The Broad Ax

"Thais" Has Come to an End, After Playing to Fairly Good Houses, at the Avenue Theater, for One Week. The Three Ladies Who Had Rehearsed for the Leading Character in the Play, Each One of Whom Was to Appear Before the Footlights Two Nights Each, Are at Swords Points for Some Cause or Other. One Lady Represented "Thais" From Beginning to the End of the Show. SOCIETY NEWS PUBLISHED FREE Vol. XXXI. "Thais" Houses, at Ladies Wh Play, Each Lights Two or Other. to the End TUESDAY EVENING M A DELIGHTFUL REC DANCE AT THE N VERSITY OF MUSIC THE LADIES AND COMPOSING THE "THAIS." CHOICE MENTS WERE SERVE OUT THE EVENING GOOD TIME WAS ALL WHO ATTENDE ANT AFFAIR. TUESDAY EVENING MISS LEE GAVE A DELIGHTFUL RECEPTION AND DANCE AT THE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF MUSIC IN HONOR OF THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN COMPOSING THE CAST OF "THAIS." CHOICE REFRESHMENTS WERE SERVED THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND A ROYAL GOOD TIME WAS ENJOYED BY ALL WHO ATTENDED THE PLEASANT AFFAIR. --- Vol. XXXI. The idees of November have come and passed on into eternity and "Thais" has come to an end at the Avenue Theater for it arrived at the end of the road last Sunday evening. It played to fairly good houses each evening, but the door receipts over and above all the heavy expenses, some of them being unnecessary, for example, a bill of fifteen hundred dollars for bill posting was contracted for which was a reckless expenditure of monuey, for at least one half of that amount would have been more than should have been blown in in that direction. When we take into consideration the fact that the cast with two or three exceptions were all amateurs and thousands of dollars expended for bill posting would not and did not transform one of them into first-class stars. "Thais" was rendered or presented for the benefit of the National University of Music, 4427 South Parkway, Miss Pauline J. Lee, president-founder and as she is highly deserving of great credit for the wonderful work she is endeavoring to accomplish along musical lines we hope she will be able to realize several thousand dollars for the benefit of the National University. Some of the long headed managers connected with the presentation of "Thais" conceived the short-sighted idea that three ladies could be rehearsed together to impersonate "Thais" and that the six nights that it was to run would be divided up into two nights for each one of the three bright shining lady stars and that the best looking and the largest lady should have the best of the bargain by being permitted to appear as "Thais" at the special matinee on Thursday afternoon, Thanksgiving day, which was her undoing, for the man star of "Thais" at the conclusion of the special matinee came out flat-footed and declared that he would not play any further nor longer with the lady in question, "that she dropped too many of her lines, that she did not understand her parts in the play" and the head star actor advanced a thousand and one reasons why he should not play with her nor make stage love to her at any stage of the game. When it finally flashed across the mind of the lady that she was down and out with the bosses of the show THE BROAD AX 5 CENTS PER COPY Has Come at the A Who Had each One of two Night . One L end of the G MISS LEE GAVE RECEPTION AND THE NATIONAL UNI- USIC IN HONOR OF AND GENTLEMEN IN THE CAST OF ICE REFRESH- ERVED THROUGH- ING AND A ROYAL AS ENJOYED BY INDED THE PLEAS- that she would not be permitted to dance and kick up her lovely heels real high before the footlights; then, it is claimed, that the managers of the show eased in several white plain clothes policemen, whose duty it was to prevent a disturbance being made by the discarded "Thais" and to prevent her from closing the Avenue Theater on the two nights she was to appear in her wonderful interpretation of "Thais." True to form, it seems very hard for the best class of colored people to conduct anything on a high order without having serious misunderstandings at the end of which they drag in the policemen; to bring disgrace on the whole affair and everybody connected with it. The third lady who was to appear in "Thais" for two nights scented old Mr. Rat long ago and as she was able to tell which way the wind generally blew and as there was no one to rehearse her, she threw up both hands in holy horror and completely washed her hands clean of the whole unpleasant affair. In the first place, the grave mistake was made in attempting to coach three beautiful and charming ladies to play the role of "Thais" at the same time for there is too much jealousy and back-biting on the part of the dear, sweet ladies to stand for that, for at all times each one wants to be the whole cheese. The greatest of all of the unpardonable sins committed on the part of the managers of the playhouse or show was that the name of Col. Roscoe Conkling Simmons was printed all over the program and that he would speak a few notes from "The Week"; that he would be the highly honored and the most distinguished guest of the production; the managers ought to have sense enough to understand that whenever they shower their special favors on one newspaper editor they cannot reasonably expect to receive much free advertising from the other newspaper men. In all honesty we want to say in the plainest language at our command, that we did not or have not received one dime for advertising the show for the benefit of the National University of Music for we are greatly interested in its success and future prosperity and we only received three tickets to enable us to witness it. ```markdown ``` THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 5, 1925 74 IPEU President of the Board of Cook County Commissioners, who has a whole army of friends scattered throughout this city and county who are ready and willing to march under his banner for Mayor of Chicago in 1926, as he received 28 per cent of the votes cast by the Colored people on the South Side in 1922. Thousands of them will continue to stand by him and follow him to the Mayor's chair in the City Hall or to the Governor's chair at Springfield, Illinois. DEATH OF MISS NELLIE CALLAWAY AT 10:35 SATURDAY EVENING AT THE HOME OF HER BROTHER, MR. FRED J. CALLAWAY, 4849 CALUMET AVENUE. --- After much suffering and bearing up bravely for a long time under many serious complications which in many ways affected the heart, Miss Nellie Callaway, quietly closed her eyes in death and passed on into the next world. Miss Callaway did not pass away at her own home at 3300 Rhodes avenue, but at the home of her brother Mr. Fred J. Callaway, 4849 Calumet avenue. Miss Callaway was one of the most brilliant and progressive members of the race in Chicago and she understood politics from a to z. The late Judge John E. Owens, selected Miss Callaway as the Progressive precinct captain of her precinct in the second ward in 1913, and the years following, Miss Callaway could always control the majority of the voters residing in her precinct, who had unbounded faith in her honesty of purpose and ability and she was a prominent factor in the political affairs in the second ward. Through the influence of Hon. S. B. Turner, she had the honor of being HON. ANTON J. CERMAK the Board of Cook County Com- mune the army of friends scattered throu- who are ready and willing to m Mayor of Chicago in 1926, as he votes cast by the Colored people 2. Thousands of them will conti- nue him to the Mayor's chair in merror's chair at Springfield, Illin- the first member of the race to be elevated to a responsible clerical pos- ition in the office of the Auditor of Public Accounts for the State of illinois and Hon. Andrew Russel, State Auditor, declared openly and above board that Miss Callaway was the most proficient in every way and far surpassed the other clerks connected with his office in Chicago. Miss Callaway and the members of her family were among the oldest and most highly respected members of the race, residing in Chattanooga, Tenn., where she graduated from its high school with much honor, later attending Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn. She and her sister, Madam M. Callaway Byron, after the family had located in Chicago, spent some years in traveling through Europe. At the death of their mother at their home in this city some years ago, Miss Nellie Callaway became the head of the house and provided a comfortable home for her sisters and brothers until they gradually married off and established homes for themselves. Funeral services were held over her remains Thursday at 1 o'clock at the home of her brother, Mr. Fred J. Callaway, 4849 Calumet avenue, Rev. Moses M. Jackson officiating; interment in the family lot at Mt. Glenwood, Charles S. Jackson, funeral --- director in charge. The services were largely attended and many beautiful floral offerings were in evidence from many of her devoted friends. Miss Callaway is survived by four sisters and five brothers, namely, Mrs. J. F. Winsett, Chattanooga, Tenn.; Mrs. Hazel Jones, and her little son, Herbert Jones, Los Angeles, Calif., who attended the funeral; Madam M. Callaway Byron, Mrs. Alice Thompson, Mr. Fred J. Thaddeus, Thomas, Charles, and Ortheus Callaway; nieces, Miss Nellie Byron, Alberta, Gloria, and Thadina Callaway; nephews, Herbert Jones, William Winsett and Joseph Green, grand nephew. Prof. T. Theodore Taylor had charge of the musical program. Miss Callaway, who always possessed a sunny disposition and wore a pleasant smile on her face will be greatly missed by her many friends in Chicago and throughout the country. DIES AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS George Harland, 4235 Calumet Ave., for more than thirty-five years a resident of Chicago, passed away at his home on Monday morning after a brief illness. Funeral services were conducted on Friday afternoon, Nov 27th, from the chapel of R. H. McGavock, burial at Lincoln. Mr. Harlan is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mollie M. Harlan, several other relatives and a host of friends. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE BROAD AX Dairly Good The Three Factor in the the Foot- ome Cause Beginning EXTRA URY DISAGREES DEAL IN JANUARY Out on $5,000 Bail Each, Detroit Colored Citizens Large Bail for Remaining 3 Defendants SPECIAL EXTRA SWEET JURY DISAGREES NEW TRIAL IN JANUARY 8 Defendants Out on $5,000 Bail Each, Given by Detroit Colored Citizens Darrow Will Urge Bail for Remaining 3 Defendants --- New York—Walter White, Assistant Secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, returned home from Detroit where he had been throughout the trial of Dr. Ossian H. Sweet and ten other Negroes, charged with murder for defending Dr. Sweet's home from a mob on September 9. Mr. White's report of the present status of the Sweet case, which has commanded nation-wide attention, is as follows: After 46 hours of violent argument, which could be heard sometimes by persons outside the jury room, the jury disagreed. It was rumored that five jurors had stood for acquittal and seven for acquittal of 8 defendants and conviction of second degree murder for 3 of defendants. The jury was dismissed at 1:31 P. M. on Friday, Nov. 27, and shortly thereafter, Mr. Darrow filed a motion for a new trial and made a second motion that all eleven defendants be admitted to bail. New trial has been agreed upon for the first week in January. Eight of the defendants were at once admitted to bail in $5,000 each which was furnished by colored citizens of Detroit, but opposition from the prosecutor in the case of the remaining three, led Judge Frank Murphy to set Wednesday, Dec. 2, for argument. Mr. White will return to Detroit in time for argument for bail for these three defendants who will be held until then: Dr. Ossian H. Sweet, Henry Sweet and Leonard Morris. Contrary to published reports in the daily press, Mr. Darrow has not yet asked for separate trials for each of REV. W. EDWARD WILLIAMS, PASTOR OF HOPE PRESBY- TERAN CHURCH, SOUNDS THE PRAISES OF THE BROAD AX The following letter speaks for it- self: Dear Mr. Taylor: I want you to know how very much we enjoyed your words of commendation made when you introduced Senator Charles S. Deneen, at our church last Sunday night. You were very eloquent and very kind. I have felt that you were interested in the Community work we are doing here and I want to thank you for the publicity given it in your valuable paper. That No.12 the 11 defendants but he announced that he probably would do so. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People announced in connection with the news of the disagreement and the motion for a new trial that it would fight the case while there was any court in the land to appeal to until the 11 colored people were acquitted. Mr. White stated that the expenses of the trial to date had been about $20,000, the transcript of testimony alone costing $2,081.60. "One of the most impressive sights I have ever seen," declared Mr. White, "was the way in which colored people in Detroit flocked to the trial. At half after midnight on Thanksgiving morning, when the jury was still arguing and sent out for instructions, the courtroom was packed. At 2:10 in the morning, when the jury was sent to bed, bailiffs had to make way through the crowd for the jurymen. All Thanksgiving day colored people remained waiting and watching, many of them going without Thanksgiving dinner in order to be on hand. "I want to pay a tribute to the magnificent way in which Judge Murphy conducted the trial. He did his utmost to exclude the issue of race prejudice and his final charge to the jury was a masterpiece of scholarly learning and judicial impartiality. This case has largely changed public sentiment in Detroit. The better class opinion is now with the defendants, although the Klan is, of course, more bitter than ever. But the N. A. A. C. P., will continue to fight the case and both Messrs. Darrow and Arthur Garfield Hays will continue to lead the defense until a conclusion has been reached." is a splendid article by Mr. Charles Stewart, Jr., and you are to be commended for publishing it. Mr. Stewart is a talented young man and we are glad to have him associated with our Community program. Please send me 100 copies of this issue of your paper. I want as many folks as possible to read it. I am instructing our church treasurer to send you check for the same. W. EDW. WILLIAMS, Pastor, Hope Présbyterian Church, 61st street and Loomis boulevard, The church with a community program. FIRE ROUTS FAMILY An early morning blaze at 4231 Calimet Ave., the home of Mrs. Maggie Paris, routed the family into the streets last Wednesday. Total damages have not been estimated. 2 THE BROAD AX Published Every Saturday In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. 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"PORGY" By Du Bose Heyward Published by George Doran & Company, 244 Madison Avenue, New York City, Price $2 by Mail, $2.10 This is a magnificent story. I can't think of a novel of Negro life since Chestnut's "House Behind the Cedars" so artistic in its makeup. Here in 200 pages we have love, jealousy, murder, and an account of a hurricane that leaves the reader exhausted as from a race. And we have unforgettable characters, Porgy, Crown, Bess—beggar, murderer, prostitute, but all overflowing with life. Black, bulking figures that make the white people about them seem thinblooded and mean. Porgy is a tale of Charleston, South Carolina. It is laid in Catfish Row, a court by the wharves, where there are still signs of beauty in the massive Italian wrought iron grill and in the pastel shades of the flag-stones. Here men gamble and women take dope, and babies are born and cared for tenderly and love is strong and sometimes faithful. Heywood Broun, who calls this a magnificent novel too, compares Catfish Row to Gorky's Night's lodging, but I see no such likeness except that both are in the lowest depth. For Gorky's men and women have come from high station and sunk out of sight, while Heyward's Negroes are not one-time barons or actors, but descendants of slaves who are struggling upward. In a generation or two they will have left Catfish Row and become respectable, but then no poet will write of them. For Du Bose Heyward is a poet. One feels it throughout his book, not only in the beauty of his descriptions but in his detachment from propaganda, his sure intuitions. It is remarkable that he, a Charlestonian of family, should have gotten so close to the life of the Negro. That the Charlestonian usually knows nothing of this life, the author of Porgy shows clearly, "Ef I ebber gits muh han' pon dat nigger," one of the women says of a hated dope fiend, "I goin' fix him so his own mammy aint know um! But I aint goin' gib um way tuh de white folks." When the Coroner comes and tries to get evidence regarding a murder in Catfish Row he meets with closed lips or an actor's cleverness. It is like the picture in the opera "L'Oracalo" of the San Francisco policeman walking through a street of Chinatowf. He is utterly alien and thinks two men, one leaning against the other, are good friends, though the one is a murderer and the other his victim, still warm in death. Catfish Row is as far removed from the understanding of white Charleston as Chinatown from that of white San Francisco. Once in the book, white Charleston sees the Negroes flash through the city, the Sisters of "Repent Ye, Saith the Lord," riding six in a carriage, "scarlet, purple, orange, flamingo, emerald; wild, clashing, unbelievable discords." We know they were laughed at and forgotten. Only the poet seeing them felt the dominant 1890 THE LATE SIR KNIGHT Prominent fraternal leader in West. He was elected to the from the First Senatorial D Smoke Inspector for 17 ye his constant and devoted years. Prominent fraternal leader in many secret societies passes on West. He was elected to the Legislature of Illinois in 1893 from the First Senatorial District. He served as Assistant Smoke Inspector for 17 years and was happily married to his constant and devoted wife, Mrs. Mamie Bish, for 38 years. On Sunday, November 29, Col James Ellis Bish, passed on westward at his home, 4820 S. Wabash avenue where he had been confined to his home with serious illness for about three weeks. Several of his doctor friends, after holding a long consultation over him, finally decided that the only way to prolong his life, would be to transport him to Rochester, Minn., and undergo an operation at the Mayo Brothers' Hospital. Mr. Bish had the means to pay the expense of the trip and the operation, but in the end he decided not to adhere to the advice of his doctor friends and others; that he would remain here at home and meet death, the grim monster, face to face without the operation. For more than 40 years he was an honored resident of this city. He was born in St. Francis County, Mo., coming here from Alton, Ill., 38 years ago, he was happily married to Miss Mamie Morton, of Evansville, Ind. In 1893 he was elected to the Legislature of Illinois from the First Senatorial District, where he served two years with a good record behind him. For a long time prior to that time, he was connected with the late F. C. Virling, who was one of the largest and most successful real estate dealers in the downtown district at that time. He was a peerless leader in both fraternal and military circles. For 34 years he was a member of Prince Hall Lodge, A. F. and A. M., No. 52. He was one of the oldest and most prominent members of the Masters Coun- rhythm that made them unbelievably right. Porgy is no happy tale. For some of us the edge of our excitement is taken off by reading in the August Forum "Crown's Bess," litted bodily by Mr. Heyward out of Porgy, (or was Porgy an outgrowth of Crown's Bess?). The short story has a happy ending, but is not as powerful as the novel. One wishes it were possible for power and happiness a little oftener to go together. In his lovely volume of poems, "Skylines and Horizons," Mr. Heyward thus describes the mountains: "Dim with the wistful dimness of old eyes That having looked on life time out of mind, Know that the simple gift of being kind Is greater than all wisdom of the wise." Du Bose Heyward has not had to MR. ERNEST H. WILLIAMSON The up-to-date funeral director, 5125 S. State Street, who has charge of the funeral of Sir Knight James E. Bish. --- cil, Eminent Commander of the St George Commandery, King in the Royal Arch Chapter, Past Commander in Chief of the Occidental Consistory, Deputy Grand Master of the Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Illinois, Past Patron of the Electra Chapter No. 1 of the Eastern Star, Past Joshua of the Esther Court No. 2 of the House of Jerico, member of the Board of Directors of the Union Masonic Temple Association, and for forty-seven years a member of the United Brothers of Friendship. In religious affairs he was a consistent and faithful member of Quinn Chapel. As a business man he had few equals. He accepted the position of bookkeeper and Embalmers' Apprentice No. 194, which position he held for ten years. Under his efficient bookkeeping complete records are available even though the Williamson Undertaking Company where he served as bookkeeper has grown to be one of the largest of its kind in Chicago. His activities in military affairs stands out. He was one of the organizers of the Eighth Illinois Regiment, an Adjutant of the Dept. of Illinois, and a Colonel of the Military Order of Guards. Funeral services will be held over his mortal remains at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Union Masonic Hall, 3956 S. State street, Rev. J. B Redmon, pastor of St. Mark church, 50th street and S. Wabash avenue, officiating; Mr. Ernest H. Williamson, the up-to-date funeral director in charge. Interment Lincoln cemetery. wait for old age but has been given this gift in his youth, and in kindness, he sees the flaming, passionate world of Catfish Row. CONSOLIDATION URGED AS AID TO TRANSPORTATION Washington, D. C.—Consolidation of transportation facilities under indefinite term operating grants, which permit sound financing of the system and provide means to compel adequate service at reasonable rates, will solve any traction problem, Maj. E. W. R. Covell, District of Columbia assistant engineer-commissioner, told the Illinois joint legislative terminable permit commission in session here. After visiting the White House, where they were received by President Collidge, the legislators, headed by Senator Richard J. Barr and accompanied by Lieut. Gov. Fred E. Sterling, left Wednesday afternoon for Philadelphia, the second stop on an itinerary which includes Pittsburgh, New York, Boston, Albany, and Detroit. "I am a strong believer in and an outspoken advocate of unification facilities wherever practically possible," declared Maj. Covell. "My idea is that one company, enjoying an absolute monopoly and strongly regulated, can be watched and made to do what the necessity requires it should do." RETURNS TO CINCINNATI After spending a week in the city on account of severe illness and death of her uncle, Mr. George F. Harlan, late of 4235 Calinmet Ave., Mrs. Bertha Jones has returned to her home in Cincinnati, Ohio. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 5, 1925 The Greatest Collection of Sport Celebrities in Chicago's History Will Assemble at the Christmas Fund Show at the Coliseum on December 19th, When P. J. Carr will be the Big Boss at the Monster Carnival to be Staged for the Needy Poor of the City. The list of the leaders in the world of sport reads like a 'blue book or a compilation of Who is Who. Jack Dempsey, World's heavyweight champion, Jim Corbett, former champion, Knute Rockne, Harold "Red" Grange, Packey McFarland, Harry Forbes, Benny Yanger, Jimmy Barry, Pady Driscoll, Johnny Coulon, Sam Langford, Jimmy Gardner and Buddy Ryan, will head the host of great names in the limelight of this and other days. Invitations have been forwarded to others of renown and just as soon as their acceptances have been received, their names will be announced. The committee in charge is leaving nothing undone to make this event the biggest affair of its kind ever staged in Chicago. There will be everything on the pro- WOMEN WOULD CURB FLAME OF FLAMING YOUTH Largely as a result of the investigations of Mrs. William Harrison Cade's committee on law enforcement, the state board of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs, at its monthly meeting Wednesday, adopted the following resolution regarding young people and some modern customs: "Whereas, The prevalence of cigarette smoking, suggestive songs, obscene literature, and petting parties among the young people of our schools and colleges is to be deplored. "Therefore, be it resolved by the board of directors of the Illinois Federation of Women's Clubs that we go on record as opposed to these practices and as expressing the hope that these customs be discouraged officially by those in authority in our schools and colleges." An auxiliary resolution urges parents of Illinois to give their aid to enforcement of the sentiment of the first resolution. 12 BANK ROBBERS GIVEN MAXIMUM BY PARDON BOARD Springfield, Ill.—Twelve bank robbers, serving terms in the Chester Penitentiary, were given life sentences by the state division of pardons and paroles at a recent session held at the prison. Practically all had been sentenced from ten years to life. They were given the maximum under a new system adopted by the board to pass upon bank robbery and gun cases while they are fresh in mind. Among the ten year to life prisoners given maximum sentences were: William Dewitt, Sangamon County; robbery of Jefferson State Bank Springfield. Jesse Stoneking, Monroe County; robbery of Columbia Bank. Glen Nichols, Vermillion County; sentenced 1 to 14 years for bank robbery. The Illinois Bankers' Association and the division of pardons and paroles are co-operating in all robbery cases in which banks were victims. In addition, the bankers pay a reward for the capture or killing of bank robbers. gram from speechmaking by the former greats to actual exhibitions by the present day famous ones. It is likely that a number of boxing contests will be the order of the day, including bouts between such local favorites as Ray Miller and Eddie Shea, Ray Rychell and Archie Bell, Jim Savage and a good opponent and a lot of other boys who are just beginning to make their names prominent in the sport world. A whole flock of amateur contests between the best of the local simon pure crop of fistic stars will be on the program and this alone should provide even the most hardened sport lover with a plenty of thrills. In addition, the world's greatest wrestlers will be there to do their stuff, includ the two claimants to the heavyweight title, Joe Stecher and Johnny Meyers. MRS. ANNIE RICHARDS, ONCE COOK FOR ABRAHAM LINCOLN, DIES AT 96, IN ST. LOUIS, MO. Mrs. Annie Richards, 96, died at the home of her daughters, Mrs. E. D. McClure and Mrs. B. F. Hughes, 3758 Cook avenue, of old age, last Wednesday. Mrs. Richards served as cook to Abraham Lincoln in his early days. The funeral service was held at Gates Undertaking Parlor Friday night at 10:30 conducted by Rev. H. W. Evans, pastor of Lane Tabernacle, assisted by Rev. T. H. Edlin. The remains were carried to Morganfield, Ky., Saturday at 8 A. M. for burial, accompanied by Mrs. E. D. McClure, Miss Annie Mae Garnet and Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hughes. She is survived by her two daughters, five sons, 27 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren. THE PHYLLIIS WHEATLEY PROGRAM Phyllis Wheatley Educational Committee rendered its initial program, Sunday, November 22, at 5 P. M. After opening, Miss Beatrice Mitchell, the outgoing chairman, presented Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay Davis, who in turn introduced the new chairman, Miss Helen Green. After a brief but interesting talk by the chairman the following participants were presented: Little Miss Edythe Collins, reading; Mrs. Valeria Mars, piano solo; Irvin Jackson, vocal solo; a duet by the Brown sisters; C. W. Powell, reading; Mrs. F. O. Perkins, a member of the Phyllis Wheatley association, introduced the speaker of the afternoon. Rev. N. D. Shambourger of South Park M. E. Church. An inspiring address was made by the speaker on "The Important Part the Pin Plays in the Human Life." Rev. Theodore Stephens, befittingly responded. William E. Mitchell, president of the Phalanx Club, made a brief talk. Beatrice Mitchell—Reporter REV. FATHER BROWN AND HIS LOVELY BRIDE At high noon Wednesday, Dec. 2nd, members and friends of St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 38th street and Wabash avenue, witnessed the marriage of their priest, Rev. Father Henry Bartholomew Brown, to Mrs. Eula May Noel, of Nashville, Tenn. The ceremony was performed by the Reverend Stewart of St. Luke's Church of Evanston. The ritual was very simple, but very beautiful in its simplicity. The wedding ceremony was performed according to the Episcopalian custom and the guests present were led in prayer by the priest to ask happiness and comfort for the newlyweds. The bride was beautifully gowned in gray crepe de chine trimmed with satin and carried on her arm a bridal bouquet. Her maid of honor and little flower girls were in pink. The gentlemen, of course, wore the conventional morning attire. The happy pair was tendered a reception and banquet Wednesday evening at the church. [Name] HON. P. J. CARR The best and the most popular has ever had, who has star monster Christmas Athletic worthy poor of Chicago. Coliseum, December 19. The best and the most popular Treasurer that Cook County has ever had, who has started out to engineer a successful monster Christmas Athletic Carnival for the benefit of the worthy poor of Chicago. The affair will be held at the Coliseum, December 19. ARREST INDIAN NEGRO MARRIED TO WHITE WOMAN JUDGE GEORGE SPEAKS Richmond, Va.—The racial integrity law in Virginia has received another terrific jolt and the "white supremacy—racial purity—miscegenation" fanatics will now have another bone of contention to gnaw for the next six months. It has been discovered that a Negro man is lawfully married to and is living with a white woman down in "Fulton," the eastern section of this city, according to reports. They have, of course, been arrested and the trial set for November 17 has been postponed to December 17. The Negro of course, denies that he is a Negro and claims to be a full-blooded Indian, which makes no difference in this state. The director of the bureau of vital statistics says that upon this case hangs the status of the Indian in Virginia; whom, it seems, they are very desirous of classifying as Negroid. A MESSAGE FROM ST. LOUIS The Right Woman in the Right Place Mrs. George Galian Mrs. Geo. Galian bears the proved distinction of being the committeewoman of the 23rd Ward Republican Organization at the present time and known by her associates as a faithful worker for the best interest of the Organization, and as its committeewoman is entitled to a full measure of the credit for the excellent and growing conditions of the organization. Mrs. Galian has done much toward increasing the membership of the Republican party in St. Louis, Mo. The effect on men and women workers for the Republican party is farreaching in "future" to know facts and to work in shaping them into concrete form in committees. That is real work for the committee woman, who has great love for the Republican party. [Name] HON. F. L. BARNETT One of the many able and leading lawyers who in the past honorably served for Assistant State's Attorney of Cook County urged to enter the race for Judge of the of Chicago in 1926. One of the many able and leading lawyers in this great city who in the past honorably served for fourteen years as Assistant State's Attorney of Cook County, who is being urged to enter the race for Judge of the Municipal Court of Chicago in 1926. One of the many able and leading lawyers in this great city who in the past honorably served for fourteen years as Assistant State's Attorney of Cook County, who is being urged to enter the race for Judge of the Municipal Court of Chicago in 1926. JUDGE GEORGE SPEAKS Judge Albert B. George, judge of one of the Municipal Courts of Chicago, delivered an address before more than a hundred officers and members of The Ft. Dearborn 1926 Marching Club, together with their friends at the beautiful clubhouse, 3920 South Parkway. Judge George arrived at the clubhouse in company with Hon. George T. Kersey, Committeeman of The 3rd Ward Regular Republican Organization and S. J. Fountain, president of The Marching Club, also Col. John R. Marshall, and was escorted to the dining rooms where they were served a very appetizing after Thanksgiving dinner. Judge George was introduced by the committeeman, George T. Kersey, in chaste language and the response on behalf of the Marching Club and its members, was made by J. B. DeVeaux, past exalted ruler and an active member of the club. CHILDREN GIVE SURPRISE The children of The Enterprise Institute, 514 Aldine Square, of which Rev. J. W. McDaniels is president and business manager, Mrs. M. B. Newland, matron and assistant business manager, were given an agreeable surprise on Thanksgiving day when they sat down to a turkey dinner and everything that goes with it to make it delicious, all of which had been donated by Jesse Binga, President of the Binga State Bank, 35th and State Sts. The school also received the annual donation from the Baptist Women's Convention. A jubilee program was rendered and then the children spent the remainder of the afternoon playing games. Words of appreciation and thanks are being sent to the Baptist Women for their donation at this time. SCHERVE HON. CALVIN COOLIDGE President of the United States, the common people, will o Sherman House open the A tion National Convention a during his visit to this city. President of the United States, who stands close to the plain or the common people, will on Monday, December 7, at the Sherman House open the American Farm Bureau Federation National Convention and be its highly honored guest during his visit to this city. ENGLEWOOD HIGH OFF TODAY FOR GAME IN EAST The Englewood High football players, twenty strong, led by Coach Chuck Palmer, left for Lock Haven. MAIL IT EARLY! IS NEWS SLOGAN FOR CHRISTMAS Washington, D. C.-The annual Christmas appeal to mail early has been issued by Postmaster General Pa., Thursday afternoon at 5:20 o'clock over the Pennsylvania line for a grid battle Saturday with the strong Lock Haven prep eleven. The south siders landed in the east Friday afternoon. Lock Haven has been defeated but once this year and looms up, as the best high school team in the Quaker State. The easterners have a fast, heavy line and a set of fast backs. If Englewood manages to return with a victory it can be regarded as one of the best prep teams in the country. BOOKS SELL "TOO HIGH," SO CHURCHILL STOPS WRITING New York—Winston Churchill, who turned out an average of one novel every two years from 1898 to 1917, enjoyed a "best seller" rating and amassed a fortune, announced Wednesday, December 2nd, that he was "fed up with the modern purveyors of books" and consequently might never write another. He sailed for a rest in Bermuda. "I have written nothing for publication in ten years," he said, "and I don't know that I ever shall again. The price of books today is beyond the reach of those who love them." THE QUESTIONNAIRE By Mrs. Louise Bond Dudley 1. When and by whom was Fisk University founded? * * * 2. When and by whom was the George Junior Republic founded? * * * 3. To what crop does Georgia devote one-third of its total area under cultivation? * * * 4. How does Georgia rank as a producer of cotton? Sweet potatoes? Peanuts? * * * 5. What is the meaning of the name Illinois as translated from the French and Indian? 1. The University was founded by the American Missionary Society and Western Freedmen's Aid Association. * * * 2. It was founded by William R. George of New York in 1895. It is located near Freeville, New York. 4. Georgia ranks second in the production of cotton; second in sweet potatoes, and third in peanuts. BUILDING HOME Ike Jackson, 5138 S. State St., has begun the building of his future home in Morgan Park on Aberdeen Street, a site he purchased some time ago and where he hopes to be able to greet his friends by the first of the new year. Answers 5. Band of Men. who stands close to the plate on Monday, December 7, at the american Farm Bureau Federation be its highly honored guest MAIL IT EARLY! IS NEWS' SLOGAN FOR CHRISTMAS Washington, D. C.-The annual Christmas appeal to mail early has been issued by Postmaster General New, along with the announcement of plans to expedite the service. The people, he said, have it within their power to adjust the enormous holiday burden on clerks and carriers so that these, too, may enjoy the season. "A merry Christmas is in store for each one of us if we will only stop to consider for a few moments how the facilities of the postoffice will be taxed from now until after the holiday season," he asserted. "The American public will do well to remember that many a hard worked letter carrier or postal clerk may be deprived of enjoying the Christmas day at his own fireside if the Christmas shopping and mailing is postponed until the last moment. Do not wait until tomorrow. start today." RED CAPS' CLUB NEWS The regular monthly meeting of the Red Caps' Literary Club will not be held on Sunday afternoon, Dec. 6th but on Dec. 20th, two weeks hence Attorney J. Gray Lucas will be the principal speaker at that time. We invite our friends to be present SANDY W. TRICE, President. SUNDAY EVENING CLUB NOTES Judge R. V. Fletcher, general counsel for the Illinois Central R. R., will be the principal speaker at the Sunday Evening Club of Metropolitan Community Center, the People's Church, on Sunday, December 13th, at 7:30 P. M. Judge J. G. Drennan will be the presiding officer and an extensive program has been prepared. Sandy W. Trice, Chairman. WALDEN COLLEGE Nashville, Tennessee COUNCIL HOLDS MEETING Herbert Officers Council, A. U. K. & D. of A., of which Mrs. Elizabeth Rochon is president, met in a big meeting at Bailey's Hall Monday evening. Mrs. Eliza Jackson, state grand queen, and several other officers were present and made very interesting remarks about the work being done. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 5, 1925 SOCIETY NEWS By Mrs. Louise Bond Dudley An entertainment consisting of a musical program and fashion show will be given Saturday, Dec. 12th, by St. Catherine's Guild of St. Thomas Church, at the Ideal Tea Room, 3444 Michigan Avenue, from 8:30 to 10:30 p. m. An admission of thirty-five cents will be charged. Every one is invited. Rev. Father Henry B. Brown Priest; Mrs. Kathyrn Thompson, Secretary; Miss Corinne Quiroga, President, and Mrs. Sadie L. Adams, Chairman. Announcement is made of the grand opening of the Community Center Dancing Class, 550 East 65th street. There will be dancing every Monday night from 8 p. m. to 12:30 a. m. to music furnished by the Criterion Melody Boys. Mrs. M. Montgoimery, Prop., and Mr. S. P. Brown, General Manager. Miss Lois Mitchell, 21 East 47th street, has returned to the windy city, much to the delight of her many friends, after an absence of five years. She has been on the round of visits from here to the east coast, but still thinks Chicago the only place to live. Attractive "Ad" Ad in Exchange—"For sale, large barn-looking house, eight rooms, on Bellevue place. Everything run down and the poorest neighborhood in the city. I am asking twice as much for the house as it is worth, but I need the money, as I am making a collection of silver dollars. When I bought the house I got soaked, and now I want to soak someone else. Come and see me."—Boston Transcript. Household Mathematics How many quarts in a peck? In a gallon? A certain housewife's memory slipped a cog when she gave the wrong answer to the first question and spoiled several hours of canning. The mistake will never happen again, she swears. She tested a number of her friends on the two questions and several sald their tongues slipped when they gave the wrong answer—Exchange. Queer Animal The fur of the sea otter is of a deep brown color, with a soft, woolly part near the skin which gives the pelt great value. The animal has a body that looks something like a seal, partly because the hind part of the body ends with flat, car-like feet that are like the flappers of the seal. A sea otter weighs from 80 to 100 pounds. Important Point As the man driving a weather-beaten mule attached to a rickety buggy came near, the automobilist stopped and halted him. Good afternoons were exchanged and then the automobilist inquired, "How far is it to the next town?" The other reflected at length and finally asked, "Well, just what is your idea of a town?" When Deer Drop Antlers When Deer Drop Antlers The antlers of North American deer are usually dropped in March, but occasionally in February. They are shed close to the animal's head. The root or pedicle exposed is a tough disk of bone belonging to the frontal bone of the skull. No blood flows during this process. The antlers are renewed in about three or four months. LINCOLN ST OF CH Under State Govem 31st and South Capital and Surv South State Street First Mortgage Approved Safe In interest. $100 B payment See our Mr. Avery of LOANS MADE Approved Safe Investments yield 7% interest. $100 Bonds sold on easy payment plan See our Mr. Avery of the Bond Department LOANS MADE ON REAL ESTATE Savings Department open from 9 A.M. to 8 P.M. Saturdays SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES for less than on a day. Protect your Valuable Papers, Jewel SAFETY DEPOSIT BOXES for less than one cent a day. Protect your Valuable Papers, Jewelry, etc. Famous English Poet of Seventh Century The earliest English poet of whom there is any record was St. Caedmon, whose festival is celebrated in both the Roman and Anglian calendars. He lived in the Seventh century in Northumbria, the son of a farmer, and his poetic gifts were said to be of miraculous orign. At drinking parties each person present was supposed to compose and sing a verse. Caedmon was unable to compose a line, and when the harp was brought out he always fled from the festive party. On one such occasion when he was lamenting his lack of poetic ability, a vision appeared to him and inspired him to write a poetic version of the Creation. The manuscript of this work, supposed to have been composed by Caedmon, is preserved at Oxford. Caedmon translated into Anglo-Saxon the whole of sacred history. He became a monk in the convent of which the famous Hilda was abhess. There he lived and sang and died, in the odor of sanctity, and was afterward canonized.—Chicago Journal. Love at First Hand Great Thing in Life First love comes before the age of knowledge. It is the only love entirely uncomumbered with ideas and preconceptions. How little it has to do with words, with talk! It knows no terms. It is the thing itself from which terms and institutions have grown up. First lovers get love at first hand, instead of getting first the idea of romance into which to try to fit themselves and other people, Louise Townsend Nicoll writes, in the Century. They seldom talk. They get acquainted in other ways—by being near each other, by looking at each other, by softly, shyly touching hands. They do things together—play games, run races. As watchful as small animals, they learn minutely each about the other. But they do not talk. They give each other things, always in fair exchange, and wear them out with carrying about. When they must know facts to supplement their findings, they ask—short, blunt questions. Opinion and discussion have little play. Gentle Poorly Rewarded The discovery of the correct position and physiological function of the heart, when announced by Andreas Vesallus, the Belgian master of anatomy, was received on the one hand with cold skepticism, and on the other with hot opposition. Slowly, grudgingly, the worth of it was recognized. Reward, in proper measure, was not given. But it provided the stepping-stone enabling William Harvey to discover the circulation of the blood. Vesallus was a native of Antwerp, his period being 1514-1564. At fourteen he was a student of medicine in Louvain; at twenty he was in Venice, and the year following became public demonstrator at Padua. In Bologna he gained a professorship and in Pisa a similar chair. At twenty-eight his incomparable treatise on human anatomy appeared.—London Graphic. Named From God of Sleep Morphia or morphine is an alkaloid of opium, discovered by Serturner in 1803. It is a powerful narcotic and is used in medicine to alleviate pain. In large doses it is a deadly poison. As it induces sleep it was called morphine from Morpheus, the name of the god of sleep in the ancient Latin mythology. Sign in a garage="Air free if you put it in yourself." STATE BANK MICAGO Government Supervision In State Streets plus $460,000.00 It's Largest Bank Free Gold Bonds Investments yield 7% bonds sold on easy plan in the Bond Department IN REAL ESTATE ES for less than one cent able Papers, Jewelry, etc. --- Ernest H. WILLIAMSON UNDERTAKER ERNEST H. WILLIAMSON UNDERTAKER 5121-2225 E.H. WILLIAMSON Charles E. Dawson Each Crop Grows Better Most of the cork we make use of comes from Spain, although some other countries of southern Europe or northern Africa furnish some. The first coat of bark to be removed is known as "virgin" cork, and is too coarse to be of much use except for tanning purposes. After the first stripping, the operation is repeated every eight or ten years, as the new bark forms, and cork of an improved quality is obtained each time. The second "crop" is good for making life belts, insulating material and the like, but is not sufficiently smooth and elastic for the manufacture of bottle stoppers, which are made from the best grades of cork only. A mature tree will yield about 100 to 150 pounds of cork at each stripping. Here Is Advice Many years ago there lived a wise man named Prab Hetep. To his son he said: "Do not argue with your superiors; it does no good. Do not argue with your equals; make a plain and courteous statement and be content with that. Do not argue with your inferiors; let them talk and they will make fools of themselves."—Family Herald. Prized by Numismatists There are some freak coins in the world that are highly prized. One is a United States bill printed for $5 on one side and $10 on the other. Sweden at one time had a coin which weighed 50 pounds. Colns of wood, cloth and grain are actually possessed by numismatic devotees. Cruel to Slit Tongue There is no traith to the notion that a crow can be made to talk if its tongue is slit. It is a cruel practice which has no justification whatever. Crows sometimes, though rarely, learn to talk almost as well as parrots, but it is not made possible by slitting their tongues.—Pathfinder Magazine. Valuable "Waste" Paper In a sack of books sent as waste paper to a London bookseller's was a work entitled "Poems by Two Brothers," dated 1827. It is worth from £50 to £60 ($250 to $300). The two brothers were Alfred (afterwards Lord) Tennyson and his brother Charles. Unenviable Pity the man who has not judgment enough to know who are his friends and who are his enemies.—Lewis. WILLI UNI A. B. JOHN D. SCOTT, Manager Licensed Undertaker MRS. MARY E. WILLIAMSON Licensed Undertaker J.E. BISH 33d Degree PR.W.D.G.M. Bookkeeper Embalmers Apprentice No.194 Unexcelled for AUTOMOBILES KEN 5121-23-25 WALDEN COLLEGE (Formerly the literary department of Walden University) An Approved School in an Educational Center Modern in methods and thorough in scholarship. Throws Christian influence around the student. Places emphasis upon development of the initiative on part of the student. EXPENSES SURPRISINGLY MODERATE Session Begins September 21 For further information, address T. R. DAVIS, PRESIDENT Nashville -- Tennessee Child Welfare in England England is giving increasing attention to child welfare work since the war, there being 2,112 maternity and child welfare centers in that country today. Thirty additional centers are under consideration. The increase in the last year has been at the rate of 25 a month. Select Their Own Coffins In many parts of China and Japan "coffin shops" are to be seen on the principal streets. These people like to make early preparations for their demise by purchasing their coffins. The shops show an attractive line of samples from which to make selection Restricted Space Hubby (who has just bought one of those cute little "love-nest" cottages that the real estate boosters sell for $10,000 or so)—Now, Melaine, come into the house for a spell and let me go out in the yard and stretch out. It is my turn—Paris Rire. 3 "Knowledge Is Power" The word "can" comes to us from the Anglo-Saxon word which means "to know". So that whatever we may know, whether it be by instinct or otherwise, we are able to perform. It is wonderful what we know and can remember. There may be much we don't know, but it is surprising how much we do know; and because we know, we are able—Excharge. Rising Above the World Overcoming the world implies overcoming a state of worldly anxiety. Worldly men are almost incessantly in a fever of anxiety lest their worldly schemes should fall. But the man who gets above the world gets above this state of ceaseless and corroding anxiety.—Charles G. Finney. Had Luck of Family Batholomew Columbus seems to have been more fortunate in the matter of government recognition than his famous brother, Christopher. After the discoverer's death Bartholomew held important offices. 4 Three Important Features to Consider When Investing in New Coat. Your winter coat, if it is to measure up to the standards set by the chic Parisienne, writes a Paris correspondent in the New York Herald-Tribune, must meet these requirements: It must be extensively trimmed, preferably with one of the flat furs. And it must be elaborately feminizing, save in its informal and sports versions. All of these manifestations of the contemporary mode have made their appearances in other portions of the smart wardrobe, but in no other item of dress are all three combined with such decisive finality. And inasmuch as the coat is the standard-bearer of fall and winter fashions, it is advisable to consider each of these themes in detail before welcoming this new member—and it will have to be new this season—into the wardrobe as your sartorial winter guest. First, because it is most obvious, the flare. The crystallizing of autumn fashions has demonstrated the supremacy of the broadened silhouette over all others. Here and there, of course, you will see a gallant remnant of the old straightline still striving to hold its head high, but the element of chic this season requires some definite interpretation of the flare. Particularly in coats, and however great your affection for the pencil silhouette, you will do wisely to forget it when acquiring this most visible and paraded member of the winter outfit. The flare, in varying degrees and in different types, is a distinct feature of coats designed by Chanel, Paton, Lanvin—surely a distinguished triumvirate. In a Chanel model which is worn over a straight-line dress, the flare is of the sudden, low-placed type and it is definitely visible at all times. Scarlet crepella is the fabric of both coat and dress. Jean Patou's coat contribution exploits the sectional flare, more moderate than the first and commencing at a slightly higher line. This is an example of the far brushed kinetic silhouette which is converted into a swinging outline when its wearer is in motion. The flaring portion is achieved by the separate front sections. A Lamvin coat exemplifies the broad silhouette rather than the strict flare. Its distended effect is inaugurated at the shoulders and it continues to widen gradually and almost imperceptibly until it reaches the hemline. This is forerunner of the coats of next season. Use of Fur Trimming. The tendency to include the flare even where the fabric used is the sportsmanlike English woolen, is pronounced. Prolific fur trimming is a theme which, if it does not limit itself exclusively to winter wraps, at least reaches its highest expression in them. A Channel model, measured in square feet, has almost as much nutria sur- INTERNATIONAL Coat of Velours, Edged With Fur of Contrasting Color. face as it has crepella, which is the foundation of the coat. The cuffs extend about eight inches back from the wrist, and the generous fur collar refuses to be repressed until it terminates in a huge circular band which is placed at the hem line. Patou's fur application is similar in that it is applied at the same places, but it is not quite so generously employed. This is an English wool model in a beige color and the trimming fur is a matching beige renmoreau applied modestly at neck and hemline and so lavishly as to simulate a muff on the sleeves. Molyneux and Lanvin models, while less prodigial in the application of fur trimming, employ it in the newest and smartest manner. No trimming appears at the hemline, which is in accordance with the tendency of the chic Parisienne to concentrate the ornamentation at the top, leaving the lower Sours A girl who was described as a peach during the bloom of her early girlhood frequently becomes one of the pickled variety later on in life.--Arkansas Thomas Cat. section to be elaborated by the various silhouette devices. These models atone for their hemline neglect of fur by being lined throughout with the identical fur used as a trimming. This is another modish note which is peculiar to the current season and which as well has the unqualified sanction of the smart Parisienne. In general, flat furs are the outstanding pelts which are used to trim the new winter coats, and almost every short-haired fur has been used. There is a strong tendency toward high trimming colors, to match the fabric of the coat, and furly-dyed pelts have made their appearance as a result. As a rule, though, the smart Parisienne adheres to the natural colored furs as a trimming, since she historically hesitates to gild the illy. The Feminine Advance. The third potentate in this new triumvirate is a little less tangible and, perhaps, has not progressed quite as much as the other two. The feminizing of fashion has been steadily rath- JAMES Autumn-Red Needlepoint; Collar and Cuffs of Gray Squirrel. ering momentum since last summer, yet there still remain unbelievers who will point to isolated models as a substitution of their skepticism. Feminine fashions connote greater formality, increased elaboration and generally mature atmosphere, and while some of the new coats may still refute one or more of these themes, the advancing season will witness a steady march in the direction of all three. The popularity of English tweeds and the collegiate appeal of the sports coat may temporarily stem the tide, but in a short time the decree of Paris will no longer be resisted. Every model, without even the exception of the usually mannish O'Rosen product, offers mute evidence of the softer feeling in the new fashions. The tailformades of Patou and O'Rosen are cht on generally straight lines, but there is none of that bizarre severity which characterized the era of mannishness. And the elaboration in fabric and trimming which is so apparent on some coats, is ample to clearly differentiate them from the youthful, simple and overinformal styles of a fashion cycle that has reached the end of the long road. Flared femininity is the password to autumn and winter chic, and it belongs, before anything else, on the new coats. Fit at the Waist. Along the Bois de Boulogne Jeanne Lanvin shows many smart coats that fit decidedly at the waist. The shoulder flare and the rounded front are the other significant features. Most of her models are trimmed with fur and a favorite treatment is a wide panel down the side of the front which wraps over and then widens as it reaches the hem. The inlay effect of two or three shades of fur is quite prominent in the smart Lanvin coats. This designer cut up her fur in narrow tongues, the lowest black, then a brown one and above that a smaller one of beige. Shaved rabbit in a sand shade of beige is a very popular Lanvin coat trimming. Fox, too, is smart in this becoming shade. It is particularly attractive on a chiffon velvet coat in the new chartreuse green that has a band of silver galon both outside and in, just two inches from the fur. Most of the Premet coats have dresses made specifically to go with them, but some excellent separate wraps are seen. A very pretty model in gray-green cloth has a heavy flounce and a high collar and cuffs of ratgourdin. A coat of bright green cloth, fitting neatly to the waist and hips with a wide under flare, has a collar and cuffs of fox in the popular sand shade that trims so many wraps this season. Flat disks of fur worked in concentric circles are often used by Charlotte as a trimming for both coats and gowns. This is a very decorative fashion and gives much originality to the models. A band of fur, at the back only, is seen on many of the coats, while most of them have a cozy turn-over collar and wide cuffs of fur, the sleeves often flaring at the wrist. From Gypsy Lore The expression "jumping the broom" is derived from an old gypsy superstition to the effect that by literally jumping a broom one can ward off evil influence. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, DECEMBER 5, 1925 Colored Fur Used as Coat Trimming Colored Fur Used as Coat Trimming Paris Designers Offer Mode —Ensemble Also Given A favorite method of trimming coats and one which has been adopted by leading Paris couturiers, observes a Paris fashion correspondent in the New York Herald-Tribune, is to have a band of flat fur down one side of the front which wraps over. This band starts from the collar and is often cut in one with it. It widens gradually until it reaches the hem, often acquiring the importance of an apron. There is also the geometrically worked applique in diamonds, triangles or ovals that adorns the shaped hem of a godet coat. This may be in fur that is worked concentrically in the same color, but it is often shades. So far this is the only example of the patterned furs that were seen at the Paris Exposition de Arts Decoratifs. Most furriers and dressmakers prefer to use such expensive trimming on the conservative lines to which they have been accustomed for years past, for women refuse to invest large sums in a garment which they cannot turn to some other use when they are tired of its shape or fashion. This applies particularly to the use of colored furs. They have been used with great liberality by some of the dressmakers but the great furriers have left them severely alone. They hold that the cost of workmanship and the tradition of wear and usage which go with purchases bearing their name make this fashion, which can only be a passing fancy, unworthy of treatment by salons of long standing. Furthermore, it has already been adopted to a very wide extent by the less exclusive shops in Paris, where overpopularity means death to any fashion. For winter many Paris salons favor the ensemble whose dress matches or harmonizes with the coat, rather than either the tailormade or separate wrap. There are, however, some notable exceptions. One is the delightful coat in corinthian red velvetleather. This coat is full length and is made with a narrow belt and groups of plaits on the hips which give the requisite fullness that is a characteristic of the Patou coats of the present season. There is a high collar and cuffs to match of sable-dyed squirrel. A coat which Patou has made is of natural beige tweed with a small birdseye pattern and is lined throughout in ratgourdin with a shawl collar of beaver. Nothing could be coser or more practical for traveling, and a coat of this kind is useful between seasons, for it is light in appearance while warm enough to replace the fur wrap which many women are reluctant to bring out until winter has actually arrived. Girdle of Magenta and UNDERWOOD & UNDERWOOD A peasant's tunic was the inspiration for this quaint frock developed in royal velvet. The underskirt is of magenta crepe, and the same lovely color is used to form narrow bands on the collar and cuffs. The girdle of magenta and petunia colored flowers is worked in yarn. Wearing the Green Many women, if they follow fashions, will be dressed in green. The trend will not be confined to one shade; there are scores, such as lettuce, absinthe, lavinv, pea, sea, string bean, epinard, chartreuse, toucan, myrtle, ivy, bottle, billard, reptile and a score of others. To Hold Your Train In some of the new evening cloaks there is a loop of georgette or velvet through which the train of the evening gown is pulled. Thus it is safely out of the way. So many of the new evening frocks have long sashes that drag on the floor, or odd trains of some sort, that this loop is truly useful. Must Be Cultivated Will power is not a thing one can suddenly decree oneself to possess. It must be built up imperceptibly and laboriously out of a succession of small efforts to meet definite objects.—Exchange. Skunks Prey on Bees The biological survey says that skunks have the reputation of eating yellow jackets and bumblebees. It is generally supposed that the juicy larvae of these is most appreciated, but the adults are also eaten and probably the honey stored by bumblebees. The skunk approaches the yellow jackets' nest cautiously and scratches on the outside of it until its occupants rush from the entrance to repel the intruder. The skunk shows much skill in capturing the insects and in dislodging them from his long hair, where many cling. He pays little attention to their stings. If you are at any time compelled to wear a shoe that pinches, it may be of value to know that a folded cloth dipped in hot water and laid over the offending part will at once afford relief. By changing the cloth a few times to keep up the heat, in a few minutes the leather or kid will shape to the foot. Rub a little sweet oil on before polishing; you will have no more trouble. There are many sorts of insects affecting house plants, and roses in particular, mainly sucking insects. They are controlled by sousing or dipping the plants in tobacco preparations and strong soap soils. Several soisons are usually necessary at intervals of a few days. Purifying Drinking Water After its long flow underground New York's water supply is freshened by spraying in great tanks. These are usually located in high country with flowering fields nearby in order to get the most beneficial results from the aeration. Traffic Cop—Hey, you! Is that your car?" Mere Man—Well, officer, since you ask me, considering the fact I still have fifty payments to make, owe three repair bills, and haven't settled for the new tire, I really don't thing it is."—Pathfinder Magazine. Chief of "Great Company" An Englishman, Sir Robert Knollys, commanded the "Great Company" of mercenary soldiers, which terrorized parts of France about the middle of the Fourteenth century. Knollys later joined the Black prince. The forcible ejection, on December 6, 1648, from the house of commons of all members who favored reconciliation with the king is known in English history as "Pride's Purge," from Thomas Pride, officer in charge. Six Centuries on Cathedral The great cathedral of Cologne, in Germany, which was begun in 1248, was completely neglected from the Fifteenth century until 1823. It was finally completed in 1880. more than six centuries after it was started. "Printer's ink," says the Tifton-Gate, "makes merchandise move faster than any other agency. The public today looks for the printed message because it is the easiest, the best and the modern way of selling and telling." There must be kings who have no desire to reign. They feel no regnant glory. Let those reign who love it. It is one of the queerest of human eccentricities.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. JAS. B. McCAHEY, President FRANK J. DUNN, Vice-President ESTABLIS JOHN J COA JOHN J. DUNN COAL CO. Telephone Oakland 1550 5100 Federal Street Phone: Kenwood 6309 LINCOLN L. Jo GENERAL AUTOM AND RE Day and N 4621-23 So. od 6309 OLN GARAGE L. Johnston SAL AUTOMOBILE STORAGE AND REPAIRING Day and Night Service 21-23 So. State Street R. D. JONES Your Photographer Makers of Portraits That Please 3504 Grand Boulevard CHICAGO, ILL. --- Skunks Prev on Bees Shoes That Pinch Insects on House Plants Not Entirely Pride Purged Parliament Business Text No Desire for Power M. Penny Insurance ! Insurance for a penny! If this were offered you, surely you would buy. And it is offered. The Christmas seal is the answer. This little stamp, attractive in de- sign, is not merely ornamental. It is sold for health's sake. The proceeds of the sale are de- voted to the fight 114 Merry Christmas and Good Health It has been a potent weapon for good health in the past. It started a great work. And it carries the health message to the far corners of the earth. Every package and letter, adorned with a Christmas seal is a reminder that the call is to all to enlist in this battle against one of mankind's worstoes. For health's sake buy Christmas seals. $0.29 for Health Figures have a good deal to recommend them. They don't smile And they don't frown They just stand there And say one thing And say it hard. And when you say: "Oh, it is really as bad as that?" They don't help you out With a lot of supplementary facts That seem to make things look brighter. They just repeat what they said before. They may seem cold and unsympathetic But they don't lie. You've got to admit that. In America last year we spent $10 Per capita for candy. $9 For education $3.50 For police and fire protection. $0.75 For perfumery. $0.50 For chewing-gum And for Health We spent $0.29. When we're bragging About America Is that anything to cheer about? It is not! That is why The Tuberculosis Association Wants you to buy Christmas Seals and Health Bonds So it can go ahead with its public health work And teach our people Not to be parsimonious with the dollars When it comes to saving lives. Chewing gum is useful. But it's not twice as useful As health. Overflow Formed Lake The Salton sea is a temporary lake in southern California, formed in 1905 and 1906 by the overflow inland of water from the Colorado river through the water channel of an irrigation canal conducting water from the Colorado river near Yuma, Ariz., to the Imperial valley region. A. D. GASH ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 813, Ashland Block 155 N. Clark Street CHICAGO, ILL. PHILIP J. DUNN, Secretary H. X. 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