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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22
HOW TO REDUCE DIPHTHERIA
DEATHS.

During 1915 the deaths from diph.
iberia were fewer than for any year
since 1909.
The first six months of 1916 the
deaths were fewer than for any year
since 1908. This showing would indi.
cate that we have no reason for com.
plant; but we have. During 1915 the
death rate per 100000 population from
diphtheria in Chicago was the highest
of any of the large cities in the United
States, except Boston. The rate per
100000 in Chicago was 27.7S; New
York, 1887; Philadelphia, 1871; st.
Louis, 24.S9; Boston, 1925; Cleveland,
24.s1; Baltimore, 1851; Pittsburg,
26.74 and Detroit, 2O.91.
Diphtheria is a durable disease, as
well as a preventable disease. Why
should the death rate remain so high
in Chieagof
If large doses of antitoxin were ad-
ministered on the first day of the d.
sease, the death rate would suddenly
drop to less than one-half per cent. of
those treated. If the same treatment
were applied promptly on the second
day of the disease, the deaths would
not be one and one-half per cent. of
those treated. If applied on the third
day, less than three and half per cent.
die. If treatment is delayed to the
fourth day, over eleven per cent.
die. Those receiving treatment later
than the fourth day show a death rate
of fraction over twenty-five per cent.
These figures are based upon care
full study of 1912 cases of diphtheria
treated with antitoxin by health Off
GERS in the Department of Health.
They were treated in their homes at
the request of the family physicians.
What can we do that we are not
doing now to lower the present dis
graceful death rate from diphtheriaF
Q) An early diagnosis is necessary.
(2) A prompt and efficient dose of
antitoxin is also necessary. Nothing
else is necessary to reduce the death
rate to a minimum.
To secure an early diagnosis, doc
tors should teach their families to call
doctor upon the slightest indication
of sore throat. Since antitoxin is
harmless, it should be used at once. Do
not wait for a microscopical diagnosis
before using antitoxin. The best time
to save a patient is lost if you wait to
hear from the laboratory.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD FOR
VICTIMS OF M'INTYRE.
Healey, Schuettler, and Hundreds OF
City Officials Pay Last Honors to
Patrolman Dean.

Funeral services were held Thursday
for three of the victims of Henry Me
Intyre, the erazed Negro who battled
with 100 policemen for three hours on
Tuesday from his home at 800 North
Irving avenue.
Twenty-eight mounted policemen and
fifty policemen on foot preceded the
cortege of Patrolman Stuart Dean
from his home at 1888 Fulton street
to the Warren Avenue Congregational
church. The services were attended by
Chief Healey, First Deputy Schuettler,
and hundreds of city officials, relatives,
friends, and members of the Police
mems Benevolent associations, and
Knights of Pythias.
Services for Mrs. Josephine Over
meyer, who was shot by Mcintyre,
were held at st. Malaehy's Roman
Catholic church in the morning and she
was buried in Mount Carmel cemetery.
The funeral of Alfred Matthews,
third victim, took place in the even
ing at the Fulton Street Methodist
Episcopal church.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22
REFUSED LICENSE TO MARRY
NEGRO.
Missouri Girl Who Would Wed Colored
Youth Refused License.
MOTHER MAKES HER PLEA
Says Girl May Attempt Suicide Unless
Allowed to Marry The Youth.

st. Louis, Mo-, July 21.-Special to
The Broad Ax.-Mrs. Alice DeLand
accompanied her daughter Mary Alice,
16 years old, to st. Louis, Wednesday
to give her consent to the marriage of
the girl to Alexander Wright, defend
ed her action on the ground that she
did it to save her daughters life.
The girl, she told Marriage License
Clerk Ruedi, who is infatuated with
Wright, whom she has known only
three months, has twice attempted to
commit suicide when her parents
sought to keep her away from him, and
has threatened to kill herself if she is
not allowed to marry him.
Mrs. DeLand said she and her hus-
band idolize the child, and as the only
solution of the problem, as they saw
it, were willing to make this sacrifice
to save their child from self-destruc-
ton.
DeLand is foreman of a railroad
gang and has worked with Wright for
the past nine months. Miss Alice has
known Wright for only three months.
Ruedi questioned the girl and Wright
who accompanied the mother to the
City Hall. The girl, who is timid and
shy looking, spoke in a tone so low
she could hardly be heard and repeat
eddy looked at Wright as if appealing
to him to aid her in answering.
Ruedi informed the prospective bride
and bridegroom that the Missouri laws
did not permit the marriage of Whites
and Colored. The trio was downcast
at this announcement, and Mrs. De-
Land inquired where such marriages
were permitted.
al do not know what States permit
them," said Ruedi, "but take my ad'
vice and do not try any of the South.
ern States"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES,
Brief Bits Of News and Comment on
Men and Women.
A southerner Protests Against Lynch
ing.

Savannah, Georgia.-In a recent ad-
dress speaking against evasion OF the
law, Geo. w. Owens, President of the
Georgia Bar Association, told some OF
the results that have followed in the
wake of sumptuary legislation.
President Owens explained present
conditions in Georgia by stating: "Of
late years a wave of hysteria has gone
over the state, and extremists have
passed laws, sumptuary in character,
but disguised under the veil OF police
regulations, which have not and never
will have the undivided and genuine
support of the masses of the people;
private rights have been invaded, and
resentment against the law engen-
dered: the natural result has been that
the laws mentioned have been generally
disregarded, and it was but step for
ward from refusing to obey that law TO
put at defiance the more important
laws bearing on the well-being, good
order and dignity of the state.
President, Owens further stated that:
''This general contempt for law has re-
suited in the most serious consequences
to the state" Georgia has had prohl-
bition for over eight years.
During this time, President Owens
saws that: "From having a law-abid-
ing state and one whose record was Sec
ond to none in America, we have be-
come the object of such adverse eritl-
cism that we are regarded as being IN
condition of almost Standardization. I"
President Owens concluded his adj
dress by referring to the many lynch
ings which have occurred in that state,
suggesting that this resulted from the
general contempt for laws that had
been passed during wave of hysterla
which swept over Georgia.
The gravest infraetiOn of law, he
said, is that of lynching, which has
unfortunately become most frequent;
this form of speedy justice against a
criminal, which was applied almost
exclusively in cases of outrage on wo-
men. has now become so common that
person charged with trivial crime,
frequently suffers the extreme penalty
for an act, of which, had he been con-
victed by due course of law, an i'm
prisonment of short duration, would
have been the appropriate punishment.
How shall the perpetrators OF this
crime of murder be brought to justice
1t is useless to attempt to indict them
in the county where the act has been
committed; though they are known,
the grand jury will not indict, for fire.
quently men composing that body have
been either parties to the crime or are
in such sympathy with the perpetra-
tors that they disregard their oath of
office.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22
SUMMER HINTS.

Swat the manure pile.
Clean up the back yard.
Keep cool mentally and you will not
get so hot physically.
Take the shady side of the street,
be good natured, avoid looking at
thermometer, stick to buttermilk as
beverage and you'll see the snow fly
next December.
The parks are beautiful; visit them
every day, if you can. The street car
companies will haul you many miles
for a nickel. Dig up nickel and take
a street car ride. Get out into the
open. Take a basket of lunch and
spend the day in the country under the
sun and sky. Be out of doors every
hour you can; stay indoors only when
you are compelled to.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22
ALPHA SUFFRAGE CLUB.

The Alpha Suffrage Club held most
successful lawn fete on the spacious
lawn of the Y. w. C. A. Wednesday
evening, July 10Th. Many novel fea-
lures were introduced and the Ways
and Means Committee under the leader
ship of DIR. Emanuel feels that the
movement was a great social as well as
a financial success. Next meeting of
the club will be a business one, the
first Wednesday in August at the Read
ing Room, 3OO5 State St., at which time
plans for annual outing will be pre-
scented.
Mrs. Ida B. Wells Barnett, Pres.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

"Nearer My God To Thee" and as the
last notes died away among the ever
greens and monuments, the detail fired
the customary salute of three volleys
Just as was done three days before
when the body of Capt. Charles T.
BOYD their old commander was buried
in the same last bivouac.
The bugler sergeant advanced to the
center "Taps" were sounded. 1t was
soldiers funeral, simple and COM
plete.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

Of interest financially to the race is
the announcement of the formation of
a syndicate headed by w. II. c. Brown,
Investment Banker, Washington, ID. C.,
and Brown and Stevens, Bankers, Phila-
delphia, Pennsylvania, and others,
which syndicate has underwritten the
entire new issue of $4,000 Capital and
Surplus of Standard Life Insurance
Company. When this Company, which
is the only old-line legal reserve life
insurance company in the world, owned
and operated by the race, was first or
ganized it was necessary to secure the
aid of white banking institutions to
help finance it. 1t is signal advance
in the history of the financial affairs
of the race that a group of Colored
financial institutions can undertake
and carry forward a project involving
so large an amount of money. 1t IS
very creditable to these financial insti-
tutions that their resources enable
them to carry on such undertakings,
fraught with so much good to the race
and which will result proftably to
themselves, the public and the Com
pany. This stock will be offered to the
public by the syndicate and an oppor-
tunity given to participate in this great
organization.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22
FORMER I. N. G.. SERGEANT STOLE
PISTOL TO ROB.

Judge Sentenced Robert E. Hall to
Indeterminate Term for Holding up
Druggist.
Robert E. Hall, who confessed that
the army automatic he used in holding
up five drug stores was one he stole
from the First cavalry, of which he
was at one time a sergeant, was SEN
fenced to an indeterminate term at the
Pontiac reformatory by Judge Barrett
Thursday.
Hall was arrested after chase of
nearly mile by Patrol Sergeant
Maurice A. Crotty, who is 81 years old.
The court pointed to Sergt. Crotty
as an example of the value of the older
men to the police force.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22
BIG DoINGS AT INSTITUTIONAL
CHURCH.

Public exercises will be held at the
Institutional Church, 1925 So. Dearborn
ST., next Sunday, the 23rd inst, at 4
P. NJ, at which time the Honorary de-
gree of Doctor Laws, conferred at the
last convocation of the Faculty of
Morris Brown University, of Atlanta,
Ga, upon Louis B. Anderson, Esq. and
Hon. Edward H. Wright will be pre-
sented by Hon. Orrin N Carter, Justice
of the Supreme Court of Illinois.
Mr.. Anderson will be introduced
by Hon. Geo. F. Harding, Sena-
tor of the LIST Illinois Legislative Dis
trict and Mr.. Wright by his former
class-mate in the Chicago College of
Law. Hon. Joseph SABBATH, Judge of
the Superior Court of Cook County,
Bishop Vincent will preside.-"C."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22
BURIED WITH FULL MILITARY
HoNoRS.

Bodies of six black troopers laid at
rest In the National Cemetery at
Arlington, Washington, d. G. Pred-
dent Wilson sends flowers Secretary
of war and Chief Of Staff Of Army
present. John 3. Hawkins, Financial
Secretary of A M E. Church, mar
shalIs citizens committee.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

Mr.. johnson who is first class bust
ness man and a high class gentleman
has spent the past few days in this
city rubbing up against the big poll
ticians and business men. On Thursday
noon he spoke at the Hamilton Club
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

and was we'll received by its members,
and among many of them and thou
sands of good Republicans in all parts
of the state look upon him as the win
ner of the nomination for Auditor of
Public Accounts for the state of Hi
nois.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

In Augusta, Georgia, there are three
cooperative grocery stores among the
Colored people. One of these concerns,
the Augusta Merchandising Company,
is composed of los stockholders and
has been in business about eight years.
Buffers Bakery, a Negro enterprise,
employs eight people.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22
NOTES ON RACIAL PROGRESS.
Furnished by The National Negro Bua
-. ness League.

The Mechanics Savings Bank at
Savannah, Georgia has moved into its
new quarters at 721 Broad Street.
Hundreds of new accounts were added
on the opening day. Mr.. Fleming
Tucker is cashier.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

Some of the Colored ministers of
Savannah, Georgia are cooperating
with the Local Negro Business League
by preaching sermons based upon the
Importance of supporting race enter
prises.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

The Pilgrim Health and Life Insur-
ance Co, and the Georgia Mutual In
Surancc. of which W. S. Hornsby and
Shewell respectively are managers have
their home offices in Augusta, Ga, and
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

McGraw Brothers and Moore, gro
GERS at Waycross, Georgia, have just
completed arrangements for new and
striking window display of Jello Ice
Cream Powder.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

II. W. Wilson is a successful Colored
grocer of Macon, Ga. Mr.. Wilson con-
duets a candy factory in conjunction
with his business and specializes in
peanut and coeoanut candy for which
he has built up a large demand.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

E. D. Redding is one of the success
full business men of Macon, Ga. He
has been engaged in the wholesale and
retail fish business for over fourteen
years. His weekly sales average $500
pounds.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

The various enterprises conducted by
C. H. Douglass of Macon are a credit
to the city as well as the race. Mr..
Douglass has modernly equipped NOV
ing picture and vaudeville parlor, bar
Der shop, pool room and cafe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

T. NJ. Dugas and Son of Augusta,
Ga, successful undertakers carry
stock. not including the three-story
brick building. which is valued at
$4,000.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

As result of the activities of the
Local Negro Business League at Way
cross, Georgia, the Colored business
men have organized the Laborers Pen
ny Savings and Loan Company. The
stockholders are paying their subscrip-
tions promptly and the company ex-
poets to engage in a regular banking
business beginning January 1, 1917.
Carlton W. Gaens is the president and
R. w. Williams, the secretary.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

Local Negro Business Leagues as
Columbus, Macon and Augusta, Georgia,
are formulating plans for a State Ne
gro Business League.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

The Local Negro Business League at
Columbus, Georgia, has been revived
with DR.. E. J. Turner as president and
J. R. Curtis, manager of the Southern
Guide as secretary. DR.. Turner is
Grand Medical Director, Knight of
Pythias of Georgia and is otherwise
prominent in state, business and polit-
ical circles.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

A. B. Walton, a successful under.
taker of Valdosta, Georgia, has just
completed a $4,000 brick building
with five stores and offices upstairs.
The Enterprise Company of the same
city has valuable real estate holdings
in the business section of the city.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

Thomas Hudson, the owner of three
grocery stores in Valdosta, Georgia,
saws that his success has been due to
his policy of selling only reliable mer-
chandise and then backing it up. "My
goods must satisfy my customers, "
says Mr.. Hudson.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

Spencer's Millinery Establishment in
Columbus, Ga, is one of the most sue
cessful business enterprises of the race
in that city. Miss NJ. A. Spencer, the
manager of the business, is graduate
of Tuskegee Institute.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

Thomas Middleton owns and con-
ducts a fifteen-acre truck farm in Val
dosta, Georgia. He supplies green gro
cries to the retail merchants of that
city.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

A movement has been started in
Georgia for a State Negro Business
League.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1916-07-22

between them give lucrative employ,
ment to nearly one hundred persons.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-13
ENGLAND RECEIVES
PROPOSAL COLDLY
Continued from page I

There are only those who believe in
lighting on until victory is won, and
those who want TO back out now, JUST
flying their desire by stating that Ger
many has failed TO attain her object
ives, has learned her lesson and vii.
never begin another war. This latter
party has gained recruits recently, but
il is still much in the minority The
war party banks upon Germany becom-
ing eventually crippled by economic
pressure; upon the total exhaustion Of
her man power
Supporters of Lloyd George said to.
night:
1--WE cannot stop at this point. If
we were to accept this offer, 1t would
be an acknowledgment OF defeat.
Hollweg's action is the sign that Ger
many is cracking. Other offers will
follow, Austria, Turkey and Bulgaria
are so sick of fighting that they have
forced the Kaiser to sue for peace"
An Irish member of Parliament, who
knows the great American game OF
poker, said tonight:
Germany is like a poker player
who, at 2 o'clock in the morning, finds
his luck turning against him, and, look
ing at the mountains Of chips in front
Of him, says that he must quit now
because the doctor has forbidden him
to keep late hours"
One prominent official expressed
himself to-day as being very skeptical
that the proposed terms would offer
even basis for negotiation.
This official said, however, that the
note was dramatic coup which would
create interesting developments in the
diplomatic situation and provide the
first official peace oyertures of the war.
The offer finds the Foreign Office up
set in the midst of a change of admin
istration. but as the new Foreign Sec
rotary, A. J. Balfour, has kept most
closely in touch with foreign affairs
while serving in a different department
in the late government, il is not eN-
pected that it will take long for him to
be as well prepared Viscount Grey,
the retiring Foreign Secretary. to take
charge of Great Britain's end OF any ne
gotiations that may follow.
Much speculation in official circles
as TO the possible action of the Reich
stag to-day had hardly prepared them
for an actual offer of peace, and the
utmost curiosity was displayed as TO
the details of the proposed terms. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-13
PEACE DISTANT,
VIEW IN CAPITAL
Continued from page /

particular moment TO make her pro-
poSal. At the German Embassy IL was
believed that no such proposal could
be made with any hope of success ex-
cept at the beginning Of the winter lull
in the fighting.
No Chance in Spring
"If we waited until spring" an Off
cial said, "there would be no chance.
All the belligerents would be pre-
pared for the years campaign. all
would be confident Of victory, and no.
body would think of talking peace UNI
til the results of the summers work
were known. If the Allies do not ae-
cept the offer now, there will not be
another opportunity for year at
least"
It is believed that Germany has been
planning the move for some time, on =
waiting until the Rumanian victory
was complete to avoid seeming 20 plead
from weakness. Peace advocates re-
greet that the offer was not made be-
fore INSTRUMENTATION OF the British
ministry. as they believe il would be
hard for Lloyd George, taking Office
rs the strong man of England. TO en-
ter Immediately on a discussion of
peace with the enemy.
I'm German quarters. however. the
Lloyd George government ia not ex-
pected 10 be a special obstacle.
England and France are preparing"
il was said. ito demand OF their poo.
pie increasing sacrifices. Now Ger.
many comes with an offer TO discuss
peace. Everybody is tired Of Il. The
question is, will public opinion con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-13
the PARKER PEN COMPANY, WOOLWORTH BUILDING.

the fight against Asquith, says Of the
German peace proposals:
THE nation has wound up the old
gang in the very nick Of time. |,
must have been q source o. no little
annoyance to Won Bethmann-Hollyeg
when ne once more produced in the
Reichstag the impudent old peace trick.
which By this time is becoming a,
hackneyed az conjuring rabbits out o.
a hat that the Hsldane camsrills
were no longer in Office IN Great Brit.
ain to argue seriously with him ara
be fooled into inactivity by hi, Near.
ingless speech.
"Bethmann-H ollweg is no more en-.
titled to the courtesy OF a reply thar
If he were an armed burglar in a pr.
vate house. His offer would never
have been made If he were In his hear
half as confident Of victory as he pro-
fessed 70 be.
Three factors have produced Il:
The first is the battle OF the Somns,
where the enemy has received a ter.
rife hammering; the second factor %
the heavy German losses on other
parts of the West front and the other
fronts; the third factor Is empty
stomachs.
"The Allies know that no peace with
a nation of tigers and murderers sst
statesmen who regard sll treaties u
scraps Of paper would be worth ne
paper and ink. So long as Germini
has not been completely and deeisivtly
beaten 10 peace with her can be more
than a truce which she would violate
the first moment IL served her plr
nose"