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SOCIETY NEWS PUBLISHED FREE HON. WILLIAM HALE The man or the hero of the hour, who with the aid of his thousands of cratic friends, he will occupy the M Hall after April 5. If all signs do not of the Colored voters will stand Mr. Thompson returned home Thurs vacation trip in the South. N. WILLIAM HALE THOMPSON the hero of the hour, who feels de- aid of his thousands of Republica- nids, he will occupy the Mayor's cha- nels April 5. If all signs do not fail, the clored voters will stand by him on upson returned home Thursday more trip in the South. 334 HON. WILLIAM HALE THOMPSON The man or the hero of the hour, who feels dead sure that, with the aid of his thousands of Republican and Democratic friends, he will occupy the Mayor's chair in the City Hall after April 5. If all signs do not fail, the vast majority of the Colored voters will stand by him on election day. Mr. Thompson returned home Thursday morning from his vacation trip in the South. WASHINGTON PREPARING FOR HEALTH WEEK (Preston News Service) Washington, D. C., March 11.—An educational campaign among the people of this city will be conducted during the week of April 3-10, as this city's observance of National Negro Health Week, a movement started in 1914 by the late Booker T. Washington. The activities in Washington will be conducted under the direction of the National Negro Medical Association, the officers of the Medical School of Howard University, and civic organizations. According to Dr. Algernon B. Jackson, head of the Howard University Medical Department, health conditions among colored people in Washington are poorer than in most large cities. The death rate here among them, he contends, is three or four times higher than the white death rate and even above the mortality rate in other places. Lack of education as to means of acquiring and maintaining health, he believes, is partly responsible for the condition. Too many colored people, he said, live by the Oriental philosophy of fatalism, believing that if they are to have disease—particularly tuberculosis—there is no alternative. M. W. H. M. M. W. HON. GEORGE F. HARDING Treasurer of Cook County, member of the great political combination of Crowe, Barrett, Gal Thompson, Snow and Company. Senator H of the best and truest friends of the Colore United States and on April 5 he will greatly Hon. William Hale Thompson Mayor of Chic Cook County, member of the great combination of Crowe, Barrett, Galilee, Snow and Company. Senator Hust and truest friends of the Colorestates and on April 5 he will greatlyiam Hale Thompson Mayor of Chic Treasurer of Cook County, member of the great or powerful political combination of Crowe, Barrett, Galpin, Harding, Thompson, Snow and Company. Senator Harding is one of the best and truest friends of the Colored race in the United States and on April 5 he will greatly assist to elect Hon. William Hale Thompson Mayor of Chicago. Treasurer of Cook County, member of the great or powerful political combination of Crowe, Barrett, Galpin, Harding, Thompson, Snow and Company. Senator Harding is one of the best and truest friends of the Colored race in the United States and on April 5 he will greatly assist to elect Hon. William Hale Thompson Mayor of Chicago. Vol. XXXII. 5 CENTS PER COPY HALE THOMPSON our, who feels dead sure that, hands of Republican and Democracy the Mayor's chair in the City ns do not fail, the vast majority stand by him on election day. me Thursday morning from his The health education campaign program as outlined follows: Sunday, April 3, mobilization day; Monday, home hygiene; Tuesday, community sanitation; Wednesday, child health; Thursday and Friday, special campaign days; Saturday, general cleanup day, and Sunday, April 10, plans will be made to carry on the work inaugurated during the campaign week. Dr. Jackson said that improvement of health conditions among Negroes will constitute an asset in the economic welfare of the United States by lessening the danger of disease spread and by providing this country with a better equipped group of its citizens. SMILES AT WHITE WOMAN- HIS RECORD SAVES HIM Little Rock, Ark. — Oscar Warner, arrested several days ago by Motorcycle Patrolman Barrett on a charge of insulting white women, was dismissed by Municipal Judge Lewis after several business men had testified as to his good reputation. A white woman, the prosecuting witness, alleged that the man smiled at her as he passed in an automobile and also sounded the klaxon of his car and made a motion as if inviting her into the auto. 1930 member of the great or powerful owe, Barrett, Galpin, Harding, Oany. Senator Harding is one ads of the Colored race in the 5 he will greatly assist to elect on Mayor of Chicago. THE BROAD AX THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MARCH 12, 1927 The Mayoralty Contest Between Hon. William Hale Thompson, Hon. William E. Dever, and Dr. John Dill Robertson, Continues to Grow Hotter and Hotter Each Day. Hons. Homer K. Galpin, Charles V. Barrett, Robert E. Crowe, George F. Harding and the Other High Leaders of their Party, Freely Predict the Election of Mr. Thompson. On the Other Hand, Mr. George E. Brennan and Mr. Martin J. O'Brian and Their Associates Are Positive in Their Conviction That Hon. William E. Dever Will Be Re-elected to His Present Position. Mr. Walter E. Bacon, President of the Chicago Business Men's Republican Committee, Boosting Dr. John Dill Robertson for Mayor of Chicago, States, "That Every Day Thousands of Men and Women Are Crowding Into His Various Headquarters, Joining His Forces and the Indications Are; That He Will Go Over the Top for Mayor of This City, Tuesday, April 5: The time is drawing near when all the voters residing in this great city will be able to march to the polls and cast their ballots for their choice for mayor of Chicago and from now until that day arrives the people will be engaged in fist fights, back-biting, fouling, knocking down and dragging out and having a rough house time, in general the fighting will become so general that the voters will be unable to remember the names of the three candidates seeking that office and high honor. It is the solemn duty of the voters to carefully study the platform of the various contending candidates and see what they stand for, and if they are, what they will do for the citizens of Chicago. Will the city hall still be permitted to stand in the same old place, and will the police officers in EUROPEAN TOUR FOR TEACH ERS ANNOUNCED First Study Tour Under Auxes of Hampton Will Sail May 26 Hampton Institute, Va.—An educational trip to Europe for teachers and others similarly qualified has been arranged for the coming summer under the auspices of the extension department of Hampton Institute, it was recently announced by Dr. James E. Gregg, principal of the school. The tour, planned especially to give teachers the opportunity to broaden their education by foreign travel with the added advantage of summer school work in history with college credit given through the Hampton Institute Summer School will, according to Dr. Gregg, sail from New York on May 26 via Hamburg-American Line. Hampton Institute, it was stated, is responsible for the selection of the party and for the educational program, and is in no way interested in the business arrangements, which have been placed in the hands of a management experienced in arranging student travel trips abroad. A. Ogden Porter, A. B., M. A. (Harvard) Instructor in history in the college and in charge of preliminary arrangements and personnel, will be director of the tour and will give the course in Modern European History correlated with the itinerary of the party. Dr. Thomas W. Turner, A.B., M.A. (Howard), Ph. D. (Cornell), will act as assistant director, Mrs. many instances still be permitted to over ride the _____ and the political rights of the poor law-abiding people at their sweet will? These are some of the important questions that the voters should roll over in their minds before they blindly cast their ballots for this, that, or the other man for mayor of Chicago. Within the next few years millions of dollars will be expended for vast improvements in this city and we must see to it that we must select some and to conduct or manage the affairs of the public who will see to it that the citizens of Chicago will get an even break or a square deal for their money. Of course no one doubts the honesty of these gentlemen seeking that high office and we honestly feel that at the mistakes which they have made come from their hearts and not from their Turner accompanying the party as counselor of women. Although the trip is primarily for teachers, Mr. Porter says others similarly qualified will be admitted. Those who do not wish the academic credit will be privileged to take the lectures and attend the class meetings, but will not be required to do the formal work of the course. The size of the party will be limited. The party will sail from New York on May 26, arriving in Cherbourg June 4 and proceeding to Caen. After four days in Caen, with trips to Bayeux and trouville, a three-day stop will be made in Rouen. On June 12 the party will proceed to Paris where, for twelve days, that city and vicinity will be headquarters. Motor trips to Versailles and the battlefields are included in the plans for these days. Then Holland on June 24 will claim their attention and after two days in Amsterdam, with a side trip to the Island of Marken, the capitol of Belgium will be visited. After the three days in Brussels, with a trip to the battlefield of Waterloo, the party will sail on July 1 from Boulogne, arriving in New York on July 8. The price of the tour, according to its manager, Arnold Graf of 110 East 42nd street, New York, is $390 and includes ocean travel third class, as is customary with student travel-study parties on the Hamburg-American line; railway travel in Europe; hotel room and three meals a day during the trip; all excursions and sightsee- heads, and grave or serious mistakes have been made in selecting men for high and responsible positions who have proven themselves to be dishonest servants and brought everlasting disgrace upon themselves and upon all the citizens of Chicago. Mr. Walter E. Bacon, president of the Chicago Business Men's Republican Committee, 8 South Dearborn street, who is full business all the time, at this time feels that Dr. John Dill Robertson is gaining strength all the time for mayor of Chicago, that his vote will cause the natives to set up and take notice and that inasmuch as he made a sane and level headed commissioner of public health, and has a splendid record as president of the Board of Education of Chicago, and that he has made good as president of the West Park Board; that he is well fitted to become mayor of Chicago. ing included in the itinerary; transfer of members and their baggage; tips and taxes while in Europe, and tuition for the course. The price, it was announced, does not include tips on steamer, personal expenses, and passports, amounting to not more than $100. It was stated that members of the party who wish to travel higher than third class may do so by paying the difference in cost between third class accommodations and those of the second or first class. MORE ALIMONY ASKED BY WIFE OF KIP RHINELANDER White Plains, N. Y.—Supreme Court Justice Morschauser reserved decision Tuesday on the application of Alice Jones Rhinelander for $5,000 additional counsel fees in her fight in the Court of Appeals against the suit of Leonard Kip Rhinelander, scion of one of New York's oldest families, for an annulment of their marriage. Counsel for Rhinelander said the wife's attorneys had already been paid $18,500 and that Mrs. Rhinelander was receiving $300 a month alimony, which, he claimed, was depleting the Rhinelander fortune. Rhinelander sued for an annulment in 1924, alleging his wife concealed from him the fact that she had Negro blood in her veins. The annulment was denied by a jury. The Appellate division of the Supreme court upheld the lower court and the case went to the Court of Appeals. 71 71 HON. JOHN DILL ROBERTSON Candidate for Mayor of Chicago. He is running on platform: People's Ownership; Smash Ring; Lower the Taxes of the Common People attempting to disguise the fact, thousands of bot colored people will on Tuesday, April 5, voteertson for Mayor of Chicago. for Mayor of Chicago. He is running on platform: People's Ownership; Smash the Lower the Taxes of the Common People going to disguise the fact, thousands of both people will on Tuesday, April 5, vote for Mayor of Chicago. Candidate for Mayor of Chicago. He is running on the following platform: People's Ownership; Smash the Crime Ring; Lower the Taxes of the Common People. Without attempting to disguise the fact, thousands of both white and colored people will on Tuesday, April 5, vote for Dr. Robertson for Mayor of Chicago. PROTECTING MESSENGERS By Chief of Police Morgan A. Collins Never send a messenger carrying money or securities from your place of business without a proper escort. If the messenger is on foot, always have the escort follow at a distance of not less than ten feet, where he can observe the movements of suspicious persons. Messengers should carry money or securities in a pouch suspended from the left shoulder, concealed under the coat or garment. Instruct escorts to change route every day and to double back occasionally to observe whether or not they are being shadowed. perienced, instruction will be given at police revolver ranges without cost. Help us to protect you. We are always at your service. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. "NEGRO WEEK" APRIL 3 TO 10 Plans for the observation here in this city "Negro in Industry Week," April 3 to 10, have been announced by the Chicago Urban League. There will be a mass meeting in Olivet Baptist Church on Sunday, April 3, at 3 o'clock. At noon Monday, Eugene Kinckle Jones, executive secretary of the National Urban League, will address the Junior Association of Commerce in the Hotel La Salle. Payrolls should always be guarded by an escort. Always remember that the police department will furnish suitable escort to protect money, securities or valuable property when requested. Escorts and guards should be proficient in the use of firearms. If inex- 71 82E03 17 KIPED HON. WILLIAM E. DEVER Democratic candidate for re-e his hosts of friends look up candidate for re-election as Mayor of s of friends look upon him as a winner Democratic candidate for re-election as Mayor of Chicago, and his hosts of friends look upon him as a winner on April 5. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE BROAD AX No. 26 Chicago. He is running on the follow- le's Ownership; Smash the Crime es of the Common People. Without the fact, thousands of both white and in Tuesday, April 5, vote for Dr. Rob- Chicago. ERS perienced, instruction will be given at police revolver ranges without cost. Help us to protect you. We are always at your service. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. "NEGRO WEEK" APRIL 3 TO 10 Plans for the observation here in this city "Negro in Industry Week," April 3 to 10, have been announced by the Chicago Urban League. There will be a mass meeting in Olivet Baptist Church on Sunday, April 3, at 3 o'clock. At noon Monday, Eugene Kinckle Jones, executive secretary of the National Urban League, will address the Junior Association of Commerce in the Hotel La Salle. Tuesday there will be a joint meeting of the Chicago Woman's Club and the Woman City Club, and on Wednesday there will be an all-day conference in the City Club, at which nationally prominent leaders will speak. M. or re-election as Mayor of Chicago, and took upon him as a winner on April 5. No.26 393 HON. ROBERT E. CROWE The little fighting State's Attot unrelenting foe to its evild est politicians in this count throne of that wonderful l Harding, Galpin, Snow, B Crowe states that Hon. W come the next Mayor of C "CHICAGO'S HEALTH" Weekly Bulletin, Chicago Department of Health ighting State's Attorney of Cook Count ag foe to its evildoers. He is one of civilians in this country; he is the power that wonderful political combinatic Galpin, Snow, Barrett and Thompson that Hon. William Hale Thompson next Mayor of Chicago. The little fighting State's Attorney of Cook County, who is an unrelenting foe to its evildoers. He is one of the smoothest politicians in this country; he is the power behind the throne of that wonderful political combination of Crowe, Harding, Galpin, Snow, Barrett and Thompson, and Mr. Crowe states that Hon. William Hale Thompson will become the next Mayor of Chicago. BUILDING BIG BODIES By Herman N. Bundesen, M. D. Commissioner "A city points with pride to its big buildings, great bridges and the extent of its parks and boulevards. Moreover, great care is taken to put the best and strongest materials in such structures and civic improvements so that they may endure as well as beautify. Much thought and expense are put into these things. Let us build bodies of flesh and blood as we build structures of steel and stone. Both are needed but the human body is the most important. How much thought and care are put into the building of big, strong bodies?" asks Dr. Herman N. Bundesen in his latest bulletin. "Milk, fruits, vegetables, eggs, and cod liver oil make strong bones, the steel, as it were, of the human framework. Meats and fish are for building the stone and brickwork of the body. The habits of cleanliness, of right eating, of getting sufficient rest and sleep, getting plenty of fresh air ```markdown ``` C. W. [Picture of a man in a suit with a tie]. Member of the Board of Review of Cook County most popular and leading politicians in the State who will work extremely hard to bring about of Hon. William Hale Thompson as Mayor of The Board of Review of Cook County Bular and leading politicians in the State work extremely hard to bring about William Hale Thompson as Mayor of Member of the Board of Review of Cook County, one of the most popular and leading politicians in the State of Illinois, who will work extremely hard to bring about the election of Hon. William Hale Thompson as Mayor of Chicago. ney of Cook County, who is an users. He is one of the smoothy; he is the power behind the political combination of Crowe, arrett and Thompson, and Mr. William Hale Thompson will behicago. day and night; taking enough play to balance work, and being free from worry, all contribute strength, aid growth and beauty, and also keep the human building in good repair," says the Commissioner. "Regular exercise, too, is needed, and this does not mean living a life of inactivity for six days and then trying to make it up by exercising strenuously for one afternoon or a weekend. Such practices do more harm than good. Nor is it wise to burn up most of one's energy in the first 35 years of life and not have enough for the other 55. Conserving the vital energy to have enough to be still young at 90, requires an early start in the building of strong, enduring bodies. This is accomplished by temperate living. "Big buildings cannot be built or enjoyed without healthy bodies, so join a health club or gymnasium today," advises the Commissioner. IMPROVING M. B. Rogers, 3754 South Wabash avenue, chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ft. Dearborn Lodge No. 44, who has been quite ill and confined to his home for several weeks, is improving somewhat and hopes to be out at an early date. THE NEW YORK TIMES new of Cook County, one of the politicians in the State of Illinois, hard to bring about the election Empson as Mayor of Chicago. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MARCH 12, 1927 New York—The United States Supreme Court this week lay unanimous decision sustained the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in its contention that the State of Texas had exceeded its rights in barring colored voters from the Democratic primaries in that state. In a sensational decision, read by Mr. Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, the Supreme Court declared the Texas law of 1923 unconstitutional, thereby crowning the fight carried through all the lower courts by the N. A. A. C. P. The Supreme Court in its decision declared that "it seems to us hard to imagine a more direct and obvious infringement of the Fourteenth Amendment" than is contained in the Texas law. The Supreme Court in its decision also quoted from the Louisiana Segregation Case won by the N. A. A. C. P. in 1917, the quotation being as follows: "That amendment (the fourteenth) 'not only gave citizenship and the privilege of citizenship to persons of color, but it denied to any State the power to withhold from them the equal protection of the laws . . . What is this but declaring that the law in the States shall be the same for the blacks as for the whites; that all persons whether colored or white shall stand equal before the laws of the States, and, in regard to the colored race, for whose protection the amendment was primarily designed, that no discrimination shall be made against them by law because of their color.' "That statute of Texas in the teeth of the prohibitions referred to assumed to forbid Negroes to take part in a primary election the importance of which we have indicated, discriminating against them by the distinction of color alone. States may do a good deal of classifying that it is difficult to believe rational, but there are limits, and it is too clear for extended argument that color cannot be made the basis of a statutory classification affecting the right set up in this case." James Weldon Johnson, secretary of the N. A. A. C. P., hailed the decision and victory as one of the most important won for the Negro since the adoption of the Civil War amendments. "This decision will have a far-reaching effect on the petrified South," declared Mr. Johnson. "It justifies the energy and the money that has been expended in carrying this case through the court of Texas and the lower federal court to the highest tribunal in the land. It is furthermore a justification of the generosity and sacrifice of those who backed up the appeal of the N. A. A. C. P. for an adequate legal defense fund. "The Supreme Court's decision is a rebuke to the persistent violation of the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments in the Southern States. Furthermore, it establishes that the primaries are part of the general election system and, as such subject to federal control. This is a case profoundly affecting not only the political and civic status of the Negro, but many other great political issues as well. Negroes may well be proud to have been instrumental in obtaining a definite decision on this issue which lawyers have been vainly putting up to the Supreme Court for decades. "Especially ought the membership and friends of the N. A. A. C. P. be grateful for the magnificent work done by the national president, Mr. Moorfield Storey, as well as by Mr. Louis Marshall, member of the legal committee and of the board of directors, and by Mr. Arthur B. Spingarn, vice-president of the association and chairman of the legal committee. These gentlemen have given of their time without stint and without any compensation whatever, and the reply brief they framed to the contentions put forth by the State of Texas, is a masterpiece of close reasoning and clear exposition." WHITE SALESMAN GIVEN FIVE YEARS FOR SLAY- ING NEGRO (Preston News Service) (Preston News Service) Memphis, Tenn., March 10.—Robert Gilmore (white), salesman, who was charged with the first Memphis homicide of 1927; when he clubbed to death John Henderson, on New Year's Day, was sentenced to not more than five years' imprisonment in the state penitentiary in Criminal Court here Tuesday. Gilmore pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Henderson was said to have been killed by Gilmore following an argument over a bottle of whiskey. MRS. ANNA HART, 4829 PRAIRIE AVENUE, FEELS VERY PROUD OF HER GRANDSON, MR CLAUDE HART ALEXANDER WHO SEEMINGLY HAS A BRIGHT FUTURE BEFORE HIM It can be stated with much pleasure that Mrs. Grace Hart Wilson, 4829 Prairie avenue; her mother, Mrs. Anna Hart, and her two sisters, Miss Gertrude Hart and Mrs. Anna Hayman, are all proud and extremely happy over the rapid advancement in music and so on of Mr. Claude Hart Alexander, the only son of his talented and popular mother, Mrs. Grace Hart Wilson. Mr. Alexander, who has been visiting his family for a short time, is traveling with a high class orchestra, playing the cornet well and very masterly. He also plays the violin divinely. His lovable grandmother, Mrs. Hart, says he is perfectly grand on the violin and also a musician in other directions, showing that he is bound to make his mark in the musical world. He saves his earnings and divides them up with his mother and grandmother, which is very commendable indeed on his part. His grandmother states that on his return home from college next year, she will give a party in his honor, and all of his relatives want him to study real hard and keep well to the front, for they are greatly pleased with his manly conduct and the success which continues to hover over him. THE INCOME TAX IS IN THE AIR Mrs. Mabel G. Reinecke, collector of internal revenue, first district of Illinois, submits the following for the information of taxpayers in connection with the preparation of their income tax returns: Of the millions of taxpayers who file returns for the year 1926, the vast majority are entitled, in addition to the personal exemptions of $3,500 for married persons and heads of families, $1,500 for single persons, and a $400 credit for each dependent, to a further credit of 25 per cent of the tax on their earned net income. Correctly to compute this credit, the taxpayer first must compute the amount of tax which would be payable without the earned income credit. From the amount of the tax, 25 per cent is to be deducted, the balance being the amount of tax due. In the allowance of the 25 per cent credit, the surtax was taken into consideration for the first time under the Revenue Act of 1926. The maximum amount which may be claimed as earned income is increased from $10,000 to $20,000. Earned income is defined as "wages, salaries, professional fees, and other amounts received as compensation for personal services actually rendered." However, all net income up to $5,000, whether actually earned or not, is considered earned income for the purpose of the 25 per cent credit. A taxpayer may have received in 1926 a salary of $2,400 and from a real estate transaction or sale of stock a net profit of $2,600. Nevertheless, the entire $5,000 is considered as earned income and the tax payable by a taxpayer, unmarried and with no dependents, in such case is computed as follows: Net income ..... $5,000.00 Less personal exemption..... 1,500.00 Balance taxable at 1½ per cent ..... $3,500.00 1½ per cent of $3,500.....$ 52.50 Less one-fourth of $52.50, earned income credit..... 13.13 Balance of tax payable.....$ 39.37 MRS. MARGARET CALDWELL DIES IN PHILADELPHIA (Preston News Service) Philadelphia, Pa. — Mrs. Margaret Caldwell, of the Children's Bureau of Philadelphia, who died Friday at the Woman's College Hospital following an operation, was "back home" again in her residence at 8306 Bartram avenue, in which place during her lifetime she had cared for forty-eight colored waifs who, but for her kindness, might have died. Some of the leading social service workers of the city mourn her loss and attended her funeral from the home in which she had nursed the babies back to health. The Children's Bureau has a series of "foster homes" to which it sends orphans, foundlings and children temporarily out of a home. Mrs. Caldwel was their favorite and to her went their most difficult cases. PRESIDENT COOLIDGE COMMUTES SENTENCE OF TWENTY-FOUR INFANTRYMEN Washington, D. C.—President Coolidge has ordered a reduction of eighteen months in the sentences of twenty former members of the Twenty-fourth U. S. Infantry, who are the only remaining prisoners now under sentence as a result of the so-called Houston riot of August 23, 1917. The order will be carried out under the immediate direction of the Secretary of War, in whose Department the case of the convicted infantrymen was properly reviewable, in the first instance. Third Reduction in Sentence On December 9, 1922, the first of the sixty-five so-called Houston rioters, members of the Twenty-fourth Infantry, imprisoned for participation in disorder at Houston, Texas, August 23, 1917, was released on parole, when Ward Lindsey, under a ten-year sentence, was set free. On February 7, 1924, a delegation representing 120,000 signers of a petition for pardon was presented to the President. Later, on May 13, 1924, Secretary of War Weeks, writing in regard to the imprisoned soldiers, said: "Of fifty-four of these men, thirty were serving life sentences. After certain recommendations and investigations, ten of these thirty men have received a reduction in their sentences that will make them eligible for release on home parole during 1925. The remaining 20 have received reductions from life sentences to 30 years, which makes sixteen of them eligible for home parole in 1937 and four of them eligible in 1928." Originally, therefore, these 20 prisoners received sentences of life imprisonment; but later their terms were reduced to 30 years; and this recent action of the President further advances the date of completion of one third or ten years of their terms, when they become eligible for release on parole to their homes. Home Within Year As a result of the President's action, all of these twenty prisoners will become eligible for release on home parole within the next twelve months. Sixteen will be eligible in June, 1927; two in November, 1927; and the remaining two in February, 1928. ASKS COMPENSATION BE CAUSE SON WAS KILLED IN FRAY WITH COLORED WOMAN (Preston News Service) Memphis, Tenn., March 11.—Suits for compensation under the Workmen's Compensation Act generally attract very little attention in circuit court. But the case of H. Y. Dickson against the Anderson-Tully Lumber Company has consumed two days' time in the court of Circuit Judge M. R. Patterson, and his lawyers' table looks like a section of the Shelby County law library. From behind a formidable array of legal statutes and reports, Capt. Charles Neely and Oliver C. Lomax, attorneys for the plaintiffs, have attempted to establish the fact that the lumber company is liable to H. V. Dickson for 400 weeks' compensation because his son, Ross Dickson, a former employee of the company, was killed in an affray with a Negro woman on the property of the defendant. Dickson was a participant in a "crap" game, it is said, and after an argument with Mrs. Della Fields, was stabbed to death by the woman. Capt. Neely cites numerous cases to show that the employing concern is liable if an employee is killed in a baseball game. He didn't show any authority to the effect that the same might apply to craps games—but the captain contends that "games are games." The tragedy occurred July 1, 1926. RETURNS TO ST. LOUIS Major General J. A. Shackleford, major general of the military department of A. U. K. and D. of A., has returned to St. Louis, Mo., after spending considerable time in Toledo, Ohio, looking after the preparations being made to house the thousands of members of the organizations and military department who will be in Toledo, July 31st to August 5th, in attendance at the 20th annual session of the national grand council and the 5th annual encampment. Chicago assures Major Shackleford and the national grand master, that Chicago will come up to this session second to none under the supervision of Mrs. Eliza Jackson, state grand queen, and M. T. Bailey, chairman of publicity department, national grand council. MORFETT CHIACCI HON. OSCAR WOLFF The best Coroner that Cook C its most popular citizens; o ertson ticket for City Trea Wolff will kick up a lot of of election. NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FELLOWSHIPS The best Coroner that Cook County has ever had and one of its most popular citizens; candidate on the John Dill Robertson ticket for City Treasurer of Chicago, and Coroner Wolff will kick up a lot of dust between now and the day of election. NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE BOOSTERS OF FT. DEARBORN ANNOUNCES FELLOWSHIPS The National Urban League announces that applications may now be filed for the Urban League Fellowship awards for a year's study in social work at the New York School of Social Work, the Pennsylvania School of Social Work, the Boston School of Social Work, the Graduate School of Social Administration of Chicago University, the University of Pittsburgh, the Carnegie Institute of Technology, or some other social service training center selected by the league. These fellowships are for a minimum of $70 per month during the school year and free tuition, and are awarded to colored graduates of colleges of recognized standing. Applications may be filed on or before April 15th on blanks which will be furnished by Eugene Kinckle Jones, executive secretary, National Urban League, 127 East 23rd street, New York City. Competitive examinations are held in May to test the applicant's knowledge of current social problems, and the awards are made around June 15. CHILDREN ENTERTAIN Members of White Rose Juvenile No.11, A. U. K. and D. of A., rendered a fine program at their regular monthly meeting, held Saturday evening at Bailey's Hall, 3638 South State street, under the supervision of the Senior Board. Moffett Moffett United States Senator from Illinois, has arrive Washington, D. C., as he is through with the capital of the nation, and he will start right his political associates to wheel in line for Hale Thompson for Mayor of Chicago. United States Senator from Illinois, has arrived home from Washington, D. C., as he is through with his labors at the capital of the nation, and he will start right in to induce his political associates to wheel in line for Hon. William Hale Thompson for Mayor of Chicago. county has ever had and one of candidate on the John Dill Roburer of Chicago, and Coroner dust between now and the day BOOSTERS OF FT. DEARBORN The Ft. Dearborn 1927 Marching Club of Ft. Dearborn Lodge No. 44, I. B. P. O. E. W., is putting on a new drive. This drive includes open house, every Saturday evening, at the Elks Club, 3920 South Parkway. Busy week every night at the club, arrangement for the Easter balls, summer picnics, increasing the membership and preparations for the New York trip in August. It has been the Ft. Dearborn Marching Club, since its beginning, that has given great enthusiasm and inspiration to the membership of Ft. Dearborn Lodge and until today Ft. Dearborn Lodge and Marching Club can boast of an enthusiastic and energetic membership with J. B. Deweave as president and Jas. C. Martin, exalted ruler; M. T. Bailey, as chairman of the publicity department, R. L. Potts, Harry J. Brown, C. T. Hume, Jas. M. Brooks, W. C. Wilson, H. B. Williams, M. B. Rogers, Robt. Jordan, Dr. Geo. W. Lacey, R. L. Walker, David Bishop, Thos. H. Jackson, Arthur J. White, and scores of others are actively working for the success of the lodge and the membership has grown to 25,000, representing men in every walk of life, who are wearing the emblem of Ft. Dearborn Lodge No. 44 and Ft. Dearborn Marching Club. Their cry is "On to New York 150 Strong." 2 Illinois, has arrived home from his through with his labors and he will start right in to induce wheel in line for Hon. William of Chicago. ```markdown ``` HON. MILES J. DEVINE Ex-City Attorney of Chicago, o in this city, eminent lawy Cook County Democracy, William Hale Thompson M Ex-City Attorney of Chicago, one of the most eloquent orators in this city, eminent lawyer, president of the far-famed Cook County Democracy, who will assist to elect Hon. William Hale Thompson Mayor of Chicago. HON. WILLIAM HALE THOMPSON SENT THE FOLLOWING TELEGRAM TO HON. MILES J. DEVINE, THE HIGH CHIEF OF THE COOK COUNTY DEMOCRACY "Lumber City, Ga., March 9, 1927. "Miles J. Devine, Chairman Cook County Democracy, Briggs House, Chicago, Ill. "I have just received the details of the meeting of the County Democracy at which your organization endorsed me for mayor. I want you to know of my appreciation and the gratification that comes to me in the knowledge that the ideals of Jefferson appeal to all live Americans irrespective of party. I believe the day is not far distant when our citizens will accept in mass the ideals laid down in your resolution that principles in the interest of our people and for their welfare should rule. Please convey to the members of your organization my sentiments. "Wm. Hale Thompson." COLORED SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHOLARS Washington.—"Only one Negro child in ten ever enters a Sunday School," according to an article which appeared in a recent issue of the "Presbyterian of the South," the official organ of that denomination. This statement, which has occasioned considerable comment in religious circles, does not harmonize with the church statistics showing the number of colored Sunday School scholars reported by the leading denominations. Some years ago an aggregate of approximately 2,154,000 colored scholars were reported by Negro church organizations, and as the number of colored persons 5 to 19 years of age is less than 4,000,000 there appears to be a pronounced discrepancy between the Presbyterian figures and those furnished the government by the officials of colored religious bodies. It is further claimed by those who are familiar with church affairs that there has been an increase rather than a decrease during recent years in the number of colored children who regularly attend Sunday School. If it is true, as stated, that only one in ten ever enters a Sunday School, the situation is rather alarming from the standpoint of future church membership, it being generally understood that Sunday Schools are feeders for the church. PETER H. BURKE HON. AL F. GORMAN Ex-State Senator from the Fourth Senatorial District of Illinois, who should be re-elected City Clerk of Chicago. He richly deserves to be re-elected on his past record, for more than 27 years he has been a warm and constant supporter of this newspaper and one of the best friends of its editor. Vote for him on Tuesday, April 5. --- me of the most eloquent orators er, president of the far-famed who will assist to elect Hon. mayor of Chicago. me for mayor. I want you to know of my appreciation and the gratification that comes to me in the knowledge that the ideals of Jefferson appeal to all live Americans irrespective of party. I believe the day is not far distant when our citizens will accept in mass the ideals laid down in your resolution that principles in the interest of our people and for their welfare should rule. Please convey to the members of your organization my sentiments. ANTI-LYNCHING BILL INTRO- DUCED IN DELAWARE (Preston News Service) Dover, Del, March 11.—Among the flood of bills being introduced in the Delaware legislature is one for the suppression of mob violence introduced in the state senate Thursday by Senator Latchum. It specifies that "any collection of individuals, 10 or more in number, assembled to offer violence to any individual or property of one supposed to have been guilty of violating the law, shall be regarded as a mob," and all members of such mob would be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of $100 to $1000 and imprisonment for 30 days to one year. Any person in a mob who would inflict injury on a person or damage to his property would be deemed guilty of a felony and imprisoned for five years. Any person suffering at the hands of a mob would have the right of action against it for damages up to $1000. The bill further provides that if any sheriff permits a resident of this state to be taken from his custody by a mob and lynched, "he shall be deemed exercising every reasonable precaution to prevent action by the mob." THE SUNDAY EVENING CLUB OF THE METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CENTER, THE PEOPLE'S CHURCH Sunday evening, March 13. Mr. Maurice E. Wolfsohn will address the Sunday Evening Club of the Metropolitan Community Center, the People's Church. His subject will be, "The Negro and Finance." Mr. William H. Montgomery will introduce the speaker of the evening. Prof. J. Wesley Jones, our musical director, has arranged a highly entertaining program, and a rare treat is in store for all who care to attend. Dr. W. D. Cook, Director, Sandy W. Trice, Chairman. INTERMARRIAGE MEASURE IS SET ASIDE Providence, R. I. — The proposed anti-intermarriage bill introduced by Senator Weaver, republican, of Richmond, R. I., was postponed indefinitely in the legislature last week. Senator Archambault, democrat, of West Warwick, made the motion for the indefinite postponement of the bill, which was carried. Hey! What Denomination? From a New York paper: "She related how the child had been cured at the Church of Fallen Arches"—Boston Transcript. --- "Wm. Hale Thompson." THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MARCH 12, 1927 COLORFUL NEWS MOVIES By THE CAMERAMAN 1. Another Virgin Islands Inquiry 2. Politics—Inside Out 3. Music for the Masses 1. Another Virgin Islands Inquiry: Sailing Friday, March 4th, on the transport St. Mihiel, certain congressional members of the House Committee on Insular Affairs are journeying to the Virgin Islands, where they will check and recheck varied reports relating to the political, economic and educational status of the Virgin Islands, purchased by the United States from Denmark in 1917, since which time they have importued Uncle Sam to give serious attention to their signals of dire distress. A number of previous investigations of the Virgin Islands have been conducted since 1917. Congressional agents visited the islands shortly after their purchase; later an all-colored commission was dispatched to the islands by President Coolidge and the U. S. Secretary of Labor. Following this, various economic experts of the treasury department, in conjunction with the navy, submitted voluminous observations bearing upon the present and the future of the Virgin Islands. In the meantime, courageous Virgin Islanders have repeatedly visited the United States, petitioning their friends and officials in and out of the government to give heed to the distress which it was alleged predominated in the islands. And now, as a finale, it appears that congress desires direct evidence of its own witnesses, in order to formulate an opinion which will fairly and justly prescribe a remedy for the suffering islands. It really appears that the briefs already on file here in America vividly portray the true conditions of the islands. That some substitute for the falling bay rum industry is necessary needs no proof; that the coal trade of St. Thomas has vanished is a self-evident truth; that a livelihood is difficult now to obtain in the islands is also self-evident; that avaricious promoters are desirous of exploiting Virgin Island labor has also been brought to light from time to time; and that the judicial system might be reorganized and revised seems to appear from allegations of island citizens. In all, it would seem that the chief concern of America should be that the islands are now flesh of its flesh and blood of its blood, and as such should undergo preparation to reap the full benefits of American democracy, no matter what particular phase thereof is first to be applied. Hence we shall await the return of the congressional committee in the hope that it will augment the conclusions already adduced by its own learned and magnanimous opinion; and that in addition to the benefits of citizenship which Congress has recently bestowed upon the islanders, a new day of unalloyed Americanism may be announced for the Virgin Islands of the United States of America. "Some time, when you boys get together, maybe you'll get full political recognition," said a grizzled white Republican, who is a familiar with interracial politics as a boll weevil is with cotton. "You fellows have too many species," he continued. "You're like the biological mimics, who change their coats every time the leaf of a tree changes its color." "But what's that got to do with political recognition—with such things as outstanding appointments, the abolition of segregation, antilynching legislation, farm loan benefits, the ballot in Dixieland, and such other benefices as the race is striving for at this time?" I suttered. "It's got just this much to do with it," the sage replied: "The politics of today is a scientific, unsentimental business, through which unified organization looks for results. It's a question of getting the money and the votes, and delivering the goods." "Hm! you must be thinking of Teapot Dome and of the Illinois and Pennsylvania elections," I countered, with a tinge of sarcasm. "Not exactly," answered the Nordic wizard, half smilingly. "To come down to brass tacks," he continued: "Look at the relegations your group has sent on to Washington during the past year. Couldn't one representative bloc have done more than all have done?" he quizzed. "Perhaps so," I replied; "but you see those groups were sponsored by counter-leaderships. Some emanated from religious circles; others from private interests; while others were bona fide sincere political groups." "What became of the seventeen-point program announced shortly after election?" the veteran queried. "You haven't put over one single point have you?" "Well, they're under consideration," I retorted. "Yes," he snapped, "and they'll still be under consideration when the roses bloom again." "Honest-to-goodness!" the veteran shouted: "Can't you see that you fellows have ignored science, which is the most essential element of politics?" "But we're so busy trying to earn bread and meat money that we can't give much time to political auction bridge," I answered, under feelings that were a bit ruffled. "Well, I may be wrong," the veteran stated, cautiously, "but here is the exact plight of you fellows, as I see it: You're like the British army was when it tried to storm Fort Saratoga, during the Revolutionary War, and failed because of too many 'flank movements.'" "Here's an honestly-stated situation, wherein ten million colored citizens are seeking the fullness of recognition which the U. S. Constitution recognizes. Here's a northern bloc and a southern bloc—an eastern bloc and a western bloc, throwing stones at each other, when they ought to have their arms pulling the same ear. In the middle, you have the urban bloc, perspiring over 'local situations' but seldom casting their lines into the national melting pot. There's Tammany Hall, in New York, with a goodly section of your group bottled and corked up. They seem to fare well under Tammany, but where is their national influence? On the west, through Ohio, Illinois, Michigan and Missouri, industry is absorbing all your people's time. That's well and good, but scientific political organization would even give industry a boost." "And in the midst of all," the veteran exclaimed, "here comes a sordid description of what is alleged to be the bartering of public offices on the part of our principal political leaders of Georgia and Mississippi. How are you going to weather that storm?" the grizzled one concluded. "Well, they ought to investigate disinfranchisement in the South first, and the bartering of public office, last." I quickly replied. "Maybe so; but with less than three-quarters of the vote among your group as against every ten of my group, how are you going to start anything?" the veteran shot at me, with a wink. "By appealing to sincerity, honesty, and loftiness of ideals." "Quite true; but scientific organization is the modern key to all those virtues," the veteran replied, as he departed for the "Hill." Music for the Masses: With all due admiration and respect for the race's field of musical artists, who are on the rapid onward march to fame and fortune, perusal of advance programs of several of our leading violinists and songbirds reveals what, to our mind, is high-handed finance, prohibitive of carrying forward art to the masses, who need it most of all. The lesson of musical art is presumably an inspired one, which should have as its chief aim the refining entertainment of those who are susceptibly receptive to its interpretive genius, and the tone-poems which it produces. The classes, it is true, can well afford luxurious prices of $1.50 and $2.00 per seat, representing the "wheat" as apart from the "chaff." In fact, for paltry two dollars they can hear Gall Curci, Hofmann, Kreisler, and the remaining galaxy of white virtuosos who, up to the present time, are conceded to have the "edge" on any of our singers, violinists and pianists. Yet, the artists of our group charge the same price as gleefully as though they were Paderewskis, Schumann-Heinks and Carusos, forgetting that the poor Negro masses, who are most in need of musical art, can ill afford to meet its prohibitive prices, competitive with Metropolitan opera. Negro churches have been kind to Negro artists in permitting them performance space where they may revel in their artistic moods. Unbiasedly, however, we beg to ask that Negro artists in like manner deal gently with the masses of their people, giving them the chance of enjoyment at a price which will leave something for the family larder and clothes closet. (Copyright.) THERE was something rather pathetic about the amount of love that Arthur Emmerson bestowed upon his dogs. One couldn't help feeling that there was so much to give, in this big, splendid man, that it should have been lavished upon human belings as well as upon dumb animals. His oldest collee, Lad, never left him, whether he drove or slept or worked at his desk. Little Lady was a stay-at-home but she was affectionate and constant. When Arthur's wife had died, it seemed as if the dogs knew he was grieving and were even more watchful of his comings and goings. The sympathy they extended when they laid their long, aristocratic noses in his lap and looked up into his eyes, meant more to him than the words of many persons. It was three years now since Arthur and the dogs had made their home alone together and they had been faithfully tended by a housekeeper who understood. Little Lady added gayety to one cold winter morning by presenting her master with five beautiful fluffy collie pups. There was much rejoicing and Lady was fed on the finest milk in the larder and great hopes were planned for her offspring. "They're show dogs—every one," said the big owner to the rather disconcerted collee, Lad. Lad was no relation to the pups but he wandered about with a lordly air that morning as if he were proud to be in the house with so good-looking a litter of puppies. Events frequently cast their shadows beforehand, and it was not so long before Arthur Emmerson found himself showing two of Lady's puppies at the county dog show. He did not like to put his pets into the tiny kennels in which they are kept while they are being admired by the public and shown to fanciers but he managed his business so that he could spend a great deal of time during those three days at the show. "He's a beautiful animal," a soft voice said at his elbow one afternoon when Count, one of the pups, had won a blue ribbon in his class. Arthur turned to confront a most attractive woman. He grasped his cap awkwardly. "Yes—he's a lovely collie." There followed much dog talk. Miss Vail, too, was a lover of dogs and this was the third time she had shown her pets. Her home was in the opposite end of the county and she and Arthur Emmerson had never met nor heard of each other. This was not strange even with their common interest because Arthur, as a married man up till three years ago, had never gone out of the little town circle of his wife's friends; Miss Vail, recovering from an unhappy love affair, had retired from society entirely. Arthur walked with her to see her dogs, and before they parted each had given the other a card and promised to exchange visits when either motored in the direction of the other. "And if you ever have another litter of puppies that has a collie half as fine as this Count, do let me have him," sald Edna Vail when she left. A few letters were exchanged between the two who had met at the dog show and, in the interest of their hobbies, they met again. The almost instant recognition of a loneliness in the man's eyes that Edna Vail had detected as she watched him looking at his pets became, when she saw him again, a certain knowledge. And with this feeling that here was a lonely man, her sympathy went out to him. Perhaps she did not know it, but they were in the same state of emotions. He was just beginning to react to the world after losing a companion and she was realizing that the world is not completely lost because one romance has paled into nothingness. Neither the man nor the woman was experiencing a first love and thus it dawned on them very slowly that a second blooming was coming into their lives. Perhaps they both fought it, true to an ideal that had gone. Perhaps that was why it was nearly two years after they had met that Arthur finally asked Edna to marry him one night as they drove through the lovely county in which they lived. A moon silvered the pine trees and shimmered on the river below them. "I wonder if that moon will always shine so silvery for us, Edna," said Arthur in a deep, serious tone she had learned to love more than anything else about him. "Why not?" she asked, her voice as trembling as if she were eighteen and this was her first proposal. "It seems almost, after we have passed through many sorrows, as if we never could be quite so optimistic again." "Maybe not, but we understand better how to—to look at life in all its fullness, Arthur," she said. "We have lived a bit before this moment." "Perhaps that's why it seems a higher peak than any I have climbed yet, dear, and it makes me a little afraid." After a long time Edna took her head from his shoulder and laughed. "What is it?" he asked, accustomed, by this time, to most of her whimsical moods. "No one can call this 'puppy love,' can they, dear?" she asked. "They might," he restorted, kissing her and joining heartily in her joyous mood. Altitude Limit Recent altitude tests indicated that human beings cannot function beyond an altitude of 25,000 feet. [Picture of a man in a suit and tie]. HON. JAMES W. BREEN Former First Assistant Corporal the strongest supporters of in this city for Mayor of Chi and the president of the W the 14th Ward and he is his ward to rally to his sup Former First Assistant Corporation Counsel of Chicago, one of the strongest supporters of Hon. William Hale Thompson in this city for Mayor of Chicago. Mr. Breen is the founder and the president of the William Hale Thompson Club of the 14th Ward and he is calling on all of his friends in his ward to rally to his support on Tuesday, April 5. FACTS ABOUT THE TELEPHONE Ohio has more telephones than all of Asia. More than 1,800 miles of toll cable were added to the Bell System during 1926. The number of telephones passed the 1,000,000 mark in Canada during 1926. There are more than 136 miles of telephone wire in the new $5,000,000 Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco. Finland added 684 miles of metallic circuit telephone lines, 62 miles of single-wire lines and a little over 100 miles of phantom circuits last year. "The people's use of electric power and telephones is the measure of its prosperity and enterprise, if not actually a measure of civilization."—Arthur Brisbane. Of the more than 60,000 employees of the New York Telephone Company, which operates throughout New York state and in northern New Jersey, about one-half, or 30,000, are switchboard operators. GIBSON HOTEL REPLACES NEGROES WITH WHITES Cincinnati, Ohio.—The Gibson hotel, one of the largest hotels in the country, let out the entire force of colored waiters, and replaced them with whites. A former dishwasher who now manages the hotel, said he did not like Negroes. A. M. H. Two Principles ALEXANDER GRAN an electrical principle communications art has b Those who undertook his discovery likewise left ciple of service, that has intercommunicating system telephones. Both of these principles veloped with the same ob- men to talk one to anon- cheaply. With nation-wide an accomplished fact, they to act and react upon ea ideals of service, new goa ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL discovered an electrical principle upon which a great communications art has been founded. Those who undertook to give practical value to his discovery likewise left to their successors a principle of service, that has been developed into an intercommunicating system of over 17,000,000 telephones. Both of these principles were built upon and developed with the same objective,—that of enabling men to talk one to another easily, conveniently, cheaply. With nation-wide telephone service already an accomplished fact, these principles still continue to act and react upon each other, producing new ideals of service, new goals toward which to strive. ILLINOIS BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY BELL SYSTEM One Policy • One System • Universal Service --- BROOKLYN CITY CENTER BROOKLYN CITY CENTER BROOKLYN CITY CENTER tion Counsel of Chicago, one of Hon. William Hale Thompson cago. Mr. Breen is the founder william Hale Thompson Club of calling on all of his friends in report on Tuesday, April 5. UNDERWATER TELEPHONE When William Beebe, scientist and explorer of the New York Zoological Society, makes a trip of a mile or more below the ocean surface in order to observe fish in their native haunts, he will be equipped with a waterproof telephone over which he will dictate his findings to stenographers. Dr. Beebe is planning to desend into the ocean in a steel cylinder which is now being specially made for the purpose. RED CAPS NEWS A whist tournament was held at the Red Caps Club on last Friday, the winners being Mr. Brady and Mr. Webb, first prize, N. W. station; Mr. Searcy and Mr. Moore, second prize, I. C. station; Mr. Harris and Mr. Bailey, third prize, I. C. station. GIVE ENTERTAINMENT Star of Bethlehem, Good Samaritan, of which Mrs. Ellen Kinney is presiding officer; Mesdames Sylvester King and Nellie Davis, secretaries, held their weekly entertainment at the home of Mrs. Ida Lewis, 3145 Prairie avenue. The lodge has several new members to be obligated at its next meeting. LOOKING FORWARD TO SPRING DRIVE David L. Jackson and Mrs. Sarah Benton, representatives of the Bailey Realty Co., 3638 South State street, in Morgan Park and other suburban towns, are looking forward to the opening of suburban sales and will be prepared to meet prospective clients daily, Sundays and holidays, in the suburbs. HAM BELL discovered a place upon which a great been founded. to give practical value to their successors a prin- been developed into an arm of over 17,000,000 were built upon and de-jective,—that of enabling other easily, conveniently, the telephone service already the principles still continue each other, producing new is toward which to strive. --- Ernest H. WILLIAMSON UNDERTAKER ERnest H. WILLIAMSON UNDERTAKER 512-2525 E. H. WILLIAMSON Charlest Dawson THE BROAD AX Published Every Saturday In this city since July 15th, 1899, without missing one single issue. Republicans, Democrats, Catholics, Protestants, Single Taxes, Priests, infidels or anyone else can have their say as long as their language is proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for all, ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. It is neither Democratic nor Republican. It is strictly or absolutely independent in politics. 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BISH 33d Degree PRW.DG.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 HOLDS GOOD PROGRAM The Georgia Henderson Day program, under the auspices of S. M. T. of Illinois, of which Mrs. Georgia E. Harding is state grand princess and J. B. Street state grand master, held March 4th, at U. B. F. Hall, 3120 Giles avenue, was a big success and was a mark of distinction to the founder of S. M. T., whom they were honoring. Famous Minor Poet One of the best-known short poems in the English language is "Old Armchair," written by Eliza Cook, who is called the poet of domestic affections. She was born in Southwark, London, England, in 1818. She early achieved success in the comparatively humble literary path she laid down for herself, and her articles and poems maintained her in comfort. She died in 1889. Religious Organization The organization known as "the Sons of Glideon" was organized July 1, 1899. Its declared purpose was "to band together the Christian travelers of America and through them to win the commercial travelers of America for the glory of God; to supply every hotel in America with a Bible for each guest room and to prepare the hearts of travelers for salvation." Caps Test Drivers' Skill When a man applies for a license to drive an automobile in Duffield, New Zealand, he is taken to a small yard dotted with tall cans and ordered to steer an irregular course through them to the opposite side. This accomplished successfully, he is bidden to repeat his trip in reverse gear, says the Dearborn Independent. Beginning of the End When you have reached the period of existence when you have become unbiased, unprejudiced and open-minded, then you will hear members of your family say that all has been done for you that science knows, and the papers will give an account of your funeral rites within a short time.—Pickens County (Ala.) Herald Largest Dogs The bureau of animal industry says that the three largest breeds of dogs are St. Bernards, mastiffs and Irish wolffhounds. The largest dog of which it has record is Bally Shannon, an Irish wolffhound, size 180 pounds, owned by Mrs. Glenn Stewart of Easton, Md. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MARCH 12, 1927 The World We Know No man's world is any bigger than the man himself. That which his eye can see, his ear can hear, his heart can feel, make up for him the universe. For no man has anything he can't use. What good is money to a Hottentot, or a magnificent picture to an idiot? The whole world for you lies under your own hat, and it is just as large and just as varied as your own mind will let it become.—Author Unknown. Not a Bad Idea The latest thought in automobile traffic regulations is to have your complete record written on the license. Why not apply the same plan to marriage licenses?—Shoe & Leather Reporter. Long-Lived Peoples The Bulgarians and the Russians have the records of the greatest longevity among white peoples. Bulgaria has 3,300 centenarians in a population of a little over 4,000,000, compared with 164 in France and 94 in Great Britain. Origin of Stud Book Stud books, in connection with the breeding of racehorses, are said to have originated in the mind of Joseph Butler, who, about 150 years ago, had charge of several famous racing stables in England. Immense Artificial Lake Martin lake in Alabama is an artificial lake which is under construction, it will be the largest artificial lake in America. Its surface area is 40,000 acres and it will impound 530,000,000,000 gallons of water. To Enlarge Windows A small window may be made to look larger by setting the curtain rods beyond the casing on each side and using draperies of a material heavy enough so that casings will not be seen through material. Protected Swans Multiply Wild swans are protected under a federal law prohibiting killing them. The birds are increasing under this protection and are numerous now along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts. Crowded London District There is only one acre of open space to every 14,000 inhabitants of the Southwark district of London—and there is no chance of remedying the deficiency. Funeral" hed by designs gham earse rs e and Price Caskets as Low as $25 state Street Causeless Suicide Fearing he had consumption, a Chelmstorm (England) man threw paramin oil over himself and tried to set his clothing alight. His wife prevented him. He then walked across some fields and jumped into the river. At the inquest a verdict of suicide during temporary insanity was returned. A doctor said the man's fears were groundless. Gave South Nickname The term "Dixie" for the South originated from a bank note issued by a New Orleans bank in early days, according to Liberty. These notes were printed in French and English, and bore the French word for ten, "Dix." They became known as "Dixies" and the South as Dixieland. Early Use of Spoons Ordinary spoons were known to the Egyptians, who made them of wood, stone, ivory and bronze, and in Biblical times we may read that Moses made golden spoons for the tabernacle. Silver spoons have been found in the buried cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum. Canned Sesames A company in India proposes to can the oriental bean sesame, and put it on sale in western markets. It is assumed that when one cries, "Open Sesame!" the top will spring magically from the can.-Terre Haute Tribune. Old Co-operative Group The American co-operative community called Icaria was established in Texas in 1848. In 1850 it moved to Nauvoo, Ill., which had been vacated by the Mormons, and in 1857, went on to Adams county, in Iowa. Rarest Coin in World The Confederate half-dollar is the rarest coin in the world, says Liberty. Only four of these coins were minted and only two of these are known to be extant. The old bachelor says that he has never met a girl who was prettier than she thought she was nor a max who was smarter than he thought he was. -Hillsboro News-Herald. Qualified for the Job Ad in London Times—Lady wishes employment for a few hours daily to take out children and invalids; life experience with animals and poultry.—Boston Transcript. Res. 5400 Washington Blvd. Branch Office: 606 Racine MILES J. ATTORNEY SUITE 318-320 CLARK AND WA Telephone CENTRAL 1239 WEST ENGLAND AND SAVI Cor. 63rd Street and JOHN BAIN, President Vice-President; EDWA President and Cashier; Assistant Cashier and T MILES J. DEVINE ATTORNEY-AT-LAW SUITE 318-320 REAPER BLOCK CLARK AND WASHINGTON STS. ENTRAL 1239 T ENGLEWOOD TR ND SAVINGS BAN d Street and Marshfield AIN, President; MICHAEL ident; EDWARD C. BARR and Cashier; W. MERLE Cashier and Trust Officer. 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 REPUBLIC 5000 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 ESTABLIS AGE F. HARDING REAL ESTATE Date or Modern Houses, Ap- and Stores to Rent COTTAGE GROVE Corner 31st Street, Chicago KEY, President IN, Vice-President PHILIP J. D. H. X. COMERFO ESTABLISHED 1877 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 0 5100 Federal Street Telephone Oakland 1550 Street Silent on Main Point On December 24, 1814, the treaty of Ghent (Belgium) was signed by the United States and England, ending the War of 1812. It is a curious fact that the treaty was silent on the point which caused the war. To Clean Gilt Dirty gilt should be rubbed with a duster. Dust the blow off with a belows or vacuum cleaner and flick with a feather brush. Good gilt that has tarnished will be improved if turpentine is applied lightly with a sponge. Won't Always Work We learn that a university man has worked his way through college by caring for a baby. Great numbers of them have flunked their examinations for the same reason.-Portland Oregonian. Motto Adopted in 1864 The first United States coin to bear the motto "In God We Trust."-was a bronze 2-cent piece, authorized by congress in 1864, according to an answered question in Liberty. Not Afraid of Fat The reason the old-fashioned man didn't have to quit eating potatoes was because the old-fashioned wife never went on a diet to reduce her weight.—Cincinnati Enquirer. Aztecs Treated Copper Copper as hard as steel was made by the Aztecs of Mexico thousands of years ago, says the Dearborn Independent. Freed From Jury Service Special laws in many states exempt from jury service lawyers, physicians, clergymen, teachers, policemen, firemen, soldiers and railroad employees. Arabian Proverb "A bad agreement is better than a good lawsuit." Phone Main 2017 A. L. WILLIAMS ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW Suite 706 Firmenich Building 184 W. 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