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The Silver Jubilee Meeting of the National Negro Business League Was Almost a Failure; Considerably Less Than Five Hundred Delegates Attended Its Humdrum Sessions. SOCIETY NEWS PUBLISHED FREE The Silver Business Is Less Than Humdrum IT HAD BEEN HERALD THROUGH THE COLLECTIVE DAILY AND WEEKLY PERS, THAT ONE DELEGATES WOULD DENCE ON THAT ONE THAT TEN THOUSANT OR DISTINGUISHED MEN AND WALL PARTS OF THE WOULD FLOCK TO THE ASSIST TO CELEBRATE VER JUBILEE. THAT STATEMENT WAS UNTRUE, FOR THE LESS THAN FIVE HUMGATES PRESENT AND THAT FACT THE WERE FORCED TO RAILROAD FARE BE AND RETURNING TO SPECTIVE HOMES, ROAD COMPANIES, REFUSED TO GRAND CESSIONS TO THEM OF ONE FULL FARE. DR. MOTON DELIVERED NUAL ADDRESS ONE EVENING OF THE SHOE CONSUMED FULL MINUTES IN SLOBBER REAL BIG COLOR THAT HE HAD NOT THANK JULIUS F. FLASHING HIS CUT FRONT PAGE OF THE BILEE EDITION OF THE IN THE LANGUAGE OF J. DAVIS OF ATLANTA MOTON, WHO CLAIM EDUCATOR, SHOULD THE HEAD OF THE NEGRO BUSINESS PRESENT POMPIOU SHOULD ALSO BE FROM OFFICE. IT HAD BEEN HERALDED ABROAD, THROUGH THE COLUMNS OF THE DAILY AND WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS, THAT ONE THOUSAND DELEGATES WOULD BE IN EVIDENCE ON THAT OCCASION AND THAT TEN THOUSAND PROMINENT OR DISTINGUISHED COLORED MEN AND WOMEN FROM ALL PARTS OF THE COUNTRY WOULD FLOCK TO THIS CITY AND ASSIST TO CELEBRATE ITS SILVER JUBILEE. THAT STATEMENT WAS WHOLLY UNTRUE, FOR THERE WAS FAR LESS THAN FIVE HUNDRED DELEGATES PRESENT AND OWING TO THAT FACT THE DELEGATES WERE FORCED TO PAY FULL RAILROAD FARE BOTH COMING AND RETURNING TO THEIR RESPECTIVE HOMES. THE RAILROAD COMPANIES POSITIVELY REFUSED TO GRANT ANY CONCESSIONS TO THEM IN THE WAY OF ONE FULL FARE AND A THIRD. DR. MOTON DELIVERED HIS ANNUAL ADDRESS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING OF THE SESSIONS AND HE CONSUMED FULLY FIFTEEN MINUTES IN SLOBBERING OVER A REAL BIG COLORED EDITOR, THAT HE HAD NO TIME TO THANK JULIUS F. TAYLOR FOR FLASHING HIS CUT UPON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE SILVER JUBILEE EDITION OF THE BROAD AX. IN THE LANGUAGE OF COL. BEN J. DAVIS OF ATLANTA, GA., DR. MOTON, WHO CLAIMS TO BE AN EDUCATOR, SHOULD NOT BE AT THE HEAD OF THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSINESS LEAGUE; ITS PRESENT POMPIOUS SECRETARY SHOULD ALSO BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE. --- The National Negro Business League has held its so-called great silver jubilee meeting in Chicago and the actions of its members has now passed into history, for several weeks prior to the meeting of the League, here in this city, it was proclaimed aloud through the columns of the Daily and Weekly newspapers, that fully one thousand delegates from all parts of this broad land would answer present on the first roll call. But such was not the case, and by actual count at no time was there over three hundred and fifty to four hundred delegates present at any of the roll calls. As far as the ten thousand distinguished visitors being present, aside from the delegates, was all poppycock, for no one with a keen eye could detect one quarter of that number of THE BROAD AX strangers present in this city during the sessions of the silver jubilee of the National Negro Business League. The reports were sent out from Tuskegee Institute and from its press agent here in this city as to the one thousand delegates and the ten thousand strangers who would flock to this city on account of the meeting of the National Negro Business League and the daily and weekly newspapers in this city, whose editors were eager to show their friendship for the officers of the League, and out of their most profound respect for the memory of the late Dr. Booker T. Washington, freely published all of that rot about one thousand delegates and ten thousand visitors. The writer easily fell for the same kind of hog wash, and right here and now we wish to beg the pardon of the many readers of THE WOMEN'S WEEKLY this newspaper for assisting to broadcast those fraudulent statements or exaggerations aboard pertaining to the number of delegates and the vast army of visitors who were supposed to be in evidence in Chicago the past week. It was easy to see near the end of the sessions that not many delegates were present when the time had arrived for the railroad officials to sign up their tickets when they began to figure on returning home. It was then that positive proof was adduced which showed that between three hundred and fifty or not more than four hundred delegates at the outside were present. That owing to the fact that much less than five hundred delegates had attended the sessions of the League, and that they were not in a position to demand that the railroad officials reduce their fares home to the extent of one penny. On Wednesday morning the writer ran into Dr. Robert R. Moton just as he entered the lobby of the Wendell Phillips High School and we presented him with a copy of the Silver Jubilee Edition of The Broad Ax, without attempting to pay ten cents for the copy of the paper he exclaimed that it was the finest issue of any newspaper HON. N. E. KENDALL, GOVERNOR OF IOWA, LOUDLY SOUNDS THE PRAISES OF MRS. S. JOE BROWN OF THE HAWKEYE STATE The following letter speaks for itself: EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT State of Iowa Des Moines August 20, 1924. Mr. S. Joe Brown, 108 Fifth Street, Des Moines, Iowa. Mr. dear Mrs. Brown: have read with complete relish of your appearance in Chicago. Permit me to say that you have reflected infinite credit upon your race and have occasioned much satisfaction to the State. I appreciated especially the ```markdown ``` THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AUGUST 30, 1924 MRS. S. JOE BROWN in her home town, Des Moines, at Pittsburgh, Pa., re-elected Wor- ional Conference of the Order o that he had ever beheld, or words of the same effect; that the cut of him- self appearing on its front page could not be excelled; that his features were clear and distinct and were just like him, and so on. Our bossom swelled with pride while he was engaged in praising our efforts, after spending a whole lot of money in bringing forth that issue of The Broad Ax, and we naturally thought that possibly he might utter a few words of praise of The Broad Ax, while he would be engaged in addressing some of the sessions. On Wednesday evening Dr. Moton delivered his annual address and while doing so he referred to the great amount of moral courage which he displayed at Tuskegee Institute and then he started in and blew 15 minutes of his so-called valuable time away in slobbering over one of the big colored editors we sat at the press table and looked him right square in the eyes all the time he was speaking and several times he looked as though he wanted to make a slight reference to himself but he failed to possess the moral courage to do so for seemingly he was fearful that his big colored editor would attack him in the columns of his paper if he dared to pub effective rebuke which you administered to the city official for his obvious omission to recognize the importance of the great occasion. The metropolitan papers contained much of compliment to all of which I subscribe unreservedly. Always with personal regard to you and yours from me and mine, I am, Very Truly yours, —N. E. Kendall. WALTON NOMINATED FOR U. S. SENATOR Ex-Governor J. C. Walton of Oklahoma has been nominated by the Democratic party of Oklahoma for United States Senator. It will be remembered that it was Mr. Walton, as governor of that state, who denounced the Ku Klux Klan, and when that organization began to burn homes of colored people, destroy their property and tarred and feathered men and women, Mr. Walton told them (the --- licly mention the name of any other colored editor in Chicago from the platform of the Wendell Phillips High School. Dr. Moton plainly indicated by his actions that he does not care a tinker's damn for all of the other colored newspaper editors in this city even if they do feed him on plenty of free doings and tout him up as the New Moses of the 12 million free colored people in the United States. Several years ago Col. Ben. J. Davis of Atlanta, Ga., declared while attending the sessions of the League that Dr. Moton should be removed as President of the League; that no educator should attempt to boss over or run a business league, and that the present pompious secretary should also be removed from office, and right there and then, so it has been said, that Col. Davis was made a member of the executive committee and that he joined hands with the other delegates and voted in favor of drawing out of the treasury of the League three thousand and five hundred dollars which was spent to buy a new auto for Dr. Moton which plainly indicated that a small office makes cowards and abject slaves out of the vast majority of men! colored people) to shoot down any member of the Klan who molested them, promising pardon to any one convicted for so doing. While governor, Mr. Walton pardoned many colored men and women who had been railroaded to the penitentiary by those in authority who were members of the Klan. Mr. Walton won his nomination by more than 4,000 votes, and to help him win, it was said colored voters to a man registered as democrats, and it was this vote which won the nomination for him. As senator, Mr. Walton can be depended upon to stand for justice for all the people. As his liberty loving heart is in the right place, we feel that he will ring true all the time in the United States Senate—Editor. Mr. Jesse Binga, President of The Binga State Bank and Mrs. Binga are spending a short vacation rest at Idlewild, Mich. They will return to the city Monday or Tuesday. THE INTERNATIONAL MASONIC CONFERENCES ORDER OF EASTERN STAR, THE SHRINERS, DAUGHTERS OF ISIS AND HEROINES OF THE TEMPLAR CRUSADES HELD FORTH AT PITTSBURGH, PA., THE LATTER PART OF LAST WEEK. MRS. S. JOE BROWN, OF DES MOINES, IOWA, ABLY PRESIDED OVER THE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES. SHE WAS RE-ELECTED TO HER PRESENT HONORED POSITION. Pittsburgh, Pa., (Special to The Broad Ax.)—Amid the music of a dozen Knights of Templar Bands and as many Shrine drum corps and two ladies bands of the Daughters of Isis, thousands of Knights Templar with their ladies Auxiliaries the Heroines of the Templar Crusade and the Order of Cyrene, and as many Shriners with their daughters of Isis poured into this smoky city last Sunday on special trains from north, east, south and west and after having registered at General Headquarters at Bethel A. M. E. Church, pastored by the Rev. Dr. J. C. Anderson, formerly of Iowa, were conveyed to their respective stopping places in one of the fleet of one hundred official cars that met all the special trains, and after having been refreshed they spent the afternoon either resting from their journey or in sight seeing over this city of many mountains, for Pittsburgh, like Rome is actually built upon seven hills, each of which is separated from each of the others by an impassable gorge over which there is only one viaduct to reach which one sometimes is compelled to go a mile and a half out of his way in crossing from one hill to another. The first official function was the Biennial Memorial Service of the International Conference of Knights Templar, held at John Wesley A. M. E. Zion Church, pastored by the Rev. Dr. Madison, and was presided over by Sir Jose H. Sherwood, of St. Paul, Minn., of the Iowa Jurisdiction, which lasted from 7:30 to 9:30. At 9:30 the Shrine band and Chapters of Alababa Temple, Columbus, O., gave a sacred concert at the Central Baptist Church, pastored by the Rev. Dr. Jones, from 9:30 to 11:30 and at 12 o'clock, this same aggregation opened a midnight 'show at the Elmore Theatre which lasted until early morning. On Monday morning the Imperial Council of N. O. M. S. presided over by Caesar R. Blake, Jr., of Charlotte, N. C., the Supreme Court of Daughters of Isis, presided over by Imperial Commandress Hines of St. Joseph Mo., and the International Conference of Heroines of Templar Crusades, presided over by Princess Fannie G. W. McDonald, of St. Louis, Mo., and Sir S. Joe Brown of Des Moines, Iowa, opened their business sessions in the Central Baptist Church, the Warren M. E. Church, and the Columbia Hall, respectively, and continued throughout the day. On Monday evening, at 7 o'clock the joint reception to all of the International bodies was held at Central Baptist Church, where Hon. Robt. L. Ewing, Assistant City Sollicitor, representing Mayor Wm. A. Magee, delivered the principal address of welcome, which was responded to on behalf of the Scottish Rite Masons, by Hon. S. A. Furnis, Sovereign Grand Commander; on behalf of the Knights Templar by Attorney S. Joe Brown, Past Grand Commander of Iowa, and on behalf of the Shriners SUBSCRIBE FOR THE BROAD AX NATIONAL MASONIC CES ORDER OF EAST- R, THE SHRINERS, SIS OF ISIS AND HERO- HE TEMPLAR CRU- D FORTH AT PITTS- R, THE LATTER PART WEEK. OWN, OF DES MOINES, IS PRESIDED OVER THE NATIONAL CONFERENCES. RE-ELECTED TO HER MONORED POSITION. potentate, of Toledo, Ohio. The music for this program was furnished by the Shrine Band of Medina Temple, New York City, composed for the most part of the former members of the Regimental Band of the 139th U. S. Infantry, which were trained by the late James Reece Europe and saw service under his direction in France, during the World War. At nine o'clock this same evening the local Guild of, Heroines of the Templar Crusades and the local Court of the Daughters of Isis, united in giving a Musicale and Promenade at the Duquesne Garden, which is located on the very spot where George Washington, as a young man of twenty-one, won his first military honors, at the battle of Ft. Duquesne, in 1754 at the beginning of the French and Indian War. On Tuesday, the Shriners, Daughters of Isis and Heroines of the Templar Crusades, recessed, while the Knights Templar, presided over by Sir Jose H. Sherwood of St. Paul, Minn, the Order of Eastern Star, presided over by Mrs. S. Joe Brown, of Des Moines, Iowa, and the Royal Arch Masons, presided over by Companion H. N. Gregory, of New York, opened their business sessions in the Central Baptist Church, the Warren M. E. Church and the Bethel A. M. E. Church, respectively, which sessions continued throughout the day. On Tuesday evening, the local O. E. S. Chapters entertained the visitors with a spectacular pageant comprising representatives of each of the ten international bodies holding International meetings in the city and featuring Mrs. S. Joe Brown, presiding Matron of the International Conference as Queen, at the Soldier's Memorial Hall, in the Shinley Park, which park comprises a thousand acres of land in the heart of the city. Wednesday morning, the Shriners, Daughters of Isis and Heroines of the Templar Crusades as well as the Heroines of Jericho, and Order of Cyrenes, the Administrative Council of O. E. S. and the International Conference of Grand Masters held business sessions in the forenoon; but recessed in the afternoon in order to allow all to witness the spectacular Shrine Parade in which ten thousand Nobles and Daughters of Isis are said to have participated, and which ended at the Duquesne Gardens where the Shrine Ball was held. On Thursday morning, the Knights Templar, O. E. S., and Heroines of the Templar Crusades were again in session, but recessed in the afternoon in order to take part in the Knights Templar parade, in which ten thousand Knight and Heroines in full uniform participated, which parade also ended at the Duquesne Garden and was followed by the Biennial-Military Ball which closed the social function of the session. S. Joe On Friday, each of the ten Interna- tional bodies wound up their business hriners (Continued on Page 2) THE BROAD AX Published Every Saturday In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. « Re- publicans, Democrats, Catholics, Pro- testants, Single Taxers, Priests, infi- dels of anyone else can have their say as Jong as their language is proper cand responsibility is fixed. _| The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever selaiming the editorial right to speak ing. own mind. It is neither Demo- eratic nor Republican. It is strictly or absolutely independent in politics ‘Local communications will recrive attention, Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in ad- vance. y Othe eat gece esse sttp enn 8200 Six Months ...-....--+++-+++-$100 ‘Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 3206 So, Elizabeth St, Chicago, Ill Phone Wentworth 2597 JULIUS F. TAYLOR Editor and Publisher SS Vol, XXIX No. 30 Chicago, August 30, 1924 ——— Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post office at Chicage. Til. Under Act of March 8, 1879. THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSI- LEAGUE The National Negro Business League is in session at Chicago. From it will emanate a great amount of dis- cussions and many exhortations to patronize your own. At feast this will be true of those Negro business men who have an exclusive Negro patron- age. It, is unsound, however, even from the business view point. If the leading white businesses in this coun- try were to make an appeal to white people to patronize their own, every Negro publisher would rebuke such a practice. The policy carried into effect would play havoc with many Negro enter- prises. For instance, what would be- come of Herndon’s barber shops ir Atlanta? Miles: Debris and Payton's shops in Richmond, Va? George Myers’ tonsorial patlors of Cleveland, -ORIOT “Tire “tare Vanietited Join Mer- tick’s of Durham, N. C.? The show business is another case in point. In New York “Shuffle Along” remained on Broadway neatly two years. “Runnin’ Wild” stayed there nearly a year. Why? If each one had played merely to the Negro public of New York, they would have ‘lasted not over three weeks. But the fact that these shows catered to the six million people of all nationalities ‘and races in New York explains their Jong run. They did not limit this clientele to Negroes only. Negroes should take a lesson from the foregoing illustrations and more and more cater to the geieral public. Both the Japanese and the Jews are masters of the game. Jews and Jap- anese would not be very wealthy if they catered only to the four and a half million Jews or the hundred thou- sand Japanese in the nation. Numer- ically, Negroes are in a better position yet since white businesses go out for the ten millions Negroes’ logic would dictate that if the whites attempted to get the trade of one-tenth of the coun- try’s population, then Negroes can not spurn or neglect the ninety million whites. or nine-tenths of the popula- tion—From The Eagle, Los Angeles, Calif, August 23, 1924, Brother Bass, the above is by far the best and: most sensible editorial that you have ever written—Editor, SPECIAL NOTICE The following: Resolution was pre- sented at the Annual, Stock -Holders meeting of Binga State Bank, held January 2nd, 1924: ‘That the Binga State Bank move the location of the said Bank from the Premises now occupied by it at No. 3633 S. State street, to the new build. ing when completed and ready for oc- cupancy by it for its banking. pur- poses at No: 3452 S, State St, Chi- cago, Illinois; and that the by-laws be amended accordingly and that the requisite affidavit be filed with the State Auditor to be duly approved by him, and like affidavit to be filed ‘with the Recorder of Cook County, Illinois. _ The resolition was ‘unanimously pasted by all present, there being 825 shares present or represented by ; mote than two-thirds of stock of the Binga State Bank, ‘ "Signed Jesse Binga, Chairman, C. N. Langston, Secretary. —Ady, So ae ee re a HON. JAMES W. BREEN Assistant State’s Attorney of Cook County, who is more than likely to become one of the Republican candidates for Judge of the Superior Court of Cook County this fall. MRS. S. JOE BROWN RE-|trec, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2nd Vice-Presi- ELECTED WORTHY MATRON |dent; J. J. Lee, Columbus, Ohio, 3rd OF THE ORDER OF EASTERN] Vice-President; P. M. Dent, Wash- STAR ington, D. C. Treasurer; Thos. H. pps Williams, Atlantic City, N, J. Secre- (Concluded from Page 1) tary; Attorney S. Joe Brown, Des sessions, and which the next meeting place was left in the hands of a joint committee, it was quite generally con- ceéded that it would be at Boston, where Prince Hall Freemasonry had its origin just one hundred and fifty years ago. "The officers for the ensuing term, ° far as we have been able to get them are as follows: For the Imperial Council of N. O. M.S, and Daughters of Isis, IL: Caesar R. Blake, Imperial Potentate and Daughter Hines, Imperial Com- mandress, respectively re-elected, with practically the same corps of assist- ants, In the International Conference of Knights Templar: — Sir Albert R. Lee, Past Grand Com- mander, Champaign, Ill, was unani- mously elected president. In the International Conference of Heroines of the Templar Crusades: Mrs. Marie I. Smith, Past Grand Capt, Washington, D. C,, Interna- tional Captain; Sir W. H. Perry, Past Grand Commander, Louisville, Ky., Royal Advisor; Mrs. E.' P. Hampton, Houston, Texas, Assistant Captain; Mrs. Fannie Brewington, Past Grand Capt, Springfield, Ill, First Lieutenant; Mrs. Rosa Morris, Grand. Captain, Pittsburgh, Pa., Sec- ond Lieutenant; Mrs, Ella Hill, Grand Captain, Cincinnati, Ohio, Treasurer; Mrs, Hattie J. Wells, Champaign, Ill. Secretary; Mrs. Minnie E. Roach, Chicago, TA, Assistant Secretary; Sir G. D. Smith, Houston, Texas, Assist- ant Royal Adviser and Sir S, T. Craig, Past Grand Commander, Wash- ington, D. C., Instructor. In the International Conference: of Grand Masters: ‘ Grand Master I, L, Roberts, Boston, Mass., was elected President; Grand Master C. C. Kitrill, of Penn., Ist Vice-President; Grand Master A. B. Whitby, Oklahoma City, Okla, 2nd Vice-President; Grand Master J. L. Hubert, Wilmington, Del., Secretary; Past Grand Master E. J. Hawkins, Ft Scott, Kans., Treas. and Past Grand ‘Master Crittenden E, Clark, St. Louis, Mo., Chairman, Executive Committee. In the Order of Eastern Star Mrs. S. Joe Brown of Des Moines, Iowa, was unanimously re-elected Matron, ‘with the following assistants: Patron, Sir J. C. Scott, Grand Patron, Fort Worth, Texas; Associate Matron, Mrs. Ada C. La Prade, Grand Matron, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Asso- ciate Patron, W. L. Wade, Grand Patron, Guthrie, Okla; Conductress, ‘Mrs. Rosa J. Richardson, Past‘Grand Matron, Baltimore, Md.; Associate \Conductress, Mrs. Marie Soanes, Grand Matron, Kansas City, Kans.; Treasurer, Mrs. Violet E. Felton, Grand Matron, Americus, Ga.; Seere- tary, Mrs, Louise U. Webb, Past |Grand Matron, Chicago, Ill,; Lecturer, Mrs, Inez T, Alston, Grand Matron, Fla, and Correspondent, ‘Mrs. LR. P. Berry, Past Grand Matron, era Nabe ce 5 a In the International Conference | Royal Arch Masons: oo J. A. Wheatley, Louisville, Ky. Bresident: J.°S. § _Soluontin, 5° to Vereen: tS pikes Renee ee Sar ta Cae tree, Pittsburgh, Pa., 2nd Vice-Presi- dent; J. J. Lee, Columbus, Ohio, 3rd Vice-President; P. M, Dent, Wash- ington, D. C. Treasurer; Thos. H, Williams, Atlantic City, N. J. Secre- tary; Attorney S. Joe Brown, Des: Moines, Assistant Secretary, and A. E, Edwards, Cleburne, Texas, Chap- lain, ' MADAM PEARL LOWERY WIN- TERS IS STILL VISITING WITH HER FRIENDS IN THIS CITY Mrs, Pearl Lowery Winters, who is the most popular songbird in Cali- fornia or the far Golden West, who served as the head of the lady dele- gates from California attending the convention of the National Associa- tion of Colored Women, which con- vened in this city recently. . Mrs. Winters, who is greatly inter- ested in club work and every thing for the adyancement of the colored race, resides in a beautiful home with her husband in Barkersfield, California She is national chairman of the Ways and Means Committee of the National Associaton of Colored Women, and as such she has charge of the raising of a fifty thousand dollar fund for scholarships for the higher education of deserving colored girls, In an at- tempt to raise part of that sum, Mrs. Winters, who is a very charming lady to meet, will give a series of concerts. She will give her first one in Oakland, California, and others in Kansas City, St. Louis, Mo., and Chicago. She Possesses a sweet soprano voice and the writer wishes her the greatest success in her great and lasting work in attempting to assist to educate the young deserving girls belonging to the colored race. Mrs. Winters is stopping at the home of Bishop and Mrs. H, B. Parks ‘3312 Calumet Ave., Phone Douglas 2188, where she will be pleased tc meet her many friends in this city. PEACEMAKER SLAIN IN FIGHT OVER ONE DOLLAR (Preston News Service) Wheeling, W. Va—Attempting: to Put on a friendly act of peace maker in a dispute between a man and a woman over a dollar at Richland, north of here, ended with death for the peace maker, placed the woman in the hospital with three bullet wounds in her body and sent a large posse scouring Ohio county hills in search of the murderer and assailant. According to the report of the offi cers, Joseph Blair, aged 35, claimed that Mrs, Mary McDowell, who con- ducted a boarding house, owed him $1.00. Carney Montgomery, aged 35, a neighbor, stepped in the boarding house when he heard the violent ar- gument between the man and woman and attempted to dissuade the parties from continuing their heated dispute. Blair immediately pulled a pistol and shot Montgomery through the heart killing him instantly, and then turned the gun-on Mrs. McDowell and fired three.shots into her body and escaped. MANY IN SUBURBS ‘During the day Sunday, many visit- ors from the city and other suburbs spent some time in Morgan Park looking at the many bargains in home sites. ei THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AUGUST 30, 1924 eee MR. FRANK GILLESPIE, THE FOUND- ER AND PRESIDENT OF THE LIB- ERTY LIFE INSURANCE COM- PANY, HAS BECOME THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES. | BY CARY B. LEWIS ‘The National Life Insurance Com- panies, which held its fourth annual session at the Wabash avenue associa tion last can was one of the most interesting of the four branches of the National Negro Business League which held its sessions at the Wendell Phillips High School. Reports showed cleven legal life reserve com- panies, with $100,000 each in the treas- ury Of the state in which they are doing business. There are thirty-five sick and accident companies being operated successfully, ‘The forty-six companies have assets amounting to $10,000,000 and seven of them are in Chicago. “Statistics show,” said Dr. M. O. Bousfield, Chicago Medical examiner of the Liberty Life Co, “a gain in mortality in the last ‘decade. Negroes have better homes and ex~ tensive health campaigns among insur- ance companies and doctors for bet- ter and more sanitary quarters have been its effect.” Southern migrants have flocked to the infant welfare stations, heard lectures by insurance agents and this has decreased infant mortality in the last four years. A. F. Herndon, of the Atlanta Life In- surance Company was one of the prin- cipal speakers, « C. C. Spaulding, re- tiring president delivered a splendid address on the progress of insurance companies in this country. The na- tional body was informed that the DIXIE CITY PAYS TRIBUTE TO AGED NEGRO PREACHER His Lone Text Used at His Funeral Columbia, S. C—For a thirty min- ute’ period Columbia, the capital city of South Carolina, paused last Friday afternoon to honor the memory of a Negro, “Uncle Jaggers,” 93 year old Negro missionary to the poor, who was buried, and all business was sus- pended during the funeral ceremonies by permission of Mayor W. A. Cole- aoe “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus,” was the text of the eulogistic address delivered by the two officiating ministers, one a Negro, the other white. This text, taken from Philippians ii, 5, was the only one used by “Uncle Jaggers” during his seventy-five years of preaching. Born a slave on the estate of Lem- uel Estes, in Chester county, South Carolina, in March 1831, Charles Jag- gers began spreading the gospel in his own way “from the fence corners,” and at the age of 18 was ordained preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal charch. From that time he continued preaching and collecting from his “white friends” donations for charities which he sponsored, among them a Negro mission and an old folks’ home, He yearly put aside as his “salary” a single cent. ye cn ” _ “ %, i : ae - “ a “ f eed : N e LA Zs ee ae DR. N. ALFRED DIGGS One of the leading South Side M. D.’s who has just home from his pleasant two weeks’ vacation trip the Laake? His Lone Text Lincoln Fire Insurance Co. ‘of Chr cago had been organized with Dr. R A. Williams, President; Udel Turpin Secretary; and Chas. M, Thompson Treasurer. : ‘There is the first fire insurance com pany at Durham, N. C. C. C. Spauld. ing, President, Mr. Frank L. Gillespie of the Liberty Life Co, was elected president of the National Insurance Companies. He is the founder and first president of the Liberty Life In- surance Co. This company stands 7+ a monument to his genius, untiring energy and ability. Years age he caught the vision of a new day and resolved that his own life should play a part in the Pageant of Progress He became the first colored superin tendent of an Old Line Legal Re- serve company, doing both industria and ordinary business. Seeing the need of a company among his ows people, he, founded the Liberty Life Its assets are $358,000, liabilities, $74, 947.36; insurance in force $4,306,750 Mr, Gillespie is a fine type of th New Negro who heads the Nationa Insurance Association. It must be said to the everlasting credit of Mr. Gillespie that under hi wise and careful management, th Liberty Life Insurance Company ha: become one of the very best anc strongest life insurance companies i the United States.—Editor. Prominent Men Pallbearers The funeral of “Uncle Jaggers” took place at 3:30 in the afternoon. Some of the most prominent white citizens of Columbia acted as honorary pallbearers. The Rev. H. R. Murchi- son, D. D., executive secretary of the Columbia Theological Seminary was the white minister assisting at the fu- neral. In his proclamation Mayor Coleman said of “Uncle Jaggers” that “few, if any, of his kind and time are left, and it is doubtful if we shall again have the opportunity to do honor to one of his race who so richly deserved it.” COLORED SERVANTS FARE WELL IN WILL BEQUEATH Lexington, Ky.—A farm estate in- cluding home, stock, equipment an¢ 273% acres goes to Ellen Davis, an aged Negro servant, through the will of her late employer, John T. Hughes wealthy farmer and horseman, who died recently, Alex Rankin, Negro in Hughes’ employment for 40 years was bequeathed 96% acres of Haley pike. The larger grant is valued at approxi: mately $100,000 and the most import: ant of several divisions provided in the will. Besides various cash awards below $1,000, two churches and the Ken: tucky Female Orphans’ School re- ceived gifts. oe. | OC ee Pia ® ae oe “s ? oa / a’, i ee : | SS es ~ 7 HON. EDWARD J. HUGHES State Senator from the 21st Senatorial District of Illinois and Democratic candidate for Auditor of Public Accounts for the State of Illinois. G. 0. P. ISSUES TEXT BOOK green and yellow, that a colored teleg FOR CAMPAIGN rapher has given their train the O aS K. on its thundering way Compendium of Facts Concerning} They ride in ignorance at what they Party Achievements Is Fresh | would consider an impossibility if they ‘Of the Press knew; and the Illinois Central offi- | The Republican campaign text- book for 1924 is ready for distribu- tion, the Republican national commit- & announced last night. The book contains 448 pages, covering every feature of the campaign to date and a survey of Republican party achieve- ments, ‘The usual parallel column compari- son of the platforms of the Republican and Democratic parties is included, as is the customary review of the party’s history and the work done by Repub- lican members of Congress. ‘The first chapter is devoted to the life of President Coolidge. This chapter ineludes a moninating speech made at the Cleveland convention by Marion Leoroy Burton. The second chapter tells of the career of Gen. Charles Gates Dawes. The acceptance speeches of the President and Gen. Dawes are printed, as is the Repub- lican keynote speech of Theodore E, Burton. Other chapters cover the “Presi- dent's first message to Congress, the public economies attained under Re- publican administration, the Presi- dent's budget speech, taxation, for- ign affairs and the Dawes plan, the agricultural situation, the farmer. in relation to the party, labor and the Republican party, women and the party, ex-service men and_ pensions, the Negro, civil service conservation, oil lands, law enforcement and the na- tional defense. The United States shipping board, railroads and the Phillippines are given special chapters. COLORED MAN A RR. TELEG- RAPHER FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS J. H. Kelly Handles Thirty-One Trains Daily On Illinois. Central At Carbondale Out in Cahbondale, Illinois, on the ‘Main line of the Illinois Central Rail- riad, in a telegraph booth, there sits a veteran telegraph operator, who has been tapping out the Morse alphabet for nearly fifty years. To be more accurate on December 24,-1874, J. H. Kelly was given his chance to mas- ter the mysteries of the Marse code and. the telegraph key. Since that time he has been a telegrapher for the Ilinois Central. We met bim last week. He was taking his first vaca- tion. Hale and hearty, with every white glistening tooth: that God had given him, and with an everlasting smile, Kelly, who is 73 years of age —and he looked like 37 instead of 73— grasped our hands in a grip that was without a tremble, and said “Howdy” in true Illinois style. On the Illinois Central Kelly han- dles about 31 trains a day which he has’ dispatched through his block for ¥eats and years without a single mis- jhap. Little do travelers know, as they jiourney this route fromthe heart of the Mississippi Valley to Chicago, fwhen: the semaphores. swing up and down and the red signals change to green and yellow, that a colored teleg. fapher has given their train the O. K. on its thundering way They ride in ignorance at what they would consider an impossibility if they Knew; and the Illinois Central off- cials, who have been wise to the situa- tion for the full fifty years of Kelly's existence, know that Kelly is merely an efficient, tried and true telegrapher. They've forgotten that he is a Negro. "Kelly has economic brains as well as telegraphic speed and ability, and out of his $200 per month salary, he's managed to become the owner of a $22,000 home at 546 East 46th St, Chieago, where you can find him yourself on rest days, if you want to verify what we've just told you about him, Here's truly an example in ability, thrift and persistent effort. May Kelly five long and prosper. THE A, M. E. BOOK CONCERN OLDEST NEGRO BUSINESS CORPORATION Perhaps the oldest Negro business corporation in the country is the Book Concern of the A. M. E. Church, located at Philadelphia. This was or- ganized in 1816 by Richard Allen, the founder of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. In 1817 it pub lished the “Book of Doctrines ant Discipline of the A, M. E. Church,” which has been revised nearly every four years since and published by the same Book Concern. But it was not until 1855 that the Book Concern was incorporated under the laws oi the State of Pennsylvania to do a publish- ing and printing business, particularly of religious literature. At that time the Christian Recorder was printed under the auspices of the Book Con- cern of the A. M. E. Church, having been established in 1852. This is today the oldest Negro newspaper published in America. At the time the Book Concern was established as well ‘as when the Christian Recorder was established, the great mass oi colored people was in slavery. It took a great deal of vision for the African Metho- dists ta start a newspaper and pub- lishing house among an illiterate peo- ple. But it was only a few years later when they also started a university at Wilberforce, Ohio, also before Slavery was abolished in this country —another evidence of prophetic vision. The Book Concern had its ups and downs. It was nearly always in debt and in spite of the various collections taken for it in the churches, it see™ ingly made but slow progress until recent years, when its debt was wired out anda future foundation laid for progress. There are plans now {or building the largest publishing house owned by the race in America. The managers of the Book Concern have been Richard Allen, Joseph M. Car Geo. Hogarth, Augustus. N. Green, M. M. Clark, W. T. Catto, J. P. Camps bell, Elisha Weaver, Joshua T, Woot: lin, A."L. Stanford, B. T. Tanner. W- H. Hunter, H, M. Turner, Teo. Gould, J. C. Embry, T. W. Henderson, R. W. Leak, J. H. Collett, R, R. Wright Bes and D. Me Baxter. The edior of the Christian Recbrder have been oT M, Clark, J. P. Campbell, A- Weaver, B. T. Tanner, B.F. Lee, 1. T. Johnson and R. R. Wright, Jr. THE BALLERINA MISS FLORENCE MILLS Closes her two weeks' engagement at the Garrick Theatre this evening. She has played to crowded houses during her stay at that popular playhouse. FROM "DIXIE TO BROADWAY" HAS MADE A GREAT HIT AT THE GARRICK THEATER. FLORENCE MILLS HAS BE-COME THE GREAT SENSATION OF TWO CONTINENTS The second week is winding up at the Garrick Theater by Florence Mills, the world's greatest colored entertainer, who is ably supported by the following able footlight favorites: about it, "From Dixie to Broadway" is one of the best and cleanest shows today on the American stage. From the beginning to the end, there are more than 20 rapidly shifting scenes. Each one is more bewildering and enchanting than the other. The costumes worn by the leading star ladies are dazzling to behold and especially the costumes worn by Florence Mills, who is not only the star actress but she is the real queen in "Dixie to Broadway." Shelton Brooks, with Hamantre Harrington and seventy-five all-star artists in the famous play, "From Dixie to Broadway." Will Vodery's famous Plantation Orchestra dishes up the wildest and the most enchanting real live jazz music; Will Vodery's Famous Plantation Orchestra; music by George W. Meyer and Arthur Johnson; Lyrics by Grant Clark and Roy Turk; Book by Walter De Leon, Tom Howard and Lew Leslie. Entire production conceived and staged by Mr. Lew Leslie, and without any question Dr. Emmett J. Scott and Lucy D Slow Speak at Memorial Services Westport, on Lake Champlain, N. Y.--Among the important events in connection with the Woman's Party Election Conference held at Westport, on Lake Champlain, N. Y., was a pilgrimage to the grave of Inez Milholland, one of the outstanding pioneers in the movement for woman suffrage in the United States. Dr. Emmett J. Scott, representing Howard University, and Miss Lucy D. Slowe, Dean of Women of Howard University, representing the National Association of Colored College Women, and a number of other prominent colored people were present to pay tribute to the memory of Inez Milholland, who during her life made an upstanding fight in behalf of the Constitutional rights of colored people. As a part of the memorial ceremonies held at the grave of Inez Milholland on Sunday morning, Dr. Emmett J. Scott, Secretary-Treasurer of Howard University, was asked to say a word. The participation by the colored people in this memorial ceremony shows the warm place which Inez Milholland held and still holds in the hearts of the colored women of America. Colored people have not forgotten her nor have they forgotten the long continued fight of her father, Honorable John E. Milholland, for all of the rights guaranteed to colored people under the Constitution. Prejudice Stalled An effort was made to keep colored people from speaking, but a protest was made by Dr. Milholland, father of the suffragist leader. The Woman's Conference had objected. The sentiment of the women was sent at the Garrick Theatre this crowded houses during her stay about it. "From Dixie to Broadway" is one of the best and cleanest shows today on the American stage. From the beginning to the end, there are more than 20 rapidly shifting scenes. Each one is more bewildering and enchanting than the other. The costumes worn by the leading star ladies are dazzling to behold and especially the costumes worn by Florence Mills, who is not only the star actress but she is the real queen in "Dixie to Broadway." There are three great ensembles in the show and each one far surpasses the other and the "finale" by the entire company is truly magnificent to behold. Mr. Leslie deserves great credit for expending a whole barrel of money in putting "From Dixie to Broadway" in a class by itself. For never before in this country has there been seventy-five high class colored artists combined into one show, with each and every one of them working hard for its continued success. changed, however, after Dr. Scott's impressive talk, and congratulations were extended him and apologies were made for having omitted his name from the program. THE PYTHIAN BATH HOUSE AND SANITARIUM, HOT SPRINGS, ARK., IS UP-TO-DATE IN EVERY RESPECT The Knights of Pythias throughout the world own and operate under the supervision of the United States government, the Pythian Bath House and Sanitarium, located at 415½ Malvern Avenue, Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. The hotel in connection with the Sanitarium, consists of fifty-six rooms for guests, telephone, hot and cold running water in every room. Rates $1.00 to $3.00 per day. See advertisement in another column of this paper. RED CAPS CLUB NEWS The regular monthly meeting of the Red Caps' Literary Club will be held on Saturday afternoon, Sept 7, at 4:30 in the Clubhouse, 3441 Wabash ave. Dr. W. D. Cook, pastor of Metropolitan Community Center, will deliver the principal address. IN INDIANAPOLIS Mrs. Lou Ella Young, 4114 Calumet Ave., is visiting in Indianapolis in attendance of the grand lodge session of The International Order of Twelve. She is the house guest of Mrs. Lucy Edmondson, 1134 Southwest St. FALL SESSION TO OPEN The fall session of The Enterprise Institute, a trades school at 514 Aldine Square, will open on Sept. 2nd, at 9 o'clock. J. W. McDaniel is president and Mrs. M. B. Newland, vice-president and matron. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AUGUST 30. 1924 PRESIDENT PRAISES PROGRESS OF COLORED RACE IN AMERICA Washington, D. C.—President Coolidge in a letter to Robert R. Moton, president of the National Negro Business league, at the White House, congratulates the American Negro population upon the economic progress they have made and expresses confidence that "their full political rights will be won through the inevitable logic of their position and rightfulness of their claims." After paying tribute "to the league's founder and your distinguished predecessor, the late Booker T. Washington," the letter says: "In the accumulation of wealth, establishment of material independence and the assumption of a full and honorable part in the economic life of the nation, it may be fairly said that the colored people themselves have already sustantilly solved these phases of their problem. If they will but go forward along the lines of their progress in recent decades, and under such leadership as your own and many others their excellent organizations are affording, their future would be well cared for. "That they will continue in this way of advancement cannot be doubted by anyone who knows their accomplishments heretofore. They will continue their efforts for educational progress and spiritual betterment; but just as they demonstrate their eagerness for such improvement; they will find themselves enjoying a constantly greater and greater support and sympathy at the hands of the whole community. "As to the political status and the future of the colored people, I cannot better present my views than by quoting from a letter which I wrote a few days ago to a correspondent who had sought to enlist my influence against having a colored man become a candidate for a congressional nomination. "In reply, among other things, I said: "Our constitution guarantees equal rights to all our citizens without discrimination on account of race or color. I have taken my oath to support that constitution. It is the source of your rights and my rights. I propose to regard it and administer it as the source of the rights of all the people, whatever their belief or race." Predicts Full Political Rights "I stand on that statement and believe it marks the line along which the colored people will advance to the full establishment of their rightful political status, just as emancipation from slavery was granted by the immortal Lincoln, so is economic emancipation being splendidly wrought out by the colored people for themselves; so I believe their full political rights will be won through the inevitable logic of their position and rightfulness of their claims." FOR SOCIETY COLUMN Mr. and Mrs. Sandy W. Trice, 4536 Calumet avenue, have returned to the city after a most pleasant sojourn in Pittsburgh, Pa., last week, during the Shriners' Conclave. Mrs. Trice leaves the city the latter part of this week for a brief stay in Idlewild, Mich. Miss H. L. Jordan of Nashville, Tenn., is in the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Beasley, 4102 Vincennes avenue. Washington, D. C—William H. Lewis, of Boston, former assistant attorney general in the Tait administration, is scheduled, according to rumors, to succeed the present registrar of the treasury, Harvey S. Speelman. Washington, D. C.—Anguouncement of another promotion has been made in the Registrar's of the Treasury Office. F. D. Lee, president of the Negro Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Building Association, has been promoted to assistant to J. Williams Clifford custodian of the ward. M. T. Bailey, pres., The Bailey Realy Co., 3638 S. State St., who has spent much time in visiting in the east and west and entertaining visitors and friends who have come to the various conventions held in the city during the summer, is now turning all forces and representatives to wind up a busy season in the suburbs and city for those whom he represents. OL. CHARLESE E. STUMP, THE REGULAR OLD-TIME TRAVELING CORRESPONDENT FOR THE BROAD AX, ENGAGED IN A ROUGH AND TUMBLE FIGHT WITH THE SPOOKS OR THE SPIRITS BEFORE HE LEFT CHICAGO. HE NOW FEELS DEAD SURE THAT HE IS HEAVEN-BOUND. Are you ready for the National Baptist Convention, September 10-15, in Nashville, Tenn., which is going to be the biggest meeting ever held in Nashville? There are going to be there from all parts of the country, and some few people from the other country will be there to help to dedicate that wonderful building, the new home of the Sunday School Publishing Board of the National Baptist convention just finished. If you are without one, just send to Prof. R. B. Hudson, Selma Ala., and he will send you a certificate with which you will be able to purchase a round trip ticket. The National Negro Business League has passed into history, and it is a session that I shall never forget. Roscoe Conklin Simmons, the philosopher, the orator, the entertainer, delivered an address which went home, and portrayed the life of Booker T. Washington in a manner that made many see the sage as they had never seen him before, and put a real light on the National Negro Business League. He certainly did strut his stuff (if that is what you would call it.) All had to give it to him. Col. Simmons, is his own, none like him in all the world. He has his own style, and his own way of putting things, and that is a feature which makes his talks always interesting. Perhaps no man in the country is as much in demand, and who draws more people than this young man, whose choice residence is now in the city of Chicago, and who in his way is pleading the cause of his people and mine too. He wanted to inspire the youth, and show to the world that Booker T. Washington had done more to inspire the Negro than any other human being that ever walked this earth. Simmons showed without a doubt that Dr. Washington was a man with a vision, a man who made it from slavery to the greatest of his age. The man who took education out of the sky, so to speak, and put it within reach of all. I pray heaven to given us more men. I have I talked about the National Negro Business League, and I am called upon to make a few scattering remarks about other things now, for this is an age where people want to know. This is an age of thought, and we are giving to the world thought to such an extent that they are sitting up and taking notice, and are forced to ask "What manner of man is this American Negro?" When you pause to see where we were sixty years ago and see where we are today, you will join in saying "The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad." You cannot realize what a wonderful race you have until you look around and see the men and women who have made it to the top and who are still going on to perfection by the help of God. I am perhaps too old to start for the goal now, but I am congratulating myself on being able to see men who are going there just the same and they will represent me. I am going to measure my worth by the very best we have, and not by the other fellow. We are getting ready to elect a President of the United States, and in looking over men and measures, I have decided that President Calvin Coolidge should succeed himself, and I am of the opinion that he will do so. Thousands of people who have left from down home will vote this year for the first time, and that vote will be counted, and will count each one for Coolidge. Don't go to sleep, but open your eyes. Vote and vote the right way. No time to waste now on new parties, and new men, but get right, and help to get the country right. The people of Illinois are going to elect a Senator, and they are satisfied with putting in the United States Senate, to represent Illinois and the interest of our state Ex-Governor Charles S. Deneen, who has served in many capacities, and the last was that of Governor. He proved to be the right man in the right place and we are going to put him there. But it is not my mission to delve into politics, but just want to remind my people that we must do the right think for our own protection. The ballot is the instrument placed in the hands of American citizens with which to protect that rights, their lives, their property, real and personal, and without the ballot we are helpless. There would be more protection in our country and lynching would be sent direct to hades where it belonged if our people could only vote down home and have all say in the making of legislators, congressmen and the like, then if we had some say about who shall be governor. Get the ballot in your hand and you have a good weapon. It will do more good than a thousand automatics. I take pleasure in saying this. But I have been knocking around Chicago a long time and when you read this letter I will be shaking some of the Chicago dust off of my feet and headed another way, and you can't stop me and there is no need of you trying. There is no need of you calling on dear spirit to stop me. Speaking of "Dear Spirit," I find that they continue to manufacture damphules and it is being done right here in Chicago. A few days ago, C. L. Webb, that wonderful shorthand writer from Tuskegee, came and got me to take a ride with him, and you put it down that I accepted the invitation. He toted me around by a tea room and we were invited to come back Sunday evening, and it was accepted. When it was made known, then Mrs. Elvie L. Stewart, said she would like to go, and this was followed by Mrs. Elizabeth Scott, and lo and behold Mr. Webb's sister, who is the wife of the tooth dentist doctor, Dr. Garnett, said she would like to go, hence the party was formed, and we went at it. We did not all go together, for Mr. Webb, his sister and two other ladies went out in their automobile car carriage and got Mrs. Stewart, and I went for Mrs. Scott, and her husband was on hand and he decided to go too. Believe me they had some fine singing, and when this was over, a man with a voice charming and sweet, made a lecture on Spiritualism. He delivered a message from the people who lived in Mars, Neptune, and some other worlds. He said that they were in daily communication with them. They had visits from them. He told about their civilization, about their habits, their dress, and how near they were to God. I just had to sit up and take notice. I tell you honey, when you hear this kind of stuff, it just makes you feel like saying—well I don't know what to call it, for I think it is almost nameless. It sounds like a lot of damphuleishness, but I just listened. He told of the wonderful things accomplished through his religion. He said that men were trying to do what they were doing daily, getting in touch with the people in Mars, and them other worlds. It makes me want to say "Why in the hell" don't they bring them down here and let us see them. I stood all this, and like in any other church, they took up a collection, although the speaker said that they did not ask anything from anybody. I put in the collection, and then another collection was raised for charity, and I put in that. I said I was going to be dead game once. Next came the healing business. While the choir sang some selection, some women dressed in white, looked like they were robed for bed, walked in carrying a pitcher in one hand, towels and something else in the other, and took their places behind chairs, and the sick were asked to take seats in the chairs, and everybody were requested to hold up their right hand so as to assist the healing spirit in doing his work. Of course I held up my right hand with the rest. They went through some kind of stuff, and then the persons would get up and go about their business rejoicing. When this was all over, then the house was made dark, and we were told that we would get messages from the other world—not from hell, for they said that there was no such place as hell, but from the spirit land. All was still as a mouse, and in the room where we seated the chief woman, came a voice sound. She spoke up and said that there was a message for a woman had gone and ```markdown ``` 96 HON. P. A. NASH President and member of the B who heartily desires to the friends who so loyally stock April, and he feels confident porters will assist to re-elect November. remember of the Board of Review o faily desires to thank his great a so so loyally stood by him at the he feels confident that his same f l assist to re-elect him to his pres President and member of the Board of Review of Cook County, who heartily desires to thank his great army of warm friends who so loyally stood by him at the primaries last April, and he feels confident that his same friends and supporters will assist to re-elect him to his present position in November. desired to deliver it to a woman called "Mary." "My name is, Mary," spoke a woman right in front of me, "is it for me dear spirit?" "Yes, you are from home," continued the voice, "and you are going to get a letter in a few days. Remain right where you are. You were thinking of going away, but don't go." "Thank you dear spirit. Good by." And all clapped their hands joining in saying "Good by, dear spirit." if "Charley" was in the house and if so he should answer the spirit from spirit land some other place. No answer came and then he proceeded to deliver the message about some tall woman who had departed this life, and some boy who was killed, wanted to deliver an important message to Charley. Some other stuff was said and then the spirits said good night, the lights were turned on and announcements were made for special meetings, costing from one dollar to The came a message from another calling for a woman with a crazy man at her home. "Is it I dear spirit?" "Yes, and you must get that man away or he will kill some one. You must have him confined in some place. He tried to do you harm tonight." "Yes, he did dead spirit. He choked me, and would have killed me, if my brother had not gotten me away from him." "Good by, dear spirit." Things moved along all right until the medium called for a man in the house named Charles, and my how I wondered who it was. Another call was made, and it was said that he was on the other side of the house, and I was on that side. The man asked ```markdown ``` M. M. HON. MARTIN B. MADDEN The highly honored Member of Congress from the gressional District of Illinois, who is bour himself in November. Announced Member of Congress from the District of Illinois, who is bound in November. The highly honored Member of Congress from the First Congressional District of Illinois, who is bound to succeed himself in November. board of Review of Cook County, bank his great army of warm and by him at the primaries last that his same friends and support him to his present position in if "Charley" was in the house and if so he should answer the spirit from spirit land some other place. No answer came and then he proceeded to deliver the message about some tall woman who had departed this life, and some boy who was killed, wanted to deliver an important message to Charley. Some other stuff was said and then the spirits said good night, the lights were turned on and announcements were made for special meetings, costing from one dollar to ten dollars. It was announced that there was something to eat down stairs, and the meeting was brought to a stop after the benediction. We looked to the Lord and was dismissed, to go down stairs and purchase something to eat or refreshments. I may have something more to say about this. I want to congratulate Editor Taylor on the wonderful paper he got out last week. He is a man with an eye to business. That was a wonderful address delivered by Mrs. S. Joe Brown, of Iowa, in Pittsburgh at the Eastern Star meeting. I must stop this letter right now, if I do not it is hard to tell where it will end. CHARLES E. STUMP. 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Rates BATH RA 21 Baths . . . $13.00-10 21 Baths to Pythians and JAS, B. McCAHEY, President FRANK J. DUNN, Vice-President ESTABLISHED JOHN J. COAL Telephone Oak 5100 Federal Street Statement of Loans are (Inspected on Bo Bonds a Bank Bl Furniture Cash on Banks Condition At the Close of Business on June 30, 1924 Other R Total Capital Surplus Undivided Reserved terrest Other L. DEPOSIT Total This Bar of its First M safe in Boxes in O LINCOLN ST OF CHIC Under State Government 31st and South S Telephone Vict VISITORS TO CITY Among those who visited the city during the National Negro Business League, Aug. 20 to 22, were W. A. Jordan, C. P. Gilpin, Mrs. Ora Brown Stokes, Richmond, and Miss L. V. Állen of Norfolk, Va.; J. E. Mitchell, editor, St. Louis Argus; Hutchins Inge, St. Louis, Mo.; Hon. Nick Chiles, editor of Topeka Plaindealer, Topeka, Kans.; Frederick McCracken, real estate broker, St. Paul, Minn. LEAVES FOR AUGUSTA After a very pleasant stay in the city for the past six weeks, Mrs. Emma Gary left during the week for her home in Augusta, Ga. While in the city, Mrs. Gary was the guest of Mrs. M. B. Newland, 514 Aldine Square. IN CITY Miss Beatrice Whiting of Richmond, Va., a teacher, is in the city to witness the graduation of her sister Miss T. P. F. Whiting, on Aug. 29th from the University of Chicago. Ale Once Labeled Poison Years ago in the merry days of the English tavern there was a turmoil among radicals over the "poisoning" of the ale drunk by the common people. The trouble was caused when some one learned that in making ale sulphuric acid, made from Spanish pyrites, was used and that this contained arsenic. It was a tempest in a teapot, however, because it would have taken five barrels of ale to contain enough arsenic to hurt one individual. Cane Juice Heavy The sugar cane juice, constituting about 80 per cent of the weight of the cane, says Nature Magazine, is clarified by the addition of lime. Knights of Pythias of N. A., S. A., E., A., A. and A. (Operating Under Supervision of U. S. Government) 415 $ \frac{1}{2} $ Malvern Avenue Hot Springs Nat. Park, Ark. RESOURCES THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AUGUST 30, 1924 Paper Currency It has been computed that the cost to the United States of making a $1 bill is about as great as to make a $20 or as a $10,000 bill. The expense is 1.3 cents each. The length of service varies in direct ratio to the value of the note. The $1 bill lasts little more than a year, it is estimated, a $10 bill lasts about four years, while a $10,000 bill obviously, seldom wears out. British National Flag The "Union Jack," the national flag of Great Britain, came into being in 1801. It is an amalgamation of the banners of St. George, St. Andrew and St. Patrick, representing the three united kingdoms. Family Is Small The number of young is most often three in the case of the larger western mole and four with the common eastern species, says Nature Magazine. They are born in the latter half of March and early in April. La Provi Importers and Wholesale Dealers in HUMAN H HAIR DRESSERS AN Accessories: Wigs, To 4956 South State Street Cut out this Subscript THE BROAD AX Please enter my name as a subscriber to THE BROAD AX. I inclose herewith Two Dollars, the annual subscriptions to same, or One Dollar for six months. ERNEST WILLIAMSON UNDERTAKER Quality Service Reasonable Prices Calls Promptly Answered Day or Night HIGH CLASS FLEET OF Cunningham CARS FOR ALL OCCAISIONS KENWOOD 0455 5121-23-25. SOUTH STATE STREET Phone Kenwood 6379 There are curious birds in Africa and the most beautiful birds in the world are to be found there. We have seen them preserved in museum cases, and alive in zoological gardens. But Africa has also what is probably the very ugliest bird there is in the shoebill, a large wading bird. Luxuries Are Comparative When two prisoners were asked to name their reward for submitting to blood transfusions at Sing Sing, one asked for stewed chicken and the other for a bowl of spaghetti. The transfusion was made in an effort to save the life of a fellow prisoner. Classifying Milton Julius was a well-brought-up child and when he went to visit Milton who just ran wild and did all the things a boy shouldn't do, he was greatly surprised and he said to his mother: "Why, I don't believe Milton ever does anything but don'ts." Dr. Emily M. Scott Chiropodist and Skin Specialist dent Co. wholesale Dealers in AIR GOODS AND BEAUTY PARLOR pupees, Transformations on Blank and Mail it to $1.00 FOR 6 MONTHS The Ugliest CHICAGO W.G.Anderson Attorney At Law 17 North La Salle Street CHICAGO NOTARY PUBLIC Suite 560 Watson Bldg. 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Corner 31st Street, Chicago The Commonwealth Edison Company The following Electric Shops carry a full line of Electrical Appliances and sell the Federal Washer on Easy Terms; Chas. Krutckoff, Pres. Hugh Norris, Treas. J. E. Ward, Vice-Pres. Kirby Ward, Secy. Telephone Calumet 805 Norris-Ward Coal Co. YARDS AT 26th St. and South Park, I. C. R. R. 18th and Canal Sts., C. B. & Q. R. R. Root St, C. R. I. & P. R. R. Roscoe and Pacific Aves., C. M. & St. P. R. R. 2556 COTTAGE GROVE AVENUE CHICAGO E. L. SCHWEDER MICHAEL MAISEL GEO. WETZEL DR. W. H. BULKIG OFFICERS EDW, G. BARRY Vice-Pres., and Cashier W. MERLE FISHER Asst. Cash, and Trust Officer West Englew and Savings $3rd and Marshfield Ave Telephone Republic 5000 and Surplus $700 DIRECTORS W. MERLE FISHER J ARTHUR C. UTESCH H CARL HORAUG W WM. BLUEMER G ROBT. C. KING J Member Chicago Clearing TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 1 E F. HARDII Aust. Cashier CARL. O. SERBERG Aust. Cashier Good iss Bank e., Chicago, Ill. 0,000.00 F. F. JENSEN MUGO S. HERTEL P. F. KROCHE EQ. HEREMANN JOHN BAIN House Ass'n. NG, JR. Apartments VE AVE. Chicago Company of Electrical Ap- rms: 8350 B. Halted St. 8350 B. Halted St. Aile Ave. Blvd. 4072 Glen Ave. 4072 Glen Ave. 1819 Irving Park Dvld. 47115 Cottage Grove Electric Washing Machine Electric Washing Machine 8318 Ct. Grove Ave. 8318 Ct. Grove Ave. Lage Gap Park Electric Shop. Gano Electric Shop. Good Hoadess Electric Iletr Co. Harpur Electric Shb. 1643 E. 39rd St. Harper Electric Shb. 1643 E. 39rd St. Artisan Works. 6038 S. Eiletr St. Eiletr St. 2509 Arbor Ave. 2509 Arbor Ave. 13258 Brandon Ave. Linden Electric Shop. Linden Electric Shop. Neighborhood Shap. 1715 W. 39rd St.