San Antonio Register (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, June 10, 1949 Page: 1 of 12

                                
NEGRO HISTORY -EVERY WEEK
DANIEL A. PAYNE, born In Clerks-
ton, 8. C., was nn. orphan at
1 Through hard pliyflcal work «nd caddie-
Hght study, he sdviineed from laborer to
teacher, minister, and flnnlly nn AM.71
bishop. Daniel l'nj'ur "was the first color-
td man to become president of on Amer-
li-nii college. lie hondcd Wllbcrforee P.
from 1S03 to 187a
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BAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. WBDAY, JI NK 10, I-J19
With Nupplnnent, Out of Glty, l!e
PRICE TEN
cent^
S. A. M AN DROWNS IN KENDALL COUNTY LAKE
SocialiteGctsPen
Term for $8,000
Theft f romActors
Actual Shortage in Actors
Guild Welfare Fund is
Said to be $24,000
By Tito A.*uk iatcd N'etro rreM
NEW YOKK.—Socialite Mubol
itoane Sublett, 4!>, wife of famed
John Sublett, of "Muck and Hub-
Dies" dance team, was sentenced
htm week to two and one-half to
(Ira years in Dedforil prison for
llie confessed theft of $8,000 from
the Negro Actors guild's welfare
fund.
General Sessions Judge Jonath
Goldstein, In announcing the sen-
tence declared, "Y o ti r conscience
will plague you." But the well-
known woman displs.. "d no emo-
tion, as though the outcome of the
trial was anticipated.
Mrs. Sublett must spend at least
1U months In prison before she Is
eligible for lrnrole under terms of
tin: sentence. David Schwartz, coun-1
►el for the defendant, promised
rotltntlou of the money in his plea
before Judge Goldstein. However, j
the Judge referred to the resolution
ef the guild's board of directors,
which unanimously urged that the
Woman s|>cnd time In prison.
Further testimony revealed that
Mrs. Sublett had allegedly forged a
$4110 cheek years ago, but she was
not taken Into court. It was further
reported that the actual money
•hortage amounted to $21,000 plus
$1,050 In I Kinds. She was nlso nc-
eased of refusing to donate $'200 to
■ blind actor on relief, while at the
tiuie forging a check for tluit
■mount In the actor's name.
Notables witnessing the sentence
were W. C. Handy, father of the
blues; band leader Noble Sissle,
Billy Butler, and Fred! Washing-
ton, who was named administrative
secretary following court action
•gainst Mrs. Sublett.
Defense Secretary Approves
Plan to Eliminate Race
«
Army, However, Again Told
Not Doing Enough to
End Discrimination
By CHUCK MOORE
(Register's Washington Bureau)
WASHINGTON, D. 0.—Defense Secretary Louis Johnson,
approved, late Tuesday, a plan to eliminate racial inequal-
ities in the navy, submitted to him, by the navy, last week.
At the same time, Johnson, for the second time, told the
army that it isn't doing enough toward eliminating racial
discrimination, and requested the army to submit more liberal
plans. The army's second report, disapproved, Tuesday, had
Napping in Pool
Hall Chair Costs
S. A. Man $200
Lewis Davis, 1427 West Houston
street, complained to police late
Tuesday night, that his wallet
containing $200 cash, bad been re-
moved from his person whilo he
slept In a chair at a hOO block East
Commerce street pool hall.
The mlsslug wallet—empty—wna
later found on the floor of the
establishment by the proprietor, and
returned to Davis.
Arrested In connection with the
theft Is Johnny Baker, 325 North
Cherry street, who was allegedly
seen removing the wallet from the
sleeping man's pocket.
Upon questioning, Baker admitted
the theft, but averred that the
billfold contained only $00, which
he declared he threw from a window
of his home when lie saw jiollce
approaching. A search of the yard
failed, however, to reveal the money.
Further Investigation discloeed
that Baker had given his "girl
friend" a portion of the money,
but Bhe could not be Immediately
located. ,, .
Baker, who has a police record
Cor prior thefts, was booked for
theft from person and held.
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PURSE DISAPPEARS
Mrs. Marie Bell, 507 Albert street,
complained to police that, while she
was at a Mlcklejohn street address,
Friday evening, her coin purse, con-
taining $1(1, disappeared. A inspect
was arrested and jailed.  
EDWIN RICHARDSON EDMONDS
GETS DOCTORATE —Edwin
Richardson Kdnionds, former San
Antonlan, and sou of Mr. and Mrs.
I. K. Edmonds, 70!) Cuney way,
this city, received his doctor of
philosophy degree, with major In
social elhhs, from Boston univer-
sity, at exercises held Tuesday, It
wna announced, here, this week.
Edmonds, a product of the local
schools, and an honor student, add-
ed to his scholastic achievements at
Morehouse college, Atlanta, Ga.,
where be, In addition to being an
honor roll student throughout his
college career, was one of More-
house's most actlvs and popular
students.
He participated In the m.n'. sice
club, quartet, Soung Men's Chris-
tian association cabinet, and served
ns president of tha glee club and
school orchestra. In bis senior year
he was awarded a tuition scholar-
ship ns second highest ranking stu-
dent In the class of 1038, one of
three men to attain the highest
possible scholastic average fox that
term.
He later studied at Andover-New-
tou Theological school, Newton Cen-
(See DOCTORATE, Page 4.)
   
First Permanent
PartyNegroW AF s
At Lackland AFB
Lackland air force base received
Its first permanent party of Negro
WAFs, last week, when three WAFs
of the 3743d training squadron
were assigned to air force base
3700th WAF training group, It was
announced by Major Grace M.
Barth, WAF group commander.
The trio, recent graduates of the
sixth WAF hnslc training class, en-
listed February 2S. and were among
the 11 Negro WAFs Included In
the class of 70 who completed the
eleven weeks' training course. Sev-
en In the group were assigned to
technical schools, and one went to
Loekbourne air force base, Colum-
bus, Ohio.
Those who received assignment to
Lackland, "Gateway of the Air
Force" are: Privates (first class)
Mortimer Payne, St. Louis, Mo.:
Jennie K. Pogue, Canton, Ohio, and
Willie C. Woodley, Waco, Texas.
Iicen submitted In compliance with
Johnson's Instructions, two months
ago, for a report outlining progress
being made In line with with pres-
ident Truman's order, of Inst sum-
mer, to abolish racial discrimina-
tion In the armed services.
The navy proposals, approved by
Johnson, Include:
1. A statement to be Issued on
Its racial policies.
2. Assignment of Negro petty
officers to recruiting duty In an ef-
fort to Increase Negro enlistments;
to order Negro reserve officers to
active duty to help the recrnltlug
campaign, and to distribute photo-
graphs showing white and Negro
sailors working together.
8. Exert created effort to en-
list Negro students In the Navy
R()TC.
4. Issue s directive to Insure
thnt Negro stewards are given op-
liortnnlty to change to other branch-
es If they so desire.
5. Change the ratings of chief
stewards to chief petty officers.
6. Abolish the marine eorp's.
separate training facilities for Ne-
gro recruits, and train them with
whites.
The statement on policy said:
"There shall he equality of treat-
ment and opportunity for all per-
sons In the navy and marine corps
without regard to race, color, relig-
ion. or national origin."
A report submitted by the air
force, disclosing plans to abolish,
(be* PLAN, Page 4.)
mam
Cab Calloway's
Wife of 20 Years
Granted Divorce
Monthly Alimony of $650
Awarded Mate o f
Band Leader
By Thm/*- ociatif! N>cro Presa
NEW W O R K.—Heauteoua Wo-
ntmafcflll'iv.ny Is today a single wo-1 afternoon, In a private lake on the
man. Sitt she will receive $0.  ranch of his employer, C. G. I In ml 11,
monthly Vtiaonv in remembrance of ! ""'en miles west of Hoerne, with
20 yca * of marriage U> hir fano'di1'1" t"Kly n,lt 1^1 rn recovered until
ex-husksS<1. the King of 111 He Ho. |lhe following morning.
Justice Aaron Lew In Bronx Su- for n reason not ascertaln-
premevcum't awarded Mrs. Callo- je<1' Jumped from a flat-bottom boat,
way an interlocutory divorce from some (10 feet out on the lake, and
the 1MMIleader, Cabell "Cab" Callo-1 started swimming for shore. Some
way, ami alimony for herself and 110 fect tr"m lllnd. ho f!,nk fr'""
LEON BIIIUS
DROWNING VICTIM
Bibbs, 32, said to be an excellent
swimmer, was drowned, Monday
Lcor.
Leon Bibbs Jumps from Boat,
Sinks After Swimming to
Ten Feet of Shore
TN the second tragedy of its kind in recent weeks. Leon Bibta^
■I 32, was drowned, Monday afternoon, in Lake Frederick, am
the ranch of C. G. Hamill, about seven miles west of BoeriMfc
Texas. Bibbs' body was not recovered until 8:45 Tuesday mor*.
ing, in about 20 feet of water.
Unaccountably, Bibbs, while setting a turtle trap, abonl
60 feet from shore, suddenly jumped into the lake from •
boat, and started swimming toward — ■
the shore. About 10 feet from the ri t , n
bank he went under, and never re- IOr
j appeared,
Hamill, 001 Garrlty road, by!
| whom Bibbs bad betn employed for j
two years, told a lleglster reporter |
their ll-Ji'sr-old child.
Mr*. Caiiowsy's petition charged
her hnskmi I with adultery, alleged-
ly committed In Cleveland in UMli.
Two wi|aes<es testified In her be-
half, but her husband, represented
by Atty. Sol Gordon, did not con-
test the petition.
Reports Indicate that Mrs. Callo-
way wlfi continue to live with her
(hi lighter In the Upper Rivcrrdale
commuaih. near Fidelston, N. T„
while ratnnr has It that the band-
ay marry an attractive wo-
Ivlng In l ong Island, and
ortedly, has been In close
with htm.
were married In
tor
Lackland Assigns Airmen
Without Regard to Race
ACCELERATING the general policy of integration in effect
at Lackland air force base for jnonthi, the indoctrination
division, this week, announced the assignment of incoming
airmen to basic training nnits without regard to racial origin.
This announcement was made, Tuesday, by Major General
Charles W. Lawrence, commanding general of the division,
and the move sets the basic pattern of non-segregation for
manent imrty and two officers for a
total of 444.
Ga. Lynching Follows Ancient
Pattern of Dixie Race Terror
By VERNON D. JARRETT
For The Associated Negro
fWXNTON, Ga.—Georgia's latest bid for the Nasi Iron Cross
award fits perfectly into the routine pattern of racist terror
launched during Reconstruction. . ...
Another Negro has been murderod. No one knows who aw
■pi.. faHorai government "investigates" to see If it has
ft. The federal government
the authority to "investigate." The governor goes on record
in favor of "law and order." The murderers are still free.
nr.™. Attucks rolls over In his 1. Negro gets best of tussle with
Crlspus Attucks rolls over
grave—again.
Bourbon lynch mn rd«r victims
nsnally fall In four broad groups.
Jle Is "too familiar" with white
women"; "too active politically";
•'too wealthy" for a black man, or he
has the courage to fight ■ white
man.
The lynching of Calif Hill Jr., 28,
Jn this town of 600 was over the
last mentioned "affront"' to white
superiority. Given the names of the
town, the victim, the sheriff and
the initial scene, any Negro high
school Kid could gins S near per-
fect account of what happened by
tslng Ills Imagination
The $M Is staidM
white man.
2. Negro taken to Jail.
8. Sheriff leaves Jail accessible
to lynchers.
i. Lynchers "overpower" tail,
murder Negro on country road.
5. Sheriff unable to Identify
lynchers.
6. Coroner's Jury declares victim
killed by "bands unknown."
7. Sham Investigation opens and
closes at same time.
8. Tjocal authorities say Negro
was "trouble maker, anyhow."
Here in Irwlnton, Sheriff George
Hatcher and th« 28-year-old Ne-
i (get LYNCHING, Pace 1)
the air force.
This move means the eventnnl
change-over and dl«api>enrancc of
two all-Negro training squadrons
ns Integration is further projected
at the "Gateway to the Air Force"
base.
It will also serve to implement
the TJSAF directive on redistribu-
tion of Negro personnel, which was
approved, May 11, by Secretary of
Defense Ixiuls Johnson.
As basic airmen nrc graduated
from the two Negro squadrons,
their personnel will dwindle anil
the units will gradually become In-
active, after which the Rquadrons
will 1)0 refilled with recruits In
exactly the same manner as the
other training units.
Squadrons immediately affected
are the ,1727th, with 414 trainees,
44 permanent party members or
supervisory personnel, and one of-
ficer for n total of 460; and the
3728th with 403 trainees. 89 per-
As pointed out by Col. Kenneth
A. Cavcnah, division chief of per-
sonnel, Integration of Negro troops
hits been standard procedure at
Lackland fcr the officer candidate
school, the WAF basic training cen-
ter and the Indoctrination of prior
service personnel.
The WAFs now have their larg-
est Negro training contingent, con-
sisting of a newly received class of
32 trainees and five permanent
party members. There arc six Ne-
groes presently enrolled at OCS and
a total of 103 undergoing processing
as re-enlistees.
First basic training squadrons,
aside from the WAFs, to receive
Negro recruits under the new sys-
tem are the 3708th squadron, and
the 3725(11 squadron. It Is emphasis-
ed thnt the assignments will be
(See LACKLAND. Page 4.)
Billy Holiday is
Cleared in West
Coast Dope Case
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. — Blllle
Holiday—"Lady Day"—song stylist,
and said, hy some, to be the highest
salaried Negro singer of the day,
was acquitted, Friday, June 8, In
superior court. Judge Wallenberg
presiding, of dope charges.
A Jury of six men and six wo-
men was out approximately three
hours before returning a verdict of
"not guilty" of the charge of pos-
sessing opium.
J. W. (Jake) Ehrllck, Miss Holi-
day's attorney, staged a dramatic
spectacle, before a packed court-
room, when he tore Into the officers
who bad arrested Miss nollday and
John Levy, last January 22, In the
singer's suite, at the swanky Mark
Twain hotel.
Rhrllch also defended Levy at
the latter's hearing In February,
when be was exonerated on the same
dope charges.  
WOMAN STABBED
Mrs. Willie May Henry, Camp
Cushlng, was treated at Brooke
General hospital, Monday night, for
a knife wound.
Mrs. Henry told -police she was a
passenger on • Guadalupe street
hus when she waB stabbed In the
back by an linknown woman who
was engaged In an argument with
some ether women. _
Kentucky Permits
Non-Segregation at
Public Programs
By The Associated Negro Press
FRANKFORT, Ky —In an-
swer to a letter written hy W.
L. Holland, superintendent et
Fulton city schools, Assistant
Attorney General W. Owen Kel-
ler last week stated Negro and
white pupils may attend public
programs in the same seheei
building.
He said the state law ■ 
hlbitlng the races being taught
together does not apply to their
attendance to paid lectures er
ether public programs.
ElderlySsA.Man's
Jaw Fractured
By Holdup
A 02-year-old Monumental at!
man la in a serious condition
Brooke General hospital, where
was taken, early tfonda# evei
after he was reputedly beaten _
robbed In the 4(00 block Culehra
road.
The mau. Robert King, 312 Booth
Monumental, named a Latin-Amer-
ican as his attacker. After beating
him severely, King said the ■
whom he named, robbed him ot
cash and fled the scene.
King suffered a fractured Ja'
and other injuria*
leader
sight.
never to reappear.
Pistel as
Levels at Another
Miss Velum Beaalcy, 31, 611 Itns-
Bril Street, was arrested ami book-
ed for unlawfully carrying a pistol,
Sunday, on complaint of Miss Klsle
Ray, J37 Holland sfeet.
Mls  Kay told police that she and
several other persons were in o
tavern at 110 Zllla street, early Sun-
day alternisn, when Miss Beusley
came lo the talile occupied by her
party ami started an argument with
the compliluant over the fact that,
she (Miss Bay) had been "dating"
the othei woman's cousin.
A figh . ensncd, during which Miss
Beasiey Is said to have torn Miss
Ray'e Orfss "almost off," with her
then leaving the inn.
She returned, however, accord-
ing to tl.e complainant, armed with
a .22 calibre pistol, which filie ;il-
legfHlly leveled at Miss Ray, de-
claring "AH rl;;lit, Miss 3 B ,
you havo tome to your end."
At ihia point, a siieciai officer.
empl<$(j in the place. Is declared
to hate Wrested the gun from the
pistol ,wMdei. who fled the scene.
She wai pIcKfd up later, at her
residence, and jailed.
No Action Taken
0i| Anti-Poll Tax
Law Compromise
L ~ IHoclated Negro Tress
lINGTON, D. C.—The sen-
liiy committee, at its
meeting, last Thursday,
^ Indefinitely any action on
lytatlonul amendment which
voted out of the sub-com-
s compromise for antl-
0tlatlon.
[dual committee to Abol-
; tax called an emergency
at tho 17th and K streets
iSgt Wednesday, for the pur-
ling strategy to curb
)'« threatened action
rorable a constitution-
compromise to replace
ju bill.
igtliiiis represented at the
ttx meeting were the Na-
oaadl of Negro Women;
!«n Christian Service divi-
the Methodist church, the
International League for
| freedom; the NAACP;
lobscco and Agricultural
• tie Fraternal Council of
iuictw; the Cnitcd Electric
nf Amcricn; Southern Con-
fbr fltltnan Welfatt and the
Oeancll of Church Women.
Lttlv following the meet-
jpreseutatives went Into
'hi calling on the members
tenate Judiciary committee
ttem to oppose passage of
.Rational amendment.
(isurc brought on hy these
organizations wns perhaps
\ compromise, rape W
Aged Woman's
HeirExpectsFiglit
For$50,000Estate
By The Associated Negro Press
LOS ANUiXliS, Cal.—Alan L.
G. Woods, young Negro chauffeur,
■who fell heir to a $50,000 estate
following the death of his recent
UO-yvar-old white bride, won't be
surprised if he has "to fight for It."
The marriage ot the 28-year-old
"WmnfteiTT to Ms emptoyei, Mt .
Adriaea Eugenie Nicholson, last
January, drew nation-wide Atten-
tion in the press. At that time, the
new Mrs. Woods told reporters:
"I want him to have my money,
because I don't have long to live."
Thomas 1  Griffith, attorney for
Woods, has estimated the property
at $.">0,000, "but declared, "We won't
tie surprised If we have to fight for
It."
Later the lawyer revealed that he
had found no evidence that Mrs.
Woods had made another will since
slio married her employee. Woods
hail worked for the elderly woman
t6i five yenre.
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Race Clause in
N. Y. Housing
Contract Banned
By The Associated Negro pret a
NEW YORK.—Jim Crow took a
beating here last week when the
anti-colored clause which hnd been
retained iu the Levitt built-houses
contracts was eliminated.
A bitter and determined fi^ht had
been waged against the builder, who
is of Jewish extraction, to eliminate
the clause which kept colored vet-
erans out of close to 2,000 houses
he hns built out on Long Island,
that Bibbs had asked him to help
in setting the trap, with the m<*n
rowing out on the lake in a flat-
bottom boat.
llamlll said that Bibbs wns on
his knees, in the bout, tying a rope,
attached to the trap, to a tree, some
GO yards from shore.
Suddenly, Bibbs stood upright,
with a "strange expression on his
face." Ilarnill said that ho asked
what had happened, that Bibbs did
not reply, but placed one of his
feet on the edge of the boat and
jumped into the water.
Elk Convention,
Here. Next Week
Final Plans Completed
For Four-Day Session,
June 16 to 19
In a series of minings held (hit
; week by Paul Johnson, exaltod rulei^
Elk Mission lodge No. 4W; W.
Ross, convention chairman; Mrs. (
' C. Collins, daughter ruler; and Mr*
j Lucille Boyd, convention secretary,
. j.
When he came to the surface. | plans were being completed
Ilarnill said that b   told Bibbs to f°r rl,e twenty-fifth annual eonvrn.
catch hold of the boat, but again, tion of the state association of Klkt
received no reply, with Bibbs start- l'Hlges to Ik  held in San Antoni^
ing to swim shoreward. 'June 16-10, inclusive.
He got within eight or ten foet; The convention, which opens next
of the bank then suddenly sank. He Thursday, is expe'ted to be th4
never reapppeared. greatest iu the state's history.
Several persons, summoned to the Public features of the convention
scene, began diving to locate the will be a parade, next Friday afteiw
body, but were unsuccessful. Then noon, June 17, and the annual
professional divers of the depart- state-wide oratorical contest.
ment of public safety were brought I The parade will move from ii 
to the lake by Texas Rangers Tru- j l>rary auditorium, ar 4 o'clock, soutH
man Stone and Don Currington of on Hackberry street to Commerce,
Austin. twest on Commerce to Alamo piaza,
Jim Davidson, highway patrol- \ north on Alamo to lU>u*ion, east
man, finally located the body, the j oa Houston to Hackberry. and son Mi
next morning, in about 18 to 201 Hackberry to the Library audfc
feet of water, less than 10 feet I fortnm. Civic groups, fratemitle^
from shore. (sororities, and social organisation?
The drowned man was said to ' will participate, it was announced^
have been an excellent swimmer. I The oratorical contest will be beH
Native of Lnling at Bethel AMK church.
Bibbs, who, with his wife, lived Other events include s squarf
on the Hamill premises, where both dance contest, convention danc^
were employed, was born In Lullng. and a "talent parade "
Guadalupe county, Texas, where! The local committee has a 
he attended school. , nounced that 1,000 delegates and
Moving to San Antonio in 1037. visitors are expected for the con-
Bibbs wns nil active member of vention, from 15 principal cities o£
Antiocli Baptist church, a member Texas, for the four-day session,
of the usher board, and of the \ ♦
senior choir.
He was a veteran of World War
II, and apparently was In excellent
health.
Funeral services were held Thurs-
day afternoon, from Antioch, the
Rev. Rufas Wilson officiating,
Prank E. Lewis, funeral director,
In charge.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Irene Bibbs; two daughters, Lenell
and Geraldine Bibbs; mother, Mrs.
Gertrude Reed, all of San Antonio;
father, Stuart Bibbs, Sr., Corpus
Christi, Texas; six brothers. Her-
man and Joe Bibbs, Corpus Christi;
Payee, Shelton, James, and Stuart,
Jr., Bibbs, San Antonio; eight sis-
ters, Mrs. Marjorie Hardeman, Mrs. '
Perry Moore. Misses Christine and ,
Ernestine Bibbs, Corpus Christi;
OfficerStopsMan
Dragging Former
\Ufe, jails Both
Observing a man dragging a wo-
man In the 000 block of East Con*
meree street, about 4:40, Friday
morning, Police Officer P. W. Mao
Qui Han questioned the couple, with
the result that both man and wo-
man were detained.
The woman, Mrs. Lillian Scott,
024 Nebraska, told the officer thai
Mrs. Mercie D. Barnes, Misses Mary i the man, George Dewey Butter
Lou and Sarah Bibbs, San Antonio; j 1215 Menchaca street, her ex-hum
Mrs. Earline Erviu, Mexia, Texas,
One community which he built Is a,nd ^mother, Mrs. Sarah Dar
called Levittown. The first word of ' keguin.
the change came from
the Com-
mittee to End Discrimination in
Levittown when a representative
said he had received a letter from
Franklin D. Richards, commissioner
of the Federal Housing administra-
tion In Washington, informing him
that the clause to which exception
was taken had hern taken out.
Richards' letter said he had been
informed by Thomas Grace. FHA
director In New York, that the rea-
son for their objection to Levittown
leases had apparently been eliminat-
ed.
Grace would not comment on the
matter. The. Levittown committee
had sought and had been granted
an Interview with Richards In his
Washington office for Friday.
The objectionable clause read:
(Sec CLAUSE, Page 4.)
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Lackland Soldier,
Riding in A u t o,
Is Bullet Victim
A 31-year-old Lackland field sol-
dier, treated at tie Lackland hos-
pital for a gunshot wound lu the
left arm, early Sunday evening, told
police ho did not know who had
fired on htm.
The man, Arizona Barnes, declar-
ed that he was driving on West
Commerce, near Colorado street,
about 6:30 Sunday evening, when
he heard two shols fired, one of
which struck him In the arm, just
above the elbow. The slug was said
to hare been lired from • J2L'
calibi* run.
CHOKES WIFE
In a police complaint, early Mon-
day afternoon, Mrs. llarllne llud-
speth, 713 South l'lne street, claim-
ed her husband, Mims Hudspeth,
beat and choked her. Hudspeth was
booked and Jailed.
baud, had fisted and kicked her at
a Nolan street hotel, and had then
forced her to accompany him to s
Sycamore street hotel, near which
the man and woman were arretted.
Officers reported the woman was
drunk, and she was ordered held
for Lt O'NelL Butler was booked
for aggravated assault and held foi
Lt. Hester.
Jim Crow Amendment toD.C.
Home Rule Bill is Defeated
By The Associated Negro Press
WASHINGTON.—Proof that the Sepubican-Dixiecrat coali.
tion can be broken was exemplified in the senate last Tues.
day when the Eastland-Johnston segregation amendment to
the District home rule bill was defeated by a vote of 49-to-27.
The bill itself passed the senate by voice vote minus th«
anticipated filibuster. The only debate on the measure lasted
about two hours and was on the amendment offered on th«
This did not Include non-segri ga.
tion In the public schools or school
playgrounds of the district, lu reo
rcatlonal areas under the admlnis.
tmtion of the director of the depart.
floor by Sen. James O. Eastland
(D., Miss.) for himself and Sen.
Oiin D. Johnston (P., S.C.). The
amendment, provided for a refer-
endum on any changes In the sog-
regatory policy in tire District of
Columbia.
The Eastland amendment spe-
cifically stated thit no ordinance
of law designed lo thauge nny law.
policy, custom, rulo or regulation
relating to racial segregation in the
District of Columbia can becomc
effective until lt lias been submitted
by the board of elections to the
qualified electors for a referendum
at the first election to be held not
less than 30 days after the date
sueh ordinance Is passed or such
l w is esftctcd.
ment of recreation or in restaurants,
hotels, places of amusement aud
other public places In the district.
In presenting his amendment tl«
Mississippi senator declared that a
great deal of synthetic argument
has been going on throughout Um
country about conditions wiialu tlwi
District ,-if Columbia; a syntlieti#
clamor has arises that the segrcg^
tion rules of the district should ba
changed.
He charged the big polltiiiand
(See AMENDMENT, Page M
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