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THE HAITIAN OUTLOOK SEEMS BETTER! IN-UNION IS STRONGER FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR THE H See Us First for AL JOHN S Prices Reasonable. JEWELER AND Eyes Carefully Examined 8183 Central Ave., Cleveland, RADIO TUBES We repair FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR. No. 31. See Us First for All Goods in Our Line JOHN S. HALL Prices Reasonable. Satisfaction Guaranteed. JEWELER AND OPTOMETRIST Eyes Carefully Examined and Glasses Properly Fitted. 8188 Central Ave., Cleveland, O. CHerry 1878 All makes of Batteries Recharged and Repaired. We have a Rental to fit your car. We can stock of Goods of Goods, Accessories, Radios, General Equipment, Washing, General Repairing and Storage. The North East Open Evenings 5620 WOOK For Night Radio Service This ad. is worth fifty cents tow TWO INTERESTS By JOSEPH 516 Manhattan Ave FADEOUT ON Tells how and why our people Their Constitutional Rights, discussion of the Klan and Price $1.00. From This is Mr. Manning's life st 1870 t It is "worth the price of BOTH BOOK Send Orders to Mr. Manning Sleet, The C Sagging Telephone W Telephone Pole Cr NORTH EAST Ignition Co. 5620 WOODLAND AVE. Open Sunday Int Radio Service, Call, EDdy 6264W. Fifty cents toward the recharge of your battery. O INTERESTING BOOKS JOSEPH C. MANNING Benthattan Ave., New York City. DEOUT OF POPULISM By our people of the South are deprived of national Rights. Brought down to date by the Klan and Anti-Saloon League Politics. 100. From Five to Twenty-Five, Manning's life story embracing the period from 1870 to 1895. The price of admission". Price $1.00. TH BOOKS FOR $1.50. By Mr. Manning at His New York Address. The Crystal Plague Telephone Wires Heavy with Sleet. The Pole Cracks Under Strain. Open Evenings 5620 WOODLAND AVE. Open Sunday For Night Radio Service, Call, EDdy 6264W. This ad. is worth fifty cents toward the recharge of your battery. --- Tells how and why our people of the South are deprived of Their Constitutional Rights. Brought down to date by discussion of the Klan and Anti-Saloon League Politics. Price $1.00. From Five to Twenty-Five, This is Mr. Manning's life story embracing the period from 1870 to 1895. It is "worth the price of admission". Price $1.00. BOTH BOOKS FOR $1.50. Send Orders to Mr. Manning at His New York Address. Sleet, The Crystal Plague Sagging Telephone Wires Heavy with Sleet Telephone Pole Cracks Under Strain Sleet, covering the trees and bushes with a mantle of ice, transforms the landscape into a gleaming fairyland for the casual observer, but to the telephone man it is a crystal plague. Early this year a sleet storm razed hundreds of poles and thousands of miles of wire in the northern and western sections of Ohio. Although not as devastating as the memorable storm of March, 1928, the damage ran high into the thousands of dollars. Cleveland and Toledo were in the path of the storm, but the worst havoc was near Upper Sandusky, Bucyrus, Kenton and Lima. These cities are in a sleet belt. When sleet is present anywhere in Ohio, it seems to concentrate along the western edge of the state. 6 --- M THE GAZETTE Upper Sandusky Isolated Upper Sandusky was completely cut off from the rest of the world for 24 hours after the recent storm. Long distance and rural service failed completely as heavy ice deposits from a half-inch to an inch and a quarter thick sagged wires and snapped poles. About 1,500 new poles, 15,000 feet of cable and four tons of wire were shipped into the storm area for repairs by The Ohio Bell Telephone Company. Of the 508 rural telephone users around Upper Sandusky, 450 were without service and repairmen were rushed to the scene from Findlay and Fostoria. In many places in the storm area, cable was installed to eliminate open wire construction and the iron wire broken by the sleet was replaced by copper wire, thus improving transmission conditions. ESTABLISHED, AUGUST 25, 1883 And Issued Every Week on Time Since CLEVELAND, OHIO, SATURDAY, MARCH 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— CORRESPONDENTS must mail all letters for publication at their main postoffice sufficiently early on Sunday or Monday 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 on the cover. They will attach it for them is desired. 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Mr Hyton has the sympathy of the community, being left with eight small children. HILLSBORO—Rev. H. E. Newman is convalescent.—Mrs. Jessie Williams entertained the Sewing club, Thursday afternoon.—Rev. W. Chavis preached at Wesleyan church, Sunday night.—Mr. and Mrs. Albert Williams were dinner-guests, Sunday afternoon.—Mr. and Mrs. Wilmington.—Miss Grita Dixon has been ill.—Born to Mr. and Mrs. Wilard Dent. Mar. 7, a son.—Theo R.·Rollins has a job at the state house.—Mrs. Rhoda Newman, Mr. SOME JUST BORN SMART, HE SAYS Others Have Stupid Ancestry, Remain Stupid, Brush Lecturer Thinks—The Black, Red and White Races. If you're pink with green spots you have just as much chance to be smart as if your skin were pure white or black or red. If you came from brilliant stock, you'll be brilliant, no matter if you're crossed from now until eternity. If you came from stupid stock, you will be stupid and your intelligence and driving power do not depend on a native strain or a mixed strain, but on individual makeup and an opportunity to show it. This is the belief of Dr. Melville J. Herskovits, professor of anthropology, Northwestern University, Chicago, who Sunday afternoon gave the second of a series of lectures at the Allen Memorial Library under auspices of the Adult Education Association and the Humboldt Foundation Hundreds turned out to hear Dr. Herskovits speak on "Does Race Make Civilization?" In the beginning (according to Cherokeee Indian legends) the Supreme Being mixed up a mess of dough and fashioned three little figures, all alike, which he placed in a bake oven, Dr. Herskovits related. Impatience began to wear him down as he waited to see the result of his handiwork. Finally he could wait no longer, and he snatched one of the figures from the oven. A look of sorrow spread over his face. The figure amdfortunee half-haked it tossed it aside. Thus the white man got his being. He took out the second. It was beautiful. Delicately browned. It was the Indian. While he was admiring it, the third figure, quite forgotten, burned to a crisp, and thus the Negro came into being. In the beginning (according to African legends)' the Supreme Being gathered together all the black men and put them through a test. He turned on the lightning and the thunder of the natural phenomena, fearful of natural phenomena. Some them blanched with fright and became pale. This was the beginning of the white race. Incidently, Dr. Herskovits pointed out that the red man is not red—he's brown; and the white man is not white—he's pink. Society, Dr. Herskovits pointed out, has domesticated man, and has and Mrs. Edw. Jones and son, and Mrs. J. J. Burr visited in Greenfield, Sunday.—John Rollins, Jr. of Gist Settlement has returned from a visit in Cleveland.—A play at Wesleyan church, Mar. 17. A guilt will be given to Mrs. Rollins. Isaia Wallace was hostess to the A.M. E. Ladies' Aid, Friday night.—Mrs. Donald Highwarden is much improved.—Mrs. Vernon Young entertained the Get-Together club, Wednesday afternoon.—Mrs. Gertrude Christy is sitting in Greenfield.—Mrs. Chas. Easin of Bailhards' house.—Richard Willis and Miss Byrde Williams visited in Greenfield, Sunday. SANDUSKY. —Mr. Julious Moses' funeral was largely attended. Mrs. Walt r Pryor of Cleveland is here visit g. —The A. M. E. Glee club appear t in Bloomingville and North Fairfield the past week, and will sing in Willard, Sunday, and at Perkins church, March 20. —The opening of the Second Baptist new church will have services throut the week conducted by prominent leaders. Revs. McWilliams of Toledo, isom of Cope will preach, and Hill of Youngstown will address the children's band. Mrs. Charles McMurray, supervisor. —Mrs. W. Stowall of Canton was here, Sunday. —Mrs. Rev. Hicks was given a pleasant birthday surprise which seventeen persons enjoyed. Games, music and a four-course dinner. —Mrs. James Alexander is ill. Mrs. S. Scott is much improved. Rev. C. H. Young was invited to attend. Hattie Green and Francis Rockenout are out again. —Mr. and Mrs. Fulton Graves are the proud parents of a baby daughter. —Mr. and Mrs. R. Grant and Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas of Elyria, and Mr. and Mrs. C. Ellis of Buffalo, Mr. and Mrs. John Martin and Mr. Frank Washington, were here, Sunday, the last three at Mr. and Mrs. Moses Thompson's. —Mrs. Height has been moved home from Prospect Brown. Miss Alice Rice and Edward Brown of Detroit were married at her home March 4. done for him what the breeder has done for animal life. He told of two Madagascar tribes, quite alike, except for one difference. One tribe is dark the other reddish. a reddish tribe has a dark tribe the child is done away with. Vice versa. Thus he showed civilization breeds man as nature breeds animals. There isn't so much difference between the civilization of Africa and Europe as we would like to think, he said. The Tsimane tribes are African tales. You'll find the yarns on the African Coast. GOVERNOR PROTESTS The Segregation of Our Gold Star Mothers To Visit France, This Summer. Boston, Mass.—The reported contemplated "jim-crowning" of our Gold Star mothers who will soon make a pilgrimage to the battlefield of France to visit the graves of sons who made the supreme sacrifice in the World War, caused the following from Gov. Frank G. Allen of this state, to be sent to President Hoover: "It has been brought to my attention through recent press notices that the War Department in providing transportation of Gold Star mothers to France during the coming summer, the mothers and widows of Negro soldiers who fell in France are to be segregated from the mothers and widows of our white mothers and the Gold Star mothers thus affected are citizens of Massachusetts. "In view of the fact that our honored dead of both races made the supreme sacrifice and Gold Star mothers, whether white or colored, suffered the same loss. I believe the proposed actions of the War Department, in causing an arbitrary separation, in an ill-advised, unkind and contrary to the ideals of our American Government. "As Governor of Massachusetts, I sincerely hope that the President, as Commander in Chief of the Army, will rescind all orders which in any way establish a color-line in connection with the coming pilgrimage of Gold Star Mothers." The Ideal Health Promoters' club will have a musicale and tea at the Waiter's Association's rooms. $8917扣款 address away from 4 to 6 p.m. All invited to hear some of our best local talent. He's Named by Prosecutor as New Assistant PETER J. NORMAN S. MINOR County Prosecutor Ray T. Miller, Democrat, on last week Thursday, named Atty. Norman Selby Minor, a Republican, as the second of two new assistant prosecutors to be appointed in his office, this week. This is so much better than the Republicans have done, to date, this year, there is absolutely no comparison. As a matter of fact, we have not as many prosecutors as from City Manager Daniel "Blossom" Morgan or any of his cabinet (directors). Minor, age 28, has lived in Cleveland 25 years and was graduated from Central High School in 1921. For three years, while there, he was a four-letter man, starring in football, track, basketball and tennis. Norman attended the University of Michigan for four and a half years, worked in the emic work and two and a half years of law. Then he transferred to John Marshall Law School, receiving a law degree in 1927. Since being admitted to the bar he has practiced in Cleveland, officeing for many months with Atty. Tom Fleming, whose "Walter Oehme" trouble has resulted so disastrously to the former councilman Minor is married and lives at 2314 E. 95th St. In announcing his appointment to the Miller Street that Walter L. Brown, for years the leading Afro-American Democrat in the city, in charge of the information desk in the prosecutor's office, had become a deputy sheriff. THE "COLORED BROTHER" LEFT OUT IN THE COLD There Are No "Negro" Nurses at the City Hospital and There Are No Other Appointments—Ask "The Blossom Triplets," Why?—Are We in the Hands of the K, K, K? City appointments to date, Mar. 7 1930: City Manager, his secretary, directors of law, public service parks, health and welfare, public safety, finance, public utilities, civil service commissioner, city clerk, see retary to director of public service commissioner of motor maintenance assist, law director, city treasurer ass.t. city clerk, see to director public outlaws. Our 3 councilmen are 23 1-13% of the 13 Republican councilmen; therefore 23 1-13% equals O. ADDITIONAL KLAN KLUXINGS. McDermott Takes Oath as Assistant. Atty. Wm. J. McDermott yesterday took the oath of office as an assistant U. S. attorney. He was named to his new post, as a member of U. S. Atty. Wilfred J. Mahon's staff, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Assistant U. S. Atty. Thos. O. Nevison.—The Cleveland News, Mar. 2. Deputy Marshals Reappointed. Eighteen deputy marshals stationed here were reappointed by Wm. J. Willfred J. Mahon as the northern Ohio district, shortly after he was sworn into office yesterday by Federal Judge West and Fred Denzler, head clerk of the court.—The News, Mar. 2. Excursion Committee Named. A. J. Hiristus and James L. E. Jappe, who are drumming up Republi- cation to O. W. Republi- cation to Columbus, Thursday, for a statewide political gathering, yesterday announced a committee to sell tickets. The committee includes Thomas Cook, John Steel, W. M. Murphy, Fred Bronstrup, Alex Bernstein, L. Mouis Louis Vincour, James Colonel, Leonard Stern and Mrs. Mary Forrest. The special train pulls out at 9:15 a. m. Thursday, from the new union depot. —The News, Mar. 2. Amalgamation. Washington, D. C. —Organic union of the A. M. E. and the Zion A. M. E. churches has been approved by three-fourths of the ministers of the seve-denominations. For years this has been in the making. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS 10,000 HAITIAN YOUTH 10,000 HAITIAN YOUTH READY TO JOIN THEIR ELDERS IN A REVOLT ON APRIL 14, 1930. Leader of Youths' League Warns Hoover Commission Catholic Priests Ask Independence-Native Custom-House Employees Assaulted. Port-Au-Prince, Haiti—The Hoo ver investigating commission re- physical violence on native employees at the custom house. Port-Au-Prince, Haiti—The Hoover investigating commission received its first concrete plan, March 4, from the Haitian people for remedying their political ills, and rightfully blamed American intervention in the republic's affairs for them. George N. Leger, a native lawyer, of high reputation, recommended that a provisional government be established at the earliest possible moment to rule the country until the election of deputies and senators to the National Assembly. Later the assembly would choose a president. Mr. Leger's recommendations were backed by a warning from Jussem, leader of the League of Haitians, Youth that 10,000 young Haitians would join their olds' revolution on April 14 unless legislative elections were held. Mr. Sam also demanded that President Hoover issue a proclamation ordering the end of the Borno (President) regime. Made Good Impression. Mr. Leger, speaking in English, made a distinct impression on W. Cameron Forbes and the other com- ments. His statement was considered fair and Accusing the American authorities of having aroused race prejudice in Haiti for the first time in its history, he admitted that some material good had come out of the marines' occupation of the little island republic. Roads had been built, sanitary conditions were good and the national garde was well organized, the price paid for Mr. Leger insisted, the price paid for Mr. Leger was realized was beyond its value. Mr. Leger insisted the United States was dominating, instead of helping, Haiti, and termed the choice of Brig. Gen. John H. Russell as American high commissioner "most fortunate." Specifically, he accused Gen. Russell of having made a report stating that the Haitian people had "the mentality of a seven-year-old child." Seeing no possibility of electing a president by a plebisite, because the people were not used to this method, he recommended that the chosen first. Since many complaints had been made against the marines, Mr. Leger believed, since their presence is no longer necessary they ought to be withdrawn at once. With the experts and the American financial adviser, he said, the country was "fed up" and it wanted the adviser's position abolished. The receiver general's office could be maintained until Haitians could take over the work. He also asserted that the "service technique," directing the educational system, had been a failure. It had spent $6,000,000 in nothing of value. Damien University perfumed, "for even if 200 students graduated there would be nothing for them to do." Justin Sam said that "there will be a revolution on election day unless our demands are granted. We are not armed but we prefer to die rather than to accept another dictator. Mr. Sam is a man of influence along with a long-time friend of the student strikes last fall. He was accompanied before the commission by 100 well-dressed and intelligent-looking boys and girls. Catholic Priests Ask Independence Port-Au-Prince, Haiti—The Catholic church in Haiti, representing more than half the people, on March 7 joined federated opposition groups in their movement for independent legislative elections and the end of American occupation. This unprecedented decision was announced to President Hoover's investigating commission by Archbishop Conan when the commissioners paid a visit to the head of the Haitian church. It was revealed that the man who patrolled law, priests are paid by the government and are in a sense its employees. The archbishop told commissioners that the bishops of all the Haitian dioceses after polling the priests in their jurisdiction had decided they could not help but participate in the effort of the people to obtain their freedom from dictatorship and to reestablish popular government. Pointing out that the Haitian clergy were almost entirely foreign-born, he said this fact created a problem that the church, which ought to abstain from participation in politics. But the church "nevertheless takes a profound interest in the well-being of the people." Marc Seide, former secretary to the American customs collector, David P. Johnson, severely criticized the collector before the Hoover ocmission, charging white officials used THE GAZETTE is the oldest class publication of the kind, and has the largest bona fide circulation among Ohio Afro-Americans, double that of any other newspaper published in this or any other state, and compari-son with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWBIEST AND BEST published in the interest of Afro-Americans. THE COPY FIVE CENTS BETTER! HAITIAN YOUTH R ELDERS IN A REVOLT ON 14, 1930. The Warns Hoover Commission ask Independence—Native Employees Assaulted. physical violence on native employes at the custom house. Haitian Crisis Believed Over Port-Au-Prince, March 8—The Hoover Haitian investigation commission to night recommended to President Hoover that a one-man provisional government be appointed to take over the reins of government in Haiti on May 15, when the term of President Louis Borno expires. It was reported on the highest author- President Hoover. ity that President Borno would acquiesce in this plan and co-operate with his successor, who will be a neutral man picked by a group of the people's leaders. The provisional president would remain in office until it was possible to hold popular legislative elections. The assembly then would meet and elect a presidium member to form the commission's recommendation is believed to have solved the present political crisis in Haiti. Brief conferences were held, today, with Brig. Gen John H. Russell, American high commissioner and a final public hearing was held, this morning. Hoover Approves Plan. Hinche, Haiti, March 9.— President Hoover's investigating committee, stopping here for the first night on their trip through inland Haiti, tonight announced that the president had approved their plan for a provisional government in Haiti. The plan so has been personally approved by the president. Boron It includes the ultimate replacement of American military high commissioner, Brig. Gen. John H. Russell, by a civilian minister of the diplomatic service after negotiations for a new treaty to replace the present one have been completed. American Occupation to End Slavery President Hoover's approval of the plan was received here this afternoon, and it is believed that his assent has solved the Haitian problem. "SOCIAL EQUALITY." Long Branch, N. J.—Their help did double duty, it seems, at the cottage of Dr. and Mrs. Harold V. Connery, leading whites here, is the allegation and counter allegation of the two. Mrs. Connery, sued by her husband for divorce, alleges that her husband spent many interesting hours in the room of the colored maid, Mrs. Bertha Holmes. Dr. Connery pleaded for his freedom, charging his wife carried on a secret romance with their colored chauffeur, Joseph Mitchell. Her charges were verified by other members of Mrs. Connery's family, who declared that he brought charges that he wished in order to further his social ambitions. Joseph Mitchell doctor related an incident when his wife sat at the piano playing "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby. That's the Only Thing I've Plenty of, Baby." When he attempted to answer the plea, he declared, he received a left hook to the stomach that doubled him up on the floor. Bishop Carey Sued Chicago, Ill.—Rev. Nannie B. Smith, evangelist, has brought suit in the circuit court for $20,000 damages, and named Bishop A. J. Carey, of the A. M. E. Church, C. A. Tanner and James A. Henson, members of the church board, as co-defendants. She claims the bishop has monopolized the evangelical work in all Chicago A. M. E. churches and has attempted to block and ruin her work. Mrs. Smith wants $10,000 for slander and $10,000 for humiliation. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY Se ris sat (in Advance) One Year ....... 26.06.6644. $2.00 ee eae Paes Editor and Proprietor min oazerrs as whee ares Gers (Bell "Phone: CHerry 1259) Member Ohio Legislature: 1894 to 1896; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902. J ee (= ions ane Ce. Ques 5S A cy We 4 ceeeeaaneaee ce eee epi Came A group of wealthy white friends have pledged the sum of $5,445 yearly for three years to the N. A. A.C. P. Mr. Wm. Rosenwald, a son of Mr. Julius Rosenwald, phil- anthropist, led in this movement with a $1000 pledge. The $5,445 yearly for three years may and may not cover the salary of Prof. W. E. B, DuBois, one officer of the organi- zation, but “it will help”, we sup- pose. S=lllit—= . As we have taken the occasion to say on several occasions in the past, we repeat now: The Manager Plan of city government as far as Cleve- land is concerned should be “junk- ed.” It may be a good thing for villages and small towns, but has been a perfect failure as far as Cleve- land and other large cities of the country are concerned, since all of them (seventy-seven in number), ex- cept Cleveland and Cincinnati, have abandoned the Manager Plan. The Illustrated Feature Section, which some of our weekly publica- tions are using, is gotten out by the W. B. Ziff Co., “Publishers’ Repre- sentative”, of Chicago. It is sup- posedly “‘a co-operative enterprise” but is simply a scheme with which the Jewish firm benefits MOST and uses the circulation of our publica- tions so misguided as to use The Illustrated Feature Section. “Cut it out, brethren!” It seems strange that any of our papers can be so easily duped and taken advantage of. ——ili— CONTEMPTIBLE. The nine hundred Afro-American Gold Star mothers are to be sent to France, this year, by the U. S. War Department, in a ship to themselves, from the others in deference to prej- udiced southern white Gold Star mothers also scheduled to go to France, it is announced. Governor Frank G. Allen of Massachusetts has sent a strong letter of protest to President Hoover against this rank, gratuitous insult to our Gold Star mothers and the sixty million Afro- Americans they represent. We are not expecting the President to coun- termand the War Department’s order Decause of his \well-known lack of interest in our people, shown on more ‘than one occasion in the last year. It seems that our government, as well as individuals, is determined to tmpress foreign governments and peo- ples with its fool-race-prejudice, and to carry it abroad as rapidly as pos- sible. A fine (7) way to treat the mothers of boys who made the su- preme sacrifice for this country and world democracy, and too, thousands of miles away from home, in France, during the World War! It seems there is nothing too de- spicable for prejudiced Americans, particularly southern Americans, to do in order to try to humiliate our people and to lower their status as ‘a class, group or race in the estima- tion of others at home and abroad. It is now for President Hoover to say whether or not the prejudiced- fool or fools in the U. 8. War Depart- ment, responsible for this separate skip for Afro-American Gold Star mothers enroute to France, as guests of the American people, are to “get away” with the shameless segregation order or not. If the. President does not promptly countermand the order, as we anticipate, it will not be the first time he has shown his lack of interest in and concern for our peo- ple whose yotes he sought and was glad to get in the last national po- litical campaign and which he will need again and greatly, too, in the ak Ra ‘TOO MANY OF HIS KIND. Prof. Kelly Miller of Howard Uni- versity, in trying to defend President Hoover's failure to appoint an Afro- American a member of bis Haitian commission, shows exactly the kind of ‘man he is from a race-viewpoint. We have entirely too many of his kind “gor the good and welfare” and pro- gress of our people. We have al- ways felt that they are more harm- ful than the open and avowed ene- mies (white) of the race because they strike from within, while the others do so from without, and are therefore so much more dangerous and harmful, Since the “color question” is one of the vital points of the whole Hai- tian trouble, because the American Occupation introduced a color-line for the first time in Haiti, the presence of an Afro-American as a member of the Haitian commission was really necessary and most important as the future will prove. ‘When the last white president of Howard University, Washington, D. C., was so very insulting in his treat- ment of Afro-American members of the faculty of that institution a number of the self and race-respect- ing ones resigned their positions and got out of the institution. Not Kelly Miller, however. He accepted, in or- der to hang on to his job, thus show- ing the kind of man he was and ap- parently still is, President Borno of Haiti, referred to by leading Haitians as the “pup- pet” of the American Occupation, is another of the kind. And how the Haitians have suffered in recent years from them, and Afro-Americans have suffered in almost every com- munity in this country, and are still sorely hampered, held back, and their vital interests injured by the same kind of “apologists”, and worse (‘Jim-crow Negroes"). Lord, have cuca’ Doings of the Race Our National Press Association meets in Detroit, Apr. 24, 25 and 26. An institute Ourse for our librari- ans will be held in Atlanta, June 14— July 25, in connection with the More- house-Spelman summer school. The Rosenwald Fund is making the in- stitute possible. Joseph A. Carey, Jr. of Baltimore, who enlisted and sailed for France at the age of 13, served two years there and was mustered out with an honorable discharge at the age of 16, claims to be the youngest World War veteran. Congressman Oscar DePriest of Chicago has named two of our young men (John Taylor and Wm. Thomas) as principals, and three alternates for each to take the examinations for cadetships at the U. S. Naval Acade- my at Annapolis, Md. Mrs, Nellie Francis of Nashville, tormer resident of St. Paul, widow of Atty. Wm. T. Francis, late minister- resident and consul general to Liber- it, will be paid $4,500 by Congress, one year’s salary of her deceased hus- band who died while in the service. Louis Shores, Fisk, university li- brarian, Nashville, has accepted an invitation to deliver a series of lec- turers on library science at MeGill university, Ontario, Canada, during July and August. He was chosen by Columbia university from hundreds of librarians. Lawnside, N. J., an all “Afro” town is seven miles from Camden and has a population of 2,000 who own prop- erty valued at $500,000. The town maintains a mayor, council, police department of six members, two vol- unteer fire companies, a magistrate, postmistress (Mrs, E. A. Roberts), a $60,000 public school and a park. SCORES WITHOUT TRICKS. The Latest New York “Hit,” “The Green Pastures,” An “All-Negro” Play——Leading Actors In It. | New York City.—Mare Connelly’s “all-Negro play”, “The Green Pas- tures,” at the Mansfield theater, is unique in several ways. It is ‘the first hit this theater has ever had, al- ‘though the house is something like five years old and a very pretty one. ‘Then the play is constructed along lines that aren’t anything like those of the usual Broadway success. There is no love story; there is no tale of intrigue—in fact, the old bag of tricks has not been opened at all by the dramatist, The play {s mere- ly a “Negro” picture of what may be the idea of some “Negroes” as regards heaven and Bible folk. The sincerity, the naturalness of the act- ing makes it the novelty it is. And yet I wonder how much of a novelty {t will be to the colored people, of whom there are 400.000 in Greater New York. Few of New York's “Ne- groes” are of the “mammy" and “pappy” type. They are of a new generation, right up to date and fond of jazz. The old superstitions aren't with the new “Negro” here in this big, busy, hustling town. Religion to him isn’t a very weighty matter; he has neither time nor inclination to give deep contemplation to the old belief his ancestors fostered down south. The critics here, or most of them, have been raving about “The Green Pastures” to the point of de- Urium, and there are many people who will delight in it, merely as a well-acted study of the southern “Ne- gro.” While Mr. Connelly is getting all the credit, practically, for the cre- ation of this play, it must not be for- gotten that the best acting in it is done by Richard B. Harrison as the lord in a Prince Albert coat: Westly Hill, as Gabriel, and Tutt Whitney, joa Si Godtrey Ends Gross in Fifth. Philadelphia. Pa.— George God- frey, champion heavyweight, of Lei- perville, Pa,, won from Jack Gross, Salem, N. J., by a technical knock- out in the fifth round of the 10- round windup at the arena, Monday night. Godfrey scaled 250 pounds 39 pounds more than Gross To War on Communists.” New York City—War was de- clared on Communism by New York business and industrial interests, Monday night. Under the leadership of the New York City Chamber of Commerce, a campaign was launched for the deportation of alien agitators, no matter in what branch of society they are found. Maj. Howard Lee, president of the Chamber, announced the new offensive against Commun- ism and declared his organization will work in co-operation with the police. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, 0.. SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1930. 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. Our mo.-riolence or anti-lynching | very effective. Iilinols, Pennsylvania bill was introduced in the Ohio leg-| and New Jersey have followed Ohio's Islature in 1894 and re-introduced in| 1¢84 and enacted mob violence or anti-lynching laws which are copies 1896. Ic took the Hon. Harry C./of our Ohio ‘aw. Several other north- Smith, editor of The Gazette, just|ern states and at least one border three ‘years to secure its enactment |state (Kentucky) have also enacted into law. The Olio Supreme Court|anti-lynching laws, in recent years, has several times upheld the consti-| like Pennsylvania and New Jersey. tutionality of the law and it has been! The Obio law follows: eee 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 representaive ot victim of Jvnching 6283. Person suffering death or injury by mob trying to lyneb another. 6284. Limitations of action. 6285. Order to include recovery and costs in tax levy. 6286. Guardian's custody, etc., tees. 6287. County's right of action against member of mob 6288. County's right of action against another county, Ea86; Sinn salle? trans oveachiion. iz ree oe eee cee ee mee ple assembled for an unlawful pur- pose and intending to do damage or injury to any one, or pretending to exercisé correctional power over oth- er persons by violence and without authority of law, shall be deemed a “mob" for the purpose of this chap- ter. An act of violence by a mob upon the bods of any person shall consti- tute a “lynching” within the mean- ing of this chapter. (93 v. 161 2.) Section 6279. The term “serious injury,” for the purpose of this chap. ter, shall include such inquiry as per manently 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, mis: siles or in any other manner, may recover, as hereafter provided, a sum not to ‘exceed one thousand dollars ag damages from the county in which the assault is made. (93 v. 161 4.) Section 6281. A person assaulted and lynched by a mob may recover, from the county in which such as- sault is made a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars; or, if the in- jury received therefrom is serious, a sum not exceeding one thousand dol- lars; or, if such injury result in per- manent’ disability, to earn a liveli- hood by manual labor, a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars. (93 v. 12 5.) Section 6282. Tne legal represen- tative of a person dying from injur- ies recelvea from lynching by a mob, may recover of the county in which such injury occurred, a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars dam- ages for such unlawful killing. Such sum shall be applied to the mainten- ance 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 alike, the widow re- ceiving an amount equal to a child’s share. If there be no widow or min- or children surviving such decedent, such sum shall be distributed among the next of kin according to the laws of the distribution of the personality of an intestate. Such sum 90 recov- ered 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 attempt- ing to lynch another person shall come within the provisions of this chapter. He or his legal representa- tives shall have a like right of action @s one purposely injured or Killed by such @ mob. (93 v. 162 6.) Section 6284. Action for the re- coveries provided for in this chap- ter must be commenced, within two years from the date of such lynch- ing, in any court having original Jurisdiction of an action for dam- ‘ages for malicious assault, (93 v. 162 7.) Section 6285. An order to the commissioners of a county, against which such recovery is had, to in- clude it with the costs of action, in the next succeeding tax levy for such county, shall be a part of the judg- spank da avery. euch ease, (93 ¥. 168 Section 6286. If the decedent so lynched has minor children surviv- ing him, the fund shall be turned over to a regularly appointed guar- dian. Such guardian shall adminis ter such fund under the direction of the probate judge, allowing not more than five hundred dollars for coun- sel fees in the action for such re- covery. (93 v. 162 9.) Section 6287. The county, in which a lynching occurs, may recov- er the amount of a judgment and costs against it in favor of the legal 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 YOU _KNOW ME, AL a sae coo nen PL Rede Gives Soe By RING Feom HAZEL BLACK, ) 7) A | \ALWAYS LP Gi LT, ye IG LARDNER Rid gINcE WE WENT) 7) ) |raoue you fect V//_| | st toe V7 ceamuy. UF Uf orueore 7/7) Hasinitovetrs es Seb mncty}| teor maceieD U Kar ¢ oyu W/) ie | teeta oan onmy e| EONS Z| Sea Ay) | (ae ee Page A steno | Fe r ° s— fe SSE SEE / orree NEC, Xt SA Guanes 4 3 SQ ie Ss A ee Chita You WHEN Sete e <r a7 oT, ey &e ; SbETR Boom BUS < +7 RP, A aa\? Cie ae b 3 IN Y)), 5 oN, = ae ) oS 1a AT = /\ 4) VBS, SSRs o SR Vz it De - Zee, Koo) = R \URY 7a LS AS > 4 ie - > Ue ree LACS a ey aL ee Lif ) RY ia —> p i \ AW Lal \ WO) X @| M4 <r } e » | od very effective. Ilinols, Pennsylvania and New Jersey have followed Ohio's lead and enacted mod violence or anti-lynching laws which are copies of our Ohia aw. Several other north- ern states and at least one border state (Kentucky) have also enacted anti-lynching laws, in recent years, like Pennsylvania ‘and New Jersey. The Obio law follows: BS. a. Tepresentaiive of victim of }vnching ry by mob trying to lynch another. costs in tax levy. 1st member ot mob st another county. member of the mob and be liable to such action. (93 v. 162 10.) Section 6288. Jf a mob carries a prisoner into ‘another county, or comes from another county to com- mit violence on a prisoner brought from such county for safekeeping, the county in which the lynching is committed may recover the amouat of the judgment and costs trom the county from which the mob came, unless there was contributory negli- gence on the part of officials of such county in failing to protect such pris- oner or dispurse such mob. (93 ¥. 163 11.) Section 6289. This chapter shal: 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 edi- tor had enac.ed while a member of the 71st General Assembly, in 1894: ‘The General Code of Ohio: Sec. 12940. Whoever, being the proprietor or his employee, keeper or manager of an inn, restaurant, eat- ing house, barber-shop, public’ con- veyance 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 or color, the fult enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facili- ties 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 hundreds dollars to the per- son aggrieved thereby to be recov- ered in any court of competent jur- isdiction in the county where such offense was committed. This law nas repeatedly been held constitutional and good law by the Ohio Supreme court. The trouble is our people will not use it as often as they should, but expect it to do for them what they should and must do for themselves, under it, in the eaten. ’ ° ° e Men’s Shoes, Oxfords | Girl’s 2-Piece Knitted $459 .49 Sports Frocks —. Peoienss $4.95 and $5.95 Values These are low and high > $3.95 shoes with plain or wing ie AN tip toes, leather or ee SQ French spun zephyrs in fan rubber heels. Brown A 1 | stripings and solid colors, with or black. Good eee eee aor looking and snap- ea an i ag, py styles for TaN Girls’ Blouses dress and street Le Blouses in broadcloths, Mthiea Poor MOBS, ‘ ‘9, gp, VISIT..too — 1 0 eg 4 rg ok WU INTER, as-a rule, keeps ‘you i y he closer at home, and you see q oe : N less of your friends in other towns: ea a aNd But that is no. reason ‘why you eee MANY should hear less from them. Many A, ? s EN people are calling their out-of-town WV OPAL \| | friends by telephone just as they LEG i) ait casually talk to those in town. s CONS a ell é G 8) x I] Out-of-town telephone service today os WA | is much like the local service. Give ey ay A “Long Distance” the out-of-town ) 4 \ number and you are connected while a ~ you hold the line; you hear as clearly z i § as when-you talk to a neighbor. UY The cost is surprisingly low. - For A | 25 cents you can send your voice * 25 miles, or 100 miles for 70 cents. THE OHIO BELL TELEPHONE CO. Now Comes ‘A RING LARDNER: [| The man whose brilliance of wit and compelling charm \“™ =") of anecdote, woven into stories on every current topic, \ ~@™me 697 _ turned baseball slang into classic Americanese. ved Lardnet’s genius wos never better expressed than in the | \ aed adventures of baseball's most celebrated “bonehead,” - Jack Keefe, in a . a . a as The Funniest of all Slang Comics cio | | “y Ki M Al r ; “You Know Me, | | This famous feature has appeared in leading newspapers in all the large cities of the United States. : Sharing the genius of Ring Lardner with leading metro- i vl Nt politan dailies and national magazines, this newspaper will hereafter present regularly to its readers the comic | \ : \S\ strip “YOU KNOW ME, AL”. » If You Miss Laughing With Lardner / You'll Be One In A Hundred Millions. 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Miss Nettie Deal, an old resident and member of St.’ John’s A. M. E. church, died, recently. J. J. Arnold, E. 82nd St., who sus- tained a stroke of paralysis, several weeks ago, is improving rapidly. St. John’s A. M. E. S. 8., said to be “the largest in the world,” will celebrate its one hundredth anniver- sary in May. Capt. W. H. Porter announces that the Hi-Y basket ball team will ac- company the Junior Federation team to Canton, soon. Rev. Ernest Hall, pastor of E. Mt. Zion Baptist church, returned re- cently from an extensive trip thru the south and east. “No! Negroes will not be allow- ed to train in City Hospital.”"—Dud- ley S. Blossom, now City Manager Daniel E. Morgan's director of wel- fare. Mrs. C. C. Thomas, E. 83d St., who returned, recently, from Pittsburgh where she was cailed by the iliness of her mother, was called there again, Monday, for the same reason. The attraction at the Ohio Thea- ter, next week, will be the Gilpin Players in “Roseanne”. Something creditable alike to both the Players and the management of the theater. At Central High School, Nathaniel Hubbard has been elected president of the senior class. There are 72 “Afro” and 64 white students in the June class. Our 71 votes were cast tor Hubbard. Our people in the vicinity of E. 84th and E. S6th Sts. and Quincy ‘Ave, ought to patronize Douglass Perkins’ Pool room, 8411 Quincy Aye., and Mrs. Viola’ Bolden's store, at $609 Quincy Ave. Mrs. Inez Richardson Wilson of New York City and daughter of Mrs. John P. Green of this city has been east as “Eve” in Mare Connelly's production “The Green Pastures” at the Manhattan Theater in “Little Old Noo Yawk,” last week, Mayor Arthur Johnston of Miles Heights village was the speaker at the recent meeting of the Texas club held at Dr. and Mrs. J. D. Merida’s cozy home in Parmalee Ave. Other guests of the club were Miss Hayes, Mesdames Pierson, Gregory and Smith. According to I. L. Kenen, a re- porter of The Cleveland Daily News, Mrs. Lethia Fleming will probably take over the leadership of the eleventh ward, succeeding her hus- band, in the event the state supreme court continues to uphold Tom's con- vietion. Some of Councilman Payne's friends say “no” to this Kenen sug- gestion. Councilman Clayborne George, the only second-termer among the three Cleveland Afro-American council- come und their lenher. has eure reid- THE GAZNTTE, CLEVELAND, 0., SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1930. BOZO BUTTS-. THEY DRIVE HIM NUTS By RUBE GOLDBERG = fee ie ae NS Sr ———— ce | See ae pechce |[ aves) BeSr |[ ax, WC Seen] queen EOE = moo) een ine | eee |e | eee] eee ee ee ee Pesci aA Peneie, Lose THis | rence boven S|] THis wna } Rice ane] [\ Founrats pee a ieee = ene None a Peuciis / Here's a PEN Se “y eS - Bere alt one hy. AMST IN hy he & ee ots +| ee. ~L® { iGa= : \ } ay g nl Co em T, <p, ie a ye A m i Vex) > >| | & ge ase hy wes a Ohi ac S laa | | Ee “& > i aaa8 im | | Vanegas MB\ CF), 333 B || Z eee ffs eee =) re \ ig SS) SS pCR 2 2 io 2 fhe j =|CS crict.- \ BOONE! Segre | _fit Ke | | Se | ere eee ‘2a E Ee Negi => Laser, 6 SD Ae | “| mp ra > SS = Pe = = > — FOR SALE.—House, suitable for two families, furnace, basement; large lot; three garages; bargain for quick sale. 2423 E. S7th St., near BE. 55th and Quincy. A bargain! FOR RENT. — Four nice rooms (up) modern—bath, gas, electric lights, ete. Very ‘near ‘street-car lines.’ Reasonable rent to two elder- ly and quiet people who want a nice, pleasant home. Call, CHerry 1259, inthe abernnan: ed “The Blossom Triplets” into a political mess, The Gazette has heard rumors of applicants for city jobs and posi- tions being charged a fee or more by certain city officials, and invites any and all persons who have knowledge and proof of this to call and see the editor on Friday or Saturday after- noons. ‘The rumor going the rounds in this city that there are “two colored nurses" at City hospital is not true, ‘The Gazette is informed. Our people have not as yet received any appoint- ments there, or any of the three al- leged to have been promised “The Blossom Triplets.”” Tt wouldn't be a bad idea for Congressman Robert Crosser of this city to appear before the Hoover Haitian Commission immediately up- on its return to this country. He undoubtedly can tell them some very helpful things. We would suggest to Mr. Crosser that he do so in the interest of humanity and not await a formal invitation from anybody. The County Commissioners, on Wednesday, appointed Miss Mildred Ridley, former stenographer in The Gazette office,, a typist in their of- fices in the new county court house, on the request of Councilman Leroy N. Bundy. Miss Ridley passed a civil service examination for the place, some months ago, standing sixth on the city list and first on the county list. Jim Barnes, Oberlin’s sensational sprinter, may face George Simpson, Ohio State's record holder, in one of ‘the feature events on the’ Cleveland ‘Athletic club's track meet at Public Hall, a week from today. Barnes will’ be present to race with his school’s mile relay team and Dan Kinsey, the former hurdling ace who now coaches Oberlin, has Indicated he may enter his ace in the 50-yard spring feature. With a sentence of two years and nine months in the Ohio’ Peniten- tlary at hard labor hanging over his head for thirteen months, we felt and still feel that former Council- man Thomas W. Fleming had been sufficiently punished. because he had done far more for Walter L. Oehme, the crippled former city policeman who prosecuted him, than he had ever done to harm him, and, too, on Oehme's earnest solicitation. Wo certainly favor former City Treasurer Adam Damm’s suggestion of an elective mayor and a councll- man for each ward, the latter being residents of their bailiwicks. The manager plan is not only a misfit, but also obsolete when it is remem: dered that seventy-seven American cities have abandoned it and that, with the exception of Cleveland and Cincinnati, there are no other large efties in the country burdened with it. Mrs, Susie Tolbert gave her mother, Mrs. Jos. Hedges, Central Ave. and E. 31st St., a very enjoyable birth- day party, recently. The house was prettily decorated, the color-scheme being in blue and gold. Among those in attendance were Councilman Payne, Mrs. Lethia Fleming, EB. W. Sellers, M. M. Lewis, L. R. Pinkney and F. 1. Grace. Among the gifts Mrs, Hedges received was a beautiful bouquet of American beauties pre- sented by Mr. Massengale. A deli- cious midnight lunch was served. A list of Associated Charities sta- tions to which all donations may be made and where persons in need of food and clothing will be cared for follows: General service center at 2525 Euclid Ave. branches at 2945 Woodhill Rd., 8123 Carnegie Ave., 10605 Superior Ave. 5620 Broadway, B. 40th St. and Perkins Ave., 11705 Detroit Ave., $201 Miles Ave. 15201 St. Clair " Ave. 2111 Prospect Ave., 2630 W. 14th St., 1970 W. 32d St. and 2587 E. 55th St., or the Wayfarers’ lodge, 2164 Chester Ave. Former Councilman Tom Flem- ing’s attorneys are still trying to save him from serving the sentence of two years and nine months. The mandate ordering him to the pen itentiary was delayed for a week, Monday, by the clerk of the state su: preme court, pending filing of a mo- tion by his attorney for a rehearing of his appeal. ‘The court, last week, upheld the sentence and the mandate would have followed,. this week, if Fleming's attorneys had not indicat- ed their intention of asking the re- hearing. Three young bandits (white) were sentenced to life imprisonment, last week, for participation in the hold- up of the Empire Savings & Loan Co. branch at $933 Cedar Ave., last De= cember, in which they obtained not a cent of loot and one of their num- ber was seriously wounded by pistol fire by Peyton W. Lemon, sup't. The three are Hugo Guensche, age 25, of Detroit; David Davies, 28, of 'Al- bany, N. ¥., and Harry Coulter, 26, of Fordson, Mich. Two months ago they pleaded guilty and were sen- tenced to from 10 to 20 years, Later it was found that the county prosocu- tor's office had failed to notify the bench that the men had been indict- ed under the new bank law which specifies a life term, so it was found necessary to bring them back from the penitentiary for Yesentencing. Chocolate Hurt in Victory. Tampa, Fla.—Kid Chocolate, Cu- ba’s great little featherweight sensa- tion and champion, decisively out- pointed Renny Hall of St. Louis in a ten-round bout at Plant Field hore, Wednesday night. Chocolate gave Hall a thorough boxing lesson from start to finish. Chocolate weighed 124% pounds, Hall 124, ‘The fight was little more than a workout for ‘the Cuban, who won every round in an easy fashion, He used his right hand sparingly, due to an injury sus- tained in training. Afterward Pin- cho Guiterrez, Chocolate’s manager, said the Kid also hurt his left hand, his most elfective weapon. As a re- sult, Guiterrez said, — Chocolate's scheduled bout, in Toronto, March 10, was called off. ‘Wanidn Saale das ens Ce: Knoxville, Tenn.—Mrs. Pearl King Anderson hes ausouueod her candle Gacy tor the office af Chreule Court fies Sap uulideonomss seston arn a0 Ble won oeeei Gar deceased husband’ ‘who was elected bane ante aniaraleare coe Oa, Os Dante we eel chicago, tit—Cok Gus B. Duncan, tormer sommsudiag olicer af the Eighth Inf. Reg., I. N. G., began serving a four mouths’ sentence in the Lake County jail, Saturday, Marchcl. Fle sacaireas Cus en case Hom Federe! Judge George Whikert son and a fine of $2,000 after he de- clined to vient not our detalear emt foay santal fugay cactstne to $1,400, Ten Pages Devoted To Telephone Lore In Reference Book Ten pages of the latest edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica are devoted to facts concerning the telephone and its development. ‘The article, prepared by Walter S. Gifford, president of the Amer- ican Telephone and Telegraph Company, outlines the history, srowth and development of the bus- iness and the operation and im- provement of equipment since Alexander Graham Bell first dem- onstrated the transmission of the voice by wire in 1876. in illustrating the rapid commer- cial advances of the telephone in- dustry, Mr. Gifford pointed out that in 1877 there were 2,600 tele- phones in the United States or one tclephone for every 20,000 persons. In 1928 there were 19,341,000 tele- phones in use in this country, an Spproximate average of one tele- phane Toe avery de alias. 3 Side | | A SS 2?) sel A | <s a S pep . oA SoI) SEER ee ie : PORO BOUQUET~ the Delightful Perfume Can be obtained in full strength in 75¢ or $1.50, bottles—or in Toilet Water for $1.00 per bot- tle—from Poro Agents or order direct from PORO COLLEGE 4300 St. Ferdinand Ave. 4415 South Parkway St. Louis, Mo. Chicago, Ill. St FOR HAIR AND Billions of BN | Chuckles Wis wh “anit ope tam ee =a | La a. RUBE GOLDBERG pe Sere The — of this newspaper are oe tin mien fc Anca (a a MS oA eal REGULARLY IN THIS aa | 72s Watch For Them! Attention! Readers! ' Our advertisers want your = trade. Those who do not ask : for it in the columns of “The = Old Reliable” Gazette certain- = ly care little, if at all, for it. = Therefore, wo urge our read- 3 ders and all of our friends to = patronize those who ask In = this paper for your patronage. = Editor. Z OUR LESSON ‘We must 1earn to govern our- selves and work together for our own advancement. If we do not learn to govern our- selves and work together for our own advancement, we may be very sure that we will be governed by others in their own interest as well as worked by others for their own ad- vancement and not ours.— George W. Blount. Your Hair... Your Skin... Do They Flatter You? Make the most of the beauty that nature has given you ... enjoy the admiration, love, friendship and social success that come to the woman who develops her personal attractiveness. By the regular use of Poro Prepara- tions you can have a lovely velvety complexion, glossy, luxurious hair, and true charm. ... There is a Porc Agent nearby who will gladly give you ex- pert advice on the treatment you need. Make up your mind te visit her soon. ae | ay A) ad a ek Ee _gteneveneN en eveUEnBUsHENOUD, gugusneneenereNeNeER 2 RACE PREJUDICE! [<1 am convinced myself that ood i there is no more evil thing in fant this present world than race we ||E prejudice; none at all! nur Hie “I write deliberately—it is for J|E the worst single thing in life may |/f now.” It justifies and holds to- be J|/E gether more baseness, cruelty med || 8md_ abomination than any Ked |/E other sort of error in the ad- 12 world.” ie —H. 6. Wells. ———— | -enssonovoranerecanouoeeuenontvonersveneneroeen By RUBE GOLDBERG — cea =O mince i Egy ak-rnA ), =k DUNTAIAD Fe ae SM VE Wy me z LEAD ME ( THAT'S YouR Fevct— } Boner! Viena 5 Pa 18 h a g “THE BLOSSOM TRIPLETS”? ~—~+| +=“THE BLOSSOM TWINS!” sun sroseow “be efore he would shaw the sloven THEY “WAIVED” THEIR OPPOSITION! re - ry \. e Seay. The Truth! What would cause other peo- ple to gnash their teeth and gird their loins is question of debate for us. Kick us, beat us, pile depredations upon us, revile us, abuse us, lie about us, malign us and even impugn our valor and we are not unan- Amously insulted. It seems im- possible to establish unanimity of insult in the black race.— Chicago (Ill.) Whip. It is with the keenest regret that ‘The Gazette announces the most yeprehensible course our three coun- ¢llmen, George, Payne and Bundy, have pursued in the “Blossom” con- troversy which was apparently closed with City Manager Daniel E. Mor- gan’s appointment, on Monday eve- ning, Feb. 17, '30, of Dudley S. Blos- som as city ‘welfare director for a third or fourth term of two years each. ‘Thruout the campaign, last fall, our people smarting under his insulting and gross mistreatment de- manded the ousting of Director Blos- som who for more than five years had barred our boys and girls from training in the City Hospital and added to this flagrant and unwar- ranted denial of our rights and priv- ileges under the law in a public in- stitution, maintained by the tax- payers of the community, by coarse- ly blurting out to leading men of the race Who called upon him rela- tive to the matter: “No! Tam not going to allow Ne- gro boys and giris to train in the City Hospital while I am director". The mandate to oust Director Blossom was given George, Payne and Bundy, particularly, in’ unmis- takable language by our people in thelr counellmanie districts, last fal]. These three councilmen, night after night and day after day, as they pleaded with the voters in that section of tho city for support of their candidacies reiterated their promise to do all in their power to accede to the demand-mandate of ‘our people whom Dudley Blossom had 0 grossly mistreated and ine sulted. They knew that the demand for the ousting of City Manager Hop- king Was equalled and surpassed by the demands of their own peoplé for the ousting of Welfare Director Dud- Jey Blossom. ‘There can be no ques- tion as to this, Night after night and day after day in one political meeting after another, they prom- ised the people, if elected, they would carry out this mandate to the letter. How have they done this? Soon after the election of City Man- ager Daniel E. Morgon, rumors were being circulated to the effect that our three councilmen, in their quest for political jobs for’ some of their supporters, were weakening in their opposition to the appointment of Blossom at the behest of the elty manager who desired, with Blos- ‘som’s appointment, to somewhat ap- ease the opposition of the local Pro- gressive Government bloc with Which Blossom was Identified and to ‘whose campaign funds he contribut- ed liberally. Fearing this very thing ‘and endeavoring to make the situa- tion clear to the city manager, as far as the masses of our people in this community are concerned, we sent him the following special de- livery letter: Cleveland, 0., aan. 29, ‘30. City Manager Daniel E. Morgan, City Hal, City. My Dear Mr. Morgan:—It may be that you have quite forgotten me, but will recall the writer when re- minded of the assistance rendered you when a candidate for the coun- ell in our ward, many years ago. I am writing you at this time for the purpose of entering a vigorous protest against the reappointment of Dudley Blossom as director of wel- fare in your cabinet. Last year and the year previous, he so frequently and 50 grossly insulted members of my race who called upon him in con- nection with the City Hospital con- troversy, which was happily settled, Monday, Jan. 27, °80, that his reap- ointment would be positively the most aggravating insult you could give all of my people of this com- munity, and for reasons stated and others. Also I wish to say to you that Councilmen Payne, Bundy, Bron- strup and Finkle were elected in the ‘Third District upon the platform of ousting both Hopkins as city man- ager and Dudley Blossom as wel- fare director. With no desire to dictate, but only to state the real truth of the situa- tion as far as my people of this com- munity and Dudley Blossom are con- cerned, and with sincerest best wishes for your official success, I am ‘Yours respectfully, Harry C. Smith, Editor The Gazette, P. $.—Couneiiman Clayborne C. ; = George of the Fourth District was re-elected on the platform of oust- ing Hopkins and Blossom. H.C. 8. On the morning of Jan. 30, '30, the following day, the city manager, thru his private secretary, requested a conference with us at the city hall which was held between 11 and 12 A. M., that Thursday morning. At this conference it early developed, much to my surprise, that the ru- mors were well founded. Mr. Mor- gan's fulsome praise of the three “Negro”. councilmen, and _ other things he said in confidence, forced me to give credence to the rumors much as I disliked and didn’t want to do so. After hearing my protest to the appointment of Blossom, which I made just as strong as pos- sible and the real conditions war- ranted, I concluded by saying to him: “You can spit in my face now, Mr. Morgan, and you will not insult me and my people of this community one half as much as you will by ap- pointing Dudley 8. Blossom, wel- fare director". He stood a moment as if staggered and then for the third time during our conference asked me to confer with Blossom, adding that he would like very much if I would do so. For the third time, I refused to do so, saying that I did not know Mr. Blos- som, had never met him, would not know him if I were to meet him face to face, and never wanted to iS IT ANY USE TO CON- TEND FOR RIGHTS? Colored Americans are the only race, responsible mem- bers of which are in favor of submitting to discrimination on the claim that their race “always will be discriminated against.” The Jews are still contending, after over 1900 years of universal discrimina- tion, and are winning even social rights today. The Irish at home have contended for 700 years and are winning because they will die rather than submit, The race that Says it’s cf no use to resist, downs itself and the world then will say, “Negroes are not worthy of equal rights; they are by nature without self-respect and have no ‘guts’.” ‘The world respects only those who resent and re- sist proscriptions for race. Let us be worthy of the abolitionists, worthy of our own fathers who have died in every war to vindicate the title of their race to equal Uberty, and forever resist de- nial of rights in our native land, however long race dis- crimination may continue. To submit is to deserve ‘con- tempt—Boston (Mass.) Guar- dian. know the man because for years, by his refusal to permit our boys and girls to train in the City hospital and using insulting language in con- ‘nection with this refusal, he had held my people up as pariahs, and ‘open to the ridicule of thousands of persons of other groups in this com- munity. While the conference was in progress, his secretary said to Mr. ‘Morgan: i “Mr. Blossom is outside", Afterthought convinced me that the city manager was so sure that I would be weak enough to confer with Blossom that he had him in the outer office to be called in the moment I consented to a conference with him. This was undoubtedly one of the ways in which the per- sonal opposition to Blossom, on the part of our three councilmen and Rev. Horace C. Bailey, was weak- ened. That ft does not weaken the contempt for Dudley S. Blossom, up- on the part of the masses of our peo- ple in this community, needs no as- surance from anyone;’ nor does the fact that Blossom literally wallowed on his stomach, in his pleas to the handful of “Negroes” he and City Manager Morgan conferred with, weaken in the slightest the opposi- tlon to Blossom upon the part of the masses of our peoplo here. ‘The unfortunate thing about the whole controversy is that a miserable con- dition, from a political viewpoint, has been created by the Blossom ap- pointment, with the result that It is going to be mighty difficult, this fall, to get thousands of our intelli- gent people to rally to the support of the Republican ticket. This will jeopardize party success and for this City Manager Daniel E. Morgan must and will be held responsible. Strong resentment as a result of the Blossom appointment is sure to man- itest itself at that time. The fol- lowing day, Jan. 31, °30, at a con- ference in ‘The Gazette office, par- tlelpated in by our three councilmen and the editor, the Blossom appoint- Ment matter was gone into thoroly, Messrs. George, Payne and Bundy, especially the latter, frankly admit. ted the “mandate” from our peo- ple of their districts to oust. Blossom, and George announced a conference THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, 0., SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 1930 wise that day, Payne and Bundy also in- dicating ‘that they were to holt a conference with Blossom, that after- noon. The conference with the city manager, according to Councilman George, wwas substantially a plea up- on the’ part of Mr. Morgan for ac- Quiescence in the appointment of Blossom. Following this, the city manager and Bossom began confer- ences with several other members of the race, the most notable being Rev. Horace C. Bailey, who, he says, only agreed to discontinue opposition to the appointment of Blossom. That was too much. It was to Dr. Bailey that Director Blossom was most. in- sulting on occasions when the for- mer went to the latter asking the ad- mission of his granddaughter to the City hospital nurses’ training school, Both Hopkins. and Blossom turned him (Batley) down flat, on more than one occasion. We well remem- ber that after one of Dr. Bailey's dis- tressing visits to Blossom, he came to The Gazette office and’ talked ot his miserable experience—insults and coarse mistreatment. The recital was enough to bring tears to one’s eyes. From Jan. 29, "30 until this week inclusive, Scores of letters from in- dividuals and resolutions from var- fous local organizations of color lave been sent by our people and others to City Manager Morgan, pro- testing as vigorously as possible the appointment of Blossom, ‘The an- nouncement in a number of our churches, Sunday, Feb. 16, that a protest mass meeting was to be held at Triedstone Baptist chureh, Sun- ‘day, Feb, 23, at 3 p. m., undoubt- edly precipitated the appointment of Blossom which was hurriedly made, Monday evening, Feb. 17, "30, as stated. During’ the morning’ of ‘that day, the city manager thru a city official who held a conference with George, Payne and Bundy, late Monday afternoon, “‘checked up" on our three members of the city coun- cil. The result was undoubtedly fa- Yorable from his viewpoint because the Blossom appointment followed soon after, that same evening. After the “cheek up" meeting, Councilmen George and Rev. Horace C, Bailey came to The Gazette office. ‘The for- mer, as usual, being very reticent Whehever the ‘Blossom appointment was mentioned, which of course, convinces me now that he as well as his two colleagues are guilty, as a subsequent event has proven. Tues- day, Just before noon. Councilman Bundy came to The Gazette office jand after a few minutes’ conversa tion left with. the statement ringing ‘in his ears, that he was a one-term ‘councilman; that the people of his istrict would see to this, next year, beyond a shadow of a doubt. It was suggested to Mr. George, the evening before, that in all probability he was serving his last term in the council for the very same reason. Our think- ing, sensible, self-respecting voters of the third and fourth councilmanic districts will hardly continue, as members of the city council, men of our or any other class who will hold 50 lightly a mandate from thelr con- stituents to oust a public official whose City hospital Ku Klux Klan activities made him a “stench in their nostrils”. City Manager Dan- tel E. Morgan claims that our three councilmen, George, Payne and Bundy, “waived” their opposition to the appointment of Dudley Blossom. The “waiving” decision undoubtedly was concluded at the “check-up” meeting, late Monday afternoon. What a’ “waiving” it will be, next year in the fall time, when’ these three “‘worthies”” seek re-election, if all of them last that long! It sure will be an event worth going miles to see, and our city manager will not be forgotten, either, when the opportunity affords. Another thing Dudley Blossom said to a delegation of our people who called upon him, last year, and protested against the growing segregation in city depart- ments, particularly the City hospital, fs very true. It is this: “When you people can impress the people of this community that you are worthy of more consideration, you will get it, and not until then". ‘This explain in a few words why we failed to secure the ousting of that individual (Blossom)—our peo- ple's representatives in the city council did not, as ordered by them, impress City ‘Manager Daniel E. Morgan with their unalterable oppo- sition to the appointment of Dudley Blossom. Instead, they “waived” their opposition, not ours, and Man- ager Morgan knows this. "His prom- ises to them of three small jobs, one in the office of the elty Civil Service commission, another in that of the city treasury, and the third in the city clerk’s Office, does not in the slightest atone for the miserable in- sult he has given us in re-appoint- ing Dudley Blossom as welfare di- rector, in the face of all of our pro- tests.’ Our self and race-respect means far more to us than jobs, large or small, few or many, Mr. Morgan! Harry ©, Smith, Subscribe NOW! “THE BLOSSOM TWINS!” Soran ft ee x é ae . ee on] cw, | 6h6|lCltC dM = y SG Rev. Horace ©. Bailey DLIDLEY S RLOSSO It seems strange, possibly, to some, but it is nevertheless true that no one has ever been able to mix re- gion and. poiities—oll and water! So itis not strange that Rey. Hor- ace C. Bailey has failed, this me. Tt was Rey. Russell 8. Brown who made a like failure, last fall,” Direc tor Dudley S. Blossom treated Bat ley contemptuously, last year, when the latter called on him in an effort to secure the entrance of his grand: daughter to“ the: nurses’ training school at City Hospital, Blossom winding up the conference’ with that most Insulting statement that is. all but seared in the very marrow of the hones of our people of this commus- Iv “No, Tam not going to. allow Neuro gitls and boys to train at City Hospital while Tam director.” And yet, In recent weeks Dud. Blossom coaxed Bailey to his office and. so “sort-soaped”” him that the. latter “withdrew his" opposition” to. the former's re-appolutment. as welfare director of the elty of Cleveland, s0 he told the editor of The Gazette, Monday, Feb. 17, in ‘The Gazette office. Can you beat 4? Te is now “The Blossom ‘Twins"— Bailey and Blossom. LORD HAVE MERCY! Wonder if Director Blos- som was re-appointed by City Man- ager Daniel E, Morgan for the pur pose of Keepitig our boys and girs from ‘training at City Flospital? Don't it look very much like it? “THE BLOSSOM TRIPLETS” And City: Manager Daniel BE, Morgan to Bo Issues inthe Came ee tee wage Hon, Harry C, Smith, Editor The Gazette, City. Dear Sir:—After reading care- fully The Gazette of Feb. 22, °30, I desire to say that I am in’ hearty simpathy with yon and therefore am laying my copy aside for ref- erence, next year, during the cam- paign when I hope to be actively engaged with you and others re- minding the people of the third and fourth districts of Councilmen Le- Roy X. Bundy, Lawrence 0. Payne and Clayborne George's shameless refusal to obey the mandate of our people of those districts and the en- tire city, given them, last fall, dur- ing the tampaign—to do all in their power to help oust City Welfare Di- rector Dudley S. Blossom, as well as City Manager Wm. R. Hopkins. ‘There are hundreds, yes, thousands of our people in this section of the city who will not overlook or forgive their flagrant disregard of their clear duty in this matter. I expect to be actively engaged against the candidacies of these men, next year, in case they have the temerity to stand for re-election to the City of Cleveland, I want you to know that I also shall not forget City Manager Daniel E. Morgan’s disapproval of the Fin- kde ordinance, passed by the City Council, to award Garret A. Morgan the pittance of $2000 for the heroic service he gaye this city at its offi- cials’ request at the time of the tun- nel disaster, in 1916. ‘This most reprehensible act is but little less offensive than his appointment of Welfare Director Dudley S. Blossom in the face of the letters and resolu- tion protests of the loyal, self and race-respecting members of the race in this community. In conclusion, I wish to assure you that there are thousands of our peo- ple in this community that thoroly appreciate the honesty, fearlessness and loyalty of “The Old Reliable” Gazette, . Mrs. Boston J. Prince, (Wite of the Pastor of Messiah Baptist Church, B. 46th and Woodland Ave: City,). “The Humble But Blood-Seeking The following excerpt, from the Cincinnati (0.) Union, of Feb. 20, 1930. Wendell Phillips Dabney, ed!- tor, is #0 pertinent and self-explana- tory that comment is unnecessary un- less it is to say that personal and racial experience with similar prob- lems in the former “Queen City of the West" have placed Editor Dab- ney in a position to “know whereot he speaks” when he writes as fol- lows: When the Honorable Harry C. Smith, editor of The Cleveland Ga- zette, throws bouquets at anyone, that. individual comes very near de- serving them. We appreciate his kindly sentiments, for no one exceeds Harry in loyalty of race, strength of convictions, courage of expression. As a matter of fact, that gentleman has me far outclassed in vigor of statement, regardless of consequenc- es. Where I use a hammer for knocking purposes, Harry wses an axe. Sympathy has little space in his system. He does not believe that “while the lamp holds out to burn the vilest sinner may return.” He places enemies of the race in a class with the humble but blood-seeking bed-bug, for whom the only safe rule is—extermination. He, backed by thousands of citizens, is fighting Bo peme Rye FL) Le B Z y NO Y DUDLEY §,.BLOSSOM against the retention of a charterite who favors segregation, Jim-crowism has always had a hard time in Cleve- land, . The gentleman now in question, Mr, Dudley Blossom, director 01 Public Welfare. was as strong for a Negro hospital as he was opposed to Negro internes and nurses. in the City Hospital! Many of the colored doctors from the South, led by Dr. Gregz, were working hard for a sub- sidized, segregated institution. In the recent election, the colored peo- ple arose, united with the Republi- can party and elected three colored councilmen! That sounded the death knell of the Negro hospital!’ Prior to that time, the Honorable Mr. Blos- som, filled with high blood pressure from "Delirium of Grandeur,” said to a colored delegation, “No, I am not going to allow Negro boys and girls to train in the City Hospital.” Dabney. “THE BLOSSOM TRIPLETS". Te does not seem possible that three persons, candidates for office in quest of votes, could possibly go thra several weeks of campaigning, day and night pledging the voters that, if elected, they would do all in their power to oust a man from of- fice who had denied them and theit people, of all the population of a great city like Cleveland, rights and privileges (in a publie institution ) in & most insulting manner, and then fail to do so, with victory in their hands—only dependent upon their keeping their pledge to the people who elected them. And yet that Is exactly what Councilmen Clayborne George, Leroy Bundy and Lawrence Payne did in the case of City Welfare Director Dudley S. Blossom, when on Monday, Feb, 17, 30, they “waived their opposition”, not ours—and City Manager Dan- fel E. Morgan, knowing the condi- tion of affairs thoroly, so flagrantly insulted all of our loyal, self and race respecting people in this city by appointing Blossom, city welfare director. AN three councilmen, in a conference with the editor of The Gazette about ten days previous to Feb, 17, ‘30, freely admitted they had a “mandate” from our people of their distriets to oust Blossom from office for his most miserable treat- ment of them. The statement that “Manager Morgan would have ap- pointed him, anyhow” is not true. That fact he made clear in a con- ference with the editor of this paper. And even ff it were true, which was hot the case, even that would not excuse them for breaking their pledge to our people of their dis- triets and all the rest of the city, because when they “waived” thetr opposition to Blossom, they were not keeping but breaking their pledge and ignoring the people and the pledge they so often and so lond- ly proclaimed, day and night, in pub- Ne meetings during last fall's cam- paign. It ts an unpardonable act for which Bundy, Payne and George will be made to atone, if they dare to face the electorate of their districts again, next year, seeking re-election. Our people of this community had a somewhat similar experience in the case of Councilman E. J. Gregg upon whom they visited a stinging defeat at the polls, last fall, because of his sad exhibition of disloyalty when he voted for a white Democrat in pret- erence to one of his own people. Our people, especially the intelligent ones, will not condone such flagrant disloyalty, to the race, in their pub- lic servants, especially those of color. They have to work too hard to elect them to office to quietly submit to such shameless mistreatment, and Councilmen Payne, Bundy and Geor- ge will be made to recognize this fact, next year in the fall, should they stand again as candidates, Nor will our clty manager be forgotten when the opportunity affords. World war veterans, at present suffering from disability or disease resulting from military service, must fle application for disability’ com- pensation before April 6. Claims are filed with the U.S. veterans’ bu- reau, 327 Hanna Bldg. Forms on which to make application and in- formation on disability compensation in connection with old as well as new claims can be obtained at the central Claiins bureaw: How One Woman Lost 20 Pounds of Fat THE BLOSSOM APPOINTMENT! And “The Blossom Triplets” De- nounced in Mass Meeting— Strong Resolutions. In spite of the inclement weather, the mass meeting at Quinn A. M. E. church, E. 130th St., Sunday, March 2:30, was a success in point of at- tendance as well as enthusiasm. J. W. Minor presided and introduced the speakers: Dr. James K. Nickens, Mr. Emmett Meade, Hon, Harry C. Smith, Rev. Wm. Todd, pastor of the church, and Roy 9. Rector, prest- . ae 1 , _ i. | 2 -_ - * 2) ee wi fe oa DE MODGAN dent of the Laymen's League. Music and prayer opened the meeting. The miserable course pursued by our three councilmen, George, Bundy and Payne, “The Blossom Triplets”, in ‘the Morgan-Blossom re-appointment matter was thoroly discussed by the speakers and many strong points emphasized, the audience rallying to the statements with most hearty ap- Plause. At the conclusion of the Speaking, the following protest reso- lutions were presented and unant- mously adopted: WHEREAS, Dudley S. Blossom, as Director of Welfare, not only ‘led in encouraging a “jim-crow”’ hospi- tal and in the barring of our boys and girls from training in the City hospital, but wag so aggravatingly insulting in his personal contact with Rey. Horace C. Bailey and several delegations of our leading men who called upon him, last year and the year previous, in connection with this hospital controversy, very offen- sively saying to Dr. Bailey: | “No, I am not going to allow Negro boys and girls to train at City hospital,” and WHEREAS, by letters, resolutions and personal conferences, City Man- ager Daniel E. Morgan’ was made fully acquainted with this deplor- able condition which Blossom alone created, as far as our people are con. cerned, and yet in the face of this fact has seen fit to ignore it and our people and reappoint sald Dud- ley S. Blossom, welfare director of the city of Cleveland, and WHEREAS, our three councilmen, Messrs, George, Bundy and Payne, have seen fit to ignore the mandate of our people of their districts (given them last fall during the campaign when they were seeking our votes) to do all in their power to oust said Dudley S. Blossom, city welfare di- rector, therefore be it RESOLVED, that this mass meet- ing, assembled in Quinn A. M. E. church, E, 130th St., this date, March 2, 1930, ‘censures the city manager and our three councilmen for the in- sulting re-appointment of Blossom. RESOLVED, that a copy of these resolutions be furnished the local daily and weekly newspapers, the city manager and our three one-term councilmen, George, Payne and Bun- dy. A Curse ‘Thruout Administration. Madison, N, J., Mar. 2, °30. Hon. Harry C.’ Smith, Editor Gazette, Cleveland, 0. Honored and Dear Sir:—This is for information: Is there no way to enjoin, offset and upset the re- appointment of Director of Welfare Dudley S. Blossom by Cleveland’s City Manager D. E. Morgan? Could you appeal for a referendum, or a recall of the appointment? As tor the “waivers of their opposition” of George, Bundy and Payne, must the people wait a whole year to volce their disapproval of their unmanly representatives’ action? I don't know why, but when I read in The Chicago Defender of the honor given Rev, Horace C. Bail- Serets SRG ae eines Aaa AE ana If you're fat—remove the cause! KRUSCHEN SALTS contain the six mineral salts your body organs, glands and nerves must have to func: tion properly. When your vital organs fail 10 per- form their work correctly—your bowels and kidneys can't throw off that waste material before you realize it—you'e growing hideously fat! 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