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VOL. XXXIX. No. 2
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
SATURDAY, DEC. 1, 1931
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KILLS MAN CAUGHT STEALING CHICKEN
BURGLAR ALARM Dale
IS NEMESIS TO CHICKEN THIEF
Melon Patch Murder 3 Arrested As Fight
Yaney Whitley, 54, 2304 Aque- BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Nov. 27— duet street, was arresetd Sunday Granted a change of venue, Lon and charged with assault and hat- Hartfield, Jr., 15, indicted tor the tery following collision of his car melon i>at<h murder of Charles wiih that of William \Vallon, white,' Languell, Gosport larmer, several 40, Gary, Ind., at North and Me- months ago, has been ordered to
Theft of two chickens, presuma-| .idian streets. I trial Dec. 1!) in the Monroe Cirenil
Witnesses told officers that Whit-
Follows Accident SEEK RECRUITS
IN XMAS CHEER FUND DRIVE
bly for a Thanksgiving Day dinner. «est the life of Silas Bailey, 27,
early Tuesday morning.
Bailey was found early Tuesday morning lying face down, unconscious and wounded, a few feet trom a chicken house- at 1716 East Tabor street. Arthur Ford, white, told police, who responded to an emergency call, that he had shot the man as he attempted to flee from the chicken house with a sack containing two of his chick-
ens.
Officers reported that Badey, when they arrived was still clutching the sack of chickens and a revolver. He died before the arrival ; of a City hospital ambulance. Ford, who wa« ordered by Deputy jL’oroner. John Salb to appear at
ley, James Hayden
Walker, both of whom were also
Out of the alternating bright and melancholy days of a dyhr.’: autumn
No date had been set for j has come the clear clarion call of
Ihe Indianapolis Recorder-Good Fellows club to its vast army of
Cue trial of the elder Hartfield, in-
arrested, started a fight during an lii ' te(1 along with the son for the big-hearted, pubdc-spiritod volun-
argument over the accident.
farmer's death.
CITY PREPARES FATHER AIDS FOR CHRISTMAS i IN ARREST QF OF MUCH BUYING SON'S SLAYER
Leers who annually assist in the orive to raise funds for Christmas
cheer for the unfortunate ' Officers of the dub which main-
tains its head quarters at 518 Indiana avenue have issued a call for more volunteers to meet the situation presented by unprecedented requests by the poor ami destitute for some of the good things of the
Xmas season.
Dr. Guy L. Grant, president, has ( announced that a meeting will be
—i,—. ; 7 J (held Sunday afternoon at the club It is high time that you star ted,! Light has partially pierced the headquarters, at which time new to working on that Chri^ttnast i?of ppjivy walls of secrecy that have * combers will be welcomed. Dr.
Grant, prominent local dentist, suc-
Theodora V. Jones, one of the best known women in Democratic politics, has filed a petition for voluntary bankruptcy in Los Angeles courts. “I spent it on political campaigns,” she told reporters. She was at one time reputed wealthy.
Death Again Spurns Company of Young Girl Saved From Watery Grave
For the second time within a year the grim spectre of Death has repulsed the determined advances of a love-smitten young woman. Twice Miss Dolores Duncan, twenty-two and red-headed, has courted death by her own hand, and twice has her life been spared. Her slender body was pulled from the murkv, chilly water of the canal near Indiana avenue Sunday night and despite frantic of forts on hor part to prevent the work rtf a rescue squad, she was revived. According to the story told by witnesses. Miss Duncan, very impressionable and high struhgod in temperament, sought to drown out harrowing memories of a quarrel with her sweetheart Sunday night with oversize doses of a strangely blended intoxicant. Failure of the dring to assuage the agony of her heart is believed to have intensified a desire to commit suicide. Pedestrians along the canal bank raw the girl, wild-eyed and dishev elled. stagger from her home, 42s Missouri street, to the stream and plunge headlong into its depths. “Let me alone. I'll be alright.
Theories Exploded; ifrife Asks Divorce Mrs. Rosia Mitchell. 1020 North West street, deep-thinking young wife who experimented with unconventional theories of love and marriage, is abandoning her fight *o retain first place In the affections of her husband. Disappointed and disillusioned, Mrs. Mitchell last w-eek filed suit for divorce, in Superior court, charging her husband, Alphonse Mitchell, state house employe and active politician, wdth cruelty. Married in June. 1928. the young wife was said by those who know her to have held throughout many of the following years to a philosophy in which rumor and gossip about her husband had no place. The couple separated in May, this year. Mr. Mitchell is a native of New Albany, where he lived iftitil his appointment here two years ago.
1 For find's sake, let me alone," .she .screamed as she feebly fought to prevent her rescue. A lung motor j used by a fire department rescue I squad restored restoration. Still dazed and we:<k, polb-* took the ! girl to city prison to prevent imI mediate repetition of the suicide I attempts Friends of the giri recalled an I attempt by her to take her own j life about a year ago. At that time a quarrel with the man who was Lien her sweet heart is said to have ■ led her to drink iysol. Quick acj lion by police i.i rushing her to the : City hospital enabled doctors to I apply anecdotes in time to save her life. Friends are attempting to console the girl, but they fear “Hie pitcher may go to the well cnee too often." Wants Divorce When Love Turns Cold Cruelty and non-support are !' barged bv Mr- Mary Austin Jones against her husband. Wardell Jones, in a sui' for divorce filed in Superior court Room No. 2 last i Friday. Mrs. .loces said she was impelled o her action v hen told by her husband that he didn’t care for her I any more. Her statement says the I'ouple was married May 17, 1928 and separated ‘uly 15. 1933. She I lives at 2935 *lartindale avenue and completes her decree with a /•quest for the restoration of her maiden name, Mary Montgomery. Nurse Says Cruelty Broke Up Her Home Twelve years of married iife have ended with the filing of a plea which if granted will divot e* Mrs. Josie Lovett, 1912 Boulevn-i Place, from her husband, Tilden Lovett. Mrs. Ixivett, who says she is a nurse, in a complaint filed Nov. 23, seeks the decree because of the habitual intoxh •.tion and abuse of her husband. She says the couple were separated in 1933, having ; been married in 1921.
rV,rV3 ; ^ r”*"™**" eHP " ,ystery ,he !^r a'^ar^e ! ont you must c '°i»e from your du- slaying of Andrew Gaddie last July j other officers of the Good Fel- ' , , , f, ‘ ' ties and pleasures and face the per- at a suburban dance hall while lows club are: Miss Elizabeth " "Bring‘ the -tin I in going to ! plGx . ing prob,em OI makinR 0,11 that claiming wiih a girl said to he the Douglas, vice-president; Frank R. shoot," he said he told" his wife. | rhnstmas Ilst ' sweetheart of another man. : Beckwith attorney, secretary*; Dr. Peering into the yard, he saw a Now haven real job ahead of prolonged grillin- follow- rh f od .? re Ca ,lG ; de ; Ulst und hadow emerging from the hen you, hut you can’t or wouldn't get Aft€ * a p,0lO,l ** d * r,U,n " f0l,OW rouncilman-elect. treasurer and touse he says The man was rais- out ot it and feel just right. Try- ing his arrest a month ago, detec-1 Marcus C. Stewart .editor ot The ng his revolve- to shoot when he iug to decide what to give each tives , mve ohtaino(1 from Thomas ’ ReC ° riler ’ director ' ired Ford claimed bullets lod-ing member of the family is a task of ' ‘ Many Volunteers n the chest and face. the first magnitude—to say.nothing »Edward Bratton, 21, 1<29 South Among the many prominent Good In tiie dead man’s pockets were a})OUt K ilts tor friends and distant Keystone avenue, a statement Fellows are: Julian Coleman, Dr.
FOUR YEAR OLD ERROR UNCOVERED RY INVESTIGATION
Thirteen teachers in the public schools of this city will receive higher pay for their services as a result of a reclassification ordered by the Board of School Commissioners at a regular meeting Tuesday. One of the thirteen, Miss Marie Boothe, teacher at School No. 23, is colored. • Recommendation that the reclas-
May Seek Damages Because of Attack
Alleged bullies on the Terre Haute police department will soon learn whether citizens of this stall are secure in their rights regardless of racd, Fred Parker, teachei of English at Attacks high school,
asserts.
Mr. Parker, through his attorney, Henry J. Richardson, Jr., member of the state legislature and recent ly elected, will file a suit for dam ages he says against Patrolman Cleo Reilly, of the Terre Haute police department, unless satisfac tion is given for an unwarranted attack made upon him. by the off
j sification be made was offered by 1 anl C. Stetson, superintendent of schools following a study of the records of his office, which showed that the teachers were given their tirst contracts to teach in 1929 for the school year 1929-30, but were improperly classified under the salary schedule used by the board for the second year of their teaching, 1930-1931 The amounts of the increases resulting from the reclassification were not announced, though the adjusted pay for the teachers is effective for the school year 1934-
1935.
The recent study of the records made by Mr. Stetson follows publication of charges by The Recorder that th^, Indianapolis School Board in some cases is paying col-
eer Nov. 18.
MT\ Parker, in company with Ler ored’ teachers lower salaries than A. Johnson, sports editor of The white teachers in the same class!Recorder, Elroy Bailey, circulation fications and that on the basis of department of The Recorder, and their qualifications many colored E. A. James, coach, Attucks high , teachers are entitled to a higher school, were returning with mem- classification carrying higher pay. hers of the Attucks football teams j Glaring differences between salfollowing a game with Evansville, aries paid colored teachers and Members of the party assert the ^ those paid white teacher's are easofficer manhandled Parker when I ily discernable on comparison of the company stopped in a Terre | salary lists. These differences
Haute restaurant for food. Mayor Wood Posey. Terre Haute,
ound nine shells and a badge trom iolati\es. !t s no picnic, hut it is w hich is said to confess his com- Lewis, the Rev. J. P. Q. \\ al- promised a complete and fair
he Indiana noli** VM.ntmr win, h ^"-gS which must be , ; lace, It. L. Brokcnburr, R. L. Bai-
he Indianapolis Abbatoir. which
led to his identification. Up untii f ' one -
days ago, he is said to b:»v<~ ived at 1855 Draper street. When -slain, police believe he was living n the 1200 block Calhoun street. The i>ody rests on a cold slab at he City morgue while relatives complete funeral arrangements. A scries of major -ind minor tragedies have befallen members of his family recently, uno sister, several months ago, was sentenced to servo a prison term for the murder of
her sweetheart.
mission of the crime.
ley, Oscar Hightower,
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200 SKILLED WORKERS SIGN UP FOR SLUM CLEARANCE JOBS
Bratton was arrested in a beer Frantz, the Rev. iJ. L. Herod, Clar- ! ence Stewart, Lee J. Martin, the
Rev. G .L. Li Hard, G. X. T. Gray, John A. Patton, Dr. B. A. Osborne,
Charles J. Brown
R B. H. Smith, Frank Willa. William H. Jackson, Lionel F. Artis, Henry Flemming, Daniel Jones, Herbert C Willis, George Baker,
investigation of the affair. Church To Honor New Minister
have not been satisfactorily explained on the basis of differences
in training and experience.
NEW OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
More than two hundred skilled ' ship trustee’s office. _ j workers have been registered for Paul v -McNutt issued instructions | s trong, T. C. Johnson, Avalon Cox, I her 3 to 10.
One week of services will cele brate the installation of the new pastor of Corinthian Baptist church, the Rev. W. E. Ramsey.
Neal Jackson, Dr. S. R. Lmthecome, . formerly of Montgomery, Ala. Harry Jackson. James R. Hodge, j Ministers of the leading churehVirgil Jones. Walter Greene, Dr. C. e s of the city will appear on the (, over no: A Lucas, Albert Rice, I 1 via Arm-i program during the week Decem-
MRS. MITCHELL DIES Mrs. Mary Mitchell, 71, mother of Mrs. Alice Kelly, public school principal, died at the City hospital Sir day. Fhe lived at 1401 South State street. Fuenral services will be conducted by the Peoples Burial company.
work on the federal government’s that preference in this^ work be $3,000,000 slum clearance project, given colored applicants. The Recorder discovered today Upon completion of the registrafrom a preliminary check of figures tion of skilled workers conference compiled from all sources. will be held with government of'
Offices for the registration of ah
EVANSVILLE. Iml., Nov. 27. - unemployed colored skilled work
eials and contractors awarded contracts for construction of the hous-
(Special to The Recorder)—State ors j )aV(J been 0 p ene( | a t The Re- in K units to rtbe purpose of insiir-
CITY WOMAN SUCCUMBS Funeral services were held Tuesday for Mrs. Elnora Bowman Woodard, 25, 501 West Twenty-sixth street, at the New Liberty Baptist
Dr. Lucieu Meriwether, Dr. Slrdas- The church choir will open the
stirn Meriwether, Wilbur Grant, sprvice with a program Monday ; chu 7 ch toBnw
Marshall Grant. William Walker, Thc Rev. Mr Ramsey will preach his initial seimon Sunday,. The Rev. Thomas Franklin offi-
(Continued on Page Eight lb v- 9- 1 ciated. Burial was in Crown Hill DARING GOODWILL FLYERS MEET SOUTH AMERICANS
leaders <>f tin* American Legion att« tided the installation services of
corder and the Senate Avenue Y. portion of coloreor mechanics at
the iitis stone post held at ihe I'nm- M. C. A. Leaders in the move to wages levels specified in the NRA rntmity dwter * force of colored j code8 was felt heceo-
New cancers installed are: Gharh-s mechanics on the big housing pro-
E Rochelle, command.-,. Sam Con- ject, confident that many addition- ^’y to prevent the freezing out of ner and Roy Perry, first and second Vice-commanders; Dr. A. H. Wilson. aI "antes should be secured, have ‘ (Continued on Page Eight i adjutant; T>r. W. F. Dendy, finance decided to continue registration Hicer; Clifotn Fields, service officer; lhrough next we ek. r'lTtVTC ACU PIIPHT Dr. Smith Dulin, medical officer; GUNS IN( KKcASfcc 1 LRxH 1 Andrew Grirfjn, sergeant-at-arms; Both offices wore swamped with the Rev. Vernal McFarland, chap- veritable armies of unskilled labor- William Edwards, 22., 2111 Paris H;;:;; ^ ^ *«• oiwMcmm. t»»«. »«»w«n.«»««. p«u«. pier, child welfare; Paul -Calhoun, employment in the demolition . ;a y w i H , n Gtey found him Sunday
patriotic instructor; Hardy Grizzard, work scheduled to start December
to serve a warrant for child neg-
Government officials announc-
Two guns said to belong to
employment officer; Clarence Daw- jg
son, membership, and M. P. Stovall, , lect. publicity chairman. , last week that all persons to lie
Among those who attended the employed in the preliminary work hiln were taken to headquarteis se rvices were: Frank Kossa, state Q f clearing the site would be taken "here Edwards was also charged «*T ^rhTr,? d "U“c™,man1l,r K ’'Ind f""' the '■'>"« the town- with carrying concealed weapons.
Harold Schindler, district com-
, mancler.
Officers and members of the Funki houser and bTverette Burdette posts
attended.
Reports indicate tikat the Syone l*>st has exceeded Its quota in the membership drive hy 25 per cent.
BARBERS WILL MEET
j Matters affect!’- ; the welfare of | their organization will he discuss-; fd by members of the Indiana Colored Barbers association, Tuesday, I *ec. 4, J .W. Johnson, president, j has stated in an announcement urging all members to he present. 1 I The meeting will be held at 322 | i Indiana avenue I
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The goodwill flyers, Dr. Albert Forsythe anti C. Alfred Anderson, went througli the West Indies shaking hands. Bottom picture shows them just before takeoff at Atlan-
tic City, N. J. Upper left photo shows old friends who greeted flyers at Nassau and upper right, the governor. Sir Pede Clifford, receiving good will scroll from citi-
zens of the .United States. The “old friends” are Tuskegee institute graduates and were school mates there ’’f Dr. Forsythe who was graduated in 1913.
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