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K.K.K. Warns Ex-Cleveland! IN UNION 16 STRENGTH FOURTIETH YEAR, No. 31 MISS L. E. WARREN "Cleveland's Distinctive Beauty Shoppe" Inspect Our Hand-Made Garments 8927 Central Avenue Rand. 4007 OH, THOSE BLUES! "Taint Nobody's Business If I Do." "Four O'Clock Blues." "You Never Miss a Good Thing Till It's Gone." "Evil-Minded Blues." "Who'll Drive Your Blues Away." SCOTT'S MUSIC SHOP 8947 Central Ave., Cleveland, O. MAX LUSTBERG The Man Who Handled UNCLAIMED LAUNDRY has moved from 2432 Central Ave. to 2734 Central Ave. MEN'S DRESS AND WORKING SHIRTS AND UNDERWEAR Unclaimed Men's Working Pants. Also Boys' Pants Sheets, Pillow-Cases and Curtains. COLLARS, (special) FIVE CENTS Suit Cases and Trunks MAX LUSTBERG, 2734 Central Ave., Cleveland, O White Owl Restaurant 4920 Central Ave., near E. 55th St. A. Roberts, Prop. Home Cooking. First Class Service The Best Food in the Market Sea Foods of All Kinds SPECIAL—SUNDAY DINNER Everything clean and neat. Give us a trial and be convinced. (See the White Owl in the window) Evening Performance Starts at 8:30 P.M. Sunday Matinee Performance Starts at 3:30 P.M. THE GAZETTE ESTABLISHED AUGUST 25,1883 And Issued Every Week on Time Since CLEVELAND, OHIO, SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1923 FRESH OHIO NEWS FRESH OHIO NEWS WRITTEN BY "THE OLD RELIABLE" GAZETTE'S CORRESPONDENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE What Our People Are Doing Each Week - Church, Personal, Social, Lodge, Literary and Musical Marriages, Deaths, Etc. GLOBE SHARLINE.—Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Harvey were here, recently.—Lewis N. Bundy and Mrs. Ella Fultner were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. Elmer Harvey.—Triedstone Baptist church revival is a success.—The Free Methodists, stop 25, are having a ten-day revival.—Sunday, Oscar Holmes visited Mr. Pharls Hall who is improving.—J. Rufus Roller is convalescent.—Mr. James Henderson of Indianapolis was here and in Youngstown, last week, enroute to Pittsburgh. He stopped with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Harvey while in Youngstown.—Mrs. Abe Berry or Leetonia is seriously ill. WARREN.—A number of our people were in Columbus, Sunday.—A number of our men are employed at the Trumbull Steel mill.—Prof. Wm. Pickens, field secretary of the N. A. A. C. P., was here, two days last week.—Grace A. M. E. church was crowded, Sunday.—The M. E. church organized here, two weeks ago, by Rev. J. E. Burton of Youngstown is progressing.—The Gazette wants an agent and correspondent here.—Richard Jones and family were in Youngstown and Sharline, last week.—Rev. Pinkett, formerly of Youngstown, has been ill for many months. CADIZ.—Rev. W. H. Williams of Steubenville assisted Rev. A. L. Holland at the re-opening of Simpson M. E. church. Sunday.—Mrs. B. S. Lee and Mrs. Susan West were guests of Mrs. Chas. Robinson in Massillon, the past week.—Mr. Louis Johnson returned from visiting his brother in Monesson, Pa.—Rev. S. R. Cassius of Cambridge was the guest of Rev. W. P. Meyers.—The churches are preparing for Easter.—Mrs. Chas. Robinson and Mrs. Jessie Thompson of Warren visited relatives, here.—Messrs. Dwight Brooks, Oliver Ramsey, Chas. Brooks and Jas. Green motored to Oberlin to see A. J. Brooks, who has been quite ill.—Rev. Wm. R. Muntz of Smithfield preached at the M. E. church; Sunday. CORRESPONDENTS must mall 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 25 cents a line, six words to a line: Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on application. HILLSPORO.—Last week while fixing a fence, the stretchers flew back and broke one of Chas. R. Day's fingers.—Mrs. W. W. Stephenson left. Thursday, for Xenia to assist in a meeting.—The Baptist Layman's league was entertained, Mar. 12, at Mr. Jas. Blanton's.—Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Carr, recently, a daughter.—Mr. and Mrs. R. Williams of Wilmington are visiting their daughter Mrs. C. M. Gragston Easter exercises at the churches, Baptizing at the Baptist church Easter morning.—Chas. F. Burr died. Mar. 13, after a brief illness. The funeral service, Friday afternoon, at the Baptist church was conducted by the pastor. He leaves a wife, daughter, son and many other relatives to mourn his demise. He was a brother of the late Revs. W. L. and J. L. Burr.—Mr. Peter Kilgour and Miss Julia Harris were married, Mar. 15, by Rev. W. W. Stephenson.—Mrs. Harley Rickman and Wm. Goins are ill.—Mr. W. Lambert of Columbus visited Miss Mary Williams, Sunday.—Mrs. Mary Kittrell is ill. SPRINGFIELD.—Mr. David Wilborn has been a resident of Springfield 48 years. He has been on the right side of every movement for the advancement of our people Mr. David Wilborn. ever since he has been here. Thirty-eight years ago, our people here fought for mixed schools. He was prominent in that fight, as he has been in the recent one. He was also one of five delegates sent from here to Columbus, years ago, to help wipe the remnants of the "Black Laws" off the statute books of Ohio, Mr. Wilborn was earnest and enthusiastic during the recent school fight, and gave Liberally of his time, money and effort that the victory might be won.—All of our local organizations and churches should send delegations to Clarke county's state representatives and senators at once, and explain our opposition to Senate bill, No. 233, and help to kill it in the senate committee. It it passes in the Assembly it will mean "jim crow" schools for this city and our grand school fight will have been all in vain. — Announcement is being made of the marriage, last week, in Covington, Ky., of James E. Jackson and Miss Beatrice Hadley, and Mr. Geo, Ewing of this city and Miss Lorena Baker of Nexna. At the C. R. P. League meeting, last Friday evening, Chas. L. Johnson, pres., gave an interesting report of his trip to Washington to attend our National, Educational Congress. While there, he was in great demand by those anxious to hear of our recent school fight. He addressed several bodies.—No one of the pickets was more faithful than Mrs. Basey. She attended Fulton school as a child. Therefore, she sees no reason why it should not be a "mixed" school as it was. She was "on the job," every day. Mrs. Basey has no children, but a younger sister who should be in that school, was the main incentive for her most commendable activity. She says she is ready to picket again, if necessary.—Prof. Wm. Pickens will speak at Memorial hall, Mar. 27, under the auspices of the N. A. A. C. P. and C. P. R. league. More "Mummy Statue Business." Jackson, Miss.—Gov. Lee M. Russell issued a proclamation, Mar. 16, ordering a suspension of public business in the capital buildings, Mar. 17, during the funeral hour of "Uncle Lewis" Mahoney, for twenty-five years one of the colored porters at the state house. "Uncle Lewis" went violently insane before he died. She Married a Woman! Trenton, N. J.—Setting forth that the "man" she married proved a woman, Blanche M. Hughes (white), age 23, a stenographer, of East Orange, N. J., started an annulment sum recently in the chancery court. She lived with her supposed husband for more than seven months and never knew "he" should have been in skirts like herself, she averred. Blanche says she meed "Wm, J. Houston" in N. Y. City when she was living in Brooklyn, N. Y. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS KU KLUX GUN PLAY Ready for the "Nightshirts" with a U. S. Army Riot. Gun-What Caused the Trouble-A World War Veteran On the "Klanners" Mr. Vernon. O.-Mrs. George Hammond of the Martinsburg road reported, recently, to Sherin Lytie that she and Mr. Hammond had issued five shots in rapid succession, in front of their home, the night previous, and that a pine board bearing the inscription "K is K, Warning" was found in the driveway in front of their home the morning she made the report to the shrimp. Mrs. Hammond said her husband and a neighbor had trouble over the use of this driveway which they had built and that the master had been carried to the county commissioners who had said the roadway was on the Hammond property and was exclusively a private one. She said she and her husband do not believe that the Ku Klux Klan had anything to do with last night's occurrence. "It was meant merely to frighten us—which it didn't," she said. Mr. Hammond has wisely secured a U. S. Army riot gun for his home, and is of course prepared for anything. The riot gun fires about 16 bullets (that spread out like a fan) every time the trigger is pulled. It is the ideal protection for a home. All of our people, everywhere in this country, should have one in their homes and plenty of ammunition for it. Mr. and Mrs. Hammond are excellent people. They came here from Cleveland about a year ago. The following explanation of the foregoing was given your local representative, at his request, by Mr. Hammond: I have a strip of ground, running in front of my place, that ran through from Martinsburg road to Newark road, and my end of it was nothing more than a cow path. But the other end, in front of the white man's place, had been taken in by the township and small repairs made on it. Of course when I bought the place I went to the county commissioners and asked for gravel for my end of it. They said that they could not do anything for me at all as that road did not belong to the county. So I said, "how about me fixing it then and closing up my end." They answered, "Oh! no, you cannot do that as it would inconvenience the other people." So I went ahead and hauled 142 loads of gravel with my truck (and a hired man) and made a road. The public cut it all to pieces, this winter. So I went to the court house and found out that I owned that entire strip of ground, and was entirely within my rights if I closed it up. And that is what I did. Last Friday night while sitting in my home, there were five shots fired into the air outside of my window. I immediately called the sheriff and within 15 minutes he was on my place. From where I told him the shots were fired, he tracked the party, to the rear of my place into the white neighbor's place, on back through IN UNION IS STRENGTH E COPY FIVE CENTS nder! GUN PLAY rning" For Mr. And ge Hammond ts" with a U. S. Army Riot. e Trouble—A World War the "Klanners" as yard and into the 'cow shed where he found the man with his father who was muking. The sheriff came back and said, that the old man was muking and the boy slick and unable to be out. Besides, he had known these people for a long time and did not think that they would do that. I had a "Road Closed, Private" sign placed at the end of my place, next to this white neighbor's place. The next morning after it had gotten light enough to see, I found that my sign was down and in its place was a "K. K. K. Warning." So I called the sheriff again and he said that it was some one just trying to scare me and not to pay any attention to it. The sheer has never called me since or entered any protection whatever, nor any of the Negroes in the city (Mt. Vernon) with the exception of three. In a town, the size of Mt. Vernon, with 600 or 700 Negroes, one family gets a K. K. K. warning and only three of them volunteer any assistance. There is something wrong with Negroes as well as the K. K. K. Personals Lafayette Simmons and grandson, Sherman Morrison, Jr., of Belleville, visited Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Turner, J. F. Turner is ill.—Mrs. Marie Stevens, Mrs. Mildred Cooper and Mrs. John Richardson went to Columbus to attend the missionary convention.—Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sharp were in Newark, Sunday.—Give your local news to the local agent of The Gazette. Challenges Klan's Claim to 100 Per Cent Americanism Editor News: After reading in a recent issue of your paper that the "nightshirts" had a meeting in one of our local churches, where only the word of God is supposed to be uttered, and being a Catholic, I am going to ask these klanners just one question with my name out in the open and not hidden in a "nighttie." I served in a fighting division in France and Belgium. At that time no one asked me whether I was a Catholic, Jew or what. What I would like to know is whether these "one hundred per cent Americans" have ascertained the religion of the Unknown Soldier sleeping in Arlington? Sleeping in the national cemetery of Arlington, honored as the first of our national heroes, bearing the decorations for gallantry on the battlefield accorded only to the pre-eminent, his, the body of the unknown soldier. He was selected from a number of unidentified men who fell in France. It was enough that he had served and fallen. He represented the very essence of America's sacrifice. His anonymity is the vital circumstance. Nobody knows from which division, regiment, battery or company he came. (Continued on Page Two.) Public to be the COLORED SHOW ND WALKER One Year ..... $2.00 six Months ..... 1.00 Three Months ..... .50 Subscribers are requested to remit by postoffice money order or reg- istered letter Entered at the postoffice in Cleveland Ohio, as second-class mail matter. Address all communications to HARRY C. SMITH Editor and Proprietor THE GAZETTE Member Ohio Legislature: 1894 to 1896; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902 THE GAZETTE is the oldest, and has the largest bona fide circulation double that of any newspaper in the interest of Afro-Americans, publish in the state of Ohio, and compare with any will immediately as- sult his rank as one of the NEWS TEST AND BEST in the country. 18,000,000 Afro-Americans. 150,000 in Ohio. 15,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1923 Our people throut the state must not delay in their efforts to defeat Ohio Senate bill, No. 223, because it means so much to our children particularly as well as all of us. Be up and doing NOW! See your state senator or senators at once. Our good people of this city, who remember the "Starlight"-Fleming political combine of two years ago, will not sign Councilman Tom Fleming's nomination papers which he is having circulated in the Central Scovill Ave district, these days. --- The Gazette does not feel that any apology is necessary for the large amount of space in this issue given to the Playhouse Drive for funds still on. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Jeliffe have convinced all, by their good work for all in this city in the past ten years, that what they are striving for is not only needed but a positive necessity. Only one week more remains for all, who are able, to contribute and they should do so willingly and promptly. When it rains or thaws, "Fleming" (Central) Ave. is a diseasebreeding swamp, the fifthest street in the city of Cleveland—all admit. It is almost impossible to get on and off the old slow going and coming street-cars in that street. For this and many other ills the people of Ward 11 suffer, Councilman Tom Fleming is to blame. When Davis and FitzGerald were mayors of Cleveland, he should have seen it that Central Ave, was given the new sewer, pavement, street-car tracks andbetter street-car service. Since Kohler has been mayor, Councilman Fleming has been powerless because his political boss apparently has made him oppose our city's chief executive. The result all in that section of the city know too well. Now Fleming is again asking their indorsement for another term in the city council. No, nerve, isn't the word. Will they do it? We think not! Another bill has been introduced in the Ohio Assembly, striking at Wilberforce University. It seeks to divorce the combined (State) Normal and Industrial Department from the University and in that way legalize "jim crow" schools in Ohio. We shall publish the bill in our next issue in order that all may get acquainted with it, too. It should and will be killed. The "jim crow" Negro, as well as the K. K. K. is perniciously active in this state, these days. Therefore, we must be even more active. Eternal vigilance, prompt and aggressive activity are the price we Ohioans of color must pay for full and complete liberty under the law. PICKENS RIGHT! Prof. Wm. Pickens in his address at St. John's A. M. E. church, Sunday afternoon, told his "brothers and sisters" from the South to go back there if they were not satisfied with the conditions found here and to stop promoting segregation ("jim crowism") in this section of the country; that they came North to escape that very thing, and that they should be very glad to join their people here in an effort to get rid of any that is here or being projected, instead of helping prejudiced whites and "jim crow" Negroes to increase any kind of segregation, and Pickens is right. He should also have told Atty. Wm. R. Green, president of the local branch of the N. A. A. C. P., and that organization, that they ought to be ashamed of themselves for refusing to fight the Wm. Taylor & Son Co. for refusing, some months ago, to permit Green to try on a hat in the store because he was a "Negro." The active membership of the local branch has dwindled to about 25 under Pres. Green's leadership. That was the number at its recent annual election of officers. TALK VS. WORK It is pertinently remarked by "The Marion Star" that a successful person, ordinarily, is one who does not tell others all that he or she knows. Very true, and it might be added that a successful person is one who first attends to his own affairs and makes a success of them before trying to tell other people how to run their affairs. To be successful requires pretty close attention to business for ten hours a day and then some. Most people can get along on eight hours of work, and do a good deal of talking in the meantime. But they never make very great marks in the world. There is a material difference between merely getting along and accomplishing something that may properly be distinguished by the name of "success." The man who puts forth the effort necessary to attain success has little time to talk—little time to tell what he knows or thinks he knows, unless talking is his profession, and then he charges for it. Our free talkers—the kind who used to stand on street corners and tell their fellow idlers what's wrong with the world—never made a very great success of anything on their own account unless they ceased to talk and went to work. President Harding, who used to edit "The Marion Star," has been distinguished throughout his life by his liking for work. As a boy, he went out seeking jobs. It is a safe bet he didn't spend any of that time telling other youths what he knew about work. He "showed" them, and let his work speak more effectively than words. Although Harding is now a very pleasing and forceful speaker, talking is not his penchant. He is a worker, at his office early and late, taking a rest only when a long period of continuous exertion has entitled him to it and when preservation of health requires it. There are a few busybodies in the world who are making an organized effort to keep children from working. They are anxious to have every child in school, which is all right. They are anxious that every child shall have time for play, which is also commendable. But they never have a word to say about the right of a child to have the benefit of that practical education which comes only by useful and productive occupation. It would scarcely be correct to assert that his early task (jobs) made Harding President. Neither did editing a newspaper. It is safe to say, however, that early habits of useful occupation, conscientious performance of the work he undertook, and readiness to do a little more than the job required and to put in more hours than he was compelled to work, developed those powers which commended him to the favorable attention of his home folks, of his home state and of the nation. Mr. Harding did not talk himself into the White House; he worked himself in. Very few of our Presidents have talked themselves into the White House, and those few were not among our most distinguished chief executives. KU KLUX GUN PLAY (Continued From Page One) He was a simple soldier who died on the field of duty and now typifies the price we paid in war. Nobody knows and nobody should care whether he came from north, south, east or west. His name is a mystery. His religion was not discussed. But the Unknown Soldier was one hundred per cent American. He may have been a blue-eyed soldier of the old 69th, who did his duty with the Army of Father Hanley's (since died from cancer) as his inspiration. He may have been a Cohn or Goldstein of Whittlesey's Lost Battalion, perchance he was one of those Negro boys of the old Ninth Ohio. Maybe he was just some other American soldier who laid his life on his country's altar. When this Unknown Soldier was bidden to the great festival of death he proved by his sacrifice that American citizenship cannot be measured by rules of bigotry. Nobody asked or a Negro before he defend his country's honor with his life. "Now if this Unknown Soldier should be identified in the future, is it possible that bigotry could strip him of the honors bestowed by a grateful instance? Suppose, for instance, he should prove to be a member of one of the classes debarred by the Ku Klux Klan. As a final word to these persons who can only strike in numbers, be reminded of the policies of this country are strong in numbers, and can fight and will fight to protect our real one hundred per cent Americanism. ALBERT C. HEDRICKS. Porter Returns $8,000 in Diamonds Baltimore, Md.-Leaving $8,000 worth of diamonds in a Pullman car dressing room on a Baltimore & Maryland hotel recently, Mrs. Mandel Katz of New York City has hastened to meet her son-in-law and daughter. It was not until reaching their home that she discovered her loss. She telephoned the Mount Royal station, "We have them," came the answer, "H. G. Williams, porter on your car, found Maryland Katz dead." The porter with $140, the contents of her purse. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1923. PRIME SPORT NEWS McTigue Wins from Ski. Dublin, Ireland.—The unexpected happened in the Skii-McTigue pugilistic contest, held here, Mar. 17, as a result of the former's dissipation in Paris, France, ever since his victory over Georges Carpentier, and lack of proper training for this contest. His "head had swelled" and this defeat is undoubtedly a good thing for him. The only thing that happened to make it look like a fight one of Skii's swings to his target and opened McTigue's eye. The Senegalese then tore into the Irishman furiously. McTigue kept his head, however, and jabbed the champion away with his left. Skii did all the leading for fifteen rounds, McTigue staying away and relying on his superior boxing and speed afoot to tire out his opponent. In the fifth, McTigue was warned for holding. He apparently had been coached to let the Senegalese himself out as he was obviously not in the best of condition. McTigue content to tap and keep away from Skii when steam went out of his punch at the end of the ten round. He was very angry. McTigue's seconds sent him out to fight in the seventeenth and he punched Skii with all his strength for the first time, trying for a knockout. Three hard right swings to the jaw in the eighteenth rocked Skii to his heels. He was in trouble and had the greatest difficulty lasting out the EXTENDED The Playhouse Campaign—Splendid Progress Being Made—Let Every One Help! The Playhouse building campaign is able to report that in the week just passed, they have made greater progress than in any other week since the campaign began. There follows a list of those groups and persons who, during the past week, have pledged $25 or more: Miss Eleanor Alexander, $100; American Woodmen No. 10, $115; Acme Association, $100; Tuesday Thimble club, $25; Cory A. M. E. church, $74; Lane Metropolitan C. M. E. church, $128.50; St. James A. M. E. church, $55.25; Shiloh forum, $96; Putnam club, $55; Thomas W. M. E. church, $128; Ferman H. Finkle, $25; Mr. and Mrs., $100; Robert K. Hodges, $50; Harold Hodson, $25; teachers of South Case School, $100; Russell Lewis, $25; Wm. F. McConnell, $25; Henry Morris, $25; Raymond Morris, $25; Herbert Morris, $25; Owl Drug Co. $50; Clyde Perry, $50; Clarence Patterson, $25; Queen Elizabeth Chapter of Eastern Star, $50; J. E. Roundtree, $25; Dr. Jos. H. Sampon, $50; Mrs. R. Smith, $25; G. A. Lawley, $25; Thomas, $25; Western Reserve Lodge No. 2, K. P., $100; Hiram House residents, $25, and Alex Bernstein, $25. On Thursday, March 22nd, a group of the community's prominent business and professional men and women canvassed the merchants and professional men between Euclid and Woodland Avenues and from East 22nd to East 55th Streets, with reliable press. Then their effort the amount pledged to date was brought up to the sum of $10,000. At a joint meeting of the Advisory Board and the Campaign Committee it was decided that the campaign should be extended to April 1st. Mrs. Harry E. Davis gave a lunchon the benefit of the Playhouse Building Fund at her home on Pen Avenue on Thursday, March 22nd. Mrs. R. R. Cheeks gave a benefit musical on Sunday, March 18th, at the home of her sister, Mrs. C. H. Phillips on Drexel Avenue. Briton Scores U. S. Lynching London, England.—G. K. Chesterton, debating Prohibition, Mar. 11, before the Institut Francais, described lynching as "that curious colonial experiment on the other side." He added: "We are asked reverently to follow America's exertion to turn agreeves out in that country, and alluring us not want to be phrasical about that, I do refuse to admit a society in which a vast crowd can meet together while a man in evening dress sets fire to a Negro and roasts him alive has any right to set itself up as an exemplar of morality to the Prohibition means sacrificing the means of normal people to a lot of abnormal people." Interesting Flection Stati Interesting Election Statistics. New York City.—In the Presidential election of 1916 the states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia cast a total vote for Presidential candidates of 1,607,209. In Congress these states have a total of 104 representatives and 126 votes in the electoral college. The state of New York alone cast a total vote for Presidential candidates of 1,706,354, a vote within 170,000 of all the votes cast by the above states, and yet New York has only 14 representatives and 45 votes in the electoral college, against their 104 representatives and 126 votes in the electoral college. Agree to Drop Name, "Moose." Atlantic City, N. N. "The Supreme Lodge of the World, Loyal Order of Moose, began usurp here, in the Court of Justice, against the judge of the Benevolent Protective Order of Moose, one of our lodges, for the use of the word "Moose" in the latter's lodge title. The former claims exclusive rights to the word. As the suit started our order agreed to change its title and proceedings were dropped. This may set a precedent for other states, as both orders are national in scope. A PRIVILEGE It is a privilege to fearlessly stand for the right— Not a sacrifice, even though you go down. They count not the cost, who fight the good fight. And unflinchingly face the sneer or the frown. Joseph C. Manning. round. McTigue was still fresh and continued a furious attack in the nineteenth and twentieth rounds. It was only Siki's wonderful ability to take punishment when enabled him to be on his feet when the last bell rang. The crowd went into frenzied anger when the decision was rendered. Siki was pressed disappointment, if not indignation, at the result. He thought he had piled up sufficient points to entitle him to the verdict. Siki Wants a Return Bout London, England—Battling Siki has challenged McTigue, another bout. The wager mentioned by Siki in this latest challenge is 500 pounds a side, winner (*g* take it all, McTigue expresses a willingness to accept Siki's challenge, if the promoter of the fight puts up a purse in accordance with ms terms, which he declares are reasonable. Siki to Meet Carnentier Paris, France.—The French boxing federation announced March 15, that a fight between Georges Carpentier and Battling Siki had been definitely arranged for the afternoon of Sept. 16 in the Buffalo Stadium here. Francois Descamps has acknowledged acceptance of the date in the name of Carpentier and Sikli who was informed by telegraph of the arrangements, sent his acceptance through his manager from Dublin. GLOBE Best Show of Lyceum Season Truly, the best show that has appeared on the Lyceum stage this year is "Follow Me," the colored musical comedy which opened a run through the theater Sunday afternoon. Not only are the music and comedians different from the ones that have appeared before, but the scenes and costuming are far better. The comedian roles are handled by Cliff Ross and Jerry Mills, while the feminine leads are handled by Alice Gorgas, Jenny Dancy, Iola Young, Edna Davis and Lena Liggett. The show opens with a scene on a root garden, the popular Three O'Clock Davis, the musical inning with Davis, who does the singing of popular "blues," gets them over even better than Mamie Smith could. Her singing of "Lovin' Sam" brought down the house Sunday afternoon, for she responded to four encores. The "Follow Me" quartet composed of Ernest Whitman, Bob Bramley, Eddie Stafford and Billy Higgins, was another of the type of singing proval. Whitman, who sings "Gee But I Hate to Go Home Alone," is one of the best colored tenor singers of today. Scenes which were far above the average type included the Alaskan setting, which opens the show after the intermission, while the Spanish scene is a colorful view of Madrid. Alice Gorgas, who sings Loki," the popular Japanese song lil' Loki," the popular song of singers that would win any audience all, the show is 100 per cent better than any show that has shown at the Lyceum this year.—R. S. L. in Columbus (O.) Dispatch. Bowman's "Cotton Blossoms" at The Globe Theater, this week, are "making good" with a "vengeance." It is really a fast, snappy revue, while "Bourdini," the handcuff king, is proving himself little short of a wonder, nightly. The rest of the show measures up nicely to the high standard set by the foregoing. Don't miss it! Obituary Massena, N, Y., March 17, 1923. Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor Gazette, Cleveland, Ohio. Dear Mr. Smith:—This will convey to you the sad news that my dear mother, Mrs, Mabel Dammond, departed this life, March 7, 1923. She lies at rest in Oakwood cemetery, Bay Shore, L. I., N. Y. The cause of death was cerebral hemorrhage. She is survived by my father and myself. Very truly yours, Wm. H. Dammond, Jr. Forced to "Follow" YELLOW. Columbia, S. C. — who followed their "masters" during the Civil War, who were residents of South Carolina, are to be pensioned by the state under the same conditions obtaining now in case of the State veterans. The State Senate and House have both passed the bill. Gets a $1,700 Judgment New York City.—Wm. Isles suing for 18 fellows musicians received, March 17, judgment in the city court here against the U. N. I. A. for $1.739.57. This was for music furnished the Black Star Line and the U. N. I. A. Marcus Garvey is president of both organizations. Disfranchisement Halted. Wilmington, Del.—A bill passed by the Delaware House of Representatives has chised our voters in elections affecting the public schools, was defeated in the Delaware Senate on March 5, by a vote of 9 to 8. Richmond, Va.—Certified public accountants employed by the receivers of the defunct Mechanics' Savings Bank, John Mitchell, Jr., president, report that the shortage will exceed $200,000. They failed to make reference to responsibility for the shortage. Look for Another "Protest." Berlin, Germany—Germans received a new shock, recently, when it was announced that 2,500 Afro-Americans were about to be imported to dig coal in the Ruhr. With black French troops from Africa standing guard over the richest part of the country, and black men digging coal, German law claim they face the prospect of becoming an African colony To know how good a cigarette really can be made you must try a LUCKY STRIKE CIGARETTE It's toasted 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 People go where they are invited —A. T. Stewart. 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Dear Sir:—teplying to your letter of the 9th, I beg to state that I will forward you a roster of the Senate members, on Monday. I would also advise you that I have taken up the matter of S. B. No. 233 with the chairman of the committee on universities and colleges, to whom the bill will probably be referred. I have also talked to several individual Senators, and I think I can line up the six Cuyahoga County members without any difficulty. But our people throut the state must call on and send delegations to their members of the Assembly protesting against the passage of the bill, and do this at once. HARRY E, DAVIS. P. S. — The bill is now in the Senate finance committee as it involves an appropriation. 85th General Assembly. Regular Session, 1923; Senate Bill No. 233—Mr. Liggitt. **A Bill.** To amend sections 7975, 7976, 7977, 7978, 7979, 7980, 7981, 7982, and to repeal sections 7983 and 7985 to the General Code, relative to the enhancement of an institute for the enhancement of the colored youth of Ohio to be known as the Lincoln Normal Institute. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of State of Ohio: Section 1. That sections 7975, 7976, 7977, 7978, 7979, 7980, 7981 and 7982 of the General Code be amended to read as follows: Sec. 7975. * * * There is hereby established near the village of Wilberforce, in green county, Ohio, the Lincoln Normal Institute for the higher education of the colored youth of the state. Such institute shall succeed to and be possessed of the property and rights of the combined normal and industrial department of Wilberforce University. Sec. 7976. The government of * * * the Lincoln Normal Institute shall be vested in a board of * * * five trustees to be known as "the board of trustees of the * * * Lincoln Normal Institute of Ohio." The director of education of Ohio shall be ex officio a member of the board. The governor shall be appointed to the board of trustees shall be appointed by the governor, by and with the consent of the senate, and shall serve for a period of five years from the date of their appointment. * * * Upon the passage of this act, one member of the board shall be appointed for a term of five years, one member for a term of four years, one member for a term of three years, one member for a term of two years, one member for a term of one year. At the expiration of the term above provided, each subsequent appointment shall be for a period of five years. The governor shall designate in his appointment, originally made one member of the board who shall act as the president of the board. In case of a vacancy occurring because of the death of the board, or any other cause, the governor shall make an appointment to fill the unexpired term caused by such death, resignation, removal or other cause. Sec. 7977. * * * The board of trustees shall meet in regular session at the offices of the institute at least twice a year. The first meeting of the board in each year shall be on the third Thursday in June and the second meeting on the first Thursday of November of each year, other meetings of the board of trustees may be held at such time and place as a majority of the board of trustees may determine. The trustees shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed all necessary and reasonable traveling expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties out of the appropriation made for the support of the Lincoln Normal Institute of Ohio. Sec. 7978. * ** The board of trustees shall take, keep and maintain exclusive authority, direction, supervision and control over the operation and conduct of such Lincoln Normal, Institute as will best assure the attainment of the results desired in establishing education of higher learning and education of educated people. The board shall determine the courses of study and branches of industry to be pursued, purchase through suitable and disinterested agents the necessary means and appliances, elect a president, fix his salary, prescribe his duties and authority, and employ such instructors and teachers as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this act. The expenditure of all money appropriated in carrying out the purposes and provisions of this act shall be made only under such regulations and for such specific purposes as the board of trustees may determine. No money appropriated by the state, supervision and purpose not in direct furtherance and purpose not in the object of the Lincoln Normal Institute of Ohio. Sec 7979 * * * No sectarian influence, direction or interference in the management or conduct of affairs of education at such normal institute shall be permitted by the board of trustees, but its benefits shall be open to all applicants of the normal career and within the conditions of age, determined by the board. Dec. 1959. * * * The treasurer of such normal institute shall give to the state of Ohio a bond, approved by the attorney general, in the sum of the thousand dollars conditioned that be shall generally discharge his duties and account for any money coming into his hands from the state, or any other source. Such bond shall be deposited with the secretary of state and kept in his office. Dec. 1951. * * * Each senator and representative of the general Ass- sociation of the state shall be appointed or more youths, resident of his county or district who shall be en- trusted to attend such normal insu- lance free of tuition. A "JIM CROW" SCHOOL BILL. Senate bill, No. 238, seeks to do two things; one is to give "jim crow or separate schools legal status in Ohio, something they have not now; the other is to divorce the combined Normal and Industrial (state) department at Wilberforce from Wilberforce University and thus to institution of any assays or indirectly, from its close distance with the Combined N. & L. (state) department. We cannot help seeing that some renegade "jim crow Negroes are hiding away back behind the Ku Klux Klan sympathizers (white) who are promoting this bill, just as they did in the recent springen "jim crow" school night which our good people of that city won, just as our good people of Ohio will win this one—kill Senate bill, No. 238. But to do this, we must open and send delegations at once to your members of the Assembly, particularly members of the Senate; write to them and do everything honorable in your power to help kill a pernicious bill in the committee. Never let it reach the Senate if you can possibly help it. Do You Want a Good Job? Washington, D. C.—U. S. Civil Service Commission calls attention to the opportunities for appointment offered to our people who are qualified and who desire to enter the Government service at the new U. S. Veterans Bureau hospital for veterans, shortly to be opened at Tuskegee, Ala., and erected on ground donated for the purpose by Tuskegee N. & I. Institute. The capacity of this hospital is about 600 beds. It has been built for Afro-American patients. Persons who desire to apply for any of the following-named positions should immediately request full information and the appropriate application blank, addressing—The U. S. Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C. Graduate nurses; salaries $1,680 to $2,500 a year. (Chief, Assistant Chief, Head, and Staff positions.) Reconstruction aides; salaries $1,710 to $2,000 a year. (In Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.) Reconstruction assistants; salaries $1,400 to $1,600 a year. (In Occupation Therapy and Physiotherapy.) Dietitians; salaries $1,680 to $2,500 a year. (Chief and Staff positions.) Persons who are already eligible on registers for any of the above-named positions and who wish to be considered for appointment at this hospital should so inform the Commission. The following-named positions in the hospital will be filled from registers established by the District Secretary, and persons who wish to apply for them should send for full information and application blanks. addressing—The Secretary, Fifth U. S. Civil Service District, Post Office, Atlanta, Ga. Physicians. (General medicine and surgery, salaries up to $3,250 a year. Specialists, up to $5,500 a year.) Dentists; salaries $2,400 to $3,600 a year. Laboratorians; salaries $1,680 to $2,000 a year. (In Roentgenology, Biochemistry and Dentistry.) Pharmacists; salaries $1,680 to $2,000 a year. Persons who have already qualified for any of these positions in other civil service districts may have their eligibility transferred to the Fifth District by writing to the District Secretary at Atlanta. Help "T ow Away Y nd or an Acq THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 1923 Bound to Be a Success—Wonderful Progress Being Made—Some of the Contributors to Date. The response of groups, clubs, lodges and individuals to the campaign appeal of The Playhouse for funds, for its new building to date, far exceeded the hopes of the committee in charge. Men and women, prominent in social and civic affairs, have enthusiastically answered the call and are working diligently toward the successful culmination of the drive. This eager response is due in large measure to the position taken and held by The Playhouse from its beginning, of being a truly democratic community house. All people of the community have equal access to its various facilities. The new building will afford still greater opportunities for extending the democratic principle for both club and lodge rooms for adults who, at the present time, are unable to be accommodated because of inadequate facilities. Plans for the new building provide for a large, well-equipped gymnasium for large athletic events, a modern swimming pool, with adjoining showers and lockers, club and game rooms for boys and girls, and shops where groups will be taught handcraft arts, printing, household arts, etc. An auditorium will be available for amateur dramatics. Men's and women's groups will be provided with club rooms and rooms for parties and entertainments. So complete are the plans that all age groups from the children of five years up will be cared for. Contributors to the fund who have given $50.00 or more are: Dr. E. A. Balley ..... $500 Nat'l. Bain. Life Ins. Co. ..... $1000 Council of Jewish Women ..... $100 Elite Club ..... $300 Chi Delta Chi Sorority ..... $200 Gilt Edge Club ..... $100 Mr. and Mrs. Dan R. Fairfax ..... $100 Hon. Harry E. Davis ..... $50 Mrs. Louise Davis ..... $50 Russell W. Jelliffe ..... $100 Rowena Woodham Jelliffe ..... $100 W. Carroll Dean ..... $50 Chas. W. Chesnut ..... $50 Mrs. C. H. Leatherman ..... $50 Miss Mary K. Pearson ..... $100 Frank Blakeslee ..... $100 Premier Club ..... $50 T. P. Sherriff ..... $50 Sloux Club ..... $50 A Friend ..... $50 The Church of the Covenant ..... $100,000 Every one of the 200 campaign workers of the neighborhood division is attempting to raise not less than $100 each. Everyone in the community is urged to give during the remaining 10 days of the campaign. ```markdown ``` IS IT OF ANY USE TO CON- TEND, FOR RIGHTS? Colored Americans are the only race, responsible members of which are in favor of submitting to discrimination on the claim that their race "always will be discriminated against." The Jews are still contending, after over 1900 years of universal discrimination, and are winning even social rights today. The Irish at home have contended for 700 years and are winning because they will die rather than submit. The race that says it's no need to resist, means it off and the world then will say, "Negroes are not worthy of equal rights; they are by nature without self-respect and have no 'guts.'" The world respects only those who resent and resist proscriptions for race. Let us be worthy of the abolitionists, worthy of our own fathers who have died in every war to vindicate the title of their race to equal liberty, and forever resist denial of rights to all, and to avoid long low race discrimination may continue. To submit is to deserve contempt. — Boston (Mass.) Guardian. "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: Toledo, Steubenville, Washington C. H. Lancaster, Washington C. H. Lancaster, Hamilton, Dayton, Piqua, 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. Our readers will oblige us greatly by sending at once the addresses of persons is the cities named, and others, in the state, to whom we can write relative to the matter. 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 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. The Old Relie Your Copy of Maintenance w Ohio's Anti-Lynching Law Leads the Country in Legislation Against The Mob and Lynch-Murder—The Work of a Member of the Race—Also Ohio's Civil Rights Law Section 2278. "Mob" and "lynching" defined. 2279. "Serious injury" defined. 2280. Damages in case of assault. 2281. Damages in case of lynching. 2282. Damages recoverable by legal representative of victim of lynchin. 2283. Person suffering death or injury by mob trying to lynch another. 2284. Limitation of action. 2285. Order to include recovery and costs in tax levy. 2286. Guardian's custody, etc., fees. 2287. County's right of action against member of mob. 2288. County's right of action against another county. 2289. Non-relief from prosecution. Our mob-violence or anti-lynching bill was introduced in the Ohio legislature in 1894 and re-introduced in 1896. It took Hon. Harry C. Smith, the editor of The Gazette, just three years to secure its enactment into Section 8278. "Mob" and "lynching" define 8279. "Serious injury" defined. 8280. Damages in case of assault. 8281. Damages in case of lynching. 8282. Damages recoverable by legal 8283. Person suffering death or in 8284. Limitations of action. 8285. Order to include recovery and 8286. Guardian's custody, etc., fees 8287. County's right of action again 8288. County's right of action again 8289. Non-relief from prosecution. Section 6278. A collection of people assembled for an unlawful purpose and intending to do damage or injury to any one, or pretending to exercise correctional power over other persons by violence or abuse, the authority of law, shall be deemed a "mob" for the purpose of this chapter. An act of violence by a mob upon the body of any person shall constitute a "lynching" within the meaning of this chapter. (93 v. 161 2.) Section 6279. The term "serious injury" for the purpose of this chapter, shall include such injury as permanently or temporarily disables the person receiving it from earning a livelihood by manual labor. (93 v. 161.) Section 6280. A person taken from officers of justice by a mob, and assaulted with whips, clubs, or in any other manner, may recover, as hereafter provided, a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars as damages from the county in which the assault is made. (93 v. 161 4.) Section 6281. A person assaulted and lynched by a mob may recover, from the county in which such assault is made, a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars; or, if the in- law. The Ohio Supreme Court has several times upheld the law which has been very effective. Only one other state (illinois) in this country has such a law and it is largely a copy of our Ohio law. Here it is—(in the statutes) under the heading has needed. representative of victim of lynchin; jury by mob trying to lynch another; costs in tax levy. ist member of mob. ist another county. jury received therefrom is serious, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars; or, if such injury result in permanent disability to earn a livelihood by manual labor, a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars. (93 v. 162 5.) Section 6282. The legal representative of a person dying from injuries received from lynching by a mob, may recover from the county in which such injury occurred, a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars damages for such unlawful killing. Such sum shall be applied to the maintenance of family and education of the minor children surviving such decedent, if any survive him, until such children are of legal age, and then be distributed to the survivors, share and share alike, the widow receiving an amount equal to a child's share. If there be no widow or minor children surviving such decedent, such sum shall be distributed among the next of kin according to the laws of the distribution of the personality of an adult, so recovered shall not be a part of the deceased such person so lynched, nor be subject to any of his liabilities. (93 v 162 6). Section 6283. A person suffering death or injury from a mob attempt ffer YOUR C within the provisions of this chapter. He or his legal representatives shall have a like right of action as one purposely injured or killed by such a mob. (93 v. 162 6.) Section 6224. Action for the recoveries provided for in this chapter must be commenced, within two years from the date of such lynching, in any court having original jurisdiction of an action for damages for malicious assault. (93 v. 162 7) Section 6285. An order to the commissioners of a county, against which such recovery is had, to include it with the costs of action, in the next succeeding tax levy for such county, shall be a part of the judgment in every such case. (93 v. 162 8.) Section 6286. If the decedent synched has minor children surviving, the fund shall be turned over to a regularly appointed guardian. Such guardian shall administer such probate, allowing not more than five hundred dollars for counsel fees in the action for such recovery. (93 v. 62 9.) Section 6287. The county, in which lynching occurs, may recover the amount of a judgment and costs against it in favor of the legal representatives of a person killed or seriously injured by a mob from any of the persons composing such mob. A person present, with hostile intent, at such lynching be deemed a member of the mob and be liable to such action. (93 v. 162 10.) Section 6288. If a mob carries a prisoner into another county, or comes from another county to commit a crime for prosecution from such county for safekeeping the county in which the lynching is committed may recover the amount of the judgment and costs from the county from which the mob came, unless there was contributory negligence on the part of officials of such county in failing to protect such prisoner or dispurse such mob. (93 v 163 11.) Section 6289. This chapter shall not relieve a person concerned in such lynching from prosecution for homicide or assault for engaging therein. (93 v. 163 12.) OUR OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS LAW Upon the request of many reader of The Gazette we print below the text of Hon. Harry C. Smith's Ohio Civil Rights law which the editor had enacted while a member of the 71st General Assembly, in 1894; The General Code of Ohio: Sec. 12940. Whoever, being the proprietor or his employee, keeper or manager of an inn, restaurant, eating house, barber-shop, public conveyance by land or water, theater or other place of public accommodation and amusement, denies to a citizen, except for reasons applicable alike to all citizens and regardless of race or color, the full enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, family or privileges thereof, shall be denied not more than five hundred dollars, or more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or both. Sec. 12941. Whoever violates the next preceding section shall also pay not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars to the person aggrieved thereby to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county where such offense was committed. This law has repeatedly been held constitutional and good law by the Ohio Supreme court. The trouble is our people will not use it as often as they should, but expect it to do for them what they should and must do for themselves, under it, in the courts. Judge Grant's Opinion of the Law. Misled by the foolishly manufactured outcry for the passage of the Beaty bill, a few years ago, the Akron Beacon Journal published an editorial to which the editor of The Gazette replied, calling its attention to the fact that the Ohio Civil Rights law was good law and did not need amending. The following letter from Judge Grant, former presiding judge of the Court of Appeals of the Eighth District of Ohio, is self explanatory: Akron, O., April 25, 1919. Editor: The Gazette Cleveland, O. My Dear Sir: Observing your letter to the Beacon-Journal, of this city, I venture to send you a letter, to secure cover, the Ohio Law Reporter of Feb. 3, last, containing the opinion of the Court of Appeals in the Puritan Lunch Co. vs. Leonard H. Forman, decided in Akron, last fall, in which a judgment for ($500) five hundred dollars was sustained. If the Beacon-Journal had known what was going on in its own town, there would have been no occasion for criticism, editorially. THE LAW OF OHIO IS UNDER NO REPROACH, nor our courts and juries, in administering it. Not word was said by the Beacon-Journal when the Forman case was reviewed. Very truly yours, C. R. Grom.