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V O L U M I 28— NUMBER 00
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PORTLAND. O.'EQON SA TURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1002
IN T W O SECTIONS
PRICE F IV E CENTS
STRANGE GROUP HEARS ARGUMENT OF CASE
DIVIDED VOTE HELD RACE’S BEST HOPE™
REVOLT GREAT­
EST PREDICT’D
CAN HOOVER AND ROOSEVELLT
<Digesting . . .
EVADE NEGRO
. . Tße Ifletfs
N f » Torli, Oct SO— Under Ih » li­
ti», "Can They Erode T b » Issue", the
BV C LIFFO R D C M IT C H E LL
Ortobar IS W O R M ) TOM ORROW ed­
itorially commends the questionnaire
•ubinltlad lo Ilio presidential candì-
delta of the two leadiug political par-
The Advocate wlahea Ita renderà to
Itaa by lb » National Aaaortatlon (or
the Advancement of Colored I'oople. know that the opinion expressed by
tbe writer of this column Is not nec­
W A L T E R W H IT E AOORESSEB
"T h e question* are o l Kraal Interest essarily The Advocate's opinion. — Ed
to
all
Ihoa«
who
hare
boon
working
IND IANA ST AT E N. A. A. C. P.
for bettered raro relations." nuya ibe
SUBM ITTING THE PROOF
ANO AS SAILS SEN. W A TS O N ,«m ortal and | iw i on lo call theni
"pointed, but cruelly guided shall»
In my release that appeared last
Amlerauu. Ind . Oct 17 - " T h o great ______________
alinml directly ____
at ____
Ibe __ Krnaa
______ bypoerlay
_______ . week concerning the advisability of
eal political revolt among N eg ro »» of
.p„My pr„|„n„|„n, about rare ! Paging a campaign to place a Negro
M ^ been
M B É known
BanÉ
M
paper In every home In America. I
that baa ever
In n a a nation­
relations. T o answer them affirm »
al election" waa predicted lor Novem­
lively would mean, as the N A A. C7. j ttmt I hail personally secured by send-
ber by W aller While, Hocrelary of
P doubtless knows, the complete re-! Ing. with my compliments, Negro pub-
Ibe National Association for the Ad­ Versal of Republican and Democratic Ibatlons to Influential members
of
vancement of Colored People who ad-
|the white rare who. otherwise, were
practices for years
not tn the habit of following our press
dreaaed the Association's
Indiana
"N o Democratic or Republican can­ each week
Hlale Conference here
• • •
d idal» for President could satisfy tho
Making It clear Ikat tbe "Intelligent Negro on these queries without at
Since I wrote and mailed the re­
Negro voter has but little hope In Ibe once breaking up hla party and re lease referred lo I have received a
letter from one of Ibe many pereone
llra o c ratte parly." Mr W h it, a.a.lled
„ for ,hc abaln ,, „
the Hoover Administration's Indiffer­ As a journal which, year In and year whom I had In mlod, one paragraph
ul which I shall quote
ence and boatUtty lo Negroes In A-1 out. has urged social and rlvtc equal­
"A man who haa been confined
eterica aa evidenced by nomination ity between Ibe races, and which has
In prison for the number of years
of Parker to the U 8. Supreme Court; eagerly hoped (or a stouter militan­
you have and who takes advan­
I ha Battlefields, lha catering to lily- cy among Negroes themselves In Just
tage of the situation In the spirit
white elements In the South; the peo­ such ways aa lhat employed by the
you have accepted your confine­
ment. and In that Urns keeps
nage slavery conditions prevailing s e ­ N. A A C. I*. Ihla (all. we congratu­
clean
and devotaa the lim e to re­
der lu iw n n o s t contract» on the M.a late the organisation on this forth*
gaining one'a own self respect and
alaalppl Flood Control project and the r|)lh, , trok. „ wU1 brlll* r U r „ , out
the respect of others, deserves
apparent determination »1 the War o| confualoB on ,ha p*rt of all save
recognition from those outside
and only a kluder feeling.
Department to "whitewash " the char |,hoaa pr„f,,aa|0ual r is e n In Ih » old-
WOODWARD FOR MAYOR
MURDERERS TRY 10
''Present conditions necessitate
JORDAN ACCUSED OF S T E W A R D ’S
substantial reduction in tbe cost of
F A T A L DEATH
1 city government" said William P.
Woodward, candidate for Mayor. In a
Klamath Falla, October 18 -Theo-
recent talk before a group of taxpay FIVE NEGROES SHOT TO D EATH dore Jordan, colored, who haa been In
jail here since nn attack on F. T. Sul-
Senatobia. Mis».. Oct. 17- T h e bo-]liTan. Southern Pacific dining car a t »
dies of five Negroes, shot to death by „ard . w ill be charged with murder as
W ASHINGTON.D. C. October 20,—
a posse, were found today on a high- a reauIt o f Sullivan s death the dia-
(C. N. A. ) W hile squads of po- J
way six miles aouth of here.
jtrtct attorney announced Monday
lice patrolled the chambers of the Su­
The posse, searching for Jease W ll- Autborltle» here claim Jordan oonfea-
premo Court and the corridors of the
Uama, 45. colored, who shot and kill-
^
atU ck on SuU,TaIl ^
maa
Capitol Building on October 10. attor-1
ed Deputy Sheriff Jeff W alker Wll- haa
indu.ted on a cbarge o( ^
neya for the International Labor De- J
llama, went to the home of Judge U ll,t wlth lntont to rob while armed
feuse presented lo the Supreme Court
Crawford,
colored, where they had with a danKerona veapOQ. -m »
Judges the appeal for seven of the j
Information Williams was hiding
Jury wi„ aow ^ Mked
brln|f
a
nine framed Scottsboro boys
According to the report made by mnrder indictment, the prosecutor
the posse to the sheriff’s office here. aa|d
The show of the police force was to I
the Negroes at the Crawford home
prevent any demonstration of sympa-1
resisted search and were shot by BOTH N. Y. M A Y O R A L T Y CANDIDA­
thy on the part of the Negro ami
members of the posse.
white workers who crowded tbe court- j
TES ASKED FOR NEGRO VIEWS
AWAIT FATE
room, the corridors and the Capitol j
grounds.
N E W YO RK, Oct 15— Carrylng ont
L IL L A R D S T E A L S TH E SHOW
The seven boys whose cases were 1
ita polie y o f querytng bot h national
CHICAGO, October 17—The Chlca- ___
heard were Oslo Powell. Olen Mont I
and ______
local candidates for office on
go Cardinal» and George Halas' Bears. . .
____
gomery. W i l l i e
Roberson. Andy 1
local representatives of the National th' lr * t,ltnde ,ow* rd r“ e relations
Wright. Haywood Patterson. Charlie
Professional Football league, fought »nd the rights of Negroes, the Nation-
W. F. WOODWARD
Weems and Clarence Norris.
hard through four periods to a al Association for the Advancement of
The argument for a new trial was ers in East Portland.
scoreless tie mat Sunday, but
Joe colored People haa addressed a letter
gub
^
the candldatea
made by W alter H Poliak, New York
"M any thousands of onr taxpayers LiUard Card halfback. g »v e fandom QD ^
plenty to rave over. This former Ore- .
. „
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attorney who had been hired by the are either out of employment or have gon star was the whole show and *or ***T °r °* ^ ew York City,
International Labor Defense
With had Income or salary severely reduc- with hla remarkable kicking and re-
The letters to the Democratic caadi-
I'ollak were George W Cham lee. of ed. They find It difficult, yes impossi- turn punts, saved a show that waa o- date. Surrogate John P. O'Brien, and
Chattanooga; Joe Brodaky. Irving ble. to pay their taxes and demand therwlse dull and devoid o f bigtime the Republican. Lewis H. Pounds, cite
Schwab. Allen Taub
Ely Schwarts- relief. Waste and extravagance In the class.
Lllliard. who replaces Duke Slater the present distress and unemploy­
hart, all ol New Y ork; Bernard Ades administration o f city affairs must aa the only Race member of the team ment ot colored citisens. The advance
of Baltimore (one o f the defense at­
Public servants mast take sub­ or In the league, was given very lit- of (he Negro under recent efty admin­
tie attention In the prebllllng. his istration Is cited. Including the np
torneys In (he trial of Euel L e e ): and stantial reductions In salary.
It la
Is (he
left he
out waa
of the early when
star- polntment of a Negro doctor as Police
Samuel Levine of Washington.
It
the nrnnert
property v owner
owner who
who pays name
^
^ being but
In vivid words. Poliak traced the the cost of city government City of- ^
sounded
and
twna
well
he Surgeon, the admission of colored doe-
ges made; and the apparent unwill-^
anchine», whose confusion will.
Many years ago the man whom I frame-up o f the nine boys. Born into
flclals' first consideration should be was otherwise the fans might have to n and nuraea to Harlem Hospital,
Ingnesa" of (he government to pro- WB , rua, b(. further demonstrated "
have quoted was the business mana­
poverty-stricken Negro fam ilies; out for there taxpayers. Cost of govern-!gone home utterly bored from the tbe employment of Negroes on the
vent color discrimination on federal
The questiona were
designed to I ger of a departmanl that employed
. ..
thousands of men. of whom I waa one. of Jobs; catching a freight train out ment haa amonnted ao high that, un- “ ndn0,5°|lime<d p a s s e " "* * **** Um" U new city subway system, and Improvc-
relief projects
draw out a complete statement of tha j Unfortunately. I did not make the beet of Chattanooga to try to find work In
der existing economic conditions, tax-
Rule done in the way of “ *»1 « in Harlem including a bath
"T h e Negro aa a minority group," candidate's attitude on all phases of of my opportunities and I rapidly slid
Memphis.
es now levied are often conflacatory. offensive football because of the *Up- house new -public schooL additions to
said Mr White, "feels that hla only race relations. Including the affairs I down hill Eventually. I was at the
Then, on the train a fight
takes
“ In my opinion no tax paid salary pery footing that aeemed to bother Harlem Hospital and the Armory.
I bottom of tbe social scale—In prison,
hope under the present form of gov­ nf Haiti and Ubarla.
place betwen some other Negro boys in the city should exceed 25000 a year. ® w y b o d y but UUard. The big Ore­
Both candidates are aoked whether
land
the
man.
Frank
D.
E
lligerald
.
be-
ernment le In the prevention of a mon­
gon flash carried the ball seven times
p n s r p n N F D came secretary of the state. In Mlchl- and some white boys The Negro boya, under present ccnditions. Unless city * ad only*once « a * h e held°to'no"gain” th®7 wiu continue medical recognition
opoly upon elections by any one par­ DUBOIS LIBE L SUIT POSTPONED ^
|hg o f f ,c. „ „ now holda , nd fof
disregarding southern boss-class tra­ officials will aubacrlbe to an economi- while on one occasion he lost one of Negroe# on the basia of merit with
ty— Republican. Democratic or any
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! which he la seeking reelectton (N ov- ditions. licked the white boys. The
cal program o f government, tax de- yard.
out regard to color; wether they will
other. Where the margin la close the | New York. N. Y. October ( t ’ NHI — ember 8th) on Ihe republican tick et
white boys, burning for revenge, jum­ Unquenclea wUl rapidly Increase. The
On September 27. Henry Ltterhart. |
• • •
LiU^n, J_ value really ex- ^
t0 obtan farther opportunity for
Negro aa a minority group ran use
attorney for Dr. W. K B. Itullola. was
I felt too ashamed to contact those ped o ff the train and wired ahead to reeult wUl be that like any other buai- Eiradng pumU** On ever™* rat urn he lob" * nd ®P®cl«Used training for Ne-
hla ballot moat effectively and Ihla granted an additional 20 days In
who personally knew my many weak­ the next town. Meanwhile, the Negro neaa overburdened with unnecessary Waa able to squirm through for more groea on the new subway; whether
the Negro la rapidly learning
¡which lo file answer lo the 250.000 nesses but when I attempted my
boya who had been tn the fight had expense, bankruptcy. Now la the time than twenty yards and pass from two city contracts w ill be guarded against
Mr W hile »everaly »cored Senator libel suit brought by Dr, Emmett J. come-back"
_________ _______
______
through
the _____
Negro _____
prei
Jumped off.
to avert this catastrophe by adopting ,0 three would-be tacklera. m e n when rare discrimination by contractors
Janies E Wataon of Indiana for hla Scott, through hla attorney». Powers.
11 did
want my former acquaintance»
The train arrives at the little town a definite plan of retrenchment."
d* “ * " » h o ^ d r o p p e d '^ V ^ n d se“ “ d whMher ‘ e»< *ln g
other civil
vole In «he Senate In favor of conflr-
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*? ,ollow
* nd
r®“ 1' 1® ,h“ ‘ 1 » “
of the tria ls
'sincere and conscientious tn my ef- of Paint Rock; n sh eriffs posse takes
Woodward for Mayor campaign p^rf^ct pUnta down the field for from service positions will contlnne to be
Ing the Parker nomination
| This suit for libel and slander fol-^ forts. Therefore. I had Negro publica- out all the Negroes — the Scottsboro
headquarters have been opened in the 45 to <0 yards.
open to Negroes on a basis of merit
"FHir Ihe past two year»." aald Mr. Iowa Ihe publication In Ihe April edl- ( |ona
„h lch I contributed, sent to
what la this that they find? Woodlark building Chaa. W. McLean
For week» the papers had played up only
White, "apologists for Senator Wat- Hon of the Crisis Magaslne of an ed-
¡these
Influential persons at nine. But
my own
Tw o white
son h a v e busllv been tellIm: Negroes Hortal signed by Dultols, In which by
¡„lpense. with the result that
the very glrla dresed in men's clo­ ha. been appointed chairman of the a
^ £ 7 ^ 1 ‘ w h en ^ com p *^
The fln“ dne®**on i In the letter ask
son h .v .. busily bean tailing N eg ro «»
and ,nnn. ndo, „
alleged
wbo hpM
moa, reaaon t’Q
persona wbo held the moat reason to thing. They are prostltutea. Here are committee and D. T. W right, secre- w(tb tbe Oregon flash. Orange made whether the merit system Irrespective
lhat he did not want to vole for I ar- ubeloua and atanderoua statements deapiae me are among my greatest
nil the elements for a fine frame-up! tary.
two attempts to get through, but on ot race will be extended to the selec-
ker and did so only by reaaon of Ihe | were made regarding the complainant. boosters and the goodwill value of this
Quickly the officials raise the old,
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both occasions was stopped by Lill- tion of professors and instructors In
pressure upon him aa majority leader who la secretary-treasurer of Howard contact la priceless.
SOME FAN I
“ ■<* who went through the line tike
c,
Co„
New Tork
lying charge of rape.
In tho Senate »sorted by Ihe White
_
.
. . . . . . . ,, an eel. The show-up of Grange was
.
.
...
...
,
. . . i Early In July, Dr. Dultola. through
The boys are taken to the little
The circumstances In this particu­
George
Jenkins
certainly
is
foot
ball
ao
compiete
u,at
tbe
former
man
of
whether
the
candidate
w ill nse the
Houae. Senator Wataon chose In fol- bb( at(0m ey, sought and was granted lar case of Mr K'ltxgerald are cited
town o f Scottsboro. They are denied craxy. He came all the way from Se- Zupke left the game early. Critics and police Department to enforce the pio-
low the President rather than stand a continuation of the case until Sep- purely aa a clincher to my argument
the right to communicate with their attle to witness the last Saturday’« Andy l»U h a w . Bear trainer, aay the visions of New York's C ivil Rights
up for hla Negro constituents.
The lemlier 27. at which time he would of last week, coming as It does with­
heat case hla frland. can make „ „ t » » • hla «new er to the ault. The !<Lday in Just a lew daya after the release parents, or to find counsel. They are game between U. of O and U. C. L. A. «orrel top suffered a reoccurrence of AcL
that dislocated shoulder that has bo-
extension la the second which he has was written, and convincingly prov- tortured and beaten. The trial takes
Whtle the trip cost him 2-2 he ®»T®. thered him since the days of • Cash-
for him la that he waa weak In submit­ beoti allowed.
Ing the personal benefits that I have ¡place on fair day. when 10.000 white he admits he got hla money's worth. and-Corry” Pyle.
VE TERAN W H I T E HOUSE AID
ting to political pressure. He must
gained merely by having our -papers mountaineers are In town. Lynch
IS H E AR T VICTIM
now take the political conaequencea. N O M IN A TIO N S ASKED FOR 8TH
read by responsible members o( the threata fly. In nn atmosphere of lynch of Negroes from the Jury, were plsln also present In the courtroom. Mr.
MME W A L K E R GOLD MEDAL other race.
"T h e Negro In Indiana, as elsewhere
Washington, D. C. . Oct.
terror, with crowds milling about the violations of the Fourteenth Amend­ Patterson arrived here from Clave-
. . 17—
. Charle*
s e e
throughout the United ISalea. la now
This should leave no doubt then of streets and Jamming the courtroom, ment to the Constitution.
New
York.
October
20—
Nomina­
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(or Ihe first time In a position where
Ihe unlimited gain that ran he arh« with a band playlng( the boys, one
Thomas E. Knight. Jr., attorney national head of the International La- aa the rasBH jM a heart attack which
all parties are angling for his support. tions are being asked for tho award leved by the entire race If the right
after the other, are convicted of rape general of the slate of Alabama, tak­ bor Defense.
overtook h ^ J V h lle at work last week.
He realises that In the dark days ot of the 8th Mme. C. J.Walker Gold sort of campaign la »a g e d tl place a
Senator Thomas Heflin, of Alaba-
When stricken, he waa rushed to
—on the lying teetimony of two white es the floor. The Negroes, he said,
Medal,
given
annually
for
most
dis­
Negro
paper
In
every
home
In
Am
eri­
the present and the dark and danger­
...
the Naval hospital, where he died
ca. And If I were free lo accept It. prostitutes. In the case of little Roy had a "fair trial." (This same Mr. ma. the notorious Negro-hater, sat in ghort,y afterward Mr Brown waa a
tinguished
service
to
colored
people
ous day» of tho future, there are Is­
I would want no better Job. on a com­ W’ rtght. one of the Jurors holds out Knight said before the Alabama Su­ the court throughout the hearing, lls- native Df Washington and a product
sues at atake which transcend Ihe through the National Association for mission basis, than the one of con­
for life Imprisonment, and a mistrial preme Court that there is no race tenlng Intently.
of the Washington schools. His father
the
Advancement
of
Colored
People.
petty Intoreala of profealonal politi­
tacting and Interesting white readers
No decision will be handed down was the late Robert Ellon Brown,
Is declared. The lynch verdicts are prejudice In Alabam a!)
The
medal
was
awarded
last
year
In our own race publications The op­
cians of his own or of the while race.
greeted with cheers, shouts and the
Mrs. Mary Mooney, mother of Tom for at least a month, the Supreme JT.h\ : eten\“ 1 ^employee was ;appoint-
ed to his position at the W hite House
This 1» no time for Ihe Negro to 'for­ to C. E. Dickinson. President of the portunity Is there for others, however,
and
should he wisely acted upon,
-------------------------------------- —------------ in 1917 under the Wilson administra­
Ohio
conference
of
N,
A.
A.
C.
P.
give and forget' such betrayals as lhat
a a a
tion. Following Wilson, he served suc-
brunches for his statewide leadership.
of Senator Watson.
Again. I repeat: "A Negro Taper In
cessfullyunder Harding. Coolldge and
Tho medal, given by the Mine Wal- Every Home In Am erica."
"T h e Negro In American today 1»
Hoover.The president and Mrs. Hoo­
literally fighting for hla life, lie Is ¡her Company Is awarded by a board
ver 9ent a message ot condolence to
FREE
PRISONER
W
H
O
LOST
the bereaved family.
fighting for tho chance lo work. to i°F Judges, consisting of Iwo represent
Mr. Brown Is surrlvd by his widow,
SIGHT IN PRISON B LAST
bo a full fledged cltlsen with all th e'ta tlv o » of the company and three ex
Mra. Ida M. Brown; an aunt, Mrs. An­
ecutlvea
of
Ihe
N.
A.
A.
C.
P.
rights the Constitution guarantees.
na Belly, and a large number o f othefl
Raleigh. N. C . October 17— (C N S ) —
Nominations may be aent In by any
Ho Is ready to play the game of poli­
j relatives.
i Funeral services were held Sunday
tics aa while men have (aught him one ond should bo addressed to the (laving lost hla sight in prison. Jake
at the Mt. Bethel Baptist Church, of
through long years of hitler educa­ N. A. A. C. P at «»F ifth Avenue. New Watson, who was serving »sentence
which Mr. Brown was a member and
tion lo play It. He can no longer he York. Nominees must he members of forseroml degree murder In the state
'deacon. Rev. W. D. Jarvis, pastor of
prison was freed on parole Inst week
counted upon aa the chattel of any Ihe Association.
the church, delivered the eulogy. The
by Governor Max Gardner.
deacon board members acted as pall­
political party and It la my prediction stood to lose much more title year
bearers. and several representatives
Watson waa convicted In 192«, and
based on Information which comes to
Hut Iasi Friday, before Superior
from the White House were In attend­
the Natlonnl Association for (he Ad­ Judge Phillip Finnegan. Mrs. Abbott sentenced to servo from 15 to 20
ant
years.
"In
view
of
this
affliction
and
and
her
attorney.
Robert
Cantwell,
vancement of Colored People from all
Sind Mr. Ahbott's attorney, former U. In view of the very excellent prison
ENGLISH N EW SP AP E R S ESPOUSE
parts o f the United Slates, that the
S Senator Charles S Donoon. appear­
NEGROES’ CAUSE
era of the Negro's now imlltlcal Inde­ ed nn the court. The object was lo record this NegTo has made.” (he gov­
pendence will he plainly established mako an effort to Increase tho "pin- ernor said. Watson was released in
New York. Oct. 20— Newspapers in
money" which tho publisher has been the custody of hla mother. The man
In the coming national election.
England print extensive reports of
giving his w ife since she had the lost his sight during a blasting oper­
the expose by the N. A. A. C. P. of
T H E 8COTTSBORO BOYS
locks changed on him.
ation
at
a
rook
quary.
AB BO T T ’ S L A W Y E R ADMITS HIS
the peonage and slavery cnndltlooa
Her attorney» asked for 22.000 per
C L IE N T HAS GREAT W E A L T H month Instead of Ihe measley little
Mooney, framed labor leader who haa Court announced. That Is. the deci­ prevailing on the Mississippi Flood
playing of bands.
W A SH ING TO N 8CORES AGAIN
'
sunt of 225 per week which she had
The Alabama Supreme Court up­ served 15 years ot a life sentence In sion will be held up until after the e- Control ProJecL Clippings have been
Chicago, October 17 In the nnawor baen receiving. Tho Court and attor-
holds the lynch verdicts against sev­ San Quentin prison, waa present thro lections.
received here from the Liverpool EV­
lo Ihe Bull for separate maintenance npy„ appeared to he atunneil when
George Dewey Washington formerly
The International Labor Defense ENING E XPRESS and the Blrmlng
which Mra. Robert S. Abbott filed In Nathan McGill,
aaalstant attorney of Portland will soon appear In the en of the boys. Eugene William*, who out t)ie hearing. " I want to see that
May agalnat her husband, the presl- general of the United Slates, admitted alar role of Ihe new mualral revue. Is proved to he a minor, is remanded other mothers' sons get Justice", said plans great mass meetings for the ham EVENINQ DISPATCH.
dent of the Robert S. Abbott Publish' tbaf g(r Abboft hnd In excess of "Forward March". Brown and Hen­ for a new trial.
Mrs. Mooney.
coming month, and w ill demand an
Ing Coni puny, Mr. Abbott generally *335,000 In cash In two Chicago Imnks derson. who wrote "T h a t'» W hy Dar­
Poliak shows clearly how the de­
W illiam L Patterson, Negro work- Immediate decision from the Supreme
James Msdley, o f Salem. Oregon Is
denied lhat he owned the Defender
several expensive cars, a kles W ere Born", have written ano­
and Ahbott's monthly, newspaper and ri«v«vt of Fords and some bonds, atocka ther song hit, “ Home to Harlem", nial of proper counsel, the lynch-law lngclasa- leader, and Communist nom­ Court, the national secretary, William confined at the Veteran's hospital (or
atmosphere of the trial, the absence inee for mayor of New York City, was L. Patterson, has announced.
magaxlne, and set up tho claim that nn)| roa| estate,
a month’s treatment.
which George will slug.
hla newspaper lost 210,000 In 1931, and I
S S R JS S