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The New York herald., 1921-05-15

change of shots, had killed a man and sus-
tanned a wound himself
burglar who robbed the home OF John
O. AIillburn, a distinguished lawyer. some
time ago, was identified and convicted be-
cause in his night ramblings through the
library he had carelessly fingered Il glass
encased manteI clock.
Herman Kaplan. alias Harry Young. went
up the river for two years and six months
because when he was looting the residence
of Henry Pritchard. % East Ninety-firSt
street he thoughtleSsly left the sign man
ual of his left forefinger upon silver soup
ladle which he fingered but did not appro-
pirate. He pleaded guilty when he found
the finger print artists had the goods on
him."
George w. Kramer. who went 10 Sing
Sing for nineteen years and six months for
the murder Of Nellie Quinn. at 431 East
1l6th street was linked with the crime
chiefly by the print of his forefinger upon
a bottle found near the body of his victim
So rich a harvest has been ganered by
the little ink roller and the dactyloplane that
highly accomplished crooks Of the Jimmy
Valentine" type-if there be any such out
side the realm Of drama and fction-dread
trio burglar alarm Commissioner Faurot
comedies that some of them have taken to
wearing gloves when they go burgiug.
But even then. In the exuberance Of a sue
CeSsful haul, hey sometimes commit an
ndiscretion that forfeits their liberty.
The Commissioner illustrated this by
telling the writer Of q recent burglary I'm
12lth street in one of celebrated chain
Of 10 cent stores. The thieves wore gloves
while cracking the safe thus leaving no
telltae marks. But the contents of the
strong box naturally were mainly bushel
or so Of fractional coinage. To facilitate
the removal Of this loot they utilized tin
trays taken from the candy counter. Some
of the dimes nckels aud quarters were
spilled to I'LL. floor In picking them up
the gloves ..c cumbrouS. The thieves
thereupon discarded their hand coverings
and IN making their get away tossed the
tin trays aside after having fingered them
generously. The safe surface showed moth
ing discriminating. but the finger prints OH
the candy trays betrayed the thieves and
thcy we're caught and convicted.
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The New York herald., 1921-05-15
PoroScopy y New Adjunct
To the Finger Print System,

such Instances might be multiplied in
definitely But the dlctylc art now has
progressed away beyond mere finger print
ing A refinement Of that art. which Is
comparatively new. Is what Commissioner
Faurot calls poroscopy. or the art of using
the sweat pores In Identification. II in
wolves The study of the whole hand. Ia the
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Continued on Foilo,etne Page.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02
HON. FRANK L SMITH
Y. w. C. A. NEWS

Mother, may l get in the swim,
Camping with the W" w.
"Yes, my child, for Hammond Camp
Pack your bag and Ay!"
That is what many Chicago bust
ness girls and school girls are plan
ming to do on July 4, when Camp
Hammond, the Y. w. c. A. camp at
North Hammond, Indiana, will open
for the summer. The girls will leave
the hot city streets, and the cares
and worries of everyday life behind
them and be off for a week or two
Of fresh air, rest and good times ga
lore.
Three hundred girls spent their
vacations at Hammond last year, its
first season, and it is thought that
the hotter weather of this summer
will greatly increase this number,
especially when they realize the good
times that may be had there at such
low cost For those who have not
time for a weeks outing there is the
chance to go out Saturday afternoon
for the week end at a very small
expense.
The camp recreations include base
ball, swimming, fishing. beach par
ties, with plenty of room indoors
for games and dancing and stunts
in the evenings or on rainy days.
Any girl over twelve years of age is
eligible to camp. and does not have
to be a member of the Y. w. c. A.
In fact. as the Girl Reserve watch
word is:
"Tall girls, short girls, fat girls, thin,
The Y. W. c. A. takes you all inl''
Miss Estelle Webster, a teacher in
one of the public schools, will be
camp director, assisted by a physical
director, recreation leader. a camp
nurse, and-a corps of counselors. All
girls who are planning to attend
camp should register at once at the
Y. w. c. A., 354l Indiana Avenue.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

untangle much of the ugly tumble
Mr.. Wilson left us in when he gave
up his autocratie authority at the
White House.
1t has become generally known by
this time that white men were
responsible for the riot at Tulsa The
few Negroes who went to the court
house on that memorable night were
there to see that the law that white
men made was not to be violated:
and. further II is becoming generally
proclaimed that these Negroes were
well within the law to help the auth
critics uphold justice. 1t is a sad
commentary on the principles of
law and order which the white
man with all his chances of thou
sand years OF civilization must repu-
date to slake thirst for vengeance
on a helpless race of people whose
greatest offense is a black skin
Had a white man been in the place
of the poor ignorant Colored boy who
by accident stepped on the elevator
girls foot that afternoon in Tulsa,
no one would have heard of the in
cident She would have colored up
a bit, the fellow would have apollo
gized, and that would have been the
end of it. But the boy was Colored,
therefore she must strike him and
raise a lot of mischief. The poor
fools around Tulsa hearing that a
Negro had attacked a white girl got
wild without trying to learn the real
facts of the case began their reign
of terror which resulted in the death
of a few white as well as Colored
people and the destruction of nearly
two millions of dollars of property
belonging to the Colored people
They see their mistake now, and are
sorry that they were too hellish for
cooler heads to ADVISE.
We sometimes think it would be
a good thing for the white race to be
as good. as law abiding, as they
would have US be. One thing is sure
and certain. coneeit, contemplate
The broad ax., 1921-07-02
WELL. WHAT ARE WE GOING
TO DO ABOUT ITl
By N. A Majors

America is today between the
devil and the deep sea. Lloyd George
has shuf1ed the cards, and dealt to
your Uncle Samuel a cold deck.
Japan and England proclaim in one
breath the same bit of philosophY5
viz. the control of the seas, and We
have got 10 swallow it or fight. Some
cunning seems to have wrought this
manifesto, IN spite of the spirit to
preach the gospel of disarmament
Japan is building the most powerful
ships afoat, and added to this she has
purchased several thousands of Eng
lands air armada. with the obliga-
ZION on England's part to teach them
all the tricks of aviation
Temporarily Japan has backed
down from the zap proposition, but
she is holding death grip on Shan
tung. This is some of the mess the
Wilson administration bequeathed to
America, and IF we had not had a
Congress that was strong enough to
repudiate a few mandates we would
at this day present a very sorry Po-
sitiou before the world. Had Mr..
Wilson stayed out of Europe with
his juvenile academic policies, and de-
pended upon a wise craftsmanship
to meet the fury Of old world trick
cry conditions would be different, but,
decidedly in our favor.
Nothing can be done now to rem
der our world position secure unless
Senator Root is given a free hand
at the table of diplomacy where the
cards are stacked Every one knows
the spirit Of the present administra-
ton to handle the question at issue
appertaining to the League of Ma
lions.
President Harding has some very
difficult problems before him, and
there is a ray Of hope that he viii
The broad ax., 1921-07-02
JEWS AND cOLoRED AMERI-
CANS BARRED FROM
BROWN UNIVERSITY

News comes from Providence,
r. l., where Brown university IS 10
Gated, that an edict has been handed
down to the effect that the number
of Jewish and colored students IN
that institution must be limited and
wherever possible, they must not be
allowed TO attend the school This
information was made known last
week when officials OF one Of the
colored intercollegiate fraterniiies
made application to set up chapter
at Brown. The application was de-
MED on the ground that the univer-
sity authorities had recently refused
the application of the Jews, Inc
ruling has caused great commouon
not only in Providence, but IN all
parts of the state.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02
HELP DISABLED SOLDIERS OF
WORLD WAR BY ATTEND
ING ALL STAR
BENEFIT
At Pilgrim Baptist Church, 33rd Blvd.
and Indiana Ave-, Friday Even
ing, July l, 1921

Chicago's foremost musical and
dramatic talent will appear
Program - Martha B. Anderson,
Anita Patti Brown, Musical Byrons,
Hugh Buchanan, Fanny Hall-CHnt,
Harrison Emanuel, George K. Gar
ner, Walter E. Gossette, Umbrian
Glee Club, Pauline J. Lee, Lawrence
Lomax, James LilIard, William Nicely.
Progressive Quartette, Lou Ella
Smith, Bertha Evans Tyree. T. Theo-
dore Taylor, Elgar Trio, lone Trice.
Committee-Geo. T. Kerscy, Isaac
Dunlop, David Manson, Jesse Binga,
banker.
Mrs. Little G. Buckner. general
manager; Miss Estella Bonds, mu-
steal director.
$50 P. NJ, admission Soc
The broad ax., 1921-07-02
ST. JOHNS DAY AT JOLIET


Stone City Lodge No. IS held St.
Johns Day services at the A. NJ. E.
Church. Antioch Lodge of Pontiac
and Ruth Chapter No. g, o. E. s,
were the honored guests. A power
ful sermon was delivered by Rev.
Bro. Williams of Mt. Olive Church.
A splendid program preceded the SER
mon. ]. H. Day, w. NJ. of Stone
City No. IS, is to be highly COM
mehded for the grand appearance on
the street as the entire craft wore
the full Masonic dress.
/ Joliet boasts of some of the most
progressive members sof the race in
this state Watch for news of them.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

ness, bluff and buster, together with
the brigandage to overawe the Negro,
expecting no opposition is getting
shot to atoms by the Negro marks
man. Some day, not now, it may be
quite while yet. but this outlavrry
will meet its Waterloo, because the
race has determined not to take any
more gall and NORWOOD. He is
going hereafter to give anybody hell
that tries to give it to him. He has
read the Bible and it says an eye
for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

1t will be seen in these articles
is dwelling. at length on the subject
of white and black, and one would
suppose that he had an awful I'M
brotherly feeling toward white peo-
pie, which is not the case. Some OF
the staunchest friends the writer has
are white gentlemen. / have been
criticised by some of them because
they wanted the writer to slam the
uneharitable spirit manifest in the
average white persons heart.
Why don't you write more about
the prejudice of color and It's. hate
fulnesss l have often been asked by
my white friends.
So we have tried to touch here and
there. feeling about so to speak, hop
ing thereby to carry manly thought to
some of the creatures in a white
skin subsidized against happiness, by
everything intolerable and disgusting
just because they have a white skin.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

Mrs C. H. Clark and her daughter
Of Nashville. Tenn. whose husband,
Rev. c. H. Clark, is the new pastor
of Ebenezer Baptist Church, 35th and
Dearhorn streets. arrived in this city
Thursday morning to make their
permanent home. Rev. Clark is re-
lated to Mrs. E Thomas, 1851 Forest
Ave, and until ne and his family
can buy and get located in home Of
their own they win reside with Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas. For some years
past Miss Clark was secretary of the
National Baptist Publishing House,
Nashville. Tenn.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02
FRATERNAL NEWS
By NJ. H. Jackson

Doric Lodge No. u conferred the
F. c. degree Saturday, June 18th.
Under the magic leadership of w. NJ.
Victor A Thompson Doric is rapidly
forging to the front ranks of the
progressive lodges.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

Mrs Loftie n. Cooper and her
niece. Miss Laura Smith. who in the
future win make her home with her
aunt. left Tuesday afternoon over the
Pennsylvania Railroad for the home
Of Mrs Cooper at East Orange. N. ].
Mrs. Cooper has hosts Of warm
friends IN this city, her native home,
who win always welcome her back
to il with open or extended arms
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

Patrolman McGruder was wounded
IN a desperate battle with twelve
highwaymen. Such brave men on the
force deserve far better recognition
than they receive. However, it is
gratifying to know that the Harder
Storage Co. has presented Officer
McGruder with a check for 500 and
at the present time he seems to stand
the best show for the Tribune's
monthly award.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02
CHIPS

Robt A. Jackson, the efficient
manager of the Fraternal Press Co.,
and first vice-president of the Prince
Hall Masonic Temple Association,
together with Mrs. Jackson returned
from a ten days vacation at French
Lick Springs, Ind.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

The Royal Messenger, the official
organ of the Royal Circle of Friends,
will be published at 3Sl7 Indiana
Ave, the new home of the order.
II IS now being published at Helena,
Ark. DR.. R. A. Williams, the su-
preme president, is to be commended
for adding such a live wire organiza-
ton to our business life.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02
EDITORIALS

Are we a sober people? Often
the writer thinks we are not Let
us speak of few very peculiar stu
atoms. A former period of course
is responsible for what appears so
very ridiculous. How is it that a
white person can come among US and
attract serious attention, when our
own best men and women are turned
down by US? We may not know the
white fellow at all, but he gets
heard Our own speakers whom we
know are advocating race interests.
trying to tell us something for our
own good, and yet we won't consider
that what they tell us is worth lis
;ening TO. A people that VIII put
any other race above their own race
cannot rise to the plane of great
ness.
If white man talks, acts and con-
ducts himself just as our best Ne
groes and shows to me that he feels
deeply the interests that are dear to
me is all right; he has the same right
to be good and noble as the best
Negro, but why should that give him
consideration that we would with
hold from one of our own kind7 All
men ought to be good and decent
and have noble thoughts and feel
ings. When people are just what they
ought to be it. is to their credit, but
IT is not a good reason Why we
should pay them any more consid-
Grafton than we would pay one of our
own best Negroes. Do you see what
! mean?
White is no better than black.
brown, green, or blue and it is the
rankest nonsense for US to enter
tain any other notion. People are
not to be taken on their color, any
more than is a cat. dog or horse
Decency and good behavior. culture
of the mind, and rigorous attention
to development Of the body looking
to good health are the chief assets
How could color of a skin make a
person good2 If there was so much
/ OF good in white that has caused so
much misery in the world a goat
would be an angel, and he IS by
tie side of our present white popu-
lation- If white was the only good,
then there would be no Zeigler-
Orthwein case. StiIlman Beauvais
case. Big Tim Murphy. and A mil
lion murderers and robberies among
white people.
II black people cut up and carried
on in the low fashion that white
people call sport. what would be-
come of US? When we do initiate
their moral resignation. they say we
are an immoral people By the same
sign what in the devil are they when
they run the gsmut of the entire
catalogue of everything that IS low7
Imagine If you viii a midnight
orgy on the beaches at z2nd street
where Fifty naked white men and
women spend an evening Of pleasure
worse than debaneh Suppose ffty
eoioredJ men and women were to do
the same thing. the white press would
go into journalists commissions and
condemn the entire Negro race as
bunch Of savages unfit for culture
and edncaticn.
conmencemenl exercises. and grad
uation from some department Of the
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

King David Lodge, U. D.. conferred
the degrees on a large class Satur-
day, June rs. To the pleasant sur
prise Of all the work started early
and was finished early. You must
hand it to Bail s. Christmon, the
matchless wizard. He is a man who
does things.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02
NEW HOME FOR OLD FOLKS

The Home for Aged Colored Peo-
pie, formerly known as the Home
for Aged and Inhrm Colored People
and located on West Garfield Blvd
has recently purchased a new home
at 4430 Vincennes Ave.
This has been made largely pos
sible by the splendid public spirit
of our own citizens and so confident
is the Board of Directors that the
new and more commodious institu-
ton will meet the approval of those
most deeply interested that they
have approached the task and re-
sponsibility with every confidence
and hope of the homes continued
success.
On Sunday, July 10, from II NJ. to
900 p NJ the doors will be for
mally opened to the public for in
spection. Every citizen is urgently
requested to pay the home a visit at
any time and especially on the open
ing date and join the association
which controls the institution. An
nual memberships, $1yOO payable in
July of each year.
Officers
David A. MCGOWAN, president;
Harry Horsley, viee-president; DIR.
L. Blanchet. treasurer DR.. c. L
Lewis. secretary; Miss L. v. French,
corresponding secretary.
Directors
Geo. E. Maxheld, Mrs. J. Dent.
Mrs. T. Smith, Howell Holmes, Mr..
Kennedy. F. L. Cuffee. Mrs. G. Cole
man. Mrs l. Tyler, w. R. Cowan.
Mrs. NJ. Williams
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

The lodges of this district are lin
ing up to render aid to our distressed
brethren in Tulsa, Okla. c. NJ. T. H.
Samuels has appointed DR.. R. c.
Giles, chairman. w. B. Hudluh, sec
Rotary, and S. C. Jefferson, treasurer
of a committee to solicit funds. Get
ready, boys. to dig.
R. G. Gooch, w. NJ. of Universal
Lodge No. 65, has been very i'll and
at this time is improving slowly. Our
prayers are for his continued i'm
provement
A prominent visitor to worship
with US was S. B. Walkup Of Rock
Island. R. E. Grand Commander of
Knights Templar of Illinois and
jurisdiction.
Bro. J. B. Hart. R. w. Grand
Joshua. past master Of Mt. Hebron
Lodge No. %. gave grand lecture
to the Craftsmen's Club of North
Star No. l. Absent members missed
rare treat as no one of our ae-
quaintanoe is better able to give such
logical and instructive talks as Bro.
Hart. The club hopes to hear him
again in the near future.
Tyre Lodge No. 20 held their St.
johns Day services at Original Prov
ideHt Baptist Church. Rev. Bro.
Boston ]. Prince, although III. deliv-
cred q powerful talk and deeply i'm
pressed ali Who heard him. chzs.
J Sims W. NJ, was master Of eere-
monies and pleasing program was
rendered Tyre came out with .
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

Send in the news of your lodge,
chapter. commahdery. eonsistory and
shrine to The Broad Ak, 9 w. S7th
St. and let US know what you are
doing.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

saOAe AAtChfACNohOh Va N'~AotH~~--
Fortunate are we 20 live IN a city
that provides AGILITY that we may
develop into the worthy individual
The bishops council has come and
gone. Il was body, of really dis
tineuished men met for the purpose
Of taking up many problems that
concerned the growth of the church
and the development of our people.
When Richard Allen withdrew from
the mother Methodists he had in
mind that liberty which was dear to
every human heart When Nat
Turner raised an Instruction against
the slave oligarehy he proved that
there was something in his heart
that was not in harmony with the
system that held him under subjuga-
ton. When Frederick Douglass
broke bis own chains of slavery and
ran for freedom he was a self-deter-
mining agent representing the ideas
of the free
That such a thing as a bishops
council comes to Chicago is not to
be wondered at. Serious things. are
in the minds of these reverend gen
tlemen, and they are striving to bring
the church up to the new order fos-
tered by the New Negro. Reforma-
ton is always on the way and in the
wake of general progress. Searching
out the deep reaches of race eul-
ture and adjusting things to face the
rapid rise of our people is always
eommendable.
The African Methodist Church is
perhaps our most forward step in the
general line of education, religion.
and wealth This does not mean that
all of the best educated men and
women belong to the African Meth
odist Church. Nothing of the sort.
II does mean that the policy of the
church stands for racial freedom
from white man domination. This
spirit of independence is the thing
that is sure to bring to us a posi-
tive deliveranee from every form of
a caste system that places white above
black.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02
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81 XVI No. II
JULY 2. 1921.
Entered as Second Class Matter, Aug |
lq. 1902. al the Post Office a. Chicago
IN Under Act Of March s. 1879.
mETJ WHAT ARE WE GOING /
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

city high schools have held the
boards for fortnight Il IS the same
old story Of youth and beauty, am
bilious and aspiring. looking forward
to nobier and a greater day. Par
.ents and children alike are putting
the race forward in all thar implies
a strong Interpretation of usefulness.
Fortunate are we 20 live in city
that provides facility that we may
develop into the worthy individual
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

The /. B. P. o. E. announces big
picnic at Leafy Grove Saturday,
July ?.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

w. H. Perry, S. w. of Oriental
Lodge No. 68 delighted the craft
with a thoughtful and timely essay
on -Four Masonic Duty" Go to It,
"BfI."
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

1fssss q c1h1lu f1ou de Fn.t D q Lilus,
Who AI,Esss stondlR he Peth 1esFez, lsl.reg De
Cna aad hs FoEes1 l6ghs IS &c Twelve AEon Coloree
Feeraa y Ihs Couunty.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

Sister Rosa Fouche. G. n. A. n,
continues to endear herself to the
craft by her untiring and unselhsh.
devotion. With a sweet song, with
bright words of cheer and hope or
any service she can give she readily
gives without a murmur. Long may
she live with her works of usefulness.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

Commencement exercises. and grad
uatioa from some department Of the
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

handsome banner. Nov watch the
South Side lodges get busy.
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

Entered as Seeond-class Matter, Aug.
lq. 1902, at the Post Office az Chicago,
IN. Under Act Of March s. 1872
The broad ax., 1921-07-02

untangle much of the ugly tumble
Mr.. Wilson left us in when he gave
up his autocratie authority at the
White House.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-02-19
SHOWELL

Mrs. Harley Taylor spent the week
end with her husband at Chester. Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Culver and son
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. f. Cross.
MeSSrS. Henry Hall, James Baker,
Bryan Lynch, and Miss Minerva Nor
riS spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Hudson.
Ruth Jarman. Of ST. Martins. and
Mildred Beauchamp. of Friendship,
spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss
May Griffin.
Mr.. and Mrs, Sewell Baker and Mr..
and Mrs. Joe Birmingham and chill
dren spent Sunday with Nh and Mrs.
Elbridgc Ennis