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The broad ax., 1927-01-22
THE RED CAPS LITERARY
CLUB

The Red Caps Club will hold forth
at their regular meeting Sunday after
noon at 4:3O p. m, February 6, at
3639 Michigan avenue. Mr.. t. S.
Saby of S. w. Straus & Co., will be
the principal speaker. His subject will
be THE Easiest Way to Do the Hard
est Thing in the World Miss Rosie
Lee Robinson, our musical director
has arranged a wonderful musical
program, and rare treat is in store
for all who attend. Everyone IS well
come.
Sandy w. Trice, Pres.
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SLAYER OF WASHING TON
WOMAN ARRESTED IN
MONROE, LA.
preston News Service)

Washington, D. c., Jan. 2l.-Appre-
hension Of William Moore, alias
Slim Moore, who is charged with
the murder of Mrs. Mary Walker here
November 10. 1921, was announced
Thursday by the Department of JUS
tice.
The department was informed that
Moore had been arrested at Monroe,
La, and has been taken to New Or
leans where he is now being held.
Government Special Agent De Nette
there has asked that papers be for
warded for his removal to the Dis
trict of Columbia. Moore has been
indicted for the murder, but has been
a fugitive since the commission of the
crime.
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BULLETIN No. o2-FOR YOUR
SAFETY
BY Chief of Police Morgan A. Collins

Beware Of blackmailers!
Such is the message to all citizens
contained in this weeks bulletin issued
by Chief Of Police Morgan "A. Collins.
The bulletin follows:
Any person who has been the victim
of blackmailers or whom such Grim
inals are attempting to blackmaiI
should communicate with this office
Immediately.
All such information, if desired will
be held in strict confidence, whether
the victim is a man or woman, and
regardless of what method is used or
contemplated.
The law provides Imprisonment for
any person threatening injury to any
person or property for the purpose Of
extorting money.
No citizen of Chicago should sub
init to blackmail no matter what their
station in life. Complaints Of this
character will be assigned to the
sharpshooters of the department with
explicit instructions to arrest the Gull
prits.
We are trying to protect you. If
you cause the arrest of one of these
criminals help US to convict them.
Phone number Of your nearest police
station is-PoIice 1913.
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he has made remarkable progress and
accomplished great and lasting work
for AME. Methodism in the middle
west.
Last September Rev. Stewart was
selected as Presiding Elder Of the
West Chicago A.M.E. Conference and
most of the leading A.ME. churches
are in his district, including St. Steph-
ems, St Johns, Bethel, Hyde Park
Chapel, Gaines Chapel, etc.
He also presides over the A.M.E.
churches at Burlington, Iowa; Gales
burg, H.; Monmouth and churches
located in other cities and towns in
his district.
1t can be truly said that with his
long and untainted in any way record
behind him he is an honor to his high
sacred calling.
In conclusion it can be stated with
much pleasure that Rev. Stewart has
been a constant subscriber to this
newspaper since October /, 1904, down
to the present time and the writer
would be highly delighted to see him
elevated to the Bishops chair in 1928.
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MAN PAINFULLY BURNED
WHEN OIL STOVE Elk
PLODES IN HIS ROOM
preston News Service)

NTIeStOn news SerV1ce)
New Orleans, La, Jan. 2l.-Ed-
ward McFields, aged "a years, was
painfully burned about the body
Thursday night when an oil stove ex-
ploded in his room. Screams Of the in
jured man attracted the attention Of
passersby, who rushed into the house.
wrapped McFields in a blanket and
extinguished his flaming clothing. The
building was damaged to the extent Of
$500 and its contents approximately
$500.
The broad ax., 1927-01-22
PITTSBURGH POLICE ROUND
UP 50 NEGRO MEN IN
DRAGNET
preston News Service)

Pittsburgh, Pa. Jan. 21.-In a
roundup Of loiterers in the Hill Dis
trict" Tuesday night. fifty men, most
" Negroes and Mexicans were locked
up. AT hearing Wednesday morn
ing before Magistrate Ore, twenty
were fined $40 or 80 days in the work
house and the others who were en-
ployed regularly or had excuses for
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character. He is fighting this cause
as Daniel fought when put into the
lions den and he has the same faith
in the Master and the people, that by
their votes he will be made the new
mayoralty Moses to lead this city out
of its rut and raise it to the high plain
of municipal government which was
intended when it was Incorporated.
The Cornell Charity Club, founded
quarter of century ago, kept con-
sistently intact, fulfilled every pro-
vision Of its constitution and bylaws
in giving cheer to the sick and food
to the hungry and clothes to the naked,
will celebrate its anniversary at the
residence Of Mrs. Theresa @. Macon,
4733 Champlain avenue, Sunday, jan
uary %, from to p. m, when hun
dreds of its friends will gather to listen
to the splendid work of the past and
hear them tell of future endeavors to
render a greater service to the needs
of this growing population.
The broad ax., 1927-01-22
JOHN BRYANT OVERCOME BY
FUMES IN GLASS FACTORY
preston News Service)

Cincinnati, D., Jan. 2o-John
Bryant, aged As years. was overcome
by fumes while at work in a glass fac
tory in LockIand, early Thursday. He
was taken to the General Hospital,
where physicians revived him.
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being out late, were discharged. 1t
is said that the roundup was made be-
cause of the numerous holdups and
robberies recently committed in this
district.
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pledge myself to use my influence
to see to it that all rules and laws in
relation to sanitation are observed and
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News Items Pertaining to the Activities of
the Afro-Americans In Chicago the
Past Week

I become the alderman. They say he
has become so egotistic that he fails
to recognize the voters of the ward
by bowling or saying good morning. IT
he assumes this czar-like position
now, while being candidate, what
would he do if elected alderman Of
the ward? He can write on his polit-
ical epitaph now, Il also ran"
Over in the second ward the story
fitted to Edward Bellamys Looking
Backward" brings to the front the first
real genius who learned his lessons in
the administering of formaldehyde on
Wiley avenue in Pittsburgh. He
looked into Allegheny at Christ Nc
Ghee's steel works and picked out of
the pile of hidden rubbish the steel he
had stored away long ago, when his
heart was sore and ached, and had
made into a new form of sword great
" improved on that of Goliath and he
stood at the Dunbar Club as per the
Daily News, shaking hands with that
warmth which he is accustomed to
giving and at the same time with that
cold stare of the eye and the drawn
positive muscles of facial expression
which spoke ''those who are not for
me are against me-" Come in, boys,
as the spider said to the fly, sign on
the dotted line, support the Thomp-
SON Crowe-Galpin order Of things or
pack your troubles in the old kit bag
and bid farewell like the Arkansas
traveller. Thus is told the story OF
Daniel Mckee Jackson, the Thomp-
SON Grove Galpin committeeman Of
the second ward.
Last Sunday morning the temple Of
worship, known in the Baptist faith
as Ebenezer Baptist Church, at 45th
street and Vincennes avenue, had the
services interrupted by the presence
on the platform Of ex-Mayor William
Hale Thompson, Oscar De Priest and
Alderman Jackson. The vast audience
listened patiently to the lay sermon
preached by the personal extoller Of
what he could find in his past admin
istration which was worthy of men
tioning, before a Christian congrega-
ton and when he had finished as is the
custom to the interruptors OF Sunday
services the collection basket which
is usually passed around and to the
dumfounded surprise the clerk an
nounced that the contribution was ten
dollars and one sister loudly said my
God, the clerk has just announced
that coal is ten dollars a ton and he
did not give enough to keep Us warm
on Sunday for we burn more than one
ton of coal each Sunday"
Edward r. Litsinger is making
strong Roadway in the group OF wards
where our group predominant. By in
vitation he spoke in five Baptist
churches last Sunday and realizing it
was the Lords Day, he left politics
aside and talked on the higher cit
izenship, built upon the church, the
home and school" He made splen-
did impression in telling the story Of
how he had it impressed upon him by
his mother in her hour of struggles,
faith in the Masters teachings would
fit him for better and a stronger
The broad ax., 1927-01-22
BY CHARLES STEWART. JR.

Strange circumstances in the course
of events have provoked in some in
stances and in others given satisfac-
ton to different contingents to Hi
nois and the nation in Washington.
The pleasing thing to the group in
Illinois is that the Hon. Martin B.
Madden is improving in health and is
reported soon to be able to take on
the arduous tasks as chairman of the
committee on appropriations.
The Supreme Court of the United
States struck death blow to a group
OF political Il am that ! am" who re-
fuse to answer questions put to them
by a senatorial committee duly and
legally authorized by the senate Of the
United States to investigate political
sculduggery. 1t gives power to the
Reed committee to bring to Washing
ton upon the forthwith subpoena Sam
uel insult, Hon. Robert E. Crow, and
Hon. Edward III. Wright, who refused
and dehed said committee. But when
the decision was impaired to them by
telegraph they we'll knew if they were
found guilty Of contempt in the Dis
trict of Columbia, it would be within
the power of the senate to have them
confined in the common jail along
with other violators and they forth
with withdrew their former statement
and said they would obey the sum-
mons of the United States Marshal or
the sergeant-at-arms Of the senate.
1t is rumored that Senator Sackett's
information that the Negroes of Ken
lucky and the northern states are pre-
pairing to bolt the party unless they
receive just political consideration in
accordance with. their numerical
strength, and it is hoped that the Pres
ident has awakened to the business Of
demand of the Senator from Ken
lucky.
Senator Charles ). Deneen unfortu-
nately was forced to burn the midnight
oil to dig beneath the pages of sem
atorial history to find logical reason
for the senate to recognize the creden-
tial of Senator Frank L. Smith, ap-
pointee and elect. of Illinois. 1t is said
that when the senator finished his
scholarly address he forgot and said
THANK God and Amen" at the same
time.
Jules Verne wrote Ten Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea" where the
mighty waters rumbled and Edward
Bellamy wrote Looking Backward"
To the application of Jules Verne's
version, it is found that subject from
the waters Of the alligators who swal-
low little fishes has breathed into him
self the story of halucination from the
under waters. 1t is reported that it is
said he remarked when he took charge
of certain part of the worlds great
est weekly, he swallowed and put to
sleep the astute six foot genius from
Harvard who used to write the Out
look and all other little educational
fish. Suddenly he conceived within
his own mind that he could swallow
up the voters Of the fourth ward and
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I pledge myself to use all my inhu-
ence to eliminate racial discrimination
in all public places, and more especial
ly, bathing beaches.
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Second Ward Comes First + City
Needs Second
Want to be Your Man-Not ALDER
man at Large"


/ pledge myself to maintain per-
manent Office in the Second Ward to
be used solely for the convenience of,
my constituents in the transaction of
the business Of the ward.
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| pledge myself to use my influence
in obtaining employment for our girls
in the Telephone Exchange, located in
the districts in which we live. I shall
use my influence also in seeking en-
ployment for our people in all bust
ness, commercial and industrial devel-
opments Of our city; to get employ
ment for our people such as Ticket
Sellers in the Elevated stations located
in the so-called Black Belts.
a.
/ pledge myself to use my influence
to restore the sanctity of the home
and break up illegal practice of police
men entering without warrant or au-
thority of law.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-03
EXPERIMENTS IN ATHEISM

When Sinclair Lewis the novelist undertook to prove
there was no God by standing up alongside of pull
pit and daring God to strike him dead he did foolish
thing. For he couldn't prove anything that way Why
should an onpotent ruler of the universe pay any at
tention to such nonsense
Lewis however, started something with mankind.
Many other men, having faith in themselves, deter
mined to convert him from his unbeef. The latest is
Allen Stone Masonic lecturer, who makes this
markable proposal:
He will. give Lewis 81 ,000 Stone says if Lewis
stand before mirror and look himself straight in the
eye for three minutes and still deny the existence of
God without flinching. Or he will pay the money
to anyone else the novelist may designate for the
feat.
This is going to lead to lot of experiments, also
lot of religious discussion. Perhaps psychology
cal discussion, too Aside from the question of Gods
existence there may be strange powers in the human
eye-one's own or anothers
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-03
UTILIZE THE WASTE

Action of the board Of directors of the Imperial II
rgation district nstructng the chief engineer to pro-
ceed with plans for the development of power from
the districts canals to Imperial Valley com
munites, will undoubtedly meet with universal ap-
prOval.
Aside from the fact that power rates are unusually
high, due to the long distance the power must be
brought from its in lnyo county, and that be-
cause of this latter fact service often satisfactory
it is nothing shout of deporabe to know that large
of electrical energy is now going to waste all
over the valley.
No persons can stand alongside Rositas dam for in
stance without wondering = the writer has Won
dered-why the drop there in the canal has not been
used long before this for the development of hydro
electric energy. Similar drops, Chief Engineer
Dowd points out in his report exist in other parts OF
the district system and have also been allowed to go
to waste these many years.
If chief engineer states sufficient electrical ener
gy can be obtained from three in the SYSTEM to
supply the municipalities in the valley with power at
nominal cost. necessary plans should by all means
be worked with ell possible speed. This if for no
other reason than the utilization of "byproduct so
to speak, that is now going to waste.
There many steps to be taken before the idea OF
producing power from the canals can be brought to
reality and they will require considerable time. They
require first of a the consent and cooperation of the
taxpayers Once these obtained the district can
go ahead an dwork out its plans, laying them that
eventually it can give electricity not only to the city
residents, who already enjoy this boon, but to the
residents of the rural sections, who mainly
dependent upon oil lamps, condition that is hardly
iustfabe in these modern days and does much to add
to the irritating drudgery of farm life.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-03
Stories
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD E. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY'S SNOW
BERRIES

Baby Bunty had been visiting at
Uncle Wiggily's hollow stump
bungalow for two or three weeks,
when at last it came time for the
cute little rabbit girl to hop over to
the home of Jackie and Peetie Bow
Wow, the puppy dogs, with whose
mother Bunty was going TO stay for
a month.
Baby Bunty was little orphan
rabbit, YOU know, and having no
home of her own, used to visit
around with the other boy and girl
animals of Woodland.
Best of all Baby Bunty liked to
stay at Uncle Wiggily s bungalow,
and the old rabbit gentleman loved
Bunty. But it was part of the game
that she must visit others, and now
the time had come to make a change.
"Oh, l didn't know it was so
dark out!' exclaimed Bunty when
she looked out of the bungalow
window before starting out for the
dog kennel house where Jackie and
Peetie were expecting her.
"Yes, it is dark. squeaked
Nurse Jane uZZI W uZLN. Du'
here comes Uncle Wiggily. He II
take you over to the Bow Wow 5
house, Baby Bunty.'
"Oh, will you9' asked the little
rabbit girl. trying to make her pink
nose twinkle like that of Mr.. Long
ears.
..Of course I will, answered
the bunny uncle. Though there is
nothing to be afraid of in the
dark. There is nothing in the dark
that WASH I there in daylight. But
l II hop across the fields with YOU,
Bunty.'
Soon tie old rabbit gentleman
and the little bunny girl were on
their way hopping through the dark
ness of early evening over the fields
toward the dog house.
1t wasn't so very dark, for there
was snow on the ground making a
white covering, and for time Uncle
Wiggily could see the way, bat after
a while, when. it seemed, they had
been hopping a long while, Baby
Buntv said;
''Oughtn't we to be at Jackie 5
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-03
Tie old rabbit and the little
hlnrY Were OF their wau.

and Peetle S kennel by now. II
must be most supper time and nj
hungry
Why, yes, we ought to be
there, said Uncle Wiggily sort OF
puzzled like, standing still in the
midst of clump of trees and look
ing around. u wonder if anybody Z
could have lost the dog house,
Bunty:' asked the rabbit gentle
man.
Lest the dog house! What do
you mean?' asked Bunty. ''Iou
can t lose a house. You might get
lost yourself, trying TO find house
but that s all.
well, that's enough" said
Uncle Wiggily.
''Oh, dear sighed Bunty. Do
you mean we are lost, Unkie Wig?"
- Do you see the Bow Wow house
anywhere asked the rabbit
uncle.
NO." answered Bunty, looking
around as best she could in the
gloomy darkness. Il don It! Oh,
we re lost and l m so hungry.
Hhat shall we do:
NOW be brave little rabbit
girl, sOotned CncIe hIgguy. 'II
NJ are lost tneTe must uc o0AIe way
UI getting IOund. And II you are
nungry lnere must Ue some nay uI
44u-.ug IUUu. I,tIneHIOer Ine Ieosoiia
L nave taught you OF neiplng your
aeI4 wncn ,neIc IS no o4c - ncAJ
.,ou. rernaps you can ind SOM
snow berries ~ eat.
SNOW BERRIES. cried Bunty. -
never hnew snow hau amy D,..Ies.
- mean berries tnat ndsc IaIIen
off trees, sand Mr. LongearS.
', nen berries Iall from trees une
snow covers the berries ana II you
ulg Tor tneu-
ON, now | know what you
mean. exclaImed bunty, and she
was so Interested III LOOKING Tor
snow berries mat s1e uldn GhlnK
| aDVut beng lOst In inc dark mght.
| I3y this time the moon was up, and
| looking ABOUT, I5uhIy saw "a molly
| tree from which snc and Une4e
wIggIiy had gathered branches,
wl.m green leaves and red berries,
! to MAKE Christmas wreath5
/ Maybe there are snow berries
under tnat hOny tree, SAID buhty.
| She began to dig tine SNOW aw"y
ana Nj. Aongearo hciped her, anu,
surely enough, on the ground pc
meatm the wnlIe Ilakes, were many
.ed molly berrcs, Oniy odhty cdiied
| tucm "snow berries. 1hey were
good to eat, ana soon the httie
| iaDDIt girl and the blg raDDit lnah
! we're no longer hungry.
hen, ali Or sudden barking
| voice was heard ealing;
Are you out here, Uncle wig
gilv and baby Bunty.
- es, we 'rc here, and we re los,
/ and we had to eat snow bcrries'
ounty answered.
well, you're not lost any more
for we've come TO ilnd and icad
Won TO our housc!" barked Jackie
as he ran up with Peetie. The
doggle boys, knowing bunty was was
coI4Ing, had set out to meet her. %
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-03
Eastside School
To Present Show

Members of the Eastside high
school and junior college girls
club were entertained Tuesday
at the home of Mrs. Burleigh, with
Miss Challott Lindsey acting as hos
tess to the club. The evening was
spent in routine business matters,
followed by ocial hour.
Plans. for the big vaudeville show
to be given on the evening OF
March IS, were discussed, and mo
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-03
Men Teachers
Hold Meeting

Forty members of the "School-
master Club were present at a
dinner and meeting at the Planters
H tel iii Brawley recently,
with Carl n. Vance, principal of
Brawley Junior college, and presi-
dent of the club, in charge OF the
meeting.
Dean S. Richmond, district su-
perintendent of the Brawley public
schools, acted as chairman of the
entertainment committee and fur
nished an unusually interesting pro-
gram.
E. L. Thurston. of Los Angeles,
secretary of the California Teachers
association gave a brief talk on the
problems OF the teacher. Richard j.
Werner. of Sacramento, commissions
er of secondary schools was also
present at the meeting.
Percy Palmer, of the Brawley
high faculty gave a talk on the geo
logical discoveries in Imperial Val
ley. touching upon the many inter
osting formations and evidences of
pre- historic life found in this vicin
ity.
The next meeting of the club will
be held in Calexico on March 2S.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-03
Human Fly's" Act
Is Real Thriller

Before a crowd of over 5000 per.
sons, Henry n. n. Roland, famous
human fly and motion picture
stunt man, gave thrilling exhibi,
tion of his skill in scaling sheer
walls at Brawley last evening.
Roland, who has won considerable
acclaim as stunt performer, will
scale the outside wall of the court.
house here this evening at 7;S0.
Upon reaching the roof of the
courthouse, he will balance himself
on tables and chairs piled on top OF
each other, near the edge of the roof
balance himself on top of the flag
pole and do numerous other stunts
that are guaranteed to furnish the
spectators with a real thrill.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-03
TEN YEARS AGO
March 9 1917

William Burr and A. Acton, prom
inent ranchers of the No. 12 water
district, visited in III Centro today.
Plans for the proposed new Jail
were presented TO the Board of
Supervisors this afternoon by Albert
Spangler, representative of the
Pauly Jail Co. TWO sets were sub
mitted, one to cost about $50, 900
and to be built on the unit system,
and the other plan provides for
$4,000 structure with accomoda-
tions for about l25 prisoners.
City Health Officer Charles
Fields has issued another warning
to owners to Immediately comply
with the muzzling order.
Owing to the crowded condition
Of the local Superior court calendar
Judge D. 3. West Of Santa Ana
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-03
Postal Clerks
Enjoy Meeting

Stressing the important part play,
ed by the air service in national
mail transportation, NJ. d. Howard
spoke before the monthly meeting
of the Imperial County Postoffiee
clerks held in Brawley recently.
The meeting, which was marked
by an interesting program, also in
cluded reading by Miss Minnie
Lawrey, entitled, 1.-The Confession
of Man From Missouri, - and a Sc
ries of amusing contests. Refresh
ments were served following the en-
tertainment.
In addition to the program, sew
eral business matters were taken up
during the evening, including the
announcement of the next meeting,
which will be held on the evening Of
March 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-03

she and Uncle Wiggly weren It lost
any more and were soon at the ken
mel house. Later Mr.. Bow Wow took
Mr.. Longears back to the bungalow
so the rabbit unclo wouldn't get
lost again.
And if the fountain pen will
dribble some ink on the FREELY SO
he won t burn his legs, III tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and the
funny flowers.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-03-03
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
March 8, 1912

There will be great excitement at
Heber tonight, when the suffra
gettes Of the Heber Dramatic Club
put on the suffragette play which
made such a sensation in London
recently. The Winning Of the
Vote.
H. c. Barfell returned Thursday
morning from the Arey mines, 35
miles northwest of Brawley, with a
handsome showing of placer gold,
mostly Very coarse. A pump and
gasoline engine are now being in
stalled, and the company, which is
composed of local men, expects TO
be in active operation before hot
weather.
State Superintendent of Public
instruction Hyatt has just made the
apportionment of state school mon
ey to the various counties. lmpe-
rial county gets sl2,55io5 for ITS
elementary schools. The total
amount apportioned to the counties
of the state is 1920, 0,6OOl4 for the
high schools and $2,i4G, 1890 for
the elementary schools