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Sudden Death of Frank L. Gillespie, Founder and President of the Liberty Life Insurance Company, Which Has Become Within the Past Five Years, One of the Strongest and Largest Life Insurance Companies Among the Colored People in the United States SOCIETY NEWS PUBLISHED FREE Sudden Death of the Liber Within the West Life In the United FUNERAL SERVICES OVER HIS REMAIN AFTERNOON AT OLD CHURCH, THIRTY-AND GRAND BOULE R. L. BRADBY, OF DE OFFICIATING, ASSIST DR. CARTER AND I HON. EARL B. DICKEN, ANT CITY ATTORNEY, CAGO, ABLY SERVED OF CEREMONIES, AND RESOLUTION PAY BOARD OF DIRECT LIBERTY LIFE INSURANCE PANY LAMENTING IN DEATH. THE SERVICES WERE TENDED, THE CHURCH CROWDED TO ITS PACITY. ALMOST O BEAUTIFUL FLORA EXTENDED CLEAR CHURCH ALTAR. THE MUSICAL PROGRENCTION WITH THE COULD NOT BE SUCH WAS PARTICIPATED PAULINE J. LEE AND BUCHANNAN. HIS REMAINS WERE LIST IN THE FAMILY LOT CEMETERY. MR. DAN M. JACKSON AHMED A. RAYNER DATE FUNERAL DATE CHARGE. FUNERAL SERVICES WERE HELD OVER HIS REMAINS MONDAY AFTERNOON AT OLIVET BAPTIST CHURCH, THIRTY-FIRST STREET AND GRAND BOULEVARD, REV. R. L. BRADBY, OF DETROIT, MICH., OFFICIATING, ASSISTED BY REV. DR. CARTER AND REV. TUTTLE. HON. EARL B. DICKERSON, ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY OF CHICAGO, ABLY SERVED AS MASTER OF CEREMONIES, AND READ THE RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LIBERTY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY LAMENTING HIS UNTIMELY DEATH. THE SERVICES WERE LARGELY ATTENDED, THE CHURCH BEING CROWDED TO ITS FULLEST CAPACITY. ALMOST ONE HUNDRED BEAUTIFUL FLORAL OFFERINGS EXTENDED CLEAR ACROSS THE CHURCH ALTAR. THE MUSICAL PROGRAM IN CONNECTION WITH THE FUNERAL COULD NOT BE SURPASSED. IT WAS PARTICIPATED IN BY MISS PAULINE J. LEE AND MR. HUGH BUCHANNAN. HIS REMAINS WERE LAID TO REST IN THE FAMILY LOT AT LINCOLN CEMETERY. MR. DAN M. JACKSON AND MR. AHMED A. RAYNER, THE UP-TO-DATE FUNERAL DIRECTORS IN CHARGE. --- By LOUISE BOND The race has sustained an irreparable loss in the death of Mr. Frank L. Gillespie, founder and president of the Liberty Life Insurance Company, of Illinois, 35th street and Grand boulevard, who passed away at eight minutes past twelve on Friday, May 1, at his lovely home, 4524 Grand boulevard. His death was the result of an attack of pneumonia. During the one short week of his illness his physicians, Drs. Carr, Bousfield, Tancil, Beasly, and Bibb, endeavored to arrest the disease and save his life but their efforts were in vain. Mr. Gillespie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gillespie, was born November 8, 1876, at Osceola, Arkansas. He received his grammar school education at Memphis, Tennessee, where he spent the early years of his life. Later his family moved to St. Louis, Missouri, and there he attended the Summer High School for three years. Since he was a violinist of rare talent, his parents planned to give him a musical education and sent him to the Boston Conservatory of Music. While he studied music in Boston, he also fin- THE BROAD AX Death of liberty Life the Past in Insurance United States ICES WERE HELD MAINS MONDAY AT OLIVET BAPTIST STY-FIRST STREET BOULEVARD, REV. OF DETROIT, MICH. ASSISTED BY REV. AND REV. TUTTLE. CKERSON, ASSIST- TORNEY OF CHI- RVED AS MASTER IS, AND READ THE PASSED BY THE RECTORS OF THE INSURANCE COM- ING HIS UNTIMELY ERE LARGELY AT- CHURCH BEING ITS FULLEST CA- ST ONE HUNDRED FORAL OFFERINGS SEAR ACROSS THE ER. PROGRAM IN CON- THE FUNERAL BE SURPASSED. IT ATED IN BY MISS E AND MR. HUGH RE LAID TO REST LOT AT LINCOLN EKSON AND MR. YNER, THE UP-TO- L DIRECTORS IN ished his high school course and then instead of completing his musical career, Mr. Gillespie entered the Law School of Harvard University. For a while all went well but as difficulties came he was forced to abandon his education. Mr. Gillespie then came to Chicago and here secured employment as private secretary to Mr. J. C. Yeager, a prominent Chicago capitalist. At the death of Mr. Yeager he sought other activities. He became the first colored employee of the Automatic Telephone Company and afterwards entered the real estate business with Mr. Oscar De Priest, in which he was engaged for two years. In January, 1916, he left this position to join the agency force of the Royal Life Insurance Company and with this organization, Mr. Gillespie began his first real ascent on the ladder of achievement. By August of the same year he was made superintendent of the company and thus became the first colored superintendent of an Old Line Legal Reserve Insurance Company doing both industrial and ordinary business. As superintendent of the Royal Life As superintendent of the library THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 9, 1925 He was the founder and the president of the Liberty Life Insurance Company, whose general offices are located in its own building, corner Thirty-Fifth Street and Grand Boulevard. Insurance Company he was attended with phenominal success and it happened that in the fall of 1917 he became an organizer and officer of the Public Life Insurance Company of Illinois. This was the first time in the history of life insurance that a colored man had been elected to such a position of responsibility, and Mr. Gillespie made good. For two years he assisted in the development of this institution, then he decided to organize a company among his own people. He saw the need and knew that he, through the years of his experience, could make it possible. He realized that such a company would open opportunity's door to thousands of members of his race and so the Liberty Life Insurance Company of Illinois is the product of his efforts which stands as an everlasting monument to the genius of its founder. Mr. Gillespie was a Mason; member of Fort Dearborn Lodge of Elks; North Star Lodge of Masons and Knight Templars. He also was a member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and the National Negro Business League. In 1903 Mr. Gillespie was happily married to Miss Edreaner Poree of New Orleans, Louisiana. To this union two children have been given, a son, Edward, twenty years old, who is attending the University of Madison, Wisconsin, and a daughter of seventeen, Miss Edreaner Gillespie, who is a student at the Englewood High School. The funeral services were held Mon- THE LATE FRANK L. GILLESPIE Church, 31st street and South Park avenue. The Reverend R. L. Bradby, pastor of the Second Baptist Church of Detroit, Michigan, and also a member of the Board of Directors of the Liberty Life Insurance Company, conducted the services. The church was crowded with the many friends of Mr. Gillespie. Upon the altar and surrounding the coffin was a perfect myriad of flowers, sent by friends and business associates. A tribute from the National Negro Business League and a set of resolutions from the Board of Directors of the Liberty Life Insurance Company were read. The family received telegrams of condolence from Bethel A. M. E. Church, North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, Midwest Insurance Company, Afro-American Insurance Company, Alelia Walker, New York, Eugene James and T. Arnold Hill, National Urban League, Mr. Anthony Overton and the Board of Directors of the Douglass National Bank, Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity, Judge and Mrs. Mary Church-Terrell, Washington, D. C., National Benefit Insurance Company, Washington, D. C. Mr. Gillespie leaves a widow, one son and one daughter, four brothers and one sister to mourn his loss, together with a host of friends. To the present generation and to the generations to come he has left an heritage of priceless value. It is the duty of these generations to carry on the great work that he has started; to follow the example that his noble nature has set for them. In five years he has built up this great bulwark as a protection for his people and Liberty Life Insurance Company promises to be one of the greatest projects our race has ever undertaken. It may be comforting to the bereaved family to know that while their sorrow is great, they do not bear it alone; that the loss of such a leader as Mr. Frank L. Gillespie will be felt by the entire race throughout this great nation. A. L. Holsey, in behalf of Dr. Robert R. Moton, Tuskegee Institute Alabama, and Chandler Owen of New York City were present and delivered short talks in keeping with the sad occasion. The music selections could not be surpassed and the numbers rendered by Miss Pauline James Lee, and by the university quartet was of the highest order, and the thousands of persons would have loudly applauded its members if it would not have been improper. Active and Honorary Pallbearers The following persons served as the active and honorary pallbearers: The active pallbearers were: Dr. Fred G. Trapp, Capt. John Fry, William McCullough, Virgil Williams, Robert La Mar, E. H. Newsome, Dell Matthews and J. E. Mitchem. The Honorary pallbearers, Jesse Binga, Maj. R. R. Jackson, Clayton De Priest, Col. William R. Cowan, H. A. Watkins, Judge Albert B. George, Atty. A. L. Williams, A. L. Jackson, H. F. Daniels, Robt. S. Abbott, Dr. George C. Hall, Dr. R. A. Williams, Dr. Rob H. Hardin, Hon. John French, David B. Hawley, James Tuppins, David A. McGowan, C. Udell Turpin, Prof. William Emanuel, Hon. George T. Kersey, Dr. U. G. Dailey, Hon. Warren B. Douglas, W. C. Ellington, Fred Logan, Col. John R. Marshall, Henry Teenan Jones, S. A. Brusseaux, George Hawley, Col. Franklin A. Denison, Dr. J. A. Harper, David M. Manson, Dr. Gordon H. Jackson, C. C. Dejoie, Isaac Dunlap, Daniel Jackson, Anthony Overton, Oscar De Priest, Dr. Julian Lewis, Hon. Edward H. Wright, Morris Lewis, Major J. R. Lynch, Ald. Louis B. Anderson, Dr. S. C. Dickerson, W. J. Morsell, I. J. Joseph, F. E. Clinkscale, Hon. A. H. Roberts, R. L. Mays, Dr. Carl G. Roberts, Jos. C. Wickliffe, Arthur Cadozoe, D. A. Roach,* Charles Shoecraft, Harry Horsley, Walter Speed, J. N. Blackshear, Samuel E. White, Dr. H. R. Smith, George M. Porter, Joseph D. Bibb, Frank Edwards, Charles S. Jackson, Dr. Sylvander Trice, George Arthur and A. L. Foster. The remains of Mr. Gillespie were encased in one of the most expensive and finest caskets. The casket was a steel-gray silk plush, silver handled half couch casket and it was very beautiful to behold, and Mr. Dan M. Jackson and Mr. Ahmed A. Rayner, conducted everything in connection with the funeral services to perfection. The last time that the writer came in contact with Mr. Gillespie, here on this earth, was on Sunday afternoon, March 8, at the home of Judge Robert H. Terrell; 1615 S street N. W., Washington, D. C. In conclusion, as the old saying goes let the dead past bury its dead and let us a fervently hope that he will find favor in the sight of the gods throughout eternity! JULIUS BLEDSOE THE NEW BARITONE ARTIST MADE A GREAT HIT AT ORCHES TRA/HALL WEDNESDAY EVENING Wednesday evening the new Baritone singer, Julius Bledsoe, made what might be called his first real public appearance in Chicago, and from his first number on the program to the last number he took his white and colored audience by storm and he was forced to render several encores. It is very much to be regretted that every seat in Orchestra Hall was not occupied by the lovers of high class singing, but it was not half filled, and it will be a long time before the people in this city will be fortunate enough to listen to his equal for he possesses a clear and strong voice. His pronunciations are absolutely perfect and clear and he is fully capable with his large volume of voice of easily moving up and down the musical register with the greatest of ease. He makes a most splendid appearance before his critical audience and in our humble opinion he has no superior as a Baritone singer in America. WIND CARRIES BOY AWAY (Preston News Service) Kyle, Texas, May 7.—A four-year-old boy was sucked into the air by a tornado which struck this town last Wednesday night, carried several yards and dropped without injury. Fourteen farm tenants were injured and several thousand dollars of damage done over a territory of two miles square northeast of Kyle. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE BROAD AX President as Become, and Larg- People in No. 34 SOUNDS THE PRAISES OF THE BROAD AX The Following Note Speaks For Itself Lincoln State Bank of Chicago 31st & South State Streets Chicago May 4, 1925 Mr. Julius F. Taylor, 6206 S. Elizabeth St., Chicago, Ill. Dear Sir:— I wish to thank you for the splendid write-up you gave us in the May 2nd issue of The Broad Ax. Yours very truly, Geo. F. Liebrandt, President. RACE ARTISTS TAKE PART IN AMERICAN MUSIC EVENING PROGRAM Washington, D. C., May 6.—Prominent on the program of the American Music evening, held at the Washington Auditorium, Tuesday evening, May 5, as a part of the quinquennial of the International Council of Women, was Nathaniel Dett, widely known composer, and the Hampton Institute Choir, of which he is director. Other features were Negro spirituals, sung by the Amphion Glee Club, led by Prof. Henry Lewis, director. Other organizations of Negro singers taking part included the Richmond Treble Clef, a double octet from Richmond, Va., led by Mrs. Seville E. Briggs; the University Glee Club of Howard University, led by Prof. Rev. W. Tibbs, and the Choral Society, led by Miss Lulu Vere Childers. The program was arranged by Miss Hallie O. Brown of Wilberforce, O., former president of the National Association of Colored Women, and since her retirement from the presidency of the women's organization last August, has devoted herself to the arduous task of chairmanship of the scholarship fund being raised by the National Association of Colored Women to assist worthy colored girls in obtaining an education. The excellent manner in which the participants rendered their parts on the program so greatly pleased the vast audiences of whites who taxed the capacity of the huge auditorium that Miss Brown was the recipient of praiseworthy comment and thanks for the assembling of such an excellent array of talent. It is said that many white women openly expressed themselves as being wholly ignorant of the capabilities of the Negro to interpret and execute such a wide range of difficult passages of classical music. Negroes who attended the affair expressed themselves as being proud of this splendid opportunity to exhibit to leading white people this phase of Negro ability. DEATH OF ATTORNEY HALE G. PARKER The first of this week Attorney Hale G. Parker, who was one of the most highly respected citizens of Chicago, passed away at his home, 5423 Ridgewood Court. NEW PRESIDENT FOR FISK UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE TENN. It is stated that Prof. Herbert Miller of the Ohio State University will become the new president of the Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn. SPECIAL NOTICE injured of dam- ro miles The story of the recent pleasure trip of the writer through the east will not appear until the next issue of this newspaper. 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. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 6206 S. Elizabeth St., Chicago. Phone: Wentworth 2597 Vol. XXX No. 34 Chicago, May 9, 1925 Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post office at Chicago Ill. Under Act of March 8, 1879. MOTHER'S DAY By Charles Stewart, Jr. Sunday, May 10, the entire nation will pay a tribute of reverential respect to the one whom civilization owes its present advancement—a mother. "All that I am or hope to be I owe it to my angel mother," said Abraham Lincoln after he became president of the United States. "My mother was the making of me," said Thomas A. Edison recently. "She was so true, so sure of me; and I felt that I had some one to live for; some one I must not disappoint." "To the man who has a good mother, all women are sacred for her sake," said Jean Paul Richter. Testimonies of great men in all walks of life in acknowledgement of their deep gratitude and appreciation of their mothers would make a record stretching from the dawn of history up to the present date. Few are the men, indeed, who do not owe their greatness to the inspirations and love of their mother. Many a man is enjoying a fame which is due to his sacrificing mother. Throngs of people hurrah for the president, governor, congressman, senator, mayor and other high officials but the secret of their achievement of success is often tucked away in the soul of that little unknown mother. Whatever else you are obliged to do, never take a chance of neglecting mother. No man worthy of his name ever neglects his mother. The time may come when you will sit on her bed of illness for the last time, or when you will stand by her coffin, you will wish that you had been of a little more pleasure and comfort to her; wish that you had exchanged a little more of your money in visits and presents to her, even at a cost of making a little less money. There is no one else who can fill the place of a mother and no remorse that can be as great as that of the remembrance of ill-treating, abusing, or being unkind to one's mother. These things will stand out ever fresh in your memory when your mother is gone from your sight forever. It is then that you will take time to contrast your treatment with her long suffering, tenderness and love, her many years of sacrifice for you. One of the saddest sights ever witnessed was that of a poor old struggleworn, broken down mother whose life had been poured into her child making a long trip to the Federal Penitentiary to visit her boy, who had been abandoned by every friend he ever knew except herself. Poor mother! It did not matter to her that he was a criminal, that he had disgraced himself, his family, and his friends, that he had been unkind and mean to her, she would not forsake him—her heart went out to him just the same. A horrid figure that had committed a crime was not seen by her but only as she had always seen him, her darling boy, the child that God gave her to raise and protect, pure and innocent as when a two-month-old baby. Infinite love is this, there is no human love as great which follows one from the cradle to the grave, never once forsaking it, no matter how unfortunate or degraded the loved one may become. This, the second Sunday in May has been inaugurated and set aside as Mother's Day, and should receive the heartiest support of all. Every one unite in making it a real mother's day. Some may send flowers, others candy, and still others may show their remembrance with cards and telegrams. Those who are fortunate enough to have their mother with them should honor her by escorting her to church. What an impressive and beautiful tribute it would be to go through life baking every day mother's day—honoring the most sacred love known—the love of a mother. FLORENCE MILLS TO HEAD ALL-COLORED REVUE AS PERMANENT INSTITUTION (Preston News Service) Cincinnati, O., May 6—Loyalty of Florence Mills to the race, as against temptation to become a renowned star of an Anglo-Saxon musical extravaganza, has saved the stage and the race what promises to be one of the most distinctive forms of American entertainment ever created—an All-CoLORED Revue, produced in yearly editions, like the Greenwich Village Follies, Music Box Revue, Ziegfield Follies, Passing Show, and others. "Dixie to Broadway" is the initial edition and fairly well exhibits the hopes and ambitions of Miss Mills. According to those who have heard Miss Mills personally set forth her views on the subject it is her plan to put forth a real American production. Miss Mills says that she came near accepting the proposition from Mr. Ziegfield, while she was considering the Ziegfield offer, along came Lew Leslie with a proposition to organize an all-colored revue on an elaborate scale, and if it proved successful, to make it permanent. "The Leslie proposition appealed to me at once, not merely as an opportunity for personal advancement, but also as an institution that should be entirely characteristic of my race and give my people an opportunity of demonstrating that their talents are equal to the most exacting demands of this popular form of entertainment, with the added quality of originality. "Modestly, our season in 'Dixie to Broadway' has thoroughly demonstrated, not only the popularity of an all-colored revue when produced on the same scale as the white musical extravaganzas of the present day, but also the feasibility—even the desirability—of making our organization a permanent institution of the American stage, with a home theatre for our annual productions and limited tours following our New York engagement. And I am violating no confidence when I say that this enterprise is well under way, with considerable work already accomplished on next season's revue," concluded Miss Mills. FIVE HUNDRED JAPANESE FAMILIES TO SETTLE ON OHIO FARMS (Preston News Service) Willard, Ohio, May 6.—Reports that the Ohio Farm Company will lease 1,500 acres of its swamp lands near here to Japanese farmers were confirmed Thursday night by President H. O. Parsons on his return from California, where he has just completed negotiations with about 500 Japanese. It is said that the families to come here will be Christians and Americanized and the land is to be farmed on a regular rental basis. The first Japanese families are expected here in July with others following upon completion of their harvest in California. Lettuce, celery, onions and other vegetables will be planted, it is said. Construction of fifty houses for the first fifty families will be started in a few days, President Parsons said. Already contracts have been made with construction concerns for the erection of the houses. BRIEFS A colored postmistress has been appointed at Watoga, W. Va. Business is business and a wise man reorganizes whenever it is necessary. Only 17,000 illicit distilleries were destroyed by State and Federal officers in Georgia, during 1924. Spinach raised on twenty acres brought a New Jersey colored truck farmer $12,500 during the season. BRIEFS In North Carolina 64.2 per cent of the colored children 7 to 20 years of age attend school. Probably the nine colored residents of Florida who were born in Alaska, prefer flea bites to frost bites. Pullman porters will soon be singing—or praying—on airplanes now being constructed by the company for transcontinental flights. Two colored women in New York THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 9, 1925 L. Giffen City own a laundry that is equipped with washing machines, mangles and other laundry facilities. Colored females outnumber the males in Alabama, District of Columbia, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. For some mysterious reason residents of the United States who were born in Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands prefer New York to Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis or Boley, Oklahoma. RACE PAPERS If there is one enterprise amongst colored people that colored people should support, which in turn would be in a stronger position to support them in their efforts, is our newspapers. Too many of our group go into business and before the general public knows anything about their entering business; they are out of business. The reason for this is plain: Too many of them open up and then sit down and say "colored people ought to support me because I am a colored business man." But the majority of colored people do not patronize them for the reason they know nothing of their business as they fail to advertise. Then hear them cry about the race not patronizing them in business! Still there is another class of race paper leachers. It is that class which never subscribes for a race paper. Their excuse for not doing so is that the "little old colored paper" has nothing in it. But just let these same people give a social affair or have a death or something of the sort come into their families, and they will forthwith call up the "little old colored paper" to publish the same and 'the "little old colored paper" in its bigheartedness, will sacrifice time and space and print it. Afterwards, the teachers smile and thank the editor for printing it, providing there is enough laudation about it. Otherwise the "little old" newspaper is in for a good cursing. Maybe some day the colored business man and the "society shark" will wake up to the fact that the "little old colored paper" is one of their best assets—Ex. MOTHER'S DAY The Second Ward Branch of the Woman's City Club will hold the first of a series of public meetings at Metropolitan Community Center, Wendell Phillips High School, Sunday, May 10 at 7:30 P.M. HON. CHARLES M. FOELL The Knowledge Seekers' Club, under the presidency of Rev. Theodore Stephens, met on the 2nd instant at the Phyllis Wheatley Home, Miss Odom, superintendent. The speaker of the evening was Mr. Julius F. Taylor, editor and publisher of The Broad Ax. Mr. Taylor's theme was "The Influence and Power of the Press." In his eloquent and convincing style, the speaker stated many facts of vital importance, with reference to the press. He said, among other noteworthy things, that the press is the medium that moulds the thoughts of the inhabitants of the towns and cities who live within the radius of its influence. Large numbers, said Mr. Taylor, think in accordance with the teachings of the press. Napoleon himself, continued the sepaker, dreaded to such an extent the adverse criticisms of the press that he once remarked: "I would rather have a battalion of soldiers firing into the rear of my army, than have three newspapers against me." Mr. Taylor's address was, in toto, poignant, lucid and brim full with information. Excerpts from The Broad Ax covering that period of the life of the immortal Frederick Douglass, as editor of the North Star, Rochester N. Y.—the first Negro newspaper in the U. S.—were read by Mrs. Irene McCoy Gaines, secretary of the club. Numerous were the visitors who honored the club with their presence, among others, Mrs. Ida Perry-Johnson, Mr. E. Thompson, Mrs. Evelyn Casey, Miss Alice Boyd of New Orleans, and others. Mrs. Amelia Brooks Chass (white) presented Miss Boyd (white), who in turn expressed her delight at being present in so cultured a group. The response was made by the secretary, Mrs. Gaines. Rev. Stephens introduced Mrs. Evelyn Casey whose timely remarks made a very fine impression on all who heard her. Miss E. King and Miss Zenobia Laws were the Muses who charmed the audience with their exquisite music. The subject slated for discussion at the next meeting, May 16, at Friendship Home, 3015 Prairie Ave., will be Life of Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra, by the Rev. Theodore Stephens. MOTHERS' DAY TO BE OBSERVED NEXT SUNDAY Sunday, May 10, will be Mothers' Day, now observed internationally. Churches, the Y.M.C.A., Y.W.C.A., lodges, Knights of Columbus, women's clubs, parents and teachers' organizations in certain schools, hospitals, especially where there are disabled soldiers and multitudes of individuals are making preparations for the event. At the close of the war the Gold Star Mothers adopted as a slogan, "Mother Never Forgets." Sons and daughters, near or distant, are asked not to forget to write home, or in any event, remember mother. ANNIVERSARY AND COM- MENCEMENT SEASON KNOX- VILLE COLLEGE, 1925 Monday, May 25, 7:30 p. m.—College Oratorical Contest. Thursday, May 28, 7:30 p. m.—Class Exercises of the Academy Department. Friday, May 29, 7:30 p. m.—Student recital. Music of Negro composers. Saturday, May, 30, 7:30 p. m.—Ora- torio, "The Redemption." Presented by a chorus of one hundred voices from the college and the city. Sabbath, May 31, 10:45 a. m.—Annual Sermon to the Christian organizations by Rev. J. D. Rankin, D. D. 7:30 p. m.—Baccalaureate Sermon. Monday, June 1, 8:00 p. m.—Graduating exercises of the Academy Department. Tuesday, June 2—Alumni Day. 10 a. m., Business meeting Address by Association president. 2:00 p. m.—Addresses by representative alumni. 4:00 p. m.—Ball game, the Alumni vs. the College. 6:00 p. m.—Alumni banquet in Elnathan dining hall. 8:00 p. m.—Musical program. Chorus led by Mr. George Johnson. Wednesday, June 3—Anniversary Day. 10:00 a. m.—Educational meeting. Addresses by State Superintendent of Education and others. 2:00 p. m.—Short addresses and greetings from various boards, organizations, and other educational institutions. 7:00 p. m.—Faculty reception for alumni and other visiting friends. 8:00 p. m.—Adress by Dr. Plato Durham. Thursday, June 4, 10:00 a. m.—Commencement. Class address by Hon. Clyde Kelley. June 5-14.—Bible School. LONNIE RIDGEWAY, EX S LAVE, 80. LEAVES $2,500 TO CHARITY (Preston News Service) Athens, O., May 7—The will of Lonnie Ridgeway, 80, ex-slave, who was a retainer of J. D. Brown, Athens banker, for more than 50 years, was probated here Thursday and disclosed that he left more than $2,500 to charities. He bequeathed $1,000 to Athens Presbyterian Church, of which he was a member half a century; $500 to a local Negro church and the remainder to other churches. WILLIE SHAW ACCIDENTALLY KILLS SELF WITH PISTOL Dallas, Texas, May 6.—Willie Shaw, 15 years old, was wounded fatally shortly before ten o'clock Tuesday night when he accidentally shot himself in the breast. Dr. H. R. Thomas of the Emergency Hospital, said. Witnesses told Ambulance. Driver George Hartford that Willie snapped the pistol once and evidently did not believe it would fire and kept on snapping. David and Joseph Pruitt, who run a tailoring establishment at 40th and Cottage Grove avenue, live in an apartment at 4020 Cottage Grove avenue, and on last Saturday night at 11 o'clock a Stag Smoker was given by them to a number of their friends. Refreshments were served and they had music and entertainment, and four of their guests played whist in the dining room. Police officers, their names being withheld at the present time, rang the front door bell and, when it was opened, they rushed in with their guns in their hands, lined all the guests up against the wall and proceeded to rob the inmates. They faced the guests against the wall, and at the trial of the cases on last Tuesday, before Judge Gentzel in the Municipal Court, Joseph Pruitt testified that the police had taken out of his pants pocket $20.00 in money; Charles Bell testified that they took $10.00 out of his pockets; Banks Redding testified that they had taken $12.00 out of his pockets and beat him up with the butt end of a pistol, and David Pruitt stated under oath that the officers then searched the house, broke open a clothes closet with a crow-bar and took $23.00 out of a drawer, and that they also found in the closet an old rifle that had been given to him by his grandfather and they took that also. They then used the crow-bar and broke open a dresser drawer, took three pistols, a 15 jewel Standard Watch and other things. Joseph Pruitt testified that he and his brother resided at the apartment and that it was their home and that they were giving the Stag Party to their friends. The police arrested all of the guests as follows: John Wright, Charles Bell, John Rose, William Watson, Henry Foster, Ben Johnson, Henry Murray, Banks Redding, Charles Reed, and also placed David Pruitt under arrest, charged with operating a gambling house, and Joseph Pruitt was charged with "Inmate of a gambling house," and the others were charged with disorderly conduct. At the trial, Attorney Charles C. Roe represented the defendants and had a stenographer present and took a stenographic record of the trial, and has been instructed by the Pruitt brothers to prefer charges against these officers before the Civil Service Board. The conduct of the police in this case was an outrage and a violation of all decency, and such conduct should be stopped. The police are making too many unreasonable and illegal arrests among the colored people of Chicago and a movement is on foot to call a mass meeting at Wendell Philip's High School to protest to Mayor Dever against these outrageous and unnecessary raids. The Broad Ax is with the police when they are right and believes in the enforcement of law and the preservation of order, but cannot let such incidents as these go by without registering its protest. Judge Gentzel ordered the return of the property taken and fined the four men who admitted they were playing whist $1.00 each and discharged the other guests. GEORGE T. KERSEY LOSES; IN- FLUENCE OF THE KU KLUX KLAN SHOWN IN THE STATE LEGIS.ATURE George T. Kersey, who filed a contest against George Garry Noonan, Warren B. Douglas and Wm. E. King succeeded in having the elections committee of the House of Representatives come to Chicago where in the offices of the Board of Election Commissioners the committee met and in the presence of the candidates proceeded to make an investigation of the charges filed by Mr. Kersey. After spending last Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning in the investigation, one of the members of the committee stated to Attorney Charles C. Roe, who represented George T. Kersey that "We are going to drop this contest because it is quite evident that if we open the ballots that George Garry Noonan (white) would lose and George T. Kersey would win. If we go back home to our constituents and they find out that we have unseated a white man and seated a Negro, none of us could ever again be elected to any office in our districts." The Ku Klux Klan would defeat all of us." There were 27 members of the elections committee, 17 Republicans and 10 Democrats and from their report it is quite evident that the influence of the Ku Klux Klan was too great for George T. Kersey to overcome. WASHINGTON DOCTORS LIST PATIENTS WHO DON'T PAY Washington, D. C., May 6—The Medico-Chirurgical Society of the District of Columbia, comprising all of the colored physicians and surgeons of the District, has placed into operation a plan whereby a central agency keeps lists of patients who refuse to pay their doctor bills. The system is designed to prevent a man seeking doctor's care without settling his bills with other doctors. The plan has been in operation for about a month, it is stated, and already is meeting with success. It is based on the system used by department stores in the majority of large cities throughout the country to protect themselves against the patron who does not meet his bills. The doctors state that their plan does not affect the case of charity patients, who are taken care of as usual. ARTHUR WALLER IS STUDENT HEAD New York School Electors Colored Debater Over White Candidates New York City, May 6.—Arthur Waller, an athlete and debater, has been elected president of the Students of Newtown High School, Queens, over two white candidates. The campaign, in which Waller was attacked because of his color, became so heated that Principal Dillingham threatened to call the police if disorders occurred at the elections Friday. Waller received 1,400 votes and the combined opposition 900. He is a member of the cross-country, track and baseball teams, head of the advertising department of the school paper and a debater. His father is a retired minister. GUY SCOTT, PITTSBURGH BARD, RECALLS RACE SAN- HEDRIM IN VERSE Pittsburgh, Pa., May 7.—Guy Scott, a local bard, whose rhymes have attracted considerable attention and favorable comment, directs attention to race leaders as follows: SANHEDRIM It's not so long ago, if we remember, That every "colored" paper in the land Advocated a union of our leaders To benefit the race, we understand. They held a great Sanhedrim in Chicago, That should have been a wonderful event; But everybody started playing politics, And all but named a colored president. We thought they'd overthrow the good old party, That Mr. Coolidge wouldn't have a chance; We'd cast our votes for Henry Lincoln Johnson, As we thought DuBois was beaten in advance. The N-A-A would be our national party. Let the Urban League supplant the Democrats; Have Marcus Garvey represent the farmer, Use Kelly Miller as a diplomat. But the great Sanhedrim must have died like Caesar— The good was interred with the bones: The great and near great broke up in a squabble, And packed their grips and beat it for their homes. WHITE COLONEL GETS COOL RECEPTION New York.—Colonel William A. Taylor, who has been appointed commander of the 369th Infantry to succeed Colonel Arthur Little, resigned. has received a very cool reception. Colonel Little resigned following repeated demands on the part of Negroes that a Negro colonel be appointed to the regiment. This demand has seemingly been ignored by the Democratic governor, Alfred E. Smith, and his military staff. The Equity Congress, assisted by the Amsterdam News, which precipated the fight for a Negro colonel, both promise that the fight will be on until the end desired is obtained. Hon. William Sulzer, former governor of New York State, will continue to assist in the great fight, until the victory is won and a colored man is selected colonel of that famous regiment.—Editor. COL. CHARLES E. STUMP, THE OLD TIME TRAVELING CORRESPONDENT FOR THE BROAD AX, HAS AT LAST PULLED OUT OF TEXAS AND OTHER SECTIONS OF THE FAR SOUTH AND AT THE END OF LAST WEEK HE BUSTED INTO ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. St. Louis, Mo.—You are about to agree that I have been going some in the past 10 days, and before you can say "seat," I will have been in Chicago, and way down in Alabama when you read this letter, and that will be going some more. It is a great thing to be able to get over this country, here and there and see what is going on among the people, and note the progress and accomplishments. It will do your very soul good, and I don't mind telling you that much. I have seen many things and I expect to see many more, so let it go at that. It strikes me that when I took my pen in hand to write you a few lines last week, I was in Houston, Texas, or close to there, but I think I was right there, the guest of Dr. and Mrs. T. V. Overton, and also visiting the churches. Now see where I am and where I have been. It was Sunday morning in Houston that I spoke for Rev. J. R. Burdett, who was celebrating his 10th anniversary or something like that, and the people were proud of what he had done and what he was still doing. They are going to have one more church when the new building is completed and I don't mind telling the world that I told you so. I also spoke in the afternoon and evening at the Antioch Bantist church. I had the pleasure of visiting Houston College, and being the honored guest of President and Mrs. J. E. Knox. I found the young people getting ready to hold the universe in one hand within a short time. They will have nice complete sentences, using the punctuations where they belong making the full stops, quarter stops and will charge on Greece and Rome. They will do honor to Demosthenes and all them other big orators who lived way back yonder. I have only one question then to ask. "What next?" I want to congratulate Dr. Knox on the good work he is doing to fit our young people. He is giving them full inspiration. He is a man of ability and experience, and I am real proud of him and his work, and his wife is some scholar also. I regret to inform you that Mrs. Overton continues in bad health and we are all praying that she will soon be restored to health. She is a wonderful woman, and devoted to her husband. She has been by his side all these years, and we hope she will remain. I met Mrs. Florence McBride Sledge, formerly of Macomb, Illinois. She visited the National Baptist convention in Texas, and remained. She got married, and the Lord gave her a good husband. M. W. D. Sledge is one of the finest men I have met. Off from Houston to Beaumont, where I spent a little time the guest of Dr. and Mrs. C. B. Charlton. Dr. Charlton was one more busy man. He was putting half soles on teeth. He is a tooth, dentist-doctor and a good one at that. His wife was at one time a teacher in the public school, but now she has a kindergarten of her own with three pupils. God bless her. But let me let pause, and say to you, J. Vance Lewis, the noted lawyer, paid the debt that we all must pay. He has gone to his long eternal rest. One by one we are passing out. Because while in the city of Houston, I learned of the death of Mrs. Estella Smith, who was a teacher. I read about it later in the Birmingham Reporter. Who will be the next? From Houston I made my way to Texarkana, passing through Shreveport, l.a., and there is where I learned that Lawyer Charles M. Robinson had a narrow escape in an automobile mix up, and his son who was right by his side had his head crushed and was killed instantly. Percy Robinson, was indeed a fine young man, just in the preparation for a useful life, because he was yet in school, getting ready to follow his father, to be an improvement on his father. Charles Stewart, Jr., tells me that unless a boy is an improvement on his father he has lived in vain. He pointed out to me many reasons why this should be, and I told his father to pick up, and if he did not, his son would pass him before he was ripe for the kingdom. The old man has had some sickness lately. At Texarkana I spent the time at the home of Mrs. S. A. Mathes, who had a son in Fisk University. She is one more busy woman, and she has given to the world a daughter who is a state nurse in Texas. Only one night was spent there, and I was off for another part of the world. This is a moving age, and I must be moving with it. I passed through Little Rock and found Dr. Joseph A. Booker, president of the Arkansas Baptist college at the stable waiting to see me go through. Don't you know that is enough to give me the big head to have a college president come down to see me go by? I fear it is going to be necessary to get an iron band for my head to keep it together, for it is liable to pop open. Pray for me. Off for St. Louis, and in reaching here I found the Pierce-Arrow automobile car carriage, belonging to Poro awaiting my arrival with a polite, courteous young man there. He is fine I am here to tell you. This automobile car carriage grunted a time or two and then it was at Poro College, where they received me. Prof. Aaron E. and Mrs. Annie M. Malone were out of town, but I was received just the same, and treated like a king, so to speak. Poro College is one of the institutions of this race that is doing practical work. It is the brain work of Mrs. Annie M. Malone and the genius of Aaron E. Malone, and they are serving God and the whole race—in fact they are serving humanity. Now they will rank with the wealthiest of this country, yet they are humble and meek, to the extent that any human being can reach them. They took hold of the hand of Jesus Christ some years ago, declaring where he led them they would follow, and they extend the other hand to their brothers and sisters and tell them to come along with them, holding up their heads, showing that even in poverty one may be a gentleman or lady, and I admire this spirit in them. I then made a trip to Lincoln University, Jefferson City, Mo., and found President N. B. Young one more busy man, and they have some students here, and they too are getting ready for Greece and Rome. They are going to make the earth tremble on commencement day. I tell you that senior class will have some say. They have been at the feet of a master, Nathan B. Young, and all give him credit for this. He is giving the people what they wanted, a real university. He has put the school on the educational map. I have been there to see for myself, and then I was the guest of the institution, and put it down that Col. Charles E. Stump is getting way up wonder in life. Of course, this has been done in the midst of opposition. It seems that progress means opposition, but the man who is at the head must be like the Christ, keep right on and die if need be for a real cause. Prof. Young is not a stranger in this world and they will have to give it to him. Will it be of any interest to you to know that I will be in Birmingham, Saturday and Sunday? I will soon be headed that way. I have been invited there for a day, and longer if I can stay by Mrs. Fannie Cosby-Blevins, president of Tuggle Institute, and one of the educators. They are going to have their commencement next week, and the sermon will be preached Sunday. I go to Chicago for two days, then to Nashville, Tenn., and then to Birmingham. I hope to go by Normal, Alabama, but cannot say now, then to Atlanta, Newport News, Va., and I can't tell you all the other places, hence wait and see. Speaking of Nashville, I note that President F. A. McKinize has resigned the position of president of Fisk University and his successor has been named. Well, I am yet going to keep my word and tell you about the affairs, although settled. They have selected a great man as president and I hope he will accept. I want to thank God for the men who planted Fisk University. It has given some good men to the world, and I am proud of it. We need the institution and its influence, and I was sorry when I learned that a lot of damphiles got together, and all were mule-headed by the President, for they tell me if he had used a little mule sense things would not have happened, but I will let you know this later. I understand that the man who is to be president is the husband of a THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 9, 1925 daughter of the late President Gravath, and if that be true, let us thank God for it. The next thing you are going to hear of me down in Texas attending the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias, which will be June 2, in Waco, Texas, and from there I will go to some other point, making my way to the National Baptist Sunday School and B.Y.P.U. Congress in Wichita, Kansas. I tell you it is going to be one more big meeting attended by big people. The people are just going to put the big pot in the little one. Are you going there? I am. Be on the look out for my next letter. I am going to have something to say to you. People have died this year who have never died before in their lives, and I may tell you about a few of them. But we must look after the living. CHARLES E. STUMP. MOST FASCINATING BOOK OF THE HOUR Will Spiritualism Dethrone the Religion of Jesus Christ? A Reply to the Assertion of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. By the Rev. Theodore Stephens of Haiti. A book with the most astonishing message the Christian world has heard in*years. It makes bare facts concerning the world of time and the eternal world; shows the order of spirits who communicate with men, the spirit "brought up" by the Witch of Endor; it was not the prophet Samuel. Tells the value, nature and function of the Christian church. Every theologian, Christian minister, church member, Sunday school superintendent, teacher, public school teacher, professor, editor, physician, psychologist, Christian Scientist, New Thoughtist and thinkers in every realm of thought should read this wonderful book. Price, paper cover, 50 cents; by mail, 8 cents extra. Register your letter. Do not send stamps. Order from the publisher, the Rev. Theodore Stephens. Vincennes hotel, Chicago, Ill. WHITE CHURCH CALLS ON BLACK PASTOR Parson Sick, Congregation Invites Colored Preacher Springfield, Mass.—Because of the illness of the Rev. Cecil J. Hayes, their pastor, the officials of the Carew Street church invited Rev. Silas M. Dupree, black pastor of Mt. Calvary church, and his congregation to join with them in Sunday services. "As time goes on," said the Rev. Mr. Dupree. "the tendency will be to forget color and creed and to think more about the great unselfish program laid out for us by Christ." He said that race distinction in this country is rapidly becoming less pronounced, even in the South, from which he came not long ago. One of the largest congregations of the year attended the services, a big percentage of the members of both churches being present. The black HON. KICKHAM SCANLAN ist honorable Judges of the Circuit who knows not the color of any pe measuring out even-handed justi church choir did the singing, and they also made a decided hit with the white church members. WATKINS IN CANADA Attorney S. A. T. Watkins, supreme attorney for the K. of P.'s throughout the United States and jurisdiction, a member of the law firm of Denison. Watkins and White, left the city last Friday for Canada. He spent Sunday and Monday in Montreal, and thence to Ottawa, where he appeared before the Canadian parliament on Tuesday to ask for a national charter for the K. of P.'s to do business in that country. He is expected to return to Chicago at once. JACK TAYLOR DEFEATS PAUL JOURNEE IN SECOND ROUND (Preston News Service) Paris, France, May 6—Jack Taylor, an American light heavyweight, last night defeated Paul Journee, French heavyweight, who was Georges Carpentier's sparring partner in the United States. The referee stopped the fight in the second round to save Journee from a knockout. MAN IS FATALLY INJURED WHEN HE TRIES TO HOP FREIGHT TRAIN (Preston News Service) Fordyce, Ark.; May 6—A man named Wilson was fatally injured when he was hit in the head by a Cotton Belt train while attempting to hop a freight. He missed his catch and was hit in the head. The accident occurred near the station Saturday. He died on the way to his home at Rison. TIGER FLOWERS K. O's SAILOR DARDEN IN FIFTH (Preston News Service) Savannah, Ga., May 5.—Tiger Flowers knocked out Sailor Darden, New York, in the fifth round of a scheduled twelve-round bout here last night. Flowers landed on Darden frequently with a left jab and ended the fight suddenly when he knocked Darden on the ropes with a blow over the heart. WILLINGLY SERVES THE PEOPLE M. T. Bailey, president, The Bailey Realty Co., 3638 South State street, who has charge of subdivisions and lots in Morgan Park, Lilydale (93rd street), Robbins, Harvey and Argo, is always willing and ready to serve the public and is doing a world of good for the people everywhere. MUCH BETTER Little Elnora Stewart, the grand daughter of Mrs. Melsina Emery and great niece of Mrs. Mattie Ford, 1253 North Wells street, is much better at Provident Hospital, where she underwent an operation for an injury received while playing ball at school. TOURING ILLINOIS Mrs. Eliza Jackson, 3739 Elmwood avenue, state grand queen of A. U. K. & D. of A., of Illinois and jurisdiction, is touring the southern part of the state on her official visit. She will visit St. Louis, Mo., headquarters before returning. TO MAKE OFFICIAL VISIT Rev. I. S. Stone, Cairo, Ill., state grand master of Illinois of U. B. F. and S. M. T., is preparing to make his official visit to the Chicago lodges and temples; and to hold short conferences concerning the coming of the grand lodge to be held in Chicago in August. BACK FROM WINTER TRIP Madame Ezella M. Carter, 4509 Prairie avenue, is back from a winter trip spent in touring Georgia, Florida and Havana, Cuba. Madame Carter is pleased with her trip, but tells of the much needed instructions in business to our people in that section. THE QUESTIONNAIRE By Miss Louise Bond 1. Where and when was Samuel L. Clemens born? Under what name did he write? Mention five of his works. * * * 2. Name an American magazine edited by William Dean Howells. Where was he born? * * * 3. In what year was the first newspaper published in America? Give the name and date of the second. The third. * * * 4. Who was the greatest orator of Massachusetts during the revolutionary period? Of Virginia? * * * 5. Mention five statesmen of the revolutionary period who were able writers. Answers 1. Samuel Clemens was born in Florida, Missouri, November 30, 1835. Mark Twain was his non de plume. Five of his works are: "Prince and Pauper," "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," "Adventures of Tom Sawyer," "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," and "The Gilded Age." * * * 2. From 1875 to 1881, William Dean Howells edited the "Atlantic Monthly." He was born in Martins Ferry, Ohio. * * * 3. The first newspaper published in America was "Public Occurrences," in 1690. "The Boston News Letter" was published in 1704; "The Boston Gazette" in 1719. 4. The greatest orator of Massachusetts was James Otis. Of Virginia, Patrick Henry. * * * 5. Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton all were able writers. Idol Found in Burma Splendid Work of Art The bronze Buddha of Yokohama is commonly thought to be the largest statue of that god in the world, but there is one in Burma that exceeds it in at least one dimension and gives an impression of greater size. When the English were building the railway from Rangoon to Mandalay they searched the vicinity of Pegu for stone with which to make the embankment through the great swamps. In the whole area there was only one elevation of any importance. The engineers thought that this hill might provide the necessary material, so they dug into its base and were surprised to find some artistic brickwork, the Washington Star says. On clearing away the earth further they found an enormous stone statue that represented Buddha in a reclining position. The statue is about 190 feet long and, including the brick base, it is more than 40 feet high. The Yokohama Buddha is 55 feet high and 110 feet in circumference. Although the Burmese statue is not so artistic as the Japanese, it is a wonderful piece of work. Not the least remarkable thing about it is the way in which so huge a monument had disappeared absolutely from Burmese history and legend. The news of the discovery at once brought numberless Buddhists to the place, who glazed and decorated the gigantic image as a work of devotion. The sides of its huge feet were ornamented at great cost with an elaborate glass mosaic and each toe was embellished with a separate decoration. World's Wettest Spot We often complain about rainy weather, but really we do not know what rain means! One has to go to the Khasi hills, in Assam, to see rain at its heaviest, for there it comes down in Ningaras. This spot, for it is not of large extent, rejoices in the name of Cherripungi, and it deserves all the other bad names one can give it. Its annual rainfall averages 458 inches, or just eightteen times the rainfall of London. In 1861 Cherripungi nearly doubled its average, for in that year 905 inches fell, of which 366 were recorded in the month of July! On the 14th day of that month 40 inches of rain fell in twenty-four hours, and in the five days, June 12 to 16, the total reached upwards of 114 inches, or more than four times the average annual rainfall of London. The heaviest recorded rainfall in Great Britain occurred at Bruton, in Somerset, on June 29, 1917, when $9\frac{1}{2}$ inches fell—Tit-Bits. English Commonwealth The name "Commonwealth of England" is given in history to the interregnum between the death of Charles I on January 30, 1649, and the restoration of Charles II. May 8, 1600. During this period of 11 years, the government of England was nominally a republic, although in reality a military despotism, ruled by Oliver Cromwell, assisted by a council. On December 16, 1653, Cromwell was made lord protector, and held this office for about five years, until his death, September 3, 1658, when he was succeeded by his son, Richard Cromwell, who proved to be a weak and inefficient ruler, and soon retired into private life. Monarchy was restored in England May 8, 1660, and Charles II returned to London May 29 of the same year—Kansas City Star. How Flattering! She always felt somewhat timid in the bank. It was such a large bank, and so many very rich persons had accounts there. She always passed her small checks through to the cashier in a furtive, nervous manner. One day she had cashed one of these checks, and while walking out of the bank she stuffed the notes into her handbag. One of the bank's detectives spotted her, and he walked swiftly to her side, "Be careful, madam," he whispered, "you're being watched with all that money in your hand, you know." "Oh, how flattering!" exclaimed the young woman joyously. "Why, I never had such a lovely ting happen in all my life!" Monument Unfinished Edinburgh likes, or once liked, to be called "the Modern Athens," and there is certainly a suggestion of the old Greek capital about the 12 tall columns which stand out against the skyline on Calton hill. These have been called "Scottish pride and Scottish poverty." A public subscription was opened in 1824 to erect a memorial to the Scottish soldiers of the Peninsular war. This was to take the form of a building after the style of the Parthenon. But the plan failed for lack of funds, and the 12 solitary pillars, erected at a cost of $5,000 each, alone remain to tell the story. Controversy Over Song "Which shall it be? Which shall it be? 'My,' or 'the?' 'my' or 'the?' 'I'nnt that silly? I agree with you, and yet it was the basis of a discussion that was carried on by several historical societies. The question was, did Stephen G. Foster write, in 1888, for the first time of his famous song, "The sun shines bright on my old Kentucky home," or was it: "The sun shines bright in the old Kentucky home?" Moonlight Tennis Moonlight tennis is becoming popular on British courts. When the moon is not full, strong are lights are used We are so accustomed to think of fish breathing by means of gills that it is difficult to imagine a species which have lungs and can breathe air like the higher land animals. These are the Dipnol (meaning double-breathers). At one time numerous, they are now almost extinct. There are three species of them. These are found in different parts of the world—one group In Queensland, another in Africa, and the third in South America. They inhabit the tropical rivers, which, though full in the wet season, are parched up when the heat comes. During the dry season they bury themselves in the mud of the river bed and start to breathe air, which they are able to do by means of a swimbladder, similar in structure to our own lungs, though naturally not so highly developed. Their internal structure is certainly illuminating. As well as in their lung or swim-bladder, they show resemblances to amphibians and land vertebrates in the skull, heart, and blood vessels. In spite of these resemblances, however, it is not certain that they are really a "missing link" between fish and amphibians. It is thought that the latter have been evolved through a different line, even the lungs of land vertebrates being of supposedly different origin to the lung of the Dipnol. Grave Purpose Behind Writing of Fiction Universal nature, too strong for the petty fiber of the bard, sits on his neck and writes through his hand; so that when he seems to vent a mere caprice and wild romance the issue is an exact allegory. Hence Plato said that "poets utter great and wise things which they do not themselves understand." All the fictions of the Middle ages explain themselves as a masked or frolic expression of that which in grave earnest the mind of that period toiled to achieve. Magic, and all that is ascribed to it, is a deep presentment of the powers of science. The shoes of swiftness, the sword of sharpness, the power of subduing the elements of using the secret virtues of minerals, of understanding the voices of birds, are the obscure gropings of the mind in a right direction. The preternatural prowess of the hero, the gift of perpetual youth and the like are but the endeavor of the human spirit "to bend the shows of things to the desires of the mind."-Ralph Waldo Emerson in "Essay on History." Arkansas Diamonds The Arkansas diamond mine, in Pike county, has produced several thousand diamonds equal in color to the best produced in other parts of the world and 1 per cent harder than the hardest from other parts of the world. In the Arkansas diamond mines the gems have been found "in place," as the geologists put it, and nowhere else on this hemisphere have they been so found. The Arkansas mines are being worked only enough to pay overhead, as the management has decided that the per load recovery of diamonds is not sufficient to justify the operation of the mines at this time. Christianity in China It cannot be definitely stated who was the first Christian missionary to China, since a tablet found in 781 A. D. indicated that Nestorian missionaries operated in China as early as 505 A. D. There are, however, no definite records. The first definite record is that of Friar John of Monte Corvino, a Franciscan friar who went alone to China in 1295 shortly after the return of the Polo family to Europe, and he remained in China for many years, when his effort was reinforced by the pope of Rome and he was consecrated archbishop of Cambalin (Peking). Lighting for Pictures Every picture has a right to the best light that can be found for it. It is often true that a wall space on which there is not the right light for one picture is quite the proper place for a picture with different colors or details. While vivid flower pieces and garden scenes, sunlit landscapes and bright interiors do much to enliven a somber corner of a room. There is no picture which may not be seen to better advantage if well lighted. (This does not mean glaringly lighted.) Amber in United States Amber is found in Colorado, Boulder county, and in adjoining counties, particularly in the Boulder coal fields. Amber is a fossil resin of vegetable origin. It is usually of a pale-yellow color, sometimes reddish or brownish; it is sometimes transparent, sometimes almost opaque. It occurs in round, irregular lumps, grains or drops; has a perfectly conchoidal fracture, is slightly brittle, emits an agreeable odor when rubbed, melts at 550 degrees Fahrenheit, and burns with a bright flame and pleasant smell. "In Durance Vile" This conversation is said to have taken place in an exclusive underworld circle: "Here's a paper," said Languald Lewis, "which tells about a horse runnin' away with a woman, an' she was laid up for six weeks." "That's nothin'," rejoined Boastful Benjamin. "A friend o' mine ran away with a horse, an' he was laid up for six years." Society's Failures It is want of diligence rather than want of means that causes most failures.—Alfred Mercier. Ernest Williamson UNDERTAKER Charles C.Dawson The Cathedral of Chapels FREE. Dependable Friendly Service Very Moderate Prices AUTOMOBILES FOR ALL OCCASIONS KENWOOD 0455 5121-5123-5125 South State Street "I used to have dandruff and it made my hair coarse and hard to manage. I wished with all my heart for soft, pretty hair but did not know how to have it until I learned of Exelento Quinine Pomade. "With this wonderful preparation my hair soon become silky, long and lovely as it is today." "Exelento Skin Soap too did wonders for me. 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Mrs. Paris is worthy princess of Mayflower Temple No. 58, S. M. T. Great Mural Painter It is said of Edwin Blashfield that, as a mural painter, he is represented on more walls than any other artist in this country. Two beautiful examples of his work are in the library of congress, Washington. His painting in the lantern is called "Intelligence Unveiled." The collar decoration has for its theme the 12 great periods in the development of civilization. Seen From the Country **Seen From the Country** When one gets a run of hard luck or meets disaster of one sort or another in the "home district" his friends no neighbors are eager and ready to help to the limit of their power. When one meets a simile, run of hardship in the city he is down and out the moment his funds are exhausted.—Chauvin Chronicle. Middle Age Customs Old Scandinavian custom considered keys the badges of the lady of the house, who was said to be married to locks and keys. In the Middle ages every housewife was expected to have two keys hanging from her girdle and, for the sake of the poor lady, we can only hope that they had shrunk, both in weight and size. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 9, 1925 Dyes Make Rugs Famous Chinese rugs lay the claim to fame mostly at the feet of the skilled dyers, who impart the remarkable coloring, especially the blues, to these rugs. A Chinese rug weaver can complete only about half a square foot of rug a day, which lasts from daylight to dark. Much of the work is done by apprentices, who are paid nothing. When they have served their apprenticeship their wage may be as low as 50 cents a day at the start, or $20 a month, which is the maximum ever paid. Dynamite Fishing Two young men while fishing near Melbourne, Australia, recently tried to set off a bottle of dynamite and kill scores of fish. They forgot to put a weight on the bottle and their dog jumped in after it. As the fuse was slowly burning down the fishermen started to run, but the faster they ran the faster the dog and dynamite came after them. The bottle exploded about 25 feet from them and the dog disappeared. "Limited" in Firm Name The word "limited" refers to the liability of the shareholders in the firm. The liability of each stockholder in such a company is limited to the amount of his stock or shares, or to an amount fixed by a guarantee. law in England provides that, with some exceptions, such firms shall have "limited" as the last word in the name of the company. For Instance, "The Scott Stamp and Coin Co., Ltd."-Pathfinder Magazine. Or an Onion A wealthy New York doctor is being sued by two women to whom he paid ardent attention. "One of them ought to have eaten an apple a day." Arkansas Thomas Cat. Midweek Best for Study Recent psychological tests have shown that college students do their best work in the middle of the week. Science Service. STRAIT-TEX HAIR PREPARATIONS USE of these preparations in the cult- ture of your hair will give you best results. Start caring for your hair properly by using some of the follow- ing: STRAIT-TEX HAIR REFINING TONIC...$1.00 STRAIT-TEX HERBS ...1.00 (Straightens and restores color to gray hair) GLOSS-TEX BRILLIANTINE ...50 STRAIT-TEX HAIR GROWER ...25 If your hair dresser or druggist cannot supply you, order direct from us. Goods sent postpaid any- where in the United States. AGENTS WANTED; WRITE FOR TERMS STRAIT-TEX CHEMICAL CO. 600 FIFTH AVENUE PITTSBURGH, PA. LINCOLN STATE BANK OF CHICAGO Under State Government Supervision 31st and South State Streets Telephone Victor Seventh Day Adventists Seventh Day Adventists A few persons in New England, formerly of the First Day Adventists, began to observe, in 1844, the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath and to preach the doctrines which now constitute the distinctive tenets of the Seventh Day Adventists. At a conference held at Battle Creek, Mich., in 1860 these were organized under the name "Seventh Day Adventist Denomination" and three years later a general conference was organized. Bible in English The first English version of the Bible, based on a translation from the original Greek and Hebrew in which the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments were written, is ascribed to William Tyndale (1490-1536). Wycliffe, before him, had put the Bible into English, but translated from the Latin versions. Tyndale began to publish his New Testament in 1536. Then he turned to the Old Testament, and by the time of his death had gotten as far as the Books of Chronicles. To Mend Leaky Pail Melt some sealing wax and put enough lard with it to make it waxy, but not too soft. Heat it smoking hot and run it around the inside of the bottom where the leaks generally come. Have the wax just soft enough so that it will not be sticky when cold. A pall mended this way will answer every purpose if not used where heat will melt the wax. Felicity Easy to Acquire Felicity Easy to Acquire If you cannot be happy in one way, be in another; this facility of disposition wants but little aid from philosophy, for health and good humor are almost the whole affair. Many run about after felicity, like an absent-minded man hunting for an hat while it is in his hand or on his head.—Sharp. Hedgehog and Porcupine Strictly speaking, the hedgehog is a small insectivorous animal of nocturnal habits which lives in the Old world. There is no true hedgehog in the United States, but the American porcupine is popularly called hedgehog. So in this country "hedgehog" and "porcupine" refer to the same animal. Phones: Office Main 4153; Residence, 4751 Champlain Avenue Phone Kenwood 5611 Walter M. Farmer ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Suite 708—184 W. Washington St. CHICAGO Phone Main 2017 A. L. WILLIAMS ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Suits 706 Firmenich Building 184 W. Washington St. CHICAGO Residence 3655 Prairie Ave. Phone Douglas 9133 W.G.Anderson Attorney At Law 17 North La Salle Street CHICAGO NOTARY PUBLIC Suite 560 Watson Bldg. Office Phones: Dearborn 7004-7098 Res. 3354 Vernon Avenue Phone Douglas 6045 Residence, 1262 Macalister Place Telephone Monroe 2714 MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 318-320 Reaper Block Clark and Washington Sts. CHICAGO Telephone Central 1239 Telephone Calumet 805 Norris-Ward YARDS 26th St. and South Park, I. C. 18th and Canal Sts., C. B. Root St, C. R. I. & P. R. Roscoe and Pacific 2556 COTTAGE GRE CHICA JAS. B. McCAHEY, President FRANK J. DUNN, Vice-President ESTABLISHE JOHN J. COAL Telephone Oak 5100 Federal Street I-Ward Co. YARDS AT South Park, I. C. R. R. Central Sts., C. B. & Q. R. R. C. R. I. & P. R. R. Boe and Pacific Aves., C. B. CATTAGE GROVE A CHICAGO President PHILIP ice-President H. X. COM ESTABLISHED 1877 JOHN J. 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