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VICTORY LIFE INS. CO. CONTROVERSY! IN UNION IS STRONGER FORTY-NINTH YEAR VICTOR OUR LE STOOD THEIR GROUND CROW" PROPOSITION And Announced That Them to Formulate Programs Fight to the Bitter H of Their FORTY-NINTH YEAR No.33 OUR LEADERS STOOD THEIR GROUND AND FOUGHT "JIMCROW" PROPOSITIONS OF ALL KINDS. And Announced That They Would Not Permit Others to Formulate Programs for the Race, But Would Fight to the Bitter End for the Freedom of Their People. Washington, D. C. — When the free Negroes were advised a hundred years ago to go to Africa they replied to their traductors that they would never separate themselves from the slave population of this country as they brethren by the "ties of consanguinity, of suffering, and of wrong." In 1816 free-men, like Richard Allen, James Forten, and Robert Purvis, were ferred to as a foreign slave whose country would not be secure in this country, instead of permitting the colonizationists to shove them aside as criminals to be deported to a distant shore, they replied in no uncertain terms that this soil in America which gave them birth is their only true home. "Here their fathers fought, bled, and died for this country and here they intended to stay." Today when such things come up you find Negroes appearing upon the scene to see how much pay they can get to assist in the undoing of the race. Further emphasis of the Negroes was given to law years later, Nathaniel Paul, a Baptist preacher of Albany, a colonizationists that the free Negroes would not permit their traductors to formulate a program for the race. "You may go ahead with your plan to deport this element to make slavery secure, but we will never emigrate to Africa. We shall stay here and fight until the foul monster is crushed. Slavery must go!" And these Negroes of a continent fought the pro-slavery deportationists to a standstill, for with the exception of a few pioneers the emigrants to Liberia were largely slaves manumitted on the condition that they would settle in Africa. These freed-men could have no ideals but those of the slaveholding section from which they were sent. They established, therefore, a slavocracy in Liberia. If Liberia has failed, then, it is no evidence of the failure of the Negro in government. It is easily evidenced of reliance on slaves. The Negroes attacking the monstrous "jim-crowism" almost a century ago fearlessly questioned the constitutionality of such a provision. Speaking through Charles Lenox Remond of that day, they said: WHY MORE A. M. E. BISHOPS? Statistical Comparison of the African and the Methodist Epistle by Charlie Item Number of Church Edifices...... Number of Church Members...... Average Members per Church. Value of Church Edifices...... Number of Bishops Active in U. S. Churches, per Bishon. Item African Methodist Episcopal Methodist Episcopal (White) Number of Church Edifices 6,708 26,130 Number of Church Members 545,814 4,080,777 Average Members per Church 81 156 Value of Church Edifices $32,092,549 $406,165,659 Number of Bishops Active in U. S. 13 Churches per Bishop 516 1,244 Members per Bishop 41,985 194,323 Value Churches per Bishop $2,468,657 $19,341,222 *With the number of A. M. E. bishops restored to 17 or to 16 active bishops in the United States, the average membership per bishop would drop to less than 35,000 (34,113) as compared with an average of 194,323 per white bishop. Although there was an increase of ONLY seventy-five A. M. E. bishops during the ten-year period covered by the last U. S. religious census, the yearly expenditures jumped in excess of FOUR MILLION DOLLARS, or from $3,413,395 to $7,600,161. This is spite of the fact that, during the same period, there was an actual decrease, as REPORTED BY CHURCH OFFICIALS, of 2,541 members and 22,804 Sunday school scholars. "There is a distinction between social and civil rights. We all claim the privilege of selecting our society and associations, but, in civil rights, one man has not the prerogative to define rights for another. These (race) distinctions react in all their wickedness—to say nothing of their conjected and systematized odiousness and absurdity—upon those who are illiberal and mean enough to practice them." In our day, however, I find some highly educated Negroes approving such "jim-crowism." The trouble with the Negroes of today, as I have said before, is that they have not the moral courage to肩他 in the face of least resistance, each one trying to feather his own nest. The so-called educated Negro is the worst coward of the whole group. His "education" has emasculated him. Going out of Kentucky in a "jim-crow" car, into Ohio, I witnessed this demonstration. In it, the Negroes how lightly he took the humiliation of his race, the porter yelled: "We now cross the Mason and Dixon "We now cross the Mason and Dixon line. Pull down the "jim-crow" sign. Ladies, put on your powder and paint. And look to look what you ask!. Just at that moment a stout, husky, dark-brown Negro hod-carrier of fifty or fifty-five leaped from his seat and, showing fire in his eye and giving expression to stirring emotions in his bosom, cried out: Yes, we are crossing the Mason-Dixon line. We will not fight it again! I will never raise my children in the land of jim-crow!" For such a spirit, we cannot look to the so-called educated Negro. Such training as our traducers have provided for Negroes makes them feel that they do not amount to anything and that their case from within is hopeless. The Negro, then, is taught to fall back on the superstitious belief that something to happen. In one respect he is right, for if the Negro does not get busy, it is going to happen very soon, but what will happen will not be what the Negro is praying for. The Negro must learn to answer his own prayers. (Prof.) Carter G. Woodson. THE GAZETTE ESTABLISHED, AUGUST 25, 1883 And Issued Every Week on Time Since CLEVELAND, OHIO, SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1932. FRESH OHIO NEWS FRESH OHIO NEWS WRITTEN BY "THE OLD RELIABLE" GAZETTE'S CORRESPONDENTS. What Our People Are Doing Each Week—Church. Personal, Social, Lodge, Literary and Musical— Marriages, Deaths, Etc. YOUNGSTOWN. — At a regular meeting, last week, the Non Partisan Association, an organization of young men of our group, unanimously endorsed H. J. Fuget's candidacy for a Republican nomination for state representative, and appointed Mr. Norman Taylor chairman of a committee which is to visit all of our local churches and urge a conference to solidify our support of his candidacy. —The S. S. room and main auditorium (V. A. M. E. church was beautifully decorated with Easter flowers, and the pastor preached a very impressive german to a large congregation. —Order The Gazette from the local representative and set the news. CORRESPONDENTS must mail all letters for publication at their main postoffice sufficiently early on Sunday or Monday of each week to have them reach The Gazette office on Tuesday morning, and always write their names and that of their city or state, and provide a postal address of the writer 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 entertainments to be held in the near future, must be paid for in advance at the office of the postmaster to a line. Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on application. ZANESVILLE. — All the local churches had very interesting Easter exercises, Sunday, and special sermons were preached by the pastors. — Wesleyan M. E. church aid society has organized a young people's council which for a activity as a group for which it is active the community center pertaining to young people. Officers elected: Chas. Ransome, Jr., pres.; Gertrude Wallace, sec.; Pauline Oliver, assist and Frank Williamson, treas. O. W. Haywood, ex-sec., is our local scout master. —Mrs. Bessie Chandler who died, recently, was buried from Wesleyan M. E. church, the pastor officiating. Interment in Putnam St., Suffolk, New York, the husband, a sister and five brothers. The Girl Reserves have just elected the following officers: Pauline Oliver, pres.; Patsy Branford, vice-pres.; and Jean Ross, see. CADIZ.—Mrs. Mattie Cole, age 81, of Flushing, was buried from her daughter, Mrs. Oris Muntz's, Saturday afternoon, Rev. W. T. Biggers officiating. She was well-known as "Mother" Cole in eastern Ohio by both classes of people and highly esteemed for her high character and beautiful life.—Easter services at St. James' A. M. E. church drew a large attendance and a number of visitors.—Mrs. Olie Ramsey and Mrs. Ola Brown of Akron visited Mr. Jesse Redmond.—Prof. H. H. Lucas.—Mrs. Melvin Christian, visiting his daughter, Mrs. Dwight Brooks of Cleveland.—The Married Ladies' club will celebrate their 24th anniversary with a reception at Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Christian's Friday evening.—Miss Martha Madison is visiting in Zanesville.—Mrs. Susie Hahn and daughter, Mrs. Kate Smith, of E. Liverpool, attended St. James' A. M. E. church, Sunday. WHITE SUCCEEDS DETT As Director of The School of Music at Hampton, Va.—Now in Denver. Hampton, Va.—Clarence Cameron White, violin soloist and composer, now in Paris, France, at work on an opera based on Haitian history during the period of Dessalines, second ruler of the island, has been selected by the trustees of Hampton institute to succeed Nathaniel E. Dett who resigned, some months ago, as director of the institute's school of music. Mr. White before going to Europe, about a year ago, was director of music at Institute W. Va. State College. His wife, Mrs. Beatrice Warrick White, is a well-known piano soloist and musician. The Wistaria club entertained the inmates of the Old Folks' Home at their annual party, Mar. 19. Refreshments and a program were enjoyed. Those on the program were Mrs. Miss Wood Wade, Miss Michel Brown, Miss Pearl John, Miss Elaine former State Senator John P. Green who is 87 years young, today. Congratulations. Senator! HEAR! HEAR!! The ROUNDER WHAT'S DOING! John W. Raper, a columnist of the Cleveland Daily Press, in its issue of March 26 is responsible for the following amusing paragraph: "President Hoover received 30 'outsiders'—six actresses among 'em'—at the White House yesterday and actually shook haddies with them, altho a year or so ago he eliminated a hapless shah of time. If he has resumed handshaking in hope of making votes it's still a waste of time. As for the 30 'outsiders'—oh, well, we don't care how they waste their time." On a number of occasions in the past, The Rounder has stressed the fact that the best meals, the best food, good wholesome food properly cooked, and at the lowest prices can be found only at Mr. Ludlo Mueler's restaurant-stand in the Woodland-E. 55th Market just inside the Woodland Ave. entrance, a little to the right. Thirty-five cents will get you a meal that you cannot duplify with the same five cents, anymore in the city and one that you will never forget. Try it, as scores of our people have done and are still doing, and see if The Rounder is not right. As The Gazette goes to press, this week, The Rounder hears that Dr. L. L. Rodgers, assistant Democratic leader in ward 12, has been appointed to succeed former councilman, Dr. E. J. Gregg, as a special assistant city physician, appointed as a Republican, several months ago. Rodgers has earned the position and ought to have it, if he has not yet been given it. And by the same token, now that Dwight R. Williams has succeeded Ormonee Forte as assistant superintendant at the garbage plant, the veteran Democrat, Walter L. Brown, should be given either the superintendancy of the garbage plant or the superintendancy of the Central Ave. bath-house. Walter, you know, was active in the local Democratic when he was a Negro Democrat of today were still "sporting" (wearing) their "diddies." Then there is Dr. Owen, "Little Jimmy," assistant Democratic leader in ward 18 who has been spokesman for the Democratic coterie of color for several years. He ought to be cared for, too, by W. Burr Gongwer, local Democratic leader. In an interview in The Cleveland Daily Press of March 23, that "Blossom Triplet," Councilman Roy Bundy, when asked whether he would go along with the organization in supporting a certain candidate for a state office replied: "I don't know. The organization hasn't done anything for me, and I don't ask anything of it." How that individual can say such a thing, in the face of the fact that he owes his election, two years ago last fall, and his re-election, last fall, primarily and mainly to the local Republican organization, is something The Rounder cannot. Everybody life of him underestimates anything at all about local politics in the third district knows that his statement is not true and that just the opposite of what he says is true. It reminds The Rounder of Bundy's threat of year before last to run Maurice Maschke, head of the local Republican organization, out of the 17th ward if he came up there to make a political speech and then very promptly soon after, when Maschke spoke to him. The "bird" is sure a political conundrum. He did not attend Monday evening's meeting of the City Council. Why? MME. LILY PONS TO STAR IN "LAKME." Bori, Gigli, Tibbett the Stars the Second Night—All the Grand Opera Stars in the Third Day's Two Performances. Sale of seats for the single opera performances in the ninth spring festi- val of the Metropolitan Opera Com- pany in Cleveland's big public ball hall began today. Prices are lower than Metropolitan rates any- where else in the country and start at one dollar. There is no tax. A LILY PONS The diminutive French coloratura sopano, the most recent sensation of the Metropolitan Opera Company of New York, will be heard twice during the spring festival of grand opera in Cleveland's public hall. She will open the season with the "Lakme" on April 21 and be heard again with Lucrezia Bori, Grace Moore, and Lawrence Tibbett in "Tales of Hoffman" on Saturday, April 23, at the matinee. Four operas will be given in the three days of the Cleveland season, April 21, 22 and 23, with a matinee and evening performance on "All-Ohio Day," Saturday, April 23. The operas, selected after hundreds of music lovers all over the state had made suggestions of their favorite operas, opens with Lily Pons, the sensational coloratura soprano of the Metropolitan, in the exotic Punch opera "Almee." Izzoza Bori Borri Henliana Gigli, those great lovers in grand opera, will be heard the second night in "Manon," an outstanding favorite. In this opera will also be heard Lawrence Tibbett. The double bill on Saturday has "Tales of Hoffmann" for the matinee, in which will sing Bori, Pons and Grace Moore, new star of the Metropolitan, as well as Tibbett and Frederick Jagel, the young American tenor. The evening bill will be La Gioconda with the Pons and Rose Carmela, together in grand opera for the first time, with Giovanni Martiniell as the tenor, Moore and Tibbett have starred together in the talks. Unusual interest attaches to the opening night, always a gala affair in opera week, when the diminutive Lily Pons brings her greatest opera, "Lakme," to Cleveland. It was revived at the Metropolitan, this year, expressly for her and the famed "Bell Song" is known to all as the song which won her the prize of the Metropolitan. For this spectacular opera she has had authentic costumes made in India, with real gold embroidery and real jewels. The Metropolitan has devised a colorful stage set and the ballet numbers rival Broadway musical shows. Seats are on sale at Lyon and Healy's, 1226 Huron Rd., this city. Jenkins' Appointment Illegal. Wilberforce, O. — The appointment of Business Manager C. C. Jenkins, of the state department of Wilberforce University, as acting superintendent has been held illegal by the State Board of Control. It transpires that the board of trustees has power to elect a superintendent acting or temporary superintendent. The board created, two weeks ago, by the death of Supt. Richard C. Bundy. The board met again, yesterday, to elect his successor. 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 comparison with any will immediately establish its rank as one of the NEWBEST AND BEST published in the interest of Afro-Americans. LE COPY FIVE CENTS ERSY! THER SIDE" BET OVERTON AND DISTRICT ER HUBBARD. ys the Financial Condition of ence Company Is Satisfactory ersy in the Public Press SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS GIVEN BY PRESIDENT OVERTON AND DISTRICT MANAGER HUBBARD. The State of Illinois Says the Financial Condition of the Victory Life Insurance Company Is Satisfactory —The Controversy in the Public Press a Great Mistake. Cleveland, March 26, '32. Hon. Harry C. Smith. 226 Superior Ave., City. My dear Mr. Smith;—I noticed holding their offices, pending a legal determination. Mr. Overton's statement in part says: --- Cleveland, March 26, '32. Hon. Harry C. Smith, 226 Superior Ave., City. My dear Mr. Smith:—I noticed your editorial in this week's issue of The Gazette and from the tone of the article, I am of the opinion that you have written from the material sent from Mr. Smith, or from the article which appeared in certain other weeklies of last week. The article which was flashed all over the country only gave one side which from all indications was made up and given to the public because two officials had been ousted by a vote of twelve out of fourteen of the members present at the Board meeting and the two who did not vote were the two men ousted. The charges against them not only made public either by the ousted gentlemen or by the other officials of the company. Under separate cover, I am sending you a copy of this week's issue of the Afro-American, Mr. Overton informed me by letter that the article which appears in the Afro had been released to all of the papers which carried the release of Charles A Shaw, last week. Thus far this is the only paper which has published an Afro-American's side the opinion that your readers will appreciate your valuable opinion in another issue of your journal, after you have had an opportunity to read both sides and reflect over your experiences and observations of many years passed. I always appreciate the frank and forceful effect of your editorials and I believe that you speak the truth as you know it in the world, and that reason that I am concerned very much about acquainting you with the other side of the question. I am not attempting to give you my opinion but I will venture to say that neither side will say that the company's financial standing is at present affected. The thing that I am very much concerned about is not the personal affects that it will have upon either of the two gentlemen in question, Mr. Overton, or even in question, Mr. Gregoire, about the public confidence which is so delicate with regard to Negro enterprises at present. Having learned about ten days before this outburst that such was brewing in the air, I got in touch with my immediate directing officer and urged him that whatever the troubles might be that it was imperative for the welfare of the public that their differences be threshed out behind closed doors and not in the public press and if the interests of the policymakers, for which he professed so much concern, was at stake the insurance commissioners of the various states would certainly see to it that the policyholders' interests were protected, and in the case of the stockholders, in the business of the Board of Directors who are elected by the people to protect their interests, and in my humble opinion the public would have nothing to gain by an airing of personal stories in the columns of the public press. I simply state this in order that you might get an idea of how the public is taking the matter locally. I am pleased to state that after reading the article in the Afro, we have been able to greatly help our policyholders with the assurance that the Company is not on the rocks as was concluded by them after reading the article the previous week. The local business has not suffered to any great extent by persons refusing to pay their premius but it has taken practically all the time of the force to give explanation and reasonable assurance that the condition of the Company warranted the continuation of the payment of their premiums. It is worth much time that the sales end of our work has been materially affected. I believe that when the editors of the public press have had a chance to digest both sides of this question, their valuable opinions will do wonders towards the restoration of public confidence which is so vital to the continuation of any business. Assuring you of our appreciation of your cooperation in the past, I am Very truly yours, J. E. HUBBARD. The Other Side. Chicago, Ill. — Anthony Overton, president of the Victory Life Insurance Company, has issued a statement in answer to the joint-statement of Charles A. Shaw and James E. Stamps, employees who were involved in the case of directors, but who secured an injunction under which they are still "The Victory Life Insurance Company's financial statement, filed with the insurance department of the State of Illinois of December 31, 1931, shows the satisfactory condition of the company. "Certain garbled, distorted, prejudiced and biased statements sent to the press by certain disgruntled, discharged employees, which were designed to give the company the managemen- t, and that might reflect upon the solvency of the company, necessitates a plain statement of true facts that will refute the slanderers' misstatements and aspersions fathered by twin in- grates, who, having been succored, fed and fattened, would not only bite the hand that fed them, but, like Sampson, in their blind rage would pull down the pillars of this financial temple of strength and defender, the officers, stockholders, and policy-holders of the company. "Neither James E. Stamps, former director of agencies, nor Charles A. Shaw, former secretary, owned one share of stock in the Victory Life Insurance Company, prior to September-October, 1931, when, solely to carry out their schemes to disrupt the company, they invested as follows; at $35 per share they purchased one share each, September 3; two shares each October 13, and one joint share on October 13—making a total of three and one-half shares each. These shares were bought by these men just prior to the meeting on October 13, and solely to hold in my overthrow and the disruption of the board of directors. Over and against this showing, I have to date invested $225,000 of my own money in this enterprise. "Notwithstanding the extreme sacrifice which I had made, constant rumors and information reached me that the very men who benefited most by my sacrifice, were plotting and scheming to oust me from the presidency and elect Dr. Savory of New York as nominal president, and James E. Stamps, as executive vice-president, in full charge, with Shaw as a more authoritative secretary, and one Isaacs as assistant secretary with increased powers. It was also rumored that in the course of time the company was to be moved to New York. One of the first steps on the part of Dr. Savory as a preyary show of his appreciation of their work in the special meeting to insist on voting each of the three an increase in salary. Originally I owned about 4,008 of the 8,000 shares. My having surrendered 1,844 shares in the interest of the company, left me without control, in fact with only one-third of the total. "The public is easily misled by wild and sensational statements of half-truths and misrepresentations. Only by reading, digesting and giving sober and serious consideration to the real and true facts of this controversy, only a small part of which space will permit making public at this time, should fixed opinions be formed. Unfounded rumors should not part in disturbing the public confidence in a solvency prize on which the founder and his elates have spent years of toil, time and money in building up in the interest of and protection of the people." OUR SINGERS SCORE BIG In Spirituals at the Museum of Art— All Highly Praised by Local Newspaper Music Critics. Augustus Grist, baritone, and the Deep River quartet, composed of Alfred Wart and Moreland Earl, tenors, and E. G. McKinney and Eugene Wright, bassos, gave a program of spirituals, Sunday afternoon, at the Museum of Art. Their voices are pleasantly mellow and blend well; also, show the results of careful, intelligent training. There is precision at all times and unanimity of shading. Marguerite Sanford is the accompanist and director of this group. She played with great discretion. The quartet was warmly received, and so was Mr. Grist, the soloist, who likewise confined his efforts to spirituals; which he does exceedingly well. The voice expressive quality and the skillful control, Nathaniel E. Dett's arrangement of "Poor Me." and Harry T. Burleigh's arrangements of "I Stood on the River of Jordan." and "Hard Trials" were particularly well done. One Year ..... $2.00 Six Months ..... 1.00 Subscribers are requested to remit by postoffice money order or registered letter. Entered at the postoffice in Cleveland, Ohio, as second-class mail matter W. Superior Ave., Cleveland, O. (Bell 'Phone: CHerry 1259) Member Ohio Legislature: 1894 to 1896; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902. IN UNION IS STRONG 10,000,000 Afro-Americans. 825,000 in Ohio. 75,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY. APRIL 2. 1932. American writers in the Hawaiian Islands admit that there is very little race prejudice and antagonism in Hawaii! All white, yellow, brown and black and the various mixtures of blood dance and mingle socially. They say that the only racial feeling ever to enter the islands has been that from prejudiced officers (and their wives) in the service of the U. S. who come from the southern states and regard all dark people as "Negroes." The only dislike in the islands, we are told, is to the Filipinos who do the work in the fields. THE COURT'S EXCUSE WEAK. The effort, thru the daily press of the country, of the justices of Alabama's supreme court, which last week affirmed the death sentence of seven of the eight innocent Scottboro, Ala., boy-victims, to justify their harrowing act by charging that efforts to intimidate them were made by persons sending them protest-messages, against the very thing they did, falls very flat indeed, just as it should. Their claim that the messages contained demands that the prisoners be freed and that some of them threatened members of the court ought not to be seriously regarded by the country at large, because it is really too ridiculous, coming from experienced jurists of long standing who ought to be occupying a plane far above that indicated by their puerile claim. The court's granting one of the lads a new trial, greatly weakens their camouflage claim when it is recalled that all but one of the eight boy-victims are but one year older than Eugene Williams, the lad granted a new trial on the ground that he was only sixteen years of age. Today is former State Senator John P. Green's eighty-seventh birthday and he is still "trying cases in our courts," the "dean of the local bar." Really wonderful! Sincerest congratulations, Senator, from "The Old Reliable" Gazette and its readers, everywhere, throut the country. It will always be a matter of keen regret upon the part of very many persons of both classes or races of people in this community that Gov. Myers Y. Cooper did not see his way clear to appoint Senator Green a judge of our local municipal court just before the close of his last year as Governor of Ohio, the senator being so very highly recommended for the position by our leading appellate, common pleas and municipal court judges as well as by leading citizens of both races in this city and "The Old Reliable" Gazette. The oldest practicing attorney at the local bar should have been permitted to spend his closing years, "in the harness," as a judge of a local court. He had it by fifty years' service to the people in the courts and as a campaigner for Republican success. THE SCOTTSBORO CASES. Atty. Geo. W. Chamlee of Chattanooga, former attorney general of Tennessee, representing the I. L. D., will make a motion for an appeal, to the U. S. Supreme Court, of the case of the eight Scottsboro, Ala., boy-victims, of a baneful race prejudice, again sentenced to the electric chair, last week, by the supreme court of Alabama. The chief justice of that court had the decoy to refuse to concur in its miserable decision, a miscarriage of justice, and in so doing saved a little respect, at least, from the country at large, for that more or less August body. Under the circumstances, we presume it is entirely too much to expect Gov. B. M. Miller of Alabama to release the "framed" victims by pardoning, parolling or commuting their sentence, but that is what he ought to do, nevertheless. The electrocution of those innocent lads, but little more than children at best, would be an ineraseable blot upon the eschutcheon of even Alabama, one of the two or three most backward states in all the south. VICTORY LIFE INS. CO. We desire to call the attention of our readers, particularly, to the statement of President Anthony Overton and the letter of Mr. J. E. Hubbard, of this city, elsewhere in The Gazette, today. The latter is a better answer to the Chas. A. Shaw and Jas. E. Stamps newspaper attack upon President Overton and the Victory Life Ins. Co. than anything we have seen published in any of our papers. Mr. Hubbard makes clear what is nearly always true: It is a great mistake to thresh out in the public press business differences of the kind foisted on the public by Charles A. Shaw and Jas. E. Stamps, employees and small stockholders of the company. As Mr. Hubbard well says, those differences should have been "threshed out behind closed doors" because of the baneful effect of such public discussion upon the policy-holders and others financially interested in the Victory Life Insurance Company, as well as the public at large. The strongest and best statement in President Ahnthony Overton's reply to the Shaw-Stamps attack, and the one to which all should pay attention, is its first paragraph in which he calls attention to the fact that "the Victory Life Insurance Company's financial statement filed with the insurance department of the state of Illinois, Dec. 31, 1931, shows the satisfactory condition of the company." It is most reassuring to stockholders and policyholders particularly who, while they may deplore the internal strife unfortunately brot to the attention of the public, cannot fail to be fully reassured by the knowledge that the great state of Illinois stands back of the financial condition of the Victory Life Insurance Company. Prime Sport News "Gorilla" vs. "Chuck" Burns. Akron, O.—When "Fighting Willie" Jones, also known as "Gorilla", climbed into the Armory ring, last night, to trim "Chuck" Burns of San Antonio, the middleweight champion weighed 147 pounds, or approximately 25 pounds less than Burns. It was Jones' initial appearance before the fight fans of his home town since he became champion. Godfrey and Pesek to "Bassle." BOURKE George Godfrey, leading contender for the world heavyweight boxing title and a wrestler, and John Posek, the Nebraskan "Tiger," will clash in the headline bout at the Equestrian, Tuesday night. Since turning to the mat game, Godfrey has engaged in 68 matches and won 67. Big George decided on a wrestling career when the leading boxers refused to meet him because he was too big and too good a "boxer." Owens Half the Show. In the C. A. C. carnival at public auditorium, last Saturday afternoon, East Tech, led by its flaming star, Jesse Owens, made a show of the rest of the field by rolling up one of the largest point totals in the history of the meet. The "Carpenters" scored 43 points, of which Owens contributed 17 by winning two first and tying at least one high jump. Lakewood, sad to relate, didn't even grab the runner-up position, and had to be content with 14 3-5 points for fourth place. Toledo Scott totaled 18 points for second place and Erie East 15 for third. Outstanding among the record performances were Young Owens' mark in the 50-yard dash, which he sped in 5.03 seconds to break the high school meet record. He was by George Stinson, Ohio State spinner, at the hall two years ago. Jesse simply run away from the rest of the boys in the dash event, leaving a gap of four yards between himself and the rest of the field. No more soullarming an ovation was tendered Jack Keller of Ohio State for his wonderful work than that tendered Jesse Owens, E. ech's one-man track team, as he won the office of the meet. The section of the meet in three events: the 50-yard place, the 50-yard hurdle and the high jump. He possibly would have added to his already heavy laurels except for a rule prohibiting participation in more than three events. The "Carpenters" started out to pile up their margin in the events when Owens sped to the easy victory in the school meet. The record of East Tech high in class 1, comprising all class A schools of the district and several other districts throut the state, ended Lakewood's eight-year reign over the indoor carnival. TO BE SENTENCED TODAY. Delay in Richardson's Case Caused By His Counsel Imprisoned in Technicals Tuesday, Judge Lee Skeel deferred sentencing "Billie" Richardson, "big shot" in the policy racket who was convicted of perjury, last week, until today (Saturday). This after hearing arguments by the counsel who presented a new trial on a technicality, Atty H. Frank Van Lill of the law firm of Orgill, Maschke and Wickham, told the court that the state had not introduced two witnesses, to show that Richardson had committed perjury, before the county grand jury, as required by law, to acquit the counsel witnesses or one witness and corroborative circumstances must be produced to testify to the THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, Q. SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1932 FRIDAY IS Courtesy Day Most of the May Day Items can be had at May Day Prices FRIDAY SAVE EAGLE STAMPS Garage 7,500 Employees for May Day Free Parking Patrons' Garage Lakeside-Ontario Carry Small Packages With Help Us, so we Help You Shop Extra Street Ca Service May Day See All Advertis- ments in All Pa for Extra Items Garage Opens Saturday, 7 A. M. Sharp 7,500 Employees for May Day Every branch of our service augmented for this supreme One Day Selling Event. 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We dulce avery con daltosred’ promenty Goad oF bring! incald'wad ail business ‘acters to Tie Gaseate office, Saito B03" Johneos Block, a6 Superior Ve, Weats ovpen she the Heil Cleveland, If sou withto, ee ihe ‘etitor "tal fae gies We advise our readers to carefully examine ‘The Gasoues cavertisemonta vetore making purchases, Busluens’ men be Bie oe pee eerie Gn eens ont eee Wha torr teat taey sdeurtts ws cenucouas Gant thes aan Al] teadiee waster or puilicntios 16. sarraut mane or ate Gazette must be in the office by noon, WEDNESDAY, of tha: un aiiisTosuay” otinging “aavetlintopaie aamranien cau Tom. WEDNESDAYS! HARRY ©. SMITH uosiwestiunsene areca: lereiand, (Opputia, towel Ghovelanay Notary Publle Bell “Phono: CHleery 1250 Eeianesiew ey cuter vel Classified Advertising Department FOR RENT.—Five nico good-sized roome, (up) at Dal Be 82d. St Rice sin tote ntsaes | docile lights, gas, etc. Rent, $25 per month. “Gan “Siterry 1358" in the ee FOR RENT. Availabio after aoa 0, 1983; atee commoriahh Rome Tain ant ad andl carline. Large attic, cellar and yard. Gail Giterre 139 Social and Personal Mrs, Juanita Webb, of Abell Ave., fs Improving at Lakeside hospital. Pneumonia. | Jr, Galbreath, B. 101st St., quite ill, the past few weeks, is improv- ing. Pneumonia. Walter L. Brown, veteran local Afro-Democratie leader, was wrest- ling with the flu, last ‘week. Dr, Oliver A. Taylor is a leading stockholder and director of the Vic- tory Life Insurance Company of Chicago. ‘The Elks will have an “April Fool” party, this week Friday eve- ning, at Mrs, Anna Patrick's, Thack- eray Ave. ‘The mother of Mrs. Ida Gray, E. Sist_St., one of our local public- ‘school teachers, died in Washington, 'D. C., recently. Adolphus A. Lee has returned to Detroit to accept his old position in the welfare department of a manu- facturing company. Mt. Pleasant M. EB. 8. S. young people gave an excellent program, Sunday afternoon. The pastor, Rev. Wm, MeMorries, preached very inter- estingly to a large congregation in the morning. Walton Banks, age 40, who was in the city's employ for some months, a year or two ago, died, recently. Last year he was injured in an auto aceident from which he apparently never recovered. In the Jr. inter-settlement dramatic tournament held in Eldred hall, W. R. U., recently, the Playhouse settle- ment, Russell W. Jelliffee, director, won first’ honors and | Goodrich house, the second prize. ‘The P. W. A.’s new board of trus- tees includes Mrs, H. S. Janes, pres.; Mrs, L. O. Baumgardner, first vice- pres.; Mrs. Alex. McGaffin, second; Mrs, Clarence L. Collins, third; Miss Jane E, Hunter, ex.-see.; J. R, Wiley, treas. ‘The “vodville” show and dance at Lafayette school, March 17, was a big eevnt, featuring Bray's Har- monique Five, tap-dancing, and num- bers by Lemuel T. Boydston Post. pastes semen Py 8 ere) ae bend Everyone had a good time. ‘The Cleveland Guide wili stage a banquet and dance at Parisian club, 7105 Central Ave., the evening of April 4, celebrating its first anni- versary. Mayor Ray T. Miller, some of his cabinet, and the Hon. Harry C. Smith, editor of The Gazette, have been invited to make short talks. ‘The editor of The Gazette ac- knowledges the receipt of a very pretty “Easter greeting” from Mrs. Julia. Anderson Burdine, an old Clevelander, for years a resident of Washington, D. C. Mrs. Burdine writes: “I'am still enjoying the dear ‘Old Reliable’ Gazette and-hope you are quite well.”” Mt. Pleasant M. E. church’s sen- ior-choir, under the leadership of Virgil McMorries, rendered an ex- cellent Easter Program, Sunday eve- ning, to a congregation that filled the church, The music was fine. Many biblical scenes were portrayed in which colorful lights were used with soft organ-accompaniment. Jobs as guard-attendants at fed- eral prisons are available for appli- cants who can meet the requirement of at least two years’ hospital train ing, or its equivalent, C. F. Mackin, secretary of the civil service commis- sion, announced, last week Thurs- day. Applicants should apply before April 19 to Mr. Mackin at his offices in the federal building. Prot. W. H. Lucas of Cadiz and daughter, Mrs. Dwight Brooks, of this city, were callers at The Ga- zette office, Monday. Mr. Lucas has been town-clerk of Cadiz, a place of 3,000 people, for fifty years. The Gazette was also honored with a sall, last Saturday, from Senator John P. Green, eighty-seven years jId today. He is slowly convalesc- THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, 0. SATURDAY, APRIL 2, 1932. 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The following high school stu- dents have entered the Elks’ orator- ical contest to be held April 22 Central High: Alice Murrell, Annie L, Jeffries, Eddie Stinson, ‘Dwight Hykes, Rachel Alsberry. John Adams High:' Doris Jackson, Ernestine Overby, Nina Robinson, Josephine Holmes. East Tech High: Arthur ©. Banks, Samuel Robinson and Os- wald Harris. Announcement of the program for the evening will be given later. Ervin Hayes, age 28, of 2630 Cen- tral Ave., was Killed and his friend, Robert Gordon, age 26, same address, eriteatly injured in what police re- port was a free-for-all kuife-battle at ‘the Central Ave. address, last Satur- day. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mountjoy, 2507 Central Ave., are to be charged with murder, police said. According to them, Mrs. Mountjoy stabbed Hayes. When he fell to the floor, her husband is said to have taken the knife and slashed madly at him, also. Gordon was injured, it is said, when he tried to save his friend. ‘The local International Labor De- fense is arranging forty open-air meetings in this city to promote its effort to carry the case of the eight ‘Scottsboro, Ala. boy-victims to the U.S, supreme court, all but one of ‘te Alabama state stipreme court re- affirming their death sentence, last week. On April 6, a demonstration organized by the I. L. D. will go to “The Blossom Triplets”, Councilmen George, Payne and Bundy, and de- mand that they sign a resolution asking the governor of Alabama for the release of the Scottsboro boy- victims. Good! Schedule of examinations for April 23, social service supervisor, city; social service worker, City Hos: pital, age 21-38 (residence in city waived), and veterinary inspector, city; April 26, bill-collection super- vistor, city (promotional) ; April 27, signal-system-power man, city; April 28, fire-warden, city (promotional) ; April 29, investigator soldiers and sailors relief, county; April 30, garbage-plant ‘helper, city; May 3, dredging inspector, city; May 4, steamfitter, city and board; May 5, Junior-clerk, city, county and board, minimum age, 18 years; May 6, chiet power-plant engineman, city; May 7, cable-splicer-helper, city; May 10, steamfitter-helper, city and board; May 11, dirt-street foreman, city and county; May 12, cable- splicer, city; May 13, chiet dos- warden, city; May 14, ‘court-stenog- rapher, eity, open ocmpetitive to men; promotional for women, senior- stenographers or secretarial-stenog- raphers. | Schedule “of exmimations — for ‘April 5, special inspector, engineer- ing construction, city; April 6, dirt street general foreman, elty, promo- tional; April 7, chief power plant en- gineman, city; April 8, supervising probation officer, city, promotional; deputy chief probation officer, coun- ty, promotional; April 9, special in- spector, breakwater, city; April 12, garage ‘sup't., city; ‘April’ 13, senior mechanical draftsman, city; April 14, probation offcer (Municipal Court. and Common Pleas Court); April 15, plumber, city; April 16, street per- mit inspector, city and county; April 19, battalion chief, fire department, city, promotional; April 20, water- meter repairman, city; April 21, senior public health nurse, city, pro- motional; April 22, ironworker, city ‘Our readers will please The Ga- zotto greatly it they will vatronize Tho May Co. in preference to any other store of the kind in the city when it comes to making purchases that can be secured in that store. It any large business house in the city ig entitled to our trade it sure is ‘Tho May Co. ‘Tell your friends and acquaintances. LOUIA V. JONES STARS IN THE EAST. Gives Two Pine Recitals and Partici- pates in an “Evanti" Reception ‘at tho Nation's Captal. Washington, D. C.—Loula V. Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. 8. Jones’ of Drexel Ave., Cleveland, 0., head “of the violin’ department of Howard University, this city, is con- tinuing his good work so well known and highly appreciated in Cleveland, ©., and Paris, France, where he spent years in the study of the violin and In other parts of Europe where he was heard in reettals. Kecontly, he gave a concert and taik at the Ports. mouth, Rhode Island priory school whieh was highly praised by “the fathers, the masters and the boys" ax Well as the head of th» school, Prot. J. Hugh Diman, 0. L. B., who sent Prof. Jones an exeeptionaily fine let~ ter thanking him for “the very high type of music" that mado up hls pro- gram and praised highly his “pro- ficiency on the violin.” Rev, Goo, A Parker, president of the Federation of Parent-Teacher Associations, Ine., the headquarters. of which are in Mott school, this eity, sont him a Eke communication on March 11, 1922, warmly thanking him In be: half of the associations for his. “co- operation In making our benefit re- cftal a sitecess"” and characterized his Appearance in the benefit recital as “a wonderful performance.” Prof, Jones also participaced in the home- coming. reception at the Phillis Wheatly Association here tendered Mme. Lillian Evanti, Sunday evening, by a committee of 100. ‘leading citizens, following her recital in the afternoon of that day at Belasco the- ater, this city. Mr. and Mrs. L. 8. Jones of Cleveland, 0., have every Feason to feel proud of their son's steady advance in the field of muste. FORTE “FRAMED”? Sure Looks Like It—Accused of “Grafting” —Loses His Job and Is Arrested—Dwight R. Wile iinine Fite Gadecance. Ormonde A. Forte, age 44, of 9409 Parmalee Ave., former clerk and as- sistant superintendent of the garbage plant, was charged, Saturday, with “soliciting and accepting a bribe” of $25 from a truck driver on a prom- ise that he would see that the driver did not lose his Job. ‘This was in a Warrant issued by the prosecutor's office. Dwight R. Williams, 2199 E. Sist St., active as a campaigner in the recent local contest, was named Forte's successor. Forte was dis- [missed by Service Director Wm. J. Kennedy, last week Friday night, fol lowing is arrest. Davia B. Thur- Iver, swore to an affidavit that he had paid Forte the money. Detective Inspector Cornelius W. Cody and De- tective Sergeant James Hogan arrest- ‘ed Forte, late last week Friday, at the garbage loading station on Canal road. The prisoner had $25. in ‘marked bills, which had been given ‘him by Thurman, the two officers charged. Thurman said Forte had ‘asked money from him and $50 each from three other truck drivers, prom- ising that this would prevent thelr dismissal by the new Democratic city administration. All four employees are “‘carryovers” from the Republi- can administration. Forte claims he accepted the money as a loan. Ken- nedy and Safety Director Frank J. Merrick previously had been Investi- gating reports that Forte was taking money from his subordinates by promising to “save” their jobs. Hear- ing was continued to April 12 when Forte's attorney, Garrett Stevens, de- manded preliminary examination. | ASK CLEMENCY For the Eight Innocent Scottsboro, Ala., Boy-Victims of — Baneful Southern Racial Prejudico— “The Negro Doctor.” ;A resolution, asking the governor of Alabama to release the eight inno- cent Scottsboro boy-vietims, was unanimously adopted, Sunday’ after- noon, by St. James forum. It also called on the world at large to pro- test the death-sentence affirmed, last week, by the Alabama state supreme court and urged the I. L. D. to carry the case of the boys to the U. 8, supreme court. Gov. B. M. Miller of Alabama was asked to commute their death sentence. ‘The principal talk of the forum was made by Dr. Jas. A. Owen, speaking on “The Afro-American’s Opportunity in Medicine.” He said among other things that our doctors and surgeons are gradually being recognized by hospitals of the coun- try; that they are, however, still handicapped by race prejudice and economic jealousy. Dr, Owen urged all to encourage the establishment of hospitals by philanthropists that do not permit racial segregation or discrimination against our physicians salt some ‘“y OWE IT ALL TO HI-JA” How wonderful it is to be beau- —s tiful! 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[ae tut bra = pas “The Old Reliable” Gazette de-| last | stres an active agent and correspon-| int rnor |dent in every city and town i Obio | chu nno-Jand neighboring states Laving a|3\, 2X88 |number of Afro-American residents. |°° ‘also {Only a little time on Fridays or | = pro-|Saturdays is required to make some|{ Jast | money. reme| We are especially desirous of hear- || arry n"G |tmg trom persons in the following er of [named cities: Springfleld, Colum- their/bus Toledo, Steubenville, Zanes-|| | ville, Wilmington, Xenia, Washing-|| wen, (ton C. H., Lancaster, Piqua, Lima, |} van's|0., and other places, particularly m|| | said |Ohio, where we have none. ors| Write to the editor of The Gazette, |{ ouns|226 West Superior Ave., Cleveland, || | ‘still |O., and terms will be sent promptly. ||‘ and |Our readers will oblige us greatly || "sed |by sending us the addresses of per-|| that /#028 in the cities named, and others 1 or |i the state, to whom we can write Jans |relative to the matter. Baitor, |‘ A Word To the Wise Is Wasted St. Marks Presby. chureh cele- brated the 30th anniversary of the pastorate of Rev. C. Lee Jefferson, last week Thursday evening, with an interesting program. Mt. Zion Cong. church’s men’s civic club entertained at a father-son banquet the samo evening. “NOT THE LARGEST, BUT THE BEST!” Little Rock, Ark., June 16, ‘26. 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 contin- uous subscribers of The Ga- zette—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 Nettle ‘M. Demby. “HUMAN NATURE'S FOULEST BLOT.” See ae anh same |? My soul is sick with every i day's report —— |? Of wrong and outrage, with ate which the earth is’ filled, = There is no flesh in man’s ob- moe durate heart. 2 It does not feel for man; the 6. Ne natural bond E Of brotherhood is severed as : the flax That falls asunder at the touch he HE of fire. to ||2 He finds his tellow guilty of or Ile @ skin of 1/2 Not colored ike his own; and jn- ie having power s- ||2 To enforce the wrong, tor such he HE a worthy cause se IH Dooms and devotes him as his i lawful prey. ONE ee ee eis 4 tine: = iF ‘Thus man devotes his brother, : ‘and destroys: i ‘Tis human nature's broadest an IH foulest blot. by WE —Cowper. mt Frousvansvanocsstnevevaneuoctunvtnasenonorareneca eee By RING LARDNER