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✓ by AR7 O ----- 0 I never again I • -■- o They called him "the ball playing Ace”, Ob how. that boy could play first bast Ye* his team did lose and win; But he will never play ball again. When he ran, K was with grace, Juat the way he played first base. Sometimes he got kicked on the shinn He'D never play ball again. The game was ever, every, body gay, It sevens tc me, just yesterday, We hope he was forgiven for all his sins Hell never play hall again. I took the medicine across the lawn When 1 gat to the house, —he was gone. Nobody knows, how it made me feel. I stood on the steps and reeled and reeled. Tennis er.thusia^tists were for a long time longing for a Tennis courts close enough to our part of the city to be convenient. Last season some 20 of them organized the Maple Leaf Tennis Club, and built 3 courts at 24th mad Maple Streets. Last year the play on the courts, was Tery heavy and tennis was a very popular sport. This year the courts were renovized and there has been very little play upon them. Not enough, in fact to keep the weeds off. In order to stimulate inter, eat in the game, and also secure pro. apeclive members for next year, the club has decided to sell membership for fifty cents for the rest of this Mason. The club has had communica tions from Deis Moines and other cities with regard to holding inter city matches. They plan to have a match sometime during the coming month with Don Moines here. • • • Charlife Howard, president of the Central States Golf Association has written tee member chibs of the As sociation asking that the tournament to be held here in August be confined to tiie one day, August 6. More than likely this will be carried out and j therefore, the tournament will be cut to 36 holes instead of 72 holes. * * * TO JJM McRAE: Death has a peculiar way of taking people like you, “Me.” It sent its steaming mass of steel to lay you on your back; and then sneaked upon you before you could recover your self. There is ot a one of us. “Me” j that doesn’t believe that if you had i regained consciousness, that you I would have won your fight with the j grim reaper. Our minds go back to days when we were kids out at the Country Club caddying; there was you, “Chuck,” I the Dorseys, Joe and Dwight, Jimmy Jewell and myself. We had a lot of fun in those days. Then there was a period when we lost track of each other, High School and College days pass *d. Except for a greeting on the courses now and then we would seldom see each other. Like , most of us, “Me”, you were busily | engaged in raising a family. A de_ I serving and helpful wife, two tots rhat are chips of the block. They will be taken care of, “Me,” by the same Man who rules in your new world. When we organized our Golf Club, we were all brought back together again and that's where we really learn to know each other, “Me”, and where we learned those sterling qualities that made you one of the most popular men in our midst. You were predictibly dependable, "Me”, you were loyal and helpful to a fault. Your contagious smile was always a welcome asset in any foursome and at any meeting. We elected you our secretary, “Me,” and how well you fit in. You were making a wonderful success until your working hours would not permit you to attend our meetings, and you had to resign, and we took that opportunity of telling yo« how much we appreciated your hard work, and that we would all be looking forward to the time when you would meet with us again. The meet, ing will have to be at the 19th hole of life. You have turned in your score, and with all the good deeds and happiness that you have left in your weight, counting as birdies, and your mere acquaintances and friendships, counting as pars, you have had a sub. par ronnd. —Arthur B. McCaw. ■——kw— Read What Others Say To The State Fund Relief Committee. Spanish War Karan’s Dept., Lincoln. Nebraska. Sir:— I am writing for my mother, Mrs. Pearl Combs, who is a widow of a Spanish War Veteran, deceased. She wishes me to make application for re lief to the amount of $25.00. The request for this relief is justified by the fart that Mrs. Pearl Combs is now paralyzed and unable to care for herself in any manner, which neces sitates my staying at home to care for her. I am but 16 years of age, and hare never had experience at holding a job, yet in this very serious condition, I would attempt to do any. thing to net financial gain for myself and mother. The only income we have is a pension of $15.00 per month. We could get along on this if my mother were well, but being seriously ill, as she is, medicine, ice and other sick room necessities require more finance than the $15.00 we are re. ceiving. Therefore, we call upon you in this emergency to help us. Thanking you in advance for an •arly reply, Respectfully yours. Miss Combs. Omaha. Nebraska. July 17, 1933. TVr Editor, The Omaha Guide 24th and Grant Street, CHy r*ear Mr. Editor: Please grant me the personal favor by publishing this letter in your column, since you take delight in al. lowing your paper to stoop to the un warranted, low, vile and unappreciat ed phase of our personal conduct in the community. I have always had a great deal of respect for your paper and its pro gram to raise the standard of our community. But since you have adopted an entire different program, 1 like many other respectable citizens feel that your paper has become a menace to the Colored People of Omaha, and should be suppressed. Your item in colum headed “Misa Eyes" is a disgrace to you Mr. Gal loway, and the item concerning Mr. Chandler and myself is false and with out foundation. May 1 remind you that “Jim and Mary's Column contributed more than anything else tfi the failure of one of lewspapers. “A hint to the wise is efficient. Give the people what they want— iood, Clean, wholesome, NEWS. Respectfully, Sergt. Bailey. Miss Eyes Letter Omaha, Nebraska. July 17, 1933. Miss Eyes, Omaha Guide, Omaha, Nebraska. Dear Miss Eyes: I want to tell you how much I en_ joy your column. Really you are the only wire on that whole staff of back numbers. Now I do not know if you are''the editor or the assistant, but whoever you are, you are making the thing go over for a while at least. I used to be subscriber to the Guide, but I cut it out because it never had anything printed until a week or more after it was stale news. Now I am buyingf'it every week at the John, son Drug. You see I am just blue and out of sorts these days of depression and I get a good laugh out of you. If they added you for a seller, then somebody got the right dope for you really put It over. Well ‘Miss Eyes,’ keep it up, you'll get plenty of knocks from the “crabs” but you have nerve and spice and that will “get it” You don’t tell us anything new but you present it to us in a spicy but innocent way and you have us in your corner and I for one, is on your side, if you write me up. I’ll take it good naturedly and buy the paper right on. Now as to your identity, dont re_ veal your name it will spoil the column for us to know you. I am sure however that you are a man or rather a High School kid that has a good command of English and a full knowledge of what is going on. Now if you happen to be a girl—oh, well your not, so that is that. When I subscribe again I shall mail my subscription to you then you will know who I am. —Aa Interested Reader. WTNS GOLF The golf tournament which was Weld at Lyon Park playground July 10.12 on a 9 hole layout was won by James Payne with a low soore of 37. Bernard came second with 38. Payne l was awarded a putter by the Durham I Boole and Stationery Co. PLEASE NOTE All news copy must be in the Omaha Guide Office not later than Monday at 5 p. m„ in order that it may be printed in the current issee. Hereafter all news later than the time specified will not be in the paper and should not be expected. Weekly Record uettns Lula E. Taylor, 49 years, hospital Jeannette Mathews Pear, 46 years, hospital, i * * * * Births Laura and Mark L. Patterson, "3462 Pinkney S)t.,— Girl. Vernetta and Willie Mills, 2432 Franklin St., —Boy. Elgie and Chesley Pierce, 2922 Franklin St., —Boy. Alberta and Isaiah Davis, 2518 Maple St., —Girl. Hazel and Edwiljis Hill, 2851 BuTdette St., —Boy. PROBATE NOTICE In the matter of the estate of Ed ward Addison, deceased. Notice is hereby given: That the creditors of said deceased will meet the' administrator of said estate, be. fore me, County Judge of Douglas County, at the County Court Room in said County, on the 28th day of August 1933 and on the 28th day of October 1933. at 9 o’clock A. M., each day, for the purpose of presenting their claims for examination, adjust ment and allowance. Three months are allowed fer the creditors to present their claims, from the 28th day of July 1983. Bryce Crawford, County Judge. 3t beg. July 8th ANGELO HERNDON DENIED NEW TRIAL: APPEAL TO BE FILED ATLANTA, Ga.—A new trial was denied to Angelo Herndon, young Negro organizer of the unemployed, condemned to 18.20 years on the chain gang, in a .decision handed down last week by Judge Lee B. Wyatt, original trial judge. The state’s evident intention, in this decision, to send him directly to the chain gang to be killed, will be defeated by immediate filing of a notice of appeal to the State Supreme Court, it was announced by John H. Geer, young Negro attorney, who with Benjamin J. Davis, Jr., has been re tained by the International Labor De. fense to defend Herndon. An appeal for lfmds to cover the expenses of the appeal, to be sent to the National Office of the I. L. D., 80 East 11th Street, New York City, was issued by the Atlanta section of the organization. The bill of exceptions on the basis of which legal appeal will be made, must be prepared and filled by July 15, it was pointed out. Protests against the continued im prisonment of Herndon, whose “crime” was that he organized Negro and white unemployed workers into a demonstration which forced addition al relief from the county authorities, and against the murderous attempt to railroad him to death on the chain gang, should be sent to Governor Eugene Talmadge at Atlanta Ga. IMES “DISCOVERS" CHURCH RACKETS. NEW YORK CITY — In addressing his flock Sunday morning. Rev. Will iam Lloyd Imes, “Liberal" pastor of St. James Presbyterian Church, who has suddenly discovered that racket eere 7n ministers in Harlem put milk and egg men and Speakeasies in the church, opened fire upon and all but shot down in cold blood, his fellow, shepherd. “Father” Divie, self styled “God over children of Harlem.” Brother Imes stated: “In our pul pits, yes in our pews, we have people of the racketeering spirit. We hear much popular outcry against such religious leaders as the late Mr. Bect on, whfl was slain by gangsters, and the present “Father” Divine. I do not blame such leaders half so much as I pity their followers. It is because we have the racketeering instinct in us that such leaders arise. “A racketeer, whatever else he is, is anyone who exploits a public or so. cial matter to make private gain and who willfully, persistently and intent ionally continues in this prostitution of the public good to serve his own private and selfish ends. If this be even a partial definition of the racket eer, organized religion must be on its guard that the spirit which makes possible the degradation of our faith shall be exposed, forsaken, and utter ly outlawed from, the church today.” GETS SCHOLARSHIP IN DENMARK CHICAGO— Miss Thrya J. Ed wards, one of Chicago’s best known social workers, has just been notified that she has been awarded a scholar ship at the International People’s College in Denmark. Miss Edwards will leave America for the Danish1 country October 1. She is at present employed as a senior case worker in the Unemployment Relief Service here having returned to this city af ter the summary closing of Brook wood College, Katonah, N. Y., where she was a student last year. "Miss EYES" — Miss Eyes is not the least bit a_ larmed about the things that are said about her. She knew thait she would be the most popular thing in Omaha when she started her “friend ly interest in you”. Some of you old sisters and brothers give yourselves away by flying into a rage when you read Miss Eyes. You had better be careful because you might drop dead with appoplexy and since you don't know who Miss Eyes is you would have no one to blame but yourselves. A guilty conscience needs no accuser. Omaha may have someone else in mind when you feel hit and raise so much «ain and thereby direct every. on-Ys attention to you. Remember you are not hurting Miss Eyes. You are only getting yourself all worked up for no good reason whatever. Miss Eyes was at a certain Cabar et the other night and among the ; many social lights who should have I not been there, Miss Eyes saw a cer_ | tain very young, pretty Miss who is looked upon as Queen of Omaha’s younger set. Miss Eyes would not have thought much about the little Miss being there had she been con ducting herself like a little popular j lady should. She was evidently j slightly under the influence of “The ! Spirit of Death” and was acting just ' like the kind of women who frequent I such places all the time. Papa should | spank bad daughter before she gets too far gone. ! * * * ( A certain Ole man around here who married a very young woman is pay. i ing and Paying, which is the usual thing in such cases. This young wo. man drives "several” big cars around and Miss Eyes is given to understand that she is helping a certain young business man, who is at present “out of business”, buy a new car. Now ain’t that sumpin? Miss Eyes isn’t so much afraid of the old man Hub. by doing anything to young wife a bout said pimp because he is too old and nuffy to realize that said wife has a pimp but Miss Eyes is afraid that young wifie’s other “Old Sugar Daddy” might get onto the affair and do something desperate. Watch your step young woman—Miss Eyes is watching and warning you. * * * It has reached Miss Eyes that a certain couple that had a very beauti. ful apartment has decided that they will severe the cord of matrinmony Miss Eyes thinks that friend wife got tired of being shot at by friend Hubby’s 13th street rats. Anyway friend wife is smart, has a good job and Miss Eyes has heard that she plays a good winning game of poker with her seven or eight Tady friends who have their games when friend Hubby is either running his under, world business or dating his 13th Street women. * * * These Attorneys will bring them, selves into the eyes of the public. Miss eyes has in mind now a certain attorney who has been discovered to be a pretty honery sort of a fellow. He represented a bootlegger the other week and tried to double cross him. Not long ago he represented a dope peddler and sold him out. He has represented many many per sons and for his own personal and selfish gain has done them some dirt. Everybody now knows that he is a shyster attorney. He has a good line though and could get by but “his sms have found him out.” Miss Eyes was passing a certain place where there are heavy poker games played every Thursday night. Said Attorny was standing at the door j knocking for admittance. Miss Eyes , watched him and saw that he was i not admitted. Miss Eyes had been I watching the place, noticing who all | sat in on the games there and she knew that some of the gentlemen j who went in there would not let the Attorney in because they knew his racket. You had better be careful Old simp. Nobody wants you at i their house. And if you keep on doublecrossing you are going to be put on the spot. • • • Oh Boy, who would have thought it Some of these churches don't care who becomes a deacon or leader for them. A certain deacon in one of the smaller churches has more nerve than anyone Miss Eyes has ever seen. He has been running the big. geSt and most notorious assignation for the past 12 years ad now he has opened a little tin horn, nickel cab. aret in his neighborhood. He goes to the churche’s socials, picnics and is a big shot in the church as well,' but Miss Eyes is wondering how long he thinks that he can get away with it. • * • Miss Eyes is wondering "How Come” some folks can wine and dine "Big Shot Orchestra men”. Where do these "Would be big shots bugs” get that way at doing anyway. Well, Miss Eyes is re«3y to bang her head is shame because of what .she beard the last orchestra "Big Shot” thought | about the hostess in the big raggidy house who entertained him. Miss Eyes knows that he wondered why the Big Hostess didn’t spend some of that surplus change on renovizing and cleaning up that old run down domicile. It should take nerve to ask Omahans to such a dump much less people who are used to being en tertained in mansions. These “would be’s” are the laugh of the town be_ cause of that big wreck they call a car. Miss Eyes would call it a Pac kard but she is afraid that the Pac_ kard Company might want to sue her for putting their name to anti ques like that. Wake up old nuts, you aren’t going over so big. You I ought to see yourselves as others see you. A. M. E. BISHOPS LOSE COURT FIGHT NEW YORK CITY—(CNA) — The court battle which began last week between two factions of the A. M. E. Church for the post of secretary of the A. M. E. Board of Home and Foreign Missions was settled in favor of Rev. L. L. Berry against whom the figKt was directed. The decision was rendered by the Justice Sheinley of the Manhattan Supreme Court. Rev. Berry had been elected to the post after the death of Rev. Coit. The Bjshop’s Council, which met recently in Wilkesbarro held his election illegal and against the principles of the church. The council then appointed Rev. Carl Flipper to the post, thus ending up in a court fight. Rev. Berry has represented in court by the Assistant Attorney General Harry Bragg and Aiken Pope. FOREMAN SHOOTS INTO CROWD OF WORKERS BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Negro and white workers employed on a Red Cross relief job project here are high, lv aroused today over the abuse white foremen have heaped especially on Negro workers. One foreman even drew a gun and fired a shot into a crowd of workers. He is H. L. Agee. As he finished cursing a Negro worker who had not been informed that suddenly the start ing hour was changed from 7 a. m. to 6 a. m. and therefore was late, Agee drew his revolver and fired. Only a fortunate accident avoided a murder. Because the workers have protested arainst the brutal treatment from foremen, the city has threatened to replace civilian foremen by policemen. GIVEN LIFE FOR MURDER OF WHITE BOOTLEGGER COLUMBIA, S. C—Willie D. Koon, alias Sunky Koon, was sentenced to life imprisonment Monday when he was found guilyt of slaying Herman Pruitt white, May 3, in a gang fight. Seven others were indicted on the charge. Jasper Lewory was not tried. His case was put on the contingent docket by the solicitor. The rest plead, ed guilty to assault and battery and were sentenced to six months in pri son. Pruitt was slain, it was charged when Koon and a gang of colored men set upon several white men. Tt was alleged that the colored men were try ing to steal some liquor from Pruitt. JIM CROWNED IN JOB AGENCY NEW YORK—(CNA)—When Etta Anderson, Negro worker, went to the Blue List Exchange, an employment agency at 621 Lexington Avenue, she was told to sit on one side of a screen separating colored and white workers. Protesting against jimcrowism, she was told it was the policy of the em ployment agency that Negro and whiteworkers should not sit together. This policy of the white ruling class is aimed at preventing the unity of the workers in joint struggle against unemployment and hunger conditions. The workers Negro and white, must unite to smash this jim-crow policy. N. A. A. C. P. LEADER CHARGED WITH BEATING UP HIS WIFE NEW YORK—(CNA)—Hearing on the case of Dr. Richard G. Ridhardson, New Rochelle physician and N. A. A. C. P. leader was postponed by City Judge Bizel last Friday morning when it was disclosed that his wife, whonj he is charged with brutally beating, was still in a critical condition at the New Rochelle Hospital The couple live at 29 Rochelle Place. Mrs. Richardson, who was found by her younger sister after the alleged beating, is suffering from a fracture j of the nose and possible fracture of the skull. She was operated on last Wednesday to prevent blood poisoning spreading, which developed as a result of her injuries. Wrs. Richardson was in » semi, conscious condition when she arrived at the hospital and could not be ques tioned. Later she told detectives that her husband had beaten her several times lately. She claims her husband has hifaluting ideas that she is not his "social equal” because she has not had a college education. Dr. Richardson is president of the New Rochelle branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. ONE KILLED, FOUR HURT. IN ACCIDENT NEW YORK—(CNA)—Willey Bos. well, 24 year old domestic worker, was instantly killed last Thursday night when an auto in which she was riding crashed into a stone wall at Old Wil. nfot Road and North Avenue, New Rochelle. Four other persons were in jured *nd are in the New Rochelle Hospital. One is in a critical condition* COURIER JUDAS GETS HIS RE WARD FROM LYNCH PARTY WASHINGTON, D. C —The reward of a Judas was conferred by President Roosevelt July 6, on Robert L. Vann, editor of the Pittsburgh Courier, when for his services in helping to elect- the president who wrote the Haitian constitution and imposed a reign by United States marines on the black republc, and for his vicious attacks upon the defense of the Scotts boro boys, he was made special assist, ant attorney general in the depart ment of justice. In making the announcement, it was said that Roosevelt credited Vann’s • betrayal of the NegTo people, in sell ing out the Courier to the democratic Party, with “much responsibilty for the tremendous switch of Negro vot ers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Vir ginia and Maryland, last November. Vann has consistently fought against every aspect of the national liberation struggles of the Negro people. He has carried on an especial, ly vicious fight against the Internat ional Labor Defense and the Scotts boro defense. He came to the rescue of the Southern lynchrs following the second conviction of Heywood Patter son last April, with praise for Judge Horton, presiding legal lyncher, and an attack upon the I. L. D. His main guns were turned imme diately upon the Free the Scottsboro Boys March to Washington, a demon, stration of mass protest and solidar ity of black and white workers which materially aided in forcing to concede a new trial to Heywood Patterson. The Courier has long been known as the unofficial organ of the Nation, al Association for the Advancement of Colored People leadership, and the official organ of the democratic lynch party of the South among the Negro es. Under Vann’s editorial guidance, it has become the leading red-baiter amor(r the Negro newspapers in this country. A striking similarity between the demands put forward by the Courier in the- Scottsboro case, and those of the Southern lynch press, was noted throughout the campaign. Recently, it launched a vicious attack upon Ruby Bates, the white southern girl who was chief witness for the Scotts boro defense when she came forward to repudiate her former charge of “rape” against the Scottsboro boys. Vann’s new job in the Roosevelt ad ministration, it was pointed out by William L. Patterson, national secre tary of the I. L. D., will put him into a key position in regard to all the fed eral activities directed against the struggles of the white workers and the Negro people. In this position he will be a member of the planning board which directs the government’s attack and persecution of the militant leaders of the working class and the Negro masses. Another political purpose behind the appointment pointed out by Patter son is the splitting of the forces for Negro liberation, by creating the illu sion among Negroes that they have a share in the government. That this is part of Roosevelt’s new deal system in evidenced by the fact that Vann is the first Negro to hold such a post under Democratic admin istration. In accepting the position, it was pointed out, Vann accepts form ally an alliance with the lynchers now in power in all the Southern States, with Governor Miller of Alabama, At torney-General Thomas E. Knight and Judge Horton, who are determined to lynch the Scottsboro boys, and a whole array of legal and ordinary lynchers throughout the country. i _ NORTH CAROLINA FRAME-UP EXPOSED BY I. L. D. Legal Lynching Stopped as Organ. ization Forces 60-Day Reprieve CHARLOTTE. N. C.—Winning of a sixty day reprieve for John Lewis Ed wards, 18 year old Negro boy framed on a murder charge and railroad to a death sentence is the first victory of the International Labor Defense in a campaign to save his life and expose the legal lynchings which have be come the order of the day in both North and Sooth Carolina. Edwards was indicted, tried and convicted in 72 hours, for the murder of W. Brown, a white street car mot orman, who was killed Saturday night, March 9. He was sentenced to die Jnly 7. There were no witnesses to the murder. No money was stolen. Two shots were fired, one of which hit Brown in the head, killing him in stantly. A white woman told a newspaper man that two white ^ien ran past her and told her not to go near the scene. Forty five minutes later, another motorman, on another street car line, shot and killed a Negro named Wini fred, who was on his way to work. Police refused to permit the body of Winifred to be taken to the hospital in a private ambulance, and ordered the undertaker to whom H was taken after they had taken it to the hospital themselves, not to let anyone see it. It was discovered, however, that Wini fred's faces showed signs of terrific beating. The motorman said Winifred and two other Negroes tried to hold him up, and the police closed the case. The Southern Public Utilities offer ed $1,000 reward for the capture and conviction of the murderers of Brown, and police announcing that the mur derers were Negroes, set their frame, up machinery to work. Dirfing the two months following more than 100 Negroes were picked upon the street, taken to the police j station, accused of the murder of, Brown, or being the companions of Winifred, and third degreed. Many more Negroes were beaten up on the streets of Charlotte. Shortly after the crime, three Ne gro boys, Earl Rattaree, 14, Feather stone Mandelhall, 16, and Edwards* were picked up like the others, beat en, held for four or five days and then turned loose. A few days later Edwards was ar rested on a trumped up charge «£ stealing cigarettes and sent to the chain gang for a year. Wednesday night, May 17, police kidnapped Mandelhall at three o'clock in the morning, took him out to the chain gang where Edwards waa, ask ed Mandelhall if he knew Edwards. When he said he did, they took both back to Chariotte, and charged them with the murder ef Brown. Rattaree was also arrested and held as a mat erial witness. Next day, Thursday, Mandelhall and Edwards were indicted. Friday, they were tried by an all white jury. Saturday, the jury acquitted Man. delhall, found Edwards guilty, and recommended mercy. Monday, Judge Ogelsby sentenced Edwards to die in the electric chair July 7. “Confessions” the police said they had extracted from the boys were the only evidence produced. J. D. McCall, white lawyer appointed by the court to “defend” Edwards and Mandefhall, produced no witnesses, accepted the police story entirely, and asked “for mercy.” During the trial, the International Labor Defense called on the lawyers who said a notice of appeal would he filed and a stay of execution obtained while I. L. D. would prepare a case. Witness were found who can prove that none of the boys were near the scene of the crime. The lawyers ap pointed by the court deliberately re fused to make use of this defense. No appeal was filed. “All I know about the case is whaf. I read in the papers. I don't know if an appeal was filed nr not,” McCall told i. L. D. representatives. The International Labor Defense obtained the services of Conrad ©., Pearson of Dunham, N. C., an at torney who re.opened the case by ob taining a filing application for a re prieve. The indignation of the Negro and white workers of Charlotte was. organized into mass protest by the L. D., and the reprieve won. The sixty days reprieve obtained will be used to further organize on a mass basis the campaign to save Ed wards’ life, while legal steps are tak en around which the campaign wiH W built. KILLER POSING AS DEMENTED IS PREDICTED TUSKEGEE, Ala.—The town of Tuskegee is terror stricken with the murder of Professor Atkins stiH up permost in the minds of all the citi zens and students. Many persons be lieve that the wholesale murders that. have occurred in the past three yemm will still remain unsolved, and are not at all sure that J. D. Thompson, confessed slayer of Professor Atkins will throw any light on the two pre vious slayings which occurred on the Campus. Mrs. Mary Booth, head nurse of Tuskegee hospital and sister in.law of Dr. Moton, was sh >t to death in 1930 and Mrs. Mary Howard, for 25 years a resident of Tuskegee was. killed last Novembdt. Both these min ders have remained unsolved. Thompson Friend of Mrs. Booth Thompson, murderer of Atkins; war a friend of Mrs. Booth. He is a bachelor of some 40 odd years, and while running his cafe Jt was his plea sure to fix tasty dishes for Mrs Booth and she was a frequent visitor^ to his cafe. It is alleged that prior to the murder of Mrs. Booth she and Thompson engaged in a heated quar rel because Thompson allowed A Den* Moton, her nephew to get soft drinks at his establishment. After tfce quar rel she is said to have entertained her friends at the cafe of Mrs. Howard who was murdered several months ago. It is said that Thompson showed m fondness for Atkins and that her and? his wife ate regularly at ThompsonV cafe until they too left his estabBsk ment and began boarding elsewhere. Professor Atkins was overseer «f the Chamblis hotel, in which Thomp son’s cafe was located. Thompson was threatened with expulsion from bis cafe because he was heavily in arrem* with his rent. The authorities refused to allow Thompson to be interviewed for fear that he will talk and it is be lieved that several unknown angles will be develop when Thompson is permitted to talk. The remarkable presence of mind of Professor Atkins is shown by the fact that after he wik shot by Thompson he attempted tte» write the name of his assassin on tbe back of an envelope that be was ing in his hand and only succeeded1 ft. scribbling the first name when his; hand was stilled by death. "Jack” Atkins Probable Aid Tn * NEGRO FLIERS START FLIGHT ACROSS U. S. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J.-^luIy IT, Two Negro aviators took off from At lantic City early Monday, hoping to be the first of their race to span the continent by air. Cafe For Sale, Good Lo cation- Call Ja. 8576