Indianapolis Recorder, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 September 1936 — Page 9
SECOND SECTION CHURCH .... STATE NEWS
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
EDITORIALS THEATRES. . . SPORTS Saturday, September 12, 1936
MIN. POLICEMAN WOUNDED IN FIERCE GUN DUEL
IMiADlSON. Ind. — Sometimes I would like to agree with W. E. Du Bois on his 49th state idea . . . But then I realize that to this fertile and unseasoned mind all things •re not as bad as they seem . . . Here at Clifty Falls State Park one would get the idea that Indiana was a "lilly white” state . . . Ycu do not 5ee a Negro in any capacity. Instead, my * political frends till me that the colored man in Indiana holds the balance of voting power. He should balance that power where it will do someone some good! . . . What a swell headache this beautiful place will be if we ever get a political mentor who has ideas other than replenishing his own coffers . . . Maybe 'he could swing it so Negroei? could at least see in the dining room.
FOX LAKE
Life may begin at 40 or when you’re in love . . . but from what they tell yore Uncle Charlie, life really begins with a week-end trip to the Fox Lake resort . . . Seme of these days your favorite author is going up there and do a column on the place. From latest reports 89.99 per cent, of Indianapolis' cream week-ends there, and what fun . . . Those who have gone are enthusiastic I and usually go again and I under- • stand there’s a bit of gossip to | be gleaned from the moonlit shores of the lake . . . What aJ':out it, Jake Williams : : : By way of report the Meta Hetrion club pitched a- boogy-woogy there over the Labor Day holidaze . . . They fairly let their hair down—and in
a big way.
FURY
A bunch of the town’s wags got playful with thei>r beer the other dawning in a Main Stem sud^ joint . . . f6r a while, throwing beer on each other brought a big laugh . . . then the fun stopped and someone got mad . . . The only mugg in the mob we recognized was George Clark. , HOPE DEPARTMENT We've got our fingers crossed and we’re hoping like mad that R bert George Dunn pulls’ through okay. As we race to our deadline (Tuesday) City hospital attaches were letting no one see the lad . . . In case you don’t already know, he was in a fight Sunday night with a pansy and you can score up one for the pansy . . . instead of biting and scratching, he had a knife . . . George Harris had that new pin-striped suit torn to .shreds
in the melee.
ADD SAD PLIGHTS
The youngins who'll have to abandon steadying when they go such cases are numerous and the away to different colleges . . . orb juice is flowing freely . . . James Wilson is attempting to reenlist in the Grace Taylor league . . . But so far it’® no go . . . The freeze is on for Charlie Alexander with Mary Sims supplying the ice . . . Gene Williams and Ruth Hughes are causing this depart ment to wonder . . . Wonder what was wrong with the chicken leg Catherine McCullough let fly into the plate of Lavonia Harding . . . Carl Smith, who has Ibeen taking his mail in Chi for the past six months, is back home and warns all interested in Martha Davis that he is about to snatch her from circulation . . . The stooges had more stuff to tell us albout our boy Smitty than we were able to use. We have overworked him i already . . . George Smith will be
“NEGRO ARABIAN SPEAKS SEVEN
JEW FREED; LANGUAGES
CHICAGO. Sept. 10—(AND — j Morris Levin. 2S. who describes j himself as a "Negro Arabian Jew” : •> on bis freedom on a disorderly ’'••tirtmt charge in Municipal court Thursday when he spoke seven binguuges of the 4N be said
knows.
Levin told Judge Gibson E. Gernim he was born the son of a rabbi in Jaca Palestine. His fither instructed him in languages and bo works as a translator—when he
tan get it. He was arrested while loitering near his home on State tree! in the heart of the South-
dde.
Testing uis --nguistic claims, at‘ornevs. litigants and spectators in ,,e I I he court talked with him in Gaelic. Polish. Italian. Hebrew. Hungarian. Albanian and Bohemian, and he conversed to the satisfaction of all. Levin fell down only n classic Latin and Greek. Spectators took up a collection for him
w'hen he was discharged.
Attention Readers The INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER in expanding its State News and Special Correspondence Bureaus invites all persons wishing to serve as correspondents to write the State Editor, W. Chester Hibbitt. Our readers are urged also to express opinions on questions of the day in the feature. Voice of the People.
1935 WINNER OF GAS RANGE BOOSTS RECORDER EXHIBITION CAnother Gas Range Will Be Given Away in the Cooking School This Year, Sessions Free Each Afternoon.
PROMINENT NEW CRASH DRIVER ALBANY WOMAN kuy BE HELD
PASSES
, tery. Surviving him are the parents, i Mr. and Mrs. Reuben Warren; two Warren: two sisters. Mrs. Flor- | mice Epps and Mrs. Clara Jones, land four brothers, Lawrence, Hen- ' ry. George and Lloyd, all of Evansville.
Tenn. Sheriff Shooses Three
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NEW ALBANY. Sept. 10—(Special)—Mrs. Rhoda Lindsey, widel ly known as one of Indiana’s most prominent church and fraternal workers and business women, died at her home, 214 East Fourth street. August 24. She had been ill for some time, but ; her sudden passing was totally un-
expected.
She had served admirably as corresponding secretary of the
jr missionary depa'rtmetn of Indiana
Baptists for years; in the fraternal world, she was held in highest esteem by the Ruthites, and was treasurer of the burial board of the Household of Ruths, in
EVANSVILLE. Sept. X.-(SNB) <''"iHnuing investigation of the; crash which claimed the life of Reuben A. Warren. 400 Olive i street, in a car-milk truck collision last Sunday, Coroner Charles J. Folz is reported as being at the point of demanding the arrest of James Hurd, 22, SO2 Canal street, driver of the car in which young
Warren was riding.
The milk truck was driven lu John W. Lant, rural route 5. Laid and Miss Alicestine Withers. 21, colored. 400 Olive street, a passen ger in Hurd's car. were injured and are in St. Mary’s hospital. Hurd and Robert Dugy. 21. colored. 7.3(» Olive street, riling witli
Hind, were uninjured.
Coroner Folz said Hurd was driving his malhiue at a rapid rate nirth on Grand avenue at 4:45 a in. Sunday when the rar struck Lant's truck, which was traveling east on Monroe avenue. Warren, a onner Lincoln high school football star, died at 7:12 a. in. Sunday in St. Mary's hospital. He suf
fered a crushed chest.
Funeii.r services Tor Warren will lie conducted at 2 p. m. Wednesiay at St. John’s M. E church. Burial will he in Oak Hill ceme-
PAUL DEAN IS NAMED IN SUIT
ST. LOUIS, Mo.. Sept. 12— (ANP)—'Paul Dean, ace pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball club, was named defendant n a $5,000 damage suit filed in the Circuit Court last Thursday y Mrs. Sally Hill, who was struck fay Dean’s automobile last .Vednesday and seriously injured. Mrs. Hill suffered injuries to a hip, shoulder, back and side, which she 'Stated were due to Dean’s careless and negligent driving. The petition alleged that she was struck by the pitcher’s automobile as she walked to a safety zone to hoard an eastbound street car. The suit is for the September term of court.
America doesn't have enough folk songs of life in the mountains and on the great plains, lawtuittr* music critic. Don’t worry, the Broadway composers will soon take care of that.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 10.— (ANP)—Three Negroes will be on the staff of J. Carroll Cate, Knox county i&heriff who assumed office this week. Rufus Cain and Lindsey Graves have been named deputies and the sheriff has announced he will appoint a third as a plain clothes detective at the salary of $100 monthly. Knoxville Negroes have long wanted representation on the detective force ‘but none had been given prior to the # elec-
tion of Cate.
Mrt. Hattie Battle, winner of the Magic Chef Gas Range, given away at the Recorder Cooking School last year, is an enthusiastic booster for the Cooking School this year as the following unsolicited letter attests.
DENIES JIM CROW, POLITICAL ROW INN OWENS RECEPTION
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Sept. 11.— (ANP)—First hand information from members of the state committee for the home-coming recep-
addi- i f ' OM -l ps8e Gwens. Ohio’s Olym-
tion to holding and having held several other positions in that or- ! der. Mrs. Lindsey was clerk of the local chatper of the American
Woodmen.
In the business world, Mrs. ‘
pic hero and dean of track head liners brings to the front denials -»f a proposed political riff and the reported rumor of hotel discrimi-
nathm in New York.
The state committee, the majori-
Lindsey operated in a very efficient manner a beauty parlor, and it is said that her fine personality and genuine courtesy in combination with an unassuming and modest deportment left strongly favorable impressions with all the
persons she met.
Funeral services were held at the Second Baptist church of which she was a faithful member, with Rev. J. J. Moore officiating, assisted by Rev. Williams, pastor of Lampton Street Baptist church. Many floral designs were tribute to her esteem, and were given l')y organizations from over all the state. Burial was In Louisville. Survivors are the widower, Ireland Lindsey; a daughter, two sons, two foster children, Mrs.
ancaujr . . • I Mattie Hooby, Perry and Arlester leaving for the South at about the , r . Marahft n a nri inland
time you’ve shot a Jitney for this so the lassies are tding lower lips way out hyar. George won numerals in parlor rugby this
summer. SORRY
Pearl Hamilton, whom we accused of wanting 7 to ride a bicycle (although she had no such intentions) Is hack in the Community hospital. She was released from there some month® ago and has been on the mend . . . and now this . . . We wish her a speedy
recovery.
NITE LIFE Along comes a change In the seasons and what happens? . . Everything gets up in the air and your poor night club reporter goes right up in the air .too . . . What with this or that club closing and new spots being ®et up It takes a fellow with “Seven League” boots to cover his ground . . . But we do still get out among them and if you read us next week, we’ll tell you Just what’s going on.
Charles Marshell and Lindsey respectively.
E. J. Harper and Miss Lula Smith, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. Lena Hands, of Gary, were among ’hose who attended the funeral.
ty of whom were Negroes, when »mestinned_ns to their participation in the New York reception of Jesse Owens, stated that special consideration was given the Owens family by the Pennsylvania Hotel in New York and that Francis W. Puolson. who was reported as the instigator in the political riff between city and state factions, was not a member of the state reception committee but happened to he in New York on official business and was asked by Governor Davey to secure passes on the coast guard ! cutter for the Owens family and ■ reception committee members. Puolson knew nothing of the I Cleveland, committee plans. It was learned. Toalson stated his parti- < ipation in the entire matter was motivated by his personal interest and friendship of Owens and his being in position to secure passes for the party at the request of Davey. Mrs. Puolson honored Mrs. Jesse Owens with an elaborate dinI ner at the Hotel Biltomore on Sat..
having as guests Hi persons in- j eluding the committee members and their wives. The guest honoree, Mrs. Owens, was presented with a hoautifiil bouquet of flow- 1
ers.
Another episode in the New York serial of mix-ups was also brought to light. Mayor La Guardia appointed a special committee headed by the imitahle Bill Robinson to assure the Owens party and rel- I | atives civic accommodations and hospitality. It was expected that this committee would furnish prop- i cr motor conveyance from the ; docks. On failure of this provision. I’oulson again stepped in to do his
bit.
Defending his party against the charges published in local papers. Tom Davis said. "We are not surprised that the papers tried to make it appear that the state committee was responsible or any mixup or political dickering but we do think in all fairness to Owens and the rest concerned that the facts should have been given as they occurred. We as a committee and individuals would have been glad to cooperate with Finkle and his gang. The idea was to honor Owens and see to it that his family was properly taken care of while awaiting his arrival, and if it had not lieen for Mr. Poulson and our committee, some of the things would have been left undone.”
' ' 874 Tfffhett street, Indianapolis, Indiana, September 6, 1936 Dear Editor: I have been to happy and grateful to you all since I won the Gas Stove at the Cooking School last year. I would like to help boost the Cooking School this year by sending this original poem. I have told lots of friends what a fine school you had last year and have invited them to come. I have told them what a fine stove the Magic Chef is and how economical it is. No other stove would ratitfy me quite so well as this one. Please write me on this card how much I owe you for the printing of this poem and I’ll send it to you. Sincerely, MRS. HATTIE BATTLE.
GAL. A. M. E. IN GALA CLIMAX TO CONFERENCE YEAR
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. Sept.— Boyd. Mrs. Congo and several vol-
KNIFE SLASH CLAIMS EYE
M UNCLE, Sept. 10. — Slashing Eagle Butler, 33. 608 Bast Second street, across the forehead with a knife which caused the loes of sight of the left eye. an assailant
was still at large, although it is j lor ixuird, Mrs. Knox,
reported that hie Identity Is known to police. Butler wa* cut once while
fighting near hie home.
I Social)—Climaxing (he A. M. E. conference year. Bethel church iere. gave a mammoth banquet. Kev. X. (’. Runyan is pastor. Mrs. GiMirgia Marshal, genera; chairiiiii, left liltle undone in making bix ormsiou highly successful. Organizations making special -ngpryutjong were: The Madame Walker club, Mrs. Tulio Jones and Mrs. Frances Terrell, hostesses: the EpDwpal church—Mrs. Davis ’od Mrs. Aurelia Minor, hostesses, with Rev. Father Humphrey (white) assisting in the decora(tions ami as special guest; two Eastern Star lodges—Mrs. McFar and and Mrs. Boast, hostesses; Xure** club—Mrs. Vesta Morgan and Mrs. Ruth Mayo, hostesses. For the missionary. Mrs. Mar7iret White and Mrs. Birch Portright were hostesses: chair. Miss VPe Porter and Mrs. Florence McClelland. hostesses; Junior board, Mrs. Mildred Brown and Miss Floyd Green, hostesses; Sen-
.unteer members. All served without pay, including the men who acted as waiters, and they are: George L. White, White, head waiter; Cab Johnson; Doc Buckner. The program under the direction of Miss Belle Porter, chairman, was: Negro National Anthem, Prayer and Grade by Rev.
Diamber Herring, vocal solo. Liet’s sing again, by Miss Gay Nell Bowen, instrumental solo by Miss Inez Lang, Bakersfield, vocal duet by Mrs. Lola and Alex Santis, baritone solo by Theodore Davis. The profit was reported as ohe hundred dollars. Bishop Noah Williams presided at the Northern California conference in Oakland.
A BOOSTER There’s a question about the Magic Is there anyone who knows. The finest thing to cook on It’s the Magic Chef stove. I can tell you from my experience Because I use one every day I won it at the Cooking School At Tomlinson’s Hall last year. The demonstrator used it. When she broiled and baked. And I thought if I were magic. All those things I’d like to take. I didn’t think I had the number. That would win the stove for me. And could make those dainty dish That were demonstrated to me. Oh, Recorder, I am grateful Just as grateful as can be. For this lovely Magic Chief stove, You folks have given me. By Mrs. Hattie Battle.
SOUTHERNERS TO HEAR FORD IN NATION-WIDE N. R. 0. HOOK-UP
Runyan, piano solo by Miss Bctliel choir sang.
The culinary committee was composed of Mrs. Carson Davis, chairman,' assisted by Mrs. Phoebe
GARYITE SEEKS NATIONAL BAND
GARY. Sept. 11—(SNB)—Accompanied by his wife and two children, Gaston Sanders, who formerly was bandmasten- and instructor in Roosevelt high school bore prior to his going to Kansas City, Kas., last year to become supervisor of music for all the colored schools of that city, returned to Gary for a one-day visit. He formerly worked on the PostTrifaune 'as staff photographer several months while he was res-
ident here. For the last six months he also has been music director in the Kansas City grade schools, and supervisor of federal music pro. jects among the Negro folk of that community. The family came here from the east, where Sanders sounded directors of the Roeenwalk, Rockefeller and General Educational foundation with respect to the feas’TMlity of Subsidizing a national school for Negro hand and orchestra directors. He has been working on such a project for several months, he said, and beleives that one of the three foundations may consent to finance the enterprise.
For the first time in America’s history a nation-wide radio hookup will carry the voice of a Negro vice-presidential candidate into the deep south when James W. Ford, Communist, steps before the microphone on September 21 at 10:45 p. m.. New York Daylight Saving Time). Ford, outstanding Negro leader, will speak over the Red Network of the National IBroadoasting Company for 15 minutes oh the problems facing the Negro people in the election campaign. Nine important southern cities from Richmond to Miami will carry his words to hundreds of thousands in the south. To many who hear him his address will mark the first presiedntial campaign in whidh they feel they have a real SticL'l(0 This will be the third of a series of eight coast-to-coast hook-
ups arranged by the National Election Campaign Committee of the Community party. Mr. Ford’s radio address will take place on the eve of a tour which will take him across the country to the Pacific coast.
Washington Cop Kills Youth
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 10. —(ANP)—A colored hoy, Lawrence Basey, was shot and mortally wounded Monday night by V, H. Landrum, ’ white policeman here. Landrum alleged that Basey" struggled with him when the officer sought to arrest a companion of Basey’s. The boy was taken to Casulty hospital where he later died. The policeman was held, pending a coroner’s report.
THOUSANDS AT NAT’L GOSPEL CHORUS CONV.
By Arthur W. Womack DETROIT, Mich., Aug. 21.—The National Gospel c-noruses, Choirers and Singers convention, Inc., held its fourth annual session here last week in Ebenezer A. M. E. church. Delegates and visitors were in attendance from several states, nnny travelled by bus, auto and train; The largest attendance was from East St. Louis, St. Louis, Indianapolis. Terre Haute, Ind., Cincinnati, Ohio, Chicago, Dayton Parish, Kentucky, and Detroit. The meeting took the form of an institute for amateur singers were taught, directors of choruses. ] choirs were given special instruc- | tions as to their relationship to l them and the limit of their controll over them. Old and expert directors representing the official staff, namely, Mrs. Magnolia Lewis Butts, of Chicago, Artelia W. Hutchins. Gus
Frye, Mry.“Sallie A. Martin, Prof Antonio L. Haskell, Ruth W. Hutchins, president of the Junior department and Mrs. Marion Garner, national accompanist, made up the faculty. Professor Thomas A. Dorsey, founder and president along with Mrs. M xgnolia L. Batts, composers and wn.ers of songs, presided and kept the vast body in the channel. Ministers ana visitors from several cities and states were present and spoke, among whom were: Revs. N. W. Clark, of the C. M. E. Church, H. S. Sherar, C. E. Williams, of Detroit, Revs. Arthur W. Womack, S. S. Reed, and C. H. Hall of Indianapolis, Ind. R. C. Clopton and J. D. Brown of St. Louis. The Gospel Songs Stiretl The various unions sang daily with the Dayton opening Tuesday evening. Their songs stirred the vast audience making one think of the day of Pentecost of old. Rev. Barber Host Rev. G. W. Barber, host, delivered the dedicatory sermon and along with Mrs. Artelia W. Hutchins, left no stone unturned to make the delegates comfortable. The Banquet Friday night will not soon be forgotten. Scholarship Contest for $150.00 The Judges for the contest were from the Detroit Conservatory of Music. The contestants were Miss Ruth Hutchins, of Detroit, Miss Catherine Keys of Chicago, and Mr. liee O. Greene of Ohio. Miss Catherine Keys and Miss Ruth Hitchens tied. The convention awarded each of the two $75.00. Professor Antonio L. Haskell, president of this department, presided and awarded the prizes. Election of Officers \ (Officers were elected Thursday. Prof. Thomas A. Dorsey, president; Magnolia Lewis Butts, 1st vice; Artelia W. Hutchins, 2nd vice; Gus A. Evans, 3rd vie*: J. B. Harris. 4th vice, and I. J. Johnson, 5th vice president. Lucile Jones, recording Secretary ; Grace Bonner, financial secretary ; 'Charlotte Greene, corre spending secretary; Theo. R. Frye, treasurer ; Luke Page, chaplain ; Sallie Martin, national organieer; Antonio L. Haskell, chairman Scholarship Fnnd; H. J. Carutbers, treasurer Scholarship Fund; j Ruth V. Hutchins, supervisro Junior Department ; Marion G. Anderson, accompanist; Dr. Arthur W. Womack, press reporter; Ruth Sloane, assistant accompanist; Willie Mae Smith, assistant supervisor, and J. C. Oliver, national attorney. All pastor whose choirs and choruses are affiliated with the Union are members of the Advisory Board. Board Meeting The National Board meeting for 1P37 was voted to Dayton, Ohio. The National Union Convention was voted to Indianapolis. Inc. More than 3,000 attended the convention.
TWO WOUNDED IN GUN DUEL
Maybe Columbus wasn’t the fellow who made an egg stand on end, hut the price of present-day hen fruit makes your hair act that ^ ^y* „ 11 .iv~ ! ~ 1
MUNCIE, Sept. 6—(SNB)— Wounded in the hand toy a bullet from a police officer’s gun during an exchange of shots In which the policeman recervea several slugs in the face, shoulder cmd right hand, Henry Crite, 816 North Brady street, surrendered to a police squad about half an hour following the disturbance. The policeman, who was sent to the Ball Memorial hospital, was not seriously wounded, it Is reported. He was shot with a very old 12-gauge shotgun, single-barrel. The battle took place about 11 o’clock at Macedonia and High, land avenues in Wbitely. Crites participated in a fight with Jason Gill, 818 North Brady street, at the Carl Beatty beer tavern, Macedonia and Highland avenues, at about 10r30 o’clock and was returning from his home with the shotgun, allegedly to kill Gill, when intercepted by Officer
Evans.
A radio call was broadcast to a police cruiser telling of a fight in Whltely. As he was near that place, Evans increased the speed of his police car and reached the place of the reported trouble, only to find that the, fight had ended. Bystanders told the officers It was “just a little friehdly fight,” and that the participants had left. Officer Evans turned Ms car north ; nto Macedonia avenue en route to his first destination and met a car coming from the north without
lights.
The car, driven by Crltes, stopped in the shadow of a group of trees near the intensection and he got out, pulling a shotgun from the seat beside him. As the man ran toward a tavern acroes the street Evans wheeled hie car, sped across Highland avenue and stepped into the street, between the man and the beer tavern. _ ij&rana Jinspsri lieidsiY a small tree, smelled than hts body, and called to Crite, who was advancing across the street, to drop hie shotgun and halt. Instead, Crite advanced swiftly, throwing hie gun to his shoulder as he came. Evans fired first, and the man staggered, but raised Ms gun and fired at Evans. He was lljarely thirty feet away, and the police officer staggered and said, “He winged me!” As Evans ballets whipped about him Qrlte reloaded hfe artotgfun and sent a second heavy charge tearing into the tree that partially sheltered the officer. This charge missed its mark. Despite the fact that his gun hand and arm caught the full. force of the blast. Evans continued firing while Crite retreated across the street toward his auto-
mobile.
As Evans fumbled In the darkness with his injured hand to reload his gun, the man disappeared into the shadows about Ms auto-
mobile.
At that moment Officers Claude Hope” Mhllen and Clifford Brown, in the squad car that had been dispatched to the scene originally, arrived and the three officers separated and began closing in on the automobile. Crite left the car as the officers ap. proached and slipped away in the shadows. A crowd of colored people in the Beatty pool room refused to call an ambulance for the injured Evans and refused to tell the location of the telephone, and Evans was driven, to the hospital in the scout car. As the scout car left, Officers Mullen aind v Brown entered the beer tavern to telephone their headquarters, and Ed Chaney, a colored man living neaiiby, hurled defamatory remarks about the fallen officer. At this Officer Mullen knocked him down and was forced to draw Ms revolver to protect himself and his fellow officer from other occupants of the place. Chaney was taken to jail and slated as a suspect. Returning to headquarters, Officers Mullen and Brown were joined by Detectives August Felix and
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LAKE CO. DEMOS NAME DATE FOR HEADQUARTERS
GARY, Sept. 10—(SNB)—Opening of the Democratic headquartersis scheduled for September 16 for the central district, Andrew M’eans, county vice chairman, said. The annmrnicemerft fioBowed a* meeting of party workers and precinct committeemen. A mass meeting In all probability will he held, it was also said. Committeemen of the fourth precinct chose Warren O. Harvey, captain of that section, and : Lee Cochran, head of the fifth district. ' .