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For the past eight or ten years, Al
derman Joseph Higgins Smith has
represented the old Fourteenth Ward
in the City Council, and during all
that time he has ably served as chair
man and as a member of many OF its
most important committees.
Alderman Smith has always been
outspoken in his friendship for the
colored people. It will be recalled
that shortly after the Race Riots, in
East ST. Louis, ILL.,, in 1917, that many
colored people came to this city seek
ing a home and shelter, and great
meeting was held in one Of the col
ored churches on the west side. Al
derman Smith attended the meeting
and a colored woman with three or
four little children were present with
out dollar to their name.
Their home had been destroyed by
the rioters in East ST. Louis, and
they wanted to 60 to Detroit, Mich,
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been favorably reported.
George E. Cannon, Of Jersey City,
writes to the New York World con-
corning this movement as follows:
The present Senate, led b. MI Pat
Harrison Of Mississippi and fre IA rg
Tom Helm Of Alabama and 0yera.a7
Of North Carolina, has jus recently
ANONYMOUSLY defeated tie Dvs
Anti-Lynching Bill, designed Wy pro-
tect human life in all parts of IVY
United States and the Negroes life in
the South in particular, and now for
this same Senate to vote a site for
black mammy's monument would
come with very poor grace to the mil
lions Of black citizens who asked the
Of the Dyer Bill. Should the
Senate forget itself long enough to
vote for this site, then the sculptor
should design a monument showing
the children of the black nanny Jim
Crowed, segregated, DISTINGUISHED,
peonaged, denied proper public-school
education, lynched and bnrned alive
and all this as the reward Of the black
mammy's devotion.
The erection of such a monument
would only serve to prove how hope
lessly the South is welded to the dead
past. If the Senate wants to do some
thing worth while, let it vote site
and monument to the patriotism Of the
Negro that never produced a traitor.
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Attorney Anderson also won the
celebrated Capt. George Wellington
Streeter murder case; the Essie Stew
ard murder case; Chas. Woodson muir
der case, and many others, in the
Criminal Court Of Chicago, and sub
sequently secured the reduction of
Jack Johnson's bonds from $500, 600 to
$4,000 in the United States District
Court before Judge Carpenter, there
by making it possible for Jack to OBJ
tain his liberty, which had been de-
MED him.
Attorney Anderson is the first Past
Master of Royal Eagle Lodge No. 90,
F. & "A. NJ; Trustee Of the Great
Lakes Lodge No. 43; |. B. P. 0. Elks
of the World; Judge Advocate Of John
c. Buckner Lodge No. 1905, G. u. o.
o. F.; member Of American, Wood
man; Lake City Council No. 228, A.
U. K. and Daughters of Africa, SUI
preme Royal Circle Friends Of the
World, and several other lodges"
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Member Of the City Council from the Old Third Who
viii Be Reelected 1t from the New Fourth Ward

Hon. Ulysses S. Schwartz is one Of
the most popular, best known, useful
and influential members of the City
Council. AS chairman Of the commit
tee on Local Transportation, he has
displayed rare executive ability and
thorough going business qualifications.
1t was almost solely through his in
fuence and cool headedness that the
street car strike in this city, the past
summer was settled without riot and
without bloodshed.
Alderman Schwartz, at all times,
stands up and contends for everything
which will rebound to the benefit of
all the people residing in Chicago.
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HON. JOHN Fl. LYLE WILL BE
REELECTED TO THE CITY
COUNCIL FOR THE NEW
SEVENTEENTH WARD

No member Of the City Council has
been more friendly to the colored
race than Hon. John H. Lyle, who
has for many years served all the peo-
pie we'll and faithfully residing in the
old Thirty-Second Ward and he has
also labored hard in the interest OF all
Of the people in this city.
Alderman Lyle greatly endeared
himself to all of the colored people
when he lead off in the fight on the
floor Of the City Council and in the
Finance Committee in favor Of set
Ting the Race Riot cases and no one
was more happy than Alderman Lyle
when the City Council ordered the
whole matter to be closed up at once.
After the race riots, in this city in
1919, Aid. Lyle defended one Of the
colored men who killed the ringleader
Of mob on the south side, and the
jury TUNED him loose. Aid Lyle
made a wonderful plea in behalf Of
this colored man, local preacher who
was defending his wife and children.
For our part, we feel mighty proud
to number Alderman Lyle among our
best. friends in Chicago and we hope
that the fates and the people in his
ward are on his side and that he will
be returned to the City Council on
Tuesday, Feb. ~, from the New Sew
enteenth Ward.
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AS member Of the Finance Com
mittee, Alderman Schwartz was Sc
lected on its Subcommittee of five
to fix the amount of money to be paid
by the City Of Chicago to the sur
vivors Of the colored people, who lost
their lives in the Race Riots in 1919
and every time any question comes I'D
in the City Council, affecting colored
people, Alderman Schwartz always
votes right.
Therefore the colored people resid-
ing IN the new Fourth Ward should
mark an x in front of his name and
let it go at that, for he is bound to
be reelected to the new City Council
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REV. SCOTT LEAVES AGAIN

Rev. T. L. Scott of Grant A. M. E.
Memorial Church, 1900 Evans ave.,
returned from Charleston, S. c., where
he attended the Bishops Council on
last Saturday and preached to his con-
gregation on Sunday. He left Mon
day for Kansas City, Mo-, to open up
revival services at Ebeneezer A. M. E.
Church. Mrs. Scott and the children
have recovered from their illness and
are very grateful to the members Of
the congregation and other friends
who were so kind to them during their
illness.
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MANY BUILDINGS TO BE
ERECTED

From present indications, many
new buildings will be erected in Nor
gan Park and other suburbs Of the
city beginning the early spring by
people from the city and other parts
who are anxious to get into this rapid
ly thriving part Of the city.
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cially in view of the fact that he in
this instance was representing the
Chicago Examiner. which strenuously
opposed the electrocution, on account
Of the youth Of the girl, regardless Of
her color"
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READ THIS HOT STUFF

Washington, d. C..
The Jefferson Davis Chapter of the
Daughters of the Confederacy has
asked Congress to appropriate money
for site for monument to Negro
Mammies. A bill to that effect has
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HON. JOHN J. ToUHY

Member of the City Council
from the old 18th Ward and
Non-Partisan Candidate for
reelection to it from the new
9th Ward. Primaries Tues
day, February n.
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/. An Alderman owes his election
to the People Of his ward. Therefore,
he should be the servant Of those peo-
pie, and not their boss. He should al
ways be ready and willing to aid them
in every way possible to promote their
interests. If elected ] promise you
that / shall always be ready to lend
you my aid, counsel and assistance,
whenever and wherever it may be of
benefit to you.
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w. G. ANDERSON is a practicing
attorney in the Municipal, State and
Federal Courts, with offices at II
North La Sale ST., Suite 500; phones
1894 Dearborn, 1904 Dearborn; re-
sides at 1854 Vernon Avenue, and was
born in New Orleans, La, April n,
1870 He has lived in the Second
Ward for the past twelve years, and
in Chicago for over thirty years.
He studied law under Judge John
Barton Payne and was admitted to the
Illinois Bar in 1896. s.,s.-
Under date Of March 10Th, 1922, the
Chicago Advocate published the fol-
lowing article concerning Attorney
Anderson:
Attorney w. G. Anderson acquired
the name 'Habeas Corpus because Of
the hundreds of habeas corpus and
criminal cases successfully fought by
him.
The record heretofore made by At
torney Anderson is still fresh in the
memory of the citizens of Chicago.
1T was he, assisted by Attorney Ed.
Wright, who procured a writ of ha-
beas corpus from the late Judge Tut
hill, and saved the life Of Steve Green,
who had killed his boss down in Ar
kansas because he refused to let Steve
leave the plantation, where he was
making the princely sum Of fifty cents
a day, with the object of lettering his
condition. The sheriff had come to
Chicago for Steve and gotten him as
far south as Cairo, where he was
taken off the train by the sheriff Of
Alexander County, returned to Chi
cago, and after hard and vigorous
fight before the late Judge Tuthill of
the Circuit Court of Cook County,
Steve Green was discharged, and is
alive today"
The broad ax., 1923-02-24
THE BROAD AK
Published Every Saturday

- this city since July 18th. 1899
~nnout missing one single issue Re
puDIicans, Democrats. Catholics. Pro-
sestants. Single Takers. Priests. inf
4els or anyone else can have their say
As long as their language is proper
snd responsibility is fixed.
The Broad AK is a newspaper whose
Ssatform is broad enough for all. ever
claiming the editorial right TO speak
rs own mind
Local communications win receive
attention. Write only on one side Of
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Subscriptions must be paid in adj
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JULIUS F. TAYLOR
Editor and Publisher
Associate Editor
DR.. NJ. A. MAJORS
February "A, 1923
Vol. XVII. No. %
Gntssed as Second-Class Matter. Aug |
ts. 1902. at the Pest Office at Chicago,
~ Under Act Of March 8. 1879.
Il
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2. An Alderman should have regu-
lar Office hours, located in some con-
venient place in the ward, where his
constituents may be enabled to inter-
view and counsel with him.
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1T was Mr. Anderson who saved
Mrs. Mary Howard from going back
to Nashville, Tenn, few years ago,
where she was indicted for stealing
three chickens penitentiary offense
in Tennessee. The Attorney General
Of Tennessee came all the way to Chi
cago to oppose the writ which Judge
Dever had issued and he made 4 hard
hight to take Mrs. Howard back to
Nashville, but Attorney Anderson
again scored notable victory and
had Mrs. Howard discharged"
But one Of the emost important
legal battles of Attorney Anderson
was the mission to Richmond, Va, on
August IS, 1912, at the instance Of
the Chicago Examiner, to urge Gov
ernor Mann of Virginia to reprieve
Virginia Christian, the seventeen-year-
old half-witted colored girl who had
killed her mistress while in a fit Of
frenzy. Anderson made a most won
derful plea to the Governor, which
was commented on by the Chicago
Examiner and other papers as mas
terpiece Of eloquence, but Governor
Mann's heart could not be moved and
the half-witted child was electrocuted
the first electrocution of a woman
in the State Of Virginia. While the
white papers of Virginia severely crit
cized Attorney Anderson's nerve in
attempting to have Governor Mann
reprieye the girl or modify the sen
tence to life Imprisonment, Mr.. An
derson had no hesitancy in undertake
ing the journey to Richmond, espe-
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Vote for William G. Anderson (Heabeas
Corpus) the Regular Republican Cam
didate for Alderman of the Second
Ward. Election Tuesday Feb. q, 6
s. AM. to 5 Pm.

shine is decreased-and thereby pre-
vent blindness, insanity, and the COM
mission Of crime.
An Alderman can do much by his
voice and vote to induce Congress to
modify the present Volstead Act so
as t, permit the sale Of light wines
and beer. Light wines were used by
people thousands of years before the
birth of Christ, and why not now in
this present age Of civilization, Chris
tianity and progress?
Our ward is sadly lacking in proper
Fairgrounds and parks for our chill
dren.
Likewise, there should be bathing
beach at the foot of 3lst or 35th street
where our people could take an occa-
sional dive in the cool waters of Lake
Michigan on a hot afternoon or eve
ming. Other wards along the Lake
Front have beaches-why not the I'd
Ward?
| would do all in my power to bring
about this long-felt want.
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II. Our ward is infested with num-
erous cabarets. While l am heartily
in favor of personal liberty, the caba-
ret proposition has become a nuisance
to the good, decent citizens of our
ward Only few days ago, a sensa-
tional murder occurred in one of the
big cabarets in the ward. This condi-
ton tends to bring on reproach to the
good name of the second ward. |
believe that some effective action
should be taken by the public authori-
ties, acting in conjunction with the
Alderman of the second ward, to
bring about an improvement of this
condition and if the nuisance can not
be thoroughly eradicated, then stricter
regulations should be made concern
ing their operations.
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Entered as Second-Class Matter. Aug
Gs. 1902. at the Pest Office at Chicago,
~ Under Act Of March 8. 1870.
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g. An Alderman should visit and
inspect the alleys and streets of his
ward at least once a week and should
see to it that the same are kept clean,
to the end that the health Of our peo-
pie residing in the Second Ward be
not jeopardized and impaired by filthy
streets and dirty alleys.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-06-28
ReSinOl
STATE OF MAINE


June 18th. 1923.
Taken on execution wherein Susan
A. Eatchey of Monmouth in said Coun-
ty is Plaintiff and George l.. Bartlett
OF said Monmouth is defendant and
Viii be sold by public auction on the
the clock in the forenoon on the prem,
ises described herein all the right in
equity which George l.. Bartlett Of
Monmouth IN said County has or had
on the End day Of April A. D. 1928 at
four o'clock and thirty minutes in the
afternoon when the same was attached
on the original writ to redeem the fol-
lowing described real estate situated
IN said Monmouth and described as
follows Beginning at stone set in
the road leading from the residence of
w. II. c. Allen to Johnson's corner so
called and forty-nine feet westerly
from the center Of the West Canal at
the upper mills near the outlet of Will
son Pond: thence running north forty
TO stake and stones; thence north
twenty-seven degrees west fifteen rods
to the bank Of Wilson stream; thence
westerly on the bank of said stream
and southwesterly on the shore of
Wilson pond to land of James Withers;
thence running south southwest by said
Withers land to the above mentioned
road: thence eaSterly by said road to
the point of beginning containing four
acres more or less. Said real estate
said Bartlett to Clair E. Wing Of said
Monmouth recorded in Kennebec Reg
istry of Deeds Book 500 page 73 on
which is said to he due about ten hum
dred and sixty dollars.
Dated at Monmouth this eighteenth
day Of June A. d. 1928
W. l.. McKETCHNIE,
1n21thurs.3t Deputy SheriG
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ADJUSTMENTS
Reginald Denny Wins New laurels

Reginald Denny Wins New LaursIs
Reginald Denny is the star Of 1.-THE
Abysmal Brute. the Universal-Jewel
special production which opened yes
terday at the Colonial Theatre.
When London wrote 1.-THE Abysmal
Brute, putting into it the culmina-
ton of many years personal expert
ence in its atmosphere and the best
technique Of his writing career, he
ccntrasted wildly the soft life" with
it's superficialities and masks and the
rough edges Of the life that builds
real men.
With Reginald Denny starring.
Henley directing and London's di-
rect, masculine logic behind the story,
Universal added fourth element Of
high promise in an impressive cast
and a strong production personnel.
Some of the players supporting Dem
ny are Mabel Julienne Scott, Hayden
Stevenson. Craufurd Kent, Buddy
Messenger, Irene Haisman, Nell
Craig, Dorothea Wolbert, Harry
Mann and David Torrance.
Denny and Stevenson show the
same capable team work that they
exhibited in 1.-THE Leather Pushers",
the two-reel classics of humor which
familiarized the American public with
the newer ideals Of the prize ring.
Miss SCOTS work is, Of course, known
and fine emotional artistry is the ex-
pected thing when she has a strong
dramatic partially.
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STATE OF MAINE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed proposals will be received un-
til July "a. 1928. at . O'Clock A. M.
standard time. for construction of
brick Dormitory in Pressure Isle. Sep
arate contracts required for Heating,
specifications, ETC., obtained Of Bunker
Savage. Architects. Augusta. Certi-
fed checks with the proposals and
bond requirements specified. A de-
post Of $500 required for plans and
specifications taken from the office,
same refunded If returned on or before
date Of receiving bids. Proposals shall
be marked Proposal for Dormitory at
Pressure Isle" and addressed, Augustus
gusta, Maine. State reserves right to
reject proposals.
Augustus o. Thomas, Secretary.
1n21.thurs It
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Buy Coal Early
In the Summer
Word of Gov. Baxter

Gov. Percival p. Baxter in a state
ment issued Wednesday, advises
citizens to purchase their coal early
in the summer.
People are likely to forget for the
moment that cooler weather is only
a few weeks away" says Gov. Bax-
ter in the statement.
THE experiences Of the past win
ter have taught the citizens of Maine
a lesson, and hope that everyone
who can will see that hard coal is
bought early this summer.
Those who are able to lay in their
supply of hard coal are under an
obligation to do this in order to help
out those who are not able to do so.
Every ton of coal that Is placed
in the cellars of our homes during
the months of June and July relieves
the pressure in the later months of
the summer and fall. and makes it
easier for those who cannot afford to
buy their coal in advance to obtain it
later on"
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Comm. Spencer
Warns Against the
DANCERS of Fourth

Hon. Wilbur D. Spencer Of >Ber-
wick. State insurance commissioner,
in q communication sent out We'd
nesday, warns the boys and girls Of
Maine to be careful of fire on the
Fourth Of July and the few days
preceding the national holiday.
did you ever realize tho penalty
Of patriotism" asks Commissioner
Spencer in his communication.
1.-THE national anniversary will
soon be here" he continues.
Last year and for years before. 1t
ings and business properties.
"A hundred years ago every boy
built his own bonfire, from his own
materials, in his own back yard.
To-day the board pile and front
yard of some neighbor seem more in
accord with the trend of public
spirited action. This condition IL
serious.
1.-THE present custom OF erecting
buildings close together and the
lack of interest in the property Of
others are grave subjects for
thought. The owner always has q
deeper concern for his own home
and family and has better means Of
VI IL lIldn d SIIduSSIp VI
even a neighbor, II he can be present
at the outset and knows what Is
about to happen.
mo one should start a fire upon
the premises of another. in a public
street or square. or near combustible
property not his own, without the
owners consent.
Failure to observe this rule on
July Fourth next means that at
least one hundred thousand dol
lars worth of property, the result of
years of labor and self denial. will
not be in existence within this State,
and owned and occupied on July
5th.
Losses Of hands, arms, eyes, and
heads are bad enough for the in
dividuals themselves but destruction
of property by fire necessitates in
creased prices for rents, food, cloth
ing. education and amusement for
everyone.
Re placing a building destroyed
by fire takes from the worlds re-
sources more labor and materials
than would be required to produce
another building of exactly the same
size and kind.
Unnecessary labor represents
economic loss. 1t benefits nobody
except by diverting wages and val
ues. What one man gets the other
loses. The result to the world is
nothing
Every boy and girl has the privi-
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Divorce Grants in
Lewiston Are II

Lewiston, Me-, June 21-The June
term of Superior court adjourned
Wednesday morning. One divorce
sought by Anna Richards of Lewiston
from Arthur Richards of parts I'M
known was denied. The divorces
granted were as follows:
Una A. Atwood of Mechanic Falls
from Wendall *. Atwood of Lewis
ton, for gross and confirmed habits of
intoXication.
Della Raymond of Lewiston from
Alexis. alias Peter Raymond of
Sherman, for statutory cause.
George Smith of Lewiston from
Lillian Smith of Lisbon, for desertion.
Martha l.. Hall of Lisbon from
William Hall of parts unknown, for
gross, wanton and cruel neglect and
refusal to provide.
Henry Landry of Auburn from Jo-
sephine Landry of parts unknown, for
desertion.
Eunice A. Farrar Of Lisbon from
Almon c. Farrar of Lisbon, for cruel
and abusive treatment.
George P. Hanke of Lewiston from
Emma A. Hanke Of Auburn, for de-
sertion.
Margie Proctor Of Auburn from
Randall l.. Proctor of Auburn, for
cruel and abusive treatment.
Charles E. Thorne OF Auburn from
Lillian S. Thorne of Boston, for de-
sertion.
Herbert F. Meader Of Auburn from
Rancella NJ. Meader of Portland, for
statutory cause.
Henrietta Desjardins of Lewiston
from Etienne Desjardines of parts
unknown. for gross and confirmed
habits of intoxication.
Willis C. Smith of Lewiston from
Elizabeth Smith of Jersey City, N. j.,
for desertion.
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brother and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Crane.
Two nieces of Mrs. Jason SMELLS
from Augusta are visiting her, Helen
Crockett and Olga Bunker.
Mrs. Clarence Workings sisters
are visiting her. They are Mrs. Edison
Worthing from Augusta and Mrs.
Myron Melindy from Gardiner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Shorey,
Charles Leighton, Mrs. Eva Common
and Mrs. Villa Tarbel from Pittsfield
were guests at E. r. Doves, Sunday.
The entertainment by the pupils of
Miss Alta Doe. who is teaching at
Weeks Mills. given at the grange hall
here Saturday evening was fine, the
children having done wonderfully
well. A good audience was in attend
ance and it was pronounced a grand
success.
A school entertainment will be CIV
en- here by the pupils of Miss Doris
Young's school at the Community
house, Thursday night, June 2Sth. for
the benefit Of the School Improvement
League. Refreshments will be served.
THE drama, The Teaser", will be
presented here at the grange hall for
the benefit Of the Community house,
July 3rd. There will be dance after
the entertainment. Refreshments will
be served.
Stanley Estes, who graduated from
Colby last week conducted services at
East Vassalboro church Sunday, June
oath. He will speak at South China
next Sunday, July list.
WESTERN RIDGE-Mrs. Mary
Wilton visited her daughter in Unity
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Kirke and fam
lily visited Mrs Nancy Black, Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Martin and
Mrs. Mary Merrithew were recent
callers at F. w. Jones'.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Jackson and
family of Halle well were callers at
John Parmenter's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Black and
family of Waterville were Sunday
guests at Mr.. and Mrs. F. B.
brakes.
Arthur Jordan of Augusta called
at the home of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. Jordan Sunday.
Miss Madeline Jordan of Augusta
is visiting her aunt, Miss Gertie
Jordan.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Jones and
daughter. Fay, and Lucy Fuller were
callers at Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Par
menter's in China recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. B. Drake and
sons. Howard and Lawrence, and