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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. GADIZ.—Mr. and Mrs. Harry Walker of Steubenville were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Tyler, recently.—Mrs. Ella Smith and daughters, and Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Smith spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Lizzie West.—The last quarterly meeting of this conference year, at St. James A. M. E. church, was held, Aug. 30, by Rev. S. P. West, P. E. Rev. and Mrs. Mason, Mesdames Madison, Blanchard and Mason motored to Cleveland, last week, to attend the Eastern Star lodge meet.—Mrs. Parthena Johnson and Mr. John Doub were married, Wednesday evening, at the parsonage.—John W. Curry is visiting in Altoona, Pa. Those from a distance attending the Newby reunion here. Saturday, were: Mr. and Mrs. Charley Green and family and Mr. Geo. Rideout of Zanesville, Mrs. Ambrose Kent and childrem of Steubenville and Mr. Burr Morgan of Flushing.—Rev. Lawrence and congregation at a St. James meeting on morning.—Mr. Francis Tyler visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Tyler, the week-end.—Mr. Harold Lee left, Tuesday, for Jacksonville, Fla. to teach in Edward Waters college.—Miss Emma, Strother has as guest. Miss Green Green of Zanesville. HILLSBORO.—Rev. C. R. Jones, former pastor of New Hope Baptist church, for nearly ten years pastor of Second Emuelan Baptist church. --- Grays Again Puncture "Tires". Pittsburgh, Pa. — The General Tires (white) lost the second game of their trip to the Homestead Grays, Sept. 2, 9 to 8, in seven innings. The game was called because of darkness. The Grays scored six runs in the second inning and chased Jim Vaughan, star Akron_hurler, to the showers. The Generals staged a rally in the first half of the seventh and scored four runs to tie the count. Managers Corcoran and Gray's hitting and playing featured. The Grays recently won the first series of games at Akron. Hurry, Willie, Being Misquoted. Harry Wills Being Misquoted. New York City.—The daily newspaper sport-writers of this city have been doing their "darnest" to put Harry Wills in disfavor ghurt the country ever since he landed last week, returning from his trip to Europe. They have "put statements in his mouth" he has never uttered and lied most generously and effusively about him. In the first place he has never said that "the proposed match between him and Jack Dempsey never would be held", and a lot more "rot" along that line. Then the afore-said sport-writers, who wired their stuff to daily newspapers all over the country, began publishing a lot more "rot" about Wills' attitude toward a bout with Gene Tunney who is no more a match for him than was Moore for Tiger Flowers in Cleveland, on Monday night. They know Harry will knock off Tunney's "block" the minute his manager, Mullins, says "do it". It is anything with the aforementioned sport-writers to prevent Wills' getting in the ring with Jack Dempsey because they know what will happen to the latter. No one should be misled by those "poor newspaper fish". Flowers-Moore Massacre. Tiger Flowers certainly has won the right to the promised title bout with Harry Greb, middle-weight champion of the world, whom the Atlanta pug bested, in a contest at Fremont, many months ago, and was promptly jugged out of the decision. Cleveland, his wife, two daughters and four sons, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. Kittrell from Aug. 21 to Sept. 2.—Walter B. ass of Chicago spent the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. John Hudson.—Miss Edna Ellott returned to Detroit, Sunday. She visited her aunt, Mrs. Laura Minor.—Mrs. Gertna le Christy attended the event.—Mrs. Robert Cole was entertained at breakfast by J. R. Cole. Sunday.—Mrs. Edward Brown and Rev. Johnson of Columbus visited Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Blakey, Sunday. —The state rally was a success. Among those in attendance were: Mr. and Mrs. Thomas and family, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, of near Chillicothe, Mr. and Mrs. John Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. Vluton Mayle, Mrs. Luoy Donaldson and Miss Aliose of Columbus. Those from Columbus were guests of Mrs. Mary Donaldson, Sunday.—Frank Day of Dayton spent Sunday with his father, C. R. Day.—Mr. and Mrs. Sloupe of Dayton visited her mother, Mrs. Francis Green, Pearl Green and Mr. and Mrs. Luke Roberts of Cleveland Spent Labor day here.—Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur of Dayton visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Williams, Sunday.—Harry Hughes, Ray Highwarden, Edward Hammocks and John Thompson of Columbus visited Jae Jenkins, Sunday, and were the dinner-guests of Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Burr, Sunday.—Horn to Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ames, last Thursday, a son, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Williams, Jr., entertained Mrs. Lucinda Young, Miss Eva, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hurd and family at dinner, Sunday. Mr. Howard Blair and Miss Algae Alexander were married, last week. The groom is a graduate of the H. H. S. and the bride, the popular daughter of Philip Blair, Edward Pole and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. John Rollins and Walter Price attended services here; Sunday, Rev. Bunch preached, Sunday evening, at the baptist church.—Mrs. Julia Pate and Miss Helen Johnson entertained with a widen roast, Monday evening. Rev. and Mrs. Bray and son were here, this week.—Mrs. Charles Cole and son, Richard, attended the state fair. For, Monday night, at the Taylor bowl in this city, Tiger won all of the six rounds with Ted Moore, British middleweight champion, the referee stopping the bout, so badly beaten was the latter. Flowers is the Eddie Anderson of the middleweights. He swatted Moore with more punches than any lightning adding machine artist could keep track of. He hits his fists fly from all angles, shape open hand and backhand, but he is always scoring blows. He let loose floods, and torrents of blows on Moore's face and head, cutting his features, flattening, his nose and ever and anon-sending in a left cross to the stomach to vary the monotony. More than 8,000 fans saw the massacre which got so on the nerves of a local daily, newspaper sport-writer (Bob Selzler of the Cleveland Press) that he called 'Tiger about all the contemptible tars in a southern "crabker's" calendar. It seemed to onewardly as well as keenly. One real good thing about the Tiger is he hasn't tossed his money away but has saved it. At present he has a comfortable, from his earnings, which he has invested, most of it in real estate. He has provided well for his wife and three-year-old daughter, and incidentally for himself, so that he retires there'll be no need of benefits. Flowers has stopped Johnny Wilson, Tommy Robinson and hammered Billy Britton uncerely until the latter quit. He thrashed Jock Malone, class St. Paul middleweight, giving him what Boston experts declared was the worst liking Jock ever got. He was relentless in his attack and never gave the clever Malone a chance to get started. The Tiger is one of the most sought-after fighters in the world at present, and has been unable to accept all his offers even before the other middleweights began agreeing to fight all colors but "Please Omit Flowers". Four years ago he was a stevedore on the docks at Brunswick, Ga. Today he is one of the most dangerous punches and one of the most active middleweights in the world. Yet in all of his fights save one, he has never been warned "You May Rely Absolutely on 'The Old Reliable' for Accuracy of Statement', Says One Real Race Fighter to Another—Burler, Coolidge and Federal Segregation. Library of Canada, Canada, just returns from a long longer trip into French Canada, where people are active in alling and undemonstrate practices as segregation, I find Prof. Neval H. Thomas. an account of Your presentation of our cause to Senator Butler. I am highly heartened by your service in this fundamental thing, but I am modified to think that some member of the race has misled the Senator into thinking that segregation exists here in only "a small degree". It is practiced in nearly every department of the government, even taking the form of entire separate departments for "Negroes" in the Editor Win. Monroe Trotter. consists and its advisory departments. I have heard the register of the treasury refer to "my colloid department" in an address before an audience of our people as though it were the natural order of things. You yourself wring an admission of its existence from Woodrow Wilson in that historic audience you had with him, some ten years ago. Hon. A. D. Grimke has attacked it before congressional committees, several times, and it has never been denied. Others of us have done the same thing. You may rely absolutely upon The Cleveland Gazette for accuracy of statement, as well as for loyal race utterance. Its able editor has made a life study of such harmful policies, and the many definite evidences of segregation that he gives, I am sure, will convince the Senator, and thrulm, the President. As president of the Washington branch of the N. A. A. C. P., I receive complaints from governmental employees, both municipal and federal, almost daily against this humiliating institution. I have never known them to be more discouraged. At every protest I carry to the department I am asked for my informer. Refusing to jeopardize anyone's position by such a revelation, I am told that nothing can be done. Our employees feel that the President would remove this insult if he could be informed sufficiently of its existence, and of the depressing effect it has upon the morale of our group. for hitting low or for in any way violating the principles of clean sportmanship. The one time, was when he was hooked by Referee Eddie Kennedy at Fremont, O., while Flowers was thrashing Champion Harry Gryn, but sports experts at the ringside agreed that the warnings were unnecessary and only intended to worry Flowers. The Tiger has been knocked out several times during his career in the ring—eight times to be exact. Kid Norfolk showed him over twice, so did Jack Delaney, while Panama Joe Gans, Jamaica Kid, Lee Anderson and Sam Langford each scored a knockout over him. All setbacks, barring those at the hands of Delaney, were sustained early in his career. He squared accounts with Jamaica Kid and Anderson later, by stopping them. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS AN AFRO-ENGLISH TRADER Mother, a Native Black African, and Father, an English Business Man—Mr. Broadhurst Retired—An Interesting Interview With Him on West Africa. London, England.—If there is one man in all London, who is an authority on West Africa, that man is Mr. Robert Broadhurst. For over 50 years, he was interested in the shipping of West African products, and since his retirement, about five years ago, he has ever worked for the good of the West African cause. Born of an African mother and an English father, in Sierra Leone, Mr. Broadhurst received his early education at the Freetown grammar school. Later he was sent to his father's people in Cheshire, near the city of Manchester to continue his education. Upon his completion, he entered his father's business, with which he was connected, even after his father's death, until 1883. At this time he withdrew trbm the shipping firm to start one of his own in conjunction with an English cousin. For a great many years the trading of his firm in India rubber equaled that of most establishments engaged in that business. In 1906, however, following the financial crisis of the United States, his company suffered financial reverses, which forced him to close his doors. Weds English Girl. In 1890, he married an English girl, Sara Ann Cartledge, by whom he had three children (two boys and a girl). He has been a widower since 1915. His eldest son is now employed by one of the largest trading firms in Africa. In speaking of the potentialities of West Africa, Mr. Broadhurst said, "In spite of many difficulties which the trade change has brought, things are improving. As the natives are becoming more enlightened, there is hope that in the near future a plane will be reached where an African trader will be able to market his own produce in foreign markets. Resources Unlimited. The material resources of West Africa are unlimited. Nature has implanted there on a generous scale, palms, producing edible kernels and oil, which are foodstuffs for man and cattle; mahogany, hides, minerals, cocoa, and numerous things which are the absolute necessities of man. Mr. Broadhurst is an authority on the characteristics of tribes which inhabit West Africa. In speaking of these several tribes, he said, "Back of Sierra Leone are the literates who are Arabic scholars. A branch Agent and Advisor. Agent and Advisor. Since that time he has been employed as agent and advisor, by some of the largest firms doing business in West African produce. In 1912 he spent a year trading in West Africa, from Callabar to the French Guinea. Then came the war, and he returned to England to work as an agent employed by the Niger Co., as their agent in northern Nigeria. There he had charge of all their trading activities in the province of Nassagawa, where there were twenty-three different tribes. In 1918 he returned to England to represent a West African firm as its London agent. In 1920, he retired. His travel thru West Africa has been most complete. His business has led him to cross the Atlantic between Europe and Africa 57 times in 50 years. He speaks fluently several African dialects (including Fusler, Sou Sou, Hausa and Mandingo), French and English. Wills to Post, Fortolt. New York City.—Harry Wills was given a new appointment for this week Friday with the New York boxing commission to post his $25-000 forfeit for a fight with Jack Dempsey, next year. He was to have appeared, Tuesday, but failed because of illness, Paddy Mullins, his manager, said. A. M. E. Team Corrals Title Fremont, O.—By defeating the First Presbyterians, 7 to 5, in the last game of the season, the A. M. E. team won the championship of the inter-church baseball league here. Sept. 2. Plans for a tournament in which all church teams in the city will be represented are now under way by league officials. An. "Empire State" Admirer. An 'Empire State' Admirer, Syracuse, N. Y.—In renewing his subscription to The Gazette, R. E. Luttrell of this city said, Monday: "Of all our papers, I like 'The Old Reliable' Gazette better than any other in America because it is doing more for the race than all the rest of them. It is, too, 'cutting out' the objectionable word, 'Negro', as much as possible, and doing wonderful work against segregation". So you see Ex-State Senator John P. Green of Cleveland, Dr. W. S. Scarborough of Wil伯force, Bishop E. Thomas Demby of Little Rock, Ark, and scores of others have "company" here in this state: SPEAKS FOR ITS-SELF! Washington, D. C. Aug. 24, '25. Billy Hexter, Manager, Columbia Theatre, Cleveland, O. Ed Daley's "Rarin To Go" opened season here, today. Show is positive sensation and will break all records in Washington. Company numbers about seventy-five people, half white and half colored. Daley has provided company with elaborate production with twenty-two scenes. It's a fast, snappy performance. Capacity audiences cheered and applauded for three hours. Ira J. Lamott, Mgr. Gayet Theatre. Mrs. Carrie Stanley Langston of Detroit and daughter, Mrs. Ione Jackson, and the latter's daughter, Ernesta, arrived, Saturday, to spend labor day with Mrs. Langston's sister, Mrs. Susie Stanley Johnson, and her husband, Mr. Edward Johnson, E. 89th St. IN UNION IS STRONG THE COPY FIVE CENTS IMES! ENGLISH TRADER , HAS DONE THIS VERY ING. African, and Father, an Eng- r. Broadhurst Retired— Interview With Him t Africa. English Girl. In 1890 an English girl, Sara Ann Cartledge, by whom he had three children (two boys and a girl). He has been a widower since 1915. His eldest son is now employed by one of the largest trading firms in Africa. In speaking of the potentialities of West Africa, Mr. Broadhurst said, "In spite of many difficulties which the trade change has brought, things are improving. As he navies are becoming more aligned, it is that the near future a plane will be reached where an African trader will be able to market his own produce in foreign markets. Resource Unlimited. The material resources of West Africa are unlimited. Nature has implanted there on a generous scale, palms, producing edible kernels and oil, which are foodstuffs for man and cattle; mahogany, hides, minerals, cocoa, and numerous things which are the absolute necessities of man." Mr. Broadhurst is an authority on the characteristics of tribes which inhabit West Africa. In speaking of those several tribes, he said, "Back of Sierra Leone are the literates who are Arabic scholars. A branch of their family can be found between Foota-Dgallon and Nigeria. Fighters. "These are more or less pastoral people. The Fullers on the other hand are a fighting people. Their warlike proclivities as well as those of the Hausa's have caused them to be conquerors of many tribes. The Hausa people are also a pastoral trading people and scholars. The religion of the interior of Africa is either pagan or Mohammed. Cossacks "There are certain tribes that are noted for their craftsmanship or ability along certain lines. Among such are: The Timinti, the Cossacks, and the Mendi, physical giants, who are wonderful laborers. The Sou Sou's, who are proud and scholarly; the Ashantis, who are gold and metal workers; and the Yorubas, who do wonderful work in leather."—Baltimore Afro-American. DOINGS OF THE RACE Editor J. Finley Wilson, of the Washington (D. C.) Eagle, was reelected grand exalted ruler of our Elks for the fifth consecutive time at Richmond, Va., recently. They will meet, next year, in Cleveland. J. C. Scarborough, a Durham, N. C. undertaker, through the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, gave as a day nursery and old folks home, the old Lincoln hospital plant, of that city, worth about $25,000. Hon. Walter L. Cohen, comptroller of customs at New Orleans, and 32 others have been indicted by a federal grand jury on a charge of conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act. All are out on $5,000 ball each. The Model Storage Co., a very successful business enterprise owned and controlled by Afro-American progressive business men in Philadelphia, has been in operation since 1902. It has two large warehouses packed to capacity. Officers: Robert S. Jackson, pres.; Charles H. Brooks, sec., and I. Phillips, treas. Passengers using dining cars on the Pennsylvania lines are requested to learn their waiter's name, which is printed on a small card in the center of the table. The request is made in the interests of better service, more personal, interest and homelike atmosphere, it was announced. No more, "George", etc. - Emancipation-To-Save-The-Republic - Day Boston, Mass.—"Sept. 22 is one of the greatest days in the history of Americans of African descent, being view with only by Jan. 1 which cannot be distinctive, being New Year's day; greatest because the day of the issuance of the emancipation proclamation in 1862. It should be annually noticed, not however as a reminder of race-slavery but to remind all America that the emancipation was declared as the only means to save the union of states by using the fighting power of our race to help secure the republic from destruction by the South." Such is the opening clause of an appeal to the race nationally to publicly observe Sept. 22 as "Emancipation-to-save-the-Republic" day (from segregation and lynching), in every country, town or city by race mass meetings or conventions. The GAZETTE COLLISHED 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. 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 crow's BEST AND BEST in the country. 10,000,000 Afro-Americans. 850,000 in Ohio. 40,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1925. Hundreds of our poor people, who did not know any better were misled into going out to Color-Line Luna park, Tuesday, so its prejudiced man- agement and a few "jim crow" Negroes could make some money out of them. SHAME! --- Women of the race, who sought signatures to the petitions of Mary J. Higgins and H. F. Kimmel, candidates for members of the schoolboard, told our people stories that are bound to injure those candidates when election day arrives. Whether the two persons named are responsible for what the women said or not, we do not know. --- The editor of The Gazette acknowledges the receipt of an invitation to attend the 25th wedding anniversary celebration of Prof. and Mrs. Geo. M. Sampson, Jr., of Jacksonville, Fla., former residents of this city, at their residence, 1958 Hoeg St., that city, Sept. 11, '25. Mr. Sampson is a brother of Mrs. Hattie Dale, wife of Dr. E. A. Dale, one of our leading local physicians; and of Fred. D. Sampson of this city. --- The senior member of the firm of Wynne & Easley, leading undertakers, visited The Gazette sanctum, last week, with Messrs. Fred. Green and Geo. Stanley, of 5905 Thackery Ave., members of the race who had been attacked, last week Tuesday evening, at the corner of E. 55th St. and Cedar Ave., by white hoodlums who shot Mr. Green in the arm and threw bricks at both men while they were on their way home from work. The same crowd of toughs beat with a brick Albert Reed of 4305 Cedar Ave., the same evening, and later on went into Central Ave. and threw rotten eggs into a pool-room where but a few of our boys were playing, escaping in an auto. They also beat up a member of the race who was escorting a lady along the street (Cedar Ave.). Director of Public Safety Edwin D. Barry, on the request of Wynne, promptly sent plenty of officers to that vicinity and the toughs disappeared temporarily at least. Mr. Director, give us more police protection in that district; please! THE 11th AND 12th WARDS. Repeated barks of a revolver terminated what was said to have been a drinking party. Sunday, and when the smoke of half a dozen shots had cleared away Bertha Atkins, a girl was found dead and Sherrill Willis, her sweetheart, wounded seriously. The shooting occurred at a land Ave, the home of Miss Atkins, and concealed a full night party in police, police who Monday were investigating the double shooting, reported. Miss Atkins turned a gun on Willis, when he started to leave the house, police said, and shot him three times. Willis grappled with the girl and wrested the revolver from her hand and, before sinking unconscious on the floor, fired one shot through her heart, according to detectives. She was taken to Charity hospital, undertakers Wynne and Easley shipped her body to Kentucky. Twenty-two-year-old Ada Lindsey, 2527 E. 19th St., Monday, was being held in jail on a charge of cutting with intent to kill and Clarence Anderson, 21岁, also of 2527 E. 19th St., is in charity hospital in a serious condition with a knife wound in his left side, following a quarrel at Mies Lindsey's apartment. Sunday night. Miss Lindsey told police she stabbed Anderson after he tried to strike her. Bray, 2544 E. 32d St., was arrested, Saturday, charged with having assaulted and robbed Ciskelim Cimlo, 2430 Woodland Ave., of $89. Cimlo complained that Bray and a woman beat him and took his money in a house at 2118 Scovill Ave. The woman is being sought by police. There are entirely too many foreigners and other whites who go into that district, day and night, hunting for "hootch", "dope" and prostitutes. The local city government makes of that section of the city a "dope", "hootch" and "bawdy" den by lack of police protection, particularly. The result is that there are more murders and crimes committed there than in any other section of the city, as we have repeatedly called attention to in the last slx or eight years, ever since the first Davis administration. Again we remind our ministers of that part of Cleveland that there will be no change in the conditions referred to, except that they will continue to grow steadily worse, until they make a sustained, concerted public demand for it. Meantime, it is our women and children who are suffering most as a direct result of our ministers' almost criminal negligence. Let our people of wards 11 and 12 "get behind" our ministry or that section of the city and force the action so sadly needed. "Hooch" or "dope" or both, were undoubtedly "at the bottom" of the first two crimes, mentioned above. AN OPEN LETTER. 226 West Superior Ave. Cleveland, Sept. 8, 1925 Martin I am enclosing Bob Saltzer's account of the Flowers-Moore fight at Faylor bowl, this city, last evening. It speaks for itself, especially since I have taken care to encircle the references to "Tiger" Flowers as "the Georgia Tar Baby", "the carnivorous Asiatic mammal", "the Scenegambian", "the crafty darkie", etc., etc. There are 40,000 Afro-Americans in this city, many of whom are readers of The Cleveland Press. In the face of the foregoing, how many self and race respecting members of my group in this community can continue to take the Press. How many of them would you, a gentleman, expect to continue to do so? Seltzer's exhibition, referred to, is positively the worst I have ever seen in any local publication in all of my forty-five years' experience in the newspaper business in Cleveland. Additional Locals Dr. S. Paul Berry, one of our local dentists, in an article in the September "Opportunity" says our people "want too much gold in their mouths and lack a proper appreciation of the aesthetic qualities in dental work". Janitor Jas. Judy's familiarity with the daughter (white) of a tenant of the apartment at 6521 Hough Ave. resulted in his being bound over to the grand jury, last week, on a very serious charge. He is married. Hope he proves his innocence of the charge. Dr. and Mrs. Oliver A. Taylor and daughter, returned, last week, from a wonderful trip in the Northwest. While in Chicago, where they were guests of Dr. and Mrs. Garnes and others, Dr. Taylor also visited the great Mayo Brothers' hospital in Minnesota and his home in Leavenworth, Kan. Writing from Pleasantville, N. J., last week, W. T. Grant, former resident of this city for many years, said: "My wife and I send our best regards to you, Mr. Smith, and we also extend our sincerest congratulations upon The Gazette's entrance upon its 43rd year. Also please give my regards to all my Cleveland friends. Tell them I read 'The Old Reliable' and think of them often, especially when I see them mentioned in the paper." The Second Reg. band, American Woodmen, returned, recently, from Denver, winners of the first prize of $1,000 given by the quadrennial national convention of the organization held there. The prize had been won before. By the band, once each at Indiana Chicago and another city. Second prize of $300 wanted to Fort Worth, Tex. The Cleveland delegation numbered 85 members. A. A. Carrington of this city was elected national auditor, with headquarters in Denver. with screams of critical praise in its wake, Ed. E., Daley will pilot his super Black and White sensation "Rarin' To Go", into the Columbia Theatre, starting Sunday, Sept. 13. Here is a veritable double entertainment. Seventy players are programmed, 35 white stars and an equal number of our artists, blending the two sections of the frolic into a mammoth offering of musical comedy with a tinge of color. A special feature of this attraction will be the big mid-night show on Friday night, Sept. 18, giving the regular performance in every detail. Some of the best known burlesquers and among the first chocolate-hued players on the stage are on the Daley roster. Heading the white division you will welcome your old comedy friend Billy Foster, he of the Dutch dialect, misfit clothes and humorous quilts. Billy has a new collection of mirthisms for this swing around the Columbia circuit and this comedy scene is the comedy scenes by two able foils. Eddie Redmond, a comical Hebrew character impersonator, and Syd Garrison, character man of many roles. The trio keep the fun still grinding out laughter almost continuously. The women principals are likewise of big league standing in stageland—Lilliam Edbroke, new in burlesque, is the prima donna, and Lillian is said to be not only a "looker" but possessed of a very fine soprano voice; the ingenee is Lola LaMond, from Hollywood, we are told, and pretty Midgie Gibbons, always a favorite, is the saucy soubrette. There will be a chorus of singing and dancing girls to enliven the scenes. To Sing in Opera Abroad. Washington, D. C.—Mrs. Lillian Evans Tibbs, of this city, has been re-engaged to sing in opera at Nice and Monte Carlo, next winter. She recently arrived in this country on the steamship Savonie, and came directly home for a short stay. The singer has been receiving training for the last two years in Paris from the celebrated Mine. Ritter Champ. Mrs. Tibbs is the wife of Prof. Roy Tibbs, director of the Howard University Glee club, and other musical organizations. He is also one of our few members of the American Guild of Organists. Bishop Cleaves Sucd! Louisville, Ky.—Kuill was filed in Jefferson Circuit Court, Aug. 29, by Rev R. S. Stout, acting as agent and secretary of the Board of Church Extension of the C. M. E. Church, against Bishop Nelson C. Cleaves of St. Louis, for $250 plus interest at six per cent. The action grew out of the alleged presentation of a bad check to the Board by Bishop Nelson C. Cleaves. Claimed that he had made repeated efforts to have the defendant pay the sum of the check, but the latter had refused to do so continually. Plagecentville, N. J. News Pleasantville, N. J. News. Raymond D. Clark and Miss Lena O. Murphy have returned to Cleveland, Maryland, to visit with his mother. Mrs. W. T. Grant, former of that city. Murphy will spend most of her two weeks' vacation in New York and Atlantic Cities. Mr. Clark was here for two weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, of Norristown, Pa., the latter Mrs. Grant's youngest sister, were here, recently, to visit the school. Mrs. and Mrs. Grant, who are in business here, certainly made it very pleasant for them. Subscribe Now 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. --- Character, like a fine old tree, matures slowly and is a ripier growth than success that is forced as hothouse products are forced. Character in a newspaper develops through years of service to the people. For forty-two years the Gazette has been serving our people of this country. It has gathered a reader-clientele whose tastes it reflects, and whose power and responsiveness to buy are direct measures of its present importance to every advertiser. EDITOR. 'HUMAN NATURE'S 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 shirt 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. Then come the Afro-Americans! Heading this part of "Rarin' To Go", is Ukelele Bob Williams, conceded to be the world's greatest "Uke" player, and internationally known for his making of talking machine records. He has a 15-minute act that is generally an applause-riot of nationality. Jamele Ferguson, late star of "Chocolate Dandies", and Henry "Gang" Jines, both farable thought-of race star are the Ethiopian comic, with Dancing Dave, a speedy stepper, also in evidence. Merda Marquez, whom you'll undoubtedly recall from "Shuffle Along", and Florence McCain, about the prettiest woman of the race on the stage, have many moments of song, while Lena Wilson projects a series of blues ditties as only a clever southern woman of the race can. Gladys Smith is an expert impersonator of male characters, and Jacqueline is a dancing sensation. Then there are three Plantation Dancing Girls, with twelve Bedridden an from the Plantation Revue, Chicago, who step to the syncopated strains of Joe Jordan and his new Tennessee Ten, a group of western jazz hounds. 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RESTAURANT - HOME COOKING Individual Bede $2.50-$3.00 PROPHYLACTIC Unnatural and mucous dis- charges can be avoided by de- Sstroying the germs of infectious $1.10 at all druggists, 8241 Preble Ave. Cleveland, O. Has Houses For Sale or To Rent “Negroes”, who know Color-line Luna park, cannot go there and re- tain their self and race respect. Do not pay prejudiced people to insult you and yours. Where To Purchase The Gazette H. SMITH’S - *M. KLEIMAN'S ‘8007 Seovilt Ave. Sons Comal Ave. ©. E. JACKSON'S BENJ. AKERS’, A401 Central. Ave. 3510 Central’ Ave, J, 8. HALL’s *THE 8, & 8, DRUG CO. 3is8 Central Ave. 7320 Central Ave. *Open, Sundays. fee NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS Subscribers not receiving The Gazette regularly should notify us at once, We desire every copy delivered promptly. Send or bring locals and all business matters to The Gazette office, Room 304, Johnson Block, 226 West Superior Ave., oppo- site the Hotel Cleveland. If you wish to see the editor call there, please, We advise our readers to carefully examine The Gazette's advertisements before making purchases. Business men who advertise in this paper should have the patronage of our people. The fact that they advertise is assurance that taey. want ie All reading matter for publication in current issues of The Gazette must be in the office by 4 p. m., TUESDAY of that week, at the latest. Display advertisements accepted until Toon” WEDNESDAYS! HARRY ©, SMITH, 226 West Superior Avenue, Cleveland, 0. Notary Public Bell ‘Phone: Cherry 1259 | FIRST TIME IN CLEVELAND BLACK & WHITE ec “RARIN’ TO GO” Classified Advertising *.*. Department .*. WANTED.—A good stenographer, one thoroly corapetont, several Cay% each week, Call, Cherry, 1259. FOR RENT.—Three suites, two arom and aus eicem: Mlectt iiphtss arent yay: seamonsiller "3508 Besta set “Pree Tew WANTED.—An active, intelligent and honest young man, preferably one of our college students, who has spare time, each day, sad ‘wishes to make some money. Call, Cherry, 1259, in the afternoon | WANTED.—Ladies—to finish silk underwear, at home by hand or ma- lems. Ralcanraoming reprised, feed ‘stamp for reply. Keystone Mills, Mertections. Bik: WANTED.—Agents. Write at once for free samples. Sell Madison “Better-Made” shirts from large man- ufacturer direct to wearer. No capi- tal or experience required. Many earn $100 weekly and bonus. Madi- son Mfg. Co., 501 Broadway, New York, FOR SALE—Furniture — Daven- port and mahogany table—first-class condition. Big bargain. Call, Sun- day morning. Chas. Kramer, 7715 Lexington Ave. 'Phone—Pennsyl- vania, 1280-M, FOR RENT.—Five nice rooms (down-stairs); “bath, gas, large cel- lar and yard, 2417 B. 824 St. Call, Cherry 1259'in the afternoon: Mr. Luther Hall, another old citi- zen, who died, the first of last week, was buried from the local Negro Catholic church, Sept. 1. A widow, two sons and a daughter survive him and have the sympathy of many ieain 35 WHITES 3514 BLACKS ‘THE GAZUTTE, CLEVELAND, 0.SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1925 : J a a & i Ss — i aa sa > 7 The FIRST and ONLY Cab Com- pany Owned and Operated by OUR GROUP in the State of Ohio. IT EARNESTLY SOLICITS YOUR PA- TRONAGE. CLEVELAND Social and Personal Mrs. John Ballard, E. 74th St., is at home from the hovpital, convales- cing. J. Gerald Tyler of St. Louis will give a plano recital in this city, next week, Charles White, a Harvard grad- wate, as well ax Earl Fox, recently passed the state bar exam, Mr. and Mrs. Will Rogers of Xenta visited his brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs, J. A. Rogers, recently. Dr, Chas, Bundy and son, Richard, sup't. at Wilberforce, drove here from Youngstown, Monday, in the latter's new Buick car. It_ Is just becoming generally known that Bishop C. Lennox of Mi. Pleasant died, several weeks ago. His first name was “Bishop”. Mrs. Velera Crawford French, for- mer resident of Cleveland, now of Los Angeles, Calif., writes of the ar- rival of a daughter, Daun French, Miss Bessie Early, mother, Mrs. Willie Seott gnd daughter, Miss Cora, a local publit school-teacher, visited thelr old homes in Virginia, recently. Mrs. Leathey Owen Hamlin, who was seriously injured, Sunday morn- Ing, in an auto accident in Euclid Ave. at stop 10, is at her sister's, 2405 E. goth St! Geo. W. Carroll, an old resident, E. 74th St, sustained a stroke of paralysis, last’ week, and his sons, Will, of Chicago, and Joe, of Colum: bus, were sent for. The funeral services of Mrs. Myr- tle Jones Martin, wife of Mr. Clar- ence Martin, who died, recently, were held, Aug. 28, and interment at Piqua, ‘the following day. George I. Hollingsworth, B. 26th St. employed at the Textile Mfg Co! who was burned badly, last week Tuesday, and taken to St. Vio- cent’s hospital, is coavalescing, Miss Mary M. Randall of Laneas- ter has for two weeks been visiting her sister, Mrs, Erma Tyson of E. 1284 St., dnd an aunt, Mrs, Crawford Warren of Hampshire Rd. Mrs. Freda Raymer Earley, of Los ‘Angeles, Calif, former resident of TIM AND GERTIE MOORE _ SSS SSS SSS ae IENRY “GANG” JINES AND JACQUELINE DANCING DAVE, TIM AND GERTIE MOORE ALEX KENT, LENA WILSON, FERGUSON AND SMITH BIG DOUBLE SHOW FOR ONE ADMISSION Big Mid-Nite Ramble [fill Cleveland, arrived, last week 1 hure- day, via Chicago, to visit her mother, Mrs, Clarence Johnson, E. 70th St. Bessie Brown, accompanied by Walter Johnson, and Geo. Warmack ‘were our representatives at the stu- dio of the Euclid Music Co., Satur- day midnight, broadcasting. Mrs. James G, Offer, E. 89th St., had as guests, during the 0. E. 8. grand lodge, Mrs. Katie. Steele of Cincinnati and sister, Mrs. Julia Williams, a Texas sehool-teacher. Mr. and Mrs, 1.(W. Kearns and daughter, Miss Lois) E. 80th St., en- tertained royally, ybeently, in honor of Rev. Horace C. Mailey. ' Migs Lois Will leave séon tf teach in N.C St, John's Surflay school leads ail local $8. in att{ndance for the sum- mer, Its average (weekly) has been X00 or more. -P. W. Lemon, sup't., and Atty, Perry B, Jackson, assist. Bishop P. Arthur Hamlett and family, De, Porter and. family, of Jackson, Tenn., were guests of Mr. and Mrs, Wm. Owens, E. 40th St. last week. ‘They were en route East. HS. Chauncey, who attended the recent Nat'l. Business league meet at Tulsi, Okla. has been appointed its ‘regional representative for this state, Indiana and) Penn. ‘The league moots in this city, next year. _ Dr. FB. Rucker, E. 30th St. and ‘Scovill Ave, and family, returned, last week, from a six week motor ‘trip to Denver, stopping at Chicago, ‘en route home, to attend the national medical meet Mrs, Ella Earley Harts, who under- went an operation at a local hospl- tal, some weeks ago, has recovered and returned to Steclton, Pa., with hor children. Mrs, Harts visited her mother and sisters. St. James A, ME. church, Hud- son Ave., has purchased the Trinity Cong. church property at E. 84th and Cedar Ave. and Will take possession about Jan. 1. Major W. 7. Ander- Son was very helpful in consummat- ing the deal A speedsof 21 miles an hour in the congested section of the city, E. 4th St. and Euclid Ave., cost Jesse Jones, 4827 Scovill Ave., $25 and costs in ‘the police traffic’ court, last week Friday. He was charged with reck- ‘less driving. A.A. Robinson entertained at a hayride, recently, In _honor of Mra David Lambert, Miss Margaret White 701, FOLKS ALL | STARS | BIG DOU A et eee Dr. Leroy N. Bundy. . . . . President Mrs. Ora J. Harris... ...Secretary Juriman C. Hudson. . Vice-President Mrs. Thos. W. Fleming. . . Treasurer “SERVICE”, OUR MOTTO. OS LRG Be ce a ae ‘They stopped at Mr. and Mrs. F. Wickline’s in Mt. Pleasant and spent a very enjoyable evening. There is a letter at The Gazette office for Rev, R. B. Vinson. Tell him, please. ‘The Cedar Ave. Cong. chureh, pur- ‘chased by St. James A. M. E. church, is a well designed modern stone building, with interior finished in oak, ‘The auditorium seats more than a thousand, and a well-equipped Sunday school, gymnasium, and oth- er features required by a community church are included in the building. Rah! for “St. James”! Homes For Children Wanted! The Cleveland Humane society wants bod homes for a small number of our children, any one of whom would right kind of people. There is Fanny, age 3, and her brother, Lowney, who are bright, attractive children. Sure- will make any home happy. ‘They ly, there are some good members of the race waiting to give them a free or adoptive home. Then there is a wonderful boy, seven years of age, and a girl, fourteen, who will be of some help in the home. Sisters, Marian and Colletta, 8 and 5 years, respectively, that the Humane so- clety is very anxious to place as soon as possible, Communicate with The Cleveland Humane society, 106 city hall, or go in and talk it over with them, or ‘phone, Main 4600, and ask for Miss Estelle Hunt, The society is also in need of a few boarding homes for the temporary care of Afro-American children. Also, adop- tive and free homes. We particularly call the attention of our readers to the advertisement, “The Utility Mortgage & Bond Com: pany” (first page). We know that this company 1s doing a very satis- factory business with our race, ten- dering the same treatment and rec- ognition as is given to all respect able citizens, We know this is the exception, and such principles are worth while, Even though your savings may be small, here is an op- portunity to place your money where ‘the largest returns are guaranteed, Perhaps you can buy a mortgage, large or small, on improved property in this city ot county, the turnover bringing you large returns. This company will gladly explain any point at their office, or you may ‘phone Mrs. May Clement (Main 189) who will call on you, giving any explanation desired . i x vg oe A — Ms : a Me | RRC ® a 7 >= Se . “4 hie: i Soe * 75 as \ BN | oe eee” A? de) ‘eee SY jeer i eae, a. 7 ie” poe oa bic BA ie 4 , ee OO. Le iz tf Loved * PP oe oa “4A. 2S - eS 6 A i eg panne SLE24 Op we hit ig | as it eee. sll | fos eneeeeay: - JINES and JACQUELINE ANG” JINES AND JACQUELINE ING DAVE, TIM AND GERTIE MOO ALEX KENT, LENA W FERGUSON A BLE SHOW FOR ONE Al lid-NiteRamb So Cleveland Afro-Americans, way back in 1857, were “on the map"— before Lincoin’s proclamation, ac- cording to that eminent “Negro”, Wm. Wells Brown. How come? Ne- groes from the South in the last eight years are wont to say with a gusto that is positively amusing that they put our people of this city “on the map”. Wish they could have seen Mr. John Lee's restaurant in Euclid Ave., forty or fifty years ago; or Mr, Freeman Morris’ tailor shop, since then; or the Price Brothers’ wagon-making and blacksmith shop, ete., ete. Perhaps it might be well to ask, on what map they have put our people of this city? Don’t all answer at once. Former State Senator John P. Green is over eighty years of age and still “going strong” as a prac- ticing attorney at the bar in the courts of this city. He has been a resident of Cleveland almost all of his long and well-spent life. As a justice of the peace here for about nine years, member of the Ohio, Leg- islature for six years, U. S. stamp agent at Washington, D. C., for about the same length of time, Mr. Green's has been exceptional experience in public life. He has known “The Old Reliable” Gazette intimately for for- ty-two years and four weeks. There- fore, what he has frankly and most generously said in his letter, else- where in this paper, cannot but carry great weight with all who read it. Hazel Marshall, age 20, - 3620 Broadway, charged with first’ degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Wm, Meadows, of 5914 Outhwaite Ave., was bound over to the county grand jury without bail, Monday, by Police Judge Bell. The’ girl is also held in connection with the stabbing of Hay- wood Jenkins, 2541 E. 43d St. She is alleged by ‘police to have stabbed Jenkins during an argument, and When Meadows interfered, to’ have stabbed him in the heart. This is but one of the several or more usual Saturday and Sunday night murders committed in the 11th and 12th wards, “Hootch” and “dope” are at the bottom of most of them. There are entirely too many “‘speakeasies” and “dope joints” in those wards and far too little police protection. Un- til our ministers in that section of the city make an insistent and con- tinued, concerted demand for better police protection there will be no change for the better, but conditions will continue to grow steadily worse, as they have now for many months. 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. COOLIDGE PERMITS IT! How Our Men And Women Are Insulted And Humiliated {m the Government’s Departments—Will the Self and Race-Respecting Negro Press of This Country Continue to Stand for This Sort of Thing? 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 Fatt, it was greatly extended, un- der President Wilson; increased, still further, under President Hard ing; and reached its zenith under Preeklent Coolidge. For instance, the largest of our parks President Wilson never troubled, but the pres- ent administration has found tune ‘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 an- troduced it in the bureau of engrat- ing. He segregated the census-takers im, this city in 1910, restricting white workers to white people, and black to black, often duplicating work as most blocks had white and black residents. And, worst of all, an- nougced in his official capacity’ that Negroes should not. hold office where white people complained. Seg- Fegation, then, is a Republican in- stitution and mot a Democratic one. It was begun by Republicans, and carried on to its all-embracing ¢x- tent by Republicans! ‘There is far more of it in the de- partments, today, than at any time since the Negro first appeared, close upon the close of the Civil War. The picture requirement in the civil sery- ice, which makes it next to impos- sibie for a colored lady or gentleman to enter the civil service, since thelr color is disclosed in their photo- graph which must accompany thelr papers, is tenaciously held on to by our Republican President. Only last week, a colored girl appeared after having passed the best examination, and after having been telegraphed for by the department. The photo- graph had failed to tell her true color, and they flatly refused to ap- point her when she appeared, and they saw her complexion. Commis- sioner Blair of the interna) revenue dureau with thousands of clerks will not appoint a Negro clerk, and his word is law there, as he is the spec- fal favorite of Secretary Mellon and President Coolidge. He hails trom North Carolina, the home of the other favorite and leader of the seg- regation forces, Col. Sherrill, super- {ntendent 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 segre- gation in the departments of the government, and the photograph Fequirements 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 yote and where he has full power aud absolutely no opposition. They wonder if he is not a firm be- Hever in segregation, especially since segregation 1s one of the chiof ten- ets of the Ku/Klux Klan which has found its “welcome home” in the Republican party, and receives no condemnation from the Republican President. /Snectal to The Gazette.) Washington, D. C.—In the postof- fice segregation is rampant. The faithful colored clerks work under constant humiliation and physical Gisadvantages. The department maintains a spacious cafteria for whites only, where these inferior white clerks can buy appetizing tuncheons 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 discomfore, disadvantage- ous as it fs, 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 thom off as 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 intellt- gent and efficient service—the white man of thelr attainment being able to get far mare lucrative employ- ment. ‘The department goes even farther ip Its solicitude for whites and neg- lect of colored. It maintains a well- appointed club room with pool tables and other games, comforteble lounges and other equipment for rest, sociability, and recreation, and no*bing for these same colored em- ployees. This private club is in the magnificent postoffice building, built and maintatzed by ALL of the peo- ple. In the locker rooms thare is segregation, and segregation is even attempted in the tollets. 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 culored, to attend a re- ception to the heads of departments, including the postmaster general, in the postoffice building. It announced dancing and a pleasant social eve- ning with che officials for “the post- ‘nice employees,” yet not one was delivered to the colored clerks.» 4 hurried & protest to the postmaster general the day before it was to come off, and be ordered the post- master to invite the colored as well as the white, These clerks get around their colored co-workers by giving the function at local hotel. dt 1s inevitable that the wicked spirit of segregation would express stgelf in appointments, assignments, and salaries. Colored applicants are often passed over though their ex- amination was superior. No Negro, however efficient or old in the serv- ice, must ever dream of @ promotion to a directive position. ‘The hard, unyielding caste passes whites over him, one after another, though many ot the colored employees have won contests in quickness and accuracy im the handling of mail. The col- ored 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 thetr skin. (Rpecial to The Ganette.) Washington, D. C.—The govern- ment printing office keeps faith with the government's universal scheme of segregation. Some of the best and Drightest of our girls are forced to accept inferier positions there on ac- count of the better and more lucra- tive avenues of employment being closed to them because of their col- or. The whites are generally of a very mediocre group, far from equal- ing our girls in educational equip- ment, culture, and working efficien- cy. 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 1s a large cafeteria in this huge structure where all of ‘the employees may go, but there are @ few tables in an out-of-the-way Section reserved for our employees. Lam glad to say that few, very few, ‘ot our people patronize ‘the place, ‘preferring @ little physteal incon- venience to the open, semi-public hu- miliation 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 itselt on the salary roll and in the hard caste that bars promotions. Here, as elsewhere, the inferior whites pass over our superior employees to directive positions, and higher sal- aries. ‘The whites have a large recrea- ‘tonal center in this public building with many fine appointments for rest and amusements. Durng lunch and dinner hours they repair to this restful retreat for soclability 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 ab- ruptly 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 fn “social equality,” and then dismiss- ed on a trumped-up charge. He was a night-employee, hence he carried a pistol. Right atter the dance in- cident 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. De- tectives came to the building to ar- rest him, and failing to secure any evidence searched him only to dis- cover the pistol. They quickly drop- ped the arson charge and substituted one for carrying concealed weapons tor which he was immediately dis- missed. 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 ex- pressed their deeply-wounded feel- ings to me at belng considered a pariah by the government whose in- stitutions they are serving so faith- fully, and I have taken up a number of eases only to be met by a denial that the conditions complained of ex- ist, and a request for the names of my informants. I knew the fate these informants would suffer so I have never given a single name!! The de- partment then taking the position ‘THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND. 0.s,TURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1925 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 is 30 well settled upon it, and the complainants cannot bear witness to tt. (Special to The Gazette) Washington, D. C.—Segregation in the bureau of engraving and printing has an interesting history involving President Thomas Wood- row Wilson and members of his fam- li, three herole young colored wom en’ who lost their positions as a re- sult of thelr protest, and the noble wife of Senator Robert La Follette. Shortly after the accession of Mr. Wilson to the White House, a mem- der of his family visited the bureau where she saw white and colored girls working together in perfect harmony, oblivious to any thought of race. "Shortly thereafter came an order for segregation of the races, anda white lady who had been not- ed 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 col- ored 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 iodged a pro- test with Secretary McAdoo to no avail, and his noble wife began a crusade against the undemocratic in- novation. She took the platYorm here in Washington and Boston be- fore 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 na- Uonal gathering of the National As- sociation for the Advancement of Colored People in New York. When our people here were so profoundly discouraged, 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. Os- wald Garrison Villard came to town to attack White House and Cabinet and arouse our people, and the Na- tion 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 segregators, name- ly, the elimination of the colored employees from the bureau alt o- gether. ‘The same segregation which some of our people think is the cherished institution of the Democratle party 4g still there, in all of its fullness, under the administration of the party that Abraham Lincoln, Charles Sumner and Frederick Douglass helped to found. Our girls are em- ployed there in far larger numbers than in any other branch of the pub- lic service. THEY ARB SEGRE’ GATED in thelr rest rooms, toilets, and working stations, and of course ‘none are ever thought of for promo- tions to executive places. They are girls from our best nomes, most of them with high ant normal school training, and fine culture. The white girls are of no such grade, as there fs 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 so- grogation. Our people are still hop- ing for the issuance of an order de- stroying this iniquitous practice in all of our government departments, for ft not only humiliates the best of the government servants but im- paire the government service. (Spectal to The Gazette) See eens Ss Se Serer department, according to the Presi- dent's recent acceptance speech, fs now under the ablest financial genius since the days of Alexander Hamilton. It 1s to be remembered that the great Hamilton came from the West In- dles, and in that long sweep of his- tory that the President traversed are the mighty Salmon P. Chase, secretary of the treasury in Lin- coln’s cabinet, who, in a national ex- tremity suchas this country has never known, devised the national banking system which financed the Civil War; and Ohio's master finan- cler, John Sherman. ‘These men never knew what segregation was! ‘The present head of the depart- ment of internal revenue, Mr. Blair from North Carolina, has not ap- pointed a colored clerk since his n- cumbency. While his predecessor, Mr. Daniel Roper, a Democrat from Texas, appointed and promoted sev- eral of them. Since the income tax legislation and the numberless new taxes that the recent war necess!- tated, this !s by far the largest de- partment of the treasury, employing several thousand clerks. Yet Ne- groes are so scarce there that they can't be noticed. ‘There 1s the same general complaint here among our clerks and other employees as there is in the other branches of the gov- ernment—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 toflets, lock- er rooms, rest rooms, etc., set off for colored. ‘The tollets for the colored ure few in such a large structure. Hence, the segregated clerks are forced to endure physteal inconven- lence at times, and are forced to travel long distances when they de- sire the use of them. The depart- ment maintains a huge, magnificent vafeteria, in the splendid sweep of woodland along our national drive- way, where white people of every class can come to rest, dine, and 80- clalize 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 thelr presence creates. It seats two thousand din- ers with space to spare; but not one Negro! His only share 1s in the taxes he is forced to pay for this luxury for another group! ‘The registership of the treasury, which Republican Presidents have given the Negro since Garfield ap- pointed Blanch K, Bruce, is now filled by a white man, and the col- ored people are congregated in a sep- arate room which is publicly pro- claimed as “a colored division.” When it is discovered that Negro clerks are “working as white” in other divisions, they are promptly transfered to this “colored division.” Our people fear that protest against this segregation would result in the abolition of the division altogether; so they remain in a dilemna, fearing to act. Our clerks must accept se- gregation or elimination, and being poor, with no other opportunities in this southern atmosphere, must take the former. ‘They are depressed al the wrong, but economic stress com- pels endurance of St. By a single stroke of his pen, President Calvin Coolidge can stor every bit of this damnable segrega- tion, Just as he can gondemn thal lawless organization ‘the Ku Kis Klan. COOLIDGE’S SEGREGATION Washington, D. C.—We wish to call attention to the fact that in the fight against the segregation of our gov- ernment employees, the Treasury Department will most likely be the center of attack, for segregation tn 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 on account of color brought to public view. The words, announcing the election of President Coolidge, were hardly cold before the effort to in- crease segregation in the depart- ments here was on again at full speed. Tt had slowed up a little dur- Ing the campaign, Investigation of Bureaus An investigation of the executive departments and bureaus listed be- low shows that segregation prevails in them as follows: Office of the Register of the Treasury, there are two segregated sections—one with 30 Afro-Ameri- gan employee and the other with 4. Navy Department — ohe segre- gated section of 18 of our employ- ees, as well as a sogregated lunch room, Census Bureau—a__ segrogated section of 60 Afro-American employ- ees. Bonus Section Ronu» section of the War Depart- ment—one segregated section of 180 ot our employees, Veterans Bureau—a segregated section of 16 employees. Department of Justice—a segre- gated section of 10 employees tn the file room. Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Bureau—a seg- Tegated section of 7 employees. Office of the Treasurer of the Unl- ted States—a segregated section of 4 employees. ‘War Department, Transportation Diviston—a segregated section of 5 employees, P. 0. Separate Limch Room Post Office Department—a segre- gated lunch room, Is If ANY USE TO CONTEND FOR RIGHTS? Colored Americans are the only Pace, responsible members of which are in favor of sub- mitting to discrimination on the claim that thefr race “al- ways willbe discriminated against." ‘The Jews are still contending, after over 1900 years of universal discrimina- tion, and are winning even s0- clal rights today. The Irish at home have contended for 700 Years and are winning becanse they will die rather than sub- mit. ‘The race that cays it's of no use to reaist, downs fteclf and the world then will say. “Negroes are not worthy of equal rights; they are by naq ture withont self-reepect and have no ‘duts'." ‘The world re- spects only those who resent and resist proscriptions for race. Let us be worthy of the abo- Uetonists, worthy of our own fathers who have died in every war to vindicate the title of their race to eqnal Hberty, and forever resist dental of rights In onr native land. however long race discrimination may continue. To submit ts to de- serve contempt.— Boston (Mass.) Guardian. ‘tp ete ee ae ae te eee Sarre *| Reis coer 1” 1S — & fy A, aan Pe Athi 4 bh Roky i Kr i) [edtsworen Wejeeri yy Ga ee * h ‘You frequently have your automobile overhauled to clean out carbon, to insure lubrication and good running order. But your watch, a mechanism far more delicate— are you as careful to keep it in good condition? ‘Twenty-four hours a day without interruption your watch must run. Meanwhile the oil evapo- rates and becomes gummy, tiny dirt particles sift in, even through the most tightly fitting case, and eventually the timekeeping performance of the watch is impaired. 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