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m.jt 'g"y "&B- - .-"- -snw THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER CO, 1922 BANK H H-M- M-M-H-H-M-M-l-M-1- I I I I t I I J I frm-m-rrrrrrrrr SHAWL, PARIS FAD Spanish Shoulder Decoration At tracts Attention to Gown. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Binga fan n 1 1 1 n i n i n n i n i n i Mr. Jesse Binga, President of the Binga State Bank, was born In Detroit, Michigan, coming from one of its old est and most highly respected fam ilies, receiving his common and high school education in the city of his birth; in time he received his early real estate training in the real estate business by assisting his mother and father Mr. William and Mrs. Adelphia Binga; in 1901 Mr. Binga decided to permanently locate in Chicago, and cast his lot with its hustling and enter prising citizens, and the first year after becoming a resident of the Windy City, he became a curbstone broker in garden vegetables, in fact he was a huckster and with his horse and wagon he sold garden truck up and jiown the streets on the south side, to many of the people who are now occupying many of his houses and stores either owned by him or under his control. In the winter of 1902 he decided to launch out in the real estate business, and he opened a small office at 3333 S. State street. His capital at that time consisted of a half month's rent three old rickety chairs, a small flat top table, an old worn out stove rest ing on two legs, and a brick, but be ing a hustler and full of courage and pluck Mr. Binga began to do business and make money right from the start. On May 1, 1905, he leased the Bates Building, 3635 and 3637 S. State St, where he moved his real estate office and he caused the white tenants to vacate and colored tenants followed after them and from that day to the present time the complexion of the whole neighborhood has changed up and Mr. Binga opened the way for LESS BLINDNESS IN COUNTRY, Flguree Reveal a Gratifying Decrease ef Terrible Affliction Throughout tho Unite States. Imagine, If yon ess, a city of 120,000 Inhabitants, where every tingle soul la totally blind; where doctor, lawyer, merchant, chief, along with The rich nan, poor man, beggarman and thief, are all In the same boat sightless ! America has the makings of just such a city. There are more than 120, 000 totally blind people in the United States, and many times that number partly blind. The terrible part of it Is that more than 57 per cent of blind ness Is classed as preventable, a large portion being the result of eyestrain. It is encouraging to note, however, that blindness In America has de creased more than 20 per cent since glasses have become more common. Every other country has a far greater percentage of blindness, and they show a yearly Increase. Three of every ten Americans wear glasses. Statistics prove that seven of each ten have enough eyestrain to warrant the wear ing of correcting lenses. When we realize the relation of good vision to health and happiness. It is hard to un derstand why sa many people neglect their eyes until they are permanently Injured. In the first draft of Ameri can, soldiers In 1917 bad sight caused nearly three times as many rejections as any other physical defect. At the Use of the draft 210,T08 sen were examined and 2L88 per cent were re jected beeaaee of grossly defeetive vatazu ntestrated World. Setae. One Better. Oae ef the brightest "stars" a The Wend Kbc" at the AeeJnal theater la Xande Lent See stiffs aad aea eharmlsffiy. I aid at Lovat a vieit the ether events, aad the asked ae'If I ae aeare taa eae," I aadat. Tire Uddtas were engaged la a brae ftng Match. lay assay's cone te the shoes Se KT eeae bHU," said Jean, proadly. "My aaaay tioeeat have te," sneered Deris. "The Ben ceeae te the house for oars." Here a another ef Mis Lerafa stories. "Georgel" aeraared the gki, aestled clese to him, "dears are aoth- ag but a newt" v "Tea, and you've now broken eae ef say habits," said the ysumg man, as he sadly withdrew the remains ef a Havana from his pocket London Tit Sits. "Pardners," la these days of bonding ceapsales ad eaeraeas corporations the eld narase, "Hie word was as feed as hJf bead," has a homely seani. cad little tales ef long partnership with never a sard and fast legal Jaetraaeat aea a what Is hie and what is ether's, seem like eld tales out of the cast Bat the ether day whea Sam Harris aad Q eerie J Cohan rilssnTTtd their ateea-year-eld partaeral-, Sue a period of agreeaeat la taeftr Joint nredacmg business la which as esatract cm existed, aad yet Mt eae where aere ; aJtthes eccar than la are the eeae whea twe efwaeeewerdaeea, totether. Christian get ease n 1 1 1 n i ii 1 1 n 1 1 n 1 1 1 n n : colored people to reside on every street and avenue from State street east to Lake Michigan. In 1908, Mr. Binga removed his real estate office into the present three story brick building which was erected according to his instructions which is now occupied by the Binga State Bank, State and 36th Place. Shortly after that time Mr. Binga opened his private bank and safety deposit vaults and he 'ably conducted his bank from that year until Jan. 3, 1921, at which time it was transformed into the Binga State Bank. President Binga has long since proven himself to be by far the most successful and conservative Afro American banker in the United States President Binga and his good wife Mrs. Binga who is one of our warmest lady friends in this city, at the present time pay taxes on more than seven hundred thousand dollars worth of Chicago real estate, their frontage on State street amounts to almost one thousand feet and there are very few persons in this city who owns such a long frontage on that rapidly im proving thoroughfare, and Mr. and Mrs. Binga who are a great credit to the AfroiAmerican race, own large blocks of stock in some of the largest and most substantial business con cerns in this city. The officers and directors of the Binga State Bank are as follows: Mr. Jesse Binga, President; CoL John R. Marshall, Vice-president; Mr. C N. Langston, Cashier. Directors: Jesse Binga, John R. Marshall, Oscar De priest, W. A. Robinson, R. S. Abott, U. G. Dailey, C N. Langston, H. R. Smith and Rev. C H. Clark. BRUSHES FOR HOUSEHOLD They May Bo Divided Into Three Classes, Which Are Bristle, Hair, and Fiber. There are two dasses of brushes, those with backs and those with out These come In bristle, in hair and In fiber. It Is fiber and bristles that are of special interest in discussing household needs. The backless brush has the ad vantage of being usable in any posi tion and thereby being at least twice as long-lived as the brush whose only working surface is one side. These brushes are marvelously nude and the bristles, hair, fiber or fabric (mops) are ;o fastened in as to make a falling bristle almost an impossibility. These brushes come in every department of house life: toilet bath, pantry, laun dry, clothes, kitchen, halls and walls. The Bussian pony gives the best horse hair, and the wild boar gives the most and best bristles. The test for the bristle Is that It wIU not break If bent back and will spring into place again. The hair and bristle when burned give a characteristic hair odor. The fiber brush, though a cheaper brush, la adapted to things for which the bristle brush is not adapted. The fiber makes a good scrubbing brush, but the bristle would not be stiff enough. Many fibers are made to look like bristle, but the bristle test will save you from a rash purchase. The bristle brush is expensive and so la the brush of camel or badger hair from which painting and shaving brashes are made. Radium From Bohemia. Government-owned raise at Jechy bot, Bohemia, are turning cut ura nium ore, rich In radium, and the known supply Is said te he saSdeat for 20 years at the present rate ef production; In addition, there are three large mines not yet prospected as to depth. These facts are glvea out by the Sdentlflc American. Twe grams of radium a year are new be ar produced and net pretts to the Csechoelovak republic for the past year were about 800,000 crowns. The ra ttan Is selling today at 10,000,900 crowns per gram, a crown being now worth about X94 cents. While pre dactlon In the United States a greater a quantity, the Jachymev ares are reputed to be richer In aaality. Caribou Swarm In Yukon, Teas ef theasaade ef wSd caraea are reported to be swaralag ever the kills threagh the saearbt ef Dawson. T. T, f er a radlae ef 60 afles. The great herd, which aaaeally treks through the datrlet, w new sseviag northward. Large herds swtaaiag the Yukon have Interfered with the progress ef steamers. The herd to so vast that the hnatag by aea, wea ea aad children, who have provided' nearly every hoae wKh deer aeat fee the winter, has aade ae setireable effect ea it America's Pife Lines. Ax eae Mae or aaeCMr twieet ewy aarrel of on product I a, the United Mates tr area threagt a pipe line. The lew of en la the fifty theaeand 3e ef pipe Use aever seeps. 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READING FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: MR. JULIUS F. TAYLOR; SECOND, MR. M. T. JOHNSON; THIRD, MISS MARVE LYN CANTEY; FOURTH, MISS . INEZ CANTEY; FIFTH, THE SIL VER LOVING CUP PRESENTED TO MR. BINGA BY HIS FORMER EM PLOYES; SIXTH, MR. JESSE BLNGA, PRESIDENT OF THE BLNGA STATE BANK OF CHICAGO; SEVENTH, MISS VIOLET GALLOWAY; EIGHTH, MISS LUCDLE ADAMS; NINTH, MR. HARRY GAINES; TENTH, MRS. LUCILE FARMER; ELEVENTH, MR. WM. JONES; TWELFTH, MR. JOHN BELL. Noted Dressmaker Stresses the Nip ponese Note in Exquisite Out- fit for Formal Wear. The Spanish shawl has brought out an entirely new type of evening dress which Is nothing more than a simple crepe de chine, low neck, sleeveless robe which matches the shawl In col or. There is nothing more lovely be ing worn In all Paris at the present time, says a writer In the New York Tribune, than this type of dress, a fad, as It were, among chic women who wish to attract attention by their striking clothes. When wearing such a costume one looks like a brilliant hued tropical flower or a bird of rare plumage. Recently at a fashionable restaurant In Paris a charming outfit of this kind was seen. A beautiful red-haired girl wore a vivid empire green crepe de chine dress and Spanish shawl. The shawl was embroidered in enormous peonies in dahlia shades, covering a range from the beautiful dahlia pinks down to a deep clematis blue. This. In contrast with the vivid green of the foundation, made Indeed a bril liant spot of color. The woman wore a chain of silver beads, braided through her"auburn tresses. Another restaurant gown In burnt orange crepe de chine had an ex tremely low neck, sleeveless bodice and draped skirt It was entirely without trimming and had a match ing Spanish shawl, this embroidered In the most vivid colors with deep fringe having knotted ends. It Is to Paul Poiret the eccentric though admittedly talented Paris man dressmaker, that fashion owes some sf her more remarkable turns. Just bow M. Poiret distinguishes himself Dy emphasizing the Japanese note. At a recent ball given in connection with the dressmaking trade of Paris a Poiret mannequin wore an exquisite dress deddedly Japanese in effect, with her coiffeur a la Japanolse and her face made up to resemble a Jap anese masque. The dress was de veloped from black satin, silver fringe and a gorgeous silver brocade, on which there were Japanese flowers in nattier blue and rose. DRESS AND CHIC 0VERBL0USE The feature of this charming out fit, worn by a popular film favorite, Is the pointed overblouse. Note tho but. tons under the arm. SMART RIBBON BOWS ON HATS Colored 8trands Supply Simple and Attractive Trimming; Black Shapea Preferred. Wide rlbboti made Into loops and ends or tied in very smart bows of rood size, is making the trimming for nany of the hats shown for immedi ate wear. Black shapes particularly show the preference for the bow trim and models of hair, maltnes braid and, of course, mllan, are used for this- pur pose. In using these wfde ribbons it Is no ticed that the hanging end Is still em ployed, in some cases the ribbon reaching almost to the waistline at the side. Many of the large shapea In poke effect that have the new cut off back brim, employ the ribbon to fill In this space wjth a long soft bow reaching far out on each side. In other cases, when a shape Is raised slightly at the back, the ribbon loop or bow may be placed on the under side of the brim well to' ard the back. Gray Umbrellas, la contrast with the bright-hoed um brellas of the moment Is a new de mure umbrella Jn fashionable gray tones. The cover Is of dove gray silk aad the handle Is of gray bakellte hand-etched "in black and white. Frame, tips and ferrule are of silver. Nothing could be daintier or aere elegant than this silver-trimmed gray silk umbrella, and because of Ks very quietness of tone it Is a coaspleaeaa asset of the costume oa a relay day ll4 I' 'ami BBBaaBaf Irlll FROM THE ORIENT Dresses and Wraps Embroidered in Winsome Designs. Arab's Costume Affords Color Inspira tions; Originality and Charm Ap peal to Fashion Devotees. Fashions are steadily becoming more artistic than they have been for many long years. Color, writes a fashion correspondent In the New York Tribune, Is at last beginning, to receive the attention which It de serves. Designers In their enthusiasm are searching in unusual and hitherto nnthonght-of places for inspiration. A wave of Russian peasant art has Just swept the country. Before that there was the Egyptian Invasion, as well as the Chinese, the Japanese and the Spanish Influence. Now something new has appeared In Paris In the form of dresses and wraps embroidered by Algerian na tive workers In designs taken from the Orient. These dresses have been put n the market by several designers. Each dress Is seemingly as extraor dinary as Its Inspiration, but It Is Just Its originality and Oriental charxa thxt will appeal to the fashion de vote always In search of something different If one U seeking color inspiration a wonderful place to find It Is In the Arab's costume. The brilliant colors that these dark-skinned people love und wear so well are mellowed by the scorching African sun until they have bee ime fabrics of rare reanty. Even the tents of these desert people are striped in bold colors which have been mellowed by time and the elements to unusual and beautiful tones. There are few women, no matter bow great their love of color, who Dress Called Prophet's Banner. It It Made of Qreen Silk Embroidered In Gold. would care to depart se far from con ventional dress as te adopt in their entirety all the colors portrayed In the Arab's garb, but, used with discretion, charming effects may be achieved. For instance, an eld Ivory tint that combines beautifully with blues -a shade of blue frequently seen la a faded cotton fabric that la Its origi nal color, was a strong French blue. Then there are the beautiful tawny gold shades which so often appear la the Arab's turban. These are most attractive used In combination with red and purple. - BERTHA HAS SQUARE CORNERS Decoration Hangs in Ripples Over the Shouldtrs; Round Collar Is Popular Article. A bertha which Is being featured has square corners, which hang la rip ples over the shoulders. 'This Is a pleasant change from the round va riety to prevalent recently. An at tractive model combines both types. It Is round across the back and to the shoulder line where It runs Into a square bib effect and bangs down over the front of the frock. The round collar attached to a straight front vest Is the most popular article. Another good number Is the round collar and cuff set In eyelet work. It Is said that the long square collar Is vying In popularity with the rounded type. Trimming en Hats. Staffed balls In all colors of velvet are seen on hats. Fuschla color Is the newest but many soft felt outing hats are trimmed with groups of all col ored balls. Autumn Sparta Skirt. Autumn fabrics for aports skirts lo ci ude attractive tweed and horaespai In smart striped and crone barred tdt Mgns la ' contrasting wlors?"?"? i "r j-ii w a - m v - e v-