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VOL. III.—No. 19.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 11, 1933
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BELLMAN
HURT IN
FALL
D
AN SHROPSHIRE, Dawson
St. resident, who has
been employed at the Pruden-
tial hotel for several weeks as
a bellman, fell through the el-
evator shaft at the hotel early this
week and was seriously injured,
breaking a hip, receiving severs
head lacerations and probable in-
ternal injuries
According to advices Shropshire
was about to use the elevator to
tarry a laundry man upstairs. Dur-
ing the Interim of preparation the
•levator waa removed and the en-
trance left open.
Inadvertently on r e t u r n ing
Shropshire thinking to step into
the elevator fell through the shaft
to the basement.
He was rescued and tent to the
Itobt. B. Green hospital for treat-
ment, and afterwards removed to
Santa Rosa Infirmary at which
place he was operated upon yes-
terday.
Shropshire is expected to re-
eover.
LEAVES SATURDAY —
Dr. W. V. Hurd, local dent-
ist, whu with his affable
wife, leaves tomorrow for
Chicago to be in attendance
at the National Medical As-
sociation of which he is
secretary of the Dental sec-
tion. They expect to enjoy
the festivities of the Fair
seaso>i in Chicago, and will
probably go to Nashville,
Tcnn., to visit Hubbard
Hospital, and the various
schools in the "Athens of
the South."
SHEPARD APPEALS TO LABOR
SECY FOR JANITORS, PORTERS
Washington. — (ANP)— Mme.
Secretary of Labor Frances Per-
kins received a letter from the well
known educator, J. E. Shepard of
Durham this week in which be made
a plea for the underpaid ordinary
iteLSCT (flmrnm
ue mrnva jmj w "h ■■ ■ '*■
being pot Into effect at least Inso-
far aa the Soath was concerned.
Dr. Shepard's letter said in part:
"I have been advised that nu-
merous Southern merchants and
other* who employ workers havf
asked that the generally accepted
industrial code be not made applic-
able to janitors, elevator operators,
porters and similar operators in
public buildings. While there may
not be a general discrimination
•gainst colored employes because
of their race, it is well known that
the bulk of these wage-earners
came from my race and I therefore
am conveying to you my protest.
Of all the people upon whom the
economies of thi3 act are to be im-
posed, none are so little equipped
ior their own defense. I am asking
that the head of the workers in this
country use her great office to see
that the forgotten black man docs
not suffer a discrimination so in-
defensible as this. Your nation-
ally known sympathy for all dis-
advantaged persons, irrespective of
creed or color moves me to appeal
to you at this time."
FOUND DEAD WITH SKULL
CRUSHED IN
, Magnolia, Miss.—(ANP)—Hollis
Martin was found dead Wednes-
day with hia skull crushed in. Ho-
tjner Kaigler was held by authori-
ties pending an investigation. It
was upon his property that the
body of the slain man was found.
Mystery Surrounds
Shooting
Chas. Smith, 607 Austin straet,
was complainant to a charge of as-
sault to mwriter Monday 7th, whan
officers that he was
times by a Potomac
street resident. Investigating of-
ficers were unable to find out any
motive for the shooting.
NEW YORK PAPER SUED FOR
$140,000 BY HARLEM DOCTOR
Lawyers Choose
Rhodes President
CT. LOUIS, Mo.—(ANP) —
^ Climaxed by the election
of E. Washington Rhodes, ed-
itor of the Philadelphia Trib-
une, as president, and the en
bloc attendance of the dele-
Kates to a Municipal Opera
performance as guests of the
St. Louis Bar Association, the 9th
annual convention of the National
Bar Association came to a close
here Saturday evening.
George Lawrence, Chicago, was
re-elected secretary, and William
Haj%es, Chicago, was elected trea-
surer.
One hundred ten delegates at-
tended the convention.
Welcoming the members of the
Association, Mayor Dieckmann, the
first Democratic mayor of St
Louis in 20 years, expressed the
hope that the lawyers would see
the wisdom of co-operating with
the Democratic party. He empha-
sised that the Democratic party of
St. Louis meant to play fair with
Negroes and that their intention
had been so signally demonstrated
that the only Negro Republicana
left in St. Louis were the boot-
blacks who wer etoo shriveled up
to climb up on their stands.
Mayor Dieckmann has appoint-
ed two colored Democrats, David
Grant and Joseph McLemore, to re-
sponsible positions in the municipal
government.
Defendant in
Beer Produces
Amsterdam News is Made
Mammoth Action Taken by Dr. Louis
Wright as Result of Series of Attacks and Strange Results
Publication of Private N.A.A.C.P. Report.
riV YORK.—(ANP)—Growing out of the long and bitter / 0* EaJ? Re^' Glves R<* M|lk
fight waged around Harlem Hospital, and Dr. Louis T.j for Five Days and Alls
Wright, secretary of its Medical Board. The New York Am- j Well That Ends Well
sterdam News, widely read newspaper of the city, was sued
here Saturday for $140,000. Dr. Wright who filed the action
alleged that the publication had i
subjected him to libelous attacks
over a period of months.
The administration at Harlem
hospital has long been the target,
for many criticisms. Favoritism
IN CHICAGO—Dr. C. A us.
tin Whittier, local physi-
cian, president of the San
Antonio Branch N. A. A. C.
P., left Monday for the
"windy city" to attend ses-
sions of the Nat'l Medical
Association and clinics at
the New Provident Hospi-
tal. He is accompanied by
his wife who will go with
the doctor to visit his Alma
Mater, Meharry Medical
College, Nashville, Tcnn.
Victim Of
Knife In
Bad State
has been charged by physicians,
claims of mismanagement, mis-
treatment, segregation and irregu-
larity have been made before mass
meetings called to protest condi-
tions at the hospital. Ministers
have led crusades to the city hall
on the matter, while the Commu-
nists have male it a fruitful cam-
paign issue. Finally th« N. A. A.
C. P. took the criticism up and
sought an investigation. It was
the premature publication of this
report which led directly to the fil-
ing of the suit. Harlem Hospital
is the only major city institution
in the country whose management
is influenced lsrgely by Negro
physicians.
Bride Dies
In Sandpit
DEMOCRATS
APPOINT
AUDITOR
Kansas city, Kans.—(a.
N.P.)—Mack C. Spears,
1514 North Seventh street,
this city, has been named spe-
cial accountant by the State
Auditor's office in Topeka and
he has been detailed to work
with the State Budget Direct-
or's office. His immediate duties
are the same as those of the other
six white accountants under A. R.
Jones, Assistant Budget director
of Kansas.
Born in Hope, Arkansas, Febru-
ary 26, 1894, Spears graduated
KANSAS CITY, Kan*.— (By
ANP)—Beer, that is, the
3.2 kind, does more than mere-1
ly increase the revenue of a j
given municipality, and even
I more than increase the num-1
ber of drunkards in a particu-
lar town, thereby increasing
the hazard of life and safety for j
men, women and children. But out
here in Kansas the Sunflower State
it is vastly different.
At least that is the case if the |
story told by Al Beatty, Hiawatha,
Kansas, is to be believed. Here's
what he says about one effect of ^
the new 3.2 beer now freely flow-1
ing through the Sunflower State. |
For a considerable while, beer
vendors sought permission of the
neighboring white farmers to place i
the 3.2 signs on, at, or near their [
farms. Beatty relates that he fi-1
nally conceded to their requests,
along this line, but not until he had j
those who sought such signs to
Kinsey Malone, 611 Blue Bonnet
street, complained to police Thurn
day 8rd that he was cat on the neck
and arm with a pocket knife bf
Mattie and Helen Scott of Crockett
and Palmetto streets, as he waa
standing on the corner of Pine and
N. Center streets. Two witness*#
were named to the cutting affray.
The victim was taken to the Robt.
B. Green Hospital in a serious con-
dition and later brought nome.
The incidenta which led to the
cutting are unknown except it is al-
leged. that Malone was intimat«
with one of the women and triad to
act as mediator In an alleged melee.
ARREST OVERDUE CONVICT
Jackson, Miss.—(ANP)— Detec«
tives here arrested Clint Wigfall,
alias Clint Weakfall, county convict
Monday who was overdue on his
suspension. He is being held for
prison authorities.
HO\. TOM MILLER ADDRESSES
THRONGS AT ROSEWOOD PARK
CROWD OF 1,000 HEARS MAYOR PLEDGE GROUP,
SUPPORT WHEN HE APPEARS ON SOCIAL
_ SERVICE CLUB PROGRAM
understand that" he would {lace a! AUSTIN, Tex.—(Spl)—'The introductory program of the
red flag at each point where they j - V gocial Service Exchange Club was rendered at Roaewood
might display their beer signs, j park Monday night on which Hon. Tom Miller, Mayor of the
Meantime, according to Beatty, one i city was ma;„ spe^Ver. The Mayor scored repeatedly as he
Oi hia cows ate one of tb« red flags. | pie<iKed his support and cooperation to the program aa
thlpof Frank L. Williams. Later Tfrve days following thi eating 0f f "''^e'cJub orranlted through efforU of the rnJFclub
he entered the University of Sooth-1 the red flag
.Sumner high school. 3t-l
ARREST ESCAPED LIFER
Jackson, Miss.—(ANP) — Mat
Green, lifer who escaped from the
Parchman penal farm last January,
was arrested in St. Louis Friday.
Detectives here were sent to re-
turn the prisoner to Mississippi.
Funeral Men to
Convene in Austin
AUSTIN, Tex., (Special).—The
Independent Texas Funeral Di-
rector's association will conve
here August 16-17, at which time
approximately 100 members are ex
pected to attend. According to
William Tears Jr., owner of the
Tears Funeral Parlors and chair-
man of the local branch, elaborate
plans are being formed to care for
and entertain the guests. The open-
ing session will be held at Wesley
Chapel M. E. church on San Ber-
nard and the headquarters will be
maintained at the colored commun-
ity center on Angelina streeet. Mr.
John J. Jones, Texarkana, is pres-
ident and L. H. Latson, Taylor,
secretary.
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Race Relations Institution Closes
At Sivarthmore (Penn.) School
Result Seems to Be in Doubt As to Accom-
plishment Ranging From Hope to De-
spair to Failure, and Desperation.
SWARTHMORE, Pa.— (ANP)—A curious mixture of hope
and despair, restrained exultation at accomplishment and
desperation at repeated failures, shot through with the reali-
eaion that existing conditions, marked he closing sessions of
the Swarthmore Institute of Race Relations held at Swarth-
more •■■'liege during the month of
July. It , closing summaries by
the co-directors, Clarence Pickett,
gecretary of the American Friends
Service Committee and Dr. Charles
Johnson of Fisk university were
conservative, constructive and ex-
pressive of definite improvements,
•t the nme time pointing out the
great deficiencies and needs for the
•olution ot the Negro Race Prob-
lem,
The Course of tho Institute was
tonducted by some thirty visiting
professors and authorities on all
phases <>f the situation. Dr. Franz
Beas, d«W *1 American Anthro-
pologists, Dr. M. J. Herskovitz of
Northwestern univeristy and Dr.
Herbert A. Miller of Bryn Mawr
college, carried the burden of the
anthropolical survey; Dr. Ullric
B. Phillips, head of the Department
of History of Yale university, Geo.
Fort Milton, editor of the "Chatta-
nooga News" and author of the
"Age of Hate," and Dr. W. E. B.
DuBois, Atlanta university, gave
the historical background and the
sociological aspects were discussed
by E. B. Lindeman, director of the
New York School of Social Work,
Dr. E. B. Reutcr, Iowa university
and Dr. Jesse H. Holmes of -Swarth-
more college.
RESIST
I. L. D.
Tuscaloosa, Ala.—(ANP)—Lo-
cal colored ministers and • few
other leaders organized last week
and issued an appeal against "out-
side Influences" injecting them-
selves into the trial of three col-
ored men for the murder of Yau-
dine Maddox, white.
A petition issued by the group
bore twenty signatures, and read,
in part: "We feel that the fair-
mindedness and Christian integrity
of citizens of this community will
see to it that justice is given in
these cases and our conviction is
that the defense of these cases
ought to be left in the hands of
competent lawyers."
This action followed circulation
of a report that the International
Labor Defense, defenders of the
Scottsboro boys, would intercede in
behalf of the alleged slayers of the
Maddox woman and the widely-
heralded accusation that the men
to be tried were framed.
Those on trial, defended by local
lawyers, are: Daniel Pippen, Jr.,
Elmore (Honey) Clark and A. T.
Harden.
^by the caw, he en
ern California from which he grad-1 Joyed the rare distinction of having
Weldon, N. C.—(ANP)—Trage-
dy blighted the honeymoon of a
couple here Sunday when the bride
suffered an attack of cramps while
bathing in a sandpit swimming hole
here. She was the three-day bride
of George Loache, both of New
York, spending their honeymoon in
Garysburg with relatives.
The young woman had ventured
into deep water from her party of
six. She was seized with cramps
and sank. It was thirty minutes
before her body was found by Pur-
nell Keen who dived several times
for her. She was beyond recovery
when they hauled her body ashore.
Ring Borrower Fails
To Return Goods
It Is not everyday that or.e can
borrow an expensive ring from
some good hearted individual. May-
be Moxie Franklin of 205 N. Center
street had the same opinion as he
refused to return a $65 diamond
ring that he borrowed from Mrs.
M. J. Bryant, 303 Cactus street.
Mrs. Lola James, daughter of Mrs.
Bryant, was listed as complainant
to the charge, August 8th.
DRIVES BICYCLE INTO ALTO
Memphis, Tenn.—(ANP)—Jack-
son Smith, 15, while riding a bicy-
cle Friday toppled into the side of
an automobile. The driver of the
car rushed the boy to the hospital
where it was reported that his in-
juries are minor.
uated in 1926 with the Bachelor of
Science degree in Business Admin-
is tration. From 1926, Spears
taught at Lincoln University, Jef-
ferson City, Mo., where he develop-
ed and lmtituted the Commercial
department in that institution.
Since 1929, he has taught Com-
merce in the Sumner high school,
here in Kansas City, Kansas. At the
recent June Convocation of the
University of Kansas this year he
received the Master of Science De-
gree in Business Administration,
his thesis being, "Personal Admin-
istration in Negro Insurance Com-
panies," said thesis having been
acclaimed one of the most thor-
ough and exhaustive ever written
by a K. U. graduate.
red milk for five consecutive days.
Beatty is not having difficulty
making people of the neigttwring
territory believe his reports, as he
enjoys the confidence of his neigh-
borhood, and is a man of unques
tioned veracity and integrity.
Many Yaulables
Stolen Over Week
Dies Trying To
Show White Boys
Philadelphia, Miss.—(ANP) —-
Guy Crenshaw, 16, was drowned
Sunday as he attempted to show
his ability to stay under water
long time. Bathers rushed to his
aid but efforts to save him were
futile.
Young Crenshaw could not swim
but the taunts of the white boys
forced him to go into the water to
"show them." He submerged his
head in the canal. It was several
minutes after he did not come up
that the white boys realized that
something was wrong.
African Methodists Lose
Western U. Injunction Suit
Former Bishop Vernon and Backing Forces
Victorious in Judge Fisher's Court When
Effort Made To Restrain State From
Spending Industrial Money.
KANSAS CITY, Kans.—(ANP)—The A. M. E. Church
group representing Western university lost two injunc-
tion suits against the state here Wednesday and Thursday.
Judge Charles A. Miller in Wyandotte county district court
who previously had granted temporary injunction against the
state to prevent, tho state trusteesal work of the school on cultural
operating the school, dissolved his
order. Judge Edward L. Fisher in
the district court of the same coun-
ty refused to enter an injunction.
The A. M. E's sought to restrain
the state from spending money ap-
propriated to carry on the industri-
subjects which formerly were
taught by the church side of the
institution. Bishop Gregg of that
church contended that the rights
and franchise of Western univer-
sity belonged to the church and
th^t the state had no right to su-
percede it or conduct their part of
the work.
Back of the court action is a
struggle of the A. M. E. denomi-
nation which founded and for years
has conducted the school to retain
control. The state annually appro-
priates 1 a large sum to carry on
the industrial aide of the work.
Bishop Hamlett of the C. M. E.
church together with certain other
religious influences aided, it is said
by former Bishop W. T. Vernon,
obtained control of the board of
trustees of the state side of the
school thus challenging the con-
duct of the institution by the A.
M. E's. The latter closed their side
down but sought through recourse
to law to prevent the state from
expending funds in operating the
school under the new set-up.
Ottis Tibbett of 894 Crosby street
reported to police Tuesday, that he
loaned a set of auto tools of about
75 pieces to a man who sold them
I to an East Commerce street resi-
j dent. Mrs. M. Massonette, 6333 Del-
J aware street, complained to offi-
j cers that her residence was burg-
larized and clothing amounting to
i $3.50 was stolen.
I Mamie Goodwin, 2202 Virginia
I boulevard, reported the theft of
several articles of clothing, jew-
elry and cooking utensils, valued
at $50, from 114 Vargas street, the
victim named a suspect to officers.
Mrs. E. D. Johnson, 220 Brooks
street, repotted Friday the theft of
several articles valued at $25 which
were stolen from 2071-2 North
Center street.
Sergeant P. Halleron, superin-
tendent of Identification and Rec-
ord Bureaus, broadcasts "The Saf-
ety Hour" every Saturday after-
noon at 2 p. m. over radio station
KTSA in which he discusses traf-
fic regulations. This is a very in-
teresting broadcast and much can
be derived from it.
NRA Officers
Consider
Advisors
adviser, lira. G. W. Norman, held
its initial meeting April 9th of this
year with 14 charter members, but
has now grown to an estimated
membership of 150. It ia divided
into Senior and Junior divisions
with Mrs. E. M. Barton as Presi-
dent and proposes to extend into
every section of the city where
there are Negro families. The Pres-
ident, who tactfully presented th«
purposes and activities of the or-
ganization intimated that it was
taking the place of a much needed
Y. W. C. A. in the city and had
" " ~ ~~ _ . 1 dispensed charity, food and cloth-
New York. The nam.ng of (^ th# fortun,te of our
Negro adviser and deputy admims- ?r0Up> Mayor wa§ at his best
trator under the National Reco\- an(j received uproarous applause
ery Act is being considered by o 1 as he invited the club to place their
number of NRA officials, accord-1 needs before the city commission
... , j ■ i and pledged his unstinted support,
ing to conf.dent.al adx.ces recede.. ^ Interme<Jilito
here this week by the National A?- a[)(j junjor j.r0Up9 the following of-
sociation for the Advancement ofi fjcers have charge of specific group
Colored People.
The N. A. A. C. P. again urged
the appointment of a colored man
to the labor advisory board in let-
ters addressed to Secretary Frances
Perkins and to each member of the
labor advisory board.
The fact that the steel code, sub-
mitted last week, contained a low-
er wage scale for Negro workers
was cited by the N. A. A. C. P. as
reason for the naming of a col-
ored man to look after the in pr-
ists of the Negro worker. Miss
Perkins made vigorous objection
to the Negro wage scale, but the
N. A. A. C. P. points out that in
the hurry arvd bustle to get indus-
try back on its feet, the Negro
worker may not always have Miss
Perkins handy to plead his cause,
and many wage scales based on
color will be slipped by.
Gangsters Threaten Nashville Boy
Who Supposedly Talks Too Much
Nashville, Tenn.—(ANP)—Gran-
ville Ridley, 24, of 1016-14 Avenue,
South, was called to his front door
at his residence Wednesday night
by a "carload" of white men be-
lieved by the Nashville police to be
gangsters responsible for the mys-
tery duoble murder of Elias "Red"
Craig and Mrs. Davenport, report-
ed members of a local dope ring
and liquor squad; but before he
could be fired upon, he quickly
shut his door and slipped out the
back door to an unknown destina-
tion, and reported his escape to the
police with tears in his eyes and
shivering with fear.
It U reported that Ridley had
been driving for Mrs. Davenport,
doing general work and knew too
much about the lawless ring, and
had been ordered not to talk, but
"his racial urge could not hold him
silent." Reports are known that
Ridley has received several warn-
ings not to bother with the affairs
of "big shots," but he dared not
heed "the soothsayer."
Ridley is a well known electrician
and mechanic having once been a
partner with Lavelle Landers for-
merly of Nashville, but who now is
charged with murder in New York,
for the murder of Mr. Exum for
potion of the insurance money
which his beneficiary was to re-
ceive.
activities Senior Division: Mrs.
G. W. Norman, advisor, Mrs. E. M.
Barton, pres.. Miss Bessie Lomax,
vice president, Mrs. S. W. Echols,
secretary, Mrs. E. Roach, treasurer.
Group 14 to 20 years: Misses Lou
Ethel Conoley, President; Mariah
Heywood, adviser; Mable Edmer-
son, secretary; Roberta Richard-
son, treasurer. Group 10 to 14
years: Florence Mae Banks, pres-
ident; Hiawatha Earls, vice pres-
ident; Nadine Hall, secretary; Vir-
gie Mac Caldwell, treasurer. Group
5 to 10 years: Bobby Jene Barton,
president; Lula Mae Wilson, vice
president; Helen Gregg, secretary;
Eunice Cavanaugh, treasurer. The
following are honorary members:
Miss Mary E. Branch, Mrs. M. A.
B. Fuller and Mrs. M. E. Durden.
The following program was ren.
dered:
Invocation—Rev. C. E. Whitaker,
Wesley Chapel M. E. Church. Se-
lection—Lone Star Female Quar-
tet. Miss Zora Hyder, Marguerite
Hill, Bessie Walker, Alberta Doyle.
Club Activities, Purposes—Pres.
Mrs. E. M. Barton. Remarks—Club
adviser, Mrs. G. W. Norman. Ad-
dress—Hon. Tom Miller (city may-
or). Response—Prof. W. H. Fuller.
Selection—K. of P. band. Remarks
—Dr. C. R. Yerwood. Remarks—
Hon. Mr. Garrison, city recreation-
al director. Response—Col. L. D.
Lyons. Selection—Lone Star Quar-
tet, Jackson, Blocker, Wilson, Tay-
lor. Remarks—Mrs. C. H. Chris-
tian. Selection—Lone Star Female
Quartet. Remarks—Mrs. M. E.
Durden. Selection—Band.
New Orleans, La.—(ANP) —
Robert Lawrence, 33, waa critically
wounded when he was accidentally
shot by police chasing two colored
men In an alleged stolen automo.
bile Sunday morning.
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