The Gazette

VOTE FOR THE DAVIS AMENDMENT! IN UNION IN LIBERATION FORTY-FIFTH YEAR VOTE The Way to DAVI The bosses and big interests want They want to keep control of you They say you are not good enough But they expect you to pay for the They want to do your thinking and They want to pick your Manager So they aim to trick you by confess ASSECT YOUR CITIZENSHIP AND DON'T BE TRICKED! Vote To Elect Mayor and W Councilman Here' From ballots you booth, first, pick ballots. Both will “Amendment to On one, find f 2 FTH YEAR No. 13. VOTE FOR Way to VOTE DAVIS BALL big interests want to rob you of your keep control of your city government are not good enough to elect your own you to pay for the city government your thinking and voting trick your Manager for you trick you by confusing ballots CITIZENSHIP AND INTELLIGENCE LOCKED! Vote To Elect Your Own Taylor and Ward Councilman Here's How: From ballots you will be given both, first, pick out the two wi- lots. Both will be marked on the amendment to the Charter." On one, find figures 201 FORTY-FIFTH YEAR No.13. The Way to VOTE DAVIS BALLOT The bosses and big interests want to rob you of your vote They want to keep control of your city government They say you are not good enough to elect your own mayor But they expect you to pay for the city government They want to do your thinking and voting They want to pick your Manager for you So they aim to trick you by confusing ballots ASSEXT YOUR CITIZENSHIP AND INTELLIGENCE! DON'T BE TRICKED! From ballots you will be given in booth, first, pick out the two widest ballots. Both will be marked on back "Amendment to the Charter." in Line Twelve SEE SAMPLE BALLOT ON PAGE 4 THAT'S DAVIS BALLOT VOTE X FOR THE AMENTMENT ON THAT Then Vote AGAINST All Other Charter In That Way Only Can You RETURN THE CITY GOVERNMENT PEOPLE FRESH OHIO NE VOTE X FOR THE AMENTMENT ON THAT AGAINST All Other Charter B In That Way Only Can You IN THE CITY GOVERNMENT Then Vote AGAINST All Other Charter Proposals In That Way Only Can You RETURN THE CITY GOVERNMENT TO THE H OHIO NE FRESH OHIO NEWS FRESH OHIO NEWS CADIZ—Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cochran of Oberlin were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Iran Davis, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. Smith, Mrs. Susie Merrel and Mr. Edward Jackson of E. Liverpool were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Christian, Sunday. Mr. Jackson is president of the N. O. Institute. Mrs. Carrie Guy of St. Benville visited her new club here. Sunday, Mr. M. L. Club gave a covid-supper at the parsonage, Friday night. The Missionary society will hold a radio carnival at the church, next Friday evening. ALIANCE—The Two Lovers Sisters entertained at a Hallowee'en party, Friday night. Mrs. Lena Baker entertained the Second Baptist church, Friday evening. A mass meeting of Northern Ohio B. Y. P. U. was held, Saturday, at Second Baptist church. Delegates from Midland Liverpool, Lisbon, Canton, Ironton, Warren and New Castle, attended the Hallowee'en club. A mold has been very. The Friendly Circle gave a Hallowee'en party, Saturday night, at Mrs. Lloyd S. Catchchell's. Mrs. Rosa Steadman has located in Los Angeles, Calif. Find 201—Line Twelve. That's Davis Ballot. WELLSVILLE.—Elvin, son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Clarke, who recently broke a leg, is slowly convalescing.—Rev. Wm. West, of Cannonsburg, Pa., held services at First Baptist church, Sunday.—A Hallowe'en party was given at Mr. and Mrs. E. Caves, Saturday evening.—Miss Mable Wilson was moved home from the E. Liverpool (city) hospital, several days ago.—The Twin City Glee club entertained at Yellow Creek Grange, Friday evening.—A Hallowe'en party was given at Mr. and Mrs. Howard Fisher's, Saturday evening. Dancing and cards.—Mr. and --- THE GAZETTE NOTE AMENTMENT THAT Other Charter Proposals— Only Can You GOVERNMENT TO THE PLE IO NEWS Mrs. Sam Waller, Mr. and Mrs. W. Wilkes, and Miss Marjorie Johnson of Cleveland were guests of Miss Verna Lewis, Sunday afternoon. Find 201—Line Twelve. That's Davis Ballot. PEOPLE ESTABLISHED, AUGUST 25, 1883 And Issued Every Week on Time Since CLEVELAND, OHIO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1927. THIRTY MILLION INCREASE IN FOUR YEARS UNDER THE CITY MANAGER PLAN OF GOVERNMENT. Almost a Criminal Act for the People to Give Up Their Right to Elect a Mayor—Must Regain It—Hopkins Favoring a Ku Klux Klan Tenet—Be Loyal! And Vote Tuesday. City Manager Hopkins continues to harp upon his "accomplishments" in the way of public improvements, etc., but never a word has he to say of the more than $30,000,000 increase in the bonded indebtedness of Cleveland under his city manager plan of local government. More than thirty million dollars! Just think of it! What has the city gained in the four years that he has presided over its destinies that in any way equals in value this vast sum of more than $30,000,000? Is it any wonder that our taxes have practically doubled in the last four years and that rents are still high and are bound to go higher if the city manager plan of government is retained? County Auditor Zangerle announced within the year to the local public that this city's yearly interest on its bonded indebtedness of nearly $140,000,000 would pay all of its expenses, each year. And to think of it, the bulk of this large interest fund comes from the pockets of the small home owners of this community. The Increase Under City Manager Hopkins, Over Thirty Million Dollars. My dear Friend:—In regard to your question about the bonded indebtedness of the city of Cleveland on January 1, 1923, the United States Department of Commerce report shows the "funded and floating debt, special assessment bonds and certificates, revenue bonds, notes and interest bearing warrants" to total $75,139,372. We do not have the 1927 report from this source but the World Almanac, which is considered quite an authority by many, quotes a net debt of $113,730,964. On the other hand the Moody Manuel, which is considered very highly as an authority by banks and other financial institutions, quotes the Cleveland debt on September 1, 1923 as $110,057,617 and on October 2, 1926 as being $139,481,529. Which of these reports is correct, I am unable to say but believe that by quoting both sets of figures you can convey the idea which you wish to express through your newspaper. Assuring you that it is a pleasure to be of service at any time and with kind personal regards, I am Mr. George N. Briggs, 431 Endicott Bldg., St. Paul, Minn. Dear Sir:—The city large city, or for any people of their direct officer, and promotes in the case of Cleveland wide the door to an abdebtedness of cities usults in a taxation incr for poor people to pur who have them. It is any city to vote away rectly) the chief exec overshadowing accompany Cleveland, Ohio, is the of the city without a nicipality. Not only an der the city manager by the people, preside same thing is true of reference to class or mjority of the mass of Giving a city council cer, and giving it co- executive nature, is a ways. That is the cager plan. It is true the cans and the poorer o community—are oppose against it if the mov mit the matter to a v city manager plan is the proven so here. The Increase Under C Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor, Gazette, Cleveland, Ohio. My dear Friend:—In indebtedness of the c United States Department and floating debt, spee enue bonds, notes and 139,372. We do not b Hopkins continues to harp away of public improvement way of the more than $30,000ness of Cleveland under his More than thirty million e city gained in the four destinies that in any way man $30,000,000? Is it a lally doubled in the last f and are bound to go high ment is retained? Count the year to the local pub is bonded indebtedness of expenses, each year. And interest fund comes from of this community. Almost a Criminal Act! Cleveland ings. The city manager plan is not any other in my opinion, but act (voting) control of the ties "gang" or political com- land, Ohio. It, the city rite, almost unlimited increase, is unfortunate enough to to- increase that soon makes purchase homes and for this is an almost criminal act gray their right and privi- lize executive of their city. The amplishment of the city is the great increase in the anything like a property are Afro-Americans give over plan than when a chie- divided over the destinies owe of the great mass of po- er race, who constitute an of citizens—residents of of the power to elect the co-ordinate power in many a great mistake and ver- case here in Cleveland, u that the great majority u class of white citizens posed to the city manager movement, now on foot, u vote of the people, this is far too expensive city g plan is not a good thing for our opinion, because it robs the control of their chief executive political control of the city, and the city manager plan, opened increase in the bonded inough to adopt it which rend makes it almost impossible and for those to retain the criminal act for the people and privilege of electing (or city) The outstanding are the city manager plan, like in the bonded indebteded a proper return to the micans given less attention upon a chief executive, elect destinies of the city, but the mass of poor people, without institute an overwhelming majority of every community elect the chief executive office in many things of purely a life and very harmful in man Cleveland, under the city man majority of local Afro-Americ citizens—residents of the city manager plan and will vow on foot, materializes, to suple, this fall. Then, too, the active city government and h Yours truly, Harry C. Smith. Columbus, O., Oct. 27, '27. th. —In regard to your question the city of Cleveland on J artment of Commerce report special assessment bonds a and interest bearing warn t have the 1927 report f our question about the bonds and on January 1, 1923, the force report shows the "fund Clarence J. Brown, Secretary of State. (Continued on Page Three.) EDITORIAL. A CHANGE OF MIND. Dr. H. C. Bailey tells why He is Supporting the Davis Amendment—The City Growing Soul-less. It is said wise men change, but fools never. A few weeks ago, I was called over the phone by some one requesting me to allow my name to go on a list with others as standing for the city charter and manager. Up to that time, I had not given the matter any serious concern and readily gave consent, mostly to get rid of telephone calls. But since that, I have been studying the issues, to be voted upon next month, and I have arrived at this conclusion—to vote and work for the Harry L. Davis amendment. 1. Because it is democratic and brings our public servants closer to the people and makes their conduct amenable to them—the people. 2. Because our present government is moving towards autocracy, which I resent because of the autocracy of our southern states. 3. Because the salary ($25,000) paid the manager is unreasonable, while the men who keep the city clean are paid a starvation wage. And the manager is paid a salary large as the presidents of the United States got when I was younger. 4. Because two men in your of the council dictate the appointment of the manager. 5. Because our city is no better to live in since this change, but grows worse morally, every year, because the stress is put on material progress and none scarcely on moral things. The city is growing soulless while it destroys its buildings. What does or will it profit us to build a great city and lose its, the city's soul. 1. I sympathize with the "under dog," because the board of elections undertook and did stifle the first county batch of petitions sent to it by Mr. Davis. Our board of elections and two political organizations are best suited to outwedge them. They count to and outwedge me. I am with the common people. Abraham Lincoln said: "God must have loved the common people because there are so many more of them than the idle rich." I never did vote for ex-Gov. Harry L. Davis when he ran for mayor and governor, but I am with him in this fight because he is fighting for democracy. (Rev.) Horace C. Bailey. THE NEW LORAIN-CENTRAL BRIDGE! Citing the figures of the U. S. highway survey, made by federal checkers in Cuyahoga county this month, that show that every day more than 50,300 automobiles crowd their way over the present Superior-Detroit bridge and that the traffic is increasing more than 10 per cent a year, the Citizens Bridge Bond Campaign Committee made its final appeal to all the voters of Cuyahoga county today. "Vote yes' twice on the bond issues for the new Lorain-Central bridge," urged Victor Sincere, president of the West of East 9th Street Association which last election opposed the proposed bridge that would cover more than 550,000 vehicles have changed our position on the bridge question because this bridge is the right bridge, at the right place and at the right price." K. F. Gill, chairman of the Citizens Commission, pointed out that the proposed bridge must be approved by all the county and that it is not a city bridge. He said that the location of the bridge has been endorsed by practically every organization in the county and that the more than the proposed bridge on the campaign committee come from practically every civil, educational, fraternal, commercial and labor organization in the county. There are two bond issues, he pointed out. One is for $7,000,000 for the actual cost of the construction of the bridge to relieve traffic congestion and the other for $1,000,000 for the right-of-way. It is possible to do this so cheaply because much of the bridge used is already county highway property. The bridge will save at least $2,000,000 over any other possibility and will cost less than half the total for the bridge proposed last year. IN UNION BE STRONGER SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS TO THE CITY OF CLEVELAND, SAYS CITY MAN- AGER WM. R. HOPKINS. Who Absolutely Refuses to Allow Our Internes to Train and Our Girls to Study to Become Trained Nurses at the City Hospital— Boyd and Barry. When the Hon. Harry L. Davis was governor of Ohio, the Ku Klux Klan asked the use of the state fair grounds at Columbus for a state conclave. Mr. Davis told them that as long as he was Governor no organization founded on prejudice, religious or racial, would be permitted to use state property. This so angered the klan that Clyde Osborne, head of the organization in Ohio, later on openly declared that the Ku Klux Klan had defeated Mr. Davis for re-election because of his refusal to permit the organization to use the state fair grounds, as requested. SINGLE COPY ME NEGROES CLEVELAND WM. R. HOPE uses to Allow C to Study to L at the City Ho Boyd and Barry EDITORIAL. we polls on Tuesday things of vital could be kept in m the fact that City to open the City 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 828 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, NOVEMBER 5, 1927. Let us support the Davis Amendment because it is the proper thing to do. The city manager plan of municipal government is far too expensive and UNFAIR a thing for us, and others, too. For Dr. Joe T. Thomas' sake, we renew our suggestion of several months and weeks ago and that is that a few of our leading men and women get together at once and contribute sufficient money to carry the matter into the courts and force City Manager Hopkins to open City Hospital to our internes, and girls wishing to study to become trained nurses. We should cease "begging the question." Judge Bradley Hull is a candidate for re-election and we appeal to all of our readers to do everything in their power to help elect him to the office he has so faithfully and courageously filled for several years. We commend him particularly for the honestly and courage he so promptly evidenced in his repudiation of the Ku Klux Klan when they endorsed him for office, several years ago. "If my election depends upon the support of hatred and prejudice," said Judge Hull at the time, "I much prefer defeat." Vote for Judge Hull. --- Before voting to re-elect Tom Fleming to the city council, ask him what he did to help settle the Woodland Hills bathing pool riots and trouble? Ask him what he has done to open the city hospital to our internes for training and for our girls who wish to study to become trained nurses? Ask him why he sat still in the City Council and permitted Councilman Herman Finkle to make the fight in the open against the Ku Klux Klan? Ask him why he has utterly failed to take leadership in any matter of concern to our people of this city thrustout his membership in the City Council? These are only a few of the many questions every Afro-American voter should ask Tom Fleming before casting a vote for him. City Manager Wm. R. Hopkins absolutely refuses to permit Afro-American internes to train 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 taxpayers, many of whom are members of our race. Also, that City Manager Hopkins' requests 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. The city manager plan of municipal government is entirely too expensive a luxury for the mass of poor people in this community and, too, it WAS Mr. Hopkins who said the "Negroes from the South (since 1917) are a MENACE to the city of Cleveland." How do you like THAT? IMANCIATE THE BOARD OF ELECTIONS. In a speech, delivered, Oct. 14, '27, Ex-Gov. Harry L. Davis of this city, said: "Things have come to a pretty pass when members of the board of elections, supposedly a nonpartisan board, and the men who hold the destinies of our elections in their hands, come out openly and campaign against an amendment to pass up an election. When error up resorts to such tactics, it should be removed from office." Quite right, but what is to be done to remedy this sad condition of affairs? Under the law, the Republican and Democratic executive committees have the right to name for appointment the Republican and Democratic members, respectively, of the board of elections. That very law puts the board of elections in the power or under the control of the executive committees of the two leading parties, with the result referred to in the complaint made by Mr. Davis. In plain words, the board of elections has degenerated from the high position of champion and protector of the people's voting rights to the pitiful position of slave of the Republican and Democratic executive organizations. More than a year ago, in a communication to the daily press, we called attention to the fact that the first step in an effort to regain honest elections in this community is to get the Ohio Assembly to wipe out the law giving the Republican and Democratic committees the right to name the Republican and Democratic members, respectively, of the board of elections. Emancipate our board of elections! BILLIE BOYD AND CHARLIE GARVIN. Atty. Wm. H. Boyd, who opposed Dr. and Mrs. Charles Garvin's living in their new home in Wade Park ave, because of their race and color, is a Maschke-Hopkins candidate for member of their charter commission. This alone shows how little respect all three, Maschke, Hopkins and Boyd, have for the more than forty-five thousand "Negroes" in this community. Add to this City Manager Hopkins' statement, many months ago, that "the Negroes, who came here in the last eight years from the South are a menace to the city of Cleveland," and everyone of our voters in the city has his and her position in the "City Manager Plan" fight, now on, so clearly and unmistakably fixed that argument along other lines on the subject under discussion is absolutely unnecessary. How any of our people, who understand the situation as outlined in the foregoing can possibly support the Hopkins-Maschke-Boyd side of the controversy, is beyond us. TRYING TO "FOOL 'EM"! "It is the inherent vice of the elected mayor system that the elected candidate must remember friends, not for their qualifications, but for the service rendered him. Any man who doesn't is an ingrate. "The business of (city) government is too big for any such rules now," he declared—City Manager Wm. R. Hopkins. No, it isn't; even under the city manager plan of municipal government—when the "rules" are carried out for the city manager by others. Maurice and Burr, mainly Maurice, of course, "remember the friends (of the city manager plan) for their qualifications and for the service rendered," too. We suggest that Friend Hopkins recall at this time, particularly, President Lincoln's famous truism: "You can fool all of the people part of the time, and part of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all of the people all of the time. Find 201—Line Twelve. That's Davis Ballot. GREEN, GREGG, GEORGE AND FLEMING. As nearly all of our people know, there are four Afro-American candidates to be voted for at the election on Tuesday—Wm. R. Green, candidate for municipal judge, Dr. E. J. Gregg and Councilman Tom Fleming, candidates for the city council in the third district, and Clayborn George, candidate for the council in the fourth district. With every other class of people except ours, "blood is thicker than water" which means they will stand by one of their own in preference to those of other classes or groups of people. Before our people get very far in politics, or anything else, a very large number of them have this to learn. If we do not support our own, loyally and practically en masse, it is folly to expect a considerable number of any other class or group to be at all generous in their support of our candidates. Whether they say so or not, they expect us to be united in our support of our own candidates. In the case of Gregg and Fleming, two Afro-American candidates in the same district, with Fleming's total lack, from a race viewpoint, of a favorable record in office after so many years' membership in the city council, there may be some excuse for a failure to give him the united support he would be entitled to were conditions (made by him) otherwise. But in the case of Green, Gregg, and George there can be no good excuse for such a failure. In their case, it is not a question of personal like or dislike but a clear duty that develops upon every member of the race, a voter. We should not hesitate to support these candidates en masse and we will not if we really have the vital interests of the race at heart. It is the only way to promote real race progress, as far as local politics, at least at this time, is concerned. And it ought not to be necessary for The Gazette to emphasize this fact. It is, however, because so very many of our voters are so accustomed to placing their personal likes and dislikes and otherisms and asms over and above their clear duty to themselves and to the race. The foregoing is in reply to the questions of many of our people who have asked our opinion and advice in the matter of voting for the Afro-American and other candidates on Tuesday next. Find 201—Line Twelve. That's Davis Ballot. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5. 1927. Hopkins, Fleming, Finkle and the City Hospital Bonds, Says Dr. Joe T. Thomas. Cleveland, O., Oct. 22, '27. Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor Gazette, City. Dear Sir:—Here are the words of City Manager Hopkins' welfare director, Dudley Blossom, published recently in the Cleveland Daily News, outlining the needs of the city hospital. "City Welfare Director Blossom has eliminated everything which raises the slightest objection from even the least critical of our citizens and tax-payers." Director Blossom has left us completely out of the city school of nursing, which belongs to all the people of Cleveland. As a taxpayer and a citizen, I wish to notify Director Blossom, City Manager Hopkins, Herman Finkle and Tom Fleming. I object to that institution lined in The News. My objections are based upon the fact that Dudley Blossom, city welfare director, is the man who told our business men that he was keeping our medical graduates from taking interne training in the city hospital and that he would not allow our girls to be trained as nurses in that institution. This unfairness to our boys and girls is not a problem for aager Hopkins, Councilmen Fleming, and Herman Finkle. We elected these men to safeguard our interests, but they have betrayed our trust and are excluding our boys and girls from a public institution costing over five millions of dollars. I urge all to vote against Hopkins, Fleming and Finkle and the bonds for the city hospital because they are so silly and that is robbing our boys and girls of an equal opportunity to become good citizens, efficient public servants and professional men and women. Respectfully yours, Joe T. Thomas, M. When a brother, from "down home," tried to question City Manager Wm. R. Hopkins in a Fleming public meeting held in "the roaring third police precinct," week before last, on his statement of a year or more ago to the effect that "the Negroes, who came to Cleveland in the last eight years from the South, were a menace to the city of Cleveland," it is said he was ejected from the meeting. ELECT DENNIS J. LYC JUDGE Municipal Court Election Tuesday Nov. 8th. Endorsed by the Cleveland Federation of Labor Pledged to Give Every One a Square Deal. Formerly Deputy County Clerk. The BAL Sale o and Be $225 3-Piece Bedroom Suites $139.75 Sale of Beds and Bedding! 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LOUIS, MO., U. S. A. DEPT. For Judge of Municipal Court—Capable, Friend of All Races, Believes in "The Brotherhood of Man." To the Citizens of Cleveland: The candidacy of Leon A. Kujawski for judge of the municipal court presents the needs of Cleveland and opportunity to select a man who is one of the people, one who by training and ability and temperament is eminently fitted for judicial service. A man who is a real American, who harbors no prejudices and who believes in and practices the doctrine of the brotherhood of man. A man who has studied and understands the needs and circumstances the needs and aspirations of all classes that comprise our great community. A man who on the judicial bench will be your friend and servant ever ready to protect your interest in all matters which may bring you before him. We suggest that you avail yourself of this opportunity and cast your vote for Leon A. Kujawski. Sincerely yours. CHARTER AMENDMENT COMMITTEE. 308 Davis & Farley Bldg. RE-ELECT Iva R. Corlett Judge Of Alva R. Corlett Municipal Court November 8th MISS GEEVUM, THERE IS SOMETHING I'VE WANTED TO ASK YOU FOR A LONG, LONG TIME! OH!--YOU MEN ARE SUCH JOLLIERS! AND THE TIME HAS COME, WHEN I MUST ASK YOU! SPEAK, LUKE! WHAT IS IT? W-WHY, WHAT I WANT TO ASK, IS--WILL YOU INTRODUCE ME TO YOUR SISTER! SO SORRY YOU HAVE TO GO, MR. M'LUKE!--HERE'S YOUR HAT! Tim Eayly PRESIDENT COOLIDGE TALKING TO PRESIDENT CALLES. PHOTO SENT FROM WASHINGTON BY TELEPHOTO PRESIDENT COOLIDGE TALKING TO PRESIDENT CALLES. PHOTO SENT FROM WASHINGTON BY TELEPHOTO CHICAGO TOLEDO CLEVELAND HARRIEBURG NEW YORK PITTSBURGH WASHINGTON ST LOUIS DALLAS SAN ANTONIO NUEVO LAREDO LAREDO SALTILLO MONTERREY VICTORIA S. LUIS POTOSI TAMPICO MEXICO CITY PUEBLA PRESIDENT CALLES OF MEXICO HIGH POINT OF THE LINE NEAR SAN LUIS POTOSI HIGH POINT OF THE LINE NEAR SAN LUIS POTOSI Still farther travels the voice of the American citizen. Once it was considered marvelous to talk across the continent, and only this spring the first conversation across the Atlantic took place as part of the regular telephone service to England. Now service to Mexico is part of the telephone routine, having been started on September 20 after President Coolidge, in Washington, had enjoyed a chat with President Calles of Mexico, over a telephone Nine 3,357 miles long. Telephone service between the United States and Mexico may not have the spectacular features of that which is furnished between the United States and England, or even that between the United States and Cuba, but its achievement has been the ambition of the Bell System for more than 42 years. When the American Telephone and Telegraph Company was formed, in 1885, its charter stated that its purpose was to connect every city in the United States, as well as Canada and Mexico. At the time the charter was granted, the maximum distance NEW METHODS ADD SPEED TO SERVICE ON DISTANCE CALLS Telephone Companies Are Cutting Down Time Required to Reach Out-of-Town Parties The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, as well as other telephone companies in Ohio, in recent months has greatly reduced the time required to handle long distance calls. By adopting a new system, whereby calls to distant points are completed while the caller holds the line, the average time for making such a call has been reduced from five or ten minutes to less than two. The new system is now in use in most of the company's exchanges, and will be extended to the others as soon as necessary equipment changes can be made. Among other companies which have recently adopted the same system is the Lorain County Telephone Company, whose officials are enthusiastic over its advantages. The faster service can be given only when the calling person knows the number of the out-town telephone. The Ohio Bell Company is advising its patrons to first obtain the number wanted, and to give it to the long distance operator when placing the call. If the number is not known, it can be obtained by calling the long distance information operator. The public apparently is interested in seeing how its telephone service is planned and directed. When The Ohio Bell Telephone Company invited its customers to inspect its new 22-story headquarters building in Cleveland more than 40,000 persons took advantage of the opportunity. Among the more than 400,000 persons who own the stock of the American Telephone and Telegraph Company are 73,000 telephone employees. In addition to those who own stock outright, there are 200,000 who are paying for shares by deductions from their wages. Women outnumber men in the telephone business by more than 120,000. In the Bell System there were 130,000 men on July 1, 1927, and 251,000 women employees. THE GEEVUM GIRLS over which man could talk was about 100 miles. Although it may have seemed at the time that the men who obtained the charter were over-optimistic, time has more than vindicated their prophecy. In 1890 the long distance lines had reached westward to Buffalo. Then they crept across Ohio until in 1892 they reached Chicago. By 1911 one could talk from New York to Denver, and in 1915 the continent was spanned. Since then two more cross-country lines have been built and any point in the nation can talk to any other place. But while the ambition of American telephone men in regard to Mexico remained incomplete, service was being extended to Cuba and, by use of radio, to Great Britain. There have been telephone lines in Mexico for many years; in fact, the first exchange was opened in Mexico City four years after Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone. But until a year or two ago there were insufficient long distance lines to establish communication between United States and Mexican cities. Libraries for the Public There is no universally accepted definition of the term "public library." In general, it may be said that a public library in the United States is either owned or controlled by the public, or is freely accessible to the public, or it has two of these features or all three of them. "WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN (2014)" Cleveland, O., Aug. 28th, 1925. Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor, Gazette Dear Friend:—I have read the latest copy of The Gazette through and after reading it, I can truthfully say: It is worth its weight in gold: I admire true manhood—a man who, seeing injustice and oppression, dares, within the limits of the law and an end, if possible unite it. You and I have frequently, during the forty-two years since the birth of The Gazette, been, as the Scotch would say, like two McNeils, but when I and a man, such as you, who consistently, and persistently, through nearly half a century, puts his race foremost in his life struggle, I take off my hat to him, as being a true friend of our class. Long life to you and The Gazette. Yours for the right, John P. Green. (Former Member, Ohio State Senate.) THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1927. Most of the Mexican lines were in the vicinity of Mexico City and other interior sections of the country. The Mexican Telephone and Telegraph Company's new long distance lines connect with the Bell System lines at Laredo, Texas. From Nuevo Laredo, opposite Laredo, the Mexican line extends through an arid region to Monterrey, thence through mountainous country to Saltillo, and from there to San Luis Potosi. Continuing southward it passes through several prosperous towns and through rugged country, entering Mexico City from the northeast. A branch line connects with Tampico, Mexico's important oil port where there are many American interests. The main route in the United States connecting at Laredo goes through Ohio via Cleveland and Toledo, thence to Chicago and southward through St. Louis. The service is available to any town in Chicago having long distance connection, and is exactly the same as that given to points in the United States, except that charges cannot be reversed, nor are the night rates reduced. 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 obdurate heart. It does not feel for man; the natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as the flax That falls as awonder 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 witch's cause Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey. * * * * * * * * Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys; 'Tis human nature's broadest foulest blot. —Cowper. ```markdown ``` Our advertisers want your trade. Those who do not ask for it in the columns of "The Old Rellable" Gazette certainly care little, if at all, for it. Therefore, we urge our readers and all of our friends to patronize those who ask in this paper for your patronage. Editor. COURTESY INCREASES WITH USE OF "THANK YOU" BY OPERATORS COURTESY INCREASES WITH USE OF "THANK YOU" BY OPERATORS At Least, That's the Supposition, Since the Habit Seems To Be Spreading A revival of the lost art of courtesy is noticeable in business life throughout Ohio. Some of it is undoubtedly "professional"—inspired by a proprietor's desire to make his establishment attractive to his customers—but here and there in town one frequently strikes instances of a "thank you" that comes spontaneously from the speaker Taxi drivers are heard to say "thank you" when their fares give the destination. Not long ago such politeness would have induced looks of amusement, not to mention a state of total pariahship, but today the taxi passengers accept it with merely a pleasant nod. An elevator operator—an attractive girl—cheerfully says "thank you" when the passenger has called out his floor number. A courteous and pleasant manner seems to prevail among most of the girls who are gradually taking over the elevator jobs in office buildings. Street car conductors, old as well as young, are heard occasionally to express their appreciation when the passenger drops his fare in the box, and policemen are learning to assume a pleasant smile occasionally. Even the girls in the ten-cent stores, who used to be accused of having time only for chatter and chewing gum, now chime in with a polite phrase when customers hand over their dimes. Whence all this politeness? One theory expressed several times recently is that the general tendency may be the result of the recently adopted practice of telephone operators, who acknowledge numbers given by callers with a charming "Thank you." "In the territory of The Ohio Bell Telephone Company alone telephone users give numbers to the operators more than 3,000,000 times a day." says Randolph Elide, vice-president and general manager of the company. "That means more than 3,000,000 thank you's a day. The cumulative effect of the repetition, which has been ongoing on every day for several months all over Ohio, must be tremendous. People have heard it so often, and have been so favorably impressed with it, that they've possibly adopted it themselves without any direct intention of doing so." The use of the expression has served a two-fold purpose in helping telephone service, say company officials. First of all, the practice of repeating the number perhaps had outlived its usefulness; it was monotonous and people soldom bothered to check the operator. By substituting "thank you" the service has been speeded up and the operator can still acknowledge the subscriber's request for a number. In the second place, the calling person must talk in order to give the number; otherwise the operator must ask for it a second or third time. When an operator says "thank you" therefore, she is expressing appreciation for the caller's effort in giving the number distinctly, and encouraging him to do so in the future. THERE is no good reason why your dealer should offer you something else when you ask for KRAFT CHEESE MEMORY TEST FOR VOTERS MEMORY TEST FOR VOTERS FOR FOUR YEARS Cleveland has had the best government in its history. FOR FOUR YEARS the city has seen many great public improvements go forward, paving, parks, swimming pools and institutions for the poor. FOR FOUR YEARS public service has been improved, street cleaning regular and garbage collection prompt. FOR FOUR YEARS old debts and deficits have been paid off by business ability and economy, and taxes for operating expenses reduced. FOR FOUR YEARS W. R. Hopkins has proved himself a city administrator without equal in any city of America. FOR FOUR YEARS Harry L. Davis has been out of public office. FOR FOUR YEARS Harry L. Davis has been scheming to stage a political comeback. Call to mind the turmoil and troubles that beset the people of Cleveland previous to the Hopkins' administration. Then take account of the accomplishments of the past four years, and PROVE YOUR MEMORY IS GOOD--- THE CABLE SPLICER In the work of constructing and maintaining telephone lines, the cable spiker is one of the most important telephone craftsmen. His labors are both aloft on aerial cables, and in manholes on underground cables. Cable has made possible the universal telephone service of today, for one cable, no thicker char, a man's wrist, can contain 2,400 wires, connecting the telephone central office with a whole community. And the spiker makes the use of cable possible, for he joins together the short lengths of cable into a continuous line. The plucker must identify each of the many conductors in a cable so as to be sure that the wires are proply 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. COMMUNITY FUND CLEVELAND How Much Can the Voters Remember? JUDGE LEE E. SKEEL Councilmanic Ticket THIRD DISTRICT VOTE FIRST CHOICE E. J. GREGG Locate of More Work, Better Pay, less Charity and Fair Play to All ELECT LEON A. KUJAWS FOR JUDGE OF MICIPAL COURT OF CLEVELAND Square Deal to All According to Fac and Law Advocate of More Work,Better Pay Less Charity and Fair Play to All ELECT LEON A. KUJAWSKI MUNICIPAL COURT OF CLEVELAND A Square Deal to All According to Fact and Law Election, November 8th, 1927 MY TEST VOTERS or? Cleveland has had the best governm the city has seen many great public to forward, paving, parks, swimm institutions for the poor. public service has been improv ing regular and garbage collec old debts and deficits have been less ability and economy, and taxes expenses reduced. V. R. Hopkins has proved himself rator without equal in any cit harry L. Davis has been out of pu harry L. Davis has been scheming cal comeback. DO IS YOUR MEMORY? I troubles that beset the people of Cleve ministration. Then take account of the a ears, and PROVE YOUR MEMORY IS GO All Three Amendmen HOW GOOD IS YOUR MEMORY? CHARTER COMMISSION COMMITTEE, James L. E. Jappe, Secretary SO SORRY YOU HAVE TO GO, MR. M'LUKE! - HERE'S YOUR HAT! Trace Wedding Cahe to Old Roman Custom ‘The wedding oalke ia Delleved to be the survival of an old Roman practice when the bride and groom not only ate together as a sign of their kinship and mutual love, but feasted the guests as wall. At this time it was good etiquette to break the cake over the bride's head as a sign, of plenth fulness. In the, marriage eeremontes of the early Anglo-Saxons huge bas kets of dry crackers were employed. After the feast each guest took « cracker home with him and the re mainder was distributed ‘to the poor. “Later it became the custom for the Guests themselves to bring to the wed- ding small, richly spiced buns, which ‘were piled in one huge mound on the table. It was a common occurrence for the bride and groom to attempt to ‘Kiss each other over this mound, and ‘if they succeeded they were assured Ufelong prosperity.” It is said the Wedding cake of today ts due to the genlus of a French cook, who, while traveling in England, observed the in- eonventence of stacking hundreds of ‘these small cakes in a mound and con- eelved the idea of cementing the mound into a single huge cake with leing. At the wedding feast it was ‘the duty of the newly married man to wait on his bride at the table, whence came the name bridegroom— signifying one who sorves the bride. Mother Ants Employ Babies as Needles “a baby that you sew with, a baby that's needle and thread—child labor with a vengeance, eh? ‘The naturalist closed 2 book by # brother-naturalist, Glenwood Clark. “Glenwood Clark tells all about it here,” he said, “The baby I refer to fs an ant, not'a human being. In the ehryvalis; or baby form this ant s0- eretes a ilk, and with that altk its Mother sews the leaves together to make the ant nest, using the baby it- elf as a needle, mind you “The ant nest is built on a twig rather high up in a trea ‘The leaves that form it are held together by ‘one group of ants, while another group ‘mothers armed with thelr bables— does the sewing. “They hold thelr babies in thelr claws. They press the tiny headt against a place where two leaf-edges Join, ‘The heads deposit on the leaves thelr cobwebby silk, and then they aire moved. across the leaf joint, needle fashion, back and forth, and as they move they make a thread. “In this manner, thanks to the needleend-thread babies, the ants’ nest is soon ready.” The Journey of Life. When about to undertake a jour hey we consider the way, the people, and the conveniences of travel, and try to meet their requirements in 2d- vance. An effort is made te learn what we can trom the reports of those who have traveled that way, and we accordingly supply ourselves with ac- eeasible literature pertaining to it. ‘This is the course that wise people follow, but there are many inconsider- ‘ate ones, who giva no attention to sane preparation, and therefore get con- fused respecting the course, get off at mninteresting and dangerous places, suffer much ineonventence, and derive Uttle benefit. ‘Therefore, let us give heed: to the: proper, beginning of our Journey—Paychologieal Magazine. Violin. Is: Given Motto Johannes Robey, the well-known eol- tector of violing, bas one instrament ef which he ts particularly proud, sines it contains a label which is a curlosity, states. the Pathfinder Mag- asine, ‘The label is in old Latin and i reads: “Vive fuy in sylvis; sum dura oclsss weeur. Dum vixl, tacul; mortua, dulce cano.” Which being in- teepreted means: “I was living in the forest; the cruel ax slew me. While [was alive I wag seute; dead, I sweet- y sing. ‘This violin fs © product of the Six teenth-century “Iutlst” oF violin maker tamed Gaspa Dulffopgrugear. , BMelpfal Saggestion | Peter, three and a half, was caught red-handed throwing the morning's letters into the grate fire and glceful- ly watehing the fames, It was his third offense. Seriously, bis father took him in band. “I don’t want to punish you, Peter, but what sball I @o to wake you remember?” The young delinquent. looked thoughtful; thea, Drightening, advised: “I'l tell you what to do, daddy—you just put it down to writing” Firet Secretary of State ‘Thomas: Jefferson, was chosen by President Washington to be secretary of state or secretary of foreign affairs fn the first cabinet. But Jefferson ‘was still in France when the new gov- ernment began te function. John Jay was secretary of foreign affairs under the articles of confederation and act- ed as secretary of state, at Washing- ton’s request, untfl Jefferson's arrival tn March, 1720, No Superlative An English teacher was making it = practlee-ot giving an 8A class a re- view of a certain point in. grammar each day: One day she. said, “You may compare the adjectives T shal! tive you." ‘Tha entire class. looked puzzted. ‘To the first git the. teacher sald, “bigh” There vas x litte pause sod fina ly ima littl +hesitant voice, the girl paid, “hello.” ‘Stoth’s Peculiarities ‘The sloth is @ tree-dwelting anims!. native to South America, [t seldon. comes to the yround. but lives en rely om the vegetation afforded by the trees, Its lege and claws are lonr ‘and it hengs oo the branches In & suspended posture, its body: being. un: ‘faa a a THE GEEVUM GIRLS (\ [a i > lhe’ | RS i. | Wal CSS a ae Y Wy. Ki . ib . 4? an G < =e il i\\ \.. 2a Kg i nT ws | Cx 2 7 |R Wy f x air | Mi \ See ne we ee TAS ee E = BST EY RU R= = aan Se =o (ees Romance and Flowers in Long Association In the development of gift-making in courtahip a certain amount of ro- mance centers around the flower. The flower is the gift of lovers, and in early Greek times a flower was worm ag a sign of the engagement, the full- blossoming flower suggesting love awakened. The Polynesian men, as well as the women, wear flowers be- hind their ears when they are in love. ‘Phe survival of another picturesque medieval custom centering around the flower is found in the bride’s flower girls of today. In olden times these Uttle girls, usually sisters, dressed ex- actly alike, carried garlands of wheat before the bride in the marriage pro- cession as a symbol of fruitfulness and plenty. ‘The very old and univer- sally observed custom of throwing rice after the departing bride and bride- groom as a symbol of a fruitfal union had its origin with the ancient Por- sians. Rice has always played an im: portant part in the marriage ceremony of these people, while the wheat show- er, expressing the same sentiment, ‘was common among the early Angio- Saxons, and certain other people em ployed corn, Another interesting tra- dition regarding the rice shower is that rice was thrown after the bride and bridegroom for the purpose of fiving food to the evil spirit that were believed to accompany newly married people, and that it was to appease these spirits that rice throw- ing originated. Hawaiian Island Has Many Claims to Fame Maul, one of the islands of We Hawallan group, has for its motto the phrase “Maul no ka ol,” meaning “Maul the First.” ‘The island author: Itles have just cited a number of his- torical facts in support of their bast. Maul has Haleakala, largest extinct volcano crater in the world, the scene in 1828 of the first Christian funeral of a Hawalian chieftain. ‘The earliest Island newspaper, as well as the first on the Pacific ocean, was published there tn 1884. The jajnor v's ented Ka Lima Hawall, meaulug 2c At of Huwail. David Malo, earlle.< Uawallan his- torlan, was a Maul man. ‘The island also had the first telegraph line strung between Haiku and Wailuku in 1878. ‘The frst Hawailan wheat was planted at Makawao, Maul, in 1845, and not long afterward the first potato plan: tation was started at Kula, where tu- bers were raised for the California gold miners, Oxvaeen in Air Normal air contains about 21 per vent of oxygen, says tle United States bureau of mines, Min works best at this proportion of oxygen. A candle or ol! fame will not burn in atmos- phere containing less than approx! mately 16% per cent oxygen, yet man ls sufficiently adaptable to get along fairly well in 17 per cent of oxygen. He will breathe a little faster and a little deeper. But most men cannot work in air with oxygen below 13 per cent, the point where an avetylene flame 1s extinguished by oxygen de- ficiency. In an atmosphere containing between 10 and 13 per cent oxygen, men become disry, pant, have a rapid heart beat, and often suter from headache; 8 to 10 per cent usually produces aneonselousness and ulti mately death. Trollope’s Cigars Lord Birkenhead receutly buasted a lifelong devotion to elgar smoking, but he can hardly claim to have gtven more thought and time to his hobby than did Anthony Trollope, remarks the Manchester Guardian. ‘Trollope, as soon as his income was large enough to stand the expense, had one entire wall of bis library equipped with air-tight little bina fitted with slid- ing doors and numbered. These he kept filled with choice cigars, laid across and aéross like planks of th: ber, to get thoroughly seasoned. True to the Trollope tradition, he worked through the bins in methodical faab- fon, refilling ench as it was emptied with special imports from Havana. ‘Thus, he declared, he attained the most perfect smokes in the world, Porpoise’s Fish Appetite ‘The porpoise hag a great appetite, is feeding constantly as opportunity offers and lives principally on Osh, ‘and scientists were able recently to get a clew to the number of Ash a lively porpoise may eat when « glant porpoise was caught and 15,193. oto- liths were found in its stomach. ‘The otolith ts the earbone of a fish, is very hard, supposed to be the last remnant of a fish that fs reduced by the chemical process in the mamma's stomach, and the large number found niay be far less than the number of fish served live and wiggling for the satisfaction of the porpoise. At any rate, It bids fair to hold iirst place aa a fish eater. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, 0. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1927. 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If you wish to see the editor call there, please. We advise our readers to carefully examine The Gazette's advertisements before making purchases. Business men who advertise in this paper should have the patronage of our people. The fact that they advertise is assurance that they want it. All reading matter for publication in current issues of The Gazette must be in the office by noon, WEDNESDAY, of that week, at the latest. Display advertisements accepted until 4 p. m., WEDNESDAYS! HARRY C. SMITH, 226 West Superior Avenue, Cleveland, O. (Opposite, Hotel Cleveland.) Notary Public Bell 'Phone: Cherry 1259 Classified Advertising Department FOR RENT.-Five nice, good size, recently papered rooms, upstairs in the East End near Quincy Ave. and E. 83rd St. Electric lights, gas conveniences, large yard and backyard. Suite 302, No. 226 W. Superior Ave., opposite Hotel Cleveland and over the Terminal Theater. CLEVELAND Social and Personal Find 201—Line Twelve. That's Davis Ballot. Miss Marjorie Johnson was in Wellsville, Sunday, guest of Miss Verna Lewis. Rev. D. W. Hill delivered appropriate remarks, Saturday, at the funeral services of Mrs. Lucy Wallace, E. 38th St. Nov. 8, 9, 10 and 11, the Gilpin players will give "Tala of Egypt" at their Karamau theater, 3807 Central Ave. In December, the players will give a group of three one-act plays. Col. Roscoe Conkling Simmons will speak, this week Friday evening, at an Memorial C. M. E. church, E. 46th St. and Cedar Ave. at 8 o'clock under the auspices of Phillips Chapel, E. 63rd St.; Rev. G. W. Samples, pastor. Find 201—Line Twelve. That's Davis Ballot. Burt W. Griffin, who resigned as city prosecutor, is a candidate for a municipal judgment. The young, he has earned all the laurels that came to him, thru ability and service, and as a judge, if he remains true to form, will be a credit to the bench, and a just and honest one. Mrs. Nancy Hollingsworth, mother-in-law of Mrs. Ida B. Cash, E. 36th St., died, Sunday afternoon, after four days' illness. Pneumonia. Funeral services, Wednesday at 1 p.m., at St. John's church. Church services shipped to Cuyahoga Falls, her former home, for interment. The immediate family has the heart-felt sympathy of many friends in this community. The Central Voters' league, supporting the Davis amendment to be voted for on Tuesday, Nov. 8, which has staged some very successful meetings, last and this week, will close them on Monday night, at Shiloh Baptist church, cor. Scovill Ave. and E. 55th St., and at E. Mt. Zion Baptist church, Cedar Ave. and 103rd St. The editor of Guestee will attend these meetings in line twelve." Miss M. Wolfe (white), of Epworth-Euclid church, E. 55th St. and Prospect Ave., delivered an excellent sermon, Sunday evening, at Second M. Sinai Baptist church, E. 55th St. (upstairs). The church was filled. Friedean, Mebody Boys rendered receptions, assisting the Miss Wolfe spoke of the pastor. Rev. D. W. Hill, in the highest terms. She knows him well, having worked with him daily for a number of years. The Third District Voters' league held a meeting at Wilson school, last week, that was well attended. Wm. D. Dawson, secretary of the Federation of Labor, spoke interestingly on topics of the campaign and Jos. A. Schneider, a candidate for the council in the district, talked at some length on local conditions, particularly those in the district. All present pledged themselves to support Mr. Schneider by voting for him as their first choice. Miss Eleanor Alexander delivered the first of a series of three travel talks or lectures in St. John's S. room, Sunday afternoon. She has made three trips to Europe and day afternoon told particularly of her tour thru Spain describing sights, the people and their customs. In the room, she saw a bull fight. Her second talk will be given, Sunday, at Zion temple, 4 to 5 p. m., subject, "Northern Africa." Miss Alexander's talks are for the benefit of the local N. A. A. C. P. branch. Find 201—Line Twelve. That's Davis Ballot. *M. KLEINMAN'S 2028 Central Ave. *THE S. & S. DRUG CO. 7325 Central Ave. ROSENBERG'S DRUG STORE, N. W. Cor. Central Ave. and E. 55th St. The Gazette regularly should notify copy delivered promptly. b business matters to The Gazette nk, 226 Superior Ave., West, oppo- you wish to see the editor call carefully examine The Gazette's purchases. Business men who have the patronage of our people. assurance that they want it. application in current issues of The by noon, WEDNESDAY, of that advertisements accepted until C. SMITH, Avenue, Cleveland, O. Hotel Cleveland.) Bell 'Phone: Cherry 1259 tising Department AGENTS WANTED.—We start you in business and help you succeed. No capital or experience needed. Spare or full time. You can earn $50-$100 weekly. Write Madison Products, 566 Broadway, New York. Mr. Bradley, husband of Mrs. Mary Bradley, 2374 E. 84th St., is visiting relatives at Rogersville, Tenn. The Southern Mutual Benefit Insurance Co. will celebrate its second anniversary, Nov. 9, at $ p. m. at St. John's A. M. E. church. Between 1,000 and 1,500 people are expected to attend. An exceptionally pared. Find 201—Line Twelve. That's Davis Ballot. The San Diego N. A. A. C. P. branch was victorious in its fight for admittance of our girls as nurses in the San Diego county hospital. Hear. HEAR! Cleveland N. A. A. C. P. branch! The Davis amendment meeting at Mt. Zion Cong. temple, Monday evening, under the auspices of the Central Voters' league, Dr. H. F. Harris, president, packed the church to the doors and was wonderfully enthused by the audience, published by a band and the speakers were Attorney Wm. R. Green, Judge Walter D. Meals, Atty. Jos, C. Brettenstein, Ex-Gov. Harry L. Davis, Harry McLaughlin, president Cleveland Federation of Labor; Dr. L. N. Bundy and others. The hit of the evening was made by the president if it knew of George Washington and how long he had been dead. Someone replied, something over a hundred years. The speaker then said: "The day you see George Washington and me talking together at the corner of E. 40th St. and Central Ave. the day you see George Washington Tom Fleming will do something, and also have City Manager Hopkins do something—for our people." Find 201—Line Twelve. That's Davis Ballot. Last week Monday, an alleged news-release was mailed in envelopes of the East End Political club, 8704 Cedar Ave., boosting the miserable city-manager-plain, and the recently elected secretary of the Citizen's Good Government association," whatever that may be. Later in the week, Mr. Atkins called The Gazette on the phone and discussed the alleged news-release. Looks like somebody is getting desperate. Remember— VOTE for the Lon Remember— VOTE "YES" for the Lorain-Central BRIDGE BONDS A real traffic emergency exists Shortest and most economical bridge Uses land now a public highway Recommended by the Citizens Bridge Committee after a summer of public hearings and investigations of the whole traffic problem. Economy without neglect. VOTE "YES" TWICE for the BRIDGE BONDS THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1927. WALKER-KING. Cincinnati, O.—Miss Helen C., daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. Franklin Walker, 3240 Beresford Ave., and Charles Newton King, one of our most progressive young men, are to be married, Nov. 16, '27, at Union Baptist church, this city. A reception from 8 to 10 p. m., that evening, will follow and the newly-weds will be "at home" after the first of December, at 3042 Bathgate Ave., this city. Miss Walker is a yearly local school teacher and vocalist. She is also a trustee of the State Department at Wilberforce, appointed by Gov. A. V. Donahey. The young people have the best wishes of The Gazette for long life, much happiness and success. RE-ELECT JUDGE CHARLES L SELZER One of the outstanding figures on the municipal court bench of this city is Judge Charles L. Selzer, an old and highly respected citizen. The judge was admitted to the bar in 1886 and practiced his profession until he became the bench judge ten years ago, by the governor of the state. Since, he has been elected twice. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he served as a member of the Cleveland city council, and as a member of the Ohio Legislature from this county. Judge Selzer served as splendid justice as a judge of the municipal court warrants his re-election, at this time, and we urge our voters to do their clear duty by him on Tuesday next. Blocton, Ala. Notes. Mrs. Odean Lilley has returned from a two weeks' stay with relatives, Mrs. Pauline Ellis and family of Montgomery.—Mrs. Idona Peterson is visiting her son, James Hollyfield, in Moundville.—Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Reese, newlyweds, are living in Buck Town. The thirty-two stores of W. Blocton, which were recently destroyed by fire, are rapidly being built upon the open space forming the Bessemer and Centerville. J. E. M. McCann is visiting her son, Albert, who is very ill at Marvel.—Moffatt Glee club, No. 4, will sing, Nov. 6, 11:30 a.m. at New Hope A. M. e. Church. Glee clubs from Boothton, Marvel, Centerville and W. Blocton are cordially invited. Mr. R. A. Williams, who recently slightly injured his legs in a mine at Beillelen, is improving rapidly. B. Y. P. U. is visiting the church. Baptist church. Brother S. Wells, a special lecture; a paper, Miss Susie Dozier, and a duet by Misses F. M. Caffrey and H. Dozier. Everybody cordially invited. Walker and Flowers Matched. Chicago, Ill. — Promoter James Mullen announced, last week Friday, he had signed Mickey Walker, World's champion middleweight boxer, and Tiger Flowers, former champion, for a title bout here, next spring. Flowers lost his title to Walker here last year on an unpopular and unfair decision. Langford Met Old Jock Malone Again Chicago, Ill.—Wolcott Langford, Chicago middleweight, and Jock Malone, the veteran St. Paul battler, clashed in a ten-round main event at the Coliseum, last week Friday night. Although Malone held two defenses, he was not on the basis of his improved condition, was a slight favorite to win. 21 Children in 25 Years Memphis, Tenn.—And only one set of twins. This is the record of Mrs. Anna Morrow (white) Whitman, and Mrs. John Morrow (blue), the children are alive and they range in age from 23 to two years. The father is a laborer. COMMUNITY FUND CLEVELAND EDITORIAL Ireland Federation of Labor claim- ship of 8,000. So the talk of "orga- tio our people is just so much a long-time leader of organized labor question before his death, a few yea- r any kind to prevent you from vot- on next Tuesday. And that the local waiters' union is bars our people from membership of the board of elections and is campaigning for City Manager Baptist Ministers' Conference wh estors of that denomination in the it endorsed the Davis amendment. Manager Hopkins' city hospital stand at the Ku Klux Klan advocates. Midows and Sold Irish War Information PHONE GARFIELD 225 The Cleveland Federation of Labor claims an Afro-American membership of 8,000. So the talk of "organized labor" being opposed to our people is just so much "bunk." Samuel Gompers, the long-time leader of organized labor in this country, settled that question before his death, a few years ago. Do not allow talk of any kind to prevent you from voting for the Davis Amendment on next Tuesday. It is said that the local waiters' union is the only union in the city that bars our people from membership in it. Tom Farrell, a member of the board of elections and president of this waiters' union, is campaigning for City Manager Wm. R. Hopkins. Our local Baptist Ministers' Conference which includes about all of our pastors of that denomination in the city, on Monday afternoon last endorsed the Davis amendment. City Manager Hopkins' city hospital stand against our people is just what the Ku Klux Klan advocates. Widows and Soldiers, Spanish War Information FREE PHONE GARFIELD 2250-M ELECT Burt W. Griffin JUDGE Former Chief Police Prosecutor 1930 W. E. C. C. Munich Judgeship Endorse The Cleveland In a poll of it For Chief X JOHN P. For Judge of M X ALVA R. X BURT W. X BRADL. X CHARLES. X LEE E. Also endorsed by: Municipal Adgeship Tie Endorsed by Cleveland Bar Ass In a poll of its 1600 member For Chief Justice JOHN P. DEMPSEY For Judge of Municipal Co ALVA R. CORLETT BURT W. GRIFFIN BRADLEY HULL CHARLES L. SELZER LEE E. SKEEL endorsed by: Municipal Judgeship Ticket Endorsed by The Cleveland Bar Association In a poll of its 1600 members The Citizens League Cleveland Automobile Club Cleveland Plain Dealer CHARLES H. C Cut Out Take To Polls CHARLES H. C. and Soldiers, Information FREE RFIELD 2250-M ELECT Burt W. Griffin JUDGE Former Chief Police Prosecutor FIRST CHOICE 1 Jos. A. Schneider INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE for COUNCIL Third District Mark No. 1 or 2 Before Name Judge Charles L. Selzer Judge of Municipal Court Election Nov. 8 Judge Selzer is one of the most efficient jurists on the bench, and an old, well-known and highly respected citizen of Cleveland. Municipal Chip Ticket Colored by D Bar Association its 1600 members nief Justice P. DEMPSEY F Municipal Court R. CORLETT W. GRIFFIN DLEY HULL ES L. SELZER E. SKEEL CHARLES H. OLDS Chairman Harry C. Smith. Re-Elect Pickett's Music Store 4921 SCOVILL AVE. 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