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MANNING FADEOUT OF POPULISM 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 This is Mr. Manning's life story embracing the period from 1870 to 1895. Price, $1.00. TWO INTERESTING BOOKS By JOSEPH C. MANNING FADEOUT OF POPULISM w and why our people of the South are deprived of Constitutional Rights. Brought down to date by of the Klan and Anti-Saloon League Politics. Price, From Five to Twenty-Five Mr. Manning's life story embracing the period from 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 This is Mr. Manning's life story embracing the period from 1870 to 1895. Price, $1.00. BOTH BOOKS FOR $1.50. T. A. HEBBONS, PUBLISHER, 184 W. 185th St., Dept. B, New York City. "Bill you to have a ill youough have a phone' "Bill you ought to have a phone" "I'M suggesting this for your own good, Bill," said the boss. "I've had to send for you twice lately. These rush orders can't wait. If you had a phone it would save us a lot of time and you could make more money. Think it over, will you?" If your case is similar to Bill's, you, too, will profit by having a phone. We can install one in your home promptly. V 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NRA VOL. X NO. 20 OCT. 1930 THE OHIO BELL TELEPHONE CO. THE GAZETTE CLEVELAND, OHIO. Phone: GAr, 3731 ESTABLISHED, AUGUST 25, 1883 And Issued Every Week on Time Since CLEVELAND, OHIO, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1934. FRESH OHIO NEWS FRESH OHIO NEWS SENT IN BY "THE OLD RELIABLE" GAZETTE'S CORRESPONDENTS. Marriages, Deaths, Etc. TOLEDO.—The Mothers' club of the "Y" had charge of a Father and Son banquet, last evening.—The Toledo Enquirer is holding an anniversary program at the "Y", tomorrow, headed by Leo B. Marsh and Atty. Wm. K. McKnight, Jr., Monday, the Young People's Forum will present Nash Stevens as speaker on the occasion.—The N. A. A. C. P. local branch will hold a special program at the "Y". Sunday week, presenting Prosecuting Attorney Frazier Reams.—Walter White, secretary of the N. A. A. C. P., spoke at the Women's Building, Saturday on "Race Relations." has been active publican) for your friends to they need it race news. AKRON.—Tuesday evening, the "Valentine the Tawawa club joyable affair—his band theater, recent meeting at proved work factory.—The hall 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 make their names and that of their city address and the street address 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 entertainments to be held in the near future, must be paid for in addition to the usual fees. Stx words to a line. Our rates for display advertisements will be sent on application. ZANESVILLE. — Re v. Chas. H. Bell, former pastor of St. Paul A M. E. church, died. Monday, in Pittsburgh as the result of an operation He and Mrs. Bell lived in the Bermuda islands for eight years before returning to this city where she died He later was transferred to Pittsburgh where he married a Miss Louise Anderson of Zanesville. Rev. W. Thompson of St. Paul church had charge of funeral services, Friday—Menl. H. Mabra of Springfield married Walters who married by Rev. A. M. Thomas, recently—Jos. F. Scott, a former resident of this city, died in Indianapolis, last week. Funeral services there, Tuesday. ALLIANCE—Clarence Oliver of Ravenna was in the city, Sunday.—The duck dinner given by St. Luke's A. M. E. church steward board, last week Thursday, was a great success.—The Ritz-Six club met at the president. Miss Ruth Low Friday evening.—Miss Cathene Semansi played her last well in "Tommy Says Hello." given at Franklin School, last week Wednesday evening.—Earl Colbert was our only member of the recent Alliance High school graduating class.—P. W. Lemon, supt. of St. John's A. M. E. S. S., Cleveland, who was schedled for Forum, Sunday afternoon, was unable to be present due to the inclement weather.—Mrs. Nellie Arnold is expected to return from the hospital soon. SPRINGFIELD—Wm. A. McClain, son of Mr. and Merry Berry Cole, a senior at Wittenberg college, this city, represented the institution in the state "old-line oratorical contest," held, yesterday, at Muskingum college. This is the first time this award has been won by a member of the race. For two successive years, William was victor in state A. M. E. Sunday school contests. In 1930, he graduated from Springfield High school and was given a scholarship in Wittenberg. His oration, "Our Scroll of Destiny, our original treatise on certain phases of the so-called race problem. The successful winners in the elimination contest of yesterday will appear in the national contest. William will enter the law school of Harvard University in the fall, it is said. YOUNGSTOWN — W. S. Vaughn, who was accidentally shot, a few days ago, is again at his office. — Mrs. Madaline Earley of Cleveland will be the speaker for our City Federation woman's day meeting, tomorrow (Sunday), at Oakhill Ave, A. M. E. church. — Mrs. Christine L. Daniels was married to Wm. C. Fields, Thursday evening, at her home by Rev. J. J. Harris, assistant pastor of Third Baptist church. Mr. Arthur Johnston of Cleveland and Mrs. Johnston of anniversary N. A. A. C. P. Linehon-Douglas dinner, Monday evening, at the "Y." — H. G. Emerson has been elected a member of the board of trustees of the Union League. He has been active in the party (Republican) for a long time. Tell your friends to read The Gazette for it particularly for the race news. AKRON—The social event, Monday evening, at the "Y." known as the "Valentine Drag," sponsored by the Tawawa club, proved a very enjoyable affair.—Duke Ellington and his band were here at the Palace theater, recently.—The interracial meeting at First Cong church proved very interesting and satisfactory.—The Goodyear club dance at the hall, last evening, featured Art Minson and his band.—Emmer M. Lancaster, president of the local N. A. A. C. P. branch, announced its Lincoln and Douglass celebration tomorrow evening at the Baptist Church. How Chester K. Gillespie of Cleveland, speaker; S. T. Kelly, chair. The organization's bridge tournament will take place, March 1, at Times-Bressaud auditorium. The prices are coal, groceries and chickens. The last named ought to draw a crowd. Attys, Lancaster and Kelly, representing the organization, are handling the case of the girl outraged in E. Akron, recently. WILBERFORCE—The fourth annual meeting of the Ohio International Institute convened. Monday morning, in the University and was attended by more than 800 delegates, including students and educators from more than a dozen Ohio colleges, Kent State Normal school, Oberlin, Antioch, Miami, Otterbein, Dennison, Wilmington, Washington College, University of Cincinnati, O. S. U., and Earlham College, Richmond, Ind. Bishop Paul Jones of Antioch College, presided, and Dean F. A. McGinnis of Wilberforce U. delivered the welcome address for President R. R. Wright who was late returning from the A. M. E. Bishop's Council meet in Jackson, Miss. There were many speakers, among them being Dr. D. J. Fleming of Union Theological, N. Y. City; Dr. Lloyd A. Cook of N. Y. City; Dr. U. E. Eubanks of the University of Cincinnati; and President E. D. Soper of Wesleyan University. A resolution in the interest of foreign students attending colleges in this country, who are experiencing turing in securing naturalization papers, was unanimously adopted. PROF. JOHN F. RANSOM Of Boston, an Old "Columbus Boy", Highly Entertained in His Old Home by White Friends and Others. Columbus, O. Feb. 7, '34. Hon. Harry C. Smith. O. Feb. 7, '34. My dear Harry:—Am here for a short stay. I am the last remaining member of my family. Sister Lucy was laid to rest in Chillicothe, O, four weeks ago; Billy, fourteen weeks ago, in Boston. I am settling up property which comes to me now. Monday, Jan. 29. I was special guest of the 100 voice Republican glee club banquet (69th), here at the Neil House, and directed one number. Tuesday, I was guest of the famous Shrine Masonic chorus, 60 voices. I spoke and led them. They gave me a wonderful reception in their temple. Sunday, I was the guest of the famous King Ave, church-choir of 60 voices. Before me is a letter from the President of Otterbein College, from where Iaught, sitting at address and addressing the day. Last Sunday's Journal Dispatch ran my picture and referred to my directing big choruses. Next Sunday, I am to be with Broad St. Episcopal choir. One of my pupils will sing. You may imagine what a glorious time I am having. If time permits, I may direct Ohio State University Glee club, where I taught. The Lotus quartette, for 27 years considered finest in the East, sang 27 years in Tremont Temple, Boston. Hope this finds you well, and successful as you deserve. Springfield, O.—A confession that he had figured in two holdups and an abduction was made by Harry Willett, age 31, of Chillicothe, officers say. Willett is said to have escaped from the West Virginia penitentiary, Dec. 9, and captured in Dayton, Sunday night. J. F. Ransom. Admits Holdups. DAVEY FOR GOVERNOR! Former Congressman Asks Support for Democratic Nomination at August Primary. Kent, O.—Martin L. Davey, former congressman, former mayor of Kent and defeated Democratic candidate for governor in 1928, has announced his support for the Democratic nomination for governor at the August primary elec CONGRESSMAN MARTIN L DAVEY tion. Davey made his announcement in a three-page statement in which he promised the "fullest support by every agency of the Ohio government to the national recovery program of President Roosevelt." The statement also pledged Davey to a "broader conservation program;" to relief of schools if the Legislature had not acted, to control of utilities; to reduction of cost of state government; to opposition to "new taxes which can be avoided"; to increase the 36 per cent interest on loans, out of the state; to use the "power of the state against all forms of racketeering and the professional criminal element;" to avoid "boss domination," and to appoint individuals to office for competence only. Davey was defeated by former Gov. Myers Y. Cooper, Republican, in 1928. HEAR! HEAR!! MILTON ON WHAT'S DOING B. C. Colson says there is no 16th Ward Republican club, and that rather than permit Afro-Americans to join the old ward organization, about eight years ago it was disbanded. There are only our Republican Bee and Mutual Republican precinct organizations in the ward, he says. The Rounder is very pleased, indeed, to note that Chilton & Thomas (Mr. and Mrs. Maceo Thomas) deserve de luxe. Just back from a European tour, he have joined "The Black Birds of 1934" Co., which is rehearsing in New York City. Maceo is a son of Dr. Joe T. Thomas of this city. The oblities which Councilman Leroy Bundy is exuding, these days, in announcing his intention to fight the police pay-boost which Mayor Harry L. Davis may ask of the City Council is just so much "hot-air" pure and simple. That "bird" is so full of it that it apparently boves over frequently, since he became chairman of the utilities committee of the Council. Safety Director Lavelle said in reply to the councilman's asseverations (?) that he had no comment to make on the same. The Rounder assures him that none is necessary for those who know that "Blossom Triplet." The Bundy basketball players, known as the "Le Buns," are also known as "The Garbage Plant Players" since five or six of the squad of ten have been given jobs by the councilman carrying garbage pails, it is said. Rumor has it the boys don't like it, either. When our representative, Mr. Whitmore Carney, calls upon you, next week or the week following, please be prepared to pay The Gazette whatever you may owe it. Do the very best you can. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS NDS OF NTY PROSECUTOR OW AND ASSISTANT COUNTY FRANK D. CELEBREEZE CONFERENCE. igs Seem to Be the Next Step—New zed in Wards 11 and 17— World War Veteran ishing His Case. THE COUNTY PROSECUTOR ATTY. MAX MANOW AND ASSISTANT COUNTY PROSECUTOR FRANK D. CELEBREEZE IN CONFERENCE. Criminal Proceedings Seem to Be the Next Step—New Clubs Organized in Wards 11 and 17—The World War Veteran Pushing His Case. DOINGS OF THE RACE DOINGS OF THE RACE --- Not long after the Troy Thomas affidavit was published in The Gazette of Jan. 13, 1934, meetings were hurriedly called in Wards 11 and 17 for the purpose of organizing ward clubs. This seems strange in view of the fact that it had been announced persons who were given required to pay $2 each pay-day, in the 17th Ward, and $1 each pay-day, in the 11th Ward, into their ward club for the purpose of raising a fund to purchase a club house or for other purposes. At that time, it seems that there was no club in either ward to turn the money, thus collected, over to. Therefore, the ward, referred to in the foregoing, referred to in the foregoing. The question naturally arises, if the affidavit had not been published, would there ever have been any club in either ward to turn the money over to? In case there was not, what would have become of the money thus collected. It is said that two years ago in the 13th Ward, affidavit was given to the said by taxing jobholders so much a pay-day. What became of them? After a conference, Saturday morning, and another one Tuesday afternoon, called by Assistant County Prosecutor Frank D. Celebreeze in which he and Atty. Max Manow, 427 Schofield Bldg., Troy Thomas legal representative, participated, if it were his choice, in the man Lawrence O. Payne case made by the Troy Thomas affidavit into the courts, it is said. It will be recalled that, in substance, Troy Thomas, white-wing and World War veteran, said in his affidavit that "that he was given a job in the white wings' department of the city's service by Councilman Lawrence O. Payne in November last; that soon after his first pay-day on or about Dec. 9, 1933, Payne met him near his home in E. 46th St. and told him when jobs like the one he held were given "everyone agreed to give a dollar of each pay to a 11th Ward Republican club;" that he told Payne he didn't "know anything about it;" that later his predecessor committed to work over or else send that dollar;" that he told the committeeman that he "wasn't going anywhere" and refused to send the dollar; that the third day after he got paid, about Dec. 12, 1933, his foreman came to him and told him he had better go and see Payne; that he asked the Mrs. Minerva Stone, age 127, died, recently, at Holly Springs, Miss. The 24th U. S. Inf. band at Fort Benning, Ga., is said to be the best, in the U. S. Army. Mrs. Mary L. Looker, age 105, died, Feb. 3, at Carondelet, Ill. Her husband was 104 years of age when he died. Col. Fulgencio Batista, head of the Cuban army and today practically the dictator of Cuba, like Antonio Maceo is a mulatto. J. Bingham is the only "Negro" owner of a cabaret in Paris, France. His establishment is one of the most beautiful of its kind there. Clarence Cameron White, violin soloist and director of music at Hampton, V. Institute, will give a recital in the Virgin Islands, this spring. Judge Clifford Dye, the only Republican magistrate in Louisville, Ky., has appointed Miss Joel Pope a member of the clerical staff of his office. The American Book Company is issuing a textbook in French edited by Mercer Cook, assistant professor of romance languages at Howard University. Report has it that there is friction between the teachers at Hampton, (Va.) Institute, because our teachers refuse to kowtow to their "grey" co-workers. Carter Matthews, age 20, and Letha Wilson (white), who were married in Missouri Valley, Ia., last week, are spending part of their honeymoon here in Ohio. Leslie Pinckney Hill, president of Chevney State College for "Ne- 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 the status of the NewEST AND BEST published in this section of the country in the interest of Afro-Americans. foreman what for, to which the latter replied, "for that dollar you are supposed to pay" and that "I wouldn't work any longer if I didn't pay it;" that on or about Dec. 28, 1933, when he received his second pay, Thomas was told by his foreman to come to his (the foreman's) home on Dec. 31, 1933 for a club meeting; that at that meeting the foreman again told him the Company wanted to see him that he said "for what" and again he was told "for that dollar. You haven't paid any;" that the foreman told him "you can't catch him (Payne) at the office now but be sure to go to his home and see him;" that after the meeting he went to Payne's home, 2222 E. 40th St., where he was asked by Payne if he was or was not going to pay the dollar; that he (Thomas) replied, "I didn't see that I should pay any dollar for my job;" and that he (Payne) told him he wouldn't have any job and it wasn't any use for him (Payne) to hold the gate open on one side because all the rest were paying it." The foreman told Payne regardless of that he wouldn't pay it; and that Gray (foreman) "fired" him (Thomas) on Jan. 6. 1934. In an interview in the Plain Dealer of Jan. 14, 1934, Councilman Payne virtually admitted the truthfulness of salient parts of the Thomas as ifavidly which throw him automatically in direct contact with section 26 of the City Charter which reads as follows: "No member of Council shall, except in so far as is necessary in the performance of the duties of his office, directly or indirectly interfere in conduct of the administrative department or directly or indirectly take part in the appointment, promotion or dismissal of any officer, or employee in the service of the city other than the officers or employees of the Council." Assistant County Prosecutor Celebrée thinks there is ground in the affidavit for criminal action (as well as civil action) and to that end is looking carefully into the matter with a view to securing the most far-reaching results of benefit particularly to the city of Cleveland, section 26 of whose charter Councilman Lawrence O. Payne is guilty of violating according to the statement, Monday, Feb. 5, of President George Green of the Civil Service Commission. groes," is the first of the race to succeed in establishing a segregated "public" school in the state of Pennsylvania, it is said. Major R. R. Wright, Sr., educator, soldier and banker of Philadelphia is visiting in Port au Prince, Haiti. He is a native of Georgia and father of President R. R. Wright, Jr., of Wilberforce University. Capt. Rufus A. Atkins of the 369th Int., N. Y. National Guard, has been appointed superintendent of the College Station branch post office, N. Y. City. He had been assistant superintendent for five years. Salem Tutt Whitney, age 55, for years a well known actor who played the role of Noah in "Green Pastures," died, Tuesday, at a relative's home in Chicago after several months' illness. Heart disease. Miss Marian Anderson, contralto soloist de luxe of Philadelphia, making a European concert tour since September, is having wonderful success. She has appeared as soloist with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra. Mme. Lillian Evanti (Evans) of Washington, D. C., soprano soloist, sang at the White House, last Friday, on invitation of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of the President. Mme. Evanti studied and appeared in opera in Italy, starting in 1925, and sings in German, French, Spanish, Italian and English. Hundreds of Afro-Germans Berlin, Germany.—There are about 600 "Negro" children in the Rhur and Rhineland districts of this country, the result of marriages between native German girls and native African colonial troopers that occurred during and after the World War. 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 220 W. Superior Ave., Cleveland, O. (Bell 'Phone: CHerry 1259) Member Ohio Legislature: 1894 to 1896; 1896 to 1898; 1900 to 1902. IN UNION WE IS STRONGER 10,000,000 Afro-Americans. 825,000 in Ohio. 75,000 in Cleveland. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1934 Frederick Douglass, all things considered, was undoubtedly the ablest and greatest Afro-American. We have never produced another, in his class. Lincoln said his task was to save the Union. With him emancipation was incidental, secondary or auxiliary. He was first a loyal American citizen; then an abolitionist. --- Georgia and Florida crackers are protesting Ethel Waters' radio work Sunday evenings, with a mixed company. How silly and foolish the damphol American prejudice makes some people, particularly southerners. --- We want to call our readers' attention particularly to the "Little America" department on aviation and exploration in The Gazette, each week, the expedition of Admiral Byrd now at the South Pole. The articles are not long but intensely interesting. Don't miss them. --- We are satisfied that the future will show what is now clearly evident and that is that the only effective legislation against mob violence and lynch-murder is the state law, against the great evil, based on the principal enunciated in the pioneer Ohio mob violence act or anti-lynching law. All ladies, who are up-to-date in the matter of dress, will tell you that The Gazette's illustrated fashion articles published on page 4, each week, are the best. Equally interesting and entertaining are the historical articles published on the same page and next to our fashion articles. Be sure to read them carefully, too. --- The editor of The Gazette thorly appreciates the kind and encouraging things our friends and others are saying of "The Old Reliable" Gazette, these days, and assures all that they are very helpful, indeed. Tell your friends and acquaintances to subscribe for the paper, as soon as possible, and keep abreast of the times at least as far as the real race news is concerned. --- The editor of The Gazette acknowleges the receipt, last week, of an invitation to attend the annual meeting of the National Urban League held at the office of the league in N. Y. City, Wednesday afternoon, when reports of the organization's 1933 accomplishments, and plans for 1934, were presented; the audited treasurer's statement for 1933 read and vacancies on the executive board filled. All references to lynching, segregation and race riots were cut from the radio speech of Major J. E. Spingarm, president of the N. A. A. C. P., by the National Broadcasting Company, prior to its delivery, Sunday. If the NBC was half as particular in the case of Will Rogers and his radio work for the Gulf Refining Company, the latter would not be able to use mongrel terms extremely insulting to an entire race --- One of Hitler's dirty mouthpieces in Germany is the Illustrated Observer which, apparently tired of "riding" the Jews, has now taken up the cudgel against "Negroes" at home and in France. Because that country treats them as it does all other deserving members of races within its borders. The Observer sees "France's greatest danger." Of course the paper is wrong. It only seeks to promote Hitler race-prejudice, and this is the thing that will eventually bring about the downfall of Germany unless the sane and sensible people of the country soon gain control of it. D. W. Griffith, who produced "A Birth (Rape) of a Nation" is said to be broke. For several years, he was so very successful from a financial viewpoint. If the statement is true, it must be punishment for the harm the miserable picture did an entire race. There never has been so vicious a production shown in the movie houses of this country. When "The Birth (Rape) of a Nation" first left New York City, the writer with the help of Gov. Frank B. Willis was successful in keeping it out of this state for several years, and during the World War, with the help of Dr. Emmett J. Scott, special assistant secretary of war, did the work necessary to stop the showing of the picture in this state. --- THE OUTHWAITE CENTER. Our voters in Ward 12 can not understand why some of their number are not given inspectorships and better jobs when the 11th, 17th and 18th ward each have three or four or more at the garbage plant alone to say nothing of the rest of the city's service. Capt. Jim Beckwith seems to be our only 12th ward "inspector." Then, too, a change in the control of the Outhwaite-Portland Center is absolutely necessary for reasons too numerous to be stated at this time. Councilman Finkle and Ward Leader Alex. Bernstein have been warned by a number of our people and will make a great mistake, they will later on regret, if they do not make the changes just as soon as possible demanded by our intelligent voters not only of ward 12 but of the entire city. It is simply a shame for that fine place to be without trained leadership. It sure needs it and sadly, too. THAT MOTORMAN! The N. A. A. C. P. local branch has sent a strong protest to U. S. Senator Robert J. Bulkley against his recommendation of Judge Florence Allen for appointment to that southern Ohio circuit court bench vacancy. Good! But why the organization's delay in prosecuting that Scovill Ave street-carline motorman who shot the E. 86th St. boy who was stealing a ride? Gabriel Farkas, E. 130th St., should have been placed under arrest, several weeks if not months ago, and a stop put to the bragging of conductors and motormen on that street-carline, all of whom seem to feel, and many are frank to say, they have "a right to 'tote' guns and use them to protect themselves and the property of the street-car company." Of course, this is not true unless the Cleveland Railway Company is given permission to arm its motormen and conductors for that purpose by city authorities who have not done so as yet and are not likely to do so because there is no necessity for so doing. Then there is that law against "toting" guns. Let the N. A. A. C. P. local branch "get busy, pronto." JUDGE FLORENCE ALLEN And the Doris Weaver Case State Supreme Court Decision—The N. A. C. P. to Oppose Her Candidate for re-electop. Top At a meeting of the legal defense committee of the N. A. A. C. P. local branch, held in the office of its chairman, Representative Chester K. Gillespie, last week Friday, it was unanimously voted to oppose the candidacy of Judge Florence Allen for appointment to the circuit court to oppose the position to the State Court, this should she seek another term. In order to acquaint the public with the history of the Doris Weaver case and to dispel false stories concerning the fight, it was also voted to prepare a complete record, under the supervision of Miss Weaver's counsel, of the now celebrated case for publication in our papers, particularly. It was also voted to secure the aid of the national office of the N. A. A. C. P. for a statewide campaign to acquaint all of our people and liberal white voters with the dangers inherent in the decision. The Weaver case decision offers dangerous possibilities of a reactionary fascist kind which must be combated. It was also voted to support the effort to secure the efforts to secure passage in The Congress of the Costigan-Wagner anti-lynching bill. A telegram voicing the committee's opposition to Judge Allen's nomination to the circuit court bench was forwarded to U. S. Senator Robert J. Bulkley. They Booed the Dean New York City—At the 102nd St. Annex of Wadleigh High school, Miss O. Doty, dean of the annex, refused to accept the nomination of Doris Challenge for president of the "general organization." Altho there are only six of our students in the annex. Doris was nominated by a group of white students. The students booed Miss Doty. Scottsboro Defense Entertainment. New York City—Buck & Bubbles, Harpo Marx, Helen Morgan, Mildred Bailey, Bessie Smith, Alex. Kurkland and other well-known performers and Carter and Flechet orchestras appeared in the Scottsboro defense entertainment and dance, last event, at the Savoy here. Heywed Broun, master of ceremonies. A Scottsboro pamphlet has been published in Holland and a special Scottsboro committee elected in London. The latter has promised to raise $500 for the Scottsboro defense. A FULL-DRESS SUIT GETS FUNNIER WITH AGE 842 HAMILTON, WE'VE JUST RECEIVED AN INVITATION TO A SWELL WEDDING. YOU'LL HAVE TO WEAR YOUR FULL-DRESS SUIT I HAVEN'T WORK IT SINCE OUR OWN WEDDING AH, HERE IT IS JUST AS GOOD AS THE DAY I Bought IT TWELVE YEARS AGO. AFTER ALL, IT PAYS TO GET A GOOD PIECE OF MATERIAL BOY, WAIT FOR THIS TELEGRAM we are sorry to Say we sure like unable to attend the wedding. My husband has been called to Japan or business BECUSE ME, I HAVE TO LOVE YOU ONLY. I DON'T FEEL VERY WELL BOLONRY YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE THE RUSH BACK TO THE GUY YOU HIRED IT FROM CHE GAZETTE. CLEVELAND. O. Prime Sport News The Wilberforce basketball team lost two games to "W. Va. State," last week Friday and Saturday, in Huntington and Institute, W. Va. respectively. Scores, 47-33, and 44-37. Cleveland's New Ball Club. The local entry in our national baseball league, this season, is backed by P. B. Byrd, treas.; A. D. Creasey, former third-baseman of the St. Louis Stars, team mgr.; and L. R. Williams of this city. It has been named the Cleveland Red Sox, and it is hoped that it will play here. The team will play Ball-players with league experience who want a job should write General Manager L. R. Williams at 4505 Woodland Ave., Cleveland, O. Jones-Jeby Loss! Common Pleas Judge George B. Harris Saturday dismissed the petitions of Wm. ("Gorilla") Jones and Ben Jeby for a writ of mandamus compelling the Cleveland Boxing Commission to pay them for their match in Public Hall, April 19, '33. The commission refused to give them their percentage of the gate-receipts on the ground that the fight Judge Geo. B. Harris. was declared no contest after the two had stalled in the opinion of both commission and audience. The fighters and their managers, Stephen H. Welch and Hyman Caplin, had asked the writ on the ground that only the referee had a right under the contract to stop the fight, but that the fight was stopped under orders from the boxing commission. Judge Harris' decision was expected because the Jones-Jeby "fight" was open to much criticism, to say the least. Jesse Just Misses Twice! Morgantown, W. Va.—The flying feet of Jesse Owens, brilliant star from Cleveland, O., twice came within one-tenth of a second of equalling a world record, last Saturday night, in the 60-meter event of the sixth annual West Virginia indoor games. Owens drew a freshman color, colorado State star, in of the fact that our people in Cleveland and elsewhere in the country did NOT want him to go there, was clocked in 6.8 seconds in both the semi-finals and finals of the event, climaxing a meet which attracted nearly 300 athletes from ten colleges and universities. At the time the Cleveland had to outrace Fagler, a flash from Uniontown, (Pa.), in the final ten meters to win. Emmett Toppino and Ralph Metcalfe set the world mark last year. "The Old Master." In writing of Baltimore and "The Old Master," Joe Gans, who did about as much to put that city "on the map" as anyone else in the last century, Westbrook Pegler, a new columnist of The Cleveland Press, wrote recently: "I wonder if there are not many others who, like me, think of Baltimore only to be reminded of Joe Gans, the colored lightweight fighter, who was known as "the old master," and of the telegram which his mother sent to him when he was about to fight the snarling, unichivaluable Danzig grenadier. Owner: Alainville (Battling) Nelson, at Goldfield, Nev. The telegram read: "Bring home the bacon, Joe," and the message was entered into the language as good, if not elegant. Americanese. "But nowhere in the city on any of my visits, although I have glared and peeped and ogled many a noble pile of metal and stone, have I seen a monument to the one Baltimorean who means 'Baltimore' to me. He was on my shoulder, and I read, and he was sick to death of consumption the day that he suffered a white man to insult him a thousand times and still fought him as a chivalrous sportsman and cut him to hash by fair and courteous methods until the white man went primitive and hit him low. I saw the moving pictures of the fight in Goldfield, and as he early that, that, he had sense that I was witness to the reflection of an episode for history to take a little note of. I remember that fight picture yet." O. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1934 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. 10 Hazardous Uncertainties! JAN. 28: Where is Arthur Abel? Is he on the Boat Ruppert, drifting on the Bay of Whales unable to reach the ice wall to unload, equipment or to take 'marooned men aboard? Or is he with the 43 men on the ice at Pressure Camp, four miles from the edge, where some of the supplies had been dumped by tractors and dog teams from the ship before the crumbling of the bay ice and the great Ross Barrier of ice cliffs sent a million square yards of the ice sliding into the sea? Or is he one of the four men at Little America in need of warmth and food? possible for the dog teams. The Antarctic winter is about to begin. The Jacob Ruppert is a steal ship. If she is caught in the ice when the sea freezes she will almost certainly be squeezed so that her plates will be crushed in. That is why she must get out of there and back to New Zealand before the freeze sets in. Admiral Byrd has set February 10 as the deadline. Meanwhile the good old wooden Bear of Oakland, with an ice-breaking bow 26 feet thick, is coming south through the Ross ice back. The reason the Ruppert is having difficulty unloading is that the ice has gone out of the Bay of Whales, which is nine miles wide and 20 miles long. Usually there is a great solid ice pack at the Bay's entrance with occasional leads or openings through which a ship can sneak. This was the situation when the Ruppert arrived. The ice kept the sea quiet. Now, however, the ice has broken up and so much of it has floated out to sea that a heavy swell has taken possession of the bay. The ship can no longer dock in this swell alongside the crumbling ice, because her sides rub against it even when it does not slide into the sea, and her bottom hits submerged ice. So she is drifting in the Bay until conditions change. The club secretary, who acts as editor of these articles, has had no direct word from Abele since the day the Jacob Ruppert reached the Barrier in the Bay of Whales. (Jan. 18) He has, however, received messages through the Mackay Radio PETER H. John Muir, messages through Third Mate, the Mackay Radio and Byrd Headquarters, that every body, ashore and afloat, is safe. We have radioed to young Abele twice during the past week, once urging him to rush his weekly story of the exciting happenings down there. Then, hearing of the terrific struggle they are having to establish themselves in those awful surroundings, we radioed him to forget his stories until everybody is safe and settled. From the daily newspaper radio dispatches from the Expedition, which the Club Headquarters also receives, we learn that the day after the ship arrived Arthur Abelie had a most thrilling adventure. He had swung over the side of the ship and was standing on a big ledge of ice, with an Eskimo dog in his arms, waiting to board the Matthews motor boat cruiser which was taking men and supplies to a landing place further along on the ice. Suddenly his ledge broke off and fell into the sea, with him and the dog on it. By a miracle it landed right side up and did not capsize. Holding the dog safely, Arthur sprawled out on his stomach and balanced the floating ice cake until Edgar Cox, steering the cruiser, arrived and Arthur and his pet were hauled aboard. Here is a paragraph we omitted from Arthur's story last week: The situation in the Bay of Whales is an amazing one, full of the most hazardous uncertainties Little America and all the surrounding territory for hundreds of miles is not located on land it is located on ice, sometimes hundreds of feet thick, and under it is water 1600 feet deep Every year some of this ice breaks off but the vast bulk of it has remained more or less stationary for more than 80 years, probably anchored to land miles and miles away During the past few years a slow movement of the ice toward the sea has been under way, as indicated by enormous pressure ridges which have been built up by the irresistible push of the slowly moving inland ice against the ice near the edge of the water Admiral Byrd made a flight this week (January 26) and reported that some of these ridges extend further than the eye can see. This year. Antarctica is having an unusually warm summer. The temperature is hovering way up around the freezing mark—32 degrees Fahrenheit. This is crumbling for countless square miles "The tractor trip George Noville is planning should be a corker--half way across the entire continent of Antarctica, with a big American Cletrac tractor and two smaller French Citroen tractors. Hope I can go with him but I probably can't. My job is to stay at Little America and learn to be an aviator." Since that was written, one of the tractors hauling great drums of Tydol gasoline to Pressure Camp caught fire and its wooden body completely burned up, and one of the others caught fire but it was extinguished by Admiral Byrd himself. If you look at the map the Club has sent you, you will see that this huge ice area is believed to extend all the way back to Carmen Land, almost 500 miles. And if the weather does not get cooler and freeze it, it may all slide suddenly into the sea, taking Little America and everything with it. It will almost certainly be necessary to undertake the cruel and superhuman task of moving the houses, radio masts and hundreds of tons of equipment of Little America further back, maybe several times, if the Admiral decides to go on with his plan of wintering on it too risky, or if the Jacob Ruppert is not able to unload her 600 tons of supplies by February 10th, it may be necessary to abandon the entire plan until next December. And between Little America and the edge of the ice are pressure ridgees impossible for the three tractors to negotiate and almost im More than five thousand people, including several entire school and college geography and science classes, whose teachers are using these stories as weekly lessons, have joined the club by sending self-addressed stamped envelopes to Arthur Abele, Jr. Little America Aviation and Exploration Club, Hotel Lexington, 48th Street and Lexington Avenue, New York, N. Y. 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Bob 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 and at least one border state (Kentucky) have also enacted anti-lynching laws, in recent years. The Ohio law follows: Section 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-refelf from prosecution. Section 6278. A collection of people assembled for an unlawful purpose and intending to do damage to injury to any one, or pretending to exercise correctional power over other persons by law, and without authority of law, shall be deemed a "mob" for the purpose of this chapter. An act of violence by a mob upon the body of any person shall constitute a "lynching" within the meaning of this chapter. (93 v. 162 1.) Section 6288. If a mob carries a prisoner into another county, or comes from another county to commit violence on a prisoner brought Section 6279. The term "serious injury," for the purpose of this chapter, shall include such injury as permanently or temporarily disables the person receiving it from earning a livelihood by manual labor. (93 v. 161 3.) Section 6280. A person taken from officers of justice by a mob, and assaulted with whips, clubs, missiles or in any other manner, may recover, as hereafter provided, a sum not to exceed one thousand dollars as damages from the county in which the assault is made. (93 v. 161 4.) Section 6281. A person assaulted and lynched by a mob may recover, from the county in which such assault is made, a sum not to exceed five hundred dollars; or, if the injury received therefrom is serious, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars; or, if such injury result in permanent or temporary disability 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 injury, received from lynching by a mob may recover of the county in which such injury occurred, a sum not to exceed five thousand dollars damages for such unlawful killing. Such sum shall be applied to the maintenance of the family and education of the minor children of such person so lynched, if any survive him, until such children are of legal age, and then be distributed to the survivors, share and share alike, the widow receiving an amount equal to a child's share. If there be no widow or minor surviving, the widow receives such sum shall be distributed among the next of kin according to the laws of the distribution of the personality of an intestate. Such sum so recovered shall not be a part of the estate of such person so lynched, nor be subject to any of his liabilities. (93 v. 162 6.) Section 6283. A person suffering death or injury from a mob attempting to lynch another person shall come within the provisions of this chapter. He or his legal representatives shall have a like right of action as one purposely injured or killed by such a mob. (93 v. 162 6.) Section 6284. Action for the recoveries provided for in this chapter must be commenced, within two years from the date of such lynching, in any court having original jurisdiction of an action for damages for malicious assault. (93 v. 162 7.) Section 6285. An order to the commissioners of a county, against a lynchman with recovery is held, 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 under the direction of the probate judge, allowing not more than five hundred dollars for counterfeit goods for such recovery. (93 v 162 9.) Section 6287. The county, in which a lynching occurs, may recover the amount of a judgment and . MOB8. 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 such action. (93 v. 162 10.) Section 6288. If a mob carries a prisoner into another county, or comes from another county to commit violence on a prisoner brought from such county for safekeeping, the county in which the lynching is committed may recover the amount of the judgment and costs from the court from which the mob may unless them was contributory negligence on the part of officials of such county in failing to protect such prisoner or dispurse such mob. (93 v. 163 11. Section 6289. This chapter shall not relieve a person concerned in such lynching from prosecution for homicide or assault for engaging therein. (93 v. 163 12.) OUR OHIO CIVIL RIGHTS LAW Upon the request of many readers of The Gazette we print below the text of the Hon. Harry C. Smith's Ohio Civil Rights law which the editor had enacted while a member of the 71st General Assembly, in 1894. The General Code of Ohio: Sec. 12940. Whoever, being the proprietor or his employee, keeper or manager of an inn, restaurant, eating house, barber-shop, public house, library, laundry or other place of public accommodation and amusement, denies to a citizen, except for reasons applicable alike to all citizens and regardless of race or 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 dollars 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. Dear Friend: I have read the latest copy of The Gazette through and after reading it, I can truthfully say: It is worth its weight in gold! I admire true manhood—a man who, seeing injustice and oppression, dares, within the limits of the law, to expose it and, if possible, smite it. You and I have frequently, during the fifty years since the birth of The Gazette, been, as the Scotch would say, like two McNells, but, when I find a man, such as you, who consistently, and persistently, thru half a century, quite like race formost in his life struggle, I take off my hat to him, as being a true friend of our class. Long life to you and "The Old Reliable" Gazette. Yours for the right, John P. Green. (Former Member, Ohio State Senate.) 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The fact that they advertise in The Gazette 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, Ohio. (Opposite, Hotel Cleveland entrance) Notary Public. Bell 'Phone: CHerry 1250. Classified Advertising Department WANTED—Young man, honest, energetic and intelligent who has had experience as a solicitor and collector. Must be neat in appearance and affable. Address The Gazette, Box A, No. 226 W. Superior Ave., Cleveland, O. CLEVELAND Social and Personal Sam Smith, an old resident who roomed in E. 43d St., has been missing for several weeks, it is said. Dr. Peter M. Ross of N. Y. City was the guest of Miss Edythe Fields of Garfield Ave., a few days last week. Mrs. Ethel Logan of Indianapolis spent a recent week-end with her husband, Dr. Buddy Logan of Quincy Ave. Miss "Mickie" Cook of Wilberforce will be in the city, later this month, the guest of Mrs. Belle Bolden, E. 85th St. Luther Wideman, 2552 E. 39th St., leader of Central High school seniors, is majoring in Latin because he intends to go to medical college and become a doctor. Editor Louis B. Selzer of The Press addressed St. James Forum, Sunday afternoon, on "Our Newspapers Controlled." He is a very interesting and forceful speaker. The Johnson woman, maid to the Spero woman robbed and murdered, some months ago, by "Throatlatch" was given a sentence of 5 to 30 years in the pen, the first of the week. Mrs. Kate Mann Baker of Pasadena, Calif., former resident of Indianapolis, where she taught school for years, is contemplating a trip East at an early date to visit old friends. P. W. Lemon, superintendent of St. John's A. M. E. S. S., was unable to speak in Alliance, Sunday afternoon, at St. Luke's Literary Forum by the inclement weather. Prof. Robert Wixom, principal of Central High school, addressed Bethany Church Sunday afternoon in the subject, "The School and Its Relation to the Community," and Central High school's glee club rendered several selections. Mrs. Inez Richardson Wilson of New York City, daughter of Mrs. John P. Green of this city, was one of the featured members of the Al Jolson-Paul Whiteman Kraft Cheese hour over the NBC system's coast to coast network, last week Thursday. Bertram Carlisle Brewer, a graduate of West High school, who won a scholarship at John Marshall College, is taking a liberal arts course and planning to study law when it is completed. He is a award-winning Mrs. Eugenia Boyden, director of music at Tristedone Baptist church, for years. Langston Hughes of this city addressed an anti-lynching mass meeting at San Jose, Calif., recently, which was attended by over 2,000 people. He is president of the league of Struggle for Afro-American Rights which was holding a mixed conference there, attended by 136 delegates from eight western states. The second semester report for Notre Dame junior-senior high school mentions sixteen seniors who were voted into The National Honor Society, the first name on the list of girls being that of Betty Brown, daughter of Mr. Clarence ("Sonny") Brown, for years a clerk in the post office. Miss Betty, already an accomplished pianist, has won other outstanding honors at school and in music. Mrs. Brown and her mother, Mrs. Belle Bolden, are naturally very proud of Betty. At a joint educational meeting of Ehks. Feb. 8, plans were made for raising money for the winner of their oratorical contest, Margaret Holt, general chairman, presiding. Lawrence Dooley is chairman of the ways and means committee. Mrs. Orinthia Shy, chairman, gave a port on the plans for the Relation tea to be given Relation Baptist tomorrow (Sunday) afternoon, to which the public is invited. A silver offering will be taken to assist this worthy cause—to help educate our youth. Mrs. Holt, pres.; L. Dooley, sec., and Steve Ball, chair, public committee. ```markdown ``` THE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1934 FOR SALE —Bedroom set, a Waxy Sagless spring and a medium size "charter oak" refrigerator cheapl Address Box B, The Gazette office, 226 W. Superior Ave., City Miss L. Pearl Mitchell will address our City Federation of Women's clubs, Monday, at the P. W. A. The event which looms quite brilliantly on the coming week's social horizon is the Washington birthday dance which will be given for charity by the Ye Buzz Fuzz club, the members of which are well known for their philanthropic as well as social interests. Mrs. Chas. H. Garvin, pres.; Mrs. N. Selby Minor, see the dance, a subscription one, will be held on Monday, the 10th day, from 10 A. M. to 2 P. M. Attendance fee, 35 cents. It promises to be a brilliant affair, and it is hoped a large crowd will attend. We trust our people who purchase oil, gasoline, etc., for their automobiles will not spend a dime with the Gulf Refining Co., whose representative over the radio is Will Rogers, erstwhile humorist for daily and other publications in this country, until that Oklahoma "cracker" indicates the possession of enough manpower and respect for all peoples, American sports particularly to apologize for his use of that contemptible term to designate our class or race of people. If he is half the man we have always regarded him as being, he will make the apology pronto, as he and other western cowboys would say. 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 girls and men. Be sure to read their advertisement elsewhere in this paper. Mrs. Nancy Purdy, age 90, an old and leading resident of Erie, Pa., well known in Buffalo and this city, died, Feb. 11 at noon. The funeral, Tuesday afternoon, was largely attended. Three children survive her, William and Miss Fannie Purdy and Mrs. Bessie Scott of this city, wife of Dr. Arthur Scott. All three were Purdy at the time of her death and of whose tendance upon the funeral services, they have the heartfelt sympathy of hosts of friends here and in Buffalo. Mrs. Belle Bolden of this city went to Erie, Sunday week, to see her long-time friend, Mrs. Purdy. Chicago, Ill.—Only white applicants are accepted at the home for destitute boys operated by the Catholic Youth organization of the United States, located at 2914 Michigan Ave. Last year, it refused to take our boys on a boxing tour to Panama that was sponsored by their oratory. Soon after, they met Mary Scott, 4016 S. Parkway, was denied aidment at Little Sisters of Mary Hospital, 95th St. and 5th Ave., after she had been hurt in an auto accident. She died later in Provident Hospital. If she Several Suites of Nice Rooms THOROLY RENOVATED! All Modern. Very Reasonable Rentals. Call CHerry 1259. YOU KNOW ME, AL 110 Appearances Are Deceiving 307 By RING LARDNER DON'T YOU DARE TELL ME THAT WAS MY SEVENTH WHEN I KNOW IT WAS FIVE-ARE YOU INSinuating THAT I'M A FABRICATOR? DICHL DORGAN J. S. HALL'S, 7709 Cedar Ave. OBITUARY. Can This Be True? Attention! Readers! Our advertisers want your trade. Those who do not ask for it in the columns of "The Old Reliable" Gazette certainly care little, if at all, for it. Therefore, we urge our readers and all of our friends to patronize those who ask in this paper for your patronage. Editor. had received immediate aid, her life might have been saved. OUR ARTISTS' EXHIBIT. Atlanta, Ga.—Ten of our nationally known artists have contributed specimens of their work to an all-Afro-American art exhibition which opened, Sunday, in Atlanta University Library. Thirty paintings, several Library. Thirty paintings, several drawings and one bronze comprise the exhibit. The exhibiting artists are Almer, Harry O. Avenel, Harley O. Tanner, Elizabeth Prophet, Hale Woodruff, Sargent Johnson, Wm. E. Scott, Wm. H. Johnson, John W. Hardrick and James A. Porter. RACE PREJUDICE. In a letter, under date Feb. 3, '34, to the Hon. Lockwood Thompson, chairman of the state board of liquor control, Columbus, O., Representative Chester K. Gillespie informed Mr. Thompson that he had received hundreds of protests against the acquiring applicants for positions in the state liquor stores to disclose their race. This same thing, in addition to sending a photograph, is required by officials administering a new state law for barbers making application for a license to work at a barbershop. A good friend Representative Gillespie when this law was enacted? This sort of thing was inaugurated, years ago, by the Thomas Woodrow Wilson southern Democratic administration and has been adopted here in Ohio under a Democratic administration. It is the work, pure and simple, of racial prejudice and ought not to have any place in this state, and Gov. George White, who is to stand, this fall, as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for U. S. Senator, has an opportunity to show the large Afro-American vote of Ohio just where he stands in the matter of racial prejudice. He grope it and acts as he should, and also refuses to appoint Ohio Supreme Court Justice Florence Allen to the circuit court bench, it will almost insure his triumphant nomination and election. Judge Allen, our readers will recall, was one of the members of the state supreme court to sign the now notorious "social-equality" decision of the Ohio Supreme Court in the Doris Weaver case. A. Enjoy the feeling of well-being that Cardui brings to women! If Cardui will save you from useless suffering every month, as it has helped thousands of women, get a bottle today and begin taking it. No woman is better off for having put up with physical pain that a harmless medicine would have prevented. Sold at drug stores. The May Co. First Showing! Boys' 4-Piece Juvenile Suits 79c Sizes 4 to 10 • Lined Pants • Blouse • Belt • Tie New spring suits for boys in a wide selec- tion of smart col- or combinations. Blouse, tie, belt and lined pants in gray her- ringbone, tan and gray. THE MAY CO. 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IN SPITE of man's destruction of forests and building of great cities, the face of nature has changed but little along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of North America. A number of large or otherwise noteworthy species of wild animals originally here have disappeared, but these were of kinds apparently unfit to survive in a populous country. Among them may be mentioned the bison and the elk, which once roamed the eastern forests, and the wolves and cougars which preyed upon them and other wild things. In addition, among the birds, the great ank, the Labrador duck, the heath hen, passenger pigeon, and parrakeet have vanished. As against this there is a marked renewal of forests in progress and large numbers of species of wild creatures have adapted themselves to share their world with civilized man. Moose and caribou hold their own in some of the wilder places, and the white-tailed deer is probably more numerous than at any previous time in its history. Each yearly hunting season, within a radius of 300 miles of New York city, sportsmen take more than 40,000 of these deer. In Pennsylvania their increase has been so great that the entire stock of deer has been threatened with starvation, owing to lack of sufficient forage. Probably the total number of small birds now is vastly greater than existed in the day of the Pilgrim Fathers, owing to the increase of food available on farms and in second-growth forests. Millions of migratory wild fowl continue to troop southward every fall to winter in the coastal waterways and marshes. Many small creatures of field and forest have developed such an insight into man and his ways that they outwit him at times when their interests conflict. Cottontail, swamp and snowshoe rabbits, squirrels, muskrats, beaver, mink, otter, raccoons, bobcats and other small mammals, and even the black bear, are common in many places. Doves, wild turkeys, ruffed grouse, and bobwhites continue to lead the hunter afield. Tropical Beasts and Birds. So far we have had to do only with the creatures of more northern latitudes, but within our southern limits come such tropical beasts as the jaguar, ocelot, jaguar-undi cat, contumundi, peccary, and prehensile-tailed porcupine, with parrots and other strange birds and a very different plant life, that make a new world to the northern visitor. With so much of the original capital in wild life to go on, it is specially pleasing to note the great awakening that has taken place among the people of the United States during the last twenty years in their recognition of the value of wild life as a great national asset that must be maintained and perpetuated. This change from comparative indifference has come as the direct result of an educational campaign conducted for years by many organizations. The survival of so much wild life along the eastern coast and its bordering hinterland is due largely to this region's physical characteristics. To the north, in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Maine, are vast, thinly peopled, forested areas abounding in streams and lakes. There travel is still so largely by rough roads and small boats that conditions remain favorable to wild life. The rock-bound coast and outlying islets also provide homes for countless sea birds, just as do similar conditions on the shores of the North Pacific. Beginning near the mouth of the Hudson, a great coastal plain extends southward to eastern Mexico. To the north it begins with a width of only a few miles, broadening to from 100 to 250 miles in places, until it narrows again near Tampico. In this entire distance there are no outcroppings of metamorphic rocks and apparently none of sedimentary formation except the coquinas of Florida. Long stretches of this plain are fronted by sand beaches penetrated here and there by bays, sounds, inlets, and the mouths of rivers. Back of the exposed beaches lie many great marsh areas and shallow bays, with numberless sand bars, low islands, and mud flats. Fine for the Water Fowl. In such places thrive aquatic plants with myriads of fish, crustaceans, and other food which in winter sustain millions of swans, geese, ducks, gulls, waders, and other wild fowl. Fortunately, for these birds, the broken shore line and submerged lands have prevented the opening of highways and limited agricultural development. Large areas are occupied only by fishing villages and by hunting clubs in Maryland, Virginia, North and South Carolina, Louisiana, and Texas. One chronicle records that at the time of his first visits to eastern Canada, in 1906 and 1907, the amazing numbers of caribou in Newfoundland and their annual migration across the island each fall were recognized as one of the marvels of American wild life. At the same time the moose of New Brunswick were extraordinarily abundant. Although this region had long been accessible with comparative ease, yet its unsuitability to agricultural development had left vast areas so sparsely occupied that they remained true wildernesses. The coming of the World war brought a period of intensive pursuit of big game in all this region for its meat value. This slaughter of moose, and especially caribou, dangerously lowered their numbers. Probably the migratory herds of caribou will never again troop across the barrens of Newfoundland in anything like their former numbers. With well-enforced protection, however, caribou in Newfoundland and moose in New Brunswick and Maine may be maintained in fair abundance. Caribou appear to be going forever from Maine, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, the white-tailed deer having taken their place in many districts. The deer continue to extend their range. Protected by Treaty. At the present time it would seem that the shore birds have returned in large numbers along the eastern coast since the migratory bird treaty became effective, and while many of the species go into Mexico, and even South America, to winter, most of them are too small to attract the pot-hunters of those regions. The great flights of geese, swans, and ducks that annually sweep south and southeasternly in the fall through the eastern states and along the Atlantic coast mainly congregate in and about Chesapeake bay and Currutuck sound, N. C. Many of these birds, however, remain about Long Island sound and Barnegat bay until the coming of severe weather, when most of them also move down the coast. Georgia and Florida, having few shallow fresh-water bays and little wild-fowl food along the Atlantic coast, form a rather marked area of almost complete separation between these two groups of migrants which winter along the Atlantic coast and those of the Gulf; the Atlantic geese and swans in particular not usually being found farther south than the Carolinas. Currituck sound is an ideal home for wild fowl during the winter months. It is shallow, surrounded by marshes, bays, and ponds of almost entirely fresh water in which various kinds of excellent wild-fowl food plants abound. Fish, shellfish, and crustaceans are also plentiful. On its deeper and more open waters are thousands of canvassbacks, numerous redheads, scaups, and golden-eyes, while in the shallow bays and connecting ponds are to be found great numbers of marsh ducks, such as black duck, mallard, widgeon, pintails, and teal, which usually assemble in smaller flocks than species frequenting deep water. One of the most interesting birds on the Currituck is the whistling swan. The local estimates of these birds vary from a total of fifty thousand to nearly one hundred thousand birds. Although the swans are undoubtedly very numerous, yet these estimates are no doubt far too high. As a matter of fact, they probably do not reach the lowest number given. Fifteen or twenty years ago, in this region, through overshooting, the swans were becoming dangerously reduced in numbers. While this swan is found on the Chesapeake and other neighboring waters, the main concentration is in Currituck sound. The increasing number of swans under rigid protection presents a difficult problem, for if the local minimum figure of fifty thousand is accepted, this means approximately twenty thousand breeding pairs. As each breeding couple produces from two to four young, it seems certain that, figuring on nonbreeding birds and every form of casualty, the young swans, known as cygnets, would probably amount to more than ten thousand yearly. CHE GAZETTE, CLEVELAND, O. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1934 Novelty Is the Word for Velvets PLAIDED, striped, ribbed, lusterful or lusterless, thin and supple chiffon or stiff with elegance or mayaph with glint of gold and silver running through its weave —how will you have your velvets, ladies? For in this day and age you can get any types of velvet, from most informal to most formal, according to your needs and tastes. Which is why the world of fashion has taken to do fashion has taken to donning velvet most any hour of the day. However, it is not about formal velvets that we are going to talk in these few paragraphs for we are so intrigued with the plaid and checked and striped velvets which designers are working up into stunning and practical daytime clothes we would like to tell you about them. These swagger new novelty velvets are simply irresistible. And to prove our statement we are illustrating here with a group of charming velvet fashions just turned out by leading Paris couturiers. The bow-trimmed dress of checked velvet, shown at the top to the left in the picture, bears the stamp of the house of Mainbocher. It is the type which style-knowing women are choosing to wear when the urge comes to sound a note of coming spring in their "first" gown of the new year. Special comment should be made in regard to the bow-tie fastening down the front of the blouse. Not only are self-fabric ties a dressmaking theme for the newer costumes, but jabot effects also are being widely featured. The coat-and-dress ensemble, to the right in the group, will probably start its career at some fashionable resort this winter, but it will be sure to carry on into the spring when its wearer returns to the north. The dress is "MUDDY" PASTELS By CHERIE NICHOLAS If you are studying up on the color question here is a tip for the future. "Muddy" pastels are being shown in cruise clothes in midseason collections. It is also predicted that they will be very important for the late spring and coming summer months. With the dress of rather dark yellow crepe here pictured, a large white picture hat, white gloves and effective white kid sandals are worn. Which is good news, for most every one likes sandals and when made of perfectly finished kid they are not only delightfully comfortable. but they carry an air about them which stands for refreshment and high style. black with white and black checked velvet for the coat and the trimming on the bodice—a likable wrap to wear with other frocks, too! For the pretty afternoon dress, centered in the foreground, Lelong uses brown velvet plaid with a beige pint stripe. Blas contrasted with a straight cut of the velvet adds a most pleasing designful touch. For a blouse with your black or dark brown, green or wine-shade velvet tailored suit you will find a brief little affair of gay-striped velvet wonderfully effective. We have made a wee sketch of a late model of this description just to show you how cleverly they are styled with fancy buttons and cunning scarf effects at the neckline. It is not only that blouses of plaid or stripe velvet, as the case may be, are glorifying daytime taillleurs, for just as striking are all sorts of accessory items which are made of velvets in gorgeous plaids and stripes as well as in exotic monotones. In this category belong such interesting items as hat-and-scarf sets, usually with gloves to match. If not the entire glove of novelty or plain velvet then at least the wide flaring cuff is of velvet. If you wish to carry the ensemble idea to beyond this a belt and handbag of the same velvet is often added. © 1934, Western Newspaper Union. SHOES IMPORTANT WARDROBE ITEMS Here is a little style dissertation we shall go into feet first, shoes being as important as any item in the entire wardrobe. Raoul makes a sort of sandal pump in brown kid and black patent leather. There is a swirley movement with the patent leather in quarter-finish stripes from the instep of the shoe at the vamp, to the outer side between the instep and the toe. Half moons are cut around the side and through these a narrow strip of leather is laced in and out twice. The rest of the shoe is perfectly plain brown kid for the heels which is in black patent. Greco has a new cut-out Oxford in navy blue kid that has no systematic reasoning for its motif. In the front there are two leaf-like holes fastened together with a metal pin about an eighth of an inch long and a sixteenth wide. From this is extended and finally applied to the toe of the shoe an unevenly cut strip of leather in the shape of the letter L. Loveliest of Footwear Is Fashioned of Gold Kid Nobody seems to be talking anything but gold these days—and as was to be expected, fashion follows right through with economics. We have gold sequin trimmingss for evening gowns, gold lame collars for afternoon dresses, and gold kid mules for wear when there's a spare hour to relax at home. Some of the loveliest footwear in the lounge-footwear departments this season is done in gold kid, and it reaches the height of luxury when it is trimmed with silver kid bands and linings. There are also interesting colored kid boudour slippers to match or contrast with different negleiges. These little metal kid D'Orsays or mules are being shown by the shops this season in the most tailored styles or fashioned dressy enough to suit the fluffiest taste. Old New Colors Colors of the old Godsey prints, such as old pinks, cocoa brown and violet, are seen in some of the new evening gowns. The World Moves On! RURAL HOME COMPANION—One answer to the problem of entertainment in the many rural areas still unelec-trified is the recent development of the (right) self-powered radio receiver developed by the E.C.A. Victor Company, at Camden, N. J. Newly perfected radio circuits and vacuum tubes and long-life "breathing" air-cell batteries make these instruments comparable to the best socket power sets. SPORTS—Doc Barrett, trainer of the victorious Columbia football team, is perhaps the country's greatest user of adhesive tape. He utilized science's newest contribution to the practice, a dryhak, waterproof, tight-sticking adhesive tape, developed by the Red Cross Division of Johnson & Johnson, for taping up his charges to withstand the onslaughts of the heavier Stanford team at the Rose Bowl. EDUCATION — Mary Catherine Lewis, eminent lecturer and expert on hotel administration, daughter of a famous steward at the White House during Lincoln's administration, puts many women on the job in her hotel Training Correspondence Course. The Lewis Hotel Training School System in Washington, D.C., has trained efficiently thousands of women holding well-paying positions in hotels and clubs. AMERIC shows a AMERICAN VER shows a few of the gallons of wine, or lons, ageing in this gallon of this comp ket until many wee supply Americans most foreign wines AMERICAN VERSUS FOREIGN WINES—Photo shows a few of the great caskets, each containing 3,000 gallons of wine, or a total of more than a million gallons, aging in this great Brooklyn warehouse. Not one gallon of this company's wine was placed on the market until many weeks after Repeal; the object being to supply Americans with wines as good or better than most foreign wines. NEWS STORY: "We have put 'JUST COMPARING MINE ARE MORE APPEALIN RIGHT! BUT MINE ARE BUILT FOR COMFORT COMFORT. I CALLS IT! PRETTY SMOO EH, KID? KNEE ACTION WHERE WAS JANE HUNTER? ING ARE ARE APPEALING RIGHT! NNE ARE FOR COMFORT! GETTY SMOOTH EH, KID ? JUST COMPARING MINE ARE MORE APPEALING RIGHT! BUT MINE ARE BUILT FOR COMFORT! END OF DETOUR I SAY, JAMES, HAVENT WE COME TO THAT DETOUR YET ?! REASONABLE ERROR COMFORT, I CALLS IT! PRETTY SMOOTH EH, KID ? KNEE ACTION A 1934 POSSIBILITY-! INDIANAPOLIS STEEPLECHASE His Thousand Didn't Get Him Anywhere with the White Control of the Phillis Wheatley Association—Refused a $5,000 Contract. Cleveland, Feb. 5, '34. Hon. Harry C. Smith, Editor Gazette, City. Dear Sir:—The other day a fire occurred in the old Phillis Wheatley building cor. E. 40th St. and Central Ave., causing nearly $5,000 damage. This building is owned by the Phillis Wheatley Association. The tenants of the building are "Negroes," with all the unemployment "Negroes" especially have experienced lately, one would think that the management of the affairs of the Phillis Wheatley would have engaged some "Negro" contractor to renail the damage. However, de e GAZETT who might Sub Subscri HOCKEY — Called the *Iron Man of Hockey*, *Iron Man of Hockey* has played 400 consecutive games—a world record. of the dream, is user of science's practice, a king ad- dine Red Johnson, thistand Stanford Cherine and ex- oration, ard at Lincoln's women through respon- Hotel Wash- efficient-holding hotels AMERICAN VERSUS FOREIGN WINE shows a few of the great casks, each contient a gallent of wine, on a total of more than a ton, ageing in this great Brooklyn warehou- gallon of this company's wine was placed o- get until many weeks after Repeal; the objec- supply Americans with wines as good or most foreign wines. KNEES OF THE WEEK put 'Knees' on our 1934 automobiles Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., DEALING RE MFORT! END OF DETOUR REASONABL SMOOTH KID? A 1934 PO AM. Laughton spite the fact that a "Negro" made a bid for the job, and it is said his bid was lower than any other, the job was turned over to a white contractor. I understand the letting of the contract for this repair was in the hands of what is called a fiscal board of trustees, all white, headed by a white attorney by the name of Mark L. Thomsen and another white attorney by the name of Arthur D. Baldwin. It is said that in the scramble to obtain this contract, he must certain white members of the so-called fiscal board of trustees of the Phillis Wheatley Association were at odds with each other—one trying to get the contract for a firm in which he was interested, while another (who finally succeeded) was seeking to get the contract for a firm for which he was serving as attorney. All of this going on while the TTE After I subscribe After FARMING HENRY J. Pries of Sanilac, County, Mich., doubled his yield of sugar beets with Agrico fertilizer, at the learning his cost of production per ton and greatly increasing his profits. President of General Motors I SAY, JAMES, HAVENT WE COME TO THAT DETOUR YET ?! E ERROR OSSIBILITY-! INDIANAPOLIS STEEPLECHASE poor "Negro" contractor, for the benefit of whose race the institution is supposed to exist, remains unemployed. And another strange thing is that this same "Negro" contractor who made the bid for the work, during the campaign for the Phillis Wheatley building fund actually contributed $1,000, while the white contractor never even heard of the institution until he found out through his attorney that he could get some work out of it. It had enough to lock the "Negro" contractor out of work on public and other buildings but to rob him of a chance to make a living by repairing (what is supposed to be) his own property is just about the limit. ("Negroes do not own or control the Phillis Wheatley Association property." Editor). Yours in the interest of fair play, George Burdick, Reading It or Seeing It