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__4_____ 5 CENTS PER COPY _THE BROAD AX, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, MAY 21, 1927___No. 36
HON. FRANK JOHNSTON, JR.
One of the highly honorable Judges of the Circuit Court of
Cook County, who is an independent candidate for re
election to his present high judicial position on June 6.
THE BOGUS “PRINCE” OF
DAHOMEY, AFRICA, RAN
AWAY WITH MRS. HARRY N.
KNOWLTON AND NOW SHE
IS BACK IN CHICAGO
AND WANTS HER FORMER
HUSBAND, MR. HARRY N.
KNOWLTON, TO SUPPORT
HER IN EASE AND COMFORT
• It seems that great wonders in this
grand old world will never come to an
end. _ _ __ ___
Mrs. Zulme N. Knowlton, who at
one time resided with her wealthy
husband and little daughter, 39 East
Schiller street, where she reigned
supreme over her household and not
tar from October 1, 1925, the Bogus
“Prince" of Dahomey, Africa, Kojo
Tovalou-Houeno invaded the home of
Mr. Knowlton, made love to Mrs.
Knowlton, and in a few days from that
time she was perfectly willing to
desert her lovely home and follow him
to the end of the earth, just so that she
would become a princess which would
enable her to be on a level with her
real dark colored Bogus “Prince.”
Not long after that time Mrs. Knowl
ton and her beautiful little daugh
ter. Miss Jacqueline Knowlton, joined
hands with the Bogus “Prince” of Da
homey, Africa, and they lit out for
New York City, where in time they
sailed tor Paris, France, and from
there they wended their way to his
kingdom in Africa, where he was
arrested for failing to pay his honest
debts just as soon as they arrived at
his African home and placed in jail,
and Mrs. Knowlton and daughter
struck out for Paris, France, and last
December she landed back in old Chi
cago without her Bogus “Prince” but
with a world of experience.
Mr. Knowlton secured a divorce
from Mrs. Knowlton October 9, 1925,
and no doubt he thought tie was free
from her forever, but lo and behold,
she is right here in Chicago and she is
endeavoring to jail her former hus
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THE BOGUS PRINCE KOJO TOVALOU HOUENO
OF DAHOMEY, AFRICA
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colored society queens and princes on the South side.
Some of the Iron Bosses of the
Democratic and Republican
Party Have Put their Heads To
gether and Hatched Up a Cold
Blooded Scheme, to Place the
Names of the Eight Democratic
Candidates Running on the So
Called Coalition Ticket for
Circuit Court Judges of Cook
County, in the Republican Col
umn at Forthcoming Judicial
Election on Monday, June 6, in
Order to Induce the Colored
People to Vote for Them Under
the Guise That They Will Be
Voting for Republican Judges.
Hon. Michael L. Igoe, Who Worked Overtime, Prior to the
Ejection Tuesday, April 5, to Incite a Bitter Racial Feeling
Between the White and Colored People in This City and Pos
sibly Bring on a Bloody Race Riot, Is the God Father of Mr.
D. J. Normoyle, Democrat, for Judge of the Circuit Court, and
the Colored People in General Should Fix Him Up in Good
Shape on the Day of the Election.
The Candidates Running for Democratic Judges in the Repub
lican Column Follow: Hons. John R. Caverly, Thomas J.
Lynch, Harry M. Fisher, Philip L. Sullivan, Francis S. Wilson,
Otto Kemer, D. J. Normoyle, Ira Ryner.
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Hon. Frank Johnston, Jr., Hon. Charles M. Thompson and
Hon. Oscar M. Torrison Have Honorably Served in the Cir
cuit Court for a Number of Years and as Independent Candi
dates Should Be Reelected to the Circuit Court Bench on Their
Past Honorable Records.
Democratic and Republican Candi
dates for Judges of the Circuit Court
of Cook County: Judges Frank
Johnston, Jr., Charles M. Thom
son, Oscar M. Torrison. Independ
ent Candidates Should Be Re
elected
Wednesday evening the members of
the Chicago Bar Association wound
up their voting for twenty judges of
the Circuit Court. It seems that all
the sitting judges managed to run un
der the wire ahead of the non-sitting
judges; 2.966 votes were cast for the
Democratic and Republican candidates
which follow; 32 candidates in the
field:
Francis S. Wilson..2,711
Victor P. Arnold.2,6a7
Ira Ryner .2'65S
John A. Swanson. 2,603
Hugo M. Friend.2^74
Kickham Scan lan .2,o38
Charles M. Thomson.2,522
David F. Matchett.2,482
Frank Johnston. Jr.2,473
William V. Brothers.2,415
Thomas Taylor .2,406
Philip L. Sullivan..2,405
Thomas J. Lynch.,.2,352
Mary Bartelme .2,313
Oscar M. Torrison.2,235
David M. Brothers.2,104
Harry M. Fisher.2,038
George F. Rush.1,816
D. J. Normoyle.v,.. 1,582
John R. Caverly.1.575
J. Kent Greene.1,571
Otto Kerner .1,483
James E. Brown....1.269
Wiley W. Mills. 987
Michael Feinberg . 957
Charles H. Soelke. 764
Samuel H. Gilbert. 614
John Gutknecht . 497
Edwin Hamilton . 476
Stanley H. Klarkowski. 380
Evert O. Hutchins. 374
Abram D. Gash. 372
The final result of the voting of the
members of the Chicago Bar Associa
tion was a good joke on the coalition
Democratic and Republican bosses
who always strut around as though
they owned the whole earth and its
fullness thereof for they selected
Messrs. Otto Kerner, Michael Fein
berg and Stanley Klarkowski to put
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to flight Judges Johnston, Torrison
and Thomson, but it was not in the
cards that they should or would be
defeated in their race as independ
ent candidates for judges of the
Circuit Court, and they won a great
victory before the Chicago Bar Asso
ciation and put to flight those three
almost unknown lawyers who are
thrusting themselves forward for
judges of the Circuit Court, and so
far neither one of them have set the
world on fire with great legal lore,
and we freely predict right now that
judges Johnston, Thompson and Tor
rison will be re-elected to the Circuit
Court bench.
Judge John R. Caverly Should Be
Retired from the Circuit
Court Bench
The voters throughout this city and
county should see to it that Judge
Caverly is retired from the bench at
the forthcoming judicial election Mon
day. June 6. In our humble opinion
he never has nor he never will be
rated as one of the highest class
judges in this city. While he was still
serving as judge of the Municipal
Court of Chicago he arbitrarily de
cided a law case against us absolutely
contrary to the law, and the evidence
seemingly at the behest of some of his
HON. KICKHAM SCANLAN
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.
associates, but in the end we got our
money just the same.
Hon. Michael L. Igoe, Who Worked
Over Time During the Late Elec
tion to Bring on Bitter Feelings
Between the White and Colored
People, Should Be Defeated in His
Desire to Elevate Mr. D. J. Nor
moyle to the Circuit Court Bench
It will be recalled that Hon. Mich
ael L. Igoe, who is one of the head
bosses of the Democratic party in this
city and state, worked early and late
prior to the late election in this city
for the purpose of stirring up strife
between the white and colored people
which, in time, would have brought on
a bloody race riot in this city; that
Mr. Igoe was the worst and the bit
terest of all the anti-Negro speakers
and seemingly it was no fault of his
that the devil was not to pay in this
city at that time.
Notwithstanding that fact, Mr. Igoe
and his Democratic associates who
were just as bad and as rank or as
raw as he w'as at that time, have
hatched up a cold blooded scheme to
place the names of eight Democratic
candidates for Circuit Court judges in
the Republican column so as to be
able to blindfold or hoodwink the
colored people, and that without
knowing it they will be voting the
Democratic ticket from a fore to aft,
early and late, and that will Assist to
elect some Democratic judges who
will treat them with scorn and con
tempt if they should ever be so unfor
tunate to fall into their respective
court rooms.
The next issue of this newspaper
will contain the names of the Demo
crats and Republicans whom the col
ored people can safely vote for for
judges of the Superior and Circuit
Court.
PROF. AND DOCTOR WILLIAM
EMANUEL CHANGE THEIR
HOMES
Dr. and Prof. William Emanuel have
removed from their old home, 6352
Rhodes avenue, where they resided for
many years, to their new home at 5248
S. Michigan avenue, where they will
be pleased to greet their old friends.
HON. JOSEPH S. LA BUY
CHANGES HIS LAW OFFICE
Hon. Joseph S. La Buy has removed
his law offices from 123 W. Madison
street to the Burnham building, 160 N.
La Salle street, where he is ready to
smile upon his many clients.
DR. EDWARD S. MILLER
Grand medical director of the Knights of Pythias of Illinois,
who will greedy assist to entertain the members of theSuprssne •
lodge of that order which meets in this dty, from July 13 to My
20, 1927.