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DRESS SHOP dland Avenue 5 ESTABLISHED, AUGUST 25, 1883 And Issued Every Week on Time Since FRESH OHIO NEWS WRITTEN BY "THE OLD RELIABLE" GAZETTE'S CORRESPONDENTS. What Our People Are Doing Each Week—Church, Personal, Social, Lodge, Literary and Musical— Marriages, Deaths, Etc. DOINGS of the RACE CADIZ—Mrs. Ada Cochran of Oberlin visit here, last week. Mrs. Carrie Cunningham of Sio was here, Monday—Born to Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wheeler, Jan. 6, a son. The revival, with Mrs. Mary Lou Henderson, evangelist, closed, the 17th. The spiritual interest of the church was greatly revived. Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Smith and family of Smithfield were here, Sunday. Miss Helen Wee of sheing her mother, Mrs. White, recently. Mrs. Manda West, and daughter, Thela, of Cannonsburg are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wheeler. Mrs. Walter Worthington of Flushing was in Cadiz, Sunday. HILLSBORO. — Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cole entertained twenty-one at a family dinner, Jan. 16. Henry and Richard Willis visited in Dayton, recently. Rev. D. B. Thorpe, pastor of the A. M. E. church, was the dinner-guest of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Blanton, is ill. The reviver services at the Baptist church have been quite a success, thus far. Mrs. Lucretia Sneed, a highly respected old resident, was found dead at her home, Monday morning. She was a sister of the late Revs. W. L. and J. L. E. Burr, and an aunt of Rev. J. J. Burr. CORRESPONDENTS must mail all letters for publication at their main postoffice sufficiently early on Monday (or Sunday) of each week to have them reach The Gazette office on Tuesday morning, and always write their names and that of their city or town on the outside of the wrapper about returned copies. Unless this latter is done, proper credit cannot be given you. Lists of names, wedding presents, etc. obtrusive notices, inquiries of relatives and hobbies 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 applace. ALLIANCE—Mr. and Mrs. Luther Leath are rejoicing over the birth of a baby boy.—Mrs. M. Williams of Liberty St., has returned from an extended visit in Columbus. An Lullabee on her tour of Mark and brother, of Orville, spent a week with the family.—Children exempted from examina- B. N. Duke, (white), of Durham, N. C., gave our orphanage of Oxford, N. C., $4,200, recently. The Theater Arts, N. Y. City, will give an exhibition of primitive African sculpture from Feb. 7 to Marc 5. Our death rate in Atlanta, Ga., is more than double that of the whites, according to the latest statistics. The will of Mrs. E. Welcome (white), of Minneapolis, Minn., gives $10,000 to the Phyllis Wheatley settlement house of that city. Rt. Rev. W. Sampson Brooks, A.M. E. bishop in Africa, raised $15,857 for his work in the conferences of his church in this country. The N. A. A. C. P. branch, of Washington, D. C., re-elected its officers, last week Friday evening. Prof. Neval H. Thomas, president. The National Equal Rights League announces a patriotic literary prize- SHE WASN'T CONCERNED! Whether They Were Colored or White—Mrs. Darrow Wanted To Eat. Jacksonville, Fla.—En route here, Jan. 11, at breakfast in the dining car, Mrs. Clarence Darrow, wife of Clarence Darrow, the widest known Chicago lawyer, humanitarian, asked to be served. She was informed that "the diner was filled with colored men". She replied: "It makes no difference to me if they can stand it." After breakfast, upon invitation, Mr. Darrow entered the Pullman occupied by our bishops and general officers of the A. M. E. Zion Church. Bishop E. D. Jones, on behalf of the board of bishops, presented Mr. Darrow with a bunch of carnations which he graciously received. Mr. Darrow then repaired to the drawing room with the bishops and general officers where for two hours they discussed science, history, religion and the race question. tions are unable to enjoy their holiday on account of the zero weather. —The Second Baptist church will have an excellent program and missionary meeting. Sunday.—Mrs. Lillian Roach is rapidly convalescing. When James Shipe was seriously injured, while he was struck the board fence, closing the driveway. Children should be forbidden to slide on the viaduct, a most dangerous posture.—Mr. Walter Mitchell is still very ill. PIQUA.—Mrs. Mary Jane Kinney died, 16, and is buried, Jan. 19, from Cyrene A. M. E. church. She was an old and highly respected resident. Mrs. Anna Norcross of Indianapolis, a niece, attended the funeral.—Mrs. Terry, who visited her brother and his wife, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Barber, was called to Newark, N. J., by her husband's illness. Pneumonia.—Mr. and Mrs. Homer Thursday in Columbus with Rev. C. D. White and family.—Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ellis motored to Florida, last week.—Mrs. Myrle Barrymore has returned from Ft. Wayne.—The lills boys' quartet will sing at the obart Mfg. CO. banquet, Feb. 7.—Mrs. Harriet Chambers of Detroitent the week-end with Detroit and John Will.—Mrs. MacAdam and nily of Urbana are visiting their friends. Friends of this vicinity will be glad to know that the local representative of The Gazette has started an novelty store at 119 E. Green St. where he will keep this paper on sale at all times.—Mr. and Mrs. George Green, the Misses Martha, Margaret and Helene Gillen motored to Dayton for a matinee, Friday.—Miss Ethel Mills has returned from a visit in Elizabethtown.—Mr. and Mrs. Elishab Gwynn went to Dayton, Friday night, to see the company at the Lyrical theater.—Mr. Dan Collins, now a resident of Sidney, was here, Sunday.—Mr. Artis, a barber, of Piqua, went to Dayton, Sunday, where he is a musical director.—Friends of Mr. George Lett will be glad to know that he is rapidly recovering from the accident.—Mr. and Mrs. George Lett received a bounty from their neighbor, Mrs. Nellie Riall Williams, telling them of her safe arrival in London, England. Mrs. Williams went abroad to join her husband who is a member of the Florence Mills troupe. contest in honor of Lincoln's birthday, Feb. 12, and Frederick Douglass', Feb. 14. A Detroit policeman recently shot and killed an Afro-American prisoner who had offered no resistance. Members of the police force in that city are largely K. K. K. E. E. Carrington's house in Denver, Colo., has been bombed thrice and shot into twice, in the past two months. Kluxes trying to drive him out of the neighborhood. Tom Moore, age 70, of Alamance County, North Carolina, has let it be known by authentic proof that he is the daddy of 42 children, 24 by his first wife and 18 by his second wife. Officers and members of the Chamber of Commerce of Howard University, Washington, D. C., will be on trial. Proof. George Cook, dean of the University, a testimonial luncheon in honor of his seventy-second birthday. Promotes "Farina's Sister. (Pacific Coast News Bureau.) Culver City, Calif.-Candle F. Hoskins, age 3, is the world's youngest film actress. After serving as apprenticeship as an extra for nearly a year, Janie, better known as "Mango" on the screen, has recently been promoted by Hal Roach to regular membership in the "Our Gang" cast and placed on a regular salary basis. "Farina's" name is Allen C. Hoskins, age 6. Flowers Wins Another Battle. Denver, Colo — "Tiger" Flowers, former middleweight champion, was awarded the decision here, Tuesday night, in his four-round bout with Lee Anderson, our former light-heavyweight champion. Anderson was outclassed and did not force the Georgia battler to exert himself. Johnny Clinton of New York won the decision from Fighting Nobe Cervantes, Denver, in the four-round semi-final bout. HON. FERDINAND L. BARNETT Former Resident of Cleveland Ohio, Now a Member of The Nebraska Legislature—Has 'Introduced An Anti- Lynching Bill, Lincoln, Neb.—Ferdinand L. Barnett of Omaha, one of our two members of the lower branch of the Nebraska State Assembly which convenes here, was born in Huntsville, Ala., about sixty years ago, where he went to school until he started attending night-classes at Fisk University, Nashville, Tenn. He married his first wife, Mrs. Alice Barnett, in Louisville, Ky., moving to Cleveland, Ohio, where he resided for thirteen years. In June, 1887, Mr. Barnett removed to Omaha, his home city, where Mrs. Barnett, well and most favorably remembered in Cleveland, died about ten years ago. Published a Newspaper. Published a Newspaper. In October 1889 he started "The Progress" our first newspaper in Omaha, which he built for four years. His first public job was a probate clerkship in the office of County Judge Irving F. Baxter; his second, a side-walk inspectorship, under Mayor Frank E. Moores. He became a street foreman, under Mayor Dahlman. For the last six years, he has been head-janitor of the city hall. All in Omaha. It was this fact which used the newspaper of the city to publish a facetious "jibes about" Barnett, Negro janitor, candidate for the legislature," when he ran the first time, two years ago, and again last fall. But "Ferd" fooled them this time. Mr. Barnett was married a second time, two years ago, to a Mrs. Watts who is making him an exceptionally fine help-mate. He is a property-holder, owning two places. Omaha is his home. John's M. E. Church of that city and is a thirty-third degree Mason. Introduces Ohio Mob Violence Act. Remembering the editor of the Gazette's good work in the Ohio Legislature, against mob violence, in 1894 and 1896, and the mob violence demonstration in Omaha in the early 1900s, burned and a member of the race lynched. Mr. Barnett has introduced a bill, (a copy of the Hon. Harry C. Smith's Ohio Anti-Lynching law) which will give Nebraska an effective mob violence act in case of its passage in both branches of the State Assembly. The provisions of the bill are so well and generally known to "The Old Reliable" Gazette's thousands of readers that reference to its provisions is unnecessary in this article. Dr. Andrew Singleton, an Omaha dentist and our other member of the Nebraska legislature, is from Nebraska. Mr. Barnett from the tenth district of Douglas County in which is located the city of Omaha. The latter's many old friends in Cleveland, Ohio, will be greatly pleased to note Mr. Barnett's steady progress along political and material lines since his coming to Nebraska. Judicial Committee Recommends It return to him. Mr. Barnett's bill was returned to him by the judiciary committee of the House which recommended a few changes, which he has made. That committee has now promised to recommend it for passage. This is a great help and as a rule secures favorable consideration by that august body. We no longer have an anti-lynching bill (by the House) which will then go to the State Senate for consideration. SUGGS TO BATTLE IN TOLEDO. Toledo, O.—Chick Suggs, the great New England featherweight, and Jimmie Mende of Philadelphia and Cleveland, will fight the first "mixed bout" ever presented in Toledo, Tuesday, Feb. 1. They are scheduled for 12 rounds, in the feature number of our Toledo Athletic club, with Billy Evans, sensational Ohio Afro-American featherweight, meeting Ward Sparks of Detroit in the semi-final. The fight is expected to draw one of the largest crowds of the season for a fistic entertainment here. It is more than a year since one of our boxers has appeared in Toledo, and in the past all such bouts were between men of the same race. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS MAKES A VERY SERIOUS CHARGE. THE "HOLMES" FARM, WHICH THE BISHOP CLAIMS, SAID TO BE The Property of Wilberforce University — Prof. Joiner's Alleged Efforts to Save It—What About the New Xenia Property for Law School. Washington, D.C.—When Cheridan A. Brusseaux of The Chicago Nat'l. Detective Agency was here, recently, in search of evidence to back up his charges of graft and dishonesty in the conduct of Wilberforce University, he spent the better part of two days with Prof. Wm. A. Joiner of 910 Tea St., N.W., who suspected his�ender of the Code, a bined Normal Industrial (State) Department of Wilberforce University for ten years, September 1910 to July 1920. Brusseaux's charge of conversion of funds, it is said, is based on an affidavit he claims to have that alleges that while Bishop Joshua H. Jones of the A.M.E. Church which controls Wilberforce University was in Pennsylvania, the pay checks of teachers were held to be a base of insufficient funds to the credit of the school in the Citizens Bank of Xenia, Ohio, to cover the payroll of approximately $3,000 although contributions amounting to $50,000 had been reported on Founders' Day. This affidavit is said to declare that the teacher's were forced to wait until Gilbert H. Jones, president of Wilberforce University, was on the side of a black father, Bishop Jones, and was able to arrange with the Citizens Bank to advance the necessary money. In a sworn statement, Mr. Joiner is said to have declared that while he was acting as a member of the auditing committee of the trustees and while Bishop Jones was president of the Justice University, there were notes given in payment for a farm known as the Holmes farm. Calling attention to the character of these notes, on the floor of the board of trustees of Wilberforce STATE SUES TO DISSOLVE The Hope Aid and Relief Association of Cleveland—President Cheatham Says The Organization Is O. K. Columbus, O.—Suit to dissolve the Hope Aid and Relief Association of Cleveland was brought in appellate court here, last week Friday, by State Attorney General Edward C. Turner after the state insurance department declared it in a "hazardous condition". The association has about 3,000 members, who contribute weekly sums ranging from 5 to $100,000. It is said to do business among our people of the "Forest City". William C. Safford, deputy insurance commissioner, said he did not thing the policy holders would lose anything unless complications develop. G. L. Cheatham, president (in Cleveland) said he didn't know anything about the court action, but said his company was in good shape. In connected with three others too," One of them in Chicago is going to give me some financial help if I need it. My books are right up to date." CAN USE THE PARKS NOW! Bolivian Indians Now Free From The Conquistadore's Yoke. Orruo, Bolivia.—A miserable law that probably dates back to the time of the first conquistadores was recently abolished here when the city fathers suppressed a prejudiced municipal regulation which prohibited Indians (natives) from walking across the public plazas. For hundreds of years Indians have been forced to walk around the squares and in many cases comparatively severe punishment has been imposed on violators of this shameless ancient ordinance. LANGFORD BENEFIT A SUCCESS New York City.—About $6,000 was raised in a benefit boxing show, last week Wednesday night, for Sam Langford, one-time terror of the heavyweights, who is now almost blind. Eddie Anderson, Wyoming bantam-weight, won a ten-round decision over Joe Souza of California. "Black Bill". Cuban flyweight champion, won from Pinkey Silverberg of New York in six rounds. Bill weighed $111.1$, Silverberg $113.1$. Langford was introduced from the ring. Many prominent figures in sport, including Gene Tunney and Tex Rickard, contributed to the fund. Seeks Aid Against K. K. K. Washington, D. C.—James Blevins, held here for Alabama authorities, has appealed to the District of Columbia supreme court for protection against the wrath of the Ku Klux Klan in that state. He is suing for a writ of habeas corpus and attached to his petition is a threat of punishment over the signature, "K. K. K." IN UNION IS STRENGTH THE COPY FIVE CENTS NES! SERIOUS CHARGE. , WHICH THE BISHOP AID TO BE force University — Prof. arts to Save It—What Xenia Property School. University, Mr. Joiner asserted, he predicted that in case of trouble between Bishop Jones and the university it might be difficult to show that the farm was not purchased by Bishop Jones for himself. The notes. Mr. Joiner said, were in the name of Bishop Jones. Mr. Joiner said to have stated in his affidavit that Bishop Jones maintained that he had been compelled to pledge his own credit but that the farm was being purchased for Wilberforce University and that it was and always would be the property of Wilberforce. The board failed to act on the recommendation of the university, Mr. Joiner declared, and subsequently the farm was claimed by Bishop Jones upon his being deposed as president of Wilberforce University. Mr. Joiner added that Bishop Jones stated that he was using the money of the university in purchasing the property for the school. Boozing has very naturally caused many to wonder what is the status of the recent purchase of well-known property in Xenia, O., which it was announced at the time was to be used as a law school in connection with Wilberforce University. Then there is the matter of that real estate at Yellow Springs, Ohio, worth $5,290 left to Wilberforce university (that is declassed), of Zanesville, as a permanent endowment fund! The claim is made that the property was sold, years ago, by Bishop W. B. Derrick, former president of the trustee board of the university, and Horace Tolbert, former secretary of the University. Both long since dead, LOCAL BRANCH, ATTENTION! Here Is An Opportunity to Do Something—Gillespie Wants Help And Ought to Have It. Editor Gazette, Dear Sir;—The police department must stop indiscriminately arresting innocent men and women of color in the third district, and for one, I am willing to do whatever I can to prevent a continuance of the practice. If there are any organizations of any kind or description that will join me in this effort, the help and encouragement will be gratefully received. Facts In A Case. On or about Jan. 17, 27, Elias Evans was sent by his employer to Mose Nixson's house in Scovill Ave, near E. 14th St., to urge Nixson to come to work. Shortly after Evans arrived at Nixson's home and while the police arrived and arrested everyone in the house, seven or eight in number, and charged them all with being "suspicious persons". Evans protested and suggested to the officers that he was there on business, but he and the rest were taken to Central Police Station, held for practically two days, the investigation and finally charged as stated in the foregoing. Judge Jacob Stace, however, on Jan. 21, 27, discharged Evans. The undersigned represented him in police court. (Atty.) Chester K. Gillespie- A BIT OF CONTRAST. (From The Washington, D. C., Daily Times.) A WASHINGTON colored woman, A COOK. 60 years old, found HER INNER clothing afire, and BECAUSE of her modesty, refused TO TEAR off or permit the CLOTHING to be torn off to EXTINGUISH the fire, policemen AND FIREMEN having to disrobe HER BY force to keep her from BRUNNING TO death; and, in CONFRATING her conduct, we RECALL THE HE conduct, we STRIPPED OFF everything and TOOK A bath in a tub filled WITH WINE, for the delectation OF WHITE men and women in NEW YORK under the direction of EARL CARROLL, who is not likely TO EVER forget the affair. Chick Suggs Winning. Again. Chick Suggs Winning, Again. Philadelphia, Pa.—Chick Suggs, boxer, scored an easy victory over Georgie Mack in a ten-round bout at the Grotto Auditorium in Jersey City, last Monday night. Suggs was always master of the situation. Matera in the semifinal semifinal. Hubbard Won't Be a "Pro". New York City.—Dehart Hubbard, of Cincinnati, O., famous athlete, not only has refused to turn professional, he wrote the Amateur Athletic Union, Monday, but is ambitious to win the Olympic 100-meter championship in 1928 as well as defend his broad jump title. PUFLIISHED 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 Address all communications to HARRY C. SMITH Editor and Proprietor THE GAZETTE 220 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 immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWSIEST AND BEST in the country. The splendid report, of the past year's work of the Washington, D.C., N. A. A. C. P. local branch, just received, and Attorney Chester K. Gillespie's letter, published elsewhere in this paper, again remind us of the fact that the Cleveland branch of that organization, under its new president, still has a wonderful opportunity for service to our people of this community which it has failed to grasp from the very first—from its inception. The fact is, local Afro-Americans are entitled to vastly more than they have ever received from the organization for the amount of money they have put into it. Occasional public meetings, addressed by officers of the organization or others, with frequent opportunities to contribute financially to the N. A. A. C. P.'s work elsewhere in the country are about all our people of this community have had from the organization. Attorney Gillespie's suggestion is one of the many opportunities for service which we sincerely trust the new president of the local N. A. A. C. P. branch will give the kind of consideration, at an early date, that will net our people of Cleveland greatly needed service with favorable results. We are in full accord with our local contemporary, "The Call", in its recent suggestion to the local N. A. A. C. P. branch of a constructive program for service along lines followed by the Washington, D.C., N. A. A. C. P. local branch under the exceptionally able leadership of Prof. Naval H. Thomas. That organization did splendid work for our people of the nation's capital all last year against segregation, denials of citizen rights, privileges, etc. DR. ELLIS A. DALE HONORED. Dr. Ellis A. Dale, offices 4002 Central Ave., Cleveland, received on Jan. 12, '27, a letter from Harry B. Sims, 8811 Euclid Ave., City, secretary of Huron Road hospital, notifying him of his appointment to the associated staff of the hospital for 1927 and that while thus affiliated with the institution he will be listed as a Huron Road hospital physician. Continuing the letter says: "You will receive notices of the staff meetings and will be expected to use these meetings for the presentation of cases, which have come up in your own practice and can not be sent to the hospital, upon which you might desire the opinion of the staff members." This is a distinct asset to Dr. Dale in the practice of his profession and he is one of our oldest and best Cleveland physicians. Huron Road hospital is not only one of the best but also one of the oldest institutions of the kind in the city, maintaining the highest standard of professional service. We congratulate both the doctor and the hospital on his appointment. It is very encouraging to our people of this community. With several others of our local physicians officially connected with leading local hospitals, it seems almost incredible that there are members of the race in this community, some of them physicians, nearly all of whom came to Cleveland from "down-home" in recent years, still struggling to establish a "jim-crow" hospital for our people of Cleveland and vicinity. It seems to us that the physicians and others, so recently from the south, ought to be the last of our people to strive to segregate and encourage local hospitals to segregate Afro-American patients. Some hospitals have done entirely too much of that sort of thing in this community, already, at the request of "jim crow Negroes". Lord, have mercy! TWO PERTINENT QUESTIONS. Now comes the "colored sister" in politics: Mrs. Ruth Whitehead Whaley of New York City was one THE GEEVUM GIRLS WELL! WELL! HOME AT LAST! I'M SIMPLY CRAZY TO SEE THE GIRLS! of a delegation of members of the race to call on President Calvin Coolidge, recently, at the "White House" in Washington, at least two of whom put decidedly interesting and pertinent questions to the chief executive of the nation which are of more than passing interest to our people, particularly at this time. "Sister" Whaley asked "his highness": "If the federal government has the power to declare martial law in Herrin, Illinois, because of a riotous uprising, why can not similar action be taken in communities where lynching occurs and mob law prevails?" With Mrs. Whidley was Professor S. R. Williams who presented to the president a resolution adopted at a mass meeting held in New York City, Dec. 9, 1926, which called on the president to enforce the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the U. S. Constitution with the same vigor as the 18th amendment. All of which is very interesting indeed The principle brought out in Mrs. Whaley's question was one made clear during President Cleveland's administration, many years ago, when he sent U. S. soldiers into Illinois to protect government (railroad) property during a strike. If the government has the power, which it surely has, to do that, that same power can and should be invoked whenever necessary to protect the lives of citizens—government lives—far more important and valuable than government property. President Coolidge told "Sister" Whaley that her "suggestion was a new one and had never before been considered". The president is in error. "The Old Reliable" Gazette, at the time, called attention to the importance of President Cleveland's act and asked why the government's power to protect property was not used to protect government life. And this line of reasoning was followed in many of the leading magazines and daily newspapers of that time, the principle enunciated being accepted generally. "Brother" Robinson's point was well taken and the action requested under the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments would be forthcoming promptly if it were not for the unfortunate fact that the persons most interested, those who would be benefited by said action, are Afro-Americans. The Coolidge administration, from president down, is not much concerned when it comes to that class of citizens. The president has talked fairly well at times, but when it comes to action, he is inactivity itself. We have the remedy for this sort of thing in our own hands and whenever we learn to use our voting power as we should, not only the president, but the reigning political power at Washington, be it Republican or Democratic, will give us action, instead of beautiful words, when we demand it. "Keeping kool with Coolidge", "stringing along" with him and the Republican party has secured absolutely nothing favorable for Afro-American followers and their people for many years. Only segregation in the departments at Washington, D. C., and elsewhere in the government service, refusal of presidential appointments to office, etc. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, JANUARY 29, 1927. ```markdown ``` MADAM LOUELLA is the only woman in America that grows hair on bald heads. Send for trial box of grower; 60c. Use three weeks. Money refunded, if not satisfied! If hair doesn't grow, write condition and find out trouble. Correspondence course, $15.00. Diploma awarded. Full information. Write, MME. LOUELLA WILLIAMS, 2214 Fifth Ave., New York City. Beauty and Scalp Specialist. No C. O. D. orders. Agents wanted! Send to Dept. D, for booklet, No. 12. NEW The YOUTH'S COMPANION NOW ONLY $2 HATTIE'S PLACE DARK FOR FIRST TIME IN YEARS U. S. Agents' Raid Causes Six Month's Sentence; Fleming Was Her Attorney—His Wife Signs Her Bond. (From Saturday's Daily Press.) Hattie Smith's "cabaret," at 2511 E. 39th St., is dark and deserted for the first time in time. Hattie waits in county jail her removal to How- ard, R. I., reformatory on a federal poor sentence of six months. Her girls, her customers, her lawyer, and the nickel piano will be able to do little for the famous "vice queen" of the "Roaring Third," till her return. Her three-year record looks like this: 1924 June 21, liquor case, dismissed, Councilman Thomas W. Fleming her attorney. Keeping house of ill fame charge also dismissed 1925 April 11, keeping house of ill fame, $25 and costs. Fleming her attorney. June 3, liquor case, dismissed, Fleming, attorney. June 21, disorderly person charge dismissed, Fleming, attorney dismissed, Fleming, attorney. July 19, keeping house of ill fame, $50 and 30 days, jail sentence suspended, Fleming, attorney. 1920 March 5, same charge, $50 and sentence, sentence suspended, probation for one year, Fleming, attorney. May 12, same charge, discharged, same lawyer. May 18, liquor charge, $500, Fleming still attorney. May 20, liquor charge, nolled. Fleming representing Then came the blow. Federal prohibition agents raided the house Nov. 26 and got beer and whiskies. **Fleming Witness Also** At her hearing before United States Commissioner M. J. Monahen, Councilman Fleming not only defended her, but testified in her behalf. This was her first time she described the layout of the house. Fleming declared their location of doors and rooms to be incorrect. He knew, "had been there often", he said. Hattie pleaded guilty, last Tuesday, to sale of liquor and maintaining a nuisance. **Arnery's Wife on Bond** She was on on $5000 bond signed by Mrs. Lethia C. Fleming, 2342 E. 40th St., Councilman Fleming's wife, and Mrs. Minnie J. Roberson, 7014 Blaine Ave. Police Chief Jacob Graal said, Saturday, his men had always kept an eye on the place, and that two years ago I even asked the police to "asked why she was not turned over to Federal Court on her repeated liquor offenses, Graul replied: "We discontinued that practice eight months ago, except in extreme cases." Along with Hattie, many girls and men have gone to police court. Announcing COURTESY DAYS Tomorrow—Friday—Saturday Prior to Our Greatest February Sale of FURNITURE Entire Stocks Now! ¼ Off Regular Prices Stocks larger—savings greater than ever before. Choose in advance of the sale; we will hold your selections. Unrestricted choice. The May Co. Ohio's Largest Store Ask for Eagle Stamps Reckless Driving Cause of Many Auto Accidents The number injured and killed in auto and motor-cycle accidents is appalling. Most of these accidents can be accounted for by reckless driving. The worst of it is that the innocent suffer with the guilty, whether riding with the reckless driver or in the other car. It is a great temptation when out on a fine country road to "let 'er out." The width of the road, the curves, the traffic, have everything to do with safety when going in a swift moving car. A safe speed in one place may be a very dangerous speed in another place not far distant. National prohibition will reduce accidents considerably. Every driver ought to feel some responsibility for the safety of those riding with him and others using the highways. The day of regret is bound to come to every reckless driver. The intent to kill may not be there, and no jury can bring in a verdict of murder, yet the results are the same. Speeding ceases to be a joke when it ends in a permanent injury or a death. The guilty one can never get away from the remorse of that moment of careless driving—Successful Farming. Leak in Vacuum Feed In cars using vacuum feed a leak in the line running to the inlet manifold may interfere with proper operation of the engine at high speed, though not at low. The reduced vacuum in the tank, caused by leak, results in less fuel being lifted than is ordinarily the case, and with a wide-open throttle, let us say, on a hard pull, the engine demand will be greater than the supply, which means spitting and possibly stopping of the engine. 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. 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Display advertisements accepted until noon, WEDNESDAYS! HARRY C, SMITH. 226 West Superior Avenue, Cleveland, O. (Opposite, Hotel Cleveland.) Notary Public Bell 'Phone: Cherry 1259 (Call in the Afternoon.) Classified Advertising Department HOUSE FOR SALE. Wonderful ten-room single near 89th St., and Cedar Ave. Has hard-won two double garage. Can be bought for right price and very good terms. CALL, MAIN 5265. WANTED. — Correspondent Christian widow settled like you would, middle-aged, sobriety and Christian man. Address, Martha Alexander, P. O. Gen. Delivery window, Cleveland, O. CLEVELAND Social and Personal Geo. A. Myers has about recovered from a second attack of the "flu". He was quite ill, last week. The I. B. club, Mrs. Grace W. Thompson, pres, had as guests, last week Friday afternoon, Mrs. Louia S. Jones and son, Louia V., who gave interesting talks on their trips abroad. Miss Anna Hackett, hosts. Mrs. Mildred Gants, E. $94th St., about about 50, recently, in none of her birthday. Games and lunch. She was assisted by her daughter, Julia, and mother, Mrs. Henrietta Braggs. Mr. Wm. Beidleman, E. $34rd St., has recovered home from the City hospital every month improved. His daughter, Alice, was one of the graduates, last evening, from Central High school. Congratulations, Mr. Beidleman and daughter. A quarrel between Mrs. Lucille Allibritton, 2520 Scovill Ave., and Jerry Little, age 27, 2316 E. 29th St., last week, resulted in the wounding of Little and the arrest of Jerry Little for shooting to wound. Police called to Mrs. Allibritton's home found Little there with a bullet wound in his leg. He was not seriously injured, however. Claudia Welch, age 27, 2345 E. 63d St., was near death at Charity hospital, last week Friday, after a quarrel with her sweetheart which led to a cutting fray. The pair had gone to a party and the sweetheart became jealous of attentions she had shown to other men. Claudia told police, "I was deaf and theunt where he stabbed her in the neck. Police were seeking the jealous man." Nineteen men were arrested, early today, when police swooped down on an E. 38th St. house in the "roaring third" precinct. Sergt. Costello had been watching the house for several days. Many men frequented the house but without explanable reason, the said. This turning a large crowd was there and a detail surrounded the place. All were charged with suspicion. —Tuesday's Plain Dealer. The editor of The Gazette acknowledges the receipt, from the Beverly L. Cohen, U. S. Collector of Customs, New Orleans, La., of an announcement of the marriage of his grand-daughter, Yolande Marie Bell, to Paul E. Johnson of Chi- THE GEEVU GOSH!--WONDER W THINKING ABO THIS KI THE GEEVUM GIRLS *M. KLEINMAN'S 2928 Central Ave. *THE S. & S. 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The young newweds will be "at home", after April 1, at 4143 S. Michigan Ave., Apt. 3, Chicago. The Elks 'pro' basketball team defeated the Midland Bank five, 42 to 31, at Elks hall, Monday night. The "pro" cagers took the lead in the first minute of play and were ahead, 24-14, at the half. The Tennent Drug Girls of South Euclid trounced the Elks Girls, 14 to 6, in the prelim. The Elks team will play the Bentley Motors of the feature team of a basketball carnival at Elks' hall, Monday night. Chered and Fred Davis, brothers, 6213 Quincy Ave., were under sentence of from ten to twenty-five years in the Ohio penitentiary, last week Friday, following their conviction on a robbery charge in criminal court, while their defense witness held the charge in another robbery. The witness was arrested in the corridors of old courthouse after the trial and held as one of a pair of bandits who robbed sixty patrons of the Douglas club, 4418 Central Ave., of $216, Dec. 8. Mrs. Mollie DeBraun state deputy and Mrs. Marie Taylor Browne, local deputy, were in Toledo, Detroit, and Youngstown, recently. Mrs. F. Cochran, sup. sec. Orland chapter, Lady Moose, Saturday evening; Lena Brown, M. N. Q.; Anna Waugh, M. N. S.; Mary Jordan, P. Q.; J. Browne, fin. sec.; Mollie DeBraun, treas. Mrs. Browne installed the following officers of Mary B. Lena Brown, ruler; Nettie Bernard, vice; Fannie Gabbard, sec.; Carrie Lowry, fin. sec.; Alpharetta Bell, treas. Purity Household of Ruth has installed the following officers: Mrs. Rhoda Wilson, M. N. G.; Mrs. Gertrude Lockart, R. N. G.; Mrs. Laura Parrish, W. C.; Mrs. Sadie Byrd, N. G.; Mrs. Dora White, treas.; Mrs. Betty Campbell, prelate; Mrs. Bessie Pennick, Seanah Pennick, shepherd; Mrs. Betty Cooper, chaplain; Mrs. Batrice Irwin, usher; Mrs. Mary Mosely and Mrs. Mary Standback, senior stewards; Mrs. Lucy Jones and Mrs. Josephine Carr, junior stewardess; Mrs. Alice Brown, chairman; Mrs. Annie West Williams and Mrs. Mildred Mills, trustees. Central High graduated twenty-eight Afro-American students, last evening, the largest number in the history of the school. The following girls and boys received their certificates: Rosa Baldwin, David Beasley, Alice Beldman, Sarah Brewer, Eldridge Carter, Alice Clark, MIM GIRLS WHAT AUNT CORA WAS BUT WHEN SHE SENT ME MONO!--I WOULDN'T WEAR IT TO A DOG FIGHT! HI-THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY! NOW COR HARD WRITING LETTERS THE GAZETTE. CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY. JANUARY 29, 1927 Zelicia Cobb, Denola Collum, Rhoda Gilliam, Seborn Green, John Hawkins, Thos. 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THE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT shown above was used for the purpose of increasing the Capital of VICTORY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY to $200,000.00 FULLY PAID, and its Surplus to $100,000.00 making it the LARGEST CAPITALIZED OLD LINE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY IN THE WORLD owned and operated by Negroes. The following extract is quoted from the letter of the Superintendent of Insurance of the State of Illinois announcing this EPOCH MAKING EVENT: This forward step is in keeping with the policy of this young and progressive organization to offer to its policy-holders and the general public a larger service than ever before, and to continue in its determination to build a company that will give to its clients the largest insurance service at the lowest possible cost. RACE PREJUDICE1 "I am convinced myself that there is no more evil thing in this present world than race prejudice; none at all! "I write deliberately—it is the worst single thing in life now. It justifies and holds together the most diverse and abomination than any other sort of error in the world." 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. "I in regard to the amendment to the charter of your Company, "I would advise that the Report of Examination of the records of the Company audited the total account of the proposed investment, the capital stock has been subscribed for and the sales price therefore fully paid in cash. THERE is no good reason why your dealer should offer you something else when you ask for KRAFT CHEESE 25¢ —is the right price to pay for a good tooth paste— LISTERINE TOOTH PASTE Large Tube 25¢ Don't Throw Away 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! How Our Men And Women Are Insulted And Humiliated How Our Men And Women Are Insulted And Humiliated In the Government's Departments—Will the Self and Race-Respecting Negro Press and People of This Country Continue to Stand for This Sort of Thing? 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 or segregation were under President Taft. It was greatly extended, under President Wilson; increased still further, under President Coolidge; and reached its sixth under President Woodrow Wilson. For instance, President Woodrow 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 canals in this city in the district of collecting 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 situation, and is the Republican one of the republicans 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 photograph which must accompany papers, is tenaciously held on to by our Republican President. Only last week, a color girl 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 his word is law there, as he has the favorite of Secretary Mellon and President Coolidge. He hails from North Carolina to the home of the esteemed 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 operation on someone who is not operation here, when it would not even cost him a single vote and where he has full power and absolutely no opposition. They wonder if he is not a firm believer in segregation, especially since segregation is one of the chief tenets of the Ku Klux Klan to "elective 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 and eat them any place they can. The physical discomfort, disinterest as it is, is far less galling to the colored clerks than is the thought of their government taking their taxes, as it takes them 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 solicitude for whives and neglect of colored. It maintains a well-appointed club room with pool tables and other games, com for t able loungees 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 toilets. And all of this is against the most dependable and faithful employees. Last year the white employees passed around invitations to the white employees, in the very 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 evening with employees for "the postmaster's newsletter" 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 around their colored co-workers by giving the function at a local hotel. It is inevitable that the wicked spirit of segregation would express itself in appointments, assignments, and salaries. Colored applicants are often passed over though their ex-tenure would be approved. The 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 mall. The colored clerks have dared to form a union which meets regularly and often sends manly and intelligent protests to the postmaster, and often appeals for equal deductions to the postmaster-general. It has secured no 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 access facilities. There are excellent federations in this age, where all of our 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 taste 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 with a splendid record in his work, felt the injustice of this exclusion of our employees so keenly in their work. He was 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 the disease 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 failing to secure any evidence searched him only to discover the pistol. They quickly dropped the arson charge and substituted one for carrying conceal and 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 dental 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 lost their positions as a captain of the U.S. Navy and 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 torment at the house appeared at the bureau to tell our girls to be contented with the new order as "a great Negro leader had taught colored people to stay in their places." Three of the young ladies 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 O. Wilcox of Colorado can stop every bit of this damnable 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 loe a white press, and addressed the national gathering of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People in New York. When our people here were so profoundly discouraged, she came out one stormy afternoon to the Y. M. C. A. to urge them to continue the fight. To urge her, what the other wald Garrison Villard came to town to attack White House and Cabinet and arouse our people, and the Nation Association secured publicity in over six hundred influential white papers in the country. The fight checked what was thought to be the intention of the segregates, namely, the elimination of the colored employees from the bureau altogether. The same segregation which some of our people think is the cherished institution of the Democratic party is still there, in all of its fullness, under the administration of the party that 'braham Lincoln, Charles Sumner and Frederick Doug has helped to found. Our girls are employed there in far larger numbers than in any other branch of the public service. THEY ARE SEGRETE than they are toilet, and working stations, and of none are ever thought of for promotions to executive places. They are girls from our best nomes, most of them with high and normal school training, and fine culture. The white girls are of no such grade, as there is no segregation for them in the great world of things. They have unlimited fields at high wage for even mediocre talents. The best of our girls must take these inferior girls and segregate. Our people are still hoping for the issuance of an order destroying this iniquitous practice in all of our government departments, for it not only humiliates the best of the government servants but impairs the government service. (Special to The Gazette) Washington, D. C. —The treasury department, according to the President's recent acceptance speech, is now under the ablest financial genius since the days of Alexander Hamilton. It is to be remembered that the president was a man of Indies, and in that long sweep of history that the President traversed are the mighty Salmon P. Chase, secretary of the treasury in Lincoln's cabinet, who, in a national extremity such as this country has never known, deserves the national treasury. He was a 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 clerks, even though 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 far further. 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 to travel long distances when they desire the use of them. The department maintains a huge, magnificent cafeteria, in the splendid sweep of woodland along our national driveway, where white people of every class can come to rest, dine, and socialize of afternoons and evenings at minimum costs. The white press of the city is constantly telling of the thousands who take advantage of this "delightful retreat," and the numerous afternoons and evenings creates. It seats two thousand diners with space to spare; but not one Negro! His only share is in the taxes he is forced to pay for this luxury for another group! The registrieship of the treasury, which Republican Presidents have given the Negro since Garfield appointed Blanch K. Bruce, is now filled by a white man, and the colored people are congregated in a separate room which is publicly proclaimed as "a colored division." When it is discovered that Negro clerks are "working as white" in other divisions, they are promptly transferred to this "colored division." Our people fear that protest against this segregation would result in the 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. A terrible 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, best 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 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 Internal Revenue Bureau—a segregated 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. 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 reaffords and whose power and responsiveness to its direct measures of its present 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 seeing injustice and oppression, within the limits of the law, to expose it, and, if possible smite it. 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VIVA GORGEOUS VELVET FAVORITE FOR THE LATE EVENING WINTER WRAP FASHION NEWS BUREAU UNDER the magic touch of scissors, behold the erstwhile "simple little felt" take on the airs of a "dress-up" chapeau. Perhaps the fetching felt models in this picture will best tell the story of what is being accomplished through the cunning of scissor-art as employed by the milliner. By cutting a felt hood in deep points and bringing it down over a felt foundation of blended coloring the result is a chic and charming hat as shown first in this group. A featured trimming of the late-winter felt hat is metal brocade. For the attractive chapeau shown in the upper right corner of this "niffy" felt collection a muchly "scissored" crown is posed over a colorful metal brocade brim and side crown with charming effect. The gleam of silver cloth through the artistic cut-out work which distinguishes the hat with the ripple brim in this picture glorifies felt in a most enchanting way. Then there is that handsome basket-woven hat posed to the right in the illustration. To accomplish this the felt shape is slashed diagonally GORGEOUS VELVET THE LATE EVEN FASHION NEWS BUREAU WHILE the style calendar is "rushing" the coming of spring, society's midseason festivities are keeping on with unabated enthusiasm. Which means that women of fashion are still centering their thoughts on pretty clothes tuned to late winter dance, dinner and theater parties. In this era of the limousine and the taxi the handsome evening wrap finds a very proper setting. For formal wear, milady is expressing preference for gorgeous velvet coats or capes such as are pictured herewith. From the atelier of Jean Magnin comes the charming theater coat of ruby velvet shown to the left. It is cut along surplice lines with long deep sleeves emblazoned with silver braid. A long scarf is attached to the right shoulder and ends in a festoon of brilliants. The cape, as an evening wrap, has become an item of genuine importance. Silver-gray velvet embroidered in shaded tones of gray and blue was GAZETTE Subscribe a around the entire side crown. Stripe of felt in contrasting color are then interwoven as you see. Metal ribbon or velvet that interworked would be equally as effective. Not even the humble felt hat has escaped the influence of the vogue for beaded embellishment. Very cleverly is a wide grosgrain ribbon "starred" with cut steel nailheads in the model shown last in the group. The idea is unique and charming as well. It is interesting to note that me tallic bandings, almost always woven ribbons, enhance the felt hats which are being accorded a conspicuous place in winter resort millinery. Nov etry creations and handsome colorings add newness to incoming felt models. A touch of straw braid character lizes latest felt hats for midseason wear. The very narrow straw head is patterned very interestingly on the felt background. This gives opportunity for charming color effects The promise is for many unique com- binations of not only straw and felt but straw and fabric as well. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. © 1927, Western Newspaper Union.) FAVORITE FOR ING WINTER WRAP selected for the developing of the lovely cape in the picture, which, by the way, is a French creation. Sable in conjunction with beautiful shaded gray willow ostrich trims this lovely costume. For evening wear in the Southland where "summer spends the winter" come direct from Paris adorable capes of white velvet hand-painted in all-over futurist designs and colorings. Quilted matelasse, whose floral pattern is traced with gold-thred stitchery, is a newly arrived coating designed for the spring and summer formal wrap, but whose debut is taking place among fashions for Southern resort wear. It is said also that the taffeta wrap elaborately garnitured in plaitings, pinked edges and shirring will take its place among the near-future fashions. Fur as a trimming for the spring coats meets with the model's approval. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. © 1972 Western Newspaper Union.) After Reading COL. HAMILTON FISH, JR. Member of the Lower House of Congress From New York City—Introduced Resolution for Memorial Monumental Frame to Our Soldiers. 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 expenditure of $30,000 for the purpose stated to commemorate the death of the senate visually. 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 in northern states, be petitioned to vote for H. R. 9694 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 decaled with the insignia of the Guercue. There is no dispute as to the herosism, 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 heroisom 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 of America request and demanded this monument, and assured 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 done 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 guillotine decide our least disputes. The few who dare, 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.