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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-11-15
zoe. Recoups lez2 Losses

The administration has recouped
many Of the losses sustained in the
1922 congressional election in the
Coolidge landslide, it was pointed out
In Connecticut the table shows one
seat lost two years ago was regained
A gain of one in Delaware, formerly
represented by Democrat is record
ed, while Illinois returns thus far
shows a gain Of 2, with three seats
lost in 1922 in Indiana recouped for
the administration forces.
The Republicans lost one seat in
Maryland, however, with no change in
Massachusetts, where three Demo-
Gratis will hold on to their congress
sional seats. Missouri records a gain
of one Republican, Nevada one. New
Hampshire a gain of one.
Claim 4 in New Jersey
New Jersey results lead to claim
of four additional representatives for
the Republican "old guard"
Perhaps the biggest gain hoped for
BY the Republicans is in Pennsyl-
vania, where six seats in the House
lost in 1922 have been recaptured,
while Ohio discloses a net COP. gain
Of two congressman.
Oregon adds one to the administra-
ton list in M. z. Crumpacker, a son
Of the late Representative Crumpack-
er, who served for many years from
Indiana.
In New York State officials at Re-
publican national headquarters see
twenty-one out Of forty-three Repub-
lican House members with one or two
still in doubt.
Twenty are claimed ont Of Illinois,
twenty-seven representatives with a
possibility Of twenty-five, Including
one or two doubtful contests, one Of
which involves the Rainey-Shaw race.
West Virginia, home state of the
defeated Democratic candidate, with
John w. Davis, is credited BY the Re
publicans with having increased its
House reliance from two seats to FIVE
out Of total representation Of six.
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those in which he made a poor show
ing.
Resenting charges and insinuations
that Tammany traded Davis for AL
Smith in New York on election day,
the leaders here point out that the La
Toilette vote accounts fully for the
discrepancy in the national and state
ticket votes. They compare the vote
in the east to that in the McAdoo
states as proof that if there was
Democratic treachery it was not in
New York,
Hon. John w. Davis and his bunch
of roughnecks trimmed Mr.. McAdoo
to a dead standstiIl at the Democratic
National Convention held in New
York City during the past summer and
Col McAdoo trimmed Messrs. Davis
and Bryan at the election in Novem-
ber-Editor
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-11-15
HON. ALBERT B. GEORGE WILL
BE RENDERED "A BANQUET
AT THE APPoMATToX CLUB
BY THE COOK COUNTY BAR
ASSOCIATION

Friday evening, November 2l, At
torney c. J. Waring, president of the
Cook County Bar Association and its
members win give banquet at the
Appomattox Club, 3652 Grand boule-
ward, in honor Of Hon. Albert B.
George, newly elected judge of the
Municipal Court Of Chicago.
On that happy, history-making oc-
casion, the Cook County Bar Asso-
citation will present Mr.. George with
a beautiful floral design.
Hon Harry Olson, the Hon. Chief
Justice Of the Municipal Court Of
Chicago, and the other newly elected
Municipal Court judges. running on
the same ticket with Mr.. George, will
be the special guests Of honor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-11-15
CLERGY JOINS IN FIGHT ON A
COLoRED TENANT

Washington, ID. CA mass meet
ing Of white property owners in the
lexington and Bloomingdale sections
was held Wednesday night at 8 O'Clock
in ST. Martins Parish hall, North
Capitol and T streets. to raise funds
to fight il court the right OF 4 Ne
gro to tenant home at 60 r street,
northwest
Pastors of five churches, one Cath
olic and four Protestant, addressed the
meeting, as well as officers Of the
lexington and Bloomingdale Citizens
association.
II Is said the property was sold
with the understanding the new ten
ants would be white.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-11-15
HON. MARTIN B. MADDEN ENTERS
THE RACE FOR SPEAKER OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AND HE LOOKS LIKE A LIVE
WINNER TO HIS ARMY OF WARM
FRIENDS AND SUPPORTERS.
HON. GEORGE 7. KERSEY, DEFEAT
ED FOR REELECTION TO THE
LEGISLATURE FROM THE THIRD
SENATORIAL DISTRICT OF ILL
NOIS.

No one residing in any part Of the
United States can recall the time
when the Republican party complete
~ routed the Democratic party, as it
did at the late Presidential election.
The victory was 50 great that in some
Of the states they are still engaged in
counting the votes. The majorities
rolled up in some Of the states for
President Coolidge are simply as
founding; for example, New York
state rolled up more than one million
majority for him, many Of the other
states gave him from three hundred
and fifty thousand to seven hundred
thousand and his vast majority over
Hon. John W. Davis in all parts Of
the country will reach almost twenty
million majority.
The election returns simply indi-
Gates that the great bulk Of the Amer
ican people had implicit confidence in
the honesty and straightforwardness
on the part Of President Coolidge, the
little silent commander in chief Of the
American people, and that they want
ed nothing to do with wild-eyed and
lOng-haired statesmen in any manner
shape or form.
With the ushering in Of the admin
istration Of President Coolidge on
March 4, 1925, the whole country viii
enter upon long reign Of prosperity
and peace, which will cause this fair
land to make mighty strides forward
and become the rightful leader Of all
Of the great nations on the face Of
the earth.
Still being within the shadows Of
the greatest political upheaval that has
ever occurred in this country, the col
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-11-15

ored people should greatly rejoice and
feel exceedingly glad that they unit
edly joined hands and almost solidly
marched under the victorious banner
of the Republican party and for four
years more with the aid Of the colored
voters, this government will not fall
into the hands Of the Negotiating
element who are now in the saddle
throughout the Southern States. In
this connection it is pleasing to state
that Hon. Martin B. Madden has
finally made up his mind to enter the
race for Speaker Of the House Of Rep
resentatives and he should win out in
that contest Tor in every way he IS
well fitted to discharge all the duties
of that high, important and respon-
sible position and if elected Speaker
Of the House, at all times he would
be on hand to assist to uphold the
hands Of President Coolidge.
More power to Hon. Martin B.
Madden. May his tribe continue to
increase in the halls Of Congress and
throughout this great nation.
In conclusion it is very much re-
GREETED that Hon. George T. Kersey
fell On the outside Of the breast works
in his race for reelection to the Legis-
lature from the Third Senatorial Dis
trict Of Illinois. 1t is freely contended
that some of the friends and workers
for Mr.. Kersey traded him off and
sold him out for money on the day Of
election and the chances are that he
viii demand recount Of all the bal
lots cast in the Third Senatorial Dis
trict and that some parties may land
in the jail house before he is through
with them.
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showed her a license and stated that
ne had secured a minister to perform
the ceremony. The time arrived and
the supposed ceremony took place.
Robertson refused to divulge the
name Of the minister who performed
the ceremony, but the pair passed
through the usual honeymoon and
started housekeeping.
II was some weeks later. when
Robertson began taking stock Of her
belongings that the friction which
ended in her appeal to the police de-
partment began.
$3.50 Pocket Money
Insisting that she draw from her
bank account money. Robertson per-
suaded Mrs. King to secure $3.50
which he was to use as pocket money.
When this amount was gone he asked
for more, and here is where the
trouble began. But the straw thar
broke the camers back and exposed
the fake set up BY Robertson, was
when he took s45 coat, belonging
u his "wife" and put 1t in pawn.
she then appealed to the police and
had him arrested. An investigation
which followed brought out the fact
that although they had enjoyed their
she was not Mrs Thomas
Robertson at all but just the same
Mrs. Anna King.
Robertson was held under $1,000
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-11-15
JACK JOHNSON FORFEITS SIS
BOND FOR SPEEDING

The SIS bond deposited BY Jack
Johnson, coIored. former heavyweight
champion Of the world, was declared
forfeited Wednesday when he failed
to appear before Justice Frank "A. Nc
Kee in Oak Park to answer to a
charge Of speeding. Col. Johnson was
arrested week ago. driving his car
at thirty-hve miles an hour IN Oak
Park.
Col. Johnson should be muzzled Mt
once before he has chance to run
over as many old men. women and
children as he did when he resided in
this city prior to his running away
from Chicago in 1913.
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MTs- Kiag &c g R0beEtloa
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-11-15
Ecnoes and Reechoes of the Late Presidential Election
PRESIDENT Calvin Coolidge Secured Three Hundred and
Eighty o Votes the Electoral College and Possibly More
Was Hog Killing Time for the Grand Old Party.
Crime And Scandal
In Newspapers

1t is impossible not to do lot Of
thinking if you are reader Of the
Negro newspapers Of the country,
some Of which have grown to be large
and influential in the same way that
most Of the newspapers published BY
other race groups have; that is, BY
pandering to the lowest animal Of the
largest number in given locality
rather than to the highest; BY measur-
ing success BY the receipts in the
business department rather than BY
good moral results from the teaching
Of the editorial department, the two
departments often working together
for financial showing, however much
public opinion may be corrupted. This
is the sort Of greed that would skin
a flea for its tallow and spend the
proceeds in luxurious and riotous liv-
ing, corrupting the public morality by
the horrible example Of such reckless
use Of making and spending money.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-11-15
THE SEVENTH ANNUAL SUB
ScRIPTIoN TEA" GIVEN BY
THE CORNELL CHARITY
CLUB

Thursday evening, November 70,
from 2 to =, the seventh annual
Subscription Tea" will be given by
the Cornell Charity Club at the beau
tiful home Of Mrs. G. M. Smith, 1872
VIncennes ave, at which time an ex-
cellent program will Be rendered.
Mrs. N. Violet Cunningham, presi-
dent; Mrs. Maud TowIes, chairman;
Mrs. Alice Coachman. secretary.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-11-15

bail for the action Of the Criminal
Court.
Ladies, we earnestly admonish each
and every one Of you to refrain from
marrying the first good looking tramp
who should happen to cross your
pathway of love-Editor.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-11-15
KNITTED DAVIS, DEM
OCRAT CHARGE IN EAST
Nominee Won Bare 10 Per Cent of
Western Votes

New York.-The final count of
votes cast last Tuesday gives the
Democratic party barely 10 per cent
of the total in some states and proves
that in large districts west of the
Mississippi there is almost no party
left. It shows, too, that John w.
Davis vote was smallest in those
western states where William G. Nc
Adoo is strongest.
The cleavage of the party into hos
tile groups in its national convention
here last June was maintained at the
polls, leaders declare. There are three
OF these sectional groups-the solid
south, the conservative east and the
progressive west.
Says McAdoo Swings Knife
In practically all McAdoo states in
the west, Davis ran second to La Fol-
lette. In some instances the Demo
cratic party appears barely to have
retained its place on the ballot by
polling the required 10 per cent Of the
total vote. Leaders here charge open
~ that the McAdoo machine, which
voted for him through more than 100
ballots in the national convention de-
liberately knitted Davis.
The bitterness engendered in the
national convention has been in
creased By the results Of the election.
Eastern chiefs are charging not only
that McAdoo did nothing himself to
help the ticket. but that his field
agents in ali states cast their inau-
ence for Ia Toilette and deserted
their own ticket
Point to McAdoo States
All through the McAdoo states the
Republican vote held approximately
the same proportion As in other states,
but the Davis vote was relatively
smaller than In other states, even in
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-11-15

The newspapers are the most inhu-
ential educators in the race and ma
tionaI life Editors have more di-
rect appeal to the masses than the
preachers, and are having more in
fiuence in shaping the morality OF the
nation Our newspaper are following
the policy Of the white newspaper of
magnifying crime and scandal for rev
enue only at the expense Of the morals
of their readers. We are fed up on
columns Of crimes Of violence, sex
ology and intemperance, when most of
II should be dismissed with a para
graph or left entirely with the police
and the courts.
We believe in rhagnifying all that is
highest and best and in minimizing all
that is lowest and vilest in human life.
World.
Will Brother Abbott please stand
up and do some tall praying right
now?
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1924-11-15
LovELoRN WIDOW FALLS
FOR A ScHEMING ROGUE


Baltimore, Md.-Thomas Robertson
almost got away with a slick plan to
fleece an unsuspecting widow, Mrs.
Anna King. out Of her money and
failed only because his marriage to her
was found to be fake. He had already
succeeded IA spending $500 Of her life
earnings when the discovery was
made.
The alleged marriage was per
formed several months ago by man
whom Mrs. King said she thought
was minister, but who, Robertson
admitted, was friend he hired to
tie the knot.
A Past Worker
Robertson played his beat game"
in real movie fashion. He learned
that Mrs. King. was widow AZ years
old with a fat bank account, where
upon he began to WOO her ardently
Love letters, presents. gay nights out
and other diversions helped Roberts
son in his plans until the loveiorn
Mrs. King decided to accept the dap
per young suitor.
Another factor in his favor was that
he was young and handsome, around
70 years Of age.
Fakes Ceremony
Mrs King said that Robertson
New Britain herald., 1924-03-20
CANNOT SECURE JURY
More Than 100 Men Have Been Ex- cuscd Prom Serving on Panel That is to Try McCray.

Indianapolis, March 2o--Impatlcnce over inability to make any apprcci- able progress toward sCIcCtion of a jury was manifest at the opening of the fourth day Of the trial of Gov ernor McCray on charges of cmbczzlc- ment in criminal court today. or :he two hundred talcsmcn originally drawn for the jury, more than l0U have been exhausted. SiNty-thrce have been examined and many others excused on account of sickness or oth- CT disqualiiications.
 Statements by score or more Of the prospective jurors that they held fixed opinions as to he guilt or nlno- ccnSe of the defendant and therefore were not qualified for service, drew a sharp rcprimand from Judge Cham bcrlain. who declared that if the men were honest in their assertions h" could not See why 1t was not possible 70 set aside prejudice and hear the case on evidence and the law.
 Dcspit" efforts to speed up the jury selection. attorneys on both sides agree it will probably bc several days bctforc the work is completed. Of the t3 men in the box today they said only about five will be retained
New Britain herald., 1924-03-20
China Ignores Russians
 Three Day Ultimatum

E! tlo Associated Press,
 Moscow. March 20.--No reply has hten received to the three day "ulti- matum" 10 the Chinese government. delivered by NJ. Karakhan. soviet negotiator in Picking, on Monday, on the question Of ratification of the agreement for resumption of relations between China and Russia signed in Picking. Russian official circles here declare that conduct Of the Chinese government in failing to ratify the agreement holds out possibilities Of the most serious consequences the re- sponsiblity for which the Russians place upon China.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-20
COTTON ESTIMATES
 FOR YEAR OF 1923
Total Crop Was 9,762,069 Bales,
 Government Reports

Washington. March 20.--The total cotton crop was 10.12S,47S equiv alcnt 500-pound bales exclusive of linters, last year, as shown today. by the census bureaus final ginning re- port of the season.
 That includes 15.204 bales ginners estimated would be turned out after the March canvass.
 A crop of 10,0S1.0 .000 bales was estimated last December by the de- partmont Of agriculture. Last years crop was 9,762,063 bales. Louisiana 3G7.65S. Mississippi 602,SOS, Missouri 120.449. North Carolina 1.017,325, Oklahoma 655.356, South Carolina 7G9,4lG. Tennessee 226.622, Texas 4.339.940, Virginia 50,250, all other states 33.672.
 The 1923 crop in equivalent 50O- pound bales by states. follows:
 Alabama 5S6.512. Arizona 77.504, Arkansas 62G,306, California 54,346, Florida 12.345, Georgia 5S7.969.
 The number of running bales was l0.159,49S, including 242.177 round bales counted as half bales: 22, ,426 bales of Egyptian and 7S5 bales of Sea Island, compared with 9.729.306 running bales, includ- ing 172.lS2 round bales. S2,S24 of American Egyptian 5,125 of Sea Island in the t922 crop.
 The average gross weight of bale for the crop was 49S5 pounds. con- pared iwth 501.1 for the 1929.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-20
DOLLS TOR UNEMPLOYED.

Warsaw, March 20.--The Polish diet today passed q bill appropriating funds 10 provide weekly dolcs for the Unemployed, whose situation is bee coming more difficult and their mum. Der increasing.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-20
REGISTRATIONS FOR
 APRIL 1 ARE READY
Being Issued at Capitol and at
 Four Branch Offices

Hartford, March 2o.--Announcc- ment was made at the state motor ve- hicle department today that motor ve- hicle registration certificates as of April are now being issued at the main office in the Capitol and at the branch offices in Bridgeport. New Ha- ven, Waterbury a2d New London. The fee for such registration is 75 per cent of the annual charge.
 In order to eliminate as much con- gestion as possible. number plates are being issued to applicants with the registration certificates effective April l. but the department made it plain that any one driving a motor vehicle onS the strength Of such registration prior to the first Of next month will do so at his or her own risk. subject to prosecution, if discovered. for op- erating with illegal registration. Moreover, it was pointed out, while enforcement officers cannot disting- uish the April plates from those issu cd earlier in the year. the automo- blist who uses his car with such plates will be in q serious predica- iHtill III tue event bl dll dCtiutllt- from the standpoint of civil as well as criminal action.
 Under the state law, April is the beginning of the period during which motor vehicles may be registered at reduced rates. From that date own CTS are entitled to a pro rate reduc- ton in the fee for registration calcu- lated to the first day Of the month in which such registration is to take ef- feet" but the minimum fee accepted Is s3.
 While in recent years. since motor vehicles have come to be regarded by many as necessities, rather than merely pleasure vehicles. especially with the greater popularity of closed cars, the number of motor vehicles operated throughout the winter has greatly increased, yet the number Of owners who wait until April 1 to take out their machines. to get the benefit of the reduced rate, is still large. Over a7,000 of the iSG,595 motor vehicles registered in Connecticut last year were registered after March 3i
New Britain herald., 1924-03-20
DENIES HE IS DEAD
77 Year Old Newark Man Bobs Up When Wife Seeks to Have Him Called Dcad-Missing 20 Years.

Newark, IN. J., March 20.--lsaac C. Crane, - years old of Bclleville, who has been declared Illegally dead" on petition Of his wife, Mrs. Margaret Crane, who said she had not seen him for more than 20 years, appeared before Surrogate Harold Sherwood and obtained an order directing Mrs Crane to show cause why the original order should should not be vacated. Surrogate lsherwood's order is re- turnuble next Wednesday.
 Although Crane has lived for the last 20 years within few miles Of his wife. they never met and the aged man did not know he had been declared legally dead, until several weeks ago when Il friend told him of reading it in a newspaper. Crane said he left home after an altcrcation with his wife in which she locked him out.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-20
FRENCH ELECTIONS MAY 1T.

Paris, March 20.--lt was officially announced today that Inc date for the French general elections would be May l.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-20
HOUSE FALLS, t5 DIE

Lisbon, Portugal, March 20.-l'if- teen persons were killed when four story house collapsed today Thirty persons were buried under the ruins.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-20
Argentine Pliers Expect
 To Try World Flight Too

London. March 2o.--Major Pedro Ianni, Argentine military aviator. and his colleagues. while watching with interest the American round the world flight and the British attempt which starts from Southampton next Tuesday. are aIhering' to their plans taking the view that circumnavigation of the globe by air will not be accom- plished until they have had look-in. Major Zanni expects to be able to start before the end of April. but ne has not dvulged his plans in the event thai either the American or British attempt is successful.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-20
Why Stay Fat?
 You Can Reduce

The answer of mos fat people Is that 1t Is too hard too troublesome and too dan gcrou. to force the weight down. Marmola Prescription Tablets overcome all these difficulties. They Hr" absolutely harmless. cntai 10 dieting or exercise, and have the added advantage of rhrapness. A box Is sold at one dollar by all druggists tlle world over or send the price direct 10 the Marmola Co., tG12 Woodward Ave, Detroit, Mich. Now that you know this you have no excuse for being fat but ran reduce steadily and easily without going through Ioug siegc5 of tlresome exercise and starVa- ton diet or fear Of bad effects.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-20
FRANC RISES HlGiIIfI,.

Now York. March 2o.-An over. night advance of ! points today brought the price of the French franc to new high record for the year at 5.l2 cents. Renewed buying Of the currency followed publication of another favorable statement by the bank Of France showing substantial dccrcascs in note circulation and ad- Nanccs to the state.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-20
Judge Directs Accepting
 Bid for Natl. Grain Corp,

Bridgeport March 20. -- In Il memorandum filed today by Judge F.. <, Thomas in Inc United states district court the court directs the acceptance of an offer of Sl00.000 for the assets of the National Grain Corp. bankrupt. The bidder Is not identified. The firm Of wholesale grocrrs failed recently with liabilities of approximately s2,0o,000.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-20
UNDERWOOD BADLY BEATEN.

Atlanta, March 2l. -- W. G. McAdoo's overwhelming victory over oscar W. Underwood for tho Georgia democratic presidential preference. was indicated today when returns from yesterdays primary gave NeAdoo SIS votes of thc 412 that wall comprise the state convention which meets in Atlanta April 23. underwood on the same returns had = convention votes.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-20
Pittsburgher Arrested
 For Not Calling Doctor

Pittsburgh, March 20,--J. G. Me- Gonnelk was under charge of man slaughter today in connection with the death Of his daughter from diph- theria without medical attention. The arrest was ordered by Coroner W. ]. McGrosor after he had received rc- ports that the parents held religious beliefs against calling Il doctor.
New Britain herald., 1924-03-20
TREATY k APPROVED,

The Hague. March 2O.--The first chamber Of the Netherlands states general today approved the treaty concluded f'rb. lS al Washington ex- tending the duration Of the arbitra- ton treaty between Holland and the United States,