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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20
MISS HARRIS HERE.

Miss Hazel Harris of Dallas, Tex, an
accomplished pianist, is in the city the
guest of Mrs. Clair Garrett, 4535 In
diana avenue. While here, Miss Harris
will take up a special course at The
Reese Auto School.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20

after a pleasant stay of several weeks
in the city with friends.
Friday Mr.. and Mrs. Giles Elliott,
DR.. and Mrs. Alonzo J. Bowling, Miss
Marguerite Clarke and Mr.. ]. W. Elliott
enjoyed an auto ride thru the parks;
after which they formed a box party at
the LaSalle Theatre, where they saw
with delight, ''The Four Horsemen Of
the Apocalypse.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20
THRoNG IN SUBURBS.

\ thrOng of people from the city and
other suburbs were in Morgan Park last
Sunday looking over the property for
sale and many completing preparations
for building.
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SPENDING VACATION EAST.

Miss Ethyl Jones. 6l25 Michigan ave
nue., assistant to DR.. c. J. Davis, is
spending her vacation in New York
City with friends and Will visit Boston.
Atlantic City and Washington before
returning home.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20
GOING DOWN.

The price of candy is going down.
Fellows who send boxes Of candy to
more than two girls the same day will
welcome the drop. Especially the gum
drop.
WHoneY Bunch
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AT IDLEWILD.

DR.. and Mrs. p. c. Downs left the
city Tuesday morning in an automobile
for Idlewild, Mich, where they will
spend their vacation. On returning,
they will visit friends at Kalamazoo
and Grand Rapids.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20
LooK-wATcH YOUR STEP, MEN

Gentlemen in crossing the street
should look both ways to be sure no
short skirted girl is in sight. Then
they can watch for automobiles.
"Birds Eye"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20

Miss Marguerite Clarke, teacher il
public schools of MuSkogcr. Oklahoma,
who has been attending summer school
at the University of Chicago, was din
ner guest Of Mrs. Mayme Elliott Bowl
ing Thursday.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20
IN CITY.

Misses Bessie and Dorothy Boswell
of Dallas, Tex, are in the city the guest
of their uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen, 500 Aldine Square.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20
IN TWO MINUTES THERE WOULD
HAVE BEEN NO BOY.

The boy stood on the burning deck
1t was only a minute he stood.
Measuring apples by the peek,
The deck was built of wood.
Fireman. 4"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20
MR. AND MRS. CHARLES s. SMITH
WILL SOON CELEBRATE THEIR
TWEETY-FRTH WEDDING AN
NIvERSARY.

Thursday evening, September l, Mr..
Charles S. Smith, and Mrs. Geneva
Fowler Smith, ala Champlain avenue,
viii celebrate their Silver or Twenty
Fifth wedding anniversary.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20
MOVES.

Mrs. Anna VinsOn, has moved from
59th and Lafayette avenue to $50 f.
35th street, where she will be pleased
to see her many friends.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20

Miss Benna Garter. >I-t,riu-Iaw Of
DR.. J. 5. Dorsey. 454 +. @lst street
the wide awake druggist, viii shortly
leave with her mother, Mrs. Carty- On
a visit to their old home, Gordcny.Is.
Va.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20

DR.. and Mrs Alouzo !. Bowling o.
AVA Calumet avenue are favored with
a visit from Mr.. and Mrs. Giles Elliott.
their father and mother, Of EmPona,
Kansas. and their brother. W. T. Ellio-'
from Kansas City. No. They motoret
in, and report Il pleasant rip.
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A BUNCH OF TYPE OR TWO
HUNDRED, MORE OR LESS
YOU KNOW IT.

Women may be mysteries, but up to
the knee everything is plain enough.
Waterman
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CHIPS

Mrs. Carrie Warner. $50 Calumet
avenue, left the fr,t part Of this week
for Idlewild, Mich. where she will
spend two weeks vacation in her bean
tiful summer home.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20

Attorney and Mrs. Walter VI. Far
mer, 4153 Champlain avenue, left Mon
day morning for st. Charles, ILL.,, where
they will spend two weeks vacation.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20
THE BROAD AK
Published Every Saturday

In this city since July 18th, 1899,
without missing one single issue. Re
publieanS, Democrats, Catholics, Pro-
testants, Single Takers, Priests, inn
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The Broad AK is a newspaper whose
platform is broad enough for all, ever
claiming the editorial right to speak
It's own mind
Local communications will receive
Attention. Write only on one side of
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VOL XVI No. 4S
AUGUST 20, 1921
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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20

When a woman gets to be a hundred
years old she doesn Z care who knows
it.
Ancient"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20

Mr.. James W. Woodler sol Rhodes
avenue, who with his good wife Mn.
WoOdlee. own a lovely home at that
number and who holds down good
position in the Chicago Postotfce and
who will graduate from q law Srhoo.
next year, has for some wears been
strong supporter and reader Of lh'
Broad AK.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20
RETURNS HOME.

Miss Agnes Morse of Atlanta, Geor-
gia, returned to her home last week
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20

Alderman Robert R. Jackson has
been selected by Governor Len SmaH
as one of the members Of the Industrial
Board of Illinois. Alderman Jackson
has the honor and the distinction Of d.
ing the first colored man within tle
confines of this state TO be elevated 70
position Of that kind. lie wears h'
new honors well and continues To- n
ceivc the hearty congratulations OF us
army of friends over his appointment.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20

Madame Mona A. Keiser, 3o59 =
State street, hair eulturist, who Is
prominent member Of the NatIon''
Beauty Culturists League, which hela
three days session in this city l.s'
week at the South Park avenue NJ 4
Church, S3rd street and South Pah
avenue and on Wednesday evening NE
Keiser delightfully."- sang a elassieiI W,
cal selection; at its conclusion she rS
loudly applauded. She was seeonPlAS'
on the piano by Miss Gertrude NJ Jazz
son.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20

Pearl NJ. Warner, 522J :. Dearborn
street, who has for some years been tns
Organist of the Ebenezcr Church anu
who is at the present time eonHee'gu
with the new Liberty Baptist ChuiSD'
has opened her new office at 5gOo H
diana avenue. She will serve you a.
public typist. She will also handle IL,
suranee and negotiate loans.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-08-20

eve want no mulatto children
This was the inscription on the banners
of the Ku Klux Khan, carried by Il'"
as they marched, two hundred s'rOA7'
through the streets of ConrOe, Texas
one day last week. We are curious "
know just how many Of those raSe.1
in that parade had ravished some I'
fenseless eolored woman and become
the father Of her mulatto babies.
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The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-26

God the people know you and
your manner, now. no one but
the guilty will kick at this, and
the people will learn who you
are when you kick, we welcome
the Sheriff or any Revn6e officer
over here. and | truly hope he
will summon you to go with him
to hunt those stills, il is to bad
for a set of liars to sully the
name of its community just becau-
Sc you want to come into public
notice and pretend good citi-
zenship in the community.
We know CT such men here
who will go to church and sit up
in the Amen corner and shed
tears as big as biscuits and tell a
a lie on some one before they
get hcme, this is a draw back to
the people who would perhaps
embrace religion and live a chris
tian life, and you are stumbling
block in their way.
Our hope is that the Sheriff
will come over and force you to
go with them and hunt the stills
and make You tell the names of
those who are operating them
your prating is a slur on our Off
,ers as well as our citizens.
Snookum..
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-26
MULBERRY GAP.

A new switch board has bee
installed at Mr.. H. C. Montgom
ery's, and the phone lines ar
now in better shape. A meetin,
of all having phones was callet
on the 10Th of August, and :
company organized, and officer,
elected as follows: A. B. Parke,
president, and Sheck Yeary, sec.
retary and treasurer.
Mr.. Bill Riley, from over the
ridge, was in this neighborhood
Saturday. -s.ss--s- @-s>
Mr. Martin Baker, who has
been sick for some time, does
not seem to improve.
Mrs, FANNIE Thompson, of
Ewing Virginia is visiting her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Barb RAM
-sey,
We notice in the last issue Of
the "Sneedville News" that Mr..
Tom Morgan addressed a letter to
MIR. Gath" perhaps it has not
occurred TO Mr.. Morgan that since
woman suffrage is in full swing
ia Hancock County some woman
may have decided she was being
cheated and | move the condition
of his roads. and seeing that the |
men in Hancock Comfy have
not quite equalled Caesar or Nap
alion as road builders has taken
up the cudgeI in behalf of roads.
Is it not a fact, that you gent
leman clame women do the going
and if that is so. why shouldn't
a woman at least endever to find
means to satisfy her wants?
AS to Gath being Arch Parkey
ne certainly is not running aft
lirs on Mulberry, still there are
,thers over here that wants good
'oads. If one now alone were :
complaining. it would not be so I;
,ad. but when every man and ]
woman one meets comments on .
he condition of the roads, we I
gree with the citizen" that q
should be done, and '
one at once. [
Perhaps Gath is not a man u
fter all, and we would remind \
lr. Morgan that "a woman .
easeth not until her wishes are e
and that no one now, 81
Ich>aS Mr.. Parkey would likely p
e so persistent. N
Gath. So
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-26
SENTENCE SERMONS.

Keep the homo fires burning IN safe
stoves.
The child who plays with matches
vill gain experience.
A quart Of gasoline viii cause an
automobile to move three miles
A similar amount used IN household
essAEing may cause three auto fire
trusu and Al snbulsncs 20 rua q SIN
err disisoc.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-26
Gath.

The conductor and a breakman
on a Montana railrard differ as
10 the proper pronunciation o.
the nam Of the Eurelia. Pas
sengers are often startled upon
arrival al this station to hear the
conductor yell: You're a liar,
You're a liari Then from the
brakeman at the other end comes
the cry. You really are! You
really are.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-26
GIVE US A CALL
Stories of ., Elm.
Great Scouts Ss,.. S.ss
@. Western Newspaper Union.
LONESOME CHARLEY" REY.
NoLDS, CUsTER'S SCOUT


Many noted scouts served with Gen
eral Custer during his Indian cam
paighs, but his favorite of them all
was Charles Reynolds. known as
Lonesome Charley" la the early
seventies, Reynolds was a hunter for
the garrison at Fort Rice. N. d. He
was quiet little man who lived
much 30 himself and preferred "a
hunt alone, no matter how mnny hos
tile Indians were near Because or
his disregard Tor humaa companion
ship. he became known hy everyone
es Lonesome Charley"
= Reynolds first ssrvsd undcr Custer
the sxplorat5sn q ehs Yellowstone
@sneU 10 aogA Dufiag hb sxpsdl-
"a 1no0Qno1v0 ,GIv11lnna ~
'V0I<1Sb connaand veFe murierc<i b.
] the Indians. The usxt war, while
Reynolds WIS attending a sun dance
OF the Sioux near Fort A. Lincoln.
N. ID. he hear'd q young chief named
Rain-ln-the-Face boast Of che murder
OF the two men. Charley reported this
TO Custer and ain-in-the- Face was
arrested and imprisoned. Later be
escaped and sent hack his nov. famous
vow of vengeance OF the whole Custer
family.
Lonesome Charley" was with Gus
ter during the exploration OF the
Black hills In 1874. When gold was
discovered. at Clusters request he |
rode 100 miles. through country
swarming with hostile Indians To Fort |
Laramie. Wyo.. m ~ hours aud gave
10 the world the first news Of the
discovery. causing stampede u min
ers Into that region.
When Custer starred on his LAST
against the Sioux IN aS7a,
Reynolds was offered the position of
chief guide.
When the Seventh cavalry left tirc
steamer Far West. Reynolds was IN.
capt. Grant Marsh of the Far West
ried to persuade him not % 20 with
he expedition since he was IN no
to do any fighting. Reynolds
'efused.
''rvc been waiting ana getting
endy for this expedition for two
ears, captain. and III rather he dead
han miss it." he said earnestly. 80
e rode away TO his death.
When Custer divided his command
D attack the Sioux on the Little Biy
Torn. the scout was sent with Major
ieno The Indians swept down upon
ieno and forced him back 90 the
'ooded bluffs across the river. Lone
nine Charley" was killed h this re-
'oai. Ills body was found surrounded
y 90 empty cartridge shells. lie had
led fighting
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-26
PUaPKlN RIDGE.

q oNtP P@A-A -
and tell Of our country over here
and its advantages and disadvan-
tages.
Pumpkin Ridge is in good ole
Hancock County, and is bounded
on the South by Tom Cantwell's s
place and Hawkins County line,
on the West by a big gully called
the Sne edville to Morristown
Pike, en- the North by the top
: of War Ridge, on the East by an
other ridge called ''Broomstraw
ridge" and includes in its bound
ary the homes of some of the
best people In the world, some of
the most hospitable people on
earth.
The topography of the country
is varied, we have lofty hills,
fine meadows and roads over
which numbers Of rabbits, pos
sums, mud turtles, tadpoles and
minnows.
Our people in this country are
very wise, and they attend to
own business, and some of them
attends to their neighbors busi-
ness,
Talk about business men. we
have them, officers of the law
and not of the law, and secret
service men all living on pumpkin
riege. Secret service men, why
Old Sleuth, Pinkerton. Nick Car
ter, Burns. Sherlock Holmes,
and even the best Service men of
Scotland Yards are not in it to
some we havA on pumpkin ridge
why we have them over here the
size of a big swelled up puff go
ing with his thumbs in his galluse
to men going in plain clothes
ferretingout mischief, why we
have those among us swearing
they know where moonshine stills |
arc, when even no one has dream
ed of such thing, why they
can smell liquor through en- Aut- 7
and a qaarter of a mile a S
way. l..
Mr.. Puff says there is one or t
two stillsjust arouud the. church 7
house. so you see a service man :
md Mr.. Puff are great helps to o
community, and then it is a v
good thing to have some body to il
lttend to yodr business when n
'ou are busy and might not have C
ime to see about your business %
nd fts a great addition to a COM n
nunity to have some people to n
dvise the matters in the country al
nd some one is always ready to u
neddle into every mans business
nd that way we know just what le
o odo at all times. al
Why people who never tried a
don't know how pleasant il is m
have some one in a community
'ho has the time while he has he
is nose in his own pie to also All
ave it in yours, secret Service" OF
ell | should say Mr.. Puff. thou ro
t jewel, Annanias of old Thy co
outh was a PRAYER book, Mr.. ba
neller of a moonshine. thy ol- W,
lctory nerves are complete, Mr.. tn,
,cret Service man, Solomon in ag
IS wisdom was a fool to you ike sol
ie 1rishman's turtle you are do
'ad but you don't know it.
Now. Mr.. Puff and Mr.. Secret aft
'rvice, you say there is 2 moon Nh
inc still or two in operation ces
6und Cool Branch. why is it grs
at you don't 10 and get them. sue
~ do you not notify our Sher- be
to comeand get them ana also
t the men operaging them.
Now. Mr.. Puff ard Secret Ser I
q man, you know, and every on
iy around Cool Branch. that to |
ere is not a moonshine still in the
r community and never has been sen
ere has never been any mis- ari'
haviour here. in fact you know con
rSSye sae of the peaceable You
'tlefnentsm the County and no bra
h but y,su and your kind have the
ed such a thing and thank real
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1921-08-26
SEDALIA, TENN.

SEDALIA, TENN.
| In your issue Of the 10Th in
stant Mr.. Tom Morgan takes his
pen in hand and attempts TO give
Gath a verbal dressing down un-
der the delusion that said cores.
pendent from Mulberry mus.
beyour humble servant.
take it that gath is able to
take care of himself. or herself
which ever it may be, so Il shall
keep out of that scrap.
On January 1st, 1920. the cou-
nty court did elect Mr., Morgan
Supt, of pnblic roads of this
County, and be it creditableor Of
her wise was one of his, sup
porters, believing that he, was
an enterprising and progressive
gentleman, who would invegor-
ate the roads of the county.
was Mon gan's friend then
and am his friend yet / like him
perscnlly, and | think he will
bear me out in the assertion
thatI have lent him my hearty
cooperation ever since he, has
been in office.
1t is true that Mr.. w. KlFul ,
gate was satisfactoryIto our beo-
pie as road assistant. Mr.. FState
stated TO me last summer that he
had about S900.80 to the ekedit
of the 9Th. district. and as HAT
would be insufficient undel the
laborsituation TO accomplish nch
he woald ow
that amount of money to n hin
to our credit and add thcr bur
funds for this wear. H1 'er
before road working do he |
this year the law had b{ - 4 -
ged, Mr., Fugate was o( %
,e, and Mr.. Morgan in v -
.rolL instead Of hs5s = -
eft over from last
Iri<s hasfsrftsslu
was recently inforr
doles. Mr.. Morgan ~ ~
ed that he was unabld to give
my information as to the allow
nent for this district. This,
mind. you is money for two years.
What has become of this mon
y, is a question that is being
sked by the taxpayers, as. our
Dads are almost impossible.
| have sought to divide the
10000 among the more than 20
lilies of road in the district. and
le amount is insufficient to fill
the worst mud holes. ,
1t had been my idea that a ,
,od superintendent would visit
e various sections, talk and
an with his overseers, and c
ldeaver to enthuse his Offices
I'd men. and deyelope amonng :
em a spirit for good roads all {
er the county, no wonder moth {
g has been accomplished thro- :
n out the county if Mr.. Nor
N mas spent twenty-one days r
he states, actual labor in :,
)rking on a little bridge across h
ier Creek.
What the people are demanding :, :,
better roads, and have spent II
most twenty-one days this sum- IL
r depending on Mr.. Morgan, ~
! explaining.t to the people of tr
S section that he is efficient b,
j will make good yet, if they '"
| only give him a little more
.e. Now. if these roads come ID
A reasonable time, under Mr..
rgans administration. | will
e pride in calling their att
ion to the fac that Il told you O
. So if the feeling of the tax
ers are getting on wire edge. -
Morgan. Thou can'st not -
| did it; never shake thy +
locks at me. "A. b. Parkcy
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-24
Too Many Harems
Confused This BedOuin
4 PATHETIC looking Bsdouin at.

A PATHETIC looking Bsdouin at
Il tired in flowing burnouse and
Hrban came up 10 the studio manager
at the Lnsky Western studio and in
broken English said;
II cant find the right harcm."
Il was during the filming Of George
MclfOrd's production. "The Shcik." and
it 80 happened that another film being
made on different stage at the same
tim" also hOHstrd a harPm scene.
II went there. said the Bedouin.
pouting to the other scene. and they
told m" 10 get out said to the man, ,
! am in tho harem scene. Not in
my harPm,' he answered, and said to
me to beat IT, Now cannot find the
right harem.
lie was directed to the proper set,
where Agnes Ayres and Rudolph NaIen-
tinO, the featured players, were enact
ing n most impressive scene.
As may be imagined, the studio wore
a decidedly Oriental aspect while these
pictures were in the making,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-24
AND HERE 1T CONTINUES
CHAUTER xxx

6 A ND now what about you, Nan!'
"A demanded. "Wbat are you In
New York for. and where's Billy, and
what's the news"'
She laughed softly and settled back
in her chair, stretching out her pretty
feet, in their bronze pumps. and fitting
them and up down.
"Billy's in Los Angeles" she un-
swered. The baby's here with me,
only he isn't baby any longer. and
the news is that / came on to help in
the screening of one of my stories"
"One of your stories!" I gasped.
Nan Shayne, what on earth do you
mean?"
She chuckled delightedly at my amaze
ment.
Not Nan Shayne-Anna Corliss, my
dear it's my maiden name, you know. y
Anna Corliss-why, I've heard Of
you You wrote--why, you've written
heaps of the things that have been done
this last year. Tell me about it,
She came across to the fire then,
and curied up on one of the big floor
cushions at my feet
1T began back there when Isabel
Heath was trying her wiles on Billy
you remember OF course. was just
broken hearted, especially when he took
her out in our little car-you know
how I'd loved that car, and registered
az an extra under an assumed name at
one of the agencies, to get money to
help make the payments on It. Billy
didn't know about that till it was
too late to stop me. of course. and
then he made me promise never to do
it again; he said that a motion pic
ture studio was no place for his wife
And then he fell for Isabel!
well. decided then that ] was
putting too much of premium on love ;
that if I had outside interests. as Billy
did, it would be bette for me. l had
the baby. of course, but I felt 1at
there ought to be more, too.
80, when Billy came East with 1sa :
bel, to work in her pictures-by the
way. did you see tLat one she finally
made? Awful. my dear-I had my
mother come and live with me, and I
went to work Yesm. learned to be
stenographer. and got job In one
Of the studios, and pretty soon was con-
tinuity clerk for one of the directors,
too. Then ! got into the scenario de-
partment and before long was reading
scenarios-we got about five hundred
a week. most of them impossible-and
sorting out the good ones for the head
Of the department.
And then l got an idea. and worked
over it, and submitted a synopsis Of it
to the editor, and he worked on it
with me. and one of the directors liked
it, and the deed was done. They made
picture of it and paiG me hundred
dollars reel, and the day Billy got
back from the East. broke and re-
of my picture
why, Nan 7 exclaimed II never
heard of such a thing. think you re
marvellous"
Not at all. But I had just one