard to say: "I am going to keep right on wearing this jacket instead of buying a new spring suit, for I have felt well dressed in it wherever I have gone."
It doesn't need a great amount of labor to put the little touch of color or design that makes the difference in home decoration. Sofa pillows shouldn't be overloaded with either color or design. Too elaborate decoration has a tendency to detract from the beauty of an article instead of adding to its charm. Just a graceful little spray or one large flower with stem and leaf, is enough to add the needed bit of bright handwork, and it does not burden the groundwork upon which it appears.
The delicate stroke, the knowing when there is enough and not too much decoration is the subtle something that we call art. It can be developed if the needle-worker will study effects and stop before she has overdone her decoration.
A blue georgette trock with white dots the size of a penny, has each little dot outlined with red beads. It's much more attractive than it sounds.
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wit be cheering news to parents who,
have a Jerge number of strong =
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Separate Domiciie. Ag It Were,
It Is better to dwell in the corner
‘of the housetop than with « brawling
“woman @nd im a whi: mansion,—Sok
‘omon.
‘Thought for the Day.
‘Shake hands with the man who tt
‘agreeable enough to encourage you
fn your think'ng and disngreeable
enough te me'e vou think harder.
JAS. B. McCAHEY, President PHILIP 3. DUNN, Secretary
FRANK J. DUNN, Vice-President HH. X.SCOMERFORD, Treasure:
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Division of Breeds,
James had heard his parents tell
that their new dog was part bulldog:
and part fox terrier. When some neigh-
oor asked him what kind of a dog he
bad he answered: “Oh, his head is
ceal fox terrier, but his tall, I guess,
& bulldog.”
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Another Conference Advised.
“In a family,” sald Uncle Eben,
where de old folks thinks young folks
ts too fur ahead of de times an’ where
‘de young folks thinks de old folks Is
too fur behind de times, it looks to me
Uke dar ought to be some kind of a
conference wit a view to compromise”
Washington Evening Star.
And the Last Is the Greatest.
Five great Intellectual professions
have hitherto existed in every civilized
Ration ; 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, und the merchant's to
provide, and all these men, on due
oceasion, to dle for it—John Tuskim.
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.
Worth Remembering.
Just before going to sleep a bit
of imagination regarding achleve-
ment possibilities of the morrom: will
steadily and incrensingly bear trait,
particulurly if all ideas of difficulty,
worry or fear are resolutely ruled out
and replaced by those of accomplish-
ment and smiling courage-—Dr. Pred
erick Pierce.
Mich Civilteation in Yucatan.
Yucatan is “the Egypt of America.”
As early as the beginning of the Chris
tian era the people there built stone
structures of excellent masonry, true
angles and smooth, vertical faces.
‘They liad astronomical observatories
‘an accurate calendar and a better a=
tem of numerals than the Romans.
First Voyage Across Atlantic.
In 1492, the Santa Maria, 2 Spanisb,
vessel under the command of Chri
topher 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.
‘Christianity 1s larger than any ded
nition of it, and is social rather than
theoretical. q
A Thought,
Tie not onty dificult te say the
‘ght thing in the right place, bat, far
pore @ficult still, to leave unsalé
‘the wrong thing at the tempting mo
‘menc.—Anonymens,
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“THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, JUNE 30, 1923
Editoriat Woes.
‘The Osborn Enterprise says that “If
‘a country editor published all the
‘things his subseribers 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.
‘The man who can't do a good turn
without intending to make It pay Is as
tontemptible as the man who can't re
seive 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 oat any ving
thing they can catch.
Immense Loss Caused by Rust.
Sir Robert Hattield says the world]
Joses about $2.500,000,00 a year by]
the rusting uni! decaying of tron an@
steel.
French Have Discarded Word.
Encore, while a French word mean
fmg again, and used by English and
American audiences, is not employed
by the French in the same sense, they
gaying bis, which means twice,
Pompey's Pillar.
Pompey’s Pillar is a beautiful red
granite Corinthian column in Alex-
andria. The inscriptions show it was
‘erected in 302 A. D., im honor.of the
——— Diocletian. ‘No one knows
how it came to be called Pompey's,
except that he was assassinated im
Alexandria 350 years before the date
ef the column.
Thackeray.
He blew on his pipe, and words
came tripping round him lke children.
like pretty little children who are per
fectly drilled for the dance; or came,
did he will it, treading im their preeed=
fence, like kings, gloomily—Max Beer
bohm. a
Effects of Warm Rain.
When 2 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 ain at 90 Ge
grees Fahrenheit could melt only t
inches of light new snow or one inch
of old soqw.
Work Dollar the Better King,
“Work is better dan fuck,” said
| Uncle Eden. “De luck dollar Is’ all by
| ttself, but de work dollar tells you
@ar’s’ plenty more where he come
from."—Washingten Evening Star.
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