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ESTABLISHED, AUGUST 25, 1883 And Issued Every Week on Time Since CLEVELAND, OHIO, SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1930. FRESH OHIO NEWS 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. 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 about returned copies if proper credit for them is desired. Lists of names, wedding presents, programs, obituary notices, inquiries for relatives and advertisements of all kinds, including items announcing entertainment to be held in the near future, 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. Saturday, by her mother, Mrs. M. Day's illness.—The local I. of O. F. annual sermon was preached at the Baptist church, Sunday afternoon, by the pastor.—Mrs. Lillian Young dined with Mrs. J. J. Burr, Sunday evening.—Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clements, a daughter.—Mrs. Jane Powers, Mrs. Maria Morton and Mrs. Allan Burton are ill.—Mrs. Lizde Trimble is visiting in Lancaster. Mrs. Gertrude Christy has returned to Dayton. WHAT'S DOING! The YOUNGSTOWN.—D. Norman Tillman, whose portraits are said to have received favorable mention in Harmon awards, N. Y. City, and family, presented a musical program at Oakhill Ave. A. M. E. church, Thursday evening. A progressive sea will be given, June 2, by the Harmon Society. The choir will celebrate its second anniversary, June 1, at the morning service when the pastor will preach. In the afternoon, Rev. Saul A. Lucas, secretary of the American Bible society at Cleveland, will speak and in the evening, Rev. P. H. Hill of Third Baptist church. Sinner will be invited to the annual session of the Ohio A. M. E. Zion conference will be hold, June 18, at Mahoning Ave. church, Bishop J. C. Clements presiding. NEWARK — Mrs. Lillian Cable delivered her first lecture in the First Spiritualist church in Columbus, last week. Mrs. John Cable entertained Circle, No. 6, Monday evening. A number of Elks motored to Dayton to attend the state grand lodge; Dunbar temple elected the following officers, last week Thursday evening; S. Cable, E. C. M.; W. A. Jackson, V. M.; Sam Thomas, C. S.; Robert Holmes, V. S.; Rufus McClarey, C. O.; George Manning, C. T.; S. Moore, C. M.; D. Wille Carpenter, C. B. B.; Rev. J. S. Dickson, former resident of Nashville, has closed his revival meeting here — Mr. and Mrs David Wells and Mrs. W. S. Hatton motored to North Carolina, Sun. The N.A.A. A. C. local branch gave a wiener roast Friday evening, at Wilkene Corner — Mrs. Harry Hawkins' son, Alredge lost a leg and was injured severely in the head in an accident at Mansfield. — 'Phone W. S. Hatton at 34691 for The Gazette. CADIZ.—Mrs. Edith Moore of Mt. Pleasant, was here, Friday.—Charles Lucas of Wilberforce spent the week-end with his parents.—Miss Lillian West and Barnett Westlake of Martins Ferry were married, last week Wednesday.—A reception was given, Thursday evening, at Masonic hall by the Married Ladies' club for the high school and college Ballard is visiting relatives in Cleveland.—Mrs. Hilda Christian and Melvin Christian of Washington, D. C., are visiting their parents.—Mrs. Ada Cochran, a former resident here, died in Oberlin, and was buried from St. James' A. M. E. church, Rev. W. H. Lucas officiating. A number of relatives from Oberlin, Smithfield and surrounding towns attended the funeral. A friend Fred W. Eckert, Edward Freeman and Ferdie attended the dedication of Quinn A. M. E. church (107 years old) of Steubenville, Sunday. Bishop W. H. Heard of Philadelphia preached in the morning and Gov. Myers Y. Cooper spoke in the afternoon. St. James A. M. E. church rally, June 29. HILLSBORO.—Mrs. M. Milton, quite ill. Saturday, is better.—Miss Cassie Essex was hostess to the Sewing club. Thursday.—Mrs. Wilbur Harper and two children of Greenfield visited Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gonze, Sunday, at the residence a Hillebrand resident Hillebrand in Dayton, Thursday, after a long illness. Funeral services here, Sunday, at the Baptist church, conducted by Rev. J. J. Burr. A wife three daughters, four sons and a sister survive him.—Lincoln eight grade commencement, last Wednesday evening, at Wasson. Byrdie Williams and Edward Thomas are our high school graduates.—Mrs. Enoch Frye of Cincinnati was called here. Saturday, by her mother, Mrs. M. Day's illness. —The local I. of O. F. annual sermon was preached at the Baptist church, Sunday afternoon, by the pastor—Mrs. Lillian Young dined with Mrs. J. J. Burr, Sunday evening—Born to Mr. and Mrs. Clements, a daughter—Mrs. Jane Powers, Mrs. Marina Ionon and Mrs. Born Ionon are ill. Mrs. L. Trimble is visiting in Lancaster. —Mrs. Gertrude Christy has returned to Dayton. The ROUNDER HEAR! HEAR!! "Shameful Frost." The following, written by one of our professional men, was received, Monday morning: "Dear Rounder: When will Negroes learn? On Saturday night, May 24, J. Walter Wills fooled Cleveland leaders good with his "An Appreciation of Outstanding Achievements" smoker. The professional Negroes all turned out to hear Abby Overtone, John R. Hawkins of Chicago, John R. Hawkins and Emmett J. Scott of Washington, D.C. A. H. Martin of this city, and Robert L. Vann of Pittsburgh on Wills' invitation. None of these men except Martin were there, at Wills undertaking rooms in E. 55th St. as he announced they would be would be fooled and agitated by Wills is holding for state representative and this was his scheme to get a little cheap, free advertising. All the white judges he could get and other white politicians, were there before Negroes gathered. At 12:30 (midnight) only John Russet Larson of we were light luncheon was served. We are too busy to stop our profession for one man's self promotion. "Square Shooter." "Jim-Crowing" Their Own? George Sharer, Son and Parrish undertakers, 2438 Prospect Ave., on order sent their invalid coach to Lakeside hospital, Tuesday, to carry a woman of the race to her home in E. 31st St. The driver of the coach, when he saw her at the hospital, refused to take her home, saying he could not do so because of an "agreement with colored undertakers not to haul colored invalids" and suggested Undertakers Wills and Slaughter for the service. The invalid coach was to cost $5. The woman's friend hired a taxi which took her to her home, driving slowly and carefully, and helped her drive to the hospital by her help. This would suggest hiring a taxicab instead of an invalid coach when needed, especially if it is a fact that our undertakers have any such colorline understanding or agreement with the white undertakers of this city. Speak up, gentleman! Just why were Atty. Arthur S. Day and Senator Geo. H. Bender, both anti-Maschke to a certain extent, introduced before the guest of the evening, Mr. Maurice Maschke, Monday evening, at the reception in the building given by Erik Bihl in "The Blossom Triplets" and their "jim-crow" Republican league of Cuyahoga County? There has been considerable discussion of this phase of that political and social function, all week. What truth is there in the statement that there was a hot fight about midnight that took he presiding officer of the affair home in a hurry? Mrs. Mary Bradley, E. $4th St., and her sister, isabella Garrett, are visiting their sick sister who is improving, in Chicago. Hon. Chester C. Bolton M. A. Compagna, for several years connected with the city employment agency, has been recommended by Congressman Bolton as superintendent of the World War Veterans' employment bureau to be opened in Washington and Washington states. The bureau will be part of the U. S. department of labor employment service. Bolton recommended the appointment of Miss Mille Millman as secretary of the agency, which is to serve ex-service men under a $100,000 appropriation made by Congress, a few weeks before Walt Disney's recommendation some of our war veterans for appointment in the agency or bureau, Mr. Bolton? They, too, are entitled to such recognition. IT PAYS AT LEAST $30,000 A YEAR The Central Ave, Street Car Line Finally Forced By "The Gaze- ette" to Admit This—Our Ohio Mob Violence Act. May 23, 1930. Editor, "The News" — Several weeks ago in a communication to your paper, I took issue with Mr. Ballon, tractioner, who had announced the Central Ave. street-car line as one of several that were losing money. I was very pleased indeed to read in your paper of Thursday the statement of his engineering as an architect, that the Central Ave. line "was not a loser." His other statement that patrons of the line "could use Cedar and Scovill Ave. lines without inconvenience," is not true, particularly in bad weather, winter and summer. Then too, the service on the Scovill Ave. line is very nearly as bad because two more regular runs were taken off of that line, May 16. Better service on both lines will materially increase their receipts. The Law Deserves the Credit. May 30, 1930 Editor, "Cleveland News."—In a recent issue of The News a writer has a communication headed, "Mobs in Texas," in which occurred the following sentence: "As I see it, the reason that Cleveland escapes such disgraceful occurrences is because the few Americans living here are too widely scattered to ever form a mob." Wrestling, Mr. Editor, if the writer would explain to the many readers of The News just what he means when he says "The few Americans living here," because there are decidedly more than a "few Americans" living in Cleveland. However, the main reason Cleveland and Ohio "escapes such disgraceful occurrences," as the recent Texas lynchings and "burnings-at-the-stake," is to be found in the fact that this state has an effective mob violence act or anti-lynching act, and the most important thing to the minimum ever since its enactment in 1896. Harry C. Smith. Heir to $24,000,000 to Be in "The Harmony Duo," It Is Said. New York City.—The four-times married Dolores Elizabeth Ford Matthews (white), age 24, heir to $24,000,000, seeks a career. She's going on the stage. This she announced, Monday, while in company with her newest husband, Louis Matthews, or Di Matti as he was known in the past. He was a prominent "in vaudeville, and Miss Mary MacDewell who was the beautiful and talented young girl's chief witness in the court proceedings, May 7, that freed the heiress from a marriage with Engene Newton, mulatto cafe entertainer now conducting a cabaret in Paris, France. According to their latest issue of the Orpheum circuit, last year, and Dolores, who once studied music in Detroit, will do a harmony duo act. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS Miller in Washington TRYING TO TAKE IT AWAY FROM THE FORMER COUNCILMAN Trying Also to Reverse Judge Kramer's Decision What These Two Fights Are All About. A real surprise move—one that will delay for six months a final ruling on the appeal of former City Councilman Thomas W. Fleming—was made, Monday, in the U. S. Supreme Court at Washington, D. C. Alex H. Martin, Fleming's attorney, filed a motion asking that the sentence of two years and nine months be vacated and Fleming be granted a new trial. Filing of this appeal was unexpected, he has been said to have would file a motion writ of certiorari, asking the high tribunal to assume jurisdiction in the case. Such a motion would have been disposed of within a week, it was pointed out. The clerk's office of the Ohio Supreme Court at Columbus, said that the filing of the appeal would suspend execution of the sentence until a final ruling is handed down. Although U. S. Supreme Court Justice James C. McReynolds declined in Washington, Monday, to grant Martin a stay, he was quoted as saying that the Ohio court's stipulation "until the next sitting of the Supreme Court of the United States," meant until the next term of the court, which begins Oct. 6. In a lengthy brief filed with Justice McReynolds, Martin cited just reasons why Fleming should be given a new trial. The brief charged that the Ohio Supreme Court was in error when it handed down an adverse ruling in the case, that Fleming was not convicted of the crime for which he was indicted, and that he indicted faulty in that he accused of accepting a bribe of $200 while the only testimony offered was in connection with the acceptance of a check for that amount. A rumor was being circulated, Monday, that there are "new developments favorable to Fleming" who has been waging a fight for liberty since his conviction 15 months ago. Martin was accompanied to Washington by Those W. Fleming Jr., and E. M. Young attorneys will give Martin plenty of time to prepare his appeal to the State Supreme Court, which uphold Fleming's conviction. If the U. S. court denies the appeal Fleming's last resort will be to ask Gov. Myers Y. Cooper to extend executive clemency. Miller's Second "Tempest in a Tenton." Tepper. County Prosecutor Ray T. Miller's "temperate in the tempest" in ordering Fleming's arrest, Tuesday afternoon, and having him incarcerated in the county jail from that time until Wednesday morning when Common Pleas Judge Samuel E. Kramer granted Attm. W. J. Corrigan's writ of habeas corpus and ordered Fleming freed, was for naught the "alleged" playing to the "allies" afforded him a bail in his candidacy for election, this fall. As usual, so this week, Miller had the daily papers full of wordy piffle, all calculated to stir up the community and make it believe that Fleming should not only be jailed but hustled off to Columbus to begin serving the sentence. Indeed, Miller said that "unless Martin Corrigan duce a stay of execution from the U. S. court, he would have to begin taking his term immediately." What Judge Kramer decided that such a stay of execution was not necessary, in the face of the stay T. Marshall of the Ohio Supreme court which will run on the U. S. Supreme court rules on Fleming's final appeal in October. This will give him at least five additional months in his freedom, three days in which to perfect the appeal he has filed in the U. S. Supreme court at Washington, D. C. The jailing of Tom, last and this week. The business was a "high-handed piece of business" from a legal viewpoint and nothing but political hokum. Following the granting of the court's order, freeing him from the sheriff, Tom into Judge Kramer's room, hook him and thanked him, Jooker Kramer is one of the fairest and best jurists on the local bench. This latest court battle arose over the fact that early this month Chief Justice Carrington T. Marshall of the state supreme court granted Fleming a stay until "one week after the next sitting of the United States supreme court. The court met on May 19, and the again, on May 26, was filled. The question that was alleged to be doubt was whether the May 19 session was the "next sitting" or whether the "next sitting" refers to the convening of the court in October. Neither the meeting, May 19, 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 munk as one of the NEWSIEST AND BEST. published in the interest of Afro-Americans. THE COPY FIVE CENTS EMING Washington AWAY FROM THE FORMER N.CILMAN Judge Kramer's Decision— Fights Are All About. nor the one May 26, Monday, of the of the U. S. Supreme court, and our county prosecutor ought to (and may) have known this. It is really too doggone bad that the county prosecutor's office and the local daily U. S. Supreme court, was a "sitting" Judge F. H. Kramer. newspapers have got to let Tom alone for four or five months. They have sure "worked on his bones" for over a year, almost constantly. The entire community, with him and his wife, will appreciate the relief that the S. Supreme Court has just maintained that since the Civil war the word "sitting" had been synonymous with "term" and his interpretation was that "the next sitting" meant October. Judge Kramer declared the latter interpretation was the only intelligent one he would make to the court, and he otherwise the ruling would have been a futile gesture and would give Fleming no time to perfect his appeal to the U. S. court. The Latest Developments. The Latest Developments. County Prosecutor Miller was in Washington, D. C., Thursday, to file a motion in the U. S. supreme court asking Fleming's appeal. Another move by the prosecution was also under way here, where a rehearing of Wednesday's habeas corpus action which freed Fleming was to be asked in common pleas court. At Washington, Thursday, Miller said he would ask for dismissal on grounds that no constitutional or federal question was involved. He also said that the appeal had purposely been delayed until the last week of the court's present session in order that the case might be held over until the October session. Miller is "dying hard"; apparently, but in all probably is so active for articles already stated in this article. His effort to secure a rehearing of the habeas corpus action of Wednesday morning will undoubtedly result just as unfavorably as his Washington effort. MASCHKE PLEADS FOR UNITED FRONT. Predicts Exciting Campaign; Honored at Banquet. Maurice Maschke, Monday night made an earnest plea for party unity in the August primaries, predicted the most exciting campaign in many years, and announced at a reception given in his honor that the Republican party would need all its strength to attain success. The reception was held in Elks' Hall, E 55th St., under auspices of the "Colored" Republican Club. "In this campaign there will be issues not raised for many years," Maschke said. "Three may shattered to some extent. All our strength will be needed in November. If we can go through without the candidates tearing one another to pieces we will be successful. It will be imperative that the strongest possible selections be made in August. I want you to feel that, even if we cannot agree on a secession, we can still win. There can be no quarrel with honest differences of opinion." Nearly all the Republican councilmen were present at "The Blossom Triplets" reception. Among the speakers were Mayor John Marshall, State Senator George Bender, A. J. Gus) Hirstius, ex-px. Beydell-Steep Representative Perry B. Jackson, former Assistant Law Director Ben F. Levin, Law Director Harold H. Burton and County Commissioner Walter E. Cook. Hirstius concluded his speech with the announcement that: "I have no enemies to punish, no friends to reward. I live and breathe and for the Republican party under the leadership of Maurice Maschke" 13. 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 STRONG "The three "Negro" councilmen, "The Blossom Triplets," Councilmen George, Payne and Bundy, are not strong enough to be able to get their constituent better service on the Central Ave. street-car line, and the line runs right thru the heart of the city, too. What do you think of that? ROBESON'S OTHELLO Paul Robeson, Afro-American actor, appeared as Othello in the Shakespearean tragedy in London, last week, Monday evening, and the drama won the greatest acclaim awarded to a play by Avon's bard in the last generation. The play was produced by Maurice Browne, who produced "Journey's End," and who appeared as Iago, with England's leading actress, Peggy Ashcroft, as Desdemona; Sybil Thorndyke as Emilia and Laurence D'Orsay as the duke. Hannen Swaffer, one of the most talked about critics in London, wrote: "A wonderful audience cheered Robeson's triumph. His art conquered everything. Shakespeare's lines have never been uttered with more force or greater sonorousness." Robeson received many recalls. Twenty times, the opening night, the curtain was raised and lowered to applause for him. Cable dispatches last week, said such demonstrations by audiences are rare in England. Robeson is known there as a singer (sollost) and actor, and good, too. This is his first appearance in a play by Shakespeare. All of the company, except Paul, are white. Miss Ellen Von Vilkenburg, an American, who put on the new production in England, is said to intend to bring it to New York. Robeson, responding to the applause, last week Monday night, in London, said, "I took the part with much fear. Now I am so happy!" ASK GOV. MYERS Y. COOPER FOR RECGNITION. The Laymen's League, Roy S. Rector, president, and Louis Williams, secretary, last week forwarded a strong set of resolutions to Gov. Myers Y. Cooper at Columbus, requesting him to appoint at least one Afro-American member of the state board of clemency and the state industrial commission. The league also asks for representation for our "men and women of character and standing" among the employees of the commission. All of which is but fair and less than Gov. Cooper promised his Afro-American supporters when a candidate, a year ago last fall. Indeed, Gov. Cooper has practically ignored, in his hundreds of appointments to office, his Afro-American constituents throut the great state of Ohio. The appointment of "Rev." E. W. B. Curry, until recent months pastor of a Baptist church in Springfield, to a minor position at the head of a "jim-crow" bureau in the State Charities department is a negative one that it hurts rather than helps both the governor and our people. It will be recalled. Curry was the "Negro" who opposed his own people and sided with the Ku Klux Klan element of Springfield, several years ago, in the "jim-crow" school fight which it took our people of that city several years to win. Director Hal Griswold of this department, a Cleveland, undoubtedly made the Curry appointment on the suggestion Gov. Myers Y. Cooper, and it is about "the sum and total" of all the recognition given our people of the state of Ohio by the governor. THE MASCHKE RECEPTION The success of the public reception, Monday evening, in honor of Mr. Maurice Maschke, head of the local Republican organization, was due entirely to his popularity among our people largely because of the support, through the Republican organization, he brought, last fall, to the candidacies of our three councilmanic candidates. Of course, we realize that our people gave him and the Republican organization full return for the same, possibly even more than that. But after all is said and doe, and the fact made plain that he needed our support as much as we needed his, and also the fact that he had much more to lose than we had, last fall, there can be no question as to the correctness of our statement that the success of the reception in his honor on Monday evening at Elk's hall was due to his excellent standing at this time with the masses of our people in this community. The reception would have been as great a success, however, and possibly greater, if it had been sponsored by any other of our several local political organizations, and therefore should not be regarded by anyone as rehabilitation, even in a small way, of "The Blossom Triplets" (Councilmen George, Payne and Bundy) who head the "colored" Republican "league" (simply a club) of Cuyahoga county. There is nothing "the Triplets" can do to make the masses of our people of the third and fourth districts, and the entire city, forget or overlook their most reprehensible and traitorous conduct in violating their pledge to do all in their power to help out from office Director of Welfare Dudley S. Blossom, as well as City Manager Wm. R. Hopkins. They "waived" their opposition, but not that of their constituents of color and all of our people of this community. HOPKINS-PARKER-McCULLOCH Wm. R. Hopkins, former city manager of Cleveland, was the speaker at St. James forum, Sunday. In introducing him, Atty. Charles W. White, chairman, said: "I understand that there is some chance of Mr. Hopkins being a candidate for the U. S. Senate. All wish to on the subject is that the Republica's had better put up some other person for the office than McCulloch or there will be a lot of republicans voting for a Democrat." Mr. White indicated an "inconsistency in his statement, even if he did not voice the same. Wm. "City Hospital" Hopkins is even more objectionable to our voters of this state than Senator Roscoe C. McCulloch is supposed to be, and we are free to confess that there is an element of doubt in his case which we propose to study carefully. In the first place, Hopkins is guilty of an exhibition of race prejudice which kept our boys and girls from training in the city hospital for over five years (all the time he was city manager of Cleveland), and persisted in this until the very last day of his tenure of office. We cannot forget or overlook that fact. Judge John J. Parker of North Carolina, when the Republican candidate for governor of that state, ten years ago, is quoted by a leading North Carolina daily newspaper as saying "that the participation of the 'Negro' in politics is a source of evil and danger to both races and is not desired by the wise men of either race or by the Republican party of North Carolina." Following this, and only five months ago, the Judge is said to have rendered a decision "holding unconstitutional the Richmond, Va., segregation ordinance," something that will undoubtedly soften with many, if it does not entirely wipe out the impression made by his distressing political reference of ten years ago. If the foregoing be true, and we have every reason to believe that it's, it is going to place Senator Rosse C. McCulloch in a far better position in his campaign now on, as far as our people are concerned, than Chairman White and at least one other think. We cannot believe that anyone else in the audience at the forum at St. James A. M. E. church, Sunday afternoon, outside of its "gallery-playing" voluble, erratic and inconsistent pastor, the Rev. D. Ormond Walker, could possibly give utterance to the following: "And I want to wish you, Mr. Hopkins, God speed in your journey to the U. S. Senate." The statement in a local daily paper, Monday, to the effect "that Maurice Maschke, and the local Republican organization, that threw Hopkins out of the city managership, would support Hopkins or Geo. H. Bender for the senatorship is simply ridiculous. TEXAS MOB ACCUSED Four Charged With Taking Guard's Gun Before Fire Sherman, Tex.—Federal charges of "taking a rifle from a national guardman" were on file here, Tuesday, against four men as a result of rioting here, May 9, when the courthouse and Geo. Hughes, only charged with attacking a white woman, were burned. The federal charges were preferred against John Simmons, Will Hamilton, Floyd Sheppard and John Edwards, all white. Bonds were set at $2,000 each by U.S. Commissioner Randolph Bryant, federal district attorney, said the penalty upon conviction for such an act was $10,000 fine and one year imprisonment. Thirteen men have been indicted in the state court on riot charges. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, MAY 31. 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. 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 or lynching. 6283. Person suffering death or injury by mob trying to lynch another. 6284. Limitations 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. I HOPE WE GET BACK IN TIME TO DO SOME HUNTING THIS FALL WHAT DO YOU SHOOT MOOSE. I WENT WITH EDDIE COLLINS AND JAKIE ATZ LAST YEAR THAT GUY ATZ HAS A NOSE LIKE AN AWNING ILL SAY HE HAS COLLINS'S SHOT A COUJO MOOSE BY MISTAKE IT'S AGAINST THE LAW. AINT IT! I TOOK ONE LOOK AT THAT COUS BEAK AND SAYS "YOU SHOT JAKIE ATZ'S HUNT" Our mor-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 98 10 1. Section 6279. The term "serious injury" for the purpose of this chapter 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, 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 such assault was made 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 peril, to earn a livelihood by manual labor, a sum not 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 damnable, may recover of the county sum shall be applied to the maintenance of the family and education of the minor children of person so lynched, if any survive him, until such children are of legal age, and then be distributed to the survivors, and then be distributed to the surviving an amount equal to a child's share. If there be no widow or minor 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 so recov- 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 such a mob. (93 v. 162 6.) Section 6284. Action for the recapture required for it, in this chapter must be commenced, within two years from the date of such lynching, 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 had, to include it with the costs of action, in the 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. Such guardian shall administer 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 county, in which a lynching occurs, may recover the amount of a judgment and costs against the 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.) 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: BS. and representative of victim of lynching by mob trying to lynch another. costs in tax levy. just member of mob just another county. Section 6288. If a 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 to disperse such mob. (93 v. 163 11.) 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: The General Code of Ohio: Sec. 12940. Whoever, being the proprietor or his employee, keeper or manager of an inn, restaurant, eating house, business, 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 or color, the full enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities or privileges thereof, shall be deemed to be 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 fifty dollars in the person aggrieved thereby to be reposed 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. 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 courts. HERES AN OPPORTUNITY "The Old Reliable" Gazette desires an active agent and correspondent in every city and town in Ohio and neighboring states having a number of Afro-American residents. Only a little time on Fridays or Saturdays is required to make some money. We are especially desirous of hearing from persons in the following named cities: Springfield, Columbus, Toledo, Steubenville, Zanesville, Wilmington, Wiley, N.C., Washington C. H., Lancaster, Plqua, Lima, O., and other places, particularly in Ohio, where we have none. 226 Writer of The Gazette 226 West Superior Ave., Cleveland, O., and terms will be sent promptly. Our readers will oblige us greatly by sending the addresses of persons in the cities named, and others in the state to whom we can write relative to the matter. --- PROTEST! PROTEST!! To submit in silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. The human race has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised against injustice, ignorance and lust, the inquisition yet would serve the law, and guillotines decide our least disputes. The few who dare, must speak and speak again to right the wrongs of many. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. ME, AL WHAT DO YOU SHOOT? MOOSE. I WENT WITH EDDIE COLL AND JAKIE AT LAST YEAR The man whose brilliance of wit and compelling charm of anecdote, woven into stories on every current topic, turned baseball slang into classic Americanese. Lardner's genius was never better expressed than in the adventures of baseball's most celebrated "bonehead," Jack Keefe, in Prime Sport News "Gorilla" Wilps Forgine, Pittsburgh, Pa.—"Gorilla" Jones, of Akron, O., middleweight, won a decision in 19 rounds here. Tuesday at Forgine and Forgine of Philadelphia Jones weighed 1694, Forgine 15834. McVey Outpoints Peregrina. Los Angeles, Calif. Jack McVey, our N. Y. battler, walked away with a ten-round decision over Jose Peregrina, Yacuí Indian of Junarez, Mexico, here, last Saturday night, in an outdoor show. Champion Slaughters. Eight games are listed in class B of the C. A. B. A. The Slaughter Brothers, last year's champions, and our only member of the organization, were idle, Sunday, so the other clubs had an opportunity to win headline space The Slaughters, incidentally, seem well on their way toward an upset, and whom they blanked, Sunday week, had better results when they met the Red Rose Auto Supply at Woodhill. No. 2, Sunday afternoon. Offer Thompson $75,000. Offer Thompson $13,000. Chicago, Ill., May 27 — The Chicago stadium has offered young Jack Thompson, of Oakland, Cal., who won the world middle-weight title from Jack Fields. Fields at Detroit, his last month, 750 to defend the championship against Jimmy McLarvin, next September. McLarvin also has been made an offer, but neither Pop Foster, his manager, nor Ray Alvis, Thompson's pilot, has replied. Tigers to Play Barberton. The Cleveland Union Tigers are entertaining the strong Barberon team in a five-game series opening at Kinsman Field, yesterday. Two games were played in a Memorial day bill, one will be played today, (Saturday), and another double, tomorrow. Branham, who, down town prior to the opening sessions, was to go to the box in the opener yesterday, while Stevens, a southpaw hurler, was to take the hill in the nightcap. Simpson Failed to Equal 9.5. Dyche Stadium, Evanston, Ill.—George Simpson (white), Ohio State flyer, defeated Eddie Tolan, Michigan University star and holder of the world's retard of 9.5 for the 100-yard dash, in the century opening play. He outdid outdoor track and field championships, last Saturday, by a yard and a half in 9.7 seconds. He also defeated Tolan in the 220-yard dash, to climax the finals of the western conference outdoor track and field championships. The slow time was a surprise as the track was firm and notitting fast. Neither Simpson nor Tolan used the controversial startings In the "prelims," the day before, Tolan won his heat in the century with three yards to spare, in 9.8 seconds. Simpson, discarding the starting blocks, shaded Tolan's time in the final, and then Tolan, who then used starting blocks, but both decided to do without them in the final. Simpson flirted with world's record time in winning his preliminary heat of the 220-yard dash, flashing over the wet cinders to capture the furlong in 21 seconds flat, to easily qualified for the final by winning his heat in 21.8 seconds. 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Business men who advertise in this paper should have the patronage of our people. The fact that they advertise is assurance that they want it. All reading matter for publication in current issues of The Gazette must be in the office by noon, WEDNESDAY, of that week, at the latest. Display advertisements accepted until 4 p. m., WEDNESDAYS! HARRY C. SMITH 226 West Superior Avenue, Cleveland, O. (Opposite, Hotel Cleveland.) Notary Public Bell 'Phone': Cherry 1259 (Call, in the Afternoon.) Classified Advertising Department Boydston Post memorial services at St. John's church, Sunday morning, were very interesting. The pastor preached an exceptional sermon. FOR SALE: Fourteen r o o m house, garages, on E. 40th St. $1000 required. Rent, about $150; price $11,000. Phone: FLA. 1443-J. CLEVELAND Social and Personal Optimistic club, No. 1's next meeting will be held at Mrs. Carrie Warfield's, 9015 Blaine Ave. J. H. Wills, gospel singer, E. 72d St., returned, recently, from Detroit, where he gave two recitals. Quinn A. M. E. church "dedicated," Sunday, at Steubenville, was established 107 years ago. Thelma L. Taylor, who was employed in the Federal Census Bureau as clerk, visited in Louisville, Ky., last week. A splendid opportunity and a bargain! That two family, in E. 57th St., for sale. See classified advertising department in this paper. The Alpha's educational-week-mass-meeting was held, Thursday evening, at St. James A. M. E. church. An interesting program was rendered. The new officers of the Metropolitan club are: Elmer Cheeks, pres.; Alex. H. Martin, vice-pres.; Clarence "Sonny" Brown, sec.; and George Early, treas. Wendell Phillips Dabney, editor of The Cincinnati Union, who arrived in the city, Saturday evening, returned home, Monday morning. He called on The Gazette. Atty. Alex. H. Martin, announced his candidacy, last Saturday, for common pleas judge. He is "messed up" with the Blossom Triplets' a la Atty. Wm. R. Green. Hon. Harry E. Davis, Leland B. French, Fred A. Johnson and Lewis H. Gray, large Masons, were given the third degree by the Supreme Council which met in Philadelphia, recently. Mrs. Elisha Freeman and baby grandson, Shirley, E. 90th St. visited in Ravenna, recently, and last week for Memphis to accompany Mrs. Mamie Clark Goode's mother home to this city. Herbert King is to be ordained at Mt. Zion Congl. church, 2 June. Dr. F. Q. Blanchard (white) will preside. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. King of New York City, former residents of this city and Atlanta. Information as to the whereabouts of Mrs. Ella Smith, who in March of 1925 lived at 2351 E. 46th St. and who at that time was suffering greatly from bronchial asthma, is desired at once by the editor of The The following are the recently elected officers of the Spelman-Morehouse local alumni association: Mael Bowler, pres.; W. B. Saunders, vice-pres.; Iva Neal, sec.; Ramona Moss, cor. sec.; N. B. Bowen, treas. The Elks' third oratorical contest, last week Friday night, proved very interesting, as usual. W. B. Saunders, chair.; Mrs. Carrie Warfield, sec., and the rest of their arrangement committee are entitled to much credit for this success. Civil Service examinations will be held almost daily throughout the month of June, and those of our people who wish positions with good pay should call at the office of the City Civil Service commission for the schedule of examinations. This will be furnished free! Dr. Oliver A. Taylor who visited Kansas City, Mo., recently, on professional business, was granted a divorce, Monday, from his wife, Mrs. Cresta A. Taylor, Crawford Road. Mrs. Taylor was granted a division of property amounting to about $2000, says Dr. Taylor's attorney, Selmo C. Glenn. Miss Lucy, daughter of Mrs. Granger, E. 100th St. was recently graduated from Harlem, N. Y. hospital as valedictorian in a class of 23. Miss Granger's average for the three years, was 97.9%. She received a prize of $25 for the highest average in the theory and practice of nursing. Rev. W. S. Lowery, pastor of Antioch Baptist church many years ago, died suddenly the first of the week. Also Welcome T. Blue, Sr., an old resident who has been failing in health for many months. The families of both of the deceased have the earnest sympathy of the community. Funerals, Tuesday and Wednesday. H. SMITH'S 3007 Scovill Ave. POPE DRUG STORE, 8301 Cedar Ave. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, MAY 31. 1930 NO BASEBALL SCANDAL THIS SEASON I'LL GIVE THE BIG BUM THREE FAST ONES AND MAKE HIM STRIKE OUT I'D BETTER CALL A STENOGRAPHER TO TAKE DOWN THOSE WORDS THIS SOUNDS A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS I HEAR TWO NICKELS RATTLING IN HIS POCKET HE'S BREATHING HEAVILY- I WONDER IF HIS CONSCIENCE IS CLEAR DETECTIVES WILL FOLLOW THE BIG LEAGUERS AROUND THE BASES TO MAKE SURE EVERY- THING IS ON THE LEVEL. IT ALL LOOKS PERFECTLY ON THE LEVEL SO FAR EVEN AT NIGHT THEY'LL BE CLOSELY WATCHED A PITCHER AND CATCHER WILL BE ALLOWED TO TALK ONLY IN THE PRESENCE OF A WITNESS. THE OUTFIELDER WILL NOT BE LEFT ALONE FOR A MINUTE. American News Features, Inc. ROSENBERG'S DRUG STORE N. W. Cor. Central Ave. and E. 55th St. MRS. VIOLA BOLDEN'S 8609 Quincy Ave. J. S. HALL'S 3133 Central Ave. FOR SALE—House, suitable for two families; furnace, basement, large lot, three garages; will sacrifice for $4800, for a quick sale. 2423 E. 57th St., near E. 55th and Quincy. A bargain! State Representative Perry B. Jackson has been invited to speak over Station WJAY, today at 4 p.m. under the auspices of the legal educational program committee of the Cuyahoga County Bar Association of which Atty. Manuel Koslen is chairman and Atty. Harry F. Payer, president. Jim Barnes, Oberlin's famous all-around star, competed in three events when the Yeoman track team clashed with Reserve in a dual meet at Oberlin, last Saturday. Barnes who also stars in football and bass was entered in the 100 and 220-yard matches and the 220-yard low hurdles. Oberlin depends on him in every contest for from ten to fifteen points. Judge Walter H. McMahon of the Common Pleas court recently appointed Atty. Lewis Drucker and Councilman L. O. Payne as defense attorneys for Edward Moore, charged with second degree murder. The judge has also seen to it that our people have a representative on the grand jury in the person of Anderson H. Bowman of Maud Ave., one of our oldest residents of the city. The Harlan club, claiming a membership of 40, an organization of Afro-American attorneys, Mrs. Louise J. Pridege, pres., adopted a resolution, the first of the week, denouncing the candidacy of U. S. Senator Roscoe C. McCalloo because he nominated Judee President Hoover's nomination of Judy John J. Parker of North Carolina to the Justice of the U. S. Supreme court, Atty. Wm. R. Green, Alex H. Martin and Councilmen George and Payne are members of the club. Mr. Lonnie Hogan, who last fall topped a civil service examination list for a place as a brick-layer in the service of the Board of Education, received an official notice to attend a conference with aistance of our member of the school board, Mrs. Mary B. Martin. We are particularly pleased to be able to make this announcement, and hope that she will keep up the good work, finding time soon to look into the cases of Mrs. Isom and Mrs. Hogan, and to down flat, last year, after winning places in civil service examinations. The purchase of the $16,500 home and farm by the Outdoor Relief Society of Tried Stone Baptist church, E. 38th St. and Scovill Ave. for the deserving members of the society is well under way. The home is on Cragg Road, about one-fourth of a mile from Lorain. There are two houses on the property, a double and a single, the double being occupied. The double-house is modern in every respect; stationery tubs, cement basement, water, gas, etc. There is a double for six cars. The down payment on the property was $2,000; regular payments of $675 every three months including interest and principal. In December, 1929, a payment of $500 was made; May 19, 30, $800; and a third payment of $700 will be made June 2, which will complete the down payment. Fine! Robert Coleman, leader of his graduation class, this year, at Central high school, was the winner of the prize given by our local Elk Lodges (for this district) in their oratorical contest (sponsored by the grand lodge). May 23, in Elk Lodge, was "Harriet Becker Stowe and the Constitution" was fine. The second prize was won by Miss Iona Morris of Central, her subject being "The Constitution and Citizenship." While Leon Gannin of John Adams high won third prize. His subject was "The Constitution and Slavery." The national contest will be held in Detroit in August where the winners of district contests will compete for national honors and a scholarship. The grand lodge now is supporting fifty-four young ladies and young men in colleges, from Harvard and Yale down to the smallest recognized school of education. This year makes three years of progress in educational efforts by our Elks. The Gilpin Players and The African Art Sponsors have contributed considerably during 1929 to the Cleveland Museum of Art, according to the fourteenth annual report of the museum. Largely due to their gift of African art objects, the museum has created a department of the museum to manage the scholarship fund's total contributions are $1625. The total fund of $5000 will be completed in a few years. The income from this fund will pay the tuition fee of "Negro" art students at The Cleveland School of Art, or The Cleveland Institute of Art, depending upon the art interest and ability of the student concerned. The contest sponsored by the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity as a part of its "Go to High School—College" program, closed Saturday, May 24. Prizes were awarded, May 29, at St. James A. M. E. cath. Those on the program were as follows: Rev. Russell S. Brown, Mrs. Mary B. Martin, Erline Howard, E. High senior and winner of Hi-Y declamation contest, and Robert Coleman, twelve year old graduate of Central High. The Early Hour Girls' May frole at Metropolitan club was an exceptional success. June 10 at Y. M. C. A. audition, the last est. student to play, the season. The play will be given. There will be a demonstration of Mrs. Hanson's work in classic dancing with tiny tots, and a donation to ten graduating from local high schools. Prizes in a baby contest will also be awarded. 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THIS SOUND LITTLE SUSP I HEAR TW NICKELS RATTLING HIS POCKET DETECTIVES WILL FOLLOW THE BIG LEAGUERS AROUND THE BASES TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING ON THE LEVEL IS SOUNDS A BITE SUSPICIOUS THEAR TWO NICKELS ATTLLING IN THIS POCKET WILL BIG AND THE SURE EVERY. THING IS ON THE LEVEL. Curtis Would Hardly Have Done It. Cleveland, May 24, 1930. Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor Gazette, Cleveland, O. Dear Sir:—In this week's issue of The Gazette the following appears: A change of one vote would have resulted in the confirmation of Parker. "How do you figure it that way, brother?" They possibly meant that in case of a tie-vote the Vice-President was ready to break it in favor of Parker. Yours very truly, L. M. Jones, M. D. 2344 E. 55th St. Lawyer Must Serve a Term Lawyer Must Serve a Term. Columbus, O,—Gov. Myers Y. Cooper has refused to stay the sentence of Dana Perro, one of our local attorneys, facing charges in the Marysville reformatory after the conviction for subordination of perjury. 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If even this first bottle doesn't convince you this is the easiest, safest and easiest way to lose fat—if you don't feel a superb improvement in health—so gloriously energetic—vigorously alive—your money gladly returned. By RUBE GOLDBERG Don’t Throw Aw ay Your Copy of The GAZETTE After Reading It a But Give it to a Friend or an Acquaintance who might Subscribe after Reading It PRIVVER TAXIS MAKE THER ATTEAT ICD = * ah 4 pe Bea | a ane te pegs coe ee) et eee WNOD tbc ac sp oe tS: Pale ak 2 i Su ye Bata) Goose ME. NG Saks » ia Ni Beet a ee lex web Beayene | —— 1} aaa ae i | 5 a | “ ah \ ‘ pis + <2 a ON { iy. : | ay eee - aA gy MN" - re 52 wt ay \* | + v AN , LS eR we Z =" R Pig Sasi ataiae al, ih the anty Aral living door, opeving Hatin (ub driver's aout) Which mrosecd considerable Interest vn ‘ts first appearance on the streets of the British capital. BIULL, THe BUS DRIVER © (I © > WA Sen Bieta ie witha doubte duoc te (By MARCUS A. DOW.) Everybody that is old enough to tatk about the “good old days” may re member a homely sort of expression your teacher used when you was @reamin’ instead of studyin’. She'd say, “Johnny, you're ‘wool gutherin’.” ‘There's no way of tellin’ where such sayin's come from. ‘They Just spring up sort of natural like. We hear.plenty ‘of phony words todas. such as “He's nutty,” meanin’, the bird referred to fs crazy, or “She knows her onions," meanin’, of course, thit there Is a Jane you can't put nothin' over on. ‘Well, wool gatherin’ was” one of them wise eracke our grandmothers pulled when they wanted to tell some- body his or her mind was wanderin’ around aimless like. Accordin’ to. my best calculations there is at least 15,000,000 wool gath erers drivin’ automobiles every day in ‘this land of free thinkers and careless @rivers. The records show, accordia’ to the newspapers, 30,000 humans get Killed—bumped off, annihilated or wiped out complete—and half a mill- Hon get hurt—punished or contract Grivin’ pains—in automobile accidents very year. ‘A thousand different reasons, con- tributin’ causes and what have you fare résponsible for this smashin’ Amer- fean tragedy. But way down at the Dottom of most of the causes of these accidents is a main cause that can be Wescribed by a little old fushtoned eebemnert wine ack, vs.: The iver was wool gatherin’. Perhaps he ‘was thinkin’ about the baseball score or Intest market quotation, or she was ‘wonderin’ if Mrs. Jones bat cost more'n hers, ‘Wake up, you dreamin’ drivin’ fools, before old man Bad Luck comes along and slams you one that'll end your Grivin’ career permanent or make you ‘wish it had, Keepin’ the mind on the fob of drivin’, no matter if it’s a tin Uszle or @ Rolls-Royce, Is the most important safety cule in the catalogue! Bo get hep to yourselt and stop this ‘bere wool gatherin’. Modern Automobile Now Biggest Wealth Maker The modern automobile is Uncle Sam's leading wealth maker as well aa thé world's foremost manufactured product. In addition to rolling up an annyal wholesale value approxi- mating $4,760,000,000, -American-made ears pour more than $700,000,000 in wages @ year into the pockets of workers, tse the major part of 11.- 000,000,000 gallons of gasoline con- sumed annually in the country, and pay more than 85 per cent of the country’s annual highway bill, which runs well over $1,500,000,000. SOOO OE IEEE DOME AUTOMOBILE NOTES 009000000 0000508 020000500 Even the bus driver takes the fam- ly out riding on Sunday. Rees ‘More than $2,500,000,000 was spent for road construction and maintenance m the United States during 1029. A broken spring, on either the front ‘or rear axle, will result in loss of con- trol, and, sometimes, in a serious ac- ident, eee ‘A alight pressure Is all that 1s need- 4 to bend the luggage carrier on the rear of the car. Do not use it for a bumper. poy Plain, inodern screwdrivers are best to work about the car. Painted han- les are Ukely to cause blisters on the hand. . During the ten years ending with 1929, motorists in the United States scrapped 15,195,000 cars, for which was pald $12,156,000,000, or an aver ‘age of $800 apiece. 2 THE MOTOR QUIZ 8 (How Many Can You Answer?) $00000000000000000000000¢ $ ©. In what countries must 8 trntic keep to the left? $ "Ans. Great Britain, Hungary, 8 sweden and, the Irish Free 8 States. 8 — Q. How does Germany rank In 3 automotive exports? 8 Ans. Germany Is new in sixth 3 lace, Before the war she 8 ranked next to the United 8 States and France in nutome $ tive exports. In 1928 Germany $ showed an increase of 71 per 3 cent over the previous sear in 3 iutomotive exports, gong. What Is the first thing to 3 do when front wheels “shimmy? § “Ans Cheek tor proper tire I 3 nation. 3G. When a good enzine shows @ a tendeney to spit back on hard Si alls on beach dea ee not 8 power for any length of time. 8 What should be done? ; $ Ans. Examine spark plugs 3 B nist, then fu) lines and) valver 8 A usual cure for this ts etans 8 8 ing to “cooler” spark plugs g 3 3 Boooscososese0s00000000" Ingenious Method of Sietet Bisko Pedal A novel and ingenious method of holding the brake pedal while adjust ments are being mude on the brakes is shown In Figure 3. By selting the wrench so that It ts fairly tlyht on \Bo—<$= cae Neca \ Tm Sa | nl Sey i! “it | I ES eee The Wrench, Clamped to the Clutch, Holds Brake Pedal While Adjust ment Is Made. the clutch pedal shaft, it will hota the brake pedal at any’ desired pos! tion so that the point Is eusily found where the brakes first begin to take hold—Popular Selence Monthly. Point Adjusting Quite Easy If Car Is in Gear One of the things that slows up the work of adjusting breaker points Is the diticulty of tuning over the engine until the polnts just open. Tt seldom can be done with the starter motor, since the engine hns\ a ten: Geney to stop In the closed. position of the points, ‘The hand crank {s the usual way of doing the job, but sometimes the own- fer does not have his crank handy, and getting It out at best is always n nuisance, In repalr shops, therefore, they have figured out a way to ac. complish results with a minimum of delay and effort. ‘The trick fs to place the car in gear, with ignition off, and move it a Uttle, forward or backward. This turns the engine vers slowly until the points break. Usually io thelr open position the points should space somewhere be tween 015 and .020 Incr, It varies somewhat with different makes, Several Important Hints For Automobile Repairs Here are several important precau- tions for car repair work. One, dis connect a lead from the storage bat- tery while working. ‘This prevents anyone from starting the engine. Two, use blocks under a wheel, to avold the axle toppling off a Jack. ‘Three. wateh ont for gasoline. “A broken ex tension light may produce a spark which will Ignite the gasoline. Four, do not hold the head directly under the work In hand, Dirt in the eyes or @ slipping wrench striking the face may result. Five, use gloves as far &s possible when handling piston rings, Ugly cuts can result from sharp edges. Six, take no chances with ght chain or rope garage hoists. Seven, put good blocking under the raised axle—Science and Invention. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, 0., SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1930. AS AN iT2.1 OF CHIC GLOVES na ; REGISTER INCREASING IMPORTANCE wetiare den ff b Be PTD, | ‘e\T 7) | Rae | She S ee) z ; hie i ON és aR 3 ti BP HE FFL | suede gloves, the same considered LITTLE GIRLS HATTED AND FROCKED IN WIDE BRIMS AND GAY PRINTS _—— a i __ i, a 3 | |e sae =. =a, Pi eter) She Cae er. x We Me | Ba omit!) a ; oe fee Sen i at joe VERS : a dh "RE ene" 7 Xo eM S ok ker mes a! - ae aves’ os ~ SOE a. Sets pF USE ASE nna raters plea take “% notice, from now on the dress allowance ‘for wives and daughters must be Increased. Henceforth and until further notice the budget must be made to cover the expense of gloves ranging from the most formal types to every conceivable kind such ax time, place und costume tay demand. At every Paris couture opening, the glove is being made a theme of ont- standing importance. Perfectly fas einating long gloves In pastel Unts fare registering for formal evening wear, A preferred type is the 16: Dutton mousquetaire suede glove in such bby colors as pink, pale blue and Wght yellow. Worn with the Fight evening gown, they efeate note Ing less than a sensation, Lone white glace kid gloves are tn demand but the exeshell and suede tints are newer. Very handsome and exclusive types finish their top edges with horders of rhinestone or bead embroidery. Offsetting these fanciful treations are the very long | black CE ae See thei wite brimmed Uae 1 heard in the children’s realm, From Juvenile headquarters comes the welcome news that lovely big leg: horns, than which there fs no more flattering type for youngsters, has come Into Its own once more. A gay print frock topped with a rib- bon sashed or banded teghorn worn by a dainty little miss never falls to make a “perfect pleture,” and the tl- lustration herewith carries the point with emphasis. The graceful drooping — leghorn which this Ittle girl Is wearing ts trimmed with a broad velvet ribbon matched to the rose color print of the frock. Which 1s as it should be, for even in the little folks’ realm, the costume must present a related color scheme from head to foot to be fash- fonable. In this instance the winsome dress {s made of shantung printed tn ‘@ delicate patterning which silhou- ettes blue and rose against a white background. Designers, manufacturers, also the family dressmaker aud home-sewing women in general are rejoicing in the wealth of lovely materials which this season are at their disposal for the making of little folks’ apparel, They cite particularly the prettiness and at the sume time practicability of print- ed shantungs and printed linens which flourish in the fabric showings, like- wise the wearableness and attractive: ness of printed crepe. Yn making up youngsters’ fashions the very style points which are con- tributing So conspicuously to the smartness of adult fashions are be Ang exploited {n the children’s realm with utmost enthusiastn, For instance, the Ittle dress in the picture is styled “Buede gloves, the same considered tres chle worn with colorful evening gowns. | ‘Quaintest of all_are the. very: tong and not so long black lace mitts which are complementing the gown made all of Ince, also smartly in evidence with demure frocks which are sleeved with cunning short putts, In selecting gloves one needs to con: sider the styTe, the color and even the leather tn relation to the eostume and the other accessories, For afternoon fonger slip-ons have became the rage, ‘These are usually of suede or mocha In off-white shades, yellow or pinkish beige to blend with the stockings as a rule. A very smart’ color note for this season is to have gloves, hat, bas, find shoes of one shade, Pull-ons with decorated flare eutts are also considered good style, Sey eral Interesting types are shown in this picture, alse the newest lace With her handsome gown of white hoinherg mate, the evenineattired lady as tiustrated fs wearing an ex quisite pair of ling pale bine glace Kid gloves, Rhinestone buckles and & bow on one shoulder and at the belt provide the only trimming for her inodishly fitted-at-thewatst feo, JULIA BOTTOMLEY, ee eee a easier ea with the popular cape sleeves, the clrcular-flare hemline, and @ ‘most sophisticated jubot miade of self-ma- terial. Another mode whieh appears in rep: Hea of the costumes desixned for mother and grown-up sister is the Jacket sult, made of lively print sith. Most cunning models in miniature are laying siege to little daughter's heart Outstanding among these Is the Juck- et-and-skirt suit of printed crepe, ss well as those of shantung or linen, For every day wear polka dotted ef fects are perhaps in the majority. For tots the pleated skirt buttons on to blouse, while older girls uiay: if they So desire find cleverly devised yoke shirts which fit over frilly tuek-ins of dotted swiss, handkerchief linen ; also cotton net, which ts 80 very popular this season for-frocks and the blouse. Very charming printed silks, which are designed for the very young, are patterned in quaint Dresden effects, depleting children at play. Suits ot monotone pastel spun silks or of flat crepe in a solld color are also vogulsh for little daughter. JULIA BOTTOMLEY (0. 1086: Wenthan Sownsaner Uslen). OUK STUDENT NURSES. Director Dudley 8. Blossom’s city welfare department leads in the number of “temporary” civil service appointments. wih 278, more. thar 82 per cent of the total number on its toster. Of the 27S. one hundred fiftystive are at the City hospital OC those (155), TH. are Eraduate nurses and 1S student nurses. Reb ailve to this, Secretary G. ©. Swalh OF the city civil service “commtisston Ie na nearge that it Is impossible to maintaln an eligible fist to meet the demands af the City hospital and that the saine Js trad ol the Tuber Jewlosis hospital where 17-autses are rated as “lemporary”” employees. With this Superintendent Pod. Mee Millan of the City hospital concurs, adding ‘that student nurses tre xe: lected by the principal of nurses up. on certain rules of qualifications. Thirty physicians, surgeons and dentixts are carried on the tolls of the welfare department ax “tempor ary employees. De ROG. Perkins, consulting laboratory director, the oldest in point of service, on the “temporary” rolls, wan appoluted Fob. 1, 1913, according to the civil service records. Secretary Swain suid only one examination for physt cians had heen held in the history of the commission and that was for district physicians, in 1924, Here you have the “low-down” on the department of the city’s service presided over by Director of Welfare Dudley 8. Blossom. It shows clearly how inexcusable has been his bar: ring of our student nurses from the City hospital in the last five or sis years, and too, in the face of the lack of graduate nurses so. greatly needed, not only in the City hospital but also at the tuberculosis hospital, in the face of which there are 79 “temporary” appointments of grad- uate nurses and 48 of student nurses because the eligible lists of both are far too short to meet the demands of the hospital. At the tuberculosi: hospital, the same. conditions ob tains. Here seventeen nurses are Fated as “temporary” emplosees Superintendent MeMillan says estudent nurses are selected by. the principal of nurses upon certain rules of qualifications.” Our physi clans particularly and “The Blossom Triplets”, (Counciimen George. Pasne and Bundy), must look inte these “eertain rules of qualifies tions,” immediately, and see tof that some of our eisls who desite to enter the nurses” training sehool at ihe City hospital are made familia with them so that they can meet thom and enter the school with the first cliss, this summer or fall, when Then too, there is no reason why our physicians, anrgvois and: dent ists should not be represented on the rolls of the welfare department Which Now carries thirty such “tem porary” employees, “Hf, Dr. Re G. | Per kins, consulting laboratory direc: tor, the oldest in point of service, om the ‘temporary’ rolls, having beer appointed Feb, 1, 1912", can hold iis position for more than seventeet years, “according to the civil service fecords,” surely our physicians, sur xeons and dentists, too, should have such representation in the welfare I department, under Director Blossom and be jgiven it at once, Put it up to “The Blossom Trip lets,” gentlemen, and at once, and you and our student nurses will fare Tar better in the matter of positions at the City hospital than you cat Gver possibly hope to in case of the establishment of a local “‘jim-erow” hospital, something the sane, senst ble and’ intelligent of our people o} this community will sever tolerate PACE LYNCHING CHARGES. Wathitla, SG —Telal of 17 Orie easily alleondanp eases Coding Cie waror aug Mieue pellee man of Walhalla, on "charges l : Bedy Muzcies Roar, Rumble Pea VER autalenery eats of the iman body te ger E companied by scraping, rending sounds, but fortu- ral tataly the one ie n0E ante Toanty censiive © Gear them, according to Sergius P, Grace, assistant vice-president of the Bell Telephone Laboratories, the experimental and research or- gasieason of os Bel Bree ee ie °°, S Ro Loar Y 04 Pe ONY or PRS aa ome Y t ei 2. = 7 Neca no A =F kW PA —~ Ne ie} (820m >) ee 4 During a recent demonstration of telephone equipment perfected in the laboratories, Mr. Grace amazed members of the Cleveland Chamber of Commerce by amplify- ing the “muscle-scraping” sounds until they attained almost deafen- ing volume. Attaching to a large loud speak- er an electro-magnetic pick-up de- vice developed by the laboratories, Mr. Grace placed the mechanism against his cheek and worked his jaw muscles, producing through the speaker a crescendo of rending noises not unlike the crash and roar of thunder. ‘Mr. Grace has made several in- teresting demonstrations in Ohio, having delivered addresses at vari- ous times in Cleveland, Akron. Co- tusshos and Dayton: ’ Iynehing Allen Green, 50-year-old Afro-American, has been set for July 7 in the court of general session here, ‘The decision to defer the trial ‘me, Monday, after the grand jury had brought true bills charging’ the men not only with murder but also with assault and batters, robbery, cnspitacy and reseue of & prisoner, Monday's speclal term of court was wndered after the victim was dragged from the Oconee county Jail here on the night of April 23 and earried 16 \ lonely spot where his hody was rid- dled with bullets AVERAGE LIFE NOW 46 YEARS. Death Rate Stoadily Declining But SUM Too High — Tuberculosis ‘Takes Heavy. Toll—South ‘end Rov. | Atlanta, Ga, — Instead of dying out, as Wax at one time predicted, Afro-Americans are steadily” grow: ing more healthy and their life «pan is Increasing, according to a state ment given out by the Commission ‘on Interracial Co-operation. Basing ‘its statements on figures furnished by the U. 8. Public Health service And Ule statistical department of the Metropolitan. Lite Insurance Co. the Commission says: “The gloomy prophecies of those who expected the solution of the great American problem through the Negro’s extinction have been com- pletely discredited by the experience of the last sixty years. In that per- fod his mortality rate has decreased fifty per cent or more, the present death rate being about'17 per thou- sand, as against 35 or 40 per thou- sand’ in ‘reconstruction days. — The present life span of Negroes is about 46 years, which represents @ gain in the last decade of approximately five years. Both in mortality rate and life ‘expectancy he today stands about where the white American Stood thirty years ago—by no means a bad showing in the light of the Well-known background disadvant- been made. “A study of the (wo million policy holders of the Metropolitan Lite In- surance Co, reveals a mortality rate still lower, the figures for 1936 be- ing 14,6 per thousand among this group as against 17-5 per thousand in 1911. “Most gratifying has been the decreasing mortality from tuber- culosis, which stil causes the death of one’ in every six. A decline of 14 per cent in the tuberculosis death rate between 1911 and 1926 and a | decrease of 54.5 per cent In tubercu- losis among children in the same [neriod indicates that tis peculiarly IMestructive disease Is rapidly yield- Jing 10 the determined aesauita that Jare being made upon it. With all [the gains that have been made, how- over, due to education, sanitation, jand ‘public health service, the death jrate is still much higher than that of white people—$7 per cent higher [in the cities and 49 per cent higher in the rural communities, according [19 the figures of the Publle Health service | “It will be a surprise to many to jiearn that the death rate ts’ much Higher in the cities than in the rural aistriets, and higher in the northern states than in the South. In. the census of 1920 Louisiana showed the [lowest mortality rate—13.5 per [thousand ——while seven other south- Jern states showed rates of 17.2. oF less, ‘That of New York, on the other hand, was 17.6, while in other Hnorthern states the "rate ran still “higher, reaching a maximum of 29.4 lin Michigan.” Long Distance Call , - _ Unites Girl, Mother * oe A girl and her mother, separatee for 1h pore, ere eoltad serena by a long distance telephone cal while still several thousand mile: one, Since her two-year-old daugh ter was taken from her and placec in the custody of another family Mrs. William Kendall of St. Marys ., has searched for the missing chia ‘She recently discovered that her daughter was living in Taft, Calif. and, upon hearing the news, im- mediately called that city by long distance telephone, A few mo- ments later she heard the voice of her child for the first time in 1¢ ane Ny UCK9 R CGYesmc Low Ruse ZA i 2 ae *@ fost NOU () sShereecrrets b PSeaea italiane ce Gees aat@ldahawXea sles Unnatural and mucous dis- charges can be avoided by de- stroying the germs of infectious doce: $t.10 at all druggists. 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