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PRIME SPORT NEWS CORRESPONDENTS must mail alibers 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 head in the near future, must be paid for. Advance at rate of 25 cents a line, six words to a line. Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on application. HILLSBORO. — MISS. Juanita Smith returned to Cincinnati with her mother and will attend high school. —Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jones and son spent Sunday evening in Greenfield with relatives. —Mrs. Amanda Grubbs is visiting her sister in Washington C. H. —The A. M. church has a ten-day meeting. —Miss Eva Young has northeast of town, Tuesday to Friday. Mrs. Paul Campbell entertained Miss Burr at dinner, Wednesday. —Miss Eva Young has returned to Chicago. She visited her mother. Her sister, Mrs. Dorothy --- Wills-Dempsey Bout. New York City - Floyd Wiltsimms, pronouns, proverbs, the Wills-Dempsey bout, to be held next year near Chicago, or in Michigan, has raised sixty of the $100,000 to be posted as a forefit for Harry and expects to get the balance in a short time. He Paddy Wiltsimms, manager of Wills, is in New York, this week discussing the details of the coming bout. Toronto Signs Sol Butler Toronto Signs Sol Butler. Toronto, O—Sol Butler, Chicago sprinters from the world's record in the 1923 Olympics, has been signed by the Toronto Tigers' management, and the first game scheduled for Sept. 20 when they clash with the Chicago Bulls. The other Tigers are of the other group or race. Tiger Made Them Sick In that big crowd of more than 8,000 fans, who witnessed the Flowers-Moore fight, last week, in Taylor bowl, this city, there were many fair-minded whites. There were also a number of the other kind—like the "crackers" of the South. It stung them to the heart to see one of their group whipped by "a Negro". Of TIGER "FLOWERS" this kidney was that abusive writer on a local daily paper who seemed unable to find enough insulting terms and references to pound the Tiger with in his paper and thrun him the group the latter is identified with. Poor "fish!" Their's are hopeless cases. Meantime, Tiger Flowers, "the Atlanta deacon" goes steadily on his way "mowing them down" and banking the "kale" his victories bring Hurd, and, children, accompanied her to Cincinnati—Benson Rollins. Miss Madaline Peele of New Vienna and Mr. Hudson of Leesburg attended services at the Baptist church. Sunday evening.—Mr. and Mrs. Alex Holland and sons motored to Wilmington and Mr. Hudson of Cleveland is visiting her mother, Mrs. Laura Minor.—Mrs. Williams has returned to Wilmington. She visited her daughter, Mrs. C. M. Gragson.—Mrs. Virginalne Paxton has returned to Detroit. She spent the summer here.—Born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl and Mrs. Jasper of Cleveland he visited Mrs. and Mrs. Frank Johnson.—Mrs. Oliver Mitchell and Miss Marie Cole have been quite ill.—Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Lamb, Rev. and Mrs. J. Burr and daughter visited Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Dunn in East Monroe. Sunday.—Mrs. Clara Hough of Cincinnati—Born to the end- and Mrs. P. H. Smith and Mr. Enoch Frye of Newport visited her parents. Sunday.—Miss Helen McCown is attending our high school.—Mrs. Archie Cole entertained the Industrial club, Monday afternoon. Dainty refreshments.—Miss Rosetta Nelson visited.—Mrs. High garden. Tuesday. The annual club. Tuesday. The annual church. Oct. 5-11. All invited. A great program, each evening. Rev. R. L. Bray, pastor. Wilberforce's Sport Outlook. Dean Mohr writes from his home in Springfield, O.: "At this writing I cannot give you anything on the Wilberforce University football team but hope to be able to send you some information soon. The championship basketball team of last season will be back without the loss of a single man. Ted Thompson, who won the National Tennis championship at Bordentown, N. J., this summer, will be back to Wilberforce. I am looking forward to a banner year there, this year. I want to form a gym team to travel the state and go on a volleyball going on at Wilberforce; also other teams volleyball and indoor baseball, to play the various Y. M. C. A. teams. In other words, I want to build up the strongest department of physical education in any of our schools. "Sounds" Too Good To Be True. Lorain, O. —Claiming to have perfected a process to make pure copper as hard as tool steel. Edward E Harrison, a labor foreman asserts according to word received from his Washington attorney, Victor J. Evans, that he has been granted a patent. Harrison also stated that Evans mounted him of the refusal of 400,000 dollars for the new capitalists. Harrison has been financed by local businessmen, who say that the process is comparatively simple. A liquid compound upon which the patent has been issued is used in smelting the copper, which is done in a vacuum. Harrison be- Sentries Kill Sergeant. Nogales, Ariz.—First Sergeant Charlie Coleman, of Company E. 25th infantry, was shot and killed, recently, at Camp Stephen D. Little by a sentry when Coleman is said to have continued to run after being ordered three times to halt. Two sentries fired at the same time so that it was not known which fired the fatal shot. Another "Mouthfull." We can forgive sins against morality, crimes against property and acts of violence against human life, but we never can forgive the man who committed the crime. We can sin of thinking for himself. —Glarrd (Kan.) Haldeman-Julius Weekly. Two Shot in "Residential" Clash. Two shot. Resident them. Mich. Wich. Resident, crime shot and killed and Eric Hugberg, both white, was shot and seriously injured in a riot in the residential section here, last week Wednesday night. The trouble started when one of our families moved into a section only inhabited only by white persons. HARRY R. STOTTS Candidate for Councilman-at-Large- "Breaking the Ice" in His City Just as the Editor of "The Gazette" Has Done in the State of Ohio. Zanesville, O.—Harry R. Stotts, one of our best known residents of this city, has filed his 200 signatures with the local board of elections and is a candidate for Councilman-at-Large, our first local candidate for elective office. Mr. Stotts was born in Zanesville and our correspondent for the Times-River local daily newspaper; has been active in local Republican politics for years, an official of the Odd Fellows and K. P., assistant superintendent of Greenwood cemetery for fifteen years, and his candidacy has been endorsed by the local branch of the N. A. A. C. P. He is making a vigorous campaign for the councilmanic post at the polls in November of all classes of electors. But it is up to our people to do the major portion of the work to make him a winner and they must not hesitate to do all in their power to help gain this victory for the race. It will help tremendously to promote our progress as citizens and residents of this community. The candidate for Harry R. Stotts, for counselman-at-Large, and urges our people here to show their self and race pride by doing their clear duty. "KILLING AND CRIPPLING". 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, age 23 was found dead and Sherri Willis, a sweetheart, wounded seriously. The house occupies 2000 square feet, the home of Miss Atkins and concluded an all night party in the place, 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 with a gun. The girl and wrestler grappled over from her hand and, before sinking unconscious on the floor, fired one shot through her heart, according to detectives. She died instantly. Willis is near death at Charity hospital, Undertakers Wynne and Easley shipped her body to Kentucky. Willis, 2527 E. 19th St. and Lindsay, 2527 E. 19th St. was being held in jail on a charge of cutting with intent to kill and Clarence Anderson, age 21, 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 Miss Lindsay's apartment, Sunday night. Miss Lindsay told police she struck Anderson after he tried to strike her. Orange Bray, 2544 E. 33d St., was arrested. Saturday, charged with having assaulted and robbed Ciskino Climino, 2430 Woodland Ave., of $89. Cimino complained that Bray and a woman beat him and took his money in a house at 3118 Scovill Ave. The woman is being sought by police. He is a former police officer, signers and other whites who go into that district, day and night, hunting for "hoochch", "dope" and prostitutes. The local city government makes of that section of the city a "dope", "hoochch" or "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 skx or eight years, when the city was attacked by a crime. 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 that section of the city and force the police to arrest the accused or "dope" or both, were undoubtedly "at the bottom" of the first two crimes, mentioned above. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS THE CLARK COUNTY K.K.K. TRYING TO GET POLITICAL SUPPORT FROM OUR PEOPLE Of Springfield—"Rev." Garrison and His Tent and Chairs—Their Fifty Dollar Gift to Him—His Real Estate Trouble—Dean Mohr's Candidacy for Clerk of "Muny" Court. SPRINGFIELD, O.—The approaching election has resulted in a revival of activity in the local klan. In an effort to get a contact with our people it picked Rev. Jas. Garrison, pastor of St. James' Baptist church, as their agent, to beguile the unsuspecting to assist in the klan program to carry the election this fall. Rev. Garrison is said to be a close friend and follower of Rev. E. W. B. Murry who was reported to have some time as a making a speech in favor of the klan candidate at East Youngstown, before the recent primary election. In the week days, Rev. Garrison acts as agent for Mrs. Alice B. Smith (white), selling houses to our people in what is intended to be a segregated community, a part of the klan plan. In this, he has been fairly successful. So much so that the Rev. thought, that a failure to make his payments promptly on the home he zattes, some time as making a speech in favor of the klan candidate would be overlooked. This bad guess was the cause of his bad luck. Mrs. Smith's devotion to the klan was not quite as strong as her love for the dollar, so action was begun in the court to disposes the Rev. This would have been particularly unfortunate as our people who can be bought to the klan's bidding are scarce in Springfield. So to succor the faithful "Uncle Tom", the knights of the bed-clothes, brotherhood on (law) Day evening in the tent in the same neighborhood, where the Rev. has been holding meetings, and after singing some good old klan songs took up a collection for their faithful servant which netted about $50. This was evidently sufficient as the trouble was easily settled, at the hearing the next day, by his attorneys, Sully DOINGS OF THE RACE Rt. Rev, J. M. Conner, age 62, of Little Rock, Ark., died, recently. He was an A. M. E. bishop. Recent mental tests of children in the schools of Louisville, Ky., showed Afro-American pupils superior. The National Equal Rights league's next annual meet will be held in Trinity Baptist church, Baltimore, Oct. 7-9, '25. The Standard Life Insurance Co., of Atlanta, Ga., is to become the property of St. Louis Afro-Americans on Oct. 1, '25, it is announced. HENRY LINCOLN JOHNSON'S Funeral Largely Attended—President's Letter and Refusal—Postmaster General Among Those at the Church. Washington, D. C.—The funeral services for Henry Lincoln Johnson age 55, of Atlanta, Ga., orator, lawyer and Republican National Committee member, at 10th St. last week were held in 10th St. church and largely attended by prominent men and women of both races Among the former were several cabinet members and a U. S. Senator The President sent a letter of sympathy to the sorrowing widow and two sons. Mr. Johnson served as recorder of deeds of the District of Columbia under President Taft. Coolidge refused to re-appoint him. The emails were packed the emails were interested in harmony after the ritual of the Elks of which Mr. Johnson was grand legal advisor. In the Post Office Department, which is run by Postmaster General Harry S. New, of Indiana, we have not a single clerk. Mrs. Horace A. Dowling, who was drowned recently, was the last. After her death efife were made to have another Afro-American clerk appointed appointment officers advised that her position would not be filled but abolished. RACE PREJUDICE! "I am convinced myself that there is no more evil thing in this present world than race prejudice; none at all! "I write deliberately—it is the worst single thing in life now. It justifies and holds to together more baseness, cruelty and abomination than any other sort of error in the world." —H. G. Wells. IN-UNION IS STRONGER THE COPY FIVE CENTS ENT! COUNTY K.K.K. TICAL SUPPORT FROM PEOPLE Garrison and His Tent and dollar Gift to Him—His —Dean Mohr's Candi- of "Muny" Court. Jaymes and W. Y. Mahar, Mahar has appeared for the klan on former occasions. The incident has created a strong feeling of resentment against Rev. Garrison as this is in the neighborhood of the Fulton school where the klan through Supt. Geo. E. McCord tried to put over a "jim crow" school, and which has been the section threatened by rioters in the various outbreaks here. On the Thursday night following the klan visit, a fire of mysterious origin destroyed the town and also part of the city. It was discovered that the chairs in use were marked with "K. K. K.", having been furnished by that organization. Feeling is still running high and Rev. Garrison has been warned by his friends to leave the city. Springfield being one of the cities dispensing with the primary this year, nominations for the various offices were made by petition. Among the many candidates who filed there appears the name of only one Afro-American Medical College Mohr, who is eligible for clerkship, who newly authorized municipal court. There are four candidates in the field for this office and Mr. Mohr's chances for election are said to be good. He has been athletic director at Wilberforce University and was born and reared in this city where he makes his college education. Springfield schools. After graduating from the high school, he attended Northwestern University from which he graduated as a chemist. No other aspirant for the office is better equipped educationally than Mr. Mohr. His candidacy marks the entrance of a new type of young Afro-American into politics and he deserves the whole-hearted support of our voters. the city. His "congregation" or the church included his family and only three or four of them. In Germany—The Government Jailed Two Americans Sent There to Start the K. K. K.—One "Skeedadled!" Berlin; Germany—A German Ku Klux Klan under the leadership of three Americans and understood to be backed by the extreme German nationalists was uncovered by the German police, last week. Two of the three Americans were arrested, and the third, said by the police to be a student named Gray, was believed to be en route to America. The police shadowed the Americans for several days before arresting them. They are alleged to have been sent here by the American K. K. K. More than thirty alleged members have been arrested charged with forming a secret organization. Police are still searching sedulously for other members. The slogan of the order, according to the police, was, "Battle for the fatherland's freedom! Rid the country of the Jews and other desirables." Adopt Masked Hoods. The order called itself "Knights of the Fiery Cross". The shrouded clothes and masked hoods of the American K. K. K-were adopted by the German counterpart, as well as the rituals and ceremonies of the slowly disintegrating American Klan. Members took their solemn oaths of allegiance on the entwined red, white and blue flag of the United States and the old black, white and red banner of imperial Germany, adorned with the Hitlerites "Haken-Kreuz". A blood-dipped cross was also part of the ceremonial trappings. Blind obedience to the dictates in case of treason were said by the lice to be two of the major demands made on members. According to police the German Klan was recruited from the extreme German Nationalists and maintained close connection with such Nationalist fighting organizations as the "League of the Front" and the "Viking Union". Bank Building Brought $75,300. Richmond, Va.—The closing chapter of the once famous Mechanics Savings bank, under the presidency of John Mitchell, Jr., was written, recently, when the building, which for nearly twenty years housed one of our first banks in this country, was sold at public auction. It brought $75,300. The money will be used to help to pay off the 10,000 depositors who lost money when the bank failed, three years ago. "GEEVUM" IS A VERY, VERY PECULIAR NAME, LADIES, ODD, I MIGHT SAY!--MAY INQUIRE OF ITS ORIGIN? SURE!--TELL HIM. SIS! THE ORIGIN OF "GEEVUM" IS UNKNOWN, MR. MARCUS,--BUT WE DO KNOW, HOWEVER, THAT IT EXISTED DURING THE MIDDLE AGES— PARDON MY INTERUPTION, BUT JUST WHAT IS A "GEEVUM"--A WILD ANIMAL? NO!--ITS A WILD WOMAN--WITH A CANE! Tum Early 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- DEST AND BEST in the country. 10,000,000 Afro-Americans. $50,000 in Ohio. 40,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1925. Massachusetts' Afro - Americans should help to defeat Senator Butler if federal segregation at Washington is not abolished before election day in November. It is becoming clearer every day that President Coolidge will not permit any of his cabinet members to abolish the segregation of our employees in their departments. The "brothers and sisters" from "down home" were certainly killing and crippling in wards 11 and 12, last week. It was worse than usual. Lord, have mercy! See our local columns; page 3. Our people in Detroit have made up their minds to stop the kluxers who are leading the fight there for residential segregation and last week made this perfectly clear. More power to them. The bishop of Liberia says that Liberian forests contain a great undeveloped storehouse of crude rubber. Why hasn't England been exploiting it? Because one of her own "colonies", Sierra Leone, is "next door" and also because she has her "hands full" of crude rubber countries, controlling the world's supply. The Gazette believes the Spritz Co. has more regular Afro-American patrons than any other store of the kind in the city. There are several good reasons for this, among them being splendid goods and treatment as well as reasonable prices. Irv Spritz and Jim Shield are "captains of business" who are broad-minded, genial and progressive, and all of their many employees are "following their lead". "Col." Roscoe "Cackling" Simmons delivered one of his "stereotyped lectures" in this city, one evening last week, and as usual the daily newspaper account of what he is alleged to have said, in part, showed that Roscoe, as usual, made a bid for the favor of the other group and especially for that of local Republicanis (white). The Antioch Baptist church people, who employed Roscoe, evidently had not heard of his recent Chicago Defender exploit. Harry. R. Stotts of Zanesville and Dean Mohr of Springfield are progressive members of the race who should have the earnest, active and whole-hearted support of our people of their cities in the effort they are making because their success means so very much to us all throut the state. Afro-American men and women of Zanesville and Springfield be loyal, show your pride of race and self and race respect in no uncertain way. It is our only way to real racial progress in politics. Dr. and Mrs. E. A. Bailey have moved to 2889 Huntington drive, Shaker Heights, from their very cosy home in Cedar Ave., East End. Their new home is a beautiful one in exceptionally beautiful surroundings as far as the eye will reach. A spacious double-garage houses the Doctor's Dodge coupe and Mrs. Bailey's beautiful new Lincoln car. When our successful business and professional men and women locate in the better and best residential sections of any city, here in the North at least, they not only help the race's progress but they also furnish the other group a much-needed object lesson, particularly in these days of the K. K. K. On the morning of Sept. 10th, the early settlers of this county held their annual celebration of Commodore Perry's great victory on Lake Erie. At the flag-raising in the public square at 10 a. m., a large crowd gathered. On the platform were a half dozen old settlers in addition to Mr. C. E. Kennedy, historian, the speaker of the occasion. Chairman PHONE US, WE'LL CALL— PROSPECT 913 A. L. BLACK Dry Cleaning & Tailoring REPAIRING AND REMODELING A SPECIALTY We Grow Through Service 3344 CENTRAL AVENUE Cleveland, Ohio. ROBINSON'S PHARMACY THE GEEVUM GIRLS L. C. Carran seeing the Hon. John P. Green in the audience called him to the platform and at the close of Mr. Kennedy's masterly address introduced him. Mr. Green spoke about fifteen minutes and made all hear him, with the result that the applause was hearty and the congratulations numerous. He was our only representative on the program of the day and a good one, too. AN OPEN LETTER. 226 West Superior Ave. Cleveland, Sept. 8, 1925 Martin. Mr. Earle Martin, Editor, The Press, Cleveland. Dear Mr. Martin:- I am enclosing Bob Seltzer's account of the Flowers-Moore fight at Taylor 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 carniverous Asiatic mammal", "the Senegambian", "the creaty 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. Cleveland, Sept. 10, '25. Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor Gazette, Cleveland, Ohio. My dear Mr. Smith: I have your letter of September 8th. I have always given the Sport editor a great deal of laa-way in the use of slag which is based from other sections of the paper. Of course there was no intention on Mr. Seltzer's part to give offense. There can certainly be no offense in his play on the word "Tiger" which appears in his reference to the jungle cat and carnivorous Asiatic mammal. If you will read the story over again, you will find that it is done in good nature. The only gentleman who has a kick it would secrete it, he would be the English fighter. I am always glad to get your criticism and suggestions. Yours truly, Earle Martin, Editor, "The Press". Cleveland, Sept. 11, '25. Mr. Earle Martin, Editor, "The Press", City. My dear Mr. Martin:—Bob Seltzer's intentions are made too clear by the free use of the insulting terms referred to, including the miserable one "darkie", for any one to remain in doubt of them a single moment after reading his article. I am sorry you affect to take the position in the matter indicated in your letter of the 10th inst., just received, and am free to admit, I am GREATLY surprised. I read the article, several times, before writing you on the 8th inst., and have done so, again, since the receipt of your communication, and assure you that I find it impossible to agree with the conclusions you indicate in it. Much, if not all, of the good impression, on my group of people, made in the last year by your special writers, Mr. Catton, and the young man who immediately preceded him in that line of work for The Press, will be destroyed by Seltzer's aggravatingly insulting article. Yours truly, Harry C. Smith. clew obtained by police was discovery of a broken knife blade believed to have been used to dispatche the woman to her death. Mrs. Mattie Lawrence of East Youngstown was rewarded, Monday, in federal court here for her services in aiding U. S. narcotic squads to capture several "dope peddlars", including the famous Nick Romano, head of a large narcotic conspiracy. Mrs. Lawrence had been arrested and had pleaded guilty to a charge of selling narcotic drugs, more than a year ago. Sentence was suspended at that time when she promised to aid federal officers in apprehending more dealers in drugs. After H. R. Benseris, federal agent, had testified that Mrs. Lawrence had lived up to her promise and had been a valuable aid in narcotic raids in Canton, Steubenville, and Detroit, Judge Paul Jones released the woman with a technical fine of one dollar, Mon- BUTLER TRYING TO DODGE THE ISSUE. Now comes word that U. S. Senator Wm. M. Butler of Boston, chairman of the Republican National Committee and personal friend of President Calvin Coolidge, is trying to evade the issue of wiping out federal segregation of Afro-American employees, particularly that in the departments at Washington, D. C. after promising our people of Boston to do all he could to bring about this greatly desired result. Mr. Butler is a candidate for election to the U. S. Senate, having been appointed, months ago, to fill our an unexpired term in that august body. Editor Wm. Monroe Trotter of the Boston Guardian is doing all he can to "hold Butler's nose to the grindstone" and our people of the country over are depending upon him to do so with the help of the loyal, self and race-respecting Afro-Americans of Massachusetts. Our newspapers of the country, too, have a duty to perform in this matter that they should not be slow to enter upon. Additional Locals The bazaar for Rev. Thomas E. McKenney "Negro" parish of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament, E. 79th St., was continued to Monday and Tuesday nights, on the parish ground. Rain caused the postponement from Saturday night. Dedication of the parish school, announced for Sunday, has been postponed until Oct. 4. A woman, said by police to be Mary Higginbottom, was murdered, last week Friday, in the rear of 2359 Orange Ave., and two white men, arraigned for the murder, were held by police as suspects in the crime. Her body bore a score of knife wounds and her head had been crushed by a rock. Detective George Fless said she had lived in Kinsman Rd. near E. 82d St. A woman's empty pocketbook found near the body led police to believe that robbery was the motive for the Signs of a violent strife on the ground indicated the woman had probably marked her attacker with scratches and blows. Another clew obtained by police was discovery of a broken knife blade believed to have been used to dispate the woman to her death. Mrs. Mattle Lawrence of East Youngstown was rewarded, Monday, in federal court here for her services in aiding U. S. narcotic squads to capture several "dope peddlars", including the famous Nick Romano, head of a large narcotic conspiracy, whose narcosis had been arrested and had pleaded for the charge of selling narcotic drugs, more than year ago. Sentence was suspended at that time when she promised to aid federal officers in apprehending more dealers in drugs. After H. R. Benseris, federal agent, had testified that Mrs. Lawrence had lived up to her promise and had been a valuable in narcotic raids in Canton, St. Louis, into that Jones released the woman with a technical fine of one dollar, Monday. This was on the recommendation of Assistant U. S. Attorney Howell Leuck. "The unmarried mother and her child are creatures of society," said J. H. Crowley, attorney for the Humane Society in pleading the cases, Sunday, for the 400 girls who have come to Miss Alice Hunt, head of the department, in the last seven months, Continuing, Mr. Crowley also said: "The only remedy is education, not formal, but education from environment and association. It will not take ages, but eons to do this. It isn't a matter of class, race or color; the humanian nature was just the same. In classes, girls have nervous breakdowns and go to a sanitarium. These girls know nothing of such things and many times have not realized the gravity of the situation. Marriage is never mentioned now days. One fourth of our cases are Negroes. The other three-fourths can be equally divided between the foreign and American born." Patronize Our Advertisers AGENTS: 200 race articles. Hair Preparations, bleaches, perfumes, extracts, medicine. Biggest race line in America. Make $34.60 weekly. Free samples, case and catalogue. TYSON & CO., Box A, Paris, Teen. 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Rumor has it that several em- ployees of the Cleveland Call quit recently, because of salary or pa} troubles. Learn the trade: Men and wo men, high-school graduates, learn embalming. For infdtmation, call Prospect 166.—Adv. ‘Three nice suites for rent at 2343 BE. 34th St. Electric lights, ete Rent very reasonable. Call, Pros: pect 1114-W, at once! Dr. James E. Levy, a graduate o Western Reserve university, _ hat opened offices in the Central Medica building, E. 46th and Central Ave. Five nice rooms, down stairs, al 9417 E. 82d St., near Quincy Ave., ‘THE GAZUTTE, CLEVELAND, 0. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 193% for rent. All conveniences. Apply at The Gazette office or call, Cherry 1259, in the afternoon. ‘There {9 a letter at ‘The Gazette office for Rey. R. B, Vinson. Tell him, please. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Thompson, of Central Ave., returned, Monday, from a ten day trip to Chicago where they attended the opening, Labor day, of her son's fine new’ phono- graphy and record store. The Majestic hotel dining room is very materially improved already. M. Orr, an experienced chef, who has so ‘improved the food, cooking and service that the business has Go in and see for yourself. The U. 8. civil service commission announced, Tuesday, that applica- tions for the positions of inspector of safety appliance and inspector. of hours of service must be in by Oct. 10, The positions pay $3,600 a year. Dr. Leroy N. Bundy, resident of the Service Cab Co. and the Central- E. 40th Garage Co. informs The Gazette that he has forty-three of our people on his pay-roll. That is real Face enterprise. Fine! Doctor Bun- ay; keep {t up. Robert C. Thomas and Verdie L. Ray were married, recently, by Rev E. A. Clarke. ‘Marriage’ licenses Were also issued to Theodore Jones, E, 51st St., and Pauline Woody, E. 37th St.; Stephen Pinkins, B. 36th St., and Gertrude Walker, E. 36th St | Miss Dorothy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. A. Myers, one of our local Public school-teachers for several years, has been assigned to teach music on three floors of the Colum- bia school building. This is encour- aging. Jerry Thornton of Atlanta, charged with the murder of Charles’ Dawson, E, 30th St., Aug. 16, was discharged by the grand Jury, last week Wed- nesday, on the ground that the crime as committed in. self defense Thornton was the husband of a niece of Lawson. Mrs. Thos. D. America, Mrs. B. W. Sellers, Mrs. Sarah Jackson, Mrs. K. McCard, Mrs. Wilson, Mre’ Hunter. Mrs, Mary Aiphain and Mrs. Rhoda Wilson attended the national meet of the International Order of Twelve and. K. and D. of Tabor in Pitts- burgh, recently. It has been decided by the school authorities to hold classes in instru- mental music at E. and W. Tech High schools, each Saturday morn- ing, beginning Oct. 10, charging a tuition fee of only $2 from each pu: pil. Our people should take advan tage of this. It is sald that “Col.” Roscoe C Simmons had an audience, last week Friday evening, that oniy a littl more than half filed the main build torium of Antioch Baptist. church Roscoe appears to have “shot hi doit” in this as well as many othe cities, = ah J. B, Edwards, ©. 97th St., has succeeded Mr. Earley as our repre: sentative of the Pollock-Davis Co. selling cars. Mr. Edwards ts a fin man, courteous, intelligent and ener getic. and ‘The Gazette trusts ow people will accord him the sam splendid support they gave his pre decessor. He is in every way deserv. ing. The FIRST and ONLY Cab Com- pany Owned and Operated by OUR GROUP in the State of Ohio. IT EARNESTLY SOLICITS YOUR PA- TRONAGE. Charles Williams, age 29, 2607 Scovill Ave., alleged to have’ wooed Ara Howard, ago 27, same address, with a Knife, was sentenced to the Manofield reformatory, last week Thursday, by Common’ Pleas Judge McMahon. He was said to have slashed the young woman nine times when sho repulsed his attentions. There are a number of dry-clean- ing and talloring establishments tn this elty, conducted by our people, but _none of them has anything on” A. L. Black's popular place of bual- hess at 3544 Central Ave. His sere ico 18 the best, charges reasonable and delivery ‘prompt. — Patronize him, Call, Prospect 913, Noble Sissle and Buble Blake will broadcast a farewoll program thru station WEAF of the American T. & 7. Co. in N. ¥. City, Sept, 18, from 9:35 to 10 p. m., eastern time. Im- mediately thereatter, they will sail on the Olympic for England to play at the exclusive Pieadilly club in London. Our local Women's Federation had better pay some attention. tm- mediately tothe transfer of Afro- ‘American pupils from thelr regular schools to certain other schools. It looks a little like an incipient at- tompt at race segregation, but may not be. It will stand close scrutiny, however, and investigation Optimistic club held its first ect ing after the summer vacation at Mrs, Nickolson’s, and elected officers. for the year. The awarding of prizes in the popularity contest resulted as, follows: Mrs. Ivy Clayborne, first prize and Mrs, Loura Parrish, sec- ond, Tuesday evening, the club met at Mra. Della Offer's. Mra. Offer, Dres.; Mrs, Laura Parrish, sec. | Mra, Myrtle M. Hicks of Penn Yan, N. Y., who visited her parents, MF and fre. Wm. Hl. Gray, B. 103d St, for some weeks, was accompanied home by them, the first of last week, Mrs. Gray remiaibing for a visit and Mr. Gray returning, the last of the week. Mrs, Hitks as Miss Myrtle Gray was one of our most popular young ladies in this clty before her marriage. A broken back caused the death ot Rufus Dyer, age 30, of 1224 Or- ange Ave., eatly one morning last week, at City hospital. Dyer leap- ed from a third story window, last week Tuesday, when he saw police surrounding his home. They were not looking for Dyer, but they searched his room and found Nquor. | | A woman who refused to. divulge [her Identity but who was declared | [by police to be May Robinson, 2417, Broadway, was shot once through the abdomen, last week Friday, 4 ‘another woman with whom she ts [sald to have quarreled in the other's. [home, 2486 Broadway, over the af fections of the latter's husband, She was taken to Charity hospital. The woman said to have shot her was ar- rested several blocks from the acene and held for questioning. Wm. A. Webster, E. 86th St., in| renewing his subscription, last week, wrote: “It is a real pleasure for me to send you a check for another year's subscription to The Gazetto™. ‘And he has been reading it tor yearei Just like hundreds of others, Mr. Webster, Dr. E. A. Dale, Mr. Joseph Harris, Wm. H. Gray and daaghter, Mrs. Hicks, know “a good thing”, ‘real race newspaper” when they read it, and continue to take it, year in and year out. They help the work! Tell your friends to subscribe Tor “The Old Reliable”, also Gerald Tyler's piano recital at Trinity Cathedral hall, Monday eve- ning, was a unique and most grat!- fying success Indeed. Ono arm use- Tess as a result of paralysis, he gave the most difficult classical selections for the instrument In a manner worthy of most two-hand artists. He Isa Columbus, Ohlo, “boy” who for years was a director of myste in Sum- ner High school, St, Louis, and an exceptionally proficient one, too, The recital was under the auspices of St. Andress Episcopal church. Mr. and Mrs, W. W. Fortner had R. K, Moon called into the “court of conciliation”. at the police court, one day last week, for conference relative to the return to Mra. Fort- ner of the $100 she paid, months ago, for “stock” in the Herald Pub- lishing Co. Geo, Cohron failed to at- tend the conference. According to Mr. Fortner, Mr. Moon now claims to be out of the company, too, and that it cost him (Moon) the loss of hundreds of dollars also. Mrs, Fort- ner has retained Atty. Walter D. Meals to regain the money she claims Mr, Moon induced her to in- vest in “Herald Pub. Co. stock” and Geo. Cohron gave her a receipt for, Cohron, she says, got out of the com- pany, some months ago. Homes For Children Wanted! The Cleveland Humane society wants Gow tacoee rg sk oh ease mpaieaae Special Friday Sale of 900 Men’s e e e Fall Weight Union Suits Form Fitting Silk Trimmed ~ The first shipment of our new Fall weight underwear has arrived and is ready for your inspection and selection. You will like the soft feel of this medium weight gray material tailored to form-fitting proportions. Made with long sleeves and ankle lengths in full size with silk trimmings. (oe mamta. \i ie Regular wg a Re fi aes BRINN | op) 3} 1 ali Hen SONS mi $2.50 Values RO \ RT $ PINS Bs ONE rs 79 BO ay OG \ * ZS SO a 4 ESO a! ae SS » ‘ine CS he L&y & SY AEN \ \ A \ ‘| sil WLW = f Ny et, Sizes A EATANN co 36 to | aaa ANY RIA W 46 Bes \\ an. A _ NSS N wy \\\ nid TTT ea AA NR ae Il i WS | \ Gy) i WN ve ‘Sie |p Z \\ ae es ea a ho | _— aah The May Co—Main Floor Ontario men bagie Stamps Are an Added Saving. good 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 off the race waiting to give them a free or adoptive home. Then there is al wonderful boy, seven years of axe, 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 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 ls also in eed of a few boarding] homes for the temporary care of Afro-American children, Also, adop- tive and free homes. | We particularly call the attenti of our readers to the advertisement, “The Utility Mortgage & Bond Com- pany" (first page). We know that this company is 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 ts the exception, and such principles are worth while. Even, though yout savings may be small, here 1s an op portunity to place your money where the largest returns are guaranteed Perhaps you can buy a mortgage large or small, on improved properts in this city oF county, the turnover bringing you large returns. Thi company will gladly explain an3 point at their office, or you may ‘phone Mrs. May Clement (Matz 189) who will call om you, giving any explanation desired Dr. Leroy N. Bundy... . . President Mrs. Ora J. Harris... . . Secretary Juriman C, Hudson. . Vice-President Mrs. Thos. W. Fleming. . . Treasurer “SERVICE”, OUR MOTTO. 621 THE GUARANTEE TITLE BLDG. Cleveland, Ohio First and Second Mortgages Bought and Sold REFINANCING! Members of the Mortgage Association of Cleveland Main 189 Ol S555 SS IF YOU WANT TO BE LUCKY IN LOVE AFFAIRS, HOME AFFAIRS AND BUSINESS WRITE—Enclose Ten Cents To Cover Cost Of This Notice and Postage LOVE APPLES IN ALL FORMS M. WILLIAMS 50 LIVINGSTON STREET, BROOKLYN, N. Y. DEPT. 941. SS EE Ot _ POOSIOSS IOS DSI IO SSSI SISO ODS CTOONTITOODIOOODOSIN | See us First for all Goods in our Line JOHN S. HALL Prices Reasonable. Satisfaction Guaranteed. JEWELER AND OPTOMETRIST } 8188 Central Ave. Cleveland, 0. Prospect 3650 pooccosssossssssossssssosesosssossssoesossooocosssscecene mui 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 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. 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 census-takers in this city in white men and women in white people, and black no black, often duplicating work as most blocks had white and black residents. And, worst of all, announced in his official capacity that Negroes should not hold office where white people complained. Segregation, then, is a Republican institution and not a Democratic institution. It was begun by the white community 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 accompany their papers, is tenaciously held to by our Republican Presidency. Only a week, a colored lady, appeared after having passed the best examination, 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 Mellon and President Coolidge. He halls from North Carolina, the home of other favorite and leader of the segregationist 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 the ground in 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 home" in the Republican party, and receives no condemnation from the Republican President. (Special to The Gazette.) Washington, D. C.—In the postfice segregation is rampant. The faithful colored clerks work under constant humiliation and physical disadvantages. The department maintains a spacious cafeteria 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 injury they suffer is the more they reflect that they are far more capable than the whites, and render the government more intelligent and efficient service—the white man of their attainment being able to get far more lucrative employment. The department goes even farther in its solicitude for whites and neglect of colored. It maintains a well-appointed club room with pool tables and other games, comfortable lounges and other equipment for rest, sociability, and recreation, and nothing for these same colored employees. This private club is in the magnificent postoffice building, lits and maintenance. All of the poo-tering in the locker rooms there is segregation, and segregation is even attempted in the toilets. And all of this is against the most dependable and faithful employees. Last year the white employees passed around invitations to the white employees, in the very pres- ence of the colored, to attend a reception to the heads of departments, including the postmaster general, in the postoffice building. It announced dancing and a pleasant social evening with the officials for "the postoffice employees," yet not one was delivered to the colored clerks. I hurried a protest to the postmaster general, getting to the office to ask to 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 white over him, one after another, through much of the colored employees have won contests in quickness and accuracy in the mail. The colored workers have dared to form a union which meets regularly and often sends manly and intelligent protests to the postmaster, and often appeals from his decisions to the postmaster-general. It has secured some improvement in their working conditions, but they are still bitter over the huge injustice done to them for nothing else than the color of their skin. (Special to The Gazette.) Washington, D. C.—The government printing office keeps faith with the government's universal scheme of segregation. Some of the best and brightest of our girls are forced to accept inferior positions there on account of the better and more lucrative avenues of employment being closed to them because of their color. The whites are generally of a very mediocre group, far from equaling our girls in educational equipment, culture, and working efficiency. Yet these superior girls are set off from the whites with the latter, of course, having the better working conditions, salaries and recreational facilities. There is a large cafeteria in this huge structure where all of the employees may go out, of the way a few tables are set for our employees. I am glad to say that few, very few, of our people patronize the place, preferring a little physical inconvenience to the open, semi-public humiliation of segregation. In toilet facilities, dressing-rooms, and work assignments, wherever possible, the law of segregation is in full force, and, of course, this same undemocratic practice reveals itself on the salary roll and in the hard caste that bars promotions. Here, as elsewhere, the inferior status over our superior employee directive positions, and higher salaries. The whites have a large recreational center in this public building with many fine appointments for rest and amusements. During lunch and dinner hours they repair to this restful retreat for sociability and dance. Last fall, a young Afro-American with a splendid record in his work felt the importance of the role of the employees so keenly that he secured the company of a young lady of the race to take part in the dance. As soon as this couple started to dance the music was abruptly stopped, and the young man reported for attempting to take part in an entertainment provided for employees. He was called to the office, lectured for being "one of those smart Negroes" who believe in "social equality," and then dismissed on a trumped-up charge. He was a night-employee, once the dance 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 dismissed. By this severe punishment no employee could argue that there is no way of escaping for that 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 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, SEPTEMBER 19, 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 will settled upon it, and the complainants cannot bear witness to it. (Special to The Gazette) (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 rebel 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 any thought of race. Shortly thereafter came an order for segregation of the city 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 rested the order to the last ditch and were summarily dismissed! Senator La Follette lodged a protest with Secretary McAdoo to no avail, and his noble wife began a crusade against the undemocratic innovation. She took the platform here in Washington and Boston before the famous Twentieth Century club. She used the columns of the Senator's magazine, sparing neither space nor vigor of utterance. She thundered against it in our 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 dis scouraged, 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. Oswald Garrison Villard came to town to attack White House and Cabinet members, and the National 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, namely, the elimination of the colored employees from the bureau ait to together. The same segregation which some of our people think is the cherished institution of the Democratic party is still there, in all of its fullness, under the administration of the party that Abraham Lincoln, Charles Summer and Frederick Douglass are helped to found. Our girls are employed there in far larger numbers than in any other branch of the public service. THEY STORE, SHOW, DOCTORALS, THEN the rooms, toiletes, 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 them are the most excellent positions, the inevitable result of segregation. Our people are still hoping for the issuance of an order destroying this iniquitous practice in all of our government departments, for it not only humiliates the best of the government servants but impairs the government service. (Special to The Gazette) JUSTICE 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 from the West Indies, and in that long sweep of history that the President traversed are the mighty Salmon P. Chase, secretary of the treasury in Lincoln's cabinet, who, in a national extremity such as this country has never known, devised the national banking system which financed the Civil War; and Ohio's master financier, John Sherman. These men never knew what 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 federal government, thousand clerks. Yet Negroes are so scarse there that they can't be noticed. There is the same general complaint here among our clerks and other employees as there is in the other branches of the government—failure to recognize their efficiency when promotions are due; ability to go so far and no farther. The various forms of segregation exist here as well as elsewhere—the restaurants closed or divided along color lines, and special lockers, locker rooms, rest rooms, etc., set off for colored. The toilers for the colored are few in such a large structure. Hence, the segregated clerks are forced to endure physical inconvenience and travel long distances when they desire the use of them. The department maintains a huge magnificent cafeteria, in the splendid sweep of woodland along our national driveway, where white people of every class can come to rest, dine, and socialize of afternoons and evenings at minimum costs. The white press of the city is constantly telling of the thousands who take advantage of this "delightful retreat" and the festive scene the city presents with space to spare; 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; so they remain in a dilemma, fearing to act. Our clerks must accept segregation, and being 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 on behalf of co-workers brought to public view. The words, 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 Burcaus An investigation of the executive departments and bureaues listed below shows that segregation prevails in them as follows: Office of the Register of the Treasury—the office two segregated section—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. 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