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Priced around 2577 East 55th Street Near Woodland Avenue Beauty New Dr Dressy For T Beauty New Dr Dressy For T Beautiful New Dresses Dressy Coats For The Lodge Affairs and Decoration Day Men's Clothes As Well EASY TERMS Your Credit Is Good SPRITZ 2067 E. 9th St. --- THE GAZETTE ESTABLISHED, AUGUST 25, 1883 And Issued Every Week on Time Since FRESH OHIO NEWS Written By "The Old Reliable" Gazette's Correspondents What Our People Are Doing Each Week—Church, Personal, Social, Lodge, Literary and Musical—Marriages, Deaths, Etc. CADIZ. Mrs. Harriett Cochran returned from Oberlin accompanied by her sister, Mrs. Ada Cochran—Mrs. R. T. Ballard was called to Cleveland by the death of Mrs. M. Houston, mother-in-law of Atty. John Ballard—Mrs. Lucy Jackson of Newcomerstown visited relatives here, last week—Rev. R. C. Ransom, born at Flushing, near here, and President, John A. Gregg of Witherforce University were two of the three recently elected A. M. E. bishops,—Mr. and Mrs. Elsworth Guy and A. J. Guy visited Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Lucas, Sunday,—Mr. Fred Warren of New Philadelphia was here on business, Monday: The M. E. district conference will be held in Simpson church, June 5 and 6. E. N. Gee, teacher in this department for three years, will not return. We wish her success as she has done much good for our children. Her daughter, Miss Constance, graduated from the H. H. S. K. last week. Collins Woods is quite ill. Floyd Holland and Glenn Jones spent Sunday in Springfield. The K. P. annual sermon was preached at the Baptist Church, Sunday, by Rev. Forest Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Atchison and Mr. Perey Goins spent Thursday here with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Goins, Mr. and Mrs. Blake, Mrs. America Williams, Mrs. M. Craig, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Dixon, Mr. Tom Pierson and Miss Hattie Barber were in Ripley, Sunday, to hear the Odd SMITHFIELD.—Mrs. Rhoda Jordan returned to Yellow Creek. Wednesday, after spending a few days here. — The baccalaureate sermon was preached Sunday evening. We have three graduates, this year: Losia Cooper, Leota Toney and George Veney. Quite a number attended.—Mrs. Sarah West of Yellow Creek spent the week-end with her brother, Mr. Logan Smith.—Miss Cora West spent Saturday and Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Frank Smith.—Mrs. Joseph Beall, Mr. Frank Smith, Mr. Robert Beall and Mr. David West are improving.—Mrs. Ernest Freeman and daughter, Rebecca, were in Steubenville, Friday, consulting a specialist.—Miss Tina Fitzgerald of Steubenville spent Sunday with her grandma, Mrs. Jane Freeman.—Quite a number of visitors were here, Sunday.—Mrs. Norris Smith attended the K. P. Thanksgiving sermon in Steubenville, Sunday. OUGHT TO BE BARRED! "God's Chillun" Denied Licenses Unable to Appear in Eugene O'Nell's Play New York City—Eugene O'Neil play, "All God's Chillun Got Wings," received one more setback on the eve of its production at the Provincetown playhouse, last week Thursday night; when word was re- ceived by the management, that the eight children required for the play's prologue had been refused licenses by the mayor's office. Denial of the application for licenses was made at the direct request of Mayor Hylan. The scene requiring the children was read to the first night audience by James Light, one of the Provincetown directors, and the play proper began with the sec- ond scene. Found $3,000 Jewelry! B. B. Johnson, a Pullman porter, running between Louisville, Ky. and Cleveland, last week Wednesday found jewelry, valued at more than $3,000, in his washroom of his car and was rushing to the office of the Pullman company when he met Thomas Doyle, race horse owner, of Louisville, who had been a passenger in Johnson's car. Doyle told of losing the jewelry and honestly received its reward when John- E. N. God, teacher in this department for three years, will not return. We wish her success as she has done much good for our children. Her daughter, Miss Constance, graduated from the H. H. S. last week. Collins Woods is quite ill. Floyd Holland and Glenn Jones spent Sunday in Springfield.—The K. P. annual sermon was preached at the Baptist Church, Sunday, by Rev. Forest Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Atchison and Mr. Percy Goins spent Thursday here with the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Goins. Mr. and Mrs. Blake. Mrs. America Williams, Mrs. M. Craig, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Dixon, Mr. Tom Pierson and Miss Hattie Barber were in Ripley, Sunday, to hear the Odd Fellows' annual sermon. —Miss Mary Williams spent Monday in Cincinnati. —Baptizing at the Baptist church, May 25. —E. E. Norris and Mr. W. Woods of Columbus, and Mrs. Irene Redman of Circville, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James Blanton. —Mr. and Mrs. Roy Captain and family visited Mr. and Mrs. James Captain, Sunday. —Mrs. Alice Day has been ill. —Mr. and Mrs. Peter Lamb of Loesburg visited Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Lamb, Sunday. —Miss Irene Yarger died in Denver, Colo. The remains were taken to Hipley for burial. She was a nurse at Tawawa hospital, Wilberforce, and a sister of C. M. Gragston. He attended the funeral, Sunday. —Miss Lillie McCray and Mr. W. Cannon of Greenfield were married here, last week. by Rev. Mitchell. —David Hudson is ill. YOUNGSTOWN—Mrs. Sandy Dau is recovering from a serious operation.—Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Jenkins and daughters of Ironton were Sunday guests of Mrs. Mary and Miss Margaret Stewart.—Mrs. Wim. Logan is recovering from an operation performed, last Friday. The New Castle Amusement club has issued invitations to its annual May party at K. P. hall. Spragg's Synco-pep orchestra will furnish music.—Atty. W. H. Johnson of Cincinnati is visiting his sister, Mrs. J. P. Brodner.—The social, at Walker studios. Thursday evening, was a success. Whist prizes were awarded Mrs. Earl Stewart, Goo, Alexander and Dr. R. L. Love. The proceeds will be used for the benefit of St. Augustine chapel. The Lidronroth club presented Belmont Y with a beautiful coffee urn, last week.—The Crocle Pirates' second dancing party, May 29, in Elks' garlands.—Mr. and Mrs. R. V. Walker, Miss Grace Lacey and Clyde Reid motored to Cleveland, Wednesday, to attend the "In Bamville" show.—The Eva D. Bowles club entertainment and stylish, in which beautiful gowns were displayed, drew a large crowd.—"The Old Reliable" Gazette can be secured at Thornley's barber shop and hotel, cor. Commerce and Chestnut Sts., and at Mrs. Rogers' restaurant in Holmes St. Get a copy, every week, and thus keep up to date with the race's clean news that is of vital importance to racial progress. son turned over the valuables he was carrying in his hand. CORNELIUS W, MCDOUGALD, ESQ. Named a Special Deputy Attorney General of the State of N. Y.— More Democratic Recognition. New York City—Lawyer Cornelius W. McDougald was appointed, recently, to the office of Special Deputy Attorney General of the State of New York by Attorney General Carl Sherman at a salary of $6,000 per annum. He has been assigned to investigate corporations operating in Harlem, many of which have recently been reaping rich harvests by selling bogus stocks. Atty. McDougald is a graduate of Lincoln University, and New York University Law School. He was admitted to the New York bar in 1908, and his law office is at 200 Broadway. He was appointed an assistant on the staff of former District Attorney Charles S. Whitman. To Kill Dyer Bill. Boston, Mass.—The Dyer Anti- Lynching bill will pass the House, but will be killed by a dilusor again in the Senate. This is the announcement contained in a letter to the Equal Rights League from Speaker Gillett, of the House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. Three New A. M. E. Bishops. One a Native Ohioan, Another an Ohioan By Residence—Bishop B. L. Lee Given $1,000—Other General Conference News. Louisville, KY. The chief of the A. M. E. Church's 27th qualified renal conformance in section four last week, since May 3 was reached Tuesday, May 15, in the choice of bishops and other officers. Three bishops were elected after 11 hours of political maneuvering, while several able candidates were sent into the ranks to await their turns and another chance. Those elected to the bishop were the Rev. A. L. Gaines of Baltimore, President J. A. Gaines of Wilmington and Rev. R. Bishop Benj. F. Lee eryd C. Ranson of New York City editor of the A. M. E. Church Review. Rev. J. R. Hawkins was reelected financial secretary and Ira T. Bryan was reelected head of the Sunday School union and publishing house. The greatest occasions accorded any of the successful candidates were bestowed upon the new bishops and especially tra T. Bryan, when it was finally determined who were the winners. Bryant, who had come to the conference with a well-defined program and a thorough report concerning his activities as secretary and treasurer of the Sunday School union, received the best opposition of all the candidates and was swept to an impressive victory. One of the most significant items in Mr. Bryant's report was a statement that he had cleared the title to five pieces of property belonging to the church by transferring the claim from himself as trustee to the Sunday School union at Nashville. He also recommended that one of the buildings of the union be converted into a home for judicious retired ministers. Tremendous applause greeted the referring of the report to a committee. The conference also adopted a resolution to grant a gratuity of $1,000 to the Rt. Rev. Benjamin F. Lee, senior bishop, who voluntarily retired after 32 years of service. "THE BIRTH (RAKE) OF A NATION" Should Never Be Allowed in Ohio— Twice Barred From The State. Columbus, O. The outrageous motion picture, "The Birth (Kaper of a Nation)," will have to pass the Ohio censor board on its merits if it again is exhibited in Ohio. Vernon M. Riegel, director of education and chief of the censorship division declared, last week Thursday. This was his answer to Tom Dixon's charge in New York that he had received letters from two persons saying that on payment of $10,000, and 10 per cent of the profits, they would arrange for the showing of a certain picture, declared by Director Riegel to be "The Birth of a Nation." The latter he declared he had been "threatened" in his office that unless he passed the picture for exhibition. Mr. Dixon himself would make prizeflights that large sums of money had been requested of the producers to have the picture approved. Director Riegel, Democrat, said he had no knowledge of any person promising to obtain approval of the picture upon payment of large sums of money by the producers, but that if such had been done, it was done by someone misrepresenting himself as having such influence solely in an effort to "hold up" the producers. Wilberforce University Head to Resign—Something of His Career —Rise Rapid. Nenla, O. Election of Dr. John A. Gregg, president of Willberforce university, as a bishop of the A.M. E. church at the recent general conference in Louisville, Ky. means that he will resign as president of the university. The board of trustees must next move to nominate successor. Declan Gilbert A. Jones, vice president is a rising president. The university proper is supported by the church and the combined normal and industrial department is state-operated and financed. A joint SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS Everyone Of Them Should Be Paroled Or Pardoned Now The Effort to Secure Their Immediate Release Will Continue—President Coolidge Should Pardon Them At Once! New York City... Headquarters of the N. A. A. C. P. here, last week made public the following letter from the Secretary of War, which is to Explanatory: WAR DEPARTMENT. Washington, D. C., May 13, 1924. Mr. Walter White; Assist. Sec. N. A. A. C. P. 69 Fifth Ave., New York, N. Y. Dear Sir: In harmony with the understanding with you, I am furnishing you the following information relative to the so-called Houston rioters: later than August, 1924, and as the latest date (under the modified sentences) on which any prisoner will become eligible for home parole; August, 1928, it is considered that the War Department has been most liberal in its treatment of the prisoners. Under a rule of the War Department governing the subject, the case of every military prisoner is considered for cloemency at least once a year; and neither the recent investigation by the board of of Of the fifty-four of these men who were in confinement in the tenthiliary when the board of officers visited that institution, thirty were serving life sentences. As the result of the recommendations of the board of officers, made after a most careful and exhaustive investigation and consideration of each case on its individual merits, ten of the thirty men under life sentences have received reductions in their sentences that will make them eligible for release on home parole during the calendar year 1925; and the remaining twenty have received reductions from life to thirty years, which will make sixteen of them eligible for home parole in 1927, and four of them eligible for home parole in 1928. In passing upon these cases great weight was laid upon the evidence presented at the trial and the conduct in continence of the prisoners concerned; and the investigation shaped that the men whose sentences were reduced to thirty years were the more deeply involved in the affair, and had the poorer records of conduct in continence. Of the other twenty-four prisoners involved in the Houston riot, serving sentences of less than life at the time of the investigation of the board, eighteen are eligible for parole during the calendar year 1924, and six will be eligible for homparole in 1925. As this recent investigation has resulted in reductions in sentences in every case of the so-called Houston rioters, with the exception of six who are eligible for parole not board-controls the institution. Bishop Gregg is a native of Kansas and a graduate of the University of that state, in 1902. He was principal of our grammar schools at Ocacosa, Kans., 1902-3 and then went to Africa as missionary and principal of Bethel institute, Cape Town, South Africa. From 1913 to 1920, Bishop Gregg was president of Edward Waters, college, Jacksonville, Fla. In June, 1920, he was elected president of Wilberforce to succeed Dr. W. S. Scarborough. Y. W. C. A. Board Moves Against Lynching. N. W. York City--The National board of the Y. W. C. A., executive body of the associations in the U.S., announced, May 18, that it had adopted a resolution urging the entire organization to make a nation-wide educational campaign, to "create right public opinion toward the complete eradication of mob violence and lynching in this country." It also was announced that the national board's council on Afro-American work had appointed Miss Juliette Derricotte, a member of the race, delegate to the world student Christian federation meeting to be held in England, next August. Episcopal Church Segregation Episcopal Church Segregation, Philadelphia, Pa.—Three tables in a primer of the Belleview-Stratford reception room were reserved for our Episcopal priests, divinity students and laymen at an ecclesiastical luncheon given in honor of the installation of Bishop Thomas J. Garland of the Episcopal Church, May 23. As our guests entered the room they were directed to these tables, while the guests of all other racial groups were seated without any attempt at discrimination. In the case of the divinity students among whom were Japanese and Chinese, no distinction was made, but our divinity students were set apart from their own student group and directed to the "jim-erow" tables with our priests and laymen. Lord: have mercy! OLD SUBSCRIBERS: NOTICE: The defendant in the payment of their subscriptions will save "The Old Reliable" considerable extra work if they will remit promptly and without further notice. Oblige at your please. Editor. IN UNION IS STRONG LE COPY FIVE CENTS roles! THREE YEARS! n Should Be Paroled ned Now Immediate Release Will Con- oolidge Should Pardon At Once! later than August, 1924, and as the latest date (under the modified sentences) on which any prisoner will become eligible for home parole is August, 1928, it is considered that the War Department has been most liberal in its treatment of the prisoners. Under a rule of the War Department governing the subject, the case of every military prisoner is considered for clemency at least once a year; and neither the recent investigation by the board of officers, nor any action taken upon its recommendation, will preclude the consideration annually of the case of each one of the prisoners involved. In making public the foregoing, the N. A. A. C. P. made the following; statement: "To summarize the above letter, the facts in brief are: 18 of the Houston martyrs are eligible for immediate release; 16 of them—19 serving life sentences and 6 long terms—will be eligible for release within a year; 16' will be eligible for release early in 1927; and the remaining four early in 1928; or three years and seven months from now. The men were committed to Leavenworth prison in December, 1917, and have thus served six years and five months. "While the results obtained thus far are not all hoped and worked for, nevertheless there is cause for rejoicing in that those who have the longest sentences yet to serve have only three years and seven months. "The N. A. A. C. P. and those agencies which worked so faithfully in this effort yet feel that full pardon which was asked for should have been granted these men. It will be noted from Secretary Weeks' letter that these cases are to be reviewed annually. All are gratified at the results secured. At the same time they will continue efforts for further reductions of sentence." BLACK PRINCE, FRANCE'S GUEST. The Abyssinian Regent' Lands at Marsellies—Brings Lions and Zebras—King Menelik's Son Given a Warm Welcome. Marseilles, France.-With the Ethiopian flag flying at her mizzen mast, the steamship Cordilliere arrived, last week Wednesday afternoon, bringing for an official visit to the French republic, Prince Regent Ras Taffari of Abyssinia. The pilot and packet boats accompanied by a French destroyer had gone to meet the liner and when the floatilla steamed toward the city, three battleships of the Mediterranean fleet fired a salute of twenty-one guns. The princely visitor was welcomed by Prefect Charles Louis Thibon, representatives of the foreign ministry, and other officials. Ras Taffari, who is heir to the throne of Abyssinia, and regent in the name of his mother, who holds the title "Queen of Kings," is expected to remain in Europe for five months. In the party of thirty who accompanied him from Africa were not only his faithful followers, alds, and chancellors, but also some of his most active enemies, whose presence with him is explained by his policy of associating his opponents with all his enterprises. Ras Taffari brought with him a large number of gifts intended for the rulers he is to visit and a palm made of elephant tusks, which will be placed upon the tomb of the unknown soldier. In accordance with the custom of his country, he brought lions for the kings of Italy and England and for President Millerand of France and rebus for other sovereigns. Klan Gifts. Returned. Buckhannon, W. Va.—Our two congregations here have returned to the Ku-Klux donation, of $25 to each. They are the Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal church and Hall A. M. E. chapel. A note accompanied the return. S. Coleridge Taylor's Daughter Married. London, England.—Mrs. Dashwood was Miss Gwendolyn Taylor, daughter of the famous composers S. Coleridge-Taylor, before her marriage to Harold Christian Dashwood, a fine Englishman, May 10. 24. In Croydon Parish church. Jan Year ..... $2.00 六 Months ..... 1.00 subscribers are requested to remit by postoffice money order or reg- istered letter. Entered at the postoffice in Clever land, Ohio, as second-class mail matter Address all communications to HARRY C. SMITH Editor and Proprietor THE GAZETTE (Bell 'Phone: Cherry 1259) 214-215 Blackstone Bldg., 1426 W. Third St., Cleveland, Ohio Member Ohio Legislature: 1894 to 1896; 1396 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 compa- sison with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWS- EST AND BEST in the country. 10,000,000 Afro-Americans. 250,000 in Ohio. 40,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1924 President Calvin Coolidge should be appealed to personally to pardon those Houston martyrs and not be permitted to saddle that matter on the War Department. We are of those who would urge our voters in Indiana, or anywhere else, to refrain from voting for any candidate or party that "firms" with the unlawful Ku Klux Klan. --- Segregation is being practiced to an alarming extent in this city, it seems, and it is high time our local organizations were paying some attention to the matter. Our local women's federation officials have started the work. Now let the local, branch of the N. A. A. C. P. and others invoke the aid of the law and put a stop to it. No other class of residents in this community is so insulted and mistreated in local theaters. --- Both times the miserable photoplay, "The Birth of a Nation," was barred from Ohio, the editor of The Gazette led the contests for our people. According to a dispatch to the daily papers, which we re-publish elsewhere in this paper, Tom Dixon, its author, is again trying to bulldoze the Ohio authorities into permitting its exhibition in the state. We do not believe Director Riegel will permit it, but it is just as well that our people throut Ohio get active at once. The contemptible picture has no "merits" and any loyal, fair-minded person who has ever seen it will say so. --- Our Dr. Wm. A. Byrd, in his letter to The Gazette, last week, urged Afro-American delegates to the Republican National Convention which is to convene here, next month, to get together and make certain demands of that august body. Among these demands Dr. Byrd has: Reduction of southern representation in Congress, repudiation of "lily-white-ism," presidential appointments for our people, pardons for all of our Houston martyrs, representation in the Congress, abolish segregation in governmental departments, enactment of an anti-lynching bill and an educational bill, repudiation of the Ku Klux Klan. This is the one clear DUTY of our delegates to the convention and they will do it or The Gazette will tell our people, and the world, the reason why! NO MORE PUBLIC OIL LANDS. The Interior Department reports that no more public oil lands are available for segregation as naval oil reserves. That means that the oil in the present reserves is the sole source of future fuel wholly under the control of the Navy. It is of prime importance that none of it shall be lost through drainage into private oil fields or otherwise. Former Secretary of the Navy Denby believed he was taking necessary means for conserving the supply when he leased the reserves on a royalty basis. There has been no proof that he erred in his judgment, although the subject has been a matter of bitter controversy between the Senate Democrats and Republicans. Whether the Denby policy shall be modified or not remains to be seen, but whatever course is followed the public may rest assured that the naval reserves will be administered to the best interests of the Navy and all concerned. President Coolidge has appointed a special committee of experts to see that that is done. THE PARTY OF NEGATION. In some ways, Senator Carter Glass, of Virginia, is quite a statesman. By comparison with most of his party associates he looms large. But apparently he is unable to apply to larger problems the same line of reasoning that he applies to small matters. For instance, in an editorial in his paper, the Lynchburg (Va.) News, the Senator complains because the state highway commission of Virginia has posted a notice on a bridge which reads, "Bridge condemned; Cross at your risk." Senator Glass complains that the road and bridge are still open, no repairs are made to the bridge, and yet the state authorities keep the danger sign posted. They encourage the public to use the bridge, yet ask the public to assume all the risk. Now, if Senator Glass were willing to apply his criticism broadly, he would find that it fits very appropriately some of the policies of his political party. For instance, whenever his party gets into power it tears down the protective tariff which safeguards American industry from the destructive competition of cheap labor abroad. The repeal or even threatened repeal of a protective tariff is always a menace to American productive industry. In 1913 the Democratic party, with the aid of Senator Glass, then in the House, enacted a low tariff law, with many products in the free list, thus practically setting up a warning sign to American enterprise, "Bridge condemned; Cross at your risk." Of course the Democratic leaders expected American business men to go right on with production as usual, just as the Virginia highway authorities expect the public to go on using the defective bridge. The Democratic party, like the Virginia highway authorities, expect American business men to take all the risk, after being warned of the danger. Most American business men do as they can, and they suffer loss thereby. Many a mill was operated in 1913-14 after operation became unprofitable, but in an effort to provide employment for faithful employees Gradually one mill after another was forced to curtail operations or close down entirely, with the result that there were soon 4,000,000 men out of jobs. President Wilson, leader of the Democratic party, tried to explain the situation by saying that it was "purely psychological." Quite likely if the people of Virginia should stay at home rather than cross the condemned bridge the Highway Commission would decide them by saying that the cause of their timidity was "purely psychological." The Democratic idea is to let the bridge remain neglected and post a sign, "Cross at your own risk." The Republican idea is to repair the bridge and assure the public that it can proceed with assurance of safety. Won Speaking Contest. Clinton, N. Y. —George Sample of Binghamton, won first prize in the annual state inter-academic speaking contest conducted at Hamilton College on May 10. His subject was "Abraham Lincoln." Nominated By Democrats. Indianapolis, Ind.—At the primary election here, recently, the complete returns show that John S. Bankett, who was on the Democratic ticket for state representative, was nominated. Bankett has for 25 years been the only African-American and was the only Afro-American candidate on that ticket. The Republicans defeated all their Afro-American candidates. Won $1,000 Prize Chicago, Ill.—Archibald J. Carey, a student in Wendell Phillips high school, and son of Bishop A. J. Carey, was awarded first place and a prize of $1,000 in the district oratorical contest for high school students held here, recently. These students are U.S. among high school students. Winning this contest marks him as the first orator of the High Schools in Illinois, Michigan, Iowa and all of Indiana north of Indianapolis. Col. H. A. Rucker Dead. Atlanta, Ga.—Col. Henry Allen Rucker, one of our most prominent and influential figures in this state, died here after a long illness, May 11. During two periods, 1880 to 1885 and 1889 to 1893, he served as a clerk in the office of the Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Georgia, and in 1897 he was named by President McKinley in the same district. This office he held for twelve years, and it was rated by departmental experts as "first class." GIVE THEM A HOME: Here Is a Splendid Opportunity Do Good Two Ways—Tell Your Friends. Columbus, O.—The Children's Bureau of the State Welfare Department has several colored children of both sexes ranging in ages from four to fifteen years, who are ready for placement in foster homes. In this group are five girls, each about thirteen years of age; three girls, each about six years of age; two girls, respectively; and three boys, aged six, seven and nine years respectively. The seven and nine year old boys are brothers and we would be pleased to have them placed together in a country home. Any one wishing to give a good home, love and care to one or more of these children in exchange for the love, companionship and help a child can give, will please write Iola Day, State Welfare Department. On Ola Day will call in person to see any interested families and will endeavor to fit a suitable child into each home. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, MAY 24. 1924 PRIME SPORT NEWS DO YOU KNOW WHY --- This Is About The Only Thing Most People Raised? WELL OLD GARDEN WE HAD A TOUGH TIME LAST SUMMER DIDN'T WE? WE DIDN'T HAVE MUCH SUCCESS NOTHING SEEMED TO GROW GEE, I WORKED HARD ENOUGH. HELLO, HARRY, WHAT DID YOU RAISE IN YOUR GARDEN? OH! A DISTURBANCE! INTERNATIONAL CARTOON CO. N. Y. 265 Flowers Knocks Out Walker. New York City—Tiger Flowers, Atlanta light heavyweight, knocked out Willie Walker of Harlem, last week Wednesday night, in the seventh twelve-round bout which featured the card of the Commonwealth Sporting club. Brooke Lore Hewell Breaks Low Hurdle Record LA LUNCH BOOK RECORD. — Ames, In. A new world's record for the 220-bow low hurdles was established here, Saturday, by Chas Brookins of the University Iowa, who made the distance in the state collegiate track meet in 23 seconds flat. The old record held by Brookins was 23 2-10s. Wills-Madden Fight. New York City—The Wills-Madam heavyweight match, twice blocked by the weather and the refusal of a license to the club because of the fire laws, will be held in the Queensboro stadium, Long Island city, this week Friday, May 23. If the promoters can satisfy the fire inspectors, it was announced today. Otherwise the match will be shifted to Newark where it will be held on Monday, May 26. Hampton's Great Victory Hampton. Va. Running with consummate skill, last Saturday, refusing to sprint beyond his most efficient stride when behind or in the lead, but fighting his way to a commanding lead during the last laps and steadily increasing that lead, Robert Coles, Hampton's premier distance runner, scored Hampton's biggest victories as he breezed across the line the winner of the mile and two-mile events in the third annual Hampton Track and Field Meet. Hampton's well-balanced track team with a total score of 53 points, a nineteen point lead over her nearest rival, Howard, won the meet. National Tennis Tournament. Wilberforce, O.—The American Tennis association has sanctioned the Wilberforce Athletic club's holding an open tennis tournament here. May 30 and 31, which will be open to players belonging to clubs or associations having membership in the Association. Therefore, an invitation has been extended to all such players to participate in the tournament. Wilberforce has eight good hard clay courts and should it rain, during the play, the tourney may continue inside on its regulation gym court. Application for entrance closes May 28th. Play will start at 10 a.m., standard time. Address, Wilberforce Athletic club, Wilberforce, Ohio. The Browns Strengthened. They say there is no loss without some gain. The Cleveland Browns' disastrous western trip, of last week and the week previous convinced the veteran manager, Sol White, that the club had to be strengthened at once, and he acted adding five new pitchers and other players, with the result that it is certainly a rejuvenated outfit, anything but dishearted. The boys know they can win many an old ball-game and that they will soon "get set" and proceed to do so CORRESPONDENTS WANTED. "The Old Reliable" Gazette desires an active agent and correspondent in every city and town in Ohio and neighboring states having a number of Afro-American residents. Only a little time on Fridays or Saturdays is required. We are especially desirous of hearing from persons in the following named cities: Toledo, Steubenville, Zanesville, Willington, Xenia, Washington C. H., Lancaster, Hamilton, Dayton, Plqua, Lima, O., and other places, particularly in Ohio, where we have none. Write to the director of The Gazette Blackstone building, Cleveland, O., and 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 REMARKS ABOUT ADVERTISING People go where they are invited —A. T. Stewart. Advertising is as necessary an expenditure as the payment of taxes or rent.—W. Atlee Burpee. Constant and persistent advertising is a sure prelude to wealth—Stephen Girard. Nothing except the mint can make money without advertising.—W. E. Gladstone. Printer's ink will make more of the public wear a pathway to your store. See? The merchant who considers riches a burden should never advertise. His store may be like a summer resort in January. Do YOU advertise? While it is true that occasional advertising brings extra business, it is certainly true that constant, persistent advertising will keep business growing during "dull days." The merchant who never advertises under any circumstance or condition may imagine he is wise, but his competitors have no desire to disturb his imagination. It's a good time to "get awake." The new hurlers are Tyree and Hamilton, of Kansas City; Cole, of Dayton; Luther, of Chicago, and Jurgent, of Buffalo. The last two are southpaws. Jimmy Lyons, former Chicago Giant, has been secured to fill an outfield position. Hewitt, of Chicago, has also been signed. Francis, guardian of the hot corner for the Browns, was spiked in a game at Detroit and was unable to play, Saturday. Hammond, an infielder, and Wallace, an infielder, been given their release. Boots McClain has decided to stick with the local club and was at short in the opening game, Saturday. The Browns continued their losing streak in the first home game of the league season, when their star hurler, Tyree, broke down in the eighth inning and allowed the Detroit Stars five hits and five runs. The score was 15 to 4. On the western trip, Tyree scored in the Chicago batters on their heads on the Browns! He lost, but would have blanked the enemy had he been accorded good support. Johnson was the only other pitcher to hurl good half on the pitcher. Up to the eighth inning, the game, with the Browns in the lead, Tyree had held the Detroiters to seven bingles in as many innings, while his team bunched four hits in the fourth frame, which gave him a one run lead. But in the eighth one was helpless before the onslaught of the Stars' batter. Up was an easy out. Then singles and doubles began to showers on the outfielders and to visitors on rampant on the bases. This rally continued in the final frame when a triple, a double, two singles, an error and a hit batsman self five more past the tallying station. The Browns looked good twice, Saturday afternoon. The first time was during the parade, when they marched behind the band to center field and back to the home plate, they were presented two large forwards, when they were in the third inning, when they four singles in a row count for three runs. Harris made the only fielding feature of the game when he ran up behind third base, grabbed a line off his shoe tops, turned three gamersaults and came up with the ball still in his glove. Browns... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 Browns .. 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 — 4 Stars .. 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 0 5 — 12 Browns are Rained Out. The Browns and Stars did not play the double-header scheduled for Sunday afternoon at Hoopen field, on account of wet grounds. The Stars won Tuesday's game, 7 to 6. Nationals for that day was not played. Rain prevented the other games not played. The Cuban Stars will engage the Browns, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, a double-header being played, Sunday, and the fans can look for some real baseball again, for the Stars are a good club, on a par with the Detroit Stars. The Browns will "find" themselves before long. They are fast, even if they are a new club. Veteran Manager Sol White knows he can do and is doing it as rapidly as possible, by reasonable persons. Go out and encourage the boys, one and all. ```markdown ``` Our advertisers want your trade. Those who do not ask for it in the columns of "The Old Reliable" Gazette certainly care little, if at all, for it. Therefore, we urge our readers and all of our friends to patronize those who ask in this paper for your patronage.—Editor. IS IT ANY USE TO CONTEND 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 unrestful descent, 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 of no use to resist, downs itself and the world then will say, "Negroes are not worthy of equal rights; they are by nature not white." We 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 in our native land, however long race discrimination may continue. To submit is to deserve contempt. — Boston (Mass.) Guardian. do you want Your Skin to be Soft, clear and lighter? It is the dream of every girl and woman to have a lovely clear complexion. If you want your skin to be soft, clear and more beautiful, use Dr. Fred Palmer's Skin Whitener Preparations. They are so good, so refreshing, fragrant and lovely you will never be without them. They are simple to use and will help your complexion wonderfully and make it clearer. Your druggists can supply you with these preparations, or we will send them direct on receipt of price—25c each. FULL CAMPING EQUIPMENT IN CLARE TRAILER Everything that is necessary for an extensive camping trip is included in the Clare Auto Tour Trailer which is offered by the Clare Mfg. Co., Clare, Mich. When camping, the trailer forms the central part of the tent, with a bed extending from each side. One tent pole fastens to the rear of the trailer while the other is set up in the conventional manner. The entire tent measures 12 by 14 feet, half the area being devoted to the beds and trailer while the rest may be used for dressing or cooking when the weather is bad. In the equipment of the "Auto Tour Trailer" are two mattresses for the beds, four feather pillows, folding table, two-burner folding gasoline stove, four camp stools, frying pan and cooking utensils, and tail light with an electric light wire and plug for attaching in socket of the car. The Clare trailer is equipped with 30 x 3 1/2 tires and easily attached to any car by use of the specially designed swivel hitches. For Ford cars there is provided a distinct type of hitch. The units composing the trailer's equipment are made of high grade material. The tent top is 10 oz. and the side walls 8 oz., double filled, chemically treated duck, khaki colored. Steel tent pegs are furnished. The beds, each of which will accommodate two persons, have a one-inch steel tubing frame and sagless springs. To overcome any difficulty due to irregularities in the camping ground, the legs are adjustable. "QUICK-SUDS" FOR WASHING Automobile bodies may be washed with no injury to the surface by the use of "Quick-Suds," a scientific liquid combination of soaps made from quick cleansing oils. This product is manufactured by the Quik-Suds Soap Co., Cambridge, Mass. The liquid is such that, when mixed with a swift stream of cold water, it emulsifies into a body of soft yet powerful suds which will remove all dirt and grime from the car and which may be safely used on leather and glass. In addition to being efficient, "Quik-Suds" is extremely economical, only two or three ounces being needed in a bucket of water. It is offered in quart, gall, and five-gallon cans Quantity users may procure it in 55-gallon drums. VELIE ENGINEER GIVES RADIO TALK More than 2,000,000 persons comprised the audience who listened Wednesday night to H. C. Snow, chief engineer of the Vehicle Motors Corporation, Moline, Ill., give the first of his series of four talks on the automobile industry, the problems of the automobile manufacturer and the selection and care of a motor car. Mr. Snow is the first executive of any automobile company to broadcast constructive ideas about the automobile for the general public. do you want to be Soft, clear It is the dream of every lovely clear complexion. soft, clear and more beaut Skin Whitener Preparation freshing, fragrant and love them. They are simple to plexion wonderfully and m FOR YOUR HAIR. To make your hair long, luxuriant and silky, use Dr. Fred Palmer's Hair Dresser. It cleans the scalp, makes the hair straight and promotes growth. It will keep your hair healthy. Hundreds use it regularly and will have no other. Try it. DAP PAD WITH PADS FOR WATER WATER WATER WATER WATER DAP FREED PADMER'S SKIN WHITENER DAP FREED PADMER'S SKIN WHITENER What Most People Raised? 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DILLARD Ran. 5362-J 2276 E. 49th St. Attorneys at Law 530 Erie Bldg. Office Phone: Pros. 688 Cleveland, Ohio MRS.L.S.BRADLEY 8241 Preble Ave. Cleveland, O. Has Houses For Sale or To Rent IF YOU WANT TO BE Lucky, Happy and Well TO THE RIGHT MAN Happy in Friendship, Business, etc. Spells of all Kinds Released and Broken, Medical Preparations for LOVE APPLES IN ALL FORMS High John the Conqueror, Adam and Eve. All kinds of highly appreciated roots and herbs. Call, or if out of their way. D. ALEXANDER 99 Downing Street (C.) Brooklyn, N. Y. OWN A LOT IN DOUGLASS PARK BEAUTIFUL, Sub-division near Washington City for colored people exclusively. Ohio people are buying. Use This Coupon. Washington Dev. Corp. 1319 F St. N. W. Washington, D.C. Without obligation on my part please send me map and prices with terms on lots in DOUGLASS PARK. Name Street City State ROUGH RIDER $11.65 Regular Price $34 Send no money Safety and most accurate LEFT HAND WHEELER, SIDE HAND forged steel, 100% perfect, the three-layer by by by Polished and detective forces, in hand and four-wheel drive suspension pumps. Wide wheelbase, complete suspension pumps. Wide wheelbase, complete suspension pumps. 83.9 sheet specially priced. $11.45. Send no money. Pay postage to Manufacturers Sales Company 4 and 6 Manufacturers Sales Company Dept. New York Do not wait for the collector, but call, send or mail at once your subscription money, or whatever you owe The Gazette, so as not to miss a single copy of "The Odd Reliable." --- Where To Purchase The Gazette. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Subscribers not receiving The Gazette regularly should notify us at once. We desire every copy delivered promptly. Send or bring locals and all business matters to The Gazette office, 214-215 Blackstone Bldg. If you wish to see the editor call there, please. We advise our readers to carefully examine The Gazette's advertisements before making purchases. Business men who advertise in this paper should have the patronage of our people. The fact that they advertise is assurance that they want it. All reading matter for publication in current issues of The Gazette must be in the office by 4 p. m., TUESDAY of that week, at the latest. Display advertisements accepted until noon, WEDNESDAYS! HARRY C. SMITH, 215 Blackstone Bldg. Cor. W. Third St. and Frankfort Ave., Cleveland, O. Notary Public Bell 'Phone: Cherry 1259 H. SMITH 3007 Scovill Ave. CHAS. E. JACKSON'S 4401 Central Ave. J. S. HALL'S 3133 Central Ave. *Open, Sundays. NOTICE TO Subscribers not receiving The us at once. We desire every copy. Send or bring locals and all office, 214-215 Blackstone Bldg. call there, please. We advise our readers to call vertisements before making purchase in this paper should have the fact that they advertise is assured. All reading matter for public Gazette must be in the office by at the latest. Display advertises NESDAYS! HARRY C. SMITH Cor. W. Third St. and F. Notary Public Classified Advertising ... Department ... ENRICH your Masonic knowledge; $1.00 brings the Masonic Magazine to your home regularly for seven months. Address, National Fraternal Review, 428 East 35th St. Chicago, Ill. CLEVELAND Madam Rachel Walker Turner who was stricken, two weeks ago, with paralysis, is slowly improving. Morgan & Manzell Society Dancing class will soon give their annual style-show dance-review. Mr. and Mrs. Noble Sissle, of the "In Bamville" Co., were dinner-guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Morgan, E. 95th St., Sunday. The P. W. A. annual bazaar will be held in its annex. The girls will present a three-act drama, "The Voice of Authority." Rev. H. M. Kingsley spoke at the New York State conference at Richmond Hills, May 22, on "The Negro in the North." The Sissle & Blake musicate netted the Mt. Zion church fund over $200. The church is working to raise a $30,000 balance of the Temple purchase price. The Columbus party coming has put real enthusiasm into the Cedar Y's Century club and Dr. Rucker is organizing a team to play Dr. Wallace's team a series of three out of five games. Thomas Newman, E. 93rd St., recently purchased an eight-row single house at 2249 E. 81st St., thru R. G. Reynolds, of the Chavous Realty Co. Mr. L. S. Jones, E. 101st St., was called to Pittsburgh, last Saturday, by the death of his only sister, Mrs. Ellen Shivers. He returned, Wednesday, and has the heartfelt sympathy of a host of friends. Mr. L. J. Price was called to Ashland, Va., last week Thursday, to attend the funeral of Mr. Clinton Winston, husband of Mr. Price's twin sister. He has the earnest sympathy of the community. Henry Frischkorn, 332 E. 161st St., conductor on a St. Clair Ave. street car, was stabbed in the chest with a penknife, Monday, night, following a dispute over the fare. Cecil Harris, 2255 E. 86th St., is charged by police with the stabbing. Dr. E. A. Bailey has presented his wife with a beautiful Lincoln sedan car. Work on his new modern building being constructed in E. 55th St., just north of Central Ave., is progressing rapidly. George Tucker, clerk at the main postoffice and his father-in-law, Jas. F. Moxley, returned, recently, from New York to Italy to help land, France, Italy, Egypt and points in Africa. They also visited King Tut's tomb. A civil service examination June 30 for building commissioner was announced, Tuesday, by the city civil service board. The salary is $4,000. Examinations for sixty playground directors, both male and female, will be conducted. May 31. Three examinations were announced by the city civil service commission, last week Thursday. They are bathhouse superintendents, June 12; telephone chief operators, June 7. and stationary firemen and oilers, June 11. "We want big classes in each division," the commission secretary said. The Royal Inn, E. 55th St., closed two weeks ago, will be reopened soon on the second floor of the building at the corner of E. 49th St. and Central Ave. Its barber THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O.SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1924 *M. KLELMAN'S 2028 Central Ave. D. BARBER'S 2006 Central Ave. BENJ, AKERS, 3519 Central Ave. *STONE DRUG STORE 7325 Central Ave. SUBSCRIBERS Gazette regularly should notify delivered promptly. business matters to The Gazette if you wish to see the editor fefully examine The Gazette's ad- hases. Business men who adver- se the patronage of our people. The that they want it. location in current issues of The s p. m., TUESDAY of that week, ments accepted until noon, WED- 215 Blackstone Bldg. Frankfort Ave., Cleveland, O. Bell 'Phone: Cherry 1259 shop will be moved to the storeroom next to Mr. Joseph Harris' restaurant in Central Ave., near E. 55th St., about June 1. Miss Sydonia Byrd of Indianapolis, and Miss Wilhelmina Byrd of Richmondfi Va., were recent weekend guests of Mrs. L. J. Price of Orinoco Ave. They were delightfully entertained also by James Levy and Robert Shaw. The Misses Byrd are students at Oberlin Conservatory of Music. St. John's choir will give its 23rd recital, Sunday from 4 to 5 p. m., assisted by R. S. Bayhan, organist; Andrew Mcntyre, tenor; Raymond Brainard, baritone, and Margaret Sanford, pianist. All seats free. The choir's pleasant Sunday afternoon recitals have grown to be one of the most enjoyable events of the concert season. Do not miss Sunday's. Mt. Zion Cong. church worsnptened in the Temple, cor. E. 55th St. and Central Ave., Sunday, and is in the midst of a tremendous drive to secure $40,000 to complete its purchase. In connection with the campaign a group of singers from the Blake) gave a free sacred concert in Euclid St. Cong. church, at e. 96th St. Monday at 4:30 p. m. The local branch of the N. A. A. C. P. launched its annual spring membership drive at a meeting held at the Caterers' club. E. 40th St. Monday evening. Wednesday evening, Dr. W. E. B. Dubois spoke at St. John's church, under its auspices. He recently returned from the Third Pan-African Congress and attended the President King of Liberia. This last is the official representative of the U. S. government. Rev. H. S. McDowell, who is in this country on furlough from his field of labor in Angola, Africa, will speak at Mr. Zion Cong, church, Sunday morning. In the afternoon he will also address a combined meeting of the U. N. I.A., the church and the U. N. Chalai, of Africa" and at night will speak to the young people, Mr. McDowell is one of the best prepared missionaries in the foreign field and is also a forceful and inspiring speaker. The Home Shoe Co., 2577 E. 55th St., is still a few steps ahead of the average shoe merchant. If you should happen to pass their store, drop in and you will be surprised at the advanced style of shoes at moderate prices. The manager of The Home Shoe Co. claims that the percentage of profit is so small that they must do quite a volume of business to come thru ahead at the store. Co. extends every courtesy to ALL their customers and friends, and wish them a pleasant Memorial day. —Adv. Patrolmen Jenkins and John H. Jones, of the E. 37th St-Woodland Ave. precinct, were indicted on charges of manslaughter by the county grand jury, last week Tuesday, as alleged slayers of Samuel Larcara, age 33, and Joseph Malaponti, age 65, of 2487 E. 26th St., shot and killed last October during an investigation there to investigate visit preliminary to a liquor raid. The cases of the two patrolmen were reviewed once before by the grand jury and "no bills" returned. Jones and Jenkins are members of the race. The white patrolman who shot and killed Mrs. Wilson, also a member of the race, last year, when endeavoring to shoot her husband who had stolen an auto, is still walking his beat. No evidence of the assault case. Neither has any real effort been made to have him indicted. Ask Atty. Wm. R. Green and Rev. E. J. Pillow. WHY? Why intelligent members of the race persist in invigilating our people to color-line Luna park in order to make money for it, is one of the most harmful things to racial progress in this community that The Gazette finds it difficult to explain. WITH HIS LOVE Have they lost **ALL** self and race respect? Ask them! No person or people have any more respect for their identity to have with them. WE SHOW we are deserving of them. Husband, friend or stranger. Bind him with invisible chains of psychic force. I will teach you how. Dept. 14. Box 1175, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Service Men's Social club, 3833 Woodland Ave. Suite 1, is a new institution that certainly fills a long-felt want. It provides our young and old men good literature, music and amusements to be found in all well-conducted places of the kind as well as a service bureau which will prove a great boon to all in need of employment. Lunch can be had at all hours. E. W. Washington, president; John Seymour, vice-president, and Morris Dupree, manager, urge our men to come to the club and see for themselves what it offers them. Complete in Itself Sharpens the blade in the razor without removing it. Quick. Convenient. Easy to clean. Complete sets—razor, with strop and extra blades, $1.00 and up. Another alleged gambling den, where patrons check their artillery before rolling the "cubes," was uncovered by the police gambling squad, last week Tuesday night. Graham Myers, 2258 E. 27th pl., was arrested and booked on a charge of being the operator of the game. Three pairs of dice, a gun, four knives and $6.95 were confiscated in the raid. The owners refused to claim their weapons. Saturday night, two Negro women got into a fight in the rear of a house on E. 88th St, not far from the corner of the highborhood. Sunday night, two (white), evidently taxi-drivers, almost crashed into a car being driven by a member of the race, at the corner of E. 30th St. and Central Ave. The latter had to swerve almost into a street pole to keep from being hit. They were driving at a tremendous speed. The man told them they could be arrested for speeding. Whereupon they began abusing him. A crowd collected and ere long some one cracked one of the nervy speeders on the head so hard he dropped like a log. His companion managed to get him out of the crumb but they left their car behind. A dozen axis were on the scene, bringing back the pair of speeders who got their car. Some of these nights they (the gang of taxi drivers) will get what they evidently congregated for, and then will be a few dead taxi-drivers. NO. 333 Nemo$ SELF-REDUCING CORSET Nemo Self-Reducing No. 332 is a real bargain. It has a low top and medium skirt. Made in dur- able pink or white coutil; sizes 24 to 36—and costs only $3.00. If your dealer can get it, send the causer, dress size and B. We'll remit the cuisert. Nemo Hygienic Fashion Institute (20 E. 10th St., New York (Dept. S.) Member Y. W. C. A. Board. New York City—Mrs. George Haynes of this city is the first Afro-American ever appointed by the Young Women's Christian Association as a resident member of its national board. This body is the emerging body of the association. Mrs. Haynes was elected at the recent annual convention of the association. All Admire Her Lovely Hair Few people who meet this beautiful girl know how she obtained the gloriously lovely hair that now makes her admired by all who see. 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Ohio Afro-Americans Openly Insulted and Humiliated Our Demand for What We Are Clearly Entitled To, a Delegate-at-Large, Ignored—Five "Negroes" Turn Against Our People—Donithen's Statement Columbus, O.—At the Conference of Ohio Afro-American Republicans, held in Garfield hall, Feb. 4, '24, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: Whereas, The Afro-American Republicans of the state of Ohio thru the Abraham Lincoln club of Dayton asked for conference with the State Republican Executive Committee and also asked for one of our group to be selected as a delegate-at-large to the Republican National Convention which is to convene at Cleveland in June, 1924, both of which requests were denied, therefore be it to any self-respecting human being don't you think? I was standing when he entered and, after introducing myself, Editor Dabney and Rev Webster, I read the follooing: "Mr. Donithen, we come to you as the representatives of the thinking Negro Republicans, men and women of the state of Ohio, none the less Republican because they dare think for themselves, and in their behaleb we urge you to use your good office to see that we are justly accorded what we are asking for. We recogniike, Mr. Donithen, that to the victor belongs the spoils, but we do no Resolved, That in view of the fact that the number of Afro-American Republican voters in the state of Ohio is sufficiently large to entitle it to one of the seven delegates-at-large to the Republican Naiad National Convention, and their loyalty to the party is unquestioned, this conference, of Afro-American Republican voters of Ohio, respectfully requests the substitution of a member of our race for Ohio's candidates for delegates-at-large to the next Republican National Convention. The following were named as a committee to present the foregoing resolution to Chairman Montgomery of the State Republican Executive Committee and to the Hon. Hoke Donithen, Ohio Coolidge leader, which was done, on appointment, Tuesday, Feb. 12, 1924, Lincoln's birthday. The committee; Hon. Harry Clay Smith of Cleveland, Rev. I. S. Webster of Toledo, I. S. Beason of Columbus, John C. Logan of Columbus and Dr. L. H. Cox of Dayton, chairman. The officers of the Conference were: E. T. Banks of Dayton, chairman; Rev. J. E. Baker of Fremont, secretary; Rev. I. S. Webster, treasurer. After the committee was named, the chairman called the office of Mr. Donithen and was informed that the gentleman was out and would not be back until late that evening. He then called the office of the chairman of the state executive committee and was informed that that gentleman was out and would not be back until late that day. The chairman returned to the conference and related his experiences in trying to make an appointment to deliver the resolution, and announced that he would bend every honorable effort towards making the appointment with Mr. Donithen that the committee might deliver the resolution in person, the remaining members of the committee agreed to the Chairman Cox in Columbus, if possible, on call. A few days later, Mr. Cox called Mr. Donithen over the long distance 'phone and asked an appointment. He stated that the committee could call "any day" and he would see it. To this Mr. Cox replied: "That is too indefinite. Mr. Donithen, the remaining members last Monday when the committee was in Columbus ready to call on you and could not get in touch with you." He then agreed on Tuesday, Feb. 12th. Chairman Cox then notified each member of the committee to meet him in Columbus at 12 o'clock noon, Feb. 12th, and received a reply from Mr. Logan who informed him that owing to the fact that he was the president of the Lincoln League convention he would not be present but directed Mr. Cox to sign his name to the resolution. The editor of The Gazette, much to his regret, was unable to leave Cleveland, Feb. 12, but wrote that he was heart and soul with the committee and for it to use his name and paper in anyway the committee would be able to meet him. 12, 1924, three of the committee of five met here at the Y. M. C. A. A. Donithen was called on the phone and the meeting with him was arranged for one-thirty. "We were at Donitheen's headquarters at one-fifteen, just fifteen minutes ahead of time," said Chairman Cox. "He was out but was expected back at any minute." Well, those fifteen minutes soon passed and it was now one-thirty, the appointed hour, from the room, we saw that the door would inside door, and every time the door would open we would think—here he is now—but that door opened and closed several times between one-thirty and three-thirty, without being darkened by the form of Mr. Donitheen. For more than two hours, there we sat, smoked and chatted, looked, and chatted some more; only looking towards the door, every time it rattled, to say, 'here he comes now.' Finally, when I could stand it no longer and had risen to go, telling my companions that I had stood the humiliation long enough and that I had stood it that long simply because I felt that I was making a statement of women of my race in the state, and after about two and a half hours' waiting, the long-looked for Mr. Donitheen entered and, after seeing another man (white) who had arrived after we did but whom his secretary (Donitheen's explained) was a delegate from California and wanted to catch a train, Mr. Donitheen waiting and made no excuse whatever for keeping us waiting for more than two hours. Rather humiliating to any self-respecting human being, don't you think? I was standing and introduced to myself, Editor Dabney Rev Webster, I read the following: "Mr. Donithen, we come to you as the representatives of the thinking Negro Republicans, men and women of the state of Ohio, none the less Republican because they dare think for themselves, and in their behalf we urge you to use your good offices to see that we are justly accorded what we are asking for. We recognize, Mr. Donithen, that to the victor belongs the spoils, but we do not come to you as job-seeking Republicans, willing to barter the just rights of our people for a political job or promise of such job, but we do come fully mindful, of the fact that year after, year we have labored, side by side, with Republicans of your race and voted almost solidly for the success of the grand old party, and we believe we are justified, taking now or some of its honors and that the truth accorded us be in keeping with our loyalty to the party. I present to you this resolution (published above) for your careful consideration. Mr. Dabney will make a few remarks and then Rev. Webster. WILL NOT VOTE, THIS FALL "No Republican who has the interest of his party at heart need have any fear about the loyalty of the Ohio colored voters in the campaign, this year," said Henry Lincoln Johnson of Georgia, a member of the Republican national committee. He made this statement at the White House: "Ohio has bewever 275,000 and 280,000 Negro voters, men and women," said Johnson. "There was some disaffection among them, but that is a thing of the past. The Negroes are only of Ohio, but of a state where the population is a large factor, are for Uvelin Coot idge. They are for him not perfunctorily, but with all their hearts and souls and all their sentiment." THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1924 The foregoing, clipped from the Columbus (O.) Daily Dispatch, a "Coolidge" publication, was sent to us, recently, by one of the leading, thoughtful memoirs of the race living in that city. The following comment accompanied it: "I am sending you a clipping from the Columbus Evening Dispatch, March 10, 1924, which will be set explanatory. Mr. Johnson seems to be like most of the other race leaders, so-called. When they speak they do not have the interest of the Negro at heart, but only their own selfish advancement." COOLIDGE'S SEGREGATION A New York City business man (white), a close observer of matters political, wrote the editor of The Gazette the first of the week: "Primaries took place in Indiana, last Tuesday, but I do not understand how it was that in the southern counties of that state in which the colored vote is large, that is those counties along the Ohio river, that Mr. Jackson (Republican candidate for Governor), with K. K. K. support, was uniformly successful. Can Henry Lincoln Johnson knows absolutely nothing of the attitude of Ohio Afro-Americans toward President Calvin Coolidge's candidacy and shows it plainly by what he says. What is still worse is the evident fact that he had made absolutely no effort to find out what it was and is. "Like most of the other race leaders, so-called," apparently he does not seem to care to know. And this Negro's name is among those signed to the Lincoln League's resolution, sent to Hoke Donithen, Ohio Coolidge leader, on Feb. 12 of this year, "urging the propriety of placing a Colored member on the Ohio delegation-at-large," something Ohio Afro-Americans were and are clearly entitled to! We are very sorry. We thought Johnson a far different sort of man. And his insulting interview was given "at the White House" where doubtless he was begging a job from the President for himself or some one else. LORD, HAVE MERCY! "The Negroes of Ohio and other northern states where the Colored vote is a large factor," have absolutely nothing to thank President Coolidge for, to date, and for Johnson or any one else to say that they "are for Calvin Coolidge, not perfunctorly, but with all their hearts and souls and all their sentiment" is a positively silly statement which it is difficult for us to believe that he or any other sane member of the race could or would make. It is really ridiculous. The Harding-Coolidge administration made the great mass of our people heart-sick with disappointment and chagrin. The Coolidge administration has not changed this condition in the least, up to date. If anything, it has aggravated it with its few insignificant appointments, properly referred to as "the shadow for the substance"; with its studied refusal to wipe out the disgraceful and disgustingly insulting segregation in the governmental departments at Washington, D. C., and elsewhere; and with the Coolidge leaders in the various northern states denying our people their rightful representation in the party's primary elections as they have done in Ohio, Kansas and other northern states. These are only a few of the many good causes of complaint and "disaffection" that will cause thousands of Afro-American voters in "Ohio and other states where the Colored vote is a large factor" to refrain from voting, this fall, if they are not promptly removed by President Coolidge and his state managers. There is precious little Coolidge enthusiasm among the masses of white Republicans throut the country, these Teapot Dome days, and none, absolutely none among our people anywhere, and the Republican National Committee from Georgia is a mighty dumb politician if he does not know this. And we have yet to meet the person who said Henry Lincoln Johnson was a dumb politician, even so they may characterize him as a truckling political servant of the big Coolidge leaders, as his "White House" interview, published in the Columbus Dispatch would indicate. THE MAN WHO DARES "I honor the man who in the conscientious discharge of his duty dares to stand alone; the world, with ignorant, intolerant judgment, may condemn, the countenances of relatives may be averted, and the hearts of friends grow cold, but the sense of duty done shall be sweeter than the applause of the world, the countenances of relatives or the hearts of friends."—Charles Sumner. CHARACTER Character, like a fine old tree, matures slowly and is a riper growth than success that is forced as hothouse products are forced. Character in a newspaper develops through years of service to the people. For forty years The Gazette has been serving our people of this country. It has gathered a reader clientele whose tastes it reflects, and whose power and responsiveness to buy are direct measures of its present importance to every advertiser. EDITOR. COOLIDGE'S SEGREGATION A New York City business man (white), a close observer of matters political, wrote the editor of The Gazette the first of the week: "Primaries took place in Indiana, last Tuesday, but I do not understand how it was that in the southern counties of that state in which the colored vote is large, that is those counties along the Ohio river, that Mr. Jackson (Republican candidate for Governor), with K. K. K. support, was untimely successful. Can you explain it?" Sure! First: Republican kluxers (white) in Indiana are numerous very numerous. Second: Afro-American Republicans in that state, as elsewhere throughout the country, were so insulted and mistreated by the Harding-Coolidge administration, and have fared no better under the Coolidge administration, that they were and are still heartick, and DID NOT VOTE IN ANY CONSIDERABLE NUMBERS at last week's primaries in Indiana; or Ohio and elsewhere for that matter. President Harding's most unfortunate and insulting Birmingham, Ala. speech; his retention of the Wilson administration's miserably insulting and degrading segregation in the departments at Washington, and elsewhere in the governmental service; his steadfast refusal to give Afro-Americans the recognition in the matter of Presidential appointments they were and are clearly entitled to, all of which, except the Birmingham speech, President Coolidge is also guilty of, are the main causes of the HEARTSICKNESS which, as we have already said, is GENERAL among Afro-Americans. And it is this very thing that is going to have the effect at the polls in November that is at the primaries last Tuesday, and thus contribute largely to the defeat of Calvin Coolidge, Republican nominee for President, unless that most insulting segregation is removed at once and enough recognition in the way of Presidential appointments given—before election, this fall—to convince Afro-Americans generally that he means to treat them fairly AFTER election. As the writer told President Warren G. Harding in the White House, one year ago this month, Afro-Americans were not simply "sore" with his administration—he had remarked that some of them were apparently so—but were HEARTSICK, and we made it perfectly clear to him why they were. He listened to us carefully throut our long talk and had he lived we verily believe, would have his utmost to undo the wrongs committed of: Something President Calvin Coolidge does not seem to pay the least attention to in spite of the many protests that have been made to him since he took office as Harding's successor. With the Harding and Coolidge administrations continuing the insulting policy of the Democratic Wilson administration, as far as segregation and lack of presidential appointments to office are concerned, what difference does it make to our people who is president, a Democrat or a Republican? That is why so many of our voters in Indiana, Ohio and throughout the North refused to vote in November unless President Coolidge and his advisers demanded and promptly, too, for the treatment loyal American citizens are entitled to. ATTY. ROBERT B. BARCUS' DENIAL! In a long letter, entirely too long for publication, Attorney Robert B. Barcus of Columbus says Mr. E. T. Banks' statement in our issue of Feb. 15, '24, that he was one of "two men of our group who say that the colored people will be satisfied with an alternate; according Donithen, the Republican State Executive Committee, or any one else, is untrue. Mr. Banks writes that he has had absolutely nothing whatever to do with the matter and that he had had no communication relative to it with Mr. Donithen, the committee or any one else. He also says he never authorized any one to speak for him concerning the matter. Mr. Banks was undoubtedly misled into making the statement that Mr. Donithen was in any way connected with the committee with Donithen and Chairman Montgomery over the delegate-at-large matter. TRIAL PROVES U. S. PREPARED Industries of East Are Prepared For Emergency Call. CONTRACT AWARDED Millions of War Material Are Ordered In a Few Hours And Factories- "Start Work" On Contracts, As a Demonstration Of What Nation Could Do In Case Of War. NEW YORK—A totally new type of sham warfare was held in this city as an observance of the seventh anniversary of America's declaration of war on Germany. A mimic industrial mobilization of the cast took place under the direction of James L. Walsh, banker and reserve colonel in the ordinance department. The decoration of war against Brobdingnag and Erewon was flashed over the wire from the ordinance department in Washington to Capt. H. W. Churchill of the regular army, who has been in charge of the preparations for the kind of "dire drill" of munitions producers of New York and this year was was reworked. Col Walsh, who hurried to his office in the Engineering Society's building, 25 W. 39th street. Speed For War. The first thing he did was to waken Guy E. Tripp, head of the Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co., and order him to drop work on radio sets and set all his factories to filling war contracts that had been signed in advance. One hundred and twenty-five telegrams or telephone calls were sent to captains of industry and representatives of large firms capable of producing war materials. Most of them were ordered to report at once to the headquarters of telegrams sent to the steel workers to begin beating plow shares into swords. The usual form was "Contracts 889, 740 and 1,686 effective at once." Response Is Prompt. Before noon seventy-five manufacturers and business men, who had been organized previously, responded to the government's call Unexpected arrivals from Washington were Col. H. B. Ferguson, chief of procurement, and Maj. Townsend Whelan, ordinance representative in the office of the assistant secretary of the Interior, who could not respond in person telegraphed that execution of the contracts was already under way. Several hundred million dollars worth of war material was successfully ordered in a few hours. The munitions contracted for include 550,000,000 explosives, shells for seventy-fives, 50,000,000 rounds of small arms, 50,000,000 Liberty bombs and quantities of artillery shell cases, fuses, range finders caissons, timbers and other ordnance accessories. Princess Asks Balm. Wants $510,000 Damages for Breach of Promise to Marry. NEW YORK—Princess Maria Carmi Matchabellini known on the stage as Maria Carmi brought suit against Morris Gest, producer, asking $510,000 damages for alleged that Lady Diana Duff Cooper, English actress, had been substituted for her in a role in "The Miracle" for which she had been engaged. The princess asserted that Gess had employed her under written contract of the company, the Madonna in "The Miracle," a production staged here under the direction of Max Reinhardt, German theatrical producer. When she arrived in New York, she said, she found that Lady Diana had been given the role. Mary Garden was engaged recently to take lady Diana's place. When preparations for the pro-duction were under way, it was stated that both of the title actresses had been employed for the same role. It was understood, Reinhardt had employed LadyDiana with whose acting he had been impressed, and Gest had at the same time hired the princess who had created the role, it was stated some years ago in London. Before the opening night, the two actresses drew lots to decide who would attend at the premiere LadyDiana won and an arrangement was made whereby she would alternate with the princess. Later a further arrangement was made whereby LadyDiana also alternated with Rosamond Pinchot, niece of the governor of Pennsylvania. In the role of the Nun, she was stated that Princess Matchabell had terminated her contract and would not renew it. BETTER PROSPERITY without a bonus than a bonus without prosperity. Lower taxes mean employment, money in circulation and business expansion. These three mean prosperity, but bonus means higher taxes, with the reverse of the condition indicated by each one of them. PERHAPS THE SLAUGHTER of those four acres of blackbirds flying over a New Jersey farm was caused by the rising fumes of Jersey lightning from the still meadows. OHIO'S ANTI-LYNCHING LAW LEADS THE COUNTRY IN EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION Against The Mob and Lynch-Murder—The Work of a Member of The Race—Also His Ohio Civil Rights Law Section 6278. "Mob" and "lynching" defined. 6279. "Serious injury" defined. 6280. Damages in case of assault. 6281. Damages in case of lynching. 6282. Damages recoverable by legal representative of victim of lynching. 6283. Prior suffering death or injury by mob trying to lynch another. 6284. Limitations of action. 6285. Order to include recovery and costs in tax levy. 6286. Guardian's custody, etc. fees. 6287. County's right of action against member of mob. 6288. County's right of action against another county. 6289. Non-relief from prosecution. Our mob-violence or anti-lynching bill was introduced in the Ohio legislature in 1894 and ra-introduced in 1896. It took the Hon. Harry C. Smith, editor of The Gazette, just three years to secure its enactment into law. The Ohio Supreme Court has several times upheld the constitutionality of the law and it has 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 and with 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 3.) Section 6280. A person taken from officers of justice by a mob, and assaulted with whips, clubs, missiles or in any other manner, may 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 injury 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 of 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 the family and education of the minor children of such person so lynched, 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 child, children receiving such decedent, such sum shall be distributed among the next of kin according to the laws of the distribution of the personality of an intestate. Such sum so recovered shall not be a part of the estate of 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 attempting to lynch another person shall come within the provisions of this chapter. He or his legal representatives shall have a like right of action against the possessor of the body killed by such a mob. (93 v 162 8.) Section 6284. Action for the recoveries provided for in this chapter must be commenced, within two years from the date of such lynchings, 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 ad. to, in order to be granted the right 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 62826. If the decedent so lynched has minor children surviving him, the fund shall be turned over to a regularly appointed guardian. Such guardian shall administer such fund under the direction of the probate judge, allowing not more than five hundred dollars for counsel fees in the action for such recovery. (93 v. 162 9.) Section 62827. The county, in which a lynching occurs, may recover the amount of a judgment and costs against it in favor of the legal representatives of a person killed or murdered. The county, in favor of the persons composing such mob. A person present, with hostile intent, at such lynching shall 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 violence on a prisoner brought 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 in which the lynching occurred on the part of officials of such unless there was contributory neglig- been very effective. Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey have followed Ohio's lead and enacted mob violence or anti-lynching laws which are copies of our Ohio law. Several other northern states and at least one border state (Kentucky) have also enacted anti-lynching laws, in recent years, like Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The Ohio law follows: **IBS.** ed. r. representative of victim of lynching.ury by mob trying to lynch another. and costs in tax levy. s. most member of mob. nst another county. imprisoned not less than thirty days 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 readers of The Gazette we print below the text of the Hon. Harry C. Smith's Ohio Civil Rights law which the board had enacted while a member of the 71st General Assembly, in 1894: The General Coge 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, facilities or privileges thereof, shall be defined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or nor more than ninety days, or both. Whoever violates the next preceding action shall also pay not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars to the person aggrieved thereby to the record 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 Boaty hill 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 need Judge Grant former presiding Judge of the Court of Appeals of the Eighth District of Ohio, is self explanatory: --- Akron, O., April 25, 1919. Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor The Gazette, Cleveland, O. My Dear Sir: Observing your letter in the Beacon-Journal, of this city, I venture to send you, under a separa- tion of the Court, Ohio Law Reporter of Feb. 3, hast, containing the opinion of the Court, of Appeal in the Puritan Lunch Co. vs. Loomis 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, he would have been no occasion for criticism of THE LAW OF OHIO IS UNDER PROACH, our our courts and juries, in administering it. Not a word was said by the Beacon-Journal when the Forman case was reviewed. 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. But Give Copy of It.