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LABORERS FLOGGED,ROBBED,IN 'HELL'! IN UNION IS STRONGER FORTY-NINTH YEAR LABOR Look Folks! At JACO is the b to buy your GROC HONESTY Good Me Y-NINTH YEAR No. 16. LABORER Folks! At JACOBSON'S is the best place to buy your GROCERIES and MEATS HONEST DEALER Good Merchandise FORTY-NINTH YEAR No.16. 8703 Quincy Avenue 1930 TWO INTEREST By JOSEPH TWO INTERESTING BOOKS By JOSEPH C. MANNING FADEOUT OF POPULISM Tells how and why our people Their Constitutional Rights, discussion of the Klan and Ant $1.00. From Five This is Mr. Manning's life st 1870 to 1895. and why our people of the South are de- Constitutional Rights. Brought down to co- n of the Klan and Anti-Saloon League Politics From Five to Twenty-Five Mr. Manning's life story embracing the per- 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. From Five to Twenty-Five. 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THE GAZETTE ESTABLISHED, AUGUST 25, 1883 And Issued Every Week on Time Since CLEVELAND, OHIO, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1931. 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. ZANESVILLE.—Rev. Chas. H. Bell (a native of Georgia), the new pastor of St. Paul's A. M. E. church, served the past eight years in Bermuda, B. W. I.—The Boosters and Builders Literary society are rehearsing a play to be given for the benefit of the local N. A. A. C. branch—Harry R. Stotts, our leading local newspaper correspondent, who has been quite ill in recent months, is slowly convalescing. BOYDSTON POST PLANS. A $25 purchase-certificate will be given the lucky donor to Boydston Post sale, for its annual Christmas party for orphans, which will be held at the P. W. A. Dec. 17. The certificate will be redeemable as your favorite merchant's place of business. A bridge and whist party CINCINNATI—Onah L. Spencer, a local song writer, has sold his latest composition to Lewis Armstrong. —Mrs. Sidney Waldon and Harry Armstrong of Cleveland visited here, last week. —Mrs. Joseph L. Jones sprained a leg when she fell into her cellar. Dr. G. Ro. R. Hicks visited his parents in Dayton. Harry Armstrong in face is still quite ill. —Mrs. Elizabeth Henderson of Louisville, Ky., who frequently visited this city in past years, died, last week, at a sanitarium in New Mexico. 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 the address and that of their day or town on the outside of the wrapper about returned copies, if proper credit for them is desired. Lists of names, wedding presents, programs, obituary notices, inquiries for relatives and advertisements of all kinds, including items announcing entertainment to be held in the near future, are sent to the rate of 20 cents a line, six words vertisements will be sent on applicato a line. Our rates for display addition. DAYTON.—Alonzo B. Hord, age 29, of 507 S. Summit St., was to be arraigned in police court, recently, charged with obtaining money under false pretense, after he accepted $4,000, May 1, from two prominent Dayton business men for interest in a tubeless radio he claimed to have received from the Dayton Renee president of the Progressive Tool Co., purchased 40 per cent of Hord's interest. It is claimed that the radio is not tubeless, and that the tubes are secreted under paraffin. Hord, who was arrested in Cincinnati, is said to be a graduate electrical engineer of the University of Southern California. He insisted that his invention is genuine. He was charged with for the invention by a Cincinnati company. Hord's case was continued by Judge Null Hodapp, who set bond at $8,000. YOUNGSTOWN.—The union Thanksgiving - morning service at Mahoning Ave. Zion A. M. E. church was attended by a large and appreciative audience. Rev. Geo. W. Williams of Oakhill Ave. A. M. E. church preached the sermon. The stewardess board of Oakhill Ave. church served a turkey dinner, Thanksgiving, which was also enjoyed by Dr. and Mrs. Burton and little son of Ashtabula. Mrs. Williams, wife of the pastor, is slowly recovering. Others here who have been in local hospitals are: Mrs. H. Emerson, Mrs. L. H. Henson, Daniel Barger, Wm. Berlinger and Robert Milner. All are at home convalescing. Hazel M. Walker, of Cleveland, was the principal speaker, Sunday afternoon, at Oakhill Ave. church when the "Mum" club entertained with an excellent program. There was a silver offering to help the needy. DAVIS SHOULD BE "FIRED"! The welfare committee of the Cleveland City Council, other councilmen, and Acting Mayor Harold H. Burton lunched, last week Tuesday, at Wayfarer's lodge, E. 21st St. and Chester Ave., and passed a resolution opposing racial discrimination in the administration of that relief person. The person, Davis, responsible for the discrimination complained of by Councilman Clayborne George, should be dismissed immediately, and it is the DUTY of "The Blossom Triplets," Councilmen George, Payne and Bundy, to see that he is "fired" just as soon as possible. This they owe our people of this community even the Councilman George has expressed himself as being highly pleased with the apparently been accepted. That "spirit" and "firing" Davis are entirely different things, Mr. George BOYDSTON POST PLANS A $25 purchase-certificate will be given the lucky donor to Boydston Post sale, for its annual Christmas party for orphans, which will be held at the P. W. A., Dec. 17. The certificate will be redeemable at your favorite merchant's place of business. A bridge and whist party, enlivened with musical selections by the Post's band, and a high-class musicale, are other attractions for the near future. The Post was the first American Legion organization in the state to care for orphans at Christmas time. For this it is annually awarded a community service certificate by Cuyahoga County Council. Not only orphans but other poor children are entertained the party. Last year there were 455 at M. Z. Church, and more are expected, this year, when the Post will have the assistance of its auxiliary. The next meeting of the organization will be held at 4421 Central Ave., Monday evening at 8 p. m. sharp. All members, ex-members and prospective members are urged to attend. On Nov. 22, Commander Wallace Stokes led a delegation of about 25 members to the Ninth District conference at Niles. About the same number of our veterans from Akron were at Niles, the same day. The mayor and citizens of that city sponsored. There are only about five people devoted there. In the afternoon of Nov. 22, interesting exercises were held at the McKinley Memorial, and there was a big parade at 4 p. m. The Gazette urges all of our people to rally to the support of Boydston Post in its effort to "put over" its annual Christmas party for orphans and other poor children. There can be no more deserving work in connection with the holiday activities. Let us be as generous and accessible as we own as well as others. Purchase as many tickets at a dime each as you can and help feed the needy children. ROLAND HAYES' FINE PROGRAM! For His De Luxe Recital at Masonic Hall, Sunday Afternoon, at Three O'clock—Do Not Miss It. We are looking forward with a great deal of pleasure to the treat in store, for us Sunday afternoon, when Roland Hallman Pamten, will sing at Masonic Hall. He is returning from a very successful tour to the west coast where he was most enthusiastically acclaimed by crowded houses everywhere. Many of our people from Erie, Painesville, Akron, Youngstown, Oberlin, Canton, Ravenna and Toledo will also attend the concert, Sunday afternoon. His program follows: Group of Russian and English Songs by Gliere, Taneleff, Gretch- aninoff and Griffes IV Spirituals "O, Le' Me Shine" "Feed My Sheep" "Dat's All I Want" "Poor Pilgrim" "My God Is So High" Protest Attacks on Jews Protest Attacks on Jews. New York City.—Resolutions protesting recent outrages against Jews by university students in Poland were adopted, Sunday, at a mass meeting of both Jewish and Christian leaders in Carnegie Hall. Rabbi Stephen S. Wise presided and expressed belief the "excesses" (anti-Jewish riots) in Poland have hurt the reputation of that country greatly. Age 119; Is Dead. Greenwood, Miss—Mrs. Frances Guy, 119 years old, in the employ of the last chief of the Choctow Indians, is dead. She had seven children, grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. MT. ZION'S CIVIC CLUB Starts Off With the Hon. Clarence J. Brown, Ohio's Secretary of State, as the Principal Speaker—Fine Meeting. Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown sure made a decidedly favorable impression at Mt. Zion Cong. church, Sunday afternoon, functioning as the principal speaker, at the first meeting of The Men's Civic Club of the church. While his CLARENCE J. BROWN 178 2225 speech, "Lifters, not Laggards," was intensely interesting and an exceptionally fine treatment of the present economic depression, it was his references to the Afro-American employees of his office, past and present, that impressed most. Mr. Brown employs not only clerks of color but seems very proud of his Afro-American employees. He was the state capitol" at Columbus, he said. He was introduced by the Hon. Harry C. Smith, editor of The Gazette, relative to whom he made pleasing references during his preliminary talk, and was followed in a short talk by Atty. Alex. H. Martin. Atty. Frances E. Young, secretary of the club, presided in the absence of its president. Mr. Brown was accompanied by a Mr. Weygam, a local representative of the Council of State's officers and Councilman Loderick, Sunday, Dec. 6, 31, the club will be addressed by the Hon. Chas. A. Roxboro of Detroit, our only Michigan state senator. U. S. HAITIAN POLICY. Editor Cleveland Daily News: Japan's Manchurian mote is blinding the American public to the Haitian beam in our own field of vision. In the black republic of the Caribbean, it is our boast, sovereignty intact. But the government restored. Yet disputes report that on Oct. 26, '31, the American minister and the American financial adviser served an ultimatum on the Haitian government authorizing the payment of salaries only to American employees and holding up payment of salaries of all Haitian government officials from the President down. Is this self-government for Haiti? The excuse for the continued high-handed actions of our representatives in Haiti is that American interests are being cared for. Yet, the entire Haitian debt is but slightly over fifteen million dollars. Interest payments have been promptly met and there is on deposit in New York that may sufficient in Haitian funds to meet all coming interest and amortization charges. Shall it be said that for a debt of $15,000,000 this country is throttling the independence of a neighboring free people? The N. A. A. C. P. notes with alarm that the most recent indication of a crisis in Haiti is the cabled report, dated Nov. 22, '31, that the Patriotic Union of Haiti has been suppressed "by the prefect of Port Prince, Dr. Dumont, the state department's point of repression is again to bring about a situation where the popular sovereignty, whose establishment was boasted about, is to be jeopardized?' The Walter White, Self-defense was the plea. Nov. 27, of Wm. Carter, 3023 Scovill Ave., in the fatal shooting of Jerry Little, age 38. E. 30th St. Carter said Little first attacked Jessie Young. Little's former sweetheart, with a knife, cutting niches in both her ears, and then chased Carter into his own home, where the latter obtained a revolver and fired. Little recently served a three-year prison term for a knife attack. Helen Gould King of Pittsburgh and Dr. J. I. Ward, a young physician of this city, who were married at her parents' there. Nov. 10, are located at 6109 Quincy Ave., this city. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS INHUMAN CONTRACTORS DOING GOVERNMENT WORK IN THE VICKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI AREA, GUILTY. Colored and White Men Tortured, Beaten and OverWorked-Forced to Pay for Supplies Whether Drawn or Not-Paid 75c a Day. Gulfport, Miss.—Labor conditions described as "slavery in its most hideous form," and "conditions worse than the forced indentured labor of Russia" prevail in the U. S. government Mississippi River levee project, the American Federation of Labor was informed, Tuesday. Two representatives of the federation filed their report after a survey of the Vicksburg area and urged Wm. R. Green, president, to ask a congressional inquiry. Thos. E. Carroll of Washington, D. C., and Hold Ross of New Orleans, the investigators, noted these salient facts in the report. That gross brutality, including floggings and beatings with pistol butts, prevail in "maintaining discipline." Wages 75 Cents a Day. That "Negro" laborers are flogged with plow lines and other implements of infractions on camp rules. That men (colored and white) are forced to work from 12 to 18 hours a day, in many cases without pay for overtime after 12 hours. That pay rates ranged from 75 cents a day for common labor and $2 for skilled. Also, the report states, commissary trade is obligatory and charges for foodstuffs are exorbitant. From the pay of laborers, arbi- Prime Sport News Prime Sport News "The Slaughters" in Front. Slaughter Bros., defending Muny A champions, hung up their second win of the budding basketball season, Monday night, by nipping the Alliance Moose, 28 to 24, at Elks' hall, E. 55th St. Chocolate to Battle Singer. New York City. — Jimmy Johnston, in charge of boxing at Madison Square Garden, has announced that Kid Chocolate, Afro-Cuban lightweight flash, and the Singer, Ernie Marsal, of the 135 amateurs, had come to terms for a bout in the Garden, Dec. 11, for the New York American's Christmas Fund. Gorilla to Meet Firpo. Milwaukee, Wisc.—The draw between Henry Firpo and Oddone Piazzo, in the semi-finals of the N. B. A. middleweight title tourney, has caused revision of the schedule, "Gorilla" Jones of Akron who won his semi-final, is now matched with Firpo for Dec. 11, the winner to meet Piazzo for Mickey Walker's crown. The "Kood" Kayoes Maxie The Kid knocked out Maxie Leiner of this city, Monday night in the first of a scheduled ten-round bout at the St. Nicholas arena. A crowd of about 3,000 saw the card the proceeds of which were donated to "Black Bill," former Afro-Cuban flyweight, who has lost his sight Chocolate scaled 129 1/2 pounds, Leiner 133. Wilberforce Triumphs Again Wilberforce Trumps Again. Charleston, W. Va. — Wilberforce University defeated West Virginia State's football team, Nov. 28, 12 to 10. The unofficial title. The first touchdown for Wilberforce came early in the opening period on a march from West Virginia's 25-yard line. The "Yellow Jackets" tied the score in the second quarter, but were unable to equal another touchdown tallied by Wilberforce in the third. Lincoln Wins From Howard. Philadelphia, Pa.—LaMar's kick from placement for the point after touchdown and DesVerney's sensational 35 yard sprint to overtake Cheyney on Lincoln's four yard line gave Lincoln a 7 to 6 victory over Howard in the 25th annual game between these traditional rivals here, Nov. 26, before 10,000 spectators at Shibe Park. It is the first and only time that Lincoln has missed his goal line since 1924, although he had been repeatedly playd. a to win. The team gave Lincoln a one game lead, with ten wins to Howard's nine, and eight tie scores. 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 companion with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWSTEST AND BEST published in the interest of Afro-Americans. THE COPY FIVE CENTS HELL'! CONTRACTORS T WORK IN THE VICKS- PPI AREA, GUILTY. Tortured, Beaten and Over- Pay for Supplies Whether —Paid 75c a Day. trary deductions of $4,50 a man for a week's commissary supplies are made whether the supplies are drawn or not, as well as tent rental of $1 a week and cook hire of 50 cents a week, the report says. More than 4000 men, colored and white, are affected by conditions in the Vicksburg area, the investigators say. Thirty general contractors, with offices in several cities, including New Orleans, St. Louis, Kansas City, Cleveland and Pittsburgh were declared "culpable." Pillsbury "Surprised" Over Charges. Washington, D. C.—Brig. Gen. George B. Pillsbury, acting chief of army engineers, expressed surprise, Tuesday, when told of the American Federation of Labor report regarding low wages and bad living conditions in Mississippi River projects in the Vicksburg g area. He said he wanted first to investigate the allegations. Pillsbury said the government's intention was to see that contract-holders, for Mississippi flood control and navigation work, paid prevailing wage scales. Under the law, the War Department cannot specify wage scales, but it can and does "exer" the government to make them pay the same wages paid by other employers in the same communities, he explained. New York City.—Kid Chocolate, flashy junior lightweight champion, under his real name, Eligio Sardinas Y Montalvo, was arraigned in Federal Court on a charge of abduction and held for an extradition hearing, this week Thursday. The charge contained in a complaint sworn to by the consul general of Cuba, cited neither names nor dates. Chocolate was taken into custody just after he knocked out Maxie Loainer in a charity bout. Abduction is an extraditable offense which permits no ball, Chocolate's counsel was informed when he moved for an adjournment to Dec. 11 to permit the boxer to meet Al Singer, former world's lightweight champion. O. S. U. "PANNED"! By Professors' National Association for Ousting Dr. H. A. Miller—"Dismissa! Unwarranted." Chicago, Ill.—The prime topic of discussion, Nov. 27, '31, before the opening session of the eighteenth annual meeting of the American Association of University Professors centered about what steps should be taken to safeguard professors in their jobs and what punishment should be meted out to institutions which are unjust to faculty members. Ohio State University came in for much adverse criticism and a thorow "panning" because of the action of its board of trustees in dismissing Prof. Herbert A. Miller, teacher of sociology, supposedly because he had made an "inflammatory" speech at Bombay, India, in connection with the non-violence campaign of Maureen Sand but the reality became of his stand on the face question. Dr. Miller, like all eminent sociologists, maintains that there is no inherent inequality of races. Representatives of "Committee A" of the Association had made personal investigations into the Miller case and reported that the professor's dismissal was wholly unwarranted. The report stated that Ohio State could not regain educational prominence unless Prof. Miller was reinstated. Prof. H. R. Spencer, delegate from Ohio State, assured the delegates there had been a "definite change in trustees and that step some conditions were being taken. Let us hope so! ```markdown ``` The GAZETTE Pt beistin MvBiY SATURDAY TOCRIPTION nATES coco) i a t200 @abscribers are requested to remit Maen tai Sete ue seme iba i Selatan itor and Proper sae Pebeeciare, Coreuia'o. (ums oor Crees ase) sesh case, tompuctan: 1204 Misobre Unto Legitatare, 1006 4 ' e oe ' a ona car | E Ps cm, — ae | (4 ey - A M a 10,000,000 Afro-Americans. ‘825,000 in Ohio. 75,000 in Cloveland. | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1931 ‘This country’s “Haitian policy”, like its policy in Mexico and Nicara- gua, is an outrage of @ weaker coun- try and people for the purpose of conserving financial interests of big Ameritan corporations and wealthy individuals, ‘That is all ——1thi\— If Gor. George White does not clean out that K. K. K. board of trustees of Ohio State University, the next governor of Ohio, who will be a Republican, will surely do so. It’s most reprehensible action In the Dr. Herbert A. Miller matter “stinks to hich onwen.” Our people of this community owe it to themseives, as much ag to Rol- and Hayes, our leading tenor solomt, well-known abroad, to pack Masonic hall, Sunday afternoon. Show that wo appreciate our own artists as well ‘ag those of other groups or races. As will be seen, by reference to the program of his recital pub- Hshed elsewhere in this paper, ex- ceptionally satisfying entertainment will be furnished all who attend it. a If our people are anything Ike other races or groups of American cltizens, they will hold President Herbert Hoover personally respons- ible for the demobilization of our four regimonts in the U. 5. Army, the ninth and tenth cavalry and the 24th and 26th infantry. He is the man to reach now and not the Okla- homa secretary of war, Patrick Hur- ley. Stop “beating about the bush” and get right at the very heart of the matter. ii — QUEER CIVIL SERVICE. Civil service is infinitely superior to the spoils system, Hon. Harry E. Dayis, civil service commissioner, sald, ‘Sunday afternoon, in an ad- dress to St. James forum, $401 Ce- dar Ave. “Civil service,” he said, “gubstitutes merit and fitness, thru open competitive examinations, for political spofls. Long continuous ser- vice can be assured only by effict- eney and good conduct under the system.” He also outlines the regu- lations for civil service examination and” eligibility rules. — Cleveland Daily Plain Dealer. ‘All of which (the foregoing) needs an explanation. There are grave doubts in the minds of many thotful people who have watched civil service ever since its imauguration—in connection with federal, state, municipal and other local jobs—as to its being “infinite- ly superior to the spoils system.” This, largely because it entirely too often fails utterly to protect skilled or “long continuous service.” Then there are civil service commission- ‘ers like Mr. Davis who collaborated with Councilman Clayborne George to place a Mrs. Cansler in the clerk- ship, in this city’s street commis- stoner’s office, held until some weeks age by Miss Chrystal Newsome who was the only representative of our women of this community in the employ of the city as a clerk or in a better position. Mrs. Cansler was xiven a special thirty-day permit by the Ctvil Service Commission to fll the position in face of the fact that Mine Louise Cheeks, and others, had taken and passed civil service exam- imations for the place, quite a year ago. And yet Mrs. Cansler who had taken mo examination at all is hold- ing the Job, undoubtedly as the re sult of @ second special permit of thirty days, issued her by the Civil Service Commission. If this sort of thing Je “Infinitely superior to the spoils system,” we fall to sce it. It this sort of “civil service substi- tutes merit and fitness, thru open competitive examinations, for politi- cal ppolls.” we fail to see that, too. Miss Cheeks was eligible as the re. walt of civil service examinations, and Mrs. Cansier was mot for the ‘very good reason that sbe bad taken no civil service examinations. And yet Civil Service Commissioner Harry B Davis collaborated with Council: man Clayborne George to knock down the clvil service system for the spoils system because the appoint: minds. S7 aks apanticea orn Sew. Jee Commiiesion for the express pur pose of promoting the councilman's Be oe eect eaten words square with his acts, or keep silent HEAR! HEAR!! 6 . The Sass 8 Le hi R rN a PX ase U wea Rat 2 N AS Se “3 D RAMI ey Se — E A » R WHAT’S DOING! Mayo Fesler, secretary of the cit- lzen’s league, and Councilman Roy Bundy of the third district are hav- ing a Mttle political discussion rela- tive to permanent registration of yoters that vividly recalls the old “pot calling the kettle black” say: ing. If the former wants the polit feal low-down in this matter on the latter, he has only to list the number of dead and illiterate persons regis- tered and voted in the 17th ward alone where Bundy lives. The 11th ward would prove another fruitful field of endeavor. ‘This is exactly what Bundy {s undertaking to estop with his camouflage talk in the local daily newspapers. “Call his hand,” ‘Maen. If Councilman Roy Bundy were to make just as vigorous a fight against prejudice in the various city departments as he is making in his effort with Mayo Fesler of the Cit- izens League, our people of the third councilman district. and the ‘entire city would be benefited great- ly, providing of course the other two “Blossom Triplets” supported him. As it is, he is making a great deal of noise freely exercising his vocal chords, and getting practically no- where. Bundy reminds The Rounder of Lincoln's famous saying—“You can fool all of the people part of the time, and part of the people all of the time. but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.” State Examiner Heck rendered a report, last week, that has stirred up the local political animals con- siderably. Among a number of in- teresting statements he has the fol- lowing: “Finding of $2.50 against former City Manager Wm. R. Hopkins for barber work at City hospital. An- other ‘finding’ was against Sup't. P. J. McMillen of the City hospital for $12 service to his daughter, and the hospital is also charged with negli- gence in giving free service to many other employees and members of their families who were not legally entitled to it.” And just to think all of this and more was taking place out at our City hospital while City Manager Wm. R. Hopkins and his Wel:are Director Dudley $. Blossom were barring our boys and girls from training in that institution to say nothing of enjoying the little special “perquisites” they were getting for nothing. We hope the city law de- partment makes Hopkins, McMillen and the rest of them pay, even at this late date. But will they? Of ‘earea mot? BUNDY BUMPED! Nearly Half His Witnesses Not Elig- ible to Vote—"A Big Nail Stuck in His Camouflage Tire.” As the City Council legislation committee. late Monday afternoon, began an ‘investigation into charges that hundreds of electors were de- nied the right to vote, Nov. 3, in the third couneilmanie district because of defects in the permanent regis- tration system, nearly halt of the 21 witnesses brought before the com- mittee by Councilman Leroy Bundy indicated by their own testimony that they were not qualified to cast a ballot when they appeared at the polls. Ten of tho 21 witnesses who Pataded before the committee ad- mitted they had changed thelr resi- dence without notifying the Board of Elections and were uncertain whether they had listed their names in the permanent registration rec- ors, Bundy opened the hearing with a lashing attack on Mayo Fes- ler of the Citizens League who re- cently defended permanent registra- tion against Bundy’s “camouflage” charges. In defense of the registra- tion system that Bundy has. attack- ed, Louis Simon, clerk, and John Krause, deputy clerk, told the com- mittee ‘that permanent registration would be completely workable if the Board of Elections would not exer- cise a discretionary power to open election booths to receive registra- tions twenty days before (so near) an election. OBITUARY. Mrs. Sarah McKintey Duncan, age 91, E, $9th St, last of the brothers and sisters of President Wm. Mc- Kinley, died, Nov. 22, "31. She was a daughter of William and Nancy Mediniey and was ‘bors. Oct. 1840 at Niles, 0. In 1850 the fam- ly moved to Poland. O., and in Jan- wary, 1867, she married Andrew J. Duncan. ‘The couple moved to Cleveland in 1894 where Mrs. Dun- can made her home until her death. She was a member of Western Re- serve Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mrs. Danean is survived by two daugh- ters, Mrs. S. L. Bowman and Mrs. J. H. Winslow of Cleveland, and two sons, Wm. McKinley Duncan of Cleveland and Andrew J. Duncan of Fort Worth, Tex. Funeral services were held here, Nov. 24. and burial at Poland, O. Like her distinguished brother, President McKinley, Mrs. Duncan was a friend of the race; a Qup women! THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, U SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1931 ’ OHIO’S MOB VIOLENCE ACT OR ANTI-LYNCHING LAW LEADS THE COUNTRY IN EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION Re ee ee Against the Mob and Lynch-Murder—Three Years’ Work of a Member of the Race—Also His Ohio Civil Rights Law. Our mo.rtiolence of anti-iyncning | very effective. llinot*, Pennsylvania | dil was imtrodaced in the Obio leg-/ 42d New Jersey bare followed Obio's islature in 1894 and re-introduced in |\N0 NS enacted moo violence or 1896. Ic took the Hon. Harry C.|5f out Oni ‘aw. Several other aorts Smith, editor of The Gazette, just ern states and at least ope oorde: three ‘years to secure its eoactment |state (Kentucks) Bare also eoactec into law. The Odio Supreme Court |aati-lynching laws, in cecoot years has several times upbeld the conati-|like Penasyivanie aud New Jersey tutionality of the law and it bas deen | The Obio ‘aw follows —— 6278. “Moo” ana “lynching” defined. 6279. “Serious injury” deniuea. $280. Damages in case of assaglt. 6281. Daniages in case of lynching. 8262. Daniages recoverable by legal represeatave of victim of /sncbieg $283. Persov s:flering death or injury by mob crying to iyach aacther 6284. Lémitations of action. $285. Order to include recovery and coats in tax levy. 6286. Guardian's custody, etc., fees. $287. Coucty’s right of action agaipet member of mob $288. County's right of action against another county Pn yr apt neti condng hate gsclle cag Section 6278. °A collection of peo- ple amsembled for an unlawful par- dose ad Intending to do damage ot {ajury to any one, or pretending to exercise correctional power over oth. er persons by violence and without | Authority of law. sball be deemed & “mob for the purpove of this chap ter. An act of violence by moo upoa the body of any person shall const!- tite a “lynching” within. the mean ing of this coapter (viv. 1612) Section 6279. The teri “serious injury,” for the purpose of this chap | ter, shall include suck inquiry as per chanently or temporarily disables the person receiving from earning & livelibood by manual labor. (93 ¥. irs) Section 6280. A person taxen (rom officers oi justice by a mod snd assaulted with whips, clube, tle ‘ilee or i soy other manner, may Tecover, as hereafter provided. a sum Got to ‘exceed one thousand. dollars s# damages from the county in which Devasnault ip made, (917. 161 4.) Section 6281 A person assaulted and lynched by s mob may recover, from the couuty in. which, such as: sauit ls made e. sum” not to exceed ve ‘hundred doiiars; or, if the wo: jury received therefrom Is serious, a eum not exceeding one thousand dol- tare; or. tf such injury result 19. per. Mauont’ disability, to earn a livell: bood by manual labor, a sum not to sxeeod Are thousand dollars. (93. ¥. ine) Section 6282. Toe legal represen- \ative of a person aying from injur- (ea received from lyaching by a mob, tay recover of the county (a wnich such ‘ajury occurred, a sum not to siceed ve thousand dollars dam Sten tor suck unlawful killing. Such tim shail be applied to the malntea: ance of the family and education of tie minor children of suck person 90 lynched, if any survive. hia, until such children are of legal age, and itlen be distributed’ to the wurvivors, thato and share allke, the widow re: Seiving ab amount equal to’ child's Tharesit there be no widow of ain, or children surviving such “decedent, Such sum ahail be distributed among the neat of kin according to the lawe of the distribution of the personality St am Intentate, Such sunt so recor: red shall not be a part of the estate Of such pervon so Ivached,” nox, be Subject to any of hls labilition. (93 ¥. 162 6.) Section 6283. A purson suffering death or injary trom a mob atiompe, ing to iyneh another. person shell come within the provisions of this chapter. He or hls legal representa: Uves shall have a like right of action fs one purposely Injured or killed by Such a mob. (98 ¥. 162 6.) Section 6284. Action for the re coveries provided for in this, chap. ter must be commenced, within. two Years from the date of such, lynch tag, in any. court. having. original Jarisdletion” of "an action tor dam: Ages for malicious ‘useaulte (93 9 te27) Section 6285. An order to the ‘commissioners of a county, against Which auch recovery ta, had, to In. clude it with tie coute of astion, In the next aucceeding tus lovy tor such couty, shall be a part of the judg: — im every such case. (93 v. 16% Section 6288. It the decedent 80 lynched bas minor children surviv- ‘ng him, the fund shall. be turaed over to a regularly appotated guar dian. Such guardian shall adminis- ter such fund under the direction of the probate judge, allowing not more than Bve hundred. dollare for, couse fel feos inthe actiou for ‘such, re: covery. (93 v. 162 9.) j Section 6287. The county, tm whieh s lynching occurs, may’ recor. Gr the amount ‘of a, judgment. and costs against it in favor of the legal) Fepresontatives of a person killed or seriously Injured by a mob from any of the persons composing such mob. X person present, with hostile intent, ac"such lynching shall ‘be deemed 4 member of the mob and be liable te tueb action, (88 ". 162 10.) Section 6288. It a mon carries @ YOU KNOW ME, AL ____ The Color Doesn’t Show By RING LARDNER _ wreee \Viabuoeics | [enauoeo since VY-Z4 | me Ves GG QM, Boxee Il Ree nS | Sooeceomen. / TET || Soueur Veass V7 Sey oe Yj, \ | EZ SHIRTS TRIE. | |iorKEO INA Y raNcy || Forme. 18 YAYA rovopir \7/ 7 1 | LZ WASHED, TIRES "| Launory once | \ Gur. she tikes \ Tar, A\ VA Bi gAsoune | ZA \ - eee gor Vor oe td 2 4 |g \OuBT coLoe 1 epscesceenenie > suigts We ce” Btners. = Iris? [Sg | S £3 HEY D SUST GEEN \ SACK. sn as} ink Ff Ee | 5 ® =30 IT HAREM OFF GY THESE) WHERE! a Be be! Ta) fos < Rib = } SLE | were Fascisn ¥ _/ 210%0 iS a7 ee SMR Wg a € el. 4 A Nay = t= . L ¢ fis [i OP | || =f" a. y Dis ~ alg 4 aS <— fr eve aS 1 cy rad, SFiS y iF — Z — £ | fi | ral ars Lily cs Ph ee Biel (RFT, ta | may Ya | ty “x W 5 — ; PEt aS 7 i | ix § (J —— 4 rere a prisoner into another county, of comes from another county to com- ‘mit violence on a prisoner drougai from such coumty for safekeeping. the county in which the lyuching I» coumitted may recover the amouat of the judgment and coste from the county from which the mod came. unless there was contributory negli ence on the part of officials of auc county in failing to protect such pris oner or dispurse such mod. (93 ¥ 163 11.) Section 6289. This chapter shal not relieve a person concerned ip ‘uch lynching from prosecution for homicide or assault tor 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 Oblo Civii Riguts law which the edt tor bad enacced while a member of ‘the 71st General Assembly. in 1894 The General Dorle of ‘Oblo: Sec. 12840. Whoever, being the proprietor or his employee, keeper o1 manager of sn inn, restaurant, eat Ing ouse. barher-ehop, public con veyance by land or water, theater as other place of public accommodation and amusement, denies to a citizen ‘except for reasons applicabie alike to ail citizens and ragardiem of race or color, tke full enjorment of the accommodations, advantages, facil! ties or privileges thereot, shall be fined not lesy-than fifty dollars aot more than five bundred dollars, or ‘Imprisoned not less than thirty days aor more than ninety days, or both Sec. 12941, Whoever violates the next preceding section shall also pay not less than fifty dollars nor’ more than five hundreds dollars to the per- son aggrieved thereby to be recov ered in any court of competent jur Indiction in the county where such offense was committed. This law nas repeatedty veen held constitutional and good law by the Obio Supreme ‘court, The trouble ts our people will not use it as often at they should, but expect it to do for them what they should and must do for themselves, under it, in. the ie Kill One and Wound Another—Po- lice Say Gangland Feud Is ‘On—Billy Richardson. One man was shot to death and another had an arm torn to pieces, early Saturday, as machine guns and shotguns, poked from the windows of two ‘speeding automobiles on Prospect Ave., poured bullets into the automobile in which the victims were riding. Police said the mur- der was undoubtedly the result of a gangland feud, probably over the di- vision of policy spoils. The dead man was identified as James Mc- Auliffe (white). The injured man, who was taken to Charity Hospital with a half dozen machine gun and shotgun slugs in his left arm, is Tony Horton, age 28, of 5810 Haw- thorne Ave., reputed owner of the Apex Club.” Police soon after the shooting brought Billy Richardson, one of the “big four" in. the city’s lottery racket, into the hospital to see Horton who was with Richard- son, last winter, when an attempt was made on Richardson's life at E. 40th St. and Central Ave. HOOVER CAMPAIGN OPENED. ‘The “statement concerning presi- dential appointees, and other col- ored men and women, employed by the federal government” sent to our newspapers of the country, last week, by the Republican National committee, its initial campaign document, reminds one very much GUNS RAKE AUTO! MRS. R. R. 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Send or bring locals and all business matters to The Gazette office, Suite 302, Johnson Block, 226 Superior Ave., West, opposite the Hotel Cleveland. If you wish to see the editor call there, please. We advise our readers to carefully examine The Gazette's advertisements before making purchases. Business men who advertise in this paper should have the patronage of our people. The fact that they advertise is assurance that they want it. All reading matter for publication in current issues of The Gazette must be in the office by noon, WEDNESDAY, of that week, at the latest. Display advertisements accepted until 4 p. m., WEDNESDAYS! HARRY C. SMITH 226 West Superior Avenue, Cleveland, O. (Opposite, Hotel Cleveland.) Notary Public Bell 'Phone: CHerry 1259 Classified Advertising Department FOR RENT.—Five nice good-sized rooms (up) at 2417 E. 82d St. Front and back entrance, electric lights, gas, etc. Rent, $25 per month. Call CHerry 1259 in the afternoon. WANTED.—Work—part or full time for a young girl; high school graduate and stenographer. Jeanette Russell, 7501 Central Ave. CLEVELAND Social and Personal Mrs. Ida Brown Cash, E. 36th St., will be hostess to the I. B. club at its next meeting at Mrs. Arthur D. Morton's. Homer G. Cox, E. 31st St., a clerk in the street department at City Hall, is enjoying a brief vacation. he suffered from a severe cold, last week. Mrs. Hazel M. Walker was the principal speaker, Sunday afternoon, in Youngstown, at the "Mum" club's entertainment in Oakhill Ave. A. M. E. church. The Musical Arts club of which Dr. W. P. Saunders is president, is assisting Miss Kathryn Pickard, local manager, in sponsoring the appearance of Roland Hayes, tenor soloist, in his Masonic hall recital, Sunday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. George Tucker, E. 89th St., royally entertained The Royal Soirée club at bridge, recently, serving a tumultuous repast. Mrs. Tucker received "The ladies' prize" and John Thomas the guests' prize. The club annual Thanksgiving dinner was held at Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Hunt's, E. 81st St. The Union Baptist Thanksgiving services, this year, were held at Gethsemane church. Rev. B. J. Prince, the principal speaker. St. John and St. James A. M. E. churches' union Thanksgiving services were held at St. James, in the morning. The pastor of St. John and his two choirs officiated. Harvey M. Williams, E. 59th St., night clerk at Pope's Drug Store, E. 83d St. and Cedar Ave., won the yearly prize offered by the management of "Skyline", quarterly publication of Cleveland college. He wrote the best piece of prose it published for the last quarter. It is said, he is our first to be awarded such an honor. Former Councilmen Liston Schooley and Thos. Fleming have had preliminary hearings, on their applications for parole from the O. P., before two members of the state parole board. A similar hearing before the other two members of the board will be held soon. Both men will then become eligible for final action by the board. Samuel W. Wills, age 77, E. 55th St., died, Sunday. He came to Cleveland from Detroit, ten years ago, and went to business with his brother president of the J. W. Wills Co. He was born in Winchester, Ky., and lived there thru the Civil War, going to Detroit in 1871. Funeral services, Wednesday evening, at Wills funeral parls, Rev. Ralph Walker, pastor of Euclid Ave. Baptist church, of which Mr. Wills was a member, officiated. Interment in Detroit. The Hon. Clarence J. Brown, Ohio's secretary of state, is a state official who is proud of his Afro-American employees and not at all backward in stating the fact. State Treasurer Day of Fremont is another. Would that there were more like them, and there should be because the Afro-American vote of this state is a tremendously potent factor of the great Republican party of Ohio and entitled to much larger representation, locally and in state affairs than it receives. It is about time that our so-called leaders in local and state politics awaken to this fact, too. Former Patrolman John Chafin, retired, was reported very ill, last week. Heart trouble. When Robert E. McKisson and I, Mr. Chafin and Secretary Charles Smith of the police department were appointed members of the local police force, the same day, on the request of the editor of The Gazette. Both Chafin and Smith have given the city of Cleveland long, faithful and excellent service. Dr. J. D. Merida, one of our best known and most successful physicians, is now located in the new Antioch Center Bldg., 8414 Cedar Ave., moving there from the block, cor. E. 30th St. and Central Ave., where he was located for many years. He H. SMITH'S 3007 Scovill Ave. THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1931. U.S.S. Akron Has Largest Aerial Telephone System BOZO BUTTS—THEY DRIVE HIM NUTS BOZA LOOK UP ORDER 69032, FILE 374 X, SERIAL NUMBER 53082, DEPARTMENT J YES, SIR AND ALSO GO TO CABINET 2-3 AND GET ME NUMBER TM-34 OUT OF LOT 9,882,627 I'll TRY I'll SEE THE HEAD OF THE EFFICIENCY DEPARTMENT - MAY BE HE CAN STRAIGHTEN ME OUT ON ALL THIS STUFF SEE CLERK. 408, DEPARTMENT 3 XV, ANNEX 44, ALCOVE Q, SOUTH TRY TO FIND ME I'M A CARD IN A FILING CABINET I'M AN EFFICIENCY MAN - I CAN SUMPLY YOUR BUSINESS 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 mouth, 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. FOR SALE. — Owner must sell new modern English Colonial brick. Will sacrifice; Take lot or business in trade. 4501 Wetzel Ave. Off Pearl Rd. WAsh. 5375. and his interesting family have been regular readers of "The Old Reliable" Gazette ever since their arrival in the city. Hundreds of our people, including the editor of The Gazette, of course, are regular patrons of The Woodland-E. 55th market and will readily tell you that the best oysters, fresh and salt water fish, fresh fruits, vegetables, greens, baked goods, delicatessen supplies, groceries, meats, meals, etc., and at the most reasonable prices, are to be found in The Woodland-E. 55th market. There you get the best treatment. You are welcome! They want your trade. Moreover, there is no cleaner, neater or better conducted market in the city of Cleveland, and Supt. Curtice assures all of its patrons proper treatment at all time. Spend where you can get the best at the most reasonable prices and where you are appreciated! The total assets of Howard University, Washington, D. C., amount to $6,359,950.61, an increase of over $3,237,325.01 since 1926. SPECIAL HOOK-UP AIDS SHIP'S PILOT Huge Dirigible Is Equipped With 19 Telephones On Trial Flight When the giant Navy airship, the U. S. S. Akron, soared majestically into the air for its first trial flight, it carried the world's largest flying telephone system. Within the immense hull of the dirigible, a telephone system composed of a switchboard, 19 telephones and three miles of cable makes communication between passengers on board as easy as though they were in an apartment building on the ground. The 19 telephones are located at strategic points throughout the ship so that activities of the crew can be co-ordinated easily while the dirigible is in flight. All instruments on the Akron may be interconnected at will. Should the captain desire to talk to all telephones at once he may do so by ringing the entire system. 'Phones Are Ready Three telephones are to be found in the gangway leading from the officers' quarters above the control room to the bow. The first of these is a general utility instrument serving the officers' quarters, the next is further up the gangway adjacent to important fuel values, while the third is in the bow itself, and is extremely DOINGS OF THE RACE. Rev. John M. Waldron, age 65, well-known Washington, D. C., minister, died, Nov. 20, '31. Dr. Wm. A. Galloway (white) of Xenia, former trustee of the State Department at Wilberforce, died, last week. Wm. Fields, age 40, who was decorated with the croix de guerre by the French government for saving an entire battalion during the World War, died, Nov. 26, at Cambridge, O. He volunteered to carry a message to the American line for re-enforcements, and was wounded twice and gassed before he reached his goal. Bishop R. A. Grant of the A. M. E. Church diocese of Alabama says he swore to a lie and paid $2,000 in cash and notes to suppress the publicity of the crime, he is accused of, to save the Church—having a child by the 18-year old daughter of Lying and orphery are funny ways to save the church.—Atlanta (Ga.) Independent, Benj. Davis, editor Atty. Earle Gray, member of the city council of Waukegan, Ill., disappeared a couple months ago when they were trying to serve 12 warrants for his arrest. They were for passing worthless checks, obtaining money under false pretences, etc. If he returns to Waukegan, he will also face disbarment proceedings, it is said. There is a minimum of discrimination against the Afro-American in the schools of N. Y. City. There is a political reason for that: The Afro-American is not the chattel of any party in New York. He votes independently, and as a result his vote is potent here. This has been sustained by present action against President Hoover's treatment of our Gold Star mothers who were segregated and sent to France in inferior boats. Illiteracy is less common among Afro-Americans in New York City than among the other population there. Page 36 of the 1930 federal census report for New York is authority for this information. For the total population of 10 years or more the percentage of illiteracy is 4.5. For our people it is 2.1. Of 276.421 Afro-Americans in that city only 5.772 can neither read nor write. These figures are all the more remarkable when it is considered that outside New York City more than sixteen per cent of our people in this country are illiterate. Morehouse College, Atlanta, Ga. is to meet Oxford (England) University in an international debate on Dec. 9 in Sale Hall chapel, Atlanta, on the question: "Resolved, That the Press is Democracy's Greatest Danger." Oxford, affirmative, Morehouse speakers: Milton K. Curry of Amarillo, Tex. and Alfred C. Tyler of Sheffield, Ala. The former is president of the senior class and an honor student. Tyler is a senior and an experienced debater. The English team is touring the southeast and mid-west under the auspices of the International Student Federation. important as the ship approaches a mooring mast. Two observation and gun platforms are located on top of the Akron, and telephones are provided there. There are also a number of instruments in gangways that extend along each side of the ship providing access to sleeping quarters and the airplane compartment and engine rooms. Instruments also are to be found in the generator room, the observation stand in the extreme stern, and in the emergency control room in the lower vertical fin. When the Akron is on the mooring mast, communication may be obtained to any outside telephone system by means of a telephone line leading out through the nose of the ship. During ground maneuvers, another long line may be attached from the emergency control station to a head set worn by a man walking on the ground, making possible communication between the captain and the ground crew. Although this complete telephone system is the largest ever to be installed on a lighter-than-air craft, its total weight is less than 255 pounds. Aluminum construction was used wherever possible to minimize the weight. The entire switchboard weighs only 30 pounds. The telephones are of the square box type sometimes seen in factories, and are suspended by springs to prevent the interference of vibration. The equipment also includes two ear pieces fitted with rubber cups to eliminate outside noises. The $22.50 Clothes Shop has now become EAGLE STAMPS ARE AN ADDED SAVING Ever since election, we have wanted to call the attention of the many readers of "The Old Reliable" Gazette to a fact that was made so prominent at the recent election that it ought to make a wonderful impression upon the few "Negroes" in this community, and elsewhere for that matter, who before election love to refer to Democrat candidates. The fact is, the small, almost insignificant vote the so-called "Negro" Democratic candidates in the third councilmatic district polled. Of the thousands of votes cast by Democrats in that district, Mrs. Arneta Rodgers received less than 200; Rev. Ribbins, less than 100; Walter Brown, the veteran "Negro" alleged Democrat, less than 400, and G. C. Lacy, less than 600, their total vote being less than 1400. Not even one white Democrat seems to have voted for any of them. Votes of other candidates, given to them in the P. R. count after election day, which increased their totals a little, were not cast for them, and are not and should not be considered candidates. We are right with Democrats (white) before election day, it seems, "Twas ever thus! BE A POLICEMAN! Atty. Louise J. Pridggeon Generously Offers to Help All Who Will Take the Examination— On Jan. 8, '32 there will be held in the city of Cleveland a civil service examination for patrolmen, and it is to be desired that a large number of young men take this examination, thereby assuring to us some degree of hope that the number of our men on the Police Force be increased from the ridiculously low number of young men in Louise J. Pridgeon is making appeals to every group of young men with a view to encouraging them to file their applications to take this examination and is also arranging a class in which these aspirants may be coached in the subjects in which they will be examined. Those who want to take this examination and would desire this help communicate with Mrs. Pridgeon, 528 Erie Bldg., and she will be glad to give all assistance possible. Requirements are that one must be between the age of 21 to 30 years, be five feet nine inches tall, and weigh not less than one hundred pounds, common school education. Applications must be on file before 5 P. M., Dec. 8, '31. Physical examination will take place on Dec. 13, '31, in the bathhouse at 6520 St. Clair Ave. "THE MOST RELIABLE!" A Former Ohioan Accomplishing Most Beneficial Results in the Far West—Miss Beasley and "Race Relations." The Oakland, Calif., Nov. 17, '31. Hon. Harry C. Smith. Editor Gazette, Cleveland, O. Kind Sir: — Please accept with deep appreciation my thanks for the kind reference in a recent issue of your paper, The Cleveland (O). Gazette, concerning the exhibition (now being shown in this city) of the Harmon Foundation works by our artists. I was thrilled when, one day last week, the director of the Oakland- Art Galleries handed me a copy of "The Old Reliable" Gazette in which he had just read "with appreciation" a marked article about the war. You might be interested in it." You can imagine my enthusiasm as I took from him the copy of The Gazette, at the same saving: Why this is the paper from which I (as an agent) earned the very first money I ever made in my life as a school girl. Also, I wrote my very first newspaper article for its editor when attending school in my home town in Cincinnati. Or. It was them, and I had to write a magazine, reputable "Negro" newspaper, published in the United States. Editor Smith, you have been most generous in giving the mention of the Harmon exhibit so much space. As you know one of the chief alms of my life has been to create "better race relations" thru contact, thus increasing the efforts and ability of our citizens undoubtedly will be promoted—thru contact, if not by the pictures. In other words, I capitalized the exhibition to tell the reading public a whole lot of things about the race they should know for their good and that of my people. **Dellahl L. Beasley, Oakland Triangle special writer and Author, "Trail Blazers of California."** Cor. Cedar Ave. and E. 77th St. A HOME FOR YOUNG MEN! RESTAURANT - HOME COOKING Individual Beds $2.50-$3.00 Endicott 9094 Subscribe Now THE NEW YORKER Second Floor Just a Step From Euclid you as the Men's Shop becomes the SHOP. This drop permanent. $20 now or Overcoat that SECOND FLOOR. Y CO. RE AN ADDED SAVING JOHN P. GREEN More value for you as the Men's $22.50 Clothes Shop becomes the $20 CLOTHES SHOP. This drop in price is permanent. $20 now buys any Suit or Overcoat that was $22.50. SECOND FLOOR. MAY CO. Attorney-at-Law Notary Public OFFICE NOW At 614 East 107th St. Cleveland, O. Phone, GLen. 3453 Take St. Clair Car to E. 106th St. By RUBE GOLDBERG TRY TO FIND ME I'M A BUT BOBBOOR Don’t Throw Away Your Copy of The GAZETTE After Reading It But Give it to a Friend or an Acquaintance who might Subscribe after Reading It lower California ae ae aT TA :; ais ani aed eugene BE aR ey Sof : Somes: Pe roneneeees Eh TE) OT often does Lower California get too much rain. ‘The long Peninsula which, in shape, re- ‘Sembies a man’s sock, thrust- ing its toe $00 miles southward into the Pacific from the southern border of California, is a land seared by sun's Fays and largely covered by cactus and other growth that ts found in arid re- gions. But recently, when a hurricane struck the peninsula, a large area was drenched. Many of its villages inelnd- ing La Paz, the capital, suffered trom high water. Lower California was once in the custody of the United States. During the Mexican war, in 1847, the forces of the United States occupied the prin cipal points in thie peninsula and de clared it American territory, but re- Unquished tt at the close of hostill- ties, Its widtli varies from 30 to 100 miles and {ts coast line of over 2,000 miles is indented by numerous bays and bor- dered by many islands. Most of its nearly 100,000 inhabitants tive in vit Jages that dot the shores of the Pa eifle and the Gulf of California. 1s broad areas of low, sun-scorchied Plains, where death by thirst awaits unwary travelers and desolate plateaus of ragged black lava present an un. friendly aspect. But all Lower California.is not for bidding. Many of It¥ villages of low wnd houses are set amid clumps of lofty shade trees, althouzh some of them, surrounded by sandy wastes, might almost have been set down bod ily from Arabia. Nature has made queer marks on the Deninsula’s panoramas, Almost with: ing eyeshot of majestic palms that ‘would not be out of place on a Sahara oasis, are great beds of creeping devil cactus which resemble nests of gigan- tie spine-covered caterpiliars creeping in all directions from a central root, ‘This peculiar weed ts native to this country. The ‘caterpillars’ creep away from their roots sometimes 20 to 30 yards. The part of the stem resting ‘on the ground sends down small roots and the older stems die in the rear at about the same rate as they grow in front, 80 they slowly move away from the colony across the flats where they live. Animals Who Drink No Water. A large number of the smaller kinds of desert mammals never drink water. ‘They live and thrive on dry seeds and scraps of vegetation In places where the heat and aridity are excessive, without ever touching their lips to wa ter, and it has even been found impos sible to teach some of them in-captiv- ity to take water. Apparently they never know thirst or the delight of quenching it, Many Lower California birds and mammals, however, are closely related to those of southern California. Only & few species of birds and a single land mammal, all in the extreme south- era end of the peninsula, uppear to have originated on the Mexican main- land. All the. others are evidently de- rived from well-known species of southern California, though they have been isolated long enough to develop mumerous geographic forms. This is in strong contrast to the great differ- ence shown by the flora in which are Bumerous strongly marked species pe- cullar to this region. As In similar arid areas of the ex- treme southwestern United States, the plains of Lower California ordinarily abound with swmall desert’ mammals auch as rabbits, pocket mice, kangaroo rats, and others. During long-contin- ued dry periods vast numbers of these small mammals perish of starvation, ‘owing to the failure of necessary crops of succulent and seed-bearing herbaze: Dut after two or three sears of re ‘newed rainfall and abundant plant tire, the desert again swarms with count- tess numbers of these small folk. So accustomed do the animals be come to depending upon plants for moisture that travelers have come to water holes in the hottest weather and found no evidence that animals have come there to drink while fresh tracks have been found a few rods away. Small desert foxes, with tarze ears ‘and bodies not much larger than thos of a cat, occuron the larger plaius throughout the peninsula. ‘They live im burrows and, when surprised away from home by day, are very conaing im concealing themselves. As danger approaches they skulk to the neares: bush, tuft of grass, or other litte object breaking the surface and sins down flat on the ground beside it, and although they may be fn plain view, they are almost certain to eseape no- tice untess seen before they reach shelter. When concealment becomes impossi- ble they are up and off like a flash, nd so swift and graceful are their movements that they appear to float across the plain tike a yellowish gray streak. On the Magdalena plains the cowboys ride down and lasso coyotes for sport; but they admit defeat in attempting to catch the fleet-footed fox. Some Large Game Animals. Antelope, mountain sheep, mule-deer. and mountain lions are the only large game animals on the peninsula. An telope formerly occupied all the plains, but are now reduced to a small num “ber Ina few localities, and there ap pears to be little hope of saving then from early extermination, Deer are still to be found In many localities and with the mountain lion will outlast other large game in that resion, ‘The first mountain sheep discovered in America were those recorded In the early writings of the Spanish mission aries from Lower California. ‘There are uiumerous species of mountain sheep in the Old and New worlds, una most of them haye their homes about high and desolate mountain crests ris ing above the coniferous forests. ut timber line, where they live amid Arc tle and. seuni-Aretie conditions, Among the mountain sheep of Low er California these common eondition= of life ure reversed and they occupy the low desert ranzes parallel to the Gult coast from sea-level up to 4000 or 5,000 feet altitude, always hetow the lower limit of the coniferous forest= which adorn the upper levels of the high mountains tn the northern part of the peninsula. Here the summer temperatures: are commonly much more than 100 degrees Fahrenheit In the shade, and the aria “mountain slopes have a scanty growih of cactuses, yuccas and other strictly desert plants, ‘These sheep commonly’ go to water when available in the hot, dry summers, but are able to exist for considerable periods, even in ho: weather, on the moisture obtained from the more fleshy cactus plants, the tender flowers and flower stalks of agaves and yucca, and from other water-storing desert plants, In addition to the mammals already mentioned wild cats, badgers, spotted skunks, raccoous, coyotes and other Kind of fox make their homes on des- ert areas of Lower California. ‘The spotted skunk, or hydrophobia skunk, as It is commonly called, 1s most abun: dant in the extreme southern end of the peninsula, where, it Is looked up- on with fear and abhorence owing to its habit of biting people tn the face while they are sleeping ‘on the ground and the reputed com: monly resulting death of its victims by tables. ‘The fear of these skunks extends throughout the peninsula. Doves and California vatley quail are numerous the entire length of the pen: insula, thelr presence always indi cating the vicinity of permanent water Often while camping near a desert wa- ter hole, hunters have watched birds come and go unafraid of man. Even quail stand quietly and after drinking Dreen their plumaze or move carelessly about, uttering little subdued call- notes’ to one another. Plenty of Small Birds. Hawks, woodpeckers, Jays, ravens, mocking-birds, cactus wrens, and oth: er small birds enliven the desert and are abundant about some of the culti- vated oasis, A desert thrasher is abundant in the sucea forests and in early morning and evening he charms his human neighbors with exquisitely musical notes. ‘On some of the islands of the Lower California coast breed many cormo. rants, Whenever ¢ cormorant, alarmed by the approach of a hunter, flies away, gulls swoop down on exposed eggs and eat them at once; or, if the hunter Is too near, each gull transfises fan egg on its beak and flies away, draining the contents as it flies. It is common for gulls to alight on nests and calmly pick up young cormorants weighing five or six ounces and swat Jow them entirely, the helpless vietims being swallowed head foremost, their feet waving despairingly from the gulls’ widely-spread beaks, In the San Pedro Martir mountains may be found the California condor, « huge bird, sometimes measuring near ly 11 feet across Its outspread wings, These birds are so large that when perched on a dead tree, the turkey buzzards near them look like pszmies. The natives formerly cut off the larze hollow bases of the quill feuthers of these gigantic birds and, fitting then with stoppers, used them for carrying fing gold at the placer ax ues, THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, 0., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1931. aera ars De Luxe Velvet Suits Now “Say It” T ite, 4G): “4 WI an E mena * ey eo. VT 282 widelt tashion’s followers are going to wear this fall and winter in the way of fur-trimmed velvet suits {s enough to dazzle the eye of even the most sophisticated. ‘There are no ad- Jectives too extravagant to describe the elegance and beauty of these lux- urious furred suits which are in prom: ise for the coming months. In planning the new wardrobe about the most important subject to consider in the way of a street or afternoon en- semble is the two-piece suit, the Jack- et of whic may be either short, three-quarter or seven-eighth, and some of the smartest movels even adopt the coat which {s full length AS to materials which fashion these vognish suits, choice lies between the new swanky woolens or velvet made or- nate with lavish fur—the more fur the better. An argument among others in favor of velvet for the suit is that it makes @ smart costume for all day. and with a stunning dressy blouse of luce or a sumptuous lame weave, it careies over into evening for informal dining and dancing. ‘Then, too, no woman needs to be re- minded that there is nothing in the way of costume fabric so eniinently flattering as velvet, Which Is espectitl ly true of this season's velvets in that their rich dark greens, radiant browns, gorgeous wine tones and purples sucti as enter into the scheme of things this autumn are incomparably lovely. It adds to the zest of the velvet mode that fashion approves all sorts of types, ranging from quality-kind stiff Lyons velvet with upstanding TRIM WITH DARK FUR By CNOET NICHOLAS y es l > - . a j x y aa fA a vn “ N Fd f ‘This afternoon gown of beige dull- surfaced velvet declares an outstand- ing style trend, namely, the trimming of light materials with dark furs. The small cape gives the required breadth to the shoulders, thus accentuating the tight waistline, and’ interpreting the new silhouette which calls for width above and. slenderness below the hips. Long Evening Wrap of Velvet Is Newest Note The long evening wrap of velvet is the newest note of the season. Short Jackets and threequarter wraps are with us In large numbers and their ac- ceptance is unquestioned. Yet we be lieve It 18 to the long romantic took ing weap that most women will turn. It may or may not be collared in fox or eninine; It may have wide sleeves eat in one with the upper part. It conforms to the walstlive, sometimes rather high, and then it flows and fares to cover or almost cover the bottom of the evening gown. Leg-o'-Mutton Returns ‘The teg-o'-muiion sieevo—almost ex actly like the ones grandmother wore sas aaa ee Goaden. pile to the daintiest of transparent weaves while many leading designers are featuring the very new corded vel- vets in their collections. It is bundsome corded velvet such as is being highlighted on the season's fabric program in a beguiling bottle green, which gives distinetion to the Patrician jacket-suit on the left of the trio illustrated.. ‘These hip-length jackettes are the rae, especially when they fasten di agonally a8 does this one, Its silver fox trimming speaks for itself In tones of extreme clezunce. The hat of matehing velvet is an up-to-theme. ment creation preferring to “say it via a trimming of satin ribbon rather than the usual little feather. ‘The tiny nose veil is an {important tte: it the picture, The bag Is of velvet, with shoes and gloves of suede, ‘The striking street ensemble shown to the right is of black transparent velvet. Note the newly éxploited length of its coat. ‘The unique posi tioning of the de luxe silver fox trim: ming Despeaks the tendency this sea- son toward novel and highly ornamen- tal treatments. ‘The call of the pres entday mode for “the velvet hat with the velvet costume” is answered mosi happily in this instanee. In the afternoon suit in the center, color Is a feature, in that the brown velvet of which it Is made is comple- mented with fox fur dyed the new Peach-beige tint. ‘The grace and art istry of the scarf neckline is obvious at a glance. aR Rad it teat ah FELTS SUPREME IN MILLINERY FIELD Felts are again in the supremacy with a number of hats in velvet and Some in fabries and in antelope. ‘Tailored felts have brims with a roll Which is inclined to go up on the left and down on the right. ‘Their trim: ming is tailored and flat, or of stiff little feathers, to give touch of color contrast, or of xrosgrain ribbon in the same shade. Most felts have notice: able brims and are variations of the sailor or bowler types. It Ix important to note that the new- est shapes are down in back as well as down in front. ‘They do not perch on top and land somewhere in mid- head in the back. They come down and hug the back of the neck closely $0 as not to interfere with large im. portant collars of fur, Choice of Accessories Requires Consideration accessories make or break a cos- tume—in the very beginning, It starts with choosing them, Bag and shoes mateh In color, for instance, and are of the same material, But’ bag and shoes do strike « pert and expert con- trast with the rest of the ensemble— for that all-important surface interest, if for nothing else, Yet the choice of accessories for daytime wear is not complete with, say, an oblong envelope and a smartly hew and graceful step-in pump. ‘Those tip-to-toe necessities for fashion's fall costume include a pair of slightly flared yet simple pull-on gloves—up to six-buttons length for general wear. And hose, of course, are sheer and dull, with low, square heels that seareely peep above the shoe—always fon a darkish tone to harmonize with the costume colors of the season. Dress of Black Satin Can Be Distinguished SE cmteck sain Green, very simply made, and with relieving touches of white or mesh or helge satin, can be infinitely distinguished. I can be as formal or as informal as you please, depending on the occasion for which you wear it, You will Uke black satin with a rough wool goat, In all black. or a mixture with green, You will like It with dull accessories, hat of felt, bag and gloxgs apd shoes of suede, with perhapsan echoing touch of shiny patent on the shoés, ‘The satin frock won't be the standby in your wardrobe that wool or flat crepe is, but it will make a splendid contri- bation. Sailor Suit Revived ‘The “sailor sult” has been revived. Its 1991 version Is made of soft wool with a square collar and fagoting for ag Three War Leaders Fight Unemployment Neutor. D BaREr EHIND the scenes of smoky, blood-drenched battle fields in 1917 and 1918, three prominent Americans bent al! of their ability and accumulat- ed knowledge toward one goal— winning the war. These same three men, two of whom are Ohio- ans, again are united to combat a common foe, this time in the form of want and hunger. President Hoover's appointment cf Walter S. Gifford, president of the American Telephone and Tele graph Company, as national relief director for the coming winter, and the selection of Newton D. Baker and Colonel Leonard P. Ayres, both of Cleveland, as members of Mr. Gifford’s nation-wide advisory committee, bring together three war time leaders to face a peace- time emergency as grave as war itself. As relief director, Mr. Gifford will have absolute ‘authority in nobilizing all the nation’s relief agencies to meet the winter unem- ployment crisis. This assignment is reminiscent of the telephone ex- ccutive’s task during the war. Mr. Gifford, Organizer While Newton D. Baker, secre- tary of war in President Wilson’s cabinet, was organizing a vast American .rmy and arranging for its transportation to battle fields in Europe, Mr. Gifford drew up the front of American industrie ia. wait ta kak ahicee See CHASTENED! Every voter in the fourth and third couneilmanic districts of this city, especially those of the race who refused on Nov, 3, 1931, to Vote for “The Blossom Triplets” (Councilmen George, Payne and Bundy), are entitled ‘to the praise and thanks of all of our people in this community. The fact that “The Triplets” were opposed so bitterly by many of our people ought to serve ax a warning to them “to snap out of it” and start in imme- diately in an effort to do something material for their constituents of color particularly, during the in- coming two years of office. Even tho the election is over, it Is quite proper to say at this time, as it was prior to Nov. 3d, 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 Council- men George, Payne and Bundy have done absolutely nothing looking to- ward the elimination of prejudice against our people in the various de- partments of the city. This they should have concentrated upon first instead of quietly submitting to it in order to secure a few positions and jobs. And this elimination to the minimum could have been ac- complished, 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 third councilmanic districts, and the city, “to do all in their power to help oust Color-line Wel- fare Director Dudley 8. Blossom.” Instead of doing this, they helped to 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 pub- lic institution maintained “by | the tax-payers of this city, climaxing this miserable mistreatment with the following coarse and insulting statement to one of our leading 1o- cal ministers, Rey. Horace C. Bailey, and his motherless grandaughter, when they called on him at the city hall in an effort to secure the en- trance 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.” 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‘a ob- durate heart. It does not feel for man; the natural bond Of brotherhood is severed as the flax 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 pres. Thus man devotes his brother, ‘and destroys: ‘Tis human nature's broadest foulest blot. —Cowper. (Col lamard PAyres this side of the Atlantic. Shortly before and during the war, he act. e@ as director of the Council of National Defense. In this capac- ity, he studied the country’s indus- trial structure and supervised the carrying out of plans for co-ordi- nating industrial plants for war service. On the other side of the ocean, Colonel Ayres, then Chief Statisti- cal Officer under General Persh- ing, carried on another important phase of the American war cam- paign. It was his job to hep the United States board of stratezy posted on activities of our forces. Aids Pershing Each morning during the war, Colonel Ayres laid before General Pershing a statistical record of the preceding day's movements and ac- tivities. Under his guidance, the statistical machinery of the War Industries Board, ths Priorities Board, the Council of National De fense and the Allies’ Purchasing Commission wes set up and placed on an efficient basis, Leadership and aggressiveness that made this trio conspicuous in their war services are characteris- tic of the entire group of men chosen on the nation-wide advisory committes to sasist Mr, Gifford in alleviating, unemployment distress. From his office in Washington, the relief director will supervise ‘this rroup of men in unemployment re- Iief just as he directed industrial Raikeng as anes haee: It took a three-year fight on the part of The Gazette and Councilman FW. Walz’s resolution, the first of last year, to make Director Blos- som “eat those words.” This, how- ever, does not lessen the grievously insuiting and miserable imistreat- ment meted out to our people of this community by him. It only ag- gravated the fact that Councilmen George, Payne and Bundy broke their promises and pledges, and pro- moted the prejudiced Blossom’s re- appointment. ‘Their loyal constitu 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 fore going. 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 hasécharacterized his work for the same during the past near fifty years of publication of “The Old Heliable” 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 the “meal tickets” of hundreds of them for many months, Under cover “Tho Triplets” have kept up the opposition ever since, with the result that Mr. Finkle secured on Nov. 3d, the largest first-choice vote in the’ third couneilmanic 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. abnormally large registration in the 11th and 17th wards undoubtedly 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 yoters in them. j Harry ©. Smith. RACE PREJUDICE! : “I am convinced myself that | there is no more evil thing in | this present world than race ; prejudice; none at all! “I write deliberately—it is ; the worst single thing in life : now. It justifies and holds to- } gether more baseness, cruelty ; and abominetion than any | other sort of error in the | world.” i —H. G. Wells. : Attention! Readers: Our advertisers want your trade. Those who do not ask for it in the columns of “The Old Reliable” Gazette certain- ly care little, 'f at all, for it. Therefore, we urge our read- ders and all of our friends ta patronize those who ask in this paper for your patronage, Editor. For Long and Short oe cs ~ 7 f re ead \- cs = Us b athonpnadiipnthncroela-apneshitediahesizad ‘and the multitude gathers. Like. Bn gente gears Sears won rates oc depos Scerecsaeennen ree cua cee eamene eon wesc oe ase mecmanere ins realy ue dertlooments to bese oc aat tosunsonie eal ae fae wepeeennee without a buigy effect, as much as. eek Goma ee or oo Dore cane toeece ne Searls renee yaete See acon | In The Spotlight | peas ww FF = Oi rE d A ei .o ’ Gey 9: Rae a ie ae be A es * y, Ss 3 © BT. Soctageal Sriay FNS Js the extraordinary animal to which science is now turn- ing concentrated attention in the hope of discovering the notorious missing link. This kangaroo is a good specimen of the athletic animal which stands over six fect in height, weighs 200 pounds, and is @ matchless boxer. His reach is small but his speed is like light. After centuries of peaceful life, the kangaroo fs also being brought into the spotlight of international trade. Nearly 1,000,000 skins 2 year ‘are brought from Australia into the United States where they are tanned and made into shoes for athletic uses and men's general wear. The “roo,” as the Aussies call him, looks proud of his new distinction. His skin makes the strongest and most supple leather known, weight for weight. The Truth: What would cause other peo- ple to gnash their teeth and gird their loins is question of debate for us. Kick us, beat us, pile depredations upon us, revile us, abuse ug, lie about us, malign us and even impugn our valor and we are not unan- imously ingulted. It seems im- possible to establish unanimity of insult in the black race.— Chicago (IN) Whip. AN OPPORTUNITY! “The Old Reliable” Gazette de- sires an Metive agent and correspon- dent in every city and town in Ohio and neighboring states having @ number of Afro-American residents. Only a little time on Fridays or Saturdays is required to make some money. We are especially desirous of hear- ing from persons in the following named cities: Springfield, Colum- bus Toledo, Steubenville, Zanes- ville, Wilmington, Xenia, Washing- ton C. H., Lancaster, Piqua, Lima, ©., and other places, particularly in Ohio, where we have none. Write to the editor of The Gazette, 226 West Superior Ave., Cleveland. ©., and terms will be seat promptly Our readers will oblige us greatly by sending us the addresses of per- sons in the cities named, and others in the state, to whom we can write relative to the matter. | Eéitor.