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Bullard, Henry Willis and Raymond Williams spent ALLIANCE:—Mrs. Maya McGowan has returned from Westchester, Pa., where she assisted revivals, Mr. Tom McGowan where, Friday, from Chicago.—Mrs. Merle Miller has received a certificate from Bishop J. H. Jones, auctioning her to act as a local or travelling evangelist.—Mr. McGowan entertained the "Twelve Sisters." last Friday evening.—The P. W. C. met, Wednesday evening, at Mrs. Luu Jones".—Mr. and Mrs. E. Southall of E. Liverpool, spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Leroy Miller.—Mrs. Lena Baker has lagripe, St. Luke's "Allen Stars" went on a hike, to Mason's farm, with their upstairs, Mrs. Emma Prible, who prepared the lunch, and a winer roast, last Saturday afternoon. WELLSVILLE.—Miss Mable Wilson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilson, who underwent an operation in the East Liverpool hospital, is slowly recovering. Alvin Clark, who recently broke a leg playing football, is in the same hospital.—Mrs. S. Allen of East Liverpool, Mrs. Myrtle Lewis, Mrs. S. C. Brown and Mrs. E. C. Payne have returned from Columbus where they attended the quadrennial convention.—Miss Mary Jones is visiting in Youngstown.—Mr. Wm. Spires visited Canton,倦.—Mr. Judia Lyons has returned from France, where her son, Llovid, in Cleveland.—The Misses Lena Blythe and English Sibley and Messrs. Harold and Earl Gordon of Youngstown, spent Sunday with Miss Verna Lewis.—Miss Freda Wilson of East Liverpool, who was moved home from the city hospital, is convalescing.—Miss Alice Crawford of Midland visited here. CADIZ—Mrs. R. F. Ballard has returned from Columbus. She attended the quadrennial convention.—Mrs. Laura Olmstead of Uhrichsville visited her daughter, Mrs. Geo Miller, over the week-end.—Mesdames Lola Ramsay, Frances Christian, Olive Lucas and Almanza Lee visited in Massillon, Sunday. Mrs. Waldo of Washington, Mrs. visiting her daughter, Mrs. Luther Wheeler.—A. J. Wallace's funeral was held from St. James A. M. E church, Oct. 5, Rev. C. M. Hogans officiating, assisted by Revs. Lucas, Hughes, and Jos. Kindle of Uhrichsville. It was largely attended by members of both races and the floral offerings beautiful. Among the relatives present were: Mr. and Mrs. Waldo of Washington, Mrs. Mitchell and Mrs. Dollie Manning of Newark, Mr. Charles Wallace and Mrs. Isabel Adams of Pittsburgh. Mr. Wallace was highly respected by members of both races in this community and will be greatly missed.—Rev. C. M. Hogans, former pastor of the A. M. E. church has been transferred to the South Ohio Conference, and, left, to the University of Cincinnati. Dr. C. H. Young, a former local of the A. M. E. pastor, was sent to Smithfield, succeeding B. A. Galloway, who goes to Springfield. HILLSBORO. — Mr. and Mrs. Charles Williams, Jr. were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Highwarden. Sunday—Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Woods of Sidney are visiting their parents. —Mr. James West and Miss Burnice Hudson were married. Oct. 12, by Rev. J. J. Burr. The young folk are popular in social circles. The bride is the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Hudson, and the groom the only son of Mrs. Flora West. He is an industrious young man and holds a responsible position with one of the local meat markets. They are housekeeping on St. Stephen's Church, ternited 12 persons, last Thursday evening, in their honor. A delicious lunch was served—Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson of Columbus were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Goins, Saturday to Tuesday. Mr. Wm. Pope of Columbus spent the weekend here—Mr. Lafayette Goin's has returned from a visit to Cincinnati —Rev. J. J. Burr preached for Rev R. S. Bray, Sunday.—Miss Cassie Essex entertained Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Atchison, Mr. and Mrs. Doyal Smith of Cincinnati and Mrs. Samuel Graves at dinner, Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Bolden, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Ford, Mrs. M. Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Alex Holland and sons, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jones and son and Mrs. Sarah Jenkins and son. home-coming at the Baptist church in Washington C. H. Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. Oral Clements and family visited in Sardinia, Sunday.—Mr. and Mrs. Grant Hurd entertained Mr. and Mrs. Paul Campbell and sons, and Miss Lizzie Campbell at dinner, Sunday.—Prof. O. C. Bullard, Henry Willis and Raymond Williams spent sunday evening in Georgetown. The former visited his parents.—Mr. Clifford Lamb left, Sunday, for Clever visit to Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson. His wife and mother there visiting, will return with him. —Miss Rosetta Nelson was home, Sunday, from Dayton.—Mr. and Mrs. Oral Clements and family visited in Greenfield, Saturday evening.—Mrs. Jane Young visited in Washington C. H. Saturday to Monday.—Mrs. Anna Hill and Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Lord attended the O. B. state convention in Cincinnati, last Thursday. —Mr. Clarence Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. and Calvin Dixon and spent Sunday in Columbus. —Roberto and Stan Day convalescent.—Mr. Addison Butler and Mrs. Anna Williams were married, Oct. 9, at the ordee's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carey Williams', by Rev. Bray. MAMMOUTH MEETING. The Southern Mutual Benefit Insurance Company will celebrate its second anniversary, Wednesday night, Nov. 9, at 8 p.m., at St. John's A. M. E. church, E. 40th and Central Ave., Rev. H. P. Jones, pastor. The Southern Mutual Benefit Insurance Company has had the greatest growth of any insurance or mutual company in the state or any where. Nearly 4,000 members, within less than two years' time, is the growth of this progressive company. We have not a single sick or death claim in our office, that has not been fully paid up to date, that has occurred, this year, 1927. We expect to have between 1,000 and 1,500 people at this meeting. Some of the leading dignitaries of the state will be present. Plans will be formulated, at this meeting, to begin purchasing an office-building for The Southern Mutual Benefit Association (Ohio's largest mutual benefit insurance company) and The Southern Mutual Investment and Loan Company (a finance corporation) incorporated. Wesley George, who comes from an area of aristocratic southern family and whose grandfather received large tracts of land after the Civil War, and whose father, a leading minister, and mother, purchased large property holdings, is president and founder of these two companies, which are headed to be national institutions.—Adv. Blocton, Ala., Notes Mrs. Mary Conwell has returned from a brief visit with relatives—Mrs. Readus of Pittsburgh and Mrs. Marie Polk of Gallain, Pa.—Mrs. Pinkie Dobbins has also returned from a week's stay with relatives—Mrs. Harvey Lavender of Tuscaloosa—Glee Clubs, 1 and 2, will give their first fall social, Oct. at E. D. Reese, R. E. M. Massy has returned from the 40th annual session of Lily Star Baptist church at Camp Hughes. Rev. E. D. Edmundson, P. E., Tuscaloosa district, visiting United Church leaders and banquet of Little Bethel A. M. E. church of E. Blocton, has returned to Birmingham—Glee Club, No. 1, will sing, Oct. 23, 200 p. m. at Birmingham church in Wilton. B. Y. P. U. will meet, Oct. 23, at 4 p. m. at Liberty Baptist church, Prof. G. W. Crumpton, principal of W. Blocton H. H. school, will give a special lecture, a paper will be read by Miss Roberta Dozier, solo by Miss Vendora Peterson, song by Glee club, No. 2.—Buy a copy of The Gazette from R. B. Maxwell and get the real race news. Tiger Victor Over Joe Lohman Canton, O.—Tiger Flowers outpointed Joe Lohman of Toledo in a ten-round battle here. Monday night Lohman was back well on each occasion and put up more opposition in the last two rounds than in all that preceded. Mrs. Frances Sweet, age 58, of St. Louis, a physician's cook for 24 years has just been left $10,000 in his will. Milton Wright, a Savannah, Ga., youth, is a student instructor at Columbia University, New York City. He assists Dr. Daniel H. Kulp in sociology. About 70 Afro-American World War veterans and representatives of lady auxiliaries took part in the Legionnaire's parade in Paris, France, some weeks ago. Eubie Blake, pianist, and Paul Bass, tenor, formed a new team recently, to do the Loew time that Sisle and Blake were doing their split, some weeks ago. Sisle and wite go to Paris with Legionnaires. An injunction has been issued against the school-board of Gary, Ind.'s using that city's funds to establish a segregated high school for 22 Afro-American students, 21 of whom are attending Emerson (mixed) high school, Gary. The first break in the segregation policy of the Department of the Interior in Washington, D. C., has been made by the vigorous campaign conducted by Prof. Neval H. Thomas who reports that two Afro-American clerks have been ordered to report in white sections as pension examiners. This can be done by the nation's written Mr. Thomas, "breaks down part of the segregation system, and gives them a much higher grade of work." ELKS ARRESTED ARE OUT ON BAIL! The Exalted Ruler Resigns—Cases in Federal Court Liquor College—Honor Bonds Federal agents raided Cuyahoga Lodge rooms, at 2226 E. 55th St. Oct. 7, and placed under arrest Wm. Hart, age 48, a steward, and John Arnet, age 37, who claimed he was a bartender. Last week, one evening, they returned and took two men "as witnesses," it is said. Rumor has it that when the Elks clambake and political rally was given recent presence, liquor was plentiful. The speaking had just been finished when a woman fired a shot at her boy-friend in an argument over $20. Sergeant Weber answered a riot call with a squad and found the woman not 50 feet from the police car with a smoking-gun. One bullet went through the cuff of his trousers. She was arrested strange to say, "I have been deferred, last Saturday, by judge Jones in U. S. Court, pending trial of 11 other defendants (Elks) named in a general conspiracy warrant. Those held, with amount of bond, were: Osborne Johnson, $3,500; Percy Spencer, $1,000; H. Geta, $1,000; Stephen A. Ball, $3,500; C. B. Shaw, $1,000; Garles, $3,500; John Vine, $1,000; Richard H. Richardson, $3,500; Mrs. Mary LaSante, $1,000; and Mrs. Mary Clark, $1,000. All including the two women, members of the women's auxiliary, pleaded not guilty to a charge of conspiracy to violate federal dry laws, last week Friday night, before U. S. Commissioner Martin J. Monahem. Named in a warrant, Charles Smith, former ex-Attorney General John Vine, Secretary Director Edwin D. Barry, Smith, who was suspended from the lodge office when charges were preferred against him, was later reinstated, and then resigned, last week Wednesday. He asserted he had no knowledge of any liquor being served in the club rooms. When he heard of the warrant, he went directly to the Federal building, volunteered to help, knew, left without the warrant being served. The defendants blamed a factional row in the order for the raid and arrests. Twins. Then Triplets. Belfast, Ireland.—Eight months after the stork brought twins to Mrs. Effie Glennon in Galway she became the mother of triplets. Every year there are born in Germany 15,000 pairs of twins, sets of triplets, and a spriking of quadruplets. No nation has near so many. 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 Saturday is required. We are especially desirous of hearing from persons in the following named cities: Springfield, Columbus, Toledo Steubenville, Zanville, Wilmington, Wiley, Naples, Washington C. H., Lancaster, Hamilton, Piqua, Lima, O., and other places, particularly in Ohio, where we have none. We are also interested in 226 West Superior Ave., Cleveland, O., and terms will be sent promptly. Our readers will oblige us greatly, by sending at once the addresses or persons in the cities named, and others in the state to whom we can write relative to the matter. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS NEVAL THOMAS MAKES DR. HUBERT WORK, SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR, BACK DOWN In the Pension Bureau Segregation Controversy and Order the Color-Line Eliminated at Once—Moorfield Storey's Splendid Letter. Washington, D. C.—The abolition of segregation, recently instituted in the pension bureau, has been or- Prof. Neval H. Thomas. dered by Dr. Hubert Work, secretary of the interior, in a memorandum to Winfield Scott, commissioner of pensions, and made public, last Saturday. Dr. Work's order requires all persons, affected by the alleged abuse, to be restored to their former places and given the work which they formerly did, and also says in explanation of the same, "it has come to me that the establishment of the new division of files has brought about dissatisfaction among some of the colored employees." I suppose that the reorganization affected has actually promoted a number of colored employees to important positions and has afforded opportunity for other colored employees to prepare themselves for more responsible work and promotion. (Sop for the segregation.) "However, I want no feeling that the issues as described in the changes complained of, because such a feeling would militate against efficiency. (So Neval Thomas told him.) "Therefore, I suggest that all the employees in the Pension Bureau, affected by this new organization, of the division of files, be restored to the location of agreements that formerly occupied." And that settles that, thanks again to Prof. Neval H. Thomas of Dunbar High school, this city. Moorfield Storey Denounces Segregation New York City—Moorfield Storey, president of the N. A. A. C. P., has written a letter to Dr. Hubert Work, secretary of the interior, warning him that our voters are determined to end segregation in the government departments at Washington and that votes will be cast against the capitol, applicable legislation policy, as announced in The Gazette weekly for the past three years. Mr. Storey's letter is as follows: "Dear Dr. Work: I was very much amazed at your reply to Mr. Thomas' representation in regard to the segregation of the whites and colored employees in your department, and your suggestion that the colored employees would not make interfere if the outsiders did not interfere. "There are now upwards of twelve million colored American citizens in this country who have under the Constitution and law every right which belongs to their white fellow citizens. There is a systematic movement all over the country from white people to deny those rights. There are only living in the same neighborhood with white people, although the U. S. Supreme Court has declared that any statute to that effect violates the Constitution. Another movement is made to exclude them from public parks, public bathing places, theatres, restaurants and other public places. Still a third would keep them out of public buildings or give them very inferior accommodations, and in portions of the country they are lynched and their property rights interfered with, but there is no adequate attempt to enforce their rights in the courts. A third would give the U.S. jurisdiction of lynching has passed the House of Representatives and would pass the Senate if it came to a vote, but it was defeated by filibustering. "These against our fel- IN UNION 16 STRENGTH THE COPY FIVE CENTS TORY ST ONE, TOO. ES DR. HUBERT WORK, INTERIOR, BACK DOWN Segregation Controversy and ominated at Once—Moor- Splendid Letter. low-citizens exasperate a great many leading Americans, and we are determined that these movements shall Moorfield Storey, Esq. stop. Mr. Coolidge has repeatedly given voice to strong expressions of sympathy addressed perhaps to Negro conventions and other gatherings of colored people, but nothing has been done to carry out those expressions and the exasperation has increased in consequence. "From the time the Civil War ended through the administrations of Lincoln, Johnson, Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Cleveland, Harrison and Roosevelt there was no segregation in the departments. Black and white stood alike in the states of Washington, Beginning with Mr. Taft's declaration that he would not appoint a colored person to office in any community where colored men were not desired there has been a steady segregation, and the practice which was good enougah for Lincoln and Cleveland is now abandoned by the government officials in Washington. The whole movement against the rights of the colored people is now the example of the Republican officers in Washington, and if we say to any community that this segregation shall stop and that it is unconstitutional, the answer can be made—Why, the government officers in Washington are segregating, and the president justifies it, or does nothing to prevent it. We prevent that you should understand that this practice is very bitterly condemned by a great many American citizens, and they are determined that in the forthcoming election the colored vote shall be cast against all who favor these practices, or who having the power do nothing to stop it. This will affect everybody who takes part in the segregation enforcement, and it must be determined that the colored are determined not to vote so as to secure their rights, and to make every one who denies them feel their opposition." SHE WAS "WHITE" Now She is "Colored"—So Virginia's Race Integrity Law Will Go to The Supreme Court Richmond, Va. — Attorneys for Mrs. Cassie Jamerson announced, last week, that she would take Virginia's new "race integrity law" to the U. S. Supreme Court. Her white husband sued her for annulment of their marriage and won in the low court of courts. He declared that his wife led him to believe that her dark complexion was due to Indian blood, but that he now finds out that this is an untruth and that she is colored. Counsel for Mrs. Jamerson contended that under an old Virginia law persons having less than one-fourth "Negro" blood were classed as white and that the recent law of 1910 is anconstitution in that it declares all persons of one-fourth "Negro" blood, colored. Under the old Virginia law, Mrs. Jamerson says she is white but that under the law of 1910 she is colored. 174 to Wed at Once Paris, France. — Eighty - seven couples belonging to the Paris, Marriage club will be united at a single ceremony late this month. Doings W. A. Battle, a graduate of Berea College, Kentucky, is our first to be elected a field secretary of the American Church Institute for our segment of the Episcopal Church. SISTER! I REFUSE TO PERMIT YOUR GOING UP IN AN AEROPLANE WITH MR. WAGGLES! AW, SIS!--MR. WAGGLES SAYS ITS PERFECTLY SAFE--DON'T YOU MR. WAGGLES? CERTAINLY MISS GEEVUM! ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THERE'S NO DANGER? POSILUTELY. MISS GEEVUM! ALL RIGHT, SIS.-YOU MAY GO!---I HAVE NO OBJECTIONS AS LONG AS IT'S SAFE! MR. WAGGLE'S OUGHT TO KNOW! WELI, LET'S GET STARTED, MR. WAGGLES! PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY (In Advance) One Year ..... $2.00 Six Months ..... 1.00 Subscribers are requested to remit by postoffice money order or registered letter. Entered at the postoffice in Cleveland, Ohio, as second-class mail matter 226 W. Superior Ave., Cleveland, O. (Bell Phone: Cherry 1259) Member Ohio Legislature: 1894 to 1896; 1890 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. 850,000 in Ohio. 40,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1927 One can always tell when a major election is at hand. It is at this time that Republican leaders begin to "bleed at the heart" for the disfranchised "Colored brother" in the South. They even forget the hundreds of thousands of white Republicans in that section of the country who are similarly treated. --- Failure to keep up-to-date—in efficiency, neglect of and, too often, dishonesty in business has had about as much to do with the failure of the "Negro" as barbers and caterers and in other business enterprises as "white labor unions, chain hotels and anti-Negro sentiment." Maybe the republication of Prof. Neval H. Thomas' Washington, D.C., letters on our fourth page, week after week for the past two or three years, hasn't done some good! Let everyone please note this fact, particularly at this time. Those, who objected to the republication and criticized The Gazette from time to time because of it, should now apologize! And the end is not yet! The city, county and school-board are asking the voters of Cuyahoga county for $16,400,000 in bonds, at the election in November. If you want your rent or taxes RAISED vote for any or all of them. Pin this in your hat for reference in the next few weeks and let the politicians talk! And this includes the city manager, Maurice Maschke and the rest of them, colored and white. The West Virginia Ku Klux Klan is circulating a pamphlet in which occurs the following statement: "The knights of the Ku Klux Klan has openly sponsored and is backing the passage of laws in every state in the union making it a felony for a Negro to marry a white person." Now you know positively who is sponsoring the anti-inter-marriage bill to be introduced in the Ohio Legislature at its next session. Several weeks ago, we gave it as our opinion that this was the case and we're right, as usual. --- While Afro-Americans have Ex-President and U. S. Supreme Court Judge Wm. Howard Taft to blame for starting governmental segregation of our people, they also have President Calvin "Color-Line" Coolidge to blame for permitting it to get worse than it has ever been under any other president. Now that Moorfield Storey, one of the most eminent jurists in the country for many years, calls attention to the fact The Gazette has been parading on its fourth page, every week, for quite three years, some persons will believe it. NEVAL THOMAS WINS According to dispatches to daily newspapers of the country from Washington, D. C., under date, Oct. 13, '27, Dr. Hubert Work, secretary of the interior, has at last been forced to eliminate segregation from the pension bureau by the well-directed effort, headed by Neval H. Thomas of that city, and publicity. The amusing phase of the announcement of Dr. Work's back-down is the statement, in the afore-mentioned dispatches, to the effect that the segregation referred to, which he terms "a reorganization in the bureau of pensions," was effected solely "to better the service" and incidentally to give "promotion to a number of Colored employees and to afford an opportunity for other Colored employees to prepare themselves for more responsible work and promotion." This latter was only "sop" they felt sure would make our people accept the segregation. The secretary of the interior is sure "an amoosin" cuss. Just stick another victory-feather in Neval Thomas head-year. He is about the only mem- ber of the race we have at the nation's capital, these days, who is really entitled to be called a leader. The others, so-called leaders, are only harmful jokes. The victory is a great one because it establishes a much-needed precedent which we must see that the other heads of government departments at the nation's capital, that tolerate segregation of our employees, follow and promptly, too. On with the battle, Neval. Cleveland, O., Oct. 17, '27 Editor, Dear Sir:—Last night about 11 o'clock, a man with a club and a woman with a knife fought a terrible battle on the side-walk and in the street (both sober, strange to say) in Scovill Ave. across from the Main Theatre. The latter won the verdict, the man being taken to the hospital. He covered with blood, the side-walk and part of the street in front of a brick tenement. All of the racket, while the fight was going on, did not attract a single one of Safety Director Barrys "one hundred policemen in the third precinct; more than in any other precinct in the city." Indeed, none got there at all. About fifteen minutes after the fight, the writer walked up Scovill Ave. to East 28th St. from the battle ground, down E. 28th St. to Central Ave. and east on Central to E. 30th St. without seeing a policeman. There he called the third precinct to notify it of the cutting affray. The precinct had not heard of the battle. This was about 11:45 p. m. Where were Barrys "one hundred policemen in the third precinct," last night between 10:30 and 12 o'clock? This is the rule: It is only on rare occasions policemen are seen in "the roaring third" and then as a rule, after some crime has been committed. HARRY C. SMITH. ——||||| REMINISCENCE. The Ohio division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy is going to ask the next Ohio Legislature to turn over to the descendants of the writers more than 200 letters written by Confederate prisoners at Camp Chase, an Ohio prison during the War of the Rebellion. This reminds us that one of the most popular acts of Governor Joseph Benson Foraker was his refusal to acquaint in the request for the return to the South of the rebel flags, captured by Ohio regiments during the War of the Rebellion, that were located in the State House at Columbus. Governor Foraker, great and good friend of our people, was afterwards a member of the U. S. Senate where he made that wonderful fight for the "Black Battalion," our soldiers at Brownville, Tex. who were "lynched" out of the U. S. army by President Theodore Roosevelt who also refused to reinstate them after they had been proven innocent of the trumped-up and false charge of "shooting up" Brownville. The writer helped to elect and re-elect Judge Foraker governor of Ohio and also, as a member of the Ohio Legislature, had the additional honor, of which he has always been very proud, of helping to elect him to the U. S. Senate. Joseph Benson Foraker was unquestionably one of the very few ablest statesmen of his time and a great jurist. "NATIONWIDE PROSPERITY" (?) Commenting upon the statement of Senator Reed of Missouri who is anxious to be the Democratic nominee for the presidency, next year, to the effect that "the times are ripe and rotten ripe for a change, if this people are to remain free," Arthur Brisbane, the well-known "newspaper-writer," says: "It will be difficult, however, to throw out a Republican party that has nationwide prosperity, a cash surplus of $400,000,000 and a voting plurality of 700,000,000 behind it. Very heavy to lift and throw out." The cash surplus of four hundred million dollars is all right alright, but that seven hundred million plurality and nationwide prosperity are not, by a good deal. Mr. Brisbane's nationwide talk is a very painful THE GEEVUM GIRLS The Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio. joke which the room, house and store for-rent signs mutely attest and the masses of the people in every large city in this country, to say nothing of the country district, feel keenly. The alleged nationwide prosperity has too, wiped out that seven hundred million plurality, something Mr. Brisbane and "Big Business" with headquarters in Wall St., New York City, will realize only when it is too late, we fear. The Anti-Catholic vote and the dry Democratic vote of the country, and this latter includes much of the South, seem to make it unwise for the Democratic party to nominate the popular, Catholic, and wet governor of New York state, Mr. Al Smith. However, let that party nominate Senator Reed or almost any other able Democratic statesman whose nomination will not split the party into factions, and the presidential contest, next year, between the two major parties will be a very interesting event with good prospects of the rest of that seven hundred million Republican plurality disappearing. This beyond all question or doubt in case President Calvin Coolidge is renominated for a third term. HOPKINS RESPONSIBLE. Those members of the race who attend "the charter commission and the charter amendments public meeting" at the Caterers association's rooms in E. 40th St., Sunday afternoon, to hear Francis T. Hayes, Maurice Maschke and the Hon. Harry E. Davis speak should remember one thing particularly and that is the fact that City Manager Wm. R. Hopkins absolutely refuses to permit Afro-American internes in the City hospital and bars our girls from studying to become trained nurses in the same local public institution, maintained at the expense of the tax-payers, many of whom are members of our race. Also, that City Manager Hopkins' request for the issuance of bonds at each election is more responsible for the increase in our taxes and the rent we have to pay than any other one thing. Ask him about these two things, at Sunday afternoon's meeting. The city manager plan of municipal government is entirely too expensive a luxury for the mass of poor people in this community. Telephone Personalities THE CABLE SPLICER In the work of constructing and maintaining telephone lines, the cable splicer is one of the most important telephone craftsmen. His laborers are both ailot on aerial cables, and in manholes on underground cables. Cable has made possible the universal telephone service of today, for one cable, no thicker than a man's wrist, can contain 2,400 wires, connecting the telephone central office with a whole community. And the splicer makes the use of cable possible, for he joins together the short lengths of cable into a continuous line. The splicer must identify each of the many conductors in a cable so as to be sure that the wires are properly connected throughout the consecutive lengths of cable. This he does by electrical tests. Splicers were once seen principally in cities, but today cable is being used on long distance lines. In Ohio many of the principal long distance routes are being put in cable, thus protecting the circuits against storm interference, and providing many more talk channels than were possible with open wires. THE GAZETTE. CLEVELAND. O. SATURDAY. OCTOBER 22. 1927 a Delightful Lake Trip CLEVELAND to BUFFALO When you are tired and dusty from driving, or hot and study from long hours on a noisy train—just stop off at Cleveland and enjoy a long night's restful slum- ber on a C & B Line Steamer. Your railroad ticket is good on our Steamers, leaving Cleveland every night at 9 p.m., arriving in Buffalo 7:30 a.m. Fare only $5.50 While at Buffalo visit Niagara Falls, America's Scenic Wonderland, and the gateway to Canada. The Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Co. East 51st Street Pier Cleveland, Ohio Tourist Guide with maps, sent on request. PRIME SPORT NEWS "Chuck" Suggs Beats Payne Erie, Pa.—"Chuck" Suggs of New Bedford, Mass., won a decision in ten rounds over Cecil Payne (white) of Louisville, Ky., here last week Friday night. Hawkins' "Hams"'! Dave Hawkins' debut as a boxing promoter seemed doomed to an untimely end, last week Thursday, when Safety Director Barry became peeved because Hawkins had advertised his proposed show at the Elks' club. E, 55th st.. Friday, as a big time attraction "for the reatheriness of the Championship of Scotland," Barry ordered Charles Murphy, secretary of the boxing commission, to withhold a permit for the show. The safee director first learned of the "championship" bout when brightly-colored posters, advertising the affair, were shown him. "All Hawkins is going to put on out there is a lot of 'hams,'" Barry declared, indigently. "It's no more a championship bout than nothing else." He was standing to stand for it. We'll say when a regular championship affair may be advertised." Matchmaker Hawkins explained that the printer who turned out the posters had omitted the word "amateur." And he promised Barry that no professional boxers would compete. So the permit was issued and an extra round was needed to settle a slashing battle between Texas Adams and Plato Woods, which featured the show. Adams was given the option. Three knockouts occurred and two battles ended in the first round. The safety director said he was highly pleased with the showing of Jack McVey and Dave Shade in the Public Hall show, last week Wednesday night, declaring they were a couple of good boxers. The show netted Shade $5,000 and the American Legion, $1700. Chicago Giants Win. Atlantic City, N. J. —The Chicago Giants won the deciding game of our world series from the Bacharach Giants of this city, last week Friday, 11 to 4. Home runs over the right field fence by J. Brown, Russ and Davis with men on the sacks figured in Chicago's victory. Chicago won five games, Atlantic City three, and one ended in a tie. McVEY Robbed of Decision McVEY Robbed of Decision. The Jack McVey-Dave Shade contest, last week Wednesday night, at Public Hall was won by the former, according to about all the newspapermen and others at the fight, and yet Mat Hinkle, referee, declared the contest a draw. "This was according to the fighter can get a decision in an important mixed contest in this town unless he just kills his white opponent. This same thing is true of white pugilists when plotted against local fighters (white). It is a rotten condition alright, but it obtains just the same. At first, we were a little surprised that Mat Hinkle would "fall for such a thing." Then we feel to thinking, and very naturally recalled the facts that it was this same Mat Hinkle, our old friend of many years' standing, who immediately upon his return from Hawaii upon his arrival at Jarvis Jeeillard fight of years ago, publicly announced the fact that Jack had laid down to Jess, only to be forced to change this by prejudiced white-American sentiment. 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Don't Throw Away Your Copy of The GAZETTE After Reading It But give it to a Friend or Acquaintance wh might Subscribe after Reading a Copy of It HOW SEGREGATION IS USED AT THE NATION'S CAPITAL TO LOWER OUR STATUS AS CITIZENS. How Much Longer Will Our Self and Race Respecting Press, Pulpit and People Submit to This Rank Injustice? Washington, D. C., (Special). —There is more segregation in washington today under President Coolidge than there has ever been since the Civil War. The beginnings of segregation were under President Tatt. It was greatly extended, under President Wilson; increased, still further, under President Johnson its sixth 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 census-takers in this city in 1910, restricting white workers to white people, and black to black, often duplicating work as most blocks had white and black residents. And, worst of all, announced in his official capacity that Negroes should not hold office where white people complained. Segregation, then, is a Republican institution and not a Democratic one it was begun by Republicans, and carried on to its all-embracing extent by Republicans! There is far more of it in the departments, today, than at any time since the Negro first appeared, close upon the close of the Civil War. The picture requirement in the civil service, which makes it next to impossible for a colored lady or gentleman to enter the civil service, since their color is disclosed in their photograph which must accompany their papers, is tenaciously held by our Republican Pressure. Only last week, a colored lady appeared after having passed the best examination, having been telegraphed for by the department. The photograph had failed to tell her true color, and they nately refused to appoint her when she appeared, and they saw her complexion. Commissioner Blair of the internal revenue bureau with thousands of clerks will not appoint a Negro clerk, and his word is law there, as he is the special favorite of Secretary President Cootidge. We hails from North Carolina, the home of the other favorite and the segment of offices, Col. Sherrill, superintendent of buildings and grounds. it is no use to complain of either of these southern gentlemen. The colored people here who know the President could destroy segregation in the departments of the government, and the photograph requirements in the civil service by the mere nod of his head, are at a loss to understand why he does not put his splendid declarations on democracy into operation here, 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 chief tenets of the Ku Klux Klan which 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 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, 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 in the labor force for the comfort of the latter, and setting them aside 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 whishes and neglects of colored. It maintains a well-appointed club room with pool tables and other games, comfortable lounges and other equipment for rest, sociability, and recreation, and nothing for these same colored employees. This private club is in the magnificent postoffice building, built and maintained by ALL of the people. In the locker rooms there is segregation, and segregation is even attempted in the 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 dancing and a pleasant social evening when the 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 around their colored co-workers by giving the function at a local hotel. It is inevitable that the wicked spirit of segregation would express itself in appointments, assignments, and salaries. Colored applicants are often passed over though their examination was superior. No 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 the colored employees have won contests in quickness and accuracy in the handling of mail. 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 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 caterain in this huge structure in the employees may go, but there are others who are out-of-the-way section reserved for our employees. I am glad to say that few, very few, of our people patronize the places, preferring a little physical inconvenience to the open, semi-public humiliation of segregation. In toilet facilities, dressing-rooms, and work assignments, wherever possible, the law of segregation is in full force, and, of course, this same undemocratic practice reveals itself on the salary roll and in the hard caste that bars promotions. Here, the law of segregation passes over our superior employees to directive positions, and higher salaries. The whites have a large recreational center in this public building with many fine appointments for rest and amusements. During lunch and dinner hours they repair to this restful retreat for sociability and dance. Last fall, a young Afro-American with a splendid record in his work, felt the injustice of this restful retreat, and asked 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, and he was told that those smart Negroes" who believe in "social equality," and then dismissed on a trumped-up charge. He was a night-employee, hence he carried a pistol. Right after the dance incident a fire broke out in the office. He was quickly accused of setting the building afire in revenge for his exclusion from the dance floor. Detectives came to the building to arrest him, and failing to secure any evidence searched him only to dissemble the arsenal charge and substituted one for carrying concealed weapons for which he was immediately dismissed. By this severe punishment our employees are taught that there is no way of escape for one who dares to resent the daily insults that their government (under President Coolidge) gives them. Many of the employees have expressed their deeply-wounded feelings to me at being considered a pariah by the government whose institutions they are serving so faithfully, and I have taken up a number of cases only to be met by a 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 rebel during the Civil War, wife of Senator Robert La Follette. Shortly after the accession of Mr. Wilson to the White House, a mem ber of his family visited the bureau where she saw white and colored girls working together in perfect harmony, oblivious to any thought of race. Shortly thereafter came an order for segregation of the races, and a white lady who had been noted for her philanthropy among our people and who was upon intimate terms at the White House appeared at the bureau to tell our girls to be contented with this 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! 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. Washington, b. 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 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 on Colored People in New York. When our people here were so profoundly discouraged, she came out the stormy afternoon to the Y. M. C. A. to urge them to continue the night for democracy was at the crises. Obstinacy 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 right checked what was thought to be the intention of the segregators, namely, the elimination of the colored employees from the bureau altogether. The same segregation which some of our people think is the cherished institution of the Democratic party is still there, in all of its fulness, under the administration of the party that Abram Lincoln, Charles Summer and Frederick Douglass are helped to found. Our girls are employed there in far larger numbers than in any other branch of the public service. THEY ARE SEGREGATED in their rest rooms, toilets, and working stations, and of course none are ever thought of for promotions to executive places. They are girls from our best nomes, most of them with high age normal school training, and fine culture. The white girls are of no such grade, as there is no segregation for them in the great world of things. They have unlimited fields at high wage for even mediocre talents. The best of our girls must take these inferior positions, the inevitable result of segregation. Our people are 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 great Hamilton came from the bank 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, devised the national banking system which financed the war. He was a friend, 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. Yet Negroes are so scarce there that they can't be noticed. There is the same general complaint here among our officers, and the fact is in the other branches of the government—failure to recognize their efficiency when promotions are due; ability to go so far and no farther. The various forms of segregation exist here as well as elsewhere—the restaurants closed or divided along color lines, and special toilets, locker rooms, rest rooms, etc., set off for colored. The toilets for the colored are few in such a large structure. Hence, the segregated clerks are forced to endure physical inconvenience and to travel long distance 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 festive scene that their presence creates 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. 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. --- Washington, B. 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, better board walls were maintained until recently. In the latter there have been two cases of discrimination on account of color brought to public view, including the election of President Coolidge, 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 Burcans regated section of 7 employees. Office of the Treasurer of the United States—a segregated section of 4 employees. War Department. Transportation Division—a segregated section of 5 employees. P. O. Separate Lunch Room Post Office Department—a segregated lunch room. MODERN YOUTHTUNES "UKE" BY TELEPHONE MODERN YOUTHTUNES "UKE" BY TELEPHONE The youth of this fast age knows how to make full use of modern conveniences, even in helping court the "girl friend." Recently a young ism of Willoughby, Ohio, with a heavy date in prospect for the evening, bought a set of ukulele strings so as to have plenty of Hawaiian accompaniment for the songs which he knew the young lady liked. Things looked gloomy for a few minutes after he got home, as he couldn't get the strings tuned. He remembered, however, that the telephone carries music as well, as words, so he called up the store where he had bought the strings, and asked the salesman to let him listen to the notes of a ukulele. While the salesman twanged the strings of a "uke" in front of the telephone monthpiece, the Willoughby youth adjusted his instrument in harmony. Thanking the telephone for removing the difficulty, the young man fared forth on his visit of conquest. The new headquarters building of The Ohio Bell Telephone Company in Cleveland is 360 feet tall, containing 24 stories. The bottom of the excavation goes 53 feet below the curb line, there being three stories below the street level. THE MAN WHO DARES "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. OUR LESSON We must learn to govern ourselves and work together for our own advancement. If we do not learn to govern ourselves and work together for our own advancement, we may be very sure that we will be governed by others in their own interest as well as worked by others for their own advancement and not ours. George W. Blount. I It is the individual touch which counts most in millinery this season. Which assures the return of the handmade hat. In responding to this "something different" challenge an amazing resourcefulness of cunning handcraft is being displayed by the creator of the "hat beautiful." SWEATER AND CAPE COST COMPETE FOR SCHO As to of the sc is a belt season. belt for SWEATER AND CAPE COSTUMES COMPETE FOR SCHOOLGIRL FAVOR As to belts, they are indeed a of the schoolgirl's fashion code. T is a belt tuned to every sweater season. Perhaps it may be a gold GAZETTE A Subscribe after Not only is the modern designer ex qualify as expert in needlecraft, but the cunning of such unique crafts as scissor-art, hand-painting, pyrography and a thousand and one other “tricks of the trade” are being brought into play. Concerning this new and fascinating scissor-art, few are the felt hats which escape its fascination. Instead of waning in popularity, cut-out designing is constantly recording new triumphs. Together with cut-out patterning one associates the new decorative applique trimmings, for they are closely allied. The newest hats show either contrasting colors of felt used together or else felt and velvet in unison. In the collection of fall models in this picture both felt-with-felt and velvet-with-felt are glorified with the intricacies of scissor artistry. Motifs cut from velvet are applied to a black felt toque in the instance of the first model shown. Which brings Evidently, judging from the way junior and subdebs are stampeding the shops these early fall days eager to learn of fashion's latest, there is something else of importance to be studied by the schoolgirl besides just "readin', 'ritin' and "rithmicet." Here are some of the notes which the inquiring student of schoolgirl styles must jot down in her notebook: First, the importance of sweater costumes. One simply cannot make the grade prescribed by the mode without acquiring a sweater and plaited skirt. Having seen to this important duty, the next step is to take up the study of accessories, which are catalogued to a great extent under two captions, namely, kerchief squares and belts. A simple styled sweater, simplicity being, by the way, the keynote to smart fashions for these knitted slippers, seems to call for the alliance of a gay patterned kerchief for the neck, worn just as the coed to the right in this picture is wearing hers. Some there are who prefer silk triangles to the squares. to mind the fact of the importance of the small black hat this season. Both cut-out and appliqué are resorted to in the creation of the black-with-white felt hat shown at the top to the right. The hat of beige felt centered in the group introduces an elaborate cut-out band underfaced with brown satin. To the left is a model distinguished with a conspicuous tiara flange, which also emphasizes the new sensor-art treatment. It is characteristic of the mode for tight-fitting toques to adopt novel flanges as this. A clever combination of black and white felt is registered in the concluding number in the illustration. It seems that black and white effects are receiving continued indorsement by both modifiers and contourers in Paris. JULIA BOTTOMLEY (©) 1927, Western Newspaper Union. E COSTUMES SCHOOLGIRL FAVOR As to belts, they are indeed a part of the schoolgirl's fashion code. There is a belt tuned to every sweater this season. Perhaps it may be a gold kid belt for the knitted slipon which is tinged with a metallic patterning, or possibly a bright red or blue suede belt with intriguing brass mountings to go with that new tweed sweater. Some costumes stress belts which have been "made to order," incorporating in their fashioning a bit of the material of the skirt, thus giving an ensemble aspect to sweater and skirt. Be it of what material it matters not, just so the notation of a clever belt be not omitted from the memo of essentials to schoolgirl equipment. As a good subject for debate in fashion's classroom, "sweater costumes versus cape costumes" might qualify. According to the mode's decision they are subjects of vital importance. A three-piece cape costume is a worthwhile possession. For the schoolgirl it is ideal. The one in the picture is fashioned of a lightweight silk and woolen plaid mixture. The silk blouse may be of any pretty color to harmonize with some leading shade in the plaid. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. (© 1927, Western Newpaper Union.) After Reading SECRETARY INTERIOR Washington, D. C., Oct. 9, 1927. Dear Harry.—He was an hour's conference with Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work, and made an extended visit through the vast department of the interior, on yesterday. I invited to go with my Secretary I.羽羽; to hate the system of segregation, saying this in high place what it may mean to me. I yield to it on the same principle that I yield to the highwayman, holding up my hands, surrendering my pocketbook, but never yielding the title to it. I am not more to blame for being in a segregated school, than your faith in the segregation system, and saying this in high place what it may mean to me. I yield to it on the same principle that I yield to the highwayman, holding up my hands, surrendering my pocketbook, but never yielding the title to it. We then toured the vast establishment, a magnificent new structure, a block long and a block wide, costing millions, only to find it painfully white. It employs several thousands, and but few "Negroes." We saw them at work, and especiate those in the new segregated division. That they were down in one wing of the building with all of the ancient furniture of old file rooms of various departments. The very furnishings are consonant with the shabbiness and meanness of the administration that placed them there. The clerks are unafraid. They bravely called us in, and showed us details of the discrimination, and expressed their utter disgust at the apparent contentment, and outright evasion of L. M. Herzli. They even threaten to come out to our new monthly meeting and ask his resignation. Several others who keep their names upon our stationery are doing nothing or in any other issue, but who depend upon industrious misrepresentation to New York headquarters. Neval H. Thomas.