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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR. NO. 37. IN VATICAN HONORIS VITAE GREAT WORK OF MAJOR LOVING Founder and Director of Island's Most Noted Musical Organization Retires From Much. Coveted Position Upon Advice of 'His Physicians—Receives Flattering Eulogy From General Hall. By J. L. WALLER. Manila, P. L.-Major Walter H. Loving, for fourteen years director of the famous Philippines Constabulary band, which he organized in 1902, retired from his post in a blaze of glory here in January. He had only been back two weeks with his famous band from the San Francisco exposition. The ovation which he received at his last concert on the Launcha surpassed any similar demonstration even given to a retiring American official. Fully 20,000 people were crowded about the band stand to hear the last concert. When Major Loving appeared at the appointed hour, making his way through the dense crowds, a spontaneous cheer went up from the great throng, and the handclapping that followed was so prolonged that the concert was delayed for several minutes. Then for over an hour the crowd was entertained with one of the most enjoyable concerts on record. It was truly a popular concert in the sense that it was intended to please every one. There was classic music for those who revel in the classics and there were popular airs for those who love the lighter themes. A committee of Manila's most prominent citizens had been busy for several days arranging some sort of press MAJOR WALTER H. LOVING. entation to Major Loving, and just before the last number was played Hon. Newton W. Gilbert, former vice governor of the Philippines, climbed up into the band stand. Standing there by Major Loving's side, Judge Gilbert spoke in behalf of the citizens of Manila, and the rousing cheers that his words brought from the crowd were ample proof of the high place held by Major Loving in the esteem of the people. people. A unique and handsome gold watch, appropriately inscribed, and a purse of gold were presented to Major Loving, while the crowd cheered. Lieutenant Navarro, who succeeds Major Loving as director of the band, presented his retiring chief on behalf of the eighty-five members of the band with a beautiful silver love cup, inlaid with gold and specially inscribed for the occasion. There was a touch of pathos in the scene accompanying this presentation, for several of the musicians in the band stand were silently weeping during this intermission in the concert. After the presentation Major Loving faced his great band for the last time to direct the rendition of the time honored stralis of "Auld Lang Syne." Just before the closing stralis he stepped down from his place and handed over his baton to Lieutenant Navarro, the faithful assistant who had served under him for so many years. This little act of courtesy on the part of Major Loving brought forth the cheers of the crowd, which continued for some time after the music had ceased. After the concert Major Loving was the guest of honor at a dinner given by officers of the Philippines constabulary. General Hall, chief of the constabulary, was the principal speaker and delivered a flattering ecology on Major Loving and his work in the constabulary. Major Loving's residence was besieged with guests, coming to bid him farewell. There were also several scenading parties of Filipino musicians in the throng. When Major Loving called away from pier 5 the full constabulary band was there to pay its last tribute to the departing chief. General Hall and other officers of the constabulary escorted Major Loving from his residence to the pier. Major Loving retires on account of impaired health. He was taken ill while leading his band at the San Francisco exposition. Since then he has apparently recovered and is the very picture of health, but his physicians advised him to take no further risks with the climate of the Philipines. He organized the Constabulary band in 1902, beginning with twenty men. In 1904, when the band had been in- THE GAZETTE creased to sixty men. it went to the St. Louis exposition and won-high honors, carrying off the second prize. In 1900, with eighty-five pieces, it again went to the United States to attend the inauguration of President Taft. On the way to Washington it played in concerts in various cities and won the unstinted praise of the musical world. After the inauguration of President Taft the band went to Atlantic City and played a long engagement at Young's pier. In 1915, at the opening of the San Francisco expedition, it made its third trip to the United States, returning to Munich at the close of the expedition. It was the most popular band at the big fair and for this reason was selected to remain and officiate it the concluding concert. No other single agency has done as much to advertise the Philippines and to give the outside world a proper conception of their people. This fact is fully appreciated by the Filipinos and has made Major Loving a hero among these far away islanders. The Constitubary band is inseparably linked with Major Loving's name. People from all over the world who have heard it, play will always think of Major Loving, the directing genius who made it all possible. What he accomplished with the raw material at his disposal has been the marvel of the musical world for the past decade. As solists his men are not equal to the great artists of Europe and America, but for ensemble-effect his band has competed successfully with the greatest organizations in the world and has elicited high praise from Sousa and other famous leaders. The monumental labor attached to Major Loving's achievement is only appreciated by trained musicians, and it is fitting that a man of his own profession should speak the final word. Professor Elbenzeen Cook, writing in the Manila 'cablenews of Jan. 23, 1915, pays the following rhlate to Major Loving's high efficiency as a musician and a leader of men: "The splendid recognition of the past services of Major Living in the building up of the (Constabulary band, which took place at his last) Launta concert, was but a spontaneous demonstration of the high estimation as a musician and a man which the Manila public holds of him. "The requirements necessary to achieve what he has accomplished are many. Often efficient conductors lack the tactful organizing ability necessary to build up an efficient organization like the Constabulary band and orchestra. I believe the Constabulary band is the only musical body in the world in which every man can allocate to both band and orchestra. "The amount of work on the part of the leader necessary to this accomplishment is little appreciated by the general public. A morning school for the strings was a feature, and this general education was really only begun. Every year, if this work is continued, will add to the efficiency of the organization, and it is to be hoped that under the new leadership it will be continued." As Major Loving is but forty-three years of age it is to be hoped that his retirement is only temporary and that he will not be permanently lost to the profession for which he has done so much and through which he has achieved a lasting and well merited fame. PARTOW POWELL'S SUCCESS. Rich Georgia Man Was 'Once Cabin Boy on Flint River Boats. One of the wealthiest farmers among the colored people of the south is Par- tow Powell of Albany, Ga. He owns 10,000 acres of land, so it is reported, and has on his various plantations nultery-nine tenant families. Mr. Powell works 100 miles and fifteen horses on his farm. He sold a consignment of cotton in 1915 which he held over from his 1014 crop for the smart sum of $35,000. Mr. Powell has held the government contract for improving the Flint river for the past twenty-four years. From a cabin boy on the boys engaged in dredging the Flint river he rose to the position of a contractor. Being a man of thrift and ambition, he saved his money and invested it in the rich farm and timber lands along the Flint river. This proved to be a wise and profitable business move, which brought good results, and he rapidly rose to prominence and wealth. Mr. Powell's estate is estimated to be over $300,000. It is well to call attention to the fact that this wonderful progress has been made in Georgia by a man of the Negro race in the midst of horrible lynching of members of his race, fincarw laws and other intense forms of strife and race hatred. The late Booker T. Washington in his speeches and addresses often tried to impress the fact upon our people that the soil knows no color line. Mr. Powell's success is a striking illustration of the truth of Dr. Washington's statement. To Test Segregation Plan. To Test Segregation Plan. The general belief seems to prevail among the rank and file of the more conservative citizens in St. Louis that the two race segregation ordinances passed at the February election held in St. Louis will be declared unconstitutional by the state supreme court should such a test be made by the leaders of the opposition. The colored people are planning to take the matter to the state supreme court at the earliest date possible. That the ordinances are in plain violation of the legal rights of a citizen to live in or use his property as he sees fit within the law is the opinion of many of the leading lawyers of St. Louis and vicinity. ESTABLISHED AUGUST 25, 1883 AND ISSUED EVERY WEEK ON TIME SINCE. BAPTISTS HOLD PEACE MEETING Largest Organization of the Denomination. Split at Convention Held in Chicago In 1915 Over Management of Material Enterprise—Harmony Between the Leaders Is Sought. Washington—At a meeting held at the Mount Carral Baptist church in this city in February steps were taken by a group of members of the national Baptist convention, which split at the annual convention held in Chicago in 1915, to bring about a reunion of the warring factions. A peace movement was organized, with the Rev. Dr. W. H. Jernagin, minister of the above named church, as president and Miss Nannle H. Burroughs, president of the National Training School For Women and Girls at Lincoln heights in this city, as secretary. Two decades ago Negro Baptists in session in Atlanta, Ga., by uniting the Baptist foreign convention of the United States, the national Baptist convention, the national Baptist educational convention, look at one stride a longer step forward in the right direction than any race group of similar size has perhaps ever taken. MISS N. H. BURHOUGES: This advanced step was taken by the fathers that we might be able to do more effectively mission work in America, in Africa and elsewhere abroad, to foster the cause of education and to promote the publication and circulation of religious literature. Prominent Baptists now say: Phenomenal success has come as the result of this union, outstanding by far in financial growth, numerical strength and physical equipment the combined achievements of all other Negro denominations. In our Chicago convention in 1915, when we should have been celebrating the twentieth marriage anniversary of this union, we separated, and the entire Christian world is asking lounder and louder. Why? To do what? We must admit that our phenomenal success was due to this happy union. It is therefore evident that we must have a great many more reasons for going back together than we have for staying apart. Realizing this fact we have decided to ask the direction of God and to plan to secure the co-operation of the leaders of the two conventions and of every man and woman in the denomination who pray. "The kingdom come, thy will be done," to the end that the national Baptist convention might again take up unitedly the task to which it set itself in Atlanta twenty years ago. After prayer and conference, we declare these truths to be self-evident: First—We did not separate because of any differences over policy or principles for which Baptists have always stood and contended, but have simply differed as to the management of material enterprises and over administrative affairs. We believe a satisfactory adjustment is not only desired, but essential if the denominational growth in the next fifty years is to compare in any way with the growth in the next twenty years. pass. Second—Because the day of overlapping and duplication in church enterprises is past. The very spirit of the times is against it. We cannot succeed out of harmony with our times. Overwhelming public sentiment will drive us to the wall. For economic reasons, therefore, we must get together. Third—Because our people are entirely too poor and too weak to pay the price of a quarrel among Christians over secular affairs. Fourth—Even when united we never measured up satisfactorily in the support of our missionary and educational enterprises. Secretaries have, been compelled to trump the country, sleep on their suit cases week in and week out, for lack of money to get berths; carry their grips packed with books and supplies, for lack of money to have transfer or express companies do it for them; peedle pictures and books and take more pititties for the great causes after the circumstances have been drained, and above all, mission aries in foreign fields have gone for months without their salaries. It is therefore hardly reasonable to expect larger returns from divided, forces. Though the boards have had only the crumbs that have fallen from the tables in the churches, God has blessed the great national organization because of the loftiness of the purpose of the fathers, act forth in their note of vision, faith and courage in the Atlanta instrument. Fifth.—We have been responsible for the operating expenses of only one convention, and we are thousands of dollars behind. How can these same people support two National Baptist conventions, two publishing houses, two foreign mission boards, two home mission boards, two B. Y. P. L. boards, two educational boards and two benefit boards? Sixth. Strife over material things has never been a challenge to the Christian church to offer its best in lives and money. A situation similar to the one we now face caused the spiritual fires that burned so fiercely for several hundred years after Pentecost to the out and hastened the death of Christianity in northern Africa. Negative Baptists in America are now marching to the birth of a similar death. Seventh. This division is discontinuing to our friends in the north and south, who have given us moral and large financial support through schools of our home mission societies. Our friends have invested faith and hopeings more valuable than money, which if once lost will be beyond the power of this and even the next generation to restore. To fall these friends will be a moral catastrophe. It will be fifty, years at most before southern Baptist, will invest $20,000 annually in our upift and offer us $20,000 to stimulate us to keep our promise to ourselves in the matter of providing a national theological seminary. Northern Baptists will serve us with greater fear, and others who are anxious to encourage worthy efforts on the part of even other Negro denominations will have this constant reminder of our unsettled, unsatisfactory internal condition. In other words, inheavals of this kind are positively discouraging to our friends and wonderfully gratifying and strengthening to our enemies. Eighth.—Granting that we might recover from the loss of northern and southern islands, we will never recover the loss of the confidence of the masses that have been compelled by the leaders of the denomination to support out of their penny these enterprises. Will the leaders suffer the masses, that so much need all that our friends have to give us their help, so far as most of us great a heritage? Because of the spiritual, moral, economic and social loss we will certainly sustain as a result of this division, we call upon pastors and laymen to work to spread the gospel of peace and unity which has been and will ever be the conquering sign of the Christian army. Peace and unity must come because God wants it, and there is not a man in the country who desires our poor people to pay the price that they alone must pay if we stay apart. DEATH OF MRS. LOUISE R. JOY History Connected With Aged Woman Whose Freedom Beecher Purchased. The following account of the death of Mrs. Louise R. Joy by John H. Paynter, which appeared in the Washington Post in February, is interesting for many reasons. The reference to the part taken by the late Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and the Plymouth church in Brooklyn is of much historical value. Mr. Paynter's article reads thus: A few days ago the mortal remains of Mrs. Louisa R. Joy, whose residence in the District covered a period of nearly seventy years, were laid to rest. Her entire life was symbolized by an unwavering faith in God, devotion to the church and loving service to her family. The passing of this splendid Christian character is otherwise notable, too, for she was the last of the eighteen sons and daughters of Paul and Amelia Edmonson, seven of whom were associated with seventy others in effort to escape from slavery in 1848. The attempt was unsuccessful, mutually through information furnished the masters by one Judson Diggs, a free colored man, who had a small personal suite to satisfy. The steamer Pearl, with its cargo of fugitives, was overhaul at Carnfield Harbor, a landing on the Potomac river, and the masters, anticipating resistance, boarded her with pistols and clubs dawned, but were speedily reassured when Richard Edinson stuck his head above the hatchway and exclaimed: "Do thyself no harm, gentlemen. We are all here." The slaves were returned to Washington, and most of them were eventually sold in the southern slave market. Two of these sisters, Emily and Mary, were saved from this fate mainly through the efforts of the Rey, Henry Ward Beecher, who held a large meeting in his famous Brooklyn church, at which time the money for their delivery from slavery was enthusiastically subscribed. A little later the aged mother herself journeyed to New York and was equally successful in enlisting the sympathy and aid of Mr. Beecher for the rescue of the two remaining children, one of whom was Mrs. Louisa Joy, who has just passed away. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe devotes much space in her key to "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to the story of the Edmonson children and to the incident of the Pearl, which from the fact of its English ownership the attempted escape of slaves thereon was considered at the time a question of international importance. INSIDE FACTS OF MEXICAN TROUBLE GIVES THEM! The American and Mexican Sides Made Clear by One Who Is Unbiased—The Rise and Fall of Huertu and Villa—The Cauce, Etc. Editor Gazette, Dear Sir: **Greeting:** After a long intermission I am glad to see The Gazette again. Because of conditions at various places where I have been I have been unable to get the paper and, frequently, other mail. So when I have The Gazette in hand I am at home again in Cleveland. For although I have been away from Cleveland a long time, I still think of it as home and people and places there are fresh in my memory. Events which occurred there, are more vivid than other events of the time intervening between my last visit home and now. These are stirring times along the Mexican border. But the intensity of the situation lessons in proportion to the distance from the border. I suppose, so that what is of vital importance to the people of this section is a mere matter of news to the people of the north 4 have been in Texas down by the Rio Grande, a long white and have traveled from Prownsville, Tex., to Douglas, Ariz., which distance covers more than the entire length of that part of the Rio Grande which separates the United States and Mexico. And everywhere I have entered into the home life of the people, both American, and Mexican. Somehow I have gained the good will and confidence of the people and I have at various times learned secrets which I scouted but later they proved to be true as evidenced by the big headlines of Northern passers. I have come in contact with the people—the real people, those who tell and suffer and live or die for the welfare of Mexico—real Mexicans. Now and then, of course, have met the politicians and those whose only desire is to exploit the country. A thousand mile stretch has had its myriad steps to a long time in intimacy with the people he caused me to be a friend and elation of Mexico. When Huerta was in power I passed from his troops to Carranza's and Villa's without let or hinderance. I was a "hate fellow" well met with both armies. How this came about is another story. But being strictly neutral and impartial had much to do with it. Huerta is dead and Carranza and Villa are enemies! How time changes conditions! You find some valiant troops under the command of First Chief Carranza, who a short time ago were loyal to him before that were faithful to Huerta—and vice versa. This condition leads to the conviction that Mexicans are disloyal, faithless, and treacherous. In many cases we must plead guilty to this count of the indictment. But it is not true of the great mass of Mexicans, although you find them fighting their leader of yesterday and marching again under his standard tomorrow. It is not the man they follow, it is a principle. All though it may be a mistaken principle it is never-the-less a principle. One principle is hostility to the United States. Because Huerta refused to saint the mg of the became very popular. When he became more popular, he reconeclo ted the stripes he lost ground. Then Villa and Carranza began "to pull the eagle's tail" and the people turned to them. Carranza is reported to have wanted war with the United States and but for Villa might have precipi- tated an armed conflict. Villa, the warrior, held back Carranza, the diplomat. Then and there Villa began to lose. To every expressed desire of the United States Villa acceded. Fifteen months ago Gen. Villa was the honored guest at Ft. Bliss, Tex. American soldiers walked or rode horse back beside the carriage in which Villa and an American general. The streets of El Paso, Tex. were lined with people shouting "armor for Villa. On the other Carranza stood aloft, granting nothing, demanding everyone Villa lost heavily with people while Carranza gained ground. Today his hosts of yesterday are hunting Villa like a wild animal. But here Villa gains ground again. And it will be interesting to watch the change of Mexican sentiment. I remember Santa Ysabel, Mex., where eighteen Americans were ruthlessly killed and shamefully maltreated. I remember Columbus, Ariz., where Mexican devils in the dead of night murdered less American citizens. For such outrages there is no excuse and nothing can palliate the crime. But there is an explanation and a reason. Mexicans are intense in both their affections and their hatreds. And in my best judgment events which have happened in Paso, Tex., during the past two years have more to do with Mexican reprisals and毁丧 than any other combination of causes. Mexicans have been jailed and heavily fined for trivial crimes or no cause at all. Children were formerly placed in the lock-up or sent to the reform school by the visiting department of the public schools, on very slight provocation. Hundreds of Mexicans have been deported, "wagged," or driven out of El Paso for what they MIGHT do. And finally the catastrophe in the city jail where 26 prisoners, soaked in gasoline, were cremated alive. Nine more finally recovered. And so maddened by injustice and unfair treatment they hatched a hellish revenge. So many unjust and unfair things have happened during the past two years in El Paso that it is easy to inflame the Mexican' mind against 'the whole United States. Of course the burning of the prisoners in the city jail was accidental and was caused by a "hop-friend" who was himself burned to death and the jail officials were absolutely without blame. Then, too, conditions have vastly-improved since the present Mayor Ton Lea and Corporation Judge Paul D. Thomas took WILL OPPOSE GOV. WILLI Our Ministers Through Ohio Becoming Active THEIR PROTESTS ARE IGNO This week the colored troops have been brought by train loans into El Paso. The people—many of them are frightened at their own shadow now—remember the seed they have been sowing. But it is to be regretted that colored troops are in the fray because Mexicans, as a rule, believe in the Negro and offer a home with equality and fraternity without limitation. I have no fear of war with Mexico and am in hearty sympathy with President Wilson's policy because I know them. Sincerely yours, WILL EDWIN SMITH AN APPRECIATION Antioch-Baptist Sunday School on the Loss of Rev.. H. C. Bailey as Pastor of the Church. Cleveland, O., March 19, 1916. Whenever there enters into our lives, our environments of the specific laborers in which we may be engaged, an individual force or personality whose lofty ideals, singleness of purpose, broadness of heart and unselfish devotion to our common interests us new hope and gain by lifting us into a higher position of usefulness, such a person will gain our supreme love, confidence, honor and esteem, and nurture our everlasting gratitude. We, the Antioch Baptist Sunday School, regard it not only our duty but an exceeding great pleasure in attesting this to be a faint picture of the beneficent results which have been our by reason of the leadership of our beloved pastor, Rev. H. C. Hall during his 13 years of passion. Continuing to us 13 years as he found us a little spark, it a were, enlightening a girl of warmth and light, but a spark was nursed and nurtured by his wise counsel and protected by his fatherly love, and thus became a brilliant flame whose brightness is too intense to be confined within her own borders, but, city, state and country have felt her influence and even across the deep waters has she sent, and is still sending the ray of Gospel light to those who are threatened with more and more we been able to do because we have been followed the leadership of pastor, Rev. H. C. Ballay, as he followed the Christ of the Gospel. We honor and esteem him, not alone for his faithful services for and among us, but also for his broadness of heart, and cosmopolitan spirit, which carried him beyond the united borders of his own parish. He realy a man of the people, ever in contending for the high life of Christian citizenship. Whenever battles for civic consciousness were to be fought he was ever to be found in the front rank battling valiantly for the cruse of right. In recognition of these noble qualities and high ideals, be it resolved: 1. That it is with the deepest regret and sadness that we are compelled to part with our beloved pastor who has been such untold benefit to the Sunday school in all its activities. He has been the main-spring behind all of its wonderful strides and around. In no department of the church has the progress been so marked. No man in recent years has so infidelly stamped his impassion upon the community life of our city as has Dr. H. C. Baxter. He was a pastor to the Bible school, alive to all its most vital interests. His sterling worth and integrity cannot be duplicated. He leaves us with sad and broken hearts the extent of which, language is in adequate to which. REV. H. C. BAILEY We look to our Heavenly Father, who alone is able to heal our wounded hearts, and shall trust in him to fill the vacancy made by this resignation. Wherever his future lot may be cast, may the Great Shepherd of the sheep guide, shield and protect Somewhere in the great beyond, if not on this terrestrial ball... sunny summerside of bliss in glory, we shall meet to part no more. Be it further resolved that a copy of these resolutions be presented to the Rev. Dr. Balley and a copy be spread upon the minutes of this organization and a copy be published in our local papers. Done by the order of the Antioch Baptist Sunday school this 19th day of March, A. D. 1916. MR. O. S. FOX, Supt. MISS LILLIAN FIELDS, Sec. MISS C. MORGAN JACKSON, MRS. ELLEN JACKSON, MRS. EMMA HOWELL, PY FIVE CENTS WILL OPPOSE GOV. WILLIS! Our Ministers Throughout Ohio Becoming Active THEIR PROTESTS ARE IGNORED They Are Leading a Movement to Resent the Governor's Insult---His Broken Promise. Only Aggravates The Matter Editor Gazette, Dear Sir:—Some time in 1915, Gov. Frank B. Willis agreed to the appointment of a local Negro as a deputy oil inspector for this county which position he held until January 1 when his resignation caused a vacancy in the oil inspecting 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, be 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 Colored church communicals), against the appointment of a saloon-man, recommended largely by the saloon element, the Governor has appointed him and refused to appoint the man we enforced, 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- GOV. FRANK B. WILLIS. 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 more harm and causing more retrocession of the flower of our young manhood in this city than the actual physical slavery of our parents before the "sixties." We, the ministers and churches, stand for race education, 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 position to all these hurried HURTS! What are we to do when these contemptible dignitaries are continually heaped upon us—appointing saloonmen 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, he be democrat, or oppose who will so insult Gay, Willis will be made to feel this, politically if he is a candidate for office in November. Signed. (Rev.) H. C. Bailey, Pastor, Antioch Baptist Church, President, Cleveland Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. PUNISH WILLIS! He is but One Man and not the Republican Party—Even it Owes Us Far More Than the Negro Ever Owed It. Columbus, O., March 17, 1916. Editor Gazette, Dear Sir: I have read Dr. H. C. Bailley's splendid article in The Gazette concerning the outrage committed by Gov. Frank B. Willis, in appointing a saloon-man to office despite the vigorous protests of Cleveland's leading ministers of the gospel and prominent citizens, and wish to register my hearty approval of the same. I have known Bailley all of my life and always found him a true type. I manhood, standing firmly for the cause of justice and the rights of our people. Shakespeare said in his "Julius Caesar." him, if not sunny, shall further tions Bailey min-copy ntioch day of Sec. SON, nittee. "The evil men do, lives after them, the good is often interwed with their bones." But thanks be to God we have some good men who are being thought, of and recognized while they are living, receiving flowers, before the Master bids them to lay aside life's weary tolls. It is high time that our race awaken to these facts. The Republican party has always thought that they could carry the Negro vote regardless of whatever outrages they might commit, because they feel that they bear first honors in the emancipation of the Negro race. But God accomplished that task and his servant, Abraham Lincoln, has passed to the great beyond. 1 Continued on Page 31 PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES (Im Advance) One Year. ...esecsceseeees 81.50.. Bix Monthe. <2... .seeseeeeee 1.00 Three Months.......ececeee 50 Gubscribers are requested to re- mit by postoffice money or dor or registered letter Fntered at the postotfice In Cleveland, ‘Ohio, as second-class matter. ‘Address all communications te HARRY C. SMITH Editor and proprietor, THE GAZETTE, Blackstone Building, Cleveland, 0. Member Ohio Legislature: 1894 to 1890; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902 THE GAZETTE Ie the oldest, and has the largest bona fide circulation double that of any newspaper in the Interest of Afro-Americans, publishec In the state of Ohio, and comparisor with any will immediately establis its rank as one of the NEWSIEST AND BEST in the country. “0,000,000 Afro-Americans. 160,000 in Ohio. 20,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1916. DARE TO DO YOUR DUTY. “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. ‘The Oh{o State Journal's editorial, “Forced to~Salute,” republished else- where in The Gazette today, is worthy a careful and thoughtful reading. As President ‘Theodore “Browns: ville” Roosevelt said, some years ago, it is now time for the Negro, or better, Afro-American, to look out for him- self (in politics and everything else). No self and race respecting Atro- American can afford to permit “Col- lier’s Weekly” to enter his or her home, or for that matter the home of any person whom they ean influence. Southern Afro-American Republic- ans should have an inter-state organi- zation to fight the “Iily-whites” of that section, particularly at the Republican National convention to be held in Chi- cago in June. The Hon, Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana, seems to have the Hon. ‘Theo. E, Burton “tled to a post” in the Republican Presidential nomination contest. Here's hoping that he is kept ‘The local opinion is unanimous: Our people of Cleveland are losing its most progressive, aggressive and loyal pas- tor in Rev. H.C. Balley. Shiloh or Mt, Haven Baptist church will make a great mistake if one of them does not “call” him. \Cleyeland Afro-Americans cannot afford to lose Dr. Batley. He is & positive quantity that they need in the effort to promote “the good and welfare” of our people of this com- munity. Will E, Smith’s communication to ‘The Gazette, today, is one of the most remarkable, for several reasons, we have as yet read, on the Mexican trou- bie. It presents facts the American dally newspapers have, for one reason or another, refrained from publishing. ‘They enable one to understand some things which have troubled nearly every one who has given the Mexican matter much consideration. The Ga- zette is greatly pleased to publish the letter for that reason, and hopes Mr. Smith will send others equally as Valuable to its readers. IGNORING THE TENTH CAVALRY. “The famous Seventh cavalry, Cus: ter’s old command, responded in able fashion to their colonel's call for more speed in the dash to get Villa and their marksmanship in the battle that ended the dash resulted in heavy Josses to the Villistas.” The foregoing is a sample of the dis- patches sent to the daily newspapers fof the country, last. week, from El Paso, Texas. Prejudiced southern cor- respondents ignored the presenée of ‘our famous Tenth Cavalry (with the Seventh Cavalry) in advance of the U. 8. troops, in Mexico, in pursuit of Pancho Villa, Not until conditions forced the notice of our troops there, the first of the week, have we noticed any mention of them in said daily pa- pers. The fact that an Afro-American soldier was the first to be killed in the action, referred to in the portion of the dispatch given above, seemed to make no difference in the cases of the aforementioned prejudiced southern correspondents. "Twas ever thus. “STRIKE BACK"! In every political party save alone the Socialist party the color line is sharply drawn although every effort is made at election time to obliterate it and to have it appear that all men are equal without regard to their Previous condition of servitude. A more ghastly ie than this was never told. ‘The Colored people in this coun- try are to a large extent free in name otily and most of them are actually de- prived of the ballot. The politicians Who do not openly despise them, cun- ingly contrive to control their votes in a way to keep them where they are and when the election is over ane of their number, the most active ward worker, is given # janitor’s badge and permitted to clean the cuspidors of {he white politicians in recognition of thetr political equality with the white race. “It is the veriest fraud and tajse pretense and no one knows this better Than the hypocritical politicians who pases BO Lose M0) National A phe Nationa! Rip-Saw” surely must bave had Gov, Willis and Oblo, and Mayor Davis and Cleveland, in mind particularly when tt published the fore- going editorial, for that is the condi tion in this state and city just at this time, Its not going to change, either, until our people wake up and do some striking back—within the party. Join ing the Socialist or the Democratic party will not solve tho problem. We must do just as other potent factors of the Republican party do under sim. ilar circumstances. When they are not treated fairly and right, they STRIKE BACK—stay in the party but refuse to yote for men in office like Willis and Davis, help encompass their defeat, and thus teach them and the party, too, that it does not pay to 80 mistreat and insult loyal Republicans. ‘That is the right way, and the only proper way to solve that problem. FAIR FEILD FOR ALL. Charles Sumner Bird, who is run- ning in the Massachusetts Republican primary for delegate to Chicago, pledged to Roosevelt, says that if the Colonel is not nominated it will mean another split in the party and the re- election of Wilson. Not necessarily. It certainly will not mean that if Mr. Bird and others who favor Roosevelt will abide by the results ‘of the pri- aries in which they are entered and of the convention which they seek to attend. Four years ago there was much talk of the fraud that was per- petrated and of the outrage that was done at Chieago. Upon such an ex cuse the Progressive party was form: ed. This year there will be no basis for such accusations. Two-thirds of the Chicago convention will be named in open direct primaries, such as Mr. Bird has entered. The outcome of those primaries will be just what the Voters desire. In Massachusetts Mr. Bird may not be elected. But there can be no split in the party as a con: sequence of that unless Mr. Bird is entering the primary with a determi nation not to accept the result unless it is favorable to him. Such a spirit Ce eres sae, meltienl orennlen tion, It was such a spirit that did ‘wreck the Republican party four {ears ago, Mr. Bird in sued with this spirit he surely has no business as a candidate in a Republican pri ‘mary. ~ | THE OTHER FELLOW EMBAR- | RASSED. Hon, Harry C. Smith, editor of The Cleveland (Ohio) Gazette, seems to be finding out lots of things these days He has been laboring early and late to bring to the attention of the Board of Censors of Ohio in general, and Gov. Willis in particular, to the attempts of the “Birth of a Nation” managers and other similar race-prejudice-breeding photoplays to enter the moving-picture houses of Ohio. He had succeeded in having them all barred from the Com: monwealth. His efforts in arousing public sentiment, too, had been a not- able success. Now he discovers for the first time, after reading a report of the National Assoclation for the Ad. vancement of Colored People that the great organization, with headquarters in New York, claims practically all the credit for so’ doing. We do not know how this brilliant Ohioan will.take it, but ftom. reading a Fecent issie of his journal, we draw the conclusion that he is indignant and wants satisfaction. The present situa- tion is rather embarrassing for both parties.—Richmond (Va.) Planet. ‘The Gazette led the fight to bar the vielous photoplays from this state and Ohio Afro-Americans and a few of thelr white friends were most active in the effort. We want THEM to have the credit and are not concerned par- ticularly, as far as The Gazette is con- cerned; nor are we embarrassed, in the least. Those N. A. A. C. P. of ficials, making the “extravagant claims” we called attention to in a recent issue of The Gazette, ought to feel considerably embarrassed about this time, however. ———— ‘THE “BROWNSVILLE TWINS.” If our good friend, Editor J. R Clifford of the Martinsburg (W. Va. Pioneer Press, could only have a few minutes’ talk with our great and good friend, Senator Joseph Benson For ‘aker, as to the infamous part in the “Brownsville, Tex., Affray” President ‘Theodore “Brownsville” Roosevelt took, he would never again ask: “Why keep up a howl about Theo dore Roosevelt anent the ‘Brownsville ‘affair and declare him our worst ene ‘my, when his war Secretary Taft in ‘Vestigated it and recommended their expulsion?” ‘The “Brownsville twins"—Roosevelt and Taft—‘lynch-murdered” those in nocent soldiers, “‘The Black Battalion,” ag far as the U. S. army and their rep- utations as soldiers are concerned, and followed them, persecuting them to the very end, preventing their rein- statement in the army and practically nullifying the Congress legislation the Senator worked so hard and so long for. As long as they and we live, we can never forget them, even if we are ever able to forgive Roosevelt and ‘Taft. We would as soon think of vot- ing for that prejudiced southerner, President Thomas Woodrow Wilson, as for either of the “Brownsville twins" and God knows we could not do THAT in the face of our people's last few years’ experience with the Wilson administration which includes that southerncontrotled democratic Con- gress, to say nothing of our treatment at the hands of southern democrats for all the years preceding those of the Wilson administration and since the close of the war of the rebellion. Afro-Americans can no more trust Roosevelt and Taft than “The Black Battalion” can trust them. KILLS 2 U. 8. NAVY MEN. NORFOLK, Va., April 5.—C. E. Day, ordinary seaman from the battleship New Hampshire, and Charles Syrons. tom, a marine, ‘were shot and killed here tonight by an Afro-American named George Carter, whom they mis. treated. He escaped. Possibly the most auspicious event of the kind that has materialized in Cleveland for many years was the for- mal opening, Wednesday evening, of the Mile Track club, 1200 Webster ‘Ave. The Imperial quartette's sing- ing, instrumental music and other en- tertainment was fine and the club- rooms were crowded to the doors with eamabers and veltors. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1916, ESE ———— carefully.—Mr. L, Davidson came very ak near losing an eye, last week.—Mrs. | we nye at ©, B, Shackelford 18 iN.—Pres. Harry |g.) ° Me ot Alexander gave a very good talic to [Tet Ant Taste ‘ ' cable! as: and Mrs In H, Dodd sang a/ mony ts w Written by The Old Reliable’ spicnaia sci. Haptizing, Haster® at | good. stout clu ‘ 12m, ‘The $8. and B. ¥. P, U. will will do more { Gazette's Correspondents renter an excelient. program’ at’ 6:0| who has fallen ae ym. Both churches and 8.8. were! ino sont word | well attended, Sunday.—Read The Ga-|‘"eS0ft wo THROUGHOUT THE STATE == eee fee — | GeonaeToWNaur. ceo, maria] Accompanin is ; a of Higginsport, was here, Monday.—| J. 8, Jackson ena eee Senin Are cnet Each Sir. Geo. Blair of Decatur, motored | gan, Major Jo feek—Church, Personal, Social, |here, last week,—Mr. Randolph: Smith | Gazette sanct codge, Literary and Mu- |has moved from Ripley to Walsburg, |Thuraday mor pp Ea A aes to rap. Mr and Mg: Jon. Chancel the N. A. A = lor Of Merandaburg, ‘Ky., visited Mr. |efternoon aL PeueEe jand Mrs. Chas. Gordon, and Miss! meeting. — | Louelia Grant ot “Ripley, was Mrs FINDLAY.—An excellent program| Vernon Burt's guest, the first of the | i i vas Fendered at “MU Zion "Baptist ‘eek Mtr. D. Sharp of iliman, vis. His, weakne church, “Sunday afternoon, Among |ited Mrs. Jas, Bridges, recently.—Mr, | reason Harry | the Tong list of artielpanis, ‘al of and Mrs. John Belts were in Winehes-| returned to th whom “equltted ‘themselves’ ereait-|(er, and Prof. B. t, Moron, and, Mr. OH & charge | bly, were: Revs, W. T. Jones, A.B.) Willams of Biehn, were” at Mrs, T80 sears a Guilerford, Hawkins and Gordon, Miss Martha Morton's, last week.—Mr. Dat.| the vicinity 0 Maude Haiper, Mrs, and Miss Benson,_ las Burr i= employed at the Imperial) Ip, after, ral Mr and Nis. Wilson, Bayard Poole garase—Miss Lucite Smith dowe nat) shy Coops. and Daniel ‘W. ‘Embry. In the. eve-|improve rapidly Mrs, Late Lows | entlary but p hing, Rev. Jesse Johnson preached an, Yery wick at Red Oak-—Mrs Mary Ie nly interesting serinca. | Cox and Mrs. Vinnie Burr are ill, Mas-}one day last YOUNGSTOWN.—Mrs. Jas, Stewart is convitleseing.—Master Donald Web: ster and Mrs. Mary P. Black are ill.— Mrs. Jos. Jackson and Mrs, Cannon of Wheatland, Pa, were guests of Mrs. Harry Carter—Mrs. Jas. Johnson is doing nicely.—Archie Thomas, Gus Green, Morris Pennington, Chas. Smith, John Clark and Wm. Saunders visited the Elks, Sunday.-cMiss Helen Stewart is here for the summer— Mrs, Maud Alexander of Salem, is Mrs. John’ Reynolds’ guest—The “Planters’ ball” given, Mar. %0, by Ohio hotel waiters proved a very en: Joyable affair—Louisa Edwards court will meet, Wednesday evening. —Mr. and Mrs, Lewis Patterson, injured in the Amherst wreck, are convalescing. Harry T. Williams died in Massillon, Monday, and was buried from his aunt, Mrs. Geo. Logan's. YOUNGSTOWN.—Airs. A. Burns Harvey entertained the “Mum” club, Wednesday afternoon.—The Y. M. 1. Embroidery club met, Thursday after. noon, at Mrs. Mayles’—Mrs. Chas. Lineoin went to Amherst, last Thurs day, to attend her daughter and son- indaw, Mr and Mrs. Patterson, who were injured in the N. Y. C. Ry. wreck. ‘They were en route here to visit— Wm, Hawthorne and P. Berry, Jr, were in Salem, Sunday.—Margaret Jefferson's fractured limb is mending rapidly. Mrs. Calvin Banister is con- valescing.—St. Augustine E. mission services were held at Mrs, Freeman's, Sunday evening. Special lenten serv: lees, every. Thursday evening. The camp-fire girls give a box social, this Friday evening, Notes of our other local churches will also be given in our future letters. Read The Gazette if you wish the real race news. CORRESPONDENTS must mail all Jetters for publication at their main postoffice sufficiently early on Mon: day (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. Un. less this latter is done, proper credit cannot be given you. Lists of names, wedding presents, ete., obituary no: tices, speeches, resolutions, poetry, Ih auiries for reiatives and advertise- ments 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, CHILLICOTHE.—Mr. Frank Lowe, who almost severed his hand while splitting wood, is improving.—Mr. Perry Pettiford of Harris station, and Miss Myrtle ‘Trent were quietly 'mar- ried, Saturday. ‘They are at home on the Bue farm near Frankfort.—Mrs. Lottie Dixon who spent the winter with her brother, Frank Steward, re- tugned to Chicago, Saturday. Mr. and Mra. P. Raglin, family and Rev. W. H. Johnson. visited Mr. and Mrs Steward, Sunday—Mrs, Wm. Liggins visited Mr. and Mrs. John E, Williams and Mrs. Fred Richardson—Mrs. C._ C. Method of Frankfort, was called to her mother’s bedside.—Mr. Robert Liggins is better, ‘paralysis. Rufus Laiggins, Jr. lett, last week, for Wash- ington, C. "H. He spent the winter with his uncle—Mr. and Mrs. Acie: Veris and Miss Fay Wright visited Mrs. Veris’ father, Sunday.—There is no spring vacation at Wilberforce. | SMITHFIELD.—Rev. R. B, Lowe as sisted Rev. Williams of Mt. Pleasant, in his rally, Sunday evening. Rev. W. M. Munts preached here.—C. Stokes, John and Ed. Fowler and B. Gray were in Steubenville and Wellsburg, last week.—Mr, and Mrs. G. Binne and last week—Mr. and Mrs. G. Binns and Mrs. H. Harris were in Dilionvale and Mt. Pleasant, Sunday.—The S. L, so- cial club were highly entertained by Mr. Geo. Thompson at his parents’.— Mrs, A. Henderson, Miss N. and Mas- ter R. Harris visited Mrs. N. Johnson in Wheeling, Saturday and Sunday.— Mr. Walter Carey visited his parents in Mt. Pleasant, and Mr. Richard Tyler his in Flushing, Sunday.—Mrs. Wm, Lee and Mrs. Jos. Garner of Pittsburg, visited the latter's mother, Saturday and Sunday.—Mr. John Har- ris was in Steubenville, Saturday.— Mr. N. Bigsby attended Mr. Rhen's funeral in Emerson, last week—Mrs. F, Christian and D. W. Bigsby are _convaleseing. — Mr, Geo. Johnson returned to Flush- ing, Saturday.—Mr. Fred Carter visit- ed in Mt. Pleasant, Sunday.—Mr. Er- nest Jackson has returned to his old trade and you cannot do better than to patronize him as his work is al- ways satisfactory.—Rev. Chas. Greene was here, last’ week.—Mr. Frank Smith was in McIntyre, Sunday. SANDUSKY.—In answer to an ar- dent admirer of “the old reliable” Ga- Zette, the editor wishes to stay that his Ohio Civil Rights’ law does not permit , theaters, or other public places, to segregate our people—"put them in the first five rows on the left. hand-side of the theater” or any other particular part of the theater. When you enter, take any vacant seat (not reserved at a higher price) and if you are ordered out of it, go quietly but enter suit under the Civil Rights’ law. However, be sure to have with you at least one GOOD witness (or several). Do not quarrel or create any dis- turbance; be a gentleman (or lady) in conduct. Be careful, too, in the selection of your attorney. Get a good, honest and truthful one. The Civil Rights’ law can be found in the Ohio Statutes which almost any good law- yer has in his office. They can also be found in the law library of any town or city. Look it up and read it carefully —Mr. L, Davidson came very near losing an eye, Inst week.—Mrs, ©. B. Shackelford is ill.—Pres. Harry Alexander gave a very good talk to the Second Baptist BY. P. U., Sun. day, and Mrs. L, H. Dodd sang a splendid solo. Baptizing, Faster, at 12m, The S. 8, and B. ¥. P, U. ‘will render an excellent program at’ 6:30 p.m. Both churches and §. 8, were well attended, Sunday.—Read The Ga- eas | GEORGETOWN.—Mr. Geo. Marshal of Higginsport, was here, Monday,— Mr. Geo. Blair of Decatur, motored here, last week.—Mr. Randolph Smith has moved from Ripley to Walsburg, to farm.—Mr. and Mr, Jos. Chancel Jor of Merandsburg, Ky., visited str and Mrs. Chas. Gordon, and. Miss Louella Grant of “Ripley, was Mr. Vernon Burr's guest, the first of the week—Mrs, D. Sharp of Hillman, vis ited Mrs. Jus, Bridges, recently. —Mr and Mrs. John Belts were in Winches: ter, and Prof. PB. f. Morton, and Mr Willams of Biebn, were at Mrs, ‘Martha Morton's, last week —Mr. Dal las Burr is employed at the Imperial ‘garage—Miss Lucille Smith docs not Improve rapidiy—Mrs. Lute Lewis is very ick ot Red Oak-—Mrs. Mary ‘Cox and Mrs. Vinnie Burr are ill, Mas- ter Saul B. Burr is spending his vaca Hon with his mother in Cincinnati. “Aunt” Anna Hughes fs visiting H. 0. ‘Payne in Hillman.—Rey. John J, Mil ‘son of Cincinnati, will preach, Sun- day, at the Baptist rally.—Miss’ Marie ‘Moore entertained Mr. Chas. Marshal, Miss Anna Braxton and Mr. Ed, Smith lat a six o'clock dinner, Sunday “reachers! meeting, last Pridax, at Rev. Jas. Bridges'"Rev. Silas Drax ton preached, Sunday evening, at the Baptist chureh.—Mrs, K. Cox's chil- dren, from Dayton, are visiting her.— | Mis. Ida Christopher is expected home |soon from Dallas, Tex.—-Special music is'to be rendered, Sunday, at the relly by Misses Lida’ Jackson and. Marie | Moore.—Mr, Jet Fleming of Center i Bofnt wabthene) Sxturdsy. HILLSBORO.—Mrs. Peter Lamb and daughters, Mable and Goldie, spent. Thursday with her sisterin: law, Mrs. Josie Minor.—Mrs, Daisy Burr of Columbus, is the guest of Miss Lowler Carr.—Mr. Starlie Henderson of Cleveland, visited his mother, this Week.—Mr. Jesse Bullard bought prop- erty here, last week.—Thursday eve- hing the “Blue Ribbon club” will give @ box supper at the Baptist church — Mrs. Lang Young bas returned from Zanesville, accompanied by her little hiece.—Mrs. Lawson, Miss Edna Rol- lin, Mrs. Ida B. Cary and daughter, Mrs, Daniels of New Vienna, visited L, R. Cary, Saturday—Mr. Wm. Pope of Columbus, spent Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. James Blanton.—Mrs. Plowden of Greenfield, was here, Mon: day.—Mr. and Mrs. James Hardin en: tertained at a luncheon from 3 to 5 p.m, last Friday, in honor of her granddaughter, Miss Daisy Highwar- den. Beside each plate was a card an- nouncing Miss Daisy’s engagement to ‘Mr, Lyman Ames. Wedding, Easter. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Bullard have lo- cated in Toledo Where he has employ- ‘ment— Mr. Henry Hennixon, age 73, died March 28. Funeral services, Fri day, at the Baptist church of which he was a member. Services conducted ‘by Rev. Orr. He leaves a wife and foster son.—Mr. John Hudson of Co- lumbus, visited Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Kilgore—Rey. J. L. EB, Burr, pastor at Greenfield, is conducting ‘a revival and had baptising, Sunday.—Mrs. Ro- ‘seita Giddings arrived, Saturday, to ‘Visit yelatives—taghth’ grade pupils, Lincoln school, gave a splendid pro: gram, last week Thursday evening. — “Mrs. Louisa Young was called to Cin- cinnati by sickness. COLLIER'S WEEKLY. Draws a Golor-Line, Saye George Wells Parker, a Member of tha Race: rat eee ee ee Baitor Gazette, Dear Sir:—T wish to bring the attention of our people. to the fact that Colliers Weekly does not Want Colored. subscribers. ‘The follow: Ing statement contains. the essential facts: ‘On the 6th of Maren 1 was employed by the Collier manager at Omaha’ to solleit for the magazine club offer of Collier's Weekly. A few days. later an auditor from New York arrived to check accounts and. stock and, hap. pening to see me timing in subscrip- Hons, ordered the local’ manager. t0 discharge me for the reason that Col iler’s ‘wanted neither colored solicitors nor colored subscribers. All my oF- ders were held up at once and I was hotifed that iny” services were "m0 longer wanted. I did not care. any. thing about the discharge, but felt that it was up to me to axcertain the truth of the statement andy if truc, to pubs lish ‘the same. T thereupon wrote to Collier's and received a reply. which substantiated the remarks of the au itor, The letter read: “The attached card gives you a tist of occupations; the people engaged in said occupations we do not care to do business with.” | "The card ‘referred to enumerates walters, ‘barbers, ‘bellboys, porters, laborers, ratiroad men, ctew as unde: sirables, and, under “division 11,” states specifically that “saldiers, sailors, NEGROES, etc." are not wanted. This eard, of course, 1s sup- posed to reach only. the hands of Co iter solicitors, but F. H. Rice, chief of branch administration, took ‘paint (0 place a. cross beside the word tNegroes” to be sure that it would not be overlooked, No further cont ment Is necessary. | Respectfully, GEORGE WELLS PARKER, Gee. o7th Streets FORCED TO SALUTE. ‘A mulatto student at a Des Moines school, 11 years old, was arrested and taken before the juvenile court for re- fusing to salute the flag. He said he would salute nobody or nothing but God, It is perfectly absurd for pun- ishing a person for an act of that kind. Saluting the flag is a sincere act, if it has any merit, and to compel one to do it tends to make one hate the flag. We had supposed the story of William Tell had so far imbued public sent ment in this country that forced pa- triotism was out of the question. That mulatto boy's case was much like Wi- liam Tells, It would have been best to ask that mulatto boy why he did not love the flag enough to salute it, and if his reason was good to en- deavor to make the Mag the object of his sincere love. What a miserable education is that which makes a boy salute the flag when he has no heart in it! Maybe the colored boy had a good reason. 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Lynch paid The Gazette sanctum a pleasant vist, ‘Thursday moraine, He wil speak at en a oP meen Mumia lero at inte Mieco Zils westnonn’ tox ltaenens 19 tie oube Har Duniap, (wnt: ale 31 ectitoa te the tentiendars Veit teed fas hase Of Came ne ee iio) vests cana teers ee canis the vicinity o¢ Perna captured, Dun {ap after ‘olde aad pew. made’ oh poem sev ae a Uintiay wok parolee teoually” Hentct ine Deetagn wonve at 9808 Cedar Ave, wer tat ak co coma of wareensviie ood ast View tara ee that thelr coops ind again, Bosh robbed, Detectives Harry Brown and Frank Wood say they found a suit font couteeiee iestiee aa fon Dahir etrrarerierae Wanted to Be Ready. ‘A swore Ie told of an old Irish gon teman who was the only undertaker ait uppor Michigan elty yeara azo He was ‘wliat might be called a fore handed man. One day be met on the Street the young won of @ eltizen who was reported to be at death's door. Sow is yor fwather thie mornin’? asked the undertaker, “Ho's sinking fast” said the toy. "is that 20? Poor bey! By the way, how tall is yer fa-ather?” Surely Doing His Best why, Willic, what in the world are you dole in theret "asked the mother of a stall boy as she opened the door of the big refrigerator and discovered him sitting inside. “Well, you see, I've fot to speak a piece at schoo! this |Exemoon explained ite, "oad be pa sald Td get along all right tf 1 kept ool.” —————__ | Make the Occasion. Young mon talk of trusting to the spur of occasion. ‘That. trust Is Wain, Occasions ‘cannot make pure It you expect to wear spurs you must win them, If you wiah to use them You must buckle them to your own heels before you go into the fight.— James A. Garfield. CORRESPONDENTS WANTED. ‘Phe old reliable Gazette desires an active agent and correspondent in tvery city and town in Ohio and neighboring states having a number of Afro-American residents. Only a litle time on Fridays or Saturdays ts required. 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Those who do not ask for it in The Gazette certainly care little, if at all, for it. Therefore, we urge our readers and all of our friends to patronize those who ask for your trade in this paper. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1916. Where to Purchase The Gazette NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Subscribers not receiving The Gazette regularly should notify us at once. We desire every copy delivered promptly. 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 (a advertisements) ten cents a line (six words in a line). Mrs. Birdie Moore, formerly of Cleveland, died, last week Thursday, at her daughter, Mrs. Dolly Moore Oliver's residence in Albany. Her many old friends, in this city, extend heartfelt sympathy to her daughter. An amusing incident of the Parkers Players' concert at Mt. Zlon Cong. church, on a recent Sunday evening, was the announcement of one of them to the effect that 'the next dance, Ah! I mean the next NUMBER will be', etc. The Colored league has organized with the following teams: The May Co. C.A. C. Sanarym Stars and Cleveland Cubs. All teams requested to be present at the meeting at 1815 Central avenue, Sunday, at 2 p. m.—Adv. The Men's auxiliary held a meeting at the Old Folks' home, Monday evening and decided to give a supper for men, April 29. Our Council of Women's clubs also met there, Tuesday evening. It is getting to be quite a meeting place. A meeting, looking toward the establishment of a "jim-crow" Y. M. C. A., was held in E. 49th St. last week Wednesday evening, it is said. The other race does not "jim-crow" some of the people it meets. They want separate schools, too. Mrs. Wm. Johnson entertained at a six course dinner in honor of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Samuel Johnson's birthday. Covers were laid for sixteen and a delightful evening was spent. Mr. Granville McGant of Wheeding, has arrived and will make some with his sister, Mrs. Wm. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Johnson of Andover, who attended the funeral of Mrs. James Johnson, a relative, in Painesville, the first of the week, were in the city. Tuesday, guests of his family attended the funeral End. They returned home via Painesville where they left their two little children. The same people ("whites") who are promoting a "jim-crow" Y. W. C. A. through the Phyllis Wheatley "home" and who are urging a "jim-crow" Y. M. C. A., will later on be on the job. When these come we will lose over half of our more than thirty-five Afro-American teachers. Laurinburg, N. C., has an Afro-American hospital, physician and dentist. This thriving community wants a drug store and another physician. Some of the most representative citizens will take stock in the drug store. This is a fine community and will offer splendid opportunity for a physician andologist. Anyone interested can address W. P. Evans, Laurinburg, N. C. Coming down in a Central Av., car, one night, recently, a representative of The Gazette sat near several city employees (garbage plant, "white-wings" et al) who were leaving a department at 46th St., and heard them ridicule the candidacy of some member of the Attucks club to whom they referred as "Shoofly Chucks". Wonder who they had reference to? Is there any political treason in the Maschke-Davis Hamit camp? The extent to which the Catholic church softens race prejudices was fostered in New Orleans, La., recently. At the funeral of a priest who had belonged to an old Louisiana family and who had devoted his life to work among Colored Catholics, an Afro-American priest was celebrant of the mass, while the deacon and sub-deacon were white priests. What other religious body was involved in the fierce prejudices that obtains south of the Mason and Dixon's line—Ex. Miss Dorothy Myers of E. 71st st., entertained, last Wednesday evening, in honor of her guests, the Miss Dorothy Tuck and Etta Roach, students of Oberlin. Miss Dorothy Cowdery of E. 69th st., entertained, last Friday evening, in honor of the same young ladies, Mrs. Barbara Atkins, and Mr. Herbert Clarke, a student of Oberlin, who spent his Easter vacation with Mrs. Atkins, and Mrs. Atkins, also of that city, visited with Mrs. E. Seelig of E. 71st st. The Second Emmanuel Baptist church was formally set apart for the glory of God and the salvation of souls, by the following Council, Tuesday afternoon and evening: Second Baptist church, Akron; East Mt. Zion and Tristeadine Baptist churches, Cleveland. Nine members constituted the organization in God's name; Second Baptist church, Chillicothe, O.; one from a pedo-Baptist congregation, and one from a disbanded Baptist church. After the church was organized, appropriate and interesting services followed, the recognition sermon being preached by Rev. W. M. Page of the Baptist church, Chillicothe, O.; Rev. Harris of Shiloh Baptist church; the charge, by Rev. Watkins of Tried-stone church; right hand of fellowship, by Rev. J. Smith of Shiloh church. Mrs. West of Pittsburg, president of the Baptist Women's State Convention of Pa., gave an inspiring talk, and Mrs. M. Mason of the Newport News, Va. Training school, delighted all her students by her dedication her church held its baptizing services, Sunday afternoon, at Antioch Baptist church, six candidates being immersed, Rev. C. R. Jones, pastor preached the sermon—Adv. J. E. BRANHAM'S 4401 Central Ave. *OPEN SUNDAYS. Our Classified Ad Department FOR RENT—Houses and Rooms If you have them to rent or if you want to 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 Miss Bessie Cook spent several days in Alliance, this week. The Caterers' Association netted $226.02 from its recent ball. Starlie Henderson visited his mother in Hillsboro, this week. Eighty singers attended the rehearsal (for the May festival) at Cory church, Sunday. Miss Mae Bushon who suffered a stroke of paralysis, last week, is still quite ill. Cuyahoga lodge, lodge, was increased by eight new members, Sunday week. R. L. Morrison of Woofer, visited Mildred Mrs. Wm. McIntire and others here, last week. The average attendance at St. John's S. S. has been over 600 for the past few Sundays. Mrs. Jake Reed is reported very ill again. Mrs. Tillman Farlice of E. 63d St., is improving. Cleveaux Morgan of E. 34th St., and Miss Ida Booker of West Virginia, were married recently. Rev. Watkins of Triedstone Baptist church, preached two excellent seminars at Shiloh church, Sunday. The Sedalus club of Shiloh Baptist church held a pleasant meeting at Mrs. T. Wilson's. E. 30th St. Tuesday evening. Alta Moss of Central Av., gave a dinner party, Sunday afternoon, in honor of Miss Beulah Jackson of Bellefontaine. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Morton, of E. 70th St. have returned from Pomeroy where they were called to bury the former's mother. Mr. and Mrs. James Bradley of E. 29th St. have returned from Pittsburg to locate. Mrs. Bradley was formerly a Barnham. Mr. T. Pullen of Quincy Av., who has been in Dalrymple hospital with blood-poisoning is improving. Mrs. E. W. Gales of E. 101st St., is also better. The woman arrested in "Starlight's" saloon, Central Ave, and E. 33rd St., recently, for creating a disturbance (threatening to shoot, it is said) was let go. Alex. H. Martin, Esq.'s trial by Mt. Zion Cong, church on a charge of promoting a dancing school, this winter, at Waldo Hall, is scheduled for an early date. Isabelle Gordon of E. 59th St, has received her license to practice chiropody and is highly elated, 'the her health has not been good for many weeks. Tom Brown, Carita Day, Harry and Hattie Bolden of Chicago, and Miss Amelia Sweetwine of New York, theatrical people, are playing at local theaters, this week. Mrs. Harriett K. Price's carefully prepared address on "Missions," delivered at Mt. Zion Cong, church on a recent Sunday evening, is still being viewed by the public. A. D. Male of Mesopotamia, reference to whom will be found in The Gazette's "Doings of the Race" department, elsewhere in this paper, will be in the city in a few days. Neat appearing colored boys, 21 to 30 years of age, for elevator operators. Apply Supt's Office, THE MAY CO. —Adv. St. John's Deborah club will meet at Mrs. G. W. Turpin's Central Av., Wednesday evening. St. John's S. S. attendance, Sunday, was 620. The Baracca class, men, had 53 present. Syd. Thompson stood forty-four among the eighty-seven who passed the recent examination for district foremen in the street department, announces the City Civil Service Commission. J. Walter Willis insists that he is going to win as a candidate for delegate from Ward 11 to the state republican convention. His candidacy is decided preferable to that of Fleming. The local branch of the N. A. A. C. P. will hold a mass-meeting at Lane Memorial C. M. E. church, cor. Cedar Av., and E. 31st St., Sunday, April 9 at 3:30 p. m. All are invited. S. P. Keeble, secretary.—Adv. HON. CHARLES WARREN FAIR-BANKS, To Date, the Leading Candidate for the Republican Nomination for President. Louisville, Ky.—Colored Republicans of Kentucky, one of whom was recently elected a delegate at-large from the state to the National Republican convention, are deeply interested in the candidacy of Charles Warren Fairbanks, of Indiana, for the presidency. They are greatly concerned as to the attitude of many of the other candidates to the ideals of the political rights of the race, and they see in the candidacy of the former vice president the hope of the Negro's return, along with the Republican party, to recognition in the national government. None of the eastern candidates present alluring prospects for the Colored man. At best, every one of them would be a candidate for the question. In the west, Senators Borah and Cummins are impossible so far as our people are concerned, and we would have no reason to expect more from them than the present Democratic president. In Ohio, our people, under the virile and competent leadership of the veteran, Hon. Harry Borah, are responsible for the successful Cleveland Gazette, are posing former Senator Theodore E. Burton on account of his "time-horned" indifference to the aspirations of the Afro-American element of the party, and there is no denying that there exists a widespread disposition to provide back seats for our people, in the south and border areas of the country. He is race in America is seldom regains it. In his administration Wilson has eliminated the Afro-American as a factor, and it is highly essential that as the Republican party comes back it should be under the leadership of a man with it is sympathy with his returning with it. Surely the record of no candidate for the presidency is that of Charles Warren Fairbanks. He is of the "old school" of Republicans, as regards the rights of the Afro-American. He is the most distinguished and probably the most active layman in a great church organization which has done much for the educational and moral welfare of our people. His activities are half, whether they were political or religious. At present Mr. Fairbanks is the leading candidate for president. His singular availability and surpassing statesmanship have secured for him thus far a majority of the instructed votes. In view of the critical situation in the air, his aura well fits into political future, because our best hopes will be in safe hands if Fairbanks is nominated and elected. DOINGS OF THE RACE Capt. Benj. O. Davis is also with the Tenth Cavalry in Mexico. Mexican daily papers invite Afro-Americans to settle in that country. Send him (Gov. Willis) back to Ada O., where chicken is plentiful.—Cincinnati (O.) Republican. New York's Afro-American regiment is to have white officers. An other gratuitous insult. The "jim crow" bill in the Kentucky House of Representatives, intended for Louisville, was killed. Louis Merriman, age 121, of Kansas City, Mo., died last week. He was born in Virginia, while Washington was president. Elliott Elliott of Cincinnati, was given the heaviest sentence ever imposed in that city for the illegal sale of liquor—$1,000 fine and 20 days in the prison. He is the man in the race and Cincinnati is Republican. A. D. Male of W. Mansfield, O., until recently, has purchased "Mendow Brook Farm." 276 acres, at Mesopotamia, O. His 40 cows net him a $10 milk check, daily. Mr. Male is a breeder of high grade "Holstes," too. Good! The U. S. District Court, at New Orleans, decided against S. W. Green, K. P. supreme chancellor in his suit for $25,000 damages against the L. & N.R., for ejection from a Pullman train while a passenger from Jacksonville, Fla., to New Orleans in May. 1913. An Italian diplomat, who recently returned from Africa and passed through Switzerland on his way to Paris and London, reported that the French and English governments are raising a large army of Negroes in their African homeland that the French have already obtained more than 300,000 recruits. Governor Willis has given Democrats patronage that aggregates 50 times that given the 65,000 Colored voters of Ohio; Governor Willis has rewarded Democrats who were bribed into supporting him, with $3,000, $4,000 and $5,000 positional votes; Colored voters Ohio with a half-dozen little jobs paying from $720 to $1,200 a year.—Ralph W. Tyler of Columbus, O. Gen. Pershing reports that the first soldier to lose his life in the pursuit of Villa was George A. Hudnell, a colored member of the Tenth U. S. Cavalry. It follows that we are first in Mexico, first man in Mexico, and in four years everything except justice. When he seeks justice, his card is always at the bottom of the deck, and Uncle Sam is the dealer—Pittsburgh Courier. WILL OPPOSE GOV. WILLIS Furthermore, if we ever owed the party any debt of gratitude or anything else for any part it may have played in the emancipation or during the ten or more years that followed it, God knows, in fealty, united support and vote for nearly a half century we have paid that debt and, too, with compound interest. It is now, and has been for many years, high time for the party to be considering the tremendous debt we owe to his long-time united support and to paying something far more than it has in late years on that debt. I believe that I voice the sentiments of my good people everywhere when I say that the man and only the man who stands for the principle of righteousness and justice, be he democrat or Republican, will be supported by the intelligence. We must punish Gov. Willis as a matter of self respect as well as race respect. It is our clear DUTY! Willis is not the party. I am a Republican. Yours resp., (Rev) Carl W. Haskell. WILLIS AND THE OIL INSPECTORSHIP. Our esteemed conferee, 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 photoplayers 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, when he wrote that the Governor had left the Board free to take such action on all films as they, the board, saw fit. To that date (and since) Governor Willis let that false impression stand on a word from him would have "set us right," but "nary a word did he utter." Last year, soon after his inauguration, the HE intended doing better by his Afro-American constituents, in the way of appointments to office, than any of his predecessors in the office of chief executive of this state. To date HE HAS NOT GIVEN US A SINGLE PERSONAL APPOINTMENT, while those given by his subordinates and other members of his administration, with possibly one exception, are very mediate one, and hardly worth mentioning. NOT ONE CLASS APPOINTMENT 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 published 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 to State Oil Inspector Carr's appointment of a deputy oil inspector for this county, with Gov Willis approval of the matter, we are aware 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 clearly 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. We assure Editor Mitchell, and all, that we propose to do exactly what is said, and that is to hold the Governor to strict account for mistreatment that is not only inexecutable 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 official Executive Office of Ohio. Well, 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 quite 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. The morning papers, Thursday, did not seem to know that so distinguished a man as Major John R. Lynch had spoken in the city twice, the day before—at Western Reserve university and at St. John's church, being entertained at the Caterers' club later in the evening. Good audiences greeted him at each place. However, said the foreign dean, dean of the foreign element in Cleveland, many of whom cannot read a word of the English language. The major spoke interestingly as usual at Antioch church, on Thursday evening. Modern sixroom house, price $2,500; $200 down, $20 per month on balance. Also vacant lots on 3-cent car lines, price $200, easy payments. Write, 'phone or call John M. Anderson, 510 Superior Bldg. Central 5930-L.—(Advt.) 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. 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. Beli 'Phone, Rosedale 2306 New York 3854 Central Ave. The Best Home Service. Everythin Clean. Home-m and Other Regular Meals a Try Our Rolls and Coffee. Lunch Cuyahoga, C Edward Do (T H 3035 Centr Wm. Brack, Prop. - James Ma SPECIAL OPENING BEGINNING APRIL 1st, a a ten per cent discount and SUMMER SUITS and TO nouncement of my new Taili miss your chance, come early I. E. GRO Designer of f Formerly of Klein & Grossman OPEN MONDAY, WEDNESDAY SATURDAY EVENINGS E. 40th Street (Central Ave.) Office Hours 0 a. m. 2 to 3 p. m. to 9 p. m. ne, Rosedale 2306 The Harden Printing Co. 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