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ALLIANCE—Mrs. Grace Mayette (white), secretary of the Girl Reserves, has purchased nice uniforms for the members of the basket-ball team. Part of the purchase-money was raised by the entertainment given by the Reserves.—Mrs. M. Wilson, of Willow St., fell on the ice pavement, Sunday, and broke an arm.—M. Lester Childers was baptized at home, Sunday afternoon, after a glorious conversion. He is slowly recovering from the injuries. Prince's home was badly damaged by fire, last week. Defective wiring.—Mrs. Lillian Roach, a bride of two months, is very ill. Pneumonia.—Mrs. Lella Baker has been appointed assistant pianist at the Second Baptist church. She is a pupil of Mrs. Ella Sanders.—Rev. W. E. Chapman and family have moved to N. Webb St. Mrs. Ida Brown of Akron spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. C. Childers. WILBERFOCER, J. D. Russell, former secretary of Wilberforce University, died Jan. 12, in Pittsburgh after lingering illness. He is survived by his widow, four sons: James, Greene, John and Cyrus, all of Wilberforce; one sister, Mrs. Olle Woods of Russellville, Ky., and four brothers, J. R., president of Kentucky Industrial College, Frank- DOINGS of the RACE There are 8,752 of our children attending Pittsburgh's public schools. Our National Press Association will meet in Chicago at the Vincennes hotel, Feb. 17, 18 and 19. R. L. Dawson, age 54, of Dallas, Texas, sold one of his lots for $18,000. A weak heart and excitement attending the sale, caused his death, Jan. 12. Rev. Solomon Porter Hood, minister to Liberia until forced to resign, a few months ago, has been appointed president of Campbell (A. M. E.) College, Jackson, Miss. Robert Glover, a Georgia "cracker," was fired $25 and costs, Jan. 7, for refusing service to Harold Washington, in his restaurant on Sixth Ave., near 43rd St. N. Y. City. Mrs. Jane Dixon, age 110, and nephew, Alven from Bolivar County, Miss, three weeks ago, because he insisted on wages due him for work, died in St. Louis, last week. The entire Dowon University appropriation of $388,000 has been agreed to by the U.S. Senate and the Bill has been passed and is now up to President Coolidge for his signature. Tomyoris, the African queen, cut off the head of Cyrus, the great king, after he killed him, put the head in a goatskin filled with human blood and said, "Drink all you like"—Arthur Brisbane. The "Warley" U. S. Supreme Court decision of 1917 was the basis of the victory, against city or state segregation, just won by the N. A. A. C. P. in the Texas Fifth Court of Civil Appeals, against a Dallas segregation ordinance. Definite steps toward the unification of the A. M. E. and A. M. E. Zion Churches were effected at a meeting held, recently, at Washington, D. C., which was attended by three bishops, three pastors and three laymen of each denomination. Mrs. Noble Sissle has been granted a new trial. She was recently found guilty of misappropriating $40 belonging to another woman. Sissle testified that his income was around $20,000 a year and that he kept his wife well supplied with money. Is she a kleptomaniac? Marcus Garvey's headquarters, Liberty Hall, 120 W. 138th St., N. Y. City, a frame and brick structure seating 6,000 persons, has been fort; Richard and Isaac of Springfield, and Rev. D. B. Russell of Pittsburgh. The deceased was a native of the "blue grass" state and educated at Berea College and Wilberforce University, graduating from the latter in 1898. Returning to Kentucky, for a number of years he was one of our leading educators of that state. He returned to Wilberforce in 1915, being appointed postmaster by President Wilson. When Hutchison was elected president, he was elected secretary of Wilberforce University, Funeral services, were held, Saturday afternoon, in the assembly room of Shorter Hall, Rev. H. H. Summers of Payne Theological seminary, officiating. Interment in Cherry Grove Cemetery, Xenia. HILLSBORO.—Miss Cassie Essex has been employed as cook for the lunch department of Lincoln school. —Fred Newland and Joe Jenkins are quite ill.—Mr. and Mrs. John Williams visited Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson. Sunday.—Revival services at the Baptist church Rev. R. L. Bray, pastor, is preaching some excerpts of the Bible from funeral services were held last Wednesday afternoon at his home conducted by Rev. R. L. Bray. They were largely attended. The widow and relatives have the heartfelt sympathy of the community. Mrs. Ora Toney of Newark, Mrs. Grace Trimble, Mrs. Ethel Bolden of Mt. Sterling, Mr. and Mrs. Owl Easton and father of Washington C. H., Miss Mae Hough of Jamestown and Mr. Isaac Williams of Columbus attended the funeral.—Mrs. Charles Bolden has been quite ill.—Samuel E. Williams, Jr., and Anna M. Hawkens were married. An. 14, by Rev. J. Williams, and Mrs. Hawkens an illustrious young man and Miss Hawkens is the oldest daughter of Mrs. Hiram Reeves. We wish them much happiness and success.—Miss Unamea Carlisle has returned to Jamestown. She visited her sister, Mrs. Charles Colter. purchased at auction by Casper Holstein, president of the Virgin Island society, for many years one of the largest contributors to the Garvey movement. Mrs. Alice Beatrice Jones Rhinelander received such a large, beautiful and expensive bouquet of flowers, one day last week, from an "anonymous admirer" that persons in her vicinity have reached the conclusion that they were sent to her on the order of her husband, Leonard "Kip" Rhinelander, (white), who is said to be abroad. Speaking to more than six hundred of our men in the Detroit Y. M. C. A., last week, Dr. Marcel W. Johnson, president of Howard University, said: "We send a man to the legislature and from a poor salary he suddenly appears riding in a big car, smoking an unusual cigar and sixty-five years after slavery buying votes, and filling his pockets with money." The heroic action of our famous Ninth and Tenth U. S: Cavalry troops in the furious fighting at Las Guasmas and in the thrilling charge up San Juan Hill in Cuba, where, in conjunction with the combined forces of the 1st, 3rd and 6th Voluntary U. S. Cavalry (“Rough Riders”), the Spanishards on June 24th, July 13th, 1988, we deeply defeated in the Spanish American war, has been vividly reproduced in *Famous-Players-Lasky*'s $1,500,000 epic war drama (photo-play) glorifying Col. Theo. Roosevelt (deceased) and his men, the “Rough Riders”。 A White "Ma" Abandons Son. Braddock, Pa.—For abandoning her son, Edgar Lipscomb, age 17, who is in the Braddock general hospital with his right arm and legs frozen when he collapsed, last week Tuesday night, near home at Crista Ave. N, Versailles owning a Lipscomb house, his mother, age 45, was lodged in the Allegheny county jail. Mason Lipscomb, the father, found the boy and took him home and thence to the hospital. No Prejudice Among Harvard Medics. Cambridge, Mass.—There may be prejudice against our medical students at the University of Pittsburgh, but there is none at Harvard University medical school here, which has three Afro-American seniors. They are James Whittaker, M. Wilkinson and Euclid Ghee. A JUDGE PRAISES LEWIS Former Assistant U. S. Attorney General Under Presidents Taft and Roosevelt—The Judge And Lewis Were Classmates At College and On The Same Football Team. Boston, Mass.—Judge A. Lowell, after making his charge to the jury in federal court, in the Wilmington liquor conspiracy case, recently complimented, the Hon. Wm. H. Lewis, counsel for some of the defendants, and former Assistant U. S. Attorney General, as follows, after having complimented the other Hon. William M. Lewis, attorneys on their able conduct of their side of the case: "And Mr. Lewis, possessing all the arts of a great actor-dramatist, as he himself says—tears, laughter, invective, eloquence. I have always been to have Mr. Lewis appear before me. Nearly forty years ago, he played center on the Harvard football team when I was the manager. You could not find a better football player in those days, and in these days you cannot find an abler or more eloquent lawyer for the defense." Bill Lewis, according to old records, was one of the most ripe-tearing, devastating centers who ever played the gridiron game. And he really is some lawyer—able and wealthy. FIRESTONE TO HIRE 300,000 IN LIBERIA. The Manufacturer's Son, Back in U. S., Tells of Progress in Growing Rubber in the Little African Republic. New York City.—Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., vice president of the Firestone Plantations Co. of Akron, returned. Jan. 12, from three months spent in the tropical wilie of East Africa. He was enthusiastic over the progress made in the development of the Firestone 1,000,000-acre rubber plantations in Liberia and predicted that eventually about 300,000 men would be employed there in growing rubber. These plantations, it is hoped, will eventually supply at least half of America's rubber consumption and will free American automobiles from plantations in Liberia. Rubber planting in Liberia long since passed the experimental stage and has become an accomplished fact, said young Firestone. Reporting to his father, Harvey S. Firestone, president of the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, the son declared that considerable progress had been made in furthering the plan of the senior Firestone to "break the British crude rubber monopoly with the development of a $100,000,000 project on the treasured acreage leased from the little black republic on Africa's western coast. Already Yielding Rubber. Indication that Akron the magnates have given the first twist to the tail of John Bull's rubber lion was made in the statement of Firestone, Jr., to reporters aboard the French liner Paris at quarantine, last week Wednesday morning. He declared the Firestone Plantations Co., a subsidiary of poration horticulture, Liberia more than poration horticulture, rubber trees, yielding about 100,000 pounds monthly, that were planted sixteen years ago. "Thousands of acres have been cleared in recent months and additional planting started," young Firestone declared. "These trees will be ready for tapping in five years. The 200,000 mature trees were planted in 1910 and are furnishing the seeds for the big development. We have planted trees in a half dozen places. By degrees, the whole concession of 1,000,000 acres is to be brought under cultivation. Soon afterward our production will supply at least half of American consumption. Liberia is exactly suited to become a great rubber-producing territory for the United States," said the junior Firestone. "We have unlimited labor available and all the advantages of operating in a friendly country, with close ties to the United States. One of the biggest problems in any rubber growing country is that of labor. We expect ultimately to employ no less than 300,000 men. As employment, the government is fully aware of the advantages to be derived from such a large enterprise. We have had the fullest co-operation in making possible a successful start and we have every assurance that this friendly spirit will continue." SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS RECOGNIZE BEST QUALITIES! NO FUNDAMENTAL RACIAL DIFFERENCES OF HEART, SAYS SPEAKER. Praises Our People. Berkeley, Calif.—“Have you ever thought of the good qualities of the Afro-American?” was the pertinent question asked at a recent meeting of the Berkeley Rotary club, by its chairman, Charles Keeler, who is also managing director of the Berkeley Chamber of Commerce. “In the past, we have been capitalizing their worst qualities. Why would it not be better to capitalize their best points?” asked Mr. Keeler. “There is need for a better understanding between the white and dark races. It is only misunderstanding that causes any feeling other than friendliness. Kipling was wrong when said Earl Emerson was wrong. West is Wass and never the twain shall meet. The difference between races are differences of custom only; there is no fundamental difference of heart between the white and colored man.” Brotherhood of Man. “The advancement of understanding, good will and international peace through a world fellowship of business and professional men, united in the Rotary ideal of service is the sixth object of Rotary clubs”. Mr. Keeler explained and told his large audience of Rotarians from San Francisco, Oakland, Portland and other points, that their object knows meant the “Brotherhood of Man.” Referring to the idea of some people that the race problem could be settled by having Afro-Americans colonize in Liberia, he said: "There are some eleven or twelve million Afro-Americans and if they were to leave at the rate of a steamer load of 1,154, each week, only the increase would be leaving. This shows the impracticability of that plan. They were brought here and are here to stay. Moreover, they are coming from the South into the North. They want more freedom and a better life which they find in the North. So the South is now becoming worried, the attitude of the outherner is changing and he is "GIVE ALL RACES EQUAL CHANCE" Say Students of Many Classes or Races—Great National Gathering Sets New Record for Liberal Thought and Attitudes—Howard's New President Speaks. Milwaukee, Wis.—Gathered here in a great national conference, Dec. 28-Jan. 1, twenty-five hundred boys and girls, representing every state in the Union and hundreds of institutions, on the final day by almost unanimous vote adopted the following: "I am willing to give to the members of every race the same opportunities that I have." The opposite view was then submitted—"Regarding some races as inherently inferior to my own, I favor keeping them in their places"—and received only eleven votes. On a previous day Dr. Mordecal Johnson, president of Howard University, had delivered an address and conducted an open forum on race relations, which was followed by group discussions in which the whole conference participated Dr. Johnson made very favorable impression, as did Rev. Howard Thurman, of Oberlin, Ohio, who spoke on another subject. Among the students present were representatives of thirty-odd racial and national groups, including many Afro-American students. The hotels of the city were open to all delegates alike and the relationships between the various groups were uniformly considerate and cordial. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Inspired a Famous Statistician Who Frankly and Publicly Admits It. Wellesley, Mass.—"Faced with the problem of becoming a Wall Street statistician by bringing Wall Street to the country, where I had to work because I was tubercular, I went to a public meeting to hear Booker T. Washington," says Roger W. Babson, famous "Bay State" statistician, who probably knows more about the stock market, cost of living statistics, and commercial fluctuations than any other man in America. What he said that night gave me the courage to attempt what seemed the impossible, the continuing of a business which he had been conducted in the financial center of the United States, and, instead, was conducted outdoors in the Massachusetts hills. Washington's talk that night was largely responsible for the fact that my outdoor office grew to be the largest statistical center in the world." IN UNION IS STRONGER THE COPY FIVE CENTS AFRICA BEST QUALITIES! SOCIAL DIFFERENCES OF BUS SPEAKER. of a Leading Californian, Chamber of Commerce herhood of Man— treating them better because he does not want to lose the working population of his section." Eulogizes Berkeley Afro-Americans. Mr. Keeler gave many interesting facts about our people here, secured by a Chamber of Commerce survey, recently made. This showed that there are 700 Afro-Americans in Berkeley and the same number of Japanese; Chinese number 279 and there is a sprinkling of other oriental nationalities. Continuing, he said: "The Afro-Americans coming to Berkeley are the ones they come here because Berkeley is a superior city one in which they find the most advantages for culture. Sixty-one per cent own their homes, and fifty per cent have books and buy good periodicals. They have good homes, good gardens and are good citizens. Very few make any trouble. In Berkeley their children receive nine months of schooling as against three in the South. Capitalize Best Qualities. "It is Berkeley's problem to establish just and satisfactory relations between its white and colored population. So far, only the covenant plan has been proposed. But this is so good and non-constructive policy. Have you thought of the good qualities of these people? They are genial, good-natured, fond of music, and they make the best and gentlest of nurses. Why would it not be better to capitalize and develop their best points? Take for instance their natural love of music. The right man could form a choral society that would be a great source of pleasure and benefit to this community. There are many college graduates among them and the only reason some of them do not stand out in a cultural way to a greater extent is that no one will give them the opportunity. Mr. Keeler read a poem, in closing, which emphasized the essential equality of and the good that is in all men everywhere. ROLAND HAYES' CHRISTMAS "AT HOME" The Best White People ("Quality"), Our People and Even "Crackers," Down in Georgia, Flocked to Hear Him Sing. Boston, Mass. — When Roland Hayes' present tour of America was booked, the tenor's first concern was to reserve two weeks at Christmas time for an "at home." This meant the "flatwoods" country of northwestern Georgia, the small tenant-farming community called "Curryville" where he was born and where he helped maintain the scanty acres of his mother and family of brothers and sisters. Later, the Hayes family moved to Chattanooga, across the border in Tennessee, where the farm boy became a "hand" in an iron tendrilling school when he could. When he went northward and to Europe he became one of the greatest lyric tenors in history. Roland Hayes cherished Curryville and Chattanooga "home" associations. He had not planned to sing, but when Gordon county, Ga., turned out as it did to greet him, there was no denying them. Curryville had no town hall; in fact, Calhoun had the only one in the county. Here Roland Hayes sang to a rapt audience of friends who listened for the first time in their lives to the songs of Handel and Schubert. Another demand, in the form of a telegram signed by the city manager and chamber of commerce, came from citizens of Rome, Ga., a town of 13,000 with a score of miles from the singer's birdhouse. So Roland Hayes gave a recital there. He also made a return appearance in Chattanooga and while visited the stove-foundry where he had worked when a boy and was much pleased to find two of his former fellow-workmen. FOUR BISHOPS BARRED! Washington, D. C.—The question of "social equality" broke up the three days' session of the Citizens Committee of One Thousand for law enforcement and observance of the prohibition movement, last week Thursday night. Bishop George C. Clements, Louisville, Ky.; Bishop W. J. Wells, Charlotte, N.C.; Bishop E. D. Jones, of this city, all of the A. M. E. Zion Church, and Bishop A. L. Galnes, Baltimore, Md., of the A. M. E. Church, were refused admission to the annual banquet held here at the New Willard Hotel. At the same hotel several weeks ago Y. M. C. A. workers of both races convened and banquetted, and lodged. THAT MUST BE 'GAZZY!-- HE'LL PROBABLY TRY TO FOOL US WITH ONE OF HIS DISGUISES! THATS A DETECTIVE FOR YOU! VEP!-- IT'S GAZZY, DISGUISED AS A STRANGER! PARDON, ME, MISS!-- BUT DOES-- YOU KNOW VERY WELL WHO LIVES HERE!-- GAZZY, YOU LITTLE RASCAL! GAZZY! PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY One Year ..... $2.00 Six Months ..... 1.00 Subscribers are requested to remit by postoffice money order or registered letter. Entered at the postoffice in Cleveland, Ohio, as second-class mail matter W. Superior Ave., Cleveland, G. (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 immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWSIEST AND BEST in the country. 10,000,000 Afro-Americans. 350,000 in Ohio. 40,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1927. January 28 is the editor of The Gazette's birthday. While The Firestone Plantations Company has already meant a great deal to the little republic of Liberia, Africa, in the way of harbor and other improvements, it will eventually mean a great deal more to the residents, particularly the natives, of that country. The great majority of the 300,000 to be employed by The Firestone Company on its rubber plantations will of necessity be Liberians. --- An encouraging indication of advancement, which will mean more and more to our people of this country as the years go by, was the stand taken out in the open by those twenty-five hundred boys and girls of many classes or races in their national conference at Milwaukee, Wisc., which closed on the first day of this year. Their slogan, "Give all races an equal chance" is a splendid one which the adults of the country would do well to fully adopt and act upon, as also suggested by Mr. Keeler (white) of Berkeley, Calif. See Milwaukee and Berkeley letters, elsewhere in this paper. One A. M. E. and three A. M. E. Zion Church bishops were grossly insulted at the nation's capital, last week Thursday evening, by being barred from a "prohibition" banquet being held in the new Willard hotel to which one of them had been invited, the other three being his guests. Recognizing the fact, that so-called prohibition is something that will not and can not ever prevail in this country, the four distinguished prelates, Bishops Gaines, Clements, Walls and Jones, in the light of their recent experience ought to cease their efforts in its behalf and use the time and effort thus saved to promote the rights and privileges of their people under the amendments to the U. S. constitution. The eighteenth amendment law enforcement movement of the District of Columbia is clearly company or association they should not seek, to say the least. LIBERIA SEEKS RELIGIOUS "FREEDOM". In his recent annual message to the Liberian congress, President C. B. D. King urges "complete severance from all foreign ecclesiastical control". If his recommendation is acted upon favorably by the congress, it will practically wipe out the missionary work in that country of the A. M. E., M. E., the P. E. and other Churches. Continuing, President King says: "Since we are supporting and maintaining our own government, we ought to be able to support and maintain our own churches. In India it is a duty and responsibility devolving upon us as a free, sovereign and independent people. No self-respecting independent nation would desire otherwise." President King is undoubtedly progressive and largely right in what he says, providing of course the Liberian government and people are in a financial position to carry on the work done by the Churches mentioned. However, unless there are reasons of a nature that affect unfavorably the progress of that country for which the Church missionaries are responsible, in common with others we feel that President King's recommendation is a mistake. Just how a continuance of the missionary work in Liberia will interfere with that country's supporting and maintaining its own churches and controlling its religious work, we fail to see. The three church-connections mentioned are said to spend nearly two hundred thousand dollars annually in their religious work in Liberia and that country is hardly in a financial position, at this time, to devote that sum of money to religious work. PRIME SPORT NEWS "Tiger" Flowers and Leo Lomski (white), will stage a ten-round bout at Wrigley, Los Angeles, Cal., this (Saturday) evening. A victory for the former is predicted. "Mickey" Walker, "synthetic" middleweight champion, landed in Los Angeles just a few days ahead of "Tiger" and is expected to challenge the winner of the Flowers-Lomski battle. Langford "Trims" Callahan. Chicago, Ill.—Walcott Langford, a middleweight, scored a technical knockout over "Shuffle" Callahan, (white), once a Chicago fistic sensation, in the seventh round of a scheduled ten-round fight here, last week Friday night. Callahan, helpless before Langford's attack, was unable to defend himself when Referee Davy Miller ended the bout. Rickard Places "Tiger" First, New York City—"Tiger" Flower ranks above "Mickey" Walker in a resume of boxing for 1926 by Tex Rickard in the current issue of "The Ring", published, Saturday. Walker, who lost the welterweight title only to gain the middleweight honors through a questionable decision over Flowers, is the only "champion" in the ring and takes the top of his division by Rickard, who explains his attitude as follows: "Walker fought only one bout as a middleweight during the year and he battled Flowers to a close decision in a ten-round bout in Chicago. It would be peculiar to place Walker, beaten as a welterweight by Pete Latzo, as number one among the middleweights. I believe Flowers deserves number one, out-ranking Walker, a complimentary No. 2." RANSOM HITS HARD Down in "Didic" Where They Sure Need it—Enforce 13th, 14th And 15th Amendments First, He Heas. Chattanooga, Tenn—Bishop R. C. Ransom of the A. M. E. Church, speaks about the city auditorium recently, to a large audience of both races, said among other things: "We have three great enemies to fight—lynching, segregation and disfranchisement." He overlooked "jim crow" cars; but nevertheless was loudly applauded when he said, with a loud shout: "Some one used to go around saying 'it does not matter so much if you cannot vote and have your ballot counted, you can save your money and deposit it in the bank and have your dollars counted.' We eventually are disfranchised. 'But if you are the disfranchisement you cannot protect your own dollars in the bank!' When the applause had subsided, he continued: "They say much about the enforcement of the eighteenth amendment to the U. S. Constitution; they ask for five million dollars to be used to enforce it, but what about the other amendments? The eighteenth amendment of the eighteenth amendment, but in its order, for the fifteenth certainly comes before the eighteenth! Let the country enforce the thirteenth amendment abolishing slavery, the fourteenth conferring citizenship, the fifteenth, conferring the right of franchise as a guarantee and a protection of our citizenship, and then the eighteenth amendment in its order. Of course his remarks caused a local sensation, standing in the heart of "Dixie" as he was. Four Women Seized in Suspected Robber Lairs. (From Tuesday's Plain Dealer.) Four squads of police and federal agents armed with sledgehammers swooped down on ten alleged "dope" dens in the "roaring third" precinct, last night, and arrested fourteen men and four women. A man was captured for whom police have been hunting in several weeks. Robbery. In one house two men escaped by crashing through a window. Police believe the robberies and major crimes are committed by the persons who inhabit these places and rob to get money to buy "dope." Two federal narcotic agents have been posing as addicts in the third for the last three weeks. The reported crimes in all of the raided the raided places are between E. 14th and E. 35th Sts. on Cedar, Central, Woodland and Scovill Ave's. The squads struck at the same minute and the entire operation lasted little more than thirty minutes. FISK JUBILEE SINGERS ABROAD. New York City.—The Fisk Jubilee Singers are meeting with phenomenal success abroad. The early part of December was spent in Madrid, Spain, where the queen attended a concert on the ninth. By royal command, the singers appeared at the Spanish court, and subsequently following this, the singers returned to Paris, with Brussels and Italy to follow. They will return to this country the latter part of February. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22. 1927 LOVE AND NOTHING EUT— By JACK WOODFORD © 1926, Western Newspaper Union ) ILSA sat on the edge of her little hard-mattressed, cast iron bed and looked searchingly into her little blistered mirror upon her scratched and scarred dressing table. "Alla," she said, addressing the reflection in the mirror critically, "you are a nut! Not just an ordinary, garden variety of nut, but a large and canny nut—the sort of a nut that even the squirrels would follow; you better never walk again in Central park." The image in the mirror did not look accusative; rather it smiled back encouragingly, "go ahead and be a nut!" it suggested. "There are lots of worse things." "But," insisted Allisa, angered at the images' encouragement when it should have discouraged her, "don't you understand that what I am in danger of doing is going to affect you as much as me? Don't you realize that you may never have the pretty things you have always coveted; don't you know that you may be set down amid surroundings not more congenial than these and perhaps kept there all your life; you'll have to cook and sew, and do your own washing; perhaps even scrub the floor." "I should worry!" smiled back the reflection. Allisa, of course, was thinking of the eternal masculine—not two of them, as she should have been—but only one. For it seemed that she could not, somehow, think of Bob Chandler, even when her memories of him were reinforced by such tangible things as eight-cylinder cars, fur coats, ducky apartments on the drive—and a big "classy" church wedding. Allisa was in a spring-day predicament. Bob Chandler had called her, shortly after she returned from church, asking permission to take her to supper and for a ride in the country that evening—she had consented; also Ed Miles had called her, shortly after she returned from church, asking permission to call at once and take her for a walk. Without either men having said a word about it, Allisa knew as well as though she had been legally notified by a voluminous legal document, that both men were going to propose to her. She had expected it for some time, but there had been that in both of their voices today. . . Bob Chandler she had met in the store. He had strolled into the department one day looking as though he had stepped out of a strip of celluloid, spilled her, looked excited, and, instead of doing the usual nervy thing, immediately left—for Alla sold silk stockings at Tracy's. But the next day he had returned with a gorgeous, good-natured, inclined-to-be-fat girl, who turned out to be his sister, and who had somehow managed, while purchasing several pairs of hose which she doubtless did not need, to introduce first herself and then her brother to the little salesgirl. Bob apparently had everything which a person who had stepped out of a strip of celluloid should—not literally—but the way such handsome males are pictured in the movies; moral fiber and automobiles, character and money, manly decency and a good family—but somehow Bob did not have that strange-something which Ed unmistakably possessed—and Ed was as poor as a no-cooking-allowed apartment house. Allisa's meeting with Ed had been a rather movelish thing. She had gone to a smart little fur shop on Fifth avenue to purchase a tiny choker fur for which she had saved up some six months. She had entered, purchased it and ordered it sent out C. O. D. After leaving the store she had gone to the bank, drawn out her money and returned to her room to await the arrival of the package. And when she got to her room she found that she was no longer the possessor of the money to pay for it—for her pocket had been picked in the subway. And then Ed had come along with the fur—C. O. D. She recalled the interview vvldly. "Package for you, madam." Package for you. I have "Yes, I, I, I—" Ed had eyed her silently. "You er—haven't the money to pay for it?" "No," eyes downcast. "Then why did you . . . maybe you lost your money?" "No, my pocket was picked!" Even as she had uttered it, Allisa's face famed with the knowledge that a "wise" fur deliveryman would have heard that "stall" many times—but this deliveryman had been either un- phisticated or else "wiser" than the cost—or perhaps it had been the tears which stole unbidden down Allisa's books. "I'm awfully sorry, young lady," he said, "won't you let me put the fur in 'Will call' for you at the shop; perhaps in a month or so . . . " "It would take me six months to save up enough to buy it again." Allsa had quenched. For a long time the young man was silent. "Here," he said, "you take this fur; I'll take care of it somehow at the shop, and you can send me a dollar weekly until . . . " Allsa had demurred, but the young man had seemed hurt when she refused his apparently stringless offer and finally, against her better judgment, she consented. The fur had been paid for long ago- and Ed Miles had been a steady caller ever since. Not one of those conventional Wednesday or Thursday nighters—but reasonably regular and irregular. The front door bell rang. As Allisa had suspected, Ed headed for a not too conspicuous bench in the park. Allisa had often wondered just how a man would really propose. She had seen thousands of "movie" versions of the feat; heard thousands of second-hand stories on the subject from girl friends; read hundreds of the versions of this all-important feat contained in the best sellers—but . . . The sun was slanting softly across the top of a large apartment house on Central Park West. Overhead birds, having flown farther than usual inland from the ocean, were diving through air-pockets and squawking hoarsely. The dull rumble from Broadway came to them softened by the trees through which it was filtered, and here and there, in the distance, large electric signs began to flash on. A policeman, nearing the end of his day's tour of duty, strolled past and cast a not unfriendly glance at the pair; nearby children played make-bake near a tiny pond. Ed was silent for a time, and when he spoke it was in a voice very grave and portentous. He was abrupt; not at all movish. "Alla, you of course know that I love you—have always, loved you from the very first time I knew you. Love, with me, is not an everyday affair. I have, of course, like every other city man, been out with quite a few girls. Some of them I thought, for a time, I loved; most of them I knew I didn't. I always thought that that 'grand passion' stuff you're always hearing about was bunk—but it isn't. Somehow, from the very first, I have felt that you are the only girl who will ever really matter in my life. I'm not much of a catch: I haven't got the money that Bob Chandler has; but, while I think that Bob, from the little I could judge of him the day we three went to dinner together, is a prince of a chap, I feel that I can make you just as happy—for I think, little girl, somehow, that you love me, if only just a bit." Ed paused. It was Alisa's turn to speak, but she did not wish to speak. A proposal, no matter what the technique, is always vitally interesting. Alisa no more desired to interrupt it than she would have desired to rise in a motion picture house and yell: "Say, why don't you have the hero rescue the girl now?" Ed resumed: "Before you say anything definite to me, little girl, I want you to think carefully. Remember that Bob has money, plenty of it. Not four-room, steam-heated apartment money—but eight-cylinder, elevator apartment and maid money! Possibly he loves you nearly as much as I do, and I have no reason to suppose that he is anything but a square shooter. If you decide to take me, instead of him, I want you to do it for no other reason on earth than that you love me—and you certainly could not marry me in my present circumstances of life for any other reason. With you as a helpmeet I will rise—there is no question about that." Allsa wondered if Ed had deliberately chosen this "open-air" variety of proposal, where demonstrations of any kind were impossible, so that she might have every chance in the world to think clearly, and not be influenced by anything but the think part of her. In a kaledoscopic panorama before her mind's eye floated a veritable pageant of shiny cars, pretty apartments, soft silks, theater boxes, cafe suppers, glittering jewelry and unlimited charge accounts. She enjoyed the vision for a minute or two and then turned to Ed. "You're on. Ed," said she simply. "I do love you." 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CALL, MAIN 5265. WANTED. Correspondent Christian widow, settled, would like to be surrounded with a middle-aged, sober and Christian man. Address, Martha Alexander, P. O. Gen. Delivery window, Cleveland, O. CLEVELAND Social and Personal Miss Bessie Phoenix, pianist, a graduate of Kent school, has located in this city. Antioch Baptist choir will give its regular monthly musical, Sunday, at 7:45 p. m. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hodge, the latter Miss Mildred Jones of E. 39th St., were married, recently. The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Foster, the latter formerly Miss Bertram Smith, was announced, recently. Miss Fannie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bowman of Central Ave., and Mrs. Lavolta Moore, E. 33rd St., were married, recently. Mr. Wm. Beidleman, E. 63rd St., who went to a local hospital, about ten days ago, for treatment for erysipelas, is slowly convalescing. Mrs. Arthur Lee, E. 96th St., daughter of A. T. 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Mason of Blaine Ave. The mid-winter convention and evangelistic campaign of the Christion Missionary Alliance, No. 2, held in its tabernacle in E. 39th St. closes tomorrow (Sunday.) Prof. Wm. A. Calhoun of New York city, a teacher of piano and voice, a graduate of Oberlin conservatory of music, and well known in this city, has been very ill. THE GEEVUM AN THE LINE OF FATE SAYS MAN IN UNIFORM WILL, W VOICE, CAUSE SWEET EM PERCOLATE THROUGH V THE GEEVUM GIRLS *M. KLEINMAN'S 2928 Central Ave. *THE S. & S. DRUG CO. 7325 Central Ave. The Gazette regularly should notify occupy delivered promptly. In business matters to The Gazette nk, 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. Application in current issues of The by 4 p. m., TUESDAY of that advertisements accepted until C. SMITH, Avenue, Cleveland, O. Hotel Cleveland.) 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Zion Cong. church, it was announced that 103 new members were enrolled in 1926 and a $17,000 budget raised. The congregation is making an effort to pay off the $50,000 mortgage by June 1. The Vashti class of St. Johns S. S. entertained the inmates of The Old Folk's home at their annual "Christmas party". Jan. 5. The feature was an original play by Mrs. Margaret Anderson, entitled "The New Gossip Club". Mrs. Marie Taylor Brown entertained the class, Jan. 7. Wayman Haithcock, tenor, of Sidney will enter the Boston School of Music, this fall. Miss Ottelia Ogleby is appearing in concerts with him thru-out the state. They will be here in April at one of our churches and broadcast from station WHK. "The Old Reliable" Gazette's article in a recent issue, complimentary of the Hon. John P. Green's regular attendance at church, every Sunday for 27 years, was republished (with a border) by The New York Daily Herald-Tribune, Jan. 12. '27. Also by The Washington (D. C. Eagle. The Daily Times and the Daily Press of this city, and other publications. "The Old Reliable" Gazette acknowledges the receipt of some very useful blotters sent by John H. Savage, proprietor of the Union Mortgage Bldg. barber shop, who is entirerising enough to have printed a letter to elicit for the purpose of promoting the interests of his shop among the leading business men of the down-town district of the city. The funeral of Mrs. Margaret L. widow of Mr. Abner Smith and mother of Mrs. Emory (Irene) Sharber and Harry C. Smith, was held, against Catholic church, B. 794th and Euclid Ave., Father Murphy of the west side preaching one of the finest sermons for such an occasion we have ever listened to. A number of our older residents were also present. A vary cemetery. The immediate relatives of the deceased have the heart- M GIRLS A HANDSOME WITH HIS SILVER OPTIONS TO OUR CHEST! A ADMIRAL, MAYBE! THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, JANUARY 22, 1827. felt sympathy of a large number of friends and acquaintances in the community. The Elks' pro basket-ball team went back into the win column by taking over the Baltimore Athensians, 48 to 31, at Elks' hall, Monday night. The visitors led in the first half, 20 to 18. Loula V. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Jones, E. 101st St., violinist de luxe, returned the first of the week from Boston where he gave a recital, last week Thursday evening, which was a great success. Lone starled in that city, before going abroad, some years ago. He is arranging several recitals for early dates in central and southern Ohio. Dr. L. C. Wright, pastor of Epworth-Euclid Methodist church, addressed the thirteenth annual meeting of the P. W. A., Thursday evening, in E. Tech High auditorium, the report for 1926 was read by R. J. Pille, the service report by Jane E. Hunter, ex. sec. Bertha L. Bailey, president of the board, presided. D. W. Frackelton, chairman of the building fund committee, reported the progress of the new building campaign. A Japanese operetta, singled out as one of the scenes from the home economics and industrial departments followed. The attendance was good. The editor of The Gazette is indebted to Mrs. Ida B. and Miss Gladys Wells for a copy of the great mid-winter number of The Los Angeles (Cal.) Daily Times. They were former residents of this city who have been located in Los Angeles for the last couple of years. Mrs. Wells making a short visit to this city, a few months ago. The Los Angeles Times' mid-winter number contains eight sections four or five of which are beautifully and wonderfully illustrated with portraits of persons and things. Some of the landscape and water views are exceptionally fine. two men and two women, found in a house at 2425 E. 43d St., last week Friday, when detectives staged a narcotic raid and confiscated a large quantity of alleged drugs, were each fined fined $350 and costs, Saturday, by Police Judge Jacob Stacel. They were found guilty of violating the drug act. The four are Dewey Carman, age 25; Pearl Smith, 40; Margaret Wallace, 52; Dennis Brennan, proprietor of the place, Mrs. Marie Sutton, was turned over to federal authorities for prosecution under the Harrison act. Detectives Joseph Hartman and George Felss conducted the raid after an "under cover man", a drug addict, had made a buy with marked money. Morphine, cocaine and opium were confiscated. The Glipin Players, in their sixth season, will present on their second program of this season, three one-act plays, Wednesday evening, at Boheman Hall, Quincy Ave. The plays are: "Conflict, a Tragedy," by Glarion Villette and "The Hawk Shop," by Camby Winifred Hawkbridge, and "Sacrifice," a drama by Elizabeth Hall Yates. The Glipin Players announce that their next performance, in February, will take place in their own little theater at 3807 Central Ave. Eugene O'Neill's objectionable play, from a race viewpoint, "The Emperor Jones," will be presented. It is a very poor selec-tion of the officers of the Glipin Players are: Elmer J. Cleeks, pres.; Charles H. Jackson, vice.; Olive M. Hale, sec. and Arthur L. Talbot, treas. FORMER MRS. ALICE JOHNSON. The address of Mrs. Alice Johnson who married a man by the name of Collins and later married again after locating in Cleveland, is desired by her son, Charley Johnson, 1126 N. Channing St., St. Louis, Mo. 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The beginnings of segregation were under President Taft. It was greatly extended, under President Wilson, still further, under President Harding; and covered its zenith under Coolidge. For instance, the largest of our parks President Wilson never troubled, but the present administration has found time and desire to introduce it even there. To many people, segregation is a Democratic scheme of insult, but such is not the case. Mr. Taft introduced it in the bureau of engraving. He segregated the women in this city in which they were逮捕ing white men in white people, and black to black, often duplicating work as most blocks had white and black residents. And, worst of all, an announced in his official capacity that Negroes should not hold office where white people complained. Segregation, then, is a situation and not a Democratic one, it was begun by Republicans, and it was begun all-embracing exponent by Republicans! There is far more of it in the departments, today, than at any time since the Negro first appeared, close upon the close of the Civil War. The picture requirement in the civil service, which makes it next to impossible for a colored lady or gentleman to enter the civil service, since their color is disclosed in their photograph which must accompany papers, is tenaciously on hand to by our Republican President. Only last week, a colored lady appeared after having the best examination, and after having been telegraphed for by the department. The photograph had failed to tell her true color, and they flatly refused to appoint her when she appeared, and they saw her complexion. Commissioner Blair of the internal revenue bureau with thousands of clerks will not appoint a Negro clerk, and the word is law there, as he former favorite of Secretary Mellon and President Davis. He halls from North Carolina, the home of the former favorite and leader of the segregation forces, Col. Sherrill, superintendent of buildings and grounds, 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 democratic operation here, it would not even cost him a single vote and where he has full power and absolutely no opposition. They wonder if he is not a firm believer in segregation, especially since segregation is one of the factors of its acts of the government which has the "welcome home" 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 to eat them any place they can. The physical discomfort, discontinuance, as it is, is far less gilling to the coured clerks than is the thought of their government taking their taxes, as it takes their of the whites, for the comfort of the latter, and setting them of as though they were lepers. The practice 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 solicitude for whites and neglect of colored. It maintains a well-appointed club room with pool tables and other games, a com m or t a b l e lounges and other equipment for rest, sociability, and recreation, and nothing for these same colored employees. This private club is in magnificent postoffice building, built and maintained by LL of the people. In the larger rooms there is segregation and segregation is even maintained in the toilets. And all 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 colored, to attend a reception to the heads of departments, including the postmaster general, in the postoffice building. It announced dance and a pleasant social evening with the officials for "the postoffice employees," yet not one was delivered to the colored clerks. I hurried a protest to the postmaster general the day before it was to come off, and he ordered the postmaster to invite the colored as well as the uncolored to surround their colored co-workers by giving the function at a local hotel. It is inevitable that the wicked spirit of segregation would express itself in appointments, assignments, and salaries. Colored applicants are often passed over though their examination was superior No Negro, however efficient or old in the service, must ever dream of a promotion to a directive position. The hard, unyielding caste passes whites over him, one after another, though many of the colored employees have won contests in quickness and accuracy in the handling of the job. The ored clerks have been to form in the ored often sends manly and intelligent protests to the postmaster, and often appeals from his decisions to the postmaster-general. It has secured some improvement in their working conditions, but they are still bitter over the huge injustice done to them for nothing else than the color of their skin. (Special to The Gazette.) Washington, D. C.—The government printing office keeps faith with the government's universal scheme of segregation. Some of the best and brightest of our girls are forced to accept inferior positions there on account of the better and more lucrative avenues of employment being closed to them because of their color. The whites are generally of a very mediocre group, far from equaling our girls in educational equipment, culture, and working efficiency. Yet these superior girls are set off from the whites with the latter, of course, having the better working conditions, salaries and recreational facilities. There is a large eateria in this city, where the employees may go, but there are a few tables in an out-of-the-way section reserved for our employees. I am glad to say that few, very few, of our people patronize the place, preferring a little physical inconvenience to the open, semi-public humiliation of segregation. In toilet facilities, dressing-rooms, and work assignments, wherever possible, the law of segregation is in full force, and, of course, this same undemocratic practice reveals itself on the salary roll and in the hard caste that bars promotions. Here, the law of segregation passes 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 woman fell 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 abruptly stopped, and the young man reported for attempting to take part in an entertainment provided for employees. He was called to the office, lectured for being "one of those smart Negroes who believe in social equality, and which can be made up-died-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 substituted one for carrying concealed weapons by this method, and subsequently dismised. 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 denial that the conditions complained of exist, and a request for the names of my informants. I knew the fate these informants would suffer so 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 thing to fight, since the government is so 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 were victims 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 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 and our girls to be contented with the new order "a 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! 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. By a single stroke of his pen President Calvin Coolidge can stop every bit of the unlawable segregation, just as he can condemn that lawless organization the Ku Klux Klan. 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 afternoon to the YMCA to urge them to continue the fight, for democracy was at the crises. Oswald Garrison Villard came to town to attack White House and Cabinet 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 segregates, namely, the elimination of the colored employees from the bureau altogether. The same segregation which some of our people think is the cherished institution of the Democratic party is still there, in all of its fullness, under the administration of the party that ^brahman Lincoln, Charles Sumner and Frederick Doug lass helped to found. Our girls are employed there in far larger numbers than in any other branch of the public service. THEY ARE SEGREGATED in their rest rooms, toilets, and bathing rooms. None are ever thought of for promotions to executive places. They are girls from our best names, most of them with high age normal school training, and fine culture. The white girls are of no such grade, as there is no segregation for them in the great world of things. They have unlimited fields at high wage for even mediocre talents. The best of our girls must take these inferior positions, the inevitable result of segregation. Our people are all hopeful that this order will destroying this inquisitive system 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 president was a man of Indies, and in the long sweep of history that the President traversed are the mighty Salmon P. Chase, secretary of the treasury in Lincoln's cabinet, who, in a national extremity such as this country has never known, devise the national policy of Civil War; and Ohio's master financier, John Sherman. These men never knew what segregation was! The present head of the department of internal revenue, Mr. Blair from North Carolina, has not appointed a colored clerk since his incumbency. While his predecessor, Mr. Daniel Roper, a democrat from Texas, appointed and promoted several of them. Since the income tax legislation and the numberless new taxes that the recent war necessitated, this is by far the largest department of the treasury, employing several thousand employees since there that they can't be noticed. There is the same general complaint here among our clerks and other employees as there is in the other branches of the government—failure to recognize their efficiency when promotions are due; ability to go so far and no farther. The various forms of segregation exist here as well as elsewhere—the restaurants closed or divided along color lines, and special toilet, locker rooms, rest rooms, etc., set off for colored. The toilers for the colored are few in such a large structure. Hence, the segregated clerks are forced to endure physical inconvenience and travel long distances when they desire the use of them. The department maintains a huge, magnificent cafeteria, in the splendid sweep of woodland along our national driveway, where white people of every class can come to rest, dine, and socialize of afternoons and evenings at minimum costs. The white press of the city is constantly telling of the thousands who take advantage of the festive scene that their presence creates. It seats two thousand diners with space tt spare; but not one Negro! His only share is in the taxes he is forced to pay for this luxury for another group! The registries 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. By a single stroke of his pen, President Calvin Coolidge can stop every bit of the 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 President Coolidge, were hardly cold before the effort to increase segregation in the departments here was on again at full speed. It had slowed up a little during the campaign. Investigation of Burcus An investigation of the executive departments and bureaus listed below shows that segregation prevails in them as follows: Office of the Register of the Treasury, there are two segregated sections—one with 30 Afro-American employees and the other with 14. Navy Department — one segregated section of 18 of our employees, as well as a segregated lunch room. Census Bureau — a segregated section of 60 Afro-American employee Bonus Section Bonus section of the War Department—one segregated section of 180 of our employees. Veterans Bureau—a segregated section of 16 employees. Department of Justice—a segregated division of 10 employees in the 1100 floor Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Bureau—a segregated section of 7 employees. regated section of 7 employees. Office of the Treasurer of the United States—a segregated section of 4 employees. War Department, Transportation Division—a segregated section of 5 employees. P. O. 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Subscribe Now GAY FELTS FOR THE SCHOOL GIRL INCLUDE BERETS AND WIDE BRIMS U INFLUENCE FOR METALLIC EFFECT EXTENDS TO THE COSTUME BLOUSE JEWELL & BURBERT WHEREVER youth holds forth, at school, on the campus, the links or midst the tumultuous throng of gridiron fans, bright hued felts are sure to lend color to the scene. True, for a time the fate of the felt hat hung in the balance, but this fleeting hesitation on the part of the mode has given way to a revived enthusiasm for felts even greater, if that be possible, than in the past. There can be no doubt in anyone's mind of the favor accorded the felt hat. For the schoolgirl the felt hat is an absolute essential to youthful and stylistic appearance. In choosing from among the latest felt arrivals young girls are confronted by two outstanding propositions distinctly different yet equally charming—no brim versus the wide brim. Just as everyone was beginning to accept the little sung-fitting felt as a matter of course, in comes a type with a definitely wide brim, such as you see at the top of this picture. Just as confidently the pliant Basque beret, as it is called, priding itself on its utter brimlessness appears on the scene, as pictured in all its simplicity to INFLUENCE FOR ME EXTENDS TO THE EVERYTHING in fashion's realm seems to glitter and scintillate with metallic splendor these days, and the blouse is no exception to the rule. Seldom does the blouse even if it be for daytime wear, forego at least a touch of metal embroidery, if it be not made entirely of cloth of gold or silver. A metal cloth blouse worn with a velvet skirt is a favorite theme with the stylist. For evening wear the sleeveless type is tres chic. It is an easy matter to make one at home—just two underarm and shoulder seams to sew up. Bind all edges with a bias metal piping or cording. Cut two slots at the low waistline in front and finish with a facing. Through these, draw a folded strip of metal cloth for a belt, fastening with a rhinestone clasp or buckle. Wear a colorful shoulder flower, carry an ostrich fan and presto! one is arrayed beffitting any queen of fashion. Competing for honors with the blouse of cloth of gold or of silver, is the all-over embroidered crepe or satin GAZETTE Subscribe a the left. The interesting part of the beret as shown here is that it is a modified version of the Basque hat made by native French in the Pyrenees mountains from one piece of seamless felt. It surely is proving a winner among the younger generation. Needs scarcely any trimming, a pompon, a cavat of grosgrain ribbon—but color! Such gay and glorious shades' These two types, however, are by no means unsurprising the field. There is the exquisite velours model, for instance, as shown below to the left of center whose crown is so modishly crushed. Note the hat whose striped ribbons so loyalty flaunt the college colors. This, by the way, is youth's pride, to trim its feats with its own college colors. There isn't a kink or a crease or a tuck in the style curriculum omitted when it comes to the felts which spell chic for youth. Note the new tucked crown shown below to the right. Take into account, also, that gossypium ribbon is the favorite trim for felts, just now. JULIA BOTTOMLEY (© 1926, Western Newpaper Union.) ETALLIC EFFECT THE COSTUME BLOUSE blouse. The white satin blouse is stunning when patterned all over with silver thread stitching. Sometimes we peeled, palettes or rhinestones are interworked in the design. Which all goes to show that elaborateness is the keynote for the blouse for formal dress. For afternoon occasions the two-piece frock in the picture is very charming. Its medium is plum-colored crepe de chine, with an all-over gold embroidery. The skirt is of the identical material, minus any metal. Even the Jersey jumper frock does not escape the influence of the metallic vogue this season. A recently noted red jersey two-piece dress showed bands of braided gold and orange wool at the threat, wrists and hem. Another stunning sport model consisted of a valencia blue jumper patterned all over in gold metal thread squares, worked in solid stitch, with a side plaited skirt of the plain blue jersey. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. (©) 1926, Western Newspaper Union. COL. HAMILTON FISH, JR. Member of the Lower House of Congress From New York City—Introduced Resolution for Memorial Monument in France to One Soldier One of the old and wealthy families of the "Empire City" is that of which Congressman Hamilton Fish is a worthy representative. During the world war, he was a colonel in our New York City regiment, a unit of the 93d Division, A. E. F. Col. Fish is determined that there shall be a memorial monument erected in France to our soldiers of that division and to that end introduced house resolution, 9694, which authorizes the expenses of $300,000 to be allocated to the memorial the valliant services of the division. This resolution has passed the House of Representatives and is in the committee on military affairs awaiting action by the U. S. Senate. Unless a vote on it is reached before March 4 when the senate adjourns, the resolution or bill will die automatically, and a favorable opportunity to secure such action by this Congress will have expired, and it will be much more difficult to take it up again in any future Congress. Consequently, it is of the utmost importance that every senator, particularly by letters and telegrams to work and vote for H. R. 9694 in order to secure its immediate passage. Anent the foregoing, Col. Fish recently sent the following letter to the N. A. A. C. P. headquarters, N. Y., city; "There were four hundred thousand colored soldiers in our army; there are twelve million colored people in the country and every one should be interested in seeing that recognition is given to the soldiers of the colored race who made the supreme sacrifice. The four regiments, 369th, 370th, 371st and 372nd which composed the 93rd Division, served with the French Army. Three of the four regiments had their flags decorated with Ferdinand I. There was no dispute as to the heroes, gallantry and courage of the colored fighting soldiers of the 93rd Division. Out of a total strength of approximately 10,000 soldiers in these four regiments, 457 were killed and 3,468 were wounded, amounting to 40 per cent casualties. "All the colored people of America should ask that the unjust discrimination against the heroism of their soldiers be done away with, and that a monument be erected in France which will be for all time an inspiration to patriotism and loyalty. I hope they will take upon themselves the responsibility of notifying the senators by resolutions, letters and telegrams that the entire twelve million colored people are recalled and demand that this bill be voted upon and passed before March 4th in order that the gallantry of their soldiers who were segregated by order of the war department be recognized and a monument be erected on the battlefields of France, so that oncoming generations of America will know of the glorious record of their soldiers in France." "I honor the man who in the conscientious 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 shall be sweeter than the applause of the world, the countenances of relatives or the hearts of friends."—Charles Sumner. PROTEST! PROTEST!! 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 guillotines serve our least enemies the fewest. We must speak and speak again to right the wrongs of many. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. 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.