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FIRST YEAR—NO. 11 ^ S&S^jSSiSLKl^!mt’^ CHICAGO, ILL., TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1935 sbctTon o f?e—.e p hon e °c a*u me t nv PRICE 5c
POLICE HELD W BOY’S SUYHG
Taxi Arrests Unconstitutional,’-Westbrooks
Continue
Cases Of
Drivers
Cases Will Go
To Supreme
Court
The lid is off of the South
side jitney taxicabs again.
The Metropolitan News learn
that officials of the city ve
hicle department have agreed
to not worry with the boys at
least, until after their cases
are heard by Judge Frank M.
Padden on June 19th.
Last week wholesale arrests of
drivers were made, the drivrs be
ing charged with violating taxicab
ordinance pertaining to their oper
ation and the fares charged.
When arraigned in court last week
their cases were continued to the
abov date.
Prepare Defense
The first action toward resist
ing the efforts of the police in en
forcing the existing city ordinan
cees in this regard was made by
the Party Cab company, the own
er of which retained the law firm
of Ellis and Westbrooks to defend
their men and bring about a
complete showdown of the present
muddled situation.
Meanwhile, citizens in the dis
trict are still riding between 31s{
street and 68th st., on the boule
vards and paying their dimes.
Some instances were reported last
week where the police threatened
kl&arrest the passengers. Some of
^ven expressed a wish for
^kfcappen so that it would
klay a foundation for
Lmiis for false arrests*
~ Referring to the low fares
charged by the local cabs, Attor
ney Richard E. Westbrooks de
clared that in his opinion anyone
may charge a minimum price for
his services and when one is forc
ed to charge a more his constitu
tional rights are disregarded.
Other parts of the ordinance
were also discussed by the attor
ney who intimated that he would
resist them all the way to the Su
preme Court, if necessary,
the public, they have expressed a
•desire to use the cabs. The main
argument is that the operation of
these jitneys provides a means for
many men to make a living hon
estly, and furthermore, they do
not feel like patronizing other
transportation companies who op
erate in the mid-south side but
will absolutely not consider appli
cants living in the same district
who have applied for drivers’ jobs
from time to time.
Folks to
Dogs? No Dogs
Go After Them
Stray hungry dogs and vicious
ones whose owners apparently do
not yet see the necessity of keep
ing them in leash, are running ram
pant again throughout the South
side with the result that three more
rictims have been added to the ever
increasing list of persons who have
been attacked and thus subjected
to the possibility of serious injury
and possible death.
Leroy Scott, 18-year-old paper
boy, 436 E. 48th street, was bitten
early Sunday morning on the hand
as he was delivering papers in the
rear of 4928 Washington Park Ct.
Ernest Bogan, 650 Bowen avenue,
was attacked by a dog whom the
police learned was owned by Ed
ward Menett, 4215 St. Lawrence
avenue. Bogan was walking along
42nd street .near St. Lawrence ave
nue, when it occurred. His wound
on the left leg was treated by Dr.
Jones, 4438 Prairie avenue. Har
old Alexander, 466 Bowen avenue,
was taken to the Provident hospi
tal Saturday, after he had been
bitten by a stray dog which he met
near his home.
SLASHED BY UNKNOWN
Albert Ford, 346 E. 46th street,
told the police at the Wabash ave
nue station early Saturday evening,
that he had been attacked by an
unknown man at 47th and Dear
born streets. Ford was given first
•id treatment by employees of the
Herald-Examiner, attached to the
•irculation department branch of
fice on 68th street.
BANDIT IS SLAIN IN
DUEL WITH POLICEMAN
"Grass Roots”Republicans Meet at Springfield
ExGovernor
Sounds the
Keynote
Constitution
Must be Saved
He Says
Springfield, 111., June 10—
Republicans assembled here,
in what they term the “Grass
Root Rally," heard the boom
ing voice of Frank. 0. Lowden
former governor of Illinois,
sound the keynote of the West
for the Republican national
campaign of 1936.
Lowden’s plea was “Save the
United States constitution, the
American form of government
from being torn up by the .roots by
the Roosevelt New Dealers.”
Governor Lowden said:
“For more than a century and a
half liberty has been the birth
right of the humblest citizen . It
may be that like theair we brea
the we have taken it for granted
as a part of the scheme of things
“But any attempt to rob Amer
ica of its liberties would revive the
spirit of ’76. When you say that
Oscar DePriest
America has lost its love of liberty
you libel the living and you dis
honor the dead. Every battlefield
from Lexington to Argonne For
est denoounces this as a slander.
“There are grave problems con
fronting us. There are abuses
which must be corrected. There is
always the question of maintain
ing a just balance between agri
culture and industry
“There is the problem of our
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Publisher Of
Metropolitan
News, 111
4>-!>
N K McGill, attorney, and
publisher of The Metropolitan
News, is confined to his home due
' to severe illness. Physicians at
I tending the publisher, stated that
Mr. McGill’s condition is due to
overwork and he has been re
quired to res.
—
Bandit Fires
on Cop; is
Killed
Officer James
is Hero
Two more men engaged in
the wholesale holdup business
were put out of commission
early Sunday morning after a
desperate gun battle with the
police in the rear of 4241 Prai
rie avenue. One of the robbers,
Louis Green, 22, 4812 Prairie
avenue, blazed away at the
police as he attempted to elude
capture by jumping over sev
eral fences. Patrolman Eman
uel E. James of the First Dis
trict, returned the fire and
Green fell mortally wounded,
under a fusillade of bullets.
The other robber was dragged
out of a cellar by officer Cra
ven and escaped when the po
liceman stumbled and fell. In the
scuffle which followed, the police
man nearly lost his own life when
the bandit almost succeeded in dis
arming him.
Green died in the County hospi
tal and was later identified by sev
eral of his victims as one of the
two men who robbed them. Ken
neth Coffin, 7549 Constance ave
nue, was taken to see the dead
bandit, but he failed to identify
him as the man who killed his
friend two weeks ag(
Start Mad Chase
Green and his pal first entered
the Kostos Grocery at 139 E. 55th
street. After terrorizing the man
ager and getting a few dollars,
they fled from the store, leaped in
Kostos’ car and sped northward. In
les3 than five minutes they rushed
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MAN FOUND DYING
ON 44th STREET
Mystery surrounds the death of
Edward Marshall, white, 4415
Wentworth avenue, who was found
dying on 44th street, between Mich
igan and Wabash, late Friday even
ing. Officer Napoleon Sutton and
his squad assigned to the case,
learned that he was suffering from
a lacerated scalp and fractured rib.
Marshall died in the County hos
pital Saturday.
PAMMTTMTnrV "P'PT'n'P1 STUDENTS at the old Wendell Phillips
Vvv/lYAiYA U IyI 11 I A AVAaAJ_J who participated in a competitive Clean
Up and Paint-Up campaign were rewarded for their efforts by being presented with a lov
ing cup, as a special prize. The award was presented by the Chicago Association of Com
merce at a banquet held in the Palmer House. Those in the photo reading from left to right
are: Rhoda Conner, Dorothy Harrison, Ernest McDaniel, president of the Campaign; Lucille
McKay and Agnes Jacks. Back row: Clifford Campbell, faculty member; Margurite Robin
son, Beryl Baker, mayor-elect of the student body; William J. Page, principal and Leonard
Howard.
Victory Life Honors Its
Sales Force
Victory Mutual Life Insurance company gave a luncheon
Saturday, June 8, at the Grand hotel cafe, for members of the
class in salesmanship, in recognition of the splendid work they
have done since the beginning of the school. G. W. Jones of
the New York branch office, instructor of the class, led the
members in round table discussion.
“It was with a desire to ena
ble men of integrity to earn an
adequate income that this class
was organized,” declared oJnes.
“We do not require that the men
in this class be experienced in
surance men because you will be
correctly trained by Victory. We
ask that the men in our class be
honest and men of good charac
ter.
*,While there is no charge f°r
the training received in Victory’s
school of salesmanship, we expect
the men who graduate from this
class to carry with them the ideals
that will be learned here.”
A rouse ScIlooI Spirit
A genuine school spirit is
aroused by the class in salesman
ship. Each man becomes acquain
ted with the other fellow-students
and to further stimulate inter
terest, a president is elected by
he school class. At the end of the
school term graduation exercis
es will be held to which admit
tance will be by invitation. Lin
coln Tondee received special men
tion at the luncheon as the sales
man leading the class in produc
tion.
"Now is the time for men who
think to prepare themselves for
employment,” advised Mr. Jones
just before giving a gift to each
one present. “People are invest
ing more each day in insurance
because it is a safe investment. No
type of work offers greater re
turns from service than the sell
ing of life insurance by trained
salesmen.”
‘Bubbles’ Of
Dance Team,
Sued
An attachment suit involv
ing the salary of John W. Sub
lets better known as “Bub
bles,” of the famous vaude
ville team of “Buck and Bub
bles”, headliners at the Palace
theatre last week, was sche
duled to be heard today, Tues
day, in Judge N. J. Bonelli’s
court, Room 924, City Hall.
The suit was filed June 4th
by Attorney Fleetwood M. Mc
Coy in behalf of Mrs. Mattie
Martin of 3527 South Park
way, who claims that Bubbles
owes her the sum of $418 which
he borrowed when in the city last
year.
Had Plenty of Trouble
Mr. Sublett ran afoul last year
with Ed Fox, then owner of the
Trenier hotel, when he attempted
to take his belongings out of the
hotel without paying his bill. The
result was that he and Fox had a
nip and tuck fistic battle which
was broken up only after the pol
ice niezed Bubbles and threw him
Pick Jury in
$10,OOOCase
1---1
A jury in Judge Preith’s court
which is to hear the $ 10,000 damage
suit filed by Emmett Scott, B041
State street, against he Chicago
Surface lines, was selected Mon
dya morning.
According to the suit drawn by
Attorney Fleetwood M. McCoy,
Scott asserts that he was jerked
off of a street car two years ago
and permanently injured while en
route to his home from the Pull
man shops at 111th street and
Cottage Grave avenue. He claims
that the car started before he was
aboard and threw him off bal
ance, causing him to release his
hold and fall to the ground. One
knee was injured to such an ex
tent that it is now believed that he
will never have full use of it.
in jail. When friends interceded
for him he was released. It was at
this time and also when his car is
said to have been attached and
when a certain manager of his
‘ran out on him’ that Mrs. Martin
claims she came to his rescue with
cash.
Bubbles is said to have written
four letters to Mrs. Martin last
year and each time explained that
he would pay the money back.
However, when he came to town
a week ago no one could find him
and he is accused of registering at
a south side hotel under an as
sumed name.
WOMAN HURT WHEN
MACHINES COLLIDE
When the car in which she was
riding Saturday afternoon collided
with another at 45th and South
Parkway, Vera Winston, age 28,
640 E. 51st street, sustained a
lacerated knee. She was taken
home.
Cabbie is Freed
of Theft Charge
Willie Rogers, 5638 South Park
way, a taxicab driver, was dis
charged by Judge Matthew D. Har
tigan Friday morning in Felony
court after being arraigned on a
charge of hauling stolen alumin
um in his cab. Rogers was held
thirty days in jail before the trial.
He was represented Friday by At
torney C. C. Wimbush.
Crime
Troubles
Police
PettyOffenses
are Problems
Boy friends, husbands and
various other relatives and as
sociates gave an inglorious
vent to their feelings of gen
eral disapproval of the actions
of their loved ones over the
week end, if the Stanton ave
nue police books are true, and
judging from the nature of
the happenings no policeman
or writer either with the keen
est of imagination could pos
sibly visualize beforehand
what actually transpired.
Early Sunday morning, Ed
Warren and Aaron Lasky were un
able to get along so they had a
fist fight. Warren lost, suffering
from a bruised face.
Robert Porter, 509 E. 33rd st„
and Henry Davis, 3257 South
Parkway, met on 33rd st., Sunday
evening. They couldn’t agree eith
er, and their fight ended with Por
ter being declared the loser, and
removed to the Michael Reese hos
pital.
Hit With Shovel
Maude Thompson and Lucille
Bridges of 3825 Cottage Grove ave.,
the police learned, engaged in an
argument about a window. One
wanted it open and the other want
ed closd. Maude was finally forced
to take a smash in the face with a
shovel.
Going back to Saturday evening
quiet citizens may learn that Jessie
Stevens, 3436 Giles ,ave., suffered
scalp lacerations and was sent to
the Michael Reese hospital after
her fight with Dave Wood whom
the police nabbed. He struck her
on the head with a gallon jug of
water.
Just a Friendly Bout
David Wharton, 413 E. 33rd st.,
was taken to the County hospital
shortly after midnight Sunday with
a stab wound in his chest. He would
not reveal the name of his friend
who stabbed him during a quarrel.
Pauline Woods, 243. East 37th
st., told the police and Lakeside
hosipital officals Monday evening,
that her husband came home drunk
and hurled a tea kettle at her and
she was forced to duck. She suf
fered minor injuriea.
Shot Youth
After He
Halted
Wanton
Slaying Says
Five Jurors
Returning a verdict which
described the killing of John
Lewis. 1259 Washburn ave.,
who was slain by Traffic Po
liceman Edward Gleason, on
Memorial Day at 14th and
Wabash ave., as wanton and
wholly unnecessary, a coro
I ner’s jury sitting in the
I county morgue Friday, recom
mended that the police offl
| cer be held for grand jury ao
i tion on a charge of man
slaughter.
That which transpired Friday
was merely a repetition of the tes
timony at the first hearing held tha
first part of last week. When Glea
son was asked by Deputy Benja
min Grant if he had anything fur
ther to say, Gleason stated that he
had nothing to add to the admis
i sions he had already made on Mon
day, which in short was that he
] shot and killed Lewis because the
! lad would not put his hands in the
I air when ordered. This was refuted
by several prominent citizens who
declared that Gleason fired while
the boy’s hands were in the air.
On Memorial Day, young Lewis
was repairing a car for a man by
the name of Theodore Hicks. Af
ter he finished work on the ear }n
the garage, he decided to test It.
In company with George Howard,
a friend, they brought a man to the
South side.
It was on their way back to the
West side that the tragedy oe
: curred. In his dying declaration, the
boy said he wasn’t aware that any
thing was wrong until he reached
the filling station. A few seconds
before, the car had skidded on the
damp streets and struck a machine
.b,” IHVrrlStm, T-Sf -
Larrabee street.
Stopped by Gas Pump
When the car stopped at the gtm
station, near one of the pumpa,
Gleason is said to have run up and
fired into the windshield. Howard
jumped out and ran away but was
captured later. Then Gleason ran
to the driver's side of he car and
opened the door. “Put your hands
up,” he said to Lewis, and th*n
fired. Some claim that the police
man shot while Lewis had his
hands in the air. and the policeman
testified that he saw both of Lew
is’ hands and no weapon was to
either of them.
“Why did you fire, officer t*
queried Attorney Green.
“I shot him because he would not
put his hands up,” was the matter
of-fact and cold-blooded reply of
Gleason.
When Howard was caught, he
was jailed but no charge was placed
against him. He was released at the
inquest Monday. No charge was
placed against Lewis, either.
Another Officer Testifies
Officer George Collins, 4434
Drexel boulevard, attached to the
Accident Prevention department,
stated that he first saw the car go
ing north at 26th and State streets.
He said he followed the car to 18th
street where it was being driven
fast and recklessly. He said Lewis’
car turned at 18th street and How
ard was looking back at the time.
Collins next staled that he had
blown his siren continuously dur
ing the chase and after the car
struck the one driven by Lester
Harrison and swerved into the fill
ing station, he (Collins) leaped
on the running board with a gun
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Girl Skaters
Win in Daily
Times Meet
Boys are superior to girls as a
rule when it comes to participat
ing in sports, but the feminine
sex can show the boys a thing or
two when it comes to roller skat
ing. And that is .iust what the
gals did Sunday at Lincoln park
when the Daily Times sponsored
a meet to determine the bst am*
tuer skaters in the city.
In the event for midget girls,
Helen Wakefield. 644 East 67th
street, showed her wheels tc her
white competitors and was first to
cross the finish line to win. the
event. Helen was not the only one
of her race to capture honors for
when the 440-yard sprint for sen
ior women was run off Edith Ef
ferson, 559 East 49th street cov
ered the distance in record time
of 1:05 seconds.
All those who finished in the
I '‘money” were awarded models
' and prise*.