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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
DANES AND DAUGHTERS.

Phoebe CUuZiIIs. the tirSI woman %
be admitted to the IEIr In this country
and once popular aud famous. is now,
In her old age. said Ia he destitute.
Nine. Alice Deschamps. n well known
French sportswoman. celebrated her
eighty-fourth birthday by taking part
In a lawn tennis. d golf and q croQuet
match at lie Touquet
Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong Reed, moth
er Of the hate novelist. Myrtle Reed.
has for many years been considered an
authority OH Persian and Hindu liter
allure and holds the unique distinction
Of being the only woman whose work
has been accepted by the Philosoph-
Ical society Of Great Britain.
Mrs Amelia Fowler. under whose
direction the navy's battlehags and
trophies are being restored. took mp
the study Of scientific embroidery
when a girl as a pastime and later
adopted it as a profession She be-
gan her work at Annapolis last year
and Is assisted by several score Of
needlewomen. Mrs. Fowler Is q resi-
dent Of Boston.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
MEMORIAL MEETING FOR
LATE DR.. JOHN R. FRANCIS
Noted Statesmen and Educators Praise
Worth Of Able Physician.

Major r. r. Motion. commandant Of
cadets ut Hampton institute. was one
Of the speakers at a memorial meet
ing held In Washington Monday even
Ing. Nov 81. for the late DIR. John r.
Francis. who was one Of the most
prominent cOlored physicians Of Wash
ingtOn.
Other prominent men on the program
at the same memorial meeting were
the Hon. william Jennings Bryan. sec
rotary Of state: DR.. William NJ. David
son. superintendent of Washington
schools: Professor George ". Cook Of
Howard university. DR.. Thomas Jesse
Jones Of the United States bureau Of
education and William L. Washington.
head worker ut the COlOred Social set
t,ement
The meeting was held in the Metro
pClitan 4. NJ. Z. church under the
auspices Of the COIored Social settle
ment. which has exerted a splendid
influence for the improvement OF liv-
ing conditions among the masses Of col
ored people in Washington:
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
PRGECTERS CT G00D WILL.
Managers Of Mississippi State Fair
Show Afrc-Amerieans Fine Courtesy.

Managers Of Mississippi State Fair
Show Are Americans Fine Courtesy.
At the very moment when the seq
regation order 1T Washington has
aroused such strong feeling aud much
indignant protest. friends OF the Ne
gro will surely welcome any sign OF
hopefulneSS for the race. especially
when that sign is manifested in the
state Of jefferson Davis and Varda-
man, the only state in the Union which
now contains a population more than
30 per cent Negro - consequently.
where the race problem might seem to
be most acute.
The managers OF the Mississippi
state fair. recently held In Jackson.
the capital. some months ago, deter
mined to give Negro exhibitors a larger
opportunity than has been theirs In
years past. They permitted the cree
tion Of a Negro building by Negro con-
tractors. encouraged exhibits not only
from Negro schools but also individu-
al exhibitors, and also designated the
last two Of the ten days Of the fair as
Negro days, with provision for a Ne
gro parade and mass meeting address
ed by speakers Of both races. athletic
contests and a defamation contest, all
Of which were successful
The results have been altogether
happy. The Negro building was filed
to overfiOwing with exhibits altogether
creditab!e. largely from Negro schools,
but also from individual exhibitors.
The Negro parade, said to have been
mile long and to have included about
5000 Negroes, with double that num-
Der looking on, was a surprise, not to
say an establishment. in the eyes OF
both Negroes and white people. II in
cluded floats, Illustrative OF phases OF
Negro progress since emancipation;
sections Of Negro school children and
thousands OF plain citizens; was order
ly. impressive and by its general good
management proved the organizing Gu
pacity OF Negro leadership.
Concerning II the Jackson Daily
NGnS -NG6AO at NAG
state fair has simply knocked the spots
out OF any feature that the white
patrons Of the big institution have
pulled of this year-or almost any
year. for that matter. The parade,
shortly before the noon hour. was
hardly short of a sensation. To say
that it created establishment among
the white folks is expressing It very
mildly. Honestly. you've got to hand
II to the cOlored folks.
They have set an example Of civic
pride, enthusiasm in behalf Of the
state fair and pride for their native
state that white folks could we'll emu
late"
An immense audience Of both white
and colored people gathered for the
MONDAY mass meeting and listened to
addresses from prominent citizens OF
both races that were able and full OF
good feeling.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
Current Comment.

It's a wise currency bill that knows
its own father.-Columbia State.
Equal suffrage prevails in Mexico to
a large extent The women are not
permitted to vote, and the men are
afraid to.-Kansas City Journal
In France there is one saloon TO ev-
cry eighty-two inhabitants Nearing
the point where every householder Is
bis own bartender.-New York Ameri-
can
In creating the puckerless persim-
mon the American Pathological society
is violating the Juvenile privilege Of
playing a time honOred practical joke
on innocence.-New York World
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
SOUTHERN RACE QUESTIONS.
University Commission to Hold lmPor-
tant Meeting In Richmond, Va.

University Commission to Hold lmpor-
tant Meeting In Richmond, Va.
The third meeting Of the university
commission on southern race questions
will be held in Richmond, Va, on Dec.
10. The commission, which owes its
inception to DR.. James Il. billiard,
president Of the Jeanes fund and for
mer dean OF Tulane university. en-
bodies one main idea-that the time
has come for southern white people to
study carefully and to speak out bold
ly on the questions affecting the Negro
in his relation to the life Of the south
ern people.
1t is a nonsalaried body and Is COM
posed OF one representative from each
Of eleven southern state universities
Its aim Is twOfold-frst. to discover
all the facts possible to learn about
the status Of the Negro in the south.
and. second. to bring these facts to the
attention Of the white people Of the
south as effectively as possible. More
than any other one thing, the commits
sion hopes to make southern white men
Of weight speak out frankly.
Professor w. o. Scroggs of the Lou
isiana State university says Of the
movement: The four great needs in
dealing with our southern race prob
lens are education. cooperation, pub
licity and patience. As to education. !
believe It is highly desirable that a
course Of instruction IN the race ques-
ton should be given in every insitu-
tion for higher education In the south.
In such a course It should be the OBJ
ject to place before the students the
best thought OF representative Ameri-
can citizens on this subject and to as
sist them in adopting a rational view
point on all matters concerning inter
racial relations
This would undoubtedly have a good
effect, but even then much more will
remain to be done. The real problem.
I believe. is not so much to reach the
university student as 1t Is to reach the
man who lives on Jones creek at the
head Of the hollow. He Is not in1u-
enced by the printed page. but by the
spoken word. and the only spoken
word be ever hears on this subject Is
from one Of his own group or from the
lips OF the demagogue"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
UPLIFT WORK = VIRGINIA.
Editors Were Ignored BY orsaniza-
ton Society, Says Norfolk Paper.

Editors Were Ignored BY organiza-
ton Society, Says Norfolk Paper.
Under the caption Ignored the
Press" the Norfolk VA Journal and
Guide in q recent editorial said:
THE Negro organization society Is
In session in Richmond. Summed up
briefly. the object OF the society Is 10
create for the race better schools, bet
ter health. better homes. better farms
We have before us a program - the
session. In which is represented every
sort Of Negro organization and every
agency for the improvement Of Negro
life with the exception Of the Negro
press.
The church. the school. the secret
society, the farmer. the physician. the
lawyer, the merchant and even the
humble woman missionary a-e repre-
scented, but there is no one to speak
for what the press is doing for race up
lift.
There are twelve Negro newspapers
in Virginia. each OF which Yields con-
siderable influence for good. and II Il
were not for these twelve Negro news
papers very little would be known Of
the Negro Organization society or OF
those who compose It.
Advance notices OF the meeting
were sent out to most Of these papers,
and they were generously published.
Detailed reports Of the sessions will be
sent to the papers also. and these will
be published as far as space will per
nit The Negro press is one OF the
most unselfsh agencies at work for the
uplift OF the Negro. one Of the most
powerful and yet the least appreciated.
THE orators on the program Of this
meeting will speak their messages to
the hundreds under the sound Of their
voices: the Negro press viii take up
the message and herald to thousands
and hundreds Of thousands Of readers.
This is the unselfish mission Of the
Negro press
"Just why the press was ignored In
this important meeting We do not
know. Ii was perhaps Just one OF
those blunders that are so often COM
mitted by some Of the big Negroes
in charge OF the affair who would not
be known outside Of their home towns
II II were not for the free advertising
given them by the Negro press"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
Short Stories.

The Sahara desert Is three times a.
large as the Mediterranean sea-
A Russian is not Of age until be Is
twenty-six years old Untii that time
at least four-fifths Of his earnings must
90 to his parents.
Artillery officers Of the United States
army have succeeded In directing the
fire OF coast defense guns from points
as far distant as eight miles.
By mere waste, caused by coins rub
bling together. the civilized world loses
one and one-quarter tons Of gold and
eIghty-eight tons of silver In a year.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
The Cookbook.

Add a teaspOonful Of cold water to
the white Of an egg to whip more
quickly This increases the quality as
well
The secret OF faky pie crust Is the
use OF hot water mot boiling rather
than cold In mixing the dough. II this
suggestion is followed the crust will
always be faky. tender and crisp.
The addition Of q little soda mixed
with q teaspOonful Of corn starch 70
the cream before pouring 1t into the
tomato mixture will prevent curdhng
In the making of creamed tomato soup.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
FIippant filings.

Utilize your spare moments One
can accomplish much In this way while
dummy ut bridge.-Pittsburgh Post
What" asks jane Adams, could
be sillier than a derby hatT' Outlines,
Jane, the man under it-Philadelphia
Inquirer.
Maybe people would have more faith
in the weather bureau If IT wore long
white whiskers and smoked Z corn
cob pipe.-Exchange.
A New York farmer raised a turnip
that weighed eight pounds; otherwise
II Is understood he is all right good to
his family. etc.-ToledO Blade.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
NUTLEY HALL DEDICATED.
New Dormitory at Virginia Union Uni
Vsrsity Formally Opened.

New Dormitory at Virginia Union Uni
Vsrsity Formally Opened.
Nutley hall. the new dOrmitory
building at the Virginia Union univer-
sity in Richmond. Va. was dedicated
Thursday morning. Nov q. The eX-
ercIseS began at 10 O'Clock with or
chestra music. followed by invocation.
Scripture reading. prayer and hymn.
President George Rice HOvey read the
financial statement Of the institution
and delivered the keys OF the new
building to the Rev. DIR. A. Binga. Jr..
vice president Of the board OF trustees.
The chief speaker for the occasion
was the Rev. DR.. L. c. Barnes. 6eld
secretary OF the American Baptist
Home Mission society. Other speak
ers on the program we're William
Hodges Mann. governor OF Virginia:
George Alnslie. mayor Of Richmond:
President F. W. Boatwright. Rich
mond college: Professor W. T. B. VIII
Iiams. agent OF Slater and Jeanes edu-
cational funds; Rev. W. Il. Stokes. Ph.
D.. pastor OF Ebenezer Baptist church:
Samuel Cohen Of Richmond. and DR..
Douglass Freeman OF the state board
Of health.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
Industrial Items.

Austrian salt mines employ 1000
miners.
The petroleum industry Of the Unit
ed States has more than trebled In
I'VE years
Eighty per cent Of cotton cloth IN
the United States b. rsade In six states
in New England and the south
In proportion 10 the pumber Of men
employed there arr mnre fatal aeci
dents in the metal mines Of the United
States than In the tuaI mInSS. aecOTd-
lng 70 government statttirs-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
Train and Track.

Il is expected that the Grand Trunk
Pacific railway will be finished BY next
May.
The government Of New South Wales
has placed orders for eighty new loco
motives for the state railways
An acetyIene Hashlight has been In
vented for railroad crossing gates
which is Ignited by a pilot light as q
gate Is lowered.
All woodwork employed In the con-
structIon Of rolling stock for LOndOns
underground railways Is rendered non
inflammable By a chemical process
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
Facts From France.

Paris has more than $1,000 retired
emnIoyees on its municipal pension
rolls
France t. considering a commission
TO make study Of the low birth rate
Of the country.
Veal rptails at 81 cents pound In
France. beef at 81 cents. mutton and
pork. 26 Canned meats are becoming
more popular.
To drcrtqiSp the number Of accidents
a French city Is building a street with
separate roadway for each kind OF
traffic motor. horse and foot
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Industrial School Needs More Room.
The RappahannOck Industrial acad-
envy at Ozeana. Va. Is making good
progress under the leadership Of Prin-
cipaI W Edward Robinson The most
urgent need Of the school for the pres
ent Is a dormitory for the young men,
Principal Robinson Is making an ear
nest effort TO raise the necessary
amount to meet the expense Of the
proposed improvement as speedily as
possible. The charter Of the institu-
ton allows q holding Of real estate TO
the amount Of $4,000. Several friends
Of the school have given generously TO
its support. and It Is hoped that the
amount now sought may soon be
raised
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
rrv s.or.qatiOn BY EIiminstion.

The presSeDrp nf white men as bar
berS I'm the shops Of the house Of rep
resentntiveS I'm Washington is new and
very strange tu the old patrons On
III recently colored men had been en-
ployed In the shOTTS of the house for
the past City yPsnS II * quite sig
nifraut rkrt where the operators OF
the present prs,gram 10 rare segreea-
zion IB Washington rHnn0t segregEts
the. e,Iminate.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
ch.srino Word, From MAYOR AlnsIis.

In his welcome address To the Ne
gro organization sOciety ut Its FIRST an
nual meeting recently held In Rich
mOnd. Va. Mayor George AInSiie de
clared his hearty interest in the stand.
ard Of citizenship Of every member OF
the community. He said ne believed
in the sOrIetv rnd It's mottn of BET
ter ss-hOolx. BETTER Health. R..ter
Urmss and Iss.sr Farus-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Restaurants in India are to serve
butter In tubes instead Of 10 the usual
patty" form. the European residents
there evidently having learned all they
care TO know about the native Indians
finger prints.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

The high price Of horses in spite Of
the progress OF the automobile Is read
lily understood when IL Is known that
50 much OF their meat Is being substi.
stuffed In Paris for steer steak.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Department Of agriculture o@cials
say cold storage il responsible for the
high price Of eggs. but the egg sellers
insist that Il n the fault Of the hens.
Neither Of the explanations Is wholly
satisfactory 20 the consumer
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

A Chicago woman says that 20 per
cent Of the men would rather contrib
ute to the purchase OF q new carpet
for the church than 70 wear II out aft
erward. The other 20 per cent merely
wear out the carpet and refuse 10 cen
kElhute 20 Ghana1 mA
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

The sound Of the human voice has
been transmitted by wireless across
the Atlantic. Strange as IL may seem,
Il was not the voice Of a Wall street
broker calling for margins.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Chicago pOlirewomen carry their re-
volvers In handbags. That feminine
touch remains to show that doing
mans work does not wholly alter wo-
mans nature.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Among the things that made the old
fashioned winter endurable was the
old fashioned wooden sock that the
old fashioned woman knew how to
knit
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Attorney and Mrs. Edward Il. Morris
are making extensive alterations to
their already well appointed residence,
5'57 Vernon avenue, which when COM
pleted win be one of the most COM
iortable homes in the city. Always
noted for their love of domestic COM
fort, the Norris plan to make their
New house the ideal Another room has
been added, and in the basement Mrs.
Morris will delight in a modern fruit
room for the storing of preserves. Put
ting up fruit is a hobby with her and
her friends say that she cannot be ex-
celled.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Job wished that his adversary had
written a book. but the modern poll
ticiaD would be content II his adver-
sary would write a letter.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

When in the course Of your casual
reading. uu>IISpiciuuS uf cunning trOu-
BILE. you hump into that word. thru. /"
doesn't IL give you n Jolt?
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

So much attention has been given to
discovering new problems" that the
work Of solving some Of the old ones
prOrepds nj a battling pace.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

One reason why u fat Is bad for fam
lily life Is that the man can lind moth
Ing To do aIr"uI the place except wipe
tile. dishes Tor the miSSuS
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Mr.. Frank P. George of "Danabe-
gay" fame, was in town this week
preparing for the next edition of his
famous evening of fun with the Pc
culiar name. He laments the failure of
his last effort, but promises all sorts of
good things in payment at the next
one.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

A LOnduner who visited this coUn-
try says lie found money plentiful over
here. IL would be interesting To know
where be did his visiting
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Every time a young mother reads q
description Of the eugenic baby she
thinks a reporter has been Interview
Ing her infant while she was out
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

IL is sincerely hoped that the Balkan
nations will now bury the Ratchet In
stead Of continuing to bury one an
other
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Mr. Brown Is to be succeeded In the
presidency Of the New York Central
by Mr. Smith Mr. Jones will have to
wait his turn
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Perhaps one reason why the English
sparrow fiirts his tail so saucily Is be
cause II isn't long enough for an
aigrette.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Prices Of hogs are down, but the
connection between hogs and pors
seems to have been lost
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

u Is fortunate that Sir Thomas Lip
ton derives more pleasure from build
ing bOats than from racing them.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Carl Vrooman of Bloomington, Ill,
warm friend of George A. Sehilling,
president of the Local Board of I'm
rrOvement, spent several days in Chi
cage this week. He expects to enter
the race for United States Senator in
1914.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Chicago physicians declare that there
is altogether too much surgery. An ar
gument for homeopathic surgeons. as
Il were.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

With the suffragists the handwrit-
inP on the sidewalk seems to have
taken the place OF the handwriting on
the wall
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
CHIPS

Mr.. julius Rosenwald, president OF
Sears, Roebuek & Co., and a liberal
donor to Afro-Ameriean Y. NJ. CA,
left last Friday with his family for q
three months tour of Egypt and Pales,
tine. -
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

The only trouble about collecting the
income tar at its source Is that II Is
the source Of the trouble.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Rsrlin's ambition to surpass Paris as
n CENTER Of gayety Is nipped in the bud
by the kaiser's edict against the tango
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

HIghbrow discussions OF children at
play are easily reducible to q very
short sentence. LET EN- play"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

A New York funeral procession has
been halted for travelling too fast;
speeding the departed guest 50 TO
speak.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Kaiser Wilhelm has bought a news
paper for $2.5OO.OOO What Is German
for now Is the time to subscriber
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Any dove Of peace that saw Huerta's
picture would know that Mexico Is no
place to build a nest
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Hon. James MeAndrews, member of
Congress of the 9th Congressional dis
trict, was in the city the latter part of
Ia: and the first of this week. He re-
turned to his duties at Washington, D.
c. on Wednesday evening.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

In popular bird lore the hen Il as
Stunning more Importance than the dove
OF peace.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

The telephone Is a great boon II
enables many a small man 70 talk
mighty big.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Occasionally We meet people who are
almost as smart us we are.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

A few more exiled kings In Europe
and The Hague can be used as a royal
asylum.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20
FOR sALE-sFAFE STREET FIVE
CENT FHEAFER.

The "Hiawatha'' Theater at the
Northwest corner Of 55th and State
streets.
1t is fully equipped and ready to
open for business Seating capacity
three hundred.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

TWO may live Oh What one may
spend foollshly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

Marconrs word carries 1000 miles-
More than that. Il carries conviction
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

The average man may have musk
In bis soul. but bis voice spells Il
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1913-12-20

c. d. Travis, 1888 S. State Street,
left the first of the week for Brewton,
Ala, where he will spend Christmas,
with his mother. Before returning to
Chicago, he will visit Havana and
other points in Cuba.