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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-14
Mrs. Brooks
Defendant In
$4,000 Suit
Louis Revealed
AS Purchaser OF
Involved Car

As the result of an automobile
accident At lnksfer and Van Born
Roads on Oci =. 1887 Mrs lii
lian Brooks mother Of heavyweight
champion Joe Louis. IS co-defend-
ant with Norman Tabor In a 10000
damage suit before Circuit Judge
Homer Ferguson.
The suit was brought by VIII
bur J. IIariz and his wife, Iva May,
white. of Flint They charged ihaf
their car was hit by Mrs. Brooks
car. which was driven by Tabor.
Mrs lIartz charges that she snf-
fered broken ribs and chest in
iuries IN the accident.
II was revealed AT The hearing
Wednesday that The car driven by
Tabor had been purchased for
Mrs Brooks ny Louis The cham
pion purchased the car and pre-
scented il 20 his mother as a gift
Mrs Brooks said that she did
not know Tabor was driving the
car AZ The time of the accident.
Tabor lives al The Brooks home
oion McDougall avenue.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-14
Damage
Suit To Police
Housewife Asked
$500 For Injuries

\ jur, ~ three men and three
women returned verdict Of no
ca 10 'or a,,ion' in Judge charles
Runners Common Pleas court
room Wednesday in damage suit
AGAINST Detective William &. La
trielIe. white. Of ranfield station.
Mrs Dorealhs Hnr,on. a>i East
Forest aycnue had sued The de-
tecriye for $500 charging hai she
had been severely injured when
the detective and his partner, De-
lcctivc John crouenwilh. alleged
~ crashed IN her door ON the morn
ing OF NOV %. 1898.
The plainiff. under direct iesli-
mony OF Attorney Samuel l.. Reiss.
said that when she answered the
heavy pounding OF the officers on
The door OF her apartment they
told her that they wanted 10 talk
10 her husband. owner OF the a.
pariment house. when she protest.
cd that they could NOT come in as
she was MOI dressed. one Of the de-
ieclives is alleged 10 have remark
ed we have seen Niger whores
naked before so open the door he
fore we break it in
Mrs Burton said that when she
refused TO open the door. il was
crashed by the two officers. She
said that the door struck her ON
the face. inflicling painful injuries.
and causing her 10 drop her year
old baby on the floor She further
charged that the officers Threatens
ed her with bodily harm when she
demanded to know II 'hcy'fhad
warrant.
The testimony ~ Mrs Burtan was
corvboratcd h, Mrs Vera sharp.
Continued on Page ln)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-14
Granger
Will Speak Here
Comes To
Plymouth Jan. 20

Lester n Granger. one Of the
leading social workers OF the ma
tion. will be the fourth speaker In
the lecture series at Plymouth CON
grcgational church. at s p m,
January %
The legislative investigation on
the poor opportunities afforded
Negroes in New YORK State was
recently directed nv Mr. Granger.
and attracted national attention.
Articles written by him also ap-
pcafed IN recent issues of Social
Work To-day" and Family, two
sianding publications on social
work.
In speaking Of Mr. Granger Rev
Horace 4. white. pastor Of Ply
mouth church. SAYS
MIR. Granger IL man Of great
personal courage" lie Is moi a.
fraid TO express himself for the
good 90 the masses No thinking
person can afford 10 miss this OPP
porimliy To hear MIR Granger :
lecture. The Lecture committee
of our church Is anxious TO build
up a group OF people In the Negro
community. who face rcalis'icalN
the problems ~ our democracy.
Unless there is strong group 81
people IN our community WIN
knowledge about the problems W.
face. then we cannot really take
intelligent action
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-14
WinstonSdem Mayor Praises Bigger And Better
Business Program Of Phi Beta Fraternity

interest OF the other at heart
Mayor Wilson further stated that
he Is trying to serve all the people
equally.
Greetings were extended from
Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority AL
pha Phi Alpha fraternity. Omega
psi Phi fraternity. Kappa Alpha
Isl fraternity. and zeta rhi beta
sorority.
After tho program there was a
basketball game between Sigma
and Kappa. followed by dance
Wednesday az l so 2. m. very
interesting trip was made by Wis
iting delegates through the r J,
Reynolds factory. where Camel
cigarettes are made. over. seven
thousand Negroes are employed IN
this tobacco factory at winston
salem. In addition TO forty thousand
In the tobacco field aud other
branches OF the industry.
At $50 ?. m. Wednesday. me
mortal services were held for the
late James weldon Johnson aud
other members " sigma who have
parted
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-14

At 6 p. m. the business men Of
the city entertained the Sigma dele
gates at a luncheon Among the
speakers was c. r. PEBBLES presi-
drnt OF the safe BUS. Incorporate
ed. Mr.. PEBBLES told how his COM
pany started with nothing but the
viii TO fight Iim-Crowism and now
il Is The only Ncgro-owned aud
operated hus company IN tho world
II employs over 100 people and has
assets amounting 10 more than
si5O0Oo. The company serves
the entire Negro population Of Win
ston-Sslem. numbering more than
10000.
Hon. George W Lawrence. Chi
cago attorney. was reelected as
national president Of Phi Beta
sigma fraternity.
one OF the outstanding ohJeciives
of the fraternity Is to give schol-
arship In business Administration
To some Negro youth from each
regional district
The citizens " WINSTON Salem.
both races. we're extremely hos
pitable to the Signs delegates.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-14
Mayor Orders
Probe Of Fatal
lanes Shooting
Three Hundred
At Meeting Held
In City Hall

Yrs l.n n''eea igudred per-
=, srnea i'o 'ae church OF
Nm chre Meade and Orleans
~. s.,,. es n.oo 70 xolce
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-14

Chicago Policy
King Slain
Walter Kelly
Shot By Gangsters

CHICAGO (ANP) Four shot
gun blasts fired IN true cangland
fashion brought death Sunday night
10 Walter \. Kelly, IS. who with
his brother, lily Kelly. dominated
the policy game racket in Chicago
and nearby Gary. Ind. Kelly was
executed as he sat In his sedan in
front OF a hotel near 3lst and Mich
igan.
Motive for the execution aud
identity OF the murderers in This
city noted for It's gangland deaths
are mystery, hut several theories
have heen advanced, the most
prominent being
| For -four years Kelly had dom
mated The policy racket in Gary.
new and unfricndly city admins.
Confined on Page 100
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-14
Digs Named
Wards Chairman
Attends Youth
Confab In Capital

Durins ssf weeks session ~ 'he
STATE senate az LANSING senator
charles c nees no only rerre
sentative of his race vas appoint
ed chairman 70 ono ~ the most
Important Senafc Committees
namely me Committee ~ Sn'c
Wards.
The appointment was made BY
Observation-Disclosures J.. nickerson.
who presides over The senate The
Committee OF state Wards was
formed bv combining six previous
committees. Including Blind and
Deaf. Industrial school Penal Inc
situations State Homo. and
schools. state Hospitals. state
Sanaioriums
Senator pgss vas also made 4
member 81 me Labor committee
Aviation and Veteran Affairs Rules
and Resolutions. and state Affairs
o. tho nine Democratic members
OF the State Senate. three were ap-
pointed 10 chairmanships OF com
mittees including Senator Digs
Senator Digs LEFT Detroit Wed
nesday for Washington u. c. TO
attend the National Conference on
The Prohltms uf The Negro And
negro Youth which will ho held
January ic through 70 und'f 81
per,ision " Mrs Mar, Mcleod
Bethune
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-14
Two Negro Catholics
Studying In Rome

RAY ST Louis. Miss ,ANPl
two members of The iaaa ordina-
iion class Of 81 AngIlslinc's semi
nary. conducted here by the Socie-
~ " the Divine Word are COM
plotting their Theological studies at
The pontifical Grcgorian university
in Rome They are the Rev. Jo-
scph bowers ; v ~. Of Dominica,
British West Indies. and The Rev.
George Chachcrc. s V. H. ~ Ope-
lousas La. firsi seminarians Of
81. Augustinc's 10 study in Rome
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-14
CROWDS Jam CHURCH
| PROTESTING KILLING
Probe Woman's Death At E1o1se
Judge Joseph A. Moynihan Points
Out Need Of Better Cooperation

In The Dec. II issue OF the Tri-
bune an article was published I'M
der the title. Visitor Gets Bad
Impression" The article told of
the unpleasant experience Of a
stranger in Detroit in the person
OF DR. Clyde Allen. a prominent
physician or Kansas City. kan.
who attended the recent conclaye
of tho kappa Alpha rSi fraternity
here
Dr Allen and his party We're IN
his new 1883 Pontiac s and when
they arrived in the city at the in
tcrseciion Of Michigan avenue and
Vernon highway near the MichigeC
Central railway station. Dr. Allen
asked the traffic officer on duty
10 direct him to downtown De-
troil The officer. however. spoke
very discourteously. refused 10
give directions. and ordered the
visitors to drive on.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-14
Craigen Leads Exams
In Civil Service AS
Labor Commissioner

RumNrs circui4firc durius he
pasf weeks that joseph a Cracer
mighf resign bis position "A dsru'y
labor commissioner ard sccer'
Federal position was given scre
credence this past week when
Crsigen was IN conference with
Attorney General Frank Murphy
during The attorney generals visit
here
Announcements made OF the civil
service examination held last Sep
leubef disclosed craigen a The
highest rating deputy labor com
missioner IN ne state However.
Mr. Craicen said that there wss
pcssihilit, Inst no miTht accept
Federal position.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-14
Undetermined
Burns Cause OF
Patient Death
NAACP Requests
Inquest After
Meet At Eloise

4tNar f Az ae4e~ r
We t'rn ~ }i'> odessa ior ~
Eiose nnr lar sas hesu
odsed s., 'ae io,al tsrch ri ~
Na.iora Associa'op r e ki-
van encn ~ f'arrs peep
coraag 10 A~nc, ilothor :.
Dudley c.eH 'o ASSN
'ior
The rsqacs inr ile neN's
made fal'oW nS z wse'in- 'o'ree1
~ 'fh mas r. Grihe medical
rc nden 10 tois n-
AND llospra anaa W gee
10 ni.r AVID Women
Relatives complain
e''s ona pr sr,u 4p-
r.'rncr WITH Nr Cr8he 'i-
low ne rpioinfs msas Nr
ntf' ~ relatives NJ Ns io"ss
Ther tNe fi pH ev
shat W hs8 ted Mrs l0-"s
saurd, pe sd ard she WIS r.
good heai;l and was expecting ~
return home SOON
The 'oi'aUinc fAf. ~ rrasS ~
records az ne lnf.rmary Mrs
Jones rslsives rs wh 1s-
I'D ber de,h N'wnel inaev
said tho ne co,orers eport
showed 'hs' 'he ha-ns Rad heer
rau-et by iyso
N'ornss Dun sad ma he Rad
also viewed fhs h,ar A. we nofcre.
and fhni he fonnd hofrlh'e hirns
from ine sho' iers ~ tho iec'
u was after hc bad viewed ne
body thar be requested an snll-
~ with pr ;raber
IN Pc g.ps'aHing os doctors.
nnt,'s and attendants a. t'ioise
ia.' ~ das vas hfoueh our
'1a' fhe hcHef oi authorities A.
hc'n sfalded sf,oro'v while taking
a hsf pre 81 'he doctors said
lha' 'fe illness watch had cons
f'rod Mrs lores - re infirma-v
would have tep' he- f~om heirr
sersl'iN" 81 no hnrrs from ne
scoldlus Na'er
IN slrpori ~ 'his con'en'ior
= vas POINTED cu' that Mrs. Jones
dressed herself returned 20 her
hcd and did mo- complain ~
bnrrins feeling until some i'm.
later when she told one Of he
patients IN The ward who IN iuru
Told 2 nurse.
Mrs. Jones according 10 ire
nurse. was Immediately elven mcd
cal treatment
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-14
Seek To Find Mrs.
Martha Singleton

Mrs Martha singleton. who Is
believed To be residing la Detroit
and affiliated With one OF he local
churches. II requested 10 commnni-
cate with the Detroit Tribune.
Mrs. singleton formerly resided
IN billings. Montana. and persons
there wish to rci IN touch with
her. She is about thirty years Of
axe.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-14

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1939-01-14
Funeral Services Held Monday
For Lieutenant Daniel 0. Smith

Dauiel'O. Smith. first colored
lieutenant OF detectives was buri-
ed in Roselawn Cemetery Monday
afternoon Funeral services for The
retired officer were held AZ l .. M
in ST Matthews Episcopal church
and many we're unable 10 gci inside
and hear The sermon Of the Rev.
T.. w. Daniels. rector OF the church.
The funeral procession left Web
s'er funeral home and. proccede !
nv The Police hand and two pla-
toons Of detectives under District
Inspector Harry Schouw and ,wo
pla,oons OF policemen under In
spector Arthur Ryckman. march
ed 10 the church The hand later
accompanied The body 10 The come
terry.
Died Jan. )
Lieutenant Smith died Ian IN
Receiving hospital whore he hal
been taken from his home sie7
Marlborough avenue. Pneumonia
was the cause OF death
Mr.. Smith was horn ia Canada.
but came TO Detroit At 0u early
age. lie joined The Detroit Police
department. July l.isoi lie rose
mp through the ranks because OF
his fine achievements. and was a
lieutenant ~ detectives when h.
retired Dec ~ 1880.
MIR. Smith Is survived Nv his wife
and a large number II relatives and
friends
The pail bearers we're Lieuten-
ant OF Detectives wallace williams.
sergeants Of Detectives william
Fuller. Edward White. Rex Smith,
and George Rutherford. and Detec-
lives George Mitchell Joseph llar-
rls. william simmons and Wash
lneton Hardy
Among the high police officials
~ the funeral We're Deputy chief
~ Detectives Paul wencel nls-
trict Inspector Henry Carvin In
specor Arvil Marlcitc pistfiei IN
spcctor william Rick. and i.leuten-
ant George Reed
Evening star., 1939-12-03
At the Public Library

One of the most beautiful of the
books published by this press is the
one on THE Art of Ancient Egypt"
showing in excellent reproductions
the finest examples of architecture,
painting, sculpture and applied art
of this remarkable period.
For those interested primarily in
sculpture there are three recently
illustrated volumes: Sculpture In
side and Out" by Malvina Hoff-
man: THE Sculptor's Way by
Brenda Putnam. and Sculpture Of
Today" with plates selected from
the London Studio and commen-
tary by Stanley Casson.
Contemporary painting has not
been neglected, and the contempo-
rary American scene Is shown in
Eyes on America" by w. S. Hall,
with over 200 reproductions, 8 of
which are in color. Water Color
Painting of Today" by Bury Adrian,
shows what is being done In this
medium by modern British. Ameri-
cali and continental artists.
Books to help those interested to
better appreciate art also are avail
able, among the latest Of which may
be mentioned "The Art of Enjoying
Art" by Philip Mcmahon. and q
compact and delightful little vol
ume by the late Roger Fry entitled
"RefiecAons on British Painting"
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Keep America Out Of War
By Thomas and Bertram D. Wolfe. $3.50. New
York City: Frederick A. Stokes Co.

a world effect
mems opinions Norman Thomas the Socialist leader for instance
liberal
through Federal executive powerful
to which a
adopted its
dangerous tendency Of
our with his plant:
1T reaches and totalaan
has
elsewhere. -
REGARDLESS White House this trend should
constitutional safeguards - ." .
Mr. Thomas point formula the avoid
Europes They complete
ownership
aton: profits maintenance the right to
countries death OF the
Industrial reduction the of the military budget
policy that could lead toward war the
outbreak Of dollar diplomacy IN Latin
solution OF our domestic
problems. .u A.. ,,r.;.
decide declaration OF war
AA'N'- "'~ o. B.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
| Brief Reviews
|Of New Books
Juveniles.

Juveniles.
NOT REALLY! BY Lesley Frost.
illustrated by James Reid. New
York: Coward McCann.
One of those child's books in
which the wit Is also intended to
amuse adults A collection Of stories
is the form. Pretty fair.
THEY HUNTED HIGH AND LOW.
BY Grace and Olive Barnett.
New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shep-
ard.
Story of how talking crow upset
a village. Pleasant for very little
folks, and nicely illustrated.
COWHAND GOES TO TOWN. BY
Phil Stong. Pictures by Kurt
Wiese. New York: Dodd, Mead
& Co.
The reviewers favorite combina-
ton in writer's and illustrators of
children's books. This one is the
tale of a little cowhand who goes to
the city and is amazed by the sights
and sounds which there assail him.
Not as funny as Mr.. Stong can be
but still very nice indeed.
ADVENTURE ON A HILLTOP. BY
Alice Ross Colver. New York:
Dodd, Mead a. Co.
Story for older girls of how a
young woman went with her invalid
mother to live on a hilltop farm in
New England and there learned
about human values.
BEN AND ME. BY Robert Lawson.
Boston: Little. Brown, e. Co.
1t seems that DR.. Franklin Ben,
had a friend Amos. who was a
mouse Here we have what purports
to be Amos diary of his associa ton
and partnership with the great man.
Delightful.
MAxIMS TO MUSIC. BY Sigmund
Spaeth. Illustrated by Tony Sarg.
Some of the old proverbs which
you have heard all your life put to
music in such manner that your
own kids can sing them. Not a bad
idea and Tony Sarg's pictures are
extremely nice
MACHINES. BY Gertrude Hartman
New York: The Macmillan Co.
The story of some of the ma
chimes which today we use quite
as matter of course-how they
were invented. patented. perfected
and distributed. Informative.
TODAY WITH DEDE. By Kathe-
rine Southwick Keeler. New
York: Thomas Nelson g. Sons.
A text for teaching the 4-year-
old girl how to wait on herself.
with the pedagogical emphasis sub
ordinate to the story.
THE FLAHERTYS. BY Agnes C.
Lehman. New York: Dodd Mead
& Co.
Evening star., 1939-12-03

At present many beautifully illus
trated art books are being pub
lished which would make approprl-
ate gifts or which one may want
to own or borrow from the fine arts
division of the Public Library, Eighth
and K streets NV, and its branches.
Among the illustrated editions OF
work by the old masters one OF the
most elaborate is "The Treasury OF
Art Masterpieces" by Thomas Cra-
ven. in which IA of the worlds
masterpieces are reproduced IN full
color. with short description and
appreciation of each painting. "1tal-
ian Painting in the 18th and 18th
Centuries" by German Bazin, con-
tains a short historical sketch and
biographies of the various painters,
but Is chiefly valuable for the beau
tiful sepia and color reproductions
of the famous paintings of these
important periods. Books which re-
produce the work of individual
artists are now available and among
the finest is a series published by
the Phaidon Press, of which the
volume on "Botticelli" may be taken
as an example. 1t contains many
plates in color, as well as those in
sepia, showing all the most i'm
portant work of the master, and
there is a brief monograph by Lilo.
nelu Ventura.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
l-Reviews of Current Publications in
Muckrakers Described
In Book Which Reveals
Cynical Business Ways
Writers Famous Nearly 40
Years Ago Declared More
Democracy Cure for Ills
Crusaders for American Liberalism

BIZ Louis York: Harcourt, Brace 49,,
muckrakers is the OF the era wnch tns
American people learned face the eahes ana 0 "
The muckraks-he ephet for them.
brief cono-
graft crime IN high places
merci light politically powerful corporations and
cynical business practices.
dissatisfaction with things
most of them radicals Their cure for the Ills
writing things which had only been whispered they proposed o
likely to inadequate today.
honorable member Of the undertaking
considered reaconary circles not because he
his merely that he has let the
procession his undertaking colleagues
all its unrecognZed pioneers
the American public in
Magazine in the fall of 1902
In in Louis by Lin
coin stefens the first the shame of
the The following month"; the first
Tarbes The History of the Standard Oil CO..
Tarbels series not sensational work 1t was
docmened history of the methods by which
Inevitably they raised the question of whether such
organization had a right to exist
Behind mucrake vital public interest The people wanted
know they read the literature Of avdy Sensational
articles possible reforms long but su
GENTLY dramatized to force popular action
Father Drug Harvey
Washington Wiley carried lone fight for quarter Of century
articles Mark Sullivan Ladies Home Journal and by Samuel
possible Upton with
description Chicago forced
its final
Finance
off the New York investigation which forced the
zaion of the major companies.
point literature Of exposure Graham
Phillips THE Treason of the Senate published by Cosmopolitan 1906
deliberate
people His indictment of reaconary Senate dominated by the
with constitutional popular
election of Senators few years later.
Mr. Filters book tells of muckrakers their fail
is we'll worth reading picture of vital already after
two decades partly forgotten in the history OF American
liberalism C.. B. F.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Coptoin Abby and
CAPTAIN John

By Robert P. Tristram Coffin.
NeD York: The Macmillan Co.
The Maine seacoast seems to be
coming into its own with a yen-
geance. Books about it have been
multiplying amazingly of late and.
in the goodly company of its glori-
f1ers, no one writes more amusinglv
than Robert P. Tristram Coffin. His
present book is work of prose. but
1t comes in the excellent tradition of
the Maine Ballads of last year.
It is Mr.. Coffns reconstruction
from old letters of the life aboard
ship of Capt. John Pennell and his
wife, Abby. as they sailed the seven
seas in the years between the late
SOS and the middle 70s.
The Pennells, it seems. were one
of those mighty Maine ship-build-
ing tribes. They f1ourished in Mid
die Bays for a hundred years, and
Capt. John came at about the peak
Of the family fortune and lived to
see it begin to decline. The family
built its own ships in its own ship
yards and. when those ships went to
sea, supplied them with shippers
of the Pennell name. Capt. John
had two vessels in his time, and
his faithful wife was with him most
of his sailing years; his three chill
dren 1.-TWO lived were born on
board. The voyages literally COW
cred the globe. but the stout YAM
KEGS remained Yankees in no matter
what exotic ports they tied up, and
their letters have an unmistakable
New England twang down to this
very day.
Mr.. Coffin does not use the mis-
sives in full. He simply quotes bits
from them as he goes along, tell
ing the story in his own way. His
manner is somewhat informal snd
pithy. he is full of humor, he is
stepped in the sailing lore, too. The
volume. as said. is a pleasant one
and can be heartily recommended.
NC. r.