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VOLLUME 4, NUMBER 141
Trace $40,000 in Stolen Goods to Home of Harlem
Social Elite as Notorious Cat Bandit Gang Is Caught
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, Dee. 19 -All Harldm 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 James C
Thomas, and Miss Sadie Chase,
shapely model who recently enter
ed a $100,000 suit against the New
York Daily Mirror because of un
W~w name with
that of Ga Patton, gigolo.
wha is being held as one of the
thieves, were also entered shortly
after Mrs. Cotton's arrest. No
'oods was. found In either places.
$1,000,000 Loot
The “cat-burglar” gang is
charged with having been re
sponsible for 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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Mystery surrounds the death of
an unknow man found at 7 a. m
l'hursday 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 Grady hospital. An investiga
tion of the man's death is being
made by loecal and county officers.
e appeared to be about 38 years
of age, was brown skin and was
wearing a dirty pair of blue over
alls
The
Weather
CLOUDY, POSSIBLY RAIN,
Friday; Saturday partly cloudy; not
much change in temperature: mod
erate northeast winds. Highest
femperature 45; lowest temperature
40; mean temerature 42.
Weather Burean
¢C. F. von HERRMAN
Meterologist
Christmas
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5th Carol Concert
of Two Colleges
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Promises Treat
Next Sunday evening at cight
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
gpirituals 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 for 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
—(ANP) - -Fireman Joe King was
crushea 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
he sustained and seven white
passengers were injured.
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Christmas Edition
Out On Tuesday
H.S. Kabal—Christmas Edition out on Tuesday
Don’t forget The World’s Christmag edition comes 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,
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DRY AGENTS RAID LAMAR HOME
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FUNERAL DEC 19
By: Cliff MacKay
Atlanta, was bowed in grief to
day as the tragic news relating the
sudden death of Dr. H. R. Butler, |
Sr., prominent fraternal leader,
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 commui
cation came personally to bring
words of condolence and sympathy
to the widow and son at the late|
Atlantan’s home, 20 Boulevard |
northeast. |
Thought Recovering fl
The suddenness of Dr. Butler's |
death is what startled his many |
friends. Though he had been in |
failing health for several months |
during the last few weeks, he iv:v!f
apparently been recovering, Dr. T
R. Butler, Jr. his only son, shaid |
in telling of his falher's death
Then suddenly he had a relapse
Thursday morning rapidly sinking |
into a coma, from which he never
recovered
Dr. Butler, who had practiced
medicine in Atlanta for more than
forty years was born and received
his elementary education in Fay |
etteville, N. C. He then enrolled in |
Lincoln university at Chester P |
from which school he received his |
bachelor of arts degree He 10¢-|
ceived his medical education 1t |
Meharry medical college in Nosh- |
ville, Tenn. He recently completed
a post graduate course specializ- |
ing in children’'s diseases at Hu-i
Harvard university medical school |
at Boston. |
| Organized Societies 3
’ Dr. Butler, who was not satis- |
‘fi:od with just being a good ph\'»l
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
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, wiil ap
pear next Tuesday, December 22, and will take the place of the
regular Wednesday paper for that week.
“Entered as second-cluss matter at the post offlce ut Atlunta, Ga. under the act of March 8, 1879"
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You*see now why manyv 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
erowned “Miss Virginia Union”
recently, She is a sophomore
student and lives in Richmond.
SHOT BY HUSBAND
In a family quarrei. Mrs, Glads
Smith, 139 Elizabeth Street De -
tur, was. shob in the left side
Wednesday night by her husban@,
Tom Smith. The wound was not
serious, however hospital attaches
caid. Mrs. Smith was treated at the
hogpital and dismissed Wednesday
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%Dry squad raids home of Lamar;
~ thought aftermath of suit
Huge thief ring is nabbed in East;
} search Harlem homes for loot;
Locil medic dies at hone;
' he was fraternal head
West hits Dixie mob law rule;
| hint police hands are red.
Memphis job fight <hows results;
to hire Negro milkmen
’lhwhe«; case recalls sim'lar one;
Col Young was fought there then;
‘lntvrt*st mounts on zrid game here;
. strong teams to ficht it out
‘(‘hristmus World appears Tuesday;
it's one vou can't do without!
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) Three young bandits played
| havoe with persons living in the
imore exclusive white residental
district Tuesday night However
ino forms of violence were exhibit
led on any of their victims. They
went so far as to be diplomatic
abecut the robberies
fhe first victim Guy King, 651
Bilunore hotel and whose busines
address is in New York, was rob
bed of $45, a fountain pen and &
'watch at Cypress and Third Sis
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 docwn,
picked up the pocket book, and re
[turnu(! 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 feet and
several inches in height, clad in
loveralls and a dark coat. The sec
‘On:i was very much like the firs*
save that he was yellow. The third
| he was unable to describe
| A second and third victim were
Doctors Hilton M Fuller, 478
Peachtree Street, the doctors build
ling, and H. G. Banister, 781 Mar
|1etta Street. The doctors were just
leaving the rear of the dental col
lege at Forrest and Courtland
Streets when the three bandits
stopped them at the points of their
guns. The doctors had been attend
ing the fifth district dental society
meet. Dr. Fuller was robbed of a
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PERRY TRIALS
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 Hw-g
January session of court, it was|
announced from the office of the
solicitor Thursday. No reason was
given for the postponement {
Another tria! that holds the |
limelight, that of Miss Irene Perry, |
slated to appear also in Judge |
Pomeroy's court Thursday, was al- |
g0 postponed until the January |
session of court. it was lv:\r'n"'d;
The reason was that her lawyer, |
Col. William Schley Howard, was |
busy on another case at the hmoz
scheduled for her trial This 1is
about the fifth time {hat this ?riuI[
has had to be postponed on account f
of the services oft he attorney. She |
will be forced to remain in prison |
as a bond has as yet not been post- '
ed.
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If you are still undecided at ‘that time just what to give for
Christmas or plan to do vour 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.
: ilk in
Place Milkmen in
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MEMPHIS, Tenmi Dec. 18—
| The Negro job campaign launch
'ed two weeks ago by the social
‘s('icnce department of LeMoyne
!(‘ullege under the direction of Prot
[ Latimer, instructor at the col-
Hv,':e, seems destined to bear early
11‘(->:n)ts, according to reports made
before the Negro Business and
E(Iivic Association Tuesday night at
its special meeting. The Sunshine
' Dairy Company located at Belle
vue and Walker has promised the
%h-;ul'!rs of the campaign that it
will employ Negro milk wagon
!drivers on all routes where race
citizens offer united support in the
tjnb 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
itwu of these routes ttp 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 anpjund 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 nivalry brand ot
milk by people who hitherto used
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l Sunday as Sarah Harris, 181
{Newman Street, was attempting to
;lcmss the street at Irwin and Fort.
she was struck by an auto operated
by E. M Elliott, 406 Henry Strest,
S 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 to the difficulty of catching stop-and-go rabbits. Ae
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 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.
Three Squads of Cops Descend on Home
Twice: See Lamar Second Trip and
Serve Him With a Subpoena
HOLD RECEIVERSHIP HEARING SAT.
Just <lichtly more than a day after a jury in Judge
Virlyn Moore’s court decided he must pay $400 instead of
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 atermath of the six suits growing out of an aute
accident in which he was sued for a total of $159,200. Judg
ments were returned for only $1,800. 8
Wife's Sis
Wife’s Sister Gets
in Family S
“in Family Spat,
Stabs Hubby
A sister-in-law proved to be
more dangerous than the pro
[ verbial mother-in-law for R 1.
Ragsdale, who landed in Grady
hospital Wednesday night with a
;d‘se'p stab in the right side of his
Lghest which ke claims was infliet
;("(i by Miss Willie Amie his sister
lin-law.
I Ragsdale, who lives at 199 Wes
%ley Street, savs he ond his wife
were quarreling and the sister-in-|{
law stepped in and took up his
wife’s side of the argument -
. Not possessing such a cool fem- |
per as his wife, Ragsdale said. his |
assailant, when the argument grew |
rather hot, reached for a switeh- |
blade which he says she alwavs |
carried, and stabbed him in the |
chest. ]
$ v fl,
| Three squadrons of police filing
three. automobiles, and carrying
‘crowbars, jimmies, a n d other
wrecking materials arrived at Las=
mar's home Wednesday in a down,—..j';‘
pour of rain prepared to force ay
entrance if necessarv to the housc.g;
Upon ringing the bell they wera:
surprised to find that a «i-l of 168
promptly answered the door and
inquired their wishes. &
Women Frizhtened TuE
In spite of the fact thot the mesd
were not rude in their mannar rpr
insulting in their way _in the mo
sence of her father. Miss Juapjta
Lamar and her mother could not:
help being frightenc4 when ! e
men walked in. They informed .
them that they were seorving t‘
warrant bacause“nf whishey a&!fifi
in their home One of tho men:
stepped forward as a leader, ‘
sented the warrant. and m'dm‘:‘
women they would be obliged tofis
search the house for whisoy, 7
The embarresced mother andl
daughter allowed t h e men tfij
search the home thoroudhly, Thg,
detectives even went into thfi
yards but did not make a complete:
search there because at thew
sence of bulldogs They then %
Lamar Surpised L
When Lamar returned he wam
astonished to find his wife and
little giri in a frenzy. the sides
walks filled with people peering:
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After arguing with the brothe
for. about a gouple of hours in
conference the brother arges .S
said “Don't none of the Y
“MOVE ME” Brother Bell gra
a chair, hung it over the by A
had and sald D—— if' that e
MOVE YOU. A
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