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LEADERS SUBJECT
PARTY 10 GOO]
OF THE RAGE
IN NATION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9—(By T
W. Anderson, Staff Correspondent
of the A.NP)—The Non-partsan
political conference called by Con
gressman QOscar DePricst. of Illino
fs. got under way here last week
with a large attendance of notable
Jeaders and political figures from
all over the nation. Men and women
in every walk of life gathered te
work together in trying to come to
some cooperative aggrements about
{the situation of the Negro in Ameri
can politics, nad his future therein
The conference opened Wednesday
morning of last week, with Bishop
E. W. D. Jones, of Washington, pre
giding, and a repressentative group
of delegates present, whose numbers
were augmented throughout the du
ration of the conference, until 275
persons had been registered.
Delegaes were reported present
from the following states: Alabama.
Colorado, Florida, Georgia. Iowa.
Nebraska, Oklahoma, New York
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ken
fucky. Missouri, Tennessce, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Pennsyl
vania, Massachusetts, Louisiana,
Kansas, Ohio, Rhode Island, New
Jdersey ,Texas, Maryland, Virginia,
and West Virginia. The delegations
from certain political centers were
very heavy .especially, Newark, N.
J., New York City. Chicago, Phila
d@elphia, Washington, @ Maryland.
Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Missouri, Mass., and
Michigan. The influx of represonta
tives from these acepted politica
centers where Negroes play im
portant parts in the governing for
ces. indicated that the non-partisar
conference of Mr. DePriest, carried
with it a widespread influence.
A Name Committees
Wednesday morning was given
over to the task of registration, and
organization of the conference, with
a number of committees being se
lected and appointed to take carc
of certain phases of the organiza
tion's welfare and pro.i-m. Com
mittees selected were those on Dis
franchisement. Civil Service Dis
erimination, Unfair Disbursement
of Educational Funds, Economic
Discrimination. Religion and Poli
tics. Women in Politics, and Cre
dentials.
Carl Murphy, editor of the Afro-
American was chosen chairman o!
the committee on Civil Service
Discrimination, and Editor Robert
L. Vann, of the Pittsburgh Courier,
and David Barnes were appcintec
to serve with him, Louis B. Coates
Mr. DePriest’s assistant. was made
chairman of the Credentials group
Mrs. Ella G. Berry .Chicago, to head
the Committee on Disfranchise
ment; Garnett C. Wilkinson, as
gistant supervisor of D. C. schools
to head the committee on Unfair
Distribution of Educational Funds:
Dr W. E. B. DuBois, editor of the
Crisis, New York City. chairman ot
the committee on Economic Discri
mination; J. L. Tompkins, of Colo.,
on Religion and Politics; and Mrs.
Sallie W. Stewart. of Evansville,
Ind.. chairman of the committee on
Women in Politics. Mrs. Stewart
is president of the National Asso
ciation of Colored Women.
The committee on Nominations i
was headed by Bishop E. W. D
Jones, and shortly after the open
ing of the meeting. presented it.s‘
offering for the various positions
all of which were accepted with
oul any demurrence. The morning
session on Wednesday was given
over thereafter to the usual routine
matters. with welcoming speeches.
introductory talks being made by!
the sponsors of the conference, in
c’uddng Congressman DePriests
Rishop Jones, Bishop W. J. Walls
of Chicago. and the Rev J €
Austin, of Chicago, also.
Disfranchisement 1
The afternoon session swung into
arfion about 3 p. m. Wednesday and
thie meeting was featured by a pre
gentation of a survey on the con
ditions imposed upon the Negro by
disfranchisement, which was the
main subject nf this session, by P.
B. Young, Sr.. editor of the Norfolk
Journal and Guide. Mr. Young's
thesis was well put, and provoked
much comment and discussion as to
the relative merits of the uscful
ness of such a conference as this
one. Hearty agreement with Mrs
Young's ideas and points were ex
pressed by the conference. Follow- |
ing his lecture, Ex-Congressman
Thomas Miller. of South aCrolina.
an 89-year-old statesman who serv
ed in the South Carolina legislature
for 16 years. and had four years in
Congress too the floor and recount
ed many valuable historical events
for the benefit of the huge audience
which had swelled consicderably
since the opening session that
morning. The delegates were very
enthusiastic in their reception of
the various suggestions of the
speakers who took the floor in fast
d furious succession, after the
En speeches had been made. The
Rev. J .L. Corrothers, of New York
fook exception to certain remarks |
ugmde by the ex--congressmar from |
‘8. C.. in quoting him as having|
gaid “there was no hope for the
Negro,” but was booed down when |
ge attempted to mark an unreadi
ess, after a motion had been put
by Delegate Ragland of Cincinnati |
Ohio, to have Mr. Millers speech
put into every Negro paper in the:
country for its historical value, and
that the conference bear the ex
s of the same. This motion
‘gas killed when it was developed
: t no one present had made any
ographic notes of the speech
ke had made, after John L. Ross,
4 Denver, Colo., had personally
- weolunteered to pay the expense
himself. This little stir marked the
_mearest aprpoach to any disruption
‘'Three MysSterious
| Stabbing Cases i
l Come to Grady
Three persons appeared at the
hospital for treatment Tuesday and
their assailants as well as the
cause of the stabbing ‘remain a
mystery.
. Miss Eula Wilder, 19 Electric
Avenue, was cut about her head
and arm as she entered her home
as was Will Wright, 499 W. Hunt
ter Street, who was stabbed in the
back with an ice pick at the same
address, with Miss Wilder. Both
claimed that they did not know
their assailants and knew no causc
for their action.
The third victim, Jim Stinson.
rear 349 Washington Street. was
brotight into the hospital and ro
fused to disclose the name of his
assailants, the place, the cause, or |
anything concerning his injury.
Stinson was arrested by l"nt:'nlm:x'lz
Satterfield. He suffered cuts and
bruises about the head. t
HOLD COUNTERFEITER |
RALEIGH N C. Deec 9—(ANP) |
—William Dunn, 55. a (‘mmfcrf(‘i!-I
er. who doled out $! 09 homemade
bills for whiskey, was bound e |
for trial before the Federal (‘f\urf’
under a bond of £300 by the Unit- |
~d States commissioner when he |
was called for a hearing Tnosda_v.l
Dunn was ingenious. fo say thel
1past. Ile had no machine for mak- |
ing monrey. Instead. he teok r'\rdin-‘
ary wrapping paper and with col
ored crayons drew counterparis of
&1 bills. With these bills. ho ns'm‘,-'
v bought whiskey alwnavs mntriv-!
fng to make his purchases in the|
dark and {o slip the bogus bills 10l
the seller.
on the first days sessions.
The afternoon session was also‘
marked by the first real tangible!'
action of the convention. The report
~f the committee on Disfranchise
ment, under Mrs. Flla G. Berry,
~hairrman. the report being read by
Mrs. B. A. Washington, of Tampa,]
Fla.
This report recommended the
preparation of bills by a selected
agroup, and that these bills be for
varded to al !Congressmen, and to
Congress. and to every political ot
ficial; the President; also to any
sther organization having a similar
nbjective as the DePriest confab.
The report stated that it was in
favor of urging every Negro of
voting age. and qualification have
he right to vote, and that this vote
~ount after it was cast, regardless
of race. cread, or .color. and that
this right be strictly enforced by
officials. Tt is with the idea of
hringing about this enforcement of
the Constitutional Amendments af
fecting Negro votes that this com
mittee was sent out. A widespread
operation of the report made by 1t
wil be sponsored by the conference.
Discusss Lynching
The cvening scssion of the first
day was given over to the discus
sion of lynching, with Mrs. Daisy
Lampkin. of the NAACP., pre
siding. Subsequent developments
aimad at an approach to the solu
tion of the lynching question was
the order during this service, which
Arew one of the largest attendances
of the entire confab.
Among the mary prominent dele
gates and visitors who were nres
ent and made taiks on the opening
day were: Mrs. Mary Mcl.eod Be
thune. of Daytona Beach, Fla.. who
voiced wholehearted approval of
the conference: Attyv. Isaac N: Nut
ter, New Jersey politician. Atlantic
City: James E. Kelly. Birmingham,
grand secretary of the Elks, who
was selected secretar yof the con
ference: Mrs. Sallie W. Stewart. of
Evansville, Ind.. president of the
National Association of Colored
Women; Mrs. George S. Williams,
Savannah, Ga.. national republican
committcewoman from Georgia;
Mrs. Effie Hale, of Illinois; Judge
Rev. .I. 1. Tompkins, Denver, Colo,,
William C. Hueston, Washington,
William Pickens, New York, the
Rev. 5 L. Corrothers. Brooklyn:
N. Y.; John L. Ross. Denver, Colo..
Mre. Alice Dunbar Nelsen, Wil
mington. Del: Robert L, Vann, of
Pittsburgh, Pa; J. Finley WilSon,
Washington; Rev. J. C. Austin, Chi
cago. Delegate Bourne. of PBoston;
Steele. of North Carolina; and S. A
Haynes. of Philadelphia. Pa.. all of
whom spoke with evident approval
of the purpose and plan of the con
ference.
Leaders Scheduled
Prominent leaders who were re
ported scheduled to appear are:
Rov O. Wilhoite. St.. Louis Mo,
president of the National Alliance;
of Posta! Employes: Harold L. Pil
grim. Philadelphia. Pa.. Judge Ed-i
ward W. Henry. Philadelphia, Clar-|
ence Darrow, Chicago lawver and,
orator; Roscoe Duniee. Oklahoma
City. editor of the Black Dispatch:
W. C. McGhee of Lansing, Mich..|
editor of the Lansing Eve Opener;:
Arthur Hedspeth., Orange, N. J.: O.
C. Evans. Philadelphia. Rothszhille
Piancis of Brooklyn, N. Y. S W.
Green. of New Orleans. La.. grand
chanceller of the Knights of Py
thias: the Rev. M. David, Lexing
ton. Ky.;: Bishop Geo. C. Clement.
of Louisville, Ky., and many others
The whole conference was strict
ly non-partisan. with no group or
any individual being permitted to
inject anv party atmosphere into
the meetinz, and the probiems or
- both parties were clearly discussed
while perfact good nature prevailed
despite the fact thtat many bitter
foes. and political enemies met each
other on this neutral ground. The
main inspiration of the opening day
was furnished by William Monroe
Trotter. of Boston. Mass., and presi
dent of the Wqual Rights League.
which had just ended its meeting
Tuesday in a powerful speech which
asneydds Snn.m;;,\ pue Fuop mop
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| NEW YORK, Dec. 9 The shelf
of "Negro Manufactured Products”
placed in the National C M A
Model Store at 2066 Seventh Ave
nue last spring has attracted wide
attention and proved popular sell
ers. according to Miss Goldie Har
ris. who is in charge of the feature
Miss Harris states she has reorder
ed several of the items
| TItems now on the shelf are bak
iing powder and chocolate pudding
tpowder from the Yorkist Products
.Company of Richmond. Va: ecarly
frising veast from the Early Rising
| Yeast Cake Company of Richmend.
Va.; mavonnaise from the CGiescow
Products Company of St. Louis.
Mo vegetable oil soap. chips and
soap powder from D. E. Bailey of
Hamlet, N. C.; soap from the Mmec. |
C. J. Walker Mfg. Co., of Indiana
polis. Ind.; Boraksa! powder from |
S T Dunlop Co., of Denver, Col |
and soap from the Sur-Ez H;m’!i
Soap Company of St. Louis, Mo i
- Hoover Meet
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}'\’(-w York Citv the total density for
Lthf’ oity was 7293 per acre, while the
Negro density was 336 per acre. A
%:\‘tud_v of a group of low-income
lfamilies in New York showed the
' typical rental for such groups to be
$316, annualy. whereas for Ne
groes it is $490
Conditions Cause Law Violations
i A one-day inspection of 63 houses
'in the Negro section of Philadel
‘phia by Bernard J. Newman. of
the Philadelphia Housing Associa
tion uncovered 90 violations of the
Houstin Law, such as obstructed
drainage, disrepair, and accumu
lation or rubbish. These were due
1to general negiect. thereport show
ed.
As to Negro housing in the South
the report showed there is more
congestion in the North than in
the Southern cities. but the extent
of tolerance of gross deficiency in
sanitation is greater in the South
than in the North. the Negro popu
lation in the South being largely
rural.
Racial segregation complicates
ithe housing problem for Negroes.
In the South custom controls the
Lracial residental sites to a large
degree. In the border states segre
igation ordinances have been sought
’to do this. In the North segregation
is attempted by private covenants
between property owners to ex
,cludc Negroes from certain areas.
Certain statements were filed by
the Committee in regards to this
phase and its social effects.
) Social Consequences of Housing
| Concerning the social consequen
ces of the type of housing provid
ed for the Negro population. the
committe reported that over crowd
ing and unsanitary conditions re
sult directly in: (1) high rate of
delinquency: (2) a high rate of mor
tality; and (3) a distorted standard
of living. It guoted the report of
the cause of crime published by
the National Commission cn Law
Observance and Enforcement to
show that the same results arosc
from similar condtions among other
groups of the population and were,
therefore, not inherent in the Ne
aro character.
The Negro death rate, it was re
vealed. is nearly twice as high, as
the white, and higher in the North
than in the South. Analysis of one
death rate, made in Washington,
developed the fact that the morta
lity of Negroes from four leading
diseases is from 115 times to 4
times as great in the alley dwell
ings as in those on the streets.
Rents
Summaries made in Chicago,
Pittsburgh, New York. and other
cities, showed that the Negro's
rent takes over 20 per cent of his
budget. and in some instances is
even more than 75 per cent. In
New York, for example, the income
of the Negro family is about 17
per cent lower than that of the
typical family for the entire citv.,
and yet must pay almost 33.00
more per room per month.
~ Northern Ownership Doubled
The committee further reported
that home buying in Northern
cities has about doubled since 1920
Fo the country as a whole there
were 506.590 owners in 1910; The
Negro Year Book estimates that
this number had increased to 750.-
000 in 1930. In 1886 the Negro popu
lation owned only about 12,000
homes.
Low Credits Probed
A survey on the low credit rat
ing of Negroes was made, and a
report showed a tendency of Ne
groes to stand the tests of home
buyving and credit and thus en
courage better credit for themsel
ves. The Michigan Boulevard Gard
en Apartments in Chicago and the
Paul Lawrence Dunbar Apartments
in New York City were lauded as
notable examples of modern hous
ing proiects for Negroes
. The committee consisted of: Miss
Nannie H. Buroughs. Chairman.
President National Training school
for Women and Girls, Washington,
D € George B Arthur. 1, 1
Burbridge, Jeseph S. Clark. Mrs
irene M. Gaines., Mrs. lena Trent
Gordon, Lorenzo J. Greene. W. I
Hale. Gordon B. Hancock, ILeon R.
Harris T. Arnold Hill. Robe~t H.
'Hogan, Benjamin F. Hubert. Zach
{ary T. Hubert. Mrs. Daisy E. Lamp
kin, Moses IdcKissack. Robert R
Moton, John E. Nail, Samuel W
{Rutherford. Mrs. Fannie C. Wil
iliams and Charles S. Johnson. sec.
‘Hoover Stresses Inclusive Purpose
i of Confabh
L Tn his speech over two na jonal
THFE, ATLANTA WORLD, ATLANTA, GA.
700 Attend
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come. :
‘ “There is a close relationship t
B { . ¢ ship to
'mvnershlp in better homes.,'" ac
'cording to Dr. Hubert who told of
a survey made in Oklahoma where
it was found that in every case
where the home was owned. the
l“housu was generally better kept up
'and inhabitants manifested a
lgreater interest in its development
land beautification.”
i It s Mr Hubert's opinion that
|beter homes will come among Ne
|groes when the salaries of Negro
‘family heads are increased. He
|said that it was impossible to buy
‘or build a home when there was
‘no earning power. This problem
idoes not limit itself solely to the
‘Negro, he said, but applics as well
'to poor peoples of all races.
Blayton Speaks
Speaking on “Problem of Fin
ancing a Home,” J. B. Blayton. de
clared that no man should build a
home costing more than {(wice his
annual income.
“Before building a home'” Mr
Blavton said, “three things should
be taken into consideration. First,
the future salesable value of the
building; second, cost of home ac
cording to income. third. the styvle
of home.
It was pointed out by the speak
or that the average systerma of fin
ancing a new home wherein the
buver pays only a small sum down,
then takes out a first and second
mortgage on the balance, results
in a perpetual paying scheme
wherein the buver remains in debt
the rest of his life and many years
later owes just as much or more
than he did at first. The old sys
tem. which he condemned in no
uncertain terms, he said. prevented
the smal!l wage earner {rom ever
really purchasing a home.
Mr. Blayton's remedy for the
situation was to have small
salaried family heads desiring
homes use the modern building
and loan association plan which
draws only a low rate of interest
of 514 per cent This system he
«tated also takes into consideration
to co-operative mutual idea.
| Talks of Radio
} Jesse O. Thomas or the Atlanta
iUrhan Ieague spoke on the “Value
of the Radio in the Home” Edu
lmtion. cultural, recreational and
decorative advantages are to be
found in a radio according to the
noted social worker, who delivered
4 short discourse oh Marconi's
marvelous invention.
Concluding the speaking cnd of
;the program, W. A. Scott, editor
and publisher of t h e Atlanta
World warned his hearers that
often segregation of peoples comes
not from color but from general
appearance of Negro residences. he
vrged owners and occupants of
[r(‘sidems to take pride in beautify
ing and making attractive their
‘homes. rather than let them get in
« rundown condition.
Music for the program was {ur
nished by Prof. Frederick Hall.
and representatives from the mu
sic departments of Clark. More
house and Morris Brown univer
cities. The invocation was deliver
ed by the Rev. B. G. Dawson
rastor of Big Bethel A M E
Church.
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Church Officer
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fortunate as to have attended a
school of high learning. These dis
<atisfied members. it is rumored
went so far as to petition Bishop
W A Fountain to move Rev
Cooper, but when it was learned
that he was again m.)pointed as
pastor of the Cosmopolitan, heated
arguments had resulted.
. When ouestioned by a World re
ipnrtcr about the matter, Rev
Cooper. stated that he had
“nothing tn say." Comparing the
World's interest in the Cosmo
politan affair to the Bishop Gran'
case, the Rev. Mr. Cooper, a gra
duate of Morris Brown university
said that “meddling is what pre
vents Negro newspapers from pro
gressing to the standard of their
white contemporarics.”
Social Schoo
al School
(Continued from Page 1)
feoling within unorganized groups
and combat the anti-social and
aangster spirit of the city streetcs
Music can only be used in this wav
bv the social worker, or under the
direction of the social worker, if
the social worker knows con
sriously what she is trying to ac
complish with it."”
Mr. Hall, who will present the
course, is one of the few Negroes
in the country if not the only one
who has a Supervisors dinloma ir
music from Columbia University
as well as a M. A. degree in Musi
from the same institution. He ob
tained these honors while studyin
on a fellowship from the Rosen
wald Fund. He also has the degre
of Bachelor of Music from Chicag:
Musical College, and a teacher
certificate from the same institu
tion. He obtained his A. B. fron
Morehouse College, Atlanta. Ga
networks of radio broadcastin
cvstems. President Hoover stresse
the purpose of his Housing an
Home Ownership Conference witt
the remarks that it was meant fo
the benefit of every person »
'America. “without regard to rac
or qualifications.”
. President Hoover's address v
delivered on Wednesday night 0!
lowing the opening of the confe
ence, and was attended by the re;
resentatives of the gathering fror
cvery part of the country.
‘ Police are holding Mell Thomas,
lan employe of the Southern Trans-
Ifer Company, pending an investi
!gation of an auto accident which
'occurred Monday. resulting in the
|serious injury of Mrs. Margaret
Chew, 50-vear old white woman of
;Washinmnn D €
{ According to polico, the truck
iwhi('h Thomas was driving struck
{a lamp post causing it to crash
(‘:lcmss a pedestrian lane at- Ala
fbama and Hunter Streets striking
| Mrs. Chew :
i
‘ Doctors at Grady hospital de
l'('l.'l‘rc. that the injured woman had
(a4 severe head injjury, a compound
;fi'ilfllll'(‘ of the left leg. a broken
}rlght leg and a possible fracture of
|the wrist. When brought to the
‘hospital she was suffering from
"shock but was still conscious.
' Will Wilson, who is Thomas’
helper on the truck, told police
that he was directing Thomas in
driving and shouted a warning
'when he saw the truck about to
strike the post. but Thomas did
‘not hear him.
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~ Deacon Slain
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The chief had granted his release,
she said, and warned him if he was
such a churchman to stop drink
ing so much.
Deacon Bradley Unafraid
| \When the time had arrived for
comments on the desirability and
credibility of the new deacon. Mrs. |
Jones declared that although she
did not detail the character * or
compency of the deacon she re
minded those present of the re
quirements.
After h e r comment, Deacon
Bradley arose and spoke of the
deacort's questionable character.
No outward sign of violence was|
exhibited by the deacon candidate
in question.
The church reporter. Richard
Rice. furnished similar description
of the slaying. He announced thnti
the church was still going on in
spite of this “act of the devil.” '
Deacon Bradley was 22 years old.
according to the information given
churchmen by his mother. His
‘body is lying in state at the Aus
{tin funeral home on Randolph
|Streei In East Point. During his
;Iifetimc he is said to have suffered
'from ailment of his sid e and was
receiving treatment at the Grady
‘hospital for the illness
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Dad Gives Up
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ed. according to police. Walker
was stumbling out of the back
door screaming at the top of his
voice that he had been stabbed.
After reaching the threshold of the
entrance he fell. dying a few min
utes later from two stab wounds,
one in the jugular vein and the
other directly over his heart.
When he was first stabbed in the
neck, which severed his vein, po
lice say the blood spurted more
than 15feet to the other side of the
small room. Following the stab
bing Ellington is alleged to have
broken and run.
Walker's parents, it is said. had
just left that morning for Wash
ington, Geqrgia. leaving him in,
the family residence on Palmetto
Street. alone. o
P. C. Ellington. father of the lad
accused of the killing, in turning
his son over to Jailer Bob McCall
at Fulton Tower, said that if his
son was guilty he wanted him to
face his punishment like a man,
and not hide out like a criminal.
WILL NAME NEGRO TO
WASHINGTON COMMISSION
WASHINGTONM, Dcc. 9--(ANP)
—~Announcement was made here
this week that the name of a col
ored man was being considered as
a member of District Bicentennial
Commission. commemorating the
birth of Georze Washingion. Dr.
George C. Havenner, executive vice
chairman of the body. declined to
make public the name of the man.
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Back to Jail
BIRMINGHAM, ALA,, Dec. 9—
Let out of jail to see his sick
mother, Robert FEvans, 1516 Sixty
alley north, abused his freedom
Sunday afternoon to such an extent
that Judge Martin gave him a fine
of one dollar and court costs and
sentenced him to an additional
month in jail Monday morning.
When City Detectives J. T. Mos
er looked out of his window about
four-thirty Sunday afternoon, he
spied the man pilifering his auto
mobile and ransacking the pockets
of the car, The officer stated that
the man had been drinking but
was not drunk. Evans admitted that
he had been drinking and that he
would never do it again.
Evans was sent up in Marad for
six months on charges of petty lar
ceny. He was also given a fine of
one hundred doilars and costs that
he was working out.
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FLAMES ENTRAP
MEMPHIS. Tenn, Deec. R--'!
A double explosion in a sawdust
magazine at the Fisher Body Mill)
Wednesdoy morning at 7:50 o'clock
brought painful burns and injurios“
to thirteen employees of the com
pany. nine whites anel “our colored.
Two of the colored ‘vorkers are
believed to be fatally burned. The
injured Negro employees are: ‘
Andrew Kirk, 291 Decatur, bruis
ed arm and hip. ;
Fred Buggs, 423 Lcath, body
burns. |
Joe Givhan, 588 Mill. body burns
Williams Beasley, 1222 Woodlawn.
While the workers were attempt
ing to avoid one explosion which
took place over the boiler room
they encountered the second ana
more terrific blast caused by dis
charge of a nearby sawdust maga
zine. The men were caught between
two flames which were rapidly en
veloping them when aid came. The
fire was quickly extinguished after
‘the arrival of fire trucks.
| Immediately following the trage
| dv. officials of the Fisher Body
Mill began their investigation. They
stated that the explosion was pro
pably due to spontantcous combus
tion.
Robberi
Iies
Thomas Ponder, 2 Smith’s bottom,
Monday was arrested at Pershing
point with a kit of burglar tools.
Not very far away police found a
telephone had been taken from a
filling station and robbed. Thomas,
however .denied robbing this place.
Mrs. Charles T. Papers, 233 For
rest avenue, while busying herselt
in her stand was robbed of $10.20
Monday when a man rifled the
cash register .He fled when she
turned avound and several citizens
gave chase after him .He was de
scribed as being aproximately five
feet ten inches in height, weighing
about 160 pounds and wearing a
dark overcoat and cap.
Two chunky bandits confronted
Joe Hunter, the delivery boy for
the DeLamater's pharmacy at 260
Boulevard, Tuesday with a gun
and robbed him of 75 cents. Both
wore brown suils, one wore a grey
hat while the other wore a brown
hat.
An unidentified bandit robbed M.
Gordon, 357 Crew street, Monday
of $6. The report was given police
who, though handicapped from the
outset .investigated the casc.
The home fo John Griffin, 649
Houston street, was entered by
breaking and twisting the lock to
the rear window. A woman's fur
coat, a pair of blue pants and other
clothing were found missing.
STABBED TO DEATH
MOBILE. Ala., Dec. 9.—(ANP) -
Chester Roberts, living in the “Bot
tom”, Negro quarter of Prichard,
was stabbed to death by an un
identified man, following a quarrc!
The killer made his escape.
By A Staff Writer
The Myers-Dickerson Furniture
Co.. located at 15% Whitchall street,
S. W. is operatcd by two honest
and upright, Christian gentlenien
who have the highest conception
of business principals and ethics
The writer hes had the pleasure
of coming in contact with both of
these gentlemen and of doing busi
ness with their company, It is a
genuine pleasure to go 1n to their
store even to pay a bill. The friend
ly smiles and the air of congenial
ty which one always gets in this
store completely disarms you of any
temerity of unpleasant feeling. 'I'he
salesmen at Myers-Dickerson are
gentiemen in the true sense of the
word. They arc courtecus and po
lite as Enulish princes. ©One ol
them, occasionally, gives lectures
out at Atlanta university on inter
ior decorating.
This company sells the highest
quality furniture on the most libe
ral terms obtainable in Atlanta.
They do nct send out discurteous
collectors who harrangue and insult
yvou in making collections. In fact
they do not seid out collectors at
all. You pay your bills in the of
fice, which is much better anyway.
If you happen to be a few days
late in paying your bill, you need
entertain no fear that a truck wiil
back up to your door to take your
furniture away from you. This is
one company that does not do busi
ness that way,
You really will do yourself an
injustice to do your Xmas shopping
before you look over the wonder
ful values that Myers-Dickerson
have on display. This is a store
where quality, courtesy and service
have become a habit. During Better
Home Week, and any time after,
visit the furniture store of Myers-
Dickerson.
Y LEWIS ©. SWINGLER
MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec 8 -—
A closeup study ot Rev. ‘Thomas
S. Harten, D. D., pastor of Holy
Trinity Baptist Church, Brooklyn,
New York, president of the Nu
tional Afro Protective l.eague, and
vice-president of the National
Baptist Convention Inc., reveals a
type of character that would dare
rise to the occasion and presequs
to the Chief Executive of the
United States a personal letter de
nouncing the practice of lynching
horrors of this country. Such ¢
message was sent to Presiden
Hoover by the distinguished min
ister November 24th, and its effoc:
on the administration at Washin;
ton. D C.. 15 being reflected “bs
both white and Negro paper
throughout America.
| While in Memphis last week at
tending the exfra Session of the
| Mational Baptist Convention, D:
Harten stopped in at the Memphis
World office. His wisit was mean’
[to be casual but not insistent re
‘porter would not let—him—depar
without giving him something t
}wrii(‘ about. With thoughts of th:
' National Baptist Convention fore
'most in his mind at the time. h
'naturally opened the interview
iwith a survey on religion.
| In speaking of religious orgap
izations, Dr. Harten said that i
would be a fine thing for the var
ious denominations of the race !
form some kind of a common !
material good for the masses. Thi
idea may not be consistent wit
the idea of many church leadex
who cay such organizations shod
not be made charity bureaus, "bu
they forget how Jesus fod the fiv
thousand with five loaves of brea
and two fish: = There is g bets
place for charity than the echurch
es, and why shouldn't they bLe
There was a time when Gaod (o
threc million of his people wit
the manna they picked from th
earth. If the church is to survive
Safe Pleasant Way
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How wu'tlc yoa like t. lose 15
pounds of ‘at in a month and at the
same time increase your energy and
improve your health?
How would you like to lose a load
of unhealthy fat that ycu don't need
and don’t want and at the same
time feel better than you have for
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How would you like to lose your
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look so attractive that you'll compel
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How would you like to get your
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Get on. the scales today and see how
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»f Kruschen Salts which wil] last you for
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Now you wili know the pleasant way ‘o
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Leading druggists America over sell
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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1931
H air
eld UpbyP
BIRMINGHAM, ALA,, Dee. Y—
Held up by two men armed with
a pistol, J. H Jones, 2511 14th Ave,
north, was relievered of forty itnrece
dollars in cash and a seventeen
jewe! Walthan watch Sunday night.
The holdup took place about eleven
o'clock at the corner of Tenth Ave.
and 26th street.
o
CONVICTED OF KILLING
FELOW EMPLOYE
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Dec. 0
(ANP) Robert Staneil was con
victed in the (Mrcuit cotrt here
Tuesday of volur-ary manslaught
cv in connection with the killing
of Jesse Larry at Tie plant in Jan
vary, 1930 The two men quarrell
ed over the lifting of a heavy tim
ber. After the slaying Stancil fled
and remained frce for nearly a
year. Inasmiuch as it was only an
other Negro he had killed, he was
only sentenced to five years.
wo must repicmber that o Joeud
Christ came to bring about physi
cal as well as spiritual emancipa
tion "
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