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THIRTY FOURTH YEAR. NO. 49. FRESH OHIO Written by 'The Old Reliable' Gazette Throughout the State What Our People Are Doing Each Personal, Social, Lodge, Literical—Marriages, Death OHIO NEWS Table' Gazette's Correspondents About the State Doing Each Week—Church, Lodge, Literary and Musi- ages, Deaths, Etc. What Our People Are Doing Each Week—Church, Personal, Social, Lodge, Literary and Musical—Marriages, Deaths, Etc. birs, the 12th, and was elected first vice-president. We hope that in each city representatives of the league will see that our newcomers get suitable houses to live in. They are the best renters to pay we have and are proving themselves good citizens and splendid workers. A number of them are good church people, too. The sewing circle gave a very enjoyable outing to the adult and junior members of the Baptist Sunday school last Friday afternoon.—Read The Gazette, Key, G. D). Smith, agent. SMITHFIELD—Dr. Giles passed through here: Friday, en route to Stuvenileville and Illinois—Mr. and Mrs. E. Washington of Steubenville and Mrs. M. Washington of Steubenville were Mr. and Mrs. M. Washington's guests—The W. M. M. S. entertainment at St. Paul's church Tuesday evening, was a success. Miss Lovie B. Hargave rendered a fine sol. She left Friday, for Homestead, on Saturday. She was preached at the Baptist church in Hammond last Friday evening. Prayer meeting and preaching@services here are being well attended. The pastor and wife are to be commended for good work—Mrs. Homer Harris entertained at supper, Sunday, in honor of Dr. Charles Bandy, Cee and Mrs. Williams and Mrs. S. G. Williams, and L. and Y. M. crochet clubs last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. F. Toney dined, Sunday, wibh. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith—Mr. and Mrs. Wm Harris spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. E. H. Harris—Mrs. D. Christian entertained her brother, George Harris—Meslames H. Harris—Mrs. D. Carles Darsney of Columbus, Misses L. G. Nuhy, Mr. H. Giles and friend of Mr. Pleasant, attended services here, Sunday evening—Mrs. S. Griffin has gone to the country for awake. HILLSBORO.-Mrs. Ida Johnson of Cleveland visited relatives here.-Mrs. George McCowan and daughter, Helen, of Piqua, are visiting her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. Jesse Goins.-Cary Zimmerman of Columbus is home for a few days, or Ora, Ora, Ora of Newark is visiting her Mrs. Frank Trimble.-Miss Helen Christy of Cincinnati, spent Sunday here.-Herbert Bryant and Arnold Jones, of Washington C. H., were guests of Mr. and Mrs. L., W. Thompkins, a kinsley last week Prof. S. G. Hough is visiting her parents, Clarence Hudson of Columbus was here, last week.-George W. Thompkins returned to Cleveland, Monday, after a week's vacation with his parents and friends in Washington C. H.-A professor-from Texas will speak Monday at John W. Baptist church.-Mrs. John W. Baptist, who returned Sunday night from an extended visit with Mr. Hudson, who is employed in Cleveland.-Clifford Zimmerman has returned from Columbus.-Mr. and Mrs. Thompkins entertained at dinner, Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Christy and family and Miss Helen Christy of Cleveland and Mrs. Frye of Cleveland initiated Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Day.-Mrs. Helen Ewing has returned to Detroit. She visited Mr. and Mrs. Brice Blair. DUNBAK'S GRAVE NOW MARKED MARKED BY PLATE Dayton, O.: The birthday of the late Paul Laurence Dunbar, June 27, was marked³⁷ by the announcement of the reorganization of the commission which has in hand the establishment of a series of scholarships to hear his name. Faculty liaison and fellowing officers elected: Ion, Brand Whitlock, president; Prof. W. S. Scarborough, vice president; Rev. Davis W. Clark, Boston, cor. see; R. Craven, vice pres. Dayton Savings and Trust Company, treasurer. The commission bought a central lot in a Dunbar cemetery and transferred Dunbars remains to it, marking the grave with a natural burial and grave plaque. "The fresh scholarship has been assigned to Wikberforce University in Dunbar's native state, and Paul Laurence Dunbar Murphy, the poet's nephew, whom he intended to educate, is to be the first incumbent. HON. JOSEPH C. MANNING. Editor GAZETTE — 'WORLD, WAR AND DEMOCRACY' — FREEDOM FROM POLITICAL SLAVERY IN THE 'UNITED STATES' is the subject of a pamphlet I am getting out for circulation. I stand for the principles of democracy for oppressed peoples abroad and equally as strong for their application to oppressed peoples at home. I put the recency for failure to uphold the constitutional liberty at home at the door of those guilty for this recency. I tell the WHOLE truth! I withhold no truth. I peel the hide for every equally seudral. I am made friends with all those along these lines for human justice, to aid in circulating this pamphlet by sending one dollar to my address, for four copies of this publication. Respond promptly! As brutal and inhuman as the people claim the Germans are, they are angels in comparison to those inhuman wretches in East St. Louis. and the whole police force and state officials deserve to be legally hanged for the part they played in aiding the mob—Portland (Ore.) Advocate. --- --- TOLEDO--Mrs. Anna Williams, son Kalebh Rogers and Aileen Blakewell of Cleveland, visited Mrs. C. H. Jones last week. Madam Johnson has gone to Battle Creek, Mich., for a three weeks' visit. CADIZ--Mrs. Parthena Johnson has returned from Scio--Mrs. Olive Luce and Mrs. Dora Johnson represented the M. Y. L. club and the State Federation at Mt. Vernon last week--Mrs. Henrietta Smith has returned from the annual W. M. M. s.convention at Youngstown--Miss Katherine Johnson is visiting in Zanesville--invitations to the University of Chicago, July 28 in Cleveland, of Estella Helen Haston and John E. Ballard, a native of this city, have been received here. He is a graduate of our high school and highly esteemed. Best, wishes! Order The Gazette--tell your friends. YOUNGSTOWN.-Mrs. K. D. Lynch entertained at dinner Sunday Mrs. Frank Perkins of Cleveland, Mrs. Day of Norfolk, Va., and the newly elected president of the W. M. M. S., Mrs. J. W. Williams of Piqua.-Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Stewart are sick.-The N. O. A. M. E. conference of the W. M. M. S. closed a successful annual meeting of Oakville on Sunday evening. About 75 delegates were in attendance and all were greatly pleased with Youngstown's hospitality. -The K. P. and Court of Calanthe delegates to the grand session to be held in Cincinnati. July 24 to 27, will leave Monday evening.-Mr. and Mrs. Edward Williams are located in Foster the office above the building again. She scaled "a foot"-Logan lodge will meet, Thursday evening, and Buckeye lodge. Aug. 2.-Miss Hazel McCarren of Toledo, will the guest of Mrs. J. H. Parker, last week. Correspondents must mail all letters for publication at their main postoffice sufficiently early on Monday (or Sunday) of each week to have them reach The Gazette office on Tuesday morning, and always write disb., their names and that of their city or town on the outside of the wrapper about returned copies. Unless this latter is done, props, pictures, names of names, wedding presents, etc., noticeous, speeches, resolutions, poetry, inquiries for relatives and advertisements of all kinds, including items announcing entertainments to be held in the near future, must be paid for in advance at the rate of ten cents a line, six words to a line. Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on application. SANDUSKY—The two churches and S. S. Reynolds well attended Sunday. Rev. McCoy reached a fine sermon at the Baptist church at 3 p.m. A. White will preach Sunday at the same hour.—One of our old citizens, Mr. S. Davis, died, leaving a wife and 4-year-old boy. He was a member of Mt. Olivet Lodge, K. of P.-Mr. A. Harrison is getting better.-Mr. Jas French represented our people of this (Erie) county at the state southern migration meeting held in Colum- MRS. MARY B. TALBERT President of Our National Federation of Women's Clubs Honored—Good Work of the Organization, Etc. Mrs. Mary B. Talbert, of Buffalo president N. A. of W. C. W., has sent checks for $2,500 as a payment on the Frederick Douglass home which will be an Afro-American Historical Museum. The amount was raised by the association. Under Mrs. Talbert's lead, the organization is succeeding in raising the $5,000 to pay off the debt on the home that Dr. Booker T. Washington tried in vain to secure. As president of the Chub's Club, Ms. Talbert promptly sent on July 9 a strong letter to President Thomas (Woodrow Wilson, calling upon him, in the name of justice, to put an end to the "crue, inhuman and barbaric" rioting at East St. Louis, ILL. and to do all in his-power to punish the lynch-murders. She also sent a letter to each member of the Illinois legislature urging a congressional investigation of the riots, punishment of those participating in the same, and the punishment of the government, punishable by death. The State University, Louisville, Ky., recently conferred upon Mrs. Talbert, a graduate of Oberlin college, the degree of M. A. THE GAZETTE NEED OF BETTER EQUIPMENT Facts Presented in Report of Dr. Thomas Jesse Jones Show Lack of Proper Facilities For Doing Effective Work—Short School Terms and Poor Attendance Constitute Big Problem. In his recent report on educational facilities for the colored people, which he recently completed for the federal bureau of education and the Phleps-Stokes fund, Dr. Thomas Jesse Jones says: "Since an efficient school system not only carols the pupils, but also holds them in school with some degree of regularity until they have finished the elementary grades, it is evident that the low attendance in colored schools is the first great problem to be solved. The improvement of attendance requires not only a better school plant, trained teachers and more effective work, but also a stronger interest in the school among the masses of the colored people that they may place more emphasis on regularity and punctuality in attendance. "The multiplication of small, one room schools, which has led to the movement for consolidation in the case of white children, has not extended to the colored schools. Colored schools have never multiplied fast enough to be too close together, and it is not uncommon to find pupils who have walked six or seven miles to attend school." And when the children get to school, the report continues, they are apt to find it not only overcrowded, but also taught in a building not owned by the public authorities. In Alabama over 60 per cent of the schools are taught in such buildings, and in Georgia the condition is even worse. "So long as the school is housed in such a temporary manner," says Dr. Jones, "it is exceedingly difficult to arouse the interest of teachers, pupils and children to improve the plant or add to value of property." As for overcrowding, the port moutons a careful survey made by state supervisors in three typesl counties of Alabama, where the seating capacity of the elderly colored schools was 3,794, their enrollment was 9,391 and their attendance was 5,822. Dr. Jones also emphasizes the danger of the large average group of pupils in the schools and points out that the average school term in the south is less than six months, in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and the Carolinas the term being less than five months. As for the teachers, Dr. Jones says in part: "The teachers of colored public schools occupy a particularly important position. They are not only the chief agents in stimulating the interest of the colored people in the public schools, but they are also in a position to present the needs of the colored schools effectively to the school officials. Their work, well done, will not only produce better trained men and women, but will also develop friendly, and helpful relations between the white and colored people of the south. "Such a responsibility, should be placed only on well trained teachers. Observation, however, shows that the large majority of the teachers now in the schools are utterly incapable of any responsibility. The chapter on 'Teacher Training' in this report makes plain the fact that the public provision for training colored teachers is negligible. Even the private schools supply only a small proportion of the number needed. The question of teachers' salaries, white and colored, has received considerable attention, and some improvement in the salaries of white teachers has been made. The wage scale of colored teachers is still very low, however." The report points out that where the system is in force of paying the failure so much per capita for boarding the prisoners the minimum amount fixed is generally $150. With this figure in mind the comparative table for the salaries of white and colored teachers in eight southern states is illuminating. Some of the figures are: Alabama, white, $355; colored, $150; Georgia, white, $310; colored, $110; Kentucky, white, $232; colored, $110; North Carolina, white, $197; colored, $110; South Carolina, white, $333; colored, $110. "The inadequate compensation is ample explanation of the poor teaching found in most of the rural public schools for colored people. It is little wonder that 70 per cent of the teachers in the 'black belt' states have less than six grades of elementary education." Discussing in another part of his report the relative interest taken by the south in its white and colored public school, Dr. Jones says that the rapid increase of the appropriations for white schools during the past few years and especially the multiplication of white high schools in the southern states have given rise to the belief that the appropriations for Negro schools have actually decreased. While this is probably true in some counties, the school records show an increase in the state appropriations for both the white and colored schools. Founder, General Manager and Secretary of the National Benefit Association at Washington. His Achievements as Organizer and Business Man. Progress in every department and detail of work is noted in the annual report of the National Benefit association, with headquarters in Washington. The organization had its inception in the theft and industry of Samuel W. Rutherford, who is regarded as one of the most successful business men of our race. The association, which gives employment to more than 100 men and women of the race, was organized eighteen years ago, with a few dollars and only desk position for an office. By wise business management and persistent effort on the part of Mr. Rutherford and his associates, the organization has steadily grown from year to year, until its members number up into the thousands and its resources into the handsets of thousands. The concern does business in seven states and the District of Columbia. Its achievements have been phenomenal, and its benefits to the race are manifold. Eighteen years ago Mr. Rutherford, general manager and secretary of the association, was working for a secret society on a small salary and commission. He is now receiving from his own business a living salary, is comfortably fixed and is his own boss. He has the confidence of the public and is widely known for his fairness to his patrons and those in his employ. The National Benefit association has put out of commission the traditional theory that colored people will not, when employed by their own race, give a good service as they will when employed by other races under similar circumstances. The report further shows that the total assets of the association amount to $275,217.57. In order to put new energy into the work and increase its resources the concern has adopted a broader policy for carrying into effect additional lines of service and entering into new territory. Every colored man or woman who makes a success in business raises the standard of race pride and race integrity and worth higher, gives inspiration to our youth and increases the respect and good will for our people among the other races. BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH. Brooklyn Congregation Installs the Rev. A. C. Matthews as Pastor. The Berean Baptist church in Brooklyn recently held a series of meetings dedicating the congregation of its church office located on Bergen street, near Rochester avenue. The Rev. A. C. Matthews, B.D., who has been serving the congregation as temporary pastor, was installed as the permanent pastor. The Rev. Mr. Matthews has "done a praiseworthy work as leader of the congregation, and has thus been made permanent pastor on his merit. The celebration was held for ten days and was participated in by pastors, laymen and professional men of Brooklyn and New York city. The Rev. Mr. Matthews represents the younger men of the ministry and is a zealous worker in civic and religious movements in Greater New York. A bright future is predicted for the Berean Baptist church under his leadership. OUR HONOR GRADUATES. Names of Those Who Finished Course at Yale and Harvard. The number of young men and women of our race who have graduated from colleges and universities during the commencement season of 1917 is nearly 500. The names of the three young men from Yale are John Francis Williams, Ph. B., L. Haven, Comn.; James Austin Norris, LL. B., Pittsburgh, and Aaron Theophilus Peters, B. D. The nine from Harvard are: Lorenzo D. Turner, A. M. Rockville, Ind.; those receiving the bachelor of arts degree are L. V. Alcis, who finished the course in three years; H. P. Payne, Harrisburg, Pa.; U. W. Holly, Roxbury, Mass.; Gale Wole of Liberia, West Africa; Butler R. Wilson, Boston; H. W. Porter, Terro Haute, Ind.; E. L. C. Davidson, District of Columbia, and Bertle W. H. Davis, Antigua, British West Indies. Race Loyalty In Red Cross Work. News comes from various sections of the country to the effect that the colored people are contributing liberally to the Red Cross fund. Thus it is in every movement for national uplift—the race endeavors to do its duty. Leaders of Mammoth Religious Organization Outline Plan to Settle Controversy Over Business Enterprise. To Hold Convention at Muckegee Okla., In September. As a result of the meeting of the executive committee of the National Baptist convention, held the early part of June in Atlanta, Ga., a vigorous campaign of enlightenment has been launched among the Negro Baptists of the country. A national campaign committee, with Dr. L. K. Williams of Chicago as chairman, is to have one member from each state, a local executive committee, with headquarters in Chicago, and an advisory committee of a hundred or more Baptist laymen, and a general representative of the National Baptist convention for each state has also been designated. The Rev. R. H. Boyd claims that the National Baptist Publishing Board is independent of all conventions and is in the sole charge of himself and nine other men, subject only to the laws of the state of Tennessee, which granted the charter, as it is alleged. He makes the claim of personal, and individual creation of the National Baptist Publishing Board, while admitting the autorship of articles describing the launching and growth of the enterprise, in which he says: "To my great surprise and much to my regret, the convention said to me in unmistakable tones, 'Thou art the man.' For twenty-five years I had been attempting to answer every call made by the Baptists, endeavoring to obey every command given by them, and now that it said to me and four others associated with me, 'Do from this convention and publish for the Sunday schools periodicals by Jan. 1, 1917, my only answer was that the Baptists that have called the National convention had commanded the die cast, and the Rubicon is crossed." The issue has been joined in court, Rev. R. H. David has organized his following to help him maintain his convention. The National Baptist convention desires to maintain the unity of the Negro Baptist family and is seeking to put facts before the people that will cause them to abide in full force by the parent organization founded by the late distinguished William J. Simmons, LL.D. of Kentucky and presided over by Dr. E. C. Morris, Helgna, Ark. for the past twenty years or more. Many side issues have been injected into the controversy, but the National Baptist convention will endeavor to focus the attention of its constituency on what it regards as the real issue—namely, whether it or an independent group of nine men shall control the publishing interests of its following of more than 250,000 people covering the main issue and all of the known side issues raised has been prepared by Rev. Sutton E. Griggs, and it is the plan of this committee to issue and distribute 100,000 copies of the document. The officials of the National Baptist convention feel that they can rest their cause fully upon their statement of the case. Persons desiring copies of the statement, which is entitled "Stubborn Facts," can secure copies free of charge by including postage for mailing the same to Rev. L. K. Williams, Twenty-seventh and Dearborn streets, Chicago. If there are churches that feel that they need light on this subject or if there are those that think that certain churches need information they are asked to communicate with Dr. Williams. If there are associations or conventions to meet in any state within the next three months where National Baptist convention issues are likely to arise or where the question should be raised for the good of the convention it is requested that the name of the organization, time and place of meeting and the name of the moderator or president be sent to Dr. Williams. POLITICAL MOVE? Columbia, O. C. "The 'State' meeting of Afro-Americans and whites held in the Chamber of Commerce midwifery, last week Thursday afternoon, has been a rare or loss of a commendation for a number of reasons. Some say persons, Ondaley interested in politics presented it, while others say that members of that race who were desiors of the south, were behind the people from the south, were behind the people. Another thing very noticeable was that outside of possibly Mr. James French of Sandusky, not a single well-known state leader of the race took any part in the conference. Still another, is the fact that several of the white speakers said things which should have been promptly answered in, the conference because while what they said was not promptly answered in, the conference prove helpful. I do not anticipate that the conference will result in any material benefit. Indeed, the indications were that it had been called solely for the purpose of affording an opportunity for the leading white social workers in attendance to air their views before a state forum. These latter included: Taraura, a secretary of the Cleveland Kingsley, secretary of the Cleveland Federation, and A. G. Bookwalt, secretary of the color-line Central Y. M. C. A. of Cincinnati. Fred C. Croston, labor expert and chairman of the labor committee of the Bookwalt's Council, was a speaker. Bookwalt's and Croston's remarks (as published in the daily press), were especially critical of the "permanent" organization formed, to be known as the Ohio) Federation, for Uplift. Among Colored People. It is expected to provide itself with committees on research and statistics, organization and publicity, welfare, labor and housing, covering all the most significant phases of the new Local Organizations are supposed the following: the state. The public statement addressed to the people of Ohio, asks that in recognition of the heavy immigration, each community attack the problem. SUE FOR RIOT DAMAGES! Our People Urged to Do So—An Attorney Provided for Them—Pass the Word Along. St. Louis, Mo.—The local branch of the N. A. A. C. P., is determined to do all in its power to secure redress for our people who suffered as a result of the East St. Louis, Ill. riots. They have retained Attorney Homer G. Phillips, 2335 A. Market St., this city, who will prosecute all cases free of charge for the victims if they will only write HON. ED. D. GREEN him and tell him their story. Many of these people have scattered over the country, and while a number of suits will grow out of the riots, it is feared that there will not be half as many as they have. The law, a law of law (a copy of Hon. Harry C. Smith's Ohio Anti-Lynching law), paced on the statute books of Illinois by Ex-Representative Edward D. Green of Chicago, many of these people stand an exent chance to secure their freedom. Chair county, Ill., to the extent of from $500 to $5,000. Claims must be filed before August 2. hits, by in- e same seventh bel that t or if certain are ask- race riots at East St. Louis, sherman on Monday told ate the situation still was ser- and that "there is as much in securing acquittal of guilt Illinois as there ever was in I. W. W. STICKERS I. W. W. STICKERS Sandhuk, O.—After 50 employees of a construction company walked out on Tuesday because they were refused an advance of 5 cents an hour in wages, the town was plastered with I.W. W stickers. Police are on guard to prevent a clash between alleged refugees from St. Louis, employed by the company, and the strikers. The strikers say the Negro employees are paid 5 cents an hour more than they are. May be they are worth it. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS AL MOVE? ence On The Southern influx. Americans Conspicuous or Absence--Speakers, encers, Etc. ing lem of proper housing and of surrounding the former sons of the south with man-environment decent and in accord with their rights. —Proper protection for them is asked. It is urged upon the state that it give "calm and conscientious" attention to the problems presented. J. Walter Wills of Cleveland, of who presided last Thursday, was elected on president. The other officers, all Afro- REV. CARL W. HASKELL Americans, save the treasurer, J. M. French of Sandisky, William Gooden of Portsmouth, Dr. I. E. Petrifield of Springfield, vice-presidents; J. t. H. Robinson of Cincinnati, Mrs. Maude N. Howard of Columbus, secretaries; A. G. Bookwalter of Cincinnati, treasurer. The leading candidate for the chapanies of the Ninth Ohio regiment, formerly the Ninth-Battalion, O. N. G., seems to be Rev. Garl W. Haskell of this city, a fine young minister of education and ability. DOINGS OF THE RACE The governor of Illinois has finally, signed Hon. Robert R. Jackson's film bill. Miss Frances Grant graduated in June from exclusive Radcliff College, Cambridge, Mass. The 20th annual meeting of Ohio district grand lodge will be held at Columbus, July 31, Aug. 1 and 2. One St. Louis, Mo., municipal lodging house cared for 6456 refugees from E. St. Louis, III, in eight days. The Industrial Savings Thank, Washington, D. C., has purchased a $10,000 two-story brick building, cor. 11th and 12th U.S. The A. & M. College at Normal, Ala., has conferred upon Editor Win H. Steward, of Louisville, Ky., the degree of L.D. The number of Wilberforce University trustees has been reduced from 200 to 21. "This opens the way to reach out and get $20,000 from one source alone," says Prof. W. S. Scarborough, president. The threatened riot or mob stories sent out to the daily press from Youngstown, Stenbrenville and Sandusky newspapers "stories," pure and simple. Miss Dorothy Harampton and Miss Katherine Marg of Brooklyn, N. Y., recovered cash settlements recently in the trial of their civil rights cases brought against Keeney's Theater, that city. C. S. Mahungulu, age 33, Bizanan, East Pondland, Cape Colony, is an Ohio State University student at Colby and a son of King Njokweni and his caretaker, the names of other illustrious grandfathers for eleven generations back. The article in this paper: last week has created a great deal of comment, not only among British West Indian subjects of color, but with colored and white Americans as well, who rightly see a no reason why Americans, should see a no reason torance to battle for the British Empire torule thousands of eligible britishers of color are allowed to take easy in U. S.-N. Y. City Amsterdam News. The first news from East St. Louis read like old-time stories of "race wars" in the south. Thus: "250. Negroes and three whites killed." About as much war" about that as about a jack-rabbit drive." National Tribune, Washington, D.C. Harold, son of Daniel Murray, of Washington, D. C., who graduated from the engineering course, Sibley College, Cornell University, in June, 1916, and with his bride, located in Havana, Cuba, has entered the service of the Havana Marine Company at $175 per month. One Year ..... $1.50 Six Months ..... 1.00 Three Months ..... .50 Subscribers are requested to remit by postoffice money order or reg- istered letter Entered at the postoffice in Cleveland, Ohio, as second-class mail matter. Address all communications to HAERY C. SMITH Editor and proprietor, THE GAZETTE Blackstone Building, Cleveland, O. Member Ohio Legislature: 1894 to 1896; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902 THE GAZETTE is the oldest, and has the largest bona fide circulation double that of any newspaper in the interest of Afro-Americans, publish 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. 210,000 in Ohio. 20,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, JULY 14, 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 under- stand it."—Abraham Lincoln, X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X PREDICTICE "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. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X PROTEST AGAINST W20NG. To submit in silence when we should protest makes co- wards out of men. The hami- an race has climbed on Protest. Had no voice been raised of civil rights, ignorance and lust, the Inquisition yet would serve the law, and gulloffites decide our last disputes. The few who dare, must speak and speak again to right the wrongs of many. —Ella Wheeler Wilcox. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X THE MAN WHO DARES. "I honor the man who in the conscious discharge of his duty dares to stand alone, the world, with ignorant, intolerant judgment, may condemn, the countenances of relatives may be averted, and the hearts of friends grow cold, but the sense of duty done shall be sweeter than the applause of the world, the countenances of relatives or the hearts of friends." Charles Sumner. X X X X X X X X X X X X X X An effort is still being made to make the Afro-American the "goat" as well as the victim, of the East St. Louis, Ill. riots. The people of East St. Louis are properly roasted over the disgrace which has fallen upon their city, and they are determined first on the displacement of the Chief of Police and an entire reorganization of the police department. This would make a good beginning. Several members of the police board have been forced to resign and some of the officers and many of the militiamen, in that city at the time of the riot should be compelled to do likewise and then criminal proceedings started against them. We agree with the Washington (D. C.) National Tribune when it says: "The rioters were men and women who in their own countries have been treated like dogs, with no rights whatever. When they came here they became like the miserable clay-eating whites of the south, whose only assertion of manhood is in their assumption of superiority to the Negroes" The Baltimore delegation that hoped to call on President Wilson recently to get him to issue a proclamation against molt violators of the law was disappointed. Senator Joseph I. France U. S. Senator from Maryland, worked hard to get an interview for the delegation, and turned over to Dean Pickens, spokesman for the party, the President's letter which enabled him (Wilson) to "sidestep" the delegation: The White House, Washington, D. C., July 11, 17. Hon. Joseph L. France, United States Senate My Dear Senator France.—Mr. Tumulty has placed in my hands your letter to him of July tenth. I wish very much that it were possible for me to see the delegation of colored citizens of whom you speak. Knowing their errand and wishing in every way possible to promote the safety and welfare of our colored fellow-citizens, I am sure I should listen to their representations with entire sympathy, but, unfortunately, it is imperative for me to conserve my time as much as practicable, and I write to beg you to assure those who made this request of you that through the Department of Justice, through the Department of Labor, and through every other channel open to me I am doing and will do my utmost to safeguard the interests of the colored people who are, of course as much entitled to our protection and support as any other citizens of the United States, and that you will request them in view of these assurances to excuse me for the present at any rate, from a personal interview. Cornhally and sincerely yours. WOODROW WILSON. "Twas ever thus as far as the President and our people are concerned. He hasn't time to see Afro-Americans since Editor W. Monroe Trotter "trimmed" him so artistically. THOSE EAST ST. LOUIS RIOTS The East St. Louis, Ill., riot may be a plot laid by interested southeners who desire to stem the tide of Negro migration. The southern papers that speak so gilly of this affair cannot receive any praise from me, we thinking that the Almanac will contend says: "The south never kills Negroes because they desire to work." But the south does kill Negroes after they have worked and in addition to killing them the south steals all Negroes make. This whole affair is a "southern ruse" to deter Negroes from leaving. We are not insistent upon our people leaving the south because we have some hatred against it, but our opposition to Negroes remaining there is its damnable policy of treating Negroes not as human beings but as brutes. The south has nefariously stolen the franchise of our people, it has made the court injunction of oppression rather than instructance of oppression or murder. Our people are concerned Negroes in the southern cities are forced to live sections that are unsanitary and anim-proved. On the streets they dare not contend for what the law gives them. In many public places they are looked up as unworthy to enter. This amenable white and licentious crowd which practically destroyed the racial identity of the race in many parts of the south, now put themselves up as superiors and lords. Let the south know that its pretensions are worse than rot. If Negroes invade and mutilate women where there they are armed with white brutes who not only did but now molest colored women. On the woman issue the white southern man has no right to complain. We are opposed to any infringement of the rights of womanhood by white or black but we scorn the diabolical hypocrite that does it to any race he can but surges with a mob to hong the man who treats his race as white men treat other races. If the south wishes Negroes to remain there let abolishe the "jim-crow" car, and segregated districts, establish law and order, make the officers protection of all, remove from office the white men that brutalizes the colored man for the least offense. Give the race equal school facilities, pay teachers according to their ability and not according to their skin. Treat colored women as woman deserves and compel the cowardly lynch-murderers to stop their trade. In other words see to it that every privilege an American citizen enjoys in the south the colored citizen shall enjoy. This and nothing less. The East St. Louis riot is intended to aid the south but it will injure it. In Illinois law reigns and justice will be enforced. In the north his job will be captured and he would have joined rendered a verdict that all of the Negroes died at the hands of parties known to the jury while some of the jury unquestionably were in it. Colored people of the south should not become terror-striken because of this southernly devised scheme. Go back to E. St. Louis and work. This will not occur again. We must condemn the practice of white officers entering the homes of our people and taking away weapons of defense while white people are left doubly armed. This must stop a "Winchester" that does execution times is a great friend in times like this. The hundred rounds with a first-class ammunition a man ready for emergencies. Let our people continue to come forth and live. Every attempt to keep them in the south is a boost to their leaving. Let Illinois investigate this crime and unfrock the contemptible soldier that is unworthy of the colors. That police force should be sent to the penitentiary, if not hung. Let the world see law enforced in Illinois. Even St. Louis is a better place to live in than any city of the south. Reliable colored men desiring to enter the factories of Recreation may do so by coming to this city. Colored men by the scores have done so and many more are arriving almost daily. The wage is fine. Most colored workers in the iron foundry make from twenty-five to thirty dollars per week. Colored people from all portions of the south are welcomed. There is no charge here for securing you a job. The factory has ap aid agency to furnish labor. This agency is on the job every minute. The only prerequisite is, be willing to work and slick. You are given a man's chance. Homes can be secured either by renting or purchase. It will cost the man coming from the south nothing as as agent fees are concerned. The agent has more than nouns that can be rented to wortly workers. They can also buy them at a fair price and on easy terms. Those desiring to come may write me and we with others will see to it that you are located comfortably and all the pay we ask is, Make Good! No better man can be found to arrange for and bring to pass this Negro Congress than the editor of The Gazette. We have no objections to Chicago as a meeting place. We shall do all in our power to help him. (REV.) WM. A. BYRD. 274 Wellingtonville,琴chester, N. Y. LONG LIVE THE GAZELTE! Since our good friend, Harry C. Smith, founded The Cleveland Gazette some thirty-four years ago, he has entertained sixteen competitors, all of whom are now occupying green graves in the journalistic cemetery. Last week The Cleveland Advocate, "the last of the Mohicans," refused to respond to the pulmotor and turned its toes to eternity leaving The Gazette to mourn its loss. Verily, the versatile Gazette has sung requiems over so many passing journalistic "genus of the parest ray" serene that she hits the high "C" involuntarily and positively without effort. Saturday News extends to the family of The Advocate its heartfelt sympathy, this without prejudice to our opinion of its error in entering a field where the indomitable "Old Reliable" with its sixteen lives can alone survive. Here's to you, Harry, you surviving old friend! Hoping that papers may come and papers may go, while The Gazette goes on forever—Hopkinsville, (Ky) Saturday News, June 9, 17; Phil H. Brown, editor. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1947 JUST PRICE DEMANDED No Big Profit Is Warning of Nation's Executive. Washington, July 12. — President Wilson appealed to the country's business interests to put aside every selfish consideration and to give their aid to the nation as freely as those who go out to offer their lives on the battlefield. In a statement addressed to the coal operators and manufacturers he gave assurance that just prices will be paid by the government and the public during the war, but warned that no attempt to extort unusual profits will be tolerated. The president looks to every business man—big and little—to meet the situation in a big way. "Your patriotism," said the president's appeal, "is of the same self-defying stuff as the patriotism of the men dead and maimed on the fields of France, or it is no patriotism at all. Is Confident of Business. "Let us never speak, then, of profits and patriotism in the same instance. "I shall expect every man who is not a shucker to be at my side throughout this great enterprise. In it no man can win honor who thinks of himself." The president declared there, must be but one price for the government and for the public. He expressed confidence that business generally will be found loyal to the last degree and that the problem of war-time prices, which he declared will "mean victory or defeat," will be solved rightly through patriotic co-operation. Condemns Ship Owners. In unmeasured terms, however, Mr. Wilson condemned the ship owners of the country for maintaining a schedule of ocean freight rates which has placed "almost insuperable obstacles" in the path of the government. "The fact is," he asserted, "that those who have fixed war freight rates have taken the most effective means in their power to defeat the armies engaged against Germany." Coal production and other industries for whose products the government has negotiated price agreements are not taken up in detail by the president, his appeal dealing only with the general principles involved in the determination of war prices. FARMERS UP IN ARMS OVER FOX NUISANCE FARMERS UP IN ARMS OVER FOX NUISANCE Chardon, July 12.—Russell farmers are "up in arms" over the fox nuisance and at a meeting of the Russell Farmers' club discussed the question heatedly. Since foxes were introduced in that section for hunting, the animals have increased greatly. Poultry and young lambs have been killed by the foxes, which promptly pass up a cottontail diet for chickens and young mutton. Farmers declare they will kill the foxes whenever damage is being done, the same as rabbits. Foxes have multiplied greatly on both sides of the Chagrin river in the Gates Mill district, which abounds in wooded tracts. Washington, July 12.—The original journal of the twenty-fourth congress, bearing the long-hand account of the proceedings of the house during the administration of President Andrew Jackson, appeared at the Capitol in the hands of a junk man who wanted to sell it to the government. It was commandeered promptly by Jerry South, clerk of the house, who said it had been stolen from the government many years ago. The document came from a woman who explained that it had been handed down in her family. $1,000,000 for War Relief Work Boston, July 12.—A fund of $1,000,000 for war relief work was appropriated by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. John K. Tener, president of the National Baseball League, presented the report of the special war relief commission, which was adopted unanimously. Four Held for Taunting Troops Four Held for Taunting Troops. Marion, July 12—J. H. Blowers, Arthur Horbolt, William King and Joseph Blowers are in jail here as a result of Company D soldiers being called "tin Willies" and "boneheads." Police rescued them from being violently handled. More Useful If Less Poetic A poetic contributor recently submitted to a northern weekly an effusion, entitled "The Lay of the Lark." It was returned with this editorial note: "Rejected with thanks. Send a few specimens of the lay of the hen. We will gladly accept them." 6,074,771IN OHIO FOLD Estimate Is Made on Basis of Military Registration. Columbus, July 12, Ohio, according to population estimates by the federal bureau on the basis of the military registration, has a population of 6,074,771. The estimate for Cleveland is 1,125,400. This estimate makes Cleveland the fifth city in size in the United States, being outstriped only by New York, with $6,504,185; Chicago, with 3,630,557; Philadelphia (city and county), with 2,660,021, and Detroit, with 1,521,942. The estimates are not claimed by the census bureau to represent the exact population of cities, as it is pointed out that some have a greater proportion of men between 21 and 31 years than others. Cincinnati still maintains second place with an estimated population of 436,352. Toledo goes to third place with 363,884, and Akron jumps into fourth place with 328,348. Columbus is shunted to fifth place with 243,176, and Youngtown takes sixth place with 228,230. Canton goes ahead of Dayton, the former with 177,586 and the latter with 151,170. Lorain is given 54,249 and Springfield 61,470. Hamilton is rated at 50,440. Lima, 35,118. Newark, 26,760, and Zaneville, 24,153. The total population of Stark county, including Canton, is rated at 235,421. Summit county, including Akron, is given 427,425. Mahoning county, including Youngtown is given 269,067. Columbia county is estimated at 77,425; Erie, 36,116; Geauga, 11,619; Lake, 18,648; Trumbull, 87,253; Tuscarawas, 57,607; Belmont, 92,800. Find Fire Hazards in State Fire hazards that never were dreamed of exist in all communities in the state and in scores of instances endanger big stocks of foodstuffs, inspectors who have been at work for several weeks have reported to State Fire Marshal Fleming. More than 1,000 orders to correct evils have been issued through 230 fire insurance company inspectors whose services are given the state during the period of the war. Almost all the wholesale grocery warehouses, 1,100 grain elevators, 500 grist mills and other food storage buildings have been examined already. Warnings to farmers say guard against rats and mice. "Don't let the rats mow down our grain soldiers with their machine gun teeth." Guard against rats and mice. Concrete is easily molded and laid. Vermin not only devour foodstuffs, but defile what they don't eat," says the instruction bulletin. It is recommended corn and other grains be stored in specially constructed granaries—barns are for hay and stock, not for grains. GERMAN TAKEN FROM HOTEL AND INTERNED New York, July 12.—From his luxurious apartments at the Hotel St. Regis to the internment pen for "dangerous aliens" at Ellis Island was the transition of Rudolf Hecht, a German, cousin of Otto H. Kahn and New York representative of the Philadelphia banking firm of Chandler & Co., Inc. The arrest is described by department of justice agents as the most important since the outbreak of the war with Germany. Hecht has been prominent in floating two $10,000,000 loans for the German government. JUNE FLIES, DRAWN BY LIGHTS, FEED POULTRY Port Clinton, July 12—Chicken fanciers of this city have devised a scheme by which millions of June flies are being confiscated and served to poultry. Owners of chicken coops have installed strong electric lights in the hen yards and at night the attraction is strong enough to bring millions of the flies to the coops, where they find a nice roosting place. In the morning the ground in the coop is covered with the bugs and the chickens enjoy a feast. First Municipal Joe Plant First Municipal Ice Plant. Wadsworth, July 12. - Wadsworth will have the first municipal ice plant in Ohio. An ordinance authorizing $16,000 bonds has been passed. A resolution also was adopted approving plans for a new filtration plant. Both plants will be installed soon in connection with the municipal light and water plant. For Polishing Furniture. The polish generally used on mission furniture is the dull wax finish. If, instead of applying only wax, alternate coats of boiled linseed oil and wax are used, a polish will be obtained which is brighter and more durable than the ordinary finish. 1867 HOWARD UNIVERSITY 1917 Stephen M. Newman, A. M., D. D., President. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES—A. B. and B. S. Courses. TEACHERS' COLLEGE—A. B. and B. S. Courses in Education. SCHOOL OF MANUAL ARTS AND APPLIED SCIENCES—B. S. Courses in Engineering, Home Economics, Manual Arts. CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC: Mus. B. Courses. ACADEMY—Two Preparatory Courses; Classical, Scientific. COMMERCIAL COLLEGE—Secretarial Courses, Accounting Course, General Course. LIBRARY TRAINING CLASS. PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY—B. D Courses, Diploma Course. SCHOOL OF MEDICINE—M. D Courses in Medicine, D. D. S. Courses in Dentistry, Phar. D. Courses in Pharmacy. SCHOOL OF LAW—LL. B. Courses For catalogue, address Howard University, Washington, D. C.—Adv. CORRESPONDENTS WANTED. The old reliable Gazette desires an active agent and correspondent in every city and town in Ohio and neighboring states having a number of Afro-American residents. Only a little time on Fridays or Saturdays is required. We are especially desirous of hearing from persons in the following named cities: Springfield, Dayton, Piqua, Mt. Vernon, East Liverpool, Akron, Omaha, O., and other places, particularly in Ohio, where we have none. Write to the editor of The Gazette, Blackstone building, Cleveland, O., and terms will be sent promptly. Our readers will oblige us greatly by sending at once the addresses of persons in the cities named and others in the state, to whom we can write relative to the matter. NOTICE. Real estate is a serious business. It ought to be handled by people who know values, abstracts, deeds and mortgages. A lot of fakers have rushed into the business to catch the stranger. I advise all to deal with people who have a reputation for honesty and fair dealing. S. E. Woods, 3704 Cnaural Ave. Ohio State phone, Central 4600 K. Free advice. —Adv. DOINGS OF THE RACE. The colored brother has shouted his loyalty and patriotism for this country from every village, cross-road, town and city in the United States, and even from the house-tops, but democratic Washington has failed to heed his shouts. It has turned a deaf ear and the word has gone forth that the black man is not wanted to fight in this war—it being a white man's war. Cool off, my brother, and let your enthusiasm and patriotism boil down to a level with the treatment and protection accorded to you and yours by this government.—Portland (Ore.) Advocate. Rev. J. W. Ribbins, pastor of Gillfield Baptist church of Memphis, is the guest of Mr. John Fowler of 3312 Central Ave. Rev. Ribbins was invited here by 100 of his members to organize a church. India's Hoarded Treasure. The "boarded treasure" of India is estimated by the Financial Review at over 2400 000,000. Most of this is believed to be hidden in comparatively small suns. 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Alphan, Jr., of Scovill Ave., and Miss Estelle Johnson, of Joliet, recently BEST FOR THE BLOOD Poro Herbs. Sold only at Brown Drug Co. eor. E. 28th St. and Central Ave.—Adv. Mrs. M. E. Palmer, of Pasedena, Cal., attended the annual convention of the Christian and Missionary Alliance branch No. 2, and was the guest of Mrs. William Brewer, E. 10rd St. Mesdames W. H. Smith, Wm. Hawkins, Inez Fairfax, Fairfax and others, attended the annual Women's Federation convention in Mt. Vernon last week. Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Biggs had as their guests recently their sisters Misses Mary and Dorothy Thomas of Tuskegee, Ala., and Miss Kittie Davis of Georgetown, Ky. Mrs. J. H. Williams, of E. 85th St. has returned from an extensive visit with her mother in Memphis, and her sister Mrs. Crawford, in Centralia, Ill. Mrs. Ida Forte, of Circledville, passed through the city recently en route to Youngstown to a atend the annual convention of the W. M. M. S. Mesdames Ella White, Marie T. Perkins, Margaret Anderson and B. Wells attended from here. There is only one way to get the real race news and that is to take "the old reliable" Gazette. Mrs. Wardell, E. 30th St., was hostess to the Optimistic club at a recent meeting, visitors' night, over sixty being present. Mrs. Burens, E. 33rd St., entertained Wednesday. The club has shipped a large box of clothing to the Girls Industrial School Dayton, the North Carolina Art Museum, has been sick ten days. His wife and little daughter will spend several weeks in Canada. Rev. B. K. Smith, pastor of East Mt. Zion Baptist church, was robbed of his pocket-book containing $0 while on the public square assisting his wife on to a suburban car, July 4th. The pastor of Shiloh Baptist church left recently to attend the annual meeting of the Western Baptist Association of City, Mt. The Smith Studio requests that all persons holding coupons all present them on or before Aug. 15, 1917. Adv. Mr. and Mrs. George Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Riff, and Mrs. J. W. Wills Miss Hazel Mountain, Mrs. Amelia McNaughton, Drs. E. A. Bailley and Whitehead, R. R. Cheeks, O. B. Moss, and others attended the state conference on southern migration held in Columbo. Diamond Dick" has been engaged as manager by Landon ONeal's auto livery, 2232 E. 38th St., and is rendering the usual finished service. "Dick" always gives his best efforts to his employers and is popular. The Elks' headquarters during their convention, soon to convene in this city, will be at the Hendall building. The Elks and W. W. Mansmegue, proprietor of the "Eladio" are to be congratulated on the arrangement. The annual excursion and basketeer given by St. Andrew's church to Put-in-Bay will be held, Monday, Aug. 20, 1917. Fare M125.-Adv. Mrs. Mabel Holmes Jackson of the East End, is spending the summer and early fall season in the Maine mountains at Blue Hills. Mr. Charles Smith, secretary to Chief of Police Rowe, had quite a scare week before last, from which he was some time recovering. His wife is spending the summer at her native home, St. Louis, and was there when the latest riot-murders occurred at E. St. Louis, Ill. Mrs. Smith wrote that the St. Louis "Red Cross, many whites our people there now, the riots caring days and nights from across the river who were temporarily being housed in municipal lodging houses, etc. They were hungry, thoroughly frightened and many wounded as well as half starved. Many children of tender years as well as men and women suffered, were wounded and killed. THE GAZETTE again has nice clean offices. Come in and pay your subscriptions, please, if you owe, and oblige us. Especially those who live in the East End. Harry Schools, 31, 2219 E. 29th St., was fatally stabbed in a quarrel with another man at Scovill Ave. and E. 31st St. last Friday night and died before he could be taken to a hospital. Several companions were arrested, but were released when they denied any knowl of the crime. Schools was a new member of Co. D, 9th Battalion, now a regiment. The Gazette acknowledges the receipt of an invitation from Mr. and Mrs. James W. Huston to attend the wedding reception in honor of their daughter, Estella Helen, and John E. Ballard, from 7 to 9 p. m., July 28, at 2274 E. 74th St. Mr. Ballard is a native of Cadiz. Best wishes Mr. and Mrs. Ballard. 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. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Anderson, of Allston, Mass., who arrived in the city recently to participate in a settlement of the Moore estate, returned to Boston Thursday night, accompanied by his daughters, Clara and Equilla, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson paid The Gazette sanctum a pleasant call, Tuesday noon. Mrs. Anna Williams, son, Ralph Rogers and 'Aileen Blakewell visited Madam C. H. Jones of Toledo, last week. Miss Alice Crummel entertained Milred Hydre, Pinelia, Stein, Dorothy Beard, Milred Travis, Vashi F loney, Masters Wm. Clater, Robert Jackson, Clarence Orr, Charlie Wilson, and Curtis Thomas, at her grandmother's E 49th St. in honor of Miss Maria Beeler, of Greenfield. You should take PURO HERBS the great blood purifier and system cleanser. On sale only at Brown Drug Co. 2742 Central Ave., cor. E 28th St. Attv. Ms. Patty Beker sister of Mr. Moses Alley, E 97th St. left last Thursday for Wartonton N. C., to visit her mother, Little Miss Vivian Alston accompanied her. "Camp Hedges," at Peninsula, Ohio, is growing popular for bathing, fishing and summer parties. Mr. Andrew McSpadden visited Camp Charles Young at "White City" on the lake front, east; one day this week, and it was the first time he had entered a soldiers' camp in more than 50 years. "Mac" is a veteran of the war of the rebellion (but still young) and as loyal an American and member of the race as he is a devout practical Christian. When our mutual and long-time friend, James R. Snyde, sees the large bouquet of beautiful roses Mr. McSpadden brought to *The Gazette* the sanctum torium, Tuesday, to help decorate it in honor of its recent thorough renovation, he will probably wake up and duplicate the lovely gift in some way. We have no objection to others of this club. THIS IS TO BE THE BIG EVENT OF THE SUMMER SEASON: The annual excursion and basket pitcher given by St. Andrews' church to Puju, in-Bay, Monday, Aug. 20th, 1917. Fare $1.25—Adv. Mrs. Ida Johnson visited relatives in Hillsboro last week. Geo. W. Thompkins has returned from Hillsboro and Washington C. H. Mrs. John W. Hudson and daughter has returned to Hillsboro. They visited Mr. Hudson who is employed here, Mesdames Hollingsworth, Merritt, Ella White, Marie Perkins, Ida B. Wells and Mildred Brags Gant represented St. John's M. M. S. at Youngstown has the Gazette has made arrangements for better service than it has getting, and hopes soon to show its patrons a greatly improved paper as a result. The concert given by the Harmony Trio, under the auspices of the Council of C. W. elabas, has netted $50 to date. Persons having tickets or money will please report to the committee at once Mesdames Ida B. Wells, Inez Flaixr, Sarah Hogan, Mary Smith and Minerva Taylor. The committee wish to thank the editor of The Gazette for advertising the concert in three of its issues without charge, and to say that we feel that he has done "His Bit" toward helping us to secure funds with which to purchase country for our "boys of Ninth Ohio regiment." A. E. Wallace, "the Pittsburg barber," is now at 3038 Central Ave., in Joe Hedges' pool room. Mr. Wallace has been working for Charles Moxley for a year and guarantees satisfaction in every respect. Don't forget to give "the Pittsburg barber" a trial—at 3038 The choral guild of St. Andrews will hold its last "Outing" at Parris Springs, Monday, July 30th, 1917. McAfee's Orchestra. Fifty cents a person. Special cars returning from the park—Adv. 2t. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. Anderson of Boston, entertained the editor of The Gazette at dinner, Wednesday evening, the residence of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Milligan, E. 90th St. Luna Park does not seem to be able to draw color-lines enough to keep the Cleveland Association of Colored Men and some other Negroes away from it, does it? A discussion of the problems arising in Cleveland from the influx of Negroes from southern states, due to the labor situation, featured the quarterly meeting of the central board of the Welfare Federation of Cleveland, held Wednesday noon at Halle Bros. Japanese tea room. The mass meeting at Shiloh Baptist church, last Thursday evening, adopted resolutions thanking Col. Theodore "Brownsville" Roosevelt for his recent splendid outburst in Carnegie hall, New York city, against mob wizard; Awoonor Chass S. Sutton's resolutions condemning organized labor for barring Afro-Americans, and calling on the federal and state government to protect its citizens, etc. Miss Bessie Cook, teacher of piano, and G. J. Tate of the Central Shirt shop whose advertisements appear elsewhere in The Gazette, are members of the race and entitled to your patronage—Ady. J. W. Wills, Jr., visited Columbus and Cincinnati, last week. Rev S. C. Harris, pastor of St. Paul's A. M. E. Zion church, is attending district conference in Sharon, Pa., this week. The pastor of Shiloh Baptist church returned from Des Moines, Ia., Monday. Miss Helen Haines of Blaine Ave., was hostess to the Olive Leaf club, on Tuesday, and Mrs. A. H. Martin, E. 48th Place, to the Autumn Leaf Culture club, Wednesday. The incessant yelling, shouting and comedian conduct of the street-corner "exhorters," up Central Ave. ought to be stopped. It is about time the Ministers' Alliance took up this matter, too. Will anything upwake that organization? It is the most inactive and inefficient Cleveland has ever had. Grigshy Ford, mail carrier, of Birmingham, Ala., on a prospective tour. Miss Hazel Blake entertained the Present Day club at Euclid Beach park Tuesday. Miss Willa Shook left last week to visit Mrs. Joseph Carroll of Columbus. Frank J. Perkins had as his guest last week W. C. Kilpatrick, a prominent mason of Atlanta, Ga. Mr. John Ballard was recently admitted to the bar. Mrs. Jennie Clark Davis, formerly a resident of this city, is expected from Columbus to spend a few days. Mrs. H. Ferguson, E. 43rd St. have returned from Mt. Vernon, where they visited their mother and two brothers. Mrs. Inez Fairfax was elected chairman of the program committee of the State Federation of Women's clubs, at Mt. Vernon, last week. Miss Berrie, daughter of J. E. Reed, is the guest of Mrs. Morris Lewis, of Chicago. Mrs. Effie Hardy, E. 25th Place, has secured a divorce from Wright Hardy and the custody of the two children, Matilda and Hazel, it is said. The lateness of the nieceville for the benefit of their health. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jones and Miss Ozella Moore motored to Painesville, Sunday. Mrs. F. H. Weaver has returned from Pittsburg. FRATERNAL NEWS By Col. C. P. Lancaster Western Reserve Lodge, No. 42, K. P initiated a large class of candidates, Sunday. A temple Temple, No. 21, has secured the Y. M. C. U. rooms, East 55th St. and Central Ave. for their headquarters during the Elks' convention in August. Crystaloga Lodge, No. 95, will initiate a class of fifty candidates, Aug. 6th. The Cleveland Odd Fellows Building Co. have incorporated and have bought the three story building at Central Ave and E. 35th St., with a ten room house next to it on Central and a two-story warehouse in the rear. The following are the directors and officers: H. A. Brown, president; R. G. Long, vice-president; C. P. Lance- secretary; R. Bockel, treasurer; M. A. Goodfellow, Thomas Theodore, John Morton, Joseph McPheron, John Powell and J. Thomas. All members and friends of the order are requested to purchase stock in this enterprise which not only benefits it but the race also. The leading fraternal and social event of the season was the visit of the following members of the sub-committee of management of the G. U. O. of O. F.; Hon. Edward H. Morris, grand master, Chicago; James F. Needham, grand secretary, Philadelphia; W. David Brown, grand treasurer, New York; H. Johnson, Salarysh, N. C.; Geo. Roberts, Pensacola, N. C.; Roberts, H. Barano, R. Barano, Baton Rouge, La. grand directors, Henry K. Shlaughter, editor Old Fellows' Journal, Washington, D. C. They were met at the Euclid Ave. station of the Penn. Ry. by the local committee: Col. J. E. Reed, Major. A. T. Abbott, Capt. J. H. Beckwith, Capt. S. Richardson, Edward Daw, Jas. A. Rogers, H. S. and Leslie Shlaughter, A. A. Goodrich, C. P. Lancaster, Co. A. Patriarchie, G. U. O. Jackson, A. A. Patriarchie, G. U. O. Jackson's Military Band. After a show parade pictures of the uniform, uniformed companies, visitors and the committee were taken at the Marion Ave. playground. The visitors and committee then proceeded to the Caterers' club, where an elaborate breakfast and refreshments were served as only the Caterers can serve. An auto ride through the parks and boulevards was required. The beautiful homes of Col. Reed and Capt. Beckwith, Dinner was served at the Caterers' club and a reception was attended by 150 gentlemen. The following afternoon a reception was given at Col. 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