DR. H. R. BUTLER. SR., FRATERNAL HEAD, PASSES AWAY
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VOLUME 4, NUMBER 111
Trace $40,000 in Stolen Goods to Home of Harlem
Social Elite as Notorious Cat Bandit Gang Is Caught
BELIEVE $1,000,000.0015
TOTAL LOOT, RAIDED
NEW YORK’S *
Harlem Agog as Valuables Are Found at
Home of Leading Doctor; Cops Search
Residences of Other Social Select
CAT BANDIT GANG RAIDED MANY
NEW YORK. Dec. 19 All Harlem was agog Wednes
day following the finding of $40,000 worth of stolen goods
in the home of Mrs. Bertha Cotton, socially prominent wife
of Dr. Norman T. Cotton, and the resultant announcement
by detectives that she would have to face the grand jury to
explain just how the goods happened to be there. Police
maintain that the property is part of that stolen by the no
torious ‘cat-burglar” gang, which was captured the latter
part of last week.
The homes of Mrs. Laura Tho
mas. wife of Attorney Janies ('
Thomas, and Miss Sadie Chase,
shapely model who recently enter
cd a $lOO,OOO suit against the New
York Daily Mirror because of an
anMole name with
that of Garland Patton, gigolo,
who is being held as one of the
thieve:., a/ere also entered shortly
after Mrs. Cotton's arrest. No
■o ids was. found In either places.
$1,000,000 Loot
The ‘'cat-burglar” gang is
charged with having been re
sponsible tor more than $1,000,000
worth of jewelery and clothing
missing from the homes of New
York's famous “400.”
Questioned. William Murphy,
detective of the East Sixty-seventh
palice station, who is accredited
with the capture of the gang, re
fused to divulge the nature of the
property found |in Mrs. Cotton's
home other than it includede two
articles which easily had a retail
value of $40,000.
Sensational Chase
The gang fell into the long arms
of the law Friday morning after a
sensational chase which eneded
atop a Fifth Avenue apartment.
Included in those arrested were:
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HM MAU IS
FOUND DYING
Mystery surrounds the death of
an unknow man found at 7 a. m
Thursday on the back porch of
rear 94 Connally Street by police.
When discovered the man was
still living and had a small gash on
the left side of his hand, which po
lice think was inflicted with either
a black jack or a piece of iron. A
slight cut was also discovered on
his right hand.
He was pronounced dead five
minutes after he was brought to
the Gradv hospital. An investiga
tion of the man's death is being
mad" by local and county officers.
He appeared to be about 38 years
of age. was brown skin and was
wearing a dirty pair of blue over
alls.
Tlie
Weather
CLOUDY, POSSIBLY KAIN.
Friday; Saturday partly cloudy: not
much change in temperature: mod
erate northeast winds. Highest
temperature 45: lowest temperature
40; mean temerature 42.
Weather Bureau
C. F. von HERRMAN
Meterologist
Christmas
sth Carol Concert
of Two Colleges
Promises Treat
Next Sunday evening at eight
o'clock in Sisters chapel, t h e
Morehouse-Spelman chorus will
present its annual Christmas Carol
Concert. This is the fifth concert
in a series which has attracted
large audiences not only from At
lanta but from surrounding cities
and towns of Georgia for the last
few years.
The program is especially inter
esting this year, owing to the ad
dition of three Negro ChritsmaS
spirituals and of two famous Bach
Chorales. Negro Christmas spirit
uals are rare, but this year Mr.
Kemper Harreld. director of the
chorus, has found and arranged
three new ones tor the chorus and
glee club. One of these used to be
sung by the Negro fishermen off
Charleston. South Carolina. Anoth
er. entitled Mighty Day, arranged
by Dr. John W. Work and dedi
cated to Mr. Harreld. will be sung
by the Morehouse College Glee
club. The third is one sung by the
Negroes on St. Helena Island.
South Carolina. The program also
includes Mary's Baby, another
spiritual which originated on St.
Helena Island and was one of the
favorites on last year's list.
The public is cordially invited to
attend this concert. There is no
charge for admission.
FIREMEN KILLED IN TRAIN
CRASH
West Palm Beach, Fla., Dec., 18
- < ANPi - Fireman Joe King was
crushed to death Friday night
when the northbound New York
Limited of the Seaboard railway
ran into an open switch and
crashed into a freight train parked
on a siding. Sam Eubanks, white
engineer, died later from injuries
ho sustained and seven white
passengers were injured.
Christmas Edition
Out On Tuesday
ILS. Kabal—Christmas Edition out on Tuesday
I>on’t forget The World’s Christmas edition conies out
Tuesday filled with news of bargains in Atlanta stores
for Christmas week buyers. Be sure and get it. In
its columns you’ll find news of the best bargains, and
gifts in Atlanta.
T’he Atlanta World
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DRY AGENTS RAID LAMAR HOME
AS 830,000 DAMAGE SUIT ENDS
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DU. BUTLER
DIES II
HOME
Noted Physician Hadi
Been Active in
Many Lodges
FUNERAL DEC 19
By: Cliff Mac Kay
Atlanta, was bowed in grief to
day as the tragic news relating the
sudden death of Dr. H R. Butler,
Sr., prominent fraternal Ie nler.
healer, benefactor and humani
tarian at his home shortly after 8:15
p. m. Thursday became known.
As the death message spread,
hundreds of friends the noted phy
sician had made during his brilli
ant span of life telegraphed or :
telephoned and others not trusting
these modern methods of communi
cation came personally to bring
words of condolence and sympathy
to the widow and son at the late
Atlantan's home. 20 Boulevaul
northeast.
Thought Recovering
The suddenness ot Dr Butler's
death is what startled his many
friends. Though he hid been in
failing health for several mmdhs.
during the last few weeks, he had
apparently been recovering. Dr II
R. Butler, Jr., his only son. said I
in telling of his father's death. ,
Then suddenly he had a relapse i
Thursday morning rapidly sinking I
into a coma, from which he m er j
recovered
Dr. Butler, who htid practiced
medicine in Atlanta for more than I
forty years was born and received
his elementary education in Fay
etteville. N. C. He then enrolled in
Lincoln university at Chester I’
from which school he received his
bachelor of arts degree He i>
ceived his medical education at
Meharry medical college in Nash
ville, Tenn He recently completed
a post graduate course specializ
ing in children's diseases at the
Harvard university medical school
at Boston.
Organized Societies
Dr. Butler, who was not satis
fied with just being a good phy
sician, sought to build up the stand
ards of other members of his pro
fession. To this end he was in- ;
trumental in organizing the Atlanta
Ihe Atlanta World’s special Christmas edition, which will
feahne ath ertisements 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 Ihe
regular W ednesday paper for that week.
"Entered as aecond-claea matter at the post office at Atlanta, Ga. under the act of March 8, 1879”
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ATLANTA. f. A- ERIDA V, DECEMBER is, 1931
Miss Va. Union
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You' see now why many male
students sort of like Virginia
Union university, located in
Richmond. Miss Ada Thomp
son. five foot two inches and
102 pounds of personality, was
crowned “Miss Virginia Union"
recently. She is a sophomore
student and lives in Richmond.
SHOT BY HUSBAND
In a family quarrel. Mrs. Glads
Smith. 139 Elizabeth Street. De
tur. was shot in the left sid ■
Wednesday night by her husban - '
Tom Smith. The wound was not
serious - , however hospital attaches
raid Mrs Smith was treated at the
hospital and dismissed Wednesday
night.
Jazzin* The
News
By
FRANK MARSHALL DAVIS
Dry squad raids home of Lamar;
thought aftermath of suit
Huge thief ring is nabbed in East;
search Harlem homes for loot;
Local medic dies at hoire;
he was fraternal head
West hits Dixie nivh law rule;
hint police hands are red.
Memphis job fight rbmvs results;
to hire Negro milkmen
Hughes ease recalls sim’lar one;
Col Young was fought there then;
Interest mounts on grid game here;
strong teams to fight it out
( hristmas World appears Tuesday;
i it's one you can't do without!
■Oil IBID
808 HUE
UWELLIHBS
Polite Robbers Tr y
Exclusive White
District Here
NONE "CAPTURED
l Three young bandits played
I havoc with persons living in the
{more exclusive white residental
district Tuesday night. However,
no forms of violence were exhibit
ed on any of their victims. They
; went so far as to be diplomatic
about the robbet les.
The first victim Guy King. 651
Biltmore hotel and whose busines
address is in New York, was rob
bed of $45. a fountain pen and t;
watch at Cypress and Third Sz
The bandits threw King's bill fold
er on the ground after extracting
the money from it. At his request
they returned his fountain pen and
watch and then stooped down,
picked up the pocket book, and re
turned it also. King described the
bandits as being very young,
around 19 or 20. and wearing caps.
One was very black, weighed
about 120 pounds was five leet and
several inches in height, clad in
overalls and a dark coat. The sec
ond was very much like the firs*
save that he was yellow. The third
j he was unable to describe
I A second and third victim were
Doctors Hilton M Fuller. 478
! Peachtree Street, the doctors build
ing. and 1! G. Banister. 781 Mar
| ietta Street. The doctors were just
I leaving the rear of the dental col
lege at Forrest and Courtland
Streets when the three bandits
i stopped them at the points of their
i guns Tlie doctors had been attend
l ing the fifth district dental society
meet. Dr. Fuller was robbed of a ;
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POSTPONE PITTS,
PERRY THIS
Following a series of postpone
ments, the trial of Columbus and
Buster Pitts slated to appear be
fore Judge Edgar Pomeroy Tues
day was again postponed until the
January session of court, it was
announced from the office of the
solicitor Thursday No reason was
given for the postponement.
Another trial that holds the
limelight, that of Miss Irene Perry, j
slated to appear also in Judge
Pomeroy's court Thursday, was al
so postponed until tlie January
session of court, it was learned
The reason was that her lawyer, j
Col. William Schley Howard, was
busy on another case at the time
scheduled for her trial. This is
about the fifth time that this trial
has had to be postponed on account
of the services oft he attorney She
will be forced to remain in prison
as a bond has as yet not been post
ed.
Issue
If you are still undecided at That time just what to give for
Christmas or plan to do your shopping Wednesday and Thurs
day of next week, then you will want to see next Tuesday’s edi
tion of The Atlanta World which will take the place of our regu
lar Wednesday’s issue. Be sure and get it.
Place Milkmen in
Memphis Fight j
for More Jobs
MEMPHIS. Tenn. Dee. IX
The Negro job campaign launch-
I ed two weeks ago by the social
science department of LeMoyne
I College under the direction of Prut.
I. Latimer, instructor at the col
lege, seems destined to bear early
results, according to reports made
I before the Negro Business and
■ Civic Association Tuesday night at
its special meeting. The Sunshine
Dairy Company located at Belle
: vue and Walker has promised the
leaders of the campaign that it
will employ Negro milk wagon
drivers on all routes where race
citizens offer united support in the
job movement by using this brand
of milk.
A house to house canvass by
Prof. Latimer and several LeMoyne
students in Negro subdivisions en
abled the mto establish three routes
on which colored milk wagon driv
ers can be placed immediately. On
two of these routes tl'f driver will
be able to sell fifteen dollars worth
of Sunshine Dairy milk every week.
One route in the Orange Mound
subdivision Latimer stated the col
ored citizenry seems receptive to
the idea and that he expects other
subdivisions to fall in line as soon
as they get around to them.
Managers of the Forest-Hill Dia
ry told the campaigners that they
did not think the time was ripe for
such a movement, but the ready ac
ceptance of the >vivalry brand ot
r?ilk by people who hitherto used
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STUM BE ALJTE!:
5 RIBSBRDKEN
Sunday as Sarah Harris. 181
Newman Street, was attempting to
cross the street at Irwin and Fort,
she was struck by an auto operated
by E. M Elliott. 406 Henry Street.
IS. W. The woman fell to the
ground with a heavy thud, eyewit
nesses said. She was hurried to the
hospital where it was learned that
she sustained five broken ribs.
According to Elliott, another car
traveling in the opposite direction
from the way in which he was go
ing attarcted his attention was un
able to see the woman.
8 Legged Rabbits Worry Dogs
ANOTHER TALE FROM MISSISSIPPI
GOOLA GOOLA, Miss., Dec. 18—Rabbit hunters near
the vicinity of Chitlin Switch have still more troubles in ad
tion t'o the difficulty of catching stop-and-go rabbits. Ac
cording to sportsmen, the area not far from where the stop
and-go rabbits are found is filled with still another variety
which makes it practically impossible for any kind of dog
to catch them.
Walt 4 Maddox, local hunter, said his dogs came back
from the chase two days all tired out and ashamed. On the
third he was lucky enough to bag one with a shotgun and
on investigation learned that these rabbits had an extra
set of four legs growing out of their backs.
When a rabbit got tired of running, on one set of legs,
ail it had to do was flip over on its back and keep going.
These rabbits when killed are sold at a much higher
price than the others since a housewife can buy one rabbit
and serve eight diners with fried rabbit legs.
TBINK mil SMI
818 IN BETlllffll
FDR LHIWD
Three Squads of Cops Descend on Home
Twice; See Lamar Second Trip and
Serve Him With a Subpoena
HOLD RECEIVERSHIP HEARING SAT.
f —
Just slightly more than a day after a jury in Judge
X'irlyn Moore’s court decided he must pay $4OO instead of
I the $30,000 for which two whites had sued him, Wilson T.
Lamar Wednesday evening was faced by still more trouble
when police staged a raid on his beautiful bungalow at 204
Jackson street for alleged whiskey sales. It is believed the
raid is an afermath of the six suits growing out of an auto
accident in which he was sued for a total of $159,200. Judg'
meats were returned for only $l,BOO.
Wife’s Sister Gets
in Family Spat,
Stabs Hubby
A Histet-in-km proved to be
i more dangerous than the P 1"
: verbial mother-in-law for R P
Ragsdale, who landed in Grady
.hospital Wednesday night with a .
। deep stab in the right side of his
I chest, which lie clamis was inflict
led by Miss Willie Amie his sister
in-law.
| Ragsdale, who lives at 199 Wes-
Iley Street, say.; he -nd his wife ।
I were quarreling and Lie sister -m-i
law stepped in and took up his
wife’s side of the argument.
Not possessing such a cool tern- |
per as his wife. Ragsdale said, his .
assailant, when the argument grew i
rather hot. reached for a switch- i
blade which he says she always ,
carried, and stabbed him in the
chest.
IFridzM
Three squadrons of police filing
three automobiles, and carrying
crowbars, jimmies, a n d other
wrecking materials arrived at La
mar's home Wednesday in a down
pour of rain prepared to force an
entrance if necessai y to the house.
Upon ringing the bell thev were
surprised to find that a " -I of JW
promptly answered the door and
inquired their wishes.
Women Frishtenetl
In spite of the fad th •' 1 11 - men
were not rude in th< T m-nner nor
insulting in their way . in the ab
sence of her father Miss Juanjta
Lamar and her mother could qot
help being frighten I when the
men walked in They info-med
them that they were serving a
warrant bacause of wh-J.-v sales
in their home One ot th- men
stepped forward as a lende”. pre
sented the warrant -nd to'd the
women they would lie < bligod to
search the house for whiskey.
The embarres-'d mother and
daughter allowed I h e men to
search the home thorou,"'i!v. The
detectives even went into the
yards but did not make a complete
search there becaus- at the juie
sence of bulldogs They then left.
Lamar Surpised
When Lamar returned he was
astonished to find his wife and
little girl in a frenzy, the side
walks filled with people peering
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“DEACON JONES?
By I. P. Reyn-dd^ , W 9
W **
After arguing with the broth*!
for about a couple of hours In thS
conference the brother arsw^Md^
said “Don't none of theat tMngja
'MOVE ME” Brother Bell graMMP
a chair, hung it over the brot**w|
had and said D— if that 189
MOVE YOU. ’
Tuesday
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