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Lists of names, wedding presents, etc., obituary notices, inquiries for relatives and advertisements of all kinds, including items announcing entertainments to be held in the near future, must be paid for in advance at the rate of 25 cents a line, six words to a line. Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on applica- called here, Friday, by the death of a brother, Andrew.—Mr. and Mrs. Donald Highwarden and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Young entertained at dinner, Xmas.—The entertainments, Xmas, at the churches were thoroly enjoyed. Santa remembered the pastors, bountifully.—Dwight Trimble, who attends Wesleyan University, is spending the holiday vacation with his mother.—Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Holland and family dined, Xmas, with their sister, Mrs. Thomas, in Chillicothe.—Mrs. Alline Burton had all of her children with her, Christmas: Mrs. Zack Lewis of Springfield, Vivian of loyton Mr. and Mrs. Honer Hudson of Chicago, Othe, and Clarence.—Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Ercey, Mrs. HILLSBORO.—Andrew Johnson, age 68, died, Dec. 24, after a long illness. Funeral services at Wesleyan church, Sunday at 2 p. m., conducted by the pastor, Rev. A. P. Mayle. He leaves a wife, L. brothers and many grandchildren. Mrs. Mawnsill spent Xmas here with relatives. His wife, who had been here for several weeks visiting, returned with him.—Jos. R. Cole attended the funeral of a brother, Dudley, in Washington C. H. Friday.—Mrs. Mamie Hudson and daughter of G. F. Felix Williams, Christmas.—Mrs. Irene Redman of Circleville was the guest of Mrs. Jas. Blanton, Christmas.—Wm. Johnson of Cleveland was AN EDITOR TELLS THE TRUTH! Addresses Thousands of Women (White) of the Pacific Northwest on the South's Miserable Insults to the Race. Portland, Ore.—"When the civilization of the South' gets thru with the black man it impoverishes him of practically every grace with which God endowed him so cololored men, the South are not addressed as 'mister,' nor women as 'Mrs.' or 'miss', and white men do not tip their hats to Negro women. As a black man, no one can expect that I can feel good toward anyone who insults the womanhood of my race', said Dr. Lorenzo H. King, editor of the S. W. Christian Advocate of New Orleans, recently, when, before 1500 women of the Methodist Men's council held at the First Baptist church (white), he spoke his mind in a plea for Christian contact in inter-racial relations in the South. Sharing honors with the noted novelist, Ralph Connor, author of the "Sky Pilot" and other novels of early life in the middle west, Dr. King addressed many audiences (white) throughout the northwest, including the Ladies' Aid society of the Springfield Church, where he delivered an address on "Methodism and the Negro Race", and nearly 2000 women at the First Baptist church, this city. ON THE CLEVELAND HERALD'S DEATH. Referring to the recent untimely death of The Cleveland Herald, a resident of this city who with his brother and others some years ago, lost $10,000 in an effort to publish a race (weekly) newspaper, wrote the editor of The Gazette on Tuesday of this week as follows: "It takes money and brains to successfully run a newspaper. As the late lamented Cleveland Herald did not possess either, it passed away. "On The Herald's Headstone. "We trusted and we busted. And remember kind friends, When passing bye, As you are now So once was I. As I am now You shall soon be. So prepare yourself To follow me. "Our people should stop trying to publish newspapers when they know nothing of the business. It took the loss of $10,000 to "educate" me, my brother and others, along the newspaper publishing line, and we have the 'diploma' hanging on the wall." We're Sorry For "Nobe". New York City—Mrs. Noble Sissle, who denied her signature on a receipt for $40 given a Mrs. Susie Murphy, was convicted in Special Sessions (N. Y. City court), recently, for larceny. She was to have been sentenced, Friday. It was proved that she received the money for a former tenant of her apartment and promised to turn it over to the rightful owner. This she never did. called here, Friday, by the death of a brother, Andrew.—Mr. and Mrs. Donald Highwarden and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Young entertained at dinner, Xmas.—The entertainments, Xmas, at the churches were thoroly enjoyed. Santa remembered the pastors, bountifully.—Dwight Trimble, who attends Wesleyan University, is spending the holiday vacation with his mother.—Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Holland and family dined, Xmas, with their sister, Mrs. Chloe Smith. Children of a line Burton had all of her children with her, Christmas; Mrs. Zack Lewis of Springfield, Vivian of Dayton, Mr. and Mrs. Homer Hudson of Chicago, Otta and Clarence.—Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Frye, Mrs. Chloe Smith and daughter, Juanita, spent Xmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Day.—Miss Lillian Harewood of Wilberforce University is the guest of Miss L. Burr Smith and her husband, Holly days.—Miss Rosalie Clark returned to Louville, Ky., Thursday, to visit. Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Bray accompanied her to Cincinnati.—Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Hill spent Tuesday in Cincinnati.—Charles Williams and sister, Nannie, went to Cleveland, last week, to visit relatives.—Ol. Young is improving slowly. Rev. J. J. Burr preached at the University, gave the local representative year of office of "The Old Reliable" Gazette and get a copy, every week. It is our best advocate. $100,000 ASKED! Damages for the Expulsion From a Sleeper of a Woman of the Race Who Was Traveling as An Inter-State Passenger in the South. New York City.—One of the most important efforts made to date by the A.C. Ayers Group for $25,000 damages just instituted against the Pullman Company and the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, the result of the ejection, on July 18, 1926, of Mrs. Blanche S. Brookins, at palatka, Fla., from a Pullman sleeper. Mrs. Brookins, who was traveling from this city to Orlando, Fla., was fined $500 and made to pay $18.17 costs after a night in the county jail, at Palatka, for alleged violation of Florida's "jim-crow" car law. Arthur Garfield Hayes has been retained by the association, as an attorney in the case, with Clarence Darrow as associate, and damages are asked in the sum of $25,000 each, on four separate causes of action. "WE NOMINATE FOR THE HALL OF FAME: ROLAND HAYES Because he has been acclaimed throughout Europe and America as a great concert tenor; because he brings to his recitals not merely a lyric voice of great flexibility and beauty, but also a scholarly understanding of music and a gracious hold on collage interpretation; because he puts to shame the average vocal artist by a positive mastery of the five languages in which he sings; because his singing of the "Negro" spirituals has in it a quality of "revelation." — Vanity Fair, N. Y. City. Wm. Lawrence, pianist de Luxe, is Mr. Hayes accompaniist and with him the recital in Masonic hall, Sunday afternoon, Jan. 9, '27. Do not miss it for it will be the "event of the season". Roscoe Simmons Divorced. Chicago, Ill. —Charging gross cruelty and incompatibility, Mrs. Roscoe Conkling Simmons, obtained a decree of divorce from her husband here, Dec. 20, '26. They were married in 1924. She was formerly Miss Charlotte Ebbs, of Louisville, Ky. Simmons is a nephew of the late Mrs. Woodr. Washington and the divorced husband of Miss Viola Simmons of Miss N.Y. A son, Roscoe Jr., has become a comedy dancing star. Roscoe was "let out" by the Chicago Defender during its "money" scandal, a year or so ago. Sunday night, Capt. Horrigan of the third precinct arrested Robert Allison, age 23, of 3824 Woodland Ave., on Central Ave., at E. 39th St. and charged him with shooting to kill. Mosella Hornton, age 34, of 2328 E. 39th St. added treatment for a bullet wound in her arm, said to have been received when she shielded her husband from Allison. $3,000 IN CASH! Gold and Bronze Medals Will Be Distributed Today in The Harmon Award Presentations. New York City.—Simultaneous celebrations will take place in nine cities, today, Jan. 1, when our successful candidates will be presented with the Harmon Awards for distinguished achievement, made, last year to our artists, scientists and other workers. Four of the recipients live here: Countee Cullen, for poetry; James Weldon Johnson, for editorial and James Weldon Johnson. interpretative work on our spirituals; Palmer C. Hayden, for painting, and Arthur A. Schomburg, for historical and bibliographical labors in collecting one of the most comprehensive libraries of books by and about Afro-Americans. The other five Harmon awards are: James C. Evans of Miami, Fla., Virginia, Estelle Randolph of Hanover County, Va., C. C. Spaulding of Durham, N. C., and Max Vergen of Raleigh, N. C. The single award of $500, offered to the white or colored person making an outstanding contribution toward improving race relations, was given to Will W. Alexander (white) of Atlanta. THE WONDERFUL RECORD Of The Hon. John P. Green in Attending Religious Service—Present at The Burton Banquet. Ex-State Senator John P. Green on Sunday last finished twenty-seven years, since he had missed all of his school days. He attended at some religious service (on land or on sea), and during all those years he has not been one minute late. Last Sunday, in order not to break his wonderful record, he walked thru the heavy snow (at 82 years of age) and paid a taxi one dollar in order to be in church on time. At the school he tendered Ex-U. S. Senator Theo. E. Burton at the Hollendon hotel, Monday evening, in honor of his 75th birthday, Mr. Andrew Squire, in presenting the grand loving cup to Congressman Burton, remarked that he (Mr. Squire) was 14 months older than Mr. Burton and the oldest lawyer present except Mr. John P. Green, the man that sees him (Mr. Green) present. There was then a craning of necks to see Mr. Green. 39 Years Masonic Head. Columbia, S. C.—Three hundred delegates to the 59th annual dedication of the Grand Lodge of Masons in session here, recently, elected Dr. C. C. Johnson, physician, of Alken, grand master, for this 30th term. IS IT ANY USE TO CON-TEND FOR RIGHTS? Colored Americans are the only race, responsible members of which are in favor of submitting to discrimination on the claim that their race "always will be discriminated against." The Jews are still contented after over 1900 years of universal discrimination, and are winning even social rights today. The Irish at home have contended for 700 years and are winning because they will die rather than submit. The race that says it's of no use to resist, downs itself and the world then will say "Negroes are a world of equal rights; they are by nature without self-respect and have no 'guts.'" The world respects only those who resent and resist proscriptions for race. Let us be worthy of the abolitionists, worthy of our own fathers who have died in every war to vindicate the liberty of their race to equal liberty, and forever resist denial of rights in our native land, however long race discrimination may continue. To submit is to deserve contempt.—Boston (Mass.) Guardian. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS ONE OF OUR EARLIEST FRIENDS WHO IS THE LEAST KNOWN AND RECOGNIZED OF THEM ALL. The Race Greatly Indebted to Paine—His Advice Eighty-Eight Years Before Lincoln's Emancipation—"Religion" and Slavery—Darrow's Statement. We have long known that Thomas Paine is one of the most unappreciated figures in history; with a dishonesty, a deliberate malice of mendacity, possible only to religious fanaticism, the true record of Paine the Revolutionary hero and liberal thinker and idealist of lofty purpose has been suppressed; few know or read the books, and the historic documents, in which the life of the real Paine is shown. And it was not only as a patriot and a free thinker that Thomas Paine proved his admirable character. He was the friend of just principles, whatever the issue. Among other ideas that he advocated, and which had to wait years for their fulfillment, was that of freedom for the Negro. It is a Negro Chas. A. Starks 1224 Highland Kansas City, Mo.) who writes the following appreciation of Paine, which he regrets is not more fully realized and shared by the members of his race: "I often wonder when we will become courageous and intelligent enough to detach ourselves from a religion which apologized for slavery by claiming it to be divine, and which now includes race segregation as the eleventh commandment. We must begin to read liberal literature with avidity! The Haldeman-Julius publications cover a wide field in this direction. Sinclair Lewis, along with others, should be able to startle us, along with the world, into considering life on a much broader basis than the customary. Clarence Darrow, who so recently gave us of his legal genius, also told us we had 'too much religion'; and I might add, not enough of the common sense of Thomas Paine." In paraphrasing Darrow, Mr. Stark loses the characteristically sharp, humorous expression of the former's remark about the Negroes. What Darrow said was that "An editor of a lately published volume of Paine's works observes that 'the Negro race, not merely in America but the world over, is greatly indebted to Thomas Paine, although a very few Negroes are acquainted with this fact. Had Paine's advice been heeded (eighty-eight years before Lincoln's emancipation proclamation), the American Civil War, with its toll of a half million lives, might have been the 'Era of this is true, and the fact that we know but little about such a great character, and one who especially devoted his intellectual labors in our cause, is a reflection on our claim to gratitude. The chief cause however, of our lack of information about Thomas Paine, is the criminal neglect of him in American histories. Add to this the anti-truth propoganda of the church, which attempts to show Paine as a rabid infidel or atheist when in fact he was the very opposite, a faithful delit. But nothing but our blind conservatism, our trust in the white religiousist who could enlive even now if he could, has kept us from turning aside and by a little research and investigation learn the truth about our ancient as well as modern friends. MRS. FLEMING AGAIN Before the Board of Elections—Mulligan, an Election Official, Said to Have Been Drunk. The board of election devoted much of Monday and Thursday of this week to its alleged inquiry into questionable election methods invoked by judges, clerks and others in the booths of Ward 11 at the last election. Mrs. Lethia G. Fleming, wife of Councilman Tom Fleming, and Hugh J. Mulligan, an election official in precinct BB who it is claimed was intoxicated on last day day and absent from the forking legislature were the outstanding figures in Monday's inquiry. She agreed with others as to Mulligan's condition and absence. Mrs. Fleming, charged by Earl W. LeFever, Democratic challenger, with making inappropriate remarks about the balloting, admitted saying she thought the Democratic party had never done anything for our people "as a race," and twisted Mulligan by saying he was for Donnahey because he thought he could get liquor. She said this was said in a joking spirit. She denied having said that a certain woman vote had turned Democrat would have to be beaten care of." Mrs. Fleming and LeFever declared that Mulligan at one time had picked up a sample ballot of a blue color, lying in a booth, and had folded it in place it in the ballot box, where they later found it. "I don't think he knew the difference between it and a regular ballot", she said. LeFever, Democratic challenger, said he thought any errors Mrs. Fleming made came from prejudice triumphing over reason. Rich, isn't it? Dr. Charles Bundy was a caller at The Gazette office, Wednesday afternoon, and Mr. Pureza Rico of Syracuse, N. Y. and Prof. Charles Smith of Wilberforce on Tuesday afternoon. W. E. Richardson, who died early Tuesday morning was born July 7, 1879, near Chillicothe, O., was a resident of Cleveland for nearly twenty years and an employee of The Cleveland Trust Co., for eighteen years. IN-UNION IS STRENGTH THE COPY FIVE CENTS "GRO" EARLIEST FRIENDS OWN AND RECOGNIZED EM ALL. xed to Paine—His Advice before Lincoln's Emanci- n" and Slavery— "I often wonder when we will become courteous and intelligent enough to detach ourselves from a religion which apologized for slavery by claiming it to be divine, and which now includes race segregation as the eleventh commandment. We must begin to read liberal literature with avidity! The Haldeman-Julius publications cover a wide field in this direction. Sinclair Lewis, along with other authors, like to do so, along with the world, into considering life on a much broader basis than the customary. Clarence Darrow, who so recently gave us of his legal genius, also told us we had "too much religion"; and I might add, not enough of the common sense of Thomas Paine." In paraphrasing Darrow, Mr. Stark loses the characteristically sharp, humorous expression of the former's remark about the Negroes. What Darrow said was that the Negroes "are too bloomin' pious". There is no doubt that the excessive religious zeal of the Negroes has been a great obstacle to their intellectual, cultural and social development. A strong dose of the common sense and liberalism of Thomas Paine, who lived in India to the Negroes, and as Paine was one of the earliest friends of the Negro, when the latter was friendless and worse, it surely would be no more than friendly to consider his ideas. What Mr. Stark says about the relation of the Church to slavery can be given a broader application: no oppressed class, no group whose interests are outraged and whose cause is unpopular, should be supporters of the Church and religion; for the Church's record of oppression, the Church established prejudices, interests and classes. And, on the other hand, the skeptics are more apt to be just and liberal on other questions than simply that of religion. The Negroes should get busy in great numbers and read Thomas Paine; and, as Mr. Stark urges, they should read more liberal literature that can hope for—that deserve—freedom and progress—The Haldeman-Julius Weekly, Girard, Kans. BORNO, A "TOOL" Of the Outragacious American Control of Haiti, it Is Said. Washington, D. C.—Notes to friends in America hidden in pineapples to evade censorship arrived here, last week, from Port au Prince, Haiti. They declare that President Louis Borno has become cordially hated since his return from the U. S. and is only saved from assassination by a strong guard of U. S. marines which accompanies him everywhere. Borno is said to have signed away 25,546 acres to an American company taking the land from poor peasants. Documents declare U. S. rule is ruining Haiti, methodically and systematically. U. S. officers are juggling finances, says a Haitian editorial, which set last year's deficit at 55,169,000 gourdes instead of 40,843,000. Thanks His Newspaper Friends. Washington, D. C., Dec. 23, '26. Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor Gazette, Cleveland, O. Dear Friend:—I especially desire to extend most sincere greetings to Happy Christmas to my Ohio newspaper friends, whose help and loyalty have been so much appreciated and so effective during the year. Sincerely, (U. S. Senator) Frank B. Willis W. E. Richardson, 2190 E. 1030 St., for many years an employee of The Cleveland Trust Co., a loyal member of St. John's A. M. E. church and Sunday school, died Monday night, after a brief illness. Pneumonia. Mr. Richardson, a long-time subscriber of The Gazette, for 18 years lived with his brother, John, in the east end. The funeral services, Thursday afternoon, at the church, the Rev. Dr. H. C. Bailey, former pastor of Antioch Baptist church, officiating were very largely attended by the deceased's hosts of friends and acquaintances, officials and fellow-employees of The Cleveland Trust Co. Mr. Richardson was an exceptionally fine young man whose loss our people of this community feel keenly. His brother and other relatives have the heart-felt sympathy of all. WHERE DU YOU GET THE UMBRELLA? YOU DIDN'T WAVE ONE WHEN YOU WENT OUT! GEE! THAT'S RIGHT! I'LL HAVE TO RETURN IT! NO, KEEP IT, MISS GEEWUM! IT BELONGS TO YOU! -- I BORROWED IT ONE DAY, AND FORGOT TO RETURN IT! IT WAS MINE AFTER ALL SIS I MARK WHEREZY HAD BORROWED IT FROM ME AND FAILED TO RETURN IT! VES? - WELL WHERE IS IT! W-W-WHY, I FORGOT TO BRING IT BACK WITH ME! PLOP! The GAZETTE PUFLISHED EVERY SATURDAY Jane 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 1826 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 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 im- mediately establish its rank as one of the NEWSIEST AND BEST in the country. SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1927. Happy New Year! which means a healthful and successful as well as a happy 1927, for all of our many readers. Good friends sure made the editor's Christmas a "merry" and most satisfactory one indeed. It has always been so, too. Many, many thanks, kind friends. President Louis Borno of Haiti, tool of the American Occupation (control) of that country, has good cause to fear for his life if half that is told publicly about him is true. Our highly esteemed contemporary, The New York Age, has entered upon its fortieth year. Editor Fred R. Moore will please accept our sincerest filicitations and best wishes for many more years of service to the race. The Age is one of our oldest and best publications. Most people thought the editor of The Gazette was "day dreaming", about four years ago, when he tried to make them believe there were election frauds galore committed in the booths of wards 8, 11, 12, and 17 of this city. It is very different NOW! The N. Y. Evening Graphic is right when it says Dr. Booker T. Washington at one time in his earlier career advised our people not to strive for social recognition and to give up aspirations towards political power, complete civil rights and higher education. We heard him make such statements, many years ago, right here in Cleveland and criticised him for doing so. --- Dr. Edward A. Bailey's filing of a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, last week, was only an effort to straighten out his business affairs without too great loss. The doctor's assets, $71,150, are greater than his liabilities which are $66,774, and show that he is still "to the good" financially and not "broke" as some would have it. Dr. Bailey came to Cleveland, some years ago, from Texas and has a lucrative practice. Best wishes, Doctor. Councilman Tom Fleming might have taken a little interest in the matter and seen to it that the Afro-Americans and Jews who use the Central and Scovill Ave. street car lines were not obliged to wait until the snow had been cleared away so all the other lines on the east side of the city were running before those two car-lines were made available, the first of the week. But he didn't. As usual! Atty. Chester K. Gillespie has renewed his suit for $500 damages against the Delicate restaurant, northwest corner of the Public Square, for refusal to serve him on Sept. 2, '26. He first sued Isadore Cohen as owner of the restaurant when the latter's wife, Frances, was the real owner. Isadore was convicted and fined for his part in the refusal, some weeks ago, in the criminal branch of the Municipal court. Mrs. Cohen is being sued under our Ohio Civil Rights Law. Gillespie's chief witness is a deputy sheriff (white). Keep it up, Chester. That is what the race needs most, these days, in this community. The Republicans in Congress, both upper and lower branches, seem to lack real leadership. Southern Democratic members have started "investigations" directed against several newly elected Republican senators and into the matter of federal (Republican) appointments in their section, the South, particularly in Georgia, while if there is anything in this country that should be investigated to a finish it is the alleged THE GEEVUM GIRLS election of nearly every one of these same southern members of Congress. They are working up material for use in the next national campaign and commedcing early to do so. --- Many daily newspapers of the country, particularly their sport-writers, are doing their "level best" to steer Tris Speaker and Ty Cobb into a legal battle with Judge Kenesaw M. Landis and the two big baseball leagues of the country. We do not think the two individuals named, involved in the latest base-ball scandal, will be foolish enough or dare to "bite", because it would be a sad experience for both of them which might be a good thing for base-ball generally, particularly for the players. Judge Landis is a legal threshing-machine. The whole country knows this which we believe includes Tris and Ty. Vera Simonton, author of "Hell's Playground" from which the much discussed play, "White Cargo" was dramatized, a woman who has spent much time in Africa, does not advise Afro-Americans to go to Africa because it would be "slaughter" for them to do so, and adds the well-known fact that "every foot of ground on that continent is owned or claimed by some country", backed up by the League of Nations; also that "white men in Africa are so low, the natives refuse to permit their women to work for them". While this may not be very encouraging to the "back to Africa" element among our people in this country, all she says is undoubtedly largely true. The climatic conditions in most of that country are such that it would undoubtedly be "slaughter" to a majority of the Afro-Americans who would locate there. Then, too, the countries controlling the entire continent, including Liberia, our little African Republic, have indicated their unwillingness to receive them. It is true that Afro-Americans of means, skilled mechanics, business and professional men, with money, are welcomed in Liberia, but not "Garveyites" against the coming of whom the Liberian government, some months ago, issued what amounts to a proclamation. In her statement, Miss Simonton announces that she is bitterly opposed to "mixed" marriages, something that has been going on for many years in southern Europe and South America to the betterment of the residents of both those sections of the world, and something that will continue until the end of time, despite personal objections and laws of various countries. The old earth is a melting pot, when it comes to the mixing by marriage, and otherwise, of the various races and classes, which is just beginning to boil good. Nothing short of divine power can or will ever stop it. This, Miss Simonton, who is known among her intimate friends as "Africanus", should know as the result of the miscegenation that has already taken place in southern Europe, South America, the United States and elsewhere in the world. We agree with her when she says, "The Negro, who has been fortunate enough to leave Africa is done with that country for ever." Director Edwin D. Barry and the press of the city unite in characterizing wards 11 and 12, the third police precinct of this city, as "the notorious third", the worst precinct in the city, and they are right. When the writer, several years ago, so spoke of it some of our people in the precinct affected to become very indignant and roundly upbraided us for so characterizing the section of the city in which we have lived for more than a half century. Now that the local press and Director Barry say so, and they have been saying so for at least two years, not a murmur is heard from those indignant upbraiders of several years ago. Last Monday, Mr. Barry and Chief of Police Graul inaugurated what they term the "shotgun drive for the terrible third to curb the holiday THE GALETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1987. TRAFFIC SIGNALS ON WASHINGTON STREETS In an attempt to better regulate Washington's rapidly increasing automobile traffic, experiments are now being conducted with automatic traffic signals installed at New Hampshire avenue and Eighteenth street, as shown in the photograph. Similar signals will be erected on the capitol grounds in the near future crime wave in Cleveland which is to go on without let-up". Speaking of this the Director said, Monday: help them. The Gazette stands ready to contribute to a fund we should raise at once. Who will join us? For what he has done "This is the first serious crime 'earthquake' in the city in two years", said the director, "and we are determined to nip it before it gains any serious headway. We will continue to throw men into the 'motorious third', served by the 37th St. Orange Ave. station, until the situation is completely in hand." The "terrible" and "notorious" third would practically disappear, Mr. Director, if you would return to patrol duty the police of that precinct. The police protection afforded by a few policemen riding around the precinct in a "Ford" is really a joke. In proof of this, we have only to point to the existence of "the notorious third" and the fact that this week, at least, conditions there have forced the assignment of police to patrol duty in the precinct. Assigning them periodically for such duty only improves conditions for short periods. It does not do any permanent good. If some enterprising local daily newspaper were to publish a correct list of the murders and other major crimes committed in 1926 alone in "the notorious third" where there is practically no police protection, except once every two years when Director Barry puts on "a shotgun drive", it would dumbfound this community. Two weeks ago, The Gazette called upon those of our editors able to do so to join us in an effort to raise some much-needed money to help Wm. Warley and Willis Cole, our two Louisville editors now being persecuted in the Kentucky courts for contending for justice for our people. Wednesday of this week, we received the following from Editor Warley: "Dear Mr. Smith:—I want to thank you for your kind words and suggestions made in your editorial of December 18th. I certainly would be glad if something came of it. Knowing the craft as I do I have little hope. "Melvin Chisum passed thru here, Thursday, and gave Cole and me one hundred dollars each; this is the only financial assistance we have received from any newspaper man. I do not think that the other editors appreciate the situation, that is to say they do not know, if this thing stands against the Negro appers everywhere. We are going to the Supreme Court of the United States, if necessary, because this matter is of the deepest concern to every thinking Negro. Surely there are some of our editors who will join us with contributions of five or ten dollars, or more, to a fund for our confreres, Warley and Cole, for both are deserving and entitled to the financial as well as moral support of all our people, especially our press, its editors. Again we say that if Editors Warley and Cole were white every newspaper in the state of Kentucky would be at their back in this fight. There is much that our papers can and should do to help them. The Gazette stands ready to contribute to a fund we should raise at once. Who will join us? For what he has done (in 1917) for the race in the matter of residential segregation alone, Editor Warley is entitled to support in this fight from all of our people. They should support Editor Cole, too. Don't let Melvin Chisum shame us, editors of the race press. Attention! Readers! Our advertisers 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. Our advertisers 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. THE MAN WHO DARES "I honor the man who in the consecintious discharge of his duty dares to stand alone; the world, with ignorant, intolerant judgment, may condemn, the countenances of relatives may be averted, and the hearts of friends grow cold, but the sense of duty done shall be sweeter than the applause of the world, the countenances of relatives or the hearts of friends."—Charles Sumner. OUR LESSON We must learn to govern ourselves and work together for our own advancement. If we do not learn to govern ourselves and work together for our own advancement, we may be very sure that we will be governed by others in their own interest as well as worked by others for their own advancement and not ours.—George W. Blount. There is something radically wrong with a group of people who refuse to help relieve their own burdens. The day of throwing bouquets is gone forever. The Afro-American must face the facts as they exist. We won't gain anything by fooling ourselves into thinking that everything is all right 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 we will attain our rightful place as American citizens. — Philadelphia Tribune. IT MISS GEEVUM! IT TO YOU! -- I BORROWED WAY, AND FORGOT O RETURN IT! WE BOUGHT THE STOCK Of "Al-White," Custom Tailor, Formerly 617 Prospect Ave., Who Has Retired From Business The 'AL-WHITE' WOOLENS Are as fine a stock of Foreign and Domestic Fabrics ever sold in Cleveland at popular prices, $50.00 to $60.00. On sale now at all Lyon Stores. $60-$50 VALUES SUITS O'COATS MADE TO ORDER All Wool $27.50 All One Price Union Made in Our Own Shop Ready to Wear O'coats $22.50 Satin lined—made in our own shop in slack season. Priced as low as $22.50. 5 STORES IN CLEVELAND 845 PROSPECT AVE. 1935 WEST 25TH ST. 1930 EAST 9TH ST. Rose Bldg. (Opp. Meckes' Dept. Store) (Opp. The Union Trust) 5622 BROADWAY 5305 WOODLAND AVE. (At East 55th St.) (At East 55th St.) All Stores Open Sat. Night LYON TAILORING CO. Broadway Woodland Ave. W. 25th St. Stores Open Every Night Your name defines your character and personality and is a symbol of what you are. 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Madam Louella's hair preparations, overnight, make dull coarse, harsh, stubborn, lifeless, kinky, unattractive, thin, drably beautiful-soft, glossy fluffy, straight. Soil Preparations cure itching, dandruff, eczema, tender scalp, sores, scabs, etc. Toilet Preparations guaranteed to bleach dark, biotched, rough, dryskin and remove pimples, blackheads, wrinkles; keeps skin soft, smooth like velvet. Send 60c for trial box grower. $1.00 for bleach; use three weeks. If not satisfied, your money refunded. Course, by mail. Full information. Write Madam Louella Williams, beauty and scalp specialist, 2214 Fifth Ave. New York City. Agents wanted! Send for booklet to Dept. 1A. Sold by druggists everywhere. The Truth! What would cause other people to gnash their teeth and gird their loins is question of debate for us. Kick us, beat us, pile depredations upon us, revile us, abuse us, lie about us, malign us and even impugn our valor and we are not unanimously insulted. 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House For Sale $1,000 CASH—PRICE $9,000 Dandy two-family, three garages, nice lot, near Cedar Ave. and E. 89th St. CALL MAIN 5265. CLEVELAND Social and Personal John Fulton was very ill at city hospital, last week. Charles Williams and sister of Hillsboro are here, visiting relatives. Wm. Johnson was called to Hillsboro, last week, by the death of a brother. Dr. F. H. Hendricks, and Miss Roberta A. Walker of Jacksonville, Fla., are newlyweds. Charles Garnett of Central Ave. and Agnes Gould of E. 37th St. were married, last week. Jesse Ormes, an accountant, has been employed to fill the position of secretary of the Empire S. & L. Co. Pureza Rico, basso profundo of years ago, was in the city from the South, enroute to Buffalo, the first of the week. Atty. Alex. H. Martin was in Atlanta, recently, in connection with his suit against the defunct Standard Life Insurance Company. Mrs. Laura Daw Ford of Garfield, formerly of this city, entertained the Wistaria club at the Mary Jane Hostess House, recently. Mrs. George W. Carroll, E. 74th St., and Mrs. Jos. G. Robinson, E. 109th St., served on petit jury in common pleas court, prior to the holidays. Lincoln Embroidery club members were entertained by their husbands at a turkey dinner at the P. W. A. annex dining hall, Tuesday evening. We wish one of our readers a happy, healthful and successful new year and hope they had, in every case, a very satisfactory Christmas experience, last week. Prof. and Mrs. Charles Smith of Wilberforce arrived, last week, and are visiting their daughter, Mrs Russell S. Brown, of South Blvd. Rev. Brown and Mrs. Smith have been quite ill, this week. Mrs. Capitola Fowler, widow of Robert Fowler, long-time residents of Cleveland, who died, recently, was buried from Mt. Moriah, their two sons, Dennis and Daniel, and the only daughter, Amelia, died some years ago. THE GEEVU THE GEEVUM GIRLS *M. KLEINMAN'S 2928 Central Ave. *THE S. & D. 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 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 ex- périence needed. Represent a real manufacturer. Write for FREE SAMPLES. Madison Shirt Makers, 562 Broadway, New York. FOR RENT. — 5618 Whittier Ave. Six rooms. Modern. Newly deco- rated. With or without garage. Reasonable rent. For information call Cherry 8928. Graduate chapter of the Alpha Omega sorority, after its recent initiation, held its dinner party in honor of Ella Mae Smith, a graduate of Fisk University and Miss Jimmie Philen, pharmacist, new members, at the Mary Jane Hostess House. The first of the week, the police arrested several law-breakers of color in Ward 11, one of whom confessed to being one of those who held up the Douglass club, early one morning, several weeks ago, relieving the "astronomers" there assembled of $200. Our Federation of Women's clubs and Women's council ought to do something to help place our young men and women in many of the stores of the 11th and 12th wards that haven't a single one in their employ, in spite of the fact that from ninety to one hundred per cent of their patronage is furnished by our people. The Elks' pro basketball team kept its home slate clean by taking the Akron Weyand Service team into camp, Monday evening, 49 to 24. It was their seventh straight home victory. They took the lead from the first whistle and were never in danger. The score at the half was 19 to 10, in favor of the Elks. One of seven men, taken into custody when detectives raided an apartment house in E. 55th St near Thackeray Ave., confessed, late Monday, to being one of the two men who robbed officials and members of the Lincoln "club" 4002 Scovill Ave., of several hundred dollars, Aug. 21. The editor of The Gazette acknowledges the receipt of an announcement of the marriage, Dec 27, '26, of Louise Hartwell, John H. teacher of schooling, D. C. Prof. Jos N. Hill, a member of the faculty of Dunbar High school, that city Mrs. Hill is also a teacher in our schools of the nation's capital. Possibly the finest stock of unclaimed laundry this city has ever had, just brought to Cleveland from New York, is to be found at Max Lustberg's, 2734 Central Ave., near the corner of E. 28th St. Men's and ladies' underwear, very cheap. Also bedding, trunks and suit-cases. See his collars at five cents a piece and you will be most agreeably surprised. The members of the Ye-Buz-Fuz club are Mesdames N. K. Christopher, G. E. Cohron, Leon S. Evans, J. R. Finley, C. H. Garvin, C. George, G. C. Glenn, F. C. Ken M GIRLS WISH ANNETTE WOULD HURRY BACK AND GET HER SON AND HEIR! THE WAY HE HANDLES OUR CAT IS A CASE FOR THE S.P.C.A! WES, AINT IT THE TRUTH?!-AN! IF YOU MAKE HIM QUTHE STARTS HIS LUNGS WORKING! THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, JANUARY 1, 1927. ney, J. G. Robinson, Misses Idah Gray, Dorothy Myers and Wille M. Shook. Honorary members: Mrs. A. Parsons, Mrs. J. Williams and Miss Edyth Wright. Additional Christmas and new years greetings have been received, this week, from the Misses Lucinda Cook and Anna Williamson of Wilberforce, Captain and Mrs. J. W. Wilkins of Cincinnati, Charles E. Hall of Washington, D. C., Edward E. McDaniel of St. Louis, Royal A. Milton of Youngstown, Royal S. Staatsbank B. William H. Talbert of Buffalo, Miss Mattle Sands, E. 63th S., city, and Mrs. Ida M. Cash of this city who was visiting in Chicago. PROGRESSING Elsewhere in this issue of The Gazette will be found a couple of letters, from Gov. A. V. Donahay and Lieut.-Gov. Earl D. Bloom, in which they express thoroughest appreciation of the support they received at the last election from Afro-American voters of Ohio. Every one of our votes cast for the Governor and running mate, Ezekiel B. Browne, of Browne County, on the date mentioned, counted two for them and every vote we withheld from the color-line Republican candidates for Governor and Lieutenant-Governor respectively, Messrs. Cooper and Mills, counted one for the victorious candidates, Gov. A. V. Donahay and Lieut.-Gov. Elect Ezekiel B. Browne, is encouraging exhibition of independent thinking and voting and of self and race respect our people of the state have given in many, many years. Thank the Lord for it, because it is an indication of progress, most encouraging indeed. May it continue! The direct and indirect support given Messrs. Donahay and was more than double the majority of the former over his Republican opponent (Cooper) and was at least five times the latter's majority over his Republican opponent (Mills). CORRESPONDENTS WANTED! "The Old Reliable" Gazette desires an active agent and correspondent in every city and town in Ohio and neighboring states having a number of Afro-American residents. Only a little time on Fridays or Saturdays is required. We are especially desirous of hearing from persons in the following named cities: Springfield, Columbus, Toledo, Steubenville, Zanesville, Wilmington, Xenia, Washington C. H., Lancaster, Hamilton, Plqua, Lima, O., and other places, particularly in Ohio, where we serve The Gazette, 226 West Superior Ave., Cleveland, O., and terms will be sent promptly. Our readers will oblige us greatly, by sending at once the addresses of persons in the cities named, and others in the state to whom we can write relative to the matter. COWARDS! To submit in silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. The human race has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised against injustice, ignorance and lust, the inquisition yet would serve the law, and allow the injustices disputes. The few who dare, must speak and speak again to right the wrongs of many. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Guaranteed and Efficient Work TWENTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE 'Phone: Bell, Randolph 6978 Sundays by Appointment 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... 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It may prevent pneumonia. All drugists — 35c and 65c jars and tubes — hospital size $3. Better than a mustard plaster MUSTEROLE WILL NOT BLISTER Clean, Clear, Healthy Beautiful Eyes Are a Wonderful Asset Murine is Cleansing, Soothing, Refreshing and Harmless. You Will Like It. Book on "Eye Care" or "Eye Beauty" Free on Request 25¢ —is the right price to pay for a good tooth paste— LISTERINE TOOTH PASTE Large Tube 25¢ (THE CHILD'S MOTHER Help The "Old Reliable to Increase Its Circulation Don't Throw Aw ay Your Copy of The GAZETTE After Reading It But give it to a Friend or Acquaintance who might Subscribe after Reading a Copy of It. SEGREGATION AN OUTRAGE! 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?—Coolidge Permits It. Washington, D. C. (Special).—There is more segregation in Washington today under President Coolidge than there has ever been since the Civil War. The beginnings of segregation were under President Taft. It was greatly extended, under President Wilson; increased, still further, under President Harding; and reached its zenith under President Coolidge. For instance, the largest of our parks President Wilson never troubled, but the present administration has found time and desire to introduce it even there. come off, and he ordered the postmaster to invite the colored as well as the white. These clerks go around their colored co-workers by giving the function at a local hotel. It is inevitable that the wicked spirit of segregation would express itself in appointments, assignments and salaries. Colored applicants are often passed over though their examination was superior. No exponent however efficient or old in the service, must ever dream of a promoter to a directive position. The hard unwielding caste passes whites over 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 1910, restricting white workers to white people, and black to black, often duplicating work as most blocks had white and black residents. And, worst of all, announced in his official capacity that Negroes should not hold office where white people complained. Segregation, then, is a Republican institution and a Democratic one it was begun by Republicans, and carried on to 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 graph which must accompany their papers, is tenaciously held on to by our Republican President. Only last week, a colored girl appeared after having passed best examination, and after having been telegraphed by the department. The photograph had failed to tell her true color, and they flatly refused to appoint her when she appeared, and they saw her complexion. Commissioner Blair of the internal revenue bureau with thousands of clerks will not appoint a Negro clerk, and his word is law there, as he is the favorite of Secretary Mellon and President Coolidge. He halls from North Carolina, the home of the other governor, the head of the segregation forces, Col. Sherrill, superintendent of buildings and grounds. It is no use to complain of either of these southern gentlemen. The colored people here who know the President could destroy segregation in the departments of the government, and the photograph requirements in the civil service by the mere nod of his head, are at a loss to understand - why he does not put his splendid declarations on democracy - into operation here, would not even cost him a single vote and where he has full power and absolutely no opposition. They wonder if he is not a firm believer in segregation, especially since segregation is one of the chief tenets of the Ku Klux Klan in the Republican party, and receives no condemnation from the Republican President. (Special to The Gazette.) Washington, D. C.—In the postfive segregation is rampant. The faithful colored clerks work under constant humiliation and physical disadvantages. The department maintains a spacious cafeteria for whites only, where these inferior white clerks can buy appetizing luncheons and chat in comfort while eating, while the colored clerks must bring cold luncheons from home and eat them any place they can physical discomfort, disadvantageous as it is, is far less galling to the colored clerks than in the thought of their government taking their taxes, as it takes one 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 render the government more intelligent and efficient service—the white man of their attainment being able to get far more lucrative employment. The department goes even farther in its colleague for whives and neglects of colored. It maintains a well-appointed club room with pool tables and other games, a 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 attempted in the toiletts. And all of this is against the most dependable and faithful employees. Last year the white employees passed around invitations to the white employees, in the very presence of the colored, to attend a reception to the heads of departments, including the postmaster general, in the postoffice building. It announced dances and a pleasant naming ceremony for the "postmaster 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 as well as the white. These clerks get the colored and the white. They give 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, unfulfilling caste passes whites over him, one after another, though many of the colored employees have won contests in quickness and accuracy in the handling of mail. The colored clerks have dared to union which men are regularly and often sends mainly and intelligent proposals to the postmaster, and often proofs 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 print 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 in the employees may go but there are a few tables that out-of-the-way sectioned for our employees. Glad to say that few, very few, of our people patronize the place, preferring a little physical inconvenience to the open, semi-public humiliation of segregation. In toilet facilities, dressing-rooms, and work assignments, wherever possible, the law of segregation is in full force, and, of course, this same undemocratic practice reveals itself on the salary roll and in the hard caste that bars promotion. In the inferior whites 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 restful retreat for sociability and dance. Last fall, a young Afro-American with a splendid record in his work, felt the injustice of this restful retreat, and that he secured the company of a young lady of the race to take part in the dance. As soon as this couple started to dance the music was abruptly stopped, and the young man reported for attempting to take part in an entertainment provided for employees. He was called to the office, lectured for being "one of those smart Negroes" 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 in the office. He was quickly accused of setting the building afire in revenge for his exclusion from the dance floor. Detectives came to the building to arrest him, and to secure any evidence searched him only to discover the pistol. They quickly dropped the arson charge and seized weapons for which he was immediately dismissed. By this severe punishment our employees are taught that there is no way of escape for one who dares to resent the daily insults that their government (under President Coolidge) gives them. Many of the employees have 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 deep indictment complained of, and a request for the names of my informants. I knew the fate these informants would suffer so I have never given a single name!! The department then taking the position that it cannot take up the case. It is perfectly clear that this iniquitous scheme of segregation is a difficult task, and it is as well settled upon it, and the complainants cannot bear witness to it. (Special to The Gazette) Washington, D. C.—Segregation in the bureau of engraving and printing has an interesting history involving President Thomas Woodrow Wilson and members of his family, three heroic young colored women who lost their positions as a rebel during the Civil War, 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 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 their new owner as "great Negro leader had taught colored people to stay in their places." Three of the young ladies resisted the order to the last ditch and were summarily dismissed! Senator La Follette lodged a protest with Secretary McAdoo to 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. urging them to continue the fight for democracy at the crises. Oswald 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 the intention of the segregators, 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 fulness, under the administration of the party that Abraham Lincoln, Charles Sumner and Frederick Douglass are helped to found. Our girls are employed there in far larger numbers than in any other branch of the public service. THEY ARE SEGREGATED, that they are not working stations, and of course none are ever thought of for promotions to executive places. They are girls from our best nomes, most of them with high age normal school training, and fine culture. The white girls are of no such grade, as there is no segregation for them in the great world of things. They have unlimited fields at high wage for even mediocre talents. The best of our girls must take these inferior positions, the inevitable result of segregation. Our people are hopeful to be the orderly order-stroying this inquisitive 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 Bank of the Middle East; the story 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, deviled the national banking system which financed the war. In 1861, the collector, John Sherman. These men never knew what segregation was! The present head of the department of internal revenue, Mr. Blain from North Carolina, has not appointed a colored clerk since his incumbency. While his predecessor, Mr. Daniel Roper, a democrat from Texas, appointed and promoted several of them. Since the income tax legislation and the numberless new taxes that the recent war necessitated, this is by far the largest department of the treasury, employing several thousand clerks. Yet Negroes are so scarce that there they generalize no complaint here among 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 work in the kitchen to stire the use of them. The department maintains a huge, magnificent cafeteria, in the splendid sweep of woodland along our national driveway, where white people of every class can come to rest, dine, and socialize of afternoons and evenings at minimum costs. The white press of the city is constantly telling of the thousands who take advantage of this "delightful retreat," and the fewest people present are guests. It seats two thousand diners with space & spare; but not one Negro! His only share is in the taxes he is forced to pay for this luxury for another group! The registrieship of the treasury, which Republican Presidents have given the Negro since Garfield appointed Blanch K. Bruce, is now filled by a white man, and the colored people are congregated in a separate room which is publicly proclaimed as "a colored division." When it is discovered that Negro clerks are "working as white" in other divisions, they are promptly transferred to this "colored division." Our people fear that protest against this segregation would result in the abolition of the division altogether; so they remain in a dilemma, fearing to act. Our clerks must accept segregation 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. For a single stroke of his pen, President Coolidge can stop every bit of this damnable segregation, just as he can condemn that lawless organization the Ku Klux Klan. COOLIDGE'S SEGREGATION Washington, D. C.—We wish to call attention to the fact that in the fight against the segregation of our government employees, the Treasury Department will most likely be the center of attack, for segregation in several of its bureaus has been most pronounced. This is particularly true of the office of the register of the treasury and the internal revenue bureau. In the former, 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 Court Judge, were highly cold before the effort to increase segregation in the departments here was on again at full speed. It had slowed up a little during the campaign. Investigation of Burcans An investigation of the executive departments and bureaus listed below shows that segregation prevails in them as follows: Office of the Treasurer of the United States—a segregated section of 4 employees. War Department, Transportation Division—a segregated section of 5 employees. Office of Separate Lunch Room Post Office Department—a segregated 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 forced. Character in a newspaper develops through years of service to the people. For 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 responsiveness to our are direct measures of its press' importance to every advertiser. EDITOR. "WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD!" Cleveland, O. Aug. 28th, 1925. Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor, Gazette. Dear Friend:—I have read the latest copy of The Gazette through and after reading it, I can truthfully say: It is worth its weight in gold! I admire true manhood—a man who seeing injustice and oppression dares, within the limits of the to impose 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, like two McNells, but when I find a man, such as you, who consistently, and persistently, through nearly half a century, puts his race foremost in his life struggle, I take off my hat to him, as 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.) "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. THE FASHION NEWS SERVICE LOOKING for a hat becoming to the point of flattery, are you? A chapeau lovely for the dance and evening wear, equally as charming as it tops one's furs on a wintry day? In answer to that very wish comes trooping in under the banner of latest mode a galaxy of adorable little hats all a glitter with gold and silver and exotic coloring. The vogue for these whimsical confections of metal brocade, also silver or gold lace, is sweeping the country. They bespeak a glorious colorfulness, too. Sometimes delicate muffs add to their daintiness, oftimes a golden or silvered flower finds effective placement. Once in a while a touch of gay velvet lends itself to an enchanting color scheme. Few there be who will forego the indulgence of so captivating a bit of headwear as is the new metallic chapeau. Womankind cannot but look its prettiest this season crowned as it will be in just such charming headwear as is shown in the accompanying illustration. An applique of red duvet edged with metal richly contrasts against a foundation of cloth of gold in the first model pictured. MATRON'S VELVET THE REFINEM WINTER modes assure the supremacy of velvet for informal daytime as well as formal evening wear. Suitability to this or that occasion is bespoken in the styling of the garment rather than the velvet of which it is made. This is admirably illustrated in the trim two-piece velvet frocks which are the very essence of smart style at this moment. They are fashioned of chiffon velvet either in beige or some other exquisite tone or tint, yet due to their strict tailoring, long sleeves and high neckline they at once proclaim themselves as being sports or daytime apparel. True, too, is this in regard to the very plain black velvet frocks which young girls have taken to wearing. These usually have rather high necklines and long close-fitting sleeves. With them neat fingerle collar and cuff sets are usually worn, those of Irish crochet or Italian tiel being first in favor. Recognized at a glance is the adaptability of the long-sleeved model increase Its GAZETTE Subscribe af There is an oriental flavor in the drape of the turban to the right. For this picturesque interpretation gold cloth is swathed about the head crowned with a gorgeous brocade. The model in the center is of heavy gold brocade. It has a wisp of an eyebrow veil, also two showy crystal pins. For the hat in the lower left corner gold cloth, satin and a rhinestone pin form a trio of beauty. The last hat shown exploits the beret drape of velvet which enters into alliance with a wide and tight banded drape of glimmering gold cloth. As to whether these little metal types be gold or silver one need not be concerned, for one is as popular as the other. Novelty embroidered hats, the soft frameless kind, have come back into fashion. They are so satisfactory when it comes to giving a dash of color or to the furred whiter coat. Gold and silver kid is introduced in conjunction with vivid hand-stitchery and beadwork. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. © 1926. Western Newspaper Union. ENT OF SIMPLICITY THE FASHION NEWS SERVICE in this picture to the demand of informal afternoon wear—a bridge party perhaps, or an "at home." Very simply styled is this recent creation of Lanvin. It is of brown velvet and reminds one of the princess style. A slight fullness is given the sides by a judicious positioning of plats extending from the hips. One's attention is caught by the long band of gold and silver tube trimming which outlines the neckline extending to below the helmline at the front, also forming the inside of the new-style bell-shape cuffs. This modest velvet model is just such as the matron of refinement and discriminating taste would choose. On some of the most successful velvet daytime dresses hemsstitched ruffles are arranged in tiers. Of course the velvet is of the sheeccest sort and the flouencing is so arranged as to no destroy the slim silhouette. While black is prime favorite, colors also are popular, especially dark reds, forest green and certain medium browns. JULIA BOTTOMLEY ( © 1975 Western Newspaper Union ) Circulation E After Re after Reading Conservation of Tires Requires Extra Caution Conservation of tires, urged by Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover and indorsed by the Ameri- can Automobile association, must be accompanied by extra caution in驾 行 if the motorist expects to benefit by his plan of lowering rubber prices by saving rubber, according to Charles M. Hayes, president of the Chicago Motor club. "There would be no gain if motorists failed to recognize the importance of driving with increased care when getting the last few miles out of old tires." declares Mr. Hayes. "There would be only disaster through front-wheel blowouts and skidding." This is believed to be the first sug- gestion to automobile owners in general, to temper their economy program with common sense. "A new tire is a safety device," Mr. Hayes adds. "It's strong carcass is a symbol of security. With It the driver is justified in running at higher car speeds in the country and in operating his car at normal traveling speeds over rough roads where excessive strains are placed on tires. "The rough treads of a new tire save skids, provide better traction and assist in stopping. A driver need not consider himself at a disadvantage with old tires, however provided he is provident enough to make his driving conform to his rubber. "We cannot afford to stretch safety while stretching rubber. Something will snap unless common sense and caution are abundant enough to provide the necessary element of compensation." Hood Should Be Removed During Warmer Spells During Warmer Spells Don't forget to remove the cover from the front of the radiator when there is a thaw or the weather gets mild for a few days after being quite cold. When the temperature is away down it is of course very wise to partially—if not fully—cover the front of the radiator to prevent the bitter cold from getting the engine too cold for proper operation. But having adjusted matters for such days, remember that when the warmer spells arrive the shutting out of the air may be too complete, and you will cause the power plant to overheat, often with serious results. The point is that the car driver must use discretion in controlling the radiator's cooling, and on the days when he feels warm he should not expect the engine to take a different view of the matter. Handy Piece of Canvas Few car owners realize what a convenient accessory is a little square of canvas, about eighteen inches over all. It saves trousers when you have to kneel to get at some inaccessible part. It keeps the jack from slipping on snow or ice. It keeps the inner tube out of the dust when this part is being inserted by the roadside. It will serve to strain gasoline through; it will keep tools from rattling; it will protect the hand in handling hot parts. Harden Cast Iron Parts At times it is desirable to harden medium or small cast iron parts. Here's how: Take a half pint of sulphuric acid, two quarters of common salt, one half pound of saltpeter, two pounds of alum, a quarter-pound of prussiate of potash, quarter-pound of cyanide of potash and dissolve in ten gallons of soft water. Heat the iron to a cherry red and dip in the solution. If the parts are wanted very hard repeated heating and dipping will be necessary. Handy Riveting Stake A piece of one-inch round stock, heated and bent in the shape of the letter P, with the final loop not quite completed, makes an admirable bench vise riveting stake. This stake is banty in many riveting and bending jobs around the home garage, rellining brake bands, bending pipe over, etc. Making Friends on Road Making Friends on Road Sharing the road with others makes friends. Blocking the road makes an unnecessary enemy. You can't ford to make enemies—they may prove expensive. Cleaning a Radiator by Using Lye and Water A good method of cleaning a radiator is to dissolve a half pound of pure lye in six gallons of water. Drain the water from the radiator and the water jacketts and refill with the lye solution. Next run the motor for five or ten minutes and draw off the mixture. Once more fill the radiator with clean water and run the engine for a few moments. To make sure that the lye solution is completely out of the system drain this water and reill once more. Great care should be used to thoroughly cleanse the cooling system after his treatment has been used. If mixture is thought to be too lean pull up slightly on the "choker" on the dash. This gives a richer mixture. If the engine speed •up, it shows too lean a mixture and low speed adjustment should be opened until the engine runs properly. Of course, the "choker" should be returned to its original position.