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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-05-23
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John R. Eaton
Marion Uria Conditt
Ernest Washington Shoecraft
John w. Morrow
Albert Newton Cullen
Thomas l.. Walker
Frank Belt
Luther Horning
Thomas Hughes
Masse Bee Brantley
John Vester Meeks
James e. Hightil
ALTERNATES
Harley Hood Howard
Lawrence Ruley
Harry Threlkeld
Burnice Bradford
John II. James
James Epraham James
Pleas Newcom
Grover Smith
Emit Edward Willoughby
Bradley Brown Howard
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-05-23

Registration If all men who
have become q years Of age
since jane 5,h, 1917, will be held
at Court House, Marion, KY.
June 9TH.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1918-05-23
Coal Men Pledge Aid
To Red Cross.

A rumber of prominent coal
operators responded to chairman
John K. Downing's invitation to
come TO Lexington and discuss
the plan of enlis.ing the miners
in the Red Cross Campaign and
a very satisfactory meeting was
held Saturday in the Red Cross
Rooms in The Fayette Bank build
ing. H. L. Bullock, president of
the Kentucky Block Coal Co.,
presided and it was the concensus
of opinion that every miner in
the state should give a day :
work to the Red Cross and every
operator dollar for dollar with
the amount of their wages. EX-
ecutiye Secretary S. W. Calder.
will at once take steps to secure
the full co operation of the opor-
ators and miners and success
seems assured from the numb r
that have already responded to
the suggestion, During the meet
ing Miss Malloy, who has been
spending much time in the coal
districts of McCreary county
and doing splendid work for the
Red Cross, made a highly inter
esung and instructive address,
which was received with thanks
and applause.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-07

nell and his sister slept in the other
corner. When the white neighbors
learned that young Colored man was
tarrying there, they threatened to set
the cabin on fire and his father was
forced to sit by the side of his window
each night with his trusty gun across
his knees ready to shoot his first neigh
Dor, who attempted to burn his home
down over the heads of the members of
his family, and young Bob billiard re-
NAMED in the O'Donnell home sharing
their seanty provisions from December
until the following spring and from that
day to this Mr.. O'Donnel has always
been loyal in his friendship to the Col
ored people.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-07

Edward Earl O'Neill, Republican
candidate for the nomination for mem
Der of the Board of Review to fill va
eaney, is the man of the hour and if
you are looking for a reliable, trust
worthy. up-to-the-minute business man
on whom to stake your vote in the COM
ing primaries, Wednesday, September
18th, let US give you some good, sound
advice.
Edward Earl O'Neill is the man who
will give satisfaction. You can depend
on him and never lose a nights sleep
wondering if your property rights will
be given the best of care. He came
from Missouri and You have to "show
him" the reason why for everything.
He is especially interested in the
mothers who are left with the children
and the home to care for. He was the
originator of the "good fellow" move
ment which has brought good cheer to
the homes at Christmas time all over
the country.
He has lived in Chicago since 1888
and has been a member of the Board
of Trade and in the grain business for
% years. He belongs to a number of
social and fraternal organizations,
among them the B. P. o. E. No. 4, Royal
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-07
HON. JOHN A. CERvANKA

. tiles; in fact, he is one of the most
prominent leaders of his party on the
great West Side, and in 1910, after care
fully canvassing the political situation
in an effort to find a suitable or avail
able candidate to make the race for
clerk of the probate court, one who
would square on all fours, one who was
a vote getter, the big chiefs Of the Dem
ocratie party in this city and county
hit upon Mr.. Cervenka as the logical
and the proper candidate, and time
proved that they had acted very wisely,
for at the November election that year
he was elected with both hands down
or with a handsome majority at his
back
He is at his desk in the County Build
ing bright and early every morning, and
he is ever ready to discharge his Official
duties in the most pleasant manner.
It must be cheerfully said to his great
credit tLat he has always entertained a
warm spot in his heart for decent and
respectable Afro-Amerieans, and not
long after he assumed the duties Of his
Office he kept his word which he had
given to delegation of his COlOred sup
porters who had called on him for the
purpose Of urging him to place one Col
ored man in his Office as one Of its clerks
and without any wavering he complied
to the request of the delegation and a
Colored clerk is stin in evidence in his
ONCE.
Mr.. and Ars- Cervenka and their two
bright and interesting children reside
in q fne home at PASS g. Lawndale
avenue.
Lastly, women may vote for him for
member Of the Board Of Assessors
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-07

Hon. John A Cervenka, Democrat
candidate for the nomination for mem
Der of the Board of Assessors Of Cook
county, who has for the past eight years
served as the most popular and pains
taking clerk of the Probate court, who
is one of the very best public officials
within the state of Illinois, as stated
before is finishing his second term as
such, and as he has always conducted
the affairs of his Office in apple pie order
and being at all times affable and cour-
teous to all those whom he comes IN
contact with, he has thousands Of
friends who are anxious to see him nom-
mated and elected one of the members
of the Board of Assessors.
Mr.. Cervenka was born in Bohemia,
February S, 1870. In 1882 he came to
America with his father and mother, Mr..
John and Mrs Marie Cervenka- For
some time after arriving in this great
big country he worked hard at his trade,
that of a cabinet maker, or until 1897,
and from that year until 1899 he served
as the business agent Of the Amaiga-
mated woodworkers' Council Of CHI
eago. In that same year, or in 1893, he
engaged in the retail liquor business
In 1908 he assisted to promote and
organize the Pilsen Brewing Company,
a cooperative corporation, and he was
selected as its president and general
manager.
For some years he has been member
Of the executive and the political action
committees of the United Societies for
Local Self Government.
Mr.. Cervenka has for many years
been q strong factor in Democratic pol
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-07

NJ. o'Donnen springs from a family
who has always been true blue in its
friendship for the Colored people. He re-
lates an incident that clearly sets forth
that fact, which occurred in his boy
hood days, in his fathers cabin, on the
banks Of the Wabash river in Indiana.
One cold and snowy night in Decem-
Der, some one knocked on the log cabin
door and when his father opened it there
stood a young Colored man, who was
seeking shelter for the night. His
father permitted him to enter and after
being provided with something to eat
bunk was made for him in one corner
Of the kitchen floor, while Mr.. ODon-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-07
Of friend Of the CoOred
the Board OF
him primaries Wednesday,
September

League, National Union, North Amer
lean Union, Ashlar A. F. & A. NJ, No.
3Os Orinetal COnsistOry; Apollo Com
mandery No. l, Medinah Temple, and
the Ridgemoor Golf Club. This is Just
to show you that he believes in work
and in recreation.
He has a delightful family Of seven
children, one boy being in the service Of
the United States. His wife is intelli-
gent, amiable and apprOaehable.
Vote for Edward O,Nein for member
of Board of Review to fill vacancy, and
protect your property interests. 1t is
important to note that women can vote
for this office.
Mr.. Joseph II. Hudlum, who has been
connected with the Board Of Trade for
the past thirty-seven years, and his
father before him was connected with
it for thirty-nine years, who is highly
respected by each and every member
of the Board, states that Mr.. O'Neil is
one Of the most popular members on the
Board, that his word is his bond in all
business deals, that he is ever ready to
stand up and contend for everything
that rightfully belongs to the COlored
people and Mr.. Hudlum feels sure that
thousands of Colored men and women
will help to boost him over the top at
the primaries Wednesday, September
11th.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-07
THR TwKETYfHRD ANEvERsARY EDITION OF rHK BROAD Az
STILL LOOKING BACKWARD FORWARD"
CHAPTER
CHAPTER VIII
Continued from page 81


article written advocating their eleva-
ton along the pathway which leads
on up to the highest mental, moral and
intellectual attainment.
They are unable to comprehend this
great fundamental truth that they will
never be able to throw of the yoke of Op-
preston which is fastened around their
necks with iron clasps, until they learn
to render hearty support to their own
newspapers. For there are not ten
newspapers in the United States pub
lished in the interest of the White race
whose editors feel that they are obi
gated under al circumstances to fight
the battles for the Afro-Americans and
there are not ten newspapers in this
country published in the interest Of the
Afro-American race that can run five
years without depending upon the
Whites in the way of advertising and
so on.
AS we have said before, as long as
the Afro-Americans manifests a dis
position not to support their own race
publication, what can they expect and
what do they deserved VIII they not
wake up from their long sleeping or
snoring spell long enough to drink in
this one self evident truth that ''there
will be no political change in their
civil or political status in this country
for many years to come and that they
will continue to be the under dog in the
fight until public sentiment is radically
changed in their favor through the
medium of their own newspapers!
With remarkable ability the average
Afro-American can tell you all about
the Holy Ghost descending from heaven
in the shape of a white dove, which
they say came in contact with Mary, the
wife of Joseph, the mother Of Jesus, who
brought two or three other children into
this world of so much pain and SORROW
aside from the Son of God. For If we
mistake not the Bible informs us that
He had two or three brothers. They can
explain how Daniel happened to tarry
so long in the Lions den without being
devoured BY them. They can very mi !
nutely relate to YOU that the three He
brews rested up in the fiery furnace with
out getting one hair on their heads
singed BY the roaring flames. But they
are as dumb as oysters when they are
called upon to elaborate on the achieve
ments of the scholars belonging to their
own race.
Therefore, let the Afro-American re-
frain from spending so much time in
studying the wild and visionary stories
in the Bible and devote more of his time
in familiarizing himself with the literary
ary productions of those of his own flesh
and blood; then it will not be hard for
him to learn that the pen is more power
full or mightier than the sword.
As Victor Hugo says in his eloquent
and classical Grafton on that great hu-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-07

the Twenty-third Anniversary Edition
Of The Broad Az, it can be truthfully
said that the vast majority of Afro
Americans have not yet sufficiently ad-
vaneed in civilization to appreciate the
power, influence or the real worth of
the newspaper for after more than forty
years of freedom and progress on the
part Of Afro-Americans there is only
one financial supporter of Negro news
papers to each $4,000 Afro-Americans
throughout this country.
This is an appalling showing when we
take into consideration the fact that
there are more than ten million Afro
Americans in the United States.
1t can also be truthfully stated that
the vast majority Of Afro-Americans
look upon COlored editors as huge jokes,
and they invariably entertain the idea
that they are making a great sacrifice
on their part to treat them with civil
ity, and many of them who are utterly
incapable of making 4 success in life
or conducting successfully any line of
business have the nerve TO think that
they are eminently qualified TO teach
successful ColOred editors how to run
or conduct their newspapers.
In speaking of the power and influence
of the newspaper, Napoleon, who was
one of the greatest warriors of ancient
or modern times, on one occasion ex-
claimed that "he would rather face
an army composed of three hundred
thousand soldiers with all the aceoutre-
ments Of modern warfare than to have
three newspapers firing into the rear
of his army"
The immortal Thomas Jefferson let it
be known before passing away from this
earth "that as far as he was concerned
he would rather reside in a country
without a government with plenty OF
newspapers rather than live in country
with a government and no newspapers"
1t was the pens of William Lloyd
Garrison, Benjamin Lundy, E. P. Love
joy, Charles Osborne, Frederick Doug
lass and few other brave and courage
Gus men, through the columns of their
small newspapers that revolutiOnized
the public sentiment in this country
in favor of the abolition of slavery. It
was their pens dipped in burning fire
and gall which made it possible for
others who stood idly by at that time
and refused to raise their little finger
to assist them in their great and heroic
struggles for humanity, to wear ths
crown or the wreath of glory. Later
on, owing to the results which flowed
from the war of the rebellion.
Right at this very time it seems
hard for the Afro-Americans to realize
the fact that "there are more than FIVE
hundred papers or articles written in
opposition to them and in favor Of
keeping them down intellectually, NOR
ally and in every other way; to one
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-07

Hon. Thomas F. scully, the present
popular county Judge and Democratic
candidate for denomination, is a native
of Chicago, for he was born in 1871, and
has an enviable record of public per-
Torrance. He was educated in the Holy
Family School, and is a graduate of the
Kent College of Law. He has been
connected with the law department of
the Board of Education, and in 1897
was appointed prosecuting attorney, in
which capacity he made a splendid rec
ord, serving until 1908, when he was
made assistant corpC ration counsel. He
made a successful race for alderman
1909. He was elected county judge in
Continued
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-07
HON. THOMAS F. SCULLY.

in 1905, and was reelected in 1907 and
1914, a position he still holds with dig
nifty and credit to himself, as well as to
his constituents.
He was, prior to that time, one Of the
judges of the Municipal Court, being
elected as such in 1910. He was the
first Judge of that court to have the
honor of presiding over the "Boys
Court" and he became known far and
near as the "Big Brother" and in
every way possible he honestly endeav-
ored to help the boys who were brought
before him charged with doing this,
that and the other thing which they
should not do to get back on their feet
again.
IN nara 10Y
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-07

candidate for the United
rful
country votes his
the senatorshp
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1918-09-07

Continued on page 12.)
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-18
AzTECS' FEAST OF THE DEAD
Custom of Burning Up an image Of
the Departed Is Still Common
Among Indians of California.

The religion of the ancient Hexi-
cans seems to have been character
lied throughout by peculiar blood
thirstiness. involving constant human
sacrifice. The feast of the dead was
celebrated after this fashion:
They took faggot of ocotl, which
in Spain would be called pitch wood,
and they dressed ii up in blanket-o or
dress. If the dead person had been
woman, they dressed the faggot in her
petticoats and put it in front OF cook
ing pots and other household utensils.
If the dead person had been a chief
and a valiant man, they dressed the
cloth and labret and gave it huad
full of pitch wood. The labret was
made of a piece of amber or crystal.
This, which they We're accustomed to
wear when they drank or danced in
their native ceremonies, hung down
from hole pierced through the lip.
They seated the image on a sleeping
mat and they put there much food
and they invited the principal men
there. Then they put fire to the pitch
wood and everything which they had
put there burned up"
The custom of burning up an image,
together with offerings for the dead
was not only found among the Aztecs
but is also common among the Indians
of California today.-The Southern
Workman.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-18
One of Wars TRAGEDIES.

The closing of Robert college is moi
the least of the small tragedies of the
war. Founded in 1868, 1t has for hall
a century steadily increased its infu
ence over the life and thought of the
near East. Although situated in Con.
stantinople, 1t has drawn most of its
students from neighboring countries
Bulgaria, Serbia, Greece and Armenia.
While its consistent policy has been to
leave politics strictly alone, not little
of the Liberal movement In the neal
East may be traced to its doors. 1t is
asserted that Bulgaria won her indie
pendence through men educated at
Robert college; and number Of the
Greek and Serbian high officials owe to
it their early training. Even the Young
Turk party, which brought about the
revolution of some years ago and Sc
nearly succeeded In it's enterprise OF
liberalization, was largely inspired by
men trained there. Whether its work
is now finally ended, hinges on the re
suit of the war.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-18
MANY GREAT MEN DIED POOR
Burns Last Hours Were Tortured With
Thought of Paltry Debt He
Could Not Pay.

1t was old Sam johnson of diction-
airy fame-was 1t not?-who once
wore boots so full OF holes that they
freely admitted the pebbles
Burns died with hardly a copper In
the house, his last hours tortured
with the thought of paltry debt he
could not pay, while among the must
cal geniuses who have suffered most
severely at the hands of Dame For
tune a conspicuous place must be nc
corded to Mozart and Hayden, both OF
whom at one period Of their lives were
on the verge Of starvation.
Though In their early manhood Wei.
lington and Disraeli were both gravely
handicapped by debt. neither of these
great men ever suffered anything like
the privations that President Lincoln
and President Garfield did. Most men
can at least declare there were foui
walls around them when they were
born into the world, but even this
poor Lincoln hardly could boast.
General Grant is known in history
of course, as the commander-in-chiet
Of the Northern ,armias In the Civil
war and eventually as president of the
United States, but it may not be equal
ly widely known that, in spite Of the
great Offices he so ably filed, he died
with hardly copper in his posses
sion.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-18
A DRIVE FOR KINDERGARTENs.

Congress has recently recognized
the educational needs of little child
rem by making an appropriation to
the United States Bureau of Edu-
cation, to enable it to promote kinder
garten education in the several states
and territories.
This act is timely, for our people
are being rudely awakened to the
need of better training for citizen
ship than our boys and girls are now
receiving, They realize the urgent
necessity Of properly equipping our
children for the tremendous tasks
they will be called upon to perform
after this dreadful war is ended.
The Council for National Defense
says with regard tothis subject:
"There are nearly 100000 children
in the United States who cannot re-
ceive the benefits of kindergarten
training either because there are no
kindergartens at all or not enough.
Suggestion. Interest yourself in
this need Of the very little ones and
write TO the Bureau of Education,
Washington, for their material and
that of the National kindergarten
Association affiliated with the Blu
reau.n
Training for citizenship cannot be-
gin too early according to the United
States Commissioner of Education,
who for months has been issuing, in
cooperation with the National Kinder
garten Association the series of
articles which this paper is printing,
to provide better training for little
ones in the home.
A drive is now on to have more kin
dergartens opened throughout the
country and parents are circulating
petitions to present to their Boards
of Education Has such petition
been started for your school?
The General Federation of Wo-
mems Clubs, the National Congress
of Mothers and Parent Teacher Asso-
Citations, Suffrage and Labor organ
izations are all deeply interested in
this subject and great hopes are en-
tertained that the drive will receive
the hearty cooperation Of local
school authorities throughout the
country.
Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-04-18
Paper.coversd Novels.

Paper-covered novels have lost none
Of their attractiveness through the
half-century since they were written.
The choice of titles Is not their least
alluring feature. Admirers of Ned
!. Buntline. who did not like his title OF
s"The White Cruiser" as being too col.
orIess. might purchase 1t on account
of its more mysterious alternative
designation, or, "The Fate of the I'm
heard-Of." Almost anybody would
like to know the fate of the Unheard-
of. Most of the dime novels were pub
lished in square twelvemos, but this
was an octave, issued in New York in
1853. They filed a want, If not long
felt one. Their resurrection comes at
a time most opportune, for these nov
els were in many cases the literature
of the trenches during the Civil war,
if the term can properly be applied to
writings which were not literature
and when trench warfare, in the mod
ern term, was MISUNDERSTANDING.