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IN UNION THIS IS 45 STREETS FRESH NEWS CHRONICLED LETTERS FROM MANY OHIO CITIES AND TOWNS SENT BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTS Personal, Social, Lodge, Church, Literary and Other Notes of Interest. Wellsville—Mr. Andy Benofeed is convalescent —Little Harold Johnson has been very ill with fever—Mahlen Lewis worshipped in the East Liverpool church Sunday.—Mr. Guy Clemens and Mrs. Myrtle Lewis are better.—Constable P. E. Spires is convalescing.—Mrs. T. P. Richardson was pleasantly surprised by a donation of $4.55 dollars of the bank.—Constable of which a member. She does not know how to express her thanks. Cadiz—Mrs. W. L. Johnson entertained at dinner last Wednesday evening Dr. W. J. Johnson, Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Singleton, Mesdames I. L. Strother, James Smith, Austin Wallace, Alex, and George West and John Harris.—Mr. and Mrs. William Bell Miss Gretchen Blanchard of Steubenville is the guest of Misses Susie and Leola Mason.—Miss Ethel James of Newark is visiting Miss Ida Brown. Rev. John Harris spent a few weeks with his wife and children in Kentucky.—Mrs. Verria Harris is ill. Charles Drusin and Miss Judy work in college last week.—Christmas and a Happy New Year to all. Xenia—President. Rocevelt dismissed 167 Negro soldiers from the army without honor and now, it seems, the God of fate is about to dismiss him from the presidential chair "without honor." Whatsoever a man soweth, that also, she shall. The The. J. Bill Poster. He dreamed at the Opera house December 28, for the benefit of the Y. M. C. A.—A musical and literary entertainment at St. John's church December 31.—Now is the time to subscribe for The Gazette.—William S. Shakefford is having success in the hog raising business at the New York office for several weeks.—East Park has been added to the city. J. M. Summers has been connected with the Xenia Gazette for 28 years without a break. Correspondents must mail all letters for publication at their main postoffice sufficiently early on Monday (or Summer's day) to reach The Gazette office on Tuesday morning, and always write, also, their names and that of their city or town on the outside of the wrapper about returned copies. Unless this latter is done, proper credit cannot be given you. Lists of names, wedding prescriptions, resolutions, poetry, inquiries for relatives and advertisements of all kinds, including items announcing entertainments to be held in the near future, must be paid for in advance at the rate of ten cents a line, six words to a line. Our rates for display advertisements must be posted on application. Send postal note and not stamps during warm weather. Smithfield—The S. S. M. S. rendered an interesting program Sunday afternoon, and the W. M. M. at 7 p.m.—Mrs. Katie Washington and Mrs. Marish Bigsby were recently taken into the A. M. E. church as full memorial. Mrs. Bigsby has been an invalid for several years and was made a member at her home.—Mrs. D. D. Lewis, Misses Blanche Becks and E. Freeman were at church here Sunday.—Little Letha Randall and N. Bigsby are sick.—Mr. and Mrs. Bigsby are sick.—Mr. and Mrs. Sunday.—Mrs. D. Christian and William Harris of Hopedale were here recently. Also Misses S. Harris and C. Fletcher.—Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Parks of Wintersville visited her parents last week—Mrs. Agnes Smith is visi- ting enebville.—G. Binn, F. Carter and slater were in Steubenville last week. Steubenville.—Mr. Carter Smith is threatened with blood poisoning in a foot.—Mr. Harry Williams, Miss Ruth Merriman, Miss Gladys and Mrs. M. M. Brown are ill.—Mr. Jerry Carter, Miss Gladys and Mrs. M. M. Brown. The M. R. church had a fine Christmas program Sunday.—Mr. Oscar Green of Chester, W. Va., William Freeman and Mr. David Southall of East Liverpool were here Monday night.—Mr. Clarence Brown passed through last week in route to pass through the national park in uncle Mrs. A. J. Guy and Mrs. Frank Clark went to Wellsburg Street.—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Williams have moved to South Fourth street, and Mrs. Laura Smith and daughter, Mrs. Mizzie Harleigh, of Highland, Scotland, passed through Fulhrar of Harrisburg were last week on route to Smithfield.—The W. R. club met at Mrs. Balti THE GAZETTE more's Tuesday evening—Mr Thomas Clements of Cleveland visited his dunt, Clements, last week.—Dr. Johnson visited in Toledo. Mr. Lloyd Martin and Miss Hazel Montore are members of the school's helpers presented Rev. J. S. Jackson and wife with a fine set of silver in honor of their twenty-fifth marriage anniversary Monday evening. Prayer and class meetings at the churches Wednesday evening—Anybody wishing to attend at 128 North Court street. Send in your order, and it will be delivered to you. RE-ELECT SENATOR FORAKER Wheres, The Hon. Joseph B. Foraker, senior United States senator from Ohio, hss for very many years served his state and country faithfully and well, as a gallant Union soldier in the war of the rebellion, as governor of Ohio and as a member of the United States senate, him as one of the greatest statesmen, and the most carless and earnest advocate of law and justice, now in public life. And Whereas, He is now a candidate for re-election to his present office as senator of the United States, a position which he has proven himself by his record, to be well qualified to fill. And Whereas, We believe that, if he is elected to the United States senate, the nation will be greatly benefited by his services, aided by exceptionable knowledge gained by past experience which has enabled him to be one of the recognized leaders of the senate and the peer of any of its members. Senator Foraker. Now, therefore, we, the Negro voters of the city of Massillon and its vicinity in convention assembled, hereby heartily indorse the public life, acts and record of the said, the Hon. oracle, Joseph B. Foraker, and hereby ask the members of the legislature from this district and county to vote for his return to the senate of the United States. Adopted at a public meeting held in the city of Massillon, Stark county, Ohio, by the Negro voters of the said city and its vicinity on the 21st day of December, A. D., 1908. The foregoing was unanimously adopted. R. A. PINN. President. JUSTIN H. WHITE. Secretary. PRAISE FOR THE OLD RELIABLE PRAISE FOR THE OLD RELIABLE Dr. Budanuro Says "The Gazette" Fills His Soul "With New Hopes and Aspirations"—Mahoning Valley News. Youngstown, O.—Rev. Dr. E. B. Budaundo wrote the editor of The Gazette December 19: "Allow me to speak a word of praise of your paper. I am forced to say that I have never before read a Negro paper that so filled my soul with new hopes and aspirations as does yours, and will say that I have never been able to power to have your paper put into the homes of my people here in this city."—Mrs. Mose Janey, Mrs. Edward Smiley, Mrs. Charles Washington, Rev. Budaundo, Rev. W. T. Anderson and Mrs. Andrew Shaw are improving. Mrs. Roller is attending her sister, Mrs. Janey, and Mrs. Leonard McCormick and Mrs. Leonard McCormick have brand new baby boys."—Auntie Baylor sustained a stroke of paralysis Thursday evening and is critically ill.—All of the churches will have Christmas treats Thursday evening for the children and special services Christmas.—Oak Hill Avenue church have even been closed since Misses Hazel Harper and Lena Ford have returned from Wilberforce to spend the holidays.—Mrs. Proctor of Ravenna is visiting Dr. and Mrs. F. H. Simpson.—Miss Anna Gouney entertained Friday evening in honor of her twenty-ninth birthday. Games and music were done some fine the work.—Logan lodge initiated new members Saturday evening.—George Burke of Sharon. Edward Bartholomew of Pittsburg. Charles Green of Ashtabula and Mrs. L. Craft of Glard were in the city Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gordon of Pittsburg are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Brad Williams. Rows of flowers were present at the union praise meeting in Mahoning Avenue church Wednesday evening and took active part in the services. It was a distinct success.—The "Old Malds" Convention at Oak Hill Avenue church Tuesday under the auspices of the Sewing circle was a signal success. Refreshments were provided by Mrs. who directed the affair, as well as all who participated in it. It are entitled to much praise. A goodly sum was added to the church treasury. Major Taylor Beat McFarland. Boston, Mass.-Floyd MacFarland of San Jose, Cal.; winner with James Moran, as partner, of the recent six-day race in New York, was defeated by a great little Afro-American, Major Taylor of Worcester, Saturday evening, at the Park Square Coliseum in a match sprint race. Taylor won two out of three laps, the first in a one-mile sprint, in two minutes and 43 seconds and the third heat, a one-half mile sprint, in one minute and seven seconds. ESTABLISHED AUGUST 25, 1883 AND ISSUED EVERY WEEK ON TIME SINCE. CONYERS SAYS IT IS BOGUS ROOSEVELT'S ALLEGED CONFES SION IS A "FAKE" AND IS REPUDIATED. FORAKER WINS ANOTHER POINT Sheriff Arnold's Statement—The Brownsville Case to Come Up Again After the Holidays— Our Soldiers Lead, Says General—To Commemorate Lincoln. Special to The Gazette. Washington, D. C. The senate last week Wednesday passed unanimously the Foraker resolution demanding from the war department full information as to the use of detectives in the Brownsville case. Senator Foraker had intended to deliver the speech he promised on what he called last week Monday "the fabrication of false testimony" in the case to induce his resolution first and make his speech with the war department reply before him. The recent Brownsville message of the president was based on reports made by Herbert J. Browne, W. G. Baldwin and an ignorant Negro detective, a fellow who could not sign his name. Senator Foraker said that he had strange methods employed by them to get testimony. He promised to "handle" both men later. The Senator's Resolution. The Senator's Resolution. His resolution asks the war department on what authority and terms that the senator should hold for their instructions, what assistants they employed, and what their compensation and expenses were. It is reported that Browne and Baldwin had a contract which promised a lump sum for services rendered, and that there was no accounting. The Foraker, however, was given a service investigation on a small scale. After its adoption Senator Lodge delivered a speech in defense of the Roosevelt course in the Brownsville case. It was similar to a speech on the same topic which he delivered last year. He favored the Warner bill, which allowed the president to resent the to the army whenever he is satisfied that any of them were blameless. He condemned the Foraker bill, which he said, attempts to force back into the army not only innocent men, but men who were guilty of a serious crime. He made an ex-communication to the president of the nationality of the Foraker bill, which obliges the president to re-enlist these soldiers whether he thinks they ought to be re-enlisted or not. Such an act would be an encroachment upon the constitutional rights of the president, and subversive of the discipline in the army. The formally agreed to postpone until after the Christmas holidays further action on the bills. Boyd Convers' Statements. Monroe, Ga.—"I was asleep at the time the shooting at Brownsville took place, and knew nothing of it until I was awakened by the shots and ordered to 'get your gun,'" said Boyd Conyers, the young Afro-American who has figured so prominently in the tissue of stories tendered by the president in support of his course in discharging "The Black Battallon." Conyers says: "I was in no way convinced that I didn't know anything of the guilty parties. The alleged confession secured from me is bogus, and the story that I tried to take my life, as told by the government detective, is laughable. I have told all investigators that I knew nothing of the shooting, and that all is there to it. I was promised the broadest kind of immunity by Mr. McKenna, but I have seen no reason why I should confess something I did not do." In a letter to Senator Foraker, Conyers speaks of the visit of Lawson to Monroe, Ga. where he has been living. Conyers says he learned that Lawson was there to "pick him" and that he had the "high sheriff" (E. C. Arnold) arrest Lawson. As Lawson was in Monroe, he talked with Conyers, his (Lawson's) "fake" report to the Baldwin-Brown detective agency which President Roosevelt used in his message to the United States senate on December 14, made Conyers angry and he says Lawson "told lies" about him. This is undoubtedly true. Senator Foraker called the senate's attention to the fact that the president's "high sounding, smooth, logical report is signed and delivered to the senate to look around the senate, theulator added: "When this thing is gone to the bottom of all honest men will be ashamed of it." Sheriff E. C. Arnold of Monroe, Walton county, Ga., declared that he has known Boyd Conyers all his life and did not believe him guilty of complicity in the Brownsville riot. "I was present at all the conversations between Boyd and Brown and Boyd," said Sheriff E. C. Arnold, who was anxious to get at the facts in the case. Conyers did not state the things attributed to him by the detectives. Conyers has a good reputation here and I would believe what he said about the Brownsville affair. I did everything I could to help Brown and I was asked to be involved in the conversation with Brown. Conyers was asked to name the members of the baseball team of the troops stationed at Brownsville, and he readily complied. Next he was asked to name the roughest and toughest members of the company of which he was a member of the team. He ever told any detective. The story of his having gone to Galensville with Lawson on June 15 is untrue. Sheriff Arnold ridicules the idea that Conyers attempted suicide after his alleged confession to Lawson. "Boyd Conyers has told me the same story concerning this Brownsville affair, and I believe that he is innocent of the charges made against him in Presi- ture, the recent message, concluded the Brownsville Results. Washington, D. C.—The close of the Brownies inquiry (last spring) by the senate committee inspires various remarks concerning its "futility." Only persons who have entertained an invincible bias against the soldiers, Mr. Roock and Mr. Roock could do no wrong, could thus sum up the investigation. It has been anything but futile. Perhaps the most significant effect has been that the evidence drawn out by both sides has finally convinced every white officer of the discharged battalion that the men were really gullible of shading up Brownville, the officer of the contrary conclusion. Maj. Japenese is an honorable officer, and his later change of view in favor of the discharged men whom he had commanded should have weight with fair-minded people who have had neither time nor opportunity to make a close connection with the Washington bureau now attempts to brush aside the reversal of opinion by all these white officers on the ground that this is merely "their personal opinion of the subject." Yet what persons would be more likely than they to study the evidence of the case in unanticipated way, too, all the officers were stationed at Brownville just before "The Black Battalion" arrived there, have reached the conclusion that they were gulltless. The Tribune bureau lightly disposes of them by saying that they were prejudiced "against the people of Brownville." The belief of the officers of Twenty-sixth infantry in the innocence of the Negroes will have.weight. They know Brownville, and their final conclusions were not hastily reached. It is notable, too, that the officers were not convinced by Gen. Crozier's technical testimony concerning bullets. The officer of the contrary conclusion has hailed the very soldiers who had the guns that fired the shots, but that effort collapsed. If the senate committee was as free from color bias and entangling political alliances in this matter as an ordinary criminal jury is, it would at least report that the charge against the Negro soldiers was not proved.—Springfield (Mass.) Republican. Washington, D. C.—Senator Dick of Ohio has introduced concurrent resolutions setting apart Friday, February 12, 1909, the centennial anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birthday, as a day of national observance. He proposed joint exercises be held by the senate and the house, "to listen to an appropriate address upon the life, character, genius, patriotism and public services" of Lincoln, and to "otherwise commemorate in fitting manner his life and character in national patriotism." The resolutions recommend that Americans at home and abroad, all organized bodies of citizens, religious SENATOR DICK. military and civic, commercial and industrial, have special services "to do reverent honor to his memory." Eulogistic addresses are recommended, and the reading of the emancipation proclamation and the Gettysburg address. Colleges, universities and schools are especially urged to observe the day. Finally, the resolutions "recommend action looking to the erection in the city of Washington of a monument to commemorate the grandeur of character, nobility of life and epoch-making career of Abraham Lincoln." The Afro-American is more loyal to the army than all other classes of Americans, according to the report made by Adjit, Gen. Ainsworth of the army. He points out the significant fact that of the white troops 4.75 per cent were reported as deserters, while only 0.57 of the Afro-Americans in the service deserted. Hannah Elias' John R. Platt is Dead. New York City.—John R. Platt, the retired glass manufacturer, who four years ago valylen sued his Afro-American "sweetheart," Hannah Elias, in the supreme court to recover $685,355 money which he alleged he had spent on her since he became acquainted with her daughter, who was daughter's here, in his 9th year. Mr. Platt was a widower, and left two married daughters. The Haitian Cabinet Is Named Port au Prince, Haiti—Gen. Antoine Simon, the newly elected president of Haiti, announced his cabinet Saturday as follows: Minister of the interior, Gen. Hippolyte; minister of foreign affairs, M. Claude; minister of finance, M. Hereaux; minister of war, Gen. Septimus Marius; minister of public works, M. Canal; minister of justice, M. Magny. The Filinino Band Is Coming. Manila, P. I.—The famous constabulary band has completed its arrangements to proceed to Washington, D. C. in the spring in order to participate in the parade at the inauguration of President-elect Taft. The band will then make a concert tour of the United States before returning to Manila. The leader and director is an Afro-American. HON. JOHN MERCER LANGSTON. HON. JOHN MERCER LANGSTON. To Date, Our Best Educated Orator, Educator, Jurist and Statesman—Prominent Figure in the Famous "Wellington Rescue." AN APPALLING LYNCH-RECORD! FOR A LITTLE MORE THAN ONE MONTH AND A HALF THIS YEAR. COL. BLODGETT'S COMMENT America's Greatest Disgrace Put Up to President-elect Taft—A List of Those Lynched in September and Part of August and October. Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 21, 1908. Editor Gazette: Dear Sir-I send you newspaper clippings from August 25 to October 13th, a duration of one month and 19 days, containing the actual murder by mob violence or lynching of 39 Negroes in different states, this is courageous, but is emphatically true. I furnish you the name, the place and the date. I believe in personal liberty, in a free press, in no punishment without trial, in the equal rights of all men under the law, irrespective of race or color. These great blessings bestowed by the federal government must in all sections of this great country be preserved by the police, and indestructible. We have but one constitution; it must reach all the people, must be felt and respected alike in all sections of the country. What it stands for in the north, it must stand for in the south. If it can protect citizens in Ohio, Pennsylvania and New York, it can protect the police and safeguard their rights in Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana. If our government with the aid of its army and navy can protect an American citizen in a foreign land, it must be able to protect him at home from mob violence, release him from not symbolical, but literal slavery, preserve with involuntary rights the freedom before the last abolish human torture and absolute murder as pictured in the cases of these 39 victims and save its citizens from lynchings and burnings in "the land of the free and the home of the brave." If our great government is not able to protect its most humble citizen in any section of this country, then it is him who must be able to protect the proposition, grasp the situation, improve the opportunity and ameliorate the conditions. It takes a man of nerve to grieve in a city, to grieve in a violence. It can be done and Mr. Taft can put a stop to it if he has sufficient courage. Watch and we will see, what we do see. Col. Blodgett's List of Lynchings. Vance Williams, Louisville, Ky. August 25, 1908. Two unknown, Magnolia Bluff, Fla. August 25, 1908. George Bock, Rocky Hattiesburg, Miss. August 25, 1908. Four unknown, Haywood county Tenn. August 28, 1908. John Williams and John Smith, Itta Bena, Miss., August 27, 1908. George Johnson, Murfreesboro, Tenn. August 28, 1908. Jesse Coe, Indianapolis, Ind., August 28, 1908. One unknown, Green Still, Fla. September 2, 1908. John Towns, Damascus, Ga., September 1, 1908. tennis Lawson Patton, Oxford, Miss., September 8, 1908. Dave Newton, Brookshire, Tex., September 14, 1908. Jim Blackwell, Monticello, Ga., September 15, 1908. John Miles, Batchelor, Lg., September 17, 1908. Rev. J. W. Hawkins, Lexington, Ky., September 17, 1908. Charles Jones, Eden, Miss., September 21, 1908. George Clark, Shero, Texas, September 22, 1908. George Thomas, Fort Galnes, Ga. September 22, 1808. One unknown, Wrightsville, Ga., September 22, 1908. David Walker, two children killed and three fatally wounded, Hickman, Ky., October 5, 1908. Ben Price, Glendora, Tenn., October 7, 1908. George Gentry, Natchitoches, La., October 7, 1908. Shep Jones, Bill Fielder, Dee Hawkins, Newton, Miss., October 11, 1908. Henry White, Younkers, Ga., October 12, 1908. Jim Davis, Frank Davis, Lula, Miss, October 12, 1908. Nicholas Hector, New Iberia, La, October 13, 1908 October 13, 1908 Total, 39, in I one month and 19 days M. BLODGETT. M. BLODGETT. AN ABOLITIONIST PASSES AWAY Hon. John M. Langston's Great Speech —"The Wellington Rescue" Recalled—Capt. Bartlett. Traverse City, Mich.—James Bartlett, 89, formerly of Cleveland, died here Saturday o' the old age. Mr. Bartlett at the time of the war of the rebellion was an ardent abolitionist, having taken part with Hon. John M. Langston and others in the history of Wellington rescue" at Oberlin, O. when he was stolen from a hotel, although he was guarded by armed southerners, and sent to Canada and safety. All concerned, including Bartlett and three ministers, were arrested and thrown into jail, where they were treated like distinguished visitors, the citizens sending them all the citizens sending them all the wall of the jail that Bartlett made a speech that is spoken of until this day, it was such a grand effort. He was our best educated statesman, jurist and educator at the time of his death and no one today is his equal. At the end of three months the "rescurs" were released and escorted a way from the jail with a brass band. Doings of The Race Thomas H. Richardson of Port Gibson, Miss., has been reappointed postmaster. Please you read The Gazette regularly every week, you cannot keep fully informed on the Brownsville matter. "Miss Eva Ross of Washington, D. C., has opened up a drug store which is complete and up-to-date. She was formerly a kindergarten teacher. Sam Langford is a 10 to 4 favorite over Jim Flym (white) for a 20-round "Monday night" at San Francisco. Flynn will outweigh Langford 14 pounds. Oliver Randolph of Washington, D. C., Mississippi and elsewhere, never "ran a Foraker league" anywhere, all reports to the contrary notwithstanding. Afro-American postmasters: Joshua E. Wilson, Florence, S. C., $2,000; Thomas R. Rhodes, Gibson, Miss, $1,700, and George W. Reed, Beaufort, S. C., $1,600 per year. H. H. Garner of Little Rock, Ark., was recently made superintendent of 31 of whom are Afro-Americans and eight substitutes, four of whom are members of the race. Nathan H. Alexander has been appointed registrar of the United States bank, and succeeded R. D. Johnstone (white) deceased. He has held the office before. Dr. Joseph Johnson, now in Steubenville, lost his clerkship in the department at Washington, D. C., as a result of his splendid work against Taft here in Ohio during the recent campaign. Shelby is his home county. Miss Maria Baldwin is principal of the Mass. which is attended by over 600 white children. Principal and pupils are most compatible in their relations IN UNION THORSE ENGINE and harmony reigns supreme at the school. Ditto Miss Trey of Dayton, O. African-Americans of Georgia own 18,700 farms and rent 72,139. In 1888 our farmers of that state returned for taxation at $2,508,198; in 1906, they returned 14,240,884 acres, valued at $7,149,925—an increase of 76 per cent in acreage and 185 per cent in value in 20 years. Butler General of Marion county, South Carolina, is the "biggest" farmer in South Carolina, having 1,000 acres land, running 18 plows and using 140 tons of guano annually. Our people of that state own and control more than one-third of its farms and pay more than a half of the school taxes. The chaplains of our four army regiments are: Capt. George W. Prioleau of Ohio, Ninth cavalry; Capt. George J. Ohio, Twelfth-palfifth infantry; Maj. William T. Anderson of Ohio, Tenth cavalry, and First Lieutenant W. W. Gladden, Twenty-fourth infantry. The first three are members of the A. M. E. church and Rev. Gladden is a Baptist. The most sacred things on earth to the most sacred home and family, and if a lawless mob were to attempt to destroy and kill my family in order to avenge itself of some crime a member of the race had been charged with, and should the state or city or nation fail to protect them, said mob would be the entrance into that city, and standing I was a minister of the gospel of peace—D. P. Roberts, pastor Quinn chapel, Chicago, Ill. Hosts of enemies within and out of Ohio are using their utmost power to defeat Senator Foraker for another term in the United States senate. While it is a case of one man being pitted against many men, chances are, if Senator Foraker gets a square turn, he will return. Anyway, in or out of that August body of representative men and Americans, Senator Foraker is one of the world's greatest men, and it is within the province of no earthly power to dampen his ardor or to harm his great intellect. Mark our prediction. Foraker will be the senator who will yet live to see his caluminators get their just dues. It is written in the stars!—Martinsburg (W. Va.) Pioneer Press. AS TO PULLMAN CAR PORTERS Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 19, 1908. Editor Gazette, Dear Sir: I am sending you clippings of editorials from two of our leading "dailys" in relation to your open letter to the industry called the attention of the traveler public the beggarly pay of the Pullman sleeping car porters. As usual, you are found in the lead promoting the best interests of the race, and some day I hope I will be able to convince you that the citizens of Cleveland and of the Union are giving you that encouragement and assistance that belongs to one who DOES THINGS and those things unselfishly. Let me thank you for all you have done in the past and the good work you are doing for the Negro's future. I am yours. W. H. TAPBERT. Pullman Car Porters. Since the resumption of the investigation of the Pullman company at Chicago by the interstate commerce commission, some interesting points have been brought out, particularly in regard to the employment of porters, the general manager of the corporation, attributed this custom to "the selfishness of persons who desire better service than their fellows, and are willing to pay for it." This is probably true in the abstract. But it appears equally true that, at the rates charged for occupancy of the Pullman cars, all service, without reward, is entitled to perfect service, without reward, is to pay additionally for ordinarily politeention. Admitting the selfishness, however, what is to be said of the company's greed, indicated by the official's admission that it pays the porters only six dollars a week, and does not furnish their meals? Here is concrete evidence that the traveling public must make the porter's job worth holding; the traveler is considered obligated to pay an extra sum as part salary for the company's servants, aside from fares generally believed to be excessive. If this tribute were not exacted from the public, the Pullman company would be obliged to pay living wages, or it could not get porters. These young colored men must be always agreeable, and they work hard. Take care of the cars running through between Chicago and Francisco. Most of them are four full nights on the way. The porters are up early in the morning, and it is late at night when they have opportunity to curl for a sleep in a seat of the smoking room, to be roused out whenever the train approaches an important station. They receive from the company six dollars a week from: which they must buy their meals in or at the eating houses. Without the corvette from passengers, scarcely to be called voluntary, what would they have 'in compensation for nearly shivish toil'? It is not with good grace that an officer of the Pullman company can call of the selfishness of its patrons—Buffalo (N. Y.) Courier. The general manager of the Pullman company told an interstate commerce commissioner that the tipping custom was due to selfishness on the part of passengers and not to the low wages of the porters. Then he added that the wages of a porter was $25 a month, out of which he had to buy his own meals—Buffalo (N. Y.) Express. Recurrent Brownsville. The Brownstwil issue, may be a trifle wearisome, but it is one of those things which will never be soothed, which will be right — Kansas City (Mo.) Journal. Local News Notice to Subscribers.—Subscribers not receiving The Gazette regularly should notify us at once. 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For Sale.—Imperial Encyclopedia and Dictionary, 49 volumes, cheap "Bran new." a splendida Christmas gift—one that will last a life-time. Address box 2, The Gazette, Cleveland, O. For Rent.—Nice rooms across from the office, third and fourth floors. Good for business or living purposes, for gentlemen only. 509 Superior avenue, N. W. Apply to the janitor, third floor. Merry Christmas to all our readers. Miss Jessandine Waugh and sister visited in Erie the first of the week. Mrs. Eliza Holmes of Hudson avenue, E. E., has been critically ill, but is better at this writing. vicinity, has never known of one of the many misdemeanors and crimes committed by white or black in that section, during that long period to enact the residents of that section of the city to rise in arms." Such statements have always been and are malicious and dangerous lies which proper officials of this city, with a view to the public safety only, should proceed to put a stop to if it is possible under the law. If there is no law, then one should be enacted at once by the city council. We now warn our people of that section particularly, and the city in general, to possess themselves immediately of what is known as the riot-gun, manufactured and sold by The Winchester Repeating Arms Co. of New Haven, Conn., and be prepared for what is Bishop Derrick's lecture at St. John's church last week Monday evening drew and pleased greatly a large audience. In the new year even with The Gazette. If you owe it anything, come in and pay it before January 1, 1909. Don't forget this! Mrs. William Fowler was taken quite ill last week while in Tiffin attending her mother, who was slick. Her son, William, went to Tiffin Wednesday. Michael Johnson, age 27 years, died December 15. Funeral services Dec. 17, conducted by Rev. J. S. Webb, assisted by Rev. E. D. Dandridge. Interment in Woodland cemetery. The Gazette acknowledges the receipt of an invitation from the Z club to attend its free annual Christmas dinner at 501 High avenue between 10th and 11th St. Music by the Buckeye quartet. Billy Bracke and Ralph Doctor, proprietors. County Auditor-elect Charles Prestien says he has NOT promised any Afro-American a clerkship as yet. The "field is open" for our young men of intelligence, character and ability, regardless of all reports to the contrary notwithstanding. Get busy! Mrs. S. Gertie Hutchinson a fine pianist, musician and teacher, of pianist Ky. a niece of Thomas W. Walker of this city, is dead. Many of our older residents will remember her and her mother, Mrs. Walker's sister, also for years a teacher in the colored schools of that city. The Gazette is indebted to our friend, Mr. Kelley Miller, professor of mathematics and dean of the college of Arts and Sciences, at Howard university, Washington, D. C., for a copy of his article, "York of Negro Education" reprinted from the December New York Educational Review. Mr. George M. Sampson, an instructor in the Florida State Normal and industrial institute, visited the school last Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Sampson spoke briefly but interestingly to the body's last Sunday at the chapel, bringing with him greetings from the Florida school. Mr. Sampson had charge of the football squad from that institution—Tuskegee (Ala.) Student. The case of Oscar W. Reid, one of the soldiers discharged on account of the Brownsville affray, argued Dec. 10 that the United States court, Case Mellen of New York appearing for Reid and Solicitor General Hoyt for the United States. Reid brought suit in the United States circuit court for the southern district of New York to obtain pay for the unexpired term of his enlistment, and in his pleading he broadly challenged the arbitrarily dismiss him from the army, case will not be decided until after the holidays. The mystery of a woman's screams of "help," "murder," which excited a crowd at Euclid Beach park last September, was explained last week Thursday by a suit for divorce by Mrs. Florence Young, of 2193 West Fourteenth street, against her husband, Daniel S. Young, caterer. Mrs. Young alleged in her petition that her husband, without provocation, chased her into a room in his restroom, park and attacked her with a black-jack. She says her husband has not supported her, and has repeatedly threatened to kill her if she sued for divorce. To Judge Ford granted an order to injure Young from interfering with his wife and their son, Harold, agreed 12. The following from the Cleveland Plain Dealer of Tuesday is indicative of the method adopted by practically all of the daily papers of this city to encourage the organization of a mob which will operate in the district most thickly inhabited by our people in this city: "Held prisoners and attacked a powerful Negro, ten and eleven old, living within a few miles of each other, are in a normal condition. Following the attacks the residents of that section of the city bounded by Central avenue and Woodland avenue, between East Thirteenth street and East Thirteenth street, are up in arms." These articles are, as a rule, headed with great big black-face type, "scare" headlines, best calculated to arouse the prejudice-passion of the lowest white element of the city, all with a prime idea of creating a garden of despair and consequences that may result, not only to our people of this community, but also to public property. It is a shame and an anger—dirty, dirty business. The writer lives in East Thirteenth street and in spite of the many statements to the contrary, in all of his more than forty years residence in that THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY. DECEMBER 26, 1908. vichity, has never known of one of the many misdemeanors and crimes committed by white or black in that section during that long period, to cause "the residents of that section of the city to rise in arms." Such statements have always been and are proper officials of this city, with a view to the public safety only, should proceed to put a stop to if it is possible under the law. If there is no law, then one should be enacted at once by the city council. We now warn our people of that section particularly, and the city in general, to possess themselves immediately of the mob violence factured and sold by The Winchester Repeating Arms Co., of New Haven, Conn, and be prepared for what is surely the inevitable, unless the inflaming, mob-violence-encouraging and lying publications of the daily press cease immediately. Our people of Springfield, O., required two lynchings with the accompanying mob-violence, the lesson, we are now admonishing our people to learn at once. Therefore do not delay! There is hardly an intelligent Afro-American family in that city but what has standing in a corner of one of their rooms of their homes, a riot-gun. We are not unduly threatened, and recognize the coming of a situation in this community which cannot possibly be warded off, unless the local daily press ceases the miserable, dangerous, lying and sensational publications we call attention to. Erie, Pa., News. The "Rube" party and concert given by Deborah Barker on the 14th was a success. Little Eleanor Peters is convalescent. Miss Rush Baxter will visit in Cleveland during the holidays. - J. Hicks and Mr. Harry Thompson have returned from a delightful trip to Philadelphia. They attended the Grand lodge sessions. The Young Men's club is preparing to give a Waugh and sister of Cleveland are guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. Lawson. - Miss Bella Clark is very sick. Mrs. Emma Thompson of Pittsburg, P. G. S. M. of the Grand Courts of the West, for Ohio and Indiana, was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kittrell last Week. She delivered an interesting address at Deborah court's has been an active court warden 40 years and has been a member of Naomi court since 1869. She is one of our most popular women in Pittsburg. - Mrs Fannie Purdy has returned from Hampton, Richmond, Va., and Washington, D. C. The Gazette has a sale, sale, sale at 311 Chestnut street, C. C. Kittrell, send in your order if you wish the paper delivered every Friday or Saturday. Olean, N. Y., Notes Mr. Otto Barnes is working in Straight, Mr.—Messrs Enny and Trum of Bradford were here Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Martin and children are visiting Mrs. Hill.—Mr. E. Johnson has returned to Vellerville.—Mr. Furr has gone to Virginia to spend Christmas.—Charles Gaton, jr. has gone to Friendship. Gladys Gaton is ill—Mrs. Miranda Holiday left Thursday for Baltimore to visit her parents. The choir sang exceptionally well in Christmas. Rev Vick preached an interesting Light of the West lodge, F and A. M. will give its annual ball at Court hall February 10. Mrs. Edward Peterson has returned to Sclo. Mr. Marvin Ray went to Friendship.—Mr. Frank Peterson of Andover was here last week. Bradford, Pa. Brevities The E. A. society met the 15th at Mrs. Martha Butler's and after interacting its business, rendered a very nice program. President J. B. Rutherford was master of ceremonies and lunch was served. Mrs. R. M. Brown is secretary of the society—Mr. and Mrs. Collins and family went to Olean to attend their son's wedding—Mr. Will Kelley of the visit has related her relations and will also attend the wedding—Gertrude Stives visited her parents in Duke Center recently. Tom Sharkey Agrees with Fitzsimons. New York City—Tom Sharkey says Johnson will defeat Burns in the finish battle for the heavyweight championship will be decided the day after Christmas in Australia. Sharkey will burns while fairy good fighter, is overrated. He believes that Johnson will win the fight if it is on the level, because he is 25 pounds heavier than Burns, is also five inches taller and the cleverest big man in the world. Pearl Barber Shot. Toledo, O.-Pearl A. Barber, 36, sajonkeer, is in a critical condition at Albert Anderson's, with a bullet wound in his abdomen. 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WHY STREET WAS NOT OPENED The Gazette Was Right in its Contention, as Usual—Our Refusal to Support Hirstius and Others Fully Justified—Some Interesting Letters. For several weeks prior to the recent election we published the following: When you vote on election day in November do not forget to cross Gus. Hirstin' name from your ticket. As councilman from the Twelfth ward, he not only continues to refuse to cut a street from Central avenue to Cedar avenue, between Perry street and in your windows, but also withdrew an ordinance which he introduced in the council about a year ago (authorizing the proper city authorities to cut the street through), at the council. He also promoted Cedar avenue residents. Last fall when he was re-elected to the council, Hirstin, a second time, promised to have the street cut through, but up to date has steadily refused to keep his promise. Remember him and scratch his name from the ballot. He votes on election day in November. Hirstin is the Republican candidate for sheriff. Defeat him! The following is pertinent and self- explanatory and fully justifies our opposition to the election of Sheriff-elect and the letters carefully and thoughtfully. Mr. Peter Witt, City Clerk—Dear Sir, wait before election, Councilman Hirschman the effect of political meeting to the effect that he had passed an ordinance, resolution or something in the city council, providing for cutting a street through from Central avenue to Cedar avenue, between East Twenty-second and East Twenty-eighth streets, opposite Sked street, or in that vicinity, which he claimed, in that passed by the council in July last (the work of cutting the street through) has been held up ever since by Director Springborn or been connected with the city government. How much, if any, truth is there in his claim? Last year or the year before the same individual introduced an ordinance, resolution or something in the council, providing for cutting a street through in the same vicinity. Will you tell me whether or not the resolution, ordinance or whatever it was, referred to, was ever passed by the council and why the street was not out through at that time? By complying with the above requests at your earliest opportunity you will greatly oblige me. Yours truly, HARRY C. SMITH, Editor The Gazette Nov. 23, 1908. Hon. H. C. Smith, Editor Gazette.—Dear Sir: On July 9, 1998, Resolution No. 5268 by Mr. Hirstius provided for the opening of East Twenty-fifth place to Cedar avenue. It passed the same month on the 24th day. The improvement was not made for the realization of the proposed plan. His reasons for not wanting it, I have been informed, were and possibly are that the people in the immediate vicinity of the proposed opening did not want people of your race to come through. Day of the present year there was a resolution introduced, and passed in June, looking for the making of a new street between Central and Cedar avenues about opposite Sked street. This improvement was never made for the reason that the money in possession of the city through the sale of bonds was for the construction of streets and not the making of new streets. It is the custom of the administration to defer to the wishes of councilmen for ward improvements, and I feel sure that the only reason the place was made was because of race prejudice which Mr. Hirtius listened to. Would suggest that you call up Mr. Springborn and get from him a confirmation of what I have given to you as a rumor. Very truly yours, Hon. H. C. Smith, Editor Gasson Dear Sir, Answering your request for the 24th inst., with reference to the enclosed letter from Mr. Witt, would say that the facts are as Mr. Witt states, and had Mr. Hirtius desired to have East Twenty-fifth place opened through to Cedar avenue, it would have been done long ago. At the time it was proposed to make the petition to meet with him a committee at the close of one of the council meetings. The committee represented the property owners and residents on Cedar avenue, where the improvement was intended to be made. They protested against its opening, and the result was that Mr. Hirtius made it inadequate and ASKED ME TO HAVE NO FURTHER STEPS TAKEN IN THE MATTER. It was not until recently that the case which we had started in court to condemn the property was dismissed. We have always made it a rule to act in accordance with the wishes of the councilman representing the improvement of this kind are to be done. It therefore seems that MR. Hirtius ALONE IS TO BLAKE FOR NOT HAVING THE STREET OPENED. Young very truly. W J. SPRINGBORN. Director Board of Public Service. WHY DON'T YOU SUBSCRIBE FOR The Gazette THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1908. THEY DID THEIR DUTY. According to the white folks the colored folks of Ohio voted for Judge T. to a man. It was stated just after the efforts put forth by leaders of the colored people in the state, there was no deflection from the ranks of the G. O. P. Now the Hon. Harry C. Smith states that out of the 45,000 Afro-American for the Republican nominee, and proceeds to show figures for it. Now, what we are wondering is, who is right-Brother Smith or the white folks? Who can give us the information? We would like very much to know. It would be interesting reading—Battlement (Md.) Afro-American Ledger. Xenia, O.—In speaking of the vote cast at Mound Bayou, Miss. November 3, by Afro-Americans, The New York Age presumes too much when it says, that is a fair sample of how our people cast their ballots at the recent election throughout the country, influence, a newspaper must be truthful and reliable. Guess work will not do. It is always best to keep silent on a matter when you have not the facts and figures to prove an assertion. In Xenia, O., where we had an opportunity to observe the Negro vote in the 1950s, we were true: In the Fourth ward, where there are 450 Afro-Americans voters, just 195 of these votes went into the Democratic columns. The average Democratic voters in this particular ward for the last 30 years has been 17. Four years ago there was not a single Afro-American ward. There are only 13 white Democratic voters in the ward and five of them were shut out in precinct G, because they came to vote after the polls were closed. All Negroes are not sentimental slaves. 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Wide sash ends of the nailsock, finished with the edging, are tied at the back. The pattern is in one size. No. 1 requires three-fourths yard of material 21 or more inches wide, three-eighths yard of beading, 1½ yard of ribbon, 7½ yards of insertion and 3½ yards of edging; No. 2 needs one yard 27 inches wide, with 2½ yards of insertion for suspenders and 1½ yard of edging for ruffles. To procure this pattern send 10 cents to "Pattern Department." of this paper. Write name and address plainly, and be sure to give size and number of patterns. NO. 2667. SIZE. NAME. TOWN. STREET AND NO. STATE. LADIES' ONE-PIECE SKIRT. Paris Pattern No. 2673, All Seams Allowed.—This pretty one-piece plaited skirt is a stylish and simply made model for the spirit of broadcloth, serge, cheviot, French or English mixed worsteds or cashmere. The straight lower edge is finished with a deep hem. 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