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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 that of their city or town on the outside of the wrapper about returned copies. Unless this latter is done, proper credit cannot be given you. Lists of names, wedding presents, etc., obituary notices, inquiries for relatives and advertisements of all kinds, including items announcing entertainments to be held in the near future, must be paid for in advance at the rate of 25 cents a line, six words to a line. Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on applica Mrs. Marie Riggs sustained an operation for a cataract, last week, at Bethesda hospital, Cincinnati.—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Metcalf entertained the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pomp Kittrell, at dinner. Thanksgiving—Henry and Richard Willis, Milburn Baker, Jas. Ash and Jos Cole visited in Columbus, Thanksgiving—Rev. R. L. Bray will start revival services, Sunday. — Mrs. Grace Trimble of Mt. Sterling is here, visiting relatives—Lincoln school program, last Wednesday evening, was excellent.—Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Frye of Cincinnati visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Day, Sunday.—Rev. D. E bass of Dayton and Mr. Charles Black were hunting near South Saham, last week.—Mr. and Mrs. H. CADIZ—Mr. George Banks, a former Cadiz boy, visited relatives here, over the week-end.—Miss Wilma Johnston spent Thanksgiving in Martins Ferry.—Mrs. Susan West has returned from a visit in Massillon.—Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Riddick have returned.—New York spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Ballard.—Massusie Eunice Lee spent Thanksgiving in Massillon.—Mrs. Elizabeth West has returned from Wheeling, where she underwent treatment at the Ohio Valley hospital.—Mr. and Mrs. Lyman陆续加了一个 number of friends on Tuesday evening, Nov. 16, celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary. A number of beautiful presents were received.—Rev. T. W. Woodson, P. E., was at church, Sunday, and preached morning and evening. HILLSBORO—Mr. Samuel Graves visited Mr. and Mrs. Doyle Smith in Cincinnati, over the week-end.— PRIME SPORT NEWS The Tiger Flowers-Mickey Walker fight for the middle-weight championship took place, last evening, at the Coliseum in Chicago. Details in our next issue. At Last, Wilberforce Wins! Columbus, O.—At Neil Park here, Thanksgiving, Wilberforce won from W. Va. Institute, 3 to 2; his first victory, "W. Va.", in many years. There was a great crowd in attendance. Bill Tate Vs. Harry Wills. New York City.—Al Lippé, who is managing a number of fighters in Philadelphia, has just accepted terms for Bill Tate, heavyweight, to clash Howard Wills in a top round bout at a show to be brought out in Chicago on a date yet to be selected. Dr. Emmett J. Scott Remembered. Washington, D. C.—After the Howard-Lincoln football game and during the dedication of Howard's new stadium, Thanksgiving, a silver placue was presented to Dr. Emmett J. Scott, secretary-treasurer of Howard University, by the alumni, friends, and Dr. Emmett J. Scott, athletic teams of 1926-27, in appreciation of his efforts to give Howard University a larger program of athletic, health and recreational activities. Howard won the game from Lincoln by the score, 39 to 0. The stadium was overcrowded. Won All But One. Orangeburg, S. C.—Our state College football team wound up the most remarkable successful season in its connection with intercollegiate athletics at Columbia University at 10. Columbia, Thanksgiving Day, 13-0. The team has Mrs. Marie Riggs sustained an operation for a cataract, last week, at Bethesda hospital, Cincinnati. —Mr. and Mrs. Charles Metcalf entertained the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Pomp Kittrell, at dinner, Thanksgiving —Henry and Richard Willis, Milburn Baker, Jas Ash and Jos. Anderson, Mrs. Joseph Ganser, Thanksgiving —Rev. R. L. Bray will start revival services, Sunday. —Mr. Grace Trimble of Mt. Sterling is here, visiting relatives —Lincoln school program, last Wednesday evening, was excellent. —Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Frye of Cincinnati visited the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson, Mrs. D. Bass of Dayton and Mr. Charles Black were hunting near South Salem, last week. —Mr. and Mrs. H. Wilmore of Cleveland visited Mrs. John N. Johnson, the former's sister, last week. —Pro. O. C. Bullard spent the week-end in Columbus. Thanksgiving, Mrs. Ora Tony of New York, Mrs. Ora Young, OL young, who is ill —Isaac Williams, a state house employee, Columbus, visited his sisters here, Thanksgiving —Mrs. Oliver Mitchell is quite ill. —Miss Unamea Carlisle of Jamestown spent Thanksgiving with her sister, Mrs. Charles Colter, who returned with her to spend Sunday with the latter. Mrs. Charles Colter dined with his parents, Sunday. —Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Captain entertained Rev. and Mrs. Bray and family at dinner, Thanksgiving —Rev. J. J. Burr preached in Georgetown, Sunday. —Mr. and Mrs. H. John H. Johnson of Cincinnati spent Thanksgiving with the latter's mother, Mrs. Joseph Parrert, entertained, Friday evening, Mr. and Mrs. John N. Johnson and their guests, Mr. and Mrs. Wilmore. won every game on its schedule except that with Paine College of Augusta, which was the first played. This was lost only by one point. State College has earned the record in the state, this year, and holds second place in the South Carolina Georgia Intercollegiate Conference. (Philadelphia Public Ledger.) One would think that the biggest moment of my fistic life must have come when I won the middleweight TIGER "FLOWERS championship from Harry Greb in Madison Square Garden. It really was not though. That big moment flashed the first time I fought Greb in Fremont, Ohio, August 21, 1924. It was a ten-round no decision bout, and I was training to make the weight limit, despite the fact that the only way I could win the title was to score a touchdown out. Walk Miller, my manager informed me that I must come in over the limit of the class. "Tiger," he said to me, "I want you to win this fight, but not by too much of a margin. The big thing is to get a bout to a decision, with the championship at stake, and if you go too far ahead tonight we'll never get it." I could see this point, and it was well taken. But I wasn't sure I would be able to win by a great margin. If I went to Greb was one of the fistic marvels of the game, and had lost only two or three decisions in some 300 fights. It was in the second round that my big moment came—a moment that I'll never forget as NEW ECONOMICS BUILDING For Our South Carolina State College—Conference of Field-Workers—President Wilkinson's Outline. Orangeburg, S. C.—The fall conference of Smith-Hughes teachers of agriculture and home economics was in session at State College, last week-end. More than sixty field-workers were in attendance under the direction of Mr. Verd Peterson and Miss Lillian Hoffman, state supervisors of vocational education. Problems growing out of the past year's work were discussed, as well as working plans for the coming year. President R. S. Wilkinson. An interesting and significant feature at the College, last week, was the ground-breaking exercises for the new agricultural and home economics building, held Friday noon. An appropriate program was carried out, during which President Robert Shaw Wilkinsin gave a brief outline of the development of the college from its meager beginning to its current state, $875,000, with nearly 1,200 students and 62 teachers. The college has sent out 1,569 graduates who are community builders in this and neighboring states, adding much to their civic as well as material progress. Work will begin on this building at once, and pushed rapidly with a hope of completing and having it in readiness by next fall. long as I live. We were mixing it up in a lively way when I shifted, and shot a right under the heart, Greb tumbled into a clinch, and said, "Take it easy, Tiger, take it easy." I knew that had hurt him. Whatever doubts had had him, the marvelous Harry Greb vanished. I felt in my heart that if I could get a fight to a decision with him I would be the next world's middleweight champion. I did not only feel it. At that instant I was sure of it as the victory were already mine. It wasn't that I underestimated Greb. it was simply that I had found myself and that I had seen in life the flash of its in lifetime. It was a flash of its enjoyment; of certainty of my abilities; of the feeling that the reward of my years of struggle and obscurity had come as last. I breathed a little prayer of thanks under my breath, and then went on fighting. It was a year and a half later that my reward of the right hand lifted my right hand and shouted to the crowd, "The Winner and New Champion—" but it was an anticlimax to that moment of glory in the little Ohio town. THRONGS MOVED TO TEARS By the Impressiveness of Roland Hayes' Rendition of Our Spirituals—The Great Tenor to Visit Cleveland Soon. To hear Roland Hayes sing our spiritual, "The Crucifixion" to a highlight of the musical exertion. In artistry impressiveness it ranks with Lili Lehmann's singing of the "Erikonig" and with David Bispham's reading of "Danny Deever". The audiences burst into frenzied applause; sometimes they give something which, to the artist, is far more precious; sometimes they give Mr. Hayes stands alone of his tenor as a singer of the religious songs of the race. There is only one way to sing them and that is in the mood in which they were conceived. And it is scarcely necessary to point out that they are seldom so sung. With all the beauty and perfection of Roland Hayes' interpretations of the music as a singer of spirituals which seem most clearly to distinguish his genius from that of any other living singer. He has the soft, mellow voice of the race, but in an exceptionally fine degree. He knows these songs. With his truly remarkable ability for emotional self-projection and vivid illusion, he actually experiences their simple and abject religious fervor. By Hayes returns to Cleveland, after an absence of two years, on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 9, to give us a recital at Masonic Hall. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS DISCUSSED BY DR. JOHN HOLMES NATIONALLY KNOWN ORATOR OF NEW YORK CITY. "Race Prejudice Expresses Itself in the Same Way Among All Classes of People"—It Is "Not Natural," However, Says the Distin- guished Speaker—Interesting! Chicago, Ill.—"Race Prejudice, its Cause and Cure" was the subject of the address given by Dr. John Haynes Holmes, (white), before a large mixed audience, recently, at the City club. The occasion was the 10th annual meeting of the Chicago Urban league and an informal dinner was served. Mrs. Amelia Sears, acting president, speaker, referred to introducing a great leader in every movement for social justice." Dr. Holmes said that prejudice expresses itself in the same way, and works out the same tragic effects among all classes of people. "It aligns the gentle against the Jew; the oriental against the occident; the white man against the black, demonstrating always that there are some people who do not like each other. Prejudice is not natural; it is artificial and has not nature; it is outside and does not come from within but as a kind of outside invader of our minds and hearts. If we were instinctive, there would be nothing we could do about it. It springs from factors in our social order, and can be changed in a single generation if we so desire. Prejudice springs from economic factors. We are all the victims of economic forces that play upon us day and night. The so-called race riots in Chicago were a result of race riots anywhere in this country, in the same way under similar economic conditions. Prejudice is largely a matter of historical consent of one race by another. Difference in cultural levels TO BUILD UP HAITI. GONE TO AFRICA As a Missionary-A Young Cleveland Girl of Courage and Experience. Miss Grace Bowie (white) of Pentecostal church will sail from New York City, today, for Sierra Leone, West Africa, the youngest missionary to sail for a foreign field, she believes. Miss Bowie and Miss Jenny Carlson of Sweden, who has spent three years at Freetown, has been a missionary in land mission station about 150 miles from Freetown. Although she lived at Johannesburg, South Africa, thirteen years when her father was a missionary, she made her decision to go only four months ago, she said. I believe that every person on the face of the earth needs Christ. That the native们 are just as precious as Americans. They have black skins, but hearts and souls inside", said Miss Bowie who left Cleveland, Monday, for New York City. Atkins Like Ross Must Die Columbus, O.-David Atkins, age 20, will die in the electric chair at the state penitentiary here, Dec. 17, unlessce executive clemency is granted or the case is carried to the murder of Harry A. Malone, (white), B. & O. railroad detective, at Justus, near Canton. IN UNION IS STRENGTH THE COPY FIVE CENTS ICE! R. JOHN HOLMES ORATOR OF NEW YORK CITY. Is Itself in the Same Way of People"—It Is "Not er, Says the Distin- makes one class wish to escape contact with the crude mass which has not been able to rise to the same cultural level." "Several examples of experiments in child psychology were analyzed to demonstrate the unnaturalness of prejudice. Study of this phase of life has shown that there never was a child that knew anything of race prejudice. To a child a black skin is as natural as any other color of skin. "We push into the lives of our children, this abominable thing. They are misled by our institutions of society, home, church and school. Members of the same race give first class instances of prejudice, as shown in the scorn exhibited by the northern whites for the whites in the South, although both suffer unequally due to their different cultures. As they rise to higher cultural levels, they wish to get away from those whose habits and customs are still crude. As you travel around the world", advised Dr. Holmes, "be careful to find out what kind of prejudice is popular in each section. Wherever you go, there is an established order of prejudice, that you must adhere to be 100 per cent respectable. South of the Mason and limestone river is a special kind, that of the white man on top and the black man underneath. The poisonous springs of prejudice must be stopped, if we would deliver the eral building and charged with ease from which it suffers." THE HUMANE SOCIETY'S REPLY To Our Inquiries Relative to the Care of Our Children and to Mr. Olive Wells Bell's Cleveland, Nov. 29, '26. Hon. Harry C. Smith. Editor Gazette, Cleveland, Ohio. Dear Sir:—The Cleveland Humane Society, like all social agencies, is forced to refuse many of the cases referred. Our budget is limited; if we spend our funds on children whose relatives should be supporting them, we will be forced to decline to help the most needy cases. More-over, we would be open to grave criticism if we spent our funds. Fed money so unwisely. Many, probably most, of the contributors to this fund are making a sacrifice in order to give. Their money should not be spent to help people who are in this way relieved of their just responsibilities. Every person boarding children in this state must have a license. The State Department of Public Health has decided that six is the greatest number of children that one family can successfully care for. This policy is generally believed true by all child-placing agencies all over the world. It is especially true in cases where in addition to the physical care of the children, the foster mother must meet many of the social problems that arise. There are about six licensed homes in Cleveland. In four or five cases the Cleveland Humane Society has recommended that this rule be broken and that the family be licensed for seven eight children. Personally, I do not feel that the facilities for the boarding care of colored children in Cleveland is limited. Nevertheless, the Humane Society is supervising a number of children whose relatives are not supporting than in any way. Free adoptive homes for children in the Garzette will confer a favor if it will make our needs known. We have little colored girl, Elinor, twelve years old, who is a quiet, obedient, likable girl, eager to please. There are also William, age twelve, bright, studious, ambitious, well behaved, and Robert, age ten, also bright and attractive, who need few friends and good homes will be helped to develop. We have Elinor, a nice little girl of eight, attractive, good mannered and affectionate for whom an adoptive home is desired. There are several other children also. We shall be glad to talk to any persons who may be interested in taking these children into their homes on a permanent free or adoptive basis. Very truly yours. Estelle Hunt. Supervisor, Home Finding Department. --- SUMMER FURS I'll SHOW YOU HOW WE DETECTIVES RAID A CRAP GAME! HE'S CERTAINLY TAKING HIS TIME ABOUT IT! I'll GET THAT CHAIR AND TAKE A PEEK! IS HE COMING OUT, SIS? NO! HE'S TRYING FOR A FIVE! COME, PHOEBE!--COME TO PAPA!--JOHNNIE NEEDS A PAIR OF SHOES! READ 'EM AN' WEEP! OH YOU LIL SEVEN! Tim Eardy PUBLISHED 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 Thone: Cherry 1259) 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 or circulated in the state of Ohio, and comparison with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWSIEST AND BEST in the country. 10,000,000 Aro-Americans. 350,000 in Ohio. 40,000 in Cleveland. Addressing a Baltimore forum, recently, a speaker, after explaining the treatment or rather mis-treatment of our people by the government, said, "We are practically subjects and not citizens of the United States" and told the truth. --- Gov. W. W. Brandon, eight other prominent residents of Alabama and the Governor's servant, who were "nabbed" in a liquor raid, last week, at "Governor's camp" in that state, are getting out of the affair in the usual, southern way—by making a "goat" of an Afro-American employee (cook) who "voluntarily" assumed the responsibility for the thirteen quarts of bonded whiskey found in the camp. 'Twas ever thus! --- Walter Cook is being held in jail at Bay Springs, Miss., to protect him from a mob of white brutes who fired on him because he was "riding in a swell car" and who are now anxious to finish the job by lynching him. Cook, a grocer, owns a very valuable automobile. In striking back in self-defense, he shot and killed R. W. Daniels, one of the brutes and wounded his brother, Homer. This all took place on a high-way leading out of Laurel, Miss., Sunday week. The brothers in a dilapidated car were passing Cook on the road when the mob "inspiration" took possession of them. Miss Estelle Hunt of The Cleveland Humane society frankly says she does not agree with the Monthly Bulletin, No. 9, of that organization, when it says "that facilities for the care of Colored children in Cleveland are limited", and she is in a better position to judge, it seems, than the Bulletin. Her explanation that the State Department of Welfare limits the number of children, cared for in a home, to six or eight, apparently relieves the Cleveland Humane society of the charge brought by Mrs. Olive Wells Ball in her communication published in The Gazette, last week—that "the society refuses to let the much-needed work broaden out". Present indications are that The Gazette is again to lose one of its local contemporaries. This has happened no less than nineteen times since the advent of "The Old Reliable". The Cleveland Herald and The Cleveland Call have announced a "merger" of the two publications. The former has not as yet been able to realize that Ohio Afro-Americans have for over forty years had a "dominant paper that is able to speak for them" with a voice that has been and is heard to their everlasting benefit. Nearly everybody, except our dying local contemporary, frankly concedes this, on a basis of deeds accomplished. It may in a measure explain the passing out of our local contemporary. When King Young, age 34, was sentenced to life imprisonment in the Ohio Penitentiary for the murder, about a year ago, of Isadore Steeck, a Central Ave. store-keeper, he was convicted mainly upon the voluntary testimony given by his young accomplice in the crime, Emanuel Ross, age 17, at the time of the murder—so County Prosecutor Edward Stanton announced in the local daily newspapers, some weeks ago, when he refused to write a letter to the State Board of Clemency in Ross' behalf. It has been generally known for many months that Young, the older man, had led the seventeen year old youth into the crime. Ross claimed that Young forced him, while under the influence of "hootch", to fire the shot that killed Steeck. Whether this be true or not, we cannot restrain the feeling that the THE GEEVUM GIRLS seventeen year old lad was not treated fairly by the county prosecutor, and the court in which he (Ross) was tried, over which presided Judge Walter McMahon. It has been a custom for many many years for both prosecutor and court to show some consideration to the prisoner who "turns state's evidence". Ross did this, so County Prosecutor Stanton says, and the a mere lad was shown absolutely no consideration for having enabled the prosecutor and the court to convict and punish the major criminal of the two in the Steeck case. Under the leadership of the local Federation of Women's clubs, backed by our people and friends in this community who supplied the funds to enable it to employ attorneys Alex. H. Martin and Louise J. Pridle, every legal effort possible was put forth to save the lad's life. There is some satisfaction to be derived from this. But, as we said in the beginning we say in closing, we cannot restrain the feeling that the lad was not treated fairly by either the county prosecutor or the court in which he was tried, if the county prosecutor's statement referred to above is true and we have no reason at this time to believe otherwise. MISSISSIPPI SCHOOLS. Editor DuBois' Second Survey Dis- closes Some Interesting Facts— $43.09 on White Child, $2.97 on Ours. New York City—The second article in the series of surveys, undertaken by Dr. W. E. DuBois, on our common schools in southern states, pursuant to the gift of $5,000 made by the Garland Fund, shows glaring discrepancies in the amounts spent on the schools in Mississippi, the figures given for a number of typical counties being as follows: **County** **White** **Colored** Amite ..... $13.64 ..... $2.58 Boliver ..... 43.33 ..... 2.26 Coahome ..... 42.85 ..... 3.21 Noxubee ..... 31.55 ..... 3.00 Washington ..... 43.09 ..... 2.97 Tunica ..... 63.12 ..... 4.40 Warren ..... 44.50 ..... 2.03 In Mississippi there is no provision for our blind children and no school for the feeble-minded children. In many counties our teachers receive less than one-third the salary paid to them. Some Mississippi counties being as low as $20.13 a month. Although the whites have voted themselves consolidated rural schools, with up-to-date buildings and equipment valued at $9,461,651.00, there is not one such school for Afro-America the state. The state has spent for white teachers $729,750.00 and not one cent for our teachers. Many Mississippi counties are reported to run their "Negro" schools for only four months in the year, although in the same counties may be found consolidated rural schools for whites running nine months. For our only college the state, the legislation declined to make an application of $100,000 to meet a offer of a similar sum to benevolent organization, although the legislature recently appropriated about $5,000,000 for the white colleges of the state. AN EDITOR IN JAIL! Apparently Being Persecuted By a Southern Cracker, a Judge in The Virgin Islands. New York City.—For criticising a native policeman and then charging that he had been "railroad" into a libel sentence by a political enemy on the bench, Rothschild Francis, editor and legislator, of the Virgin Islands is serving 30 days in jail and must pay $10 fine. cis was sentenced to 9 days and on Jan. 10, 1925, by George Washington William, a southern American "cracker", district judge of the Islands. On March 16, 1925, he was found guilty of contempt of court because of an editorial in his weekly paper, "The Emancipator" again sentenced to 9 days and $100. Both decisions were carried to the Philadelphia Court of Appeals by A. A. Berle, Jr. and David Wallerstein, attorneys for the American Civil Liberties Union. The Court of Appeals on Feb. 28, 1926, sustained the contempt sentence and reversed the libel sentence. The U. S. Supreme Court refused to review the contempt sentence. The Francis sentence based on contempt of court sentence based on his publishing in "The Emancipator" the Civil Liberties Union's account of the first appeal verdict. EARN $200, FOR YOUR CHURCH. We will pay $200 for two cottages at 646 E. 146th St. A wonderful bargain at $3,700 for both. Former price $5,200 THE SECURITY SAVINGS & LOAN CO., 710 Prospect Ave.—Adv. THE GALETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1926. DOINGS OF THE RACE The Indianapolis Circuit court has declared that city's segregation ordinance unconstitutional. Averaging about one-third of the total population of Atlanta, Norfolk, Richmond, Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans, our people furnish over half of the deaths of those and other cities in the South. Los Angeles' new $200,000 "jim-crow Y", a four-story building of California-Spanish architectural design, was designed by Paul R. Williams of that city, the only African-American Institute of Architecture and the winner of the Beaux Art medal in 1912. There are more Negroes in America, it is said, than there are Jews in the world. One hundred Jews in any community in this country, it is said, will have more weight financially, mentally, more politically than city than 50,000 Negroes If true, why? Jews have brains and they use them; Negroes have brains and they abuse them.—Editor W. P. Dabley in Cincinnati (O.) Union. McCONNELL ON SEGREGATION! The Great Bishop Denounces It and Says President Coolidge and all Governors and Mayors Should Tie to the Jim Crow A "Jim Crow Y" YOUNGSTOWN, O.—The Rt. Rev. W. J. McConnell (white) of Pittsburgh, a bishop of the M. E. church, spoke in the Park Treater here, Thanksgiving day, in the interest of the City Federation of Churches. He talked on "segregation, an outrage," and said that if there is such a thing as "a 100 per cent American boy," he would much that as any boy, and more than the man who wears a white coat, covers up his face and carries an American flag for protection; that there is one God, one heaven, and no segregation in heaven, and that some of his very best and dearest friends are Colored. The bishop also said that the President, every governor of each state and every mayor of each city, would help to stop segregation, and that those of the race, who are qualified, should have larger opportunities. Dr. J. H. Maxwell, pastor of Oak Hill A. M. E. church, was also on the program. The Rev. W. H. Ford, (white), secretary of the Federated Churches, brought out some very good points, and said that the people of life less difficult for each other. Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done." Youngstown has added to its segregation the big brick building formerly the Booker T. Washington settlement which has been converted into a "jim crow" Y. M. C. by the white students in Africa-American secretary go to Baltimore and placed him in charge of it. Last week, the secretary of the white Y. M. C. A. had a large electric sign placed in the front of the old B. T. W. settlement building which reads thus: "The West Federal St. Branch Y. M. C. A." This is in contrast to the former for "jim crow" public schools and a few years the schools here will have segregation and our children, too, will be "jim-crowed." J. Harver Elmery. Honey For Sale New Honey in the Comb, or extracted, $2 gallon. Six gallon lots or more, $1.88 per gallon. Produced ex- clusively from clovers. Quality guaranteed. State whether comb, or ex- ted, is wanted when order- ing. The Busy Bee Apiary Roseville, Ohio. Look to your health. Epsom Salts is still the best Physic—take it in small flavored tablets. 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FOR RENT.—Five nice rooms, up-stairs, at 2417 E. 82nd St., near Quincy Ave. Reasonable rent. Call Cherry 1259 in the afternoon, or call at Room 304, No. 226 W. Superior Ave., opposite the Hotel Cleveland. CLEVELAND Social and Personal Mrs. Ruby Reynolds visited in Gypsum, last week. Mr. and Mrs. H. Wilmore visited in Hillsboro, last week. Mrs. Olga Gunn royally entertained the Present Day club, recently. Mrs. Della Cochran, state missionary, was in Middleport, last week. Mt. Zion Cong. church's big rally, tomorrow (Sunday). It hopes to raise $2,000. Work has been started on the new P. W. A. building at E. 46th St. and Cedar Ave. Mrs. Roger N. Dillard, E. 49th St., royally entertained the Inner-Circle club, recently. Miss Theodosia Skinner, a probate court stenographer, visited in Washington. D. C., last week. Winter is upon us! Good "stock" to buy is winter coal. You cannot depend upon the gas for heat, as you know. So put in your "stock" of coal. Applications for a laborer (porter) in the postoffice service will be received until Nov. 27, according to the U. S. civil service commission. The age limits are twenty and fifty-five years, and the salary ranges from $960 to $1260. Walter White, an assistant secretary of The N. A. A. C. P., will speak in this city, Dec. 12, on the recent triple lynching at Alken, S. C. which he went there to investigate. Mrs. James Rogers royally entertained the Fortnightly club, recently. Its next meeting will be held at Mrs. Eliza Scott's, Dec. 9. The latter is president of the organization. Miss Lillian Berry, daughter of Mrs. Nona Evans Berry, returned to Youngstown, Monday. She arrived, Thanksgiving, to visit Dr. and Mrs. Armen G. Evans. All three were entertained at dinner, Sunday, Bday and Mrs. James K. Nickens, E. 83rd St. Thomas J. Shauter, another old resident and for years a court short-hand reporter died Nov. 20. Rob is a clerk at Rosenberg's drug store, cor. Central Ave. and E. 55th St. The remains were inside beside THE GEEVUM GIRLS COLD!—WHY, I REMEMBER O OUT IN ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS WAS SO COLD THE THERMOM DIDN'T THAW OUT TILL AUGH *M. KLEINMAN'S 2028 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. Bel Cleveland.) Bell 'Phone: Cherry 1259 (Call in the Afternoon.) WANTED — AGENTS — NEW PLAN, makes it easy to earn $50.00 to $100.00 weekly, selling shirts direct to wearer. No capital or experience needed. Represent a real manufacturer. Write for FREE SAMPLES. Madison Shirt Makers, 562 Broadway, New York. Theodore Hargraves, an old resident and an old employee of Stranahan Bros., confectioners, died, recently. those of Mrs. Shaunter at Saybrook near Ashtabula. Antloch Baptist church's two-week rally which ended, Sunday evening, netted $45.70. Fine! Four hundred people enjoyed a turkey dinner. Thanksgiving afternoon, at Antloch, Dr. H. C. Bailey preached, Thanksgiving. Rev. Wm. Mitchell of Atlanta preached, Sunday morning and evening. The radio program for station WHK, Sunday evening, was furnished by the Aeolian Ladies Trio, Miss Melva Richardson, a New York City soprano; Ben Cooper, harpcellist; Mrs. Helen Boley, lyric soprano; Mrs. Bessie Brown, Mrs. VashiI Scott and Miss Margaret Sanford, pianists, and Harry T. Ford, corne-limitator. A game of "in and out the window" was staged Wednesday when police raided a card game at 2361 E. 43d St. When Patrolmen Thos. Byley and Sammy Wolf climbed the window and surprised eight card players, the proprietor of the place climbed out of another window and made his escape. Gambling charges were preferred against the octette. Rev. Boston J. Prince, until last week pastor of Shiloh Baptist church, sent in his resignation, Friday evening. It was read to the congregation, Sunday morning. Dr. Prince received two months' rent and $150 salary-balance, making a total of $850. This was ratified at a church-meeting, Monday evening, when only twenty members withdrew to go with Rev. Prince. Rev. H. Jackson, the assistant pastor, when only twenty members and C. LeRoy Thompson of Birmingham, Ala., in the evening. Ministers from out of the city will preach, Sunday. Music appreciation lessons broadcast each week through WTAM are put to good use by members of the seventy-piece symphony orchestra of Patrick Henry Junior High school. Members listen to every song and play their class citizenship by broadcasting a special program via the Willard station on Thursday evening of this week. This is said to be the only fully instrumented junior high orchestra in the country. Under the direction of Eugene Wiegel, Patrick Henry school furnished, last year, the band and orchestra the master in competition. Master John Henry Early, violinist, is our only member of the "Patrick Henry" orchestra. Charles Pefry, county employee, was arrested, last year, at the West End, charged with perjury immediately after he had testified in the trial of Wilbert ONE WINTER WHEN IT METER LIST! O-O-O! SOME COLD! BUT I W ONE S PEOPL THE GAZETTE, CLEVELANL, O. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1926. Whitley, who is accused of conspiracy growing out of the diversion of a government war risk check from its rightful owner. He was held pending arraignment before U.S. District Judge, a brother of Samuel V. Perry, who had pleaded guilty in the same case, testified to a conference which he said he Asst. U. S. Dist. Atty. Miles E. Evans showed had not been convicted of a crime verted from Mrs. Minnie Whitley, sister-in-law of the one defendant, the government claims. At the N. A. A. C. P. meeting held at Antioch Baptist church, recently, the following nominating committee was appointed by the president, Clayborne George; Chas White, Wm. Saunders, J. E. Roundtree, C. M. Frye, P. B. Jackson, Bertha Blue, Sylvester Neil, Rev. Hlowery, Mckinley Pollock, Madeleine Pierson, C. M. Dabney, Harriet Williams, Carl Million, Elmer Cheeks, J. L. Schooler, and Mr. Juliette. The committee recommended the following: For press, Chas White; vice-pres. Eleanor Alexander; sec. S. P. Keeble; asst. Mrs. Wm. P. Saunders; treas., Edw. Jackson. The executive committee: W. R. Green, Clayborn George, Dr. W. S. Biggs, Russell W. Pollock, J. S. C. M. Dabney, Dr. Jas Owens, Rev, Ernest Hall, and Mrs. Louise Davis. The annual meeting and election of officers held, Tuesday evening, at Mt. Zion Cong. church ratified the foregoing nominations. The inmates of the Old Folks' home were entertained at the fifth annual Thanksgiving party, Sunday, from 4 to 7 p.m. by their esteemed hostess, Mrs. Mary Ellen Jackson. The aiding committee, Mr. and Mrs. Curry, Mr. and Mrs. Grant, Mr. and Mrs. Helvey, Mr. and Mrs. Blair, Mr. and Mrs. Copes, Mrs. Gregory, Mr. J. Anderson, the Misses Emma Hopewell, Blanche Wilkins, Mayme Yates and P. Heathy, put forth their best efforts in receiving the eighty-five guests. With G. M. Dabney, acting master of music, the participants on the musical program were presented and delighted all with their splendid numbers. Those participating were: Rev. Saul Lucas, Miss Jaunita Thomas, Mr. Lamont Choir, Miss Myrtle Wiggins, A. G. Grist, Jr., Mr. Hicks, and Antioch choir. Flowers and beautiful silver candelabras were used. A guest repost was served. The guests departed acclaiming Mrs. Jackson a perfect hostess. Hon. John P. Green, age 83, one of the oldest practicing attorneys in Cleveland, last week Wednesday, was appointed by Presiding Criminal Judge Weygandt to represent an indigent prisoner charged with second degree murder. Atty. Green, who has been active in legal circles for fifty-seven years, informed Judge Weygandt, some time ago, that he was willing to take part in the trial of the indigent attorneys appointed to defend pauper prisoners, along with the "younger men." Green classes Andrew Squire and Paul Howland, president of the Cleveland Bar association, as "young men." Squire tried his first law case before Green when the latter was a justice of the peace, many years ago. Wm. Gardner, the man Green was appointed to defend, went on trial in criminal court, this week. Senator Green returned, the first of the week from New City where he was several days with Mr. Green who is attending her daughter, Mrs. Inez Richardson Wilson, who recently gave birth to a daughter. Dr. and Mrs. Wylie Wilson were married, a little over a year ago, in the "Empire City". JOHN BROWN'S ALLIES' Bodies Were Dissected By Medical Students (White) Who Robbed Their Graves. Wheeling, W. Va.—According to a statement made by an 81 year-old-school surgeon, who died, recently the bodies of two men from John Brown in his raid on Harpers Ferry, Va., more than a half century ago, were dissected by the students of the Winchester, Va., medical college. Among those hanged in Charles Town, Dec. 16, 1859, for participation in the raid were two members of the race, Shields and Copeland. These bodies and that of one white man were carefully dissected, the handling and body students of the college dug them up. The aged surgeon claimed that he saw them as they were brought into the college with the ropes still around their necks. Killed Her Husband. Paris, France--Mme. Crutcher, a French woman, who in February killed her husband, a colored musician, was acquitted in the Seine Guaranteed and Efficient Work TWENTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE 'Phone: Bell, Randolph 6978 Sundays by Appointment An Epoch Making Certificate Douglass National Bank, NP 1059 Chicago, IL SEP 21 1926 1926 $120,000.00 Certificate of Deposit Not subject to check Victory Life Insurance Co. please payable to the order of Victory Life Insurance Co. on the receipt of this Certificate properly endorsed. We assume all your use of this certificate properly endorsed. For all full orders. No interest upon you. THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT shown above was used for the purpose of increasing the Capital of VICTORY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY to $200,000.00 FULLY PAID, and its Surplus to $100,000.00 making it THE LARGEST CAPITALIZED OLD LINE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE WORLD owned and operated by Negroes. The following extract is quoted from the letter of the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of Illinois announcing this EPOCH MAKING EVENT: This forward step is in keeping with the policy of this young and progressive organization to offer to its policy-holders and the general public a larger service than ever before, and to continue in its determination to build a company that will give to its clients the largest insurance service at the lowest possible cost. department court of assises here. Crutcher received 100,000 francs a year for playing in a jazz band in Montmartre but paid no taxes. It was not failure to pay taxes that antagonized his wife, however; it was infidelity. 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McCall's Magazine $1.00 All for $2.50 Clean, Clear, Healthy Beautiful Eyes Are a Wonderful Asset Murine is Cleansing, Soothing Refreshing and Harmless. You Will Like It. Book on "Fine Care" or "Fine Beauty" SEGREGATION AN OUTRAGE! | Se ———— SLs? moose. 2st.) s,serh.lC(<CC CO. C#C7#“(C 7; Help The “Old Reliable” to Increase Its Circulation Dont Throw Aw ay Your Copy of The GAZETTE After Reading It But give ittoa Friend or Acquaintance who might Subscribe after Reading a Copy of Ii. How Our Men And Women Are Insulted And Humiliated In the Government’s Departments—Will the Self and Race-Respecting Negro Press and People of This Country Continue to Stand for This Sort of Thing? Washington, Ds C., (Special). There. is wore segregation | 1 Washington today under President Coolidge than Were has ever been since the Civil War, The beginnings Ordegregation were under Prestdent Tur. it was greatly extended, un- der President Wilson; increased, full further, under President Hard- ing; and reached its zenith under Putsident Coolidge. Sor instance, the largest of our parks President Wilson never troubled, Dut the pres- ent administration has found time Gnu desire to Introduce it even there. To iwany people, sezregation is a Democratic scheme of insult, but such is not the case. Mr. Taft in- troduced it in the bureau of engrav- ing. He segregated the census-takers inthis city In 1910, restricting white Workers to white people, and black to black, often duplicating work ss most blocks had white and black fesidents, And, worst of all, an- hounced in his official capacity that Negroes styald not hold office where white people complained. Seg- regation, then, is a Republican in- Stitution and not a Democratic one. it was begun by Republicans, and Carried on to its all-embracing ¢x tent by Republicans! ‘There is far more of it in the de- partments, today, than at any time since the Negro first appeared, close upon the close of the Civil War. The picture requirement in the civil serv- jee, which makes it next to impos- sible for a colored lady or gentleman to enter the civil service, since their color is disclosed in their ‘photo- Graph which must accompany thelr Papers, 1s tenaciously held on to by our Republican President. Only last week, a colored girl appeared after having passed the best examination, and after having been telegraphed for by the department. The photo- graph had failed to tell her true color, and they flatly refused to ap- point her when she appeared, and they saw her complexion. Commis- Sloner Blair of the Internal revenue bureau with thousands of clerks will not sppoint a Negro clerk, and bis ‘word is law there, as he is the spec: {al favorite of Secretary Mellon and President Coolidge. He hails trom North Carolina, the home of the other favorite and leader of the seg- regation forces, Col. Sherrill, super- intendent of buildings and grounds. It is no use to complain of either of these southern gentlemen. "The colored people here who know the President could destroy segre- gation in the departments of the fovernment, and the photograph fequirements inthe civil service by the mere nod of his head, are at 3 joss to understand why he does not put his splendid declarations on democracy into operation here, hero it would not even cost him a single vote and where he hag ‘tull power and obsolutely no opposition. ‘They wonder if he is not a firm be- liever in segregation, especially since segregation is one of the chief ten- ets of the Ku Klux Klan which has found its “welcome home’? in the Republican party, and. receives 0 condemnation from the Republican President. - ' (Snerial to The Gazette.) ‘Washington, D. C.—In the postot- five segregation is rampant. The faithful colored clerks work under constant humiliation and physical disadvantages, The departrent maintains @ spacious: cafteria for whites only, where these inferior white clerks can buy appetizing luncheong and chat in comfort while eating, while the colored clerks must bring cold luncheons from home and eat them apy place they can. The physical diseomfort, disadvantage- ous as it Is, is far less galling to the co.ored clerks than is the thought of their government taking their taxes, ‘as It takes those of the whites, for the comfort of the latter, and setting them off as though they were lepers. ‘The injustice stings all the more when they reflect that they are far more capable than the whites, and yender the government more tntelli- gent and efficient service—the white fan of their attainment being able to get far more lucrative employ- ment. ‘The department goes even farther ip its sollcitude for whives and neg- lect of colored. It maintains a well- ‘appointed elub room with pool tables and other games, comfortable jounges and other equipment for rest, sociability, and recreation, and nothing for these same colored em- ployees. This private club is in the fnagnificent postoffice bullding, built ‘and maintained by ALL of the peo- ple, In the locker rooms there ts segregation, and segregation is even attempted in the toflets. And all of this 1g against the most dependable and faithful employees. ‘Last year the white employees passed around inmyitations to the fehite employees, in the very pros tace of the colored, ‘to attend a re- reption to the heads of departments, including the postmaster general. in aoe vvnatoftice building. It announced: danein= and a pleasant social eve- ning with the officials for “the post- office employees,” yet not one was delivered to the colored clerks. 1 hurried a protest to the postmaster general the day before it was to come off, and he ordered the post- master to invite the colored as well as the white. These clerks 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 ex- amination was superior No Negro, however efficient or old ia the serv- fee, must ever dream of a promotion to a directive position. The hard, unyielding caste passes whites over him, one after another, though many ot the colored employees have won contests in quickness and accuracy in the handling of mail, The col- ored clerks have dared to form a union which meets regularly and often sends manly and intelligent protests to the postmaster, and often appeals from his decisions to the postmaster-general. It has secured some improvement in thelr working conditions, but they are still bitter over the huge injustice done to them for nothing else than the color of their skin. ietkat Go Wn Canattny Washington, D. C.—rhe govern- ment 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 inferier positions there on ac- Soumt of the better and more lacra- five avenues of employment being closed to them because of thelr col- or. The whites are generally of very mediocre group, far from equal- ing our girls In educational equip- ment, culture, and working efficien- fy, 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 thero are @ few tables in an ‘out-of-the-way Section reserved for our employees. Tam glad to say that few, very few, of our people patronize ‘the place, preferring a ttle physical incon- Yenience to the open, semt-public hu- miliation of segregation. In tollet 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 easte that bars promotions. Here, as elsewhere, the inferior whites Dass over our superior employees to Girective positions, and higher sal- aries, | The whites have a large recrea- ‘tionai center in this public building with- many fine appointments tor rest and amusements. During lunch and dinner hours they repair to this restful retreat for sociability and Gance, Last fall, a young Afro- ‘American with a splendid record in his work, ‘felt the injustice of this exclusion of our employees so keenly that he secured the company of a young lady of the race to take part in the dance, As soon as this couple started to dance the music was ab- ruptly stopped, and the young man feported for "attempting to. take part in an entercainment provided for employees, He was called to the office, lectured for being ‘one of those smart Negroes” who believe in “social equality,” and then dismiss- ed on a trumped-up charge. He was @ night-employee, hency he carried & pistol. Right after che dance in- cident a fire broke out in the office. He was quickly accused of setting the building afire in revenge for his exclusion from the dance floor. De- teetives came to the building to ar- rest him, and failing to secure any evidence searched him only to dis- cover the pistol. ‘They quickly drop- ped the arson charge and substituted one for carrying concealed weapons for which he was immediately dis- missed. By this severe punishment our employees are taught that there fs no way of escape for one who dares to resent the daily Insults that thelr government (under President Coolidge) xives them. Many of the emplorees have ox- pressed thelr deeply-wounded feel- ings to me at being considered a pariah by the government whose in- Stitutions they are serving 80 faith- folly, and T have taken up a number of cases only to be met by a dental {hat the conditions complained of ex- iat, and a request for the names of my informants. Tknew the fate these informants would suffer s0 1 have never given a single name!! The de- partment then taking the position that it cannot take up the case. It 's perfectly clear that this iniquitous seheme of segregation is a difficult thing to fight, since the government ‘a 80 well seitled upon {t, and the ‘omplainants cannot bear witness ee THE GAZETTE, CLEV@uAND, 0. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1926. (Special to The Gazette) Washington, D. C.—Segregation im the bureau of engraving and printing has an interesting bistory involving President Thomas Wood- row Wilson and members of his fam- ily, three heroic young colored wom- en who lost their positions as a re- sult of their protest, and the noble wife of Senator Robert La Follette. Shortly after the accession of Mr. Wilson to the White House, a mem- ber of his family visited the bureau where she saw white and colored girls working together in perfect harmony, oblivious to any thought ot race. Shortly thereafter came an order for segregation of the races, and a white lady who had been not- ed for her philanthropy among our people and who was upon intimate terms at the White House appeared at the bureau to tell our girls to be contented with the new order as “a great Negro leader had taught col- ored people to stay in their places.” Three of the young ladies resisted the order to the last diteh and were summarily dismissed! Senator La Follette lodged a pro- test. with Secretary McAdoo to no avail, and his noble wife began a ernsade against the undemocratic in- novation. She took the platform here in Washington and Boston be- fore the famous Twentieth Century club, She used the columns of the Senator's magazine, sparing neither space nor vigor of utterance. She thundered against it in our local white press, and addressed the na- Uional gathering of the National As- sociation for the Advancement of Colored People in New York. When our people here were so profoundly discouraged, she came out one stormy afternoon to the Y. M. C. A. to urge them to continue the fight, for democracy was at the crises. Os- wald Garrison Villard came to town to attack White House and Cabinet and arouse our people, and the Na- tion Association secured publicity in over six hundred influential white papers in the country. The fight checked what was thought to be the intention of the segregators, name- ly, the elimination of the ‘colored employees from the bureau alto- gether. ‘The same segregaizon which some of our people think 1s the cherished institution of the Democratic party is still there, in all of Its fullness, ander the administration of the party that “braham Lincoln, Charles ‘Sumner and Frederick Douglass ‘helped to found. Our girls are em- ‘ployed there in far larger numbers than in any other branch of the pub- Ue service. THEY ARE SEGRE GATED in thelr rest rooms, toilets, and working stations, and of course none are ever thought of for promo- tions to executive places. ‘They are girls from our best nomes, most of them with high ast normal school training, and fine culture. The white girls are of no such grade, as there 18 no segregation for them In the great world of things. They have unlimited fields at high wage for even mediocre talents. The best of our girls must take ‘these inferior positions, the inevitable result of se- gregation. Our people are still hop- Ing for the issuance of an order de stroying this iniquitous practice in all of our government departments, for it not only humiliates the best of the government servants but im- pairs the government service. (Spectal to The Gazette). Washington, D. C.—The treasury department, according to the Presi- dent’s recent acceptance speech, is now under the ablest financial genius since the days of Alexander Hamil- ton. It is to be remembered that the great Hamilton came from the West Indies, and in that long sweep of his- tory that the President traversed are the mighty Salmon P. Chase, secretary of the treasury in Lin- coln’s cabinet. who, in a national ex- tremity such as this country has never known, devised the national banking system which financed the Civil War; and Ohio's master finan- cfer, John Sherman, These men never knew what segregation was! The present head of the depart- ment of Internal revenue, Mr. Blair from North Carolina, has not ap- pointed a colored clerk since bis in- cumbency. While his predecessor, Mr. Daniel Roper, a Democrat trom Texas, appointed and promoted sev- eral of them. Since the income tax legislation and the numberless new taxes that the recent war necess!- tated, this {s by far the largest de- partment of the treasury, employing several thousand clerks. Yet Ne- groea 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 1s in the other branches of the gov- ernment—failure to recognize their efficiency when promotions are due; ability to go so tar and no farther. ‘The various forms of segregation exist here as well as elsewhere—the restaurants closed or divided along golor lines, and special tollets, lock- er rooms, rest rooms, etc., set off for colored. The toflets for the colored are few in such a large structure. Hence, the segregated clerks are forced to endure physical Inconven- fence at times, and are forced to travel long distances when they de- sire the use of them. The depart- ment matntains a huge, magnificent cafeteria, in the splendid sweep of woodland along our national drive- way, where white people of every class can come to rest, dine, and s0- clalize of afternoons and evenings at minimum costs. The white press of the city is constantly telling of the thousands who take advantage of this “delightful retreat,” and the festive scene that thelr presence creates. It seats two thousand din- ore with space tc spare; but mot one Negro! His only share is in the taxes he 1s forced to pay for this luxury for another group! ‘The registership of the treasury, which Republican Presidents have Biven the Negro since Garfield ap- fointed Blanch K. Bruce, {s now filed by a white man, and the col- ored people are congregated in a sep- arate room which is publicly pro- claimed as “a colored division.” When it is discovered that Negro clerks are “working as waite” in other divisions, they are promptly transtered to this “colored division.” Our people fear that protest against this segregation would result in the abolition of the division altogether; So they remaln in a dilemna, fearing to act. Our clerks must accept se- Eregation 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 com- pels endurance of it. By a single stroke of bis pen, President Calvin Coolidge can stop every bit of this damnable segrega- tion, Just as be can condemn that lawiess organization the Ku Klux Klan, COOLIDGE’S SEGREGATION Washington, D. C.—We wish to call attention to the fact that in the Aight figainst te segregation of ur goy- ernment 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 account of color brought to pubite view. ‘The words, announcing the lection of President Coolidge, were hardly cold before the effort to In- crease segregation in the depart- ments here was on again at full speed. Tt had slowed up a little dur- ing the campaign. Investigation of Bureaus An investigation of the executives departments and bureaus listed be- low shows taat segregation prevails in them as follows: Omice of the Register of the Treasury, there are two segregated sections—one with 30 Afro-Ameri- Gan employees and the other with Navy Department — one sogre- gated section of 18 of our employ- ees, as well as a segregated lunch room. Census Bureau —a_ segregated section of 60 Afro-American empioy- Bonus Section Ronus section of the War Depart- ment—one segregated section of 180 ot our employees. Veterans Bureau—a segregated section of 16 +-™ployecs. Department _¢ Justice—a segre- gated section of 10 employees in the file room. Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Bureau—a veg- regated section ot 7 employees. ‘Office of the Treasurer of the Ont- ted States—a segregated section of 4 employees. War Department, Transportation Division—a segregated section of 5 employees. P. 0. Separate Lunch Room Post Office Department—a segre- gated lunch room. CHARACTER, Character, like a fine old tree, matures slowly and is a riper growth than success that is forced as hothouse products are foreed. Character in a news- paper develops through years of service to the people Fer forty-three 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 resnonsiveness to huv are direct measures of its present {mnpor- tance to every advertiser. EDITOR, “WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD"! Cleveland, O., Aug. 28th, 1926. Hon. Harry ¢. smith, Editor, Gazette, Dear Friend:—I have read the latest copy of The Gazette through and after reading it, T can truthfully say: It 1s worth its weight in gold! I admire true manhood—a man who, seeing injustice and oppression, dares, within tho limits ot the law, to expose it and, if possible smite it. You and’ I have frequently, during the forty-two years since the birth of The Gazette, been, as the Scotch would say. Ike two MeNeils, but when I find a man, stich as you, who consistently, and persistently, through near ly half a century, puts his race foremost in his'life struggle. T take off my hat to him, as being a true friend of our class, Long life to you and ‘The Gazette, Yours for the right, John P. Green. (Former Member, Ohio State Senate.) OHIO’S ANTI-LYNCHING LAW LEADS THE COUNTRY IN EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION Against The Mob and Lynch-Murder—The Work of a Member of The Race—Also His Ohio Civil Rights Law ae 6278. ‘Mob’ and “lynching” defined. 6279. “Serious injury” defined. 6280. Damages in case of aussult. 6283, Damages in case of lynching. 6282. Damages recoverable by legal representative of victim of lyaening 6283. Person suffering death or injury by mob trying to lynch another 6284. Limitations of action. 6285. Order to include recovery and costs in tax levy. 6286. Guardian's custody, etc., fees. 6287. County's right of action against member of mob. 6288. County's right of action against another county. 6288. County's right of action agi Our mob-violence or anti-lynehing bill was introduced in the Ohio leg islature in 28)4 and re-introduced in 1896. lt took the Hon. Harry C. Smith, editor of The Gazette, just three years to secure its enactment iuto law. The hi Supreme Court has several times upueld the von- stitutionality of the iaw and it Las an Section 6278. A collection of peo- ple assembled for an unlawful pur- pose aud Intenaing to do damage or injury to any one, or pretending to exercise correctional power over other persons by violence and with- out authority of law, shall be deemed a “mob” tor the purpose of this chapter. An act of violence by & mob upon the body of any persca shall constitute a “lynching” within the meaning of this chapter. (93 ¥. 161 2.) Section 6279. The term “serious injury,” for the purpose of this chap- ter, shall include such injury as per- manently or temporarily disables the person receiving it from earning a livelthood by manual laor. (93 v. 161 3.) Section 6280. A person taken from officers of justice by a mob and assaulted with whips, cluue, s3- siles or in any other manner, may recover, ag hereafter provided, @ sum not to exceed one thousand dollars as damages from the county in which the assault Is made. (93 v. 161 4.) Section 6281. A person assaulted and lynched by a mob may recover, from the county in which such as- sault is made a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars; or, if the in- jury received therefrom is serious, a sum not exceeding one thousand dol- lars; or, if such injury result in per- manent’ disability to earn @ livell- hood by manual labor, a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars. (93 v. 162 6.) Section (282. The legal represen- tative of a person dying from injur- jes received from lynching by a mob, may recover of the county in which such Injury eccurred, a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars dam- ages for such unlawful killing. Such gum shall be applied to the mainte- ance of the family and educatica <? the minor children of such person 20 lynched, if any survive Bim, until such children are of legal age, and tuen be distributed to the survivors, share and share alike, the widow re- ceiving an amount equal to a child's share. It there be no widow or minor children surviving such dece- dent, such sum shall be distributed among the next of kin according to the laws of the distribution of the personality of an intestate. Such sum ¢0 recovered shall not be a part of the estate of such person so lynch- ed, nor be subject to any of his lia- bilities. (93 v 162 6.) Section 6283. A person suffering death or injury from a mob attemp'- Ing to lynch another person shall come within the provisions of this chapter. He or his legal represento- tives shall have a like right of action as one purposely injured or killed by such a mob. (93 v 162 6.) Section 6284. Action for the re- coverles provided for in this chap- ter must be commenced, within two years from the date of such lynch- ing, In any court having original Jurisdiction ot an action for dam- ages for malictous assault. (93 ¥. 162 7.) Section 6285. An order to the commissioners of a county, axainst which such recovery 8 had, to in clude ft with the costs of action, in the next succeeding tax levy for such county, shall be a part of the jude- ‘ment in every such case. (93 v. 162 8) Section 6284. If the decedent -o lynched has minor children surviv- ing him, the fund shall be turned over to regularly appointea guar- dian, Such guardian shall admints- ter such fund under the direction of the probate judge, allowing not more than five huudred dollars for cova- se] fees in the action for such re- covery. (93 v, 162 9.) Section 6287. The county, tn’ whfen a lynching occurs, may re cover the amount of a judgment and costs against it in favor of the legal representatives of a person killed or seriously injured by mob from any of the persons composing sucb mob. ‘A person present, with hostile Intent at such lynching shal! be deemed a member of the mob and be Mabie to such action. (98 v. 162 10.) Section 6288. If a mob carries a prisoner {nto another county, oT ‘omes from another county to com- ee Wwe been very effective. Illinois, Penn- sylvania and New Jersey nave tol- lowed Ohio's lead and enacted mob violence or anti-lynching laws which are copies of our Olio law. Severa) other northern states and at least one border state (Kentucky) have also enacted anti-lynching laws, tn recent years, ke Pennsylvania anc New Jersey.” The Ohio law follows. 2 mit violence on @ priswner orough: from such county tor sufexeeping, the county tn which the lynching i committed may recover the amount of the judgment and costs from the county from which the mob came gence on the part of officials of sucb unless there was contributory negli imprisoned not less than thirty day: counts In failing to protect sucb prisone= or dispurse such mob (93 ¥, 163.11.) ‘Section 6289. ‘This chapter shall not Telleve a person concerned tp such Iynching from prosecution tor homicide or assault for engaging therein. (93 v. 163 12.) oUK OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS LAW Upon the request of many readers ef The Gazette we print below the text of the Hon. Harry C, Smiths Onio Civil Rights law which the editor had enacted while a mempet of the 71st General Assembly, 1894: ‘The General Code of Ohio: See. 12940. Whoever, being the proprietor or bis employee, keeper 0: manager of an in, restaurant, eat- ing house, barber-shop, publie con: veyance by land or water, theater or other ptace of public accommodation to all citizens and regardless of race or color, the full enjoyment of tne accommodations, advantages, facili ties or privileges thereof, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, o1 uor more than ninety days, or both Sec. 12941. Whoever violates tac next preceding section shall aiso pay not tess than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars to the per- son aggrieved thereby to be recov ered iu any court of competent jur isdiction n the county where such offense was committed. ‘This law bas repeatedly been hea constitutional and good Jaw by the Ohio Supreme court. The trouble 1s our. people will not use it as often as Chey should, but expec: it to do fo: them what they should and must do for themsalves, under it, in the courts. Judge Grant's Opinion of the Law. Misled by the foolishly manufac tured outery for te yassage of the Beaty bill, a few years ago, the Ak ron Beacon Journal published at editorial to which the editor of The Gozette replied, calling {ts attention to .he fact that the Ohio Civil Rights law was good law and did not neeo amending. The following letter fron. Judge Grant former presiding judge of the Conrt of Appeals of the Hight District of Ohio, 1s self explanatory Akron, ©., April 25, 1919. Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor The Gazette, Cleveland, 0. My Dear Sir: Observing your let ter In the Beacon-Journal, of thi+ city, I ventare to send you, under » separate cover, the Ohio Law Re porter of Feb. 8, last, containing thr opinion of the Court of Appeals 'r the Puritan Lunch Co. vs. Leonard H. Forman, decided in Akron, Jas fall, in which a Judgment for ($600) five hundred dollars was sustained If the Beacon-Journal had knows what was going on in its own town there would have been no occastor for eriticfsm editorially. THE LAW OF OFTO IS UNDER NO RF. PROACH, nor our courts and furtes in administering It. Not a word was said by the Beacon-Journal when thy Forman case was reviewed. ‘Very truly yours R. ©. Grant. Our aavertisers want your | trade. Those who do not ask | for it in the columns of “The | Old Reliable” Gazette certainly | care little, if at all, for it. | ‘Therefore, we urge our readers | and all of our friends to | patronize those who ask in this paper for your patronage — | Editor. ! “THREW THEIR VOTES AWAY". Prior to the recent state pri- maries, some “Negro” voters, most- ly those wearing a white politician's “jim-crow" collar, gave as a reason for not voting for the Afro-Amer- jean candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor the silly statement that they did not “want to throw their votes away.” Atthe time, we promised to tell them, after the primaries, how some of them “threw their votes away’. And aiter election day, how ALE of them “threw their votes away” that voted for amy of the Repwblican candi- dates for Governor, except their own, for whom of course they did not vote. We should have done this in our earlier November issues but have been so busy we quite for- got to do so. That part of the time was devoted to jollifying over the defeat of Cooper and Mills, we are free to confess. All those ‘“Ne- groes" who voted at the primary election or at the regular election for a Republican candidate for Gov- ernor (except their own) “threw ons votes way" because all of their candidates were defeated either at ‘the primary election or on election day in November, this month, just ‘as we anticipated! Two years hence, we trust all of them will have enough race-loyalty to cast their ‘votes for their own candidate be- cause they will not “throw their ‘votes away" whether he wins or loses. If three-fourths of our men nd women ts Onlo sleile to rae- ister and yote would vote for him, success would surely be ours. There- fore, encourage general registration and solidarity in voting for our candidates (competent) for offic, regardless of what ticket they may te on. Cleveland’s 1927 tax rate is $2.41 Sr aeaaeist, 2) celleapei ce $2.81 a $100 of 1926. Tis was announced by County Auditor Zan- gerle and County Treasurer Cook, Monday, as work of assembling the new tax collection machinery was started. The big increase in the tax rate of ten cents on every one- hundred - dollar- property-valuation comes as the direct result of the issuance of so many bonds by both this city and-this county. It means an increase in rents thruout the city in the near future and this af- fects poor people most. That is why “The Old Reliable” Gazette contin- ues to warn our people against, vot- ing for bond issues on election days simply because their employers or politicians urge them to do so. A case in point was furnished on the recent election day when bonds to- taling more than fifteen million dol- lars were submitted to the peopic who voted against most, but not quite enough of them, it seems. ‘There is something radically wrong with a xroup of people who refuse to help relieve their own burdens, The day of throwing bouquets Is gone forever. (The Afro-American must face the facts as they ex- ist. We won't gain anything by fooling ourselves into think- ing that everything is all right Everything, affecting the lives of Afro-Americans, is all wrong. The sooner we face these facts, the quicker we will begin to work for our own salvation, the sooner will we attain our rightful place as American citizens. — Philadel- phia Tribuoe. Colored Americans are the anly race, responsible members of which’ are in favor of sub- mitting to discrimination on the claim that their race ‘al ways will be _ discriminated against.” ‘The Jews arc still contending, after over 1900 years of universal discrimina- tion, and are winning even s0- clal rights today. ‘The Irish at home have contended for 700 years and are winning because they will die rather than sub- mft. The race that says it's of no use to resist, downs: itself and the world then will say, “Negroes are not worthy. of equal rights; they are by na- ture without, self-respect and have no ‘guts’." ‘The worid re- spects only those who resent and resist proscriptions for race, Lot us be worthy of the abo- Utionists, worthy of our own fathers who have died in every war to vindicate the title of thelr race to equal liberty, and forever resist denial pf rights in our native land,” however tong race discrimination may continue. To submit ts to de serve contempt. — Boston (Mass.) Guardian, Is IT ANY USE TO CONTEND FOR RIGHTS?