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The broad ax., 1916-02-05

The business men of Atlanta, Geor-
gia, conducted a Christmas Tree for
their employees in the Auditorium of
the Odd Fellows Building. A feature
of the entertainment was the awarding
of three prizes for the best essays on
the subject of building up business and
conserving trade.
The broad ax., 1916-02-05
BARGAINS IN IMPROVED REAL
ESTATE.

For Sale, modern seven room brick
house; furnace heat, on Langley
avenue, near 63rd street. Price $4,2OO.
Party with $4,000 cash can secure IL
for $500. Also modern two fiat stone
building; steam heat. same location
Price $500. Phone Normal 9226.
The broad ax., 1916-02-05

The Local Negro Business League of
San Antonio, Texas, which was re-or,
ganized some months ago with Mr.. G.
W. Bouldin, editor of the Inquirer, as
Secretary, has developed great strength
in membership and influence. They ex,
pect to have all their business enter
prises working in strict cooperation
within q few months.
The broad ax., 1916-02-05
SPECIAL NOTICE.

From on and after this date, j. A.
Walden, 1923 Evans avenue has no
connection whatever in any manner,
shape or form with this publication.
The broad ax., 1916-02-05

Attorney James white,
in His Logical and
Sensible Address, De-
livered Last Sunday
Morning Before the
Mems Class at the Hyde
Park Baptist Church,
55th Street and Wood
lawn Avenue, on 1.-The
Development Of The
Negro Race Since The
Civil War;" Paid a
Glowing Tribute to the
Achievement of the
Late Booker I. Wash
ingtonin That Direction
The broad ax., 1916-02-05

Mr.. Samuel Charles of Pensacola,
Florida, has opened an up-to-date shoe
store in his city. Mr.. Charles is a
member of the very active Local Ne
gro Business League in Pensacola and
on the day of his opening, the League
sent large bouquet of flowers for his
show-window.
The broad ax., 1916-02-05

"For Ny People" is race pride play
staged in the Office of the st. Louis
(Mo.) Argus, which is being presented
=. by the Smith-Bright Players at the
Booker Washington Theatre in that
city. The play is designed to show the
Importance of patronizing Colored bust
ness enterprises.
The broad ax., 1916-02-05

The National Fraternal Congress will
meet in Cincinnati, February 9TH and
9Th. This Congress represents move
ment to bring about cooperation
among the leading fraternal organiza-
lions of the race.
The broad ax., 1916-02-05

The newly organized Local Negro
Business League in Waycross, Georgia,
has been instrumental in promoting the
organization of the Laborers' Penny
Savings and Loan Company of that
city. Mr.. Carlton W. Gaines is presi-
dent of the League.
The broad ax., 1916-02-05
AUTHORIZED AGENTS AND COR
prSp0NDrNTS TOD rrrr pp0AD

RESPONDENTS FOR THE BROAD
AK.
L. W. Washington, 5465 Kimbark
avenue.
B. W. Fits, 1915 s. State street.
Phone Douglas 4049.
The Broad AK can be found on sale
at the last named place and news items
and advertisements left there will find
their way into these columns.
The broad ax., 1916-02-05

The Florida State Board Of Health is
sending a Health Train throughout the
State Of Florida to encourage better
health conditions. The Afro-American
Insurance Company Of Jacksonville is
cooperating with them by sending spe-
cial letter to all Of their agents request
ing them to take the forward part in
arousing the interest Of the Colored
people in their communities to the i'm
portance Of the Health Train.
The broad ax., 1916-02-05

Thomas Stokeley is night foreman in
the Coonse and Caylor Ice Plant Of
Indianapolis, Indiana. Mr.. Stokeley
has achieved this promotion by reason
Of long years of faithful work.
The broad ax., 1916-02-05

The South Carolina Race Conference
will be held in Columbia from Febru'
airy 9th to 9th. DR.. John E. White who
delivered an address in Boston at the
last meeting of the National Negro
Business League is scheduled to speak
during this Conference. Rev. Richard
Carroll, the noted Evangelist, is the or
ganizer of the Conference.
The broad ax., 1916-02-05
NOTES ON RACIAL, PROGRESS.
Compiled by the National Negro Bust
ness League.

With the appointment of Mr.. Charles
Redmon, Knoxville, Tennessee, now has
four Colored policemen.
The broad ax., 1916-02-05

and superstition and to fit himself
for Life's work.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-16

terms and conditions OF employ
ment, equipment and appliances.
grades OF roads. reports OF accl.
dents, fencing Of rights of way.
etc. Naturally there is Wild
divergence and great conflict in
TINS hl-dlgested Ia OF lcgisla-
ton much OF which is admittedly
the oItsprlng OF prejudice and
antlpathy. Many laws are dictat-
cd not by the necessities of public
convenience OF safety but solely
tor the purpose OF compelling the
railroads TO increase the number
oi their employees By requiring
unnecessary manning of trains.
one state, for illustration. re.
Quires that all windows must
be- screened and the adjoining
state requires all screens to BE- re-
moved from the windows OF trains
operating within ATS confines.
This situation burdens the rail
roads with the waste Of millions
OF dollars annually through duplica
lions. determinations and It'll
cation because of the unsCIcntiflc
division OF authority among so
many different political units.
In . large proportion of our
states service upon railroad com
missions Is entirely "a matter OF
political accident. Election or
appointment 10 the4c boards Is
controlled By political Considera-
lions rather than by the more
proper question Of personal fit
ness for the discharge of tho i'm
purtaut duties involved. More
over tho salaries paid these men
with the proper Intellectual equip
ment cannot be- obtained. Men
who know NOTHING OF medicine
are not allowed TO treat the sick
and men who have never practic-
ed law cannot be- elected 10 judicial
positions. But by some strange
psychological phenomenon train
ing and experience IN practical
railroad matters are believed TO
dlsualliy "a man for service as a
railroad commissioner. Indeed
such experience is deemed To an.
~ a man for appointment or cleo
ton as though II preJudiced him
against the rights of the people
and by some legerdemaIu tanned
h!m with a peculiar form Of mental
and normal turpitude.
As q result of the conditions
thus suggested the railroads of
the nlted states are forced 10
operate under .hc control OF
political prejudice. personal in-
experience. and unscIentifIc leg
lslatlOn. Government legislation
~ the railroads Is desirable but
% should az least Dee intelligent.
scientific and unpreJudIced.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-16

The average man feels that he
oN rs no railroad stocks or bonds
and therefore has mo- real interest
Ia the problems which today 80
seriously affect She railroads OF
the United States. Yet every
inhabitant OF the country is vitality
concerned ~ these questions. In
dustrial ruiN political chaos. and
even starvation would face a large
part OF our people were the rail
roads Of the country 10 suddenly
cease operation. Not a single
large city. for example. today has
IN storage or accessible sufficient
food To last one week under such
conditions. In 1913, l.sl5.239 men
were employed Dy the railroads
OF the United States with a yearly
payroll OF approximately S1.374.
100000. The capital stock OF our
railroads is held by 620. 900 stock
holders apart from the hugh in
vcstment IN railroad securities by
our saving banks and insurance
companies.
The worst problems which the
railroads today lace are luuda-
mental IN their nature. The rail
roads have for ypars been looked
upon as the Legitimate prey os
political acltatOrs. Railroad bait
Ing has long been a fashionable
game with a certain class OF
politician. No industry is 80 I'M
fortunate a. that which becomes
an issue lu political campaigns.
In the first place "a railroads
are subject 20 the control OF forty
nlnc different agencies We have
first the interstate commerce
commission representing the con
troll of the federal government
ami charged with the enforcement
OF the act TO rcgIlatc commerce
and certain subsidiary legislation.
Practically all OF the f~orty-cight
states have railroad commissions
charged with the enforcement OF
the different state laws relating
to railroads.
Every year We have a perfect
carnival OF railroad legislation by
congress and the various state
legislatures. In the single year
of 1915. forty-threc state leg
iSlatures were in session. 1857
bills dealing with railroads were
introduced IN these legislatures
OF which l37 became laws. That
year was not exceptional iU ats
product Of this type OF legislation.
In many years the record has
been even more dIsCouraging.
These laws merely added To- the
thousands already on the statute
books. They dealt with every
conceivable subjeCt-the size of
train crews, hours OF service,
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-16

f%ac.'ral and tho Oklahoma ,onte.
grows og' OF 'he struggle ~ two car.
aIa..o. for national committeeman
Tho remainder OF tho contests are
FROM '.' South. but even here where
contention has aIvay. been Tho r1i,.
harmony bias practically prevailed
only Thirty 'aroa delegate seats f..m
'n. section arc disputed divided
an'n- Pho States of Gso--.a. Log..
ena south Carolina. and v.re.-.a
.o r-r'..H.r'aI candidate "a. known
'' have sr .a.r.o-. boo tho d... ar ~
ar. OF f.ea contest. Nr..Ho- law
ru.. r0. balance OF power uUI Doc
involved THr orsI committee e.I
'. confronted s.H question. of f...
.'I ....nr e.I have H'.a ..t ans
-.u.f' interest
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-16

brought against the Union Seminary
for the cndowments il accumulated
while b. was IN relation with the Pres
byterian church. Do would seem that
the church has a good case bon this
instance, as the endowmonts were se-
cured by the Seminary solely on ace
count OF IT'S church connection Now
that it has departed from doctrlnal
teaching b. is practically enjoying she
benefit Of these cndowments under
false %prctcnses. In any event the
church cannot afford 20 allow the
poison that is aowins from tho sem
mary TO further permeatc its o-.lo-
doNy.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-16

doorsteps. This country has responded
b-oUnteously TO relieve the suffering
millions of Belgium. Poland. Serbia
and other lands stricken by the black
hand OF war. but we seldom hear any
thing about the Affections that have
come TO the nnocent people OF Mex
ico-fhat i- those who are in no meas
urc responsible for the conflicts that
have torn and rendod that country.
Yet here We have. right a. our door.
in a country 77u.O 900 square miles IN
extent. with a population of 10000
900. in the actual stage OF restitution.
Think Of H. Eighty per cent Of the
people of Mexico are without work.
without hope. almost without bread.
while the armed factions go about ,hc
land like deyouriug lions.
But IL is not because the United
States would not help these people.
but that they cannot under present
conditions. Any relief sent the sur
icrer- would not reach them. but
would be appropriated by the raven
ins soId.cry and the bandits. How
th"n is This haIIess submerged SD
per cent TO be -uc.or,d2 Arout This
deplorable situation ,He To. Auaola
Times significantly remarks
Intervention. beneficial r..--.r rt-
i'.H N.'... H". '. 800
ia' 4a..'..H' .. .r
Htt.If4I.. V4r t. f.. uU.|. N.k...a
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-16

General lilly carf.--ce DO tool. a
retrh..r chance n rar.Haa.-- n a.
'. .."uar. h.f Che voters VIII .ai.e Did,
such chance .u n.m
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-16

>.N twist 90 at commencement ..t
t..a r.se-. beyond ... T-r....
l... Victory. "IIe %.er. Hs.-- U.,.
f.. L.r.' r.r
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-16
THE STATE PRESS
morsantown Post chroniele.-,

Morsantown Post Chronicle: Re.
publlCans of the Second West virginia
district have becn the first to depl0v
on lh" sklrmish lire in the great poll.
iIcal campaign of 1916. and they have
won handsomely in the nrst trial Of
strength with The opposition. The re-
sun or tuesdays special election IN
the district viii put ADDED confidence
INTO % leaders, as well as into tho
rank and file of the Republican hosts
ali over The state and far beyond ifs
borders. u tends 20 verify the widely
Republican year and that The voters
are ready 10 turn the direction OF pub
ilc affairs over 90 the Republican party
once again.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-16

Mcdowell Recorder: The Recorder
cannot be- accused OF being consciously
u~niru'hiul by any truthful person. nor
'i ever trying 60 mislcad even for per
-DiL. reasons. But II % ls any Judge
OF things. after lbs representative. hgS
i,'n U al sections OF the ouu or
goo iupu'uu- sections. and has heard
hpIh sides from AN sections, the ONLY
opinion 10 can have now is that me
regular Republicans will carry this
county h' 90 most Overwhelming land
slide And further. after attending no
Nh''lIuE convention where tho Rsb.
.h-"h men oufnuWbcrcd the Lillys bv
,lu., IMAM 20" according to Lilly mems
ntlf'- Do where biz Lilly men con.
coded defeat. the Recorder saws mos,
confidently mat Judge Robinson Will
carry West virginia hN one OF tho Iarc.
m"l'f.iie- even given any man.
Parkersbura News: - The propa
e'nds off prejudice which is being
spread Iu me effort Coz make Afforr.'
General g. s. Lilly the nominee of Tho
Republican party for governor ha.
N' ilE' lo BRING against Judge
D. Robinson except that he is
iItittIt candidate by fh. use az
700. designation attempt 81. made f1
e.. ..'' 900 impression that the ur..srr
'''. '.'r would dictate hI. successor
.l uHl,'. and fhr attempt DIS elaborated
...' .Ir'HlIug ~ftI-cIouu- Earuish.I B..
.'N phrases t- "~OniDchOItcre oTa..
N'. I'fr'iulfiou in office" estate
.'. domination. and other f,rr.h.s
combinations of words borrowed from
N.u.9h or tho dcmaEoEuc and
.''.'i TOO" people Of West NIrriu.
III. . mad tHa'Itur fp conceal 0fr.r
Nn.IH' o off vital importance tl
Eood government of thc state
Hurtrgton Herald snatch: -r I..
Ed MOI .L.LL Mo- |.|-L
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-03
TIE BRITISH ARMY WAITING.

The British must have upwards oil
two millions of men on the firing line in
France and Belgium. just what part
they are to play in the winding-up OF
the war has not been made apparent
while the French were resisting ire
mendous offensive smash, but the world
is informed by military experts connect
ed with the British press that the Brit
ish commanders are working in harmony
with the French and Belgians in we'll
defined plan of campaign and that when
the time comes the British will. be found
fighting their way into the German lines
with the others. Ii is certain that since
the battle of Loos the British have been
conserving their men and their munitions
in a very -tingy manner, as compared
with the French, and hence they most
probably are splendidly prepared for a
terrific offensive when the right time
comes as the experts are accustomed to
say. The British guns are keeping up a
constant tattoo on the German line fac.
ing them. but in the meantime the Brit
ish munition factories, running night and
day, have been turning out huge quanti-
ties Of death missiles Perhaps some OF
these supplies have gone to replenish the
French stores in the great defense put
up by them in the vicinity of Verdun,
but large proportion is, without doubt,
still unused. The British losses. too, in |
men have been reduced TO a daily mini |
mum. while all the time the ranks hays
been swelling with recruits from Great
Britain and her colonial possession. The
British army on the western front ought
,v this time to be ready for a supreme
,lfort toward turning back the invading
inc of the Germans. The world has been
Expecting such move. No doubt the
Germans have been having the same
hing in mind. The French have been
displaying valor that has stirred the
worlds admiration. II is the British
urn next, perhaps in conjunction with
he French.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-03

ness against an inevitable war with The
United States.
AZ the outset this work states the two
views most frequently heardi first that
Japan is too poor and the United States
has too small an army for the clash Il
occur, and second that the conflicting in
terests OF the two nations in China as
well as in the Philippines must precipi-
tate a break. Without direct reference
TO the first OF these views, emphasis il
laid on the fact that Japan was "desti-
tute' when she went to war with Russia,
The writer plainly believes that conflict
with us is ahead.
The fact that IL was an American,
Commodore Perry, who "forced upon us
what we did not WISH" the opening Of
Japan to foreign commerce, is referred
20 with particular rancor. The japanese
are reminded that the threat TO lombard
Toxic was used 10 coerce them, that they
were "mercilessly" taught that might is
right" and that 1--WE shall never forget
it'll" Our exclusion of the japanese from
Is condemned bitterly, pas.
sage in this relation being rendered as
follows; 1T is now evident that the
much proclaimed principles of Liberty,
freedom, Righteousness and humanity
are all mere theories
Indeed the tenor of the japanese au
thor's argument is strikingly like that
German reasoning wherewith the theories
Of Kultur have been bolstered up. II
furnishes confirmation for the frequently
report of late that the Jap
lnese, although aligned against the Ger
mans in this war, gaze with admiration
IN the work of their marvellous war ma
'hine and admit frankly that Germany
the model for Japan. Nothing
'ould be more natural of course than the
emulation of German efficiency by Jap
'nese efficiency.-New York Evening
sun.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-03
WILLIAMSBURG.
Frank Plumley Gave Prohibition Argu-
ments Last Night.

! The Hon Frank Pmmley OF Mortified
was the speaker at a meeting in the
grange hall last night, arranged by a
committee representing the local churches
in the interest of state wide prohibition.
In a mastery address, he showed that
while in general the town unit is the
most desirable and workable matters of
government in the case of the liquor
traffic il is impossible to restrict its evils
to that unit. Concrete Illustrations were
given from various license centers, show
ing how the evil overfows from the ii.
eense town into the "no" towns sur
rounding it. thus multiplying the expressed
will Of the people of such towns. The
legal aspects OF the Perry bill in com
parson with the present local option
law were discussed, emphasis being
placed on the fact that in Williamstown
which has always voted mo- under the
latter, the only difference under the Perry
bill would be that it would be no longer
possible to have a druggists license, a
possibility OF which the town does not
care TO avail itself, and only six or seven
towns in the state do. Regarding the
possession and use of liquors for medici |
nal or other legal purposes, the law
would remain the same under the Perry
bill as under the local option law. The
speaker said the prohibition referendum
was an appeal from the sections of the
state afflicted by the liquor traffic to the
voters in the dry parts 10 "come over and
help us and made strong appeal to
the patriotism of the voters and to their
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-03

The report from Stockholm that a
whole mine field has broken loose from
It's moorings and is floating in the Allan
tic ocean calls sharply TO attention a
menace which not only exists now but
which will exist for a long time after the
close OF the war, without doubt. II will
be a virtual impossibility to locate and
pick up all the mines which formed part
of this field, as well as the other mines
which have broken away in scattered
cases, and as long as the weapons remain
uhexploded they viii be a source of death
and destruction. Passenger traffic across
the Atlantic ocean, and also in the Medi.
terranean sea, viii be fraught with hand
leaps for long time to come. Indeed, 1T
would not be strange if we should hear
of sea disaster some years hence that
might perhaps be traced to contact of q
ship with one of these floating menaces.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-03

There should be a large attendance OF
farmers at the Washington County as
sociations. meeting to be held in How
land hail. Barre, Thursday afternoon;
March 0, for the purpose of taking action
on the engaging of a county farm agent.
We understand that encouraging condi-
tions seem to indicate that it will not be
long before Washington county will have
joined few other counties in Vermont
in this progressive movement. The farm
interests OF this section will certainly re-
ceive impetus from such movement.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-03
Speaks in Barre Saturday Evening.

The Hon. J. Frank Hanly, former gov
ernor of Indiana, was born in a log cabin
in Champaign county. Illinois, not many
miles from the old home of Abraham
Lincoln. He received most of his educa-
ton at his mothers knee, under her tu
torship, attending school but few weeks
for several years, and then at the age of
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-03

l3, started out to find his way in the
world, which led to the governorship OF
Indiana at the age Of Al, together with
other high honors. Upon all of these he
turned his back when the plan to aid
mankind in the fight for the suppression
of the liquor traffic presented itself TO
his mind. Governor Hanly is conceded
to be the peer OF temperance orators in
the country. He is eloquent, forceful
and convincing and by far one of the
most able speakers on the Chautauqua
platform. His lecture Saturday evening
in the Barre opera house win be free OF
charge and the public is cordially invited
adv.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-03

The blind Senator Gore is entirely too
credulous. He has been imposed upon if
he really thinks that President Wilson
wishes to take steps which would plunge
the United States into warfare with Ger
many or with any other Of the belliger-
ents now engaged in fighting. President
Wilson is not man of Mars; he is n
man, rather, of peace and he shrinks
from any act which might embrol the
nation in actual conflict. We suspect
that Senator Cores good nature has been
taken advantage of by someone who was
too little imbued with courage to come
out, man fashion, and do the work
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-03
A Frequent Misapprehension.

Many a mother is convinced that the
girl does not live who is good enough to
be the wife of her SON" says the Rev. DIR.
Charles T. jefferson in the March Won.
ans Home Companion ITO such wom-
an her sons wedding day is calamity,
She cannot be happy even in the happi-
ness OF her son. She is sure he will
speedily repent of his choice. She sees
reasons every day why he ought to re-
pent."
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-03
CURRENT COMMENT
Japan and the Next War.

In view Of the. prophetic quality which
90 short space Of time has given to
Bernhardis Germany and the Next
War"-as far as it related to the begin
ming of the present titanic struggle at
least-a new book, "The Next War" by
an anonymous Japanese Bernhard, who
is supposed to be an officer in the Mlka-
dos navy, is worthy of attention. As
summarized in The Sun. this book is a
plea to the japanese people for prepared
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-03

On the occasion of its third birthday
on March /. the Brattleboro Reformer re.
marked: 1--WE face the future with conf
dence and courage, with the determine
ton to do our part in making Brattle-
boro the best and busiest town in the
state" 1t is a perfectly laudable am
bition and well worth striving for; and
we feel certain that such has been the
aim of the contemporary ever since it
that the contemporary is one of the most
powerful agencies for advancement that
Brattleboro has at the present time.
Speaking from the standpoint of an out