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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24
P EACH ERs AND woULD-BE
LEADERS OF THE AFRo-AMERI-
CAN RACE, STOP AND READ
THIS.

The Kansas City Sun is eminently
correct with the following statement in
reprint about the "Church announce.
ment evil" And the Sun could truth
fully 60 farther and say that this per.
nieious evil is fostered, fed and main.
tanned by the sef-conceited little pin.
head fellows who ever now and again
gets into the pulpits as preachers; and
they use this method and the other
nauseating habit of INTRODUCING,
certain people to the audience. The
worst part of the vain habit is that the
pin-heads know nothing of the charac.
ter of the people they would 'sintro-
duee."
owe were about to speak of the
church announcement evil. But il q no
use. The thing just gets worse and
worse. Certain prominent men in
every church just have to be shown off
every Sunday or they'll bust Ger.
tain notices just have to be given out
three or four times by as many differ
emit people. In the language of the
Shubert, go to it," .
To all the above we say, Amen,
amen!-Editor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24
GREcIAN CIVILIZATION AFRICAN
IN ORIGIN.

Sir Arthur j.. Evans, the famous
archeologist who was elected president
of the British Association last October
and startled Europe with his claims of
the African origin of European civil
cation, delivered another address be-
fore the Hellenic Society of London
and reiterated his statements. In the
introduction to his address he says,
"The truth is that the old view of
Greek civilization as kind of 'enfant
de miracle can no longer be main
tanned. Whether you like it or not
classical students must now admit that
the ancient Grecians were & dark peO-
pie and not Aryans (white)."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24
MIR. JOHN E. wILKIE, vICEPREs-
IDENT OF THE CHICAGO RAIL-
WAYS COMPANY, Is A MODEL
PUBLIC OFFICIAL AND A FIRST.
CLASS BUSINESS MAN.

The Chicago Railways Company is
very fortunate indeed in having as one
of its vice-presidents Mr.. John E. Viii
kie, who has the reputation of being
one of the best public officials in this
city and as a 6rst-class and up-to-date
business man he cannot be beat.
Mr.. Wilkie is highly polished in his
manner and he never permits the rush
of business to get him off of his bear
ings, and he always displays a large
amount of consideration for those he
comes in contact. with, regardless of
their station in life, race or national
ity.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24
EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL SESSION
OF NATIONAL NEGRO BUsI-
NESS LEAGUE TO MEET IN
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.

Tuskegee Institute, Alabama (Spe-
eiai)-At the last annual meeting of
the National Negro Business League
which was held in Kansas City, Mis-
souri,, in August, 1916, number of in
vitatiOns from various cities were pre-
sented and considered, but the exeeu-
tive committee decided to accept the
invitation from the committee from
Chattanooga, Tennessee, which was
headed by Mr.. G. w. Franklin, Jr.
Mr.. Franklin, who is a successful
undertaken, has been for many years
closely associated with the work of the
Business League, and has served as
president of the National Negro I'm
dertakers' Association, an affiliated or
ganization of the league, since its or
ganization.
Already plans are shaping them
selves for the success of this meeting.
President j. C. Napier of Nashville
considers it rather fortunate circum-
stance that in this the first year of his
incumbency the annual meeting should
be held in his state Secretary EN-
NETT j. Scott, Mr.. Franklin and other
officers and members of the National
Executive Committee are working to-
gether even now upon problems of en-
tertainment, railroad rates and accom-
modations, and every indication points
to meeting of success and accomplish
ment.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24

Alderman Robert M. Buck has for
the past two years as member of the
city council been prominently in the
public eye, for as an ex-newspaper man
he is fearless, Independent and cour-
ageous and has the manhood to give
expression to his honest convictions.
At all times he fights on the side of
the small taxpayer and on the side of
the common, ordinary citizens. He is
the valuable member on the committee
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24

4. Break strsngle-hold of lawlew
resorts.
5. Defend homes and ehurebs,
against vice surroundings.
6. Improve civic and industrial
conditions.
Z. Promote progressive legislation
in the Common Council.
s. Clean the streets and alleys,
9. Locate a bathing beach in the
Ward.
10. Maintain Ward Office, with open
doors for Ward business.
tiary seven Of the inmates and from
the Illinois State Reformatory more
than fifty young Colored men. All
these persons he has personally assisted
in their efforts to obtain work during
parole.
Mr.. Barnett was nominated by the
republican party as one of the first
candidates for judge in the Municipal
Court. By the early returns he ap-
peared to have been elected by small
majority. Later and more complete re-
turns, however, showed that he had
lost. Believing that he had been robbed
of the election, immediate steps were
taken to contest the official count, and
a committee of Negro citizens with E.
II. Wright as attorney took charge of
the contest. This contest was heard
before Judge Rinaker who decided
that Mr.. Barnett had been defeated.
Mr.. Barnett has always been fore
most in promoting all progressive
movements for the benefit of the peo-
pie. He succeeded in having endowed
the Young Mems Library Association
until the funds contributed by H. H.
Kohlsaat had been turned over to the
Provident Hospital fund and Mr.. Bar
nett became one of its first trustees.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24
NEW DIRECTORS OF THE CON-
sUMERs COMPANY.

On Wednesday James A. Patten, the
big board of trade man, was elected
one Of the directors of the Consumers
Company, at its annual meeting Of the
stockholders. The other new direeto"
elected were: DR.. M. L. Harris, joan
Durham, Frank G. Logan, William n
Pelouze, Milton 8. Florsheim. DireeF
ors reelected were: Fred ". UPhsn'
Morris g. Rosenwald, C. R. CsmpOea
John p. Hopkins, W. J. LOudsroaes'
John 8. Field, Alexander Smith, VIZ
liam Wrigley, Jr, +. C. Let's, = V
Leeming and Seymour Morris.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24

on gas, oil and electric light, judiciary,
schools, fire, police and civil service.
His head and heart are at all times
firmly set against all kinds of petty
political grating, and being in favor
of economy in city affairs.
The voters residing in the thirty
third ward, regardless of their political
affiliations, will make a grave mistake
if they fail to return him to the city
council.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24
ALDERMAN CHARLES E. MERRIAM
Concluded from page ~


Der of charter commission drafted bills
for non-partisan elections and other
passed by council.
introduced ordinance creating mu-
nicipal bureau of employment. Led
the fight for non-partisan organization
of the council in 1916, Leading de-
important changes in Chicago's char
ter. Non-partisan election bill recently
fender of merit system in city hall
against spoilsmen.
Secured $37, 800 appropriation for
purchase of new site for 6Sth street
pumping station so that it may be
moved from its present location, which
is in a residential neighborhood. The
new station will be larger and give bet
ter water service to the seventh ward.
Secured appropriation for the Calu-
met parkway on Calumet avenue from
Goth street to 63rd street.
Fought for playground in Park
Manor. Matter now pending in Spe-
cial Park Commission.
Had various streets, classified as
through routes, re-surfaced.
Assisted in securing twelve-room ad-
dition to the Walter Scott school.
Co-operated in securing public park
and high school in Grand Crossing. -:
Assisted in securing $4,000 Wood
lawn library recently built.
Co-operated with aldermen of adjoin-
ing wards and secured the new Grand
Crossing high school.
The above are only a few of the
many achievements of Alderman Mer
RAM for the City of Chicago and ill
behalf of the people residing in the
seventh ward, and as it has been said
by Abraham Lincoln that it is not the
proper thing to do and that is not to
swap horses in the middle of the
stream, and the voters residing in the
seventh ward, both White and Colored,
will greatly stand in their own light if
they fail to assist to return him to the
city council. The Chamber of Com
merce has this to say concerning him:
alderman Merriam has brought to
municipal duties qualities which have
not distinguished the traditional poll
tician councilman. He has brought uni
versity training and standards, think
ing unmuddled by guile or sentimental
ism, courage for attack and defense,
and a clear conception of both what
city government should and should
not be-"
The woman's City Club speaks of
him thusly:
"Alderman Merriam, seventh ward,
admittedly one of the ablest men in the
public life of the city, is a municipal
asset worth millions of dollars to the
people. A man wonderfully clever and
resourceful and true as steel; the bull
wark of women and children in the
city government"
The Municipal Voters League has
this to say In his behalf:
"Msn Of unquestionsble integrity,
untiring industry and absolute faith
fitness to the duties Of his Office"
"There may be those who differ
with him on individual measures, but
his service as q whole is almost invalu-
able to the city. The opposition to
Alderman Merriam is largely inspired
by special interests, the city hall
crowd, and some disgruntled, jealous
enemies. 1t would be reflection upon
this ward, as well as distinct loss to
the city, to defeat q man who has rem
dered such faithful public service"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24

1t will be recalled that not so long
ago the honorable state s attorney of
Cook county caused the hand-picked
members of the grand jury of this
ments against Col. William r. Skid
more, one of the high rollers on the
West Side, and big democratic poll
tieian and after Col. Skidmore had
rested up for several days within the
shadow of the Jail, he put one over on
the honorable states attorney by ap-
pearing before Judge William F. Coo
per, late one evening and signing a
heavy bond for his freedom and then he
successfully made his "get away" and
then the honorable states attorney got
ten thousand times hotter in the collar
than an old mad wet hen and shortly
after that incident four more new in
dictments were rolled up against Col.
Skidmore by the grand jury and orders
went forth from the honorable state IS
attorney to re-arrest him on sight and
he was finally landed behind the bars
in the Cook county Jail and in the
course of time, like a desperate GRIM
inal, he was rushed into court before
Judge Robert E. Grove, who seems to
be ready and willing to bow down
real low to the honorable state IS attor-
ney in all things and without being
able seemingly to reason from cause
and effect, he blindly fixed the new
bond of Col. Skidmore at $4,000, or
$4,000 on each charge in the indict-
ment, then through his lawyers he APP
pealed to the supreme court of Illinois
for relief, by the way of the habeas
corpus route, and this week the mem
bers of that court of last resort in this
state dealt body or a Knockout blow
to the honorable states attorney and
to Judge Grove, for it held that "the
last or the new charges on which the
Judge had fixed bail for $4,000 for
each charge or count in the indictment
are identical with the charges in the
former indictment on which Mr.. Skid
more had already given $4,000 bail.
Col. Skidmore, in charge of two deputy
sheriffs, and Judge Grove were in the
supreme court when its members de-
cided that he had been unjustly dealt
with by the honorable state,s attorney
of Cook county and by Judge Grove,
and Col. Skidmore felt mighty glad to
secure his freedom.
1t has been brought out this week in
the trial of Attorneys Charles E. Erb-
stein and Patrick H. o'Donnell that
the states attorney has for some
months past had many thieves, cut
throats, murderers and gunner and
other we'll known rascals and scoun-
drels highly entertained at some of the
leading hotels in this city, many of
them deserving and should be behind
the bars ut Joliet, at an expense of
$4,000 to the small taxpayers of this
county, so as to enable them to testify
against Messrs. ODonnell and Erb.
stein. IF the property owners, that is,
those who are honest and pay their
taxes, desire to have their money
blown in in such a reckless or high
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24

THE HONORABLE STATES AT
ToRNEY OF COOK COUNTY AND
JUDGE ROBERT E. GROVE HAVE
BEEN SUCCESSFULLY RU N
OVER BY COL. WILLIAM r. SKID
MORE, WHO KNOCKED THEM
OUT IN THE SUPREME COURT
OF ILLINOIS.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24

Many Thieves, Murderers, t-throats
and Gunner Have Been Entertained
in Some of the Leading Hotels in
this City at an Expense of Over
$4,000 to the Small Taxpayers by
the States Attorney, in Order for
Them to Testify in the Criminal
Court in Effort to Fasten Some Kind
of Crime upon Attorneys Charles E.
Erbstein and Patrick II. o'Donnell
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24

handed manner, they should continue
to shout long and very loud for the
honorable states attorney of Cook
county. 1919
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24
MADAM NJ. CAI.LAwAY-BYRoN
VERY SWEETLY SANG A SOLO,
THE "STAR sPANGLED BAN
NER.''

Monday evening the last pre-Lenten
charity ball was held until after Lent.
at the Eighth Regiment Armory for
the benefit of the Phyllis Wheatley
Home, 1886 Rhodes avenue, and it was
well attended and it was a very nice
affair in every way. Just before the
crowd started in to dance the following
program was rendered:
1. National air, K. of P. band. 2.
Solo, "Star Spangled Banner" Madam
M. Galloway Byron. 8. Presentation
of flag to the Eighth Regiment giten
by members of the Chicago Board of
Trade under the auspices of the Chi.
eago Federation of Colored Women g
Clubs, Mr.. Joseph P. Griffin, president
Board of Trade. 4. Report of the COM
mittee on the progress of the work on
the painting to be presented to the
Eighth Regiment, 1. N. G., by the Com
mittee on Flag and Painting. Mrs.
Jessie T. johnson, president Fedora.
ton; Mrs. LENA Harrison, Mrs. Lucy
Webster. Mrs. ]. Snowden Porter.
chairman of Committee on Flag and
painting; Mrs. Gertrude Davis, Mrs.
Irene Coins. Flag secured by Joseph
II. Hudlin from members of Chicago
Board Of Trade. -.
Mr.. ]. j. Bagley, Mr.. Frederick Wal
lace Harris, Mr.. David II. Harris, all
honorable members of the Board of
Trade, accompanied its gentlemanly
president, Mr.. Joseph P. Griffin, to the
armory, and they were all highly
pleased to be there and to freely min
gle with the best Colored people in
Chicago, and they were all loud in de-
claring that "the dear ladies looked
powerfully fine or sweet and that Col
ored people can beat the world in arts
tic dancing"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24

The Chicago Board of Trade, Through
its President, Mr.. Joseph P. Griffin,
Presented the Eighth Regiment with
a Fine Silk Flag.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24

THE PRE-LENFEN CHARITY BALL
FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE
PHYLLIS WHEATLEY HOME AT
THE EIGHTH REGIMENT AR
MoRY WAS WELL ATTENDED.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24

Ferdinand L. Barnett was born in
Virginia and came to Chicago in 1869.
Graduating from the North Western
University Law School in 1880, he has
been active in the practice of his pro-
fession in the state and federal courts
here ever since.
For fourteen years Mr.. Barnett
served as assistant states attorney
and during this time represented the
states attorneys office in all habeas
corpus cases before the Supreme Court
of Illinois. He is now an authority on
haebas corpus procedure. One of his
cases appealed from an order of Judge
Lands to the United States Supreme
Court, is cited as controlling case in
all habeas corpus procedure.
Mr.. Barnett has always resisted op-
pressive and unjust prosecution against
Colored men. Very frequently he has
done this wholly without compensation
and often at actual cost to himself.
Take for example the famou s
"Chicken Joe" case which is still
fresh in the minds of US all.
Mr.. Barnett has assisted many per-
sons who have been imprisoned to take
new steps in life. He has had paroled
to him from the Illinois State Peniten-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1917-02-24
z. L. BARNETT
CANDIDATE
FOE ALDERMAN
Of. the
End Ward

PLEDGED UPON A PLATFORM OF
MORAL ISSUES.
1. War on cabaret debauehery.
2. Drive out vice breeding buffet
fats.
8. Stop graft protection, and gamb-
ling.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-09-21

agency has done more 70 point O.
the right direction IN witch = psQ
coed than has the up-to-datA aH1cub
tural fair. From tie hestnnia4 spo.
ciai attention has been given TO the
live stock exhibits at the Memphis
Fair, and each year The Importance
OF This feature becon111 MOI p1on
nounced. breeders have found Menu
phis an excellent place to sh0v, be
cause visitors are interested ID vemt
they have to display. and many sabao
are made As the fair grows the man
agement has from year 20 yeaS sddsd
10 the scope and amount a ~ prem
iums, thus attracting more and better
exhibits The premiums offered thu
year for the fair, to be held from Sep
than ever before. and Tho 6noaiTtD
and entries being received varran
the statement that al previous shows
will be excelled In both the number
and quality OF cattle. sheep and hoOD
on display. Breeders Of eSWy sraAo
of registered beef and dairy cattlA
of sheep and hogs, win meet at Mem
phis to open the Southspn fair 49,
son. More than q mutton doi1aaD
worth OF stock WIN be shown. fully g
per cent OF which win b SouehssD
grown. and Of a quality that Win hos6
its own in the show ring. Truly . -
markable showing for tho 0ou9A - .
short space of time This yaag's 0how
at Memphis will undoubtedly prove
the greatest ever held in the South
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-09-21
MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF ANIMALS
WILL BE SHOWN AT THE TRI-STATE FAIR

A combination of circumstances is
causing the South to forge rapidly
ahead in stock raising The first
number Of the combination to call at
tention to the possibilities of live
stock growing In the South was the
splendid live stock exhibits at some
of the Southern fairs, IN which the
Memphis Fair was the real pioneer.
These exhibits served to interest the
public generally in good live stock
then the boil weevil, the second num-
Der OF the combination, began to
wefd its way eastward across the
Southern United States, leaving de-
vastatiOn in its wake, and ii became
necessary. for the time being at least,
to quit cotton farming and look to
other means for employing the land
Live stock growing was profitable
in the West and North. Why not in
the South7 All of the forces at work
attempting to solve the boil weevil
problem began to advocate livestock
growing. The time was particularly
Opportune to make a venture of this
kind successful. The demand for live
stock for home and foreign consump-
ton was exceeding the supply, the
open cattle ranges of the West were
rapidly ceasing to exist, prices were
steadily on the Increase Then the
European war broke, sending prices
soaring, and the end is not yet. So
those In the South who started right n
live stock growing industry are today
reaDing rich harvest No one
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-09-21

season and the impossibdhfy q Dro
pairing adequate exhibits In this short
time, II was decided best to havO the
fairs work IN cooperation with the
state colleges Of agriculture. the u.
s. extension forces Of the state and
other local forces that could be more
readily whipped into shape tor pre-
pairing the character of exhibits that
would give the most ef1mulus 10 -
government food conservation plans
AT this time.
Secretary Fuller. of the TrtState
Fair. then placed tho plans sf the
goVeruensuE oafma 6h state colleges
of agriculture Of the tTf-stafes. Thesp
plans immediately met with the hear
ty cooperation of the Tennessee ana
Arkansas colleges. and for weeks tn
forces of the two colleges co-operatiQG
with the extension departments have
been busy preparing most wonderful
exhiDfta IN Ne Tr1dSsats Fair. - -
held from 1epembef ~ 20 ~ 8uuD
before has effhax Of the colhgO -,
tempted an szik1& pf The nnaanoso
pared pared ne 49, ]. snsIs -
realize tho Importance Of their nlfs-
sion az mis- pasxtculas tixneS 90 AZ
making splendid plans to bring . ms
sage Of great instructive value to
visitors to the fairs, and throuoA
these to the people back home. TIM
message. however, is going to be Of
such great value that it behooves
every resident OF the three states.
within a days travel OF Memphis, %
visit the fair and receive this message
first hand. Food IS going to win tho
present great struggle in Europe al
America has got to furnish that food
so those who do not vol1xpGeer In IL
military army can do their bit by doin8
their part to further tho governmsa1
food conservation plans az outlined =
these fair exhibits
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1917-09-21
TR|-S7ATE FAIR GROUNDS BECOME
GOVERNMENT FOOD TRAINING CAbF
FOOD ADMINISTRATOR o.
MEMPHIS AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTIONS MEDIUM
FOR REACHING PATRIOTIC SOUTHERN PEOPLE
PUBLIC is EAGER TO LEARN ABOUT ALL PLANS

ONE weeks ago \. J.. Sponsler,
~ president OF the American AS
ISOLATION of Fairs. in company
with large number of the state fair
managers, visited Washington to Of
fer the service of the fairs to Food
Administrator Hoover in furthering
the government food preparedness
and conservation movement, and for
the further purpose of interesting gov
eminent officials in the idea long
cherished by some of the more prom
inent fair managers OF having govern
ment exhibits at the state fairs.
The fair representative pointed out
to President Wilson, Secretary Hous-
ton, Mr.. Hoover and other officials
the splendid opportunities the fairs Of
fered for getting into personal toucn
with the producers of the country.
That the combined attendance OF the
state fairs and livestock expositions
is something like 100000 people, all
more or less directly interested in ag-
riculture and stock raising and all
eager to learn of the governments
plans and aid in putting them into
practice.
The Washington officials were
quick to recognize the advantages of
any plan of work in connection with
the fairs and prompt to grasp the op-
pOrtunity.
Mr.. Hoover, the Government Food
Administrator, was highly enthusiast
tic and requested the fairs to appoint
committee to stop in Washington
for time and assist in working our
some plans by which the fairs could
give the greatest stimulus to the plans
being worked out largely under Mr.
HoOver's supervision.
First 1t was proposed to prepare a
general government exhibit to be sent
out over the more prominent fair
circuits. Later. owing to the short
time before the opening of the fair