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What Our People Are Doing Each Week—Church, Personal, Social, Lodge, Literary and Musical—Marriages, Deaths, Etc. CINCINNATI. — Rosenwald day will be celebrated, tomorrow afternoon, at the "Y." It will be recalled that Mr. Julius Rosenwald of Chicago is the greatest patron of "jim-crow" Y. M. C. As in the country. —The Revelers' party is being looked forward to as an exceptional social function. —The Athletic Association's dance, Thursday evening, proved a very enjoyable affair. meetings and Sunday services, respectively, is again in full charge of the church. CORRESPONDENTS must mail all letters for publication at their main postoffice sufficiently early on Sunday or Monday of each week to have them reach The Gazette office on Tuesday morning, and always write DAYTON.—A fairly game fight was made for Chas Taylor, our candidate for membership in the local school-board, at Tuesday's election. —Mrs. Mary Rose visited in Mechanicsburg, recently. —Mr. Warren Hogue, well-known local resident, died. Saturday week. —A number are in the city, this week Friday and Saturday, attending the Cenid Golf Club owners' association. Mrs. Lucy Taylor entertained the Crescent bridge club, and Mrs. Ella Taylor, the Wednesday afternoon club, last week. —Mrs. Bertha Parks entertained the Radio club, Wednesday afternoon. YOUNGSTOWN.—A large crowd attended the "novelty" dance at the Embassy, Friday evening. Prizes were awarded to Lewis Miller and Walden Stewart as the best-dressed persons in attendance. Brunswick's orchestra furnished music. Rally in the church held by E. church was observed with an excellent program—Rev. R. H. Dixon, of Dallas, Tex., started a ten-day revival at Third Baptist church, Sunday evening. He closed a very successful meeting in Baltimore, recently, and has quite a reputation as a gospel singer—Rev. Samuel P. Church, of New York, church, absent from his charge for three months except Wednesday and Sunday when he came to mid-week THAT CARTOON! Is Appearance in "The Gazette" An Oversight—Greatly Regretted By the Editor. Cleveland, O., Oct. 30, 1931. American News Features, 1650 Broadway, N. Y. City. Gentlemen:—Do not send me any more cartoons like the enclosed (from The Gazette of Oct. 17, 31). My attention has just been called to one of our oldest and best readers. I had not written such expressions as it contains can have no place in my paper and of course you understand why. Do not send any cartoons of the kind—ridiculing or having any such relation to my people. I cannot tell you how I regret having used that cartoon and sincerely trust that this "break" has not been unwittingly repeated in the past. A repetition will compel me to sever my business connections with your company. I never look at the cartoons but depend upon them to take care of that part of the publication of the paper. Regretting greatly that that cartoon got into The Gazette. I am. Sincerely, Harry C. Smith, Editor. No More Such Cartoons. New York City, Nov. 2, '31. Hon. John Gazzetta, Editor Gazzetta, Cleveland, O. Dear Mr. Smith: — Thanks for your letter of Oct. 30, '31, calling to our attention a very regrettable incident. We are simply mortified and we hope you will show this letter to your readers as evidence of our sincere apology for such a condition. We have on our list approximately twenty African-American publications and we are proud to count them among our best clients and friends. You can rest assured that we would have no intention of embarrassing you by intentionally offering a comic strip which could in any way reflect upon your race or our judgment. May we assure you that this will never occur again? As a rule, we edit our features very carefully but this particular Ring Lardner strip will have to escape the attention of every office. Had noticed it, we would not have allowed it to go out to any of our clients. It may interest you to know that we have withdrawn that release from our files and destroyed the original drawing. Like you, we regret exceedingly that it was published by the Gatewood feel confident that if you will consider this letter a retraction of intention to submit such a strip to you, we will be forgiven. With best wishes. 1045's sincerity American New York Press, Inc. By Chester L. Weil meetings and Sunday services, respectively, is again in full charge of the church. CORRESPONDENTS must mail all letters for publication at their main postoffice sufficiently early on Sunday or Monday of each week to have them reach The Gazette office on Tuesday morning, and always write their names, and that of their town or on the outside of the wrapper about returned copies, if proper credit for them is desired. Lists of names, wedding presents, programs, obituary notices, inquiries for relatives and advertisements of all kinds, including items announcing entertainment to be held in the near future. must be paid for in advance at the time of publication. Advertisements will be sent on application to a line. Our rates for display adition. TOLEDO.—Miss Aubrey Woods of Cleveland spent two weeks in the city, recently.—Rev. and Mrs. John Irvin attended a pound party, last week, which was sponsored by the deaconesses and friends of Warren A. M. E. church. He is president of our local Ministerial Association.—Some of our high-school girls have named in honor of Mrs. Ella P. Stewart.—Thos. Randall, of Pasadena, Cal., is visiting his nephew, Geo. Randall. They motored to Pittsburg, last week.—Mrs. Ella Stewart was called to Washington, D.C. by the illness of a brother who was injured in an accident in an elevator shatt.—Mrs. Louise T. Brown. by S.C. Johnson, Pa., accustomed to D. R. J. Johnson of her trucking company, were in the city, recently, visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Landy. ROLAND HAYES COMING. Roland Hayes, known internationally as a tenor-soloist of exceptional voice and ability, will give a recital in this city, early in December at Masonic hall. His testimonials from leading French, English and Canadian newspapers as well as those in the press from our leading American dailies and weeklies, are of the very best and extremely interesting. THE EDITOR KEPT BUSY The editor of The Gazette addressed political meetings that packed St. James A. M. E. church, last week Wednesday evening; at Carpenters hall, (white), E. 135th St. and Kinsman Rd. Thursday evening; in our church in Collinwood, Friday evening, and Mt. Pleasant M. E. church, Monday evening, the night before election. He was given what amounted to ovations at each head of the Mr. Maurice Maskeh, head of the Real Generalization, was one of several speakers to follow the editor in the Carpenters hall and Mt. Pleasant M. E. church meetings in the interest of Councilman Charles Sacks of the second district. The church gatherings, Wednesday and Friday evenings, were Pridegeon meetings. HOW OUR CANDIDATES STAND As we go to press, Thursday morning, the local daily newspapers announce that Councilman Herman H. Finkle received 4,987 first-choice votes which gave him a majority of 293 over the quota, 4,694. Bundy received 4,702, only eight more first-choice votes than the quota. George received 4,521 first-choice votes which place him 173 votes under the quota. George received 4,402 first-choice votes which place him 1,306 votes under the quota, 5,708. The total vote given our other candidates for the council (in the fourth and third districts) was: H. Finkle, G. Lacey, 570; Walter L. Brown, 391; Rev. J. W. Ribbins, 278; Mrs. Arneita Rodgers, 138, and Garrett E. Morgan, 110. Last week Tuesday evening, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hamlet, E. 90th St., long-time residents of this city, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary, assisted by their daughters, Mesdames Anna Marshall, Minnie Poole, Malzarine Reynolds and C. M. Lottier, and granddaughter, Miss Margaret Smith. Miss Elizabeth S. Magee, secretary Consumers League, lectured on "The Federal System of Employment Insurance" Thursday evening, at the P. W. A. The ROUNDER WHAT'S DOING! Last fall during the campaign, Councilman Roy Bundy made a statement in the local newspapers that "if Maurice Maschke came into the 17th ward to make a political speech he would be run out of it." He didn't talk so glibly about running Mr. Maschke out of the ward during the campaign just closed. Many people noticed this and spoke about it. Bundy was so desperate, this time, that he welcomed him with open arms, and then some! Atty. Perry B. Jackson, former member of the Ohio Legislature from this county, who with Dwight Brooks were responsible for the splendid meeting in Mt. Pleasant M. E. church, Monday evening, was so enthused over the speech of the editor of The Gazette that at its close he led the large audience in giving the editor a second round of applause which was also most hearty heard. As the editor was leaving the Center, Colleen O'Donnell Sacks, who was speaking, referred to him as "the silver tongue orator," etc. Great praise for "The Old Reliable," eh? "The Blossom Triplets" would call him "the hornet tongue orator," wouldn't they? The Rounder was one of forty or fifty of our people who sat in that great, large mass meeting at Carpenters hall, E. 1353th St. and Kinsman Rd., last week Thursday evening, and witnessed a demonstration rarely ever to characterize a political or any other kind of a meeting. The crowd packed the large hall to the doors. The out-bursts of applause that punctuated the editor's jazzerette's speech, and the ovation gurgling close to the door he was forced a second time to face the audience and how several times to quiet it, were to say the least remarkable, indeed. His second and immediate appearance before the great audience reminded one very much of "an actress taking a curtain call." This was all the more remarkable because nearly all of the large audience were citizens of foreign extraction who had never before heard him speak. One of our young White Writers of the city, White, of that section of the city, selected that not only surprised and captivated the audience but secured for her a round of applause that was most pleasing indeed to our few people in the meeting. THE HARMON EXHIBIT Work of Our Artists, Shown Again This Year, Being Highly Praised by Competent Critics Out West. Oakland, Cal. — Last year, the Harmon Foundation exhibit, of work of our artists, was located in the Oakland art galleries. It was viewed by large numbers of all classes of residents. Near the close of the exhibit, Mr. Clapp, director of the galleries, said: "There is no doubt but that this exhibit will do much good in creat- ing better race-relations in Oakland and wherever shown in the western states there is so little known of the Afro-American and his cap- abilities." He also suggested that Miss Dee Dillah L. Beasley of "The Oakland Tribune" send a collection of clippings, anent the exhibit appearing in local daily papers, to the president of the Western Association of Museum Directors and ask that arrangements be made for the exhibit in the art museums of the association which covers fourteen western states. This she did; also sending a duplicate collection of clippings to the Harmon Foundation in New York City, requesting the return of the exhibit to Oakland, this year. When W. A. of A. M. Director's met in Soapstone Los Angeles, the matter was taken with the art center in New York City which is placing the exhibit this year. The result is it is again on view here at the local art galleries, from Nov. 5-25, 1931, and has the co-operation of a number of local organizations of both classes that has been so also is former Ohioan (Cineinnati and Springfield), is entitled to unstinted praise from all of the progressive people of this city for her activity in this matter. Charles Alfred Fox, E. 1093d St, returned, the first of last week from a ten-day visit with a niece Mrs. Ida Brown, in Chicago. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS GEORGE, PAYNE AND BUNDY ELECTED AS THE RESULT OF THE SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL REPUBLICAN ORGANIZATION. Will They Make It Trouble Again Next Year and Continue to Oppose Herman Finkle, Republican Floor-Leader of the City Council?—Blossom, the Manager Plan and Martin. Every voter in the fourth and eents of color can not and will not third councilmanic districts of this city, especially those of the race atoned for in the coming two years who refused, on Tuesday last, to vote for "The Blossom Triplets" part and as suggested in the foregoing. Councilman George, Payne and Bundy, are entitled to the praise that the writer was among those who did everything in his power, as and thanks of all of our people in about everybody in this community this community. The fact that "The POLL. M. "The Blossom Triplets" Triplets" were opposed so bitterly by many of our people ought to serve as a warning to them "to snap out of it" and start in immediately in an effort to do something material for their constituents of color particularly, during the incoming two years of office. Even proper to say that is over it is quite proper to say that we should prior to Tuesday, that their claims of accomplishments for the race were in a large degree untrue. Be this as it may, the fact remains that during the past two years Councilmen George, Payne and Bundy have done absolutely nothing looking toward the elimination of prejudice against our people in the various departments of the city. This they should have confronted upon first of quietly abilify in order to secure a few positions and jobs. And this elimination to the minimum could have been accomplished, too. However, the basis of the greatest complaint against "The Triplets" was their breaking of their promises and pledges to our people of the fourth and fifth Councilmen, the Councilmen, and the city, to help out Color-line Welfare Director Dudley S. Blessom." Instead of doing this, they helped to A. DUDLEY S. BLOSSOM secure Blossom's re-appointment in the face of the fact that for more than four years he had barred our young men and women only from training in the City Hospital, a public institution maintained by the tax-payers of this city, climaxing this miserable mistreatment with following coarse and insulting statement to local ministers, Rev. Horace C. Reynolds, and his motherless grandaughter when they called on him at the city hall in an effort to secure the entrance of the latter to the Nurses Training school at the hospital: "No! no Negro boy or girl shall train in the City Hospital as long as I am welfare director." It took a three-year fight on the part of The Gazette and Councilman F. W. Walz's resolution, the first of last year, to make Director Blossom "eat those words." This, however, does not lessen the grievously insulting and miserable mistreatment meted out to our people of this community by him. It only aggrated the fact that Councilmen George, Payne and Bundy broke their promises and plodges, and promoted the prejudiced Blossom's re-appointment. Their loyal constitu THE GAZETTE is the oldest class publication of the kind, and has the largest bona fide circulation among Ohio Aro-Americans, double that of any other newspaper published in this or any other state, and comparison with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWBEST AND BEST published in the interest of Aro-Americana. LEASE COPY FIVE CENTS ENED! O BUNDY ELECTED AS THE SUPPORT OF THE LOCAL N ORGANIZATION. able Again Next Year and Con- an Finkle, Republican Floor- Council?—Blossom, the Plan and Martin. ents of color can not and will not forget this fact which can only be atoned for in the coming two years by the right kind of action on their part and as suggested in the foregoing. The writer was among those who did everything in his power, as about everybody in this community knows, to encompass the defeat of "The Blossom Triplets" and all know why. He not only has no apology to make for the same but is proud of the fact because it was wholly and simply an exhibition of intense loyalty to this race of ours which has characterized his work for the same during the past near fifty years of publication of "The Old Reliable" Gazette in this city. It was early last year that, led by Bundy, "The Blossom Triplets," particularly he and Payne, started an open fight to replace Councilman Herman Finkle and leader Alex Bernstein of the 12th Ward, two of the very best friends our people in that section of the city have and are working hard and hundreds of them for many months, and cover "The Triplets" have kept up the opposition ever since, with the result that Mr. Finkle secured on Tuesday the largest first-choice vote in the third councilmanic district while Payne of the same district was given a greatly reduced Vote and was lucky to be re-elected even with the help of votes transferred to him from other candidates. The absally large registration in the 11th Ward suddenly accounts for Bundy's and Payne's success in a very great measure. It is common talk that the registered Vote in each of these wards is from one to two thousand more than there are voters in them. Atty. Alex. H. Martin, the only Afro-American candidate for a municipal court judgement, was not elected. He received 39,000 votes. The Afro-American vote of the city is approximately 49,000. The inglorious defeat of the manager of the mayor-council plan of government for the city of Cleveland was freely predicted and expected. THE RALLS REPRIEVED! Gov. George White Snatches the Two Alleged. Sheriff-Slayers. the Last Moment. Columbus, O.—A last minute reprieve (two or two weeks) by Gov. George White in Friday night, saved Walter Blandon on Blair's Crestline from death in the electric chair for the murder of Sheriff Sheriff George Davenport of Crawford County. In this time, the Ralls' attorneys can take the necessary action on new developments in their case. The Governor acted just ten minutes before the men were to have been marched to the death chamber. If they fall to win a further stay, they will have to die next week Friday, Nov. 13. The Ralls, Walter, age 32, and his nephew Blanton, age 19, were in death cells adjacent to the chair-room when the reprieve was brot to them. The had partaken of their "last" meal in m., that day. The Governor acted in a way that advised that Chaplin K. E. Wall of its itentary had obtained a confession from Blanton, placing blame for the murder on Elijah Jail, brother of Walter, who was killed by an officer when he was alleged to have tried to escape from the trial court room in the county building at Bucyrus Sheriff Davenport was shot to death when he went to the home of the ancle in Crestline to arrest the three Ralls for chicken stealing. The Nightingale Social club's annual hallowe'en party was given at the Caterers club. Saturday evening. Next meeting of the organization at Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rossa', E. 1946th St. Harry C. Smith. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY IN UNION IS STRONGER 10,000,000 Afro-Americans. 325,000 in Ohio. 75,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1931. "The chickens came home to roost (Tuesday) when he could least afford to have them do so" in the case of City Manager Daniel E. Mordan, didn't they? Dr. F. W. Walz, Cleveland's best councilman, will please accept The Gazette's sincerest congratulations on his second successive election of the kind—receiving the largest vote in the entire city. He ought to be a candidate for mayor, next year, because he has earned the right to be such by honestly, wisely and earnestly working aggressively at all times in the interest of the masses of the people of this city. Either party would show excellent judgment in sponsoring a Dr. Walz candidacy for mayor. RACE PREJUDICE REBUKED. Mrs. Mary B. Forrest, a Republican member of the local Board of Elections, last week appointed Miss Jane Hunter to the Board of Review which supervises the elections vote count. Mrs. Bernice Pyke, a Democratic member of the Board, objected on the ground that the women she expected to appoint "would not fraternize and socialize with a colored woman." Mrs. Forrest and the other Republican board member (Mr. Jerry Zmunt) refused to withdraw the name of Miss Hunter. Mrs. Pyke, a few days later, communicated with Mrs. Forrest and apologized for her expression of resentment to the naming of one from our group. In his speech at Mt. Zion Cong. church, last Saturday evening, Mr. Maurice Maschke, head of the local Republican organization, very properly praised the stand the two Republican members of the Board of Elections took in defense of the selection of Miss Hunter as a member of the Board of Review, and was "cheered to the echo." That is as it should be and shows that we are appreciative. A "BUNDY" APOLOGY. Rev. D. Ormonde Walker, pastor of St. James A. M. E. church, surprised about everybody at the Pridgeon meeting in that church, last week Wednesday evening, by "roasting" the Republican party, the local Republican leader, Mr. Maurice Maschke, and supporting the charter amendment which he had opposed on three different occasions in recent years. The editor of The Gazette who followed him so replied to the pastor's criticisms of the Republican party and its local leader as to rouse the audience, which packed the church to the doors, to the greatest enthusiasm. The real amusing feature of the meeting was Dr. Walker's almost tearful and prayerful apology for his support of the candidacy of Councilman Leroy Bundy in the campaign which closed, Tuesday. "THE BLOSSOM TRIPLETS." Tuesday's election, as far as Councilmen George, Payne and Bundy are concerned, furnishes an object lesson that our people of this city and the whole country can study and benefit themselves. Here are three "Negroes" who "doublecrossed" their constituents of color, and indeed all Afro-Americans of this community, when they helped, last year. Color-line Welfare Director Dudley S. Blossom to secure appointment, in the face of his near four years' gross insult of all of our people of this city. Tuesday's election returns show an increased vote for at least two of "The Triplets," over that they received two years ago, in spite of the fact that approximately 2,000 Afro-American votes (in the third and fourth districts) were given others of our candidates for membership in the City Council. Entirely too many of our voters showed by their support of "The Blossom Triplets." Tues day, that Blossom's grievous insult of all of our people of this community over a period of four years at least, and "The Triplets" endorsement of this gross insult by helping to bring about his re-appointment, were not enough to make them resent such fragrant insult and miserable mistreatment. They failed to show the self and race respect necessary to properly impress even "The Blossom Triplets," or any one else in this community. In this failure to do their clear duty to themselves and our people of Cleveland rests the explanation of the lack of respect for our people held by all the other groups or races in the city. They know that they can treat us as they please, just as former City Manager Wm. R. Hopkins, Welfare Director Dudley S. Blossom and Councilmen George, Payne and Bundy have done in connection with the barring of all of our boys and girls from training in the City Hospital, a public institution maintained by all the tax-payers of this community, and no resentment or at least very little will be shown. Until we radically change this, there is little chance for much progress within or without. LORD. HAVE MERCY. CAN'T "SEE" THEM Mrs. Bernice S. Pyke, a Democratic member of the board of elections, appointed two MEN as Democratic members of the board of review for the third councilmanic district, refusing to appoint women, as first intended, evidently because of the membership on the board of our representative, Miss Jane Hunter, executive secretary of the Phillis Wheatly Association. This in the light of what she telephoned Mrs. Mary B. Forrest, recently, a Republican member of the board of elections. The small total vote (1377), cast for the four Afro-American Democratic candidates for the council in the third district, with the Pyke-Hunter incident referred to in the foregoing, clearly shows the local Democratic position toward the "Negro" alleged members of that party. DOINGS OF THE RACE. About a dozen of our specialists in cotton-growing left New York City, Oct. 29, for Soviet, Russia. Mr. Robinson Smith (white), wealthy New Yorker who died, recently, has left Hampton Institute, $1,000. I. V. Swain is a candidate for mayor of Harlan, a small town located in the Allegheny mountain district in the extreme southeastern section of Kentucky. Marcus Garvey, a member of the city council of Kingston, Jamaica, B. W. I., addressed a meeting of the League of Nations (notions) or the "plague of nations" in Geneva, Switzerland, recently. Howard University, Washington, D. C., has added a Chinese scholar to its faculty in Henry Chen, instructor in physics. Mr. Chen has a bachelor degree from Sunchow (China) University and an M. A. from the University of Pennsylvania. WHAT, NO CALL? LOOK FOR ANTS If your telephone bell doesn't ring, look in the bell box—there may be a nest of ants there. That is queer advice, but Allan Perry, secretary of the San Diego city planning commission, is telling his friends just that. Failing to receive his usual number of calls, Perry started an investigation. He found that ants had built a nest around the clapper in the bell box of his telephone, stopping all ringing. Call Foils Kidnapers With telephone directories at almost every corner, it usually is not important to remember a telephone number, but to Shirley Ann Armsey of Pittsburgh, the ability to recall a number meant freedom. Shirley Ann was kidnapped. Remembering her mother's telephone number, she called and told her mother where she was being confined. Movements of trains over two-thirds of the total rail mileage in the United States are regulated by telephone rather than by telegraph, according to the American Railway Association. Train orders prior to 1908 were handled almost exclusively by means of telegraph, but since that time use of the telephone has increased steadily until today 154,000 miles of the nation's 253,000 miles of railroad are supervised by the more modern method. A day's work brought a sizeable reward to a telephone lineman recently. While digging a hole for a telephone pole at Ashtabula, O., he uncovered a penny dated 1820. it is valued at more than $100. For rent, five nice rooms (down) at 2417 E. 82d St., modern and in good condition. $28 a month. Call Cherry 1259 in the afternoon until P.O. Box 362, No. 229 W. Superior Ave., opposite Hotel Cleveland entrance. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, G., SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 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. 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. WELL JACK, I HEAR THAT YOU AND THAT KID DUGAN ARE GOING TO EUROPE WHAT RADIO ANNOUNCER BROADCAST THE NEWS - AND "THAT" ISN'T DUGAN'S FIRST NAME I PITY EUROPE. YOU WILL BOTH BE A BIG HELP AND WILL PROGABLY RUIN EVERYTHING LINDBERGH DID I PITY THOSE FOREIGN FIGHTERS WHEN DUGAN STARTS YOU OUGHT TO LIVE IN AN ARTILLERY ARMORY WHERE YOU CAN'T BREAK THE BRIC-A-BRAC YOU OUGHT TO PUT SOME LIGHTS IN THIS PLACE SO A MAN CAN SEE WHERE HE'S GOING I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW YOU AIN'T MARRIED TO NO SODA WATER CLERK AND YOU'RE SO HANDY ABOUND A SHIP THEYD BETTER FASTEN DOWN THE SMOKE STACKS ON THE BERENGARIA BEFORE YOU START SO YOU WON'T SHOVE ONE OFF? Our mor-violence or anti-lynching bill was introduced in the Ohio legislature in 1894 and re-introduced in 1896. It took the Hon. Harry C. Smith, editor of The Gazette, just three years to secure its enactment into law. The Ohio Supreme Court ruled that the nationality of the law and it has been Section 6278. A collection of people assembled for an unlawful purpose and intending to do damage or injury to any one, or pretending to exercise correctional power over other persons by violence and without utility to any one, or pretending to "mob" for the purpose of this chapter. An act of violence by a mob upon the body of any person shall constitute a "lynching" within the meaning of this chapter. (93 v. 161 2). Section 6279. The term "serious injury," for the purpose of this chap. is defined as manically 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 exceed one thousand and as damages from the country 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 was committed, not to exceed five hundred dollars; jury 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 $10,000, and ages 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, and then be distributed to the deceiving an amount equal to a child's share. If there be no widow or minor children surviving such decedent, such sum shall be distributed among the next of kin according to the laws of the distribution of the personality of an intestate. Such sum so recover of such person be the estate of such person, as lynched, or 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 person as in Section 6282. 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 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 against 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 such action. (93 v. 162 10.) Section 6288. If a mob carries a very effective. Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey have followed Ohio 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: IBS. ed. representative of victim or lynching try by mob trying to lynch another. costs in tax levy. must member of mob must another county. MOBS. 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 occurred, to recover the amount of the judgment and county from which the mob came unless there was contributory negligence on the part of officials of such county in failing to protect such prisoner or disparse such mob (93 v 163 l). Section 6289. This chapter shall not relieve a person convicted in such lynching from prosecution for homicide or assault for engaging therein. (93 v. 163 l.) 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 encaused while a member of the House in 1894. The General Assembly of Ohio. Sec. 12340. Whoever, being the proprietor or his employee, keeper or manager of an inn, restaurant, eating house, bar-sharer shop, public conveyance by land or water, theater or other place of public accommodation and amusement, denies to a citizen, to all citizens and regardless of race or color, the full enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities or privileges thereof, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than thirty days Sec. 12941. Whoever states 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 was repeatedly been held constitutional and good law by the Ohio Supreme court. The trouble is our people, and as often as they should, but expect it to be them what they should and must do for themselves, under it, in the courts. Prime Sport News Football. Sunday, the Pennzoils will play a preliminary football game to the big National league contest at Cleveland stadium. This latter game will be between the Chicago Cardinals and the Cleveland Indians. Ladies will be admitted free, Sunday. Wins 4th Straight. Wilberforce, O. — The University team won its fourth straight football game here, Saturday last, and remained undefeated, this year. It defeated Alabama State Teachers of Montgomery, Ala., 32 to 0. Touchdowns—Hart, Terry, Ashe, White (substitute for Ashe), Jenkins (substitute for Hart). Points after touchdowns—Terry 2 (drop kicks). The "Keed" Wins As Usual. New York City — Kid Chocolate, Afro-Canadian lightweight player, ousted with Lowman (white) of this city, Tuesday night, in a 10-round "tune-up" bout for his title match with Tony Canzoni later this month. 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Pride, at their theater, The Karamu, Nov. 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. Mrs. Dora Adams' mother, Mrs. Hannah R. Bell, 2422 Central Ave., who died recently, was the widow of Rev, Jas. A. Bell. Surviving her are two daughters, two sisters and other relatives. Dr. Wm. P. Saunders, ably assisted by Dr. A. Thomas, had charge of the Musical Art society's musical-tea at Mrs. K. H. Forbes', E. 80th St., recently. Mrs. Grace Willis Thompson is president of the organization. It is currently reported that Assist. County Prosecutor N. S. Minor, who in recent weeks has been working in the common pleas court in criminal cases, is limited to trials in which members of the race are principals. A Democratic color-line? Miss Gaston Bradford, who received her M. A. degree from Columbia University, N. Y. City, has been appointed an investigator by the County Welfare Board. Lawrence J. Powell and Mrs. Letha Fleming are our other representatives on the staff of the board. Monroe Gregory, an honor graduate of W. R. 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Schedule of civil service examinations: Nov. 3, inspector, weights and measures, city; Nov. 4, assist, equipment engineer, board; Nov. 6, steam-fireman, city and board; Nov. 7, assist, coal inspector, board; Nov. 10, assist, school custodian, board; Nov. 11, veterinary inspector, city; Nov. 12, cable foreman, city; Nov. 13, cable keeper, city; Nov. 14, supervising architectural draftsmans, board; Nov. 17, buyer, city; Nov. 18, special inspector, breakwater, city; Nov. 19, architectural renderer, city; Nov. 20, social service supervisor, city. Hundreds of our people, including the editor of The Gazette, of course, are regular patrons of the Woodland Park Zoo. You are invited to tell you that the best fresh and salt water fish, fresh fruits, vegetables, greens, baked goods, delicatessen supplies, groceries, meats, meals, etc., and at the most throw Away to a Friend H. SMITH'S 3007 Scovill Ave. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7. 1931 WHAT THIS COUNTRY NEEDS IS LONGER BLANKETS By RUBE GOLDBERG THIS MAN LIKES THE BLANKET UP AROUND HIS NECK ON A COLD NIGHT- WHEN HE PULLS IT UP, SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO HIS FEET. THIS MAN LIKES THE BLANKET TUCKED IN AROUND HIS FEET- BUT WHEN HE PULLS IT DOWN, SEE WHAT HAPPENS TO HIS NECK AND SHOULDERS. SO THERE'S NOTHING FOR THEM TO DO BUT GO DOWN AND CRAWL UNDER THE BIG RUG IN THE LOBBY OF THE APARTMENT HOUSE! IT'S COLD TO NIGHT, SIR- HERE'S AN EXTRA BLANKET FOR YOU, SIR. BOLONEY! NO MATTER HOW MANY GOT BLANKETS I GET THEY'RE ALL TOO SHORT ROSENBERG'S DRUG STORE N. W. Cor, Central Ave., and E. 55th St. J. S. HALL'S 7709 Cedar Ave. FOR RENT. — Five nice rooms (down) at 2417 E. 82d St., modern and in good condition, $28 a month. Call, CHerry 1259 in the afternoon, up to 7 p. m., or call at suite 302. No. 226 W. Superior Ave., opposite Hotel Cleveland entrance. 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Gregg told the following story in illustrating his agility to repeatedly leap from the Republican majority to the Democratic minority in City Hall from a member of that race or less august body, two years ago. Said Gregg: "A little monkey saw a larger one blowing hot coffee, it was about to drink, and asked its older brother what he was doing that for. The reply was that it was doing that to cool it. Later on the little one saw the larger one blowing his cold paws to them, and again asked why that was both done. The reply was to warm them." Blowing hot coffee to cool it and blowing its cold paws to warm them, the ex-councilman said, best illustrated his alternating—voting first with the Democratic minority and then with the Republican majority. This he did repeatedly, he said. The result was that at the end of his one term both party organizations fired "him" and posed a good job. He had also posed a good job—fear for a "temporary" or "one winter" job as a district physician. As a hot and cold political blower (Democrat and Republican), Gregg thinks he is a success. The near future, however, will determine that and not the politically agile Gregg. AN OPPORTUNITY: "The Old Reliable" Gazette desires an active agent and correspondent in every city and town in Ohio and neighboring states having a number of Afro-American residents. Only a little time on Fridays or saturdays is required to make some money. We are especially desired 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. O., and terms will be sent by sending us the addresses of persons in the cities named, and others in the state, to whom we can write relative to the matter. Editor. THE FEDERAL NATIONAL PARKS AUTHORITY Police say that Orphan Jones, 60-year-old farm-worker being railroaded through the Maryland courts on a framed charge of murder, once on his way to jail. But Jones told the judge in a law attorney who was allowed to see him only after fighting the ruses of Worcester County and Baltimore officials to hold Jones incommunicado, that he was absolutely innocent, that he had been tortured, beaten, and forced to sign a "concession" to be read because his glasses were taken by him. The International Labor De "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 by friends of relatives of friends grow cold, but sense of duty done shall be sweeter than the applause of the world, the countenances of relatives or the hearts of friends."—Charles Sumner. --- "NOT THE LARGEST, BUT THE BEST!" Little Rock, Ark. June 16, '25. Hon. Harry C. Smith. Editor, Gazette. Cleveland, O. Dear Friend:—Long live The Gazette! a welcome friend to the Ricks-Demby family for forty-three years. We boast of being among the oldest continuing Gazette—not the largest but the best in essentials and the most dependable of race journals. Wishing you continued good health and success, we are as ever. Very truly yours. (Bishop) Edward T. and Nettie M. Demby. "HUMAN NATURE'S FOULEST BLOT." My ear is pained, My soul is sick with every day's report Of wrong and outrage, with which the earth is filled. There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart. It does not feel for man; the natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as he has That falls asunder at the touch of fire. He finds his fellow guilty of a skin Not colored like his own; and having power To enforce the wrong, for such a worthy cause Dooms and devotes him as his lawful prey. Thus man devotes his brother, and destroys: 'Tis human nature's broadest foulest blot. —Cowper. 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NOCKING—a slang expression generally meaning said that is derogatory, an adverse criticism, reflection upon a person's ability, character or repu- the real meaning of knocking is something said upon a person that is untrue. when the truth is told, it is not knocking! That once everyone should learn. the crook, the confidence man, the grafter, the depends for success upon the silence of those who know him or those victimized. Under the misidea that it is dishonorable to "knock" anybody, who could expose the crook fail to do so. In conce, many people fall victims before the law steps the scoundrel leaves for another city to continue city work. It is the duty of every honest person to use such hypocrites. Negroes are the greatest vic-They are beaten out of money through loans, misnation or stock transactions, then under the misidea of loyalty, they say nothing or only whisper the affair, instead of "crying from the housetops." The gentleman crook or business man crook gets with his thievery. "Every knock is a boost" is only when what is told is false, but no knock is a boost als the truth. Negro crooks and confidence men usually using race pride as a means to play their game upon silence. The man who knows such wrong and will not warn the innocent is both a cowardckass. KNOCKING—a slang expression generally meaning something said that is derogatory, an adverse criticism, or a reflection upon a person's ability, character or reputation. The real meaning of knocking is something said reflecting upon a person that is untrue. When the truth is told, it is not knocking! That difference everyone should learn. The crook, the confidence man, the grafter, the villain, depends for success upon the silence of those who know him or those victimized. Under the mistaken idea that it is dishonorable to "knock" anybody, those who could expose the crook fail to do so. In consequence, many people fall victims before the law steps in or the scoundrel leaves for another city to continue the dirty work. It is the duty of every honest person to advertise such hypocrites. Negroes are the greatest victims. They are beaten out of money through loans, misrepresentation or stock transactions, then under the mistaken idea of loyalty, they say nothing or only whisper about the affair, instead of "erying from the housetops." Hence, the gentleman crook or business man crook gets away with his thievery. "Every knock is a boost" is only true when what is told is false, but no knock is a boost that tells the truth. Negro crooks and confidence men generally using race pride as a means to play their game thrive upon silence. The man who knows such wrong doers and will not warn the innocent is both a coward and jackass. EDITOR W. P. DABNEY. Cincinnati Union. By RUBE GOLDBERG