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Sat* Atxtotxio Register
RIGHT • JUSTICE • PROGRESS
WI BO ObK FA«f
VOL. III.—No. 52
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, FRIDAY, APRIL C, 1934
6c PLK COl1*
PARADESCOLORED MAN JAILED
LECTURES WHO SLEW Y0UNGBL00D
ON HEALTH
PROGRAM
Dr. J. W. Brown, Slate Health
Officer To Be Main Speak-
er Sunday
Eugene Fields Charged with Having Unli-
censed Revolver and Shooting of Deputy
Sheriff as Aftermath of Dramatic Slay-
ing of Dillinger's Pal.
|)ORT HURON, Mich.—(ANP)—Investigation of the slay-
■ ing last week of Herbert Youngblood. notorious despera-
do of Gary, who escaped from Crown Point jail with John
Dillinger. has resulted in the arrest and arraignment of Eu-
gene Fields, hero of last week's gun battle that resulted in
the Dillinger pal's death. •
Fields is being charged with having an unlicensed revolver
in his possession and the shooting |
of the whit, deputy sheriff. The' purse Snatcher Shot
white man whom Fields claims sold
him the revolver has been sentenc.
ed to 60 days in the county jail.
Fields says he purchased the re-
By Policewoman
National Negro Health Week-
April 1 to 8—got under way with
a good start thia week, with the
varied program arranged by the
Volunteer Health league being car-
ried out following the close of the
Easter religious festival. It is ex-
pected that many of the churches
will actively co-operate by giving I voWot fro'm him' as a protection
the usual time for h-alth talks by „K,in9t thugs. Fields and his moth-
local physicians on Sunday, April , , pearil Abraham are oper-
itors of a small grocery store on
During the present week, talks! Mcak street where the gun fight
have been given in the schools by in which Youngblood was killed
doctors, nurses, teachers and health I last week occurred.
workers. Clinics were held at « At the time of his arrest, dctec-, „. . .. . . . . . ..
number of the schools, including | tives charged that there were dta- , ' the *om n hot hi™'" th®
Brackenridge and Grant. Most of I crepancies in his story about the '!°W"', of th* b"ck- H,n
the schools arranged health pa- i killing of Youngblood in the battle I run and refused to atop
rades on Tuesday in which the pu-jin which one deputy sheriff was |n commanded to halt.
pils entered with interest and en- j killed and two were seriously
thusiasm. j wounded. Fields blamed the offi-
It was announced by George H.jeers for the death of their com-
Craze, secretary of the Bexar | rade. He said that the officers rush-
County Tuberculosis association/ ed into the store where Youngblood
that Rev. I. Rivers Barnwell, di- was at the time without their wca-
rector of Negro clialth Service,1 pons drawn and general confusion
Texas Tuberculosis association, of ( resulted after their search of
Austin, will be in Sa-i Antonio for i Youngblood when the Gary killer
the last three days of Health Week. I pU||ed a revolver from his coat
Rev. Barnwell will give talks at | pocket and began firing. According
Phyllis Wheat Icy and Kenwood t„ ,tory he followed the
•chools I riday afternoon. j officers into the store and recov-
Professor S. J. Sutton, chairman PrC(j „ revolver taken from Young-
of the local health league, an- blood and fired two shots into the
Chicago.—(ANP) —James Hall,
16 years old, 4610 Calumet avenue,
| became the second victim of the re.
volver of South Park Policewoman
Alice McCarthy in the past two
months on Easter Sunday night,
when, after he had snatched her
purse in front of 448 Oakwood
Chicago Woman
Medic Has
"Two Bits Worth
Of Economy' Is
Order
Brownsville, Tenn.—(ANP)—-
There are grocery orders and
then there are other grocery or-
ders. However, a local
received one here Saturday
which has been awarded the lo-
cal championship.
An elderly gentleman from the
country appeared at the store
for his usual weekly provision
of groceries. The merchant, evi-
dently unwilling to further ad-
vance groceries beyond the abil-
ity of the countryman to pay,
advised the old gentleman to
"use more economy and not so
much meat and lard."
The old gentleman walked
iway, went home and told his
wife, Sarah, just what the gro-
ceryman had advised him to do.
Although disappointed, the cou-
ple made "ends met" somehow
during the week without both-
ering to get more groceries for
the week.
However, Saturday afternoon,
the old gentleman appeared at
the grocery store, approached
the groceryman and said, "Well,
the ole 'oman and I have talked
the matter over, and we've de-
cided to try out this new fangle
dangle grub and see how we like
it. So you may please wrap up
two bits worth of that thar
'Economy stuff' you told me
about last week when I was
here."
RASILKUS — Miss Bcttye
S. llrriwnr, Basilrus of Al-
pha Tin Omega Chapter is
" delegate attending Alpha
Kappa Regional Congress,
which is in Dallas this week
MURDERS WIFE AFTER ORATORIO AT
CHURCH-GOING EPISODE ST. PAUL
DRAWS
WELL
Peeved Husband Nonchalantly Plants Pistol
In Wife's Side and Fires, Dealing Death
Almost Instantaneously.
(""HICAGO.—(ANP)—In a fit of jealousy on account of his
1 wife going to church Easter Sundav with her mother,
with him being under the impression that she had gone-clse-
where. Robert Jarvis, 24 years old. 310 E. 56th Street, late
Sunday night shot and kiiled his 18 year old spouse. Fannie
May, while the girl's mother. Mrs. Catherine Williams, looked
on.
Hall (ietting Close-up
on European Culture
Atlanta.— (ANP) — Professor
Frederick Hall, formerly employed
as Director of Music at Jackson
Production
Words"
of "Seven Lad
Takes Chjrch
Auditorium.
One of San Antonio's largert
church audiences crowded St. Pnul
M. E church to rapacity Eastaf
Five shots fired at close range,
I claimed the life of the the young
I woman. Jarvis then grabbed a
I packed handbag, ran out the door Sunday morning at 11 o'clock sere«
] and eastward on 56th street. He ice to hear Dubois' Lenten ca n'ata,
I has not been seen since. In the 'The Seven Last Words of '.tinst,"
, | rendered by the senior choir.
The production directed by Pro-
rv.it.™ Mi..i..innt. m r, n-nl Hussey of fe,gor (j. R. Thomas was u musieml
College, Mississippi; Morns Brown ... . , ... , . ... L
U abash avenue station, revealed treat in San Antonio because of
and ( lark 1 niversities, Atlanta.! rhp jacl t|,at Jarvis had stated on >he exceptional work of the rhonu,
while studying on a fellowship in prior occasions his intentions of the artistry of the soloists and the
of Felix Fentress Continental Europe, his activities' leaving Chicago for Memphis or for , balance and smoothnef- of the
meantime investigation launched by |
Detectives Reid and
Convict Slayer
Leg Amputated atty. w
WILSON
ILL SPEAK
A jjr in Sltli district court yes.
terday convicted Aquila Sancc if
the murder f Felix Fentress in a
crap game argument last July and
as i - • i a penalty of 15 yens in
the state penitentiary as toll for
the crime
Fentress was stabbed to death
it is leged .i fight with Sance
at a Hedges St. address when they
became involved in an altercation
over a fi-cent pot in a dice came.
Large rrowds attended the trial
which lasted the better portion of
two days.
are many and varied. In addition
to the regular routine of study, he. ment
is making surveys of the functions! j(r
of music ill several schools
St. Louis where he believed he ] music w hich gave a background for
| might the more easily find employ.
the voices. The soloists were: Mrs.
Christine Allen, Mrs. E. North and
Williams' story told at the [Miss Lucile West, vprano?, Mr.
in I coroner's inquest held Monday, re-1 Shannon, Mr. William Deman, Mr.
1-
nounced Wednesday that the usual
cloaing parade will be held at 1
p. m. Sunday, forming at the Li-
brary A niiiL(i|lum. Center and
——'TTaclrbrrry Ttreet;. Following the
disbanding of the parade about 5
p. m. a final masa meeting will
desperado's body when the deputies
found themselves taken unawares.
First reporta of the incident
painted Fields as a hero. Now, In
the light of later investigations the
deputies are attempting to show
that one of Fielda' shots killed their
brln-j to a close the 10.14 Hcnlth comrade.
Week activities in the auditorium peop|e here attribute the slay-
at which the princiarl address will( ;njr of the officer as a result of
be made by Dr. J. W. Brown, State | bungling on their part. Young.
Helath officer. ] blood's identity they claim had
It is expected that a number of | |)cen clearly established but for
eity and county official- will also t|1F crudeness in the attempt of
be present at this meeting. Pro- officers to arrest him fatalities
fersor Sutton urred rll colored clt-1 WOuld not have occurred.
hens to turn out in force to make Youngblood parents, it Is under-
this final event of Health V. eek a j ^tood, have agreed to that his
memorable one. I body will be exhumed and sent to
! the university of Michigan.
Chicago.—(ANP)—As a result
of a serious complication of di-
seases, Dr. Fannie Emanuel Car-
ter, pioneer woman physician of
this city, underwent an operation
last week in which she sustained
the amputation of her left leg. The
operation was performed by Dr.
U. C. Dalley and Dr. Homer Y.
Wllburn. She was suffering from
diabetes when she entered a hospi-
tal on March 19 and a few days
later it was found that a gangre-
nous infection had set up in her
left leg.
Washington.—(ANP) — Butler
R. Wilson, Esq., of the Boston
((Mass.) Bar, one of the two Ne-
gro members of the American Bar
Association, will be the next speak-
er at Howard University Law
Butler Sentenced
As Drunken Driver
Britain, France and Germany. HcjVCfl^e<^ that she wa* at home with John Jordan and Mr. Harrison
i . .u her son-in-law on the evening if Green, baritones, and Mr. William
hope, to make a comparison with, {(U| ,hooUnc
Jarvis was j Modster. Mr. Wade Andrews and
similar Negro schools in America, j pressing his clothes when his wife Mr. Dorn, tenors.
He is making a study of the gen- j came in. The girl, taking off her' This most ambitious musical
hat and coat, started nursing her i undertaking was prepared in less
mother who was slightly ill. Jarvis, than six weeks from the time th#
without speaking a word, walked first choral rehearsal was organ-
to yield some very interesting in- over t0 j,eri piacc(i a pistol in her ired, until the production was giv
eral activities of Negroes in Eng-
land and Wales, which promises
formation.
His survey is taking him also;
into the communities hardest hit
by unemployment. He has already
been to Newcastle, for example,
where the majority of the people
have been unemployed for more
than two years.
He is soon to go to High Leigh
to the annnal meeting of the Brit-
.ide and fired.
(Continued on page 8)
Induct New Talladega
President
SHOT BY HOLDUP MAN
Chicago. — (ANP)— Richard
Cunningham, 37 years old, 6558
Eberhardt street was shot in the
abdomen and seriously injured,
Talladega, Al«—(ANP)-Buell I SaUirday night by . robber who
,, . attempted to hold him up in front
G. Gallagher, 30 years old, was in- o£ 4548 yincennes ave. Cunning-
ducted as president of Talladega j ham tried to resist the holdup and
Atlanta. Ga.—(ANP)— Percy B.
B.i ics, preferred butler and ca
ten ■ t' a number of Atlanta's _
„ . . V .. wa* Vbite rttillic', was titenced Vh LeuffJe of Colored * Peoples,
School i 'rum, on the subject of ^ ^ on tf)c chajn Wed-1 where he is to give an address on
"Fifty iy >rs Fighting Prejudice ne,d y\fter being convicted of "Race Prejudice in America as af-
and SegreV 'tion." The tentative driving while crunk. Barnes had a fected ly Negro music and art."
date set for Mr. Wilson's address collision with a milk truck. He con-f He is engaged already for a
is April 2" 1934 i tended that he vas not drunk, but j number of lecture recitals in other
v ^^^_had been blindei by the sun.-hin- parts of England as
ing on snow. ^ ales and Scotland^
APPEALS TO ROOSEVELT
FOR AID FOR NEPHEW
1 JOLIET, 111—(AM')—Probably
well as in
Tells Neiiro Youth to Awaken
And Assert Self in Politic?
120 Years Of A^e;
Reads Sans Glasses
Canton, Miafl.—(ANP) — "Un-
cle John" Mid lleton, Matiijon coun-
ty's oldest citiben, celebrated his
120th birthday the tenth of last
month.
He can icad without glasses and
even thread a needle. Fifteen years
ago he lost his sight, but has now
regained it completely. He attrib-
utes his long life to lack cf worry
and plenty of sleep.
"Uncle John" is the father of 19
children, twelve sons and seven
daughters. He has 75 grandchil-
dren, two great great grandchil-
dren, and 40 great grandchildren.
Seeks to Bring
Slave Into L. S.
college here Tuesday. Mr. Gallag-
her is the sixth president since the
college was founded in 1867 by the
American Missionary Association.
It was the second Negro college to
be accredited with an "A" rating.
was shot in the scuffle.
FIND BODY OF DROWNED MAN
Washington, N. C.—(ANP) —
The body of Willie Tucker, 21,
drowned nearly two months ago
was found late Saturday,
Washington.—(ANP) — It is re-
ported that Mrs. Hugh Rennert,
Jr., white society matron, is at-
tempting through the Spanish em-
bassy to import a 30-year-old
pygmy slave, the gift of her step-
father, who was formerly governor
AFRICAN CHORUS SCORES
AT STEINWAY HALL RECITAL
general of Spanish Guinea. ^E\V \ ORK.—( ANP)—The
No bigger than a three year old
boy, the slave, called Gogo, speaks
Spanish and French, plays a gui-
tar, and can do anything about the
house.
But it is probab'e that if Gogo
comes into the United States, he'll
have to be recognized as a citizen
of some land.
CITIZENS HONOR DELANEY
AT MAMMOTH DINNER PARTY
TVE\V YORK CITY.—(ANP)—On Tuesday evening in the
' sunken garden ballroom of the Victoria hotel. Fifty-first
nnd Seventh avenue, nearly 400 citizens representing leaders
in politics, education and civic affairs gathered to render
honor to Hubert T. Delaney, recently appointed commis-
sionser of taxes and assessments for the city of New York.
The occasion was a dinner sponsored by a committee of
which T. Arnold Hill, acting ex-
ecutive secretary of the National
Urban league, was chairman; Rob-
ert P. Braddicks of the Dunbar Na-
tional bank, the treasurer; and
which consisted of the following in
addition; Dr. Farrow R. Allen, Alan
I,. Dingle, Lemuel L. Foster, Myles
Paige, Ira DeA. Reid, Francis E-
Rivers, Emmett J. Scott, Jr., James
S. Watson, Walter White, Roy
Wilkins, William H. Wortham.
At the speakers' table were some
of the outstanding citizens of the
United States, including the Hon-
orable Julian W. Mack, U. S. cir-
cuit judeg, the Honorable Charles
H. Tuttle, former U. S. attorney,
Dr. Emmett J. Scott Sr., secretary
of Howard university, the Honor-
able George Z. Medalie, former U.
S. attorney, Southern district, Alan
L. Dingle, president of the Harlem
Lawyers association and Elmer A.
Carter, the editor of Opportunity
magazine.
Mwalimu Festival Chorus
with Manet Fowler conduct-
ing. made their New York re-
cital debut on Thursday eve-
ning in Steinway Concert Hall
before a large and very appre-
ciative, audience. The program in-
cluded several songs in Yoruba, a
language of West Africa, (spoken
by approximately twenty million
people), besides several well-known
spirituals and other works in Eng-
lish.
Mrs. Fowler, a native of Fort
Worth, Texas, is a graduate of Tus-
kegee Institute and of the Chica-
go Musical College. She came to
New York primarily to found the
Mwalimu School in that city, the
purpose of which is to develop Af-
rican music and creative art.
Mrs. Fowler, encouraged by the
success of the Steinway Hall con-
cert, is planning a recital in Town
Hall in October.
The reaction of the press and
public to the Thursday evening
concert was most favorable, and
following are a few of the excerpts
from the New York press;
"The chorus . .. gave a well uni-
fied performance, marked by a
good quality of collective tone." The
New York Herald-Tribune, March
16. 1934.
"... singing of the chorus was
impressive in its earnestness of
spirit and understanding. The au-
dience . . . was large.'1
dience . . . was large." New ork
Sun, March 16, 1934.
"The singing of the choru.~ was
excellent . . . and Mrs. Fowler, a
Tuskegee graduate, was a skill-
ful leader." Musical America, Mar.
25, 1934.
Breaks Leg in Fall
From Back Steps
Mrs. L. E. DuBose Is confined
bed in the home if her sister,
Mrs. S. E. Ferrell, 1543 North Cen-
ter street, as the result of an In-
jury received when her leg was
broken in a fall down the back
steps of the residence. She will be
in for some time according to re-
ports.
Sues Chain Store
Mgr. for Assault
Montgomery, Ala.— (ANP) —
Mrs. Adelia McCoo has entered
suit against the H. L. Green chain
stores, alleging that C. H. Cox,
white, manager of the grocery de-
partment of the local chain out-
let, grabbed her and struck her
while she was making a purchase
in the store. A jury will hear the
case.
r-HICAGO.—(ANP) — Issu-
V' ing a broad challenge to
Negro Youth to arouse itself
and assert its rights in the po-
litical advancement of the race
in Chicago, Attorney Aaron H.
Payne, eloquent and youthful bar-
rister, looked upon as a logical can-
didate for the city c uncil at the
next election, electrified a throng
of nearly 2,100 Friday night at the
Arcade building, when he forcefully-
pointed out that youth is being
trampled on and the race disgrace.1
by actions of the "old-liners" in
public office.
The occasion was a campaign
meting of the William E. King con-
tingent, which is seeking to elect
King county committeeman and
State Senator. The huge crowd, said I street and Michigan avenue, Attor-
to be the largest of the year at any ' nev Pan ic!, B. Prescott, former
local meting, was out to see Con-1 editor of the now defunct Chicago
red b^the example t
MtaOftaipvi'n H#rr1*. C.
year-old Joseph Martin. Jr.. stated Wednesday that Ke in-< t
tended to dispatch an appeal to President Roosevelt in Behalf
of the boy who is a victim of infantile paralysis-
Mr. Tucker's appeal is to be backed up by other relVtives
and friends.
Mr. Tucker said he does not nec-1 quick action to relieve the child's
essarily expect the boy to be sent1 suffering.
to Warm Springs, Ga., for treat- The disease, the first case in
ment, but he does hope that the Illinois in several months, was dis-
president will be instrumental in I covered by Joseph's teacher and
furnishing proper treatment else- principal w-ho sent him home when
where. ; he complained of feeling ill. Dr.
Already Joseph, a brilliant H. J. Adelman was called and
I fourth-grade student, is paralyzed ! diagnosed the case as infantile
be put on the spot by anybody" and ; from his waist down and his con- paralysis. Joseph has been isolated
went ahead to tell of the fight dition is said to be getting worse and quarantined in his parents'
against discrimination in the Capi- rapidly. By the appeal. Tucker and home with his mother and a friend,
tol restaurant. the boy's father, both of whom There are five other children in the
DePriest, in so many words, said i served in the World War, hope for'family.
ho was going back to Congress be-
came he had no opposition, but in- p C0!1t
dicated that he was sorry that the ivtfl U>c 1U oc<tl
"home folks" had to fall out at
such a critical time and fight
among themselves. He listened
with much interest to King's chron-
icling of the exploits of Rep. Har-
ris B. Gaine? and Senator Adelbert
H. Roberts in the state assembly
during the world's fair legislation
and smiled broadly when the opi-
side of Roberts and Gaines' bow-
ing to the wishes of certain white
interests from Chicago's loop were
bared.
In the meantime out at 51st
MRS. McGILI. NEAR DEATH
Chicago.—(ANP) — N. K. Mc«
Negro Magistrate 'oc*' '>us'ness man>
! city Monday after receiving word
pa (ANP) by wire that his mother, Mrs. Ag.
nes McGill, Sanford, Fla., was near
death.
gressman Oscar DePriest, here for
a week's stay. DePriest, who was
believed to be in "the middle" dur-
ing this warfare between members
of his party—King and William L.
Dawson, over the committeeman-
ship, indicated that he "wouldn't
Whip and prominent in local poli-
tical and civic affairs, was lambast-
ing DePriest In no uncertain terms
about the latter "hogging two
jobs," his congressional seat, and
the committecmanship of the third
ward.
Pittsburgh,
Charles E. Jackson, appointed re
cently as a magistrate to fill a va
cancy caused by the death of Mag qiveN GUGGENHEIM AWARD
istrate Thomas D. Jones, white. New York.—(ANP)—One of the
was turned down bv the City Coun- two composers to win an award
cil. The Council which had to con- 'his y««r from the John Simon
.. ,. , . . Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
firm the appointment which had u Wi||iam Grant stilli whos, work
been made by Mayor McNair, re- has found favor with dance groups
fused to do so by a vote of 7 to 3. throughout the country.
WHITE STUDENTS SPEND
SPRING V ACATION AT FISk
Former Slave of
Alex. Stephens Dies
Crawfordsville, Ga.—(ANP) -
Funeral services wero conducted
Sunday for Cy Stephens to usher
him on his way to the abiding place
of his former master, Alexander H.
Stephens, former vice president of
the Confederacy, congressman from
Georgia and governor.
It was said that Stephens would
often stand over the tomb of his
dead master and muse: "He is just
sleeping down yonder now. I don't
know who is taking care of him,
like I used to, but when I catch
up with him up yonder, I sure will
get back my old job."
V ASH VILLE, Tenn—ANP—
An extremely interesting
party of eighteen graduate
Dr. Brady Honored students from the University
* of Chicago and the Chicago
DV Germans Theological Seminary are
spending their spring vacation at
Nashville, Tenn.—(ANP) — Dr.
St. Elmo Brady, head of Fisk uni-
versity chemistry department and
president of the general alumni as-
sociation, received notice this week
that he was being elected to the
German Chemical Society at Berlin.
The honor comes as a result of
years of active research work done
by Dr. Brady at Fisk.
The German society has a mem-
bership of more than 5,000 Ger-
mans and less than 200 foreigners.
Fisk University. The group which
is under the direction of Dr. Sam-
uel Kinchloe and Dr. Arthur E.
Holt of the Department of Social
Ethics came to acquaint them-
selves with the research work done
in the department of Social
Sciences at Fisk and particularly
to visit some of the points in the
Tennessee Valley area, where so-
cial experiments are under way.
Fisk has played a major part in
the research work done in connec-
tion with the Tennessee Valley
Project and Dr. Charles E. John-
son, head of the Social Science De-
partment has served as a member
of the general research committee
having the project in charge.
Special lectures were presented
to the visiting group by Dr. Frank-
lin E. Frazier upon "The Negro
Family," by Prof. Horace Mann
Bond, based upon his educational
researches and by Dr. Charles E.
Johnson, based upon the study of
the social and economic status of
Negroes in the Tennessee Valley
area.
Professors Fraiier, Bond and
Johnson were hosts to the visiting
students and instructors and were
joined at the first session by four
professors of sociology at Vander-
bilt University, Dr. E. T. Krueger,
Dr. Walter Reckless, Dr. William
G. Hayes and Dr. Alva Taylor.
Dinner was served at the home of
President Thomas E. Jones.
Fourth Semi'Annual Cooking School & Baztutr
April 23, 26 & 27th Library Auditorium
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