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SAN ANTONIO,
Th"! Echo
Flyers, Conic Down
DtPriest Problem
I Orphanage Drive
The Pope and Mussolini.
The depression is still cutti.-t;
wide swaths into nearly all forms
of human endeavor. The latest
•o be paraded before the public
mind is the attempt of the Act
ors Equity Association to revive
interest in legitimate production
outside New York in rhe hope
of providing e-nplryment for the
many idle nwtiiLtfn of the pro-
fession.
The Assoc iation will make de-
termined effort to place as many
actors as possible in jobs, should
this interest campaign work.
However the question naturally
arises, what is to bccomc of the
actor of color5 Ir is curtmclv
doubtful whether anything will
be done about them. Apparent
■iy theirs is a case of "every man
for himself." All ol which takes
rhu writer back a few years whin
some ol our most
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10 BE FOUGHT BY
A' Lelia Walker Rewards F. B. Ransom In Her Will
NATIONAL BENEFIT
CLAIMS ACTION
UNWARRANTED
COMPANY FIGHTS
De Walt $8,000 Check
Deposited With
Court clerk
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Colored Citizens' Execu Hi^Committee W rites School Board
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Fraternal Leader Visits City f t |M manager given
W HALF WALKER CO.
INTERESTS
SHTER SUCCEEDS
outstanding
stars were proudly displaying
high flowered motor cars and j
most
HoUHton, Tt'xnx, Kp[|. (Hv The |
Auoriatod Negro Pnm.)—That the |
nllpfratiuna niiulo by attorney* for j
Mm. O. J\ n«W«lt of thia city for
recclvcr«hi|i of TIio National' He j
nvflt Lifo fiiNUranco Companv'a an
*<•18 in Tf xn« are innufficient to sub- i
jret I he company to a receivership !
i« the ftronnd on which tao auit fil :
exneiKivr f„« A 'in "" Di,trlft Court of Ilnrri.
expensive lurs. Among j couoty, t«„ will b« contend. j
wa< acor who spent Mr"- DeW lt ia hftaing her anit j
$13,000 for a special builr rar"n ,hp no -W"e*t of the claim*
| car • againat the National Benefit aria-
ing through the death of her him |
hand, O P. ItcW.lt, Of Houston. |
Pllor to the filing of the auit, how
of a prominent make ^nd at the
same tune did not own pne foot
si Si
tlie
filiate people would take; if thev refu.ieil,
, , ' ' . it is allcgeti, heuauae a #1,000 attor
an opportunity to handle; Myi fco K„ uot ilrlu^
coin in similar amounts again. M<*. IVeWalt'a attorney*, thev I
«,_stated, offered to forego t'le «uit if'
Opposition to Congressman "!!or";vi K?* in
r . ' ' & eluded. The National Benefit, how
L/c! ncs* is growing steadily .ic-, t.v. r, «1 to pay thi« sum.
cording to press reports einunar-1 Tie frM.UfiO tendered in I flymant
ing from Chicago. None so far !,r Benefit claim, ha.<
n , p , been deposited frith O. M. Dnelo*
••lerk of tin* Court in Harris County,
Tex., as ; loof of the lin t that tin*
company ia able, intends to, ft ml
desires to par the claim.
In a statement made lout week,
Fohn T. Uisher, president of the Na-
tional Benefit, said that it appeared
the miit was entirely unjustified.
IT«* declared that j revious report*
of ti e suit have not been based up-
on fact and were colored with pre
judice. The suit does not appear to
have been filed in good faith, he
unfitted ' stated, in view of the fact that the
has twice offered to pay
imate claim and it has been
refused.
It is felt that the request for re
ceivcrship made iu the suit will not
be granted. The National Benefit is
represents by the law firm of Bak
er, BottP. Andrews and Wharton.
Mrs. DeVilalt has retained the firm
of Nabrit, Atkins and Wesley, all
of Houston.
have been very definite as to why
DePnest should bt supplanted
by Anderson or any other man
among the group. Sifting them
all down, reveals above .ill else,
that old tendency to eliminate
those who happen to get ahead
of the masses. Some other oj>
ponents claim Mr. DePritst to
l>e harsh, unable to make friends,
and temperamentally
for the post. The real foundation
r | the legit 1
ot the opposition is the thought
tliat Del'riest might make some
money. Our progress 111 politics
will he limited until we are able
to forget this cry of the under
dog who covers a txjsition of lend
erslup
Hon. r. II. McOruder, Grand sec- Prof. McOruder 1 js been Gran
rotary 1*. B. F. and &. M. of Texas, secretary of the order he r t,res.
n- of the outstanding leaders 01 j for more than 12 year., and has
the group of Ti'xas, passed through handled th ir aff* irs during tliisi
tli • city this week enroute to Cuero,i period as t« reflect great credit
Texas to In- in attendance at the i upon himself aud the judgement of
great Mt. Zion Asso<,lation, which1 the people in re-electing him from
is convening iu that city. year to year.
He was the principal speaker at He is nn ardent church worker
the Layman's League last night and I and a leader in civic affairs in his
intrant* from there to ilousrou. j home citv, Houston.
BIRMINGHAM MURDER MAY HAVE BEEN
COMMITTED BV WHITE MAN "BLACKED UP"
Orphanage
toward its
1 he Flla Austin
drive continues on
goal, which was set at $20,000
several weeks ago. The attitude
shown toward the home by both
White and Colored has been
very commendable. Special men-
tion should be made of the work
done by Mr. Lcighton as leader
of the drive among the White
population and of Prof. Sutton
as leader among the Colored. It
is through the eflorts of these
men in organizing personnel and
actively soliciting that the cam-
paign has succeeded thus far.
Uses Baseball Bat To
Kill Attacker
The news of a truce between
the Pope and Mussolini was a
source of pleasure and gratifica
tion to the world at large. But
the first art in their agree-
ment will be watctn.! carefully,
as there arc many who believe
it impossible for any organization
over which his "Hbliness" has
control to remain out of politics.
It has often been said that the
Catholics tcpresent the greatest
machine in the world;
Biimiughnin, Ala., Aug. (CNA).— |
It has been fairly well estubliNhed
by Lowell Wakefield, Southern his
trict Organizer of the International
Labor Defense that the murder of
the "society girls" in Birmingham, i
Ala., was perpetrated by a white
man blacked up.
j .Since the murder, tie "best poo-'
• pie" of Birmingham have been car
rying on a campaign of terror
against the Negro workers ti lio have
j been arrested by the score. The lead-
•Stuttgjrt, Ark., Sept., (By The ing Negro ministers and leaders of
Associated Negro Press.)— Seizing the National Association for the
a baseball bat, Buddy Quillar struck ! ■ ■ ■—-
Bob Qillar over the head here kill
ing him instantly, Tuesday after-
noon, bringing to an end a quarrel
that had lasted a whole day.
According to Buddy, who is j<
distant relative of Bob, the latter
upbraided him Tuesday morning and
h« resented it. Later in the day an-
other altercation started but was
stop; ed by other members of the
family. Hob left the house follow
ing the second episode, returning
about four o'clock in the afternoon.
Hostilities were resumed and Bob
Sc'-ed nil an ice pick and made for
Buddy who repulsed the attack with
the baseball bat with deadly effect.
A coroner's jury acquitted the
slaver.
Advancement of Colored People iu
Birmingham have offered a reward
for the capture and conviction of
the Negro who committed the crime
Thus, themselves aiding in the ter
;• K.I«t the Negro maaae,. , t #f di,m(1[ll|
The "best peofle of both races _j_ , _... _ ,
were unnnitnous in laying the re
sponsibility for the murder at the
door of the Communists. Now that
this has been proven to be the act
of a whiti' man, they probably de
clare that he was i; Communist or
gani/er setting a concrete example
l'or the Negro worker to follow.
Personal Effects,
And Property
Divided
Nlaiiapolis, Ind., Sept. (By The
Undated Negro Press.)— Due re- j
fcnition of the valuable service l\
tasom rendered the Mine. <\ J. i
Manufacturing conn any, as
(kger, was cm-tained in the will j
late president of the corpora
lA'Lelia Walker, w ii«-i was fil
probate here Friday.
JkValkcr bequeathed one half
Interest in the « ompanv to her
[r, .\Cae Walker Perry, and the
1 If to Mr. Kaioom.
|ated that Iter r * on for thus ;
[ring Mr. Hansom was h
long connection with
faitbtuiness, loyalty,
jr
11 also prov!4i d that Mrs.
[shall succeed Mine. A'Lelia
L president of-4lie company, j
of tkc interesting features
will follow:'
property kttoWu as 108-110
iJi'M Street was left to her ■
ter.'ltae Walker Perrv. This
!^ii|ry valuable property, estimated
hi worth 1100,000. It is now leas-
,**nd is occupied by the city of
'Mr York as a Health Center and
OBe of the show places of Harlem.
1m* vill further provides that F.
(I. %ausom be continued as manager
f the company and that upon his
[etlriug, he be privileged to choose
us imecessor. i this connection she
tates, "I make this provision, not
(NT anv lack of respect for mv
laughter, but because of my implicit
onfidem e iu Mr. Hansom, his know
edge of the business and his groat
ov# for uiv mother."
• All of the valuable Walker jewlry
iwned by the late M.me. C. J. Walk-
ir, who'll at the death of Mine.
f. Walker was valued at $11,000,
vas willed to her daughter. Also,
ill ber diamonds, household goods, !
'urnishings at her New York pre-
niscs and the Villa Lewaro were
ft absolutely to the daughter with
ihe exception of the gift to A'Lelia
j-lmimi Hansom, her godchild, of one
oli •
aire diamond iin^ owind I>v flie
ste Mine ('. J. Walker, Mrs. Walker
rovides thay her daughter, Mae
VAlker erry, shall inherit all of
er jewelry for all times and that
pon her death they shall go to her
augliter, A'Lelia Perry.
Mine. A'Lelia Walker had a life
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Mr. Charles Bellinger, lar
ertate dealer south of (
our gtvi." , and prominent < 1
er, comet forward this w
his check for «*2o0 for the
tin Orphan Home Campai
in the front ranks for th
fire for the advancement a
of our people as a whole,
linger easily takes his j lm
of the race's greatest he,
His philanthropies are v\i«
tered and are pi veil withr
as is evidenced by the fact
a few days ago he mail
N. A. A. P. a large . lie
in the fight before the su r«
in the so-called white niaii
case.
Kegi it
ad lie
Joyride In Stolen Car
Ends In Crash
New York City. (CN'S.)—Alleged
to have stoleu a sedan from a near-
by garage, the | lans of Robert, Bon-
uer and Julius Hewlett for a " joy-
ride '' came to an abrupt end when
the car in which they were riding
crashed headlong into the pillar of
an overhead elevated train here ln«t
Thursday. ~ Bot't n\en were placed
under arrest following the accident.
Dr. Peter Murray
Heads National
and undoubtedly this claim can j
not wholly be denied. Be that as Atlanta, (CN8.)— f>r. Peter M.
i r i i • i I Murrav, of New York Citv, a Ho-
lt may .that first article which, ^ ^raduili0 nn(1 foni;rly of
' Washington, has been elected pre-
lident of the National N'egro Me-
licnl Society at its thirty sixth ses
iion here Inst week.
reads that "T'.e Catholic Actioi
organization must remain our o
politics, have pureiv
aims and adopt rhe
as its banner wll he the hardesi
for them to fulfill.
religious
Italian fit"
Colored Doctors
Attend Georgia
Clinic
Atlanta, Ga. (CNS.)—The clinics
of the colored unit of the Grady
Hospital here were opened Monday
to the colored doctors of the state
of Georgia for courses ill post gra
duate medicine. A large number of
race practitioners of the state were
present.
This course is fostered through
the co-operation of the Georgia stale
board of health, Emory University,
childieu's bureau of the department
of labor, United States public health
service, and the Roscnwnld Pounda
tion.
According to the report of Dr.
H. E. Nash, secretary of the Georgia
State Medical Association, every
member has been contacted and he
is urging every Negro doctor to at
tend this course.
The program consists of clinics
and lecturrs covering the treatment
When interviewed by a
reporter after his c u*ck 1
received by the campaign commit:<
Mr. Bellinger was reticent abuu
talking about his \ hijanlliro; •
but when urged to do so for the In
netit of the public tins latest . '
to the N.A.A.C.P. came to light.
lie leaves in about ten il.r s t
join his wife and daughters in t
east, for an extended vacation.
(Con'l on Page 5)
PARSON HELD FOR.
MURDER OF MAN
WHO STOPPER
HIS SERMON
ELLA AUSTIN ORPHANAGE
DRTYE FUND CpNTlXt'Kl)
FROM LAST WEEK
The association will hold its next 1 of socinl diseases, cancer, tubercu
wssiou in August, 1932, at Los An -j losis, infant feeding, prenatal care,
gclcs. 1 obstetrics and pediatrics.
10!
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Detroit, (CNS.)— P.ailey Thoini
on, 31 years old, who objected to
eiag kept awake by street preach
ng outside the window of his room
9103 Copeland avenue, slept with
out interruption Inst Sunday night.
He died early Sunday evening as
the result of a bullet fired by n
member of the congregation of Wil
liam Johnson, the "Shufflin' Preach
er", Saturday night when he sought
to halt Johnson's outflow of ora
tory, police said.
Thompson's brother, Matthew, was
tabbed when he went to Bailey
tid, -police said, Johnson and a fol
Howard Simmons, 41, are
tfU on charges cf murder.
an Courtlandt Social Wub *l."0.00
Beacon Light lodge L -
Bice Moon Social Club -- -- '
Charles Hill
Carlette (whitev \
Dan 1'iown ------ - - - LOO i
Josep'i Filling Station .. -- l.oo ,
Queen Hearts Socinl Club _ e.oo |
Lee Etta iloute - - Lot
Hotel Men EmfcJbyd! Ass. I".'"1
John Granger . __ -- — - o.. o :
Benevolent® of St. James
A. M- B. Church ----- 5.00
Sgt. Chatmon, Anderson - 0,1' >
Oi l. Carson Jannm -- - - 0..>o
sgt. llorton . -
Pfc. DeMoss, Joseph -- 0.2.1
pfc. Johnson, Walter. -- --
Pfc. Suher, William -- ~
Pfc. Brooks. Thomas B. -- 0.10
Pfc. Connor, Arthur _ -- -- " •'
Pvt. Id. Fielding*-- --
pvt. lcl. Smith, Henry M. " 10
Private Hines, James -- °
Private Hailes, Isaiah -- 0.or
Private Smith, Richard -- 0.21
Privftte Fields. William V
Private Lee, l\ -
; 5," v 1
SPECIAL DELIVERY
LETTER SENT EACH
MEMBER
IRE AROUSED
Want Original Site -
Take Exception To
Member's Irony
Below is letter went by the CLti
i /ens' Executive Committee to the
School Board August 81.
T" The Honorable President and
Members.
Bosrd of Education, San Antonio,
Texas.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
■ Once more we venture to address
von on the question of a Junior
High School for the children of our
croup. We feel justified in sending
yon this further communication be-
ause of the many rumors and .Uu?
ewHpnpcr publicity regarding the
in an • ffort to obtain from
what We <oViceiV0 to be a simple i
.1 i istice. We have asked simpl.^
!at ;ou ereet for our group, on
(".ou t on Page 5)
A.M.E. BlSHOP"BURIED
IN BALTIMORE
Church, State Heads
Pay Tribute To
Churchman, Many
Attend
(Special)
Starting a* early as eight o'clock
Tu"*ln\ morning, peofle began to
fill the church to attend the funeral
of Bishop Abraham Lincoln Gaine*
at Bethel A. M. E. church, Balti
more, Md. An additional force of
police was posted all along near the
district of the church to handle the
extremely large crowds and traffic.
No cars were allowed to park in a
certain area of the funeral for ful
Iv an ' our before and after the
service.
The funeral service was simple
hut impressive. The church was fill-
ed to its capacity with friends and
citizenry. The procession was led by
the Masons, followed by the bishops
and general officers of the church.
It was the heartfelt tribute of a
host of colaborers mourning friends
and spectators. Among the distingu
ished guests present were Howard E.
Jackson, mayor of the city, Gov.
Ritchie and his aide.
Telegram resolutions and express
sions of sympathy numbering more
♦ inn 300 were listed and mentioned
listed among which were messages
from his excellency, Gov. Ritcbe, his
honor Mayor Jackson, all high
church officials of the various de
j nominations, .public spirited citizens
In court tie following morning j churchmen from all over the
was fined $." () on charges of j COjmtrv.
t loin
eric an Wi
the co
tllUOUII'
donat
Fund.
•d
ht
ing in
lreadv
Tin
\s nn encouragement t«
tributors we are happy to
' lint t le Steves family
"'"•nil to the Building
Contributions are still c
i. i our friends. We liavi
c $1,000 mark.
ub|imrters will be at
ter button Co. as the drive con
O
fclula And Susie Draw
Fines
Memphis, TYnn., Sopt. (By Tl '
\ - -inted Negro Press.i Susie
Bagl.y and Eula Porter attended a
l art\ Thursday night at the home
>f a mutual friend. Drinks were
erved and Susie took on enough to
make her express "her sober
thoughts.'' She directed them to-
' ward Eula and when t ie latter ob
.'I 'ed to the names used. Susie
iM.'rle for her with an ice pick. In
' lie! anger the attacker failed to see
I bute!icr knife lying on the table
.■lose to Eula'ii right hand, but Eula
had seen it and when Susie reached
tricking distance, the butcher
knife was drawn across her head
md face, inflicting an ugly wound.
\
<5
s-aut ami battery and Euln $." on
ii -rderly conduct.
O
Stabs Brother And
Sister
Lo'- Angeles, Cnl., Se|)t. (By The
Associated Negro Press.)— Because
lie attempted to defend his sister
;iud prevent her from being bo%tun
Preston Bruner, Janies Ellis is
suffering from severe stab wounds
in lii< right shoulder from a knife
wielded In Bruner. Ellis' sister,
\nu t Mae Wallace, is also suffer-
ing from a slash down the right artn.
Ellis says that on arriving at his
•ister's residence, 1609 E. Jeffer-
on Street, he found Bruner fight-
ing her. ^
! Although flowers were requested
withheld in the funeral notice, that
was run in the daily papers, the
casket was flooded with a blanket
of cream rosebuds, maiden haired
terns, and a sheath of snow white
lilies that covered the entire casket.
The casket, was of * mouse gray cob
or with deep trimmings of dull
silver. It was opened at 8 o'clock
as the body lay in state Tuesday
morning until 10 a. m. At the grave
in Mt. Zion cemtery the casket wms
lowered into the vault after it had
been placed in another casket of
white metal.
The funeral services were proceed*
cd by a midnight Masoaic service
on Monday and the order of aer-
vices, with Bishop W. H. Heerily
presiding.
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