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Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
MOrehOuSe Grad
Victim OF Auto
Crash In Beloit

BFIOIT, Wis. Clyde Y. Marion
Jr.. a student of the United States
army signal corps radio school at
GAINESVILLE, died at Mercy Hospital
here Monday as the result of in
iuries received when another car
crashed head-on into the machine
in which he was riding with two
fellow students. The other occu-
pants of the car, Richard l.. Hill
and Perry H. Brown, were seri-
ous1y injured. Driver of the collid-
ing car, Arnold Haakinson, 81. white
died in the ambulance en- route to
the hospital.
Marion and his companions, all
from Chicago, were returning to
their residence in GAINESVILLE when
the accident occurred. Haakinson,
whose car sWerved into the wrong
lane, causing the crash two miles
south of GAINESVILLE. is believed to
have lost control of his car. Marion
suffered head and internal in
iuries when he was thrown from
thecar as well as Hill, the driver,
and Brown He. lived IA hours
after the collision, which occurred
at ~ a. m. but failed to regain
consciousness.
The son of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
v. Marion Sr., of Chicago, Marion,
%. was a member of the June
graduating class Of Morehouse col
lege and of Psi chapter, Omega Psi
Phi fraternity. Besides his par
ents, he is survived by brother,
Harold, and ether relatives in
Chicago and Columbus, Ga.
Military rites were held from
the church of the Good Shepherd,
Chicago, Friday. with the Rev.
Harold l.. Kingsley officiating.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21

Valley 3, 7-6 lead at the end Of
the first half.
Early in The third period the
Bulldog caShed III on another
touchdown after Nichols, Freeman
and Weathers hit thru the Fort
Valley line for long gaines. Nichols
scored from the six-yard line to
put the Bulldogs in front, 1877
Later washington Hi, kicked OFT
to Hunt Hi, unable to penetrate
the Bulldog forward wall Fort
Valley punted and another Wash
ing Hi offensive moved the ball to
the Hunt Hi, 1G-yard line. Quar-
terback Hutchins elected to pass
on the first play, and Wynn in
tercepted for Hunt Hi ON the five
yard line.
A determined offensive attack
by Hunt High with Stamps,
Shannon and Wynn carrying the
ball terminated on the Washing
ton Hi, five yard line, where Glass
intercepted a pass in the end zone,
nut threw it cut from behind the
goal, with Hunt Hi eleven ran
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
Loses Self Made
Plea To Get Out
OF Federal Prison
ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNSl-

ATLANTA, (SNS)-
William Kendrlck, prisoner at
the Atlanta Federal PenItentiary.
lost in an attempt for freedom
through petition for writ or
habeas corpus in u. S. District
Court Friday.
Kendrick had been convicted
three times for making counterfeit
money. His first two sentences OF
four and five years, respectively,
ran concurrently, and he was re-
leased On parole, with SIT days Oft
for good behavior. However, while
still on probation, he was convicted
a third time and sentenced to four
more years That term will be COM
pleted December Il.
Acting as his own attorney, Ken
drick contended that the SIT days,
which the Government says must
be served Immediately following
the completion of his present SEN
tence, should have run concurrent
" with his other time. Assistant
District Attorney Raymond w.
Martin, disagreed with this con-
tention.
Kendrick then cited Kindal1 ver-
sus the United States, in which
Judge Underwood himself had held
that time for good behavior should
run concurrently with future SEN
tence. Kendrick showed where the
United States Court of Appeals up
held Judge UnderWood's decision.
/ But Kendr1cK mad failed to look
further, for, as Judge underwood
informed him, the United Statei
Supreme Court reversed both the
Atlanta federal jurist's ruling anc
that Of the Appeals court.
Kendrick said he might have
known he was making a mistake |,
coming to the court on Friday, tht
thirteenth. He was put back II
! prison
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
FLORIDA RATTLERS TOP BENEDICT, CO.,
XAVIER BOWS TO LANGST0N ELEVEN, 40
Ratt|ers Chalk Up
Aistory-Making Score

atty.
Another penalty and Florida was
back to their Is yard line but the
not-to-be-denied BeIl-Neilson ma
chine clicked to let Jim Williams
race away from the 10 yard line
pillow thru the Benedict forward
wall and behind hastily formed
Rattlers interference pound his
way 81 yards to challenge with this
jaunt Macon Williams 85 yard
touchdown against Tuskegee last
weekend. Mike coyerted. The half
ended 800
The Rattlers were caught flat
footed in the first minutes of the
second half when tailback Green
idge turned in equally as brilliant
performance as Big Jim when
he took Florida punt and re-
turned it 70 yards to score for
Benedict. The lone touchdown Of
the day with Warner converting.
From there on out it was all
Florida even though the logged
men from the Iodine State-a pluc-
ky bunch of loSerS-refuSed to give
up. Florida capitalized on every
thing first, it was Dupree's high
kick out on the 9th that was con-
verted into a touchdown when
quarter back Oglesby tailed on
first play. He also converted. A
few minutes later-another punt
return going out on the SO let jim
Williams lateral to Macon Will
lians and that chap making his
All-American bid sure took the
sideline route for the SO yards
and goal and his second touch
down.
The Rattlers scored three more
touchdowns in the fourth quarter
with the alternate backs putting
on an aerial circus. Little Jimmie
Thompson showed up as Florida's
ace-in-the-hole in the passing game
by tossing three perfect ones-firSt,
Thompson to Stephen Reid and his
advance of 4 yards for the goal,
then, Thompson to Tanner for Is
yards and touchdown and finally
he passed again to Reid from the
5 over the goal Thompson convert
ed two of these and Mike got his
third for the day, Tor a perfect
conversion score for this booter.
The Rattlers We're in scoring posi-
ton again in the final two minutes
Of play when end Kllins snagged
q Thompson pass for IA yards and
Reid took another one for 25 to
place the ball on the IL for Flori-
da's 18th first down.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
WASHINGTON HI SCORES
AGAIN
Big Eight
Rv w. A. REED JR.


MERIDIAN, Miss. Nov. 18-After
being leg-ironed until the fourth
period by Brookhayen's massive
defense, Meridian's Harris High
Rlackcats stormed back within
Yards Of bursting the Brookhaven
Panther's comback hubble, before
a great Armstice day crowd.
Magee and Bledsoe, stars of the
visitors. tl1warted during the first
half, knitted down, to push Bied-
soc over for a score. The Panther
score aroused the fighting Black
cats to new fury. and spanked by
Brown and Porter. marched hall
the length of the field to clinch a
tie with the heavily favored Alex
andrians, before each eleven had
to hault determined drives Of the
other team.
Undefeated, packed Eu-
reka High School juggernaut, vast
ed no time. but struck swiftly and
surely. staging scoring bursts dur
ing the first and second periods
to lead at half time, 300, and
dominated the contest throughout
to dump Lanier's Bulldogs from
Jackson, $50 as Tillman and Con-
1ler ran wild.
Chambers. ace back, and his
good right. arm brought the league
leading Oak Park Dragons their
fourth conference victory at
Laurel Friday, 7-6, over the For
est Trolans.
BIG SIS BIG FIVE
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
BY A. L. KIDD

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - (SNS)~-
The victory primed Florida "Ratt-
lers" pounced on Benedict College
here tourned in a point minute
triumph GOT for their sixth
straight win. The Rattlers defeat
of Benedict College was the most
history making game the Rattlers
have played first they handed
to Coach Big Bill" Bell the high
est score of any of his teams since
he became a football mentor, Sec
ondly, the highest score ever re-
corded on the Sampson-B raggs Field
and lastly, the highest score that
Benedict College has been defeated
by in two decades.
The Rattlers signalized their in
tentions just one minute and forty
seconds after game time when on
the third play after they claimed
a free ball on the 81 with OgleS-
by and Bell advancing the ball to
the 10, aided by anoffside penalty
Johnny Howard sliced off tackle
for the first-Score and OgleSby
converted. There was no more
scoring in this quarter.
Coming into the second quarter
Trenton Bell sent the Rattlers oy-
err into Benedict territory on II
yard run to the 40 but the Rattlers
attack begged down on the 2
inch line following Jim Williams %
yo1,1 1Nocc IN yNilIfa AIioy,
The Rattlers blasted their way,
right back from the 80 yard loca-
ton of Benedict's punt return on
Jim Williams Is yard pass to
Oglesby who took it to the l to let
Mckenzie rules his way through
for Florida's second score from the
6 after the Orange and Green men
had been set back 5 yards for a
penalty.
1t was Willie Allen playing
whale of a game at end today and
set up the third touchdown when
he recovered a Benedict tumble on
the 90. The Rattlers drove over
from here, Oglesby carrying it twice
for IL yards and Macon Williams
knitting his way from them Il for
six more points. No conversion.
Thrown back % yards from the 80,
a tumble and bad pass, Benedict
got rid of the ball to tailback Tan
ner who on his first play of the
game threaded his way thru the
up-and-coming purple clad South
Carolinians for IS yards only to
have the play nullified on pen
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
Josephine Baker
Was PenniIess
AT Time Of Death

NEW YORK - (ANP)
Josephine Baker, International
~ famous singer. died in the
city hospital at Casablanca,
Portugal, on Columbus day,
October IL, and was buried by
the city, the Associated Negro
Press has just learned.
Miss Baker, the American
girl who became the toast OF
Paris cafe circles and who had
her choice of long linOusines,
fine clothes and expensive
viands, died penniless, the Nazi
invasion wiping away virtually
all her possessions.
BY her side at the time OF
her death was h er es-
tranged Italian husband
who returned to Casablanca
from Italy where he had been
living since their separation.
A cablegram telling of Miss
Bakers passing was sent by
him to his brother here in New
York, who is a well known
musician,
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
oURVEYINC THE
OPORTS FRONT
By Joel w. Smith

WEST VIRGINIA STATE YELLOW JACKETS
TOPPLE KENTUCKY STATE THOROBREDS FROM
NATIONAL, GRID SPOTLIGHT
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
WRITER TO WITNESS ALC0RN'S
COLORFUL HOMECOMING CLASSIC

This weekend the writer will witness the coortu Al
corn A. and NJ College Homecoming classic with Leland
College furnishing the opposition This game which viii be
the hghght of the in the conference
will be played at Acorn, Mississippi.
This will make the fifth consecutive year that the writ
tr has enjoyed the hospitality of President William H. Bell
Director of Athletics, A. Abraham and many other ac'
quaintances at Acorn Teams in action against the
Braves were Tougaoo Alabama State Leland and Bishop
Head Coach Abraham. former star at South Carolina
State has his hands full this year. with his first assistant
William "Bl Porter leave of absence to do graduate
work. and c. c. Craddock line coach in the United States
army Despite these handcaps Coach Abraham is dong
wonderful job, with the fighting Braves maintaining
claen slate.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
Beau Jack In
Tk0 Victory
Over Al StoIz

NEW YORK (SNS) Sidney
(Reau jack! Walker, sensational
lightweight who halls from Angus
ia, Georgia, won by the TKO route
here Friday night over Allie Stolz,
classy Newark lightweight con-
tender.
Scheduled to go 10 rounds, the
bout was stopped at the end of the
seventh. The referee halted the
fight after blood from a cut above
and around Stolz's left eye made
it impossible for him to see.
In order to get the fight with
the white boy, Beau Jack had to
guarantee Stolz a $4,000 purse.
Stolz gets 50 per cent of the re-
ceipts.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
0zziie Simmons
NowCoach At
Chicago High

CHICAGO-(ANPp-Ozzie Sim
mons, great Iowa halfback of sew
eral seasons ago, has been named
head football coach at Wendell
Phillips hi school succeeding Len
nv Sachs, white, who died follow
ing a heart attack at the school
last Tuesday. simmons was assist
ant coach.
Jackson advocate. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1939-current, 1942-11-21
FLORIDA RATTLERS CONTINUE TO SET PACE
IN SAC GRID RACE: TUSKEGEE SECOND

The Florida and NJ Ratters strengthened their claim
Southern Conference championship by rolling over Bene
dict in Tallahassee, standing of STAG teams remain for
the most part unchanged South Carolina moved with
top-heavy $40 victory the Knoxville Bulldogs and
the Alabama Aggies poed by Coaches Hopson, former
Alabama State star and Harmon former Wolverine defeated
the Alabama State Hornets in their Armistce Ray clash
for 500 percentage
This weekend Alabama A. and NJ will play Floridas
"Men in Orange" in Taashassee the Morehose Tigers
slated e-up with the Alabama STATE Hornets in Atlanta
the Clark Panthers meet Benedict in Colunba; Lane will
Xavier jackson and the Tuskegee Tigers will see action
against the Knoxville Bulldogs in Tuskegee.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

lost police officers have high regard for scientific methods in
III crime detection-but they still retain high regard for the
good odashoned method of trailing professional criminals by
- "modus operandi"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03
& Terry MI Shane

Pease devoted his attention
to a close checkup of the jobs
which he believed Griffis had
pulled. BY comparing the
loot recovered at Mrs. Angles
home with the list Of stolen
property taken from the
homes which he had marked
with red-headed pins on thu
chart of the city, the lieu.
tenant was able TO fix upon Q
score of places which he felt
sure Griffis had robbed.
The officer then noticed that
with Eddie Griffis' flight from
Seattle this type of burglary
had ceased!
For some weeks the miss
ing youth defied all efforts to
locate him. Then, late in
June, the Los Angeles police
caught him.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

tmode OF operation.) For this
purpose he used pins with
vari-coiored heads stuck into
a map of the city. This muir
der fitted into the picture like
a piece of a jigsaw puzzle!
There had been an unusual
number of burglaries COM
mitted by an AFTERNOON burg
lar" who entered through a
forced window or q service
closet"-that being theAsusual
30x18-inch entrance through
which the groceries and par
cells are delivered into locked
apartments. Pease used red
headed pins to mark this class
of degradation.
Pease and Freese started
checking on the four burglaries
in the vicinity of the Donlan
home.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03
Burglars Loot
Found in House

In searching the house, the
officers found in the luggage
of Eddie Griffis many articles
which had been taken from
homes marked on Lieutenant
Pease's map as jobs done by
an Afternoon burglar.
In Eddie's belongings they
also found a memorandum
book in which was written
the names of a score OF
women and that of a close
friend Of the two boys in
Everett, Wash.
1t was now Thursday; with
out pausing to rest, Pease and
Freese hurried to Everett.
There they found Buddy Crit
ifs sleeping peacefully in
room near the gas station; he
said he arrived in the city on
the previous day. After some
questioning he admitted that
he had taken Eddie to a
Seattle bus station where his
brother had boarded q stage
to Portland.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03
NeighbOr Recalls
Tall, Blond Youth

Finally they came upon a
neighbor who had seen a tall,
blond young man sitting on a
post across the street from one
Of the burglarized houses in
Kinnear Place on the Sunday
afternoon Of the murder.
Checking on the fourth
burglary job of the afternoon,
they learned from Deputy AS
SCISSOR d. A. Barker that his
apartment had been entered
through a service closet broken
open with screwdriver, but
that nothing had been taken.
Talking these matters over
with Chief May, Pease learned
that a few days previous to
the killing this same man
Barker had turned over TO the
chief a revolver which he had
taken from a punk" whom he
had surprised rummaging in a
service closet. Barker had
talked the kid out of the gun
and had promised to give him
a job if he would come back
on Monday. which would have
been the day following the
murder. The boy failed to
show up. This lad gave Barker
the name of Eddie Griffis. He
was a tall blond boy of about
81.
Chief May had had one of
his staff check on the youth
and secured a picture of an
Eddie Griffis" from the State
Training School at Chehalis.
Barker identified the photo as
that of the boy who had given
him the gun.
Pease and his partner, in
searching for the boy, located
the father, Peter Griffis, who
told the officers that he had
two sons, Buddy and Eddie,
but claimed he did not know
where they were living. How
ever, he offered the name OF
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

the heart and another bullel
had broken his arm. Still an.
other slug was found in the
front room, imbedded in the
mantelpiece; that bullet har
ricochetted from the floor.
Directly in q line from thu
sergeant's body and the bullet
in the mantelpiece was a door
opening from the basement
Sergeant Donlan had probably
heard an intruder coming W
the stairs and had arisen e
meet him, only TO go down
under a murderous fire. tire,
shots in all.
Confirming this theory
Lieutenant Pease found that
an outside kitchen door had
been left unlocked by the
killer in his fight; but entr,
had evidently been made
through a basement window
which had been forced. On
the sill the lieutenant noted
the deep mark of some narrow
tool used in breaking the lock
Unable to make any use OF
the clues of the empty shell
and of the bullets until the
gun was found, and believing
that the murder was com
mitted by a burglar-unless
this was an attempt to cover
up killing for revenge-Chief
May assigned Lieutenant
Pease and his partner Lieu
tenant Freese to work out the
burglary theory.
Pease and Freese undertook
the search and finally, in
dark corner of the basement
came upon a piece of three.
inch pipe. In il $1,000 in cur
rency was found along with a
will in which all the property
was left to his wife.
At meeting of uniformed
men on the day following the
murder some of the boys ad-
vanced the theory of revenge,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

still :. cold E. deadl
True daughter of a
veteran police officer
for John Donlan was
a sergeant in Seattle's
burglar detail - Lii.
lian's first thoughts
swung to his comrades.
She phoned headquar.
ters and soon every
available man of the
homicide and burglary
detail was assembled
at the CO m 70 TT a bic
brick home which the
Ga year old sergeant
had bought from saw.
ings out Of his wages
for 80 years of pave.
ment pounding.
Within the hour, under
direction of Chief of Detec-
tives Luke S. May and Lieut..
M. c. Pease, several men,
bers Of the police force were
combing the house and the
vicinity for clues to the muir
der.
They knew that Sergeant
Donlan worked a morning
shift from 4 a. m. to noon
and that almost every after
noon he took a nap. During
this rest period, IL being also
Sunday, Lillian and her mother
had gone for q ride. They had
Isft his dinner in the oven
wherU he could warm 1t when
10 awakened; IL was still
thare untouched. Since he
ate at 6 o'clock the
officers were able to narrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

pointing out that Donlan had
worked on several pretty
tough cases in his 80 years on
the force, and had undoubtedly
made many enemies Mrs.
Donlan recalled that one man
in particular had sworn he
would kill Donlan: that man
was now out of the peniten.
tiary. Three names of men
who knew where Sergeant
Donlan kept his money were
given Lieutenant Pease at the
conference.
Also, it was learned that the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03
Suspect Admits
Meeting Barker

When word came TO Seattle
Of Griffis' arrest, Lieutenants
Pease and Freese started inn
mediately for Los Angeles,
1,500 miles distant.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

When word came TO Seattle
OF Griffis' arrest, Lieutenants
Pease and Freese started inn
mediately for Los Angeles,
$500 miles distant.
The officers were not exc
actly surprised when Griffis
admitted the jobs a long way
from the Donlan home-hs
probably had found out that
the loot from some Of these in
the Angie home had been re-
covered. But he denied any
connection with other burg
laries in the city.
Pease switched to the Barker
incident TO see il the prisoner
would lie about that-and he
did.
"You might as well admit
that Barker Job, Griffis," adj
vised the officer. HE will
identify you"
Finally the youth admitted
that he had had a CONVERSE
ton with Barker.
Pease suddenly threw q
photo of Sergeant Donlan
across the table TO the lad
who was now fairly well
broken. what do you think
his family il going to do with
out him ?" asked the lieu
tenant.
"What--what will they do
TO the fellow who-who killed
him--if he confesses ?" asked
Griffis.
~ don't know, Eddie
answered the detective. That
will be up to the prosecutor"
"Fll tell you'll did IL" sob
bed the youth.
And that was how Eddie
Griffis imprinted his trade
mark for Detective Lieutenant
M. c. Pease to read-and il
sent him TO Walla Walla Stale
Penitentiary for life! q
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

home Of Fl. G. Rowles, next
door TO DOMAINS, had been
burglarized; and there Lieu
tenant Pease found tool marks
that seemed the same as those
in the murder house. Before
the day was over the officers
found two other homes in the
vicinity that had been entered
in a like manner that same
Sunday.
For m on his Lieutenant
Pease had been classifying all
Seattle burglaries into classes
by their "modus operandi'
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

one OF Eddie's girl friends
whom he believed knew where
the boy could be, found.
The officers consulted this
woman without revealing their
purpose. Of course, and she
told them Eddie was stopping
at 1929 Americas street.
The. house was occupied by
an elderly lady, Mrs. M.
Angle, who told the officers
that Eddie and Buddy Griffis
had been living with her for
some time but that neither of
them was in the house at
present.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03
Shot in Heart
And Arm Broken

When DR.. George Gibson.
the Donlan personal physician,
arrived and the body was
raised from the floor, what
seemed the first important
clue was discovered. 1t was a
30 caliber empty shell for an
automatic pistol. Donlan had
been shot once in the region of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

Lillian Donan happy caree girl that night of May 20
the family into the her home 46 Kin
place. Seattle Wash With her mother she walked around the
front of the house
81 wonder why the lights out and why dad didn't put the
awning she said He must have downtown bed
Lillian unlocked the front door and stepped inside AS she reached
for the light switch her foot struck something the floor The light
ilumined the halway-the girl drew back in horror!
On the ouseched toward
revolver hung when he off the body
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-05-03

the time down to a few hours;
for the two women had not
left the house until the middle
OF the afternoon and returned
at $50 that night. Donlan
had likely been killed between
2 and 6 in the afternoon.