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Lee of Wilberforce, Miss Ursula Myers of Smith field and Miss Susie Enunice Lee, a Maryland public school teacher.—The S. S. Xmas cantata and the pageant, "The Light of the World." YOUNGSTOWN—Our group was well represented, Sunday morning, in the Federated churches "Go to Church Sunday" program, when seventeen thousand did so. Our churches were well filled at the morning services. At Oakhill Ave. A. M. E. church the young men's church, and evening service—Mt. Zion Baptist church officers were elected, last Saturday night, for the ensuing year; Rev. R. M. Reed, pastor. CORESPONDENTS 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, are posted 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 vertisements will be sent on application. CADIZ.—Miss Katherine and W. L. Johnson have returned from a visit in Warren.—Miss Grace Banks, formerly resident here, a graduate of the high school, who died in Steubenville, was buried from Simpson M. E. church, Tuesday afternoon.—Revival meetings at St. James A. M. E. church. Rev. W. T. Biggers, the able pastor, is drawing large crowds.—Among those who spent the holidays here with A WORLD RECORD For Attendance Upon Sunday Morning Church Services Owned by Senator Green. Last Sunday, the last Sunday of December, the Hon. John P. Green finished 1,560 Sunday mornings without missing some religious service, or being one minute late—from the first Sunday in January. M. B. Senator John P. Green. 1900, to Jan. 1, 1931. During two-thirds of the time, he has been five miles away from his church. When on the ocean en route to and from England, he would go, Sunday mornings, into the captain's cabin to the Episcopal service which is held on ocean-liners, every Sunday morning. When in Paris, he went to the Notre Dame; in Rome to St Peter's Church. When in Cleveland, do speech away from Cleveland, on Saturday he would attend church, the next morning, and occasionally preach for the pastor. This is a world record. When he began to make this record he was not thinking of doing so. His wife and daughter were confirmed on the first Sunday in January, 1900, in St. Luke's church, Washington D. relatives and friends were: Edw. Johnson of O. S. U., Chas. Lucas and Prof. Harold F. Lee of Wilberforce, Miss Ursula Myers of Smithfield and Miss Susie Eunlake Lee, a Moved school teacher, The S. S. X cantata and the pageant, "The Light of the World," by the stewardess board, were largely attended. — Robert Ballard of Cleveland and Mrs. Eloise Perkins of Willhamson, W. Va., have returned home. They visited their parents. — Mr. Johnson has returned to a visited relation, the lumbus and Bellefontaine. — Mrs. Bertha Redmond visited her parents in Canton. HILLSBORO. — John Harewood and Edw. Thomas, Wilberforce students, visited here during the holidays. — Mrs. Arthur Ames is quite ill. — Chas. Nelson entertained, Saturday evening. — Robt. Williams, a civil war veteran, died. Jan. 2, at his nephew, Toy Williams. Funeral, Sunday afternoon, from the residence, conducted by Rev. J. J. Burr. He leaves three nieces and two nephews. All attended the funeral. Two evangelists, Rev. and Mrs. Fowler, long serving church revival. — Miss Helen Johnson entertained, Saturday night. — Our Home Talent quartette gave an excellent program at the A. M. Church, Jan. 2, and Mrs. Ada Highwarden, a delightful party, Saturday night, in honor of her guest, Miss Virginia Jackson of Piqua. — Mr. and Mrs. Archie Cole and niece, Constance Goodson, visited in Dayton, Sunday. — Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Bolden were called to Columbus, Sunday, by the latter's daughter, Mrs. Ruth Cotman's serious illness. — Mrs. and Mrs. Chas. F. Cole entered at a turkey dinner, Sunday, Mrs. Flora West, Mrs. Gertrude Christy, Mrs. and Mrs. Jas. Cwes and son, and Mrs. Kella Hardin. — Mr. and Mrs. Enoch Frye and Mr. A. Jones of Cincinnati were here, Sunday. C. It was at that time that he decided to set an example for young people to follow, and so, during these thirty years, has kept that "light burning." When his son, Theodore, was dying, Senator Green went to church. He was dead when his father returned. The nurse had told Mr. Green that Theodore would live till afternoon. So he went to church, read an address, and on his return home learned that his son had been dead, ten minutes. Bishop Rogers, who has just taken the place of the deceased prelate, Rt. Rev. W. A. Leonard, has just licensed Mr. Green as a lay-reader in the Episcopal church. JEW RAPS GENTILE! "HITS HIM A DAISY, TOO" Columbus, O.—"My people were writing books, making history, A. M. limb," were the retaliation of Alfred K. Stern, Julius Rosenwald, of platform colloquy with local attorney (white), on of the dedication of the American High 29, '30. Edwin J. Turner. ANOTHER DEPUTY COUNTY CLERK. A Native of Findlay "Placed" By Councilman Payne, County Clerk Cook and National Committeeman Maschke. Charles J. Gray, 4206 Cedar Ave., born at Findlay in 1892, was educated in the grade and high schools of that city and at Wilberforce University. He is married but has no children. His father, a local leader of our folk in civic and political matters in Findlay for twenty-five years, was a rural mail-carrier for thirty years, and until retired on a pension. He died four years ago. Charles Gray has been in Cleveland since 1919, and during this time M. R. S. Charles J. Gray. was proprietor of a barber shop in Lakewood and on Cedar Ave. Recently, he was appointed a deputy clerk by County Clerk Thomas C. Cook thru the efforts of Lawrence O. Payne, councilman and leader of ward 11 in the Republican organization of which Mr. Gray is an active worker. He is a member of a lodge, F. and A. Am of a lodge and a active member of Cuyahoga lodge, Elks, this city, being past secretary of its trustee board, past chairman of the trustee board of the past exalted rulers' council, No. 1, District No. 15; past first vice-president of the Ohio state association, and holds a commission as special deputy of Ohio on the grand staff of the I. B. P. O. E. of W. Mr. Gray is also a member of the Caterer's Association and Mt. Zion Cong. Church. Credit for his involvement is due to his Honor Maurice Maschke, National Republican committeeman of Ohio, and head of the local Republican organization. STATE TREASURER DAY Again Leads in the Recognition Given Our People of Ohio in the State Treasury. Fremont, O. Jan. 4, '31. Hon. Harry Clea Smith, Editor Gazel Smith, Cleveland, Dear Mr. Smith--You have probably noticed in the papers of yes- M. terday the announcement of my appointments in the State treasury. I am glad to say that one of these, that of John Fossett, is a colored man, and that this makes three colored men, employed in the office, that of John Fossett, is one more than at any other time, except during the time that I served as treasurer before when there was three. At no other time and under no other treasurer has there ever been more than two. And I may say that there were numerous white men who applied for the position. Yourselves since Harry S. Day, Treasurer of Ohio. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS LEADER OF THE ABOLITIONISTS AND ANTI-SLAVERY ADVOCATES, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER. Large and Most Enthusiastic Audience Gives Speaker Ovation at the Opening and Closing of Address—Poindexter Brotherhood of the Second Baptist Church Leads. Columbus, O.—The Second Baptist church of this city, Dr. E. W. Moore, pastor, was filled, New Year's night, with an exceptionally fine audience to help the Poindexter Brotherhood of the church celebrate the centenary of the Boston Liberator. Wm. Lloyd Garrison's great anti-slavery and abolitionists paper, Smith of Cleveland, editor of The Gazette the speaker of the evening. It was indeed a great meeting and a grand success in every way. In introducing the editor attention was called to the fact that for nearly fifty years Mr. Smith, editing The Gazette, had battled for the race, in season and out, and was privileged other groups of Americans enjoy under federal, state and local laws; also that during his six years' service, as a member of the Ohio Legislature, M. H. Judge Albion W. Tourgee. he had secured the enactment of more and better laws for our people than all of the more than twenty odd other Ohio Afro-American legislators. His Civil-Rights and Anti-Lynching laws, upheld for more than thirty years by Republican court, Ohio Afro-American court, stand as onbeacon lights and have, for Afro-American legislators, for the period mentioned. The editor was greeted with the Chautauqua salute and immediately began a concise yet illuminating discussion of the life of the greatest of abolitionists, their leader, William Lloyd Garrison, which was at once intensely interesting and illuminating, and covered the period from his birth in 1805 to his practical retirement from active participation in the country's affairs at the close of the war of the rebelled states, and recital which the large and enthusiastic audience frequently punctuated with round after round of spontaneous applause, and thoroly enjoyed. At its conclusion Mr. Smith spoke most interestingly of other abolitionists and anti-slavery advocates: namely, the great Wendell Phillips whose oration on Toussaint L'Ouverture will live forever; Charles Sumner, and his federal Civil Rights law; the great Henry Ward Beacher, Ellijah P. Lovejoy, martyr, like Wm. Lloyd Garrison also an editor; our greatest anti-slavery advocates: the great Frederick Douglass, and Sojourner Truth. Then Harriet Beacher Stowe of "Uncle Tom's Cabin" fame, Judge Albion W Tourceur, U. S. Senator Joseph Bloch Powell, Other leaders of the race) and a quarter and a half century age many of whom the editor knew personally were referred to by the speaker in such a way as to thoroly arouse the large audience. In concluding Mr. Smith not only illustrated but stressed the race's crying need of aggressive and unselfish leadership, characterizing it as "our greatest need of the times." At the conclusion of his speech the audience, led by Dr. Elbert W. Moore, arose to their feet and gave him such an ovation and testimonial in the way of applause as will ever remain a pleasant memory with not only the speaker but all who were so fortunate as to be present and participate in it. As before the opening of the 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 NARY! LOYD GARRISON BOLLITIONISTS AND ANTI- VOCATES, EDITOR BUBLISHER. Plastic Audience Gives Speaker ing and Closing of Address— berhood of the Second meeting, so as its close, a large orchestra furnished splendid music. After praising the speaker and his long service to the race, the pastor of the church called attention to the need for a pastor employed the Second Baptist church was doing, and urged greater support of the Polnexher Brotherhood, U. S. Senator Joseph B. Foraker. making a very interesting talk indeed. Dr. Moore spent Monday in Cleveland where he addressed the Ministers' Conference in the morning and the W. Madison Ave. Baptist church in the evening, one of the largest white congregations that arguably had a telephone speaker as well as a "live-wire" pastor. The proceeds of the "centenary" celebration were added to the church's fund for the unemployed and needy. Editor Smith remained in the city until noon, Friday, in order that he might call upon Gov. Myers Y. Cooper and make a plea for a pardon for former Councilman Thos. W. Fleming of Cleveland. While here, he was the guest of Dr. Moore and his splendid helpmate. Both Thursday and Friday and Friday our leading business men of this city, placed a large and beautiful automobile at Mr. Smith's disposal, on the suggestion of Dr. Moore. DOINGS OF THE RACE. There were twenty-five lynch-murders, last year; only one white. Detroit now has only two Afro-American lieutenants of police. The third one died last week. The New Jersey commissioner of banking and insurance has selected an Afro-American for his department of the state service. Col. Benj. O. Davis, U. S. A., has been assigned by the War Department to teach military science again at Tuskegee (Ala.) N. & I. Institute. Congressman Fred Hartley, of Newark, N. J., has recommended one of our lads for appointment to the U. S. military academy at West Point, N. Y. All of the judges* of the Texas Supreme court made a Christmas call on Alex. Phillips, age 80, court porter for 30 years; who was very ill at home. the drunken policeman (white) who was insulting and abusive to Mrs. Inez R. Wilson, D. K. Williams and three other members of the cast of "Green Pastures," N. Y. City, recently, was made to apologize to them in the presence of Inspector of Police Lobdell and others. Mrs. Wilson is the older daughter of Mrs. John P. Green of Cleveland, O. Carl Cartwright (white), age 24, southern chemical engineer, and Marjorie Dorsey of Cambridge, Mass. a native of Missouri and a graduate of the University of Florida; Hans Olson (white) and Julia E Harvey, age 41, a native of Kitts, B. W. I., both of N. Y. City, Gonzalo Rodriguez (white), age 40, and Josephine Martinez, age 35, whose parents were natives of Cuba, were married, week before last. The women are members of the race. --- One Year ..... $2.00 Six Months ..... 1.00 Subscribers are requested to remit by postoffice money order or registered letter. Entered at the postoffice in Cleveland, Ohio, as second-class mail matter Address all communications to HARRY C. SMITH Editor and Proprietor THE GAZETTE 226 W. Superior Ave., Cleveland, O. (Bell Phone: Cherry 1259) Member Ohio Legislature: 1894 to 1896; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902. IN UNION IS STRONGER. 10,000,000 Afro-Americans. 350,000 in Ohio. 60,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1931. COOPER, GREEN, MARTIN. Mrs. Louise J. Pridgeon, president of the Harlan club of this city was wrong when she made the charge in a letter to Gov. Myers Y. Cooper, Jan. 3, 1931, that he had "ignored the candidacy of Atty. Alex H. Martin" who was one of the two "Afro-American candidates for appointment as judge of the local Municipal court. While it is to be regretted that the Governor did not find it possible to appoint Senator John P. Green to the position, the oldest practicing attorney at the local bar, he did not ignore the candidacy of either the Senator or Martin, but gave the matter long and careful consideration. The effort of the Cleveland Bar Association, supplemented by that of the Harlan club, to have the Governor appoint Martin was a misdirected one for reasons so well-known that it is not necessary to repeat them at this time. The Governor is only to be praised for his refusal to appoint Martin, especially since he had an opportunity to withdraw from the contest, when he knew he was out of it, failed to do so and thus aid materially in the appointment of Senator Green. MAKING BAD SERVICE WORSE. A thirty-day zone trial of fivecent trolley fare on four East Side lines, from the Square to E. 55th St., to start Feb. 1 has been authorized by the City Council's committee on traffic which has several Afro-American members. The trial will be conducted on Woodland, Kinsman, Broadway and Union lines. Why not the Central Ave. line? This is squarely up to Councilman Lawrence O. Payne! The revision of schedules on the E. 30th St. crosstown line so that service between 7 P. M. and midnight will be eliminated has been authorized by the council committee on transportation, of which there is one or more Afro-American members, and Traction Commissioner Ballou authorized to do the revising. Here's another matter for Councilman Payne to wrestle with. Come on, brother, and make them stop ignoring and injuring the service on the only two street-car lines in the city that operate almost wholly thru the heart of the section most thickly populated by our people. They have done nothing to improve the service on either of these lines, but have only steadily made it worse. And now they are preparing to still further curtail the service, Lord, have mercy! One can stand (anytime during the day or night) and wait for a Central car, until he near freezes or gets bow-legged. He can walk, even to Cedar or Scovill Ave., and get much better service. WHY? J. W. JOHNSON EARNED IT. According to reports eminating from N. Y. City, headquarters of the N. A. A. C. P., James Weldon Johnson, for some years secretary of the organization, has resigned and been elected a vice-president and a member of its board of directors. The reports have it that Johnson's resignation was the result of pique over the election of Major J. E. Spingarn, for many years one of the best known Jewish friends of the race and long affiliated with the N. A. A. C. P. in one official capacity or another. Johnson had undoubtedly earned the promotion, while great influence had to be exercised to induce Major Spingarn to accept the position owing to the demands of business connections on his time. The former knows the work of the organization better than anyone else connected with it, and there is no question as to his competency. In the light of the service he has rendered, it does seem to us, especially since it required extra effort to secure Major Spingarn, that Johnson ought to have been elevated to the presidency. Being elected vice-president and a di- rector removes him from the direction of very much of the N. A. A. C. P.'s activities and as a matter of fact is a demotion rather than an elevation as some of our contemporaries would impress their readers. We verily believe that if Johnson had been at the helm instead of absent on a vacation, the N. A. A. C. P. would never have been misled into its unfortunate political activities of last fall, certainly not to the extent of practically soliciting funds from Democratic candidates for U. S. Senator to use in a misguided effort to defeat certain Republican candidates for the position. A lack of political experience was undoubtedly the cause of Acting-Secretary Walter White's being so easily misled into making so harmful a mistake. The N. A. A. C. P. really ought to have elected James Weldon Johnson president, as a matter of fairness and justice to its best worker in recent years, Prof. Neval H. Thomas (deceased) excepted. WALTER L. COHEN. The recent death of the Hon. Walter L. Cohen, comptroller of customs at New Orleans, removes from the field of political action about our only state-leader in the South. Deas of South Carolina, Joe Lee of Florida, Pledger and later Johnson of Georgia, Morton of Alabama, Hill, Lynch and Hurst of Mississippi, Demas, Pinchback and Cohen of Louisiana, Cuney of Texas are now nearly all gone. We knew everyone of those named, counting most of them personal friends. Among all there was hardly any more active and lovable a character than Walter Cohen, whose Louisiana delegation to the St. Louis Republican National convention which the "illy-whites" of his state were opposing, Rud Hynicka of Cincinnati, then Ohio Republican National committeeman, at our request in compliance with a telegram from Cohen materially assisted to be seated in the convention. We have not seen Walter Cohen since our last meeting at the nation's capitol when his conference with President Warren G. Harding followed ours. In Cohen's death the race sustains positive and almost irreparable loss. He was intensely loyal, thorny experienced and exceptionally able; a real leader! HEAR! HEAR!! The ROUNDER WHAT'S DOING! Atty. Alex. H. Martin of this city, the first of the week, started a suit against John J. Riehl of the Riehl Printing Co., Emmett Mead, E. 130th St., and the editor of The Gazette, for $25,000, alleging as "false, defamatory and libelous", a publication, he claims was made in this paper on or about August 30, 1930, which had reference to the resolution introduced in the East End Political club, some months ago, by Mr. Mead. Just too bad, isn't it? At a group meeting of the American Political Science Association at Hotel Statler, last week Wednesday, Prof. R. C. Spencer of W. R. U., in criticising the proportional representation system of electing local city councilmen, said among other things that "the ballots cast in the 12th ward were the best marked in the city because the rosters were so drilled. This is another complier to Atticus. He is the leader of the ward, and Councilman Herman H. Finkle, who is "to the manor born" as far as the 12th ward is concerned, having lived there most of his life. FLOGG POUTY ACTRESS Star in a "Movie" Being Made in Africa Lashed—It Cured Her. New York City.—A sound whipping is a first-rate cure for temperament in a movie actress—if, Maj. T. Court Treatt hastened to explain today, you're making a movie in Africa and your star is an Arab maiden. "My wife and I lived among an Arab tribe in the western Sudan and made a film built around them, and I arrived the British explorer Samuel de Champlain, namely the Comanias" to study the technic of American film production. "Our star was a beautiful Arab girl, daughter of a sheik. She developed a temperament when she learned she was the center of attraction. She came late, complained she did not feel like acting, and tried to tell us how the picture I sent her to the mairie of the tribe shopping for mild admendishment. He had her punished with twenty lashes. From then on she was as good as gold and a very fine actress." He Wasn't "Down Home." Detroit, Mich., Jan. 2.—"Major" Alfred Allen (white), who was convicted of criminal assault on a charge preferred by Mrs. Cynthia Hutchins, 448 E. Forest Ave., was last week sentenced by Judge Guy Miller of Wayne county circuit court to a period of five to 10 years in the state prison at Jackson. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1931 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.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 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: Section 6278. "Mob" and "lynching" defined. 6279. "Serious injury" defined. 6280. Damages in case of assault. 6281. Damages in case of lynching. 6282. Damages recoverable by legal representative of victim of lynching. 6283. Person suffering death or injury by mob trying to lynch another. 6284. 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. 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 an unlawful act, the meaning of this chapter (93 v. 161 2). Section 6279. The term "serious injury," for the purpose of this chapter, shall include such inquiry as per manually or temporarily disables the person receiving it from earning a livelihood by manual labor. (93 v. 161 3.) Section 6280. A person taken from officers of justice by a mob, and assaulted with whips, clubs, missiles or in any other manner, may recover, as hereafter provided, a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars as damages from the county in which the assault is made. (93 v. 161 4.) Section 6281. A person assaulted and lynched by a mob may recover, from the county in which such assault is made a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars; or, if the injury received therefrom is serious, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars; or, if such injury result in permanent disability, to earn a livelihood by manual labor, a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars. (93 v. 12 5.) Section 6282. The legal representative of a person dying from injuries received from lynching by a mob, may recover of the county in which such injury occurred, a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars damages for such unlawful killing. Such sum shall be applied to the maintenance of the family and education of the minor children of such person so lynched, if any survive him, until such children are of legal age, and then be distributed to the survivors, share and share allike, the widow receiving an amount equal to a child's share, there be no widow or minor children of such person, 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 recovered shall not be a part of the estate of such person so lynched, nor be subject to any of his liabilities. (93 v. 162 6.) Section 6283. A person suffering death or injury from a mob attempting to lynch another person shall come within the provisions of this chapter. He or his legal representatives shall have a like right of action as one purposely injured or killed by a such a moun. (93 v. 162 6.) Section 6284. Action for the recoveries provided for 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 next succeeding tax levy for such county, shall be a part of the judgment in every such case. (93 v. 162 8.) Section 6286. If the decedent so lynched has minor children surviving him, the fund shall be turned over to a regularly appointed guardian. 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 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 member of the mob and be liable to sons in the state relative to Slu One of cage teams Hotel five Monday n the Shaugh of class A main game Richardson city tosser Syracuse n Buffalo q Bros. team, times, to 30 to 26. I hate always to be writing you about my troubles, Al, but if I had marred some small town girl like you did or better yet if I'd thought of the idea of not getting married at all we would of all been better of. And why? Here I am out here with Jack Dempsey who if he'd in all like some he himself fight experts say then this here Bobby Jones and I stand out there every day and let him ask me, a big game guy and don't want to dive for the mast, and all the Mira. does to complain about me hanging around with low prize fighters and ask me for more dough. I wonder if she thinks I could earn any dough reading this her social register. So I've put my mind to take on Kid Dugan in one of the prefeminine roles before what Dempsey不会 promise to take the big fight even though he won't promise to take the big fight even though he like him. Sorry, Al, I can't have a duet for it girl, but there n't no amine Oakley and don't be aap enough to pay the prices they're asking. Your friend. 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 (Kentucks) have also enacted anti-lynching laws, in recent years, like Pennsylvania and New Jersey The Ohio law follows: OBJS. ed. representative of victim of lynching try by mob trying to lynch another. costs in tax levy. inst member of mob inst another county. such action. (93 v. 162 10.) 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 enforced while a member of the 71st General Assembly, in 1894: The General Code of Ohio: Sec. 12340. Whoever, being the proprietor or his employee, keeper or manager of an inn, restaurant, eating house, barber-shop, public conveyance by land or water, theater or other place of public accommodation and amusement, denies to a citizen, except for reasons applicable alike to all citizens and regardless of race or color, the full enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities thereof, shall be fined not less than four dollars more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days or both Sec. 12941. Whoever violates the next preceding section shall also pay not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars to the person aggrieved thereby to be recovered 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 as they as they should, but expect it to do for them what they should and must do for themselves, under it, in the courts. "The Old Rellable" 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 especially desire of hearing from persons in the following named cities: Springfield, Columbus, Toledo, Steubenville, Zanesville, Wilmington, Xenia, Washington C. H., Lancaster, Piqua, Lima, O., and other places, particularly in Ohio, where we have none. Write to the editor of The Gazette, 226 West Superior Ave., Cleveland, O., and terms will be sent promptly. Our readers will oblige us greatly by founding us the addresses of persons we have corresponded, and others in the state, to whom we can write relative to the matter. One of the strongest amateur cage teams of Buffalo, the Vendome Hotel five, made its appearance, Monday night, in Cleveland against the Slaughter Bros. "Muny" cagers of class A, at the Elks' hall, in the main game of a carnival. Harold Richardson, former Buffalo university tosser, and Chick Jackson, a Syracuse man, are mainstays of the Buffalo quintet. The Slaughter Bros. team came from behind, three times, to finally win by a score of 30 to 26. Startling overhead shots Jack Koefe. HERE'S ANOTHER LETTER FOR YOU, SACK YEH, IT'S MY WIFE'S WRITIN', SUPPOSE SHE WANTS TO TELL ME I'M HURTIN MY SOCIAL STANDIN' HANGIN' AROUND WITH YOU LISTEN, KEEFE, YOU AIN'T HELPIN MINE NONE YOU KNOW IF YOU THINK IT WOULD PAY YOU TO HIRE ME TO LEAVE, I'M WILLIN' NO, SHE'S WRITIN' ME ASKIN' FOR A HUNDRED BUCKS SHE SAYS SHE HAS TO HAVE WHY DON'T YOU SEND IT TO HER? I AIN'T GOT IT, SO I'M SENDIN' THE LETTER BACK TO HEIR MARKED, "OPENED BY MISTAKE" AN OPPORTUNITY! Slaughtered Buffalo. without P FOR H "My mirror tells me that my hair and complexion never looked better. PORO Preparations are really wonderful" SOLD BY PORO AGENTS EVERYWHERE or order direct from PORO C 4415 SOUTH PARKWAY CHICAGO Now Come RING I The man whose brilliancy of anecdote, woven int turned baseball slang i Lardner's genius was n adventures of baseballs Jack Keefe, in The Funniest "You 4415 SOUTH PARKWAY PORO BLOCK, 44th to 45th ST. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 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 "You Know Me, Al" JACK KEEFE by Peoples, who tallied 11 points in all, placed the Bisons ahead, but a last-period spurt, led by James and Smith, clinched the contest. The Majestic Elks met the Montgomery Dentists in the prelim. Leaves $7,500,000 for Education. Birmingham, Ala.—The will of Harvey J. Woodward (white), capitalist, of this city, leaves $7,500,000 for the development of a new system of education in that state under the leadership of the Alabama Educational Foundation, and provides for some 50 or more institutions of learning. It bars the Jews, "Negroes," athletic, fraternities and aliens, except the British. No "Negroes" are to be employed except as laborers and only as teachers. Only teachers are necessary. All teachers must be men and come from above "Mason and Dixon" line, the North. Bans "Birth of a Nation" St. Paul, Minn.—Showing of the malicious and contemptible motion picture "The Birth (Rape) of a Nation" was ordered stopped, last week. The city council later a declaration of American citizens had protested against it. Keefe's Mistake MY DUTIN. SHE TELL ME MY ANDIN' FOUND LISTEN, KEEFE, YOU AINT HELPIN MINE NONE YOU KNOW IF YOU THINK IT WOULD PAY YOU TO HIRE ME TO LEARN IM WILLIN BOLLEGE PORO BLOCK, 44th to 45th ST. ILLINOIS IS LARDNER! face of wit and compelling charm to stories on every current topic into classic Americanese. never better expressed than in the 's most celebrated "bonehead, of all Slang Comics Know Me this famous feature has appeared all the large cities of the United haring the genius of Ring Lardner olitan daillies and national maga ill hereafter present regularly to ship "YOU KNOW ME, AL". If You Miss Laughing You'll Be One In A Hu 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 metropolitan dailies and national magazines, this newspaper will hereafter present regularly to its readers the comic strip "YOU KNOW ME, AL". If You Miss Laughing With Lardner You'll Be One In A Hundred Millions. Additional Local Graduates, this month, of all Greater Cleveland High schools are eligible to examinations for a free scholarship in the Cleveland School of Art, which will take place, Jan. 17, says Alfred Mewett, acting director. Winner of the competition will enroll early in February in the art school. The mid-winter meeting of the board of directors of the National Baptist Convention, of which Dr. L. K. Williams of Chicago is president and Prof. R. B. Hudson of Selma, Ala. is secretary, will open, Jan. 28, at 10 a. m. at Shiloh Baptist church, Rev. A. L. Boone, pastor. To county Auditor John Zangerle, the following were appointed to defend persons in Common Pleas court by its judges, last year: Wm. R. Green, deceased, April 14: paid $700; Perry A. Frey, April 24: $1200; S. M. LoPresti, Johh. O. Payne, May 5: $950; L. O. Payne, May 7: $890; A. H. Martin, Perry B. Jackson July 3: $900; John P. Green, Chas NO, SHE'S WRITIN ME ASHIN' FOR A HUNDRED BUCKS SHE SAYS SHE HAS TO HAVE WHY DON'T YOU SEND IT TO HER? Use PORO VANISHING CREAM. It will make your skin smooth, clear and soft. It prevents that shiny look, and makes a perfect base for your powder. PORO Face Powder, Rouge with Matching Lip-stick which best blends with your complexion. Many shades to choose from. ORO HAIR AND SKIN "PORO" EXFOLIATE 20 ANTI VENETO WASHING CREAM Made in the USA PORO OXIDE CREAM PETER HARRIS Me, Al" shared in leading newspapers United States. Lardner with leading metro- magazines, this newspaper only to its readers the comic ing With Lardner Hundred Millions. Cavano, Morris Morgenstern, Nov. 13: $700; John P. Green, Morris Morgenstern, Dec. 4: $500. The Musical Magmages after a successful five-week tour of the West, came home, vla. Chicago, to spend the holidays with their families. They re-opened in Oil City, last week, en route to Philadelphia and New York City, and will return in January to Chicago. Personnel of New York City, E. Davis, Geo. Early, Harry T. Ford, E. Johnson, Armand Brown, Charlie Rose, James Bonds and George Early, Jr. Small Bank Failures Washington, D. C.—John W. Pole, controller of the currency, in his annual report, says: "The situation of the small banks has become serious with 742 failures of institutions with $300,000,000 deposits in the first 10 months of 1930. There were 522 failures in the same period of 1929 with deposits of $200,000,000." Subscribe NOW! By RING LARDNER I AINT GOT IT, SO I'M SENDIN' THE LETTER BACK TO HER MARKED, "OPENED BY MISTAKE" Cor. Cedar Ave. and E. 77th St. A HOME FOR YOUNG MEN! 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All reading matter for publication in current issues of The Gazette must be in the office by noon, WEDNESDAY, of that week, at the latest. Display advertisements accepted until 4 p. m., WEDNESDAYS! HARRY C. SMITH 226 West Superior Avenue, Cleveland, O. (Opposite, Hotel Cleveland.) Notary Public Bell 'Phone: Cherry 1259 Classified Advertising Department FOR RENT. — A four-room suite (up) at 2347 E. 86th St. Nice rooms in good condition; front and back entrances, and porch. All modern conveniences. Aerial for radio, also. Small family. No children. $31 a month. Call, CHerry 1259. WANTED. — A needy woman wants washings to be done at home, and also housework if she can bring her baby with her. Will also work in exchange for clothes for herself and four children. Mrs. Clark, 2181 W. 61st St. Cleveland, O. FOR RENT. — Five rooms (down), at 2417 E. 82d St., modern and in good condition. Call, CHerry 1259, or call at Suite 302, No. 226 W. Superior Ave., opposite Hotel Cleveland. CLEVELAND Social and Personal Robert Ballard visited his parents in Cadiz during the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Allen, of Quebec Ave., have a brand new 11-pound baby daughter. Sidney Thompson, Jr., spent the Christmas holidays with his parents, "Col." and Mrs. S. B. Thompson, of Pierport Ave. J. Clinthorne of Chicago, a graduate of Case School of Applied Science, is spending the holidays with his parents in E. Blvd. Mrs. Anna L. Johnson of Cincinnati visited her mother and brother, Mrs. Jennie and Hayes Morris, respectively, E. 84th St. The Perry B. Jackson Republican club musical tea at Mr. and Mrs. Robt. Turner's, E. 142d St., recently, was thoroly enjoyed. Thornton Taylor, E. 128th St., custodian of Lafayette school, was married, recently, in Chicago, to Miss Mary Johnston of Greenville, Miss. Miss Sadie Williamson, E. 81st St., entertained at a very pretty dinner-party, last Friday night, Atty, and Mrs. Peter Boult and Mr. and Mrs. Allen H. Dorsey. Miss Hazel Mosby and Beatrice Wright, local public school teachers, attended the annual convention of the Sigma Gamma Rho sorority at Gary, Ind., last week. Mrs. Katherine H. Forbes, pianist, E. 80th St., entertained her pupils at a Christmas dinner in honor of Miss Eloise Talbot of Danville, Ky., a former pupil. The Christian Community center, 2712 Scovill Ave., served over 200 needy people a Christmas dinner. Rev. Sylvester Williams, head of the center, is a "live-wire." Rev. Harry E. Richardson, a Harvard theological student, former clerk in the local post office, will preach at St. James A. M. E. church, Sunday morning and evening. As we go to press, it is rumored that Mr. Edw. Ramsey, proprietor of the barber shop at E. 86th St. and Quincy Ave., died, last week Friday, and was buried Monday. Prof. Lonia V. Jones, head of the violin department of Howard University, Washington, D. C., spent the holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louia S. Jones of Drexel Ave. The joint installation of newly elected officers of Cuyahoga and King Tutt lodges, Mary B. Talbert and Glenara temples, will be held, this Saturday evening, at King Tutt rest. Atty. Wm. Saunders stood No. 1 in a class of fifteen who took the state civil service examination, a few months ago, for investigator. He was our only one to take the examination. Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emmett Mead, E. 130th St., a Kent Normal student, entertained about fifty young folk at a Christmas party during the holidays. Atty. Perry B. Jackson, W. S. Randolph, W. R. V. medical student, Wm. W. Cardoza, O. S. U. attended the meeting of the executive council of Alpha Phi Alpha in Pittsburgh, last week. Current rumor has it that Hayes Morris and Mayme L. Cole of Detroit, Miss Grace Lomax of Juvenile court and a well-known Cleveland musician, now teaching in Washington, D. C., are soon to wed. Edwin Grist and Mrs. Blanche Glenn, Walter Winlock of Cedar Ave., and Lucille Rice, Myrtle Wal- --- ROSENBERG'S DRUG STORE N. W. Cor. Central Ave. and E. 55th St. MRS. VIOLA BOLDEN'S 8609 Quincy Ave. The Gazette regularly should notify copy delivered promptly. b business matters to The Gazette nk, 226 Superior Ave., West, oppo- you wish to see the editor call carefully examine The Gazette's purchases. Business men who have the patronage of our people assurance that they want it. lication in current issues of The by noon, WEDNESDAY, of that advertisements accepted until Y. C. SMITH Avenue, Cleveland, O. Hotel Cleveland.) Bell 'Phone: Cherry 1259 FOR SALE.—By the owner who lives in the house: A fine six-room home in E. 89th St., lot 27x110, modern, everything in first-class condition! To see it is to want to own it. Call THE GAZETTE, Cherry 1259, in the afternoon, or address Box M. 226 W. Superior Ave., Cleveland, O. FOR RENT.—Six rooms and garage on South Blvd. A bargain for good people. Call FLorida 2261-J between 6 and 8 P. M. WANTED, LADY PARTNER. Truthful, honest, good typist, knowledge of bookkeeping, good personal ability to meet the public intelligently, to establish Must have $100 or more to invest. Full or part-time service. Exceptional opportunity for an ambitious woman. It will pay you to investigate. Write to B. B., Box 2, c/o The Gazette, 226 W. Superior Ave., Cleveland, O. ker and Jas, Kellogg, Hiram Broy and Maurine Williams, Thos. Holloway and Mary Turner were married, recently. For rent, five nice rooms (down) at 2417 E. 82d St. modern and in good condition. Call, CHerry 1259 or call at Suite 302, No. 226 W Superior Ave., opposite Hotel Cleveland. Harold Thomas, Arthema Lawher and Ernestine Oliver of Wilberforce U., Geneva Potts of Kent Normal and Betty Stokes of Mich State Normal school, Ypsilanti, visited their parents during the holidays. Miss Hattie Stewart of Crennell Ave., who entertained her class (Naomi) of the young people's department of St. John's S. S., during the holidays, was presented a beautiful linen set for her dining room by its members. The Fellowship breakfast at Cedar "Y", Sunday morning week, arranged by Capt. Chas. E. Fry, executive sec., proved a very successful and enjoyable affair. A Mr. French of Howard University was the principal speaker. Bishop N. C. Greaves, head of the fifth district of the C. M. E. Church, died, Dec. 13, of a paralytic stroke at St. Louis, his home. Funeral was held, Tuesday afternoon. Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Askew of this city attended the funeral. A two-day basketball carnival, sponsored by the Public Athletic league, will open at public hall, today (Saturday), at 1 p. m., and is the first of a series of like entertainments, the proceeds of which will go to unemployed sportsmen associated with the league. The only FREE employment agency in Cleveland is the State-City Employment Agency at the City Hall, maintained by the state of Ohio. No charge is made when you file your address and request for employment. Many of our people do not know this. Tel all you can. There is a four-room suite (up) at 2347 E. 86th St. (near Quincy Ave.) for rent at $31 a month. This is very cheap for such nice rooms, in good condition, with front and back entrances, a large porch and all modern conveniences; also an aerial for adjoining. Small family with no children. Rooms can be seen between 6:30 and 7:30 p. m. Miss Ernestine, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hawkins, E. 71st St., was married to Vernon Thomas, Dec. 31. The reception, the same evening, was by about 30 guests. The newlywed, who received many beautiful presents, are located at 8002 Golden Ave. Miss Blanche Bouch, Indianapolis public-school teacher, spent the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Hunter, E. 86th St., and was royally entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Sam ONLY WAY TO SAVE HELLO, SAM. WE TUR TO THE LEFT AT THE NEXT CROSSING FOR MOUNT COSTARD WHY NOT ARRANGE THE SEATS LIKE HELLO, SAM. WE TURN TO THE LEFT AT THE NEXT CROSSING FOR MOUNT COSTARD. ONE MAN SHOULD ALWAYS SIT IN THIS POSITION FOR READING SIGNS THAT ARE UPSIDE-DOWN. 66 MILES TO CHEESEBURG. HELLO, SAM. I THINK WEED BETTER STOP AT LUMBAGO FOR LUNCH-IT'S FIVE MILES FROM HERE. 12 V. MILES TO CARBUNCIE. BONE-WILE SUTAGE LAKE. WHY NOT ARRANGE THE SEATS LIKE THIS SO YOUR GUESTS CAN READ ALL THE DIRECTION SIGNS AND SAVE YOU THE TROUBLE OF STOPPING, BACKING UP AND TWISTING YOUR NECK. American News Features, Inc. THE GAZETTE CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1931 ONLY WAY TO SAVE TIME AND TROUBLE WHILE TOURING Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. Alphonse Stepney, Mr. and Mrs. Orlando Wise and Miss Mary Bunch. Rev. H. W. Evans of St. Louis, is the new pastor of Lane Metropolitan C. M. E. church. While in St. Louis, he pastored the largest church of that denomination, the membership of which numbered over 3000. Dr. Evans has re-organized Lane Memorial church, adding many new features. Rev. J. Albert Sterrett, able pastor of St. John's A. M. E. church, delivered a very interesting address at the Elks memorial service held, Sunday week, in Mt. Zion Cong. church. Attty Raymond Chambliss, master-of-ceremonies; Mr. Harry Kersey, chairman of arrangements committee. Several Elks organizations rendered appropriate musical selections. The Cedar Ave. branch of the Empire Savings and Loan Co. has moved to the E. 55th St. headquarters-office, and the Supreme Liberty Life Ins. Co., which recently absorbed the Anchor Life Ins. Co., has moved their offices from E. 71st St. and Cedar Ave. into the building vacated by E. S. and L. Co.'s Cedar Ave. branch. Latest New Year's greetings received are from: Maj. Allen S. Peal, Commander; Mr. Made Cump, Columbia; Mr. Maude and Mrs. Williams of Baltimore, former residents of Cleveland; former Gov. Harry L. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Polence, Mrs. Lenora Craig, Roy S. Sector and Mr. and Mrs. I. S. Powell, this city, and a "check" from Editor Wm. H. Steward of the American Baptist, Louisville, Ky., for Three Hundred and Sixty-five happy and prosperous days. The editor of The Gazette returned, Friday afternoon, from Columbus, where he delivered an address at Second Baptist church, on the centenary of William Lloyd Garrison's paper, The Boston Librator. The celebration was under the auspices of the Poindexter Brotherhood of the church and a decided success in point of attendance and every event the editor called on Goy Myers Y. Cooper in the interest of a pardon for former Councilman Thos. W. Fleming. Rev. C. E. Askew, wife and son, Thos. Jackson, spent the week-end with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Owens, and husband of Hotel Geraldine, E 40th St. Dr. Askew is pastor of Mt. Olive Baptist church, Detroit. Mrs. Askew and Mrs. Owens are the only living daughters of the late Rt. Rev. J. A. Beeble, an outstanding bishop of the C. M. E. Church. Mrs. Owens has been appointed to the very important position of the Church and is splendidly director of religious educa- fitted for the work by experience and training. Schedule of local civil service examinations: Jan. 23, storekeeper, county; Jan. 24, shipping clerk, board of education; Jan. 27, specification writer; Jan. 28, junior cashier, city; Jan. 29, pilot, division of fire; Jan. 30, sanitary sergeant, promotional (city); Jan. 31, assistant custodian; Feb. 3, asst. coal inspector; Feb. 4, bookkeeping machine operator; Feb. 5, microscopist, city; Feb. 6, bath-house supervisor, city; Feb. 7, building inspector, division of housing; Feb. 10, office manager, architect's office; Feb. 11, supt. of ballastics, div. of police. Holly Cooley, E. 82d St., after two years' service in the filing department of the county clerk's office, has been transferred to the criminal division of the office. John H. Perry, in charge of the filing department since his appointment, in 1921, was offered the position Mr. Cooley has accepted but preferred to remain where he is. Charles J. Gray, our new appointee in the office, Mr. Cooley as Mr. Perry's assistant, and the foregoing our people are indebted to the genial County Clerk, Thos. C. Cook, and the leader of the local Republican organization, the Hon. Maurice Maschke, Republican national Committeeman of Ohio. Rev. E. W. Moore, pastor of Second Baptist church, Columbus, was in the city, Monday, to address the Minister's Conference at 10:30 A.M. and to deliver a lecture at Madison Avenue. Baptist church W. Smith E. at 7:30 P.M. Dr. Moore is one of many ministers, a fine speaker. He has for years pastored churches in this section of the country and on the Pacific coast, only returning from the extreme west, a few months ago, to pastor Second Baptist church, Columbus, over which Rev. James Poindexter (deceased) presided many priests prior to fifteen years He was to guide him Horace C. Bailey, E. 43d St., and Rev. Sylvester Williams of the Community center, Scovill Ave. and E. 28th St., while in the city. Last week, Eugene F. Cheeks lost his case against the Mills Restaurant Co., Euclid Ave., between E. 6th St. and the Public Square, Cleveland, because of a prejudiced jury's verdict which was contrary to both our Ohio Civil Rights law and the evidence in the case. Accorded with the Ballot, the defendant and his witnesses detested the illegal discrimination—the refusal because of color or race, or both—which is all sufficient for victory, and Cheeks has only to carry is case to a higher court in order "I OWE IT ALL TO HI-JA" How wonderful it is to be beautiful! 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Thornton Taylor, E. 128th St. stood first in the civil service examination held, several months ago, by the civil service commission for the position of custodian of county buildings, the test being held to fill the position at the county courthouse being temporarily held, at that time, by former Councilman Anton B. Prostry (white). Clarence Atkins, a brother of Deputy City Police Harvey Atkins, stood second, Mr. Prostry, third. He was appointed permanently to the position. Taylor is one of our only two local custodians of public school buildings. Clarence is the other. taken, Tuesday, late in the day for ment, as he grew the sudden sinkh phone message to Wednesday after the statement Condition was fail Bella Bundy, is a upon him. LeRoy Bryant and Jas. Edwar pleading guilty to and being sent to formatory, while At the first trial, to 3 for acquittal LeRoy was within 30 minutes E. Skeel, was严 for the jury, stries he wanted to be all, without refe According to Dr. Harry A. Lipson, Councilman LeRoy N. Bundy's physician, the latter was recovering from a serious sinking spell which Monday night climaxed a ten-day siege of double pneumonia. Fire squad, No. 1, worked over him for more than an hour to revive him, was successful, left him in a dangerous situation, according to the doctor. Bundy also suffered from a heart attack and complete collapse, his physician said, and was DURING ONE MAN SHOULD ALWAYS SIT IN THIS POSITION FOR READING SIGNS THAT ARE UPSIDE- DOWN MAN SHOULD SIT IN POSITION FOR RUNG SIGNS ARE 66 MILES TO CHEESEBURG ```markdown ``` emical Co. GEORGIA Them! Co taken, Tuesday, to City Hospital late in the day for emergency treatment, as he grew weaker following the sudden sinking spell. A telephone message to City Hospital, late Wednesday afternoon, was answered by the statement that Dr. Bundy's condition was fair. His wife, Mrs. Bella Bundy, is also in attendance unon him. LeRoy Bryant, Ralph Cauton and Jas. Edwards, the last two pleading guilty to a robbery charge and being sent to the Mansfield reformatory, while Bryant stool trial. At the first trial, the jury stood 9 to 3 for acquittal. On the second trial, LeRoy was found not guilty within 20 minutes. The judge, Lee E. Skeel, was very fair in his charge to the jury, stressing the fact that he wanted to be fair and just to all, without reference to race or color. Ex-Champion Johnnie Killane stood loyally by Bryant through the prosecutions; as also did Paul Hamilton Squires, sporting editor of the Plain Dealer; ward RADomski, manager of Bryant, heavyweight champion of the state since winning the Plain Dealer's "Golden Glove" contest in 1929. Atty. Joseph L. Spitz, of the Ulmer Bldg., represented him and conducted the case so successfully as to bring about the discharge and the verdict of not guilty. 66 MILES TO CHEESEBURG A man in a plaid shirt and a hat sits on a barber's chair, holding a razor and a comb. 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GREEN Attorney-at-Law Room 510, Blackstone Bldg. 1426 West 3rd Street CLEVELAND, OHIO Notary Public Office Phone: MAin 2912 Res.; 614 East 107th St. Phone, GLen. 3453 Don't Throw Away Your Copy of The GAZETTE After Reading It But Give it to a Friend or an Acquaintance who might Subscribe after Reading It The twentieth century has its Paul Revere, probably not as picturesque as the Paul Revere of revolutionary days, but certainly more efficient. A woman in a headset is speaking into a microphone in a radio station. The background shows a mountainous landscape with a road running through it. When the dam across the end of Lake Lovenskold reservoir broke recently, a Mathis, Tex., telephone operator, Mrs. Goldie Jenkins, was among the first to receive word of the break. Knowing that a flood of water would rush at terrific speed through the Nueces River valley endangering the lives of nearly 5,000 inhabitants of little towns in the valley, Mrs. Jenkins immediately telephoned warnings to towns in the flood's path. News of the broken dam spread throughout the valley. Residents fled to higher ground. Messengers were sent to stop all railroad and automobile traffic entering the danger zone and riders scoured the surrounding country to warn hunters and fishermen of the impending deluge. Mrs. Jenkins worked 16 hours at her switchboard without relief, answering thousands of calls for information concerning the flood. Her rapid dissemination of warnings by telephone undoubtedly averted a grave disaster. Knights of St. John Commandery, of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament church, is putting on a drive for 1931 to make it one of the outstanding commanderies in the jurisdiction of northern Ohio. Monday evening, the new petitions were in effect. The officers pres; law Darby, first vice-pres; Jas. Elden, second; Geo. Carter, messenger; Edw. Lomax, lfm. sec.; Edw. Pomquet, treas; Goodrich, Smith, Mackey and Butts, trustees. The commandery will give a dinner in the near future, the catering for which will be under the direction of the chairman of the entertainment commission, Col. "Judith" Johnson, Rev. Father McKinney addressed the commandery, Monday evening, and pleased it greatly. His talk was an inspiration. On Oct. 4, '30, Joseph Gerlick, age 23, a pawn-shop employee on Woodland Ave. at E. 40th St., followed Eugene Russell, age 22, and John Askew, age 21, up E. 40th St. with an automatic revolver, after they had an argument in the shop over a credit slip that belonged to Askew. He called to them to return to the corner where he had collected in crowd of white fellows to the Eugene gene saw Joseph running back of them he said to John: "He must have a gun or he wouldn't be running as us." Then slipped a pocket-knife up his sleeve and they started running, but Joe overtook them. Another member of the race happened to be passing by, saw the excitement and started across the street, when one of the boys called to him for help. This caused Joseph, who had 'overtaken the boys and was abusing them, to turn his head to one side and then chick the gun to a stabbed him to abbot Eugene who stabbed him in the left temple. Eugene was arrested and had a preliminary hearing in the police court, several weeks ago, and was bound over to the grand jury before which he was to have appeared, yesterday (Friday). Strikes in Haiti Settled. Port-au-Prince, Haiti—Strikes in the banana, lumber and coffee industries, which began a week ago, were settled, Monday, with the intercession of the minister of the interior, who induced employers to grant a 50 per cent increase in wages. --- "I honor the man who in the conscientious discharge of his duty dares to stand alone; the world, with ignorant, intolerant judgment, may condemn, the countenances of relatives may be averted, and the hearts of friends grow cold, but the sense of duty done shall be sweeter than the applause of the world, the countenances of relatives or the hearts of friends."—Charles Sumner. THE FASHION WEEKLY PARIS SKETCHES WHICH TELL 'WHAT'S DOING' WITH VELVET WHERE many of the season's smartest fur coats are gathered together—what a gorgeous spectacle! In their presence the very atmosphere seems to be charged with a spirit of luxury. And how intriguingly are they styled—the fur coats which are at this moment glorifying the midwinter style pageant. It seems that fashion is discovering new types of peltry to add to the list with each passing season, nor are any omitted from the present style program. The variety of furs represented in the current modes is amazing. The latitude offered in choices of peltry tells only part of the story, for fur coats, as they are this winter, were never so cunningly and diversely styled. It seems that the new models are "willing to go to any length" to achieve the chic silhouette. The range includes everything from the jaunty little bolero to short hip-length jackets to the finger-tip length (see model to the left in the picture), and on and on to three-quarter to seven-eighth, with special emphasis being given to PARIS SKET 'WHAT'S I IN THE accompanying sketches made in Paris from the original models, a fascinating story is told as to "what's doing" in leading ateliers where the haute couture make velvet their theme. At a recent fashionable wedding which took place in the French capital, the bridesmaids wore draped turbans of light green chiffon velvet and shaded grosgrain trimmed at the nape with pale pink sweet peas. These were Reboux creations, as was the little royal blue velvet cap-fitting chapeau which the mother of the bride wore. The shirred drapes were caught under 100 a gray pearl jewel aid there was a side trim of blue osprey as you see sketched above. The first little velvet frock sketched in this group is a very wearable daytime type. In its cascade drapery which diagonals across the front of the blouse, with a corresponding drape accenting THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1931 the stunning full-length coat types. From the styles illustrated one senses the charming contrasts which go to make up this season's fur coat program. These elegant furs were the selection of Genevieve Tobin, which is 'nuff said, for these Hollywood stars sure do know style. The finger-jacket of burunduk is slightly bloused at the back. The collar is effective worn up around the neck or thrown open. In Paris the jacket of striped fur worn with a black velvet skirt is a much featured fashion. The beige ermine coat to the right is a very exquisite affair. It preserves the slender lines which are the envy of every woman, and it carries an air of quiet elegance. It does not matter what type of fur be used for the coat, whether inexpensive or of fabulous value, it is sure to be styled with fetching details and to interpret a silhouette of distinction, for that is the way of all the this season's models—they are smart to the pth degree. CHERIE NICHOLAS. (@ 1831 Western Newsage Union.) one side of the tunic there is a suggestion of Greek influence. In the two sketches which immediately follow we are reminded of the outstanding importance of the fur-trimmed costumes. Suits, ensembles and dresses which are invisibly trimmed with fur are the smart note for mid-winter. The mode elegante pictured to the extreme left is styled of bretlichwanz velvet trimmed with a wealth of black fur. Note how the fur border about the bipline defines a peplum effect which is a favorite silhouette for daytime modes. Paton fashions the ensemble sketched to the right of it of handsome black velvet. It carries the message of several significant style features, two of which are the interesting scarf neckline and the wide border of fur which outlines a Russian blouse effect. Also the wide-brimmed hat is likewise of velvet. 1920s At the top of the group to the right we are given a glimpse into the future of prints, ```markdown ``` for it is just such printed frocks as this which we will be wearing soon. In fact, are wearing right now, for the new prints have made an earlier appearance than usual. The velvet cape and the velvet wide-of-brim hat are an attractive innovation. The marvelous evening coat here sketched is a Worth creation. The blouse back, the wide wrap-around girdle effect, the novel sleeves with their flowing drapes are made possible because of the suppleness and exquisite sheerness of the velvet employed in their styling. CHERIE NICHOLAS. (© 1931 Western Newspaper Union.) Telephone Brings Aid to Miners Trapped by Explosion of Gas OPERATORS CALL RELIEF AGENCIES Ohio Bell Men Rush Special Line to Scene of Disaster TRAGEDY stalks in isolated places, but always there is a telephone somewhere within reach that will carry the call for aid to the proper agencies. This was true when a mine disaster brought grief and suffering to inhabitants of the little town of Millfield, located in a secluded mining district in Athens county. A private telephone line extended between offices of the Sunday Creek Coal Company in Millfield and the mine, a distance of more than a mile. This was used for the transaction of routine business, but at 1:30 p. m. one Wednesday, it carried a message of horrible significance to galvanize the sleepy little mining town and send its residents pouring out over the road to the mine. Deadly Gas Forms A violent explosion had ripped through the shaft, dealing death and destruction by its force and loosening clouds of deadly black damp. The deadly vapor permeated the shaft and tunnels, placing the finger of death upon every living thing that came within its path. That first telephone call was relayed through the Chaucey exchange of the Athens Home Telephone Company and thence to Athens, but not before its horror had chilled the heart of the Chaucey operator whose husband was fire boss at the mine. With the sickness of dread dragging at her heart, the Chaucey operator, Mrs. Benjamin Fielder, flashed the word into Athens. Whatever might have happened to her husband there in the mine, Mrs. Fielder must shoulder the responsibility at her switchboard. Messages that came over the private wire from the mine must be relayed at Millfield to reach Chaucey and thence switched to Athens. Upon the Chaucey operator depended the securing of swift aid and the marshalling of the resources of the rest of the state to the aid of the stricken miners, imprisoned there in the dark shafts and tunnels, their lungs fighting for air that they could breathe and live. Operator's Heroism Mrs. Fielder made the connection and signalled frantically. An Athens operator responded. The call for aid was passed to the chief operator and the telephone wires began to receive the heavy load of traffic that taxed them to capacity for three days. Under the direction of Mrs. Mary Cunningham, chief operator, every available doctor and nurse in Athens was located by telephone and dispatched to the scene of the disaster. In addition, the Ohio National Guardmen were mobilized to aid in the rescue work. Having taken care of the immediate emergency, Mrs. Fielder was relieved at the Chaucey exchange by her sister, Mrs. Mabel Johnson. FLEMING HEARING The Former Councilman's Wife and the Widow of Officer Ochme Asked the Governor to Pardon Frederick M. in order in the State Capital. Columbus, O.- Mrs. Lethia Fleming, wife of the former councilman; Mrs. Margaret Oehme, widow of Detective Walter Oehme (deceased); "Col. Sidney B. Thompson, Atty. Alex. H. Martin and others of Cleveland appeared before Gov. Myers Y. Cooper at the state capitol, Monday, asking a pardon for former Councilman Thos. W.- Fleming, who is serving a sentence of two years and others of the tertiary, as the result of Oehme's charge of accepting a $200 bribe from him for assistance rendered him in securing nearly $2100 for medical services, etc., from the city of Cleveland thru its City Council. The history of the Fleming case is so well and generally known that it is not necessary to recount it at this time. Mrs. Oehme and her mother died in the state of the state, who is to be succeeded in office on the 10th of this month by Gov.-elect George White (Dem.), affidavits in which among other statements appear the following: "This is the first time," said her husband to her on Mar. 7, 1930, a few days before his death in a Cleveland hospital, "in my life that I have ever feared anything. I have a feeling that I will survive. I will talk to straighten out the matter of the bribe-charge against Tom Fleming. It was not true that I gave the $200 check to him as a bribe, in the Elks' club in the fall of 1927. The check was delivered to Mr. Fleming in payment of attorney's fees and not as a bribe. It was not accepted nor received by him as a bribe. I checked for me, retained a portion thereof to apply on his fees and returned to me the balance." Mrs. Oehme also said that she was forced by her husband to testify against MRS GOLDIE FIELDER MISS EIHEL BOLING MRS. MABEL JOHNSON MRS ETHEL BOLLING MRS MABEL JOHNSON She then, and only then, set out for the mine to learn the fate of her husband. Word of the mine disaster spread like wildfire. Signal lights flashing on the telephone switchboards in. Athens and adjacent towns resembled a host of fireflies with their insistent appeal for a connection with the mining town or with coal company officials and agencies of aid. Emergency Measure Ten minutes after the report had been received at Athens, a relief operator, Miss Ethel Boling, was speeding to Chauncey to aid in handling the calls which passed to and from the mine through the Chauncey switchboard. Local and long distance traffic in Athens alone leaped to four times its normal volume. A constant stream of calls poured in for Millfield, many of which could not be completed. With the demand for telephone service so urgent, facilities at Millfield were inadequate to handle the calls. The equipment, which ordinarily suffices for a mining town of that size, consisted of 25 telephones served by four circuits leading into Chaucey. There were six telephones on each line with an anxious person at each of the six telephones, struggling to get a chance to use the line. Calls coming into Millfield from the mine had only one route, that of the coal company's private wire. Newspaper men began to arrive in great numbers, by land and by air in every possible conveyance. The news was gathered at the mine, but reporters were required to traverse the mile to Millfield in order to telephone their offices. Special Telephone Line Special Telephone Line At 6:00 p. m. Wednesday, a representative of The Ohio Bell Telephone Company reached the mine, and, sizing up the situation, deter- Fleming during the trial of the case. Fleididavit was made on April 25, 1930, and corroborated by that of her mother. Mrs. Fleming asked the pardon of her husband, first, because he is I Thomas W. Fleming. innocent of the charge upon which his conviction rested; called attention to his activity of four and two cities of Gov. Myers Y. Cooper, and for all other Republican candidates, national, state and local, for many years; his assistance of many other persons in and out of politics, and also called attention to the distressing fact that years of his years is seriously threatened unless his liberty can be secured immediately. Many other interesting facts were developed by Mrs. Oehme, Mrs. Fleming and others during the conference which ought to prove of material assistance in securing his immunity. The action he would not announce that action he would take in th mined to get a special telephone line extended out to the mine for use of newspaper men and for the transmission of official business. Ohio Bell Telephone plant plant reached Millfield at 2:40 a.m. Thursday and the work of putting in the line was started. The best point of contact was found to be on the Athens-Glouster line, which is operated jointly by the Athens and Glouster companies. The connection was made in the town of Millfield. That started the big job. A mile and a quarter of impenetrable darkness, of rough, hilly terrain, lay between Millfield and the mine. The line was laid along the ground, over logs and tree branches, along fences, and everywhere that it could be placed without endangering the wires. Two mining camps were in the path and the line was elevated to poles through these camps. As the wire came in 1,000 foot reels, it was necessary to splice it as each reel was exhausted. This was done by the aid of the automobile lights. Fast Work At the end of three hours of strenuous labor, the task was finished and a telephone was set up at the mine, a few feet from the shaft. The wonder of it was that when the telephone was connected, the line worked perfectly, regardless of the obstacles that had been in the way and the doubtful facilities for splicing by the aid of only automobile lights. With this telephone installed at the mine, the work of newspaper men was greatly facilitated. The line was used also by the mine and government officials. Telephone traffic continued high all through Thursday and Friday. Most of the traffic was between the mine and Columbus or Cleveland, and newspaper men were the principal users. Calls were received matter but it is confidently expected that a padron will be issued Fleming upon the expiration of the Governor's term of office, next week Saturday. Strange Contrast At Turkey Shoot A strange contrast was presented at Aurora, O., recently with the atmosphere of 1830 carried out in decorations, costumes and events of a turkey shoot, but with these events directed by a modern public address system. This broadcasting device, installed by The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, consisted of a microphone similar to that used in radio and four loud speakers placed at advantageous points about the grounds. Announcements were audible simultaneously to all of the 4,000 persons assembled. About 30,000 Bell Telephones are connected or disconnected on the average each working day. Approximately 17,000 linemen and linemen's helpers are employed by the Bell System. Telephone service between the United States and Mexico was opened to subscribers of the Bell System in 1927. Long Distance service of the Bell Telephone system reaches more than 89 per cent of the World's telephones. The total annual distribution of directories published by the Bell Telephone system is more than 35,000,000. from distant points all over the country, however. During the period between Wednesday and Friday night, more than 1,500 outgoing long distance calls passed through the Athens exchange, which normally averages about 300 per day. During this period, there were about 2,000 incoming calls. An extra force of operators was kept on duty at Athens to handle the increased traffic, which affected all the cities and towns in the vicinity. Immediately following the explosion, the Ohio Belfchief operator at Lancaster sent three operators to Nelsonville to relieve the congestion there. Hours at Switchboard Miss Ethel Boling, Athens operator who was on duty at Chauncey, did not leave the switchboard from 1:30 p. m. Wednesday until 3:00 p. m. Thursday, when she took a temporary respite of three hours. Returning to the switchboard then, she worked until 11:00 p. m. Mrs. Mabel Johnson also spent long hours at the Chauncey switchboard. Through the vigilance of these two, the service never faltered. It was maintained up to the limit of the equipment. Eighty-five calls passed through Chauncey between 1:30 p. m. Wednesday and midnight, whereas the average is but 25. On Thursday, 130 calls were handled. From the standpoint of lives lost, the disaster was the worst mine tragedy that Ohio ever has known. Eighty-two were killed, including officials of the Sunday Creek Coal Company and of other organizations who were down in the mine on an inspection tour. The rescue work proceeded slowly as the force of the concussion had torn away the brattles in the shaft and these had to be replaced before fresh air could be circulated through the tunnels. 'Phone Man Has Varied Career What a man can do when he sets his mind to it has been shown by Arthur Milburn, division commercial engineer for The Ohio Bell Telephone Company at Dayton. While securing his education, Milburn pursued a variety of occupations that put the "jack of all trades" of former days to shame. eer for The Ohio Bell Telephone Company at Dayton. While securing his education, Milburn pursued a variety of occupations that put the "jack of all trades" of former days to shame. His versatile accomplishments include those of plumber, painter, carpenter, paper hanger, grocery delivery clerk, theater doorman, tool designer, draftsman, clerk, lawyer, telephone rate engineer, violinist—and bachelor. Milburn joined the forces of The Ohio Bell Telephone Company in 1921. For the most part during his telephone career, he has done commercial survey and development work. He served for more than a year, however, as rate engineer for the company with headquarters in Columbus. The Truth! What would cause other people to gnash their teeth and gird their loins is question of debate for us. Kick their beats, beat us, pile deprendations upon us, revile us, abuse us, lie about us, malign us and even impugn our valor and we are not unanimously insulted. It seems impossible to establish unanimity of insult in the black race.—Chicago (Ill.) Whip.