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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-04-21
REPRESENTATIVE DYER TO
TOUR COUNTRY IN CAM
PAIGN FOR FEDERAL ANTI
LYNCHING BILL
Will Reintroduce His Measure in Next
Session of Congress

Will Reintroduce His Measure in Next
Session of Congress
Representative Leonidas c. Dyer Of
Missouri, who introduced the Anti
Lynching Bill bearing his name in
Congress, will tour the Middle West
and the pacific Coast states, beginning
May /, to arouse public sentiment in
behalf of the bill which he intends to
introduce in the next Congress, which
has been announced by the National
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People, 20 Fifth Avenue, New
York, which is sponsoring the tour.
Representative Dyer will begin his
speaking tour in Kansas City, proceed
ing via Omaha, Denver, Colorado
Springs and Salt Lake City to Cal
ifornia, and returning through the
states Of Oregon and Washington by
northern route to Chicago.
Mr.. Dyer's Ant-Lynching Bill was
passed BY vote Of 230 to 10 in the
House of Representatives and was
favorably reported by the Committee
on the Judiciary of the Senate. A fill
buster conducted by Southern Demo
cratic senators led to its abandonment
by the Republican majority. In an
nouncing his tour Representative Dyer
said:
Il am going before the country on
the issue Of lynching,a national shame
which for thirty-6ve years the states
have failed to end and the federal gov
eminent has failed to attack.
THE Anti-Lynching Bill which /
introduced in Congress and which was
passed by vote of almost 2 to in
the House Of Representatives, was
stopped in the Senate by the flibuster
Of senators from those states in which
most lynchings occur.
THE federal anti-lynching bill is not
sectional. 1t applies to every part Of
the country. 1t assumes that an
atrocity in America is a national dis
grace whether it occurs in Georgia,
Texas, or Oregon, or Illinois.
II shall reintroduce this measure in
the next Congress. 1t will be reintro-
duced, believe, in the Senate. Mean
while / shall acquaint as many Amer
lean citizens as possible with the hor-
rors Of lynching in America, and with
the provisions of the bill designed to
end those horrors.
"We shall then see if a small minor
ity of men from any group Of states
can block an expression Of the viii Of
the people Of this nation"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-04-21
HON. GEORGE F. HARDING
PRESENTED WITH A BEAU
TIFUL GOLD WATCH BY THE
EMPLOYEES IN THE COMP
TROLLER'S OFFICE

Monday afternoon, just before Hon.
George F. Harding, stepped down and
out, as the best City Comptroller that
Chicago has ever had, we'll on to one
hundred clerks, employed in his Office
assembled in a semi-circular form in
the main body of the room, and SEN
ator Harding was requested by Deputy
Comptroller Mr.. Louis E. Gosselin, to
step out for few moments in the main
large room, where Mr.. Gosselin in be-
half of the men and women clerks in
neat short speech presented Senator
Harding with a beautiful richly en-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-04-21
Corporation Counsel Under Mayor Thompson
Who Was Handsomely Remembered by His Associates
Monday.

fee presented him with complete law
Office outfit Of the latest and most
modern furniture, all mahogany finish,
consisting of fine Office desk, table,
chairs, book cases, etc.
Mr.. Breen, all told, has served in
his present capacity for eight years
and he has been one of the most pop
ular city officials in the City Hail and
all of his old associates in the Cor
poration Counsers Office and his nu-
merous friends throughout the City
Hall, wishes him the greatest success
when he retires to private practice.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-04-21

they had welcome addresses the night
before, and then Old Man Charles
Stewart, made an address, and the
next day they got down to business.
A fine body of men to behold. ! was
delighted to see them all, and to hear
that wonderful address Of Grand Mas
ter Powell Also saw the Order of
Eastern Star in session presided over
by Rev. DR.. Wise and Mrs. Inez Al
ston, jointly. He is called grand pa
iron and she is called grand royal
matron or something like that. Mrs.
Aston was sick, so she only occupied
the seat for a while, and then retired.
She is strictly business and looked af-
ter the business end of the order.
/ saw them masons lay a corner
stone Of Mt. Olive AME. church and
put down three hundred dollars to
help to complete the building, and that
is going some. Usually when Grand
Masters lay cornerstones they get
something out Of it, but this is one fell
low who just put down fifty dollars
Of his own cash and then the others
followed. He is Baptist deacon, but
a broad hearted man, helping human
ity which is a great big call today.
God give us more like him.
Of course | have been going some
since | sent you that other letter, for
| went to St. Augustine to be there
during the Founders Day exercises,
and | was especially gratified to be
there and witness what went on at the
Florida Normal and Industrial Col
lege, Prof. N. W. Collier, president,
and who has been connected with the
institution just so years. He is won
derful character, and I was delighted
to have the pleasure of seeing him, and
coming in contact with him. / have
told you about this wonderful educator
before today, and l am proud to call
your attention to him again. He came
into the world via Augusta, Ga, and
educated at Atlanta University, and he
got a good education at that, one to
serve the people. He is educated to
the masses and not away from them.
After beating time for a quarter of
century in Jacksonville, the white peo-
pie, headed by the Chamber of Com
merce invited him to come to St.
Augustine and locate there, which in
vitation was accepted. The land was
contracted for, and soon they owned
it, and now they are going into the
building business. "A man died not
long ago and left them $4,000, and
another fellow gave $4,000, the Gen
eral Education Board is going to
plank down some thousands and other
friends are coming right along with
the cash. | am delighted to see how
this is being done.
| have told you before about one Of
the most remarkable women in the
race, Miss Sarah "A. Blocker, who has
been connected with the school since
its advent into the world. Her hair
is perfectly white, the black hairs hav-
ing been devoted to the uplift of the
young women Of her race. She is
wonder and worker She has helped
many a poor girl up the hill and stood
her on her feet to take the place Of
woman. All over the country are
young women who sing her praises
and are today thanking God for her
life. I was delighted to be there.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-04-21
MUCH INTEREST EVINCED IN
FORTHCOMING MEETING OF
THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSI-
NESS L z A G u z AT HOT
SPRINGS.
Health Week Cups to be Awarded

Tuskegee Institute, Alabama-Much
interest is being evinced in the Tween
ty-fourth Annual Meeting of the
National Negro Business League, at
Hot Springs, Arkansas, on August Is,
10 and II. Following the announce
ment of the place and date, by DR..
Robert R. Motion, president Of the or
ganization, the Office of the National
Secretary has been flooded with letters
approving and commenting the selec-
ton Of this famous health resort as
the place of meeting.
In addition to the opportunity Of
visiting such a renowned resort and
city, Hot Springs offers adequate and
comfortable accommodations to the
delegates. The Woodmen of Union
and the Knights Of Pythias Of Arkan-
sas boast of the best hostelries of our
group. These superb accommodations
and the reduced rates offered by the
railroads assure large attendance.
Trophies to be Awarded
Another feature of the forthcoming
meeting Of the League which is arous-
ing much interest is the awarding Of
the Silver Loving Cups, made possible
by Mr.. Allen w. Clarke, Of the Ma
tional Cleanup and Paint-Up Bureau
of ST. Louis, Missouri, to those cities
that did the most effective work dur
ing the Ninth Annual Observance of
Health Week
The Atlanta Local League has
served notice on all local leagues
throughout the country that Atlanta,
"the Metropolis of the South" was
out for the first prize and intends to
carry the highest trophy back to the
capital city Of the Empire State" Re-
ports from communities and cities
from every section are coming IN daily
and the rivalry will be keen
DR.. Motion is urging all cities to
send in their reports by May 1st.
These reports will be sent to COM
mittee Of judges composed Of:
Mr.. c. c. Spaulding, secretary-treas-
urer of the North Carolina Mutual
Life Insurance Company, Durham,
North Carolina; DIR. w. G. Alexander,
secretary of the National Medical AS
ISOLATION, Orange, New Jersey; DIR.
w. w. Alexander, secretary of the
Southern Inter-racial Commission, At
lanta, Georgia; the Honorable Benja-
min ]. Davis, editor of the Atlanta
Independent, Atlanta, Georgia; DR.. J.
R. Levy, Florence, South Carolina;
President A. Z. Malone, OF Poro Col
lege, St. Louis, Missouri; Mrs. Maggie
Walker, president Of the st. Lukes
Bank, Richmond, Virginia; Mrs. J. c.
Napier, Nashville, Tennessee, and Mr..
Monroe NJ Work, editor Of the Negro
Year Book, Tuskegee Institute, Ala
bama.
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You see where | am now? Well, l
stopped at Savannah for just one night
and then made it to Denmark where
| found them looking for me. Prof.
Martin A. Menafee was right there
with an automobile car carriage to
tote me out to the VOORHEES, Normal
and Industrial school, and from there
about miles to a school closing.
When / went to this closing it carried
me back to my boyhood days. 1t was
country school with one teacher.
The people turned out in FULL The
girls were dressed in white, and the
boys dressed in anything they could
get to put on to look swell on this
day. Mothers and fathers were there
to hear orators crate, the singers sing,
and the speechers speech. 1t makes
your heart fill up, and sweet days
come into your memory. The days Of
when The boy stood on the burning
deck, eating peanuts by the peck; his
father called him, he would not 60,
because he loved them peanuts So"
Then about the Lion and the Uni
corn" Il remember, ! remember the
day when l was born, the little win
dow where the sun came peeping in
at morn"
Do you remember those happy days,
when you could play walking on the
green grass, or in some lady's new
brick house? When you played hid
ing the switch, or pussy wants cor
ner? They were happy days, and just
as they helped to prepare you for the
day you now occupy, SO it is today
helping the children.
They had eats in abundance, for all
the families brought baskets having
killed the fatted hen and Growing
rooster. Their bodies had been laid
down to go into education. They had
the wooden guns and drilled, preparing
soldiers for their country, broom
drills, to declare an enemy to dirt, and
declare it must get from its hiding
place. / witnessed the drills, heard
the speeches, listened to real prac-
teal common sense talk by Mrs. Mar
tin A. Menafee, and returned to the
school, spent the night with the fam
lily. Had a fine room with private
bath, and believe me l used it and did
not catch cold. ] then made it to this
place.
Honey, my people are still leaving
the south by the hundreds, and hum
dreds 60 into thousands. I don't know
when they will stop making it to the
north. / am going up and look them
over and write to you about them.
New York, Pennsylvania and New
Jersey are getting them from down in
Florida and Georgia. What will the
future be?
I think ] will have to bring this let
ter to stop. Write to me care of
Mr. l.. @. Brown, l414 North First
Street, Richmond, Va.
CHARLES Z. STUMP.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-04-21
IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS
By DR.. M. A. Majors

kECGULAV A00 N~---~
whole world changes that stand out
clearly for the general good Of man
kind and fortunately for our group we
live in such a time when we may ae-
cept opportunities that will put US on
the very crest Of the wave of world
nroeress. In the best age OF world
achievement, the greatest era OF human
advancement with the intellectual
stamina with minds sharpened to the
exigencies OF the times we may tune
nm our minds with the beautiful ideal
tiles and let our hearts sing. Faculty.
i available set our standards high.
Already we have after fifty years
enough music and song to charm the
world. Already we have enough ora
tors to electrify and inspire. Already
we have enough acquaintance with the
intricate and phenomena to develop
and grow in the wisdom Of the sages.
We are we'll up in all OF the hne
graces Of mankind that are convincing.
Yet burdened with complexion that
seems to be discredited is there any
wonder that we do not make progress
more rapidly? And yet what race has
struggled against such an incubus as
color and in the face of dogged hate
shown a more ready and willing spirit
to push forward toward the goal OF a
noble humanity
We have more than made good in
a thousand directions and astounded
humanity by our determination and
persistent effort to meet every issue
that has called for the best to be found
in the heart Of mankind. In law,
medicine, the classics, art, literature,
our attainments have met the human
acid test and we have qualified when
thousands of a white skinned people
have failed utterly. We have taken up
the gauntlet that has been thrown
down and gone off with honors from
the best colleges in America.
Much of the great change that has
come over the face of the world has
been the result of every force pos
sessed by US and we have contributed
our quota in no uncertain degree. In
the church our educated ministry are
delivering the sermon on the mount
and people are multiplying the
strength and power of truth as never
before. We have valiantly thrown the
weight of our educational facilities
against sin and human deviltry that
disgraces civilization. We have never
been silent nor failed to protest in the
far reaches of truth against evil and
religion has our unanimous approval
Our trend has always been upward
and crime has our unanimous condem-
nation. The civilization Of the world
seems to be trembling in the balance
and if law and order is ever to be sus-
tanned. there will be found no race OF
people more determined in the far
reaches Of the law against the Grim
inal.
The attributes of love, mercy and
human justice will ever be the races
contention and today there IS to be
found nowhere on the earth the ex-
empIi6cation of these qualities in any
other race Of people. We fit as well in
American life as any people and we
don't go to Europe to spend our
money either. We have served in
every capacity of serving from the
lowest to the places Of honor and pre-
ferment we enjoy today and although
we have many banks and insurance
companies among us absconding and
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-04-21
cor. CHARLES E. STUMP, THE REGU-
LAR WOULD-BE TRAVELLING COR
RESPONDENT FOR THE BROAD
AK HAS BEAT IT FROM JACKSON
WILLIE, FLA, TO RICHMOND, VA,
WHERE HE WILL REST UP FOR A
SHORT TIME.

Richmond, Virginia.-After walking
the dog, shaking the shimmy and get
ting off the puppy's tail down yonder
IN Florida with the Masons. can join
in that old Methodist hymn and sing
"And Are We Yet Alive?" You might
think it is wonderful how Masons
stand together, but believe me, honey,
If you could only see what they have
to go through, and how they inject the
blood Of each other into each other,
YOU would see at once that it could
not be otherwise.
When / wrote you that other letter
/ was on the eve of going into the
Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge
of Free and Accepted Masons, and be-
lieve me, honey, / know / have been
there, and | have more in my head
than ] have had in it for many moons,
suns and stars. | have walked and
talked with the ghosts Of men who
were masons back in the days of the
building Of some kind Of temple. They
told me how they had died, and |
talked with one fellow who said his
name was Henry Absolom, and he
was the grand master one time and
worked on building and fell off and
broke his neck and he was glad to see
me going the same way. This is where
tainted, and how long | was in that
faint, | don't know, but | found my
self in a bed, and Grand Master David
D. Powell, was right there with the
doctors and he was happy man when
! opened my eyes.
/ did not mean to return, but then,
/ must be brave, and went back, but
wanted no more ghost in mine. Well
that part was over, and they did not
call up the dead any more during the
whole session. Yet that did not re-
move the fear. just watched every
thing and everybody. l kept my eyes
on DR.. II. Y. Tookes. They called
him Grand Venerable" but do not
know why. He is the high muck over
the Heroines of Jericho, but | did not
take a trip to Jericho on this round.
Then | watched the man who is to
be bishop from Florida, DIR. r. A..
Grant, presiding elder now in Florida
| saw other men could watch until
watching days were over.
The Grand Lodge opened in grand
style, but do not understand why
Grand Master Powell did not have as
much manners as all the other men,
That fellow presided, and did not have
manners enough to take off his hat
only when they prayed. All US other
fellows had our hats off, but he did
not take his off. | am going to write
a book on good manners and present
it to him.
just to think Of it, though that
Grand Lodge is worth half million
dollars, and they own the largest, the
finest, and most complete Masonic
temple in the world and they don't
owe one thin dime on it, but all their
own now in fee simple absolute, now
and forever, amen Now let some
body kill big fat hen. Grand Master
Powell is a wonderful presiding officer
and he is loved by all the members Of
the order, but they say members Of
the craft. don't know why they call
them craft, but that's none Of my bust
ness.
After the Grand Lodge was opened,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-04-21
PRESIDENTIAL RECEPTION
AND DANCE"

Last evening, an entertainment Of
rare occurrence was held at the Unity
Club House, $40 Indiana Avenue. 1t
was known as the Presidential Re
ception and Dance" for the benefit Of
the Old Folks Home, 1880 Vincennes
Avenue. It was conducted by the
ways and means committee Of that
home.
Mrs. Graves, Mrs. Mcclure, Mrs.
Stewart, Miss Taylor and Mrs. Fisher
ali worked very hard to make the af-
fair a huge success. The affair was
we'll attended.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-04-21
SOME BETTER

Mrs. Sallie McCamey, 1852 w. Wan
SEGA Place, who has been suffering for
a long time and confined to her bed
and home, Is some better.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-04-21
HOUSEHOLD GOODS FOR SALE
CHEAP

Will sacrifice for quick sale: piano,
upright; beautiful bed room set, old
ivory, sewing machine, SIS; ball-bear-
ing clothes wringer, S.; all best grade.
Call Sunday or daily after 7:30 p. m.
400 E. 5lst street. Phone Kenwood
2057.--Adv.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-04-21
HON. JAMES w. BREEN, FIRST
ASSISTANT CORPORATION
COUNSEL OF CHICAGO PRE-
SENTED WITH A SET OF
FINE OFFICE FURNITURE

For almost three years, Hon. James
w. Breen has ably and faithfully
served as First Assistant Corporation
Counsel of Chicago and part of that
time he served as Corporation Coun-
sci, and also as Mayor Of Chicago, was
on Monday afternoon completely sur
prised when al the associates in his Of
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-04-21
IMPROVING

Mrs. Nellie Krummick, who has
been quite i'll and confined to Provi-
dent Hospital, is improving somewhat.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1923-04-21

Mr.. J. r. E. Lee, Extension Secre-
tary Of the National Urban League, is
in the city to manage the campaign for
URBAN LEAGUE DAY--MAY 9TH.
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Evening star., 1923-08-02

planned thoroughly. Sunday schools
are illegal and the penalty for hold
ing them Is death. The mother who
calls other children along with her
own to tell them the story of Beth
lehem Is guilty of treason against the
state. The Salvation Army is sup
pressed. partly for feeding the hun
CRY children. For If The church
feeds the hungry it will create SYM
pathy among them for its doctrines.
No religious teaching or atmosphere
is allowed in any orphanage. chill
dren's home. hospital or similar in
stftution. The children of one fam
ily may be taught at home but that
is all. Some communists advocate
sterner measures still.
Bukharin, the most brilliant among
younger leaders, would take chill
dren away from their parents when
the parents are religious
What has been done to throw off
the yoke of religion is all too lit
tie, he wrote. "It still remains
within the power of ignorant par
Evening star., 1923-08-02

perstition, by limiting the activities
of the churches. by forbidding the
churches to engage in philanthrophy,
and by encouraging in every pos
sible way the notion that religion is
a cloak by which the greedy rich
cover their designs and keep workers
in a state of slavery. but above all.
by preventing the religious education
Of children and educating them ac-
lively in the atheist and communist
doctrine.
The Jesuits once said, Give US a
child until he is six years old. You
can have him afterward. He will
always be ours One active COM
munist official recently told the
writer: We say the same. We con-
troll education, instill non-religious
communism into young people and
forbid their corporate religious teach
ing until eighteen. After that re-
ligion can try 10 do what it likes with
them. 1t will try in vain"
This principle of preventing chill
dren from imbibing religion was
Evening star., 1923-08-02

where. 1t has destroyed sympathy,
transformed possible friends into ac-
tive enemies and driven into the op-
position camp those who otherwise
would have sympathized with the
struggle to overcome the evils in
herited from ancient. cZarism.
Marquis CurZon's strong opposition
to the communist government which
Is still unappeasedr was caused
largely by disgust at the obscene. in
decent and anti-Christian cartoons
issued with the consent of the Rus
sian state. Some sections of the COM
munist party are' beginning to
realize this, and they are striving
to have. the ban against religion
within their party removed. Many
efforts are being m ade within Rus
sia to secure amnesty for the church,
but hundreds of prize SITS are still sery-
ing prison sentence and executions
still proceed.
Russian communists make no secret
of their aim to eliminate religion.
which they regard as pernicious su-