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Cherry, 1873 THE NEW YORK TIMES Call in Comfort LEAN back in your easy chair and speed hundreds of miles away, for a comfortable, personal call by telephone. Friends out of town are reached as easily as those in town, by giving the number to the operator. While you hold the line, the call goes through—usually in less than a minute. The cost is small—wherever you call. A The Ohio Telephone Company THE OHSU TELEPHONE CO. MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TELEPHONOLOGY The Ohio Bell Telephone Company THE GAZETTE ESTABLISHED, AUGUST 25, 1883 And Issued Every Week on Time Since THE FLEMING CASE THE FLEMING CASE As anticipated and announced, in our last issue, the Fleming bribery case went to the jury, early last week Thursday afternoon. It was out 22 hours, reporting at noon, last week Friday. There were four women and eight men on the jury, all white, and it was 12:08 when it announced in open court that it had found the Councilman guilty of accepting the $200 bribe. Fleming, browning and brooding cheerfully to friends and newspaper entered the courtroom with his wife. With the reading of the verdict, however, he slumped in his chair, the corners of his mouth dropped and the broad smile was gone. As he left the courtroom almost immediately, he muttered his only statement: "This is murder". Miller, who received the verdict with almost all of assistants, was jubilant and thanked the judge for "rendering a distinct public service". The only principal of the trial not present was Oehme, who was granted immunity by state statutes from all possibility of prosecution on bribery charges through his testimony against Fleming before the grand jury and at the trial. Report that the verdict was ready quickly circulated and the handful of people in the courtroom was increased to a jostling crowd after filling it and the corridors before the decision was read. Fleming's conviction was the first on bribe charges in Cuyahoga county in 28 years, although three people have been indicted for the crime within that time. "The conviction should put the fear of God in all public officials in Cleveland who are on the 'ragged edge of corruption'. County Prosecutor Miller declared. "Honest public officials have nothing to fear from the prosecutor's official officials' consciences should begin prickling. It will also have a wonderful deterring effect on all kinds of crime in the county and its citizens cannot now say that there is not a jury here that will convict when proper evidence is produced"; he continued. "The prosecutor's of office should not be rendered the county by the Fleming jury—a distinct public service." The only comment of Maurice Maschke, local Republican leader and boss, when informed of the verdict, was: "For God's sake! For heaven's sake! What does that carry with it? Well—" During his chief counsel, Spooner's closing talk, Thursday morning, were shed by both him and Fleming last week Tuesday's Cleveland Daily Press contained the following: "While Spooner was questioning Oehme, Selmo C. Glen (Afro-American), associate counsel, leaned over and whispered to him. 'Keep your mouth shut', Spooner barked. 'Do you think Columbus discovered America? If you don't leave me to walk out of that and leave you here all night the efforts to walk this squabble, Judge McBride adjourned court for a mid-afrternoon recess. It sure was time for it. There are those who insist that it would have been far better for Tom Fleming if Spooner had walked out of the case at that period and never have made his closing argument in the case of the hopelessly and painfully crippled prosecuting witness, Walter Oehme, former city detective. And what a pity it was that Selmo Glenn did not have guts enough to have replied to Spooner's insulting question by saying that he (Glenn) that Spooner "discovered America". One thing sure and that is Glenn, who until very recently was an active assistant county prosecutor for seven years, having failed to make a better showing for Fleming than Spooner did. The jurors said there was little wrangling or heated talk during their deliberations. Some of the men explained they thought Spooner's ridicule of Oehme's crippled condition was uncalled for and they were right. They said they were conceived by Oehme's serious physical condition and could not about giving Fleming a $200 check at Cuyahoga lodge, Elks club, Sept. 27, 1927. Spooner learned from Wm. Lucas, 14111 Jennie Ave., one of the jurors, that the jury considered as a very important point the fact that the defense had failed to introduce any record of repayment to the Elks' club of the money which, it was claimed by defense witnesses, Fleming had taken from the Elks' safe to cash the $200 check the jurors had pointed out that the jurors hadn't been held to derstand why Fleming should have taken the money from the club treasury and then, having done so, deposited the check to his personal account rather than to the club's. Later Lucas said that 15 ballots had been taken before the conviction was reached. Several ballots were taken on both counts (soliciting and accepting a bribe) with the vote standing eight for conviction against four for acquittal until the sole intention balloted only on the acceptance charge. Slowly the four opposing conviction swung into line with the majority. It was learned later in day that the four women on the jury were for acquittal from the start, later changing one by one to the side of the majority. One man was reported to have voted for an acquittal on some ballots. "But we had to drop that solicitation charge altogether. We found we couldn't consider it", said Lucas. Another angle of the Fleming case, last Saturday, appeared in a meeting of the grievance committee of the Cleveland Bar association, scheduled to be held in the office of Edward W. Leeper, committee chairman of the committee that Fleming law practice pending outcome of his appeal was under consideration by the committee. Contrary to general belief, Fleming resigned from city council, Saturday, in a letter addressed to that body in which he charged he had been made a victim of a "conspiracy and unholy campaign" entred into to bring about false and unjust charges against him. His resignation was effective at once, according to his letter. Leaders of the committee express the opinion his resignation would be accepted. Coincident with the councilman's resignation from council, Judge McBride postponed, from Saturday to this week Wednesday, sentencing Fleming. Text of Fleming's Resignation. The letter from Fleming, in which he tendered his resignation from council, was received at the city clerk's office, last Saturday. "Gentlemen: I am the victim of an unholy campaign which has been ceaselessly waged against me. A conspiracy was entered into to bring about false and unjust charges. The charges having been made, a campaign was deliberately entered into to prejudice the community against me. In it facts were distorted, false-hoods were published and situations created which never existed. It was such an atmosphere that a jury was required to believe that we were possible that I secure that fair and impartial trial to which I was entitled. "The verdict is as unjust as it is false. I am innocent of all the charges brought against me and shall prove this to be true before my fight is finished. "My sense of the fitness of things causes me to feel that I should no longer sit as a member of your honorable body until I have completely established my innocence. I, therefore, hereby tender my resignation as a member of the council of the city of Cleveland. It is my desire to immediately be released from all responsibility so that I may have time, not only to carry on my fight for vindication, but to expose to this question the fool methods employed to bring about my accusation and conviction. The city Council, at its meeting, Monday night, received Fleming's resignation but failed to act upon it. Mayor John D. Marshall said a vote would be called, next Monday, when both Republicans and Democrats are expected to name candidates for the to-be vacant seat. He sentenced to serve two years and nine months "at hard labor" in the Ohio penitentiary, Wednesday, by Judge N. Craig McBride of Hillsboro, who presided at the trial. Fleming also was ordered to pay the cost of prosecution. The judge granted a stay of execution of sentence for 10 days pending appeal. Previously he had overruled that appeal and also a motion for parole. The case will now go to the Court of Appeals, presided over by Judges Willis Vickery, John J. Sullivan and Manuel Levine. At least three months will elapse before the hearing in that court. Fleming is at liberty under a $3,000 bond. As he left the courtroom and walked toward the elevator, he was neared to mutter repeatedly: "God anit' dead yet! God anit' dead yet!" The convicted appellate bond was signed by Howard S. Slaughter. No Fleming's sentence is to be spent in solitary confinement, according to the penalty imposed by Judge McBride. DITORIAL COMMENT, CLEVELAND DAILY PAPERS Fleming Convicted A jury of eight men and four women finds Thomas W. Fleming, Cleveland city councilman, guilty of accepting a bribe. It acquits him of the other charge of the indictment; that of soliciting a bribe. The verdict comes after hours of deliberation. It is based on what twelve men and women believed was convincing evidence of guilt. It is testimony for honesty in public service. A community long and grievously afflicted sees a master stroke achieved for its deliverance. County Prosecutor Miller has the thanks of the public for the energy he put into the case of the state against the councilman. To Walter McCormick, permanently crippled in line of duty, the community is indebted for the part he played in bringing the bribery issue to public attention. Fleming's Smile Fades at Verdict PROSECUTOR MILLER GAINS SIGNAL VICTORY IN TRIAL "Guilty"—and the constant smile on the face of Councilman Tom Fleming vanished. A look of in- credibility tinged with fear took its stead. The face of Defense Attorney Selmo Glenn (right) also regis- ered the shock that the verdict bore for him. M. B. M. FEBRUARY 16, 1929. Fleming's PROSECUTOR "Guilty"—and the constant s reduity tinged with fear took it ered the shock that the verdict bu It is unfortunate for Cleveland that its Council should have included a member as false to his constituents and to himself as the jury finds Fleming was in the Oehme matter. It is fortunate for Cleveland, on the other hand, that, facts being as they are, a prosecutor, judge and jury were at hand to meet the situation fearlessly. In selecting Fleming's successor in the council the late colleagues of the convictor council will have opportunity to show their wish that none but persons of unquestioned integrity and of conspicuous ability should be told concerns it not at all. Of course, Fleming's guilt is personal; yet his conviction carries an impressive warning to organized politics in Cuyahoga County. Fleming has long been one of Maurice Maschke's "boys"-a captain militant in the cohorts of the boss. Maschke's comment on Fleming's indictment was that he owed the councilman more than the councilman owed him. Through all the revelations of crookedness in local political life-ballot tampering, alleged stolen elec-ments, trials,—not a single word of civic protest or promise has come from the one man powerful enough to have stopped the orgy at any time in the last score of years. In spite of the opposition of professional politics we have now begun a house-cleaning too long delayed. Fleming and his conviction are but incidents. The work must go on. If politicians will help, good; if they refuse to help or try to impede the process of reform, so much the worse for them; they will be crushed by a movement they might have led to them. They will not in the long run tolerate the kind of man the Maschke machine insists on placing in responsible offices. They will not indefinitely stand for the reign of disorder in official life which the Maschke control has brought this community.—Plain Dealer, Feb. 9. The People's Proxy. Neither friendship nor sentiment should govern the City Council in its selection of a member to succeed Thomas W. Fleming. In this matter the Council will not be acting for itself but for the entire city. In the choice of Fleming's successor it holds a proxy for the public. If it is true to its trust the Council will act solely in the public's interest. It will not be moved by any desire to "vindicate" its discredited ex-member. Most of all it will feel itself under no obligation to place in Fleming's seat a member of the political organization of which Fleming was an influential leader. Realizing that a heavy responsibility rests on the shoulders of the Council members, the entire community will watch with interest the SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS choice of Fleming's successor. All disinterested observers will very specifically demand that the selection be not delegated to Maurice Maschke. The more fact that Fleming has been one of Maschke's most useful heutenants is in itself sufficient reason for going outside the Maschke district of someone to take his place. Many Clevelanders will feel that a colored man should be named in place of the colored ex-councilman. There are plenty of colored residents of the Third District amply qualified to represent both the district and the entire city. But there should be no consideration whatever of any man, whether white or colored, who represents the representative or seat-warmer of Thomas W. Fleming. There should be no consideration of any aspirant who has even identified himself with Fleming's past political activities. A great opportunity for valuable public service has come to the members of the Council. In the future they will be judged by their success or failure in grasping it. Subservience to political dictation at this time will not be forgotten and can only be increased if this is not based solely on the desire to increase the Council's ability and efficiency must be interpreted as a betrayal of public trust. If the members bear in mind the two facts that in naming a new member of their body they are mere proxies for the public and that a large majority of the public is strongly opposed to machine domination of the municipal legislature there will be no fumbling of the opportunity. The city is so utterly weary of political autocracy and mob control that the manic declaration of independence is essential. There must be no compromise or half-way measures.—Plain Dealer. Feb. 11. JUSTICE What has been counted a miracle, what the people of this city have come to believe could not happen, has happened. Justice has broken the solid ring of protection which the Republican machine has built up around its lieutenants and favored henchmen. Councilman Thomas W. Fleming, powerful Republican leader of the left, blower of Maurice Maschke, chairman of the Committee on Fire and Police, has been convicted of accepting a bribe. Tom Fleming, flanked by every political influence, influence which has, repeatedly thwarted justice in this city, has got justice, not more or less. The Republican machine cracked its powerful whip over the jury in this case, and even judges—read the names, Walther, Ruhl, Kramer, Kennedy, Silbert, Greene and Merk— THE GAZETTE is the oldest and has the largest bona fide circulation in Ohio, double that of any newspaper in the interest of Afro-Americans published in this or any other country. We immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWSIEST AND BEST in the country. OPEN"!! es at Verdict VECTORY IN TRIAL Tom Fleming vanished. A look of in attorney Selmo Glenn (right) also regis WALTER L. OEHME went on parade as character witnesses before this jury, when Tom Fleming was on trial. And nowhere in this city can any honest, intelligent man or woman, white or colored, honestly believe that Tom Fleming has in the slightest degree been the victim of prejudice, that he has got less than justice. This man was not weak. He was powerful, assured. For years he has delivered his political ballillow under the orders of his master, and yesterday, when his day came, his master stood by him. Tom Fleming cannot make a show of taking refuge behind his false mask of "friend of the colored people". He has never been the friend of the colored people, or any other group of honest respectable people. He has been the friend of Tom Fleming. Up to the day of his conviction, he represented, as he always has, one constituent alone, Tom Fleming. And mark you, with the fall of Tom Fleming, the political house of Maurice Maschke totters. Maschke made Fleming. In turn Fleming has delivered to Maschke. And today, Maschke stands responsible for the conditions which have made Tom Fleming what he is. The conviction of Tom Fleming is the conviction of the rule of Maurice Maschke. The fall of the servant pulls down the master—The Cleveland Press, Feb. 9, '29. HOW DID HE KNOW? One of the nine men standing against the wooden railing and spiked wire screen of the blind stair well on the west side of the fifth floor corridor of the Old Court House yesterday morning looked at his watch and announced that it was a quarter past 11. "I wonder", he said to no one in particular, "when the Fleming jury is coming in. How does it stand now." The man on his left threw away a cigarette and looked at his own watch. "On the last ballot", he said casually, "it was eleven to one." "For acquittal?" The gentleman who threw away the cigaret did not answer. How he could have knowledge of the situation in the jury room did not appear. He had been standing in the same spot for more than an hour. In that time no one in particular had been talking to him. — Cleveland Plain Dealer, Saturday, Feb. 9, '29. A Job for Hawkshaw. SO YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT WHO WROTE YOU THAT LOVE LETTER COUSIN PATRICIA? NO BUT WHEN I DO IT WON'T BE GOOD FOR HIM - I'LL TREAT HIM ROUGH HELLO, WHAT'S THAT? DEAR PATRICIA, I WROTE YOU A LETTER THE OTHER DAY. IF YOU DIDN'T LIKE IT YOU BETTER NOT GET TOO FREGH IF YOU DON'T THINK I'M A BIG GUY AND AWFUL TUFF LOOK OUT THE WINDOW AND SEE MY TRACKS-- SAY, WHAT'S THE IDEA OF YOU WEARING YOUR FATHERS' SHOES? (In Advance) One Year . . . $2.00 Six Months . . . 1.00 Subscribers are requested to remit by postoffice money order or registered letter. Entered at the postoffice in Cleveland, Ohio, as second-class mail matter Address all communications to HARRY C. SMITH Editor and Proprietor THE GAZETTE 226 W. Superior Ave., Cleveland, O. (Bell Phone: CHerry 1259) Member Ohio Legislature: 1894 to 1896; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902. IN UNION IS STRONGER 10,000,000 Afro-Americans 350,000 in Ohio. 40,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1929. The U. S. Senate committee investigating campaign expenses has dug into Perry Howard's bank account at Washington, D. C., and brot to light the fact that Howard was paid $4,000 by the Pullman Co. to help it beat down the threatened strike, last year, of its underpaid Afro-American employees, porters and maids. Perry is our only member of the Republican national committee—a fine (?) representative. 'Tis ever thus. Whenever our people try to do something worthwhile, one or more of our so-called leaders are "approached" by whites (with the usual result) as Perry was, last year, by the Pullman Co. Lord, have mercy! OPPOSED TO THE MEET. Editor George H. Harris of the N. Y. News, who during the last Presidential campaign was head of the speakers' bureau in the Colored Division, has asked the leaders and workers of the last campaign to meet in Washington, D. C., and select a committee to appear before Mr. Hoover and ask him for what is due Colored voters. Such a meeting will accomplish very little. It may result in a few insignificant special appointments, such as were made under the Coolidge administration as a recognition of the services of the late Clarence Matthews and a few of his workers. In the first place, Mr. Hoover is powerless to put into office Colored men when the national committeemen of the states where Colored voters vote, the U. S. Senators of such states and the Representatives of these states sit idly by and treat with indifference the claims of their Colored constituents. The only thing that will bring the proper recognition to Colored voters as the marshalling of the state to as force recognition. In the second state are hampered. Democratic election laws are a barrier to their free and full participation in the elections within their states. For them to demand to Washington and vote and demand things that their votes cannot force, is sheer folly. In the third place, the Democratic and Republican parties in the South are seeking union among white voters. The stumbling block is the black vote. Colored voters are watching to see if the Republican party will forsake the Colored vote of the South and take over the white vote. Parties win elections with votes. If Colored voters have stood for fifty years as political wards in the South and depend altogether upon what crumbs they could get without using their initiative and manhood, most assuredly the Republican party will welcome real men in preference to wards. The time is here that Colored voters should fight for their rights, civil, political and what not. It is a reflection upon Colored voters and their right to American citizenship that they stand around, whine and be kicked about politically without restraining the mistreatment. Political parties are useful to the nation and various groups of the citizenship of this nation when these parties protect, foster and promote the interests of state and groups. There is not another group of American citizens that would remain true to a party as long as the Colored voters have to the Republican party when this party had neglected their vital civil and political rights as it has done the Colored voters. There is a sentiment that attaches the Colored voters to the Republican party —because it was the instrument of bringing about their freedom. This party has forgotten the early principles that brought it about. There are certain difficulties Colored voters face: (a) the office-holding Colored voter forgets his group in the enjoyment of his political pap; (b) white Republican leaders prefer to destroy the confidence of Colored voters in their many leaders, who protest, in order that white men may FRESH OHIO NEWS WRITTEN BY "THE OLD RELIABLE" GAZETTE'S CORRESPONDENTS. What Our People Are Doing Each Week—Church, Personal, Social, Lodge, Literary and Musical—Marriages, Deaths, Etc. BELLEFONTAINE.—W. E. Stewart, E. Patterson St., is able to sit up. Mr. Clarence Clarke, who has been confined to his home, is also improving.—Daniel Kinchen has chicken pox at The Ladies. Aid society will meet Mrs. Herbert Rattcliff's.—Give your order for a copy of The Gazette, each week, to the local representative and keep up-to-date with the race news. E. Richardson has been pastor, one year.—Mrs. Burrus and Mrs. Wn. Davis have been very ill. HILLSBORO.—Mr. Jas. Blanton's cousin, Nannie Day, of Pontiac, Mich., died, recently.—Bobbie Simpson of Columbus visited Ruth Hudson, Sunday, Mrs. Fila. Trimble is ill at her mother's.—Rev. J. J. Burr conducted the funeral. WASHINGTON C. H.—The super given by ladies of the A. M. E. Church at Mrs. Florence Terry's was a success—Rev. Burr dined, Sunday, with Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Jones—The B. Y. P. U. rendered an excellent Lincoln-Douglass program, Sunday evening. Papers were read by Florence Mayor, Pearl Brandon and Mrs. Ada Williams. Club, No. 3, Wm. Kelley, pres., will render a program, Sunday at 2:30 p.m. m. All welcome.—Don't fail to buy a copy of "The Old Reliable" Gazette, each week, and encourage your friends to do likewise. CORRESPONDENTS must mail all letters for publication at their main postoffice sufficiently early on Monday (or Sunday) of each week to have them reach The Gazette office on Tuesday morning, and always write their names and that of their city or town on the outside of the wrapper about returned copies. Unless this latter is done, proper credit cannot be given you. Lists of names, wedding presents, etc., obituary notices, inquiries for relatives and advertisements of all kinds, including items announcing entertainment to be held in the city, must be paid for in advance at the rate of 20 cents a line, six words to a line. Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on application. LOIRAIN.—Several went to Elyria, last week, to hear Billy Sunday, the color-line evangelist.—Mrs. Harper, stop 48, has visitors from Chicago.—Mrs. Martin has returned from Georgia.—The interracial meeting and dinner at Second Baptist church, Sunday, and St. Matthew's trustee-helper's dinner were successes. The latter thank all who assisted them in any way.—The chapel program given at Hawthorne Junior High school, was very interesting indeed, the outstanding feature being the name of the nunbar deck, Dugpathe. He deserved credit for the splendid supper served, Saturday evening, at 7th St. M. E. church.—St. Mathews W. M. M. S.'s regular meeting was held, Tuesday evening at Mrs. Smith's.—"Papa" Coleman is very ill at this writing. His children were all called home.—(Correspondent must write on one side of the paper only.)-Editor.) ALLIANCE—Mrs. Margaret Manzilla, age 88, died, last Wednesday, at her foster-daughter, Mrs. Sadie Lawson's, after several weeks' illness. Old age. She was buried, last Saturday, from St. Luke's A. M. E church or which she was a member Rev. E. H. Newsome, officiating. A brother, Rev. Henry Butler, of Pittsburg and other relatives survive her The funeral was largely attended; some from Salem and Beloit, Mrs Vina Finney, of Millford, Mich., also attended the funeral. — Mrs. Irene Hood is in New Jersey, this winter. — Dr. W. Truss P. E., preached Sunday morning, at St. Luke's, Communion. In the evening, Rev. Newsome, preached and served communion. Allen League rendered a fine "Bishop Allen" program at 6:30 p. m. — Mrs. Hannah Simmons is again very ill. — Anniversary celebrations at Mt. Olive, this week. • Rev receive the benefits of holding office and spending the revenues of the government, and (c) the suspicion and jealousies of Colored would-be leaders is such that it is impossible for them to get together on a program. Every Colored man of ability, manhood, self-respect and purpose to have the party do the square thing by his group is side-tracked by the white powers that be and some pliant tool of a Colored leader is put in his place. Instead of going to Washington let us meet in our voting sections, arrange our program to force our Senators and Representatives to fight as hard for us as they do for the other groups, and when this is done every President will give the Colored voter his because hfs Senator and Representative demand it. (Rev.) Wm. A. Byrd. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1929. E. Richardson has been pastor, one and Mrs. Winn and Mrs. Pawis have been very well. HILLSBORO.—Mr. Jas. Blanton's cousin, Nannie Day, of Pontiac, Mich., died recently.—Bobbie Simpson of Columbus visited Ruth Hudson, Sunday.—Mrs. Ella Trimble is ill at her mother's.—Rev. J. J. Burr conducted the funeral services of Mr. Simpson's six months' old child, Saturday the day of his ment. Rev's Bray and Ware accompanied him, there.—Mrs. Ona Lewis of Springfield, who spent last week with her mother, was called home, Sunday, by Mrs. Cornellia Henderson's death.—Rev. R. L. Bray conducted the funeral services of Mrs. Bridges, Sunday morning, and in afternoon of Jas. D. Turner, age 45 at Glide element. A. L. Ford, Joe Williams and Geo. Hendricks attended the funeral.—Robert Denny, O. Mitchell and Jas. Perkins of Springfield were dinner guests of Mrs. A. Burton, Sunday.—Rev. P. H. Smith is ill.—Rev. P. Chas. Bolden entertained Rev. R. W. Ware, Mr. and Mrs. W. Chavis at dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Faith Goodson and Daytron of Dayton visited Mr. and Mrs. Archie Cole, Sunday. JOSEPH WEAVER STILL HOPEFUL! Columbus O. Feb. 12, '29. Hon. Harry C. Smith. Editor Gazette, Cleveland, O. Dear Sir: I—I think it's about time to let you hear from me again. I am well and in the best of hope of being free again by spring, thru the help of our true and just God. As the result of constant prayers, He has guarded me for $21\frac{1}{2}$ months here in the death cell where so many guilty ones have fallen away into eternity from my side. But God has provided life for me until now because He knows I am innocent of the crime charged. If I was guilty, Am I may have exonerated me would not help me because the testimony of his corroborated witnesses would uphold him. But no all of them swore falsely against me and all of you can see how defective their statements are. I am in strong hopes of getting a new trial but I am still asking all your prayers. I am greatly grieved to learn of the fall of Councilman Fleming. The sentence is from one to ten years here in the Ohio penitentiary. It's not that decided, but that decided my case did not decide. Thanks to all, for the fight for me you are still waging, co-operating with my attorneys. I receive The Gazette, every Saturday morning, which you have so kindly sent me for the last eleven months. Thanks for same. I am LET US HAVE A MAN! The sorrow and gloom that has settled down on the race since the trial of Mr. Fleming, and his leaving the Council, is greatly enhanced when we learn that his place in the City Council is to be filled by the same kind of individual as heretofore who has done little or notling for our people of Cleveland. The race is better off without such man, but we do need a counsellor who would urge us to more than 45,000 colored people, firemen in the fire department nurses in the hospitals and some consideration by the street railway company. Some of our taxpayers, for a number of years, have seen hundreds of millions of dollars given in franchises to the rich, the poor being compelled to pay constantly increasing street-car fare. Playgrounds bought at from 50% to 100% more than they are worth, with a number of departments we know to be fakes, such as the car inspection, yet drawing up the dollars, each year, from the taxpayer. due to the City manager and yes-men who make up the City Council. We most sincerely regret that the editor of The Gazette, who in the last 40 years has stood four square for his race, his civil rights law the best in the country, and who never accepted the offer, he thought can not be placed in this vacancy. Yours very respectfully, E. W. Mitchell. They Didn't Linger Wendall, N. C.—Services over the town's best known cripple were halted, one day last week, when during the impressive funeral eulogies the supposed "corpse" came back to life. The congregation used all the doors. OHIO'S MOB VIOLENCE ACT OR ANTI-LYNCHING LAW LEADS THE COUNTRY IN EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION Against the Mob and Lynch-Murder-Three Years Work of a Member of the Race-Also His Ohio Civil Rights Law. Section 6278. "Mob" and "lynching" defined. 6279. "Serious injury" defined. 6280. Damages in case of assault. 6281. Damages in case of lynching. 6282. Damages recoverable by legal representative of victim of lynching. 6283. Person suffering death or injury by mob trying to lynch another. 6284. Littilities of action. 6285. Order to include recovery and costs in tax levy. 6286. Guardian's custody, etc., fees. 6287. County's right of action against member of mob 6288. County's right of action against another county. 6289. Non-relief from prosecution. Our mo-violence or anti-lynching bill was introduced in the Ohio legislature in 1894 and re-introduced in 1896. It took the Hon. Harry C. Smith, editor of The Gazette, just three years to secure its enactment into law. The Ohio Supreme Court has several times upheld the constitutionality of the law and it has been Section 6278. A collection of people assembled for an unlawful purpose and intending to do damage or injury to any one, or pretending to exercise correctional power over other persons by violence and without authority of law, shall be deemed a "mob" for the purpose of this chapter. An act of violence by a mob upon the body of any person shall constitute a "lynching" within the meaning of this chapter. (93 v. 161 2.) Section 6279. The term "serious injury" for the purpose of this chapter, shall momentarily or temporarily disables the person receiving it from earning a livelihood by manual labor. (93 v. 161 3.) Section 6280. A person taken from officers of justice by a mob, and assaulted with whips, clubs, missiles or in any other manner, may recover, as hereafter provided, a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars as damages from the county in which the assault occurred (61.4). Section 6281. A person assaulted and lynched by a mob may recover, from the county in which such assault is made a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars; or, if the injury received therefrom is serious, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars; or, if such injury result in permanent disability, to earn a livelihood or annual labor, a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars. (93 v. 12 5.) Section 6282. The legal representative of a person dying from injuries received from lynching by a mob, may recover of the county in which such injury occurred, a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars damages for such unlawful killing. Such sum shall be applied to the maintenance of the family and education of the minor children of such person so lynched, if any survive him, until such children are of legal age, and then be distributed to the survivors, share and share allike, the widow receiving an amount equal to a child's share. If there be no widow or minor, such sum shall be receiving such decedent, such sum shall be distributed the next of kin according to the laws of the distribution of the personality of an intestate. Such sum so recovered shall not be a part of the estate of such person so lynched, nor be subject to any of his liabilities. (93 v. 162 6.) Section 6283. A person suffering death or injury from a mob attempting to lynch another person shall come within the provisions of this chapter. He or his legal representatives shall have a like right of action as one purposely injured or killed by suicide (v. 162 7.) Section 6284. Action for the recoveries provided for in this chapter must be commenced, within two years from the date of such lynchings, in any court having original jurisdiction of an action for damages for malicious assault. (93 v. 162 7.) Section 6285. An order to the commissioners of a county, against which such recovery is bad, to inquire into the circumstances of the next succeeding tax levy for such county, shall be a part of the judgment in every such case. (93 v. 162 8.) Section 6286. If the decedent so lynched has minor children surviving him, the fund shall be turned over to a regularly appointed guardian, and such fund may be further such fund under the direction of the probate judge, allowing not more than five hundred dollars for counsel fees in the action for such recovery. (93 v. 162 9.) Section 6287. The court y, in the action, lynching hours, may recover the amount of a judgment and costs against it for the legal very effective, Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey have followed Ohio's lead and enacted mob violence or anti-lynching laws which are copies of our Ohio law. Several other northern states and at least one border state (Kentucky) have also enacted anti-lynching laws, in recent years like Pennsylvania and New Jersey The Ohio law follows: DBS. ed. representative of victim of lynchings by mob trying to lynch another. costs in tax levy. inst member of mob inst another county. representatives of a person killed or seriously injured by a mob from any of the persons composing such mob. A person present, with hostile intent, at such lynching shall be deemed a member of the mob and be liable to such action (93 v. 162 10.) A member of the mob carries a prisoner into another county, or comes from another county to commit violence on a prisoner brought from such county for safekeeping, the county in which the lynching is committed may recover the amount of the judgment and costs from the county from which the mob came, unless there was contributory negligence on the part of officials of such county in failing to protect such prisoner or dispurse such mob (93 v. 162.) Section 6289. This chapter shall not relieve a person concerned in such lynching from prosecution for homicide or assault for engaging therein. (93 v. 163 12.) OUR OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS LAW Upon the request of many readers of The Gazette we print below the text of the Hon. Harry C. Smith's Ohio Civil Rights law which the editor had enacted while a member of the 71st General Assembly, in 1894: Sec. 12940. Whoever, before the proprietor or his employee, keeper or manager of an inn, restaurant, eating House, barber-shop, public conveyance by land or water, theater or other place of public accommodation and amusement, denies to a citizen, except for reasons applicable alike to all citizens and regardless of race accommodations; enjoys of the facilities or privileges thereof, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or both Sec. 12941. Whoever violates the next preceding section shall also pay not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars to the perimeter in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county where such offense was committed. This law has repeatedly been held constitutional and good law by the Ohio Supreme court. 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Mrs. Anna Mae Warren, formerly of New Orleans, and Frank Honey. Suckle, are soon to wed, it is said. Councilman Tom Fleming was re- elected a member of the board of directors of the Western Reserve Re- publican club, last week. There is a letter at The Gazette office for Mr. John Duke, formerly of 2246 E. 97th St. Tell him to call in the afternoon for it, please. The Las Amigas club's new offi cers are: Gertrude Lang, pres.; Frances Vashon, vice-pres.; Marjorie Ison, sec.; Elizabeth Meade, treas. The Travelers’ Aid society met, Monday, in Hotel Cleveland. Aid was given to 734 Afro-Americans out of a total of 16,403 persons, in 1928. | That Shaker Heights property (unrestricted), advertised elsewhere in The Gazette is “the opportunity of @ life-time” for any person who is looking for a home, a real home! Lillian D. Adkins, a graduate of E, Tech high, won eight medals for record-typing during the past. year, among them being the Royal, Un- derwood, Woodstock and Remington, A. Lincoln - Douglass celebration was held, Sunday afternoon, at Shi- loh Baptist church. It was under the auspices of the council of work- ers of the Christian Community cen- ter. ‘The speakers were Rev. Horace C. Bailey and Rev. Ernest Hall, — Lincoln's birthday, Feb. 12, was celebrated at Mt. Zion Cong. church, Sunday morning, Ex-Senator John P. Green being the speaker. A large audience heard a most interesting discussion of Lincoln history and TUBBY THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY .16, 1929 FOR RENT. — Five room house. city. 1673 EB. Sist St. Phone, Cidar 1147. WANTED. — A stenographer who has a good English education and can read her own “notes” readily. Call, CHerry 1259, in the afternoon. WANTED.—A young man, a grad- uate of Longwood High’ school, ‘wants a position: part-time or full ‘time office-work. Can type, keep small set of books, and do general office-work. Call, CHerry 1259, or write Eugene Russell, 7501 Central ‘Ave. City. highly complimented the Senator on the same. . St. James’ Ladies’ Aid society has elected the following officers: “Alice Wright, pres.; Rebecca Thompson, vice-pres.; Mrs. L. R. Donald, sec.; P. Danieis, treas. The junior stew- ardess board officers: “Mrs. Bessie Blue, pres.; Mrs. Esther Spencer, vice-pres.; “Mrs. Mae Basey, sec.} Miss Marjorie Burwell, treas. Councilman Fleming was _con- demned by a mass meeting held in the third police precinct, last week. It was called by the Workers’ Com: munist party (White), and attended by several hundred of our people. The Communists claimed that Flem- ing has tailed to represent the best interests of the race. Safety Director Barry also was denounced by. the meeting. It was asserted in the de- nuneiatory resolution that Barry by his statement, that he closed the Apex club “because white girls and colored girls mingled together there” clearly ‘showed unwarranted race prejudice as well as ignorance of Ohio civil rights law. In the Cleveland News quartets contest was held in the auditorium of Thos. Jefferson Junior High school, last week Wednesday night. Interest naturally centered in the class A mate finals for those ensem- bles that have earned money in stage and radio engagements. Six of the city’s best known quartets were en- tered and it was only by a hair-line decision that our group irom Brown- ell school’s center carried off the top honors. This ensemble was made up of T. L. Loyd, Edwin Anderson, J. R Maxwell and 8. 8. Davis. Handsome silver medals were given to each of the winners along with a promise ot a week's engagement on the State theater stage. The Workers’ Inter-racial league of Cleveland will hold a conference at St. James’ A. M. E. church, Tues- day, 8 P. M., to organize a branch of the New York, Florida and West Indian “relief committee to raise funds for our victims of the hurri- cane and flood disasters in the South. Mr. Arthur Johnston, mayor of Maple Heights village, ‘will be the speaker at Price Lyceum, Sunday at 5 p. m., at St. Paul's Zion A.M. E. chureh, EB. 55th St. and Quiney Ave. Everybody invited to be present. Go and hear a red-blooded member of the race who is aggressively loyal and unafraid. | } Pee Gite . (OSE SO tae | on shee, he Benet Gost Compose” | Eo RMS se lois Go Aipaor-o7 Xo 42018 _ | CES = : This Belt is a Collar. i gee rake % Fiat Bue | Fo ee oe ee. oe Re OS vee) ee ee, rl “ee LET’S GO! Is life a “dark and stormy sea?” Or, are there rifts in ev'ry cloud, However toss'd one’s bark may be,— Midst lightning flash and thunder loud, That guides our bark to find a Lea? When Jason sought the golden fleece, Not storms nor billows’ foaming crests, Nor fork’ed ‘lightning’ dazed their peace; With hope and courage in their breasts, They sailed to Colchis, in the Bast. ‘The watchword of the present day, An echo from that, “No Man's Land”, — “Let’s go!" when Death was in full sway, And claimed the life of bravest men We emulate in ev'ry way, Despising darkness, winds and foam, And scorning sirens’ tuneful notes Men leave soft comforts, all at home; And using planes and Viking boats, On seas, in WoBds and deserts roam ‘Then why repine and waste our Day, So full of promise for each one; If we'll but strive, there'll be a way, Before we reach the setting sun ‘Then, let us hope—and work—and pray. John P. Green. A Civil Rights Bin. Hartford, Conn.—Senator Vincent Dennis, (Dem.) ‘introduced in. the State Senate, recently, a civil rights dill that provides a $300 fine or im- prisonment of not more than a year where a proprietor of a theatre, skat- ing rink or other public place of amusement, public conveyance, ho- tel, inn, barber shop, ete., makes any distinction or discrimination or re- striction on account of race or color. ‘The bill also provides a forfeit vary- ing from $25 to $300 to any person who is discriminated against. Attacks Fool Race Claim, Toledo, O.—There is no scientific basis for the claim of any race that it is superior to another, said Prof. Herbert Miller, head of the sociology department of Ohio State University, in an address at St. Paul’s M. E. church here, Sunday night. 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While the abrasives were trapped by the oil filter before doing damage to cylinders, pistons and other internal parts of the engine, engineers warn That after about 10,000 miles the filter ing unit usually becomes #0 filled that the ofl filter needs servicing, necessi- tating installation of @ renewal cart- ridge which will make the filter as good as new again. Time for Renewal. ‘The manufacturers” oil changing recommendations are based on the use of an oll filter and that it 18 being re- newed every 10,000 miles, therefore It 1s Important that the filter be serviced after this mileage. Light Tells if Spark ‘Pines Mttennt to Loaf A new French car, sald to have the smallest straight eight engine built for an automobile, tells the driver whether all the spark plugs ure work- Ing properly. Eight small neon tubes are fitted on the Instrument board with a switch by which they can be thrown Into elreuit with the plugs. Failure of any tube to glow indicates a faulty plug. ‘The elght-cylinder engine has a French rating of nine horse power, or 15 horse power according to the Eng- lish and American system of measur: ing. The cylinders are cast in a sin- gle block with a bore of 1.11 inches and a stroke of 8.22 inches and gives 80 miles to the gallon. The car has a top speed of 70 miles ‘an hour. “Modern” Traffic Code Was Thought of in 1845 Parking on only one side of a nar row street, eredited with veing a new idea, appears to date from 1845. It was proposed by Alphonse Karr. the novelist, as part of a comprehen sive plan to relieve the traffic conges tion that even in those days of leisure. ly Ife and horse-drawn vehicles was considered Intolerable, Even then’ he urged that big trucks be kept off the “busy” streets at ce tain hours, and that carriages drive into court yards whenever possible. None of those things, except the parking rule, has been adopted, but the trade paper of French chauffeurs In a general survey Is proposing some- thing of the same sort now. 83 years after they were first suggested, and predicts that in 10 years there will be nelther auto busses nor street cars allowed in the downtown district. Driving Moderately and Steadily for Best Time Drive moderately and steadily to make the best time on long trips. This method will cover more ground than tremendous bursts of speed fol- lowed by periods of relaxation, and also will sharply advance the safety of highway trafic. The steady driver at 45 miles per hour—and at the most not over S0—reaches his destination ahead of the tense, excited driver who flashed by at 70. ‘The calm driver is always in a mental condition to main. tain bjs pace. ‘The spasmodic, high: speed driver seldom ts. Racing of Auto Engine Collects Toll in Wear One of the Srst admonitions given pioneer automobile buyers two dec- ades ago was “don't race your en- gine!" From then until now motor- Ists have been warned against the practice. and yet it persists, much to the detriment of motors, That the car owner cannot race his engine as a day-in-day-out procedure and come off without being the loser through a loosened, prematurely worn- ‘out power plant is the contention of Oscar Coollean, director of the Auto- motive ‘Trade association, who again sounds a note of warning against a practice “which Is doing infinite harm to fine automobiles every day. “Racing Is probably the most harm- ful punishment the motorist can in- flict upon his ear and, incidentally, his own pocketbook. Racing Is an’ ex- traordinary strain on the bearings, often overloading them before stiff oll can thin out and provide a protection. Furthermore, it 1s an obvious ripping and tearing process which loosens the ‘engine from end to end,” declares Mr. Coottean. Handy Lighting Fixture Arranged for a Garage A differential cover plate from a funked automobile can be made to serve as a base for an electric-light fixture for the garage or workshop. A hole 1s drilled in ihe center of the plate to recelve the end of a G-foot Tength of %-inch pipe. ‘The end ts split with a hacksaw and, after it ts [Zero ese aneeeeal a ere 1 AG 7 | ea Ky Kou se armen cae eee ee tee NN oe 4 1" : o-hee = | RRO ee t b we i 5 A Sal gtr} “ ae =) \ Cs Tag : pire tio oregano ROA REESE eS Handy, Adjustable Garage-Lighting Fixture Made From Pipe and Fittings. inserted in the plate, spread out. The assembly is then turned upside down and the plate filled with concrete. Lengths of pipe and fittings are used to make the rest of the fixture as de tailed in the drawing. A flexible elec: trie cable is run from a convenient supply socket over pulleys to the lamp, which is balanced by means of » counterweight, as shown. The worker thus can adjust the light to any post- tion, the cable Is never-in his way and is kept from coming in contact with grease and oll.—Popular Mechanics Magazine. 2PPO9LO0OOSO9DOF0OO8OS99 : AUTOMOBILE NOTES ’ Don't try to “hog” the road. Keep to the right. ‘There Is every accessory to an automobile except a holder for a po- Mee dog. ‘There are certain ways of pressing the button of an automobile horn that make it sound like swearing. ‘The average car owner Is quite Itke- ly, in the desire to give the rear wheels all the attention they need, to forget the front wheels. If the automobile field Is untontzed the police courts may be able to charge time and one-half for parking overtime. Before the days of the automobile men walked. Only a comparative few of them used street cars and even street cars were impossible for most Journeys. The street car lines were limited. ‘THE GARBTER, CLEVELAND, Oy SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 101 PART OF JOY OF WINTER SPORTS | IS TO BE SMARTLY COSTUMED) SEC is } : - A pI! YA) a : i y\ \eseees " Cty \ pe at . || ie g , mi. | : 2 Cee awe eee VP . as Pel da en a @ Nein jar as you ft , Go wesc = Ay rm | rlotous color and strik- i ° Ing design is fashton’s Pe te far flung challenge to Sm. ee |, fe ee goays)|) | who hold that part of A Pe 1 the Joy of skiing, skate a | ing and tobogganing ts 2 We to be costumed smartly. We ‘The demand for cos- yj tumes and accessories aA Net tunetl to winter sports ud a grows more insistent ey! each succeeding season. a BY In recognizance of this 7 EN fact the better shops LN Vier are making it a point E\ ert to cater to the desires A$ me |S of clientele who win- Sy ue VN ter in wintry resorts 4 6 Replicas of styles given pr- = _ prominence at St. Mow gH eI mee citz andother European «—<—-"" bees FASHION SAYS FRILLY, RUFFLY FROCKS FOR LITTLE GIRLS _——& Ya i? >%, e =, / a pie (a ED x 3 : ee: eo! pig we aa ‘ / a. 2 ake \ I ge A ae ‘ 1 dis ie es a . his 3. ' oa ! Laie , Seon ay aes | 8, ? 4 e 7 ea Vy 7 7] Vy winter playgrounds are featured {n many Instances, for ensembles of for: eiga styling are being more generally adopted than ever before. In these beguiling ouifits, all the bright colorings which add such # Josous note to snowy, ley landscapes, seem to conspire to play their live: Hest. The ensemble Illustrated con- veys an Idea of the picturesque effects fashion achieves in the way of ap- parel for the outdoor enthusiast. In this creation, Patou suggests for the wluter sportswomn a gray and green sweater and blouse, with cap and searf to match. ‘The pantaloons are of black broadcloth. ‘Trouser costumes are quite the thing this season. While for them color fs restrained, and the styling given them is man-tailored, it makes the contrast of knitted accessories which are of unstinted gayety all the more striking. Bice ees weeneonees ee: dition to the proper quota of sturdy ginghams, piques and the heavier linens, must, if fashion’s com mands be obeyed, Include a goodly number of alry-fairy frocks. This means a revival of such lovely old- time favorites as dimity, batiste, dot- ted swiss and fine handkerchief linen ‘and last, but perhaps most important, dainty volles either in solid color or flowered. Furthermore, the mode approves frilly. rufly types for little girls, often sleeveless, then again with puff-sleeves above the elbow. Yet, when all ts sald and done, in no sense must there be a display of overelaborateness, rather 1s the quality of becoming sim plicity stressed, Particular emphasis 1s placed on flowered and plain volles for evers- day wear. One can be encouraged to use them since, nowadays, If one in- sists, colorfast shades are available. ‘This of course adds Infinitely to the practicality as well as to the attrac: tiveness of voile as a medium for chil dren's frocks, The fact of dependable color applies to the solid tints as well as the patterned volles. In the pleture little sister is wearing an orchid volle frock. Note that It Is made with a yoke. Designers this season are featuring yokes in every version from round to square, to pointed or scalloped. Tiny ruffles. four rows of them, answer to fash- fon's call for frilly effects, Little Sweaters to be pulled vver the cos tumes and the cardigan Jackets as an extra protection are one blaze of gor- geous color. Startling yellows In com- bination with reds and blues, wine color splashed with pink dots and gruy stripes—the list of high colors is never ending. ‘The scarf and the cap, gloves, with knitted anklets all play their roles in a fetching manner. Woolen eoats flaunt very wide and very vivid stripes, some of them seemingly made of Indian blankets. Scarfs are of gen- erous proportions, and revel In fringe and interknit desizn, and as for caps, from them merrily dangle yarn balls of flaming color If not tassels. Knitted xloves, too, seem to provide all the extra colors which may, perchance, have been lefi out of the costume itself, JULIA BOTTOMLEY, Kd Shat. Weeshededabaaaane anes bloomers to match, of course, for bloomers and knickers and_ pantie frocks are taken for granted In every wee tot’s outfitting. Rejoicing in a flowered voile 1s bly sister, as pictured. It bas a collar, for collars share honors with yokes this season. The designer achieves for this pretty frock a clever circular hemline, the same seamed to a soft and fall blouse top. It Is really a wise plan on mother's part to fil} in midseason leisure hours making up a eollection of fluttery yoiles, sheer linens, swisses and such for Ilttle daughter to wear later on. By the way, the new doited swisses come in the most charming solid tints, and so do the new piques for that matter. Why not, while the sewing spirit ts on, add several new cotton wushable coats which are so cunning, so novel this season, and so wearable over dresses of sheer fabric? Very striking cottons and linens printed in designs which are frankly modernistic make stunning Ilttle coats Matching hats afe ever present this season, and a mogernistic coat topped with a modernistie hat spells chle for children. Quilted calico und _soltd colored pique coat-und-hat sets are also very swnart for tots. Coat-and: dress ensembles ure explolted among Juvenile fashions which adopt pat: tered with monotone materials. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. (de 1920. Wester Regupaver Union): AT THE NATION’S CAPITAL TO LOWER OUR STATUS AS AMERICAN CITIZENS. How Much Longer Will Our Self and Race Respecting Press, Pulpit and People Submit to This Rank Injustice ?—Protest, Protest! (Specia) to The Gazette.) Washington, D. C.—There is more segregation in Washington, today, under President Coolidge than there has ever been aince the, Olvil War. The ‘boginnings of the. segregation wore under President ‘Taft. It was [greatly extended, Under, President Wilson; increased, still further, un- (rg President Harding; and reached its zenith under President Coolidge. ‘For instance, the largest of our ‘parks President Wilson never trou “Sled, but the present administration hus found time and desire to intro- duce it even there. To many people, segregation is a ‘Democratic scheme of insult, but such is ‘not the case, President Taft introduced {tin the bureau of en- graving. He segregated the census: takars in this city in 1910, restrict: ing white workers to white people, and black to black, often duplicating work as ‘most blocks had white and black residents, And, worst of all, ‘announced in his official capacity that Negroes. should not hold office where white people complained. Sea Teration, then, 1s @ Republican insti- tution and nota Democratic one. it was begun by Republicans, and carried on to its all-embracing ex- tent by Republicans! There is far more of tt in the de- partments, today, than at any time since the Negro first appeared, close upon the close of the Civil War. The picture requirement in the clvil serv- Tew which makes it next to impos- sible for a colored lady or gentleman to enter the civil service, since thei color is disclosed in their photo- Braph which must accompany’ thelr papers, ig tenaciously held on to by our Republican President. Some months ago, a colored girl appeared after having passed the best examin- Stion, ‘and after having been tele- Sraplied for by the department. The Photograph had. failed to teli_ her true color, and they flatly refused to appoint her when she appeared. and they saw her complexion, Commis- sioner Blair of the internal revenue bureau with thousands of clerks will not appoint a Negro clerk, and his word is Taw there, as he is the spe- clal favorite of Secretary Mellon and President Coolidge. He hails from North Carolina, the home of the other favorite and leader of the seg- regation forces, the superintendent of buildings and grounds. It is no Sno to complain of either of theve southern gentlemen. The colored people here who know the President ‘could destroy segre- gation in the departments of the government, and the photograph re- Gulremente’ in the civil service Dy the mire nod of his head, are at & foss to understand why he does not put his splendid declarations on democracy into operation here, where It would not even cost him e single vote and where he has full power and adsofutely no opposition. They wonder if he is not a firm believer in segregation, especially since seg- regation is one of the chief tenets of the Ku Klux Klan which has found its “welcome home” here and {n the Republican party, and receives a0 condemnation from the Republt- | paca esr se ( (Special to The Gazette.) Washington, D. C.—In the postof- fice, segregation is rampant. The taithful colored. clerks work under constant humiliation and physical disadvantages. The department maintains a spacious cafeteria for whites only, where inferior white clerks can buy appetizing luncheons and chat in comfort while eating, while the colored clerks must bring cold luncheons from home and eat them any place they caa, The physi- cal discomfort, disadvantageous as lt te, is far less galling to the col- ored’ clerks than is the thought of their government taking their taxes, as ft takes those of the whites, for the comfort of the latter, and setting them off as though they were lepers. The injustice stings all the more when they reflect that they are far more capable than the whites, and render the government more intelll- gent and efficient service—the white man of thelr attainment being able to get far more lucrative employ- ment. ‘The department goes even farther in its solicitude for whites and neg- lect of colored. It maintains a well- appointed club room with pool tables and other games, comfortable loung- es and other equipment for rest, so- clability, and recreation, and noth- ing for these same colored employ- ees. This private club is In the mag- nificent postoffice buflding, built and maintained by ALL of the people. In the locker rooms there {s segrega- tion, and segregation is even attemp- ted in the toflets. And all of this is against the most dependable and faithful employees. The white em- ployees have even passed around in- vitations to the white employees, in the very presence of the colored, to attend a reception to the heads of ‘departments, including the postmas- ‘ter general, in the postoffice building. ‘Tt announced dancing and a pleasant ‘social evening with the officials tor ‘the postoftice employees,” yet not one was delivered to the colored ‘clerks. I hurried a protest to the ‘postmaster general the day before it ‘was to come off, and he ordered the ‘postmaster to invite the colored as ‘well as the white, These clerks got ‘around their colored co-workers by Gein tha tiamtins ane taane Bole: It is inevitable that the wicked spirit of segregation would express itself in appointments, assignments, and salaries. Colored applicants are often passed over though their ex- amination was superior. No “Negro,” however efficient of old In the ser- vice, must ever dream of @ promo- tion to a directive position. The hard, unsielding caste passes whites over him, one after another, though many of the colored employees have won contests in quickness and ac- curacy in the handling of mail. The colored clerks have dared to form a union which meets regularly and often sends manly and intelligent protests to the postmaster, and often appeals from his decisions to the ‘postmaster-general. It has secured Some improvement in thelr working conditions, but they are still bitter over the huge injustice done to them for nothing else than the color of their skin. Neopet i pinta ieee as | WAERnSsOn, D.C 158. rere ment printing office keeps faith wita the government's universal scheine of segregation. Some of the best and brightest of our girls are forced to accept inferior positions there on ac- count of the better and more lucra- tive avenues of employment being closed to them because of their col- or. The whites are generally of o very mediocre group, far from equal- ing our girls in educational equip- ment, culture, and working efficien- cy. Yet these superior girls are set off trom the whites with the latter of course, having the better working conditions, salaries and recreational facilities, ' There is a large cafeteria in this huge structure where all of the employees may go, but there are a few tables in an out-of-the-way section reserved for our employees. Tam glad to say that few, very few, of our people patronize the place, preferring a little physical incon- venience to the open, semi-public humiliation of segregation. In toilet facilities, dressing-rooms, and work assignments, wherever possible, the law of segregation is in full force, and, of course, this same undemocratic practice reveals itself on the salary roll and in the hard caste that bars promotions. Here, as elsewhere, the inferior whites pass over our superior employees to directive positions, and higher sal- aries. The whites have a large recrea- tional center in this public building with many fine appointments for rest and amusements, During lunch and dinner hours they repair to this restful retreat for sociability and dance. Last fall, a young Afro- American with a splendid record in his work, felt the injustice of this exclusion of our employees so keenly that he secured the company of a young lady of the race to take part in the dance. As soon as this couple started to dance the music was ab- ruptly stopped, and the young man reported for attempting to take part in an entertainment provided for employees. He was called to the office, lectured for being “one of those smart Negroes” who believe in “social equality,” and then dismiss- ed on a trumped-up charge. He was. a night-employee, hence he carried a pistol. Right after the dance in- cident a fire broke out In the office. He was quickly accused of setting the building afire in revenge for his exclusion from the dance floor. De- tectives came to the building to ar- rest him, and failing to secure any evidence searched him only to dis- cover the pistol. They quickly drop- ped the arson charge and substituted one for carrying concealed weapons for which he was immediately dis- missed. By this severe punishment our employees are taught that there is_no way of escape for one who dares to resent the daily insults that their government (under President Coolidge) gives them. Many of the employees have ex- pressed their deeply-wounded feel- ings to me at belng considered a pariah by the government whose in- stitutions they are serving so faith- fully, and I have taken up a number of cases only to be met by a dental that the conditions complained of exist, and a request for the names of my informants. I knew the fate these informants would suffer so I have never given a single mame!! The de- partment then taking the position that it cannot take up the case. It is perfectly clear that this iniquit- ous scheme of segregation tsa dit- fcult thing to fight, since the gov- ernment is so well settled upon it, and the complainants cannot bear witness to it. (Special to The Gazette) Washington, D. C.—Segregation in the bureau of engraving and printing has an Interesting history involving President Thomas Wood- row Wilson and members of his fam- ily, three heroic young colored wom- en’ who lost their positions as a re- sult of their protest, and the noble wife of Senator Robert La Follette (deceased). Shortly after the ac- cesion of Mr. Wilson to the White House, a member of his family visit ed the bureau where she saw white and colored girls working together in perfect harmony, oblivious to any thought of race. Shortly thereatter came an order for the segregation of the races, and a white lady who had been noted for her philanthropy mong our people and who wes &p_ House appeared at the bureau te on intimate terms at the White tell our girls to be contented with the new order as “a great Negro leader had taught colored people to stay in tneir places.” Three of the young ladies resisted the order to the last ditch and were summarily dismissed! Senator La Follette, father of the present Senator of the same name, Nodged a protest with Secretary Me- Adoo to no avail, and his noble wife began a crusade against the undem- ocratic innovation. She took the platform here in Washington and Boston before the famous Twentieth Century clud. She used the columns of the Senator's magazine, sparing neither space nor vigor of utterance. She thundered against it in our local white press, and addressed the national gathering of the N. A. A. C. P. in New York. When our peo- pie here were 90 profoundly dis- couraged, she came out, one stormy afternoon, to the Y. M. C. A. to urge them to continue the fight, for democracy was at the crisis. | Os- wald Garrison Villard came to town to attack the White House and Cabi- net and arouse our people, and the N. A.A. C. P. secured publicity In over six hundred influential white papers in the country. The fight checked what was thought to be the intention of the segregators, namely, the elim- ination of the colored employees from the bureau altogether The same segregation which some of our people think is the cherished institution of the Democratic party lg still there, in all of its fullness, under the administration of the party that Abraham Lincoln, Charles Sum- ner and Frederick Douglass helped to found. Our girls are employed there in ‘far larger numbers than in any other branch of the public serv- ke. THEY ARE SEGREGATED in their rest rooms, toilets, and work- ing stations, and of course none are ever thought of for promotions to executive places. They are gisls from our best homes, most of them with high and normal school train- ing, and fine culture. The white girls are of no such grade, as there Is no segregation for them in the great world of things. They have unlimited fields at high wage for even mediocre talents. ‘The best of our girls must take these inferior positions, the inevitable result of segregation. Our people are still hop- ing for the ssuance of an order de- stroying this iniquitous practice in all of our government departments, for it not only humiliates the best of the government sefvants but im- pairs the government service. (Special to The Gazette’ Washington, D. C.—The treasury department, according to the Presi dent's acceptance speech, is now un der the ablest financial genius since the days of Alexander Hamilton. It is to be remembered that the great Hamilton came from the West Indies and in that long sweep of history that the President traversed are the mighty Salmon P. Chave, secretary of the treasury in Lincoln’s cabinet, who, in a national extremity such as this country has never known, devised the national banking sys- tem which financed the Civil War: and Ohio's master financier, Jolin. Sherman. These men never knew what segregation was! The present head of the depart- ment of internal revenue, Mr, Blair from North Carolina, has not ap- Pointed a colored clerk since his In- cumbency. While his predecessor, Mr. Daniel Roper, a Democrat trom ‘Texas, appointed ‘and promoted sev- eral of them. ‘Since the income tax legislation and the numberless new taxes that the recent war necessi- tated, this Is by far the largest de- partment of the treasury, employing Several thousand clerks. Yet Ne~ groes are so scarce there that they can't be noticed. ‘There is the same general complaint here among our clerks and other employees as there is in the other branches of the gov- ernment—failure to recognize their efficiency when promotions are due: ability to go so far and no further ‘The various forms of segregation exist here as well as elsewhere—the restaurants closed or divided along color lines, and special tollets, lock er rooms, rest rooms, etc., set off for colored. ‘The toilets ‘for the colored are few in such a large structure. Hence, the segregated clerks are forced to endure physical inconven- fence at times, and are forced to travel long distances when they de- sire the use of them. The depart ment maintains a huge, magnificent cafeteria, in the splendid sweep of woodland along our national drive- way, where white people ot every class can come to rest, dine, and s0- clalize of afternoons and evenings at minimum costs, The white press of the eity is constantly telling of the thousands who take advantage of this “delightful retreat,” and the festive scene that their presence creates, It seats two thousand din- ers with space to spare; but not one Negro! His only share is in the taxes he is forced to pay for this luxury for another group ‘The registership of the treasury, which Republican Presidents have given the Negro since Garfleld ap- pointed Blanch K. Bruce, is now filled by a white man, and the col- ored people are congregated in a sep- erate room which is publicly pro. claimed as “a colored division.” When it 1s discovered that Negro clerks ure “working as white” in other divisions, they are promptly transfered to this “colored division.”” Our people fear that protest against this segregation would result in the abolition of the division altogether: so they reinain in a dilemna, fearing to act. Our clerks must accept sex Fegation or elimination, and. being poor, with no other opportunites in this southern atmosphere, must take the former. They are depressed at the wrong, but economle stress com- pels endu, ance of it. By a single stroke of his pen, President Calvin Coolidge can stop every bit of this damnable segrega- Hon, just as he can condemn that lawless organization the Ku Klux Klan whenever he decides to do + Subscribe Now