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IU Razor Bumps and Your Bumps Get it from your druggist or for a half pound can ENOUGH FOR SHAVING POINT SAVANNAH, J. FRAN DOCTOR OF O The BEST for Daily we are convincing PARAMOUNT. TAILOR secure the best possible Our customers give from THE GAZETTE Eyes Scientifically Examined Office Hours: 10 to 6 Saturday & Monday Till 8 P.M. 4305 WOODLAND AVE. Cleveland, Ohio ESTABLISHED, AUGUST 25, 1883 And Issued Every Week on Time Since CLEVELAND, OHIO, SATURDAY; JULY 25, 1925. RACE DOMINATION THE STAKE IN AFRICA! FRENCH AND SPANIARDS LINE UP FOR IMPORTANT BATTLES WITH MOORS. Eyes of Pan-Islam World on Riffian Tribesmen and Leader Who Are Trying to Throw Off the White Yoke—Their Success Means Much to All Native Black Africans. 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. By Karl H. Von Wiegand. Paris, France.—Within the week, the real struggle between white and brown (black) races for domination of northern Africa will begin on the sun-scorched plains, and in the treacherous mountain passes of Morocco. On one side will be two great civilized nations, France and Spain, a handful of American volunteers, aided by the benevolent neutrality of England. Opposing them will be Abd-el-Krim, the bearded Riff chieftain and a few thousand tribesmen, directed by adventurous soldiers of fortune and military experts from America, Turkey, Germany, Russia and other nations. On this little army will be turned the eyes of the whole pan-Islam world. Without heavy artillery, without airplanes, or anti-aircraft guns, without tanks, without most of the implements of modern warfare, this vastly inferior force of Abd-el-Krim has been holding at bay, for four months the world's greatest military power. At last, France has shaken off the pacifist influences comparable to those annoyed America at the time of the Phillipine campaign. France is now determined to battle determinedly to keep her colonial empire. The army having her forces will be fighting for the security of the white race against the inevitable uprising of Islam that would follow a Riffkan victory. France considers the crushing of Abd-el-Krim and his aspirations of importance not only to France and Spain but to all white nations having colonies in Asia and Africa. Meantime, the Moorish chief- FRESH OF Written By "The Gazette's Co What Our People Are D Personal, Social, Lodge, Marriages, CORRESPONDENTS must mail all letters for publication at their main postoffice sufficiently early on Monday (or Sunday) of each week to have them reach The Gazette office on Tuesday morning, and always write their names and that of their city or town on the outside of the wrapper about returned copies. Unless this latter is done, proper credit cannot be given you. Lists of names, wedding presents, etc., obituary notices, inquiries for relatives and advertisements of all kinds, including items announcing entertainments to be held in the near future, must be paid for in advance at the rate of 25 cents a line, six words to a line. Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on application. CADIZ.—Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Hargrave and children, of Homestead, Pa. and Mrs. Lottie Hargrave of Smithfield, were here Sunday—Mrs. Homer Newsome of Bellefontaine is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Florence Mason—Mr. and Mrs. Theodore Mason of Wilberforce are guests of Mrs. Melvin Christian—Mesdames Harriet and Ada Cochran have returned to Oberlin—Miss Dorothy Robinson of Massillon is here visiting relatives—The annual rally at St. James A. M. E. church netted $1,400. It will wipe out the church and parsonage mortgage—Mrs. Eva Strother, of Canton is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Bertha Redman—Miss Lenora Mason is visiting Rev. and Mrs. T. H. Mason—Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wallace and son, Lloyd. of Lorain, spent Sunday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Austin Wallace. Bingham Benford is seriously sick at Zanesville. HILLSBORO. — Mrs. Gertrude Christy entertained the Industrial club last Friday evening. A delightful luncheon was served.—Mrs. tain has upset all calculations of modern military science. Aided by a climate unfavorable to the white legions, the Moorish chieftain has not only defended his territory but has seriously menaced the very existence of the French and Spanish control over the northern African tribes. To stop his victorious sallies against the French and Spanish outposts in Africa, two marshals of France, Petain and Lyautey, the French general, Nautin, and Primo De Rivera, military dictator of Spain, will gather in Morocco on Tuesday to devise and organize a relentless campaign against the tribesmen. This drive, which will be more earnest and determined than any yet undertaken, will begin within a fortnight. There will be a formidable concentration of air, ift which will include the little group of American flyers who will fight under the flag of the loyal sultan of Morocco. These flyers, all members of the LaFayette Escadrille in the World War, will be under command of Col. Charles Sweeney of California. Tanks, heavy artillery and large reinforcements of lightning men are massed in preparation for the big drive. Whether they measures will turn the tide in favor of the white armies is problematical. The strategists are confident they will. But it is significant that among the new plans is the decision to send against the Riffs increasing numbers of Moroccan troops who are expected to match the cunning guerrilla warfare of the wild tribesmen of Abd-el-Krilm. OHIO NEWS The Old Reliable" correspondents Doing Each Week—Church, o, Literary and Musical— Deaths, Etc. George Thompkins and daughters, Helen, Jane and Kathleen, arrived, Saturday, from Cleveland and are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lamb.—Mrs. M. Dickerson of Cincinnati, and Mrs. Clifford Roberts of Harris Station, visited Mr. and Mrs. A. Holland, last week, and attended the "Queen's" supper and rally given by Mrs. Holland at New Hope Baptist church. It proved a great success.—Rev. and Mrs. S. H. Williams of Frankfort, and Rev. and Mrs. Forrest Mitchell of Chillicothe, and some of their church-members attended the "Queen's" rally, Sunday. Miss Armita E. Murr was crowned queen. It was a success.—Mrs. Ella Gee and daughter. Miss Constance, of Nenla, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver, Young.—Mr. and Mrs. W. Jackson and Mr. Gilbert Williams of Pittsburg, are visiting their mother, Mrs. America Williams.—Miss Virgil Paxton and Mr. and Mrs. Blakey spent, Friday, in Cincinnati.—Joseph Jenkins returned from Columbus, Friday.—Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Frye of Newport spent Sunday with the latter's parents.—Mrs. Chloe Smith of Cincinnati is spending her vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Milton Day.—Missges Margie Kittrell and Clara Adams of Cincinnati spent the week-end here. Columbus.—After a short illness in Grant hospital, Wm. H. Litchford, age 61, and reputed to be one of our wealthiest men in the state, died, recently. Litchford was proprietor of Litchford hotel and also owner of much other property in this city and vicinity. The editor of The Gazette will, pass thru the city, soon, en route to Wilberforce to attend a meeting of the trustees of the state department of the university. WILLIS' SOUND ADVICE. "Get Money, Not for the Sake of Money Alone, But Because of the Power and Prestige It Gives" Columbus, O.—"The Afro-American has won his place in art, in music, in education and upon the battlefield, but let me urge upon you, as man to man and friend to friend, not to overlook the value of business," said Senator Frank B. Willis, recently, in delivering the principal address at the dedication of the new FRANK B. WILLIS. home office-building of the Supreme Lifo Ins. Co. of this city, "Get money, not for the sake of money alone, but because of the power and prestige it gives," he continued. "The white business man who looks across at his colored neighbor in business and finds him with a much better-looking establishment, better business methods, better stock, a better car, than he possesses, finds himself with a new and wholesome respect for his darker neighbor than anything else can give him." DEPLORES RACE PREJUDICE Cities, Achievements of The Three Alexander Dumas in France—Mixing the Races Produces a Superior Race—Interesting. New York City,—Deriding a number of absurdities into which race prejudice leads white Americans, Albert Guerard, writing in the June number of Scribner's Magazine speaks of the so-called "inferior product of mixture and cites the Dumas family as evidence against any such inferiority. Says Mr. Guerard: "There is a plaza in Paris dedicated to the three Alexander Dumas. The first, the son of a Hayytian planter (white) and a native black woman, was a general at the time of the Revolution and the Eraplire. The second, unmistakably African in coloring and features, was the jolly giant who has fascinated three generations with his romantic tales, who made and lost several fortunes, managed newspapers and theatres, hobnobbed with the greatest in the land, and preceded Henry Ford in devising methods of quantity production. The third, besides giving an everlasting and deplorable model of romanticism in La Dame aue Carte blas', besides suffering from chronic scoliosis, still and Parisian wife created the modern problem play, paved the way for symbolism on the stage before Ibsen had been heard of, and wrote homoelic paradoxical, glittering prefaces when Bernard Shaw, his ungrateful son, was still in his cradle. Few Nordic families could offer the same record of physical and intellectual energy as that 'colorful' dynasty of the Dumas. "Once more, I am only pleading for careful study: I am not claiming in advance that the mulatto is a desirable product. I am only stating that the fine record of many people of mixed parentage should prevent us from accepting blindly any adverse verdict. On the whole, analogies drawn from other branches of biology are favorable to cross-breeding, if it be followed by selection. The finest breeds of dogs, horses and plants are the result of careful crossing. This proves very little. I know: but it may at any rate act as a check on a prior conclusion." Jack Fighting "Hootch". Peoria, Ill. --While engaged in assisting federal officers in a prohibition raid, Jack Johnson, former heavyweight champion of the world, and the most skillful boxer of all time, was arrested for double parking an automobile. When he informed the police of his business, he was immediately released. Shoots Up Two (Churches) Atlanta, Ga. --A young white scoundrel, named Poasley, still under 21, "shot up" two of our churches here, last week, and the Recorder's Court fined him only $100 for his "fun." SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS OUR PEOPLE VERY AGGRESSIVE CARRYING THE DETROIT "RESIDENTIAL WAR" RIGHT UP TO THE KLUXERS, And Others, Who Started It—Dr. A. L. Turner and J. W. Fletcher Vacate Their Beautiful New Homes; But V. A. Bristol and Others Are Still, "Holding the Fort". Detroit, Mich.—Our people temporarily broke up a meeting of real estate men on two occasions, last week Thursday night, at the Gabriel Richard branch of the Detroit, Public Library, Grand River and Stoopow Aves, and were finally dispersed after police reserves had been called from the Vinewood station. They are carrying this "residential war" that the white puffins started, right to them and aggressively, too. The real estate men's meeting was to discuss ways and means of preventing our people from moving into "white" districts in that section, and ousting those who remain in spite of the recent rioting. The first time our people interrupted the gathering they arrived in six automobiles and threw the meeting into confusion by bhooting and, yelling, police were told. Lights in the library were extinguished and the doors were locked. However, no attempt was made to break into the building and they drove hurriedly away when the police arrived 10 minutes later. Gathering reinforcements, our people made a second visit to the library soon after and demanded admittance, declaring that they could not be prevented from attending a public meeting. Neighbors, fearing another riot in that neighborhood, summoned police response. It was "explained" by people that the meeting, which was attended by about 40 members of the northwestern branch of the Detroit Real Estate board, was an executive business session and not open to the public. They did not accept the "explanation", however, until the arrival of the police reserves in two cruisers. Then they dispersed. K. K. K. Debate Held. After quiet was restored, members of the association held an open debate on the "residential" question, which lasted for more than an hour. Finally, a motion was unanimously adopted, calling for absolute restriction, by property owners themselves of all property for safe, lease occupancy by any other members of the "Caucasian" race. The U.S. Supreme Court has declared illegal. It was further agreed to immediately prepare an attest case to be carried to the state supreme court for a ruling, and they'll get it, too, but not the kind of one they want and are hoping for. During the meeting, Mayor John W. Smith, Prosecutor R. C. Toma and the city administration as a whole were attacked for laxity in dealing with the question. Five patrolmen were left at the library branch to prevent further disorder. The dis- Claulus Plano and Other Household Goods Were Bought For Wife by Her Former Husband. Baltimore, Md.—Noble Sissle of the team of Sissle and Blake, declared himself insolvent when he was examined in elementary proceedings here, recently. He said that $6,000 was due him in back salaries from the "Dandies" which has caused his present financial condition. The actor agreed to a receiver who was duly named by Judge Callahan. Sissle admitted there is a total of $3,000 in outstanding judgments against him; that he has no property; that his piano and household goods belong to his wife and were bought for her by her former husband. All of these allegations are set forth in the current issue of a trade paper. Sissle was president of the Siss-Lake Company, a holding corporation. The team traveled with the "Chocolate Dandies" under the direction of B. C. Whitney. IN APPRECIATION The editor of The Gazette wishes to thank all who assisted at the funeral of his sister. Tuesday morning, and all that showed her or him any consideration whatever during her recess illness and at the time of her death. All were so kind and considerate and helpful that it is impossible to find words to fully express my appreciation of the same. Suffix it to say that I stand ready to reciprocate at any time, day or night. This includes my good neighbors and other friends: Dr. E. A. Clarke, his four deaconsess; the ladies' trio headed by Mrs. Grace Thompson; the pall-bearers, Mrs. Lenora Craig, Mrs. Rey, Jackson and others. Harry C. Smith. IN UNION IS STRONG LE COPY FIVE CENTS EN UP! VERY AGGRESSIVE OIT "RESIDENTIAL WAR" TO THE KLUXERS, It—Dr. A. L. Turner and ate Their Beautiful New A. Bristol and Others holding the Fort". Gets Threatening Letters. Threatening letters and telephone calls received by at least one resident of the Grand River section, from which two families (Turner and Fletcher), objected to by neighbors, have been forced to move, have lent impetus, it was learned, to circulation of petitions to place ownership restrictions on, property in the area immediately north of Tireman avenue and west of Grand River. Besides a committee of property owners of the first of several demonstrations in recent weeks, headed by Daniel Cassidy, an attorney, it is understood that a committee of real estate men operating in that section of the city are engaged in securing signatures to the restrictive petitions. Physician Gets Threats. Dr. Gerald A. Wilson, living two doors away from a house (Dr. Turner's) that was stoned two weeks ago, said, last week Thursday, that he had been the recipient of many threats by letter and by telephone. The most annoying, he said, had been those received over the telephone, which often is answered by members of his family. A delegation of our people also called on him, he said, urging him to withdraw his objections to the tenanty of the neighboring house. Wilson said he didn't know whether he was the only individual that had been threatened on the block, but that if he had been singled out it was not difficult to understand why. He admitted he had been outspoken in his objection to the prospective new neighbor. "When I heard of the contemplated sale of the property in question," Dr. Wilson said, "with a neighbor I went to see the original owner. We offered him $1,000 more than his prospective sale called for. It was refused and we predicted that the deal he was consummating would cause trouble in the vicinity. "Undoubtedly those remarks were repeated, and exaggerated as such repetitions usually are." Wilson said that he had not turned over the threatening missives to the federal authorities. "They made me so mad, I tore them up," he said. The K K K-mass meeting, last week did not materialize. They contented themselves with parading the streets. Mayor Smith asked our people to stay off the streets, that night, or not to gather in crowds. Meantime, the contest goes on in a more or less peaceful way. DOINGS OF THE RACE The first annual meeting of the Lincoln Legion, a veterans' organization, officered and composed of our veterans of all wars, will be held in Chicago Aug. 10 and 11. With only 23 members the A. M. E. church at Frankfort, O., is building a $3,550 church on a cash basis. Rev. S. H. Williams, pastor. Charles Stewart, nationally known newspaper writer, a member of the associated press and connected with several prominent journals, such as the Chicago Journal and Tribune, died, July 13, at Park Sanitarium, Guthrie, Okla. E. R. Crawford, manager of the Wilberforce Jubilee Singer, had his first experience with Chicago thieves when Slim Morris, 3519 Vernon Ave., that city, robbed him of $12. Morris was sentenced to 30 days in the house of correction and fined $1 and costs. Arrest Depepe's Orchestra Men. Sandusky, O.—Claiming to have evidence that Charles Dyson, age 23, and Wm. Shorter, age 27, were members of a gang of automobile thieves, detectives arrested the pair, last week Tuesday night, at a dance given here. The officers charge the men with implication in the theft of 28 automobiles, and said this number may be increased to 50 or 60, when they finally are brought to trial. The machines were stolen in a number of cities in which the orchestra has played, the detectives said. The arrest of the men ended a four-month search by the detectives. They said they always seemed one jump behind the orchestra as they would and it gone arriving in a city where it had been playing. Lots Depepe years ago lived in Springfield, O. He now resides in Pittsburgh. IF YOURE SO GLAD TO SEE ME, MR. STERRETT, GO OUT IN THE KITCHEN AND WASH THE DISHES! IDEA GLADLY, MISS GEEVUM! GLA-A-DLY! KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK! I'VE GOT TO HAND IT TO SIS! SHE'S GOT A GREAT BEAN ON HER! WELL, JOE, IF YOURE SO GLAD TO SEE ME, STEP TO THE KITCHEN AND DRY THE DISHES! Tim Early CROSS MARKS SPOT WHERE JOE STOOD 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 Cleveland, Ohio, as second-class mail matter 226 W. Superior Ave., Cleveland, O. Member Ohio Legislature: 1894 to 1896; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902 THE GAZETTE is the oldest and has the largest bona fide circulation, double that of any newspaper in the interest of Afro-Americans published in the state of Ohio and comparison with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWS-EST AND BEST in the country. 10,000,000 Afro-Americans. 850,000 in Ohio. 40,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1925. Death in the family of the editor, the first of the week, prevented our doing all we wished to for "The Old Reliable", this week. --- Harry Wills' real manager seems to be his excellent wife, and a mighty good one she makes, too. They are in Europe on a tour. We do not know whether she is taking Harry, or he is "doing the honors" for her. Their seems to be an ideal married life. --- The most encouraging phase of that Detroit "residential segregation" fight between the kluxes, their prejudiced allies, and our people there, is the aggressive action taken by the latter in defense of their rights. More power to them and their kind! --- Who would have ever thought that a Massachusetts man, as President of the United States, could ever have shown such utter disregard for the feelings and rights of our people as President Calvin Coolidge has. There is very little difference, if any, between him and that southern Democratic chief executive, Thomas Woodrow Wilson. Noble Sissie is said to have cleared $100,000 on "Shuffle Along." Now he is "broke"—so he testified in a Baltimore court, recently. "Nobe" is apparently a good actor but a very poor business man or financier. We are sorry. He was a very popular Cleveland boy for some years, and his father pastor of one of our largest local churches. --- Applications to take examination for matron in the Indian service will be received until Aug. 8, it was announced, Wednesday, by the Cleveland board of U. S. Civil Service in the main postoffice. Persons interested in other civil service positions may obtain information from the board. Our people should take advantage of these opportunities. --- The alumni association of Howard University, Washington, D. C., is making a determined effort to force the resignation of President J. Stanley Durkee of that school and it is sincerely hoped the association will be successful and soon. He is as unfit for the position, from our (race) standpoint, as was President Fayette McKenzie, until recently president of Fisk University, Nashville, Teun., and for the same reasons. Durkee, like McKenzie, apparently has very little respect for our people, their purposes and aims. OBITUARY Very impressive funeral services were held at the beautiful parlors of Undertakers Wynne & Easley, 2262 E. 55th St. Tuesday morning, over the remains of Mrs. Rebecca Elizabeth Stafford, only sister of the Hon. Harry C. Smith, editor of The Gazette. She departed this life, July 19, '25, at the age of 71 years. A timely and touching discourse was delivered by Rev. E. A. Clarke, pastor of St. John's A. M. E. church of which the deceased had been a long attendant. A close friend of Mrs. Grace Willis Thompson, Mrs. Mary Lamb and Miss Marguerite Lamb, rendered several beautiful selections which, with Dr. Clarke's exceptionally intellectual discourse, were heart-appealing. The casket, covered with floral gifts from friends and holding all that was earthly of the editor's only near relative, rested beneath a canopy of palms banked high with many beautiful floral designs, all producing an atmosphere of peace that permeated the homelike parlors of Messrs. Wynne & Easley. The pall-bearers were: Dr. E. A. Balley, Herbert L. Taylor, John'H. Morton, Dr. J. Kickens, Harry R. Redman and Cyril Dandridge, Barrister, Woodland cemetery, Sternos Florence green earth-covering was spread over the earth surrounding the grave and the flowers on the grave of the editor's mother. Mrs. Stafford's grave was lined with Sternos Florence green grave-lining. PRIME SPORT NEWS Flowers-Bogash. New York City.—Tiger Flowers, the Georgia sensation, has been matched to meet Lou Bogash of Con- necticut in the main bout of an all- saints game at the Aurora bowl on Friday, July 24. Wills-Demnsev. New York City.—Jack Dempsey appeared before the N. Y. state athletic commission, last week, and formally accepted the challenge of Harry Wills, heavyweight de luxe. This action ends four years of strife to bring together the champion and his logical and most persistent challenger. Dempsey was instructed to sign for the match and appear before the commission, Tuesday, to post the forfeit. Hubbard Starred in Boston Boston, Mass.—De Hart Hubbard of the University of Michigan, for the "teenth" time in his career has jumped more than 25 feet. On July 11, at Caledonian Grove, in a meet in conjunction with the outing of St Bartholomews Church of Cambridge Hubbard jumped 25 feet 2 inches. Gourdin, 23 feet, $10\frac{1}{2}$ inches. Hubbard also won the 100-yard dash in 10 seconds. Harry and President Hindenberg. Berlin, Germany—Harry Wills, wife and party, arrived here, July 14, and after getting located took a long drive through the parkways. After the drive the fighter, his wife and two other members of the party, called upon President Von Hindenberg who gave them a warm welcome and extended the courtesies of the palace to them. They were guided through the place and shown the different wonders of the president's mansion. Battling Siki Back to Normal New York City.—Battling Siki, the Senegalese batter, knocked out Indian Halfbran here, July 10, in the third round. Siki put up his best fight since his arrival in the U. S., and really looked good against the redskin. Halfbran rulered favor over Siki at the start, but the odds took a sudden drop after the first two or three seconds of the first round when Siki landed heavily on his opponent's chin and face. Four deaconesses of St. John's church accompanied Dr. Clarke and assisted materially in alleviating the sorrow of the bereaved. Cadillac and Cash Left By Bishop. Weg 18 Producing Oil Has 16 Producing Oil Wells. Muskogee Ookla. A group of muskogee oil wells set out to the $200,000 estate of Luther Tucker, a black Creek freework who became of age, last month. Tucker received an allotment of some 160 acres of U. S. farm lands. Oil was discovered, and the value of the 16 wells is now placed at $125,000. His property was acquired in 2000 to $20,000 a year, and he has accumulated personal property valued at $75,000. CORRESPONDENTS WANTED! "The Old Reliable" Gazette desires an active agent and correspondent in every city and town in Ohio and neighboring states having a number of Afro-American residents. Only a little time on Fridays or Saturdays is required. We are especially desirous of hearing persons in the following named cities: Springfield, Columbus, Toledo, Steubenville, Zanzville, Wilmington, Xenia, Washington C. H., Lancaster, Hamilton, Piqua, Lima, O., and other places, particularly in Ohio, where we have none. Write to the editor of The Gazette, 226 West Superior Ave., Cleveland, O., and terms will be sent promptly. Our readers will oblige us greatly by sending at once the addresses of persons in the cities named, and others in the state to whom we can write relative to the matter. "Not the largest. But the Best!" Little Rock, Ark. June 16. '25. Hon. Harry C. Smith. Editor, Gazette, Dear Friend:--Long live The Gazette! a welcome friend to the Ricks-Demby family for forty-three years. We boast of being among the oldest continuous subscribers of The Gazette—not the largest but the best in essentials and the most dependable of race journals. Wishing you continued good health and success, we are as ever. Very truly yours, (Bishop) Edward T. and Nettie M, Demby. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O.SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1925. Godfrey-Wills The attempt to arrange a contest between Geo. Godfrey, Afro-American heavyweight, and Harry Wills is only another "play" of Dempsey's followers to delay and finally prevent, if possible, a meeting of Wills and the "dodger" champion, but it won't work. Godfrey helped to train Dempsey and is no match for Wills, and every one knows it. If Dempsey, his manager, Jack Kearns, and their followers felt sure that the champion could and would defeat Harry, there would have been a battle many months ago. Wills-Weinert Fight Echo. New York City.—At a recent state athletic commission meeting, Farley, Brower and Muldoon took their most definite stand thus far on the Dempsey-Wills affair. They announced: "Dempsey must fight Wills in New York and no phone calls to Wills without any warm-up fights in this or any other state." When Paddy, Mullins, Harry Wills' manager, was offered a check for $50,856, last week, by the manager of the Wills-Weinert fight. Paddy tossed it back to him and insisted on $60,856 due Harry. This difference may have to be settled in the courts. Steubenville Giants Here, Sunday. Without doubt the best attraction of the season, to date, is booked for Hooper Field, Sunday, at 3 p. m., when the fast Steubenville Buffalo "Buffalo" and Bills. The downstate Buckeye players are said to be rightful claimants to the title, Eastern Ohio Afro-American baseball champs, owing to their great record of wins. In Ford, ss., Moore, cf.; and Green, if., the Giants are said to have real fence-busters. The clever Frank Fields, formerly the pitching for the Steubenville boys, Pres. Landon O'Neal, having reorganized the Blues, will show local fans a fine team. Some of his new stars are Hampton, cf.; Murden, 2 b.; J. Dixon, ss.; Fann, c. and B. Dixon, ss.; Fann, c. and B. Dixon, recently led the Blues to a 17 to 6 triumph over the Madden Millon. Agathons down with five hits. Sunday's game looks like a pitcher's battle everyone should see. OUR LESSON We must learn to govern ourselves and work together for our own advancement. If we do not learn to govern ourselves and work together for our own advancement, we may be very sure that we will be governed by others in their own interest as well as worked by others for their own advancement and not ours. George W. Blount. Tell It, Brother, Tell It! There is something radically wrong with a group of people who refuse to help relieve their own burdens. The day of throwing bouquets is gone forever. The Afro-American must face the facts as they exist. We won't gain anything by fooling ourselves into thinking that everything is all right. Everything, affecting the lives of Afro-American people, is all wrong. The sooner we face these facts, the quicker we will begin to work for our own salvation, the sooner we will attain our rightful place as American citizens. — Philadelphia Tribune. My ear is pained My soul is sick with every day's report Of wrong and outrage, with which the earth is filled. There is no flesh in man's ob- durate heart. It does not feel for man: the natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colored like his own: and having power To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey. Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys: Tis human nature's broadest foulest blot. See us First for all Goods in our Line JOHN S. HALL Philadelphia, Pa.—Robbed of $150 which he had saved to win an obstinate father's consent to his marriage, Charles Stankus, 31 years old, of 1532 South Front street, hanged himself. Friends broke into his room and found him dead, hanging from a bedpost. Stankus was engaged to a girl, whose name the police do not know. The girl's father said they should wait until Stankus saved some money. By hard work and patient economy he managed to get together the $150. Stankus carried the roll to his sweetheart's home, counted it out before her father and got his consent. Everything was rosy, and the day was set for the wedding. Overjoyed, Stankus invited his friends to his home to an "engagement party." During the party one of the guests proposed a wrestling bout, and Stankus accepted. After the two men had rolled each other over the floor for a few minutes the guest gave up and left the house. Then Stankus missed his $150. FAMOUS GOLD MINE IS SOLD Colorado Workings, Bought by Syndicate for $11,000,000, Transferred. Colorado Springs, Colo.—The sale of the Stratton Independence mine to the Portland Gold Mining company is reported from apparently reliable sources. Officials of the Portland company defined to affirm or deny the report, which stated that the sale had been ratified at a meeting this week of directors of the London syndicate owning the property. The Stratton Independence was last sold to the English syndicate for $11,000,000 by the late W. S. Stratton. HIS CASE PUZZLES DOCTORS. Man With Lost Voice Can Speak Audibly to Animals. Crane, Mo.—W. H. Hilton, living near Crane, lost his voice two years ago from the effects of a severe case of whooping cough. The singular feature of Mr. Hilton's affliction is that he can speak audibly to dumb animals on his farm in as clear a voice as he ever could, but can only whisper when he attempts to speak to persons. Mr. Hilton's health is excellent and his strange affliction has puzzled physicians from many parts of the state. He is 65 years old. FUNERAL HELD AFTER 32 YEARS. Body of Drowned Arkansan Had Been in Sandbar Texarkana, Ark.—Satisfied that the skeleton found on a sandbar in Red river, near Fulton, was of their father, drowned years ago, Ben and James Wilson brought it to their home here and had it interred in the family lot, after funeral ceremonies. The body was found about 300 yards below the point where Wilson perished. It had lain in the sandbirk until shifting sands during the recent overflow left it partly exposed. Two Daughters of Kaasan Have Close Call in Escaping From Car. Cimarron, Kan.—While J. W. Phelps was speeding along in his auto toward Haggard, he ran into a piece of road where straw had been scattered more than a 'foot deep. There was so much of it that the machine stalled. The exhaust set fire to the car and it became necessary to abandon it. 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Write quick Lacassian Co. Dept. 90-A, St. Louis, Mo. WANTED.—An active, intelligent and honest young man, preferably one of our college students, who has spare time, each day, and wishes to make some money. Call, Cherry, 1289, in the afternoon. AGENTS WANTED.—Every woman buys dress goods. Make $10 daily introducing our line; experience unnecessary. Samples furnished. Bluebird Supply House, 296 Broadway, Dept. W. New York City. WANTED--Agents. Write at once for free samples. Sell Madison "Better-Made" shirts from large manufacturer direct to wearer. No capital or experience required. Many earn $100 weekly and bonus. Madison Mfg. Co., 501 Broadway, New York. CLEVELAND Social and Personal Mrs. Selmo C. Glenn and daughter, Betty, left, recently, for Canada to visit relatives and for Idlewild, Mich. Antioch Baptist church has raised its desired $100,000 in subscriptions for its contemplated new church-home in the East End. Editor C. A. Franklin of the Kansas City, (Mo.) Call, was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Oliver A. Taylor, of Crawford road, when en route to Philadelphia, recently, to wed. Miss Edith Wright, formerly of Cleveland, but now of New York City, went to Philadelphia, last week, to act as one of the bridesmaids for Miss Ada Crogman. Announcement has been made by Rev, and Mrs. B. Tyrrell of First Mt. Olive Baptist church, Mt. Pleasant, of the coming marriage of their daughter, Miss Wilkie, to Roland Avery Wilson. Rev. Ernest Hall of Atlanta will take charge of E. Mt. Zion Baptist church about Aug. 12. Rev. B. K. Smith, former pastor, was forced to retire on account of ill health. His work at E. Mt. Zion was splendid. Rumor has it it that Mr. Geo. Cohron, local insurance manager, dropped $1,500 in The Herald and then dropped out of the paper's management. Rumor also has it that Mr. Alex. O. Taylor has given up the management of the local distribution of the Chicago Defender. THE GEEVUM HURRY, GIRLS, IT'S FIVE O'LOCK!--WEVE GOT TO GET HOME BEFORE DAD! HE THINKS WE'RE CLEANING HOUSE, YOU KNOW! THE GEEVUM GIRLS *M. KLEIMAN'S 2928 Central Ave. D. BARBER'S 2006 Central Ave. BENJ, AKERS, 3519 Central Ave. *THE S. & S. DRUG CO. 7325 Central Ave. The Gazette regularly should notify copy delivered promptly. b business matters to The Gazette nk, 226 West Superior Ave., oppo- you wish to see the editor call carefully examine The Gazette's purchases. Business men who have the patronage of our people, assurance that they want it. dication in current issues of The by 4 p. m., TUESDAY of that advertisements accepted until ITH, Room 304. Avenue, Cleveland, O. Bell 'Phone: Cherry 1259 St. John's choir will give the first of its Sunday evening musicales, July 26, 7:30 p.m. It will have the assistance of Anna Moore, soprano; Geo. Edwards, violin; Walter Johnson of Boston, organist; Edgar Blair, tenor, and the Chaucey Lee string quartette. It will render four fine choruses and Dr. Clarke will preach a short sermon. All seats free. Stewart Memorial M. E. church has leased the Delmar, near the corner of E. 71st St. and Central Ave., one of the oldest "movie" theaters in the city, and will remodel it for use as a church. It seats 400. Five year lease, $18,000. "Pretty stiff." There is a letter at The Gazette office for Chas. Alfred Fox and one for E. W. Smith. Please tell them, if you know them. Among the many recent pleasant affairs was the luncheon given by Mrs. Mamie Hawkins, E. 43d St. for the following named ladies: Miss Susie Bailey of Oberlin college; Mrs. R. K. Moon and daughter, Mrs. Grace Lucas, Mrs. Ed Gales, Mrs. Edgore Moore, Mrs. Nina Brown of Jersey City, Mrs. S. Norman of Charleston, W. Va.; Mrs. Merrill pyle Wiggins and Mrs. Olean Fair of Florida. Mrs. Hawkins is a delightful hostess. That the Hon. Harry C. Smith's Ohio civil rights law will be upheld and enforced by the courts of Cleveland, as well as elsewhere in the state, was again demonstrated in the police court, last week, when Steve Spanos, proprietor of a restaurant at 7820 Dedar Ave, was cited to court, July 10. He was also with the provisions of the law by permitting Afro-American patrons to be refused service in his restaurant. Sentence was to have been passed on Steve, July 18. Good! The recent marriage of Mrs. Eva Perkins of Elyria, to Dr. George C. Sutton of Lorain, a former Cleveland-her, has been formally announced. The ceremony took place at the bride's sister, Mrs. Willie Thomas', E. 103d St., this city, Rev. H. C. Bailley officiating. Covers were laid for 18, after which the couple motored to the university medical school. The couple are residing temporarily at 915 Foster Ave., Elyria. A surprise shower was tendered Dr. and Mrs. Sutton by Cleveland friends and a buffet luncheon served the 20 guests. Cleveland under-collegiate followers of the Grecian classics are looking forward to the showdown to be held, Aug. 14, when all athletes from Cleveland's school playgrounds for life for honors. Among the favorite players are age 17, of 10505 Norman Ave., and Cecil Johnson, age 16, of 2017 Adelbert road, both representing Phillis Wheatley school playground. Jones clears the high jump at five, and is making a good mark in the running broad jump. Johnson is putting the eight pound shot around the back of the net, recording "for the low hurdles, doing that trick in 15.01 seconds. Both M GIRLS E! WHAT A BINK SHOW! YOU SAID IT, SIS! HAROLD HAYFOOT IN THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1925 boys are receiving a heavy backing from Philiss Wheatley school playground clientele. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Dennis left, Saturday, for Washington, D. C., after an extended visit in the city with his wife's relatives. He proposes to re-enter business there if he can find a suitable location. They spent seven months visiting in California cities just prior to returning to Cleveland. Mr. Dennis had decided to visit the city. He found a dandy location, made application for a poolroom-license and solicited the aid of Councilman Tom Fleming but nevertheless was refused the license. Mr. Dennis says he cannot understand the reason for the refusal because he conducted a very respectable place of business here and in Washington for about a year. He says he thinks it is due to politics. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis' many local friends were very sorry to have them leave the city. Edward and Nathaniel Robinson, graduated pharmacists with thirteen years' experience in the business, have purchased and are operating what was the Rosenfeld drug store at the corner of E. 30th St. and Scovill Ave. It is now known as Robinson's Pharmacy. Prescriptions carefully compounded by a registered drugstainer in attendance at the store. The Robinsons are carrying equipment for the toilet preparations, photo supplies, toilet articles of all kinds, cigars, candies, sodas, etc., etc., and deliver to their customers when it is desired. Watch their windows and The Gazette for their special sales and remember they give employment to one of the race in the person of Walter Lee, a grandson of Mr. John Lee (deceased), father of Mrs. Alberta Gillman (deceased), and Mrs. Los Angeles, Calif. The Lee family was one of our earliest and best settlers in Cleveland. Patronize Robinson's Pharmacy at the corner of E. 30th St. and Scovill Ave. For the first time in many years, indeed we do not recall ever having done so before, although it may have, the detestable word, "Negress" slipped into the columns of The Gazette, last week, when we used a "plate" article on our last page, and it was not noticed until the paper was off the press. Therefore, we owe our many readers an apology and are making it. The very objectionable term is the consort of that other and even more insulting mongrel word often applied to our people, and it is less thoughtless and ignorant. We do not like the word "Negro" either and avoid its use in the columns of The Gazette just as much as possible because it is meaningless, and a misnomer officially saddled upon our group in this country by a U. S. Congress which, like all prejudiced citizens, desired that the word American be not used in designating our people, and this for reasons obvious. There was never even a tribe in Africa known as "Negroes" and native blacks of that country today prefer to be known as Ethiopians rather than "Negroes". Be that as it may, we should do everything in our power to eliminate the insuring mongrel terms, "Negress" and "native blacks" occur in other designation than "Negro", one that will at least include the word American. It would have a very salutary influence upon the government and those of the other race or races who affect to be proud of the fact that they are Americans. B-A-S-E B-A-L-L SUNDAY, JULY 26, 3 P. M. STEUBENVILLE GIANTS East Ohio Champs, vs. CLEVELAND BLUES HOOPER FIELD E. 55th-Forest City Park Cars PROTEST AGAINST WRONG To submit in silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. The human race has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised against injustice, ignorance and lust, the inquisition yet would serve the law, and guillotines decide our least disputes. The few who dare, must speak and speak again to right the wrongs of many.—Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Gwyn, Lee, Madame Hightower Honored The Late Ben Gwyn Tom Lee Madame Mamre Hightower QUALITY PRINTING QUICK SERVICE Fraternal Printing & Publishing Co. FIRST CLASS JOB AND COMMERCIAL PRINTING Church and Secret Order Work a Specialty Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention M. C. MARTIN & SONS, 6304 SCOVILL AVE., Cleveland, Ohio MEMPHIS, Tennessee—Never in the history of Memphis have so many or so signal honors been paid to members of our race as in the past four months, and most particularly in the last two months. Great has been the service rendered the entire community by members of our Group and the city has had as never before its life of more than 450. The Memphis Commercial Appeal, which has the largest circulation of any white newspaper in the entire South, has given large space dally for more than six weeks past to raising funds to buy a home for Tom Lee, the hero of the "Norman" disaster when that boat sank in the Mississippi in May. Mr. Lee, passing in a launch, pulled back to the sinking ship and saved life after life, carrying a load to the domeed bulk. In all, single-handed, the hero rescued thirty-two men, women and children. To date the Commercial Appeal has raised nearly three thousands dollars towards the Lee home. The Literary Digest also has paid tribute to this humble worker who became famous overnight because he saw his duty and per- JUST SO YOU DON'T FORGET SPRITZ Easy Terms ON CLOTHING AND JEWELRY SPRITZ 2067 E. 9TH ST. QUALITY PRINT Fraternal I FIRST CLAS formed it when to fall would have meant 32 more lives lost in the horrible disaster. The late Ben Gwyn. has also received front-page notice because of his noble character and unselfish devotion to church and city during his long life. He was a member of the Episcopal Church. Spending 47 years on two jobs, at the time of his death Mr. Gwyn was head of the shipping and delivery departments of Ridgely's, the finest tailoring house in the entire South, as well as one of the oldest in the United States. In the past ten years with Ridgely, Ben Gwyn handled more than $1,000,000 in roll money, according to President Faquin of the Ridgely Company. He knew nearly all of the prominent men of Memphis and of Mississippi by name. He is survived by five daughters and one son. Another Memphian who is being honored throughout the South is Madame Mamie Hightower, internationally famed beauty culturer, who is at present recuperating from strenuous months, taking a short trip South. She will be back home within two or three days. Madame Hightower, determined to find the greatest beauties of our Group, recently launched her great Golden Brown Beauty Contest, after which a splendid Hudson Super Six Coach will be given to Miss Brown of America (the girl receives the coach) and five girls leading each will be given a free trip to Atlantic City, a $100 trousseau and the next forty-eight girls (the leader in each state in the Union) will each receive a gorgeous diamond ring. Sweethearts, wives, teachers, business women, schoolgirls by the hundreds are invited to the Golden Brown. Free votes are packed in each of the famous Golden Brown Beauty Preparations. The loveliest, the scintillating beauties of our Group will assemble at Atlantic City at the expense of the Golden Brown Chemical Company, be welcomed by a reception committee, composed of some of the nationally famous men and women of the race, including Hallie Q. Brown, the famous lecturer and reader; Edouard Scott, the artist, and others of national importance, in business and the professions. Musterole, made of pure oil of mustard and other helpful ingredients, will do all the work of the old-fashioned mustard plaster — without the blister. Musterole usually gives prompt relief from bronchitis, sore throat, coughs, colds, croup, neuralgia, headache, congestion, rheumatism, sprains, sore muscles, bruises, and all aches and pains. It may prevent pneumonia. All drugists — 35c and 65c jars and tubes — hospital size $3. SEGREGATION AN OUTRAGE! Help The "Old Reliable" to increase its circulation! Don't Throw Away Your Copy of THE GAZETTE After Reading it, But Give It to a Friend or an acquaintance who Might Subscribe After Reading a Copy of It. How Our Men And Women Are Insulted And Humiliated In the Government's Departments—Will the Self and Race-Respecting Negro Press of This Country Continue to Stand for This Sort of Thing? (Special to The Gazette.) Washington, D. C. Oct. 4, 1924.—There is more segregation in Washington today under President Coolidge than there has ever been since the Civil War. The beginnings of segregation were under President Taft. 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. ence of the colored, to attend a reception to the heads of departments including the postmaster general, in the postoffice building. It announces dancing and a pleasant social evening with the officials for "the post office employees," yet not one was delivered to the colored clerks. hurried a protest to the postmaster general the day before it was to come off, and he ordered the post master to invite the colored as well as the white. These clerks go around their colored co-workers by giving the function at a local hotel. It is inevitable, that the wicker 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 where white residents were white people, and black to black, often duplicating work as most blocks had white and black residents. And, worst of all, an 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 one. He was opposed by Republicans, and turned to its all-embracing extent by Republican! 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 occupy newspapers, is tenaciously held on to by our Republican President. Only last week, a woman named 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 Mollon President Coolidge. He halls from North Carolina, the home of the other favorite and leader of the segregated 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) (especially to the Guests). Washington, D. C.—In the postoffice segregation is rampant. The faithful colored clerks work under constant humiliation and physical disadvantages. The department is pacious caferies 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 whites, for the comfort of the latter, and setting them off as though they were lepers. The injustice stings. When they reed, that they are far 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 postoffice building, built and maintained by ALL of the people. In the lobby room there are staircases and navigation 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 protester away before it was to come 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 no contests in quickness and accuracy in handling the 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 most 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 an out-of-the-way section reserved for our employees. I am glad to say I have been 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, as elsewhere, the inferior whites cover our superior employers 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 rest and amusements excluded 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 pistol shot eight times, a pistol shot incident a fire broke out in the office. He was quickly accused of setting the building afire in revenge for his exclusion from the dance floor. Detectives came to the building to arrest him, and falling 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 discharged. The unfortunate 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 dental that the conditions complained of exacerbated by the stress my informants. I knew the fate these informants would suffer so I have never given a single name!! The department then taking the position THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, JULY 25, 1925. that it cannot take up the case. I 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 (jazette) (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 heroic young colored women who lost their positions as a result of their protest, and 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 saw white and colored girls working together in perfect harmony and in thought of race. Shortly thereafter, same an order for segregation of the class and a white lady who had been noted 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 novail, 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 local 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. Osseo was 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 fight checked what was thought to be the intention of the segregates, namely, the elimination of the colored employees from the bureau altogether. 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 Sumner 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 SEGREAT, the most talented, the most skilled and working stations, and of course none are ever thought of for promotions to executive places. They are girls from our best names, 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 gregation, the still hopeless gregation, 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 that the great Hamilton came, and in that long sweep of history, that the President traversed 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 segregation 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 can be noticed, there are the same clerks, but 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 far no better. The various forms of segregation exist here as well as elsewhere—the restaurants closed or divided along color lines, and special toiletes, locker rooms, rest rooms, etc. set off for colored. The toilets for the colored are few in such a large structure. Hence, the segregated clerks are forced to work at the sameience at times, and are forced to 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 people create. The people create. 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. Bruce, is now filled by a white man, and the colored people are congregated in a separate room which is publicly proclaimed as "a colored division." When it is discovered that Negro clerks are "working as white" in other divisions, they are promptly transferred to this "colored division." Our people fear that protest against this segregation would result in the abolition of the division altogether; the room in a dilemma, fearing to act. Our clerks must accept segregation or elimination, and being poor, with no other opportunities in this southern atmosphere, must take the former. They are depressed at the wrong, but economic stress compels endurance of it. By a single stroke of his pen, President Calvin Coolidge can stop every bit of this damnable segregation, just as he can condemn that lawless organization the Ku Klux Klan. COOLIDGE'S SEGREGATION Washington, D. C. — We wish to call attention to the fact that in the fight against the segregation of our government employees, the Treasury Department will most likely be the center of attack, for segregation in several of its bureaus has been most pronounced. This is particularly true of the office of the register of the treasury and the internal revenue bureau. In the former, beaver board walls were maintained until recently. In the latter there have been two cases of discrimination account of color, right to public records, announcing the election of President Coolidge, were hardly cold before the effort to increase segregation in the departments here was on again at full speed. It had slowed up a little during the campaign. Investigation of Bureaus An investigation of the executive departments and bureaus listed below shows that segregation prevails in them as follows: Office of the Register of the Treasury, there are two segregated sections—one with 30 Afro-American employees and the other with 14. Navy Department — one segregated section of 18 of our employees, as well as a segregated lunch room. Census Bureau — a segregated section of 60 Afro-American employees. Bonus Section Bonus section of the War Department—one segregated section of 180 of our employees. Veterans Bureau—a segregated section of 16 employees. Department of Justice—a segregated section of 10 employees in the file room. Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Bureau—a segregated section of 7 employees. Office of the Treasurer of the United States—a segregated section of 4 employees. War Department. Transportation Division—a segregated section of 5 employees. P. O. Separate Lunch Room Post Office Department—a segregated lunch room. IS IT ANY USE TO CONTEND FOR RIGHTS? Colored Americans are the only race, responsible members of which are in favor of submitting to discrimination on the claim that their race "always will be discriminated against." The Jews are still contending, after over 1900 years of universal discrimination, when social rights today. The Jew home have contended for 700 years and are winning because they will die rather than submit. The race that says it's of no use to resist, downs itself and the world then will say. "Negroes are not worthy of equal rights; they are by nature without self-respect and have no 'guts.' The world respects only those who resent resist prescriptions for race. Let us be worthy of the abolitionists, worthy of our own fathers who have died in every war to vindicate the title of their race to equal liberty, and forever resist denial of rights in our native land, however long race discrimination may continue. To submit is to deserve contempt. — Boston (Mass.) Guardian. Decision of the Court of Appeals of Montgomery County, (Dayton) Ohio, Rendered, July 3, 1925 Approximately 5,000,000 miles of telephone into such machines as those shown above at Hawthorne, Ill., and turned into telephone is insulated with paper, and then twisted into together by these machines, there being eight form cables containing up to 2,400 individuals covers the cable with its lead "overcoat." the cable shown in the process of manufacture by The Ohio Bell Telephone company for use. GROWTH OF POPULATION AND IN'THE UNITED STATES 1900 = 100 POPULATION 1900 1905 1910 1915 1920 1924 1900 1905 Human Like Machine Insulates and Twists Wires for Cable Approximately 5,000,000 miles of telephone wire is fed each year into such machines as those shown above at the Western Electric plant at Hawthorne, Ill., and turned into telephone cable. The copper wire is insulated with paper, and then twisted into pairs. These are twisted together by these machines, there being eighteen of them at work, to form cables containing up to 2,400 individual wires. Another machine covers the cable with its lead "overcoat." It is possible that some of the cable shown in the process of manufacture may have been bought by The Ohio Bell Telephone company for use in its territory. GROWTH OF POPULATION AND TELEPHONES IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1900 1900 = 100 Index Numbers TELEPHONES POPULATION 1900 1905 1910 1915 1920 1924 1900 1905 1910 1915 1920 1924 The foregoing chart is self-explanatory. It shows the growth of the United States in population and in telephones. The casual observer will note that the telephone growth is much greater than the population growth. It shows the growth of the United States phones. The casual observer will note that much greater than the population growth. Here are a few figures. For every 100 people there were 1.76 telephones; in 1910 there were 720; and 14.20 in 1924. Expressed in a s, was one telephone for every 57 people in 1901 in 1910; one for every eight people in 1922 people at the end of 1924. The figures for a Ohio Bell Telephone Company follows closely. Here are a few figures. For every 100 people in this country in 1900 there were 1.76 telephones; in 1910 there were 8.19 telephones; 12.51 in 1920; and 14.20 in 1924. Expressed in a slightly different way, there was one telephone for every 57 people in 1900; one for every 12 people in 1910; one for every eight people in 1920 and one for every seven people at the end of 1924. The figures for the territory served by The Ohio Bell Telephone Company follows closely those for the country. State of Ohio, ex rel, Earl Reese, Plaintiff. vs. The Board of Education of Dayton, O, Defendant. No 670. BY THE COURT: This is an action in mandatus. The relator, who is a colored man seeks to compel the defendant, The Board of Education, to admit his son (of school age) to the public schools upon equal terms with other pupils and avers that such a broad and states, among other things, Mr. Earl Reese. the colored pupils of the Garfield School sub-district are being segregated solely because of color, and that separate schools are being maintained for that purpose whereby the colored pupils are required to attend in a separate building, with separate teachers, separate classes, and separate accommodations. The case is submitted on demurre to the petition of the Board of Education at this time as stated in the petition. The question presented is whether a Board of Education of a city school district can segregate the pupils solely on account of color, into separate schools. The case of The Board of Education vs. State, 35 O. S. 555, is decisive. That case was decided shortly after the separate-school statute had been repealed. Practically the same argument was made in that case as in this. It was contended that the Board of Education had discretion to make such assignment of pupils as they might deem proper for the best interests of children in their districts, and might justify a segregation on the ground of color. The Supreme Court met this argument as follows: . . . Whilest under the latter section power is conferred on Boards of Education to make such assignments of the youth of their respective districts, to the schools established, best promote the interest of education in their districts, such power cannot be exercised with reference to the race or color of the youth; and section 4008 having been repealed by the act of the General Assembly passed February 22, 1887 (84 Ohio L. 34), separate schools for colored children have been abolished, and no regulation can be made under section 113, that does not apply to all children irrespective of race or color." Although that case related to a rural district, it would, in our judgment, apply equally to the case at bar. The discretion of the Board of Education, while a broad discretion, does not permit a segregation purely on the ground of race or color. It is contended that mandamus is not an appropriate remedy by state, state, ex. bar of William Phillips, vs. Board of Education of Woodlawn Rural School District decided by the first appellate district, is cited. While we have great respect for the decisions of that court, we feel bound to hold to the contrary. We think our Supreme Court stands committed by various decisions to the doctrine that mandamus is an appropriate remedy to enforce the right of a pupil in the public schools. Some of the decisions relied upon by counsel for defendant are mandamus cases and the case in the 45th State, above referred to, was also a mandamus case. Demurrer overruled. McConnaughey and Shea, Wade Buydey, attorneys for plaintiff. Sam B. Kerry, c/o Ackie J. B. Harshman, city attorney Wm. V. Snyder, asst., attorneys for defendant Youth Specializes in Making and Flying Kites by the Use of Cables. USES A CAT MAKING EXPERIMENTS Possesses Electric Train, Wireless Apparatus and "Wireless Light." Checotah, Okla.-Paul Parrott, a Checotah, Okla., boy has broken the record in this part of the country so far as kites are concerned, having recently constructed one fourteen feet long and nine feet wide, which requires a cable to hold it when flying. While flying the kite pulls so vigorously that it cannot be held by hand, but must be wound and unwound by means of a windlass which is anchored to a telephone pole. After experimenting with the kite, the owner conceived the idea of a parachute attachment, and made one corresponding to the kite in size. He figured that a small copper wire fastened to a pulley on the rope and attached to the parachute would hold till the parachute reached the kite, when it would give way and the parachute would float gently to the ground. When tested the experiment proved that his conjectures were right, but the desired end had not yet been reached, he wanted a passenger to test its carrying ability. Accordingly he began to cast about for the coveted object. A cat seemed to be the most available thing, which was fastened securely to a net to the parachute and sent up to meet the kite. Though the cat's protests, expressed by continuous howls could be heard from any part of the town during its flight, it made a successful trip and reached the ground in safety. On the cat's second trip it remained perfectly quiet until the parachute landed, and when picked up to be released was purring softly. Paul's name de plume is "Polly," which is painted in giant black letters on the face of the kite and is clearly legible from the kite's greatest flight of 500 or 600 feet, or the extreme length of the rope. He has other interesting experiments, among which is an electric train with a block signal, which causes the train to automatically stop at the gate for two minutes, when the switch opens and permits the train to make another revolution of the circuit. All this is accomplished by means of storage batteries and works as perfectly as if done by bhnd and will operate day and night without being touched as long as it is connected with the current. Included in this display is what he calls his wireless light, a small bulb showing no connection with either battery or current, seeming to burn independently of everything else. It is likely that he will be called to the east in the near future to install this display at Chautauqua headquarters. Paul, when a small boy, came to Checotah with his parents from his Ohio home, and has since lived here. He is a sign painter by trade, but is easily anything else that is necessary. His chosen profession being very elastic, it is applied to different kinds of painting, such as stage curtains, interior decorations, window lettering, cards, caricature drawing and various other things. He is quite a favorite in Checotah. He is always ready to lend a helping hand to anything beneficial and is a treasure in local talent entertainment. He plays the cornet in the church choir, the orchestra and the town band. VICIOUS DEER TRAPPED WHILE KILLING SNAKE Battle Between Big Buck and Rattler Attracts Texas Stockman to the Scene. Breckenridge, Texas—While J. F. Parkhill, a prominent stockman of Breckenridge was out hunting his cows on the Hubbard River, in the northern part of this county, his attention was attracted to a vacant ranchhouse by some violent disturbance going on within. Upon approaching the building he beheld a buck deer on the inside engaged in killing a large rattlesnake. Suddenly the deer made a break for the door, but was fought back by Mr. Parkhill with a scantling until he could barricade the entrance. The next day Mr. Parkhill, along with County Clerk J. A. Ault, Col. Warner Parkhill and J. L. Griffith, went to the vacant house and hauled the deer home in a wagon. The deer was a vicious animal and Mr. Parkhill was severely cut and bruised by the deer while trying to keep it in the ranchhouse until the door was barrk caded.