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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-17
HON. VIM. H. LEWIS,
PRINCIPAL SPEAK
Err AT PUBLIC SEES
SION.
LEADERSHIP" GEN
ERAL THEME OF
OPEN SESSION.
Special Correspondent to The
Broad AK
BALTIMORE

Baltimore, Md.-What promises
to be one OF the most important meet
ings in the history of Negro College
life will be held at Baltimore. Mary
land, by the Alpha Phi Alpha Frater-
nifty when it meets in Annual Conven-
ton during the days, December 9th
to 3lst, 1921, inclusive. With some
thing over $500 graduate and under
graduate members of the leading
American colleges and universities,
over 500 of whom will come as repre-
sentatives from the thirty-six chapters
located throughout the United States,
every indication assures a meeting
which will mark an epoch both in Ne
gro college fraternity life and in the
history of the Negro youth in the
American colleges.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-17

AS a high class business man Mr.
Roulston ranks with the best in this
city. In the past he has served, as a
member of the Public Library Board,
it was through his efforts that the new
Kelly Public Library Building, which
is one of the finest in the city was
constructed in the Englewood district
Mr.. Roulston has for many years
been active in Democratic politics. He
supported Hon. Woodrow Wilson for
president of the United States in 1912,
and President Wilson offered to ap-
point him postmaster at Chicago, but
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-17
EFFORT TO RAISE MONEY FOR
THE BLIND

New Orleans, La.-Negroes are CO.
operating here in a campaign for TO-
600 memberships for the Louisiana
Commission for the Blind. A number
of other persons responding to ap-
peals in the theaters are Negroes, and
the Negro churches are adding their
quota. Separate facilities for the care
of blind Negroes will be included in
the plans for workshops. The white
people of the Commission speak of
the Negroes response as an evidence
of increasing disposition on the part of
Negroes toward self-help.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-17

December 18th, at eight O'Clock. at
which time Honorable William H.
Lewis, of Boston. Mass. formerly As
sistant Attorney General of the United
States, will speak on the subject
and Life" The general
theme of the public session will be
Leadership" and its relation to
Alpha Phi Alpha viii be discussed
under the subjects Ideals of Alpha
Phi Alpha" by a member OF the local
chapter, and alpha Phi AlPha's Task
by the National President. Simeon s
Booker.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-17
TO CELEBRATE THE TWENTY.
FIFTH WEDDING ANNI-
VERSARY.

Mr.. Bernard B. Lewis, Miss Caro-
2 LsEiS Morris. Lewis IT and
Dorothy Lewis, request your pres
eAee At a reception in celebration of
the Twenty-Fifth Wedding Anniver-
sary of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Morris Lewis, 1888 Giles avenue,
Wednesday, December Twenty-frst,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-17

he firmly waved it aside. Many of the
loyal and influential friends of Mr..
Roulston, are urging him, to enter
the field or race for Mayor of Chi
cago, in 1928
Mr.. and Mrs. Roulston and the
other members of their family, reside
in a coy home at $50 w. DIST Place
next door to Hon. and Mrs. Charles
S. Deneen, who are all warm friends.
Since the first day of October 1899,
down to the present time, The Broad
AK, once each week, wends its way
into their home.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-17
Baltimore VIII Entertain Royalty

DR.. ]. H. Hlburn. President Of the
Delta-Lambda Chapter which will be
the host of the convention, has assured
the National officers of the Fraternity
that the City Of Baltimore IS ready to
extend a most cordial welcome to the
members of the Alpha Phi Alpha Fra
ternity upon their arrival and will
spare no effort in seeing to their COM
fort during their stay. The headquar-
tiers Of che 18th Annual Convention
viii be at 1919 Druid Hill Avenue,
Baltimore, Nd
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-17
Numerous Social Events Planned

OF the various social events to be
held during the period the convention
i IN session at Baltimore, the Official
program of the Fraternity includes a
smoker and symposium to be held at
the Y. NJ. c. A.. the evening OF the
opening day; Tuesday, when the dele
gates go to Washington for the pill
grimage the Beta Chapter viii give an
;,sormaI dance at the Dunbar High
School; and on Friday evening the an
ruaI formal dance will be given at st.
Narv's Hall. Baltimore; and on Sat-
urday evening. December Slst' 1871;
the closing event of the convention VIII
be the annual fraternity banquet to be
given at the Druid Hall Avenue
Branch Y. N. c A.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H. Hudlun,
1903 5. Wabash avenue, will be at
home to their many friends during
The Holiday season. For a number
OF years Mr.. Hudlun has had charge
OF the Board OF Trade Building and its
head officials think the world of him.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-17
HON VILLAIN H. LEWIS TO
ADDRESS PUBIC SESSION

A most important feature OF the
convention viii be the Public SESSION
- \. held in Baltimore in the Sharon
BAPTIST Church. Thursday evening
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-17

Member the City Council from the old Theth Ward where
high with all of his constituents and many
friends other parts the city, willing go the
limit with him m his for of the Trustees of the Sanitary
District of Chicago Alderman OTOoe takes pleasure wishing
all his friends Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1921-12-17

New York vhee h f.v served his eonstuens for twenty
years and left brilliant congressional record behind HIM. "ncn
can be surpassed; eGovnOr Of the Empire State sn0
one Of the vey wanet friends Of long standing Of the edor
Of this paper.
The evening world., 1921-01-19
THE TEMPERATURE.

with bitter cold weather prevail
ing again this morning, the Inter-
borough showed only partial i'm
provement in the heating of subway
and elevated cars.
The Evening Worlds revelation Of
unheated cars yesterday resulted in
one or two points Of electricity being
turned on in some of the cars but
many passengers, especially on the
elevated lines, complained that con-
ditions again were frigid. As is usual
in cold snaps, many persons accus-
toned to using surface lines or walk
ing patronized the subway to-day,
resulting in overcrowding, general
inconvenience ard a disarrangement
Of tradic.
The congestion was so great at
some points that passengers on the
west side lines were fifteen or twenty
minutes late in reaching their des-
| tinations.
The Public Service Commi ssion re-
| ported this afternoon that the Inter.
borough was operating its trains Wdtt
"two points of heat" outside the tun.
nels and 'one point" within them
| The Commission will take up the stu
alton with President Hedley and il
was said it may be decided to order
an additional point" of heat for the
cars.
James B. Walker, Secretary Of the
| Commission, said he had received
many telephone complaints this morn.
! ing from passengers who said they
/ found the cars stone cold. The Com
mission has inspectors out watching
! for violations of the regulations.
! Temperatures again set a new low
! record for the winter, reaching 4
degrees above zero at o'clock this
morning, but after that there was a
! gradual moderation and the Weather
| Bureau announced that the worst OF
the cold wave was over.
The Hudson is freezing at the
| edges here for the first time this
winter. Above il Is frozen as far
south as Tarrytown- A good ice crop
was said to-day to be assured despite
the hitherto mild winter.
| A man about forty-five years old
was found frozen to death on the ice
of Wesel Brook, Passaic. He Is un-
identified and there are no marks OF
| violence. Several deaths and acci.
dents in the greater city were attrib-
uted indirectly to the cold.
A woman about sixty years old was
found suffering from amnesia anC
exposure at BOerum Street and Ora.
ham Avenue Williamsburg, at A. NJ
by Policeman Lynch. All she coulc
say was that she came here to Visl
her daughter, who is believed to live
in the neighborhood. Papers she car.
ried indicate she may be Mrs. MARY
Eddy of No. 1873 Davis Avenue
Greenwich. Conn. She was taken L
the Williamsburg Hospital
Richard TOthilL sixty, a printer o
No. 96 Wilson Street. Brooklyn, wa
found dead to-day in the hall on The
fourth floor of No, ITS Chamber
Street, where he was employed by
the Urner- Barry Company, publishers
Death apparently was due to hear
failure. 1t was the custom of Tothil
to walk TO work and it is believed
the cold affected him.
The Municipal Lodging House careN
for 1856 men, 21 women and thre,
children last night; the Bowery Mis-
sion for 500 men, and the Salvation
/, Army for 604 men.
The evening world., 1921-01-19
MILLIONS DUE us.
SHIP BOARD UNP AID
BY FOREIGN LANDS
Witness Before Congress Com
mittee Also Charges Discrim-
nation on Part of War Dept.

lack Of consideration by the War
Department which amounted to dis
elimination against the Shipping
Board in its treatment OF depart
mental claims against the war Dc
partment was charged by Col. Eu-
gene H. Abadic former General Con-
troller OF the Shipping Board. in his
testimony to-day before the Walsh
Congressional Committee at the Ho-
tel Pennsylvania
Col Abadie, buttressed by a trunk
ful OF documents, cOlored charts and
legal papers, into which he frequently
Jelved, stated that when he became
Controller on Sept. 10, 1910, the hun
dreds OF millions OF dollars due the
board had to be chased through q
rnaze OF bookkeeping accounts. Some
Of the accounts, he sal, included Items
properly belonging in other accounts,
while some asset accounts were dis
covered TO be liabilities, and vice
versa
practically all amounts due from
foreign governments remained un-
collected on Nov. l. 1919" said the
witness. "Of the War and Navy De-
partments the reason for non-col-
lection given was In many instances
Shipping Board bills were returned
by the debtors, who required moro
supporting documents to meet their
ideas of the claims. At that time
theEe was unbilled charter hire as
follows: War Department, Si5, 900, 900;
Navy Department, $500, 900; Ameri-
can Red Cross, S475,OO0"
On the day he took office, Col.
Abadie said, there was owing 20 the
board moro than S2l5,796,OOO, as fol
lows: Foreign governments, S2,1S4,-
Oo9: other United States departmvn nts,
SiO7, ,S32, ,497; Belgian Relief Commits
sion, $12,12O,6 643; sundry operating ac-
counts, $50, s,6ll,Sl7; other debtors,
S7,547, lbs.
A. NJ. Fisher, clerk and Ftatistician
OF the committee, stated TO a World
reporter his belief that less than Sc
The evening world., 1921-01-19
AWOKE TO FIND
LOVE GONE, HE SAYS
Husband Sues Friend and Fellow
Worker for Alienation of
Wife'S Affections.

Suit for the alienation OF the n,fec-
tions Of Mrs Alice Doyle was brought in
the Brooklyn Supreme Court by William
II. Doyle against Augustus Angel. Both
men are employed in the Army Quarter
masters Department at Bay Ridge. Mrs.
Doyle lives at No So Amity Street,
Brooklyn.
Doyle says he brought AngeH home TO
dinner in 1912. and Angel became a FREE
quent visitor. On Christmas Day. 1915,
Doyle affected by liquor, fell asleep. and
when he awoke, he charges. found Mrs.
Doyle and Angel embracing. As a re-
suit he became run down mentally and
physically and his wife sent him TO the
Kings County Hospital for obseTva ton,
he says.
When he got out Angen was living IN
the house, and despite his objections
Angel stayed for three years. Then
mrs. Doyle ordered her husband out,
Doyle charges. Five months ago she
lost q suit for separation. he asserts.
The evening world., 1921-01-19
GOT RICH QUICKLY,
THEN ABANDONED
HER, WIFE CHARGES
Mrs. Strauss Says Knitwear
Mans Income Is S15oOOo
a Year.

Mrs. Clara Strauss. twenty-eisht
years old. OF No 1859 Dastern Park
way. asked Justice Asplnall in Kings
County Supreme Court to-day for
$3.50 week alimony and t1O,Ooo
counsel fees, alleging that her hus-
band had deserted her after be had
grown rich.
The plaintiff Is seeking a separa-
ton. She said her husband. Louis,
twenty-nino years old, IL now an Of
ficial OF the Knitwear Manufacturing
Company and has an income Of be-
tween Si5O, 900 and 100000 a year. He
came TO this country from Europe ten
years ago, and when she met him
they were both employed in the same
garment factory. They married In
1912
Two years ago, Mrs. Strauss said.
her husband became connected with
the knitWear Company and soon be-
gan to complain >of her society. and
began taking other women to ride In
his automobile. On May %, 1919. he
left her without cause, she charged
Strauss denied cruelty and deser-
tion and said that his income was
only $1,000 n year as manager Of the
Knitwear Company.
II think" said Justice AspinaIL
STRAUSS Is one of the men who have
got rich too quickly. Ho probably
made 81 a month in Europe. IL he
had TO work as hard for his money as
| have to he would probably enjoy Il
more. have never had 80 many ap-
plications for annulment and divorce
as in the last two years"
The Justice objected to the amount
OF counsel. fees asked and reserved
decision.
The evening world., 1921-01-19
offers Reward for Chauffeur who
Ran over woman

Larry Cooper Of No. 1862 East Fourth
Street, a cousin OF Miss Anna Bloom,
twenty-five, who was killed by al auto
mobile Jan. ~ in Third Avenue. near
Seventh Street, has offered a reward for
the Identification OF the driver OF the
machine or It's number The chauffeur
escaped before his name could be
Learned.
The evening world., 1921-01-19

tractor has told how the railroad
strike delayed the arrival OF his
steam shovels for excavating the sit"
II the Garment Center Building. He
said he paid about $1,000 to have
them brought down the Hudson on
scows and had got them set up and
ut work with the approval OF the
superintendent of the building when
Brindell ordered his engineers away.
A few minutes later, he swore, he got
written notice his contract was can
ceHed
George II. Clark, a civil engineer Of
the HolbrOok, Cabot & Rollins Cor
pOration subway builders testified
that F'radus came TO him as friend
at the time of the dispute over the
Garment Center job. Mr.. CLARK said
he went TO see BrndeN. A man
named Pierce, Pierce's son and
George F. Atwel1 a wreclling con-
tractor we're with Brinden
Q. What did you say? A. stated
I wanted to find out for Fradus why
he could not get men to operate
steam shovels. They said Fradus
was using nOn-union chauheurs
Fradus had said he was using union
chauffeurs. Brndell disputes that
Brinden said Pierce was new on the
contract; Fradus had been put of
and was out OF it,
Q. Was there then a discussion
as TO whether the contract was
profitable? A. Yes. Then Brindel
made the point that there was nc
general contractor on the job and
also asked why ! was butting in.
explained Fradus had worked for me
and l wanted to keep him. SAID
the Garment Center Realty Company
had told me that Fradus could have
the contract back If be could get la
Dor from the Building Trades Coun.
Gil through BrindeH.
! q. What was the outeomef
A. Brndell finally said Fradus
could have the contract it he paid
$500.
! q. To WhomT A. BrlndeW, He
! said he wanted the money for
| himself. The owners were saving
| lot Of money by not having a
! general contract and he wanted
some of that money.
O. Did he saysanything more2
A. He said Fradus could not have
that job or any other Job with
out paying the $500.
O. What part did AtweTl take II
this talk? A. In discussing the cos
OF the work and the possible profts
Brtndell said Atwell was back n
Pierce
The evening world., 1921-01-19
Spanish Song Bird, Back at
Metropolitan, Tells of Her
Ailrnent.
By Fay Stevenson.

II didn't lose my voice. l only had
a corn on my vocal cord"
So laughed Lucrezia Bori, the Span
ish soprano, who has just returned to
America and the Metropolitan Opera
Company, after an absence Of Eve
years, and brought with her "a COM
pletely recovered voice"
Sitting in dainty pink and white
boudoir Of her suite at the Ritz-Carl-
ton, with the last rays Of a cold but
very red sunset falling upon her blue
black hair, Miss Bori made a delight
full picture as she talked to me.
She wore a dainty white linen MILDLY
blouse, very much like the average
high school girl wears, a plain blue
serge skirt and white spats reaching
almost to her knees. But it was her
sparkling black eyes which chiefly
held my attention. These eyes were
so typically Spanish. so piercing, so
full of romance and keen wit.
"And after the corn was removed?"
The evening world., 1921-01-19
LOCR Z ZTA B0RV

1 encouraged.
''Oh, then had to have a long
rest!" replied Miss BorL
Singers are like birds. They must
be happy. And to be happy they must
be weal. Five years ago / was not
didn't want to sing. SO | left America
and returned to my home at Valencia,
Spain.
Even then I couldn't sing, at least
l didn't want to. In 1916 l travelled
to Milan and there discovered the
reason. SO please don't say l lost my
voice. Indeed ] didn't. / merely had
little obstruction, a corn is what
call II, on my vocal cord, and thC
! Italian doctors removed II.
after that l felt like all well song
birds. / wanted to sing at the top o.
my voice. But my physicians told m'
I'd better rest. So / went back e
Spain and rested three long months.
Then had another sorrow. los
| both my parents. SO again / couldn't
sing. 1 rested and lived at home
And my first return to the peratiC
! life was at Monte Carlo AMI in Italy
whcre-well. where the corn disturb.
ance did not repeat itself
"Oh, itTeagy isn't very delicate o.
me TO say that, l suppose" concluded
Miss Bori. 81 mean that about the
| corn-but somehow or other, / wish
| you'd say almost anything hut that
| lost my voice. It's easy to have corn
removed, but it isn't so easy to finC
] q VoiCe!"
The evening world., 1921-01-19
WANTS BOARD TO FIX
HOURS FOR WOMEN
Roosevelt Introduces Bill to Make
New Industrial Body
Pledge.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 1s.--Assembly-
man Theodore Roosevelt. Republican,
Of Nassau. to-day introduced in the
Legislature a bill intended to give the
proposed industrial board in succession
10 the State Industrial Commission
power to investigate working hours oil
women and children.
This amendment. said Col. Roose-
yelt while leaving the present laws In
force concerning limitation Of hours will
give 70 the board power to inYestigate
the working hours Of women and chill
dren and whore these hours are OF sucf
length as TO be Injurious to theh
health, 10 prescrLbe lesser number OF
hours"
The evening world., 1921-01-19
per cent. Of these accounts had been

per cent. of these accounts had been
collected.
In explaining his claim that the
War Department scrItinized Shipping
Board bills more closely than those
from other departments, the witness
said:
Memorandum charges were Rc-
ceptcd from other departments but
they demanded supporting proof Of all
bills from the Shipping Board. From
10 to 200 papers were necessary to be
reproduced Enthusiastically, even
though the original papers could have
been porused in tho Shipping Board
office"
The evening world., 1921-01-19
WEBER PLEADS GUILTY.
Trial for Murder of Abraham YeIIeB
Ends Abruptly.

Buffalo. Jan, 1s.-iHarold webbers
trial for the murder/of Abraham Yelleu
ended abruptly to-day with a plea Of
guilty Of murder, second degree. He
will be sentenced on Friday with his
two companions IN the crime, Raymond
r. Mulford and Floyd f. Slower. Null
ford and Slower were convicted Of MUIR
der in the FIRST degree.
Yellen was shot dead on Thanksgiving 2
Day when he resisted an attempt of the
trio to ron his store In Seneca Street.
The evening world., 1921-01-19

what woman owns This N1oOF
A woman's gold embroidered purse
with more than 500 Is on the desk of
Capt John p. Eco. Street CleaninEsCom-
missioner, to-day awaiting a claimant.
The purse was found yesterday at Sec
ond Avenue and 23d Street by Pietro
Mantalto. a street sweeper, who handed
II to Foreman Cavanagh. He gave it
to Supt. Mccarthy, who turned II over
TO the Commissioner.
The evening world., 1921-01-19
MuIIan Con mIttce's Life Extended.

ALBANY. in. 1s.--The life OF the
Mullan Legislative Committee inves-
tigauing the question OF teachers sal
aries was extended to-day until April
1 next wher the Assembly cOncurred
with the Senate Ia the adoption Of 2
u.'.r that purpose
The evening world., 1921-01-19
Receivers for Traction Company.

william Paul Allen and John G.
Moran were to-day appointed by Fed
eral Judge ChaHield in Brooklyn as
receivers for the New. York & North
Shore Traction Company, which until
July operated trolley oars between
Mineola and Port Washington, l.. /. The
receiYershtp resulted from action I'm
equity by the City Savings and Trust
Company. which holds an $500, 900 mort
20 10 fOI money advanced
Daily picayune., 1921-03-19

MT. Purman of Denver. Colo, anu Messrs Hoskins and Jarrett of Wichita Falls, Texas, who are here spending several days looking over the Nevada county oil field, went to Tcvarknna yesterday and drove back in their big Hudson. These gentlement are very much interested in the oil situation here.
 Rumors of our oil well coming in" yesterday afternoon in Ouachita county were traced down and it appears that the we'll isn't quite in yet
Daily picayune., 1921-03-19
B. '. P. U. PROGRAM

The following program to be render ed Sunday March 20, 1921, at the First Baptists church:
 Subject-"What must I do to let the Holy Spirit work in me and through me"
 Piano Solo-Evelyn Colbert.
 Introduction by Leader Watson Huskey.
 The Holy Spirit is God-saxon Hit. The Holy Spirit is the Agent of Or der-Hiram Walters
 Equal with the Father and Son Jewel Cooke
 The work of the Holy Spirit. (1)-- i A. Blakely,
 The work of the Holy Spirit a. Stella billiard.
 piano Mildred wuertz What must be done (1)-Josh Moore What must be donet2s Mamie Wal tefs.
 Effective Winesses-w. A Forbes. Let us Follow our Guide--yernon Fore
 Violin Mrs. Watson Huskey
Daily picayune., 1921-03-19
MOTHER GAVE IT
Virginia Lady Suffered With Aches and Pains Until Mother Began
 Giving Her Cardui.

Dublin, va.--Miss Mary Alice Hughett residing on Route 2. near here, recently told visitor Of her interesting experience with Carduf. Miss Hushett said: sI had been suf- fering for some time with painful .. :. was pale, didn't feel like going. Would just drag around, and couldn't rest to do any good. I would suffer once a month with my back sides and head. My limbs would ache and I didn't know what to do, but I knew I must do something, for didn't get we'll by letting 1t run on.
 "My mother is a believer in Cardul for she saw what it did for others as well as herself, so she began giving 1t to me.
 Tt wasn't long before saw a change. It was just what l needed. It regulated me. began to eat and sleep, and the pain stopped.
 "Cardui is without doubt the best female tonic made, and am glad ! can recommend 1t to others"
 If suffering with symptoms such as Miss Hughett mentions, or other all ments peculiar to women, why not be. gin Cardui at once? It's merit is well established by successful use for more than 40 years.
 Try Cardui!
 Your druggist sells It. NO1Ss
Daily picayune., 1921-03-19
IEsINsKY Is DEFEATED.

New York. March Charley Wei .nprt of Newark. N j.. received tLe iHdge's decision over Battling Levin sky of New York after 15-round bout ir Brooklyn tonight Weinert weighed fS5 pound. and Leeinsky 1s2.
 Captain Bob Roper Of Chicago defeot ed Homer Smith Of Kalamazoo, Mich al E round boat in Manhattan, re. eeiying the judges decision.
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Daily picayune., 1921-03-19

Arthur E. Finley is dong a big ( ft. letter sign Tor the Prescott Hand ware Co covering nearly 1o0 feet on a side wall.
  The tax collectors office is crowded This afternoon with people from all parts of the county who are here to t+ 74ai-t f=-fs