The Gazette

Saturday, January 17, 1931

Cleveland, Ohio

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EXPLAINS WHY NO FLEMING PARDON! IN UNION IS STRENGTH FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR EXPL In Town FRIENDS VISIT MRS. FERGUSON are good friends seen each other calls the other b Mrs. Ferguson ing 100 miles called this friend found it so easy now she "visits" She simply gives name of the town number, and is on call. The cost, only 60 cents. EXPLAINS IN TOWN or OUT ENDS VISIT by teleph MRS. FERGUSON and Mrs. Knight are good friends. When they haven't seen each other for a few days, one calls the other by telephone. Mrs. Ferguson also has a friend residing 100 miles away. Recently she called this friend by telephone and found it so easy and inexpensive that now she "visits" frequently in this way. She simply gives "Long Distance" the name of the town and the telephone number, and is connected as on a local call. The cost, for three minutes, is only 60 cents. FORTY-EIGHTH YEAR No.22. FRIENDS VISIT by telephone MRS. FERGUSON and Mrs. Knight are good friends. When they haven't seen each other for a few days, one calls the other by telephone. Mrs. Ferguson also has a friend residing 100 miles away. Recently she called this friend by telephone and found it so easy and inexpensive that now she "visits" frequently in this way. She simply gives "Long Distance" the name of the town and the telephone number, and is connected as on a local call. The cost, for three minutes, is only 60 cents. You too can call friends in other cities just as easily as you call those in town. The Cost Is Small Wherever You Call THE OHIO BELL TELEPHONE CO. See Us First for the JOHN Prices Rewardable JEWELER Eyes Carefully Examined 8133 Central Ave., Cleveland MER THE GOLDEN B DINE Entertained by Miss Meals, 50 Cents. AT TRAVEL 2453 E. 55th St. Mme. B. H. Burley, Prop. Private Park Make Reserv See Us First for All Goods in Our Line JOHN S. HALL Prices Reasonable. Satisfaction Guaranteed. JEWELER AND OPTOMETRIST Eyes Carefully Examined and Glasses Properly Fitted Central Ave., Cleveland, O. CHerr MEET ME AT THE GOLDEN SLIPPER TEA ROOM DINE AND DANCE Entertained by Miss Bobby Jones and Miss Jenkins als, 50 Cents. No Cover Ch AT TRAVELERS' HOTEL 53 E. 55th St. 'Phone ENdicott S. B. H. Burley, Proprietor T. W. Whitey, M. Private Parties, Dances, Etc. Make Reservations in Advance. See Us First for All Goods in Our Line JOHN S. HALL Prices Reasonable. Satisfaction Guaranteed. JEWELER AND OPTOMETRIST Eyes Carefully Examined and Glasses Properly Fitted. 8138 Central Ave., Cleveland, O. CHerry 1878 MEET ME AT THE GOLDEN SLIPPER TEA ROOM DINE AND DANCE Entertained by Miss Bobby Jones and Miss Jenkins Meals, 50 Cents. No Cover Charge. AT TRAVELLERS' HOTEL 2453 E. 55th St. 'Phone ENdicott 8938 Mme. B. H. Burley, Proprietor T. W. Whitey, Manager Private Parties, Dances, Etc. Make Reservations in Advance. TWO INTERESTING BOOKS By JOSEPH C. MANNING FADEOUT Tells how and why our po- their Constitutional Rig- discussion of the Klan and $1.00. From Five This is Mr. Manning's life 1870 to 19 FADEOUT OF POPULISM show and why our people of the South are depr ir Constitutional Rights. Brought down to dati sion of the Klan and Anti-Saloon League Politics. From Five to Twenty-Five is Mr. Manning's life story embracing the period 1870 to 1895. Price, $1.00. Tells how and why our people of the South are deprived of Their Constitutional Rights. Brought down to date by discussion of the Klan and Anti-Saloon League Politics. Price, $1.00. BOTH BOOKS FOR $1.50. T. A. HEBBONS, PUBLISHER, 184 W. 185th St., Dept. B, New York City. --- BULL RUNNER THE GAZETTE ESTABLISHED, AUGUST 25, 1883 And Issued Every Week on Time Since CLEVELAND, OHIO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1931. 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. YOUNGSTOWN.—Oak Hill Ave. A. M. E. church was well filled, Sunday morning, to hear the pastor, Rev. C. D. Dixon, deliver a very interesting sermon. Bishop W. H. Heard of the third Episcopal district of the Church, will preach, Sunday morning and evening. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Garel, two daughters and two sons, are located at 2306 E. 103d St., Suite 2, Cleveland.—Persons having news items for the Youngstown letter should mail them on Saturday or Sunday, at the latest, to D. D. Dancy, 114 E. Federal St., this city. 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 vertirements will be sent on application. HILLSBORO.—Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Jones and son visited relatives in Bainbridge, Sunday evening,—Jas. T. Young sustained a stroke of paralysis, Saturday evening, and is in a serious condition at this writing, at his daughter, Mrs. Grace Trimble's.—Robert H. Young died at his sister, Mrs. H. Ford's, early CORRIESPONDENTS 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 it for them is desired. Lists of names, wedding presents, programs, obituary notices, inquiries for relatives and advertisements of all kinds. ILLUMINATING! Dr. Frazier of Fisk on Dr. Moton of Tuskegee. While in Rochester, N. Y., during the holidays, I called on Dr. R. R. Moton, principal of Tuskegee, Dr. Moton was convalescing at Strong Memorial hospital, following a major surgical operation. He told his audience of three that there were many hopeful signs in southern university and college circles and that the younger generation tired of the ancient prejudices. He questioned a life lesson effect that it would not be long be fore white and colored graduate students would be working together. [Name] I repeated the gist of Mr. Moton's remarks to Prof. E. Franklin Frazier of Fisk, who was in Cleveland for the annual convention of the American Sociological Society, Prof. Frazier ridiculed them. "The trouble with Tuskegee," he commented, "is that it is always glossing over the true situation. If there are twenty lynchings a year, Tuskegee sees only fifteen. Here and there in the South a white professor may occasionally teach a class of 'Negroes' in some nearby town. A Tuskegee sociology may take a trip to a 'Negro' to get a 'Negro's' point of view. But these things have been going on for a long time and they do not herald any great reform." — David H. Pierce (white), Cleveland, O. DOINGS OF THE RACE. Atty. Albert Burgess, president of the Mound City Bar Association, has been practicing law in St. Louis for 52 years. With a large amount of its assets "frozen", and a bank and Trusting, Co. of Norfolk Va., has closed an order of the state auditor, last week Monday. John Ryan of Tacoma, Wash., whose color is not very evident, edits Ryan's Weekly and in November, has again elected to House of Representatives on the Republican ticket. John was first elected, as a member of the Farmer-Labor party. 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. HILLSBORO. — Mr. and Mrs. Edw. John and son visit relatives in Bainbridge, Sunday evening, — Jas. T. Young sustained a stroke of paralysis, Saturday evening, and is in a serious condition at this writing, at his daughter, Mrs. Grace Trimble's. — Robert H. Young died at his sister, Mrs. A. L. Ford's, early Saturday morning, after several weeks' illness. Funeral, Monday afternoon, at the Baptist church, conducted by Rev. P. H. Smith. He leaves two sisters and many other relatives. — Aaron Young of Cincinnati is here visiting his mother. — Mrs. C. M. Gragston, Mr. and Mrs. H. Williams and daughter, dressed the former in daughter, in Wilmington, Sunday. — Miss Alice Cole entertained twelve young folk, Saturday, in honor of her twelfth birthday. 1931 LESSON COMMENTARY. National Baptist Publishing Board At Nashville Continues Splendid Denominational Service. Among the large number of helps, periodicals and denominational tracts, issued monthly, quarterly and annually at the National Baptist Pub. Board's plant in Nashville, the Sunday School, containing the uniform international series of lessons prepared under the direction of the international lesson committee. A copy of this excellent publication has just reached The Gazette. The book, volume 28, was written, edited, printed, bound and published in the plant established by the late DR R. Boyd, founder, secretary, treasurer, manager, and now conducted by his son, Rev. Henry Allen Boyd, to whom we are indebted for our copy. Aside from regular lessons for every Sunday in the year, it has special helps for the several departments, and blackboard illustrations of each lesson, the exposition, references and authorized version, a bible dictionary, with the Introduction for each quarter. Unique among its features is the especially prepared inset leaf of the teacher's class record for each quarter and the teacher's memorandum. This publication was edited by the late Rev. J. Hull, A.M. D.D., who had just completed it when he passed away on a trench route from the National Baptist Convention in New York to Nashville. Henry Allen Boyd declares that it is the first distinctively Baptist Sunday School lesson commentary ever issued by a denomination, regardless of race. Dear Sir;—I wish to call your attention to a program on the radio over the new station, WGAR, located on top of the Statler hotel building. One night last week, "Steeple Calls," sponsored by the Community church, of 14800 Detroit Ave., and announced by its pastor, Rev. Frank H. Nelson, who came here laterly from Delroy Beach, Fla., in which he used the mongrel terms, "darky" and "n — r", in telling a story about a colored man. I have written Rev. Nelson and Mr. John W. Patts, manager of the station protesting and requesting Mr. Patts take steps to prevent a recurrence of such insults by any who use the station. I know you want to know these things and thought maybe you would like to communicate with the gentleman. Kindest regards from my wife and me, I am The Gazette is indebted to The Riehl Printing Co., Courtland Bldg., 1312 Ontario St., City, for several large, very pretty and useful calendars for 1931. This company has a large number of Gazettes for ten years or more and is also owned by the most reliable job-printing establishments in the city. Yours truly, Herbert L. Taylor, 2204 E. 90th St. GOV. M. Y. COOPER ON FLEMING CASE. The Governor Tells Why He Could Not Issue a Pardon—Sorry He Had to Disappoint Good Friends. Office of the Governor. Columbus, O., Jan. 10, '31. Hon. Harry C. Smith. Editor, Gazzette, Cleveland, O. Editor, Gazette, Cleveland, O. My dear Mr. Smith: I—have before me your editorial (Cooper, Green, Martin) which appeared in The Gazette under date of Jan. 10, '31, in relation to the appointments of municipal judges in Cleveland. Obviously, with nearly one hum- 46 L. P. J. Gov. Myers Y. Cooper. drived applicants from which I must make a selection of five members for the bench, there was bound to be certain disappointments which I greatly regret. Your editorial treats the matter with such fairness and sympathetic understanding, that I wish you to know of my appreciation. Office of the Governor Columbus, O., Jan. 10, '31. Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor Gazette, Cleveland, O. My dear Mr. Smith:—I greatly regret that I was momentarily out of the office, at an important conference, at the time you called a few days ago. I should very much have liked to discuss with you the case of Mr. Fleming. I have given this case a great deal of considera- . tion, and regret it has not been possible for me to grant the request of yourself and many others who have talked with me concerning it. But I am sure you recognize my difficulty. The case has only recently gone through the courts, and I am just going out of office. It seems to me that it is too early to take action and that I have not had sufficient time to make proper investigation. I believe if you will think the matter through as I have been compelled to think it through, you will agree with me. I dislike to disappoint good friends like yourself and I wish it might be proper for me to act at this time in Mr. Fleming's behalf. Mrs. Richard W. Smith, E. 99th St. gave a wonderful dinner in honor of her husband's birthday, Dec. 28. The house decorations were beautiful. Mr. Smith is the well-known head-waiter of the Wade Park Manor and treasurer of our National Association of Hotel Waiters and Employees. Since the editor's birthday does not arrive until Jan. 28, "Dick" can send him his cigars on that date. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS AGAIN LEADS IN THE NUMBER OF APPOINTMENTS GIVEN OUR PEOPLE OF OHIO. Appoints Two Clerks and a Messenger Who Are Paid More Than Many Clerks in Other State Departments. Fremont, O., Jan. 4, 31. Hon. Harry Clay Smith, Editor Gazette, Cleveland, O. Dear Mr. Smith:—You have probably noticed in the papers of yesterday 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, out of a total of 16 employees. This is one more than at any other time, except during the time that I served as treasurer before when there was good pay, in fact better pay than the average clerk in state offices. Mr. Gregory, who has been in the office as night clerk for many years receives $165 per month. Mr. Cain, the messenger, receives $155 and the man I have just appointed, Mr. Fosset, as the other night-clerk will start in at $150 per month. I appointed Mr. Cain during my previous term and have appointed Mr. Fosset at this time in place of the present incumbent who is a white man, a young student attending O. S. U., and of course am re- A. H. Hon. Harry S. Day. 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. Yours sincerely, Harry S. Day, Treasurer of Ohio. Office of The Gazette. Cleveland, Jan. 6, 1931. Hon. Harry S. Day. State Treasurer. Freeman. Dear Mr. Day:—Your letter of Jan. 4, '31, just received and I was very glad indeed to near from you, especially that you had, as usual, kept a pre-election assurance as to the appointment of Afro-American employees of the state treasurer's office should you be elected. I had not noticed the publication of your appointments in the daily papers possibly because I have been out of the city and unable to read them carefully since my return because of an accumulation of work which required immediate attention. I recall readily how tasks of selecting your assistance in the state treasury had been increased very naturally as the result of un-employment so general through the state and country. The Gazette is pleased to be able to carry proper announcement, this week, of your appointment of three of my people to positions and to give full credit. Is any one of them holding a clerkship? If not, I hope that will be your next advance, in my city, in the Afro-Americans, even at the university an additional appointment for them. With best wishes, for 1321, I am Fremont, O., Jan. 8, '31. Hon. Harry C. Smith. Hon. Harry C. Smith. O. Dear Mr. Smith:—Replying to your letter of the 6th inst., I wish to say that the three employees of the State Treasury to whom I referred, include two night clerks, who are really clerks, and a messenger, who also does a lot of clerical work. At one time the latter was classed as messenger and janitor, but the janitor work was taken off and he now does only messenger work. The night clerks, while on duty during the night, are employed during that time, although it does not take all their time, in open mail, sorting it into the different departments to which it goes, so sending, putting up mail, etc. In all of these positions require men who can be trusted thoroughly as there are many letters coming into the treasury during the night that contain cash and currency instead of checks and it must all be accounted for. The messenger job is also one of great trust as the incumbent is trusted with a great deal of valuable matter. These men receive as 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-sion with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWBIEST AND BEST published in the interest of Afro-Americans. E COPY FIVE CENTS RDON! EASURER DAY THE NUMBER OF APPOINT- UR PEOPLE OF OHIO. d a Messenger Who Are Paid any Clerks in Other good pay, in fact better pay than the average clerk in state offices. Mr. Gregory, who has been in the office as night clerk for many years receives $165 per month. Mr. Cain, the messenger, receives $155 and the man I have just appointed, Mr. Fosset, as the other night-clerk will start in at $150 per month. I appointed Mr. Cain during my previous term and have appointed Mr. Fosset time in place of the present incumbent in the white man, a young law student attending Q. S. U., and of course am retaining Mr. Gregory and Mr. Cain who were in the office. Trusting that this will explain the situation more fully to von I remain. Than Others Says T. Arnold Hill of the National Urban League of New York City—Luncheon Meeting a Great Success. T. Arnold Hill of N. Y. City, director of the department of industrial relations of The National Urban League, addressed a group of business and professional men and women at a luncheon-meeting in the private dining room of the Phyllis Wheaty Association, Wednesday noon, which was attended by ninety-four persons. Mr. Hill reviewed the causes of unemployment, cyclical, overproduction, underconsumption, replacement of manpower with machines. He stated that from his observations on a survey of conditions all over the country that our people were no harder by unemployment than the white man, the chief of being meted out to all alike. Mr. Hill offered no solution of the problem of unemployment but hinted at one in his statement that the present situation would result in a change in our entire economic pattern. In introducing him, Wm. R. Conners, executive secretary of our local welfare association, reviewed the work done by the association to believe that appeals had been made to personally, by letter, and by pamphlet. Mr. Conners also stated that in 1929 10,241 persons were sent to work; that in 1930 the number dropped to 3,590; day-work drop-off in 198 in 1929 to 298 in 1930. An appeal made to all those present to refer any job or possibility of a job to the local Association. In the evening Mr. Hill addressed a mass meeting at Mt. Haven Baptist church on the causes and remedies of unemployment, and com-munication to the local organization to help solve unemployment problems here. NEWEST BRANCH LIBRARY Opened to All Without Reference to Race, Creed or Color Like All the Other Local Branches. A letter to The Gazette from City Civil Service Commissioner Harry E. Davis, under date of Jan. 12, '31, reads as follows: "Some time ago, I took up with the library board, the question of establishing a branch library in the Cedar Ave.-E. 105th St. district in the East End. I learned, yesterday, that the board had granted my request and that a branch will be established at E. 101st St. and Cedar Ave. at an early date. The premises have been leased for Feb. 1 and I presume a formal opening will take place around midday of the month. A group of residents of the community will act as a committee to co-operate with the library authorities in making the opening impressive and dignified. This branch will be located in one of our most densely populated areas and will fill a long felt community need." The pastor and other officials of Tried Stone Baptist church threaten to enter suit for damages against The Call & Post as the result of its publication, of a few weeks ago, announcing that a local bank had foreclosed on Tried Stone church. They claim that the statement was and is untrue. Rev. J. W. Yewell, pastor, has issued an order barring that paper from his church, it is said. Yours sincerely, Harry S. Day, State Treasurer. The GAZETTE PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY 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 STRENGTH 10,000,000 Afro-Americans. 380,000 in Ohio. 60,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1931. A very natural outcome of the establishment of "jim-crow Ys" in the North resulted, recently, in Detroit, where the Y. M. C. A.'s student-faculty conference was being held. The Book Cadillac hotel that city entertained all the delegates to the conference except ours. When this fact was called up in the conference, the position of the hotel management was sustained by the white delegates doubtless because, since our delegates to the conference promoted "jim-crow Ys", they ought to be satisfied with being "jim-crowed" by the hotel management and having that action sustained by the white delegates. Selahl KROGER COMPANY "STEPS OUT" The Kroger Grocery & Baking Company in making Ernest Summerville manager of their store at 8202 Cedar Ave. has taken a most praiseworthy advance step that is bound to promote their business among our people, especially in that section of the city. Mr. Summerville, who has had twenty-five years' experience in the grocery and bakery business at Greensboro, Alabama, and who has in recent weeks been trained in a Kroger store in E. 55th St., starts out well equipped and is bound to have the success his employers have a right to expect, providing our people in that section of the city will do their duty along the line of patronage. We must learn to spend our money where there are employees of color, if we ever hope to not only gain friends but to retain those we have, whether it be individual or a company. Mr. Summerville's daughter, Anna, is a clerk in the store. Mrs Lilly Mason, E. 89th St., a leader in opening new opportunities for our workers in that vicinity, is to be congratulated for her good work in this case. She is a Republican organization ward leader (for women voters), appointed by Councilman Clayborne George. BE MORE CAREFUL. Langston Hughes, poet, of Westfield, N. J., former Central High school student, this city, who has been visiting his mother, Mrs. Homer Clark of Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, spoke to a small group at Quincy branch library, this city, the first of the week, saying among other things "that there are many places in Africa where a 'Negro' cannot go, and that's supposed to be a black man's country." Of course the daily press featured that paragraph of his address. It is indeed unfortunate that they got it. It would prove very helpful to the race if those of our people delivering addresses on various subjects would be a little more careful when and where they said certain things which, while they may be true, are very hurtful and harmful when featured in the daily press, as was that of Langston Hughes'. While The Gazette and all other newspapers find it necessary, at times, to criticise they prefer to praise. Therefore, this paper cannot at this time refrain from commending in the strongest possible manner Councilmen Payne and George's efforts, of last and this week particularly, to continue city operation of the babies' dispensary at 2500 E. 35th St., this city. That's fine work, brothers; keep it up! And may you succeed, is The Gazette's earnest wish. George is a member of the City Council finance committee which has been holding hearings trying to revise the city's budget so as to find $27,500 needed for the dispensary's operation in 1921. The dispensary is the parent institution of baby welfare and care in this city. The economic depression has caused its attendance to reach 25,962 in all of its clinics, during 1830. Councilman Payne well said the past week: "Any person can get an idea of the importance of the dispensary to the mothers and babies in that thickly populated neighborhood by standing on the sidewalk and watching people (many of them our folk) go in and out all day long." Councilmen George and Payne, we trust, will pay no attention to Welfare Director Dudley S. Blossom's declaration that he was "doubtful if the necessary funds could be found." Dig them up, brother; dig them up! We wish to call the attention of our many readers particularly to the letter from Gov. Myers Y. Cooper, published elsewhere in this paper, which has reference to the pardoning of former Councilman Thomas W. Fleming of this city. There is food for that in it. The rule for years has been that a year at least must be served before the state board of pardons (upon the recommendation of which the governor acts) will consider a pardon or parole. In spite of this, along with others, we had hoped and contended for the issuance of a pardon to Fleming because we felt that he had been unjustly imprisoned. Indeed, that is the general feeling among our people, and many of the other group in this city who are familiar with all of the phases of the Fleming case. They believe that he was "framed" and convicted, and we believe that a close study of the case from beginning to end will leave any intelligent unbiased person with this impression. However, as we have already said, there is food for that in the Governor's letter in which he calls attention to the fact that the Fleming case had but "recently gone thru the courts," and for him to issue a pardon at this time would put him in the position in the minds of many foolish people throughout the state, of "flying in the face of the courts," something no chief executive of any state is willing to do. While in common with many others of our people we keenly regret the Governor's failure to pardon Fleming, we do not fail to understand the position in the matter he took. At the expiration of a year, efforts to secure a pardon should be resumed as a matter of fairness and justice to all concerned, and this includes the proper officials of the state of Ohio. HEAR! HEAR!! The ROUNDER WHAT'S DOING! Night service on the E. 30th St. crossstown trolley line was discontinued; yesterday, by the Cleveland Railway Co. The City Council approved this action. The last car now leaves the St. Clair end of the street at 7:08 P.M. from the Croton Ave. end at 7:20 p. m. On Sundays and holidays the relative times are 7:12 and 7:24 p. m., respectively. The next move will be to take off the Central Ave. street-car line. This will be done on the completion of the Loralin-Mornington Mile. The cilmen sit idly by and permit these things to happen without a single protest! LORD, have mercy! Several weeks ago, The Rounder announced that these were the days of the local "Negro" Democrats' discontent, and they are surely proving such; for after all the noise that they made, last fall, and in the face of the success of a number of state and local Democratic candidates, that has been left as far out in the cold, to date, as far as appointments are concerned, as the Eskimos are. "Twas ever thus. Tell them to hurrah! for U. S. Senator Bulkley, Gov. White and Sheriff Sulzmann, if they can, when you meet them. Mrs. Alice Hendricks, E. 46th St., assistant Democratic leader in ward has been appointed in the boy Sheriff Sulzmann. This seems to be all the representation the local "Negro" Democrats are going to get. The outlook is anything but encouraging. Last Thursday, I. L. Kenen, a political writer of a local daily paper, announced that "colored voters in the 12th ward were organizing to oust Councilman Herman Finkle and Republican Leader Alex. Bernstein of ward 8, the mayor of the day, he had called the editor of Zazzle by "phone and asked him about it. Kenan was told that "there was nothing to it" by the editor, but persisted in publishing the political doggeral referred to. "Thereby hangs a tale," harking back to last fall when "The Blossom Triplets" (Bundy, Payne and George) were threatening the same thing and making more of less new business. Kenen is again trying to "stift up something" and refuses to recognize the fact that long ago the bottom fell out of that political tank, as far as any movement was concerned to interfere with Finkle and Bernstein's control of ward 12. The fact is that they do more of a practical nature for our people than for the city, than all of the three colored councilmen ("The Blossom Triplets") combined. --- THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 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 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 a correctional power over other person, or intention of violence and without authority of law, shall be deemed a "mob" for the purpose of this chapter. An act of violence by a mob upon the body of any person shall constitute a "lynching" within the meaning of this chapter. (93 v. 162 1.) 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. Section 6279. The term "serious injury," for the purpose of this chapter, shall include such inquiry as permanently 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, from which injury is perpetrated manent 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 alike, the widow receiving an amount equal to a child's share. If there be no widow or minor surviving, the widow receiving 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 such a mob. (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 as a local administrator 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. In such cases, the court at such lynching shall be deemed a member of the mob and be liable to YOU KNOW ME. AL Friend Al. 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 gone to college, but I'm out here with Jack Dempsey who if he's all in these witchbier fight experts say in this here Bobby Jones is through a golfer. I stand out there every day and let him sock me because I'm a girl and don't want to dive for the mat, and all the Mr. Dempsey is around with low prize fighters and asks me for more dough. I wonder if she thinks I could earn any dough reading this here social register. So I've made up my mind to take on Kid Dugan in one of the games, and even though he won't promise to go easy, I have done to me, I can't afford of him, and I might like him. Sorry, Al. I can't get you a duet for the fight, but there ain't no Annie Oakley and don't be a sap enough to pay the prices they're asking. 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: UBS. od. representative of victim of lynching try by mob trying to lynch another. costs in tax levy. last member of mob last 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, the contributory negligence on the part of the officials of such county in failing to protect such prisoner or dispurse 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: The General Code of Ohio: Sec. 12440. Whoever, being the manager of an employee, keeper or manager of a shoestring 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 nationality, will enjoyment of the accommodations or privileges, thereof, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or both. Sec. 12441. Whoever violates the next preceding section shall also pay not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars to the per-gerated hereby to be recovered by any court or judicial 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. "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 municipalities: Toledo, Steubenville, Columbus, Toledo, Steubenville, Wilmington, Xenia, Washington C. H. 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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 1250 Classified Advertising Department FOR RENT.—Six rooms and garage on South Blvd. A bargain for good people. Call FLorida 2261-J, between 6 and 8 P. M. 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. 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. CLEVELAND Social and Personal CLEVELAND Social and Personal It is said that W. F. Hansbary, an old resident, had a stroke, last Monday. It is the Supreme Liberty Life Ins. Co. of Chicago that has taken over the Anchor Life and Accident Ins. Co. L. L. Yancey, a clerk in the city treasurer's office, is helping many needy families in the 18th ward, these days. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. L. Pickett, who returned, recently, from California, have opened a restaurant at 8225 Cedar Ave. The program of Antioch choir's monthly musical will be given, Sunday evening, opening at 7:45 o'clock, by the Cleveland Community chorus of the Lacy School of Music. For rent, five nice rooms (down), at 2411, F. 824 St., modern and in good condition. Call CHerry 1259, or call at Suite 302, No. 226 W. Superior Ave., opposite Hotel Cleveland. St. James A. M. E. church will be used as a station by the city to serve soup. City Manager Morgan called 150 ministers, last week, to make plans for feeding the hungry of the city. Mr. and Mrs. S. F. Keeble had, as guests at their annual New Year's dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Phil Dennie and Mr. and Mrs. Edw. Johnson, long-time residents of Cleveland. Mrs. Saul A. Lucas was called to Lima, recently, by her father's illness. She and her husband and Miss Louise Johnson of Iowa were guests of Mr. and Mrs. George W. Carroll, E. 74th St., recently, at dinner. At their Christmas dinner, Dr. and Mrs. J. K. Nickens entertained Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Chesnutt, daughter, Eunice Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. Seth Nickens, Mrs. Nona Price and daughter, Miss Lillian Berry, Dr. and Mrs. Armen G. Evans and daughters. Mrs. Lethia C. Fleming and her attorney conferred with Gov. Myers Y. Cooper in Columbus, last week Wednesday, in the interest of a paron for her husband. The editor of The Gazette wrote the Governor his last letter relative to the matter, the same day. Rev. Harry V. Richardson of this city a student of Harvard University theological school, preached to crowded houses at St. James A. M. E. church, Sunday morning and evening, and called on The Gazette, Monday, accompanied by Mr. Lee Gleason, a clerk in the central post office. Two men who entered the office of Dr. E. J. Grege, former city councilman, at 4608 Central Ave., early last week Friday, were frightened away when passers-by noticed them hauling the office-safe to a porch roof, preparatory to lowering it to the street. Police found the safe on the roof. J. Finley Wilson, of Washington, D. C., G. E. R., Elks, was the guest of the past exalted rulers' Council of northern Ohio at the quarterly session here, Sunday. The program included an entertainment, Saturday night, at the Elks' Cabaret, E. 55th St., and a joint session with the past daughter-rulers' council. Carry your money to the Empire Savings & Loan Co. It has helped many persons to start buying a home, by getting enough from the Empire to make the first payment, and saved many homes when they were about to be taken. Save a good word for the company. Keep your mouth shut. You might need help. —Dr. J. K. Nickens. 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. --- ROSENBERG'S DRUG STORE N. W. Cor. Central Ave. and E. 55th St. MRS. VIOLA BOLDEN'S 8600 Quincy Ave. The Gazette regularly should notify copy delivered promptly. business matters to The Gazette 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.ication in current issues of The by noon, WEDNESDAY, of that advertisements accepted until C. SMITH Avenue, Cleveland, O. Bel Cleveland.) Bell 'Phone: Cherry 1250 Issuing 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. 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. Many of our people do not know this. Tell 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 adio. Small family with no children. Rooms can be seen between 6:30 and 7:30 p. m. Edwin S. Thomas of Dix Court, well known bass-singer, who died, recently traveled for years under the direction of the local Coit bureau. His wife, Mrs. Bessie Wilson Thomas, survives him. Her sister, Mrs. Marjorie Hopkins of Alexandria, Va., attended the funeral which Dean White preached. The remains were shipped to Williamsport, Pa., his old home, for interment. Sunday the Public Athletic league will stage contests between twelve soft-ball outfits representing two leagues, the Fraternal and the Industrial, at Public Auditorium. On Jan. 25, it will sponsor a battle between the major and minor league teams, at the Armory, to decide championships. Preliminary rounds will be played. Other events will be staged on following Sundays. Skating and swimming attractions are also promised. Louis Williams, secretary of the Laymen's League, Cedar "Y", was married so quietly, recently, to Miss Ida Wright, that few people are even yet aware of the fact. This is his second venture of the kind, three little Williams resulting from the no-specter of colors in his little playmates. The Williams reside at 6003 Thackery Ave. Bring on the cigars, brother! Ella Gilbert Price will receive next month, from the county commissioners $16,640 for her property in Central Ave., near E. 22d St. It will be used, with other parcels of land on the N. E. cor. of E. 22d St. and Central Ave., opposite Charity hospital, for the proposed new juvenile court and detention home building. Mr. and Mrs. Price have lived there for many years, he conducting a livery. They may locate in Brunswick, O. At St. Mark's Presbyterian church, cor. E. 55th St. and Thackery Ave., Dr. C. Lee Jefferson, pastor, Sunday evening at 7:45 o'clock, Langston Hughes, our "Cleveland" poet, now located in Westfield, N. J., will be presented, and read several of poems for St. Mark's Community Formation. The Hon. Harry C. Smith, editor of The Gazette, will be the speaker. His topic will be "Our Greatest Need of the Times." Musical selections are also on the program. All welcome. The Gazette acknowledges the receipt of an invitation, from Executive Secretary Wm. R. Conners of our local Welfare Association, to dine with T. Arnold Hill, director of the department of industrial relations of the National Urban League, headquarters N. Y. City, and a member of President Hoover's commission on unemployment, at the P. W. A., Wednesday noon. Mr. Hill spoke interestingly on the industrial LIFE'S LITTLE JO WORK HARD AND BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS A BOSS BY THE WORK HARD AND BELIEVE IN SANTA CLAUS THANKS A BOSS BY THE NAME OF BICUSPID MELLOYD PROMISED WONDERFUL THINGS TO THE FOLKS HE EMPLOYED, WHILE, AS CHRISTMAS APPROACHED, GROUCHY WILLARD CAREW DIDN'T GIVE ANY HINT AS TO WHAT HE WOULD DO: HE'LL PROBABLY GIVE US HIS KIND REGARDS FOR CHRISTMAS BUT THE GANG AT MELLOYD'S FOUND THEM-SELVES OUT OF LUCK, WHEN, FOR CHRISTMAS, HE HANDED 'EM ONLY A BUCK, HERRY CHRISTMAS- FROM YOUR ON YOUR ALL MY PARTNERS WHILE CAREW, WHO WAS CALLED BOTH A FISH AND A WORM, GAME THE BOYS AND THE GIRLS EACH SOME STOCK IN THE FIRM! THE ONLY REASON I AM IN BUSINESS IS TO MAKE MY ENGINEERS HAPPY PH. GOLDBERG THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O., SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1931. LIFE'S LITTLE JOKES—NUMBER 709.835 status of our workers and what is being done to relieve our unemployment. There were short talks by others of our representative citizens in attendance upon the luncheon meeting. Schedule of local civil service examinations: Jan. 23, storekeeper, county; Jan. 24, shipping clerk, board of education; Jan. 27, specifier of 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, succeeds Mr. Cooley as Mr. Perry's assistant. For all of the foregoing our people are indebted to the County Clerk. The Cook, and the leader of the local Republican organization, the Hon. Maurice Maschke, Republican national Committeeman of Ohio. The Mills restaurant, in lower Euclid Ave., lost its appeal, last week Wednesday, from a decision in the municipal court in favor of Cordella A. White. Atty. Perry B. Jackson won the verdict for a refusal to serve her in its regular dining room. The court also ordered a comment. This civil rights suit, like all the others, was won under the Hon. Harry C. Smith's Ohio Civil Rights law. Eugene Cheek's case should have been carried to the Court of Appeals and it, too, would have been won, since he was with Miss White and Talbot White when the trial was heard. The cases are not related. Talbert was paid $50 in settlement of his case. Chas. W. White was his attorney. 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 officers were installed: Frank Koehler, Daw. Lunen, first vice-pres. Jas. Elden, second; Geo. Carter, messenger; Edw. Lomax, fin. 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 committee, John Sidney B. Thompkins, N. Faith, B. Thomas, Dressed the commandery, Monday evening, and pleased it greatly. His talk was an inspiration. The Christian Alliance quintet recently returned from a successful trip abroad. The personnel of the party included Rev. John Thomas, wife and daughter (white), evangelist, from Wales; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Lacey, Spurgeon R. Jones, Henry D. Hodges and Alex. Talbert. They left New York last August and arrived in Glasgow and sang most successfully in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland; London and other points in England; in Belfast and Ballymena, Ireland, and in the Irish Free State. They also sang on the ocean steamer, three times daily, and for U. S. A. Ambassador to England Charles Dawes. At Edinburgh, it was said they held the greatest evangelistic meeting since the time of the great MoodySankey revival, fifty years ago. They have a standing invitation for a re-visit to Glasgow and leave on their 1931 tour, Jan 15, singing first in Akron, then going to Canada. Atty. Joseph L. Spitz, Ulmer Blldg., who has been engaged in the practice of law for more than twenty-five years, deserves most favorable mention for the efforts he has put forth throughout his career ten years before. Brust ten years, he was associated with the late Senator Wm. T. Clark, who will be remembered as a stamina friend of our people. Only recently, Atty. Spitz was engaged to defend one of our boys, LeRoy Bryant, who won the Plain Dealer "Golden Glove Boxing contest, last year, as a winner of the prize. Bryant wrongly accused of a crime, purely on circumstantial evidence, and but for the tireless efforts of Atty. Spitz he would today be unjustly imprisoned. The Gazette knows of a number of instances wherein Atty. Spitz has been of great assistance to our people, especially in probate cases and the litigation. He would absolutely reliable advice and service at his offices in the Ulmer building, No.808. MAKING BAD SERVICE WORSE. 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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. gets bow-legged even to Cedar or get much better "WORTH IT GO Cleveland, Q. Hon. Harry C Editor, Gazette Dear Friend the latest copy through and I can truthf 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 remain unmanned. Lord, have mercy! One can stand (anytime during the day or night) and wait for a Central Ave. car until he near freezes or Subscribe Now AL PROBABLY US HIS KIND GARDS FOR CHRISTMAS CHRISTMAS BUT THE G BUT THE GANG AT ```markdown ``` mical Co. GEORGIA Them! Co gets bow-legged. He can walk, even to Cedar or Scovill Ave., and get much better service. WHY? "WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD!" Cleveland, O., Aug. 28th, 1925. Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor, Gazette, Dear Friend:—I have read the latest copy of The Gazette through and after reading it, I can truthfully say: It is worth its weight in gold! I admire true manhood—a man who, seeing injustice and oppression, dares, within the world, to fight against it, and, if possible smite it. You and I have frequently, during the forty-two years since the birth of The Gazette, been, as the Scotch would say, like two McNeils, but when I find a man, such as you, who consistently, and persistently, through nearly half a century, puts his race foremost in his life struggle, I take off my hat to him, as being a true friend of our class. Long life to you and The Gazette. Yours for the right, John P. Green. (Former Member, Ohio State Senate.) MERC WHILE CALLED BY WORM, GAVE THE GIRL E IN THE FIRM! 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E. 31st St. PROspect 7313 Room 510, Blackstone Bldg 1426 West 3rd Street CLEVELAND, OHIO Notary Public Office Phone: MAin 2912 Res.; 614 East 107th St. 'Phone, GLen. 3453 By RUBE GOLDBERG _ Don’t Throw Aw ay Your Copy of The GAZETTE A fter Reading It But Give it to a Friend or an Acquaintance who might Subscribe after Reading It REMARKABLE AUTOMOBILE SAFETY DEVICE < Es — oe Tas Seed eee ed eer 1 a4 | — | iret A Pree ie Py fe lea Soon aio PW Oe Geode {ea A) iucussss.! | tan 4 i ee a be? 1h. ae en a meee * e ee ieee 9 ae = — eS a —— ee [arse TIO _— | oe te a . eas ee é Ta | One of the most remarkable of the new safety Gevices is this appli designed for the front of a motor car or truck to prevent victims from fall under the wheels of the vehicle before the driver can come to a full sto The moment tho’, the front of the car sifikes @ pedestrian, a roller ix aut Datically dropped and made to revolve in°@ direction opposite to that « the wheels. ‘Tho victim ts thus propelled slong the road wniil the driver h ‘tbhad time to stop his car, USE OF TRUCKS SHOWS INCREASE According to the best figures obtain- able, the number of motor trucks ‘owned by New York farmers increased from 8636 in 1920 to 36,748 In 1926. A bulletin by ©. W. Gilbert, recently Dublished by the New York state agri- cultural experiment station, says the increase in farm-owned motor trucks has been exceedingly rapid in New York. Seven Main Points. ‘This bulletin points out that the farmer who 1s considering the pur- chase of a truck should ponder seven main points: ‘The frst is the present and prob- able amount of hauling to be done. ‘The average cost of hauling one ton was 19.2 cents; yet trucks which hauled tess than’500 ton-miles had an average cost of operation, exclusive of the cost of the driver, of 43.1 cents for each ton-mile; on the other hand, trucks that hauled more than 4,000 ton-miles had an average cost of 7.6 cents, The second point to be considered 48 the possibility of hiring other farm owners to do the hauling at lower cost. Since commercial trucking has developed rapidiy, the bulletin says that farmers who have a relatively small amount of hailing to be done may well consider hiring tracks. It 1s Pointed out that depreciation, interest ‘on investment, license, insurance and storage costs’ continue whether the truck 1s working oF idle. ‘A comparison should also be made between the costs of hauling with trucks and with horses. In one study ‘upon which the bulletin was based the average cost for a ton-mile of hauling with trucks was 288 cents as compared with am average total cost ‘of 684 cents for each ton-mile with horses. Improved Roads Best. Hauling on improved roads Is de- eldediy cheaper than hauling on dirt roads, and trucks used exclusively on improved roads lost only five days ‘use, because of snow and mud, as com- pared with an average of thirteen weeks lost by trucks used exclusively on dirt roads. Other possibilities to be considered are those of obtaining a wider choice of markets, through truck transporta- tion and of adding to the farm income by increasing the business to include &@ eash erop which can be marketed with the added facilities for hauling afforded by a truck. ‘The bulletin says that the number of farm motor trucks will continue to increase. ‘Those who are Interested in study- ing the question of farm trucks may obtain a copy of the new publication by writing to the office of publication of the College of Agriculture at Ithaca and asking for bulletin P-507, Negligent Backing Is Cause of Accidents ‘The negligent backing of automo- biles is a prolific cause of traffle acel- dents. It is a point on which both mo- torists and pedestrians need to exer- cise considerable caution. ‘There {s perhaps no cause of traffic accidents which is so much the result of carelessness as the backing of an automobile, ‘The motorist who puts his gears In reverse and moves back- ‘ward without assuring himself that no one is in the way is not prompted by a vicious impulse. He Is just thought- ess, but it is a type of thought- lessness which is fraught with grave danger. Analysis of the state of mind of such a driver probably will show that, because his car is moving in a back- ward direction, he does not look upon {ts movement as being particularly dangerous. He certainly would not start ahead without satisfying himself that the way was clear. Deceleration Depends on Brake Efficiency | Deceleration is dependent on the efliciency of the brakes, Acceleration ‘Is dependent on the reserve power of the engine. With the increased tramec conditions of today quick deceleration and ac- eeleration are paramount requisites of the modern car, Good deceleration, according to Hee- tor Rabezzana, spark plug engineer, is attained by keeping the brakes, es pecially the front ones, in good work- ing order and well balanced. This is Particularly important when driving ‘on a slippery pavement, as It elimi- nates side swerving and minimizes trafic mishaps. Good acceleration can be improved if spark plugs and breaker contact points are in good working order, ‘Too wide a gap in spark plugs or breaker contact points may cause the engine to miss, preventing the speedy pickup that the modern car is capable of, This igwhy plugs and breaker contact Dot shia be dnspected at least twice @ year. Unreliable deceleration and poor acceleration spell traffic accidents, If brakes and the Ignition system are Kept in good condition fewer mis- haps will occur. Satisfactory Repairing of Disabled Auto Brake Tf, through wear or an accident, one ‘of the connecting lines to a hydraulic ete bret arte Pet etatister enek conaltine the ROOM ceoaie howe. will render Ee ee eanisue tries toc oar A =I Mine pe GR a Bah aes cece ® 1A Breall Hydeaule Piping Can Be Fised Temporarily, With “Nallnesd Ged sesh Winter Remove the union. Place @ leather SS ares as pil ee tia get nbs allow pressure to be applied to the Patel forakes Thies Sl sore ee oe aes Pen AUTOMOBILE HINTS An automobile hardly ever turns over without making some of its oc- cupants nervous, At Is also seldom that screeching brakes win any complimentary re- marks about a car. A loose main bearing produces 2 heavy noise. A connecting rod benr- ing that needs attention usually makes ‘a sharp, slapping noise. ‘There were approximately 109 fa talities, not including grade crossing deaths, for every 100,000 motor ve- icles registered in 1929. ‘The automotive industry ranks first in the consumption of all forms of steel, malleable tron, rubber, plate glass, nickel, lead and gasoline. ‘The first woman who started to do the driving from the back seat is said to have had a husband who did the cooking from the dining-room table. One thing that makes us fee! kind. Mer toward the bantam car is that we doubt if its driver will ever try to hog the road for five miles at a stretch. ‘One of the many things we haye not had explained, about the midget motor ear, is whether it is wound up from the inside, or by a stem on the radi- ator cap. EEE SSEETIE. CLEVELAND, 0., “SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1981, CREPE IN HIGH SHADES STRESSED | A WOR FOR GIRL’S “PPETTY-PRETTY” FROCKS Fo tonne By oO loetenee ~ > eo N |without mise ~ ee [from the ‘rs VT er deo Fe ‘s | Pl iti mao) || ll p Ty ° bee “JF Jf aS Li) Vie // ie —~ eh Jaa — a Ses ~ fx | 4 BLACK-AND-WHITE EVEN TO SHOES IS FAVORITE FORMULA OF THE MODE A “—@ om A fp SD ok. ] bee foo i < f - fo be oy Pym | CA oe a vO . bee { i La Berne omrpemmen eal ie 7 "TPs of om mie 7 ys ~~ pot PS 4 H| ug i Jo «| iy 3 Ce the message from style headquarters of the voguishness of flat crepe or crepe de chine in high colors for tle gin's “pretty-pretty” frocks. Most of the newer models place emphasis on “high colors.” Not only are bright hues advocated, but the tendency. is to feature decided con: trasts, ‘This fs achieved with britiant pipings or gay appliques and. insets fnd particularly with touches of vivid embroidery and other forms of and: work, for there will be any amount of fagoting, smocking and other fine stitchery lavished on children’s clothes, according to the new program. ‘The’ attractive “dress plctuve Is made of crepe de chine ina lovely shade of green, contrasted with rows and rows of natrow white ribbon. De- Tels SHEA aivartt dlitinedonare it’s Cie ay go, but black-and-white stays with us forever. At leust it would seem so Judging from how it repeats its tri- umphs season after season. The re- markable part of it is, the theme seems ever new in that it presents so versatile a program, It never loses its appeal of refreshing interest. Just now one of its new gestures is the costume either of a handsome black woolen weave or of black vel- vet with which is worn a beret, scarf and muff “set” of white fur. Perfect- ly charming are these three-piece lapin, or ermine, or show-white galyak, or caracul as the case may be. Even when made of fur fabric these ac- cessories, being white, are wonder- fully goodlooking with coats, sults or frocks in Wack. Every woman who ean afford to keep white immaculate should indulge in one of these flatter- ing fur ensemble sets. ‘Then there are the charming collar and cuff sets worked solid of diminu- tive white satin seed pearl beads, they are “a veritable fountain of youth” when It comes to giving a youngish look to the afternoon frock made of black canton or faille or be the ma- terial what it may. Try “dolling up” that “impossible” black dress which aiicy seuloped hemline, the ingenious introduction of shirring at the waist- line and the becoming round collar which is tied in front, With the holidays over, mothers be- sin to feel a “dodt-now” spirit, stir ring them to action in the direction of the family sewing which must be accomplished early to insure a care. free spring. Perhaps a few hints ay to style trends in the children's realm Will be helpful to those who are plan ning an early sewing campaign, It is suid in regard to the styling of little girls’ dresses that both pleated and flured effects will be good, and considerable partiality 1s shown for bolero jacket effects, ‘The majority of frocks in the early showings ure short-sleeved models. Pretty lite le touches adorn the sleeves in the way of hows and frills and various handwork. ‘Tiny puff sleeves are a favored type. Color contrast, being one of the most Important’ characteristics of resses in Bigh shade of plain crepes, finds expression in. blouse and skirt treatments, Welllefined waistiines are sponsored, All sorts of little cape effect will be good, CHERIE NICHOLAS. 6a tial Scie ada Oaks you feel 1s so somber it adds years to your appearance, with some one or other of these white-beaded fancies which add such a delightfully youth ful note, at the same time so smartly interpreting one phase of the black and-white vosue. Black-and-white even to the foot- wear is a favorite formula of the mode. See it carried out to a nicety in the picture. In fashloning this stunning suit the designer uses heavy black crepe in combination with a like weave in pure white. Again in this mode! do we see the dolero which gives emphasis to the re- port that bolero suits and frocks will be widely featured again this spring. Note the clever fringe about the skirt liemline, It is made of self-fabric. And having arrived at the hemline the next detail which claims attention is the modish footwear which plays s0 important a role in the assembling of this attractive costume. It carries out the black-and-white note in that the stockings are the new shadow-black, very sheer and of dull finisa, while the very dressy oxfords tune in with vamp of black and the quarters of white kid, CHERIE NICHOLAS. its spi Use eaeaise Chad A WORLD RECORD Last Sunday, the last Sunday of | eer, ‘ ot ay ia fe be a a / 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. Whenever he made a speech away from Cleveland, on Saturday nights he would attend church, the next morning, and oc- casionally 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 chureh, Washington, D. C. It was at that’ time that he de- cided 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 I censed Mr. Green as a lay-reader in ee Episcopal chureh. ee [ de A Uk _ as ve . £ | i ee ms a Gas ‘THIS young lady got a very big doll for Christmas, and she in- sisted upon showing us that her “child” wears underwear Just like her own made of fine durene cot- ton in pale pink. Very swanky. “I ean wash her underwear, too”, our young triend confided, explain ing that her mother had’ said un- derwear should be washed very often, that it should be soft to. @olly’s skin just as it should be soft to the skin of little girls, but that it should be very ‘dur'ble’ too". We haa to admit that an excel- Tent home economics lesson and commented on the fact that she and dolly were wearing pastel col- ered undies. “Oh, all my undies are colors now. “Nice colors, too. I like it lots better’n old white underwear", eaid this modern young woman. ‘As a result of this first hand lesson in what the younger gener- ‘ation is wearing underneath these days, we looked about the stores ‘land discovered a very good supply fn the better shops of pastel gar- ments in that soft new durenized cotton which is much more suited to children than silk and which nevertheless have a very unabras- five texture and splendid sturdiness Subscribe NOW! For Bridge or Country Club ye : : : - aR Ae oo we Le wT | Se we ee Ce _ _ . By EMMA LOU FETTA LAST year, fashion writers talked crepe and wool dresses. Thewe “touches” usually consisted of eye- let embroidery In collars and cuff, veats or gileta. ‘Bo appealing were theno “dainty. materials with tne batistes, erlap ‘pleque backssrounds toftiy embrotaered in durenc. ot ton that the vogue bas spread ts entire ‘comtumen "Phe jacket ensemble. 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