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The broad ax., 1912-03-09
WASHINGTON LAUDS WORK
OF RACE ORGANIZATIONS.
Masonic Fraternity Hears Optimistic
Address by Noted Educator.

In a recent address TO the Masonic
fraternity in Washington DR.. Booker
7. Washington showed, among other
things, the good which the race has
received from secret organizations and
emphasized the wisdom Of turning
such numerical cooperation to greater
advantage along business lines in the
future.
or this phase Of racial activity DR..
Washington in part said:
Secret orders existing among the
Negro race have accomplished much to-
ward its upIift Notwithstanding the so
tons are referred 20 in an uncomplI-
mentary fashion" said DR. Washing
ton. They have an exceptionally
strong side, side that with a little
consideration on the part OF those who
condemn them would receive a proper
and sufficient credit. 1t is largely
through the work Of the secret organ
nations OF the Negro I'm connection
with his church that the Negro has in
a large degree supported and cared for
the poor and unfortunate OF his own
race.
I'm the southern states there are
few Negro beggarS, few Negro pau
perS. The unfOrtunates are cared for
through the secret organization and
the church. This i'm a larger degree
is truer Of our race than any other race
In the same relative stage Of civiliza-
ton in this or any other country. / am
glad to take note of. the preparations
to erect a large and substantial build
ing that will he headquarters for Sc
cret organizations and the plans to pro-
vide accommodations for business en-
terpriSeS that are owned and operated
by our race. This is most praiseworthy
and encouraging
The erection Of this building should
command the hearty good will and the
generous support of all our people in
the District Of Columbia. The cree
ton Of this building will mean a new
era in the business life Of the Negro
- Ar-a''Ai- M lfA'lf'A AiblA W Ant
number Of black people i'm the Dis
trict Of Columbia and i'm proportion TO
the amount Of money they handle the
race here has not gone into business
to the extent that is true OF our breth-
rem in the southern states. You have
here a Negro population Of about 60
900.
There are openings in Washington
with your 9O.OO0 black people for 10
architects, : banks. 40 drug stores, 80
barber shops. 3J blacksmith shops, 80
boot and shoe stores. 80 shoemakers
and repairers. 100 carpenters, con-
tractors and builders. 30 confectionery
stores, 20 dentists. IGO dressmaking
businesses. 30 dry goods stores, 5 un-
dertaking establishments, 20 florists.
10 furniture dealers. 175 grocery
stores. % hAirdressers, % mIlliners.
90 trained nurses, 90 painters and kali
somlners, 10 photographers. 100 ply
sicians, 40 plumbers. 80 real estate
dealers, 80 truck gardeners, 80 restau-
rants and 20 variety stores"
The broad ax., 1912-03-09
Don't Fall In the Hole.

1t is astonishing how many we'll edu-
Gated people are little lame on math-
ematics. For instance. just TO test you.
how much dirt is there in a hole Eve
and a half feet long. one and one-quar-
ter feet wide and three and three-quar-
ter feet deep Boston Globe.
Much would depend on the rock con-
tent Of the material excavated.-Roch-
ester Democrat and Chronicle.
The GloIe should be ashamed Of IT.
self for digging such hole for its un-
wary readers Albany Journal.
The broad ax., 1912-03-09
Promoter Calls Island an Eden
For COIOTed Americans.
HOW THE PLAN is REGARDED.
Movement Headed by r. NJ. r. Nelson
to Remove Thousands From the
Southern States Said to Have Back
ing of Wealthy capitaIists-Plsnty
of Room For Thrifty Planters.

Havana, Cuba. - K. NJ. L. Nelson,
whose address is Lista. Havana, came
to Cuba in July. 1898. and opened Gu
ba's only gold mine for a company of
white men (AmericanS, who have
robbed him of his share. He has not
sat down and whined over his losses.
He was in New York in December
last on business and was optimistic
about Cuba and its future. He urged
his friends 10 flee from the chilling
blasts of the north To this Edenland
He said that Flagler'S S+0,OOO,0OO
bridge across the sea was proof of a
movement 10 make Cuba the play
ground of the worlds rich: that land
values in Cuba would increase faster
than in New York city.
Mr. Nelson talked interestingly of
this beautiful isle of the sea and ex-
pressed the opinion that when Ameri-
can Negroes came 10 know Of the
splendid opportunities which here
await them they will begin 10 take
more lively interest in the Opportuni-
ties which 1t offers to the farmer. the
mechanic and skilled labOrerS with
little money Ia invest.
After fourteen years of talking. writ
ing and lecturing he said he WAS not
surprised To find that every paper in
Cuba is now discussing his plan.
backed by millionaireS. To bring from
the south 10000 Negro farmers who
have money and place them in Cuba.
Some of these newspapers are edited
by southern white men. left over after
the conquest Of Spain 10y the United
States. who perhaps naturally do not
The broad ax., 1912-03-09
Pointed Paragraphs.

Conscience was the original expert
at solitaire.
Offering advice sffably requires the
finest OF tact.
Patience is another thing that is tax
ed all out OF proportion to its just due
Fate furnishes its most cruel mock.
cry in the disappointed father Of 9
worthless son.
No boy realizes IL. but the first time
be contradictS his mother he cuts loose
from a whole lot OF love.-UniOn Coun-
" IN. - Standard
The broad ax., 1912-03-09
Heard Every Day.

Beaten out Of So" said the gold leaf
dejectedly.
II hope I make myself perfectly
clear" said the water as it passed
through the filter.
Experiences like this tend to harden
one" the egg said when 1t was drop
ped into boiling water.
iii stay and see this thing out" said
the man who was at the dentists to
have a tooth pulled.-Boston Tran,
script
The broad ax., 1912-03-09
Ellis Die, Of csr.br,I Troubles.

Charles Ellis, welterweight pugilist,
died Of cerebral hemOThages In Cleve-
land, o., recently. His last fight was
with Joe Motto, in which bout be was
taken suddenly I'll at the beginning Of
the sixth round and never recovered
The broad ax., 1912-03-09
CRISIS SETS STANDARD.
Confidence of Public In Matter
Advertised Brings Success.
By ALBON LEWIS HOISEY.

u ny <[LoOAN Ill " -
8 In one Of its recent issues the
Crisis made an announcement
5 which should set a precedent
z among Afro-American journals.
As a rule, these papers do not
exercise much discretion in the
) selection Of their advertisers, and
this laxity has done much to re-
s tard our commercial progress.
Some publishers have not learn
) ed to say No" when they have
3 to choose between cash returns
and the principle involved in
eliminating worthless advertise
mentS. \ certain class Of adyer-
tisements which formerly ap-
} peared i'm nearly all the papers
run by white publishers are now
found only in certain obscure
periodicals and such papers edit
ed by AfrO-Americans as will
take them.
ClairvOyancy, lucky stones and
cure-all patent medicines have
been exposed as absolutely i'm
possible propositions, and yet
once in awhile we see these fakes
advertised in some of our papers
Notwithstanding that they actu-
ally destroy the confidence of the
reader. which is so necessary to
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07
Farmers Educational
mn and Operative
iii Union Of America
M.tte.s + Especial Moment to
the Progressive Agrieulturist

II you want men to believe in you
live up to your word.
The idolatry of the dollars seems tc
be a popular form Of worship.
Despise not the day Of the one-horse
farmer. for 1t leads to the two-horse
team.
It's a pretty safe bet that a man
has just as many friends as he de-
serves.
The Russian minister of agriculture
says his country cannot economically
grow cotton.
A farmer cannot understand how
any one who does not get up till seven
O'Clock can be overworked.
A lot of people waste time praying
for things they are expected to hustle
out and get for themselves.
Three barleycorns make an inch, SO
the tables say, and three swigs OF par
ley juice sometimes make riot.
The consumer pays dollar tor
food; the farmer gets less than hity
cents for 1t. Who gets the rest?
Too many folks who freely admit
that there is wealth in the soil are
content to take somebody's word for
1t.
He mortgaged his farm to set his
son up in business In town: the son
failed and now the sheriff has the
farm.
Some OF the ranch hands seem to
think that strong vocal chords are
good lines with which to work the
horses.
Blessed is the man who gives his
neighbors the benefit of his good meth
DDS. He becomes public benefactor
and aids in the worlds progress.
A pessimist is man who says farm
ers can't COOPERATE successfully. He
is usually much fonder of fighting with
his neighbors than of getting along
with them.
1t doesn't pay to get 'riled up" over
politics. Let every man vote accord
ing to his own best judgment. and we
shall have faith that the government
at Washington will stand.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07
CERTIFICATES ARE OF VALUE
Cotton Stored In Bonded Warehouse.
Insured Against Fire, Most
Excellent Security.


A bond is an interest-bearing debt
certificate. Bonds have been Issued
usually in this country by government
in Its different forms. by corporations
and by railroads. When railroads
first began to issue bonds the idea was
as new as the suggestion that cotton
warehouse certificates be issued now.
usable as security for money.
Cotton stored in bonded ware
house, insured against fire. is as good
security as there is In the world. A
certificate representing 1t ought to be.
and is in fact. quite as valuable as a
railroad or any other kind OF bond.
1t Is as much an evidence OF wealth.
But rich men are able to bond their
properties, thus being able to obtain
money readily on favorable terms,
while the idea that the same use
should be made OF cotton. for the
farmers benefit. is held up as revolu-
tionary.
1t is not revolutionary. 1t is merely
common sense, says the Charleston
News and Courier. The demand is
simply a determination Of farmers to
put their industry on business foun-
dation. There Is in the scheme no
financial unsoundness. 1t is a plain.
simple, honorable and sensible plan
for making use Of great asset
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07
GOLDEN RULE is UNIVERSAL
Common Purpose to Better Common
Welfare and Belief This Be Done
Through Cooperation.

Underneath all personal and party
feeling, find deep-seated conviction
that the Golden Rule Is gradually to
become the well-nigh universal rule OF
the future in legislation, and more
slowly in the relations of man to man.
That's the object of the new patriot
Ism. Office as an opportunity for pa
triotic service rather than for private
graft, is the spirit that now animates
the majority of senators and repre-
sentatives regardless Of party. says
writer in the Farm and Home. In fact,
party lines were never 80 loosely
drawn. You feel 1t at national and
state capitals even more strongly than
you do among your own people at
home. If from the top of Washing
toms monument you could see into and
understand the minds Of all the people
throughout the United States. you
would find this: common purpose to
better the comomn welfare. and be-
lief that this will be best accomplish
ed through cooperative effort.
Organization Of management, labor
and capital heretofore has been ex-
plotted for the benefit of the few at
the expense of the many. Now this
greatest of all economic forces is to
be united In by the many for the COM
mon good.
This is the grand idea that is grow
ing in the minds and hearts and souls
of a great people. This ideal will
carry them safely through the stress
required for its accomplishment
The personalities. chickering's and
feelings of current politics are mere
ly a little stream escaping through
| the safety valve. 1t makes a lot OF
noise, but 1t is not the real thing. The
noisy safety valve has Its place, but
the real power Is transmitted by the
Irresistible moving fly wheel.
| The voice of the people Is the voice
of God He moves slowly through the
cons his mysteries to perform. In our
Infinitely poorer way. we humans are
slowly evolving upward and onward
And my implicit faith is that divinity
will cooperate with humanity to en-
able the American people to fulfill
the destiny to which they are called
3ut SO long as the world exists. hu
man destiny will depend upon the soil
lpon agriculture, upon education.
We all come from Mother Earth.
Nature is our teacher. helper. mas
ter.
Agriculture is Natures ultimate and
fundamental expression.
The farmer is Natures nobleman.
Build upon these truths and great
Indeed, will be the service Of Americs
TO the world.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07
Big FORTUNE WELL HANDLED
Millions Left by the Late Russell Sage
Are Being Expended for the We'll
fare Of Humanity.

While the late Russell Sage was in
the flesh he was one of the most pru-
dent, shrewd and persistent money
grubbers in Gotham. The astute finan-
cier never plunged nor risked any
money in wildcat schemes. He was
"sure-shot" operator in Wall street.
and when he died he left in the hands
of his lone widow a fortune of some
thing like $75,000,000. Since becom-
ing possessed of this enormous for
tune she has worked as persistently
and assiduously In scattering the
money as her husband did In gather
ing 1t. The scriptures tell us that
the miser is the man that heaps up
riches and cannot tell who shall gath
er them" Russell Sage knew better.
and the good lady upon whose shoul-
ders was imposed the burden of this
enormous sum of money has worked
hard in tightening the burden. Her
philanthropies have been productive
OF as much wisdom as marked her hus-
bands operations in the market. She
Is reported to be failing in health, and
her task Is only begun. Should she
be taken from the world thousands
will regret her departure. and 1t is
very earnestly to be hoped that fur
ther care of the property will fall into
good hands.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07
TIDE FROM COUNTRY 70 CITY
Secret 10 That Young Men and wom
en- Are Searching for Lacking
Amusement or Diversion. -

To the Oficers and Members OF the
Farmers Union:
The secret of the constant tide from
the country to the city is that the
young man and woman-often the
man and woman of mature years-is
on search for that amusement or di-
version which is too often lacking on
the farm.
The one way to counteract the ten.
dency-permanently- to find on the
farm some substitute for the recrea'
tions that lure the man from the coun'
try to the city. Until this is done,
all the preachments In the world
about the beauty of country life."
and the duty of the farmer to feed
the world" will not touch the prob.
lem.
In the city. the average country boy
or girl gets perhaps dollar or two a
week more in actual money than he or
she could earn on the farm. And this
difference is speedily eaten up In
board bills. In frivolous amusements.
and, too frequently. in dissipations
that unfit the participant either for
toll or future usefulness. You hear
a great deal about the boy or girl who
goes from the country to the city
and makes a huge success. You hear
little or nothing about the incom-
parably larger number who go to the
city and either go through life semi
failures or absolute wrecks on the
shores Of competition for which they
have not been fitted.
Recently l have been much inter-
ested In the study of the reports OF
vice commissions, Issued by the va
rious cities. In many cases they show
that the poor wages paid girls In de-
partment and other stores-and many
of these girls come direct from the
country or from small towns-are re-
cruited by the wages OF a life OF
shame There is this feature to be
considered by the father or mother
ter is listening to the lure OF the city.
Amusements of wholesome nature
can and should be provided in the
country. l do not say that on every
farm. or in every rural community. 1t
is possible to even approximately du-
plicate the myriad lights, or the thea
ters or the other resorts that so to
make up the life of a metropolis. But
the monotony of farm life can be re-
lieved and the farm routine itself
given new meaning by a little in
genuity and perseverance. l regard
the Introduction of such amusements
as among the factors rstndispensable to
the solution OF the so-called rural
problem" about which so many people
vigorously preach. Let them turn
their efforts slightly in this direction.
The returns will be perceptible.
CHARLES s. BARRETT.
Union City. Ga.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07
VISITS NOTED CITY
Writer Tells of Scenes Where
Jeanne dare Died.
Tourists Accept Hospitality Of Farm
er's Wife, and Are Shown Relics
Owned Before Her Ex-
ecution,

Rouen, France.-F1ora, Dear: II
leems almost cruel to write of Rouen.
when you were denied the pleasure OF
whiting here. You were ever stanch
admirer Of Jeanne dare, and we plan
ned to cover the scenes of her tri-
umphs and misfortunes, since our first
history days.
The mediateval city has quite meas
ured up to my expectations. Jack and
explored the glorious old Gothic ca
thedral from the crypt to the belfry
tower. What wonderful specimen Of
architecture'it Is! We made several
fairly good sketches of the nave as
well as the exterior.
The torn of Richard Occur de Lion
Is much defaced by vandals who col
lect souvenirs.
In the Place de la Pucelle stands a
statue of the Maid of Orleans, over the
exact spot where she was burned.
The people of Rouen hold her very
name in sacred veneration and relate
many traditions associated with her
tragic life.
The surrounding country is extreme
ly alluring, and each day we tramp for
miles. The well-kept fields of grain or
vegetables each has its border Of field
flowers blooming in riotous profusion
Poppies, daisies, buttercups. and bluets
grow. apparently. to garland some
chiId's hat.
One afternoon, feeling rather tired
and hungry. after walking six miles.
we stopped at farm cottage and pro-
cured milk and fresh bread. The good
wife, a typical belle of Normandy, was
most kind to us. She spread our feast
In the vine-clad summer house of her
lovely garden.
In the distance we could plainly dis
was imprisoned for so many weary
months. Jack pityingly narrated few
instances concerning her imprison-
ment which history fails to relate. In
the midst of his conversation, our
hostess disappeared. She returned.
however, almost Immediately, holding
in her hand small box of antique cop
per. Giving this to Jack, she request
ed him to examine its contents.
Upon opening the box he drew forth
rosary, much discolored from age,
the beads being evidently of ivory.
After murmuring short prayer, she
gave us the history of the rosary. One
Jeanne dare during the period OF i'm
prisonment at Rouen. He was de-
voted to this unfortunate maid. and
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07

did everything in his power to re-
lieve her suffering. He supplied her
with appetizing food and at the risk of
his life delivered messages to her
friends. During the long siege of her
trial he faithfully served her in every
lanner, and when the Inquisition final
ly condemned her to death at the
stake he was heart-broken. The bish-
op of Beauvais ordered her Bible and
rosary to be destroyed. denying her
the consolation of religion, so far as
his power extended. Crushed and hui
inflated, she awaited her terrifying
fate. The keeper at her request, pro-
cured rosary from a sympathetic
priest, who was powerless to aid the
maid. She was quite overcome by
the keepers devotion, and blessed him
many times. I
Finally, the day set for the awful
event arrived and the innocent VIC
tim of superstition was led forth from
her prison tower to pay the price of
her service to Charles VII. of France.
When the light had been applied to
the fagots and the flames rose about
the fraIl form of Jeanne dare, the un-
relenting bishop discovered the ros-
ary suspended at her side. He order
ed priest to remove it, but as he
drew near the sanity Jeanne the
flames formed forbidding barrier,
which no one could brave.
The rosary is the cherished treasure
Of the little woman, who is the only
surviving member of her family. She
claims that the rosary possesses the
power Of consolation, however great
the sorrow may be-,
Dear Jean. you should know her!
She is the personification Of peace and
repose.
We leave for Paris in week Do
arrange to join us there!
Ever lovingly.
JEAN DOUGLAS.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07
The Farming Profession.

There are some professions which a
man may master and become perfect
in, and when that happens, he is dis
satisfied and will want to enter some
thing higher and more difficult. But
farming is one of the professions In
which man never reaches perfection.
The more perfect he gets In the art
of farming, the more satisfied he will
be In 1t.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07

Minneapolis fans are beginning to
intimate that Rube Waddell is all
done
Ownie Bush has scored the most
runs of any player in the American
league.
Tommy Griffin, secured by Sioux
City from st. Joseph, is going well in
new company.
Erwin, the Brooklyn Giant, is car
ried more for the batting ability than
his catching skill
There isn't point overlooked when
Kid Gleason is directing the base rum
ming of the White Sox.
| Infelder Schmidt of Wichita, is in a
hospital at ST. Joseph, following an
| operation for appendicitis.
THE Boston fans always did like a
winner says a paragraph. Boston
| fans are bound to be unique.
Sam Mertes is out of baseball. He
has failed as an umpire on the coast
and has dropped out entirely.
| Doc White is again ready to take
his turn in the box for the White Sox
He had been a sufferer from lumbago
Billy Rhines, the once famous Gin
cinnati pitcher, will manage an indie
pendent club at Ridgway, Pa, this
| year.
Iris Speaker of Boston has made
the most hits, while Milan of Wash.
ington has the most stolen bases to
his credit
r Heine Peitz is getting so good in his
old age that Hank O'Day is threaten
ing to use the veteran coacher in g
game soon.
Ball players say the reason they
can't fatten batting averages off Wal
ter johnson is that they can't hit what
they don't see.
Johnny King is much impressed
with the work of the Giants. He
thinks they'll stick in the lead and
never be headed.
Tim Murnane rises to remark:
When 1t comes to calling turn on g
base runner Thomas of the Athlet
les is the headliner."
Cincinnati papers are wailing ovel
Hank O'Day's success as a manager
Think of all the time he wasted,
they say. "as umpire"
One of the hardest things the man
ayers have to do is to find players al
good as those they had when they
were winning pennants.
Henry Jasper, pitcher, who has beer
with the Anaconda, Okla, team, has
reported to Manager Hank O'Day o
the Cincinnati club for trial.
The nickname of Weaver, thu
White Sox's shortstop, is Buck" Die
any one ever know a Weaver who
didn't get that handle to his name?
Baseball experts figure that Rus!
Ford will be about ten times NOR,
effective now than he has been thi.
season. He has Sweaney back tt
catch him.
The Nashville playerI are said t.
have been told that II they do not vii
they are likely to be held in contemp
of court and for that reason they ar,
doing better.
Chief Meyers batting slump. whicl
now has him down to less than 45O
is not due to inability to see the ball
but failure of pitchers to put 1t wher
it can be hit.
The Springfield herald., 1912-06-07
GOOD WORK OF BOSTON TEAM
Players Batting and Fielding in Ex
celIent Manner-Clcotte Strong
In "Jinx" Line.

Although Boston's pitchers have
been going rather poorly of late, the
team has been batting and fielding in
good style. and Manager Jake Stahl
has the players and the Boston pop
ulace with him in his efforts to con-
tribute winning team.
In Cicotte, Hall, O'Brien, Woods,
Pape, Boston has a strong quintet of
pitchers, and with Carrigan and Nune-
maker in the catching department,
Stahl is also well fortified. The new
manager has strong infield and out
field, and, what is more, he has the
players working in harmony.
"Knuckles" Cicotte, the little twirl-
er. Is being dubbed the "tough.luck