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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
CAMP LOGAN TO BE MODEL
AND sICKNEss-PRooF
Floors for All Tents and Examinations
In Plans.

Camp Logan, Houston, Tex.-(Spe-
eial.)-The men of Camp Logan will not
lose any time in the hospital if the war
department and the health authorities
of the camp can help it. Plans have
been made public that will safeguard
the men individually from almost any
disease and safeguard them as a whole
from any epidemic.
The first step will be the flooring Of
all the tents in the camp. The an
nouneement that the work was to be
done brought many expressions of salts
faction from the officers in command.
cit will mean that the men will live
in a place that is protected from water
when it rains" Gen. Henry d. Todd,
division commander, said. "This will
do much to prevent such diseases as
rheumatism and the like"
The next step, which will go a long
way toward preventing epidemies, is a
general physical examination of the
men by the division health authorities.
Every man will be given a thorough
overhauling, and if there is the least
doubt about his physical fitness he will
be sent back.
The postofiee authorities of the camp
have again asked the Chicago newspa-
pers to publish the correct method of
addressing letters to the men at the
camp. There has been much confusion
due to misdireeted and incorrectly d.
reeted letters. This is the correct form.
Rank (private, corporal, lieutenant,
etc., and name of company and regi:
ment, Camp Logan, Houston, Tex. This
form will insure prompt delivery.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
CHARLES sTEwAET
ON FOOD BOARD
VIII Have Charge Of Publicity Bureau
In National Food Conserva
ton Plan.

Prof. Charles Stewart, Associated
Press correspondent, globe trotter and
lecturer, was in town for a short stay
Wednesday, dropped into the Afro
American Office, and almost before one
could say "Jaek Robinson" was of
again to Washington. Prof. Stewart
was called to Washington Saturday to
confer with members of the Hoover
Commission as to the best way to reach
the twelve millions Colored people in
the United States in the educational
campaign fBr the conservation of food
stuffs. At the conclusion of the con-
ference, he consented to head the
publicity department for the weekly
newspapers throughout the United
States.
Prof. Stewart is the dean of news
paper correspondents in this country,
having been in the newspaper business
nearly forty years. He started in Louis
vile with the American Baptist in 1879.
Later he became connected with Henry
Watterson s Courier-JournaL When he
moved to Chicago in the late eighties he
joined the staff of the Inter-0eean and
remained with that paper until it sus-
pended publication. While with the
Inter-oeean, he accepted position with
the Associated Press, which position he
still holds, being the only Colored en-
ployee in that great news-gathering
service.
In connection with his work as a cor
respondent, Prof. Stewart has found
time to deliver a number of lectures in
all parts Of the country. He also wrote
for the Afro-Ameriean for a number of
years under the nom de plume Of SCI. o.
Midnight" He has, perhaps, travelled
more than any other Colored man in
America, having at one time or another
visited every town in the south and
southwest as well as every city of i'm
portanee in the east and west. He has
also been abroad several times.-From
the Afro-Ameriean, Baltimore, Nd,
Sept %. 1917.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
Attorney Charles 8. Gibbs Of Spring
field, IL, Sounds the Praises Of The
Broad Az.
The following letter speaks for itself:
Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. %.

The following letter speaks for itself:
Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. &c.
Julius F. Taylor, Editor of the Broadcast
AK in the whole world.
Ny Dear Sir-I have just read with
no small degree of pleasure the comment
you had on the situation at East st.
Louis, and want you to accept my
eOmmendation for the way the matter
was handled by your paper. Many of
our papers have spoken of it, but for
some cause they did not seem to find
the mark. There is one of our State
officers who deserves credit for the
clearing up of the East st. Louis trou-
bles above all others and that one is the
Hon. Edward J. Brundage, by grace of
the people, the Attorney General of nli-
nois. To appreciate what Mr.. Brun-
dage is doing in the interest of law and
order a person would have to get on
the ground, see and feel the condition
of affairs and view the handicaps
thrown in the way of the wheels of JUS
tiee and then the magnitude of the
great administrative mind of the gen.
eral in a complex situation can best be
seen, and, what is more, he does not
leave the affairs of his Office to the as
sistants, but, everywhere his personal
attention is given, his personal mag
netism is felt, his predominating force
is put into the fight and no matter
whether it be a stubborn, retrograding
corporation or a malfeasing officer, or
an erring laymen, the rule is ever the
same and some day Illinois will wake
up to look back upon the record of the
greatest Attorney General she has ever
known Yours very truly,
CHAS. 8. GIBBS.
P. Send The Broad Az to my shop
and send bill for years subscription.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
THE A. n. z. CONFERENCE AT ST.
PAUL, MINI, HAS WOUND UP
ITS DELIBERATIONS FOR THIS
YEAR.
REV. W. D. COOK AND REV. J. G.
ANDERSON HAVE BEEN Re
TURNED TO THEIR RESPECTIVE
CHARGES AT BETHEL CHURCH
AND QUINN CHAPEL.

Monday evening the annual A. NJ. E.
Conference for this district, Bishop
L. j. Coppin, presiding, wound up its
affairs at st. Paul, Mimi, and to the
great joy and delight of the admirers
and friends of Rev. W. d. Cook and
Rev. ]. c. Anderson, they were returned
to their respective charges by their
good Bishop COppin, at Bethel church
and Quinn chapel.
Rev. +. G. Snelson will continue to
hold forth at st. Mary's church, $3.50
South Dearborn street; Rev. B. W. Tay
lor was returned to st. Stephens, on
the West Side; Rev. Griffin was sent
back to the Hyde Park church; Rev.
Archibald James Carey will continue for
another year to be the political pastor
of the Institutional church.
Many other minor appointments were
made. The conference was largely at
tended and its sessions were very inter
esting.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
THE RED CAP MEN OF THE 18th
STREET STATION OF THE ILL
NoIs CENTRAL RAILROAD ARE
STILL ON THEIR JOBS.
Bv Juan WAITE Bell

Mr.. Walter Galloway, with the for
mer comptroller Of the 1. C. r. R., left
last Tuesday for New York, his home,
to take up his duties with the vice
president of the Lehigh Valley r. r.
James L. Robinson addressed the ush-
ers on the evening watch last Monday
in the Immigrant room of the station.
His subject, "Where Does the Light Go
When It Goes Quit" was Interestingly
discussed, but the answer was deferred
owing to lack of time for the speaker
to fully explain this thoughtful subject.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
Great Meeting at Bethel Church Under
the Auspices of the Chicago Branch
of the Law and Order League. At
torney Patrick H. O'Donnell, Bishop
Samuel Fallows and Lawyer Walter
NJ. Farmer, Were the Leading
Speakers


Last Sunday afternoon a largely at
tended meeting was held at Bethel
church, under the auspices of the Chi
eago branch of the new Law and Order
League. Each person on entering the
church was presented with a small
American flag, which they waved when
"The Battle Hymn of the Republic, F."
"The Star Spangled Banner" "Tent-
ing on the Old Camp Ground, "John
Browns Body Lies Moulding in the
Clay, While His Soul Goes Marching
On"
Rev. ]. T. Jenifer offered the open
ing prayer. Bishop Samuel FallOws,
who fought in the Union Army and
who was a member Of Gen. Bragg's
Iron Brigade of Wisconsin, who after
ifty-five years recently visited the old
camp ground in Wisconsin, where he
had enlisted under the banner of free
dem and the Union forever, was the
first speaker.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay Davis made
very appropriate short talk on the part
that women should play in the present
war, following Bishop Fallows, and be-
fore he departed for his home the choir
sang "Tenting Around the Old Camp
Ground" in his honor.
Attorney Patrick H. O'Donnell was
the main speaker of the occasion, and
introducing him Chairman A. H. Rob
erts declared that che was one of the
best and the truest friends that the Col
ored race has in any part of this eoun-
try" AS he arose to speak he was
noiselessly greeted by those who had
turned out to hear him, including the
waving of the American flags. When
he concluded speaking, "John Brown
Body Lies Moulding in the Clay, While
His Soul Goes Marching On" was sung
in his honor.
Lawyer Walter NJ. Farmer in a clear
cut manner set forth the aims and OBJ |
jeets of the new Law and Order League,
and in doing so he rightly eontended |
that "nOw is the opportune time for
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

the COlOred people TO unite and stand
together and manfully fight and contend
at all times for all of their rights guar
anteed TO them under the Constitution
of the United States
Mr.. O'Donnell, who is one of the
most foreeful and eloquent orators
around and about here, gave expression
to many everlasting truths, which was
we'll for the Colored people TO drink in
to the full. His reference to the patri-
otism of the gallant Eighth Regiment
and to the patriotism of the COlOred
people in general, and the part that
the Colored soldiers have played in all
the wars of the past, was stemwinder
and the two thousand people in the
church were so wrought up over it that
"they came near tearing its roof of
while they were giving full vent to their
feelings, for at that time he had held
them spellbOund for a long while, and
their shouting and applauding was like
the onrushing of mighty ocean"
Mr.. 0'DOnnell made one striking
statement during the course of his ora
ton, and that was that "all the good
things in this life were placed on this
earth for the special benefit of man
kind-that if the Colored people wished
to freely enjoy all of those blessings
that they would have to fight for them,
as the whites would not willingly permit
them to come into the possession of
them without a struggle on their part
to prevent the Colored people from
reaching out or up and grasping them"
In these few words he gave expression
TO the plain and the unvarnished gospel
truth, and for many years we have been
preaching that same doctrine to the
Colored people.
Rev. J. T. Jenifer, Mrs. Blanche Gill |
mer, former Alderman Oscar De Priest,
George W. Ellis, W. E. Wal !
lace, Sandy W. Trice, Lawyer W. E
DR.. W. H. Davis and Julius F. |
Taylor, aside from the speakers, were
among those to occupy seats on the
platform.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
THE PURGNG PROCESS HAS
STARTED.

The Freeman felt like dropping down
on its knees and exclaiming, "Let US
pray" when it came across this news
item last Monday afternoon in the
Houston Chronicle:
"a complaint charging Philip To-
maSinO, who conducts a grocery store
and beer saloon at Arnold and Mat
thews streets, with selling liquor on
Sunday, was issued in Justice ]. NJ.
Rays court yesterday. Tomasino was
arrested by Detectives Spradley and
Bryson."
The fact that Tomasino s place is in
a eolored neighborhood and is just one
of many similarly situated, and that
violate the law with IMMUNITY, is why
we were stirred and worked up, believ-
ing that that arrest by the police de-
partment shows which way the wind is
blowing.
The Freeman, unable to suppress its
emotions, had to shout, Amen, when, in
another column of that same issue of the
it saw this quotation deliv-
cred from the bench by Criminal Dis
triet Judge C. W. Robinson: "Ofieers
of the law, charged with the keeping of
the peace, can not go out and shoot
down citizens, whether they be white or
black. and then come into court and
expect to be white-washed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
ITEMS FROM CLARKsDALE, MISS.

The A. NJ. E. Church here, without
much trouble, last Sunday raised $50,
which was very pleasing to its pastor,
Rev. P. H. Polk.
The district conference of the Slaven
Chapel NJ. E. Church here has been in
session the past week. The sessions
have been presided over by Bishop
Thirkilled of New Orleans, La.
Many Of our young lady school teach
ers are departing for different parts of
this state where they viii instruct the
children in the various schools for the
coming school term.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
THE UNIVERSITY SOCIETY.

The study of Negro authors promises
to be very interesting. Mr.. John Eel
ton, Mrs. Irene Mccoy Gaines and Mr..
E. o. Marshall are now working on the
outline for this part of the club work.
Next regular meeting occurs on the
second Sunday in October, $500 Wabash
avenue, 4 p. m.
Two new members were taken into
membership of the society at the last
meeting: Mrs Strayhorn and Miss Elsie
Freeman.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
ROMAN CATHOLICS DEMAND
FAIR PLAY FOR NEGROES

Kansas City, Kas.-At the sixteenth
annual convention of the American
Federation Of Roman Catholic Soeie-
ties held recently, resolutions were
adopted demanding fair play for the
Negro. A demand was made for such
governmental action as will secure the
Negroes natural rights and eonstitu-
tional guarantees.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
ELITE SOCIAL CHARITY CLUB.

Will hold installation of officers We'd
nesday evening, September 20, to IL
o. clock. The University Society and
other clubs have been invited to enjoy
the evening with the new officers at 1886
Rhodes avenue.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETY.

The next regular meeting of the Pho
neer Lodge will be held Friday evening,
September 90, 1927 Wentworth avenue,
1880 p. m. All interested persons are
welcomed. There will be an interest
ing lecture from some members of the
Chicago Theosophieal Society.
ANY persons desiring literature may
apply at the club rooms or to Mrs. Irene
Mccoy Gaines.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Miss Bethel Literary Sunday, Sept.
30, at $3.50 p. m. and you will miss a
treat. Attorney Henry NJ. Porter will
address us. His subject is: 1.-THE
Rights and Duties of Citizens Rev.
W. d. Cook, d. D., pastor; Sandy W.
Triee, president; Mrs. A. C. Owen, sec
retary.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

DR.. J. Frank Armstrong, 1924 West
Lake street, returned from Marion, Ia,
his old home, Wednesday morning,
where he lad spent three days looking
after his property interests there. The
doctor is a well-equipped, progressive
member Of the profession and has built
up q very lucrative practice on the West
Side.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Mrs. Sandy W. Triee returned to her
home, 643s Eberhart avenue, last Mon
day evening. Mrs. Triee is feeling very
much improved in health. She spent
six weeks in Minneapolis and ST. Paul
and was delightfully."- entertained by her
many friends.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Mr.. W. H. Ewing, Mr.. W. NJ. Bish,
Mr.. Geo. johnson, Mr.. C. H. johnson,
Misses Eta Simon, Anna Henry Mitch
ell and Miss Erma MeGhee, 291s State
street, comprised the automobile party
which recently mOtOred to Gary, Ind.
They luaehed at the Panama Cafe while
in the Sandy City and report an enjoy
able trip.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

On last Tuesday evening Miss Fran
ees Galloway, postgraduate pianist of
the Chicago Musical College, of wide
fame, appeared in recital at st. Mark s
NJ. E. Church, assisted by Mrs. Irene
Mccoy Gaines, eloeutionist, and Messrs.
Bryant and Sewer, soloists.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
SOCIETY CHIPS.
DR.. U. G. Daley continues i'll at hi:
home, under the care Of DR.. Giles.

Mr.. T. Arnold Hill, executive seere-
tary of the Chicago Urban League, left
Sunday en- route to Boston, where on
Wednesday evening, September &c, we'd
ding bells will ring for him and Miss
Sadie Henderson.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Mr.. VIM. Ferguson and Eugene Bow
man were royalty entertained by Mr..
White, proprietor of the Albany hotel
in Excelsior Springs, No. The morning
and afternoon rides to all of the outly-
ing districts of this resort in the Pierce
Arrow Six of their host, Mr.. White,
were to these gentlemen very pleasing
and interesting.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Our Captain, Mr.. G. W. True, is Il
heavy plunger in stocks and bonds.
Some of his recent holdings have dou-
bled while in the treasury of the COM
pany.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Mr.. Jasper Henderson has just re-
turned from an extensive southern trip.
He visited New Orleans, La, Jackson
and Greenville, Miss, Memphis, Tenn,
and Cairo, III.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Messrs. Clark and Waters entertained
our chief usher, Mr.. Sandy W. Triee, at
breakfast last Monday morning. Silver
service was his, and the chief states
that he was royalty entertained. Mr..
Clark and Waters left Tuesday for a
short visit in Omaha, Neb.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
CoLoRED MEN FOR NATIONAL
ARMY TO MOBILIZE OCT. s

Washington, d. C.-(speeial) THE
first Colored drafted men win be sent to
national army environments on Oct. 3.
SECRETARY Of War Baker has made this
announcement.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Mrs. Sarah Ferguson recently re-
turned from an enjoyable visit in Shell
byville, Tenn. Numerous entertain
ments were given in her honor during
her short stay in this beautiful South
ern city.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Mr.. Alex T. Henry has left for New
York city to close his business affairs
there. He will return to our city next
summer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Mr.. John R. Combs, with the aid of
a sounding rod and a submarine, has
located his reeently-purehased summer
home. He found it inhabited with a fine
crop of lake perch.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
Here's q New Wac. Term.

"a modest minimum wage Is the
latest contribution to social science,
now being used In arbitration courts
tn the commonwealth OF South Aus
tralIa.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
PROGRESSIVE NEGRO LEAGUE.

Will present to the literary public a
very interesting program on Tuesday,
October ., s p. m, at the Y. NJ. C. A.
auditorium.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Prof. E. C. Deas, Of Jacksonville, Fla,
who has been training somewhere in the
United States for a military commits
sion, is now in the city and may make
Chicago his permanent home.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Say anything about a musicale in the
presence of Mr.. Chas. Collins and he
viii tell you quickly that eBelshazzar"
which he attended last week was the
peer Of all heretofore produced by race
folk.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Miss Bertha Washington, a niece of
the late DR.. Booker T. Washington, is
in the city planning to make this her
future home.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Mr.. Ezekiel Collins left for st. Louis,
Mo. He intends to visit New Orleans
and Birmingham, Ala, before his return.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29
Newspaper
Wanted
Advertising 9
Solicitor

A live newspaper advertising solicit
tor; one who knows how to hustle for
business wanted. For further infor-
nation, address the editor Of this paper
or phone, Wentworth 25e7.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Mr.. N. D. Roach, with the vice presi-
dent, is under the care of a physician.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Mr.. VIM. overton, from Waterloo, Ia
is in the city for feW~days.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-09-29

Mr.. c. P. johnson returned recently
from short stay in st. Louis, Mo.
Evening journal., 1917-06-02
Registration Notices Remind
Citizens of Duly 10 C0unfrJ

The machinery Is ready and the
day prepared FOR the youth OF America
10 register for war next Tuesday.
And as for anti-conscriptionists. a
crushing welcome awaits them at
every registration booth. from Maine
70 California and from the the Great
Lakes 10 the Gulf where 100000
young Americans from 21 to 80 years
of age will appear and answer pres
ent" as Uncle Sam calls the roll
The proclamation commanding all
young men OF the ages prescribed by
President Wilson 10 register. has been
printed in poster form and sent 10
the division polling places throughout
the city, with instructions that Il be
displayed In a prominent position
Plans for registration on June are
still being rushed by the employees OF
the Board OF Registration. Up to last
night Homer G. Simmons, city clerk.
had registered 100 nonresident
citizens.
or the many so registered. an esti-
mate is made that more than 30 per
cent. claim exemption from military
service.
The majority OF the reasons ad-
vaced for exemption are dependents,
either a wife and children. OF else
mother and father A few cases we're
noted which stated physical defects.
but these we're by far in the minority.
Word was passed out 10 the resi-
dents OF Wilmington who registered
10 be sure that they kept the blue re-
ceipt cards for II was said that the
Federal authorities we're keeping a
Evening journal., 1917-06-02
PETROGRAD NOW
SWEPT BY WAVE
OF LANbESSNESS
Millionaire Shot and Robbed;
Bandit Killed; 5000
Clerks Strike
FORTRESS IS Seized:
MINISTER RESIGNS
BY WILLIAM G. SHEPHERD
United Press stan Correspondent

AuAitu iltha otdu correspondent.
PETROGRAD. June 2.-Russia's
criminals all released from prison In
the first Joyous celebration OF inde-
pendence are fast making Petrograd
unsafe. A wave of robbery and
violent crime is sweeping the city.
Minister OF Commerce KononYoloff
rendered his resignation today on ac-
count Of differences with the Minister
Of Labor as 10 financial and economic
measures.
Today a millionaire merchant
Gregorloh was shot down az his
mansion IN the very heart OF the city
by three men. The trio claimed. 10
be anarchists and demanded money
Of the merchant Militlamen and
workers responding 10 the cries for
help. killed one bandit and captured
a second. The third committed sui
eide. The 10000 roubles (S15.000l
which they had forced Gregorioff to
give them were recovered.
When the democratic government
took charge all prisoners were re-
leased from the prisons. They sought
ont the cities and towns and have
grown holder and bolder in thleyery
and murder.
The unrest In the city has been aug.
mented by tho strike OF 5000 clerks
in Petrograds shops. They are de.
manding double wageG-retroactiv,
since the start Of the war-whict
would be an equivalent OF from
10000 20 10000 roubles $4,000 e
100000 per clerk. Many shops werl
closed today, propr!etors declaring
they would remain so. Some owner
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