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Daniel Booker. murdered his wife,
Mrs. Virginia. Booker. was an axe
in their apartment, at 220 West Six.
ty-fourth Street, New York CITY,. and
is being held thereon without bail
on. charge of murder. The Book
ers are from Richmond and resided
on Church Hill prior to their going
to New York to live. Mrs. Booker
was only 21 years Of age and is
survived by many relatives here. Her
parents operate a store at 1900
North Thirty-frst Street. Randolph
Bros. were in charge Of the remains
and superintended the. interme1t.
1t is charged that the infuriated
husband welded his weapon against
Mrs. Virginia Booker, 81 years old,
about midnight while startled ten
ants outside in the hall were unable
to come, to her assistance.
According to neighbors, the pair
began the fatal argument early in
the evening over a rug which the
wife had bought on the installment
plan. The quarrel continued until
nearly midnight, when the woman
was heard by neighbors to cry out
in fear, "He's got an axe"
Before anyone could go to her aid
the now excited listeners outside the
door of the Booker apartment heard
the dull thud Of a body striking the
floor. Someone ran to the street and
summoned Patroiman Cassidy of the
West Sixty-eighth Street police sta
ton. When the officer broke into
the apartment a few minutes later
he found Booker standing trembling
near his wife's body. He made no
attempt to resist arrest.
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21

Wssh'ngtor y. c.. Dar. a.
Commencing the witnesses for their
unusual vs--a"i'y, Ju3ro Ro,rh Civ
ems this morning in Police Court dis
missed the case against two Howard
University students charged with
disorderly conduct and assault in an
alteration with two officers last
Monday morning at Sixth Street and
Howard Place.
Judge Givens stated that he had
never tried a case in which he was
more convinced Of the truthfulness
of witnesses than. of the seven stu
dents and one instructor who testi-
fed for the defense in this case. He
said their testimony reflected the
highest credit upon the character
training given at Howard University.
The two students, Leroy A. Clay,
age 10, of Baltimore, Nd, and Jas.
P. Ramsey, age 10, of Philadelphia,
Pa, were driving in Ford road
ster to the university campus on
Monday morning when words were
exchanged with the OCCUPANTS OF an
other car, who later proved to he of
ficers Of the law A fight .ensued,
attracting large number Of stu
dents, with the possibility of serious
consequences.
Clay and Ramsey were arrested
and CHARGED with disorderly conduct
and assault. Both charges were dis
missed against Clay and Ramsey was
released on his personal bond.
The two students were defended
by Attorney George E. c. Hayes,
with Assistant District Attorney
Fitzpatrick representing the govern
ment.
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21
CHRISTMAS CAROLS TO BE
SING

Elaborate preparations are being
made by the B. Y. P. U. and the
Junior Missionary Circle of the
Fourtr Baptist Church, corner
Twenty-eighth and P Streets, DR.. F,
w. Williams, pastor, for a grea
community singing of the Christmas
corols. Every boy and girl on
Church Hill is asked to- sing on the
church steps around the lighted tree
at $50 P. NJ. Christmas Eve. The
Mosby Memorial Orchestra is play
ing on this occasion, and Mr. |. Il.
Carter, president of the B. Y. ?. u.,
is leading in the singing.
Sunday night, December 22nd, at
s P. NJ, the young people of the
Sunday School and B: Y. P. U. are
presenting the "Birth of Christ" "
Special music. &
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21
die needlessly in Virginia from these

die needlessly in Virginia from these
diseases. ,,, -,
Junior Burks not only killed ~
quarts of flies in accordance with
the rules of the contest, but the
county nurse, Miss Ella 4. Whitten,
and the county sanitation education
chairman, Mrs. c. W. Wiltsee, in
spected his home and reported that
it was four point home. That
means that it had: (1) Safe sewage
disposal; (2) water safegu1arded
(3) house screened; l4 adequate
fly control. Few people really un-
derstand just what is meant by these
four points, and the Burks' home is
one of comparatively small num-
ber that is properly safeguarded IN
these four essential points.
Special recognition will be given
on Child Health Day to the four
point homes in every community,
the State Department of Health re-
ports. and Junior Burks will be able
to point with pride to his four point
home.
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21

Those appearing in photo Of popu
lar local. club known as the P. A.
L; STARE. P. Misses Mary Branche;
Rosa B. Redd: Viola L.. Martin; !;
Cornela Ward; Bertha L.. Lockett;
Florence Smith; l. Gertrude Cham
bers; president. A: Misses Antoinette
Bowler; Elmer Jackson: l. Misses
Alto L. Johhson; india P Frye !,
S.: Mrs GLADYS B. Giles; Misser
M Thelma Ward; Evelyn ". Stall
ings; O%s,da :Motris; Martha Gee
: Ida j. Booker; Naomi R. Thorn
ton; Ruth o.; Deane and Ruth r
Evans (Story in society columns;
page two.) :,
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21
May Sue His Wife's
Father for $4,000.

his wife in December of 1928 and
waited for Richmond gossips to get
their fill talking about him and then
ne began his suit. He said he had
spent thousands of dollars to make
his wife and child happy. He pro-
vided nice home at 1900 Wallace
Street for them and ordered an au-
tomobile delivered to her on Janu-
airy 8, 1928, and a garage built. In
the face Of all Of this, his wife car
ried him before, the Juvenile Court
for alleged noh-support. 3:
'When / went to, her father with
the incriminating letter from Fray
ser, he criticised me .'and said that
it must have. been because Of some
thing had done to her, and further
that he did not like me anyway. He
called me a bootlegger and police
spotter, and I am contemplating
bringing suit against him for l$15,-
900 for defamation of character
"My wife alleged that secured
the confession from her at the point
of gun. It was proven to the jury
that there was no gun on the scene.
l admit that / promised to take her
back if she told the truth. meant
to bear this burden. But the horri-
fed and desperate father came upon
the scene and said she did not have
to take anything off me. I then
slipped $500 to my lawyer and told
him to fight for me. This was how
this jewel of girl was brought
before the public. The gossips be
gan to say things about me, but ]
let them rave until / saw fit to bring
things to a test. The only thing to
do was to let the courts settle it. If
the Richmond gossips do not feel
that / am justified in doing what
! / have done, they can meet me back
, of the Fair Grounds"
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21

being held throughout the country
bv A. N. L. c.. branches. II Buffalo
the, statement says a .roeeting. will be
held on December fStt at 21f VIII
Jams Street Adviees had not been
received vet from the other branches
as to the date and place Of the meet
forty odd branches of the crganiza-
ings, but it was certain that the
ton throughout the country would
respond to the instructions sent them
70 hold meetings in connection with
the Haitian uprising. In some cities,
the statement said, the A. N. L. c.
was having the cooperation Of the
local branches of the international
Labor Defense and the All-American
Anti Imperialist League.
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21

The $4,000 suit of Alonzo C. Wal
Ter against Rev. Leroy Frayser Tor
alleged alienation OF the affections
of Walters wife was heard in Hust-
ines Court, Part II, Tuesday, De-
cember 17th, with Judge Ernest d.
Wells presiding. The case was on
the docket for. the second time, a
new hearing having been granted
Frayser by Judge Wells upon mo-
tion of Frayser's' counsel that the
original verdict of $500 damages In
favor of Waller be set aside because
of the admission of certain letters
alleged to have been passed between
Frayser and Mrs. Waller, and also
the admission of an alleged confes-
sion made by Walters wife to
Waller.
This is the first case here among
eur race group aired in the courts
for alienation OF affections in the
form of suit for damages and has
caused much comment. The testl-
mony offered at the trial was sem
sational. Waller charging that Rev.
Frayser had deliberately taken his
wife from him and Frayser as We
hemently denying any wrongdoing
on the part of Waler's wife or mm-
self. Rev. Frayesr was valiantiy
supported by his wife, who testified
in his behalf, denying that there had
been any semblance of amorous re-
lations between her husband and
Walters wife.
The legal tits between Attorneys
IT. Dix Sutton and and F. A. Ros--
cher, representing Rev. Frayser and
Thomas L. Talley for the plaintiff,
were fierce and exhibited wonder
full knowledge of the law. The ef-
fort of the defense was to exclude
certain damaging documents and eV-
idence that was admitted IN the hrst
trial. and the plaintiffs were equally
determined to have them admitted
Authorities and precedents from
California, Nevada and other States
were adduced in this battle as to the
admissibility of certain evidence IN
alienation causes before the courts.
The jury found for Alonzo e.
Waller and judgment was entered
afainst Rev. Leroy Frayser. The suit
was filed originally on April II.
1919, and the first suit terminated
in a $500 judgment against Rev
Frayser on Wednesday, June II,
1929. Alonzo Waller operates the
Leigh Street Inn, on West Leigh
Street, and Rev.. Leroy Frayser is 9
postal employee here and is a we'll
known and respected citizen. He re-
sides on Brook Road. The Rev
Leroy Frayser is not Rev. Leroy E
Frayser of 1921 Brook Road.
When seen at his place of busi
ness Waller said that he divorced
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21
ALABAMA CONGRESSMAN RE-
FUSES TO SERVE on COM-
MITTEE WITH DsPRIEST

Representative Allgood Demo
crat(, from Alabama, resigned from
the Enrolled Bills Committee when
he learned that Representative Oscar
DePriest had also been assigned to
this committee. Allgood, who has
served on the committee several
years, said; "The Enrolled Bills
Committee is an honorary commit
tee, and as soon as he. learned of
DePriest's assignment he concluded
he did not desire the honor any
longer"
The House readily accepted the
resignation when it was presented
by Speaker Longworth.
DePriest is also a native of Ala
bama and has been assigned to the
Indian Affairs Committee.
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21
Deacon Robert
Christian Is
Killed Instantly.

Richmond was shocked Wednes-
day evening of this week when it
was reported that Mr.. Robert Chris
tian, of GA North Eighth Street,
had been instantly killed by an au-
tomobile at the corner of Eighth and
Leigh Streets, at $50 P. NJ, only
half a block from home, where he
was headed after a day of toll at
his post with the firm of Neal &
Binford, in South Richmond. Mr..
Christian was struck as he was cross
ing on Leigh headed north by an
automobile driven by Paul A. Condit,
white, 24C0 block Fourth Avenue.
The driver is under arrest on a
charge of manslaughter. He was
the husband of Mrs. Del'e Christian,
a well-known church worker, af-
iliated for many years with the
First Baptist Church.
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21
Man ReScueS
White Woman

(By The Associated Negro Press)
Nashville, Tenn, -Risking
his own life, Dorsey Davis, employ
ed as cook at roadside inn, res
cued Mrs. Irene Wilkes, white wo-
man, from a burning automobile in
which she and her husband were
trapped when the car overturned and
caught fire.
The accident occurred on a high
way near here and Davis saw it from
his kitchen window. Rushing to the
burning automobile while more than
score Of spectators looked on,
Davis wrenched the door of the car
open and pulled the woman from it,
but not before her clothing had
caught fire. He eXtinguished the
flames and went back to rescue
Wilkes. The second rescue could
not be effected due to the flames,
and the heat therefrom, and the man
was burned to crisp.
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21
PEW RALLY And MUSICALE.

The Key Women of Virginia
Union University and the City Club
cordially inyite the publi to the
Moore Street Clurc'' SunG ~, Janu
airy 12.. 1880, at 500 P. N ! rare
mt ica' prograrl ar pew rail- vii
fea ;ure the exs.c else, for benefit o.
the hea .ingaplant of the girls dor
mitory of Virginia Union University
Let love. hope and charity be our
motives in contributing literally to
this rally.
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21

Union Baptist Church, Beaver
Dam, Va, had great day last Sun
day. Our pastor preached a splen-
did. sermon to a packed house. We
are prospering under the leadership
of our pastor, T. w. Smith. The
Eveready Club is preparing to in
stall new baptizing pool.
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21
Richmond Girl
NUT dered BY
Husband m. NY.
WOMAN ON FOURTH STREET .
.r HELD UP AND ROBBED

Held up at.the point. Of a gun by
an unidentified Negro nah early last
night, Mrs. Yetta Swatz,Tpf the 800
block North Fourth Street, was rob
bed of $37 in currency. Detective
Sergeant Fox is expecting to make
an arrest in the case today. n
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21

Junior League pageant Sunday,
December 20, 1929, P. NJ, Leigh
Street M. E. Church, entitled "The
Kings Birthday" All are invited.
Mrs. E. C. Eldridge, Supt.
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21

Mr.. George Burrell and Mr.. Todd
were happy visitors to Richmond re-
Gently. They came from New York
to visit their mothers, Mrs. Burrell,
of North Fourth Street, and Mrs.
Todd, of Petersburg, Va.
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21
JoHNsoN.cRUTcHFIELD

Mrs. Anna Crutchfield and Mr..
Silas B. Johnson were married De-
cember 9Th, at $3.50 o'clock, at the
residence of Rev. Lewis Terrell.
Richmond planet., 1929-12-21
WINS VERDICT
AGAINST PREACHER IN
HEART BALM SUIT
FOR $4,000.
PRESIDENT JOHN EDMUND
WOOD OF NATIONAL BAPTIST
CONVENTION OF AMERICA
DEAD .t

Danville, KY. - Especial = Rev.
John Edmund Wood, D. D., presi-
dent of the National Baptist Con-
vention of America, passed away at
his home in Danville, KY, at 1880
Sunday afternoon. No funeral ar
rangements announced. Was pastor
of First Baptist Church in his home;
member Of the city, council; had
served eleven years as moderator of
Kentucky Genefa1 Association of
Baptists. Was elected president of
the National Baptist Conyention Of
America at Fort Worth, Tex, 1926
succeeding Edward P. Jones. Was
reelected September .1s5 at Norfolk.
Deceased was educated In the
schools Of Kentucky ! had successful
denominational and. educational ca
reer; was, prominent in political af-
!, fairs of the Republican party.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
Rich Coll ectiOn
OF Prehistoric
Bones Unearthed

Los ANGELES, Aug. >. up
A collection of prehistoric bones,
declared by experts to trace the eX-
Istcnee of man on the North Ameri-
can continent back 250,000 years
was on exhibition at the Los Ang'
eles museum here today.
The collection includes the skull
of man and the bones of a ground
sloth, large camel, prehistoric
horse and n cave bear, animals eX'
tinct for centuries.
The important discovery was
made in cavern on Bishop S Cap
Peak, near Mesquite, n. NJ, by
Roscoe T.. Conkling, an engineer
who was hunting for gold, ConklinG
turned his discovery over to the
Los Angeles museum and eNcava
tion followed.
"This discovery tends to settle
cqnclnsively the question as tc
whether man, the sloth, the cameI
and cave bear, the latter animals
all regarded as extinct since the
pleistoncene period, were coexistent
in America" said DR.. William A
Bryan, director of the museum
"The discovery tends to show man
existed at the same time. -
DR.. Bryan said he believed the
cavern was a den for wild animals
during the pleistocene era.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
POLICE ARREST
THREE RADICALS
in Los ANGELES

Los ANGELES, Aug. ?. UH-
Three men were under arrest here
today as the result Of demonstrations
staged last night in observance OF
international Red day.
No violence marked the appre
hension of the men, all charged Will
distrii uting literature without q
license, and the meetings of the
Communists were orderly.
Frank Spector, 81, and Sol Eren
berg, %, both said to be awaiting
deportation, were the first arrested
While addressing group of Rec
sympathizers at the Plaza the pail
giving out handbills calling for
"defense of the Soviet Union
against the attacks of the Imperial
istic powers.
They were taken into custody i'm.
mediately by officers sent to watch
the meeting.
Later Morris Goldman, 26, driver
of truck carrying inflammatory
banners and placards fell into the
hands of the police cred squad
when he steered his machine into
the Plaza.
Several hundred Red sympathizers
gathered in front of Central police
station after the arrests but the
crowd offered no violence.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
MEXlCALI TRIPS
NAMED IN SUIT
FILED BY WIFE

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 2.U.P) -
Charging that Mrs. Maude Upton,
wealthy Chicago widow. stole the
love of her husband, Edward IL.
Aston, real estate operator, Mrs.
Phyrne Aston asked 100000 in an
alienation of affection suit on file
here today.
According to the complaint, Mrs.
Aston and her husband were mar
ried April Is, 1925, and were hap
py until April !, of this year when
Mrs. Upton appeared.
Mrs. Aston alleged the Chicago
widow induced Alston to make trips
with her to Santa Barbara and
Mcxicali, offered to pay his eXpen-
ses to Chicago, and promised him a
business and $4,000 when he arriv'
cd in that city.
Mrs. Aston said her husband
made $4,000 year in his real es'
tate business.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
Magruder Ends
Lengthy Rest

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. .. U.P)
Removed from command of the
fourth naval district and the Phila-
delphia naval district by former
Secretary Wilbur after he had writ
ten magazine articles criticizing the
navy, Rear. Admiral Thomas P.
Magruder was back in active ser
vice today following a 81 month
Crest
The rear admiral is now installed
on board his flagship U. S. S. Proc
yon, anchored near Mare Island. As
soon as the Procyon has been over
hauled, Admiral Magruder will pro,
ceed to San Francisco to establish
his headquarters.
Rear Admiral s. f. w. Kittelle,
whom Magruder succeeds, will
leave for the east coast where he
will become president of the board
of inspection and survey of the U.
). navy.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
Mrs. Pantages
On Heavy Bail

Los ANGELES, Aug. .. UH-
Mrs. Alexander fantages, wife of
the theatre magnate. was at liberty
On bail of $4,000 today awaiting
trial for murder as the result of an
automobile crash.
After listening to state evidence
for two days, Municipal Judge
William Frederickson decided late
yesterday that Mrs. Pantages should
be held to the superior court but
should be released on bail due to
her weakened physical condition.
The state maintained Mrs. Pan
tages was intoxicated when her
automobile struck another ear and
caused the death of Juro Rokumo-
to, Japanese. The liquor count was
dropped, however, when she was
held to answer to the murder
charge.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
BY FRANK E. NICHOLSON
Representative Columbia Broad
casting Co., and United Press
Special Correspondent

ABOARD THE GRAF ZEPPE-
LIN, Aug. Our progress, retard-
ed for a while by the bad weather
along the Phone valley, was salts
factory during the night, with the
five new motors functioning per
fcctly and pushing the dirigible
along at a high rate of speed.
For the most part, the passengers
on board were calm and confident
when the Graf passed through the
stormy area yesterday, although wo-
men were slightly nervous when we
encountered strong headwinds short
" before lunch, winds which buffet
ed the ship about considerably for
IN hour or so along the Phone.
1t was along the same stretch
that we encountered so much stormy
weather during out last start for
the United States several weeks
ago, when we were compelled to
land at Toulon, France. Our pro
gress was retarded for a while yes
terday, but now we are sailing
along smoothly.
Our route across France and the
Mediterranean was not what Dr.
Hugo Eckener, the commander, had
planned But it was necessary for
us to make the detour in order to
avoid a storm from the north and
east sections of Spain.
There was much excitement
aboard yesterday when a water tank
located over the salon, burst, sat
urating the whole ceiling. This was
soon fixed and our bridge games
in the salon continued. We had an
excellent session of bridge during
the afternoon.
The report that a stowaway had
jumped into the Graf Zeppelin when
we took off from Friedrichshafen
Is untrue, or at least, we have been
unable so far to find anyone.
When we left Friedrichshafen n
huge crowd was at the field to see
us. Joachim Rickard arrived at the
hangar at the last minute and got on
the ship just a few seconds before
she was ready for the take-off. We
left the ground at exactly 800 a.
m, German summer time, and as
soon as the ship was off we began
to open bottles Of champagne,
which. of course, resulted in late
breakfasts in the morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
CHILEAN VESSEL
GIVEN WELCOME
AT Los ANGELES

SAN PEDRO, Calf, Aug. 2.U.H
-Saluting the flag of Chile float
ing over the Chilean naval training
bark General Basuedano in Los An
geles harbor here, the guns of Fort
Macarthur roared welcome today to
the officers. men, and cadets aboard
the first Chilean warship ever to
enter this port since the war.
Salutes echoed from the warship
and the guns of the fort as court
estes were exchanged.
Meanwhile, official plans for the
entertainment of the Is Officers, 80
cadets, and 333 seamen of the war
ship were being held for the arriv-
al tomorrow morning of Senor Carlos
Davila, Chilean ambassador to the
United States, enroute here from
Washington to greet his countrymen.
The General Baquedano, a three
masted auxiliary bark armed with
two five inch and other smaller
guns, arrived last night, several
hours ahead of schedule. She is
commanded by Captain Eduardo Won
Schroeder, and carries so cadet mid
shipmen.
The vessel was welcomed int
port by f. Valdineso Valdes, Chilean
consul to Los Angeles, and by cham
Der of commerce and port Officials
=, who bore a letter from President
| Hoover.
Visits to motion picture studios
dances and motor tours of Southern
California are on the program, be-
sides official dinners and recep.
tions. The ship will be here six
days before leaving for San Fran
| cisco.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-08-02
Kelly Leaves
San Quentin

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. .. U.P)
After serving % months of a five
year sentence for manslaughter,
Paul Kelly, former juvenile screen
actor, was released from San
Quentin prison today.
Kelly was found guilty of Staying
Ray Raymond, husband of Dorothy
Mackaye. Miss Mackaye was freed
recently after serving partially a
sentence for Withholding facts of
the ease from court. Both are out
on parole.
The former actor, while in prison,
studied assiduously to fit himself
for roles in talking motion pictures.