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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
TO SOLICIT $4,000 FOR
SHORTER COLLEGE


Pine Bluff, Ark, April 30.-Plans
for aiding in the state drive for $4,000
to pay off the indebtedness Of Shorter
College, located at North Little Rock
were considered during the annual
conference Of the Pine Bluff district
Of the A. M E. Church which was held
here last week in the St. Johns church
Several hundred ministers and laymen
from all parts Of Arkansas attended
the sessions.
Rev. Dr. S. L. Greene, state chair.
man Of the drive, presided. Bishop l.
N. Ross, Bishop Of the Arkansas di-
ocese and director Of the drive, will
spend all Of the month Of May in the
n districts Of the state in the interest
Of the campaign. He delivered telling
speech before the conference, pointing
out the work that the various district
chieftains are to do. The drive will
close May 20.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
YOUNG WHITE MAN ADMITS
STARTING DISASTROUS
FIRE AT DUNN
preston News Servicel

Dunn, NJ O., April 36-Norman
Ross, young white man, was re-
manded to Hartnet county jail Wed
nesday without bond when he waived
preliminary hearing on the charge of
arson. Ross is charged with, and ad-
mits, starting the FIRE which resulted
in the death Of Joseph Monk, an aged
colored man, and destroyed property
totaling around $4,000 here on Mon
day night, April 10.
After his arrest, Ross admitted that
he set fire to the Stewart stables, in
which the big fire originated. He
claims, however, that he was hired by
another white man to set the building
on fire. He is not considered normal
and on that account the officials have
not arrested any other person. 1t Is
said that he was the first to report the
FIRE after it had been started.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
KNOXVILLE QUARTET TO
SING

The Knoxville College Male Quartet
gave a concert at London, Tennessee,
April n. They will give their annual
concert in Macmillan Chapel, Monday,
May T. They will also give a short
program at the Riviera Theatre during
Music Week at Knoxville. The mem
bers Of the quartet have been singing
together for four seasons, and have
developed into an unusually fine must
cal group. The quartet is we'll known
in certain sections OF the north where
they have travelled during the summers.
There has been a constant demand for
the quartet in and about the city all
during the winter They are touring
the British Isles this summer under
the direction Of Or. J. Kelly Giffen,
president Of the college.
The members Of the quartet are Mr..
Beady Mann, Curryville, Ca; Mr..
Lowell Peters, Little Rock, Ark; Mr..
Newell Fitzpatrick, Somerset, KY,
and Mr. Andrew Paul, Knoxville.
Tenn.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
KNOXVILLE DEFEATS NOR
RISTOWN
BY Edgar w. Montgomery

Knoxville College won both games
of two-game series with Morristown
College, Morristown, Tenn, played on
the Knoxville field, April "a and Is.
The first game was won by g to 5
score. Both teams played rather loose
~ in this first game. The game was
featured BY two home runs for Knox
vile, one by Young and the other BY
Ridgway. Young's hit is the first that
has gone over the edge Of the field on
the fly, distance of over 800 feet, the
other hits have rolled over the edge
after striking the ground.
The second game was much tighter.
The score was tied at to 8 early in
the game. Morristown scored a run
in the first half Of the ninth inning,
putting them one run to the good. In
the second half Of the inning, Young
came to bat with three men on base
and outs. Young connected with the
first ball pitched for home run, bring
ing in four runs The final score was
7 to in favor Of Knoxville.
The Knoxville team goes to Atlanta
May l and for two-game series
with Clark University.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
AT THE PHYLLIS WHEATLY
HOME

Uuder the ''habile" Craftsmanship o.
Miss Irene G. Davis, gathered on Sun
day, last, at the Phyllis Wheatley
Home, Miss Odom. Superintendent
a large assembly Of guests at the
usual vesper service.
The speaker Of the afternoon was
the weIl-known Mrs. Elizabeth Lind
say Davis, organizer Of the Phyllis
Wheatley Home.
Mrs. Davis gave brief sketch Of
the life Of Phyllis Wheatley, the dis
tinguished woman in whose honor the
Phyllis Wheatley Home-3256 Rhodes
Avenue has been named.
Mrs Davis reviewed the life of this
African girl from the tender ages OF
seven, to the time Of her decease at
the early age of thirty-one.
Phyllis Wheatley, said the speaker
had the distinctive honor Of being the
first American Negro poet. The poetic
genius Of this strange protegee Of
Mrs. Wheatley drew the attention 81
many learned persons in England, and
the African girl who had now become
famous, was the friend of royalty as
we'll as of the learned of her day
Phyllis, after a short life of conjugal
unhappiness, died OF a broken heart
leaving one child, the exact destiny
OF whom has never been determined
Mrs. Davis interesting biography Of
Phyllis Wheatley was followed By
Mrs. Madeleine Carter Hawkins, who
thrilled the audience with her silvery
voice as she warbled forth 70 Thou
from Whom all goodness flows, /
raise my soul to Thee; In all my sor-
rows, conflicts, woes, Dear Lord, re-
member me-"
Miss Joselee Durham rendered a
magnificent piano selection, Rev. The
odore Stephens offered prayer, and
this was the end Of perfect day.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
MOST FASCINATING BOOK OF
THE HOUR
Will Spiritualism Dethrone the Reli-
gion of Jesus Christ? A Reply to
the Assertion of Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle. By the Rev. Theodore
Stephens of Haiti.

A book with the most astonishing
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in years. 1t makes bare facts con
corning the world Of time and the
eternal world; shows the order Of
spirits who communicate with men,
the spirit brought up" BY the Witch
Of Endor; it was not the prophet Sam
mel Tells the value, nature and func-
ton Of the Christian church.
Every theo1ogian, Christian minis
ter, church member, Sunday school
superintendent, teacher, public school
teacher, professor, editor, physician,
psychologist, Christian Scientist, New
Thoughtist and thinkers in every
realm Of thought should read this won
derful book.
Price, paper cover, 50 cents; BY
mail, 8 cents extra Register your
letter Do not send stamps. Order
from the publisher, the Rev Theo-
dore Stephens. Vincennes hotel, Chi
cago, III.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
PITTSBURGH DISTRICT HOLDS
THIRD ANNUAL CONFER
ENCE
preston News Service

Connellsvil1e, Pa, April 30-The
third annual conference Of the Pitts
burgh District Of the A.M.E. Church,
was held here in Payne NJ. f. Church,
Of which Rev. E. R. Baxter is pastor,
last week. The conference was pre-
sided over by Rev. DR.. Vim. H. Truss,
presiding elder of the district. Among
the visitors were Rev J. n. Gibbs,
presiding elder Of the Altoona district
Rev. H. M. Bunny, Of the Washington
district and number Of ministers
from the Washington and Altoona dis
tricts. Among the prominent speakers
at the sessions were: Rev. p. ]. Black
burn of McKeesport, Pa; Rev. Fl. p.
Jones, Of Pittsburgh, Pa; Rev. ]. w.
Jarvis, Of Uniontown, Pa; Rev. J. N.
Gibbs, Rev. r. H. Bunny, Rev w. L.
johnson, DR.. VIM. H. H. Butler, Of
Pittsburgh; and Mrs. Lavada Carter
Norris Of Williamsburg.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
IN THE REALM OF SPORTS
BY Preston News Service
The Jumping ShortstOp

, -. Y
i'iei 'iiiie iSA' Win 2 ''si'' nv '-
diamond enthusiast, realizing that the
quiet of the Homestead Grays, the
strongest Negro bali clab outside Of
tbe oroanized c;rc,,;t nortends some
,, ,.;..,,. ,,..;+
'''s ,a'iu "''e'ii''s'
Here Is the latest Inc Ofays
started practice, this week. From the
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
STATE NORMAL TEAM WINS
CLOSE GAME OVER
TUSKEGEE
preston News Service)

Montgomery, Ala, April 3O.-Net-
ting four runs in an eight-inning rally
and aided by errors of the visitors, the
State Normal Hornet nine were able
to get the long end Of 5 to score
Thursday in the final encounter Of the
series with Tuskegee Institute This
was the last game Of the four for the
season between these two teams and
was the only one to be won by State
Normal
Reuben Lewis was the hero of the
day, winning his first game for State
Normal and going the whole route for
the first time He allowed only seven
well scattered hits and was given al
most perfect support, one error mar
ring the fielding record Of the locals
for the day.
Walter Cooley led with three singles,
one Of which was for three bases. Hall
got two hits and Legree, William
Cooley and Savage one each.
For the visitors, Woodbridge was the
batting hero with two hits, while the
remaining five were distributed Be-
tween Redeaux, Baker, Gilbo, Bonner
and Speelman. Warren pitched a
good game until relieved by Smith in
the eighth.
Tuskegee ...... 900 OO2 O0O-2 Z 4
State Normal O0l 600 O4*-5 8 /
Batteries: Tuskegee, Warren and
Smith and Spellman; State Normal,
Lewis and Hall.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
SCOTTISH RITE MASoNS MEET
IN NEW YORK MAY
e-l0-l1-12-13
preston News service)

~ A~SNC-- ~"NFt 49,
New York City, May 1.-The United
Supreme Council Of Sovereign Grand
inspectors General Of the Thirty-third
and last degree, Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite Of Free Masonry prince
Hall Affiliation) for the Northern Ma
sonic Jurisdiction Of the United States
Of America, convenes in its Forty
fourth annual session in this city from
May 9 to IS. The session will be held
at the Prince Hall Temple, go West
l55th St.
DR.. Sumner A. Furniss, 33rd degree
Most Puissant Sovereign Grand Com
mander, Indianapolis, Ind, states the
reports thus far, from the various
Consistories show an unprecedented
growth in membership during the past
Masonic year, and the financial returns
indicate this organization to be one Of
the strongest among colored fraternal
bodies 1t is intimated that this ses-
sion of the Supreme Council will excel
all others and it will afford the mem
bers and their friends a rare oppor-
tunity to visit New York, the worlds
financial centre, and the Metropolis of
the United States.
The local committee has gone the
limit in its preparations for this illus
trious body, and promises to reveal
many sights Of renown to the visiting
members, as New York is the famous
city Of conventions
Saturday, May 9, will be registration
day at the General Headquarters, The
Association Of Trade and Commerce
Bldg 237O Seventh Ave. Sunday,
May 10, Memorial services will Be OBJ
served at Salon NJ. E. Church at which
time Rev. Chas. D. Martin, pastor Of
the 4th Moravian Church, will preach.
Monday, May II, the session proper
opens at 9 A. NJ, at Prince Hall Tenn
pie. Monday evening Medina Temple,
MOBILES Of the Mystic Shrine entertain
in honor Of the Illustrious Peers at
Imperial Elks Home. Tuesday, May
- at 9 al NJ, the session continues.
AT 9 P. NJ, King David's Consistory
will banquet the United Supreme
Council at Manhattan Casino. We'd
nesday, May IS, the session closes
with sightseeing tour Of the city.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02

Mrs Lucille B. Bates, 3117 Grand
Boulevard, who has for years been
one Of the most successful agents Or
representatives in this city Of the
Madam G. ]. Walker Manufacturing
Company, has at the same time been
quite successful politician, serving
as Captain Of the Twentieth Precinct
Of the Second Ward. Mrs. Bates and
her husband, Mr. Bates, have for a
long time been able to save some of
their earnings and as a result Of that
fact, they have their six-room apart
ment at the above mentioned number,
which is modern in every respect, all
paid for, which is evidence of their
good management.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
MRS. PATTERSON

Mrs. H. L. Patterson, 442l Indiana
Avenue, by remaining quiet and taking
complete rest at home, has almost
entirely recovered her usual good
health and she has never looked more
lovely and smiled more sweetly than
she does at the present time. Mr.. and
Mrs. Patterson, who are an honor to
the Afro-American race, are warm
financial admirers OF this newspaper
and we are greatly pleased to number
them among our many good friends.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
coLoRED BOY PRESIDENT OF
CLASS AFTER BITTER
VOTING

New York.-A II year old Colored
boy, Arthur Waller, Of Jamaica, u. r.,
was elected president Of the general
organization Of the Newton High
School, Elmhurst l. l., by the stu
dents, Wednesday, after a bitter fight.
Waller received l,4O6 votes from a
student body Of $500, and defeated
two white candidates. There are oniv
twelve Negro students in the school.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
5. Where is Warsaw?
Answers

!. Constantinople, Athens, Chris
tiana, and Stockholm, the the respec-
tie capitals Of these countries.
O. Hamburg, Germany Is the great
est commercial port or Europe. II
rs situated about eighty miles from
the North Sea, on the north branch
Of the Elbe.
3 The attack on servia brought
Russia into the war.
4. Moscow lies on the Moskaw
River, 400 miles southeast of Petro-
grad with which It is in direct COM
munication BY rail.
5 Warsaw is situated on the Wis
tula River, about $40 miles east Of
Berlin.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
FORCE NEGRO TOWN TO RE
MOVE BAN ON WHITE

Henryetta, Okla..-The al-colored
town Of Boley, Oklahoma, unique
for a sign across its main street
which reads, white man, don't let the
sun set on you, was forced to remove
the ominous warning by the Federal
authority lately. Threats of removing
the towns post Office unless the order
was observed were made. The town
has population Of about 1000.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
HON. KERSEY BACK

Hon. George T. Kersey, Third Ward
Committeeman, member Of local un-
dertaking firm, 35l5 Indiana Ave, re-
turned to the city Saturday from
a several weeks trip spent at Hot
Springs, Ark, where he took much
needed rest. On his return trip, Mr..
hersey was accompanied by Benjamin
Johnson, captain of one of the pre-
cincts in the Third Ward.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
WHEREFORE UNIVERSITY
WINS LID LITTER AT
HOME
lPreston News Servicel

Wilberforce, O., April 30.-In the
opening game Of baseball at home the
University team handed CedarvilIe
College the worst drubbing a college
team could have received at the hands
OF another and in the way it was done.
Wilberforce emerged the victor by a
score Of Is to |. Other games sched-
uled are with colleges of Ohio.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
GEORGE MINTER ESTATE GETS
$4,000 FOR DEATH IN
WRECK
preston News Service)

Raleigh, n. C., April 30.-E. E.
Waldron, white administrator for
George Minter. colored railroad man,
was awarded a verdict for $4,000
Tuesday in the Wake County Superior
Court against the Seaboard Air Line
Railroad Company for negligence re-
sulting in Minter's death in the wreck
in Apex year ago.
Minter was killed instantly when a
Seaboard passenger train collided with
a freight standing in the station at
Apex. Several other people were in
jured. Waldron sued for $4,000
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
BAILEY OFFERING GARDEN
SPACE

M. Il. Bailey Of The Bailey Realty
Co, 1898 S. State ST., who had control
over hundreds Of lots in Morgan Park
and other suburbs, is offering free to
any person or persons who may want
to cultivate gardens. choice space in
these suburbs which will be profitable
to all parties.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
KHAN INCORPORATION RE-
FUSED BY WISCONSIN
preston News Service)

Madison, Wis, April 3O.-The ar
ticles Of incorporation filed by the Ku
Klux Klan for the State Of Wisconsin
were refused by Attorney General
Herman Il. Ekern. Under the state
laws foreign dictatorship is prohibited
for non-stock organizations, and the
papers filed by the Khan declared that
the Wisconsin unit would be under the
jurisdiction Of the Georgia Khan.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
LOVED WIFE TO DEATH

Los Angeles, Calif-Unable to live
without his wife, Elline, who had sued
him for divorce, John Wooda1l forci-
bly, entered her home and killed her,
afterward committing suicide.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
JULIUS F. TAYLOR WILL AID
DRESS THE KNOWLEDGE
SEEKERS CLUB

This Saturday evening at 8 o'clock.
julius F. Taylor will address the
knowledge Seekers Club, which will
meet at the Phyllis Wheatley Home,
1856 Rhodes Ave.
Mr.. Taylor will talk on 1.-The Power
and Influence Of the Press"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
cVERTON HYGIENIC REPRE-
SENTATIVE SPENDS SEW
ERAL DAYS IN WESTERN
PENNSYLVANIA
Preston News Servicel

Pittsburgh, Pa, April 3O.-George
n Brooks, travelling representative of
the Overton HYGIENE Company OF Chi
oago' Ill, spent several days in West
ern Pennsylvania in the interest Of his
concern, before leaving for the east
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
THE QUESTIONABLE
By Miss Louise Bond

J. Name the capitals Of Turkey,
Greece, Norway, and Sweden.
#&#
2 What city is the greatest COM
mercial port on the continent of Eu-
rope?
3. What brought Russia into the
World War?
4. How far from Petrograd is Mos
COW?
). Where is Warsaw?
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
THE NEW BROTHERHOOD
CLUB

The Young Mems brotherhood
Club met at Community Center
1901 South Wabash Avenue, Mon
day, April p. Plans were made to
assist the schools in the clean up cam
paign. They had an enthusiastic re-
hearsal for their coming drama y
May 3d. They also filed a petition
to Governor Pinchot of Penn. for
clemency for Willie Cavalier Is year
old slayer.
Pres. Earl ]. Morris
See'y. & Rep. William /. Hamm
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
ANOTHER NEW BABY IN
CHICAGO

Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Simmons, 44l6
Prairie Avenue, are the proud and
happy parents Of fine bouncing baby
boy
Mother and Master Simmons, Jr.,
are both doing well.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
HUGE FIERY CROSSES BURNED
IN COLLEGE HILL DISTRICT
preston News Service)

Cincinnati, o., May 1.-The police
investigated Thursday the burning Of
two fiery crosses near a new Negro
subdivision in College Hill, Wednes-
day night The property fronts on
Corneha Street Residents said that
they saw a number of automobiles
near the scene shortly before the
flames were noticed.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
BACK AT HOME

Mrs. Sarah Suatton, who spent the
fall and winter in the city, is back at
her home, 1924 S. Racine Ave, Nor
gan Park.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02

The highly honorable Judge of the Probate Court
County whose legions of friends already grooming him
for reelection to his honored position in 1926
Recently Judge Horner among the invited guests
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Rosenwad Tuskegee Institute
bama and he greatly enjoyed his visit it. Judge Horner
has always been clased the friends of the
Colored people in Chicago.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1925-05-02
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77'l1N " Al VI 7 ID
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The Alaska daily empire., 1925-10-28
AS FELLOW MEMBER
OF LEAGUE DUCHESS
FOUND DEMOCRATIC

GENEVA, Oct. 28.-As many Am.
erican legislators rhetorically stumb-
led about in the presence of the first
woman lawmakers, so did members
in the humanitarian committee of
the League of Nations assembly
feel their way with some uncertainty
and misgiving in the presence of an
authentic British duchess as a fel-
low worker
How to address Her Grace, the
Duchess of Athol, member OF Par
lament and delegate of Great Britain
probably caused, at least at the
start, as much browpuckering as any
of the knotty problems brought be
fore the league body.
Not that Her Grace wasn't grac
iousnes itself. Simple in dress, gen
uine and unaffected in manner
pleasing of profile, modulated in voaGe
courteous and smiling in debate, dem
ocratic to her artistic finger-tips
the Duchess's one aim seemed tt
be to put all her fellow-committee
men and women absolutely at theil
ease.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-10-28
MINERS WIVES PRAY
At DAWN FOR SAFETY
OF STRIKE BREAKERS

HENRYETTA. Okla, Oct. Is
Prayers at dawn beside dusty road
start the days work in the coal
mines here. Women in un-bonnets
and calico, praying for the safety
OF men who have taken their hus-
bands jobs is an innovation in coal
strikes which sheriff's order. court
edicts, and militia have failed to
stop.
1t started early in the summer the
sheriff believing the supplications
were threats, stopped them The
high court overruled the Sheriff. The
militia was sent
But still the women pray. There
is prayer at sunrise, prayer at sunset
hymn singing and day preaching with
a display of the American flag and
speeches.
Just at dawn, the women gather