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The broad ax., 1926-01-23
Do You Use Judgment
and Look Your Best?

Do you think that is a simple ques-
ton? Honestly, do you always look
your best? Do you always see that
your hair is well combed, that your
clothes are clean and becoming and
that your face always wears a pleas
ant smile? 1t doesn't cost anything
except judgment to wear becoming
clothes A plain dress Of good quality
made up becomingly is far better than
a dress made of cheap material that
is designed to initiate some elaborate
gown Quality and correct lines as
sist more than anything else to make
you always look well dressed. Better
have one dress, combining style and
quality, than three or four dresses
that are only second class. There is a
certain satisfaction that cannot be
denied in knowing that you are well
dressed. You meet people better, you
make a better impression and you
have a better time if you have the
satisfaction of knowing that you are
looking your best The well-dressed
girl never need wonder whether folks
are noticing the hole in her stocking
or the safety pin that she used in
stead Of a button. Hence she is able
to forget her clothes and appearance
and is able to give all Of her atten-
ton to the thing at hand, thereby
radiating charm, poise and loneliness.
all Of which are social necessities. II
you do not always look your best re.
solve right now that you win give
more time to the planning Of your
clothes and your personal appear
ance, for regardless of whether you
are in the home or Office it win be
the best investment that you can
make. Every one loves to see and
meet a charming, well-dressed girl.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23

statute and declaring that the power
to declare law unconstitutional is al
ways exercised with reluctance, the
New York Court OF Appeals has de-
cided that if the clandestine fraternity
OF Imperial Wizard Simmons expects
to do business in the Empire State,
1t will be compelled to file with the
Secretary of State list of its men,
bers, transcript Of its secret oaths,
and a copy of its constitution and by
laws. "The alternative" says the
Court, SIS to unhood and disband."
There were no dissenting opinions
from any of the justices.
In the course Of its decision, the
Court said: Labor unions, college
fraternities, and sororities whose
names are legion, have received legis-
lative approval. They have a good
reputation-at least the Legislature has
recognized as inocuous, if not excel
lent, the character which they claim
for themselves. BUT, the Legislature
may take notice of the potentialities
.of EVIL in secret societies, and may
regulate them reasonably, without de-
priving the members thereof their lib
erty without due process of law"
This decision, Of course, has pulled
all the teeth out of the Khan, which,
for impetus and functioning power
depended solely upon hoods, masks,
and other pernicious elements Of sec
recy. The K1an will have to fold up
its tent and back out of New York
State into some area which was born
in the eclipse and rugged with curses,
dark" The psychology of fatfooted
fraternalism as proposed by the En-
pire State is altogether too strong a
dose for the Knights of the Invisible
Empire. On the other hand, New
York residents who believe in honest
to-goodness fraternalism - and their
number is legion-are already listed up
in societies which, as the New York
court says, have a savory reputation.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
A. B. A.-Anti-Banking Activities

A. B. A. does not necessarily always
stand as a symbol of the American
Banking Association, for, alas, Pitts
burgh awoke last Tuesday morning
and found that its racial banking seq
ment had been added to the long list
Of banking casualties. The Steel City
Banking Company, pride of Pitts
burgh, and favored child Of finance,
had been closed by the State Bank
ing Department because, it was said,
1T was unable to meet its obligations
on account Of unwise investments in
mortgages and other securities" In
other words, its promoters had been
INDUCING in ANTI-BANKING AC-
INVITES. And thus is Pittsburgh
plunged into financial despair, as have
other leading cities, with the races
experimentation as receiving and pay
ing tellers, investors, and manipula-
tors of the coin of our loyal banking
clients.
It is said that we have not as yet
mastered the banking business, though
it is not surprising when it is con-
sidered that very limited facilities are
available to our representation. Once
the writer took university course in
banking; but yet we know he is not
qualified in the banking science and
practice. 1t is up to the race to pro-
vide some means of entry into the
actual practices Of the banking game,
plus the financial wizardry so essential
to banking success, only minute part
Of which is dependent upon taking in
money through one window and pay
ing it out through another. Our eco
nomic wealth and financial co-opera-
ton comprise the chief solvent of our
banking problems.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
GEN. LEES NEGRO SERVANT
ADDRESSES VIRGINIA SENATE

Richmond, Va.-For the first time
since reconstruction days, a Negro
spoke in the halls Of the general assem-
bly, of Virginia on Tuesday. William
Mack Lee, body servant Of Gen. Robt
E. Lee, addressed members of the
senate in tribute to his former master.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23

A robust looking Negro youth OF
perhaps q years Of age slowly entered
the Jim Crow coach at Washington,
seated himself beside me, drew dream
book from his right hip pocket and
proceeded to make himself comfort
able. He was well dressed, and roll
Of yellow bills which he carelessly
drew from his pocket at intervals con-
WINGED me that he was at least tenn
porarily prosperous.
Travelling South?" l ventured to
ask, offering him my morning paper.
YEAH" he responded, quietly.
Going back home, 1 guess" / fol-
lowed up, as glanced at headline
which said that zero weather and the
high cost of living had brought about
Negro stampede back to Dixieland.
Yeah" he answered, as quietly as
before.
How far are you coming from? |
continued, determined to make my I'M
communicative companion talk.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
Factories Behind Times

Only per cent of the factories In
the United States are well lighted
and some 20 per cent have made no
change in lighting equipment in the
last seven years. During this time in
dustrial electric lighting equipment
has undergone a complete revolution.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23

No marked pessimism should follow
in the wake Of the Pittsburgh failure
any more than if laundry or boot
black stand were to close up for want
of competent management It's all in
the game of racial advancement, which
calls for little rain along with the
sunshine, in order that we all may
know that the Perfect Day" is still a
long, long way off.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
Rely Not on Banks

Among the richer people In China,
who do not place reliance on native
banks, the most convenient manner OF
keeping their wealth is to invest ii In
precious stones for the adornment of
the ladies of their families.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
Time to Think About.

THE future always looks bright, but
1t never comes" is an old saying.
Then why not concentrate upon max
ing the present bright? A happy pres
ent is more profitable than a dazzling
future or glorious past.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
EorIy Finuncier

Hugh Chamberlen, physician to the
king of England. 1673-1T20, was cele-
brated for proposing scheme TO
make England rich and happy by Is
suing a large quantity Of banknotes
on the security Of landed property.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
MOVE

Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Branch have
moved with their family into their re-
Gently erected home at 93rd and S.
State street, which site they purchased
the Bailey Realty Co.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23

The Department Of Agriculture says
that wild bees really belong to the
persons who discover them. IL Id
against the law In most states to cut
a bee tree without first obtaining per-
mission from the landowner.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
PREPARING FOR ONE BIG
NIGHT

The annual indoor carnival being
held at Masonic Hall by the various
councils of A. L. K. & D. of A. during
the week will close on January 23rd,
which night is expected to be the
grandest night Of the whole affair
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
UnenuiabIe Distinction

Laurence Shirley, fourth Earl Fer
rers, was the last nobleman who died
felon's death in England. He was
convicted of numbering his land stew
ard in January, 176O, and was hanged
at Tyburn, May 5, 176O.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
Terptotion-Proof Honesty

A man who dropped one-pound
note on the railway platform at With
nell, near Chorley, Lancashire. re-
turned next morning and found 1t care
fully folded and weighted by a small
stone.-London Answers.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
COLORFUL NEWS MOVIES
By THE CANERANAN

Started last night" he said with 4
smile. Got hung up in Philadelphia
with the boys, an had to wait until
this mornin' to buy an overcoat." he
added, pointing to the good looking
ulster which he had just hung on the
car hook.
You don't mean to tell me you've
gone through the winter without a.
overcoat, have your" I shot at him.
Hardy" he said, laughing aloud.
You see, I've been a chauffeur I'D in
New York State, and my regular coat
and uniform went along with the lob:
and when made the last train vester-
day, didn't have time to buy an over
coat; and it's kinder cold down home
so Sally writes me-"
well, WE'LL" answered DER
plexedly, as I tried to forego further
curiosity.
Didn't quit your job, did your"
Sure" the youth responded quickly.
I'm on my way to Jacksonville now"
Coming back?" l quizzed, as the
youth turned down a page in the dream
book.
Man alive, you bet I am" he re-
Piled as he put the dream book back
INTO his hip pocket. "You see, every
things come out just like Sally said,
and when I had that last dream the
other night, I knew it was time for
me to beat it TO Florida" the youth
said, warming up with enthusiasm.
Been up in New York State two
years. Been going to night school
studying electricity. Got my license
last week and contract for lob at
forty dollars a week, beginning the
first Of March. Got four hundred dol
lars in the bank, and I'm going down
to get Sally now" he concluded, with
broad happy smile
but who's Sally?" I inquired, as he
looked at me for an instant as though
| had hurt his feelings.
"Sally-man alive; Sally's my girl.
We're going to be married next Sun
day night, and she's coming to New
York and study millinery" he almost
shouted to me, as I sank back in the
seat convinced that it's a two-to-one
shot that everyone "Travelin' Souf'
nowadays will soon 60 into reverse.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
COLORFUL NEWS MOVIES"
BY the Cameraman

preston News Service)
l. Howard University Appropriation.
2. Travelin' "Souf."
3. Thaddeus Stevens - Reconstruc-
ZIONIST.
4. New York Bans Secrecy.
S. A. B. A.-(Anti-Banxing Activities).
6. Colorgrans.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
Friendship

The most l can do for my friend is
simply to be his friend. have no
wealth to bestow on him. If he knows
that I am happy In loving him he will
want no other reward. Is not friend
ship divine in this ?-Thoreau.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
Guard Shoh's JetDeIs

In a safe in the shah Of Persia's
palace at Teheran, millions Of dollars
worth of jewels are hidden, and body
of fifty armed men find employment
In guarding them
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
East Flyers

In its migratory flight with the
change Of seasons the wild goose flies
at the great speed of nearly sixty
miles an hour But the plover does
better; it averages about seventy-tiye
miles an hour.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
Howard University Appropriation

Howard University Appropriation
The Howard University appropriation
for the coming fiscal year is in the
Congressional mill, which grinds slow
" and with exceeding oratory and
perspiration. When the initial item
Of $4,000 struck the floor Of the
House last Monday, Congressman But
Ter B. Hare of South Carolina, who
has stepped into the shoes forsaken
by Mr. James Byrnes, upheld the tradi-
tional custom Of his predecessor by
having the entire item stricken out on
point of order, which, while warmly
debated by Congressman Cramton of
Michigan, and Congressman Hill Of
Maryland, was sustained when the
South Carolinian said: 81 shall not
discuss the merits or dement's Of the
proposition at this time, but insist on
the point Of order" And with one
sweep of the clerks pen, went Howard
salaries, ice, stationery, laboratory sup
plies, biological apparatus, buildings,
furniture, fixtures, Libraries, and even
fuel and light for Freedmen's Hospital.
If anyone thought the Howard tree Of
knowledge would be spared, he has
another dream coming, for wood
man" Hare of South Carolina did not
spare even a single branch Of DR.. ].
Stanley Durkee's pet.
1t is consoling, though, to review
the arguments of the fearless John
Philip Hill, Maryland Republican, and
Congressman Cramton of Michigan.
Mr. Cramton said, with deep feeling;
81 ask the gentleman (Mr Hare) not
to insist upon his point of order.
Howard University has been sup
ported, in small part, by Federal funds
for some 40 or so years. 1t has in
that time developed until they now
have a regular attendance of over 1000
colored students-students who would
not have an opportunity elsewhere to
get the training they got at this uni
versity. 1 personally feel that there
is a real Federal obligation in con-
nection with that institution" Mr..
Hill said: "Mr. Chairman, the appro-
priation for Howard University stands
on a different basis from other appro-
priations connected with the Federal
encouragement of education. Federal
assistance has been rendered to
Howard University for 40 or SO years.
I do favor in every possible way the
encouragement Of education by the
Federal Government in its own proper
sphere, and hope the bill will prompt
ly pass since this Congress should do
everything possible to encourage so
valuable an institution as Howard
University.
Mr.. Hare's point Of order won in
the finals" however, and it remains
for the Senate to restore the lost n
nances for our greatest university. In
the meantime, it would do well for
prospective striking students, if any
there be at Howard this year, and any
other puddlers in the melting pot Of
dissention on Howard Hill, to consider
the thin ice on which Howard is found
skating each mid-winter, and forth
with resolve to help the helpers by
saving educational and cooperative
wood to the end that the institution
may sometime get off the South Caro-
lima rocks and be what it ought to be,
both within and without. Any other
course is ultra wires, so far as Negro
education is concerned.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23

Mrs. Robert Wylie Lyle (white) ad.-
mitted Nordic, recently asked Con-
gresham Aswell Of Louisiana a very
pertinent question. "What quali6ca-
tons have you," she inquired, ito draw
a bill ostensibly to educate immigrants
who are more intelligent than the peo-
pie of your own State%
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
Roouefort Cheese

Roquefort cheese, formerly made
only from sleeps milk In caves In
southern France, is now made In
American sanitary diaries from cows
milk.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
A Horrible Person

els he the kind of a man who kisses
and tells?"
"Worse He kisses so he can write
about it for a confessions magazine
Stray Shots.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
Earliest Boxing CLIQUE

The cestus was a boxing glove
bound to the wrist and forearm by
loaded thongs. 1t was worn by Greek
and Roman cestaurii or boxers.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23

Believe it or not: Propagandists say
that zero weather and the high cost
of living are driving thousands of
Negroes back to the dear Old South
land.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
Curse of Prosperity

All that a wave of prosperity means
to most Of us is the privilege Of watch
ing others buy better cars.-Medford
Mail-Tribune.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
Thaddeus Stevens-Reconstructionist

Thaddeus observation-disclosures
Every colored man, woman and child
in the United States should read Sam
uel w. McCalrs Life of Thaddeus
Stevens" the reconstructionist whom
the Lancaster, Pa, district sent to the
U. S. House Of Representatives, as
Republican leader in the House dur
ing the Civil War and Reconstruction
days. Stevens was the most bitter foe
slavery in the United States ever had,
and fought untiring1y until his death
for the civil rights and full equality of
the freedman. On Stevens tombstone
at Lancaster, Pa, is found the simple
statement: 81 repose in this quiet Sc
cluded spot, not from any natural
preference for solitude, but, finding
other cemeteries limited as to race by
charter rules, I have chosen this, that
/ might illustrate in my. death the
principles which I have advocated
through a long 1ife-the equality Of
man before his Creator"
Of late years, oppressors Of Negro
freedom and carping critics Of pro-
ponents of justice and equality for the
Negro have taken keen delight in
throwing stones at the deceased Ne
gro champion from Lancaster. David
Wark Griffith, the moving picture
mogul, built his character "Stoneman"
in the birth of a Nation" from his
distorted vision Of Stevens. Others
speak of him today with half-con-
cealed hostility and patronizing praise.
1t is a blessing to read behind Daniel
Gibbons (white) Of Brooklyn, N. y,
who says, in a recent tribute to Ste
vens: II was at the funeral Of Thad-
deus Stevens and shall never forget
that fine, strong Roman face stilled in
death as all sorts of men passed his
bier with bowed heads and deep feel
ing"
Stevens was indeed reconstruc-
ZIONIST who knew that right was right.
So far as black America is concerned,
his name belongs on the high parity
with those Of Lincoln, Grant and Sum
ner. Never before or since have we
had a defender of Stevens calibre.
With him, defense was offense-ot-
tense against race tyranny and intol-
erance. If his soul could be reincar-
mated today in the bosoms OF a few
Congressional statesmen, the freedom
for which he gave his fullest measure
of devotion would not be longer with
held from the struggling race whose
goal was his goal and whose wounds
were his wounds back in the days
when our grandfathers were imbioing
their first breath Of democracy.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23

Rothschild Francis, militant editor
Of the Virgin Islands Emancipator,
fined for alleged criminal libel, has
had his case reviewed by the u. S.
Circuit Court of Appeals at Philadel-
phia.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23

Almost two-thirds of all known
kinds of animals can ny or glide
through the air.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23

A prominent actress wears this late
model pan velvet afternoon gown. II
is embroidered in silk flower designs
on sleeves and at bottom of the skirt
which is three inches longer than
usual.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23
(Colorgrams)

The sultry Washington summer Of
1926 may be combated in the Nations
Capital by three bathing beaches, two
for whites and one for blacks.
The broad ax., 1926-01-23

New York Bans Secrecy
Sustaining the Walker Anh-kian
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-14
RJuLDTNG MASCULINE MEN.

Vinslow is far behind it's quota in the Boy Scout cam
napns according to word from leaders OF the drives now
ibeing waged to finance the movement
Why? ,, o..
There isn't any especial antipathy One couldn't find
"lnocker with fine-tooh comb Everyone with an ounce
of intelligence knows that the Boy Scout movement dong
more to build vre American manhood than all othef Or
qanizatons combined The Boy Scout movement catches e
boy at time when he needs training mos-Whle ne IS SUI
Young enough incorporate its teachings in the makeup OF
character that will be carried by him all through life lhe
Bible classes the Y. NJ c. A. and other organizations take
him on later the groundwork for their efforts is aready
laid if the boy has been through the Scout training
From time to time stories seep IN over wires OF
lives saved through Boy Scout knowledge human saved
from drowning here another life saved through Scout
knowledge rendering first aid after an accident two boys
saved after being lost in forestsaved through knoW
edge of woodcraft acquired from their Boy Scouasters
Winsow needs Boy Scout organization. The sons OF
railroad men are entitled to this modern method OF making
Gfes pathway little easier than their fathers fund
Perhaps the proudest exclamation of proud parents OF
menbabies for time immemorial has been: He's such
manly little fellow
is manly than of these little fellows
respendent in the khaki of the Scout bandana around his
throat as the street his way to Scout
meeting or helps hold the crowd back during parade This
latter for Boy Scouts has proved valuable adjunct to
the work of police departments many of ages cities
Let's all get together and push. WinsloWs Boy Scout
movement is in the mud financially Flagstaff Williams
and Holbroo1 coming through in good shape Let
Winslow do it's share in building mascaine men,
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-14
AS EASTERNERS now BELIEVE
IT TO BE.
(Bisbee Rievew)

The Arizona Industrial Congress
should have a representative in
Boston to offer exhibits to prove
that the testimony now being read
before the probate court hearing
the will contest of the late Lotta
Crabtree does not apply to modern
conditions and morals in this state.
The average eaSterner believes
that "Buckskin" Frank and "TWO
Gun" Pete still hold sway in the
mining and cattle towns of Ari-
zona, and the testimony of the San
Francisco man, a former Tomb
stone resident, will only serve to
strengthen this erroneous impress
sion. East of the Mississippi they
consider Arizona as a vast desert,
inhabited by Indians, cowboys and
bad men. A factory representative
of an automobile manufacturer ar
rived in Bisbee some time ago
armed to the teeth" against In
dians whom he believed roamed
the plains of Arizona. A Southern
Pacific conductor stated that many
have asked him to point out the
desperadoes at the next station, y
when travelling through Arizona.
The east cannot understand that
the west has been tanned. The
story of the Boston hearing is be-
ing sent out by the Associated
Press over the country. The story
of the early days of Tombstone
will strengthen the existing belief
in savages and gun men, and lit
tie propaganda to offset the reviv-
al of pioneer days might help dis
pei the fears of the fasteners.
Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-14
THE COST OF WAR
miami Silver Belt)

One of the lesser items of the
late World War to the people of
the United States, is represented
in the appropriations made by con-
gress for the Veterans Bureau. The
worthy recipients of those appro-
priations are the heirs of the SOL
diers who died in the war, and the
sick and wounded survivors whose
disabilities were incurred in SER
vice. This item alone will cost the
taxpayers of America nearly half
a billion dollars for the next fiscal
year. 1t means a levy of approx
mateIy five dollars a head on the
population of America for that
purpose.
The toll Of human misery, which
those sums appropriated by a
grateful nation inadequately COM
pensate, cannot be computed in
dollars.
1t behooves any nation to think
long and seriously before embark
ing in war in this age. Even the
victor must pay a collosal price
before the modern engines for the
destruction of life and property
have ceased their deadly havoc.