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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
CAR SHORTAGE MAY SWELL
NEGRO EMPLOYMENT
columbian Press RureanN

Washington.-One Of the LARGEST
steel makers in the Youngstown,
Ohio, district has notified its Gus
toners that a car shortage is becom-
ing apparent, which is likely to spread
to other steel making centers. This
prediction has been partially con-
hrmed By the fact that the Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad Company has or
dered 100 caboose bodies. This BOOM
n the iron and steel industry, which i
the first Of its kind since the war
boom, is expected TO take up large
portion Of the overflow Of Negro
steel hands in the Pittsburgh. Pa,
Middletown, Ohio, and other districts
where Negro labor has made a partic-
ularly commendable record in the iron
and steel plants, and where, during the
past quarter year, there have been en-
forced "layoffs' of both white and
colored iron and steel workers
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
SEPTEMBER crisis" LTNKO
AUTHORIZATION WITH
RACE PREJUDICE

(The y. 4. a. {. P. Press Service,
An editorial in the "Crisis" for sen-
TENDER, commenting on the "evoIption
trial. in Dayton. Tennessee, assert.
that it was evidence of the ignorarc.
of Nordic America, the same ipnor.
ance which brings about oppression
Of the Negro.
The folk who leave white Tennes.
see in blank and ridiculous Ignorance
Of what science has taught the world
since 1882" asserts the editorial oar.
the same ones who would leave bIact
Tennessee and black America With
just as little education as is cors;s
tent with fairly efficient labor and re,
sonable contentment; who fave ove-
the 18th Amendment and are du1,h
over the 18th; who permit lvnchirr
and make bastardy legal i'll order "
render their race pure. IT y suob
folk who, when in sudden darkness.
they descry the awful faces Of "A.
Fanatic, the Fury and the Fool trv
to hide the vision with gales Of laugh
ter.
But Dayton, Tennessee, " no
laughing matter. 1t is menace and
warning. 1t is challenge ~ Reli-
gion, Science and Democracy.
The September "Crisis" also Con-
tains vigorous attack upon General
Billiards. SANDER Of the American W.
gro soldier, in which the Armv's
Anti-Negro conspiracy is outlined
Up North" an essay by IA Mulat-
to-; Negro History, Harvard Stvle"
by Augustus Granville Dill; and illus
trations, poems, and other ESSAYS.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
COOPERATION IN KENTUCKY
YIELDS COLoRED HOSPITAL
lcolumbian Press Bureaul

Washington-Interracial cooperation
ii The Blue Grass States i yielding
splendid returns, and aside from the
recent slight Of Democratic Governor
Fields, who refused to address the K.
Of 2. Convention, the Kentucky col
ored people, in cooperation with pub
lic-spirited whites, are receiving their
lust dues IN the States civic advance
ment According to authentic reports
colored hospital is soon to be erect
I'd IN Louisville, where race physicians
and nurses will Be given the chance
to practice their professions. Mrs. Al
yin L. Hert, Chairman Of the
Republican National Committee, and
Senators Fred M. Sackett and Richard
p. Ernst are said to be deeply inter
ested in giving the colored people OF
Louisville fine institution Of heal
ing, and it is believed that earnest
and sincere citizens throughout the
city will pull together in this laudable
project.
Republican leaders of both races
have been working together in close
formation in making the city an ideal
place to live in, and this new project
caps the climax Of welfare work in be-
half Of the race. The local Urban
League, under the direction of the
efficient j. NJ Raglan, Attorney-at-
Law, is deserving Of much credit for
building up a strong bond Of under
standing between the races; and the
feeling Of equanimity which prevails
at Louisville can be traced all over
the State The exact fund which is
to be allotted to the. contemplated
hospital has not been ascertained, but
the building will be modernly equipped
and will take its place on the city
staff Of regularly chartered institu-
tons.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22

the engine end Of the Jim Crow car,
great pains being taken least we
come in contact with the white folks
This particular coach was mixed"
smoker That is to say, It was for
colored ladies, gentlemen, and children
but it was a smoker right on. The
non-smoker car was for whites only.
The conductor ambitiously audited his
accounts in the Jim Crow coach, and,
of course, no one dared to trespass
the sacred seat Of the Captain" An
Industrious colored porter seemed to
be performing a myriad Of duties He
was first assistant to the Captain" as
well as the brakeman. Now and then
he gave the engineer a signal at the
conductors bidding. He kept the Jim
Grow coach clean; and when the white
coach behind developed hot box, he
seemed to be the only expert present
who was versed in packing boxes and
greasing the cups. For these duties, !
learned he received the princely sum
of ffty-fve bucks per month, with
occasional tips.
So far as we could see, the colored
passengers matched the whites in in
telligence, conduct and general appear
ance. Now and then brothers in over
alls boarded the Jim Crow coach, in
greater number than the whites o.
casiona1ly, a white passenger would en-
ter the coach, and upon seeing its con-
tent would hasten to find his equals 7"
The ride was genuinely depressing.
but not without some inspiration; for
Just before we crossed the river into
Ohio, a brother looked up and said
Don't you know, mister, l don't think
this Jim Grow business is going to last
much longer"
The people are getting tired Of It,
and the companies don't like it. would
not be surprised if some day it's brok-
en- up"
And we breathed a sigh Of relief as
we changed trains to just a plain,
ordinary, B. & D. day coach, mixed,
and without the sullen looks Of suspi-
cions we had observed on board the
Dixie1and Special.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
RELIGION-CRAZED MAN KILLS
WITH BARE HANDS
Aged Brother and Sister Dashed to
Floor, Skulls Crushed
preston News service)


Charleston, Miss, Aug. 2l.-Jacob
McMullen, IS years old, farmer, was
killed near here and Mrs. Mamie
Long, his 70-year-old widowed sister,
is dying Of injuries received when they
were crushed and flung to the floor
Tuesday afternoon by a man crazed
over religion. The man, Sydney
Towns, was shot by the slain mans
72-year-old brother, l. N. McMullen,
and is not expected to live.
Towns, whose home is near the Nc
Mullen place, had been acting strange
ly for several weeks. Tuesday morn
ing he began beating his wife, Matte
Towns. Robert Simmons, a white man,
and John Hollis, heard her screams
and came to her assistance.
Towns then dashed away from his
cabin and made straight for the Nc
Mullen home.
Selling Mr.. McMullen around the
waist Towns lifted him high in the air
and then dashed him to the floor,
crushing his skull. Mrs. Long, seated
beside her brother, was struggling
from her chair when the crazed man
seized and dashed her to the floor,
crashing in her skull.
Simmons and Hollis, who had been
pursuing Towns arrived. Neither
were armed. They threw themselves
upon the murderer, but bis strength
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22

According to Count Antonio Cippico,
an Italian Fascist, Fair France is now
dreaming Of supremacy in Nothern
Africa similar to Germany's pre-war
dreams. The Count asserts that it is
now the French policy to exert op-
preston in Tunisia, Algeria and No
rocco, in order TO consummate a
gigantic program Of continental and
eastern expansion. In this contem-
plation, the weaker wing Of French
serfdom must bend to the group OF
selfish projectionists who would ele-
waite the strong upon the backs Of the
weak. There must Be much virtue
both commercially and economically,
in Africa, SO intense are the efforts Of
nations to exploit her resources. King
Leopold, Of Belgium, had his day in
Africa, and paid his toll. Great Brit
ain has tenaciously chung to her
African holdings with 9o-year leases
and other instrumentalities which per-
NIT self aggrandizement
And now comes France, according
to Cippico, with eager hands of inva-
sion of the moral rights Of a peaceful
people, who have paid their respects
to France in past years BY sending
"shock" troops to line the battle
trenches in defense or offense Of
France.
Of course, It does not take Ban
croft or a Mussey to foretell the fail
ure Of such selfish aims. The period
of international prescriptions is about
at its end. This truth is realized the
world over, even to Dixieland and
France, if it is really seeking SUI
premacy based upon conquest, phys
ical or economic, is wasting her use
fitness upon a desert which is strewn
with the bleaching bones Of van
pushed conquest seekers.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
OLd-Tinne Shoes

Henry VIII suffered from govt and.
judging By their footwear, so did most
Of his subjects. shoes became Of such
extraordinary width that, owingto the
fact that England Is an island and
space limited, law was passed for
bidding any one to wear shoes wider
than six inches across the toe. Eliza
bethan boots were the most ornate.
Worked in gold and silver, they cost
at least $50 pair. In 1888 the pres
ent type Of shoe was evolved, and In
1868 buckles came into fashion; but
1t was not until the Nineteenth century
that shoes were made specially to ft
the right and left foot.-From T. P.S
and Cassell's Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22

Our boss says "too many young
Negroes do not value sufficiently the
importance of laying a good foundation
upon which to build their future" to
which we would add "AmenP The
call Of gold and the lure Of the social
world are yearly taking heavy toll
from the academic class rooms, where
youths in their ''teens" should be alb
sorbing English, Algebra, History and
kindred subjects or useful training in
preparedness. There are two distinct
elements involved in the academic
courses which youth should greedily
endeavor to grasp. CD The funda-
mentals of educational necessities and
(2) brain exercise. The former adj
mits youth to refined contacts, and the
latter gives him poise and reasoning
capacity when dealing with lfe's later
problems.
Too often does youth argue that
Physics and Geometry will not add to
his prestige as a butcher, baker or can
dlestick maker. Yet, actual expert
ence proves that the youth trained in
academic lines is superiority efficient
over his contra-type, regardless Of the
occupations each may be pursuing.
And the brain exercise which comes
from concentration in preliminary and
high school courses fits youth for
stern battles with the great things
Of life, In this day and time there is
no excuse for youths early abandon
ment Of the academic class room,
where he may avail himself Of educa-
tons essentials. There are countless
night and day high schools; and last
but not least there are schools of cor
respondence from which fair knowl-
edge of academic courses may be
gained.
Negro youth, each day nearing a
strenuous life Of double competition,
within and without the race, owe
special duty to themselves and their
racial seniors to ground themselve.
in the virtues Of academic studies.
State and public are working hand
in hand in supplying funds and equip
ment for this training; and whether
leaning towards the trades, industries
or minor gainful employment, youth
should, for his and her sake, drink
deeply Of the spring Of knowledge.
Particularly, youth should make sure
that he has drained the public school
courses up to the gates Of the uni
versity.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
BUSY WITH TRANSPORTATION

M. T. Bailey, chairman Of the
transportation Committee Of Fl. Dear
born Lodge No. IA and the 1925
Marching Club, "On To Richmond
Trip" with the assistance Of H. B.
Williams, Edgar L. Walker, Geo. B.
Gray, J. G. Martin, E. R. and Jas. M.
Brooks, pres, have arranged fine
equipments for the delegation from
the west to travel to the grand lodge
session at Richmond, Va, Aug. %.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22

white press which still advocates arson
and rioting.
We delight in paying homage to
great men, both past and present, and
Of whatever hue their complexion
might Be; but Editor Ryan IS right in
his portrayal Of the departed John
Temple Graves, whose soul, we pray,
is resting in peace, but whose contri-
buttons to one hundred per cent
Americanism were nullifed by his
conduct towards the dark tenth part
of Americas population
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
Ancient Use of Cooper

Copper and copper-aIloy objects are
found in the prehistoric remains Of
Egypt, dating back to the fourth dy.
nasty, $500 to 470O B. @. It was
found in Asia Minor dating probably
to 5000 b. c., and I'm China to about
$500 B. @. The remains of the My.
cenean. Phenician, Babylonian and
Assyrian civilizations (116O to 800
b. CD have yielded a variety Of cop
per and bronze objects.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
HENRY FORD STORES FOR
EMPLOYEES ONLY
Columbian Press Bureau

Detroit.-Negro employees of the
Ford Motor Company are reaping full
savings in the purchase of meats, gro
ceries, drugs and shoes on sale in the
Ford Stores and available only to en-
ployees and members Of their families.
The reductions in prices under the
Ford Stores plan became 50 noticeable
recently that it became necessary to
exclude the general public in order to
safeguard Ford workers, whose en-
ployer buys IN such bulk as to effect
marked savings.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22

was more than match for the two.
AT this moment l. M. McCullen,
aged brother Of the murdered man,
came into the house, seized a shotgun
and fred it into the face Of the crazed
man.
Neighbors say the murderer had
been regarded as a peaceful man. Sew
eral weeks ago he became demented
over religion and could talk nothing
else
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
LEAVE FOR HOMES

Mrs. Mary A. Parker, Of Washing
ton, p. G., and Mrs. Prudence Penn.
Of Philadelphia, Pa, left for their re-
spective homes after spending three
weeks in the city and state visiting
the Households Of Ruth in the IIli-
nois jurisdiction. They were both
highly entertained while here and
were given several useful gifts for
their work.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22

Our old newspaper colleague, Editor
Ryan, of Ryan's Weekly, Tacoma,
Washington, was kind enough to re-
fresh our recollection Of the Atlanta,
Ca, riots and flowing blood Of Atlanta
streets when hundreds Of innocent Ne
groes were wantonly slain. Editor
Ryan says: IAN investigation was
started by the Atlanta Chamber of
Commerce and the best white people
of the South rushed to Atlanta. The
church took an equally prominent
part John Temple Graves teeming
with hate, was asked to leave Atlanta.
Negroes were asked by the Chamber
of Commerce to tell their side Of the
story and tale unfo1ded that put the
Belgian Congo atrocities to shame"
Exit John Temple Graves, ma
tionally mourned hero Of the white
press and wielder Of a pen Of bold and
conquest, bestirring racial hatred and
condoning crime. Such literary ex-
pioits as Mr.. Graves performed were
sadly overloaded BY his prolonged
fermentation Of trouble between the
races in Atlanta. Thus It is, that the
evil some men do is written in the sands
Of forgetfulness and washed away,
while their mobile" deeds are made
the play tops Of typesetters and limo
type experts Of that sector Of the great
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
MISS JOHNSON IN CITY

Miss Rhoda M. Johnson, Of Quincy,
ILL.,, and teacher in the public school
of Kansas City, Kans., is in the city
in attendance Of the grand lodge ses-
sion Of S. NJ. T. While here, she Is
the house guest Of Mrs. Lou Ella
Young, ala Calumet avenue.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
VISITING IN THE EAST

Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Emery, 1858 M
Wells street, left the city on Aug 18th
on trip TO Niagara Falls and Buffalo.
N. ", to spend some time visiting
with friends. Returning, the Emerys
viii stop for some time at Dowagiac,
Mich, with friends.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
WITH WESTERN DELEGATION

Senator Adelbert H. Roberts well
known orator and member az FL
Dearborn Lodge No. AZ, is a member
of very large delegation from The
West which will attend the grand
lodge session at Richmond, va, Aug.
23rd to goth.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
MOTOR TO MICHIGAN

Members and friends of Crystal
Radio Social Club, of which l.. F.
Emery is president, enjoyed a very
pleasant motor trip to Eagle Lake,
Mich, and returned on Aug. 9Th.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
MOTORING TO RICHMOND

Gentlemen Harvey A. Watkins,
VIM. J. Morsell, Chas. B. Travis, Jas.
M. Brooks and several other auto
mobile parties are touring to Rich
mond, Va, during the week to attend
the meeting Of the Elks.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22

Believe it or not, last week we spent
a delightful" six-hour period riding
a Jim Crow car just behind the engine
Of Dixieland Special. We traversed
the Mississippi border through Tom
Lees district. We were a bit uneasy
from the time the conductor said:
''Whar you goin', boy7" to the time
we alighted at Princeton, Ky, and
found the "colored" waiting room. We
had not tried to purchase Pullman
seats because a porter told Us the con
ductor told him that the Company had
ordered that no such accommodations
should be sold to colored passengers.
furthermore, colored woman who
had recently eased through on Pull
man from Chicago had been handled
very roughly just a few weeks prior to
our pleasure" trip.
Anyhow, on boarding the DixieIand
Special we w9sre cautiously guided to
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
READY FOR RICHMOND

The Fl. Dearborn Lodge No. A
Special train to the grand lodge ses-
sion of Elks to be held at Richmond
Va, Aug. 23rd to 10Th, will leave the
city on Saturday evening, Aug. END
at II o'clock.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
MRS. JACKSON OUT AGAIN

Mrs. Eliza Jackson, state grand
queen Of Illinois Of A. u. K. & D. of
A., is able to Be out again after being
quite III while in Indianapolis, Ind,
and since returning to the city from
the grand session Of A. U. K. & D.
of A.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
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voI Xxx No 49
Chicago, August p, 1925
Entered as Second Class Matter, Aug.
lo, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago,
Ill. Under Act of March s. 1879.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22

OF the Ku Klux Klan parade in
Washington, the Chicago Tribune
says: "Pickaninnies and their mann
mics ran hilariously up and down the
Washington sidewalks, looking at
the parade"
We opine that there were also pres
ent some mulattoes and their white
daddies, the latter OF whom, however,
were yelled by secrecy.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22
coLoRFUL NEWS MOVIES"
By the Cameraman

By the Cameraman
preston News Service)
l. Academic Education.
2. On Board Dixieland's Special
8. An Italian Protest.
4. John Temple Graves, Deceased.
S. Colorgrams.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22

Tips from Southern city: Fine
public library; splendid churches with
emblazoned welcome Strang err
signs; magnificent edifces; we'll
equipped hospital. But a brother with
appendicitis must be carried $50 miles
away to the nearest Negro hospital
or have the job done at home.
With Governor Smith and Mayor
Hylan Of New York at each others
throats, what will Fred Morton and
his machine do?
Ye Godsl The little white girl who
was outraged last week at Silver
Spring, Md, has discovered that the
"burly Negro" who assailed her is an
Anglo Saxon gentleman.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22

Entered as Second Class Matter, Aug.
lo, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago.
Ill. Under Act of March s, 1879.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-08-22

Wi Xxx No. 49
Chicago, August p, 1925
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30
COMAL COUNTY

S8oa acres. 80 miles northeast OF San
Antonio. rs acres in cultivation, 100
acres more that could be farmed;
five-room house, two barns, dipping vat.
garage and other buildings, two good
wells. enough good timber on tract to
pay for II. Located on the new loop
highway; lots of deer and turkey; price
SIS per acre, will trade for San Antonio
property. Mr.. Burnette, Crockett 496.
with Reaua & Hlldebrand.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30

Az INDIANA-Modern five rooms and,
sleeping porch. Ring or. $3.50. REL
SIX-ROOM cottage, garage, servant room.
near schools 5i7 Stieren. Enquire si1
Garden. TT. 46l4.
FOR REST-Four-room cottage with
bath and garage, modern. 1910 East
Houston st. $50.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-08-30

1891.
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he surface with g
pplled. Earl Ran
and paperhanging.
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FINANCIAL
Business Opportunities
Crockett 1545

Business Opportunities 81
COMPLETE butcher shop equipment;
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ply 5zS Light
FOR sALE-Flxtures for a small bakery
shop, you can move right in. cheap. Box
52s Light.
FURNITURE business for sale, situated
I'm San Antonio; sell complete, including
stock, accounts, trucks, etc. TT. so31-W.
OR. 1913.
MUST be sold as party cannot attend
to the business, a nice business consist
ing of Restaurant business. soft drinks
on car line, plenty automobile traffic.
Just outside city limits, cash price 5000.
See Landa, at $50 College st.
GROCERY sTOREs-several with living
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FENNELL DIBRELL, TEXAS LAND.
so BRADY BLDG. TRAVIS 1l40.
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town at once. Take car or cash. TT.
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