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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
Judge Scores
Defendant On His
Adverse Record
Treated Young
Girl Without
Medical License

Paul Lewis, IS, 2sss Antietam
street, was sentenced to Ssix-
month term in the Detroit House Of
Correction by Judge George Nur-
ply Of Recorders court. wednes-
day, following his conviction by a
jury Of practicing medicine without
a license.
Before sentencing Lewis. his at
torneys pleaded with the court for
len'ency, pointing out that Iewis
was grandfather. However. after
reading Lewis record. which dis
closed that the defendan, had been
convicted numerous times. Judge
Murphy stated that IL was his duty
10 the public TO sentence him
No Leniency
Your record does not merit
lcniency' Judge Murphy declared.
IT indicates total disregard for
the law"
Miss Ruth Lowe. L. CHA from
wood avenue. was the complaining
witness against Lewis. She charged
that he had treated her from Now
ember 20. 1897. TO April l.. 1888.
She testified that she had paid him
total sum OF SOS during that
time.
Lewis was tried last July on the
same charge. hut Jury Of seven
women and five men was unable to
reach a verdict after four hours
Key witness against Lewis was
Mrs. Orville Brown. cousin OF Miss
Lowe Mrs. Brown testified that
Miss Lowe had stolen the money
paid Lewis from her purse. She fur
Their stated that she and her hus-
band had accompanied Miss Lowe
10 Lewis home several nights prior
to his arrest. in an effort TO per-
suade him TO return the money.
Made 10 Trips
Miss Lowe said she visited Lew
is office. which is In HIS home, for
the first time on the afternoon or
November 20, 1887 She stated that
she made at least 10 subsequent
visits
According TO the witness. Lewis
took her into his office where. az
ter an examination, he said that
she was pregnant He then gave
her a bottle OF brown medicine
which he told her to take. She was
advised to return In couple Of
days
Lewis Threatened Her
The witness said that on the day
before Lewis arrest, she had SHOW
Continued on Page 10)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
Bride Of Is
Taken From Her
Husband
Man Faces Rape
Charge After
Toledo Wedding

A marriage license issued by an
official In Toledo, O.. and subse-
kuent performance OF marriage
Ceremony with a thirteen-year-old
kirl, failed to prevent Leon Sewell.
Is, 1929 Sherman street from fac
pig charge OF statutory rape.
SeweIl and the girl went to To-
edo on November 4 and were mar
(ied. The license were obtained on
he girls representation to the
license clerk that she was Is years
n age.
He was arrested Saturday and
aken to the Women's Division
where he was questioned. The child
'ife was questioned by Policewo-
pan. Sally Darden Tuesday. She Is
Peing detained at the Juvenile De-
Benton Home.
Sewell. who Is a car washer, will
e arraigned on the charge this
Eeek.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
Lewis Slayer
Pleads Guilty
Court Accepts
Manslaughter Plea

Charged with the slaying of War
ner c. Lewis, editor OF the, Good
will Ambassador two weeks ago.
James Hale. IS. 1870 Russell
street. pleaded guilty 10 charge
OF manslauGhter before Judge
Christopher +. Steien, in Record
ers Court. Wednesday morning.
Hale entered his plea 20 the
charge through his attorney Grigs-
by Ford. Mr.. Ford told the court
that Hale, a student at Cass Tech
meal high school. had never been
arrested before and that he was a
member Of the ROTc at his school
and also OF other youth organiza-
tions. Assistant Prosecutor John
Ricca told the court that because
OF Halc's record. the prosecutors
office would offer no objection to
Continued on page 10)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
Shot To Death
While Visiting
In Mans Room
Young Mother
Hit By Four
Bullets

Miss Bertha Smith. 17-yearold
unwed mother OF a li-month baby
was shot and killed Sunday even
ing by a man who fled after the
Staying. The dead girl had four
bullets in her body.
The shooting occurred at 9lS
Brewster street. Fred Williams, So
Is being sough by police as the
slayer OF the young mother.
One OF the bullets entered her
neck, another struck her ON the
lower left side, and two penetrated
her chest.
Watching Game
According to Pratt Niles, roomer
at the Brewster street address. he
found George Gaines, address UNI
known. and three other men play
ing cards when he arrived home at
approximately five o'clock Sunday
afternoon. Bertha, Gaines told as
sistant Prosecutor John X. Graham,
was watching the men play.
A short time after he had enter
ed the house, Fred Williams, who
was in the front bedroom. called
Bertha. A few minutes hter Gaines
said he heard the four shots, and
Gaines and the three men fled from
the house. closely followed by WI
liams.
Niles said that when he looked
into the room, Miss Smith was
laying on the floor. She was dead.
When police arrived they found
seven empty shells from As auto
matte near the scene OF the shoot
ing.
Miss Smith was the Oldest OF two
children. She was born in Green
Vile, n. c.. and had been living
here for eight years. She was a
former student OF Miller High
school. The funeral will be held
from the parlors OF Walter Riley,
Russell and Mullett streets, Satur-
day.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
Baptist Ministers Conference Stands Firmly Behind
Rev. Coleman Mrs. Aler Answers Husband Charges

many friends and my colleagues In
the ministry for expressed willing
ness to come to my defense. But
while thank them for what they
have already done and said for me.
think owe It 10 my many friends
both laymen and ministers through
out the nation. to say that | have
never felt. neither do yet feel thar
need any defense except my own
clearness Of conscience and my re-
cord, both OF which I have in my
favor.
Il am near forty-seven years uld.
l have been a Christian thirty-three
years. minister thirty-two years,
a pastor thirty years. Internationally
CONTINUED on Page i0)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
Musician Kills Self
In Dependency Over
Loss Of Instrument

Funeral services for Flourney
Houcker, who shot and killed him
self last week. we're held from ST.
stephens AAIE church Saturday.
The Rev. ]. ID. Howell OF the
church preached the sermon.
A graduate Of Cass Technical
High school. Houcker, was playing
music with n local orchestra. He
had played with Gloster Currents
orchestra from 1884 to 1886. He
was a bass fiddle player.
Friends believe that the loss OF
his instrument in an automobile
accident some months ago provok-
ed the dependency which lea to
the suicide. lie had been unable to
buy a new instrument.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03

Filing OF a cross bill spicy with
acrimonious charges by Mrs. {. c.
Alters, emphatic denial by the Rev.
II. II. Coleman. pastor OF Macedo-
MIA Baptist church. Of accusations
made, and a resolution expressing
full confidence in the Rev. Mr.. Cole
man by members OF the Baptist
Minister'S conference, followed the
airing OF allegations made by the
Rev. c. c. Alters In his bill OF d.
vorce filed two weeks ago In Cleve-
land.
In his bill OF complaints the Rev.
Mr. Ailer accused his wife OF In
fidelity. charging she committed
adultery with the Rev. Mr.. Cole
man IN 1885.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
Sales Campaign For
Tribune Newsboys To
Come To End Sunday

The TrIbune's sales contest
among its newsboys. which began
several weeks ago, will close Mon
day. December 5. All boys enrolled
in the contest are requested 10
make their complete reports at the
tribune office by Monday in order
to secure their full credit standings.
Up TO the present time. practical
ly all OF the regular newsboys en-
tered In the sales campaign have
made good showings. but so many
OF them are running neck and neck,
as to make It difficult to determine
the leaders.
Among the many who are espe-
cally deserving OF mention are pe
following: Warren wallace. CALVIN
English. Vincent Blessman. Ulysses
GunIard. Albert Meredith. Paul NAL
lett and John House.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
Monroe Barrow, Who
Claimed He Was Joe
Louis Father, Dead

Mrs. Susie Brown and Mrs. En-
marel Davis. two older sisters OF
Joe Louis. left Monday for Mobile.
Ala. in an effort TO identify man
who has been described as the faith
err of the champion.
The man, Monroe Barrow, IS. died
IN a hospital In Mobile Sunday
from a stroke OF paralysis. Barrow.
who had been confined In an
asylum for a number Of years, said
that he was the first husband OF
Mrs. Lille Barrow Brooks, mother
OF Louis
Mrs. Brooks. in a statement. said
that she had divorced Barrow long
before coming to Detroit. She said
that she thought he was dead. un-
III about year ago when Barraw's
name was brought to the attention
OF the pubic. Her second husband
died two years ago.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
Excessive Drinking

In the cross bill Mrs. Ailer charg-
es her husband with improper re-
lations with lewd women and ex-
cessive use of alcoholic beverages
and that he frequently beat her.
She is asking for an absolute di-
vorce. alimony. and custody OF the
two minor children.
In his statement about the ac-
cusations made by the Rev. Mr..
Ailer, the Rev. Mr.. Coleman said:
referring to the recent attempt
at scandal aimed at me by my fell
low minister in Cleveland, l wish
TO make the following statement TO
the public.
Il am deeply grateful 10 my
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
Plans Move Forward
For Public Meeting
pf AKA's & Kappas

fappa Alphi Psi fraternity. both
neeting here during the Christmas
Pohdays, are jointly making ella
Pora'e plans for the public meet
ng which will officially open their
convention activities. This meeting
'll be held at Detroit Institute of
rus Tuesday evening. December
Two speakers have been chosen
OF The occasion. There will also
Z musical selections. Mrs. Geral-
'ne Bledsoe and Attorney Joseph
oraigen are co-chairmen OF the
ponsoring committee.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
He Didn't Know How
He Had Been Slashed

James Lancaster, 81. 69i Leland
avenue. was found at Hastings and
Alexandrine streets Sunday after
noon with decorations on his fore
head, right side OF face. and neck.
He was removed to Receiving hos
pItai where authorities said his
condition was serious. Lancaster
was unable to tell police how ne
had received the injuries. lie had
been drinking.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03

: "AsHINGTON, d. CAMP
\ interesting brochure. "The Fed
4. government and Education,
4. a'alnlns the findings and propos-
VI fresi9ent Roosevelt's Advi-
~ committee on Education an
:. released, contains much infor-
On OF value in determining the
:" cause OF unequal education
advantages.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
George Crawford In
House Of Correction
Pn 9O-Day Sentence

george Crawford, 40. 245 East
n1aneth street. was sentenced to
- Detroit House OF Correction
eunesday for a term OF 30 days by
scorder's Judge John v. Brennan
charge OF selling real estate
llhout license.
Nra"iord was found guilty In
''ooer and sentenced to FIVE days
tue county jail and given proba-
:" Tor two years by Judge Bren-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
Judge F. c. Hill
Lectures Here

Judge Frederick c. Hill, c. s. b.
OF Los Angeles, Calf, lectured TO a
large audience at Condor school.
in Detroit. on November 2s, sub
ject. christian Science: The Law
or Life Abundant"
Judge Hill is member OF the
Board OF Lecturcship OF the Moth
or Church. the First Church OF
christ, Scientist. in Boston. Mass.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
Falls D e a d While
Talking To Friend

John Hammock. 81. 944 Medbury
avenue. fell dead while talking to
Taylor Johnson 1926 East Ferry
avenue. Monday afternoon Authors
ties said that Hammock had suf-
fered heart attack. Johnson told
police that Hammock had shown no
indication OF being sick before he
collapsed.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-12-03
Teacher Near Nervous Breakdown
following Abduction And Beating

While Dominick Piccone, 16-year-
old white boy was remanded by
Judge Donald III. Adams In Pontiac
Monday, to Jail under a $4,000
bond TO await trial on charge OF
felonius assault, his victim. Mrs.
Joana A. Johnson, Highland Park
recre ton teacher, was on the
verge OF a nervous breakdown in
her home, 306 LaBelle avenue.
Mrs. Johnson. prominent In De-
troit and Highland Park cultural
circles. was kidnapped by Piccone
Friday afternoon. He ordered her
10 drive her car TO Oxford. Mich.
where he forced her from the car
and struck her with a pistol. Mrs.
Johnson said she crawled and ran
through the snow before reaching
oxford.
Fired Shot At Her
The teacher, between nervous
gestures. said that the kidnapper
had fired n shot at her as she lay
on the ground. She laid In the
woods from . p. nj. Friday until
$3.50 a. m. Saturday. She walked to
Oxford where she notified police.
Piccone. who was released from
the Lansing Industrial school two
months ago, had been In a class
taught by Mrs. Johnson.
She was treated at Pontiac Cen
eral hospital for head injuries. She
was released Sunday. and has been
treated by her physician since.
Piccone, who was released from
the Lansing Industrial school two
months ago was arrested n short
distance from the stolen car.
Mrs. Johnson. member of the
cast OF Aida" presented by the
Detroit Negro Opera company a
short time ago. is the widow OF one
OF The early pastors of the Coni-
munity church. Her husband died
about two years ago. She came to
Detroit from Chicago.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-19
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Smyrna times., 1938-05-19
STATE SAFETY
COUNCIL NEWS
The Disregard of Safe Think
ing and Acting Among
Motorists
AVOIDABLE ACCIDENTS

The Delaware Safety Council is
somewhat amazed at the manner
in which many people regard safe
ty. Some think that the practice
of reasonable care and caution is
a demonstration of cowardice and
is something associated with chill
dren or old people in their dotage.
Others faunt their disregard of
safety as an indication Of their
bravery and hardness, when rs a
matter of fact this is merely an ex-
hibition Of exaggerated egotism.
A continued disregard Of safe
thinking and acting can beyond
the slightest doubt, bring nothing
but tragedy to those involved or
their associates. Safety is a prac-
teal ideal and is merely the state
of mind to which the individual
who practices it, has arrived at the
point where they intelligently an
alyze the modern day hazards and
apply such methods as will cope
with them. Life is replete with
hazards, many of which can never
be eliminated, but surely there IS
no excuse for continually exposing
oneself to the liability of an unnec-
essary accident. Can you imagine
for a moment that Commander
Byrd or Colonel Lindberg overlook
ed the element of safety in their
exploits Did they make their
plans for safety in secret as
though it was something to be
ashamed of? You know the an
swer as well as the Council. Some
philosophers claim that life with
out danger is drab and uninterest-
ing and that exposure 70 these
hazards provide the real thrill Of
life. The Safety Council contends,
and their contentious are admir8b
ly supported in our automobile
death record, that the real thrill in
life comes from meeting these haz-
ards successfully and without bod
lily harm. That is the true essence
Of safety.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-19
WASHING TON
FROM OUR CONGRESSMAN
WILLIAM r. ALLEN

HAD A VERY pleasant inter.
view with the President Of the
United States at the White House
last Wednesday. At this confer.
ence matters in Delaware were dis
cussed generally.
PRESS BILL - Senator Mintor
has introduced a bill which wouIC
make it a felony to publish q
known untruth. There liz a great
deal of opposition to this bill a:
many believe it will jeopardize the
freedom of the Press. II s beIiev-
ed that the present law Of libel
takes care of any attempt to ur-
truth, that might harm a citizen.
NAVY BILL-The navy expar-
sion bill in the Senate was passed
by a vote of to %. The Bone
amendments to define a mid-Pa-
cific line Of limitation for fleet ac-
tivity and to confne construction
to Government shipyards were de-
feated. An amendmet limiting the
three new projected battleships to
$4,000 tons each, until it is certain
that other nations are building
larger ships, was upheld.
DIFFERENT TRAFFIC LAWS
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT
The mere crossing of a State line
may sometimes transform a safe
and prudent driver into a law
breaker nd an unsafe driver-a ma
tural result Of the non-uniformity
of traffic laws in the Statse. This
is one of the conclusions in a study
of traffic conditions and measures
for their improvement which Con
.gress directed the Bureau Of Pub
lie Roads to make.
FEDERAL HOUSING - Funds
amounting to approximately $685.
100000 were made available by
private lending Institutions to fin
ance the construction or purchase
of 1920 small homes under the
FILA plan during April. This
amount exceeded by S13,000,00O
the figures for April 1887 which
set the high mark in FILA records
for last year. These figures do not
include modernization and repair
loans nor large-scale projects.
SLUM CLEARANCE The half
billion dollar slum clearance pro-
gram before the House Banking
and Currency Committee was de-
Tended by Federal Housing Admin
istrator Straus. He stated that
3 600 900 families in this country
TODAY are living in sub-standard
conditions.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-19
Hunting Coyotes in Auto
Is New Sport in Alaska

Seward, Alaska.-Ingenious Alas
kans, who perform such unusual
feats as Transporting livestock and
mining machinery by airplane,
hailed coyote hunting by automo-
bile as the latest in winter sports.
Lake Renal, large body of water
thirty-six miles long and frozen over
with a coat of thick, smooth ice, is
the scene of the hunting parties.
To date the number of bounties
claimed on coyotes bagged by this
new method has been negligible, but
promoters of the sport declare it is
lots of fun anyway"
Smyrna times., 1938-05-19
Radiant Living
THE SECRET OF
CONFINEMENT
By Rev. G. NJ. Griffith
Methodist Pastor of
Deals Island, Maryland

The psychologists tell us that if
you ca ncreate in a person a disire
to possess something, such one
will become restless until he ac-
quires that possession.
1t is upon this principle that
merchandise is displayed in shop
windows. Candy is so arranged in
the window that it fairly makes
your mouth water. Rich dress ma
terial ad charming hats are so dis
played as to make certain women
miserable until they purchase
them.
Business therefore prospers by
creating desire.
But the spiritual Christian
prospers as his desires become
fewer. Having nothing in COM
mon with the pomp, pride and
vain-glory of the world, his desires
are reduced to the minimum. Yet
his contentment is increased in
proportion.
There can be but one way in
which all desire becomes satisfied
and that is when they are all
merged into one master-desire, and
that one master-desire is to be hid
in God"
The Psalmist exclaims: CAS- the
heart panteth after the water
brooks, so panteth my soul after
thee, o God" When our greatest
desire is such thirst for God, the
fulfllment of other desires matters
little. This is because one merges
his own will unreservedly into
whatever Gods will for him may
be.
ITO be or not to be" matters lit
tie with suych a surrendered one.
Either is satisfactory to the soul
fully yielded to Gods will.
Perfect contentment is based on
a perfect abandonment of all to
the will of God.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-19
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH
Report of Church Services For
Next Sunday

First Churcn Of Christ, Scientist
Wilmington, at Park Place and
Van Buren, Street: morning service
II a. M, Sunday School II a. m,
evening service 8 p. m, Wednesday
evening service 8 p. m. Christian
Science Society, Milford, meeting
at Grange Hall, morning service IL
a. M, also meets on first Wednes-
day evening of each month at 8
p. N. Soul and Body" will be the
subject Of the lesson-sermon on
Sunday, May p, in all Churches
of Christ, Scientist. Golden Text:
Psalms 42:11. Why art thou cast
down, o my soul? and why art
thou disquieted within me? nope
thou in God; for I shall yet praise
him, who is the health of my
countenance, and my God. Among
the citations which comprise the
lesson-sermon is the following
from the Bible: Psalms Is: II, 10.
What man is he that feareth the
Lord? him shall he teach in the
way that he shall choose. His soul
shall dwell at ease; and his seed
shall inherit the earth. The les
son-sermon also includes the fol-
lowing passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scrip
lures by Mary Baker Eddy: HUI
man thought has adulterated the
meaning Of the word soul through
the hypothesis that soul is both an
evil and a goo Intelligence, resi-
dent in matter. The proper use of
the word soul can always be gain
ed by substituting the word God,
where the deific meaning is re-
quired. In other cases use the
word sense, and you will have the
scientific Specification. AS as
tronomy reverses the human per
ception Of the movement Of the
solar system, so Christian Science
reverses the seeming relation of
Soul and body and makes body
tributary to Mind. Thus it is with
man, who is but the humble SER
want of the restful Mind, though it
seems otherwise to finite sense
But we shall never understand this
while we admit that soul is in body
or mind in matter, and that man is
included in non-intelligence. Soul,
or Spirit, is God, Interchangeable and
eternal; and man coexists with and
reflects Soul, God, for man is Gods
image"
Smyrna times., 1938-05-19
Department of Justice
Plans Alcatraz SURVEY

Washington, D. C.-The Depart
ment of Justice has ordered thor
ough investigation Of Alcatraz with
a view to strengthening the Pacific
island prison.
James v. Bennett, director Of the
Federal Bureau Of Prisons, said De-
partment Of Justice engineers are
cooperating with the procurement
division in the investigation already
under way.
I'VE intend to make Alcatraz as
nearly impregnable as the mind of
man can conceive" Bennett said. He
said the department never had
claimed that Alcatraz was escape
proof" and that he doubted if any
prison could be made so.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-19
Britain Opens Fattening
School for its Recruits

London. A new 'fattening
school for British army recruits,
rejected as unfit. is to be started in
Canterbury as a result of the sue
cess achieved by an experimental
one at Aldershot.
The Aldershot school opened with
200 fiat chested. undernourished
men. They were put on a diet Of
fresh fruit, fresh milk and barley
sugar. With fresh air and light ex-
ercise they put on an average OF
six pounds in weight and one inch
in chest measurement in six weeks.
Today the depot is turning out ire
claimed men for the army at the
rate Of one a day.
Smyrna times., 1938-05-19
Celebrate Wedding Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Fletcher Dea-
kyne, of 2O2 w. 18th street, Will
mington, celebrated their fifty
third wedding anniversary, last
Friday. Mr.. and Mrs. Deakyne
rae former residents of lower New
Castle County, and their many
friends have been extending con-
CALCULATIONS to them.