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CHARLES z. MORRISON WILL
CONTINUE TO SERVE AS THE
HONEST AND FAITHFUL
$ SPECIAL MESSENGER TO
MAYOR WILLIAM E. DEvER


In 1911, shortly after Mayor Carter
Il. Harrison was indicted into Office,
for his fifth or last term, he selected
Charles E. Morrison, as bis special
messenger and for four years, he
served him in that capacity and
Mayor William Hale Thompson, who
succeeded Mayor Harrison, retained
the services Of Mr.. Morrison, who
served those two mayors as their
special messenger, for twelve years.
And Mayor William Z. Dever has
informed Mr.. Morrison that he is one
OF the most prominent members of
his official family and that he must
continue during the future, as he has
in the past, to faithfully discharge his
duties and honestly transact his bust
ness, for the citizens Of Chicago, al
the same old stand.
There is one thing that can be truth
fully said, in favor Of Mr. Morrison;
namely, that he IL very polite to every
body; that he is accommodating and
attends strictly to his own business.
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CHAMPIONSHIP TRACK MEET
AT HAMPTON, MAY 10
Gourdin, World Record Holder fer
Running Broad Jump and Other
Athletes Coming
BY Gideon z. Smith,
Acting Physical Director, Hampton
Institute

Hampton, Va.-Edward o. Gourdin,
worlds record-holder Of the running
broad jumps feet and inches
will take part in the second annual
championship track and field meet
which will be held on Armstrong
Field, Hampton Institute, on Satur-
day, May 10, beginning promptly at
one o'clock in the afternoon. Ar
rangements are also being made to
bring other prominent athletic stars
TO Hampton on May 1o.
Last year the following schools took
part: Howard University, Virginia
Union University, Virginia Normal
and Industrial Institute, ST. Paul Nor
NAL and Industrial School, Bordentown
Manual Training School Of New Jer-
sey; Princess Anne Academy of Mary
land; Dunbar High School, Junior
High School, and Armstrong High
School, all of Washington, D. G.;
Huntington High School Of Newport
News, Va; Booker T. Washington
High School of Norfolk, Va; and Nor
cum High School Of Portsmouth, Va.
All of these institutions are expected
to be represented this year.
The following schools have stated
their willingness to enter teams for
this second meet: Lincoln University
of Pennsylvania; Livingstone College,
of Salisbury, N. c.; Wherefore Uni
versity Of Wherefore, o.; Knoxville
College of Knoxville, Tenn; ST. Aug
Justine School of Raleigh, N. c.; and
Harrison High School Of Roanoke, Va.
Lincoln, with her relay team fresh
from its victory in the Pennsylvania
relays, will be a strong contender for
the relay cup trophy. The Howard
relay team that made such a great
showing in the Pennsylvania relays
will be on hand to try to duplicate its
feat Of last year.
Reuben F. Jones Of Hampton, cap
tain of the 1923 Hampton track team,
is confident Of leading his team to vic
tory. The competition will be keener
this year and all teams must fight hard
on May 10 to win on Armstrong Field
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COL. CHAS. YOUNG'S BODY
WILL ARRIVE ON MAY 20

According to recent advices from
the War Department, the Graves Reg
istrator, O. M. c., at Brooklyn, has
notified the Col. Chas. Young Post,
American Legion Of New York City,
that the remains of the late Col. Chas.
Young win arrive in this country
about May 20, 1928.
The Committee On Memorial Cere-
monies is busy prosecuting its plans
for the ceremonies, which the post
through the courtesy of the United
States War Department, will be per
mitted to hold over the remains.
The committee will invite all Of
New York and as many from all parts
of the country as can attend, to join
them in paying tribute to this valiant
soldier for whom the post is named
A committee of the American Leg
ion consisting Of representatives from
the two local possible James Reese
Europe and the Jams E. Walker, are
making arrangements for an imposing
and impressive function upon the ar
rival in this city Of the body at Arl-
ington, Washington, ID. G.
This committee consisting of Com
rades H. o. Atwood, Alexander Mann
John R. Anderson, Elisha Almond
Arthur G. Newman, Benjamin d
Boyd, Frank Coleman, Campbell G.
Johnson, with West A. Hamilton as
chairman, is seeking the cooperation
of every single veteran organization
particularly Of color in America to-
gether with race loving patriotic re-
spouse from the people at large. 1t is
expected that the Grand Army, United
Spanish American War Veterans. the
Army and Navy Union, the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars, and the American
Legion will back the committee and
have out their full strength on the
day Of the funeral.
Request for the required military
escort has been made. Efforts to Sc.
cure the use Of the great amphithea.
tire at Arlington are being made. Re-
quest is being made Of the President
Of the United States through 4 com.
mittee to have all veterans excused
from their duties On the day IN ques-
ton in order to attend the funeral
The broad ax., 1923-05-12

Attorney James II. RandIe who has
the honor and the great distinction Of
being the first colored lawyer in this
city to serve as one of the attorneys
of the Local Board Of improvements
who was one among the first appoint
ments made by Mayor William E.
Dever, was born in the state of Texas
or the Lone Star state, coming to this
great city to make his future home
and to carve out an honorable name
for himself in 1898.
Prior to that time he attended school
at Washington, Texas, and also at
Vistula, Texas. After landing in this
city he completed his high school
work under Prof. Charles w. French,
who was at that time highly connected
with the Hyde Park high school.
Later on in life he entered the John
Marshall Law School and in 1916 he
very successfully graduated from it
with high honors. Not long after that
time he was admitted to the bar by
the supreme court Of Illinois and right
from the start he began to pick up
considerable law business, more than
enough to keep the hugnry wolf from
the door.
On March 3rd, 1923, he was adj
mitted to practice law in the United
States courts.
For many years Mr.. Randle has re.
sided on the West Side in the old 18th
ward, now the new 18th ward and for
many years he has been a strong and
The broad ax., 1923-05-12
NOMINATIONS FOR SPINGARN
CLOSES JUNE /, 1923

Nominations for persons worthy to
receive the Spingarn Medal must be
in the hands of the Secretary Of the
Committee on Award, Walter F.
White, at 10 Fifth Avenue, New York
City on or before June |, 1928.
The Medal is awardede annually to
an American Negro for the highest
achievement during the preceding
year or years in any honorable field
of human endeavor. All nominations
of candidates for the Medal must state
in detail the achievement for which
the Medal is to be awarded, and give
as full biographical account as pos
sible of the nominee
The Committee of Award, whose
decision is final, is composer of Bishop
John Hurst, Chairman; John Hope,
President of Morehouse College; Os-
wald Garrison Willard, Editor Of the
Nation; Dorothy Garfield Fisher, dis
tinguished novelist; DR.. James H.
billiard, Director Of the Slater and
Jeanes Fund; Theodore Roosevelt,
Assistant Secretary Of the Navy, and
DR.. W. F. B. Du Bots. Editor of The
Crisis.
The Medal viii be presented at the
Kansas City conference of the Ma
tional association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People, at the eve
ming session Of Monday, September
3rd- Ex-Governor Henry y. Allen Of
Kansas. viii present the Medal.
The broad ax., 1923-05-12
HAMPToN'S ANNIVERSARY Is
MARKED BY RICH MUSICAL
PROGRAM
BY VIM. Anthony Aery

Hampton, Va.-The musical pro-
grams Of the hfty-ffth Hampton In
stitute anniversary season, which has
just closed, brought together from the
Lower Peninsula Of Virginia and from
distant cities large companies Of APP
preciative citizens.
The dedication in Ogden Hall Of the
"Frissell Memorial Organ" built from
the Palmer Fund and presented by
George Foster Peabody of New York,
senior member Of the Hampton In
stitute board of trustees, was opened
with the singing of my Lord, What
a Morning" famous Negro "spir-
itual," by the Institute mixed chorus
of over 800 voices.
Chandler GoIdthwaite, formerly of
Boston, who for the past two years
has been the municipal organist of st.
Paul, Mimi, served as recital organist.
He played before capacity audiences.
His program, during the Hampton
anniversary season, included Gull
mant's Finale" to the First Sonata"
Nevin's 'Will o. the Wisp" and "The
Rosary" Meyerbeer's Coronation
March," Bach's "In Sweetest joy"
Vierne's "Scherzetto;" March of the
Wooden Soldiers" Wagner's Finale"
to Tristan and Isolde" and his own
"Scherzo in F" "Cradle Song" and
"Toccata."
"The Frissell Memorial Organ" de-
signed and built by the Skinner Organ
Company of Boston, is three-manual
recital, and semi-automatic organ, with
1000 pipes, which includes the modern
The broad ax., 1923-05-12
lie BROAD az
Published Every Saturday

In this city since July 18th, 1892
without missing one single issue. Re
publicans, Democrats. Catholics, Pro
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The Broad AK is a newspaper whose
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its own mind. II is neither Demo
cratic nor Republican. It is strictly
or absolutely independent in politics.
Local communications viii receive
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Associate Editor
DR.. M. A. MAJORS
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out-spoken Democrat, for some time
being chairman of the 18th Ward
Democratic Auxiliary organization,
and at each and every election in the
past he has always worked hard for
the success at the polls of Alderman
George NJ Maypole, Alderman Joseph
Higgins Smith and Hon. P. A. Nash,
and that is one reason why that Alder
man Maypole and Mr.. Nash, went to
the front for him and induced Mayor
William E. Dever to appoint him to
an honored position in the Local
Board of Improvements which has
never been held by any other colored
lawyer in this city.
Mr.. Randle stands we'll in the esti-
nation of the colored people residing
in his section of the city, and for
some years he has resided at 254 N.
'Talman Ave. and his law Offices are
located at 2031 West Lake street and
Mr.. Randle feels very grateful indeed
to Alderman Maypole, Mr.. Nash and
to his other good friends for landing
him in a first class legal position in
the city hall.
Mr.. Randle states that each and
every person connected with the law
department of the Local Board of Inn
provements treats him fine and that
all of them stand ready and willing
to impart any information to him
which will aid him in his important
duties in that department of the city
government.
The broad ax., 1923-05-12
WORKING FOR COMING
SESSION

Mrs. Lou Ella Young, d. G. M. nv.
G.. and Mrs. Ella G. Berry, d. G. M.
w. RI of Eden Grand District House
hold Of Ruth Of Illinois and iuFisdic-
ton, are working hard IN order that
the coming meeting az ST. Louis In
August vEiIl Be 4 success
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Menber Of the City Council the 2sh Ward; Member Of
Finance Ccnittee Chairman of It's Track Elevation
coEnase; stEcne Supporter of Mayor William r Dever
and lsie PoIieies
The broad ax., 1923-05-12

The Plain Simple Democratic Mayor of Chicago Who Has
Appointed Coored Lawyer Assistant Corporation Counsel
of Chicago, and He VIII Receive Six Thousand Dollars Per
Year for His Services.
The broad ax., 1923-05-12

Recently Appointed One Of the Attorneys for the Local
of improvements So Far He il the First Afo-American
Be Selected Serve in That Legal Capacity, Mayor
William E. Dever Appointed Him Through the Recon-
mendations Of Hon. p. A. NASH Member Of the of
Review OF Cook County and Hon. George MI. Maypole AL
derman of the 2sth Ward. Mr.. Randle Will Receive
$4,000 Per Year.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-13
Governor Blaine Gets Auto
License No. /.

Madison, Close to 10000 of the
new cardinal and white state anto-
noble licenses for 1928 have been
mailed out from the Secretary of
States office according to Secretary
Fred Zimmerman. They are now
going out at the rate of 5000 a
day.
No IS has again gone to Emory
O'Dell, publisher at Monroe, for the
thirteenth time. Mr.. O'Dell claims
that IS is the only number that
brings him any luck. Others feel
differently, however, for from to
- licenses are sent back every day
by applicants asking that change
be made.
"My wife won't stand for a 10 in
the number" is the usual reason.
A new precedent was set this year
when Governor Blaine was given No.
/. Hereafter the governor will al
ways receive license plate /.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-13
Country Girls Teachers in Wlseon.
sins Rural Schools.

Madison, -Teachers in Wisconsin 3
rural schools are largely made up Of
young country girls accustomed to
farm life and acquainted with the
ways of farm children, survey
made by c. X. Anderson, assistant
superintendent of public instruc-
ton, shows.
He found in compiling a record #
6,54S rural teachers in service in the
state during the past year, that out
of 6,152 reporting their birthplace,
5,l52 or 67.5 per cent were born on
farms; 578 or ga per cent were born
in cities or villages with a popula-
ton of under 5000. and 9.5 per cent
in cities over 5000. This shows that
90.5 per cent Of rural teachers were
born under rural conditions.
Out of 6,216 reporting their sex,
5,S37 or "a per cent are females, and
s per cent males, showing that the
country girl becomes the district
school teacher. The reports also show
that the percentage of married wom-
en- teaching country schools has in
creased from 6 per cent of the total
to IL per cent during the past few
years,
Commenting on these conditions,
Mr.. Anderson said that institutions
training rural teachers recruit their
schools from the country high schools
because of the knowledge that per-
sons born and reared in the city
seldom enjoy country life, find it diff
ficult to understand rural children
and often fail to translate the ele-
mentary curriculum into terms Of
country life.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-13
WANTS CHANGES
In TAXATION
Governor Blaine Devotes a Good Part
of His Message TO Discussion of
Taxation Matters.
SECRECY CLAUSE REPEAL
HIS PET
Again Brings to the Front His Pet
Measure of Repeal of Income
Tax Secrecy Clause.

Madison, Important changes in
the taxation system of Wisconsin,
which will place larger burden on
the incomes of the state were urged
by Gov. j. Blaine in his message be-
fore the joint sessions of the legis-
lature at noon Thursday
Gov. Blaine recommends that all
sur-taxes, including the mill ,taxes
for the support of the university,
normals and common schools of the
state, be repealed and that there be
established 4 ratio between the in
come tax and the general property
tax, payable into the state treasury,
without changing the distribution Of
the state funds.
The governors plan is new idea
applied to the tax problems of the
state. For eleven years the in
come tax rates of the state have re-
manned stationary, declares the
governor. During this same time
the general property tax rates have
been mounting, Under the govern
or's plan both income tax rates and
general property rates would go up
automatically, in case there was an
advance in taxes The proportions
between those two forms Of taxes
would determine the scale of in
crease. Such a proposal would
make the income tax rate elastic.
"The income tax rate is fixed"
declared Gov. Blaine. Therefore
any additional increase in the cost of
government is borne entirely by real
and personal property. Taxes on
real and personal property have
reached that point, where they have
become an undue burden, until those
who are least able to pay are requir-
ed TO pay the heaviest burden"
Other tax changes suggested by
the governor were to change the in
come tax exemption so as to con-
form with the federal law. He urges
the, taxation Of bank dividends and
the exemption of improvements in
pioneer communities 10 aid the
settler.
A large part of the governors
message is devoted to an argument
urging the repeal Of the secrecy
clause to the state income tax law
lie said that the total of all audits
by the tax commission for the past
two years will yield close to $1,000
600 additional income taxes" He
believes that there should be an in
terest charge on delinquent income
taxes and that the tax commission
should have the power to assess rea-
sonable penalties, where income
taxes have been withheld. He be-
heves that the audit force in the tax
commission should be doubled % that
the work Of checking back eturns
may be facilitated.
On The subject Of highways, Gov.
Blaine declares that every consider
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-13
DATES OF FARMERS MEETINGS
ARE CHANGED.
Ii Was Deemed Advisable to Change
Dates in Order to Have Land
Clearing Specialist Here.

County Agent Shaffer announces
that the farmers meetings at
Meadeville, Van Buskirk State Grad
ed and Rein schools will be changed
to later date. This change was
made owing to a conflict in dates
with the T'ri-state DevelopmentCon-
gress which will be held in Mem
ominee, Mich, on Jan. Is and 10.
Mr.. Jahr, the Land Clearing Exten-
sion Specialist, who will be the
principal speaker at our meetings,
VIII attend this congress so he will be
unable to be here on the above
dates. Mr.. Jahr is a very interest
ing speaker so we do not want to
miss hearing him at our meetings.
He will also have a moving picture
machine with him and will give US
some very interesting pictures.
The meeting at the Meadeyille
school viii be held Feb. S, the meet
ing at the Van Buskirk State Graded
will be held Feb. 6 and the meeting
at the Rein school on Feb. z.
Please remember these changes and
plan to be with us on the above dates.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-13
Northwestern Caboose Wrecked.

Ashland-A peculiar accident
happened or the Northwestern rail-
road at 5:35 Tuesday morning when
the caGoose Of an extra freight
running ahead of the morning
passenger due into Ashland at s
O'Clock, was demolished by being
struck by long piling which broke
loose from the cars it was loaded on.
Brakeman Ed. Woodhead and Con-
ducter William Harvey were in the
caboose at the time. Woodhead was
slightly injured while Harvey es-
capped without scratch. The piling
which caused the accident was too
long to carry on one flat car so was
loaded on two cars. The forward
stakes broke and the piling slid onto
the right of way. One of the piling
landed IN such way that one end
was held partly upright and this end
crashed through the caboose as the
momentum of the train carried the
eaboose past the place where the
binding stake broke.
A similar accident occurred sever
al years ago on the Northwestern
and at that time one or two men were
killed in the accident
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-13
Good Roads School at Madison
January 22.26,

son,-Upwards of / 900 coun-
ty highway commissioners members
of county road and bridge COM
mittees, road patrolmen and con-
tractors viii meet here the week Of
January % to % for the twelfth
Annual Good Road School. This an
nouncement was made Monday by
state chief highway engineer A. X.
Hirst who declared that a complete
program for this annual meeting in
the interest Of better roads in Wis
cousin will be completed by the end
OF this week.
Due to the fact that the legislature
will be in session, all sessions of the
Good Roads School will be held in
Turner Hall, two blocks from the
state capitol The annual banquet
will be held on Thursday evening the
rs. The school opens on Monday
noon, January 20, and closes Friday
noon the &C. Bert Williams, former
internal revenue collector OF Wis
consin, now in Milwaukee will deliver
one of the main addresses on wis
cousin" visualizing the future Of tho
state as a whole.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-13
Hurley National Reflect. Officers

The present officers of the Hurley
National Bank were reelected at the
annual meeting held on Tuesday.
They are Chas. Bonino, president;
John w. Black and = L. Ruggles,
presidents; w. D. Tyler, cashier;
Otto J. Erspamer and Frank Nj
Hunt, assistant cashiers. The pre-
sent board of directors was also re-
elected.
If you are going to kick man,
kick him to his face, not behind his
back.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-13

Advertise n the News.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-13
U. S. Sending Out Radio Circulars.

To meet the great popular interest
in radio receiving the bureau Of
standards of the department Of
commerce is publishing a series of
circulars descriptive Of simple re-
ceiving set. The first two Of this
series are bureau of standards cir
culars numbers 100 and 1911 These
describe receiving sets which use
crystal detectors. The third paper
Of this series is bureau Of standards
circular number 1873 and may be OBJ
tanned from the superintendent Of
documents, government printing
office, Washington, D. c., at five
cents copy.
This circular is description Of
an election tube detector and gives
instructions for its operation. a
receiving set employing an election
tube detector is more sensitive than
set employing a crystal detector
and may be expected TO give more
satisfactory results.
This paper describes in detail the
various parts which CONSTITUTES the
election tube detector unit.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1923-01-13

ton of equity and justice demands
that tho user of the road should pay
the larger share of the tax
Gov Blaine urges that laws be en-
acted which will prohibit the use of
trucks on the highways that destroy
the raods. He says that the people
cannot afford to build highways that
viii carry the maximum load and
that I'VE would go bankrupt if we
undertook it" Gov. Blaine urges
legislative investigation of the pos
sibiities for making cement in this
state
Gov Blaine urges the initiative,
referendum and the recall in limited
form. He declars that these instru-
ments of government will keep gov
eminent in the hands Of the people.
Changes are urged to the work
mems compensation act which viii
increase some of the schedules for
major and fatal injuries. He urges
legislation which will compel the
building Of ear sheds to protect EN-
ployes from inclement weather. On
the subject of labor disputes he
wants laws enacted which twill pre-
serve free men and free nation in
accord with the history of America
and the constitution.
As the result Of the adoption of
the civil jury amendment TO the con
stitution last fall he urges change
in the present laws providing for "A
jury verdict in civil cases by not less
than ten members of the jury"
Gov. Blaine believes in soldier hos
pitalization and declares that the
surpluses in the special funds should
be kept in trust and used for hospi-
talization purposes.
Too much machinery has develop
ed in the educational systems of the
state, declares the governor. He
says that until 1--WE have improved
our public school systems, giving
equal Of. .,ortunities to farm and city
children, less emphasis should be
placed upon professional and technic-
al courses"
The corrupt practice act should be
amended so that voluntary commit
tees and individuals should file IA
statement as required by candidates.