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The Thirtieth Anniversary Edition of The Broad Ax Will Appear Saturday, September 12, 1925. It Has Been Published in Chicago for Twenty-Six Years, Without Missing One Single Issue ALL MATTER INTENDED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE BROAD AX SATURDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12, MUST REACH THE EDITOR ON THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 10. SOCIAL OR NEWS ITEMS PUBLISHED FREE. IT WILL REACH THE HIGHEST WATER MARK IN ARTISTIC AFROAMERICAN JOURNALISM IN THIS COUNTRY. IT WILL BE PRINTED ON AMERICAN HALF-TONE ABERDEEN BOOK PAPER, THE PAPER COSTING 15 CENTS PER POUND SPOT CASH. MORE THAN TWO TONS OF PAPER WILL BE USED IN BRINGING FORTH THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF THE BROAD AX, THE PAPER WILL BE FURNISHED BY BRADNER SMITH AND COMPANY, WHOLESALE PAPER DEALERS, 333 S. DESPLAINES STREET. THAT ISSUE OF THE PAPER WILL CONTAIN LETTERS SOUNDING ITS PRAISES FROM HON. MARTIN B. MADDEN; HON. WILLIAM SULZER, EX-GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK; HON. CHARLES S. THORNTON, MEMBER OF THE EMINENT LEGAL FIRM OF THORNTON AND CHANCELLOR, AND HON. WILLIAM R. FETZER, ONE OF THE MOST HONORABLE AND POPULAR JUDGES OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF CHICAGO; OTHER FRIENDS OF THE PAPER ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND IN SHORT LETTERS TO APPEAR IN ITS COLUMNS, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12. IT WILL CONTAIN A COMPLETE REVIEW OF ITS REMARKABLE CAREER AND BRILLIANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS DURING ITS THIRTY YEARS OF EXISTENCE. IT WILL CONTAIN MANY BEAUTIFUL HALF-TONE CUTS OF THE MOST PROMINENT BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL CITIZENS OF CHICAGO, BOTH WHITE AND COLORED. SOCIETY NEWS PUBLISHED FREE THE BROAD AX 5 CENTS PER COPY THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 5, 1925 101 THOMAS CAREY DIES IN WEST Thomas Carey, millionaire brick manufacturer, former alderman of the old 29th Ward and at one time candidate for mayor, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, where he has resided for the past ten years. Mr. Carey left Chicago for California in an effort to regain his health. He was known as the "Democratic Lord of Cook County and the King of the Town of Lake." He gained control of the Hawthorne race track in 1906. It was about that time that racing in Cook County was made illegal and for years the track remained idle. He recently leased the course for ten years to the Chicago Business HAMPTON ANNOUNCES SCHOOL FOR LIBRARIANS Miss Florence R. Curtis Will Organize New Collegiate Work Which Will Count Toward Bachelor of Science Degree—Work Will Begin on September 24 Hampton, Va.—With the approval and co-operation of the American Library Association and the General Education Board, a school for the training of colored librarians will be established this fall at Hampton Institute. Work will begin on September 24. The work of the school will be upon the collegiate level. Students will be given opportunity to qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Science. The Huntington Library of over 50,000 volumes will be used as the school laboratory. The authorities of the Institute feel that they are fortunate in securing as the organizer and director of the Library School Miss Florence Rising Curtis of Oedensburg, N. Y. Miss Curtis was a student at Wells College for three years; graduated from the University of Illinois with the degree of A. B.; took her master's degree in economics and sociology at the University of Minnesota, and her professional training at the New York State Library School. After a year at the Osterhout Free Men's Racing Association, under whose auspices the current Chicago racing season is being held. Flags at the track were lowered to half mast when news of Mr. Carey's death was received. Mr. Carey is survived by three sons, Robert, Eugene and William, all of Chicago, and several daughters, and his widow, who was with him at the time of his death. Mr. Carey, who was born down in Massachusetts, whose parents were extremely poor, was forced to go to work in order to obtain bread and meat. He was unable to attend school in his boyhood days and he always felt proud in stating that his first boss was a colored man and that he was the best boss he ever had. Library, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Miss Curtis was for six years librarian and registrar at the Potsdam, N. Y. State Normal School; then for eleven years she was a teacher in the Library School of the University of Illinois, which is on a graduate basis. For three years she was vice-director of the Drexel Institute School of Library Science. For a considerable period she served as the Secretary of the Association of American Library Schools. She has had teaching experience in China and in the Philippine Islands. In recent years there has been a noticeable and increasing demand in city libraries and in the libraries of educational institutions for trained colored librarians. Hampton Institute is happy to have enabled to respond to this clear and important need. NEGRO DIRECTS WHITE CHORUS IN THE SOUTH Richmond, Va.—For the first time in the history of this city as far as is known, a Negro is to direct a white chorus. Joseph Matthews, director of the Sabbath Glee Club here, is now training a chorus of white men made up of singers from various church choirs who are "Shriners." They are preparing for a trip to Atlantic City at which place they intend, it is said, to sing under their black leader. It must be said to the great credit of Mr. Carey, namely, that he was outspoken in his real friendship for the colored people and on several occasions he lavishly entertained them at his wonderful home at 4429 Grand boulevard. The late George J. Terrell spent most of his time at the home of Mr. Carey looking after the children and seeing to it that no harm overtook the young lady members of the family, and in many other ways Mr. Carey displayed his friendship for worthy colored people. From August 1, 1899 down to the day of his death he was a highly esteemed friend of the writer. May he always find favor in the sight of the Gods.—Editor. THEY GREATLY ENJOYED THEIR VISIT TO CHICAGO For several weeks past Mrs. Harry Love, Mrs. Beatrice Shaw and Miss Lillian Rogers, of St. Louis, Mo., were the house guests of Mrs. Jennie Johnston and her sister, Mrs. Lottie Carter, 4725 Vincennes avenue, and they spent a most delightful time in this city. Two or three theatre parties, dinners, luncheons and auto rides, through all the leading parks were given in their honor. On Saturday afternoon the ladies were the highly honored guests of Mr. Julius F. Taylor at the Appomattox Club, 3632 South Parkway, where they were presented to many of the leading citizens of Chicago and they were very much elated over their pleasant visit to that far famed club. They departed for their homes in St. Louis, Mo., last Saturday evening with fond recollections of the many friends they left behind them in Chicago. Mrs. Minnie Ransom and her daughter Ethel, of Indianapolis, Indiana, spent the week end with Mrs. Patterson, 4421 Indiana ave. Mrs. Ransom is a beauty culturist—is now an operator in the Walker Beauty Sophie in her city. Miss E. Ransom is a sophomore at Butler College. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE BROAD AX x Will Ap- Published Missing One UNION MEMORIAL HELD AT THE EIGHTH ARMORY, LAST SUN- NOON, IN HONOR OF RY OF THE MEMBERS EIGHTH REGIMENT, WHO IR LIVES AT CAMP WERE LARGELY AT- THOUSANDS OF PEO- UNABLE TO ENTER IT. RAL MILTON J. FORE- OTIS B. DUNCAN AND BRADDAN WERE THE PEAKERS. THE SOLEMN UNION MEMORIAL SERVICES HELD AT THE EIGHTH REGIMENT ARMORY, LAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON, IN HONOR OF THE MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE EIGHTH REGIMENT, WHO LOST THEIR LIVES AT CAMP GRANT, WERE LARGELY ATTENDED. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WERE UNABLE TO ENTER IT. MAJOR GENERAL MILTON J. FOREMAN, COL. OTIS B. DUNCAN AND REV. W. S. BRADDAN WERE THE LEADING SPEAKERS. --- BY MRS. LOUISE BOND DUDLEY Military funeral services for the eight soldiers of the Eighth Infantry Illinois Guard who lost their lives when a trench-mortar exploded at Camp Grant, Aug. 24, were held Sunday, Aug. 30, at the Eighth Regiment Armory on Giles avenue near Thirty-fifth street. Thousands of people crowded the streets for blocks in each direction vainly trying to enter the already packed armory. With a perfect embankment of beautiful flowers for a background, the eight regulation coffins were placed in a row, each covered with an American flag. Behind them was a raised platform, for the speakers, placed directly in the center of the main floor of the armory. The service was opened by the Regimental band, playing "Lead Kindly Light." Then a hymn by a colored choir followed by a prayer offered by Rev. William R. Boone. Next, after a hymn, "Pressing On," by the choir, in accordance with military regulation was read an obituary and military record of each of the men. This was followed by a selection by the band, "Lament," by Clarence Cameron White. Col. Otis B. Duncan, in command of the Eighth, was the first of the speakers. To the families he said, "Our hearts go out to you. They died fearlessly and bravely. They died as heroes." Col. Duncan was with the Eighth overseas and received his commission as colonel and successor to Col. Roberts when the regiment returned to the states. Though he was with his boys in France in the thick of the fight and where he saw the wounded and dying on every side, yet when this brave man saw the lives of those eight men snuffed out by an accident in peace times, he broke down completely. The next speaker was Maj. Gen. Milton J. Foreman, who was also overseas and who, in behalf of the 33rd Division, eulogized the soldiers dead. Following him came the Rockford representative, Mr. Barney Thompson, Editor of the Rockford Republic, who spoke on behalf of the citizens of Rockford. Hon. Fred E. Carpenter, County Judge, of Winnebago County, in which Rockford is located, spoke in behalf of the citizens of Winnebago County. He said "The death of these men makes Winnebago County, Rockford, and Chicago close as brothers." The funeral sermon was delivered by Rev. William S. Braddan, chaplain of the regiment and who was their chaplain during the war. He waxed eloquent as he proceeded to eulogize the eight men who lay before him. His eyes filled as he said "As a man lives, so he dies and as a tree falls, so it lies." After the sermon Miss Florence Heresford sang "The Lord is My Light," accompanied by Mrs. George R. Garner, Jr. Then Chief Bugler, Sgt. Charles Walker, blew "taps." Following the service the caskets were placed on army caissons and, under military escort, were returned to the respective undertakers to be claimed by their families, on Monday, for burial. Resolutions were sent by officers and members of the Eighth Inf., Howitzer Co., Louise D. Marshall, Ladies Auxiliary, and many letters, telegrams, and messages from friends of the deceased were received. The eight men killed were: Capt. Osceola A. Browning, 4119 S. Parkway, born June 8, 1896, Chicago. He was graduated from the Raymond School in 1910 and from the Wendell Phillips high school in 1914. He attended Northwestern university for two years where he specialized in chemistry. In 1916 he attended the Arsenal Machine Gun School at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas and in 1917 he was a student in the infantry school of arms at Camp Logan, Houston, Texas. In 1918 he attended the First corps school at Gondrecourt, France, where he studied light artillery, machine guns, and intelligence. He was, until recently, employed as an officer of the juvenile court. Captain Browning has a wonderful war record and won a Croix de Guerre, French war cross, for his bravery; Corporal Henry Williams, 3501 S. Wabash avenue, born in Kansas City, Kansas; Private, First Class, Herbert Durant, 125 E. 32nd street, born July 1, 1893, New Orleans, La.; Private Ted Moseley, 7220 Wentworth avenue, June 1, 1905, Detroit, Mich.; Private Charles Wright, 1826 Federal street, August 6, 1900, Little Rock, Ark.; Private Elmo Bayne, 210 W. Eighteenth street, July 9, 1908, New Orleans, La.; Private Benjamin Anderson, 2207 Princeton avenue, born in Lovejoy, Ill.; Private Delmas Campbell, 459 E. 40th street, August 1, 1904, Des Moines, Ia. Emanuel Jackson, undertaking company, 34th and South Michigan Ave., took charge of the bodies of Elmo Baynes, Benjamin Anderson, Charles Wright, Delmas Campbell and Her- (Continued on page 1) 2 THE BROAD AX Published Every Saturday In this city since July 15th 1899, without missing one single issue. Republicans, Democrats, Catholics, Protestants, Single Taxes, Priests, infidels or anyone else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. It is neither Democratic nor Republican. It is stricly 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. 51 Chicago, September 5, 1925 Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post office at Chicago Ill. Under Act of March 8, 1879. WALTER L. COHEN DENIES RUM GUILT CHARGES Accused of Betraying Patrol Ship Secrets; Released on Bail (Preston News Service) New Orleans, La., Sept. 4.—All of the 33 persons indicted by a federal grand jury here Thursday on charges of conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act furnished bond of $5,000 each Friday. Many of Mr. Cohen's closest friends thought that the distinguished Comptroller of the Port of New Orleans was the victim of a gigantic frame-up calculated to remove him from office. Mr. Cohen was the first of the indicted men to furnish bail. His bond is said to have been signed by Gus Oertling, a prominent white Republican. Cohen Issues Statement Mr. Cohen issued a statement Friday saying that he was "as much surprised as any person in New Orleans when I heard of the indictment," and adding, "I was at my summer home at Bay St. Louis when I was notified of it and I at once returned to the city." He terminated his brief statement with a strong assurance of vindication. It is said that certain southern white politicians have been greatly aggrieved since the appointment of Mr. Cohen to the position he now holds by President Harding and have made various efforts to oust him during his incumbency. It will be recalled that in 1924 an effort was made in the courts prior to the national election to have Mr. Cohen declared an alien and therefore incompetent to hold a federal office. This effort proved a fiasco. Cohen's appointment created a storm in the United States Senate and it twice refused to confirm his appointment. After a hard fight lasting more than two years his appointment was finally approved after Presidents Harding and Coolidge had insisted on it. In 1922 President Harding gave Cohen the first of three recess appointments and he served without pay until his confirmation. Among others indicted were Dr. L. A. Meraux, sheriff of St. Bernard Parish; Capt. Joseph Johnson, of the New Orleans police department; Corporal John Conrad and Patrolman Paul Gilmore, Alonzoe Patterson and Arthur Battisella, alleged heads of an extensive run running organization. The conspiracy charge sets up the allegation that various persons named in the indictment planned to transport 4,250 cases of liquor from Havana, Cuba, to New Orleans. Three policemen were alleged to have assisted in the landing of the cargo. It is claimed that the liquor was carried from the ship in high speed motor boats said to belong to Patterson. Battisella is said to have been acting in the capacity of purchaser. Furnishing information as to the movements of customs boats is the charge made against Hon. Walter L. Cohen. The indictment alleges that Patterson consulted with Cohen July 27 as to the whereabouts of a customs launch. ARKANSAS A. M. & N. SCHOO1 TO OPEN SEPTEMBER 7TH Pine Bluff, Ark., Sept. 4.—Agricultural, Mechanical and Normal School, formerly Branch Normal College, will begin its 1925-26 term September 7. Entrance examinations to be held September 7 and 8. This institution is a branch of the University of Arkansas Prof. R. A. Malone is superintendent of the institution. COLORFUL NEWS "MOVIES" (Preston News Service) 1. Labor Day. 2. Illustrious Men—Charles S. Johnson. 3. The Porto Rican Dispenser. 4. Rarin' to Go. Another Labor Day is about to take its turn in the history of American industry, when celebrants from the ranks of the toiling masses will gaze into the looking glass and note whether joy or sadness prevails over the features of Labor, the supplement of Capital and the chief parent of production. The black workmen of the country, during the past year, have made advancement despite the special menaces which have constantly beset them. In the East and in the middle west, they have increased their membership, both mixed and separate, in organization units of a varied type, from the A. F. of L. to other special classes of unions. In New York City, they have increased their entrance into a few trades and occupations heretofore and even now difficult of entrance. In construction work, in the steel industry, at the automobile plants, on the railroads and in the mines, the Negro workers have advanced both in classification and in wage scales; while on the farms and in personal and domestic service even though slightly increased numbers are noted, the proportion of inclusion of the Negro group cannot be said to show any marked change. Due to organization difficulties, founded in the hearts of their enemies by prejudice, the Negro labor group has been a target for propagandists, both radical and conservative, each of whom, as to this particular group, has but intermittently been sincere with the black masses of American workmen. After all, what does the Negro workman want for himself in his zealous endeavor to produce American wealth and at the same time realize a profitable return for the expended efforts of his muscular frame and willing brain? He wants the chance that all American men are presumed to have: A saving wage, and the right to bargain with Capital as he sees fit. He wants the equal chance to become a capitalist himself. He wants a happy home for his family and the chance to educate his children according to the ideals of American educational institutions. He wants his boy and girl to have the chance to serve apprenticeship at any trade or occupation they may choose; and having served, he wants not to have to face the spectre of discrimination at the gates of employment. He wants peace—industrial and social peace—with the fading memory that he is a black worker; but rather the stimulating knowledge that he is a useful, necessary human cog in the machinery of American progress, respected, loved, and honored for what he is and what he does, giving his best to his country and his fellowmen and receiving from it and them their best; yea, all that God and man have decreed is just and right in a nation whose bulwark is Democracy, unalloyed, unafraid, unhampered by selfishness and untouched by the cancerous hands of the spirit of "I am holier than thou." We had turned the pages of some of Mr. Johnson's "Opportunities" long before we had the pleasure of shaking hands with the thoughtful editor of the official organ of the National Urban League; and we know that the ardent editor must be a man of poise, force and persuasion, plus an experience of most valuable make-up. We had analyzed a few of his reports as Director of the Department of Investigation and Research of the Urban League, and were impressed by his fact-finding ability, coupled with the gift of picturing Negro industrial life and interracial relations as they really exist. In his training and public work preliminary to becoming editor of the fastest growing monthly in the United States, which is devoted solely to Negro life, Mr. Johnson cultivated the rare ability which has made him an outstanding individual in those special matters relative to our group which he handles exclusively. The founding of "Opportunity" for consumption by the variant reading classes interested in Negro industrial welfare activities, was the final challenge to the youthful Charles S. Johnson, Editor, who quietly set about his task of throwing reciprocal light upon the habits, customs and thoughts of America's interracial content. At first, we feared least "Opportunity" might become stoop-shouldered in speaking its messages to the country's philanthropists. A few issues, however, con- vinced us that Johnson intended to edit the journal in manful way, and at the same time in such a way as to cultivate and retain the respect and friendship of the great group upon whom we are so frequently dependent. the brethren only to the gallery "Heaven." The excellency of the performances draws such crowds to that "exclusive" section that segregation seems to be condoned rather than protested against either openly or by non-acceptance. In all, "Rarin" to Go" U. S. DE CH Annou The Ch Under Editor Johnson, "Opportunity" has become a distinct feature in depicting Negro life, and its hopes, ideals and ambitions, to all who are thoughtful enough to realize that it is an entity deserving of serious consideration in the shaping of American life. Johnson always has a story which fits into both sides of the racial equation, and thereby helps America to understand itself more tolerantly. A quiet, modest young man of creative ability, persuasiveness, argumentative honesty, and the sincere desire to be a worth-while unit in the making of a Race under a Democratic form of Government, Charles S. Johnson is daily contributing a service of far-reaching usefulness—a service which cannot possibly be measured by words, for his policies reach a reading clientele which believes in him and silently practices what he preaches to an absorbing group of members of both races. "In 1917, I arrived in this big port of ours—New York—" says Dr. Rafael A. S. Alvarez, a 24-year-old Porto Rican, who is now dispensing drugs, patent medicines and ice cream sodas in a New York City pharmacy. The faithful pharmacist was merely making a hot rejoinder to an American writer, Miss Helen Tooker, who, in a narrative concerning Porto Rico had classed the natives of that land upon a parity with the American Negro by referring to them as "colored people," whereupon up rose Dr. Alvarez and said, among other things: "It should be born in mind that Porto Rico has a tropical climate, where the sun is hotter than in the Southern part of the United States, and it is logical that anybody living for a time under this burning sun would quickly develop a dark complexion, even though in his veins the real Caucasian blood is flowing." The resentment dispensed by the drug dispenser "in this big port of ours" over the "incomparableness" of his people with colored folks, upon a color line scale, is even more amusing than Miss Tooker's veiled imputation of inferiority to the Porto Ricans. "In this big port of ours" neither Miss Tooker nor Dr. Alvarez, as literary educators, has any place in the council of international critics. Little Porto Rico and Little Old New York for that matter, are merely parts and parcels of democracy's handiwork under a Government which seeks to establish universal and individual respect. Especially, however, do we invite inspection of Dr. Alvarez's color philosophy; for, concludes he: "I am only an average example of hundreds of Porto Rican young men and women." And we recall, with considerable disaffection, a rumored sentiment in the Virgin Islands, where there reside 20,000 or more honest-to-goodness colored people, in behalf of annexation to Porto Rico. Possibly such an alliance would be quite distasteful. It would not to Miss Tooker; for "they all look like to her." But what of the Porto Ricans, so near—colored—but yet so far, especially "in this big port of ours." "Rarin' to Go," a sprightly musical comedy, which is now packing white theatres on the Columbia circuit, is the most convincing example we have even seen of the white man's viewpoint of an alliance between black and white capital. "Rarin' to Go" with a wonderful singing and dancing chorus of colored girls who close the show with a deluge of applause, following its opening by a capable series of white acts, is a striking lesson of how capital and brains can rout prejudice and certain forms of discrimination. Economically speaking, however here is the true spectacle of "Rarin' to Go" which, like everything else in the old fallible world, has its advantages and disadvantages. The capitalizing of Negro talent by shrewd white promoters is an old story. Yet, we admit, with bowed heads, that where we have capitalized our own talent too often chaos and crashes have come out of the experiment. The vivacious maidens of the "Rarin' to Go" company, if dependent entirely upon Race promotion and race patronage would frequently have to lay their talent upon the shelf and "hustle" for some sure enough green-backs in a more practical way, in which case the world would not know of their hidden charms and their matchless abilities. Yet, they are now playing for amusement seekers in a solid Jim Crow area, which admits the brethren only to the gallery "Heaven." The excellency of the performances draws such crowds to that "exclusive" section that segregation seems to be condoned rather than protested against either openly or by non-acceptance. In all, "Rarin' to Go" and its counterparts exhibit a significant trend of peculiarity. Negro promoters being unable, in the larger sense, adequately to capitalize and portray the capabilities of their own performers, leave them free and subject to mild exploitation at least by the buck-seekers of the opposite group, who, however, it must be admitted, create helpful work and pay for our group, even though toll is exacted in the form of quasi-segregation and loss of pride. The problem is at times a vexatious one; yet it has many virtues, foremost among which is the opportunity afforded to study theatrical economy, procedure, and financing, to the end that some time we may be able to put the lock and key upon a few almighty dollars, some talent, and some training long enough to be associate directors and dictators in the careers of our actor folk, and others who are "Rarin" to Go" up a few steps in the work-a-day world. A GLEAMING FROM THE IMPERIAL COUNCIL—ANCIENT EGYPTIAN ARABIC ORDER, NOBLES OF THE MYSTIC SHRINE AND DAUGHTERS OF ISIS—HELD AT KANSAS CITY, KANSAS, AUG. 25-29, 1925 "We have been reliably informed that at the Imperial Council recently held at Kansas City, Kas., Mr. Sandy W. MR. SANDY W. TRICE The new Chairman of the Transportation Committee, Imperial Council Ancient Egyptian Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine and Daughters of Isis. Trice was given the position that the late Past Imperial Potentate, George W. McKoin held—that of chairman of the Transportation Committee. We think the selection was a wise one in view of the fact that we do not know of a man of our group who is better informed along that line and knows more of the general Passenger Agents of many lines and their assistants than Mr. Trice. A number of them have already offered their aid to help him in any way that assistance can be given to make his services more meritorious and a true reflection of his worth. Mr. Trice has lived in Chicago for a number of years and is a churchman as well as a fraternal man. He is widely known and has many substantial friends of both races. We are satisfied that Mr. Trice will not only give his very best service to Shrinedom, but will at all times willingly serve Convention seekers and travelers, when the opportunity presents itself. Mr. Trice recently said in a brief interview that he takes this opportunity to publicly thank each and every one concerned with his appointment to this office of dignity—"C." THE MEMORIAL MEETING HELD AT THE EIGHTH REG MENT ARMORY WAS A VERY SOLEMN AFFAIR (Continued from page 1) bert Durant, all of whom were interred in Lincoln cemetery. Laurence Jones, undertaker, took charge of the body of Henry Williams, interred at Lincoln cemetery. R. H. McGavock, undertaker, took charge of the body of Todd Moseley, interred at Lincoln cemetery. Captain Browning was taken care of by Undertaker Mason. Near the close of the services word was received of the death of two more victims of the explosion, Lieut. Samuel Harris, and Private James Cox. This brings the death toll up to ten. U. S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR CHILDREN'S BUREAU WASHINGTON Announcement of New Reports The Children's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor has just issued a report on "Laws Relating to Sex Offenses Against Children." This publication (Number 145) includes abstracts and texts of State age-of-consent laws and of laws relating to abduction, seduction, prostitution, and to other sex offenses, so far as they are minors. The abstract of the laws was made by Reuben Oppenheimer, and their compilation was the work of Lulu L. Eckman. The text of Federal laws which have some bearing upon the subject, such as laws relating to, the white-slave traffic, or to the transportation of aliens for immoral purposes, is also included. Single copies of this report will be issued free upon request. Another legal report of interest to child-welfare workers, soon to be issued by the Children's Bureau, is publication Number 148. This is a report on "Adoption Laws in the United States," prepared by Emelyn Foster Peck. A preliminary analysis of the development and character of adoption legislation in the United States is followed by the text of sections from recent adoption laws of certain states. Professor S. P. Breckinridge of the University of Chicago advised with the Bureau in connection with the preparation of this report. It will be ready for distribution early in the fall. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION CITY OF CHICAGO (List Furnished by Alderman Jackson) The Civil Service Commission of the City of Chicago will hold the following examinations, Class U, (Labor Service), beginning on the dates given below and continuing from day to day until completed. Penny lunch room attendant (Board of Education), branch V, Class U; Prevailing rate; September 15, 1925. Busman, (Munic. Tuber. San.), branch V, Class U; Prevailing rate; October 20, 1925. Waitress (Munic. Tuber. San.), branch V, Class U; Prevailing rate; October 21, 1925. Maid (Health Department), branch V, Class U; Prevailing rate; October 23, 1925. Bathing Attendant (Female), branch V, Class U; Prevailing rate; October, 26, 1925. Maintenance Man, Branch V, Class U; Prevailing rate; October 27, 1925. Scrubwoman (Munic. Tuber. San.) Branch V, Class U; Prevailing rate; October 28, 1925. Scope of Above Examinations: Applicants will be called upon to undergo such physical tests as the Commission may prescribe. Those desiring to take the above original entrance examinations must file applications with the Civil Service Commission, 1006 City Hall, not later than 5 o'clock P. M. of the day preceding the examination. WESTERN DELEGATION OF ELKS RETURN The Elk's convention having closed Friday night, the western delegation which traveled in a special train over the C. & O. and Big Four railroad which delegation was headed by James C. Martin, E. R., Ft. Dearborn Lodge No. 44; James M. Brooks, pres., Ft. Dearborn Marching Club and the Transportation Committee of which M. T. Bailey is chairman, left Richmond early Saturday morning. The accommodations rendered by the railroad company and the efficient Pullman service in charge of Donald W. Duncan, was 100% effective. The great feature of this trip was that the porters, Pullman conductors and the entire train crew with the exception of the fireman, engineers and train conductors were members of Ft. Dearborn Lodge No. 44, I.B.P.O.E.. W. The Delegates returning to their homes paid a tribute to Richmond for the hospitalities extended them on every hand. Miss- Helen Fields returned to St. Louis, after spending two weeks at Mrs. Patterson's beautiful home. Mrs. Patterson motored in and out of the city in her high powered Oakland, giving her visitors a wonderful time. ATTORNEY AUGUSTUS L. WILLIAMS Successful lawyer who will on Sunday evening, September 6th, address the Sunday Evening Club, which holds forth at the Wendell Phillips High School. LAWYER AUGUSTUS L. WILLIAMS WILL ADDRESS THE SUNDAY EVENING CLUB AT WENDELL PHILLIPS HIGH SCHOOL—REV. WM. D. COOK, PASTOR more than a quarter of a century, and his progress along business and professional lines, justifies us in saying that his address will be thoroughly handled. Mr. Williams is anxious to have The Metropolitan Community Center Sunday Evening Club, will be honored with an address by Attorney A. L. Williams as its principal speaker, on Sunday evening, September 6th, at Wendell Phillips High School, and he has taken as his subject the "Opportunity of our group in Chicago." We have known Mr. Williams for DEPLORE KLUX APPOINT- MENT Recognition for Radical Georgia Klan Official by President Coolidge Depre- cated at Boston Boston, Mass.—The Colored Citizens Committee of Greater Boston and the Mass. Branch of the National Equal Rights League, Rev. Dr. D. S. Klugh, Executive Chairman, meeting jointly, has issued the following public statement against the appointment of Marion O. Dunning as Collector of the Port of Savannah by President Coolidge; "Speaking in behalf of the Colored American People, the Colored Citizens Committee and the Mass, branch of the National Equal Rights League, which organization and the great majority of the race supported the Republican party in the last presidential campaign, feel compelled hereby to go on record and publicly declare that Colored Americans are surprised and filled with grave apprehension over the announced appointment of Marion O. Dunning as Collector of the Port of Savannah by President Coolidge in view of the Associated Press report that M. Dunning is chief of staff of the Ku Klux Klan of Georgia, was a Klan delegate to the last National Democratic Convention, only turned Republican when and because the Democratic nominee denounced the Klan interests at the Georgia legislature against unmasking, and is a leading figure at Klan headquarters in Georgia. Active Leader of Ku-Klux Active Leader of Ku-Klux In behalf of our race the Committee and League can do no less than complain of the appointment of high federal position of such an active leader of the Ku Klux Klan in view of the positive hostility of this secret, hooded order to the economic, civil and political rights and equality of Americans of color, and to declare such selection by our Republican President as discouraging, especially with humiliating color segregation at Washington still unabolished. A Collector at Savannah devoted to the Klan policies against Catholics, Jews and Afro-Americans means an official hostile to more than half of the inhabitants of this district." Mrs. Gennett Gallian left the Windy City, Sunday night for St. Louis, Mo., after spending a delightful time with her sister and friends. She stopped at 5307 Indiana ave., with Mrs. Addie Gardan, her sister. more than a quarter of a century, and his progress along business and professional lines, justifies us in saying that his address will be thoroughly handled. Mr. Williams is anxious to have his many friends in the immediate vicinity to be present, as he says he expects to vindicate himself for the many things that has been said concerning his failure to prosecute the Aldermanic Contest against Alderman Anderson. Mr. Williams is a forceful speaker, and we predict that he will give good account of himself in his subject. A PLEASANT VACATION SPENT IN CHICAGO Misses Nelda and Juanita Simpson of Louisville, Kentucky, have spent a very pleasant vacation with their aunt and unele, Mr. and Mrs. George Chapman, 6142 Elizabeth street. They are leaving for their home this morning. Among their social activities was a Theatre Party, given on Friday, 28th by Mrs. Lulu Larkins. A pleasant evening was spent at the home of Mrs. Eskridge, 1224 W. 61st street. A lawn party was also given on the same evening of the theatre party. Those invited were Misses Thelma Payne, Wilma Payne, Minnie Patten, Annamay Larkins, Elynor Larkins, Julia Simms, Susie Nixon, Dorothy Minor, Annie Harrison, Ruth Turner, Wilemina Turner, Marietta Turner, Verona Haynes, Virginia Samples, Minnie Neal, Lilliam Neal. Messrs. Arnett - Eskridge, Sidney Eskridge, Paul Johnson, David Johnson, Russell Johnson, Ira Simms, Lowe Gilmore, Charles Walker, Joseph Samples, Edward Douglas, Louis Jones, Lemuel Payne, Eugene Louis, Carodine Magee. FINDS SHELL WAS "DOC- TORED" That the shell which caused the trench mortar explosion at Camp Grant in which eight members of the Eighth Infrantry lost their lives last week was a "doctored" one, was the opinion expressed in an official statement issued by Adj. Gen. Black at Springfield, according to an Associated Press dispatch. The adjutant general's statement was based, it was stated, upon findings of the investigating board. According to the report, the exploded shell was a practice one from which the sand filler had been removed. The colored people of this city and state should be willing to raise and spend ten to twenty thousand dollars in an effort to find out the person who planted the death dealing trench mortar explosion. Mr. and Mrs. Ashby Carter, of 417 E. 41st street are visiting in Burlington, Iowa, at the home of Mrs. Carter's mother, Mrs. Ida Coles. Mr. Carter is serving his 7th year as Clerk in the Post Office of Chicago BAILEY PLEASED WITH TRIF M. T. Bailey, 3638 S. State St., who attended the grand lodge meeting of Elks at Richmond, Va., and visited his Alma Matter, the V. N. & I. I. at Petersburg, Va., has returned to the city much pleased with the trip. Mr. Bailey was the house guest of Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Stokes, 1607 Brooke Road and was entertained by Mrs. James Hugo Johnston and daughter; Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Archer, Mr. C. K. Royster and many other Virginia friends. Mr. Bailey is a native of Virginia and well known in that section. EN ROUTE ON EASTERN TRIP Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Lewis of 3216 S. Wabash ave., left the city Monday for a trip of several weeks through the east taking in Buffalo and New York City, N. Y., where they will visit with friends. RETURN FROM ST. LOUIS Mesdames Sarah R. Benton, Nicy McCaney and Ora Williamson, of Morgan Park, were among the many residents of Morgan Park, who spent some time in St. Louis, Mo., the past week. CHIPS Mrs. Grant Gardener, of Muskegon, Mich., spent the past two weeks in this city visiting among her many friends. She has been the house guest of Mrs. Lottie Carter, 4725 Vincennes avenue. Mr. Ellis Dudley, 3825 Giles avenue, popular in south side society circles, returned to the Windy City, Sunday, August 30, from Cincinnati, Ohio, where he has spent the past few months with relatives. His many friends are glad of his return. Mr. and Mrs. McKinley Dent, 6202 S. Throop street, entertained with an informal party dance, Thursday evening, August 27. A deliciously refreshing punch was served and all those present reported a pleasant evening. Among those present were Misses Grace Stacker, Bernice Crusor, Teddy Garnett, Ruth Hodges, Ruth Foster, Miss Timothy and Miss Price; Mesdames Louise Sterling, Virginia Bond, Louise Dudley, Jr., and Billie Dent; Messrs. Rodney Smith, Romeo Crusor, David and Paul Johnson, Lewis Jones, George Stacker and McKinley Dent. COLUMBIAN BRIEFES Half of North Carolina's 86 Negro high schools are regularly accredited, and 16 high schools this year began the publication of school papers. A dispatch from Elizabethville, Belgian Congo, says religious fanatics in the neighborhood of Sakania, attempting to make forcible conversions, slaughtered fifty natives in one village. Each summer for seven years a Negro preachers' institute has been held at Bettis Academy, in the sand-hill country of western South Carolina. This year's attendance included 300 preachers and 180 teachers, and they spent four days in intensive study of educational and religious subjects, under the leadership of Dr. James H. Dillard, president of the Jeanes and Slater funds. THE QUESTIONNAIRE By Mrs. Louise Bond Dudley 1. What is the approximate area of Africa? Its population? * * * 2. Name two independent governments which exist in Africa. * * * 3. By what European countries is Africa dominated. * * * 4. Of what country is Algiers the capital? Why is it called the silver city? * * * 5. At what season is Algiers a resort for English people? 1. The area is about 11,500,000 square miles. The population is estimated at about 150,000,000. * * * * 2. Only two independent governments exist in Africa, Abyssinia and Liberia. * * * * 3. Great Britain, France Germany, Portugal, Belgium, and Italy. * * * * 4. Algeria. It is called the silver city because of the glistening white of its buildings. 5. Winter. INSTEAD OF FORTY-SIX, THEY'RE ONLY TWENTY-SEVEN STRONG. A hush settled upon those witnessing the marching troops as the howitzer company of the 8th regiment came along. The company guidon was draped with crepe for the men who lost their lives in explosion of gun on Monday. KILLED BY BLAST Camp Grant, Ill.—Eight Colored soldiers of the 8th Illinois infantry, Chicago, including Capt. Osceola A. Browning, were instantly killed and 12 others injured last Monday when a Stokes trench mortar exploded on the Camp Grant drill grounds during firing practice. The dead are: Capt. Osceola A. 1914 CAPT. O. H. BROWNING (Pacific and Atlantic Photo) Browning, commanding howitzer company; Corporal Henry Williams, Private Ben Anderson, Private Delmes Campbell, Private Herbert Durant, Private Charlie Wright, Private Todd Mosely and Private Elmo Baynes, all of Chicago. THE BIBLE Washington.—The Bible is said to contain 66 books, 1,189 chapters, 31, 173 verses, 773,692 words, and, 3,586-489 letters. The middle verse is the eighth verse of the 118th Psalm. The longest verse is the ninth verse of the Eighth Chapter of Esther, and the shortest verse is the thirty-fifth verse of the Eleventh Chapter of St. John. STOPS EN ROUTE Mrs. Ella A. Jackson of St. Paul, Minn., is stopping in the city to spend some time in order to visit several of the temples of Daughter Elks before returning to her home. Mrs. Jackson is en route from Richmond, Va., where she was in attendance of the 26th annual lodge session. LEAVES FOR HOME Miss Rhoda M. Johnson, who spent two weeks in the city attending the grand lodge session of U. B. F. & S. M. T. and visiting with friends has returned to her home in Quincy, Ill. MRS. BERRY RE-ELECTED Mrs. Ella G. Berry, well-known fraternally and actively engaged in church and civic organizations work in the city and state, was re-elected vice grand daughter ruler of Elks in the 26th annual grand lodge session at Richmond, Va. TAYLOR BACK IN CITY Thomas J. Taylor, 3638 S. State street, is back in the city after spending six weeks in Hattiesburg, Miss, and other points in the south on business and afterwards visiting with friends. India's Deep-Sea Fishing Deep-sea fishing schemes are being investigated by the government of Madras with a view to augmenting the food supply of India. They propose a thorough study of the advent of the shoals of sardine and mackerel on the west coast which is now very erratic. The prospects of this development are not only advantageous to the increase of food supply but also to the production of murtra—Family Herald. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 5, 1925 FOR AUTUMN WEAR CHOOSE A LONG KNITTED TOPCOAT Tin Can Has Helped The epic of the tin can! Our skill in producing tin plate has developed out of our ability to supply the world with American tin cans. Cans for kerosene, tinned beef, salmon, California fruits, Hawaiian pineapple, Maryland tomato, toes. We lead the world in the production of canned foods; first, because we have the raw fruits; second, because we are proof against old-world prejudices to tinned foods; third, because time grows more valuable as we travel from east to west, is the assertion of a writer in The Nation's Business. Time means nothing to the oriental, and the typical German hausstraun spends a good part of the day in the kitchen over her pots and pans. The ability to improvise a meal out of tinned foods answers to the demand for short cuts in our swift-moving, complex western life. The era of abbreviation! "Slow," as our forefathers knew the term, is not only out of fashion, but we shorter the word itself by 25 per cent. As to the tin can, be it known that tin plate is nothing more than paper-thin sheet iron which our steel companies turn out by the thousands of square feet. These sheets are given a bath in molten tin and are thus presented to the world under the bright and shining aspect of tin plate. In casting about for a container for preserved and concentrated foods the world was smart enough to discover that tin does not tarnish in the air and is proof against meat, fruit and vegetable acids. New Zealand Not So Far While considered as being remote New Zealand now is only 20 days journey from this country. FOR AUTUMN WEAR A LONG IF IN quest of a modish autumn wrap consider the comeliness of the full-length knitted coat as it appears among advance style showings. Recalling the knitted coat in the beginning of its career and comparing with today's achievements its record is that of handsome, handsomer unto handsomest. Owing to its smart appearance, expressed through a conservative elegance which has been artfully achieved through intriguing colorings and masterly styling, the advance knitted coats are creating a thrill of genuine enthusiasm throughout the length and breadth of fashionlondon. The newer models bear a marked look of distinction in that they feature arresting details in collar, cuff and skirt flare which at once appeal to the woman who is sensitive to good styling. Coats for fall will be longer, at least this is so as far as knitted modes are concerned. The picture herewith corroborates the statement. The jacquard design which is described is a prevailing theme throughout things knitted. Through clever jacquard patternings Birds' Sense of Duty Helped Out Sportsman A fresh variant of an old yarn which may be familiar to sportsmen crops up in an Irish correspondent's letter, to the London Field in the following form: "One of our party amuses us with a tall story, classical in the district, viz, how he was coming up to shoot on the moor one morning in winter, all by himself, and saw sitting on the wall a grouse. Now, as has been observed, he was all alone, no witnesses, shooting for the pot and game was scarce. Therefore, contrary to all rules of sportsmanship, he fired at the sitting bird, but when the smoke of his black-powder cartridge had cleared away, there the grouse still was, sitting on the wall. So he fired at it again, same result; he expended 12 cartridges, still the bird remained on the wall. 'Well,' he says, turning to us, 'I thought the bird was bewitched; so I walked up to it, and it flew away, and I went on quite bewildered and, would you believe it, on the further side of the wall I picked up 12 dead grouse. You see, there were 13 in the covey sheltering under the wall, and the one I first fired on was the sentry on the lookout for danger, and when he fell the next took his place, and so on.' Words of Length The word "antropophorologically," which has 23 letters, is quoted by one authority as the longest English word. If you consult a textbook of organic chemistry you will find numerous words longer than this, but as they are technical and compounded words, such as "arabinose-methylphenylhydrazone," they should perhaps be excluded from the discussion.—Exchange R CHOOSE KNITTED TOPCOAT color harmonies and contrasts are effectively set forth. The embellishment of brushed wool in form of collar, cuffs and skirt flare border, enhances not only the coat in the illustration, but is a generally approved trimming for this season's knitted topcoats. In its autumnal color appeal the knitted coat becomes a matter of natural selection for the forthcoming months. The glory of harvest coloring is realized in a long coat of hunter's green, recently on exhibition among styles to be. It was patterned with ruddy-brown and gold-yellow interknitted design. It claimed no trimming, depending upon its classic tailored aspect for patrician appearance, stressing such style points as a generous collar with low-reaching lapels, also flap pockets and turn-back cuffs. The single-breasted fastening also features a very handsome knitted coat model which preserves a conventional straightline contour. In its jacquard patterning it achieves a color charm through the interworking of black, brown and yellow on a white background. If preference trends to solid colorings the knitted coat also answers the call, in exceptionally good-looking modes which carry a monotone scheme throughout, by means of clever knitted stitchery. JULIA BOTTOMLEY, ( @ 1925, Western Newspaper Union. ) ```markdown ``` Pearls in Abundance It is not commonly known that the Scotch River Tay and its tributaries provide a rich harvest of pearls which are sold up to high as $50 each. Anyone can go pearl-fishing in the Tay, and all have equal chances. The professional pearl-fisher has a box-shaped boat in which he floats downwards with the stream, and armed with his simple lens—a piece of glass substituted for the original bottom of a tin can—which when immersed, enables him to see clearly through the surface agitations to the pebbly bottom, and a long stick with a V-shaped notch at the end, grabs all the shells he sees as he lazily drifts past, and at the end of a day his spill is by no means small. But the amateur dispenses with all encumbrances except the notched stick. With it he simply wades into the shallows and gathers in all the shells he sees within reach. The shells are of various sizes from an inch up to six inches in length, and only one in perhaps ten contains a pearl of value, although many may carry freak pearls, black or deformed ones, which may be quite saleable. A ready market for the pearls obtained is at the nearest jeweler's shop, but the professional pearler prefers to deal privately and directly with the tourists who frequent this district, and who probably thus become possessors of a pearl at a fraction of its real commercial value. Temporary Guests Had Got Busy With Labels Young Mrs. X is a very fine housekeeper. Everything in her little apartment is immaculate. It was with some misgivings, therefore, that on going away for a couple of weeks with her husband she turned over the apartment to her rollicking young brother and a bachelor friend. She was particularly proud of her bathroom, which had recently been done over, and as a hint to the boys she hung a piece of Turkish toweling on the door with a tag attached which read: "This cloth is to be used for washing out the tub after you bathe." Directly on returning home she made a tour of inspection, and here is what she found: Hanging on the bed in the guest chamber a card reading: "Life is what we make it. So is a bed. Please make this one." "Above the washbowl in the bathroom: "This bowl is not for drinking purposes. You wash in it." In glaring print over the tub: "This is a tub—to be used with water." Pinned on the bath gloves: "These are not for street wear." On a tag tied to the nailbrush: "Beware! This is not a toothbrush." On a dish towel in the kitchen: "This is not a bath towel. Make no mistake in its use." Over the washstubs: "This is not a patient bed. Don't try to sleep here." -Boston Transcript. Colors Affect Growth Experiments on guinea pigs, carried on in the research laboratory of the Paint Manufacturers' association, show that young animals, and presumably children, as well, grow more rapidly and thrive better in rooms with walls painted in light, cheerful colors than in darker-tinted apartments. The tests were conducted by Dr. H. A. Gardener, who found that the colors were red, blue, white and light tan. Trade Winds The rotation of the earth and the movement of the air toward the equatorial regions to supply the vacancy caused by heating, rarefaction and consequent motion upward of the air there gives rise to trade winds. Trade winds blow continually in the same course of trade toward the equator. In the northern hemisphere they blow from the northeast, and in the southern hemisphere from the southeast. Derivation of Atlantic The Atlantic ocean was first mentioned by that name by Herodotus, the Roman historian. The present form of the name is from the Latin Atlanticum Mare, meaning the sea of Atlas. In ancient days the name applied only to the sea beyond Mount Atlas in northwestern Africa. Where We Get "Clabber" Clabber is derived from the Irish "clata," meaning thick mud. An old provincial name for milk in this process of souring was "bonnyclabber," "bonny" being an adaptation of the Irish "bainne," meaning milk. Where Pullman Got Idea Miners' bunks are said to have given George M. Pullman the idea that resulted in the sleeping car. J THE FALL COAT SILHOUETTE ASSUMES WIDTH AND DIGNITY I NEWLY arrived groups of school dresses for fall, designed for girls in their early teens, are made of woolen materials and on tailored lines—from which we gather that it is fashionable to be sensible. Young Miss Twelve-to-Seventeen is given much latitude in party frocks and formal dresses. She may choose black satin or even metallic, brocaded chiffon, in frocks, with the widest of flares in the skirt, long, fancy sleeves, circular floures and other new style points in the "grown-up" modes. But for school and street wear, fashion decrees woolens and provides a diversity of charming materials to choose from. The company of woolens includes balbriggan jersey, flannels, kasha cloths, twills, serges and wool crepes. Some combination jumper-frocks employing two materials, associate a THE FALL COAT S ASSUMES W THE procession of new full coats is beginning to pass in review; important looking and gracious garments, that immediately inspire respect and interest, are in the vanguard and we are meeting them for the first time. There is nothing easy-going and casual in their style points—they are original, beautiful, assertive and increasingly emphasized when coats for formal wear or semidress come into view. The most important style note is the changed silhouette—the new coats are fuller and the flaring skirtline has gone a long way toward replacing the straight line. This greater fullness is very adroitly managed with a view to preserving the impression of slenderness in the figure and is usually introduced below the swell of the hips or in front. With it there is a tailored trimness in the body of the garment— Philosopher's View of Life Deem not life a thing of consequence. For look at the yawning void of the future, and at that other limitless space, the past.—Marcus Aurelius. 1 silk blouse with a wool skirt, making an outfit that is practical for school wear; for the jumpers, crepe de chine remains the best choice in materials. The skirts may be plain, striped or checked woolens. Balbriggan jersey and fannel are popular for jumper suits. The return of navy blue to favor and the introduction of Russian and other dark greens add interest to the groups of dresses and suits prepared for the school girl. A frock of tan wool jersey, as shown here, designed for late summer wear, is a forerunner of the simple modes for fall, except that the fall dresses have long sleeves. Some of them, for the older juniors, adopt the scarf neckline, and in this particular, fall may present some little diversity in styles. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. (© 1925, Western Newspaper Union.) ILHOUETTE WIDTH AND DIGNITY very long sleeves and high collars adding length of line, and there is much dignity in design. Fur maintains its place as a border for the bottom of many coats and has captured other positions. Besides collars and cuffs in great variety fur supplies trimming touches in other ways and is much used in patches and emplacements on dressy coats. A handsome coat of the sports type that will make a strong appeal to younger women is shown in the picture. It is made of natural kasha, lined with red crepe which appears in the turned back cuff and revers. It is bordered with American opossum fur and has a decoration of buttons down the sides. In this model the fullness is developed in front and the fur border emphasizes the flare in the skirt, but the coat hangs straight at the back. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. (@ 1925, Western Newspaper Union.) She's at It Again "Oh, yes, we have chafing-dish suppers quite often," said Mrs. Blunderby to her caller. "My husband, you know, is an expert chafe-feur."—Washington Star. Ernest H. WILLIAMSON UNDERTAKER ERnest H. WILLIAMSON UNDERTAKER 5121-49-25 E H. WILLIAMSON Charles E. Dawson PETER A. Beautiful Girl Reveals Secret Once my hair was anything but long and silky soft as it is now, and my complexion was sallow, and there were often unsightly pimples on my face. One day I heard of Exelento Quinine Pomade for the hair and purchased a jar. Almost immediately it stopped all dandruff, made my hair grow long, soft and fine, and gave it a delightful sheen. Because of the perfectly wonderful results I obtained from Exelento Quinine Pomade, I purchased a jar of Exelento Skin Beautifier. It changed my sallow complexion to clear, lovely skin, glowing with health. For pimples and other skin blemishes, it has no equal. If I am as beautiful as people say, it is all due to Exelento preparations. Exelento Quinine Pomade and Exelento Skin Beautifier may be obtained for only 25% at most drug stores, or will be sent postpaid upon receipt of price by the EXELENTO MEDICINE CO., Atlanta, Ga. AGENTS WANTED EVERYWHERE Write For Particulars Peculiar Snake The glass, or joined, snake is a limbless snakeel lizard, a large species occurring in the southeastern states. It takes its name from the brittleness of the tail, which is so slightly connected with the rest of the body that it will easily break off. The species found in this country is usually of a greenish gray. This lizard eats great numbers of ground insects and crayfish. Accounts for Plural The reason that kings always speak of themselves as "we" is a survival from the Roman empire, when there were two emperors, one in Italy and one in Constantinople. They issued identical decrees under their joint authority, hence the custom of using the plural "we." Way of Success Success is run on the self-service plan. also—Rochester Times-Union. WILL UND JOHN D. SCOTT, Manager Licensed Undertaker MRS. MARY E. WILLIAMSON Licensed Undertaker J.E. BISH 33d Degree PRWD.G.M. Bookkeeper Embalmer Appreciation No.194 Unexcelled for AUTOMOBILES KEN 5121-23-25 "TheWilliamsonFuneral" is distinguished by the up-to-date designs of its Cunningham Limousine Hearse and Cars Fine American Scenery Near Fountain City, Wik, is scenery that rivals that along the Rhine river in Germany to the extent that Fountain City is called the Rhine city of the Mississippi valley. The tributary to the Mississippi that possesses this beauty is the Waumandee river, and among its sights is a bluff naturally chiseled into the form of a gigantic man. Work High in Air High up in the dome of St. Peter's, Rome, 450 feet above ground level, are the abodes of several workmen who are permanently employed in keeping the famous edifice in repair. Parental Problems Alas! It is so very hard to keep the children from knowing what you knew at that age—Baltimore Sun. Let Her Hic— Stage Attendant (to manager of traveling show)-Shall I lower the curtain. sir? One of the living statues got the biechongs.-Tit-Bits Adenoids Not So Bad There are seven things less respectable than an adenoid, including the man who says he could succeed except for his wife—Baltimore Sun. Freckles Freeckes is a term of tan, the pimentation or discoloration of skin collecting in spots instead of being distributed evenly, says a noted doctor. Conservative Position A splendid theory in which to put faith is that the gun is always loaded. —Toledo Blade. International Amity Pact: An agreement by which a nation pledges itself to do what it fears the other signers won't do—Tae Duluth Heraid Fool Is Fool Always A fool will be a fool with the best book, yeah, or without book—John Milton. Coal Cheap in China Coal is worked so easily in China that in some localities it sells at less than 25 cents a ton at the mines. One on Her, Sure Enough The first joke on the mother-in-law was when Noah went into the ark and left her out—Boston Transcript. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SEPTEMBER 5, 1925 Yacht's Spinnaker A spinnaker is a large, loose, ballooning sail used as a supplement to the ordinary sails of racing yachts, only used since 1855. It was at first known as a the Niobe, because of the yacht Niobe, owned by an English yachtsman named Gordon, in the Royal London sailing race of the above-mentioned year. Next year the Sphinx also carried such a sail, and the seamen dubbed it the Spinzer and later the spinnaker.—Answers. Scotland's Flitting Day Moving day, which generally falls in this country on May 1 or October 1, occurs in France on April 15. In Scotland it is usually May 22, and is popularly called "Fitting day." Sargasso Sea's Area Sargasso Sea, the name given to an immense mass of seaweed floating in the Atlantic north of the Leeward Islands, covers an area larger than that of Europe. Caspian Sea Largest The largest body of water in the world having no outlet in the ocean is the Caspian sea, it being 180,000 square miles in extent. Justice Great Virtue As to be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine muture, to be so to the utmost of our abilities is the glory of man.—Addison. Richness in Content He is the richest who is content with the least; for content is the wealth of nature.—Socrates. Sound Philosophy He that would be beforehand in the world must be beforehand with his business. - Benjamin Franklin. Making Mucilage To prepare mucilage take the desired quantity of gum arabic and add sufficient water to dissolve the gum. Window Washing Device One may stand inside the room and clean windows on the outside by a device shown at a London exhibition. Team Work Flattery would not go very far if vanity did not meet it half way.—Boston Transcript. Mushrooms From Poland Dried mushrooms furnish one of Poland's most important exports. --- LINCOLN STATE BANK OF CHICAGO Under State Government Supervision J.R. and South State Streets Telephone Victor Monument Well Protected The Washington monument at the national capital is unusually well protected. It has been struck several times. On July 13, 1809, a charge was deflected, the only damage to the monument being the burning out of the magneto coil of a telephone. On May 3, 1800, a man leaning his arm against one of the iron columns on the northwest side received a moderate shock of electricity in his arm. Earth's Shell Thin The shell of the earth beneath the Pacific ocean is relatively thinner than it is in any other part of the world. The Nero deep, near the island of Guam, is 5,280 fathoms, or approximately six miles deep. This depth of water, of course, reduces the thickness of the earth's crust by just so many miles as the water is deep. No "Fare. Please!" It is announced that babies born on shipping board vessels will be carried free the remainder of the voyage. This is as it should be. Making the helpless little creatures work their passage by stoking the furnaces in the engine room is unthinkable.—New Orleans States. Planted in West There are many species of roses in our great western region, few of them in cultivation, not all of them yet finally ticketed by science, says Nature Magazine. Most planted is Prickly Rose, a relative of the Cinnamon, the leaflets downy, even purplish, below. Where Oil Kills Birds The Isle of Wight county council have appealed to the British board of trade to stop the loss of bird life on the coast through oil from vessels. But How Long It Takes! Weigh every small expense and nothing waste, farthings long saved amount to pounds at last.—Benjamin Franklin. Cycles Climb Mountains Because of the many mountainous roads in Switzerland motor cyclists use the most expensive high-powered machines made in America. The Grouch Observes Many a man who prays for rain would doubtless steal his neighbor's umbrella if his prayers were answered. -Exchange. Perfectly "I suppose it is natural," writes a wiggish correspondent, "that the old maids like to attend the 'Pop' concerts." Supply About Exhausted Medical research may soon be weeping for more diseases to conquer. Comforts of Home Comforts of Home To make a man feel at home argue with him—Columbia, S. C., Record. JAS. B. McCAHEY, President FRANK J. DUNN, Vice-President ESTABLISH JOHN J. COAL Telephone O 5100 Federal Street Statement of Condition At the Close of Business on Loana Bonds Bank Furnit Cash Bank Other Tot Capita Surplus Undiv Reserve Ker Other Depos Tot This of First safe April 6, 1925 LINCOLN ST OF CHI Under State Govern 31st and South Telephone Vi London's Growth About twenty miles of new streets are added to London every year. Chinese Mile Shortest China has the shortest mile in the world—300 yards. Notary Public Phones: Office Main 4153; Residence, 4751 Champlain Avenue Phone Kenwood 5611 ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Suite 708—184 W. Washington St. CHICAGO Phone Main 2017 A. L. WILLIAMS ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Suite 706 Firmenich Building 184 W. Washington St. CHICAGO Residence 3655 Prairie Ave. Phone Douglas 9133 W.G.Anderson Attorney At Law 17 North La Salle Street CHICAGO NOTARY PUBLIC Suite 560 Watson Bldg. Office Phones: Dearborn 7094-7088 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 A. D. GASH ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 813, Ashland Block 155 N. Clark Street CHICAGO, ILL. PHILIP J. DUNN, Secretary H. X. COMERFORD, Treasurer ABLISHED 1877 IN J. DUNN DAL CO. ne Oakland 1550 CHICAGO RESOURCES RESOURCES Loans and Discounts ..... $2,002,602.57 Loan Discounts ..... 15,602.57 Bank Building and Annex ..... 15,624.608 Furniture and Fixtures ..... 18,685.52 Cash on Hand and Due from ..... 550,558.71 Other Resources ..... 77,015.27 Total ..... $3,727,994.49 LIABILITIES Capital Stock ..... $ 400,000.00 Surplus ..... 50,000.00 Undivided Profits ..... 18,536.13 Reserved for Taxes and In- certainty ..... 6,203.58 Other Liabilities ..... 44,433.85 Deposits ..... 8,208,220.98 Total ..... $3,727,394.49 This Bank invites you to await yourself of its complete facilities. First Mortgage Gold Bonds—approved safe investments—yield 7% interest. Boxes in our completely equipped Safety Deposit Vaults rent for $4.00 per year and upwards. Interest at the rate of 3% is allowed on all savings accounts. Savings De- posit open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday. GEORGE F. LEIBRANDT, President CHARLES A. WHITE, Vice-President GEORGE S. 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