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Hon. Oscar Wolff, Republican can
didate for reelection as coroner Of
Cook county, was born in the great
city of Chicago in 1875 and has re-
sided in it from that time to the pres
ent, or, in other words, he has spent
all of his life in the city Of his birth.
At the early age Of thirteen,
owing to the death Of his father, he
was forced to quit public school in or
der to assist in the support Of his three
younger brothers. To improve his ed
ucation during this period he was
given private lessons by the Reverend
Galpin and Professor Clintock at
night.
Until he was twenty-five years old
he worked as clerk and at that time
went into the dry goods business,
selling his interest in the firm in 1911.
He served as chairman of the Com
mittee on Streets and Alleys on the
Board Of Local Improvements Of the
City of Chicago for seven years-the
most important committee on the
board. and is the only member who
has served so long period since the
organization Of the board.
His most important accomplish
nient during this period was the OPEN
ing up Of three main thoroughfares
on the south side of the city By nego-
tiations with property owners without
any expense to the city whatever,
namely Ewing avenue from South
Chicago to Hegewisch, Terrence
avenue from South Chicago to the
city limits and lO3d street from Tor
renee avenue to Cottage Grove ave-
nue. across Lake Calumet.
For a period of twenty years the
citizens Of the Calumet region urged
city officials TO open up these thor
ouqhfares and over twenty improve
ment associations went on record
begging and pleading for said relief
The usual procedure would have been
court condemnations which would
have involved fees for commissioners
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System which is County guarantee,
increased in favor with the people. Mr..
Fardy has always argued that the own
ers Of real estate should not be obliged
to pay large sums Of money to private
corpora ons in order to show title to
tn property which they own
In the past Mr. Fardy, has ably
served as Assistant States Attorney Of
Cook County and won a very great
reputation as a painstaking and able
lawyer
Mr.. James H. Randle, who has the
distinction or being the first colored
man to serve as one Of the attorneys
for the Board Of Local Improvements,
is an old time friend Of Mr. Fardy and
Hon. P. A. Nash and Mr.. Randle, re-
sides in their ward, the new 18th Ward,
and as Mr. Fardy can always be
counted upon Tor his friendship for the
colored people, Mr. Randle and thou
sands Of other colored people will on
7 Tuesday, November s, cast their votes
ror him for Judge Of the Superior
Court Of Cook County.
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terest aroused to gather quorum in
any committee meeting and the bill
was killed in committee.
During the first three and one-half
months Of this year Boston had two
auto deaths and Chicago had one
hundred and eighty-one; the entire
State Of Massachusetts, had ffty-two
such deaths and Cook county had one
hundred and ninety-two during the
same period New York had less
auto deaths than Chicago with twice
the number Of cars.
During the past ten years Mr.
Wolff has been engaged in the real
estate business, dealing only in indus
trial sites in the Calumet region He
has been a republican all his life, IS
a member Of the Hamilton Club, the
Masons, the Woodmen of America
and numerous other societies and
clubs, was delegate to the Consti-
tutional Convention from his district
and has always taken an active inter
est In public affairs and questions
concerning the public welfare. He
resides with his wife and one son and
daughter at 10611 Avenue FL, South
Chicago.
It must Be said to the everlasting
credit Of Coroner Wolff that for so
years prior to his advent into the
coroner's Office there was not one
colored man who was thought to be
good enough to serve ia any capacity
in that Office. but being broad and lib
eral minded, Mr.. Wolff had no more
than settled down in his new and re-
sponsibIe Office before he had the man
ly courage to select bright and up-to-
date coIored man in the person Of Mr..
f. M. Cieaves As deputy coroner Of
Cook county.
That is one reason why the coIored
men and women voters in this city
and county should, on Tuesday, No
yember 8, fall Ia line for Mr. Wolf
and assist to put him over the tor
for coroner Of Cook county.
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Hon. James F. Fardy, Democratic
G. ididate for Judge Of the Superior
Court Of Cook County. was born in
this city forty-three years ago. and he
resides with his family at 3423 Franklin
boulevard in the new 18th Ward,
which was the old 18th Ward.
He is President Of the 18th Ward
Democratic Organization and has been
for a number Of years He graduated
from the Chicago Kent College Of Law
in 1907 and has been in continual
practice Of law ever since.
Fran 1912 to 1916 Mr., Fardy was
the Chief Examiner Of land titles under
the Torrens System under Joseph F..
Connery, During Mr. Fardy's con
nection with the Torrens System or
Cook County he was instrumental in
having millions Of dollars of property
registered under the Torrens System
and addressed all Of the various real
estate board meetings throughout the
city; and for the first time the Torrens
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Hon. James w. Breen, Republican
candidate for Judge Of the Superior
Court of Cook County, was born,
raised and educated in this great city,
and he is truly thoroughbred Chica-
goan. He was ushered into this grand
old world August 81, 1873, and after
drinking in all the education that he
possibly could from its public schools,
from which IN time he graduated with
all the high honors which were due
him.
At the end Of that period he attended
the Bryant and Stratton Business Col
lege and the Old Chicago Athenaeuna
where he very successfully completed
his commercial education.
Later on in life he graduated with
the highest honors from the Law De-
partment Of the Lake Forest Univer-
sity and he was admitted to the
Chicago Bar and the Illinois Bar in
1897, and short time after that date
he received his commission to prac-
tce in the United States Supreme
Court at Washington, d. c.
1t must be said to the everlasting
credit Of Mr. Breen that right from
the very start he met with great sue
cess in the practice of his chosen
profession and for many years he has
been one of the popular members Of
the Chicago Bar Association, Knights
Of Columbus, Catholic Order Of Forest
ers, Irish Fellowship club, Royal
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Arcanum, the Modern Woodmen Of
America, the Illinois State Bar AS
sociation, Lawyers Association of IIli-
nois, Hamilton Club. and the Thomas
David Branch Of the American AS
sociatie for the Recognition of the
Irish Republic.
From 1907 to 1911 he served with
honor to himself and to the citizens
Of Chicago as Assistant Prosecuting
Attorney, under the late Mayor Fred
Busse.
In 1915, Mayor William Hale
Thompson selected Mr.. Breen as As
sistant Cooperation Counsel Of Chicago
and as he made good in every way in
his humber position that in December
1920 he was chosen as First Assistant
Corporation Counsel Of Chicago and
to the great credit to himself and to
all Of the people Of Chicago he at all
times discharged all Of the responsible
duties of his honored position with
great legal or executive ability.
IN 1919 Mr.. Breen was happily
united in marriage to- Miss May Lewis,
who is ever so loving or charming and
Mr.. and Mrs. Breen reside in a beauti-
full home of their own at 947 West
54th Place and we feel highly honored
to number Mr.. and Mrs Breen among
our very best friends in Chicago, and
once each week this newspaper finds its
way into their beautiful home and it oc-
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Every Colored Man and
Woman in This City and
Cook County Possessing
One Spark of Race Pride,|
Should on Tuesday, No
vember 6, Vote for Hon.
H. Morris for
Judge of the Superior
Court of Cook County.

THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME OF THE
MOST PROMINENT LAWYERS IN
CHICAGO WHO ARE ASSISTING
HON. EDWARD II. MORRIS IN HIS
SUCCESSFUL RACE FOR JUDGE OF
THE SUPERIOR COURT OF COOK
COUNTY.
Evening star., 1923-04-14
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
SCHOOL TO BE HOUSED

DURHAM, y. G., April 14.-Archi-
tectS are now at work on plans for
"A building to house the school of re-
ligious education at Trinity College,
1t was announced today. The build
ing is planned as Il memorial to the
late Bishop John &. Kilgo, for many
years president of Trinity, and will
he called the Kilgo building.
Erection of the building will come
as a logical step in the progress Of
religious training at Trinity. The
coming of Prof. j. NJ. Ormand, for the
past two years member of the
faculty of the school of theology at
Southern Methodist University, in
creaseS the full-tme instructors in
this department to three, Prof. H. T..
Spence and Prof. James Cannon, Sd,
having been working in this depart
ment for several years. The two
North Carolina conferences have pro-
vided for four full-time instructors
in this department. and a force of
nine men is contemplated when the
full program is put into effect.
Statistics of the department show
that this year there are seventy
candidates for the ministry at Trinity
and thirtytive students, men and
women, who belong to the volunteer
band, most of whom have volunteered
for service in foreign mission fields.
Of the total of 923 students this year.
495 are taking courses in religious
training, 80 of whom are taking cleo
tive courses.
Evening star., 1923-04-14
SUGGEST NEW BUILDING
FOR SUNDAY school,
Calvary Baptist Church Trustee.
Make Recommendation to the
Congregation.

The board of trustees of the Cal
vary Baptist Church. sth and Il
streets northwest, have recommends,
to the congregation the erection .
modern Sunday school building o.
the property newly acquired by ant
adjoining the present church building
and also the remodeling of the pres
ent auditorium of the church proper
The erection of four-story an.
basement structure is contemplated
which will provide accommodations
for the entire Sunday school, whici
is one of the largest in the world
The problem of seating the cor.
gregation is proving increasingly .
matter for the deepest considcratioi
on the part of the calvary Churci
authorities. hundreds being unable l.
gain admission at the morning serV
ices. The attendance upon the even
ing services also has shown mark,
increase and at the illustrated ser
mon by the pastor, Rev. DIR. william
:. Abernethy, last Sunday night hun
dreds were turned away from thi:
service for lack of seating capacity.
1t has been felt. however. that I'll.
needs of the Sunday school along thi.
line should first be taken care Of.
Evening star., 1923-04-14
REV. F. G. ISLEY CHIEF
SPEAKER AT MEETING

The sunday school Institute Of the
Episcopal Church in the diocese OF
Washington will meet in the Epiph
any Parish Hall next Tuesday even
ing at : o'clock. The speaker will
be Rev. Francis q. Islay. rector of
Emmanuel church, Anacostia. whose
To- Worship." Following the address
the committee on the hnm" of the
diucesan board of religious educa-
tion will present the boards program
for the increase of religious educa-
tIon in the home The members of
the board are. Mrs. Mary &. ID. john
son. chairman: Mrs. stuart l.. Mar
shall and Commander {. y. Jewell
Each member will he allowed ten
minutes.
There will also be discussion as
to the desirability of establishing
next winter "A diocesan coaching class
for Sunday school teachers using the
Christian nurture series of lessons
Successful neiGhOorhOUd coaching
classes have been in operation dur
ing the past winter and there is Il
question whether one centrally To-
Gated class is preferable To a number
Of classes in different parts Of the
city.
Announcements Will bt made con-
cerninE the summer schools for
church workers in the neighborhood
of Washington. and special attention
will be given to the school for col
ored church people. which will be
held i'll LawreHcevillc, Va. in July.
Evening star., 1923-04-14
Latest Announcements Of Church News, Activities and
M. E. CHURCH SOUTH
PLANS HOME FOR AGED

The board of managers appointed
by the authorities of the Baltimore
conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South has purchased 106
acres of land adjoining the town of
Iiaithersburg as home for the aged
and orphans of that organization
The cost of the farm, including a
large dwelling house and commo-
dious out buildings, was $4,000.
Twenty-Five acres of the farm lie
within the corporate limits of Gath
ersburg. and the whole farm is in
= high state of cultivation, having
been used as u dairy farm.
Rev. J. J. Ringer, pastor of st.
Paul's NJ +. Church South. 2d and
$ streets northwest. has been APP
pointed superintendent Of the home,
and Will manage that in connection
with his duties as pastor of st. Paul S
Church, to which he was recently
reappointed for the third year by the
conference held at Roanoke, Va.
The erection of new buildings will
be Immediately begun, and prepara-
tions will be made for the accom-
mediation of about 100 persons.
Rev. 6. w. Cobb was recently ap-
pointed as assistant pastor at St.
! Paurs Church for the ensuing con-
ference year
Evening star., 1923-04-14
CONFERENCES HELD
ON WORLD RELATION
International Topics Taken
Up at Series of Meetings
Held Throughout U. S.

NEW YORK. April l4.-Reports
from local committees received at the
hcaduuarters of the World Alliance
for international Friendship, show
that the regional conferences on IN
,ternational relations, organized by
the alliance in cooperation with the
Federal Council of Churches. the
World Peace Foundation and the
Church Peace Union. are being held
throughout the United States at the
rate of two or three every day.
Speakers sent out by the four CO
operating organizations are address
ing the meetings in large cities and
lCaviuG behind them committees
which carry on the work by setting
up meetings in nearby cities and
towns \ series of ten such meetings
in MaaSachu@"ttS and Connecticut mas
resulted um the central meeting at
Springfield. Mass. The local commit
tee at M~rhcr"un. kanS., sent word
that it ha. o. lsaniEad an entire weei!
of meetings 10 discuss inttrnatloual
topics III that city.
Me ytings are being held at business
mems clubs. high schools. colleges
and universities. Womtn's clubs anu
with other local ~ cups. Late this
month Everett Colby and DR.. t'reder7
ick Lynch will start on tour to adj
GToSS conferences: OF ClcrEymcn ana
public mass meetings at Kansas City.
Mo. Topeka. Lncolni Eebr.; Des
Moines. Minneapolis. st Paul and
Duluth The first meetings of this
series: will be at Kansas City April
~ aud - Other meetings arranged
Tor large cities and the speakers who
will address them are: April l6 and
Il. Columbus. Ohio, Everett Colby
and Dr. William +. Merrill of New
York: April I6. Pittsburgh. Mr.. Colby,
James l.. Barton. Linley Gordon:
April 10. Louisville. pr. Merrill and
Dr. Charles II. LeVermore: April 20,
Nashville. Dr. Merrill and DR. Lever
more: April - and %. Dr. Levermore
and br. Nicholas Van Der Pyl
The speakers report that attend :
ance at the conference arranged for
cl"rgymcH average one hundred and
at the public mass meetings between
200 and | 500. Interest III the CON
fereuCcS and meetings. they say. has
been uuiCkcucd by President Hard
iu%S recommendation that the United
States accept representation i'll the
world court. Audiences ask many
questions about the activities and ac-
complishnents of the league of ma
tionS. While the enthusiasm dis
played varies in different places. the
the presidential campaign Of 1921 has
the country displayed &uCh a desire
for Information on international
topics.
All the meetings are under local
church or church organization aus
pireS and every effort il made. TO keep
them fIee from political partisanship.
Evening star., 1923-04-14
EVANGELIST TO PREACH.

"Satan's Empire Falling will be
the topic of r. Fl. Barber, an evange-
list of New York city, in his lecture
at the Metropolitan Theater at IL
o'clock tomorrow morning. He is a
director of the Watch Tower Bible
and Tract Society, which was or
ganized more than forty years ago
by the late pastor, Charles T. Russell,
and also d joint-editor of the re-
1igious journal formerly edited by
Pastor Russell, entitled THE Watch
Tower"
Harry NJ. Crandall, owner of the
Metropolitan Theater, has extended
it's use. free of charge. for the serv-
ice. which is being arranged under
the auspices of the local branch of
the International Bible Students As
sociation. The public is invited.
Evening star., 1923-04-14
ARCHDEACONRY TO MEET.

The Archdeaconry of Southern Mary
land Of the Episcopal Diocese of Wash
ington will meet in ST. Adams Guild
Hall. Wisconsin avenue. next Wednes-
day morning. The Bishop of Washing
ton will celebrate holy communion in
the Bethlehenn Chapel at 10 am.
Rev. O. w. Whitmore, recsor of Trinity
church, st. Marys county, is president
of the archdeaconry, which consists of
the Episcopal churches in st. Marys,
Charles and Prince Georges counties,
Maryland, except those churches in
Prince Georges which are located near
the lines of the railroads between
Washington and. Baltimore. These lat
ter belong to the Archdeaconry of
Washington.
Evening star., 1923-04-14
VESPERS AT Y. w. C. A.

Something unique in the way of
vcspers is TO be held at the Y. w.
G. A. tomorrow afternoon at 5:45
o'clock, when children from the
Caney Creek Community Center, a
school and center for mountain
whites" at Pippa Pass, Ky, will con-
duct the services.
Their visit to Washington is part
Of the customary pilgrimage" which
they make each spring, when they
visit several large cities and tell
those outside their mountains about
tn" wonderful things they do at
Cancy Creek Center The boys and
girls have their own printing press,
print their own publicity documents
and edit a monthly paper in their
native dialect The school provides
Industrial. grade and high school
training for old and young folks
alike.
After the vesper service the usual
social hour and tea will follow, to
which the public is invited.
Evening star., 1923-04-14
PROGRAM OF MISSION
MEETINGS ANNOUNCED

Much interest is being manifested
in the series of mission meetings to
be held in the Church of the AsCen-
sion, Massachusetts avenue and 18th
street northwest, beginning tomor-
row and continuing to April %, by
+. e. Mercer and Henry II. Hadley, Cd,
two New York business men. who
will speak about their unusual eXpe-
rienceS at each service.
Mr.. Mercer will address the church
SCHOOL tomorrow at 9:45 am, and at
the II am. service will speak on the
subject. a Twentieth Century Mira
Gle" AT pm. his topic will be The
Only Class of People God Cannot
I5Rlp." Monday evening Mr.. Mercer
will speak on "Prodigal Parents and
Their Children"
Evening star., 1923-04-14
DR.. RADCLIFFE TO PREACH

Rev. Wallace Radcliffe Will preach
tomorrow morning at II o'clock in
the Eastern Presbyterian Church,
9Th street and Maryland avenue north
east. Rev. William y. Eisenberger will
be the speaker at the evening service.
The annual congregational meeting
of the church held last week, when
reports were given by all the organi-
cations. showed that the year had
been one of the best in its history.
Eighty-two members had been re-
ceived into the church during the
year. The following officers were re-
elected: Elders, Alfred u. Calvert,
william I. Gernand G. w. c. Hollida
trustees. Lewis NJ. Thayer. George
Loughery. Herbert III. Dodd; deacons
John F.. Allwine and William DerEie.
Evening star., 1923-04-14
NEW MEMBERS OF BOARD

The Vermont Avenue Christian
Church has elected DR.. NJ. H. Darnall
and R. A. Voorus members of the
board of officers to fill vacancies
caused by the election of John d. Fall
as an elder and by the departure of
Alfred Wilson who has moved to
Pennsylvania.
DR.. c. C. Galloway has also been
elected a delegate to the Disciples
Union Of the District of Columbia
Evening star., 1923-04-14
GUMTON TEMPLE CHURCH
AND CHAPEL UNDER WAY

Building operations for the new
church and chapel of the Gunton
Temple Memorial PreShyterian Church
have begun on the site at 18th and
Newton streets. When completed the
congregation will have property val
ued at about $22J,000.
Several weeks ago Rev. Bernard
BraSkanIp. pastor of the church,
stated that $4,000 would be needed to
complete the building fund. The con-
Eregation made contribution of S22,
600.
Last Sunday a committee of forty
members, OF which Clarke Creager is
chairman, made an every member
canvass" and reported that financial
support for the church is encourag-
ing.
Evening star., 1923-04-14

Rev. Dr. j. percivaI Huget Of
Brooklyn, ~ y, pastor of the world 3
largest congregational church. Will
preach at the First Congregational
Church. 10th and q streets northwest,
tomorrow at II "A. M, on The tapa :
bist, and at pm. on 'Sh"d with
Readiness.
lie is a member of the executive
committee of the American Mission
AIRY Association: member of the ex-
ecutive committees, church extension
boards Of the tOnErega tiondl church :
president of the National Congrega-
tional Home Missionary Society;
president of the Congregational Church
Building Society; president Congrega-
tional Sunday School Extension So
ciety ard an author.
DR.. Carleton II. Ball. scientist, will
address the Gates Bible Class to-
morrow at 10 am, in the auditorium
of the church. on. The History of
Egypt, Including the Place of Tut
ankhamen." The men aud women of
the city are invited TO attend.
Evening star., 1923-04-14
MISSION CONDUCTING
SERVICES AT OCCOQUAN

series of services are being held
each Sunday at the workhouse at
Occoquan under the auspices of the
Central Union Mission. Last Sunday
more than one hundred men accepted
an invitation to shake hands with
G. G.. Kundall, the mission evangelist
and expressed their intention of lead
ing better lives. DIR. A. WilguS led
the congregational signing. Miss
Marie and Mrs. George Chace rem
dered vocal solos. John S. Bennett
superintendent of the mission gave
short talk to the men.
Arrangements have now been made
for additional services to be held by
the mission in both the mems and
womens departments of the work
house and much courtesy has been
extended to the mission workers by
the officials of Washington's penal
institutions, 1t is stated.
Evening star., 1923-04-14
MONTHLY COMMUNION.

The monthly corporate cummuui"..
for men and boys. followed by u fei-
lowship breakfast. is to BE- held q.
Epiphany Episcopal Church tomorrow
at s am.
Rev. DIR. James L: Freeman, rcctn,
will preach at II and pm. tomor-
row. There is to be a service at :
pm. of eyensong and an address
Holy communion will lie held at II
a m. Thusrday, and at . pm. Frida Y
there will be an address.
DR.. Freeman is to entertain the me-
and boys of the church at dinncr
Thursday evening
Evening star., 1923-04-14
GIFT OF MEMS CLASS.

The mems class of the Fourth Pres
byterian Church, which is one of the
largest and strongest of such classes
Of the city, has just presented the
pastors of the church, DR.. Joseph T.
Kelly and DR.. Isaac Ward with a new
sedan fully equipped with all of the
latest appliances.
A short time ago the class secured
for the use of DR. and Mrs Evans,
missionaries in Africa, a motorcycle
with side car. This class is noted for
its large contributions to benevolent
purposes.
Henry Gilbert is president and
Frank l.. Middleton is teacher
Evening star., 1923-04-14
DRIVE FOR MISSIONS,

Shiloh Baptist Church is making a
special effort to raise the largest
amount for foreign missions it has ever
contributed during its sixty years of
existence.
The foreign mission rally is in
charge of the Tabitha Missionary So
ciety Of the church with Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Waldron, wife of the pastor, its presi-
dent. The services tomorrow will be
preparatory to the drive for foreign
missions
Evening star., 1923-04-14
PUBLICITY CONFERENCE.

A conference on church publicity
will be held here April 81 in Epiphan nv
Church, to which clergymen and
church workers, not only of the
diocese of Washington are invited.
but also those residing in the neigh
boring states.
Publicity men from the national
office will conduct the meeting, which
will take the nature of a forum of
general discussion of publicity prob
lens