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EXTRA THE BROAD AX EXTRA By Mary White Ovington Vol. XXIX. BOOK By Mary Wh Chairman, Board of tional Association ment of Col "HOLIDAY" By Waldo Frank. Published by Messrs. Boni & Liveright, 61 West 48th Street, New York City. Price $2.00. Postage 10c Extra Waldo Frank is one of our younger impressionistic writers, as far removed from the Victorian age, with whose literature some of us still dally, as from the age of Pericles. He seems obsessed with sex, a true Freudian, but he has a way of expressing emotion, of picturing a place and its many-vibrant life, that is astounding. Nazareth, the town in "Holiday," is real, luminous. It is like a moving picture, and indeed I believe this younger generation is much influenced in its writings by the swift, vivid photographs of the movies. Here, as in no other book written for many years we have the atmosphere of the South, its warmth, its sky, "naked-white," its earth, "red-naked," its dark people, "the color of the dusk on the shadowed road," its log cabins, the shadowy spaces of its woods, its stirred souls "carrying through the night where the sky's blare is hushed, a luminious music." Against the black world, is an ugly white world, crass, common. And from out it comes a white woman, daughter of the chief business man of the place, who for a time holds our interest and sympathy. There has been and will be endless discussion and much anathema around this volume. It dares to recite the attraction that a colored man has for a white woman. This attraction ends with the destruction of the colored man and in a heartlessness on the part COLUMBUS PREPARES FOR CONVENTION OF ALPHA PHI ALPHA AND DELTA SIGMA THETA 700 College Men and Women Expected to Visit City During Holidays—Prominent Leaders to (Special to The Broad Ax) Columbus, Ohio.-All Columbus is astir in making preparations for the coming gathering of Negro College men and women from all parts of the country who will participate in the Convention of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity and the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority to be held in this city the week December 27 to 31, 1923. The homes of many of the most prominent colored citizens of Columbus have been offered for the accommodation of the more than 700 members of these two organizations who will be in attendance. National Secretary Informs Chairman of Local Committee to Prepare for Great Group of College Men and Women Already the local Chairman of the Convention Committee of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, V. D. Johnston, has received word from the National Secretary, Norman L. McGhee, that in addition to the 500 graduate and undergraduate members of the Fraternity who plan to be present in Columbus during the Convention week, a large number of the most prominent leaders among colored people, who are honorary members of the Fraternity, will also be present. Among these are such prominent men as Honorable Robert L. Vann of Pittsburgh; Dr. J. E. Moorland of New York City; Dr. Emmett J. Scott of Washington, D. C.; Mr. Aaron E. Malone, St. Louis, Mo.; Honorable Sumner A. Furniss of Indianapolis, Ind.; Dr. George C. Hall of Chicago, Ill.; Atty. Raymond P. Alexander of Philadelphia, Pa.; R. W. Cannon, Esq., of Minneapolis, Minn.; Oscar C. Brown Esq., of Atlanta, Ga.; Atty, Sidney P. Brown, of Atlanta, Ga.; James W. McGregor, of Los Angeles, Calif.; Dr. Homer Cooper of Chicago, Ill.; Dr. Eugene K. Jones, of New York City; Dr. Roscoe C. Giles of Chicago, Ill.; Atty. Cecil Rowlette, of Detroit, Mich.; Dr. M. A. Allen of --- of the white woman that is incredible. It is difficult to understand Virginia. She is modern enough not to be startled at the sight of a naked black man coming up from the river to where she sits; she can talk with him; (even Frank does not make it go any further), but she can later hear him being lynched without emotion. She is replete, and as the murmur dies down she sleeps. But I suppose she is not Virginia but the white world, desiring, and later killing the thing it has desired. I would not have missed this book for a very great deal. I do not half understand it. I know at times it is revolting, but it tries to say a big thing, and in part it succeeds. Writing in Brentano's Book Chat, this is what the author says of it himself. "Holiday is a story as simple and direct as I could make it of one of the greatest of American dramas; the struggle in the South between the white race and the black. To the artist there is no right and no wrong in this drama; there is only beauty, only truth, only life. * * * Here is a dual world, each part of which years in its racial way for self-expression, for joy, for life, for God, each part of which profoundly loves and needs what the other part possesses, and through the fateful circumstance of American life, all this energy of desire is locked into opposition and distrust, so that it becomes channeled not in some fair communion but in an orgy of blood and horror. This ironic state is tragedy surely, but tragedy quite as profound for the white oppressors and lynchers (victims of their hate and love) as for their Negro victims." Buffalo, N. Y.; E. C. Brown, Esq, Philadelphia, Pa.; Andrew F. Stevens, Philadelphia, Pa.; Dr. Charles H Johnson, Atlanta, Ga.; Dr. W. B. Garvin, Washington, D. C.; Dr. Merrill, H. Curtis, Washington, D. C'; and a number of others. Among the prominent leaders among colored women who will attend the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Convention are Mrs. Alice Dunbar Nelson of Wilmington, Del.; Dr. Sadie Mossell Alexander of Philadelphia, Pa.; Mrs. Numa P. G. Adams of Chicago, Ill.; Miss Anna R. Johnson of Baltimore, Md.; Miss Dorothy Pelham of Washington, D. C.; Miss Edna Brown of Washington, D. C., and a large number of the members of the Sorority from Chicago and St. Louis, Cincinnati, Ohio, and other nearby cities. National President Sends Inspiring Message to Chapters of Alpha Phi Alpha S. S. Booker, National President of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity has sent the following inspiring message to the more than 50 Chapters of the Organization, one being located at practically every great American College and University: "Onward to Columbus for the National conclave of the oldest and largest Greek Letter Fraternity of Colored men in the world. Members of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, 3,000 strong, I say 'Slumber not in the tents of your fathers; the world is advancing, advance with it.' Our task is definite and our program workable and serviceable." Alpha Phi Alpha to Make Pilgrimage to Home of Dunbar A special feature of the Alpha Phi Alpha Convention will be the pilgrimage to the home of Paul Laurence Dunbar, at Dayton, Ohio, on Sunday, December 30th. A special program has been arranged for this occasion which includes the following: A visit to the home of Dunbar where his mother still resides, and a visit to the last resting place of Dunbar, where appropriate memorial services will be held in connection with the placing of a floral wreath on his grave; all of the arrangements regarding the pilgrimage are to be handled by the Theta-Lambda Graduate Chapter of the Alpha Phi Alpha in Dayton, Ohio. Attorney Vann of Pittsburgh Speaker at Public Session The week December 27th to 31st, promises to be a very full one. From the opening date of the Convention of He was one of our most highly esteemed friends in Chicago; for more than twenty years he was a constant supporter of this newspaper. Judge Edward O'good Brown, who was for many years president of the Chicago Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, in fact he was its first President, peacefully closed his eyes in death at his home, 1216 North State Street last Saturday morning; after a short spell of sickness, Judge Brown was one of the foremost lawyers in this part of the country. He was a writer of great ability on legal subjects; his works or books will live after him and be in use by hundreds of lawyers for many years to come. From his boyhood days at Harvard College, down to the day of his death, Judge Brown was one of the best and one of the greatest friends of the col- the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, December 27th, every minute of the time of the delegates will be taken. The program of the week includes a public session to be held in Auditorium of the Chamber of Commerce of Columbus. The principal speaker at the public session will be Honorable Robert L. Vann of Pittsburgh, Pa. His subject will be "The College Man's Opportunity." Yearly Meeting of Fraternity Proving Great Good Each year the attendance at the Conventions of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity has been larger and larger. From an attendance of 200 in Chicago in 1919 it has increased each succeeding year until more than 350 were present at the 15th Annual Convention held in St. Louis, Mo., last year. With a membership of some 3,000 men, and with 50 odd chapters located at every important American College and University, an approximate attendance of more than 500 for the coming convention seems conservative. The important thing about these meetings is that they are spent in discussing questions of vital importance to the racial group in America. Out of one of these Conventions came the idea of the "Go to High School—Go to College" campaign, which has been so effectively conducted by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity during the past four years. This year the young men of the Fraternity plan to give serious consideration to the outstanding problems facing the colored people of America today. HON. OSCAR W. ECKLUND BE- COMES ONE OF THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS Mayor William E. Dever has selected Hon. Oscar W. Ecklund to succeed Congressman Thomas A. Doyle as one of the members of the Board of Local Improvements and at the meeting of the City Council on Wednesday his appointment was confirmed by that body. Mr. Ecklund is one among the many very successful business men in this city and Mayor Dever displayed a large amount of real horse sense in selecting him for his important position. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 15. 1923 ored race in this country and the writer with bowed head joins with his lovable wife Mrs. Brown and with his other relatives and hundreds of friends in lamenting his death. Judge Brown was born in Salem, Mass., on August 5, 1847. He received an A.B. degree at Brown University and completed a law course at Harvard. He was admitted to the bar in 1870 and moved to Chicago two years later to take up the practice of law with the firm of Peekham & Brown. He was married to Miss Helen Gertrude Eagle in 1884 and she still survives him. Re-elected to Bench He was elected to the circuit court bench in 1903 and appointed justice of On Tuesday evening, December 25, Christmas, Banker and Mrs. Jesse Binga will give their annual elaborate twilight party, at half past five o'clock at St. Elizabeth's Assembly Hall, 24 E. 41st Street. The twilight party will last from the time indicated above until 11:30 P. M. Dancing will be one of the leading features of the evening and it will be strictly formal from beginning to end. The Twilight parties given by Mr. and Mrs. Binga once each year, have become the greatest social events among the four hundred high society leaders, among the Afro-Americans in Chicago, for Mr. and Mrs. Binga never hesitate in liberally spending money to entertain their invited guests in the most lavish manner and the past week society has been on tip-toe to see who would receive an invitation. On December 27, Thursday afternoon, Mrs. Binga will give a special party at the same place and will serve as hostess or Santa Claus to many of the little children in Chicago and they will all receive lovely Christmas presents and a highly interesting program will be rendered on that forthcoming pleasant occasion. DOCTOR JACKSON AND HIS BEAUTIFUL YOUNG BRIDE ARE NOW AT HOME TO THEIR HOSTS OF FRIENDS The first of this week Doctor and Mrs. Gordon H. Jackson arrived in this city from their pleasant honeymoon tour through the East and they have now settled down to real life and they have set up housekeeping in a lovely five-room apartment at 4545 Calumet avenue. the Appellate court in the same year, Mr. Brown was re-elected to the Circuit court bench in 1910 and later appointed justice of the higher courts. He retired from the bench in 1915 and re-entered the firm of Miller, Starr, Brown, Packard and Peckham, which eminent law firm has for many years been the attorneys for the First National Bank of Chicago. Active in Politics Judge Brown was an honored member of the University, City, Mid-day, Press, and Iroquois clubs. He was active in Democratic political circles. Funeral services were held Monday morning at 11 o'clock at the Church of the Immaculate Conception with burial at Mackinac Island. Thousands of Names Coming in; Prof. Boas Among Signers "The 100,000 mark is within reach." This announcement has been made by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 69 Fifth Avenue, New York, about its petition for the release of the 24th Infantrymen imprisoned in Leavenworth Penitentiary. On December 6, the number of signatures in the office of the N.A.A.C.P., asking pardon for the men was 43,524 and additional sheets of signatures were pouring in by every mail and from all parts of the country. James Weldon Johnson, N.A.A.C.P. Secretary, announced that not only would the Association be able to present the full 100,000 signatures to President Coolidge, but probably a considerably larger number. Among the most recent signers of the petition are: Prof. Franz Boas, head of the Department of Anthropology at Columbia University, Dr. O. F. Ogburn, Dr. Melville J. Herskovits and John R. Shillady, former secretary of the N.A.A.C.P. and now head of the National Association of Traveler's Aid Societies. Another signer is H. W. L. Dana, a grandson of the poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The N.A.A.C.P. is continuing to wage its campaign for signatures vigorously, inasmuch as white Texans are endeavoring to create a sentiment against pardoning the men. A mass meeting of 300 whites was held recently in Texas denouncing the N.A.A.C.P. campaign. In face of the opposition from white Texans, and the reported visit of Representative Garrett of Texas to President Coolidge, to urge against granting the pardons, Secretary J. W. Johnson warned against division of effort and urged that all signatures be sent to the N.A.A.C.P. National Office, in order that the entire mass could be presented together to President Coolidge. CHARLES E. STUMP, WHO STILL CLAIMS TO BE THE REGULAR TRAVELING CORRESPONDENT FOR THE BROAD AX, STILL CONTINUES TO FOLLOW HIS SHADOW AROUND IN TEXAS. HE WILL BLOW INTO CHICAGO BEFORE CHRISTMAS DAY. Palestine, Texas.—We pause to pay tribute to another one of our men. This year has taken away many shining lights, and yet it is not through. Some people are living now who will not be here when the year bids us farewell and I don't mind telling you this, but this time it is Phil Brown, one of the most noted writers of this race of ours, and a man who has been in the limelight for many years, but now he has answered before his God. Of course, you remember "Phil," for he figured in our racial development and has written many things. He had charge of publicity for the Harding campaign and the boys all remember him. After the election he was given an important post in the Labor Department of our Government and filled it well, but now he has gone to be with those who have gone before him. Ere this he has seen Bruce Langston, Douglass, Revels, Lampton, and so many others who have figured in racial life. He followed close behind Hon. Charles Banks, and Mrs. Mary Talbert. One by one we are passing into the Great Beyond. I had thought that Phil Brown would have written something about my entering into the Beyond, for he had promised to do this and be at my funeral in case I stepped in first, and I was to be at his funeral and tell the world about it, in case he crossed over first, and now he has gone and I am still here, but did not know of his death until I saw the Dallas Express this day. He has been dead almost a week. But are this letter the world knows of his death, and I will simply say to his widow, "It is the Lord's doing, and His ways we cannot understand." Look to Jesus and He will comfort you in this hour. One by one we are leaving here. Now here I am in Texas, but believe me, that before you get through reading this letter I will be leaving this state—in fact I will be out and will be away up yonder near Louisville or some other point. Next Sunday morning I expect to be in New Orleans, and leave there for Montgomery, Nashville, passing through Birmingham, and Tuesday will be in Louisville, Ky., at 621 South 8th street at the home of William H. Steward, editor of the American Baptist. I will be on my way to Chicago to be there for Christmas, and from there I am going right into Winston-Salem, N. C., and then to Florida where I am just going to spend all the winter as I see it now. I was in Austin when I took my pen in hand to write to you last week, and when I got through there in company with Bishop William Decker Johnson and wife. Bishop A. J. Carey, Dr. C. M. Tanner, Dr. S. J. Johnson, Dr. F. M. Johnson, Dr. J. M. Johnson, and it must have been the whole Johnson family, I made my way to this place. We rode almost all day. Mrs. Mand A. B. Fuller, toted me to the stable in her automobile car carriage and we rode the International & Great Northern. It was called the Sunshine, and got us to town while the sun was shining. They assigned me to stop with Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Wrenn, who are among the leaders in this holy city. They received me and Mr. Wrenn seemed to think that I was one more good looking baby, and I am willing to present him with a ten dollar bill just as soon as I can make a pay day. He is a blacksmith for that same International. I like him very much. But now you want to know about Mrs. Wrenn—Well, she is one of the thousands of representatives of Poro, and you will see her Poro sign, and honey, she is a busy woman. She is well educated and she has held as her motto "Satisfy customers" and she has declared that she has left it to the dollars to take care of themselves. Her husband is preparing to allow her to spend a week or so in St. Louis at Poro to see if there is anything new, since Poro is producing so many toilet articles and have regular Poro soap which is up to the best made in this country. I am here to attend the conference. and there are some visitors here, and I am sure that the people of Chicago will be delighted to know that the Rev. C. M. Tanner, pastor of Greater Bethel made many friends while in Texas and they are declaring that he is a man for church honors, and he will be voted for in General Conference in Louisville, Ky, next May, and I am of the opinion from what I can hear he will be elected with Dr. John A. Gregg and some others. I am told that Rev. R. A. Grant, of Florida will be in that number, and Dr. H. Y. Tools, is seeing to it that this country shall know about the son of Florida, Dr. Grant. Rev. F. Grant Snelson was here from Memphis, and he is fixing up his fences and getting ready to serve the rest of his days in Africa. He is anxious to take the place now held by Bishop W. Sampson Brooks, and permit Bishop Brooks to have a home district. Foremost in the minds of all African Methodists today is the approaching general conference and if you want to get from them a good conversation start to talking about it, and they are reading about it as well. Revs. S. D. Butler, who is called to the throne, and others who have heard the call who were here are Revs. H. A. Carr, P. C. Hunt, G. B. Young, W. E. McGrew, and I think there were others. It is conceded by the state that all will be behind Dr. S. J. Johnson, and he will likely walk in as indicated by Dr. John Harmon, of Atlanta, Ga, who is here looking after the Southern Christian Recorder, but it has been suggested that attention be given to the Western Christian Recorder that Dr. Harmon be elected and he locate in Chicago with it, and let it have a home in Greater Bethel. This is considered a good thing to do, and Dr. Harmon is one of the most writingest men in the whole A. M. E. church. This is one more busy city or town, and I am proud to inform you that my people are doing well. They believe in doing things. I find a drygoods store, and here is located the Farmers and Citizens Bank, a strong institution, with Dr. E. M. Griggs, president, and some strong vice-president, and I was very much impressed with B. F. White, the cashier, who is politeness in all that it goes to make politeness, and he is making friends from friendshipville or some other place. He is a well trained business man. The bank is capitalized at $50,000, and they are doing business, believe me. I was informed that the collections this year had been more than any time in the previous history. They are going to increase the capital stock and make it a State Guaranty Bank. Let the good work go on. I had the pleasure of going into the millinery shop of Mrs. H. L. Roberts, the wife of Dr. W. R. Roberts, and a well trained woman. I was glad to note how our people are having her make their hats, and then she has a supply of dolls belonging to our race, and I commend her for that, and then she carries a supply of hair goods. She is an inspiration to our young people. Dr. L. K. Williams has caused the secretary of the National Baptist Convention, Prof. R. B. Hudson, to issue a call for the Executive Board of the convention to meet December 27-28 in Memphis, Tenn., and the call is now in the hands of the members of the Board, and I have one myself. They are going to take up many things concerning the work of the convention, and will look after the completion of the Sunday School Publishing Board's new home in Nashville. This building is going to cost just $350,000 and will be ready for completion. They are going to arrange for one more big time when they lay the cornerstone. I want to be there myself and if you do not care I am going to be there. I have many other things in mind to say, but will bring this letter to a stop for this time. Look out for the next one. CHARLES E. STUMP. SPECIAL NOTICE All news matter intended for publication in The Broad Ax, Saturday, December 22, must reach the editor no later than Thursday morning, December 20. News or social items published free. Address all matter to The Broad Ax, 6206 S. Elizabeth street; phone Wentworth 2597. THE BROAD AX Published Every Saturday In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. Republicans, Democrats, Catholics, Protestants, Single Taxers, Priests, infidels or anyone else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. 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. THE BROAD AX 6206 So. Elizabeth St, Chicago, Ill Phone Wentworth 2597 JULIUS F. TAYLOR Editor and Publisher Associate Editor DR. M. A. MAJORS Vol. XXIX. No. 13 Chicago, December 15, 1923 Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post office at Chicago. III. Under Act of March 8, 1879. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CHILDREN'S BUREAU WASHINGTON Forty states are now co-operating with the Federal government, under the terms of the Sheppard-Towner maternity and infancy act, to reduce the death rate among mothers and babies throughout the United States. The first official report of activities under this Act, through which Congress is permitted to appropriate $1,240,000 annually for the welfare of maternity and infancy, is made public today as part of the annual report of Grace Abbott, Chief of the Children's Bureau of the Department of Labor. Miss Abbott is also chairman of the Federal Board of Maternity and Infant Hygiene. The National administration of the maternity and infancy act is lodged in the Children's Bureau. The only states which have not accepted the provisions of the Maternity and Infancy Act are: Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Maine, where the legislature passed an acceptance act which was vetoed by the governor, Louisiana and Illinois, where the act received a substantial majority in the senate but failed of passage in the house; Kansas, where the act passed the senate unanimously, but did not come to a vote in the house; and Connecticut, where the 1923 legislature instructed the health department not to accept the funds available under the act. Extension of the Act to benefit the mothers and babies of Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippines is recommended by Miss Abbott's report. Appalling infant death rates in the island possessions of the United States "make indifference on the part of the United States impossible," Miss Abbott states. Reports of the governors of Porto Rico and Hawaii show that in Porto Rico 153 babies, and in Hawaii 120 babies, die during the first year of life, out of every 1,000 born alive. In the Philippine Islands the last census showed the rate to be 358. In contrast to these high rates is the rate of 76 for the birth registration area of the United States. The United States has "a national obligation to render (these communities) at least the same assistance being given the States," Miss Abbott points out. Important investigations in child hygiene, child labor, and the care of dependent and delinquent children have been made by the Children's Bureau during the last year. The results of some of these investigations are summarized in Miss Abbott's report. During the year the Children's Bureau co-operated with the Community Health Service of Boston in the demonstration of a habit-clinic for preschool children. Doctor D. A. Thom of the Boston Psychopathic Hospital has been in charge of the clinic, and has prepared an analysis of the results of the experiment, which will be published by the Children's Bureau. A survey of nutrition work being done for the children of preschool age in nine eastern and mid-western cities, and three rural communities has been made. The report of this study is being prepared. An intensive study of the growth of young children, with special reference to rickets, to the influence of the children's diets, of the diets of nursing mothers, and of housing and sunlight, has been made in the District of Columbia, with the co-operation of the Child Welfare Society of the District. With the object of discovering methods of preventing rickets, a study in New Haven in cooperation with the medical school of Yale University is under consideration. [Image of a woman in a traditional dress, seated in a meditative pose with her hands resting on her knees.] MRS. ANNIE E. MALONE Investigations of rural child labor and its relations to school attendance have been made by the industrial division of the bureau in Colorado Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, North Dakota, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. These surveys have given detailed information about 11,000 rural child laborers under 10 years of age. Surveys have also been made of children in street trades in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; Columbus, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia; and Omaha, Nebraska. Child labor inspections were also made in a number of textile mills in Georgia. These inspections show a large number of violations of the standards of employment of children laid down in the two Federal laws declared unconstitutional, and also a number of violations of the State child labor laws, in spite of the fact that State standards were considerably lower than the Federal standards. The work of the social service division of the bureau included investigation of mothers' pension laws, of foster-home care for dependent children and a study of juvenile courts in ten cities. Thirty-four new publications, charts and leaflets were issued by the bureau during the fiscal year 1922-23. Twenty-five publications are now in press, and 24 in preparation. 821,735 bureau publications were distributed, an increase of 195,985 over the number distributed in the previous year, but 400,000 less than the number distributed in 1919, when the bureau's printing fund was much larger than it has been since that time. 98,533 letters were received by the Children's Bureau during the year. These letters were mostly from parents and other individuals who wished information from the Children's Bureau about some phase of child care. DYER AND ROOSEVELT TO AD DRESS ANNUAL MEETING OF N.A.C.P. IAN. 6 Representative L. C. Dyer of Missouri, and Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, have accepted invitations to address the Annual Mass Meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, which will be held Sunday afternoon, January 6, in the Renaissance Casino, 138th Street and 7th Avenue, at 3:30 P. M. As a very large crowd is expected, the doors will be opened at 3 o'clock. The meeting is being held on the Sunday preceding the Annual Business Meeting, instead of on Monday as in past years. James Weldon Johnson, the Association's Secretary, will also address the meeting, and will make public details of the nation-wide campaign for pushing the Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill to victory in the present Congress. It is expected that the meeting will serve notice in unmistakable terms upon the Administration and the Republican party, that they will be held strictly responsible for failure to enact the Dyer Bill. Representative Dyer has repeatedly advised voters to defeat any Republican who does not support and vote for this measure, and it is not expected that his address will lack forceful statements. Coming soon after his recent and second repudiation of the Ku Klux Klan's offer of support, it is expected that Mr. Roosevelt's address will touch on this subject. Mr. Roosevelt recently, in response to a telegram from the N.A.A.C.P. spoke of the Klan's "brutal intolerance" and declared that anyone who said Americanism went masked, lied. The Annual Business Meeting of the N.A.A.C.P., with Annual Report and election of officers, will be held on Monday, January 7, 1924, at the National Office, 69 Fifth Avenue, New York City. VIRGINIA NEGROES MAKE PROGRESS Hampton, Va.—That Negro communities may overcome their indifference and, through the pooling of interest, brains and resources toward common ends, improve their homes, churches, and schools, hold the young people in their rural homes, and develop community life, has been clearly shown in a recent study. "Three Negro Communities in Tidewater, Virginia," which has been made by Allen B. Doggett, Jr., instructor in farm management and rural sociology in the Hampton Institute Agricultural School, and published by Hampton Institute in its Bulletin series. The surveys were made in co-operation with the Division of Farm Population and Rural Life, which is in charge of Dr. C. J. Galpin, Bureau of Agricultural Economics, U. S. Department of Agriculture. The 46-page Bulletin contains interesting diagrams of Little Forks, Nansendom County, Va., Ebenezer, Southampton County, Va., and Ruthville, Charles City County, Va., as well as photographs which show what is being done by the colored people to secure better schools, homes and churches. Excerpts from the Bulletin follow: "Little Forks has developed leaders within itself who have carried the community to a high point. The community has backed its leaders without suspicion or jealousy. Its two churches have stood for a reflection of spiritual teachings in the prevailing high standard of school, home, and farm. "The consolidation of the four neighborhood schools brings the educational facilities of the community into step with modern educational advancements. Special group activities within the community interest the boys, the young men, the housewives and girls, and the heads of families. Young men and young women see a future in Little Forks. They have been given an opportunity to participate in community development. "Little Forks has long been living from its own garden and smokehouse, and feeding its stock from its own stack and corn crib. The progress in school, church, and home has been backed by corresponding agricultural development. Families have a lot to lose by leaving Little Forks. Consequently they do not leave." "Ebenezer is a growing community, like hundreds of others in the Southland. It is not just getting along. Its preacher for ten years taught the gospel of home owning, better farming, and a decent school. The awakening of Ebenezer shows that one large caliber man can start. The work done by all the patrons in securing the new school has made one solid group out of twenty-six families. "Aside from the social life of the lodge little is yet being done as a community to satisfy its recreational needs. The community is progressing in its agricultural practices. Its attitude is receptive rather than suspicious toward progressive farm experience." "The binding institution of the Ruthville community has been the church for over one hundred years. The establishment of the county school in Ruthville is the result of a fixed determination to gain educational opportunity for the community and county. The good school has brought and kept good teachers. Groups interested in special work have developed ability to do things together easily, to the benefit of the entire community. "Plenty of social activities balance the workaday life in Ruthville. Sources of cash money are in the process of changing from wood lot and river to land and livestock. The community is now handling its own affairs with its own organizations." Detailed descriptions are given of the constructive work which is being done through patrons' leagues, mothers' clubs, boys' and girls' clubs, farm boys' building and loan associations, co-operative marketing associations, lodges and fraternal orders, and farmers' community clubs. THE BROAD AX. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 15, 1923 St. Louis, Mo.—Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Malone, heads of Poro College, returned home last week and were given a royal reception by the employees of the famous Poro College. They were in fine health and full of enthusiasm over observations on their western trip, and especially progress made by Poro Agents. A kindly welcome was extended by the friends and employees of Poro College. A source of joy came to Mr. and Mrs. Malone when they were ushered into the assembly hall where a splendid program rendered by the Choral Society and Orchestra. The splendid work done by the orchestra under the direction of Mr. Harris was highly pleasing to the Malones, and the heads of Poro College see great possibilities for this musical organization. Among the guests during their DEMOCRACY NEEDS EFFICIENT LEADERS Hampton, Va.—Dr. James E. Gregg, principal of Hampton Institute, introduced at a recent Sunday-evening chapel service, which was held in Ogden Hall, Philip Putnam Chase, Cambridge, Mass., of the Division of History, Government, and Economics in Harvard University, who spoke on "Leadership in a Democracy." Mr. Chase referred to Dr. Edwin A. Alderman, president of the University of Virginia, who recently declared that "the great need of the moment is efficient leadership." He raised the following questions concerning leadership: "Why train leaders any differently from anybody else?" Who are leaders in a democracy? Do we want leaders besides political leaders? Is there not a great responsibility in being a follower? Are not leaders judged by their followers? How are we bearing our responsibilities as followers of Jesus Christ, who was the greatest leader that the world has ever known? Is not one a leader when he excels in some line of work? Do we follow our ideals with convictions?" Mr. Chase said: "Surely, every one of us, whether as fathers or mothers, brothers, sisters, teachers, teachers, preachers, men, servants, corporals—whatever position we are in, the time comes when we must take the responsibility of leadership. Then we wonder how we are judged, for we have seen that leaders are judged by their followers. What sort will follow us? What sort of people will be attracted to the banner which you will carry? The response which you evoke from those you attempt to lead will measure your success or your failure. If you win a response of frankness and sincerity, if you win good work, you will win success; but if your leadership evokes bitterness and deceit and shirking, yours will be a failure. You can tell by looking at the people that follow you whether you are a good leader. It is not always what we do that makes us leaders. Some people are leaders simply for what they are. Emerson says: "Nor knowest thou what argument thy life to thy neighbor's creed has lent. All are needed by each one. Nothing is fair and good alone." MRS. EMMA WASHINGTON PROVED HERSELF A HEROINE DURING THE TERRIBLE WRECK WHICH OCCURRED ON THE NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD Mrs. Emma Washington, 6538 Evans avenue, who has for many years been one of the honest and faithful maids on the Twentieth Century fast train which runs over the New York Central Railroad between this city and New York City, and the other colored members of the train crew led off in the heroic work of rescuing the dead and the living passengers who were on that illiated train at the time it ran head-long at full speed into the second section of the same train near Forsyth, N. Y., at which time nine MRS. EMMA WASHINGTON She has the undying honor of being the great heroine of the wrecked Twentieth Century Limited New York Central Train. It was her cool-headness that the lives of many of its passengers were saved. homecoming were Banker and Mrs. Jesse Binga, Chicago, Ill. This was the first visit of Mr. and Mrs. Binga to Poro College and they were elated over the wonderful progress made by Mr. and Mrs. Malone, and the fine co-operation exhibited by all of their employees. Editor Franklin, of the Kansas City Call, Kansas City, Mo., spent two days visiting Poro College during the homecoming. Mr. and Mrs. Cary B. Lewis and Cary B. Lewis, Jr., Chicago, Ill., were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Malone and spent one week enjoying their courtesy and hospitality. The Lewis', however, were present at the dedication of the new building, the annex, and the unveiling of the beautiful painting in the lobby. Mr. and Mrs. Malone arrived in the city just in time to take part in the Community Chest Fund drive. ALL CITIZENS NEED HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION Hampton, Va.-Miss Anna M. Cooley, who since 1917 has been associate professor of household arts in Teachers College, Columbia University, and who is the author of a number of text-books, spoke recently in Ogden Hall to the Hampton Institute workers and students on "Home-Economics Education." Miss Cooley referred to the rapid development of home-economics education since the organization, in 1910, of the American Association of Home Economics. She described briefly what is being done in elementary and high schools, as well as in normal schools and colleges, to give girls and young women the fundamentals of home-economics education, which includes work in the preparation of luncheon dishes, study of budgets, care of children, lessons in home furnishing, lessons in sewing and the making of clothes, household management, health improvement, family relationships, and cafeteria management. "Home economics," said Miss Cooley, "is not just cooking and sewing, which are valuable, but includes bacteriology, chemistry, art, economics and sociology. I have found home economics emphasized abroad and at home as a very important study in elementary schools, in high schools, in colleges, in continuation classes, and in research work. We have tried through home-economics subjects to develop the character of the boys and girls who come to us in these classes. In home-economics study people learn how to co-operate and to be courteous and responsible. The purpose of home-economics education, to quote a friend, is 'to have every home in this country economically sound, mechanically convenient, physically healthful, morally wholesome, artistically satisfying, mentally stimulating, socially responsible, spiritually inspiring, and founded on mutual affection and respect.'" NEGRO APPOINTED DIRECTOR MINE WORKERS Providence, Ky—L. D. Smith of this city was recently elected a District Director for the United Mine Workers of America. persons were killed outright and well onto fifty were severely injured. Many of those killed resided in this city and in other part of this state. The other colored persons who gallantly assisted Mrs. Washington in her rescue work were George Russell, Homer Lane, George J. Warner, Chicago; Carl Amboy, Carl Holiday, P. Braithwaite, W. L. Hall, R. J. Simmons, D. Lee Harper and R. J. Reynolds and Ralph Pannell, one of the train Porters, lost his life while attempting to save the lives of the passengers in his car. Mrs. Washington, who was the bravest of the heroines of that sad occasion, should be presented with a gold medal for her noble and daring deeds for she bravely faced death while saving the lives of many human beings who were not of her own race. [Name] PROF. AARON E. MALONE President of Poro College, St. Louis, Mo., who is one of the best business men in this country PETTING PARTIES SHOCK HAMMOND SUPERIORITY IS NOT CAUSE OF ENVIRONMENT Hammond has been rocked by a new "petting party" scandal which already has resulted not only in the expulsion of five girls and three boys—daughters and sons of the city's foremost families—from the Hammond High School, but also in the preferring of serious charges against them before Referee Frank Sheehan of the Juvenile Court of Lake county. The evidence was placed before the referee by Lee Caldwell, superintendent of schools, and A. L. Stohn, principal of the high school. They have been conducting an investigation since Nov. 27. A hearing is to be held at Crown Point the first of next week. One is Football Player One of the boys involved was a member of the school football eleven and another the son of one of Hammond's leading lawyers. Two university students, one at Notre Dame and the other at the University of Indiana have been involved in confessions made by two of the high school girls. All eight have admitted breaches of the moral code. In the case of the football player, who is 20 years old, a term in prison looms as a possibility, because of the fact that the girl involved with him in "lover's lane" trips is only 14 years old. The investigation was launched following admissions made by a boy student—known at the high school as the "fashion plate"—who voluntarily left school. Boy All Night Guest In one case a girl admitted that while her father and mother were away over night attending a meeting she invited her boy friend to stay at her home all night, cooked breakfast for him the next morning and both marched off to classes together. Other confessions involve all night trips with university students, frequent visits to a lonely road known as "lover's lane," and petting parties lasting into the early hours of the morning. The one set of charges involve three high school boys and three high school girls and the other set two girls and the university students. Operation in One Case An illegal operation figures in one of the cases. The investigation is still in progress and parents are anxiously awaiting action against other students, although Supt. Caldwell announced that all of the "undesirables" had been weeded out. (The above article appeared on the front page of the Chicago Tribune recently and its contents seem to indicate that, after all, what is called morality is only skin deep; that the members of the superior race, the same as the members of other races, have a mighty hard time in keeping their offspring in the middle of the road.—Editor.) FAREWELL PARTY Miss Nell D. Callaway entertained 100 (one hundred) children Saturday afternoon, Dec. 8th from 2 to 6 o'clock at Phyllis Wheatley Home, 3256 Rhodes Avenue in honor of her little nephew, Herbert Caldwell Jones, who left Tuesday, Dec. 11th with his mother, Mrs. Hazel Jones for Los Angeles to join his father, Mr. C. H. Jones who is a very successful Real Estate broker of the above named city. During the party, little Herbert made a farewell speech and also sang a farewell song which was thoroughly enjoyed. Every one had a most delightful time. Music was furnished by his aunt, Mrs. Alice Thompson, the well known drummer, and his Consin, Nellie Etura Byron pianiste—also a friend assisted as violinist. REV. JONES BACK Rev. D. P. Jones, known over the country for his work in connection with the Baptist Young People's Union, has just returned from a long trip to Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Tennessee. SUPERIORITY IS NOT CAUSE OF ENVIRONMENT (Lincoln News Service) New York—Under the caption "The Northern Negro and Southern White—Mental Equals," an interesting writer, in the November issue of Pearson's Magazine, says: "The United States Army alpha and beta tests of 1918 show Negroes of New York state receiving, on an average, better grades than the whites of any state south of the Mason-Dixon line, with the exception of Texas, Oklahoma and Florida," and "From Illinois there were entered some 1,350 Negro troops in the alpha and beta tests, with the result that 55.6 percent received the grade of C or higher. This is a higher percentage than was attained by the white entries of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, or Tennessee." The writer also makes a comparative analysis of the Indiana and Ohio tests and shows the mental superiority of the Negroes in these states to the whites in certain southern states, and concludes with the significant statement: "The unselected representatives of the one million Negroes of the North were able to demonstrate to the world, through the army intelligence tests of 1918, that they were capable of competing on a scale of intellectual equality with the twelve or fifteen millions of southern whites;" and he "wonders if the reactions which might result were the remaining nine millions of American Negroes to be given the same environmental conditions as their brethren in the North." DYER ANTI-LYNCHING BILL RE-INTRODUCED One of the most important bills so far as affects the Colored people of this country—the Dyer Anti-Lynching Act—was re-introduced in Congress at the opening session Monday by Representative Leonidas C. Dyer, Republican, of Missouri. A similar bill failed of passage at the last session of Congress, due to a filbuster against it, and Representative Dyer has pledged himself to work unceasingly for its enactment at the present session. IS THERE A SOUTHWARD EX- ODUS OF MIGRANTS? Richmond.—Although the southern press is emphatic in alleging that there is a heavy movement southward of Negro migrants who dread the severe cold and snow of the northern states, colored railroad workers and others, who are in a position to make close observations of travelers, declare that there are far more of their brethren still buying tickets to northern cities than there are "prodigals" returning to the "land of cotton." CHURCH-BUILDING "BOOM" CONTINUES ACTIVE Cleveland-Although small pay seems to be driving white men from the pulpits into industry, there is no tangible evidence that the same condition obtains among colored pulpiteers, most of whom are still busy saving souls and buying or building magnificent temples of worship. THE CALL OF THE WEST San Francisco.—It is believed that on account of the recent decisions upholding efforts to curtail the land rights of the Japanese and other aliens in California and Washington, colored farmers from the South will be attracted by the exceptional agricultural opportunities offered in these two states. Dr. N. Alfred Diggs, 31st street and Indiana avenue, will leave the first of the week for an extended visit with his mother, Mrs. Ida Davis, and with other relatives and friends at Luther, Okla. On his way home he expects to spend a few days with his old friend, Dr. Brooks, at Sadalia, Mc. CHIPS The Holiday or Christmas Souvenir Edition of The Broad Ax, Will Appear Saturday, December 22nd. Now Is the Time to Secure Write-ups or Advertising Space in It. INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS By Charles Stewart, Jr. Hope Presbyterian Church A very pleasing program was rendered Sunday evening, December 9, at Hope Presbyterian Church, 61st and Loomis boulevard, by the choir of Grace Presbyterian Church, directed by Mr. T. Thomas Taylor. Mrs. Inez McAllister Edmonson and Mr. Solomon Bruce were the chief entertainers of the evening. These concerts will be held the first Sunday of every month. The Southwest Community Forum will present a program at Hope Presbyterian Church Sunday, December 16, at 3:30 o'clock. Mr. Robert S. Abbott, editor Chicago Defender, will discuss his travels and also various civic problems. Mrs. Winona Mason Brown, Miss Marie Allen, Mrs. Emma Miller and Mr. Adelphus Jones will also contribute to the program. ALVERNO SOCIAL CLUB The Alverno Social Club held their meeting Sunday, December 9. This meeting was of added interest as well as importance, as it was the election of officers. The club elected the same officers to serve the term another year. The officers re-elected are: Frances E. Cook, President; Malcolm McDonald, Secretary; Ralph Anderson, Financial Secretary; Angustus B. Geddes, Manager, and Ernest Tomatis, Treasurer. VALIDIAN CLUB The Validian Club will hold their Sunday meeting Sunday, December 16, at the University of Music, 37th and Michigan avenue, at 5 o'clock p.m. Members are urged to pay their annual dues and preparations for the Christmas party will be under discussion MAROON CLUB The Maroon Club held their meeting Sunday, December 9, at the Wabash Y. M. C. A. 37th and Wabash avenue. A very interesting meeting was held. Plans were discussed for their many winter activities. The club is now under the leadership of Mr. Austin Scott, vice president, as their president, Mr. Eugene Woods, is attending school at the Illinois University. SIGMA DELTA CLUB The Sigma Delta Club held their meeting Sunday, Dec. 9, at the home of Miss Margaret White, 4525 Calumet avenue. The hostess afforded a very delightful entertainment. SIONILLI ADELPHIA GIRLS The Sionili Adelphia Girls were entertained last Sunday at the home of Miss Amanda Miller, 6010 Wabash avenue. After the regular business meeting a very interesting address was given by Mr. N. Peterson, former president. The Older Boy's Conference. The public is cordially invited to attend their benefit whist and dance to be held Wednesday, Dec. 19, at St. Elizabeth Hall, 24 E. 41st street. The proceeds of the entertainment will go toward making Christmas brighter for the poor. Miss Mary Austen, 4849 Calumet avenue, will entertain the club Sunday, December 16. SURPRISED A surprise birthday party was tendered Mr. Enos Bond, Jr., Friday evening, December 7. Mr. Bond received some very useful as well as beautiful presents and a very pleasant evening was enjoyed by all. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brumfield, Misses Ethel Warren, Lucille Minter, Louise Bond; Messrs. Clarence Morris, Charles Brooks, Leo Doty, Charles Stewart, Jr. and Edward Hanson. DECEASED Mrs. Mattie Carr, 6209 Loomis boulevard, passed away Sunday evening at 11 o'clock at her home. Mrs. Carr had been confined to her bed for several months, suffering from paralysis. Mrs. Carr is mourned by the entire community. THE QUESTIONNAIRE Each week Miss Bond will ask a few questions and the answers will be published the following week. Those desiring honorable mention for submitting correct answers should have all communications reach her by Wednesday of each week. Address all communications to The Questionnaire, 6159 S. Loomis Blvd., Chicago, Ill. 1. What famous book did Washington Irving write about England? 2. Who wrote "On Going to Church"? 3. Who wrote "Pelleas and Melisand"? What type of work is it? 4. What is the most representative and best-known play of William Butler Yates? Answers to Last Week's Questions 1. "A Tillyloss Scandal" was written by James Barrie. * * * * 2. "As a Man Thinketh" was written by James Allen. It is a penetrating discussion of the effect of thought upon one's conduct and ultimate achievement. * * * * 3. The poem "O Captain! My Captain!" was written by Walt Whitman after the assassination of Lincoln. * * * * 4. Ivan Turgenev has been called, by such a man as William Dean Howells, the greatest of all novelists. N.A.A.C.P. NOTES The Annual Meeting, Election of Officers and Fall Enrollment of the Chicago Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, will be held at the People's Movement Club, 3140 Indiana Avenue, Sunday, December 16th, at 4 P. M. Report of the Executive Secretary will be read. The Awakening, the N.A.A.C.P. Race Drama, by Mary White Ovington, will be presented again by the Red Circle Service Club under direction of Irene McCoy Gaines, at the Avenue Theatre, 3106 Indiana Avenue, Thursday, January 3, 1924, at a midnight performance beginning at 11 P. M. The dress rehearsal held some weeks ago assures the public a rare treat. The Branch announces the death of Judge Edward Osgood Brown, who had been a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee, since the inception of the organization of the N.A.A.C.P. in Chicago. He had a most clear vision of the program of the Association and gave it the benefit of his great legal mind. The funeral took place last Monday, interment at Mackinac. THE AVENUE THEATRE CONTINUES TO FORGE TO THE FRONT AGAIN-UNDER THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FOLLY AMUSEMENT CORPORATION. Several weeks ago, Harry Lanski and other high managers and owners of the old Avenue Theatre, 31st and Indiana Avenue, threw up their hands and beat it to the woods or tall timbers and it passed under the absolute control of the Folly Amusement Company or Corporation, which owns and controls four or five other theatres in this city and play houses in other sections of the country. Mr. Robert McKee, the new manager of the Avenue Theatre, states that new and the best attractions will appear on its stage, at each performance in the future; that several of the leading stars will appear before its footlights during Christmas or Holiday season. RETURNS TO MORGAN PARK After spending several months in Arkansas, Mrs. Florence McCamey, wife of Louis McCamey of Morgan Park, has returned to the city and is residing at 1102 W. 112th Place. TO GO TO VIRGINIA Jackson W. Tyler of 110th St., Morgan Park, is expecting to go to Alexandria, Va., to spend the remainder of the winter. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 15. 1923 IT WILL CONTAIN BEAUTIFUL HALF TONE CUTS OF MANY OF THE MOST PROMINENT WHITE AND COLORED CITIZENS IN CHICAGO. IT WILL BE PRINTED ON AMERICAN HALF TONE ABERDEEN BOOK PAPER, WHICH COST FIFTEEN CENTS PER POUND. THE PAPER ALONE WILL COST MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR THAT EDITION OF THE BROAD AX. IT WILL REACH THE HIGHEST WATER MARK IN ARTISTIC AFROAMERICAN JOURNALISM IN THIS COUNTRY. BACK FROM VIRGINIA R. W. Wells, head of The Wells Book Concern, 3710 Indiana Ave., has returned from Richmond, Va., where he went to attend the wedding ceremony and to give his daughter, Hazel, in marriage to Thomas Reid, a prominent attorney of Portsmouth, on Nov. 26th. The wedding was largely attended by friends from all sections and was performed in the hall of Hartshorn Memorial College at 5 o'clock. Miss Wells is a graduate of Hartshorn and Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, she had taught at Hartshorn and also in Pennsylvania. Mrs. Georgia E. Harding, state grand princess of S. M. T. of Illinois, with whom Miss Wells stopped when in the west, was one of the guests present from Chicago. NEWS OF MAPLE LEAF COUN- CIL Maple Leaf Council, A. U. K. & D. of A. was organized and set to work on Dec. 8th by Dt. Eliza Jackson, state grand queen of Illinois, at Bailey's Hall, 3638 State St., with a large membership. Mrs. Jackson was assisted in the organization by Dts. Ella L. Holmes, national grand queen, Elizabeth Rochon, national deputy, Henrietta Dean, secty.; Egypt Council; Ida Simmons, state grand mother queen Juveniles; Ida Scott, most excellent of Salem Council and Sir Knight M. T. Bailley, chairman of the publicity department, national council. The council was worked up by Dt. Lillian Holland who was elected most excellent queen. ELECT OFFICERS Jackson Past and Present Princess Council No. 1, S. M. T. of Chicago, met in its final meeting of the year on Dec. 6th and elected officers for the ensuing year. Serilda Jackson was elected president, Georgia E. Harding, state grand princess of Illinois, S. M. T. was elected secretary. A public installation will be held in January, 1924, in which these officers will take part. VIRGINIANS TO GIVE PROGRAM The Virginia Society will meet in its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday evening, Dec. 19th at Bailey's Hall, 3638 State St., at which time a musical and literary program will be rendered free to members and their friends. ENTERTAIN FRIENDS Mr. and Mrs. James A. Poindexter, 3727 Elmwood Ave., entertained a few friends at luncheon on Dec. 2nd and among those present were Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Johnson, long and close friends of the Poindexters. SOUTHERN DEALS CLOSED M. T. Bailey, 3638 State St., known everywhere for the efficient manner in which he handles adjustments of every kind, was successful in closing two important deals in Alabama and Texas for clients within the past week. Interesting Notes of Importance to Women The suppleness of this season's soft velvet makes them particularly graceful for evening cloaks. In variably topped by a wide fur collar, these cloaks permit the velvet to be gathered up into soft ruffles tier on tier. One young London beauty startled society by appearing at a ball recently with a cameo pin fastened around one ankle by a black velvet ribbon. Such use of a cameo on the wrist is not uncommon but whether the ankle ornament will be widely adopted remains to be seen. A marvelous pajama suit of heavy silk shown in New York is decorated in orange, pale green and black in batik design. The colors are painted on by hand. The choker necklace is now accompanied by the choker bracelet and the two may be had in a set with earrings to match. The choker bracelet is merely a tight bracelet of big glass beads, matching the necklace. Narrow metallic ribbon, in silver, gold or bronze, is run into some of the more elaborate satin lingerie. Occasionally the upper part of such lingerie has a yoke of brocaded metallic satin, the rest of the garment being of plain geogette. As it is today, if you want a normal waistline you may have it; if not, your waistline may continue as low as you wish. As for the length of skirts they are theoretically longer but actually shorter if anything. Who said the day of the coat frock was over? Today the coat frock is in favor than ever. Many of the street dresses in wooden and serge materials are smartly tailored in coat effect. Half the dresses one sees today are made up of lace and the other half of the dresses one sees are trimmed with flowing lace panels, flounces, or sleeve ruffles. Bits of bright embroideries are appearing as supplements to the lace trimmings. Cloth Bag Container A convenient kitchen appurtenance is the cloth bag that will hold a head of lettuce to be put into the ice box, or a bunch of radishes or perhaps a longer container for the celery stalks. Soft muslin is best for these, and several sets are none too many, for they should be laundered and kept sweet and clean. Make them wide enough and long enough so that whatever is put in them will not be crushed when the draw string is pulled up. They should have a draw string of course. Make the bags of different lengths and widths, so that all kinds of vegetables may be put into them and laid on the ice. Stitch them across the ends and up the sides. Turn a wide hem, stitch twice with a half-inch space between, run in a neat draw string, and they are ready for use. Once these bags are used, the housewife will never again be without them. From cretomes, calceos, percales and other left-overs, pot-holders can be made, and there can never be too many of these in the kitchen. A good size for these is eight inches square. They can be hung by a brass ring sewn in the corner, or by a loop made from the material. Early Autumn Furs. Among the furs for which a wide vogue is predicted in the early autumn is red fox. It is to be used especially for collars and for the throw scarf which remains in favor. Black Velvet Is Used for Afternoon Frock 7. This winsome black velvet afternoon frock is banded in skunk and is trimmed with brilliant orange velvet. The dressy lace hat completes the outfit. Authorizes direct a fixing the number of square feet of the surface of the human body, there belag no less limb owing to the variations in size but a man of 5 feet 8 inches weighing around 175 pounds has a skin surface of approximately 16 square feet. The larger men and women measure more, some of them very much more, while some of the more diminutive bodies have a measurement as low as ten square feet.—Ohio State Journal. Care of Books. A few drops of oil of lavender sprinkled on the shelves of a bookcase that is damp will help to prevent the books from becoming moldy. Leather bindings that have become moldy should be rubbed with a cloth slightly moistened with ammonia. Mexican Law Certain Mexican states have an interesting law affecting burglaries. The culprit in cases of petty larceny is made to repay the plaintiff by working for him so many days, the period varying according to the nature of the theft. Ancient Persian Admonition. The sacred books of the ancient Persians say, "If you would be holy, instruct your children, because all the food acts they perform will be imputed to you."-Montesquieu. 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. The doctor on his round of golf was crossing the field with his small negro caddle, when the latter opened the conversation with, "Doctor, ain't you got some shoes up yonder in yo' locker you don't want? I need some bad." "Maybe so," sad the doctor, "What size do you wear?" "I dunno, sah, cause I ain't never bought none dater-way—I either kin git in 'em, or I cann't." Happiness and Morality. The more we reflect, the more we find that happiness is exclusively a product of the moral life. Material conditions undoubtedly contribute to it, as rain and free weather increase the fertility of the soil itself.—Jean Finot. Delight of Beastlines It were better for a man to be subject to any vice than to drunkenness; or all other vanities and sins are recovered, but a drunkard will never shake off the delight of beastiness.—Mr Walter Raleigh. Sir Walter Scott's mother was a woman of marked individuality and talents, while his father has been described as rather dull. When Man Criticizes As a man grows to realize the limitations of his ability, it makes him sharply critical of that of others. Blood's Speed. Blood passes through the heart at the rate of seven miles an hour. Dr. Adena C. E. Minott's Great Book "How To Be Beautiful And Keep Beautiful Is Ready for Distribution The most practical, concise and clearly written the times. Written in simple language, enough to interest advanced minds. It furnishes thing for all to follow and learn from. One is in the book may be worth the saving of your co to you. A single suggestion in it may be won many times the cost of the book. It may ch entire course of your life for good. Contains Priceless Information for Both Men and Women Winott's Great Book The Beautiful Beautiful" Distribution and clearly written book of simple language, yet deep and minds. It furnishes some- learn from. One item alone the saving of your complexion in it may be worth to you book. It may change the or good. Press Information and Women Dr. Adena C. E. Minott's Great Book "How To Be Beautiful And Keep Beautiful" Is Ready for Distribution The most practical, concise and clearly written book of the times. Written in simple language, yet deep enough to interest advanced minds. It furnishes something for all to follow and learn from. One item alone in the book may be worth the saving of your complexion to you. A single suggestion in it may be worth to you many times the cost of the book. It may change the entire course of your life for good. A book for the beautiful woman and the woman who would become beautiful ENTIRE RACE URGED TO PETITION Asking President to Pardon Impaired Members of the 24th Infantry A movement, fostered by the National Association of Colored People, and receiving the unanimity of the press, church, secret organizations, women's clubs and other race organizations, is on foot to have President pardon and restore to citizenship the members of the T. U. S. Infantry, who are serving life terms at the Federal Leavenworth, Kan. The men were convicted following the Houston race. The petition follows: PETITION To the President of the United States: We, the undersigned citizens of the United States, fully petition that by exercise of the power of Executive you pardon and restore to citizenship the members of U. S. Infantry now serving life and long-term sentenced Federal Prison at Leavenworth, Kansas, convicted in with the riots at Houston, Texas, in August, 1917. We so petition because of 1. The excellent previous record for discipline, service and conduct of the 24th Infantry. 2. The provocation of local animosity against these of their race and color which was manifested in in acts of violence against these colored soldiers uniform of the United States Army and waiting to France to fight. 3. The heavy punishment meted out to members of the infantry, of whom nineteen were hanged, thirteen of marily and without right of appeal to the Secretary to the President, their Commander-in-Chief. Fifty-years remain in prison, having already served nearly six. 4. The exemplary conduct of the men as prisoners. res, $2.00; by Mail, $2.10 the CHOOL ite 14), NEW YORK CITY On Sale at All Book Stores, $2.00; by Mail, $2.10 Address all communications to the 246 West 129th Street (Suite 14), NEW YORK CITY Asking President to Pardon Imprisoned Members of the 24th Infantry A movement, fostered by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and receiving the united support of the press, church, secret organizations, women's clubs, civic clubs and other race organizations, is on foot to have President Coolidge pardon and restore to citizenship the members of the Twenty-fourth U. S. Infantry, who are serving life terms at the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan. The men were convicted following the Houston race riot in 1917. The petition follows: 16 The President of the United States: We, the undersigned citizens of the United States, do respectfully petition that by exercise of the power of Executive Clemency you pardon and restore to citizenship the members of the 24th U. S. Infantry now serving life and long-term sentences in the Federal Prison at Leavenworth, Kansas, convicted in connection with the riots at Houston, Texas, in August, 1917. We so petition because of 1. The excellent previous record for discipline, service and soldierly conduct of the 24th Infantry. 2. The provocation of local animosity against these men because of their race and color which was manifested in insults, threats and acts of violence against these colored soldiers wearing the uniform of the United States Army and waiting to be sent to France to fight. 3. The heavy punishment meted out to members of the 24th Infantry, of whom nineteen were hanged, thirteen of them summarily and without right of appeal to the Secretary of War or to the President, their Commander-in-Chief. Fifty-four of them remain in prison, having already served nearly six years. 4. The exemplary conduct of the men as prisoners. City and State..... Name..... Address..... Please sign and return without delay to Julius F. T. of The Broad Ax, 6206 South Elizabeth Street, Chicago Please sign and return without delay to Julius F. Taylor, Editor of The Broad Ax, 6206 South Elizabeth Street, Chicago. The Aristocrat She was evidently a lady of importance. First the usher had to arrange the chairs in the box and when this stir had attracted the attention of the house she made her grand entry. A little later another usher entered the box and handed her a message. So she looked around. There was no doubt about it, the eyes of the audience were on her. Whereupon she proceeded to adjust her lorgnette and read the message. It said: "Please remove your hat." Heart Failure Sudden, violent burden will kill an automobile motor. Heart failure is frequently caused in the same manner. Such things as football, mountain climbing and even golf may prove too severe for a heart unaccustomed to unusual strain. The sensible thing to do is to have a thorough-going physical examination about once annually and keep posted on the condition of the heart. The Water Vine Containing a quart of clear, pure water to every foot, the "water vine," a black, snake-like, leafless stem, dropping from the anhogany trees around which it climbs, is one of the wonders of the Guatemala jungle. When the stem is cut the water spurts out in a stream. A Temporary Substitute. Mr. Peewee="Good-by, dearie. I'll write every day." His Wife="Be sure you do. And God be with you till I get back home. Then I'll look after you." PETITION Didn't Know Size. 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Douglas 4397 Phone Y FURNITURE Brass and Wood Bed Refrigerators, St Hardware, HENRY ST 2515-19 ARC Phone Yards 27 FURNITURE Hand Wood Beds, Electric W refrigerators, 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. TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 1 GEORGE F. H GEORGE F. HARDIN REAL ESTATE Up-to-Date or Modern Houses, A and Stores to Rent 3101 COTTAGE GROVE Corner 31st Street, Chicago Date or Modern Houses, Aisles 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 31st AND STATE STREET On December 10, 1923, we will pay out over $150,000.00 to the members of our Christmas Savings Club for 1923. If you are not one of the lucky ones don't fail to join the 1924 club now. Be PREPARED for next year. Resources Over $3,700,000.00 Under State-Government Supervision Rail Safety Record. A record of safety in railway traveling in Great Britain was established last year, when only five passengers were killed in accidents out of a total of 1,186,479,000 carried by the railways—or one in 200,000,000. Think It Over. Perfection in art is, perhaps, more sudden sometimes than we think, but then the long preparation for it, that unseen germination, that is what we ignore and forget. -Tennyson. Something in This. Something in This. "De man dae's donn' his best ain't always 'prelated,' said Uncle Eben, "for de reason dat he's 'cassionally like de choir-singer dut hollers de hardest when he's off'n de key." An Even Mind. Remember to preserve an even mind in adverse circumstances, and equa- ly in good fortune a mind free from insolent joy.—Horace. NE DOUGLAS 6351 V LUCAS v-at-Law 65th Street ITURE als, Electric Washers, oves, Paint, Oil, Linoleum TUCKART CHER AVE. ARDING, JR. Barn Houses, Apartments to Rent E GROVE AVE. street, Chicago THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 15, 1923 Supreme Royal Circle of Friends of the World OFFITS $7 per week $300.00 60.00 Mobis, Little Rock, Hot Springs. When needed. Member. MONTHLY DUES $1.25. Pays Everything. No Supreme Lodge Taxes.) AND ASSETS Chicago.) Hospitals, $30,000 in Liberty Bonds. and Cash in Banks. Further information write or call on S. Supreme President S. Supreme Supervisor JUE, CHICAGO, ILL. OFFICERS HOLE Helena Supreme Chaplain attorney LULA S. BLOUNT-BRYAN BREN Forrest City teacher General Endowment Secretary DR. S. S. ODOM JONES Brinkley Supreme Lecturer clock CHAS. L. BRYAN teacher Chicago Supreme Commander PHILIP J. DUNN, Secretary H. X. COMERFORD, Treasurer MED 1877 D DUNN L CO. Oakland 1550 BENEFITS 1—Sick and Accident Benefits. $7 per week 2—Burial and Death Benefits. $300.00 3—Monument. 60.00 4—Free Treatment in Hospital's Memphis, Little Rock, Hot Springs. 5—Maintenance in Old Folk's Home when needed. 6—Ophang* Home for Children of Members. JOINING FEE AND MONTHLY DUES 1—Joining Fee, $3.50; Monthly Dues, $1.25. Pays Everything. (No Extra Assessments. No Supreme Lodge Taxes.) Organizers wanted everywhere. For further information write or call on DR. R. A. WILLIAMS, Supreme President DR. D. J. WILLIAMS, Supreme Supervisor 3517 INDIANA AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILL. JAS. B. McCAHEY, President PHILIP J. DUNN, Secretary FRANK J. DUNN, Vice-President H. X. COMERFORD, Treasurer Seventh Floor Therm House born 5871 WARNER Phone Dearborn 5871 Painless Chiropodist CHICAGO 18 Years* Experience Title of sheik. The title of sheik which is so often met with in present-day fiction is a class rank among Arabs, implying a chieftain, the head of a village or tribe or even an eminent man. The correct pronunciation is "sheek," according to Webster's dictionary. A trade journal has compiled a table of comparative turnovers in various lines of articles which shows that umbrellas are third in turnover. On a windy day they should be first. When He Lies Down. "Three Dry Agents Held Up In Wine Cellar."—Headline. One might say that a prohibition officer lies down on the job when he has to be held up. Marriage Age in England. In Great Britain the age at which parties may legally bind themselves in marriage is fourteen in the case of boys and twelve in that of girls. Shark Skin Valuable. Experiments have shown that even the skin of the common dog-shark serves admirably for shoeprints, pocketbooks and various other purposes. Miss Annie Ludwig, recently ordained pastor of a church in Pembrokeshire, is said to be the first woman Baptist pastor in the United Kingdom. House Agent—When I go to collect the rent they always say to me: "There no money for you, so you can either take it or leave it." Out of the Money. The trouble with running on a third party ticket is that it generally finds itself in that position on the day after election. Science may banish Pittsburgh moke, says a dispatch. That would e a dirty trick on the jokesmiths. Wolves' Families Large. Wolves raise unusually large families; sometimes 13 pups are born in one litter. Fools May Teach. Smart men can learn many things from fools. To possess the reputation of being a worthy man one must not possess the reputation of being a wordy man. Should Elect Tailors. More tailors shofid be elected to congress. They know a lot about measures and men. Would Try It Out. Possession of a big fur coat makes a man almost hope for at least one blizzard. An artificial complexion requires close watching. It isn't like holding the mirror up to nature. Residence Phone Douglas 2616 Perspiration. In hot weather the human body makes an extraordinary effort to adapt itself to conditions and meet the strain placed upon it. Violent overheating or great physical effort for a few hours causes the body to throw off some four liters of fluid. In other words, the perspiration secreted in a brief while is greater than the entire blood supply to the body. Wonderful Electric Lamp. An electric lamp, which will burn for three years without current, has been invented by an Italian engineer. The lamp is described as a self-sustaining, incandescent electric light that will burn a long time without connection with any source of electric supply other than itself. The light itself is radiated from a minute metal. Good War Horse. A farmer sold a horse to a cavalry officer, warranting the animal to be a first-rate war-horse. Some time after wards the officer came to the farmer in a rage, and said: "You call this animal a good war-horse? Why, there's not a bit of go in him! A good war-horse indeed!" "So he is," replied the farmer. "Sure, he'd rather die than run!" Ocean Bed Rising a cable ship of the Eastern Telegraph company, searching for a broken cable between St. Helena and Capa Town, found that the ocean bed has risen two and a quarter miles since 1800. When the original soundings were taken in that year the chart showed a depth of three miles. Ham for the Funeral. The old farmer was slowly but surely dying. Lying in an apparently unconscious state he suddenly opened his eyes and addressing his ancient spouse said, "Mary, that ham smells very good. I almost think I could eat some." Whereat Mary dourly replied, "Thee get on with the dying. That ham is for the funeral." May and June Suicide Months May and June Suicide Months. May and June are the most popular months for committing suicide, but the self-slaughter rate among farmers and others employed in steady manual labor in the open air is low, a recent investigation made by the Johns Hopkins university shows. Great Discovery. The skinning of frog legs by an Italian scientist to make a soup for his sick wife led to the epoch-making discovery that electricity can be generated by chemical means, which was the forerunner of the present-day primary battery. Wasting Time. "Some o' the deshere politicians does waste a heap o' the time," said Udle Eben. "One o' dem stopped an' lectured to me mef two hours, same as if I had to be persuaded to vote de Republican ticket." Woman's Influence Jud Tunkins says the tremendous influence of woman is shown by the number of men who attend classical concerts when they'd rather be at a county fair. SAVIORITE RITUAL CIRCLE OF THE FIREFED OF THE WORLD CHICAGO CHICAGO Sometimes First. When He Lies Down. First of Kind. His Choice. Out of the Money A Dirty Trick. Fools May Teach. Not at All. FUNERAL DIRECTORS UNDERTAKER PRIVATE AND PUBLIC AUTOS AT ALL HOURS ALL NEWWORK 455 ERNEST H. WILLIAMSON UNDERTAKER GARAGE GASOLINE OIL OPEN BAY & 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. 5121 & 5123 SOUTH STATE STREET CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 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. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW Snite 318-320 Reaper Block Clark and Washington Sts. CHICAGO Telephone Central 1239 Notary Public Phones: Office Main 4153; Residence, 4751 Champlin Avenue Phone Kenwood 5611 ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Suite 708 - 184 W. 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Garth. Robert B. Garth. Home Electric Appliance SOUTH SIDE Berry & Co. Berry St. & Berry St. Beverly Electric Shop. 1752 W. 98th St. Brighton Lighting St. NORTHWEST Art Lena Novello & GHS Company, 1800 Milwaukee Ave. Company, 5339 W. Chicago Ave. Lexington Electric Co., 719 S. Western Ave. OUR NEW HOME DIRECTORS 8350 S. Halted St. 8611 S. Halted St. 8611 S. Halted St. 8607 Dugan Ave. 8607 Dugan Ave. 47175 Cottage Grove Ave. 47175 Cottage Grove Ave. Electric Shop Ma- 6318 G洛 Ave. Grove Citron Grove Ave. Gage Park Electric Co. Gano Electric Shop. Gano Electric Shop. Good Housekeeping Electric Co. 1431 Fulton St. 1431 Fulton St. Harper Electric Shop. Harper Electric Shop. Ideal Electric & Fixture Work. Wells Fargo Mahted St. L. & H. Electric Co. 2500 Archer Ave. 12353 Brandon Ave. Litchfield Ave. 6011 Mahted St. Neighborhood Shop. New City Electric Co. 2418 W. 478th St. 2418 W. 478th St. 7021 S. Mahted St. Quality Electric Co. 7021 S. Mahted St. Quality Electric Shop 7925 S. Mahted St. 3017 W. 63rd St. Vincenten Electric Shop Vincenten Ave. A. Waggoner 1227 E. W. 126th St. West Pollinar Electric Co. 611 W. 126th St. Winchester Store Elec- tric 6708 St. Island Ave.