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The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
Negro Linesnan
Dies After Fall

YAzOO CITY, Miss, Oct. 7. -
Death succeeded where both race
prejudice and labor union restrie-
lions had failed, when Alex Sims.
0-year- old linesman in the employ
of the Delta Electric company died
last week from the effects of fall
from the top OF high tension pow
er pole. Sims was one of the last OF
the colored electric linesmen in the
employ Of the power company, hay-
ing served for over 20 years, and
was receiving yhe top salary. White
employees in the company had
used every device to bring about his
discharge, and the unions had re-
fused to admit him, while at the
same time demanding his discharge
as a non union worker. Because of
his record. Sims was retained.
While working on the line last week
he suffered heart sttacN and fell,
his safety belt prevented his falling
TO the ground. but he struck his
head against the pole. and was dead
when brought down.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
Hold Man For Murder On
Testimony Of 3-Year Old

Little year old Betty Swing. OF
1886 Maxwell street became the
star witness for the state, and caus-
ed the coroner's jury to reverse an
original verdict of accidental death
to one OF murder, holding James
Lee to the grand jury. when she
testified as the only eye witness to
the Staying OF Mrs. Jimmie Sanders
Haley, who was shot to death In
her room Wednesday. The inquest
was held by Deputy Coroner George
Proctor at the county morgue. The
coroners jury heard the dead yo-
man's father, James Sanders, testify
that his daughter had told hin The
day before her death that she vas
going - leave her oommon-law
husband, James Lee because he was
cruel to her Sanders said he took
this to mean that she was going /
move bach .4Jme. Then little Juan
tia Swing, 3 years old, mounted the
witness stand and testified that she
was in the room at the tie OF the
womar's death. She stated that
she saw Mrs. HALEY get the gun out
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10

OF a trunk, and pointing 1t at the
floor snapped the trigger twice,
without the gun discharslng. The
child then said that Ms. Haley
pressed the , ,Izzel OF the gun to
her breat and pulled the trigger
This time according TO her story.
the gun fired and Mrs. Haley fell
to the floor When asked about Lee.
Juanita said that he was in the
rom tino his gambling win
- at the time.
The corcner's jury Wts about to
return an accident verdict without
retiring. when little Betty Swing
siddled up to the c-roner's tx and
blurted out. sobbing, Mister, Mis-
Jimmy didn't shoot Ne-seG, Mr.
:, shot her room was In
an Vi oar eolloWin~ this startling
revelation. Deputy Coroner Proctor
questioned the 'ttle girl further but
she stuck TO her statement thu she
saw Lee draw the gun and shoot the
woman = coror fury brouGht
in verdict OF MURDER, and Lee was
taken into custody
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
Scientific Body
To Study Cure
For Racial Ills

DALLAS, Tex, Oct. T. DR.. j.
B Cranflll has been asked by the
Gailee Memorial Asl .iation, now
/ in session at the st. John Baptist
chur 4, to eceive documents con-
tainring plans pepaed by the Rev.
Sutton e. Giggs which are epre-
scented as be. the formula for the
only possible solution of the Amer
lean race &C POLLEN. The plans
have been submitted to the heads
of abe department of psychology
and sociology ofthe University OF
Chicago, the apartment of history
of civilization of Hazard univer-
sity and the department of Negro
education in George Peabody CO.
lege for Teachers of Nashville,
Tenn, and full approval is sand to
have been given in each case. DR.,
Cranfill will be asked to select a
boy OF scientists and educators TO
whom TO submit the findings. A
series of civic anG religious insti-
tutes will be held throughout the
cou..try to tain ministers nd teach
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
LlydaIe And
Morgan Park To
Hold Joint Eete
By J. M. Tbon,as

Plans have already been com
pleted by merchants, profession
[. men and prominent citizens of
Liilyda!e and Morgan Park for
one of the most elaborate COM
munity awakening programs ever
carried out by the colored peo-
PIE of Chicagoland. The com
nllttee of citizens in charge of
this affair have not announced
an exact date, but it is believed
that this gigantic mass meeting
will be held sometime within the
next two weeks. The exact loca-
ZION Of this twin celebration will
be announced at that time also
Aside from the great COM
1'-'''''s'' BANQUET given ahso,nteIv
free of charge, there will be a
contest between the different
church choirs of the two suburbs.
Those rsons who wish to be.
come members of the citizens
speakers bureau are asked now
to register at the Ray Pharmacy,
ism Wy 'l1th street or at vii
liams' Grocery, 1900 W. tf1tb.
or with j. D. Robinson. 1oI W
g6th St, :. B. 3ridgewater, 93lO
LaSallc Street.
A special appeal is being made
to the boys and girls of the COM
nunities in ORDER that they take
an active part in this special
program, and also to direct their
attention to the Young peoples
page in The CHICAGO WHIP
The Crusaders Page that they
might win some of the honors
and enjoy the programs arrang.
ed by the Chief Crusader fo,
their benefit
Thus far the group of msr
sponsoring this affair is compos-
ed of; Rev. G. w. West. f645
w l11th ST; B H. Williams,
1900 W 111th st. F., J. L. An
derson, 1912 W. 111th st B.
W. Jackson, 1446 W. 111th St:
G B Watcher. 1880 W. 115tb
st; W. J Williams, 1858 W.
Illth St; Walter Eskridge, 1924
W. f11th St; E. K. Settles,
1903 W. 111th St.; Charles Mick
le, 1907 W 111th St; G. d.
Robinson, 101 W. 95th ST.; Rev.
z W. White. 9400 Perry Ave. ;
Richard Minor, 1924 S. Wabash
Ave, and a number of others.
j NJ. Thomas, 1928 State St,
is chairman of this committee /;
3. H Williams, secretary and
l. B. Bridgewater, assistant Sec
rotary.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Oct. 7. -
Proof that the "City of Rrotherly
Love : e: saarlz azasa.s;x nor ioo
much in loveSwith the colored brt \
err wss furnished against 1T week
here when the "-'--'-'' protest OF
white business me nand merchants
in the South Market street business
district forced Wallace Fay, opera
tor of a moving picture house to
close after he has opened the thea
ter for co.ored pa.e5as, Fc. over
three years Gay theater' has been
da to failure of white
n e house, and recently, to
the shifting of population which in
creased the numbers OF colored peo-
pie the district, he announced
that the house would be reopened as
a moving picture and vaudeville
house catering to Negroes. On the
opening night several notable color
ed men and women attended and
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
Prisoner Refuse; Parole

Joseph White, a trusty in the Jo-
liet Denitentiary, who has served
with q perfect record three years Of
ten year sentence for robber~ de-
clined the parole proffersd by the
state board Of psrdons and paroles
last week. giving as his explanation
that he feare' he would not be able
to take care of himself during the
lcr"f hard winter ahead.
When ne was informed that he
was eligible for parole. White asked
the warden not TO apply for 1t. 81
get plenty to each here, and have
nc trouble and net temptations. I
don't want to be turned out and
have to lock for a job and beg for
food this winter II I don't have to
take that parole, would rather re-
main here" As the prisoner had
no one 10 sponsor him. or find en-
ployment for him the board decided
to hold over his case.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
N. Y. 'GANGSTERS' TRY
TOSTEAL ELLINGTON'S
CAR; COPS ROUT THEM

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. T. In
what police described aas a raid
by New York gangsters," Duke
Ellington's luxurious limosine
narrowly escaped being stolen.
When police arrived the lock
on the musicians car had been
broken, and the culprits roared
away in their own care which
bore a New York license. The
mystery of the affair deepened
when it became known shortly
before the attempted theft, the
"ganysters" are said to have
borrowed" some money from
Duke. calling him from his hotel
for that purpose.
A large crowd gathered after
valiant policemen shot in the di-
rection in which the "ganssters"
had vanished. Nobody was hit
except a lamp post.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10

REGISTER 1900
FOR JOBS IN 9 MOS
$3.50 ARE PLACED

According to a recent statement
issued by George w. Griffin, SUI
perintendent of the 35th street
branch Of the illinois Free Employ
ment Bureau, 1921 persons, men
and women. have registered with
this bureau since the first of the
year in search for jobs, and Of this
number $3.50 have been placed
With the Fall months now here
there has been a sharp dropping
off of help wanted while the months
of August and September were a.
mong leaders of the year for the
number of persons seeking jobs.
Other figures show that this divis-
ion OF the state department Of la
Dor has placed on an average 594
persons each month during this
year. Ninety-eight per cent Of
these positions, Mr.. Griffin said
have been temporary.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
OPPOSE MOVIE FOR COLORE0
I'm PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS Center

Aspoke In the dedication. Fay went
TO a considerable expense redecorae'
,,.saxies &C., and 4phiIadelphia Ne.
groes 9tain the theater the promise
of a ffrsa class show house where
thew would not &c Inundated by tie
iin-crow policies which maintc=
elsewhere.
Merchants Protest
Three days aftel the opening o
the theater, white merchants ant
business men in the theater went II
a body to the proprietor, to protes
his running down" the neishbor
hood BIZ turning the show hocE
over to colored people. The threat
ened boycott OF his show, to seek az
injunction against it, and limited al
violence in the event these meas
ures failed. At any event, on thu
fourth night the theater was again
closed, to the surprise OF hundre-,
of people who we're turned away.
In retaliation, The Philadelpha
Tribune has undertaken a campaign
to boycott the white merchants 10
the vicinity of the Fav thestsI
which draw the bulk of their tra+
from tn neighboring colored com.
mUnity. Churches, social groups
club and frate.nal organization
are being invited TO cooperate u
encourage colored people not 10 buy
fro mthese merchants who forced
the show house to close.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
HOLD POLICY
HEADS IN JAIL
IN BROOKFIELD

The much-troubled police officials
OF the town Of Brookf"'d are hold
ing three suspects as the heads Of
the policy wheel syndicate which is
operating among the colored citi-
zens OF the y.,lage desp. the eff
forts Of the county vice squads to
breaks up gambling. The men are
John Robinson Of La Grange, Hen
ry Williams of Evanston, and John
D. Ward Of chicago. The men were
picked up while driving through an
alley without lights, and upon in
vestigation of their car. the police
found two loaded revolvers AMI pol
icy slips and equipment. The men
were taken to the station for uues-
timing, ard admitted that they
were writer's, working for a Chicago
wheel
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10

MS. Anthony, herself a Harlem
show girl, although estranged from
her husband for several years. rush.
ed to Philadelphia when Anthony
was slain by his paramour, Fred
rlcka Seymour, an attractive chlorine
and made the arrangements for the
funeral. She accompanied the body
TO New Orleans where it was inter-
red, and remained for a short visit
here with her Two sisters.
Begged He: To Marry
one OF Mrs. Anthony's first visitors
was her childhood sweetheart. Eu-
gene Burgar3. Burgard had begged
the comedians wife to marry him
several times after her estrange-
ment from Anthony. but always put
him on. When she returned here
70 bury her husband, he renewed
his suit, but with the same futility
Last week, after Mrs. Anthony had
announced that she would return To
New York, Burgard came TO the
mouse In an ugly mood. and de-
nanded to see her alone. He was
overheard shouting to the woman
Emmett L dead now, so you've got
20 marry me" Mrs. Anthony laugh
ed At his dramatics. and in another
moment two slot were heard. When
ner sister burst into the room thew
found Mrs. Anthony already dead
with bullet through her brain
surgard mad fired the other shot
INTO his head. but was not fatally
wounded, and was found slumped
oenlno a trunk. Mrs, Anthony is
survived BY her two sister and her
o year old sen, Flournoy Anthony.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
DR.. WHITEFTELD HEADS
PROGRAM

A musicale will be presented
NJ the Lyceum of the Church of
the Good Shepherd, 57th and
Prairie Avenue, Sunday, October
IL, $3.50 P. M.
DIR. Walter Whitfield, baritone,
Of Green Pastures will render the
principal numbers on the pro-
gram. Other artists will be Abb
bott Savers, accordian, Duncon
Pope. soloist, Professor Walter
Dyett, violinist, and the Kappa
Alpha Psi quartette. The pro-
gram will be sponsored by the
Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity and
will also have rs the principal
speaker, Colonel Spencer C. Dick
erson, Colonel of the Eighth Reg
irnent.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
IORTHEL ROBERTS
IS TRACK COACH

PApuCAH, KY, oct. 5-orthel
Roberts, former all-around athlete
at the University Of Iowa, Monday
began his duties as director OF edu-
cation at Lincoln high school.
Roberts, a st. Louis boy, was the
sprint champion at Iowa in 1928. He
was a member of the United States
Olympic Games team In 1924.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10

es so that they may carry to the
masses Of the Negro race the plans
of acial eroavtrion. D. Gigs, the
autho of thep Ian, is a poduct Of
the DrallaS public schools and BIZ
shop college, Mashall, Texas.
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1931-10-10
EMMETT ANTHONY'S WIFE
IS KILLED BY HER LOVER
OVERCOMED|AN'SDEAT

NEW ORLEANS, La. Oct. LESS than two week after
the mysterious and violent of Emmett Gang Anthony
popular backface comedian and feature of many Harlem
steal shows his esranged widow Agnes Simon Anthony
shot to death while visit this city bury the
OF the late comedian by her ovecazed and frustrated suor
Et,ra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
REAL PRICE VALUES
BRING PROSPERITY
Merchants and Manufacturers Said
to Be Doing Great Work
in Quiet Way.

The world always wants new goods,
better goods, cheaper goods. The dras-
tic reduction in costs made this year in
the face of decreased volumes and de-
clining commodity prices by leading
American corporations, says the Ameri-
can Bankers Journal, is most impress
sive and points the only sure way back
to sound and profitable conditions. Once
costs have been brought under control
and prices stabilized any increase in
volume may be expected to bring about
a much more than proportional rise in
profits, because of the relatively mar
row margin on which practically every
industry operates.
When the present depression Is looked
back upon as history, it may be recog-
nized that the progress which the lead
ing industrial and merchandising COM
panies have been making, In q quiet
and businesslike way, has done more
to readjust conditions to normal than
all of the committees and surveys and
campaigns undertaken in the past two
wears, most Of which have been In the
nature of artificial rather than natural
stimulation and have been based on
urging the public to purchase goods
for the purpose Of restoring pros
perity" rather than for real values, the
basis upon which human nature has
always acted In the past, the journal
adds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
MARYLAND TOBACCO GROWERS
ARE IN FAVORABLE POSITION
Two-Thirds of Present Crop Brings Aver
age of 80 Cents Pound-Bright
Leaf Demand Good.

Mr.. Day, who declared that his fig
ures on the sale Of the 1880 crop and
the Southern market prices had been
supplied by J, G. Brown, manager of
the Maryland Tobacco Growers Asso-
citation, said that 1t was estimated that
this years crop, to be marketed In 1882,
was estimated at about 10000, 200
taxed the capacity of the barns and
seems to be curing down in o satisfac-
tory manner.
There is every promise for real
high quality crop to be sold In 1882"
he continued. while there was q
weighty crop handled, it is curing so
light In texture that when marketed,
instead Of being of heavy body, les
lightness may cause some reduction In
the estimated figures"
In normal years the tobacco growing
sections of the State are said to pro-
duce a crop worth between $4,000, 900
and $4,000, 900. The 1880 census places
the figure at SIS ,697 900, for that year.
Figuring on the present market prices
for the 1880 crop it appears that there
is a possibility of the 1882 crop bring.
ing at least 100000 900 when sold.
THE past history Of the crops and
the present market condition seem to
indicate that Maryland tobacco has in
the past and does today occupy pre-
ferred place for cigarette grades" Mr..
Day said Despite the period Of de-
preston, the growers got higher prices
for the two-thirds of the crop sold
than the 1929 crop sold for in 1880.
There is every reason to feel en-
couraged over the condition, especially
with the aid of the co.operative-the
Maryland Tobacco Growers Associa-
ton"
Crop Ranks Tenth.
The tobacco crop. in the State is
listed tenth in the list of crop values
the gross income being listed in eighth
place and the cash income occupying
the same position.
Anne Arundel County tobacco grow
ers stand fifth in the State production
raising about one-eigl1th of the total
Maryland crop. The 1880 census gives
the county $500 acres of tobacco land,
with production of 2,9I6,176 pounds.
Prince Georges County Is credited with
1884 acres and $500, O67 pounds; CAL
vert, with $500 acres and 4,006, $50
pounds; Charles County, with 6,174
acres and 4,277,482 pounds, and St.
Marys County, with 5,439 acres and
4,214,674 pounds.
F. s. Holmes, in charge of the seed
tdSOLuVOAy VI Vic CApCL LAlcIiG SLdIlOu
Of the University of Maryland, today
pointed out that many farmers delay
having tobacco seed tested for germina-
ton and purity, causing a congestion
at the university. The service Is rem
dered free.
"For the last two or three years so
many samples of tobacco seed have
been received at the laboratory during
January and February that It has been
impossible to handle all of them
promptly" Mr.. Holmes continued. I'VE
like the cleaned seed and the result of
the termination test to reach the farm
ers in the shortest possible. time after
the seed reaches us. but We cannot do
such work hurriedly, for the reason
that we will not take even q remote
chance on, not returning the identical
seed the farmer sends u.s."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
CURB ISSUES DROP
1NDRAGGY TRADING
Decline in Commodities Is
Followed by Selling of
Securities.
BY JOHN A. CRONE.
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK, November 1S.--Lower
from the outset, partly because Of the
decline in such commodities as cop
per. silver and wheat, and partly as a
result Of the inertia of traders, todays
Curb Exchange market slowly slipped
IS the session progressed.
Electric Bond g. Share sold off about
o point. Cities Service eased fraction
ally. Standard Oil of Indiana was off
q trifie and Consolidated Gas of Bal
timore lost 2 points.
American Gas g. Electric was one
of the first of the medium-pri utili-
ties to move toward lower levels. This
decline took place Immediately after It
was pointed out that earnings for the
IL months ended September 80
shares or about IL per cent less than
IN the corresponding 1880 period.
Earlier in the year the systems output
was less than per cent of from the
1880 period, but in recent weeks the
decline has widened somewhat, SO that
November figures may show a decrease
Of almost per cent
Decline of a point in Middle West
utilities was directly traceable to the
announcement that the Federal Trade
Commission would inquire into the
Copper stocks declined as a result of
o last-minute breakup in the world
curtailment conference without reach
ing any agreement on plans for stabili-
nation of the industry
The exchange opened fractionally
lower.
Electric Bond e. Share at 1885 was
OF ", Cities Service at 75s off u and
Middle West Utilities at 10A OF \.
The irregular character of the London
market was mirrored here in the de-
clineS of Brazilion Traction and other
British issues.
During early dealings copper shares,
despite the breakup of the curtailment
conference, failed to appear on the
tape. Public Utility Holding Corpora
ton of America warrants were un-
usually active. The oils were exceed
ingiy dull Standard on Of Indiana,
one of the first Standard issues to
appear, opened up a at 2l34. Alumi-
mum Co. of America was the only
active high-priced Industrial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-18
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, November 49,
with two-thirds of the present tobacco
crop. raised in 1880 sold for an aver
age Of approximately 80 cents pound,
and On unusually large crop being
cured for the 1882 market, the eco
nomic position of the growers of Anne
Arundel County and the other tobacco
raising sections of Southern Maryland
is considered extremely favorable by
those In touch with agricultural condi-
tions of the section.
Approximately $4,000 hogsheads Of
tobacco, weighing from 600 to TOO
pounds per hogshead, have been mar
keted by the Southern Maryland coun-
ties this year The third CT the crop
remaining unsold is of the heavy type
of leef. for which the demand Is re-
ported sluggish.
Poorer Grades Neglected.
The falling of of the demand for the
lower grades of tobacco is said to be all
innovation In the State market. STAN
ley E. Day, county agent, pointed out
that in past years France and other
European countries usually absorbed
this grade Of leaf Now, 1t Is said,
either because these former customers
have obtained supplies from some other
sources or are buying in the COMPETE
tive Southern markets, the poorer
grades Of local tobacco have become
something Of drag on the market.
The tobacco sold in the Maryland
market between May and october /, it
was pointed out, brought considerably
better than the normal price consider
ing the crop as a whole, with the ap-
proximately 30-cent per pound average.
Mr. Day said that the tobacco still held
would likely 60 for something below
this peak average, therefore tending to
reduce the average pound price Tor the
year. Reports from the state Board OF
Agriculture show that during OCTOBER
/, 739 hogsheads, or 1,19l,2sO POUNDS. OF
tobacco, were sold on the Baltimore
market Ter an average Of .2687 per
pound.
Mr.. Day pointed out that if the third
crop still unsold was dropped completely
as a factor in calculations the high price
brought by the two-thirds crop disposed
of would give the average price OF about
20 cents per pound for the entire 1881
crop. This, he declared, was about !Oo
per cent better than the present market
in the Southern cigarette section where
leaf IL SELLING to from 6 to il cents per
pound or about q 1o-cents-per- pound
average.
The burning qualities of the Southern
MARYLAND tobacco together with It's
lightness and bulkiness create a demand
for good type bright leaf. Up to the
present time, it was said the supply OF
this high-grade leaf has never equaled
the demand, the State growers APP
parently gaining a market at the ex-
pense Of the Southern cigarette area
growers.
Bright Tobacco Demand.
"The whole trend of the market
shows that the tobacco grower must
exercise more care than ever to develop
higher percentage Of bright tobacco,
Mr.. Day said. Every tobacco grower
knows that he doesn't have the tndi-
yidual power to produce 100 per cent
high quality tobacco. There are certain
things he can do, however, to increase
the proportion of bright leaf"