davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08
Police Seeking
Rohber, Locate
Woman Murderer

Information bringing about the
arrest OF suspects being question:
ed in a minor robbery charge by
detectives ECkstino. Mckinney,
and Sheehcy. brought about the
arrest of GenevlcVe Black, %
years old. Of 675 Illinois,
The suspects in the robbery
charge gave information that the
young women and her accompli-
ces conspired To rob Sylvester
Smith and split the loot taken
from him if they successfully per-
formed the robbery. Miss Black
is charged in a warrant of assault
and battery and murder.
Up until this investigation, it
was believed by the homicide
SQUAD that Smiths death was ac-
cidcntal A post mortum conduct
cd by the coroner's office reveal
ed that he died Of a fractured
skull. He was found dead IN front
OF 677 Illinois, in August, l945.
There has been long period
between the commission Of the
offcnse and the arrest OF the ac-
cuSed in this case, and came
about after much hard work by
the police officers.
Inspector George Branton OF
the homicide squad stated that a
John Doe had been on hand all
this time, and that he was sure
that he would get the actual MUIR
derer and the other conspirators
who are expected to be in custo-
Cy Immediately.
Tribune Twice Weekly
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08

The defendants, Erwin
Lee. -. and John Banner
man. ~, were convicted Of
first degree murder in De-
cember, r936. They were
convicted in the Staying of
Silas Coleman, a forty year
old cement worker, whose
body was found in a creek
near Pickney, Mich. in May
of 1895.
Attorneys for the defend
ants are arguing for a new
trial on the grounds that Re-
corder's Court was without
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08
Cleanup, Paint-up
Campaign Moves
To Judges Court

Renewed activity in connec-
t.on win the drive 20 keep
Dctrots streets and ALLEYS
cleaned of paper and rubbish
was AIRED THURSDAY when Judge
John D Watts of the Recorders
Court, T attic Ordinance d..
VISION ordered 70 violstors o.
the ctv'S Sanitation Ordinances.
- hours 20 clean up their
homes ana business places
There Is no reason Wnv he
streets and alleys should os
dirty he stated
The ofionSe. of which the de-
PENDANTS we're guilty. usually
dlsw a - or $40 tine with the
maximum Of 3 $500 penalty ana
torl 90 days IN jail They we're
instructed 20 e. home mined
lately and clean up their front
and back vard, the streets IN
front sidewalks and alleys
Traffic court referees aS
tSee CLEAN UP. P. y
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08
Two Members of Black
Legion Seek New Trial
Union Claims
Police Raid
Unjustified

KANSAS CITY Kan tNNPAl
Frank Rose, colored chairman
of the Go United Packing
House Workers Union strike
committee testified last FRIDAY
there Was M protccsiion for a
police rard on the UnIon strike
hcadulartc}s nc7r the Cudahv
Packing COMPANY April %
The witness whose head VAS
haudaged testified before : FIVE
man ndnc hoard appoint
cd by Nlavof Clark T. Tucker
10 intc>uEaic the clash
Preceding Rose rs 2 witness.
Albert + Robinson : reporter
for the Kansas City Star. testi-
fed that Captain Eli Danlin.
assistant chic, of police. as hav-
ing told police al meeting
a short time before the incident
that M police were TO be pushed
around but were 70 meet VI
olence with violence.
There may be some skull
cracking and ! want police 70
(See UNION CLAIMS. p. y
RIA 80. T,,,.s.. sAg...s.,,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08
Committee Formed
By Republicans To
Aid Miss. Voters

JACKSON. Miss. --(NNPA)--
Estimating MisSissippi's potential
colored voting strength at 300,-
600. the regular Republican
Party headed by Perry w. How
ard. an attorney OF Jackson and
Washington, in state convention
last Friday set up committee
to assist colored persons IN Sc
curing their voting rights. IN
the courts if necessary.
s. w. Miller contractor Of
Jackson. was named chairman
of the group, on which several
white party members are to be
named
Mr.. Howard. who was named
national committeeman without
opposition IN urging authoriyd.
ton OF the conn
out he was conservative in his
politics" and his pop
not deemed as a radical inv.
He said he felt moro Culored
persons should register as quail
fled electors.
Explaining he was mot con-
cerned' with the anti-poll tax
fight, Howard said, he was.
however. concerned over a sit
uation that existed in Mississippi
under which. after many Ne
grocs pay their poll taxes. the
clerks won't let them register
Authorization OF the commit
tee was voted after an address
by Roscoe Conklin Simmons
of Chicago. in which he said,
1T was the Republican Party
that vas instrumental in making
free men Of slaves Simmons,
formerly with the Chicago De-
fender and introduced as a
memoer OF the Chicago Tribune
staff. said adoption of the thir-
teenth fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments 10 the Federal Con-
(See COMMITTEE. p. ~
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08
Sen. Plans
To Appeal
Sentence
Fined $50, Placed
On Probation; Judge
Blasts His Actions

BIRMINGHAM. ~ senator
Glenn II Taylm wee prcsiden-
tal candidate on me thUd party
ticket with Henry Wallace tins
week prom SEQ 20 test the seq
reEatIcn laws AZ the state OF
Alabama before the United
States Supreme Court
Senator Taylor was found
guilty of disorderlY conduct in
the city police court last Tues
day night. The fine was $50
and costs and a jail sentence
Of $50 days. The latter was
suspended and the senator
placed on six moths probs.
ton.
immediately following the
tal the Scn-tor filed notice
~ intention % file an appeal
and i,cwc3 ihe actious Of The
Alabama state laws Which pre-
vent white Americans from en-
ternc any door Of public place
through when Negroes also
enter
I ne senator W6S eJefteQ from
the torlum where con-
ference of The Southern Negro
Youth Confer ence winch was IA
session ~ q local church.
Henry Wallace when non.
fled in Peoria Ill. Of TaYlor'S
conviction. said: The seutene-
ing of Glenn Taylor makes
certain the destruction OF the
Democratic Party"
Ne party" Wallace con.
tinued. can claim 10 be liberal
and still stand for Jim Crow.
Glenn was not violating any
law; he was upholdine the
basic law Of the land. the
Constitution of the United
States"
Nesbit Gilmore. attorney for
TAYLOR argued that police. IN
denying Taylor admlttance 10 a
church last Thursday through a
door set aside for use by Ne
groes. had violated TAYLOR, con-
tSee SEN. PLANS. p. ~
Tribune Twice Weekly
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08

Judson Mathis, 33 year old au-
} worker of l7l0 Victor, was
Pught dlsposIng Of a batch of the
plnierieIt tickets. The tickets
CcSed up were in the 100000 Sc
leS which IS the serial number Of
Fsltlmate tickets being issued to
Fiyers out of the Wyoming ter
lInal
Mathis Is said TO be merely a
gnner for a group of racketeers
pgaged IN the distribution of
Puntorielt tickets. baseball pool
'ekelS and other operations
PeFlng upon working men.
All Of those being victimized
I 'hlS racket are principally East
re automobile workers living in
Pc area bounded by Gratiot av-
pue and Lafayette street, extern
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08
Hubble Shoots
Man Following
Game Of Cards

Shortly after card game
ended at All h. Palmer last
Wednesday morning. Raymond
Frazier, %, of 5l2 Medbury was
shot twice by a common law
husband
John Armstrong. 80, 325 b.
Warren shot Frazer when he
entered an argument between
Armstrong and his wife, Mary
Lee. %. According TO Frazier,
who made a confession 90 po-
lice in Receiving Hospital where
he was carried Immediately
following the shooting, ARM
strong shot him IN his left side
and abdomen on the front porch
of the E. Palmer address.
Tribune Twice Weekly
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08
2 Are Sentenced
For Attack On
Visitors Here

Two out Of town thugs who
attempted TO rob q Fort street
car operator several weeks ago
were sentenced to five years in
jackson prison this week in
Judge Christopher +. STEMS
Court
Car Palumbo. q, Of Niagara
Falls, N. Y. and william Kas-
den. 20. of Akron, O., we're
found guilty of attempting to
rob Booker T. (one-man-army)
Holmes.
Holmes, a veteran. succeeded
in taking a gun from one Of
the thugs and with the aid Of
the switch bar. subdued both
Of the thugs who were held by
Holmes until police arrived.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08

tivity as police commissioners IN
Detroit II is significant 10 note
that this pamphlet sets forth
all of the tactics engaged IN by
the Communist Party 10 dis
credit and make ineffective
those who wish 20 uphold the
Democratic principles.
by the publication of ma
terial which is detrimental in
character, mans character may
become questioned beyond repair
because readers are not fully
acquainted with the truthful
situation. This is apprehension
able because OF the type of at
tack upon man who Is at
tempting TO give 10 the city Of
Detroit the type Of police pro-
lection SO necessary to the better
Interest Of the city at large"
Tribune Twice Weekly
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08

jurisdiction because Cole
man'sSbodS was found in
another county. Livingstone
that Judge Donald Van Zile
told the Jury that the defep-
1ants could be convicted Of
first degree murder. and
that Lee and Bannerman
were victims of public
hysteria" because they were
Black Legion members.
Daton G.. Dean. alleged
leader Of the gang at that
time. testified against the
two defendants.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08

ding eastward.
Two other vendors were arrest
ed at the same time as Mathis,
who up TO this time have given
no direction as TO where they re-
ceived the tickets. nor any other
information that can be called ac-
curate as TO who actually arc
the higher ups in the traffic.
II is easy to compare the tick
cts and discover which ones are
not genuine. The counterfeit
tickets are on rough. white pa
per and the size is uneven and
the design smaller.
Investigators for the G ! o b Q
Ticket Company have been in
the areas mentioned, trying to as
certain if Mathis is the only ven
dor working in this particular
area.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08
Police Quiz Mixed
Couples In Valley

II appears. from report on the
activities Of the vice squad OF
iicers working in certain down
town precincts that renewed
police activities portcnds toward
the enforcing OF d previous an
tagonlsm toward Negro men
and white women aSsociating
with one another
Bar owners in the immediate
downtown areas have reported
that officers visiting bars and
seeing what they presumed TO
be mixed couples together. SUBJ
iect both persons to lengthy
questioning, and in many cases.
take the women into custody.
These owners OF legitimate
licensed bars are apprehcnsive
that The presence OF mixed
couples viii surely jeopardize
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08
Eommie Pamphlet Attacks
commissioner Harry Toy

lfoiice Commissioner Harry S.
~ mas been attacked by a
I'npnlet entitled. Toy Must
issued by the Communist
KY OF Michigan, 300 Lawyers
p.lldlne. Detroit.
~ : meeting of the committee
/, o,,ler government in De-
PL me following was made
pa psl : OF the record:
nus pamphlet was written
"orker reporter William AL
ara porports TO trace the
li,,l,Ssloner'S career from his
" DAYS up TO his present ac-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08

their licenses. and have begun
discouraging such patronage be
cause they do not wish 70 lose
their investments and proceeds
because of something which they
feel they cannot adequately CON
troll The renewed activity on
the part Of the police depart
ment. and especially the wee
squad. is the robirth Of a piac-
tlce previously engaged IN by
officers in Detroit. who upon
seeing a Negro and a fair com
plexIoned person IN an automo-
bile together. have stopped the
car on pretenSc OF checking
driver license or some other
insignificant minor violation. and
have proceeded 10 make IN
couth remarks pertaining 10
what they believed to be a mixed
relationship.
Deputy Superintendent Of Po-
lice, Kennedy Lawrence in
charge Of vice and liquor con
troll. said he certainly would
not tolerate or consider any
overt against respectable people
and II such came TO his stten-
ton. he would personally in
vestigate the situation and see
10 II that IL was not repeated
However, where the situation
warranted IT, II IS the pol,y c
the police department; TO p
tcct legitimate licenses and
laborcrS for the public eoo-
and they will. Of course. non &C.,
crate any situation that tends
to inii.re the peace Of the com
munit,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08
Roxboroughs
Get Final
Divorce Decree

Mrs. Charles A. Roxbuough
Jr 452 King. was granted an
intcrlycutory divorce decree last
week by Circuit Judge Ida w.
JAYNE The decree will become
effective in October
Mrs. Roxborough received Gus
tody of her two children and
STA weekly alimony and all
household fixtures. In her charg-
e. the attractive socialito ac-
cuscd her husband of excessive
drinking. non-support and eX-
irCmc cruelty. The popular
couple were married in Deem
Der 1889
Mrs. Roxborough is the former
Lorraine Moss. daughter of MIR.
and Mrs. Charles Moss Of King
street
Charles is the son of Charles
A. Roxhorough. former political
leader and attorney.
-----------
Tribune Twice Weekly
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08
Redcap Shot
By Revolver
In Suitcase

Because his gun discharged in
suitcase being handled at the
local bus terminal. Thursday.
Ezra Barnes, %, sos Medbury is
held for investigation by police.
Jack Kilgore, 10. 1885 Leisure
Was shot in the upper right les.
when the bag which he was hand
ling at the station, went of. Pock-
ct knives. a box of shells and 4
pens, plus the .38 caliber pistol
were found in the suitcase by po-
lice
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08
White to Speak Sun.

Walter White. executive secre-
tary Of the NAACP will be the
principal speaker at a NAACP
rally which will be held at Eb.
enezer AME Church, Sunday.
May ., starting at 800 pm.
The Negroes Stake in the Inn
pending Crisis" is the topic on
which Mr.. White will speak.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08
'p 'Racketeers" Sought
Top 'Racketeers" Sought
Five Held In DSR's
! axe Ticket Roundup

The five held custody by police for aeeedy peddne
Pnee DSR tickets thought be only small fry rackeeers
eo.dlng to Inspector Joseph Krug.
The counterfeit be well organized Detroit
mnUble plants principal for the tickets Inspector
rug that the traffic much wider spread than
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08
Zimmerman, Lee Claim
Unfair Trial In Murder
Convicted of Staying Silas Coleman, Whose
Body Was Found in Livingstone Creek

Two members Of the infamous Black Legion gang.
life Jackson Prison in the md-thr-
ties seeking trial in Recorders Judge o. des
court.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08

Twice Weekly
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1948-05-08

-Tril inc Twice WeeisiY--
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Satellites
Continued From First Pageo

of political and economic pressure
Russia will attempt to exert, through
her satellites, to defeat European
recovery by direct or indirect
methods" MIR. Kersten added:
I'VE have learned first hand how
Russia is handling her satellites and
what happens to government and
freedom when the Communists
take over"
With Mr.. Kersten nodding agree
ment, MI. Nixon remarked:
I'm satisfied they all are pup
pets. That was demonstrated by
their answers. They seemed not to
be speaking their own lines, but to
be getting them from some central
source. It was more than a coinci-
dence."
Mr.. Kersten chimed in that in
many instances they used identical
arguments"-that the Marshall Plan
Is political and military rather than
economic, that their relations with
Russia are like those between the
United States and Mexico or Can
ada, that the United States is en-
gaging in military Intervention in
Greece, that freedom exists in their
| own lands.
Communists Control Police.
And the two lawmakers said they
were particularly impressed that
without exception, . Communist Is
minister of interior and controls the
police In each OF the seven satellites
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Officials Hear Spain
|WiII Ask Private Loan
From American Banks
BY m. A,.oeIot.d Pres.

Government officials said today
they understand Spanish bankers
plan to seek a loan from commercial
banks In the United States.
They added there are no legal
barriers to such q loan, even though
the United States and the United
Nations officially frown on the
Franco regime.
There was no immediate hint,
however, whether the State Depart
ment would use its influence for or
against q loan.
In London, Spanish Republican
sources reported Spanish banking
mission would leave in the next
two weeks to try to borrow $500, ,000,-
900 from American banks.
The State Department refused
comment but other officials told a
reporter they had heard unoficially
that a mission probably would leave
soon for New York.
The State Department no longer
formally certifies that it has no
objections to specific foreign loans.
But, officials said, presumably no
sizable private loans would be made
to a foreign government or to for
eign banks without getting at least
an informal nod from the Govern
ment.
Under existing statutes, Amer
ican banks may lend directly either
to foreign governments or to banks.
An official Of the Export Import
Bank said the bank knows nothing
about Spain's reported desire for
private loan.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
rude
Continued From First. Page.)

private trading as distinct from
government trading, asserting pres
ervation OF our private enterprise
system at home is closely bound up
with the reduction Of trade restric-
tions and encouragement Of private
international trade"
Continuance Of the trade agree
ments authority, he added, is essen
tial to help carry out the Interna-
tional Trade Organization charter
now being completed at q confer
ence In Havana.
1--WE need have no fear Of serious
harm to any domestic producer
through operation of the law, the
President asserted, He pointed out
that each agreement includes an
escape clause permitting withdraw
ing and modification of tariff con-
cessions if they cause imports to in
crease to such an extent as tc
threaten serious injury to domestic
producers.
The act was put on the statute
books in 1884 and has been renewed
four times. 1t said the President
could cut tariffs to one-half what
they were in 1884.
While the power is granted to the
President, the State Department
actually works out the gareements.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Meyers
Continued From First Page.)

story, no matter how ridiculous 1t
sounded, the committee couldn't
do anything to us. He told me that
in the event I perjured myself be-
fore the committee would be de-
Tended by Mr.. Amen.
Meyers also told me he was
going to appear that same afternoon
before the committee counsel and
that he thought he could have the
investigation called off. He said
he thought he had enough influence
and friends in Washington to have
the investigation stopped"
Lamarre described how he and
his wife came to Washington the
day before his scheduled appear
ance before the subcommittee and
Meyers at the Carlton Hotel.
Detailed Instructions.
When he brought up the subject
of the subcommittee's inquiry,
Lamarre testified, Meyers suggested
that they go down to the hotel
lobby because "the walls have ears
and there's a possibility that this
room might be wired"
The following morning as La
MARIE was about to leave for the
Capitol, he testified, Meyers went
over the suggested story again and
instructed him to become indtg-
nant" If the subcommittee "heckled"
him or questioned him too closely
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Will Founding Naval College
For Neqroes and Whites Fought

pital in New York recovering from
an operation.
Mr.. Heine and Mr.. Hardin con-
tend that since Col. Mckee be-
queathed only 100000 for erection
Of buildings, the will obviously is
impossible" Of fulfiIlment, and that
Col. Mckee should be declared in
testate, whereupon the survivors
would receive virtually the entire
estate.
However, several charities have
petitioned Orphans Court to be
named beneficiaries, claiming that
If the naval academy scheme Is
not feasible, the money should go
to other charities.
The will provides, In addition to
the projected naval academy that
with the death of the last grandson,
1000 acres Of real estate near
Camden, N. j., are to be given to
the Roman Catholic Bishop Of
Camden to erect convent, q
church and a parochial school.
Mr.. Heine added that Col. Mckee
was not a Catholic, but was cared
for through smallpox by q nun when
others failed to help him.
Name Changed In 1904.
Mr.. Heine said T. John Mckee
was born Theophilus John Minton
Syphax, but had his name changed
to T. John Mckee in Hartford,
Conn.,, in 1904.
Among witnesses at an Orphans
Court hearing last Wednesday was
Mrs. Camille johnson, administra-
trix Of the estate Of the late Dr.
John Minton, who was her cousin.
She said she last saw T. John
Mckee about 80 years ago.
Mr.. Hardin asked her If she had
ever heard DR.. Minton say he had
cousin In New York who was not
known as a Negro.
Eyes, I heard that" she replied
and identified him as Mr.. Mckee.
The five great-grandchildren OF
Col. Mckee, all Negroes, identified
themselves at the hearing as: Will
liam Mckee Syphax, Asbury Park
N. j.; Abbie Syphax Jones, WASH
ington; Lille Syphax Jackson
Washington Bismarck Syphax, Jer-
sey City, N. j., and Alma Syphaz
Scurness, Washington.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
Palestine
sabotage throughout the Holy Land
claimed 81 lives all told.
Continued From First Page.)

sabotage throughout the Holy Land
claimed 81 lives all told.
Two Arabs and two Jews were shot
fatally during the night in various
incidents.
The new deaths brought to 1910
the unofficial toll since the Novem-
Der 20 decision of the United Nations
to partition Palestine.
Agency Plans Protest.
A Jewish Agency source said the
agency was planning protest to
the Palestine government against
the alleged disarming Of the Jews
at Mikve Israel yesterday and their
reported surrender to the Arabs.
Eleven Jews were reported slain by
the Arabs. Police said, however,
that the Jews guns had been re-
turned to them.
Irgun Zvai Leumi, another Jew-
ish. underground group, moved its
fund raising campaign into Jerusa-
lem last night, after several days OF
collecting openly in Tel Aviv. Col
lectors visited a number Of Jewish
homes here last night collecting
money.
Haganah has been negotiating for
weeks for a merger with Irgun.
Evening star., 1948-03-01
uxes
fContinued From First Page.)i

ment not only will have to borrow
money and so increase the debt.
30 or 40 to Be Heard.
Between 80 and 40 witnesses will
be heard by the committee during
the next 10 days or so.
The full Senate plans to start de-
batting the question about mid
month.
A check among the seven Repub-
licans and six Democrats on the
committee indicates they will
recommend holding the tax slash to
about $500, 100000 less than the
House voted.
Two important Democrats on the
committee, Senators Barkley Of
Kentucky and George Of Georgia,
have said they will go along on .
cut of between $4,000, 100000 and
S., ,O00, ,000, 900.
Republicans have indicated their
willingness to yield ground in the
hope of winning enough Democra-
tic support to override a Presiden-
tial veto.