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ELIMINATE "THE BIRTH OF A NATION" RETARDS SALE OF LIBERTY BONDS & W. S. S. Dancing Every Thursday Evening at Barksdale's Academy, THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. No. 8 YOUNGSTOWN — Mrs. Wm. Saunders is convalescing. Rev. J. H. Farley preached his farewell semen, Sunday, and left for conference at Dayton, Monday — Mrs. Mamie Smith spends week in Bucklewood and spends week in Johns Hopkins Saturday, after a brief illness. A husband, daughter, son, sister and a large number of relatives and friends survive her — Bucklewood lodge will meet Oct. 3, at 8 p. m. All the latest and best news is found every week, in "The White Rabbit" Gazette. Tell your friends; please. CORRESPONDENTS must mail all letters for publication at their main postoffice "incidentally early on Monday (or . . . ) of each week to have them re. . . he Gazette office on Tuesday r. . . g. . . and always write also, their names that other wraps about returned copies, unless this latter is done, proper credit cannot be given you. Lists of names, wedding presents, etc., obituary and advertisements of all kinds, including items announcing entertainments, must be paid for in advance at the rate of 20 cents a line, six words to a line. Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on application. EAST LIVERPOOL—Rev. Farrell, pastor of the A. M. E. church, finished this year's work, Sunday evening, and left for conference at Dayton. Monday.—Rev. I. R. Hall preached ably, Sunday morning, to a large congregation—Mr. Adams presents his daughter—Holly Heller of Dayton, attended church here, Sunday morning.—Friendship class met at Mrs. Fields.—A. M. E. young people gave a patriotic entertainment, Friday evening.—Progress class met at Rev. Austin's in Wellsville, Orn Smith, one of the booths at Jefferson College, will attend Washington and Jefferson College, in Pittsburgh.—The Triple City club was in Wellsville, Thursday, at Mrs. Williams. A pleasant afternoon was spent. A three-course dinner was served. HILLSBORO.—Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Mitchell, entertained Mrs. Maggie Pleasant at dimer, Sunday.—Mrs. Clara Evans is home from Indianapolis.—Wm. Kittrell, age 18, died last Monday night, by his aunt's. Funeral, Thursday at Wesleyan church, conducted by Rev. A. P. Mayle of Marietta.—Mr. and Mrs. Cora B. Doloney and Mr. Mw. Young were married in Columbus, recently, when en route to Cleveland, where they are residing. Though they "stole a marvel" on their many friends here, we wish for them future happiness.—Mrs. Allen, Trimble and granddaughter, Miss Josephine Harris, visited Green Bay in Columbus this week.—Rev. and Mrs. A. P. Mayle of Marietta are here visiting the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Curve Williams.—Mrs. May. Streets of Columbus visited Mr. and Mrs. Gregson, and her parents at Scanman, the past work. CADIZ—Mr. Frank Alexander of Zanesville is visiting his mother.—Rev. C. H. Young closed a successful year as pastor of the A.M. E. church and left, Tuesday, for conference at Dayton.—Mr. Wim Burk of Steuben and Miss Sarah Kinney of Harrisville is the guest of Miss Katherine Johnson.—Mr. Francis Tyler, a graduate of our school, who completed a special military course at Howard University, Washington, D.C., gave an instructive address at the A. M. E. church, Sunday evening, that was received by a young man of force and character, a former teacher here. His many friends are pleased that he will be one of the instructors at the Wilberforce University Students' Army Training School—An infant son of Mr. and Mrs. George Miller was buried. Saturday—Miss Heloise Ballard left, Sunday, to attend the Cheyney School for the Missionary Society the missionary society will render a special program, Sunday creeping. Mrs. A. B. Young will give a talk on "Jesus, the Light of the World." WELLSVILLE. — Mr. and Mrs. Percy Ware's mother, in Staunton, Va., writes that there is plenty of fire on their place. They were taken sick on her way home from the train and could get no further than 18th St.—The Triple City club of East Liverpool was royally entertained. Thursday afternoon at Mrs. IN UNION IN STRENGTH DRIVE OFF INSECTS JUST LIKE SHEEP WESTERNERS HAVE SCIENTIFIC WAY TO GET RID OF GRASSHOPPERS Utah Has. Destroyed Almost 3,000 Tons of the Post. Driving grasshoppers, almost as sheep or cattle are driven, is said to be the best way to get them out of a field of growing corn or wheat, according to E. D. Ball of the experiment station of the Utah Agricultural college, who recently issued a bulletin on "How to control the grasshoppers." "Unfortunately the old idea, persists in many places that grasshopper damage is unpreventable, and as a result some farmers still allow this pest to destroy the crops unchallenged when a little loresight and pains would entirely eliminate the loss," writes Mr. Ball. "The fact that grasshoppers ordinarily appear in injurious numbers only in irregular cycles of a considerable number of years is another reason why their control is neglected. Often no watch is kept and the danger is not recognized until the swarm is at work in a fold." We are many erroneous ideas on distance grasshoppers travel in a j, and Mr. Ball, after long observation states that they will average about three quarters of a mile, under favorable conditions. A peculiarity of their migrations is that they do not turn aside, but always go straight ahead, and their path, through, oat fields is so well marked that in some cases they have eaten all the oats and even the roots of the plants. There are many contrivances for catching grasshoppers for the bounty mall by the state, and many of these have been very efficacious. It is advised, however, that the place to begin destroying the pest is at the eggs and methods of spraying have proved very good and are used in many localities. "After they get their wings," Mr. Bail says, "there is very little use in trying to destroy them. The same amount of time and energy had better be used in locating their eggs and destroying them. Some adults have been caught on the breeding grounds by using a balloon and a fast horse so as to move very quickly, but most of the captured are males. The destruction of a few males in this way is of very little value, as it does not decrease the eggs laid for another year, nor decrease the damage a swarm would do, as the males feed very little after the breeding season begins. "To drive grasshoppers out of orchards, vineyards, berry patches, and like places is often the easiest and quickest way to avert damage. Once they are driven out onto other crops they can be handled by ordinary methods. Sometimes by a little intelligent driving to one side or the other, a swarm coming down from the hills may be diverted sufficiently to pass by an orchard. "To drive them successfully, one must make use of every advantage possible. Drive down hill, or on a level, with a gentle wind and only during the heat of the day. With conditions favorable they are easily driven if not hurried too much. The best method of driving them is to take a moderately long willow pole with the leaves on for about two feet at the top and starting at the top of the field work back and forth at right angles; to the direction the hoppers are to go, crowding them over one row at a time. In this way they will not be turned out and will continue to move over each time the person driving passes along. By this method a swarm can be moved over about thirty to forty rods a day." Measured at 11:15. "Bay," asked the first messenger, boy, "got any novels to swop?" "I got 'Big Foot Bill's Revenge,'" agilized the other. "Is it a long story?" "Naw! ye kin finish it easy in two messages."—Catholic Standard and Warren Clement of Milvale, Me., is the owner of a clever coon cat. Recently the cat went fishing with her owner, and took up a position on a slump on the border of a stream, Mr. Clement hearing a splashing in the water crept up to see the cause. Prodigiously pussy appeared from the water with a frog in her mouth. THE GAZETTE 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. ESTABLISHED AUGUST 25.1883 And Issued Every Week on Time Since Williams—The A. M. E. church was filled, Sunday night, to hear Rev. H. Mason's last sermon in this conference year. Rev. Muson is highly esteemed and will gladly be welcomed back. His reports for the year were splendid. He left for conference, Tuesday morning! The Violet club was appointed, and Mrs. Lena Brown, it awarded $102 for the sinking fund. The Minister's Aid society has already raised a goodly sum. It sewed, the 26th, at Mrs. Manley's—Mrs. Lena Brown has received two messages from Lieut. Brown, who was in mid-ocean. He was well and said it would be glad to see land somewhere.—Mrs. Margaret Bell was in Pittsburgh, Tuesday—Mrs. Jean Johnson an attorney. Jarry Ranzell spent the evening in Wheeling and remained ver. for the Emancipation Day celebration.—Mrs. Luther Thornton received word of her brother, Richard. He would be glad to see James/Pison spent two days visiting in Pittsburgh. — Master Anderson Reach is here visiting his father.—Mrs. Curry was in Steubenville. Saturday.—Rev. Woodson preached interesting sermons. Sunday. The attendance was good—Mr. Ernest Redham has returned from Mt. Clare,ennes.—Mr. John B. Hush, our enterprise grocer, is very sick. "We wish him a speedy recovery."—Mrs. Cole has returned to Tennessee. WILBERFORCE UNIVERSITY. Has Conce Into Its Own at Last and is Leading, Doing Grand Work —President Scarbrough Honored. Telegram. Washington, D. C. Sept. 15, 1918. Wilberford, Q. President Scarbrough: Your institution having satisfied conditions prescribed circular letter June twenty-ninth upon basis of your figures, steps will be taken at once to establish unit of S. A. T. C. Only students of "Collegiate Department, eligible. If enrollment falls short of expectation, may be necessary to combine with neighboring institution. An officer of the Army, will be detailed and upon arrival proceed with organization of unit. Rifles, uniforms, overcoats and other equipment will be shipped at early date. Advise by wire date of opening. (Acting the Adjutant General) Headquarters Students' Army Training *Corps*, Howard University Washington, D. C., Sept. 16, 1918 From: Commanding Officer Students' Office to: President, Wilberforce University Subject: Report. 1. The following named men of Wilberforce University have qualified as instructors in the Students' Army Training Corps: William Anderson, Francis O. Teller, Lewis M. Perkinson, Lattele P. Palmer, Oregon C. Laws, Curtis Garvin, George F. David, Robert A. Hawton, John F. W. White, John D. Lowry, Charles F. Knoblauch, RUSSELL SMITH, First Lieutenant Infantry, U. S. A., Commanding S. A. T. C. The entire group of thirteen Wilberforce University boys sent from campus to the Machine Gun Training Camp at Camp Hancock, Ga., received commissions as second lieutenants. Five sent to the artillery division at Camp Pike also received commissions. The boys from Wilberforce, with their military training at the University, have easily taken place and received commissions than those from other schools. In the three training camps it has been a Wilberforce boy who has taken the highest rank in the work. The Students' Army Training Corps, now placed at the University, will give opportunity for any High School graduate of 18 years to 21 to be educated at government exp. the number of 80 school days. The numbers for this enrollment are increasing daily and we are expecting to reach the 200 mark in a few days. W. S. SCARBOROUGH, President. Willberforce University, like many other universities of the country is dedicated to a win the war program and its buildings and students are pledged to war work until the conflict ends victoriously for the allies with sixth annual spring camp at University. In lay week Tuesday morning, the exercises being held in Shorter hall with Prof. W. S. Scarborough, president of the University, President W. S. Scarborough. presiding, Prof. Scarborough made a stirring patriotic address to the members of the faculty, guests and students in which he referred to the fact that Wilberforce has sent 200 students to officers' training camps and he pointed with mingled pride and sorrow to the university one gold star, the first to receive it, killed in France. "Wilberforce University," he said, "has placed itself in the forefront to assure victory for true democracy. It has offered its school and its students since April, 1917, when his country entered the conflict." Wilberforce University has bad military training since 1822, and has been a major U.S. army officers' Lieutenant John Alexander, Col. Charles Young, post graduate of West Point; Lieutenant John Greene and B. O. Davis, who is now a lieutenant colonel in Russia' with his regiment. Other speakers were: Supt. W. A. Joiner, Dr. T. H. Jackson, R. B. Smith of Ohio, and A. B. Kirk of Indiana; Tuesday was 7 o'clock, a reception was held in Galloway hall beginning L. F. Palmer, George David and Charles Blackburn, members of the faculty who have been receiving military training at Howard University at Washington. The enrollment at the University this year is very large considering the work will begin Washington monthly. President W. S. Searbrough had been honored by appointment as a delegate from Ohio to the twentieth annual convention of the Negro Educational Congress, by Gov. James M. Cox. The convention will be held in Chicago, where Gov. George W. Bush is one of the most important conventions of the kind held in the United States. He says that he expects to attend the convention. MINED SCHOOL TEACHERS fifty-six of Our Girls and Women Teaching in Cleveland's Public Schools. Because Cleveland Afro-American refuge to have a "jim-cow" Y. M. C. A., they have more than fifty-six girls and women in their school. Of this school the Gazette verily believes leads the country in this respect. Most of the teachers haven't colored pupil in their room and few school buildings have more than one Afro-American teacher in them. Furthermore, there are priests in the school buildings located in districts not thickly populated by our people. The names of our fifty-six teachers are given herewith: Miss Mary Trump, Gencieve Davis, Mabel and Luvina熟年. Willa Mila, Shook, Cora Bean, Georgia, Cora and Emma Fields, Dorothy Myers, Carrie Craig, Dorytia Cox, Blanche Haines, Emma Johnson, Olive Hale, Inez Richardson, Juniana Quinn, Marzurine Hamblet, Hazel Mountain, Emma Tebert, Nina Caffin, Helen and Dorothy Chesnutt, Louise Cannival, Mabel Ursula, Patty Cowan, Murray, Tuan, Wilborow Hansbury, Becile, and Amy Blue, Helen Banks, Lo. Taylor, Lenora Ford, Lena Reed, Dorothy Thomas, Helen Wick and Meshmies Ula Cash, Harriet Price, Estelle Ballard, Jia Checks, Edna Green, Sarah Bailey, Middleton, I. Lightfoot, Hickel Hickel, Florence, Manda and Kate Smith, Fannie Suggs and Mamie Whitechad. In addition to the forgoing, there are several who "pass for white." ANOTHER HUNG. NOT SHOT. When Are the "Houston" Sacrifices to Be Stopped? - First - Hunt San Antonio, Tex.—Private William D, Bom, Co. I, 21th Inf., was hanged (not but as are soldiers condemned to death) at dawbreak, Tuesday morning, at Fort Sam Houston, this state, it was announced by Brig. Gen. J. A. Rym. The soldier is the sixth whose death sentence in the Houston not cases was affirmed by President Wilson, recently. Five (soldiers) were sentenced to prison custody—with soldiers sentenced by the same court-martial were taken to Fort Leavenworth, Tuesday. Twelve of them are to serve life sentences, five to serve terms of fifteen years and the remaining nine two years each. 10550 EUCLID AVENUE WHAT VICIOUS PHOTOPLAYS DO APPEALS SENT TO THE PRESIDENT: SECRETARY OF WAR AND OUR MR. SCOTT AND GOV. COX. The following information is in shape of a "night story": Sept. 17, 1918, to December 1, 1918, row Wilson, New York, row Wilson, New York, D. Baldy, Washington, D. Coy, James M. Coy, Columbus, O. and the Hon. Ernest J. Scott, Special Assistant, War Department, Washington, D. C. "The infamous photoplay, "The Birth of a Nation," which has been barred from many cities, and from some states," of the country, is being exhibited in Cleveland and Ohio, and is gradually undermining the morale of the three hundred thousand loyal Afro-Americans in this city and state. "May I ask you to use your enlarged authority during these world war times to secure the immediate elimination of the very violent and harmful photoplay." Loyal Ohio Afro-Americans respectfully and curiously ask this." Harry C. Smith Editor, The Cleveland (O.) Gazette. Let our Ohio organizations, ministers and all others, who can do so, send this or a similar telegram, at once, to one or all four of the persons named above and thus "put off" shortages to the wheel and help to eliminate the miserable photoplay from the state. Don't get discouraged and give up so easily and quickly. KEEP UP THE FIGHT UNTIL VICTORY IS OURS! Hon. Emmett J. Scott. Telegram. Columbus, O., Sept. 20, 1918. Hon. Harry C. Smith. Your telegram received. It will have the attention of the governor, CHARLES MORRIS, Executive Secretary. War Department. Washington, D. C., Sept. 20, 1918. Ben Hurn, C. Smith. Edition The Gazette. Blackstone Building. Cleveland, Ohio. My Dear Mr. Smith: Your telegram relative to the film, "The Birth of a Nation," has been received. I beg to say that the matter of which you speak is now before the Acting Secretary of War and is being given the most careful consideration. Anotecating always your kindly interest. I am Simecide yours. EMMETT J. SCOTT, Special Assistant, Office of the Secretary of War, Room 131. Hon. Emmett J. Scott, Room 131, War Department, Washington, D.C. Dear Friend: Just come from witnessing The Birth of a Nation, IT is a time of great suffering and most insulting photolay. All Ohio Afro-Americans are greatly enlightened. They are in anything but the kind of france of mind they should be and I cannot for the life of me understand why the government permits the misguided film to be shown to the public these war times. It harmful influence is directly against what we are all trying to do to help win the war. In response to the same "might letter" sent to you I have a personal letter (it came yesterday) promising the proper person's attention the first opportunity. You understand. A telegram from Columbus which came today says the same thing for the governor. I want you to know these things at once and would send you a GET BUSY, be too lengthy, CREel (and Mr. Baker as soon as he returns) and others. Get in touch with Gov. Cox and help us "put it Gov. James M. Cox. ever" as quickly as possible. It will materially increase the sale of Liberty Bonds and W. S. among the 300,000 Ame. American in Ohio and materially strengthen their morale. Your friend. The following letter was sent, Monday, to President Woolow Wilson, Secretary of War Baker, Hon. Emmett J. Scott and Gov. James M. Cox; developed and kept evening, Dear Sir, since the infamous photoplay "The Birth of a Nation," at a local theater in order that I might send you the following: "THE BIRTH OF A NATION" SERIES To establish the minds of the people, particularly, here in the North, the historically disloyal, brutal and even murderous southern Ku Klux Klan of Reconstruction days—as a civilous organization perfected for the purpose of protecting white men, women and children of the South of the nation. To show the "Negroes" of that time at low, vicious, brutal and as having designs upon southern white women and as rapists of their girls, thus materially increasing the prejudice against the "Neroo" of this class. To justify the South's rebellion of 1861-1865, and contrary to all historical facts show loyal and leading statesmen of the North, close to the Lincoln administration, as libertines, e.g., Quotations from President Woodrow Wilson's books are flashed on the American people who used in connection with such a play. "The Aftermath."—closing scenes of the viciously harmful photoplay—is rushed through so fast as to rob it of any of the merit claimed for it by the promoters of the photoplay, to start to finish the miserable play glorifies the South's part in the War of the Rebellion (Civil War) and does the opposite for the loyal forces (Union soldiers) in that great context. After witnessing the play, if one did not know the historical facts, he or she would be led to believe that North was wrong and the South was the memorable struggle of 1861-1865. The continued exhibition of the vicious photoy学 is an outrage on loyalty, the Afro-American people and the Union soldiers of the War of the civilollion, that the national and the state should be held accountable to be longer perpetrated on a too generous people everywhere in this country, particularly in these World War times. Its effect upon Afro-Americans encourages disloyal feelings, a wide-spread refusal to purchase liberty Bonds and War Sashs, to be more generous on their morale as it has done where ever it has been shown. All The Gazzette builds up in a week that miserable photoyyears down in one evening's performance. As a matter of fairness and justice, as well as for the purpose of strengthening my people and encouraging them to rally port of the government in this war crisis, and our boys overseas, as it has been impossible for them to up to date because of just such evil influences, as lynching, many color-barrier injuries, which the President has been slowly but barely overcoming, and harmful photoyyplays, like "The Birth of a Nation," the "Bat Sinister" "The Nigger," and the like, we IN UNION WE STAND SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS USE CHOPSTICKS IN THE ORIENT EATING IMPLEMENTS ARE GENERALLY HARD FOR AMERICANS TO MANAGE. They Serve Double Capacity of Knives and Forks. The Japanese call their eating implements "hashi". The word calls to means "bridge", but it must not be inferred that the origin of the word has anything to do with bridging the space between the plate and mouth. Chipotlets are peculiar to both Japan and China. While the people of these countries can manipulate them with the most marvelous dexterity and precision, they are most laffing to the fingers of a forgier. The oriental legions accustomed to them from infancy. It may seem puzzling to Americans to be told that chopsticks serve the double capacity of knife and fork in the hands of the original, but it is so, nevertheless. There need, of course, be no special difficulty in the hashi doing in place of a knife, except in the case of hard substances like meat. I would naturally be hopeless to eat a tough piece of steak or a recently killed childish with hashi, but the Japanese oblige any such awkward circumstances by having all meals cut up by the cook into portions of proper size for the mouth, while such edibles as fish and vegetables are broken between the hashi without serious difficulty. The Japanese can manipulate even raw oysters from the shell with hashi, an ordeal in which even the most expert forecryst will probably be disconfirmed. There is an American woman in Tokyo, an old resident of Japan and quite accustomed to Japanese food, who still recounts with evident regret an occasion when she was obliged to abstain from a plate of delicious fresh oysters set before her at a big Japanese banque simply for fear of eagles. Her failings to take them with chopsticks, while from the plates of all the other guests the bivalves disappeared as readily as if picked up by birds. Chopsticks are as various in Japan as table knives and forks are in western countries. Some are round, others square, others again, been goal. Some are made in a tapiro shape, while others are the more size at one end as at the other. The material from which they are made also varies. There are chopsticks of gold, silver, ivory and wood, most of them being of the latter material as the cheapest and most cleanly. Those in gold and silver often have the handle made of red sandalwood, chony or cedar. Each member of the family has his or her own hashi, which are used exclusively by them. The hashi used by guests are usually of wood and are never used again, the guest always being treated to a brand new pair. The chopsticks used by the common people are made of cedar or willow, the willow being usually round and the cedar square. Those of cedar are of two kinds: Waribashi and -komochiashi, the former socalled because the hashi are split only half way down and the user splits them the rest of the way for himself, being thus convinced that he is using them for the first time, while the latter are much the same as the former, only that a toothpick is included: The hashi made of bamboo are for kitchen use, or are painted or lacquered for table use, and can be washed and used again. The standard length for chopsticks is eight inches, but some are six and others seven inches. In the imperial household hashi-of willow are preferred, the length being eight inches. In the imperial family the same hashi are never used a second time, and so willow wood is the most convenient. In recent years attempts have been made to produce hashi by machinery, but success has been only partial, most of the people preferring those that are hand made. The wood is prepared and blocked out in the rural districts and the hashi are finished by the city dealers. call upon President Wilson, Secretary of War Baker and Gov. James M. Cox to eliminate the miserable vicious and harmful photography of our kind. This in the best interest of our common country during the most critical period of its splendid history. Yours respectfully, HARRY LEE Editor, The Cleveland (O.) Gazette The GAZETTE SUBSCRIPTION RATES (in Advance) new year ..... $1.50 Six Months ..... 1.00 three months ..... 2.00 Subscribers are requested to remit postoffice money order or reg- istered letter Entered at the postoffice in Cleveland, Ohio, as second-class mail matter. Blackstone Bulldog, Cleveland, O. Member Ohio Legislature: 1894 1906; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902 THI GAZETTE is the oldest, and has the largest bona fide circulation, double that of any newspaper in the interest of Afro-Americans, published in the state of Ohio, and comparison with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWS-TEST AND BEST in the country. 10,000,000 Afro-Americans. 300,000 in Ohio. 25,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1918 Photoplays like "The Birth of a Nation" do not promote the sale of Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps among Afro-Americans and veterans of the War of the Rebellion and their thousands of friends. Henry Ford, when he spoke of the flag as silly, added that "it was only something to rally around." And the people are rallying around it. If Mr. Ford and other distinguished internationalists had had their way there would have been nothing in the U. S. to rally around except lifescapable disaster. Last week it was announced that the President had commuted the sentences of 10 of the last 15 condemned soldiers, at Ft. Sam Houston, Tex., to life imprisonment, and five were hung last week, Tuesday. This week, Tuesday, another of our soldiers of the 24th Inf., said to be implicated in the same affair—the Houston riot—was hung—not shot as are soldiers condemned to death by courts-martial. What does this latest hanging mean? We don't understand it. U. S. Commissioner of Education P. P. Claxton is writing all newspapers to urge parents and others to keep their children and youth in school during the war. This is so important, and so generally recognized as being such, that our people too will not fail to follow the President's and Dr. Claxton's advice in this as well as in other vital matters of governmental and individual concern. Send the boys and girls to school and keep them there unless the former are "called" by the government. Leslie's Weekly calls attention to the fact that in the past year 1,300 newspapers and periodicals were forced out of existence by the high cost of paper and production. It wants to know why, on top of this comes an increase in postal rates ranging from 50 to 500 per cent, under the zone system. We shall not attempt to answer the Weekly's inquiry but we shall offer a query on two of our own. Is the South essentially a place of publications? Has it many publications that even go into the next counties? Is the South in control of things? STREET CAR CONDUCTORS. William R. Conners, executive secretary of our local Welfare League, Tuesday, tendered to G. L. Radcliffe, vice president and general manager of the Cleveland Railway Company, the aid of the association in replacing conductors who will be removed from cars by federal order. Conners told Radcliffe he believed there were enough Afro-Americans in Cleveland outside the draft age to meet the man power shortage which, according to the company, made necessary the employment of women. Sure, there are Conners and Radcliffe again discussed the proposal at a meeting, Wednesday. Last year and early, this year, the editor of The Gazette tried to get President John Stanley to employ a Mr. Fox, an experienced motorman and an Afro-American, member of the international union, who came here from Toronto, Canada, but found that the individual (Bener) doing the hiring for the street car company would not employ him, though Mr. Stanley he was perfectly willing that he do so. We trust that conditions existing NOW will change this and that Mr. Radcliffe will accept Mr. Conners' suggestion. HOW THE ACCOUNT STANDS. It does not take much careful observation to determine which party is best standing by the government in the prosecution of the war. There were in the senate 44 Republicans and 52 Democrats, and the majority party is always charged with the duty of maintaining a quorum, 49 members. When the senate met August 15 to take up the new draft bill, after telegrams had been sent to all members of the senate, regardless of party, there were only 43 members on hand, and among these were 22 Republicans and 21 Democrats. On the following Monday there were 58 members present and of these 29 were Republicans and 29 were Democrats. In proportion to their representation in the senate, the Republicans were still furnishing the larger part of the attendance. The National Security League has found upon analysis of the votes of members of the house on eight important war measures, only 47 members voted right on all eight issues. Of these 43 were Republicans and 4 Democrats. In the senate it has been found that on the Republican side a fraction more than 76 per cent. of the Republicans have supported war propositions while a fraction less than 75 per cent. of the Democrats have come to the bat in support of the war. In view of the record, it is plain what the voter must do if he wants to stand by the government in pressing this war to a speedy and victorious conclusion. GIVE US OUR PORTION OF IT. President Wilson recently commuted the sentence of ten of our soldiers, who are said to have been in the riot at Houston, Texas, from death to life imprisonment. In the course of his review he said, with other reasons that he commuted the sentence because: "He desired the clemency here ordered to be a recognition of the splendid loyalty and an inspiration to the people of that race to further zeal and service to the country of which they are citizens and for the liberties of which so many of them are now bravely bearing arms at the very front of the great fields of battle." It is true as the President says that our people have been splendidly loyal that they have given great zeal and service to the country in which (in some of the states) they are nearly fullfledged American citizens; that they are bravely bearing arms in the very front of the great fields of the war. But, these things being true, and they are true, we would like to hear the President demand for Afro-Americans the full allowance of our civil rights in all the states so that we may become citizens in fact as well as in rhetoric. If this is a war for Democracy, why limit its purpose to Mason and Dixon's line, or the Atlantic ocean? In more wars than one, and on scores of desperate battle fields, the blood of our brave and patriotic people, spilled for the flag, has entitled them to the common right of becoming American citizens in the full and honest sense of the word. The passion of the President for Democracy is well understood. There will be but few to say him nay when he asks justice and citizenship for the Afro-American at home as well as the foreigner abroad. Tuesday evening, Oct. 1st, at Duid's hall, 633 Superior Ave., what promises to be the largest attended ball ever given in Cleveland, will take place. It is the first annual dance of the Junior Musical Club. The most beautiful lady present will be selected as Queen Cleopatra, the first. Each year a new Goddess of Beauty will be added to the line of Cleopatra. Five dollars in gold will be her prize. Five dollars in gold will be given also to the best dancer and Akron and Youngstown are coming to compete with Cleveland's best. The Big Beauty Parade, composed of all ladies present, will start at 10:30. At 11 p. m. the big patriotic demonstration will take place. The Star Spangled Banner will be sung and amid the waving of flags the big hushlight photo will be made. The windows of Druid's hall will be hoisted for this occasion. Get in this picture as it will be put on post cards and amid the waving of flags. Let the boys over there know where you stand. We have not raised the price, Admission, including war tax, is only 55 cents. This is a ball of democracy. This is not a full-dress function. Wear what you can.—Advt. Sold Three Aerial Bonmbs. Columbus, Ga.—Julius Hart, Afro-American chauffeur for Dr. W. L. Bullard, has invented three aerial bombs, which promise to net him a fortune. Two have already been accepted by the government, one of them at a price of $15,000, while the price of the other has not yet been announced. The bombs shoot in different directions, one fifty times before the chief explosion comes, another sixty times and a third 1,000 times before the final discharge. Hart, who is 25 years old, is a former resident of Union Point, Ga. He got some of his ideas from Lieut. Bentley Chappell, who told him of various ingenious bombs used on the battle front.—The Atlanta Daily Constitution. Invented a Glass Bomb. Amarillo, Tex.—Charles Stevenson, a young Afro-American of this city, has invented a glass bomb which is expected to be used as an underground work to assist the U. S. in winning the great war. It was sent to Washington, D. C., to Secretary Baker for inspection and was a success. The government offered him $5,000 for the patent and rights, which he refuses to accept. He wants more for it. Booker T. Washington Placed. Florence, Alabama. — Booker T. Washington, son of the educator, has accepted the position as claims-adjuster representing the 9,000 Afro-American employees at the U. S. government air nitrate plant at Mussel Shoals, Ala. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, SEPTEMBER 28, 1918 Everybody Read This! The government has ordered all newspapers to discontinue sending all free copies and not to accept any more return (un-sold) copies from agents or others. Also, all subscriptions, three months or more in arrears, must be discontinued. Those interested will please note the foregoing and govern themselves accordingly. If you owe The Gazette please pay, prepared and not wait for the collector. This is no matter no longer control. "Uncle Saul" is the big boss, these days—while the war is on. Editor. PERSHING LAUDS OUR SOLDIERS The Great Commander Promises Our Men at a Base Port a Chance at the German Soldiers. Paris, France.—Gen. Pershing paid a fine compliment to Afro-American troops in France in addressing 6,000 of our stevedores at a base port recently. "When the expedition first started the question was asked, 'Do you want any colored men over there?' and I said, 'Yes, of course, I want colored men,' he said. 'Aren't they American citizens? Can't they do as much in line of fighting, as much work as any other American citizen.' The general said he was reared in a town where three-fourths of the people were colored, that he was proud to say he was reared by a colored "mammmy" and equally proud to say he commanded colored troops during the Spanish-American War, and that "they did splendid work then and they are doing splendid work now." "I used to wrestle with a colored boy named Dave Robertson," said Pershing, speaking of his boyhood days, "and Dave used to throw me as often as I threw him." The general was cheered enthusiastically by our regiment and by the other service of supply men he addressed on his tour. The cheers were loudest when he promised to give the men at the bases "a chance at the boche" up at the front. "I expect to come back here," he said, "and organize a few volunteer units and give you guns and let you go up to the front and try your hand at it." Our Mail Clerks "Turned Down." Washington, D. C.—Resuming his official duties here, Representative Charles M. Stedman, of the Greenboro District, persuaded the postoffice to revoke approval of an order placing our mail-elevers in the mail transfer office at Greenboro, N. C. Stedman telegraphed Garland Daniel, Secretary of the Greenboro Chamber of Commerce, to that effect. A call for 2,000 white selective service men for limited service was issued, last week, by Provost Marshal General Crowder. They will serve as stenogrammers and typists and will be mobilized. September 23. Five "Honor Men." Camp Taylor, Ky.—Five "honor men" from each of the sixteen batteries were personally given diplomas by General Fred T. Dustin, Commandant of the Central Officers Artillery Training School. When the five honor men from one battalion walked up to the parachute, the building fairly rocked with applause, which continued for several minutes. Six Nominated. Chicago, Ill.-Hon. George W. Ellis, lawyer and author, was nominated on the Republican ticket for Judge of the Municipal Court, recently; Editor S. B. Turner, of the Chicago Idea, was nominated for the Legislature in the first district, and Hon. Adelbert H. Roberts and Attorney Warren Douglass, in the third district, Col. J. H. Johnson and Chas. Griffin, were nominated for County Commissioners. Strong Praise. Toledo, O.,—Prof. Carl Holliday of Toledo, O., recently returned from France, says that while the German soldiers look as if they are well fed, it is common report they are being fed at the expense of the German civilian population, which is grumbling over conditions, he said. "The Germans are mortally afraid of the colored troops from the U. S., who are having the time of their lives going after prisoners." Went "Over the Top" Big. Jacksonville, Fla.—Our people of this city were asked to subscribe for $50,000 worth of Liberty Bonds; instead they subscribed and paid for the bonds worth $10,000. On June 6th the first honor flag issued to our people was presented by the government at the Duval County Armory, this city. On Her Way to France. New Havon, Conn.—Miss Helen E. Hagan of this city is on her way to France, selected for the government by the Y. M. C. M. of New York city, to play for our boys over there. She is an honor graduate of Yale Conservatory of Music, winner of the Samuel Simons Sanford Foreign Fellowship from Yale University Conservatory of Music and received a diploma from the Paris Conservatory in 1914. Won Nomination for Legislature. Los Angeles, Cal.-Recently the Republicans of the 74th assembly district (this city), nominated Fred M. Roberts, for membership in the lower branch of the assembly of this state. Mrs. N. D. Baker Sang. Washington, D. C.—At a largely-attended patriotic meeting of our people, held recently in Andrew Rankin Memorial Chapel, at Howard University, Mrs. Newton D. Baker, wife of the Secretary of War, rendered several delightful vocal solos, each of which was heartily applauded. "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. LET FOTAIOES FIGHT They Save Wheat. When you eat Potatoes dont eat Bread U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION A WORD TO THE WILD HOME! Kulturized I doct will win the War A teapoonful means nothing You say. Yet a heaping teapoonful saved each meal for 120 days for each of the 100,000,000 persons in the United States males a pile as big as the Woodworth building enough to supply the entire armed forces of the nation. flap-facks en laster H. S. Food Administration 'Sides savin' fats en wheat, we got ter save sugar. De bes' wavy ter save sugar is ter use syrups en honey. A nice ill' pitcher full or 'lasses conspired by a de bes' breakfast cakes is one or de bes' ways to "get creat" will de sugar prolix,—en it saves wheat flour too. Brer Tater and garden press will help feed you wheat is for soldiers L. S. Food Administration. Brer Tater ain't skoerin' up a ghost' wen he say we all mis' eat less wheat en less meat en save all de fat en sugar we k'n' we hit gilt tat he'd be army en nin't soer boys en we kin do hit by eatin' right smart mo' taters en garden man en catin' mo' fish en game 'slid or pork and beef. If we all's don't in for food don't right how we'll be feedin' somebody 'to long en it won't be us. Eat game Ol 'Brter Rabbit better make hisse 'i mighty skerce in go pro-jickin' roun' whar dere's cookin' gon' on, cause a rabbit in a pot is er goin' ter host mighty good to mo'm everybody 'to long count er toils havin' terv save on meat. Sides foksill kinder have ter gave de wheat fer compny en cut bread made outen dis yere 'substitute' flour. Dat wise of owl dwe say dar to win de waw you rat ten teed de sojer boys dat doen de frightin. Dat's wats kubh de wheat en neat. LEMON JUICE IS SKIN WHITENER Cheap home-made beauty lotion to bleach the skin At the cost of a small jar of ordinary cold cream one can prepare a full quarter pint of the most wonderful lemon skin whitener and complexion beautifier, by squeezing the juice of two fresh lemons into a bottle containing three ounces of orchard white. Care should be taken to strain the juice through a fine cloth so no lemon pulp gets in, then this lotion will keep fresh for months. Every woman with a lemon juice is used to apply a darkened skin. Just try it! Get three ounces of orchard white at any drug store and two lemons from the greeter and make up a quarter pint of this sweetly fragrant lemon lotion and massage it daily into the face, neck, arms and hands. It is harmless to whiten a dark skin. Quality Printing Of All Kinds Letterheads, Eillheads, Envelopes and Cards, 82.75 Per Thousand Eagle Printing Co. 337 W. Superior Ave. Phone, Central 5325 R. John H. Berry Real Estate Broker Titles and Filing carefully attended to 4120 CEDAR AVENUE ROSEDALE 4986-J J. LOMSKY 3820 Central Avenue We carry full line of Dry Goods Ladies and Gents Furnishings Office Phones: Main 2912; Central 1424-R Residence, 614 E. 197th St. Phone, Eddy E 2318-J JOHN P. 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Real Avenue ER IN THE LATEST AND GENTS CLEAN- AND PRESSING QUALTY Cent. 7998-R DRUG STORE Grand Avenue PRICES TREATMENT Parters for Us Preparations A. --- Don t Throw Away Your Copy of THE GAZETTE After Reading it, but Give It toa Friend or an Acquaintance who Might Subscribe after Reading a Copy of It ‘STAR ATHLETES DE AT EARLY ABE ‘Men in Later Life. “The champion athletes die young,” 4s the concluding sentence of a warn- Ing appended to a long report which the federal government has preparcd on the lives of athletes. ‘The ques- tion as to whether hard training for the more violent sports really tended to shorten the lives of athletes was regarded by the public health service as of vital interest to the country, as indeed it is, for it the youth of the country are to place in jeopardy their future usefulness, it is necessary that steps should be taken to preserve the quality of the manhood of the coun- try. In making their investigation the government officials relied almost entifely upon the opinions of mon whose long connection with school and university athletics entitled them to speak with authority. Dr. W. G. Anderson, a professor at ‘Yale and director of the Yale gymna- sium pointed out that, until 1905, the Yale men who had achieved distine- tion in the more strenuous sports as # rule lived longer than those who paid less attention to’ sports,’ bul since 1905 there has been an increase im the death rate of Yale-athletes, o:- pecially among those who go in for rowing. ‘This increase is thought 10 be due to the hard competition which has marked college athletics in recent years. On. the other hand, Dr. James 1. ‘ase, physical director of Indiam uni _¥ersity seems to voice the’ pinion of the miajority of, experts consulted ‘when’ he says that the reason colleze athletes sometimes suffer from heatt trouble within a few years of their graduation is that they subject them- selves to a violent change in habits. He says that a man who indulges in ‘Strepuous sports for six or seven Fears, accustoming his heart to ex- traordinary strains, should upon grad uation continue to indulge in sports which will afford occupation for the full, capacity of bis heart, and then gradually rediice his exercise. Sut in many cases athletes take up office or other sedentary work and neglect to take a reasonable amount of exer- cise. This; according to Dr. Case is a matter which requires serfous atten- tign;, This opinion is also held by Dr. ‘Thomas D. Wood, who for twenty-five Years lias’ had opportunity to observe athletes at Columbia University. But while he believes that excessive indul- gence in athletics is dangerous, le is firmly convinced that moderate indul- xenee’tends to increase the length of the athiete’s life, Dr. C..V. P. Young, director of Cornell’s gymnasium, agrees with Dr. ase and goes further by saying that in his opinion basketball and tle quarter, and half mile track events put athletes to strains which hate little or nothing to comment ‘them as contributing to the physical welfare of the contestant.” Dr. U. L, Brewer, director of athletics at the University of Missouri, however, 1s strongly of the belief that athletes do not die younger than other men. He calla attention to the publicity gives to the deaths of great athletes, and says that he believes this tends 10 create a popular belief that athietes stand less chance of living to an old age than other men. Many of the au. thorities consulted by the government Officials stated that basketball was to be indulged in with great care and ox Jy by picked men. It is generally play- ed indoors and is considered by many to be the most strenuotts of all sports. Opinions as to what ‘kind of exer cise men of 30 and 45 could take with safety were also asked for. ‘The au thorities agree that ‘a man of 30, who in bis youth has never gone in for strentious sports should’ be very care- fol about them. “But the man of 20, who has engaged in ‘athletics, ‘ean with ‘perfect safety continue to en: eigen nearly all sports: exceptiny those requiring sudden strains on’ the heart, and, it he t#iins properly, even these sports will do him no harm, But the man of 45 had better confine him- self to tennis in moderation, golf, Dowling, handball, swimming, moder- ate rowing, horsebeck riding, tramp. ing and fishing, but he should by the time ‘he lias reacted that age in- stinctively, realize that he is incapa- bie of hard competition and govern the amount 6f his exercise according- Iy, However the report cites instances of great athletes of former limes who still indulge in vigorous exercise at the age of 70. They are the men who hiave ‘Yecognized the need of regular REE ~. & Deserved Reputation. ihe. two. vacationers had fished an hour without a nibble to reward then. “At a time like this,” said the first man, “old Izaak Walton would .bave indulged. in philosophy.: Have yon anything philosophical on your mind you might work off just now to relieve ‘the monotony?” “Nothing but this.” replied the oth er man. “I suppose it is by refusing to bite and compelling fisherman to philosophize that fish get the reputa tin of being brain food.” LAUGHTER AND FUN IN COLLECTED QUERIES -catondrane atiameuld Prods | Merry Moments When Nothing Rc aid aL Why is love like a’ canal boa? Ba cause it 1s an internal transport, ‘What cape does a cross baby reseue ble? Prince of Wales. What city does a young woman wearing a man’s vest resemble? Gal- yest-on. Why is it difticalt to flirt on board the Cunard steamers? Because all the mails (males) are tied up in bag: What two letters'do boys delight in, to the annoyance of their elders? ‘twa T's (fo tease). What is the difference between a soldier, and an old maid and a sand- wich? A soldier faces the powder, an old’ maid powders the face, and wher asked where the sandwich comes in you say, “Oh, that's where you bite.” Why are hogs like trees? Because they root for a living. What is the oldest tree in Ame; ea? ‘The elder tree. It you had a strong desire to leave some property to the man in the moon, how would you go about it? With a will, Why should you consider it unlikely ‘that Abel was killed by a club? Be- [cause it is well known that he was | killed by a Cain. Why is your father’s nose like a welltrained child? Because it is ai ways under « pirent’s eye. Why ig an vizcr.ag like & matrimon- fal engagement? Because it begins with an offer and ends with a ring. Why should you not object to your wife sitting np all night? Because it 1s never too late to mend. Why is a young Indy like a violin? Because she is often touched by a beau. Why are good resolutions like faint- ing ladies? Beeause they need carry- ing out, Why, ts blind man’s buff, like syn- patby? Because it is a fellow feeling for a fellow creature. Why are tears like potatoes? Io- | cause they spring from the eves. | Why are jokes like nuts?. Because [the drier they are the better they | eraek What is it that walks with its head | downward? A nail in a shoe. | Where can you always find sym pathy? In the dictionary. | "What letter has only been used twice in America? ‘The letter a. What trade does a minister repre- sent at a wedding? A joiner. When is a chicken’s neck like a bet? When it is rung for dinner. What is it that never asks questions but requires so many answers? A door hell. What is that which is neither flesh nor,bone yet has four fingers and a thulbp. a glove. When are carpenters like circum- stances? When they alter cases. Why are the girls of Missourt swee:? Because they are Mo. lasses. INTERESTING NEW INVENTIONS Novel Electric Flatiron is Equipped With a Headlight. ‘A novel electric flatiron is provided with a small headlight, which consists of a lamp of 4 candiepower, The Ught from the lamp is projected on the work directly in front of the point of the iron, and thus it enables the woiser to see exactly what she is doisg. ‘The Jamp.burns only when the current 1s on. There is a signal to show whether the current is turned on or off. A tin hood which tits over a roos- ter’s head and neck in such a way as to prevent the fowl from heralding the ddayrn has been invented, A rooster di too much early morning crowing neat 4 police station and one of the police men devised the invention, which ss said to work perfectly and without in- juring the rooster. For setting saws evenly an Indiana man. has invented a machine in which a plunger, when struck by a hamnier hends each tooth to the same angle. ¥or night fishing there has bea sn- vented a float carrying an incandes- cent lamp and a storage battery, the former being lighted when fish pulls aecalea A Pennsylvania man has invented a bullet carrying in grooves a narcotic to deaden the pain of.a person that st hits and_an antiseptic to cleanse ihe wound and check the blood flow. ‘Two Wisconsin inventors have pat- ented a device to count persons enter- ing street cars by electric mechanisin connected with the steps. ‘The handle of a new putty knife is tube, from which putty can be fore- ed to the blade by pressing a plunger ic the end. TEMPLE UNDER MUD OF NILE Expedition Unearths Structure Built Before Time of Moses. ‘The discovery of a great temple at Memphis in Egypt belonging approx: imately to the period of Rameses Il. is announced by the University of Penn- sylvania Museum, as a result of the spring rnd summer explorations. It was silted over by mud from the Nile ‘and covered with sand blown from the desert. One hundred expert diggers spent three months im excavation, with su prising: results. A great hall of col ums was unearthed and the excave tions carried down te the original soil, THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, SEPTEMBER 28. 1918 MACON, Mo. MAN HAS UNIQUE BUILDING ON HOME Grounds Electric Lighted and Hun. dreds of People Journey to Place for Gaze: Inte Skies. Not all astronomical observatories Jin this country are State or Govern- ‘nent owned. ‘There's one just ereet- “en in Macon, Mo,, for example, which ‘proves what headway even a private ‘citizen can make toward stimulating interest in probing the heavens John A, Koch of Macon, is responst- Lle for the model observatory, altho “hig friends contributed financially in ‘Loosting the plan, Mr. Cook, however, “spent his money and worked hard, too, until the building was completed, ‘The observatory is located on the lawn of the Cook residence, and it is ‘a favorite place to hold socials and “moon parties where refreshments are served, and money for church purposes ‘raised. Those who attend get a view ‘of the moon thru the telescope. Hun- ‘dreds of people have been entertain- ‘ed in a single evening in this way. ‘The observatory and grounds are electric lighted, a four candlepower frosted globe furnishes the light for the observing room. This enables Persons to move about, yet not dazzle the eye of the person using the teles- cope. ‘The seven inch refracting telescope “stands on a concrete pier, which runs from good footing in the ground 1» ‘eleven feet above, passing thru both floors which do not touch it. ‘The pier | rneasures 42x48 inches at the bottom, ‘dnd tapers to 26x30 inches at the top. Fe it stands the 8 foot iron pier thai carries the telescope. No matter how Jtaany persons are moving about in the Duilding there is no vibration communi- ated to the instrument, yet a moving train a quarter of a mile away will be shown by vibrations in the instrument. ‘The 15 foot dome is moved by man power and is perfectly satisfactory The shutter opens 30 inches. It_ is weather tight and moves easy. The lower room was needed to elevate the telescope so as to secure a better iior- fzon. It contains an extensive collec: tion of curios of an interesting and instructive nature. Indian relies pro- dominate, as it is Mr. Cook's ambition to preserve as nearly as possible « complete representation of the various articles of welfare and of general use hy those who came before the white man. It will be an interesting remind er to future generations of the stone age in Missouri. Mr. Cook is making a technical stndy of the sun and moon, but the main purpose in the establishment of the observatory was to create an I terest among laymen in the beauties of the heavens. ‘The generous oppor tunity is taken advantage of not onty ty the people of Macon, but by aut parties who frequently travel a long distance to see the planets thru tie lig telescope, and to hear Mr. Cock explain them. All is absolutely free ‘of charge to visitors. ‘The idea seems to prevail that ev- ‘en the most meager knowledge of a: ‘tronomy requires so muyeh study and ‘effort, that this beautiful setence is alt Dut totally neglected, and ax a result perhaps, not more than 3 per cent of “he people can explain the phases» the moon, an eclipse, or point out and ‘name a single constellation in the heavens. Mr. Cook insists that this should rot be the ease. He thinks it woult be of great advantage to establish a short. course in astronomy ax a part of the high school work, so that grav: uates will not have to confess igno- rance of this wonderful part of the universe. “It would be well if every theolozi- eal student were required to stand #2 astronomical examination,” said Mr. Cook. “He would find it of great var ue as every step he made in planetary knowledge would confirm the wisdom the power and the goodness of ic Creator. What. congregation would dare get: sleepy: under a discourse of this nature? It would be thrilling, fa cinating, powerful! “Many persons regard astronomy ss impractical, visionary and better fitted ior dreamers and astrologers than for twusy practical men, but asa matter of fact the world could spare any other science better than astronomy. “Eliminate all astronomical know! edge, and we would be where the world was intellectually thousands of years ago! We would have no system of correct time, so essential in the Fusinoss world today; no science of navigation by which a ship follows iis tath from port to port. “Explorers would not be atle to le- cate themselves at the poles except hy Dr. Cook's shadow method. At the poles there is no way as relible as the shadow test, on account of the sun be- ing so low observations are unreliable, “We would have no science of suc yeying, by which boundary lines be tweon states and countries could be fixed. _ “But perhaps the greatest sood thei the science of astronomy has accon'- plished is the elimination of fear from the aman mind of everything not ful- fy understood. Only a century or tno “ago, when a total solar eclipse occu red, or a great comet came along, the orld would proceed to. throw a 1 and many were made sick; some dict felleving that the world was coming to an end, PHOTOGRAPHIC DEVICE SNAPS THIEF At WORK Pi ture Man’s Automatic Detective Shows Burglar With the “Sway’ —Real Sleuths Do the Rest 1 —Neal Steuths Do the Rest | For the fellow who would rather steal than work, life is gettin haJer ail the time, | Take the case of the theif who broxe into a photographic studio in Welieville IL, the other aay. From the view- ‘point of the prowler, a photosraph shop ought to be quite safe for the plying of his trade, Nothing more -uangerous than the chemicals would Le expected in such a place--and like- wise little of value to any save the photographer would be found thee. | But the owner of the studio in belle- ville had been fearful of robbery for some time. Therefore he inrtalled in automatic device to photograph the tn- terior of his studlp at stat -¢ intezvals, “the device being Operated by ordinary burglar alarm apparatus. Now the photographer ts out con- siderable photographic supplies, but he is able to furnish the police the very best kind of a description of tie thief. In fact, he turned over several photographs of the burglar at work— one of which show him in the act of putting a lens into his pocket. Once the thief is caugnt there should be no difficulty in proving his guilt—the photographs Leing powerful tho silent witnesses, Herein is a suggestion which may well be taken advantage of by manu facturers of burglar alarm apparatus, for it it worked so well in the pho‘o: graphic studio, it might prove otfect ive as a protection to bank vaults, and other repositories of valuables. It’s hard on the theif of course, but then burglary is getting rather utipop: wle= as en oecupation anyway MACHINE MAKES CHANGE Touch Right Button and Any Combin. ation of Coins is Produced ‘The human band and mind js not quick enough to answer the demands in the matter of making chanze be cause of the rapid fire business done at the numerous amusement parks, moving picture theatres and nickel-in- the-slot restaurants so that it has. been found necessary to resort to the me- chanical cashier which is a near rela. tive to the cash register. A patent has gust been granted on this deviee but at the same time they have already been put into service at the resort- named. They haye also been found yaluable in offices where it is neces: sary to pay out wages of different Amounts and odd sums. ‘The mechant cal cashier ix said to be beyond the possibility of error, which is one of its foremost recommendations, but an: cther is its speed, The attendant up- ‘on receiving the money from the pa tron, simply touches the button indi- cating the amount of change desired and the coins fall at once from eject or. In the case of nickelin-the-siot restaurants, where the patro:s simply want their money changed into nicl: els, the machine can readily be adjust ed to deliver a variety of change sneh as three quarters and five nickels for oue dollar. PORCH LAMP IN HALL Se ee See ee eee ee ble Purpose, A porch lamp of a new type just placed on the market is made wo te installed Inside the building so tat it is not only , protected from the weather but serves to illuminate (he hal! or front yoom as well as the Doreb. The lamp is mounted inside the wall adjacont to the porch. Part of the light is diffused throvgh the room, while a part of the horizontal rays are transmitted through a 1 J-6 inch tube to a globe mounted on the ouiside of the wall, where with the aid of a reflector, it is uniformly ds. tributed oyer the poreb. The lamp is adapted to other pur poses as well, such, for example, as the lighting of clothes. closets.—Pop- ular Mechanics. SAFETY DEVICE FOR ELEVATOR etre ie Ue ae ee Can Start. Inyention of an electric device which prevents the movement of au elevator when the door is opened has been per- fected by J. A. Martin, manager of a bank at Spokane, Wash., Old National Bank building and J. H, Woodard, sup- erintendent of machinery in the build: ing, Patents are pending covering ev- ery part of the device. “It is absolutely impossible to start the car until the door is closed. with this installed,” Mr. Woodard states “We will give il a thoro test on one of (he elevators of the building and, upon receiving ine necessary patents, will prepare to manufacture them." INTERESTING NEW INVENTIONS Automatic Device Keeps the Tele. phone Transmitter Clean ‘To keep telephones clean a Sen Francisco inventor has patented a wa chine that automatically covers the transmitter with a paper after it has been used, which paper must be re- moved before the instrument is used agzin. ‘A newly invented electrical device measures off the ten-millionth part of t second with accuracy, ‘A space saving household novelty is a folding washtub, which is locked against collapsing when filled with water. 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