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SOCIETY NEWS PUBLISHED FREE Vol. XXXII. Irish Nationalist Party M. J. HON. MILES J. DEVINE Ex-City Attorney of Chicago, one of the most in this country; president of the far fami Democracy. This famous organization re- Mayor Thompson's committee with a che dred dollars to buy 1,000 Old Ironsides vast majority of the citizens of Chicago w delighted to see Mr. Devine selected as a Board of Education. orney of Chicago, one of the most eloquent country; president of the far famed O. Clycy. This famous organization recently champson's committee with a check to buy 1,000 Old Ironsides buttery portion of the citizens of Chicago would like to see Mr. Devine selected as a me Education. Ex-City Attorney of Chicago, one of the most eloquent orators in this country; president of the far famed Cook County Democracy. This famous organization recently presented Mayor Thompson's committee with a check for one hundred dollars to buy 1,000 Old Ironsides buttons, and the vast majority of the citizens of Chicago would be greatly delighted to see Mr. Devine selected as a member of the Board of Education. THE STEWART-BASS WEDDING WILL OCCUR IN THE NEAR FUTURE Not many moons hence, Mrs. Elvie L. Stewart, 4823 Calumet avenue, will become united in marriage to Mr. Charles Bass at 6214 S. Elizabeth street. Mr. Bass owns a fine home at that number and he is having it all remodeled and re-furnished for his new lovely bride. It is rumored that Mr. Bass will present his bride with one thousand dollars as a wedding gift. Mrs. Stewart is prominently connected with many secret societies and organizations, serving as secretary for a number of them. She owns a fine flat building at 4823 Calumet avenue. After the wedding she will reside in the Bass homestead at the number mentioned above. From time to time Mrs. Stewart contributes highly interesting articles to this newspaper and on the day or the night of the wedding the writer expects to be on hand to assist to give her a good and lively time. [Name] M. [Name] HON. FRANK JOHNSTON, JR. One of the highly honorable Judges of the Circ Cook County, who is an independent candidate to his present high judicial position o highly honorable Judges of the Circ county, who is an independent candidate to his present high judicial position of One of the highly honorable Judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County, who is an independent candidate for reelection to his present high judicial position on June 6. One of the highly honorable Judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County, who is an independent candidate for reelection to his present high judicial position on June 6. Vol. XXXII. 1910 one of the most eloquent orators of the far famed Cook County organization recently presented tee with a check for one humOld Ironsides buttons, and the ss of Chicago would be greatly selected as a member of the COLORED VOTERS VOTE IN FLORIDA DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY Pensacola, Fla.—Colored Americans exercised their rights to vote in the Democratic primary Tuesday, when the largest number of the race that ever went to the polls here, to even attempt to vote, cast their ballot in the city commissioner election. Negroes have of previous years been barred from voting here, only whites having the privilege. The recent supreme court decision in the Texas primary case declaring disfranchisement of colored voters illegal overthrew this ban. ROLAND HAYES TO ESTAB LISH SCHOOL Boston.—Roland Hayes, celebrated tenor, has just acquired 600 acres of land in Calhoun County, Ga., where he proposes to erect a school in commemoration of his deceased mother, according to announcements just made here. While plans and policies have not been completed, Mr. Hayes states the main idea, he says, is to express the ideals instilled by his mother and to pass them on to coming generations. 1 Judges of the Circuit Court of independent candidate for rejudicial position on June 6. THE BROAD AX 5 CENTS PER COPY ment orators Book County by presented for one hun- ms, and the be greatly number of the June 6. Hon. William Hale Thompson, Progressive Mayor of Chicago, Who Is Ever Working in the Interest of the Common People, Would Greatly Delight Many Thousands of Friends of Hon. Miles J. Devine, Ex-City Attorney of Chicago, If His Honor, the Mayor, Would Select Mr. Devine as One of the New Members of the Board of Education. For It Was Mr. Devine — His Cook County Democracy and the Colored Voters, Who Brought Home the Bacon for Mayor Thompson. It must be admitted that many potent forces in various ways greatly contributed to the election of Hon. William Hale Thompson as mayor of Chicago, but it must be admitted also that the two greatest forces or factors, which accomplished more than all other agencies combined in that direction, was the famous Cook County Democracy, under the leadership of its widely known and most popular president, Hon. Miles J. Devine, and the colored voters throughout this city, for it can be truly said that they brought home the bacon on Tuesday, April 5, and landed Hon. William Hale Thompson in the mayor's chair in the city hall. It will be recalled that at the first meeting held by the Cook County Democracy to endorse Hon. William Hale Thompson for mayor of Chicago Sunday, Feb. 27, 1927, at the Briggs House, where it opened up headquarters paying its own rent and all other expenses all throughout that contest, the following gentlemen prepared the resolution endorsing Mr. Thompson for mayor were: John P Reed, Walter J. Powers, Edmund M. Cummings, John A. Sweeney, Peter Trot and S. A. Dooley which were MR. AND MRS. FREDERICK LEE JOYFULLY CELEBRATED THEIR 25TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY 'Mid huge baskets of American beauty roses, the beautiful home of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Lee, 4923 S. Michigan avenue, was opened last Saturday evening to greet and receive their many friends on the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage. The charming bride of twenty-five years ago expressed by her sweet smiles as she greeted her guests how happy she was and has been these twenty-five years of married life, wearing a gown of white georgette trimmed in pearls and crystal beads. A crown of pearls set gracefully upon her queenly head. The groom was attired in the regulation evening suit and ever ready to make comfort and contentment for all as has been his custom. Those receiving with them were Miss Washington, Mr. Askins, Mr. and Mrs. William Carroll. A fine program was rendered throughout the evening as their many friends departed for their homes they wished the happy couple twenty-five years more of wedded bliss, hoping again to have pinned on them a golden sheaf next time, instead of silver. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 14, 1927 presented, read and approved with one dissenting vote. From that hour on the organization became active, organized in all wards, the executive board met almost daily and the entire membership assembled each Sunday. They concluded the campaign by joining with the Cregier Democrats and for the first time in Chicago history held a midnight political meeting Saturday, April 2, (from 11 p. m. to 2 a. m.) in the Cameo room in the Morrison hotel. Mrs. Anna A Smith was chairman and Hon. Wm Hale Thompson, Alderman Oscar F. Nelson and Hon. Miles J. Devine were the principal speakers. The attendance was 4,000. That great love feast at the Morrison hotel was a foerunner that Mr. Thompson would be the next mayor of Chicago on that memorable occasion. Mr. Devine delivered the greatest oration his life and his masterful plea for the election of Mr. Thompson will for many years remain in the memories of the thousands of those who drank in his eloquent remarks at that time. It will be further recalled that at that time Mr. Devine and many of the WASHINGTON LIBRARIANS ENTERTAIN STUDENTS Hampton Library School Makes Journey to See Book and Art Hampton Institute, Va.—The nine graduating students of the Hampton Institute Library School, under the leadership of Florence Rising Curtis, director, were recently received by Dr. Herbert Putnam, librarian of the Library of Congress at Washington, and were taken by H. H. B. Meyer of the Library Reference Service to all departments where work behind the scenes in binding, pasting, cataloguing and other technical processes were seen at first hand. The Photostat Department, managed and handled entirely by Negroes, demonstrated for the student group this process of reproducing. At a luncheon given in the National Library by the colored members of the staff, Mr. Alexander, of the office of the Director of the Library, acted as host. After viewing rare editions, the original of the Constitution and valuable prints held in the Congressional Library, a visit was made to the library of the Bureau of Education, where John D. Wolcott, director, took the [Portrait of a man in a suit with a tie and glasses. The background is dark, and the man is facing the camera.] One of Chicago's able and po Court, who is in line for would fit in for Attorney C One of Chicago's able and popular Judges of the Municipal Court, who is in line for higher judicial honors, and he would fit in for Attorney General of Illinois in 1928. SOUNDS THE PRAISES OF THE BROAD AX The following letter speaks for itself: The Associated Publishers, Inc. 1538 Ninth Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. May 9, 1927. Mr. Julius F. Taylor, Editor, The Broad Ax, Chicago, Ill. My dear sir: "I thank you so much for the copies of your paper containing the very fine review of one of our publications, The Negro in the Reconstruction of Virginia, by A. A. Taylor. Your co-operation is very much appreciated. MR. OSCAR DE PRIEST AND MR. GEORGE T. KERSEY WILL ENGAGE IN A HAND TO HAND FIGHT AT THE ELECTION OF THE WARD COMMITTEEMAN IN 1928 There are mighty hot times ahead for the big Democratic and Republican politicians or bosses and many red-hot fights among them prior to the election of the ward committeeman in 1928. Mr. Kersey being a member of the Legislature from the Third Senatorial District of Illinois, and spending much of his time at Spring field, the many friends of Mr. De Priest feel that Mr. Kersey has not the time to chase around Chicago and hunt up jobs for his constituents. Therefore, Mr. De Priest, who has all kind of time on his behalf THE NEW YORKER One of the best Judges of the member of the Circuit Cou there is no disputing the f his time-honored position o One of the best Judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County; member of the Circuit Court bench for 18 long years, and there is no disputing the fact that he will be re-elected to his time-honored position on June 6. One of the best Judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County; member of the Circuit Court bench for 18 long years, and there is no disputing the fact that he will be re-elected to his time-honored position on June 6. other big leaders of the Cook County Democracy invaded many parts of this city and delivered telling speeches in favor of the election of Mr. Thompson and expended some thousands of dollars of their own money in that direction. It is still well to remember that outside of loyal Republicans residing in Democratic wards, the colored people and the Cook County Democracy's organization are these to whom Mayor Thompson owes his election. It would be pleasing indeed to see the stalwart members of the Cook County Democracy, who accomplished so much towards the election of Mayor Thompson, richly deserve to be recognized as the minority Democratic party and its recognition for positions as stated before Mayor Thompson would make the homerun of his life by appointing Hon. Miles J. Devine as a member of the Board of Education of Chicago. Mr. Devine for many years past has been classed among the best and truest friends of the colored race in Chicago and if Mayor Thompson would select him as a member of the Board of Education the colored people would have two true friends at court. party through all its departments, urging the student librarians to call on the resources of this special library for its particular service. Miss Clarabel Ruth Barnett, of the Library of the Department of Agriculture, showed all lines of activity under her charge. Ways of caring for maps and other unusually shaped documents were demonstrated here. Three members of the class will next year have charge of libraries in agricultural colleges, so that this inspection of the work was of particular interest. The art treasures of the National Capital in the Corcoran Art Gallery, and in the Freer Art Gallery in the National Museum, as well as the Capitol, Washington Monument, and other points of special interest, were visited during the second day. The student party was also shown the library of the Miner Normal School by Miss Lula Allen, and that of Howard University by Edward C. Williams, librarian, where they saw the Moreland Collection on the Negro. The group was entertained at luncheon by Librarian Edward Williams and Deans Woodward, Holmes and Slowe. En route to Washington the group visited the library of the Virginia Normal and Industrial Institute at Petersburg, W. Va., where the up-to-date reference material was of particular interest. X HON. GEORGE B. HOLMES Jigo's able and popular Judges of the so is in line for higher judicial ho in for Attorney General of Illinois "Respectfully yours, "The Associated Publishers, Dr. Carter G. Woodson ```markdown ``` HON. KICKHAM SCANLAN best Judges of the Circuit Court of of the Circuit Court bench for 18 le no disputing the fact that he will be monored position on June 6. SUBSCRIBE FOR THE BROAD AX No. 3 and popular Judges of the Municipal me for higher judicial honors, and he Seney General of Illinois in 1928. OF THE for it- Inc. 7. 1927. e copies very fine mens. The Of Vir- o-opera- sers. hers. goodson. MR. OSCAR DE PRIEST AND MR. GEORGE T. KERSEY WILL ENGAGE IN A HAND TO HAND FIGHT AT THE ELECTION OF THE WARD COMMITTEEMAN IN 1928 There are mighty hot times ahead for the big Democratic and Republi- can politicians or bosses and many red-hot fights among them prior to the election of the ward committeeman in 1928. Mr. Kersey being a member of the Legislature from the Third Senatorial District of Illinois, and spending much of his time at Spring- field, the many friends of Mr. De Priest feel that Mr. Kersey has not the time to chase around Chicago and hunt up jobs for his constituents. Therefore, Mr. De Priest, who has all kinds of time on his hands, should march up to the front, and become the new Republican committeeman of the Third ward. of the Circuit Court of Cook County; it Court bench for 18 long years, and the fact that he will be re-elected toition on June 6. oa = ll A " 1 in & i el as HON. THOMAS F. BYRNE Member of the City Council from the 15th Ward, who was jammed up in an auto accident last Sunday afternoon. His wife, Mrs. Byrne, was driving when the smash-up occurred; no bones were broken; the Alderman’s beauty was marred to some extent but in a few days more he will be all right again. CHICAGO'S HEALTH WEEKLY| Here are a few suggestiogs on how BULLETIN to guard yourself against this type of es criminal. Chicago Department of Health, Her-| Don't display a large sum of money, man N. Bundesen, M. D., particularly at night time in the pres- ‘Commissioner ‘ence of strangers. a Pedestrians and motorists should MENTAL HEALTH IN avoid using poorly lighted thorough- CHILDHOOD fares as much as possible. Be ever on “According to the army tests not more than one-half of the 1,700,006 young men tested were of normal in: telligence. “Feeble-mindedness is a primar) cause of crime, delinquency, prostitu tion, poverty and industrial ineff ciency,” says Dr. Herman N. Bunde- sen, commissioner of health, in his latest bulletin. “Two feeble-minded parents product only feeble-minded offspring. “Hanging and jail penalties do no prevent the propagation of mental de fectives," continues the Commissioner There are in Chicago 3,000 pupil in the subnormal rooms in the public schools; and over 4,000 are in feeble- minded wards in the institutions o Illinois. The cost in Illinois of the care of mental defectives is. $5,000,00 annually; and the economic loss is over $13,000,000.” Commissioner Bundesen _ recom- mends the following: “This condition can be ameliorated by sterilizing mental defectives; by education in the principles of mental health; by intelligent treatment of the feeble-minded and other defectives and by dissemination of knowledge concerning the causes, treatment, an¢ prevention of mental diseases.” BULLETIN No. 4—GUARD YOUR. SELF AGAINST THE HIGH- ‘WAY MAN ‘By Chiet of Police Michael Hughes Pedestrians and motorists who travel late at night must at all times be vigilant. Upwards of 80 per cent of Chicago’s holdups occur at night. Darkness is the silent partner of the footpads and-automobile highway-man. Ps al MADAME BERTHA L. HENSLEY in - ’s club work, who has become of the Proweinent.im women's club wok Sen ef Chicaga. ik ea ae os i ae eee ee ae oes OTE ae Bis ee GS SE Se ck ere Here are a few suggestiogs on how ‘to guard yourself against this type o ‘criminal. Don't display a large sum of money particularly at night time in the pres: ence of strangers. | Pedestrians and motorists should avoid using poorly lighted thorough fares as much as possible. Be ever or ‘the alert crossing dark alleyways. Don’t shortcut through deserted prairies or dark lots. A desire to save a moment's time may cost you yout valuables. If followed by strangers late a night, either on foot or in automobile seek a lighted spot and stay there un til you satisfy yourself that you ar safe. 2 A lavish display of jewelry at th theatre and other forms of amusement is always an invitation to the holduy man. Many of our so-called vestibul robberies are traced to this cause. ‘And remember, an ounce of preven: tion is worth a pound of cure, we are trying to protect you. Mrs. Carl Black, 4829 Prairie ave- nue, who has been on the sick list for nearly 6 months, is improving and in a few weeks will be able to be out again. / Mrs. Ella Breman, 5634 Wabash avenue, died on Monday this week. MME. BERTHA L. HENSLEY ONE OF. THE ACTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS WOMEN OF CHICAGO It can be stated with much pleasure that Madame Bertha L. Hensley, 3528 Vernon avenue, has rapidly come to be one of the successful and best busi- ness, women of this city. She is vice- president, bookkeeper and a heavy stockholder of the O'Pal Manvfactur- ing Co., 3221 Cottage Grove avenue. This enterprise deals in hair dress- ing cream for men and women, mak- ing a specialty of men’s caps and beauty bands for women. She leaves Tuesday for Decatur, Ill, to attend the state's meeting of the G. A. R. She is the state's musician for the ladies of the G. A. R. THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 14, 1927 THIS WEEK By Emest Rice McKinney (For Preston News Service) Sending Children to Sunday School The foo!’s dance goes merrily on. Now a bunch of snoopers in New York consisting of representatives of charitable and religious organizations, have tried to take a fifteen-year-old girl away from her father because that father refuses to send the child to Sunday School, The girl was taken from her father at the instance of a woman probation officer. The case was in the Children’s Court for nearly a month. The religious organizations insisted that the father had no right to bring up a child without religious training. Bluntly’ put this means sim- ply that the father had no right to rear his child unless he taught her the re- ligious opinions and superstitions of these snoopers and meddlers. But Justice Levy, of the court, was not to be fooled. In delivering the child to its father he made the follow- ing remarks: “Although I have said that no child should be brought up without religious training, and al- though I believe I am right, I would not take a child away from a parent for the sole reason that he did not agree with me and did not send his child to Sunday School. I have found that the child loves her father, that the father loves her, and that he furnishes her with nice clothes, schooling and 2 good home, Theréfore I consider the allegations regarding his religious attitude beyond the issue at hand, which was whether or not he was giving her proper care.” It is perfectly evident on reading the judge’s remarks, that he saw through the hypocrisy, the intolerance and the inquisitorial methods of the maniacs who made the charge against this. I can seé them now, these idiots with no more mental capacity than a natur- opath or a Bible Belt deaconess. T have a little girl myself, six years old, who has never been to Sunday School. I am certain that she is just as civilized as the children wha go regularly. And yet, I hate to think of what would happen to some bunch of hell-bent-for-heaven morons and neu- rotics who would invade my home to place this little girl under the drilling of some tight head “roundsman of the Lord.” Professor McMillan's Dismissal As was to be expected, the trustees of Shaw University have evaded the main issue in their upholding of the dismissal of Prof. Lewis K. McMillan. The whole report of the committee, which was headed by C. C. Spaulding of the North Carolina Mutual, is apologetic and defensive in tone. The committee says that McMillan’s crit- icisms “were altogether of a distruc- tive sort.” It probably has never oc- curred to this committee that there is no obligation on perfectly sound and sane criticism that it be constructive. Destructive as well as constructive criticism, promotes progress. There is absolute necessity for both forms of critical judgment. Making a crude an- alogy it might be said that the man who demolishes the old dilapidated house is certainly under no logical or ethical obligation to erect a beautiful mansion in its place. It is conceiv- able that it would be better for the lot to be left vacant. If the house is @ menace, due to any number of things, it is perfectly right that it be demolished. “It was learned,” says the commit- tee, “from various sources that the professor was not orthodox in his teaching of the scriptures.” Of course he wasn't. How could he be since it is reported that he is a well educated and intelligent man? To be sure the committee may be pardoned at this point since they perhaps know ‘nothing | worth considering about theological teaching and modern theological con- troversies, “Tt was apparent from all circum- stances that Professor McMillan was earnest in his efforts to incite race feeling in attempting to inform the world that segregation was practiced at the university between the races.” This is Mr. MeMillan's main charge The committee glides over this diffi culty with the bare statement quoted They do not say that it is not true that in this college black teachers. are segregated from the whites. They do not say that the practice is wrong ‘They seem to feel that Shaw is an al Fight place, with this jim crow, to which Negro parents may send thei children to see democracy and the ‘Christian religion in practice. All this committee can say with any feeling is ‘that Mr. McMillan was malicious be- ||eause he told it. 1 And finally the committee reaches for the mud. Slinging it toward Mc- Millan with a shriek they say: “What constiuctive work of any kind whatso- ever has Professor Lewis K. McMillan ever accomplished anywhere of suffi cient magnitude to entitle him to cen- sure men and measures of Shaw Uni- vefsity and so on, so on and so on?” This question can be answered now. If Mr. MeMillan has done nothing in his whole life except call the attention of the country to conditions prevailing at Shaw, he has done more than some of the members of the committee. He has earned the gratitude of some par- ents who were thinking of sending their sons to Shaw. He has also earned the thanks of many young men who were planning to apply there for a position. ‘And I am willing to bet three Pitts- burgh stogies against a Shaw diploma that that same Shaw diploma will be worth more in the future by virtue of the fact that McMillan has passed by. NEGRO WOMAN ADVISES ED- UCATING NORDICS; SHOULD ACQUAINT THEM WITH NE- GRO LITERATURE (Preston News Service) New York, N. ¥., May 13.—Writing in the May number of The Messenger, Miss Kathryn M, Johnson, well known distributor of Negro literature and co- author of the book “Two Colored Women with the A. E. F,” says: “There is no doubt of the great need of the education of the white people through the distribution of literature concerning the Negro. That a white man could grow up in the South, or in any other section of the country, and Jearn nothing about Negroes except that they have been slaves, is not a thing to amaze one, but the tragic ‘thing about the whole matter is that not even Negroes have had a chance to learn anything of themselves, until within the last few years.” For some years Miss Johnson has been selling throughout the country a “Two Foot Shelf of Negro Literature” with much success among Negroes, and she now feels that the same work could be done among whites. “I thitik ‘a similar plan,” says the author, “could be worked out among the white people of the country through a Bureau for the Distribution of Negro Literature whose purpose would be to make out a speaker's itinerary, arrange dates for public addfesses in churches, schools, and from public platforms of any kind. These public addresses could be fol lowed by some one who could sell magazines to the people, distribute printed matter, and personally visit the homes of whatever people there were in the audience who expressed an interest in purchasing books.” She then relates the successful efforts she has made to get books on the Negro in the white libraries and clubs and homes. Miss Johnson concludes that such endeavor increases the whites’ re- spect for Negroes and thus helps in solving the race problem. Other articles in the May Messen- ger are: “Moslem Propaganda Among Negroes,” by A. T. Hoffert; “Impres- sions of Morocco,” by J. A. Rogers; “Negro Land Grant Colleges,” by Robert S. Wilkinson; “Negro Distance Runners,” by E. B. Henderson; “The Best Editorial,” selected by Eugene Gordon; “Book Reviews,” by James ‘W. Ivy; “The Negro Theater,” by Theophilus Lewis; “Text Books in Public Schools,” by Alice Dunbar Nelson, and the usual illustrations, de- partments and cartoons. KENTUCKY EXPERIMENTS WITH DUAL JURY IN TRYING MIXED XRACE CASE (Preston News Service) Owensboro, Ky, May 12—Two juries sat simultaneously in police court Wednesday, one composed of colored and the other composed of white men, and heard evidence of a disorderly conduct case in which a white woman and a colored man were the principles. Each jury formed and returned its verdict separately. Both defendants were acquitted. Because of race conditions in Owens. Doro, the court decided to have the ‘two juries. The colored jury returned ‘a verdict of “not guilty” for the man. but the white jury recommended a $5 for the woman. Prosecutor Fowler moved that the fine verdict be set asid: and the wargant against the woman be dismissed, The prosecuting attorney had urged a verdict of guilty for both and had warned the juries that the association ‘of races at Madisonville had probably Jed two colored men to the death cell Mr. W. D, Scott, 5018 S, Dearborn street, was laid to rest at Mt. Lincoln. | MUSIC NOTES | By Clarence Cameron White, Premier ‘Violin Soloist, Former President National Association of Negro ~ Musicians (Fbr Preston News Service) were shocked to find the following in my sketch of Bridgetower: “Ries is wrote for Punto” which should have read “Ries is referring to the tardiness of the composition of the Horn Son- ata which Beethoven wrote for Ponto.” A New Book of 40 Negro Spirituals ‘A new book of 40 Negro Spirituals is soon to be issued by the Theodore Presser Company of Philadelphia. The arrangements are by the writer of this column, and perhaps a word as to the purpose and treatment of this volume may be of interest to our readers. When the president of the Theodore Presser Company, of Philadelphia, asked the writer last spring to compile a book of Negro Spirituals for them he (the writer) wondered if it were possible to get together something a bit different from the rapidly increas- ing volumes of these religious songs already before the public.’ His first thought was that more often than not these are “harmonizations” offered the musical public in recent years were a bit “overly dressed.” There was, to the writer’s mind, a striving to “paint” the lily as it were. There has been an honest attempt to avoid this one thing in this new volume. This collection is intended to fulfill an individual purpose in an individual way. More than a folklore anthology for the library, or a source of book of strictly CHORAL versions, it presents in SOLO arrangement the authentic texts and melodies, with harmoniza- tions adapted from actual traditional harmonizations as heard by the com- piler in choral performances by Ne- groes; from the basis of these, piano accompaniments have been developed interpreting the spirit and individual- ities of the Spirituals. The compiler, in his work at the West Virginia Collegiate Institute, has been in contact with sources and tra- ditions which indirectly connect with those representative of the entire south. West Virginia, as the most northern of the southern states, and for other reasons, historical and indus- trial, has received in former years and still receives a large influx of Negro immigration from states farther south. Among these both the newcomers and the descendants of the earlier arrivals, is found a very vital concern for the preservation of the Spirituals which are known quite generally throughout the south as well as in the northern states; and, besides, an as yet only slightly explored body of spirituals not hitherto known at all widely. In this’ collection the unique clo- quence of each Spiritual is brought out so that it may be evident to all hear- ers why these songs have been so treasured and perpetuated. Unusual- ness of harmony is no objection where it comes about naturally or where the emotion cries out for it—there routine harmonization would falsify the real expression—the Spirituals themselves are unusual, not of scholastic lineage. They contain a musical grammar of their own which only by partial coin- cidence is parallel with Continental and English harmonic customs. All that, totally, is effortful (felt as either forcedly restricted or neediess- ly expended) is foreign to these songs. Among the distinctions between the choral and solo versions there is to be recognized the need of a flexibly re- sponsive treatment of the thought of different. verses of the same Spiritual. There is no longer the restriction set by the needful ensemble of voices; and a piano accompaniment literally re- peated for different verses cannot bring out the distinct expression for varying thought and feeling. Hence the inter- Pretations for different situations arc properly expressed, often, in contrast- ed verse settings. “Such instrumental harmonization of the Spirituals is one of the most delicate problems in mu- sic; there is so much to be conveyed, and that, too, of intimate shades of | childlike aspiration to be handled with reverence and unsophistication. The musical idiom and usages have to be discovered and kept free from all that is alien to them; in combined effort they must be less acquainted with the 7 es - : > is ‘ ‘ : Peay Cs 1 aa os 7 i . ae MR. SANDY W. TRICE As president of the Red Cap Club he is accomplishing a great and lasting work for the benefit of his brethren. Through his untiring efforts the Red Caps connected with the Illi- nois Central depot, the Polk Street and the Northwestern depots, Mr. Trice has been able to raise well onto one hun- dred dollars for those who have lost everything they owned in the flooded districts in the Southern states. uals it can fairly be said that they are| WHITE WOMAN BANDIT not available in earlier collections nor| LEADER'S PUNISHMENT DE. generally known. Together with these] FERRED; MEN GET 18 there have been included in this book} YEARS EACH many old favorites. eae Whatever of merit this volume may (Preston News Service) have besides in inherent value of the! St Louis, Mo, May 11—Circuit collection is due to a real Sabor of love: Judge Ossing on Wednesday sen on the part of the compiler and if] ts Andew Hi these beautiful and haunting melodies| ‘Nee Andrew High and Holsey give pleasure and—yes, comfort to| Smith, Negroes, who, with Mrs. those who love them, the compiler is|Rose Smith, well educated and attrac- amply repaid. tive white woman, apparently the eprceseawed brains pleaded guilty to thr jups. LEADERS IN PITTSBURGH |, aoe 2 eter Hokton CALLED TOGETHER ie men were given eight years each nea on one charge and five years apiece on (Bical Wews Sieiay each of two other charges, making a Pittsburgh, Pa, May 13—At meeting held Monday under the aus pices of the United Colored Societie of Allegheny County, Attorney Clyde Randall presiding, plans were adopte¢ for the 1927 civic and political drive in which every colored unit in the county will be asked to participate. It is planned, Attorney Randall says, to have a series of mammoth mas: meetings during the year at which ad dresses will be delivered by such dis- tinguished and outstanding men a Senator A. H. Roberts, of Illinois; Honorable Ferdinand Q. Morton o! New York and other distinguished and successful civic leaders from various parts of the country. Mr. Randall said: “Particular emphasis has been placed upon the necessity of co-opera- tion, harmony and unity. The drive is not factional but embraces each every and all units of the city and county. Alll are invited and expected to participate in making this movement successful. It is felt that this will en- hance the civic and political status o colored Americans in this district, a well as make permanent an era o} racial co-operation.” Mrs. Chas. Weir of Washington, D. C, formerly of Chicago, is expect. ing to return home soon after having spent a number of weeks visiting be tween her daughters, Mrs. Chas. Lewis ‘and Mrs. Wm. Y. Brown. a be P’ a | i 5 HON. DAVID F. MATCHETT One of the high Judges of the Circuit Court of Cook County, who is ending his third term on the Circuit Court’ bench without one black spot on his honorable name, and. it is almost useless to state that he will be re-elected for the fourth time on June 6. WHITE WOMAN BANDIT LEADER'S PUNISHMENT DE- FERRED; MEN GET 13 YEARS EACH (Preston News Service) St. Louis, Mo, May 11—Circuit Judge Ossing on Wednesday sen tenced Andrew High and Holsey Smith, Negroes, who, with Mrs. Rose Smith, well educated and attrac- tive white woman, apparently the brains pleaded guilty to three holdups The men were given eight years each on one charge and five years apiece on each of two other charges, making a total of eighteen years. The sentences are to run consecutively. Defers Woman's Sentence Judge Ossing deferred sentence of the Smith woman when she said she desired to consult an attorney. In confessions to the police, the woman, who declared Smith was not her real name, admitted participating in cight recent holdups with High and Smith, her companions. The trio pleaded guilty to these specific charges: February 23, the robbery of Luther Hoffman, 3938 Page boulevard, from whom they took $17. March 12, the robbery of Henry Hogenbrok, 3722-A Palm street, from whom they took $55. William J. De Witt, 4203 Fair street, from whom they took $39. Well dressed and of attractive ap- Pearance, Mrs, Smith was. arrested March 19. She told police she had married a railroad man who was forced out of work by a strike and who jilted her after she had supported him whil- he studied music, She refused to re- veal her right name out of considera tion for her family. Mrs, Chas. Davis of Cincinnati Ohio, spent the past week in Chicago attending the convention in interest oi Y.W.C.A. as_a guest of the Edge- water Beach hotel. COLORFUL NEWS MOVIES By THE CAMERAMAN SUN KISSED AMERICANS WILL PRESENT Red Caps' Minstrel Review and Dance "HITS AND BITS" 1927 Benefit BOYS' CAMP, Y. M. C. A. Monday Evening, May 23, 1927 EIGHTH REGIMENT ARMORY 35th and Giles Avenue General Admission, 75 Cents 1. Out of the Flood. 2. Africa. What Hoi! Out of the Flood Misery, grief and economic ruin, in multiple forms, are the flotsam and jetsam of the harrowing Mississippi River flood, which, too, must have taught again the truth that man and the creations of his mind are but weaknesses personified when wind and water turn in anger against him. Out of the flood has come the truth that misery is no respecter of persons; that Negro dwellers whom economic and social customs forced over on the river front streets, like a boomerang; are now forced back upon the state and municipality as a burden, which, at least, might have been lighter had Justice prevailed more strongly in the days before the flood. Out of the flood there should have come a new vision of the futility of man, as compared with God; that after all, man is made of clay, and, whether black or white, faces God as dust—nothing more. Even before the flood subsided, a mob—not out of the flood—resurrected itself near Little Rock, Ark., and made the world know that the flood had not washed away the spirit of cowardice. If, out of the flood, there came a new dawn of a new brotherly love, a new reciprocal respect, a new regard for the Fatherhood of God, then these would atone for the fearful loss of life and property, of hopes and ambitions. The gain would outweigh the loss. The clamoring mob, though, still lives in the flooded areas. Bigotry and intolerance have survived the flood. All that it brought was misery and woe; and for those beset by all the plagues we have named—those of before as well as during and after the flood, we shall ever humbly pray. Africa, What Ho! And now comes Prof. Alonzo W. Pond, director of the Logan African expedition, and says that Africa is the birthplace of mankind, rather than Asia, or any part of the world. For proof, the scientist is said to be exhibiting the skeleton of a child of 60,000 B. C., which bespeaks a habitation in Algeria, on the Dark Continent. Prof. Pond gives the explanation that the European races doubtless sprang from Africans who emigrated to Europe across the land that joined Europe and Africa at the southern point of Italy and Gibraltar. Thus comes the theory that the Anglo-Saxons and their Nordic "skinsmen" may be but children of the Sahara, who turned pale under the rays of the Midnight Sun, rather than because of some Divine plan of the Almighty to create "superior" and "inferior" races, based upon color alone. At any rate, here is a noted scientist who is brave enough to cast colorful asperptions upon the Nordics. And yet, who knows—The Great Beyond is probably a crucial melting pot of color, the artifices and the conceit of which are run through a fine sieve before—not after, the final roll call. In the meanwhile, however, Africa faces world renown. It may be the Fatherland of the fatherlands. Will Lynchings Decrease Now? Nebraska passes the anti-lynching bill which was introduced into the legislature of that state by Ferdinand L. Barnaett, Negro member of the lower house. This bill provides that the sum of $1,000 be paid by such counties, to the heirs of any person killed by mob violence, within their boundaries. With the successful passage of this bill, mob rule receives a death blow, and another method is provided whereby the law may take its course and justice have at least a chance. Where a penalty is involved, the protection afforded prisoners will be proportionate. News also comes from Gulfport, Miss., that a mob of infuriated whites seeking to lynch two Negroes on the charge of killing a white man, lost its ardour and cooled, its anger in the face of a machine gun placed at the Gulfport jail. This is indeed good news, to learn that a determined and fearless sheriff in the south has played well his part as exponent of the law, by using extreme measures of force to outwit the almost indomitable desire of a lawless mob, and give his prisoner the full protection of the law, of which mob vengeance deprives him. Very recently, in Kentucky, a medal was bestowed on one of these brave sheriffs by the Southern Interracial Commission, as a reward for saving the life of a prisoner through strategy. Reward is ever productive of greater effort. From these cases just cited, it can readily be seen that there are more ways than one, by which lynching can be prevented, if it is the earnest desire of those who represent the law and of those who are sincerely interested in the right of justice. Whether a prisoner's life be protected from the mob by artifice, force or legislation, the result is about the same; law has a chance to take its due course. West Virginia Knows Itself Hon. T. Edward Hill, director of the West Virginia Bureau of Negro Welfare, has recently issued a neatly-prepared and as comprehensive an annual report of the work of his Department as we have observed concerning any other bureau, State or Federal, anywhere in the country. S. R. Anderson, editor of the "West Virginia Clarison," describes Hill's report vividly when he says: "The report in the whole is a valuable state document, thorough in detail and comprehensive in viewpoint. It shows arduous labor, intelligently executed, and reflects credit upon the department issuing it, and is complimentary to the State for its existence." To our mind, however, the most striking value of the report is found in the fact that, through it, West Virginia at last knows herself. Hill has taken an inventory of population, industry, education, agriculture, business, professional life, in such a way as permits/ West Virginians to look into the mirror and see what is necessary for general improvement. Important among Mr. Hill's recommendations is the one that the State PETER J. HARRIS Founder and Supreme President of the Royal Circle of Friends of the World, extensive real estate owner, successful business man, one of the directors of the Binga State Bank of Chicago, who commands the greatest amount of respect from the heads and the fronts of the various secret societies in all parts of the United States. College of Law should find some way of providing legal education for colored students in keeping with the intention of the laws providing for State institutions. We are sure that not only West Virginians, whom, of course, the welfare report vitally affects, but that other public-spirited citizens the country over, will feel like commending Director Hill and his staff upon the outstanding work they have performed in the public service. Furthermore, gratitude is due all the co-operative forces which have worked with Hill and with the colored and white people of the "Mountain State" who are striving for a larger life and a fonder brotherhood. North Carolina in the Lime Light North Carolina State University shows much seriousness in its "Institute of Human Relations," held there recently under the auspices of the students of the Y.M.C.A., which for six days dealt realistically with international, racial and industrial problems. The fact that James Weldon Johnson was invited to be one of the speakers shows that no ban was placed on the representation at this conclave, as there are a very few southern universities that are willing to have a Negro of the James Weldon Johnson type address their student body. There must be some degree of earnestness in such an effort on the part of this southern group to really come to a better understanding of industrial life and racial contacts, when it is willing to devote time for addresses and discussions on these potent subjects. Truly North Carolina is in the fore, and let us trust she will not have to stand alone. Colorgrams Of all pupils enrolled in public schools of North Carolina, 75.8 per cent of the white and 77 per cent of the colored children attended rural schools in 1925-1926. The Canada-West Indies trade agreement, negotiated in 1925, which became effective last week, will continue operative for a period of twelve years. It provides for improved steamship services and mutual tariff preferences between Canada and Jamaica, the Bahamas, British Honduras, Barbados, Trinidad, British Guiana, Bermuda, Tobago and the Leeward and Windward Islands. The Alexandrian Community House, colored social center, opened last Monday night at 1293 West King avenue, Cleveland, with addresses by Mayor Thomas, Mr. N. B. Allen, of the Columbus Urban League, and L. M. Shaw of the Friendly Service Bureau. Mr. Fletcher Colman, 5658 Wabash avenue, departed this life last Saturday. His remains were taken south for burial at Nashville, Tenn. THE, BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 14, 1927 DR. RICHARD A. WILLIAMS Supreme President of the Royal Cir orld, extensive real estate owner, su one of the directors of the Binga who commands the greatest amou heads and the fronts of the various s of the United States. TO UNVEIL PORTRAIT Sunday afternoon, May 15, following the close of the annual sermon of Ft. Dearborn and Great Lakes Lodge, the entire membership of the lodges and sister Temples will march to Ft. Dearborn Home, 3920 South Parkway and witness the exercises of the unveiling of a life size portrait of the late Dt. Henrietta P. Lee, past grand daughter ruler of Elks of the World and "Mother" of Ft. Dearborn Lodge No. 44. This portrait was presented to Ft. Dearborn Lodge some time ago by Capt. Benote Lee and Mrs. Genevieve Lee Wimp, the son and daughter of Mrs. Lee. Mrs. Lee was widely known in fraternal and church circles and had many hundreds of life long friends throughout the country. She had done a great good for Elkdom throughout their jurisdiction. TO MEET IN JOINT SERVICES Great Lakes Lodge No. 43, of which Dr. M. R. Bibb is exalted ruler and Ft. Dearborn Lodge No. 44, of which Jas. C. Martin is exalted ruler, will hold their annual sermon Sunday afternoon, May 15, at Metropolitan Community Center Church. They will be joined by all of the temples of Chicago and the lodges of Gary, Evanston and Joliet; Great Lakes and Ft. Dearborn bands and the Marching Clubs of each lodge. This is destined to be the greatest annual sermon exercises to have ever been held in the history of Elkdom. Returning the officers and members will disband at Ft. Dearborn home, 3920 South Parkway, where they will witness the unveiling of the portrait of the late Dt. Henrietta P. Lee. MORGAN PARK COUNCIL IN ANNUAL MEET Pride of Morgan Park Council, A. U. K. & D. of A., of which Mrs. Elizabeth Crawford is most excellent queen, will hold its anniversary exercises Sunday afternoon at Beth Eden Baptist Church, 111th place and Loomis street, Morgan Park. Rev. B. H. Hunter, pastor of the church, will deliver the annual sermon. A very excellent program has been arranged. Among the principal speakers will be M. T. Bailey, chairman of the Publicity Department, national grand council, and other national and grand officers. PUSHING MORGAN PARK David L. Jackson and Mrs. Sarah R. Benton, representatives of The Bailey Realty Co., which is preparing to open a branch office in Morgan Park, are pushing forward the work in that section. Members of our group are flocking to Morgan Park in large numbers. TWO RECORDS BY W. VA. COL LEGIATE GLEE CLUB New York, May 12.—The Brunswick Company has just released two records by the West Virginia Collegiate Glee Club. This group of singers (20 in number) has for many years been a feature of the school, and their singing of Spirituals, under the training and direction of Clarence Cameron White, noted violinist, puts them in the forefront of any group in the country. "Shout All Over God's Heaben" and "Walk in Jerusalem Just Like John," "Ezekiel Saw the Wheel", and "I'm So Glad Trouble Don't Last Always" as sung by this group, instantly claim one's attention by their beautiful melodies, attractive rhythm, and religious fervor and enthusiasm with which the singers are imbued. HOME FROM VIRGINIA Mrs. Juliius S. Glenn, wife of Sergt. Julius S. Glenn, 11401 S. Bishop street, Morgan Park, has returned from Roanoke, Va., where she went to bury her father, the late John W. Street, well known Virginian. During the six weeks which Mrs. Glenn spent in that section, she visited Lynchburg and Christianburg, Va., Winston Salem, Raleigh, and Durham, N. C., where she met many relatives and former school friends. TO HOLD ANNUAL SERVICES The United Brothers of Friendship and Sisters of Mysterious Tens of which J. B. Street is state grand master, and Mrs. Georgia E. Harding is state grand princess, are preparing for the annual thanksgiving services to be held May 22nd at U. B. F. Hall, 3120 Giles avenue, at which time a very excellent program will be rendered. Miss Gertrude Hart motored to Ivanhoe in her Cadillac Victoria, accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Grace Wilson and Mrs. Florence Larry to inspect some lots. Mr. Bernard B. Lewis, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Lewis, was recently united in marriage to a charming bride of the Illinois university, and in the near future she will be presented to the elite of the four hundred society. Disasters Caused by Wind Disasters Caused by Wind The wind caused a serious railroad accident in the eastern part of the United States last year when it blew sand over the track. Two years ago the wind blew an Austrian train off the track. March winds in British India in 1924 blew over five cars of a train as it was crossing a bridge and two of them pitched into the water. About 55 passengers were killed. One morning a train from Derry to Burtonport, Ireland, was caught in a gale that uncompiled the car next to the engine and rolled it down an embankment. Frocks and Suits That Are Desirable for Informal Occasions. Days gently lengthening and big windows radiant with fresh blossoms are insistent reminders that spring is here, and that we must be about the business of assembling suitable railment. It is a pleasant task this year, says a fashion writer in the New York Times, for the models of every description present new standards of beauty in an entirely new order of things in dress. The most misleading title which pow attaches to clothes for women is sports dress, the first of the styles to appear. Originally this type of dress was a genuine response to the need of a proper and practical outfit for athletics — serviceable, comfortable and, as earlier models are remembered, often far from beautiful. The materials were sturdy, durable home-pan, flannels, tweeds and the like, corresponding to the easy footwear necessary for the fashionable sports—tennis, golf and all the rest. Women who rowed and swam, played vigorous games, climbed mountains and hiked across country dressed for each sport according to its requirements, giving thought to their appearance largely in relation to the game. That first sports costume in whatever form was a husky affair, something more mannish than anything else, and was wholly outside the province of the fashionable couturier. In the light of today's fashions that primitive sports suit, the sort of dress a woman wore for those occasions, never by any chance could have appeared at any other time. Costume Is Different. All that has changed with the years, during which sports dress has come through a number of stages of development, establishing by marked degrees a distinct type of costume that differs wholly from everything that was once thought to belong to an outfit for one in the social world. This began to come about when Paris, which so long persisted in ignoring the tallerie and everything that we now mean by sports dress, entered the progressive scheme of things and began to create the clothes that the younger set demanded. Each different phase, presented somewhat tentatively, has been interesting and the designs more chic and more artistic each season, so that these costumes have come to be worn not only for sports but for almost every other possible occasion except of the strictest formality. Even handsome afternoon gowns and some for evening wear—the sort of dress that is seen at smart restaurants, at the play and innumerable relatively informal affairs—are built upon lines that are basically sports models. This story of sports dress is engaging and important because of its influence on all styles for women and because it has absorbed the interest of artists and their clientele far more than any other feature in the fashionable wardrobe. Now, at the spring season for both town and country, sports dress is a dominating topic of interest and in the latest models presents many novelties. First of all there is the recognition given the women's sports dress to illustrate the new and more feminine 1 Model Displaying Tucking Which Is Much in the Fashion Picture, styles. The very best in design, workmanship and material, and finer expression in every detail are now put into a costume which is named sports, but which is intended to be worn whenever one may fancy. The term sports is amusingly contradicted by the explanation to the purchaser that the chic, dalmity frock, suit or costume offered is "not intended to be worn for real sports." A pretty peach color crepe frock with plaited skirt and tunic blouse, relieved from stiffness by a narrow Tact in Boston Royal tact is largely the art of praising Boston baked beans to Bostonians.-Boston Herald. S scarf attached to the back of the neck, is called a sports dress, but is worn to tea at a smart restaurant. A con- ventional figured crepe de chine having a tiered skirt and deep cape collar is gritted about the line of the hips to give a belted effect, and is also designated a sports dress, but could be worn with perfect propriety for luncheon, bridge or any other informal daytime affair. In Color Compositions. In the latest color compositions are some uncommonly attractive costumes. The new red is named "beau- pulolle," a darker shade, "avarale." Jade green, banshee green and all the olive shades are especially good. Ombre tints are shown from the lightest flesh to Cuba red, and there are flame, coral, lacquer, culve and Spanish pink. A suit of soft beige b rabbit's wool is knitted with a small ja- quard figure in terra cotta. Another in beige is combined with a dark, rich shade of olive. Frostinet, which is 1920s Tan and Brown Coat, Collar, Cuffs, Pockets of Brown Leather. very like crepella, is combined with crepe de chine in a suit of two shades of green, the blouse knitted in a small conventional pattern, and a scarf of crepe de chine is added to one side of the neck in lieu of a collar. In the knitted suits in plain colors a motif of some sort is embroidered on the front of the blouse or jumper—a little pennant, a monogram, insignia of some description, even a tiny animal or flower. On an especially pretty suit in slup, one of the latest shades of brown, a seal of official design is embroidered. A particular style of hat is being shown to complete the sports ensemble. It is, of course, small, and to be correct must match the color of the suit. A fine silk and straw and a wool and straw fiber is used in making these little hats, being crocheted in a delicate, uniform stitch, light as a feather and replacing most gratefully the felt cloche and vagabond shapes. With the demand for belts in the sports suits countless new styles are shown in suede. New Sports Ensembles. The ensembles—or, to be more strictly modish in terms, the costume compose—in sports clothes will be received with enthusiasm. The change from winter to spring dress has always been something of an ordeal, and for several years past women have made many sacricles of comfort in wearing a fur piece with a coat dress, shivering perhaps in meeting the demands of fashion. This season the happiest possible solution is offered in the three-piece sports suit. In this the frock itself is the usual one-piece dress, or a two-piece, with the addition of a coat. The new coat is itself significant as a revival of styles that were the last word of smartness in their day. This up-to-the-minute model is a short, straight box coat, longer than the Eton. Models in this coat differ mainly in the manner of closing. One is fastened at the neck with cravat ends that attach to a narrow band collar. An ultra-smart coat in an ensemble of lightweight wool is on the lines of a man's cutaway, but lapped and fastened with a single button at the waistline. The coat is black, the skirt black and white checks, a combination that is always effective. In a little suit of French design the jacket of brown velvet, barely hip-length, is double-breasted and is worn with a skirt of Rodier fabric in beige kasha finely plaited. Some of the latest ensemble models are made in one color, but of different materials. One of lobster red has a frock of crepe, the skirt box-plaited with bodice attached, and a short voluminous coat of kasha lined with the crepe all in the same shade. This scheme is successfully repeated in navy, green, brown or black. Whether the waistline be placed higher or lower, at the normal point or at the hips, is a matter of individual preference. It must, however, be defined with a belt of some sort—one of the material itself, narrow, wide, shaped or straight. 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One Year .....$2.00 Six Months .....$1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 6206 S. Elizabeth St., Chicago. Phone: Wentworth 2597 JULIUS F. TAYLOR Editor and Publisher Vol. XXXII No. 35 Chicago, May 14, 1927 Entered as Second-Class Matter, Aug. 19, 1902, at the Postoffice at Chicago, Ill. Under Act of March 8, 1879. British Museum Has While the smallest books in the world, the Bijou and London Almanack—some of which could be covered by a postage stamp—were being sold at Sotheby's, in London, the world's biggest book being inquired for at the British museum. This is a huge tome 5 feet 10 inches high by 8 feet 2 inches across. It was wheeled out on a truck. The book is a volume of maps presented to Charles II by merchants at Amsterdam in 1600. The binding is a masterpiece of morocco, four skins being used for each panel. It is decorated in gold figures of harps, roses and crowns, and huge brass bosses and clasps are clamped on. The book, which is kept locked, has a special position in the King Edward library. Had to Be Satisfied With Seeing the Lion Matthew Arnold, the English poet and essayist, came to the United States and gave 100 lectures, but even the manager of the tour admitted that Arnold's voice was extremely weak and that it was unlikely that any person in the audience ever heard a word of the lectures, a writer in the Kansas City Star asserts. At Arnold's first appearance in Chickering hall, New York city, every seat was sold at a high price. Chauncey M. Depew introduced the speaker and Arnold stepped forward. He had been well advertised and the audience was breathlessly still with interest. Arnold opened his manuscript and his lips began to move, but not a sound was audible. The audience craned necks and put hands to ears, but with no results. Some, fearing deafness had overtaken them, even looked around to see how others were reacting to the silence, but were reassured by the impatience manifested by their neighbors. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was among those present. After a few minutes he said to Mrs. Grant, "Well, wife, we have paid to see the British lion; we cannot hear him roar, so let us go home." They left the hall and soon there was a stream of people leaving. Star Not Supernatural According to Kepler the "Star of Bethlehem" was probably a conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in the constellation Pisces, the two planets being so close as to seem like a single star. This conjunction is recorded as having occurred about 7 B. C., and might possibly coincide with the birth of Christ. Another theory is that the Star of Bethlehem was a recurrent star, the last appearance of which was in 1572, when it appeared in Cassiopela. This star is reported to appear about every 350 years. A third theory is that the star was Venus, which varies in brightness, but is the brightest of all known stars. Cleaning Old Coins Old coins may be cleaned with powdered whiting applied with a dampened cloth. To return the original luster of copper and gold coins, we suggest that you place them in a raw white potato and let remain overnight THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 14, 1927 Humble Wage Earners Our rich men are becoming more generous. The total donated to "foundations," etc—mostly of business men—is computed at $3,500,000,000. Modern generosity takes many forms. It is particularly gratifying to note a growing tendency to do kindly things for workers. Many wills of employers now make liberal bequests to employees, especially those of long service. Living employers, also, are devoting of their means than formerly for the benefit of those who have helped them to make their fortunes. Forbes Magazine tells us. One cannot but note, however, that very rarely is anything done for those who toll in factories, foundries, mines and suchlike places. Far more is done for collar-and-cuff workers than for those who expend body and brawn. Perhaps one reason for this is that those paid by the hour or by the piece or by the day, usually insist upon extra pay for extra work, whereas office workers and the like make no such demands. Even so, it is extremely desirable that generosity be extended to all classes of wage earners. Alphabetical Lore The Romans took their alphabet of 23 letters into Britain, as they had already taken it into Gaul and other conquered countries, and it was adopted later by the Anglo-Saxons. To the Anglo-Saxon alphabet, however, three new letters were added. Two of these were runic letters and represent as nearly as possible the sounds of "th" and "ph." Later the influence of the Normans caused these to be discarded, and the three additional letters of our alphabet are quite different. They are "i," "u" and "w." The Last Straw Jones, sunk deep in a huge leather armchair, dejectedly gazed from his club window. Life was a curious proposition, he had decided. Curious beyond words. First of all, he reflected, he had been disappointed in love. Later, he had been disappointed in marriage. And now, to cap the climax, he had been disappointed in divorce. You see, that very afternoon he had married his ex-wife. Modern Type of Girl as One Man Sees Her The modern girl is more alluring than any feminine type of history—and serious-minded, reasoning young men are avoiding matrimony more than ever before. That's the conclusion of a young business man, eligible, earning $8,000 a year, who, writing in Smart Set Magazine, points to three types of girls as his reasons for dodging the marriage bond. First of them, he says, is the one "who believes that a girl has the same right to freedom in her sex life as a man. Not only believes it but says so—and does so, for all I know. Maybe she will make some man a mighty good wife—but not me." No. 2 is the girl, usually a petted only daughter, restless and with the idea that "money is just made to be spent. As a wife she'd be a wonderful sweetheart, but we'd both be in the poorhouse inside of a year or two." And third is the intellectual girl who insists upon showing it. "She has ideas and beliefs about everything from Bolshevism to birth control. As a wife she'd have her clubs to go to, her political meetings, her papers on various subjects to prepare. I'm afraid we wouldn't be happy together." Shetland Shawls A Shetland woman tells how the lovely Shetland shawls are made. She says: "We do not knit the shawls from the middle outward; we knit a lace the required length, each quarter by itself, and pick up the stitches along the straight edge; the number differs according to the size of the shawl required; these we take in at each end of the middle, to form the corner of the shawl, as we proceed. Last of us, we make a square for the middle; put a quarter to each side with needle and yarn (wool), much in the same way as you graft the toe of a stocking. Then we sew up the corners, and the shawl is finished." Their Choice In a recent intelligence test given in a high school there was this sentence: "A mother is —— than her daughter." Underneath were the words, "wiser, taller, older," and the pupil was supposed to fill in the blank in the sentence with the most appropriate of the words. Did they do it? Fully half the class ignored the given words altogether and filled in the sentence to read: "A mother is more wrinkled than her daughter." Springfield Union. 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