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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
WARM FIGHT WAGED
BY MARINE BOWLERS

-Four teams still are in the thick OF
the going In the Marine Corps Bowl
ing League, but three games separat-
ing the leading Lanes and the Ne
viiles and Lejeunes, tied for third
Mace. Richards. in second position, fs
fsut a game hack Of the leaders.
The league will idle over the holi-
tays. resuming competition on Janu-
AIRY S.
Figures for the circuit follow:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

MINNEAPOLIS, December 20 H1.--
Lloyd Turner. manager OF the Mime
apoiis hockey team. today denied that
Cooney Weiland has been sold or that
he In contemplating sale Of the Mime.
aDolis center,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
for the circuit follow:


Individual Averages
TiRh team Rnnne--f4ane 514
PiRh team set-~JSane. .546
High individual game--Eoss i49.
Etgh individual set--ErlRhaKn. 332.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23
PRESIDENT Of Il.
STANDS FOR UNITY
Does Not Believe DoubIe-A
Leagues viii Desert
Little Fellows.
BY JOHN r. FOSTER.

N YEW YORK, December "a
nj John Conway Toole, president
" of the International League,
i does not believe that the three
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28

A Relic" of Slavery
A Christian! going, gone!
Who bids for Gods own image3
Whittier
The scene is laid in the pulpit of a
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28
THE THREE JUDGES

The politicians who left three Of the
sitting judges off their coalition ticket
are now seeking. to prevent the three
from running independently. A petit
ton has been filed with the county
clerk alleging that the nominating pc
tition of the three judges is irregular
in that it was not filed with the secre-
tary of state at Springfield as well as
with the county clerk.
Lawyers familiar with the election
statutes have stated that the objection
is without weight Whether that is
true or not, it must be apparent to any
citizen that the effort to defeat these
judges without reference to the voters
is cowardly. 1t gives added reason
for believing that Judges Thomson
Johnston, and Torrison are being rail.
roaded out Of Office by way Of punish
ing them for decisions which were
displeasing to the political dictators oil
the county.
1t is highly significant that the peti.
ton was not filed until the results Of
the bar associations primary were an.
nounced. These results showed that
the three judges were highly regarded
by the Chicago bar, whose member:
are far more intimately acquainted
with the character and records Of mer
on the bench than the great majority
of laymen can be. The attempt tc
keep the names off the ballot can now
be interpreted only as a recognition 81
the fact that the bar associations pr.
mary will carry weight with the voters
The politicians in their distress are
seeking to defeat the judgment Of the
community by the thinnest of techni.
calities.-Chicago Tribune, May z3.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28

out the same just and nondiscrimina-
tory procedure and treatment which
the state laws exact for accused whites.
And we hope that when leniency is
extended to these loyal convicts, white
and colored, who are now striving to
save the states citizens and property
from further disaster, no racial lines of
demarcation will be permitted to in
fuence the granting Of parole or par
don. Louisiana with her enthralling
history and beauteous fairy tales, has
much to do to place herself ION the
square" with the suffering Negro pop
ulation. Here is the prayer that she
may move forward in Justice. rather
than backward in Injustice.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28

Hon. Michael L. Igoe, Who Worked
Over Time During the Late Elec-
ton to Bring on Bitter Feelings
Between the White and Colored
People, Should Be Defeated in His
Desire to Elevate Mr.. D. ]. Nor
moyle to the Circuit Court Bench
1t will be recalled that Hon. Mich
ael L. Igoe, who is one of the head
bosses of the Democratic party in this
city and state, worked early and late
prior to the late election in this CITY
tor the purpose of stirring up strife
between the white and colored people
which, in time, would have brought on
bloody race riot in this city; that
Mr.. Igoe was the worst and the bit
terest Of all the anti-Negro speakers
and seemingly it was no fault Of his
that the devil was not to pay in this
city at that time.
Notwithstanding that fact, Mr.. Igoe
and his Democratic associates who
were just as bad and as rank or as
raw as he was at that time, have
Matched up cold b1ooded scheme to
place the names of eight Democratic
candidates for Circuit Court judges in
the Republican column SO as to Be
able to blindfoId or hoodwink the
colored people, and that without
knowing it they will be voting the
Democratic ticket from a fore to aft.
early and late, and that will assist TO
elect some Democratic judges who
will treat them with scorn and con-
tempt if they should ever be SO unfor-
tunate to fall into their respective
court rooms
The next issue OF this newspaper
will contain the names of the Demo-
Gratis and Republicans whom the col
ored people can safely vote for for
judges of the Superior and Circuit
Court.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28

Nordic church in Brooklyn, N. Y,
about sixty-seven years ago. The
leading characters are the fearless
stole pastor and timid little Negro
girl Of nine years. The minister taking
the child by her hand addresses the
throng before him, This little girl is
a slave. and | have promised her
Sl,2OO, his price for her, or she will be
returned to slavery. Pass the basket"
Thus Henry Ward Beecher purchased
from the shackles of slavery and
worse, "Pihky," who on Sunday, May
IS, 1927, as Mrs. James Hunt, was the
guest of that same church at their
eightieth anniversary.
1t is indeed a most unusual circum-
stance that took Mrs. Hunt of Wash
ington, D. C., back to Plymouth
Church, Brooklyn, N. ", to Be the
guest of honor, where she once stood
slave to be sold for freedom"
Were this one act, the purchasing of
"Pinky," the only good deed done BY
this great Christian man, Henry Ward
Beecher, it would suffice to make his
name cherished memory to us all,
but his entire manhood was devoted
with fearless energy to the cause OF
slavery.
The history Of the life Of Mrs. James
Hunt recalls those days Of horror,
when Nordic fathers sold their own
flesh and blood into servitude and
worse Days when Negro womanhood
was outraged, and no one was made
to pay the price but the helpless off
spring.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28
COLORFUL NEWS MOVIES
By THE CAMERAMAN

snip the country over to Smoke out"
the parent body and ascertain for once
and for all whether good faith and
sincerity or deception and spineIess-
ness abound in the A. F. Of l.. Col
ored musicians are strong the country
over. They are badly needed in musi-
cal organization. In fact, they can
make" or break" any musical asso-
Citation that is genuinely organized for
the welfare of Labor.
Next years A. F. of NJ. convention
will probably be held even farther
south than Baltimore; and the colored
members might as we'll begin right
now to find out whether they are to be
insulted by other hotel proprietors to
whom their money goes for hall rent
or whether, in future conventions thew
are to be dealt with as men and mu-
sicians. A settlement Of this query
will not wait any longer.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28
A Black Mans Protest

In his speech before the Congress
Of Oppressed Nationalities" held at
Brussels during the past winter, the
Negro delegate from Central Africa
protested bitterly against the treatment
his people received in Africa from the
worlds imperialistics. AS a repre-
sentative of the Defense Committee of
the Negro Race, he brought "a cry of
freedom" and challenge to "the races
that pretend to be superior" to his
own. This Defense Committee of the
Negro Race" is "a worldwide organ
ization Of young Negroes. who are
devoting their lives to emancipate their
brethren"
Very graphically, this young man
described the treatment his country
men receive from the whites who
have come to US colored people pro-
Tossing to bring US civilization" He
says: when the French came to my
countrymen in Africa, it was with this
profession (of civilization on their
lips. But instead Of teaching us the
French tongue and giving us the edu-
cation that they call ia lumiere uni
verselle,' they said, 'Ah. no. We must
not educate the blacks This was be-
cause if we were educated they could
not use US as they wished. That is
the way French imperialistics have
civilized the Negro" He also accuses
the Frenchmen of committing "atroc-
tiles that would shame the worst bar
barism of the Middle Ages" and says
further: at is a lie that slavery has
been abolished. 1t has only been
modernized." Natives are compelled
to work ten hours day under the
burning sun for only mere pittance."
1t is against such injustices and
other atrocities that these young Ne
groes have organized to defend them
selves. In the concluding words of
this address the speaker referred to a
condition that is quite like that Of the
American Negro. He said: 1--WE have
been shown that when we are needed
to be slaughtered or to perform heavy
labor we are Frenchmen. But when
it comes to giving US our rights, we
are no longer Frenchmen-we are Ne
goes." Truly "the black man has
been the most oppressed Of all the peo-
pie Of the earth"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28
THEY DIDN'T RUN AWAY

State authorities who are supervis-
ing and directing efforts which are be-
ing made to curb the ravages of the
relentless Mississippi River, are
gloating over the fact that, working
practically unguarded, 600 convicts
from the state prison, large percent
age Of whom are Negroes, are toiling
heroically without thought Of escape,
on the levees to save Louisiana's fer
tile farmlands from the merciless
waters.
This column recalls the time when
police patrol wagons in the streets of
New Orleans would swoop down upon
groups Of Negroes, rush them to the
police station, where, after a perfume
tory trial, thirty and sixty-day SEN
fences were melted out in whirlwind
style.
No one DEGREES the application of
convict labor to the task of saving
lives and property; and no one would
rejoice at the escape of the prisoners
whose conduct has forfeited their right
to the enjoyment Of honorable society.
One does lament the fact, however,
that many of the Negro convicts who
are now working on the levees have
probably been sentenced and are serv-
ing time after farcical trials and with
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28
[. American Federation of Musician
J. No Color Line
}. A %Relic" Of Slavery
{. A Black Mans Protest
5. They Didn't Run Away
american Federation Of Musicians

American FGucTdIIOn OF MUSICIANS
The American Federation of Musi-
clans has just closed its thirty-second
annual convention, to which delegates
came from practically every local mu-
sicians' union in the United States,
and engaged in musical deliberations
at the Southern Hotel Baltimore, Nd.
About II colored delegates were pres
ent, representing outstanding ,colored
local unions in such typical cities as
Washington, D. c.; Pittsburgh, Pa;
Chicago, ILL.,; Philadelphia, Pa; and
other urban centers where colored mu-
sicians are particularly active.
Despite the ominous name South
ern Hotel" and the southern atmos-
phere which the Federation selected
for its convention, the Negro delegates
braved long distance travel and pre-
sented themselves to the conference
only to be told by the Southern Hotel
management, as might have been con-
templated, that they would have to
ride up and down stairs to and from
the convention in the freight elevators,
while their white confreres would be
accommodated in the regular passen-
ger elevators.
The white bloc Of delegates pro-
fessed that they were chagrinned and
hurt that the elevator policy was not
Of their making or choice, and that
they sincerely sympathized with their
colored brethren that such unharmoni-
GUS principles should be set up at a
convention where the virtues Of sweet
music, only, was the objective Of the
hour.
The convention, however, continued;
and no protest, as far as we can learn,
was urged, either in or out of the
record, against the shabby treatment
which the Baltimore hosiery melted
out to the Negro delegates.
Our memory naturally reverts to a
report of the occasion when one Fer
rell, colored, accompanied the New
York delegation Of the Knights Of
Labor (parent of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor to Richmond, Va,
nearly so years ago; and when the
Solid South of Virginia objected to
Mr.. Ferrell's presence and participa-
ton in the convention the New York
body withdrew in toto, and refused to
do business with the conference until
Terrell was recognized and treated as
a gentleman and a delegate
There was no one present in Balti-
more, however, with the temerity
which Ferre1l's associates had, and out
Of the insult there comes the reaction
that the American Federation Of Mu-
sicians, like its guardian, the American
Federation Of Labor, is dealing fairly
with the brother" in words only, not
deeds.
1t remains for the colored member
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28

The final result Of the voting Of the
members of the Chicago Bar Associa-
ton was a good joke on the coalition
Democratic and Republican bosses
who always strut around as though
they owned the whole earth and its
fullness thereof for they selected
Messrs. Otto Kerner, Michael Fem
berg and Stanley Klarkowski to put
to flight Judges Johnston. Torrison
and Thomson, but it was not in the
cards that they should or would be
defeated in their race as independ-
ent candidates for judges Of the
Circuit Court, and they won a great
victory before the Chicago Bar Asso-
citation and put to flight those three
almost unknown lawyers who are
thrusting themselves forward for
judges of the Circuit Court, and so
far neither one of them have set the
world on fire with great legal lore,
and we freely predict right now that
judges Johnston, Thompson and Tor
rison will be reelected to the Circuit
Court bench
Judge John R. Caverly Should Be
Retired from the Circuit
Court Bench
The voters throughout this city and
county should See to it that Judge
Caverly is retired from the bench al
the forthcoming judicial election Mon
day. June 6. In our humble opinion
he never has nor he never will be
rated as one of the highest class
judges in this city. While he was still
serving as judge Of the Municipal
Court Of Chicago ne arbitrarily de-
cided law case against us absolutely
contrary to the law, and the evidence
seemingly at the behest Of some Of his
associates, but in the end we got our
money just the same.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28
VISIT BROTHER

Mrs. ]. D. Edwards of 1903 w. 10th
place, in company with her sister, Mrs.
Sarah Barnett, left the city Saturday
evening for Cincinnati, Ohio, to visit
their brother, Cleveland Scott, and
other relatives and will be away about
two weeks.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28

Some of the Iron Bosses of the
Democratic and Republican
Party Have Put their Heads To-
gether and Matched Up a Cold
Blooded Scheme, to Place the
Names of the Eight Democratic
Candidates Running on the So
Called Coalition Ticket for
Circuit Court Judges of Cook
County, in the Republican Col
umn at Forthcoming Judicial
Election on Monday, June 6, in
Order to Induce the Colored
People to Vote for Them Under
the Guise That They Will Be
Voting for Republican Judges.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28

Wednesday evening the members Of
the Chicago Bar Association wound
up their voting for twenty judges OF
the Circuit Court 1t seems that all
the sitting judges managed to run IN
der the wire ahead of the non-sitting
judges; 2,o66 votes were cast for the
Democratic and Republican candidates
which follow; 81 candidates in the
field:
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28

Democratic and Republican Candi-
dates for Judges of the Circuit Court
of Cook County: Judges Frank
Johnston, Jr., Charles Nj. Thom2
son, Oscar M. Torrison. Independ-
ent Candidates Should Be Re-
elected
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28
No Color Line

1t IS indeed very strange that there are
times when the color line is quite for
gotten by the white American, and all
become as one in a common need
When a Negro is able, in an emer-
gency, to render very necessary serv-
ices to those of the other group, "Mr.
Jim Crow" is entirely forgotten for
the time being at least. If there IS
anything Negro has that his Nordic
brother needs-if it cannot be well
taken away from hin-he borrows it,
and Jimmy Crow" does not figure in
the transaction. Such was recently the
case in an episode in the southland.
From all indications, after careful
reading of the reports, the Jim Crow"
line for the separation of races. was
not drawn when Samuel White, a Ne
gro, rescued twenty-five white families
near New Orleans, during this Missis-
sippi food. The raft on which he
carried these families to a place Of
safety bore no such signs as, white
Passengers" on the front part, and
$Colored Passengers" on the rear. The
food furnished to these half-starved
whites by Mrs. Samuel White was not
served in hotel or eating house with
such signs as these tackled on the door,
Negroes Not Allowed" and Rear
Entrance for Negroes" For three
days these unfortunate whites forgot
to draw the color line; the race prob
lem was forgotten as we'll as Negro
inferiority. How will it be with these
refugees when they are restored to
normal living conditions? Will the
gratitude and praise they are now ex-
pressing for these black samaritans
Help to save some unfortunate son OF
Ham from the hands Of an angry
mob? If not, then these black folks
will have to look beyond human senti-
ment for reward.
A Relic" of Slavery
A Christian! going, gone!
Who bids for Gods own image?
XNyL.:44:a-
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28
10 INDEPENDENT CANDIDA
CIES FOR BENCH ACCEPTED
Sweitzer Rules Names Go on Ballot


Names Of the three sitting judges
who are independent candidates and
of ten other independent candidates
will be placed on the ballot at the
judicial election June in addition tc
the names of the Fl coalition candi.
dates, County Clerk Robert NJ. SWEET.
ger has so decided.
The. decision brought order into the
hitherto tangled judicial situation. OBJ
jections had been filed by each Of
three groups Of candidates to the can
didacies Of all others on the ground
that nominating petitions had been
illegal.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28

Hon. Michael L. Igoe Who Worked Overtime Prior to the
Election Tuesday, April S. to Incite Bitter Racial FEELING
Between the White and Coored People in This CITY and Pos
sby Bring Bloody Race Riot the God Father of Mr.
the Colored People in General Should Fix Him Up in Good
Shape the Day of the Election
The Candidates Running for Democratic Judges in the Renub
ican Column Follows Hons. John R. Cavery, Thomas J.
Lynch, Harry NJ Fisher Philip l. Sullivan Francis wilson
Otto Kerner, D. j. Normoyle, Ira Ryner
Hon. Frank Johnston Jr Hon. Charles NJ Thompson and
Hon Oscar Torrison Have Honorab Served in the Cir
cult Court for Number of Years and Independent Candi
dates Should Be Reelected the Circuit Court Bench on Their
Past Honorable Records
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1927-05-28
Order to Printers


zer's decision the printers will be or
dered to turn out ballots with the
following: The first column under the
heading Republican" will contain the
names of 2l coalition candidates nom
mated by the Democratic and Repub-
lican party conventions. This ticket is
composed of 10 sitting judges and
lawyers who are running for the 20
Circuit court vacancies, and one law
yer running for the single vacancy in
the Superior court.
There will be no candidates in the
Democratic column. The third column
will have the heading, Independent
Judicial Party" and beneath will ap-
pear the names of Judge Charles M.
Thomson, Oscar M. Torrison, and
Frank Johnston, Jr., who were refused
nominations in the coalition agree
ment.
Ten NoncoaIitionists
In the fourth column will appear
the names of ten lawyers who are can
didates Of the "Noncoaliton Party"
Originally there were twenty candi-
dates, but half Withdrew. This party
also has candidate for the Superior
court vacancy.
Mr.. Sweitzer ruled that the petit
lions of the Lawyers Association of
Illinois, filed in the names Of the Re
publican and Democratic parties, were
illegal and the few remaining candi-
dates On the petitions will not be
given places on the ballot.
The McCarthy weekly news., 1927-03-26

close to Mccarthy. You can see it easy from here without field glasses. The name of it is the kunnecOtt glacielA
 We made geography books at recess. We got pictures Out of magazines to make 1t Wilh. When we hau them made we had judges tU fool, them over tD see who made the best book. ! he one who made the best book would get prize. won the prIze on the best 5oak. The prIZe Wes d box of home made canuy. Our teacher made the candy for the prize.
 l would be pleased # some one of the Fifth >,rade would write me d letter about Chltlnn-
 Your friend.
 Buddie Sejtenrtich
The McCarthy weekly news., 1927-03-26
SCHOOL NOTES Hy Buddy S2Iten"rich
Mccarthy, Alaska
 NJ arch II. 1927
Dear Fliend:

l am Writing you a letter abou' Mccarthy. We have one teacher Her name is Mrs. HurrHi>. There ar" only five children in our school. am in the ff;N grade. There are three children in our g1Ade. There are two other grades ! One is tie third grade ard the l other one is the seventh grade, w" are studying about Europe in oar geography. We are HI through studying about United States. We learned the caDita]s Nf all the states.
 There are many copper mines up here. kennecott is the main camp for the mines. The names of them are Mother Lode, Bonanza, J umbo, and Erie. There is one more copper mine. The name of it is Green Butte. There are three gold mines. The names of them are Dan Creek, Chititu. and Chisana. Dan Creek ane Chit. ltu are about fifteen miles from here. Chlsana is about one hund red miles from here.
 There is one glacier that is
The McCarthy weekly news., 1927-03-26
Mccarthy, Alaska
 March Il 1927
Dear Friend.

Dear Friend.
 There are not very many children in school. There are five children in school. Our Teachers name is Mrs. Harrais. She is d good teacher and we ali like her. l Hm in the fifth grade. There are two other children in ny grade and their names are Janus ana Buddie.
 Around Mccarthy there are lots of mountains and yld"ier>. There is d glacier north of Nc CarthV called the kennecOtt gla. cier Ard northeast of us Is d steep mountain. NUrth'westof Us is another mountain.
 A little east of the kenne- cott glacier ale few copper mines. There names are Jumbo, Erie, Bonanza, and Mother Lode. East of us is valley, and at the end is another copper mine, and it's name is Green Butte. There are three gold mines and their names are Dan Creek, Chititu, and Chisana.
 In the summer 1 go to the ranch. On the ranch 1 help my mother and father.
 1 wish you all d good time.
 Your friend,
 Leonard BrenWick
The McCarthy weekly news., 1927-03-26

The idea to adopt the Stars and Stripes for the American flag Ori- ginated from Washington's coat of arms. according to an answer. ed question in Liberty.