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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10
Republican Committeeman from the Third Ward, whose
legions of friends working hard to bring about
his for member of the Legislature from the

passage Of a bill creating Bureau OF
Public Registrations, its main office
being located at 10 N. Dearborn ST.,
where Mrs. Anna G. Anderson (col-
ored) is one of the efficient assistant
solicitors. Mr.. ]. Kennedy is one of
the able solicitors at 4lo E. 35th ST.,
the south side headquarters and each
month, through their efforts, Several
thousand colored men and women and
white men and women as well, are
placed in well paying positions, owing
to the long sightedness of Mr.. Ker-
sey.
Aside from his labors in that direc-
ton, Mr.. Kersey secured an appropria-
ton of $4,000 to construct a monu-
ment in honor of the old Eighth ILL
nois Regiment. Hon. "A. H. Roberts
secured an additional $4,000 appro-
priation to the 'Kersey Bilr' and with
$4,000 behind him, Mr.. Kersey will
see to it that the monument will be
constructed at 35th St. and South
Parkway.
The above two legislative accom-
plishments on his part are the two
brightest stars in his political career.
Mr.. Kersey has for many years
served as treasurer Of Quinn Chapel
and he and his good wife, Mrs. Kersey,
are faithful members. He is promi-
nent in secret society circles and a
member of the undertaking firm Of
Kersey, MCGOWAN and Morsell, 3515
Indiana Ave-, and on Tuesday, April
IS, the voters residing in the Third
Senatorial District will greatly honor
themselves by nominating him for the
Legislature of Illinois.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10
THE TRUTH ABOUT STATE
REPRESENTATIVE SIDNEY
LYON
Excerpts from Letter, Written by One
Leader to Another

Chicago, III.
Dear Comrade and Friend
Because Of your alleged attack upon
the splendid record of that splendid
fellow and friend State Representative
Sidney Lyon, the colored precinct cap
tains felt constrained to come to his
defense on his record. We feel that
YOU have done Mr.. Lyon a great in
justice and we hope that it was due to
the fact Of ignorance of the truth and
deliberate political trick.
The Records
On the Soldiers Monument Bill
The Journal Of the House of Repre-
sentatives for 1925, page I'll, shows
that Mr.. LYON, voted on the appropria-
ton.
The Anti-Klu- Klux-Klan Bill-The
Journal of the House of Representa-
tives for 1925, shows that Sidney Lyon
voted for this bill, which was aimed to
force the Klan into the open by COM
polling it to publish and record its
membership rosters.
See Illinois Criminal Code, Chapter
3s, Page 533-This is an act to "Pro-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10
PORTO RICO MOTHERS WIN
RECOGNITION

Neutrality-suspicious. get official
recognition in Porto Rico, at least in
the newly created Child Welfare Board
of the island. There are FIVE members
of this board, all appointed by the
Governor with the advice and consent
of the Senate, and two of these must
be mothers of families" The Board
is to study problems affecting children,
suggest changes in child welfare laws,
and inspect children's institutions. This
recognition principle is encouraging to
10000 Negro citizens Of the Virgin Is
lands, in view Of the probability that
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

1t can be stated with much pleasure
that Hon. Charles A. Griffin has proven
himself to be true-blue representa-
tive of the colored race. As represen-
tative he led the fight against and
killed two vicious bills introduced in
the last Legislature, making it peni-
tertiary offense and a fine of $500 for
any colored person to belong to Ma
sonic, Eastern Star, Odd Fellows,
Knights of Pythias or Elk Lodge in
Illinois.
Representative Griffin waged an ef-
fective fight to have the Federation Of
Labor open its doors to ali workers,
regardless of race. color or conditions,
thereby giving hundreds of jobs to col
ored men and women. and chance to
earn decent living.
1t might be also stated at this time
that Representative Griffin has made a
host Of warm friends because Of his
strong and firm belief in right living.
He is a member of the Metropolitan
Community Center Church. a Mason,
and resides, with his affectionate wife,
at their home, Sill Ellis avenue.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

OIL was used for burning In lamps
Is early as the time Of the Patriarch
Abraham. 1t was the custom Of the
ancient Jews to anoint with oil per-
sons appointed to high Offices, as the
priests and kings. The oil 50 used
was the oil of the olive common
throughout the East from very early
times. One of its uses was that of an
article Of diet. A land Of corn and
oil and wine was a brief description
Of a rich, attractive country.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10
NEGROES FILE FOR LEGISLA-
TIVE BERTHS IN STATE
OF ILLINOIS

Springfield, 1.-two Co1ored Citi-
zens have filed their candidacy foi
the Illinois Legislature. They are DIR
A. w. Springs of Dewmaine, William
son County, and Professor z. G. Ham
ilton, school principal at Mounds. The
district has many Race voters.
DR.. Springs came to light in 1924 in
the Royalton mine disaster, when he
risked his life to go down into the
shaft and treat the wounded. He was
decorated for heroism.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10
BAILEY PLANNING BIG
OPENING

M. t. Bailey president Of The Bailey
Realty Co., 3638 S. State St., is work.
ing hard along every tangible line in
order to have the largest opening Of
suburban property ever offered the
public at the opening Of the spring
season. 1t is now expected, inasmuch
as the season has been prolonged 50
long, some real bargains will be on the
market for home seekers.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

Rev. William S. Braddan, known as
The Fighting Preacher also Cap.
tain and chaplain Of the Eighth Regi-
ment, has won the high esteem Of thou.
sands of warm friends who are going
to nominate him as one Of the County
Commissioners, Tuesday. April Is.
Rev. Braddan is the founder of the
Brethren Baptist church at Sind and
Dearborn street. He has been the
spiritual leader Of this congregation
for more than twenty years.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

always aiming to give the people the
last demand on his time in the further
ance Of the general welfare Of the pub
lie.
Mr.. Busse has many warm friends
among the colored people residing in
all parts of this city and county who
viii assist him Tuesday, April Is, to
win the nomination for President OF
the Board of County Commissioners
OF Cook County.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10
BEAUTIFUL EASTER CARD
FROM DIR. ADENA c. E.
MINOTT

Saturday morning, just before Eas-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Julius F. Taylor
received a beautiful Easter card from
our highly esteemed friend, DR.. Adens
c. E. Minott, 246 w. 10th ST., New
York City, N. Y, and it is priced very
highly by the writer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

Keep your heart free from hate.
your mind from worry. Live Simply;
expect little; give much; sing often;
pray always. Fill your life with love:
scatter sunshine. Forget self. Think
OF others. Do as you would be done
by-these are the tried links In con-
tentment's golden chain.-M. I. No.
LoOd.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10
HON. WILLIAM BUSSE, REPUB-
LIcAN CANDIDATE FOR
PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

The very best candidate of those
seeking the honored position Of Pres
ident Of the County Board is Hon.
William Busse, who has served as one
of the County Commissioners for many
years, from the country district. Mr..
Busse is also Mayor Of Mt. Prospect,
Illinois, and he is one Of the best and
most successful clean-cut business men
in Cook County.
Mt. Prospect is his pet, if such a
thing is possible Of this public spirited
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10
Short Family Name

In England there are many three
letter names, but In the churchyard
round ruined Dorset church there
are gravestones erected Ia memory of
several members Of a family named
It" This name was either changed or
the family has died out, for none bear
1t today.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

success in the practice of law. His
main law Offices are located in the Otis
Building, with branch offices at 5o26
South Halsted ST., (evenings). Mr.
Swanson and his family are devoted
members of the Baptist church and as
he was born and raised right in among
the colored people and had little col
ored boys for his playmates, therefore
he is not bothered with color blind
ness or race prejudice and his hundreds
of colored friends will, with pleasure,
assist to renominate him for member
of the Legislature Of Illinois, Tuesday,
April IS.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10
UtiLitoriaE1 Measure

Measures to prevent the use Of
goads on Oporto bullocks and to sub
stitute whips are not founded. as one
might suppose, on humane motives.
The reason is that the goads so pune
ture the hides of the animals they
are more or less useless for shoe
leather.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

Tne Australian saw-ny Ia the mcse
motheriy Of the few insects which caro-
for their young In infancy. The egwT
are deposited In Sits which the moth
or Saws In leaves She remains On
the leaf until the eggs hatch and then
she follows har babies about. careful
" protecting them from enemieA--
Pathfinder Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

A damp cloth that has been wrung
almost dry will remove the sugar
marks from the mahogany table. But
put a little furniture polish on the
table .afterward You can use a cha
mois to polish the walnut furniture,
but a regular polish would really Be
best.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10
Orosorios

Oratoric IN the name given to d sa-
cred musical composition, the subject
OF 1t being generally taken from the
Scriptures. The name, oratorio, 10
said to be derived from the fact that
these musical compositions were first
performed In an oratory or private
chapel attached to church. The first
oratorfo Is said to have been produced
about 1850, by st. Philip Neri.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

He CALAMITY and honorably sefvea
his country on the battle6elds OF France
in the late World War, and not only
there did he do much to save physie"
lives, but also increased the nlignV
Christian army.
Rev. Bradden will well serve his COZ
stituents as County Commissioner anu
It should be the great pride OF every
colored voter of this county to place
cross before his name at the polls neA'
Tuesday.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

A contemporary Of John Wesley, a
theological student at Leipzig, Indors-
ing his views that cleanliness was
next to godliness, took bath, where
upon. because of his modernism, It is
sid he was refused his degree, says
the Dearborn Independent.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

Turn thine eyes unto thyself and
beware thou judge not the deeds OF
ether men. In judging OF others q
man labcrsth In vain, often erreth and
easily sinneth: but In judging and ex-
aiming himself he always Iaboreth
fruitfully. Thomas a Kempis.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

Mr.. John w. Anderson, 1921 Vernon
Ave-, has greatly enjoyed life during
the cold winter days which we hope
have disappeared for long time.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

DR.. George G. Hall, 3638 South
Parkway, after spending many weeks
touring through the south, the
southwest and way over into Cuba, in
his brand new Pierce-Arrow sedan,
arrived home the first week in the very
picture of health.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

Among those enterprises which de-
pend for success on implicit faith are
love. democracy and hash.-Detrose
News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

under the Kiess Bill, now pending in
the U. S. House Of Representatives,
merger may be made of certain Porto
Rican and Virgin Islands interests.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

Member of the Legislature Of
Illinois, who viii be re
nominated ut the primaries
Tuesday, April 18th, to sue
ceed himself IN the LeRis-
Iative Halls at Springfield.
iii. In the past he has
fought hard for everything
that ID right and just.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

HONORABLE CHARLES A. GRIF-
FIN HAS PROVEN HIMSELF
TO BE ONE OF THE MOST AC-
TIVE AND Wild E-A WAX E
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLA-
TURE OF ILLINOIS
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-04-10

hibit the publication and distribution OF
discriminating matter against any re-
ligious sects, creed, class, denomination
or nationality and to publish the same
Approved June 28, and enforced July
1919" This act was introduced and
passed by Sidney Lyon and it alone
should commend him most favorably
to the colored people of our district
yourself included, although your fac
tional affiliation may prevent your open
support of him.
Sincerely yours,
(Signed) Capt. d. J. Brooks.
State Representative Sidney Lyon
voted for you-Now you vote for him.
The Washington times., 1926-06-11
Welcome the Return of Merry
Widow Hat

The long and bitter millinery engagement Overfor the
present.
The battle Of Big Little Hat began couple Of years
back with whispers from Paris Little Hat strongly in
tenched For many months Big Hat seemed get nowhere
Then with surprising suddenness victory! Big Hat has
won.
month or so ago. and there large hat framed
pretty face But the exception Mners hopefully
displayed windows full Of big hats Nobody seemed to buy
them.
Then feminine fancy did Of its fpfops Almost over
night Little Hat went out Of style.
Eagerly the whose looks set off by spreading
background Of hat snatched at the new headpece Sadly
their sisters to whom the coche becoming discarded
their snug thatches.
The cost of dressing goes upbig hats being
pensive than small since they have greater Though
simplicity reigns date tendency toward trimming ap-
parent More expense.
viii the fashion stick? Maybe But it is predicted that
Miss Mrs Washington not going to cling long to
the spreading brm and for excellent Big
take up much ROOM girl with immense lid demands
about quota Of crowded bus trolley and train space
Washngtons rapid transit may settle the millinery ques-
ton Unless of two hats grow where only
beforBg Hat for Sunday promenades and such dressing
up. Little Hat for getting around town.
Whimsical and always entertaining, the way Of maid with
what she puts her head.
The Washington times., 1926-06-11
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
MOraLitu
d d. TRANK CRANE

- EON TR0TSKY, one Of the ablest men Soviet Rus
Ga, has come out for return to morality accord
ing to press reports from Moscow.
In an address he advocated code Of morals which OPP
ponents termed Mid Victorian. =
Soviet Russia swinging to Of personal liberty
after the war, has offered interesting experiment IN cast
ing aside moral ideas Of the past.
And in the judgment Of Of its most popular
. return to morality is needed
Morality and arbitrary moral codes are frequently con-
fused.
The wandering soph Of the time Of Socrates maintained
that the distinctions between right and wrong
natural and permanent, but merely conventional That
which right in one region they said wrong il
another, and what wrong under set Of crcum
stances right when they were changed.
Rebelious today say those who object
their conduct:
You think it is wrong to do this Think it is all right
to do it. My opinion is good as yours. =
Both of these speaking Of arbitrary moral
codes.
Such Codes laid down by human minds are always fabe
Yet somewhere in the of conflicting ideas On
right and wrong is the calm of soundy based true
morality. a.tEf
Entirely apart from arbitrary religious code of morality
is the moral code Of nature.
Some things moral and some are immoral some are
right and wrong great argument about Il
and about cannot change the facts
Some represson are necessary control Of personal
gratcatlon demanded by nature. Excess weak
ness and indulgence brings incompetence
The religious moral codes which have endured longest
and which will continue are those that are most
nearly In line with the moral code of nature
Copyright 1875. By The Mcclure syndcats
The Washington times., 1926-06-11
SHOULD SHE
ASK HIM?
Mrs. Cornelius BeecIman-

nEAR MRS. BEECEEAEA1N:
~ Is It proper for mo to ask
man friend Of my husbands
who Is coming to spend an eve.
ming with US TO bring another man
with him az two girl friends are
also coming? The argument y
that nv husband claims II Is his
place to invite any gentlemen,
and my place TO invite the WON.
en-. This man has been out to
see us several times. therefore
/ know him fairly well.
SHIRLEY.
Since you are the hostess Of
your home, 1t IL thoroughly with
in your province to extend the
invitation. 1t Is quite correct
for you to ask the gentleman
whom you know to bring another
gentleman. II you wish to be
q bit more ceremonious, you may
ask the first gentleman for the
name and address or telephone
him the invitation.
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
Is It ever proper for man
to say, Excuse my glove" for
not removing 1t to shake hands3
No. He should remove his
glove, not excuse himself for
being so rude as not to remove It.
NEAR MRS. BEECKNiAN:
~ 1. Should a wedding invita-
ton be mailed to the mother and
father of the groom?
Q, Where a brother and sister
of the groom are to be best man
and one of the bridesmaids re-
spectatiyely, should wedding inyi-
tations also be sent TO them?
8. Should an invitation be ad.
dressed to the husband and wife
and both ''Mr and Mrs." to be
written on the inside envelope, or
should the outside envelope be
addressed only to the husband?
L.
Yes, the most important invita-
ton is the one that is mailed by
the mother and father Of the
bride to the mother and father
OF the groom. You see. the par
ents of the groom are the chief
guests, the guests of honor OF
the parents Of the bride, who are
the hosts of the occasion.
2. Yes, the attendants should
be sent invitations also.
8. On the inside envelope Of
the invitation should be written
only the name: MIR. and Mrs.
Walter Allen Taylor. The outside
envelope should be addressed:
MIR. and Mrs. Walter Allen Taylor,
2 Home Place 81.
New Haven
Ohio
There should be no abbrevia-
tons Except the necessary "Mr.
and "Mrs.'D and no marks of
punctuation at the ends Of the
lines of the address.
The Washington times., 1926-06-11
AN EOCENE
GIANT

4 RHNocERos with the legs
"A Of an elephant il about a.
near as one could so in popular
brief definition Of what the Titano.
ceros was.
The skeleton shows that It
measured about IL feet in length,
without including the tail. and
it has been estimated that its
weight when alive was more than
two and q half tons.
An examination Of its remark
able skull shows that it had six
stout proninences on; the head.
which may have been horns Of
some sort, of which only the
cores, or bony supports. are left.
The Washington times., 1926-06-11
MEDITA TIONS
OF Al WIFE

TIE IDEAL HUSBAND

TIE may Be 1 government clerk,
saxcphone player. millions
aire, & second story man or
futurist post who bOrroWs your
salary. But. he Ii drst. last
and always 4 diplomat
ne may use the wrong fork.
plaster his hair. Or play the
ulxulele: he may have the profile
Of = pie, the grace Of Z founder.
and . complex for passionate
neckties.
But, he is the man who under
stands women!
He ID the man who never
forgets your birthday and never
remembers your age.
He is the man who never IN.
s1sts on seeing you at breakfast
and thus saves your vanity and
preserves q few Of his illusions
about you.
He is the man who never falls
to tell you how charming you
look In your new hat-and never
notices how tired you look around
the eyes, or how fat you are get
ting under the chin.
He Is the man who brags about
your housekeeping at every op-
portunity and appreciates" every
little thing you do for him, 80
much, that you would work your
fingers OFF to please him-and
then feel grateful.
He Is the man who keeps HIS
mind on what he's doing. when
he kisses you good-by mornings,
instead Of looking at the clock,
or at the weather, or at the door.
knob.
He Is the man who pretends to
be proud or jealous or delighted
when other men rave over you,
instead Of yawning Or Struggling
calling them dubs or sssaIve.
spreaders" behind their backs.
He is the man who would walk
a mile out Of his way to keep
from treading on your finer sensi-
bilities or stepping on your
vanity.
He is the man who never
laughs at your mistakes, never
sclntillates at your expense In
public. and never ADMITS that
there is anything wrong with
you, even to himself.
He is the man who never
speaks flatteringly OF another
woman, under fifty. and never
asks you why you don't get
haircut like the blonde flapper's
next door.
He is the man who pets you
when you are tired or fearful
and never asks what you are
grouching about NOW"
He is the man who never
pours cold water on your enthu.
siasm-and always brings you
"hyacinths to feed your SOUL!
He is the man who knows that
as long as you can keep a
woman's vanity alive, you can
keep her love alive-and who
gracefully oils the wheels OF
matrimony with soap and apple
sauce and butter!
And after that, he can be or do
anything he PLEASES. He 10
the Ideal Husband!
&.
The Washington times., 1926-06-11
DEMON-FACE
CRABS

TUE resemblance which the De
i mon.face crab bears to q Rro-
tesque mask Of the human face
is solely due to the front ana
back elongation OF the upper
front and back elongation OF the
upper shell.
When compared with the broad.
er back OF the shore crab, twill
be found that all the elevations
and depressed lines Of one are
repeated on the other: but their
lateral compression In the de-
mon-tace crab produces the ef-
feet Of lips, broad nose, and slant
ing eyes. The shortening OF the
last two pairs Of limbs and bring
Ing them practically on the hack
Is, no doubt. due to habit
OF holding sponge or other for
eign object over its back.
The Washington times., 1926-06-11
WISE SAYINGS

JUSTICE delayed is justice de-
d MED. Gladstone
Women Is most perfect when
most Womanly. Gladstone.
When anger rises. think OF the
consequences. -Confuclus.
They who have the most wit
are the most sparing OF it.
-Pope.
Time discovereth all things.
-SophocIes
II Adversely hath killed his
The Washington times., 1926-06-11
LISTEN WORLD!

Sam. They too
looked out at q
flat exparlse which
had always e1-
listed and declared
that proved the
world was fiat
But the world
wasn't flat NOR
WAS THE EX-
PANSE II p ON
WHICH THEY
LOOKED REAL
LIZ FLAT. Ev-
erywhere scienr
lists found proof
that ! something
beside natness
existed beyond
the no RI 20 n.
There was q
curve. The curve
was slight, and It
took an earnest
brain to find IL,
b II II o. III a
CURVE w A s