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DEMAND ACTION
ON LYNCHING OF
TWO RACE MEN
Jackson, Miss., June 19—Gover
nor Conner on June 15 was the re
cipient of a telegram from the
Frederick Douglass branch of the
League of Struggle for Negro
Rights of New York City, demand
ing “immediate” prosecution of the
members of the mob which hung
Joe Love and Isaac Thomas recent
ly. II
“Everything humanly possible was
done, the officers who let the mob
take the prisoners from them, re
ported to the Governor, to keep the
lynchers at bay and to protect the
prisoners. The Governor cla’med he
did on know anything about the af
fair in Quitman county until the
two colored men, arrested on charg
es of attacking a white woman, were
lynched.
EDITOR Me CORMICK
IS THE SPEAKER AT
ECONIMIC MEETING
Col. Robert R. McCormick, edi
tor and publisher of the Chicago
Tribune, popularly known as the
“World’s Greatest Newspaper”, ad
dressing a number of colored citi
zens at a dinner predicted that the
barriers facing the colored man in
his quest for fuller citizenship rights
in America would in time be dissolv
ed and that a brighter day in racial
relationship is ahead.
“The Negro race is not properlv J
treated in America.” said Colonel
McCormick. We mav start with that
premise as a basic fact. I recognize
that prejudice and even persecution
have been meted out to your people.
“What to do about it,” he contin
ued, “that’s the question. In com
mon with other red blooded Ameri
cans, stand ready to fight persecu
tion wherever you find it. I do not
aprove of prejudice but how to fight
the more or less intangible idea of
prejudice, I am not so certian. Ed
JjPj^^v-ill help. It will gradually
Attv. W. H. Haynes, Father John
S. Collins and Senator Adelbert II.
Roberts were among the speakers.
Temporary officers of the Citizens
Civic and Economic Welfare Coun
cil were elected and Air. Harrv Pace.
President of the Supreme Libertv
Life Insurance company was elected
president of this organization. Mr.
Pace predicts a great future for the
council i he dinner as attended by
a number of prominent leaders.
POLICEMAN GETS
LIFE SENTENCE
“I pronounce you man and wife.”
With these words officer Guy
Johnson of the Wabash avenue po
lice, was taken for better or worse
by the former Miss Velerie Cole
man, now Mrs. Johnson, late Sun
day evening at her home at 424 E.
48ih Place.
The wedding took place at exact
lv 8:00 P. M. and the place was
thronged with friends, relatives and
well-wishers who congratulated the
happy pair. The bride looking very
lovely in a white gown and bridal
tiain, held tightly to the arm of her
husband as she passed through the
house passing out cigars and ciga
rettes.
Play Many Jokes
Vumerous jokes were played on
the groom by his fellow officers
wno lilerahv poured into the houee
at- irregular intervals.
Later in the night the crowd be
gan to thin and Ofifcer Johnson
pfenared to settle down to a new
mode of life with his new boss.
Many Old Lapsed Life Insurance
Policies On Deceased Or Living
Persons May Be Valuable. Policy
Holders Bureau, 103 E. 43rd St.
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Tuscaloosa, Ala.. June 9—An
nouncement made Thursday by Dis
trict Solicitor Edward DeGraffen
reid that the case against Elmer
“Honev” Clark had been nolle
prossed and that Clark freed of the
charges, had promptly left the state,
brought to a drab conclusion one
of the “sorriest” episodes in Ala
bama court history.
Same Old Story
On the second of August, last year,
a white girl living in the country,
was attacked and killed. Blame was
placed on a colored man.
Three colored boys were arrested
Dan Pippen. Jr., A. T. Hardin and
Elmore Clark.
The boys denied their guilt and a
subsequent inVes'tifealti'on by offi
cials of the Southern Commission
on Lynching practically established
their innocence.
Soon after the boys were taken
in custody, the International Labor
Defense, already busy with the
Scottsboro boys, sought to inter
cede with counsel for these boys.
Kept I. L. D. Out
Whites in Tuscaloosa grew red in
the face and fought frantically to
keep the ILD out. of the case. They
succeeded.
But meanwhile, sentiment against
the boys had grown to white heat
and the air was full of the spirit of
lynching.
Late in August, the boys were
illegally taken from jail after mid
night, and started to Jefferosn
county. On the way, the deputies
who had them in charge were met
by a mob which took the prisoners
Irom them, carried them to the
woods and shot all three down.
The officers said they were sur
prised, that they were taking them
to the Jefferson county jail because
they had received a tip that they
were to be lynched. Some persons
have charged that the deputies were
in league with the lynchers and
point to the fact that they had no
order to take the prisoners from the
i~ VcS^r&loOSS—jcbl].— —
Pippin and Hardin were*' shot
dead, Clark, handcuffed to them fell
to the ground when he was shot
and the other two fell on him. The
mob left him for dead, but he regain
consciousness, broke his manacles,
and made his way to the home of a
colored man. There officers picked
him up again.
No headway was ever made in the
investigation of this lynching. Atty.
General Knight prosecutor of the
Scottsboro boys, who came here to
make the probe, was shot in the
leg while doing so.
Clark claimed he was unable to
identify any of his assailants.
Since that time, last August, he
was languished in jail, until last
week the State of Alabama, some
what shamfaced, quietly let him out
the back door of the jail and told
him to beat it.
KEEPER OF DISORDERLY
HOUSE IS FINED
Charged with being the keeper of
a disorderly house, Murphy Akers.
38, 4539 Vincenens avenue, was
fined $25 and costs by Judge Freder
ick of the Wabash avenue court and
was sent to the Bridewell when he
was unable to pay his fine.
Akers was arrested by Officer
Harry Deas of the Fifth district
police when he ignored an order to
close the flat at the above address.
He asked Deas where his warrant
was and the officer showed him his
star and told him that was it. He
was taken to jail and brought be
fore Judge Elliott last Friday morn
in.
MAYOR DEMANDS
COURTESY OF THE
CITY EMPLOYES
In a letter written to city de
partment heads, Mayor Edward J.
Kelly demands that all city em
ployes meet the public in a cour
teous and business like manner. The
text of Mayor Kelly’s letter fol
lows : * ^
“It is essential that courtesy and
a business-like attitude characterize
the dealing of city employes with
the public. The taxpayer has the
right to expect polite treatment
from us—the taxpayer must re
ceive every possible consideration.
“Several times, recently, it has
come to my attention that a slo
venly, curt and independent atti
tude has been shown by certain
city employees in their contact
with the public. This attitude is at
once unwarranted and ill-mannered.
“My desire is that every courtesy
be extended to business callers in
i your department. The manner of
vour employees over the telephone
is important—be sure that every
contact with the public demon
strates our desire to serve. Instruct
all members of your department
that they must be pleasant, polite
and accomodating.
“We are continuously in the pub
lic eye—our responsibility is to the
taxpayers. Be sure your department
realizes its responsibilty. Let me
have a note from you outlining
your plans and ideas to increase
courtesy and business-like manner
in your department.”
BLOCK EFFORT TO
EXHUME CORPSE
St. Louis, Mo., June 19—An in
vestigation of the death of Mitchell
Balam, 41 year old rag picker, which
h&3 been reopened by the Circuit
Attorney’s office and led to an at
tempt to have Balam’s body ex
humed, received a setback this week
when relatives of Balam obtained a
temporary injucntion against the
move.
Balam, who died last December
9, was buried in Valdosta, Ga. As
sistant Circuit Attorney James
Griffin is in Valdosta to have an
autopsy performed. It was learned
after Balam’s death he carried $25,
000 life insurance. Balam’s widow,
Mrs. Georgia Balam, and Doctor
Benjamin Satrfield, physician, have
been held under bond since Febru
ary after attempts by Mrs. Balam
to collect the insurance money. Ba
lam had policies in 16 companies
with the premiums totaling about
$100 monthly.
Balam fell about 20 feet from the
second floor of a barn in the rear
of his home, 1329 North Twenty
first street, last October 20, suf
fering injuries to his spine and ab
domen. On November 25, he was
taken to St. Mary’s Infirmary for
treatment, but was discharged as
recovered on Dec. 6. Three days la
ter he died. A coroner’s verdict gave
the cause of death as enpyema, due
to an injury.
DEATH RATE RUNS
HIGH IN SOUTH
Washington, June 19—New Or
leans leads in the larger cities in the
number of colored deaths per 100
populaion. The figure is 23.5. In
order of their records during 1931
as released this week by the U. S.
Census Bureau, the 7 cities having
a population in excess of 100,000
people of color, stood as follows:
New Orleans, 23.5: Washington, 22;
Baltimore, 19.9; Ne work, 16.2;
Philadelphia 15.9; Chicago, 15.3 and
Detriot 13.2.
This rate is much higher of course
than the rate for whites in the same
cities. In 1931, 7 cities, four in the
north and three in the south report
ed death rates under 10 per thous
and white population. The best
figures for people of color were 12.2
and 12.3 reported by Gary, Ind., and
Baton Rouge, La., respectively. The
worst record among people of color
was from Shreveport, La., with a
death rate of 35. per 100 colored
population. The best records attain
ed were in Detriot, Akron, Youngs
town, Asheville, Bessemer and
Miami, Fla.
Dr. M. O. Bousfield, president of
the National Medical Association
commenting upon the figures said:
“The figures for the seven cities
having a population of 100,000 or
more are especially itneresting. It
would apepar that the rate of 13.2
for Detroit, the lowest in the group
is significant. Detriot has the best
orogram for the hospitalization of
people of color wth tuberculosis in
the United States. I say this, in
Rpite of the fact, that its program
has ben severely criticized and is
probably open to some criticism.
"The set up however, offers im
mediate beds of everv new case dis
covered, which in time takes the
case out of the home and subjects
it to control.
“ This is very important and re
flects itself in the constantly de
creasing Negro death rate in De
troit. | '•*"
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house, mortally wounded and col
lapsed on the street. He was rushed
to the Provident 'hospital by pass
ers-by an died twenty minutes la
ter on an emergency room table.
While giving the officers her story
Mrs. Freeman shook like a leaf,
trembling visibly from head to
foot. 1 i’i!
Freeman, who was thirty-three
vears old had been on the force for
five years and had spent time in the
Wabash avenue station before be
ng transferred to the Pekin station
where he was doing desk duty.
At the inquest Mrs. Freeman was
released from custody bv a cor
oner’s jury under deputy Benjamin
Grant, bnirgakbefivet
Grant, bringing bac ka verdict of
justifiable homicide. The jury de
deliberated only a few moments be
fore bringing intheir verdict. Those
present expressed their satisfaction
present said that they had expected
jus such a concbjsion and were not
surprised by the decision.
JUDGE HORTON IS
LOSER IN ELECTION
Birmingham, Ala., June 22—Lead
ing in national significance in Ala
bama’s run-off prmary was the de
feat of Judge James E. 1 crton in
the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Judge
Horton lost, three to two, to A. A.
Griffiths of Cullman.
In retiring Judge Horton from
service on the bench, the voters of
the Eighth district, which compri
ses Morgan County, the seat of
which is Decatur, indicated in the
best way they knew how their desire
to see the Scottsboro boys punished.
Judge Horton was catpulted into
the national spotlight when he was
,'hosen to preside at the second
Scottsboro trial at which Heywood
Patterson was found guilty and
setnenced to die. On a motion for
a new trial from Patterson’s at
torneys, Judge Horton set aside the
verdict in the second trial.
He rendered a painstaking legal
opinion in which he held that the
evidence produced by the state did
not justify the verdict.
There was an immediate reaction
fhruout the state Judge Horton was
denounced, not merely by the masses
or mob, but by others who have
distinguished themselves as leaders
and directors of mob sentiment
Among these was former United
States Senator Thomas J. Heflin.
These leaders organized to pre
vent Judge Horton from presiding
at the third trial. Judge W. W. Calla
han was substituted in his place.
At the same time, a mouth-to
mouth campaign agianst Judge Hor
ton was carried on, even before the
time for the first primary. The feel
ing against Horton had grown to
such proportions before the primary
that he decirded not to run, rather
than risk being defeated.
However, business and profes
sional interest in the District got
behind him and persuaded him to
make the race.
The “better element” behind Hor
ton showed the same lack of power
that is usually demonstrated in
southern communities when it
comps to grips with the man in the
street.
Two candidates onposeH Horton
in the first primary. The Scottsboro
iudee got by bv the skin of his
teeth, winning the fight to enter the
run-off against Griffitn. The better
element became so alarmed over
Horton’s hairbreadth escape in the
first primary that they stiffened
their resistance for the runoff. Re
sponsible agancies in all parts of
the state sought the re-election of
Horton to prove to the world that
Alabama would stand behind a
judge who stod behind his convic
tions regardless of the sentiment of
the mob. But the overalls of the
Eighth district had the voting pow
er and they determined to place a
honest judge on the sidelines.
In the nomnation of a governor,
the Negroes of Alabama seem to
have been fortunate. The present
governor has been a somewhat col
orless character, lacknig in those
broad social interests which have
characterized former executives.
Last Thursday, Bibb Graves, gover
nor from 1927 to 1931, was re-elect
ed, the first man who has been able
to turn that trick in 30 years.
He defeated Frank Dixon of this
city. During the campaign Dixon
explained his opposition to the fed
eral law, 300,000 Negro children in
Alabama might escape a life of toil.
Graves was accused by Dixon of
being the klan candidate and of re
viving the klan.
However, during Graves, former
term as Governor, Negroes had
cause to be thankful for some of the
measures he espoused. One of these
was the setting up of a state law en
forcement commission. Through
this commission the governor was
empowered to go into lawless com
munities in which there had occur
red mob violence and take appro
priate steps to stamp it out.
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Get Ready For It!
The Geater Chicago Progress Exposition
AUTO SHOW, FOOD ANO COOKING
SCHOOL COMBINED
AT THE
8th Regiment Armory
35th and Giles
Sept. 2$, 28, 27, 28 & 29
You’ll see somethings at the Armory these five days that you
never expected to see exhibited in this community.
Many of the country’s leading manufacturers and distrib
utors will have their products on display. Manufacturers
of foodstuffs, modern household appliances and household
necessities are among the participants. The most complete
food and cooking school ever held on the mid-southside will
be one of the features.
1 here’ll be an automobile exhibit too. The different makes
and styles of cars will be displayed by the various manufac
turers.
HERE ARE SOME OF THE PARTICIPANTS
The Schultz Baking Co , Sunkist Pies, General Electric
Co., Andreas Meat Market Co., Claussen Pickles, Best Foods,
Theo. Sanchez Co., Mrs Wagner’s Pies, Pillsbury Flour,
jJro(^nIce Cream, Service Cake Co., Paulina Bakery,
Sr° ^ ^l?3 BakerY> S and L. Motors, Ford dealers, Southern
Motor Sales, etc.
Extra big attractions every afternoon and night. Plenty
of good music and other entertainment.
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il8 East 35th Street Phone Victory 588 5