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VOL. 19 NO. 11 ’ SATURDAY, MARCH 2. 1935 ~ PRICE 5 CENTS in city 7 cents elsewhere
Congressman Mitchell
Speaks On Outlook
Congressman Arthur W. Mitchell
returns to the First Congressional
District of Illinois and makes re
port of the first two months work
in Congress. He delivered three
speeches in the City of Chicago
during his brief visit here.
Saturday night. February 23rd
he spoke at the Carter School, 58th
and South Michigan avenue to an
audience of more than two thous
and people, representing the Dem
ocratic voters of the Fifth Ward.
Sunday morning he spoke to more
than Twenty-five hundred people
at Liberty Baptist Church. Sunday
evening he addressed a special meet
ing held in his honor, composed of
the leaders, workers and voters of
the second ward.
Accorded Every Recognition
Mr. Mitchell gave a detailed ac
count of the work that he has done
in Congress during the months of
January and February. He said that
his reception by Congressmen on
the Democratic side of the House,
had been most cordial in every re
spect ; that he had been accorded
every recognition and every cour
tesy any Congressman is entitled
to. and that the southern delegation
have not been slow to recognize
the importance of the presence of
a Negro Democrat in their midst,
and that he has been not only wel
comed, but enthusiastically re
ceived.
Among his accomplishments, h«
spoke particularly of the introduc
tion of the “Mitchell Anti-Lynch
ing Bill,” which is H. R. Bill No.
4457—introduced January 22nd. He
talked at length about H. R. Bill
No. 5733—which provides for a
Commission on Negro Industrial
Affairs.
Important Legislation
In this connection he read ex
tracts from letters and telegrams
from twenty or more of the out
standing leaders of the Country, in
which this bill was referred to as
the most important piece of legis
lation introduced in behalf of the
Negro during the last quarter of a
centurv.
Dr. R. R. Wright, President of
Wifberforce University, l^egard^d
this legislation as being the most
important effort for the Negro
since the passing of the 15th Amend
ment.
Mr. Mitchell stated that of the
the fifty or more outstanding peo
ple who had commented on this bill
—only two—one in Chicago, and
one in New York—had failed to see
and acknowledge the supreme im
portance of this measure.
Wins Confidence
He further stated that he had won
the confidence, respect and good
(Continued on page 5)
Woman Dies at
Sight Of another’s
Untimely Death
New Orleans, La., Mar. 1"—Mrs.
Katie Travis, 63, white, was struck
by a train in suburb Harvey yester
day and instantly killed. A colored
woman, Victoria Young, 54, was
horrified at the sight and collapsed.
She was dead when the doctor
reached her.
The white lady attempted to cross
the railroad track in front of the
station and Mrs. Young was several
feet behind her, but the latter saw
the train and stopped. Mrs. Travis,
evidently did not see the train and
was hit.
OFFICER SUTTON INJURED
Officer Napoleon Sutton, 39, 5555
Wabash avenue, was injured ih the
right hand while arresting William
Sinclar, 5730 Indiana Avenue on a
charge of larceny. He attempted to
steal a woman’s coat.
CUT BY UNKNOWN MAN
John Smith, 40, 3629 Vernon
avenue, was cut over the right eye
and on the head by an unknown
man at 503 East 34th street. He
is reported as not being serious.
SENT TO THE BRIDEWELL
Jack Rivers, 35 of 3123 Dearborn
street, was charged with petty lar
I centy of pillow cases and blankets
and was sentenced to five days in
I the House of Correction.
CONG.WCHELL
CONFERS IN LOOP
Congressman Arthur W. Mitchell
Monday, March 25th \^pent tvvo
hours in a secret conference with
Mike Kenna (Bath House John)
and a score of business men in the
loop. The congressman represents
the largest and richest congressional
district in the world, and it is his;
duty to confer with the “business
magnates” that he may get a slant
on the needs of this wealthy sec
tion of his district.
From what could be learned of
the conference it is said that the
loop wizards were highly pleased
■ with the interest that the new con
j gressman is taking with reference
' to their district.
RE-ELECTED
Alderman Robert R. Jackson who
was reelected Alderman of the
Third Ward by a large plurality.
“Fighting Bob” has been one of the
most constructive aldermen of the
council and citizens showed their
appreciation of his work by return
ing him to the council.
3STEAL COAL GET
$50.00 FINES
Grant Henry, 26, 543 East 40th
street was charged with stealing
coal from the Illinois Central Rail
road at 39th and Dearborn street,
and fined $50 and cost. Wm. Con
villion, 24, 3715 Langley avenue
was charged with the same as the
above and fined $50 and cost and
Albert Langston, 24, 3715 Langley
avenue, also guilty of the same of
fense. was fined $50 and cost in the
Wabash avenue court.
GIVEN $100 AND COSTS
Cecil Stewart, 41 of 4812 Calumet
avenue, was charged with operating
a disorderly house at the above ad
dress and was fined $100 and cosl
in the Wabash avenue court. Willie
Ogans, 25. of 3612 State street, co
partner of Stewart was fined $50
and cost.
GIVEN $50 AND 6 MONTHS
Len Thompson, 35 of 3452 Cot
tage Grove avenue, was charged
with assault with a gun on John
Smith, 570 East 35th street and
fined $50 and cost and given six
months in the House of Correction
GIVEN $100 AND 6 MONTHS
Leander Barry, 21 of 3452 Cot
ta tre Grove Avenue, was charged
with assaulting his wife Rose with
a knife on Feb. 13, was fined $100
and cost and given six months in
the House of Correction.
MAJORS ENTER WRONG FLAT;
RAZOR QUICKER THAN GUN
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Colored Man Runs
For Legislature
In State Of Texas!
(SPECIAL TO THE WORLD)
Dallas, Tex., March 1—A. S.
Wells, the best known man in this
city has entered the crowded race
for the state legislature and it is
generally conceded that he will win
and establish the precedent in Tex
as on March 16 as being the first
colored man to occupy a seat in the
legislature. He is a distinguished
lawyer, head and shoulders above
the other white men who are in the
race.
Forty-seven white men and wo
men already had announced them
selves as aspirants. Qualifed col
ored voters in Dallas county are
expected to support Wells to a man
“Goose Neck” Bill McDonald, one
of the wealthiest men in the State
and the greatest colored politician
the South has produced, is behind
Atty. Wells. McDonald says “hell
will freeze” before the white peo
ple deny Wells the right to serve
Continued On Page Throe
Officer James Majors, assigned i
of the Stanton Avenue Police Sta
| tion and one of the best known
! officers on the force, was severely
stabbed early Monday morning at
the home of Daniel Watkins, 318
East 56th street. Majors is at Provi
dent Hospital where he is in a dan
gerous condition being attended by
two nurses. Captain Mikes
of the Stanton Avenue Station is
making a personal investigation of
the matter.
The trouble occurred in the flat
belonging to Daniel Watkins, 5830
South Parkway, when Majors
sought to force his way in, pre
sumably believing that he was ma
king entry into the home of his es
tranged wife, who it is said lives in
the same building.
Watkins’ Statement
In a statement to the police, Wat
kins said Majors came to his home
and rapped at the door. When he
was unable to explain his mission
satisfactorily, he was, denied ad
mission. Majors gave a lot of of
“;Big Talk’* and iv; said to have
forced his way into Watkins’ flat.
He pulled his service gun and Wat
kins his razor. Watkins was the
quicker and now the police officer'
is at Provident hospital with stab
wounds in his side. It is reported
he is improving and will be out in a
few weeks. Majors was to ill to
1 make a statement.
Italian Army Lands In Africa;
Ethiopians Ready To Fight
Scorned and ignored by the de
mons of Italy, and therefore barred
fiom any reasonable chance of ad
justing her dispute with bulldozing
Mussolini; shunned by the League
of Nations, and thereby deprived
from placing her just cause before
an impartial tribunal; ostracised
and stigmatized by the white na
tions of the world because she bold
ly “talks back” to Italy and has the
courage to defend herself against
the blood-thirsty Italian army,
Ethiopia truly stands in a precari
ous position.
But she stands—with the avowed
intention to “fight like hell” ‘till
the last man falls. She stands, and
refuses to be shooed off into the
forests by the approach of Musso
lini’s Black Shirts, nor stampeded
into surrender by coughing air
planes or belching cannons. She
stands in the hope that the dark
races the world over will see her
just cause, understand her conten
tion, sympathize with her in her
trouble, and volunteer tp help her
in her fight to be free and indepen
dent as other nations are. That is
her God-given right.
Italy hates Africa. She hates all
dark races. When mighty Carthage
raised its civilization to tremen
dous heights, perfecting the arts
and sciences to a remarkable de
gree, it was Italy, which without the
slightest provocation, who said:
“Carthago delenda est”—Carthage
must be destroyed. She went to war
with the Africans in 1896 and met a
smashing defeat. Since then—39
years ago—Italy has been seeking
to get even. Today she is crowding
the shores of East Africa with
thousands of Italian soldires for the
purpose of slaughtering Africans.
A Stupid League of Nations
All this is happening in the open
while the stupid League of Nations
sit idly around the “peace table”
and ‘wait to see if Africa will ask
for help.’ Both the Africans and the]
Continued On Page Five
| PvE-ELECTED ALDERMAN
Alderman William L. Dawson
who was re-eelcted Alderman of the
Second Ward hy a large plurality.
He will serve four years and prom
ises to do some constructive work
for the citizens of the ward. Aider
man Dawson had the support of
the Chicago World.
Dawson - Jackson Re-Elected
By Big Plurality Tuesday
BY F. L. WHALEY
A sweeping victory for good gov
ernment among the colored citizens
of the Second Ward. The number
of votes cast; William L. Dawson
13,474; Aaron Payne 7,998; Fred
Morris, 1271 Dawson receiving a
majority over all candidates of
4,205.
♦ ♦ •
World Predicts Election
The election of Alderman Dawson
was predicted by the Chicago World
sometime before the election, which |
its editor in company with Augus
tus L. Williams, then candidate, met
with the alderman and there thrash
ed out the differences existing be
tween them. At which time, Mr.
Williams agreed and did withdraw
from the race. It was the opinion
of the Chicago World that if Mr.
Williams Withdrew. Mn iDaiwsbn
would have clear sailing so inform
ed him, after Mr. Williams injury
which caused his physician to in
sist that he withdraw from the race
A. L. Williams Speaks
Up until this time, the citizens,
bo,th fepublicans and ddtnoorats
were much aroused over the contest
and it (was questionable Kvhether
victory could have been at the Feb
ruary election, or a contest run off
in April. After he decided to with
draw, the Editor of this paper, along
with Mr. Williams, spoke at more
than 25 meetings thruout the ward,
urging upon the people the import
ance of standing behind Mr. Daw
son and supporting him 100 per
cent. During this time, it was clear
ly seen that with those two stalwart
candidates combined, the opposition
was at bay.
Fbur Year Term
Mr. Dawson, having a four year
term before him, should be able to
leorganize the much split-up Re
publican party and bring back to
the citizens, a united partv_in the
second ward for the best interests
of the people. Mr. Dawson will, in
the near future as well as in the
past, fullfil every promise that he
has made to the people before his
elction, which has brought about
bis success.
Alderman Robert R. Jackson,
SHOT SIX TIKES
BY UNKNOWN
MAN DIES '
Henderson Weild, 27, of 2300
Mavpole avenue, was shot six times
in the stomach bv an unknown man
on the West Side, Mondav night.
He was brought to the southside in
a car, and dropped at 26th and
Wentworth avenue, where the po
lice of the Perkins station found
him. He died at the Bridewell hos
nital. An inquest was held at the
County morgue.
Weild was a small time southside
I outlaw and has done time in the
penitentiary, he was a well known
police character. Tt is reported he
was shot bv gangsters from the west
side. In a later report, it was stated
bv the police that Weild was shot
bv a man from the West Side, who
i will surrender to the police. The
; reason for the shooting was. that
j Weild was too friendly with the
wife of the unknown man.
I -
WOMAN ASSAULTED
i Cordelia Thomas, age 33, 5137
Calumet avenue, was struck in the
nose by an unknown man. She
was coming out of an alley at 51st
and Calumet avenue.
I
known in the Third Ward as “Fight
ing Boh” was re-elected by a large
majority. His friends who are legion
gave him loyal support. He was
backed by the Chicago "World, fra
ternal organizations and ministers.
He is one of the outstanding citi
zens of the country.
Senator Adelbert H. Roberts, one
of the influential leaders of the 2nd
ward did some fine work for the
re-election of Aid. Dawson. His
political wisdom and oratory did
much toward increasing ilawson’s
plurality.