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CORRESPONDENTS must mail all letters for publication at their main postoffice sufficiently early on Monday (or Sunday) of each week to have them reach The Gazette office on Tuesday morning, and 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., obituary notices, inquiries for relatives and advertisements of all kinds, including items announcing future achievements 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 appl honors, in a class of thirty-six, all letters except himself and one other. In this class were the sons of the secretary of the Ohio House of Representative, Hon. R. R. Bee tham; Judge B. W. Rowland and other equally prominent and influential residents of Cidiz. Prof. Lee graduated from Oberlin College with the degree, A. B.; spent one summer at Ohio University, another at Chicago University where he intends to spend this summer for an A. M. from that school. For two years, he has been at the head of the normal department of one of our leading southern educational institutions. For many years and until the time of his death, his grandfather, Rev. Ben J. Hee, advertisements will be sent on appl **HILLSBORO**—Mrs. Amanda Owens and sister, Mrs. Sarah Taylor, are visiting in Lexington, Ky.—Rev. J. J. Burr attended the ministers' institute in Columbus, last Thursday. Mrs. Mary C. Ellis of Cleveland visited here, last Thursday. Miss L. Burnice Hudson returned, last week, to Columbus, where she ployed in the office of her aunt, Mrs. Helen Bass, who is making splendid progress with her recent invention, an automatic douche can. Hillsboro is Mrs. Bass' birthplace. Rev. D. B. Thorpe, pastor of Wayman A. M. e. chapel, had a great program and rally, Sunday. Rev. Nichols, P. E., was present. The audience was filled with the wonderful dress of Rev. Ridley. Subject, "The Relationship of Science and Religion". The Wilberforce quartette rendered several good selections. Rev. Thorpe is a promising young minister.—Rev. R. L. Bray passed last week and I. B. Bray attended, among other ministers, Rev. James A. Young preached for him, Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. James Blanton. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Williams and C. R. Day attended the Odd Fellow annual services in Jamestown, Sunday. Isaac Williams of Columbus visited his sisters, Decoration Mrs. Aline Burton, Clarence Mrs. Johnston, and Zack Lewis in Springfield, Sunday. Walter Brown of Columbus spent Saturday night to Monday here. ALLIANCE—The Jolly club of the GIRL Reserves had a party at the new "Y", Thursday evening.—St. Luke church's members and friends are sorry to hear of the illness of Rev. Chas. Bundy, P. E., of Cleveland, and hope for his speedy recovery.—Mrs. Sada Anderson of Cleveland, president of the A. M. E. M. M. society of northern Ohio, held a press conference Saturday evening, at St. Luke's parsonage. Arrangements were made for the convention to be held at St. Luke's, from July 14 to 19.—Mrs. Geo. Sanders and family were in Cleveland, Sunday and Monday, visiting Mrs. F. B. Dyer, her sister.—Mr. Harry Hamlin spent Decoration day in Cleveland and he joined J. Cooney who visited his brother H. J. Cooney is still quite ill.—The Second Baptist S. S. is preparing an excellent program under its directors, Mrs. Cora Hamlin, Mrs. M. Stubbs and Mrs. S. Chapman.—Mrs. LuLu Thomas was buried from the Second Baptist church, Wednesday afternoon. She leaves several small children, three sisters, several brothers and other relatives who have our sympathy in the beaver event. Mrs. P. H. C. was entertained by its president, Mrs. Minnie Moore, and Mrs. T. Colbert, Wednesday afternoon. A nice luncheon, and a very pleasant time spent. CADIZ—Mr. and Mrs. W. Dolan, Miss Mildred McCullough and Miss L. Harrington of Wheeling were guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Ballard.—Francis, son of Mrs. and Mrs. Benj. Tyler, graduated recently from McHarry Medical school, Nashville, Tenn.—Mr. John White of Steubenville was the week-end guest of Mr. and Mrs. Rufus, Richard and Edward Smith of Smithfield, and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Stewart of Flushing.—Mr. and Mrs. Ira Wallace and son, Lloyd, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert, and relatives here, Sunday—Mr. Win. Johnson died at Ohio Valley hospital in Wheeling, Sunday morning.—Harold F. son of Mr. and Mrs. Benj. S. Lee, among our first residents of this city, sponsored by the editor of The Gazette, a trustee of the Combined Normal & Industrial (State) Department at Wilberforce, was on last week Friday elected a teacher on the last week $2,000 a year. He is a native Ohioan who graduated from the local high school, six years ago, with the honors, in a class of thirty-six, all white except himself and one other, in this class were the sons of the present speaker of the Ohio House of Representative, Hon. O. C. Gray, M.D., and Hon. J. B. Tham; Judge B. W. Rowland and other equally prominent and influential residents of Cidiz. Prof. Lee graduated from Oberlin College with the degree, A. B.; spent one summer at Ohio University, another at Chicago University where he intends to spend this summer for an A. M. from what he has been at the head of the normal department of one of our leading southern educational institutions. For many years and until the time of his death, his grandfather, Rev. BenJ. H. Lee, was a well-known and leading A. M. from Ohio and Pennsylvania conference. Prof. Lee will be pleased to return to his native state to teach. "DEEP RIVER BLUES". The flood situation has caused a flood of songs bearing on the situation, such as "Muddy Waters" and "Muddy River". Lucile Marie Handy, daughter of W. C. Handy, and Eddie and Eddie age 10, sang, "Deep River Blues", which is destined to become as popular as "St. Louis Blues", on account of the characteristic treatment of the music and the beautiful lyrics which we submit herewish in full for the benefit of our readers. Verse: Deep river, deep river, Mississippi river so deep and wide My heart is breaking as I watch the evening tide. Because I'm over here my man is on the other side. If I had the means I'd go to New Orleans. But right at this time I ain't got a dime to spare. Deep river, deep river, when I feel worried I come to you. I come and sit beside you when I'm feeling blue. Cause you're the only one that I can tell my trouble to. At the break of day you'll find me gone away There's no one to care or want to know where I'm gone. Chorus: Deep river blues When the evening tide comes along Verse: Deep river, deep river, when I sit beside you I never fear. You always seem to me to be a friend so dear. And if you see my man please tell him that it's lonesome here. If I get the blues then I will take off my shoes. I'll look to the Lord and jump overboard and drown. **Chorus:** Consul Hunt Sent to Guadeloupe. Washington, D. C.—U. S. Consul and Mrs. Hunt, the latter former Miss Ida Gibbs of Little Rock, Ark., and Oberlin, left S. Ettienne, (Loire) France, on May 16th the island of Guadeloupe, West Indies and Bordeaux, Mr. Hunt having been transferred to that point by the U. S. State Department. Mrs. Hunt's sister, Mrs. Hattie Gibbs, wife of Captain Napoleon Marshall, located at Port-au-Prince, Halft, where Capt. Marshall is connected with the U. S. of Guadeloupe, attaches Mr. Hunt do not expect to remain long in Guadeloupe but hope to be transferred to a better point. Wills-Paulino Bout. New York City.-Refusing to recognize Tex Rickard's claim to the exclusive services of Paulino Uzcdum, the New state athletic commission, Tuesday, approved the match between the Spanish heavyweight and Harry Wills, arranged by Humbert Mazza, a lawyer for the commission. Approval of the Paulino-Wills match, however, is conditional on Paulino fulfilling a contract to fight Ed. Keley in Boston, the commission announced. The Brown Family Reunion. Twinsburg, O—Fifty descendants of John and Frederick Brown, famous anti-slavery characters, who started out to wipe out slavery, will gather at the old homestead and farm of Frederick, $3 \frac{1}{2}$ miles south of here on the Hudson and Twinsburg Rd., June 5, at the annual family reunion. A grandson and grandmother of John, who are now in Wyoming, are expected to take part in the festivities. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT At Wilberforce Give the Faculty and Office Force a Big "Shake Up" for the Good of the Service. (Special to The Gazette.) Wilberforce, Ohio—The meeting of the board of trustees of the Combined Normal & Industrial (State) Department at Wilberforce, held here, last week Friday, was one of the most important in many years because of the amount of work done by it. The board's action was large by in the nature of a "house-cleaning" which is bound to not splendid results in the near future for the State Department. During its sessions the board was addressed by Attys, E. L. Mills and F. J. Druckenbrood of Canton in the interest of David Atkins, a young man of the race, who some months ago was sentenced to death in the electric chair on a charge of first-degree murder which it seems is not founded in fact. Satisfied of this charge, the Ku-Klux-Klan-ridden town of Canton is working a heart-rending injustice, the two attorneys (white) mentioned in the foregoing, have worked incessantly, practically without pay, in an effort to save Atkins' life. They asked the board of trustees, and all of our people of Ohio, to so, write Gov. Donaley in no way accuse the unfortunate young man of commutation of sentence that his life may not be forfeited for a crime which they feel he is not guilty of committing. It is to be hoped that our people generally in the state will rally promptly to their assistance and do as requested, especially since the Governor. It seems, is inclined factually to believe that the drastic court sentence Atkins' mother, poor and without friends or acquaintances in this section of the country, who was helped to Canton from Tampa, Fla., is dying from cancer in a hospital at Massillon. She has been, ever since her arrival in New York, in a hospital in J. H. Lowrey, a well-to-do member of the race who resides in Massillon. Atkins' case number, in the Court of Appeals, is 54922. Returning to the board's commendable "house-cleaning" action of last week Friday the following is pertinent as well as very interesting: Persons Dropped. James. Newsome, teacher, normal division; Highschool teacher, commercial division. George Dennis, instructor of printing. T. C. Carter, executive clerk. Chas. Martin, recoord clerk. Persons Employed. Miss Louise Walton, teacher of sewing, for the present school year was elected director of home economics and girls' vocations. A. M. Chavous, teacher of electricity, was elected director of vocations for boys and instructor of electricity. Mrs. Mary Reed of Columbus, O., was elected teacher of sewing. Harold N. Lee, a graduate of Oyinin College, was elected teacher in the normal division. R. Turner Dickerson was elected instructor of physical education for boys. Miss Gladys Byrum of Chicago, was elected teacher in the normal division. All elected for the ensuing school year. The remaining personnel will be re-elected and vacancies filled at the next meeting of the board on June 11th. In an effort to reorganize the fiscal affairs of the C. N. & I. (State) Department, the position of executive clerk was established. A new clerk and auditor. Randal B. Hickman, postmaster of Wilberforce, was elected to fill this position. A NATIONAL GATHERING! Our Independent Funeral Directors Association to Meet in St. Louis, This Month—Seventeen State Organizations. Chicago, Ill.—What promises to be the greatest gathering of our funeral directors in this country will take place in St. Louis, June 7-8-9th. This organization is not affiliated with any other national body and is holding its second annual meeting. We have more than 2500 funeral directors, six casket companies, three funeral homes, and three funeral offices one of casket shade-lamps, one of burial dresses and two of artificial floral designs. Most of these will exhibit their products at the St. Louis meeting. R. R. Reed of Chicago, executive secretary and organizer of this national association, has succeeded in organizing state associations which meet annually. There is also a trade journal known as "The Colored Embalmer" published monthly in Chicago and edited by the funeral director,程去 to St. Louis as the guest of the St. Louis funeral directors association of twenty-six members. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS THEIR ESCAPE FROM THE CROWDED REFUGEE CAMPS BARRED BY SOLDIERS. Tenants Released Only to Their Landlords-Being Charged for Red Cross Aid-How They Do It "Down Home"—Forced to Work Under Soldiers' Guns and to Plant in Water With Their Feet-Labor Agents Barred. New York City.—Our people are being held in peonage in the Mississippi flood area, and are being prevented from leaving concentration camps without the consent of their landlords; also attempts are being made to help with flood relief furnished them, reports Walter White, an assistant secretary of the N. A. A. C. P., who returned, last week, from a tour including Memphis, Jackson, Vicksburg, New Orleans, and other points in the flood area. He also reports instances of our people escaping refugee-camps shelter and clothing, rather than be returned to the plantations from which the flood had driven them. Mr. White says: "In response to complaints of peonage in the Mississippi flood area, I went to that territory and in my tour visited Memphis, Vicksburg, Jackson, New Orleans, and other places in the flooded region. At Memphis, I talked with Dr. Wm. R. Redden, chief medical officer for the Cross in the flood area, who said: "The Red Cross emphatically disapproves of any attempts to use this disaster by landlords further to enslave Negro tenant farmers and share croppers. Aid is given directly to the individual sufferer. It would be an interesting problem to see that attempts by landlords and others to enslave against tenants are checked when such relief is given refugees after they have returned to their homes." "In many refugee camps, however, 'Negroes' are released only to 'their' landlords and are sent back to the plantation from which they came. This fact was confirmed to me by Gert Curtis, 'Green commanding officer' of Vicksburg National Guard troops who are keeping order in that area. He told me that plantation owners come to the camps to pick out 'their Negroes' and that labor agents are kept from the camps, 'no man being permitted to talk to any other but his own Negroes. The extent of virtual imprisonment of our flood sufferers, to prevent escape from the plantation areas, is attested in a dispatch from Cleveland, Miss., published in the Vicksburg Evening Post of May 5, in which it is stated: 'A meeting of the executive committee of the Citizens Relief Committee was held in Cleveland by a full-time Director-in-Charge of Red Cross network work here. The matter of parties, covering a wide range of the delta section not overflowed, coming to Cleveland with the view and purpose of being permitted to remove families from the camp and place them on their own plantations, was thoroughly discussed and considered by the committee, releasing families or individuals to parties other than to the one with whom they have previously contracted for the year, was placed in the hands of V. W. Thomas. Mr. Thomas was instructed by the committee not to release any family or persons from the camp except on written consent of the landlord from whose possession the family came or on the personal request or authorization of the landlords." "At a number of camps I was told of Negroes eluding guards and escaping, preferring to forego food, shelter, clothing and medical attention rather than go back to the plantations from which the flood waters had driven them. At some of the camps they were being taken out of the fields, being taken out of the camps and checked in again when their laborers were finished. Most of these men had no objection to working, even though not paid, but they objected to the beating, cursing and kicking they had to endure. There are also numerous instances of brutality in the treatment of those forced to work on the plantations, among the gunmen and even white civilians. In many places, notably Greenville and Stop's Landing, they were thus conscripted, among them being an insurance agent, and they were kept at work even when it was plain the levee would break. When the break came, this insurance agent told me he saw some forty or fifty swept away by the waters, presumably to death. He managed to fight his way back to the levee. He is a graduate of the University and entirely trustworthy and reputable. He injured his foot in the break of the levee but was put to IN-UNION IS STRONGER COPY FIVE CENTS VES! ERERS GOOD AREA THE CROWDED REFUGEE O BY SOLDIERS. Their Landlords—Being Aid—How They Do It Preced to Work Under Plant in Water With or Agents Barred. work on the levee at Greenville, being allowed to obtain treatment for his injury only when that levee gave way two days later. In conclusion I will give one more authorized quotation from Dr. Redden, showing the conditions prevalent in the delta: 'Some of the Negroes did not even know that their own bodies belonged to them, and we sought to vide-nate them they said that it could be done only after their plantation bosses gave their permission. When some of these plantation owners objected we had to tell them: Either you will permit vaccination or we will stop relief.' Planting in Water With Their Fect. New Orleans, La.—The plow furrow follows the receding flood line in Arkansas and northern Louisiana as inhabitants of the stricken districts endeavor to get seed in the ground in time to assure at least a partial harvest. Farmers in some localities are working in the mud, turning in the rich layer of silt deposited by the flood before the torrid sun has baked it hard. Over extensive acreage where water still lies two or three inches deep barefoot "Neosaras" are planted in the ground with their feet. They are planting cotton, corn and foodstuffs and expect a fair harvest if the season is kind. For more than ten miles across the basin of the Ouachita river there is little dry land to be seen. At wayside stations where two weeks ago long strings of box cars sheltered hundreds of families of Negroes, sounds of stringed instruments float into the night from cabins where pine knots provide a place for the bright light of the heart of the "Sugar Bowl" to hold the levees and prevent further inundation and destruction of their homes, was carried, Sunday, far into the interior by residents of the Grosse Tete section. ROCKEFELLER'S LATEST GIFT To Spelman College is a New Chapel Costing Nearly Two Hundred Thousand Dollars—It's Recent Dedication. Atlanta, Ga. — John D. Rockefeller, Jr., who was born in Cleveland, O. was the principal figure in the dedication here, May 21, of the new "Sister's Chapel" of Spelman College, recently erected as a memorial to his mother and aunt. An audience of 1500, including many prominent people of both races, packed the chapel to witness the dedication, and as many more were turned away. Addresses were delivered by Dr. Robert A. B. Adams and James B. Adams of Brooklyn and Dr. John E. White of Anderson, S. C. Dr. E. P. Johnson and Dr. John Hope led the opening devotions, and the dedication service was conducted by Charles W. Daniel and Dr. Carter H. Jones. In turning over the keys of the chapel to Dr. Trevor Arnett, president of the board of trustees, Mr. Rockefeller paid a simple but beautiful tribute to the devotion of his mother and aunt to the ideals of freedom, and expressed the hope that the new building might stand always as a bulwark to these essentials of character and civilization. The chapel is a beautiful piece of architecture, modeled after the temples of ancient Rome, and was constructed almost wholly by Afro-American labor. Its cost and that of its furnishings was $182,500. Spelman College, named for the mother of Mr. Rockefeller's mother, has been in the 1881 mission in the basement of Friendship Baptist church. From that humble beginning, largely thru the friendship of the Rockefellers, it has grown to an A-grade college, with a plant worth nearly a million dollars. It has turned out more than a thousand of our graduates and now has an enrollment of 570. Alfred Cole, age 40, of 2165 E. 36th St., was acquitted of a second degree murder indictment, late last week Wednesday, by a jury in criminal court. He was indicted for the murder, April 30, of Mrs. Catherine Marshall. 2167 E. 36th St., who was clubbed to death with a piece of gas pipe. Cole pleaded self-defense. He said that Mrs. Marshall had been firing a gun in her yard, and when he walked up she pointed it toward him. He thought that she would shoot so he struck her over the head with an iron pipe, he said. O-OH, SIS!--LOOK AT THE WIDLOWER'S OVER THERE! YES!--BUT LOOK AT THE SIGN! BEWARE OF THE BULL! POOH!--YOU CERTAINLY DON'T BELIEVE IN SIGNS. DO YOU? WELL, I'M TIRED. ANYHOW!--I'LL WAIT HERE! COME ON, SIS! YOU'VE GOT ENOUGH POSIES! ALL RIGHT, SIS— —I'LL BE OVER IN A SECOND! Tim Early PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY (In Advance) One Year ..... $2.00 Six Months ..... 1.00 Subscribers are requested to remit by postoffice money order or registered letter. Entered at the postoffice in Cleveland, Ohio, as second-class mail matter Address all communications to HARRY C. SMITH Editor and Proprietor THE GAZETTE $226 W. Superior Ave., Cleveland, O. (Bell 'Phone: Cherry 1259) Member Ohio Legislature: 1894 to 1896; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902 THE GAZETTE is the oldest and 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, JUNE 4, 1927. The local Democratic leader, W.B. B. Gongwer, has not endorsed Willie Green's candidacy for "mumy" judge nor has the Republican "boss", Maurice Maschke, done so. Walt and see how correct this statement JS. "Blowbagging" will not secure either of these things, either. It is said that George Hinton has succeeded Green as "director general" of the defunct Mercy Hospital movement's campaign for funds. THOSE SOUTHERN "CRACKERS" If there is anything too mean, low and contemptible for the average southern white brute to do to our helpless people in that section of the country we certainly would like to know what it is. Charging our flood sufferers for Red Cross aid, treating them like slaves in and out of levee camps, forcing them to work, and in water, too, without pay and with armed soldiers standing over them the while, and holding them in camps until their landlord "sends an order or calls for them". This is in this country, not Russia, and with a so-called Republican administration in power with headquarters at Washington, D. C. It makes one's blood all but boil. Lord, have mercy! What next? WHERE DID THE MONEY GO? The few remaining Mercy Hospital movement promoters tried to have another meeting, one evening this week, at Shiloh Baptist church, with the same result. Practically nobody went to it. Some individuals do not know when "a thing is deader than heck's pup". That thing is the M. H. movement. Who is getting some money now? Dwight Williams "took to the woods" when that $200 a month was cut off. It is also said that all but about $100, of the $1.500 the M. H. movement proponents were so long raising in the churches and elsewhere, was "used up", some weeks ago. What for? The misguided persons who contributed to the fund are entitled to know. There should be an itemized statement published. Unless this is done very soon, the contributors have a right to THINK what they please. When the much-heralded "Brusseaux investigation of Wilberforce University" was announced, some months ago, comparatively few of the great mass of our people throughout the country, who heard of the contemplated action, knew that the Combined Normal and Industrial (State) Department at Wilberforce, although a part of the university, was controlled by the state of Ohio which was represented on its board of trustees by five members, appointed by the governor of Ohio; three members, appointed by the A. M. E. Church connection and one ex officio member—the president of the university. Fewer members of the race throutout the country seem to know that there has not been any (Brusseaux) investigation of Wilberforce University which is controlled by the A. M. E. Church connection, the Combined Normal & Industrial (State) Department of the university excepted. The university's board of trustees, all appointed by the A. M. E. Church connection, did not permit any (Brusseaux) investigation. His activity, however, resulted in the state auditor of Ohio ordering a thorow investigation of the state department at Wilberforce by a state examiner who, but a few weeks preceding the date of Auditor Tracy's order, had completed a careful examination of it reporting, as he also did after his re-examination, on the state auditor's order at the request of Brusseaux, everything in good shape. No dishonesty, crookedness of wrong-doing of any kind was found and the board of trustees and superintendent, the controlling power of the State Department, were again given a "clean bill of health". What Brusseaux started to do as we have indicated in the foregoing, he never succeeded in doing because he failed to bring about the investigation of the university proper which was sought and this fact should be, as it is not, generally known. In an effort to still further promote the interests of the state department, its board of trustees, last week Friday, took a long step in the advance which is bound to improve the department greatly and which will be found noted at length elsewhere in this paper in our Willberforce letter. The Gazette commends in the strongest possible manner the determination and continued effort of the board not only to improve conditions but also to materially raise the standard of teaching and the quality of service rendered by the official staff of the State Department, under the direction of its very efficient superintendent, Mr Richard C. Bundy. Additional Locals The Buckeyes lost a ten-inning battle with Detroit in that city, Sunday, after tinging the score with a five-run rally in the eighth. Branigan went the route for Cleveland. Morris, Kenyon and Rile hurled for Detroit. The local team is sure playing good ball, these days, and should be encouraged. Mr. and Mrs. Tom O. O. Queen, E. 83rd St., raised $132 at their recent dinner for the benefit of St. James A. M. E. church's building fund. Mrs. Queen's goal was $200, for the June rally. This she has raised with the loyal assistance of Mr. Queen, and her many friends. This is material assistance. The editor of The Gazette acknowledges the receipt of an invitation from the trustees, faculties and graduating classes of Howard University to attend the events of commencement week. June 5 to 10, 1927, in honor of the opening of degrees. June 10 at 3 p. m., on the university campus. Washington, D. C. The Research club held its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. Louise Pridgeon's, E. 85th St. A committee was appointed to attend the monthly meeting of our local city federation. Next meeting, at Mrs. Julia B. Thurston's, E. 103rd St., June 10. Thurston, pres; Mrs. R. W. Welch, sec; Mrs. C. L. Mason, reporter. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd J. Williams of Baltimore, Md., will spend the last two weeks of July in Cleveland, visiting their many old friends and acquaintances here where they resided, years ago. Mr. Williams is a former Cleveland whose coming to Baltimore by his scores of old friends. Mrs. Williams is a native of Baltimore. The Buckeyes turned the other cheek at Detroit, Monday, after being nosed out, 4 to 3, in the morning game and the Detroit Stars slapped our team. The Stars made it two straight for the holiday. Rile bested Dean in a hurling duel in the first tilt, while Kenyon limited the Buckeyes to a trio of bingles in the second. Although all of our employees of the Post Office department are eligible, less than 15 per cent of them are members of the National Alliance of Postal Employees, which is to hold its biennial convention in Memphis, July 13. The Alliance offers fraternal insurance, a sick benefit, and institutes itself generally in the protection, in the service, of postal employees. Our local Federation of Women's clubs elected the following delegates to the state convention to be held. June 27 to July 1: Mrs. Cora W. Robinson, pres.; Mesdames Mae MURINE FOR YOUR EYES Murine Co., Dpt. H.S., 9E. Ohio St., Chicago W. H. MOTON'S Cut Rate Sign Service COMMERCIAL SIGNS AND SHO KARDS HI QUALITY — LO PRICES 2725 CENTRAL AVENUE CLEVELAND, OHIO BASEY, L. J. Gibson, Minerva Taylor. Alternates: Mesdames Fannie Morton, Bessie Crawford and J. Westfield. Delegates to the Junior federation: Alice Green, pres.; and Dorothy Fisher, who is on the statement program. Mrs. J. Morris of Chicago, accompanied by Miss Nancy Jamieson, also of that city, motored to the city to spend last Saturday and Sunday, guests of Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. 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Gas, bath, electric lights, large cellar, yard, etc. In good condition. Very near Quincy-Quincy corr. 1259 or call at Suite 302, No. 226 W. Superior Ave. opposite Hotel Cleveland in the afternoon. CLEVELAND Social and Personal CLEVELAND Social and Personal Mrs. Mary C. Ellis visited in Hillsboro, last week Thursday. Mrs. Geo. Sanders and family of Alliance visited her sister, Mrs. F. B. Dyer, the first of last week. Our showing in the Decoration day parade, Monday, was the poorest in years and a great disappointment to many. Mr. Harry Hamlin and Mr. John Cooney of Alliance were in the city Decoration day, the latter to see a brother who is quite ill. John H. Perry will return from Dayton in about two weeks. His host of friends will sure be pleased to see him home again. The local graduate-nurses' association will hold its monthly meeting at Cedar "Y", June 3, at 8 p.m. New members are invited to attend. Rev. Russell S. Brown attended the national council of Congregational churches in Omaha, Neb., this week, and visited his old home, Topeka, Kans. Mr. Louis Hamlett, E. 90th St., was severely injured, recently, when he fell down stairs at his daughter, Mrs. Anna Marshall's, E. 83rd St. He is convalescing. Mr. and Mrs. Louis S. Jones, E. 101st St., received a cablegraph, Tuesday, from their son. Louis V., announcing his safe arrival in Paris, France, and of course were delighted. Mrs. Sada Anderson, wife of Major W. T. Anderson and president of an M. M. society of the A. M. E. church, was in Alliance, last week, working in the interest of the organization. Ellen J. Thomas, E. 55th St., pioneer beauty culturist, died, recently, after an operation. The remains were shipped to Lima, her old home, for interment. Value of school property for Afro-American education in South Carolina, during 10 years from $1,490,768 to $E,445,524, according to a report of the state superintendent of education. 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Very near Scovill-Quincy Ave. car. $25 a month. Call Cherry 1259 or call at Suite 302, No. 226 W. Superior Ave., opposite Hotel Cleveland in the afternoon. the guest of Thelma L. Taylor, who was home to spend the week-end with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. Oliver A. Taylor of Crawford Rd. W. A. Lewis, a delegate to the Cleveland A. M. E. district conference at Struthers, last week, was elected a delegate to the annual conference at Lima and was re-elected treasurer of the district conference. Our local Ministers' Alliance will hold its fifth annual banquet, June 20 at St. John's A. M. E. church. Rev. R. C. Wood, former president of Virginia Seminary and College, will be the principal speaker. Music. David H. Pierce, editorial writer for The Cleveland Daily News, addressed the Erie, Pa., branch of the N. A. A. C. P. at the Erie Y. M. C. A., Monday evening. His subject was, "Major Aspects of the Race Problem." Last Friday evening, an excellent juvenile program was rendered under the auspices of the Ladies' Auxiliary of the local N. A. A. C. P. branch. Mrs. Harry E. Davis, wife of our state representative, was chairman of the arrangements committee. Francis Gregory, who represented Case School of Applied Science in the Ohio intercollegiate track meet, last Saturday, at Cincinnati, leaves Case students to visit several industries in the East equipped with electrical machinery. The Inter-Racial Study club met at Mrs. J. W. Hunter's, 223& 8 E. 33rd St., May 23. After a delicious luncheon, followed by quotations, business of importance was discussed and plans were made for an outing. Next meeting, at Mrs. R. H. Jackson's, Mrs. Ida Burton, pres.; Mrs. M. Hunter, reporter. Dr. C. Lee Jefferson insists that he signed and published the statement of the ministers' committee, which met at Mt. Zlon church, although another one of our local ministers on the committee insists to the contrary. 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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. It still further, the President Harding reached its zenith under President Coolidge. For instance, the largest of our parks President Wilson never troubled, but the present administration has found time and desire to introduce it even there. 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 business taken in this city by restricting white people to white people, and black to black, often duplicating work as most blocks had white and black residents. And, worst of all, announced in his official capacity that Negroes should not hold office where white people cannot segregation, then, is a Republican institution, a Democratic one, which began by Republicans, and carried on to its all-embracing extent by Republicans! There is far more of it in the departments, today, than at any time since the Negro first appeared, close upon the close of the Civil War. The picture requirement in the civil service, which makes it next to impossible for a colored lady or gentleman to enter the civil service, since their color is disclosed in their graph which must account for their papers, is tenacuous on hold to on our Republic's President. Only lass the colored girl appeared after having passed 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, word is law there, as he the special favorite of Secretary Mellon and his department. He halls from North Carolina, the home of the other favorite and leader of the segregation forces, Col. Sherrill, superintendent of buildings and grounds, it is no use to complain of either of these southern gentlemen. The colored people here who know the President could destroy segregation in the departments of the government, and the photograph requirements in the civil service by the mere nod of his head, are at a loss to understand him, and he does not put his splendid declarations on purpose to operation here, where it would not even cost him a single vote and where he has full power and absolutely no opposition. They wonder if he is not a firm believer in segregation, especially since segregation is one of the civic rights that has found its "welcome home" in the Republican party, and receives no condemnation from the Republican President. (Special to The Gazette.) Washington, D. C.—In the postfoster segregation is rampant. The faithful colored clerks work under constant humiliation and physical disadvantages. The department maintains a spacious caferla 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 is disadvantageous as it is, is far less galling to the colored clerks than is the thought of their government taking their taxes, as it takes those of the whites, for the comfort of the latter, and setting them off as though they were lepers. The justice 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 whiche and neglect of colored. It maintains a well-appointed club room with pool tables and other games, com for t able lounges and other equipment for rest, sociability, and recreation, and nothing for these same colored employees. This private club is in the magnificent postoffice building, built and maintained by ALL of the people. In the locker rooms there segregation, and segregation are 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 department, including the postmaster general, in the postoffice building, to announce social events with the public 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 white. These clerks get the colored. These clerks give the 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 mail. The colored clerks have dared to union which may be regularly and widely 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 print office keeps faith with the government's universal scheme of segregation. Some of the best and brightest of our girls are forced to accept inferior positions there on account of the better and more lucrative avenues of employment being closed to them because of their color. The whites are generally of a very mediocre group, far from equaling our girls in educational equipment, culture, and working efficiency. Yet these superior girls are set off from the whites with the latter, of course, having the better working conditions, salaries and recreational facilities. There is a large cafeteria in this huge structure to meet the employees may go, but there are a few that go 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 over pass over our superior employees to directive positions, and higher salaries. The whites have a large recreational center in this public building with many fine appointments for rest and amusements. During lunch and dinner hours they repair to this restful retreat for sociability and dance. Last fall, a young Afro-American girl, a young man, his work, felt the injustice of this exclusion of our employees so keenly that he secured the company of a young lady of the race to take part in the dance. As soon as this couple started to dance the music was 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 believed in the trumped-up charge. He was a night-employee, hence he carried a pistol. Right after the dance incident a fire broke out in the office. He was quickly accused of setting the building afire in the dance floor. Detectives came to the building to arrest him, and falling to secure any evidence searched him only to discover the pistol. They quickly dropped the arson weapon and seized weapons (or which he was immediately dismissed. By this severe punishment our employees are taught that there is no way of escape for one who dares to resent the daily insults that their government (under President Coolidge) gives them. Many of the employees have expressed their deeply-wounded feelings to me at being considered a pariah by the government whose institutions they are serving so faithfully, and I have taken up a number of cases only to be met by a 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 lost their positions as a result of their protest and arrests by the La Follette Shortly after the accession of Mr. Wilson to the White House, a mem- ber or his family visited the bureau where she saw white and colored girls working together in perfect harmony, oblivious to any thought of race. Shortly thereafter came an order for segregation of the races, and a white lady who had been noted for her philanthropy among our people and who was upon intimate terms at the White House appeared at the bureau to 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 Calvin Coolidge 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 noavail, 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 loca 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 for democracy was at the crossroads for democracy 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 fulness, under the administration of the party that 'brahman Lincoln, Charles Summer 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 SEGREGATED in their rest rooms, toilets, bathing rooms and classrooms, 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 positions, the inevitable result of segregation, the unequalness of the law, the injustice of an order destroying this inquisitive practice in all of our government departments, for it not only humiliates the best of the government servants but impairs the government service. (Special to The Gazette) Washington, D. C.—The treasury department, according to the President's recent acceptance speech, is now under the ablest financial genius since the days of Alexander Hamilton. It is to be remembered that the president came from the Indies, and in the history 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, deviled the national treasury, and led the Civil War; and Ohio's master manager, John Sherman. These men never knew what segregation was! The present head of the department of internal revenue, Mr. Blain from North Carolina, has not appointed a colored clerk since his incumbency. While his predecessor, Mr. Daniel Roper, a democrat from Texas, appointed and promoted several of them. Since the income tax legislation and the numberless new taxes that the recent war necessitated, this is by far the largest department of the treasury, employing several thousand clerks. Yet Nehemiah's office isn'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 at times, and are forced to work in the dark, to stire the use of them. The department maintains a huge, magnificent cafeteria, in the splendid sweep of woodland along our national driveway, where white people of every class can come to rest, dine, and socialize of afternoons and evenings at minimum costs. The white press of the city is constantly telling of the thousands who take advantage of this "delightful retreat," and the people who live there pay the creates. It seats two thousand duers 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 Blanket 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 single stroke of his pen, President 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 night 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, lamenting 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 section of 10 employees in the file room. **Internal Revenue** 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. Separate Lunch Room Post Office Department—a segregated lunch room. Our Church Debts We want our readers, particularly the local ministers, to read carefully and ponder—the following partial list of our local churches indebended: Cory M. E. church, $4,000; Shiloh Baptist church, $4,500; Zion Hill Baptist church, $15,000; Gethsemane Baptist church, 8,000; Icounium Baptist church, $18,000; St. James A. M. E. church, $30,000; E. 71st and Cedar Ave., $30,000; Temple Church, $30,000; Mt. Zion Baptist church, $6,000; E. 74th and Kinsman Rd., $5,500; churches in Mt. Pleasant, $3,500; E. 64th and Quincy Ave., $25,000; St. Paul A. M. E. Zion, $30,000; 2nd Emmanuel Baptist church, $8,000; E. 33rd and Central Holy Trinity Church, $30,000; Baptist church, $6,000; Lindae church, $8,000; Frank Ave. Baptist church, $2,000; Monumental Baptist church, $17,000; Baptist and Methodist churches in Collinwood, $12,000; Tripledstone Baptist church, $9,000; Friendship Baptist church, $13,000; Miles Avenue church, $2,000; Mt. Zion Baptist church, $2,000; Mt. Zion Church, $50,000; churches on West Side, $3,600; Macedonia Baptist church, $59,000; Phillips C. M. E. Chapel, $10,000; St. Mark's Presbyterian church, $10,000; Stewart Memorial, E. 74th St. and Central Ave., $13,000; St. Paul Baptist church, $6,800; Antich Baptist, $15,000; New Hope Baptist church, $15,000; Baptist church, $1,700; two little churches, E. 123rd St. and Superior E. 5,338; W. 25th St., $1,275; Phillis Wheatley Association, $158,000; Total $667,213. CORRESPONDENTS WANTED "The Old Reliable" Gazette desires an active agent and correspondent in every city and town in Ohio and neighboring states having a number of Afro-American residents. Only a little time on Fridays or Saturdays is required. We are especially desirous of hearing from persons in the following named cities: Springfield, Columbus, Toledo Sieubenville, Zanesville, Wilmington, Xenia, Washington C. H., Lancaster, Hamilton, Piqua, Lima, O., and other places, particularly in Ohio, where we have none. Write to the editor of The Gazette. 226 West Superior, 1200 Northwest Avenue, we sent prompt, and our terms will oblige us greatly, by sending at once the addresses of persons in the cities named, and others in the state to whom we can write relative to the matter. SUGAR By Maceo Pinkard Writer of "Sweet Man" & "Sweet Georgia Brown" and other SWEET SONG HITS If your Music Dealer or "Grocer" can't sell you SUGAR Send 30c for your copy to W. C. HANDY Music Publisher 1545 Broadway - New York, N. Y. CARRIE WEBB & FRIENDS SIMPLICITY IS THE KEYNOTE FOR THE GRADUATING FROCK N FROCKS of "gingham-silk" are the smart thing for this summer. These taffeta weaves, so called because of their gingham patterning, especially exploit checks and plaids. A "just arrived" gingham-silk dress is pictured here. Not only its material but its fashioning is the "lost word." The surplice opening for the bodice bespoke the new trend, also the overskirt effect which appears in quite a few of the newer modes. The stylist also employs solid colors for the flower-like chou of taffeta at the walstline, to which little flare cuffs are matched. Black or navy with white are outstanding for these practical afternoon checked taffeta frocks. For dressier wear there is also a considerable showing of pastel shades with white. Prominent among these are yellow with white, green with white and very attractive for children and growing girls are bright red-and-white checks. SIMPLICITY IS THE FOR THE C ONLY when the dress of the "sweet girl graduate" accents the note of simplicity does it create a pleasing impression. Now that sheer white materials are so in vogue, there is every opportunity of either making or buying "ready-to-wear" a charming graduating dress, such as will set off those "endearing young charms" of the daughter of the household to perfection. White georgette is a most excellent selection for the graduating frock. It is exquisitely dainty, and as to service, that is one of its chief recommendations. It launches beautifully, yet never has the appearance of a wash dress, and for little Miss Sixteen it will prove a most charming dance frock all through the summer season. Very prettily and girlishly styled is this white georgette dress pictured to the left. Sleeveless is this little frock. The ruffles on the skirt are arranged in tiers, for the tiered effect is one of the mode's pet holdies this GAZETTE Subscribe a Smart, indeed, and ideal for summer wear is the two-piece dress which styles its skirt and sleeveless jacket of checked taffeta, the blower being either of washable white crepe or sheer white cotton vole. If this lingerie blouse displays a jabot, also a generous amount of fagoting or hand-drawn hemstitching, so much the better from a fashion standpoint. Designers are doing some amusing things with the new gingham-silks by combining pails or checks of one color with those of another. A black-and-white check bordered with a red-and-white check is stunning. The same may be said of polka dots which, by the way, are in smart fashion again. For instance, a large navy-and-white polka dot is trimmed with tiny-dotted tan and white. There is no end to the which novel can be achieved by following out this line of thought. JULIA BOTTOMLEY, (©) 1827, Western Newspaper Union.) KEYNOTE RADUATING FROCK season. There is just the faintest blush of pink in the satin ribbon rosette posed on the shoulder. A trifle more elaborate is the dress of crepe de chine to the right. It is all in pure white even to the ribbon at neckline and waistline. This lovely frock subscribes to the reigning lace vogue in that rows and rows of narrow edging run a scalloped course around the slightly bountiful skirt. The lace in rows about the neckline suggests a yoke effect. Emphasis is again placed on organdie for the summer frock. It is thought that this material will repeat the wonderful vogue it enjoyed some few seasons ago. Cunning and quaint are jeune fille frocks made of this material, with basque bodices and full skirts in sleeveless style. Some of the skirts have tiers of ribbon, others are bordered with lace, in which event there is apt to be a yoke and cap—sleeves of the lace. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. (© 1927 Western Newspaper Union.) After Reading THE COLOR LINE IN LABOR UNIONS To Be Opposed From Within the Federation if The Warning Issued By the Pennsylvania Branch is Heeded. The Gazette has received from John P. Troxell, of the Pennsylvania Federation of Labor, a copy of a resolution unanimously passed by that body at its twenty-sixth annual convention in Harrisburg, Pa., May 10 to 13, in which all labor unions are urged to admit Afro-Americans to membership on equal terms with all other men. The resolution also instructs the Pennsylvania delegate to the convention of the American Federation of Labor to introduce a similar resolution there. The resolution as sent by Mr. Troxell is as follows: WHEREAS, Many of our unions exclude Afro-Americans from membership, sometimes by explicit constitutional provision, and sometimes by subterfuges and technicalities; and such exclusion is contrary to the very fundamental of democracy, and sometimes by our poor movement is built; and the Afro-American has time and again shown that he can be a loyal union man, often more loyal than the white worker at his elbow; and if we bar him from our unions, he will work as a non-union man, for he must make a living, and the employers are hiring him in constantly creasing rates. We are NOT VED. That we declare in favor of his full and open membership in all unions, on exactly the same terms as all other men; and that we pledge ourselves to work for the removal of whatever discrimination prevails against him in our own locals and international; and that our delegate to the coming A. F. of L. convention be instructed to introduce a resolution of the same effect as this one. Be it further RESOLVED. That the officers of our Federation be instructed to give this resolution the widest practice publicity throughout the labor press. THE N. A. A. C. P. AND LUNA PARK. Luna Park, Cleveland, is notorious for its insulting color-lines, drawn against our people in its dance-hall, roller-rink and bathing pool. Those of us who have self and race-respect will stay out of that park, and not be invigued into going there to pat any of our entertainments. That would be giving the Luna Park management our hard-earned money for gratuitously insulting us. There is no class or race of people in this community except ours who are so discriminated against. Even the lowest of all other classes (races) are welcomed there and permitted to enjoy all of its attractions of various kinds. Stay out of color-line Luna Park! We suggest to the local branch of the N. A. A. C. P. the advisability of breaking down the Luna Park and the other parks in our Ohio Civil Rights law. This would be SERVICE to our people of this community such as that organization has never as yet given, and they are entitled to it because of the fact that we have paid into the organization since the inception of the local branch. The Truth! What would cause other people to gnash their teeth and gird their loins is question of debate for us. Kick us, beat us, pile depredations upon us, revile us, abuse us, lie about us, malign us and even impugn our valor and we are not unanimously insulted. It seems impossible to establish unanimity of insult in the black race.—Chicago (Ill.) Whip. "HUMAN NATURE'S FOULEST BLOT." My ear is pained, My soul is sick with every day's report Of wrong and outrage, with which the earth is filled, There is no flesh in man's ob- durate heart. It does not feel for man; the natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as the flax That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colored like his own; and having power To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey. Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys: 'Tis human nature's broadest foulest blot. —Cowper. THERE is no good reason why your dealer should offer you something else when you ask for KRAFT CHEESE ading It a Copy of It.