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"The Truth-Quick" In our humble way we strive to serve the Colored people of America by giving them a truthful story of local and world news. Grandmo By Pair Grandmother Raped By Pair of Caucasians GAY PUBLIC LIBRARY 5TH AVE JEFFERSON VOLUME III No. 42 Mustard HELLO, EVERYBODY! S. S. Io Dine, renowned scribbler of our great defective tale, "The Black and Blue Moider Mystery," showed up yesterday and threatened to give us a shoe from which the foot had not been removed did we not publish the third instalment. When he mentloned "instalment," we laughed and ran our hand into our pocket, but remembered in time that it was not the man from whom we bought our watch which is right only twice in 24 hours. CHAPTER III A gun spoke in a heavy voice. "I'm shot," cried Reginald Du Pont Funkhouser, our hero, who had been stranded on a lonely country road when his horse refused to go more than ten miles to the bale of hay. "I wish that I was half-shot," said the unknown man, smacking his lips sadly. (It will be remembered, dear readers, that he had come upon our hero in the dark.) Reggie leaped from his hoarse and horsely shouted, due to a colt in his head, "He got you too, stranger. Thar's blood on that thar fourhead." The unknown man counted until he came to his fourth head where, sure enough, there was blood. "That's just where I bit myself before I left home this evening," he said nervously. "On the forehead? How could you do that?" Reggie asked. "I must have stood on a chair," came the reply. "Oh, shoot," said Reggie in disgust, whereupon eight bullets whizzed by, for the farmers in that vicinity were an accommodating lot. So our hero mounted his horse and rode rapidly away, stopping only when his horse tired to let his steed ride him, for he was in a hurry and must not delay to avenge the lily-white virtue of his true love, Prue, lest he be too late—for you know how the gals are these days. (No, that ain't all.) NEW FATHERS ARE NOT SO SUSPICIOUS SINCE INSTALLING ELECTRIC REFRIGERATORS, BUT WE PREDICT FRIGID-AIRES WILL NEVER BECOME POPULAR WITH OLD MAIDS. *** EPITAPH FOR A GAMBLER Acey White, being a gambler, always knew that some day the Big Dealer Would win the pot. *** Esteemed Sir: There is a little play from life in which I took the major role which always furnishes me with amusement whenever I think of it. Perhaps the readers of your column might be interested: It happened when I was a college student in Washington. There was an actress of wondrous beauty who made her home in New York. She was of a golden brown complexion and had hair of a redness that made her beauty dazzling and heartrending. She had many a lover in both America and Europe and it was known that none might sleep in her arms who could not produce $500. Being poor students, none of us could produce that amount, so we dreamed and sighed. Some one thought at last of a plan whereby one of us could thrill to her charms. It was to be a lottery, each student who was interested to pay $2.50. We found 200 takers and when the name was selected, I was the fortunate one. So my fellow students all bade me godspeed and I left for New York and the caresses of the lovely lady. Next morning she, knowing that I was a student, asked me how I was able to get so much money together. I told her, describing the lottery, the luck I had in winning, and the dreams each of us had of her. "You did all this for my love?" she asked in great surprise. "Yes," I answered, "there was not a one of us who would not have given ten years of his youth to feel the touch of your lips on ours." She was so overcome by emotion that she could hardly speak. But at last she found her voice and said, "You have shown me that you all said that I am ungrateful. I shall show you that I, too, have a heart, and will not be outdone in gallantry by your noble fellow-students. Here, take your money back!" Here it is September. Next comes October and then November. That means Thanksgiving day and a big turkey dinner. We've only got 25 cents in our pocket. Looks as if we'll have to stick to chili. —F. M. D. All a weekly magazine of humor needs nowadays is a handle, most of them being thin enough to shave with. The Gary American Attacked and Dragged 400 Feet by White Assailants Daily Press Silent On News of Case A Gary grandmother was the victim of one of the most atrocious assaults in the annals of local crime Sunday night when two white fineds seized Mrs. Mattie Green, 50, 2461 Jefferson street, and escaped with $3.20 after dragging her nearly a block to a dark neighborhood and raping her. Her attackers, James Smith, 29, 3884 Pennsylvania street, Indiana Harbor, and George Duckas, 38, 1304 West 13th avenue, were arrested within a few minutes after the crime had been committed. The case came up in city court Tuesday morning but was continued a week Walking Near Home Mrs. Green was walking near home at 10 o'clock Sunday night when the assault occurred. According to her statement, she was suddenly seized by the two men, one of whom throttled her to prevent her screaming. Although she fought with all her strength, she was no match for the brutes who dargged ner into the middle of the 24th block on Adams street, where the criminal attack was made. Her clothes almost torn from her body and her flesh bruised where she had been roughly handled by the two Caucasians, she ran shrieking and screaming down the street so loudly when released as to attract the attention of Officers J. G. Stone and Samuel Smith. Hurrying to the spot, the police men found the men still there, and the purse, rifled of its contents, on the ground just a few feet away. Duckas and Smith were arrested and taken to jail. Conviction Doubted Although Mrs. Green appeared at the city jail and satisfied officials there of the truth of her story, doubt is expressed by several south side attorneys that the assailants will be punished in one proportion to the crime committed unless the Negro citizens were demand that no favoritism be shown. Incidentally, the Gary Post-Tribune, daily paper here which gives prominence to Negro crime and conducts a jim crow news column, gave the whole case not more than a half inch of spies. There was an eight-inch story in the same issue telling of the holdup of a white woman, proprietor of a store, by two Negro bandits. 'Black Billy Sunday' Opens Revival at 'Y Dr. J. Gordon McPherson, the "Black Billy Sunday," opens his 15-day revival services here Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Hunton Branch Y. M. C. A. with a sermon on the solution of the world problem. Preceding the preaching will be song services by a special jubilee chorus. Sunday evening, the Rev. Mr. McPherson announces that he will preach his sermon, "The World Is In Er Helluver Fix," which is one of most famous offerings. At noon Monday he will conduct Bible services which all are invited to attend. Man Selects Own Sentence----60 Years (From The American's Bureau) WASHINGTON.—If you, indicted for murder, had a chance to choose between a life term and a 60-year sentence in the penitentiary, which would you choose? That was the question put to Zacheus White, slayer of his pretty wife and her lover, when brought before Justice Wm. Hitz in the District Supreme court here Saturday. White decided to choose the 60-year term, despite the warning of the magistrate that under a life sentence he stood a chance of being paroled after the service of 15 years, provided that term was done in good behavior. The 60-year term would mean that he would have to spend 20 years in prison before he would be considered eligible for consideration. WHITE LABORER JAILED Moscow, Russia.—Lemuel Lewis an American white worker, who attacked a Negro worker in the same factory, was placed in jail and awaits trial. Lewis has offered an apology for his attack. Here's Chance to Get Music Scholarship What Gary young person under 23 years of age believes he can sing and is interested in having private instruction free in one of Chicago's leading schools of music? Whoever is should get in touch immediately with the Block School or Music at 640 Lyon and Healy building, Chicago, by Sept. 8. According to an announcement sent out this week by that school, there will be a contest held Monday to determine who will win the scholarship. The judges will be competent. The terms of the scholarship which will be donated by a Mrs. P. D. Borrler, specify that the winner shall be taught by Elizabeth Stokes, a well-known voice culturist and singer connected with the Block school. The scholarship calls for forty weeks instruction with one private and one class lesson each week. Remember: anyone can enter the contest for this scholarship providing he is under 23 years of age Ku Klux Klan Enemy Of All Labor Groups So Says Labor Defense Group, Citing Raids On Child Camps New York City. The Ku Klux Klan, long looked upon as more inimical to the Negro than to any other group or race, is a foe of all working classes, according to an announcement from the headquarters of the International Labor Defense. Evidence of the Klan's animosity was strikingly furnished by a raid on a camp for working-class children near Elmira, N. Y., on Thursday, Aug. 14. For several weeks, and especially beginning with the sessions of the First Investigation Committee" in New York, the Klan has carried on a reign of terror among the children of the working cass camp. On Saturday, August 9, the Klan made an attack, burned a huge cross in front of the camp, brutally beat several children, and kidnapped two of the children's teachers whom they after put under arrest. This attack was repeated on Thursday night, August 14, when arriving in buses and automobiles, 1,600 klansmen, armed with black-jacks, revolvers, guns, and machine guns, raided the camp and threatened to shoot women and children and completely destroy the camp if the 70 children and 30 adults did not leave in thirty minutes. The determined hand and strong protest of the campers prevented the murderous klansmen from carrying out their threat. The International Labor Defense points out that it is exactly in this period when the workers from mass unemployment, their standards of living reduced to a starvation level, are resisting being plunged into deeper slavery, the KuKlux Klan and other terror organizations of the bosses will increase their attacks upon Negro and white workers. The answer of the workers—Negro and whites—must be an organized and united struggle against the exploiters, the Ku Klux Klan, and all other bosses organizations of terror and persecution. Ex-Slave Dies at Age Of 98 Years With only two years short of rounding out a complete century of life, Cornelius Stephens, 98, ex-slave, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Elizabeth Foreman, 2300 Pennsylvania, last Saturday. He had been ill for more than a month. Cornelius Stephens was born a slave on a plantation in Georgia, where he remained until the civil war. After gaining his freedom he continued to live in Georgia until two years ago, when he came to Gary to make his home with his daughter. Stephens is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Ella Cooper, Mrs. Rose Lowe, Florence Tooney and Mrs. Geneva Ellis; and three sons, Jesse, Julius and Arthur. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Smith's Funeral home, with Rev. W. A. McClendon officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery. Grand Jury Is Sworn in; Quiz On at Marion Investigator Claims to Know Names of All Ringleaders Sheriff Campbell Gets First Call Names of Lynchers Told To Jury; Say Sheriff Was at Fault By Albert Meadows (Special to The American) Marion, Ind.—First action of the Grant county grand jury sworn in Tuesday and told to investigate the recent double lynching in which two Negro youths lost their lives was the summoning of Jake Campbell, sheriff who permitted the mob to take his prisoners and kill them on the court house lawn Charges that Campbell knew about the proposed lynching and that he made no effort to get an eye-witness who had signified his willingness to testify were contained in a report made to Attorney General James Ogden by a private investigator, whose name has not been divulged but who is said to have been on the scene while the bodies of the two mob victims were still swaying from courtyard trees. Six Identified Six mob leaders have been absolutely identified, according to reports. The man who wielded the sledge hammer which battered down the jail door is said to be a paroled prisoner from the reformatory. The ringleader of the mob is now under indictment for an attack on a young white girl, it is charged. The man who tied the knots about the two boys' necks is also known, it is claimed. Ogden May Take Charge There is a possibility that Ogden himself may take charge of the investigation. He has not definitely stated his position in the matter, but intimated that he had been asked to direct the work of Merle Wall and Earl Stroup, deputies assigned to the investigation. He said later developments would be awaited before he makes any definite decision. When the jury was sworn in Tuesday, Circuit Court Judge Oliver Clausen gave them the following instructions: "It is common knowledge that the crimes of rape, murder and lynching have occurred in this county, and it will be the duty of you men to investigate all reports without fear or favor." Acknowledges List Of 19 Mob Leaders New York City.—A late development in the Marion lynching case is the acknowledgment by Governor Leslie, through his secretary, of the receipt from Walter White, acting secretary of the N. A. A. C. P., of the names of nineteen members of the mob with evidence against these alleged lynchers. The activity of the N. A. A. C. P. in the Marion lynchings has caused wide discussion in Indiana. The Indianapolis Times of August 21 editorially declares, in part: "It is unfortunate that the demand for action against the lynchers at Marion was made by a delegation of Negro citizens. "There should have been a procession of delegations of white citizens there ahead of them, making the same demands, and asking the Governor to make at least a gesture of protection for any citizen who gives evidence against those who supplanted private vengeance for law. "Hesitation on the part of public officials, either those at Marion or at the statehouse, is not creditable to the state. It suggests either fear of mobs or sympathy with the lynchers." Has Poems in Crisis And New Anthology A free verse poem, "Hands of a Brown Woman," from the pen of F. Marshall Davis, managing editor of The American, appears in the current issue of the Crisis magazine. Mr. Davis' verse is also included in the volume, "The Parnassian," which is just off the press and which was published by the Laurel Publishing Co. of Washington, D. C. Alpheus Butler, internationally known poet, is the compiler of the anthology which contains poems by sixteen members of the younger generation. Laurel, Miss.—Arthur White, employee of the U. S. McInnis undertaking establishment, was fined $75 and costs on charges of having embalmed a body without license Fof the present at least, Mrs. Alice Newlin Cothery, Calumet township trustee defeated for renomination in last spring's primary elections, is a winner in her legal battle to keep Mrs. Margaret Szikora from running for that office in the fall elections. Judge Miles Norton Tuesday dismissed a motion filed last June by Miss Szikora's attorney asking that Mrs. Cothery's complaint be stricken out. Mrs. Cothery is contesting the nomination on the grounds that Miss Szikora was not an American citizen when she filed fo office and therefore was not eligible to run. She asserts that she is due the nomination as she polled more votes than any other citizen in the contest. Miss Szikora's lawyer has filed a demurrer charging that there is no law requiring a candidate to be a citizen at the time of filing for office. He asserts his client will become naturalized by the time the fall elections come. A ruling on this demurrer will be held before Judge Norton on Sept. 19. POLICE NAB 14 PERSONS In an effort to make good on Inspector Woods's admonition to rid the city of gambling and other forms of lawlessness, police conducted a series of raids on south side homes over the week-end holidays and arrested 14 violators Detectives Bolden and Fields arrested Lee Williams, 1629 Washington, and eight other persons in his home, charging all of them with gambling. Williams was also charged with violation of the state liquor law. In addition to Williams, others arested were: John Pendleton, 2656 Polk place Julius Robinson, 1624 Washington; Fred Murray, 1728 Washington; Leroy Whitlow, 1919 Adams! James Watkins, 32 East 16th; William McIntosh, 1924 Madison; James Brown, 1734 Washington, and Thomas Thorpe, 1633 Washington. All were released on bond, with case to be called in city court next Monday. Catherine Williams and Margaret Parker, both of 1625 Washington, and John Bednar and Pauline Ross of 921 Washington, were arrested on vice charges. Melissa Williams, 1629 Washington, was charged with violation of the state liquor law, when police found a quantity of moonshine in her apartment. Discusses Trend of Negro's Literature Dr. Bethea Writes About Subject for Magazine Writing on the trend of Negro literature in the current issue of the Chronicle, Catholic monthly magazine published in St. Louis, Dr. Dennis A. Bethea, Hammond physician and health editor of The American, gives a short survey of Afraamerican literature from "Uncle Tom's Cabin" to the work of present day Negro writers. He says that it is still the belief of many that Uncle Tom still typifies the race, and that others have gotten no farther than the "Uncle" and "Mammy" types which featured literature in the Reconstruction period. Going through the Uncle Remus and the prejudiced stuff such as "The Leopard's Spots," Dr. Bethea finds that the first introspective production was poetry and song. He mentions present day writings and says that some of it is frankly libelous while other stories must be as they are in order to get published. Most of the progress has been made in the field of poetry and song, the writer states, and backs up his assertion with the statement that in drama the Negro has been an actor while in fiction there has been some good work and quite a few amateurish attempts. In his conclusion, he says that much talent has been lost through no opportunity for expression. Merchant Claims Beaten By Negro Bandits Claiming that she had been choked into insensibility, and then her small confectionary store ransacked by two Negro bandits, Mrs. Vaska Bekesh, proprietress of the store at 1649 Massachusetts, appealed to the police for protection Monday evening. According to Mrs. Bekesh's statement, she was alone in her store early Monday morning when the two men entered and made a small purchase. Noticing that she was alone, they grabbed her and choked her into unconsciousness. While they were ransacking the store for money Mrs. Bekesh regained consciousness; the bandits noticing this, proceeded to choke her again. When she regained consciousness the second time the men had gone. According to the report made to the police, onl $5 was taken from the cash register, along with some miscellaneous articles of merchandise. Type Dress of The American Makes Big Hit Readers Pleased With New Style Adopted By "American" Most Readable of Any in Steel City Use of Caps and Small Letters Hailed as Boon to Reader By Sarah Taft Sims Staff Correspondent Graceful, though not ornate, and yet attractive to the eye, the new type dress of The Gary American is being proclaimed throughout Gary as one of the most readable to be adopted by a newspaper in Northern Indiana. Editors of The Gary American had planned not to give a description of The American's new equipment until installation of all machinery had been completed and a special edition put out, but interest in the new headlines of this newspaper has been so keen and so many readers have asked about it and commented upon their neatness and attractiveness, that this article is written and published in answer to the questions asked about the new headlines of this paper. Made for Rapid Reading The new type dress is what is known among printers as Bodoni Bold. It is an extraordinarily readable type face, designed so that those who run may read. Bodoni Bold takes its name from its designer, Giambattista Bodoni, a printer of Parma in the early nineteenth century. The classic simplicity of the Bodoni face is its most attractive characteristic. It is heavy enough to replace all Gothic types, but in beauty of design and legibility it attains a far greater attractiveness than will ever be found in block letters. This characteristic, to be sure, accounts for Bodoni Bold's readability and enables its being closely spaced, a consideration of advantage to the head writer because it endows Bodoni Bold with a good letter count. Even more practical in this latter respect, however, is the new Bodoni Bold condensed, which The American has adopted. It is a face cut especially for use in newspaper heads, and combines the characteristics of the Bodoni family with a usable slimness. Bodoni Bold is used throughout The Gary American's headlines, the main heads being set in 30 point, while sub-heads are set in points running from 18 point to twelve point. Advertisements are similarly set. Lower-Case Throughout Lower-Case Throughout Another feature of The American's headlines which has evoked much comment is the rapidity with which they may be read. This is because they are all set in capital and small letters, instead of capital (Continued on Page 2) Bus Driver Attacks Man Who Kept Seat Beaten Up in Indiana For Failure to Move St. Louis. — Beaten by a bus driver for the Pickwick-Greyhound lines, near Knightstown, Ind., close to the scene of the recent lynching, and ejected from the bus because he refused to take a back seat, James A. Johnson, 30-year-old teacher of economics and sociology at Shaw university, plans to sue the company for damages sustained. Details of the assault were given in a letter sent by Johnson to Mrs. Beulah Bailey whom he had been visiting here. He was en route to New York City at the time of the occurrence. Bus drivers were changed at Indianapolis, according to Johnson. A stop was made a few miles from the Indiana capital and a white woman got on. The driver then ordered Johnson to take a seat in the rear, which he refused to do. At Knightstown, the driver left the bus and returned with a constable and two other white men. While the constable looked on, the driver attacked Johnson and beat him severely. The officer then said, "It serves you right for not moving." The professor then left the bus and went to the Pennsylvania railroad station, reputed to be a part owner of the lines. They offered to redeem his ticket and give him transportation to New York on any train. Johnson refused, planning to use his ticket at evidence. He also has the names and addresses of two other Negroes who were passengers on the bus. Fmal Edition News while is is news—and a complete Illustrated Feature Section with each issue of the paper. Delivered to any part of the city. ```markdown ``` Eugene Gordon, critic of the Negro press, short story writer, and feature editor of a Boston daily, is to try this companionate marriage thing with his wife, so reports have it. Mrs. Gordon is a student and will not have time to take care of a home and go to college at the same time. Police Arrest Ex-Deputy in Larceny Case Charged With Carrying Concealed Weapon; Has Stolen Gun Because of a penchant for wanting to carry a gun and represent himself as a police officer, William Hargroves, 43, 54 West 22nd avenue., ex-deputy sheriff, is enmeshed in the toils of the law for the second time within two months. He was arrested Monday night at 17th and Broadway, and charged with carrying concealed weapon and petit larceny. Steals Deputy Sheriff's Gun When arrested by Detectives John Bolden and Wardell Fields Hargroves was carrying a revolver reported to have been stolen from Luther Moore, deputy sheriff Moore had previously reported his gun as having been stolen by Hargroves. Although the numbers had been filed from the gun discovered by the officers, Moore was able to identify it as belonging to him. Although Hargroves denied possessing a gun when first questioned by the officers, a large bulge was noticed at his hip pocket, whereupon he was searched. Hargroves was booked at the police station on the two charges: larceny of the gun and carrying concealed weapons. Already Under Indictment Hargroves was recently a deputy sheriff, working out of the office of Chief Deputy Sheriff Frank Gullstrom, but on the 16th of June his commission was revoked because of conduct unbecoming to an officer. On July 5th, accompanied by Arthur Saulters, another deputy whose commission had been revoked, Hargrove shot and wounded Ralph Arvelos, a Mexican, in an allied attempted "shakedown" near 13th and Adams. To avoid being arrested by city police, Hargrove went to Crown Point and surrendered to the sheriff. Because of this shooting he was indicted in Crown Point on charges of shooting with intent to kill, and released on baill. He recently returned to Gary. Talks to Noonday Club On Constitution In order to present arguments both for and against proposed changes in the Indiana state constitution which will be voted upon at the polls this fall, George W. Hulbert, white attorney, appeared before the first fall meeting of the Gary Noonday Business club. Mr. Hulbert said that he was not attempting to influence his audience either way but instead was explaining the changes so that the voters could draw their own conclusions and be able to vote under standingly at the polls. Jazzin' The News Grandmother raped by fiendish pair; doubt they'll feel the law. Quiz begins at Marlon, sheriff is first grand jury saw. Cop who frames Gary boy says he's ordered to keep park white. Alice Newlin wins a point in trustee nomination fight. Beaten by driver, prof plans to sue Beaten by driver, prof plans to sue bus company. No news here of any import, you'll not in The American see. Price 5 Cent Jail Preacher For Swindling Woman of $800 Widow Gave Evangelist Money for Stocks She Never Received New York City.—An evangelist and itinerant preacher for many years, the Rev. Kemuel B. Baxter 44, has apparently succumbed to practices which he lectured against and today is in prison without bail charged with defrauding Mrs. A. C Johnson, a widow, out of $800 in cash, jewelry, and household furnishings. The widow claims that the preacher was to use this money to buy stock. She asserts that she never received a share of it and when she asked for her money back he refused to return it. Mrs. Johnson said she first met Baxter in 1925, when he represented himself to be an agent of Marcus Garvey for the promotion of a building enterprise on the site of the old Liberty Hall on 138th street, between Lenox and Seventh avenues. On Oct. 1, 1925, she said, she gave him $125 and the next day an additional $25 on receiving the promise that her stock would be forthcoming in thirty days. At different intervals during the next two years she made payments in cash and household goods which brought her total to $800, she said, in the belief that she was purchasing $1,000 worth of stock. When the man failed to deliver any certificate to her, Mrs. Johnson said that she refused to pay the additional $200. Mobs Hold Several Orgies in August 7 Die; Indiana in Lead With Two Lynchings MARION, Ind.—Thomas Ship, 18, and Abe Smith, 19, were taken from the county jail on the night oof August 6, and hung on the courthouse square. MOUNT VERNON, Ga.—S. S. Mincey, 70, active in Republican politics, was beaten to death by a mob after being abducted to another county on July 30. RAYMOND, Miss.—George Robinson, 28, bellhop, was killed in the county jail, by Deputy Sheriff W. L. Ford. He was being kept there for "safe-keeping." CHARLOTTE, N. C.—Lee Townsend, 40, taxicab driver, was mysteriously killed near Clarksville, N. C. His body was found in a well last week. TEXARKANA, Tex. — Herbert Richardson was killed by a federal prohibition agent here on Aug. 7. The stock fake excuse of "self-defense" which is usually accompanied by planting a gun on the dead body of the victim, was the officer's story. CHARLESTON, Ark.—To escape from a mob of white hoodlums bent upon lynching him, Boone Wright, a Negro worker, was forced to swim across Old River near here. The planters organized the mob after Wright had beaten up a white foreman, Tom Winfree. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Milton Dorch, 37, was killed here on Aug. 5 by a policeman who fired three shoots into him. The charge was the usual fake excuse, "resisting arrest." Howard Grads Asked To Help Grid Team Claiming that the football squad at Howard university is handicapped because of the tactics of the administration, the student council of that school is asking that each alumnus subscribe to the Training Table fund now being raised. Each subscriber will be listed in the Hill Top, student publication there. Basis for their contention is the action of school officials in discontinuing a training table for the football squad on the grounds of "economy and morals." It is charged by the council that this accounted for the team's poor showing in the season of 1929. Many of the gridsters work to keep themselves in school and without the aid of a training table they will be forced to give up football or starve and train, the student council says. Gary Girl Passes State Board Out of 125 applicants, Miss Lollie V. Lewis, 1944 $ \frac{1}{2} $ Washington street, was the only girl to pass the Indiana state board of pharmacy in an examination held at Indianapolis last month. Incidentally, Miss Lewis was the only colored person to take the full examination. She is a former resident of Cleveland and a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. PAGE TWO Police Fail To Solve Two Gary Murders McGirt and Ward Cases Remain Mystery to Local Bureau By Linda Lee Lane Staff Correspondent Despite the vigilance of Gary police, two murders, one recent, one nearly so old as to be almost forgotten, have never been solved, and their perpetrators, one of whom is unknown to this day, are still at large. These facts were established by The Gary American late today after an independent investigation of some conditions in the Steel City and after a close study of police records. 25 Murders a Year An average of 25 murders of Negroes by Negroes are committed in Gary each year, according to a tabulation made of police sheets by investigators for The American. The majority of these are homicides, committed under stress of emotion, while the smaller number are deliberate, carefully planned, cold-blooded murders. Arguments over games of chance, over the rights of men to the affections of women and the rights of women to the affections or men, factional disputes in organizations where harmony seldom prevails, and disagreements over matters which are mostly trivial, constitute most of the homicides, according to police records. A few cases occur where slayings are committed during robberies or holdups, records point out. These records also show that that most of the perpetrators are captured and punishment meted out quickly, but nearly a half dozen have been committed in cases where identity of the murderer is unknown or his whereabouts remain a baffling mystery to Gary detectives. McGlrt Case Unsolved First and foremost of these, to startle and baffle police and to amaze an already nervous and excited populace was the mysterious murder of Herbert McGirt, youthful lawyer. McGirt met his death during the course of a daring holdup in the broad open day. Returning from a theatre with his wife, July 4, 1927, he was accosted by a man who commanded him to "stick 'em up." Becoming nervous, the footpad fired pointblank at McGirt, and as McGirt fell to the sidewalk, the bandit jerked the wife's pocketbook and fled before assistance could be obtained. This holdup and murder occurred while passersby watched from a short distance. The man who committed the crime, who he was, why he escaped, and where he is, all remain a deep, unsolved mystery to Gary police. Another unsolved murder which police have as yet been unable to obtain any plausible clues is the Ward murder case. William Ward, the victim, was shot and killed following a factional dispute in front of the U. N. I. A. hall on September 1, 1928. His murderer was a woman, Mrs. Jessie Davis, 2367 Fillmore. Defended Husband Coming to the defense of her husband after he had engaged in a fight with Ward over a factional dispute in the U. N. I. A. organization, Mrs. Davis emerged from a building, gun in hand, and fired one fatal shot into the back of her victim, and fled. Although police have the name and a full description of Ward's slayer, members of the detective bureau declare that her whereabouts remain a mystery to this day. PASTOR'S WEDDING FEE $1 Memphis, Tenn.—The Rev. P. H. Ruffin, stirred by the financial depression, announced that he will marry any couple for a dollar. Lower-Merritt DECORATING CO. Expert Interior Decorators 566 Washington St. Phone 2-6277 A BODY BUILDER Most of the ills and primary causes of disease are due to can be cured unless the bowels move regularly. If the bowels faulty elimination. No disease do not move properly toxic poisons accumulate through the bowels into the blood. Therefore it is important in treating chronic or lingering disease that the bowels move regularly. DR. MICHAEL'S ALL-HERB TONIC acts as a mild soothing TONIC laxative. 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Sizes 12 to 5½. $1.97 $2.77 $1.87 Men's Dress and Work Shoes at a price you never heard of before. $2.77 and $3.77 Misses School Shoes A Special Price $1.77 Ladies House Slippers Special 77¢ YOU CAN ALWAYS SAVE AT KINNEY'S New York City.—The Harlem Citizen committee on More and Better Jobs has begun a vigorous campaign to persuade the heads of large organizations having branch stores in Harlem to employ Negroes in their management. The 74 members of the committee include the pastors of every church in Harlem and many of the well-known business, professional and intellectual Negro leaders of the city. Kansas City, Mo.—In a meeting held Friday night at the Paseo Y. M. C. A., the Home Protection association, organized for that purpose, began agitation to get more employment for Negroes here. This group is working especially to secure jobs with the Kansas City Gas Co., the Kansas City Power and Light Co., and other big municipal concerns. It is asserted that Negroes spend $500,000 annually with each of these concerns. Murders Child For Insurance Policy Memphis, Tenn.—Murder of a four-year-old child so that her grandmother could collect a small insurance policy was disclosed here this week when Lee Watt, 24, led Chief Deputy Sheriff Garibaldi and Constable Lon Gallis to the grave of his victim. whigrandiq lnfourde tirdbssce ET The grandmother, Elizabeth Johnson, 38, who lives four miles south of Germantown, had promised him $100 to kill the child, West said. The woman is West's aunt. However, Mrs. Johnson denied promising West $100 to kill the child. "My aunt told me she would give me $100. I wanted to make the money so Friday afternoon, May Lee followed me to the wood pile near the house and I took a stick of wood and beat her to death. I then took her body down in the field about a mile from the house and covered it with leaves," the man said. Yesterday the neighbors missed the child and appealed to Constable Callis. He took up the search and was told by the Johnson woman that the last time she saw the child she was following West to the woods. West was found by Mr. Callis late yesterday afternoon. After confessing the murder he carried the officers to the spot where the body was found. Questioned at the county jail, the woman denied knowledge of the murder. World Christians Hear Bishop Gregg Berlin, Germany. — Dramatically climaxing the greatest international religious gathering within a generation, 13,000 persons formed in an unbroken circle in the Great Exhibition Hall of Charlottenberg at the Kaiserdam and pledged loyalty and support for the principles of service and world brotherhood for which the Christian Endeavor movement stands. This great conclave of Christians, an auxiliary to the African Methodist Episcopal church, had previously fervently welcomed Bihoop John A. Gregg, presiding bishop of the Fifth Episcopal district, who delivered the major address of the convention on the subject "The Call of Christ to Christian Brotherhood." The citizens of Berlin declared this to be the largest religious gathering in the history of the city; and were enthusiastic in their reception. The address of Bishop Gregg was the only radio address of the entire convention, and was broadcast over a nation-wide hook-up. OPEN FOR BUSINESS Something Different ---- Something New A complete line of Men's Shoes, Shirts, Caps, Overalls, Pants, Work Gloves, at the lowest prices. The Working Men's Store 1808 BROADWAY Type Dress of The American Makes Big Hit By "American" (Continued from Page 1) letters throughout, as most Lake county newspapers, blind to the new trend in typography, have been setting their headlines. Typographical authorities have been strong for their recommendation of the change from all-capital letters in newspaper headlines to capital and small letters upon the ground that capital and small letters are far easier to read than all-capital letters alone. Display lines in all-capital letters are not as easy to read as capitals and small letters. Headlines in capital and small letters are not only something new, but they give the reader a friendlier and a more inviting look. Selection of Bodoni Bold headlines was made by editors of The Gary American at the time contemplation of the purchase of a type-setting machine was being made. Bodoni Bold condensed could not be obtained at first on The American's new Intertype, but a special request was made of the Intertype corporation to secure matrices for this type dress, and thru the cooperation of the Chicago office of the Intertype corporation, the factory at Brooklyn was asked to cut out a special magazine of Bodoni Bold condensed for The Gary American, and this request was granted. "We are going to make The American one of the best newspapers in America," Chaucey Townsend, editor, declares. "It will be a newspaper," Townsend says, "which will be distinguished not only in its typography, but in its advertising, its news, its editorials, its editorial personnel, its business staff and in its office so far as physical aspects can make this possible." The American is the product of people who are all young. F. Marshall Davis, its managing editor, is only 23. Yet he has written much verse which as found publication in national magazines. Rudolph Johnson, news editor, was formerly publisher of a theatrical magazine, and has had a varied newspaper experience. He is not quite 30. Others who contribute to the newspaper are: Florida J. Leeke, society editor, formerly a contributor to the afternoon daily; Dennis A. Bethea, health editor, a writer for many national magazines, and many others. Booker Thomas is business manager. William C. Hicks is director of advertising. will not sell for a sufficient satisfy said decree, int costs, I will at the same place offer for sale the fin and to said real esta much thereof as may be to satisfy said judgment, costs and accruing costs. will be made without revaluation or appraisement. Taken as the property of H. Leary, et al at the SHERIFF'S SALE STATE OF INDIANA LAKE COUNTY ss. No. 20231 Lake County Circuit Court, February Term, 1930, American Home Security Corporation, a corporation, vs. Gordon H. Leary, et al. By virtue of an Order of Sale, to me directed from the Clerk of the Lake Circuit Court, I will expose to public sale to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the east door of the Court House in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, on Tuesday, the 16th day of September, 1930, between the hours of ten o'clock a. m. and four o'clock p.m., the rents and profits for a period not exceeding seven years of the wit: following described real estate to Lots Three (3) and Four (4) and the North half of Lot Five (5) in Block Seventy-nine (79) Unit Twenty-three (23) in Woodmar, an addition to Hammond, more commonly known and designated as 1604 Wicker Avenue, in the City of Hammond, Lake County, Indiana, together with all improvements thereon. If said rents and profits Creations Of The GUARANTEE DRAPERY and SLIP-COVER CO. While distinctive in color and pattern, are priced for suc- cessful competition. A phone call will bring our representative. 609 Washington St. Dial 7278 FIRST NATIONAL BANK GARY MEMBER FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 632 BROADWAY GOOD USED CARS 100 CARS ALL MAKES Bargain Prices Reasonable Terms From Reliable Dealer Grantham Motor Sales Chevrolet Dealer 1075 Broadway — 545 Washington GARY FUR CO. 790 BROADWAY (Over Grand Theatre) Phone 2-3689 Have Your Fur Coat Remodeled or Repaired, Relined, Cleaned will not sell for a sufficient sum to satisfy said decree, interest and costs, I will at the same time and place offer for sale the fee simple in and to said real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, interest, costs and accruing costs. Said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Taken as the property of Gordon H. Leary, et al at the suit of American Home Security Corporation, a corporation. OSCAR D. HUTCHISON, Atty. for Plaintiff. JOSEPH B. KYLE, Sheriff Lake County, Indiana. 8-23-30 and 9-6 STATE OF INDIANA LAKE COUNTY ss. No. 20224. Lake Circuit Court, November Term, 1929, American Home Security Corporation vs. Wilson A. Dibblee, et al. By virtue of an Order of Sale, to me directed from the Clerk of the Lake Circuit Court, I will expose to public sale to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the east door of the Court House in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, on Tuesday, the 16th day of Septem- Creations Of The GUARANTEE DRAPERY and SLIP-COVER CO. While distinctive in color and pattern, are priced for suc- cessful competition. A phone call will bring our representative. 609 Washington St. Dial 7278 GOOD USE 100 CA ALL MA Bargain Prices From Reliable Grantham M Chevrolet 1075 Broadway — 54 GARY FU 790 BROA (Over Grand T Phone 2-3 Have Your Remodeled or Relined, C L GARY FU (Over Grand 790 Broad ber, 1930, between the hours of ten o'clock a. m. and four o'clock p. m., the rents and profits for a period not exceeding seven years of the following described real estate to wit: Lot Twenty-nine (29) and the North Eight (8) feet of Lot Thirty (30), in Block Eight as marked and laid down on the recorded plat oof Franklin's Addition to the City of Hammond, in Lake County, Indiana. If said rents and profits will not sell for a sufficient sum to satisfy said decree, interest and costs, I will at the same time and place offer for sale the fee simple in and to said real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, interest, costs and accruing costs. Said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Taken as the property of Wilson A. Dibblee, et al at the suit of American Home Security Corporation JOSEPH B. KYLE, Sheriff Lake County, Indiana. 8-23-30-9-6 The danger that young writers will be discouraged by the cut in book prices is not vital to litera- or radio set. Buy your winter coal now. Prices are lower; deliveries are prompt; and the coal is stored away in your bin, ready for the first cold blast of winter's icy breath. The radio with the most wonderful tone and selectivity which will give you radio entertainment in clear and pleasing reception. Trade in your old radio, piano or phonograph. We will give you a good, fair allowance on it. Ask about this plan. Complete With Tubes ... $177.40 EASIEST TERMS C. J. KRAMER MUSIC CO. 852-856 BROADWAY STATE OF INDIANA Lake Circuit Court, April Term, 1930, American Home Security Corporation, a corporation, vs. David Posner, et al. By virtue of an Order of Sale, to me directed from the Clerk of the Lake Circuit Court, I will expose to public sale to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the east door of the Court House in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, on Tuesday, the 16th day of September, 1930, between the hours of ten o'clock a. m. and four o'clock p. m., the rents and profits for a period not exceeding seven years of the following described real estate to wit: Lots Forty-three (43) and Forty-four (44), in Block Five (5) as marked and laid down on the recorded plat of Madison Terrace, a subdivision of the Northeast Quarter of the Northeast Quarter of Section Twelve (12) Township Thirty-six (36) North, Range Ten (10) West of the Second Principal Meridian, Lake County, Indiana. If said rents and profits will not sell for a sufficient sum to satisfy said decree, interest and costs, I will at the same time and place offer for sale the fee simple in and to said real estate, or so much September 6, 1930 thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, interest, costs and accruing costs. Said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Taken as the property of David Posner, et al at the suit of American Security Corporation, a corporation. OSCAR D. HUTCHISON, Atty. for Plaintiff. JOSEPH B. KYLE. Sheriff Lake County, Indiana. 8-23-30-9-6 No new family moving inta the neiighborhood ever hangs its front curtains in a manner wholly agreeable to the old girl down the street. Sanitary Beauty Shoppe 1917 Washington St. —Presents the new and the effective in beauty technique. Charming chic is available here at moderate cost. Mrs. J. W. Robinson, Prop. PHONE 2-1646 September 6, 1930 Ry Florida J. Leecke Attorney and Mrs. Walter B. Gary returned to the city last week after having spent an enjoy- able vacation in Thousand Island, N. Y. eee Mr. and Mrs. James E. Thomp- son, 28 E. 18th avenue, entertained over the week-end Attorney and Mrs. Clarence B. Davis, their daughter Gwendolyn, their sister Miss Nannie Davis, of Springfield, Illinois, Miss Pearl Woodward, Messrs. Donald Woodward, Donald Lucas and Walter Morton, of Pe- oria, Illinois. eee Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lowry of Pontiac, Illinois, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. James E. Thompson last week. Mrs. Lowry is a sister of Mrs. Thompson. cee Mrs. E. M. Bacoyn left town Fri- day for a ten day visit with rela- tives at Mt. Vernon, Ill, her home. ee 's Mesdames Mattie Bell Taylor, Sallie Robinson, Jennie Kellogg of Chicago, Miss Vonnie Taylor, Messrs. Joseph Taylor, Sam Dun- can and T. Turner returned to the city last week from an automobile trip to Louisville, Ky. They at- tended the annual picnic given by the home office of the Mammoth Insurance company. Enroute to Louisville, the party made a stop in Indianapolis where they were joined by Arthur Doss, superintendent of the agency de- partment. A sightseeing tour of Indianapolis was made under the direction of Mr. Doss before the party proceeded to Louisville. While in Louisville, the members of Mrs. Taylor’s party were house guests at the home of Miss Lucille Wright, 2339 Magazine street, which was the scene of a prettily appoint- ed reception in honor of the visit- ors and Mr. H. E. Hall, president of the Mammoth Insurance com- pany. cee The missionary board of Em- manuel C. M. E. church is sponsor- ing a word-guessing and apple-eat- ing contest at the church, Friday evening, September 12. A program, under the direction of Mrs. Phoebe Cooper and Reverend E. M. Rad- ford, pastor of the church, will be- gin at 7:30 p. m. eee Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Doss and children, of Louisville, were the dinner guests of Attorney and Mrs. J. W. Robinson on Labor Day. Mr. Doss is superintendent of the agen- cy department of the Mammoth In- surance company. eee Rudolf Jonson, city editor of The Gary American, spent the holidays in St. Louis, Missouri, visiting his Mancee, Miss Inez Draw. Mis: Draw is a talented Chicago actress now playing an extended engage. ment at the new Washington the atre, St. Louis. oes Mr. John D. Smith motored tc Toledo, Ohio, this week to visit_his mother and sister. He will returr in time to leave for Champlain, Ill. where he will resume his study a the University of Illinois on Sept 24th. Ree GARY MATRON VISITS ARKANSAS Mrs. Damon Henderson of 1716 Massachusetts is visiting her mother at Mount Vernon, Ark. She was accompanied on the trip by her two sons, Damon Jr. and James Henderson. eee Mr. George Eskridge of Holly- wood, Miss., is visiting his sisters, Mrs. Wm. Hamilton of 1633 Mas- sachusetts street, and Mrs. Damon Henderson of 1716 Massachusetts. He will also visit another sister in Chicago before returning south. 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But my tame depends mainly on the money I’ve saved so many families with my careful, efficient service. I can help you solve your laundering prob- lem, too.” Gary’s Best Washwoman 1535 BROADWAY Dial 5114 CLEANLINESS AND Restored safely to all wearing apparel. Prompt service, right prices. We subject your clothes to a scientific process that removes every spot and stain. This process brightens the colors without harming the sheerest of fabrics. It results in your garments coming back to you fresh and like new. Phone today for our wagon. Home Dyers & Cleaners Inc 20 East 20th Place Phone 2-1332 WE HAVE ALL THE LATEST HITS IN BLUES Sheet Music and Rolls Hear the Latest Records Here At Your Favorite Music Shop Roosevelt Music Shop 1446 Broadway —- Phone 6424 HONORS VISITING BELLES WITH PARTY |_ Miss Margaret Hueston of 1721 Virginia street has as her guests this week Misses Mignon Walker of Detroit, Mich., and Gwendolyn Diggs of Los Angeles, Calif. Miss Diggs is a graduate of the Univer- sity of Southern California. These two charming young women were honored by Miss Hueston with a card party on Monday evening of this week . There were four tables of whist, prizes being awarded as follows: first prize, Mrs. Leola Smith Hyman; consolation prize, Miss Johnnie Taylor, and guest prizes to the honored guests. A delicious two-course luncheon was served. ed WASHINGTON GOLFERS VISIT GARY; FETED Among the many pretty parties of the season was the dance party given on Tuesday evening of this week by Attorney and Mrs. Fritz Alexander, at their spacious home in Harrison street, honoring Messrs. Beltron Barker and Alfred For- tune of Washington, D. C. Mrs. Alexander is always a charming hostess and we always know that an invitation from her means a very happy time in store for us. Mr. Barker, who is a very pros: perous automobile dealer in Wash: ington, is the brother of Mrs. Alex. ander. Both gentlemen are golf enthusiasts and have just returned from attending the Golf Tourna- ment held at Casa Loma, Wis. our recently acquired beautiful summer resort. eee Mrs. Kathleen Bingham, wife of Dr. Leroy Bingham, as returned from an extended tour of the East. Mrs. Bingham visite:: her mother at Washington, D. C., her husband's mother at New York City, joining other relatives at Boston, Mass., she motored hrough the New Eng: land states visiting and sirkt-see- Club Figures Show Ladies Best Drivers Pointing out that the mooted question as to whether women or men are the best drivers will prob- ably never be settld to the satis- faction of all concerned, the Chi- cago Motor Club submits for what they may be worth, some recent surveys which seem to favor the women. The surveys, according to the motor club, were made by several authorities, and were not intended, primarily, to determine the driving merits of the two sexes. Woman 2 1-3 Per Cent “Several of the surveys, which took into consideration a number of states and cities and which was made on a nationwide basis, indi- cated that women comprise 24 2-3 per cent of all drivers in the Unit- ed States,” the club declared in a statement. “Another survey, also made on a city and state basis, showed that out of 569,960 drivers involved in accidents, 33,830 of them, or 6 per cent, were women. “Thus, these surveys roughly in- dicate that although one out of every four drivers is a woman, they become involved in only one accident in every seventeen.” ing in the impoctan: cities. She is back with rien interesting infor- mation to share with her many friends of Gary. Dr. and Mrs. Bingham are 1em- porarily located at the home cf Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hyman in Mas- sachusetts street. fs) s TWO YOUNG WELFARE WORKERS RETURN Mrs. Elariz Sheffey, popular wel- fare worker at the Friendship House, reported a very successful and enjoyable camping trip at Pine Beach where with a group of Girl Scouts she spent two weeks living in the open. Miss Rosalyn Lawson, who has just resigned as welfare worker at the Stewart House, also recently returned from camp with a group of twenty Girl Scouts. Miss Law- son and her group camped on a | paean easteot Stobart. THE GARY AMERICAN, GARY, INDIANA SHERIFF'S SALE | SHERIFF'S SALE STATE OF INDIANA LAKE COUNTY ss. No. 20225. Lake Circuit Court, November Term, 1929. American Home Se- curity Corporation, a corporation, vs. Harvey A. Morey, et al. | By virtue of an Order of Sale, to me directed from the Clerk of the Lake Circuit Court, I will expose to public sale to the highest bidder for cash in hand, at the east door of the Court House in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, on Tuesday, the 16th day of September, 1930, between the hours of ten o'clock a. m. and four o'clock p. m., the rents and profits for a period not exceeding seven years of the fol- lowing described real estate to wit: Lot Twenty-nine (29) as marked and laid down on the recorded plat of F. J. White's Addition to Ham- mond, Lake County, Indiana. If said rents and profits will not sell for a sufficient sum to satisfy said decree, interest and costs, I will at the same time and place offer for sale the fee simple in and to said real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, interest, costs and ac- cruing costs. Said sale will be made without relief from valuation or appraisment laws. Taken as the property of Harvey A. Morey, et al at the suit of American Home Security Corpora- tion, a corporation. OSCAR D. HUTCHISON, Atty. for Plaintiff. JOSEPH B. KYLE, Sheriff Lake County, Indiana. 8-23-30-9-6 Are you in need of MONEY See Sam at 1604 Broadway Phone 2-3477 Suits Cleaned and Pressed - 69e MON. and TUES. Cloth Dresses Plain 99¢ Bring them in yourself; do not give them to any- one. We have no boy. Cash and Carry SUPERIOR REMODELERS 2146 Broadway RIDE the WHITE Midwest Coaches to CHICAGO | Connections with “L” trains to the Chicago loop * 63rd and South Park Avenue. A Clean, Comfort- able ride to Chi- cago for Midwest Motor Coach Company ————EEeoeoriEE No ae | PLATES AS LOW AS $10 ASK ABOUT THE NEW PLATE The newest, finest precious metal plate ever known. Better than gold. At a price you can afford to pay. Introductory offer: .Half Price till Sept. 1st. We make all kinds of plates, rubber, gold, aluminum, zelonite, hecolite and alcolite. 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By virtue of an Order of Sale, to me directed from the Clerk of the Lake Circuit Court, I will expose to public sale to the highest bid- der for cash in hand, at the east door of the Court House in Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana, on Tuesday, the 16th day of Septem- ber, 1930, between the hours of ten o'clock a. m. and four o'clock p. m., the rents and profits for a period not exceeding seven years of the following described real estate to wit: Lot Numbered Five (5) in Block Two (2), as marked and laid down on the recorded plat of Michigan Avenue Addition to Hammond, Lake County, Indiana. If said rents and profits will not sell for a suffiicient sum to satisfy said de- cree, interest and costs, I will at the same time and place offer for sale the fee simple in and to said real estate, or so much thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy said judgment, interest, costs and ac- cruing costs. Said sale will be MILLER GIFT SHOP 39 W. 6th Ave. Join Our 25c per Week ROA ae CLUB or lovely lingerie, hose, etc. Attractive Home Furnishings Christmas is Coming! PITTSBURGH GETS HOSPITAL Pittsburgh.—The former Monte- fliore Hospital building in Center avenue, opposite Herron avenue, has been purchased by the Living- stone Memorial Hospital and will be opened soon. The Center avenue property in- cludes three acres of ground, a three-story hospital with a capacity of 65 beds, a nurses’ home and smaller buildings. The hospital building is being modernized. The price of the property is $100,000, including a $25,000 gift by the Montefiore hospital. made without relief from valuation or appraisement laws. Taken as the property of Helen M. Williams, et al at the suit of American Home Security Corpora- tion, a corporation. OSCAR D. HUTCHISON, Aty. for Plaintiff. JOSEPH B. 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Copyright 1930, by The American Publishing Co., Inc. -CHAUNCEY TOWNSEND os GS ee - Executive Editor BOOKER THOMAS Bassas baswiest oo Business Manager ‘Managing Editor: F. Marshall Davis; News Editor: Rudolf Jonson: Contributors: Earl J. Morris, Marjorie Burrell and Dennis A. Bethea. “Let it be impressed upon your minds, let it be instilled into you children, that the Liberty of the Press, is the palladium of all civil, political’ and religious rights of free men.’——Junius BRANCH OFFICES GARY—1819 Washington Street. Phone Gary 6134. HAMMOND—530 Kenwood Avenue. Phone Hammond 3945-W. BAST CHICAGO—2214 Broadway. Phone East Chicago 1382. INDIANAPOLIS—520 Indiana Avenue. Phone Lincoln 7222. W CHICAGO, ILL.—608 South Dearborn. Phone Harrison $768. NEW YORK CITY—551 Fifth Avenue, The W. B. Ziff Company. How Many Has Hoover Fooled? X ORE tian a month ago, President Herbert Clarke M Hoover was asked by the N. A. A. C. P. to make a stand on lynching. ‘they are still waiting for a reply, al- though a ietter, signed by his secretary, has been sent to the organization’s New York office. it shows a gigantic weakness of character on Mr. Hoover's part wnen he tails tv make a decided stand against the lynching evil which has cropped out this year. Of cou? «, every one knows that our President fears that he might ot- fend his southern constituents by condemning their exciting pastime, but in the interests o1 decency he should let the “world know that he does not favor mob law. He would be doing no more than seven southern governors and a host of daily newspapers. ‘The Presiaent should realize by now that there is little chance of the South bolting next election as it did in 1928. It was not that Dixie voters wanted Hoover; it was because they were opposed to Al Smith. State elections have shown that it was only a temporary defection. It is becoming increasingly evident that in national pol- itics the Negro voter faces a peculiar situation. ‘lhe Demo- cratic party is frankly opposed to the Negro, whue the Ke- publicans ignore the biack citizenry after elections. Mr. Hoover's secretary dished up several cold platitudes for Aframerican consumption. If these are the tresident’'s sentiments, he has still leit the original question unanswered and has produced words calculatea to ease the minds ot Ne- groes while not offending the lynchers. ‘the question is, Will black America swallow it? A Chalienge to Black Garyites O Negro killed to appease the wrath of a mob committed N a crime more heinous than the rape last Sunday night of a black grandmother by two white fiends. Yet the daily paper here almost forgot to mention the atrocity and the men who did the acv stand an excellent chance ot pay- ing an extremely light penalty or none at all. Had the races oi the three who staged the sordid drama been reversed, there is hardly a daily paper in this country that would not have carried some mention of the crime. With the feeling between the races as critical as it now is because of the Washington park situation, there may have been trouble here of the nastiest sort. The story of the attack here in Gary and its subsequent hushing-up nas its parallel in practically every city of any size where Negroes are in any considerable number. It 1s proof of the most convincing sort that a large percentage of the white press is consciously trying to support the be- whiskered myth that only Negroes are rapists and _ pos- sessed of bestialities. Here is aiso weighty evidence of the usefulness of a Ne- gro newspaper. Only a few darker Garyites would have learned ot the flagitious crime were it not for the presence in this community of a Negro newspaper. Even were it true that a journal had no other cause tor existence, this would be enough to make it indispensable. | Several attorneys have expressed the opinion that they | doubted that the perpetrators of the attack would be pun- ished unless the Negro citizens here demanded it. How thany will accept this challenge and implore city and county Oificials to do their rightful duty? Pertinent Paragraphs PAGE FOUR ByRudolph Jonson “Official Spokesman” Hueston. According to press release of last week, William C. Hueston, assist- ant solicitor of the Post Office de- partment, educational commission- er of the Elks, and former justice “of the peace in this county, is now Deing acclaimed as the “official spokesman” for Herbert Clarke Hoover, who unostentatiously occu- “pies the chair in the White House, ‘insofar as the Aframerican is con- “cerned. ‘These laurel are being handed Attorney Hueston since he ig purported to have “represent- ed” the President at the session of ‘the National Negro Business League. pesident Hoover now has an ” and a “tongue” for the Ne- race; meaning “Bob” Moton “Billy” Hueston. His recent ission made an attempt to feel” the pulse of Haiti; while at mt Charles Sr Johnson has a commission in Liberia to “see” what he can on the reported forced la- bor conditions. We wonder who [will be appointed as the “official “breather” for the President. | We hope that “Billy” Hueston /makes a better “voice” for “ven- | triloquist” Hoover than “Bob” Mo- ton has made an “ear.” But we have our doubts, especially when ‘we consider the causes actuating [his appointment: Senator “Jim’ | Watson's influence, Judge Parker's defeat for the Supreme Court bench, and Hoover's desire to win the good graces of Aframericans, ‘Baptist Convention Quiet. The “lid failed to blow off” the National Baptist Convention dur- |i their recent meet in Chicago. “Many charges and counter-charges i d been made concerning the hon- ‘esty of the “reverend” brethren handling the finance; charges had » made concerning the myste- ou circumstances surrounding death of Auditor Pierson; and last but not least, President Lacey irk Williams had been accused of suing dictatorial mandates. _ One newspaper “headlined” a ory of the convention, telling of @ razor-bradishing actions of me of the brethren. Also of the al hing attitude of most of _ deleg: This paper has since published a “protest resolu- tion” by one faction of the conven- tion denying the reported fights; also a statement by the opposition that the confusion was worse than has been reported. It all depended on “the angle of the ring” from which you saw the fight. A deporable condition exists when Negro “leaders” assemble in the role of religious bigots and fight over the mantle of “leading the flock to heaven.” It seems that some of the lay members of the churches would rebel over the will- ful waste of shipping the preach- ers around the country, giving them a chance to give vent to their personal spleen, admonishing them to exercise more “christian fellowship” than trying to garner “christian leadership.” Welcome, Ist Indiana State Bank. The First Indiana State Bank, successor to the defunct American State Bank has been open to the public for two weeks. During that time the officers have been able to withstand the demands of the many creditors and depositors of the defunct bank, paying dollar for dollar on every account. Our felicitations to President Zozacik and Cashier Szymanski for ‘their restabilization of public con- fidence in the bank may be some- what late, but nevertheless, they are sincere. We confess we have been standing by, watching; not ‘that we doubted their sincerity in ‘re-opening the bank, because their ‘reputation substantiates their abil- ity, but interested in the successful ‘operation of the bank and its re- lationship to community progress. Wilson Holds Post As Ruler Of Elks Detroit—J. Finley Wilson, czar of Elkdom, retained his hold on the leadership of that organization here Wednesday when the convention reelected him immediately after he read his report. The anticipated fight on the Grand Exalted Ruler dwindled to nothing more than a few speeches by New Jersey del- egates. ‘Anybody’s War’ a-Hit With Moran and Mack The inimitable black-faced come- dians, Moran and Mack, have com- pleted their latest hilarious com- edy scream, “Anybody’s War,” now playing at the Roosevelt thaeter, Chicago. The screen version of ‘this talking comdy romance was ‘based on a novel written by Charles E, Mack, of Moran and Mack. | Since “Anybody's War” is their ‘most recent picture, they were en- abled to inject newer wit and were also able to speak lines with more sincerity than before. The story deals with two colored boys from the South who want to join up with the Allies in Europe. Be- fore a week is gone, the aforesaid colored boys find themselves in France in the midst of things. Assisting Moran and Mack in “Anybody's War’ are charming Joan Peters, Neil Hamilton and a huge cast of screen favorites. This is the first time, however, that Mo- ran end Mack remain black-faced individuals throughout the entire production. “The Sea God’ Show At the Oriental Richard Arlen, after a short rest, returned to make his latest all-talking triumph, “The Sea God,” the Oriental theater's screen offering for next Friday. Mr. Ar- len assumes the role of a deep-sea diver with many trying experiences below and above the surface of the sea. Assisting Richad Arlen in this dramatic sensation of the year are Fay Wray, Eugene Pallette, Ivan Simpson and a cast of well-known stars. The screen version of this intense drama was based on the story “The Lost God,” by John Russell. The position of Director was capably filled by George Ab- bott, who has turned out a score of sensational productions. Eddie Lambert comes to the Oriental theater in person in Pub- lix's next jovial production, “Moon beams.” Mr. Lambert can be re- membered for his memorable work lon the stages in Chicago, having brought to the fore such terms as “Boots” and “Cinderella.” Harry Rose will act as master of ceremo- nies in this extraordinary stage show. NOTICE OF SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLE Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will on the 15th of Septembef, 1930, at 2025 Virginia St, of the city of Gary, Lake Coun- ty, Indiana, offer for sale and sell to the highest bidder for cash the following described property, to wit One 1927 model Ford Roadster Engine No. 13982447, hereofore owned by Isaiah Methls of 2336 Filmore St. of Gary, Lake County, Indiana Done at Gary, Indiana, the 30th day of August, 1930. JACOB B. HALLOWAY. 9-6-13 NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT LAKE COUNTY In the Lake Superior Court, sit- ting at Gary, Vacation Term, 1930. Nora Short vs. David Short. Cause No, 22266. Action to Divorce. Now comes the plaintiff by Adel- bert S. Moore her attorney and files her complaint herein, together with an affidavit of a competent person, showing that the defend- ant thereto, to wit: David Short, is not a resident of the State of Indi- ana. Said defendant is therefore here- by notified of the pendency of said action and that the same will stand for trial at the next term of said Court, and that unless he appear and answer or demur therein, at the calling of said cause, on the 29th day of October, A. D. 1930, the same being the 45th day of the next term of said Court to be held in the Court House, Room No. —, Gary, in said County and State, on the 2nd Monday of September, A. D. 1930, said action will be heard and determined in his absence. IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have set my hand and aftix the seal of said Court at Gary, this 29th day of August, A. D. 1930. ALVINA M. KILLIBREW, Clerk L. 8. C. By Iris M. Pettis, Deputy Clerk. 9-6-13-20 ALLEN’S SERVICE STATION 21st and Virginia Gas and Oil IVAN C, DUNLAP Jeweler Successor to Stringfellow’s Jewelry Department Expert Watch Repairer 548 Broadway —- —————— re The Eagle Dry Goods LOW PRICES ON SHOES AND DRY GOODS FOR SCHOOL OPENING at 117 W. 25th St. Screens Galore We Make Them by the Thousands That’s why our prices are’ lowest. We also make screen doors. Combination doors and porches. GARY SCREEN MFG. Co. 1041 Jefferson. Phone 7059 THE GARY _AMERICAN, GARY, INDIANA Back ToFarm — Solution Of | | | Un employment ie Southern Farmers See| This Movement as Finance Relief | peu Charlotte, N. C.—A back-to-the- farm movement by Negroes who have migrated to the cities of both the north and the south will relieve the masses of the chief strain of the present financial depression, ac- cording to views obtained from farmers in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Bishop L. W. Kyles, Winston-Sa- lem, is among those leaders who are urging that more colored peo- ple turn to the advantages of the farm. He disputes the argument that farming is not a paying means of livelihood, offering examples of successful farmers in the south- eastern states and emphasizing the possibilitiesof success if the various forms of aid offered by the state are used. He points out that every state now has a farm demonstration bu- reau with the proper agent to visit and advise with the farmers; that there are farm loan banks to help him financially. Rotation of crops is indicated as one of the methods through which the farmer can arrange to make a full year around use of his land, to provide for a continual flow of money and to guard against the risks of trusting to one or two crops, such as cotton or corn. One prosperous North Carolina farmer, who for 26 years has op- erated one of the largest farms in the state, asserts that he “can sell a man something to eat at any time of the year.” His method is to always keep something growing. Bishop Kyles himself, in support of his theory, has purchased and is operating a model farm viliage. Prof. Benjamin Hubert of Georgia State Industrial College has pw- chased the Hubert estate in Geor- gia with the intention of going into farming on a large commercial scale. How he was accosted by John Freeman, forced into an alley at the point of a revolver and divest- ed of his clothing was related in the Northeastern police court by James Johnson, 59, 1302 St. Mat- thew street, Sunday. Freeman, who gave his address at 1633 Swane street, Philadelphia, was said to be a homo-sexualist and was held for the action of the grand jury. NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT LAKE COUNTY In the Lake Superior Court, sit- ting at Gary, Vacation Term, 1930. Charles Hemphill vs. Essie P. Hemphill. Cause No. 22267. Action to Divorce. Now comes the plaintiff by Adelbert S. Moore, his attorney, and files complaint herein, together with an affidavit of a competent person, showing that the defend- ant thereto, to wit: Essie P. Hemp- hill, is not a resident of the State of Indiana. Said defendant is therefore here- by notified of the pendency of said action and that the same will stand for trial at the next term of said Court, and that unless she ap- pear and answer or demur thereto, at the calling of of said cause, on the 29th day of October, A. D., 1930, the same being the 45th day of the next term of said Court to be begun and held in the Court House, Room No. —, at Gary, in said County and State, on the 2nd Monday of Sep- tember, A. D. 1930, said action will be heard and determined in her absence. In Witness Whereof, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court, at Gary, this 29th day of August, A. D. 1930. ALVINA M. 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Our Certified Milk for Babies is rigorously inspected—every drop—before it reaches your home. Place your order for Dairy Products with the Dixie Dairy Company and be DIXIE DAIRY CO. 1200 W. 15th Ave. Phone 6101 White Laughter By WILLIAM T. SMITH "Writhing madly, the large man slithered down into the mud, Carl atop him, throttling him with a mad strength." Mr. William T. Smith, author of "The Dark Knight" and other stories, begins in this issue another serial of deep romance and poignant thrills. Readers of the Illustrated Feature Section will remember "The Dark Knight" as one of the most exciting and dashing pieces of fiction ever published. The editor can truthfully say that "White Laughter" is a work of art that surpasses even the previous contribution of Mr. Smith. Begin this story now! Installment I GREY rain stabbed down on the great brown Mississippi, whipping its turbulent surface into a saffron froth. The big river, writhing and twisting in its narrow channel like a monstrous yellow snake, seemed to be savagely happy in the havoc it was creating along its flood-swept banks. Whole trees, housetops, and sometimes even entire houses, logs, and indescribable bits of debris floated along Clean Fiction Human Interest Stories September 6, 1930 Pictures in the Illustrated Feature Section were posed and do not depict principals unless so captioned. Daughter By WILLIAM T. SMITH "Writhing madly, the large man slithered down into the mud, Carl atop him, throttling him with a mad strength." sullenly, or danced madly in the grasp of the seething dark flood. From the far north raced the roaring Mississippi, carrying with it mute evidences of its rapacious hunger, and leaving in its wake thousands of acres of desolated, flooded farm lands, and hundreds of small towns which were swept abruptly from peaceful security by its terrible fury. Through the very heart of the South it rushed, bringing with it death and sorrow, and leaving a trail of misery and desolation. Continued on Page Four --- The Favorite of European Courts E How an African Slave Became Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Army--While an Unfaithful Wife Almost Ruined His Career Christian faith, Peter, himself, acting as god-father, and the Queen of Poland as god-mother. His Turkish name had been Ibrahim. Peter called By J. A. ROGERS Noted Author and Correspondent HISTORY contains no str than Abram Hannibal Africa and sold into mander-in-chief of the armies of his day. One of his descend greatest poets, while others a of the leading royal families of ins no stranger or more romantic figure in Hannibal. Stolen from his parents in sold into slavery, he rose to be come armies of the greatest white empire its descendants became one of the world's others are today to be found in some families of Europe, including the English. HISTORY contains no stranger or more romantic figure than Abram Hannibal. Stolen from his parents in Africa and sold into slavery, he rose to be commander-in-chief of the armies of the greatest white empire of his day. One of his descendants became one of the world's greatest poets, while others are today to be found in some of the leading royal families of Europe, including the English. Destiny was indeed kind to Hannibal, for instead of being sent to America where he would have been at best a house-servant, he was sent to Europe. Napoleon's sister, had male Negroes to bathe them, and many other ladies in other European courts followed suit. This writer has in his possession a copy of a picture of this sort At that time, while Negroes were languishing in slavery in America, others of their brothers, also from the jungles, were the pampered pets of European royalty. Some of the highest in the land would try to approach the king by first winning the favor of these Negroes. 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It was at the Russian Court that Negroes gained the highest favor. Peter III would make even the ambassadors of great countries wait while he entertained himself with his Negro, Narcissus. Indeed, his wife, Catherine the Great, in her memoirs charged that Peter cared for Narcissus more than he did for her. Later when Catherine seized the throne and threw Peter into prison, Peter's first request was for "his mistress. It is the quick method. Results come almost instantly. It is the approved method. You will never use another when you know. Be sure to get the genuine Phillips' Milk of Magnesia prescribed by physicians for 50 years in correcting excess acids. 25c and 50c a bottle—any drugstore. "Milk of Magnesia" has been the U.S. Registered Trade Mark of The Charles H. Phillips Chemical Company and its predecessor, Charles H. Phillips since 1875. ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION—September 6, 1930 his Negro, his dog, and his violin." Eugene Schuyler, American diplomat, writing as late as 1883, says in his "Life of Peter the Great (Vol. II. p. 438): "Negroes were also in esteem as indeed they have been of recent years. Volynsky sent from Astrakan a couple to Catherine in order to ingratiate himself with her, and Peter (the Great) had several." Catherine the Great, in her portrait by Lampi, is shown with a Negro. Catherine also had a colored woman at her court to whom she paid high honor, the Countess de Protassov, who was a relative of the Prince Orloff, according to the Countess Golovina. (See Memoirs of Countess Golovina, p. 44.) Peter the Great Loved Him By far the greatest of the Negro favorites in any European court was Abram Hannibal. Sold into slavery in the harem of the Sultan, Selim IV, of Turkey, he attracted the attention of Count Ragusky who was at the Turkish Court on a mission from his master, Peter the Great. Count Ragusky wishing to take back some unusual gift to his emperor, got Hannibal, some say by kidnapping, others say as a gift from the Sultan. In any case, when Count Ragusky crossed the border, the Negro lad, then about ten years old, was sitting in the luxurious carriage wrapped with costly furs. Arriving at the palace of the Kremlin, the Count with his entourage, entered the great audience chamber, and, advancing to the throne, presented his gift. Hannibal was a merry, vivacious and intelligent child. Peter the Great fell in love with him on the spot, and from that moment to Peter's death, the two were inseparable, on the battlefield or at court. Peter was very democratic. Once, leaving his throne, he went to England and worked in a ship yard as a common laborer to learn the trade in order to build up a navy of his own. And at that time he was the wealthiest man on earth. In his palace he dined at a great long table. His custom was to seat himself, after which, any diner, regardless of rank, could sit next to him. The ambassadors, even from England, accustomed to seats of honor in other lands, used to complain of this custom. In any case, no matter who sat next to Peter, Hannibal was always beside him. Precocious in Mathematics Soon after his arrival, Hannibal was christened and taken into the Continued on Page Seven while you sleep! IF you want a whiter, prettier complexion, you can have it with Nadinola! You can secure the light-toned beauty that all your friends will admire and envy with this double-quick, extrapowerful bleach. Nadinola, the amazing skin-whitener, will bring you this new loveliness just as it has done for thousands of attractive women. No tedious waiting for results—no disappointments. Just smooth on this fragrant, super-bleach at bedtime—let it start its wonder-work while you take your beauty sleep. 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Well, Clifford Blount could not boast of having a single dollar when he first resolved to go to college. Is a poor public school background an excuse? Clifford Blount was in the seventh grade of a poor rural school when he first determined to school himself. NO ARMS SINCE 16 Is a physical handicap an excuse? Well, hardly, for Clifford Blount has no arms, and has had none since he was sixteen years old! In fact, Clifford Blount's case is a case of a boy with a desire to obtain a higher education—a desire which he set out to realize in the face of almost impossible circumstances. With the left arm severed near the shoulder and the right arm severed near the elbow, Blount has supported himself at Wiley College for ten years, having been graduated last year with the degree Bachelor of Arts. He will enter Northwestern University some time this fall, still depending on no other help than his own! And these ten years in school have been by no means prosaic! Clifford Blount's adventures have been as numerous as those of any romantic character of fiction, and his life has been as thrilling as that of any other cosmopolite. In his nomadic wandering over the entire forty-eight states, and parts of Canada and Mexico, during vacations in order to scrape up enough money to enroll in Wiley each fall ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION—September 6. 1930 Blount's experiences run from tramp to teacher, from jails to mansions, from box cars to pullmans, and from the seventh grade of a poor rural school to graduation from a ranking A class college. His twenty-seven years of existence have been fully packed with thrills, emotions and pathos. Clifford Blount was born on a farm seven miles south of Jefferson, Texas, one of the oldest towns in the state, on December 11, 1902. Four children had already been born to his parents, and two more were to be born to them soon after. Clifford's early days were spent like those of many another farm boy three months of the year being passed in a one-teacher school, the remaining nine months being taken up by farm work. "ACCIDENT COMPLEX" He was only eleven years old when his first accident happened. It was the mere beginning of what he has called his "accident complex." A wagon rolled across his abdomen, producing internal injuries which seriously affected him for five years, and caused him to lose much time from his three-month school. Blount was retained three years in one grade. From the time of this accident on, Clifford could not do any heavy work, so his parents secured him a job with a white doctor in Jefferson, Dr. Moseley. How curious Blount must have looked on that day, wearing his first long-suit that he bought with money obtained from the sale of "cat squirrels," a small variety of squirrels which he would hunt and sell for thirty-five cents apiece. At Dr. Moseley's, Blount cooked and did maid work while he attended the city school. Dr. Moseley liked Clifford's work very much and was good to him, and Clifford was enjoying what he would call a paradise. He was looking at the world through rose-colored glasses, when the accident crossed his path which tried in vain to cloud his rose-tinted spectacles forever. A fair was held in Marshall, a neighboring town to Jefferson, and an educational center for colored people of the Southwest. Dr. Moseley was anxious that Blount should be happy while staying with him, so he consented for Clifford to go to Marshall with two "friends" in their old Ford car and spend an entire day at the fair. Clifford went, and never before did he have so much fun in one day, lingering in the midway and enjoying the riding devices and pink lemonade. He and his friends stayed there until the fair closed down for the night. "THE FATAL RIDE" A little before time to leave, however, Blount's two friends left him and went out into the city, telling Clifford to meet them at the gate when the fair closed. They were quite familiar with Marshall, but Blount was not, so he stuck close to the gate of the fair park until they returned. "Git in, rat, and let's go home!" Blount stopped at such a rough command coming from his companion. "Yeah. Don't stand there starin' like a d---- fool!" This came from his other pal in the same tone, and as he said these words, Clifford discovered why they had left him at the fair park and gone into the city. Their breaths were heavy with the odor of corn whiskey! They had been drinking! Blount had never before seen his friends in their "oil," and he was frightened. They put him in the rear seat of the old touring car, and they occupied the front; the one who was not driving threw his right leg over the side of the car. Both of Blount's companions gave considerable attention to a quart bottle that they had in their possession, and the automobile was largely allowed to drive itself, except that the driver took pains to carefully open the throttle to the limit and give it all the spark that it could afford. TERRIFYING FEAR At one instant, the driver was taking too long a swing at the bottle than his pal thought fair, so the latter reached over and pulled it from the other's mouth. At this the man at the wheel disregarded his steering altogether and gave his mate a lusty blow on the side of the head. This was returned, and a little struggle began in the front seat, with no- A Story of a Boy Who Wouldn't Surrender to an Unkind Fate Surrender to an Unkind Fate Extreme Left—Clifford Blount, using for holding h Top Center—Clifford Blount. today. Lower Center—This is Blount as he College Extreme Right—Blount exhibiting Extreme Left—Clifford Blount, using the specially constructed mechanism for holding his tooth brush. Top Center—Clifford Blount. today. Lower Center—This is Blount as he appeared when he entered Wiley College in Texas. Extreme Right—Blount exhibiting the "mechanics" of combing his hair. body giving any attention to the road ahead, except poor little Clifford.. A sharp curve loomed ahead. Blount shuddered. He closed his eyes as tight as he could. Te murmured a prayer. body giving any attention to the Tears were already streaming from road ahead, except poor little Clif- his eyes. Queer things often happen in an accident. The Ford went over an incline and turned over to an upright position again. Blount was hurled a short distance from the machine. The car was not greatly damaged, despite its age, and the two men, uninjured and now fairly sobered, managed to get it to running. They made it pull back into the road. Prepared to continue on the journey, they called to Blount who was lying by the side of the highway, groaning in pain. He heard their call and tried to rise from his prone position. But he found that his arms hurt so much that he was unable to use them. The pair in the car became tired of waiting, and Clifford soon heard the whining of the clutch and the clatter of the bent fenders—and knew that he was left alone! He called aloud to them again and again, but in return he only heard his own voice echoed through the black, thick and dismal Texas forest. Clifford was found unconscious early the next morning by a white farmer, who carried him to the nearest hospital, which was in Marshall. The doctor had little hope of even saving Blount's life at first; saving his arms was entirely out of the question. Blount seemed to have thrown out his arms when the accident occurred and thus got them pinned beneath the sides of the car, for they were both badly crushed. The surgeon had only one recourse amputation. The right arm was severed near the elbow; the left arm was cut close to the shoulder-a perfect operation. A WORD OF CHEER They kept Blount, totally helpless and suffering intensely, in the hospital for three weeks. When he was ready to be dismissed, the surgeon who performed the operation was kind enough to accompany him to the door of the institution. Standing at the doorway with the doctor, poor Clifford looked at his miserable stumps. Then he asked the surgeon: "What can I do with these things?" Soon Garner A Frank Story Inspiration an for the specially constructed mechanism his tooth brush. he appeared when he entered Wiley in Texas. the "mechanics" of combing his hair. Tears were already streaming from his eyes. This question was appropriate, for it was a notion at that time that only manual work was the proper occupation for the Negro. But the doctor was sympathetic, and ventured to depart from this notion. He gently placed his hand on Clifford's head and looked at him rather firmly. Opening his strongly set lips he said the words which have stayed with Blount all his life: "Clifford, I did not cut your HEAD off. Your only chance will have to come through an education." Not very long after Blount was thus dismissed from the hospital—not long after he had walked a weary seven miles to his home in the country—not long after he had heard both the discouraging words of his friends (some told him that they would rather be dead)—not long after he had quenched his thirst at a filthy brook by the roadside by prostrating himself on his stomach—and not long after he had heard the only encouraging words which came to him, "How glad I am to see you ALIVE!" from his mother, his brother took him to Dallas, where Judge Corley fitted him out with an artificial arm with which he was, in the course of time and with a great deal of practice, able to relieve in some measure his parents from caring for him as they would a new-born infant. A doctor in the hospital had presented Clifford with a pamphlet of Judge Corley's. Judge Corley's instructions were to the effect that Blount should be given the minimum of attention, and that he should be allowed to do things for himself as far as he possibly could. HIS BIG CHANCE Before the summer of that year was over, a generous agency made $100 available for Blount's education. His parents decided that they wished to send him off to some out-of-town school and they, accordingly, wrote to several of the colleges in Texas. But all of them, except one, positively refused to admit an armless boy. All of them, except one, firmly let the bitter family know that "this is no school for cripples." Only Wiley College, in Texas, was willing to give Blount a chance, and the Continued on Page Seven ry of Friendship, and Matchless Skill 4 ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION—September 6, 1930 ea il ee Ug ee oe Continued from Page One 4@some twenty other dark workers. all@them. He was a hive red-faced mane “T will i# hen Ieee One village, however, which stood on the very banks of the river, had escaped because of its high position on a sort of hill. To this village came hundreds of those made home- less by the river. Quickly the Red Cross, the State, and even the gov- ernment came to their rescue, bring- ing clothing, supplies of all kinds, and medicines. " Immediately the place became a city of tents. Almost overnight the confusion merged into a semblance of order. In this time of fear and sor- row such things as the difference in men’s color was forgotten. Common sorrows drew people together and terror drove out of their minds con- siderations which in ordinary times would have made differences between them. Gangs of dark men were drafted for work on the levees. Each morn- ing at daylight they filed out, fol- lowing the wagons that carried the sand sacks, and all day they labored at piling the sacks against the crumb- ling levee. It was back-breaking, terrible work, and for it they received little, if any, pay. Most of them «cceptec the situa- tion with that philosophy inbred in the dark ones of the South. They took what came. They were resigned, and went about their labors quictly. One of them, however, was not re- signed. As he worked at his task he was like a young wolf which has been caged. He was with a gang of RATA CHG 4 NES Pee Ry» oe be Op ie Fg na 20 Years —— bee E Satisfaction a a : ae » (7) : Clear re a. Skin of nia | Yes y Bumps and ae Pimples Put on Magic Shaving Powder and the hair washes off quicker and CLOSER than any razors shave you. Hair grows back as if shaved off. It merely dissolves away to the skin surface. Is antiseptic. Used by hospitals and Beauty Parlors. Women find ft priceless for excess hair. E. I, C., fa- mous editor, writes, “A fortunate day when I struck this God-send.” Rev. G. W. M. 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Jes’ be quiet-like, and fust chance we gits we'll hike outa here.” “I know,” Carl had protested hotly, “but this is illegal. They can’t keep me here if I don’t want to stay. Why, it’s” | “Shush!” Hotshot had warned. Don’ say what these here folks caint do. Boy, they kin do anything they’s big enough to do. An’ they’s too big for us’ns.” So Carl had taken the advice of the wise little man. Now they worked side by side, sloshing from wagon to levee with heavy sand bags. The rain was chilly and piercing, and @ grey, murky mist hung over the roaring river. As he trudged wearily along with a hundred pound sack on his shoul- der, Carl’s thoughts were chaotic. In rhythm to his trips from the wagon to the levee he lost himself deeper and deeper in his reflections. He had been in Chicago attending the university when he had read ia the newspaper tha; the little Mi-3is- sippi town were his parents lived had been swept away by the flood. dc was studying a business course, and graduation was only a few days away, but he had immediately caught a train for Memphis, and from there had made his way by wagon and on foot to the place where he had been born and where his parents had lived. In answer to all his inquiries he was able to learn only that the two old people had been caught by the rising waters, as their little home was on bottoms land, near the river. Grief-stricken, he had tried to return to Chicago, when he was trapped by the still rising river. With several other refugees he had been brought to the camp where he now labored bitterly, while his anguish and his resentment ate at his very soul. He remembered how he had urged his parents to come North and live with him, and how confident he had been that he would soon be earning enough to care for them, and repay them for what must have been bitter sacrifice to help him through college. Anton Bigal, the banker, who had come from Carl’s Mississippi home, had been interested in him, and had followed his career with interest. He had promised Carl that when he had finished at the University a job would ‘be waiting for him. _ His mother had wanted him to be somebody—to do something else be- Sides farm cotton. When he was six- teen he had been sent to Chicago to school, and now at twenty-four he had fulfilled one of his mother’s fondest hopes by his completion of college. The thought that she would never know of his success filled him with an aching agony. He groaned aloud. “Somp'n hurt you, Carl?” Hotshot asked sympathetically. They were out of earshot of the overseer. Carl smiled grimly. “Something sure does,” he told his friend. “You ain’t used to this yere work.” Carl chose not to enlighten Hotshot as to his trouble. The little man seemed to have adopted him, and Carl was becoming fond of him. “I suppose carrying all these big sacks isn’t hard for you, in spite of the fact that you are smaller than 1?” Carl evaded. “Naw,” said the other, depreciating- ly. “This kind of stuff ain’t nothin’ for me. Why, man I used to pick my fo’ hundred pounds o’ cotton ev'y day down in Texas—in the Black Lands. Toting this sand don’t worry me none, cause I used to be a river man, too, and I could tote anything. up % gang plank, even to a pianny MeN BIE Saris le Tn hk |g Stee ie eee Fee Continued on Page Six oe i Pp LU KO = 8 ia ee : a. %, a oa y PaaS SE = {- sti ; ; Po 2 O ie ——— : ; ATS mag aed wee 9 wi" a atl e : rs UT] fo em | a Jaan Sree ee .. 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SMITH — ~ Author of “The Dark Knight” p “I will if he lays a hand on me!” Carl promised grimly. “I don’t care if they kill me afterwards!” “Well, eff’n you gits into trouble, Tl be right there with you, kid,” the diminutive man told him in a low voice. Carl grasped his hand quick- ly, and after a sharp pressure, re- leased it. “Thanks, Hotshot,” he said grate- ie. “But if I get into a mixup, you stay out of it. There’s no use in your getting hurt on my account.” _ “Shut _yo’ mouf, boy!” Hotshot cried. “I ain't got but one time to die, an’ if it’s my time I’m gonna go right here.” The rain drove down more fiercely, penetrating the thin, ragged clothes ythat the men wore. Carl had lost his hat, and his hair, uncut since he left Chicago, was a sodden mass of ‘blue-black curls. His clear brown ‘skin gleamed wetly, and in his brown eyes there was again the look of the caged wolf which awaits only the chance to leap its barriers. And like &@ wolf, he was wide of shoulder and slender waisted, and his limbs were — with smooth, powerful mus- cles. i At school he had boxed for recrea~- tion, and now he found himself won- dering what would happen if he sud- dently hit the gang boss on the jaw. Perhaps the man had a piste], and would shoot him. He decided that Continued on Page Six DANCING BEAUTY The image shows a person wearing a thick, knitted hat and a scarf. The background appears to be a rocky outdoor setting, possibly a forest or a desert. The person's face is partially visible, and they seem to be looking slightly upwards. The image is black and white, with a grainy texture. Evelyn Sheppard, is not only a talented performer at the famous Cotton Club in New York, but is an enthusiastic sportswoman of daring and courage. Above she is pictured at the wheel of her handsome Chrysler Roadster which she handles with the skill of an experienced chauffeur. Miss Sheppard is well-known in theatrical and social circles. 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It may make it easier for you if you could know that these periods of bitter depression and discouragement and of utter loneliness are something that are not caused by a real condition but by a feeling that is deep within yourself. When you know this, you can learn to laugh it off and say to yourself when such a spell occurs, "it won't last long," and you'll soon find that you are regaining your happy mood rather than the depressed and discouraged one. Here is something it may be worth while for you to keep in mind. The man or woman whose handwriting is reasonably heavy and who slants it very far forward is the one who suffers bitterly from emotional reaction. Such people are always sensitive. They are easily hurt, and when they are hurt, the image is a deep one, like the knife wound that runs far into the flesh. 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NEGROES AS INVENTORS Investigation in the United States Patent Office has shown that at least 1,500 inventions have been made by Negroes. WHITE LAUGHTER By WILLIAM T. SMITH Author of "The Dark Knight" Continued from Page Four even being shot was preferable to this from his face. He crouched omiterrible enforced toil. nously, his arms extended crookedly from his face. He crouched ominously, his arms extended crookedly toward his assailant, and he moved forward with the stealthy stride of a forest savage. Suddenly he had become a primitive in breech-clout intent on the destruction of an enemy. The thin veneer of civilization dropped from him, and he was possessed of a savage rage which surprised him when he thought of it later. The gang boss, seeing the disheveled youth with the terrible light in his eyes advancing toward him, started fumbling ineffectually at his great coat as though searching for his pistol. His eyes grew larger with terrified astonishment. He hadn't expected any resistance. Secure in his position as boss, with a revolver tucked in an inner pocket, he never dreamed that one of these dark men would have the courage to attack him. He shouted weakly as Carl closed in on him, then the youth's strong young hands clamped like a vise on his throat. Writhing wildly, the large man slithered down into the mud, Carl atop him, throttlin him with a mad strength. The man's struggles were becoming fainter. Hotshot shouted a warning. Along the bank of the river the other gang boss was running as fast as he could toward the struggle. In his hand he waved a large pistol. It was evident that he feared to shoot from so far away for fear of hitting Carl's victim. Unheeding Hotsot's cry, Carl removed his hands from the game boss's neck and struck the fallen man full in the face several times. The other members of the crew scattered wildly, shouting in fear at the unexpected development. By now the other boss was near to the scer of the fight. 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But ‘Hannibal, although he preferred the gayer, more cultured atmosphere of F': nce, did not accept. While pursuing his studies, war broke out between France and Spain. Hannibal at once volunteered and given a commission. He served ith great valor until he was wound- led in the herd, and then returned ito France. Not long afterwards, he returned to Russia, where he was made an officer of engineers, and io Fayed promotion on his own eric. Not long after his arrival, a remark- lable incident happened. His people nh Africa, after a long search, had ip* last located him, and sent a rich ransom for him, but Hannibal, hav- iny tasted of European culture, de- cicied to remain. It may be said in assing that pretty much the same ing happened to Abd Al Rahman, on of an African king, who was stolen and sold into slavery in the southern States, and was later ran- isoine“ by his people. Hannibal Refuses Bribe =e Hannibal’s infiuence at court was trong, and many sought his favor, 2 more so as he was tutor in math- matics for the heir to the throne, later Peter II. But the tide of fortune was now to turn against him for a while. In 735 Peter the Great died. and the throne yas seized by his wife. Cathe- ine I, half-grandmother of the heir 0 the throne. The chief power was in the hands of Prince Mentchikoff, ho had risen from the rank of pri- ‘a> in the army. Mentchikoff, during Peter the reat’s reign. had had little love for nnibal, and now he liked him still less because of his influence with ter II, who was still too young to rule. Mentchikoff was planning to arry his daughter to the young r, and tried to win over the young legro officer with bribes, but the lat- r was firm. He refused to betray trust that Peter the Great had onfided to him. At last, to get rid f him, Mentchikoff dispatched him nm a mission to Siberia. 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The power was now in the hands of Count Dolgouroki, who had been a favorite of Peter the Great. Dol- gouroki also had been a close friend of Hannibai's, a fact that further re- assured him. But Dolgouroki, also, knowing Hannibal’s influence with the young Czar, did not want him at St. Petersburg, and had him arrested at Tomsk. Here he remained until Peter died of the small-pox nearly two years later. Anna, known as “The Bloody,” a niece of Peter the Great, now mount- ed the throne. and once more Han- nibal started to return. When he ar- rived at St. Petersburg, however, he was compelled to hide himself. The rightful heir to the throne was Peter the Great’s own daughter, Elisabeth, and since Hannibal belonged to her faction his life was in danger. Finallv he was smuggled out of St. Petersburg by his friend, Field-Mar- shal Munich, who sent him to in- ‘spect the fortifications on the Swed- ‘ish border. For the next twelve years. while Anna remained on the throne, Han- ‘nibal lived in a little village, near ‘the city of Reval almost forgotten. ) Hannibal's Wife Unfaithful But the tide was to turn in_ his favor again. In 1741, Anna died. |Elisabeth, coming to the throne, sent for him, and showered honors on him. ‘She gave him vast property, includ- ling ten villages with thousands of white slaves. She also wanted him to remain at ‘Court but Hannibal having enough ‘of Courts with their intrigues, de- clined and begged permission to re- | main at Reval. This was granted and Elisabeth made him command- Alte there. | Hannibal's desire was to retire to [bis estates. but he “ Se ot oe lea engineers in the empire an ia ‘wish could not be granted. In 11752, when a boundary dispute arose lwith Sweden and delegaticns from |the great powers were sent to arrange jit, Hannibal was head of the Russian delegation. On another occasion he | was head of a commissicn to inspect | the forts of Russia. At last he rose ito the rank of Field-Marshal. and ywas made Commander-in-Chief of the armies of all the Russias. (See Wallace's Russia, p. 271). But his proudest title was: “The Negro of Peter the Great.” Hannibal and another great cha- erin in his life: a domestic one. He married the daughter of a Greek cap- tain, named Dioper, a very beautiful woman. Hannibal, who was away a good deal, heard that she was flirting with one of his officers and repE manded her. Later she presented him with a Seuenter so white that he felt sure that the child was not his. He sued for divorce, and the case lasted for fifteen year Finally he won, and the unfaithful wife tried to justify herself by saying: 2 “That Negro is not of our race.” Married Again The court severely censured her, forced her to do public penance, and sentenced her to spend the rest of her life in a convent. As to the white daughtcr, Hannibal kept her in his house, gave her a good education, left her considerable property, but never permitted her to come into his presence. While the case was pend- ing, he took another wife, Regina von Schellberg, member of a noble German family. | Hannibal continued in power until the reign of Catherine the Great, ‘who commanded him to draw up plans for a canal between St. Peters- burg and Moscow. Finally he re- tired to his estates. immensely rich, and died in 1782. more than ninety gears old. | By his second wife he had five mu- latto sons, all of whom distinguished themselves. The eldest son, Ivan, was a@ naval engineer who distinguished himself in battle with the Turks, and later built the fortress of Cherkov. He was decorated by Catherine the Great, but quarrelling with the Prince Potemkin. Catherine’s favorite. 2 later Commander-in-Chief of the army, Ivan retired to his estates Another son. Joseph, was a naval commander and a navigator. His daughter. Nadejda, married Count Pushkin, whose grandfather had been privy counsellor to Peter the Great, and whose father had borne the sceptre at the coronation of Cath- erine the Great. It was her son, Alexander Pushkin. that became the famous poet. | One of Pushkin's descendants mar- ‘ried the Grand Duke Alexander of Hesse. uncle of the last Czar, while another. the Countess Torby, married into the English roval] family. 66 9 ‘You Can’t Keep a Good Man 99 Down Continued from Page Three exenliait himself wrote Clifford that “we are sincerely sympathetic with you, and will look for you on the 17th of this month (September).” \17th of this month (September).” | A FALSE FRIEND So on the morning of the 17th, [Blount set out in a wagon with his mother and father for Wiley College, his little trunk perched on the wagon bed. Its modest contents were: two quilts, two sheets, two shirts, and \underwear. Blount’s only suit was enaxtty where it should be—on his back. He registered, and found some hostility on the part of the students on account of his condition, but fi- nally he became orientated to the situation and became a good student, showing special aptitude in history. It was then he met his pal, “Bob,” | who proved to be such a false friend. At this time Blount began work on the job which seemed to fit him well, the business of selling. Every after- noon he was a familiar figure with his little bag of toilet articles, can- vassing from house to house up and down the dusty red hills of Marshall, where the collegé that he was at- tendiny is located. “At first I carried this bag on the hook of my arm straight down—like a suitcase. But it had a tendency to pull my arm so tight that I had to hang it from the elbow by a strap. “The first three or four days’ sales were no good, but finally I began to make sales, and the first day that I sold anything I cleared $2.00.” During this period of gains, Bob became more friendly than ever, for obvious reasons. He would always be ready to tell Blount interesting jokes and to inform him just how much he admired him, as well as to accept change now and then for his cigarettes. Bob was a model class- mate! BUMMED HIS WAY Summer came, and Blount was worried as to what he would do dur- ing the vacation in order to get money enough to enter school the next fall. Bob induced him to go to his home (Beaumont) where Bob was kind enough to beat him out of part of the summer's earnings—$85. But Blount was _ plucky enough to bum his way to Galveston, and from there to Houston. When school opened again he had a neat little sum to pay to the office to take care of himself. His work was mostly lec- tures and demonstrations of how he worked his arm. The second year in Wiley found Blount hard at work and becoming one of the best students. He finished his work early and got a good start with his summer's work. This second summer, Cliffor + made. his way out to California. On his way there, he was arrested at Phoenix for vagrancy, but the colored citizens | of the city “would not stand for my being imprisoned.” At Phoenix, Clif- ford joined a Houston train robber and went to California in his com- pany, only being separated from him at Los Angeles. At. Los Angeles, Mrs. Lula Slaughter, a member of the Eighth and Towne Street Church, took him into her home and kept him, free. Blount made many friends in various California cities, and they gave him a nice send-off when he began his journey back to Wiley. | The next summer, while on his way back to the Golden West, Blount stopped over at Salt Lake City. See-. ing no colored people handy Clifford ask:d a Mexican to show him a de- cent place to stay. The Mexican showed him the courtesy of taking him into a dark alley and robbing him. But after he had handed over the money, Blount’s courage seemed to have mounted, and vicious- ly swinging his arm at the bewilder- ed Mexican, Blount forced him to return the cash. TO RECCIVE MASTER’S DEGREE In simiiar manners Blount spent all the summers of the years that he stayed at Wiley, about ten in number. His travels carried him to many great cities in practically all the states, even if he was in the jail at some times. But his spirit was un- conquerable, and today he is an ex- ample of a roundly educated man. His travels have given such a breadth to his liberal education at Wiley that Blount is « well fitted man to take a place in the world. At present he is in Chicago, work- ing in the capacity of traveling rep- a q HAND MADE are combed end dressed. 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