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She is a graduate of the University, and he received a master's degree from a "Y" college at Springfield, and a "M" college at Bluffton. Wilberforce quartette furnished a program for the students of Bluffton College, this state, recently. CORRESPONDENTS must mall 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 have the names and address of the city or town 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 announced in the near future, must be paid for in advance at the rate of 15 cents a line, six words to a line. Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on application. SANDUSKY—Mrs. Beatrice Turner, formerly of this city, returned to Denver, Colo., after spending three weeks here on business. She is the owner of a millinery shop there.—Mrs. Harry Davis of Fremont has returned after spending a week with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Davis. Mrs. Alice Rodgers of Chicago军区 has visited Mrs. M. Lizie Davis—Rev. and Mrs. Clarence Smith of Canton were recent visitors here. The former preached the installation sermon at Second Baptist church for Rev. E. W. Hester.—The Margaret E. Barnes Civic club of Erie County met Thursday with Mrs. Anna M. Dodd, vice-president. ALLIANCE.—The Friendship club gave a Xmas party, Wednesday evening, at the "Y." Presents were exchanged and games enjoyed.—The Jolly club and younger Girl Reserves gave a party at the "Y." Thursday. The evening was spent in playing games. A delicious lunch was served.—Miss Lillian Miller gave a Xmas party for St. Luke A.M.E. church's Junior choir, Friday evening at Mrs. Ethel Aasher's.—The Mystery club on St. Luke A.M.E. Wednesday evening.—Xmas exercises were held at Second Baptist church, Friday evening.—St. Luke A.M.E. church, Rev. Thos. Th稚 pastor, held Xmas services at 6 A. M., Monday.—Mrs. Cora Roach has been quite ill.—Miss Lucille Hutchinson is improving. YOUNGSTOWN. — The following students have returned to spend the holidays: Miss Olive, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Payne, who is attending Wilberforce University; their son, Stanley, from the University of Pittsburgh; Lehmon Tomlin, from Wilberforce; Frank Lewis, from O. S. U. Columbus. Rev. Payne preached ably, Sunday, at Oakhill Ave. A. M. E. church, and Mrs. Richard D. Lynch sang a beautiful solo. Watch-meeting, Sunday night, at S. H. G. Emerson supt. and charge of the exercises. He is regarded as one of the ablest superintendents in the S. S. work of the Church in the state of Ohio. — Mrs. Ethel H. Gibbs of Washington, D. C., arrived, Sunday, to visit her father, Rev. W. O. Harper, during the holidays. — Mrs. John Dodson of Stop 26, Sharon line, has returned from Pittsburgh. She visited her sister. One of the best Xmas programs ever rendered by Mt. Pleasant M. E. church S. U. was the one given Sunday evening under the leadership of a able student C. Ferguson, Mrs. N. E. McMorries and others. The church was packed. The best New Year's present you can send any of your relatives, friends and acquaintances is a year's subscription to "The Old Reliable" Gazette. Send us $2, and we will do the rest. Editor New Year's Gift. HEAR! HEAR!! The ROUNDER How many remember the silly speech, several years ago, explaining his vote for the Hon. Harry E. Davis, just appointed a civil service commissioner, Councilman C1 a yborne George made in the City Council after the announcement of intention to vote for the Democratic candidate (Orlikowski) for that position. He did not make the change until the very last minute either, being forced to do so by an overwhelming sentiment among his constituents in the third councilman district. George was not fe-Harry L. Davis for mayor prior to the recent primaries and was only lukewarm in his support of the mayor. The prime minister, the mayor is not obligated in any way to George, now a "lame-duck" councilman. "The Blossom Triplets" were sure "running true to form" when they turned their backs on their people, instead of helping them to secure the representation in Mayor Harry L. Davis' cabinet we are clearly entitled to on the score of our strength as a potent factor of the Republican party of the city of Cleveland. Just like in the Blossom matter, instead of helping to prevent the re-appointment of Color-Line Welfare Director Dudley S. Blossom, George, Payne and Bundy assisted him to get it by failing to keep their pledge to their constituents to do all in their power. That meant Blossom because of his color-line position in the City Hospital matter. In the contest for a directorship in the mayor's cabinet, they were even worse than in the Blossom-City Hospital matter because they espoused the candidacy of a member of another group or class which was already represented in the mayor's cabinet. Current rumor has it that the mayor has promised to take hold of the matter of jobs in Wards 11, 17 and 18, right after the first of the year, and see to it that his real friends in those wards receive the recognition in the matter of positions and jobs they are entitled to. Up-to-date, some of those who were the Blossom Triplets, for Sweeney and Davis candidacy after the primaries have been given jobs at the garbage plant and in the street department, which should have gone to the loyal Davis supporters whom George, Payne and Bundy, "The Blossom Triplets," announced, several weeks ago, should not get any such recognition. According to the Civil Service Commission, nearly all of the appointments to jobs and a few positions made since election are but temporary. This is true. It is also true that a number of them never worked in the job market, but will be dropped soon after the first of the year when the mayor begins to recognize some of his loyal and real supporters, Republicans who were never for Sweeney or Miller, like "The Blossom Triplets." Pursuing his usual policy of remembering our group in all matters affecting the people, County Treasurer John J. Boyle and his office force, in making Xmas donations or over $300 to worthy institutions placed the Phillis Wheatley Association far up on their list and present ed it with $50. Others getting similar gifts were the Welch Old Folks home, the Altenheim, Little Sisters of the Poor home, Jewish Old Folks home and the "Gene and Glenn" Xmas fund. ATTY. JOHN R. CLIFFORD. For Years Editor of The Martins Burg (w. Va.) Pioneer Press Passes Out Ceremony of the Washington Rebel Dem- dem of the W. Va. State Bar. The public is just beginning to realize the magnitude of its loss in the departure from this life of John R. Clifford, of Martinsburg, W. Va. He came into this world in September, 1848, and passed away in October, 1933. A grand and glorious career of 85 years. A native of W. Va., he beamed, and passed away after his school days, studied law under Wisner, a famous attorney, and practiced for 45 years. In 1884 he was admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Appeals for the State of W. Va. He was a member of the Berkley County Bar Association for 44 years and was dened of the W. Va. State Bar. He was a professor of law in the Masonic and multitude of other organizations, nor of his glorious Civil War record. His grandeur to me, comes from his eminence as an opponent of all that savored of segregation. One of the founders of the Niagara movement, the N. A. A. C. P., my gallant comrade in the American Negro Academy, and a star in many enterprises. Our acquaintance began when he ran The Plough. He was a trenchant man, but his trenchant pen made it a most formidable exponent of race pride, justice and civil rights. Great is the pity that few men of his class and stamina now survive. That his tribe is growing less is a tragedy. Several members of his family survive, and his son, J. Paul Clifford, of Mechanicsburg, Pa., surely follows in his father's footsteps in this profession, notably the badge of courage for which his famous father was noted. W. P. Dabney, Editor, The Cincinnati (O.) Union HUBBARD HONORED. With a Reception and Party That Proved An Exceptionally Enjoyable Social Function. Tuesday evening, at King Tut Rest, 5610 Scovill Ave., a reception and party were given by the lodge in honor of John E. Hubbard, Past Exalted Ruler, and councilman- elect of the 18th Ward. Mr. Hubbard will enter upon the duties of the office, Monday evening, Jan. 1, John E. Hubbard. 1924, succeeding Councilman Perry B. Jackson who was elected, early this fall, to succeed Councilman Clayborne George who resigned to become a candidate for municipal judge. Among the many speakers were Chief Justice of the Common Pleas Court Homer G. Powell, Judge Alvin J. Pearson, Attys, John E. Ballard and Alex. Bernstein. Guests were welcomed by the exalted ruler of the lodge, and Geo. E. Sumler was chairman of the committee in charge of the affair. Hon Perry B. Jackson, resident of the Pike's state organization, was master ceremonies. Refreshments were served and furnished by the lodge band and Second Mt. Olive quartette. Oliver Cowan of Howard University is spending his vacation with his mother, Mrs. Juanita Patterson of Ollie Mae Hutchinson. Happy New Year SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS IN THE WEAVER CASE ERS OF N. A. A. C. P. LOCAL OPPOSING ITS TEST IN SUPREME COURT. Sion in Many Years—Judges Flor- Carl V. Weygandt of This City, sorted the Decision. DORIS WEAVER CASE DISLOYAL MEMBERS OF N. A. A. C. P. LOCAL BRANCH OPPOSING ITS TEST IN U. S. SUPREME COURT. Most Harmful Decision in Many Years—Judges Florence Allen and Carl V. Weygandt of This City, Supported the Decision. Newly Elected Municipal Judge Begins Duties, Next, Tuesday --- Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor Gazette, City. My dear Mr. Smith:—In February the N.A.A.C.P. will celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary. In every community maintaining a branch there will be appropriate ceremonies. Cleveland will be no exception. The local plans include the committee to issue national figures. It will bring here N.A.A.C.P. representatives from other sections of the state. It should be an appropriate occasion for organizing the fight against the now celebrated Weaver case decision. In the battle against this ruling, local, state and national organizations must be joined. Yet I have already discerned, even within the N.A.A.C.P. Cleveland branch, the entire case and its tragic implications of prescription and "tim-crowism" for the colored people of Ohio and the entire country. I sound this warning and I am speaking with full knowledge of the facts. If the Weaver case is slighted, or if enemies of the Negro continue to reach within the organization in an effort to prevent action, I am A.C.P. in Ohio faces early disaster. No loyal white or colored member, sincerely interested in the Negro's advancement, will find it possible to ACKERMAN SWORN IN. Judge Jos. N. Ackerman. Greene, with whom Ackerman practiced law eighty years ago. Common Pleas Judge Samuel H. Silbert, Atty. Luther Day and delegations from the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Spanish War Veterans attended the ceremony. Judge Ackerman, who was elected for a six-year term in November, will go on the bench, Tuesday. WHITES DOMINATE And Control Our Recreational Agencies as Well as the Phillis In her address at St. James Forum, Sunday afternoon speaking on the subject, "Shall The Phillis Wheatley Association Pass From the Control of the Colored People?" Jane Hunter, executive secretary of the P.W.A., said among other things: "No 'Negroes' are on the executive boards of eleven of the fourteen recreational agencies in our districts of Cleveland and the majority of these agencies have none on their staff. Most of the development has been under white leadership. 'Negroes' were thus taught the psychology of white people which results in the mis-education of our youths." Also that the P.W.A. had labored for the recognition of our young women for the last 20 years. Continuing, Miss Hunter said: "The eleven recreational agencies (manned by white executives) on the whole pay their executives and staff members much higher salaries than those manned by 'Negroes.' When one takes into consideration that the existence of these agencies depends largely upon our constituency, it seems that the 'Negroe' himself is to blame for the little part he plays in their operation." THE GAZETTE is the oldest class publication of the kind, and has the largest bona fide circulation among Ohio Afro-Americans, double that of any other newspaper published in this or any other state, and compari- son with any will immediately be NEWEST AND BEST published in this section of the country in the interest of Afro-Americans. maintain an interest in the association if the issue which is involved in the case is overlooked, either deliberately or unintentionally. There is absolutely no use in wasting time discussing petty race issues while ignoring the vital problems that those embraced in the Weaver case decision can possibly arise. The N.A.A.C.P. must lead a united fight against those responsible for the decision. It must remove from within its ranks the subtle and not so subtle political intrigue of the hostile elements by seeking to undermine its sources of potential strength. As retiring president of the Cleveland branch I am fully aware of the strength of the hostile elements. But powerful as they may appear to be, they must be defeated, if necessary, allying the organization with any organized group in Ohio that still manifests a sense of liberalism. The February anniversary offers a challenge to Ohio's citizens. It involves a crisis in N.A.A.C.F. bias in Ohio. Ohio has struggled and renewed life and strength for the organization, or acquiescence and utter defeat. The decision must be made at once. Since then, David H. Pierce. INSIDE INFORMATION. On Administration Officials' Effort to Put Over a Color-Line Code for Our Workers in the South. Washington, D. C. —The following statement was made, last week, by John P. Davis of this city to representatives of local daily and weekly newspapers: "If the Department of Interior wants to investigate I can furnish them with violations of the regulations of the Federal Relief Administration, the Public Works Administration and the Civil Works Administration. All of us have worked to aid the people in the South who are being unfairly and unjustly discriminated against in the so-called "New Deal." We shall continue to work for them, believing that there can be no recovery until the hundreds of thousands of practically starving Afro-American men, women and children, are cared for while people in similar circumstances, white people again to publicly say that Secretary of the Interior Ickes and his investigators could be used to better purpose in such places as Gaffney, South Carolina, where the Civil Works Administration is using vicious types of discrimination against all classes of our labor. Indeed, right here in Washington, where our white collar workers are being denied the same opportunity as whites to get jobs in government service, and where "jim-crow" offices are set up for their registration, the Secretary of Interior and his advisors their good offices to secure an investment. It seems ironic that the publication of the now famous minutes of the meeting of the Special Industrial Recovery Board, showing how loathe cabinet members were to send an Afro-American to investigate actual conditions in the South, should be the basis of an investigation of those people who complain of this callous indifference towards our citizens." A Baby Born on a Bridge Jackson, Miss—Old "Dr. Stork," flying fast, overtook a plodding, powery-striken mother (white) at the Ocean Springs bridge, near here, Sunday. The woman, who had walked several miles in an effort to secure aid before the baby's birth, was taken immediately afterward, and carried the infant to a friend's home. The child weighed six and a half pounds. Four Babies in a Year Aberdeen, Wash.—Mrs. P. Milbourn (white) of Quinault, Saturday last, had become the mother of her fourth child during the present year, when twin boys were born to her. Attendants at St. Joseph's hospital report that she and the children were "doing well." Last Jan. 3 twin girls were born to her at the same hospital. (In Advance) One Year ..... $2.00 Six Months ..... 1.00 Subscribers are requested to remit by postoffice money order or registered letter. Entered at the postoffice in Cleveland, Ohio, as second-class mail matter. Address all communications to HARRY C. SMITH Editor and Pro proprietor THE GAZETTE 226 W. Superior Ave., Cleveland, O. (Ollantai Phone: Cherry 1250) Member Ohio Legislature: 1894 to 1896; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902 IN UNION IS STRENGTH SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1933 Happy New Year. The Special Industrial Recovery Board met, Sept. 18, to discuss the appointment of an Afro-American investigator. Secretary of the Interior Ickes, Secretary Perkins and General Hugh Johnson, head of the NRA, were in attendance. It is intimated that the meeting really was held for the purpose of finding a way to justify the establishment of a discriminatory code for our southern workers. Surely this cannot be true. --- Since the U. S. government has taken over the program for the clearance and rehabilitation of the run-down area in the Cedar-Central Ave. section of the district, there is now hope for sufficiently low rentals of the houses, to be provided, to make it possible for some of our people at least to become tenants, providing, of course, baneful racial prejudice does not enter into their management. Of course, this ought not to be, owing to the fact that "Uncle Sam" is not only backing the project but will also control it. In her address at St. James Forum, Sunday afternoon, Miss Jane Hunter, executive secretary of the P.W.A., spoke on the subject, "Shall the Phyllis Wheatley Association Pass From the Control of the Colored People?" Since that institution or organization has never been controlled by our people in all of its twenty-one years of life, we fail to see why Miss Hunter endeavors to create an opposite impression, by the selection of her subject. The P.W.A. was started by the other group or class of people and up to date has been controlled by them. So why ask the misleading question. Miss Hunter? THE SHADOW AND THE SUBSTANCE. The Chicago Defender has spent a quarter of a century in an effort to build up race consciousness to the end that there would be created within the group a standard of culture and refinement which would of itself displace the shadow and give the substance its rightful place in our thoughts and ideals.—The Defender. The Gazette has spent a half century trying to do the very same thing and like its contemporary fails to see that material progress has been made by those of the race contacted. What is worse still is the fact that the future hold little promise. How the so-called "Negro" does love to use the imperative and hug to his bosom the shadow for the substance! Too many of our teachers and so-called leaders encourage one kind of segregation and another whenever their selfishness asserts itself unduly. For instance, "jim-crow" schools, "jim-crow" social agencies of one kind and another, "jim-crow Y's and Y.W.'s", etc. etc. THANKS, GOOD FRIENDS. Among the Xmas gifts received, last Saturday, by the editor of The Gazette was a very pretty and serviceable handmade, fine leather pocketbook with beautiful monogram and initials (an inch in length) conspicuously displayed on the outside covers, while inside was a fac-simile of an "El Estado De Chihuahua, 10 Pesos" bill and the card of our friends, senders of the beautiful gift, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Rhodes of Monterrey, N. L., Mexico. For near ten years, Mr. Rhodes has been in Mexico as steward of several mines owned by American capitalists, Mrs. Rhodes, who is Mexican, spent several weeks in this city, early this year, visiting relatives and friends of her husband. She is a fine young woman and made many friends while here. Another very serviceable present received was a box of fine "El Producto" cigars from Mrs. Mildred Ridley Miller, former stenographer in the offices of the County Com- missioners, now serving most acceptably in a similar position in the office of Street Commissioner Jack Tomson. Mrs. Miller for several years was on The Gazette staff as secretary to the editor and is exceptionally competent. Many thanks, good friends. It makes the "old bachelor" editor feel real good to know that so many friends think enough of him to remember him with beautiful souvenir post-cards and serviceable gifts during the Xmas-New Year's holiday season. Happy New Year to all! THE DORIS WEAVER CASE. There has not been a decision rendered by any court in this country, in years, that is so harmful to our people of Ohio and, as a precedent, to those of the rest of the country, as that decision of the Ohio Supreme Court, many months ago, in the Doris Weaver case. It is, in effect, that none of our rights or privileges are to be considered as paramount whenever the mythical question of "social equality" is involved. This not only seems but is ridiculous! Nevertheless that, in effect, is the decision of the Ohio Supreme Court in the Doris Weaver case. The duty of our people therefore is perfectly clear. A case similar to the Doris Weaver case must be carried to the U. S. Supreme Court and a reversal of the Ohio Supreme Court decision secured, or all the legal safe-guards of our rights and privileges on the statutes of Ohio, and other states, will be practically ruined, nullified. Therefore, as Mr. David H. Pierce so well points out in his communication, elsewhere in this paper, it is up to the N.A.A.C.P., which sponsored the Doris Weaver case, to carry a case similar to it to the U. S. Supreme Court in an effort to knock out the very harmful Ohio Supreme Court decision, referred to, as it promised to do, many months ago. That there are disloyal members of the local branch of the N.A.A.C.P., who are opposing such action, is inconceivable. Lord, have mercy! --- "DAVIS CAN'T WIN." Former Councilman Clayborne George, in a political meeting before the primaries, announced that he was for Congressman Martin Sweeney, independent Democratic candidate for mayor, and like Councilman Roy Bundy said: "Davis can't win." After the primaries, they and Councilman Payne didn't warm up to the mayor's candidacy until near election day. "The Blossom Triplets" (George, Payne and Bundy) also held up Davis' petitions until after Sweeney's were filled in Wards 11, 17 and 18 and never released them for signature until a few days before they were to be turned in. These are some of the reasons why loyal Davis supporters, from the beginning to the end of both campaigns, have been ignored in the giving of appointments to a few positions and many jobs which George, Payne and Bundy secured through Mr. Maurice Maschke, former local Republican leader, for opposing our voters' effort to secure representation in the mayor's cabinet. It is said the mayor has promised to correct this big mistake soon after the first of the year, since all of the George, Payne and Bundy appointments are only temporary, according to a decision of the Civil Service Commission. The question that many still are asking is who was it that so thoroly impresses "The Triplets" that Mayor Harry L. Davis couldn't win that they supported the Sweeney candidacy and then leaned perceptibly toward the candidacy of Mayor Ray T. Miller (Dem.) until he was defeated on election day? There is no earthly reason why George, the "lame duck" councilman, should even be considered for an appointment. During the six years he served in City Council, he received ten thousand and eight hundred dollars and for what? What has his constituents, or our people of this community, to show for the six years in the City Council they gave him? Absolutely nothing! THE MAN WHO DARES "I honor the man who in the conscientious discharge of his duty dares to stand alone; the world with ignorant, intolerant judgment, may condemn the countenances; may be averted, and the hearts of friends grow cold, but the sense of duty done shall be sweeter than the applause of the world, the countenances of relatives or the hearts of friends."—Charles Sumner. PROTEST! PROTEST!! To submit in silence when we should protest makes cowards out of men. The human race has climbed on protest. Had no voice been raised against injustice, ignorance and lust, the inquisition set would serve the law, and guillotines deedle our least. The few who dare, must speak and speak again to right the wrongs of many. Ella Wheeler Wilcox. CHE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30. 1933 YOU KNOW ME, AL He Is Confused WELL, BIG FELLA, HOWS THE GOLF LESSONS COMIN' ON? SWELL, SOE - I'M BURIER THAN A BIRD DOG WE GOTTA GET SOME KIND OF ENTERTAINMENT DOWN HERE - SOMETHIN' TO PULL A CROWD TO THE CLUB I BEEN TRYIN' TO MAKE A MATCH FOR YOU TO MEET SARAZEN SARAZEN? WHAT IS THIS PLACE- A GOLF COURSE OR A RACE TRACK? DOINGS OF THE RACE. Our people of Baltimore are fighting the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. stores because of its refusal to employ Afro-American clerks. A committee of our bishops have been selected to effect an organization of a segregated Federal Council of Churches in America. Roy O. Wilhoit of St. Louis, president of our National Alliance of Postal Employees, has been let out of the U. S. Railway Mall service, it is announced. The I.L.D. has just secured the freedom of H. Askew after a fourth trial, conviction and sentence of thirty years imprisonment. Askew was framed on murder charges. St. Phillips P. E. church of New York City is due to collect one million dollars in rent on property it owns in that city which was saved by banks from foreclosure for mortgages, recently. J. M. Miser (white) of Dayton, O., now superintendent of Rhea County schools, Tennessee, was driven out of town by unemployed workers of that county because of unjust and unfair discrimination. Heywood Patterson and Clarence Norris, two of the Scottboro boy-victims recently sentenced again to the electric chair at Decatur, Ala., have been transferred to death-cells in Kilbrys prison at Montgomery. Prime Sport News Wallace to Tackle "The Kid" Again Frankie Wallace, pride of Mayfield Road, this city, has signed a third time, to meet Kid Chocolate, a twelve-round bollade Hall 5. The scrap will be at 130 pounds. Chocolate lost to Wallace, the first time, but beat him the second time in a great battle on The News' Christmas Fund show program. This latest bout will not be a title affair—for the world featherweight championship which the "Ked" holds. Chocolate Loses Junior Title Chocolate Loses Junior Title. Philadelphia, Pa.—Frankle Klick (white), a hustling young fighter from the Pacific coast, won a tech- nical championship and a weight championship, in this city. Monday afternoon, from Kid Chocolate, the great little Afro-Cuban fighting machine. It is true that the decision drew boos and cheers (with the former largely in the mack- tle from the latter). The contest went seven rounds. The Kid undoubtedly is "playing" for second contests with his opponents, these days, and in the second does what he did for Frankle Wallace in Cleveland a few weeks ago. Chocolate drew blood from his op- positions, and battered the Californian's head and body, cutting his left eye so it started swelling rapidly. LOWER RENT. In the U. S. Housing in the Central Ave. of Chicago—All Cash, for, Property. Much lower rents for tenants of proposed new housing in present run-down areas is now anticipated as a result of the decision of the federal government to do the whole job here thrus its Public Works Emergency Housing Corp. The project will be free from taxation and the land-owners are to be paid entirely in cash. It has been known for several weeks that the federal authorities were about determined to do the job earlier without formal approval, but the announcement came from Harold L. Jekes, secretary of the interior and president of the Emergency Housing Corp. This is the fourth and, it is hoped, the final agreement on clearing run-down areas on the East Side in the Cedar-Central-Scovill-Woodland district immediately east of E. 22d St., and on the West Side near the route of the proposed Main Ave. bridge. The first section to be completed is that between Cedar and Central Houses. E. 22d St., including the east side of E. 30th St., between Cedar and Central Ave. This is to cost $3,000,000. Under the new arrangement Cleveland Homes, Inc., is to be continued as a corporation but will not be active in the project. But its directors have formed a Cleveland committee which has signed a contract with the Emergency Housing Corp. to carry forward the work. These directors are: Leyton E. Carter, president; Charlotte Rumboid, executive secretary; Laurence H. Norton, member of the school board; Edwin Baxter, George A. Bellamy, Morris A. Black, Harold H. Burton, Morris A. Black, Harold H. Burton, Dr. McHannan, Fred W. Ramsey and Dr. Charles F. Thwing. One of these directors, at least, should be an Afro-American. There are two vacancies in the board to be filled to replace Col. Frank Scott and Dudley S. Blossom who have refused to serve. All our readers will please "The Old Reliable" Gazette greatly if they patronize the May Co. in preference to other large stores in the city because that company gives employment to a goodly number of our advertisers men. Be sure to read their advertisement elsewhere in this paper. OHIO'S MOB VIOLENCE ACT OR ANTI-LYNCHING LAW LEADS THE COUNTRY IN EFFECTIVE LEGISLATION Against the Mob and Lynch-Murder-Three Years' Work of a Member of the Race-Also His Ohio Civil Rights Law. Our mob-violence or anti-lynching bill was introduced in the Ohio legislature in 1894 and re-introduced in 1896. It took the Hon. Harry C. Smith, editor of The Gazette, just three years to secure its enactment into law. The Ohio Supreme Court has several times upheld the constitutionality of the law and it has been very effective. Illinois, Pennsylvania and New Jersey have followed Ohio's lead and enacted mob violence or anti-lynching laws which are copies of our Ohio law. Several other northern states have followed Ohio's lead and enacted anti-lynching laws, in recent years. The Ohio law follows: **Action** 6278. "Mob" and "lynching" defined. 6279. "Serious injury" defined. 6280. Damages in case of assault. 6281. Damages in case of lynching. 6282. Damages recoverable by legal representative of victim of lynching. 6283. Person suffering death or injury by mob trying to lynch another. 6284. Limitations of action. 6285. Order to include recovery and costs in tax levy. 6286. Guardian's custody, etc., fees. 6287. County's right of action against member of mob. 6288. County's right of action against another county. 6289. Non-relief from prosecution. MOBS. Section 6278. A collection of people assembled for an unlawful purpose and intending to do damage or injury to any one, or pretending to exercise correctional power over other persons by violence and without authority of law, shall be deemed a "mob" for the purpose of this chapter. An act of violence by a mob shall constitute a "lynching" within the meaning of this chapter. (93 v. 161 2.) Section 6279. The term "serious injury," for the purpose of this chapter, shall include such injury as permanently or temporarily discharged receiving it from warning a livelihood by manual labor. (93 v. 161 3.) Section 6280. A person taken from officers of justice by a mob, and assaulted with whips, clubs, missiles or in any other manner, may not to exceed one thousand dollars as damages from the county in which the assault is made. (93 v. 161 4.) Section 6281. A person assaulted and lynched by a mob may recover from the county in which such assault is made, a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars; or, if the injury received therefrom is serious, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars; or, if such injury result in permanent disability, to earn a livelihood by manual labor, a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars. (93 v. 162 5.) Section 6282. The legal representative, of a person dying from injuries received from lynching by a mob, may recover of the county in which such injury occurred, a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars damages for such unlawful killing. Such sum shall be applied to the maintenance of the family and education of the minor children of such person so lynched, if any survive him, until such children are of legal age, and then be distributed to the survivors share and share alike, the widow receiving an amount not to a child's share; the no widow or minor children surviving such decedent such sum shall be distributed among the next of kin according to the laws of the distribution of the personality of an intestate. Such sum so recovered shall not be a part of the estate of such person so lynched, nor be subject to any of his liabilities. (93 v. 162 6.) Section 6283. A person suffering death or injury from a mob attempting to lynch another person shall come within the provisions of this chapter. He or his legal representatives shall have a like rigit of action as one purposely injured or killed by such a mob. (93 v. 162 6.) Section 6284. Action for the recoveries provided for in this chapter must be commenced, within two years from the date of such lynching, in any court having original jurisdiction of an action for damages for malicious assault. (93 v. 162 7.) Section 6285. An order to the commissioner of a county, against such such recovery is had, to include it with the costs of action. in the next succeeding tax levy for such county, shall be a part of the judgment in every such case. (93 v. 162 8.) Section 6286. If the decedent so lynched has minor children surviving him, the fund shall be turned over to a regularly appointed guardian. Such guardian shall administer such fund, and, if necessary, judge, allowing not more than five hundred dollars for counsel fees in the action for such recovery. (63 v. 162 9.) Section 6287. The county, in which a lynching occurs, may recover the amount of a judgment and costs against it in favor of the legal representatives of a person killed or seriously injured by a mob from any of the persons composing such mob. A person present, with hostile intent, at such lynching shall be deemed a member of the mob and be liable to death. Section 6288. If a mob carries a prisoner into another county, or comes from another county to commit violence on a prisoner brought from such county for safekeeping, the county in which the lynching is committed, or where the victim of the judgment and costs from the county from which the mob came, unless there was contributory negligence on the part of officials of such county in failing to protect such prisoner or disperse such mob. (93 v. 163 11.) Section 6289. This chapter shall not relieve a person concerned in such lynching from prosecution for homicide or assault for engaging therein. (93 v. 163 12.) OUR OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS LAW Upon the request of many readers of The Gazette we print below the text of the Hon. Harry C. Smith's Ohio Civil Rights law which the editor had enacted while a member of the 71st General Assembly, in 1894 The General Code of Ohio: Sec. 12940. Whoever, being the proprietor or his employee, keeper or manager of an inn, restaurant, eating house, barber-shop, public house, theater, the theater or other places of public accommodation and amusement, denies to a citizen, except, for reasons applicable alike to all citizens and regardless of race or color, the full enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities or privileges thereof, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisoned not less than thirty days nor more than ninety days, or both. Sec. 12941. Whoever violates the next preceding section shall also pay not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars to the person aggrieved thereby to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county where such offense was committed. This law has repeatedly been held constitutional and good law by the Ohio Supreme court. The trouble is our people will not use it as often as they should, but expect it to do for them what they should and must do for themselves, under it, in the courts. A dining room of par-excellence with Mrs. Gilmore as hostess, coupled with dignity, is at your service on the corner of Quincy Ave. and E. $2nd St. "NOT THE LARGEST BUT THE BEST!" Province of The Southwest. Little Rock, Ark. Aug. 25, '32. Hon. Harry C. Smith. Gilbert, O. Editor, Gazette, Cleveland, O. Dear Friend: Continue to live in time. The Gazette: It has been a welcome friend in the Nickelodeon family from its first issue now within its fiftieth birthday. We boast of being among the oldest continuous subscribers of The Gazette, not the largest but the best in ideas and ideals, and the most reliable and dependable of race journals. As long as you live, will live The Gazette, and may you continue to health with our good wishes. Very sincerely yours, (Bishop) E. Thomas and Mrs. Nettie M. Demby. LITTLE AMERICA AVIATION and EXPLORATION CLUB LITTLE AMERICA ★ ANTARCTICA With Byrd at the South Pole by C.A. Abel Jr. President U.S.N.R. 3 ON BOARD THE BYRD FLAG SHIP, JACOB RUPPERT:— Here we are still at Bayonne and we've just had the first thrill of the Expedition. After breakfast, a long day of back-breaking labor, but excellent meals at lunchtime and at dinner helped a lot. If I could only get some sleep. If I don't soon there will be nothing left of me to take to the South Pole. It is 10 o'clock at night—gee, it's Friday, the 13th! — A loud explosion. Shouting from the dock. A sudden red glare in the sky. Our ship is illuminated as if by a gigantic red search light. 1 Dead silence on our ship for a few minutes. Then a shouting of orders. An oil tanker is on fire two docks away. We are in terrible danger because our holds and tanks are bulging Arthur Abele, Jr. with oil, gasoline and high explosives. If the fire is not controlled immediately the whole Expedition may be wiped out. I've only been aboard the Jacob Ruppert 20 hours and here is one of the greatest thrills of my life. A breathless wait on our ship. The distant clanking of fire engines. A gradual darkening of the ruddy glare. The situation is under control. Two men are dead. The firemen, Grim reality only a stone's throw away from us. This is no tea-party we are setting out on. All day equipment and supplies of all kinds have been pouring over the side of our vessel. Here, for example, is a list of the automotive equipment for which I am the fuel engineer and all details of which I have to learn before we get to Little America:—a 1400 horsepower Curtiss-Condor airplane with a wingspeed of 82 feet; a 700 horsepower Pilgrim airplane; a 600 horsepower General airplane; a Kellett auto-gyro airplane; a Cleveland tractor; 2 French Citroen tractors; 2Ford snowmobiles with caterpillar treads at the rear and metal skills at the front. Unnatural and mucous discharges can be avoided by destroying the germs of infectious diseases. In addition there are two air planes, one an immense Tri-motored Ford all-metal plane and the other a smaller scouting machine, buried in the snow down at Little America which Admiral Byrd hopes and believes are still in perfect condition. In order to use all of this automotive equipment for our exploration and other scientific work, in addition to the dog teams, it has been necessary for us to carry along immense supplies of fuel and lubricating oils. Packed down in our holds are 16,450 gallons of aviation gasoline; 800 gallons of lubricating oils; 3,000 gallons of automobile gasoline; 1,500 gallons of kerosene; 25 pounds of aero rocker arm grease; 30 tons of Diesel engine fuel oil; 200 gallons of Diesel engine lubricating oil; 600 gallons of cylinder oil; 6,250 gallons of marine engine oil; 250 gallons of rod swabbing oil and 400 pounds of cup grease. Some supply of petroleum products! I shan't know for months how many of you people of high school age or over have joined the Little America Aviation and Exploration Club, through which Admiral Byrd hopes to build up a tremendous interest in American aviation among the young people of the land. I hope it is in the thousands, because the club members and I are going to have some exciting times together and later I am going to send each of them a detailed map on which he or she can keep a daily record of our journeys and flights of exploration and other scientific significance while we are down at the bottom of the world. If you haven't joined yet, now is as good a time as any. There are no obligations whatever. All you have to do is send me a stamped, self-addressed envelope and a note saying you want to join the club. It in my name to the New York headquarters of the Little America Aviation and Exploration Club, at the Hotel Lexington, 48th Street and Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y., and the membership card will be sent you immediately and later the map and, perhaps, other communications.