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jffifcfe V&'fS' PgeiTw THE BROAD AX Published Every Saturday fa this city since July J5 lg without missing one b". "?" JJf publicans. Democrats. Catbol Pro cstants. Smgle Tazers, Enej nfi. del. or anyone else can as lone as their language proper and responsibility is fixed. The Broad Ax is a newspaper whose platform is broad enough for a. ever claiming the editorial right to speak its own mind. Local communications will receive attention. Write only on one side of the paper. Subscriptions must be paid in ad- vance. One Year Six Months .$2.00 - 1.00 Advertising rates made known on application. Address all communications to THE BROAD AX 6206 So. Elizabeth St, Chicago, IIL Phone Wentworth 2597. JULIUS F. TAYLOK Editor and Publisher DR. M. A. MAJORS Associate Editor 4700 South State Stretl Phone Drexel 1416 Vol. XXIV. September ., 1913- o. 51 Entered as Second-CIas Matter, Aug. 19, 1902, at the Post Office at Chi cago, 111.. Under Act of March 3, 1879 THE FLIVVER AND THE FLY The automobile is a factor in com munity health and sanitation. True, it is noisy and at times belches out fumes and odors which are any thing but pleasant or agreeable. But properly handled the auto, from a health standpoint, is a factor of safe ty. Why? "Flivvers" do not breed flies. An alley fringed with a row of garages, once private barns hous ing the reliable family horse, or the more aristocratic carriage and pair, is no longer breeding flies by count less millions. The old familiar and omnipresent manure box has practically vanished from sight, even where barns and stables still exist And as each man ure box was an ideal breeding place for the dirty, dangerous house fly, the most exclusive resident districts of the city were by no means exempt from these nasty little pests. The horse is a noble animal and has performed and is still performing -wonderful service for man But when it comes to fly production, any old family horse can be the direct means ef producing more flies in thirty days than all the automobiles in the State ef Illinois could produce in a hundred years. When Mr. Jones' auto bumps and seriously injures a foot passenger on the street, both the owner and the aachine come in for a good hard cuss isg from everybody But when the same Mr. Jones kept a pair of horses what is now his garage and the flies bred in the piles of stable manure which his horses produced, started an epidemic of typhoid fever in his lo cality; or killed a few of his neigh bor's babies with dysentery; no one dammed either Mr Jones or his dis ease breeding flies You see, the peo ple of those days did not see the con nection between the alley manure pile and the sick baby only a block away. Of course, with the hght we now have, even with horses in as general use as they were before Mr. Ford flooded the town with his flivers, peo ple wouldn't stand for open manure boxes. Still, we must hand it to the auto as an agency that contributes to community cleanliness; besides, as a medium for rapid transportation for private use, it has the good old family horse faded into the dim and imper ceptible distance. There is also another health side to the automobile the big, outdoor, fresh air and sunshine side But those who have automobiles know all about this. And as nearly eervbody has an auto of some kind or other, there b so use of dtscussms: the matter where there are so few people who would be interested. Horal: A gasoline tank in the back yard is better than the open manure box in the alley. If the baby is not thnving. and growing as it should, see your doctor on go to the nearest Infant Welfare Station for advice. There are sereral millions of people in this country who cool- never get toHeavea. if St. Peter demanded that they show a. berth certiSr?te in order to fctewgeat isedical inspection of- school c&iHrea helps the so-called -bft-Jnrxrd d&dres" into the forward dtts. Good piysacal cosditwa means iifuk "r zb flsesal tcaxms? 6C EaSft Ms-fes Carter,, presi- Cc-kge, S5S0 Wabash Are-tl-& ae oXses&; Y, -tiere --b-k -9-f b9 fiw iflca ? ' HON. GEORGE City Comptroller of Chicago; the crreat People's Movement meeting, Sunday afternoon, and who. was glad to go on record as one Colored Race. AN "AMERICA SAFE" SUNDAY COLORED RACE URGED TO HOLD MEETING SIMULTANEOUSLY ALL OVER THE COUNTRY ON SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21. FOR PROTECTION OF OUR LAND. EACH MEETING TO CHOOSE DELEGATES TO NATIONAL GATHERING FOR A "SAFE AM EMICA" SEPTEMBER 23TH-25.TH Boston, Mass. The slogan "To Make America Safe for Americans", as the object of the 12th annual Meet ing of the National Equal Rights Lea gue to be held in the Metroolitan A. M E. Church, 15th St., between L and M Sts., Washington, D. C, Setember 23 25, has met the hearty approval of the race. Endorsements of this object for the convention have been received at the office of the corresponding secre tary here from all quarters. Hence the League has decided to ask the entire race to hold simul taneously all over the country, mass meetings demanding a "Safe Ameri ca" on Sunday, Setember 21st, and asking the favor of Almighty God in the struggle for our rights. It is sug- gested these race meetings be called by Equal Rights Committee of citi zens or of the church and, each meet ing constitute itself a local league, send delegates to the NATIONAL CONVENTION FOR A SAFE AM ERICA of the Equal Rights League on Setember 23rd. Such a spontaeous nation wide movement will certainly impress our fellow Americans and the government that we, as a race, are determined to get equal rights. Let "On to Wash ington for September 23-25" be a na tional race cry and we shall win by a united spirit. We certainly need to be banded together for protection now. Secretary J. L. Neill, 906 T. St, N. W., will supply all desired infor mation. HON. MICHAEL mB x, lllillllllllllllllIBB-l--B -H----------------fipi-w99B-f ------------------------9----H -------H---------------f,MS-----P&-v- 3Bi9S5i BB-H-G--I9L s xlHSBlflfl lfl' mt -Hi-' ''sbkB- -lflb iR4-B-------------------E-B----e------B --HH-H-. m x lyim 9IH HK??i Stlw lii9llH ----l-BKiH':' 1n H39H -HlBiis9--B-l' fr-tM--M-l---BHIi-B BTBV '' .a-BBBi? 9&Ht 3II5DHIh BftBilIB-lH -----Hi-re -------l-----------a -----l-------L l--r----H----- ----fl ----i-----M-Hll- jc . !ik' s----il R c-'-----HH-Pi9----Ll'A r Hb- tHr H BBK--BjKBgSAri v? JL. HBKv wC lKEUKBmBBBtKGSmQf&'tKntoiBKE&ss. K. - i mmSBHKKmm&SKSkmS v HT -&. OT HHiRBilHfiN-nHil Popular and honorable member of the Board of JJ"JJ of Cook County, and Democratic candidate for fWjJ J " CofcstituUcnal Convention from thelltb Senator VMtin ?8mois. F. HARDING who was one of the speakers at , of the steadfast friends of the A CALL FOR ANNUAL MEETING ISSUED BY REV. BYRON GUNNER FOR SEPTEMBER 34RD. Hillburn, N. Y. By the consent and authority of the president and the executive commit tee, I hereby issue this call for the Twelfth Annual Meeting of the Na tional Equal Rights League, to con vene in the city of Washington, D. C. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, of September 23, 24 and 25, 1919. All branches of the National Equal Rights League are entitled to repre sentation by as many delegates as they may desire to send; all former members of the League, or former members of any branch thereof, and all other organizations or race bodies, ' may have to travel hundreds of thous religious, fraternal or civic adopting ands of miles to hear that wonderful the principles of the league may be- story, will be richly rewarded for their come voting members of the conven- efforts. The race has only one Wm. tion by offering proof to the creden- Monroe Trotter and he is in the fore tials committee, by means of creden- front of the race's great organization, tials or otherwise, establishing this The recent World War, the Colored fact and by payment of the registra- America's part in that war, together tion fee of one dollar for each dele- wth some recent race conflicts in this gate- J country since the war, have combined It is vitally important that Colored and, as it were, have "shot" the race Americans eet together as speedily as possible, It b equally imp0rtant that said getting together should be under the direct auspices of the great Na tional Equal Rights League, the one race organization that was foremost in getting the cause of the oppressed Colored American clearly presented to the World Peace Conference. Let all organizations become affiliated as above provided. William Monroe Trotter. The only unhampered Colored Am erican who went to France in the interest of our oppressed people was that matchless hero, Wm. Monroe Trotter of Boston. The account of Mr. Trotter's "under-sea-passage to France, and his marvelous achievements while there K. SHERIDAN THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, SEPT-EMBER 13, 1919 I COL FRANKUN A. DENIS0N NOMINATED DELEGATES TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL LUNYtn TI0N FROM THE FIRST SENATORIAL DISTRICT; HON. ED WARD H. MORRIS AND REV. A. J. CAREY NOMINATED FOR DELEGATES FROM THE THIRD SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS. Wednesday, the state wide prim aries were held to nominate delegates for the Constitutional Convention, which convenes at Springfield this Cook County District REPUBLICAN Dis trict 1 Walter H. Wilson. Franklin A. Denison. 2 John J. Gorman. Frederick W. Bruder. 3 Edward H. Morris. Archibald J. Carey. 4 No candidates. 5 Morton D. Hull. Abel Davis. 6 George A. Dupuy. Rufus C. Dawes. 7 Frederic R. De Young. Amos C. Miller. 9 David E. Shanahan. Frank Trent. 11 William H. Cruden. P. G. Baldwin. 13 Douglas Sutherland. Oscar Wolff. 15 Ernest Kunde. Otto F. Ring. 17 Charles Hoehler. Anthony Pintozzi, Jr. 19 Harry A. Siegel. William E. Burns. 21 George F. Lohman. wHHam Ganschow Charles Woodward. 25 Willard M. McEwen. M. A. Michaelson. 27 Frank Wengierski. Joseph Parker. 29 Alexander H. Revell. Charles H. Hamill. 31 Eugene H. Dupee. William H. Beckman. The vote was very light and on the whole many good and fair minded men have been nominated, whom .we hon estly believe as members of the Con stitutional convention will be fair and just in passing upon the civil and the political rights of all of the citizens of Illinois. The I. and R. won out at the pri maries with both hands down. The voters in this city turned their backs on Mayor William Hale Thomp- in behalf of his oppressed people, is the most interesting and remarkable story of modern times. Those who question to the very front in the , thought and life of our great country. ! And now, as never before, is the most opportune time for Colored Americans to come together under their own ap pointed leaders, and by united effort, keep our cause to the front until we shall have made America a safe place for us to live in. Meet us in Washington, September 23, 24, and 25. Yours in behalf of the N. E. R. L. BYRON GUNNER, Chairman Executive Committee. NATIONAL RACE CONVENTION Titne Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs day, September 23-25, 1919. Place Metropolitan A) M. E. church, 15th St, N. W. between 15th and 16th, Washington, D. C. of National Equal Rights League 1 of U. S. A. ; For "Making America Safe for Americans." By (a) Plan for National Race De fense. (b) Program of Rights Protection through enforcement of Amendments. (c) Internationalization of Cause of Race. Features (a) Delegate Wm. Trot ter's report of Trip to Paris. (b) First-hand reports of Race Con flicts in Texas, Washington arid Chi- cago. (c) Banquet -International Speak- ers. Delegates Branch Leagues, active or non-active. Also new branches. race persons everywhere being auth orized to form local leagues at once to send delegates All religious, fra ternal and other bodies subscribing to principles of League for Equality of Rights. Delegate fee $1.00. Information Address inquiries to J. L. Neill, Sec, 906 T. St, N. W. Washington, D. C, or Wm. M. Trotter, 34 Cornhill, Boston. Invitation Coma, Colored America, to Prepare for Safety and Liberty Form Local Leagues, or affiliate your present organization. Action Make 'Sunday, Sept 21st, deUffaU to 'BfVTAMw'Tf- tton M .. fUv, K, W, viwiti, rnn,,rrni n h, Taylor Vi'li Mfii.i MAM?' Aj It, OHflJIff V J. MB' AND HON. WALTER H. WILSON coming January and the following Democratic and Republican delegates were nominated in this city and throughout Cook county: DEMOCRATIC Dis trict. 1 Levy Mayer. N. A. McPherson. 2 Francis A. Hurley. Michael F. Sullivan. 3 M. D. Hartigan. James A. Gorman. 4 John E. Traeger. George P. Latchford. 5 William J. Lindsay. William P. Casey. 6" Joseph E. Flanagan. Joseph H. Stanger. 7 No candidates. 9 Charles J. Michal. Robert E. Cauley. II Frank J. Walsh. Michael K. Sheridan. 13 John J. Poulton. Frank Foster. 15 S. E. Pincus. Dennis A. Horan. 17 Thomas F. Frole. Michael Iarussi . 19 Martin J. O'Brien. Michael Rosenberg. VI James F. Hardy. John F. Higgins. 23 Thomas D. Garry. Richard F. Shay. 25 Joseph Burke. W. E. Nicols. 27 Ernest D. Potts. Edward J. Corcoran. 29 Edward Stenson. Edmond L. Mulcahy. 31 Donald L. Morrill. William C. Burns. son and as a result, he will not be able to have one thousand new policemen to draw their pay each month ot of the pockets of the taxpayers. The eye opener of the day was that CoL Franklin A. Denison ran three hundred votes ahead of Hon. Walter H. Wilson in the first senatorial dis trict, and that Hon. Edward H. Morris nosed out ahead of Rev. A. J. Carey in the third senatorial district of Illi nois . NEGRO CONFESSES MURDER DURING RACE TROUBLES Through the arrest and confession of Judge Tete, 37 year old, colored, 320 East Thirty-eighth street, the police have cleared up the murder of Joseph Powers, white, 325 West Forty-second place, a street car conductor, during a riot the morning of July 29. A coroner's jury had decided Pow ers was the aggressor and ordered William Henderson, 4017 South Wa bash Ave. and Henry Renfree, 3211 Vernon Ave., Negroes, released. Soon afterward Lieut John Norton and several detectives heard Tate knew about the killing and arrested him. He confessed to Assitant State's Attorney Thomas E. Reilly and Mar vin W.son, an investigator. "Henderson and I were together at Root Ftreet and Emerald avenue the worn n;: of July 29 when three whits n.en across the street started toward us," he said. "One went back to the curb while the other two advanced. Then one fled. The other man struck me and knocked me down. I go up and stabbed him, then ran." At the time of the murder Tate wore a mustache, but since had shav ed it off to make his identification harder, he said. Tate is being held. THANSFER NEGRO POLICE BECAUSE OF RACE FEELING Further friction between white and colored policemen of the Fiftieth St police station caused the transfer of three colored patrolmen: William P. McCall, Charles R. Rowell, and Waldo I L. Baston. I A month ago the three pat.-olmcn .'.faced charges of disobedience to or ders before the police trial board be cause they insisted on their "consti tutional rights" too strongly. The kharges, signed by Acting Capt Michael Lee, specified that McCall, Rowell- and Baston had insisted on sleeping in beds in the dormitory pro vided for white policemen. After the hearing the men were put back to work, as they were needed to help quell the race riots. The case is still under advisement Subsequent ly the board made an investigation and found that the race feeling was still strong in the station. The trans fer order waa the result McCall was sent to the East Chicago station and Rowell and Baston to West Chicago avenue and Desplainea street, res pectively. Enawisaaisvssfliist fSsWSi'iMS:5rtSSa TNHtS li In fnrat ef dmwlnjr th w?w Ui polled depftFfmenii n 8 V mm Hum mfrmmm ' "Tl I , m t'NinF? m rw'U.,l'j.i! ntf ah hbhb liiu WAmii-W fllHH MUFAJXVF&MB JrU lift HI m m mmmn n m Hfi THE LATE THOMAS F. SCULLY Judge of the County Court, who was one of the most popular citizens in Cook County; suddenly expired Thursday, after under going an operation at St. Joseph's Hospital. mi. RFAURF.GARD F. MOSELEY .. . --,.! .- Tim m WILL KfcMAiri Al ML ULU 1LILE.1Y1LU nul-L, inin.ll THIRD ST. AND WABASH AVE. It was announced in the last issue of this paper and also in another col umn of this issue; that Col. Beaure gard F. Moseley would in the near future open up the Huntington Hotel, at 37th St. and Langley Ave., over looking Ellis Park; but the latest dope is, that Mr. Moseley bought the hotel last week for $10,000 and sold it this week for $12,000, making $2,000 on the deal. So as stated above he will continue to conduct the old Idlewild Hotel at Thirty-third St. and Wabash Ave. BETHEL LITERARY SOCIETY After song and prayer by J. Q. Adams, newly elected chaplain of Bethel Literary Society, last Monday eening, the members and friends pres ent listened to an interesting talk de livered by President Sandy W. Trice, relative to the work to be pursued next season which begins in October. Dr. W. D. Cook installed the newly elected officers preceeding with a very interesting talk and promising his support toward the growth of the society. Refreshments were bounti fully served and a real get together spirit was shown by all present. Watch The Broad Ax for anounce ment of the fall opening of Bethel Literary Society. REV. W. D. COOK, Pastor. SANDY. W. TRICE, Pres. J. W. BELL, Secretary. CHIPS Mrs. Sadie Hart, 4841 Federal St, has for the past week been attending the session of the Grand Court of H. of J. Springfield, 111. Justice is not dead, but perfidy, per secution and proscription is just do ing double duty. Justice will awake, and then there will be some lively sr ' ;$on-v v &-?- KTV,- aV ' " o ssjssryj t . w yv szfl 1WH, ALBERT KOWAK Mmmr nf the oHflPrf et Ctiunty Comml fiiiwl f vnuwm Willi HI II II; Mht)t4nl PilHUH W 3ES-KSI23SRa scrambling, dodging things n I home to roost. - James a. yuinn, wno lor ry yea wa,?.one of h.lleadine ' "" via Lie puiiiiuiaus, in tut: isl 'i the god old days when Carer H Harrison was the head mayor of h cago, who is now connected with the H. H. Hart, the Shirtmaker and Hab erdasher, 76 W. Randolph St. A and block and knowing thousands f peo ple. Mr. Quinn is able to sell r-L.re shirts and fancy neckties, than dry other individual on the street 9 Mrs. Hester Barnett, 3210 rtie'a! Street, has for many years been a steadfast supporter of this paper -e has the friendship and the fu'les confidence of many of the ver beat white persons in this city and for many years, she has never violated tne trust which they have reposed m her m Mrs. S. E. McDonald, 11123 S Ash land Ave., Morgan Park, has a nice little country place at that nun.otr She has lots of chickens, iucKs squabs and pigs and Mrs. McDonald has promised to lay aside several spring chickens and two or three doz en nice fresh country eggs for the editor. A. R. Cooper, 210 S. Main St , Find lay, Ohio, manufacturer of Cooper's Electric High Arch Shoe, is meeting with great success in that line of business. Several wealthy white capitalists in Chicago have been ne gogiating with his in an effort to in duce him to open up an establishment in the down town district in this city It is a pleasure to state that Mr Cooper is a subscriber to this paper M. T. Bailey, 3638 State St., mana ger lUilton Mercantile Agency ana president Bailey Realty Co., has just returned from a trip through Indiana and Kentucky. While in IndianapuLs. Mr. Bailey attended the grand ses3'on of the National Grand Council. A U K. D. of A., as well as being highly entertained by his many friends in cluding Attorney and Mrs. James T Philip, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Carter Mrs. Sullivan and daughter. ; Eia Ik $ M$,? MW mmn mutm m & otamif lPJiwf.J? m.Hm kmm h m miffiwif r mi mm if t