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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 34. THE WATCH FOR SAFETY NATION'S SACRED HISTORY DISTORTED THE 'BIRTH OF A NATION' AN IN SULT TO THE NORTH, DE- CLARES OHIO'S ATTOR- NEY GENERAL. UPHOLDS CENSOR BOARD In Barring the Infamous Photoplay From the State and Says the Picture Glorifies Outlaws and Grossly Misrepresents the Reconstruction Period. Columbus, O., Jan. 17, 1916. Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor Gazette, Cleveland, O., Deas Sir: "Enclosed you will find a copy of Attorney General E. C. Turner statement in a letter to the Ohio Board of Film Censors, which is self-explanatory. Yours very truly. Chas. G. Williams, Chairman, Ohio Board of Film Censors "After viewing the photo-play entitled 'The Birth of a Nation,' I am firmly of the opinion, that the board of censors did right in not permitting this picture to be shown in Ohio. Oyer and above, the mistreatment of the North, and a contemptible distortion, of well-known history regarding the Civil war. The proper title of this picture should be 'An insult to a Nation.' In the face of the indisputable fact that the mulatto is the product of colored women, typifying a congressional leader, preceding, during and after the Civil war, as a low, coarse, vindictive Negro-worshiping-advocate. Negro-worshiping-advocate treats a mulatto who wields an influence sufficient to justify the sub-title 'A Great Leader's Weakness that is to blight a Nation.' This immediately precedes Lincoln's call for volunteers. That there may be no mistake as to the nature of the civil war, they pick out a cripple to unmistakably denote Thaddeus Stevens. For fear that some one might not understand, there is thrown upon a screen a sub-title stating that 'The executive mansion of the nation was transferred to this man's residence.' After glorifying the president's death, South Carolina, the author dresses a horth of the lowest type of bad jand Negroes in the uniform of Union soldiers and causes them to enact scenes similar to those of General Early's army at Chambersburg, Pa. Not satirically, even this, the same Union officers as 'scalawag white captain.' "A sing is taken at General Sherman's memory in the marriaging scenes under the titles of 'While the women and children weep a great conqueror matches to the sea' and 'The torch of war against the breast of Atlanta.' General Grant, the man who, according to fact and real his own, has been a patriot to General Lee's men and allowed those men to ride their horses and mules home so as to be able to cultivate the soil; the soldier whose terms of surrender had been so generous as to evoke from General Lee the statement, 'This will have a very happy effect on my men; the man who did not even wait to witness the formal surrender, of the trope, this hero, not only of, the porthound he had killed, but of, the porthound with a stogie-like cigar in his mouth tilted at the angle chosen by cartoonists to represent 'Uncle Joe Cannon, and with his hand jammed down in, his pants pocket, is made to swagger over in front of General Lee, who remains the personification of dignity. Time after time the North is unfavorably contrasted against the South. A fair daughter of the North is unfavorably contrasted against the South, who has but two competitors for her affections, one a leering lout dressed slouchily in Union blue, the other a Negro. "I insult after insult is heaped upon the soldier's uniform made sacred by the boys in blue. Notwithstanding the historical fact that the Negroes were the protectors of the white women and children of the slaves of the Civil war and that no reavishment of white women by blacks during that period is recorded, a Union officer's uniform of blue is placed upon the lowest type of Negro imaginable, and he is made to pursue a little white girl who jumps from a cliff to her death and then falls into the screen. "For her who had learned the stern lesson of honor we should not grieve that she has found sweeter the opus gates, of death." The Negro's "just for white women" rather than the white man's lust to regain lost power, is made the justification for that organization, well-known in the United States. Klux and what all history, including the reports of the courts, say was a band of outlaws, is made an organization of heroes under religious rights. Brush up your history and imagine if you can the Ku Klux Klan giving birth to this nation. Among this mass of false and distorted history there was flashed upon the slaves of the book books which the Ku Klux Klan did—Bitter memories will not allow the poor bruised heart of the South to forget." "After viewing this picture I read the brief of attorneys for the corporation seeking to commercialize this 'Insult to a Nation', and found questioned therein purported endorsements of the picture by Claud Kitchin, L. P. Padgett, R. N. Page and other sons of the South, who are now prominent in congress. In addition there is quoted therein a long eulogy of the picture by a state commander of Confederate Veterans. In his indorsement, he says this commander 'The Sons of Confederate Veterans today are working along two lines, first, to see that the Southern side of the controversy which led to the Civil war is correctly stated in history, which will demonstrate to the world that we are not sons of robels but sons of patriots.' We of the North are THE GAZETTE asked to forget, yet at the same time insulting our heroes and our cause, the promoters of this picture are asking the youth of the North to accept in this picture manufactured history. In this brief there is quoted letters proposing to come from children of this picture through the efforts of a man blinded by partisan politics. These letters show that these children are accepting the incidents of this picture as real history. This picture shows the South to have been right and the North to have been wrong. Our faith in the truth of the facts, the arbitration of arms and no good can come from an attempt to re-open the question or distort its history. This picture is neither of a moral, educational, amusing nor harmless character, and the statute (Sec. 871-49 G. C.) specifically provides that only such character or moral, educational or amusing and harmless character may be passed by the Ohio board of censors. THE BIRTH OF A NATION. The wily press agents, of the "Birth of a Nation," fill the papers that will print the stuff with very seductive advertisements of the play. Here, for example, is a paragraph: "The hirts of the Kinz Kins Kill will be illuminated by all, as these daring, horsemanship dash along, scaling high mountains, daring the dangers of the steep roads, the sharp turns, etc. Such horsemanship is not to be seen in these days and as hundreds of these dare-devils sweep one foot in a desired ride and cheer, so intensely inspiring is the scene." Nothing more ridiculous can be imagined. The "dare-devil riders" were merely a lot of worthless, characterless poor white trash of the South who deligated to torment or desecency would join in these night raids to harass and frighten in their homes, the timid, ignorant blacks. It was as cowardly and infamous a persecution as was ever imagined. The talk about Negro supremacy by chean dermogos to inflame the white pores against the Negroes and secure their votes. In every State in the South, except South Carolina and Mississippi, the whites out-numbered the blacks. The whites were more powerful than the blacks in their hands, and were supposed to be eminently superior in every way to the Colored population. No one, but a perverted brain that wanted to believe things that are not so, could give any credence to the inflammatory falsehoods about Ku Ku Khux in their hands. Ku Ku Khux was born in rage of slaveholders over losing their property in Negroes, and, in the mean cowardly hatred of the lower order of the whites against the Negroes. The whole Ku Ku Khux chapter makes every American blush and wish that it would be erased and forgotten. Washington (D. C.) National Tribune, (organ of the old soldiers.) WHAT GOV: FERRIS THINKS.OF IT Lansing, Mich.—Gov. Woodbridge N. Ferris in discussing the motion-picture play, "The Birth of a Nation," made the following statement: "It was the most damnable thing I ever wished, and not for $50 would I again sit for three hours and watch such scenes, and not for the play the majority of the scenes arouse anger, revenge, honor and hate. Is it possible that the American people hanker for this sort of thing? If it were in my power I would issue an order today not to allow the picture to again be shown in our State." When barring "The birth of a Nation" recently the Kansas Board of Fiction began said: "The picture is rejected because it is not proper, is not instructive, and from its false title thru its tissue of misrepresentations of the North, the Negro and our country's history, to the final culminating travesty which pictures peace on earth and good will to men as the outcome of passion, of hate and murder, it is fiction and murder, it is fiction and parts that are sexually suggestive, but in its whole revelation of race prejudice and sectional bitterness." WILL OPPOSE WILLIS! Columbus, O., March 8, 1916. Editor Gazette, Dear Sir: After reading The Gazette's protest of prominent ministers of Cleveland against the Governor of Ohio for appointing a saloon keeper to represent our people, I desire to say that these appointments do speak loud to the public, and mislead the people into be- GOV. FRANK B. WILLIS. lieving that SUCH men are THE representatives of the Negro, I agree that we ought to organize and work to defeat any candidate for office, be he Democrat or Republican, who will so insult us. Gov. Willis will be made to feel this when next thousand and five thousand in the same O' will resent the insult. No man who is thoroughly loyal and a lover of his race could do otherwise. (Rev.) W. H. Beasley, B. D., Pastor of M. Olive Baptist Church. ESTABLISHED AUGUST 25, 1883 AND ISSUED EVERY WEEK ON TIME SINCE. RALPH W.TYLER AND DEMOCRATS RALPH W.TYLER AND DEMOCRATS "Hooked Up" Together...Our People Not Interested in His Alleged Candidacy, Says Daugherty COLUMBUS, O., March 11...indication of colored Republican voters was aroused to a high-pitch this week, when they learned that the Cox-Finkley state organization, aided by R. F. Wolfe and Charles Gerrish, of Columbia, campaigned for Ralph W. Tyer for delegate-large to the national convention in opposition to the regular Big Four candidates, Governor Willis, Senator Harding, William Proctor, of Cincinnati, and John J. Sullivan, of Cleveland, that this fact has become known by the colored Republican voters, Tyler's candidacy, so far as its having effect upon the showing of the vote for the regular Big Four candidates is concerned, has completely collapsed. Though thousands of colored voters would like to support Mr. Tyler, it will be impossible for them to do so now because of his alignment with the Democrats. Their leaders say it is a safe bet that more than 90 per cent of the colored Republican voters will forgo the Tyler solely because of his support for Governor Willis and the other regular Big Four delegates. Many colored Republicans had suspected that Tyler had not entered as a delegate solely as a representative of his race and without being influenced by persons unfriendly to the Republican agenda, but in definite proof on which to base their suspicions was obtainable until last Tuesday, when RALPH W. TYLER about a dozen of Tyler's friends met in Columbus to map out a plan of campaign. Then they learned the truth about Mr. Tyler's candidacy—that it is organization through Executive Chairman W. L. Finley. One of the out-of-town gentlemen openly admitted that Mr. Finley had paid not only his own expenses to the meeting, but the expenses of others, also. The check covering his expenses was provided by the chairman of the local Democratic committee and that expenses of others had been provided likewise. Some of them held conferences with Finley at the offices of the Democratic state committee. One of the men who talked with Finley boasted that Finley is financing Tyler's campaign. That man was also the two Wolfe papers in Columbus and Springfield was announced by Tyler at the meeting. Prominent among the Tyler workers was Z.-R. Jackson of Springfield, who held the position of messenger, in the secretary of state's office under the Cox regime, but who was let go by Secretary Hildebrant. Tyler himself has sought appointment under the present administration but failed to land. Others at the meeting, were Thomas Thompson of the Tyler party Thompson of Cleveland; William Dabney, W. O. Henderson and J. J. Monroe of Cincinnati; and Joseph Tonney of Springfield. Two or three, who attended, came to Columbus not knowing conditions upon which Mr. Tyler's candidacy is based. They paid their own expenses. — H. D. Daugherty in the Cleveland Daily Leader. MAKE WILLIS FEEL IT! Oberlin, O., March 10, 1916. Editor Gazette, Dean Sirr: I have been reading The Gazette's articles with reference to the appointment of J. C. Hudson as a deputy oil inspector, and if he belongs to the class to which he belongs, I am sure the sons for believing that he does, the Governor should be made to feel the dissatisfaction of the race's better citizenship. "Politics is politics" of course, and I realize that a united corrupt vote is of more importance, in one respect, than a divided honest vote; but we had hoped that, in the Governor's commentable attitude on the wet and dry issue, we had encouraging evidence of the fact that he considered character to be a worth-while asset. This move, however, no longer seems to be secondary thing with him, but that he is not averse to delivering a blow to the race which probably is censured more for its deficiencies along this line than any other. Such circumstances serve to but add insult to injury. They give to us serpents where we ask for fish. They say to the corrupt voter that he is not only entitled to election-day spoils, but also to those of the post-election season, while the honest voter of the race gets nothing. They reduce our moral status; they do so to the extent that fortunes, which at best has only fernballs for the Negro, will give those crumbs to those who do the most to put the race in a bad light before the world. In your fight to make the Governor feel the dissatisfaction of the constructive forces within the race, I am with you, and hope that it may prove so, successful that it shall compel others to be more considerate of the best interests of a sorely pressed peo- BRIG. GEN. J. J. PERSHING Placed in command of troops to capture Villa and his band. PLACES THE ARMY ON A WAR FOOTING House Authorizes an Increase of 20,000 Men in the Regular Military Service. Washington, D. C. -- The entire mobile army of the United States immediately is to be placed on a war footing. The recruiting of the army to full strength will cover every branch of the service with the single execution of the coast artillery. Response Was Emphatic. Congress was stifled by the sudden and unanticipated L'quest of the president for authority to place the army on a war footing. The response was quick and puphatic. With but a singleitative vote, that of Representative London, Socialist member from New York, the house granted the requested authority by the enactment of a private resolution providing for an increase in the regular military establishment of approximately 20,000 men. The resolution was acted upon with one debate and presses by a rising vote less than 15 minutes from the time of its presentation. There is no question about concurrence by the senate. Anticipating action by the house the senate was held in session for the purpose of acting upon the resolution. Announcement, however, at 5 o'clock of the death of Senator Shively of Indiana caused immediate adjournment, delaying action. Preparing for Possibilities. Notwithstanding the determined efforts of the administration to avoid a general movement into Mexico if it can be avoided, the impression that the president and his advisers are rushing preparations to cover the possibility of hostilities more extensive that would be involved in the mere pursuit and capture of Villa, was strengthened by the call for troops. Although the attitude of Carranza is described as "surprudently satisfactory" as result of the reciprocal agreement entered into by the United States, there continues a grave fear in all official circles that the American expeditionary force will meet with opposition from other than Vila sympathizers. Our evidence of the president's intention to prepare against such eventualities was given in the announcement that the war department is purchasing campanion supplies on an extensive scale. These supplies include other munitions besides large quantities of ammunition. United States Senator Dies United States Senator Dilemian Washington, D. C. - Benjamin E. Shivley, the junior pastor from Indiana, and Providence hospital in Milwaukee, after an illness of several months. Mr. Shivley had not attended any of the sessions since he, was sewn in following his reelection. He was 50 years old and had long occupied a prominent position in Indiana politics. He was also president of the board of trustees of the University of Indiana. Dismisses Chief of Police Toledo, O., — Chief of Detectives William W. Delahanty has been dismissed from the Toledo police force by Director of Safety Newton, who heard charges preferred by Louis Silverthorne, an editor on a morning paper, that the officer assaulted him while at the Wildo hotel fire, refusing to recognize his reporters' badge. Skull Is, Fractured. Warren, O. William W. Poley is in the hospital with a fractured skull received, when a heavy motor, falling from one floor of the Peerless Electric C6, to another, struck him on the head. Excel Dr. Haiselden Chicago, Ill.-Dr. Harry J. Halsden has been expelled from the Chicago Medical society because of his department during and following the case of the Bollinger baby. He refused to operate on the infant because surgery could never repair its defects. The child died. Charges of mechanical conduct were filed against him with the ethical committee of the society. His exulsion was recommended because he permitted newspaper publication, under his signature, of a serial story of the case. U. S. TROOPS ARE ON MEXICAN SOIL Four Thousand Soldiers Under Gen. Pershing Begin the Hunt for Villa. JOINED BY A MEXICAN FORCE Second Column Crosses Line to West of Columbus, N. M.; Obregon Orders Mexican Troops to Cooperate With Americans. San Antonio, Tex., Brig. Gen. John J. Pershing, with more than 4,000 troops, has begun the pursuit in Mexico of Francisco Villa. Gen. Pershing's report, that he and his command had crossed the international boundary line just south of Columbus, reached Gen. Finston, in charge of general operations, late Wednesday. His report served to dispel to a great extent fears that had been entertained in some quarters that resistance would be offered by the troops of the de facto government. Mexicana Join Force. MEXICAN JOIN FORCE. Col. Hertz, commanding officer of the Carranza garrison at Palomas, on the south side of the dividing line, promptly joined Gen. Pershing. His force was only some 400 men, but they were reported to have displayed willingness and even eagerness to join in the chase. As a body the Mexican troops will remain under their control, but a number of them are being employed as scouts by Gen. Pershing. Col. George A. Bodd, heading a smaller column that entered Mexico some distance west of Columbus, also is moving in a southerly direction and these two forces should be within touch of each other before the end of the week. In order that the columnas' bases shall be in constant communication with each other by wireless, a station has been erected at Hachita by the signal corps. Prepared for Trouble. El Paso, Tex.-All the Americans have assembled in one place, prepared to protect themselves from Mexican raiders, following outbreaks which occurred among the Carranza troops at Ojinaga, across the border from Presidio. Douglas, Artz. Gen. P. Ellias Cates, who is in command of the Carranza garrison at Agua Prieta, across the border, declared that the invasion of Chihuahua, did not affect him, but that he would probably find it necessary to resist with force of arms any attempt of United States soldiers to cross into Sonora. Brownsville, Tex.-Sixteen United States soldiers who were guarding the Barreta bridge on the Frisco railway, 14 miles north of Brownsville, were attacked by a number of Mexican bandits. Many shots were exchanged, but no casualties were suffered by the Americans. No reports of casualties among the bandits were obtainable. FRENCH TROOPS ARE NOW THE AGGRESSORS FRENCH TROOPS ARE NOW THE AGGRESSORS Recapture Part of the Ground Gained by the Germans. Paris Reports. Amsterdam, Holland.—The French have turned to the aggressive in the desperate struggle in progress northwest of Verdun and have recaptured a part of the ground gained by the Germans in the renewal of their drive west of the Mouse, Paris announces. Tuesday, in a two-and-a-half-hour battle, in the crown prince's armies, by delivering massed attacks, succeeded in gaining a footing in the French lines at two points between Bethlehem and Dead Man's Hill, the dominating height which is the immediate object of the present German drive. News from German sources is the Teutons captured Dead Man's Hill, but Paris denies this. The Germans claim to have captured more than 1,000 prisoners. The French launched heavy counterattacks, and by using the bayonet and hand grenades freely were able to recapture portions of the trenches the Germans had taken. Paris reports. The Germans made heavy sacrifices in attempting to cut the French line and obtain possession of Dead Man's Hill. Possession of this height, Paris says, has enabled the French to sweep with their artillery the territory over which the Germans were endeavoring to advance against the fortress. It is still in French-hands. Canal Will Be. Open in April. Washington, D. C. An official prediction that the Panama canal will be reopened by April 15 for the passage of deep-draft vessels is announced by the war department. Conditions in Gaillard cut, scene of the principal earth movement which blocked the waterway last fall, are regarded as justification for the canal. Mid Gen. Goebels, governor of the canal, is in Washington. His future plans are not known, but it is anticipated he will reopen his resignation as soon as deep water traffic begins. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS GEORGIA NEGROES SUFFER. Driven From Some Counties—Attempts to Repeat Action Defeated elsewhere. The National Association For the Advancement of Colored People has been much concerned over the recent burning of buildings and other evidences of violence in northern Georgia, and it sent a special investigator to that region, who drove through four counties of the Piedmont section of the state and has returned with a most interesting report on conditions there. The full details will appear later in the Crisis, the official organ of the association, but we are privileged to give an advance notice of the results. Three years ago the poor whites of two Georgia counties, Dawson and Forsyth, both of them in the Cracker region and not traversed by railroads, expelled all the colored people in those counties. Negroes were given from one to ten days to leave and lost most of their property. Not a Negro has been allowed to enter these counties from that day to this. The more reputable people of the region regret this very much now, as they have found the absence of colored people has resulted not only in great inconvenience, but in serious financial loss. The association's investigator believes that when railroads are built through these counties and new people and capital move in there will be a change in the attitude toward colored people, but because of the remoteness and sparse population of the region an immediate change can hardly be hoped for. Recently in the adjoining county of Hall there have been attempts to expel colored people, but the well to do of this county, realizing how much Dawson and Forsyth suffered from their mistaken policy, decided to take a stand against the lawless elements among the poor whites, and the attempt to drive the Negro out of Hall county was nipped in the bud. There seems no likelihood of any further harm to them here. Gainesville, a thriving town, is the county seat of this county. Cherokee county, which adjoins Dawson and Forsyth to the west, has just been the scene of serious trouble. Neat Canton, the county seat, the large bars of one Gas Coggins, a wealthy white horse and cattle dealer, who employs large numbers of colored people, were burnt to the ground, with a loss of $20,000. The town is owned by white employers of colored people have also been destroyed. The matter is complicated by the stealing of horses and mules in some of these bars, and it has been surmised that some ruffians have taken advantage of the anti-Negro agitation to steal and rob. There is no doubt, however, that some of the poor whites had decided to make Cherokee "white," like Dawson and Forsyth, and had begun a campaign of violence and intimidation to carry out their desire. The matter was wipped in the bad here, too, by quick action on the part of the authorities and the more reputable citizens of the county. The governor has issued a proclamation offering rewards for the discovery of the offenders, and there is no likelihood that the colored people of the county will be further targeted. The most notable results in Dawson and Forsyth counties have frightened the well to residents of neighboring counties, and they do not intend to allow a similar state of affairs to harm, their own neighborhoods. The association is keeping careful watch of the situation, and its investigator is ready to return to this region immediately if any further trouble should occur. HONORS FOR BRAITHWAITÉ. *Poet Suggested For Spingarn Medal Miss Bossfield Lions Position.* Boston.-The colored people of this city are up in arms over the segregation and then discharge of Miss Jane K. Bossfield, a colored stenographer, employed under civil service in the state insane hospital at Medfield Mass. Her attorneys, Williams & Williams, colored, stated the mistreatment of Miss Bossfield at the St. Mark's Literary society, at the suggestion of Editor William Monroe Trautter, secretary of the National Equal Rights league. The Equal Rights league held a conference Monday, Jan. 31, at the headquarters, 49 Corbillh and appointed a steering committee to arrange a public protest. On motion of Mr. Troutter the Boston Literary passed a strong resolution against the segregation and misreatment of this young colored woman. Williams & Williams, her attorneys, are fighting the case and will see that Miss Bedell gets justice. The speaker at the Boston Literary was William Stanley Bighwaite, the noted anthologist and talented colored poet. The whites record him the position of the leading anthologist of America and England and the foremost critic of poetry in America. Rev. S. A. Brown, president of the Literary, nominated him for the Spingarn medal. The Guardian has also suggested his name. The medal is to be awarded in Boston, Feb. 22. --- North Carolina's Successful Farmer. One of the largest and most successful farmers of II the county, N.C. is Duncan McLaures, who farms on the Miversified plan. Mr. McLaures recently sold $200 worth of cotton and has a dozen lakes left which he will dispose of as the price of cotton advances. He has a large quantity of wheat, corn, peas, potatoes and other produce for sale and for use on his plantation. Mr. McLaures is one of the all-ways has something to do with it. IN DUTCH PROTESTANTISM LEADER AMONG SOUTH AFRICANS SERVED IN MANY CAPACITIES Native South African Barrister Was Only Full Blooded Negro Knighted by Queen Victoria—Elisted Mayor of Freetown and Was One of Two Delegates to Anti-slavery Convention. Freetown, Sierra Leone—The career of the late Sir Samuel Lewis should serve as a stimulus and an inspiration to ambitious youths of West Africa generally and Sierra Leone in particular. Sir Samuel was no spotted child of fortune, but by dut of his talents, perseverance and industry he earned for himself the fame and power which he enjoyed. No other personality in his day was so vitally interesting to the people of Sierra Leone as that of Sir Samuel. Sir Samuel Lewis, Kt., C. M. G., M. L. C., B. L. and ex-major of Freetown, was born at Freetown in the colony of Sierra Leone on Nov. 13, 1843 of purely African parentage. His parents, who were of the Egbe tribe, were SIR SAMUEL LEWIS. slaves rescued from a slave ship and brought to Sierra Leone during the time that slave dealers knew no limit in the prosecution of their nefarious traffic. At the close of their school life they became members of the Westleyan church, Mr. William Lewis, the father, by means of his prosperity in business, was able to secure a sound education for his children, of whom Samuel was the second. His father, who was ever ready to avail himself of whatever had the tendency of contributing to the educational advancement of his sons, found himself flooded with suggestions concerning his son's training in England; and later on a high public legal officer, Sierra Leone, who had taken great interest in young Mr. Lewis, sent for him and, after having satisfied himself as to his general aptitude and attainments, undertook to arrange for his legal education. The year ISTS witnessed Mr. Lewis' first appointment to a seat in the legislative assembly of the colony of Sierra Leone, and in February, ISTS, upon the recommendation of the then governor, he was appointed a member of that body, where he continuously labored until his death, a period representing over twenty-five years. He took active part in the framing of an ordinance for granting a corporation to the city, and by his gesture and nurturing zeal he eliguate his country and countrymen. Freetown was made a corporation city in ISTS, and as a mark of high preemption of his services he was elected the first mayor of the city of Freetown, and at the two succeeded elections he retained his seat as mayor. During his term of office both in the legislative and the municipal councils he maintained the high estimation of the public, which had already been assured, and proved himself an able debater on all questions. In August, 1897, he visited Paris as one of two delegates to represent Sierra Leone in the anti-slavery conference. He took prominent part in the discussions of the government board of education for the colony for several years and was a member of the Young Men's Literary association, which was established by the Rev. R. W. Hartshorn, M. A., a former colonial chaplain. He was also president of the local committee at Sierra Leone and one of the nine founders as representative of the colored race of the incorporation of the African Institute, Colowyn bay. He held diverse other positions during his lifetime, but it is impossible in this short article to review his whole career. On Aug. 24, 1895, he was appointed a justice of the peace, and some time about March, 1896, the order of knighthood was conferred on him at the pleasure of her majesty the late Queen Victoria. Sir Samuel was diligent in all his doings and therefore stood before potentates and not before mean men. It may be mentioned that he was the first and only full blooded African off whom the order of knighthood has been conferred. One Year.....$1.50. Six Months.....1.00 Three Months.....50 Subscribers are requested to re- mit by postoffice money or- der 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 1898; 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 immediately and comparison with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWSIEST AND BEST in the country. 10,000,000 Afro-Americans. 160,000 in Ohio. 20,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1916. "Let us have faith that right makes might, and in that faith let us to the end dare to do our duty as we understand it."—Abraham Lincoln. From a loyal Ohio Afro-American's viewpoint, Theodore E. Burton is simply an impossibility as the Republican candidate for President. For nearly twenty years he sat in Congress and in all that time could not even be corered into saying or doing anything material in our behalf. In his closing hours in the U. S. Senate when appealed to by our people of Washington, D. C., and Ohio, he "turned a deaf ear" to their and our pleading for a word in behalf of vital interests of the race, then pending in Congress. According to Chairman Williams, of the State Board of Film Censors, who wrote the editor of The Gazette, some weeks ago, he HAVE been giving Gov. Frank B. Willis entirely too much credit for the barring from Ohio of the infamous photoplay, "The Nigger" and "The Birth of a Nation." Mr. Williams says, in the letter, that the governor left them free to take such action as they, the Board, saw fit. Thank you, Mr. Williams, for the information. Our people throughout Ohio should remember this. Give the governor the credit due him, but no more. We have all along held a diffent idea and are free to confess it. What a pity it is that some leading member of the race—a good Republican—did not enter as a candidate for delegate-at-large, instead of Ralph Tyrler, of Columbus, an individual who has never harmed the confidence of our people since (if he ever had before) he allowed President Theodore "Brownsville" Roosevelt to appoint him to a job at Washington, D. C., in an effort to harm our great and good friend, Senator Joseph Benson Foraker. Those who do not care to vote for Tyler or Willis can vote for Matt. Glaser, editor of the Cincinnati Republican, or Dr. Giffin of Columbus, both good Republicans and friends of the race—more than we can say for Tyler. WILLIS AND THE OIL INSPECTORSHIP. Our esteemed confreer, Editor John Mitchell of the Richmond (Va.) Planet, and doubtless many others throughout Ohio and the country, do not understand the caustic 'indictment of Gov. Frank B. Willis our ministers and other leading Afro-Americans of Cleveland and the state of Ohio, have filed in the columns of The Gazette and placed upon their personal records for future use. What makes it hard for them to understand it, is the fact that all last year we gave the Governor decidedly more credit for barring infamous photoplays from Ohio than he was entitled to. We were not aware of this until Chairman Chas G. Williams, of the State Board of Film Censors, enlightened us in his letter to The Gazette, under date, Jan. 21, 1916, more extended reference to which is made in an editorial note elsewhere in these columns. To that date (and since) Gov. Willis let that false impression stands when a word from him would have "set us right," but "nary a word did he utter." Last year, soon after his inauguration, the Governor wrote the Gazette that HE intended doing better by his Afro-American appointment, while those given by his subordinates and other members of his administration, with possibly one exception, are very medicine indeed, and hardly worth mention. NOT ONE FIRST-CLASS APPPOINTMENT HAS HE OR THEY MADE DURING HIS TERM OF TWO YEARS, which is rapidly drawing to a close. This, too, in the face of his voluntary and promised promise. His attention has been repeatedly called to the matter, without the slightest indication on his part that he intends, even at this late date, to do so. As State Oil Inspector Carr's appointment of Hudson as a deputy oil inspector for this county, with Gov. Willis' approval of the same, in the face of the protests of our local ministers and other leading Afro-Americans of this community, quite enough is said elsewhere in these columns to make clear the fact that our "beloved young Governor" cares about as much for his Afro-American constituents as his broken promise to them and his clear ly evident intention to mislead them in the infamous photoplay matter, indicate. They, too, fully justify all that Dr. H. C. Bailey and our other ministers and The Gazette say and feel deeply in the case of Gov. Frank B. Willis. Thompson's withdrawal is only incidental and has no direct bearing or influence in the matter. We propose to do exactly what is said, and that is to hold the Governor to strict account for mistreatment that is not only inexcusable but positively insulting and vitally harmful to a struggling constituency that has heretofore been most loyal and helpful to him and the party, and that is deserving of far better treatment at his hands, to say the least. This is the most conservative and the only MANLY view of the matter that self and race respecting Afro-Americans of Ohio can take. Gov. Willis must and shall be made to realize that such shameful mistreatment will be resented at the polls, not only by other people, but also by ours. It is our only way to make him and others treat us with the respect and consideration clearly our due in common with all others. In closing his editorial, Editor Mitchell says: "As for Gov. Willis, following the lead of the brilliantly edited Cleveland Gazette, we are not yet ready to take action," he said in the hold Chief Executive of China. Weil, brother, if you are following the lead of The Gazette, which "stands shoulder to shoulder" with Dr. Bailey and our ministers and others in this matter, you will have to lose both faith and confidence in "our beloved young Governor" because he has certainly ruined both in us as far as he is concerned. To Gov. Willis we would quote (as correctly as memory will permit) the immortal Abraham Lincoln's everlasting statement: "You can fool some of the people all of the time and all of the people part of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time." He fooled us for oute a year of his two-year term, and that is enough, Brother Mitchell. Self respect and a proper regard and respect for the interests of those of the race in Ohio, compel us "to call a halt" and make clear to our people of Ohio the Governor's insulting and harmful attitude toward them. And we are but just beginning to do so, too. There shall be no halt until the close of election day in November. DELEGATES SHOULD BE FREE And Not Bound to any Candidate if They Would Be in a Position to... Benefit the Race. Special to The Gazette. Special to The Gazette Washington, D. C. There is grave need of warning our people from the South, who are to be delegates to the Republican National convention to meet in Chicago in June, of the danger of going as "instructed" delegates. They are prepared and willing to be advised not to attend Northern friends. The reduction of representation, whether just or unjust, was brought about by the convention power of those who could not give a vote toward electing the nominee. Too many of our men go as delegates with a halter in their necks; controlled by some infamous "ill-white." If you want to buy cattle, you deal with the cattle. Northerners, realizing this, decided that the same result could be had cheaper with a less number. Hence the reduction of representation from the South, particularly, in Republican National conventions. There are Northern men who really wish to aid the Afro-American, if he will be a man, but they cannot aid him if he cannot be reasoned with. For me to go to a convention as a delegate, and when I am not able to do it, and am unable to act without my "owner's" permission, is not only rediculous but rank injustice to myself and my race. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. W. A. Brown informs The Gazette that Rufus S. Justice was arrested, Monday evening, charged with the embezzlement of $410 from Cory M. E. church and that his trial was set for Thursday of the week. Jeffrey S. Chicago, representing the Pullman Co., called on The Gazette, Wednesday. He is here endeavoring to ascertain if that company can get dependable help of color to clean its cars etc., here in the railroad yards as it is done in Chicago. Sure he can. Jackson, former resident of this city, for years (since) messenger to several governors of Colorado, says of the Dearfield Settlement in Weld county, that state, of which he is the founder: "Now we have 20 teams, 28 cows and calves, 32 breeding hogs, 100 chickens, and all kinds of farming implements and tools. We have 300 acres in native hay." As early as Dec. 28, 1915, Gov Frank B. Willis wrote the editor of the Gazette that "Col. Herrick, J. B Ruhl, W. P. Leech, of the Leader, and the WMIs Republican club" had commemorated ("Gov廉茂") in Query: Who put Syd Thompson in the race AND KEPT HIM THERE, in spite of the foregoing, until he "turned turtle" about the middle of February, nearly two months after the Governor's letter was received by the editor of the Gazette? Ask Sam, Woods or Steve, Ball! Queer "backing" in the backdrop. Sys Spencer he knows this, too. Later on The Gazette may give some more interesting facts in connection with the now more or less celebrated local contest with the Maschke-Davis faction of the local Republican party. It is too bad that the outcome harms both the race and our "beloved young Governor" (as can be termed him). Neither Tom Fleming nor "Starlight" was a factor in the contest. TO EIGHT SEGREGATION St. Louis, Mo.—Attorneys Homer G. Phillips and George L. Vaughn have announced that they would call a conference of our people of St. Louis to raise funds to fight in the courts the ordinances providing for the segregation of "whites" in certain sections of the city. "We will carry the fight to the supreme court if necessary." Vaughn said. SENSATIONAL AND UNRELIABLE. The Chicago Defender still rules the roost among sensational Negro newspapers. Long ago it gave the Guardians and smiles and put the Boston contemporary under ground—Dallas (Tex.) Express. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, MARCH 18, 1916. Written by 'The Old Reliable' Gazette's Correspondents THROUGHOUT THE STATE What Our People Are Doing Each Week—Church, Personal, Social, Lodge, Literary and Musical — Marriages, Deaths, Etc. SANDUSKY—The revival at the Second Baptist church is progressing nicely under the able leadership of Rev. McWilliams. Eleven have professed and many are seeking Christ Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Singleton attended, Friday evening. Rev. McWilliams preached to men only, Sunday after noon. All were greatly pleased. The S. S. room was crowded, Sunday. This is very encouraging. ZANESVILLE—Quarterly meeting at St. Paul's A. M. E. church, Sunday, Rev. West, P. E., officiating. Collection $48. The revival will start, next week. Miss Mary Evans, evangelist, in charge—Mrs. E. C. Holland and Mrs. Henry Tate are convalescent. Jennie White who has been seriously ill, is improving—N. J. Simpson has returned from an extended vacation at Waltham in Saginaw, Mich.—Miss Vauda Lett hath been the mason's reception at their new hall Thursday was thoroughly enjoyed. CHILICOTHE—Rev. T. W. John son spent last week in Jamestown with his family.—Mr. and Mrs. Acie Veris spent Sunday with relatives. Mrs. Mary Henderson of Greenfield spent last week Thursday with her mother, Mrs. Anna Saunders of Frank fort.—Mr. Frank Steward has pursued a fine draft-horse. His brother in-law, Mr. Thos. Dixon, who spent the winter with him, has returned to Chiang Mai. Mrs. Mary Wright was in Frankfort, Saturday.—Mr. Rothy Hart will locate in Greenfield, about the 15th. McINTYRE.—Mrs. Alice Toney and Chas. Brown of Cadiz visited Alfonso Toney, Sunday.—Mrs. W. M. Harris, C. W. Ford, C. and A. West, C. Becks and Bernie Smith were in Steubenville. Saturday.—Mrs. Ellsworth West was married last week. Sunday.—Miss Jessie dined with Steuben West, Friday.—Mr. Chester West and Miss Lydia West were married at Steubenville, Wednesday.—Mr. Elwood Smith's little daughter is better.—Eugene Freeman and Hubert Linear have la gripe.—Mr. and Mrs. Wilson have farm.—Master Roscoe West is ill.—The Misses Ramsey of Hopedale, were R. R. Cooper's guests, Sunday week. 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 wrapper about returned copies. Unless this latter is done, proper credit cannot be given you. Lists of names, addresses, titles, tices, speeches, resolutions, poetry, inquiries for relatives and advertisements of all kinds, including items announcing entertainments to be held in the near future, must be paid for in advance at the rate of ten cents a line, six words to a line. Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on application. HILLSBORO—The Progressive club gave an entertainment at the Baptist church, last Thursday evening. —Mr. Geo. Trimble of Cleveland, arrived Saturday, to visit relatives. —Mr. Gregson of Fairfax, spent Sunday at the Elm Creek Carr has suffered from a paralytic illness last week Wednesday. Her daughter, Miss Lowher of St. Paul, Minn., arrived Saturday night. —Mrs. A. P. Mayle returned to Columbus. Tuesday. She visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cary Williams. —Rev. B. A. Mitchell of Athens, will address the Mothers' club at Lincoln school, Friday evening, and will visit the Mothers' club Sunday at 6:15 p. m. All invited. —Mrs. Allen Trimble who was called to Columbus, Saturday, by her son, Tommie's serious illness, brought him home, Sunday. —Mr. John Captain had a limb amputated, last Wednesday. His daughter, Mrs. Jessie Williams of Columbus, arrived at Saturday. —Mrs. Maggie Pleasen of Chichester, had her parents, Rev. and Mrs. Phillip Smith. Sunday. —Mrs. Josie visited in Washington, C. H., recently. GEORGETOWN—Quarterly meeting, Sunday, at the A. M. E. church, Dr. Mills, P. E., of Cincinnati, officiating, Robb. Rivbies of Ripley, preached, Sunday evening, for Rev. Bridges, "Aunt" Anna Hughes who has been there nursing, is visiting Mrs. Nora Cox—Miss Anna Braxton of Columbus, Mrs. John Bell was in Decatur and Red Oak, last week. Miss Lizzie Washington of Cincinnati, visited her brother in Red Oak—Mrs. Ruth Payne of Hillman, visited Alfred Masterson, Saturday. Rev. L. A. Burr is sick. Miss Edna Burr had a finger operated on—The young people tendered Mrs. The Strawder a surprise, were Mr. John Payne, Roy and Charley Preston—Miss Susie Williams of Cincinnati, visited her sister, Mrs. Ed Payne, last week. Mr. Anderson Sneed and Mr. John Clay of Red Oak, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Masterson—Mrs. Nancy Smith and Mrs. N. Strawder spent the week-end and Mrs. Lottie Warrens of Ripley, were married by Rev. Bridges—Rev. E. P. Boston preached in Higgins庙, Sunday. A social, Saturday evening, at both churches. SMITHFIELD—E. Jackson, E. West, jr. Chas. Carey, D. Freeman, Miss Ellie Beall and others were in Steubenville. Saturday—Mrs. Archie Johnson and Mr. Chas. Harris of Wheeling, visited her mother from Saturday to Monday—Miss Anna Davis is visiting in Cadiz. Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Cooper and Rev. Chas. Greene of McIntyre, were here, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. D. Christian, Mr. and Mrs. H. Harris, and Mr. Geo. Harris of Boston, visited their mother, Sunday. W. Carey and H. Greenleaf are occupying the McIntyre flat. Mrs. Chura Carr and Mr. Geo. Ramsie of Bradley, were quietly married, last Saturday. Mr. Norman Biesh recently sold a fine cow. Services, Sunday, were well attended, the pastor preaching ably. The W. M. M. S. "Note entertainment was largely attended and a neat sum realized. Likewise, the trustees' social—John and Ed. Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. S. Sheppard and Mrs. J. H. Sheppard, and the Wellsburg, Saturday and Sunday.—Mesdames A. Johnson, A. Henderson and M. Harris were in Dillonvale, Monday. Mrs. F. Christian, H. Linear and E. Freeman are ill—Mr. Dave and E. Hopedale, visited his daughter, Thelma, Sunday—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith attended church here, Sunday. CADIZ—The B. B.'s were entertained by Chas. Mason, Sunday.—Miss Wendolin Redmond who has been in Cleveland for some time, spent a few day here, this week.—Last Sunday was "Boys' Day" at the A. M. E. church. The services were in charge of the C. I. C. club, Prof. R. F. Ballard, president. The evening program was highly commendable. There were 30 boys in the choir. "Boys Who Receive Cimmy," Delilah Walcock; voice solo, Paul L. Thompson; recitation, "Open the Door," Harold Lee; quartette, "I Can not Drift." A. J. Brooks, Dwight and Charles Brooks and Frances Tyler. The address was made by Prof. Stiers (white), supt. of Harrison Co., schools.—Miss Anna Davis of Smithfield, was the guest of Miss Georgia West.—Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Taylor Youngstown, visited Mrs. Charles Taylor. Mrs. Charles Chas, Mrs. Chas of Bradley, was in town. Sunday—Miss Martha Tyler spent last week at home in Flushing.—Miss Elenora Jones spent last Friday in Steubenville.—Mrs. Ida Bowles has returned to Oberlin to locate. She was accompanied by Mesdames Anna Freeman and Anna Redmond. The "Green-Leaf" club entertained in her honor at Mrs. Emma Tyler's.—William Christian of Baltimore, and Vallische Christian of C. H. Christian, Sunday.—Mrs. Banks and family have moved to Bradley. (Correspondent will please send news every Monday. Editor.) YOUNGSTOWN.—Mrs. L. A. Cunningham of Cleveland, has arrived to live with her daughter, Mrs. Don Berry.—Logan lodge's entertainment was a success.—Mrs. L. C. Wilson is home from the hospital.—Howard Thompson has sold his half-interest in the W. Myrtle property to Lee Porter. Mrs. F. Chester Williams is conversant about the same.—Miss Sarah Shaw was called to Virginia by a sister's death.—Mrs. Wm. Saunders who has been ill for seven weeks, is better. Bert May has the grip.—Miss Daisy Lewis, Miss Edna Newman of Cleveland, Miss Olive Lyons and Mrs Beatrice Coleman of Pittsburg, were invited to attend the Gertrude Brown, last week. The recent union revival was a grand success from every viewpoint. The Central club, over 200 members, recently organized, attended a special service at Oak Hill Av. A. M. E. church, Feb 27, and listened on an exceptionally practical motor officer Rev. J. M. Glimere, led by the Mahoning band, the club marched from Odd Fellows' hall to the church. It has been organized by our leading citizens here, is designed to look after the material interests of the race in this community, particularly, and is entitled to the undivided support of all our people of this city. Dr. Gil mere's theme, "Unity, was handled with thought and delivery. The address of welcome was delivered by Miss Louise Conner; others by Mr. Geo. Thornley, president of the club, and Geo. W. Brunswick, sec. Both made clear the high aims of the organization in civic matters. Mr. Archie Thomas and the Mr. Woods, Mr. Archie Thomas and the Mr. Berry, Mr. Conspicuous were the American flag and the banner of the club. The Gazette wishes it every success. JACK JOHNSON London, England, March 2. — John Arthur Johnson, the heavyweight pugilist, will meet Sam Langford or Sam McVey. He leaves, Friday, for Buenos Aires. "I hope that it will be Langford," said Johnson. "I have accepted Richard Craigin's offer for $50,000 and the rights of the moving pictures, to fight in South America, will start training at once. Johnson and he will be part of the Tubiana. The news stories concerning his relations with women and that he has been notified to leave England, etc., etc. have been branded false by Johnson. Joe Levey says, "Brand the American dispatches as lies." INTER-STATE PASSENGERS' RIGHTS Dallas, Tex.—According to a decision by the civil court of appeals of Texas, hereafter our people buying tickets outside southern states for points in any southern state cannot be legally ejected from their seats in cars or prevented from occupying their berths. 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PRICE $1.00 SHAMPOO AND HAIR STRAIGHTENING COM NO. 022, A SMALL STRONG COMB USED BEST ON REAL SHORT HAM, NICKEL PLATED. PRICE $2.50 FORD'S HAIR PRESSER COM NO. 026, STEEL FRAME, SOLID BRASS KNobs, VERY SERVICABLE PRICE $5.00 "Notes of a Busy Life" DOINGS OF THE RACE Sam Langford is again "tolling" Harry Wills. He let the latter out point him in a ten-round bout in New York city, recently. Jess Willard was afraid to let Sam cently, for the $50 he was offering, cently, for the $50 he was oering, during his exhibition contests at his training quarters, to anyone who "floored" him. Sam would have done "the job" alright, if given the chance and Willard knew it. Roy Morse won from Champion Howard Drew in a 70 yard handicap race at Newark, N. J., last week, Wednesday evening. Morse is his protege, too, and only second to Drew as a champion. The country hasack toestoped us from producing world champions, it seems. For of the five entries received, up to last Saturday, for the big national senior indoor championship meet of the A. A. U. in New York, March 18, are from our boys. They are from New York, Roy Morse, of New York, 220-yard national champion; Irving Howe, of Colby College; and Sol Butler of Dubuc, (iowa) College, who holds the world's interscholastic records for 60 yards. F. D. Pollard, another one of our boys, and famous football-star of Brown University, annexed the England championship on Saturday week. Boston, will be seen in the seventy yard hurdle exhibition. Senator Joseph Benson Foraker, in his autobiography, advertised elsewhere in this paper, speaking of the Brownsville affair, says: "It is now nine years since that fateful night. I do not know how much effort has been made to find one of these poor, haphazled men guilty of participation in that affray since the court of inquiry compelled them to know that now, after the lapse of this long period of time, not one single particle of testimony has ever yet been produced to identify any man who was a member of that battalion with that affray; and I feel that I hazard nothing in saying that not one particle of testimony to such an effect ever will be produced. Neither do I doubt if the Government had spent oneenth part to discover the men involved in the affray; it should spend to convict its innocent soldiers of a crime they never committed, the truth would have been easily and long ago established." Rev F. F. Martyn, ("white"), the pastor of one of our churches in St. Mr Foraker has given us his experience in the Union Army on the Bench, as Governor of Ohio and in the Senate of the United States. Political and public events of great importance and incidentally many national characters are dealt with in the most enlightening manner. The work will prove of special interest to all students of political history whether they are public officials or only public spirited Americans, interested in the preservation of our institutions. Louis, Mo., where he posed as a colored man, who eloped to New York city with one of his church members, Vera Davis, colored, age 17, last fall, was married in Jersey City, N. J., to a woman from the east. Last week he was again arrested in New York city, on a "Mann White Slave" charge, but was discharged. Martyn is the son of the Rev. W. Carlos Martyn, of Connecticut, a noted white clergyman, lecturer and author. Young Martyn graduated from the Union Theological Seminary, New York, where he was educated from Columbia University. He married twice while living in New York, both wives being white women. In 1912, while pastoring at Elmhurst, L. L., he became engaged to another young white woman, a member of his congregation, but a strange young woman appeared and Martyn dispaired. He was taken to the hospital as a white man. His father pastored a church, too, in St. Louis, years ago. The congregation was "white." The son preached in that church, several times, last year. A WORTHY EFFORT——HELP! Ravenna, O.—The officers of Allen A. M. E. church, of this city, are asking for help. For thirty years we have been trying to get a church here, but we have not carried forward so far as at the present time, and this latter is the direct result of hard work, believing in honesty and prayer. Friends, help us; we are few in number and poor, but are energetic and hopeful. All dona- can be sent to Charles Russell, 161 I. Chestnut St., Ravenna, Oke- Adv. Dr. E. A. Bailey PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON (Winona Apartments) 2269 E. 40th Street (Cor. Central Ave.) Office Hours 9:30 to 11:30 a. m. 2 to 3 p. m. 8 to 9 p. m. EASTER IS COMING. 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We advise our patrons to carefully examine The Gazette's advertisements before making purchases. Business men who advertise in this paper should have the patronage of Afro-Americans. The fact that they advertise, is assurance that they want it. Local reading notices (advertisements) ten cents a line (six words in a line). nesday, at its meeting at Mrs. Della Offer's, Pine Av., Mr. Smith of Oil City, Pa., was the guest of the evening. Representing the club, Mrs. Rachel Lacey presented Mrs. Offer a chair—an appreciation of her work as president of the organization. The club certainly deserves great credit for its work with the Gazzette. Meeting, Wednesday, Mar. 22, at Mrs. Strawder's, 8004 Blaine Av. We request our readers to buy their clothes of I. E. Grossman, designer and tailor, 209 Schofold Bldg. He is a friend of the race, a first-class tailor, and deserves a fair share of your patronage. See his advertisement elsewhere in this paper.—Adv. 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 issue of The Gazette, must be in the office by 4 p. m., WEDNESDAY at the latest. The Attucks club had an exceptionally "warm" meeting, last week. It seems that Syd, finally made a motion for the appointment of a committee to investigate himself which was promptly adopted. The "spacious explanation" members of the club are getting very weak and obstreperous. They are tiring of the Maschke-Davies faction's black yoke. Pretty near time! Notice to the public: W. Tilton has a car-load of onions, sweet potatoes, apples and other mixed goods at his store near the corner of E. 28th St, on Central Av. It is a great pleasure for the team to have a successful, and especially to the loyal members of my race, and to give free to the worthy poor. I think almost as much of the devil as I do the hypocrit. Yours very truly, W. Tilton—Adv. Rev. Wm. Stone has been nominated for re-election as general superintendent of the Willing Workers of Christ church. Rev. R. A. Stevens of Jackson, Miss, has also been nominated for the same position. Election results have been announced. Vinegar of Cincinnati, is an aggressive supporter of Rev. Stone's candidacy the outlook for which is very encouraging. Quarterly meeting Sunday, at St John's A. M. E. church, Rev. Geo. W. Maxwell, P. E., preaching an eloquent sermon. In the evening he preached at St James' church, E. E. administer churches in a healthy condition, spiritually and financially. The secretary of St John's S. S. reported 633 pres ent, Sunday week. Rev. J. S. Jackson, pastor, has a splendid financial system. The Palace restaurant, R. R. Brooks, proprietor, near the corner of E. 28th St., on Central Av., certainly "fills a long-felt want," and great need in that vicinity of that thoroughfare. With the able assistance of Mrs. Brooks, the book we work with home-cooked and are giving vice—two things that "count big in their favor. Both have had many years' experience in the business, too.—Adv. A recent issue of the Atlanta (Ga.) Post contained the following, of local interest: "The recent music recital in Clark University chapel, under the direction of Mrs. Alberta Wills, teacher of music in the institution, was a very creditable, affair. Mrs. Wills had devoted to it much time and thought and deserves much credit for the general success of the part in the artistic performances of the evening. Prof. Kemper Harreld and Mrs. McDuffie and the University quartette rendered excellent service." Miss Mayme Davis of Quebec Av. royally entertained the Minerva Reading club. Saturday afternoon, Miss Helen Hagen, pianist; Miss Rachel Talker, Mrs. Miranda Rivard; Miss Martha Cheeks, two guests; Miss Cheeks read a very interesting paper. Miss Georgia Fields sang two beautiful selections, and Miss Hagan gave a fine piano solo. The table was beautifully decorated in green, and delicious refreshment were served. The baskets were crocheted haskets made by the hostess. One of the most enjoyable local social functions of the season was the celebration of the fifteenth marriage anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Phillips of 2162 E. 43d St. the evening of Mar. 10. About the friends gathered in the house of the occasion, and the house was beautifully decorated in white and yellow. Mr. and Mrs. Phillips' five daughters were gowns of white embroidered swiss with gold girdles. The six-year old grand-daughter, Berlyne Smith, was similarly dressed, consisting of addresses and the recital of a short history of the family, was rendered. The gifts were a purse of gold, a set of gold cut-glass glasses, a gold bowl spoon, and a gold-handle knife. When the guests marched to the dining rooms they found a delicious four-course dinner which also exemplified the gold idea (in favor of wines, 75 and 80, respectively, were delighted with the affair as were all who were fortunate enough to be in attendance. The out-of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Harvey and George Thomas, Mr. and Mrs. Etta Sims, Mr. Geo. Phelsa, relatives: C. A. Jones of Chillicothe, local guest: C. A. Jones of White Plains, and Mrs. Floyd Lawson, C. E. Jones Mrs. Mary Morris. J. E. BRANHAM'S 4401 Central Ave. PUSHAW The Arcade. Superior Entrance. *OPEN SUNDAYS. Our Classified Ad Department WANTED.—A position as chef in a first-class hotel. Can give the best of references. Will work in white or Colored hotel. Address. J. E. Johnson, 308 S. 7th Ave., Marshalltown, Iowa. FOR RENT.—Houses and Rooms. If you have them to rent or if you want to rent, advertise in The Gazette. It brings results. NOTARY PUBLIC.—For such services call at The Gazette office, No. 2 Blackstone building, No. 1424 W. Third Street, near Superior Ave. FOR SALE—Houses or lots. 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. Cleveland Sixth City Mr. Thos. Edmonds and Mrs. G. V. Clark are convalescing. George H. Jones visited Ada and Lima, the first of the week. Mr. Geo. Trimble visited relatives in Hillsboro, the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. W. White, E. 36th St. have returned to Windsor, Ont. Mrs. Carrie Lane is in charge of Crawford's restaurant, 3117 Cedar Ave. T. J. Bowles who has been very sick, last and this week, is convalescing. Mrs. Wingfield and Mrs. Byers, E. 59th St, entertained the Vashti class, this Friday evening. Wesley Jackson, James Warmack and George Toy are ushers at the N. Y. C. east end station. Some "gun-play" in one of the restaurants in Central Av4 last week. Some say "in two," instead of one. Miss Wendolin Redmond visited her old home, Cadiz, and Miss Edna Newman was in Youngstown, last week. Dr. and Mrs. F. H. Weaver, 2200 E. 36th St, have as their guest the latter's mother, Mrs. Sarah Bailey of Pittsburg. Miss E. Morgan, Quincy Ave., has returned from Cincinnati where she was called by the serious illness of her mother. Mrs. F. J. Perkins, E. 73rd St., had as guests, recently: Mrs. R. D. Lynch of youngstown, Miss Helen Hagan of Boston and Mrs. Florence Bundy of Pittsburg. Miller who conducted a restaurant in the Clayton block for several years and whose son has one on E. 19 st. It is contemplating re-enacting the business in the Avenue. Wanted—1,000 men to trade regularly at the Central Shirt Shop, 2922 Central Ave. Hats, caps, neckwear, underwear, arrow collars and shirts, etc.—Adv. Do not forget the New York restaurant, 3854 Central Ave., when you want something good to eat and good service, in a nice, neat, clean and "roomy" restaurant.—Adv. The Harden Printing Co., a race enterprise, does first-class work at most reasonable rates. Orders called for and work delivered promptly. Phone Garfield 4579 M.—Adv. The Barracca class of St. John's S. S. had young students present. Sunday This is the banners the banner class of the school. J. L. Jones, president and Nelson Ellis, teacher. Mrs. Emma Morgan of E. 108th St. delightfully entertained the Pleasant Company club, last Thursday, following an interesting business session. The club is in a most progressive condition. The effort of the Italian owner of Charleston block, 2828 Central Av., to dispossess Sam. E. Woods, lesssee, and prevent renewal of lease for second year, as provided in the original agreement, failed in Municipal Court, last week. Ford's hair pomade advertisement elsewhere in this paper, should receive careful consideration. The pomade is decidedly one of the very best on the market, and is generally as such the most important country, as handled by the Ozonized Oxarrow Corp., 46 W. Kinzie St., Chicago—Adv. The editor of The Gazette acknowledges the receipt of a formal notice, from Mr. and Mrs. Spartan Jenkins of Apalachicola, Pla., of the marriage, March 7, of their daughter, Mary Edna, to Theodore Jenkins of their residence in that city. The bride and groom are at home at 2221 E. 55th St, this city. Congratulations and best wishes. The Optimistic club was entertained The Optimistic club was entertained at n. delicious two-course lunch. Wed OUTRAGED! BY GOV. WILLIS! Says Dr. H. C. Bailey for Our Cleveland Ministers SALOONMAN APPOINTED To Represent Our Good People Over the Vigorous and Long Standing Protests of Cleveland's Leading Afro-Americans---Will Resent It. SYD'S JOB! The Maschke-Davis Faction Gives Him the Promised Appointment. It was announced, the week of March 6, that Syd. Thompson had been given a place in the city's drainage or catch basin-cleaning department, the job paying two dollars a day. Well! WELL!! Editor Gazette, Dear Sir--Sometimes in 1915, Gov. Frank B. Willis appointed as a deputy oil inspector for this county, Thomas Fleming, which position he held until his election as a commissioner in the city, last November, compelled his resignation. January I, this year. This caused a vacancy in the oil inspecting job. REV. H. C. BAILEY Meanwhile, two or three aspirants applied for it, among the number being a local saloon-keeper who operated on the main thoroughfare of our people, where our church-goers must pass to and fro to their churches, being embarrassed by hangers-out and others passing in and out. In spite of our vigorous protests (for nearly two months) to Gov. Willis, as ministers of the gospel representing several thousand Colored church communicants), against the appointment of a saloon-man, recommended largely by the saloon element, the Governor has appointed him and his wife, Dorsey, dorsed, one whom we thought the best to represent the race in an official capacity. We, as ministers, sent letters, telegrams and night-letters (telegrams) to Gov. Willis in protest against the appointment of the saloon-man and endorsing the other aspirant. The Governor, however, has deliberately, and outrageously ignored our protests and endorsements by giving the position to that element which with their business (saloon) is doing the same and causing the gression of the flower of our young manhood in this city than the actual physical slavery of our parents before the "sitios." We, the ministers and churches, stand for race elevation, a virile manhood, worthy citizenship and factors in every community, and for a better manhood and life. The Governor's action in this matter is in direct opposition to all these—and HURTS! What are we to do when these contemptible indignities continually heaped upon appointing saloons to state and municipal jobs as a reward to the decent Negro republicans of this community, thus saying to the people, white and Colored, that SUCH, men are the REPRESENTATIVES of the Negroes? We must and will organize and work to defeat any candidate for office, be he democrat or republican, who will so insult us, and Gov. Will will be made to feel this, politically, if he is a candidate for office in November. Signed. (Rev.) H. C. Balley Pastor, Antioch Baptist Church, President, Cleveland Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. (Telegram) Columbus, O., Feb. 15, 1916. Hon. Harry C. Smith, Blackstone Bldg., Cleveland, O., "Wib just received. Learn My Crisis. I notified Hudson of his appointment. Thompson with drew endorsing Hudson." In response to a telegram from the editor of The Gazette the Governor wired the above reply. It closed a more than two months' contest in which our local clergymen, headed by Rev. H. C. Bailey and Rev. E. A. White, many of our leading men of this community and others participated, protesting vigorously against the appointment of Juriman Hudson, manager of "Starlight's" saloon in Central Ave., to the position of a deputy oil inspector for this county to represent our people. Arrayed with them, in support of Sidney Thompson for the position, were Col Myron T. Herrick, a candidate for U. S. Senator; the Frank B. Willis Republican club, of which J. B. Rush is president; Wm. P. Leech, vice president and general manager of the Cleveland Leader and News; Ex-U. S. District Attorney J. J. Sullivan, Congressman Henry I. Emerson, W. G. Mather, F. H. Caley, Walter B. Wright, Sr. Attorney Alex H. H. Martin, Harry E. Davis and Chas. S. Sutton, L. A. Rogers, Dr. Ellis A. Dale, James A. Rogers, a number of other leading men of both Gov. Willis' telegram would suggest that some one thinks he has "played a shrewd political trick" in securing the withdrawal of Sidney B. Thompson and his endorsement of Juriman Hudson for the appointment of a deputy oil inspector for this (Cuyahoga county). But they haven't! Thompson's endorsement amounts to less than $1 million, and individual's only, and has an opposite effect on nearly every one of those who supported his candidacy. Gov. Willis undoubtedly knew this at the time, but seems to have finally given in to State Oil Inspector Carr's pleading for the appointment to please the Maschke-Davis faction of Cleveland. The effect will be directly felt by the people who support Carr or Thompson. As a political blunderer the state oil inspector has honestly won the "past master" station and the person who listens to his political counsel in the face of what transpired, last year, when he traveled over the state, giving out deputies right and left, boosting the Governor for the Ohio presidential nomination endorsement, and then "fell in love" loudly, when Burton was given it, must certainly be wonderfully inexperienced from a political viewpoint, or credulousness personified. COKRESPONDENTS 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 few are on Fridays or Saturdays is required. We are especially desirous of hearing from persons in the following named cities: Springfield, Dayton, Piqua, M. T vernon, East Liverpool, Akron, Lima, O., and other places, particularly in Ohio, where we have none. BASE-BALL An Afro-American baseball league is being organized by W. H. Craig. A meeting will be held at 1815 Central Av. March 26 at 2 p. m. The following teams have already entered: The C. G. Sanitary, May Co. the eleventh, designing a join will have representatives at the meeting. Mar. 26. I. E. Grossman Designer of Snappy Clothes No. 209 Schofield Bldg. Formerly of New York Restaurant 3854 Central Ave. Silver Britto, Prop. The Best Home Cooking. First-class Service. Everything New, Neat and Clean. Home-made Bread, Pies and Other Pastry. Regular Meals and Short Orders Try Our Rolls and Coffee. Lunch Counter. (Car Stop—E. 39th St.) SLAUGHTER BROS. GENERAL DIRECTORS & EMBALMERS Office and Funeral Parlors 3923 Central Av., For All Occasions Calls Answered Day and Night Excelsior Billiard Parlor Bain's Hall, 3623 Central Ave. of the Finest in This Section of the Country. 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SE IN THE GAZETT AFRO-AMERICAN CULLINGS Twenty-five years ago Booker T. Washington devised a plan to call the Negro farmers of Alabama, Georgia and other states together once a year for a conference. This conference had been so far-reaching in usefulness that before his death he had planned the program for the "farmers" conference" of 1916. Wednesday, January 19, was conference day, and there were farmers from all over the southern states, and many from the North and West. Negroes who owned their land, and who had been successful, and others who wanted the experience lessons in order for greater success for their own efforts, writes Mrs. J. B. Reid in the Birmingham (Ala.) Ake-Hergel. The crowd was tremendous. It was estimated that there were as many as three thousand Negroes present at dinner on the lawn, where a barbecue had been arranged, and a bountiful dinner served in picnic style. It was a wonderful sight to behold, and the portion of the grounds designated for "hitching places" looked like the scenes on the old-time camp-meeting grounds. There were many white people in attendance, men and women; in fact, it was a tremendous demonstration of interest in the best methods of farming and home improvement. There were many speakers from among the Negroes telling of practical experiences and of experiments. The boll weevil seems to be the most formidable enemy in every section, and he is usually the conqueror. Nothing said or tried seemed to destroy his appearance. Each farmer starting out as if he had the remedy, but the final result only proved there is but one way from the destructive power, and that was "raise a diversified crop, have more stock and feed the home markets." This is only the extension and purpose of the spirit of Tuskegee in situate. The Negro is a natural farmer. He loves the soil and the sunshine—and that they are buying homes and using modern methods is an assurance that they are beginning to be more thrifty, and are being benefited by the encouragement and training they have been given. I had a keen desire to spend a few days in Alabama's most wonderful workshop, and this was an opportunity. The invitation came to be among their white friends for the conference, and I spent three days most profitably within the enclosure of the institution—going every minute, and even then left much to be seen, although this was my second visit. The spirit of Booker T. Washington lives among the teachers and students; there was evidenced the one great purpose—tolling for service and stronger citizenship—in answer to his call. There are there now 1,620 students enrolled, 60 per cent of whom are boys, each one learning a trade. Think of what an impetus to labor in the preparation for the better workmanship. Each girl is compelled to learn domestic work—cooking, sewing, washing and household work—and economy is their watchword in these lessons. The entire student body works as one man. Speaking of economy and figuring on good management, the arithmetic used in the school was compiled by a former pupil. The lessons are based on the direct management, income and disbursement of the institute during the year of 1911. Calculating the in- At a special meeting of the Washington branch of the National Negro Business league, held at Washington, a committee was appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the sorrow of the organization over the death of the founder of the league, Dr. Booker T. Washington. A recommendation was adopted, to be laid before the executive committee of the National Negro Business league, urging the setting apart of a "national Booker T. Washington day," on which occasion each year the colored people all over the land would assemble in their churches, schoolhouses and other public places and emphasize the constructive work done by the deceased for the intellectual, commercial, economic and social uplift of his race. A second recommendation was ordered to be sent for the consideration of the executive committee of the parent body, to the effect "that it is the sense of the local league that a suitable monument should be erected to the memory of Booker T. Washington: that such a movement should be fostered by the National Negro Busi According to the Dutch legation in Stockholm, an extensive aluminum smelter is being organized at Hoyantjord, Norway, where there is a waterfall which may supply 60,000-horsepower. It is proposed to develop 20,000-horsepower at once, to provide for the production of 4,000 tons of aluminum a year. The capital stock of the company is fixed at $3,350,000, of which $2,680,000 is subscribed. Pneumatic balls as well as springs support a new bicycle saddle. Although nearly a million were minted, the United States cent of 1799 is an extremely rare coin and brings prices of from $40 to $75, according to the specimen's condition. Artificial rubber has been made from Russian crude petroleum, which contains chemical elements similar to those in California oil. More than 2,000 miles of railroad in this country are now operated by electricity, which is 100 per cent more efficient on steep grades than steam. come from products of all departments, expenditures, insurance, loss and profit, etc. Thus every arithmetic class knows the detail business of the school for that year. As the lesson is local, there is more interest in the study. These figures can be obtained for every day of the year now—for instance, I have before me today the report for January 15, 1916. This report is placed on the desk of John H. Washington, director of industries, and furnishes some interesting facts as regards the detail management of the department, upon which depends the supplies for the table, and buildings and financial success of the institution. There were 78,991 pounds of coal used in 24 hours at a cost of $2.91 a ton. On January 15 there were 9,825 gallons of milk, containing 5.2 per cent fat, milked and 10 gallons bought extra from farmers. A milk wagon twice a day supplies many families in Tuskegee, and there is also a bread and vegetable wagon operated each day from the bakery and garden. Bought from farmers same day, 20 gallons of skim milk and 10 gallons of cream. Churned 209 pounds of cream, test 30 per cent fat; made 75 pounds butter. Number of dairy cattle on hand, 162; amount of feed used for the day, 250 pounds of cottonseed meal, 25 pounds of oats, 25 pounds bran, 700 pounds of hulls, 700 pounds hay, 1,500 pounds silage. In the poultry yards there are 583 hens and 51 cockes; 29 dozen eggs laid that day. This is only to give an idea of the details and careful attention given each department each day; as each department submits an accurate report daily. Another feature of the industry, the institute buys from farmers, white and colored, their surplus, and thus furnishes to them a market and encourages other industry. A cannery for the preservation of their own products is operated, and other growers are encouraged to plant and cultivate a bountiful supply by an arrangement to use the cannery on shares. Every boy or girl near by can make their extra dimes by supplying this market with berries in season, to be preserved for winter. Much canned stuff, with the Tuskegee institute brand, is shipped each year. Rev. Dr. M. H. Harris, in a sermon at Temple Israel, in Harlem, paid a high tribute to the late Dr. Booker T. Washington, the Negro educator, in which he reviewed his life and dwelt on the lessons to be learned therefrom. "He not only sought to deepen the respect of the Caucasian for the Negro," he said, "but one of the highest purposes of the Tuskegee Institute was to awaken the respect of the Negro for his own people. For he had found now and then a scorpion of the black for the black—a desire, though unavailing, to get away from his own. He taught this lesson by example. He showed them that he, a Negro, was just as proud of being a Negro as a white mar could be of being, of the white race." In conclusion Doctor Harris said: "Is not his biography one to inspire the youth of the land? That he, with all his disadvantages, achieved so much, should not I, with my opportunities, do something worth while in the world? A great man helps us all to come nearer to greatness." ness league, under the sanction of the family of the deceased leader and the trustees of Tuskegee institute, and that the local league pledges its heartiest co-operation with the national league in a movement looking toward that end." Harry Putnam of Rochester, N. Y., trapped a robin recently and found tied to one of its legs a note written by Miss Beatrice Hinman of Washington, D. C., inviting the finder to address her if he was under thirty, single and good looking. Mr. Putnam replied at once. They are agitating the question of digging a canal along the south shore of Long Island. Evidently there isn't water enough around Long Island to satisfy them. Wisconsin was a part successively of Indiana, Illinois and Michigan before it was made a state in 1848. An English firm puts up tea in blocks like plug tobacco for the convenience of travelers. Aluminum mined in France will be refined in electric furnaces in Norway at a plant supplied with power by a waterfall where there is 60,000 horsepower available. A gas range has been invented with interchangeable parts that permit it to be fitted to meet the conditions encountered in kitchens of almost any description. It's their crooked ways that enable some men to make both ends meet. Pneumatic machinery has been invented for measuring hides, the amount of air that is drawn through a screen over which a hide is stretched being recorded on a dial. For outdoor sports a St. Louis man has invented a program that can be fastened to a person's hat to form an eye shade. The undersea origin of chalk is indicated by the presence of minute sea shells which are revealed by the mirocroscope. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O.. SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1916. TOQUE IS ATTRACTIVE The head sketched this week shows the feather toque and wing trimming in attractive forms. This Russian turban toque made of russet-red feathers was created by Lewis, and this model is creating something of a sensation on the Riviera at the present moment. The entire toque was covered with russet-red feathers, and then at the right side, high up on the brim, there was a quaint dull bluebird which had exaggeratedly long wings. The velvet bow which finished off the tour de cou shown had swallow-tail ends, which followed the lines of the bluebird's wings, writes a Paris correspondent. Lowis is making similar toques in pure white, with metallic-green birds at the side; also in raven's-wing blue feather with flamingo—red birds on the brim. Also for the Riviera season this milliner is making Russian-turban toques covered with small flowers and trimmed at one side with amazingly H Feather Touche Made of Russet-Red Feathers With a Dull Bluebird. high ribbon bows. Lewis, Reboux, Carlier and other well-known milliners are using a great deal of ribbon this season, plain faille ribbon with pict edge and also a heavy velvet ribbon which has a tafta tie. Long lengths of ribbon are twisted into mysteriously elaborate bows and placed very high on the crown or brim of the toque. Some of the newest Lewis models have the crowns covered entirely with high ribbon bows; others have these bows placed at one side in such a position that they sweep over the hair and then just out at the back. Another model toque was created by Mme. Carlier and it is a design which I can recommend with enthusiasm, for this toque is almost universally becoming. It is quite close fitting and the wing mount circles the brim and makes a trimming in itself. The crown of the Carlier model was composed of sapphire-blue velvet and the wings were in a subtle shade of silver-gray. Carlier is using a great deal of hatter's plush, especially for the flat brimmed hats of the sailor order. For Monte Carlo and Nice the glorified sailor hat still holds its own. French women never tire of this shape and they wear it with infinite grace and certain success. Nearly all these sailor shapes made of, hatter's plush are untrimmed, or simply trimmed with a band of corded ribbon circling the crown and a couple of handsome hatpins. A large square veil, bordered with fine black lace, is then thrown on over the hat, the idea being that this veil shall fall in even folds all round. It is considered the correct thing to have these veils made of net which matches the color of the hat, though the black lace border always remains the same. HEALTH AND BEAUTY An apple eaten before breakfast serves as a natural stimulus to the digestive organs. When a child gets a bad fall, peel and grate a raw potato and lay on the spot that has been bumped the most severely. The potato will reduce the swelling in a short time. To relieve earache roast a raisin and bind it as hot as it can be borne on the ear. The result is magical, relief coming quickly. For chapped and rough hands the following wash will prove of benefit and will remedy the trouble if used long enough: Lemon juice, three ounces; white wine vinegar, three ounces; white brandy, half a pint. The woman who does her own cooking often burns herself while frying potatoes or meat. For any kind of a burn or scald apply the white of an egg. It is most soothing and will cause the wound to heel quickly. A sty on the eye is not only sufficient to spoil any one's good looks, but it is decidedly painful besides To. Elbow Cushion, Centerpiece and Small Mat Are Serviceable and Make a Good Appearance. Yes, there is such a thing and it is intended to take its humble position beneath the elbow while one is telephoning to one's friend, butcher, baker or candlestick maker. The cushion is circular in shape, measuring six inches in diameter, and is covered with black linen. On the linen a few daffodils are embroidered in yellow. The edge of the cushion is bound with black tape. To form a set, two other pieces are made to go with the cushion. One is a large centerpiece and the other is a little mat to place beneath the telephone. The two pieces are embroidered in yellow and are bound with black braid. The set not only proves serviceable to protect the table on which the telephone stands and to protect the elbow, but the black note is apt to be very effective in a room. If black is cure this disagreement make a poultice of fresh tea leave moistened with honey. WALL COVER WORTH WHILE Easy to Select Appropriate Schemes and Colors If Ouse Devotes Proper Attention to Matter. Each fashion has its own eventful history, fascinating to those who love to follow out the developments of things. Tapestry effects in wallpapers and fabric coverings for walls had their origin in the times when castles and cottages were so constructed that it was necessary to hang some protective material against the walls to keep out the drafts. Coarse weaves, like gunnysack, were used in the cottages, but the palaces were distinguished for their handsome tapestries. Time changes all things. The tapestry designs are simulated in papers, inexpensive, but alas! often inartistic, and gunnysack and burlap (both in fabric form) today rank superior to tapestry effects in their elegance. And this is as it should be, for true beauty lies in simplicity. Plain colored walls give ample opportunity for carrying out of perfect harmony in the color scheme of a decorator and also show up pictures and ornaments to best advantage. The most satisfying and artistic to select for walls, in either gunnysack or burlap, are the soft tans, the delicate ambers, leaf browns, ivory tints, apple or leaf green, wood gray and wood brown, and sometimes delicate shades of blue. FOR THE INVALID FRIEND Pretty Embroidered Egg Cozy Is One of the Most Creatable of Gifts Very frequently one would like to know of something other than flowers to take to an invild friend. The flowers are lovely and there should be more of them showered on living people; but, as a rule, they are the first thing one thinks of bestowing upon sick friends. For this reason it is advisable to send something a little different. "But what shall it be?" you ask. Suppose you embroider for her or for him an agg cozy. There is nothing so valuable as a useful as well an ornamental gift. The cozy can be made from two pieces of linen, cut bell shape. The top and sides of the bell-shaped pieces can be scalloped and joined together. The cozy, by the way, should measure three and one-half inches wide and four inches high. On one side of the cozy embroider an appropriate design. A chicken on a fence, an egg in a cup will serve the purpose. Work the design in gay colors. Of course, the cozy must be thickly interlined in order that the heat from the egg will not escape. DRESSY GOWN OF SILK 1 In a Dressy Gown of Silk a Skeleton Waist Is Slipped Over an Under- bedice of Chiffon and Joined to a Straight, Full Skirt. The Sleeves Are Long, the Skirt Banded With Four Ruffles and the Wide Girdle Is of Silk Like the Gown. not to be considered, one may use geen, brown or gray instead. Buckles on Spring Shoes. Buckles are used on practically all pumps for spring, and very large ones are the most fashionable, some measuring as much as two and one-half inches across. An oval buckle of oxidized sterling silver is attractively engraved and set with amethyst-colored stones. Another buckle is of bright silver with a simple engraved border, measuring two inches across. Large square buckles are also of engraved silver. Large cut steel buckles in all shapes are very popular. Velvet Collars On some of the very smart checked suits there are collars of velvet which are tacked on so lightly, withal firmly enough to withstand hard wear, that they can be ripped off without in the least hurting the style of the collar. So, when one becomes tired of the velvet, or when it looks worn, it can simply be removed without in any way injuring the coat. HAS DISTINCT FLAVOR CAULIFLOWER ONE OF THE BEST OF VEGETABLES. Careful Preparation Needed to Bring Out Its Really Fine Qualities in Cauliflower has a distinctive flavor, suggesting cabbage somewhat, but more delicate. Whatever the method of preparing it for the table, care should be taken to preserve and develop its flavor and to keep the creamy white color which is so attractive. This means that it must be cooked just long enough to insure tenderness and no longer. If overcooked, the white portion turns dark and the flavor becomes strong and finally rank. Some persons insist that overcooked cauliflower and overcooked cabbage may be the cause of digestive disturbance which is not noticed when these vegetables are properly cooked. The following recipes are worth trying: Bolled Cauliflower With Drawn Butter—Place the cauliflower, head up, in boiling water to which salt has been added (one teaspoonful to a quart of water) and cook until just tender, which should require for a medium-sized cauliflower about one-half hour. Then remove whole to a hot dish and serve with melted butter. Sometimes the head is wrapped in cheesecloth before being cooked to make sure that the delicate flowerets are not broken off. If the leaf stalks are cooked with the head, serve in such a way that each person receives a portion of both head and leaf. Creamed Cauliflower—The cauliflower cooked as above may be served with a cream sauce, and the dish looks particularly well when the head is left whole and the sauce is poured over it. If more convenient, however, it may be broken up into small portions, which should be arranged neatly in the dish and then covered with the sauce. Cream Sauce.—This kind of sauce (so often served with vegetables) should be made rather thick for cauliflower, as follows: One cupful milk, two tablespoonfuls butter, two tablespoonfuls flour, one-half teaspoonful salt and one-fourth teaspoonful pepper. Heat the milk over boiling water; beat the butter and flour to a cream and stir into the hot milk. Cook five minutes, then add salt and pepper. In this and the other dishes referred to salt and pepper can be added as desired. Cauliflower Baked With Cheese (Cauliflower au Gratin).—Break into pieces a well-drained head of plain boiled cauliflower and fill a dish with layers (two or at most three) of cauliflower lightly sprinkled with grated cheese. Pour over all a cupful of cream sauce; sprinkle the top with buttered bread crumbs, and, if a decided cheese flavor is liked, with a little grated cheese also. Bake in a moderately hot oven until the top is a delicate brown. Cream of Cauliflower Soup—Cream soups can be made by adding the pulp of a vegetable (enough to insure good flavor) to a thin cream sauce. A good proportion is one cupful of vegetable pulp (in this case cauliflower broken into very small pieces or put through a rather coarse sieve) to a quart of sauce. Dolceous Walnut Cake One cupful milk, three-fourths cupful of butter, two cupfuls of granulated sugar, three cupfuls of flour, three even teaspoonfuls of baking powder, three eggs, nearly a cupful English walnut meats broken up. Beat butter and sugar to a cream, add milk slowly, then the eggs beaten separately. Add the nuts after the other ingredients have been thoroughly mixed. Frost each cake. Put the cakes together and mark the frosting in squares, laying half a nut in each square, or make two cakes, frosting one with white and one with chocolate. Creamed Celery. Celery two cupfuls, white sauce ora cupful. Method: Select the tender parts of the celery and serve as a relish. The tougher, undesirable parts, break into inch pieces, and cook until tender in enough boiling salted water to cover (30 to 60 minutes). Make a white sauce by melting one tablespoonful of butter and adding one tablespoonful of flour and stirring until smooth, gradually pouring on the one-fourth cupful of milk and stirring until smooth. Add the cooking water. Creole Balls. Add to one cupful of milk butter the size of an egg and let it come to a boil. After the milk boils add three cupfuls light brown sugar, getting the mixture to the boiling point as quickly as possible to avoid curdling. Stir continually. When a soft ball will form in the water it is done. Remove from the stove and beat, add one teaspoonful vanilla, one cupful nut meats. When it creams form in small bell shapes or mounds. Veal Balls. Eight ounces of cold cooked veal, three ounces of bacon fried, two tablespoonfuls of cream, three ounces of grated roll, one tablespoonful of chopped parsley, pepper and salt. Pass the meat and bacon twice through the mincing machine. Stir grated roll into cream, add egg, salt, pepper and parsley and lastly the meat, mixing all thoroughly. Form into balls the size of a nut, boil for five minutes in soup and serve hot. Sponge Drops. Two eggs (whites) one-third cupful of powdered sugar, two eggs (yolks), one-third cupful of flour, teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of lemon extract. Beat the whites of the eggs stiff with the salt; beat the yolks, add powdered sugar and flavoring, cut in whites and then add flour. Drop or shape from spoon into lady's fingers on thick, buttered paper, sprinkle with powdered sugar, shake off all that does not cling and bake in a moderate oven. WHEN THE DINERS ARE LATE Food May Be Kept in Good Condition If Requisite Paraphernalia is at Hand. This problem confronts every house- keeper in all the seasons, and per- haps it is the lagging breakfast comers, and those who are a little uncertain at the dinner hour who cause her the most anxiety. However, since the introduction of hot water plates and platters, this has ceased to be serious a question. The food on these plates, after the nickel reservoir under them has been filled with boiling hot water may be covered with the nickel cover and will keep in perfect condition for a half or even three-quarters of an hour. The vegetables, cooked now in the three-quarter compartment steamers, may be well kept for at least the same length of time. The roast, done in the universal covered roasting pan, will suffer none from the same length delay. Tiny alcohol burners under the little chafing dishes used for saucers will keep the sauces warm, though perhaps they suffer more than any other one thing by waiting—they get too thick or dry out if allowed to stand, and their flavor is often sacrificed. Soup, of course, can wait without serious injury. Fish is the hardest article to keep warm unless it is made into a fish turbot. If it has been boiled, then it should be placed on the rack and placed over boiling water, so it is steam-enveloped and covered, but if it is allowed to stand more than ten or fifteen minutes this way it will become woolly and lose its taste. If creamed it will stand all right in a double boiler over hot water for twenty or thirty minutes, after which it begins to get watery. Solid alcohol burners, lighted under the chafing dish long enough at a time to keep the water at boiling point in the water pan, will keep the contents warm without danger of being overcooked, for at least a half hour. Any of the plate warmers placed on the dining room radiator will keep the plates warm and ready for serving when needed. HELPFUL SUGGESTIONS Add a cupful of cooked rice when making beef loaf and the loaf will be moist and slice firmly and will have a new flavor. After plucking and singeing fowls, dampen them slightly, sprinkle with flour, rub gently all over and wash in tepid water. Mix the salt with the flour before milk or water is added in making thickening for gravies, etc., and thereby prevent lumpiness. Before pouring hot fruit into a glass dish or jar, place the receptacle on a cloth wet in cold water. This prevents the glass from breaking. To remove oil stains and paint from windows, wet a woolen cloth with ammonia and apply to the spots, rubbing briskly but not too hard. To make cakes, pies and other pastry from burning on the bottom sprinkle the bottom of the oven with fine, dry salt, and your cakes or pies will have perfectly. To make a light and dark layer cake first bake the dark part, then when almost done remove from the oven, pour the light part over it, put back in the oven and bake quickly. Instead of Starch. If you have found the ordinary starch unsatisfactory when "doing up" your fine white wear try making starch either of borax or gum arabic. The borax method is the simpler in that it is merely added to the rinsing water (two heaping teaspoonfuls of borax to five quartes of water is the proportion) and gives the garments when ironed just the right amount of crispness. To make a gum arabic starch use half an ounce of the gum arabic to a cupful of boiling water. Dilute to suit your taste in stiffness and use as you would the common laundry variety. Glass Plant Shelf It is a good idea to have glass cut to fit a shelf on which plants stand. The glass is easily cleaned and saves the wood underneath. A piece of plate glass cut to fit a window ledge or top of a radiator will often furnish a convenient shelf. A pretty tearoom has its tables covered first with an attractive pattern in cretonne, and this in turn covered with plate glass exactly fitting the tables. Sauteed Oysters. To be prepared in the chafing dish. Free the oysters from bits of shell and rinse if gritty, drain and lay on a bed of coarse cracker crumbs, rolled rather coarsely, and seasoned with pepper and salt. Put enough butter into the blazer to more than cover the bottom, lay in the oysters and turn as soon as light brown, adding more butter as needed. Serve with olives or nicalill. Fruit Cocktail. Five greening apples, three oranges, two and one-half tablespoonful sugar. Remove pulp from oranges and put in bowl. Pare apples and cut in small cubes right over the orange pulp, as the orange juice keeps it from turning dark. Add sugar and mix lightly with a fork; chill thoroughly before serving. Garnish with candied cherries.—Pictorial Review. Potato Soup. One large potato, peel and dice. Cook until soft in a pint of water, then rub through sieve and return to the water it was boiled in and add one pint milk, teaspoonful butter and sale to taste. Let it come to boiling point and then pour it over one egg, which has been well beaten. Stir well. Serve with croutons or crackers. Apples Red Hot. Take several apples, pare, core and cut in quarters. Slow them in a little water, but not so long as to allow them to become pulp. Sweeten amply with pounded loaf sugar and flavor to taste with cayenne pepper; color with cochineal. CAP and BELLS NOT HARRISON; BUT M'KINLEY Old Lady, Who Was Always Getting Names Confused, Invited Bill to Come Up by Back Stairs. His mother lived in an apartment house in the East end. He told her he would send out a man from the shops where he was manager to move her furniture from one room to another, and from another room to one, a little pleasure the old lady allowed herself two or three times a year. "I'll have him get here about ten o'clock, mother, tomorrow morning, You watch out your window for him, and show him how to get up here—he'll be a little timid about coming into this part of town. You'll know him when you see him—a big, tall, rough-looking fellow. His name is Ben Harrison." The next morning about ten the old lady looked out of her front window, and saw a man standing in the street, gazing up at the apartment house. She threw up the window. "Are you Ben Harrison? she called. And the man, who wasn't Ben Harrison, but a slate roofer, and who thought somebody was trying to kid him, replied, "No, ma'am, I call McKinley." "Oh dear, yes!" cried the old lady, "I'm always getting names wrong! Just go round the side, Mr. McKinley, and come up the stairs."—Cleveland Leader Same. Old. World. "Then you can decipher these cuneiform characters, professor?" "Oh, yes." "How interesting. And what do these tablets say?" "Weil, this one speaks of a Chaldean who absconded with 30,000 clam shells. Here's an elopment in Assyrian high life, an account of grafting in office, and a king declares war." "Um. Reads exactly like a front page of today." Yea. Verily. Blinks—What's the matter, old boy? I haven't seen you at the club since your wife got a divorce. Jinks—Oh, you'll see me there before long. I'm engaged to be married again. A Vague Theory. "What is this rice powder doing on your overcoat?" "Beats me. I've been in a lot of offices today. Must have put that overcoat down on a powder puff somewhere." His Misery. "I don't see why you're so miserable. You've got everything to make you happy." "Yes, I know I've got everything except the joy of wanting something I can't get." Lulu—Why ain't you married, Mr. Phatt? Mr. Phatt—Nobody wants me, I guess. Lulit—I guess you never asked my Aunt, Priscilla; 'cause I'm sure she'd take anybody. Good Advice. "So you're going in for public speaking?" "Yes." "Well, make up your mind that you can say more in half an hour than you can in two hours." An Indication. "Does he believe in the ultimate success of the suffrage movement?" "I don't know, but I heard him telling his daughter that she got all her lessons she might some day be president." "You told me you had rehearsed it until you could say it backward or forward." "Did. But I started it backward and couldn't switch." "The doctor says these clothes will ruin my health." "What of it, my dear?" "I didn't suppose the old fogy ever noticed the styles."