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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13
BUILDING AGAINST THE RAT

The property owners OF New Or
leans spent nearly 100000 in eight
months last year in rat-proofng pri-
vate buildings as a protection against
bubonic plague This expenditure, II
may be noted, was compulsory, en-
forced by the L. s. Public Health
officials, and is only a beginning OF
the assessments which will be inn
posed by the federal authorities.
In addition to the large amount OF
money to be expended by the Cit
zens in this way, the municipal, state
and national governments will also
be compelled TO spend many millions
more before the dangerous and DIS
case carrying rat is wholly extcrrni-
mated and the always threatened
menace of the plague is completely
removed.
As is we'll known, rats are destruc-
tive to property as we'll as danger
Gus spreaders of disease. The rat
population of the average Americas
city about equals its human popula-
ton. 1t has been estimated that II
about S150 per rat per year for thor
maintenance. So it is easy to SEC the
economic burden which a rat Po3u-
lation imposes upon the city or tow
which makes little or no effort 10 get
rid of these dangerous and destruC-
tive pests.
The people OF New Orleans are
waging a heroic fight to make ii a
ratless city. Poisoning, trapping and
concrete building construction are
the agencies employed; the first two
for immediate results and the latter
intended, when completed, to solve |
the problem for all time. This means
concrete construction of all fCunda-
tions and floors of barns, stables,
grain and food storage buildings,
wharves and docks warehouses Of
every kind; in short, all places that
furnish harborage for rats and which
on account of their uses attract the
rodents and suppl ythem with food
and sustenance.
Chicago is both rat ridden and rat
infested As yet no organized or ef-
fective measures have been ta,en fof
their determination No doubt, If VIZ
had the menace of the black death,
as bubonic plague was once called,
something would be done along these
lines. But so long as people are
willing to shoulder, without COM
plant, the tremendous economic
losses every year, Mr.. and Mrs. Rat
and their numerous and ever increas-
ing progeny will continue to find
Chicago a safe and comfortable city
in which to live and multiply their
sind
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13

the presidency of Mr.. George Smith
undertook the purchase of the building
which they now occupy at 1894 :.
State street, and have paid moro than
lalf Of the purchase price. The or
.an:zatiCn numbers about $50 members
including 4 number of ladies, several
If whom ioinel this week. which fac,
;hOws another sep forward in organi-
zatiOn.
Regular meetings of the Local are
ield the first Sunday of each month at
the headquarters.
Choruses and organizations in need
Of rehearsal halls are invited 20 avail
themselves of the spacious third floor.
Visiting musicians are always wei
come to the parlo-s and club rooms.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13
DOLLARS AND HEALTH.


A writer in recent number of the
American journal of Public Health
gives as examples of penny wise
economy the health budgets of two
Illinois towns that are interesting
and should be instructive. One of
4 these towns spent in one year for
health purposes three cents per capita
OF ITS population and suffered money
cost during that year due to the com
municable diseases Of S4I.4O per
capita
A neighboring city spent FIVE cents
more per capita for health work the
same year with money losses, due
also to the communicable diseases. Of
Sl7.4s per capita. So that an add
tional expenditure Of only FIVE cents
per capita resulted in a saving Of
$23o5 per capita to the people of the
city which was willing to. and did,
increase expenditures for health pro-
lection.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13
Dr.. Durkee's Inaugural Address
Printed in Pamphlet Form.

Washington. ID. :. The manr-,
address OF DR.. J. StanIry Du-le.. q,
president OF Howard Jrl.,-,r,r Dr.
Iivcrcd November l2,h lat. ha, been
published in pamphlet ior... WITH .
iull page cut Of DIR. Du~L.r in at..-
crHC costume. President Duke, a.
dress represents the >t~ou-r,, tx
precision recently delivered with r.-
terrence to the Negro people and
their relations TO the present prob
Irm> OF rradiu,tmcnt and -.cou,,rr-
ton. President Durkrr e., forth
program a. to what the Nero pe5-
pie expect durin- Oh, period Of r.
construction which ha, received
widespread endorse 1T TART,
of tho country.
Colic, Of IN, address MI 3, sv,-
TO those who may make arrI.a-r
Tor same.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13

He is making efforts to bring into
the regiment all the best athletes in
the city and within the next year,
athletic teams of all descriptions will
appear in the colors OF the 'NOld
Eighth" We are not at liberty a
present to disclose the name OF our
.thletic instructor.
The Ladies Athletic Class which
nscts Monday nights are still max
re efforts to master the full bend
as well as basket ball, under the di
roction OF Lieutenant Stanley Nor
veil Lieutenant Frank w Bates ha
changed his drill night from Tuesda,
o Monday. Why?
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13

Company. Suuly Company. and
Companies Z and NJ. Companies +
G and II have over seventy men AT
the present time and there i much
rivalry among them a. to which will
be the next 10 be mustered in. Com
pany \, Captain Harry L. Jones,
Commander, i making a great drive
for recruits and at the present rate
Of increase will nose out the other
companies if thy do not hurry.
Former Lieutenant Harry y. Shell
ton. who is at present located in Ra-
cine. Wisconsin, as foreman in the
anncaling department Of the Eel
City Malleable Iron Company. paid
the regiment a flying visit on the
9th instant Lieutenant Shelton i
the first man OF the race to be en-
ploycd by this firm and through his
efforts 80 additional colorcd men
have recently been employed. To
secure this position he was required
TO pass two examinations in which
he attained an average OF S4.5 per
cent in the examination in chemistry
of Iron, and % per cent in the ser
ond examination in the same sub
ject.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13

that day sermons be preached on
health, directing the attention o. the
people to the Clean Up Campaign
that Monday April 5th be Health
Day in the schools; that school build
iugs be put into sanitary conditions
and that appropriate programs be
rendered. to which ,hc patrons of the
the school be invited. Il j., suggest
cd that during the remainder OF IN o.
week the homes and yards receive
attention.
Robert *. Motion, Principal.
Tu>kcgcc Institute. Alabama
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13
THE MUSIC CABINET.
BY
MARTHA BROADUS ANDERSON

ARTICLES PERTAINING TO
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS WILL
BE FOUND IN THIS COLUMN
EACH WEEK. MATTER IN.
TENDED FOR PUBLICATIONS
MUST BE IN NOT LATER
THAN TUESDAY. ADDRESS
ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO
THE MUSIC CABINET, $3.50
CHAMPLAIN AVE, CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13

highly Interesting a. we'll a. cdifying
to the members and friends OF that
Club and Church
Judge Holmc, Is one OF the most
popular judges OF the Municipal
Court, i fast becoming extensively
known in all part, OF this city and it
l. pleasure 10 state. that he can
count hi> friends by the thousands
among al classes o. his fellow citi-
ZCuS.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13
One of the popular and fair minded judges of the Municipal
Court who count his friends by the thousands in all parts
of this city who will stand by him to the last ditch in his
for denomination and reelection to the Municipal bench

Last Monday evening, March
3, Judge George B. Holmes, who
is at the present time ably pre-
siding over the Boys Court OF the
Municipal Court, was the principal
speaker at the monthly meeting OF
meeting of the Mems Club OF the
Evangelical Church. Monticello and
Belleplainc avenues.
Judge Holmes i very smooth
and fluent speaker and his talk was
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13

Well, he should be, for, il he lose,
his health on account OF his bust
ness, the money generally goes with
IL.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13
Avenue Theatre Signs New Wage Scale

With the signing of the new wage
scale by the management Of the Ave,
nue. Theatre, a matter that has been
pending some time is now settled, and
the Chicago theatres of the Second
Ward go ON record as being fully OF.
ganized.
Mr.. Weinberg of the Avenue met a
committee on Tuesday and by Friday
all matters had been agreed upon and
the contract placed on file.
Mr.. Swift, the new President of LO-
cal No 2OS, A. ?. NJ, has been doing
some efficient work since his short tenn
in Office, and his administration bids
fair to successful year.
1t viii be remembered that this band
of musicians, just two years ago, under
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13
SPECIAL NOTICE.

The second article on Folk Music will
appear in the next Issue of this paper.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13

One OF the best athletic inStruc-
tors in the city has been engaged to
take charge OF Regimcntal Athletics
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13

You frequently hear a man say. Il
am not in business for my health :
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13
Eigh Light on the N. A. N. NJ.

The National Association Of Negro
Musicians is giving serious thought to
the educational pOsSibilitic. in music
among ths Negroes; methods for tn
systematic education of the public a
To the broader significance and true
appreciation of Negro music.
DO you believe that the Neg o has =
vital contribution to make to art! DO
Gu believe that the time is not far
Instant when our. composers viii utilize
Negro themes and Negro harr onics in
he larger sense Of composition. such
rs the concerto. the symphony o. even
the opera!
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13

Negro EiUsie Teprr SCENTS a phase Of
folk music as distinctive as that %
the Russian, and is capable Of morc
varied treatment and development.
We must educate up to an appTcria-
ton of all this and be brought to real
ize the study of music to be nc,c~
sity.
Music as a major subject in our col
leges must be urged. with special schol-
arshiPs for the deserving. Parents
must be prevailed upon to permit IN.
talented children to take up the study
of music as a profession. Musicians.
themselves, should gain fresh incentive
for the study of research in the field
of Negro music, and steps taken in this
direction for the preservation of the
old melodies as basis for new mIsic
Cooperative with the y. A. y. VI.
which will hold its Second convention
in New York in July. Charter mem
herships have been extended to that
time.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13
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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13

Republican candidate for Committeeman of the Fourteenth
Ward who has many substantial coored friends who are
working hard for his the polls Tuesday April 13
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13

Mr.. T. Theodore Taylor. pianist. will
90 East the last of March to Join Mr..
George johnson, tenor. and together
they will tour the East giving joint
recitals.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13

Mr.. Albert II. Jones. clarinctiSt. o.
Evanston, has been elected Director Of
the Dunbar Choral Society of May
wood. III.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13

Mr.. Robert Austin. of ST. Louis. Mo-.
has been appointed Musical Director of
Olivet Baptist Church.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-13
Vol. XIV. March Is, 1920 n

Entered a. SeeondCl4ss Matter. Aug.
10, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago
H., Under Act Of March 3. 1879.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-14
WOMAN KILLED,
HUSBAND INJURED
Automobile Party Returning from G.
A. R. Convention In Terrible Ac-
cident In North Ferrisburg.

VERGENNES, May 14,-Mrs. Alvin
T. Titchout of Montpelier was instantly
killed and her husband severely injured
in an automobile accident Thursday
afternoon near the William H. Dean
home in North Ferrisburg. With them
were Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Richotte of
Montpelier, both of whom were badly
shaken up, and, Adelbert Persons of
Calais. who suffered broken nose and
dislocated shoulder The party were on
their way from Rutland where they
had been attending the annual state
encampment of the G. A. R. Mr.. itch
out was driving the car which had
given him considerable trouble on the
trip to Rutland and Teturn. When near
the scene of the accident he leaned
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-14

over to adjust something about the
car and lost control of the steering gear
with the result that the automobile
plunged over sluiceway and tipped
over Mrs. Titchout was thrown be-
tween post and the fence killing her
instantly. Mr.. Titchout was so badly
injured it is believed he will not re-
cover.
Mrs. Titchout was milliner in
Montpelier and Mr. Titchout is promi-
nent in G.. A. r. circles.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-14
.S|MS-DAN|E[S ROW !
A MERE STARTER
Administration Has Much
information 1t May
Give Public
MUCH DISPUTING
WITH ENGLAND
President Wilson Wanted Offensive Ac-
ton By Allied Navies and England
Stuck to Defensive Policy-Will Not
Allow Record to Be Beclouded.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
By DAVID LAWRENCE.
Copyright by The Reformer.)


WASHINGTON, May H. Some
thing more important than the mere
refutation of Admiral Sims charges
that the American navy did not do its
proper share in the early stages of the
war, something more than controversy
over war honors is behind the revela
tons being made by Secretary Dan
iels, with the consent of President vii
son.
The administration has long smartet
under the criticism that it "pussy
footed" during the war, that i
Slowed up and that it hesitated tt
make big sacrifices, either on land o
sea, in the hope that ''peace by nego
tiation" might shorten the war. Ever
as the President was endeavoring t,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-14
GUILFORD.
FL
Church Notice.

Don t forget our party next Saturday
eve;
You will have a good time before you
can leave.
We IL hold forth in the house that be-
longs to the church;
We we told you the place so you won It
have to search.
Altho' there IS no dance there III be
something in chance.
The games are all free, refreshments
are nice,
Which we II serve to thee for reas-
enable price.
Girls with, good figures often catch mel
whose bank accounts have good figures
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-14
FRECKLES.
Now Is the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly Spots

This preparation for the removal of
freckles is usually so successful in re-
moving freckles and giving clear,
beautiful complexion that it is sold under
guarantee to refund the money if it
fails.
Don't hide your freckles under veil ];
get an ounce of Othine and remove them.
Even the first few applications should
show wonderful improvement, some
of the lighter freckles vanishing entirely
BE sure to ask the druggist for the
double strength 0tIfine; il is this that
is sold on the money. back guarantee.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-05-14

aaking advantage of to answer its
critics.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29
YANKEES OF MEXICO"

respect their customs and traditions When one of this company's native engis ners sacrificed his life in an explosion te save many fellow workmen, the compan1 named the town plaza in his honor anc built a monument to his memory.
 "The change in plant and animal liff and industries as you pass from Arizona into Mexico is very slight for the frs 200 miles or more. Had they not searched your trunk at the custom house, anG maybe charged you duty on that nev camera, you might not have realized tha you had crossed a frontier. It is onl$ after you quit the high, rolling, grass1. ranges of northern Sonora and strike tn Yaqui valley below Guaymas that 2 new world reveals itself. Here the bright colorful life of the vast coastal plain begins.
 Many of the same forage grasses tha cover the great Arizona ranges are als found in Sonora and Sinaloa. The bean of the Mesquite tree are likewise yer 1 fattening, and it is no uncommon sign | to see q MeAlCdn Iltll6I Std1ib Jii AiSA AAAeI l legs, and reach for the higher twigst q this succulent bush. F "One odd class of prospectors makel good living hunting bat caves. In tbl hill countries of Sinaloa and Sonora thl Mexican bat breeds by the thousands, an makes it's home h caves among rock 1 cliffs. Here deposits of guano accunlY late, small fortunes being sometimes req
 ized from the sale of one caves deposit
 ITO locate bat cave these guar
 hunters work much as do the backwooe
 bee tree hunters in Missouri. They see.
 out likely cliff, wait till dusk ar
 watch for bats. Soon, by close observ;S
 tion, they can locate the cave entran,'
 from which the bats emerge. This bat <
 small with flat head and broad ears. al
 gives off a musky odor."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29

will be provided for the pugilist and another car for his fleet of motors. No doubt his bride and the usual staff will also accompany him, not to speak of wardrobe large enough to stock a medium-sized haberdashery.
 Carpentier, we are informed, lost all his worldly possessions during the war. His present affluence and the rapidity with which it is being in- creased makes Georges anything but an object of sympathy. Two thousand dollars is a small fortune in France-more so now than before the war. When the franc was quoted at a fraction less than 20 cents in Amer iean money, $2,000 was equivalent to about 10000 francs. That is sum greater than many a French farmer ever dreamed of possessing. When the average Frenchman speaks of 100000 francs he usually does so in the form of an exclamation. Yet, Car pentier's income from the circus is but part of the money he is accumu- lating in rch and generous Amerca.
 Is 1t any wonder that idols of the ring, the stage and what not flock to America, with message" or some other form of greeting that shows them to be in receptive mood toward American dollars? Nowhere else ir the world do celebrities of every sort find it easier to capitalize their fame In the case of Carpentier, he will not be begrudged fortune that will make him when he returns home veritable Croesus, according to French stan. dards.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29
A CREPE HANGER.

|NLW AsHINeToN, p e. April s NNW (SpeciaL)-The state of Sonora, which is reported to have with drawn from the republic of Mexico. is the most American region in Mexico, ac- oording to bulletin of the National Geo. graphic Society.
 Here in Sonora the American ideal has taken particularly deep root" writes Frederick Simpch in a communication to the society.
 "Mexicans from other states call these lScnopa natives the Yankees of Mexico close relations with the Americans. Prac- tically all families of the merchant and ranching classes send their children to schools in the United States.
 | ''These youngsters, returning to Mexico, are proud of their English and their
 Yankee slang. They wear American made clothes, dance all the popular
 steps and display an understanding of American ideals which can only make | of them more friendly and helpful com Imercial neighbors in the years to come. Even now the average home in north west Mexico is largely furnished with American wares-the Yankee sewing ma chine, the piano, graphophone, kitchen
 range. brass bed and baby carriage are everywhere And from Uncle Sam's fac tories our Mexican neighbors get most Of their ready-made clothing, their shoes that's, vehicles, farming implements, canned foods and sporting goods.
 At Nacozari, Sonora, a Yankee mining |company has built a free club and social Icenter for it's Mexican employees; there are baths, pool tables. a library of spanish land English books and current periodlcais-
 strikes have never disturbed this camp Its American managers are required te ilearn the language of the country. to
 .,a,, +t,a psvcho1Oov of the people and to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29
COTTON KINGS OF EGYPT
n the Nations Business.

From the Nations Business
 The days 9f Pharaoh the taskmaster have certainly disappeared. In contras. to the toilers of the Pyramids who sweat ed under the overseer's bloody lash we have the spectacle today of ilhterate na. tives of Egypt, who still indeed live ia mud huts, capitalists to the extent of G20,0OO sterling (nominally $100,000). This they have made out of cotton deals for Egypt's present wealth in cotton is re- ported as colossal Some natives are buying lands, too, even at inflated prices, paying off mortgages formerly regar:sd
 as family heirlooms. The country is re- ported to have made at least $l 000. 0o0.0ve lNew millionaires are seen at Shepheard and in the streets of Cairo, spending lav- ishly for automobiles. jewelry, new
 houses and every luxury. In the prov.
 nces many of the newly rich still live
 as before. but the sold sock up the chin. lney--or it's parallel in native Egyptian
 economy-is stuffed full to bursting
 Browning's famous line might well b'
 changed to ''Oh. to be in Egypt now tha April's here,''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29
YOUTH ETERNAL

By Stanton A. Coblentz.
 The Kingdom of Eternal Youth. 'tis ss' Has been at last discovered. He "
 goes Into that land by sudden magic gro As young as storied lovers are when wi Although his face was ashen. gray
 head. He blooms as fresh and ruddy IS {
 rose. Neither the flight of years. nor trii
 nor woes Can make it seem his blossom-time !
 fled. But people there exclaim: sHow curl
 are we, How sad thing to stay forever yout So much have we made merry. dani and sung. We'll perish of the sheer monotony Our only hope is that some kindly q, May find the Fountain of Eternal Age!