The Gazette
Saturday, May 24, 1924
Cleveland, Ohio
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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
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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!
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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.
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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.
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We are of those who would urge
our voters in Indiana, or anywhere
else, to refrain from voting for any
candidate or party that even “firts”
with the unlawful Ku Klux Klan.
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Segregation is being practiced to
an alarming extenc im this city, it
seems, and it is high time Our local
organizations were paying some at-
tention to the matter. Our local
women’s federation officials have
started the work. Now let the loca:
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 photo-
play, “The Birth of a Nation,” was
barred from Ohio, the editor of The
Gazette led the contests for our peo-
ple. According to a dispatch to the
daily papers, which we re-publish
elsewhere in this paper, Tom Dixon,
its author, is again trying to bull-
doze the Ohio authorities into 2r-
mitting its exhibition in the state.
We do not believe Director Riegel
will permit it, but it is just aa well
that our people thruout 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, ip his let.
ter to The Gazette, last week, urged
‘Afro-American delegates to the Re-
publican National Convention which
is to convene here, next month, to
Ket together and make certain de
mands of that august body. Among
these demands Dr. Byrd has: Re-
duction of southern representation
in Congress, repudiation of “ly-
white-ism,” presidential appoint-
ments for our people, pardons for
all of our Houston martyrs, repre-
sentation in the Congress, abolish
segregation in governmental depart-
mentm, enactment of an anti-lynch-
ing Dill and an educational Dill, re-
pudiation of the Ku Klux Kian.
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 rea-
son why!
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NO MORE PUBLIC OLL LANDS.
The Interior Department reports
that no more public ofl lands are
available for segregation as nava:
oll reserves. That means that the
of] in the present reserves is the
sole sourte of future fue! wholly un-
der 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. For-
mer 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 20
proof that he erred in his judgment,
although the subject has been a
matter of bitter controversy between
the Senate Democrats and Republl-
sce fipthee the” Denby palley
shall be modified or not remains to,
be seen, but whatever course is fol-
lowed the public may rest dssured
chat the naval reserves will be!
administered to the best interests
of the Navy and all concerned.
President Coolidge has appointed a
spgcial committee of experts to see
yhat that 1s done.
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‘THE PARTY OF NEGATION.
Ts some ways, Senstor Carter
Glass, of Virginia, is quite = states-
man. By comparison with most of
his party associates he looms large.
But apparently he is unable to ap-
ply to larger problems the same
line of reasoning that he applies to
small matters. For instance, in an
editorial in his paper, the Lynch-|
burg (Va.) News, the Senator com-
plains because the state highway
commission of Virginia bas posted «
notice on a bridge’ whick reads,
“Bridge condemned; Cross at your
risk.” Senator Glass complains that
the road and bridge are still left
open, no repairs are made to the
bridge, and yet the state author,
tles keep the danger sign posted.
They encourage the public to use
the bridge, yet ask the public to
assume all the risk, Now, if Sen-
ator Glass were willing to apply his
criticism broadly, he ‘would find that
it ts 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 de-
structive competition of cheap labor
abroad. The repeal or even threat-
ened repeal of a protective tariff is
always a menace to American pro-
ductive industry. In 1913 the Dem-
ocratic party, with the aid of Sen-
ator Glass, then in the House, en-
acted a low tariff law, with many
products in the free list, thus prac-
tically setting up a warning sign to
American enterprise, “Bridge con:
demned; Cross at your risk.” Of
course the Democratic leaders ex:
pected American business men to go
right on with production as usual,
Just as the Virginia highway au-
thorities expect the public to go on
using the defective bridge. The
Democratic party, like the Virginis
highway authorities, expect Amer:
ican business men to take all th
risk, after being warned of the dan
ger. Most American business me:
do take the risk as long as the;
can, and they suffer loss thereby
‘Many a mill was operated in 1913-1:
Jatter operation became unprofit
able, but in an effort to provide em
| ployment for faithful. employees
Gradually one mill after anothe
| was forced to curtail operations o
| close down entirely, with the resal
| that there were soon 4,000,000 me:
Jout of jobs. President Wilson, lead
Jer of the Democratic party, trie
|to explain the situation by sayin
‘| that it was “purely psychological.’
|} Quite likely if the people of Vir
ginja should stay at home rathe
than cross the condemned bridge
|the Highway Commission would de
|ride them by saying that the caus
Jot their timidity was “purely psych
ological.” he Democratic idea |
Jto let the bridge remain neglecte
and post a sign, “Cross at you!
own risk.” The Republican idea i
| to repair the bridge and assure th
] public that it can proceed with as
ditehen neh wider.
‘Won Speaking Contest.
Clinton, N. ¥.—George Sample,
of Binghamton, won first prize in
the annual state inter-academtc
speaking contest conducted at Ham-
fiton College on May 10. His sub-
fect was “Abraham Lincoln.”
Nominated By Democrats.
Indianapolis, Ind.—At the pri-
mary election here, recently, the
complete returns show that John S.
Bankett, who was on the Demo-
cratic ticket for state representative,
was nominated. Bankett has for 25
years been identified with the Dem-
ocratic party, and was the only
Afro-American candidate on that
ticket. The Republicans defeated
all thelr Afro-American candidates.
‘Won 81,000 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
& prize of $1,000 in the district ora-
torical contest for high school stu-
dents held here, recently. These
contests are being held all over the
U.S. among high school students.
Winning this contest marks him as
the frst 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 Col-
lector of Internal Revenue for the
District of Georgia, and in 1897 he
was named by President McKinley
to the position of collector 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 = Splendid Opportunity To
Do Good Two Ways—Tell
Your Friends.
| Columbus, O.—The Children’s Bu-
reau of the State Welfare Depart
ment 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,
aged six, eight and nine years re-
spectively, and three boys, aged
six, seven and nine years respect-
ively. The seven and nine year old
boys are brothers and we would be
pleased to have them placed to-
gether 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, Oak and
Ninth Sts. Columbus, Ohie. Miss
Day will call in person to see any
interested families and will en-
deavor to fit @ suitable child into
each home.
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THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, 0.
Flowers Knocks Out Walker
New York City.—Tiger Flowers,
Atlanta light heavyweight, knocked
out Willie Walker of Harlem, last
week Wednesday night, in the sev-
enth round of thelr scheduled
twelve-round bout which featured
the card of the Commonwealth
Sporting club.
Breaks Low Hurdle Record.
Ames, Ia.—A new world’s record
for the 220-yard low hurdles was
established here, Saturday, by Chas,
Brookins of the University — of
Towa, who made the distance in the
State intercollegiate track meet in
23 seconds flat. The old record
held by Brookins wes 2% 2-108
Wills-Madden Pight.
New York City—The Wills-Mail-
den heavyweight match, twice block.
ed by the weather and the refusa!
of & 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 he shifted
to Newark where it will be held on
Monday, May 26,
Hamnton's Great Victory,
ron: Ve. —— Reaming with’
consummate skiil, last Saturday, t«
fusing to sprint beyond his most et
ficient ‘stride “when behind oF ‘In
the lead, but fighting his way to a
commanding lead duriag Uw last
laps and steadily “increasing that
Tead, Robert Coles, Hampton's pre-
miler distance runner, scored Hamp
ton’s biggest victories as he breczed
across the line the winner of the
mile and. two-mile events in the
thira annual Hampton Track and
Field Meet. Hampton's well-bal-
anced track team with 4 total score
of 53 points,'a nineteen point lead
over her nearest rival, Howard, won
tho meet. :
National ‘Tennis Tournament.
Wilberforce, O-—The American
‘Terfiis association has sanctioned
the Wilberforce Athletic club's hold-
ing an open” tennis tournament
here, May 30 and. 31, which will
be open to players belonging to
clubs or associations having mem-
bership in the Association. There-
fore, an invitation hasbeen cx-
tended to all such players to par-
Helpate ‘inthe tournament. Wil
berforce has ight good hard clas
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, Wil
berforce Athletic club, Wilberforce,
Ohio.
cata pea
They say there is no loss with-
out some. gain. ‘Tho’ Cleveland
Browns’ disastrous westerd trip, of
last week and. the week previons,
convinced the veteran manager, Sol
White, that the club had. to be
Mrengihened at once, ‘and he ‘acted
tdding ‘five new. pitchers and other
players, ‘with the result that itis
Certainly a rejuvenated outfit, any
thing but dishearted. ‘The boys
Know they can win many an old
ballgame and" that they will soon
“get set” and proceed to do. #0,
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named cities: Toledo, Steubenville,
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REMARKS ABOUT ADVERTISING
People go where they are invitea
—A. T. Stewart.
‘Advertising is as necessary an ex-
penditure as the payment of taxes or
Fent.—W. Atlee Burpee.
Constant and persistent advertis-
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Stephen Girard.
Nothing except the mint can make
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‘The merchant who considers riches
© burden should never advertise. His
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January. Do YOU advertise?
While it is true that occasional ad-
vertising will bring extra business, it
is equally true that constant, persist-
ent advertising will keep "business
growing during “dull days.”
The merchant who never advertises
ander any circumstance or condition
imagine he is wise, but his com-
petitors have no desire to. disturb his
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SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1924
The new hurlers are Tyree and
Hamilton, of Kansas City; Cole, of
Dayton; “Luther, of Chicago, ‘and
Jurgent, of Bulalo, The last two
are southpaws. Jimmy Lyons, for-
mer Chicago Giant, has been se-
cured to fill an outfield position.
Hewitt, of Chicago, has also been
signed. Prancis, guardian of the
hot coraes for the Browns, was
spiked in a game at Detroit and was
unable to play, Saturday. Ham:
mond, an infielder, Stoval and Wal-
ters, pitchers, have been given their
release, Boots MeClaine has de-
cided to stick with the local club
and was at short in the opening
kame, Saturday. ‘The Browns con-
tinued their losing streak in the
first home game of the league sea.
son, when thelr star hurler, Tyree,
broke down in the eighth’ inning
and allowed the Detroit Stars five
hits and five runs. ‘The score was
12 to 4. On the western trip,
‘Tyree stood the Chicago batters on
their heads in his initial start for
the Browns! He Tost, but would
have blanked the enemy had he
been accorded good support. John.
son was the only other pitcher te
hurt good balf on the western trip.
Up to the eighth inning the game,
Saturday, was a real contest, with
the Browns in the lead. "Tyree had
held the Detroiters to seven bingle:
in as many innings, while his toam
mates bunched four hits in th
fourth frame, which gave him a on
run lead. But in the eighth he was
helpless before the onslaught of th
Stars’ war clubs, The first man uy
Was an easy out. ‘Then singles an¢
doubles began to shower on th
outfielders and the visitors ran ram
pant on the bases. This rally con
tinued in the final frame when 1
triple, a double, two singles, a1
error and a hit’ batsman seRt fy
more past the tallying station. ‘Th
Browns looked good twice, Satur
day afternoon. ‘The first time wa
during the ‘parade, when the:
marched behind the band to cente
field and back to the home plate
where they wre presented” tw
large floral pieces. ‘The second, wa
in the third inning, when they mad
four singles in a’ row count fo
three runs. Harris. made the onl
fielding feature of the game whe
he ran up behind third base, grat
bed a liner off his shoe tops, turne
three gginersaults and came up wit
the ball still in his glove,
Browns... 0 0: 0,2°0-0°0 1 0—
Stars... 0101000 5 5—1
Browns aro Rained Out.
| The Browns and Stars did nc
play the double-header schedule
for Sunday afternoon at Hoope
| field, on account of wet grounds.
The Stars won Tuesday's gam
7 to 1. The double-header at
‘nounced for that day was not pla
ed. Rain prevented the othe
games not played. ‘The Cuba
Stars will engage the Browns, Sa
urday, Sunday and Monday, a’ dov
dle-header being played, ' Sunda:
J and the fans can look for some re:
baseball again, for the Stars are
food club, on'a par with the Dé
troit Stars, ‘The Browns will "And
themselves before tong. They at
coming fast, oven if they are a ne
club. Veteran Manager Sol Whit
|knows what to do and 1s doing |
Jas rapidly as can be expected’ b
‘reasonable persons. Go. out. an
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Editor, ;
IS IT ANY USE TO CONTEND
FOR RIGHTS?
Colored Americans are the
only race, responsible members
of which’ are in favor of sub-
mitting to discrimination on
the claim that their race “al-
ways will be discriminated
against." ‘The Jews are still
contending, after over 1900
years of universal discrimina-
Gon, and are winning even $0-
cial rights today. ‘The Irish at
home have contended for 700
years and are winning because
they will die rather than sub-
mit. ‘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 na-
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have no ‘guts'.” The world re-
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‘and resist proscriptions for
Face.
Let us be worthy of the abo-
litionists, worthy of aur 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
tong race discrimination may
continue. To submit is to de-
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Everything that is necessary for
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[who was stricken, two weeks ago
with paralysis, is ‘slowly improving
J Morgan & Mansell Secety Dane
ing class will soon give their annuai
| style-show dance-review.
Mr. and Mrs. Noble Sissle, of the
“In Bamville” Co... were “dinner:
guests of Mr, and Mrs. John Mor-
jean, E, 95th St, Sunday.
| ‘The P. W. A. annual bazaar wil
be held in its annex. The girls wil
[present a three-aci, drama, “The
Voice of Authority.”*
Rev. H. M. Kingsley spoke at the
New York State conference at Rich-
mond Hills, May 22, on “The Negro
in tho North.”
‘ted the Mt, Zion church fund over
$200. The chureh is working tu
Faise a $30,000 balance of the Tem-
ple 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
ot five games.
Thomas Newman, E. 93rd St., re-
cently purchased an eight-room sin-
gle house at 2249 E. Sist St., thru
R. G. Reynolds, of the Chavous
Realty Co.
Mr. L. 8. Jones, E, 101st St., was
called to Pittsburgh, last Saturday,
by the death of his only sister, Mrs
Ellen Shivers. He returned, “Wed-
nesday, and has the heartfelt sym-
pathy of a host of friends.
Mr. L. J. Price was called to Ash:
land, 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 ches:
with a penknife, Monday, night, fot
lowing @ dispute over the fare. Ceel
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 mod-
ern building being constructed in E.
55th St., just north of Central Ave.
is progressing rapidly.
George Tucker, clerk at tt main
postoffice and his father-in-law, Jas.
F. Moxley, returned, recently. ‘from
a world tour, having visited Eng-
land, France, Italy, Egypt and
poinis 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 ts
‘$4,000. Examinations for sixty
playground directors. both male and
feniale, will be conducted, May 31.
Three examinations were _an-
nounced by the city civil service
commission, last week Thursday.
They are bathhouse superintend-
ents, June 12; telephone chief oper-
ators, June 7, and stationary fire-
men 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
bullding at the corner of E. 49th
St. and Central Ave. Its barber
THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O.SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1924
shop will be moved to the storo-
‘room ‘next ‘to "Mr. Joseph Harris
‘Festaurant in’ Central Ave., fear E
55th St about June 1
| Miss Sydonla Byrd of Indlanap-
folls, and Miss Wilhelmina Tyrd of
Richmondfi Va., were recent week-
vend guests of Mrs. L. J. Price of
Orinoco Ave. They were delight-
fully entertained also by James Levy
and Robert Shaw. The Misses Byrd
are students at Oberlin Conservatory
ot Music.
St. John's choir will give its
23rd recital, Sunday from to 3
'p. m., assisted by It 8, Bayhan, or
Zanist; Andrew” Melntyre, tenor:
Rayiond Brainard, baritone, and
Margaret Sanford, pianist. All seat
free. The cholr'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 worsnippea
in the Temple, cor, H. 59th St, and
Central Ave.,’ Sunday, and. is tn
the midst of a tremendous drive to
secure $40,000 to complete Its pur
chase. ‘In connection with the eam:
paign a group of singers trom the
Sin Bamville” company. (Sissle
Blake) gave a free, sacred. concer
in Euclid’ Ave. Cong. chureh, at E
§6th St, Monday at 4:30 p. in
The local branch of the N. A. A
€. P. launched its annual. spring
membership drive at a meeting held
at the Caterers’ club, E. 40th St.
Monday evening, — Wednesday eve:
ning, Dr. W. E. B, Dubois spoke at
St. dohn's chureh, under its aus-
pices. He recently ‘returned. trom
the ‘Third. Pan-Atrican Congress. and
from attending the inauguration of
President King of Liberia. This
last as the official representative of
the TS. government
Rev, H $. MeDowell, who is in
this country on furlough from. nis
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. L-Aw the
church and friends on “The Chal.
Tenge of Africa,” and at night wil
speak to the young people. Mr. Me-
Dowell is one of the best prepared
missionaries in the foreign eld and
fs also. 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,
Grop in and. you will ‘be surprised
Jat the advanced stsle of shoes at
Moderate. prices. “The manager of
‘The Home Shoe Co, claims that the
percentage of profit 1s 30 small that
they must do quite a volume of
business to come thru abead at the
end of the week, ‘The Home Shor
Co. extends ‘every courtesy to ALL,
their customers and. friends, “and
wish them a pleasant Memorial day.
wad. :
Patrolmen Jenkin and John Hi
Jones, of thé E. 37th St-Woodland
Ave.” precinet, were indicted on
charges of manslaughter by the
county grand jury, last week Tues-
day, as. alleged siayers ‘of Samuel
Larcara, age 33, and Joseph Mala-
pontl, age 65, of 2487 B. 26th St,
Shot ‘and Killed. last October during
what the policemen declare was an
Investigatory visit preliminary to a
Viquor raid. The cases of the two
patrolmen. were reviewed once ‘be-
fore by the grand jury and’ “no
bills” ‘returned. Jones and. Jenkins
are members of the race. ‘The white
patrolman who shot and killed Mrs,
Wiison, also a member of the race,
last year, when endeavoring to shoot
her husband “who had stolen an
auto, is still walking ‘is beat. No
indictment has been secured in. his
case, Neither has any real effort
been made to have. him indicted
Ask Atty. Wm. R. Green and Rev
£5. Pillow, WHY?
Why intelligent mempers of the
race ‘peraist in invelgiing our peo-
ple to colorline Luna park in order
to make money for it, is one of the
host harmful things to racial prox:
Toss inthis community. that. ‘The
Cagette ands it difficult to explain,
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Have they lost ALL self and race
respect? Ask them! No person o
people have any more respect. fo
us, individually or collectively tha
We SHOW We are deserving of.
‘The Service Men’s Social clun,
4833 Woodland Ave., Suite 1, is a
new Institution that’ certainly fills
a long-felt want. It provides our
young and old men good literature,
musie and amusements to be found
in all well-conducted places of the
kind aswell asa service bureau
Which will prove @ great’ boon. tc
all in need of employment. Luneb
can be had at all hours. E,W.
Washington, president, John. ‘Sey-
mour, vice-president, aid — Morris
Dupree, manager, urge our men to
come to the club and see for them-
selves what it offers them.
Another alleged gambling den,
where patrons check thelr artillery
before Folling the “cubes,” was un-
covered by the police gambling
squad, last week Tuesday night.
Graham Myers, 2266 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 con-
fiseated inthe rald. The owners
refused to claim their weapons
Saturday night, two Negro women
got into a fight in the rear of a
house on E. S8th St, not far from
Quiney”Ave., and alarmed the neigh
horhood. Sunday” night, two men
(white), evidently taxi-drivers, -al-
most 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 al
most into 4 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. anc
tre long some one cracked one of
‘the nervy speeders on the head so
hard he dropped ike a log. His
companion managed to get him out
of the er6wd but they left their
car. About ten minutes afterward
fully a dozen taxis were on. the
scene, “bringing back the pair of
Speeders who got thelr car. Some
of these nights they (the gang of
taxi drivers) will get what they
evidently congregated for, and then
there will be a few dead. taxt
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American ever appointed by. th
Young Women's Christian Associa.
Hlon as a resident member of its na
tional board. This board is the gov
erning body of the association. Mrs
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annual convention of the associa
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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
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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:
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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.
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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:
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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.
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