Atlanta world. (Atlanta, Ga.) 192?-1932, December 16, 1931, Wednesday City Edition, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textr ‘r T membevr t’“‘ fouthern (I 11 g &/ Synqicare | VOLUME 4, NITMBFR 140 Three Killed, One by Police Guns, Week-end Murder Toll Seccond Shot as Cops Chase Auto Over . West Side MEN ONLY SLAIN Police records reveal that Two murders have been commilted over the week-end in Atlanta proper Sunday when Leroy Brigg: at tempted to drive his car away from the corner of Magnolia and Grave streets, Carl Wright, his drunken employee staggered up to the ca and shouted to Briggs to wait Wright asked Briggs for a quarter and when Briggs assured him thot he would give it to him upon hi return, Wright snatched open the door of the car He insisted upon going with Briggs. Briggs, according to eyewitnes: es told Wright that he could not go because he was drunk and by gides he was taking a woman 1o visit a camp. Wright made an ct fort to get in and as he did so Briggs attempted to close the door with his left hand, throwing Wright forward against the car Wright then grabbed Briggs hands in and effort to steady himself. At thi point a pistol, which DBriggs had been carrying in his other hand wrapped in paper, discharged st 1l ing Wright in the breast and kill ing him instantly. No Argument Sworn testimonies were tuken from eyewitnesses who claimed they were unable to tell if Drigpgs had intended shooting Wright or not bt they :said- that no argument o1 anger had been exhibited by cithe: of the men. They all thought the shooting accidental. It was also said that Wright had been employ ed by Charles Shield and Briggs a as a presser. Shortly before he had done some work on Briggs' con As police were cruising along leisurely in a radio car on Maenolid street, Monday night, upon ap proaching Mangum street from Haynes they observed a parked se dan. As they neared it pulled n way and increased it's speed & they attempted to overtake it Disobey Command Tinally at the corner of Magnoia and Davis streets the police car ran along side the flecing auto A command to pull over by the curb was given but the driver paid no heed and turned abruptly an: sharply to the left and almost suce ceeded in wrecking the police o0 (continued on page two) ® Z ‘ Prisoner Gees Out ® e as Visitors Do; e Still Free The cell doors swung open Stn day at the city bastile to permit visitors to leave and along with the visitors out walked Arthur Dilliard, 24, of 322 Biggers street. whom police wished to stay a little longer. 1 At least until it could be fully proven that it was not he who was wanted in connection with the burglary of an Edgewood Avenue Store. Two minutes after Dilliard had Jeft, police were appraised of the fact. He was just turning the cor ner on Decatur Street. Four police took pursuit. But Dilliard using good foothall tactics knew how to find his hole. Police Tuesday morning had not vet apprenhended him. The Weather FAIR, SLIGHTLY WARMER iIn interior Wednesday; Thursday creasing cloudiness, followed by rain; moderate northeast winds Highest temperature 56; lowest temperature 34; mean temperature 45. C. F. von HERRMAN Meteorologist Christmas SUE NEGRO FOR $30.000: GET $400 bIRL PART L0 PALS: |SLAIN . . Hilltop Section Is - . Site of a Sudden Murder Tuesday N N G KILLING SHOCKS A murder was chalked up in Joyland Park’s Hilltop residential section Tuesday when Isom Truitt was suddenly shot fo death According to residents, neigh bors of Truitt, the dead man was shot through the heart., Clark in the latter’'s home at No. 3 Joyland Park, following a short argument over Artuma Davis a girl whom Truitt and Clark had both been in terested in Called Surprise The killing came as a distincet shock to neighbors who toid of Truitt and Clark’'s Damon and Pythias friendship According to Osborne Jackson who was at the scene of the killing ten minutles before it happenicd gl - Wiy the sl (o discovel Truilt’s body, both men had been laid off from work where they had been employed at night at the Buckhead Oil Mill. Joked Together Jackson said that he with the two men were sitting in Clark's home in the kitchen thlking and joking as they had often done. At that time he said, there were no arguments nor disagreements between the two. He left to return (o his home about 100 feet away ind about ten minutes later he de ‘lared, he heard the report of the shotgun. Shortly afterward, he said, Clark an in s home with a suit across his arm. Without stopping. the man whom Jackson said appeared to ccontinued on page two) JACKSONVIILER FEla.: Dec 16 A language club named after the late Dr. Henry Crogman of Clark university has been organized here by more than 40 teachers of lan guages in Jacksonville and Duvall counties. The purpose of the club as out lined in its by-laws is ‘to bring about greater unitv between the teachers of the language depart ment in various schools: to make cultural, moral, and social im provement in the class room. and to encourage wider reading among the teachers as well as the stud ents.” Officers elected included: M. L. Henderson. president; Mrs TLaura Horace vice-president Mrs. 1. B Stewart. secretary; Mrs Lucile Hagard. assistant secretary: Mru M. B. McClendon, treasurer; W. D. Sweet. chaplain; and Mrs. Mary Todd-McKenzie, critie. Out Next Tuesday With Our Christmas Edition The Atlanta World's Christmas edition, containing news of where and what to buv for Christmass week shoppers, will be published Tuesday. December, 22, and will take the place of the Wednesday's World for that week. : Those who a¢ that time are «till undecided what to give or have not bought their presents will find this edition extremely valuable. So don’t miss it, g The Atlanta World ; Q'_m-w—»~-- — T — e “ANEEAER *:—zoj"‘ e S =1 m i | oy ‘%‘ P = g i ?*'7\' t\'/ ‘ﬁ.{' ?@?. \21_/ ; PR N~y N . <A\ P % l??*HDK?ﬁI?LWTENDARD 2 Sa‘ M RACE JOURNALUS &0 v o N T/ =y Hold Show Sunday to Aid Kiddies Langston Hughes Will Speak Thursday Night Wi { o R 15 : i ! Ny i e fv? A . R - W, T X ORI XA 027 . e AR 7 \'g;?,? . 53 .5“ k. ‘ -":: ; ”g_; 4 ‘ ‘:'1‘ Langston Hughes [id : 1o g Secking to get pay for a missing cigar nearly cost the life of George Lownes, of 136 Main Street. Hapes ville, Georgia, who lies in Grady hospital with a serious ice-pick stab wound in his left chest According to T.ownes, Thedford Rhodes, a visitor at hi home Covington Georgla h ad Ve both he and Charles Williar hi assatlant, cigars. William he said smoked his, while he (lL.ownes) putl his away to smoke after he had re turned from work When he got home, he said. the cigar was missing Accusit Wil liams. he admitted: fthat he had at tacked him with a stick. Willian reached for a large butcher-knife lL.ownes declared that he held hi hand but while holding i lert hand Williams reached with hi right-and obtained-a nice-pick _lay ne on a nearby table and stabbed him through the chest William: 1 being { 1 the Hapesvilie jail pending | nes’' outcome LEWISBURG, W. Va., Dec., 16 Earl Legg, Pete Legg and Jack Legg. three brothers of Quinwood, W. Va.,, were arrested and held on charges of murder in connection with the lynching last week of Tom Jackson and George Ranks after the pair had been spirited away from the Greenbrier county jail and hanged to the cross arm of a telephone pole. After hang ing the men their bodies were rid dled with bullets The A'danta World's special Christmas edition, which will feature advertisements from the leading stores of Atlanta offer ing a wide choice of possible gifts for family and friends, will ap pear next Tuesday, December 22, and will take the place of the regular Wednesday paper for that week. Fntered as second-clags matter uwz the post offlce at Atlanta, Ga. under the act of March 8, 1879 (Aftermath of Hughes's visit to Chapel Hill appears on Page 4). Due to the recital of lLawrence Tibbett, internationally farmous opera and talking picture star, at the city auditorium tonight, the appearance of Langston Hughes, originally scheduled also for to night at Morehouse college, has been postponed until tomorrow night at eight o'clock in the Sale Hall chapel of Morehouse college. Mr Hughes. who 'was born in Joplin, Missouri, 29 years ago, has come to he recognized throughout the world as a poet of unusual ability. Recently he tried his hand in the field of fiction and his suc cess there w a s instantaneous. Critics consider him one of the best of the modern poets, regard less of color. He is the author of two widely read books of poens, “The Weary Blues” and “Fine Clothes to The Jews." and novel” Not Without Laughter,” which was selected by American Library association as one of the 40 oustanding books publiched in 1930. Mr. Hughes has contributed to the leading magazines and has had his work translated into French, German, Russian and Spanish and was awarded the Harmon Gold award for Literature in 1930. Mr Hughes, during his lecture tomorrow night, will read some of his poems. The program will also include musical selections by local talent. At the conclusion autographed copies of the poet's work may be secured. Patrons are urged to come early as a large crowd is expected. PENNSYLVANIANS MEET ON LABOR PROBLEMS Cheyney, Pa., Dec.,, 16—(ANP) The Pennsylvania State Negro Council met at Cheyney. December 12th to consider the advisability of establishing a vocational school under state control in South Phil adelphia and to consider the ad visability of urging the establish ment of state unemployment in surance. A report of the final de cisions reached will be given out later. Officers of the Council are Leslie Pickney Hill, president. Herbert E. Millen, secretary, E Washington Rhodes, vice-president, and Mrs. G. Edward Dickerson treasurer. SEEK LEVY BOSTON Persons, knewing the wherea bouts of Levy Boston are asked to inform him that his mother. Mrs. Sibby Boston, is deathly sick in Charleston, S. C. They are anxiotus for him to get in touch with his ‘brother, Alexander Boston, 2 Isling 'ton court, Charleston, S. C., or the !chief of police’s office at Atlanta for further particulars. Levy was in the employment of 7irs. Wind 'shif when last heard of. Jazzin' Th e News i Py FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS Lamar is sued for heavy cash; Sixth time one has appeared Young poet speiks tomorrow night; In N. C. fight was reared: Two Sunday shews to aid poor kids; A Christmas ‘ree is planned Irked student goes to meal with gun; No all the diners seram ! Nine bodles protect Haiii rule; Ask U. 8. tv withdraw All cities aiding jobless blacks No work is only flaw; Three 'Lantans die from violence; Con's gun is death of one The Xmas World comes out Tues.; Read it and, save some ‘mon’! ATLANTA, GA.. WEDNESDAY. DECISBER 16, 1931 Issue » .I‘ 1 Angry African Goes . after Steward at . Meal With Gun 5 § iy TP\ X HE WANTED FOOD Because he was allegedly refused food for his sick room-mate who was unaBle to come downstairs to the dining hall, Prince D'Uby. a native African student at More house college and said to be a member of a long line of African rulers, Monday night threatencd the life of Charles Robinson dining hall steward., with a pistol According to wilnesses, all stu dents of the university., Robinson and D' Uby had previously had some trouble when two days be fore the occurrence D'Uby had sought to remonstrate with Robin son regarding getting food to his room-mate &nd was severely Dbitt en by Robinson Unconfirmed rumors circulating over Morehouse campus Tuesday were that Robinson was to be dis missed and D'Uby suspended as a regularly enrolled student of the ('lill(’_ﬁ‘l' It is said that at about 7 p . Monday night D'Uby holding hi hand pressed in his coat as if clutching the trigger of a gun. en tered the dining room of More house located in Roberts-Hall. and told Robinson that he wanted to speak with him. Robinson. accord ing to students ignored the Afri cans demands Becoming incensed D'Uby is then said to have whipped out the gun and, pointing it at Robinson. said that if he moved he would pull the trigger. Robinson in the meantime, witnesses say. pushed D ] ¢ Lewis, a teacher in the re ous education school. in front of him and used him as a shield between himself and the muzzle of the pointed gun in D'Uby's hand In the meantime the dining room in which more than 200 stu dents and teachers had been sitting. was hastily emptied, one professor in his extreme haste to get out of the range of fire. breaking his glasses on the corner of one of the tables Another professor, Rev Clarence Gresham. it is” said, was painfully cut when. in making his getaway, he broke through a win dow pane. The African, still brandishing the pistol, ordered Robinson to come from behind Dr. lewis de claring that he had nothing against Lewis and did not want to harm him. This Robinson declined to do (continued on page two) A man, according to papers found on his person believed to be Arthur Searles. 42 Bell Street, dropped dead in the waiting room of the Union Station Saturday aft ernoon around 4:30. He had a watch insurance papers, a key, and other small articles on his person that were turned over to the sta tion lieutendnt The body of the man was rushed to the hospital but doctors there pronounced him dead upon arrival. He is thought to have met his death by heart failure IHis body was turned over to the Hat ley company. If vou are still undecided at ‘that time just what to give for Christmas or plan to do vour shopping Wednesdav and Thurs day of next week, then vou will want to see next Tuesday’s edi tion of The Atlanta World which will take the place of our regu- Jar Wednesday's issue. Be sure and get it. - @ Sam Barnett Dies While Visiting; e Visiting; e e 1 1 . Rites Thursday Funeral services will be held Thursday for Sam Barnett H0 veteran Atlanta railroad man. who died Tuesday from heart atltack while visiting in Hamlet. N. C. The services will begin at 2 p m at the Warren Memorial A M T Church. Mr. Barnett was widely known among railway workers in 1he south, having traveled on the din ing car system of the Southern route for more than thirty vear At the time of his death he was: visiting friends in Hamlett and ac companied by his widow M Hattie Barnett, was just preparin to return to Atlanta where i made his home with Mrs A Coopor a step-daughter. who lives at 26t L.ee St. The deceased & survived by, besides his widow and step daughter, four sisters, Miss Jamit Barnett of Atlanta; Mrs Lillie Barnett of Birmingham:; Mrs Annie Tucker of Montgomery, anc Miss Lula Barnett of Opelika i ‘ : Bull Dog Chase, Car . Wreck Spoil Plans for Sunday School Hard luck pursued W. A. Scott. Jr., nine-year-old son of the local publisher, Sunday and ended only after his father's Chrysler coupe had been damaged in a smashup at Mitchell street near Waltnut It happened like this: Balh “Junior” and Robert, Mr Scott’'s other son. were enthused over the Congregational chureh's cash raising contest for Sunday school students which would re sult in a prize for the student bringing in the most money. To gether. the boys raised 80 cents. Thinking t} not enough, Junior Sunday morning went out to seli Sunday Worlds to raise their total. Siccess was not immediate. But Junior kept tryving. He staved away so long that Robert had to leave for Sunday school without him. When Junior returned homy - hLe had already showed that luck was not with him that day. fér he had been chased by a bulldog while selling papers. and had fallen inte a mud puddle. He had to change (Continued on Page 2) : Duck H ’ uck Hunters Hit by Own Shot ANOTHER TALE FROM MISSISSIPPI GOOLA GOOLA, Miss., Dec. 16.—An explanation of the many serious buckshot wounds received by duck hunters recently in the vicinity of Chitlin’ Swttch was made by Fred Walker who returned here this week still swathed in bandages. According to Walker, these wounded hunters received injuries from their own guns. Most of the hunters were good marksmen. They hit the ducks but the shot came back with equal force and laid the hunters low. Then somebody trapped one duck and found that instead of be ing made of crdinary flesh, these ducks had heavy rubber skins which made shotgun pellets bounce back. Old residents of the community asserted that last year the hunt ers. instead of using wooden decoys to lure ducks near their hideouts, brought along thick rubber ones which they blew up and set out in the stream. They looked too good. As a result, the ducks when they passed by fell in love with these rubber imitations and flew down to make love. They were treated so cold by the decoys that the live ducks were in danger of catching pneumonia. Then just in time, the ducks learned they were decoys, let the air out, then got in for warmth and flew away. It was these same ducks that fooled the hunters this year. o 2 Theatres Help 1n . . Raising Money for Needy Children - - Y ROYAL, LINCOLN Doors of both the Royal and Lin- In theatres will be thrown open Sunday, December 20, in an effort to raise funds to enable the unem ployment Relief committee to stage a gigantic Chrisimas tree party for unfortunate West Side kiddies, ac cording to an announcement made I'uesday bv Mrs. John Hope, chair man of the Neighborhood Union of which the committee is a part. Both theatres will open at 2 p. m and remain open until 7 it was an nounced. the hours being fixed so that patrons of the benefit show could attend Sunday evening church services if they so cared. Royal Show The Royal theatre, which is co operating with the relief project through the kindness of its mana ger, . 1. Taylor, veteran Atlanta howman, is presenting ILawrence Tibbet in “The Southerner,” one ot the famous singer's most popular films. It was in this film that a Ne gro, Walter Richardson., w h o possess a voice similar to Mr. Tib bett's doubled for the formar Metropolitan Opera singer in sev eral of the scenes. An important pisode in the picture finds Mr Tibbett joining the famous Jubilee Singers of lLos Angeles in singing a group of stirring spirituals. The admission to the Royal has been set at 10 and 20 cents during the pecial show. tii. entire proceed: of which will go toward defraving expenses on the West Side kiddie Christmas party Lincoln Show Admission prices have been set at {hat remendously low rate of five and ten cents for the L'ncoln theatre on West Mitchell Street where Mary Pickford may be seen in a delightful fil designed es pecially for children entitled “Daddy: Long LlLegs” Miss Pick ford’'s antics as an orphan and later an adopted child of a wealthy bachelor, whom she marries, form one of the most beautiful child films of the present season. Added (continued on page two) MWEDNESDAY 1' E,u,l"'i;l I= -l 1 . . Suits Against Lamar Ca ~ Total $159,200; T8 Awards, $1,800 NO COLLECTION? A jury that deliberated exactly an hour and twentysnine minutes returned with a judgment of only $400 as an award to Mrs. Eula Adams and her husband white, who sued for $30000 in Judge Virlyn Moore's court against Wilson T. Lamar, well known retired bonds man and dry cleaner, Tuesday. The suits., which amounted to six against LLamar were for a total sum of $159.200. The judgments actue al, geceived totalled only $1,800. In one of the petitions the judge -ment was not granted when the plaintiff was unable to prove satig=- factorily that she had been seriouse ly injured - Lamar told interviewers that the ' driver of the whites’ car was in fault and that Mrs. Carrie Wade, ' who lived near the corner of Geor 'gia avenue and Pulliam street, had | been his star witness. She said, she 'had beep attracted to the car filled with whites as they were % ing at such a high rate of s %and she was anxious to see the re 'sults of their crossing the intera section. opposing lawyers had spok= en so ruthlessly and insultingly ‘to the woman that at his attorney"s advice they did not place her on the stand to testify in the trial Monday and Tuesday. Entering into the second and final day's hearing, $30.000 suit filed against Wilson T. Lamar was in the hands of the jury by noon Tuesday. The suit was the result of a petition on the part of Mrs. Eula Adams, white of Norcross, Georgia and her husband. J P. Adamsg charging the defendant as behig‘ responsbile for an accident th:t occurred May 16, 1930. in whigh her car was overturned after skid ding ‘on: the wet pavement into a telephone pole. Th's action was the sixth to be taken by de fendants. The petition heard by Judge V. Moore, asked for $235.000 far Mers, Adams and $5.000 for her husband. The woman claimed the pain angd injury she received was worth the amount petitioned for while her husband, who admitted on the stand that his- doctor’'s bils medicine fees and nurse’s salary did not exceed $55. felt (hit the ras maimning amount was due him for being deprived of the scrvices of his wife. LS Exhibits Scars ' In her testimony on the stand Monday, Mrs. Adams walked from the stand in front of the juy box and sat in a chair facing th» juraers, removed her shoes and stockings, she pointed out various scars op . her limbs, some of whirh neceg sitated the lifting of her skirt, = Various X-ray photos were pre= sented in the court showing the (Continued on Page y ¥ = , ] | z\ { Z ,’/,ﬁ | e 47//// ; 7 % g */~‘/ iy R ' | //,’/,//‘;{/ % ,','.’.{; ¢ ' i 7/4 oF AR R e : "‘{1“/' '} " : :: | “DEACON JONES". By L. P. Reyn ds T | GO WORK IN MY VINEYARD. | the pastor quoted. Brother Bell took | the pastor at his word. WORKED | WITH THE GRAPES in the Vl_ﬁ |vard making strong grape jules land as a result spent 8§81 %= | MONTHS in JAIL for BOOTLEGS | GING. Tuesday J _._B%m