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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06

court; and settlements out Of court in
order to be valid should be approved
by the court.
5. Inheritance and name: Aftc.
an adjudication of paternity or an ce-
acknowledgement in writing by the IA
Their, the child born out of wedlotk
should have the same rights of inner
itanee as the child born in wedloc <.
Assumption of the name Of the father
after adjudication of paternity should
be permissive.
6. Care by the mother: The
mother should be persuaded to keep
her child during the nursing period at
least, whenever possible, but the enact
ment of compulsory legislation is not
recommended.
:. State supervision: The duty Of
the State 10 protect the interests of
children born out of wedloek is recog-
nized and affirmed. With due allow
anee for local variance and need the
conferences recommend the creation
of state departments having Response
bility for child welfare, whose duties
shall include responsibility for assist
ing unmarried mothers and children
born out of wedloek. The State should
license and supervise private hospitals
which receive unmarried mothers Tor
confinement, and all private ehild-help-
ing and child-plaeing agencies. Full
opportunity should be afforded, how
ever, for the development of private
initiative, and there should be cordial
cooperation between private agencies
and the State.
A joint committee representing the
two regional conferences will be ap-
pointed by the Children's Bureau to
formulate a single statement Of prin-
eiples based on the resolutions adopted
by the conferences, and the proceed
ings of the conferences will be issued
in printed form.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
cHIcAGo'S HOUSING PROB
LEM MADE WORSE BY POOR
TRANSPORTATION AND HIGH
FARES.

Every European city that tries to
solve its housing problem on scien-
tihc lines begins by making transport
tation cheap and adequate.
1t only in America that trans
portation fares in cities have been
systematically raised in the last year
or two. And it is significant that
the housing problem is more acute
in American cities than anywhere
else We have discouraged home
building at time when the need for
new homes was never before as
great.
Granted that COOPERATIVE Build
ing Association" in Chicago, financed
by public-spirited business men, can
accomplish wonders. 1t can help, in
a huge way. But the problem is one
that can be permanently solved only
when cheap and good transportation
will start individual home-seekers, by
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06

A mathematician says there is no
difference In area or quantity Of sur
face between a foot square and q
square foot, but there may be a differ
enee in shape. A foot square must
be a rectangular surface having four
equal sides, measuring one foot long
each. A square foot may also be a
foot square, but 1t may be irregular In
shape. say six inches wide and two
feet long. or any shape so long as
the area Is equal to IA square inches.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Chinese In Java.

The standard OF living Is probably
higher in Java than any other Chinese
community In the world. The houses
are clean and we'll furnished, the peo-
pie dress in European clothing. and
every one has a great deal to say
about dirt and sanitation. There are
Chinese families in Java which have
been there for five centuries, but the
great majority OF the 100000 who live
on the island have come there or
are descended from those who came
there in the last fifty years.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Character Revelation.

Not merely speeches prepared. ora
lions delivered. sermons preached, but
what q man says and how he says II to
bis neighbors friend. to his aequaint-
ance or customer. to his father or
mother, his wife or child across the
breakfast tablG; this Is what countA
for II reveals him on his guard and
taken unawares. not as he would wish
70 be; not even as he would wish to Be
thought to be. but as he actually n
and II marks him with an indelIbla
mark.-Exchange
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
JosephIne's Horoscope.

l. there such a thing as seeing into
the future? Yes. Here Is one Of the
many testimonials to the solemn gift:
When the Empress Josephine Of
France was q girl in Martinique. an
old colOred woman, named Euphemia,
told her fortune" you will marry
q fair man. Your star promises two
alliances. With your first husband
you will have a tragical lawsuit. Your
second husband, a dark man Of slen-
der means, will fill the world with his
fame and glory. You will be greater
than queen You will die unhappy"
The entire prediction came true.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Indians and Japanese.

Professor Mena, Mexican scientist.
went to Tehuaean in 1903 to invesd-
gate a story that in snail towns near
BY Chinese talked In tbei- own tongue
20 the Indians and were perfectly un-
derstoOd. He found the legend false
japanese scholars visiting the Mexi-
can museum have been surprised TO
ind articles used by the Indians ex-
actiy the same as those used by Jap
anese peasants.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
For State Ruildera

They who preach patience to the
peoples as the sole remedy for the Ills
by which they are oppressed, or who,
while they admit the necessity Of a
contest. would yet leave the initiative
to be taken by their rulers, do not, to
my thinking. understand the state Of
things coming upon US. . 1t Is not
enough to precipitate a monarchy into
a gulf; the gulf must be closed up,
and a durable edifce erected on its
site.-From Faith and the Future"
by Mazzini.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
FORCED Canoes.

Hundreds Of treasured canoes ana
intaglIOs, for which large sums have
been paid, are spurious, although many
of them are masterpieces OF art. 10
such an extent have canoes been
forged that. after a certain French
count had spent $4,000 In forming .
collection. so many forgeries we're
found among them that, in despair Of
separating the false from the true, he
parted with the lot for a fraction q
what they had cost him.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Blu Idina Character.

It's folly to build with neutral ma
terials. Character demands touch
with God and cooperation with ones
fellows. There may be some with de-
sire to be considered clever who dare
to assume positions that throw them
into the limelight and the ridiculous.
They may conjure up cute-sounding
phrases trimmed to capture itching
ears without giving a thought to what
real meaning they may convey. It's
dangerous to vent wholesale disaster
upon those of other faiths II men
be given to folly it's your part to lead
them to the truth.-Grit.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Vary Old sunerrtitIen.

II surprised me to find on invest-
tigation that touching wood" as .
safeguard from the cOnse.
luences Of ltation or h" ting Is q
Of ancient origin. Au-
thorities on these neurological mat
ters tell US that st dates from the
time when the oak, the ash. the rowan
Tor mountain ASH were held sacred
To the gods Of the heather"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Panama Canal Zone.

The United States did not acquire,
BY the l. milan canal convention Of
November Is. 1903, any title to terri
tory in the Republic of Panama, but
merely a perpetual right Of occupa-
ton, use. and control over a zone Of
land ten miles in width, and covering
an area Of i76 square miles. For this
pr'v'I-- Il i'll TO Panama the sum Of
S10OOO.J0O. and undertook to pay the
sum Of $4,000 annually so long a.
such occupancy continued. These pay
ments began February 20. 1913.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Value Of Failure.

1 pity the man who has no failures
to his credit, whose way has been
smooth and prosperous from beginning
to end, because such a man is likely to
be riding to the only tragic failure
there is-that Of life itself. The thing
that most often tends to poverty is the
thing we call success. II ones failures
have been honestly achieved by hard
and long-continued effort, they become
highly useful and convincing.-Irving
Bachelor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06

1t Is Just about impossible to say
where the largest organ in the world
is, because ere is always one being
built that is bigger than the last.
There are many arge organs in Eng
land, and in the United States. Sgd
ney, Australia, claimed, some years
ago. to have the largest organ in the
world, but. like ships, they are always
increasing In size.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
sontti,h center Of Indu.trr.

Dundee ranks as one Of the leading
Industrial AID commercial centers in
northeastern and central Scotland.
The district Of Dundee Is the center
Of the jute industry in the United
Kingdom and practically all the raw
tute imported into the country, which
averages 100000 bales annually, is
consumed there. II Is the staple in
dustry of Dundee and employs nor
maIly about 5000 workers.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
clIna 10 sayao. Customs.

Throughout the islands Of the New
Hebrides many Of the primitive cere-
monies are still performed. The Sing
sing" ground is still kept in readiness
for the periodical outbursts Of feeling.
when the islander dances his wild and
sacred dances to the CHASTITY music Of
the drums. Watching one Of these
weird revels followed by an orgy Of
eating, or more correctly stufing, 1t
seems to the observer that the New
Hebrides race is destined to continue
until it dies out a savage. or. at best.
semi-civilIzed people.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
curious Nam. ErnIaInsd-

The warders Of the tower Of London
were first styled beefeaters in the
reign Of Edward vi. The word was
probably derived from the French
buffeter, signifying literally "to eat
beef" 1t was used in connection with
the yeomen Of the guard, originating
at the coronation Of Henry VII, In
1885.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Remarkable FLIGHT Of PIGEON.

A hOming pigeon bearing the name
Of Ben Bolt was announced as having
establ''' d a new long-distance flight
rec r Of 200 miles in the summer
Of 1915, from Norwalk, Ohio, to Los
Angeles, Cal. The bird made the
trip in five days nine hours and thirty
one minutes, arriving at Los Angeles
August 80.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
rha Peanut

The peanut Is a member OF the pea
family and the nut" Is more accurate
" described as a pod. II Is grown
from seed In many tropical and sub
tropical lands. q long warm season be
ing necessary for Its maturity. It
flowers above ground then the stem
bends downwards. the young pod en-
tiers the soil and there natures. No
roots are ever attached TO the nut; the
nbers. mistaken for them. are from
the stem.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
CHILDREN's BUREAU. q. g. DE-
PART1EENT OF LABOR,
WASHINGTON.
On Legislation for the Protection Of
Children Bonn Out Of wedlock.

The purpose of the conference re-
Gently held in Chicago and New York
under the auspices Of the Children 3
Bureau of the U. s. Department Of
Labor, in cooperation with the Inter
City Conference on LEGITIMACY, was
to obtain full and free discussion lead
ing to a formulation of principles AMI
an agreement on standards which
should govern legislation for the pro-
lection of children born out Of wed
lock.
The conference emphasized the
rights and responsibilities of the chill,
the mother, the father and the State,
with general agreement that the vel
fare of the child is of paramount i'm
portance. 1t was pointed out that the
machinery and methods employed for
the welfare of children Of illegitimatc
birth must be flexible, and that justice
can be obtained only by treating eaeh
case carefully and considerably as an
individual problem. The need for wis
dom and sympathy in directors and
agents Of public and private bodies
and for adequate administrative or
ganization was brought out.
Minnesota, through legislation passe !
in 1917, affords a greater amount Of
protection to children born out of we'd
lock than does any other American
state. In most of the United States,
as Professor Ferund pointed out, the
for the support and care Of
these children is archaic.
The minimum standards common to
both conferences are as follows:
l. Birth registration: All births
should be registered, but in case Of an
birth the name of the IA
Their should be recorded on the birth
certificate only after an adjudication
of paternity or on the written consent
of the father. Applications Of pa
ternity should be reported by courts 20
the birth registration authorities. Rec
ords of births out Of wedloek should
be confidential, open to inspection only
upon order Of court, and transcripts
for school or work purposes shoulI
omit facts concerning Parentage.
2. Reporting to administrative
agency: All births not clearly legiti-
mate should be reported to a properly
authorized public agency.
3. Establishment Of paternity: Pro
eeedings to establish paternity shouil
be instituted by the mother. If she :
unwilling, and the public agency above
to deems il advisable, in ahe
interests of the child, proceedings
should be instituted by the public
agency. The law should provide for
either q civil or criminal proceeding;
and the court given jurisdiction sholld
be one of socialiEed experience and
and the proceedings should
be as informal and private as possible.
4. Fathers responsibility for sup
port Of child: The father Of child
born out Of wedloek should make e.
aaneial provision for the adequate
are, maintenance and education Of the
shild having reference to the father =
condition. The court should
have continuing jurisdiction with ref
srenee both to custody and support
during the minority Of the child; the
acceptance Of lump-sum payments
should be in the discretion Of the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Primitive Fire Prevention.

In the early days Of the fire insur-
ance business each company in Lon
don maintained its own fire brigade.
In those days a citizen might 60 out
into the street and shout "FireT" as
loudly as he liked, but unless he had
paid his insUr e premium no fire.
man would lift his finger or a bucket
to save his possessions from burning.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Hairy EIsphantG

Historians tell Us that In prehiS'
toric times. mighty mastOdOns and
mammoths were covered from head
to tail with q very coarse hair which,
in many cases. grew long. So the ele-
plants fOrefathers had long hair but,
as the world changed with regard 70
weather conditions. from the bitter
frosty glaciers that were encountered
to the modern climate Of extreme heat
and cold. the elephant gradually
dOffed bis overcoaE The hair some
times seen on the top Of his head
alone remains a. q reminder.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Peculiar a-rum Fish,

In the Indian ocean is a curiosity
called the drum fish," which the ISL
and fishermen Of the Seychelles. Ami
rantes, etc, often take with hand lines
and which is highly esteemed as an
article of food; 1t has earned its name
from its habit of making a booming
noise when pursuing or pursued; in
size and taste 1t Is not unlike the
cod.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Wanted RIam. Properly placed.

Rosemary. aged four. and her twin
sisters, aged two, we're left in the care
Of a friend who also had three chill
dren Of about the same ages. Dur
ing the afternoon the friend heard
one Of the children in her pantry and,
thinking to brighten the child out Of
the pantry without going in, said: Il
hear some one in my pantry" Rose
mary quickly walked over to her and
said: Its not any Of ours; it's one
Of your own"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
The Muoaleton ans.

This peculiar sect, founded by an
English tailor named MuggIetOn in the
seventeenth century, is not extinct.
MuggletOnians. one of whose chief be-
liefs is that the place Of hell will
be this earth when sun, moon, and
stars are extinguished" still meet in
London and Derbyshire.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
The M.nd of = Woman.

"A woman is more religious than q
man." says DR.. A. T. SchOfield in The
Mind Of a Woman" There is more OF
the emotional and the mystic. Women,
being more emotional than men, are
pre-eminent in the spiritual life. for
love is their nature more than 1t Is
that OF men.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
CATCHING COLD?
.MNTOL OFTEN PQEVENTS
PNEUMONIA.

u Is surprising to read In the daily
papers Of treatments that our fore
fathers and orandmothers used for
coughs, colds, catarrah and bronchial
affections. 1t impresses the writer
with the fact that modern scientific
research had not advanced an iota.
when, as matter OF fact, there have
been wonderful advancements in the
tratment Of all diseases and condi-
tons that bring on disease. Just be-
cause grandmother used ld-fashioned
mustard blisters for relieving codls
and congested conditions Il q no
sane reason why we should resort to
the old antiquated methods when
there have been such wonderful i'm
remedies which are far more effective
and less painful to use.
SPECIAL NOTICE-A druggist said
the other day that a customer came
into his store and inquired for a mus
tard plaster and he suggested to the
customer that they try MINTOL as a
more modern treatment for congested
conditions. The customer accepted
the druggists suggestion and in
twenty-four hours the same customer
came into the druggist and said:
How long have you handled MN
TOLL The druggist replied that he
had been handling IL for some little
time. and the customer frankly stated
that he would never use a mustard
cream or plaster for colds, coughs,
or any congested conditions again.
There are thousands Of others who
would say the same as this druggists
customer did. II they would only try
MINTOL- II your druggist cannot
supply you we viii mail you a lar on
receipt Of price, 35c. soc and S125 q
Jar. The Home Relief Laboratories.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Fill Inc Wlfs's Status.

In the Philippine islands, when
women marry, they go into partner
ship with their husbands. While the
men handle the workers, the women
attend to the finance, act as cashiers,
pay the workers and oversee much
Of &c business. They also have equal
fly with the men in everything except
voting.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
oddl,I.. Of Chinese Market Day.

Market day in China usually affords
many quaint sights to the foreigner.
As the country Is one largely devoid
of vehicles. the commodities to be Of
fered for sale are carried to the mar
ket places in many odd ways; by
wheelbarrow, on hanback,, poised on
the heads Of women. or swung to a
pole borne on the shoulders Of two
carriers.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Rahxa aatt.r.ss

Ruth often helped her mcshe- look
after baby brother. One morning her
mother told her TO go and listen out
side the bedroom door to see II broth
er was rying. why don't you want
him TO cry?" asked Ruth. "Are you
afraid he'll run his batteries DOWN
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Sensitive Pendulum.

The pendulum Of the great clock In
the tower Of the house Of parliament
in London is so delicate that a small
weight of only one ounce placed on a
particular part Of the apparatus will
alter the rate of the clock one second
per week.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
snmsthInn Like q Memory.

Billie WI : heard to say to his pal
Jack: 81 can remember everything
I did since / was three weeks old"
After some hesitation Jack replied:
"Oh. that's nothing. / can remem-
Der from the time the doctor said to
me: Stand up, Sonny, and have
your eyes put in"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
snowstorm. FORM in Warm cIlma,e.

enowstorms Form In Warm Climates.
Potentially snow storms form in
general region Of warmth, strange as
IL may SEEM The area OF low baro-
metric pressure. or storm sea, comes
whirling eastward across the Gulf
states and then generally takes q
twist nOrthward along the Atlantic
seabOard. When sufficiently far north
these warm air currents are chilled
and the moisture becomes snow, very
often beng borne to the earth BY the
back draft Of east wind.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Poor Time Ahead.

Mother was going to take Billy visit
ing with her, so while dressing him
she said: You must be good today,
exceptionally good, because Aunt Hat
de is going to be there and she doesn't
like noisy boys" 20, gee" said the
youngster, II see where I'm going to
have a rotten time"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06

T. Theodore Taylor, March g. at
Grace Presbyterian Church: Bertha d.
Tyree, soprano, April 6. Lincoln Cen
ter; Helen Hagan, pianiste, April Is,
Kimball Hall; Pauline J. Lee and B.
Emanuel Johnson, pianists, Unity Club.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Negro Superstition.

A wood superstition not well known
except among the southern negroes Is
that evil will follow II you touch the
large patches Of brown frOth. frequent
" seen on stumps and rotten logs
known generally as snake spit.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
Daily Thoudht,

The solitary side Of our nature de-
mands leisure for reflection upon sub
jects which the dash and whirl Of
daily business. so long as its clouds
rest thick about us. forbid the intellect
to fasten itself.-FrOude.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06

Important Commercial Discovery.
II has been discovered that the hot
mineral waters OF Bath. England. will
permanently tint glass, and 1t seems
possible that the well-knOwn health
resort may become a famous glass
staining center.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06

the unsteady inclined in the near iu-
nv" among which are the following
recitals:
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06
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 PUBLICATION
MUST BE IN NOT LATER
THAN TUESDAY. ADDRESS
ALL COMMUNICATIONS TO
THE MUSIC CABINET, 64So
CHAMPLAIN AVE, CHICAGO,
ILLINOIS.
The Chicago Music Association held
its regular monthly meeting Monday
evening at the Y. NJ. c. A. After the
business had been disposed of the fol-
lowing interesting program was rem
dered:
Origin of Opera" Mrs. J. A. Har-
per.
French Opera" Mrs. Nora Douglas
Holt
Song-Berceuse from Jocelyn," Mrs.
Clara Hutchinson
Nineteenth Century Italian Opera, I"
Mrs. Corinne Wilson.
Piano Duet-From al Trovatore,"
Mines. Martha Mitchell and C. Wilson.
American Opera" Miss Estella c.
Bonds.
Song-'Vision Fugitive" from "Her-
odiade." T. Thee. Taylor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06

One of the most eminent lawyers IN this city, who loyalty
assisted uphold the honor and the glory of his country on
the bae6eds OF France; who strong advocate of Cen
Leonard Wood for the nomination for President of the
United States.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1920-03-06

A large and enthusiastic audience en-
].vcd the concert at Olivet Baptist
Church last Monday evening. Mrs. Della
Rldgeway Brown directed. Miss Mar
Jones, as soprano soloist, was enthu-
siaslically received. T. T. Taylor ac-
oompanied her. -
4 feast of good things is in store for