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--- THIRTY FOURTH YEAR. NO.34. EAGLE LIEUT. COL. CHARLES YOUNG Favors Dr. J. E. Spingarn's Segregated Military Training Camp. Fort Huachuca, Arizona. March 23, 1917. Hon. Harry C. Smith. LIEUT. JOHN ALEXANDER dom in every war. Shall we now in the face of the danger, that seems looming largely before us, play the baby-act and refuse to our country a citizens' bounden duty? Every generous instinct of your heart will tell you no. Two wrongs never make a right. Let us train and prepare ourselves in the battle, and appear to be heading our way. And the Almighty Hand that unneringly guides and directs—the destinies of peoples and races will bring us to the haven where we would be, i.e., where, as the Crisis people say, we shall be physically free of ignorance, politically free from disfranchisement and socially free from insult." Dr. Spingarn is right in practice, you see; as you are in theory, W. are going to need leaders for the colored regiments. It does not matter how they are made, so that you are not wrong when you say that the four colored regiments can furnish and will must furnish they can; and they will be good ones, but will not be a drop in the bucket for what is up the sleeve. You are wrong to divide our people in this hour of our country's trials; in this hour of our country's negative or reactionary but constructive. This plan of Dr. Spingarn's is constructive and I hope it will meet with the best of results. When the storm is past, we can begin to train and furnish the national guards and regular army ought to give us, let us not forget the number of graduates from Wilberforce University who have had military training under U. S. army officers, beginning with our deceased friend of with whom we built the civil John H. Alexander and running for 23 years up to the present instructor, Captain Davis. Then I have observed the commendable efficiency of the Washington High School Cadets and those from the Armstrong Manual Training School, that citizen of which should be trained, cool officers no cause of war." May there be in the noach Aiello salking in his fent. Such actions "cool our friends and heat our enemies," do no good, and are not in the line of strict loyalty to the flag. Yours for the country, and for the young. Lieuten Colonel, Teenth Cavalry, U. S. A. THE GAZETTE THAT MILITARY TRAINING CAMP. Dr. J. E. Spingarn seems to feel that our veteran officers of the Spanish-American and other wars, and, the many equally good soldiers in our four regiments of the regular army and the national guard regiments and smaller units are deficient when it comes to doing what he terms the "paper work" regular army officers are required to do. In plain words, they lack a "good education." As proof, he cites the difficulty the New York Afro-American N. G. regiment had in securing minor line-officers of color to serve under WHITE colonels, etc. All of which but shows that our friend, the good doctor, is largely unacquainted with the facts, in the case. Another thing, if as he says the army and the southern democratic government at Washington do not want Afro-American as officers (and soldiers, too; for they are refusing to enlist any but former soldiers), we fall to enthuse over his suggestion that we fight SEGREGATION with a segregated volun- PROFESSOR J. E. SPINGARN. teer officer-school or "military training camp," at this time or any other. Nor do we consider the offer of such a "camp" as "a fair chance." The Wilson administration and its southern democratic Congress is bitterly opposed to the Afro-American as soldier and officer, and they control the "army." So it is not at all strange that the latter is opposed to our men as officers, as Dr. Spingarn says. Let war come and it will not be long before much of this will disappear. It was in the war of the rebellion, the Spanish-American war and even in the attack on the Maoist Attention; doctor about face! In this segregation officer-school business. The following editorial, from the Chicago Evening Post, of Mar. 19, 17, is pertinent: ALL AMERICAN RÉGIMENTS. "Men who are or who have assumed to be spokesmen for the different original nationalities" which go to make up our American life have offered to raise regiments composed entirely of American soldiers. The American Swat of some other kind of Americans to serve this country in time of need. This is all very well as showing a proper spirit of willingness to defend the country, but the good of the future of the land demands that regiments be built up to all the wars. What the United States wants to get rid of is the Americanism which has some other kind of an ism coupled with it: It will make for real Americanism if into all the regiments which, unhappily, may have to be raised there. The American life is the American life. There is no melting pot like the army camp kettle; and there is no democracy like that of the dog tent. Soldiers in the field get to know one another. Their aims are the same and their life becomes the same. They have to be prepared for the democracy the comradeship which they learned to understand and to love in the field. We never will get rid of hyphenated Americanism if we have hyphenated regiments in the service. Men of English, Irish, German, Swedish, Scotch and French, American, German, French, together when the cause is that of the country which they have made their own." OPPOSED TO, "JIM-CROWISM." Dear Mr. Smith—Your fight against "jim-crowism" is a continuous performance. Keep it up. Will bless you! Kindly print the enclosed editorial from the Chicago Evening Post and comment on it. You can make a strong editorial. We must NOT help to "jim-crow" ourselves. Please fight the Spinners, segregated training camp plan and the contemptible Giles Jackson "Negro West Point" scheme to a finish. You are one of the FEW colored editors who has kept straight on the "jim-crow" question. Keep it up. Respectfully. Your Friend. WHERE IS EDGAR J. MUMFORD? Any information regarding Edgar J. Mumford, born in Springfield, Ohio, Dec. 18, 1900, and was last heard of to be in Cleveland, O. will be thankfully received by F. Lee Mumford, care The Freeman office, Indianapolis, Ind. F) L. Mumford—adv. That is a "smooth old trick" the democrats in the Ohio Assembly are playing on the Hon. A. Lee Beatty and the supporters of his excellent bill. Pass it unanimously in the lower house of the Assembly too late for it to pass the upper house and become a law. Too bad. ESTABLISHED AUGUST 25, 1883 AND ISSUED EVERY WEEK ON TIME SINCE. CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1917. EDWARD P. COSTIGAN International Film Service Edward P. Costigan of Colorado, who has been appointed a member of the United States tariff commission. Edward P. Costigan of Colorado, who has been a member of the United States tariff commission. NEW TREATY WITH PRUSSIA REJECTED U. S. Is Seriously Considering Abrogating the Protocol Made in 1828. Flatly Refuses the Efforts of Germany to Secure Alterations of Treaty. Washington, D. C. — The United States is seriously considering abrogating the treaty of 1828 with Prussia, with its safeguards for citizens of the two countries in the event of war between them. In the strongest international communication the world has seen since the beginning of the European war, the state department flatly rejected the efforts of Germany to secure alterations and a reaffirmation of the treaty, declaring Germany's disregard of international law and the county of nations and, her repeated violations of the treaty itself had made further engagement with Germany of no avail. The violations of American rights at sea and the treatment of American citizens in Germany were cited by the department as the moving reasons for refusing to negotiate a new protocol. The note to Germany, transmitted through the Swiss minister, Dr. Paul Ritter, declared that the changes in the old treaty sought by Germany were solely "in the interests of the large number of German subjects residing in the United States and enjoying in their persons or property the protection of the United States government." FINDS BLOOD ON AUTO Man Is Then Arrested on a Charge of Manslaughter. Norwalk, Ohio. — With eyes red from lack of sleep, Leo Brown, 18, of Havana, entered the office of Sheriff Billele here and asked if anybody had been struck by an automobile near here. When told a man had been killed, he wept and said he had hit something and probably it was the man who was killed. Frank Nickoll, 30, was found dead. Police and the sheriff became active at once, but no clew was found until Brown entered the sheriff's office. Brown told the sheriff that when he got home he found blood on the front of his car. He was arrested on a charge of manslaughter and released on $500 bail. DEATH CLAIMS GRANTED Dependents of Four Receive Aid From State. Columbus.—Four death claims have just been granted by the industrial commission, as follows: Mrs. Julia Nagy and children, Cleveland, $2,664.48 for death of Joseph Nagy, Van Dorn Iron Works; Mrs. Concetta Plunno and children of Italy, $3,603.60 for death of Pietro Plunno, Cleveland Machine Co.; Mrs. Minnie Barberton, $2,496 for death of her husband, Milton Hoch, killed in gravel bank while working for Summit county; Mrs. Anne McKenzie, Canton, $3,744 of death of John W. McKenzie, United Furnace Co. Canton. Ad, Men to Help United States. New York City.—A national advertising advisory board composed of 17 experts and headed by Herbert S. Houston, president of the Associated Advertising clubs, was formed here to outline advertising plans for mobilizing men and money for the nation. Without waiting for the authorization of congress, the board will map out a comprehensive plan that can be executed immediately when the need comes. This board will operate along lines similar to those employed by the advertising men of Great Britain. DETERMINED TO BE READY TO ACT Drive for Man Power to Back Up President Is Now Under Way in Deadly Earnest. Every Step to Increase Strength of War-Making Branches of U. S. Has Been Taken. Washington, D. C. — The drive for man power to back, up President Wilson in his struggle with Germany has now gotten under way in deadly earnest. Under the direction of the president, extraordinary efforts to fill the ranks of the army, navy and marine corps have been started in every direction. Determined to be ready to act, immediately and aggressively, as soon as congress makes the nation's attitude clear, the administration has taken every step to increase the strength of the war-making branches of the service. Approximately 29,000 men of the national guard are under orders to enter the federal service for the protection of vital points within the nation. Late war department orders have added some 25 units to the militia called out for "home guard" duty previously. President Wilson, by an executive order, has increased the authorized strength of the marine corps to 17,000 men, and the navy department at once began a campaign to enlist the added increment. The corps now has 14,981 men and 558 officers. Naval recruiting has been ordered prosecuted with renewal vigor following the action of the president in increasing the authorized enlisted strength to 87,000 men. Secretary of the Navy Daniel develay that the indications were that the naval enlistments could come flooding in at once. Department commanders throughout the country have begin the task of assigning, the army of militia, called to the federal service to duty guarding important transportation and utility lines, arsenals, munitions plants and other strategic points. The war department in announcing the latest militia-call, appended the following statement: "It is requested that no details of locality be carried in the press in regard to further distribution of these troops unless given out by the department." GETS YEAR IN FEDERAL PRISON ON SPY CHARGE New York City. — George Vaux Bacon, former Cleveland, was sentenced to a year and a day in the federal prison at Atlanta. He sighed his relief. A few months ago he was in Brixton prison, London, under sentence to be hanged as a spy, not for his own country but for Germany. He was one of seven sent to England by German spy agents in New York. They went ostensibly as newspaper men, but in fact as spies. Bacon's testimony led to conviction and two-year sentence from Albert Abel Carl Wunnenberg. "Has he disclosed all ramifications of the plot?" asked Judge Van Fleet. "I think he has," said the district attorney. "Information he sent to Germany was of little value. He seems to have sickened of the job soon after he reached England." "You have had a narrow escape," the judge told Bacon. SLAIN DEFENDING WIFE Railroad Official Is Shot to Death by Burglar. Philadelphia, Penna. — Harold Ellis Yarnall, secretary and treasurer of the Midland Valley railroad and prominent socially, died from a bullet wound sustained while defending his wife from the attack of a neggo burglar. Mr. and Mrs. Yarnall had just returned from a day spent at their country home at Media when Mrs. Yarnall encountered the burglar in her room. She grappled with him and screamed for help. Mr. Yarnall hurled the negro into the hallway. The assailant drew a revolver and fired twice. Columbus. — More than $910,000. 000 are represented in the total assets of the state and private banks of Ohio, according to the statement just made. This is the first time the assets ever clipped so close to the billion dollar mark. Liner Arrives Safely. Washington, D. C. — Secretary of the Navy Daniels has just announced the arrival safely at an English port of the American liner St. Louis, the first American ship to leave port for the German war zone since President Wilson's "armed neutrality" declaration. Officials at the department were plainly bilabilant over the safe passage of the liner, as rumors had been current since she entered the war zone that she had encountered trouble. The St. Louis carried mails. COHARRIS & EWING GLOOMY ACCOUNT OF GERMAN U-BOAT WAR Destruction of Much Shipping Is Virtually Admitted by Lord Beresford. London, England. — A gloomy account of the consequences to Great Britain of unrestricted U-boat warfare was given to the house of lords by Lord Beresford, former first lord of the adultery. He virtually admitted that U-boats thus far have proved themselves capable of destroying 718,611 tons of shipping in a month of 31 days. This is 281,389 tons less than the "million a month" which Germany believes will mean forcing England into a plea for peace in six months. With surprising frankness Lord Beresford told the upper house that with longer days and calmer weather the lores must necessarily increase. "The public ought to have the facts brought home to it," he said. He stated that this far in March "desecrated" of the central powers have destroyed a total of more than 420,000 tons, the number of vessels sunk being 255. He further told the lords that the number of submarines captured or destroyed was far out of proportion with the number of new submarines launched by the Germans. As a climax to this dark picture, he expressed his belief that there were more men and greater food stocks in the German empire than had been imagined in England. TWENTY DIE IN STORM Buildings Are Destroyed and Crops Ruined Mobile, Alabama. — News from Montgomery, Ala., says 20 persons are known to be dead as the result of a storm that passed through Crenshaw, Hale and Pike counties. Five white people and nine negroes were killed at Petrey, Ala. Every house in Petrey, which is located in Crenshaw county, 48 miles south of Montgomery, was blown down. Several houses were blown down at Shady Grove and Ansley in Pike county. The Atlantic Coast Line depot, three churches and the school were carried away. The storm swept away practically all the crops between Providence and Petrey. PREPABEDNESS IS O-K'D PREPABEDNESS IS O-K'D Universal Military,Training in U. S. Given Approval. New York City. — National guard officers, from every state, in the union, have set the mark of their approval upon the policy of universal military service, in the United States. Recognition of the necessity of such service as a prerequisite to complete national preparedness was the keynote of the 58th annual meeting of the National Guard Association, which mobilized in the memory of the 71st regiment, whose members during the stirring proceedings of the first session were in process of mobilization for national service. Bluff Lands Burglar. Ashtabula, Ohio — When George Murphy heard someone strike a match in his room he yelled "Who's there?" A man's voice answered, "I belong here." Murphy jumped out of bed and the burglar jumped through a window and ran out onto the roof of a porch. Pursuing him to the window ledge, Murphy leveled a curtain rod at his head and told him to stop or he would blow his brains out. The burglar stopped. Murphy collared him, and held him until police came. M. B. In the death, last week Friday, at St. Petersburg, Flu, of the Hon. William J. Akers, our people of this city lost one of their very best friends. As part proprietor of the Forest City house for many, many years, he employed hundreds of Afro-Americans and retained this help until the hotel was closed some months ago. It pleased him greatly to see our people succeed and he always stood ready and willing to help them, only asking that they be AMERICANS. That was a "hobby" of his: "Ask as an Amper- OUR ORATOR WINS. Best Oration on Prohibition Theme Goes to Writers, Freshmen, Freshmen in Arts. Columbus, O., Mar. 26. — William Mason, freshman in the arts college at the State university, whose home is in Cincinnati, won first prize in the university oratorical contest, held last Friday night at Northminster Church, whose subject was "America and Prohibition." He took a prize of $20. Second place, carrying a prize of $10, went to Walter Hunnicut of Wilmington, whose topic was "Prohibition and Preparedness." Richard Engel of Cleveland, a freshman, and Vernon Van Buren of Forest, won, respectively, third and fourth prizes. Third place was Otterbein, At the same church this week, Mason meets champions of Ohio Wesleyan, Otterbein and Denison, in a state debate. BLAMES WILLIIS FOR DEATH OF BILL TO FORBID FILM Legislator Beatty Says Former Governor's Butting in Quickly Brought Resentment. Columbus, O., Mar. 26. — Representative Beatty, of Cincinnati, yesterday shamed the Governor, the president of his bishop to bar "The Birth of a Nation" motion picture film. "The bill passed the house unanimously," he said. "I had hopes of bringing it to a vote in the senate, until Willis wrote a letter to Republican senators, urging that 'all vote for it. The letter became public, party that Democrats in control of the senate will refuse to let it come to vote." Last Saturday night, Senator White of Columbia County unsuccessfully moved to have the measure taken from the senate judiciary committee to the senate, and he proposed was killed by a 9 to 18 vote. Two Democratic senators, Timby and Baker, voted to have the measure come up for passage along with Republican, with the exception of Minority Leader Voltenweider and Murray, who kept it in committee. Senator Lloyd and Jones of Franklin did not answer roll call. It was quite a surprise that Voltenweider, Republican minority leader should oppose the bill. Senator Jones, of Franklin county, who voluntarily left the senate, refused when Willis butted in. Senator A. J. A. C. P. BEATTY'S WILLIS CHARGE. We do not "take any stock" in the alleged statements of Representative A. Lee Beatty and Senator Jones, published in our Columbus letter elsewhere in this paper. Nor do we think others ought to, either. The effort to place the blame for the defeat of the Beatty bill on Ex-Gov. Frank B. Willis is without any foundation in fact, "far-fetched" and "nothing in the world" but a miserably poor democratic trick. As The Gazette has repeatedly said in recent weeks, the bill never had a chance to pass, the democratic State Assembly for a number of reasons, not the least of which was its miserably weak and poor management, due doubtless to a lack of experience, in such matters, on the part of Representative Beatty, a new member; his N. A. A. C. P. assistants and others. The democratic assemblymen never intended that the bill should become THE EAGLE COPY FIVE CENTS J. AKERS. ian and not as a colored or white person", he would say warmly. There are many of our people, some of them still residents of this city, who mourn, and sincerely too, the death of this kind-hearted, generous and whole-souled man. The sympathy of the community, without reference to color or class, is being freely expressed for the widow and his sister, Mrs. Harold Bone, the mother of the family. Bone the body was taken to the Masonic temple, Superior Ave, and E. 6th St., where funeral services were held. Interment in Woodland cemetery, Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Akers, who served the city as a director, was twice a candidate for mayor. a law and proved, this beyond all question or doubt (to old legislators) when they allowed it to pass the House of Representatives UNANIMOUSLY! This was but a part of their well-laid plan to kill the bill and fool the people into the belief that such was not their original intention. We are not "green" enough to think for a single moment that the Epoch Producing Co., which promotes "The Birth of a Nation", did not understand this thoroughly, also. Our readers will agree that The Gazette has not been "taking Willis' part" in anything since last year in February and we have not changed our position toward him "one whit" for good and sufficient reasons all are thoroughly familiar with. But we brand as simply ridiculous the charge that Willis' letter to Republican legislators had anything whatever to do with the defeat of the Beaty bill—its failure to be considered and passed in the State Senate. Indeed, we are loth to believe that Representative Beatty is quoted correctly by our Columbus correspondent and the daily papers. As to Senator Jones, (white and a deafroat), president of the Columbus branch of the N. A. A. C. P., if he, too, has been quoted correctly, that organization cannot insist upon his resignation as a member and officer too quickly for it shows him to be absolutely unfit for the position or even membership in a race organization. Another thing the defeat of the bill proves is that the attempt of the N. A. A. C. P. to direct the Ohio fight against the miserable film, "The Birth of a Nation", by long distance—from its headquarters in New York City—through its local (Ohio) branches has been A DISMAL FAILURE! There is a lesson for our people in this which it is sincerely to be hoped they will learn and quickly. Throughout the contest The Gazette has done its duty and tried to make our people SEE but they would not. Bible Reading An old colored man who failed to find a Bible in the Jefferson hospital rummage sale was asked if something else would do; and he answered that he did not care to "adapt his time" to any other reading. The negro boy who gave the name "Oneismus" in the municipal court promptly traced the name to St. Paul's epistle to Philemon. That the reading of the Scriptures in these bellcello times is not confined to the race of Booker Washington and Major Moton is shown by the fact that the Bible society has sent 3,000,000 Bibles to soldiers, captives and refugees. Often the continuance of the war is ascribed to the lethargy of churchmen. It is not those who put fato application the spirit of the Sermon on the Mount who have made the "Song of Hate" their song of songs. The Bible is the antithesis of the militaristic mania and the heathen heart. The Old Testament is filled with battle and murder, to be sure, but it is a pagan mistranslator, who infers that he is to go and do likewise in order to be blest—Philadelphia Ledger. Practical Idea As I live in a coke country and have much dirt to contend with, I find that I save much work by putting all dishes not in constant use into paper bags, leaving out one to put on top as a sample, says a correspondent of the Pictorial Review. This plan saves washing when extra dishes are needed. The GAZETTE PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY SUBSCRIPTION RATES (In Advance) One Year.....$1.50. Six Months.....1.00 Three Months......50 Subscribers are requested to re- mit by postoffice money en- 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 1896; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902 THE GAZETTE is the oldest, and has the largest bona fide circulation, double that of any newspaper in the Interest of Afro-Americana, published in the state of Ohio, and comparison with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWSIEST AND BEST in the country. 10,000,000 Afro-Americans... 240,000 in Ohio 20,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1917. "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. Et tu, brute! Prof. "Alphabetical" Du Bois endorses Dr. J. G. Spingarn's "jim-crow" military training camp proposal. We do not, however—Ex. "The Birth of a Nation" ridicules the loyal federal soldier of the war of the rebellion,' insults the North and does far worse in the case of such abolitionists as Lovejoy; glorifies the Ku Klux Klan, the rebel flag (rag) and the disloyal South. Our people in the various communities of the state, when fighting the infamous film as they will soon be called upon to do, as a result of the failure of the effort to pass the Beatty bill, should make all this, and more, perfectly plain to the public officials and people of their several communities, and not simply harp on the fact that the infamous photoplay libels and injures our people. Make it clear that somebody else's "ox is gored" besides ours. This will prove more helpful than anything else you can say or do. Meantime read The Gazette and keep posted on this and all other matters of race interest. WHO IS TO BLAME? In all of our criticism of the do nothing attitude of the weak and spineless Ministers' Alliance of Cleveland, we want it distinctly understood that The Gazette does NOT include the new ministers, Revs. Crable Fishback and O'Connell, because they have not been residents of this city long enough to become familiar and responsible in part for the fearfully low moral conditions, etc., existing in the 11th. ward vicinity of the city where nearly all of our churches and the great mass of our people are located. Then, too, Rev. H. C. Bailey would (as he says) DO, if he could move that Alliance to action. But men who will accept an invitation to a banquet as virtual guests of the Maschke-Davis administration, accompanied "as host" by one of its councils, are in no position to demand from the administration and council the many things our people of that section of the city, as well as the whole city, so sadly need. It was only an attempt to play upon their credibility a few weeks ago, when City Director Beman and a lady (white, too), probation-office, appeared before the Ministers' Alliance, chaperoned by Councilman Tom Fleming and his wife, and complained because there were so many more Negroes at the Warrensville (city) workhouse and so many more prostitutes, etc., arrested in the 11th. ward section of the city, Cleveland has been accounted to. The ministers sat like so many children and let Beman and the woman place the onus of these very bad conditions on our people of this community when they should have put it where it belongs—ON ADMINISTRATION. One member of the Alliance (Rev. Chas. A. Crable) and he a new one too, as best he could on so short a residence in the city but hinted at the real parties responsible for the conditions Beman and his assistant complained of, with the result he was not invited to the aforementioned banquet. The fact is the Alliance should have supported Rev. Crable, and strongly too, in the statement that the Maschke-Davis administration was responsible for the conditions complained of, and made a demand then and there that it apply immediately the remedies, for they are in its power, and not allow Beman and his assistant to place the onus of the bad conditions on our people of this community. If the administration will ALLOW the police to vie their DUTY, under the direction of Chief Rowe, a long step toward clearing the moral atmosphere of the 11th. ward vicinity and Cleveland will be taken, and much that Beman and his assistant complained of will be driven from the city and wiped out. The Alliance is to be blamed—severely criticised and censured—because it seems incapable or unwilling to rise to its opportunities and do its CLEAR DUTY in this matter. It is "easy," spineless, truckling, etc., apparently. If Revs. Crable, Fishback, O'Connell and Bailey cannot move it to some sensible and potent action soon, the Lord help the individuals who love to stand in their pulpits and boast that "we are charged with the moral welfare and uplift of our people of this community." WE ARE NOT PREPARED. The world war has been in progress for almost three years. The Lusatian has been sunk two years. From the time the first perils loomed up on the seas, there has been the gravest probability that this country would ultimately be involved. That time has now come. Have we been prepared? An investigating committee of the Union League Club, headed by Robert Bacon, former ambassador to France, finds these conditions to exist: "If we go to war with Germany," said the report, "our only real protection will be the ships of the French and British navies, and our own navy, which is undermanned. We have no coast defenses which could prevent the landing of troops on our shores. We have no defense which would prevent the complete and immediate capture of our coast cities and ammunition factories in the coast states of New Jersey and Connecticut as well as every one of our navy yards. The facility with which a hostile power could land troops on our shores has been reduced. Our regular organizations lack many things which are vitally essential in modern war. We lack much in guns of all types. We lack grenades and bombs. We are without trench mortars of the type in use in Europe. We are without several kinds of field signal apparatus. We are short of modern field wireless. We are without any of the modern type-of heavy military artillery, such as is in general use in Europe. We are short of reserve weapons. We are short of that, not a field gun for volunteers. Our supplies of reserve ammunition are ridiculously small." Why, after all this lapse of time, with war at hand, are we unprepared? COL. CHARLES YOUNG AND THE SEGREGATED MILITARY CAMP. We have the highest regard for the views, on any subject, of Dr. J. E. Spingarn and Lieut.-Col. Charles Young, and feel that they are, thoroughly conscientious and honest in what they say and write of interest and value to the race. Nevertheless, and in the face of all they have written on the former's segregated military training camp suggestion, we are still convinced that they are temporizing in a matter of vital interest to the race's progress, as a result of their intense patriotism and great enthusiasm for military preparedness in these very threatening times. This, too, regardless of the most discouraging and insulting treatment our men are receiving from a southern democratic president and Congress control which, of course, includes the army control at Washington, D. C. Nor do we agree with the gentlemen, our friends, that the segregated military camp is so necessary even for the reasons they advance, as they would have us believe. Our representation in the army and in the national guard of the country is sufficient for the purposes they cite, as we have repeatedly made clear, and it is not NECESSARY for us "to stoop to" the acquire greater and higher representation in the army) in order that the race may have "a glorious part in the destiny of the country" in case of war which now threatens. Our regular soldiers and various national guard allums the capable officers, and more, this government will throw in case of war. Then, too when it "sees the light" sufficiently to throw down the bars it has erected to the enlistment of ex-United States soldiers of color, and to the schooling of Afro-American officers in non-segregated military camps along with citizens of all other classes (races), and in other cases insults, and treating us even worse than aliens, will it be time for us to give "to our country a citizen's bounded duty." No, "two wrongs never make a right." Colonel; nor do the many this country is guilty of in the case of our men whom it may soon sorely need, we trust badly enough to treat them as MEN and CITIZENES and not as pariads, or worse, when it comes to training them as soldiers and officers, and in the matter of enlistment. Nor do we agree that "Dr. Spingarn is right in practice when he advocates a segregated "jim-crow" military training camp! HE IS WRONG! AND ADMITS IT; but pleads expeng!, etc., in extenuation. While we fully appreciate all that Col. Young has written, in his letter published elsewhere in The Gazette, still we find to find in it and all Dr. Spingarn has written, justification for the effort he is making to establish a segregated military training camp for Afro-Americans. MOLDS THAT FIT THE FEET Invention of Shoemaker Expert Enables Even the Badly Afflicted to Walk With Ease. Work of truly remarkable character is being done by a shoemaker—an orthopedic expert—of New York. In the fitting of shoes to those who find difficulty in walking in ordinary footwear, says Popular Mechanics Magazine. For ordinary cases a series of "inner foot molds" has been prepared, in sizes to fit various feet. These resemble ordinary insoles in general appearance, but the upper surfaces are uneven, having indentations and projections that insure a contact anatomically perfect for the soles of the feet. The edges are curved slightly upward. When molds are found in which the feet rest in comfort, supporting the weight of the body in perfect balance, these molds are worn inside shoes of a suitable size. The feet then rest on a sort of cup-shaped cushion and are kept from pressing unevenly against hard, flat surfaces such as are found in ordinary shoes: In footwear thus fitted, the weight of the body is equally distributed to the parts of the feet best able to sustain it, all of the foot surface being used. A normal condition for the feet is thus made possible, and the bones, muscles and ligaments are permitted to move naturally. Some extraordinary cases have also been successfully fitted with footwear after walking had become a burden or a seeming impossibility. THE GAZETTE. CLEVELAND. O.. SATURDAY. MARCH 31. 1917 FRESH OHIO NEWS 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. CADIZ—Mr. Rufus Smith and son, Richard of Stukenfield, are guest of Mrs. Elizabeth of Merrill Strother, of Canton, is here visiting relatives. The Wilberforce trio gave an entertainment to an appreciative audience, Friday night—Mrs. Elvira Wallace visited in Steubenville recently. The V. C. T. u met at Miss Mary Freeman's. Miss Anna Brooks entertained the younger set. Thursday evening. 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, wedding presents, etc., obtuary notices, speeches, resolutions, poetry, inquiries, 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. YOUNGSTOWN — David Boggess, of Cleveland, spent Saturday and Sunday here with relatives — Mrs. W. Johnson has opened a lunch room in Andrew Ave. — Mrs. Calvin Bannisters is sick. — Mrs. Frank Lancaster and son, Emmer of Akron, visited her son who has rheumatism. He is improving. — Mose Taylor is out, after two weeks' illness. — Thos. Lonesome, D. D., of K. of P. installed McKinley lodge officers in Warren, Thursday evening. — Mrs. Frank Stewart is convalescent after three weeks' illness. Rheumatism. — Jas. Johnson, after a stroke, is again about the house. SMITHFIELD. —Mr. J. Jones, of Steubenville, visited his mother here. —Mrs. Griffin was accompanied home from Weilschville by Mr. B. McCune, who was the guest of Rev. and Mrs. J. M. Williams, Saturday and Sunday. —Earl Smith, of Steuben, was here last week. —George Thompson, of Bradley, has pneumonia. —Mr. and Mrs. F. Smith attended church in McIntyre, Sunday. —Mr. D. Freeman, of Steuben, was here last week. —Quarterly meeting, April 15. The "parcel-post" social and play, given by Mr. G. Fluns and Haze Harris, captains of one of the rally clubs, was visited by Mrs. G. Fluns, daughter, Nelle, visited her son, Mr Wm. Harris, and family, last Friday. —Mr. Chas, Freeman and daughter, Mary, and E. H. Giles and L. Brooks attended the entertainment, Saturday evening. —Dr. Chas, Hargrave, Miss Reed and his niece, Audrey of Pgh., visited his parents here, Sunday. —Mr. Chas, Freeman and L. Brooks, Hopedale, have located in Cadiz; Mr. Dave West, of Hopedale, spent Sunday and Monday here and in McIntyre. HILLSBORO—Mrs. Anna Greene, who was badly burned, is much better. She returned to Columbus, last week.—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Blair, of Greenfield, visited Mr. and Mrs. Brace Sunday.—Mrs. Teana Grant has returned to Kentucky.—Miss Mabel Lamb and brother, Clarence, spent Sunday here.—Miss Romaine Donaldson, a Wilberforce student, is visiting her parents.—Mr. Harry Parson, ap H. S. senior, delivered an oration at Washington Bldg., last Thursday evening. SANDUSKY.-The Second Baptist church and S. S. were well attended, Sunday. There has never been a demand for a new building until now. It is crowded to its full capacity. The A. M. E. pastor, Rev. Geo. Clemons, is being helped in its revival by Rev. T. H. Morris.-Mr. Chas. Alexander, of betroth, visited this parents, Sunday. Mr. M. Gregory, a nunneced dead, for fifteen minutes, Monday. He is still critically ill, at this writing.-Mr. Dehonaday, head cook at the Rigar hotel, is at Good Samaritan hospital. Pneumonia.-Mrs. L. H. Dodd was in Lorain, Sunday, doing missionary work.-Mrs. M. Gregory, of Columbus, attended the Christian Scientist meeting here, Sunday.-The little children, recently from the South, suffer from colds that turn into the pneumonia.-Mrs. C. Clare, Sunday, Mr. Davis and Mr. S. Scott are always at their posts.-Mr. S. Wallace is sick.-Mr. H. Alexander, B. Y. P. u. pres, was absent, Sunday.-Take The Gazette. It is the paper for our people and its editor is THEMAN for them, too. Rev. Geo. D. Smith, agent. ELYRIA—Mrs. Helen Davis, formerly of Elvry, is very sick at her mother's, in Virginia;—Miss M. Ackley, of Cleveland, is here visiting. Mrs. Hayes entertained the Y. M. W. l club at a Japanese tea, last Thursday. The color scheme was red and gold.—Mr. M. Davis, of New Castle, is visiting his mother, Mrs. N. Staford.—Mr. W. Young was ill, the past week.—Mr. and Mrs. F. Jackson are proud of their little son.—Leonard C. Hill is convalescing.—Clarence, son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Hill, is confined. DOUGLASS' FINE TRIBUTE. The Hon. Frederick Douglass wrote the editor of The Gazette a few years prior to his death: "In the midst of hurried preparations for a long tour in Europe, I snatch my pen and spend a few moments to tell you how completely I sympathize with your political attitude. I do exhort your readers to stand by you in your efforts to lead the Colored citizens of Ohio to wise and successful political action. "FREDERICK DOUGLASS." ETS We have more statements from patients cured of Pitis. Galapagos Ebola Disease and Ovovirus by a free sample of Dr. Robert M. Pay EXPRESSION on FREE TRIAL. 00112 If you CUT OUT and RETURN THIS AIR in your letter, hundreds of testimonials on file. Give age and tell participants. Be Prepared to Meet Trouble. There is a serious side to life as well as a carefree one. The average mother should remember this and should impress upon her family the wisdom of being prepared to meet whatever trouble comes into the home. Everyone has his or her burdens to bear, and the old-fashioned habit of coming forward and making collections for persons in trouble isn't in vogue these days. It is a good thing, too, that times have changed, for no one need be dependent upon public or private charity if he or she looks ahead, acknowledges his or her responsibilities and uses the proper means to meet them. As a rule it is always the extravagant and unsystematic person who has to call for aid; but the woman who looks at life from a business standpoint—who assumes her responsibilities—is always independent and never finds it necessary to seek assistance from others. Owl Not Really Wise Bird. Since it has been recognized that the owl is a beneficial bird, economically important, as a destroyer of rats, mice and gophers, there is an increasing tendency to restore its classic significance. Like many people of deliberate manner and few words, owls are not as wise as they look. They are quite easily caught in traps. In case the barn in which the owls make their home catches fire the owls usually burn-to death. They get along very well in captivity when they are comfortably housed and fed either mice or a variety of food, but they cannot live on a diet of raw pork or beef. ABUS By HON. JOSEPH BENSON F. 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When the football season was over and the boys returned to study, lack of exercise and confinement, following the activities of a hard campaign, naturally reacted on the system, and Pollard experiences a severe attack of constipation. The bowels do not act regularly and the stomach from the stomach remains to ferment and permeate the system, unless quickly remedied serious illness is very apt to follow. The condition is usually indicated by a feeling of dullness and bloat, belching of sour stomach gases, sick headaches, lassitude and general discomfort. The combination of simple laxative herbs and pepsin that can be bought in drug stores under the name of Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin, is the most effective remedy known to quickly relieve a constipated condition. Pollard wrote to Dr Caldwell's "After taking part in strenuous exercise, I was able to constipation, and the consequent lack of appetite and sedentary habits because of examinations, and the consequent lack of constipation. I used your Syrup Pepsin and pepsin powder to constipation. I used your Syrup Pepsin and Syrup Pepsin has been our family standby for many years, especially for the children, and I am happy to let you know how much we need to keep me in local conditions." Every family should keep a bottle of Iodine I. It is available at all times, so that it will be on hand when needed. It costs only fifty cents a bottle and can be obtained in drug stores. To avoid imitations and cheap substitution, the Caldwell's Syrup Pepin. See that the bottle appears on the yellow carton in which the bottle is packed. A trial bottle, free of charge can be written by writing to W. B. Caldwell 431 Washington street, Monticello, Ill. ERITZ ROSA GENT'S FURNISHINGS Hosiery, Underwear and Neckwear Arrow Collars and Shirts Hats, Caps, Etc. 2922 CENTRAL AVENUE CLEVELAND, O. STERLING 5 and 10 Cent Store 3003 Central Ave. Under New Management! 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Miss Cora Jackson is in the city from Wilberforce and is stopping at the P. W. Home. PHONES: *DR. WEAVER'S, 3315 Central Ave. *A. GORDON'S, 2928 Central Ave. *MRS. BESSIE KITZMILLER'S 3943 Central Ave. The Gazette regularly s'ould notify delivered promptly. business matters to The Gazette's of- fice you wish to see the editor call there, fully examine The Gazette's adver- tisements). Business men who advertise in storage of our people. The fact that they want it, tithements) ten cents a line (six ing space, fifty cents an inch, single current issues of The Gazette, must SDAY of that week, at the latest. Mrs. M. Johnson, E. 37th St., entertained St. John's Mothers' club, last week. There is only one way to get the real race news and that is to take "the old reliable" Gazette. Among the many callers at The Gazette sanctum, this week, was Rev. Charles Bundy, P. E. BEST FOR THE BLOOD — Puro Herbs. Sold only at Brown Drug Co. cor. E 28th. St. and Central Ave. R. Carp was called home to Hillsboro, recently by his mother's and sister's illness. He returned, last week Monday. Ladies, our fashion page is the latest and best—up to date! Tell your friends and acquaintances about it, please. Shiloh Baptist church collections, Sunday, amounted to $147.80. Five were baptized and 15 added to the church. Here to read carefully the editorials in columns one and two, page 2 of this paper. There is much in them for YOU. Mrs. Edward P. Noble leaves soon for Zanesville to visit her grandmother, Mrs. Catherine Ponter, who is ill. The Women's Auxiliary to the Juvenile court and Humane society met Wednesday evening, at the Sterling branch library. Lewis E. Allen, agent for the Florence Estate lots, will return from his home in Phila., April 9. He left the city, Mar. 19. Mrs. J. R. Pierson of E. 43d. St., returned. Thursday, from New Vienna where she attended the funeral of an uncle. Price. The Elks will hold their annual services, Easter Sunday, Apr. 8, 3 P. M. at Mt Zion Cong. church. A fine program will be rendered. The public invited. Miss Bessie Mitchell left for Chicago, Wednesday, to remain indefinitely. Her sister, Miss Pearl Mitchell, an Oberlin student, was her guest. Mrs. Lina Mason, an old and highly experienced resident, died at the hospital, last week, after an operation. Her family has the earnest sympathy of the community. Central Ave. is at last being cleaned but poorly and in sections—about one section a week. The Gazette had to force the city to do even this much. You should take PURO HERIS, the wood puffer and system cleanser. On sale only at Brown Drug Co., 2742 Central Ave., cor. E. 28th. St.-Adv. Marriage licenses were issued recently to: Hosie Hunt, Central Ave., and Miss Sallie Brooks, E. 33d. St.; Arthur Chatman, M. Pleasant Ave., and Maud Phillips, Pine Ave. St. John's W. S. m. set at Mrs. Irwin, 2315 E. 63th. Monday evening. The president of Shiloh's M. S. and Mrs. M. James were special guests and delivered addresses. Our advertisers want your trade. Those who do not ask for it in The Gazette certainly care little, if at all, for it. Therefore, we urge our readers and all our friends to patronize those who ask for your trade in this paper. Robert ("Hoofie") Lawson is employed in the city street department. Dr. and Mrs. C. F. Keller, of Xenia, the latter Ernest Jackson's sister, have a 9½-pound son, born the first of "Uncle Erny" will sound good to him. Walter Jones, E. 20th. St., was arrested the first of the week on a charge of snatching a purse from a Mrs. Anna Myers, of Carnegie Ave. Chas. S. Waldon was called to Buffalo, last week, by his sister, Mrs. Ellen Scott's death. The Gazette, last week, should have compelled Ew F. Spurney and Chas. S. Edson for their excellent conduct of the two cases, against Geo. W. Johnson in police court, Mar. 16, which resulted in his triumphant acquittal. A very pretty souvenir post-card received, last week, announced that Mr. Wendell and Mrs. Florence Talbert of Chicago, after a trip to California to Chicago, after a trip to California to the Hann Jabbie Concert Co., which sang to large audiences. They will start their Chautauqua tour in June. William Stokes, Saturday, was sentenced to the Ohio penitentiary for life by Criminal Judge Vickery for the murder of Robert Rucker. He was found guilty, late Friday afternoon, by a jury, of murder in the first degree. It recommended mercy and that it be sentenced from prison to the electric chair and death. William Holland, who pleaded guilty to robbery, was paroled, Saturday, by Judge Vickery when he showed an honorable discharge from the army and said he would enlist again in the event of war. Alex Brooks, Henry Ray and George Dyer also pleaded guilty to robbery. Brooks was sentenced to the penitentiary and Ray and Dyer to the reformatory. The Kansas legislature has approved the 35.3 industry Department at Western University, Quindaro, for two years. A new department will be opened to give instruction in auto repairing and machine construction. --- THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1917. "Any prejudice whatever will be insurmountable if those who do not share in it themselves truckle to it and flatter it and accept it as a law of nature."—John Stuart Mill. The school recently purchased a motor truck from C. R. Patterson Soons, builders of motor cars, of Greenfield, Ohio. dered sold at in lots of fro shares each to capital. —Adv. TURNE Early last f Willis wanted Bailey and W in a vain effort. Inez Bunce, Blanche Hickman, Beelle Harris, E. J. Bowen and Reginald Ryan, comedian, were participants in a program given, Thursday evening, at the East End Mit. Zion Baptist church for the benefit of the P. W. A. under the auspices of the efficiency union. At a recent meeting, the members of St. John church failed by a vote of 127 to 6 to entertain a prophese "the Home association" to parishise "the Home association" to St. John basket ball team, Ernest Jackson, captain, played its second game, Tuesday, since its admission to the Cuyahoga County S. S. league, with Trinity Baptist team. The miserable motion picture spectacle, "The Birth of a Nation" is to be seen in *p* Cleveland at the Opera House, Monday evening, April 9. In less than two years it has been seen by over 50,000,000 theatergoers in various parts of the world. Outside of this country the infamous spectacle has been presented in England, Australia and South America. Now we will see it Mayor Davis is going to bar it from the city as some of his and Mushke's Negro political henchmen have claimed to have against the film in Ohio and its support of the Beatty bill were both FAILURES. Joseph Kelly, superintendent of the Aetna Steel Casting Company, was in a critical condition in City hospital last Friday night, suffering from knife wounds alleged to have been inflicted by Walter Banks, 2238 E. 29th St., a discharged employee who is held by the company. He also wounded. Complaints of mistreatment of Afro-American employees by superintendents of steel casting and other local companies have been reaching the Gazette office for several weeks and our local organizations should investigate them at once. The mistreatment is indeed of seems to indicate that "gratting" is being practiced on our workmen. Wm. H. Hunley has every reason to feel proud of the success of the Detroit orchestra concert and ball at beautiful "Dreamland" Tuesday evening, which he promoted. Under the direction of Benj F. Shook, a Cleveland "boy" and with the assistance of the soloists, Mrs. Wm. Tyler and Mr. Fred Anderson, the orchestra gave exceptional satisfaction in concert while their music for the ball was on the same high plane. The direction of the perchstone part of the evening's entertainment was of course in the hands of Mr. Hunley whose reputation, as a musician, has acknowledged that comment is unnecessary. Suffice it to say, the affair was a brilliant success from start to finish and all in attendance were thoroughly pleased and satisfied. Revs. C. G. Fishback and G. V. Clark, and J. W. Wills, press, addressed the C. A. of C. M. at their "Smoker", last week Tuesday evening. Andrew Edwards, Dan Fairfax, Jay Noble, and others furnished music and Robt. Hodges presided over the exercises. Lunch was served. The organization's "Stranger's Welcome" meet at St. John's church, Sunday afternoon, was a success. Rev. O'Connell's address was very interesting, though cut short because he was not introduced until 5.15 P. M. This was an interesting program, the program, which also included out popular baritone, Harry E. Thompson, Jno. Perry, T. J. Hicks, Vanessa Washington, Gladys Wells, and Mrs. Olive Wells Ball, the Zephyr quartette, Mrs. M. C. Biggs and Bessie B Cook. Mr. Wills announced that the Association gave $700 to Charity, last year. Some question this. Will Mr. Wills explain his statement? Gambling raids by members of the vice squad early Sunday morning resulted in a total of twenty-seven arrests. Two persons, one of them a woman, were charged with permitting gambling, while the others were charged with gambling. Miss Frances charged with gambling, and the others gambling and nine others were charged with gambling when vice squad policemen discovered a dice game in progress at her home, 2483 E. 25th St. George Cole, 3641 Central Ave., was held for suffering gambling and ten others for gambling when Patrolman Gough and a squad of police raided his place. Single-handed, Patrolman Gough, armed with a gun gambling at 615 Bolivar Rd. Absolutely the worst, as well as the biggest and most harmful gambling "hell," in that section (the 11th ward) of the city is the one on the top floor of the Clayton block, 2828 Central Ave. It's excessive "rake-off" is rapidly pauperizing many of the hardworking men, and it is high time the Ministry's Alliances and "Safer" Prostyse that the vile place be closed. Strange! the vice squad missed it, Saturday night. MILL CITY COTTON MILLS. Company Reorganized and Placed on a Sound Basis Basis—The Future Very Bright. New Albany, Ind., March 26, 1917. Editor Gazette, Dear Sir:—At the annual meeting and reorganization of the Mill City Cotton Mills of Indiana, held here at the offices of the company, March 22nd, the following board of directors and committees were selected: Butler R. Wilson, Boston, President. B. O. Wilkerson, Louisville, Ky. Vice President. H. T. Bain, New Albany, Ind., 2nd Vice Pres. A. B. Wilhoit, Louisville, Ky., Secretary. W. B. Matthews, Louisville, Ky. Alex. H. Martin, Cleveland, Ohio. Kirk Smith, Lincoln Institute. N. L. Frey, Louisville, Ky. J. E. Wiley, Sr., New Albany, Ind., General Mgr. & Agt. Form the Board of Directors. Mr. Ingersoll Bowditch, Boston, treasurer. J. E. Wiley, Jr., New Albany, Ind., Asst. Sec. Finance Committee. W. B. Matthews, Chairman. B. O. Wilkerson. N. L. Frey. Advisory Finance Committee. J. Mott Hallowell, Boston. Wm. Lloyd Garrison, Boston. Ingersoll Bowditch, Boston. Butler R. Wilson, Boston. The company has arranged for the financing of all its outstanding indebtedness incurred at a pace to develop active operation to be gradually increased up to its full capacity. One thousand shares of treasury stock or dered sold at par five dollars per share in iots of from one to one hundred shares each to increase the operating capital. A. R. Wilhoit, Secy. Adv. J. E. Wiley, Mgr. TURNED DOWN FLAT! Early last fall when Gov. Frank B. Willis wanted a conference with Reva Bailey and Washington (of Oberlin) in a vain effort to stop the fight The Gazette was making on him, for good and sufficient reasons known now to about everybody, Rev John H Rutledge, local superintendent of the Anti-Saloon league, was secured to arrange the conference. This was satisfactory to the Maschke-Davis faction of local Republicans. Well, he did as desired but failed to accomplish the object of the conference because The Gazette has never been controlled by any one but its editor and never will be while he lives. Many will remember how the Maschke-Davis "outfit" turned down "cold" our peoples' request that it appoint a member of the race as assistant police-prosecutor, a place we are clearly entitled to, and how Mayor Davis repeatedly dodged and finally fairly refused to even see a delegation of our leading clergymen and laymen, headed by Rev. E. A. White, which desired to talk with him relative to the matter. It is also fresh in the minds of many show the Maschke-Davis faction refused to appoint any Afro-American to the place and gave it to an Italian who had, the fall previous, pulled out of the race for the Council in the 11th, ward to help Tom Fleming's chances. This appointee, a few months later, was forced to resign the position, and Rev Rutledge's son-in-law was then appointed, and our people were again refused the place. Thus was the father-in-law recompensed for his Willis-Maschke political work. Undoubtedly the Reverend was and is considered of more political importance to the Maschke-Davis administration than all the colored people of this community. We should remember this, particularly from now until election day in November. FAILURE TO FIGHT COSTLY What Not to Expect in Husband. In the Woman's Home Companion a writer says: "Don't expect all the virtues in one man. If he is good-natured he may be lazy; if he is scholarly, he may be cold; if he is thrifty, he may be stingy; if he is generous, he may be wasteful; if he is smooth, he may be deceitful. The man who charms you with his immaculate appearance is likely to be something of an old maid; the man who is careful to pick threads off your skirt is prone to pick flaws in you; the man who takes an undue interest in the selection of your hats may take an undue interest in the bill which comes home; the man who, before marriage, jumps to open the door, lest your fingers be contaminated by the knob, may after marriage, allow those same fingers to be contaminated by the washboard." Believe in Tomorrow. The essence of optimism is a belief in tomorrow. If you believe in tomorrow, you will not hurry to get things done, but will accommodate your ardor to the pace of the deliberear universe. And if you do not believe in tomorrow, why hasten to get things done? For if there is to be no tomorrow, what you do amounts to nothing. Are the three essentials in portraits in children. Add to this the CORRECT STYLE and this spring weather and you get the A. B. Cuyahoga, T Edward Do (T H 3035 Cent Wm. Brack, Prop. - - James M Cuyahoga, Central 5727 Dr Doctor's (THE Z) 3035 Central Avenue Prop. - Frank Doctor James Mabel, Chef 800 Quail LAUGHTER BRO General Directors Embalmers ce and Funeral Pa 3923 CENTRAL AV. All Occasions. Calls Answered Day OLD BON (THE Z) 3035 Central Avenue Wm. Brack, Prop. - - Frank Doctor, Manager James Mabel, Chef SLAUGHT Funeral D Emba Office and F 3923 CE Autos for All Occasions. Office and Funeral Parlors 3923 CENTRAL AV. Autos for All Occasions. Calls Answered Day and Night The Cream of Table Beers Gold Bond is a brew fit for most modern equipment, the "made from sun-ri and hops, pure properly aged bet is a brew fit for Kings --- the pr equipment, the highest skill in b from sun-ripened barley hops, pure distilled water, early aged before bottling." Gold Bond is a brew fit for Kings --- the product of the most modern equipment, the highest skill in beer-brewing, made from sun-ripened barley malts and hops, pure distilled water, and properly aged before bottling." It comes to your table pure, wholesome, bubbling with good cheer. No other beer compares with the fine flavor of Gold Bond. The National Training School "I cordially commend the school's interest and needs to all who believe in the Negro race and in our obligation to help promote its intellectual, moral and religious uplift" Rev. Dr. Charles H. Parkhurst, New York City. It is a community of service and uplift. Its influence is destined to be felt in all sections of the country in improved Negro community life wherever our trained workers locate. Settlement workers, missionaries for home and foreign mission fields, Y. M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. secretaries and district nurses, receive a comprehensive grasp of their studies under a Wellesley graduate and experienced co-workers and actual everyday practice through the school's qualified service department. We alm also to create a better quality ministry. Industrial training, advanced literary branches business school. Thirty-two acres, ten modern buildings, healthful location. We can accommodate a few more earnest, ambitious students. Communities requiring social workers should write us. Next School Term Opens Oct. 4, 1916. Rosedale 1800 COX DRY CLEANING CO. The Clothing Hospital Repairing, Pressing, Cleaning, etc., on short order. Suits Pressed, 30 Cents 2738 Central Avenue CLEVELAND, O. Central 5727 Doctor's Cafe (NE Z) Central Avenue Frank Doctor, Manager Label, Chef Quality Service TER BROS. Directors and Palmers Funeral Parlors CENTRAL AV. Calls Answered Day and Night BOND Kings --- the product of the highest skill in beer-brewing, opened barley malts distilled water, and are bottling." MOBILIZATION OF UNIONS FOR WAR Power of Organized Labor Is Placed Solidly Back of the U. S. Government. Leaders Pledge Aid in Speedy Execution of Military and Naval Program. Washington, D. C.—The tremendous power of organized labor in the United States was placed solidly back of the government by the authorized spokesman of millions of American men and women workers, to aid in the speedy execution of the military and naval program. Unreserved support of the American Federation of Labor was pledged through its executive heads and far-reaching plans were initiated for the mobilization of labor to meet a state of war. Samuel Gompers, president of the federation, and other labor leaders, in conference with department chiefs, laid plans to muster all the additional laboring strength that may be needed to augment the forces at work in navy yards, arsenals and other factories of the government as well as in private plants engaged in turning out supplies for the government. Steps were taken to immediately ascertain the nation's labor resources, through the medium of the thousands of local labor unions of the federation. Secretary of Labor Wilson called the conference. Secretary Wilson, at the close of the conference, said in a statement: "The purposes of the conference were to find ways and means to prevent over-lapping of effort in mobilizing the resources of industry for the support of the government. We are planning to work together first to find where help, male and female, can be quickly located for the navy yards, arsenals and other factories of the government and for any private plants working on supplies for the use of the government; second, to ascertain the fitness of any offered workers and where they best can be employed; and third, to smooth their way to the work where they are needed." FAVORS SUFFRAGE IDEA British Premier Recommends Votes for Women. London, England—Votes for women in England, won through their heroic work in the hour of national peril, loomed when Premier Lloyd George made a formal declaration in the house of commons in favor of woman suffrage. Following a recommendation in favor of woman suffrage, made by former Premier Asquith in the program for electoral reform, the premier declared that he welcomed the measure. The other reform measures, advocated in the report, also were approved by the premier, who stated that in the opinion of the government it would be a national waste if the results of the conference, at which the reforms were outlined, should be thrown away. Within grasp of triumph, woman suffrage later went down to defeat in the house of commons. THE MARKETS. Grain, Provisions and Live Stock. Cleveland, March 29 - Plow-Minnesota Plover. Potatoes—Choice white $2.60@2.75 per bushel. Hay- No. 1 timothy $14.50 Chestnut steers $10.80@11.50, calves $10.80@11.50 $13.75 @ 14.50. Sheep — Wethers $10.50 @ 11.50, lambs $14.75 @ 15.00. Hogs — Yorkers $15.00, pigs $12.25. Toledo, March 29. — Wheat — Cash $3.05%. Corn — Cash $1.20%. Corn — Cash 68c. Buffalo, March 29. — Cattle — Shipping $9.00 @ 12.55. Hogs — Yorkers $15.25@15.50, pigs $19.50@13.00. $12.00 @ 12.50. Sheedy — Wethers $12.00 @ 12.75. $12.00 @ 15.55. Pittsburgh, March 29: — Cattle — Prime $1.75 @ 12.00. Hogs — Yorkers $15.00, pigs $11.50 ¥12.00. Sheep — Top sheep $12.50, top lambs ¥15.50. Chicago, March 29. — Wheat — May ¥1.944. Cattle—Native stiers $9.10@12.80, cows and heifers $5.50@10.60. Hogs — Heavy $14.40@15.50, pigs $10.50@14.00. Horse Meat Not Wanted. Chicago, Ill.—Horse meat is not wanted in Chicago, according to Alderman William O. Nance, chairman of the council committee on health, who has received a letter from the owner of a northwest side market asking what steps he should take to obtain a license to sell horse flesh as food. "No horse meat yet a while for Chicago," said the alderman. "I know it is sold in some parts of Europe, but until I am shown it is necessary or advisable, I shall oppose the sale of this commodity in Chicago." Man Eights Officers. Toledo, O. — Ernest E. Turvey, until recently a civil service examiner in the postoffice department, gave battle to five deputy sheriffs when they attacked his home in the suburbs. A rural letter carrier found a letter on the road purporting to have been written by Mrs. Turvey, saying her husband was holding her a prisoner; that the house was barricaded; and that Turvey was armed. Two deputies lodged him in jail. A lunacy warrant was issued against him. Idea of Separate Coat Is Accepted METALLIC HATS New York.—The substitution of vaguely shaped coats over one piece gowns for coat suits is more generally accepted by the American women than one thought possible. The reasons why France made the substitution are too well known to repeat; but the feeling was that, after all, the American tailors were so superior to the French tailors in their fit and workmanship, that the American woman would continue to give her orders for mannish coat suits in preference to any other kind of street apparel. However, as far as one can judge of general conditions by the appearance of women on the streets, the fashion for a gown with a long, loose cape coat has been accepted. It is very foolish for any woman to abandon the coat and skirt of mannish material, made in the conventional manner, for our life calls for such clothes, regardless of the fashions of any other part of the planet. The heat, the moisture and our own incessant activities during the day make up a trilogy of reasons why we should have a wash blouse next to the neck, shoulders and arms during most of the day. It is all very well to have a one-piece frock with its accompanying drapery, but it should be the rival of, and not the substitute for, the plain coat and skirt to be worn with a blouse that washes or cleans incessantly without depreciation. The fashion for wash frocks will probably be taken up by Americans more than by the women of any other nation, for we have always leaned toward gingham, batiste and muslin of many kinds. Palm Beach set the fashion for these thin frocks by going in for them most enthusiastically and keeping them in the realm of simplicity, instead of allowing them to become the expensive production of ornate handwork which Paris always curls by name a lingerie frock. Striped Ginghams Emphasized Striped Ginghams Emphasized. Palm Beach also emphasized the use of striped ginghams, the kind which we wore ten years ago and which we made up in our own sewing rooms by the half dozen to meet the summer's demands. These gowns are being featured by the smartest dressmakers on Fifth avenue at a price that is out of all proportion to their value; but the cost of a gown in the last few years has rarely depended upon the value of the materials used. We have paid for the services of expert cutters, fitters and needleworkers, plus the cost of rent, electricity and overhead charges. If the broadly striped ginghams which are shown in the specialty shops become the common property of every woman, the sewing rooms will be more busy than they have been for a half decade, and women will be able to dress more cheaply in a time when. THE DANCE This new French gown is of amber and white tulle, the oval silhouette given by flying draperies at the sides. The novelty is in the large pockets of yellow and white rhinestones, swerving from the shoulders by chains of the same stones. under excessive prosperity, the most appalling prices are asked for the necessities of life. Whatever clothes can be made at home, or with the help of a skilful seamstress, will be the ones chosen by the women who have many social opportunities, as well as by those who have none. All the dressmakers unite in the opinion that simple fabrics, such as we can get from our own mills, will be used for country wear and for the street in the small towns where one does not have to appear in dark coat suits in the open. It is not within the power of every woman to look well in a metallic hat, writes a fashion authority. If she will be fashionable at the cost of her appearance, let her take her courage in both hands and defy opinion; but if she will compromise with fashion and her appearance and will see to it that flesh pink tulle is laid somewhere in the intricacies of the metallic lace or embroidery that makes up the brim, she can frankly line a wide, transparent brim with a double thickness or plaiting of flesh-pink tulle. This will make a hat more striking and effective than if the harshness of its metallic threads is left untouched by a softening veil. Probably the best of these models is one that has a crown entirely of faint blush roses mounted on gold net which is pulled in and out of the flowers, and a trim that titls a bit in front, made of fine gold face mounted on dress pink tulle. Across the back of THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 1917 blue and white and violet and white ginghams which are being made up with a bit of old flat lace, side plaits on the skirts and bodice, and a loose girdle of taffeta or satin, there is a revival of the peppermint candy muslin which was well beloved by our immediate ancestors. Gowns of this fabric are made in side plaits with broad bands of flame-colored muslin to frame them in, with fillet collars and cuffs and with a belt of muslin shaped to fit the waist line and fastened in front with pearl buttons. They are offered by exclusive houses at a price that makes one shudder. The Separate Coat. France put so much stress upon the separate coat that it is added to muslins, as well as to gowns of cloth, chiffon and satin. A peppermint-striped muslin frock for country usage, for example, carries a long, loose jacket with half sleeves, which is of flame-colored linen sontached in white, and a striped gingham gown which is reminiscent of the directoire period in its strong lines of yellow and white has a yellow taffeta coat that hangs to the knees, without sleeves, but long, pear-shaped arhumes heavily sontached in white. Every well-known house in Paris saw to it that one of these long coats was offered with every gown. Cherritt, Royant, Douceillet and Jenny made them in knee length, cutting them on slim lines. There is nothing reminiscent of the Italian cape in these coats, although Mme. Paquin features the former and 1 This model comes from Paris to show us what the silhouette is over there. It is of yellow chiffon, with a girdle of black and gold brocade. The hobble hem is of brocade, and the side drapery which gives the oval silhouette, is also edged with gold and black. The bodice is draped in a round decolletage with long, tight sleeves. wears one herself. There is nothing of the roughness and severity of our ordinary top coat about these garments, either; they are too slim, to elegant in outline and manipulation to suggest rough-and-ready treatment, and yet they are carelessly slipped on over any one-piece frock which harmonizes with them. The French designers sold the coat and gown together as a costume and American women are buying them in the same way, but other women are buying these separate coats to freshen up a frock or to make it warm enough for the cool days which will continue until June. They are a distinct feature in fashion, these coats, and are novelties that are thoroughly appreciated by the dressmakers over here. They call for sutchting or that news kind of machine-work which looks like braiding, but is done by a loose chain stitch. Royant was probably the first of the designers in Paris to introduce this elaborate chain stitch on coats, and the American machine-workers do it skillfully and turn it out by the hundred yards. As a means of ornamentation it has crept into many garments besides the long slim coat. It is put on the front of blue serge coats and one-piece frocks; it outlines the cuff hem which is so strongly featured on the new skirts; it covers the deep cuff used on the three-quarter sleeve; and it entirely covers the surface of some sleeves which are put into plain, satin, cuirass jackets worn over knife-printed skirts. (Copyright, 1917, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) Beads as Trimming. Beads of all varieties and all colors are used with distinctive and real artistic value as trimming combined with hand embroidery. the brim there is a wide, eighteenth century bow of blush-pink velvet. Sea Shell Tints for Summer Sea Shell Prints for Summer. Lovely yellow batistes are combined with laces as yellowed and embroidered nets in the same soft tone. Flesh-colored batiste is inset with net or lace and embroidered in -colwebby designs of white. Embroidered cream net is made up over flesh-colored chiffon into visions of delicate loveliness. Summer Silks. "Khaki-Kool" is among the new silks known as sports silks. It is used for the so-called sports costumes, which do not necessarily bind their wear down to a devotion to sport. Some of these new silks are startling, at any rate on first acquaintance, rivalling the rainbow in their hues. "To San" is another title for some of the season's innovations in silks. SIMPLE HATS TO GO Plain Shapes Without Trimming Taboo This Year. Spring Models Elaborately Trimmed in Flowers, Feathers and Ribbons —Larger Shapes Probable During the Summer. The milliners unanimously predict a complete change in styles. In fact it is no longer a prediction, for the order of the spring fashions is no more simple shapes without trimming. For the last three years we have had hats without the least suggestion of trimming, and the modiest are absolutely stripped of their ideas for new and unusual shapes. It is most difficult in millinery to make a shape so perfect in lines that it is smart within itself. For six seasons the milliners The tendency of brims is to shape downward, which is shown on this mushroom hat of straw, bound with red and trimmed with red flowers with yellow bead centers. have been saying that "beauty unadorned is adorned the most," until the hats as well as the phrase are worn threadbare. Moreover, the business of the manufacturers of flowers and feathers and all other millinery supplies is at a standstill and it is time for them to protest. Consequently there is bound to be a change, which will probably be met with delight. The new spring shapes are elaborately trimmed in flowers, feathers and ribbons. One millinery firm, for example, is featuring small straw hats trimmed in ordinary barnyard feathers—burnt feathers—taking the place of the nigrettes which cannot be imported into the United States. These feathers, which are a novelty of the season are splendid imitations of the handsome prohibited nigrettes. The small shapes, as usual, take the lead for the early season, with the promise of large ones appearing later for summer. The Parisienne is always partial to a little hat to start a new season, whether it should be winter or summer. Stationary Tray Is Useful The useful stationery tray illustrated is constructed with two strong cardboard boxes, both exactly the same size and shape. The lid is removed from the front box, the two are then securely fastened together with paper fasteners in the manner shown in diagram A. This can be quickly and easily done, the boxes merely being placed together and the paper fasteners run through the sides and bent flat inside the back box. The dotted line indicates the way in which the lidless box should be cut down in front. The exterior of the boxes are smoothly covered with cretonne or silk, the material being turned over at the edges and underneath, and fastened on with a strong adhesive. The interior of the boxes are neatly lined with colored paper cut to fit and pasted in place. The inner side of the lid is lined with sateen, and across the center a A Useful Stationery Tray. band of elastic is sewn down at intervals so that it forms a series of loops into which scissors, pen, pencil and a paper-knife may be slipped and held in place. Ribbon strings are sewn on Ribbons to the Front If you have money invested in ribbon moons or ribbon wells or whatever one calls the place from which ribbons by the yard emanate, you may feel perfectly free in planning a trip to anywhere you choose. For ribbons are coming into high favor and ribbon stock must be paying good dividends. This you can see for yourself from the millinery windows. Hardly one of the advance hats but is trimmed with ribbon, and those not trimmed with ribbon are made of ribbon entirely. Quick Method of Darning Darning stockings often becomes a problem when the holes are large. It is sometimes better to patch them as follows: Place over the darning egg a piece of discarded stocking and hold it firmly with your left hand. Nnow slip the torn stocking over this, let the weave of the stocking run in the same direction as the part you hold over the wooden egg, cut the raw edges from the hole, and sew to the covered eggs. to secure the ld when closed, and this is shown in diagram R. Letters and papers and odds and ends can be kept in the space in front, and this tray may possibly find a place upon the chest of drawers in a bed-*n*. Laces Again to Be Modish Now that lingerie Cresses are again to be fashionable the use of fine laces and embroideries will be in wide evidence. There, for a while, we used but little of these very feminine trimmings. To be sure, a good deal of embroidery has appeared on dresses, blouses and, indeed, all manner of garments during the last several years, but generally it has been applied by hand and not inserted after the manner of the original method. The laces which are favored just now are the Italian fillet, the Venetian lace, chantilly and certain of the Spanish laces. Mostly they are fine in their tracery or running designs, with the exception of the fillet, which may be rather heavy in its darned pattern and which, to be really charming, should have picturesque mythological or animal characters. For lace trimming the Valenciennes or Binche laces are highly prized. Of course, there are those which are handsome and others which are machine-madeimitations. For those who can afford it, it is real economy to possess the handmade product; but there are excellent copies which, with care, will last a considerable time. Lingerie of Delicate Colors As varied in tints as a bed of primroses is the new lingerie. Palestine nile green, water blue and buttercup yellow are perhaps the favorite colors, but manve and lavender and clear violet are also very chic. The materials are crepe and silk volle and also a new weave of mull, which does not thicken and comes in a variety of delicate colors. The triminations of these intimate garments are less and less machine made and fine embroidery and scallopings seem to hold first place. Silk Suits for Summer It is to be a silken summer with satin and taffeta, georgette and crepe de chine, and new waves for sports clothes all proclaiming the news. The industrious silkworm must provide clothing for women white armies of soldiers and civilians appropriate all the wool that is grown, or nearly all of it. But this state of things is no cause for complaint; women love silks. The pretty, formal suit shown in the picture is made of taffeta, and one may choose it in egg-plant color, Joffre blue, wisteria, gray or sand, besides the staple shades that are with us every season. The skirt and jacet are plaited, the sleeves flare, and there is a very new and clever treatment of the belt, which extends across the sides and falls in pointed ends that are fastened to the coat with buttons. Satin Accentuates Size A man who has devoted the last few years to making clothes for the typical American matron, that is, the plump woman, has come to the decision that satin is not her fabric. All of the crapes, the rough texture cloths, velvet, but not the stiff "stand alone" variety, and of course brocades, are adapted to her in all the various combinations, but satin with its glistening and metallic surface but accentuates her generous proportions. Use silk, as this does not cut the weave. Now remove, turn and trim away the patch all but one-half to one inch. Slip over the egg again and sew the edges firmly to the stocking. A little pressing will quickly finish this otherwise tedious job, and the patch will not hurt even a tender foot. Feminine Fripperies Collars on spring coats are quite large. Mittons are often used for trimming, and sleeves are finished with deep cuffs. Heels on shoes are higher than they have been for some time. Striped tub silks in very bright shades are to be much in evidence. Striped the skins in very bright shades are to be much in evidence. Waists are to be natural, and skirts a little longer with no flare at the bottom. Flat nondescript ornaments continue to thrive on hats. Big lace hats promise to be all the rage. The autumn crop of cocoons in Japan was a large one, 9,472,000 bushels being gathered. HEM TO BE NARROW New Skirts Have No Looseness Around Ankles. Some Designers Have Gone Back to Zouave, But This Is Not Expected to Win Wide Favor Among American Women. Many things are positively settled concerning the spring fashions, but the one feature about which there is no confusion is that the hem must be narrow, no matter what method is used to obtain this effect. Evidently, from the French gowns that have been shown, there was hesitation on the part of many of the designers as to the introduction of the hobble hem. One is not accustomed to hesitation on the part of the French where clothes are concerned, and the exhibition of this quality in the cutting of the new skirts gives one a feeling that France is designing new fashions from what the engineers call a "point in the air." She does not know what women will accept, for she has none of her usual channels of fashion through which to exploit new ideas. Only one or two of the French designers have ever been to America, and their knowledge of the American woman comes through the smart costumopolitan, who is as much at home in Paris as in New York, Washington or Chicago. These women dress alike all over the world. They do not represent any phase of Americanism and, of course, they are in the minority. France made up her mind that she was to narrow the hem of skirts, but she wasn't sure enough of her own position to throw a few hundred hobble skirts on the market and let it go at that. She has, therefore, compromised in one way or another, but she has not allowed the narrow hem to escape her clutches and fly out into the flare of looseness around the ankles that has prevailed for two years. More than one designer has gone back to the zonave skirt, with its fullness drawn up to a tight lining at the hem; others, like Georgette, have gathered the fullness of the skirt into a cuff hem, which means a band that turns upward and outward. This hem is often cut into battlements at the top, which extend over the fullness of the skirt. This effect is very good and it has been widely adopted by the American workers. There is no return as yet to the sheath skirt, the kind that shapes its self into the figure from waist to ankles. Every skirt shows fullness either at the waistline or above the hips, but there is not nearly the fullness that we have been using in an extravagant manner. It is thought by the experts that the zouave skirt will not last very long, because it has been worn in America more than France knows and does not bring anything of freshness or novelty with it. The skirt which is plaited at the waist and held in by a cuff hem so that it will not flare is far more to our liking. SIMPLE HOUSE DRESS — The charm of this house dress is its simplicity. The material used is beige-colored cashmere and the trimming needle-running of rich brown shirts. There are only underarm seams to the hoodie, and no fullness: it is plain- Girl With Small Amount to Spend on Clothing Must Get Something to Wear Year Round. Smartness and economy combined mean careful buying after careful planning. The girl with little to spend on clothes must not buy for one class of occasion only. Something to wear the year round may sound unattractive, and even impossible, but it is not so real. If muslins and linens are dispensed with for summer wear, coolness can be equally well attained by the use of thin silk for that season, and that same thin silk comes in well for house and evening wear during the other seasons. Even a dark silk looks fresh and sweet for hot days with white collars and cuffs. And these silks are washable and can be kept dainty. There is volle, too, crepe de chine, and georgette crepe, all washable, to say nothing of the never washable satin. Then a plain serge gown can be made with separate sleeves, one set of the same material, another of net. ly fastened down the front by a row of buttons, and joined to the skirt with piping. The sleeves show a narrow white lawn under cuff. The skirt is plain. Materials required: Four and one-half yards 46 inches wide, 29 buttons. ONE PHASE OF COAT STYLES ```markdown ``` Since narrow box plaits and machine stitching entered the arena of things tailored, they have scored many successes. Plaits, especially when they are narrow, help the designer in achieving long lines and are the best of aids in accomplishing the straight silhouette. Both suit coats and separate coats are made with narrow box plaits set onto a plain yoke at the line of the bust. The coat pictured is a fine example of this plan of spring styles. The collar and skirt of the coat are decorated with parallel rows of machine stitching. COMBINATION SUIT IS BACK This Is Not a One-Piece Garment, But an Association of Two Distinct Fabrics and Colors. The so-called combination suit is with us once more. This does not refer to a one-piece garment, but rather to the association of two distinct fabrics and colors. Perhaps the idea had its rise in connection with sports wear, but one finds it now expressed in dresses of more or less informal lines, but far less like the outing garb than have prevailed during the last two or three seasons. For example, there are suits whose skirts are of white serge and coats of 'dark velvet膝. And there are costumes whose skirts are of pencilled striped serge, gaberdine or the new mohair fabric which is known as satalga and which are topped with coats of plain cloth or of some knitted fabric. It is something of a relief to anticipate the wearing of suits which are not intoxicated with a color medley or which make one dizzy in their mad alliance of unhappy colors in striped, plaided, checked or spotted designs. Also it may be recorded that the all-white suit shows signs of revival. Already it has been worn by women of unquestionably good taste at the various southern resorts; and with it has appeared the all-white hat, white footwear and other accessories. The one concession to the colorists is found in the parasol and sometimes in the belt which may be of some paralyzing gay tone or a conglomeration of high colors. To Mend a Raincoat A raincont may be mended easily and in a few minutes in the following way: Place the garment wrong side up on any smooth surface, such as a table. Bring the torn edges carefully and closely together with the hands; then firmly seal the same with a strip of adhesive tape. The garment may be used immediately and the rent will not be noticeable. Cashmere for Dress Fabric The old-fashioned cashmere, favorite of our grandmothers, is the material which Paris dressmakers are favoring above all others for dresses. Barrel skirts in this material are lovelier and lighter than in any other, and this soft, fine wool vies with crepes and satins in lovely colorings. mounted on an underbodice. This transforms the gown for a plain or a more dressy occasion. In buying a long coat, too, if only one can be had for a certain season, a striking looking rough weave is not a good choice. One of the smooth-faced clothes fits in for better for all occasions, and so provides suitability. The same applies to suit buying. Pockets Are a Feature In fact, principally in the pockets lies the variety of the sports suits and separate sports skirts. There are crescent pockets which start from the waistline down. There are patch pockets of any shape your fancy can imagine, and of considerable size—enough always to be conspicuously decorative. Or, if you can invent a new pocket for a sports suit, so much the better. Otherwise the skirts seem to be made with two or three seams, and of striped, colon-spotted or plain goods. Plain short coats of rajah or tusser have their collars and coat fronts faced with a contrasting color, as soldier blue coat faced with ivory white.