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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-03-28
CALLS FREEDOM OF PRESS
PILLAR OF DEMOCRACY

Freedom OF the press is the funda-
mental of democracy and no democ-
racy can endure without it Carl Nc
Gee, editor Of the New Mexico State
Tribune Of Albuquerque, the man
credited with having smashed Sena-
tor A. B. Falls political ring in that
state, said Wednesday. He spoke
at luncheon at the Illinois Athletic
club under the auspices OF the Allied
Newspapers, Inc.
At the request of Stuart s. Schuy-
Ter, vice president Of the Allied News
papers, Mr.. MCGEE told something
Of the fight he made against the cor
rupt political rings of this state, how
the politicians in the control of the
courts tried to send him to prison
Or drive him out Of the newspaper
business, how the people Of his state
came to his support in the uneven
battle, enabling him to break one
after the other Of the political bosses
until he had won the fight.
They had six times led an editor
up TO the gates OF the penitentiary
and then made him promise to get
out Of business or 90 inside Mr..
MCGEE said They did it to NE, Bit
l beat them. ! made up my mind
that, stand or fall, l would fight that,
and | fought and beat them in the
end
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-03-28

Secretary Of the Local Branch sent a
warm letter of thanks.
Peter Salem Leaflets
The League has issued notice to the
race that another rare opportunity to
bring out soldier service by Colored
men in the founding of the country
will occur on June IL, when the 15Oth
anniversary Of the Battle of Bunker
Hill, first pitched battle Of the War IF
the Revolution, will be deliberately OBJ
served by the City of Boston and
State Of Massachusetts,, with the ma
tional government taking part through
a Commission appointed BY President
Coolidge. Peter Salem, Colored. killed
the British commander, Brazilai Lew
was ffer, Salem Poor and others are
recorded a. fighting. "A Ieafet viii be
prepared and all who send requests III
advance, to determine number to have
printed. will be mailed copy by VIM.
Monroe Trotter, Secretary, 1Os
Court St.
80 great has been the demand for
the Attucks LeaAet that a second edi-
ton IS being printed and a two-cent
stamp 70 Secretary Trotter will bring
one by return mail.
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"NIGGER" SCHOOL BOOKS
THROWN OUT
Cambridge School Committee Acts at
Investigation Of Mayor Who Was
Requested by League at Attacks
Meeting. More Leaflets on Request

Boston, Mass.The B h
Branch OF the National Equal Rights
League scored big victory for racial
respect as the result Of a public re-
quest made at the closing Attacks Day
Mass Meeting upon Mayor Edward
Quinn OF Cambridge by Vim. Monroe
Trotter, school books carrying history
reading exercises with frequent use d
the word Niger" and gross planta-
ton dialect, were formally removed
from the schools BY the Cambridge
School Committee The superinten-
dent brought the matter before the
Committee at the request Of the Mayor,
to whom Rev. D. 5. Klugh, Executive
Chairman and Albert G. Wolf. ESQ,
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-03-28
COOLIDGE SENDS LETTER
TOUCHING RACE RELATIONS

Cincinnati March 26.-The move
ment for adjustment Of race relations
was Endorsed by President Calvin
Coolidge in letter read before the
national interracial conference which
opened here last night. Addressed
to George z. Haynes, secretary VI
the commission on church and racial
relations, and Federal Council OF
Churches of Christ in America, the
letter read:
The evidence Of developing public
opinion in support Of cooperation
among the racial groups in this coun-.
try IS matter of satisfaction TO all
who have the nations best interests
az heart. The development Of the I'LL
terracial understanding thru cooper
alive plans, and the action Of leaders
Of the races in local communities has
contributed largely to this increasing
good will.
i feel the national interracial con
ference called TO hiring local
leaders from many states to exchange
experiences and compare policies and
plans i worthy Of Endorsement and
support BY all who are interested in
effective adjustment Of race relations.
send my wishes for success to
the Two commissions and to this inter
racial conference
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BITTER FIGHT ON BETWEEN
THE MEMBERS OF THE
ROYAL CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
OF THE WORLD

"A protest meeting Of Royal Circle
OF Friends Of the World was held at
Williamsons Chapel, 5121 State ST,
Thursday evening, March 10, which
was participated in BY Revs Bryson,
Harvey, Stewart, Peterson, and the
Presidents of The Williamson and the
Jones Circles, and great number OF
members Of these circles. The cause
Of the protest was that the Supreme
President, R. A. Williams, had issued
statement to the organization that
they had cash assets Of $643,142.41 and
the sotvency Of the 2127 Circles was
100 per cent and at the same time he
discontinued the payment of sick dues
for 90 days and had bought 38-hat
building On Grand Boulevard. That
the law requires all Circles to forward
their money to the Grand Secretary in
Arkansas, but r. A. Williams requires
all money paid to him BY check made
to him. An investigation was made in
the State Insurance Department OF
Illinois which made the members sus-
picious as to the handling Of the
finances. The brothers and SIS
tiers are very much worked up
over the matter of the suspension Of
the payment Of sick dues, and the de-
mand NJ r. IA. Williams that all checks
Of the Circle money be made to him
personally. In his report he shows
no liabilities or real estate, except a
hospital which was stated had been
taken from him and turned over to a
person named Thompson in the south
The State Insurance Department Of
Illinois has been called to the actions
Of r. a. Williams, the Supreme Pres
ident in the conduct Of the Royal
Circle affairs Two Of the Presidents
Of local Circles have resigned, and the
members are very much worked up
over the treatment given the members
who have paid their dues, while the
Supreme President is buying expen-
sive fiat buildings They also feel that
Mr.. Williams has usurped the author
ity Of the Supreme Council, by direct
ing the funds Of the order to Be sent
him in his name instead Of to the
Grand Secretary. The meeting was
largely attended and was addressed by
j. n. Porter, M c. Chalmers, DR.. al.
Wilberforce Williams. DR.. r. IA. Viii
liams, the Supreme President, while
riding around in high powered cars
and the sick members being denied
sick dues They want to know why.
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SPORTS AS IS-THE REFLEX
MAGAZINE

"A study Of our boys, who are max
ing and breaking records in the world
Of athletics, is conveyed to the reader
through the pages of the ReHexus
Magazine, publication now on the
news stands, coming out Of Chicago.
The writer had the opportunity VI
looking over their sporting section,
and hereby wishes to advise readers
that nowhere in the country, has a
more complete index Of the worth Of
our athletes, expressed, than through
these pages.
Here's hoping for the success of the
Rehexus. May it keep up the good
work It has started.
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RETURN FROM VISIT

Mrs Lou Ella Young. AHA Calumet
aye, D.GM-N.G. Of Eden Grand Dis
trict Households Of Ruth Of Illinois
and Jurisdiction, in company with Mrs.
Pearl Randolph-Winston, has re-
turned from an Official visit to the
household Of Ruth at Joliet, I'll. They
report the work advancing and all are
looking forward to an excellent grand
session at Mounds, ILL.,, during the
summer.
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DUNBAR WINS ANNUAL
ADAMS PRIZE DEBATE AT
HAMPTON INSTITUTE
c. d. Stevens Announces Winners in
Adams Essay Contest-Program
Includes Interesting Musical
Numbers
BY VIM Anthony Aery

Hampton, Whether or not
the United States should operate and
control the Muscle Shoals Water
power plant was recently debated in
Ogden Hall, Hampton Institute, by
two Of the Hampton student literary
societies. A large and enthusiastic
audience listened to the debate,
The affirmative argument was pre-
scented by these members OF the Dun
bar Literary Society: James T. Mas
sey, Summerville, S. q; William a.
Willie, Pollocksville, N. G.; and Den
ton D. johnson, Gainesville, Fla. The
judges unanimously gave these debat-
ers the ward Of victory.
The negative side was presented by
the following members Of the Doug
lass Literary Society: Oscar A. Pin
die, Roanoke, Va; John c. Casey
New River, Va; and Martin a. Nc
Kenny, Nominy Grove, va.
The judges were John Weymouth
J. Eugene Diggs, and w. H. c.
Brown
This is the annual Adams Prize De
bate. The winners each year receive
appropriate medals through the gen
crosby of Elbridge L. Adams, we'll
known New York lawyer, who each
year also offers prizes Of the success
full winners in an essay contest.
Clarence d. Stevens, director Of the
Hampton Institute School Of Bust
ness, presided. He announced the
following winners in the Adams Essay
Contest; FIRST prize, collegiate division
gold medal TO Lionel B. Fraser, St
Croix, Virgin Islands, japanese I'm
migration into the United States
second, silver, Winnie Louise Thomas
Norfolk. va, ~Co-education ii Sec
ondary Schools; first prize. second
airy division, gold medal P. Bernard
Young, Norfolk, ~Conquering the
Air; second, silver, Evan T. Wood
Turks Island, British West Indies
japanese immigration into the
United States" He also stated thai
the committee that read the essay:
reported that the essays were to b
especially commended for English
composition and penmanship; that tn,
essays each year have shown a FIN,
development in standard
The program included the following
musical numbers: Joseph Hayden
Ny Mother Bids Ne Bind Ny Hair
by Easter L. Wallace, Wilmington, d
c.; S. Coolidge-Taylor's Thou Art
Risen Ny Beloved BY Ruby E, Ture-
hart. Charlottesville, va; and -Nea-
politan folk song, 20 Sole Mo" b
c. Edward Mills, first Saxophone
Asheville, n. c., and Benjamin Rich.
ardson, second saxophone, Ep, Ky
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that's why John wondered who was
able to make war with him.
When Pharaoh turned the children
of Israel loose, Pharaoh and his host
followed. All were drowned in the
Red Sea. Then comes the Boil
weaver" in the south to run the coll
ored man away from his enemy. Soon
after the Ku Klux Klans followed,
now he finds that the Catholic set
tight against him, and the Negroes,
too, in a way Of jobs. Now if the
Great Beast" starts to prosecute some
OF the good old people that believe in
God. then we can look to see a twister
DIETER KNOWN cyclone or a tornado
to hit Lake Michigan around about
old Chicago, Illinois, and drown many
thousands OF people, and all the cities
that border on the great chain Of lakes,
just as soon as the Great Beast, old
Satan" began to predominant Read
lst chapter Job, and the 18th verse
"And behold there came a great wind
from the wilderness and smote the
four corners house, and it fell upon
the young men
Twenty-fourth chapter Of St. Mat
thew, 9TH verse: For nation shall rise
against nation, and kingdom against
kingdom, and there shall be famines
and pestilences and earthquakes in
diverse places"
When the Great Beast" old Satan,
the devil, commences to show his
hatred then the Lord will give our
great city Of New York a shake,
(better known earthquake.
Now to proIong the calamity, stop
the whites from holding all the jobs,
such as locomotive engineers, fremen,
brakemen, switchmen and conductors.
Almighty God sent the man, the
Ethiopian with his outstretched hand,
and white man shut the door of hope
in his face. Give the Negroes the
Jobs, and just tell them that you will
back them Only a matter Of few
years and you wouldn't hear of the
Great Beast The Christian religion is
based on three principles, Faith, Hope
and Charity lie will not ask for any
favors from you if you will open the
door Of labor to him.
The Ku Klux Klan and the Great
Beast may some day make war with
some nation. Those who have taken
part in the lynching 81 four thousand
Negroes in the United States when
marching out on the battlefield, may
see the ghost Of regiment and part
Of battalion staring them in the face.
Just one thing for the Ethiopian, alias
Negroes, to pray to God and get ready
to go back to Africa and his native
land because they are going to destroy
the country. Thirteenth chapter, 9th
verse: And it was given unto him to
make war with the saints, and to over
come them, and power was given him
over all kindred and tongues and ma
TONS
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CAUSE, EFFECT AND REM
EDIES, ACCORDING TO THE
SCRIPTURES
Copyrighted 1925 by w. NIB. wadley

Our good old United States Of
America, and Worlds present day ills
are caused by our law makers making
laws contrary to the Scriptures. Our
Constitution was made Up from the
Holy Bible, Home Brew and Bear
Arms. Then came the 18th amend
ment, infringing on the original Con-
stitution, because clique, Or Klan
seem to think it's a good thing to reach
their aim. No Prohibitionist, real
Christian, Christ blessed the wine.
Financial cause, effect and a remedy,
read ST Matthew, p chap, ~ verse:
Thou oughtest therefore to have put
my money to the exchange, and then
at my coming, | should have received
mine own with usury."
Big companies, firms and corpora
tons Over-capitulated, which cause
over production by issuing stocks and
bonds, with plenty Of surplus money
and gamble Oh them, instead Of using
the cash. The income from the gam
bling may amount to great sums, but
the business is at a stand-still and
causes idleness among the laborers.
First Peter 4th chapter, 18th verse:
For the time to come, that judgment
must begin at the house Of God"
Psalm, O. chapter, 81 verse: Ethiopia
shall soon stretch her hand unto God
Then comes the XII Klux Klans
with their interracial conference and
changing pulpits with the Negroes,
that he knows is not from his heart
# it were, he would preach to his own
people to stop lynching and Jim-Crow-
ing the people that have stretched
forth his hand, as it started in Atlanta.
Georgia. One Of those preachers came
to Chicago, preached in the colored
church, and the Negro minister felt
that he ought to return with the white
brethren to Atlanta together on a
sleeping car. The mob met them at
the Mason and Dixon line and
jeopardized their lives. I am verv
much afraid that the good white min
lister could be the first to tie the rope
Jehovah's God wants all TO come to
Him. Why make specially to
change pulpits with the Ethiopian?
Change with the Jew and the Catholic
also. St Mark, 10th chapter. 4th
verse: And Moses suffered to write a
bill Of enforcement" Christ says to
have one wife, while some men marry
four and five times, contrary to the
teaching OF the Bible. Some states
have laws that the girls must be p
years old to marry, the record Of Cook
County Chicago, Illinois, shows that
q oolored and white girl gave birth to
babies. one 10 years old and the other
H. If the offspring would be as fast,
they would be grandmothers before
old enough to marry
Uniform divorce law for United
States; one wife, one marriage law.
When girl becomes old enough to
marry, according to the Scripture, 18th
chapter, Revelation, 3rd verse. "And
| sax one Of the head, his head as it
wire, wounded to death, and his
deadly wound was healed, and all the
world wondered after the beast" Any
man that follows after the Great
Beast, which is Satan, devil, Marcus
Carney with his black Supremacy; p
K. K. K with its white Supremacy. /"
The Catholic holding tight through the
'brotherhood and Labor Unions, :"
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MEMBERSHIP INCREASING

The Fl Dearborn Marching Club
Of Fl. Dearborn Lodge No. "A, /. b
r Q. =. W. i increasing its mem
bership rapidly to 60 to the meeting
Of the grand lodge session Of the
Elks during the summer at Richmond.
Va. Many native Virginians and off
springs are finding their way into TT.
Dearborn Lodge and Fl Dearborn
Marching Club that they may unite
themselves and make the trip to Viz
GINA along with the ETks from the
country over.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-03-28

Entered as Second Class Matter, Aug.
lo, 1902, at the Post Office at Chicago.
III. Under Act Of March 8. 1879
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scented Charles Stewart Of Chicago
general missionary Of the National
Baptist Convention, who made an adj
dress. He talked as ! had never heard
him before. He commended the eff
forts OF Mr.. McLane, and the walters
and bellmen He said that the sue
cessful handling 81 the thousands Of
people who had been guests Of the
hotel during the season was due to
leadership and then training. Some
Of the best scholars in this country can
BE found among these walters" lie
said, and you have a man and a
scholar in the headwaiter, with whom
these men have co-operated They
have all learned that which Prof. M
M. Collier y instiIling into the minds
Of the youth Of our race, Industry,
honesty and reliability"
Prof. Collier was the next speaker,
and he told Of the work Of the school,
the necessity Of trained man in every
walk Of life His address was to the
point, and delivered eloquently, claim
ing the attention of all, and bringing
forth enthusiastic applause.
When Prof. Collier was through.
then Mr. McLane placed two men at
the table and the help marched up and
placed on the table their contribution,
Mr. SMcLane his five hundred, and
FIVE hundred from the officers, and the
guests left their contribution as they
went out the odor, with some excep-
tons who said they would turn over
checks the next day. Just how much
they gave do not know, as 7 have
not been back to St. Augustine, but it
was a substantial contribution l am
safe in saying, and we discharged our
duty All hats off to the walters, for
It Is the first time in the history OF our
country that this class Of men have
contributed so much to the cause Of
education. So much for an educated
Christian leadership as is found in Jo-
seph 5. McLane.
When ! wrote you that other letter,
| was in Jacksonville, but since then
| have been to Palm Beach, to Miami,
St. Augustine, back to Jacksonville,
and then out here to see Prof. J. r. u.
Lee, who i one Of the most noted
educators Of this race Of ours. He had
left the school room and just how the
officials of Florida succeeded in get
ting him back to a run down school,
/ am unable to say, but he is here just
the same and he is doing wonderful
things. He is not ready to talk much
and will not be until after the meeting
Of the Legislature next month, and
you may then expect to hear great
things from Florida.
The ability, and what it takes to do
things is to be found in Prof. Lee.
You can see wonderful changes al
ready, and he has been here only since
last September Associated with him
are some of the best men and women
Of the country, and about them / will
talk another time. New buildings are
to be erected, and other things accom-
plished
Just think OF it, l have covered over
1900 miles since l left John "A. An
drew Hospital OF since Dr. Eugene
H. Dibble Jr., wrote the word Dis
charged" on my chart, and Mr.. Shee-
hee accompanied me as far as Mont
gomery. I am on the go and will con
tinue. Look out for me in the future
I will write you next from another
point in Florida. | will bring this
letter to stop just now, but will write
again.
CHARLES E. STUMP.
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CHARLES +. STUMP.
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PERSONAL

Phyllis Wheatley Club meets Wed
nesday, April 1, At $3.50 Rhodes Ave.
AT 2 r. M. Speaker. Miss Goldsmith
Of the University Of Chicago. Visitors
are welcome.
Eta Jones, Rec. Sec.
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Jones, Rec. Sec.

Mesdames Blanch Gilmer, Engine
TyIor and Mrs. Elizabeth Lindsay
Davis motored to Springfield this
week TO attend the Central District
Federation March rs and ~.
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-14
WOULD REMOVE
TAXATION FROM
C00PERATlVES

Sacramento, Cal. Nov. l4.--(P-
Cooperative marketing organizations
will be relieved from taxation under
resolution adopted at the conven-
tion of the National Grange here. in
troduced by H. N. Sawyer, delegate
from New Hampshire.
The resolution urges passage OF
legislation to that effect. Objection
was also made to making public fl
nancial returns Of cooperative organ
.izations. Harry Cation, delegate from
Ohio. presented resolution on the
child labor amendment stating that
federal interference of drastic ma.
ture is unnecessary; that adoption OF
the proposed amendment would be
dangerous to the best interests of so.
ciety and would be a precedent fo'
the establishment Of other costly
centralized and bureaucratic methods
which would remove the government
still further from the people"
Proposed changes in freight rates
were firmly opposed in a resolution
presented by Ralph Smith, delegate
from Iowa.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1925-11-14
ITALIAN DEBT
AGREEMENT IS
SATISFACTORY
Settlement Believed to Bs
Fair TO Both Nations,
Says President

Washington. Nov. l4.-P) Terms
Of the Italian debt funding agreement.
receiving formal signature today. APP
pear to have been received with gem
cral satisfaction, both in this country
and Italy.
As they have noted the reaction in
this country, treasury officials be-
lieve the feeling of Americans gen
orally is reflected in the view of
Presid Coolidge that the agree
reesnts the maximum burden the
Italian people are able to bear. Es-
pecially do they feel assured Of this
when it is considered that Italy's
debts to the United States and Eng
land almost equal the amount Of the
British debt to this nation.
AS reflected in the Italian press
Rome dispatches describe the feeling
in that country over the terms ac-
corded it as one Of qualification
amounting to joy. While some of
the Italian newspapers dwell on the
burden which Italy has assumed, de-
spite the concessions granted by the
United States, the press and financial
leaders generally are described as
feeling that these concessions have
been greater than was cOnsidred pos
sible when the Italian mission sailed
for America.
France Hopes For More Leniency
Paris dispatches. reporting a stin-
ulation of hope there that the terms
Of the Italian-American settlemen mt
may be promise of greater leniency
for France from the United States
when negotiations are resumed on
the French debt to this country, have
so far elected no comment in official
circles here.
1t is known, however, that the terms
of the Italian settlement are regarded
by American officials as strict ad-
herence to the principle laid down for
all debtor nations, Of settling on a
basis Of capacity to pay and as war
ranting no assumption that it in.
tends to depart from that principle
1t was the inability Of the French
and American commissions to agree
on the question Of Frances capacity
to pay that blocked the way to per-
manent settlement during their re-
cent negotiations here.