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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25

at the Brookside Community House
tonight Members Of the committee
in charge of the affair are Mrs. w.
@. Blume. Mrs. c. A. WhiSamar.
Mrs. c. E Montgomery and Mrs.
NJ. J. Shepherd.
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Dr. Cornish nearer the answer to
sciences ageless search for a
means of restoring life. Only The
brain of Lazarus " has baked the
Californian's restoration method.
That is dead. Until the brain is
restored and Lazarus w is fully
conscious. DR.. Cornish realizes his
experiment will not be successful.
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BACK HOME AGAIN

Stolen automobiles recovered by police
belong to.
Fournace Hardware Company. 2064 North
Illinois street. REQ brougham. found at 500
Highland avenue.
William BRAY. Martinsvie Ind. Ford
sedan, found at Jackson place and Illinois
street.
Kelly Sales Companv. Greenwood. Ind.
Chevrolet sedan. found a. Woodlawn
avenue and East street.
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An Intimate Glimpse of H0OSier COngreSsme
A Series of Daily Articles by
Walker Stone
Famed Times Washington Correspondent

Now for the first time the Hoosier Con-
stituency get an intimate first hand view
of its Congressman in action. President
Roosevelt founded the New Deal, de-
pending upon the Congress to further
aid and develop it.
What of Indiana's New Dealers?
What of their support, their private
views, their policies? What have they
done in the past? What are they apt to
do in the future? Let Walker Stone tell
you. He knows each of them we'll
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-25

LinoIeum samnIes Stolen

Samples Of linoleum valued at SIS
we're stolen from an automobile
owned by L. B. Brother. a salesman
of Cincinnati, O.. parked near the
SEVERN last night.
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Here is series, not Of political incep-
ton summarizing the Congressman that
Washington sees and knows. These ar
ticles are entertaining and informative,
and perhaps will prove enlightening in
view Of the approaching primary cleo
ton.
Get the series complete Order The
Times delivered to your home. One article
will appear daily until each Senator and
member of Congress is presented.
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CIVIC LEAGUE TO MEET

Brookside Organization to Hold
Card Party Tonight.
Brookside Civic League will hold
a euchre, bunco and bridge party
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-06-16
THE LIGHTSY CASE

The final chapter in the criminal career OF Joseph
Lightsy written Wednesday morning. in Judge Ed
ward J. Jefres when the young taxi-drver
sentenced to life Imprisonment at hard labor Mar
quete prison, for the murder of William Kraft, whom
he shot to death in a recent holdup.
The prisoner repudiated his alleged former con-
fesion, in connection with the killing of Martha Kangas
claiming that he forced to make the confession in
order to end the torture which he alleged the police
fcted upon him.
white reporter recently asked: What do col
ored citizens think Of the Lightsy case?"
The reply is simple We think what any other class
of abiding citizens think about such crimes Persons
who commit vicious crimes deserve to be punished,
matter to which they may belong.
Self-respectng colored citizens do not uphold the
crimes of vicious members of the We have our
criminals just other have but unlike other
al groups all of condemned and penazed for the
crimes of Every time Negro commits henous
crime, it reacts unfavorably upon all Negroes.
We are bitterly opposed, however to the practice
of torture and brutal punishment, inflicted at times by
officers of the law to force confession of crime from
fenseess prisoners 1t is uncviliZed, unscientifc
method and efficient officers who trained in deec-
ton of crime should not need to resort to these third
degree" methods. Such brutal police practices are
blameworthy the acts of crime attributed the
tured prisoners.
In the Lghtsy case, however, at least graft
fed to know that it Negro officer, Detective Will
liam Simmons who uncovered the hidden clues which
led to the apprehension Of the criminals
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-06-16
Editorial
OUR DUTY TO THE ADVERTISING
PUBLIC

There is definite obligation which col
ored citizens to the business concerns that advertise IN
Negro newspapers 1t is duty to give them gener-
share of patronage, in appreciation for the sup
port they the newspapers which defending our
rights
The Tribune independent is deeply grateful to its
advertisers for their advertising support We are like
wise deeply indebted to our thousands OF readers Tor the
of patronage they are giving our ADVERTISERS
This paper has made amazing progress in circulation
during past several months and has greatly increased
the mechanical equipment and efficiency OF It's plant AS
the months go by, determined to make still greater
advancement efforts give Michigan the greatest
Negro newspaper in the Midwest.
The time is fast approaching. when the Tribune
Independent will have be enlarged in order to
modae the vast quantity of news of interest to our read
but before increase the size of the paper it
will first be necessary augment the volume of adj
vertisements for supported chiefly by
advertisement
The readers of the Tribune Independent should
feel duty bound in peculiar to give still larger
of patronage to the merchants and professional
people whose advertising support goes long way toward
making the publication of the paper possible.
Only in far as this obligation is recognized and
performed will it be possible for us group build
rights and to provide public voice through which
the may speak and be heard
When the colored citizens of Greater Detroit fail
to spend reasonable share of their money with adj
vertsers these advertisers will eventually be forced to
cease supporting this progressive newspaper which is
standing guard for Negro rights in Michigan and we
shall therefore be seriously handicapped efforts to
the public efficiently We do ask or expect col
ored to spend all their money with Negro bust
but do appeal people in this city
and throughout Michigan to give Negro business
share their patronage sake of eco
nomc selt-defense.
These times when strong Negro newspapers
wise counsel guidance and helpful publicity such pub
locations. during these days of depression people
Greater Detroit in spite of their reduced incomes still
spend thousands and thousands of dollars for the
tia of life, week Therefore for the sake Of
progress let spend much with the business
and professional people and other groups who
advertise in the Tribune-Indepcndent and make it pos
slbe for this newspaper to serve the
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The PolihcalHorizon

places under the new administra-
ton than has been aired before.
Not that II has not been going on
all the time but lit seems 10 be
pust a little more prevalent. As for
instance the restaurant discrimi-
nation fight being waged by con-
gresham DePriest down in Wash
ington. Now come our governor
who Is said to have signed an
agreement which stipulates that
Negroes can not sit In box seats at
the race track at the State fair
grounds.
II has been learne that Mr. Com
stock is reporte to have said that
he signed the agreement without
reading IL and therefore did not
know what II contained. But can
you conceive of any high official or
any business man signing any thing
without reading II. The governor
Is either guilty of gross negligence
and lacks in the method of per-.
forming his duty OF state, or that
he puts his lamp of apprOva on ra-
cial discrimination. This should be
made an issue as VAS said by a
prominent man few days ago
Negroes may be divided In their
religious views. their political ac-
iivities and every thing else but
they are certainly of one accord
when II comes TO segregation" The
" A. A. G. F.. the Detroit Ciyics
Right Committee and the Minister
ial Alliance have already declared
a willingness 10 help in the fight
these discrimination cases.
The Fuller case is not the first
case Of discrimination at the race
tracks for only few weeks ago a
lady was asked from the grand
stand and upon her refusal she was
struck in the mouth by white man
and the officer who was called
passed it off as mere nothing.
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him credit for being In favor OF
no segregation.
II Is just this very attitude as
expressed by him that has too long
prevailed in the minds southern
white people and for that matter
In too many Negro leaders. We
are Just as inconsistent as he Is.
We like individual Negroes but
have no loyalty to the race. We
will never be anything until we
have developed loyalty to the
race. and let the matter of liking
the individual take care OF itself
What should we care about wheth-
er we are liked AK individualsY
That is "A matter born in system
Of paternity that puts is in the
class of the favorite dog or horse
or mule. What we need Is group
recognition. group opportunity,
experience and this we cannot and
are not getting from the southern
attitude that wants us to live In
the same house with them, but
forever condemns us to the place
OF no social intercourse. and 10,
that matter enforces this damning
principle at the end of a rope fol-
lowed by the lynchcrs torch.
The Federal Goernment cannot
these subsistence homesteads he
strictly white and strictly black.
hut il will be fortunate for.u II
in the matter of placement that
we have community to ourselves
under the Constitution order that
where we can give the Negro bust
ness and professional man and
woman a chance. II we can have
our separate church and school
why not have our separate COM
munity? The answer is because
this would give us economic power
and political power and would
possibly take away some black
servants off southern plantations
where Mr.. Spalding says all. both
white and black. work perectly
together.
So between the southern atti-
tude OF liking the individual and
the northern attitude of liking the
race, to me there is no confusion
Or hesitation in choice. Always you
will find me on the side of the
north. standing where our fathers
stood when they answered the
all of Lincoln. We do not forget.
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When we come TO deeal with an
inconsistency we must know that
any conclusion We reach must be
a frank Acknowledgement OF the
fallacy SO apparent in the very
first proposition.
The letter of Hughes Spalding,
former Chairman OF te Board OF
Regents of the University System
OF Georgia, addressed Clark Fore
man, is set forth as being the
views of Southern white man
against segregation of the races
in the proposed subsistence hme-
steads TO be established by the
United States Government
II appears that many OF us who
live within our house" have well
coined this letter as being the ex-
preston of our views upon the
subject. and we are saying that
"a southern white man wants no
segregation" and of course II
shuld naturally follow. nobody
else should want IL il he does not.
The letter contains the oft re-
peated and well known express
ions coming from the South that
the southern white man under
stands the Negro and the other
companion expression I'm first
playmate was a little Negro boy
Southern people like the Negro as
an indiidual but do not have We y
much fondness for the Negro
race" Northern people reverse
this order of things. ami in
measure idolize the Negro race but
do not like the individual"
All through the letter the author
pleads that the government should
adopt the southern attitude Of deal
ing with the Negro live side by
side both black and white to say
n white farm or two and then a
black farm or two. but never a
black community and never
white community. for this he says
will only cause trouble.
Then follows a cry glaring in
in the letter where he
says in spite of the fact that they
ire living side by side. There
will not be, and never has been.
my social intercourse between
hem Each race will have their
'wn school and their own church,
IN will not modest each other"
After reading this, we are giving
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Corporation Counsel Raymond ].
Kelly Speaks To War Veterans

A capacity crowd greeted Cor
poration Counsel. Raymond j. KEEL
ly last Sunday evening. at Second
Banfist Church when he addressed
meeting sponsored by Charles
Young Post No. n American Lee
zion Mr. Kelly in the course of
his address outlined the york that
the American Legion is doing for
the rehabilitation OF Veterans. who
re physically and mentally dis
abled becau OF their services
during the World War.
Jack" II. &. Cam. executive sec
rotary OF Wayne County Counsel,
was present and spoke.
This meeting was preceded by a
parade in which the Military Order
Of Guards and large unit from
Tom Philips Post No. 1874 partici-
waited as guests OF Charles Young
Post.
Among those who contributed
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-06-16
Newsboys Club Of Tribune
Independent Outlines Program

AT the regular meeting OF the
Tribune-Independent Newsboys'
Club. Monday. II was decided that
he club should be reorganized, I'm
an effort to produce more and bet
ter results. in the campaign &C
make the Tribune-Independent the
biggest and best weekly newspaper
In the Midwest.
The first step toward revampinF
the newsboys organization was the
appointment of Elmovis Still az
chairman OF the publicity commit
tee. Young Still has ambition. en-
ergy and INSPIRATION. and the op
inion of the promoters, should add
much power and effectiveness to
the club.
The present officers are:
Thomas Johnson. president;
Lewis Coates, vice president;
Elmovis still. second vice president
Charles Smoot. treasurer: Carnie
Byrd, secretary; Nathaniel Carr.
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MISTER NEWS
by II. A. McNeeIy

The Daughters of the Lone Star
Tabernacle No. 81 are having their
Annual Thanksgiving Sermon sun
day. June II at Womack Temple
G. VI. +. Church.
Mrs. Marie Flowers of California
Is visiting her sister. Mrs. w. NJ
Plankett. 1886 Springhill stree.
Mrs. Flowers will remain i'm the
city for a few weeks.
Mrs. Claudia Williams and son
OF 1868 Alfred. and Mrs. Anna Hill
Burnside 947 Eliot steet. Detroit
left Saturday. June 9th, for Indi-
ana, Georgia, Alabama, and Florida
where they will spend the summer
months.
The Progressive Eight Club held
us regular meeting at the home of
Mrs. Alberta Lewis. A very re-
freshing repast was serveo. Pial.s
were discussed for all outing in the
near future.
The Yadsent Circle met at the
home OF Mrs Albertha Steele of
/ Harriet street, Tuesday evening.
Those present were: Mrs. Lillian
Allen. Mrs. Belle Baker. Mrs. w.
-. Cory. Mrs. Rosa Gray, Mrs.
Eva Harris. Mrs. Julia Holt. and
Mrs. Johnnie Knox. Mrs. NJ. Ne
pean is president.
The District convention of the
Sunday School of the c. NJ. f..
CHURCHES will hold it's session at
Womack Temple in July Watch
this column for the date.
The drama. Tainted Flesh" will
be presented AT Womack Temple
c. NJ. T.. Church Thursday, June
IL. Don't fail TO see the play.
second Baptist Church
The Congregation was highly in
spired Sunday. by the sermon de-
liyered by the pastor. Rev. O. -.
Jones. His subject was. Following
Christ"
The wedding of Miss Vertalie
Tally and Herman Davis was sole
monized at Second Baptis,. ou..
day. The attendants were Elizabeth
Ware. Lonnie Dixon. Claudia Ste
phens, X. -. Lampkin. Albert
Sloan. Lille Ruth Iyey. Helen
Moss and Donald Taylor. The flow
/ er girls were: Georgia Gyden.
Ediih Burroughs. and Thelma Cor
! ry Hubert Bolden acted as ring
bearer The church was beautifully
decorated by the Johnson Florial
Shop. operated by Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson Of Detroit
The Children's Day Program
was Sunday evening. All the chill
dren OF the Sunday School and B.
y. p. U. responded. Mrs. Lille
Colquett. Mrs. Cooper. Mrs. Smith,
and Miss Christine Whitner were
responsible for the delightful pro-
gram and its success.
An appeal Is made 10 keep in
touch with the progress OF Negroes
by reading this paper.
First Baptist Church
At the morning services, the pas
tor preached timely sermon. The
Choir Union held their regular
session at 2 o'clock Children's
Day Program followed. Charles
Gurnell, who has charge of the
Sunday School, was responsible
for the unique program.
Night services began at 1880 d.
m. Rev. Merritt climaxed the days
services with why Hault We Be
tween Two Opinions? II God be
God serve Him and II Baal be God
serve Him." One nember was ad-
ded as result OF the sermon.
James Anderson was among
those who graduated from Inkster
High School last Friday. He was
also the Valedictorian OF his class.
Mr.. Anderson hopes to enter Col
lege In September.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-06-16
EDITOR DUBOIS RESIGNS

The names of DR.. w. f. B. Dubois, the Crisis Ma
gazne and the National Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People have been almost synonymous
for the past twenty years Unfortunately however,
harmony has existed between Editor Dubois and the
Board of Directors of the NJ A. A. for the past few
months
The parting of the ways has at last been reached,
Dr. Dubois has handed in his resignation editor of
the magazine his resignation Taking effect Monday,
June H.
In consequence of DR.. Dubois resignation the Cri-
Magazine and coored citizens in general will suffer
distinct loss Many Of did not always share his views,
especially in recent months; but all fully realize the
fact that will not be easy task to fill Dr. Dubois
place editor of The Crisis He Is brilliant scholar,
wise philosopher fluent writer and speaker and gifted
poet all combined in Such combination Is diff
cult to duplicate.
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groups. This conclusion is based
on the same conclusion that ~.
elevation of the standard OF ne
Is the modern process dealing with
all racial groups.
In the matter of attendance Of
ficers, we make the same claim
Here the Negro attendance OFFICER
has a special and peculiar htness
dealing with delinquency. He
knows his people, can and does
attend their churches and other
institutions; is frequently thrown
in close association with the par
ents OF children; will be called on
appear on public programs, and
can give himself to his task with
an efficiency that has not only
theory but constant contact. he
does not have to come To the Ne
gro communicable is q part OF IL.
We offer as our reason for re-
questing a fair proportion OF all
teachers and non educational en-
ployees. the desire to see the level
of life of our people lifted-ore
of the common sharing In the
money paid to those who labor to
make an efficient school system
in Detroit. We are being held up
before the public as constituting
the heavy load all out OF propof-
ton to our numbers the Depart
ment of Public Welfare. In the
matter of our health. carefully
prepared tables are being pub
lished showing our high death rate
as being all out of proportion TO
our number. In the matter OF rime
the same process is used showing
that we are most undesirable
group. Our claim is that II is not
just 10 insist upon percentages
based upon numbers being quoted
to show our unfitness, and refuse
to see the small percentage of en-
ployment given us in proportion
TO our number. Especially is this
true of those who are In control
of pubic employment.
We are not claiming any inten-
tional unfairness upon the part OF
the Board of Education. Neither
are we asserting that the Board
has yielded to race prejudice, but,
we know that is very possible tih/
the Board cannot feel in this mat
ter as we do. You do not live I'm
our environment-yo cannot feel
our load of care--We would have
you to become more sympathetic
to our prblem in American life
without in any sense being less
efficient in your conduct OF the
public schools of Detroit.
The Detroit Civic Rights Com
mittee Is interracial in character.
and unselfish in principle. We are
not out claiming any special lead
ership over the Negro group. What
What we are seeking here. we in
wife the most open investigation
Of We offer to you our service,
feeling as we do that we can fur
nish you evidence of the fitness In
every way of all that we may pre-
sent from our group as applicants
for the positions we have asked
for. We feel the responsibility for
making good our claims and we
ask you call us on any matter
dealt with in this communication.
Respectfully submitted,
DETROIT CIVIC RIG
COMMITTEE
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Civic Rights

The following is the text Of the
petition, submitted Tuesday after
noon by Rev. w. II. Peck and the
Civic Rights Committee. to the
local Board of Education:
To The Board of Education
City OF Detroit
Greetings:
The Detroit Civic Rights Com
mittee presents In this momuni-
catiin certain facts in regard to
the employment Of Negroes In the
City Schol System of Detroit. The
committee has made cry careful
investigation and believes that
thse facts you will regard as being
information of value to you In
your effort to deal justly and serve
to the best interest all groups OF
citizens that make up the popula-
ton in the area OF Detroit.
We have discovered that in
many departments under the con-
troll OF the Board Education the
Negro group is withut any repre-
sentatin in the matter of empty
ment: in fact out OF total Of
1913 employees there are only ~
Negres. We find no Negro teachers
in the intermediate or High
Schools-no Negroes employed as
census enumerators none en-
ployed in the attendance depart
nlnrinlI
workers. Ont of 1869 non educa-
tional employees. such as engi-
neers. janitors, mechanics. unch
room helpers. bath room attend
ants, we have only Z.
We are asking that the Board or
Education do all that is possible TO
correct this situation by placing
Negroes as teachers In the Inter-
mediate and High Schools, as
teachers in vocational guidance. as
teachers i'm the special schools. as
truant officers, as clerks, steno-
graphers. anitors and engineers.
The Detroit Civic Rights Com
mittee submits that II has conf
Dental incarnation furnished il
from the following schools as to
the competency OF Negroes now
ready fr employment and who are
endorsed by them as being quail
fed for the positions we offer
them. From the University of
Michigan two for vocational gui-
dance hiding Masters degrees
from Fisk University one A. Il.
from Tufts, M. A. from Columbia;
from University OF Chicago one
Masters degree; one master from
Ohio State; one from Temple Uni
versity, Philadelphia, Penn; two
from Michigan State holding
Bachelor degrees and life certi-
ficates.
The Detroit Civic Rights Com
mittee invites the most thorough
sents relative to the qualifications
OF these we have mentioned as be-
ing qualified under the rules gov
erning High, intermediate. Spe-
cial and Elementary Schools, az
published by you 1922, pages
91-94.
1t is our hope that you can see
the reasonableness of what we
are here asking. Take the attmer
of vocational guidance; il Is our
view that NTH all other require
ments met. a Negro is the better
prepared to advise sympathetically
with Negro children. Such a teach
er living as he does with his peo-
pie knows what vacations are
Offering an opportunity for mem
bers OF his racial group and he
also knows what vacations that
are now closed to his group: Can
be opened to employment for them
in short he would be a special
list in search for opportunity to
improve the economic standard of
his people, and such Improvement
Guild in no sense be strictly racial
but would be beneficial to all