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The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
FRANCE PRAISES BLACK
TROOPS

Washington.-In the satisfaction
over the success of their armies in re-
cent costly struggles Of more than a
year, the French have paid tribute to
the notable services rendered by the
10000 Negro troops who fought val
iantly all through the conflict.
The History Of the First Regiment
Of Senegalese Rifemen," just issued
by the French Army, relates in color
full and dramatic fashion some of the
performances of the African soldiers.
One army citation gives a striking re-
cital Of the losing fight made by two
young French officers and their Negro
troops in defense of besieged block
house at Beni-Derkoul Another army
citation tells of the exploit of a Sene-
galese riHeman named Mongongo, on
guard in a blockhouse attacked by the
riffians.
i should like to see, says Stephane
Lausanne, printed thousands of copies
Of The Golden Book Of the Blacks, to
be placed in the hands of the children
in all the schools Of France. And on
July 18th, if there is a procession to
the tomb under the Arc de Triomphe,
at the head Of the troops there should
march battalion of Senegalese. Hav-
ing undergone the hardship, it would
be but just that the blacks should share
the honor. The Unknown Soldier, from
the bottom Of his glorious sepulchre,
would himself ask that there pass be-
fore him. first Of all. the Forgotten
Soldiers.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
LODGE LEADER JAILED WHEN
HE FAILS TO REINSTATE
MEMBER
preston News Service)

Pittsburgh, Pa, July 8.-Failure to
comply with a court order directing
him to reinstate and drop charges
which had been preferred against a
lodge member, landed F. G. Gordon.
grand master of the Masons, in the
county jail Thursday for contempt of
court. Several weeks ago a hearing
was held before Judge John A. Evans,
who ordered that Charles w. Melons
be reinstated in the lodge and the
charges against him dropped. A meet
ing Of the lodge was held and Gordon
was served with copy of the decree.
He ignored it and after brief hearing
Thursday morning Judge Evans or
dered his commitment to Jail until the
order of court has been complied with.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
INHUMAN SLAVE TRADE RE-
VEALED IN AFRICAN AREA
preston News Service)

Capetown, S. A, July 7.-Startling
revelations of slave trade in the Afri-
can province of Bechuanaland came out
this week when Simon Ratshosa, one
Of the native princes Of the largest
tribe of Bamangwatos, testified in his
trial for an attempt to murder Chief
Tschekedi.
Simon said the Masawara slaves told
him their masters have the power of
life or death over them. The penalty
for killing a slave is no more than for
killing sheep and cattle The slaves
declared their masters beat, burn or
shoot them if they run away, and do
not pay them for their work The
Bamangawatos make Masawara go
into the wild fields to steal Masawari
children, and bring them into slavery.
The prince, during cross-examina-
ton, said that he had seen Masawari
slaves with reins around their necks
being driven like horses, and has seen
others burned at the stake, but that he
did not dare to interfere, because the
tribal headmen control the rich slave
trade, and really rule the country.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
BULLETIN No. 65-LEARN THE
TRAFFIC LAWS AND OBEY
THEM
By Chief of Police Morgan A. Collins

From 1900 o'clock midnight, July
3rd, to 800 A. NJ, July 9th, 102 per-
sons were injured and were killed
through automobile accidents. The to-
tai fatalities for the year on account
of motor vehicle accidents up to July
9th, is 327.
What an appalling loss Of life. 1
urge every motorist and pedestrian to
do his utmost to protect himself and
his fellow man against death caused by
a preventable auto accident
Extreme care and caution should be
exercised by auto drivers during the
hot weather. The roads are not only
filled with motorists but the small
children swarm on to the streets to
play.
In many districts the youngsters are
without Fairgrounds and the streets
are their romping places. Child safety
is serious problem-with all our traf-
fic regulations, home instruction and
discipline.
Always keep your mind on the road
when at the steering wheel--a child
may dart out on to the street, perhaps
from machines parked at the curb.
Always drive slowly when children
are seen playing in the streets. Par
ents should caution their children
about playing in the streets.
Warn your children continually.
Remember that there is nothing as
precious as a human life. Set an ex-
ample that viii be an inspiration to
others by always playing safe.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
NEGRO GIRL WINS VOCAL
CHAMPIONSHIP
preston News Service)

Cincinnati, o., July 8.-Another ma
tional championship has just come to
Cincinnati-a singing championship,
won by choir Of Negro girls whose
vocal brilliancy and skill has attracted
widespread attention.
The new national champions" are
the Jones Hilliard Jubilee Singers Of
the Zion Baptist Church, and they won
the highest honors at a national Sum
day school contest just held by the
Negro Baptists in Brooklyn.
The Cincinnati singers, ranging in
age from Is to 10, have been trained
for several years by Mrs. Mae Jones
billiard, music teacher Of West Ninth
street. They won the Ohio champion
ship at State contest and when they
recently sang before the Cincinnati
Kiwanis Club, Otto Grau presented
one of their gifted soloists with a
piano. Through numerous concerts
the Jubilee Singers raised funds to 60
to the Brooklyn singing tournament
and before an audience Of 10000, won
the first prize, against the best choirs
from New York, New Jersey and other
places.
The Cincinnati singers have now
been engaged to give number Of con-
certs around New York. They will
sing in Philadelphia July 9 and 10 and
visit the Sesqui-C Centennial exposition
and will sing in Washington July IL
and II, and return to Cincinnati about
July 10.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
MENTAL DISEASE INCREASING

Washington.-Our physicians will be
interested in a bulletin just issued by
the u. S. Department of Commerce,
which shows that in 1910 there were
1910 Negro patients, or 131 per 100,-
600 persons of our racial group as COM
pared with 213 for the white population
in hospitals for mental diseases. Sta
tistics for the year 1928 indicate a
marked increase both in the total num-
Der Of persons and in the number per
100000 population for each racial
group During the thirteen-year period,
Negro patients in these hospitals in
creased from l31 to 1872, and white
patients increased from 213 to ESQ per
100000 of the population of their
groups.
The report explains that the COM
paratively low rate for Negroes is
doubtless due to the lack of adequate
hospitals for them in the South; but
that in parts Of the country where they
are admitted, as patients, to State hos
pitals without discrimination, the rates
for them generally exceeds those for
the whites. In 1928 there were 20,084
Negroes and 244,o68 white patients in
hospitals for mental disease.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
BUSINESS BODY SAYS LYNCH
ING MUST CEASE
Florida Chamber of Commerce Pledges
Aid in Wiping it Out

St. Petersburg, Fla.-Aroused by the
recent epidemic of lynchings in Florida,
the State Chamber of Commerce has
gone on record with declaration that
this condition must not continue and
has pledged to the Governor its ap-
prevail Of his vigorous efforts to Sc
cure effective prosecution in the recent
La Belle lynching case and its willing
ness to cooperate to the fullest in the
maintenance of law and order The
statement, which was adopted without
a dissenting vote at the quarterly d.
rector's meeting, is as followsa
THE Florida State Chamber of
Commerce has heard with concern that
already this year there have been four
recorded lynchings in this state, and
that men and women, white and black,
have been taken from the protection of
the law and brutally manned by
masked gangs.
Feeling that this condition must
not continue if Florida is to prosper
as she deserves, the State Chamber of
Commerce hereby respectfully thanks
the Governor for his quick and effec-
tive action in assuring a thorough
prosecution of those persons who re-
Gently lynched man in La Belle.
Although there have been 143 record
ed lynchings in Florida since 1900, this
is the first to be followed by vigorous
prosecution of the offending mob.
again expressing its approval Of
the Governors action, the State
Chamber of Commerce wishes to as
sure him Of its continued willingness
to do all in its power to create the
proper regard for law and order"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
BUSINESS LEAGUE INTEREST
WIDESPREAD

There never was time when inter
est in the program of the National
Negro Business League was so wide
spread, according to records compiled
by Mr.. Albion L. Holsey, Secretary of
the league.
Oklahoma has just closed success
full state league meeting which was
held in Okmulgee. Mr.. Roscoe Dunjee,
president of the Oklahoma League, re-
ports large attendance, an impressive
parade and some excellent papers and
discussions.
The Arkansas State League, under
the leadership of Mr.. John l. Webb Of
Hot Springs. held its meeting July /
and 2.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
SHE LISTENED, THEN PAID;
NOW SHE IS WAITING IN
VAIN
preston News Service)

Mrs. Martha Hughes of Wyandotte
street, joined the AHA.V.O.P.R So
ciety (Ancient Honorable Avaricious
Victims of the Old Pocketbook
Racket Thursday and the initiation
fee was her 500 diamond ring and $84.
She bought a. third interest in a
pocketbook, containing $500, sup
posedly dropped by Senator Frank J..
Harris in the Hill district, and recov-
cred by a man. Another stranger in
vited her to share the money because
the senator had shot his dog down in
Florida.
Then she only had $34, but the two
men wheedled her into getting $50
from her bank account. The ring went
next They told her to wait while they
got the $1,000 changed into small bills.
She waited-from early afternoon until
night.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
EIGHT HURT WHEN SCHOOL
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
COLLAPSES
preston News Service)

Miami, Fla, July Eight work
men were injured when the George
Washington school, Negro, under con-
struction at 400 Northwest Twelfth
street collapsed with an explosion
Tuesday.
Police and fremen searched for
other victims at first believed under
the debris. A later check accounted
for all workmen, however. None was
seriously hurt.
Three probes have been launched.
Repeated threats have been made
against placing the Negro school ad-
jacent to the white residential section,
school and business officials stated af-
ter the disaster. The new building,
which covered half city block, was
completely shattered.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
NEGRO CAN BUY HOME IN RE-
STRICTED SECTION BUT
CANNOT LIVE IN 1T
preston News Service)

Detroit, Mich, July S-Judge L.
w. Carr, in the Wayne Circuit Court,
granted an injunction to William
Starkes and his wife to own a home in
the Lakewood Boulevard subdivision.
but prohibited them from living in
their home.
The judge declared that the restric-
tons of the subdivision which state
property shall not be sold nor leased
to persons whose ownership would be
injurious to the locality" barred the
Starkes from living in their home, but
not from owning it.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
NEW HOME FOR ORPHANS is
NEARING COMPLETION
preston News Servicel

Little Rock, Ark, July o.-The new
home for orphans at Fourteenth and
Vine streets, is nearly completed and
will be opened July 10. The home is
being built by the Free Christian Zion
church, and largely is the result of the
work Of the Rt. Rev. w. M. Benson,
pastor of the church. A large amount
of building material was donated by
the Missouri Pacific railroad. The
home will be supported By the church
and through donations In addition to
orphaned children. the home will care
for aged persons and small children
whose mothers work during the day.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
PEARSON TO DIRECT KIT
TRELL CAMPAIGN
preston News service)


Durham, N. c.. July s.-To supple
ment the recent gift of B. N. Duke,
tobacco magnate Of Durham, and the
more recent gifts of Prof. w. G. Pear
SON, ]. NJ. Avery, John R. Hawkins,
and other prominent men, the trustees
Of Kittrell College, at Kittrell, have
authorized campaign to raise an adj
ditional endowment of 100000.
Prof. w. G. Pearson, Of Durham.
has been designated to direct the cam
paign and in announcing its Inaugural
ton at campaign headquarters stated
that he expected to raise the fund in
three months.
The authorities of the school plan to
raise the scholastic standards to those
of Class "a" ACol1ege and the increase
in its endowment is an essential step
in that direction. In addition, six new
buildings are now being erected, and
the institution is otherwise improving
the plant and its equipment to meet
the requirements Of the standard with
which it aims to conform, and to serve
the increased student body which is
expected next year from North Caro-
lima and adjacent states.
With 100000 additional endowment,
the school will be one of the most lib
orally endowed colleges for Negroes in
the Southeastern United States, and
will draw upon and serve North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, South Carolina, Vir-
GINA, Maryland, Georgia and Alabama
from which states large contingents
of students are expected; while at the
same time, students in smaller num-
bers from every other state are ex-
pected to enroll
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
MAJ. GEN. MILTON ]. FOREMAN

Chicago has within its broad walls
many citizens who have attained to the
greatest success in all walks of life,
but none Of them from military point
Of view can surpass Maj. Gen. Milton
J. Foreman.
For what he does not know about
war and militarism is not worth know
ing. He CALAMITY fought for his coun-
try on the battlehelds Of France. He
IS dearly beloved by the citizen soldiers
Of this state and il held in the highest
esteem by them.
Maj. Gen. Foreman stands at the
head Of the big law firm Of Foreman,
Bluford, Steele and Schultz, with ex-
tensive law Offices in the First National
Bank building
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
MOVIES DO NOT INJURE EYES

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in eye dis
eases claim that if you can read, write,
or do other work without firing your
eyes, there is no harm in going to the
movies. Tests recently made with $50
persons showed that those who suf-
fered eye fatigue after watching mo-
ton picture play, also became tired
when doing other work that affected
the vision, so that movies were not re-
sponsible for the trouble.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
MRS. ELIZABETH KUFF DIES
AT AGE OF 122
preston News Service)

Gettysburg, Pa, July o.-Mrs. Ke-
ziah Kuff, whose relatives and friends
said the family Bible indicated that she
was l22 years old, died here last
Thursday night. Mrs. Ruff was born
on Dec 8, 1908. Persons over ninety
years of age here assert she was well
advanced in years when they were
young.
Mrs. Kuff was a native of Adams
county. of which Gettysburg is the
county seat, and her parents built log
cabin here many years before the Civil
War. She was unusually active for
her age. One daughter, Miss Eliza
beth Kuff of Philadelphia, survives her.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
OKLAHOMA WHITE G. o. p.
WOMEN SEEK TO FORM A
CLUB AMONG NEGRO
MAIDS
preston News Service)

Tulsa, Okla, July 8.-Plans for aid
ing in the organization of Negro Re-
publican women's club in the city hall
were made Thursday afternoon.
The Negro club idea was introduced
after several women reported that their
maids had been interested and had
asked for suggestions.
Plans were also made to conduct a
membership campaign to secure a rep
resentative in the club from each pre-
cinct
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
LoAFING OR RESTING
By DR.. w. A. Evans, Health Editor,
Chicago Tribune

A few days ago a tuberculosis spe-
cialist told me this story:
A patient with consumption was not
doing as we'll as expected. He had
quit work, but he was not resting in
the sense his physicians understood the
term. He got up late in the morning,
ate his breakfast, sat around for sew
eral hours, walked few blocks around
the neighborhood, went over to the
barber shop, ran few errands and oc-
casionally did few chores. He could
not understand why he continued to
run little fever.
His doctor said to him: "You are
loafng, but you are not resting" Then
he told him what the word resting"
meant when it applied to consumptive.
1t meant at least sitting quietly all day
long. If sitting quietly was too much
exercise and caused fever, it meant
moving about in bed. If staying in
bed was too much exercise, it meant
lying fat on the back and being fed
by an attendant.
l have recently read the story about
Christy Matthewson and his recovery
from consumption. When he was told
to rest, he rested. There was no
pleading on his part to be allowed to
loaf rather than to rest. His case was
so advanced that several years of
treatment were required to arrest the
disease. He had to have an operation
to place one of his lungs at rest. He
got we'll because his control of him
self was as good as was his control Of
that fadeaway bali in the years when
Matte had all the hitters guessing.
Loa6ng is one thing. Resting is an
other. And training is still another
There is many man who had nerv-
Gus breakdown and who is told by his
physician to rest. His directions are
not detailed and specific. He takes a
leave of absence and goes away some
where. What he does is loaf He
drives around in his machine, plays
some golf, maybe fishes and swims and
during the remainder of the season he
just kills time The probability is that
this man takes his joy away with him.
At any rate, he takes with him his
fears, worries and anxieties. It may
be that most of the time when he was
playing golf he had his mind on the
ball, but in making his strokes at least
he will be thinking of the Office as he
swings at the pill
It may be that when he is fishing he
will be thinking of the task in hand
most of the time But he will make
many a cast methodicalIy as his mind
wanders away to the old task and the
old worries. The truth is that the man
is physically loahng, though he is not
mentally resting.
A wiser plan is one in which recog-
nizing the difference between Ioafng
and resting, a detailed, specific plan is
laid down and followed; one in which
mental training is substituted for plain
loafng.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
ARREST NEGRO WOMAN FOR
VIOLATING THE JIM CROW
LAW IN MEMPHIS
Preston News Service)

Memphis, Tenn, July o.-Mrs.
Blanche Cothran. II, was arrested
when she refused to move her child
whom she had seated beside two white
children in a crowded street car. She
was arrested on a charge Of violating
the infamous sJim Crow" law.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
ATTENDS N.A.A.c.P.

Mrs. Mary J. Gordon. social work
er with Provident Association Of St.
Louis, Mo-. has been in the city for
several days during which time she
attended the annual meeting Of The
N.A.A.C.P. and is the house guest of
Nine. Ezella Mathis Carter. 45OO
Prairie Ave
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1926-07-10
THE LYNcHING RECORD FOR
THE FIRST SIX MONTHS IN
THE UNITED STATES
Tuskegee Institute, Ala.
July 8. 1926.

Mr.. julius F. Taylor,
Chicago. Ill
My Dear Sir:
/ send you the following informa-
ton concerning lynchings for the first
six months Of this year. | find accord
ing to the records compiled at Tuske-
gee Institute in the Department of
Records and Research that in the first
six months of 1926 there were nine
lynchings. This number is the same
as the number for the first six months
of 1925, it is 4 more than the number
5 for the first six months of 1924, 6
less than the number IS for the first
six months of 1928, Fl less than the
number 80 for the first six months of
1922, and n less than the number SO
for the first six months Of 1921.
The races of the persons lynched
and the number in each race were: Ne
gro, 6; White, 2; Indian, /. The Of
lenses charged were: murder, 8; rape,
l; attempted rape, 2; making improper
proposals to woman, l; burglary, Ii;
wounding officer Of the law, l.
The states in which lynchings oc-
CURED and the number in each state
are as follows: Arkansas, /; Florida,
8; Kentucky, /; Mississippi, 2; New
Mexico, 1; Texas, /.
Yours very truly,
R. R. MOTION,
PRINCIPAL
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Bridgevine

James w. Hastings, age 78 years,
8 months and days, died suddenly
at his home early Sunday morning.
Funeral services were held on Tues
day at the M. E. Church and inter-
ment at Bridgeville cemetery.
r. R. Layton and George Willin
attended the Fruit Brokers conven-
ton held at New York this week.
James Collision of near town
spent the first of the week with his
daughter, Mrs. o. J. Wiley.
I One of the large freight trucks be-
longing to the PAX Co. while un-
loading freight at the American
Store here on Tuesday, on account
of the soft ground, sank to the hubs
of the wheels and it was necessary
to dig it out and employ other
trucks to pull it out.
Our fire company was called out
on Tuesday around four O'Clock to
a fire on the farm of o. A. Newton,
near town. The damage was slight
and was out before the arrival of
the fire company equipment.
Rev. Geo. Sterling was a Will
mington visitor the first of the week.
The young people were delightful
ly entertained on Friday evening
last by a dinner for the men of the
Sunday school class of Rev. James
Duhadaway, presented to them by
the ladies of the class.
The electric motor for the pump
ing station for the Town Water
Plant has been installed with all
necessary equipment. This now
gives the town two gasoline engines
and an electric motor and two
pumps for use in case of emergency.
The Electric Light Company COM
pleted the sewering the town and as
soon as the material arrives the
street lights on Market street will
be removed to the center of the
street.
Mrs. Elkton Adams expects to
leave shortly for Miami Beach, Fla,
where she will spend the remainder
of the winter with Mr.. Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stewart are
the proud parents Of a baby boy,
born on Sunday last.
A number of Bridgeville men at
tended the dedication Of the new
Masonic Temple at Lewes on Friday
evening last. The grand officers of
the Grand Lodge Of Delaware were
in charge of the exercises.
o. T. Warrington and family