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Evening star., 1923-07-09
CITIZENS TO FIGHT
COAL PR0F|TEER|NC
Committee Organized to In.
vestigate Prices De-
manded Here.

~ concentrated movement against
coal profiteers was inaugurated yes
terday at a meeting of a group of
citizens in the home of Mrs. Celia
r. Whitaker, 1920 Riggs Place north
west. Plans were laid to organize
Washingtons civic bodies into a
coal consumers league to investigate
the wholesale and retail prices of
coal to determine whether or not un-
fair profits are being exacted.
Among those present were: c. T.
Clayton, representing the Columbia
Heights Citizens Association; Mrs.
E. z. Costigan, representing the Ma
tional League of Women Voters; w.
I. Swanton and q. A. Warren. repre-
senting the Federal Employees Union;
Mrs. w L. Chamberlain, president
Woman's City Club; Miss Emma
Void, legislative secretary National
Woman's Party; Prof. and Mrs. A.
Spanhoofd.
A statement, issued after the meet
ing, pointed out that the price or
coal today is virtually that of winter
famine prices, despite the fact that
the mines have been working stead
lily since the fall of 1922 No in
crease in the cost Of production or
distribution has. occurred since that
time, it was stated.
A temporary organization was
formed with Mrs. Whitaker as its
secretary An invitation for all civ
ic organizations in Washington to
Join the movement was issued.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

son or persons to inquire into and
make public report upon all the
relevant facts in controversy before
the date of such renewal shall have
arrived.
Bans Punitive Laws.
THE commission recommends at
this time no punitive legislation. 1t
awaits with interest whether the next
agreement entered into shall show q
cooperative spirit, a clear idea of
partnership on the part of all con-
cerned in 1T, and proper conception
of the rights of the American people.
These rights in the anthracite region
are no different from those in the
bituminous, and the judgment Of the
commission will be very largely af-
fected' by what takes place in the
present negotiations. 1t calls atten-
of the material from both the opera
tors and the United Mine Workers
presented to 1t is calculated, even IL
not intended. to infiame the public
mind for or against one of the parties.
This is more applicable to the bitumi-
nous controversy. These charges and
charges are most unfortunate
at this period of negotiations. In
stead of preparing the public mind
as to what will be real justice to the
stabilize the industry, there has been
too much of epithet, too little Of ar
gument. The commission recon-
mends that each side forget past diff
ferences and grievances and attack
the problem in the spirit of justice
and fair dealing, not only between
themselves, but with due regard for
the rights and sensibilities of the
American people. The commission
hopes that a constructive view will
be taken, not controversial in its
character, so as to assure a continu-
Gus output from the anthracite mine s
and the scrupulous keeping of the
agreement. If 1t must fix responsi-
Evening star., 1923-07-09
LIQUOR BOAT RACES
AWAY FROM SHOTS
Revenue Cutter Unable to
Catch Speedy Craft Run
ming to Shore.
BY the Associated Press.

HIGHLANDS, y. J., July 9.-Fifteen
solid shots were fired from a coast
guard cutter at a speedy rum runner
last night after her crew had been
aboard a French ship on Rum row, en-
joying a Sunday afternoon social chat
with the skipper. The runner escaped,
as did another that had taken on a
cargo of liquor for the shore.
The captain of the rum-smuggling
craft paid no heed to a shot fired across
his bow and managed to outdistance
the government cutter, although shells
dropped near enough to his boat to
send spray over her deck. The first
runner eluded the cutter before any
shots had been fired at her.
Heard Captain Swear.
So close was the cutter to the rum
boat at one time that the formers
crew could hear the curses of the boot
Logging captain as he defied their shells
and ordered full speed ahead. The
runner disappeared after reaching the
shore near Highlands.
The thrilling chase after the rum
runner started after the first boat had
eluded the coast guard cutter. Crews
of both had been aboard the French
schooner Gerberville. one of seven
ships now lying along the ten-mile
stretch that composes Rum row. Both
boats had loaded their cargoes and
We're enjoying a glass and a chat be-
fore starting their dash to the shore.
Suddenly a lookout on the Gerber
Vile shouted, Gutter"
EuII Sp>>d n~da-~S
The crews of the rum-runners scram-
bled down Jacobs ladder" and put
out for the shore. A column of black
smoke poured from the cutter, show
ing that full speed had been ordered
for the chase. She headed in a dag
onal direction to that of the runner,
hoping to head her off The distance
was too great. however, and this
boat proceeded to shore without trou-
BILE. -.-s
The other boat had been slower in
getting away from the Gerberville.
put out after her. but with the bone
in her mouth" the government boat
was unable to keep the pace set by
the speedy liquor-carrying craft. The
fifteen shots were. fired in twenty
minutes. all the shells falling near
the boat, but non striking her.
The escaped craft was believed to
be the same one which was fired
upon some weeks ago. and whose
captain at that time also defied his
wouldbe captors. ',.
The coast guard captain turned his
attention to other members of the
rum-running fleet, who were out in
considerable number today, and sew
eral were stopped, but no liquor was
found. f'.'''' %
Besides the Gerberville, which is a
five -masted auxiliary schooner there
were two steamers and four small
SchoOners on the row.
Evening star., 1923-07-09
DC. SCHOOLSTOU
OLD BOOKS IN 1924
Limited Appropriation Pre-
vents Discard of Obsolete
Volumes.

Hundreds of obsolete geography
and history textbooks will continue to
be used in the public graded schools
through the next scholastic year.
Officials at the Franklin School,
who are preparing to order supplies
for the Forthcoming school year, said
today that the limited appropriation
will prevent the discard of but few
OF the out-of- date books that speak
of the German kaiser and the Russian
czar and make no mention of the
frontier changes in Europe which re-
suited from the war.
In addition to providing the graded
schools with books and other supplies
the officials this year will have to sup
ply the seventh and eighth grades of
the four new Junior high schools
expected to be opened in September
on the appropriation of 000-the e
same amount that has been available
annually for the last three or four
years. Moreover, more supplies than
ever will be required during the next
school year to provide for the pro-
spective increased enrolment esti-
mated at 1000.
At least $4,000 of the 100000 ap-
propriated, it was pointed out, will
be used to replace worn out, germ
laden books that have been con-
demned as unfit for further use.
Thousands of the books have been
ordered destroyed. Among them are
5000 arithmetics. 5000 spoilers. 4.500
Biographies, 5000 histories and civics
texts and 5000 music books.
Writing paper also has gone up in
price, it was said. This means that
about $4,000 more than anticipated
when the school estimates were
framed, will be needed to purchase
paper for the children. 1t also in
dicates, an official said. that text
books will MT be cheaper.
The school budget for the current
fiscal year carried an item of $150.000
for textbooks and supplies, an amount
inadequate, officials said, to meet the
needs. Congress, however, sheared
$4,000 from the item.
Evening star., 1923-07-09
Fuel Commission FauOrs
Coal Control by United States

CONTINUED from First Page.)
Evening star., 1923-07-09
TEACHERS EXAMINATIONS.

appear on the eligible register estab-
lished, following the postponed ex-
animation September 80. 1922, for pro-
motion Of teachers in group 3 to the
class salary class, has been extend.
ed to cover a period of two years
to September. 1924, it was announced
today at the Franklin School.
The boards of examiners have been
ordered to fix and announce the date
of next examination for promotion to
group B of class 6 salaries as near
September 80, 1924. as practicable.
All high school principals and
teachers who desire to be promoted
to the superior class have been no.
titled of the change
Evening star., 1923-07-09
STIRLING CASTLE KEEPER.
King Restores Honor to Erskine
Family After Lapse of 208 Years.

From the Christian Science Monitor.
After a lapse of 20S years, the Office
of hereditary keeper of Stirling Cas-
tie, the ancient residence of the Stuart
kings, has been restored by King
George to the Earl of Mar and Kellie.
This Office was conferred on an an
cestor of the present earl in the year
1870 and held by the family, with one
break, till 1715. The then earl took
sides with the Stuarts and, being de-
feated at Sheriffmuir, was deprived
of his title.
At the ceremony of restoration the
earl presented his royal warrant of
office to the military commander Of
the castle, and received in return the
key on a red velvet cushion. Taking
over the key, the earl said that King
George had forgiven the act which
had deprived the Erskipe family Of
which had now been restored.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

vide circulating Libraries of religious
and technical books for the chaplains
in the Army and Navy. Plans for the
establishment of chapels at Army
posts and camps will be strongly
backed. Definite action was taken
toward securing a chapel at Samoa
The needs there are so great that
denominational groups will be asked
to provide Immediately $4,000 for a.
chapel building. On the presenta-
ton Of the appeal OF Samoa, Bishop
w. F. McMurray and Rev. r. L. Rus
sell, representing the chaplains' work
of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, pledged $1,000 toward the
erection OF such a building. II ap-
proved by the general COMMITTEES and
the War Department
Evening star., 1923-07-09
BANDITS KILL MAN.

GLENS FALLS, N. z, July g.
William Hart of Hudson Falls died in
hospital here last night from bullet
wounds received when eight men held
him up near Lake George while he
was proceeding south in an automo-
bile with a load of beer.
After shooting Hart the bandits
threw him out of his car and then
drove 1t about four miles down the
road, where they abandoned II. Hart
was married a week ago.
Evening star., 1923-07-09

bility because the old order has not
changed. it cannot do so without
taking into consideration the btu
minouS industry"
The report is signed by John Hays
Hammond, chairman; Thomas r.
Marshall, Clark Howell, George Otis
Smith, Edward T. Devine and Charles
p. Neill, with Edward Eyre Hunt, sec
retary, as attest
Evening star., 1923-07-09

Representative Roy G. Fitzgerald of
Dayton, Ohio, who is very active MEM
Der of the House District committee, has
gone to Camp Knox to keep himself
fit in case Uncle Sam ever wants him
again for military service.
Representative Fitzgerald is major
in the Reserve Corps and during the
world war served as a captain with
the American Expeditionary Forces. He
was in command of q delegation of
eight reserve officers from his home
town who started for camp yesterday to
take two weeks of drills, tactical exer-
cises, lectures, athletics and some ten
mis- and golf between reveille and taps.
He is very enthusiastic over the value
of the training in these summer camps.
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Bruce Hughes, colored, 344 w.
Tenth ST., and Herman Jones, 1860
Boulevard Place, were under arrest
today on charges of assault and bat
ter yon each other. Hughes and
Jones, it was alleged, had a fight at
the Big Four railroad tracks and
Eleventh st.
Jones was knocked down and his
head struck rail. When the emer.
gency squad arrived both men had
disappeared.
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less the Mennonite board of education
adopts, a program that will mean con-
tinuance of the college as a standard
educational institution, the associa-
ton will transfer the faculty, student
body and influence to Button College,
Button, Ohio, is in hands of the
board oday.
The fight between the conserva-
tives of the board and progressives
among the alumni and student body
has waged many months. The con-
servatives insist on restriction on
dress and strict rules.
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BALKY CAR ALLEGED IN
$4,000 DAMAGE SUIT
Defendant Claims Efforts to Start Car
Crippled Him.

Since cranking a balky car for three
hours on May 81, 1928, while an en-
ploye of the Meridian Motor Com
= pany, Emil Heisler, 500 n. Illinois
4St., can't straighten up, sleep or
work, he claims in a suit for $4,000
damages filed today in Superior Court
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against the company.
His employers refused to arbitrate
the case under the State compensa-
ton law, according to Louis Rosen-
burg, Heisler's attorney.
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BOARD GETS ULTlMATUM
Goshen Alumni Threatens to Trans
fer Faculty to BlufftOn.

BIZ Times Special
GOSHEN. Ind, June 15.-An ulti-
matum from the Goshen College
Alum: Association. warning that I'M
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The broad ax., 1923-03-17


It is very strange, iMdced, how snpe
people who claim to be very bright and
up-to-date in all things who will not
use their brains when they read either
the daily or weekly newspapers and
then again there ar many people both
white and colored people who will shy
from the absolute truth in order at all
times to score a point against the
right. For a long time in the past
many short sighted colored milk and
water Republican politicians in order
to assist in pulling down the popular
ity and the continual increase Of the
influence of The Broad AK, loudly
contended on all occasions that old
TAYLOR is a dyed in the wool Democrat
and that his newspaper is at.all times a
little "Nigger" Democratic sheet.
The above statements are one hun
dred million times farther from the
absolute truth than the bright shining
sun Is from the earth, for more than
twenty-seven years it has been stated
millions Of times in the sub-heading
at the top Of page 2, just what this
newspaper stands for and its main
platform which is as follows;
The broad ax., 1923-03-17

neeR faction of the Republican party
as he had cussed out Mayor William
Hale Thompson and all Of his follow
ers, including Col Louis B. Anderson.
Col. Edward H. Wright. Col. Robert
r. Jackson, Col. Edward ID. Green
and Bishop Archibald James Carey,
the former political pastor of the In
stitutional church, and they were all
down and out with Col. DePriest, and
Col DePriest was one OF the big
bosses around the Deneen camp in
the Morrison Hotel.
The Deneen faction elected Charles
W. Peters sheriff, also electing many
of their other candidates to the vari-
Gus county Offices, and for his labors
Col DePriest was given thirty-fve
thousand dollars worth Of patronage
with the expectation that he would
swing the Second Ward for the De-
neen candidate for mayor 1t The pri-
maries in 1919, and no colored person,
man or woman, could light in any job
in the Offices controlled by the Deneen
faction Of the Republican party with
out the OK Of Col. DePriest.
It is said that Col De Priest place.
many Of his own kith and kin in good
fat jobs which he had the moral righ
Continued on Page q
The broad ax., 1923-03-17

Harry X. Gibbons, Democratic candi-
date for county treasurer, and Hon.
Robert M. Sweitzer for county clerk.
1t may not be true, but some claim
that at that election that Col. DePriest
supported the late M. F. Sullivan.
Democrat, for chief justice Of the
Municipal Court of Chicago, instead of
Hon. Harry Olson. This newspaper
Loyalty supported Judge Olson and he
won cut at the election and from that
day to this Judge Olson has felt very
grateful to us for standing by him at
that critical time.
1t was also in 1918 that Col. De
Priest made his great shameful effort
to defeat Hon. Martin B. Madden in
his race for reelection to Congress
from the First Congressional District
of Illinois, Notwithstanding the fact
that Congressman Madden had made
it possible for him to become the lead
ing political boss among the colored
people in this city and had sent him
three or Ave thousand dollars at the
time OF his trial in the Criminal Court
in 1917. That was Congressman Mad
den's reward for his kindness to Col.
DePriest.
AT that same fall election in 1918
Col. DePriest lined up with the De
The broad ax., 1923-03-17
THE BRILLIANT AND CHANGE
ABLE POLITICAL CAREER OF
COL. OSCAR DE PRIEST.

1t is far beyond our ability to write
a true story Of the brilliant and
changeable political career of Col.
Oscar DePriest, who is one of our
best and mostshighly esteemed friends.
To the best of our memory it runs
something like the changeable story
which we will now attempt to dish
up. In 1904 and 1906 he was elected
county commissioner through the in
huence Of his steadfast friend, Hon.
Martin B. Madden, and he made
very creditable record as one of the
commissioners Of Cook county. In
1911 he bitterly fought Col. Milton J.
Foreman, the Republican candidate
for reelection to the City Council
from the Second Ward and assisted to
elect Col AL Tearney, the Democrat,
and Col. DePriest, the late lamented
Major John c. Buckner, Hon. Robert
r. Jackson and many Of their camp
followers with a band Of music
marched at the head of Col AL Tear
ney's Democratic parade from 37th
and State streets on north on that
street to Washington street, right into
the new City Hail.
In 1912 the Republican committee
of one or two hundred which passed
upon the final fitness of the candi-
dates before their names were placed
upon the primary ballot, refused to
stand for Col DePriest for county
commissioner after he had been highly
endorsed by Hon. Martin B. Madden,
the committee claiming that Col. De
Priest was not Republican, but a
Democrat, for he had marched at the
head of Democratic parade in the
spring Of 1911 and at TIE November
election of 1912 Col DePriest and
the late Major John G. Buckner came
within l62 votes Of transferring the
Second Ward from the Republican
column over into the Democratic
column.
In 1915 Col. DePriest was elected
to the City Council from the Second
Ward and after he had absolutely re-
fused to support Col Maclay Hoyne
in 1910 in his second election as States
Attorney of Cook county, Col. Hoyne,
his new Democratic wild-eyed boss,
had Col. DePriest indicted by the
grand jury and he spent thousands
of dollars of the small taxpayers
money in his mad effort to land Col
DePriest in the pen at. Joliet, ILL.,,
which was to repay Col. DePriest for
his labors in behalf of Col Hoyne
In 1913 Col DePriest turned over
heaven and the red-hot place in his
desperate effort to defeat Major Rob
ert r. Jackson at the primaries and
at the election, but Major Jackson
held him level, and prevented him
from breaking into the City Council.
In 1918 Col DePriests peoples
monument within the Republican
party in the Second Ward endorsed
every man running on the Republican
ticket at the fall election, but after
doing SO. they say that Col De
Priest supported the late Judge
Thomas r ScuIiy for reelection
As County Judge, Democrat; the
late Peter Reinberg, Democratic
candidate for president Of the Boart
Of County Commissioners. the late
The broad ax., 1923-03-17
DEMOCRATIC COLUMN AND
THAT THE BOSS REPUBLICANS
ARE. MORE THAN WILLING TO
COUGH UP $4,000 FOR HIM If FIE.
WILL ONLY STAY IN LINE FOR
HON. ARTHUR c. LUEDER FOR
MAYOR OF CHICAGO.

and Republican raAdidatcs and Il SO
happened that they were equally di-
vided, seventeen Republicans and sew
enteen Democrats, and that issue Of
The Broad AK contained more news
paper cuts than all the other news
papers published in the interest of the
colored race in this city combined
In the past and in the future The
Broad AK has never knowingly per-
mitted politicians to advertise in its
columns. Democrats or Republicans
who have publicly displayed their hos
tility towards the colored race, that is
much more than can be honestly said
by the editors Of the other Afro-Amer-
lean newspapers published in this city
and by the leading colored politicians
who feel that they are the bosses or
the slave masters Of all the colored
people residing in Chicago"
Notwithstanding all Of the above
solid facts, Col DE Priest and Col.
Alexander L. Jack SON, for reasons no
doubt best known to themselves, have
broadcasted the news that this news
paper belongs body and soul to the
Democrats and that Julius Taylor is
nothing but an old sNigger" Demo
crat.
Lately Hon. William E. Dever has
made several tours throughout the
south side among the colored people
and wherever he has addressed them
he has been warmly and heartily re-
ceived. Last Thursday evening he
held forth at the. Appomattox Club,
3632 Grand boulevard, which was
crowded to the doors with its mem
bers. Col Oscar DePriest, Col. Ed
ward H. Wright, Col. Louis B. An
derson and Col John r. Marshall and
several other Gods. occupying front
seats, and they all looked very wise
as though they were playing some
deep politics and no doubt felt tina,
with Mayor William Hale Thompson
the second Abraham Lincoln to the
colored race, out of the race, that they
were between the devil and the deep
blue sea and ever1r time that Judge
Dever made a poirt or home run
you could almost hear them say
~Ameni AmenR' Judge Dever met
many Of his old sfrieads among the
lawyers who have tried many cases
before him in the Superior and Appel
late Courts Of Cook County. and they
can testify as to his fairness and up
rightness at all times and he made
many new friends and some votes
during his pleasant visit to the Apo
mattox Club.
On Sunday evening Judge Dever
was the main speaker at the Greater
Bethel "a M z. church, 400 Grand
boulevard, which was packed from end
to end, and he was accorded 4 rous.
ing welcome or reception. BishOr
Archibald James Carey introduced
him and the eloquent orator cam,
mighty rear delivering Judge Dever'l
speech for him Col. Oscar DePries
was the other. leading speaker ant
many of the rnen and women aronn'
in the church strongly intirnzted thz
The broad ax., 1923-03-17
THE BROAD AK
Published Every Saturday

"In this city since July 18th, 1899,
without missing one single issue. Re-
nubIicans. Democrats, Catholics, Prot
estants, Single Takers, Priests, inf
dels or anyone else can have their say
IN these columns as long as their Ian
guage is proper and responsibility
fixed
"The Broad AK is newspaper whose
platform is broad enough for all, ever
claiming the editorial right to speak
III own mind. 1t is neither Demo-
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or absolutely independent in politics" ."
Local communications will receive
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JULIUS r. TAYLOR
Editor and Publisher
'If anyone will take the trouble to
read the above platform which has APP
peared III these columns for the past
twenty-seven years, they viii observe
that it is plainly stated that The
Broad AK is neither Republican nor
Democratic, that it is strictly or abb
solutely independent in politics.
@By adhering to this course Or policy
this newspaper has become the great
est and the leading advertising medium
among the Republican and Democratic
politicians in Chicago. For example.
The Broad Ak Of November z. 1922.
contained thirty-four beautiful half
tone cuts Of the leading Democratic