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The Washington times., 1938-08-17
DEWEY BRANDS.
HINES RACKET.
PROTECTOR"
Says He Got $500
Weekly as Fee

NEW YORK, Aug. II GN.S) :.
Americas No. / racket buster" ~
District Attorney Thomas E.
Dewey, in his opening address to
the jury today branded James J..
Jimmy Hines, powerful leader
of Tammany Hall as "the pro-
tector" of the $4,000, ,00O-a-year
policy racket which was run by
the late Dutch" Schultz, slain
gangster chieftain.
Defense Attorney Lloyd p.
Stryker arose at the conclusion of
Dewey's address and began his
own statement.
Hines. 81 and Silver-haired, is
on trial charged with having en-
tered into a conspiracy with the
Schultz syndicate. He is accused
Of having agreed to influence,
intimidate and bribe" city Off
cials. including judges, so the
racket" could operate on a huge
scale.
AS Dewey hurled the charge of
protector" against Hines, the
latter'S poker face did not change
its expression in the slightest. He
leaned back in his chair, and
listened intently.
"AdUertised Brazenly"
Dewey accused Hines of con-
trolling and protecting the racket.
The dynamic young district at
torney declared that Hines pro
tected the racket and the Schultz
mob advertised it openly and bra
zenly."
According to Dewey, many small
policy rackets were running in
1881 when Schultz decided to
muscle in and organized the mum
bers game" into one big racket.
He contended Schultz formed an
organization, with George Vein
berg and Harry Schoenhaus as his
partners. Schultz had a war on
with Gangster Vincent Coll, Dewey
said, and the organization didn't
begin to really function until Feb
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Showers on Way;
95 Is Likely
High Today
Hourly Readings

The end of the worst heat wave
of the summer is in sight. the
Weather Bureau predicted today
after the temperature had climbed
to 80 degrees at noon.
Showers tonight will pave the
way for an inrush of cool air
from the st. Lawrence Valley,
forecasters said. .> r.
No relief is in sight for this
afternoon, however, the swelter-
ing forecaster said, and Govern
ment clerks began to send des.
perate appeals to their chiefs for
an afternoon off.
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Slayer of 2 Children
Hangs Himself in Jail

is a good place. Good-by, Kan.
kakee. must go now to join
my children 1 love so dearly.
God bless my dear wife"
Twenty-four hours after he was
released from the State Hospital
for the Insane at Kankakee, ILL.,,
JokSuS returned to his home here
on June / and killed his children,
Leonard, S, aud Eleanor, l9
months. and critically injured his
wife. Anna, 90.
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CHICAGO, Aug. II G.NS).
George Jokus, So, awaiting trial
in the county jail for the ham,
mer murders of his two small
children, today hanged himself
in his cell.
He fashioned moose out Of
his shirt and necktle, and left a
note which read:
1T is better to die sane than
to live insane. Death is the
only solution and the graveyard
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Ford Case Goes
To Supreme Court

Vigorous opposition to the ef.
forts of the Ford Motor Company
to prevent reopening OF its unfair
labor practices" case was voiced
before the Supreme Court yester.
day in brief filed by the Ma.
tional Labor Relations Board. The
labor board is seeking to reopen
the case in an effort to prevent
the proceedings from being in
validated.
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Count Held as Spy
On United States

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. II
1.N.SD .NAt the request of Amer
ican authorities, police today ar
rested Harold Oldofredi aboard
the steamer Del Mundo on suspi-
cion of espionage.
Oldofredi was alleged to have
used the alias of Count De Mar
cranes De Iseo. His documents
and baggage were seized. dido
fredi was on his way to BuenoS
Aires.
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Stocks Continue Rise
Despite Hot Weather

NEW YORK, Aug. 17.-Hot
slowed down trading on
the stock market today, but the
was up for the third sue
ceSsive day.
Motors, Steels and chemicals
were up more than a point in
the first hour Of trading, but this
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was shaded a bit when there was
some profit-taking.
Coppers, oils, rubberS, rails and
utilities were above previous clos
ing levels. Foreign security mar
ketS were steady an dslightly
higher, and the dollar gained
slightly against principal foreign
currencieS.
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Armed Bandit Robs
Clerk in Store

A robber who escaped with $50
after holding up the United Liquor
Store, 507 Eleventh st. N. w., was
sought today by police. Louis
Weger, the clerk, said when he
was alone in the store shortly be-
fore midnight the bandit, armed
with revolver, entered, covered
him, and rifled the cash register.
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Gunman Gets SIS
From Laundry Branch

Brandishing a gun at a girl
clerk, a colored holdup man today
robbed the Palace Laundry branch
office at Eighth and D Streets
Northeast of $25.
HE showed the gun in my
face and told me to lie down
under the counter until he got
away" Thelma Bowman, told
police.
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Gold Has a Slump

LONDON, Aug. II G.N.S).
Gold slumped four pence to 142
shillings, four pence half-penny
per ounce on the London market
today as the pound sterling i'm.
proved on all exchanges. The
American dollar was quoted at
$4.8 TIC to the pound sterling.
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Senator Ashurst's
Wife Near Death

PRESCOTT, Ariz., Aug. II
G.NSO.-United States Senator
Henry AShurst of Arizona re-
mained at the hospital beside of
his wife here today. MES. Ashurst
underwent an operation Saturday
and her condition has been critical
since.
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Indy IN RUSSIA.
AIR DEAL limited
BY JAMES E. BROWN

By JAMES E. BROWN
MOSCOW, Aug. II Q.N.S0.
Greeted by small but enthusi-
astic crowd, Col. and Mrs. Charles
A. Lindbergh arrived here today
from Warsaw in their private
plane.
The famous couple landed at
Mogilev airport at 4:50 p. m. $3.50
a. m. E. S. t.. The United States
military attache officially well
coined Colonel and Mrs. Lind
bergh and invited them to stay at
the ambassadorial residence while
here.
Dramatic Coincidence
The Lindberghs' visit coincided
dramatically with laSt-minute
plans for the U. S. S. RS great
military air show tomorrow, the
largest ever seen in Europe.
Announcement that the famous
American airman and his wife,
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Treasury Condition

Q.N.S0 Treasury balance Au
gust Is, $2,232,442, ,O9O.7S; internal
revenue, $9,294,757.2O; customs re-
ceipts, $37,154,111.04; receipts
$669, ,023, ,213.05; expenditures, ST.
151,158,356.65.
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Rush to Beaches

Government offices closed early
included the Navy Department,
WPA, Maritime Commission, Pub
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British Retire IS
Elderly Generals

LONDON, Aug. IT G.N.SO.
Thirteen more British generals
were on the retired list today to
make way for promotion of
younger officers under Secretary
of War Leslie Hore-Belisha' plan
to inject new blood into the British
high command.
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Names of Accused

The eight officials named were:
Harry Lamberton, chairman Of
the Washington branch Of the
league and assistant administra-
tor Of the Rural Electrification Ad-
ministration.
Dallas w. Smyth, economist Of
the United States Central Statisti-
cal Board, a vice president Of the
league.
Fred Silcox, chief of the United
States Forestry Service, treasurer
Of the League.
Robert Marshall, chief Of the
Public Lands Division, United
States Forestry Service.
Oscar Chapman, Assistant Sec
retary of the Interior.
John Carmody, head Of the
Rural Identification Administra-
ton.
Mary Anderson, director Of the
Women's Bureau of the Depart
ment of Labor.
Alice Barrows, office of educa-
ton, Department of the Interior.
Quizzed About Files
Representative Thomas (R).
New Jersey, then asked Chaillaux
whether the American Legion
files contain a record of Commun-
iStic activities of Government Of
ficials or employees.
The legion official replied:
II haven't personally seen
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. u
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NAZIS Reject
HULL'S 5-POINT
PEACE APPEAL
U. S. Policy Shifts
Berlin RetOrts

BERLIN, Aug. II U.N.S0.-The
seven-point plan for international
peace and world stability pro
posed by Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull was rejected by Ger
many today as the creation Of a
'.moralistic school teacher"
Obviously feeling Hull's remarks
about international anarchy"
were directed at Germany and
other Nazi-Fascist powers, the for
eign office indirectly accused him
of attempting to revive the mon
sense" of the Versailles treaty.
SCOFFS AT U. s.
The foreign office made known
its view in the publication Diplo
matte Correspondence, official or
gan of this branch of the govern
ment. The paper said:
'Mr. Hull need hardly be re-
minded that his own country re-
fused to bind itself to the so
called peace treaties.
eTt thereby side-steppeda the
nonsense contained in these
pacts. If this nonsense is to be
revived now, the basis for CO
operation described by Mr.. Hull
as desirable remains a far
distant chimera."
CHARGES POLICY VEERS
Americas foreign policy, the
foreign office charged, is veering
further and further away from the
traditional United States stand
of non,interference in the internal
affairs of other nations, partlcu-
larly those of Europe. The paper
added:
"The tendency of the United
States to play the role OF moral
tstic school teacher to the whole
world is becoming more and
more evident" the paper said.
'"The lamentable lack OF under
standing of the causes ana
origin of non-American develop
ments cannot be overlooked in
Hull's statement.
"To offer the American ideal
of individual liberty to the
whole world as a panacea for all
evil would mean restriction OF
horizons, in a manner unat-
tractive to people of other ma
tions.
GERMANY SINCERE
ut is Germany's sincere and
often proved desire that all in
ternational differences be SET
tied peacefully and all existing
injustices removed quietly. But
Mr. Hull will not find it easy
to prove on the basis Of past
examples that the democratic
world, whose spokesman he
claims to be, has actually and
seriously attempted to recognize
the causes Of unjust conditions
and to work out decent solu-
tions for them.
"Only those who established
the regulations of 1919 as a
yardStick for stability and pros
perity in international relations
could have the nerve to reject,
as a drift toward anarchy, the
changes and new formations in
the world picture which these
same regulations engendered.".
N~AnSN. - C~n~nAn~ ~~y WEvvl1S@ an
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An alligator for twO-instead Of "a
bicycle. How a nimble Florida hoy
takes his girl for a ride under water
on = big reptile. A page Of striktnE
photographs in the American Weekly,
the magazine distributed with next
Sundays Herald Times.
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matte corps?
That question was being asked
by diplomats and members of Of
ficial and social circles today, fol-
lowing word here of the purge
that has recalled A diplomats to
Berlin.
Ambassador Dieckhoff is at
present in Germany. but at the
embassy it was insisted he is
merely on vacation and is ex-
pected back here in october.
Was Not Nazi
DR.. Hans Thomson, counselor
of the embassy and Charge DAT
fairs in the absence of Ambassa
dor Dieckhoff, said no official
word of the purge had been re-
ceived here, and that if one is
under way, no members of the
Washington embassy staff have
been involved so far.
But others pointed out that only
this spring rumors were circu-
lated DR.. Dieckhoff would be re-
called.
One of the outstanding members
of the German diplomatic service,
DR.. Dieckhoff is one of the few
high government officials who are
not members of the Nazi party,
and this is believed to have led
to serious opposition to him in
Nazi circles.
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May Reach IS

There is a strong possibility the
temperature today may reach yes
terday'S high Of 95 degrees, it was
said.
When the temperature reached
80 degrees, employees in the RFC
and in uncooled buildings Of the
Treasury Department were noti-
fled to quit work at l o'clock.
Park officials reported more
than 1000 persons went swim
ming yesterday in the six National
Capital Park pools in and around
Washington, breaking the all-time
attendance record of 5000 for one
day last year.
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ENJOY to United States III Germany
44 Diplomats Are jailed
Underwood Underwood Photo
HRH

Has Dr. Hans Deckof German ambassador to the United
States fallen victim Of the Naz purge Of the German dpo
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LOST

BUNCH of Keys, lost Sat, Aug. 13.
Reward. Miss Thomas. Republic 1924.
GOLD CROSS. engraved "Evelyne." vicin'
ity Fairlawn s. E.: reward. NAT. 1881.
SAVINGS Act. Bk.-"Edith Hager Odle"
and sum of money. Rev. DU. 1856
SAVINGS account book in name of Edith
Hager Odle and money between Goth and
Pa. Ave. branch of Hamilton Bank and
cid Interior Bldg Reward. DU. 1866
(Other Lost and Found Ads on
Page "a, Col. ~
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Total of 1920

Tokamo and East Potomac pools
led with 5000 bathers each. The
Anacostia pool was second with
1000. At McKinlye authorities
reported 1,500, at Benneka 1000.
and at the Francis pool TOO, max
ing a total of 11,200.
While the official high of yes
terday was 95 degrees, thermom-
eterS in various sections of the
city showed the temperature well
over the 100 mark. and resulted
in many Government offices be-
ing closed early.
AS II persons were overcome
during the day, District officials
released all employees at the Dis
trict Building shortly afternoon,
with the exception of those in the
Assessor office, who had impor-
tant work to do.
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Ambassador Dieckhoff came to
Washington an May, 1887, replac-
ing DR.. Hans Luther, former
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PRESIDENT OFF.
F OR CANADA;
PURGE PUSHED
O'COnnOr
Put on Blacklist
BY GEORGE DURNO

Q.N.S) Any doubt that may
have remained about President
oosevelt's determination to
purge" his party of New Deal
recalcitrants was dispelled today
as the Chief Executive momen-
tarily deserted the national politi-
cal battlefront to pay his his fifth
goodwill visit to Canada.
There is nothing for the Presi-
dent to do, as the responsible
head of the New Deal. but to
publicly repudiate those who
have betrayed the New Deal in
the past and will again"
This was the blunt ultimatum
Mr.. Roosevelt left behind for care
full consideration of all Demo
cratic candidates for public office
as he prepared to board his travel
worn special train this afternoon
for Kingston, Ontario.
Will Receive Degree
Tomorrow morning, in the Ca
madam province. ne win receive ar
honorary degree from Queens Col
lleges Tomorrow afternoon. he and
Canadian Premier Mackenzie King
will jointly dedicate the new eight
and-a-half-mile intern tion a
bridge spanning the Thousand
Islands and the st. Lawrence be
tween Collins Landing, N. Y, and
Ivy Lea, Ontario.
Four Democratic members OF
Congress seeking denomination
and reelection this fall already
have felt the lash of the White
House whip-three of them in a
direct and welt-raising fashion
without precedent in modern pol
iticS.
Senator Millard E. Tydings. of
Maryland, and Representative
John j. O'Connor, of New York,
chairman of the powerful House
Rules Committee, were formally
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
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Eight Accused
OF Being Linked
To Communism
Six Men, 2 Women
In Group Cited
To PrObers

Eight high Government Off
cials were named today before the
congressional committee invests
eating un-American activities as
members of the League for Peace
and Democracy, alleged to be al
lied with the Communist move
ment in the United States.
The names were placed in the
record by Representative Mason
R) Of Illinois, after Homer L.
Chaillaux, Americanism director
of the American Legion, said the
league was favored with Stain
ism.
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Partly CLOUDY,
local thund@shOW.
/ SrS tonight and
; Thusd AZ; slight
/ change In temper
!. aturs.
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from
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1938-04-29

midnight, but he went to his death
fighting.
During the evening, Scott had
played Runmy with his guards, had
ordered steak dinner for his last
meal, but changed his mind after it
was brought to the death cell, say
ing, 1t looks good, but | have no
appetite. 8 He continued his card
as guards shaved his head, slit his
game, however, and cracked jokes
trouser leg for the electrodes. He
remained calm while the black death
mask was adjusted.
But as they started toward the
electric chair, Scott went suddenly
berserk, put up a vicious fight before
the 100 startled witnesses, and was
overpowered only BY the combined
efforts Of the four guards. Breath
ing heavinly, he was thrown into the
chair, mumbling, Please. / want to
see it al. I Three minutes later he
was dead, the 36th man to die thus
in Cook county's electric chair.
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Deyber, DIR. Albert Bushnell Hart
and DR.. John Ri Hawkins. The bud
get OF SI,1T0,869 also was approved.
Scott Pension Is $2,s49
When the question Of Or. Scots
retirement was being considered, one
Of his friends made motion that he
be requested to serve for another
year. The motion was seconded and
without controversial discussion Of
any kind, was lost by vote Of II
to 10. A motion to reconsider was
then offered and seconded, and there
ensued a long and vigorous discus
SION at the end OF which the motion
to reconsider was lost by an over
whelming majority in the negative.
DR.. Scott will receive an annual re-
tirement allowance Of s2,549.
Leaves OF absence for one year
were granted TO the Rev. Howard
Thurman, dean Of the chapel; Prof.
Jesse w. Lewis, department Of COM
merce and finance; Mrs. Mary a.
Allen, head Of the department of
physical education; Mrs. r. r. Ste
vcns, instructor in home economics;
Or. IT. A. Calls, associate professor
Of medicine, and DR.. r. d. Whitby,
,,pnfaerar 80 naurataov
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HOWARD RELEASES LIST
OF STAFF CHANGES
Judge Cobb Let Out for Protest On
Appropriation; Dr.. Scott, Others, Retired

lowing bis 10th birthday, in accord
with tbs legi latipn.
T. q. Haagate was neglected IS
cElaifman of the board for the en-
suing year George w. Crawford,
vice chairman, and Y. p. Johnson,
treasurer Members of the board
alaeiea for i syear term includ-
Ed pr Mordeeai Nc Johnson, nniger-
sity president; !. q. Napier Of Nash
vile; Dr. G, G. spaulding, of Dur
ham. Nc, and Dr. sara w, Brown,
Rr. Thomas Jesse Jones, Dr. j. r. y.
Moreland, Dr Peter Marshall MUIR
fay and pr. Claiming Tobias all Of
New York.
Get sfl7o.8eo Appropriation
Named on tue executive commit
Zee for the ensuing year we're pr.
Aiooroland. Dr. spaulding Victor
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Three Advanced.

The trustees voted three major
advancements in rank as follows; j..
e. shereshefsky, associate professor
Of chemistry, returning from year
leave Of absence for study in Eng.
land, to professor Of chemistry; Y.
B. Spratlin, associate professor Of
Romance Languages returning from
years leave Of absence in South
America, to professor Of Romance
Languages; and Ralph Bunche, asso--
ciate professor in political science,
returning from two years leave Of
absence for further study in Eng
land, Africa and the Dutch East IN
dies to professor Of political science.
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WASHINGTON fANP) Retire
ment ST Dr. Emmett j. Scott, score
tary Of Howard University, and two
other staff members, granting Of
leaves or absence To- several and the
felease Of Jadgc James 4. Cobb frsin
The Inv school faculty were accom-
piisfments of the board Of trustee
held hast week.
The release of Judge Cobb, which
came al il surprise to many, Nsas
occasioned by certain activity which
the trustees found Objectionable
they said. Al appointments fol tlle
new thrce-gcar, full time day
school are for one year each. Re
Gently Bfr. Cobb appeared before the
aenate appropriations conilnittee
With Eugene Davidson, secretary &
the General Alnmni Association and
bitter foe of Dr. Mordecai Johnson
administration, to make an a9taeh
upon 81 appropriation bill item ai.-
ready passed bg The lower house.
Act showed sDisIoyallys
After this act, the trustee COM
nittec of The law school recommend
ed his reappointment, l5nt az tne
sanle time reported his conduct e
the trustees. Tic trustee board took
the position THAT this action otl Me
nart IF Judge Cobb was "an eSl1res-
sion of fundamental dislogalty to the
institution that could not be eosln-
tenanced III / man of his maturity
and public standing
fhe trustees also heard the report
of u special committee appointed n
their last meeting to consider chiafg-.
I'll against Dr, Johnson presented h9
officers of the General Alumni s
oeiation. The trustees iinailg de-
eided thai 10 charger worthy q con-
sideration had been brought befofs
diem, and dismissed both tha
charges and nc committee.
iii addition II Dr, Scott, others
voted retirement were Pr A M
! Curtis, professor of surgery, and l1f.
] Georeiana Simpson, professor ~ f}et-
man. These retirements took nlace
III accord with the legislation of the
board of trustees adopted Apra 1fl,
| 1891. Dr. Curtis was 65 years 81
are when this legislation was passed
and was retired as at june 20, tot
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WASHINGTON, nc. 4iN
The determined iight st Illinois Con
gresham Arthur Ne Mitchell to
combat the Jim Grow policy III faii
roads u the south ID purely eea
grounds that of giving second ela
accommodations for FIRST cla issla
was given fresh ilppelus til
week. Early II May " 9.
travelling il Arkansas faoraH
cago to Hot sprinesl, Anil seheH
WIS chaerined hpniisted and instl
81 by the conductor Who rafusod t.aE
Pullman berth, eafsel bm a
forced him to ride M gbe 1im roa
car attached e t5e train
Briefs Ell behalf 81 tansf
Mitchell Wefe filed an lfaii 2o b9
attorneg, Riehsrd II. u IBsoe
Chicago With lhe Interstate
mefce Commit ioH, Nt. hife
Briefs were also flad by
go Rock Island aud aee
company, Illinois Gaa m
man eompan
Attorney NeshroeE
contend hat lorad ep
bly, f. railway es
ander laW he h
commoda aa d
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Chicago Slayer Fights
Guards AS IIe Faces
Electric Chair

CHICAGO tANP1 Paying the
extreme penalty for the robbery
murder Of gypsy woman and her
daughter last December, J. G.. Scott,
%, six feet, two inches tall and
weighing over 200 pounds, was elec-
trocuted at the County jail Monday,
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CONGRESSMAN NIT CElELL
PRESSES Jim CROW SUIT
AGAINST RAILROADS

Solon's Action Nay Save Negroes nfilIioas
Of Dollars 80. Attorney Westbrools of
Chicago Files Briefs with Interstate
Commerce Commission 6. BASIS of Suit:
Road Gives Second Class Accommodations
For First Class Fare &. Present
Status Of Famous Case