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The Boom of Hon. P. J. Carr for Sheriff of Cook County, Who is Widely Known as the People's Candidate, Continues to Speed Up Faster and Faster and at this Time it is Freely Predicted that He Will Be Elected High Sheriff with a Tremendous Majority at His Back. SOCIETY NEWS PUBLISHED FREE Vol. XXXI. 5 C The Boom Who is Wit to Speed U Predicted mendous M 5 CENTS PRE Boom or no is Wide speed Up detected that dous Ma 19 Nominated for Sheriff of Cook County, and loyal friends loudly contend that he w opposition and land in the Sheriff's o ber election. er Sheriff of Cook County, and he loudly contend that he will tand land in the Sheriff's office Nominated for Sheriff of Cook County, and his vast army of loyal friends loudly contend that he will trample down all opposition and land in the Sheriff's office at the November election. CONGRESSMAN MADDEN MAY ADDRESS N.A.A.C.P. CHICAGO CONFERENCE Representative Martin B. Madden, of Illinois, chairman of the committee on appropriations of the House of Representatives, has written to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to say that if he is in Chicago at the time of the Seventeenth Annual Conference in that city of the N.A.A.C.P., June 23 to 29, he will be glad to address one of the meetings. Congressman Madden stated that he would be able to say definitely whether he would be in the city at that time, about June 1. Eleven states have already appointed delegates to the Conference with the prospect that almost every state in the Union will be represented in the Conference deliberations. Additional speakers have been invited whose names will be made public as soon as it is definitely known that they will be able to come to Chicago. 25 1930 22 The little fighting Irish-American statesman from district, member of the City Council from who will be renominated and re-elected to out the slightest opposition. During Irish-American statesman from member of the City Council from the renominated and re-elected to highest opposition. The little fighting Irish-American statesman from the stockyards district, member of the City Council from the 15th Ward, who will be renominated and re-elected to it in 1927, without the slightest opposition. County, and his vast army of that he will trample down all Sheriff's office at the Novem- to 29, he will be glad to address one of the meetings. Congressman Madden stated that he would be able to say definitely whether he would be in the city at that time, about June 1. Eleven states have already appointed delegates to the Conference with the prospect that almost every state in the Union will be represented in the Conference deliberations. Additional speakers have been invited whose names will be made public as soon as it is definitely known that they will be able to come to Chicago. ```markdown ``` n statesman from the stockyards Council from the 15th Ward, I re-elected to it in 1927, with- THE BROAD AX THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 15, 1926 On Monday Evening, May 10, Hon. P. J. Carr Delivered a Rousing Oration at the Oak Park Lodge of Elks, Where He Received a Warm Reception. He Addressed the Members of That Body In Part As Follows: Concrete evidence of the healthy increase in Cook County real estate, a growth that would be hailed as a boom in California, Florida and other states, is found in the records of my office. Taxes are being paid this year on approximately 100,000 more pieces of property than in 1925. That means that there are about 60,000 new property owners in the county, largely explained by the enormous increase in the number of new subdivisions in the outlying districts of Chicago and in territory contiguous to the city. Every indication is that the growth will continue as new subdivisions are being opened monthly, and the rush of people of moderate means to invest their money in real estate shows no sign of abatement. received from people who have transacted business at my office convince me that my efforts in that direction have succeeded and are appreciated. There have been times in previous years when taxpayers had to stand in line for hours before they could be accommodated. Under our new system no one should be required to wait more than ten or fifteen minutes, even during the greatest rush." The system of dealing with the tax payers has been practically reorganized by us. One of the greatest improvements was the installation of cash register auditing machines that are almost human in their perfection and operation. My assistants and I worked with the officials of a cash register company for two years before original receipts are sent to the mailing department. The duplicate receipts are sorted numerically and experts mark the individual items paid on the tax records. Another force rechecks this stamping, and a third check is made in the auditing department. Warrant clerks must sign their names to each duplicate when they mark the taxes paid, and the system is so perfected that it is impossible for any clerk wrongfully to mark taxes paid without detection. Each piece of property listed is given an office number, and personal property items are specially stamped, and all unpaid items are listed with the state's attorney for collection. The work could not possibly be accomplished without real system and An idea of the number of new or prospective home owners is found in the fact that last year taxes were paid on 866,946 pieces of property and this year the number of pieces of tax-paying property will be approximately 965,000. About 2,000 new subdivisions have been opened in two years and most of the property sold to small lot owners. Paying taxes each year is a ceremony with many people, particularly those who have owned property for many years and who would not feel secure unless they personally called at the office of the County Treasurer who is the county collector and received personal attention. However, with the great increase in the number of tax payers, if everyone insisted on paying at the county building, there would be almost riots for two weeks during which most of the tax money is taken in, and many people would be injured in the rushes. It would be an impossible situation. To meet the increased demand on the facilities of my office, I have greatly elaborated the plan of encouraging people to pay their taxes at branch offices. The following figures show the increase in business handled at the banks which are designated as branches of the County Treasurer's office: In 1915, 37 branches received 49,376 bills, amounting to $2,156,669.14; in 1925, 155 branches received 299,384 bills, amounting to $25,709,589.10; in 1926, 172 branches received 256,048* bills, amounting to $27,851,293.81. *This number will be greatly increased when the banks have made their final reports. The receipts of the County Treasurer are approximately $180,000,000 annually. This requires an enormous amount of labor and bookkeeping. The business is one that teems with technicalities, and in the main it can be handled only by experts or men of long experience in the tax office. "Early in my administration I discovered that if I was to give the people real service and conserve the money of the tax payers, my office would have to be run on strict business principles, with the same efficiency and discipline that is found in banks or other private business institutions. The letters of commendation that I have received from people who have transacted business at my office convince me that my efforts in that direction have succeeded and are appreciated. There have been times in previous years when taxpayers had to stand in line for hours before they could be accommodated. Under our new system no one should be required to wait more than ten or fifteen minutes, even during the greatest rush." The system of dealing with the tax payers has been practically reorganized by us. One of the greatest improvements was the installation of cash register auditing machines that are almost human in their perfection and operation. My assistants and I worked with the officials of a cash register company for two years before they could build a machine that would meet my requirements. This machine has so speeded up the work of the office that it is possible for the city, county, board of education and other branches of the Government to receive their proportion of the collections several months earlier than in previous years, thereby saving them large sums of interest money on tax anticipation warrants. It might be said incidentally that during my administration, the office of the County Treasurer has become an institution of profit and not loss. The approximate net earnings over and above all of the appropriation for my office during my administration are $13,085,379.54. The cash register machines referred to receive the tax bills, stamp them paid, divide the payments for both general and personal property taxes according to towns, carry the totals for each division and stamp the amount on separate cards and sheets, as well as separate the original bills from the duplicates. It is possible at the end of each day to know to a cent the amount of money taken in and to make prompt balances. Tax payers watching the machines handle their bills marvel at their ingenuity. During the weeks when the tax rush is on, approximately 450 clerks, auditors, bookkeepers and tellers are employed. I borrow expert machine operators from the banks for special technical work. During the busy season the work goes on for twenty-four hours each day. One crew starts work at 8 o'clock in the morning, another goes on duty at 5 o'clock in the afternoon and a third force works from 10 o'clock at night until 8 o'clock the next morning. One of my requirements is that every letter received, and thousands come in every day, must be answered the same day, and with the exception of the last few days of the rush, every tax receipt must be mailed out the day following the receipt of the money or check. Bills for every piece of property are made out in advance, with duplicates for each one. Originals are mailed out to property owners and duplicates kept in our office for those who do not receive originals. When the bills are returned with money or checks, they go to the cash register machines. The original receipts are sent to the mailing department. The duplicate receipts are sorted numerically and experts mark the individual items paid on the tax records. Another force rechecks this stamping, and a third check is made in the auditing department. Warrant clerks must sign their names to each duplicate when they mark the taxes paid, and the system is so perfected that it is impossible for any clerk wrongfully to mark taxes paid without detection. Each piece of property listed is given an office number, and personal property items are specially stamped, and all unpaid items are listed with the state's attorney for collection. The work could not possibly be accomplished without real system and discipline. It is probable that few business institutions require the same applications to their work that we exact of employees. All of the clerks appear to be working at top speed all of the time, and any relaxation in the way of reading newspapers and working out cross-word puzzles must be done outside of office hours. We have tried to meet your approval and will heartily welcome criticism as it is our desire to serve you to the utmost of our ability. COOLIDGE SIGNS SEGREGATED BATHING BILL; N.A.A.C.P.AP-PEALS TO MADDEN Neval Thomas, president of the Washington Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, reports that despite earnest protests, President Coolidge has signed the Bill providing for segregated bathing beaches in Washington. The N.A.A.C.P. is appealing to Representative Martin B. Madden, of Illinois, to see to it that the colored bathing beach is located in as favorable a place as the white. The Washington N.A.A.C.P. in its letter to Mr. Madden, says: "Since we have lost our fight against governmental segregation, we appeal to you to defend us from the natural consequences of the system, namely, inferior situation and facilities. This can be done by a provision in the appropriation act for placement of the segregated beaches. The same beautiful public driveway on which the white beach is to be located should be deemed appropriate for both beaches. The spurious argument of building the colored beach at the germ-ridden Buzzard's Point, I am sure, will not deceive you. The proposed white beach in our spacious park, with its vast stretches of pleasing shades, will not be near the white population, so we fail to appreciate the solicitude for giving us the fictitious proximity to the 'colored population' simply to keep us from this great public reservation." Representative Madden is chairman of the committee on appropriations in the House of Representatives and colored citizens are urged to write to him asking for favorable location for the batting beach. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE BROAD AX Cook County te, Conti e it is Fre f with a T k County, Continues it is Freely with a Tre- W. PE Continues to prove himself to be one of the best popular public officials in Cook County, and black mark against his past record as Co sioner. He feels dead sure of his calling a to his present position, Tuesday, November prove himself to be one of the public officials in Cook County, and park against his past record as Co- fee feels dead sure of his calling as present position, Tuesday, November inself to be one of the best and most specials in Cook County, and has not one but his past record as County Commislead sure of his calling and re-election tion, Tuesday, November 2. Continues to prove himself to be one of the best and most popular public officials in Cook County, and has not one black mark against his past record as County Commissioner. He feels dead sure of his calling and re-election to his present position, Tuesday, November 2. YOUNG LAWYER MADE U. S. DISTRICT ATTORNEY Philadelphia.—For the first time in the history of the city a black American has been appointed U. S. District Attorney for the Philadelphia district. The successful appointee was E. Washington Rhodes, editor of the Philadelphia Tribune, and member of the law firm of Nix & Rhodes. Rhodes is an honor graduate of Lin- coln University (Pa.), and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. SUNDAY EVENING CLUB Hon. Patrick H. O'Donnell will be the principal speaker at the meeting of the Sunday Evening Club of Metropolitan Community Center, the People's Church, on Sunday night, May 16th, at 7:45 at Wendell Phillips High School. Prof. J. Wesley Jones has prepared a special musical program and the evening promises to be a rare treat. 107 19EU 7 IPEU J. 107 1PEU HON. JOHN TOMAN Member of the City Council celebrated his fiftieth birth and his hosts of many w royal good time ever sim same evening he was the surprise party given by the organization of the ward West 26th Street, at whi The City Council from the new 23rd and his fiftieth birthday anniversary hosts of many warm friends have and time ever since that happy evening he was the highly honored party given by the regular Democution of the ward, in their headquarter Street, at which time he was a passive and beautiful floor lamp. council from the new 23rd Ward, who ieth birthday anniversary on Tuesday, many warm friends have given him a ever since that happy event. On that was the highly honored guest at the on by the regular Democratic Women's e ward, in their headquarters at 4049 at which time he was presented with beautiful floor lamp. Member of the City Council from the new 23rd Ward, who celebrated his fiftieth birthday anniversary on Tuesday, and his hosts of many warm friends have given him a royal good time ever since that happy event. On that same evening he was the highly honored guest at the surprise party given by the regular Democratic Women's organization of the ward, in their headquarters at 4049 West 26th Street, at which time he was presented with an expensive and beautiful floor lamp. coin University (Pa.), and a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity. SUNDAY EVENING CLUB Hon. Patrick H. O'Donnell will be the principal speaker at the meeting of the Sunday Evening Club of Metropolitan Community Center, the People's Church, on Sunday night, May 16th, at 7:45 at Wendell Phillips High School. Prof. J. Wesley Jones has prepared a special musical program and the evening promises to be a rare treat. THE BROAD AX Published Every Saturday In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. 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STUDENTS TO HELP HOWARD CAMPAIGN In the Amphitheatre of the Medical School building of Howard University Monday afternoon, over two hundred students of the School of Medicine enthusiastically and whole-heartedly decided to get behind the Howard University Medical Endowment Conclusion Campaign. The meeting was wholly in the hands of the students. Clarence Pair, president of the Senior Medical Class, acting as chairman, briefly stated the purpose of the meeting. The president of the Junior Medical Class, Anderson T. Scott, emphasized the urgency of the need for funds and gave interesting statistics as to the ratio of the white and colored medical men. It developed that there is one white physician to every 533 white people but only one colored physician to every 3,194 of that race. In dentistry the discrepancy is even more startling; for whereas, 2,070 white people have one dentist there are 20,500 colored people to one colored dentist. Mr. Scott also brought out the fact that almost $600 is needed annually for the education of each medical student. William Gardiner, president of the Junior Dental Class, pointed out that $150,000 remains yet to be paid by July 1st, in order to make up the University's $250,000 Fund, which, if raised, will be met by an equal amount by the General Education Board. Ernest Cherrie, of the Junior Medical Class, suggested benefit performances at local theatres. Marcellus Goff thought that some theatres might give the proceeds from one performance. Suggestions came thick and fast from these eager and fertile minds. Among others,—that the urgent need be explained to the local church congregations (from August Terrence); that every student himself make a pledge (from Mansell McShann); that the efforts of the undergraduates be concentrated into one, or at most two weeks of intensive activities (from Mr. Cobb). Anderson Scott explained the plan of having the students write to their home folks, sending them the M. J. MR. R. P. WENTE Superintendent of the Chicago Lawn Branch of the Chicago Postoffice. THE LORD ALFRED WILLIAMS Chicago's popular Postmaster, who is ever watchful in seeing to it that its citizens receive their mail promptly on time. booklets that have been issued by Dean Balloch of the School of Medicine, with a view to interesting their families and friends. A committee of eleven, consisting of the class presidents, was chosen to represent the student body and to organize these various plans. The meeting closed after Frank Mantley, president of the Senior Pharmacy Class, had aroused those present to a high degree of enthusiasm. BULLETIN No. 57.—THE POLICEMAN AND CHILDREN By Chief of Police Morgan A. Collins During the month of April the cases of 1589 juveniles—boys under 17 and girls under 18—were investigated by the Police Department. Of this number 1458 cases were adjusted amicably by police officers assigned at the vari These are the class presidents comprising the committee: Clarence Q. Pair, president of the Senior Medical Class; Anderson T. Scott, president of the Junior Medical Class; Theodore E. Percival, president of the Sophomore Medical Class; John B. West, president of the Freshman Medical Class; Lawrence E. Paxton, president of the Senior Dental Class; William O. Gardiner, president of the Junior Dental Class; Costromer T. Ewell, president of the Sophomore Dental Class; Alexander Farmer, president of the Freshman Dental Class; Frank B. Mantley, president of the Senior Pharmacy Class; George L. Samuels, president of the Junior Pharmacy Class; Whitney M. Haydel, president of the Freshman Pharmacy Class. DR. W. F. PENN APPOINTED CHIEF OF SURGICAL STAFF AT TUSKEGEE VETERANST HOSPITAL (Preston News Service) Atlanta, Ga., May 14.—Information has been received in Atlanta from Washington by radiogram that Dr. William F. Penn, a well known surgeon of the city, has been appointed chief of the surgical staff of the Government Hospital for disabled veterans at Tuskegee. He is a graduate of Yale University, and has been for twenty-nine years a resident of Atlanta and one of its most prominent and useful citizens. He left for Tuskegee this week to look the field over and intends to indicate shortly whether he will accept the position. Dr. William F. Penn is the brother of Dr. I. Garland Penn, Cincinnati, Ohio, one of the secretaries of the Board of Education of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Dr. Louis T. Wright, a well known surgeon of New York, is his step-son. HON. ARTHUR C. LUEDER BULLETIN No. 57—THE POLICEMAN AND CHILDREN By Chief of Police Morgan A. Collins During the month of April the cases of 1589 juveniles—boys under 17 and girls under 18—were investigated by the Police Department. Of this number 1458 cases were adjusted amicably by police officers assigned at the various stations to handle this class of work. In 131 cases it was found necessary to file delinquency petitions in the Juvenile Court. Such charges are only filed when the youngster is absolutely incorrigible and without proper home care. Correcting boys and girls of our city is one of the biggest problems of the department. In every district police station there is stationed a Juvenile police officer whose sole duties are to take care of the erring youngsters and put them on the straight path. Parents with unruly children are requested to consult with the Juvenile officer at their nearest police station or if desired he will call at their home. Investigation of the majority of cases of incorrigibility amongst the youngsters shows that these cases started with lack of parental restraint and improper home care. Encourage your boy or your girl to join the Boy or Girl Scouts or any other clean organization for children. Teach your children to look upon the policeman as a friend. He is trying to guide their footsteps toward useful citizenship. Impress upon your son or daughter that a black mark against them in their youth may be a terrible handicap for them to overcome in late years. Remember that the Chicago Police Department wants to do everything possible to help the boys and girls to become useful, law abiding citizens. NEEDS OF N E G R O GIVEN STUDY IN LOUISIANA New Orleans, La.—A state home for delinquent Negro boys, additional public schools and larger facilities for the training of teachers, the provision of parks and playgrounds for the prevention of delinquency among colored children, and initial steps toward the general provision of better housing conditions were among the principal objectives set at the fifth annual meeting of the Louisiana State Committee on Race Relations held here this week, in connection with the State Conference of Social Betterment. The meeting was well attended and participation in the program was general. Prof. L. M. Favrot of Baton Rouge, was reelected chairman of the committee. At an evening session of the Social Betterment Conference, representing the principal welfare agencies of the state, the objectives of the interracial movement were brought to the attention of the entire group in an address by R. B. Eleazer, educational director of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation, who pointed out the fact that no thoroughgoing welfare program is possible in the South which does not take into consideration the community needs of the colored group. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 15, 1926 Dedication of the New Building of the Chicago Lawn Branch of the Chicago Postoffice. Hon. Arthur C. Lueder, the Progressive Postmaster of Chicago, Delivered the Main Oration on that Happy Occasion. His Estimable Wife, Mrs. Lueder, was Presented With a Beautiful Bouquet of American Beauty Roses by the Citizens of Chicago Lawn. By Charles Stewart, Jr. Saturday, May 8th, makes a new record in the history of the Post Office department. The population of Chicago Lawn's post office has for years been inadequate and through stupendous effort the committee on post office and postal roads finally convinced the committee on appropriations that it was necessary to construct a new building to meet the growing demand. The full details were completed under the direction of Mr. R. P. Wente and the entire office moved to the new building, located at 3053 W. 63rd St., without a minute's loss to the service nor a postal stamp being mislaid. The work lifted a burden from the proud superintendent, the smiles upon his face told the story of gladness; the flexibility of the bend of his limbs worked with the activity of the human machinery of a boy displaying a new toy. Mr. Wente deserves the credit for the entire new arrangement and as time goes on, his friends hope for a higher advancement. He has the ability; he is acquainted with all of the rules and regulations; he executes them with that pleasant air of dexterity which the employees enjoy the manner in which he endeavors to take each of them into his confidence for the purpose of rendering that high character of service to the patrons that is justly due them. At six o'clock P. M., a dinner was give at the Highway Gardens, 63rd St. and Western Ave., by Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Wente and Mr. Mrs. S. J. Jenen to Postmaster and Mrs. Arthur C. Lueder, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Smale, Mr. John F. Sikyta, Miss Alice C. Smale, Ex-alderman Scully and Mr. Henry C. Tansor, assistant superintendent of deliveries, Chas. C. Lohman, auditor and assistant cashier of the post office department, Mr. Carl Soderquist, foreman of postmaster's office. After the feast, equal in splendor to any that could have been served at the Blackstone Hotel or the Auditorium, the guests in turn toasted the givers of the feast in a befitting manner, after which they were presented with a souvenir in memory of the occasion. Then they were driven to the new post office building, which was decorated with ferns and flags in a most artistic manner from the following donors: Weiss Bros., Becker & Whitney, Marquette Park State Bank, R. J. Snycler, Lawn Florist, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Grais, Mr. and Mrs. A. Palanio, Advocate Review, Steifel furniture Co., Chicago Lawn Woman's Club, Nieuman's Bootery, Mr. F. H. Halvorsen. The exercises at the new post office building were conducted by Supt. Wente, who surprised his closest friends in the forceful manner in which he expressed himself in speaking of the occasion for which the audience had gathered. No one could have told the story as well as he. He spoke with the conviction of one from whose shoulders a burden of a million pounds had been raised, and he stood erect lifting his voice with a sweetness which came from the depths of his soul., and brought the audience to the point of realization that the work for them had been accomplished. The following program was then carried out: Music, Ralph's Orchestra; Postmaster Arthur C. Lueder was then introduced and discussed the post office department in detail; he told of the millions pounds of mail of various classes which was handled by Chicago and its sub-stations and the manner in which it had to be handled by the clerks in the office in order that it might reach the various points necessary to make the service adequate and told why it was necessary for letters to be carefully directed; how he had fought to give better health conditions throughout the entire department, and told of his labors with Congress to give better pay to the men who worked therein and of the many obstacles he had encountered in making the different committees understand the slavery which these men and women had to undergo to render proper service to the public. He placed great stress upon the proposition of having the business men of the district to dictate their letters early in the day and by so doing much of the work would be taken off the clerks and carriers. Unlike postmasters of the past, Postmaster Lueder is found "on the job" early and late, his door stands open and the most humble complainant has a hearing, which is a deal of satisfaction to the public at large. It is to be hoped that the future will bring better recognition in the way of a high official elective position where he will have a better opportunity to render a greater public service to the people at large. Mr. John F. Sikyta, the new super-intendent of mails, was too overjoyed at the address made by the postmaster, whose secretary he had been for some time past, and knew as well as the postmaster the many obstacles he had to confront, but greater than that there was a new star in the crown of Mr. Sikyta; 39 years in the service of the government, step by step, analyzing the rules as laid down in every department in the hope that the time would come when he would become the head of one of these departments. Unfortunately by the hand of death, after long and continued faithful service, with a record that is hard for any man to equal, Mr. Galbraith, superintendent of mails, was called to his last reward in the silent city beyond, and John F. Sikyta, the student of departmental management, was made the superintendent of mails to succeed the late Supt. Galbraith. It goes without saying, that out of the fullness of his very soul, he will use every manly endeavor to put into operation the things which are necessary to give to the humbest clerk in the department, regardless of race or color or creed, the fairest treatment which can be measured out in the scales of justice. He knows what they should have; he comes up from the ranks and is as the boys tell the story, really at heart, "one of them," and will make the effort to see that men are promoted according to the standard of service, without fear of friend or foe. Thus we say, that John F. Sikyta, the man will balance the scales with satisfaction to all. There was present Mr. H. C. Smale, the superintendent of delivery. Similar circumstances brings Mr. Smale to the main office. Col. Leroy Steward, who was the superintendent of delivery, was retired on a pension and Mr. Smale was promoted from the Stockyard station to his present position. He has been in the service forty years; he "packed the sack" too, and after a day's task his back seemed to have been broken from the weight of the mail sack traveling from door to door. He knows the story of the carrier and the collector and he knows the story of the chronic complainer. He is acquainted with the schedule made for collectors and route men; he can realize the meaning of the lateness of trains, the bursting of inner tubes and puncture of automobile tires which are caused by no fault of the service man nor his machine but just through general conditions and he is that character of man whom it is said will measure each of these conditions in a manner that will warrant justice to all. Next followed a solo by Bobby Glover; a dance by Miss Edith Berg, accompanied by Miss Elizabeth Kesser; solo by Wm. Connolly; solo by Mrs. Weis; Triangle Entertainers; dance by Margie Robinson; Charleston dance by Harold Alexander. At the conclusion of the program Miss Alice Smale, on behalf of the superintendent and employees, presented to Mrs. Arthur C. Lueder a huge bouquet of American beauty roses. More than four thousand people attended the opening of the new post office and gave high praise to the post office department and the special efforts of Supt. Wente for their work. After the rendition of the above mentioned program, dancing was indulged in from 10:05 P. M. to 12 P. M., interspersed with refreshments such as candy, cigars, et cetera, donated by the following firms: Lita Dale, Strand Pharmacy, Campbell Drug Company, Albany Pharmacy, Jim Kowalles, Dixon Bros. Hardware, Eman J. W. E. B. MRS. ELIZABETH LINDSAY DAVIS President of the Phyllis Wheatley Woman's Club, who has for many years been one of the most prominent and active workers, in behalf of improving and elevating womankind to a higher moral and social plane. She is actively interested in the forthcoming Tag Day for the benefit of the Phyllis Wheatley Home, and for other institutions like it Monday, May 24. Mrs. Davis is a great honor to womankind in the United States. The people of Chicago Lawn are specially grateful for the efforts of Postmaster-General Harry S. New for the interest he is taking in endeavoring to give to the people in the suburbs, the same character of delivery as that given to the larger merchants in the loop and more congested business districts. It is hoped that upon his visit to Chicago, the opportunity will present itself for making a personal survey of other stations that are greatly in need of better conditions. Personal observation of official character will have greater weight in answering the questions of the committee of post office and postal roads than those coming from special inspectors because sometimes the inspectors fear that making a report which conditions justly demand, may in some way interfere with their positions. The citizens of Chicago will gladly entertain Mr. New if he could make it convenient to come and survey our needs and wants. DR. JAMES M. HALL HAS REMOVED HIS OFFICES FROM 4406 S. STATE STREET TO 237 E. 51ST STREET On Thursday this week, Dr. James Madison Hall, who has been located for the past four or five years at 4406 S. State St., moved into his new and up-to-date quarters at 237 E. 51st St. His offices are being well fitted up. He will be able to serve his many patients right up to the minute. As usual his office hours are 10 to 12 A. M.; 2 to 4 P. M., and 6 to 9 P. M. Sundays 1 to 3 P. M. His new office phone number is Drexel 7074. Dr. Hall began the practice of medicine in this city in 1921 and he has met with great success on the South Side. Only last fall he took unto himself a life companion for better or for worse, and Dr. and Mrs. Hall are prominent members of St. Mark M. E. Church, 50th St. and S. Wabash Ave. They are held in high esteem by a large circle of friends. Dr. Hall is a true blue Mason and continues to travel east on the square all the time. [Name] DR. JAMES MADISON HALL Member of Old North Star Lodge No.1 (Masons), who is held in high esteem by its members, who has removed his office from 4406 South State Street to 237 East 51st Street. Member of Old North Star Lodge No. 1 (Masons), who is held in high esteem by its members, who has removed his office from 4406 South State Street to 237 East 51st Street. MANLINESS UNDER RACE PREJUDICE Rev. A. L. Scott in Southwestern Christian Advocate The first duty of the genuine man, to my mind, is not to whine, but to ACT. One subtle harm that prejudice may do is to create a chronic sense of wrong which gives rise to an exaggerated, morbid sensitiveness. The victim of prejudice, if he be a weakling, is too apt to ascribe every inconvenience and every failure to that source; to become thin-skinned and defiant; to lose his clear, unbiased judgment; to fall a victim of the mania of persecution. He minimizes the abundant good will that surrounds him on all hands; he becomes a sorehead plagued with suspicious harborings and complaints, whose injured vanity and smarting wounds obstruct his usefulness by crowding out every other consideration. To brood over one's wrongs is to fall into one of the worst mental diseases, a disease which does more than simply put an ashen pall over God's fair sky, but harms us most by making us pity ourselves, and robs us of two of the greatest things in the world, namely, the capacity to love mankind and the joy of service. Let us not permit the consciousness of prejudice to blur our sight and envenom our hearts; let us fight with ourselves to preserve our moral balance, our sense of proportion, our objective, unbiased judgment, our wholesome instincts of fellowship. Do not allow the little cloud on the sunlit horizon to be magnified by the jaundiced eyes of fear and sensitiveness until to the morbid fancy it overcasts the sky and eclipses the sunlight. ELKS TO HAVE ANNUAL MEETING Great Lakes Lodge No. 43, and Ft. Dearborn Lodge No. 44, Elks, accompanied by the various Temples and other departments of Elks, will hold their annual sermon Sunday afternoon; May 16th, at Ebeneezer Baptist Church, 45th St. and Vincennes Ave. HON. WILLIAM B. OITOLE HON. WILLIAM R. O'TOOLE Member of the City Council from the new 14th ber of its Finance Committee and other impo tees, and he is already headed for re-election Member of the City Council from the new 14th Ward, member of its Finance Committee and other important committees, and he is already headed for re-election to it in 1927. REV. HADDEN JAILED SEDUCTION CHARGE (Preston News Service) Raleigh, N. C., May 15.—T. G. Hadden, Methodist minister and school teacher, residing at 18 Tarboro Road, was arrested Wednesday and given a hearing before Justice Daniels, on a charge of seduction. Hadden was sentenced to pay to the woman $209, the doctor and hospital bills, which amounted to $95, and the cost of the case. He was unable to raise the money and was placed in jail until arrangements could be made for his release. Hadden, who formerly occupied the pulpit of a church here, is said to be married. He had been boarding at the home of Jesse Harris, and Harris' daughter, the woman connected with the affair, was in the habit of going to his room frequently for assistance with her school work. At the hearing Thursday, Hadden denied that the child was his but willingly offered to pay the Harris girl the full amount in small weekly installments. The case had been reported by Harris to the welfare officers and had been pushed by them. "WITNESS FOR DEFENSE GETS 3 YEARS FOR THEFT (Preston News Service) St. Louis, Mo., May 13.—John Bishaw, talked himself into a three years' penitentiary sentence imposed by Circuit Judge Mix, Thursday. He appeared as a witness in the same court last April 14 to establish an alibi for his friend, Leonard Baker. Baker had been charged with stealing a $40 overcoat from the home of William D. Meyer February 26, last, but when Bishaw got up to testify the court was more interested in him than in the defendant. Attorneys had tripped him up on every statement and discovered that the man in the witness chair should have been the defendant. When he stepped from the courtroom that day he was arrested. Baker was discharged and new charges filed against Bishaw. He pleaded guilty in court Thursday and was given a three-year sentence by Judge Mix. ON FRATERNAL VISIT Mrs. Georgia E. Harding, state grand princess of S.M.T., Illinois and jurisdiction, is visiting the temples and Juveniles in Southern Illinois and will return to the city in time for the annual sermon on May 23rd. from the new 14th Ward, mem- mee and other important commit- led for re-election to it in 1927. JOURNALISTIC CRUSADE AGAINST LYNCHING WINS PULITZER PRIZE New York.-The Columbus, Ga., "Enquirer-Sun" (white) has just been awarded the 1925 Pulitzer prize of a $500 gold medal in Journalism "for the most disinterested and meritorious public service; rendered by an American newspaper during the year, for the service which it rendered in its brave and energetic fight against the Ku Klux Klan, against the enactment of a law barring the teaching of evolution, against dishonest and incompetent public officials, and FOR JUSTICE TO THE NEGRO AND AGAINST LYNCHING. ALUMNI ASSOCIATION TO MEET The Alumni Association of the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute (V. N. & L. L.), Petersburg, Va., has been called to meet in its biennial meeting, June 10th, and 11th, at the school by the president, M. T. Bailey, 3638 S. State St., who has served as president of the Association for the past twenty-six years. The Association is composed of more than 2,000 members throughout the country. At the close of the Association meeting the body will witness the presentation of diplomas to the graduates by Dr. John M. Gandy, president of the Institute. RED CAPS' CLUB NEWS The meeting of the Red Caps' Literary Club on Sunday, May 16th at 4:30 P. M., will be an unusual one in the form of a debate on the subject: Resolved that the prejudicial attitude of the white man toward the black man is because of his color and not his position. Affirmative—Ross D. Brown. Negative—Lovett Forte-Whiteman. Hon. J. Gray Lucas, formerly of the State Legislature and Assistant Corporation Counsel for the City of Chicago, will be the presiding officer. An excellent musical program has been planned. We invite all of our friends to be present—Sandy W. Trice, Pres. RETURN FROM CLEVELAND J. C. Martin, exalted ruler of Ft. Dearborn Lodge No. 44, Elks, in company with Col. John R. Marshall and Wm. Boyd, past exalted rulers, made a flying trip by automobile to Cleveland, Ohio, as forerunners, to make preparations for Ft. Dearborn Lodge and Marching Club which will journey to that city in August to the meeting of the grand lodge. The party visited several cities en route. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 15, 1926 COLORFUL NEWS MOVIES By THE CAMERAMAN (Preston News Service) 1. The Quest for Real Civilization 2. Women Workers of Chicago. 3. Criticism's Reward in Georgia. 4. Colorgrams. The Quest for Real Civilization David Wark Griffith, moving picture creator of the "Birth of a Nation," followed that infamous picturization of racial hatred, next turned to the public with "Intolerance," a film showing that Selfishness, from B. C. to date, has been motivating ill of all the generations of man. Today represents the acme of triumphs of the God of Self. The Chicago gang war, the Carteret riots of New Jersey, the British strike, mob rule and a thousand other exhibits demonstrate the flight of Love and the advance of Self. Virginia the State in which John Powell, American piano virtuoso and "race purifier" is trying to wash away the "sins" of color, worries about the visit to the South of Governor Al Smith of New York, fearing that he might aspire to the Presidency of the United States, and noting that "there is a religious bar (Catholicism) against the Governor," which would make his candidacy the "sheerest political futility." A group of satisfied Americans spends sleepless nights fearing that the dark tenth part of the country's population might advance too far to be safely and judiciously "handled." A bloc of New Jersey labor trembles less black labor might get too firm a hold in New Jersey industry. The Communists' hands itch to handle the world's wealth; and Capital and Labor are at each other's throats daily and nightly. The Church has become so absorbed in the world's commercialism that it is fast becoming a tool of that institution, which is built upon wealth and influence. Twelve million American Negroes are being "shunted" here and there, and almost negligible force, except when handy to help the gigantic "interests" attain their goal. And all this is the melting pot of Civilization's contents,—while the quest for the real civilization, which every man recognizes, when he examines his own conscience, has become a mere dream. Has the Self in Civilization become ballast? Who is responsible, the Church, by indifference; the people by avarice; or merely the innate greed of organized groups? Is William Macdonald correct when he says that western civilization is doomed? Of course, it is patent that the trend cannot last; for like a giant flywheel, it will soon create sufficient momentum, if not regulated, to cause its own destruction. Hence, with the ills that beset us, our group knows that a greater menace besets the country and the world. Perhaps, in stretching forth her hands in that day to come, Ethiopia can save the world from itself. Just as Cardinal Hayes has openly given aid and comfort to the Jews, perchance we can sometime set an example to crumbling Civilization. At least we can have confidence in ourselves and in the qualities we have inherited from our forefathers (including those in John Powell's State of Virginia) and press on forever to increase our success and the success and civilization of the world; for, as Simon Strauss says: "Success measured in dollars and success, only, is not success." Women Workers of Chicago In an interesting study which the U. S. Women's Bureau has made of 160 industrial establishments in the City of Chicago, employing 87,835 workers, it is disclosed that the adult contingent contains 51,644 white men, 5,450 colored men, 27,252 white women, 1,831 colored women, and 1,761 boys and girls of both races. To come to the milk in the cocoonnut, however, as to the ratio and proportion of inclusion of the brothers and sisters of the Race in their contribution to the productivity of the Windy City, it is observed that colored men comprise about one-tenth of the potential male work forces of Chicago's bonafide industries; while the opposite sex of the Race comprises approximately one-fifteenth of the entire female group. The Chicago inclusion, however, is far ahead of the State proportion, of which the colored female work group is blessed with only one-twenty-third part of the female employees. The difference indicates the progressive qualities, either on account of demand, supply, efficiency, progression, or some other economic or political factor existing in Chicago and half dormant elsewhere in Illinois cities. Neverthe- less, the study shows that even in Chicago, colored women, for some reason or another, have but negligible representation in industries manufacturing awnings, teens, and sails; boots and shoes; clothing; gloves and mittens; lamps and reflectors; leather products; metal products; millinery, lace and embroidery; musical instruments; paper products; printing, publishing and book binding; professional and scientific instruments; and knit goods. In the 160 Chicago firms studied, 50 colored workers were found in the industries manufacturing electrical appliances; 12 in bread and bakery products; 720 in slaughtering and meatpacking; 19 in other food manufacture; 29 in furniture and wood veneer; 13 in glue; 294 in house furnishings; 39 in patent medicines, chemical products, and soap; 132 in textile; 42 in wooden boxes; 42 in general mercantile; 5 in five-and-ten cent stores; 45 in hotels and restaurants; and 364 as against 389 whites in the laundries. The remaining numbers were miscellaneously classified. The 160 firms studied are typical of the remaining firms of the great industrial life of Chicago. As we said before, this is a far greater representation than is typical of other great cities of the United States. It is a great step forward in the permanency of the Negro working woman. Yet, there is no good reason why she should have the "corner" on the life of washing and ironing, any more than she should have the "edge" on mitten-making or glass-blowing. This is the next industrial problem for Chicago and the industrial world, for that matter, to remedy—the equal entrance, inclusion and advancement of the American worker, without regard to his or her color. We dare predict that Chicago will be among the first cities to solve this industrial anomaly. Criticism's Reward in Georgia Down in dear old Georgia, the Columbus Enquirer Sun, a white daily paper, edited by Julian Harris, son of Joel Chandler Harris of the Uncle Remus stories, has been carrying on a vehement campaign of defense of the Negro. Incidentally, the good editor and his daily, defied the Ku Klux Klan right in its own backyard, and held up to ridicule the South's sectional faults, prejudices, superstitions and narrowness. For such unceasing devotion to Truth, Justice and Equity, the Enquirer Sun has been awarded the Purlitzer prize "for the most disinterested and meritorious public service rendered by an American newspaper during the year." That the journalistic progenies of the late Joseph T. Pulitzer, of the New York World, should deem, as meritorious service, a defense of the persecuted Negro race of America, is not strange. Pulitzer, himself a Jew, of a Race which, too, has borne the scorn and antipathies of the "superiors," left among his "legacies" the precept to defend the underdog. That, however, a white Georgia newspaper should have the temerity to blaze away at the racial customs and traditions of the ex-Oglethorpe territory is the cause of considerable wonderment in this day and time, when Georgia and its sister states are making their final effort to clamp the lid on the aspirations of the Race. Not all of Georgia, nor of the Southland, is bent upon an era of persecution for the black man. And now and then some good Samaritan like Julian Harris has the moral courage to champion the Race's cause, at the hazard of profit and reputation. It is these few patriots which make it believable that some day the sunny South will come to its senses and cure its palsied hands of their racial epidemic. In the meantime, it is cheering that in some notable way the country may know, through awards and otherwise, that watchmen are observing interracial trends in the South, praying for signs of evolution and willing to give prizes to all who help to bring about Christian changes of sentiment, and action. Six hundred and thirty-two "African blacks" entered the United States July, 1925 to March, 1926; while during the same period 759 departed from this country. The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has sustained a verdict of $130,000 damages in a case involving slander, whereunder one of the litigants was alleged to have Negro blood in his veins. A campaign to raise $375,000 for the sustaining fund of the Urban League for social service among Negroes was inaugurated last week at the campaign headquarters, 8 East 41st St., New York, N. Y. A group of colored voters of Wilkes-Barre, Pa., under the leadership of George A. Hillman, president, have formed the "Colored Independent Political Club," with headquarters at 15 North State St. "White America," is the title of a new book written by Ernest Sevier Cox, of the White America Society, Richmond, Va., in a discussion of the "Negro Problem" in the United States. Wonder if Governor Peay, of Tennessee, will honor an extradition order for W. A. Bates (white), former Flat Top Warden of Birmingham, Ala., charged with murder in the first degree in connection with the death of Frank Harper, a Negro convict. George C. Brower, member of the New York State Athletic Commission, stated last week that if the matter should come to a vote, he would favor declaring Jack Dempsey's heavyweight title vacated and recognize Harry Wills, as the new champion. TO HOLD ANNUAL SERMON The various lodges and temples of U. B. F. & S. M. T. are making preparations for the annual sermon at Institutional Church on May 23rd. J. B. Street, worthy master of North Star Lodge, is general chairman. BACK IN CITY C. T. Hume, the well known State St. printer, is back from Texas, where he spent several weeks on account of the severe illness of relatives. ASSOCIATION TO MEET The 9th annual session of the Union Baptist Association of which Rev. J. W. Coleman is moderator, will be held with the LilyDale First Baptist Church, 9537 Perry Ave., beginning May 19th and ending May 23rd. VISITING IN CITY Mrs. Mamie Holder of New York City, is in the city the guest of her friend, Mrs. Edythe Hopkins, 4133 Indiana Ave., and will spend about two months here after a long absence. Proposed New Languages Ido and Esperanto are artificial languages, of which it may be said that the vocabulary of Ido is made up by adopting as root words that form of word most readily recognizable by the greatest number of Europeans and not merely by empirical selections, as in Esperanto. It is claimed that Ido is the simpler of the two and that it can practically be read at sight by any educated European. Hogarth an Ad Writer Hogarth, the famous British artist and caricaturist, was at one time an advertisement writer. Before the days of newspapers the enterprising shop keepers used hand dodgers or tradesman's cards which bore the name of the shop keeper and carried wording or pictures to describe his business. A collection of these old tradesman's cards have been found to have been drawn by Hogarth. Ancient English City The site of the present city of Manchester, in Lancashire, England, was in the time of the Druids one of their principal stations, and had the privilege of sanctuary attached to it. In Roman times it was a military post and called by the Romans Mangunium, hence its Saxon name, Manecasre, from which its modern name is derived. Help Prosperity Along Springs may bubble over but buckets have to be filled. As much water can be taken from a bucket as is put into it. Likewise prosperity has to be created before men can become prosperous. He who refuses to help create prosperity deserves none.—Grit. Newspaper Gets New Ideas About Culture Most of us have been a bit hazy as to just what culture is. We have perhaps generally taken our cue from Matthew Arnold, who had a notion that culture involved knowing the best that had been thought and known, that it was the pursuit of sweetness and light, and that its motto should be to make the reason and will of God prevail. But the address of Mr. John Cowper Powys on the subject expands our ideas, the Kansas City Times comments. We are informed that the cultured person is detached and sophisticated, that he defends himself from bounders by saying, "Really! Indeed! How interesting!" That he is capable of renouncing friends, family, church, business. That he escapes from the world by reading the classic authors. Finally, we infer that a touch of indigestion is desirable in order to keep the cultured one at the proper pitch of dissatisfaction with the world. Otherwise he might get to enjoy life as Robert Browning did. Well, we always are glad to enlarge our experience and whittle down the edges of our ignorance. Especially are we consolled to learn that when we feel most like the human crab, when we are unusually disagreeable, and full of spleen, then are we most cultured. These Might Be Heard if Optimism Prebated "Fire? Fiddlesticks, young man, booklet says this hotel is absolutely fireproof. Go away and let me sleep." "What's this—from the income tax bureau? Good! They probably are sending me a refund." "I don't seem to be able to get central, Mary, but I'm sure those burglaries won't be through in the cellar for some time yet." "It's a good thing Jack has gone over to Gloria. He'll appreciate me all the more after he's tired of her." "Lots of time, George dear. Just try again and give her a little more gas. That train will stop rather than hit us." "I feel I'm going to lose my petticoat before another block, but I probably look snappier without it." "Ten years in Sing Sing? Thank you, judge. I've always wanted to wear a light suit, but I never had the courage." "Triplets? Hot dog! That just completes the children's baseball nine!"—Exchange. Accommodating Captain A good story has been retailed by the passengers of a big ocean liner. It seems that the gigantic boat stopped at a small Southern port on a winter cruise, occasioning the most appalling amount of excitement, among the natives. The captain of the little tender which came to take the passengers off almost burst with importance. He brought his boat alongside most pompously, shouting orders in Italian, and doing everything wrong. Three times he tried to make connection with the liner's gangway, and three times failed. The first time the liner's captain smiled; the second time he looked serious, and the third time his face became contorted with fury. "Stand by" he bawled through the megaphone, "and I'll bring my ship alongside." The New Yorker. Ancient Name for Sea The name "Erythraean Sea" originally was given by the ancients to the entire expanse of sea between Arabia and Africa on the west and India on the east, including the Red sea and the Persian gulf. During the rule of the Ptolemies, the name "Erythraean Sea" was confined by some geographers to the gulf between the straits of Bab-el-Mandeb and the Indian ocean; but it was far more generally used as identical with the Mare Rubrum or Red sea. Even as late as the Christian era, the expression "Erythraean Sea" was used in its original sense.—Kansas City Star. By Any Other Name A collector of antiques was taking a valuable Queen Anne mirror to his home by train. "You can't take that into the carriage with you, sir," said an official. "It must go in the guard's van." "But it is very valuable, and may get smashed. Can't you let me take it in?" asked the collector. "I'm afraid not," came the inexorable reply, "unless, of course, you take a dog ticket for it." So the mirror duly traveled as a dog. Variation in Heart Beats The average rate of heart beat in ap adult man is about 72 a minute and is somewhat faster in women. It varies, however, so that in some individuals it may be 40 to 100 a minute. Shortly before and after birth it averages from 120 to 140. During extreme age its frequency is increased. It is influenced by many conditions of bodily health and environment, such as sleep, position, temperature, meals and emotions. Exercise may increase it to 200 or more. Diogenes and Alexander The interview between Diogenes and Alexander the Great is supposed to have occurred at Corinth. The monarch asked the cynic philosopher whether there was anything he could do for him. Diogenes replied that the only favor he had to ask of the prince was that he would not stand between him and the sum. In reply Alexander exclaimed: "If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes." Sea Water Heavier Joe water will weigh about one and half pounds more per cubic foot than fresh water at the same temperature 3 1920s Leading the procession of new clothes for spring comes the short-coated tailored suit, to be worn with a blouse made especially for it and often accompanied by a gay scarf. There is a fad for hat trimming to match the scarf. New All-Wool Weaves Are as Light as Thistledown The Parisian designers who are illustrating the beauty and advantages of the new woolen fabrics make up a blue book of artists in dress. It is a tribute to American fabrics that they are being exploited in the best manner and along the broadest lines, observes a fashion writer in the New York Times. They are presenting impartially the all-wool weaves, light as thistledown and almost silken in texture; the diagonals, ribbed, checked and mixed patterns, and still others achieved by mingling wool, eponge and artificial silk, as in the fabric called frisca. Redfern, Doeulillet, Premet, Worth Heb, Bur, O'Rosen and Vlonnet offer designs in these silk and wool mixtures. In tailored frocks, Philippe et Gaston, Drecoll, Martial-Armand, Lanvin, Patou and Chantal are showing significant models in wool, wool and silk, taffeta and satin and the heavier crepes. Lingerie Lines Always or Great importance No costume can be perfect if it is not based upon a perfect foundation and there is no greater mistake than to think that the lines and cut of lingerie are not important. They should be considered just as carefully as the silhouette of the frock or suit and chosen with quite as much care. Unnecessary frills or ruffles should be eliminated, and whatever elaboration there may be, should never cause extra fullness or bulk. This does not mean that lingerie should be so severe as to lose its feminine allure but it does mean that the plaits should take the place of ruffles; that flat-applied bands and appliqued motifs should replace the fussy trimmings of other days and that the general appearance should be trim, definite and in keeping with the general silhouette. A new type of stepin for evening wear has the advantage of being worn with the V in front or in back. Include Black Dress in New Wardrobe for Spring Upon all sides there are signs that point to an awakened interest in black frocks. For a short period during the winter they were more or less put in the background by the popularity of bright colors or of the more subdued neutral tones. But with the coming of spring there is every evidence that the position of the all-black dress for semi-formal wear is stronger than ever. When handled with skill black can be smarter than anything else, but it is equally true that it can be hopelessly dowdy. One is reminded occasionally by certain gowns of the little old lady who said she always wore black, but she wore "ixey black." The smart black frock of satin, crepe or taffeta is one that should be included in the wardrobe of every woman who pretends to even a cursory knowledge of fashion. Bordered Prints Fifty-four inch bordered prints which are sold by the yard are being fashioned into jumper frocks. The border forms the bottom of the skirt with the remainder of the pattern forming the jumper. Long scarfs with ends of the bordered print may be worn with them. Several recently seen were sleeveless, being made with a long shoulder. In certain dark colors enlivened with floral print they are adaptable for the formal afternoon occasion. Taffeta Paris Fad All Paris is mad about taffeta; one of the successes of the house of Callot was a black taffeta one-piece frock of the chemise type with a six-inch plaited taffeta frill beginning at the waistline on the left side, following down the side of the frock and around the bottom of the skirt to form a flounce. Keeps Mum "No, Mrs. Hanson, I never bragg about my children, though they are above the average in their behavior and "intelligence." Ernest H. WILLIAMSON UNDERTAKER ERNEST H. WILLIAMSON UNDERTAKER 5121-2223 E H WILLIAMSON Charleston Dawson Oratorios Oratorio is the name given to a sacred musical composition, the subject of it being generally taken from the Scriptures. The name, oratorio, is said to be derived from the fact that these musical compositions were first performed in an oratory or private chapel attached to a church. The first oratorio is said to have been produced about 1550, by St. Philip Neri. No Substitute for Rubber No Substitute for Rubber Chemists have been working for some time to produce a synthetic rubber, but it is safe to say that nothing has as yet been produced from any source whatever which is of commercial value in replacing crude rubber, nor do the best informed minds on this subject believe that the production of a synthetic rubber in commercial quantities is even in sight. "Puts" and "Calls" A "put" is a contract which gives its possessor the right to deliver to the party signing the same a certain amount of stock at a named price during the time stated in the contract. A "call" is a contract which gives its possessor the right to demand from the party signing the same a certain amount of stock at a named price during the time stated in the contract. Life's Golden Threads Keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply; expect little; give much; sing often; pray always. Fill your life with love; scatter sunshine. Forget self. Think of others. Do as you would be done by—these are the tried links in contentment's golden chain.—M. I. McLeod Uses of Drudgery Druggery is as necessary to call out the treasures of the mind as harrowing and planting, those of the earth. Margaret Fuller. W.G. Anderson Attorney At Law 17 North La Salle Street CHICAGO NOTARY PUBLIC Suite 560 Watson Bldg. [Office Phones: Dearborn 7084-7098 Res. 3354 Vernon Avenue Phone Douglas 6045 "The Williamson Funeral" is distinguished by the up-to-date designs of its Cunningham Limousine Hearse and Cars South State Street Distinctive Trade Term The term "rayon," as a generic name to be applied to all artificial silks, has come into quite general use, having been indorsed by many trade associations, and being applied by different producers to their products. The word is French, one of its meanings being a ray, as of light, and the thought in the minds of certain of those who sponsored it was that, being a term unknown to most of the English-speaking public, it would permit no confusion in its use. It was believed that it could not be mistaken for anything else, and would still be applicable to the product as expressing its outstanding characteristic of luster. Colored Musical Genius "Blind Tom" was the name given to Thomas Greene Bethune. He was born blind and a slave, near Columbus, Ga., on May 5, 1849. He exhibited unusual musical talent before he was two years old, and played the piano when he was four. He was able to imitate birds, rain, thunder, etc., and could immediately play any selection after hearing it once. He appeared in his first concert when he was eight years old, and traveled extensively through America and Europe. He died July 3, 1908. Brief Bootmaker It was Thackeray who, when visiting Ireland, misunderstood the letters G.P.O. to mean "God Preserve O'Connell." But even in this age of letters when newspaper readers are accustomed to decipher abbreviated form in news and advertisement columns, mistakes are easily made. A notice on a certain street door, for example, always excites interest. It runs: "J. X. B.S.M." Some rare university degree? No; merely an intimation that the occupant was a boot and shoe mender. Hot Comeback! The famous animal painter Verboeckhoven, who painted principally sheep and goats, once visited an English manufacturer. The pompous Briton said, with condescension: "Are you the man who paints only stupid animals?" "Yes," said Verboeckhoven, "why do you ask? Did you want someone to paint your portrait?" Wheat Substitutes It is the scientific opinion of a committee of dietitians that in a mixed diet wheat may entirely be replaced without harm by other available cereals—namely, rice, barley, oats and corn. However, it should not be recommended except as an emergency measure. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 15, 1926 Muffling Oars Oars are muffled by wrapping something around them where they come in contact with the earlocks. This is to deaden the noise. When Paul Revere started on his famous midnight ride to Lexington a petticoat was used to muffle the oars of the boat in which he crossed the Charles river. It is referred to in the following unique sentence in "The Battle of April 19, 1775," written by Frank Coburn: "Fear that the noise of the oars in the earlocks might alarm the sentry. Revere dispatched one of his companions for something to muffle them with, who soon returned with a petticoat, yet warm from the body of a fair daughter of liberty."—Pathfinder M. azine. Link Faith With Charity Shut not thy purse strings always against painted distress. Act a charity sometimes. When a poor creature (outwardly and visibly such) comes before thee, do not stay to inquire whether the "seven small children" in whose name he implores thy assistance have a veritable existence. Rake not into the bowels of unwelcome truth, to save a halfpenny. It is good to believe him. If he is not that he pretendeth, give, and under a personate father of a family think (if thou pleasest) that thou hast relieved an indigent bachelor—Charles Lamb. Accepting Apology A lively discussion between two men led to a row when one told the other he lied. The offended one rushed forward and they clinched. The other man exclaimed: "I reiterate that you're a liar!" To the astonishment of those around, the aggrieved man let go his hold. "Oh, well," he said, "I accept the apology. If a man says he reiterates that's all a gentleman can ask." He did not understand why the bystanders laughed, but the fight was off.-Boston Transcript. Parasitic Ivy "At the moment when there is so much talk and action in the direction of afforestation," writes a correspondent of the London Times, "may I call attention to the awful destruction of many hundreds of thousands of trees, caused by that terrible scourge, the parasitic, pernicious weed, ivy? As I drive through the country, I regret to say that it is the exception to see a tree which is not having its life's vigor sucked from it and its ultimate asphyxiation and strangulation brought about by this scourge." Tactless The quickest way for a doctor to lose a patient is to tell her it was only a minor operation.—Altoona Mirror. Dollar Bill's Short Life Our paper money, although submitted to the severest kind of tests for wearing qualities, does not last long in circulation. Six months, it has been estimated, is the average life of the much-used dollar bill. 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