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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30
G. o. p. ISSUES TEXT BOOK
FOR CAMPAIGN
Compendium of Facts Concerning
Party Achievements Is Fresh
OFF the Press

The Republican campaign text
book for 1924 is ready for distribu-
ton, the Republican national commit
tee announced last night. The book
contains 448 pages, covering every
feature of the campaign to date and
a survey of Republican party achieve
ments.
The usual parallel column COMPARE
son Of the platforms Of the Republican
and Democratic parties is included, as
is the customary review Of the party's
history and the work done BY Repub-
lican members Of Congress.
The first chapter is devoted to the
life Of President Coolidge. This
chapter includes a nominating speech
made at the Cleveland convention by
Marion Leoroy Burton. The second
chapter tells Of the career of Gen.
Charles Gates Dawes. The acceptance
speeches OF the President and Gen.
Dawes are printed, as is the Repub-
lican keynote speech of Theodore E.
Burton.
Other chapters cover the Presi-
dents first message to Congress, the
public economies attained under Re-
publican administration, the Presi-
dents budget speech. taxation, for
eign affairs and the Dawes plan, the
agricultural situation. the farmer in
relation to the party. labor and the
Republican party, women and the
party. ex-service men and pensions,
the Negro, civil service conservation,
oil lands, law enforcement and the ma
tional defense.
The United States shipping board,
railroads and the Philippines are
given special chapters.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30
MADAM PEARL LOWERY WIN
TIERS is STILL VISITIN
WITH HER FRIENDS IN THIS
CITY

Mrs. Pearl Lowery Winters, who is
the most popular songbird in Cali
fornia or the far Golden West, who
served as the head of the lady dele
gates from California attending the
convention Of the National Associa-
ton Of Colored Women, which con
vened in this city recently.
Mrs. Winters, who is greatly inter
ested in club work and every thing for
the advancement Of the colored race
resides in beautiful home with her
husband in Bakersfield, California
She is national chairman Of the Ways
and Means Committee Of the National
Association of Colored Women, and
as such she has charge of the raising
of fifty thousand dollar fund for
scholarships for the higher education
of deserving colored girls. In an at
tempt to raise part of that sum, Mrs
Winters, who is very charming lady
to meet, will give a series of concerts
She will give her first one in Oakland
California, and others in Kansas City
St. Louis, Mo, and Chicago. She
possesses a sweet soprano voice and
the writer wishes her the greatest
success in her great and lasting work
in attempting to assist to educate the
young deserving girls belonging Il
the colored race.
Mrs. Winters is stopping at the
home Of Bishop and Mrs. H. B. Parks
1912 Calumet Ave-, Phone Dougla:
2lS8, where she will be pleased t.
meet her many friends in this city.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30
LORED SERVANTS FARE
WELL IN WILL BEQUEATH

Lexington, Ky.-A farm estate in
Guiding home, stock, equipment and
273H acres goes to Ellen Davis, an
aged Negro servant, through the will
of her late employer, John T. Hughes
wealthy farmer and horseman, who
died recently. Alex Rankin, Negro in
Hughes employment for 40 years was
bequeathed 961z acres of Haley pike
The larger grant is valued at approx
mately 100000 and the most import
ant Of several divisions provided in
the will,
Besides various cash awards below
$1,000, two churches and the Ken
lucky Female Orphans School re-
ceived gifts.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30
THE a. M. z. BOOK CONCERN
OLDEST NEGRO BUSINESS
CORPORATION

Perhaps the oldest Negro business
corporation in the country is the Book
Concern of the A. NJ. E. Church,
located at Philadelphia. This was or
ganized in 1916 by Richard Allen, the
founder of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church. In 1917 it pub
lished the Book of Doctrines and
Discipline of the A. NJ. E. Church.
which has been revised nearly every
four years since and published by the
same Book Concern. But it was not
until 1855 that the Book Concern was
incorporated under the laws Of the
State Of Pennsylvania to do publish
ing and printing business, particularly
Of religious literature. AT that time
the Christian Recorder was printed
under the auspices Of the Book Con-
Germ Of the "A. M. E. Church, having
been established in 1852 This Is
today the oldest Negro newspaper
published in America. At the time the
Book Concern was established as well
as when the Christian Recorder was
established, the great mass OF colored
people was in slavery. 1t took great
deal of vision for the African Metho-
dists to start newspaper and pub
fishing house among an illiterate peo-
pie. But it was only a few years later
when they also started a university
at Wilberforce, Ohio, also before
slavery was abolished in this country
another evidence Of prophetic vision
The Book Concern had its ups ana
downs. It was nearly always II debt
and in spite Of the various collections
taken for it in the churches il SEEM
ingly made but slow progress untl
recent years, when its debt was wiped
out and a future foundation laid ior
progress. There are plans now Tor
building the largest publishing house
owned by the race in America The
managers of the Book Concern have
been Richard Allen, Joseph NJ. Carr
Geo. Hogarth, Augustus ~ Green, NJ.
NJ. Clark, w. T. Cato. J. P Camp
bell. Elisha Weaver, Joshua 7 Wood
lin, A. L. Stanford, B. T. Tanner ".
H. Hunter, Fl. M. Turner. Teo- Could
J. 9. Embry, +. w. Henderson, n H.
w. Leak, j. RI. Collett, X. r. Wright
Jr.. and d. M. Baxter The editors
Of the Christian Recorder have been
Reys. M. M. Clark, y. p Campbell, M
r. Stanford. James Lynch, Elisha
Weaver, p. 4. Tanner, p. +. Lee n.
RI johnson and r. RI Wright, Jr
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30
MIR. FRANK GILLESPIE, THE FOUND
Err AND PRESIDENT OF THE LIB
ERTY LIFE INSURANCE COM
PANY, HAS BECOME THE NEW
PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
BY CARY B. LEWIS

Lincoln Fire Insurance Co. of Chi
cage had been organized with DIR. R
"A. Williams, President; Udel Turpin
Secretary; and Chas. NJ. Thompson
Treasurer.
There Is the first fire insurance com
panv at Durham. N. Q. c. c. Spauld-
ing President Mr.. Frank L. Gillespie
Of the Liberty Life Co.. was elected
president of the National Insurance
Companies. He Il the founder and
first president Of the Liberty Life IT.
surance %. This company stands NJ
a monument to his genius, untirins
energy and ability. Years agc
he caught the vision Of new da.
and resolved that his own life should
play a part in the Pageant Of Progress
He became the first colored superin-
tendent of an Old Line Legal Re
serve company, doing both industrial
and ordinary business. Seeing the
need of a company among his owr
people, he. founded the Liberty Life
Its assets are $35S,0O0, liabilities, $74
947.36; insurance in force $4,306,750
Mr.. Gillespie is a fine type Of th'
New Negro who heads the Nationa
Insurance Association
Ii must Be said to the everlasting
credit Of Mr.. Gillespie that under hi
wise and careful management, TIKI
Liberty Life Insurance Company hai
become one Of the very best anC
strongest life insurance companies i
the United States.-Editor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30
THE NATIONAL NEGRO BUSI-
LEAGUE

The National Negro Busine 5
League is in session at Chicago. From
it will emanate great amount Of dis
cussions and many exhortations to
patronize your own. AT least this will
be true OF those Negro business men
who have an exclusive Negro patron
age. 1t is unsound, however, even
from the business view point. If the
leading white businesses in this coun-
try were to make an appeal to white
people to patronize their own, every
Negro publisher would rebuke such q
practice.
The policy carried into effect would
play havoc with many Negro enter
prises. For instance, what would be-
come Of Herndon's barber shops il
Atlanta? Miles Debris and Payton'.
shops in Richmond, va? Georg,
Myers tonsorial parlors Of Cleveland
0hiog Tire Iate lamentgd John Mer-
ricl's Of Durham, N. c.?
The show business is another case
in point. In New York "Shuf7e
Along" remained on Broadway nearly
two years. "Runnin' Wild" stayed
there nearly year. Why? If each
one had played merely to the Negro
public of New York, they would have
lasted not over three weeks. But the
fact that these shows catered to the
six million people of all nationalities
and races in New York explains their
long run. They did not limit this
clientele to Negroes only.
Negroes should take a lesson from
the foregoing illustrations and more
and more cater to the general public.
Both the Japanese and the Jews are
masters Of the game, Jews and Jap
anese would not be very wealthy If
they catered only to the four and a
half million Jews or the hundred thou
sand japanese in the nation. Numer-
ically, Negroes are in a better position
yet since white businesses 60 out for
the ten millions Negroes logic would
dictate that if the whites attempted to
get the trade of one-tenth of the coun-
try's population, then Negroes can not
spurn or neglect the ninety million
whites or nine-tenths of the popula-
tion.--From The Eagle, Los Angeles
Calf, August %, 1924.
Brother Bass, the above is by far
the best and most sensible editorial
that you have ever Editor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30

The National Life Insurance Com
panies, which held its fourth annual
session at the Wabash avenue associa-
ton last week was one Of the most
interesting Of the four branches Of the
National Negro Business League
which held its sessions at the Wendell
Phillips High School. Reports
showed eleven legal life reserve com
panies, with 100000 each IN the treas
ury Of the state in which they are
doing business. There are thirty-fve
sick and accident companies being
operated successfully. The forty-six
companies have assets amounting to
100000 and seven Of them are in
Chicago. Statistics show" said DR..
NJ. O. Bousheld Chicago Medical
examiner of the Liberty Life Co, "a
gain in mortality in the last decade.
Negroes have better homes and ex-
tensive health campaigns among insur-
ance companies and doctors for bet
ter and more sanitary quarters have
been IFS effect" Southern migrants
have hocked to the infant welfare
stations, heard lectures by insurance
agents and this has decreased infant
mortality in the last four years. al
f. Herndon, Of the Atlanta Life In
surance Company was one Of the prin-
cipal speakers. 9. G. Spaulding, re-
firing president delivered a splendid
address on the progress Of insurance
companies in this country. The ma
tional body was informed that the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30
SPECIAL NOTICE


The following Resolution was pre-
scented at the Annual Stock Holders
meeting Of Binga State Bank, held
January End, 1924:
That the Binga State Bank move
the location Of the said Bank from the
premises now occupied By It at No.
1888 S. State street. to the new build
ing when completed and ready for oc-
eupancy by it for its banking pur-
poses at No 34s2 s. State St, Chi
cago, Illinois; and that the bylaws
be amended accordingly and that the
requisite affidavit be fled with the
State Auditor to be duly approved
BY him, and like affidavit to be fled
with the Recorder Of Cook County,
Illinois.
The resolution was unanimously
passed By all present. there being
SIS shares present Or represented By
proxy, more than two-thirds Of stock
III tie Binga State Bank.
Signed Jesse Binga, Chairman,
g. N. Langston. Secretary.
ADV.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30
COLORED MAN A r. r. TELEG.
RAPHER FOR NEARLY
so YEARS
]. H. Kelly Handles Thirty-One
Trains Daily On Illinois Central
At Carbondale

Out in Cahbondale, Illinois, on the
main line Of the Illinois Central Rail-
Rad, in telegraph booth, there sits
a veteran telegraph operator, who has
been tapping out the Morse alphabet
for nearly fifty years. TO Be more
accurate on December "a. 1874, j. I'll.
Kelly was given his chance to mas
ter the mysteries Of the Morse code
and the telegraph key. Since that
time he has been telegrapher for the
Illinois Central We met him last
week. He was taking his first vaca-
ton. Hale and hearty, with every
white glistening tooth that God had
given him, and with an everlasting
smile, Kelly. who is 70 years Of age
land he looked like 81 instead of 70
grasped our hands in a grip that was
without tremble, and said "Howdy''
in true Illinois style.
On the Illinois Central Kelly han
dies about 81 trains day which he
has dispatched through his block for
wears and years without single mis-
hap Little do travellers know, AZ they
journey this route from the heart Of
The Mississippi Valley to Chicago
when the semaphores swing UP and
down and the red signals change 10
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30
MRS. S. JOE BROWN RE
ELECTED WORTHY MATRON
OF THE ORDER OF EASTERN
STAR
Concluded from Page ID


sessions, and which the next meeting
place was left in the hands of joint
committee, it was quite generally con-
ceeded that it would be at Boston,
where Prince Hall Freemasonry had
its origin just one hundred and fifty
years ago.
The officers for the ensuing term,
so far as we have been able to get
them are as follows:
For the Imperial Council of N. o.
NJ. s., and Daughters of Isis, Ill.
Caesar R. Blake, Imperial Potentate
and Daughter Hines, Imperial Com
mandress, respectively reelected, with
practically the same corps Of assist
ants.
In the International Conference Of
Knights Templar:
Sir Albert R. Lee, Past Grand Com
mander, Champaign, ILL.,, was unani-
mously elected president
In the International Conference Of
Heroines Of the Templar Crusades:
Mrs. Marie 1. Smith, Past Grand
Capt, Washington, D. c., Interna-
tional Captain; Sir w. H. Perry,
Past Grand Commander, Louisville,
KY, Royal Advisor; Mrs. E. P.
Hampton, Houston, Texas, Assistant
Captain; Mrs. Fannie Brewington,
Past Grand Capt, Springfield, ILL.,,
First Lieutenant; Mrs. Rosa Morris,
Grand Captain, Pittsburgh, Pa, Sec
ond Lieutenant; Mrs. Ella Hill, Grand
Captain, Cincinnati, Ohio, Treasurer;
Mrs. Hattie ]. Wells, Champaign, ILL.,,
Secretary; Mrs. Minnie E. Roach,
Chicago, Ia, Assistant Secretary; Sir
G. D. Smith, Houston, Texas, Assist
ant Royal Adviser and Sir S. T.
Craig, Past Grand Commander, Wash
ington, d. G., Instructor.
In the International Conference OF
Grand Masters;
Grand Master l. L. Roberts, Boston,
Mass, was elected President; Grand
Master c. c. Kitrill. Of Penn, 1st
Vice President. Grand Master A. B.
Whitby, Oklahoma City, Okla, End
Vice-President; Grand Master J. L.
Hubert. Wilmington, Del, Secretary;
Past Grand Master E. J. Hawkins, Fl.
Scott, Kans., Treas. and Past Grand
Master Crittenden E. Clark, St. Louis,
Mo-. Chairman, Executive Committee.
Tn the Order Of Eastern Star Mrs.
5. Joe Brown Of Des Moines, Iowa,
was unanimously reelected Matron,
with the following assistants:
Patron, Sir J. G. Scott Grand
Patron. Fort Worth. Texas; Associate
Matron, Mrs. Ada c. La Prade, Grand
Matron, Chattanooga, Tenn; Asso-
eiate Patron, w. L. Wade. Grand
Patron, Guthrie, Okla; Conductress,
Mrs. Rosa J. Richardson, Past Grand
Matron, Baltimore, Nd; Associate
Conductress, Mrs. Marie Soanes
Grand Matron, Kansas City, Kans.;
Treasurer, Mrs. Violet E. FELTON,,
Grand Matron, Americas, Ca; Secre-
tary, Mrs. Louise U. Webb, Past
Grand Matron, Chicago, H.; Lecturer,
Mrs. Inez T. Aston, Grand Matron,
Tampa, Fla. and Correspondent, Mrs,
Z. r. r Berry, Past Grand Matron,
Jersey City, N. ].
Ia the International Conference 81
Royal Arch Masonsi
j "A. Wheatley, Louisville. Ky.
President; j 5. stanback. Columbia,
vs. e. lst vice-President; j. w Melon
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30
Prominent Men PalIbearers

The funeral OF Uncle Jaggers"
took place at $50 in the afternoon
Some of the most prominent white
citizens of Columbia acted as honorary
pallbearers. The Rev H. R. Murchi-
son, D. D.. executive secretary of the
Columbia Theological Seminary was
the white minister assisting at the flu
neral.
In his proclamation Mayor Coleman
said Of Uncle Jaggers" that few,
if any, Of his kind and time are left.
and it is doubtful if we shall again
have the opportunity to do honor to
one Of his race who 50 richly deserved
it,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30

tree, Pittsburgh, Pa, End Vice-Presi-
dent; J. J. Lee, Columbus, Ohio, 3rd
Vice-President; p. NJ. Dent, Wash
ington, D. g. Treasurer; Thos. FL.
Williams, Atlantic City, N. J. Secre-
tary; Attorney S. Joe Brown, Des
Moines, Assistant Secretary, and a.
E. Edwards, Cleburne, Texas, Chap
lain.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30
MANY IN SUBURBS

During the day Sunday, many visit
ors from the city and other suburbs
spent some time in Morgan Park
looking At the many bargains in home
sites.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30
DIXIE CITY PAYS TRIBUTE TO
AGED NEGRO PREACHER
His Lone Text Used at His Funeral

Columbia, s. C.-For a thirty min
ute period Columbia, the capital city
of South Carolina, paused last Friday
afternoon to honor the memory of a
Negro Uncle Jaggers,' 90 year old
Negro missionary to the poor, who
was buried, and all business was sus-
pended during the funeral ceremonies
by permission Of Mayor w. "A. Cole
man.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-08-30
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-27
WEAK AND NERVOUS
Georgia Lady Says She Has
Grown Stronger by Taking
Cardui Thoroughly Con-
WINGED of Its Merits.

Clyattville, Cain a statement
which she gave at her home on R. F.
D. 1, here, Mrs. T. A. Copeland said:
81 have, believe, avoided a good
deal of suffering by the use of Cardui,
and am thoroughly convinced that it
has been of great benefit to me.
Before the birth of two of, my
children, | grew so weak and nervous
l could hardly go, and suffered y.
l had friend who. told me of Cardui,
so the next time when I grew SC weak
and rundown / began to use it.
used it three months. / grew stronger
and less nervous. The baby was
stronger and a better baby, and /
really believe it was because I built
up my strength with this splendid
tonic"
Cardui has been in successful use
for more than forty years. Thousands
of women have written to tell of the
beneficial results obtained by taking
Cardui, and to recommend it to others.
1t is a mild, harmless, purely vege-
table medicinal preparations prod
uct of practical experience, scientific
investigation and pharmaceutical skill.
Sold everywhere. NC-159
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-27
ELECTION NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the
Mayor and City Council of Ameri-
Gus in regular meeting assembled
on Friday February 22nd, inst.
passed resolution providing that
an election be held on the 9Th day
of March Prox. for the purpose of
electing one alderman to fill the
unexpired term of ]. W. Harris, Jr.,
recently deceased.
All residents of the City of Amer
icus whose taxes are paid or will
have been paid on or before March
9Th next, and who are otherwise
qualified will be entitled to vote
in this election which will be held
as the law in such cases is made
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-27
If Back Hurts
Flush Kidneys
Drink Plenty of Water and Take
Glass of Salts Before Break
fast Occasionally

When your kidneys hurt and your
back feels sore. don't get scared and
proceed to load your stomach with a
lot of drugs that excite the kidneys
and irritate the entire urinary tract.
Keep your kidneys clean like you keep
your bowels clean, by flushing them
with mild, harmless salts which helps
to remove the body's urinous waste
and stimulate them to their normal
activity.
The function of the kidneys is to
filter the blood In "a hours they strain
from it 500 grains of acid and waste,
so we can readily understand the vital
importance of keeping the kidneys active.
Drink lots of good WATERFOWL can't
drink too much; also get from any
pharmacist about four ounces of Jad
Salts Take a tablespoonful in glass
of water before breakfast each morn
ing for a few days and your kidneys
may then act fine. This famous salts
is made from the acid of grapes and
lemon Juice, combined with lithia, and
has been used for years to help clean
and stimulate clogged kidneys; also to
neutralize the acids in the system so
they are no longer a source of irrita-
ton, thus often relieving bladder weak
ness.
Jad Salts in Inexpensive; can not in
jure; makes a delightful effervescent
lithia-water drink which everyone should
take now and then to help keep their
kidneys clean and active. Try this; also
keep UP the water drinking, and no
doubt you will wonder what became of
your kidney trouble and backache. By
all means have your physician examine
your kidneys at least twice year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-27
STOP CATARRH! OPEN
N0STRlLS AND HEAD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Relieves Head Colds at Once.

If your nostrils are clogged and your
head is stuffed and you can't breathe
freely'because of cold or catarrh, just
get small bottle of Ely's Cream Balm
at any drug store, Apply little of
this fragrant, antiseptic cream into
your nostrils and let it penetrate
through every air passage of your
head, soothing and healing the in
famed, swollensmueous membrane and
you get instant relief.
All! How good it feels. Your nos
trils are open, your head is clear, no
more hawking, snufiing, blowing;. no
more headache, dryness or, struggling
for breath. Ely's Cream Balm is Just
what sufferers from head colds ard
catarrh need It's delight.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1924-02-27
CAROLINA PEACH MEN
TO MEET MARCH 5TH

ATLANTA, Ga, February 81
Members of the South Carolina
Peach Growers Association will
meet March 5, at Columbia, S. c.,
to discuss various phases of the
peach growing industry in the state,
according to announcement receiv-
ed here.
A new contract, recently drawn
up by the committee on contracts
and bylaws, will be submitted to
the growers at the meeting which
is expected to have an important
bearing on the peach growing in
dustry of the state, the announce
ment said.
A number of speakers are scheG-
uled to address the meeting on
subjects of interest to members Of
the association, it was stated.