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EXTRA THE BROAD AX EXTRA Editor J. Finley Wilson of Washington, D. C., Reelected Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks Without the Slightest Opposition. Col. John R. Marshall Elected Esteemed Leading Knight of the Same Order. Last Friday evening all of the sessions of the 24th annual meeting of the Grand Lodge of the Improved Benevolent Protective Order of Elks throughout the world came to an end and all the acts of its members, whether they were good or bad, have passed into history. There is one thing that can be said to the everlasting credit of the visiting Elks, namely, that with one or two exceptions, they and the visiting lady Elks all conducted themselves like ladies and gentlemen, and from the time that the first Elk landed in this great city until the very last one had departed from it, the middle of this week, all the people vied with each other to make their visits to this city long to be remembered and the Elks had Chicago in most every way for one full week and its citizens made it possible for them to come in contact with all of the most wonderful sights that can be beheld in any city in the world. The visiting Elks were royally entertained all the time, feasting on the best in the land, with plenty of soft drinks to wash the rich eating down, and at all times they were received with open arms and extended hands, and they were made to feel at home everywhere within the confines of the Queen City of the Middle West. As far as we have been able to learn, only one visiting Elk walked right into trouble in this city. He stated after being arrested that he was more than 70 years old. It seems that he had been drinking something real strong which affected his head; then he displayed a large roll of money. His friends warned him that that was a bad thing to do, as holdup men or other robbers might strong-arm him and relieve him of every dollar of his money, which he waved over the top of his head. The more that his friends endeavored to quiet him down and urged him to accompany them to his lodgings, the louder he talked, and finally several policemen walked up in front of him and his friends to see what the trouble was, and after looking over the situation they decided NEW HOME FOR THE BOYS AT THE TUSKEGEE INSTI- TUTE. ALABAMA Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, September—Excavation for the erection of the new $80,000 dormitory for boys at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute has begun and the laying of the foundation will begin early this week. The erection of this building will serve to facilitate greatly the housing and handling of the increasing number of boys seeking training at the Institute. Work on the building will be pushed as rapidly as possible with the aim of having it ready for occupancy during the incoming year. In accord with the policy of Dr. Booker T. Washington, the Founder, the building will be erected by students under the supervision of instructors. Dr. Robert R. Moton, Principal, announced today that judging from the large number of applicants which have been received during the summer, the enrollment for the ensuing scholastic year will be a record breaker. The records of the Registrar that the best way to save his money for him would be to take him to the police station and lock him up until he had time to brace up and be a real man again, and while going through his pockets with the view of placing all of his valuables, including his money, away for safe keeping for him, they found a big Gatling gun or revolver on him, about ten feet long, and when he was brought up before Judge Samuel H. Trude last Wednesday morning at the South Clark street police station, Judge Trude lifted one hundred dollars out of his pocket for tooting a big Gatling gun or revolver around in his hip pocket, and to the end of time that gun-toting Elk will always remember his visit to the great city of Chicago. It was thought right up to almost the time to elect the officers of the Grand Lodge that Lawyer W. R. Morris of Minnesota, H. Adolph Howell of New York, and Alderman Robert R. Jackson would wage a stiff fight against Hon. J. Finley Wilson and prevent him from being re-elected Grand Exalted Ruler of the Elks, but such was not the case and he was re-elected for another year by acclamation. The other candidates ran up the white feather or flag long before that balloting began. Brother Wilson, who is successfully engaged in the newspaper business in Washington, D. C., has worked very hard for the success of his order for the past year and he richly deserved to be re-elected. The following were the other officers elected: James T. Carter of Richmond, Va., was elected Grand Treasurer; Geo. D. Bates of Newark, N. J., Grand Secretary; Col. John R. Marshall of Chicago, Esteemed Leading Knight; Rev. W. G. Avant of North Carolina, Grand Chaplain; and Henry Lincoln Johnson of Washington, Grand Attorney. In his annual report Mr. Wilson favored a National Elks' Home near Philadelphia. The 25th annual Grand Lodge meeting of the Elks will be held at Pittsburgh, Pa., in August, 1924. showed that on July 10, the number of applicants exceeded that of the previous year by several hundred and there has been no abatement whatever in this direction since that time. No single factor has been more responsible for this increase than has the advanced Teacher-Training Course which was added at the April meeting of the Board of Trustees. This course, which is equivalent to a junior college course, is open to graduates of standard high schools and is designed to prepare young men and women as teachers. A large number of applicants from all sections of the country has been received and all indications point to a very successful and significant initial year. It is also significant to note the large number of applicants from northern states and foreign countries. The former in the main are high school graduates desiring vocational training along mechanical lines, while the latter are enrolling for the most part in the Agricultural Department. A large number of students have already arrived and are anxious to get to work. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1923 M. State Senator From the First Senatorial District of Illinois, Spent Several Days at Beautiful Idlewild, Mich., Last Week, and Senator Marks Does Not Hesitate in Stating That It Is One of the Best Conducted and Most Orderly Summer Resorts in the United States. ENTHUSIASM UNCORKED BY THE ELKS Once in a great while public attention is called to some colossal thing the race is doing. The week just closing will be long remembered as one of Chicago's biggest weeks in its history from the parade standpoint over its busy streets. The grandeur of the scene beggars description, with more than a hundred imposing floats and upwards of thirty brass/bands, many of them being sprinkled here and there with women cornetists, and clarionists. Hurrah for the Elks! The above is a splendid text for the writer. It is a rich field of philosophy, and carries the mind of the dreamer far beyond the day of our simple understanding. Who was it contrived this big effort? What leading spirit backed by a commission gathered up the forces and planned and carried out so very great an achievement as we have, just witnessed in our streets. How much was it worth to our race? What if we might get them to put over so big a mercantile idea? What does this seeming extravagant conduct on the part of the race portend? Reader, look up on the unregistered calendar fifty years in the future and see with your mind's eye the glorious panorama of our exalted years. This big, gorgeous parade you have just witnessed is one telling, and impelling conjecture of what our future is to be in this country. We won't get our big store quite as big as that parade, but some of these days we will turn to more serious and beneficial notions than big parades—to big stores, big financiers, big clerks, and big men and thorough activities among our race variety. But we must not lose heart. Two big banks and several insurance companies besides hundreds of minor enterprises tell the world that this civilization is not too big for the Negro. HON. ADOLPH MARKS From the First Senatorial Disc ial Days at Beautiful Idlewild, M Marks Does Not Hesitate in St Best Conducted and Most Orde United States. JEWS WILL OPEN NEW YEAR RITES TO OTHER RACES Chicago is preparing to celebrate the Jewish New Year and the day of atonement on an extensive scale. Services for Rosh Hashonah (New Year's day) will be held Monday even- ing, Sept. 10, and Tuesday morning, Sept. 11. Services for Yom Kipper (the day of atonement) will be held Wednesday evening, Sept. 19, and Thursday morning, Sept. 20. The largest congregation will be in charge of Temple Sholom, of which Dr. Abram Hirschberg is rabbi, and which has engaged, as it did last year, Medinah Temple, Cass and Ohio streets, with a seating capacity of 4,500, in addition to the stage. One thousand seats will be reserved for visitors, who should make application to B. M. Engelhard, president; Temple Sholom, Pine Grove avenue and Grace street. Telephone Graceland 5627. Services for juniors, young people up to 18 years of age, will be conducted at Temple Sholom by Rabbi A. A. Friedlander. "Engaging of Medinah Temple and opening it to non-Jews as well as to Jews is in accordance with the earnest desire of the directors of Temple Sholom to democratize the synagogue," said Rabbi Hirschberg. "We believe God's house should be 'An house of prayer for all peoples.'" COLORED MAN FOOLS WHITE GIRL BY HIS COLOR New York, Sept. 3. — Millicent Gwendolyn Williams, white, of No. 815 Second avenue, through her attorney, obtained from the Supreme Court Justice Max Franklin permission to serve summons and complaint through the mail in a suit for annulment of marriage on Vincent Brown Williams at Barbadoes, West Indies, last Wednesday. The couple were married there Oct. 19, 1921, and the next day, according to the plaintiff, the defendant deserted her. In July, 1922, she received a letter from the West Indies in which he said he had concealed from her that he was a West Indian Negro. APPOINTED CITY ARCHITECT Pittsburgh, Pa.—Mayor Magee has appointed Louis A. S. Bellinger as assistant to the City Architect. Mr. Bellinger is a college graduate and is a regular practicing Architect and one of the few Negroes of the country who is registered to practice under rigid State Laws. His appointment is merited because of his splendid ability and fitness for the position. NEW YORK COLORED MAN GETS FEDERAL APPOINT- New York.—Paul W. Henderson, Assistant Postmaster-General, directing head of the Railway Mail Service, has appointed Samuel Lee, a colored railway mail clerk, as supervisor of the New York terminal of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The commission making Mr. Lee supervisor was brought to New York by John D. Gainey, assistant chief clerk of the Railway Mail Service, who is a colored man, recently raised from the ranks of the service to the high position that he now holds. N. A. A. C. P. ANNUAL CONFERENCE OPENED IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS Mayor and County Counselor Deliver Addresses of Welcome—President Coolidge Sends Message of Greeting Kansas City, Kansas. With delegates in attendance from nearly every State in the Union, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People opened its Fourteenth Annual Conference in Kansas City, Kansas, with a mass meeting on the night of Wednesday, August 29. Mayor W. W. Gordon and the Hon. J. L. Brady, County Counselor of Wyandotte County, delivered warm addresses of welcome and a message of greeting was read from President Calvin Coolidge in which the President termed the N. A. A. C. P. as "representative of one of the most useful and effective efforts in behalf of the colored people of the Country." Others who spoke at the meeting were Bishop W. T. Vernon of the A. M. E. Church of South Africa, and Lester A. Walton, Colored staff correspondent of the New York World. On the day before the meeting special cars rolled into the Kansas City Terminal, bringing delegates and visitors from all parts of the Country and it was estimated fully 500 people had come to the conference from other parts of the Country, States as distant as Texas, California, and New Jersey being represented. In his address of welcome Mayor Gordon asserted that colored people were entitled to the co-operation of whites and should have it. He said there had never been racial strife in Kansas City, Kansas, and said that relations were so cordial he had told the police department "to go fishing" during the conference. Mayor Gordon said: "The destiny of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People lies within the co-operation of its membership because no organization of any kind, no State or Nation, can survive a wave of opposition unless those who compose the organization stand nobly by it and advocate its cause. In doing this, you must have the co-operation of the white race as well as of the colored race. This you are entitled to receive and I have no doubt that this co- THE BAND BOX REVUE AT THE AVENUE THEATRE BE GINNING MONDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 10th The old Avenue Theater, 31st and Indiana Ave., continues to hold its own as the popular play house among the colored people on the South Side and its wide awake manager, Mr. W. Meakin, is always on the lookout for new attractions to please its thousands of patrons who always feel at home at their favorite play house Starting in on Monday evening, Sept, 10th, the Band Box Revue, consisting of 40 real live and high class artists, will hold forth at the Avenue Theater for one week only. It will be the season's Big Sensation. The Band Box Revue has for some time been on the billboards at Milwaukee, Wis., where the people have went wild over it or about it. Aside from this Big Show there will be two Big Cracking extra acts, one in the first and one in the second part of the Big Show. The Band Box Revue has a large number of the most beautiful dancing girls who are lavishly costumed that can be found on any theater stage in operation will be gladly given you." Bishop Vernon spoke of the injustices that were driving colored people northward from the southern States and Mr. Walton of the N. Y. World urged that the migrants be helped in every possible way to adjust themselves in their new environment. He urged the establishment of housing commissions composed jointly of white and colored citizens. White Southern Woman Speaks At the second evening mass meeting, a white woman from the South, Mrs. Thos. W. Bickett, widow of the former governor of North Carolina and chairman of the woman's section of the Inter-Racial Committee, delivered an address of greeting from that body and told of the southern women's efforts to stamp out lynching and mob violence. She said committees were at work in every southern State, and in 800 Counties, working for race betterment. She said: "We are a long, long way from solving the race problem in the south, but we have made a hopeful beginning. As interested, thoughtful white men and women, we are seeking through our civic and religious organizations to meet in a spirit of co-operation the leading men and women of the Colored race in the community in which we live. We are becoming increasingly conscious of the fact that as those in authority our responsibility towards the Negro cannot be evaded and many of our people are going forward with a determination that no unfair advantage shall be taken of the Negro, but that he shall receive justice and fair treatment which is his due, and which we cannot withhold if we wish to retain our self respect." The program of the N. A. A. C. P. Conference included a visit to the Federal Penitentiary on Saturday, September 1, where the delegates and visitors talked with the imprisoned members of the 24th infantry, sentenced after the Houston Riot. Other speakers on the schedule included Governor Arthur M. Hyde of Missouri, Arthur B. Spingarn, Bishop John Hurst, T. A. McNeal, Kansas editor; Representatives L. C. Dyer, T. G. Nutter of West Virginia, Mrs. Alice Dunbar Nelson of Delaware, Harvey L. Ingham, editor the Des Moines Register, Dr. G. W. Lucas of New Orleans, James Weldon Johnson, George W. Gross of Denver and Dr. George E. Cannon. this city at any time. See ad in another column of this newspaper. MR. AND MRS. HENRY KIM- BROUGH OF BROOKYN, NEW YORK, ROYALLY ENTERTAINED BY SOME OF THEIR CHICAGO FRIENDS Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kimbrough, of Brooklyn, N. Y., after attending the Elks' Convention in this city and after Mrs. Kimbrough had attended the annual convention of the A.U. K. and D. of A. at St. Louis, Mo., departed for their eastern home Wednesday morning. While in this city, Mr. and Mrs. Kimbrough were the house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Allen H. Alford, 3423 S. Wabash avenue. Monday evening, Mrs. Ella Berry, 3329 S. State street, who is the Grand Exalted Lady Ruler of Warden Temple No. 16 (Elks), served an elaborate ten course dinner in their honor. Mr. Kimbrough is successfully engaged in business in his home town; he is a prominent Mason, Odd Fellow Knight of Pythias and Elk. Mrs Kimbrough is likewise prominent in secret society circles. She is a prominent member of the Order of Eastern Star and she is State Grand Queen of the A. U. K. and D. of A. of New York State, and they both reflect much credit on the Colored race. THE BROAD AX In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. Republicans, Democrats, Catholics, Protestants, Single Taxes, Priests, infidels or anyone else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. It is neither Democratic nor Republican. It is strictly or absolutely independent in politics. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year .....$2.00 Six Months .....$1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX GAVO So. Elizabeth St., Chicago, Ill. Phone Wentworth 2597 JULIUS F. TAYLOR Editor and Publisher Associate Editor DR. M. A. MAJORS Vol. XXVIII No. 51 Chicago, Ill., September 8, 1923 Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago, IM. Under Act of March 8, 1879. AMERICAN PRESIDENTS AND THE NEGRO By Dr. M. A. Majors It is never out of the question to go back into History and find if possible incidents in the life of a people, or facts relating to them. It is proper to rummage through pages of history to find if possible here and there, evidences of sincerity which prompted the heart of a President. As the White House applied to the Negro in the early days of reconstruction and during the administration of Pres. Grant; although there was no kitchen cabinet, yet the recent life of the Negro in arms had so impressed the powers in office that many illustrious characters among the Negro race might be mentioned. It was the beginning of the Negro regime at the White House and in nearly all of its ramifications and many of its functions, the Negro, high-chested in uniform with epaulets on his shoulders, astounded the nation. And so the reader will take note that this strange condition of affairs prevailed throughout many administrations. The first great evidence of a President's sincerity was exhibited by Gen. Grant in the appointment of Fred's Douglass on a commission to San Domingo. Following close upon this was the breviting of Gen. Robt. Small; and Dr. Martin R. Delaney as Mai. of U. S. Army. Opportunities offered to the Race to fill prominent positions of a political nature at so early a period, but for a few very exceptional men of the Race such chances would seem farcical as well as insincere. And yet at so early a period after the war, all over the east the intellect of the Negro mounted high. While both the upper and lower Houses of Congress were represented by numbers of the Race and a few Southern states were almost entirely in the hands of the Negro, it is remarkable that such periods of our Race life furnished so much history that was good and grand. This was during the Hayes administration, for President Hayes appointed Fred Douglass United States Marshal for the District of Columbia. Unfortunately at this time the Force Bill received its fatal blow and it may be charged to President Hayes, who betrayed the Negro race into the hands of his enemies. Perhaps the most interesting political campaign of this nation was for the election of Jas A. Garfield, doubtless one of the greatest men that ever sat in the White House. He made Blanche K. Bruce Registrar of U. S. Treasury; John C. Dancy Recorder of Deeds, giving to the Negro a variety of Consulate positions and Collectorship at Southern ports. So liberal was he in setting up our very best men to hold proud offices, that it finally inflamed public sentiment, and before the great President was in office a year the assassin's bullet struck him down. Grover Cleveland took his office after having served as Governor of the Empire State and although a Democrat, was liberal in the appointment of Colored men to office of emolument and prestige. Then Harrison, McKinley, Roosevelt, each holding in fond remem- ```markdown ``` brance the stalwart spirit of the Negro race to sustain the principles of the Grand Old Party, gave to the Negro, as did their predecessors, much that he was entitled to. It was during Pres. Taft's administration that the Negro came nearest to the cabinet in the appointment of Attorney W. M. Lewis as Asst. Attorney Gen. The Wilson administration was almost barren to the Negro race from the White House point of view. The exigencies of war necessitated a recognition of the race that at any other time would have been unwarranted. Mr. Emmet J. Scott is the only trace upon this barn waste. President Harding, although winning his office by the largest electoral vote ever recorded, yet as his office applied to the Negro, President Harding has done even less than the Wilson administration. He became a demagogue and through a farcical pretense, unloaded the Negro to the Democratic party, unburdening the administration of any obligation or debt that the Republican party owed the Negro. And so far as the Harding administration went, did very little or nothing to show that the Negro was regarded as an American citizen. Pres. Harding met his death while on a mission through the west, to more firmly fix himself in the White House, but "man proposes while God disposes." Pres. Coolidge, who assumes the reins of office and who lives at the White House, now will do some thinking, some planning and some appointing. He will be the Pres. of all the people and he will not be influenced by N. or S. or E. or W., nor will he swerve one inch from exercising the power of the Pres., nor be dictated to in his great dispensations. Pres. Coolidge comes upon the scene at a time when the Republican party was without hope, for had Harding lived and received the next nomination for Pres., the Democratic party no doubt would have swept the country. Pres. Coolidge will be his own successor. AN IMPORTANT EVENT AT HAMPTON INSTITUTE Hampton, Va.—An epoch-making event took place in Ogden Hall, Hampton Institute, Thursday evening, August 30, when the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education was conferred upon each member of the first class to graduate from the new agricultural college course. Five young men started this course, and of the five four remained to the end. These four represent the North, South, East, and West—Harrison D. Jacobs from Massachusetts, Thomas E. Johnson, Jr., from Mississippi, Burke M. Mathis from Oklahoma, and D. Coaken Jones from Georgia. These four young men already have excellent positions upon which they will enter at once. The first becomes a teacher of agriculture in the State Normal School at Elizabeth City, N.C.; the second a teacher of vocational agriculture in a high school in Marion, Ark.; the third a teacher of agriculture in Langston University, Langston, Okla.; and the fourth will become a farm-demonstration agent under the Federal Government in Virginia. For more than half a century Hampton Institute had been known as a secondary school, and when it was proposed to add courses of college grade' some doubted whether such a thing would actually be done. The conferring of degrees has conclusively answered all such doubters. Hampton Institute has now taken its place among institutions of college grade. In the absence of Principal James E. Gregg the degrees were conferred by Vice Principal George P. Phenix. A large audience was present, consisting of regular students of the Institute, students of the Summer School, members of the boys' and girls' clubs of Virginia who were having a short-course session at the Institute at this particular time. In his address, Dr. Phenix called attention to the fact that the history of Hampton Institute had been one of gradual and uninterrupted growth with no backward steps. Fifty-five years ago, he said, General Armstrong, the founder of Hampton Institute, realized that the early days were but the beginning and that the Institute was bound to develop with time. The charter which General Armstrong secured from the General Assembly of Virginia in 1870 stated that the purposes of the institution were: "For the instruction of youth in the various common-school, academic, and collegiate branches, the best methods of teaching the same, and the best mode of practical industry in its application to agriculture and the mechanic arts; and for the carrying out of these purposes, the said trustees may establish any departments or schools in the said institution." Recently when the question of granting degrees was under consideration the highest legal and educational authorities of the State decided that no amendment to the charter was necessary, since this provision se- THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1923 Moffitt One of the Popular and Honorable Judges of the Superior Court of Cook County Who Will Be Re-elected to His Present Honored Position at the Judicial Election November 1. [Name] For Many Years the Head and Front of the Eighth Regiment, Illinois National Guard; Vice President of The Binga State Bank of Chicago, Who Has Been Selected as the Esteemed Leading Knight of the Order of Elks. Colonel Marshall Stands Ace High With All of the People in This City and State. cured over fifty years ago, conferred upon the Institute the right to conduct college courses and to grant degrees. The events of August 30 were, therefore, merely a fulfilment of the plan of the founder. Hampton Institute has established one other college course besides that in agriculture—a four-year course for the training of high-school teachers and principals. The first class from this department will receive degrees in June, 1924. Numbers in the Normal School are increasing in a gratifying manner and the college departments of Hampton Institute are destined to become of increasing importance. It is the avowed purpose of the trustees and the officers in charge of the school to organize all its college courses in accordance with the best practice of the country and to maintain them at the highest degree of efficiency possible. NO EXCUSE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF VERMIN A new school year has started and close to 500,000 children are again in close proximity. The Health Department is looking sharply to prevent this proximity from being the source of any contagious or infectious condition; but in spite of all its vigilance, things will happen that burden the Department with extra work. The Commissioner of Health, therefore, makes this appeal to the parents of the school children to help him right from the beginning to avoid contagion and disease of a preventable nature. He feels that much can be done in the home to conserve health and life. The louse is a biting insect producing skin irritation with a formation of scabs, sometimes loathsome and foul smelling. Where no attempt is made to remedy the condition of a child's head, the female louse finds a suitable place to propagate. Lice hatch from white eggs called "nits". These are attached to the hairs near the roots and as the hair grows, the eggs are carried away from the body. The time during which the lice have infested the body may be estimated by the length of hair between the eggs and skin. The eggs usually hatch in about two weeks and the empty egg cases are left attached to the hair or clothes. The young resemble the adults. The school nurses each school year devote considerable time to lice conditions, or as it is technically known, "pediculosis," which time could be devoted to more important service, because the Commissioner of Health feels that it is the mother's duty to see that her children's heads are clean and free from vermin. This condition need not exist and may be easily prevented. This year the Health Department is going to enforce all the laws of cleanliness and activities will be directed at all vermin, especially lice. No child is to be allowed to remain in school who has lice or nits, or who is in any way unclean or a nuisance. The sin lies in keeping the lice, not in having them. Beginning the first day of the school year, the school nurses under the Department of Health are going PETER H. HON. JAMES W. BREEN vers the Head and Front of the E nternal Guard; Vice President of T icago, Who Has Been Selected a right of the Order of Elks. C High With All of the People in to examine all children in both the public and private schools and any children who are unclean are to be sent home for necessary care and treatment. Parents are advised to take their children to their family physician, who will undoubtedly give them the necessary treatment to remove the lice pest. To those who are unable to do so, the Department of Health advises the following in order to free the hair from vermin: Kerosene Oil—Olive Oil (Sweet Oil)—Equal parts—half a pint of each. Mix the kerosene and sweet oil and rub the mixture well into the scalp. Cover the hair with a large bath towel or rubber cap. Do not allow the head to come in contact with a lighted gas jet or flame of any kind. Let the head remain covered over night. In the morning wash the scalp well with hot, soapy water. Rinse with hot water and dry thoroughly. When dry, wet the hair with hot vinegar and comb with a fine tooth comb wet in hot vinegar. This latter may remove some of the nits, but the best way is to go over the hair and strip the nits from the hair using the thumb and finger. This treatment should be repeated every day for three days. It will be necessary to clean up the hats or caps of the children; also the bedding they have been in contact with. This prevents further infection. If after using this treatment, the condition is not cleared up, see your family physician or call at the school and the school nurse will gladly advise with you. Of course, it goes without saying that regular scrubbing of the head with hot soap and water is the best preventive for this condition. "BRINGING UP FATHER ON BROADWAY" HAS MADE A HIT AT THE AVENUE THEATER. Last Monday evening, September 3, "Bringing Up Father on Broadway" was for the first time presented to the theater-going public in Chicago, by Mr. E. J. Carpenter, 1400 Broadway, New York City, and the show, which is a farcical cartoon musical comedy, by George McManus, and "Bringing Up Father on Broadway" made a big hit at the Avenue Theater the very first night, notwithstanding the fact that everything was new and that the company had been rushed to this city on short notice and everything was rather strange to them the first night; but on the second night they caught the swing and the Chicago spirit and they poured into several parts a whole lot of snap and ginger and now it is a great pleasure to sit and watch a real live show which is chuck full of fun and laughter. The cast of "Bringing Up Father on Broadway" follows: **Cast** Jiggs Mahoney.....Walter Vernon Maggie .....Victoria Vincent Kitty .....Mildred Robinson Jimmy .....Harry Gruver Valeska .....Dolores Leon Dinty Moore .....Billy Maxwell Rastus .....Fred Roberts Ladies of Ensemble-Claire Lambert, Betty Lambert, Joie Ferguson, Gladys Davis, Edna Davis, Billy Dudley, Doris Brown, Bernice Alderson, Florence Cohen, Mary Leon, Lila Lee, Mary Miles. Musical Numbers Act 1 (1) Opening Chorus—Valeska, Kitty, Jimmy and Ensemble. (2) "Tennessee"—Jimmy and Guests. (3) "Off to Honolulu"—Ensemble. (4) Specialty—Robert. (5) March of Toy Soldiers—Gladys and Soldiers. (6) "Why Don't They Let the Girls Go to Sea?"—Rastus and Sailorettes. (7) Specialty—Kitty. (8) "Mean, Mean Daddy"—Kitty and Girls. (9) "Dreamy Melody"—Valeska and Actresses. (10) "Stand Up and Sing for Your Father"—Maggie, Jiggs, Valeska and Dinty. (11) "In the Old Neighborhood"—Maggie and Colleens. (12) Finale—Ensemble. (1) Opening—Ensemble. (2) "Swinging Down the Lane"—Jimmy and Kitty. (3) Specialty—Valeska. (4) "Song of India"—Valeska and Egyptian Maids. (5) Specialty—Jiggs and Dinty. (6) "The Lovelight in Your Eyes"—Valeska and Ensemble. (7) Specialty—Maggie. (8) "La Veeda"—Valeska and Senoritas. (9) Finale—Ensemble. Franklin Oliver. Robinson, Musical Director. The costumes of the 30 men and women in the cast are all very attractive and the graceful dancing and singing on the part of the ladies is very fine; in short, the whole show is full of life from beginning to end. At each show two big colored acts join in with "Bringing Up Father on Broadway" and greatly assist to make it a humdinger. Sunday evening, Sept. 9, will be the end of "Bringing Up Father on Broadway" at the Avenue Theatre. COLORED AMERICA ATTEN TION! ASSEMBLE! Boston, Mass., September 4, 1923.—Any member or members of the race are eligible to call meetings, informal or public, and organize Equal Rights committees or branch Equal Rights Leagues to send delegates to 16th annual meeting of National Equal Rights League at Holy Trinity Baptist Church, De Kalb and Franklin Aves, Brooklyn, N. Y., Rev. T. S. Harten, Pastor and local Chairman, September 26-29, 1923. Act in Churches and all race bodies. A National Race Assembly at which the race itself will formulate its own declaration of wrongs suffered and rights due, to present first to the new President in the White House, next to the Congress that meets for a presidential year. For any information write National Headquarters, 103 Court St. Boston, Mass., Rev. M. A. N. Shaw, Pres. William Monroe Trotter, Cor. Sec. Act at once! URBAN LEAGUE NEWS SERVICE Once upon a time, there lived a young man on a farm in the South. He lived in the great outdoors. There was no need to think about what kind of clothes to wear and how to act, because there was no one there to see. His nearest neighbors was a mule away. He came from work, sprawled over a whole horse or mule, washed his face and hands, ate his evening meal. He worked and worked and worked, but he never seemed to get anywhere. He had only starvation wages and white folks saw to it that he was always in debt. In the evening he would sit in his doorstep and ponder over the meanness and prejudice of the white folks in the South. He finally decided to come to Chicago. Here he got a job in a steel mill, where he worked hard and got good pay. He had never seen so many people in his life as he did in the one city of Chicago. They were on the job, on the street cars, even in the flat building where he lived, in multitudes it seemed to him, but he was the same young man. He kept on his dirty smelly overalls when he came from work. He elbowed his way among well-dressed women and men coming from their work. He sprawled over his seat in the car as if he had it all to himself, like his mule in the South. He shouted loudly to his buddy across the car just as he used to call out to the adjoining hillsides or lowgrounds in the South. The car would look at him and frown, or the women would shrink and pull their skirts away from him when he sat down. In the evening he would sit on his porch and ponder over the meanness and prejudice of the white folks in Chicago. Moral: Wake up and look out for number 1. It might be your fault. Don't rush the crowd. Clean up before leaving the job. If dirty don't flop down beside a lady, stand on the platform. Don't be loud. If you must say something to your buddy, go over to him or beckon him to come to you. Don't tell everybody your business. Be considerate of others. NATIVE AFRICANS JOIN NATIONALIST PARTY Capetown, S. A.-Native Africans meeting at Bloemfontein and calling themselves the African National Congress, passed resolutions declaring that Prime Minister Smuts had lost the confidence of the native population, "and that the time had come when the Bantu should consider the advisability of supporting a Republican form of government." This declaration is considered of arresting significance by the colonial press, and indicates the success of the Nationalist Party propaganda among the colored people. Following upon the resolution, the Nationalist leader, General Hertzog, addressed a meeting of colored people at Kimberley. He assured them that the Nationalists would accord them full justice and economic equality. BOARD BOUGHT LAND TO EXCLUDE NEGROES New York.-Sale of 320 acres at Croton Point to the Westchester County Park Commission has brought charges from Robert W. Justice, head of a syndicate of colored people, which has been negotiating for the property that the land was sold "at a cut price to the commission merely to prevent it becoming the property of colored people. Justice declared that his syndicate had collected subscriptions amounting to $300,000, and was prepared to pay $200,000 on mortgage for the property. The syndicate's plan involved a pier on the Hudson River, dancing pavilions and other features. The Democratic organization is silent in reference to this discrimination. MEMBERS OF THE EASTER LILY CLUB The 10th Annual Sermon of the Easter Lily Club will be held at Old Bethel Church, 30th and Dearborn St. Sunday, Sept. 9, at 3 p. m. Sermon to be preached by Mrs. Nora F. Taylor, Evangelist. All members are requested to attend. EMMA SMITH, Pres. MARY J. HARSH, 1st Fin. Sec. Adv. Former First Assistant Corporation Counsel of Chicago, Who Will Make a Dandy Republican Candidate for Judge of the Superior Court of Cook County This Fall. AVENUE THEATRE 31ST STREET AND INDIANA AVENUE Special Engagement 1 Week Only, Beginning Monday, Sept. 10 THE SEASON'S BIG SENSATION The Band Box Revue 40—PEOPLE—40 Beautiful Girls, Beautiful Costumes, Elaborate Scenic and Electrical Effects. Show starts Evenings 8:30 sharp; Sundays, 6:30-9 P. M. Box office open daily, 1:30 P. M. Phone Victory 1097 A. W. LLOYD VISITS CITY A. W. Lloyd, for twenty-three years grand chancellor of Knights of Pythias of Missouri, spent much time in the city enroute from New York where he had attended the Supreme Lodge session of K. of P.'s. Mr. Lloyd is an enthusiastic worker for the K. of P.'s and has done a world of good. His inspirations have been caught up by the grand lodges all over the country and have been of much assistance in making the supreme grand lodge the greatest of its kind. The local work in St. Louis under Grand Chancellor Lloyd has done well, some years ago they purchased a building on Pine St., which is now self supporting and is paying good percentage on investment. Mr. Lloyd was prominent in the city during the Elks' meeting and leaving Sunday evening, he was loud in his praise for the hospitalities extended him by Chicagoans. NOTED COLORED RECTOR WAS PAGE WITH SLEMP New York—The Rev. George T. Bragg, Jr., rector of the leading colored Episcopal Church in Baltimore was page in the Virginia legislature with C. Bascom Slemp, former congressman from Virginia and recently appointed secretary to the President. "The elder Slemp was at that time a member of the house," writes Dr. Bragg in the New York Age, "and he was a magnificent man. Bascom was as fine a boy as one would desire to meet. It does not follow that a white Republican who does not agree with us in everything is necessarily a Negro hater. Let us be fair and give Mr. Slemp a trial. He may prove a better friend than expected." SHORT CUTS Three automobile loads of white men rode through a colored settlement at Savannah, Ga., firing into the houses, killing one man, seriously wounding another and slightly injuring several. Having confessed participation in whipping Mrs. Myrtle Goolsby in July, 1922, Arthur Finley, constable at Broken Arrow, Okla., was sen- COL. JOHN R. MARSHALL Assistant Corporation Counsel of a Dandy Republican Candidate for Court of Cook County This Fall. tenced to the penitentiary by the Tulsa court. Colonel David P. Barrows, former president of the University of California, sailed for Africa to live a year among the Negroid Sengalese and Sudanese to study their characteristics and the governmental administration devised for their control. Revival of Mohammedanism among the 80,000-000 natives of Sudan is given as a cause for their unrest. Warsaw papers consider favorably the proposition of the French government to colonize the overflow of Polish population in Africa. The determination of the United States to restrict immigration into this country from foreign countries until its own labor is fully included and employed in its industries causes the Poles to seek other outlets. Ras Tafari, descendant of the indomitable Menelek and present King of Abyssinia, is a working monarch Executing a recent road building program in that country, each man carries a stone from the Kubbana River to the highway under construction Ras Tafari leads the procession of his subjects, carrying the heaviest burden. W. S. George, of East Palestine Ohio, has contributed $50,000 to erect the first modern hospital in the kingdom. When Secretary of the Treasury Mellon learned that his messenger, Richard Green, was critically ill, he called in the best specialists in Washington to attend him. Mr. Green entered the service of the Government under President Grant. He is six feet in height and possesses rare courtesy and dignified bearing, which makes him a general favorite in the Department. He has been on the door of the highest officials of the Treasury for thirty years. Arthur G. Froe, of West Virginia, Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia, called upon President Coolidge last week and enlisted his support for an appropriation of $500,000 to build a suitable office for housing the priceless documents under Mr. Froe's charge. ENUE THEATRE STREET AND INDIANA AVE Special Engagement Only, Beginning Monday, THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1923 $100,000.00 OFFICE BUILDING OPENS IN CALIFORNIA Los Angeles, Cal.—The first office building for the professional and business men, colored, of this city was opened here last Saturday, Sept. 1. The building, in the heart of the business section, was built at a cost of $100,000. The building contains twenty-six offices, single and in suites, with beautiful appointments, and is said to rank with the most modern office buildings in Los Angeles. LEVIATHAN WILL CARRY A TABLET FOR HARDING New York.—The steamship Leviathan, the world's greatest liner, will have a tablet in memory of the late President Harding, it was announced here. The tablet will record the fact that the great vessel was reconditioned during the Harding administration. M. T. Bailey, mgr, The Bailey Press Bureau, 3638 State St., visited the north shore during the week on business and stopped off at Lake Forest and Waukegan, Ill., and Racine, Wis. Dt. Irene Shanklin of Philadelphia, Pa., national deputy of Pennsylvania, who spent the week in attendance of the Elks' meeting as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Anderson, 4115 Langley Ave., has returned east. Misses Alpha and Laura Baxter, 420 E. 48th Place, teachers in the public school at Colp and Alton, Ill., have returned to their respective duties for the fall, after spending the summer at home with relatives. Gus Robinson and his mother and Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Benton of Morgan Park, made a pleasant drive to Milwaukee, Wis., last Sunday and spent a delightful day with friends. The report of the state grand lodge meeting of U. B. F. and S. M. T., which convened at Mounds, Ill., recently, will be read at the regular meeting of North Star Lodge No. 57 on Sept. 12th at Bailey's Hall, 3638 State St. The Chicago delegation was headed by J. B. Street, worthy master. TRE NUE Now that summer is well under way, materials for fall and winter are being offered, says a fashion authority in the New York Tribune. In Paris visiting buyers of novelty wool and silk fabrics are buying freely of the new novelties. Two novelties which have found high favor are tchinellaine and tchinellaine pekine, both of which are of the same weave—an all-over wool velours deaine of the softest quality woven in a chine or heather mixture, sometimes in cashmere colorings or in two or three tones of one color. These will be principally used for handsome topcoats. They will be used to some extent in the making of suits, although they are rather heavy for this purpose. Another novelty in a velours de laine effect is mosaicagella—a sort of cut or pressed pattern representing a mosaic. This comes in a beautiful series of colorings in solid tones. Still another marked novelty is les paves agnella marbres. The agnella pattern in relief shows a sheared fur-like surface in mixed and two-tone colorings, giving the effect of marble. Grainarallinea is the name of a pompon surface fabric. The pompons are arranged in a striped pattern on a serge background. Crepella confetti imprim, another pompon weave, has a background of 'wool crepella. In the pattern the pompons are set very close together. For instance, on a background of red, green and yellow crepella, pompons in the same colorings which measure about three-eighths of an inch in diameter are woven at intervals of less than an inch, thus leaving one-quarter of an inch space between them at the narrowest point. Still other novelties are ziblikasha du laos, a kasha zibeline with effective ray stripes; panvellaine kashmere, an extremely odd fabric, with a mosaic-like pattern in cashmere colorings on a dark background, and effillette, a material which looks like sheep's wool, a perfect imitation of this fleece. KATHLEEN MORRIS 1920 A beautifully soft color combination is illustrated in this charming summer costume. The skirt is a variation of pastel pinks and grays, while the blouse is of gray crepe de chine, trimmed with pink soutache braid. A popular type for evening dresses is the chiffon model made over a silk slip. Colors are coral, tomato, jade or white, and silver ribbon makes the girdle. Sports hats, which are new and attractive, are covered with colorful embroidery done in chenille. These are soft and may easily be tucked into one's traveling bag. The smart cockades made entirely of ribbon which are used to trim hats and frocks may be bought already put together in different sizes and color combinations. The woman who likes to cross-stitch will be interested in curtains of white dimity stamped for cross-stitching in dark blue. The effect is very pretty. Painted silk frocks are a novelty this season. The paint is applied rather thickly to give a raised surface. The frocks are cut on the straight chemise pattern and only loosely caught about the waist with a sash of the plain silk. It is quite the proper thing these days to match your gloves and stockings, particularly if you are wearing a strictly tailored suit. Monograms have become so popular they are now appearing on coats. A blue serge suit is bound with red and belted and mongrammed in the same color. The monogram appears on the sleeve. Unlike Other Schools. The school of experience has no commencement; It is a perpetual course—Boston Transcript [Name] THE LATE OLLIE SCALES Recently Manager of the Joyland Amusement Park, 33rd Recently Manager of the Joyland Amusement Park, 33rd Street and South Wabash Avenue, Passed Away the First of This Week With a Severe Attack of Asthma. He Was One of the Best Amusement Promoters in This Country. MR. AND MRS. LEWIS RETURN TO THE CITY Mr. and Mrs. Cary B. Lewis, 4843 St. Lawrence Ave., have returned from their summer home at Idlewild Resort, Mich. Cary B., Jr., and Mrs. Jane Hammond, the baby's great grandmother, returned with them. Miss Rhoda M. Johnson, principle of one of the graded schools at Kansas City, Kans., is enroute to Kansas to resume her duties, stopping a few days at Keokuk, Ia., and Quincy, Ill. her home town. While here, Miss Johnson was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Young, 4114 Calumet Ave. Mr. Sandy W. Trice, returned home the latter part of last week from Idlewild, Michigan, where he pleasantly spent his two weeks' vacation. Mrs. Prudence Penn of Philadelphia, Pa., representative of The Knights and Daughters of Honor, while in the city made a flying trip to Springfield, Ill. to inspect the home office and was the guest of the officials there. Mrs. Kattie Mimms of Brooklyn, N. Y., daughter ruler of Elks and national deputy mother queen of A. U. K. & D. of A. of New York, is still in the city with headquarters at 3159 Wabash Ave. ON WAY TO VIRGINIA Miss Mary E. Branch, teacher of English at the State Normal College, Petersburg, Va., is now enroute to Petersburg for her fall duties and will stop several days at St. Louis, Mo., to visit her brother, Prof. Samuel Branch of Sumner High School; and several days at Camden, N. J., to spend several days with another brother, Dr. C. T. Branch. CHIPS Miss Alpha Maxwell, 4207 Prairie avenue, returned home the latter part of last week from a three weeks' vacation trip to Idlewild, Mich. Miss Caro Lewis, the beautiful and most accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Lewis, 3633 Giles avenue, will on the first of this coming week be united in marriage to Mr. Jones. Mrs. William Honesty, of Youngstown, Ohio, sister of the late Robert A. Williams, 3544 S. Dearborn street, has for the past two weeks been visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Williams, at that number. She will return to her home in Youngstown, in the near future. Prof. and Mrs. W. W. Fisher, 1911 Asbury avenue, Evanston, Ill., and all the members of their family, are strong admirers of this newspaper, and they never feel right until after they have read its highly interesting contents each week. Little Miss Audry Lee, granddaughter of Prof. and Mrs. Samuel I. Lee, 5259 S. Dearborn street, will for some time make her home with her grandparents. She has become a pupil at the Farren School, Fifty-first and Wabash avenue. Mrs. Mary Harsh, 2963 Federal street, who is one of the most prominent secret society women in this state, after attending the sessions of the U. B. F. Grand Lodge at Dan- ville, Ill., and the sessions of the Sisters of the Mysterious Ten, returned to this city, then on to Benton Harbor, Mich., where she spent two weeks' vacation and, after spending a delightful time there, she returned home last Saturday morning. Col. Charles E. Morrison, special messenger to Mayor William E. Dever, returned home the first of the week from his two weeks' vacation trip, through the east, where he had a good time. While absent he visited Boston, Mass., New York City, Atlantic City, N. J., Philadelphia, Pa., Washington, D. C., and other points in the East. While in New York City he had a long and pleasant visit with Mayor Hylan. Life Topsy: Turvy "Life is getting kind of topsy-turvy." sighed Mr. Meekton. "Henletta hates the kind of perfume I use, and I seriously object to her smoking in the house." Strav Bit of Wisdom The man who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.— Proverb. Godspeed. Old Lady (seeing her niece off—"Good-by, Emily! God be with you till you get to Langa—after that you won't have to change trains."—Klods-Haven, Copenhagen. To Remove Corks Corks placed in bottles containing gum, glue, shoe polish and other sticky substances are often difficult to remove. They will not stick if a little glycerine is rubbed over them. Watch Big Things. Too many people devote so much attention to little things that they have no time for the big things of life. They lack a proper estimate of true values, a deficiency that they can overcome if they will honestly endevor to do so. Severest Punishment The severest punishment suffered by a sensitive mind, for injury inflicted upon another, is the consciousness of having done it.-Hosea Ballon. A perfect specimen of an egg of the aepyornis was recently found in Madagascar. So far only twelve are known. The eggs are often 9 by 13 inches, double the size of ostrich eggs. The extinct aepyornis resembled the ostrich. Following the discovery of a montan- nishable silver comes the news of a white metal which resists both tarnish and corrosion, and has a remarkably deep and brilliant luster when polished. Wedding Lvric. From a song catalogue—"Speed, bonnie boot, like a bird on the wing." This is listed as a Scotch rowing song, but it sounds to us more like what a wedding guest might sing as he hurled his missile after the happy pair"—Boston Evening Transcript. Growing Sponges From Seed Growing Sponges From Seed. So important has the sponge become in every-day life that it is now grown from "seed" like ordinary land plants. Before 1914 the finest sponges came from the Mediterranean. Must Jump In. The fact is that to do anything in this world worth doing, we must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump and scramble through as well as we can—Sydney Smith. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING MALE HELP COLORED Men wanted to qualify for sleeping car and train porters. Experience unnecessary. Transportation furnished. Write T. McCaffrey, Supt., St. Louis, Mo. FOR SALE—3-Piece Parlor Suite; mahogany frame and mulberry velour covering. Used two years. $50.00 J. C. Friedman, 738 S. Spaulding avenue; phone Van Buren 5392. Snaffle Bit Painful. A four-rein bit is known as a sniffle bit and is used ordinarily only on the sniffle. If a quick stop is desired, the curb can be pulled, thus bringing the horse up immediately, as it is more painful and powerful. Reason for Speed Courtship was a more complicated process in the old days, but there was no taxicab meter to urge making it snappy. Advertising an Old Business. The advertising card is of entirely modern origin, although the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans knew something about advertising. Speaking of Fruit Sometimes a fellow makes a date with a peach he believes will turn out to be the apple of his eye, but eventually she proves a lemon that no sensible chap could care a fig for. What Jud Said. Jud Tunkins says a man who is al- ways talking about how the adjacent farm should be run seldom saves up money enough to buy it. A Seedy Complexion. A lad, two and one-half, while out walking, saw a small boy with freckles all over his face. He said, "Oh, mother, look at the boy with tomato seeds on his face." Answer to Correspondent A bucket-shop, Euphremia, is a sort of modern cooperage to which a man takes a barrel and brings back the bunghole—Boston Transcript. Fool Question T. B. asks: "Is a man always contented with his lot if he has a dream house on it?" No, there also must be a garage. The Wise Man If sometimes happens that the world thinks a man is wise because he doesn't take the trouble to explain his mistakes. Flower Decorations on a Liner. Ten thousand flowering plants and ferns of various kinds are used every year for the decoration of the public rooms on one of the big transatlantic liners. Water for Jordan Plain. Canals to irrigate the Plain of Jordan, round the Dead Sea are proposed; wide areas covered with fertile soil could then be cultivated. Arabs First to Tame Horses. The Arab horse is said to be the oldest existing domestic breed. Its records can be traced back for 13,000 years. Old Dugouts Found. Ingeniously designed prehistoric dugouts used by cavemen in escaping from or resisting the attack of their enemies have been found in France. Your Hair Can Be A Crown of Beauty No longer need you wish for beautiful hair. A marvelous preparation has been discovered that quickly coarse coars, homely hair in long, lovely, silky locks, smooth, smooth, smooth, sheen, and stop dandruff and itching scalp. This wonderful preparation is called It has given thousands the beautiful hair for which they are so much admired. Another great beauty help is EXELENTO SKIN BEAUTIFIER, a remarkable cream that quickly removes skin blemishes and clears up dark, sallow complexions. If your druggist cannot supply you, send 25c for generous size package of either Pomade or Beautifier. EXELENTO MEDICINE CO., Atlanta, Ga. AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE Write For Particular OFFICE TELEPHON J. GRAY Attorney 204 East 3 Chic OFFICE TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 6551 J. GRAY LUCAS Attorney-at-Law 204 East 35th Street Chicago Corner Indiana Ave., Second Floor Res., 3846 Grand Boul. Tel. Douglas 4397 Phone Y FURN Brass and Wood Bee Refrigerators, St Hardware, HENRY ST 2515-19 ARC Phone Yards 27 FURNITURE And Wood Beds, Electric W frigerators, Stoves, Paint, Hardware, Linoleum HENRY STUCKA 2515-19 ARCHER AVE. Brass and Wood Beds, Electric Washers, Refrigerators, Stoves, Paint, Oil, Hardware, Linoleum HENRY STUCKART 2515-19 ARCHER AVE. GEORGE F. HARDII GE F. HARDING REAL ESTATE Up-to-Date or Modern and Store 3101 COTTAGE Corner 31st S Date or Modern Houses, A and Stores to Rent COTTAGE GROVE Corner 31st Street, Chicago Up-to-Date or Modern Houses, Apartments and Stores to Rent 3101 COTTAGE GROVE AVE. Corner 31st Street, Chicago Loans and Discounts (Inspected and approved by our Board of Directors) Bonds and Securities Stocks (Lincoln State Safety Ventures Co.) Bank Building and Annex. Furnitures and Fixtures. Other Resources Cash on Hand and Due from Banks Total ..... $ business LIABILITIES Capital Stock ..... $ Supply ..... $ Unlimited Profits Reserved for Taxes and In- terest ..... $ of Condition At Close of Business on June 30, 1923 Loans (Inspee our Bonds Stockes (Lin Va Bank b Furniture Other Cash o Bank Tota Capital Surplus Undivide Reserves teres Other Dues First safe Boxes Depen and Interest all al men Satu GEORG CHAR GEORG LA ADDIS LINCOLN ST OF CHI Under State Govern LINCOLN STATE BANK OF CHICAGO Under State Government Supervision 51st and South State Streets Telephone Victory 4500 Statement Increase in Deposits from April 30, 1923, to June 30, 1923, $84,365.23 Stainless Metal Making. Electroplating with chromium is the new method proposed by Sheffield metallurgists for making stainless metals. Less chromium is required than for stainless alloy, and it is suggested that the thin rustless film should give protection to the bright parts of motors and other objects. The sugar of fruit is usually an admixture of dextrose and levulose, and is called invert sugar. It is uncrystallizable and forms granular masses in dried fruit. It consists of five parts of levulose and three parts of hydrated dextrose, some of which arises by inversion of saccharine. Anticipated Applause. Speaking of vanity, a politician the day before he was to make a certain speech, sent a 41-page report of it to all the papers. On page 80 appeared this paragraph: "But the hour grows late and I must close." (Cries of "No, no! Go on! Go on!") NNE DOUGLAS 6351 7 LUCAS yent-Law 35th Street Chicago Wards 27 ITURE dls, Electric Washers, stoves, Paint, Oil, Linoleum TUCKART CHER AVE. HARDING, JR. BURN Houses, Apartments to Rent E GROVE AVE. street, Chicago RESOURCES Invert Sugar. JAS. B. McCAHEY, President PHILIP J. DUNN, Secretary FRANK J. DUNN, Vice-President H. X. COMERFORD, Treasurer ESTABLISHED 1877 JOHN J. DUNN COAL CO. 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The famous Washington monument has been called the best piece of masonry in the world. Its interior is 25 feet square, while the exterior is 55 feet square. This shows the tremendous thickness of the walls. The foundation of the shaft is 80 feet square and it is set in solid rock eight feet below the surface of the earth. Many nations, as well as cities, states and individuals contributed stones in its construction. Its walls, therefore, contain interesting stones from all parts of the world. Scotland Gets Ellisland. The farm of Ellisland, near Dumfries, where Burns wrote "Scots Wha Hae" and "Tam o' Shanter," and many other poems, has been given to the Scottish nation by the terms of the will of the recent owner, a gentleman of Edinburgh. The buildings as far as possible are to remain as they were in the time when they were occupied by Robert Burns. Walnuts in Bulgaria The walnut in Bulgaria is almost indispensable to the housewife. The nut is eaten in the raw state and used for producing a cooking oil. The meats are salted, fried in a pan and then pressed with a rolling pln. Jam is made from the green walnuts and large quantities are used in the production of a very potent brandy. Are the Laziest People Probably the laziest people in the world are Santians, who live in the inaccessible mountain range between the Black and Caspian seas. They have made no advance toward civilization in 2,500 years. It is their invariable rule to observe holidays four times a week, with saints' days as extras. Are we Americans becoming more honest? Chinese Free Masons seem to think so. At their outing in New York they take their watches along, though white men are invited as guests. The Hip Sings recently have been leaving their watches at home when they invited white men along. The East Runner The antelope or prong-horn is the swiftest runner on the continent, says Nature Magazine. He lives on the open plains, depending upon his eyes, his nose, and his swift legs for protection. These have failed him as the country has settled up. He cannot survive wire fences and modern firearms. Turpentine Cleans Rugs. An excellent way to keep carpets and rugs in good condition is to go over them once a week with a broom dipped in hot water to which a little turpentine has been added. This treatment not only prevents moths but freshens up the color of the faded carpet marvelously. Chas. Krutckoff, Pres. J. E. Ward, Vice-Pres. Chinks. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1923 d Coal Co. OS AT R. & Q. R. R. R. R. R. Racine Aves., C. M. & St. P. R. R. OVE AVE., CHICAGO my name as a subscriber to THE BROAD the annual subscriptions to same, or One 19 State There's Only One Method. When a woman has something to say and is determined to say it, the only thing to do is to let her talk. Words to a woman are as steam to a boiler, and no man can control her mind until she has talked off the lid.—From "Black Oxen." by Gertrude Atherton. Acorn Alcohol. Up to the present time no industrial use has been made of acorns, but recent experiments show that alcohol can be made from them. Shellled acorns contain about 40 per cent of starch, which can be readily saccharified and then converted into alcohol. Wife Always Late Guide (in Yellowstone)—"Now, ladies, this phenomenon occurs every three minutes. Maybe you'd like to look down into the geyser before the next eruption." Mr. Smithers (calling to wife)—"Not you! It's just like you to be late."—Wisconsin Octopus. Efficiency. "Don't you think these automobile jokes are in bad taste?" "No." replied Miss Cayenne, "my observation is that any piece of machinery which can make a man laugh instead of using profanity should be classed as a blessing."—Washington Star. Two and Two Make Four. But— We are constantly reminded of George Eliot's naughty formulation of Lecky's attitude: That two and two certainly make four, but that a gentleman will not press the matter too far. —Joseph McCabe. As to Choice. "Some day," said Uncle Eben, "I may feel dat it's up to me to go on one o' dese here hunger strikes. If it ever happens it'll have to be at de time of year when it's too late for spring chickens an' too early foh watermelon." Straight Thinking Clear, straight thinking is needed today more than anything else. Loose and misdirected thought cannot lead to logical conclusion. Such thought results in a "deadlock" in our own heads which nobody but ourselves can break. Palm Always Busy. Coconut palms are busy trees, says Nature Magazine, and so useful they can brook no delay, so flowers and fruit in all stages of growth may be seen upon the trees at the same time. Isn't It the Truth1 Every man who lives a successful and useful life will find by the time he reaches the age of threescore years and ten that he has managed to accumulate a nice little bunch of enemies. CHICAGO CHICAGO Hugh Norris, Tress. Kirby Ward, Seey. $1.00 FOR 6 MONTHS $2.00 PER YEAR FUNERAL DIRECTORS UNDERTAKER PRIVATE AND PUBLIC AUTOS AT ALL HOURS ALL MONTHS ASST ERNEST H. WILLIAMSON UNDERTAKER GARAGE GASOLINE OIL OPEN DAY & NIGHT Day Light Chapel, capacity 200, Outside Ventilation—Organ and Organist Free I am as near as your Telephone—I give service at a reasonable price—Distance immaterial, consult me—I save you wor y, time and money. A. D. GASH ATTORNEY AT LAW 118 N. La Salle Street CHICAGO Phone Main 2017 A. L. WILLIAMS ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Suite 706 Firmenich Building 184 W. Washington St. CHICAGO Residence 3655 Prairie Ave. Phone Douglas 9133 Residence, 1262 Macalister Place Telephone Monroe 2714 MILES J. 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Cashier The Commonwealth Edison Company The following Electric Shops carry a full line of Electrical Appliances and sell the Federal Washer on Easy Terms; Davis Electric Shop, 4800 Fulbright Avenue, Austin, TX 78710 2501 M. Kedzie Ave. Kelpa Park Elec. Shop, Kelpa Park Ave. Logan Sq. Lightshop 5415 Milwaukee Ave. Louisville, TX 75210 515 Lawrence Ave. Mid-West Electrical WEST SIDE Balzac & Baza Bridgeport Electric Co. St. Marys Co. St. Marys Co. St. Marys Co. Colec Electric Co. 815 W. Madison St. 1745 W. Madison St. 2548 W. North Ave. 2548 W. North Ave. 1657 W. Madison St. Robert B. Garth. Robert B. Garth. Home Electric Appliance 5839 Chicago Ave. Lexington Electric Co. St. Marys Co. OUR NEW HO E DIRECTORS UNDERTAKER PREVIEWS & VOLUME HOURS AT ALL HOURS ALL NEWBOOK ASSOCIATION AMSON UNDERTAKER GARAGE GASOLINE OIL OPEN DAY & NIGHT son UNDERTAKER Ventilation—Organ and Organist Free— service at a reasonable price—Distance y. time and money. 1. 7 W. Adams St. 452 78 Browns Ave. 454 79 Logan Blvd. 382 77 Rosewood Ave. 782 79 Rosewood Rd. 1446 Wilson Ave. Lakeview Electric Co., O. R. Martin, M. R. Martin St. Morse Electric Shop, Northshore Electric Shop, Northshore Electric Co. 5503 N. Clark St. P. Clark St. 4709 N. Kedzla Ave. P. Kedzla Ave. 3006南岸 Ave. R326南岸 Ave. 326 Lincoln Ave. Salice Electric Shop, Salice Electric Shop, Tip Top Else, Appliances, Tip Top Else, Appliances, 833 Irving Park Blvd. M. M. Irving 883 Broadway NORTHWEST Art Lama Novelty & Gift 1690 Milwaukee Ave. CHICAGO ```markdown ``` 3039 Lincoln Ave. 4739 Irving Park Blvd. 6245 Normal Blvd. 8250 E. 92nd St. 8350 S. Halted St. 8350 S. Keddie St. 8350 S. Keddie St. 4007 Udgen Ave. Bivd. 4007 Udgen Ave. Bivd. 4171 Cottage St. Mastic Electric Shop, Mastic Electric Ave. Electric Co. Meadow Ave. Electric Co. Mediterranean Station Mediterranean Station 1818 W. 50th St. 1818 W. 50th St. 2020 Oden Ave. Bernard O'Hare, Bernard O'Hare, 3144 W. Chicago Ave. Radiant Electric Co. 3144 W. Chicago Ave. 1137 W. Taylor St. Richmond Electric Co. Richmond Electric Co. Rika Electric Shop, Rika Electric Shop, Spaulding Electric Co. Spaulding Electric Co. 3242 W. North Ave. 3242 W. North Ave. 1018 W. Milwaukee Ave. 13253 Brandon Ave. 13253 Brandon Ave. 6601 S. Halsted St. Nighborhood Shoe Shop 6601 S. Halsted St. New City Electric Co. New City Electric Co. Goli Electric Shoe Shop Goli Electric Shoe Parall Electrical Co. Parall Electrical Co. Quality Electric Shoe Quality Electric Shoe Steeve I. Isle Shoe Steeve I. Isle Shoe 3017 W. Strd. 1st 3017 W. Strd. 1st 7286 Vincentas Ave. SOUTH SIDE Berry & Co. Berry St. St. Beverly Electric Shop, St. Beverly Electric Shop, Brighton Lighting Fix-Up 3892 Archer Ave. 3892 Archer Ave. 7133 Shane Ave. 7133 Shane Ave. California Measure Shop, 515 Chatham Electric Fix-Up 721 E./75th St. 721 E./75th St. 4522 S. Haited St. 4522 S. Haited St. 1601 E./91th St. 1601 E./91th St. A. Wagner, 1227 E. 55th St. West Pulliam Street 811 W. 120th St. 811 W. 120th St. Winchester Store Elec- tric 6700 Stone Island Ave. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS