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The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-04-13
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ORDERS NEGRO
N A M ES In
JURY BOXES

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The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-04-13
NEW HEAD Is
ELECTED BY
TRUSTEE
BOARD

Tuskegee Institute Ala.
(ANP) - DIR. Frederick
Douglass Patterson is the
new president Of Tuskegee
Institute. The trustees, meet
ing in their annual session
here last Saturday, selected
the thirty-four yearlold
director of Tuskegee's A9ri-
cultural department to head
the school made Famous BY pooHcr
T. Washington as one OF the mos;
important and unique educational
institutions IN the entire world.
The resignation OF DIR. Robert
Russa Motion whom he succeeds
presented, to the board last Octo-
ber on account OF failing health,
was accepted TO take effect at the
end OF the present school year. DR..
Motion was elected President Amer
Titus for life.
Reared In South
DR.. Patterson was born in Wash
ington. ID. c.. the son OF William
Ross Patterson and Mrs. Mayme
Patterson. William Ross Patterson,
was a school teacher and lawyer In
Washington. Frederick was taken
az child to Tex. remaining In that
state until he completed his ele-
mentary and secondary education
which he secured at Prairie View
college. Graduating from Prairie
View. where he spent four years in
AGRICULTURAL study in 1919. He en-
tteref Iowa State college at Ames
Iowa. where ne spent four years,
earning the degree OF Doctor OF
Veterinary Medicine in 1928. He OBJ
tained the degree OF Master OF
Science. from the same institution
in 1927. His Doctor OF Philosophy
degree was conferred by Cornell
university in 1882 and was received
in the field OF Bacteriology.
For five years he was an instruc-
tor at Virginia State college for
Negroes. Petersburg. Va. part OF
the time serving as Director OF
agriculture.
He has been connected with Tus-
kegee institute for seven years
serving as veterinarian and in
structor before being promoted one
Iyear ago TO the dictatorship OF the
schools Agricultural Department
Technical Expert
The selection OF DR.. Patterson is
said TO indicate determination up
on the part OF the administration
at nuskegee 10 continue and &c
broaden fits program In the fields ol
agricultural and industrial educa'
Ition. The new president is said q
be an enthusiastic exponent oi
Technical training. AS a member ol
ITuskegee's faculty he has showr
himself to be resourceful and ener'
getic. The Department OF Agrfcul
CONTINUED on Page "
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-04-13

According TO the testimony of
James Slaughter who resides at
the home where the tragedy o,-
cured. an argument had arisen
between the Smith girl and Ullen
Starks. just prior TO the arrival OF
the police. Mr.. Slaughter's signed
statement follows
II am a roomer at the home OF
Ellen Starbs. On Sunday night.
, March 81, group OF friends were
at the house playing cards. was
There all the evening. The part,
: luntu the Smith girl was fatally IN
, liured. Miss smith argued with nj
h \othev xirr about n boy friend. %
= lnessnsy ~Hs arenks 'rhsre ~ee 10
. THE officers came IN and pusl
le 1.-THE door open. They asked. WI
d Ifs all the crying about?" One or {
Igirls was crying. The officers as
led the girls where they lived al
; they each answered in turn.
II when May Smith was aske
where she lived. she said she resfd
ed next door. She was ordered {
Igo home. but refused
"One OF the officers caught hei
by the arm and took her out OF the
door on to the porch, and pushed
her off the porch 80 that she landed
on the sidewalk. missing all the
steps"
Two days later. May Smith died
at Receiving Hospital, her skull
having been fractured by the fall.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-04-13
Wolverine Rep. Club
To Meet Friday

The Wolverine Republican Club
OF which DR.. A. G. Toodle is presi-
dent. will hold an important busi-
ness meeting at their club head
quarters. 263 f. Warren avenue,
Friday evening. April IL. at 5
O'clock.
All members Of the organization
are urged to attend and be on
time. as the business will be OF un-
usual interest 10 all.
After the business session. re-
freshmcnts will be served and va
-ious forms Of entertainment fea-
|ured. including whist and bridge
and dancing
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-04-13
JOE LOUIS
B u Us $1,000
HOME FOR
MOTHER

Joe Louis. Detroit's famous hea-
|yyweight. purchased a beautiful
|eight-room home. at Chestnut. and
McDougall. as a gift for his moth
er. Mrs. Lille Brooks. and his sis
ters. The price paid for the pro
perty was $4,000. They will occupy
the home just before Easter when
Louis returns TO Detroit. Mr.. Louis
is also investing an additional
$500 in furnishinsthe home.
~ "a "
The famous young champion left
Detroit. Tuesday. TO prepare for
his scheduled fight in Chicago, Fri
day night.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-04-13
NEGRO SCIEN.
lists ATTEND
CONFERENCE
in DETROIT

The annual meeting of |,
the Federation of American
Societies for Experimental |
Biology, which convened in
Detroit Wednesday and will
continue through Saturday,
April 13. under the auspices
of the members of the fed
leration resident in this city
nnd the institutions with
lsfhash saas <r> ee.pe-s~n.. :. - ge-~za
, attended by several prominent N.
gro scientists who will partfcfpat
on the program. Among the groul
are DR.. Joseph L. Johnson. DR.. A
H. Maloney. DR.. Victor J. Tulane
Or. Vernon A. WiIkerson. all OF the
Howard University faculty; DR..
Julian Lewis. of Chicago University
and others.
The headquarters OF the dele
gates are at the Statler Hotel. and
the principal meetings are being
held at the Masonic Temple.
The society which is meeting
here was formed by the American
Physiological Society, the Anneri-
can Society OF Biological Chem
lists. Inc, the American Society for
Pharmacology and Experimental
Therapeutics, Inc, and the Ameri-
can Society for Experimental Pa
tholosy.
Mrs. V. J. Tulane and Mr.. and
Mrs. John w. Banks, OF Washing
ton. accompanied the Howard Cni-
versity delegation 10 Detroit
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-04-13
The Detroit "Black
Tigers" Have Heavy
Schedule

The Detroit BLACK Tigers" have
a heavy schedule for the coming
season. according to an announce
ment by the manager. They plan
20 play day and night baseball and
do barn storming with the Detroit
Night Hawks. They will also fea-
ture n number Of new attractions.
The team desires left-handed
pitcher and first baseman. Those
interested may communicate with
Joseph Fair. 41s7 Beaubien. Detroi
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-04-13
Tuskegee Names Frederick Patterson,
Agricultural Economist, New President
Dancy Addresses
Abatenjwa League

The Abatenjaw League. compos-
ed OF ministers wives. met with
Rev. and Mrs. Melvin. II their re-
gular session. The guest speaker
was John {. Dancy, who talked In
terestingly OF the work OF the Ur-
ban League OF which ne Is director.
He also told OF the work OF the
House OF Correction. with which he
Is officially connected. as we'll as
The Green Pastures" Camp. for
|underprivileged children OF the
group.
The members present answere<
troll call with quotations on spring
The next meeting will be rAt IN
lnonoe OF r,e~. and Mru. g. n. nos
: fof shston Haptsst <cnorSss.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-04-13
False Versions of Haitian
Voodooism Are Denied

"voodooism is not the bloody
terror that movies and Dooks
make OF IT," he said. I'm reality. 1t
Is a most peaceful religion. It's de-
votees attend ceremonies regular
ly. on Saturday nights, much In the
nature OF Wednesday prayer meet
ings. Human sacrifices Is un-
known"
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-04-13
CITY USHER BOARD UNION
HONORS PRESIDENTS
BIRTHDAY

The City Usher Board Union
rendered it's president, w. ID. Cor
don. a grand banquet in honor OF
his birthday, April 8. at the Y. M
C. A. Many were present and the
occasion was delightful one.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-04-13
Death OF WOMAN CHARGED
TO brutality OF LOCAL COP
MAY SMITH DIES FROM
FRACTURE OF SKULL CAUSED
WHEN PUSHED DOWN STEPS
Atty. Maurice Sugar To Represent
Slain Girl In The Case

May Smith of Clinton street died in Receiving Hos
pita last Tuesday from fracture of the skull alleged
to have been caused Sunday night March 81 when shc
pushed Own the front steps residence of Ellen
Starks, 2OO3 Clinton, by police officer
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-04-13

Chicago-Stories by seamen and
|iction writer's OF bloody voodoo
'ites in the West Indies have been
iiscredIted by Dr. Melville j. Hers
fovitz. professor OF anthropology
u Northwestern University, who
(as engaged in research among the
bark races for ten years, in Haiti
<nd Africa.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-04-13
BLACK W ELL
STILL lie AID s
IN MINISTER'S
CONTEST

The "Favorite Ministers
Contest. which is being con-
Quoted by the Tribune-Inde-
pendent, is waxing hotter
and hotter, with Rev. w. A. |
Blackwell, Of Lomax A. M.
e. Zion Church, still leading |
by a comfortable margin. |
Rev. Peek. Of Bethel A. M.
r. Church has noised Rev.
|Bradby out ser oud piacS-
showing a fine exhibition
of new strength. f
Rev. Henry Wright. OF First
institutional Church. Hamtramck,
also forged nearer the top this
week. having risen to fourth place
and in close competition with Rev
Brady for third. Rev. Askew. of
Mt Olive Baptist. and Rev. f.
North are also making a splendid
showing. in fifth and sisth posi-
tions, respectively. 80
!. Contestants Standings
The names OF the contestants
apd the present standing OF each
are as follows:
Rev. w. A. Blackwell. LoI.iax A.
M. Il. Zion Church. $3.50 points;
Rev. William Fl. Peck. Bethel A. M.
E.. 1.540; Rev. r. l.. Brady, Sec
ond Baptist. 1850: Hev.Y Henry
Wright, First InstNutional+- Ch hurch.
HamtramciS. Il 200; Rev. c. K. AS
kew. Mt. Olive Baptist. 1.l90; Rev.
N. w. Clark. ST. John C. M. T..
100: Rev. w. f. Walker. Oak Grove
A. NJ. f.. 800; Rev. Jesse l.. Moore.
st. Peters A. NJ. f. Zion, Ham,
tramck. $50: Rev. w. A. Crider,
Allen T @ MP e A. NJ E.,
$500: Rev Hendrieth. Q n n
Chapel A. NJ. f.. $40: Rev. p. RI
Flack. st. Paul A. NJ. e. Zion, 610
Rev. G. W. Baber. Ebenezer A. M.
f.. $50: Rev. w. G. McLin, ST.
James C. NJ. f.. $50; Rev. f. North.
Second Morning Star Baptist. 1920;
Rev. Newby. Pleasant Grove Bap-
tist. $50: Rev. s. ID. Ross. Shiloh |
Baptist. 920; Rev. II. III. Coleman,
Macedonia Baptist 500; Rev. J. A.
Charleston. st. Paul A. NJ. +. $50; |
Rev. Melvin. Community Baptist,
$40: Rev. A. G. Williams. Metro
politan Baptist. $50; Rev. ID. A. Pet
tus. King Solomon Baptist, 700;
Rev. Z. NJ. Kaigier. Peoples Bap-
list. 7s0; Rev. l.. T. Clay. Peace
Baptist. 7s0: Rev. c. L. Schattien.
East Lake Baptist, $50; Rev.
Rhonenee. st. Paul A. NJ E., South
Southwest Detroit. 100; Rev. w.
M. Robertson. New St. Matthews
Baptist. 10: Rev. b. w. Lockett.
Corinthian Baptist. $40; Rev. @.
w. Simms. Mt. Zion Baptist, $40.
Contest Sttll Open
This sensational contest will
continue for the next two weeks,
closing April "a. There is therefore
still ample time for additional
nominations to be entered In this
race TO determine Detroit's most
popular minister.
II your pastors name has not yet
been entered. send II in at once,
All you have 10 do is 10 clip out
the coupon appearing in this paper,
on the church page; fill In the
name OF your favorite minister or
ministers. and send or bring the
coupon to the office OF the Tribune
Independent. 2l46 st. Antoine 81.
Each vote counts for hen points.
The tribune independent of Michigan., 1935-04-13

ture which is one of the most im-
portant In the institution Is said To
have made definite advancement
under his direction.
Energetic Leader
Evidencing active interest IN the
far flung extension program OF
Tuskegee. DR.. Patterson is serving
as president of the Tuskegee Self
Help Corporation, recently in
augurated cooperative movement
instituted by the Federal Relief Ad-
Evening star., 1935-04-28
Mighty u. S. armada to Start
sBattle'' Under Secret Orders

by Admiral J. M. Reeves. commander
in chief of the fleet, who is chief
umpire.
Twelve dreadnaughts will be in
volved: The New York. Oklahoma,
Arizona, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Ten
nessee, New Mexico. Mississippi,
Idaho, West Virginia, Maryland and
California.
For the first time in its history
the Navy will have four aircraft car
riers in action, the new 2anger, the
mighty Saratoga and Lexington, and
the old Langley.
Thirteen heavy cruisers and five
light cruisers will participate. There
will be IS submarines. The Battle
Force will send its 20 destroyers and
the Scouting Force its %. including
two of the new vest-pocket cruiser
type, Dewey and Farragut.
Then there will be the minecraft,
the tenders, base force craft of supply
and repairs, and the auxiliarieS.
Aerial action will involve 466 air
craft of the various observation,
patrol, scouting, fighting, torpedo and
bombing squadrons.
The Marines will be seen in land
ing operations.
About May % the vessels will put
into Pearl Harbor and Hawaiian
ports for stay of perhaps week.
Another phase Of the maneuvers will
follow, with the fleet working its
way back TO the Pacific Coast to
reach San Diego by Ju1e 10.
Evening star., 1935-04-28
ChiLdIess Women
Of Germany Face
Citizenship Loss
Reports of Legislation
Indicate Men Must
Bear Arms.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 27-Just being born
in Germany will not be enough for
'full-f1edged" citizenship in the third
Reich. it appeared tonight. even
though both parents are German.
Informed quarters said new citizen
ship legislation announced today by
Wilhelm Frick minister of the in
terror, would require every German
woman to bear the Fatherland at
least one child and every German
man to serve his army term before
full citizenship is conferred.
Service to the people and the state,
Frick said, opens the road to citizen
ship only to German -blooded' people
Racial kinship to the German
people is one of the main prereq-
uisites for becoming a citizen" Frick
said, and acknowledgment of citizen
ship will be by "a letter of citizen
ship" which Reichfuehrer Hitler alone
can award.
Enemies of the state and unworthy
elements will be deprived of this
right" the minister said. This was
taken as an obvious indication that
jews would be denied citizenship in
the forthcoming regulation.
Evening star., 1935-04-28
HOWARD KILLED
WAR, SAILOR SAYS
Ex.ReServe Officer Wounded
Professor and Committed
Suicide, He Declares.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES. April 27.-Shreds
of mystery still hanging about the
bizarre Staying of Paul Ivar, eccen-
trio Hollywood dress designer, were
partially cleared away today when a
sailor, only survivor of the dinner
party preceding the tragedy. was
found and questioned aboard battle
ship here.
The sailor N. c. McDermitt, told
sheriff,s officers that William Howard,
former Naval Reserve officer. shot
Ivar, and then went to a nearby
house where he wounded Henry Bolte.
a sociology professor, and then COM
mitted suicide.
McDermitt said he was outside the
apartment when Ivar was shot. Re-
turning, he said he fled when he saw
Ivar dying in the arms of the de-
signer's invalid foster mother.
The sailor was exonerated of any
participation in the crime, but he
was held in the ships brig for hav-
ing been absent without leave.
Rothstein Angle Checked.
Ivar's alleged boasts of a connec-
ton with the late Arnold Rothstein,
slain New York gambler, was another
tentastic circumstance remaining to
be checked by investigators.
Acquaintance of the designed said
War had Dragged of having been en-
trusted by Rothstein with $1,000 900 in
hot" money. They reported Ivar had
told of spending a large portion of
that sum and having said 'but Arnold
got killed just before he found out
what I did
McDermittS story indicated money
might have been the immediate motive.
although officers previously had un-
covered fantastic array of circum-
stances which they said indicated
Ivar and Howard we're strange men
who led strange lives"
Went to Apartment for Dinner.
McDermitt's story. as made public
by Deputy Sheriff's Ray Rowe and G.
A. Morford, showed Howard and the
sailor had gone to Ivar's apartment
for dinner.
I'VE had just finished dinner" he
SAID, 'Wnen Howard SAID 10 me: GO
downstairs and wait in the car for me !;
I want to talk to Paul"
SO went down to the garage where
the car was kept and walked around
for a while" McDermitt continued
Suddenly 1 realized that there was
Howard in the car, driving of.
He hollored at me about meeting
him somewhere, but couldn't catch
it. he was speeding away SO fast.
Il went back upstairs. I intended
borrowing some money to get back
to San Pedro. I asked the apartment
house clerk to let me in the apart
ment. He did.
Saw Body on Floor.
"As 1 stepped through the door
way I saw Paul on the floor, all
bloody. The old lady MRS. Ada
Wharton. Ivar's foster mother) was
beside him. She looked up at me
and asked: Who are you?'
II told her was friend of Paul's.
I saw there had been a shooting al
though I hadn't heard any shots.
So I thought I'd better get out of
Continued on Page 4. Column g.
Evening star., 1935-04-28
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
SAN PEDRO, Calf. April 27.-A
mighty United States fleet of 153 war
craft was all set tonight for maneuvers
over some 100000 square miles OF
water to test the Nations defense
against attack on its Pacific area.
Never before has so powerful a naval
force been under sealed orders for such
a series of maneuvers.
The theater of operations Is from
the Aleutian Islands, which stretch far
to the West of Alaska to within few
hundred miles of the Asiatic Coast,
down to Midway Island, the outpost
1000 miles west of Honolulu, thence
to Hawaii and the American coast.
The 1853 ships of war will move from
three bases here, and at San Diego
and in Hawaii this week, the majority
of them getting under way Monday.
Next Friday, May 8, the secret prob
lem known as No. 16, denoting 1t is
the sixteenth in q series of annual
war plans tested by the fleet for the
General Board of the Navy, will actu-
ally start.
In Alaskan waters an invading force
will be organized by Vice Admiral
Arthur Japy Hepburn, commander
of the fast-striking scouting force
of the fleet. Along the Pacific Coast
Admiral Harris Laning. commander
of the powerful battle force, will or
ganize for defense.
Just what the composition Of these
forces will be has not belr disclosed
Evening star., 1935-04-28
j. s. STARTS DRIVE
ON JEWEL RACKET.
Thieves Who Hold Loot for
Ransom Will Feel Grip
of Law.
BY REX COLLIER.

Having smashed the big-time kid
naping Syndicates, the Justice De-
partment's Federal Bureau of 1nvesti-
cation has set out to break up an
other type of ransom racket-the re
covery'' of stolen jewels. bonds and
other valuables in return for reward
and promises of immunity from
prosecution.
The opening guns in the new
battle. launched under authority of
recent legislation, will be fired tomor-
row in New York City. where the
Government will summon before
special grand jury group of Miami.
Fla, police and prosecution officials,
private detectives and convicted jewel
robbers.
The grand jury will inquire into
evidence in connection with the theft
of 5000 900 in jewels from Mrs. Mar
garet Bell at Coral Gables last Janu-
ary, that there was 'an apparent
conspiracy" to divide the reward Of
fered for return of the jewels and
extend leniency to the robbers.
National Drive Started.
In an interview yesterday. J. Edgar
Hoover, director of the bureau. de-
clared the Miami case is but one de-
velopment in Nationwide drive be-
ing made against a type Of racket
that has cost robbery victims and in
surance firms tremendous sums of
money.
Operations of this nature" Hoover
said, appear to reflect the contin-
uance and growth of an ancient type
of crime, involving the stealing Of
valuables, the arrangement for lack
of effective prosecution OF the Grim
inals, the return-through devious,
complicated and often unknown chan
nels-of the stolen property, and the
payment of rewards in varying guises
by either the victims of the insurance
companies liable for the losses.
1T is unnecessary to point out the
undesirable and dangerous character
of activities of this kind. 1t is obvious
these operations involve the COM
pounding of felonies in manner
which constitutes the active aiding
and abetting of criminal bands to
continue depredations without appar-
ent fear of punishment and with con-
siderable profit to themselves and their
criminal and quasi-criminal asso-
ciateS.
Action Is Promised.
"The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton intends to pursue intensive in
vestigative efforts against this rapidly
increasing phase Of crime. with a view
to bringing to justice all who have
hitherto escaped successful prosecu-
ton"
This racket, Hoover asserted. ex-
tends not only to the theft of jewels
from private owners. but to the rob-
berry of banks and other institutions
of huge quantities of bonds. money
and securities. Usually the valuables
Evening star., 1935-04-28

NEW DEAL CRITICISM
SCORED BY FARLEY;
FARMERS CHEER LONG
Roosevelt Program Tar.
get of kingfsh and
Reno at Des MOines.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa, April ga
two.gun bombardment of criticism
was loosed upon the national Demo-
cratic administration today by SEN
ator Huey Long of Louisiana and Milo
Reno. president of the National Farm
Holiday Association, before a cheer
ing throng Of Midwestern farmers
here.
The Roosevelt agricultural program
was the favorite target of the ora
torical blasts, but outwardly there was
no encouragement for a third party
movement. whose crystallization some
political prophets had anticipated in
the platform meeting of the Louisiana
dictator and the corn belt chieftain.
WHO led the farm holiday strike" a
year ago.
Long aSsailed the administration
for burning up 1.-The surplus when it
found people starving in the midst
of too much food" and as a remedy
for this depressing situation" offered
his share-the-wealth program.
This proposal to give every family
a $4,000 homestead and annual in
come of from $4,000 to s2,500 evoked
Continued on Page 3, Column %
Evening star., 1935-04-28
AMELIA EARHART
HONORED IN MEXICO
Union of American Women Be-
slows Medal on Famous Avia.
trix for. Air Pioneering.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO, D. F., April 27.-On be-
half Of the Union of American Wom-
en-, Amelia Earhart was awarded to-
night a gold medal honoring her fol
her fight across the Atlantic and her
recent one to Mexico.
In presenting the medal. Miss Caro-
lima Rosas, assistant secretary of the
council of the organization, said:
you flew the Atlantic to prove a
woman could do it. You now come to
Mexico to strengthen the ties between
our peoples. I greet you and pin
this medal over your brave heart IN
the name of the 200, 1000 members Of
the Union de Mujeres Americans.
The presentation was made at a
meeting of the Society of Geography
and Statistics and was witnessed by
Sonora Adelaide s. de Cardenas, wife
of the President Of Mexico.
Miss Earhart is tuning up her plane
daily while studying the possibility OF
q nonstop hight to New YSk.