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FOUGHT FOR RIGHT TO FIGHT PROVED THAT WE COULD FIGHT AND THEN FOUGHT, SAYS DR.SCOTT! THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. No. 47. Given To The Hon. Archibald H. Grimke, This Year. Mrs. Hudlin's Fine Appointment—The Three Soldier Husbands Net Her $30,000— Art Gallery to Cost $100,000— A.F.of L. Condemns Lynching—Still Murdering Our Soldiers, Etc. IN UNION 16 STRENGTH THIRTY-SIXTH YEAR. FOUGH PR THE SPRING Given To The Hon. This Mrs. Hudlin's Fine Ap Soldier Husbands Art Gallery to A.F. of L. Cor ing—Still Our Sol Addressing a public rally of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, in St. John's, A. M. E. church, Sunday afternoon, Dr. Emmet J. Scott, assistant to Secretary of War Baker, predicted the formation of an Afro-American division, officered by our men, in the reorganized secretariat. Baker for his efforts "to function without prejudice to our soldiers," he pointed out that "only 1,200 Afro-Americans received commissions while our number of soldiers in service warranted 8,000 commissions. The administration of the selective service act was fair to colored and white men," he said, adding that there were but five of our men appointed to draft boards throughout the country. The race, according to the commission, accounted for 10 per cent of the draft registration. The rate of rejection was lower among our registrants than among white, he said, the percentage of re Dr. Emmett J. Scott jection for ours being 64 to 76 for whites. "We were the only group in America," said Mr. Scott, "who had to fight for the fight to fight and then prove we could fight. And we did it." Dr. DuBois did not attend this meeting for obvious reasons. Prof. Wm. Pickens, dean of Morgan college, Baltimore, referring to the courage of our troops overseas, said "the colored soldier was safer—and knew it himself—under the shell fire of no man's land than amid the persecuting shafts of race hatred back home." "Courage?" he questioned. "Why, it requires more courage for a colored man to board a Pullman car down about Vicksburg, Miss., than for a white man to go to war. Our troops showed that black is a safe color—it won't run." This last sentence showed poor "taste" on the professor's part. Rev. John Hurst, Baltimore, bishop of the A.M. E. Church, counselled his audience to "hire the best counsel at the bar; if necessary, that the race Dr. W. F. B. DuBois Dr. W. F. B. DuBois in America may come to a full realization of its constitutional rights." In the absence of Moorfield Storey, Esp. of Boston, Mass., president of the association, who was reported ill, Mary White Ovington, New York, chairman of the executive board of the N. A. A. C. P., presided at Sunday's rally. The sessions of the association opened formally at 10 A. M. Monday, in St. John's church with addresses of welcome by Mayor Harry L. Davis' THE GAZETTE representative and Paul L. Feiss, president of the Chamber of Commerce. The response was by Rev H. C. Bailey, pastor of Antioch Baptist church. Sec. Shillady also spoke. In the afternoon, Charles W. Chesnut, Esq. presided. A. H. Shaw of the Plain Dealer (dem.) spoke and was beckled by delegates. An exhibition that should not have been tolerated. A general discussion of racial matters of interest followed. Monday evening's session featured both Major Spingarm and Dr. DuBois. The former's address was on "The Battle Fields of France." He stated clearly and concisely the attitude of the Afro-American E. S. Warrior of Afro-American soldiers and discussed somewhat in detail the insidious efforts of those in authority to destroy the efficiency of the 92nd (our) Division, both by the training in America and by the treatment accorded it overseas. He explained why the 93rd Division, billed with the French, had no malicious lies spread about it and its members cited for bravery while similar recommendations for citation from the 92nd never escaped the waste basket. He declared most of the things said, about the 92nd's incapability was pure calumny. However, the gist of Major Spingarm's talk was that fighting on the battlefields of France had served the Afro-American soldier ill if it had not taught him how to fight on the "battle-fields" of America for his rights and privileges. Dr. DuBois talk consisted more letters, ect., containing evidence in detail which bore out the statements of Major Spingarm. He gave, almost without comment, certain letters concerning general order No. 40 of the A. E. F. which forbade our soldiers of the 92nd Division visiting or even holding conversation with the French women in the towns in which they were billed. He also spoke of the repeated efforts of those in authority Hon. Archibald H. Grimke to prevent Afro-Americans from taking advantage of the government's offer of attending famous universities ties in France. In conclusion he, too, asked that no one forget these things, out to fight on. Ten thousand dollars were subscribed by various branches and individuals, of the association and others, at this meeting. Tuesday morning and afternoon sessions were devoted to a discussion of "The Negro in Labor and Industry" and "Rural Conditions on Labor." The speakers were Sec. Wm. Conners of the local Welfare League, M. H. Buckner, Lieut. Geo. L. Vaughn of St. Louis, H. S. Murphy of Montgomery, Ala., C. H. Wyatt of Mumford, A. C. H. Mumford of Mason, Art and others. A group picture of the conference was taken at noun. "The hopeless loss of hundreds upon hunderds of acres of grain, cotton and fruit crops in the south, is the colored man's silent protest against oppression—he has quit cold," said Prof. George A. Towns of Atlanta, Ga., speaking. Tues. evening, in East Technical High school before more than 600 people. "Shall we stop this migration north, with the shameful waste it leaves in its wake?" Prof. Towns asked the audience. "No!" was the chorus that rolled back to him. "Coming north, the Negro learns he is a man, that he has a soul like other men have in him, even if he "continued." After detailing discriminations which he asserted were practiced upon the Negro in the South, he declared: "If you're as wise as Socrates and as good as Jesus, you can find ten chances a week for ESTABLISHED AUGUST 25,1883 And Issued Every Week on Time Since CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1919 being lynched in Georgia. The ballot alone will solve the race problem in the south," he concluded. Bishop John Hurst, chairman of the resolutions committee of the convention, said Tuesday that a resolution had been adopted unanimously asking that the American Federation of Labor demand that the brotherhoods of railway engineers, trainmen and firemen, before the federation, provide a definition with the federation, drop from their constitutions provisions excluding Afro-Americans. Bishop Wilbur Thirkield of New Orleans, here attending a conference of Methodists, urged the delgates to do away with the talk of a race problem and formulate a great brotherhood movement for the Negro." As a constructive program, Bishop Thirkield urged: 1—Decent housing. 2—Forgive the fruits paid and the fruit will. 3—Decent school provisions for colored children. 4—Justice in every court. Wednesday, delegates visited Oberlin where they were guests of Oberlin. PROFESSOR J. E. SPINGARN. college faculty. In the evening a mass meeting to discuss "Education and Social Welfare" was held in Epworth Memorial church. Three sessions were scheduled for Thursday, Friday and Saturday with a number of more or less prominent speakers at each one. Friday evening the Spingarm medal, awarded to the Afro-American who has made the highest achievement in any field of elevated human endeavor, was presented to the Hon. Archibald H. Grimke, lawyer, author, ex-U. S. Consul to Santa Domingo and president of the Washington, D. C. branch of the N. A. A. C. P, which was first to expose Editor Wm. DuBois' desire to hold on to the $5,000 salary he receives from the organization, and get $2,500 a year more from the Government for a captain in the Army of War Department he sought (in vain) with the help of Dr. Emmett J. Scott, whom he roasted so in his editorials in the May Crisis. Many noted the "Captain's" temperamental exhibition at the Monday evening, when called upon by the audience for a speech. Last week, N. Y. daily newspapers displayed prominently the names of persons on a mailing list of 500, seized in a raid on the Soviet "embassy" in that city. Among them was the name of Mary White Ovington. It is said that she, DuBois, Shillady and Spingarm, and other officials of the N. A. A. C. P, are Socialists and that Oswald G. Villard is a Wilson Democrat. A large amount of Bolshevist literature (literature in the Russian Soviet Bureau ("embassy")), say the N. Y. newspapers referred to. Mayor Harry L. Davis, as usual, "sidestepped" the meeting, Sunday, and there was much bitter feeling as a result. What in the world causes our people to continue to ask that man to come to them for a "speech of any kind," and that man has so often given them after promising to "speak" to or for them, is something The Gazette cannot for the life of it fathom. Our Girl Student Conference Special to The Gazette Talladega, Ala.—The annual student conference, held at Talladega College, under the auspices of the National Board of the Y. W. C. A., from June 6 to 16, was a big success. The program outlined for our girl students to carry out during the reconstruction period is comprehensive. Miss Eva D. Bowles, executive of our school, stressed the conference and Miss May Belcher, national worker for the south central field, led the delegation leaders. OUR LESSON We must learn to govern oursels and work together for our own advancement. If we do not learn to govern ourselves and work together for our own advancement, we may be very sure that we will be governed by others in their own interest as well as worked by others for their own advancement and not ours. —George W. Blount. What Our People Are Doing Each Week—Church, Personal, Social, Lodge, Literary and Musical—Marriages, Deaths, Etc. CADIZ—Mr. Roy Bell of Chicago is visiting his brother, William.—Miss Bertha Christian and Earl Carter were married the past week.—Bishop B. F. Lee of Wilberforce will preach, Sunday, and lecture, Monday evening, at St. James A. M. E. church. Many from surrounding towns are expected.—Miss Katherine Johnson is visiting in Columbus.—Mrs. Hattie Lucas Brooks has returned from a visit in Ravenna.—Miss Heloise Ballard is spending her vacation with her parents.—Ms. Verl Blanchard, Ms. Ole Brown and Mendel Cooper were in Wheeling Saturday.—Mrs. Anna Redman, Mrs. V. Blanchard and Arthur Redman were called to Sewickley, Pa., by the death of Mrs. Mazie Brown Polly, who died in church. Leonard Newland of Columbus visitor relatives, Saturday and Sunday, and returned, accompanied by a niece Stella Mac Tarpley. AKRON—Lewis Hailstock, Jr. of Sewickley, Pa., is the guest of his grandparents.—Mr. Sandy Wilson is awake the morning of the State St. John's exercises in New Castle, Pa. Akron is well represented—Mrs. White and Mr. Miner of Allen A. M. E. church. Portsmouth; Mesdames Byrd and Coleman, Second Baptist church, Columbus, Mr. Jetton, Zion Baptist church, Dayton and Mallory, Shiloh Baptist church. Cleveland were delegates to the 60th annual convention of the State S. S. which met here the 17th, 18th and 19th, 10 CORESPONDENTS 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 offices 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. --- WELLSVILLE.-June 15 was rally day at the First Baptist church and $600 were raised by the different clubs. Rev. W. B. Woodson, pastor, hopes to start the new church building in the near future.-The A. M. E. Church will have its rally, Sunday. Let every one be ready to make their report.-The Minister's Aid Society served dinner and supper, Wednesday, at, Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Spires.-Mr. and Mrs. George Payne are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Smith of Sharon, Pa.-Mrs. John Bassett and daughter, Miss Clara, have returned from a trip to different places in the Violet. The Violet Julia Lyons' and were entertained by Messrs. Roland Lewis and Allen Lyons.-Mrs. John Williams is the guest of Mrs. W. Lewis.-Tell your friends and acquaintances here and in E. Liverpool to give their order for "The Old Reliable" Gazette and get the race news. YOUNGSTOWN—Rev. Jenkins and grandson spent two weeks in W. Va.—Mrs. Jas. Saunders who fell, last week, is improving—Mrs. Fannie Rogers was in Pittsburg, last week. Mrs. Harry Irwin, who has been quite ill at her sister's, is convalescing. Richard Boggess and Wm. Gibbons are ill. The Philharmonic union will picnic at Lincoln park. Mrs. H. P. Parker and Mrs. Wm. Wright entertained young folk at Mrs. Parker Cleveland's, in honor of their daughters' graduation. Many beautiful gifts, bunch and 32 guests. Mrs. C. Robertson is convalescent. Mr. and Mrs. Helford are West of Manville W. Va. were guests of Mrs. Wright mother of Mrs. Wm. Lucas. Mrs. Robert Docket is visiting in Cleveland, this week. Mrs. Thys. Lonesome entertained the Musolit club, Wednesday. Chas. Terry, who underwent an operation, is convalescing. The full game, Sunday, between the B. T. W. and Akon Giants is snappy. Score: 6 and 6. Read The Gazette and get the race news much of which other papers do not publish. HILLSBORO—Miss Mary Williams is visiting in Cleveland.—Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Day and Mrs. Mary Kittrell attended the Odd Fellow sermon in Greenfield, Sunday.—Miss Ethel Carlisle is spending her vacation with her grandparents in Zanesville.—Ralph Rickman has returned from overseas. He has been honorably discharged.—Mrs. Rosetta Gidings and Miss Eva Young of Cincinnati are visiting their parents. C. R. Young is no better.—Mrs. Sarah Zimmerman is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Zimmerman in Columbus.—Mrs. George Hudson died. Thursday, after a brief illness at her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hamer Toler's Biehn.—Mrs. Weathers is improving slowly.—A goodly number attended the camp-meeting near New Vienna. Sunday.—Miss Arnita Burr visited Miss Ada Williams, last week.—Prof. and Mrs. H. W. Rose moved to their home Waverly, last week. He has been employed as principal of the school there. They made many friends while here, all of whom regret their departure. He was active in church work and a good teacher.—Mr Leonard Newland of Columbus visited relatives, Saturday and Sunday, and returned, accompanied by a niece, Stella Mac Tarpley. AKRON.—Lewis Hailstock, Jr., of Sewickley, Pa., is the guest of his grandparents—Mr. Saskatchewan. Wilton is attending the Mason's St. John day exercises in New Castle, Pa. Akron is well represented—Mrs. White and Mr. Miner of Allen A. M. E. church, Portsmouth; Mesdames Byrd and Coleman, Second Baptist church, Columbus, Mr. Jetton, Zion Baptist church, Dayton and Mr. Mallory, Shiloh Baptist church. Cleveland were delegates to the 60th annual convention of the State S. S. which met here the 17th, 18th and 19th. It was poorly attended by members of our race.—Miss V. Williams, Birmingham, Ala., is the guest of the Misses Peters.—A Cafeteria has recently opened at 70 N. Main St. "Union there is strength." See that they get support.—Our mothers show their children to the grounds.—First then and see to it that they leave home properly dressed.—Mr. Carl Black is noted for his ability to get what he goes after. He left for Chicago and Gary, Ind., a few weeks ago, where he was wedded to Miss Laura Russell of Gary. They are living at 429 Carmichael st. KENTON.—Mr. Lewis Brown and family went to Lima, Thursday, to attend the funeral of his brother Henry, age 107, who died June 17. He was accompanied by Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Jackson, a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Warrick of Round Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Lucien Brown, Mrs. Elizabeth Newsom Wilber and Leoneil Brown. The funeral was held from the A. M. E. church. Rev. J. Collins officiated, assisted by Rev. Jackson. A large number of both races honored his memory and the floral offerings were beautiful.—Mr. James Sims, of Lincoln, Pa., and brother, George, of Urbana, returned home Friday.—Mrs. Elizabeth Warrick left Monday, for home after spending two weeks, visiting her brother.—Mrs. Minnie Collins left the hospital, last week, much improved.—J. C. Allen has opened a restaurant on Main St., where our guests are welcome. Let us patronize the success of her "Queen Rally" July 4, to discover the event of the season. There are 8 queens to be crowned. Miss Florence Lewis will be the entertaining lady. Master Alfonzo Hassel will take the part of "Uncle Sam"; Leonell O. Brown, trumpeter; Mrs. S. E. Jackson, matron; Mme. Alice Taginss, musical directores—Services were well attended, Sunday, Rev. Jackson officiating at both. The last quarterly meeting of the year, Sunday. Rev. W. B. Lee, P. E., will conduct Monday evening.—Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hassel, his brother, George, and Mrs. Sarah R. Baskerville, spent Sunday, at Russellville visiting a sick brother. —Mrs. Hessie C. Whitaker is quite ill and seems to be growing weaker. —W. M. Gaines left, Saturday, for Charleston, W. Va., for the summer. —Mrs. Martha Lewis, widow of the late Rev. J. W. Lewis, was agreeably surprised, Saturday evening, with presents and refreshments in honor of her 65 birthday. Her daughter Miss Florence, entertained the guests delightfully. Those present: Rev. and Mrs. J. D. Jackson, Mrs. John Taborn Mrs. Catherine Carter, Mrs. Elizabeth Meadows, Mrs. Sarah Basker-Ville, Mrs. Amanda Banks and others Master Tanner Jackson, the comedian, rendered several enjoyable selections. RAISED OVER $100,000 Rev. W. Sampson Brooks' Wonderful Bethel A. M. E. Church Drives— To Be Made A Bishop Special to The Gazette Special to The Gazette. Baltimore, Md.-Bethel church in one rally has placed on the table $300,018.50, and by June 29, an additional $3,000 will have been paid in, which will cancel the mortgage. Dr. W. Sampson Brooks, pastor, raised in three years of service. The site for Bethel was purchased for $90,000 and is one of the finest church edifices owned by the race. Rev Brooks' first drive resulted in $15,000 being raised, and the one which is now closing will be over $33,000. In return for the services rendered in May, 1920, the general conference will elevate Dr. W. Sampson Brooks to the episcopacy. Charles Stewart. The Chief Ohio "Junker" and His "Bailey Case" and "Beaty Bill" Noise. DuBois' "Temperamental" Exhibition - Dr. Scott Predicts Afro-American Army Division Officered By Afro-Americans-The N.A.A.C.P. Annual Meets. The 24th U. S. Infantry was rushed to the border on a special train from Columbus, N. M., last week and did the usual good work (in Mexico). An exchange says Herbert Wright, who murdered James Reese Europe, was given so light a sentence (from 10 to 15 years) because of his "weakness of mind." At last week Tuesday's session of the American Federation of Labor, Washington, D. C., resolutions were adopted condemning lynching and mob violence. Good! Dr. Emmett J. Scott, special assistant, secretary of war, leaves the War Department July 1, to assume his duties as secretary-treasurer of Howard University. People were not "turned away form the doors by the hundreds in Cleveland," or elsewhere in Ohio, when "Col." Roscoe "Camouflage" Simmons spoke here several weeks ago or at any other time. Prof. J. Sillas Harris, of Kansas City, Mo., is clerk of a U. S. Senate COMMITTEE of which Senator Spencer of Missouri is a member. He is not a U. S. Senate clerk. There were 60 Afro-American delegates, the record annual meet of the American Federation of Labor. Three were 700 delegates in all. The South is still killing and wounding Afro-American overseas veterans of the World War and then "howls" about our people leaving that "hell on earth" to come North. Again the honor of being the best writer in the Omaha public schools has fallen to a member of the race. This honor last year fell to Miss Watson. This year, George Goff, aged 14, a freshman in the High School, carries off this coveted honor. All that noise about our people being "refused railroad tickets, by the U. S." in the South, to come North, was "buncombe," pure and simple. Rev. H. C. Bailey's daughter was sold a ticket promptly upon her application and has been here in the city for several weeks. Simply 'nother "Beatty" bill "tempest in a tea-pot." Her cooper outfit of seven members has to have charge of the erection of a $100,000 memorial building, in honor of Afro-American soldiers of the World War. The provision for the memorial was made by the general assembly. Too bad our people were not given a member or two of the commission. Lieut. Jay Clifford, formerly of the 367th Inf., "Buffaloes," and son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Clifford of Washington, D. C., former residents of Cleveland where Jay was born, has been appointed a special assistant in the war station section of the government's War Risk Insurance bureau. This is an age of little men with little minds. Those people, who want to help do the work, them selves. Some colored folks live easy and they die the same way. This is the hey-day for demagogues and gay deceivers. Justice is having a hard time in this country at the present time, even in the courts of law.—Richmond (Va.) Planet. Instead of throwing away your money "joy riding" and carousing, you had better buy a little tallow candle, young men, and get back to your books—learn something. The day is coming when the man who is ignorant will have to get back in a corner. Study now or you will be found among the ignorant then—Dallas (Tex.) Express. Members of our 24th U. S. Infantry were the first American troops to cross the International Bridge and march into Juarez, Mexico, June 15. Supported by the troop, an attack was made on Villa's men who were put to flight. One white soldier was killed and two Afro-Americans injured in the clash. As a reward for killing or capturing seventeen Germans, who had surrounded him and his two companions during the heavy fighting last September in the Champaise sector, Sergt. Mack Watson, 25 years old, of Baltimore, Md., has just received the Croix de Guerre, Sergt. Watson was a member of the 157th Infantry, a Colored command which was brigaded with the French troops. The recent troubles, in Liverpool, Eng., of Afro-Britishers, veterans of the World War, was caused by prejudiced southerners (Americans) who succeeded in bringing about interference in the Africans' accustomed exercise of their civil rights and in their working conditions. They resented this and of course will continue to do so. Mrs. Julia Hudl, Nuria and former New York and Chicago W. Y. C. A. worker has been appointed a mem IN UNION IS STRENGTH SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS SCOTT! OF THE RACE bunker" and His "Bailey Greaty Bill" Noise. "Emental" Exhibition — Dr. Afro-American Army opered By Afro-Amer- e N.A.A.C.P. Meets. ber of the Omaha Welfare Board by Mayor Smith in spite of the protests of three members, a majority of the Board. She succeeded the Hon. Frank A. Kennedy, Nebraska's Labor Commission, as a member of the Welfare Board. General Isaac Sherwood, member of congress from the Toledo district and a veteran of the War of the Rebellion, has introduced a bill in the lower branch of congress to make an appropriation of $100,000 for the erection of a monument, in Washington, D.C. to commemorate the valor, loyalty and sacrifice of our soldiers of the World War. General Sherwood is the last survivor of that war serving in congress. Mrs. Fannie R. Givens, of Louisville, Ky., one of the race's most public-spirited women, has formulated a remarkable program for the National Historical Art League, of which she is president and manager. She has just completed a charter and a charter on the pasus of Howard University, Washington, D.C. upon which is to be erected a $100,000 National Historical Art Gallery and Free School of Art for Afro-Americans. Plans for the magnificent structure are now being prepared by a leading architect. The war risk bureau has given out the information that one Colored woman married three soldiers, each of whom died and left her a $10,000 insurance policy. Mrs. "Jones" first husband was drafted into the army where he soon died from meningitis. She then married a soldier by the name of Smith who was killed in action. Her third husband, Jackson, died since the armistice, from influenza. As each had taken out the maximum policy, Mrs. Jones-Smith-Jackson will draw $57.50 a month from each or $172.50 a month for the next 20 years. Her address was not given out. Our Negro citizens are not to be blamed for their appeal to what they suppose to be an all-powerful, supernational organization. Other races are doing exactly the same thing with reference to their own particular problems and injustices. But how humilitating it must be to our delegates at Paris in a body of fellow Negro citizens appealing to the League of Nations for relief from cruelty and oppression. They can scarcely escape the conviction that reform, like charity, should begin at home and that a splendid start could be made by safeguarding the life and liberties of our host of Negro citizens of the southern states. —Pittsburg Daily Chronicle Telegraph. Who can say that Editor Harry C. Smith of The Gazette is not telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? Especially in the case of Assistant Roscoe C. Bruce is this true. We plead guilty to having permitted the use of our columns in a matter that concerns primarily and almost exclusively the District of Columbia, but we shall be more particular in the future. Colored men, standing high in our respective communities, are the only people really able to age of the poor newspaper men, believing that their influence will more than compensate for the service rendered. This is all a mistake. Most of our public men have ben made, so to speak, by the boosting that they have received in the columns of race journals. The Shillady communications may lay claim to being of public interest in that the subject matter is intended to benefit the colored people of the country. As a matter of fact its primary purpose seems to be to keep in the front the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the New York Crisis. As Editor Smith says, the latter does not exchange with many colored journals unless the subscription price or a part thereof is paid for in cash. Be that as it may, both the Crisis and the Association in question are doing a great work for the colored people of the country and cannot find it in our heart to class either in the category of the class of books and organizations that are "dead-beating their way" in public favor. For one, we shall be more careful in the future, for Editor Smith has sounded a warning, that the necessities of the present day justify—Richmond (Va. Planet, John Mitchell, Jr. editor Race Distinction Removed "The action of the (American Federation of Labor) convention removes every class and race distinction from the movement. It should mark an era in the struggle of the Negro for equality rights, as well as advance in the history of political and economic liberty in America." Samuel Gompers, The GAZETTE PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY One Year ..... $1.50 Six Months ..... 1.00 Three months ..... .00 Subscribers are requested to remit by postoffice money order or reg- istered letter Entered at the postoffice in Clevel- land, Ohio, as second-class mail matter. Address all communications to HARRY C. SMITH Editor and proprietor, THE GAZETTE, (Cuy. Central 513-K) Blackstone Building, Cleveland, Ω. 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-EST AND BEST in the country. 10,000,000 Afro-Americans. 300,000 in Ohio. 25,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1919 The N. A. A. C. P. annual meet, in this city this week, is hardly sufficiently far advanced at this writing (Wednesday) for editorial comment. --- Editor Fred R. Moore of the N. Y. Age was sixty-two years young on June 16. Congratulations, conferee, best wishes and many more returns of the day. Mrs. Ida Wells Barnett of Chicago is calling for financial assistance for Editor Wm. Monroe Trotter, who is in Paris, France, working for this race of ours, and she ought to get it promptly. "Thank God for Wilson, he kept us out of war." "He has protected me and mine." "War in the East, Peace in the West." Ever hear anything like the above? If Mr. Wilson kept his 1916 "sucker-list" he has a brave start for his new 1920 paramount issue. The war has been over seven months and there are more employees, all Democrats, in the war department than last November. We predict it will take longer to demobilize "deserving" Democratic office holders in the war department than it will the army. The Republican Congress is beginning to grind. It has cut the administration requests for railroads $450,000,000, for the navy $375,000,000, for the army $400,000,000. Let the good work go on. Battle-ax all the appropriation bills for the actual necessities of government. The people will say "Amen." If Democrats think Republicans are terrified at the threat of running Wilson in 1920 they have another thought coming. Mr. Wilson won in 1912 by reason of the Roosevelt-Taft split. He won in 1916 on a pretense. A united Republican party is praying for a chance at Wilson in 1920. It intends to make America for Americans again. It (The N. A. A. C. P.) has secured a supreme court decision against the grandfather clause, and got the segregation ordinance of Louisville, Ky., declared unconstitutional—Cleveland Plain Dealer. Our people of Oklahoma did the first and Editor Wm. Warley of the Louisville. (Ky.) News led the fight in the second, and yet the N. A. A. C. P. claims to have won both victories. "Twas ever thus. The organization "hitched on" to both contests. That is about all it did or for that matter ever does when it comes to accomplishing major results. It would not be a bad idea for our ministers and newspapers to preach oftener on the subject of how to ride on the street cars and how to sit on the front porch. The women's clubs and other organizations could assist. Too many of our people are entirely too loud-mouthed in public places and on the public thoroughfares. Then, too, many are SO careless of their personal appearance. Help sound the warning! William Monroe Trotter, editor of the Boston (Mass.) Guardian and secretary of the National Equal Rights League, has presented every member of the Peace Conference a petition from Afro-American citizens asking that a clause assuring all citizens "full liberty in the rights of democracy and protection of life without distinction based on race, color, or previous condition," be inserted in the covenant of the League of Nations. Prof. William E. DuBois was too busy, organizing his Pan-African Congress while he was in France, to do this or anything else material for Afro-Americans. 1. Judging Senator Borah by what he has said in the press, in recent years, he hasn't the same feeling for the oppressed Afro-American that he shows for the Irish (in Ireland) in the resolution, he introduced in the U. S. Senate recently, and which that august body has forced President Wilson to submit to Premier Clemenceau. It asks a hearing for Irish delegates at the Paris Peace Conference. A great (?) Progressive Republican is Senator Borah. While we sympathize with the Irish in their fight for liberty and freedom from the English yoke we can but note the glaring inconsistency exhibited by the prejudiced Borah. WALL STREET VS. SENATE Senator Williams, of Mississippi, in examining Mr. Davison, of J. P. Morgan & Co., to ascertain how many copies of the peace treaty were in Wall street, asked: "Doesn't practically every man in Wall street pretend to have a copy?" "Most of them pretend not to have a copy right now," Davison replied. And so Wall street had the peace treaty which was to be kept from the Senate of the United States. We find no reference to the rights and powers of Wall street in the Constitution of the United States, but we do find this: "He (the president) shall have power, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the Senators present confer." IN HIS OWN NAME The getting of the peace treaty into the Congressional Record at least disclosed to the American people how Mr. Wilson declares himself abroad. Here is how the representatives of the greater nations wrote themselves into the treaty as follows: The Right Honorable David Lloyd George, M. P., First Lord of His (the King's) Treasury and Prime Minister. Mr. George Clemenceau, President of the Council, Minister of War. Mr. V. E. Orlando, President of the Council of Ministers. Baron Makino, formerly Minister of Foreign Affairs, member of the Diplomatic Council. But first on the list appears: The Honorable Woodrow Wilson, acting in his own name and by his own proper authority. And we guess that's about so! But why admit it so baldly? POMERENE ON THE RAILROADS Senator Pomerene points out that on the McAdoo-Hines staff in the Wilson railroad administration there are five men each getting $50,000; two each getting $40,000; three each getting $35,000; two each getting $30,000; eight each getting $25,000, etc. And he might have added that one of the $25,000 men was a "lameduck," Swagar Sherley, a defeated Democratic Congressman from the South whose familiarity with the railroad business was acquired while riding back and forth between his home and Washington in a Pullman car. Senator Pomerene is performing a notable service in showing up the mismanagement of the railroads under the Wilson administration. He shows that there are 72 men on the director general's staff who receive salaries aggregating $1,398,100, or an average of $19,418 each. And Mr. Hines is hardly through asking for a pitiful $1,200,000,000 more for the Wilson "administration" to "administer" on the railroads. THAT U. S. SUPREME COURT DECISION So often has The Gazette, in the last twenty-three years, reminded our people, and especially our newspapers, of the fact made so plain in the following letter that it would seem unnecessary to do so again, but it IS necessary. The letter referred to, dated May 24, 1919, and signed "For the U. S. Attorney General," by Claude R. Porter, Assistant U. S. Attorney General, was sent in reply to a communication sent to the Department of Justice by Mr. Chas Douglass of Plainfield, N. J.: The Letter "Sir: I beg to acknowledge your letter of the 20th instant relative to the lynching of persons belonging to the colored race. "In reply you are advised that under the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, this is a subject matter which lies within the jurisdiction of the several United States, and not within the jurisdiction of the Federal Government. It is impossible therefore for this Department to intervene in regard to it." Knowledge of the foregoing, more than twenty-five years ago, was what moved the editor of this paper, when a member of the Ohio Legislature in 1894 and 1896, to introduce what is now (and has been ever since 1896) Ohio's effective Mob Violence or Anti-Lynching law largely a copy of which is the Mob Violence or Anti-Lynching law of the state of Illinois, the only two states in the Union to have effective laws of the violence. Subscribe Now! THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, JUNE 28, 1919. Does anyone still deny that the league of nations is a party issue? Listen to this from the Democratic New York Times, in the midst of a verbal castigation of the league opponents: "Their cause is bad. They hopelessly confront the millions of mankind in a forward movement. Their blind persistence has made the League a Democratic issue of such undeniable and great potency with the people of the country that rejection of the treaty and prolongation of the state of war would involve consequences they dare not face." And this from the chairman of the Democratic National Committee: "If the Republican leaders are wise they will join hands with President Wilson in ratifying the covenant. If they want to be foolish and oppose it, they will not know they are alive. The Democratic National Committee is a unit on this question." Parenthetically it may be observed that it was not so very long ago that Republican leaders in Michigan were invited to "join hands with President Wilson" in ratifying his selection of Mr. Ford as a United States Senator. But they declined the honor. Now Mr. Ford is feverishly trying to prove that he is not an anarchist, as publicly charged by the Chicago Tribune. They also decline association with the President in his infamous league. And, like Mr. Ford, his friends are busily engaged in convincing the American people that the league is not an anarchistic, that it is not aimed at the destruction of our liberties and that, in fact, it is a perfectly innocent instrument for good. THE SOUTH TO BE FORCED To Live Up To The Suffrage To Advocate For The Leading Democratic Daily Paper Now approaches the decennial federal census following which congress will pass a reapportionment act fixing the membership of the house and the basis of representation. The recurring ten-year period gives rise once more to the talk of cutting down southern representation to meet the situation caused by the south's disfranchisement of the Negro. Not until March, 1921, at the earliest, can the Republicans gain complete control of the federal government; not before then, accordingly, could a measure cutting southern representation have any chance of becoming a law. The discussion is interesting because it calls attention to an evil which is accepted with too little protest—the evil of Negro disfranchisement. If the south attempts to keep the ballot from colored women as it has kept it from colored men if it tries to nullify the nineteenth amendment as it has virtually nullified the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments—there is likely to be a protest that will shake the politics of north and south. Americans have grown callous to the suppression of the present Negro citizenship of the south. They are not likely to countenance so readily the like suppression of the newly enfranchised Negro womanhood of the south. A situation which permits 1,000 voters in a southern state to elect a congressman when forty or fifty times that number is required in the north is not one to be tolerated indefinitely. The south may be said to have originated the eighteenth amendment; it is forced to accept the nineteenth. It will be forced, furthermore, to live up to it.—Cleveland Plain Dealer. THE TWENTIETH ANNIVERSARY Of One of Our Most Successful Business Enterprises in The South Special to The Gazette Durham, N. C.-Three hundred representative men from ten states and the District of Columbia, were here last week, attending the 20th anniversary celebration of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co., at the White Rock Baptist Church. In his address Vice-Pres. C. C. Spaulding, showed the marvelous growth of the company, paying a high tribute to the founder, Mr. John Merrick. It was started in one rented room, with one clerk. Now they own a two story building, in the heart of the business section; have forty clerks, 500,000 insured, over half million invested in staple assets, including $200,000 in U. S. Liberty bonds; agency force of 1,000, and paid out last year, for influenza cases alone, $100,000. The anniversary speaker was Dr. R. C. Ramson, of New York City, editor of the A. M. E. 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It was making arrangements to bring him to this city for a lecture when one of the local ministers, and a member of the branch, upon learning that Dr. DuBois would be available, immediately write him a business proposal to the oppose which was accepted. A large crowd was present and several hundred dollars were cleared by the church and Editor DuBois. The local branch has a large membership and has been doing some very effective work, and its members feel that "Captain" DuBois should have consulted the branch as to any engagement in the city in as much as it, a member of the N. A. A. C. P., a year salary he is said to be receiving and also in view of the fact that the N. A. A. C. P. branches of the country financed the Crisis' editor's trip to France, and also that his lecture tour was planned to be under the auspices of local branches. OUR OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS LAW Upon the request of many readers of The Gazette we print below the text of Hon. Harry C. 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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 FEARLESS DENUNCIATION Unsoldierly and Non-gentlemen They Infest the A.E.F.—Will African Victims of Germans Enjoy the Blessing of International Persecution? SHARE IN THE VICTORY SAVE FOR YOUR COUNTRY W.S.S. SAVE FOR YOURSELF BVY WAR SAVINGS STAMPS William DuBois, Doctor of German Philosophy, continues sedulously to strive, and segregiously succeeds in his effort, to live down to the level of that exposed, discredited, semirational school of sophism. He who will read the Crisis editorial which first advertised Dr. DuBois as a debutant in race treason may profitably read also the editors of the same journal of ten months later. Jointly the two and the intervening editions evince the reason why many of the erstwhile supporters of Dr. DuBois have progressed from astonishment to loathing in their demeanor to him, who, having risen toward fame, elected instead to settle in lucrative, multiflying notority. Given two trusts assailed, the one impregnably protected, the other almost utterly undefended, who could preach to "the multitudes," "forget the slaughter of the undefended--forget during the time when the murdering is going on?" A Negro who has deviated from education into Hohenzelmied—dictated "philosophy," has been engaged in such preaching; but he has thus preached only to hear withering, sweeping condemnation from a nation-wide chorus of the New Negro school. It is a very pressing question to me, but would be a pure academic query to a consistent Dr. DuBois, to as whether the Negro assistant secretary of war was aware of the fact that the corps of officers of the American Expeditionary Force has been infested with a disreputable gang of unsoldierly, dishonorable, dishonest white American non-gentlemen. Obviously, the complaints upon which is based Dr. DuBois criticism is, not the alleged mistreatment of the enemy, but the brutal misrepresentation, repression robbery inflicted upon Negro soldiers exclusively. Dr. DuBois disqualified himself from criticizing any apathy—if there be apathy—of Mr. Emmet Scott. Of what is Mr. Scott accused, according to the plainest kind of inuences that Dr. DuBois has induced? Dr. DuBois accuses Mr. Scott of refraining from pressing "our special grievances." In other words, Dr. DuBois accuses Mr. Scott of practicing precisely what Dr. Du SHARE IN T SAVE FOR YOVR COVNTRY BVY WAR SAV "THE APPEAL OF VICTORY FOR THRIFT" The first of the new Government posters designed to encourage thrift in the United States is being distributed by the Savings Division of the Treasury Department. The poster is the work of the noted artist, Haskell Coffin, whose war posters figured in many of the Government war drives. The painting represents a winged Victorian woman in her up-raised hand a branch of palm! The painting is an artist's protest against the ugliness and horror of war, and represents his conception of the beauty and tenderness of peace. The picture bears the legend: "Share in the victory, save for your Country, 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 and lust, the inquisition yet would serve the law, and guillotines decide our least disputes. The few who dare, must speak and speak again to right the wrongs of many.—Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Don't Throw It to a Friend Bois preaches! Unhappy indeed is he who would follow the precepts of a pseudo-philosopher. Dr. DuBois may be as "serenely" blind as he wishes of the importance of Richmond and New Orleans as typifying race phenomena of tremendous purport. Whenever a horse of Anglo-Saxons has gained a foothold of any country in which Negroes numerously live (South Africa) or seek admittance (Australia), the Anglo-Saxon has assailed the rights of the Negro. Richmond and New Orleans are located in a country that contains the greatest number of Negro newspapers, the greatest number of Negroes systematically teaching millions religiously and secretly, the greatest number of skilful Negro laborers, and the greatest number of Negro professional men and women to be found in all the rest of the world. The Negroes of the country of Richmond, of New Orleans, of Boss of St. Paul, of St. Louis, of San Francisco—these twelve million Negroes, if uncompromisingly, increasingly concentrating upon a world wide fight for equal rights for Negroes, can do more in the present era than all non-American Negroes can. Twelve million American Negroes alone will enjoy their strategic position in their fight against truncated liberty as long as the millions of non-American Negroes remain largely unorganized or organized ineffectively. On the American Negro is devolved the dual obligation of subordinating our "domestic matter" to nothing and of subordinating no more our duty to helpless, persecuted Negro men, women and children in Africa. Or, to formulate our program positively, the duty of the American Negro is vigorously to press our domestic crusade for our rights. No less is it the duty of the American Negro to antagonize 'DuBois' program, the black populace formerly dominated by the Prussian dynasty. It is our duty to carry on a propaganda against cursing the hapless Negroes, of the former German colonies, by a class of international plunderers who are traditionally no less rapacious, no less antagonistic to Negro development than the Prussian militarists, exploiters, persecutors are. THE VICTORY W.S.S. SAVE FOR YOURSELF VINGS STAMPS save for yourself. Buy War Savings Stamps." "It was my desire," said Mr. Coffin, "to draw a Victory with sweetness and tenderness, emerging triumphant from conflict in a noble cause. I sought to make a lyric painting, to be used in some constructive movement. I did not want to do a vain and glorious Victory, rejoicing in death and horror. I am delighted that this picture is to be used by the Government to further thrift." There is also a story back of the palm of peace. Mr. Coffin went to a florist's shop to purchase this palm, but when the florist learned to what use it was to be put, he refused to accept any money for the branch, saying that he gladly contributed it to so important a cause. THE MAN WHO DARES. "I honor the man who in the conscientious discharge of his duty dares to stand alone; the world, with ignorant, indulgent judgment, may condemn, the countenances of relatives may be averted, and the hearts of friends grow cold, but the sense of duty done shall be sweeter than the applause of the world, the countenances of relatives or the hearts of friends."—Charles Sumner. w Away You and or an Acq THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, JUNE 28, 1919. Scalp Treatment, Shampooing, Hair Dressing, Hair Culture, Massaging and Manicuring. Low Waists and Tight Skirts CHICAGO. ILL. — "Transparent waists, cut exceedingly low," tight skirts, "slit from the bottom to show the contour of the lower limbs" and "revealing fancy silk hosiery," as well as painted faces, rouged lips and penciled eyebrows, are a "travesty or deceency and morality." So said Nov. Vakrins, investigator for the Law and Order League. 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Price $1.50 WE DID NOT LET We stuck to our regular prices in the face of that war times is not the time to profiteer, at the same price as before the war. WE STOOD BY YOU We have faith in the honesty of human ones that stood by you. Our goods are guaranteed changed in price to the consumer by us. Tell y We stuck to our regular prices in the face of the facts that materials entering into our products were raised on us; but we believe that war times is not the time to profiteer, so we cut down our expenses all we could, and by so doing were able to sell our goods at the same price as before the war. WE STOOD BY YOU THEN, WILL YOU STAND BY US NOW? We have faith in the honesty of humanity and the merits of our goods; so now it is up to you, to show your true spirit and stick by the ones that stood by you. Our goods are guaranteed to be just as we represent them, and for over sixty years Ford's Hair Pomade has not been changed in price to the consumer by us. Tell your friends what we have done and encourage a just cause, if you think it is right. The Ozonized Ox Marrow Co., 46 West Kinzie St., CHICAGO, ILL. AGENTS--$6.00 A DAY Olive Oil Pomade is an olive oil, cage and sulphur preparation, better than all others in producing beautiful hair; cleans the scalp of dandruff, crusts, scales, stops itching scalp, breaking, falling hair, massaging soft, glove, strong, healthy; keeps hair silky, lustrous; helps usome; excellent for ring-worm and tsetse. Olive Oil Pomade contains eggs and olive oil, medicated, antiseptic, best for blemmoing; vene for straightening and waxy hair; weeds each, by mail to any dress, $5 cents; 3 boxes, $1.50; four months, twice a year; order or registered letter. Send in your order today. We want an agent in your area, fastest sellers, big-preparations. warm and tetter. Olive Oil Shampoo, contains eggs and oil, medicine and oil for shampooing. Oil is straightening and waving with irons. Price each by mail. Address: $1.50; four months treatment; $2; money off over time. Offer 送 in your order day. We want an agent in your town best sellers, big- gest money-makers, your $2.50 cash with order, starts you. Send stamp册 publish A and wholesale price list. Be A Scalp Specialist The Summerstreet Method of Hair Culture is the Most Complete, Comprehensive Hair and Scalp and their Proper Treatment, ever compiled by mail; learn at home in six to eight weeks we want graduates ever with a proper difficult method. Complete course by mail $10, cash or easy payments. A Diploma from the Summerstreet Business School Successful Business. Enroll Now. Send stamp for circular, mention this newspaper. THE MONETARY PANY. MONTGOMERY N. L. U.S.A. Subscribe Now FORDS MINT MINT THE FORDS FOOD CONSUMER SUPPLEMENT A When I began the use of your Pomade my hair was 1½ ins. long. After using it one year, my hair was 8 ins. long. It grows so thick and fast I have to cut it very often. This is my photo. Mrs. Josie A. Nelson. This is what Mrs. Nelson says about Ford's Hair Pomada. Her picture shows the rest. For harsh, curly, short and unruly hair. It uses makes the hair softer, more pliable and easier to comb and put up in any style the length will permit. Guaranteed to contain no vaseline petroleum, mineral oils or poisonous drugs. Used for Over Sixty Years. What better could be asked of an article than sixty years of universal success? Do not accept a substitute when you ask for Ford's Hair Pomade. The genuine is called "Ford's Hair Pomade" and manufactured only by the Ozonized Ox Marrrw Co., of Chicago, Ill. Price 25c and 50c a bottle. FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS AISE OUR PRICES DUE the facts that materials entering into Office Phones: Main 2912; Central 1424-R Residence, 614 E. 107th St. Eddy, Eddy 2318-J Attorney-at-Law Room 510, Blackstone Building 1426 West 3rd Street Notary Public Polish Interpreter Cleveland O. Ford's Large Brass Hair Straightening and Shampoo Comb No. 025 Wooden handles, large and very strong, making a good and serviceable comb for kinky or thick curly hair. Price $1.00 Ford's Hair Straightening and Shampoo Comb No. 026 This comb is made of solid brass, highly polished, wooden handle, and is 8 inches long over all, comb 199 inches long, and about 1 inch wide. Weight 3 oz. Price 750. Ford's Hair Straightening and Shampoo Comb No. 027 This comb is 4% ins. long over all, comb 2 ins. long. M ins. wide, solid brass, weighs 2 oz. A fine temple or mountaine comb. Price $50. Ford's Hair Presser No. 028 Solid brass knob, steel handles, nickel plated; length about 8 ins. over all. Weight 4% oz. Price $50. Ford's Hair Puller No. 029 Is very heavy and substantially made of solid brass highly polished, wooden handles. This article is designed to work faster than a No. 028, as it has a larger housing surface. Length about 4% ins. over all, weight about 4 oz. Easy and convenient to handle. Price $1.20. ING THE WAR Our products were raised on us, but we believe and by so doing were able to sell our goods. AND BY US NOW? To you, to show your true spirit and stick by the sixty years Ford's Hair Pomade has not been Tells all about the war; it is fair to colored people. A tremendous seller. Price only $2.50. Agents making $3 to day. Send 2$6 quick for agents outfit. AUSTIN JENKINS CO. 50 Ninth Street, Washington, D. C. SANTAL CAPSULES MIDY CATARRH of the BLADDER released in 24 HOURS Each Cap has the name MIDY Banner of occasion grist Ford's Royal White Skin Lotion Try it if you want a clear, healthy complexion; imparts a whiteness to the skin that cannot be detected or rubbed off like powder. Relieves bumps and itching. Used after shaving. Exquisitely perfumed. Pleasant to use. Price 25 a bottle.