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SPRINGFIELD—If the race problem is to be solved, it will be solved by the white people of the South, according to Bishop N. C. Cleaves of the C. M. E. church. Bishop Cleaves made the fool declaration at the fifty-fourth annual session of his church in an address in which he thanked the white Methodists of the M. E. church, South, for the efforts in behalf of Bethlehem. Mission in this city. Lord! have mercy! Dr. S. D. Long represented the white Methodists at the conference. CORRESPONDENTS must mail all letters for publication to their main postoffice sufficiently early on Monday (or Sunday) of each week to have them reach The Gazzette office on Tuesday morning, and always write also, their names and, that of their city or town on the outside of the wrapper about returned copies. Unless this latter is done, proper credit cannot be given you. Lists of names, wedding presents, etc., tires and advertisements of all ELECTED "MUNY" JUDGE Chief Justice Praises Him—Four Members State Legislature, One a Senator—All Chicagoans Chicago, Hl.—Atty. Albert B. George, age 51, of this city was triumphantly elected a municipal judge. last week Tuesday. Plurality, 65,000. Judge-elect George graduated from Northwestern university law school in 1897 and was admitted to the bar that same year. Since 1898 his office has been in the Ashland block. Regrading him the Bar association committee said, just prior to the election: principle "In twenty-six years he has built up a good reputation as a lawyer deserving the confidence of the bar and client's clients." Mr. George's chief competitor for the certificate of election was Judge Joseph Burke, a Democrat. "Judge-elect-Albert Bailey George will be given a good assignment because he is a good lawyer and I know he will be a good judge," declared Chief Justice Harry Olson of the Municipal Court, last week. The chief justice declared he had "all the confidence in the world" in Mr. George, the first Afro-American to be elevated to a judicial post in Illinois. "He is a very efficient and high class lawyer," Judge Olson said: "The assignment sheets have not been made out and so I don't know to which court he will be assigned. He probably will have several court assignments and then end up in one of the jury courts because of his ability." Judge-elect George does not take office until Dec. 4. His election was not the only epoch-making event, in last week Tuesday's election, for members of our race in this city. The Hon. Adelbert H. Roberts has been assured of his elevation from the state house of representatives to the state senate, another pioneering episode for our people of Illinois. Warren B. Douglass, who has been out of the legislature since 1922, was returned. S. B. Turner was re-elected and William E. King was elected to the lower house. All of them are Chicagoans. GOV. DONAHEY AND THE K. K. K. His. Children. Attend. Parochial Schools—He Is Not a Kluxer and Cannot Be One—His Statement Columbus, O.—Gov. A. V. Donahay, who was indorsed and supported by the state/klan organization, headed by one Osborne, last Saturday told the following story of an interview he had with him: "I greeted him just as I would any other citizen. He asked me for details of my sending my children to parochial schools, an dalso inquired as to the number of Catholics kinds, including items announcing entertainments to be held in the near future, must be paid for in advance at the rate of 25 cents a line, six words to a line. Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on application. HILLSBORO—Rev. C. Knight of Columbus preached at New Hope Baptist church, Sunday. His wife accompanied him.—Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams have received an announcement of their daughter, Miss Rachel's marriage, in October. to James Wilbur of Dayton.—Clarence Hudson of Springfield came home to vote and visit his mother, Mrs. Alline Burton.—Miss Cassie Essex is convalescent.—Miss Mary Williams, Duantha Thomas, Byrdie Williams and Mrs. John Killgour spent the week-end in Columbus with relatives.—Mr. C. Turner of Zanesville was Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jones' guest, Sunday.—Miss Cleona Carlisle entertained with a wineroot, last Thursday evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Archie Cole and Mr. Edward Green are home from Dayton.—Miss Ruth Hill of Greenfield arrived, Sunday, to spend the week with her aunt, Mrs. Edward Jones, and family.—Charles Cole, Lyman Ross, Jake Evans and Starlie Hancock attended the grand opera, in CinemaNaut, Sunday.—Mrs. Florence Gallagher received an announcement, Monday, of the marriage of her son, Carl, to Elia Mae Taylor at Maysville, Ky., October 18.—CarlGreene and Kenneth Carter attended the football game in Chillothe, Friday.—Mrs. Edward Carlisle spent the week-end with her parents in Jamestown. who are holding state positions un der my administration. "I answered all his questions truthfully. I. then told him I did not seek the indorsement of any group or clique, but that regardless of race, creed or color, I solicited the support of all the people who believed in my ability to give them an honest, efficient administration. A few days later, I learned the klan had given me its indorsement." ENJOINED FROM SEELING New York City—Supreme Court Justice Vernon recently issued an injunction restraining the Booker T. Washington Hotel Corporation, which had "planned" to erect a 15-story hotel, exclusively for our people at 127th St and 7th Ave., from Cornelius McDongald, Esq. the further sale of its "capital" stock. Application for the order was made by Asst. State Attorney General Cornelius W. McDougald. There is entirely too much of this "stock" selling going on among our people in nearly all large cities. They are wearing out the word "co-oppiration" (co-operation) in their efforts to fleece our poor people out of their hard-earned money. Rah! for Deputy Atty. Gen. McDougald. How the Party Organizations Secured Control of Ohio's Bounds in Education—The State As- Cleveland, D. Nov. 8, 1924. Editor, "Plain Dealer." City. Dear Sir: The writer, when a candidate for the council in ward 11, three years ago, learned a good deal about the unlawful election methods used, in and out of booths in wards 8, 11, 12, 17 and others of the city, to take advantage of candidates not endorsed by the organizations of both the Republican and the Democratic parties. As announced at the time, I am in possession of affidavits made by voters, at that time, which are most illuminating, indeed, when said methods are under consideration. If the citizens of this community were made familiar with these unlawful methods, which are decidedly most in evidence at the primary elections, they would soon reach the conclusion that Governor A. V. Donahay did, two years ago, when he characterized the primary elections of both parties in the state of Ohio as "rotten to the core." This was done in a speech, early last year. When the people of Ohio permitted its State Assembly to give the city or county executive committees of the two old parties the right to name the members of the boards of election they thereupon gave the local Republican and. Democratic organizations control of the boards. These latter should be independent of any such influence, if they are to be in a position to protect the peoples' rights in both primary and regular elections. If the boards of election of the state of Ohio are continued in the power of the local Republican, and Democratic organizations, the people will continue to hear complaints of election frauds, for which, there is entirely too much foundation. Here is some work for the upcoming State Assembly, this winter. Yours respectfully. Harry C. Smith. Open Letter to Ex-Candidate for Congress, Albert F. Coyle. Mr. Albert F. Coyle. 806 Engineers Bldg.. City. Dear Sir: Three years ago, this month, I defeated Councilman Tom Fleming in ward 11 by over seventeen hundred votes, but was not returned a victor by the board of elections. Twenty-six hundred votes, that were cast on that election day, disappeared. More than eight thousand votes were registered and cast in that ward, hut fall, but apparently only fifty-four hundred reached the board of elections. In addition to this, about two hundred illegal votes were cast by persons living in adjoining wards, at least three of this number living as far cast in Central Ave. as E. 61st St. Our workers and voters observed and, made affidavits tolling of a number of illegal methods that were used to help re-elect Mayor Fitzgerald and 're-elect' Councilman Tom Fleming. Some of these were in use in the booths as early as 6:10 a.m. prior to the opening of the polls. The dirty-work in and out of the booths is done during the day. That is why challengers are kept out of the booths. Three years ago, Judge Levine mandamused the board of elections, requiring that august body to admit our challengers to the booths in ward 11. Judge Levine's mandamus was ignored, and for a second time that election day our challengers were barred from booths in that ward. Judge Levine did not punish the members of the board of elections for contempt of court. That illegal election methods are used in wards 8, 11, 12, 17 and other wards of the city is well-known to the political workers of both parties in those and other wards of the city. It is no secret, and there will be no change for the better until the board of elections is made absolutely independent of the influence of political committees or organizations, and is placed in a position to secure to the people honest elections, which are and have been for about six years but a joke with the political workers in the wards mentioned and others of this city. For three years, I have tried to make persons, in a position to do something, help to wipe out this deplorable conditions of affairs political, but thus far all my efforts seem to have been in vain. It seems impossible to make people believe that the conditions referred to are as rotten as they are. Trusting your effort will at least serve to open their eyes to the urgent need of immediate action, I am. Yours respectfully. Harry C. Smith. Nov. 10. 1924. Will Not Be Responsible A. L. Moore, well known drug-gist with the Roseburg Drug Corp. announces his separation from his wife, and that he will not be responsible for any debts contracted by her from now on. Signed, A. L. Moore. —Advt. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS M. New York City.—Two men of the race; residents of this city, hold positions, given them by Tammany Hall Democracy, that net them $18.00 a year. They are Cornelius Mebrouda, Esq., assistant attorney general of this state, and Ferdinand O. Morton, Esq., a member of the Civil Service Commission of this city. Atty. Mebrouda receives a salary of $11,000 and Atty. Morton, $7,000. Their combined salaries total more than that of all the positions (two or three) our men hold under the Coolidge administrator. The Formier Absolutely Necessary- The Latter Desirable But a Second- nary Matter—The Day- Cleveland, O.. Nov. 6, 1924. Editor, "The Forum", Dayton, O. Dear Sir and Conferee: My attention has just been called to a lengthy communication in your publication of Oct. 31, sponsored by Charles R. H. Johnson, in which some remarkable and untrue statements are made. made "Mixed" public schools are far better for our children, even without "mixed" teachers, however much the latter may be desired. Of course, "mixed" public schools with "mixed" teachers are preferable, but if either is to be dispensed with in order to get the other, the latter should be the one to get along without until such a time as they, too, can be secured Whoever told Mr. Johnson that Colored "teachers in Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland are allowed to teach with their own only the poorer class of foreign-born, such as Polish, Hungarian, Slavish", etc., told him an untruth. I would like to use a harsher word. Cleveland has about 75 "Negro" teachers in its "mixed" schools. Proportionately, as to its colored and white population, Dayton will eventually have as many, providing our people, there are wise and retain their "mixed" schools, driving out every effort to segregate or "jim-crow" their children. In Cleveland very few of our teachers in schools in the colored districts. "Mixed" schools ARE absolutely necessary if our children as young men and young women are to compete with those of other groups or classes in the battle of life for anything like a proper existence. My experience is that the friends (white) made in the "mixed" schools are lasting and invaluable, even after manhood and womanhood are attained. The prejudice-gulf between the races is undoubtedly greatly lessened by "mixed" schools just as "jim-crow" schools greatly increase it. The petty little inconveniences which Mr. Johnson refers to that are experienced in "the class-room or in the line" are also experienced in a greater or less degree by the children of other groups or classes and are not to be considered when the great benefits derived from "mixed" schools are under consideration. "Sogregated, separate, or Jim-crow" schools, everywhere in this country, mean low and inferior standards. In "mixed" schools our children are prepared to meet the standards that are fixed for children of all groups or classes. We do not wish white teachers to recognize our children above their own, but they will, as they do here, in Chicago, and Detroit, recognize IN UNION 16 STRENGTH COPY FIVE CENTS OGE MORTON, ESQ. which can be termed "presidential" appointments. Coolidge has appointed but ONE and that one is the Hon. Walter L. Cohen, comptroller of the port of New Orleans. Of course, there are many other Afro-Ameri- York City under Tammany Hall, some of them paying as much or more than Mr. Cohen receives. It is not necessary, however, at this time to enumerate them. What we wish to impress on the readers of The Gazette is accomplished in calling attention to the McDougal and Morton appointments, and that is enough! and treat our children as they do their own. The specious and obsolete arguments that Mr. Johnson uses in his articles in The Forum in the interest of the "colored teacher" were worn out in Ohio more than 30 years ago, and I can not believe that he has long been a resident of this state. Our old residents of Ohio rose above that sort of fallacious "reasoning" many, many years ago. many. Segregated, separate, or "jim-crow" schools are contrary to the laws of Ohio. This condition of affairs was accomplished with the passage of the Ely-Arnett bill, many years ago, and after long and determined effort on the part of our people of Ohio. It would be "turning the hands of the clock backward" to have the "change advisable here." Mr. Johnson suggests. There will be no such change, as far as the laws of Ohio are concerned. Of that, all may rest assured. I sincerely trust that our good people of Dayton will emulate the splendid example set, by those in Springfield, who so successfully fought the "jim-crowing" of their children. Never cease your efforts until the discrimination, which I understand is being carried on in Garfield and Willard schools, is discontinued. Such discrimination, with race or class as a basis, is unlawful in the state of Ohio. Yours for the race, Harry C. Smith. ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS CLIPPINGS Now that the campaign is over, the Coolidge administration "will have an opportunity to show what it can do with full control of governmental machinery." Our people of St. Paul have many business enterprises as well as representatives in the medical and legal professions; drug stores, etc. Rondo St. is this city's "State St." (Chicago)—The roof of Bethel A. M. E. church was burned, Sunday, the fire starting from a defective flue, during the morning service. All the churches were well attended, Sunday, an excellent program being rendered at Border M. E. church. Rev. H. A. Smith of S. Minneapolis preached an able sermon in the morning. Excellent music was rendered by Miss N. Hicks (piano), Mr. Heco Smith (saxophone) and J. W. Price who sang a solo. A large crowd was in attendance. The pastor, Rev. Wm. Storrs, closed the program with a short talk. At 3 p. m., Rev. Chaney, members of his church; Elder A. L. Wylie and members of the Church of God worshiped with Border church. Collection at services $50. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Golfin attended the morning service. Dr. Storrs is a gospel evangelist of national reputation. He has conducted revival services in many northern and some southern states. His address is 95 Lakeside Ave. N., Minneapolis, Minn.—All news for this letter should reach the correspondent, J. H. Golfin at 807 Fourth Ave. North, before 5 p. m., Sunday. --- first Afro-American to be elected a judge of a court of record. Judge-elect George will assume the duties of the position with the right idea. In an interview, published in the Chicago Tribune of a recent date, he said: "I am not exulting over a personal victory but feel that a great trust has been imposed upon me, and that election to this position will help straighten out some of my people's problems. I am impressed with the thought that their welfare may be seriously effected either for good or for harm by my conduct. I am sensible of the fact that it will be my duty to be a good judge in every sense of the word." Splendid! Our people of Cleveland saw Judge Samuel Silbert of the municipal court break The Bar Association slate, last week, and get the largest number of votes cast for any of the local candidates for judge-ships at the election, because his people (Jewish) of the community, thoroly united in their support of his candidacy, voted almost as a unit for him. If the local Republican organization would only do what the Chicago Republican organization did, last week Tuesday, in the case of Judge-elect Albert B. George, and our voters of this community, numbering about 12,000, would do their duty by an Afro-American candidate for a judgeship, like his people did in the case of Judge Silbert, last week, Cleveland, too, would have representation upon the bench of this city. Each time Atty. Alex H. Martin has been a candidate, both the local Republican organization and our voters of this community, failed to do their DUTY by him. If our people had capable and proper representation in the local Republican organization, these obstacles to vital racial progress in this community would be removed and the greatly desired and needed success attained. For several reasons, we awaited with more or less curiosity the local daily newspapers' criticisms of the Roland Hayes song recital, Sunday afternoon, at Masonic hall. To say that we were astonished by the criticism of Archie Bell of The News, and in a much less degree by that of Wilson G. Smith of The Press, both local evening papers, will be but telling the truth. Heretofore both have been very fair, but Monday, reading between the lines, one could almost see that "something had happened." The morning papers' criticisms, that of James H. Rogers, of The Plain Dealer, and Eleanor Clarage, of The Times, were splendid, correct, and gave no evidence of "soreness." Feeling that 'something had happened' prior to the concert to disturb the risibilities of The Press and The News critics, Messrs. Smith and Bell, a representative of The Gazette instituted a little investigation with the following result: Mr. Hayes arrived in Cleveland, Saturday morning, thorny fatigued as the result of railroad travel, and resolved to rest that day for his recital, Sunday. Soon after his arrival, he was invited (over the phone) to meet newspapermen (critics) in an office in the business section of the city three or four miles from where he was stopping. This invitation he declined, giving as his reason the need of rest, but invited the newspapermen to call on him at his stopping place in E. 101st St. Soon after that a woman, who said she was a newspaper reporter, arrived in a car at his stopping place, asked to see him and requested that he accompany her to meet the newspaper people. He told her of his need of rest and resolution to remain in the house that day. She then asked him if he would not come down to the city even to meet Mr. Archie Bell, to which he made the same reply—the need of rest during the day in preparation for his recital the following day. She left and shortly thereafter Mr. Hayes received another telephone call requesting him to come and meet the newspaper people. To this he made the same reply. The foregoing, undoubtedly explains why he was "slammed" in The News and The Press criticisms of his Sunday afternoon recital. Mr. Hayes has a splendid tenor voice of power which he knows exceptionally well how to use. As Mr. Rogers well said, "The outstanding attribute of Mr. Hayes' performance is its refinement," and his rendition of several higher-class selections as well as the "Negro" spirituals was delightfully artistic. Just how well he pleased that large audience in Masonic hall, Sunday afternoon, which was about one third white, is made clear in the fact that it paid him the compliment of remaining seated after the final number until he returned to sing an encore, many of which had been demanded and given during the course of the recital. In closing his criticism, Mr. Rogers of the Plain Dealer had the following to say of Mr. Hayes' companion, and it was fully and thoroughly deserved: "Mr. Hayes has a The GAZETTE PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY One Year ..... $2.00 Six Months ..... 1.00 Subscribers are requested to remit by postoffice money order or registered letter. Entered at the postoffice in Cleve- land, Ohio, as second-class mail matter 1426 W. Third St. Cleveland, Ohio Member Ohio Legislature: 1894 to 1896; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902 THE GAZETTE is the oldest and has the largest bona fide circulation, double that of any newspaper in the interest of Afro-Americans published in the state of Ohio, and comparison with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWEST BEST AND BEST in the country. SATURDAY, NOV. 15, 1924 Thousands of loyal Afro-Americans, throut the state, certainly rejoiced over the defeat of Ex-Gov. Harry L. Davis, at the recent elections. --- We call our readers' attention to the fact that the Ohio, Ku Klux Klan claims control of the incoming Republican State Assembly. This means that we should begin organizing NOW to head off bills favoring "jim-crow" schools and other things inimical to our vital interests. --- Atty, Pope Billups, Afro-American Republican candidate for the N. Y. state assembly, in the Harlem district, defeated the Hon. Henri Shields, Afro-American Democrat, present member of the lower House of the New York state assembly. "Tit for tat," etc. At the election, last week Tuesday, four Chicago Afro-Americans were elected members of the Illinois state assembly, one a member of the senate. That's "goin' some." Very encouraging, indeed. ROBERTS AND SHIELDS ARE DEFEATED Republican voters (white), in the Harlem district of N. Y. City, voted for the Democratic candidate for Congress, last week Tuesday, thereby defeating Dr. Charles G. Roberts, our candidate who was the Republican candidate. If our voters of that congressional district are as wise as we take it they are, they know now what they should do at the next election. Indeed, there is but one thing to do, to punish them for their traitorous conduct in Mr. Robert's case. Strike back, brethren, strike back! It is the only way to make that kind of political refuse learn the lesson. POLITICAL PREPAREDNESS During the campaign the people were made intimately acquainted with a vast fund of information regarding their government, national, state, and local. Political campaigns are found to be necessary in order to fix public attention on public questions. In the intervals between elections the voters give comparatively little attention to what their government is doing, and that apathy must be overcome before intelligent ballots can be cast. More and more, however, political managers are coming to see the wisdom of presenting and explaining the affairs of government at the time of their occurrence, rather than to depend exclusively on a big drive in the hectic days just preceding the elections. The Government cannot spend public money for political purposes. If the political significance of its acts are to be promptly brought home to the people, it is necessary to find private funds for that sort of publicity. For the last several years the Republicans have recognized that fact and have maintained agencies for regularly collecting and placing before the public facts and figures of political significance as they develop in the operations of the Government. That is political preparedness of the highest order, and to that practice may be attributed many thousands of the Republican votes cast in the recent election. ELECTED JUDGE The election, last week, of Atty Albert B. George of Chicago, as a judge of the municipal court of that city, recalls the election, many years ago, of Atty. Ferdinand L. Barnett to a similar position in that city. But Mr. Barnett was counted out. We have had other judges: Judge Ruffin of Boston and Judge Terrell of Washington, D. C., but they were appointees. So Atty. George is the HAYES RECITAL THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, NOV. 15, 1924 splendid coadjucator in his accompanist, Mr. Wm. Lawrence, also an Afro-American, Mr. Lawrence is a pianist of genuine ability. His touch is light and musical and he plays with noteworthy facility. He supplied at all times effective and at the same time discerning support to the soloist." Always Take CASCARA QUINI C-1202 THANKS ALL! The Cleveland Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People sincerely hopes the Cleveland public enjoyed the recital of Mr. Roland Hayes on Nov. 9, 1924, and through its president wishes to thank the public for its attendance. The Association also wishes t othank all of the persons and agencies that helped to advertise the coming of Mr. Hayes, namely, The Cleveland Gazette, The Call, The Herald, The Chicago Defender, also the ministers of the city, as well as the Douglass Drug Co., the Weaver Drug Co., the Benjamin Drug Co., the Lesser Drug Co., the Anchor Life Insurance Co. and the Phyllis Wheatley Association. We could not pass without thanking with great feeling those women without those efforts the presentation of Mr. Hayes could not have been what it was. They Madames Grace Thompson, Amy Bryant Madeline L. Murrell, Harry E. Davis, Louia S. Jones, Walter Ison, Charles Leatherman, Clayborne George, and the Misses Bertha Blue, Eleanor Alexander, Emma Howell and Carrie Brown. The kind co-operation rendered by these persons and agencies and the sympathetic manner in which the public supported the efforts of the Association serve to encourage and inspire the Association in its future activities. This kind of co-operation and support also serves to make us feel that our efforts were not made in vain. With thanks for the past and promises for the future, we remain, Your very truly. The Cleveland Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Atty. Clayborne George. Forte "Roasted" Lawrence Editor The Gazette: Dear Sir: One of the happiest days of my life was last Sunday, Nov. 9, '24, when I heard that Ormond Forte. "editor" of The Cleveland Advocate (long deceased) was able to attend the recital of Roland Hayes and his companion, Mr. Wm. Lawrence, which all present pronounced a grand success. Mr. Lawrence is the same young man who accompanied Loua V. Jones, violinist, in two of his recitals here before he went abroad to study. It was this individual, Forte, who "wrote" such a nasty account of one of the recitals for his paper, criticising very severely Mr. Lawrence, the accompanist. They say that all things good come to those who wait. That is what has happened in the case of Mr. Lawrence. As on the occasion of his first trip, he again demonstrated Sunday afternoon, that he was an artist at the piano. We trust the full force of this sank deep into the mind and conscience of his unfair critic (Forte) of years ago and that by this time he (Forte) has learned, at least in part, to do unto others as he would wish them to do unto him. (Signed) Mrs. Louis S. Jones, 2256 E. 101st St. ATTY. HULL THANKS ALL! Cleveland, Nov. 10, '24. Editor, Gazette, Dear Sir and Friend: I wish to heartily thank my Afro-American friends for their support given me in my candidacy for judge. It is, however, to be regretted that candidates are not credited with all the votes cast for them, and that the sacred constitutional right to express the preference for a particular candidate is yearly becoming more flagrantly violated. The right to think freely, and to express the thought at the polls is perhaps more important to me than to my American than the right of physical freedom, and the time is over-ripe for the people to rise to a full understanding of this truth. The Stage African New York City.—Wherever you throw a stone you are likely to hit somebody. They have been trying a suit for plagiarism against the authors of "White Cargo," now turning 'em away here. And one line of testimony was that the play was "unture to African life." A gentleman named Maloney asserted in court that Africans are far from being as pictured in "White Cargo." Their characters, he implied, are being sadly misrepresented. We used to hear a lot about the false witness borne against the Irish in vaudville by the "stage Irishman." But why should a Maloney rush to the defense of Sierra Leone? Has the league of nations spread to the stage? "A Monthful" A pious man, having implicit faith in his religion and practicing its teachings in his daily life, even at personal loss and sacrifice, is the finest kind of citizen that any democracy needs. The moment, however, that he feels it his duty to assail the religion of his neighbor or to claim that his religion is better than his neighbor's or to ask the government to accord some privilege to his religion which is not accorded to other religions, he becomes an ordinary pest—Bruno Lessings in the Chicago Herald and Examiner. MR. HUNTS'S CONGRATULATIONS Cincinnati, O., Nov. 11, '24. Editor Gazette, My dear Friend: Enclosed please find money order for renewal of my yearly subscription to "The Old Reliable." I want to congratulate you on your stand in the late election. You pointed out the way of salvation to our group. Would that we had more men like you and our own editor, W. P. Dabney, who speak as they think and are not afraid! Respectfully yours, C. E. A. Hunt, Always Take HILL'S CASCARA QUININE BROMIDE C-102 Relieves COLDS in 24 hrs GRIP in 3 days AT ALL DRUGGISTS 30 DAYS. A married man was always "getting something off his chest" for the benefit of his patient wife. 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The American Woodmen gave an entertainment in East Tech auditorium, last week Friday evening, featuring Eugenia Mayo Brewer, soprano; the Harmony Quartette and Prof. Hopson. Dr. S. Paul Berry of Detroit, a graduate of O. S. university, who located in the new Bailey building, 2270 E. 55th St., has a free dental clinic for children, every Saturday morning. J. A. LuValle, city editor and part owner of the Washington (D. C.) Tribune, paid The Gazette a pleasant visit, last week Friday afternoon. He was en route to Washington from Chicago where he visited his mother. Mrs. Abner Johnson of Columbus was the week-end guest of Mrs. Grace W. Brown. Mrs. Johnson teaches violin and piano and has a fine studio and a large class of students. She is contemplating opening a school of music there soon. 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It was greatly extended, under President Wilson; increased, still further, under President Harding; and reached its zenith under President Coolidge. For instance, the largest of our parks President Wilson never troubled, but the present administration has found time and desire to introduce it even there. To many people, segregation is a Democratic scheme of insult, but such is not the case. Mr. Taft introduced it in the bureau of engraving. He segregated the censuses in this city in white people, white people, white people, and black to black, often duplicating work as most blocks had white and black residents. And, worst of all, announced in his official capacity that Negroes should not hold office where white people complained. Segregation, then, is a Republican institution and not a Democratic institution. Negroes are carried on to its all-embracing extent by Republicans! There is far more of it in the departments, today, than at any time since the Negro first appeared, close upon the close of the Civil War. The picture requirement in the civil service, which makes it next to impossible for a colored lady or gentleman to enter the civil service, since their color is disclosed in their photograph which must be printed on paper, is immediately held on to by aibileen President. Only last week, a colored girl appeared after having passed the best examination, and after having been telegraphed for by the department. The photograph had failed to tell her true color, and they flatly refused to appoint her when she appeared, and they saw her complexion. Commissioner Blair of the internal revenue bureau with thousands of clerks will not appoint a Negro clerk, and his word is law there, as he is the special favorite of Secretary President Coolidge. He hails from North Carolina, the home of the favorite clerk and leader of the segregation forces, Col Sherrill, superintendent of buildings and grounds. It is no use to complain of either of these southern gentlemen. The colored people here who know the President could destroy segregation in the departments of the government, and the photograph requirements in the civil service by the mere nod of his head, are at a loss to understand why he does not put his splendid declarations on democracy into operation here, where it would not even cost him a single vote and where he has full power and absolutely no opposition. They wonder if he is not a firm believer in segregation, especially since segregation is one of the chief tenets of the Ku Klux Klan which has found its "welcome home" in the Republican party, and receives no condemnation from the Republican President. (Special to The Gazette.) Washington, D. C.—In the postoffice segregation is rampant. The faithful colored clerks work under constant humiliation and physical disadvantages. The department maintains a spacious caferla for whites only, where these inferior white clerks can buy appetizing luncheons and chat in comfort while eating, while the colored clerks must bring cold luncheons from home and eat them any place they can. The physical discomfort, disadvantageous as it is, is far less galling to the colored clerks than is the thought of their government taking their taxes, as it takes those of the white, the comfort of the clerks and setting them apart, though they were lepers. The injustice stings all the more when they reflect that they are far more capable than the whites, and render the government more intelligent and efficient service—the white man of their attainment being able to get far more lucrative employment. The department goes even farther in its solicitude for whites and neglect of colored. It maintains a well-appointed club room with pool tables and other games, comfortable lounges and other equipment for rest, sociability, and recreation, and nothing for these same colored employees. This private club is in the magnificent position of building, built and maintained by ALL of the people in the locker rooms there is segregation, and segregation is even attempted in the toilets. And all of this is against the most dependable and faithful employees. Last year the white employees passed around invitations to the white employees, in the very pres- ence of the colored, to attend a reception to the heads of departments, including the postmaster general, in the postoffice building. It announced dancing and a pleasant social evening with the officials for "the postoffice employees" yet not one was delivered to the colored clerks. I hurried a protest to the postmaster and he came off, and he ordered the postmaster to invite the colored as well as the white. These clerks get around their colored co-workers by giving the function at a local hotel. It is inevitable that the wicked spirit of segregation would express itself in appointments, assignments, and salaries. Colored applicants are often passed over though their examination was superior. No Negro, however efficient or old in the service, must ever dream of a promotion to a directive position. The hard, unyielding caste passes whites over him, one after another, though many of the colored employees have won quicksides and accuracy in the handling of mail. The colored clerks have dared to form a union which meets regularly and often sends manly and intelligent protests to the postmaster, and often appeals from his decisions to the postmaster-general. It has secured some improvement in their working conditions, but they are still bitter over the huge injustice done to them for nothing else than the color of their skin. (Special to The Gazette.) Washington, D. C.—The government printing office keeps faith with the government's universal scheme of segregation. Some of the best and brightest of our girls are forced to accept inferior positions there on account of the better and more lucrative avenues of employment being closed to them because of their color. The whites are generally of a very mediocre group, far from equaling our girls in educational equipment, culture, and working efficiency. Yet these superior girls are set off from the whites with the latter, of course, having the better working conditions, salaries and recreational facilities. There is a large cafeteria in this huge structure where all of the employees may go, but there are a few tables in the building on our employees. I am glad to say that few, very few, of our people patronize the place, preferring a little physical inconvenience to the open, semi-public humiliation of segregation. In toilet facilities, dressing-rooms, and work assignments, wherever possible, the law of segregation is in full force, and, of course, this same undemocratic practice reveals itself on the salary roll and in the hard caste that bars promotions. Here, the law of segregation passes over our superior employees to directive positions, and higher salaries. The whites have a large recreational center in this public building with many fine appointments for rest and amusements. During lunch and dinner hours they repair to this restful retreat for sociability and dance. Last fall, a young Afro-American with a splendid record in his work, felt the injustice of this exclusion of our employees so keenly that he secured the company of a young lady of the race to take part in the dance. As soon as this couple started to dance the music was abruptly stopped, and the young man reported for attempting to take part in an entertainment provided for employees. He was called to the office, lectured for being "one of those smart Negroes" who believe in "social equality," and then dismissed on a trumped-up charge. He was a night-employee, hence he carried a pistol. Right after the dance incident a fire broke out in the office. He was barely accused of setting the building on fire in revenge for his exclusion from the dance floor. Detectives came to the building to rest him, and failing to secure any evidence searched him only to discover the pistol. They quickly dropped the arson charge and substituted one for carrying concealed weapons for which he was immediately dismissed. By this severe punishment our employees are taught that there is no way of escape for one who dares to resent the daily insults that their government (under President Coolidge) gives them. Many of the employees have expressed their deeply-wounded feelings to me at being considered a pariah by the government whose institutions they are serving so faithfully, and I have taken up a number of cases only to be met by a denial that the conditions complained of ex-communist inmates, names of my informants. I know the feelings of informants would suffer so I have never given a single name! The department then taking the position THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND O. SATURDAY, NOV. 15, 1924 that it cannot take up the case. It is perfectly clear that this iniquitous scheme of segregation is a difficult thing to fight, since the government well settled upon it, and the complainants cannot bear witness to it. (Special to The tazette) (Special to The Gazette) Washington, D. C.-Segregation in the bureau of engraving and printing has an interesting history involving President Thomas Woodrow Wilson and members of his family, three heroes young colored women who held their positions as a result of their service to the noble wife of Senator Robert La Follette. Shortly after the accession of Mr. Wilson to the White House, a member of his family visited the bureau where she was white and colored girls working together in perfect harmony, oblivious to any thought of race. Shortly thereafter came an order for segregation of the reefer and a white lady who had been recited for her philanthropy among our people and who was upon intimate terms at the White House appeared at the bureau to tell our girls to be contented with the new order as "a great Negro leader had taught colored people to stay in their places." Three of the young ladies resisted the order to the last ditch and were summarily dismissed! Senator La Follette lodged a protest with Secretary McAdoo to no avail, and his noble wife began a crusade against the undemocratic innovation. She took the platform here in Washington and Boston before the famous Twentieth Century club. She used the columns of the Senator's magazine, sparing neither space nor vigor of utterance. She thundered against it in our loca a white press, and addressed the national gathering of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in New York. When our people here were so profoundly discuraged, she came out one stormy afternoon to the Y. M. C. A. to urge them to continue the fight, for democracy was at the crises. Osama bin Laden, the same man, and to attack White House and Cabinet and arouse our people, and the Nation Association secured publicity in over six hundred influential white papers in the country. The right checked what was thought to be the intention of the segregators, namely, the elimination of the colored employees from the bureau ait together. The same segregation which some of our people think is the cherished institution of the Democratic party is still there, in all of its fullness, under the administration of the party that Abraham Lincoln, Charles Summer and Frederick Douglass are helped to found. Our girls are employed there in far larger numbers than in any other branch of the public service. THEY ARE SEGREGATED in their rest rooms, toilets, and working stations, and of course none are ever thought of for promotions to executive places. They are girls from our best nomes, most of them with high age normal school training, and fine culture. The white girls are of no such grade, as there is no segregation for them in the great world of things. They have unlimited fields at high wage for even mediocre talents. The best of our girls must take these inferior positions, the inevitable result of segregation. Our people are still hoping for the issuance of an order destroying this iniquitous practice in all of our government departments, for it not only humiliates the best of the government servants but impairs the government service. (Special to The Gazette) (Special to The Gazette) Washington, D. C.—The treasury department, according to the President's recent acceptance speech, is now under the ablest financial genius since the days of Alexander Hamilton. It is to be remembered the most important of the West Indies, and in that long sweep of history that the President traversed are the mighty Salmon P. Chase, secretary of the treasury in Lincoln's cabinet, who, in a national extremity such as this country has never known, devised the national banking system which financed the Civil War; and Ohio's master financier, John Sherman. These men never knew what secretation was! The present head of the department of internal revenue, Mr. Blair from North Carolina, has not appointed a colored clerk since his incumbency. While his predecessor, Mr. Daniel Roper, a Democrat from Texas, appointed and promoted several of them. Since the income tax legislation and the numberless new taxes that the recent war necessitated, this is by far the largest department of the treasury, employing several thousand clerks. Yet Negroes are so scarce there that they be noticed. There is the same general number among our clerks and other employees as there is in the other branches of the government—failure to recognize their efficiency when promotions are due; ability to go so far and no farther. The various forms of segregation exist here as well as elsewhere—the restaurants closed or divided along color lines, and special lockers, locker rooms, rest rooms, etc., set off for colored. The toilers for the colored are few in such a large structure. Hence, the segregated clerks are forced to endure physical inconvenience and travel long distances when they desire the use of them. The department maintains a huge, magnificent cafeteria, in the splendid sweep of woodland along our national driveway, where white people of every class can come to rest, dine, and socialize of afternoons and evenings at minimum costs. The white press of the city is constantly telling of the thousands who take advantage of this "delightful retreat," and the festive scene that their presence creates. It seats two thousand diners with space to spare; but not one Negro! His only share is in the taxes he is forced to pay for this luxury for another group! The registrieship of the treasury, which Republican Presidents have given the Negro since Garfield appointed Blanch K. 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