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IIOIO HISTOBT-2VKB7 WEEK
CHARLES & GILPIN, eminent dra-
matic actor, born 1874, Richmond, V«.,
worked more than half hli life aa printer
and porter before fall recognition of hie
talents came to him. Following work In
email itock outflta, he finally won pralee
In John Drlnkwitert "Abraham Lincoln."
He reached tbe helghta of fame and for-
tune with bis superb portrayal of Brutui
Jones In O'Nelll'a "Emperor Jonea."
san
Antonio Register
RIGHT ♦ JUSTICE V PROGRESS
City Edition
City Edition
a l r;
the
SAN A.MTONW
and SOI'TH
TEXAS NEWS
While It's
NEWS
World-Wide Sews Coverage
VOLUME 20—NUMBER <
With Supplement, Out of City, lie
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS,
FEBRl ARY *4, 1 5*
With Supplement, Out el City, lie
PRICE TEN CENT*
ONE DIES, FOUR HURTMCRASH NEARSEGUIN
Man, Boy Injured
As S. A. Traffic
MishapsContinue
Truck Hits Parked Car
Head-on, Auto Runs
Into Boys, Bike
Snu Antonio streets conlluuc to
Ik: uo safer than a battle field, al-
though there were fewer mishaps,
(luring the past several days, tiian
reported in recent weeks.
Ono man and one boy were in-
jured, n bicycle was demolished and
five vehicles damaged In the week's
casualties.
Tuesday morning, before 1 o'clock,
automobiles driven by Jim Ervln
hit-Lain, 28, 1835 Lamar street, and
W. 0. Duncan, 22, 415 Ilarnet, n'cre
Imdly dnniagod In n collision at
North Haekl>erry and East Houston
streets.
Traffic investigators reported
that MeLain was going south on
Hackberry about 20 miles an hour,
In a 1040 model coach, and Duncnn
was traveling 63 miles an hour,
east on Houston, in a 1930 sedan.
Duncan's car continued 141 feet
after the Impact.
A Collins ambulance carried Dun-
can to Brooke general hospital for
treatment of undecet mined injuries.
John J. Brown, 60, 1501 North-
west 18th street, was booked for
driving wliiio intoxicated, negligent
collision, and driving without a
license, Saturday nlglit, when a 1033
model pickup true* lie was driving
crashed, head-on, in the 2400 block
of West Poplar street, Into a car
parked at the curb. Tbe parked
machine, owned by John II. tJreen,
was atnudlng in front of Green's
iiome, 2418 West Poplar.
Brown was driving on the wrong
aide of the street, and had no
lights. The fronts of both Tchlcles
were damaged.
Tuesday night, two boys, stand-
ing >.v ,, Mtj-cle, lit tbe 1100 block
—nwett Military drive, were
Struck by a car driven by Jesse
Dixon, 66. 401 Torcldo drive.
Lcroy Home, 14, 401 Grosvcnor,
received a broken right leg, abra-
sions, of the head, and suffered
shock.
The other boy, Charles Calhoun,
601 Grosvcnor, was tin injured.
The boys were standing a few
ateps from the curbing, holding tbe
fclke, which had no lights or re-
flectors. There were no street lights,
and the night was dr.rk and cloudy.
Dlxoa said that, momentarily,
he took bis eyes off the road, aud.
wlion be looked back, lie suddenly
saw the boys In front of the ma-
chine. He npplied brakes, but the
Tight front of the car struck the
fclcyclc. Injuring one of the youths.
A fender and lenses of the auto-
mobile were damaged.
An Alamo ambulance carried the
Injured lad to Baptist Memorial
hospital. Dixon was booked for
aggravated assault.
Teacher Loses
Test Suit in
Exam Fraud
By The Anoclated Negro Press
CHAItLESTON, S. C.—The test
suit of Mrs. Pearl Green Sliirer, one
of the 801 Negro school teachers ac-
cused of using a liadulent key in
the February, 1949 teachers' state
examination, was dismissed by a
three-Judge panel In federal court
here last week.
In the opinion of tbe jurists,
Chief Judge J. J. Parker, District
Judge J. W. Waring and Judge
George B. Timmermnn, the 801 test
papers followed the key so closely
that "correspondence could not rea-
sonably be explained on an honest
basis."
The case had been argued last
Jan. 23 In federal court here, with
final arguments being submitted by
briefs. Pointing out that confessions
hare been received from 131 tench-
crs Implicated, the Jurists said:
"As to the others, It Is absurd
to say the board's action was not
supported by the evidence, or was
arbitrary or unreasonable. The ques-
tion Involved was a pure question
of fact and, In deciding it, the
board was at liberty to consider
circumstantial as well as direct
evidence and the circumstances re-
lied on were of strong and probative
nature.
"The proof shows that the papers
were examined by a reputable test-
ing agency and that the fraudulent
nature of the papers was ascertain-
ed In an absolutely Impartial man-
ner with which race and color
could hnve no possible connection."
In addition, the opinion says the
plaintiff "answered the same exam-
ination questions substantially as
did the fraudulent key In six of 10
sections of the examination."
HOUbJfi H6BEZ3
Miss Johnny Lee Williams, 143
Polorna street, named a suspect In
tbe theft, Friday, of $10 and a
ladles' wrist watch from ber borne.
Chief Says His
110 Wives None
Of UN's Business
By The Associated Negro Press
NEW YORK.—1The UN trus-
teeship rounrll has nothing to
do with the personal and pri-
vate affairs of an African chief,
according to the fpn of Uikom
in West Africa. Ami because
the council has stuck its nose
into the fon's business, he ntay
slap a suit against It.
The fon says the council was
meddling when it sent a four-
mail mission to West Africa
to Investigate Ills polygamous
setup. The Afriran chief, who
claims to be 100 years old, is
reported to have 110 wives.
In July, 1948, the counril is-
sued a condemnation of polyg-
amous arrangements and or-
dered an on-the-spot checkup.
The four-man crew did just
that, but lis report advised
the I'N to, more or less "mind
Its own business'' as such mar-
riages are an eronomlr neces-
sity In that part of the world.
According to the fon, he In-
herited 10 of his wives from
tbe previous chief. Other wives
were given to him by fathers
or entered his compound of
their own free will. Some have
left of their own free will, too.
♦
Chi Prosecutor's
Dereliction inRiot
Cases Assailed
Presents "Lame" Case So
Racists, Police Dep't
May be Exonerated
By The Amounted Netro l'iea<
CHICAGO—Nine lawyers, who
have compiled evidence against
white persons charged with attack-
ing Negroes and Jews during a
south side race and religious riot
last November, have rapped the city
prosecutor for dereliction of duty.
The lawyers Informed City Cor-
poration Counsel Benjamin 8. Ada-
luowskl that the defendants arc
being "Inadequately prosecuted by
your office." They charged the city
prosecutor presented a "lame" case
against tbe alleged rioters In order
to "exonerate" them antl tbe "police
department for Its failure to dis-
perse the mob."
Three of the group signing tbe
letter are nationally prominent Ne-
groes. Tliey are Atty. Earl B. Dlek-
erson, Richard E. Westbrooks, and
William A. Booker. They have form-
ed tbe Lawyers' committee to End
Mob Violence In Chlcugo. Others In-
clude Attys. Joseph Edclman, H.
B. Hitman, Theresa C. Ehrlich,
Irving G. Steinberg, Mat Xaiinan,
and Elmer Segal.
Previously, a representative of
the group told the Committee to
End Mob Violence in Chicago—
which embraces more than 50 civic
and religious organizations—th a t
tliey offered the prosecutor names
of witnesses and their statements,
which conid have been presented
as evidence. Their offers were re-
jected, they said. Consequently 11 of
tbe arrested hnve been freed.
The corporation counsel was urg-
ed to appoint a new special pros-
ecutor to proceed with the case of
the remaining riot defendants.
Their cases are slated for bearings
this week.
Car Carrying Randolph AFB
Workers Collides Head -on
With Gravel Truck
CEGUIN, Texas—A 51-year-old man was killed, and four
v persons were injured, with one woman being given a
fighting chance for recovery, in a head-on collision. Friday
afternoon, Feb. 17, at 5:20, involving a heavy, four-door
and a gravel truck, on the Segttin highway, some four mil—
west of the city, near McQueeney. All were residents of Segnia.
Lester Savage, driver of the sedan, suffered a broken ntcfc
was dead on arrival at Seguin ————
SAN ANTONIAN HAS AUDIENCE WITH POPE—Miss Katharine who waa en route to Barcelona, Spain, for a long visit; Miss Katharine
Beverly (second from left), widely known San Antoninn, poet, and
Register staff member, Is Bhown with a gronp of pilgrims to Rome,
Italy, for the Holy Year, just prior to the special audience granted
them with Pope Pius XII, at 11 o'clock, Sunday morning, Feb. 6, In
tbe Vatican.
Left to right they are Miss neien Connare, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Beverly, San Antonio, Tevas; George Dulansey, of Johnstown, Pennsyl-
vania; his daughter, Miss Mary Ann Dulansey, wife. Mrs. George
Dulansey; JIIss Helen O'Neill, New Jersey; unidentified man and wo-
man ; DavM Dulansey. son of Mr. and Mrs. George Dulansey; and Mrs.
Marie Diamond, New Jersey.
Fo
rmer
S. A.
Teacher Dies in
San Francisco
Word was received here Wednes-
day morning, February 22, of the
death in San Francisco, Callfornln,
of Mrs. Vlolette Elir.orc Reed, for-
mer resident of this city, following
a short illness in Stanford hospital.
Mrs. Reed, the wife of John Reed
of 2554 I'Ine street, San Francisco,
California, was the daughter of the
late Mr. and MrsT James B. El-
more, and resided nt the family
residence on North New Braunfels
avenue, until sho moved to San
Francisco In September, 1037.
For a number of years she was a
teacher In the elementary schools
of thin city, having taught at Cnney
and Washington elementary, and
Douglass junior high schools. She
was n charter member of Alpha
Tan Omega diopter of Alpha Kappa
Alpha sorority, this city.
Funeral services will be conduct-
ed tomorrow (Saturday) at 2
o'clock In Ban Frnnclsco.
Friday Night Fire
Of Unknown Origin
Destroys Home
In a fire of undetermined origin,
tbe home of Mrs. Ester Crayton,
2070 Nebraska street, was complete-
ly -Uatroyed early Friday night.
Damage to ilu 8?f>"«e. burned
completely to the ground, was es-
timated at $2."00 with an addition-
al loss of $500 cn its contents.
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The audience was held In tbe
Consistory room, which is used for
conferences and small audiences.
The satin-covered golden chair of
the pope Is shown In the back-
ground. It la not practical for the
pope to be photographed with each
small group during tbe busy days
of the Holy Year, but these same
persons, shown above, were photo-
graphed with Pope Plus XII as he
talked wltb some of them at a
large general audience for 0,000
tbe day before.
On a 38-day cruise to tbe Mediter-
ranean area, some 120 members of
the cruise left tbe SS Atlantic at
Naples, Italy, and went by train
to Rome for a four-day stay, and
rejoined the ship at Genoa, Italy.
At the special audience the pope
chatted briefly with each person,
expressed his pleasure at seeing so
many Americans coming to Rome;
praised them for their devotion to
the church, and gave the papal
blessing to each pilgrim Indlvldnal-
Miss Beverly, who returned to
the city Monday, February 20, was
received in tho general audience;
at the special audience, and through
the Invitation of Father Lnfferty,
secretary of Bishop Martin, J.
O'Connor, she attended the solemn
beat if'cation ceremony for Marie
Desolata Torres Aeosta. founder of
an order of Spanish nuns, of
Madrid, Spain. Pope Piux XII gave
the pupal blessing nt this cere-
mony also, and appeared on the
Vatican balcony for the thousands
unable to get Inside St. Peter's
basilica for the ceremony.
♦
MississippiOkchs
Billfoi Equalizing
Teachers' Pay
Dy The Associated Ntgro Press
JACKSON, Miss.—A bill which
calls for an appropriation of $48,-
000,000 to equalize salaries of Negro
and white teachers within the state
won the unanimous approval of the
house education committee here last
week. The measure, sponsored_ by
the Mississippi Education associa-
tion, plans equalizing salaries on
the jiasis of training mid experience
only.
The amount requested represents
an Increase of $11,800,000 over that
appropriated for the current bleu-
nium. About $0,600,000 of this
figure Is to go toward equalizing
salaries, while the remaining $2c.
000,000 will be used to furnish
transportation for Negro pupils.
The association suggested n salary
scale ranging from $2,400 a year
for teachers with masters degrees
down to $100 a year for teachers
with only a high school education.
7-Year-0M Girl
Hit by Car While
Crossing Street
A seven-year-old girl, Carol L.
Sehuli, 1511 Montana street, es-
caped with minor Injuries to ber
knees and scratches on her right
hand, when she was struck by an
automobile, early Friday eveuing,
at South Gevcrs and East Com-
merce streets.
Driver of the car was listed
as Cbarlle Word, 80, 1215 Nevada
street, who said he was driving at
a very low rate of speed at the
time of the accident. The child was
st-wk as she attempted to cross
from the east is tba west side of
Gevers street. «
Cabby
Love
Shot i
in
Triangle
STAYTON Lewis, 617 South Hesqnite street, 49-year-old for-
mer Pullman porter, arrested after voluntarily surrender-
ing, was booked for assault to murder, Wednesday morning,
for the shooting, the night before, oi julatthew Johnson, 30,
607 North Palmetto street. Johnson W3* shot onco, in the face.
The shoot;ng, according to police, is said to be the result
of a love al .ir in which a woman broke off with Lewis to
become affianced to Johnson.
Lewis, whose vision In both eyes
Is very seriously Impaired, shot nt
Johnson "three or four'' times,
while a passenger in the latter's
cab. "Are you Matthew Johnson?"
be asked the cabby. When be re-
ceived an affirmative answer, Lewis
drow a .38 calibre revolver and I ed firing,
started firing.
Ono of the slugs lilt Johnson In
tbe left cheek, shattered several
teetli, broke bis jnw, and penetrat-
,cd bis tongue and lips. Johnson re-
ceived two blood transfusions, Wed-
nesday. He Is expected to recover.
Police reported that, Tuesday
night, at 10:30, Lewis had appear-
ed at the Bellinger cab stand, 52S
Fnst Commerce, entered Johnson's
car and directed the driver to carry
liim to his (Lewis s) home, 617
South Me&ipilte.
Arriving at that address, Lewis
asked the driver;
'Are yott Matthew Johnson?"
and
hospital.
The injured were
Miss Kertlia Walton, 43, 12U0
Lenox, suffered a fractured skull,
| and injuries to her knee and el-
1 bow. She bad not regained con-
sciousness late Wednesday. Her con-
dition remains critical.
I Be,. D. II. Williams, 07, 103!)
East Tabernacle, fractured nose
land hip; bruises, shock. His condi-
' tion is serious.
-Mrs. Laura Lee Miller, 37, 732
San Antonio street, both arms and
collar bone broken. She was trans-
ferred, Monday morning, from Se-
guin hospital to Baptist Memorial
hospital in San Ant >nio for surgery.
Mrs. Mary Lu Butler, 38, 800
Williams, shoulder Injured. 8 b e
lias been released from the hospital
to the eare of her home.
Mrs. Mattie Shannon, 627 Dibrell,
another passenger In the car, was
uninjured, except fi r minor bruises.
I Driver of the gravel truck, Ray-
|mond Charles Koening, 28, also es-
eaiied serious injury.
All of the persons in the auto-
, mobile are civilian employees of-
Excessive [Randolph air force base, who daily
commute, from Seguin, to their jobs
at the base.
Guadalupe County Attorney Al-
win E. Pape told Register reporters,
Monday, that Savage bad a reputa
tlon for reckless and fast driving,
and that he had been warned on
two different occasions concerning
bis driving and speeding.
Witnesses said that bad Savage
been driving as fast as he usually
did. all of his passengers would have
Minister Fatally
Burned in Fire He
Sets for Revenge
Evicted for
Drinking, Preacher
Turns Arsonist
By The Associated Negro Prefi
CHICAGO.—Bums suffered from
a fire which the Rev. Perry E. Ed-
mund, 65, Is accused of setting
for revenge, caused bis death in
Ilridewell hospital here last week.
Tbe minister was accused of at-
tempting to set fire to a rooming
house with n two-gallon can of probably born killed. The Savage
gasoline because he had been evict- machine had been overhauled the
ed by Miss Lettie B. Hobertson, (jny iK fore, with t h e commuters
for nvnncelpa flriiibinn' I . ...
28, for excessive drinking.
According to police, the elderly
t ull r,u i ..v« ' i ! preacher went to the rooming house
started to sprinkle the gaso-
a,„„d , „• I jj;
poRk «... L. .1—iSKH:
he also ignited his clothing.
blind, and has to be assisted In
walking because of Ills poor vision.
Officer® surmised that the reason
Lewla as:;nl the driver his name,
was to be sure he was the "right"
man.
Johnson staggered to 023 Wyom-
ing street, :im! Mrs. Bessie Seny, of
(See CABBY, Page 6.)
Sweatt,McLaurin Cases
Filed in Supreme Court
By ALICE A. DUHNIGAK
WASHINGTON.—The department:^ justice filed a brief with
the V. S. supreme court last Tfcundsiy in behalf of G. W.
McLaurin and Heman Marion Swratt. both Negro students New-Bom Baby
who have been denied the opportunity to obtain higher educa-j ffgU as geCliritv
A delivery boy told of seeing the
minister coming out of thp side
door of the building, with li 1 *
clothing afire. He said he offered
to help Rev. Edmund but was told
to "forget about it."
Police found the minister several
having ridden in Rev. Williams'
automobile, while ravage's car was
in the shop.
According to Mrs. Mattie Shan-
non, .Savage was traveling about 4<)
miles an hour, and the car was
"weaving in and our," as the truck
approached.
The truck is reported to have
swerved to get out f the Eedan'a
way, but It also swerved in the
same direction, with the two
vehicles crashing head-on.
Two young w o men motorists
reached the scene shortly after the
Youth, Trapped by
Burglar Alarm,
Faces 7-YearTerm
Gets Two-Year Term, Has
Suspended Sentence
Revoked
Herbert Franklin. 20, 1208 Dels,
ware, trapjied on the roof of AUnx
plaza clothing store, on Jan. 11.
when a burglar alarm sounded,
pleaded guilty, Monday, to attempt
ed burglary of Burt's shoe stortL
509 Alamo plaza, and was senteneej
In criminal district court, by Judga
W. W. Mct'rory, to two yean la
tbe penitentiary.
A five-year suspended, assessed
him for burglary, last year, w a
also revoked, with Franklin thus
facing a total of seven year" In tha
penitentiary.
Police, who made the Jan. 11 u.
rest, said that a safe had heea
forced open in Burt's, and ?19
stolen from it, and that an un-
successful attempt bad been mada
to enter Irvlng's clothing store, :tOT
Alamo.
Franklin admitted burglarising
the shoe store, and that be lu4
broken a skylight of the adjoining
clothing store, b'lt had been oa-
stieeessful in gaining entry. Tha
broken skylight set off the alarm,
and scores of officers, swarming
into tbe area, found Franklin lying
prone on the roof-top.
Family Rows
Head Week-End
V iolence in S. 4.
?e ! crnt5^- drove ahead, telephoned for
« « .„.i jje]p aiK] ambulances, then return-
ed to the scene. Other motorists
stopped to render assistance.
All of the injured were carried to
Seguin hospital.
Tie Vote Urain s
Chokes FFPC in
four men had robbed him aud set
his clothing afire.
Miss Robertson, however, had a
different story to tell: She said
the minister had roomed with her
for about three years. She asked
him to move last October because
of his excessive drinking."
"He threatened to get even with
me if it was the last tiling he
did," she said.
Rev. Edmund's overcoat was
found nt the back door of the
rooming house, near where he had
set the fire.
tion in the University of Oklahoma and Texas, respectively, be-
cause of race.
The brief, which was signed by Philip B. Perlraan, solicitor
general, and Philip Elman, special
assistant to tbe attorney general,
clearly pointed out that "under the
constitution, every agency of gov-
ernment, federal and state, must
treat ohr people as Americans, and
not as members of particular groups
divided according to race, color, re-
ligion hr national ancestry."
The brief described "separate but
equal" as an ancient doctrine of
constitiirtonnl law. if further states
that-''the "subordinate position of
Negroes In this country has been
described s the greatest unsolved
task for American democracy. The
racial djsi'rtmluutlon typified by
tht-so eases represents "a challenge
to the' sincerity of our profession
of demo . ulc faith."
Qaotlnf from the President's mes-
sage to the congress on Feb. 2,
<Sw CVSES, Page 5.)
Annual Session of Texas
Council Attended by 230
MARSHAL, Texas.—History was made here last Friday,
"'on the historic campus of Bishop college, when 230 top-
ranking Texas leaders registered for the eighth annual two-
day session of the Texas Council of Negro Organizations. Rep-
resenting the 45 statewide organiiatteEs affiliated with the coun-
cil, the delegation of prominent personalities engaged in an
intensive round of reports, seminars, addresses, forums, and
discussions. by •. '■peci.il lfi-member fact-finding
Tbe council set high records In "
punctuality and In Its many unique
features and procedures, having
consumed less than five minutes in
local greetings and the election of
officers.
Tbe first <*f only two general
session* which were opened to the
public was conducted In the college
chapel nt high noon Friday. In tbe
afternoon, Friday, reports were
JBSSS b? tic Kuril's cfflcert ss£
tee through which the coun-
cil ottered Its friendly counsel in
the resolution of differences, be-
tween Carter Wesley, Houston edi-
tor and publisher, and Thurgood
Martha!! legal counsel for the
NAACP. on legal procedure In
hutting court cases seeking equal
educational opportunities for the
racfc Final remedial action was left
t ■HrVC3i Pare &!
war"
For Board Rill
The past week-end and firs? few
days of this week offered no
up'' for San Antonio law enforce*
ment officers, as the recent wave ol
petty violence rolled on.
Family disputes again rank high
on the list with at least five womea
complaining to police that they b*4
suffered at the hands of thei*
respective husbands or boy friend*
Mrs. Sadie McBride, o.jO Mick)**
John walk, rei>orted to police,
I urday morning, that her husband
| Malcolm McBride, 4same addr<ks*
• had beaten her with his fista ia
au altercation at 203 Micklejoha
j walk.
j| | - In another Saturday disturbance
House Lomm it tee ^ lo^,.. xor*
Elmendorf, complained that he«
I boy friend, Samuel Lindsay, ad-
wto.iTv/imAv , dress listed as 2117 West i'oplafl
WASHINGTON, r or the second street, had hurled a large stone al
time in three weeks a tie vote ha? her front door, with iu alm. st
pigeonholed the Powell Fair Employ- , breaking the screen.
ment Practices bill in the house . tI,° I'^ k-tbrow^
iug episode was the culmination if
rules committee. Thursday, the com- a telephone conversation la
By The AssoclatGd Negro Press
By Tho Associated Secro Pros*
JACKSON. Miss.—Mrs. Rosie
Williams, who operates a board- ( m it tee voted C to 0, thereby refus- which the two had tnnged. Win
Ing house aft ^an WinUle, learn- (ug clear the waj for an ITOPC Lindsay came to bez boose a 4
I? Jul LC0UrH f I^Si in 11)0 imm(,(lint0 future. used "loud aud profane language
week that she could not hold Two Republicans and four Demo-1 .md threatened" her. the complain-
the baby, of a couple she had crats voted to send the bill to the ant declared she threw a rock af
evicted, as secunty for an tin-1 \l0XWe fioor> while four Democrats ! him with his retaliating by hurling
paid board bill of $80. ISut i and two Republicans voted down the stone nt her door.
rather than be outdone, she dK. motion. Seven votes are re-1 Raymond Blocker, no address
returned the baby to its par- ^nlred to give the bill tbe green listed, was arrested and booked fo«
l'Sht. aggravated assault on a female^
This means that it will probably following a complaint, Snndajr
he months before the bill will get a night, by his estranged wife, Mr*.
ents, minus the clothes it hail
had on.
Eddie lirnwn and >liss Pear-
lie Wilson told Justice of the
Pence Thornton Hale tliey were
lit ing ill the house before the
child was horn. Itrowu said
after the child's birth, Mrs.
Williams ran liicin out of the
chance for a vote in the bouse
On Jan. -4, the committee split 5
to to Mock Its introduction.
Its next best enaace f r Introduc-
tion is on "calendar Wednesday,"
when bills can he iutroduced re-
house with a Riin and held tlie gardless of committee opposition,
baby in lieu of the $81) "111- Hut Wednesday, Fob. la Wash-
Jnstire Hale told Mrs. nil- jngton's birthday, a speech maker's
Hams she could not keep the | holiday.
I why. The landlady there up- ' -
on stripped (he clothes from
the infant and gave the child
hark to Its mother without a
stitch oil. Slje said she owned
the clothes.
MAN, 109, LEAVES FAMILY OK 33
By The Awoetated Negro I'ress
CHICAGO.—Peter Cowans, 10! -
year-old former slave and patriarch
of a family of 82. died in his home
here last week. Cowans was born
In 1842 on a cotton plantation near
Olive Branch, Masg„
Be came to Chicago in 1921 aud
worked In a glass factory In Chi-
cago Heights. Surviving are his
widow, Hattle, 71; nine children,
nine grandchildren, 10 great-grand-
children and three groat-groat-
frisdcfeil'J re**.
li. Blocker, 1015 Nevada street. 1*1
lice, who answered the disturbance
call, said that Blocker threatened
"to kill" the complainant, several
times, in their presence.
Mrs. Inez Thorne, t'lili Iowa street
t« ld police early Sunday niglit*
that her husband, Joseph Thorns^
same address, struck her with am
ash tray, leaving a bump over be*
right eye and a cut on her
forearm.
When her husband attacked he#
at their 228 Ellis alley home lata
Sunday morning, Mrs Alfreds Wat
ton told police thai she "had fee
defend" herself by hitting Walton
with a brick. After emergency treat*
meant at Robert B Green hospital
(See ROWS. Page 5.)
+
BOLD THIEr
Erustus Clack, 309 South < ifV
street, complained to police, Mem*
day afternoon, that a pair of browtf
dress gloves and bus tickets ha4
Woman, Accused of
'Going With' Mate of
Another, Knifed
Miss Willie Mac Bennett, 141(1
N'orth Klmcndorr si net, complained
to police, late last week, that o
woman, whom she named, eame to
the complainant's home and knifed
her on the left arm and left side
of her neck, after accusing Miss
Bennett of "going wltb" ber bns-
hand.
A 1300 block Xorth Znrzamora : been stolen from a pocket of
street woman who had left the i coat, sometime Sunday night. Tba
scene prior to the arrival "f police, I theft allegedly took plate In tfc*
was named a* tb knife wlelder 'juiKce deiwrtment gurast. j
H.-
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