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 42-iear Ambition is Realized When U. S. and Mexico are Joined by Telephone Line * | EP ee ea t pe ae ee Sl ke 3 RE See a eee ye a, Mea? ere oe TUES Ga NW NO es he 2 eee i eee ee Se ae cs eer ices. ea | ge ie AL eee tre ze PRESIDENT COOLIDGE TALKING TO PRES/DENT CALLES. (PUOTO SENT FROM aM aan hes Ree e oie a ee LONG DISTANCE CIRCUITS TO MEXICO ARE IN CABLES THROUGH COYUD” San ANTON 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 vittdicated their proph- ecy. In 1890 the long distance lines had reached westward to Buffalo. Then they crept across Ohio until in 1892 they reached Chicagy. By 1911 one could talk from New York to Renver, 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 re- gard to Mexico remained incom- plete, service was being extended to Cuba and, by use of radio, to Great Britain.“ i There have been telephone Unes in Mexico for many years: in fact, the first exchange was opened in Mexico City four years atter Alexander Graham Beil in- vented the telephone. But until a year or two ago there were in- sufficient long distance lines fo establish communication between United States and Mexican cities. There is no universally accepted definition of the term “public library.” In general, {t may be said that a pub- Ue Mbrary in the United States is either owned or controlled by the pub- He, or is freely accessible to the pub- Ute, or it has two of these features or all three of them. Seren. Cleveland, O., Aug. 28th, 1926. Hon. Harty G, smith, Hditor, Gazette, Dear kriend!—I have read the latest copy of The Gazewe through and after reading it, ican truthfully eay: ie is worth its weight in gold: 1 admire uue mannood—a man who, seeing injustice and ‘oppression, dares, within tae dumits of the law, to expose it and, it possible smite it. You and'1 have trequently, during the forty-two yeurs since tue birth of The Gazette, been, as the Scotch would say, like two MeNeils, but when 1 ind a man, Such as you, -who consistently, and persistently, through near ly halt a century, pute his race Toremost in his’ life struggle, 1 take off my hat to him, as being a true friend of ‘our class. Long lite to you and ‘the Gazette. Yours for the right, John P. Green. (Bormer Member, Onio State manent 7 _—— Simon mete xr” is = ray os MEH PONT OF THE LINE ELD tae tine Stil farther travels the voice of the American citizen, ‘Once it was considered marvel- ous to talk across the continent, and only this spring the first con- Versccion across the Atlantic took place as part of the regular tele- waone service to England. Now service to Mexico is part of the telephone routine, ‘having been started on September 30 after President Coolidge, _ in Washington, had enjoyed a chat with President Calles of Mexico, over a telephone Mne 3,357 miles Jong. ‘Telephone service between the United States and Mexico may not have the spectacular features of that which is furnished be- tween the United States and Eng- land, or even that between the United States and Cuba, but its achievement has been the ambi- tion of the Bell System for more than 42 years, When the Amer- Yean Telephone and Telegraph Company was formed, in 1885, its charter stated that {ts 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 Telephone Companies Are Cutting Down Time Re- quired to Reach Qut- ‘6f- Town Partién The Obio Bell Telephone Com- pany, as well as other telephone companies in Ohio, in recent months has greatly reduced the time required to handle long dis- tance calls. By adopting a new system, whereby calls to distant points are completed while the caller holds the line, the averaze time for making such a call has Deen reduced from five or ten minutes to less than two. ‘The new system 1s now in use im most of the company’s ex- changes, and will be extended to the others as soon as necessary eautpment changes can be made. ‘Among other companies which have recently adopted the same system {s the Lorain County Telephone Company, whose of- ficiala are enthusiastic over {ts advantages. ‘The taster service can be given only whom the calling person knows the number of the out-of- 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 enlling the tong distance informa- ton operator. ‘The public apparently is inter- ested 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 head- quarters building in Cleveland More than 40,000 persons took advantage of the opportunity. Among the more than 490.10» pertons who own the stock of the ‘American Telephone and Tele- graph Company are 73,000 tele- phone employees. In addition to those -who own stock outright, there.ars 200,000 who ur> paving for shares. by deductions from thelr wages. Women outnumber men in the telenhone buatniess by. mere than 120,000. In. the Bell System there ‘were 180.000 men on July 1, 1987, and 251,009 women em- ployees. THE GEEVUM GIRLS f miss GEEVUM, THERE 1S SOMETHING AND THE TIME HAS fo ae ENE eral § ff a i) f \ ‘ fi y Hy dM iy FN A 1 / bi peo | ; ; i } ea | ay 1S 5 — fread ee ee FT ep Wppnnnnsssonl ph | oS | ear ae EX ail) eS —= ee aes _ See a Libraries for the Public “WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN SR aay HE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, 0. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1927. AUOTO SENT FRON WASHINGTON BY TELEPHOTO Ei cs feu SS 7) 4 TOP arsmuR 275, a pea eee gt ee vas Lea ‘) eee or il penr | ae ts EX/CO |i =» {fp ? . ~ = ° Most of the Mexican lines were in the vielnity of Mexico City and other interior sections of the country. ‘The Mexican Telephone and Telegraph Company's ew long @istance lines connect with the Bell System lines at Laredo, Texas. From Nuevo Laredo, op- posite Laredo, the Mexican’ line extends through an arid region to Monterrey, thence through mountaiaous country to Saltillo, and trom there to San Luis Po- tosi. Continuing southward it pastes through several prosperous towns and through rugged coun- try, entering Mexico City from the northeast. A branch line con- nects with Tampico, Mexico's 1m- portant 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 Chio having long distance con- nection, 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 a|E FOULEST BLOT.” a eae ie My ear is pained, ; My soul is sick with every day's report | Of wrong and outrage, with which the earth is’ filled, ; ‘There is no flesh in man’s ob- | durate heart, ; It does not feel for man; the natural bond | Of brotherhood is severed as | the flax ; That falls asunder at the touch ot fire, ; He finds his fellow guilty of a skin | Not colored like his own; and : having power | To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause ; Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey. Sige | Thus man devotes his brother, ‘and destroys: ' "Pig human nature's broadest foulest blot. —Cowper. SANGEGES MAME A GE aata Attention! Readers! Our advertisers waut your trade. ‘Those who do not ask | for it in the columns of “The | Old Reliable” Gazette certain- ly care little, if at all, tor it. | ‘Therefore, wo urge our read- - ders and all of our friends to "patronize those who ask in this paper for your patronage, Editor. COUR ES) CREASES WITH USE QF “THANK YOU" BY OFERATES At Least, Phat’s the Supposi tion, Since the Habit Seoms To Be Spieading A reviva! of the iost arto: courtesy 1a noticeable iy, business life througbou. Ob: Some of ly ungountediy “)rotessioual” — fuspired by 8 projrictor's «desir tive to bie customers—vut bere fand there ia town one frenquentls strikes instances of a "thank you" that comes spontancously from the speaker ot SVBYES Ss ASS i GOR Totti ey) Taxi drivers are heard to say “thank you" when their fares give the destination. Not long ago such politeness would have indueed .ooks of amavement, not to mention a state of total pa- rauysis. but today the taxi p.ssen- gers accept it with nicrely a pleas: ant nod An elevator operator—an at tractive zirl—eheerfully says thank yon" when the passenger has called out his floor number A courteons and plezsant manner seems to prevail aznong most of the girls who are grodually tak ing aver the elevator jobs In office butidings, Street car conductors, old as well as young, are beard occasionally t express their appreciation when the passenger drops his fare In the box, and policemen are learn- ine to assume a pleasant smite ore*stonaity Fven the girls in the ten-cent stores, who used to be accused of heving time ofly for chatter and chewing gum, now chime in with 1 polite phrase when customers hard over ther dimes. Whence all this politeness? One theory expressed several times re- cently ts that the go~eral tendency may be the result of the recontly adopted practice of teleyhoae op- erators, who acknowle™s* num- bers given by callers with &, charming “Thank you.” “In the territory of The Ohio Bell Telephone Company alone telephone users give nuvshers to the operators more than 2.090.009 times a dav.” says itandoth Eide, viee-president and genera! mana- ger of the company. “Tht means tore than 3,000.00 ‘thonkc you's’ a day, The cumulative eect of the repetition, wiley has been oine on every day for several months all over Ohi»,..t2nst_be tremendous. People have heard it 0 often, and have tea so favorably impressed sith ‘t. that they've possibly adop:od it them-, selves without any ‘/:reet inten- ton of doing 80.” The use of the expression has served a two-fold purpose in helping telephone service, say company officials. First of all, the practice of ropoating the num- ber perhaps had outlived its use- fulness; {t was monotonous and people seldom bothered to check the operator. By subs:ituting “thank you" the service has been speeded up and the operator can still acknowledge the subscrib- ars request for a number. In the second place, the ea’ ing person must talk distinctly in giv- ing the number: otherwise the operator must ask for it a second or third tirs, When an operator says “thank you,” therefore, she is expzessin% appreciation for the caller's effort in giving the num- ber distinctly, and encouraging him to do co in the future. TH ERE isno good reason why your dealer should offer you | ‘ something else when you ask for (HEESE Telephone Personalities = oi we omy EP ee, a | | ee oe A ae SQ ay oe te Be In the work of ccnstructing and maintaining telephone tines, the eable splicer is one of the host Important telephone cratts: men, His labors are both aloft on aeria! ables. and in manholes on underground cabies, Cable has made possible the nniversal telephone service of to- day, for one catle, no thicker chat a man’s wrist, can contain 2,400 wires, connecting the tele: phone 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 .plicer must identity each ofthe many conductors in a ca- ble so as to be sure that the wires are prop'rly connected through. out the consecutive lengths of ca ble, This he docs by electrical tests. Splicers were once seen prin- cipally in cities, but today cable js being used on long distance Hines. Iu Ohio many of the pria- cipal long distance routes are be- ing put in cable, thus protecting the circuits against storm inter- ference, and providing many more talk channels than were pos sible with open wires. + ——(-)—] MEMORY TEST | > < 1 How Much Can the V oters Remember? I FOR FOUR YEARS Cleveland has had the best government > in its history. ¢ FOR FOUR YEARS the city has seen many great public im- provements go forward, paving, parks, swimming = pools and institutions for the poor. 5 FOR FOUR YEARS public service has been improved, ¢ street cleaning regular and garbage collection 1 . prompt. [ 2} 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. Cc 1 How Much Can the Voters Forget? | > 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. > HOW GOOD IS YOUR MEMORY? ¢ | Call to mind the turmoil and troubles that beset the people of Cleveland I previous to the Hopkins’ administration. Then take account of the accom- 9 plishments of the past four years, and PROVE YOUR MEMORY IS GOOD— ¢ : Vote Against All Three Amendments CHARTER COMMISSION COMMITTER, pepe telat 9 St 6 == 0 ES 0 = 0 ES 6 SET es W-WRY, WHAT | WANT 10) Wa ] ASK, 1S,- Witt YOU ie ; INTRODUCE ME TO "| oe YOUR SISTER! ae oA ) oF f fh ' § fy ry my /ReY ee % & L¢ om 4 H DIS ! tn S WE Z| RS af ine a ee ey = RE-ELECT LEE E. SKEEL SSS eee | | Councilmanie Ticket THIRD DISTRICT VOTE FIRST CHOICE : |1| =. 3. GREGG | Advocate of More Work, Better Pay, Less Charity and Fair Play to All ELECT s | K | LEON A, KUJAWSKI | FOR OF MUNICIPAL COURT OF CLEVELAND A Square Deal to All According to Fact and Law Election, November 8th, 1927 _ al a 5 Say pes wy Se ‘ Oo ry s = z oe [im Cony pean sr 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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During 1928 these Tuberculosis Associations will conduct a campaign on the early diagnosis of tuber- culosis. This means further health protection for everyone in the United States. Buy your Christmas Seals today. SP““*SR309 Put them on your Christmas mail— eT on your Christmas packages — and }) Sy Skiagy help spread their joyous message Sle gnc geed of health on earth. SET ee ‘THE NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATIONS (OF THE UNITED STATES Ownership of Monopoly Re-Elect 1 | JAS. J. McGINTY A natural monopoly 1s a monopoly resulting from ownership of the place from which the subject of it, as a mineral, is derived. ° To The Council PUT FIGURE 1 IN FRONT OF HIS NAME For sixteen years, Mr. McGinty has been an effective member of the City Council, a pos- itive character. He “gets things done.” As all know, he is a Jeader in that august body. Vote for our old Friend, “Jimmie” McGinty. Dr. LeROY N. 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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 feck, at the lotest. Display ‘advertisements accepisd until 1p. in. WEDNESDAYS! : HARRY ©, SMITH, | 226 West Superior Avenue, Cleveland, 0, (Opposite, Hotel Cleveland.) Notary Public ‘Sell "Phone: Cherry 1250 Sisson nae amended semseas Rast Se Classified Advertising Department FOR RENT.—Five nice, good- size, recently papered rooms, up- stairs in the East End near Quincy Ave. and E. 83rd St. Blectric lights, fae, conveniences. large yard and cellar. Call, Cherry 1259 or come to Suite 302, No. 226 W. Superior Ave., opposite Hotel Cleveland and over $e oTeemataal hoster: Social and Personal Find aot—Line Twelve. ‘That’s Davis Ballot. Miss Marjorie Johnson was in Wellsville, Sunday, guest of Miss Verna Lewis. Rey. D. W. Hill delivered approp- riate remarks, Saturday, at the fu- noral services of Mrs. Lucy Wallace, B. 38th St. Nov. 8, 9, 10 and 11, the Gilpin players will give “‘Taia of Egypt” at their Karamu 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 eve- Ring, at Lane Memorial C. M. 5. church, B. 46th St. and Cedar Ave., f@t 8 o'clock under the auspices of Phillips Chapel, HE. 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 judgship. Tho young, be has earned all the laurels that came to him, thru ability and service, and ap 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, ©. 36th St, died, Sunday afternoon, after four days’ illness, Pneumonia. Fu- neral services, Wednesday at 1 p. m., at St. John’s A. M. E. church. ‘The remains were shipped to Cuya- hog. Falls, her former home, for interment. ‘The fmmtediate family has the heart-felt sympathy of many friends in this community. ‘The Central Voters’ league, sup- porting the Davis amendment to be Yoted for on Tuesday, Nov. 8, which has staged some very successful meetings, last and this week, will close them on Monday night, at Shi- Joh Baptist church, cor. Scovill Ave. and BE. 5th St., and at B. Mt. Zion Baptist church, Cedar Aye. and E. 103rd St. The editor of The Gazette will attend these meetings. ‘Don't farget to vote 201 in line twelve.” Miss_M. Wolfe (white), of Ep- worth-Buclid church, E. 55th St. and Prospect Ave., delivered an excellent sermon, Supaas, evening, at Second Mt, Ginal Baptist church, 2355 5. 65th St. (upstairs). The church was filled. Triedstone Melody Boys ren- dered two selections, assisting the choir. Miss’ Wolfe spoke of the pas- tor, Rey. D. W, Hill, fm the high- gi terms, she knows Bim well, Bay- “worked with Bim daily for a umber of years. The Third District Voters’ league héld a meeting at Wilson school, last week, that was well attended. ‘Wm. D. Dawson, secretary of the Federation of Labor, spoke inter- estingly on topies of the campaign and Eas ‘A. Schneider, a candidate for the couscil in the district, talked at some length on local conditions, partichlarly those in the district. Ail present pledged. themselves to ws ‘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. 6S. room, Sunday — as pes made trips ‘and Sum ey oe sid particularly of jer tour fora pele describing sights, the people and their customs. In Madrid, she saw a bull fight. Her second talk will be given, Sunday. pate mee temple, 4 to 6 p. m., ae Ce ea awit an Seeekck ‘nibs ate for the bene- fit of the local N. A. A. C. P. branch. Find 201—Line Twelve. ‘That's Dévis Ballot. 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 AGENTS WANTED.—We start you in business and help you suc- ceed. No capital or experience need- ed. Spare or full time. You can earn $50-$100 weekly. Write Madi- son Products, 666 Broadway, New ae Mr. Bradley, husband of Mrs. Mary Bradley, 2374 B. S4th St., is visiting relatives at Rogersville, Tenn. ‘The Southern Mutual Beneftt In- surance Co. will celebrate its sec- ond anniversary, Nov. 9, at 8 p. m. at St. John’s Al M. H. church. Be- tween 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 vietorious in tts fight for admittance of our girls as nurses in the San Diego county hospital. Hear, HBAR! Cleveland N. A. A.C. P. branch! The Davis amendment meeting at ‘Mt. Zion Cong. temple, Monday eve- ning, under the auspices of the Cen- tral Voters’ league, Dr. H. F. Harris, president, packed the church to the doors and was wonderfully enthusi- astic. Music was furnished by a band and the speakers were Attorney ‘Wm. R. Green, Judge Walter D. ‘Moais, Atty. Jos. C. Broitenstein, Ex- Gov. Harry L. Davis, Harry Mc- ‘Laughlin, president Cleveland Fed- eration of Labor; Dr. L. \N. Bundy and others, The hit of the evening was made by Dr. Bundy who asked the audience if it know of George Washington and how tong he had been dead. Someone replied, some- thing 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. will be the one on which Councilman Tom Fleming will do something, and also have City Manager Hopkins do something —tor our people.” Find 201—Line Twelve. ‘That's Davis Ballot. | Last week Monday, an alleged news-release was malied in enve- lopes of the East End Political club, 8704 Cedar Ave., boosting the mis- erable city-manager-plan and an- nouncing Harvey B. Atkins "as the recently elected secretary of the Citizen's Good Government associa- tion,” whatever that may be. Lat- er in the week, Mr. Atkins called ‘The Gazette onthe phone and dis- claimed all connection with the al- leged news-release. Looks like some- Dody is getting desperate. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, 0. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 65, 1927. WALKER-KING. _ Cincinnat!, ©.—Miss Helen C., daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J, Frank: Min 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 popular local public school teacher and vocalist. She is also a trustee of the State Department at Wilber- force, appointed by Gov. A. V. Don- ahey. The young peopie have the best wishes of The Gazette for long life, much happiness and success. RE-ELECT JUDGE CHARLES 1, SELZER ‘One of the outstanding figures on the municipal court bench of this city {3 Judge Charles L. Selzer, an old and highly respected citizen. ‘The Judge was admitted to the bar in 1886 and. practiced his profession until appointed to the bench, 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 Legisla- ture from this county. Judge Selz- er's splendid service to the people of this community as a judge of the municipal court warrants his re-elec. tion, at this time, and we urge our voters to do their clear duty by him on Paseday wack, Blocton, Ala, Notes, Mrs, Odean Lilley has returned from a two weeks’ stay with rela- tives, Mrs, Pauline Ellis and family of Montgomery.—Mrs. Idona Peter- son is visiting her son, James Holly- field, in Moundville—Mr. and Mra. Ed. Reese, newlyweds, are living in Buck Town.—The thirty-two stores of W. Blocton, which were recently destroyed by fire, are rapidly being rebuilt by carpenters from Birming- ham, Bessemer and Centerville.— Mrs. J. E, 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 Booth- ton, Marvel, Centerville and W. Bloc- ton are cordially invited.—Mr. R. A. Williams, who recently slightly in- jured his legs in a mine at Beelielen, is improving rapidly.—B. Y. P. U. will meet, Nov. 6, 4:30 p. m. at Lib- erty Baptist church. Brother 8. Wells, a special lecture; a paper, Miss Suste Dozier, and a duet by Misses F. M. Caffrey and H. Dozier. Everybody cordially invited. Walker and Flowers Matched. Chicago, Il. — 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. Flow- ers lost hig title to Walker here last year on an unpopular and unfair de- cision. Langford Met Old Jock Malone Chicago, Iil.—Wolcott Langford, Chicago middleweight, and Jock Ma- Jone, the veteran St. Paul battler, clashed in a ten-round main even’ at the Coliseum, last week Friday night. Although Malone held two de- cisions over the Chicagoan, Langford, on the basis of his improved condi- tion, was a slight favorite to win. 21 Children in 25 Yeare Se Ge 4 b4 of 9 a EDITORIAL | The Cleveland Federation of Labor claims an Afro-Ameri- can membership of 8,000. So the talk of “organized labor” be- ing 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 Far- rell, 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. Harry C. Smith. 3 Widows and Soldiers, ; § Spanish War Information FREE § PHONE GARFIELD 2250-M : : 166005509009659500000099090095005095096000000 : ae ee * ELECT 2° Burt W. Griffin a JUDGE aa Former Chief Police Prosecutor ei | Ce ~~ FIRST CHOICE be Pek ait | ae | [1] Jos. A. Schneider ee. 8 OO jS..hmhmrt—Q INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE | / for ~~ Ur COUNCIL wat Third District od j bb Mark No. 1 or 2 Before Namo Re-Elect 4 Judge °- Charles L. Selzer — © : Judge of : ni” Municipal Court A Election Nov. 8 : Feces otis se own cesses Epica a ene ee Municipal ° ° Judgeship Ticket Endorsed by The Cleveland Bar Association In a poll of its 1600 members For Chief Justice x JOHN P. DEMPSEY For Judge of Municipal Court x ALVA R. 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To vote FOR the amendment place a cross mark in the Bleak space to the left of the words “FOR THE AMEND- Te vote AGAINST the amendment place a cross mark in tho blanke space to the left of the words “AGAINST THE AMENDMENT.” To amend the charter of the city of Cleveland by amending sections 3 to 183, both inclusive, and by enacting new sect tions 184 to 201, both inclusiver in order to accomplich the following objects: To provide for the nomination of all elective officers by pe- tition; to provide for the verification of petitions by the cir- eulators thoreofs to prescribe the form of petition papers; to Provide for the fling of petition papers at least forty days be- Fore the municipal election; to require the acceptance of such candidacy by the person nominated; to provide for non- Ppriieas balctes to prescribe a form of Ballot having one lank space and on which the names of candidates shall ro- tates to provide that the ballot shall be so printed as to give each elector a clear opportunity to designate by a cross mark GO inva blank enclosed space on the loft and before the aime of each candidate his choice of particular candidate for each office to be filled at the election and that the electors shall uses cross mark (X) in voting; to provide for the Counting and tabulation of votes; to provide for the election of candidates having the largest number of votes for each office; to provide for election by lot in case of tie votes; to provide for the holding of a general municipal election. on the first Tuesday after the fret Monday in November in each ‘odd;numbered year: to provide that all other elections held indir the charter shall be Known as special municipal elec- Hlonss to provide that all elections shail be conducted by the lection authorities prescribed by general law; to provide for the recall of elective officers by the electors: to provide for the calling of recall elections upon petition of ‘Giteen per cents to provide for the issuing of recall papers by the clerk of council; to provide for the verification of recall petition papers by the circulators thereof; to provide for the fling of Fecall petition papers and for the determination of their suf- ficiency by the clerk of council; to provide for the amendment af recall petitions found to be insufficient; to provide for the falling of recall elections when recall petitions have been found to be sulficient; to provide for the form of ballot for recall elections; to provide for the nomination of candidates to succeed the person so recalled; to provide that the officer sought to be recalled shall be a candidate at such recall elec- tions to provide that the incumbent officers shall be removed from office if not re-elected at such recall elections to pro- vide when recall petitions may not be filed; to provide that the legislative powers of the city shall be vested ina council, lected by wards; to provide that councilmen shall serve for two years; to provide for the filling of vacancies in the council; ‘to divide the city of Cleveland into. thirty-three wards and to define the boundaries thereof; to provide for the redivision of the city into wards after each fedefal con- tus) to provide when annexed territory shall be included in risting adjacent wards, and when 1 shall be erected into a Separate wards to provide for the qualifcations of members Of council; to prohibit interference by members of council in the conduct Of the administrative department; to provide for the fixing of the salaries of the members of council, to provide for regular and special meetings of council; to provide that council shall determine its own rules, and may Sxpel_mombers for the violation thereof; to provide that Council may elect its own president; to provide that council Shall choose a clerk and other officers and employes of its owa body; to provide the legislative procedure of the coune Gils to regulate the enactment of ordinances; to provide for the revision and codification of ordinances; to provide for the amendment of ordinances; to provide for the enactment of emergency measures by a two-thirds vote of the councils to provide that the mayor may approve or veto all ordinances and resolutions; to provide that the council may pass mens- tres over the veto of the mayor by a two-thirds vote; to provide for the submission by the mayor to council of a budg- Etvcstimate of the city for each years to provide for the annual appropriation ordinance; to provide for preliminary appropriations pending the passage of the annual appro- Priation ordinances to provide for the transfer of appro- Pristion items; to provide for the appropriation of excess Fovenuess to provide that expenditures shell be incurred only pursuant to appropriation; to provide for investigations by Eis"councily to provide for.a continuous audit; to. provide for the recording, Gling, and publication of ordinances and retolutionsy te provide. for the initiation of ordinances, by polition of Sve thousand electors; to provide for the verifica- Hom of initiative petition papers by the circulators thereof to provide for the determination by the clerk of council of the suficieney of such petitions; to provide for the amend- iment of initiative petitions found to be insufficient; to pro- ‘ide for hearings spon initiated ordinances by the councils to provide for the submission of initiated ordinances to the Voters unless passed by council; to provide for the determin- Ing of the form of initiated ordinances submitted to the vat. fray to provide for the holding of elections upon initiated Srdinances; to provide that initiated ordinances may be re- pealed; to provide that the electors by petition may require The submisefon fo the electors of ordinances passed by coun- ily to provide for the determination by the clerk of council SF the sufficiency of referendum petitions, to provide for the Gmendment of referendum petitions found by the clerk of Eouncil to be insufficient; to provide for the submission of Grlinances ts the woters parsuant to referendum petitions: t2 Provide that referendum petitions need not contain the text of Erdinances sought to be repealed; to provide that initiated ordinances passed by council shall be subject to referendum; The above is a sample ballot of Davis Amendment. Clip this out and take it with you to the voting booth as a guide. You can identify the Davis ballot by finding figures 201 in Line Twelve. This sample ballot has arrow pointing to that figure. The Davis ballot you will get in booth will not have the arrow, You will have to find it by finding <s nts Vote First Choice FOR— Cee Seay FIELDER SANDERS jj Your Present Councilman | ‘ Look For The Name | | — , CN Mark It Like This: [oH SANDERS —] for plans and specifications of all public improvements; to provide for the serving of a notice of the proposed special ftscraments upon the owners of property to be assessed; to provide for a board of revision of assessments and the pow- ‘ers and duties thereof; to provide for the filing of claims by persons claiming to be damaged by any proposed public im- Proverent; to provide for the making of final assotaments by Council; to provide for the payment and collection by speci assessments; to provide that council shall determine whether damages shall be assessed before or after the completion of @ public improvement; to provide for the filing of damage claims sixty days before suits shall be brought against the city; to provide that the mayor shall cause the improvement to be made when so directed by ordinance; to provide for the determination of assessments upon lands not allotted or not assessed for taxation; to provide that interest on assessment bonds shall be treated as part of the cost; to provide limita- tions upon the power of council to make special assessments? to provide that the city shall pay for the cost of intersections and may pay a larger proportion of the cost of public im- provements; to provide for the making of special assessments For the replacing of existing improvements; to provide that ail public improvement ordisances shail contain an estimate ‘of the life of the proposed improvements and that no more than fifty per cent of the cost of replacing such improvement shall be assessed until the expiration of such estimated life; to provide that excess assessments may be rebated, and that supplementary assessments may be provided when the origi- nal was insufficient; to provide for the making of street con- nections in advance of contemplated street improvements or Ss sanitary measures; to provide for the construction of side- Walks, curbing, and gutters at the expense of property owne cre; to provide that sidewalks may be constructed by the city and the cost assessed upon the benefited property; to provide that assessment bonds may be issued to pay the cost of con- structing sidewalks, etc.; to provide that council shall deter- ting whether improvements shall be made by contract or di- rect’ labor; to provide that alterations and modifications in contracts may be made by the directors of the several depart- ments; to regulate the platting of lots or grounds within the city; to require the fee of streets shown on plats to vest in the ity; to provide for a platting commissioner and to define his duties; to provide the effect of platting; to require council to provide for the care and control of public highways; to pro- Side that council may open, straighten, alter, divert, narrow, widen, or vacate public highways; to provide that no street or alley shall be dedicated without the consent of the council; te pravide Jeselattss procedure in street Issialavogs to en vide that the city may appropriatewprivate property for public use; to provide for a declaratory resolution defining the pur- pose of each euch appropriation and the estate or interest to be appropriated; to provid- for notice of, such appropriation to the owners of property sought to be appropriated; to pro- vide for the prosecution of appropriation proceedings accord- ing to general law; to provide for the granting of franchises by the council; to provide for the renewal of franchises by the council; to reserve the right to acquire any property for which a franchise is granted; to exclude any franchise value Spon the acquisition of any public utility; to provide for ex- tensions of public wtlity property under any franchises. to provide for hearings and publication before the passage of franchise ordinances; to require the filing of certified copies of franchises; to provide that no franchise shall be exclusives fo provide that uo consent Of property owners shall be re- Guired before granting franchises; to reserve to council the control of space in, over, under, or across all streets and pub- lie grounds and to require the relocation of public utilities therein; to provide how the compensation of oficers and em, ployer of the city shall be fixed; to require the giving of offi: cial bonds by certain officers and employes, to abolish the office of city manager and to provide that his executive and administrative powers and duties, consistent with this amend- ment, shall be exercised by and performed by the mayor; to provide which administrative officers shall continue in office Rt the time of the taking effect of this amendment to require that every officer shall take an oath of office; to prohibit finan- cial interest in contracts by officers and employes of the city; to provide for the eight-hour day and the forty-eight-hour week; to provide that all contracts shall contain a minimum wage provision; to provide that a minimum wage of two dol- ints afty cents ($2.50) por day shall be, paid. by all con: tractors on public work; to provide for the continuance of contracts entered into prior to the taking effect of this amend- ‘ment; to provide that amendments to this charter may be sub- mitted to the people by a two-thirds vote of the council and shall be submitted “poe petition of ten per cent of the electors of the city, filed with the council through its clerk; to provide the time within which council shall submit any charter amend- ment after the filing of petition therefor; to provide when amendments to the charter shall take effect; to provide for Ghe submission of charter amendments by ballot titles to pro- vide that if conflicting proposed amendments shall’ be ap- ford at the same election, the one receiving the highest num- + of affirmative votes shall be the amendment to the char- ter; to specify the time when the various provisions of this amendment shall take effect; to provide that members of council elected in accordance with the existing provisions of the charter of the city of Cleveland shall continue to hold such office for the full term for which they were elected; and to provide for the repeal of sections 3 to 183, both inclusive, of the existing charter of the city of Cleveland. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, 0. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 192’ to provide that among conflicting ordinances adopted at the same election the one receiving the highest affirmative yote shall prevails to provide for the effect or referendum on emergency measures; to provide that preliminary action may Be taken under an ordinance against which a referendum pe- tition bes been Gled; to provide for the form of initiative and referendum ballots; to provide for the effect of the voting upon Initiative and referendum questions; to provide for the westing of executive and administrative powers in the mayor, Sirectors of departments and other administrative officersy 19 Provide that the mayor shall serve for a term of two years; to Provide the qualifications of the mayor; to provide for Gxing the salary of mayor; to define the appointing power of the mayors to define the general powers and duties of the mayors to provide for the making of investigations by the mayors to provide that the mayor and all directors shail have seats in The council; to provide that the mayor may introduce legisla- tion into the council and may discuce all tatters coming Be- fore couneily to provide that the office of mayor shall be deemed vacant by reason of non-clection, tf at the time the office is established by this amendment no eligible person has been elected to that office to provide for special elections to Gil vacancies in the office of mayor which occur more than one oar before the next regular municipal election; to provide for the succession to the office of mayor in other casev'of vacancy therein; to provide for the publication of the City Record; to provide for a city plan commission to be appointed by the Erayor and for its powers: to provide that there shall be a department of law, a department of finance, anda depart- ment of public utilities; to provide for the establishment and discontinuance of other departments and offices; to provide for a director of onch departments to provide for divisions within the several departments; to provide for a board of Control consisting of mayor and directors; to provide for ad- sisory boards in the several departments, to require annual reports from all departments; to provid the qualifications and duties of the director of laws to provide that the director of law shall be the chief prosecutor of the municipal court; to provide that the director of law shall be attorney for the city Envall cases to provide that the director of law shall render legal opinions to the several departments; to provide that the director of law shall enjoin the misapplication of funds or abuse of the powers of the citys to provide that the director of law shall see to the enforcement of all city contracts; to provide that the director of law shall compel the performance Of official duties; to provide for taxpayers suits and the limi- tation thereof; to provide for the allowance of costs of suits by taxpayerss to provide that the director of law shall per- form the duties of the city solicitor; to provide for a director of finance and his duties; to prescribe am accounting pro- eadurey to require = menthly Guancial statumenty ts coals s division of accounts under a commissioner of accounts: to provide for special audits of the several offices of the city; to Provide a division of treasury and the duties of the city Treasurer; to provide a division of purchases and supplies ted the duties of the commissioner thereof} to provide for Competition in all purchases and sales; to provide for the fur- Slshlag of supplies to the several offices; to provide for a divi- sion of ‘ascosarsents and licenses and the duties of the com missioner thereof; to provide for the keeping of appropri ation accounts; to provide for the verification and approval of claime before payment; to require the certifiestion of all Contracts and obligations; to provide what moneys shall be Seemed to be in the treasury; to provide that contracts 1n ex cess of one thousand dollars must be approved by the board of control; to provide when contracts shall be void; to pro- Side for'a tinking fund commission; to provide for a director oF pullic utilities; to provide for the Scing of rates for the services of public utilities: to provide for the keeping of sez counts of public utilities; to provide for the enforcement of all laws aad ordinances relating to the public health; to pro- wide for a police force and a fire forces to provide for the Control of the police force by a chief of police; ta provide for special policemen; to provide for the contrel of the Bre force bya fire chief; to provide for the suspension of policemen and firemen; to provide for the suspension of the chief of po- lice and the fre chicf by the mayors to provide for appeals of policemen and firemen to the civil service commision; to provide for the classification of the police force and the fre Force; to provide for the relief of policemen and firemen; to provide for a civil servico commission consisting of three Members appointed by the mayor for terme of six years; to provide for the election of a president and secretary and chief Examiner to the civil service commission; to provide for the classification of the civil service of the city: to provide for the making of civil service rules by the civil service commis- sion; to provide for what civil service rules may provide; to provide for tests to be given by the civil service commission; fo provide for the establishment of eligible liste; to provide for temporary sppcintaieutss to provida fer the making oF appointments fron eligible lista; to provide limitations on ap- pelntments and transferss to provide for promotional ap- ointments; to provide that eligible lists akall be open to the Public; to provide for the keeping of lists of persons in the Classified service by the civil service commission; to provide for the Gsing of standards of efficiency and the Keepiag of cficiency records by the civil service commission, to provide for investigations by the civil service commission, to prohibit fraud upon the civil service provisions of this charter; to pro- hibit pelitical assessments upon persone in the ddministrative service; to prohibit political activity by persons in the ad- Ministrative service, to provide penaltion for the violation of Civil service provisions of this charter; to provide what per Sons shall be continued in the classified service at the adop- tion of this amendment; to provide that the council shall have power to provide for the construction, reconstruction, repair, ind maintenance of all manner of local improvements and f0 Provide for the payment of any part of the cost thereof by Special atsessmentes to provide by what methods special ar- sessments may be imposed; to provide for preliminary resolu- tions when public improvements are contemplated; to provide 201 in Line Twelve Return : Herman H. Finkle To Council DISTRICT THREE RECOGNIZE GOOD PUBLIC SERVICE Reward Conscientious Work Herman H. Finkle, attorney-at-law, has lived in this district practically all his life and knows the needs and conditions of the people. By education, training and experience he is well qualified again to properly represent you in the City Council, Be Sure To Place The Figure 1 To The Left, Thus: 2 HERMAN H. FINKLE Election, November 8th, 1927 FOR THE AMENDMENT AGAINST THE AMENDMENT Then Place Your Cross For the Amendment x PROMOTE RACE PROGRESS ADVANCEMENT Voting for WM. R. GREEN oe fea F a Ss me MISS MARIE R. WING Candidate for Re-clection to the City Council From. the ‘Third District "Work and Vote for Her. Miss Marie R. Wing is an indepen- dent Council member from the third district. She is the daughter of the late Judge Francis J. Wing, and was ‘born and has lived in the third dis- ‘trict all her life. Miss Wing says: "“T-believe that municipal govern- ment should be entirely free from domination by political machines either national or local. Councilmen should be responsible to their con- stituents and not to any special in- terest. The city should set an ex- ample as an employer in the matter of fair wages and hours and working conditions. There are in our down- town community many honest, hard- working and independent thinking families who hold highstandards both in government and in community living. They deserve the proper type of representatives in the city coun- cil and it is to this group that Tam ‘appealing for support.” But Why Worry at All? We would worry less about the fu- ture were It not for the inevitable way It has of becoming the present — Winnipeg Tribune. Ae ee Cedar Branch Y. M. C. A. Gor, Cedar Ave. and E. 77th 8t. A HOME FOR YOUNG MEN! RESTAURANT - HOME COOKING Individual Reds 82.50-88.00 Randolph $288. MRS. L. S. 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