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The Washington times., 1925-09-25
WHEN DID IT
HAPPEN?

NTHEN was the Confederate
w Dutch Gap Canal on the
James river, Va, begun?
2-When was the first Roman
Catholic Archbishopric in the U.
S. created?
3-when was Carrier. who ter
rorized Nantes, France, during
the French revolution, guillo-
tined?
4-when did Joseph Grimaldi.
the great English pantomin1ist.
live?
6-When did Henry Hallam
publish GA View of the State of
Europe during the Middle Ages?
Answers to these queries viii be
printed tomorrow.
ANSWERS
To Yesterdays Queries
1-Governor kellogg, of Louis
lana, was deposed by an uprising
of whites, September IS, 1874.
2-The great Gunnison tunnel
, in Colorado was opened eptem-
Der %, 1909.
3-The Bank Of Venice was
established in 1853.
ARNOLD of Brescia was put
to death in 1855.
5-The War of the Chrysan-
themums in Japan occurred In
1885.
The Washington times., 1925-09-25
Literary Feat

DETER OF RIGA, q noted
French churchman Of the
twelfth century, made a summary
of the Bible in $4,000 verses, de
vided into twenty-three sections,
in each of whic hhe eliminated
one letter Of the alphabet.
The broad ax., 1925-09-26
OBITUARY

After prolonged illness which she
bore with Christian fortitude, Mrs.
Lulu Burke passed into the other life
on the 10Th day of September, from
the Provident Hospital where she had
successfully undergone an operation.
The deceased who was just in the
prime of life, 43 years, was a native
Of Mobile, Alabama, and had resided
in Chicago for the last FIVE years.
Mrs. Burke was a woman of sterling
qualities, and her unimpeachable char
acter won for her many friends.
She was member of Bethe, A. NJ.
E. Church, which connection she most
highly priced.
A devoted mother, she is survived
by likewise devoted and affectionate
daughter and son, Hazel F. Burke,
and Alonzo K. Burke, to whom we
tender our deep sympathy and condol-
ence in their hour Of bereavement.
R. /. P.
The broad ax., 1925-09-26
NEGRO HIST RICAL RE-
SEARCH ASSOCIATION DO
ING MUCH FOR RACE CON-
SERIOUSNESS
preston News Service)

Washington, D. C., Sept. 25.-The
celebration of the Tenth Anniversary
Of the Association for the Study Of
Negro Life and History Research
which closed here last week has
brought to light many important facts,
a general knowledge Of which, will
arouse in the race a seriousness fraught
with omens Of a greater future.
The untiring work of DR.. Carter
q Woodson, aided BY group Of for
ward looking men and women Of this
country, in garnering, translating and
putting into Ineligible form facts and
figures for the guidance and informa-
,tion OF present and coming genera
tions cannot but prove beneficial in
developing a sound foundation for a
substantial race consciousness that will
bring the American Negro to sense
of seriousness.
1t developed at the conferences that
Or. Woodson is making a tremendous
financial sacrifice in order that this
important work be accomplished
Prominent race men and women from
All parts Of the country see the inn
portance Of such an array Of genuine
facts as DR.. Woodson is collecting and
have pledged themselves and are ask
ing members Of the race everywhere
to give financial support to this
worthy cause. The Offices OF the as
ISOLATION il located at 1888 Ninth ST.,
N. W., Washington, D. c. The as
sociation publishes quarterly mag
azine, The Journal Of Negro History,
which is chuck full Of worth while
information which all Negroes should
know. Dr. Woodson fills each issue
with historical facts-facts that the
American whites have kept hidden
from us-facts every Negro man,
woman and child should know.
The broad ax., 1925-09-26
CONDEMNS CHILDLESS
WIFE SEEKING ALIMONY

New York.-Justice Selah B. Strong
Of the Supreme Court announced last
Saturday that he did not intend 10
help in any scheme of a childless
woman to force alimony In this day
Of equality Of the sexes, he said, there
was no reason why divorced husbands
should be compelled to contribute to
the support Of wives who had borne
them no children.
Justice Strong said that recently
man who had been impoverished by
the payment of temporary alimony ap-
peaIed To him to compel his wife To
move her case against him for imme-
date trial.
For five years, said Justice Strong.
the husband had been paying alimony
pending trial of his wife's suit for sep
aration and in all that time She had
made 10 effort to press the case.
q do not believe in awarding ali
mony," Justice Strong said, unless
there il good and sufficient reason. nv
Aimsy excuses will avail before me.
In these days Of equal rights there is
no reason why a woman should be
awarded alimony. l except cases
where there are children.
tiff woman tires Of the marriage
bargain or decides She does not love
her husband or cannot stand his treat
ment let her separate from him. There
is no law compelling woman to re-
main in his home.
"Of course, where there are the chill
dren the husband must expect to sup
port them and the law forces him to
do 50. Generally it is the mother Of
children who is the last person to ap-
pear in the divorce court
But | find there are twenty separa-
ton suits started to every divorce.
Women only want alimony. They tire
Of their husbands, get rid of them, but
still hold out their hands for cash.
Imagine the predicament Of man
who is compelled to pay temporary
alimony for five years to woman
who hates him but who will not di-
vorce him! 1t is nothing short of
slavery"
All the poor married men in this
country should stand up as one man
and loudly bless Justice Strong for
the manhood to speak right
out in open court in behalf of the
men folks. He is right, for the lazy
ladies who hate their former husbands
only hang onto them in order to con
tinue to feast on the fat of the land,
on the blood money on which they
shake out Of the pockets Of those
whom they promised to love to the
end And it will not do the lovely
ladies one BIT of harm if they should
happen to be turned out to pasture
and be forced to earn their living
Editor.
The broad ax., 1925-09-26
DARNELL-HALL WEDDING

DR.. James Madison Hall, 44O6 S.
State Street, and his new bride. who
was Miss Nancy Leanora Darnell, will
hold their wedding reception on Satur-
day, October 3, at 1854 Stanford Ave
nue., Detroit, Mich.
Later on they will be at home, 1921
Calumet Avenue, Chicago, III.
The many friends Of the contracting
parties wish them a pleasant voyage
on the sea of matrimony.
The broad ax., 1925-09-26
Yours very truly,
(Signed) J. Y. Lanigan.
General Passenger Agent.
Illinois Central Railroad.
THE MICHIGAN CENTRAL
RAILROAD COMPANY

RAILROAD COMPANY
Passenger Traffic Department
437 La Sale Street Station
Chicago, Sept 8, 1925.
Mr.. Sandy w. Trice,
Chief Usher 18th Street Station,
20 Mr. J. T. Nolan, T. P. & L. a.,
Chicago, Ill.
My Dear Sandy:
The September 5th issue Of The
picture of yourself and also the infor-
nation that you have been honored as
Chairman Of the Transportation Com
mittee, Imperial Council Ancient
Egyptian Arabic Order Mobiles Of the
Mystic Shrine and Daughters Of Isis.
This is indeed just recognition of
your years Of hard work in your or
ganization and I am sure that your
many friends, both in and out of the
railroad profession, will be glad to
learn Of your continued rise to posi-
tions Of importance and honor in your
lodge.
Yours truly,
(Signed) c. G. Clark,
General Passenger Agent.
The broad ax., 1925-09-26
NEGRO PROMOTED
Yours truly,
(Signed) c. G. Clark,
General Passenger Agent.

Washington.-Prof Lafayette nj.
Hershaw, who has been employed in
the General Land Office of the United
State Department Of the Interior for
IS years, has been promoted to the
position OF Assistant Law Examiner
the highest position eyer held by any
colored man in the Land Office.
The broad ax., 1925-09-26
NEGRO SCHOOLS TO STUDY
IN FRENCH THE STORY OF
TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE

Dr. G. R. Simpson has done the
race a great favor in editing for school
purposes Gragnon Lacostee's bog
raphy of Toussaint Louverture, the
Negro soldier, statesman and martyr
Of Haiti. Here we have a valuable
book subscribing a double purpose. 1t
facilitates the study Of foreign Lam
guage by presenting matter Of imme-
date interest to the Negro student.
AT the same time it supplies him with
valuable information about one of the
greatest figures in history regardless
Of his color. This book, then, meets a
long felt need; for what stimulus can
there come to a Negro student Of
French when he reads Of the deeds Of
Louis the, XIV, or to the Negro stu
dent Of history if he is to restrict him
self altogether to the study Of Caesar,
Napoleon and Gladstone?
In this story, however, one will not
find propaganda. 1t is merely the mar
rative Of the unusual deeds Of an ex-
ceptional man. With little opportun-
ity for development, the hero of the
story made himself a leader Of men.
Against tremendous odds he hurled
his i'll equipped soldiers at the military
force Of France, representing the
proudest blood Of Europe. He humi1i-
atingly defeated these Frenchmen, and
laid the foundation Of an independent
republic. No story is more fascinating
than this. Few writers have written
narrative as gripping az this Of
Toussaint Louverture, the warrior, the
hero, the savior Of his country.
To appreciate the worth Of this man
and the importance Of drawing upon
his career for impressive lessons to
develop the character Of the Negro
youth, one cannot do better than bear
in mind these words of Wendell Phil
lips: Il would call him Napoleon,
but Napoleon made his way to empire
over broken oaths and a sea of blood.
This man never broke his word. No
retaliation was his great motto and the
rule of his life; and the last words
uttered to his son in France were
there: My boy, you will one day 60
back TO San Domingo: forget that
France murdered your father / would
call him Cromwell, but Cromwell was
only soldier, and the state he
founded went down with him into his
grave; I would call him Washington,
but the great Virginian held slaves.
This man risked his empire rather
than permit the slave trade in the
humble villages Of his dominions.
Fifty years hence, when truth gets
hearing, the muse Of history will put
Phocion for the Greeks, Brutus for the
Romans, Hampton for England, Fay
cite for France, choose Washington
as the bright consummate flower Of
our earlier civilization and John
Brown as the ripe fruit Of our noon
day; then, dipping her pen in the
sunlight, will write in the clear blue,
above them all, the name of the sol
der, the statesman, the martyr, Tous-
saint Louverture"
The book is well printed and neatly
bound. It contains a useful map Of
Haiti It has a number Of exercises
for composition and conversation in
French and also a useful vocabulary.
It is handy volume containing 13o
pages, sold for $1.10 by the Asso-
ciated Publishers, 1888 Ninth street.
n. W. Washington, D. c.
The broad ax., 1925-09-26
MARCHING CLUB ORGANIZES

The 1926 Marching Club of Fl.
Dearborn Lodge No. "A, was duly or
gained Sept. 20 at Fountains Hall,
$3.50 Indiana Ave, at which time S. ].
Fountain was elected president; Prince
A. Glanton, financial secretary and
David Bishop, treasurer.
The broad ax., 1925-09-26
REV HARMON GETS
SEVEN YEARS FOR SHOOT
ING MAMIE CAMPBELL
preston News Servicel

Mays Landing, n. J., Sept. 25.-For
shooting out one Of the eyes Of his
sweetheart. Miss Mamie Campbell.
when she refused to go to Philadel-
phia with him, Andrew Harmon, aged
"a years, Of Pleasantville, was SEN
fenced to the state prison for a term
of 7 to II years. Harmon pleaded
guilty.
The broad ax., 1925-09-26

Ills II dH cNH winch mas advanced
rapidly during the past decade In
effect it fully matches the inferior
rural schools and the poorly equipped
buildings, the open result wherever
separate systems for white and coll
ored are maintained The school
student and the public are reciproca1ly
accountable to each other; and the
latter must not be allowed to shirk
its duty as it has so frequently done
in the years past. Zeal to keep the
Negro in his place has no place in
the public's program for its State,
County or City educational plans; and
it i tip to the Negro parents and
guardians Of America to bring this
fact to public notice at all times.
American Education Week should
mean more than a week Of celebration
to us and our group. It should be
the occasion for pledging constructive
aims and efforts toward the further
emancipation OF our youth from the
slough Of ignorance.
The League of Nations, coddled pet
Of the late President Woodrow Will
son and other Twentieth Century
Utopians, has sprung leak by reveal
ing the startling and unwelcome truth
that it is a defender Of slavery In
fact, slavery is a legal institution in
Abyssinia, member nation of the
League, and in two other countries.
Hedjaz and Afghanistan, which, says
the Leagues commission on entrance,
seem to be eligible for admission"
So far as can be learned, the League
has expressed no antipathy towards
the barbaric practice Of slavery; nor
is that institution considered any blot
upon the uplift status Of a combination
which loudly proclaims the lesson of
love and calls upon the nations Of the
world to pledge themselves to peace,
eternal peace.
As one statesman has said, per-
chance the Leagues announced policy
to concern not itself with the domestic
affairs Of nations is the cause Of its
failure to disavow the most baneful
practice the world has ever known
And yet, says another, the League
has, time and time again busted itself
with complaints against the drug traf-
fic, ammunition arms and other nat
ural fallacies Of domestic concern.
But slavery? Nix This simple
practice is Of no international con-
Germ. The bleaching bones Of warfare
the League would Danish, forever and
ever; but the bleaching bleeding
bodies Of human beings are not Of
much international concern.
While walking down the street of
Peace the League Of Nations pauses
to admonish drug addicts and perilous
trade economists. But slave drivers?
Never AS to them, the League Of
Nations, with Utopian smile, blandly
passes them by, like the ostrich who
sticks his head in the sand and leaves
his ponderous body for the Ghouls Of
Civilizations graveyard to plumber.
The broad ax., 1925-09-26
MR.. ]. v. LANIGAN, MR.. c. c.
CLARK AND MR.. G. G. TRUES-
DALE SOUND THE PRAISES
OF MR.. SANDY w. TRICE

The following letters speak for
themselves:
Chicago, Sept 9, 1925.
mr.. Sandy w. Trice,
Chief Usher, III. Cent. R. r.,
Central Station, Chicago.
Dear Sandy;
I have before me a copy Of The
Broad Ak Of September 5th and note
On page ? your photograph together
with notice Of the fact that you have
been chosen Chairman of the Trans
portation Committee, Imperial Coun-
Gil, "A. +. "A. o. Nm. S. and D. Of /.
Not only do I desire to congratulate
you on the recognition Of your ability
but l feel that your order has made
a wise choice.
You may be assured Of the fullest
cooperation on the part Of the Illinois
Central in connection with any trans
portation arrangements wherein we
may participate.
Yours very truly,
(Signed) O. G. Truesdale,
Assistant General Passenger AGENT
The broad ax., 1925-09-26
coLoRFUL NEWS ~MovIEs"
BY the Cameraman
preston News Service)

1. The Law and the Mob
2. Pullman Porters Organize
3. American Education Week
4. The Leak in the League
The broad ax., 1925-09-26

Judge of tn
hostlers, brakemen, laborers and mis-
cellaneOus workers. Nevertheless, it
j. more than apparent that in none Of
their occupations, save that Of straight
Pullman porters and dining-car wait
ers, does the Negro railway employee
enjoy the merited fullness Of his cccu-
patton in wages, advancement and
conditions of labor. There is no good
reason why, as public servants, the
Negro railway hand should not be
permitted to rise to the heights OF the
particular occupation which he plies.
Collective bargaining is at least start
on the way to work independence;
and it seems to us that the Pullman
porters would do we'll to promote, as
auxiliaries, such organization as could
be formed Of their brethren who are
zealously working at other railway
trades. This variant race OF ours, so
necessarily dependent upon the sweat
Of its brow, must rise in its entirety
upon an altogether basis. So long
as a stevedore or a household domestic
is quelled in his work ambitions, Just
so long will the race be overballasted
with Encouragement and apathy. To
remove these notes Is one Of the Jobs
Of organization.
Hon. John T. Tigert, U. S. Com
missioner Of Education, has announced
the promotion by the Bureau Of which
he is chief, Of American Education
Week, November 10 to p, 1925, under
the joint auspices of the National Edu-
cation Association and the American
LEGION. The Commissioner has an
nounced a splendid program and
states in his announcements: Il am
suggesting that additional emphasis be
placed upon such phases Of education
as are being specifically stressed in
our program this year. Among them
are respect for authority, patriotism.
better trained and better paid teachers,
the improvement Of rural schools,
more adequately equipped school
buildings, conservation of national re-
sources and thrift and health educa-
ton"
AS affecting the Negro school stu
dent there are certain outstanding
items which we desire briefly to err
phasize as worthy OF unstinted st;mu-
lation, both during and after American
Education Week: /. Improvement Of
Rural Schools; 2 Better Trained and
Better Paid Teachers; 3. More AIDE
quately Equipped Buildings, and A.
Greater Public Interest, through rep
resentation and through money allot-
ments.
The Negro school should BE- more
sympathetically represented in the
public offices which determine its
livelihood and its directorate. Ne
groes should be appointed to pub
lie boards Of education for the pur-
pose Of interpreting the peculiar needs
OF their school group to those who
dispense funds and shape school
Discrimination in funds and
school provisions is, too, most bene-
fetal check upon the aspirations of
Negro school youth, to whom every
public educational avenue and utility
should be available upon the same
terms as to any other people.
American educational methods and
practices, as affected by public inter
est, have been too frequently influ-
enced by voluntary and involuntary
upon the part of those
whites who promote distinction, and
upon the part Of few Negro educa-
tors and teachers who, for a lucrative
job, will readily trade the public
school rights Of their constituents.
The broad ax., 1925-09-26
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The broad ax., 1925-09-26
Chicago, Sept. IL, 1925.

Chicago, Sept. ii, 1925.
Dear Sandy:
l read with much interest of your
appointment to the position of Chair
man Of the Transportation Committee
at the Imperial Council recently held
in Kansas City. You are to be con-
graduated and | know you are ably
fitted for this position.
With good wishes for your success,
/ am.
The broad ax., 1925-09-26

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The broad ax., 1925-09-26
Yours very truly,

(Signed) O. 9. Truesdale,
Assistant General Passenger Agent.
The broad ax., 1925-09-26

Vol. XXI No. 2
Chicago, September 20, 1925
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-09-03
Then and Now

Gertie: "To think you used to catch
me In your arms every night!
George; Eyes. dear, and now to
think | catch you in my pockets every
morning GOOD Hardware.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-09-03
18th automobile
didn't put til horse
into tn discard
1T put him into
society"


The dentist had been trying to cok
lect bill for set of false teeth.
did he pay your" asked his wife.
PAY mel Not only did he refuse t.
pay me. Blu he actually has the effront-
cry to gnash at me--with my teetht-
Good Hardware.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-09-03

"The time will come" shouted the
lecturer, when women will get mems
wages"
eyes," shouted a little man in the
back seat, next Saturday night
Frank Pierce, Neb.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-09-03

2S. Change.
30. A vessel.
80. Perfume from flowers.
So. Before.
81. Period of time.
80. Expression of inquiry or polite
surprise.
IL. Myself.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-09-03

Miss Harvey Brighton, who has
been visiting at the Joe Stacey home
for several weeks left Thursday for
her home at Fremont, Neb.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-09-03

Mesdames George Youst, Ben Eckloe
and S. M. Arvin left Sunday for a
weeks outing in the Sunlight Basin.
They will make the trip on horseback
through the Clarks Fork Canyon trail.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-09-03

IL. Batteries for Highbug were James
Murray and Bill Pryde. First Street,
Stanley Laukitis, Dean Forney and
Will Chesarek.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-09-03

The ranch home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lukus was the scene of merry party
Sunday. Dinner was served TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Ed Morgan and daughter, of Wa
shoe, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Pillman, of
Thermopolis and Mr.. and Mrs. H.
Lukus and family.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-09-03

Frank Sconfienza and daughter,
Hannah, left Monday for Minneapolis,
where they were called by the serious
illness Of Morris Sconfenza.
The Carbon County news. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1924-1931, 1925-09-03

The Bearrreek Miners defeated the
Red Lodge Indians again Sunday on
the local diamond by score of Is to
10. 1t was the fourth defeat Bear
creek has handed Red Lodge this sea-
son, and the tenth victory in Carbon
county for the local boys. Figuring
the total games that have been played
this season, the Miners now have a
winning percentage of 1913.
Although Sundays game was a
loosely played affair yet it was full of
thrills and sensations for the fans.
The Miners gained the lead in the first
inning and held it until the fifth. Loos-
ing control and getting poor support,
the Miners pitcher, Moore, allowed the
visitors four runs in the fifth inning,
putting Red Lodge in the lead, 10 to
6. With the local fans yelling madly
for victory, the home boys went to
bat in the eighth still on the short end
of 10 to score. Determined to keep
their lead, the Indians sent Koski,
their speed ball artist, to the mound
to relieve Pietila. Kosh went strong
until his infield blew up and permitted
the Indians to run wild on the bases
and cross the rubber seven times. 1t
was an old fashioned swat fest with
the fans rushing out to the playing
field and applauding the rally their
ball tossers were staging. Forsyth,
the Miners center gardner, played
stellar game. He made two sensational
running catches the first coming down
in the second inning with the bases
loaded and two down. Capt. Johnson
atoned for his errors in the short field
by begging Ave hits and making five
runs.
Score by innings: R. H. E.
Bearcreek 0 90 / 0 z / 15 ID 8
Red Lodge 8 / | 4 0 o 0 0 10 8 Q
Batteries: Bearcreek-Moore and
Tatum; Red Lodge-Pietila, Koski,
Doran and Herosma. Umpires, Reid
and Morris. Scorekeeper, Mikesell.
Manager Ramsey is negotiating for
a Wyoming game next Sunday and
will take his club on to Gebo where
they are scheduled to play on Labor
Day.