The Gazette

THIRTY-FIRST YEAR. NO. 35 IN URITON TORNAM SYSTEMA 1772 WEEK'S NEWS Summarized for Very Busy Readers Washington Opening of Alaskan coal lands under a leasing plan was proposed in a bill agreed upon by the senate public lands committee at Washington, which combines several measures that have been under consideration. A nine-year-old boy, dying of heart trouble, was brought to the White House at Washington to have his desire to see and be smiled upon by the president of the United States granted. He is Harry Winthrop Davis, son of Mrs. A. L. Davis of Sewickley, Pa. Preliminary steps were taken by the postoffice department at Washington to perfect its plan for reducing the cost of living by having the parcel post carry farm products directly to the door of the consumer. Ten cities were selected to begin the work of establishing direct connections between producer and consumer. Ellihu Root's attitude toward South America combines the idealism of Henry Clay and the utilitarianism of James G. Blaine and has come to be generally accepted as the foreign policy of the United States in this hemisphere, said Robert S. Bacon, former ambassador to France. "There is no evidence here of any $50,000 fund," said Senator Overman, chairman of the senate lobby committee at Washington, at the conclusion of the committee's investigation of reports that such a sum was being used by representatives of prison labor contractors to defeat the pending Hughes bill. --- Woodrow Wilson unbosomed himself to the members of the National Press club of Washington, telling them in a frank, conversational way how he felt as president of the United States, how difficult it was for him to imagine himself as the chief executive with the formal amenities of the position, and how he had struggled to be as free as the ordinary individual without the restraints of his office. Domestic In reply to reports that he intended to retire, Judge Emory Speer of the United States district court of Georgia declared that if the committee which investigated his judicial conduct with drew the charges he might accept reintirement on the same terms as on reaching the age limit—seventy. For the purpose of bringing about comprehensive work on the roadways of Illinois, Governor Dunne issued a proclamation designating, Wednesday, April 15, as "road day." The steam whaler Herman has started from San Francisco for the Arctic ocean in search of the exploration ship Karluk, which has been lost for several months. Richmond, Ind., voted "wet" in the local option election. The total vote in 25 of 30 precincts was 3,218 "wet," and 2,042 "dry." Difficulties which may lead to a nation-wide strike between the coal mine operators and miners developed in the conference-held at Chicago. The miners, who had demanded a six per cent increase, acceded to the demands of the operators to sign the existing agreement for another two years. Judge Sanborn of St. Louis approved the agreement by which the receivers of the St. Louis & San Francisco railroad cancel an indebtedness of nearly six million six hundred thousand dollars against the road and relinquish ownership of two subsidiaries in Louisiana to the syndicate that promoted them. Members of the Democratic state committee were told in speeches by William Church Osborn and Governor Glynn at Albany, N. Y., it was their duty to the party to work for a constitutional convention in 1915 at the referendum election on April 7. Charles F. Murphy occupied a front seat at the meeting, but he did not meet the governor. John Norris, widely known newspaper man, long business manager of the New York Times and leader of the American Newspaper Publishers' association's campaign for free paper and wood pulp, died at his home in Brooklyn. --- Theodore Roosevelt was not in that part of his exploring expedition wrecked in the rapids of an uncharted river in the interior of Brazil, according to dispatches received in New York. Byron L. Smith, aged sixty-one, president of the Northern Trust company of Chicago and leader in the group of men who financed and built the Chicago of today, died at his home. THE GAZETTE Detention of women in police stations and in the new York City prisons will be done away with by the building of a $450,000 detention home and court for women, plans for which were made public by Katherine B. Davis, commissioner of the department of corrections. --- Damages to the amount of $3,000 were awarded to Mrs. Irene Morrison at Milwaukee in a suit for $1,000,000 against five members of the Wisconsin state fair board of 1910 for injuries received when Archie Hoxey's aeroplane fell into the crowd in front of the grand stair. A bloodstained lock of Abraham Lincoln's hair and a number of relice and mementos intimately related to the history of the United States were offered the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the will of Gen. James Grant Wilson, filed for probate in New York. Four buildings in the business section of Sidney, O., were destroyed by fire, with a loss estimated at $250,000. The buildings were occupied by two dry goods stores, a department store, a clothing store and a number of smaller shops. Mexican Revolt Mexican rebels under command of General Villa captured Torreon. The former bandit leader is now the absolute master of northern Mexico. There are only meager federal forces to resist his occupation of Monterey and Saltillo and Tampico on the east and Mazatlan on the west. Fifteen hundred federalists were slain. According to an official report from Captain Winterburn, commanding United States troops along the border near Del Rio, Tex., only two of his men had a part in the battle with a federal force of 300 men at McKee's crossing, Texas, in which six of the Mexicans were slain and several wounded. Neither of the American soldiers was hurt. The kidnapping of an American, Charles Ballard, took place near Carrizo Springs, Tex. Ballard was tied by the Mexicans and hustled across the border, but while the party was crossing the Rio Grande he escaped by diving. Ballard's captors shot at him without effect several times and then fled. Personal A cable message confirmatory of previous reports that Theodore Roosevelt had met with no mishap in Brazil was received at the American Museum of Natural History at New York in response to an inquiry sent by the museum to United States Consul Pickerell at Para. Dr. Amos P. Wilder, former United States consul at Shanghai, China, says the Chinese republic will not last unless it has foreign supervision of the finances. Emil Seldel, former Socialist mayor of Milwaukee, and Gerhard Bading, present mayor, were renominated in the race for the mayoralty nomination. David S. Rose was third. F. L. Brier of the Eighth district of Indiana and R. E. Moss of the Fifth district were nominated for congress. Both are Democrats. After a week's freedom "Mother" Mary Jones again is a military prisoner in the Colorado strike zone. A gift of $50,000 from John D. Rockefeller to the International Young Men's Christian Association college at Springfield, Mass., has been announced at Boston. Foreign Great indignation is expressed by the Unionist press of London at the attack of the Laborists on the king in parliament for his interference in army affairs in Ulster. England has not witnesses in a hundred years such an obviously hostile criticism of the throne, which has traditionally kept out of party controversies. Natives in the north of Malekula island of the New Hebrides group have murdered and eaten six natives, teachers from the Walla island mission station. King George of Great Britain, by bridging the Ulster breach, demonstrates the power of the British monarch has not declined since his advent on the throne. The revolt of officers is now believed a closed incident, as Curragh commanders return to their stations. Premier Asquith and Secretary of War Seely, in the house of commons, explained that the resignation of officers was due to a misunderstanding by Gen. Sir Arthur Paget of orders transmitted to him. A party riot occurred in Oromac square, in Belfast, Ireland. Stones and other missiles were thrown and revolver shots were fired. A large force of police dispersed the rioters. Many persons were injured and several were arrested. The departure is announced of Dr. Wickliffe Rose, secretary of the Rockefeller sanitary commission from London, for Egypt, Ceylon and the Malay states, where he is to undertake a campaign against the hookworm disease. ESTABLISHED AUGUST 25, 1883, AND ISSUED EVERY WEEK ON TIME SINCE. CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1914. RACIAL UPLIFT FACTOR. Excellent Features of a School Founded by Dr. G. W. Kipnair Juniorville, Pa. — Three years ago Dr. G. W. Kincaid conceived the idea of founding an agricultural, mechanical and industrial institution in the western section of Pennsylvania to meet the peculiar exigencies caused by thousands of Afro-Americans coming to this section yearly in search of better wages. Prior to that time he had spent much time in racial uplift through the pulpits of the A. M. E. Zion denomination and had become one of Zion's beacon lights and recognized as one of the race's most gifted orators. For years Dr. Kincaid had a pronounced enthusiasm for promoting an institution in this part of the state that would become a factor in the development of Afro-American youths. Being a prominent character in the race's civic, religious and political movements, Dr. Kincaid commanded the highest care and confidence of both races, so much so that his plans for the present institution met the approbation and support of the better element of both races in Pennsylvania. DR. GEORGE W. KINCAID. and today there is in Jumonville an institution of real merit, due to his character, thrift and genius. Jumonville is one of the state's most historic spots. General Washington took charge of the American forces on this spot after the death of Braddock. General Jumonville was killed and buried here. The school is located upon 300 acres of land, six-eight miles southeast of Pittsburgh, and is known as the Dunbar Camp Agricultural, Mechanical and Industrial school. This excellent plant was formerly used by the soldier and sailor' orphan children for forty years. The plant consists of fourteen buildings, with modern improvements, and there will be found a heating plant, electric light plant, pumping station and reservoir, with hospital and a department for training nurses. Five hundred students can be comfortably accommodated at this fine institution, which is high above the sea level. Dr. Kincaid has laid a good foundation for these departments—agriculture, live stock raising, poultry farm, blacksmithing, wheelwrighting, domestic science, dressmaking, millinery and other departments. The school receives a liberal appropriation from the state, and from present indications, because of the scope of the work, a necessary development of our people to meet the conditions, it will be more largely supported by the legislature. The school is an ideal spot for a summer institute because of the fresh air, pure water and other abundant gifts from nature's resources. The following distinguished men are the trustees of the school: Dr. G. W. Kincaid, president; Professor T. H. Brown, secretary; Vanderbilt, Pa.; A. J. Cockrane, a millionaire coal operator, Dawson, Pa, treasurer; Charles H. Reeder, Latrobe, Pa.; Frank McDonald, Beaver Falls, Pa, and Fred Stephenson, Wilkesbarre, Pa. JEANES FOUNDATION FUND. Notable Progress Made In the Work Among Rural Schools. Dr. James Hardy Dillard of Charlotteville, Va., who is president of the Negro rural school fund (Jeanes foundation), gives the following figures for one month's work in Virginia: Supervising industrial teachers, 10; number of counties helped by these supervising teachers, 11; number of schools visited, 152; number of colored pupils in schools visited, 8,902; amount of salary paid by the Jeanes fund, $342.50; amount of salary paid by counties, $127.50. There are now 117 colored supervising industrial teachers at work under the general direction of Dr. Dillard, formerly of Tulane university, in thirteen southern states—Alabama, 11; Arkansas, 10; Florida, 6; Georgia, 15; Kentucky, 1; Louisiana, 12; Maryland, 2; Mississippi, 15; North Carolina, 15; South Carolina, 11; Tennessee, 5; Texas, 4, and Virginia, 10. In a single month these workers visited 1,429 schools, having an enrollment of 96,166. The Jeanes fund paid out in salaries $4,676.50, and the counties (119) paid the Jeanes teachers $290.67. The work that Dr. Dillard is doing shows what can be accomplished through co-operation. New Edifice For Knights of Pythias. The order of Knights of Pythias of the state of Illinois should be congratulated on the progress which is being made in the plans for the erection of the Pythian temple which the organization has decided to build in Chicago. According to the estimate agreed upon the edifice will cost $150.-000. Much credit is due Major R. R. Jackson, Mr. E. D. Green and their associates in the work for having so arranged affairs as to locate the temple in Chicago. Work on the building is to begin soon. Harry A. Williamson Enlightens the Grand Orient of Lusitania in Lisbon, Portugal, of Conditions as They Exist Between the White and Colored Members of the Order In America. Brooklyn.-Right Worthy Harry A. Williamson, grand secretary of the most worshipful grand lodge of the state of New York, Free and Accepted Masons, in a letter to the grand master of the United Grand Orient of Lusitania, in Lisbon, Portugal, not long ago, among other things says: In looking through the American Freemason I note that your grand orient has issued a call for an international Masonic conference or congress and that one of the topics for discussion is "The Position of the Black Race In Masonry." That topic interests me considerably because of the fact that this grand lodge in which I hold membership is composed entirely of black members for discussion. The Negroes, and I wondered whether the subject for discussion is to deal primarily with the black people of American birth or with those who may be living within the government governed by your grand orient. I do not presume you are very well informed concerning the relations existing between the white and black races of the Americas, but I am aware that many millions of the blacks were slaves of a portion of the whites. It is equally true there were several millions of blacks that were known as "free Negroes" and that were known as "free Negroes" chiefs of human slavery. It was through the class that Freemasonry among the American Negroes came into being by virtue of a document issued in 1874 by the black American of England at London. These black American Negroes and ceremonies down through various generations of other "free Negroes" to the present generation. The grand lodges refuse to give us that brotherly recognition due all regular Free and Accepted Masons upon at least three grounds—first, because in their minds there exists an abominable prejudice because of our dark skin; second, because we have not noted these grand lodges fall behind the so called American doctrine—1, e. that n two grand lodges of Freemasonry can exist in the same time; third, that our ancestry as HENRY A. SPENCER, GRAND MASTER NEW YORK STATE GRAND LODGE. regularly made Masons is not clear. In discussing the first cause I can but add the average white American, also the average white American Mason, does not brother according to his mental and moral characteristics, but by the color of his skin. In treating upon the second cause for nonrecognition, would say this "doctrine" purposely and effectively prevents fractions lodges of white and black Masons, which bodies are to be found in most every state comprising the American Union. Some of the white grand lodges are their one of the requisites for initiation into the order is that the person must be of the "white" or Caucasian race. This, you are aware, is contrary to the spirit and purposes lodges do not go so far with the wording of their codes, yet it is absolutely impossible for a dark skinned man to become a member in any of their lodges except he comes from some north or central countries where the dark skinned natives are classed with the Caucasian race. Their lodges will accept any one who does not boast of African or Negro ancestry. Being deprived of these lodges, the only recourse has been for the black Freemasons to organize such bodies of their own and in turn grand lodges; hence the continental Mason will find two grand orients, or as we know, two working in each of the American states. Regarding the third cause, from time to time when confronted with unquenchable anger, the officers of the white grand lodges have been compelled to admit with considerable reluctance that the first lodge of black Mason (African No. 459) was as regular in its members as any of those composed of white men which came into existence during the eighteenth century. But many of their members fee as great an American brother as any of the brothers that before they will call a black Mason "brother" they would prefer to leave Masonry. Spare will not permit me to discuss the whole subject at a greater length than I have herewith. I only want to inform you of the one fact that we are unable to impress upon the minds of the white Masonry that the black American Mason does not crave social relationship with his white coworker in this great scheme of human fellowship, nor does he desire the status of the black American Mason due to maternity by the white grand lodges. All we ask and all we want is for them to acknowledge before the whole world that we are "brothers" Masonically and be accorded rights due from one Mason to another. COURSES FOR TEACHERS. Free Instruction on Useful Subjects Offered by Hampton Institute Offered by Hampton Institute. The Hampton institute, through its summer session for teachers which will be held this year from June 16 to July 14, offers colored teachers in Virginia and other states the opportunity of securing free instruction in courses leading to industrial certificates. Dr. George P. Phenix, vice principal of Hampton institute, will be the director of the summer school, which will be held under the auspices of the Virginia state board of education and the Hampton institute. The summer school staff will include thirteen of the regular Hampton workers and the following persons: Edna I. Avery, State Normal college, Albany, N. Y.; Benjamin G. Brawley, Morehouse college, Atlanta, Ga.; Caroline W. Hotchkiss, Horace Mann school, New York; Mabel I. Jenkins, Dana hall, Wellesley, Mass.; Mary E. Kelton, Ely court, Greenwich, Conn.; John B. Pierce, Wellsville, Va.; Frank K. Sanders, Washburn college, Topeka, Kan.; John C. Stone, State Normal school, Montclair, N. J.; and Laura E. Turner, Washington. Ambitious colored teachers have twenty-five courses from which to select their summer course of study. The industrial courses are: Chair caning and upholstering, elementary and advanced cooking, primary and advanced manual training, poultry keeping, elementary and advanced sewing. Other courses leading to industrial certificates are: American history, arithmetic (primary and grammar grades), clvics (with reference to community life), English composition, geography (primary and grammar grades), hygiene, methods of teaching reading and principles of teaching. Dr. Sanders will give a course in Bible, in which he "will discuss the important problems of religious education and of pedagogy, whose solution underlies the right use of the Bible as the principal tool in the hands of a wise teacher who is face to face with the problems of social and moral uplift." Dr. Sanders, who is now president of Washburn college, was formerly dean of the Yale divinity school. William S. Dodd, who is in charge of the Hampton institute business course, will give a course in practical business matters, which "will embrace the study and discussion of notes, deeds, deeds of trust, mortgages, wills, taxes and taxation, usury, savings banks, fraternal orders, health and life insurance societies." Miss Ida A. Tourtellot of Hampton institute will conduct a course in community work, which "is intended to give a larger knowledge of Negro life and culture" (Oliver Negro's progress and to suggest lines of activity for the future." BUSINESS MEN REORGANIZE. Local League in Richmond, Va., Takes on New Life. Richmond, Va.-The Local Negro Business league of this city was reorganized the third week in March by Ralph W. Tyler, national organizer for the National Negro Business league. Prior to the reorganization Mr. Tyler addressed the business and professional men of the city at the Richmond Beneficial association hall, on the importance of business co-operation. The greatest interest was shown in the new organization, and the need of it was emphasized by a number of speakers following Mr. Tyler, among whom were Rev. Drs. Graham and Morris, Mrs. Maggie Walker, president of St. Luke's bank; Dr. Jones and others. Mr. Tyler was introduced by a fellow journalist, John Mitchell, Jr., editor of the Planet. The officers elected were: Mr. Floyd Ross, president; John T. Taylor, vice president; James T. Carter, secretary; F. T. Archer, treasurer, and the following executive committee: John Mitchell, Jr.; Mrs. Maggie L. Walker, Dr. R. E. Jones and W. D. Jones, Mr. Ross, who was elected president, is president of the True Reformers, and the man whose untiring energy has revived that organization and through whose efforts many thousands of dollars of debts of the fraternal society has been paid. The vice president, John T. Taylor, is manager of the Richmond Beneficial association; the secretary, Mr. Carter, is secretary to one of the largest law firms of white men in the city; the treasurer, Mr. Archer, is Richmond's leading grocer. The executive board is composed of two bankers—Mr. Mitchell, president of the Mechanies' bank; Mrs. Walker, president of the St. Luke's bank—Dr. R. E. Jones, one of the leading physicians of the city, and W. O. Jones, carriage manufacturer. It will be seen that the reorganized Business league is officered by the most progressive and substantial citizens of Richmond. Following the meeting Mr. Tyler was tendered a banquet at Hotel Miller. During his stay here he was shown much attention by Richmond's progressive citizens and was taken on a visit to as many of the business houses and financial and fraternal institutions conducted by the race as it was possible to visit. In Memory of Rev. Mr. Peterson. The second monthly dinner of the Citizens' club of Brooklyn, held on Saturday evening, March 21, took the form of a memorial meeting to the late Rev. John Peterson, who was principal of the old Mulberry street public school, in New York, many years ago. The address, "Modern Education," was delivered by William L. Bulkley, Ph. D. George E. Wibecan is president and also the founder of the organization. The meeting was held at Raub's cafe. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS NOTED,EDUCATOR TAKES OWN LIFE H. T. Peck, Former Professor in Columbia University, a Suicide. SHOOTS SELF THROUGH HEAD Author's Death Is Climax to Long String of Difficulties Which Began In June, 1910, When Miss Esther Quinn Sued Him for $50,000 for Breach of Promise. Stamford, Conn—Harry Thurston Peck, former professor in Columbia university, New York, and author of international repute, committed suicide here. He shot himself. Prof. Peck's suicide was the climax of a long train of difficulties which began in June, 1910, when Miss Esther Quinn of Cambridge, Mass., sued him for $50,000 for breach of promise. She alleged he had misled her for months, although he was married at the time. Girl Won Suits for $150,000. The publication of Miss Quinn's suit against Peck caused a great sensation in New York and in educational circles throughout the country. This hurt Peck greatly. When Miss Quinn won her suit for $50,000 and later another suit for $100,000 for Ibel, it marked the end of Peck's prominence in educational circles. In January of last year Peck's troubles grew worse. He was pressed for payment of Miss Quinn's claims, but found himself unable to raise the money. So he filed a voluntary petition in bankruptcy in the United States district court in New York. He gave as his liabilities $161,900,86, unsecured, and his only assets as contracts for royalties on the many publications which bore his name. Forced Out by Faculty. Peck, who was professor of Latin and Semitic languages in Columbia, quarreled with President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia after the Quinn affair, and shortly afterward was diplomatically forced out of the faculty. He had previously been suspended from active connection with the university. He threatened suit against Butler for $50,000 for damage to his character by false and libelous statements, but Butler, however, was then in Europe and Peck's suit against him lapsed. Prof. Peck's body was found in a rooming house where he had been living, shot through the head. A revolver lay on the bed beside him. The fatal bullet emerged from the back of his head and lodged in the wall of the room. SAY MISUNDERSTANDING PREMIER ASQUITH AND SECRET TARY OF WAR EXPLAIN DE- FECTION IN ARMY. London, England.—The defection of the army officers who refused to serve in Ulster is a closed incident, but its consequences are likely to prove far-reaching. Premier Asquith and Col. Seely, secretary of state for war, made explanations before an excited and turbulent house that the whole affair was the result of a misunderstanding. This misunderstanding, it was inferred, although they did not directly say so, was due to misconstruction of the government's plans by the commanding general, Sir Arthur Paget, whereby he informed the officers in Ireland that they were to move on Ulster for a repressive campaign. Gen. Paget and three senior officers from the Curragh camp, Gen. Gough, Col. McEwan and Col. Parker, were summoned to London for a conference. According to official statements the misunderstanding has been cleared away and these officers returned to Ireland. Prior to their departure they said they were satisfied with the results of their visit. The terms on which the officers remain at their posts were not disclosed, but the general belief is that they were assured that they would not be compelled to fight against the Ulstermen. This is considered a distinct surrender by the government. Shoots Two. Robs Bank. Altoona, Pa.—An unidentified man wearing a gray mask dashed up to the Union National bank, 8th-av and 12th-st. East Side, drove the cashier, teller and bookkeeper out with his revolver, jumped over the railing and stuffed $600 in his pockets, shot and painfully wounded one depositor and the cashier and drove pedestrians in doors with further firing as he made his escape in a stolen automobile he was driving. Says Benton Was Stabbed. Washington, D. C.-William S. Benton, the English subject killed in Mexico by Gen. Villa's orders, was stabbed to death and not shot, according to an official report made to British Ambassador Spring-Rice by British Consul Charles Perceval, who investigated the case. Ambassador Spring-Rice announced that no other details of the killing would be made public until after the report has been received at the foreign office in London. Benton was killed in a dispute over cattle, according to reports. IN VATICAN THEO 6.5 SYMPHONI M. Senator Fall, in a speech in the senate, declared openly for intervention in Mexico. SUDDEN CHANGE IN THE COAL SITUATION NO STRIKE AND PROBABLY NO SUSPENSION OF WORK EXCEPT IN OHIO. Policy Committee of Miners Agree to Allow Operators and Workers of Chicago, Ill.—There will be no strike of coal miners April 1 and probably no suspension of work except in Ohio. The operators of western Pennsylvania are anxious to continue mining, but in Illinois they would like a short suspension by agreement to get rid of an oversupply of coal. This sudden change in the coal situation came after an all-day meeting of the policy committee of the miners, which agreed to allow the operators and miners of the individual states to renew the present wage scale. The committee ordered a circular sent to all mining districts instructing miners to remain at work after March 31. While the miners believe their plan will bring peace, the operators were not so sanguine. They admitted, however, that there is little danger of any state except Ohio shutting down the mines April 1. The mine-run law enacted by the last Ohio legislature makes it impossible, the operators state, to continue work. The Illinois miners and operators will meet immediately and endeavor to settle their differences, said to be fewer than in any other state. TAXI MEN PLEAD GUILTY ADMIT EXTORTION IN TRANSFERRING PASSENGERS FROM STATION TO STATION. Akron, O.—Harry P. Ritchie and Forest Heller, taxicab drivers, pleaded guilty in police court to the charge of extortion in transferring passengers from the Union station to the Baltimore & Ohio station. The taxicab company has a contract with the B. & O. to transfer passengers with through tickets. The railroad company does this without extra charge to passengers. Police learned passengers were being charged by the drivers, who pocketed the money. MINISTER IS SUSPENDED CLERGYMAN FOUND GUILTY OF CHARGES NOT MADE PUBLIC BY INDIANA PRESBYTERY. Indianapolis, Ind.-The Rev. John R. Ellis, former pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Bloomington, Ind., has been found guilty and suspended as a minister of the church in the United States by a commission of the Indiana Presbytery, it has just been announced. The charges against Ellis concerned a number of women of Bloomington. The names of the women and the exact nature of the charges were not made public. Slaver Dies in Electric Chair Boston, Mass.—William A. D. of Stockton, Cal., early in the morning paid the death penalty in the electric chair at Charlestown state prison for the murder of George E. Marsh, wealthy Lynn (Mass.) soap manufacturer. He walked calmly to his doom. Marsh's body was found in the scrub growth of the Lynn marshes with a bullet hole in the temple. For a week the police were completely mystified. Then were developed claws that an unknown man had been seen hanging about the Marsh home. One Year. $1.50. Six Months. 1.00. Three Months. .50 Subscribers are requested to remit by postoffice money order or, registered letter Entered at the postoffice in Cleveland Ohio, as second-class matter. Address all communications to HARRY C. SMITH Editor and proprietor, THE GAZETTE, Blackstone Building, Cleveland, O. Member Ohio. Legislature: 1894 to 1896; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902 THE GAZETTE is the oldest, and has the largest bona fide circulation, double that of any newspaper in the interest of Afro-Americans, published in the state of Ohio, and comparison with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWSIEST AND BEST in the country. Cleveland U.S.A. SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1914. The Gazette agrees, heartily, with Mr. Andrew F. Hilyer, whose communication will be found elsewhere in this paper. Judge Robert H. Terrell's confirmation should be made a race matter by all of our people, in a position to do so, urging their U. S. senators to vote to confirm the appointment of Mr. Terrell as a judge of the Municipal Court at Washington, D. C. Rev. George Wilson Brent of Madison, N. J., has, in this issue of The Gazette, an "open letter to Vardaman, McAdoo, Hoke Smith, Cole Blease, Ben Tillman, and others," that is, in some respects, one of the most remarkable communications The Gazette has ever published. It is concise and strong, exceptionally so. Be sure to read it, carefully and thoughtfully. The editor of The Gazette is indebted to Senator J. B. Foraker for a printed copy of his splendid addresses delivered in Mansfield, Feb. 12; Columbus, Feb. 26, and Cleveland, March 17. To Hon. Martin B. Madden of Illinois, for a copy of the H. of R. committee (on reform in the civil service) hearings in the case of the segregation of government clerks and employees, at Washington, D. C. We cannot find words to properly express our feelings, and those of our people generally, toward U. S. Senator Borah of Idaho, for his miserable attack of March 17, not only on the fifteth amendment to the U. S. constitution, but also on our people. A fine (?) Republican candidate for the presidency he would make. He would have less chance to win than President Taft had. We are sorry that U. S. Senator Gallinger of New Hampshire, did not have the success in "handling" Senator Williams of Mississippi, on March 19, that Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington (state) had, a few weeks ago, with Williams' colleague, Senator Vardaman. Had Mr. Gallinger had Mr. Jones' courage of conviction when questioned by Mr. Williams, the latter would have been completely routed and "driven to the woods," just as Vardaman was. --- A paragraph of our Washington letter, last week, announced that a number of our teachers in Washington, D. C., had started "another fight on Assistant Superintendent Roscoe C. Bruce." From a reliable source, The Gazette learns that this is not the case, and that while some of the teachers of our elementary schools there did petition for several things, their requests were granted by Mr. Bruce with the result that the condition of our schools in Washington. D. C., is normal, we are glad to say. Wonder how much the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Washington, D. C., correspondent "guffawed" while Senator Williams was attacking our people on March 19? He wrote that Afro-Americans in the U. S. senate gallery did that very thing while the Gallinger-Williams debate was in progress and the latter was saying some mighty insulting things to them. All kinds of people in the world, it seems. Some would "guffaw" at their own funerals if they could, we suppose. March 20, 1914. Editor Searchlight, Seattle, Washington. Dear Conferee: While I have an idea, I do not know how you feel to toward U. S. Senator Wesley L. Jones of your state, the only member of that august body, the United States Senate, ex-Senator Joseph Benson Foraker excepted, to thoroughly squelch in debate the Negro-hating members of the South or any other part of the country, when making their vicious and malicious attacks upon our people. This, Senator Jones has done so recently, as to make it unnecessary for me, at this time, to do more than refer to the fact. If he has never done anything else for our people during the whole course of his career, that one thing is enough to entitle him to the undivided and aggressive support of all loyal Afro-Americans of the state of Washington and the entire country. While I have no desire to interfere in the politics of your state, or even appear to try to dictate to our people of the state of Washington, I am sure that you and others of them there, who know something of my work for our people here in the state of Ohio, extending over a period of more than a quarter of a century, will pardon this seeming intrusion and excuse it on the ground that, like them, I feel that in these trying days and times for us, we can least afford to fall to show our appreciation, whenever opportunity affords, of the few remaining out-spoken, aggressive white friends of the race, like ex-Senator Joseph Benson Foraker of Ohio, Senator Wesley L. Jones of your state, Senator Moses Clapp of Minnesota and one or two others. Yours for the race, HARRY C. SMITH. Editor Gazette, Dear Sir: "The White Man's Duty Toward the Afro-American", was discussed by Rev. Paul Sutphen, Sunday evening, Mar. 15, 1914, and some of the things he said, were: The white man of the north owes the Afro-American nothing, but rather the latter was indebted to the white man because of blood shed for the Afro-American's freedom. The reason that the Afro-American was crowded out of positions formerly held by him, some other man had stepped in and had done the work better. Such would always win, where one man was superior in work to the other. The Colored man took things too easy; and that he believed in industrial education and was opposed to a classical education for the Afro-American. He also spoke of the heroes who paved the way in the far west, that we could now travel from coast to coast in ease and comfort, spending nights in beautiful hotels along the route in the various cities, and did not mention the Colored man as taking a part in making the same possible. He also said that the Afro-American should be taught to have more confidence in himself. I would rather term Mr. Sutphen's subject "The Afro-American's Duty Toward the White Man." If the writer has quoted Dr. Sutphen correctly in the foregoing, the latter is in error in several of his remarks. In the first place, Dr. Sutphen is wrong when he says "the white man of the North owes the Afro-American nothing", because it was the more than two hundred thousand Negro soldiers who "saved the day" (country), after it was practically lost, during the war of the rebellion, and thus secured victory to the North as against the South, in that great struggle. The white men of the North did NOT "shed blood for the Afro-American's freedom", but to save the Union. He is again wrong when he intimates that the Afro-American is as a rule crowded out of positions because of inefficiency. It is a notorious fact, which is a matter of general knowledge, that racial and color prejudice, or both, is the cause and the reason. Where Dr. Sutphen got the "information" that caused him to make the statement "that Colored men took things too easy", we do not know, but we do know that there is no good foundation for it. As a matter of fact, such a condition cannot obtain, so many, varied and high are the barriers erected by prejudice, alone, with which he has to contend in everyday life, in an effort to win a livelihood. Of course, Dr. Sutphen is entitled to his belief as to the kind of education best suited to the Afro-American. One thing sure; if both industrial and classical education is necessary to the progress of every other class of people in this country, it is even more necessary in the case of the Afro-American We wonder if it would surprise the good Doctor to learn that "the heroes that paved the way in the far West" were not all whites by a good deal and also that the Afro-American is learning, in the bitter school of experience, "to have more confidence in himself"? LEFTWICH AND SEGREGATION. Our advice to President John C. Leftwich of the Creek-Seminole College, Boley, Okla., who is in the city soliciting funds for his school, and a communication from whom will be found elsewhere in this paper, is to "cut out" of his addresses to white audiences of the North, his "explanation" of why he is a "separationist," and what most white people in this section who hear him would very naturally construe as advocacy of segregation, will be eliminated, and the harm he is now doing us with his unnecessary "explanation" will be discontinued. Unless he desires to promote segregation in the North, he will do this, too. Relative to the two concluding paragraphs of his letter, we wish to say that several of our people present at the Second Presbyterian church and in the theater to which he refers, inform The Gazette that there were others of our people seated in other parts of the church and theater on the evenings in question, than those mentioned by him in his communication. AN OPEN LETTER TO Messrs. Vardaman, McAdoo, Hoke Smith, Cole Blease, Ben Tillman, et al. Written for The Gazette Gentlemen: I have been greatly surprised and deeply hurt by the reported doings of Cole Blease, the congressman and animators at the National capitol, among which your names appear as chief. Among the untoward things cited are: the advocacy of Nogro segregation and ultimate elimination from government service; opposition to appointment of Negroes to important positions, or to anything other than the most menial duties; the announcing of an official program that no Negro shall hold office where he is not permitted; briefly, to enumerate the reasons why these lines are written. First, for the sake of the supremacy of the white race: Don't you know that when you turn aside from your legitimate work of statesmanship and lawmaking for the Nation, to waste your time and talent in berating the Negro—in hindering his progress—in belittling his success and in setting up a cast system, but also unchristian and un-American, you tell the world at large that the Negro is the superior, and that we (you and I) are of the interior race? Just fancy the lion—the great and acknowledged "king of wild beasts" of the forest—running around seeking protection from the gaze of a jack rabbit, and then you will have a fine idea of the impression made upon the reading and disinterested outside world when they hear your frantic appeals to ignorance, race-prejudice and downright cowardice, to suppress the American Negro and thus preserve the integrity and political supremacy of the white man. Combination formed against any one is a proof of their superiority to "the combiners" when isolated. Thing this over, please. BUCKEYE LETTERS WRITTEN BY "THE OLD RELIEBLE" GAZETTE'S CORRESPONDENTS. THROUGHOUT OHIO What Our People Are Doing Each Week—Church, Personal, Social, Lodge, Literary and Mu. wrapper about less this latter cannot give ground and presides, speeches queries for remarks of all announcing in the near fur in advance at line, six word for display as sent on apples and not stamp. DOINGS Second, for the welfare of the Nation: In the Books of Exodus (7:12:1) and Esther (5:7:7) we have a pen picture of petty spite in a great statesman, and we learn how certain evil devices against the weak and desplied servant slaves made the whole nation unto you, gentlemen, and to all your tribe, that Almighty God is on the side of the oppressed. What will we do when He shall question us about these "jim-crow" laws and "grandfather" clauses and a few other inhuman inventions devised to humiliate the American Negro; and shall say "inasmuch as you did it unto these, we have done it unto Me!" He allowed slavery to exist for nigh two hundred and fifty years, but when He reckoned with this Nation for its religious hypocrisy and cultured ignorance, we were wasted in the Civil War, more than compensated the Negro for his lost manhood! Third, for the sake of the Wilson Administration and the principles of the Democratic party. There is no legal excuse for the segregation* of Negro employees in the National service. Fifty years of freedom and continuous personal contact, as fellow servants in the various departments at Washington, have brought no "increase of crime, per black man," the best they have been for a traordinary increase of mixed marriages" by those thus employed. There have been no "criminal assaults" committed in the departments where Negro men worked with white women. And there has been no such mongrel breed of half castes in Washington society as may be seen in any Southern city of size where reputable white men have Negro concubines and it is nobody's business as long as he does not "marry the wench." For these men whose leave the Negro alone and let him if he can, become a man among men! (REV.) GEO. WILSON BRENT, 40 Central Ave., Madison, N. J. GEN. CASTILLO The Noted Mexican Bandit, Captured By Lleut. Rotherwell and Troop A Editor, The Gazette—Lieut. Rothwell, received orders from Gen. H. L. Scott on the morning of Feb. 16, to go out with his troop and capture Gen. Castillo and his band of men who were thought to be near Dog Springs, New Mexico, about fifteen miles from Alamo Hueco. The troops were about to start when it was reported to the Heutenant that there were some Mexicans outside the camp. He ordered some troops to get their rifles and follow him. Gen. Castillo and his band of men were through the fence, and did not know that there were any American troops stationed at Alamo Hueco. On he came, and his band of oltwants, to get more supplies from the ranchhouse here, and to kill any one who tried to stop them in their last efforts to get horses and saddles and anything that he thought he needed to out of the band. But only Gen. Castillo and his band had a fight with Gen. Villa on Mexican soil, and, of course, was defeated, thirty of his men being executed. Before the lieutenant called to him to halt, he had not seen the soldiers, who were rushing toward him, but at the command looked up and stopped. They knew that the game was up. When the lieutenant was dead, he did not give his right to claim, but said that they were some poor Mexicans, looking for work. When asked if he or any of his men had any arms, he replied: "No." But when taken to the guard-house and searched, guns were found on all of them, with belts of ammunition. A re-search brought to fight a check, in the possession of Gen. Castillo, for $1,000 besides $10,000 in bills and gold; he check was $10,000 in bills and gold. Gen. Castillo, W.B. Roxby make, payable to him, That was the week before, when he held W.B. Roxby for ransoms, and told him that if he did not make a check for $1,000, payable to Castillo, that he (Roxby) were shot. The rest of the men were re-searched, and about $4,000 more found. On the woman who was with the band, was found Gen. Castillo's commission, given to him by some other cutthroat, and that he was now in Fort Bliss, Taxas, under guard of American troops. I write you the facts and the truth about the capture of Gen. Castillo and six of his band, because I know that you and the Gatzette believe in giving honor to whom honor is due, and because you always stand up for justice. The El Paso Morning Times, one and a half daily and the Albuquerque Morning Times, one and a half day. Rothwell and his fighting "troopers" to have the honor of the capture. Therefore, they did not print the facts in their papers. Much praise and credit is due Lieut. Rothwell, because he is an officer of long service in the U. S. Army, brave and fearless. The same can be said of his troop. Braver men never shouldered a gun for this government than our long members of Troop A. Ninth Cavalry, station at Alamo Hueco, on the border. CHARLES A. THOMPSON. Hospital Corps. JEANNETTE DEFEATED CARPEN- TIER. Paris, France—Joe Jeannette defeated Georges Carpentier, the French champion, in their fifteen-round fight here, Saturday night. The Afro-American, who had a trifle more weight than his opponent, landed heavily a number of times, his blows staggering the Frenchman. Both fighters received an A in the tournament, and were knowledgeed on all sides that Carpentier had fought the greatest battle of his career. The match drew the greatest crowd that has ever assembled to witness a fight in France. The stake was $30,000. The result shows that the French champion and all others were against any of the Afro-American quartet, Johnson, Langford, Jeannette and McVey. BUGKEYE LETTERS WRITTEN BY "THE OLD RELIA- BLE" GAZETTE'S CORRE- SPONDENTS. THROUGHOUT OHIO What Our People Are Doing Each Week—Church, Personal, Social, Lodge, Literary and Musical — Marriages, Deaths, Etc. SANDUSKY.—Mr. Charley Smith's baby was buried, Monday—Mrs. Samuel Scott, Mrs. Albert Sutton and Mr. Thos. Pate have la gripe—Little Paul Thompson and Mrs. Jas. Jeffrey are ill—Mrs. Charley Smith is still at Providence hospital, very ill—The A. M. E. S. S. and church were well attended, Sunday. Rev. J. C. Turner preached an able sermon. Rev. G. D. Smith also preached a fine sermon. Sunday evened at the Second Baptist church. The S. S. was exceptionally interesting. Mrs. Mary Jones was elected delegate to the convention at Akron. April 23. MECHANICSBURG—The district missionary convention was held at the Second Baptist church, March 21 and 22. President, Mrs. Sarah Stewart of Sidney. The local M. S. met at Mrs. Alice Brown's. Thursday evening. Between the two churches and flower service for church aid, at S. 8, P. M. It will meet at Mrs. Sarah Reid's, March 27—Mr. Thomas Underwood attended the funeral of Harry—Mr. and Mrs. Ernest B. Lyman are guests of friends for a day or two—Mr. and Mrs. Rockwell and son of Springfield, were guests of the funeral of Sunday and Sunday—Miss Roxie Victor of Piqua, is visiting her parents. LORAIN—U. S. Senator Borah of Idaho, made a speech, Mar. 17, in the senate, on the suffrage question in which he said the fifteenth amendment, giving the Arco-American right to vote was a blunder in the first place and now a dead letter, not being enforced in a single state of the Union. A miserable assertion for a Republican to make. The Senator also said he was in favor of repealing the fifteenth amendment if women suffrage could be obtained in no other way. If the assertions made by Borah of the Republican were right, it would have caused no surprise, but when a Republican U. S. senator from a Republican state seeking the Republican nomination for President, gives utterance to such rabid expressions, the limit has been reached. SMITHFIELD.—Rev. J. D. Singleton attended the presiding elders' council in Steubenville, last week. Mrs. Carrie Hargraves is ill. Mr. Norman Bigsby had his right hand badly mashed in the Bradley mines, Saturday. Dr. Charles Hargraves and Miss Beed of Pittsburg, visited his parents, Mrs. Lola Ramsey, and Mrs. L. Foutz, Mr. Seipio, Miss Walker and Mr. Hudick of Steubenville, visited their sister, Mrs. Lola Ramsey, Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Beall of Barnsville, will locate here soon. Also Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith of McIntyre.—Miss Viola Carter and Miss Thelmia West visited the latter's father in Hopdale, Saturday. Quarterly meeting April 4, and conference the 5th.—Messrs. Homer Harris and Pearl Henderson were in Dillonville, daughter, Mrs. F. T. Davis and Little son, William, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Sam, and Fred. Ramssey of Hopdale, Sunday. SPRINGFIELD—Rev. and Mrs. Elliot of trot, were guests of Rev. and Mrs. E. W. Hammond, Sunday.—Mrs. Samuel Fryne of Chicago, was called home by her father, Mr. John Tompkins' serious illness.—Herschel Clemson of Richmond, Ind., spent a few days with his sister, Mrs. T. L. Emerson. He was en route to Pt. Wayne, Ind.—Mrs. E. W. Hammond, visiting or anat, Mrs. Howard Taylor.—A double birthday party was celebrated at Miss Phoebe Dixon's Thursday evening, in honor of her, and Miss Nettie Fleicher's natal days.—Solemon Chimil of Dayton, was called here by his sister, Mrs. Cloe White's serious illness.—Our K. P. real company has purchased a ten room house on W. Washington St.-Mrs. Henry Otley entertained, Monday, at a birthday party for her little son, Earl.—Mrs. Otley prised, Wednesday evening, it being her birthday.—The Gazette desires a live agent here at once. YOUNGSTOWN.—All members of Logan lake are requested to meet at their hall at 12:30, Sunday, to attend the annual sermon. Wilbur Lacey, who had a leg broken, is about the house on a crutch.—Mrs. Aaddle Robinson, Mrs. Agnes Lucas, Misses Shelma Mellon, Mrs. Michael Mellon, and Mrs. Richard Lynch were in New Castle, Tuesday—Mrs. R. H. Ogburn is ill.—Mrs. Arthur Farrice and daughter spent a week with her mother, Mrs. Robert Kerr.—Mrs. Mary Hughes, sister of John H. Moore, died in Washington, D. C. Sunday.—Mrs. Kerr and Mrs. Agnes Lucas spent Sunday in Salem.—St. Augustine E. Mission moving on to New York, St. Augustine E. entertainment, Friday, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green of Ashtabula, Mr. and Mrs. John Wright of Jamestown, N. Y. (guests of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Rideout), Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Reeves, Mr. and Mrs. C. U. Murray, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Green, Jr. Mr. and Mr. Frank Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Trappe, Mrs. Aubrey C. U. Murray, Mrs. Caldwell Williams, surprised with a farewell party, Wednesday evening, by a number of her associates. She left, Thursday, for Indianapolis, to take a trained-nurse course. She is a daughter of Detective and Mrs. Charles Williams. Music, games and a lunch added to the enjoyment of the evening.—Pleasant Tucker, who had a leg broken, took with him sisters, Saturday evening, was taken to the hospital. His head and body were badly hurt, and one horse was injured so that it died. It is thought that Mr. Tucker's injuries will not prove fatal.—Logan lake will initiate a number of candidates, Saturday evening. All members should be present promptly at $ P. M. —Robert Stewart has opened a poolroom on E. Boamah Street. Z. Walters has opened a nursing department at Washington, D. C. and will soon have a fine blood-remedy on the market.—Mrs. V. Stewart is very ill at this writing. CORRESPONDENTS must mail all letters for publication at their main postoffice sufficiently early on Monday (or Sunday) of each week to have them 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 city wrapper about returned copies. Unless this latter is done, proper credit cannot be given you. Lists of names, wedding presents, etc., obituary notices, and other documents required for queries 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 book. For display advertisements will be sent on application. Send postal note and not stamps during warm weather. DOINGS OF THE RACE Some good member of the race who understands thoroughly the moving picture business and has some money, will find a splendid field for investment in Cleveland, O., on Central Ave., in the vicinity of E. 31st St. (Exchanges please copy the foregoing. —Editor.) Robert H. Hardon, 18 years old, has won the annual oratorial contest at the Saginaw, Mich., Eastern high school, the Saginaw Deal Citizenship, and will he represent the school in the sub-district contest to be held in St. Louis, Mich. From a little farm of 87 acres, owned by John Jones, a former slave, in Shelby county, Tenn., has gone to the U. S. Supreme court a question affecting Afro-Americans generally. The question is whether former slaves are entitled to inherit from their widows and estates, who will wives slaves. The Supreme court of Tennessee, has decided that former slaves have no inheritable blood. At the great Republican rally at Columbus, Feb. 26, Congressman Fess drew a striking picture of the way the South is in the saddle in the present Congress. No class of the citizenship of the country is having it so impressed upon them that this is a Democratic administration of Southern traditions as is the Afro-American. He is being turned out of the new offices held under the Federal government in the South and abroad, there is segregation and humiliating dislocation in the departments at Washington, D.C., where the plains that our troops are being unfairly treated in the Philippines and on the Mexican border. And this is not all, either. Professor Harden Craig of the English department of the University of Minnesota, speaking in the chapel a short time ago on "The South and the Nation," said: "There are as many race questions as there are races. The man who he is hungry he should be feared. The black man who he is naked he should be clothed. If there is a black man who is idle and wants work he should be given a job. A race that has risen from beaststore is not without knowledge, and a race that has shown the fidelity of the plantation Colored man Clifford War cannot be without virtue." It might be added that Prof. Craig is a Southern man. One of the principal speakers to address the N. Y. City Club, recently, was Ray Stannard Baker, editor of the American Magazine, Mr. Baker declared that in segregating Negroes and holding them down to the lowest occupations, "white" people were cultivated race-hatred and working great evil to their own social conditions. "I do not know which is worse," he said, "the social disabilities which are placed upon Negroes or the moral disabilities which we incur in so treating them. In the words of Booker T. Washington, "I cannot keep the Negro in the gutter without staying there with him." I often think societies formed to elevate the Negro would do better if their work were directed to elevating the white man to treat the Negro justly." Geo. T. Williams, a Pullman sleeping car porter, running between St. Paul and Seattle, reported for duty on March 26, last year, in the Union station of the first named city, fifteen minutes late. A Pullman inspector ordered him off the car, had him arrested when he refused to go, and placed a charge of "drunk and disorderly" against him. Williams was confined in jail three days, tried and acquitted. The Pullman company discharged with the result that he was given a great Northern or Soo R. R. or any other employment. Atty. W. T. Francis of St. Paul, has just won a verdict of $2,999.99 for Williams against the Pullman company, in the District Court of that city, the jury being out only about fifteen minutes. CORRESPONDENTS WANTED. The old reliable Gazette desires an active agent and correspondent in every city and town in Ohio and neighboring states having a number of Afro-American residents. Only a little time on Fridays or Saturdays is required. We are especially desirous of hearing from persons in the following named cities: Zanesville, Newark, Lancaster, Cincinnati, Springfield, Piquet, Troy, Canton, Springfield, Piquet, Columbus, Cambridge, Steubenville, Bellaire, St. Chairsville, Portsmouth, Washington B. H., Oxford, Sabina, Gallipolis, Rendville, Urbana, Delaware; M. Ternon, East Liverpool, Wellsville, Akron, Dayton, Middletown, Bellefontaine, Lima, O., and other places where we have none. Write to the editor of The Gazette, Blackstone building, Cleveland, O., and tomorrow will be promptly, promptly, readers will oblige us greatly by sending at once the addresses of persons in the cities named above, or others, to whom we can write relative to the matter. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. (Continued from page 3.) Vates-Shaughter, "Queen," and her beautiful matrons, used a splendid impression with their acting, and her singing completely captivated the audience. Warren J. Cossey was the real "Mordecal" of old. His make-up was perfect and he sang and acted his part splendidly indeed. J. Walter Wills, "Haman," has never appeared to such good advantage before. The actor has been a great influence with his acting that his suffering from a severe cold was unnoticed. Madam Kathryn Skeene-Mitchell, "Prophetess," with her great dramatic voice, also made a fine impression. Mrs. Hattie Hughes, "Haman's Wife," Mrs. Gertrude Land, "Mordecal's sister," C. Morgan Dabney, "Hagal," and Arthur L. Spencer, "Beggar," all acted and performed in theatrical productions unplaunded. Miss Carrie Beeler, Mrs. Hadassa Washington and Miss Engene Brewer, "Persian princesses," acquitted themselves most creditably indeed. J. W. Noble, musical director, showed what beautiful harmony can be produced by a chorus of fifty voices when properly handled. The chorus director, B. M. Mason, director, and Miss Emma Howell, assistant, could tell why the acting was so good if they would. 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If you have either or anything else to sell, or if you wish to purchase, advertise in The Gazette. If anything can bring you results, it can and will. FOR SALE... Five room cottage on E. 36th St, between Scovill and Central Aves. Easy payments. John M Anderson, owner, 520 Superior Bldg Central 5330 L. WANTED A small roll or flat top desk, the latter preferred, if cheap Address, Box R, The Gazette, City. Cleveland Sixth City Mrs. Florence Dandridge was quite ill, the past week. Mr. John Nooks is slowly convalescing after a serious illness of some weeks. Miss Dazalia Underwood arrived from her eastern concert tour, last week Friday. Thirty-eight Catholic missions have been started among our people in this country since 1907. Mr. David Quinn of E. 36th St., was called to Elyria, last week, by a brother's sudden death. Mrs. Elliza Holmes and daughter, Miss Viola, of Hudson Ave., have been quite ill with a gripe. Mr. Clinton Fowler, who recently passed the examination for the railway mail service, expects an appointment soon. Mrs. Loula Jones of E. 30th St. has returned from Circleville, where she was called by a friend's death, last week. Mrs. Gertie Mitchell-Yancy of Chicago, guest of Miss Irene Hardy, is being royally entertained by old as well as new friends. Born to Mrs. G. Sanders of 2265 E. 43rd St. March 9, a baby girl weighing 6% pounds. Come on with the cigars, Mr. Sanders. Mrs. Julia Roberts, aged mother of Mrs. Alida McFarlane, is recovering slowly from injuries sustained in a fall down stairs, recently. Mrs. Olive Laster of Frank Ave., royally entertained, March 16. Music and refreshments. The occasion was a birthday. Many beautiful gifts were received. Percy Thomas 17, died at Scranton Rd. hospital. Funeral services from the Wills & Co., establishment, Rev. B. K. Smith of Oberlin, officiating. Interment in E. Cleveland cemetery. The attendance at St. John's S. S. was 530. The orchestra rendered splendid music. The church choir, under the direction of Carroll Scott, is making extensive preparations for Easter. If you know the address of Mrs. Lydia Willis or Mrs. Lydia McKenney, please send it to her daughter, Mrs. Henrietta Nicholas, 309 W. Hume St., Aberdeen, Wash., and oblige her greatly. Our advertisers want your trade. Those who do not ask for it in The Gazette certainly care little, if at all for it. Therefore, we urge our readers and all of our friends to patronize those who ask for your trade in this paper. Among those at the Second Presbyterian church, cor. Prospect Ave and B. 30th St. the Sunday evening President John C. Lefftich spoke there, a few weeks ago, were: Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McNearich and Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Fleming. Mrs. Georgina A. Evans, died in Buffalo, M. 23. She was a member of St. Andrew's choir, and participated in her residence in this city. She had a host of friends here and in Buffalo, who sincerely mourn her demise. Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Stewart of *S. A. LUCAS', 3943 Central Ave. R. N. MITCHELL, 10709 Frank Ave. *NEWS STORE, 2249 E. 105th St. cor. Arthur Ave. The Gazette regularly should notify they delivered promptly. finitely examine The Gazette's adver- sises. Business men who advertise in image of Afro-Americans. The fact that they want it. arrisements) ten cents a line (six 2095 E. 36th St. were blessed with twin boys, March 18. Mother and children doing nicely. Mr. Stewart will have to bring a box of cigars to enable The Gazette to help him celebrate this "most auspicious event." Send or bring locals and all business matters to the Gazette's offices, suite 2, Blackstone Bldg. If you wish to see the editor call there, please. All matters for publication in current: issues of The Gazette, must be in the office by 4 p. m. WEDNESDAY at the latest. The statement being made, to the effect that the alleged "Children's Home" in Mt. Pleasant, has been promised $1,000 in event of its existing one year, only aggravates the situation and, if true, but shows the determination of prejudiced persons in this community to establish and maintain, if possible, this segregation attempt and consequent color-line. Mrs. Mary Garner Diehl returned home a few days ago from Chicago, where she has been residing for the past five months, and was married, Wednesday evening, to J. E. Richardson at Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Montgomery, 2378 E. 85th St., only a few intimate friends being present. The happy couple are at a home to their compulsions and best wishes, Mr. and Mrs. Richardson—from The Gazette. Rev. B. J. Prince, pastor of the Second Baptist church of Indianapolis, and for years pastor of Shiloh Baptist church, this city, was in the city several days this week, circulating among his many friends. Dr. Prince is the pastor of the best prosperity, and is doing a splendid work in the "Hoosier" capitol. He was returning home from an extended trip east which included Hartford and New Haven, Conn., Springfield and Boston, Mass. Albany and Syracuse. N. Y. is the church of his birth and $1,000 church in Indianapolis and is making splendid headway. Dr. Prince was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Grayson, E. 36th St. Miss Blanche Glmere, 2281 E. 74th St., will entertain Mrs. Booker T. Washington while in the city and the DuBois Literary club will give a luncheon in her honor at Mrs. James Tilley's, E. 42rd St. Mrs. Washington lectures (under the auspices of the club) at Mt. Zion Congregational church, will even evening. The club will every member attend, and consider carefully this question: "Why do members of our race, the majority of whom come from the South, where segregation and discrimination exist to the fullest extent, come North and to force upon the community just such conditions, when they could stay in the South and promote "im-crow" institutions of any description without any opposition?" Possibly the financial support we must be great, but if they are doing these things "merely for the sake of humanity," as they claim, the field down there is larger, and there is where such efforts are needed. The club says "think with us upon this subject within the next two weeks." The Choral Study club's initial performance of "Queen Esther" at Cory M. E. church, last Wednesday, evening, was a decided success. The church was crowded, and those who failed to attend missed one of the most successful musical efforts ever attained here. H. Edward Thompson, "King," looked and acted the part, his great mellow voice resounding with wonderful effect. Mrs. Ruby (Continued on page 2.) THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O.. SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1914. That "Jim Crow" Home A DISGRACE AND VERY HARMFUL TO CLEVELAND AFRO-AMERICANS. History of the Backward Step—How It Will Close Several Public and Charitable Institutions to Our People. An entertainment given at the "jim-crow" Mt. Pleasant "Industrial School," in November, 1913, netted $17. This all but precipitated a fight between several of its officials, at least two of whom wanted "that money." Now the "school" has been turned into a "Children's Home" and elaborate preparations are being made to get money. There is no need of a "jim-crow" Home of the kind in Cleveland and our people should not waste their money by contributing or giving to this movement. We should stamp or starve it out just as soon as possible. —The Gazette, Jan. 10, 1914. That "jim-crow" Industrial School effort, in M. Pleasant, has proved such a miserable failure, just as it should, that the promoters are now endeavoring to turn it into a Children's Home for the segregation of our dependent and other children. The city and county have been caring for these without any discrimination on account of race or color, should continue to do so, and will, if this latest "jim-crow" effort is promptly throttled as it should be. We understand that Dr. E. A. Smith, and a Mr. Thaxter Eaton, of the Cleveland Humane Society, and T. C. Wellsted, an assistant secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, are the whites encouraging the local Afro-American promoters of the "jim-crow" Children's Home. Again we call the attention of our City Federation of Women's Clubs, our Ministers' Alliance, and all intelligent and sensible people to this latest, miserable segregation effort.—The Gazette, Jan. 10, 1913. For some time we have been quietly investigating the persistent effort, extending over several years, of a man, a member of the race, to establish, first, a "jim-crow" industrial school in this city, and when that failed, to start a "Children's Home"—his latest effort—and find that his underlying motive is to establish something that will occupy a house which he owns in a suburban section of the city, known as Mt. Pleasant, and for which he is now receiving $25 or more per month. He has apparently drawn to his assistance three or four white persons who are aiding him to foist this unnecessary segregation outrage on our people of this community. At what a loss to them, it is almost impossible to state in words, so far-reaching, in its baneful effect, is the projected effort. There is one encouraging feature, however, and that is the fact that the promoters of the "jim-crow" Mt. Pleasant Children's Home are to hold an "open meeting." They have effected a temporary organization only. Tuesday, January 13, 1914, Mrs. Hattle Fairfax and Mrs. Blanche Glimmerie president of the City Association, companyed by the editor of The Gazette, visited the alleged home in E. 126th St., (Mt. Pleasant), and found a condition that beggars description. It is a disgrace to our people of this community which should be wiped out instanter. Those in charge of the affair have gotten out 'certificates' with which they to beg money from not only our people but from all who can be invigued into giving. Do not contribute to this latest segregation effort. We found among the half dozen or more children at the alleged home, several whom the woman in charge said were secured from the Cleveland Orphan Asylum in St. Clair Ave. an institution that for many our orphan children in common with those of all other classes. Those at the Mt. Pleasant "home" (like the place itself) were dirty, ragged, their hair unkempt, etc. There is absolutely no excuse for a "jim-crow" institution of the kind in this city at this time. Then the orphans, dependent and bad children, are huddled together there in a few rooms when there are a half dozen well equipped institutions, like the Cleveland Orphan Asylum in St. Clair Ave, the detention homes for boys and girls and others, which have in the past and will continue to properly care for those classes of our children if we do not make the mistake of permitting the establishment of a "jim-crow" home such as the projected Mt. Pleasant "home" claims to be. Will our best people of this community continue to sit still and let this thing go on? If so they will be further please (?) and gratified (?), are many months have elapsed, by seeing established right here in Cleveland and separate schools for their children and "jim-crow" street cars for them. For that is what this sort of thing leads up to. Segregation in one thing, in any community, means segregation in other things. The two detention homes in this city, for boys and girls, are soon to be supplemented by a large one which Juvenile Judge Addams, Sheriff Smith and others are working for. It is this and other local institutions, supported by the tax-payers' money and charity, that prejudiced white persons hope to keep our children out of by the establishment of a "jim-crow" home such as that projected "home" in Mt. Pleasant which "jim-crow" Negroes are trying to help them establish. SHAME, O, SHAME! MINISTERS' ALLIANCE PROTEST! Denounce the Alleged "Mt. Pleasant Home" As Segregation, As Undemocratic, UnChristian, An Entering Wedge of Jim-Crowism, As Retrogression and a Wide Step Backward. Mr. President and Brethren of the Colored Ministers' Alliance: 1. I. We find that the Home on E. 1238th St. is a private enterprise and has been mainly supported by one Chas. E. Stewart. Relative to the care of the children or condition of the same, we express no opinion, and make no commendation since the institution is private, or, at the most, quasi public. 2. We find that a public home for Colored children, exclusively, has been projected, and a tentative organization has been actually formed, with officers elected, a membership fee decided upon, and membership blanks printed. 3. We also find that this proposed institution has the endorsement of Dr. E. A. Smith and Mr. Thaxter Eaton of the Cleveland Humane Society, and T. C. Wellsted, assistant secretary of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. 4. Our committee, do hereby enter our most earnest and vigorous protest against the establishment of such an institution, for the following reasons, to wit:— 1st—There is absolutely no necessity for such an institution. The city, the county and the state have made ample and satisfactory provision for all of its dependent children, without regard to race, color, or previous conditions. 2nd—The multiplicity of such institutions simply increases the public burden and must, ultimately, lead to the increase of taxation, now already heavy. 3rd—The initiation of such an institution inevitably lead to the displeasing unrestraint and unachievement policy of segregation and therefore, become the entering wedge of "jim crowism," so detestable to all self-respecting Negroes, the world over. 4. Such a step is plainly and unmistakably retrogression, a wide step backward toward slavery and proscription, and a practical annihilation of people, fought for, and obtained at the cost of human sacrifice, privation and bloodshed. 5. We are an English speaking people, thoroughly American, loyal to every interest of our government, and firmly believe in that perfectly democratic principle so long enunciated by Dr. Lyman Abbott, and our own Washington Glidden—"The Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man." Report No. 2: We, your committee, recommend that this Alliance reaffirm its former declaration, that the only institutions and organizations, of color, in the city of Cleveland, soliciting from the community for assistance endorses Home for Age and Children. The Phyllis Wheatley Association, and The Cleveland Benevolent Association. The above report was unanimously adopted by the Ministers' Alliance, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 1914. THAT ALLEGED "HOME." Hon. H. C. Smith Blackstone Building, Cleveland. Dear Sir:—I am very much interested in what the news items which you have sent me state and infer concerning the Mt. Pleasant home. I am sorry that the pressure of business in the office here does not permit me to call upon you. I would be glad that you call upon me, but perhaps your business imposes the same limitations upon your time. Would you care, as an alternative, to write me a letter containing definite statement of what you know concerning the Mt. Pleasant home, its officials, purposes, etc? I will preserve what you say in confidence. Yours very truly, T. C. Wellsted, Assistant Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce. of Commerce. To the above the editor of The Gazette, that both time and patience were wanting to write such a communication as was asked, and made the suggestion that there should be a conference, Monday, Jan. 26, '14, the time of which Mr. Wellstead could name and to which the writer would be invited, Mr. Blanche Gilmore. At 3 p.m, that day, the persons named assembled at the Chamber of Commerce and their number augmented by the presence of Rev. H. C. Bailey, Chest. Stewart, Dr. A. J. Howard and J. K. Nickens, the last three named, being treasurer, president and secretary of the temporary organization in control of the alleged "home". They came on the invitation to the invitation of the invitation of Mrs. Gilmore at the suggestion of the editor Of The Gazette. The conference lasted more than an hour and developed some important facts. The most important was, that Stewart, who was the promoter of the defunct "jim-crow" Industrial School and is back of the "jim-crow home" movement, is being encouraged by three or four members of the invitation of Mrs. Gilmore of the Juvenile court, being among the number. Another is that all our people have to do, to get rid of this latest, shameful to contribute to movement, is to refuse to contribute to its great mass of our ministers, indeed the great mass of our ministers of this community, are unalterably opposed to it. Another is that Stewart was invited to meet with members of membership with he and his associates hope to the "jim-crow" affair a success. Mr. Wellsted the conference that, unless the Colored people supported the thing, it could not hope for financial assistance from the Chamber of Commerce. There are a dozen or more churches and missions, the Oaks, Winston-Salem, Winston-Salem Girls' home as well as Beaons' Working Girls' Christian home looking to our people of this community for support. It seems to The Gazette that the burden is heavy enough, as it is, to say nothing of adding an unnecessary "jim-crow", segregation children's home. Our dependent, incorrigible and orphan children have heretofore been well taken care of in city, county and charitable institutions, with them, and there is no need of any change now. As Prof. Joel E. Spingar said in his splendid address at St. John's A. M. E. church, Sunday, Jan. 25, '14, we must be far more active and "radical"; and "fight" to the death all such "jim-crow" and segregation attempts. HOMES FOR BOYS AND GIRLS. As a result of Judge Addams' and Sheriff Smith's urging, the county commissioners are planning a large detention home for boys and girls, the boys' detention home on the west side and the one for the girls on this side of the city, being inadequate to meet the demand. An agreement with the Salvation Army Rescue Home and The House of Good Shepherd, in addition to the detention home at 2393 F. 45d St., are not sufficient to provide places for girls. Pending arrangements for a permanent and large detention home for both boys and girls. Judge Addams has asked the commissioners to rent the premises adjoining the present detention home for girls in E. 43d St., and a house on the West Side to supplement the present boys' detention home which occupies the two upper floors of the Detroit-West 29th St., police station. Supplementing the foregoing are, the home for boys at Hudson, and The Cleveland Girls' Home, opened this week at Warensville, under the city department of public welfare, and immediately under the supervision of Miss Vera Schafer, 10214 Hampden Ave., N. E. In the face of the foregoing, will some one find the shadow of a good excuse for the existence of that "jim-crow" Mt. Pleasant children's home? OPPOSED TO THE "JIM-CROW" HOME At a recent metting of the City Federation of Women's clubs, the following resolutions were unanimously adopted and ordered printed in The Gazette: We, the City Federation of Women's clubs, do earnestly enter our protest against establishing the "Mt. Pleasant Home for Colored Children," there being no necessity for such a home, since our children are being better cared for in local institutions for all. We shall light such an effort and use our unimaginable effort to objectable "Home" and any other, promoting discrimination and segregation. We, the women of the Federation, many of us belonging to the Auxiliary to the Juvenile Court and Humane society, organized to assist in the work of placing and relieving dependent children, know the abundance of work done by our people to help the above named organizations, and, therefore, feel that such a step as organizing such a "home" is entirely unnecessary, non-progressive and an insult to our race, and do hereby enter a vigorous protest, placing ourselves squarely on record as opposing such a harmful movement, and as determined to use every influence to wipe it out. Signed City Federation of Women's Clubs. Mrs. Blanche A. Glimre, pres. HOTEL DALE THE HOTEL This Magnificent Hotel, Located in the Heart of the Most Beautiful Seashore Resort in the World, is replete with every modern improvement, superlative in construction, appointments, service and refined patronage. Orchestra daily, garage, bath houses, tennis, etc., on premises. Special attention given to ladies and children. 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WALKER'S Spring Opening Latest and Most Up-to-Date Styles of Millinery! Hats at Reasonable Prices. OPEN EVENINGS THE PEOPLES' DRUG STORE F. H. WEAVER, PHAR. D. Prop. Cor. Central Ave. and E. 33d St. Agent for "HIGH BROWN FACE POWDER." WE GIVE TRADING STAMPS. MONEY ORDERS, NEWSPAPER ADS., TELEGRAMS. PRESCRIPTIONS A SPECIALITY. Open late at Night. MANICURING Massage and Hair Treatment TAUGHT BY Mme. GROOMS 2305 E. 86TH ST. NIGHT AND DAY CLASSES. AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS The success of the Calhoun Colored school of Alabama is due to the harmonious co-operation of four elements in the teaching force, the southern white, the northern white, the southern negro and the northern negro. These elements are the more significant in a school which has thus far been of moderate size, and which, located in white, the northern white, the southern central Alabama, is distant from the centers of southern education. This educational co-operation seems natural and inevitable. There is no loss in the spirit of racial integrity, but a salutary race consciousness is inspired. No danger is evident, either to cultural inheritance or to normal development. In the broad field of negro education excellent results are achieved where either white or colored educators work alone. But peculiar effectiveness, indispensable for some phases of the work, is gained where all the available forces work together. The white leadership on this cooperation needs to be of exceptional quality. Social experience is required for relations which are not in themselves difficult, but which might become so without the social art. Necessary qualities for the white educators in this united labor are professional accomplishments, critical appreciation of those for whom they labor, patient faith in them, and a broad and deep religious life. To these qualities the colored participants in the work are responsive. The names, careers and associations of the white workers at Calhoun would surprise those who have not learned that the best service attracts the best servants without thought of reward outside the service. The increasing co-operation of the finest southerners in the education and uplifting of the negro is one of the most significant movements in our country. But this power needs to be still more aligned with the others. The presence of a representative southern gentleman in the working force of Calhoun is one of the most noted contributions to negro education. The inevitably rapid growth of the school includes the enlargement, already planned, of this element. Mr. E. B. Chestnut has for his special task the oversight of the business affairs and agricultural methods of the colored owners of the thousands of acres which the school and he have given them opportunity to acquire The intimate knowledge, tact, authority and enthusiasm of a representative of his class have been devoted to the task which has given Calhoun its finest success and chief distinction. An expert agriculturist, a successful man of affairs, he is an invaluable counselor, guide and friend to these steadily ascending people. With the unfalling gentleness which comes of intimate comprehension, he knows also how to be unsparing in warning and rebuke, and, when necessary, unsurvingly severe in action. He is beloved by every one he works with or works for. The characteristics of the finest type of southerner are emphasized in this service. Neither his social nor his political influence has been affected unfavorably. Exceptional qualities are, indeed, requisite for such ploneering; but more ordinary men may follow the path marked by a great soul. When a young man asks a girl for her photograph she classifies him at once as a matrimonial possibility. In the year 1909, 777 establishments were engaged in the United States in the manufacture of paper from wood pulp. These gave employment to an average of 81,473 persons and paid $50,314,643 in salaries and wages. Native children in the Alaska schools under the United States Bureau of Education become so enthusiastic over the personal hygiene campaign that they frequently bring their fathers and brothers to school to have them put through the clipping and cleaning process at the hands of the teacher. Eighty-four colleges and universities are represented by the students in the present freshman class at Princeton university, but its 430 members only 16 say that with their parents are college gradites. In Paraguay there is found a "ralk way beetle," a kind of glow-worm, which emits a strong red light from head to tail, but also a green light along each side of its body. A dreemaker may not be able to write her own name and still be an expert at figures. In the last four years a number of important nations have adopted the compulsory use of the metric system. Among these are Denmark, China, Japan, the five republics of Central America Bulgaria Chile Uruguay and Slam. Lobsters are now caught with a snag consisting of a circle of hooks hanging under a piece of bait. Sign and Token. "Are you sure this play of yours is going to make for the uplift of the race when you ask our club to induce it?" "Of course, it is both enlightening and uplifting. The police have raided it three times." Salteful Neighbors "I suppose you won't keep this girl more than a week, either," said the uglierful neighbor. 'Indeed I'll not,' replied the other. The education of the negro in the essentials, the "three Rs", and the rest of a good common school course, together with his education to a trade, has shown excellent results. The negro makes a good farmer, a good artisan, a good man in most trades, after he has had proper training. Leaders of the race are proceeding upon the theory that the best way to break down the barriers of prejudice is to make the negro a self-supporting, industrious, thrifty, useful citizen. This theory appears to have vindicated itself. Tuskegee institute has probably done more to break down prejudice against the negro in the south than any other single agency. The negro, for his own sake and happiness, should realize that the professions do not afford him the same opportunities as they offer to white men. The fact is that anything greatly different could hardly be expected. The negro has only had half a century of civilization in America, as against many ages for the white man. Under the circumstances he has done remarkably well, but he should remember that the old adage, "the more haste the less speed," holds good in race development as in most other things. The negro cannot reach the goal of the highest civilization and the greatest mental development as a race by any short cuts. He will progress more rapidly, more solidly and more satisfactorily if he prepares himself by going through the same experiences which have been necessary to every other race—Chicago Inter Ocean. Afghanistan, the buffer state between British India and the Russian possessions in Asia, with an area of about 250,000 square miles and a population of probably about 5,000,000 Mohammedans (no census has ever been taken), is, with the exception of Tibet, the largest closed country i. the world. Addresses were made by Dr. W. S. Montgomery, supervising principal of the thirteenth division of the public schools of Washington, and president of the board of directors of the Manassas Industrial school, and by James C. Chestnut and Charles M. Thomas of the Colored Normal school, at a meeting of the Negro Farmers' Alliance of northern Virginia, held recently at the Manassas school, Washington. Prof. C. H. Yarborough, director of the school, conducted the sessions. Reports made by the farmers showed progress in cutting expenses in raising stock, in improving the condition of women on the farm and in lengthening the school term as well as improving the service of the teachers in the rural schools. A committee on ways and means to aid the constructive work of the school was formed by the farmers. Appeals were issued for funds to meet current expenses as well as to increase the endowment. The present enrollment of students numbers 135. The third session of the meeting was given to entertainment by the student body under the direction of Misses Hershaw and Kennedy, teachers in the institutions and graduates of the Colored Normal school. About 5,000 tons of cork sawdust are used in Spain annually in packing fruits for shipment. Some 40,000 persons are employed in some manner in the cork industry in Spain, with an average wage of about 67 cents a day. Notwithstanding the troubled condition in Mexico, 167 new government schools for the native population have been organized in the various states, according to a statement on Latin-American republics in the annual report of the commissioner of education. Horses are scarce in Alaska, as it is too great an expense to provide food for them during the long winter. Sawmill waste of Douglas fir, of which an enormous quantity is found in the western forests, is being used to make paper pulp by a mill at Mansfield, Ore. Germany discourages the cutting of peat, as the government desires to convert the moors and bogs into arable lands through proper drainage. This action is taken because of the scarcity of cattle and meat. Nearly 700,000,000 pounds of olive oil were extracted from Spanish olives last year. Much of this oil goes to Italy to be re-exported thence to other countries as Italian oil. One hundred men took part in a municipal game hunt in Platteville, Colo., to destroy animals which do damage to crops. In all 1,005 animals were destroyed, including 13 varieties, from maggles to muskrats. St. Louis churches are using half-page advertisements in daily papers. Recent French statistics show 45 families in that country having 18 or more children each, 37 with 17 children each, and more than 1,800,000 with no children. spiteful one. "She's led to already. She told me she came from a highly respectable family, and I understand she's been working for you." No Improvement Yeast—I see a patent has been granted for a rocking-chair which its inventor claims folds compactly enough to be carried in a coat pocket. Crimsonbeak—But I suppose when a man goes home at night and looks for it in his pocket, he'll tumble over it in the dark as usual. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, C. SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1914. BASEBALL Catcher Charley Arbogast, former manager of the Omaha team in the Western league and with Los Angeles at the close of last season, has been signed by Oakland to fill out the short catching staff. Los Angeles released him at the close of the season. --- The Indianapolis Star the other day said: "Ban Johnson, American league head, in a personal letter to President McGill, said the Indianapolis team in the Federal league would be moved from Indianapolis before the close of the coming season." Fritz Maisel has induced the management of the New York Yankees to give a trial to John Suillivan, a second baseman who has for several years starred in independent ball in Buffalo and accumulated a 400 batting average. President Kavanaugh of the Southern league announces his umpires for the season as Kellum, O'Tolle, Kerin Hart, Pfenninger, Rudderham, Breitenstein and Fifield. Wright and Stockdale of last year's staff are released. --- Hugh Fullerton says the coming season will see some of the heaviest batting ever known in modern baseball. Look out for many pitchers' battles and 1 to 0 games, for Fullerton's dope can always be coppered. In purchasing Kopf from Cleveland the Athletics secured a "head" as "Kopf" is German for head. Everybody thought the Athletics were overly well supplied with a head so long as Connie Mack continued as leader. --- Charley French, the Denver club's second baseman, who was out of the game most of last season with a broken ankle, announces that his leg is all right again and that he will play as good as ever this season. The New York-New Jersey league, which was denied use of the name Eastern league because it might be confused with the Eastern association, has now concluded to adopt the name of Atlantic league. The Kansas City club, having decided it had no place for Del Drake on its rebuilt team, told him he could make a deal for himself. He thereupon "sold" his services to the Federalis to his own profit. The Bloomington club of the Three I league has signed a pitcher who claims a world record. In the semi pro field around St. Louis he is said to have pitched 107 innings without giving a base on balls. Old Kid Elberfeld is making a great try for the Brooklyn shortstopting job. Manager Robinson says he will surely have a good man for the position, as Mowe and O'Mara, youngsters, are also showing well. Hughey Jennings evolved a new plan to prevent overexertion at the training camp of the Tigers at Guilford. He ordered all mitts kept in the trunks for three days after the players started training. Walter Snell, formerly catcher of the Brown university nine, has been released to the Toronto club of the International league, by the Boston Americans. The Red Sox retain the right to reclaim him. --- Fred Lake, who is now the head of the Fitchburg (Mass.) team, will have a new park for next season. He is spending a lot of money to make the new home as good as any in the New England league. "One good left-handed pitcher is what the Tigers need more than anything else to insure them a place in the first division this season," said Jean Dubuc, the Detroit slow-ball artist, the other day. Bill Dahlen, ex-manager of the Brooklyn club, has refused to even talk business with the Federal league. He was asked to go to Chicago, with all expenses paid, but paid no attention to it. Delmar Baker, a recruit catcher with the Tigers, comes with a great record. He participated in 110 games in the Western league last fall and did not have a passed ball against him. Branch Rickey, St. Louis Brown's leader, picks the Tigers to stir up up things in the American league this season. He says he'd rather face the Athletics than Jennings' crew. Herbert Saier, brother of Vic Saler of the Cubs, has been signed by the Fort Wayne club of the Central league. He is a second baseman. John Wagner, the grand old man of baseball, has signed his fifteenth Pirate contract. Hans says he is as good as ever. Manager Stovall of Kansas City has signed Pitcher Benjamin F. Harris of the Denver club of the Western league. Mordecail Brown, manager of the St. Louis Federals, says he will have a whale of a team in St. Louis this year. Perhaps the only persons ever boasting about getting into Brooklyn are the backers of the Federal league. The White Sox won the world's series from the Giants, taking 24 games to 20 for the Giants. Rip Hagerman, one time pitcher for the Cubs, looks like the real stuff to Joe Birmingham of the Naps. HARRIS & EWING The most popular ball player among umpires is Walter Johnson. There is not a single instance on record since Johnson broke into the American league when he has objected to a decision. There are times, of course, when umpires err when a decision means much, but Johnson has never been known to make a protest. In this respect he differs from nearly all pitchers, and as a result the umpires never fail to speak a good word for Johnson. It is merely another illustration of the remarkable disposition the big pitcher possesses, which is as valuable to him as his wonderful pitching arm. Tony Walsh, first baseman, is to go back to the New York State league, the St. Paul club having sold him to Utica. He was sent to Vancouver in the Northwestern league last year for seasoning and returned at the close of the season. Second Baseman Ray Rolling, who had a trial with the St. Louis Cardinals last spring, is going away back. New Haven has traded him to Winston-Salem of the North Carolina league for Infielder Schumaker. Eddie Summers, former Tiger twirler, will attempt to come back after a layoff of two years. He is the property of the Providence club and if he makes good will be given a chance with the Tigers. Pitcher Black, who has signed with Montgomery, wears the name of Karl Lautenschlager in private life, but to accommodate the scorers he adopted the shorter cognomen when he took up base ball. Len Burrell, who was in the Northwestern league last season until he quit because of a sore arm, has mended his whip and has signed with the Des Moines team of the Western league. --- One John K. Tener is finding out that running the second biggest state in the Union is work for child labor, compared with directing the affairs of the National league. The latest addition to the Baltimore team is pitching "Kaiser" Wilhelm, whom Manager Knabe took from the Rochester club of the International league. SPORTING WORLD Welker Cochran, the wonderful fifteen-year-old billiard player, will not be declared a professional according to the informal announcement of the rational executive committee. He may compete in the next amateur championship. The proposed restrictions on paying the expense of amateurs advocated by the Tennis association created plenty of furor, but accomplished nothing. It failed to carry. In putting the ban on athletes writing for publication, the Princeton authorities took a drastic step. They also forbade even the captains giving out interviews. Coach Moakley of the Ithacan track team will not send Cornell to the Penn relays if the English universities represented are allowed to run first year men. There's a judge in New York who holds a world's record. He separated Tom Sharkey from $300 and gave him nothing but 30 days in jail in return. Leach Cross paid income tax on $28,000 that he received within the last ten months. Some of it, y'know, he got out of his work as a dentist. There will be 24 days' racing at the summer and fall meets of the Panama-Pacific exposition, and $227,000 in harness stakes will be offered. Battling Levinsky has been offered a match with Georges Carpentier, the French champion, in Paris. France proposes to create a ministry of sport after the fashion of their ministry of fine arts. A Wilkesbarre pugilist carries the monicker of Al Dewey. That's a grand old fighting name. on fighting with Jim Wray, Harvard's rowing coach, has signed a five-year contract with the Crimean. --- WELL TO ADOPT FASHIONS WISELY Touch of Individuality Marks the Woman Who Has Made Study of Her Costume. ESPECIALLY SO IN MILLINERY Hat That Is at Present the Vogue May Not Be Suitable to All Faces —Some Effective Shapes and Trimmings That Are Now Being Shown. NEW YORK—The hostile attitude toward the unexpected in our cos- tume is reflected even in us. Although new ideas are accepted in politics, economics and art, most women are reluctant to exercise this privilege in fashion. When recently co-education was proposed in England, one Englishman ardently warned the men that it would result in making Englishwomen as clever and superior as American women. But when it comes to choosing her clothes the American woman shows little independence. She respectfully considers her husband, Dociely, with questioning face, she half raises her eyes to his. "Do you think you'll like it?" she asks him, timidly. Now too much mirror gazing to study one's good and bad points may be called vanity, writes Lucille Clanzer in the Sunday Tribune. And yet to adopt fashion wisely, perhaps adding a touch of individuality, gives more satisfactory results than can be achieved from blindly following the vogue of the day. How often is the exclamation heard in shops: "Oh, Mrs. So-and-So bought such a beautiful hat—or gown—here. I want one just like it!" The question naturally suggests itself: "How do you know that one just like it would become you?" Suit the Hat to the Face. Just at present high and small hats are still the vogue. It is seriously to be hoped that the woman with an oval face and long features will not wear the extreme ones. Such hats are becoming only to round, chubby faces. Large hats, however, are not desirable for daily wear. They are not practical and then they are not to vogue. The woman with a rather long face will find a medium size, oval hat, which is shown in various styles, becoming. One of these models is slit on the left side slightly and rather high. The facing is of straw. The top and the entire crown are covered by plaited silk. An old blue, Roman striped silk may be used effectively. The garniture may be a smart bow or any of the novel feathers that would harmonize with the silk. The lines of such hats have unusual value for a face of the type mentioned above. While they show the silhouette of the face and hair to advantage, still, at the same time, they lend roundness to the face. Effective Evening Hats. White jet spangle combined with white miline is worn at present at New York. Designed for the Street. in white this, no doubt, is a novel and welcome idea. One cannot imagine anything more diaphanous for evening wear than such a combination, perhaps set off by a vivid rose. Small ostrich tips have been revived for dress hats. A very pretty hat on which they may be placed appropriately is one of mohair lace and tulle. The brim is perfectly round, with a round very low crown that is hardly visible. Several little ostrich tips are placed low on the right side of the crown. On the left side, however, a band raises the hat rather high, allowing the hair to be seen. On the band inside, some tips, equal in number to those placed on the crown, are arranged so that each little tip touches the hair. Such a hat can be well worn by a tall woman. Hats Appropriate Now. Even during the cold weather many straw hats are seen. Some of the bright, summery colors look inappropriate for day wear in combination with fur coats and heavy furs; and seem incongruous with the snow on New Hope for the Fat Man. The surgeon now offers a sovereign remedy for the unfortunate few who are burdened by too much fat. At any rate, Dr. Floyd H. Spencer reports a case in which a woman found complete relief upon the operating table. The proper amount of physical exercise was impossible in her case. She could not dress in any manner that would prevent her from being the object of pity or ridicule on the part of those who beheld her. The operation was a perfect suc the ground and the sharp winds. For evening and restaurant wear, however, they are rather welcome because they give one a sense of lightness and the anticipation of spring. Besides, they look well with transparent gowns. A hat correct for present day wear may be made of satin, mohre, taffeta or tulle. A model of this type which is very attractive on a young woman is an oval sailor made entirely of antique blue ribbon. The entire hat is covered by this narrow ribbon in very fine shirrings, one row attached to the other. The trimming is the new flowered ribbon shot through with gold threads and arranged in demure fashion in pretty rosettes or loops. Ribbon Popular for Trimming. Ribbon is arranged nowadays in a great many interesting fashions. Striped or plain moire ribbon is sometimes woven in basket fashion over a top of a small sailor, terminating in the exact center front in a high loop. Attractive ruchings made of the new ribbons are mounted in various ways upon the new shapes. Ribbon, wired and plaited into straight box plats, placed on the top of a small model, and perhaps set off with one or two pretty roses, makes an effective trimming. On a new, successful model for street wear, green antique ribbon is draped loosely around the crown of a small black hat and knotted on the right side toward the front. The knot is drawn upward toward the top edge of the crown. One long, pasted loop goes up perpendicularly and a smaller one falls carelessly downward. With Feather Bands. Ribbon is also used successfully in combination with narrow ostrich bands. A trimming of this sort was seen recently, upon an interestingly Evening Hat. shaped hat which was oval in outline, with a brim, low in front and high and pointed in the back. The point was brought out by two of the new, queer dents on the side back. The ribbon encircled the back point of the hat in extremely novel fashion, and was knotted at the top. Two loops mounted slantingly, accentuating the whole slope of the hat. The edges of the loop were not finished in conventional fashion, but were cut in such a way as to suggest the wing of a bird. Novel Turban. When turbans are mentioned at the present time, it is hardly fair to blame the woman who exclaims that she is tired, even of the thought of them, since they have been exploited this winter in all their forms. The low and the high turban, the narrow and the broad turban, the oval and the round turban, all were equally worn. However, there actually is one creation in the turban that never has been seen before. Formerly, we associated turbans with middle age. Recently, however, closely fitting hats, called by that name, have been worn successfully by young girls. The woman who imagines and creates hats for all types of faces, probably carried in her mind, when she built this new model, a round, rosy face with retrousse nose, wide eyes and curly hair. The little brim is made of fine milan straw covering a frame of light wire. It is composed of two rounded strips which are caught together at each side over the ears, about three inches from the end with jet pins. The crown is of satin, separated into four squares by two cords crossing its center. The distinctive feature of this hat is the way the two ovally shaped ends of the strips forming the brim protrude horizontally on each side from the jet buckles. The hat is placed on the head from the back. It is advisable to pay a good deal of attention, by the way, to the manner in which one puts on one's hat. A great many designers are often shocked by the way the wearer abuses their creations. Sometimes the hat intended to be worn on the back of the head, is placed on the top. Again, a hat with severer lines, which depends for its style on being worn straight, is tilted absurdly backward. The chic effect of a hat rests almost entirely upon the way it is worn. Simple Cooking Now a Fad What may be termed nursery cookery is all the rage in English society circles. For the moment dainty food and French dishes are at a discount among smart people. One country house hostess recently had porridge served to her ball guests before they left in the morning. Suet puddings, for the last 20 years never seen on the boards of smart Londoners, now come to the table almost every day. Doctors have taken to ordering them for the children, and the adults have awakened to the fact that they are very good. Dripping toast and sausages are on all the best breakfast tables, and instead of taking their dyspepsia cures and appendicitis, as they did in Edwardian times, people now feel the correct thing to be to profess and display robust appetites. cess. An incision was made in the abdomen, the fat was removed with the knife and the parts replaced. Health and vigor resulted and there has been no return of the malady. It was an extreme case and a heroic remedy, but the doctor is inclined to view it as a foundation for hope on the part of many who are similarly afflicted. When a man is too lazy to make a kick if he can't find work what's the use of hunting it? ON THE FUNNY SIDE FUNNY LITTLE SCOTCH YARN Eccentric Old Kilte is Eager to Show Son He Came from Better Family Than the Youngster. Here is a little Scotch story, told merely to put you in good humor. In a little Canadian town near Toronto, where the population is half Scotch, Johnnie Walker runs the general store. Hugh Walker, his father, an eccentric old Kilte, is fond of a wae drapple, and on occasions has been known to indulge in a wee drapple tae muckle. On one of these occasions he found himself denied admittance to the store, nor could all his pleadings soften Johnnie's heart. It took some time for the situation to sink into him, but finally convinced that his ain kith and kin would have nane o' him, he turned away with tears in his eyes. "It's an cottage!" he expostulated, shaking his flat. "Yeen Johnnie Walker? He's ma aln son, but I'll show him I come free a better family than ever he came free." Some Satisfaction Mrs. Murphy's husband was extremely ill, so she called the doctor and then anxiously inquired as to the sufferer's state. "I am sorry to say, madam," replied the doctor gravely, "that your husband is dying by inches." "Well, doother," said Mrs. Murphy, with an air of resignation, "wan good thing is my poor husband is six feet three in his socks, so he'll last some time yet." Luxurious Lad. "Senator, could you get my son appointed to West Point?" asked the multimillionaire. "Certainly. Tell him to pack up and get ready to start." "Oh, would he have to go in person?" "How else?" "I thought maybe he could arrange to take the course by mail." More Required. "Your candidate is making some wonderfully clever and amusing speeches." "Yes," replied Senator Sorghum, thoughtfully; "but this country is working around to a point where there isn't near as much enthusiasm about electing a man simply because he is good company." Merry Party. "What was that party you voted with years ago?" "You mean the one with all the strange an' interestin' ideas?" asked Farmer Corntossel. "That describes it." "I dunno. It was jes' one of these political surprise parties somebody's always gettin' up." Closely Related. "Let's go to the show," said the fat plumber. "What is it tonight?" the thin carpenter inquired. "Damaged Goods.' Ever see it?" "No," the thin carpenter answered, "but I once saw 'The Auctioneer,' and the two are pretty closely related, I imagine."—Youngstown Telegram. NOT A SUFFRAGETTE. MASS TEST VOTES FOR WOMEN Clive Moore He—What would women do with the franchise if they had it? She—What's a franchise? He—What would women do with the franchise if they had it? She—What's a franchise? Not That Style. He—Mrs. Jellaby of your club does not seem inclined to take definite sides in a dispute. Isn't she something of a trimmer? She—She ought to be. She worked in a millinery store long enough to be one. Youthful Chemist. "What are you doing with those matches, Cyril? Leave them alone at once!" "Why, I'm just trying if pussy is real tortoiseshell or only celluloid."—London Opinion. Call to Science. "Worried?" "Yes. I can't figure out how much I owe the government. Why can't these smart inventors contrive to fit a man cut with some kind of an incometaximeter?" Pretty Bad. "Helen is some (talker, isn't she?" "Rather. When she wants to express her sentiments she has to use the parcel post."