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The Washington times., 1927-03-21

walk was stricken with IN.
fantile paralysis. For a long
time they thought I would not
live But, no, / recovered and
at times i wish / never had.
Today am strong and active
but entirely unable to walk, ex.
cept with crutches.
I am IS, Elsie. l long for life
as others have 1t. Instead of
having it that way / put in the
days just because / must. In a
way God has rewarded me.
have the best parents in the
, world. We are not poor. I have
good health. In fact, my body
from the waist up is in perfect
condition. Sitting down. my
affliction is hardly noticed.
But, Elsie. can never know
the thril of going to ''see my
best girl" or enjoying youthful
company. have childhood
friends who always have pleas
ant word for me, but / am usually
alone. Boys cannot be bothered
with me because / can do very
few things they are interested in.
Girls are always friendly, hut ]
Naturally / do not expect this,
but it hurts. I am only a fit
companion for children and old
folks.
Please do not get the impress.
sion that / am of a morose dis.
position, for am not. ! can be
as merry as the next one If only
given a chance. So tell me, Elsie,
is there any hope for me of
finding happiness in slife that
was a mistake from the begin
ming? DAVID.
David, David, deari Here's one
big girl who wishes she could put
her arms around you and tell
you how sorry she is and how
much she admires your fineness
and courage.
Is there any hope for your
finding happiness?
I'm not going to answer that
question lightly. David. All my
life has been spent in trying to
serve suffering. My heart is
SCARED with the memory Of it.
know what a desperate strug-
gle it means to triumph over that
handicap. And to me the usual
Pollyanish philosophy which is
given to the handicapped as a
cruel insult. How little such Snug
comforters know of the desperate
difficulty Of manned life.
No, I'm thinking long and
deeply before ] answer you.
There is hope. David.
You CAN find happiness In
life.
The Washington times., 1927-03-21

or nations, whom we regard as
barbarians, have the custom of
rubbing noses in place of shaking
hands for an expression of
friendly greeting. Well, you may
imagine that that practice arose
from the pleasing Utilization of an
electric exchange when some
member of the tribe, Fastening
to meet a friend, unconsciously
charged himself, through his
hurrying feet, with too many
electrons. The nose thus be.
came a symbol of ardent hos
pitality and friendship.
Electricity in IFS infinite forms
is so omnipresent that no doubt,
by personal touch, we frequently
make electrical exchanges of
which we are not directly con.
scious. The experiment of over
charging oneself Ey friction with
carpet can be repeated in
many interesting ways. One that
used to be a great fayorite when
electricity was still regarded as
an amusing genie" and not yet
recognized as the one reality in
existence, was to seat oneself in
chair, all four of whose legs
stood upon glass and have ones
hair vigorously brushed. Then
the accumulation on the ends of
the fingers and the tip of the
nose of what we now know to
be displaced electrons, often be.
came SO great as TO produce start
ling elects. The finger of a
bystander applied to the nose of
the electrified person would draw
out" q spark that would illumi-
nate a dark room, and make the
victim jump from his chair, while
the recipient of rhe spark got
corresponding shock.
Pussy Electrical
Rubbing the back of the family
cat when the air is dry sometimes
results in electrical displays that
terrify the cat as much as they
amuse its tormenters. An old way
Of trying the carpet brushing ex-
pertinent that was a great success
with unsophisticated assamblages,
when gas lights were seldom found
except in city houses, was to put
on dry slippers. glide over the
carpet a few times and then
touch the finger to an opened
gas jet. when a spark would leap
and the gas would be Illuminated
as IL by a magic match.
There is great entertainment for
a thoughtful person in electrifying
gutta.percha comb by drawing it
rapidly through the hair and
watching the magical way in
which it attracts light objects
near which it is brought. The re.
lation between electricity and
magnetism can sometimes be
shown by electrifying glass rod
by rubbing it with silk and then
bringing it near tile needle of a
pocket compass. The needle will
be strangely affected by the cleo
trio charge.
The discovery of the intricate
constitution of she atoms of mat.
ter. and of such still strange
things as radio activity, has revo.
lutionized the explanation Of cleo.
trical phenomena, but 1t doesn't
follow that the present explana-
tons have reached the bottom.
The Washington times., 1927-03-21
NEGOTIATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY HeIen Rowland
LITTLE THINGS

LITTLE THINGS
I thank the Lord for LITTLE
things!
For starry nights and sunny
springs
For buttered waffles, cream on
prunes,
And kisses under summer moons:
For pleasant books--and deviled
crabs,
And, sometimes, just for taxicabs!
For men who do not bore me
much,
And friends who never make
touch
For violets, all wet and dewy:
For caviar-and good chop-suey!
For springtime loves-and things
like that
And, oh, for a becoming haiti
I thank the Lord, as l have said,
That all the poets are not dead:
That corsets are no longer worn,
And that my hair is neatly shorn;
That skirts no longer sweep the
dust
That I've a friend whom / can
trust!
I thank the Lord for WORK
to dol
And thank Him more. when get
THROUGH
For movies. full of sheiks and
vaInps,
And pink silk shades on parlor
lamps
For skies and hills and daffodils,
And hopes and thrills-and
quinine pills!
All day, the heart within me
sings,
Il thank the Lord for LITTLE
thingsp'
"HEN it comes to finding a
w husband every young girl
longs for a trhtle-dove; but a
divorce prefers a plain. every.
day "homing pigeon"
A man thinks that IL he kisses
his wife goodbye every morning,
and winds his watch every night,
that should keep them going
right along merrily and auto
matically for the rest of the "a
hours.
To those who have never pos.
sessed the real thing. there is no
difference between platinum and
white gold-or between true love
and synthetic.
4 4 \
Be he husband or sweetheart,
as long as you can make him
sufficiently miserable to spoil
his appetite, he still loves you'll
The Washington times., 1927-03-21
ONCE-OVERS

Numerous changes begin with the year.
No matter how happy and contented you may be in the
whether its remuneration and possibilities for advancement
justify your continuing it.
you feel that you ought to do BETTER keep that thought
in your mind enough that will recognize opportun
ties to do better with increasing pay salary.
OF course if you not giving your best in the place
where you do not deserve increase in wages
you not practcing at doing your best every day
you would not be able to keep up higher standard where
You must work harder to earn more.
1t IS not always the place that makes the man. more
often is the that makes the place worthwhile.
Because has failed succeeded in certain place
does not necessarily indicate what another might under
like circumstances
Success failure largely individual barring misfortune
But it is conducive IN growth n take stock ~ vorrso
often.
The Washington times., 1927-03-21
DIR. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
The Secret of Long Lite
BY DIR. FRANK CRANE

By DIR. FRANK CRANE
nR c. H. MAYO, of Rochester one of the foremost
physicians of the United States lectured recently on
How to Grow Old Gracefully He mentions five
points:
Begin taking of yourself when young;
Have health examinations year;
Avoid exccssves;
Develop avocation preferably along line that
brings you in contact with nature
Live IN communities protected by efficient public health
laws
He said that the principal danger to long life present
is our ability to crafty desires too easily and in
ability to readJust ourselves to ways of living
The secret of all life is adjustment Not that animal that
was the strongest lived the longest in former times but the
animal which most easily adjusted itself to the conditions
around it.
Animal life has all sorts of ways of adjustment In cold
climates animals heavy fur Some change their color
to conform to their surroundings.
The secret Of all longevity to be adjustment.
Proper sanitary conditions also have much to do with long
life Whereas in the middle ages lived the aver
age only twenty he lives to much greater age
Our gifted grandmohers old at fifty Now some Of
them at fifty just stepping out.
Copyright 1927 by The Mcclure Newspaper syndcate>
The Washington times., 1927-03-21
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

was born with a beautiful body.
Like you, she. fell victim to in
fantile paralysis and though she
has undergone many painful
operations. the poor body is still
helpless. She cannot even walk
with crutches. Yet now, in her
middle twenties, she is the love.
lest and most popular girl l
have ever known. She goes to
all the parties, even though she
must be carried, and she is always
the center of an enthusiastic
crowd OF young people.
How has she done it?
BY GIVING.
Sometime, in her hour of des-
perate, lonely brooding, she hit
upon the truth that it's greater
to give than receive" She was
doomed to be an invalid for life
and invalids usually spend their
time in RECEIVING. They re-
ceive sympathy, consideration,
endless service. This is the bit
terest pill a. proud invalid has to
swallow--and such dependence
often does more harm to the life
than the Illness itself.
WY AlIlA0 tCAAO W0UG ~
swallow it. She didn't want to
stay always on the receiving line.
She wanted to GIVE. So she
began giving. She gave wit and
charm and sympathy. She had
parties. as well girls have parties,
and she gave everyone a royal
good time. She never discussed
her infirInity. She never allowed
herself to brood over It. She
read, sang, took music and French
lessons and went in for every
pretty fad that other girls went
in for. Her mother was frail.
AS she grew older she took over
the managing of the house. She
did all the ordering, superintendent
the cooking and did much OF It
herself from her wheel chair.
Soon life, which had threatened
to stagnate in her. was going out
from her in glory. And people
came to her because they
NEEDED her, not because they
were sorry for her.
She is still shut out from the
sweet common lot of women and
she must know bitter times Of
hunger and rebellion. But they
do not show in her clear, happy
eyes or mar the music OF her
merry. laughter or the softness Of
her gentle hands. And ali those
who touch her life come away
comforted and inspired.
SHE LIVES IN TRIUMPH;
David, dear. you can. tool
The Washington times., 1927-03-21

vi Ill.,
"We are parting from the
old 'delusion that learning is
d mere phase in life. And all
the Anticipated nonsense of
calling people bachelors and
masters and doctors of arts
and science might very well
go, with the gowns and hoods
that recall some medieval al
chemist or inquisitor to limbo.
They mean nothing. There is
no presumption that a man
who has the diploma, or what
ever they call it, Of NJ. A.,
The Washington times., 1927-03-21

A RE you cross
"A tonight?
Gro wi ing be-
cause some 1T.
tie thing went
wrong in the
office e? Com.
planning because
the dry cleaner
didn't bring your
party dress back
in time for the
dance?
Then re a d
this:
Dear Elsie:
Tonight / am
so blue and dis.
couraged that ]
feel / must tell
my troubles to
someone. To be-
gin with. ] was
born a perfect
ten-pound boy.
When / was
inst harinninp Tn
The Washington times., 1927-03-21

is even moderately educated
man.
Zone may argue that to
clear out the colleges and dis
perse the crowds Of spoiled
and motiveless youth that
now, under a pretense of some
high and conclusive education
al benefit, constitute the physi-
cal bulk of Oxford, Cambridge,
Yale and Harvard, is not to
put an end to universities; but
the value of that argument,
depends upon the meaning we
assign to the word university. !"
The Washington times., 1927-03-21
By Garrett P. Serviss

quiet atoms of the unbrushed
carpet, feel the chance to relieve
themselves from strain by escap.
ing to a place where electrons
are wanting, and they jump
through the separating air in a
bright, singing spark.
You know that some peoples.
The Washington times., 1927-03-21

of someone's nose, toward which
you extend your electrically over.
charged finger resembles a light.
ming rod, or tall isolated tree,
under thunderhead. The crowd "a
electrons, displaced from the com.
Portable state of equilibrium in
which they were sleeping in the
The Washington times., 1927-03-21
LISTEN, WORLD!

You can't find
it easily. None
OF US do, even
though we have
normal bodies.
You won't find
it all the time.
None of us do
that, eth r.
And it will be
harder for you
to find it than
Tor otnerSTBUE
WHEN YOU DO
FIND IT, IT
WILL BE A
MORE GLORI.
GUS HA p p /.
NESS AND IT
WILL GLORI.
Fly ALL YOU
TOUCH.
/ am thinking
of a young girl
as / write. Her
name is Norma.
r tire UNI cha
The Washington times., 1927-03-21
Do Colleges Help Young Men
H. G. Wells Thinks NOT.

Some times q that went to college his
loss he thinks he would have been better off in every way
had he spent his youth at college.
Some times he inclined UNDERESTIMATE the value
The Washington times., 1927-03-21
WISESAYINGS

He thought as sage, though
he felt as man. -Beattie.
Familiarity breeds contempt.
st. Thomas Aquinas.
Folly is-wort to have more fol-
lowers and admirers than discro.
tion' cervaRtea.
The Washington times., 1927-03-21
HUMAN SPARKS

Kindly explain why after ]
walk, brushing my feet on the
carpet with shoes on, If l touch
any metal, or the tip of some
ones nose, an electric shock
and spark depart from my
body Tassain."
BECAUSE by brushing your
ID feet on the carpet you have
transformed yourself into a hu.
man thundercloud. You have
piled on your body electrons torn
from the atoms of the carpet,
until they try to stream away
from your finger tips and the
end of your nose. The tip of
some metal object, or the point
The Washington times., 1927-03-21

Ot education,
and tells how
glad he is that
he didn't go
70 college and
what q waste
Of time it is.
The broad ax., 1927-08-27

The Citizens of Chicago and the Committee Having CHI
of the Affair Richly Deserve to Be Highly Commended
Conducting Everything in Connection With It, Right Up tc
Handle
The broad ax., 1927-08-27
HON. AND MRS. S. w. GREEN
ARE SPENDING SEVERAL
WEEKS VACATION AT
FRENCH LICK, INDIANA

Wednesday evening Hon. and Mrs
S W. Green, who was reelected SUI
preme Chancellor OF the Knights Of
Pythias throughout the world, de-
parted for French Lick, Ind, where
they will completely rest up for the
next two weeks.
While in that city they will be the
honored house guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
Sanford Jackson until about Sept 10, at
which time they will return to this city
and remain for ten or fifteen days
longer and then depart for their south
ern home, New Orleans, La.
Mrs. Green, like her distinguished
husband, is product Of Louisiana and
while conversing with her at the Alpha
Hotel, 33th street and South Parkway,
Tuesday morning, she stated that she
was very much pleased with her de-
lightful visit to Chicago, that she is
firmly convinced that it is one of the
The broad ax., 1927-08-27
Reelected Supreme Chancellor Of Knights Pythias
throughout the world.

greatest cities in the world, that there
is no other city on earth where the
colored people enjoy their citizenship
rights to the same extent as they do
in Chicago, and everything is on their
side to continue to prosper and prog
ress in eevry avenue or direction.
Mrs. Green heartily thanked the ed
itor Of this newspaper for treating her
SO nicely through its columns and by
sending to New Orleans to secure
picture Of herself and flashing it up on
its front page JUST as she arrived in
town.
No other newspaper in Chicago,
white or colored, daily or weekly, was
able to produce a picture Of Mrs.
Green, during her present visit to this
wonderful city.
The broad ax., 1927-08-27

persons stood all along the streets on
the south side last Friday morning and
witnessed one of the greatest parades
of its kind ever held in this city. In it
were many bands, more than five
thousand members Of the uniform
rank, Major Robert R. Jackson COM
manding. They made splendid show
ing as they proudly marched through
the streets of this city There were
several thousands Of lady members Of
the various. courts and lesser orders in
connection with the main body Of that
great order, and with their brilliant
spotless white costumes and p1umes,
badges and jewels which dazzled the
eyes and their perfect drilling they
made a most profound impression on
the minds Of the thousands who wit
messed them and loudly app1auded
them all along the line of march.
The broad ax., 1927-08-27
The Parade of the Knights Under the Command of Major
Robert r. jackson, and His Uniform Rank Was Very Credit
able Indeed and VIII Be Long Remembered by the Many
Thousands Who Witnessed 1t.

The knights Of Pythias have played
their part on the field or stage Of ac-,
ton and all Of their acts whether good,
bad or Indifferent have now passed
on into history and they will be
handed down to coming generations at
their true value or worth, and in this
connection it must be said in all hon
esty that the Knights, from the Su-
preme Chancellor down to the lowest
Knight in the ranks, deported them
selves like true and gallant Knights,
and their conduct being Of a high or
der they made many friends for their
order and greatly assisted to spread
far better impression and a friendlier
feeling between the two races in this
CITY. The whites never knew that there
were 50 many Knights of Pythias
among the colored people and with
open eyed wonderment thousands of
The broad ax., 1927-08-27

in the issue Of August IS Of The
Broad AK.
The brilliant way your front page
was dressed up as token Of welcome
to our city was distinctive and a great
credit to Us all Your paper seemed
to have been the only paper in the
city which knew the Supreme Lodge
was going to meet in Chicago last
week, which goes to show that you
are alive and up and doing on all big
things.
And you are deserving Of compii-
ments too, for the splendid report Of
the Grand session Of the Supreme
Lodge which appeared in The Broad
AK Of August 20. More power to you,
my friend, is the wish Of your
Sincere friend.
MELVIN ]. CHISUM,
Field Secretary.
The broad ax., 1927-08-27
NEW ORL EANS RESIDENTS
TEST CLOSING OF
STREET FOR c oLOR RED
SCHOOL
Preston News Service)

New Orleans, La, Aug. 26.-The
Sisters Of the Blessed Sacrament for
Indians and Colored People Tuesday
asked the city government to close
Hamilton street between Apple and
Nelson streets to make possible the
use Of the two squares bounded by
Holly Grove, Mistletoe, Nelson and
Apple streets, for school purposes for
Negro children.
The request was followed by pc
tition signed by more than fifty white
residents and property owners in the
aeighborhood objecting to the pro-
posed school.
The Sisters explained that they have
II view the purchase of the two
squares and their use right now as a
Site for an athletic field for students
of the Negro schools in New Orleans.
The broad ax., 1927-08-27

Fully one thousand autos were in
the parade, many OF them from all
parts of the United States. Mrs. S. w.
Green drove her own car from New
Orleans to this city, trimming It her
sell for the parade and being cos
tuned in white lace gown, with a
large white picture hat, and her car
decorated in pure 1white caused her to
resemble fairy queen.
On Saturday morning without the
slightest opposition Sir Knight Green
was reelected Supreme Chancellor of
the Knights Of Pythias throughout the
world On that same morning after
spirited contest it was decided ~
mold the next supreme lodge session
at indianapolis, Ind, in 1929. Manv Of
the delegates voted against going to
Texas at that time for the reason that
many OF its best citizens heartily ioin
in mobbing, lynching and burning at
the stake law abiding colored men.
women and children without the slight
est provocation. and that was the real
cause why the delegation from Texas
failed to capture the supreme lodge
session in 1929.
The following prominent Knights Of
Pythias composed the Grand Lodge Of
Illinois Supreme Session entertain
ment committee of Knights Of
Pythias and welcomed them to this
city:
pr. Allen A. Wesley, chairman, 31O2
s. State St; Thomas L. Allen, vice
chairman; Rose E. Hoard, vice chair
man; Anthony Overton, treasurer;
John ?. Hughes, sergeant at arms;
Clark ?. Crawford, secretary, 43ll In
diana Ave; Samuel Aston, assistant
secretary; IzoIa White. assistant sec
retary.
Executive Committee-AIlen A.
Wesley G. G.; c. P. Crawford, 6. K.
Of R. and s.; R. R. Jackson, G. NJ. Of
Ex.; Rosie E. Hoard, G. w. c.; Clara
p Williams, G. R. Of D.; May F.
Smith, G. r Of Dep; Anthony Over
ton, Edward D. Green, George T. Ker-
sey, Thomas L. Allen, Samuel M.
Amos. H. H. Biggs, Bindley c. Cyrus,
Louis 3. Anderson, J. Ernest VIII
kins, Margaret A. Womack, Maggie F.
Pryor Mayme E. Shivers, Irene B.
Moore, Anna Beck, Louanna Terry,
Frances Coleman.
The broad ax., 1927-08-27

National Negro Press Association
Office of the Field Secretary
Melvin J. Chisum
253 N. Street, Northwest
Washington, D. c.
Mid Western Ofice-23O S. Clark St
Chicago, Ill.
August a. 1927
Mr.. julius F. Taylor, Editor
The Broad AK,
62O6 S. Elizabeth street,
Chicago. Illinois.
Nv dear Mr.. Taylor:
This letter is meant to be sincere
personal compliment to you for you
splendid contribution in welcoming
the Knights of Pythias Supreme Lodge
The broad ax., 1927-08-27

Within FIVE years, they said, it is pro-
posed to erect a normal school and
college for Negro students there.
Unless Hamilton street is closed, the
statement sets forth, the dimensions
Of the site will not be such as to per-
init carrying out their expansion pro-
gram i'll full and as planned and also
as necessary to meet the growing
needs and demands placed upon the
institution to meet the educational
needs of the Negroes in New Orleans
The broad ax., 1927-08-27
NORTH CAROLINA MAN AC-
Quilted OF POISONING
HIS NEIGHBOR
preston News Servicel

Lumberton, n O., Aug. 26.-A cor
oner's jury Thursday acquitted An
drew Mcintyre of the death of John
Burns, of Alfordsdale township, who
died shortly after taking drink Of
liquor Saturday. Aug g. It was al
legged that Mcintyre sold Burns whis
XIV that killed him but the jury found
that Burns died from natural causes.
The broad ax., 1927-08-27

Ar. Melvin j. Chisum, one of the high
officials of the National Negro Press
Association, loudly sounds the praises
of The Broad AK. He contends that
its issue of August 13 far surpassed all
the other newspapers published in this
city in welcoming the Knights of Pyth-
las to this town. The following letter
speaks for itself:
The broad ax., 1927-08-27
IN CITY

Mrs. ID. M. B. Hodge Of DanvilIe,
Va, representative to the supreme
court Of Calanthe, was the house guest
of Atty. Geo. W. Blackwell, 3634 In
diana avenue during her stay in the
CITY.
The broad ax., 1927-08-27
Hon. S. w. Green Reelected
Supreme Chancellor of The
Knights of Pythias through
out the World Without the
Slightest Opposition

Indiana Was Selected the Next Meeting Place
of the Knights 1929 Texas Lost It, Owing the Fact That
Its Citizens Mob Lynch and Burn Innocent and Law Abiding
Coored Men, Women and Children the Stake Without the
Slightest Provocaton J