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PAYS E XTREME PENALTY: Mrs. Betty Butler, 26, Cincinnati, Ohio, paid with her life by electrocution last week for the cold blooded killing of
older
said to be hel female lover. She was the first colored woman ever electrocuted in the Buckeye state and the second woman to die in the chair this year for murder. G o v e r n or Frank J. Lausche refused last- minute pleas to commute her punishment to life imprisonment.
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Fifty-ninth Year
Indianapolis, Indiana, June 19, 1954
Number 24
k Down on Bootleg Cabs
Nanffi^nith Cheatham 1954" Father of Year"
Supreme Court Upholds Right to Speedy Trial
Young Mother, Female Lover Dies In Chair
When the community pauses in he hectic flight of time to pay ribute Sunday to one of God’s i I l useful creations—Father— t may well consider the virtues jf Smith Cheatham, who has been .ominated by acclaim as “Father
of the Year.”
A modest, patient man with a ligh vision and ideals of citizenhip that stimulate in him indeatigable energy, Mr. Cheatham not only has been eminently sucesslul in rearing four children f his own, but evinces a loving and biding m erest in all children of
he community.
Mr. Cheatham’s interest in helprig develop religious, civic and rial responsibility in his neighors expresses itself in intense ictivities as a member of Garield Baptist Church, superintenent of its Sunday school active nember of the Senate Avenue YMCA and the general chairman of its recent membership drive, and as president of "the Southeast
Civic League.
BOHN IN TRIGG Couaty, Ky.. he came here with his wife, Anna, jin 1&22. He ha$ been employed
The right of a citizen accused j f 01 27 years by the of crime to . a hearing without stumpf Brothers Packing Company, unusual delay was proclaimed with i w h er e he is rated one of the be.-u
dramatic impact by the Indiana employes
Supreme Court Monday in a de- jlle chealhams have four chUcision setting aside the con vie- dr en, two boys and two girls, tion of a man accused of com- ^ames, the oldest at 21, a gradmitting a burglary four years ago. uate of Attucks high school, works Joe Robert Taylor, 22, convicted a t the Army Finance Center and of first degree burglary and sen- recently comple'.ed three years of tenced to 10-20 years by Judge i^ rmv service, almost a year of Harry O. Chamberlin in Criminal which was spent in Korea Court Division 1 in 1952, was; Regjnald4 , 5 , s a student a ,
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SMITH CHEATHAM
Ashjian Life Story One Of
Inspiration | The story of Seraph Ashjian.
Properly Owners Given 30 Days To Oust "Boots" By JIM CUMMINGS Operotors of the city's mul-+i-million-dollar bootleg cab xisiness have 30 days to cease >perotions / Assistant City Attorney Rufus C. Kuykendall declared Wednesday. If after the prescribed ’ length of time the illegitimate operators are still doing business, padlock proceedings will he initiated against the owners of the properties from which the boots operate.
The Board of Public Safety on Yfednesday authorized Kuykendall to notify the property owners and tart proceedings against them after 30 days.' KUYKENDALL TURNED OVER 1o the board a report of a full i ivestigation made two months ago by Detective Sgts. James C. Fox ^nd Richard Caine, internal secur- ■ iSfy division of the police depart-
ment.
He listed 13 bootleg cab stands which he said fumish between and 400 boots to all parts of the city and rake in about $1,000.(00 a year. Ke a:so listed the lames of the stand operators and he owners of the properties.
They are as follows:
B. & M. Cigar Store, operated jy Arnold Bryant at 2461 Northvestern avenue; property owned by Louis T. and Helen L. Maxey. i An “exchange” operated by Mary
! Manual hiPh schoof as is the young- |V/ell " known Oriental rug dealer‘Hayes at 2511 Northwestern aveer daughter, Rosie, also 15. The Sund ^_ at the a 8 e ofjnue; property owned by Mary
..1** ... granted his freedom by a COLUMBUS, O.—A smiling vote of the high court.
26-yeor-old mother of two chil- The action of the court was oideT* miU^nter ^lT-year^cjld Janef 80 at his home . 2939 Park avenueJ FJizabeth Ray. dren who strangled and singular in that each of the five: was a graduate this month 0 f is a " inspirational one to rea <lers An “exchange” operated by Hardrowned her female lover in a judges wrote a separate opinion. ^ anua i anc j w ^ij continue her stu- ,c 1 18 news P a P er - ;old L. Bowles at 2706 NorthwestCincinnoti pork Sept. 6, 1952, The decision represented an dies at Indiana University Exten- An Armenian who was born in'em avenue; property owned by Sea Ai*A in ol^rfrir rhnir for impressive victory for Taylor’s sion in the fall Harpoot, Turkey, Seraph felt as a II. Ferguson. aiea in me eiecrric cnair ror „ J „ j Cheatham is iustlv oroud of boy the oppression of racial and, Hawkins Standard Service Sta-
his family, the members Cf which ^ 1 ^ 0 ^ Prejudice and was affect-!tion operated by Herbert Hawkins are all imbued with a purpose , ed by the Turklsh la w which for-! at 614 Indiana avenue; property
her crime Friday night of last
week.
Mrs. Betty Butler, Cincinnati became the third woman
not only to make a good life for
attorneys, Howard H. Hooper and L. Aldridge Lewis, who entered the case in its latter
stages.
__ Attorney Hooper, a recognized themselves, but to contribute their ond”the "first "N.fl'ro’ 'to Vieln master of the legal skill ^mfed utmos, f ' h « e c0 ™ r, ' 0 h n a 8“ > r d ° f B .. JZ. a ..in presenting eases before higher aJ1 hy fullest use ot wnatevei t<nthe Ohio Penitentiary electric cour * s> has won many significant en I s God gave them, choir as Governor Frank J. victories before Indiana’s highest i Driven by a deep desire to help
Lousche denied impassioned courts. He is a former deputy atpleos thot he commute the torney general of the state and death sentence. She was the h “ sat many times as special second woman to meet deoth Pr ° C ° Ur ' S in the chair this year. Attorney Lewis, son of Dr. L. The frail, desolate woman was A. Lewis, is rapidly increasing his convicted of first degree murder prestige as an able young lawyer. April 18. this year, in the death THE CONCURRING three of Mrs. Evelyn Clark. 33. Mercy judges were critical of the fact was not recommended by the jury, that Taylor had faced a number of The electrocuted woman was hearings over a long period without charged with killing her paramour a definite finding having been and benefactor as a number of j made by the trial judge, horified spectators looked on. Chief Justice Dan C. Flanagan Mrs. Butler, in a fit of anger, Continued on Page 7
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East Chicago Youth Elected Governor ' Primus Johnson, 17-year-old Mrs Marv Garrett. 'East Chicago youth, was elected . . * / . governor of Hoosier Boys’ State Mother ot Recorder on Wednesday. CmmIsiwa Caa#»/-iamhc The winner ran on the “FederEmpioye, duccumDs ticket defeating “ Na u 0 naiMrs Mary Garnett, 44. 708 fay- gjjj j ones 0 f Kokomo in balet(e, mother of Ollie Garrett, ap- , i 0 (j n g i n American Legion prentice printer for The Record- event h e i d a t the er, died vn General hospital Wed-; i nd j an a School for the Deaf,
nesday evening.
She entered the institution three weeks ago in the final stages of an eight months illness. Born in Hodgemdlle. Ky., she came here 20 years ago and was a meml'er of the All-Denominational
Church.
Other survivors include the husband, Lester Garrett; a daughter, Mrs. Pauline Hopson; two' other sons, Ray and Owen Ganett, all of j Indianapolis; three siisters in-
clud ”
The Negro youth’s victory was an outstanding testimonial to the spirit of democracw and fair play in the hearts of the youthful delegates. Johnson ran ahead of his ticket, with the opposing “Nationalists” capturing the two posts immediately beneath the gov-
ernor.
Larry Cummings. Indianapolis,
_ w a s * elected lieutenant-governor Ing Mrs. Emma Carter, Indian- Sherman Franz, Scottsburg. apolls; a brother, James Carter, won as secretary of state. Louisville, and four grandchildren. : , he winners were scheduled to Funeral services will be held at j “take over” the offices of Indiana
the All-Denominational Tabernacle, corresponding to the ones to which , . .
443 Blake, Saturday morning at they were elected and “run” the j cr, ly If 16 task of America but of 10 with the Stuart Mortuary in j£ll great nations to bring proscharge. Continued on Page 2 ferity to the smaller nations.”
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Nations Girding For World War,
Selassie Says
SAN FRANCISCO—“All the nations are preparing for war.” opined Emperor Hatile Selassie at a press conference Monday. It was recalled that the Emperor had sounded an unheeded warning to the world back in 1935 when his country was ruthlessly invaded by the swaggering hordes
of Mussolini.
The Ethiopian monarch was lauded by California Gov. Goodwin Knight as a symbol of the things that we have fought for and the things we have believed In all our lives.” The California executive praised the touring royal visitor as a man who has fought aggression and totalitarianism most of his
imperial »life.
The governor spoke at a luncheon given in honor of the dis-
tinguished visitor.
Mayor Elmer Robinron of San
Francisco said, “We know now that had the free nations hearkened to your appeal for aid in 1935, most likely World War II with its tragic toll of death and destruc-
tion could have been averted.” Selassie told the press confer-
ence: “Economic aid to small nations is one of the best ways of
controlling Communism.” “The great nations,” he said,
‘should strengthen the economy of small nations. It should not
Miss Roberta Carmon Church Contest Winner
SHOT IN LEGS 'TO PREVENT LEAVING': Mrs. Ludie Thompson, 29, 457 Agnes, points out rifle shot wounds in both her legs to Patrolman Don Darland at police headquarters Saturday night. Mrs. Thompson told the officer her husband, Thomas, 30, beat her with his fists, then shot her in each leg to keep her from leaving the house. She said this happened Friday night, June 1 1, and claimed her mate stood guard over her until he fell asleep Saturday night and she was able to slip out. (Recorder Photo by Jim Cummings.) Story on Page 7.
Wealthy Farmer Chained, Burned To Death In Ark. The brother of on Indianapolis housewife, a prosperous farmer of Marion, Ark., was found dead on his 600-acre (farm Jun A 8, T he Recorder j learned this week. Mrs. Lee Anno Wellington, 2308 N. Rural, who returned from the scene Saturday, said information given her there indicated her brother, Isador Banks, 59, had burned to death while chained to a tree sometime between June 5 when last seen by his wife and June 8 when his charred body was
found.
The Crittenden County. Ark., j coroner’s report said Banks had been murdered by a “party or
parties unknown."
Mrs. Wellington said Sheriff _ Cecil Goodwin told the family he j Indiana physicians will gather .
was taking no action because “the for the fifth annual session of the . a T .f 8 in Fregnacy.
MISS ROBERTA CARMON Winner of the recen/t scholar-a $25 U.S. Savings bond, ship essay contest sponsored by Miss Cannon, in her masterly Bethel AME Church was Miss Ro- essay declared: berta Carmon, 3127 N. Capitol “The Church is a divine instiavernue employe at the Army Fi- tution that has for its goal world nance Cen er and 1953 graduate welfare—to bring the day closer of Attucks high school. when all men can live in such First prize in the contest, “Why a way as to encourage the deJoin the Church,” was a $100 U.S. velopment of the best in their Savings bond. nature and to contribute to the Miss Bettye Ruth Beene, as development of a better race and second prize winner received a the building of a better world. $50 U.S. Savings bond and John “The mesrage of the Church is T. Sanders, the third prlxfe winner, Continued from Page 2
ISADOR BANKS (
Father of 13, Unable to Work, Takes Own Life A Southside father of 13, brooding because an accident on his job a month ago hod Incapacitated him and he was unable to return to work, hanged himself Monday morn-
ing.
The body of 66-year-old James Evans, who joined church Monday night, was found hanging from o rope in the basement of his home at 824 S. Senate avenue. His 20-year-old daughter. Miss Frances Evans, Iteard a “thump’’ in the basement shortly after breakfast and called the mother, Mrs. Pinkie Evans, 59. They went downstairs to investigateyand found Evans hanging from a crossbeam. The frantic mother and daughter tried desperately to remove the small repe from around Mr. Evans’ neck bu; the man was so heavy hey couldn’t manage it. Sobbing hysterically Mrs. Evans ran to the home of a neighbor where she found one of her eight .sons. Rufus Evans. Rufus and a friend, William Harris, 820 S. Senate avenue, went to the basement and Rufus cut the body down with a paring knife. AS THE MEN carried (he body up the basement stairs, police summoned to the scene met them. Officers applied oxygen through an inhalator but were unsuccessful in their attempts to revive the
man.
• ur. James Anderson, deputy coroner, pronounced Mr. Evans dead and released the body to the family. Dr. Anderson aitributed the death to strangulation. Miss Frances Evans told police her father had told her shortly before his death that |f hp had some poison he would take' It. The family said tne head of the 1 ouse had been despondent since May 18 when lie was injured. Employed by the Barnett Bottling Company here for 19 years, Mr. Evans was unloading bottles at Anderson on the day of the accident. It reportedly was dark in the building and the elderly man stepped off into a hole and fell “quite a distance” to a sub-base- , ment. He suffered a fractured left shoulder and concussion. UNDER THE CARE of the company’s physician, he was scheduled to return to his job around i June 21. He didn’t want to wait that long, according to his family. Rev. G. M. Mimms, pastor of Bethesda Baptist Church, and the missionary society of the chuch visited the Evans home Monday night. Mr. Evans was received into fellowship with the church and was scheduled to be baptized at the church Sunday. Born in Madison Ga.. he had lived here since 1922. Mr. Evans was to be buried in New Crown cemetery Saturday afternoon, following funeral servi ices in the Craig Funeral Home. Survivors besides the wife include eight sons: M^Sgt. James Evans, Jr., serving with the Army in France; Capt. Oscar Evans, in Japan; Sgt. Edward Evans, Camp i Campbell, Ky., and Joseph, Rufus, I Thomas, Ralph and Leonard Evans; and five daughters, Mrs. Annie Primm, Mrs. Jessie Clark and Mrs. Ceffie Leake, and Miss Julia Evans and Miss Frances Evans, all of Indianapolis.
Hoosier Doctors Hold Sessions Next Week
FBI had taken over the investiga-
tion.”
However, the special agent in charge of the FBI office in Little Rock denied in a phone conversation with The Recorder Thursday that his office had entered the case, although a report and appeal had been made by. the Li+tle Rock branch of
the NAACP.
“We don’t have jurisdiction unless it is shown there has been a violation of civil rights, and so far none has been shown,” the
FBI official said.
BANKS WHO operated a large
Hoosier State Medical Association
AN INTERESTING TALK. “Ex-
SiSlSrS Si
president of the Aesculapian. Medi-
Members and the attending pub- ca i Society, who spent many months lie will hear discussions by noted j n prison camps in Korea during
medical authorities on results of v he war.
latest research and developments 0 jher a^moon speakers inrelating to phases of many da- c i ude £) r a. Young, St. Louis, seases. assistant director of medicine at DR. MARTIN H. LOVELL, as- Homer Phillip hospital, and senior scciation president, will sound the medical instructor of St. Louis keynote in an imroductory ad- University; Dr. L. B. Martz, phydress at the opening meeting sjcian at the Lilly Laboratory of Tuesday morning, following in- Clinical Research at Indianapolis . vocation by Rev. C. H. Bell, pas- General hospital, and assistant in
cotton farm bordering a prominent tor of Mt. Paran Baptist Church. jh e medical department of Indiana highway, was reported missing late. Meiks professor of University School of Medicine and Saturday night, June 5, when he *. mciks. proiessor oi Harold Thatcher rhira^n failed to return home as was his pediatrics, Indiana U n iversity Dr Harold lhatcher, Ch cage
School of Medicine, will discuss The president will deliver his “Poliomyelitis and its Prevention” annual address Tuesday afternoon at the opening session. Other a 5 tbe cloe’iiig feature for that day. speakers at that time will be: Dr. DOCTORS will be guests E. P. Thomas, “Carcinoma of the t ^ ie Lilly Laboratory at the Stomach”; Dr. Harold G. Russell, General hospital Wednesday and “Indeterminate Pulmonary Li- at the afternoonr session hear Dr. sions,” and Dr. L. B. Johnson, Continued on Page 7
custom for the evening meal. A white neighbor who operates a farm adjoining Banks’ found the body the following Tuesday. A heavy chain bound it to a tree. The flesh was badly seared almost crisp, authori-
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