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SOCIETY NEWS PUBLISHED FREE Vol. XXXI 5 C 1930 [Name] HON. WILLIAM J. LINDSAY The new Chief Justice of the Criminal Court of succeeding Judge Thomas J. Lynch. Judge Lind Judge in the right place. ef Justice of the Criminal Court of Judge Thomas J. Lynch. Judge Lind the right place. The new Chief Justice of the Criminal Court of Cook County, succeeding Judge Thomas J. Lynch. Judge Lindsay is the right Judge in the right place. RE-ASSIGNMENT OF JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR AND CIRCUIT COURT OF COOK COUNTY At the regular meeting of the judges mentioned above the following re-assignments of the judges follow, to take effect September 1st: Hon. William J. Lindsay, the new chief justice of the Criminal Court, was elected to the Superior Court bench in 1923 and he has proven himself to be one of the very best judges in this city or country. Assigned to the Criminal Court also are Judges Emanuel Eller, Jacob H. Hopkins, Harry B. Miller and John J. Sullivan. Judges Joseph Sabath and Harry Lewis will continue to hear divorce cases. Judges Charles M. Foell, Oscar Hebel and Denis E. Sullivan have chancery cases. tion period will be heard by Judges Holdom and David. The writer feels proud to state that Judge Lindsay is numbered among our best friends in Chicago. COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT SPEAKS IN FAVOR OF THE COLORED PEOPLE The first of this week Col. Theodore Roosevelt of New York City and Washington, D. C., delivered a short but powerful address before the meeting of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People which was held in this city the past week. In his short talk delivered at the Pilgrim Baptist church, 33rd St. and Indiana avenue, and during the course of his remarks he called upon "every American to see that the civic rights of the Negro are guaranteed." Col. Roosevelt called the attitude of many Southern states in not providing Common law calendars have been assigned to Judges Worth E. Caylor, Wells M. Cook, Joseph B. David, William N. Gemmill, Jesse Holdom, Timothy D. Hurley, Marcus Kavanaugh, John P. McGoory, Michael L. McKinley, Hugo Pam, Walter P. Steffen and Hosea W. Wells. Emergency cases during the vaca- ```markdown ``` M. [Name] HON. GEORGE E. BRENNAN One of the many successful business men of Chicago cratic candidate for United States Senator from any successful business men of Chicago candidate for United States Senator from One of the many successful business men of Chicago and Democratic candidate for United States Senator from Illinois. Vol. XXXI 5 CENTS PER COPY ```markdown ``` Criminal Court of Cook County lynch. Judge Lindsay is the right tion period will be heard by Judges Holdom and David. The writer feels proud to state that Judge Lindsay is numbered among our best friends in Chicago. COL. THEODORE ROOSEVELT SPEAKS IN FAVOR OF THE COLORED PEOPLE The first of this week Col. Theodore Roosevelt of New York City and Washington, D. C., delivered a short but powerful address before the meet- ing of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People which was held in this city the past week. In his short talk delivered at the Pilgrim Baptist church, 33rd St. and Indiana avenue, and during the course of his remarks he called upon "every American to see that the civic rights of the Negro are guaranteed." Col. Roosevelt called the attitude of many Southern states in not providing opportunities for the education of the Negro "a rank injustice." "I have heard time and again short-sighted Southerners maintain that Negroes are not educated enough to vote intelligently." Col. Roosevelt said. "and yet in the same breath state that they did not believe in spending money on schools for colored people." [Name] ness men of Chicago and Demo- States Senator from Illinois. THE BROAD AX THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JULY 3. 1926 Dr. Harry S. Gradle, who is One of the Most Noted Eye Specialists in this Country and Chief of the Operating Staff of the Eye Ward of the Cook County Hospital, Routed a Dangerous Cataract from the Left Eye of Mr. Julius F. Taylor. Dr. Gradle was Assisted in the Wonderful Operation by Dr. Ralph Davis, Dr. Sherman Sepero and Dr. Thomas D. Kickich. Miss Bennion the Head Nurse Greatly Assisting Them. "PRINCE TOVALOU" IS NABBED AS SWINDLER NEGRO RECEIVED HERE, WHO SAILED WITH CHICAGO WOMAN, IN AFRICAN CELL. It might be interesting to state in a rambling way our wonderful experience in the Cook County Hospital, which is the greatest institution of its kind in the wide world. Prior to and after the removal of a very dangerous cataract from our left eye Tuesday afternoon, June 8th, we made up our mind to attempt to learn something about the cataract, its origin and development, for, broadly speaking, the cataract is practically unknown to many people residing in some of the most enlightened countries on earth, even until this late date; therefore, we will step aside for a few moments before proceeding further and permit Dr. Harry S. Gradle, chief of the operating staff of the eye ward of the Cook County Hospital, who is one of the greatest eye specialists in the United States. Dr. Harry S. Gradle and the Cataract On Wednesday, June 9th, while addressing the medical students assembled at the Cook County Hospital, Dr. Gradle spoke in part as follows: "In relation to the origin and the development of the cataract there are many contributory causes which may bring forth the cataract," declared Dr. Gradle. "Sudden blows on the head, extreme excitement or undue agitation, too much reading and writing, too much overindulgence in strong drink and other dissipations all affect the eyes, which are the most sensitive and the most valuable organs in the whole superstructure of man, that many people treat their eyes as though they were nothing more than cat eyes; that extreme cold weather in the winter is always hard on the eyes and at that season of the year they should be Paris, France, June 29.—A smooth and polished Negro "prince," who once was received in Chicago as a distinguished guest, has arrived at a prison in Dahomey, Africa, after various adventures in New York and Paris along the way, Le Matin is advised. "Prince Kojo Tovalou Houenou," who left New York, Oct. 17th, with Mrs. Harry N. Knowlton, a wealthy white woman of Chicago, and her 7-year-old daughter, is charged with swindling several persons of a total of $12,350. Mrs. Moody, an American, Le Matin says, accuses him of swindling her out of $350. Is Arrested and Imprisoned The "prince" was arrested and imprisoned shortly after his arrival at Cotonou in Dahomey. well protected in order to avoid coming in contact with the cataract. "The cataract regards not the rights of the rich or the poor, the high or the low, the black or the white, the old or the young, for unless you are able to banish the cataract, 90 times out of one hundred it will drive you stone blind before you arrive at the end of your journey through life. "In many instances in this country thousands of little infants, only two or four spans long have been born into this world with their eyes covered with cataracts and operations have to be performed upon them right there and then in order to snatch them back out of the deadly jaws of the cataract; as stated before, people in all walks of life and of all ages, including the old, gray haired father and mother, the wife of his youth, who has struggled by his side for many, many years, blindly walk hand in hand with the cataract to the silent river of the dead. "Prior to and after the dark ages anyone afflicted with the cataract was considered that they had for some cause or other offended the gods by violating some of their commandments or decrees and the cataract was placed upon them in order to punish them for their past sins. All the foregoing plainly indicates that the cataract plays no favorites in dealing with its victims; that men and women of every age and clime bow and bend before the dangerous cataract." With these introductory remarks, we will proceed with the chief or the main story: **Julius F. Taylor and the Cataract** For many years in the past, seemingly our left eye was considerable weaker than our right eye and in reading and writing or looking at ob- Police assert he has been identified as Kodjo Quenum, son of an honest native, but with nothing of the prince about him and bearing no relationship to the king of Dahomey. Some time ago the "prince" was ejected from a Montmarte cabaret because Americans objected to him. He sued the manager of the cafe, was awarded damages, and the manager was fined. Joins Marcus Garvey The "prince" then declared himself "president of the Universal League for the Defense of the Black Race" and went to New York, where he joined forces with Marcus Garvey, who is now in Atlanta penitentiary for fraud in connection with his activities as "emperor of Africa." "Prince Tourelou" was arrested in jects, we always had to hold them much closer to our left eye than to our right. Several of our good doctor friends continued to urge us to have our eyes treated and secure and wear a pair of glasses; that the glasses would assist to help us to read and write more easily and strengthen our eyes in every direction, but we were never able to find the time to get fitted for a pair of glasses and our left eye continued to go from bad to worse, while we continued to rush along with our business. Little did we realize at that time or near that time that the eye is the most delicate organ belonging to man; that without our eyes to see we would become poor unfortunate creatures indeed and lifeguard would not be worth living. It will be recalled that on Wednesday night, September 9, 1925, that a terrific storm swept over this city and half past twelve o'clock on that morning found us down town working like a beaver in connection with bringing forth the thirtieth anniversary edition of The Broad Ax. Not long after half past twelve on the morning in question, we called up the Premier Cab Company to send a taxi to 701 South La Salle street and call for Mr. Taylor. On the arrival of the taxi we tumbled into it and ordered the driver to convey us to our home. The storm was still raging and the driver thought he could make better time by switching around onto State street. When the taxi neared Garfield boulevard without the slightest warning it dropped down about two or three feet into a hole in the street on the west side of State street, right in front of the Citizens Trust and Savings Bank, our head bouncing up high striking the top of the taxi and for one or two minutes we thought that Chicago for passing a bogus $118 check in payment of a bill for a hat, cloak and lingerie for a woman companion. He explained that he had expected funds to cover the check. While in Chicago he was ejected from a fashionable restaurant. He took a law degree and assumed the title of "prince" in Bordeaux, says Le Matin, and then came to Paris, where he was enrolled as a lawyer. It would be refreshing indeed if Col. Robert S. Abbott would publish the above article on the front page of his red blood and thunder newspaper for the benefit of his French colored people and let us hope that he will stand up and lead us in prayer and urge his French-colored folks not to be roped in again by such slick grand rascals as the bogus Prince of Dakomev, Africa. X M. B. HON. JOSEPH F. HAAS The best and the most popular Recorder of County has ever had and the people's canoe of Chicago in 1927. and the most popular Recorder of Deeds has ever had and the people's candidate ago in 1927. The best and the most popular Recorder of Deeds that Cook County has ever had and the people's candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 1927. we had suddenly come to the end of the road. On recovering our senses, a severe headache had been fastened down on the left side of our head and no bones had been broken. On arriving home we bathed it good with plenty of cold water before rolling into bed late in the morning. The next morning the left side of our head felt rather strange. The trouble with our left eye was a little more pronounced. Being still rushed to death with business, we simply continued to bathe our eyes with cold water and let it go at that and we utterly failed to pay much more attention to them. white milky way had dropped down over the pupil of our eye, completely shutting out the light from it, the same as a thick heavy curtain when it drops down in front of the stage and we continued to experiment with our eye by closing our right eye and by waving our hand back and forth before our left eye, but we could not see one spark of light radiating from it and we naturally concluded that the light had gone out of it never to return to it again without undergoing a very dangerous operation, and right there we bitterly regretted ten million times that we had failed to deal on the square with our eyes after they had so faithfully served us for so many years. As stated before every once in a while we had a little trouble with our left eye but we continued not to pay much attention to it and near the latter part of January, 1926, or shortly after February 1, we felt that our left eye was gradually closing up for it was getting so that we could hardly see out of it. Just before retiring one evening we secured a looking glass and looked at our eye for a long time to see if we could tell what was the matter with it, and we observed that a [Name not visible] THE MUSICIAN BISHOP W. SAMPSON BROOKS One of the most eminent and hard working bishops is A. M. E. Church, who is accomplishing wonders cational work in Africa. This newspaper continues its way into the home of Bishop and Mrs. Brocrovia, Liberia. most eminent and hard working bishops of. Church, who is accomplishing wonders work in Africa. This newspaper continue into the home of Bishop and Mrs. Broc alberia. One of the most eminent and hard working bishops in the great A. M. E. Church, who is accomplishing wonders in his educational work in Africa. This newspaper continues to find its way into the home of Bishop and Mrs. Brooks at Monrovia, Liberia. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE BROAD AX No. 42 Popular Recorder of Deeds that Cook and the people's candidate for Mayor end of lenses, a hastened lead and On arched with rolling outside of The a little crushed only cold and we more at- white milky way had dropped down over the pupil of our eye, completely shutting out the light from it, the same as a thick heavy curtain when it drops down in front of the stage and we continued to experiment with our eye by closing our right eye and by waving our hand back and forth before our left eye, but we could not see one spark of light radiating from it and we naturally concluded that the light had gone out of it never to return to it again without undergoing a very dangerous operation, and right there we bitterly regretted ten million times that we had failed to deal on the square with our eyes after they had so faithfully served us for so many years. After we had consulted with several eminent doctors and after we had payed them for their examinations they all informed us that a cataract had settled down on our left eye and that it would settle down on our right eye and that we would soon be stone blind in both eyes if we failed to have it promptly removed. Then and not until then did we highly resolve in the high heavens to engage in a hand to hand death struggle with the cataract. (To be continued) THE NEW YORK TIMES and hard working bishops in the great is accomplishing wonders in his educa. This newspaper continues to find one of Bishop and Mrs. Brooks at Mon- THE BROAD AX Published Every Saturday In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. Republicans, Democrats, Catholics, Protestants, Single Taxers, Priests, infidels or anyone else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. It is neither Democratic nor Republican. It is strictly or absolutely independent in politics. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in advance. One Year .....$2.00 Six Months .....$1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Vol. XXXI No. 42 Chicago, July 3, 1926 Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post office at Chicago. III. Under Act of March 8, 1879. OBSERVE THE FOURTH SAFE LY AND SANELY By Chief of Police Morgan A. Collins The toll of lives attendant upon the observance of Independence Day has been gradually decreased year by year, but still the lives of many grownups and children are sacrificed through carelessness. Fireworks, automobiling, bathing, all exact their toll on this day. Fireworks of all kinds, including the so-called harmless sparklers and colored lights, are prohibited in the city. Neighborhood displays may be conducted under proper safeguards and a city permit. Don't allow your children to play with fireworks. Blank cartridges may not be charged with lead, but they are frequently charged with death. Don't neglect the slightest burn caused by powder or explosives. A burning garment on a person should be smothered with a blanket or coat and the fire kept from the face. A senseless Fourth is commonly followed by a sightless and fingerless fifth. It often happens that the Glorious Fourth is too often the gory Fourth. Automobilists should be extremely careful on the roadways. Remember a holiday attracts thousands to the open. Be very careful at the beaches. Small children are easily lost to sight and may get into deep water. Be strong for a sane Fourth. Don't be a sorrowing victim of your own carelessness. BIG TIME IN CHICAGO, AU GUST 14TH, AT GRANT PARK The "wa-hoo" of the Indian will mingle with the "yip-yip" of the cowboys and cowgirls when the second annual Chicago Rodeo gets under way in Soldiers' Field, Grant Park, on August 14th, giving an additional touch of color to this cross-section of the real west which the Domestic and Foreign Commerce Committee of the Chicago Association of Commerce has arranged. A band of more than fifty Flatheads from the government reservation at Arlee, Mont., will be brought here for the rodeo, according to word just received from Tex Austin, director of the tournament. They have been selected for their skill and daring as horsemen, and while barred from competition in the cowboy contests, because their expenses are being paid by the management, they will have an opportunity to "do their stuff" in special events. The band will bring with them two carloads of the fleetest Indian ponies, selected from the herds owned by the 3,000 members of the tribe who live on the reservation at Arlee. The Flatheads are considered the best horsemen among all the Indian tribes now existent. With the Indians will come their squaws and papooses and the entire outfit will camp at Soldiers' Field for about two weeks, as they will arrive here several days before the cowboy contests are started. They are bringing a carload of tepees and other camping equipment with which to make themselves comfortable during their stay in Chicago. M. B. HON. P. J. CARR The well known and up-to-date whose thousands of tried an city and county, who are w order to assist to elect him The well known and up-to-date Treasurer of Cook County whose thousands of tried and true friends in all parts of the city and county, who are willing to work day and night in order to assist to elect him Sheriff of Cook County. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE TAXPAYERS WILL ST AND BY HON. P. J. CARR, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2 "You must show to the taxpayers frequenting this office precisely the same courtesy and unfailing attention that bank or department store employees are required to exhibit toward customers." This was the order County Treasurer P. J. Carr issued to attaches of his office when he took the reins six years ago. efforts to prevent tax sales," wrote J. A. Grandland of River Forest. Says M. R. Finnegan of 4430 West Congress street: "Your courteous letter of warning is a good thing and ought to be appreciated." C. W. Emmler of the Sherwin-Williams Paint Co. sent this message: "I am sure that the taxpayers cannot appreciate enough the value of the service you are rendering and I just take this opportunity to let you know that your efforts are not going by unnoticed." Mrs. Thomas Considine wrote: "I had occasion to tell the tax That he has strictly adhered to it is shown by the hundreds of letters that are pouring into his office containing phrases commendatory of the courtesy of his clerks. Among the messages are, many thanking the County Treasurer for advising citizens by registered mail that, through oversight or otherwise, their property was in danger of sale because of failure to pay the tax. This is one of the many devices instituted by Mr. Carr for the protection of taxpayers. "I had occasion to be in your department the other day," wrote David Landerman, president of the Associated Automotive Distributive Company, 1912 South Wabash avenue. "I was surprised at the courtesy and service rendered by your employees which put me in mind of Marshall Field and Company's department store." F. A. Hill of F. A. Hill & Co., real estate operators, wrote: "I thank you and your office for the most efficient work you are doing and the courtesies you are extending to real estate men and all property owners. This should be greatly appreciated by everyone." "Never in our thirty-five years' experience in paying have we had less trouble than in your administration," says W. H. Gardner, Forest Park lumberman. "Your assistants have always been very courteous and we wish to express our appreciation for the efficient manner in which you are conducting this department." "I for one consider your work well done. It must be a hardship for the tax sharks when they encounter your 53 MILLION MILES OF U. S TELEPHONE WIRE Local and Long Distance Lines in Country Would Girdle Earth 2,000 Times There is a total of over 53,000,000 miles of telephone wire in the United States today. Of this mileage, 47,278,758 is in exchange wire and 6,321,242 miles in toll wire. The Bell System alone has 41,034,595 miles of exchange wire and 5,783,062 miles of toll wire, making a total of 46,817,657 miles. In addition, the lines connecting with the Bell System have a total of 5,994,163 miles of exchange wire and 523,180 miles of toll wire, having a total of 6,517,343 miles. Thus the bell and connecting companies alone, in furnishing a nation-wide telephone service, have at present a total mileage of over 53,000,000 miles. This mileage of wire would The image provided is too blurry to accurately recognize any text. It appears to be a blank or heavily pixelated screen with no discernible content. efforts to prevent tax sales," wrote J. A. Grandland of River Forest. Says M. R. Finnegan of 4430 West Congress street: "Your courteous letter of warning is a good thing and ought to be appreciated." C. W. Emmler of the Sherwin-Williams Paint Co. sent this message: "I am sure that the taxpayers cannot appreciate enough the value of the service you are rendering and I just take this opportunity to let you know that your efforts are not going by unnoticed." Mrs. Thomas Considine wrote: "I had occasion to go to the tax office the other day to transact business. It took only ten minutes. I wish to compliment you on your efficient service." Robert Boyd of 1321 East 52nd street said: "I would be in a peck of trouble if it had not been for you. I like your manner of doing business, looking after the taxpayers as you do." Dr. A. C. Ivy of the department of physiology of University of Chicago wrote: "I commend your sense of justice as manifested by your policy of sending warning notices by registered mail." L. H. Herdt of the Quinlan Motors Company said: "It is a pleasure to see that Cook County can boast of a County Treasurer who has the interests of the taxpayers at heart." Replying to a tax sale warning, G. W. Lawnson of 48 South Mansfield avenue wrote: "I want you to feel that this kind of treatment from a public official is appreciated more than words can tell." A. B. Mills of 620 South Prospect avenue said: "I wish to thank you for the courteous treatment I received from the clerk in your office who instructed me on how to handle my tax matters." "It is refreshing in these times to receive such courteous treatment from a public official who has at heart the interest of the taxpayer by keeping him out of trouble," wrote Thomas J. McManus of Cordona, McManus & Company, First National Bank building. The foregoing are typical comments on Mr. Carr's method of administering the County Treasurer's office. span the distance from the earth to the moon more than 200 times; or it would girdle the earth at the equator more than 2,000 times. The total Bell wire mileage at the beginning of 1926 comprised 67 per cent in underground cable, 23.5 per cent in aerial cable and 9.5 per cent in open wire. KLAN PARADE BARRED BY CLEVELAND OFFICIAL Cleveland, O., July 2.-Safety Director Edwin B. Barry has refused the Ku Klux Klan a permit to parade in Cleveland on July 31, he announced Friday. Barry's formal statement said: "I have taken this matter up with heads of the police department and after careful consideration have decided in the interests of public safety not to issue the permit." DEATH OF COL. JAMES H. JOHNSON, WHO WAS ONE OF THE BEST KNOWN CITIZENS IN CHICAGO. AS LIEUTEN-ANT COLONEL OF THE OLD EIGHTH REGIMENT, HE LEFT A BRILLIANT MILITARY RECORD BEHIND HIM On Tuesday afternoon Col. James H. Johnson, who had a wide circle of friends, peacefully closed his eyes in death at his lovely home, 3650 Prairie avenue, and started on his long journey east on the square. CONGRATULATIONS OF A Has Hard Chicago night best conference for the A ple, Rep Missouri, especially For many years Col. Johnson was the lieutenant colonel of the old Eighth Regiment, Illinois National Guard, and was the real backbone and the military genius of that famous organization. He bravely served in four wars or military expeditions. He first served on the far western frontiers, in some very severe skirmishes with the Indians in 1891, being at that time connected with the Ninth Cavalry, U. S. A. He gallantly fought in Cuba, in the Spanish-American War in 1898; he served on the Mexican border during the Villa Insurrection in 1916, and was still lieutenant colonel of the Eighth Regiment when it started overseas to participate in the World War for democracy. Col. Johnson was always very popular with the men serving under him. He always accorded them a square deal and expected the same from them. In the past, Col. Johnson served as president of the Appomattox club for one term. He also served as financial secretary of the people's movement within the Second ward. He also faithfully served as deputy sheriff of Cook county under Sheriff Charles W. Peters. For many years he was a prominent member of Universal Lodge No. 65 Masons, and yesterday, at 1 o'clock Masonic and military services were held over his remains at his late home Rev. W. S. Braddan, captain and chapain of the Eighth Regiment and pastor of Berean Baptist church, preached the funeral sermon; Charles S. Jackson, funeral director, 3315 South State street, in charge. Col. Johnson is survived by his constant and devoted wife, Mrs. Johnson and troops of warm friends to mourn his death. CLIFFORD SUES NEW YORK TATTLER FOR $50,000 Pittsburgh, Pa., July 2—In an interview with J. Williams Clifford, former lieutenant in the famous Buffalo regiment and now a U. S. Government investigator, concerning an article appearing in a recent number of The New York Tattler under the caption, "Jay' Clifford Brings Divorce Against His Wife, Naming Prominent Harlemite." He stated that there was not one word of truth in the article, that it did a great injustice to his wife and family, and that he was not only bringing a damage suit for $50,000 against the spurious publication but he hoped to land the writer of the article in jail for malicious and criminal libel. Clifford happened to be in Pittsburgh, Pa., on a special investigation for the Government when the article was brought to his attention and says he was never more surprised and showed in his life. Mr. Clifford said: "There has never been the slightest misunderstanding or estrangement in my married life since its beginning. I married a lovely girl whose life before and after her marriage has been clean and honorable. That some wicked person would attempt to cast aspersions on her high moral character by writing and publishing such a despicable, contemptible and criminal article. I shall do everything in my power to put them behind the bars. They are a menace to society—the jail is the place for them." Lieut. Clifford and his charming wife are prominent in eastern social circles. Clifford has held a number of responsible positions in the Bureau of Internal Revenue. Mrs. Clifford is a school teacher in the Washington public school. They have a little daughter two and one-half years old. TO HAVE THREE BIG DAYS The Ft. Dearborn Elks, No. 44, Marching Club and their friends will hold a three days' outing at beautiful Golden Gate Park, Robins, Ill., at 134th St., July 3rd, 4th and 5th, at which time thousands of members and their friends are expected to attend. The committee on publicity, of which M. T. Bailey is chairman, has visited every suburb from Milwaukee, Wis., to Kankakee, Ill., talking on this great outing and creating interest among Elks and their friends. CONGRESSMAN DYER RAPS REPUBLICANS FOR FAILURE OF ANTI-LYNCH BILL Has Hard Words for Senate Judiciary Committee Chicago, June 29. — Speaking last night before the seventeenth annual conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Representative L. C. Dyer, of Missouri, blamed Republican Senators, especially those on the Judiciary Committee, who failed to support the McKinley-Dyer Anti-Lynching Bill, which would make lynching a federal offense and provides for a fine of $10,000 to be imposed upon any county in which a lynching occurs, such sum to be recoverable by dependents of the mob's victim. "A sincere and earnest effort has been made by the House of Representatives in the past several Congresses to pass this measure," said Congressman Dyer. "In the 67th Congress this legislation passed by a very large majority. The United States Senate failed in that Congress to pass it. The House of Representatives has been ready, and still is, to pass this legislation at any time. It has been considered useless, however, to do so, in view of the action of the Senate when this legislation went before them in the 67th Congress. They allowed a small number of Senators to put on a filibuster and stop its passage there. We all know that the Senate could then, and could now, if it wanted to, adopt a cloture rule which would limit debate and enable its members to vote. With the House in favor of it, it could have become a law, signed by the President, who has stated many times that he favors it. "A hearing was held by the Judiciary Committee of the Senate upon the bill introduced by Senator McKinley, in the Senate, the same one that I introduced in the House. At the hearing on February 16th, a number of friends of this legislation appeared in favor of it. Among them was Mr. James Weldon Johnson, secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. He made a very splendid address and furnished very complete data and reasons for the enactment of the legislation into law. In addition to that, he furnished an able legal brief showing the constitutionality of the legislation. No one appeared at the hearing in opposition to the bill. Notwithstanding this, the Judiciary Committee of the Senate not only has failed, but it has refused by a vote of its members to favorably report this bill to the Senate. "Since the Judiciary Committee of the Senate has had this legislation directly before them, as stated above, and as they have had a hearing upon it and then refused to report it to the Senate, it is apparent to everyone that the fault lies entirely with the Senate, and that it would not only be foolish from a legislative standpoint, but that it would be insulting to those who are especially urging this legislation to keep repeatedly passing it in the House. "A number of the Senators who recently have failed of renomination had my opposition. The chief responsibility and the chief failure to act, so far as this Congress is concerned, lies with the Judiciary Committee of the Senate. That the friends of this legislation may know who these Senators are and where they are from I give informing touching this, to wit: Republican members—Senators Albert B. Cummins of Iowa, William E. Borah of Idaho, George W. Norris of Nebraska, Richard P. Ernst of Kentucky, Rice W. Means of Colorado, J. W. Harreld of Oklahoma, Charles S. Deneen of Illinois, Frederick H. Gillett of Massachusetts, and Guy D. Goff of West Virginia. Democratic members—Senators Lee S. Overman of North Carolina, James A. Reed of Missouri, Henry E. Ashurst of Arizona, Thomas J. Walsh of Montana, Thaddeus H. Caraway of Arkansas, William H. King of Utah, and M. M. Neely of West Virginia." Mr. Dyer quoted from a press statement of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, showing that four Senators had voted for the measure in Committee: Cummins, Ernst and Deneen, all Republicans, and Ashurst, Democrat. THIRTY YEARS FOR WOMAN'S SLAYER (Preston News Service) Henderson, N. C., July 1.—John Brooks Hargrove, 19-year-old youth, Wednesday was sentenced by Judge E. H. Cramer in Vance County Superior Court, to serve 30 years at hard labor in state prison at Releigh for the murder of Miss Melie Alston, near Thomasville, several weeks ago. [Name] HON. WILLIAM R. FETZER High class Mason who has no trouble in coun friends in this city by the thousands, and them feel dead sure that he will be re Municipal Court bench of Chicago, Tuesday High class Mason who has no trouble in counting his warm friends in this city by the thousands, and one and all of them feel dead sure that he will be re-elected to the Municipal Court bench of Chicago, Tuesday, November 2. ATTORNEY A. L. WILLIAMS WILL ADDRESS THE SUNDAY EVENING CLUB AT THE METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CENTER CHURCH CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH RAISES $5,000 IN TWO WEEKS' RALLY (Preston News Service) Sunday evening, July 4th, Attorney A. L. Williams, who is better known as one of the fighting lawyers of Chicago, will address Rev. W. D. Cook's church, Wendell Phillips High School. Mr. Williams will talk in a general way on "Crime and Criminality in Chicago." Hon. Martin J. O'Brien, city comptroller of Chicago and Hon. Michael L. Igoe, South Park commissioner and member of the legislature of Illinois from the fifth senatorial district, have been invited to be present on that occasion. POLICE ACCUSE FATHER OF MURDERING SON (Preston News Service) Washington, D. C., July 2.—A father is held by police of the fifth precinct charged with the murder of his own son and serious assault upon another son. Raymond Freeman, 25 years old, one of the sons, died early Thursday in Freedman's hospital, as the result of stab wounds inflicted Sunday, police say, by his father, Daniel Freeman, 49 years old. According to police, the father alleged his sons spoke uncomplimentary of their mother, and a fight ensued in which, police say, he cut both his sons. The other son, Clifford Freeman, 27 years old, is in a critical condition in Freedmen's hospital. S. S. The great and fearless Chief of Police of the City of continues to round up the criminal element of the got them on the dead run, and Chicago is best place for decent people to reside in. The great and fearless Chief of Police of the City of Chicago, who continues to round up the criminal element of this city and has got them on the dead run, and Chicago is becoming a safer place for decent people to reside in. The great and fearless Chief of Police of the City of Chicago, who continues to round up the criminal element of this city and has got them on the dead run, and Chicago is becoming a safer place for decent people to reside in. I trouble in counting his warm thousands, and one and all of it he will be re-elected to the Chicago, Tuesday, November 2. CENTRAL BAPSTIST CHURCH RAISES $5,000 IN TWO WEEKS' RALLY (Preston News Service) Pittsburgh, Pa., July 2.—Following a two weeks' rally the membership of Central Baptist Church here laid $4,103 in cash on the collection table last Sunday morning following an urgent appeal by the pastor, Rev. W. Augustus Jones, for funds with which to make a payment on the $10,000 indebtedness of the church. Other members pledged to give sufficient to bring the total to $5,000 next Sunday. Rev. Jones announced that he desired the congregation to raise another $5,000 in December and clear the church of debt. As soon as this is done, work will be resumed to complete the church edifice. Among the organizations contributing the largest amounts were: The Crusaders' Club, headed by Deacon J. W. Lemon, with the highest amount; next came the Pastor's Aid Society, under the leadership of Mrs. Margaret Robinson, and third was the Laymen's Movement, headed by Deacon George H. Newman. MEET AFTER LONG SEPARATION James and John Robinson and Henry Hughes met after a separation of thirteen years 'at the bier of their sister, the late Mrs. Lou Ella Young. The brothers have returned to their respective homes in East Moline and Metropolis, Ill., and Milwaukee, Wis. 1930 police of the City of Chicago, who nominal element of this city and has and Chicago is becoming a safer de in. HON. GEORGE B. HOLMES One of the high class Judges of the Municipal cago who has been highly indorsed by the Association in his race for re-election to his p Tuesday, November 2. One of the high class Judges of the Municipal Court of Chicago who has been highly indorsed by the Chicago Bar Association in his race for re-election to his present position, Tuesday, November 2. LAID TO REST IN MT. GLEN WOOD Mrs. Lou Ella Young, over whose body the last tributes were paid on Thursday, June 24th, by Drs. W. D. Cook, Jno. R. Harvey, Rev. H. W. Knight, and many fraternal organizations and clubs of which she was a member. The body was borne to beautiful Mt. Glenwood Cemetery to rest in the same section with her collaborer and companion, the late Evangelist Nora Fields Taylor. Out of town relatives and friends attended the services in large numbers and the services were largely attended by fraternal friends and otherwise. Mrs. Young had done much good for fraternalism and humanity during her career. MRS. JACKSON ON THE GO Mrs. Eliza Jackson, state grand queen of Illinois and jurisdiction of A. U. K. & D. of A., has been busy during the week at Bailey's hall where she held the election and installation of Bethlehem Council, the Marshall Council and Herbert Officers' Council No.1, A. U. K. & D. of A. Many of the state and subordinate officers were in attendance at each meeting looking forward to the coming of the national grand council session in August. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Patterson have recently removed from 4421 Indiana avenue to 5161 South Michigan avenue, where they will be pleased to greet their many friends. The monster three-day carnival, picnic and barbecue, to be given by the Fort Dearborn Elks' Marching Club at beautiful Golden Park, Robbins, Ill., July 3rd, 4th and 5th, promises to be a great and pleasant affair. See ad in another column of this newspaper. Monster CARNIVAL, PICNIC TO BE G Monster Three Day CARNIVAL, PICNIC AND BARBECUE TO BE GIVEN BY ELKS A monster three-day ca July 3, 4 and 5, will be g Marching Club at beautifu Dancing, Racing, Charlesto ments for everybody. Bring day in the woods. ROUTE: Take interurbai streets to 139th street. Autr street, west to Park. A monster three-day carnival picnic and barbecue, July 3, 4 and 5, will be given by Fort Dearborn Elk's Marching Club at beautiful Golden Park, Robbins, Ill. Dancing, Racing, Charleston Contest, Fishing—Amusements for everybody. Bring your family and spend the day in the woods. ROUTE: Take interurban car at 63rd and Halsted streets to 139th street. Autos: Western Avenue to 139th street, west to Park. ```markdown ``` of the Municipal Court of Chi indorsed by the Chicago Bar election to his present position, CALLED TO VIRGINIA Atty. W. S. Henry, who came to the city in attendance of the N. A. A. C. P., has been called to his home in order to go to Virginia on account of the death of his father. Atty. Henry was accompanied by Atty. Henderson and the party made the trip by automobile. BAILEY ON THE JOB M. T. Bailey, president the Bailey Realty Co., 3638 South State street, who has spent much time in the east and south recently, is back in the city and ready to give efficient services to the race as usual in every line of endeavor for advancement and progress. Leak Made Much Trouble A leaking cask of wine caused such a growth of fungi in a wine cellar that not only was it raised to the roof, but the door of the cellar would not open and it was necessary to pull up the floor boards in the room above. Not in Our Time Optimist—"I believe the time will come when there will be no more jokes about the optimist and the pessimist." Pessimist—"If it does, we shall not be there to enjoy the relief."—Kansas City Times. There Ain't None Our idea of a considerate professor is one who talks you to sleep, then wakes you up five minutes early so you won't be late for your next class.-Denison Flamingo. Fellow Feeling Little Smith (to burglar)—L-look here! My wife sent me down to d-deal with you. Now if you're a married man you'll have a bit of sympathy and go quietly! Favorite Hymns So far as a symposium conducted by John o' London's Weekly is indicative, "Lead, Kindly Light," is the favorite hymn today, with Isaac Watts" "O God, Our Help in Ages Past," second. Three Day C AND BARBECUE GIVEN BY amival picnic and barbecue, given by Fort Dearborn Elk's Golden Park, Robbins, Ill. Contest, Fishing—Amuse- your family and spend the car at 63rd and Halsted es: Western Avenue to 139th ```markdown ``` --- --- ```markdown ``` --- COLORFUL NEWS MOVIES By THE CAMERAMAN (Preston News Service) One: Echoes from Delaware Two: Does Art Know Color? Three: Paul Green's "Lonesome Road" Four: Editorial Shortstops One: Echoes from Delaware Echoes have just been heard from the good state of Delaware, in which a few decades ago one Neal, a colored man, was given a new trial, upon order of the U. S. Supreme Court, for a criminal offense following his conviction by a jury from which Negroes were excluded by the law of the state. This time, the burning question of whether the Eighteenth Amendment is to be or not to be has been considered by the Thomas Jefferson League of Delaware, whose pamphlet, entitled "Common Sense and States Rights," was lately introduced into the U. S. Senate by Senator Thomas F. Bayard, democrat, of Delaware. The Thomas Jefferson League states, in its pamphlet, that "The Eighteenth Amendment, with its Volstead appendix, is as objectionable to the people of some of the states as the Fifteenth Amendment is objectionable to the people of other states." Further, the League asks: "If the South should prove recrent to its heritage, will it not be logical for the North to insist on the literal and absolute enforcement of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments?" Thus does the skeleton in the closet of a slothful Delaware reveal itself. Delaware would give its kingdom for a horse. To foster 100 per cent state sovereignty, as in the case of Neal against Delaware, the state would abolish the merest gesture of Federal co-operation, in order, as the Thomas Jefferson League infers, to object to the Fifteenth Amendment to the U. S. Constitution. Delaware, high in illiteracy, backward in progress, with its whipping post still in vogue, is alert upon the question of prohibition, particularly when abolishment of the Eighteenth Amendment would make precedent for such a constitutional reform as Delaware, under the guidance of the Thomas Jefferson League, as would lay a firm foundation for "rocking" the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, so obnoxious to Delaware but dear to twelve million Negroes and their millions of friends of freedom and manhood. Two: Does Art Know Color? "So I am ashamed," says Langston Hughes, Washington poet, writing in "The Nation" of June 23rd, "for the black poet who says: 'I want to be a poet, not a Negro poet,' as though his own racial world were not as interesting as any other world." The youthful creator of Negro verse goes a step further and says: "But jazz to me is one of the inherent expressions of Negro life in America," and the prize-winning prodigy of Negro rhythm rests his poetic case, endeavoring to establish the theory that Art, the expression of soul and sentiment, draws the color line, which so banefully creates a black wheel within a white wheel in America. Let us look, though, into Art, the gift of soul and mind, rather than the expression of racial inherencies. Let us listen to Fritz Kreisler, the Austrian, playing as no one else can the compositions of Paganini, the Italian; and note the perfect blending of the Art of each master. Let us listen to Jacques Thibaud, the Frenchman, interpret Mendelssohn, who, so far as science and history teach us, was inherently his racial counterpart, and observe the racial tendencies of each in a blend kneeling at the throne of Art. Let Gabriolowitch, the Russian, play the works of Liszt, Rubenstein or Chaminade, and after a pause read Longfellow's song of Acadia, or listen to John McCormack, the Irishman, sing "Little Mother of Mine," by Burleigh, the Negro. Then tell us if Art is striving for racial identities and colorations, which must put their "sacred" touch upon Art, the blender of souls. And, poet Hughes, don't you know that the earliest expressions of jazz in America were the creations of white musicians who, upon experimenting with broken syncopation, adapted its jerky rhythm to their musical description of the black man's songs of humor. It is true that our own Will Marion Cook caught the vein of jazz and in his "Emancipation Day" set forth, as a Negro composer, an artist, his musical vision of syncopation and jazz. But, kind sir, don't you know that today jazz is best played and interpreted by Jews, such as Irvin Berlin, and the horde of Broadway musicians, who, be it Art THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JULY 3, 1926 or not, have placed jazz upon Art's throne? Wise is he who says, "I want to be a poet, not a Negro poet." Soulful is he who recognized the truth of centuries that Art is Art, that Art is too great a gift to be veneered with color or race. Art is above this sordid world; it reaches for strength and poise, to something which we here cannot understand. If you are in doubt still, please ask Miss Hazel Harrison to play for you the works of Rachmaninoff, the Russian. Three: Paul Green's "Lonesome Road" Three: Paul Green's "Lonesome Road" Paul Green, a professor of philosophy of North Carolina University, has essayed to depict, through a stage vehicle entitled "Lonesome Road," the Negro and his relations to the dominant white population. As one of the playwright professor's critics says: "He has tried to make us see more clearly the inner tragedy of the black race, of the Negro who dreams and aspires and never attains, as he treasures his lonely way from birth to death on a road which he can share with no other man." It is said, further, by R. Dana Skinner (white) that the "Lonesome Road" plays show the double-degree fate which seems to strike all those Negroes of the South who try seriously to elevate themselves above their fellows, either through motives of personal advancement, or through a more altruistic desire to be helpful to their race. Whether the "Lonesome Road" plays will ever reach New York, Chicago, Boston, or some other place where the influences of the truth they depict may be stimulating to public sentiment, is a question. One thing is certain, however, and that is that Paul Green's stage lore of the Negro, as he sees it in North Carolina, will never reach the footlights of Atlanta, New Orleans, Jacksonville, or any other southern metropolis, because, as has been said by unbiased critics, the plays are based upon the truth—the truth that they inhere rather in the conditions of the South itself, where the numerically inferior whites resent any efforts of the blacks to encroach on their own fields of education and commerce. Prof. Green has performed a notable service, however, if his plays are absorbed and appreciated by one single white man, woman, or child; for to create a scintilla of earnest thought of the mixed truths of the relations of whites and blacks in the South is to have performed a Christian act and a duty. White audiences, not black ones, are what are needed to have their consciences pricked; for since the days of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" there has been but little done on the stage to have the South see itself as the Negroes of America see it. As Prof. Green infers, their road has been a lonesome one, before and since the sixties; and that there is a southern white man who is willing to throw the light of truth upon it is a reminder that good Samaritans are found, now and then, even in the land which can but will not see. Four: Editorial Shortstops President, Coolidge has signed the mothers' pension bill, providing a $100,000 fund which will be used the first year to aid worthy mothers in the home care of children not over 16 years of age. This act will be a boon to Negro mothers who will certainly have a full quota among those who are deserving of aid because of the high moral obligations of motherhood which they have assumed. School attendance (mixed, if you please) in New York state for the year ended July, 1925, was 86.43 per cent of the total net enrollment, the highest ever reached in the state. In 1894, the year before the enactment of the compulsory education law, the corresponding percentage was 54 per cent. Moral: Just think what could happen in the educational worlds of Louisiana, Florida, and their sister states if compulsory educational laws were nondiscriminatorily applied to those commonwealths. More'n Enough Words Now High Spot for Echoes High Spot for Believe Near Binglen, in Germany, is a famous echo which will toss a sound to and fro no less than seventy times. Usually Also, where there's a will there's a half-done lawyers...Detroit News. Crepe Satin Used for Wedding Gown Court Train and Vaporous Veil of Tulle, Worth's Bridal Outfit. Once a year Paris speaks with a voice of authority on wedding gowns. Crepe satin of impeccable quality, draped in the fashion of the day, with court train and a vaporous vell of tulle—such is the traditional bridal gown of the house of Worth, which has probably gowned more brides of the soclemate dourne during the past half century than any other establishment of the French capital. "The appropriate wedding gown for a formal church wedding," said M. Worth, "is one which reflects at once the dignity of the ceremony and its joyousness, and in my opinion there is no fabric so suitable as white crepe satin fashioned with graceful simplicity, cut with long sleeves and moderate decolletage because it is to be worn in church. Panels of rich lace unite the silhouette with the straight upward lines of the cathedral, while the filmy outline of tulle lets filter through the light in the aura. "The headdress may be in the form of a tira, and I like, also, a nunlike coif of lace that frames the face in a becoming oval." If it be a country wedding one may choose a gown on more informal lines or a quaint robe de style; and the American bride who is married in the drawing room in a setting of flowers may dispense with court train and long sleeves, and choose among many materials besides satin. A very supple velvet, so fine it falls as soft as satin, is a splendid choice. Georgetje, chiffon and new silks of soft texture are in good taste Another Parisian house which creates beautiful costumes for the bride is that of Jeanne Lanvin, and here the theme is often chosen from picturequees period styles. It was this couturier who introduced silver garniture on bridal gowns. The Lanvin spring collection was terminated on the day of its opening by an impressive robe de mariee of white marocain encrusted with tulle embroidered in white beads. The headdress was a diadem of silver lame and beaded tulle, holding a short vell which barely covered the top of the arms and floated lightly about the face. Captain Molyneux, who is English, follows the charming custom of his country in choosing little pages to accompany the bride, and this house makes many costumes on the silm and somewhat stately that best become the tail beauty. When the cut is very plain there are rich garnitures, such as embroideries of pearls, and lighter fabrics than satin or velvet are often employed. Red and Gold Taffeta Ribbon Bands Are Used tutoring & b. b. b. Showing a tailored two-piece georgette dress attractively decorated with red and gold taffeta ribbon bands. The vestee is of white plaited georgette and the blue felt hat has a red grosgrain band. The pin is of red and rhinestones. For Unhobbed Heads A new type of hat now separates the bobbed from the unbobbed. So many women are letting their hair grow out again that there has come a demand for a medium head size, as well as medium heights of crown and widths of brim. The majority of these hats are very soft fine felt, with comparatively little trimming. Silk Flowers Used Silk flowers are still very much in vogue and because they are so reasonable and so smart for the fur coat collar many women are buying one to match every gown or to smarten up the black dress so that when the collars of their coats are thrown back these little accessories flash forth color and feminine daintainess. Castor Oil's White Light Castor oil, which is much used as a lamp oil in India, gives a whiter light than oil of any other kind. Mysteries Found in · Dead Letter Office No place in the world, perhaps, holds as many unsolved mysteries in as many odd forms as does Uncle Sam's dead letter office in Washington, says Popular Science Monthly. Not only is this mail morgue the final resting place for letters and parcels that go astray because of faulty addresses, but it is also the repository for contraband goods, such as firearms, alcohol and narcotics, as well as deadly bombs and infernal machines. There an ordinary package has been found to conceal enough dynamite to wreck a building. There, too, innocent-looking parcels have given up everything from a live snake or a poisonous tarantula to a flock of fleas. More than 60,000 carelessly addressed letters arrive every day in this government morgue, which received 21,000,000 letters and 803,000 parcels last year. In this number are 100,000 letters which have been mailed in entirely blank envelopes, many containing large sums of money. The cash found in misdirected mall amounts to about $5,500 annually. Scarcity of Material Makes Briars Costly It is said that French soil no longer yields the precious briar bush. Spain has but little, Italy has but run dry, and that it is in Corsica that the finest specimens are found. It is the root of the shrub that matters. In North Africa the light and sandy soil renders the texture of the woody root rather porous, and this "briar" is used for cheaper grades of pipe. In Corsica the roots have a tough fight to gain hold in the rocky soil. A Corsican briar root may weigh 15 or 25 pounds when it is brought rough to the factory, but when cut down this will give no more than a dozen blocks for use. From these emerge, perhaps, two really tip-top, flawless "best English briars." And as such a pipe beauty can be fashioned only from root which is in the region of a hundred years' growth, it is not to be wondered that a perfect briar pipe is costly.—Manchester Guardian. Point of View of Sexes Three great women, George Ellot, Emily Browning and George Sand, said the principal genius of woman lies in the depth of her affection. A woman is no more superior to a man than a man is to a woman, says the lecturer, Miss Slime. What is strong in man is weak in woman and vice versa, but in Miss Slime's opinion civilization had and was undergoing three phases. The first, before feminism came in, was the age of chivalry when men treated women as spiritual beings and desired to shield and protect them. The second was an appreciation of woman and her desire for equality. The third would be the chivalry of woman toward man in an attempt to understand his point of view. Perhaps that will have to be the way of it. Man hasn't been able to get hers.—Capper's Weekly. Good Effect Gained by Proper Pictures Pictures serve an admirable purpose in the decoration and furnishing of the small home. By the very nature of their location on the wall they occupy none of the floor space that is so valuable in the small dwelling. If the little room has been rather crowded with furniture, pictures on the wall carry the eye upward and bring the attention from the lower part of the room to the upper, where there is a greater appearance of space. Then, too, the subjects of the pictures may be chosen with a view to increasing the apparent size of the room. Pictures with a rather deep perspective give the eye a feeling of looking into the scene, down a corridor, into a valley, along a river, or otherwise creating an appearance of distance. To do this removes much of the cramped feeling that invades a small room overcrowded with furniture. The choice of color in pictures also will have much to do with the decorative scheme of the room, and the same effect of spaciousness can be created with the judicious use of mirrors. Irish Fairies In Ireland those generally spiritual but occasionally extremely materialistic little beings, the fairies, ruled the roost until well on in the Nineteenth century. They figure largely in Irish poetry, and are celebrated by writers so diverse as Lover, Ferguson, and P. W. Joyce. And who that has read it can ever forget Yeats' description of the wonderful lady who came to take Olsin into the Land of the Ever Young on the back of the gloriously caparisoned steed with his bridle of findriny? Money in Broken Glass The dealer in second-hand plate glass is certainly the possessor of one of the oddest occupations of any man in London. When a big window gets smashed the owner usually prefers that the insurance company shall replace the broken pane than that he should be paid its price. The dealer buys the broken panes from the company and cuts them up, finding ready sale for the smaller sheets. Bring on the Bacon A school teacher was in the habit of giving out passages from Shakespeare to be written down by her pupils. One day she gave the class this one from Hamlet: "The appetite grows by what it feeds on." One of the boys, a thin little fellow from a poor family, held up his hand. "I've written it down, miss," he said, "but I don't think it's true." "Don't you? Why not?" "Because my appetite is growing by what it doesn't feed on." (M copyright.) MRS. SIMPSON walked slowly up the steps of her daughter's home. The death of the older sister with whom she had made her home was sending her to live with Louise and Louise's husband, Beale. It would not be so bad if Beale's father were not already a permanent boarder at his son's house. Mrs. Simpson would be just one more in the way. At dinner that night Mrs. Simpson studied her daughter's father-in-law from across the flowers and shaded candles. Doctor Miller was an unobtrusive enough person perhaps five years her senior. After dinner he smoked one cigar with Beale and then rose to go. "I must be reading now," he said with the trace of a shadow across his face. "Don't hurry, father," Louise urged cordially. "It's a foolish notion you have that young people want to be alone every evening." Doctor Miller patted Louise's shoulder. "I remember, my dear, that I was once young," he said. For awhile Mrs. Simpson sat in a brown study. Doctor Miller was perfectly right. If she and Elmer had had some deadly old in-laws sitting around during those first days, she would have thought herself abused, indeed. Louise and Beale had a right to their romantic season alone. "Tonight I must unpack," she said, rising. As she lifted her clothes from trunk to closet and tried to give the pretty guest-room a homelike appearance. Mrs. Simpson blinked now and then to keep back a rebellious tear. Then she faced her reflection in the mirror. She was not old. There were no wrinkles in her smooth face; she wasn't thin and shrivelled or fat and pudgy. There was no earthly reason why she should not find something useful to do. Perhaps Louise would assign her some household tasks. The next day, however, dissipated her hopes. Two servants did all the work about Louise's house. "Now, sit right down, mother, and make yourself comfortable," Louise admonished as she hurried off to a bridge luncheon. Mrs. Simpson tried to sit. She did it poorly. She read until the words blurred before her eyes. Then she just stared out of the window, feeling rather envious of all the people in the world who had work to do. Louise was busy and happy; Beale was in an eternal rush; Doctor Miller still had office hours and calls to make. There was the sound of a key being turned in the latch of the front door, and Doctor Miller entered, bringing with him a gust of wind from the street. He came into the living room rubbing his hands and looking the picture of good cheer. As he saw Mrs. Simpson, his face grew serious. "Ah, you've been alone all day," he guessed. "Louise is very popular. At tractive girl—your daughter." "Yes," Mrs. Simpson smiled. "Let me bring you some of the books that make my evenings less desolate. I find that old people must read a great deal, Mrs. Simpson." Doctor Miller trotted upstairs with a buoyancy that belied his age. He was a distinguished looking gentleman, Mrs. Simpson decided. Louise had not done badly when she married into the Miller family. So Doctor Miller returned with a book, and Mrs. Simpson bore it off to her room. That night and the next day she read with real zest. Then late in the afternoon she smoothed her wavy hair, put a bit of powder on her nose and went down to await the return of Doctor Miller. There were several points in the story that she would really enjoy talking over with some one. So the weeks passed—Doctor Miller supplying the reading matter and the chats at twilight, and Mrs. Simpson sewing a little, but reading much Strangely, Cornelia Simpson told herself, she was not altogether unhappy. It was funny, too, that the very person she had dreaded was making life with Beale and Louise endurable. At last there came a night when the daughter and son-in-law were dining out. Mrs. Simpson sat at the head of the table, and Doctor Miller at the foot. It was a cozy little dinner. "Don't you want coffee with your dinner instead of afterwards?" Cornelia Simpson asked. "Most men like it better that way." "Yes," Doctor Miller replied, "and can't we have the vegetables left on the table, so that the butler won't have to be standing around?" After dinner Cornelia Simpson and Doctor Miller gravitated naturally toward the living room. "I guess we're not intruding tonight," Doctor Miller suggested. "Oh, the children are very kind." Mrs. Simpson defended. "That isn't it, but who likes to be shelved? You preside over a home beautifully, Cornelia Simpson. Don't you think you could try it again with an old man who would bring you books and not bother you?" "No," she said, shaking her head with real emphasis. "I could not stand not to be bothered." The man's face, which had momentarily clouded, cleared again. He was a deal handsomer than his son, Cornelia Simpson thought. "Agreed," he smiled, taking in his the smooth white hands that lay in the woman's lap. "Louise will never see the day that she is half as lovely as her mother" he added happily. Only One Scottish Lake Scotland has but one lake—Lake Mentelth. All other inland stretches of water are lochs. Ernest H. WILLIAMSON UNDERTAKER ERnest H. WILLIAMSON UNDERTAKER 5121-29-75 Charlest Dawson Dog Died of Grief English newspapers report the case of a dog dying of grief at Blackburn. The old man to whom it had belonged lay ill for some days before the end, and the dog watched at his bedside like a nurse, mourning and refusing food. The old master died and friends of both saw that the end of the dog was near, too. They took it up to carry it forth. As they did it licked the cold hand of its master, and was borne out of the room to die. Employers' Associations Employers Associations The first employers' association of national importance, which was formed to bargain or deal with workers, was the United States Potter's association, organized in 1875. The Stove Founders' association, formed in 1886, stimulated the organization of similar groups. Volcanism Dying Out In the Hawaiian islands, as apparently elsewhere in the world, volcanism is dying out. The occasional lava flows and explosions which Professor Jagger is watching so carefully in Hawaii are insignificant in comparison with the vast activity which went on not very many centuries ago. Concealing Shades When desiring to conceal the shade of a window set back from the wall, the glass curtain should be hung inside the window frame close to the shade. There should be allowed a heading of about three inches above where the rod runs through and this will hide the shade. Ants That Bake Bread Ants have been found in Dalmatia which actually make bread by chewing seeds into pulp, forming it in loaves, baking them in the sun and then storing them away for future use. Not Traditional Belief Traditional superstitions have some excuse, but to attribute bad luck to opening an umbrella in the house is going out of one's way looking for trouble. Umbrellas are not over a century old. Small Dividend Coming If time is money, we all came in for a dividend figured within a small space on the dial. Would Be Money in It If one-half of the world knew how the other half lived, it could pick up a little change by reporting the facts. WILLI UNL JOHN D. SCOTT, Manager Licensed Undertaker MRS. MARY E. WILLIAMSON Licensed Undertaker J. E. BISH 33d Degree PRW.D.G.M. Bookkeeper Unexcelled for AUTOMOBILES KEN 5121-23-25 The Williamson Funeral is distinguished by the up-to-date designs of its Cunningham Limousine Hearse and Cars South State Street Gas Beyond Reach A volcano is not only a vast steam boiler, likely at any moment to blow itself up; it is also a vast gas producer, no doubt capable of supplying gas enough for many cities if we could collect and purify the inflammable gases which are given off. Powerful Flame The oxy-acetylene flame is capable of producing a temperature in the neighborhood of 6.000 degrees Fahrenheit, the highest temperature that is produced outside of the electric arc. The figure has not been definitely established. Inundations Formed Sea The Dollart, an arm of the North sea at the mouth of the Ems, was formed by inundation in 1277 and subsequent dates. It lies between the province of Hanover, Germany, and that of Groningen, Holland. Vanity and Pride Vanity is a confounded donkey, very apt to put his head between his legs and chuck us over; but Pride is a fine horse that will carry us over the ground and enable us to distance our fellow-travelers. - Marryat. Short Summer in North In no part of the Canadian Northwest territories is there a tropical climate but explorers have stated that in some subarctic parts there is a short but warm summer during which certain flowers bloom in profusion. Johnny on the Job The old-fashioned girl who used to make mamma keep little brother out of the room while her beau was calling now has a daughter who substitizes Johnny to play substitute to her sweettea while she is dressing. Beginnings of Faith From the presumptions of immortality structural in men, reason moves to a higher plane of argument, and marks the actual beginnings of resurrection in the individual.—Newell Dwight Hills. Work for Success Today's neglect means tomorrow's regret. The man who feels certain of success and labors to that end is self-mistaken. Change Name for Luck German parents sometimes change the name of their baby if it is seriously ill. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, JULY 3, 1926 Women in Se: ude The position of women in Korea comes closer to servitude than in any other oriental country. They are taught that the greatest feminine virtues are silence, humility and timidity. East-Mississippi States Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi, with an area of 59,265 square miles; Florida, second, with 58,066 square miles, and Michigan third, with 57,980. Thing That Hurts It is bad enough to make a blunder, but it really peeves one more to find out he is so unimportant that nobody has noticed his blunder.—Salina (Kan.) Journal. Might Spill Some Jimmie (about ready to receive his medicine)—Here, mother! I want grandma to give me that medicine tonight. Her hands shake so.—Edinburgh Scotsman. Market in Churchyard Cabbages were sold in St. Paul's churchyard, London, three hundred years ago, when the cathedral clergy had the hawkers banished on account of the noise they made. England's Oldest Crosses The ancient crosses at Sandbach, Cheshire, the oldest of the kind in England, have stood in the market place for over a thousand years and have puzzled many antiquarians. Land of Cinnamon The land of cinnamon is the name given by the Spanish conquerors of Peru to a region east of the Andes in the forests of the plains of the Napo, where they found the aromatic bark. Composer's Hard Fate The composer Bach was in very straitened circumstances at the time of his death, and was buried in a pauper's grave in Leipzig Chilean Nitrates. The nitrate industry of Chile represents invested capital of nearly $200,000,000 and gives employment to 50,000 people directly, and indirectly five times as many. Familiar Mald (as phone bell rings)—Ah—that'll be your young man, miss. I'd know 'is ring anywhere.—London Opinion. Speed of Trains The modern express passenger locomotive can run 112 miles an hour on a straight, heavy-rail track if the engine is ballasted by a train behind it to prevent its jumping the track. In actual practice 50 miles an hour is not often exceeded. An Easy Way Out The hardest thing is to say no, but we find that we can accomplish the same end by taking the matter under advisement—Ohio State Journal Telephone: State 3278 A. D. GASH State 3278 GASH Phone Main 20 A L W ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 813, Ashland Block 155 N. Clark Street CHICAGO, ILL. Residence, 1262 Malacalister Place Telephone Monroe 2714 MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY AT LAW Suite 318-320 Reaper Block Clark and Washington Sts. CHICAGO Telephone Central 1239 P. J. J. CAI P.J.CARR H. H. H. Democratic Candidate SHERIFF OF C Vote for him at the WEST ENGLEY AND SAVI Cor. 63rd Street and JOHN BAIN, President Vice-President; EDWARD President and Cashier; Assistant Cashier and T TELEPHONE PUBLIC Candidate for the Nomin HERIFF OF COOK COUNTY for him at the November el IT ENGLEWOOD TRE AND SAVINGS BANK Old Street and Marshfield AIN, President; MICHAEL President; EDWARD C. BAR and Cashier; W. MERLE Cashier and Trust Officer. TELEPHONE REPUBLIC 5000 Democratic Candidate for the Nomination for SHERIFF OF COOK COUNTY Vote for him at the November election WEST ENGLEWOOD TRUST AND SAVINGS BANK Cor. 63rd Street and Marshfield Avenue JOHN BAIN, President; MICHAEL MAISEL, Vice-President; EDWARD C. BARRY, VicePresident and Cashier; W. MERLE FISHER, Assistant Cashier and Trust Officer. TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 1 GEORGE F. H. REAL Up-to-Date or Modern and Store 3101 COTTAG Corner 31st S JAS. B. McCAHEY, President FRANK J. DUNN, Vice-President ESTABLISHED AGE F. HARDIN REAL ESTATE Date or Modern Houses, A and Stores to Rent CLOTAGE GROVE Corner 31st Street, Chicago KEY, President IN, Vice-President PHILIP J. H. X. COMER ESTABLISHED 1877 GEORGE F. HARDING, JR. Up-to-Date or Modern Houses, Apartments and Stores to Rent 3101 COTTAGE GROVE AVE. Corner 31st Street, Chicago JOHN J. DUNN COAL CO. Telephone 6 5100 Federal Street Telephone Oakland 1550 1 Street What Americans Eat The average American, according to recent statistics, eats 150 pounds of meat a year. In the same space he consumes 200 pounds of potatoes, and 150 eggs. He eats, however, less wheat than the Frenchman. Parliament's Lifetime The life of a British parliament is now limited to five years. Originally seven years was the limit, but a few years ago this was reduced to five. Phone Main 2017 A. L. WILLIAMS ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Suite 706 Firmenich Building 184 W. Washington St. CHICAGO Residence 3646 Michigan Ave. Phone Douglas 9133 Phones: Office Main 4153; Residence 4751 Champlain Avenue Phone Kenwood 5611 ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Suite 708—184 W. Washington St. CHICAGO for the Nomination for BOOK COUNTY November election WOOD TRUST INGS BANK Marshfield Avenue ; MICHAEL MAISEL, RD C. BARRY, Vice- W. MERLE FISHER, Just Officer. REPUBLIC 5000 HARDING, JR. ESTATE Own Houses, Apartments to Rent E GROVE AVE. Street, Chicago PHILIP J. DUNN, Secretary H. X. COMERFORD, Treasurer HED 1877 Oakland 1550 CHICAGO Notary Public (Formerly the literary department of Walden University) An Approved School in the Educational Center cern in methods and thorough in school has Christian influence around the school seinphasis upon development of the in- st of the student. EXPENSES SURPRISINGLY MODERATE For further information, address T. R. 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