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What those 9,000 fistic students are called—Chick Suggs—old, old Chick Suggs, giving him not a bit the best of it, took nine of twelve rounds. Two might have been more or less even. Datto snared the other ONE and, in snaring it, all but kayoed the featherweight flash from the Atlantic seaboard. If that near kayo—that one-round victory of the ninth-round lead owned by Suggs, then Eddie Davis was right. Going into the eleventh round, the Filipino was far, far behind. Suggs had belted him properly and plenty. Belted him through one session to another save in the seventh, which might have been terminated. Belted him for Datto, with but two frames remaining, was a clean knockout. And, jaded though he was—weary of arm and leg alike—he went after it. How he went after it! Suggs danced of his corner for that but knocked him from his pins. Datto had started. Two more of those whistling rights to the Suggs button and he was wobbling badly. But knocked him from his well. And now another of those Filipino rights. Now another—and Chick Suggs was on his knees. Up before the Count. Up again before a count could be begun. He clinched, in desperation. He climbed into the room with that right three times again. Three times, Chick dodged clear. Then another clinch, the bell, and Datto's chance had passed. That, of course, was the most spectacular stanza. It rates more attention than any of the others. For the first time, he climbed sixth, eighth and ninth reels were unquestionably Chick's and had been but a succession of sameness. Suggs had popped and poured rights and lefts into Datto's jaw and body. Johnny had taken it gamely, as always. But, otherwise, he had done little. His good right evident now that he had been taken. Merely had caused Chick to be a mite wary for a time. Chick had scored just about as often as he pleased, in all truth, save when --- ```markdown ``` Chick Is Far Ahead. Up Before the Count. Datto came out for the seven and gained an even break by an attack that was all too brief. So there's the story of the "DRAW", all the story except the twelfth round, the DRAW. Drawing it usually as he sought a knockout and Suggs achieving not enough to give him any margin for that particular episode. If you like your decisions served raw and rank, you must have been just wild about this one. Suggs had a crowd. He can come back here any time he wants and, against strong opposition, pack 'em in. He's fast, he hands it out busily and smoothly, and he absorbs it very well himself. And he do much better, did last night—James E. Doyle in Cleveland Plain Dealer (daily), April 22, 2016. Flowers-Walker Match. New York City—Mickey Walker, welterweight champion, and "Tiger" Flowers, holder of the middleweight title, have agreed to terms for a middleweight championship bout at the Yankee stadium, it has been announced by Tex Rickard. The match to take place shortly after June 10. The Flowers-Walker engagement team, Harry Hay, the middleweight champion, has lost his chance (for a time, at least) for a return shot at his title. Looks very much as if Flowers is to be the "welterweight" champion, too. Received a Loving Cup. St. John's A. M. E. church basketball team won the East End church league championship and was presented with a silver loving cup. The final game was held at the Cedar Rapids arena, where a splendid talk presented the cup to the St. John's S. S. and asked its moral support for next season. The team's members, Ernest Hampton, George Walker, Ray Buckner, Tom Reeves, Clifford Washington, were each presented with a bronze medal. Richard Lee will head the St. John baseball team. St. Paul Zion A. M. E. team won second place in the basketball contest. "Tiger" Defeats "Joe Gans". Tiger Bretches Joe Gans Wilkesbarre, Pa.—Tiger" Flowers of Brunswick, Ga.—middleweight champion the world-feated Joe Gans of Allentown, Pa. here, last week Friday night, in a hard-boot bout and received the judge's decision. Speed and aggressiveness won the victory for the champion. Although outclassed, Gans landed the harder blows, carrying the sixth and seventh rounds, when he drove Flowers to the ropes four times with hard rights to the body. Flowers weighed 168 and PRAISES DONAHEY. Dr. W. S. Scarborough Pays High Tribute to the Governor—"The Birth (Rape) of a Nation". Wilberforce, O.—Dr. W. S. Scarborough, former president of Wilberforce University, has a letter from Gov. A. V. Donahey, reading: "I want you to know I appreciate the interest and assistance you have always manifested in my administration. I have tried my very best to do what I believed to be right. Dr. W. S. Scarborough. "I might say that I have been having a hard time to keep 'The Birth of a Nation' from being shown in Ohio. I believe this picture incites racial prejudice. However, you may rest assured that so long as I am Governor of Ohio, it will not be shown". Dr. Scarborough in discussing Gov. Donaheus's letter said: "Gov. Donahay represents all that is highest and best in our American life. He is an honor not only to his party and state, but to the country at large." It is currently reported that Wilberforce University's board of trustees has purchased the old Lane Academy property in Xenia for a law department. Gans 161% pounds. Bob Lawson, of Atlanta, Ga., knocked out Hughle Clements (white) of Philadelphia in the third round. Flowers-Walker Bout Off. Flowers-Walker Bout Off. New York City—The middleweight championship bout between the Yankees and the Flyers scheduled for the Yankee stadium in June, has been cancelled. The New York athletic commission decided, last week Friday, that Flowers must meet Harry Greb, the former middleweight champion, in a title bout. He will stay in his own division among the welterweights, over whom he rules. Wills is Starting to Train. Wills is Starting to Train. New York City—Harry Wills is getting ready to set up a camp in the Ramapo mountains for the title bout, this summer. The big boy from New Orleans is not going to permit the summer to get a crack at Jack Dempsey. After whipping the "artful dodger", he may fight either Jack Renault or Gene Tunnel. Jimmy Deforest is giving out talk to the effect that Wills will meet Gene, this summer, but all this must be taken with a grain of salt, if only because Billy Gibson is a shrewd manager and is not likely to take such a chance now of having his meal ticket knocked off. There is a brighter future ahead of him would be involved in his face the "blueeyed" just at this time. Dempsey has "stoved off" such an experience until it cannot be done many months longer. So Harry is starting early to prepare to win the heavyweight pugilistic crown. Rickard Given Last Warning. New York City—Tex Rickard's license as a promoter will be revoked and his garden will be declared null and void for boxing he persists in negotiating for a heavyweight championship match between Jack Dempsey and Gene Autry. The mission has been handling the involved heavyweight case on the theory that a warning would be sufficient to prevent Rickard from arranging a match in which Harry Wills was not the challenger, but more severe punishment has been decided on now. The new and more definite turn in the situation, developed by his announcement that Rickard was in Texas to sign Dempsey for a bout against the former Marine. Rumor has it that Tex wants to sign Dempsey for a fight with Harry Wills in New York City. That's inside dope. Eddie Davis, of Akron, referee in the Suggs-Datto contest, Tuesday evening, at Public hall, this city, ought never to be held. The local boxing Cleveland. The local boxing commission should see to this, unless they want boxing in Cleveland killed again for another long period of time, and soon, too. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS GEORGE JEAN NATHAN, WELL-KNOWN NEW YORK WRITER, SAYS She Is "America's Raquel Meller"—The Little Artist Is Original and Does Not Copy Others—She Is "America's Foremost Feminine Player." Sweet Trial Is Race Issue, Darrow Insists Out of 40 Talesmen Questioned Only 15 Admit They Are Not Prejudiced. New York City. — In the far reaches of Harlem, in a quondam moving picture house called the Alhambra, there is currently showing a music show, "The Blackbirds of 1926" by name, and in this show that reminisble performer, Miss Lorence Millett, made the State and Tile Roofers that America, too, has its Raquel Meller, if, in all the country, there is a woman, white or black, who is the combined expert in pantomime, song and dance, and the magnetic vitality that this Miss Millett is, must have been taken into the State and Tile Roofers when she exhibited herself. The peculiar virtuosity of the lady is, or course, not news; it has apparently been known to almost everybody but Mr. Walter Hampden's press agent since the day she and her sister played around the lowly vaudeville halls. She has been known, its acknowledgment always been touched with a trace of condescension and qualified, as praise of the darker race is customarily qualified, by an ill concealed racial snobbishness. Florence Millett is, within the limit of her field of theatrical theatre and America's foremost feminine theatre is among her son is among her sister is among her mother is not one save Miss Pert Kelton—and she is still in the elementary state—who can come anywhere near her in the matter of pantomimic art. Even the skillful Miss Ruth Draper, whose field is not the music show but the Lycmeum stage, needs sub-titles and other pantomimic gifts. There is not one of them who can sing a song so effectively as Miss Millett can, though a hundred of them have voices far superior. There is not one of them who can dance as she does, try as they will to imitate her in the Lycmeum stage, and there is not one of them who, as with Jolson in the instance of his own audience, can so quickly, so certainly and so electrically get an audience into her grip and keep it there. It may not be art, except in the Times square meaning, but what is a label? Call it anything, and certainly so electrically get an audience into her baseball, Swedenborgianism, chiropractic or anything else you have a mind to, it is still a triumphant achievement of what she sets out Detroit, Mich.—Whether the race question or an individual is being tried, came up in the Sweet case, Tuesday, as in the previous case, last fall. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney questioning a prospective juror, said: "We are not trying the race question now. We are trying Henry Sweet for the 'murder' of Leon Breiner." I think we are trying the race question. I am referring to Ed Clarence Darrow, defense counsel, turning to the judge. Admitted Bace Prejudice. The juror was Wilbur W. Otto, assistant treasurer of Parke, Davis & Co, who admitted being prejudiced, at least to the extent of opposing Afro-Americans moving into "white" neighborhoods. Darrow asked that he be excused for cause and Moll objected. Judge Frank Murphy ruled in favor of the defense, saying, "I think we should have no one on this jury who has race prejudice." A jury should have no one on the jury for cause by both prosecution and defense when court adjourned, but the defense has 30 peremptory challenges and the prosecution 15. Another day will elapse before the taking of testimony begins. Out of 40 jurors interrogated, only 15 admitted that they were free from race prejudice and capable of giving the defendant a "fair and impartial" trial. Three accused were challenged peremptorily by the defense. Without exception, all had read or heard about the case and those who had formed opinions expressed them emphatically. Courtroom Was Crowded. While Darrow and Thomas W. Chawke for the defense dwelt on the question of race prejudice in questioning jurors. Prosecuting Attorney IN UNION IS STRONGER COPY FIVE CENTS UTE! CE MILLS! N, WELL-KNOWN NEW TER, SAYS "Meller"—The Little Artist not Copy Others—She Is st Feminine Player." Is Race Arrow Insists Tentioned Only 15 Admit They Prejudiced. Robert M. Toms and his assistant sought to determine if any were prejudiced against the testimony of policemen or against criminal trials by the state. Both sides sought to bring out a vivid picture of the minds of the men who were being selected to hear the case. They ranged from day laborers to prominent executives, with a preponderance of automotive workers. The courtroom was packed before court convened and many people brought lunches so as to be sure of seats for the afternoon. The monotonous routine of getting a jury was broken occasionally by the tense humor of Darrow or the satire of the prosecuting attorney. For further information, see next week's Gazette. THE DIRTY SCOUNDREL Got Quickly What Was Coming to Him? Hs Hs Hs Rind, Rind, The Rind Springfield, O.—Frank Fisher, age 31, was sentenced to a life term in the Ohio penitentiary by Judge F. M. Krapp in common please court here shortly before noon, last week Tuesday, on a charge of criminally assaulting a six year old girl (white). Fisher pleaded guilty to the charge. A new record for swift justice for the local courts was made in the case. The charge was filed, last week Tuesday night, Fisher was arrested the next day (Wednesday) and waited preliminary hearing in municipal court, being bound over to the grand jury. The grand jury met in special session, last week Thursday morning, was in session thirty minutes, and returned the indictment, on which Fisher was immediately arraigned and sentenced. He was on his way to the penitentiary before noon, the same day. IT WAS THE MOST WONDERFUL THING IVE EVER SEEN, AND ONLY $100. THE ONE I WAS LOOKING AT IS A BEAUTY, TOO! WAIT TILL YOU SEE MINE! THIS HAS ALL THE EAR MARKS OF A TOUCH! ALL WE NEED NOW IS THE COIN! YES! WHERES PA? HE MUST BE AROUND! I SEE HIS PAPER! THE RASCAL IS HIDING! WHERE CAN HE BE? I GIVE UP! HOW MUCH DO YOU WANT GIRLS? The GAZETTE PUBLISHE EVERY SATURDAY (In Advance) 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. (Bell Phone: Cherry 1259) Member Ohio Legislature; 1894 to 1896; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902 THE GAZETTE is the oldest and and the largest bona fide circulation, double that of any newspaper in the interest of Afro-Americans published in the state of Ohio and comparison with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWS- EST AND BEST in the country. 10,000,000 Afro-Americans. 350,000 in Ohio. 40,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1926. The number of candidates for the Republican nomination for Governor of Ohio seems to be getting larger, this year, than ever before. Good! Thanks, Gov. Donahay for keeping "The Rape (Birth) of a Nation" out of the state. Having accomplished this very thing twice, in years gone by, the writer kows something of the effort necessary to do it. lilli Last summer and this winter, women's waists were very low in front at the neck and the skirts ended at the knee. Now we are told by the fashion-molders that the waist is to be still lower and the skirt shorter, "at or just above the knee". Just in proportion as the waist is lowered, and the skirt is shortened above the ankle, does mankind's respect for womanhood lessen. What a pity! --- President Coolidge's TALK, when it comes to our people, does not square with his acts or rather lack of action. But a word or two from him to the members of his cabinet are all that is necessary to put a stop to federal segregation. Come, Mr. President, be consistent! Give us some action that will square with the very pretty and correct sentiments you expressed in your address at the recent laying of the corner-stone of the National Press building in the nation's capital. --- Dr. Henry Sweet's case was originally set for the first Monday in January of this year. Then it was side-tracked until April 5, postponed to April 12 and 19, the last time "because Thomas F. Chawke who replaces Arthur Garfield Hays, of New York, in the counsel for the defense, was busy in federal court at Detroit. Mr. Chawke will be associated with Clarence Darrow, Chicago criminal lawyer, and Walter M. Nelson." If it were not for the K. K. K. influence in Detroit there would be no more trials of "Sweet" cases. Monday, it was announced that "the drawing of a new panel in the Recorder's court" would cause another delay to the following day. Tuesday, (this week.) --- The fact that the sheriff and prosecuting attorney of Clarke county, Ohio, have been indorsed by the K. K. K., and the judge who "sat in" the case would not stay awake nights objecting to a similar endorsement just at this (campaign) time (in a K. K. K. ridden county), in all probability explains the "new record for swift justice" made, last week, by the grand jury and in common pleas court of Springfield, Ohio, noted elsewhere in this paper. When a member of the other group is arrested for and pleads guilty of a similar crime against one of our girls of tender years, we want to see the grand jury, common pleas court and other officials of Clarke county keep up the record they made, last week, in the Fisher case. But will they? "POOR BLEEDING HAITI". Listen to this from the man southern U. S. "crackers," put in charge of the Haitian government by the Coolidge administration, have again made "President" of Haiti: In a statement, just issued, Louis Borno, recently "re-earned" President of Haiti, says: "The United States in its dealing with Haiti has given to the world an example of altruism, efficiency and unselfish effort in the smaller nation since this history has seldom been. Before intervene-Haiti there had been no lasting peace nor general obedience to the law for generations, and, as a consequence, we had amachy and poverty. Intervention has given us uninterrupted peace and our obedience to the law and our people have flourished as never before. We also, good hospitals and dispensaries to heal the sick, and teachers to show us better methods THE GEEVUM GIRLS of agriculture and more efficient ways to work." A General, who was in charge of the "cracker" U. S. marines in control of Haiti, admitted several years ago before a U. S. Senate committee, investigating the complaints of outrages and murders by natives of that country, that between three and four thousand Haitians had been killed by the marines during the American occupation of that country; that there had been many outrages, particularly of native women by the marines, and that there were other equally just causes for complaint. Indeed, it was but a few weeks ago that a representative of Haiti filed with the proper officials of the Coordige administration a bill of complaints longer than "Borno's body." And in the face of this, at his "cracker" masters' direction Borno signs and sends broadcast the statement only part of which we give above. It is but another outrage, and enough to make a man's blood boil who never saw Haiti and is in nowise connected with the little black republic. If Afro-Americans had the representation in the Congress we are entitled to and should have, all the people of the country would understand the sad condition existing in Haiti, as a direct result of unwarranted American control, and would not be misled by a designing and subsidized public press. DOINGS OF THE RACE. The new Virginia segregation law requiring separation of the races at all public affairs is not operating at Hampton Institute. The magnificent Memorial Church of Christ, (white), in a totally white district, has been recently acquired by the Armour Avenue Christian Church. Twenty-five students of Langston University, Tulsa., Okla., who discovered a hidden still while out on a botany expedition, were expelled for drunkenness. The Atlanta barber law, forbidding our barbers from serving women, and children under 14 years of age, of the other group, is not being enforced, but will be, soon. Editor Ben Davis of the Aalanta Independent, who last year was appointed bishop in the National committee for Georgia to succeed Henny Lincoln Johnson (deceased), has just been elected to that position. Persons desiring a printed copy of the U. S. supreme court's decision in the Buchanan vs. Warley Louisville, Ky., segregation case (1917) can secure the same by addressing the N. A. A. C. P. 69 Fifth Ave., New York City. The life of Mrs. Annette Robinson was saved at the Holy Family hospital, Brooklyn, when Harry Hughes, (white), an ambulance teammate for blood transfusion, A. of his blood was forced into her veins. She is steadily improving. URGES RELIGION UNBIASED BY RACE Education Council Asks That Christian Principles be Universal—"Jim Crow" Laws Unjust and Should Be Repealed. Birmingham, Ala. — Protestantism of North America, as represented in the thirty-six denominations composing the International Council of Religious Education, last Saturday hailed the dawning of a new day in its work and reaffirmed its interpretation of the spirit of co-operative effort to be evangelistic and missionary. Its task, as agreed by an unanimous business session, is to win children and youth to personal faith in Jesus and to be educational in the sense that it seeks to build them up in Christian faith, life and service. The cultivation of Christian social attitudes was also urged as a major element in the co-operative program of religious education. "We feel profound concern," said a resolution that the details and standards of the Christian religion be expressed in all relationship between classes, races and nations." The "jim-crow" laws of the south are unjust and should be repealed, said Dr. Will W. Alexander of Atlanta, director of the commission on inter-racial co-operation, before people's conference. He also said that Afro-Americans were ruled against not in matters of travel, but also in education, housing conditions, in the courts and social affairs. "Every person regardless of race should be held responsible," should have every opportunity for advance of powers which are within them." Leartest B. Philen and S. J. Robinson were married, April 10, at the bride's home. E. E. 74th St. The bride is a niece of Dr. J. R. Philen, one of our oldest physicians. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1926 FRESH OHIO NEWS Written By "The Old Reliable" Gazette's Correspondents What Our People Are Doing Each Week—Church, Personal, Social, Lodge, Literary and Musical—Marriages, Deaths, Etc. CORRESPONDENTS must mail all letters for publication at their main postoffice sufficiently early on Monday (or Sunday) of each week to have them reach The Gazette office on Tuesday morning, and always write their names and that of their city or town on the outside of the wrapper about returned copies. Unless this latter is done, proper credit cannot be given to items of wedding presents, etc. obeying notices, inquiries for relatives and advertisements of all kinds, including items announcing entertainments to be held in the near future, must be paid for in advance at the rate of 25 cents a line, six words to a line. Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on application. CADIZ.—Miss Minnie Martin, of Louisville, Ky., and Miss Margaret Mason, of Wheeling, W. Va., visited Miss Martha Madison, Sunday—Mr. Theodore Smith of Cannonsburg, Pa., is the guest of Mrs. Elizabeth West.—Misses Hazel and Helen Cases of Harrington and Carson, Sunday—Mr. James Manley visited his sister, Mrs. Lizzie Newby, Sunday.—Mrs. Susan West is visiting in Massillon.—P. T. Brown of E. Liverpool visited his family, recently.—Mr. and Mrs. George Miller and family have returned from Urchvilles.—St. James A. M. E. glee club wives give an ennoblement to the day. Under the auspices of the Presbyterian church (white) there. MANSFIELD.—Mrs. Pearl Cobb of Columbus is visiting her sister, Mrs. Richard Sawyer.—Mrs. W. S. Thomas was called to Sandusky, last Thursday, to the bed-side of a friend, Mr. Pate, who passed away, Saturday, Funeral, last Monday. Mrs. Richard Sawyer is the guest of Mrs. Cora Thurman.—Mr. Lewis Lee, of Marion, Ind., is employed by Lee & Lee, wall-cleaners.—Mr. and Mrs. Fred Alexander, Miss Cora Grant and Miss Clada Pleasants motored to Sandusky to attend the Pate funeral.—The A. M. e. stewards will give a social at Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Lake's, tonight.—Little Martha Moffet has measles, at her great grandfather Adama of Marion was the guest of Mrs. Luther Gossett, Sunday.—Mrs. L. C. Logan's grand-daughter died in Columbus. The remains were brought here for burial.—The manless wedding, April 30, by the S. P. i. club, at Friendly house.—Mrs. W. Pearson of Milwaukee is visiting her sister, Mrs. James Bailey.—Little Bobbie has a very interesting meeting, and Mr. R. R. convalescing, and Mr. R. M. Richardson of Cleveland are temporarily located with Dr. and Mrs. E. D. Clarke. There is much interest being shown in the revival services at the A. M. e. church.—The Busy Bees had a very interesting meeting, last Saturday, at Misses Bonetta and Thela Matterson's. A dainty lunch was served. Cara Walter, as sustained a painful injury in recently, at his home.—Mr. Dan Powell gave several toes mashed, last week Thursday. Wr. W. S. Holly spent, Sunday, in Crestline. ROXABELLL. —At Second Baptist church, Sunday morning, Rev. Wilber Jones preached ably and Rev. S. J. Holly of Mansfield gave a short but interesting talk. He was a former resident here and, therefore, one of our home boys. He and Mrs. Holly visited the latter's paren- t H. Jones, Sunday, March 14, 2014, showing in Washington C. H. Friday night. —Rev. J. Burr, our pastor, delivered a fine sermon, Sunday evening. The people are still commenting, most favorably indeed, on the excellent program rendered by Hillsboro and local talent, recently. —L. H. Jones visited his mother, in Hillsboro, Mrs. Albert Williams, is in Column, Washington C. H. death of a friend. —Miss M. Weaver has the first organized class with a membership of 25. Pres., Al Jones; clerk, Elmer Bayless; Mrs. Lona Bayless, treas. Miss Ella and Rev. Wilber Jones will organize their classes before the dist. convention. —Mr. Ed Pryor has opened an ice-cream parlor. All should patronize him. Wilber Jones will organize their classes before this Mrs. Albert Williams and Mrs. Lona Bayless are our delegates. Our president, Mrs. Rebecca Wilson, also attended. —Mr. Elmer Jones is slowly recovering from measles. —Everett Wright has inflammatory rheumatism. —A program will be rendered the second Sunday in May mother's day in Washington C. H. night entertainment; Saturday night, was a success. —Albert Logan has measles. —Percy Jones motored from Columbus and spent Sunday with relatives near here.—Mrs. Thomas Valentine spent Sunday with relatives in Chillicothe.—Rev. J. J. 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Mrs. Margaret ("Maggie") Tucker, widow, one of our oldest residents, died and was buried, recently. She was an aunt of Mrs. Grace Tucker Burke. Mrs. Mary Ricks Patterson, wife of Walter Patterson, E. 63d St. died, recently, after a lingering illness. The deceased was a cousin of Mrs. Hattie Ricks Walker. Bids were advertised, Wednesday, for the construction of a $200,000 police station for the third precinct, the building to be located at E. 35th St. and Linden Ave. A birthday surprise was given, recently, in honor of Mrs. James Moridith. E. 855th St. Many beautiful gifts were presented the hostess. A fine luncheon was served the 50 in attendance. THE GEEVU THE GEEVUM GIRLS *M. KLEINMAN'S 2928 Central Ave. *THE S. & S. DRUG CO, 7325 Central Ave. The Gazette regularly should notify copy delivered promptly. business matters to The Gazette k, 226 West Superior Ave., oppo-you wish to see the editor call carefully examine The Gazette's purchases. Business men who have the patronage of our people, assurance that they want it.ication in current issues of The by 4 p. m., TUESDAY of that advertisements accepted until C. SMITH, Avenue, Cleveland, O. Bell 'Phone: Cherry 1259 (Call in the Afternoon.) At its next recital, St. John's choir will render "The Ninety and Nine", by Protheroe, with W. Whi-field and Maudina Brown singing the solo parts. Do not miss it. Admission free! According to Tuesday morning's Cleveland Plain Dealer, Councilman Tom Fleming is Councilman Finkle's "Friday"—both under the direction of "the boss" when in action in the city council. Elmer Cheeks is employed as an assistant city civil engineer in the division of light and heat, it is said, and is reported to have stood first in a civil service examination in which 200 others participated, all of the other group. Mrs. Clara Jones of Toledo will spend several weeks with her sisters, Mrs. Charles Williams, E. 86th St. Jr., Mt. Georgia, E. 96th St. Mrs. Robert Corom of Winton Ave. Lakewood, and her niece, Mrs. Vernon Lyon of Gooding Ave. Mrs. Lugirtha Thompson, E. 78th St., a pupil of Mrs. Halle Jackson, 3019 Central Ave., has completed a 10-year career in the city. Also, Mrs. Gertrude Lockhart, E. 87th St. Mrs. Jackson has presented her son and daughter with an auto. Funeral services for Little Juanita Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rurey F. Beard of Cedar Ave., were held at the home, last week Wednesday afternoon. She died, Apr. 15. Mrs. Beard, on his ninth week, is now convalescing. He grandmother, Mrs. Caroline Peel is not well. St. John's choir will have as special features, at its 419tg Sunday afternoon recital, Mrs. Ruby Shaughter and Prof. Boyham, organist of Pilgrim Cong. church, and his male quartette; on May 30, Prof. Chapel, recently soloist with the Cleveland Symphony orchestra. For its June concert, the orchestra premier lyric soprano of Columbus, a former resident of Cleveland. Rev. H. C. Bailey, former pastor of Antioch Baptist church, left, last week Thursday night, for Tallahassee, Fla., to take temporary charge of the church, which stored many years, years. The congregation asked him to again accept the pastorate of the church but Dr. Bailey refused. As a compromise, he agreed to pastor the church for about a month, returning to Cleveland, near New York. Mr. Patterson, a teacher of domestic science in the Florida A. and M. college, located in Tallahassee. At a meeting of the building committee of the P. W. A., last week, plans for a new ten-story building were adopted in preference to the lower type of dormitory, it was announced. A special benefit concert was arranged by our division in connection with the financing of the new building. Two of our foremost singers of spirituals, J. Rosamond Johnson and Taylor Gordon, entertained. The building committee will meet twice a week during the spring months until actual work on the new building is begun in July. Mrs. G. 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The jury deliberated five hours. Detectives, early Saturday morning, were searching for two women who stabbed and killed Wm. Woods, age 25, last week Friday night. Woods, police say, was seen talking to the two women in front of 3874 Central Ave. An officer shot and killed knives (as usual), slashed him and fled. Woods lived at E. 59th St. and Central Ave. A movement calculated to advance the economic and civic welfare of our group has been started by the Caterers' club of this city. A national association of our clubs is being organized for the purpose of developing a cohesion that will assure the success of our racial importance. Among the interested are the Caterers' club, the Mu-So-Lit club of Washington, D.C. Loeni club of Pittsburgh; the MuPattomox, of Chicago; the Citizens', of Philadelphia; the Association of Trade and Commerce, of New York, and the Sterling club, of Pittsburgh. 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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 final form, President Coolidge. For instance, 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 1819, writing work rooms for people, and black 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 Democrat it was begun in 1896 by Republicans, and now its all-embracing extent by Republicans! There is far more of it in the departments, today, than at any time since the Negro first appeared, close upon the close of the Civil War. The picture requirement in the civil service, which makes it next to impossible for a colored lady or gentleman to enter the civil service, since their color is disclosed in their photograph which must accompany their papers, is tenaciously held on to by our Republican President. But last week, a colored girl applauded having passed the new examination, and after having been telegraphed for by the department. The photograph had failed to tell her true color, and they flatly refused to applaud 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 Coodidge. He hails from North Carolina, the son of the other favorite and leader of the segregation force. Col Sherrill, superintendent of buildings and grounds, will 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 police, requirements in the city, by the mere nod of his head, are at a mere understand why he does not put his splendid declarations on democracy into operation here, where it would not even cost him a single vote and where he has full power and absolutely no opposition. They wonder if he is not a firm believer in segregation, the chief tenets of his Klan which has its "welcome home" in the Republican party, and receives no condemnation from the Republican President. (Special to The Gazette.) Washington, D. C.—In the postoffice segregation is rampant. The faithful chore clerks work under constant intimidation and physical advantages. The department maintains a spacious cafeteria for whites only, where these inferior white clerks can buy appetizing lunches 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, disadvantages 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 bringing them as though they were slaves. The injustice stings all the more when they are far more vulnerable than the whites, and renear the government more intelligent and efficient service—the white man of their attainment being able to get far more lucrative employment. The department goes even farther in its solicitude for whites and neglect of colored. It maintains a well-appointed club room with pool tables and other games, comfortable lounges and other equipment for rest, sociability, and recreation, and nothing for these same colored employees. This private club is in the magnificent postoffice building, built and maintained by ALL of the people. In the locker rooms there is segregation, and segregation is even exempted 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 office to excuse them to attend a re-ation 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 the day before it was to come off, and he ordered the postmaster to invite the colored clerks and colored clerks get around their colored co-workers by giving the function at a local hotel. It is inevitable that the wicked spirit of segregation would express itself in appointments, assignments, and salaries. Colored applicants are often passed over though their examination was superior. No Negro, however efficient or old in the service, must ever dream of a promotion to a directive position. The hard, unyielding caste passes whites over him, one after another, though many of the colored employees have won contests in quickness and ease in the handling of jobs. The colored caste dared to form a team, which me e t s regularly and often sends many and intelligent protests to the postmaster, and often appeals from his decisions to the postmaster-general. It has secured some improvement in their working conditions, but they are still bitter over the huge injustice done to them for nothing else than the color of their skin. (Special to The Gazette.) Washington, D. C.—the government printing office keeps faith with the government's universal scheme of segregation. Some of the best and brightest of our girls are forced to accept inferior positions there on account of the better and more lucrative avenues of employment being closed to them because of their color. The whites are generally of a very mediocre group, far from equaling our girls in educational equipment, culture, and working efficiency. Yet these superior girls are set off from the whites with the latter, of course, having the better working conditions, salaries and recreational facilities. There is a large cafeteria in this huge structure where all of the employees may go, but a few tables in an out-of-the-way section reserved for employees. I am glad to say that few, very few, prefer 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 barspromising interior white pass over our superior employees to directive positions, and higher salaries. The whites have a large recreational center in this public building with many fine appointments for rest and amusements. During lunch and dinner hours they repair to this retreat for soctability 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 time, whom soon as this couple started to dance the music was abruptly stopped, and the young man reported for attempting to take part in an entertainment provided for employees. He was called to the office, lectured for being "one of those smart Negroes" who believe in "social equality," and then dismissed on a trumped-up charge. He was a night-employee, hence he carried a pistol. Right after the dance incident a fire broke out on the building, and setting the building afire in revenge for his exclusion from the dance floor. Detectives came to the building to arrest him, and failing to secure any evidence searched him only to discover the pistol. They quickly dropped the arson charge and substituted one for carrying concealed weapons for which he was immediately dismissed. By this several punishments our employee found that there was a way of escape for one who dares to resent the daily insults that their government (under President Coolidge) gives them. Many of the employees have expressed their deeply-wounded feelings to me at being considered a pariah by the government whose institutions they are serving so faithfully, and I have taken up a number of cases only to be met by a denial that the conditions complained of exist, and a request for the names of my informants. I knew the fate these informants would suffer so we never given a single name. The pariment then taking the position that it cannot oppose the case. It is perfectly clear that this iniquitous segregation is a difficult thing to fight, since the government THE GAZETTE, CLEVKLAND, O.SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1926. so we well settled upon it, and the complainants cannot bear witness (Special to The (jazette) (Special to The Gazette) Washington, D. C.—Segregation in the bureau of engraving and printing has an interesting history. William Wilson, a foodrow Wilson and members of his family, three heroic young colored women who lost their positions as a result of their protest, and the noble wife of Senator Robert La Follette. Shortly after the accession of Mr. Wilson to the White House, a member of his family visited the bureau where she saw white and colored women together in perfect harmony, oblivious to an array of race. Shortly thereafter came an order for segregation of the races, 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." The rest of the women resisted the order to the last ditch and were summarily dismissed! Senator La Follette lodged a protest with Secretary McAdoo to no avail, and his noble wife began a crusade against the undemocratic innovation. She took the platform here in Washington and Boston before the famous Twentieth Century club. She used the columns of the Senator's magazine, sparing neither space nor vigor of utterance. She thundered against it in our 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 discouraged, she came out one stormy afternoon to the Y. M. C. A. to urge them to continue the fight for Oscar Garrison Villard came to town to attack White House and Cabinet and arouse our people, and the Nation Association secured publicity in over six hundred influential white papers in the country. The fight checked what was thought to be the intention of the segregates, namely, the elimination of the colored employees from the bureau altogether. The same segregation which some of our people think is the cherished institution of the Democratic party is still there, in all of its fullness, under the administration of the party that Abraham Lincoln, Charles Summer and Frederick Doug lass are helped to found. Our girls are employed there in far larger numbers than in any other branch of the public service. THEY ARE SEGREGED, the party that they are working 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 and normal school training, and fine culture. The white girls are of no such grade, as there is no segregation for them in the great world of things. They have unlimited fields at high wage for even mediocre talents. The best of our girls must take these inferior positions, and require 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) 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 a 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 taxes that he imposed taxes that the recent war necessitated, this is by far the largest department of the treasury, employing several thousand clerks. Yet Negroes are so scarce there that they 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 toilets, locker rooms, rest rooms, etc., set off for colored. The toilets for the colored are few in such a large structure. Hence the segregated clerks are forced to endure physical inconvenience at times, and are forced to travel long distances when they deserve the help they need. 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 at afternoons and evenings at minimum costs. The white press of the city is constantly telling of the thousands who take advantage of this "delightful retreat," and the festive scene that their presence creates. It seats two thousand diners with space to spare; but not one Negro! His only share is in the taxes he is forced to pay for this luxury for another group! The registrieship of the treasury, which Republican Presidents have given the Negro since Garfield appointed Blanch K. 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 extermination of the black people so they remain in a dilemma, fearing to act. Our clerks must accept segregation or elimination, and being poor, with no other opportunities in this southern atmosphere, must take the former. They are depressed at the wrong, but economic stress compels endurance of it. By a single stroke of his pen, President Calvin Coolidge can stop every bit of this damnable segregation, just as he can condemn that lawless organization the Ku Klux Klan. COOLIDGE'S SEGREGATION Washington, D.C. We wish to call attention to the fact that in the fight against the segregation of our government employees, the Treasury Department will most likely be the center of our segregation. In the case 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, bearer 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 increase segregation in the city again at full speed. It had slowed up a little during the campaign. Investigation of Burcans An investigation of the executive departments and bureaus listed below shows that segregation prevails in them as follows: Office of the Register of the Treasury, there are two segregated sections—one with 30 Afro-American employees and the other with 14. Navy Department — one segregated section of 18 of our employees, as well as a segregated lunch room. Census Bureau — a segregated section of 60 Afro-American employee Bonus Section Bonus section of the War Department—one segregated section of 180 of our employees. 'HUMAN NATURE'S FOULEST BLOT." 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 obdurate heart. It does not feel for man: the natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as the fire. That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skim 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. —Cowper. CHARACTER. Character, like a fine old tree, matures slowly and is a riper growth than success that is forced as hothouse products are forced. Character in a newspaper develops through years of service to 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 bus are direct measures of its press importance to every advertiser. EDITOR able" to inc THE GAZE ho Might Su COOLIDGE NOT CONSISTENT He Talks One Way and Acts Just the Opposite—His Governmental Departments Segregation an Outrage—Industrial Survey. Washington, D. C.—In his recent address at the laying of the cornerstone of the National Press Building in this city, President Coolidge SAID: "The apparent differences of location, race, and customs are not real, but artificial. No lasting progress can be built upon them, which will accrue to the lasting benefit of the human race. Class feeling, race hatred, religious persecution, however these may be exhibited, whether under a form of law or through the force of public opinion, or even in defiance of law, even in the face of an adversary in their consequences. They dwarf and destroy those who permit themselves to come under the domination of these motives. Toleration is not a passive quality. It does not mean simply receiving the benefits of the tolerance of others. It is distinctly an active qualification. It is not only others and thereby receiving ourselves the benefits of our own tolerance." Making an Ohio Survey. Making an Ohio Survey. Mr. Johnson widow of Henry Lincoln in Lincoln, the staff of Secretary of Labor James J. Davis, left last week for Ohio cities, to make a brief general survey of the state's industrial life and attendant conditions affecting Afro-American workers. She will visit industries in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Belfair, Detroit, Lima, Xenia, Toledo, and the principal industrial centers of the state. THAT DARROW LECTURE At Mt. Zion Cong, Church on a Recent Sunday and the "Jim Crow" Hospital Movement—Endorses "The Gazette's" Stand On Both. Cleveland, O., April 16, '26 Editor Gazette, Dear Sir:—We wish to commend you for your outspoken condemnation of the Clarence Darrow Sunday paid-admission lecture held at Mt. Zion Congregational Temple (church) which appeared recent in W. W. Post. Your attic in this matter is sound. It is to be refreshed that Mt. Zion should allow herself to be prostituted to this extent. The N. A. A. C. P. does not hesitate to use whatever medium it can invoke to carry forward its cause. And its cause is strong. On "high b鸦" on a goodly salary. We wish further to commend you on your out-spoken condemnation of this "Negro" hospital movement. A hospital manned by "Negro" doctors, who are trained in any color-line, will be the beginning of "Negro" schools in Cleveland. Once a "Negro" hospital is perfected, we will have separate schools, and there is no telling where it will end. It is strange that that the "Negro" schools to Cleveland and a vocates this sort of thing. Is it because he wants a job? "LIKE THE STURDY OAK" "The Old Reliable" Gazette Has Stood For Forty-three Years—A White Friend Frankly Expresses Her. Opinion. Cleveland, Ohio. Dear Mr. Smith:—I have received and read with pleasure several copies of your paper, sent to me by you. First, allow me to say, I am proud to know of such a gentleman as yourself, who is a real he-man and is not afraid to express his opinion of the white man and the Negro, to aid him in his stability. Because, if you did not possess this quality, The Gazette like many of the "colored papers" would have "gone to the wall", long ago. Some of those papers "grew up over night, like mushrooms". Where are they? But thanks to all that is good, your paper has stood for 48 years like the sturdy oak. May it live as long as you, which I hope will be one hundred years. Mme. "Bright Star", "See-er-ess and Theosophist, formerly of Cleveland, ABBIE MITCHELL CONCERT. Personal and Social News From the National Capital—Tolliver and Jones in The Limelight. Washington, D. C.—Mrs. Nannie Walker, of McDowell county, W. Va., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Nan Turpin an employee of the Recorder Bureau of the Treasury, Tiffany Tolliver of Roanoke, Va., was here the past week. He is a candidate for grand treasurer of the Elks. W. L. Jones, formerly field engineer at the U. S. Veterans' hospital, Tuskegee, Ala., who has been in the city for several weeks, left Monday for Boley, Okla., via Alabama. He will be remembered as the storm center, recently at the hospital. W. A. Warfield, Re. A. Bennett and Dr. W. Scott Montgomery were among the speakers at the annual meeting of the oldest inhabitants of the District of Columbia, Friday evening last. The Portias, a club representing the women students of the Howard University Law School, gave a dansante at Lincoln Colonade, last Fri day evening, which was well attended by the Bassianis and their friends. Music by Capital City Serenaders. Abbie Mitchell, former Mrs. Will Marlon Cook of this city, now nationally known prima donna of New York City, appeared in a recital before a large and appreciative audience at the First Congregational church last Friday evening. Emma Mewl, Holcomb, Miss Jeanette Carter, Mrs. Catherine D. Hawkins and Miss Lucinda Welcher sent Sunday in Baltimore. "WEARY BLUES" Author, a Former Cleveland Central High Boy, Entertains Students and Faculty—Something of His Career. Langston Hughes, author of the book of poems, "Weary Blues", read from his poems at Central "Y" auditorium, last week Friday night. The program was under the auspices of the men's club of St. Andrew's P. E. church, Sydney B. Thompson, pres. Hughes, whom Vachel Lindsay, poet, discovered in Washington, D. C. is a graduate of Central High School. After a year at Columbia university, Hughes worked his way to Europe where he spent seven months on $7. Later he went to Africa. He is now a student at Lincoln university, Oxford, Pa. His themes are almost entirely taken from "Negro" life. There are cabaret scenes, and such as: Struggle and wiggle, Shameless gal. Wouldn't no good fellow Be your pal? * * * Jungle lover — Night black boy — Two against the moon "We are facing a renaissance of 'Negro' learning in America," Hughes said, last Friday night. "I am convinced of this because of the great number of 'Negro' young men whom engaged in pursuit of learning." Snuggs Rosenberg Match The Cleveland boxing commission has given its approval to a projected match between "Chick" Suggs and Phil Rosenberg, bantamweight champion. This match, which would not be for the title, has been talked of for public hall. May 19. David Liansky, manager of Suggs, said he would first have to get permission from the New York commission for the match, since Rosenberg is at present under suspension in New York. A. City Depository Philadelphia, Pa.—By ordinance passed by the City Council and signed by Mayor Kendrick, Philadelphia has designated the Citizens & Southern Bank and Trust Co., of New York, as the city's agent, as a regular depository for city and county's funds. The initial deposit was $10,000. The Akron (O.) Chronicle, in speaking of the things of racial interest championed by Ex-Congressman Charles L. Knight, editor of the Akron Dally Beacon-Journal and a prospective candidate for the Redevelopment Commission, says he "advocated the formation of a Negro regiment of (the Ohio) national guard, officered by Negroes". This will hardly recommend Mr. Knight's candidacy, should he agree to stand as a candidate, to hold a public office, to be a pre-Americans of Ohio who are decidedly opposed to all such segregation and discrimination. It would establish a very bad precedent and, too, is contrary to Ohio law. Wonder. Editor Knight also "advocates the formation of a Negro segregated regiments of (Ohio) national guard for the various other groups of American citizens like the Irish, German, English, Italian, etc." CORRESPONDENTS WANTED! "The Old Reliable" Gazette desires an active agent and correspondent in every city and town in Ohio and neighboring states having a number of Afro-American residents. Only a few are on Fridays or Saturdays is required. We are especially desirous of hearing from persons in the following named cities: Springfield, Columbus, Toledo, Steubenville, Zanville, Wilmington, Xenia, Washington C. H., Lancaster, Hamilton, Plaqua, Columbus, Columbus, particularly in Ohio, where we have none. Write to the editor of The Gazette, 226 West Superior Ave., Cleveland, O., and terms will be sent promptly. Our readers will oblige us greatly by sending at once the addresses of persons in the cities named, and other cities in the region where we can write relative to the matter. "Not the largest, But the Best!" Little Rock, Ark. June 16, '25. Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor, Gazette, Cleveland, O. Dear Friend:—Long live The Gazette! a welcome friend to the Ricks-Demby family for forty-three years. We boast of being among the oldest continuous subscribers of The Gazette, not the largest but the best in essentials and the most dependable of race journals. Wishing you continued good health and success, we are as ever. Very truly yours, (Bishop) Edward T. and Nettie M. Demby. Writes a Book on Our People of Cincinnati. The South's Contribution in the Last Nine Years. What It Means to the Crime, Vice and Disease of Many Northern Cities — Professional and Business Men, Etc. The editor of The Gazette acknowledges the receipt of an exceptionally interesting and valuable new work—a splendidly printed and illustrated bound volume published by out-long-time friend and conferee, Wendell Phillips Dabney, editor of "The Union", and for many years city paymaster of Cincinnati. The title of the book is "Cincinnati's Historical Logical and Biographical". In his review of the new work, Alfred Hon- Editor Wendell Phillips Dabney. derson of the Cincinnati Daily Times-Star, among other things, has the following to say: "It is estimated there are 30,000 persons living in the "black belt" Cincinnati Dabney says in his book where he wrote, "vice, more disease, than ever before. No 'sanitary cordon' can be placed around this belt and thus keep in the crime, the vice and the disease, he declares. It has to be cleared up and cleaned up—cleaned up not in the vice raids and arrests but conditions must be made permanently better." "Dabney tells what he believes is the origin of the black belt and some of the reasons why in recent years it has grown in population and declined in character, the war and the great immigration from the South being outstanding contribution, Poverty, seasonal employment and bad treatment, together with residential segregation, and race prejudice, are discussed in the book. Soo, consideration is given the preying on the Negro by white cheats and criminals. "Dabney was for years in Cincinnati politics and he has some revealing pages on the subject. He discusses the public schools, separate and mixed. He tells of the many agencies that are doing a wonderfully effective work among the Negro of unseasoned men and women, white men and women, despite frequent set-backs and discouragements, often hoping against hope, for breaks in the clouds. "And it is not all clouds. There are patches of blue, and shafts of sunshine. Dabney tells of the members of his race in the professions, and his life and love. He devotes space to religion, to social activities, to music and athletics. A number of chapters are given over to the history of the Negro in Cincinnati. Nearly every large city in the nation has as its seat the city now has its "black belt" and misuse problems, just like those of Cincinnati, the solving of which a careful reading of Editor Dabney's exceptionally interesting book will materially assist. He has written fully and frankly. Therefore, we urge our readers to secure a copy of the book, "The Black Messenger" the Dabney Pub. Co., 512 McAllister St., Cincinnati, O. FUNERAL DIRECTORS Of Three States to Have a Great State Meet at the State Capital, Next Month. Columbus, O.—Shirley H. Winfrey of Indianapolis, president of the Indiana, Ohio and Michigan Tri-State Funeral Directors' Association, was here, April 4 and 5, arranging for the organization's annual convention which is to be held here, May 24, 25 and 26. "This will be a great meeting," said Mr. Winfrey, "and every undertaker, particularly in the three states named, should make it his business to attend it. Whether he is a member or not, he should attend and meet other members of the professional Ms Mabel White, 1217 Mt. Vernon, Av. his house, secretary of the association, will be pleased to furnish all necessary information relative to the meet. So do not hesitate to write her.