The Gazette

SUED FOR TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS! THE WESTERN NEWSPAPER UNION, C. H. CRABLE AND ORMOND A. FORTE! IN UNION IS STRONG THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. SUED NOT DIVORCE OVER HALF A CENTURY No Hired Girl Problem, Social Evil, Jail to be Found in Amana and its Villages in Iowa. ALL PROPERTY HELD IN COMMON Society Jointly Cultivates 26,225 Acres of Land—Has Bocome Rich Without Dulire for Worldly Goods. Just now when statistics from the courts of domestic relations are causing the general demand to know what is the matter with marriage a community of seven villages, comprising about 2,000 souls, where there has never been a divorce, furnishes an interesting study. This is the community of Amana, located in Iowa County, Iowa, and it is commensurable to observe in connection with this remarkable record that here will neither be found any social evil, any jails, an insane asylum, any juvenile court any hired girl problem or any women's clubs. And when it is said there has never been a divorce here it must be conceded the record of sixty years. In the first place cellibacy being their highest ideal, marriage is discouraged, but not prevented. Assuming, therefore, from a basis of religious tenets that matrimony is attendant with serious dangers to peace of mind and spiritual development, the joining of lives is approached with a caution becoming of the danger. When two young people (or old ones other) become the victims of wily Dan Cupul and express their desire to unite in matrimony a severe test is made of their affection. Each is sent to a separate village of the community, and for a year and a day all communication is cut off between them. Neither may they see each other, or write or send word. If at the end of this time they remain steadfast in their purpose and loyal in their affections they are reunited and joined in matrimony by a very simple service. The secret of enforcement of the rule lies in the fact that Amanna is a purely communistic society. There is no individual property here, and each member must submit to the rules of the organization or withdraw penniless from the settlement where he or she is insured of care and protection during life and burial at death. For the property of this community is valued at three and one-half million dollars. So the question of care and livelihood never enters into a woman's consideration of matrimony. It is purely a matter of sentiment. Once married, she is given such consideration as might prevent many of the domestic breaches in society generally today. She has equal participation in all the benefits of the community; she is exempt from all work during the first two years of her child's life; she is relieved from kitchen duty one out of every three weeks; she is furnished a free nursery for her child during the day; she is assured lifelong care after becoming aged; she is given medical care when ill; she is given a respectable burial when dead, and her children are insured support and education. The management of this interesting community is placed in the hands of thirteen trustees, elected by the members, women having an equal voice in the election with the men. The Amana Society was originally founded in 1854, when 800 Germans came, here from their native land to avoid religious persecution. They are believers in "divine inspiration" today as well as in times of old, and while the economic management of the community has generally been voted to the mdb, it remained for a woman to be their last and greatest prophet—Barbary Heinman. Since her death there have been no prophet, and her "revolutionary" are read regularly in the Amana churches as part of the religious services. From the mere handful of Germans who matured 3,000 acres of land here in 1886 the community has grown to its present membership of nearly 2,000, that includes the 28,225 acres of land, besides housing two wooden mills, one sawmill, a flour mill, sawn wood elevators, etc. Their development of wealth has been rather in spite of themselves than because of their culture, for they are living; not for women, but in preparation of their future life. With all their wealth each member can have but the ordinary necessities of life. Here a uniformity of dress is required. It is of the simplest nature, resembling the German peasant dress of the Serententh Century, with such changes as convenience and not fancy have commanded. No dances are per- THE GAZETTE mitted; no creators are allowed; there is no music other than that of the human voices. Houses are unpainted; personal photographs are forbidden as graven images; jewelry is branded as sinful, and all frivolous decorations of person or home are forbidden. Even the graves of the dead are marked only by a simple wooden cross bearing the name, date of birth and death. There are in 'all seven villages—Amana, West Amana, South Amana, High Amana and homestead. These in turn are subdivided into "communes," where a common kitchen is maintained to feed from thirty to fifty. A woman supervisor is appointed by the trustors for each "kitchen," and; every woman in the community is subject to kitchen duty. The rule, however, is two weeks' work and one week vacation. In connection with each kitchen is an allotment of three acres for the production of vegetables. The hard work here is done by the men, but the maintenance, such as weeding, sprinkling, etc., is part of the women's work. Women also work in the factories and even some in the fields. Each family is allotted a home, where is absolute privacy, but all eat at the common kitchens, excepting when there is illness. Then the meals are taken to the sufferer. It is a set rule for women and men alike that coffee and "kuchen" is served in the middle of fornoon and afternoon. In the factories small stoves and coffee pots have been installed to make this lunch convenient. In the common kitchens every utensil necessary for the preparation of meals is provided. The bread and cake is baked in the community bakery by men and distributed among the communes. Each kitchen, occupying a whole building, is large and ally, with its own supply of hot and cold water and sanitary drain. Along one sid. of the room is the low brick stove, back of which is a highly polished sheet of tin against which hang kettles and pans. The tables stretch along the whole length of the room, the women sitting at one and the men at the other. In the summer time breakfast is served at 6 and in the winter at 7, dinner is at 11:30 and the supper bell rings at 6:30 in the winter and 7:30 in the summer. The Amana community is absolutely communistic. There is no individual property. The all is owned by all. To each member is accorded certain credit for clothes and necessities at the community store. A physician, educated by the community at one of the leading universities, looks after the health of the members. Quite naturally there is no great incentive among the members to develop along modern lines. The here interurban electric car is yet unknown and transportation from village to village is by the old-fashioned ox-t娘. This beast is used extensively in the fields to pull the single-handed plows. The simplicity of the homes, which from a spirit of economy, are unpainted, is carried out even in the churches. The house of worship is as plain as it can be made. The seats are simple wooden benches, without backs, and a plain wooden table serves as a pulpit. The services consist of singing and reading from the Bible and the revelations of Amana prophets. Some of the principal beliefs of these people are: There is eternal life, for which this life is but a preparation. There is no purgatory, millennium in this life or predestination. There will be a resurrection—reward for the good and punishment for the wicked. That baptism is purely spiritual and submersion in water unnecessary. That public feet washing after the example of Cherist is necessary to proper humiliation of spirit: That cellulacy is the highest ideal of life. That God reveals through visions and revelations today. That any strife between men is wicked—hence they forbid lawsuits and war. Possibly the secret of the long success of this community lies in its name. When these people first arrived on the undulating prairie they now call home they sought a name. It is related that at a service held on the hilltop they opened the Bible at will and found the passage describing the hill of Amana. The word means "remain true." WOOD IS MADE FROM STRAW No Grains or Knots:and Can Be Sawed aa Usual If we believe a French scientific journal, wood can now be made out of straw, this being aired wood without grain or knots, which can be sawn as usual and also turned in the lathe. The "wood" is molded in the shape of plank, lath and round sticks. In the process which is used in France straw is cut by machine and then reduced to paste by a heating process, employing chemical products. The paste is then compressed in molds of suitable shape. Such product is of the hardness of poplar wood, and can be worked as casily. It burns like real wood, but gives a large name and little smoke, so that it will find a use in the match-making industry. There may be nothing new under the sun, but there are a lot of fresh people. ESTABLISHED AUGUST 25,1883 And Issued Every Week on Time Since CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1918 FINDLAY—Mrs. Elizabeth Newman of Dunkirk visited her son, Fred, Sunday—Mrs. Frank Jones had as dinner-guests, Sunday, Mrs. Ida Johnson of Van Wert and Mrs. Amanda Riley. Mrs. O. A. Glassco had Mrs. Edward Glassco and son of Defiance—Mr. Cory Adams and family were called to Lima, Sunday; by his brother, Ed's serious illness. Mr. Fred. Adams also spent the day there. Tell your friends to give their orders for The Gazette to the local agent. FAST IASTERPOOL—Mr. Crawford's family; East End, have the "fuu." Anna Bell and another sister are very ill—Mrs. Rlance Collins, who is in the hospital, is better. The "fuu."—Mr. and Mrs. Steward's restaurant was closed, Friday evening, owing to his illness.—Mr. Sheppard and Mr. Adams were in Wellingville, Sunday. If you wish The Gazette, every week, notify the local agent. Rev. Hall and some pigs belonging to him and Mr. Adams were blighted by a dog. CORRESPONDENTS must mail all letters for publication at their main postoffice sufficiently early on Monday (or Sunday) of each week to have them reach The Gazette office on Tuesday morning, and always write also, their names and that of their city or town on the outside of the wrapper about returned copies. Unless this latter is done, proper credit cannot be given you. Lists of names, wedding presents, etc., obituary notices, 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 20 cents a line, six words to a line. Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on application. YOUNGSTOWN—Last Friday evening Buckeye lodge entertained the company that played at the Princess theater, last week. Its Jazz band furnished music. The lodge nominated officers, last Thursday evening. Eleven of them were with W. John. On boys are daily returning from camp. Mrs. W. Wisker, who was injured recently when an elevator dropped five stories in the McKelvey Co. store, has been moved home from the hospital, much better. The Patriotic league gave a successful entertainment in Commerce hall; Dec. 5. There were more on route to Pittsburgh. Mrs. Viola Pope of Cleveland has located here. Mrs. Eida C. Smith of Akron attended Miss Thela Tyre's funeral, last week. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Twory have a fine new baby girl—Mrs. Abel Hardy, of Demore Park spared a few minutes of her Venable and Miss Marks. (Correspondent will please, write plainer. Editor.) HILLSBORO—Miss Loretta Captain has gone to Indianapolis, called by her mother's serious illness—"Uncle" Ben Williamson, age about 70, died last Wednesday, after several months' illness. He had an attack of pneumonia. Xenia is here at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Joe Cole—Mrs. Rosetta Giddings returned to Cincinnati, Saturday, after visiting her parents—Deacon Young is not much better. Marguerite, 5-year-old daughter of Mrs. Lena Rickman, died of pneumonia, Mrs. John Cox, and Mrs. Harvey Ames, Mr. and Mrs. John T. Williams, jr., and family were entertained at dinner, Sunday, by Mr. and Mrs. O. Mitchell. The "du" is still raging among our folks. Rev. J. G. Orr has resigned as pastor of New Hope Baptist church, and Mrs. Orr is a church, Columbus. While here he made many friends. He was a good speaker and we wish him much success in his new field.—Miss Kate Christy, Mrs. Andrew Ellis of Cincinnati and Mrs. Lilian Butler of Cleveland returned to Cincinnati, Saturday. Rev. M. Mass of college, M. Mass of college, service last Tuesday. He was her ex-pastor—Mrs. Eliza Wallace (country) died after a long illness. Funeral, Tuesday, conducted by Rev. J. G. Orr. WELLSVILLE—Mrs. Manly gave a very pleasant party for Mr. and Mrs. Myers, Tuesday evening. Thirty were present and a dainty three-course buffet lunch was served. Victoria music and games.—Mrs. Bassett and daughter, Clara, have returned from Pittsburgh. Mr. Bassett spent Sunday at home.—Mr. and Mrs. Henry played music and games.—Mr. Mary Jones at a 10 a.m. breakfast, Wednesday, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Myers of Cleveland, visiting the latter's mother.—Mrs. Pauline Kelly has been notified of Pt. John Smith's being severely wounded. Nov. 11. Mrs. Manly and Mrs. Pearl Myers were entertained at Camp Custer.—Mrs. Friday.—Pvt. Harvey Dogget, honorably discharged at Camp Custer, Mich., is working at the Sheet & Tin-Plate Co.—The Min- isters. Aid will give a supper, Thursday evening, at Mrs. Manly's.—Mrs. S. Smithers was able to attend church, Sunday.—Mrs. Brookons entertained Mrs. Myers, at 6 o'clock dinner, Wednesday, at Mrs. Smithers'—Mrs. Mashon's relatives in Missouri have the "flu" and had to stop off while on route here.—Mr. and Mrs. Smith, on another trip, and Mrs. Smithers, of Mrs. Myers, and Mr. and Mrs. Mashon, mesmedias Ada Gravely, Annie Manly, Frank Spirgs and daughter, Garnet.—Mr. Smithers' grandson, Cecile Snowden, is very ill.—Mr. Jas. Roach is better, Pneumonia. His brother, Granville, was here to see him.—C. N. Lewis was in Pittsburgh, last week.—Mr. Murter is better.—Mr. Murter was on visit their father—Lee's Chapel was filled, Sunday morning and evening. The pastor preached five sermons and in the evening the chair rendered splendid music. Two persons were taken on probation. Class 4 gave an excellent program, during the S. S. hour. Thanks are due Miss Ella Payne, teacher.—The pastor of the First Baptist congregation, Sunday morning, Lieut. and Mrs. Bush arrived, Saturday, from Kansas.—Mrs. Lena Brown is better and says Lieut. Brown, overseas, has not been wounded. The Gallant 92d Division Plays a Big Role in Advance on Metz—Regiments of the Unit. Somewhere in France—In the battles of Nov. 11, the American advancing toward Metz, the 92d Division one of our combatant divisions over here, played a big role. Not only was its infantry and machine gun units up at the front, in the thickest of it, but its artillery, the 167th brigade of field artillery, was on the line, behaving like veterans, laying down a barrage for the infantry that was markedly heavy. The brigade had a reputation which has been made by but few, among French, British and Americans, of laying down a barrage that did not entrap, and fatally so, their own men. The casualty toll was heavy, depressingly so, for Metz, and the sector around about it, was strongly fortified by the Germans, and surrounded by experts to the strongest fortified city in the world, almost as impregnable as the fortifications of the Darkanelles. Only the signing of the armistice terms saved Metz from falling. Even as it was, our soldiers were on German soil. The invaders included the "Buffaloes" or 367th, the 365th and 366th regiments, Infantry, and the 167th Brigade of Field Artillery, composed of the 349th, 350th and 351st regiments and the 317th Trench Mortar Battery, and all conducted themselves with a fortitude and valor that have won for them high praise from their commanders in any time they have been put to any test. Rbw. Wiley T. A. PREJUDICED EMPLOYE Of the Wanamaker, New York, Store, Drew a Color Line.—The Result. New York City.—The general manager of John Wanamaker's New York store has dismayed the discrimination practiced against Mrs. J. Rosamond Johnson, Mrs. J. Rosamond Johnson, in the refusal to serve them in its lunch room, recently. Mrs. Johnson has received the following letter: Dear Madam: We deeply regret your unpleasant experience on the occasion of your recent visit to our lunch room due to the failure of one of our employees to extend courteous attention, thereby violating one of the fundamental principles of this society, and wish you that immediate steps were taken to prevent a repetition. This is a public institution and we insist that all receive prompt and courteous treatment irrespective of color or race, and positively forbid offensive discrimination. We are sorry you had cause for complaint. Yours truly, (Signed) Preston P. Lynn. Ordered Out of a Victory Parade. Harrisonburg, Va.—After aiding in every war activity, after going over the top and raising more than their quotas of the funds for war bills, our people of this city were ordered out of the victory parade here, recently. Homeless—Loss Will Exceed $150,000 Yuma. Ariz.—Fire that started from brush being cleared away from the back of the encampment of the 25th U. S. Inf., in West Yuma resulted in the almost complete destruction of the camp, Nov. 22, and the wiping out of a score of residences and outbuildings on the south side of First DOINGS OF THE RACE Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, of Washington, D. C., former president of the N. A. of C. W., and our only woman to serve on a Board of Education, has been appointed an assistant in Mrs. Mary Church Terrell: the Personnel Department of the War Camp Community Service, Headquarters, 1 Madison Ave, New York City. She is serving in the Playground and Recreation Association Department for the War and Navy Department Commission on Training Camp Activities. Mrs. Terrell has resigned from the Faculty of Howard University. She has been an instructor in French for the past two years. Sears, Roebuck & Co., Chicago, are employing 100 of our girls as clerks. J. T. Jackson has been appointed a detective in Washington, D. C. Our first for that city. He was exceptionally prefect as an officer. The entire 92d, one of our two divisions in France, has been designated by General Pershing for an early return to America, and has been ordered to entrain for a base port. Now the 360th in France, has been given the Croix de Guerre, the only American regiment so honored by France. Some of its officers are white. A man may get along well without an education, but certainly he can get along better with it. One can get along with one leg or one eye, but most of us would prefer two. I am convinced myself that there is no more evil thing in this present world. I write deliberately—it is the worst single thing in life now. It justifies the holds together more baseness, cruelty and abomination, than any other sort of error in the world.—H. G. Wells in The Crisis. Dr. Robert R. Moton, principal of Tuskegee, Ala., Institute, has gone to France at the request of President Wilson and Secretary of War Baker, to "do morale work" among our troops "over there." With the tensility of cerebral reflex, it is the usual disorder of various kinds. He is to remain in France from four to six weeks. The "jim crow" law of Kentucky has at last gotten into the U. S. Supreme Court upon an issue which will decide its constitutionality without the color question being raised. The South Covington and Cincinnati Street Railroad and the Cincinnati, Covington, and Cincinnati Railroad, prepared the case, having been fined for failing to provide separate cars or compartment for colored passengers. Figures recently in the New York Medical Journal by Dr. Isaac W. Drewer of the Medical Reserve Corps, relative to the physical and mental condition of applicants for en-ance into the regular army, put the Afro-American in a most favorable tubercular and less addicted to alcoholism than the Caucasian and besides he has less rejections for such defects as weakness of mind and flat feet. At the recent, Poro College opening in St. Louis the newspaper men present entered into a gentlemen's agreement that no account of the opening would be published last week, so that whatever have an equal chance this week. The occasion was the St. Louis Argus, while the Clarion, published in the same city, was manly and consistent enough to notify his readers that their failure to publish an account of this tremendous affair was on account of this agreement and admitted by admire and taken by Eden Robinson and Caston in this matter and believes that their increased patronage will demonstrate the wisdom as well as the honour of keeping a solen agreement — Kansas City (Mo.) Sun. Subscribe Now! INGLE COPY FIVE CENTS N, FORTE! LIBEL SUITS D BY A CIVIL SUIT DOLLARS-DAMAGES, VILE DUS SLANDER! FOR TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS DAMAGES, VILE AND MALICIOUS SLANDER! Many of our readers will recall the against all three, for ten thousand dolcrimal libel suits the editor of The dollars damages, filed on Nov. 27, 1918; Gazette instituted against Charles H. Win, H. Boyd and R. H. Hunter, attorney, to be reinforced lated on by more than one year ago, as the result of a vicious harmful and ma- The fact that Foster, while on the witness stand, during his trial on the criminal libel charge, testified that he was NOT an American citizen but an ALIEN—a West Indian—does not lessen his responsibility in the least hurt, if anything, adds to the greviousness of his most reprehensible act because the editor of The Gazette is a native American citizen and almost a life-long resident of this city, Cleveland, which he had served for six years as a member of the Ohio Legislature. The additional fact that we had edited and published The Gazette for more than thirty-five years and that Forte and Crable and even the Western Newspaper Union were comparative newcomers in this city when compared with our long residence here, did not seem to mean anything to them. The extent of the injury, both personal and from a business viewpoint, the vile publication did and has done us is for the court to determine and we propose to have it do so. That is the proper thing to do, all will agree, we feel sure. city, the speakers dwelt at length on the race question and what the white people should do, now the war has closed. They scored the religion of the white folk pretty strongly and their white guests sat with bowed heads and red faces. At this meeting, a program outlining the policy of the Federation of-Churches and stating how our organizations may secure the rights of people who have established nearer than 1-3 of a mile of another, was read. The chairman referred to W. Connors, see of our Welfare League, as its author. At the mass meeting, at 8:30 p. m., Rev. Henry A. Atkinson (white), a scholarly gentleman, spoke on "What the War Has Taught Concerned Men and other Things." His address was the real feature of the evening. Dean C. Browne, of the city, Washington, D. C., spoke on "The Place of the Afro-American in the Reconstruction Plans of the Nation." His humor captivated the large audience. It is the plan of the federation to limit the number of church organizations and aid worthy congregations to have adequate plants. JACK JOHNSON WANTS BOUT London, England.-Jack Johnson, calling from Barcelona, Spain, has asked H. T. Booker, Anglo-American baseball promoter, to arrange a bout for him with either Porky Flynn or Jim Savage. Johnson said. King Alfonso had given permission for the bout to be held in the royal gymnasium at Barcelona. Booker has undertaken to arrange the match for Jack. Johnson said, King Alfonso had given permission for the bout to be held in the royal gymnasium at Barcelona. Booker has undertaken to arrange the match for Jack. --- Many of our readers will recall the criminal libel suits the editor of The Gazette instituted against Charles H. Crable and Ormond A. Forte, a little more than one year ago, as the result of a viciously harmful and malicious letter written by the former and published by the latter. They will also recall the favorable outcome of the same. Many have asked why The Gazette did not similarly prosecute the manager of the Western Newspaper Union, which printed the paper in which appeared Crable's file and slanderous attack. It was because the company got rid of the manager, one Crake, who left the city before we could get the proof necessary to justify the issuance of the warrant for his arrest, which had been prepared and was in the custody of Justice of the Peace Charles Brenner. Should he ever return to Cleveland and give us the opportunity we so greatly desire, he "will have his day in court" on a criminal libel charge just so surely as did Crable and Forte. We promised our readers, last year, that all three—Crable, Forte and the Western Newspaper Union—should be prosecuted "to the full extent of the law" and we meant just what we said. Therefore, the institution of the suit, CAMP GRANT NOTES. Rockford, Ill.—The entire 174 men of the famous 24th U. S. Inf., have transferred to the Developing Unit, upon request of Col. Chas. Young, to assist in the training and developing of our young men. The team delivered an able address to the members of the 812th Pioneer Regiment at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium, which was enjoyed by all. Every member of the organization adopted the Colonel's motto for the evening, "Unite and Carry On." A picked squad of these men made quite a hit, last Saturday night, at Y. M. C. A. No. 3, in an event that M. C. A. and life will under the command of Corp. Brisco Hill. Sergt. Samuel G. Chadman. Additional Locals At a "smoker," given by the C. A. of C. M. in honor of the newly organized local Medical, Dental and Pharmaceutical Association, at the Elks hall, last Thursday evening, Wm. R. Conners, secretary of our local-Welfare Association, suggested a Community House for the Central Ave. district. He said that the Mayor's history Board had hedged $30,000 such project and the money was available any time. His statement that Sec. Lewis of the Y. M. C. A., in a talk with him, thoroughly endorsed the plan with the final hope, as he (Conners) thought of having it deviate into a "jim-crow" branch of the local general Y. M. C. A., was met with a storm of objections bitterly condemning the Y. M. C. A. color-line policy and calling for the removal of it, as restricted as to race, color, etc. in its membership and democratic in every particular. Dr. Ellis A. Dale was one of the strongest speakers against a "jim-crow" Community House or X. M. C. A. Mr. Conners in explanation said that the Y. M. C. A. had not been asked for its assistance and that he was for a Community House and Y. M. C. A. without any blameless of color-line. Good! Mr. Conners. He was right, and yes, and Chas. S. Sutton, who proceeded Dr. Dale and spoke strongly against a "jim-crow" Community House or Y. M. C. A., opened the "ball" in true Cleveland" fashion. What has become of the E. 38th St. Community House project? Seems as if it is being overlooked or ignored. If the latter, WHY? A banquet and mass meeting were held at St. John's A. M. E. church, last Friday evening. The event was planned by the Federated Churches to bring about an agreement between our churches relative to preventing too many "mission" and church organization issues. Euclid Ave, Cong, church, presided at the banquet, and Rev. O. W. Childers, of St. James' A. M. E. church, at the mass meeting. There were quite a number of white ministers and ladies present at the banquet. Rev. P. O'Connell, this city, and Rev. E. W. Moore, this bus spoke. Although the meeting, as stated by Rev. Blanchard, was called to consider consolidating and conserving the church forces of the IN UNION N IS STRENGTH. PROTEST AGAINST WRONG. To submit in silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. The human race has climbed on Protest. Had no voice been raised against injustice, ignorance, usurpation, we would serve the law, and gullotines decide our dead disputes. The few who dare must speak and speak again to right the wrongs of many. —Ella Wheeler Wilcox. The GAZETTE PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY One Year ..... $1.50 Six Months ..... 1.00 Three months ..... .50 Subscribers are requested to remit by postoffice money order or registered letter Entered at the postoffice in Cleveland, Ohio, as second-class mail matter. 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, 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, DECEMBER 14, 1918. If President Wilson expects to use Dr. Robert R. Moton to help offset any effort our people may make to get a hearing before the World's Peace Conference, we feel sure he will be disappointed. There are nine good federal jobs in Porto Rico and exactly nine of them went to the sunny, solid and salaried south. No wonder the average southern thinks more of Wilson than he does of the original Santa Claus. There must be enough of the "freedom of the seas" to go around. That dear old Henry Ford Eagle Boat contract (boats yet to be built with the German fleet surrendered) will take up about fifty millions of it. "Personally I have been a voter thirty-one years and in all that time I have voted only six times and then because my wife made me." This utterance by Henry Ford shows that he has the "makin's" of a real good Democrat in him. Surely the war is not to end with out having a parade of the Safety-First-Toll-Ton Desk Division in Washington. The country would like to take one long lingering look at the young men of draft age who got as far as Washington—and stayed there. Some one has pertinently suggested that the World's Peace Conference be asked (for our people of this country) if the following constitute democracy: Lynching, distranchisement, Jim-crowism, segregation, discrimination in industries on account of color, double standard of justice based on color or race, denial of jury service to colored men and many other injustices imposed upon Afro-Americans on account of their color or race. We sincerely wish we could a little "surer" of Dr. W. E. B. DuBois You know he, too, has gone abroad to attend the World's Peace Conference—if possible. His overweening desire to get that army captaincy and those "doctrine of surrender" editorials in the Crisis, that followed the great Washington Conference (in June) of our editors and leading men have left "a bad taste in the mouths" of thousands of our thoughtful and loyal men and women. FESS FOR SPEAKER. Under the leadership of Congressman Simeon D. Fess of Ohio the Congress of the United States became Republican. What could be more fitting that that he should be made its speaker? The Speaker of the National House of Representatives is a great and responsible office. It should be filled only by one who is informed in the history and political traditions of his country and whose general learning will adorn the place. It is conceded that Mr. Fess is the best informed man in the lower branch of Congress. He is regarded as an authority when he speaks on any subject and no member is too proud to profit by his research and scholarly philosophy. He has poise, is candid and fair, and he has the temperament that the presiding officer of a great deliberative body should have. If the office is to seek the best qualified man for the place every eye will instinctively turn to Congressman Fess. He is the man of the hour. STILL AFTER THE SENATE. The Democratic national machine intends to hold the Senate if it can. To keep control of the Senate it seems ready to set aside the will of the people as declared at the polls. What would seem to be the preliminary steps toward contests have been enforced in the instances of Mayberry, Republican-elect in Michigan, and of Moses, Republican-elect to the short term in New Hampshire. If both can be thrown out, the control of the Senate passes bodily into Democratic hands. If only one can be set aside the Senate becomes a tie and Vice President Marshall will have the casting vote which equally insures Democratic control. It is rumored that the seat of Senator-elect Elkins, of West Virginia, may also be attacked. It will be interesting to see how far Southern election methods will be attempted to keep the South in the saddle at Washington. SECTIONALISM. There are timid souls who deprecate any reference to the sectionalism which has been the main characteristic of the government at Washington for the past four years. Yet this sectionalism has become so distasteful to Northern Democrats (as well as to Republicans) that the New York World, the greatest Democratic organ in the country, has had to make the following scathing denouncement of existing sectional conditions in Congress: "We shall have no more Democratic Congresses until the people of the Northern States have some reasonable assurance that such bodies will not be controlled by vengeful and parochial politicians from the South who pose as Democrats, but in fact are political nondescripts. "In three or four Northern States there are more Democrats than in all of the Old South. How are these Democrats, devoted to correct principles and yet progressive in the truest sense, to gain victories under the leadership of men who trim and dodge on bed rock principles and are true to nothing but their demagogy and their all-controlling desire in the presence of anti-Democratic fanaticism to save their own political hides? "This Democratic Congress has at least one hundred working days in which to show that it is a Democratic Congress. It can persist in measures calculated to wipe out the States and to reinforce its values. It can affirm its inexecutable sectionalism in matters of taxation and otherwise. It can adhere to policies as to the press and the mails notoriously despotic and discriminating. It can deal with the North as in most of the Southern States the so-called Democratic party deals with the 'nigger'—if it will. But it will write FINIS on the career of the Democratic party. "If we are to have a Democratic party hereafter, it must not by its classism belie its name. "If the South is to remain sectional, it must beware of a sectional North." Now, if the New York-World, Democratic organ that it is, has had to denounce the sectionalism of its own party in such unreserved terms, why is it incumbent on Republicans to be mealy-mouthed? Is it not possible that one of the faults of the Republican party today is a lack of real courage and positiveness on the part of those to whom the people look for policy and for guidance? Without cander and courage, leadership and influence fail. FLEMING AND MINISTERS. Edward Lewis, a former middle-weight boxer and known as "Big Boy," was shot to death in a street light at Scovill Ave. and E. 29th St., last week Wednesday night. Last week Wednesday night, his slayer escaped. Ulysses Creighton, 1209 Scovill Ave., was under arrest, last week Friday, charged with shooting to till in connection with the wounding of Patrolman John A. Kress, the Monday night previous. Kress had stopped two Negroes to search them for concealed weapons, when one shot him wice. He is in Charity hospital. These are not isolated or exceptional cases but the rule for "the Central Ave. district," most of which is in Vard 11, which has for its councilman, Tom Fleming, and in which are most of our churches and our ministers, particularly those f that district, for ACTION looking o a "cleaning up" of it, but in vain! The bulk of our people of this city live in that district, too. Is there anything that will move or shame those pseudo "leaders" to action? Last week it was announced that they were to be led in an effort to rid the city of the numerous "missions" established, the last year or two, as a result of the influx of people from the south; something that should have been done, months ago. It is not our purpose to discourage such an effort but we want to ask, why continue to ignore a far more serious and harmful condition that daily grows worse and is a constant menace to life in that section of the city? What is it that the "Negro" ministers and Councilman Tom Fleming fear that prevents their doing their clear DUTY? Our good people of that district must take more interest in this matter, get together and force their ministers and councilman to action and soon, too. Far too many murders, other crimes and misdeanors of all kinds, women unwedded living with men, buffet flats, bad houses of all kinds and other unlawful things characterize Ward 11 and the Central Ave. district. It is the worst festering morale sore in the city. Women and men, of color, in that section have openly boasted for three years past that they conduct their low "businesses" of various kinds while listening to our ministers and congregations preaching and praying and singing, respectively. "Negro" ministers of Ward 11 know this and have known it for many months. May God have mercy on the spineless disgraces to the calling they follow and do not grace. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, DECEMBER 14, 1918. Country and Saved Earnings Jet, Okla.—Despite the fact that both are totally blind, Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Hubbard successfully operate the farming part of a half section of land they own just west of Jet, in Alfalfa county. Both are retired musicians and expect to spend the rest of their days on the farm enjoying life. They have traveled extensively all over the United States giving concerts with various sorts of musical instruments, but three years ago settled down to the rural life near here. Mrs. Hubbard was blind at birth and her husband was made so previous to their marriage. Curiously enough they use different systems of reading, and each reads a great deal, especially the books that are sent to them on the round robin plan from the blind schools. Mrs. Hubbard is an adept at reading by the raised letter system and has read many standard works during the past three years. She has just finished Hawthorne's "Marble Faun." Her husband uses a more modern way of reading and one considered by those who know it to be faster than the raised letter system. It is a series of holes cut in the paper at intervals. They are located, from one to six, both above and below a standard line, designating a character. Reading occupies a great part of their time when they are not at work doing one of the many chores about the farm. To the casual observer the farm is no different from the usual well arranged farm in the community. It is a noticeable fact that all of the machinery and implements used are kept in sheds and out of the way, and that there are none of the small pieces lying around, however, and one in passing the place would be led to remark "There is a capable farmer, who is able to keep everything in condition and does so." A nice and nephew live with Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard, but Mr. Hubbard does practically all of the outdoor work. He knows every horse, mule hog, cow and even chicken he has on the place and last winter broke two young mares to do farm work. He milks three cows, feeds the hogs himself and apparently has no trouble keeping up the work of the usual farmer. Mrs. Hubbard is equally as useful with her housework and there is not a neater home in the county than that of the Hubbards. Time was when these two people were on the road all of the time. Blind musicians with the ability they are able to show, are in demand in the musical circles of the country and they found no trouble in getting all of the engagements they could fill. Playing practically every instrument made, the two of them composed an orchestra, one of their program numbers being a duet in which seven instruments were played at the same time. They were able to save a good part of their earnings, which were quite large in the course of a few years and three years ago, they became the owners of the half section of land west of Jet in Alfalfa county. Then they decided to forsake the road and settle down on the farm and there to spend the rest of their lives. Sometimes an evening is spent at the old home in talking of the many pleasant days spent while the two were journeying together as musicians and the tall drifts to a possibility of going back again some time for a single season, just for a sort of remembrance. The old instruments are brought out and the natives around are treated to some music they sell dom hear elsewhere. It sounds so much better to the blind musicians, however, in their own home than it did on the concert stage that after a little while all thought of another tour is given up and the rest of the evening is given over to playing all of the old tunes again. So these two people will continue to enjoy life on their farm near this place, giving over an evening occasionally to their music, and despite the fact that neither is able to see nature's beauty and the development of the natural resources on their home place, will continue to get the best there is out of the farm and at the same time continue to get the best there is out of life. Grabs Wolf With Hands Columbus, Kan.-Gar Richardson, night marshal, has performed many daring feats, but his latest was to capture a gray wolf bare hand. The wolf, a large female was in a fighting mood, at that, because seven of her young were in danger of capture. Richardson and Charles Dye of this city happened to be out five miles southwest of Columbus recently, when they spied the wolf. They followed her until she disappeared in a hole. The men had no gun and it was too far to go after one, so they took opposite positions around the hole and waited. The next time the animal stuck its head out it was looking at Dye, and Richardson sprang and grabbed it by the back of the neck. He held on until Dye tore down a fence to get a pole with which the wolf was finally killed. Procuring a spade the men captured the young a litter of seven. Salvation Army is Rich New York—The salvation army's wealth in the United States aggregates $3,333,179, its officers stated in petitioning the Supreme Court in Brooklyn for permission to mortgage a piece of property. Elected Coroner. Parsons, Kans.—One of the gratifying results of the recent election was the election of Perry Robinson of this county. He received a total vote of 7,507 and was elected by a majority of 4,427 leading the ticket in the county. Old Stump Yields Riches Dover, Dell-Visions of untold riches have filled the minds of several colored workmen on the farm of Gen A. R. Benson, who already have unearthed what is supposed to be a cache of stolen goods. So far there have been found four watches, two of which are gold; three women's solo gold rings, a solid gold watch fob, gold breastpins, a $20 gold piece, two $10 gold pieces, two $5 gold pieces and one $2.50 gold piece. All were found around a large stump, which the workmen a few days ago set about to remove. All of the jewelry and money were in a good state of preservation, except one of the watches, a nickel one in which the works had rusted. The latest find, the $20 gold piece, has inspired the workmen to greater diligence, and they are seeking more of the treasure. FACTS People who Advertise Can sell Goods. People who sell Goods Can make Money. People who make Money can advertise goods. The Best Advertising Medium is "The Old Reliable" GAZETTE. REMARKS ABOUT ADVERTISING While it is true that occasional ad- vertising will bring extra business, it is equally true that constant, persis- tent, advertising will keep business growing during "dull days." The merchant who considers riches a burden should never advertise. His store may be like a summer resort in January. Do YOU advertise? The merchant who never advertises under any circumstance or condition may imagine he is wise, but his competitors have no desire to disturb his imagination. It's a good time to "get awake." Going After the Multitude Printing enters largely into the success or non-success of almost every business in these days of rapid progress. We could mention successful businesses without number which have been built up, entirely by the free use of printer's ink. The returns for such advertising have been in proportion to the people. Printed letters lutionized the world; it is large, the necessities of the people are great. The man who advertises will supply their wants. 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, Akron, Lima, 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. Carry a copy of the Gazette and send at once the addresses of persons in the cities named and others in the state, to whom we can write relative to the matter. THE MAN WHO DARES. "I honor the man who in the conscientious 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 Summer. 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Cleveland is growing and prices advancing. There are ninety-six lots for sale now near Miles Ave., (and three-cent fare) for $375 per lot; $25 down and balance $5 per month. Lots 40 by 163 or 40 by 350. You will never buy lots so cheap or so near the city again. See C. C. Cade, 2403 E. 40th St., Suite 1. Liberty bonds accepted. CLEVELAND Social and Personal Herbert D. Myers and Joe Hackley have had pneumonia. Miss Altie Moss had la gripe, last week. Mrs. Viola Pope has located in Youngstown. Born to Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Perry, jr., Arthur Ave., a fine baby son. Miss Elsie Mountain of Columbus is visiting her sister, Miss Hazel. Chi Miss Mabel West was called to Chicago, recently, by an aunt's death. The two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Fairlay, Lucia Ave., died last week. Miss Bertha Campbell, formerly of this city, was married in Detroit, recently, to Mr. Wm. Newman. Mr. Jas, Owens of Montgomery Ave., had his right leg badly burned, last month, his place in employment. You should take PURO HEIRS, the great blood purifier and system cleanser. On sale only at the Brown Drug Co., 2742 Central Ave., cor. E. 28th St.-Adv. Miss Faustina Trimble, Lakewood, entertained, Sunday afternoon, in honor of Mr. Charles Purdy of Camp Sherman. Barkalee's Dancing Academy, EVERY Thursday evening. Come and have a good time—10560艾利 Ave. Mrs. Walter C. Wright returned to Chicago, Monday. She came here to attend the wedding of her daughter, Miss Amv, to Raymond Smith. Corporal Wm. Smith of the 38th Co. 6th Pioneer Reg., Camp Sherman, is visiting Mrs. M. Summers, E. 74th St. Parents come with with your young people to the masquerade at Barksdale's new Tuesday evening, Dec. 19, and see the fun. It was to have been held on Dec. 5, but the street-car strike prevented—Adv. If you failed to read The Gazette of last week, get one, if possible, and do so at once. You will regret it if you do not. BEST FOR THE BLOOD — Puro Herbs. Sold only at Brown Drug Co. cor E. 28th St. and Central Ave.—Adv. The funny fellows will all be at the masquerade at Barksdale's Dancing academy, on Thursday evening, Dec. 19 in their funny suits. There will be lots of laughs and a jolly time. Don't miss it—Adv. The shooting, cutting and killing goes "merrily on" in Ward 11 and still Councilman Fleming and the Ministers' Alliance refuse to act. The good people of that ward will wake up some of these days and then there will be an exodus. The ball at Barkalee's Dancing Academy, which was postponed on account of the street car strike, will be held, next Thursday evening, Dec. 19. Eight prizes are offered for the best costumes—Adv. An All-Star concert for the benefit of Mr. Barnes, to help place him in the Old Folk's home, will be given by the Tuesday Afternoon Thimble club, Monday evening, at Y. M. C. A. hall. If should be largely attended because the cause is a worthy one, cordially invited to attend our last dance of 1918, at Druid's hall, Christmas evening, Dec. 25th. Admission, 55 cents, Raymond Smith's, Orchestra. Respectfully, Men's Club—Adv. Mr. Martin Callahan of Pittsburg spent Thanksgiving with his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Callahan, and family, of 2349 E. 36th St. Mrs. Callahan and daughter, Winnifred, were invited to attend the 18th birthday party, Dec. 2, of Miss V. Robinson of Oberlin. Our friends are cordially invited to attend our last dance of 1918, at Drudd's hall, Christmas evening, Dec. 25th. Admission, 55 cents, Raymond Smith's Orchestra. Respectfully, Men's Club.—Adv. Mr. Edward Dow, E. 86th St., who fell from a truck, Dec. 5, and was badly injured, was taken to V. Vincent's hospital. Two fingers had to be amputated. Dr. O. A. Taylor, one of our leading physicians, and one of THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, DECEMBER 14, 1918 the best in the city regardless of race or color, is the Daw family physician. Our first dance of 1919 will be held. Wednesday evening, Jan. 1, New Year's Day, at Druid's hall, to which our many friends are welcome. Raymond Smith's Orchestra, Admission, 55 cents. Truly yours, Men's Club—Ave. Mrs. Sarah Mack announces the marriage of her daughter, Mrs. Josephome Comedy, to Mr. Chas. H. Bethel, Thursday evening, Nov. 7. They are pleasantly located at 6219 Quincy Ave.—Adv. James Weaver, employee in the offices of the Standard Oil Co., prominent in Masonic, Elk and K. of P. circles, was run down by an auto thrashinggive Day and sustained a break in the car and all the injuries the accident occurred at Central Ave, and E. 43d St. He will probably be laid up two months. If parents would accompany their children occasionally to places of amusement, they would have less cause for worry. The dancing parties conducted by Barksdale at his Academy, 10550 Euclid Ave., every Thursday evening, are high-class. Parents are always welcome. Our first dance of 1919 will be held, Wednesday evening, Jan. 1, New Year's Day, at Druid Hall to welcome Raymond Smith's Orchestra. Admission, 55 cents. Truly yours, Men's Club. Adv. Quarterly meeting at St. John's A. M. E. church, Sunday. Dr. Charles Bundy, P. E., preached and administered the Lord's Supper at the morning service. Thanksgiving Day at the special services, Dr. Edwardina Grant delivered a splendid address on "What We Should Be Thankful For." Miss Bunny, a soprano of the choir, deserves special her impressive rendition of "Thou Art God of My Salvation," by Shackley, at the morning service, Dec. 1. A publication, known as "Liberia and West Africa," gives great praise for securing the recent American $5,000,000 loan to Liberia, Africa, to Dr. Ernest Lyon of Baltimore, Md., former American minister to Liberia, and since, for many years, ConsultGeneral of Liberia in the U. S., and editor of the Baltimore Commonwealth, and to Richard C. Bundy, former resident of this city, secretary of the U. S. Liberian Legation, and for a year or more (since Minister Curtis' death) U. S. Charge d'affairs in Liberia. U. Bundy, eldest son of Rev. Charles Bundy, became a dedicated in the Case School of Applied Science of this city and was for five years head of the mechanical department of Wilberforce University. He is a mechanical engineer. Mrs. Rufus A. Johnson, E. 86th St. and a lady friend started to Mr. Johnson's place of employment, not far away, last Friday evening, to accompany him home. It was to be a surprise. Mr. Johnson, "feeling unacely," had started home earlier than usual, so they missed him. The two women had not walked far from his place of employment when Mrs. Johnson complained of acute indigestion. Two autos were appealed to but could or would not take her home or to a hospital. The emergency ambulance was called by a passerby. By the time it arrived Mr. Johnson had arrived on his wife died en route to the hospital. His sympathy of a host of friends. Funeral from Shiloh Baptist church, the pastor officiating, and several orders, to which the deceased belonged, participating in the services. When you think of Christmas you can find a nice line at John S. Hall's, jeweler and optometrist, 3121 Central Ave. Central 8846 W.-Advt. As The Gazette was going to press Thursday, we learned of the death of Mr. Edward Daw of E. 86th St it seems that pneumonia se in as MAIN THEATRE Scovill & E. 25th St. O. E. Belles, Manager. Friday, Dec. 13. CLARA KIMBALL YOUNG in "The House of Glass." Saturday, Dec. 14. W. S. HART in "Shark Monroe." Admission 15c. Sunday, Dec. 15. TOM MIX in "Mr. Logan, U. S. A." "Brass Bullet," No. 8. and Harold Loyd Comedy. Monday, Dec. 16. W. S. HART in "Wolf Lowery." Also Two-Reel Big V Comedy. Tuesday, Dec. 17. PAULINE STARK in "The Atom." Also "Hands Up." No. 14, and L-Ko Comedy. Wednesday, Dec. 18. SESSUE HAYAKAWA in "Hidden Pearls." Also a Two-Reel Western. result of his recent injury. Only a few months ago Mr. Daw was very near death's door, several times, when suffering from a severe attack of inflammatory rheumatism, from which he had not fully recovered when injured, recently. A host of warm friends mourn his demise and have heartfelt sympathy for the faithful widow who has certainly fully demonized him, and who wooed him throughout his husband's illness. The editor of The Gazette feels keenly Mr. Daw's death. He was our friend, true and tried, of many years' standing. We, too, mourn with Mrs. Daw and his many warm friends. Mrs. Thomas Cook, E. 29th St., has the "flu." Her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Overton, E. 43d St., are also victims. Quarterly meeting, Sunday, at St. James A. M. E. church. In the absence of the P. E., Major W. T. Anderson conducted the service. There was a large attendance. The S. S. and Allen League were well attended. The pastor, Rev. O. W. Childers, the P. E.'s place at St. John's A. M. E. church, Sunday morning. Mr. Wm. Crook's son has returned from the army, a physical wreck. The groups working on a sinking fund reported, Sunday. During three months they raised $811.47. The next report will be made in May. The church, at the request of the bishop, will celebrate the anniversary of a university—in the interests of missions and education, Prof. C. H. Johnson of Wilberforce will deliver his "Chalk Talk" lecture in January, at St James' and Chapplain G. W. Prioleau, of the 25th U. S. Inf., has been invited to lecture in the near future. 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Don't Throw Away Your Copy of THE GAZETTE After Reading it, but Give It to a Friend or an Acquaintance who Might Subscribe after Reading a Copy of It GHOST HOUSE IS TEXAN'S MEMORIAL Unfinished Dwelling to Stand Unmolested as Blacksmith Left Day of Big Massecre. INDIANS KILLED "OLD TIMER" Freight Crew of Twenty-One Attacked and Only Three Members Escaped. A strange story of romance and tragedy is that of Anastacio Gonzales, the first blacksmith of San Antonio. Fragments of his life have been told, but now that his estate, after remaining intact for more than forty years, is in the hands of a real estate dealer to be partitioned, when sold, to his heirs, it is a fitting time for chronicling his career, which ended in a tragedy of the plains. Though the property Anastache Gonzales left at North Laredo and Sabinas streets is to be sold by the administrator of the estate, Tom Perelda, a grandson, one small plot of ground with the ruins of an unfinished stone house will remain as a monument to the frontier blacksmith. Anastache Gonzales, who abandoned his blacksmith shop for freighting on the Texas plains, began the building of the stone house. Then he was killed by Indians. His widow decreed the unfinished home should stand as a monument to his devotion to her and their children. It stands today, windowless, rooftop and otherwise incomplete, just as it was when on an April day in 1872 news reached San Antonio that Anastache Gonzales, his freighting crew of eighteen men, two women and a little girl had been massacred by Indians at Howard's Well, near Fort Stockton. He left his new home unfinished and set on with his wagon train from the Alamo, then the government depot. It was April 1, 1872, that the caravan started on its weary way over the old Santa Fe trail toward Fort Stockton. The wagon train was attacked four times by Indians, but Gonzales and his crew beat the enemy back each time. On the night of April 21, the Indians rallied their forces and descended upon the little party of freighters. Only three men escaped massacre. They carried the news to Fort Stockton. Lieut. Vincent of the United States Army commanded a troop that went to the scene of battle. There they found the charred bodies of the wagon master, his crew of eighteen men, two women and a little girl on the wagon tires. Apparently they had been burned upon the wheels. The soldiers buried the remains and two years later the body of Gonzales was brought to San Antonio and buried in San Fernando Cemetery. For the thirty-seven years that Mrs. Gonzales survived the tragedy of her life, she lived at the homestead at 320 North Laredo street, adjoining the unfinished home begun by her husband, and still occupied by four of her children, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She died in November, 1909, her last request being that the incomplete stone house house adjoining the homestead should never be sold by her heirs but should remain a monument to her faithful husband. One of the few survivors of the massacre which cost Anastacio Gonzales his life is M. Torres, now city jailer, who was then in charge of a wagon train slightly in advance of the Gonzales train on the day of the fight. Mr. Torres, who was then a youth scarce old enough to have charge of a wagon train, is now numbered among the old-timers of San Antonio. His hair is silvery and time has begun to leave marks on his face, but he walks with springy step and rides like the old plainsman he is. "So you want to hear the story of the fight, do you?" the old jailer said, as he laid aside his large white hat and made himself comfortable in an office chair. "Well, that is a long story, but it's a thriller. That was an awful night. I can see it now just as plain as the day it was fought. That night when I got hemmed in that cannon with a bunch of negro soldiers I though there was a million Indians shooting at me—but if I am going to tell this story I had better start at the first. "You know, in those days we freighters didn't like to make that Devil's River country between here and El Paso unless there was more than one train together. It wasn't safe. "Gonzales and I had made several trips through there together. On this occasion he left San Antonio with his train about April 1. I believe that was the year 1872. I was to follow a few days later and overtake him before he reached the bad lands. We had been out about two or three weeks when my train caught up with his just about a day before we reached Johnson's Run. "Well, we pulled out of Johnson's Run about 1 o'clock one afternoon, prepared to camp that night without water. We pitched camp about 6 o'clock, half way between Johnson's Run and Howard's farm, something like 250 miles from San Antonio. My train took the lead and we got out about 2 o'clock the next morning so as to make it to the well by noon. One of my wagons broke down just before I reached the well. I took out my mules and drove them down to water. I had just about finished watering them, when Gonzales arrived. I told him to drive his mules down and my men would help water them while I faced my wagon. "He said he believed he would drive or, to a hole about a half mile ahead and water there. He started around the hill. One of his wagons turned over as he rounded the hill and the freight dropped down in the canon. I went around and helped him load his wagon. I suggested that we go back to the wells and camp for the night, but he was anxious to get to that water hole and not listen to it. "I hitched up my train and drove on around the hill about a half mile ahead of Gonzales, and prepared to camp for the night. I had just fed my mules, when I saw the Kentucky mare which I brought along to round up the mules and use as a general saddle animal, throw up her head and snort. My mule driver, who was an old-timer on the trail said right off that the mare smelled Indians. "I had been freighting a number of years and had never encountered any Indians, so I didn't pay much attention. But when she kept up her snorting and pawing, I took out my spyglass and looked toward the hill on which Gonzales' mules had been grazing. I saw they were stampeding, and pretty soon I saw the cause. If there was one Indian on the top of that hill there were 500. They looked like they were moving slowly. "About that time they espied our camp and turned toward it. I told the boys to make a corral of the wagons and put the mules inside. I put a chain around my mare's neck and locked her to one of the wheels. As the Indians came closer the mules stamped and broke out of the corral. I thought the safest thing for us to do would be to abandon the wagons and take to cover. We found shelter behind some rocks, shooting as we went. The Indians literally riddled my wagons with bullets. All at once they discovered Gonzales' train and abandoned the fight on my train. As soon as they were out of sight around the hill, we herded up our mules and pulled out. Let me tell you, I wanted to get away from there and that right then. "I guess we had gone about six miles when we encountered a company of negro soldiers from Fort Stockton. We had found three negro soldiers camped at the wells and they had told us a company was expected to arrive soon. The Captain prevailed on me to go back with him. That was nearly sundown. I saddled my mare and piloted him back to where Gonzales' train had been camped. All we found there was a charred mass. Gonzales himself was laying about twenty feet away, half burned up. "I afterwards learned from the mule driver and his wife, who together with their child were the sole survivors of Gonzales' train, that when the Indians charged on the mules, Gonzales started to answer the cries for help from his mule herder, but had not gotten but a few yards from his wagons when he heard the women crying for help. He turned and started back to them, but was shot to death before he had taken a half dozen steps." "You see," the jailer continued, as he penciled off a diagram of the bill and roadway, "Gonzales was camped right on the edge of the cannon with the hill on his left. The sides of the canons, however, were not too steep for a man to climb! One band of the Indians had gone across Howard Creek and attacked Gonzales' wagons from the west side. They filled the wagons with bullets, doubtless killing most of the men and women. There was a fire in the corral and I think one of the bullets must have perced a case of whisky, allowing it to drip down the wheels and run out to the fire, thus setting fire to the entire train. "Well, that was the way the soldiers and I found things when we arrived. We could see a number of charmed bodies in the fire. That negro officer was rearing to fight. He had about twenty-five men and believed he could whip a whole tribe of Comanches. Well, he had his fight, all right, and it was his last one. We took to the cannon and started in pursuit of the Indians. "I think we had gone about two miles, it was just about dark, when all of a sudden it seemed to me a thousand and shots were fired down on us from every direction. A negro lieutenant fell within a few feet of me. I saw a sergeant catch him, and in a few minutes he was dead. The negro soldiers stamped, some of them falling on their knees and praying, but the firing kept up. Bullets whistled all around me and I don't see why I didn't get killed." "If I live to be 100 years old I'll never forget that fight," the old frontman added, as he warmed to his subject. "I can see them now—flashes from the guns all about us in the darkness. I was crazy. I didn't know what to do, but I remember now I stopped right in the middle of it all and thought as I looked about and saw the flashes from the hills around us, how much like lightning bugs those flashes looked. One would flash out over here and the report would echo down the gulch; then another on this side; now it was behind, in front, on the side—all around. I didn't know what to do. My horse was in the middle of a thicket of Spanish daggers, which were about to drive her wild. Finally I just gave her the reins, hugged her neck, trusting to Providence to come out alive. Well, somehow I got out, but I was lost. Pretty soon my mare threw up her head and neighed. I heard one of my mules answer her, and I rode in the direction of the sound. I found one of my men who had come out to hunt for me, and he piloted me back to the train. "If any of these tough soldiers got out of that canon alive I never heard of it."—San Antonio Express. They say that happiness is a habit. Well, here's hoping you'll get the habit. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, DECEMBER 14, 1918. KEEP BRAIN BUSY WRITE EXERCISES ONLY HALF OF MAN DEVELOPED Schools Should Develop the Left Side Equally With the Right to Get Proper Results. You would increase your working power if you could have the use of all your brain. Recent extraordinary experiments by psychologists seem to prove beyond a doubt that the greatest individual efficiency can be procured by the proper training of both hands. By thus bringing the nerves of both sides of the body into action dormant brain cells come into use. A British psychologists, in a paper in which he gives an excerpt, suggests that even genius may be due to the fact that both sides of the brain are working up to their capacity. A certain large business firm, our authority tells us, has important commercial relations with the Argentine Republic. The business was developed and its existence continued through the tact and diplomacy of a third member of the firm, who was stationed at Buenos Aires. His position required, of course, a knowledge of Spanish, which he spoke fluently. In the midst of the most successful month the firm had enjoyed since its establishment this South American member died unexpectedly. The two partners were thrown into a panic. Owing to the peculiarly delicate relations that existed between the firm and its Argentine market no one but either surviving member could be intrusted to undertake the continuation of the business so unexpectedly endangered. It was imperative that one of them should depart for South America. It was deemed that the younger man, who was about 35 years old, should undertake this task. But he knew almost nothing of Spanish. However, he set about mastering the language under a competent teacher. Several days passed and little was accomplished. He redoubled his efforts and the number of hours he daily devoted to the work. Several more days passed, with little result. His main shortcoming, a vital one, was his difficulty in memorizing words. The two partners were on the verge of despair. Then the unbelievable happened. The wife of the junior partner had a poor relation who sometimes was invited to dinner. This man did not amount to much from a commercial point of view; in fact, he always had been looked upon as a failure and a "dreamer." As life runs now he was both of these. One night, just at the critical juncture in the junior partner's affairs, this dreamer, who dabbled a little in modern psychology, dropped in to dinner as an unexpected guest. The conversation between the host and his wife naturally drifted to the desperate situation in which his firm found itself and to his inability to progress in a supposedly easily acquired language as the reason. The "dreamer" listened with marked interest. Then, turning to his agitate I host, he said in: quiet way: "I think I can help you." And help him he did, for a month later, due entirely to the instruction of the "dreamer," the junior partner sailed for Buenos Aires with a practical knowledge of Spanish. What had happened? What did the "dreamer" say that night at dinner? He said something like this: "You're a shrewd business man and a successful one, too, but I don't suppose you ever give your gray matter any thought. Have you you ever heard about a 'speech center?' Well, you've got one all right, on the left side of your brain, and it's carrying about as much of a load as it can carry in remembering and using the English language. "Fortunately you have, or ought to have a second 'speech center' on the other half of your brain, but its never used; it's like a white sheet of paper that's never written on. It ought to absorb the Spanish you want just like a sponge taking up water. It's asleep, dormant—you'll have to trick it into life and action. "In your instance and under the circumstances the only way I can think of doing so will be by writing down every Spanish word and phrase you study with you left hand." Extraordinary as it may seem, this is a true story. It has long been common psychological knowledge that the left half of the brain has full command over the right side of the body, white the right half of the brain exercises a like command over the left side of the body. An electric shock applied to the right half of the brain will cause movement on the left side of the body, similarly the left half of the brain so stimulated affects the right side of the body. Every movement of an arm or leg originates in a well-mapped-out center on the opposite half of the brain. Any injury to one of these centers shows itself in some form of paralysis, but always on the opposite side. If we have speed centers which have never been developed, as proved in the two illustrations presented, is it not possible that we have other brain centers unused, asleep, wasting, solely because we have thus far not learned of their presence and how to bring them into the field of activity? It has been shown that we habitually use less than one-half of our brain for thinking purposes. The question arises as to whether or not the left hand should be made to develop a "cunning" equal to the right hand, not for purely "business" and "trades" reasons, but for the individual's own good and efficiency as well. "The school instruction of today" says Varia Kipliani of Belgium, "is productive of the most deplorable one-sidedness of the child's body. Through the exclusive teaching of the right hand only what might be called 'pedagogical paralysis' is produced in the child, which in later years, particularly in late adult life, often becomes a true medical paralysis. What does this mean? Simply this. That a paralysis of one side of the body in a grown person is often the result of falling to develop equally the right and left sides of the body of the child! That statement would be difficult to disprove when considered in all its possible ramifications. It is startling enough to take the breath away! Katscher of Germany, though not so radical, is equally positive. "The equal development of the two hands would facilitate instruction of hand and brain," he says, "for the child so trained learns his lessons more quickly, comprehends better, remembers longer what he learns and executes all that he has to do more promptly. Those so trained show themselves in all ways superior to those who whave learned the use of only one hand; in short, they are twice as efficient." None of us are quite so "well balanced" as we think we are. Prof. Van Vierlief of the University of Ghent has brought this fact to light just recently. He shows that we are all "lopsided," so to speak. After making many repeated tests on more than 200 students this Belgian professor neatly demonstrated, for instance, that in all who are "right-handed" the right hand is muscularly the stronger, while in the "left-handed" the left possesses the greater muscular strength. But there's nothing extraordinary about that, you may exclaim. Probably not, but you will have to admit that what followed was at least surprising, for in experimenting to determine whether or not there is any difference in the acuity or "sharpness" of the nerves of hearing on the two sides, the experiments showed that in persons whose hearing was considered in every way normal the right ear hears far the better in "right-handed" individuals, while, on the contrary, it is the left ear which detects sounds more easily in all persons who are "left-handed." If such facts were demonstrable in the case of the hearing, what could be shown as regards the eyesight? The professor made further tests. He learned that as to the "sharpness" of the optic nerve, eyesight in those whose eyes were declared normal is far keener in the right eye of "righthanders," but far better in the left of those who happen to be "left-handed." He later made these tests in thousands of cases and always with the same surprising results. Even as regards the sensitiveness of the touch, the results were equally convincing. In this same series of experiments the right-handed were found to have a superior sense of touch on the right side in contrast to the "left-handed," in whom this sense is more delicate on the left side. Briefly, then, from the point of view of the development of the nervous system, all humanity is divided into two parts or sides, with one-half of the nervous system, including the brain, better developed than the other half, and the "left sides," with an equally half-developed nervous system the exact opposite of the other. The great fact to remember in this discussion, it is urged, is that most of us are using just one-half of our brain power. One-half of our brain cells are asleep—"subconscious"—and need to be aroused into activity by some method and thus brought into the field of "consciousness" and usefulness. For instance, a complete injury of the right half of the brain would cause a complete paralysis on the left side of the body. Now, we all have a "speech center" situated on one-half of the brain, on the left side in right-handed persons, but, curiously enough, on the right side in all who are left-handed. Up to a short time ago it was thought that we had only one of these "speech centers." It was Prof. Fraenkel of Germany who upset this time-honored belief. Prof. Fraenkel had a patient who had lost his speech through disease or injury to his speech center in the brain. The occurrence is by no means an uncommon one. This patient was right-handed. By putting him through a systematic course of writing exercises with the left hand Fraenkel succeeded in completely restoring the speech of this unfortunate, an achievement until recently never dreamed of as possible. GOING TO PAPER YOUR WALLS? If So, Better to Follow the Way of the Bill Poster A good hint for those who do their own paperhanging, or for those who contemplate doing so, is to apply the paste to the wall instead of the paper. Amateurs will find it much easier to match the pattern, and the paper is less liable to ear by following this method, besides saving much time and trouble. **Nuggets of Information** Human hair grows at the rate of 1.025 of an inch a day. The clouds from which lightning is emitted are seldom more than 700 feet above the earth. RED + CROSS CHRISTMAS ROLL AND YOUR NAME IS N'T THERE! WANTED! EVERYBODY TO HELP CARRY CHRISTMAS CHEER "OVER THERE" RED + CROSS CHRISTMAS BAG CK Berthed flap-jacks en'lasses U. S. Food Administration. 'Sides savin' fats en wheat, we got ter save sugar. De bes' way ter save sugar is ter use syrups en honey. A nice lil' pitcher full er 'basses convoived by a fleet er buckwheat cakes is one er de bes' ways to 'get crost' wid de sugar proplok—en it saves wheat flour too. t-hoot-t-hoot t-hoot Arter de wise o' owl spit on de bait he say, see ee—"I wginer terr spize he all wid a mess er fisches' cause you alls mus' save de meat en eat sumpin' else insidn en ej git out dat o' game bag en make it work, too" see ee. Den he kotch a big fish and a saint fish "at toot" toot ee. Wen he say dat he means dat when you als make riz biscuits ees don't make 'em—use corn meal ter save wheat flour de solers. Kinger de Roos' U. S. Food Administration. Ol' Squire 'Tater 'low he goin' to be mighty nigh king er de roo' moss, gorder case folga. We dls kin eat him as a 'tater boiled, baked, fried, stewed, cooked wid cheese ca dey 'gettin' so dey make im inter flour; so's we kin 'substi-tute him fo' wheat down. Hide 'tubsti-tu-ness' all de virtles, he sez. De udder garden sass fols lak inguns, tomatues, cabbage en turnips squash, dart need to need to dart doff room in de pot fo' de whole tribe. Ev'la's one on 'em can he'p save whose on the dart doff 'em's doff 'deight in over yander. JUST THE SAME AS ALL THE REST. IT IS TABLE D'HOTE FROM NOW ON THE ALLIED RESTAURANT THE PRINCESS PEOPLE WHAT CAN I HAVE THAT'S SPECIAL? THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THE ITALIAN PEOPLE THE BULGAR PEOPLE U.S. FOOD ADMINISTRATION "I SOLOMONLY SWARE THAT I WONT EAT NO MORE ICE CREEM WHAT'S MAID WITH SUGER NOR NO MORE CANDY WHAT'S MAID WITH SUGER. HONEST AN TROO- CROSS MY HART. AMEN! AN HEROIC SACRIFICE. It was tightening of the American belt that made this hit possible. The game is won if we keep it up/