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LiuLiLill LATER i Co oh Pag Four) (Tn" 7 'l i f' i vH'. i I fi I' i Gruesome as is thi3 picture, The Pittsburgh Courier Ls publishing it for its moral effect. The picture was sold in Labadieville, following the brutal "mob hanging" of Freddie Moore. He was accused of killing a wnita girl. After hia death the girl's step father, confessed.

In the article below, Norman Thibodeaux, who was also hanged from this same bridge, but later cut down, tell3 an amazing story. Read it. STE EF3 GIP.l VOL. XXIV No. 52 McGILL MARRIES A GA IN By MALCOLM.

B. SMITH CHICAGO, Dec. 28. Attorney N. K.

McGUl, general manager of th Chicago Defender, was quietly married here Saturday. Hia bride was the charming and veratlle Mrs. Bf ssie H. Stiles, wealthy young widow of Savannah, Ga. The romance, Mr.

McGlll admits, began during the summer months of the World's Fair when Mrs. Stiles was a visitor In Chicago. Previous to her marriage here, the wealthy Southern widow, who Is a graduate of Atlanta University, had been a school teacher In Savannah and hsd had the personal managc (Continued on Pagt Four) ifijCllTS CBIC3E i "We're Gob to Show You Yet What Happens to Niggers Who Want White Meat, Sheriff Tells Youth After Mob Had Been Convinced of His Innocence Mother Of Freddie Moore Heard His Pitiful, Anguished Pleas For Help Before Mob Took Him From Jail. On Saturday, October 7, Anna Mae Lnrose, a white girl, living with her mother and father, a man named Darvie, in Labadieville, left home. When she did ntt return that night or Sunday night, a search was instituted.

Just after dark a deputy sheriff drove down the road, stopped his car at a certain point, entered the sugar cane "field, and immediately found the girl's body. She had been immediately, Freddie Moore, a Ncro boy. who lived to the home, was arrested, and "urged with murdering her. Word ent out to adjoining countlea. ad even fsr as New Orleans, there would be a lynching on Thursday night in Labadieville.

Though it was ICnown that there nald he a lynching. Sheriff Kfniel. of Napolponville. convenl ft town Thursday night, an old man of 60. named Und: y.

readily turned Moore over the lynchers when they asked Jw hini. Unore tortured, beaten, cas trated, and hung to the bridge In the town of Lajadieville. That same the mob, said to have been led by Deputy Sheriff Ferdinand Richard, wont to the house where Norman Thibodeaux. 19 year old Negro toy, wa staying with his grandmother, on a plantation. They brought him to the bridge, beat and tortured him.

and hung him also. How he escaped is told by himself in the story below. I 9 After the experiences toid In this story. Thibodeaux was. arretted for "peddling fish w.thout a license" in New Orleans, where the sale of fish is a monopoly, and held in jail for 15 days.

Upon his release, he made contact with International Labor Defense representatives in New Orleans. His situation was still dangerous there, and the I. L. D. made arrangements for sending him to New York City, where he has now arrived.

The full, dramatic story of the lynching of Thibodeaux and of his escape Is here told for the first time. This week. Thibodeaux will apeak at a meeting called by the International Labor Defense and the League of Struggle foi Negro Rights In New York. I Va's Lynched, But Lived To Talk By NOKSIAN THIBODEAUX, As Told to Louis Coleman On October 11 I left New Orleans in the morning, and arrived at Labadieville, about i0 in" the afternoon of the next day. I came there to visit my grandmother.

After I rot to mv jrrandmother house I heard that a white girl, named Anna Mae arose, had been found killed in tne cane ne id, ana mey naa a iegro dov, rreaaie jvioore, jail. i Jr d.iie Moores mo(hr went to 1 i him that day. They wouldn't hrr Mm. "1 heard him crying and wep she told me. "I 'Is that rv bv crvlni and we.eninc?" And me.

'Never mind, you "I bfani him say 'Mama, get me here. But they even let me nee him" T.iuridav mornincr. ahout one or o'clock, about six or seven came Into my house. They me up and stood by my bed. J1" one at the head of them was "'linand Plcbard.

the Labadle '1 denutv nheriflf said to jie: "Nigger, get up p. your clothes en." Thev hH tMin and when I Jnt put mv cloth. on fast to suit them. Richards hit Mh the butt end of hlrrun. 'he forehead.

There's a big scar "re yet. I put on my pantsand cut they wouldn't let me on ry hoe or my cap. ihey rushed me Into a car. been hitting me eome over I have big scars from ton and my head was T5 itopped In front of the Jail Bishops, High Churchmen To Form High Cbuncil HEFLIN TO TRY FOR COME BACK IN HOUSE MOBILE, Dec 2S (CNS) "Cotton Tom" Heflln, who failed of reelection to the Senate, when he abandoned the Democratic party to support Hoover in 192. is asking voters' of the Fifth Alabama District to send him back to Congress.

He is the seat in" the Uoiue now hc.ld by Miles Allgood. and will run on the Democratic ticket in the May 1924 primaries. As usual tries to arouse race antagonism by recnarklsg: "I am pleased at the! State Democratic Committee's ictioa in barring Ne frees irest the primarl." WASHINGTON, Dec ZS. (CNS) Patterned after the Federal Council of Churches la Apaerica. a similar organization composed of Negro bishops and other high churchmen throughout the Ur.lt ed States, will soon be organized.

A temporary committee composed of Bishops W. A. Fountain, J. A. Gregg.

P. A. Wallace, and W. Kyle, and John R. Hawkins and EL L.

Madison, laymen, has been selected to contact all the Negro denominations in the country and invite them to meet soon for permanent organization. Others interested in the movement are Sisbopa Reverdy Ransom e. E. D. W.

Jones, W. J. Walls, Dr. I W. H.

Thomas. Dr. R. R. Wright.

Jr, the Rev. H. T. Medf ord and the Rev. J.

H. CoLina Features, Latest Nir Leader In Advertising, Gradation end flew Psiiw WIDOW 4 I A Mrs. Vivian Howard Harry of Cleveland, whose husband was killed on eve of the holidays. CLEUELAF1DER HIT ADD RUN AUTO VICTIM CLEVELAND, Dec. 28.

George Harry, popular young Cleve lander, died here Thursday, the victim of a hit and run driver Wednesday night. His wife, Vivian How 1 ard Harry, is prostrate with gierf. The couple were wed just six months ago. Mr. Harry was crossing Carnegie avenue at East 83rd street when hit by a machine.

The driver of the machine picked him up and placed him in his car on the pretext of taking him to the hospital. However, when nearing the hospital the motorist, it is believed, became excited at the thought of the responsibility, and upon entering East Boulevard opened the door of his and pushed Mr. Harry, already becoming partially paralyzed, out of the car and sped away. He wu iuuuu lying in me sircei m. lew minutes later by a passing motor 1 ist, who took him to the hospital.

Until the time of his death Mr. Harry maintained absolute con sciousness. The queer trick of fate I lay in the fact that Mr. Harry mar ried Vivian Howard on June 21et and on the day of his death theyj were to have celebrated their six months anniversary. Funeral services were held Sat urday afternoon at the House of I Wills with Interment at Lakeview.

PITTSBURGH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1933 '1111 QARin An By DTJTTON FERGTJSON WASHINGTON, Dec. 28 Investigations by Federal authorities into the leakage which caused John P. Davis, executive secretary of the Joint Committee on National Recovery, to get into his possession confidential minutes of the Septem ber 18th meeting of the Special In dustrial Recovery Board, way last week. First reporting of these official minutes were made by Mr. Davis at a secret meeting held in the historic.

Moorland Foundation room, Carnegie Library, Howard University, rm December 12th. At this sensational meeting "20 assorted NegitJJeaders were cornered by over 30vhite NRA employees in an effort 'to 'get their approval pf low wages for Negro in the South especially, under NRA codes. With tha failure of the colored leaders to give into such a violation of tha most important point in President Roosevelt's nationwide recovery program, Mr. Davis dramatically' brought the famous Moorland Room "conference" to a close by reading the confidential minutes of the Special Industry Recovery Board meeting. This action by the member of the recovery "brain trust" completed the turning of the tables at the confer eice and set in motion a federal investigation which would attempt to determine the source from which Mr.

Davis secured the SIRB min 'Continued on Page Four) Negro Cargo ON NEW JOBS! Miss Theresa Moon and George Jr. are taking things seriously in this picture, snapped by Courier photographer on their new CWA jobs. They will examine applicants for employment on local CWA TflLCl CWA Segregation Halted In Boston BOSTON, Dec. 28 A proposed jim crow unit under the Women's C. W.

was nipped in the bud on Thursday, through the alertness of the Equal Rights League. Report came to William Monroe Trotter, the secretary, that colored women applying for sewing were told they would be placed as soon as the quota for a colored unit was secured. He secured an audience with Mrs. Lois Ran toul. State chairman of C.

W. A. Women's activities, who agreed to drop tsis place. Mrs. M.

Cravath Simpson, Mrs. Harriett C. Hull, Attorneys Albert G. Wolff and M. Banks were the other members of the delegation.

AH Men Are Called 'Brothers' By Pastor NEW YORK Dec. 28 (CNS) Christ's dark complexion mtgnt even oe aispieasing to some, members of this church." the Rev Edmund Melville Wylie of the' Park Avenue Presbyterian Church at eatn street, declared in hie ser mon Monday. Dec. 18. Mr.

Wylie condemned those who accepted Christ's teaching only in part and would not believe that all races were brothers. nn U2 U2 aric MolMay Norman Iimmd TELLING HIS OVN STORY TMP yaw i IAMERICA'SMl best WBEIvLY 7 1 a rnn. nn nmC i aLziiJVA eaux i ells Louisiana Bam 1 Vr yrPr i vi i i i i i I i i i i i ii til I I I I i 1 I I I I I I I I I I I IMIIUIJJ lULUui jv KEPT NUPTIAL SECRET VP PRICE TEN CENTS' Mrs. John Harbison Pope, who before her marriage August 23, 1932, was the former Miss Celestine Gustava Johnson, daughter of the James Howard Johnsons of Pittsburgh and Boston. Her husband is a young lawyer.

They will live in North Carolina, where Mrs. Pope has been teaching art. Captain Brings First Liquor Into Port Of New Orleans Whither Necro Business? Are you interested in Negro business, its manifold problems, and the direction in which it is headed? If ij so, read the interesting, informative and constructively lj critical article Starting In Next Week's Coarier which ha3 been written by Theodore Hugh Hernandez, well known New York cholar. purpose et filing: certain, ciaxgea' Captain Clarence Webster From the British Honduras Brings In First Consignment of Yuletide Spirits Inspector Gonzales Meets Ship. NEW ORLEANS, Dec.

28 The trim motorship "Laura" flying the flag of Britain and captained by the bronzed Clarence Webster, steamed Into the port of Orleans here Wed nesday bearing the first legal cargo of choice imported liquor. The ship, hailing from the port of Belize, British Honduras, carried 1,940 cases of whisky, wines' ENJOIN TRUSTEES IN JACKSON A.M.E. CHURCH DISPUTE JACKSON, Miclu, Dec 28. An order which enjoins a board of trustee of tha Community A. M.

E. Church, which was elected last September from interfering with the general operation of church affairs was granted Monday by Circuit Judge John Simpson. The order is in connection with the litigation started by William E. Harrison, et al, versus Rev. Asbury T.

Williams, Arthur W. McRaven, George Knight and Wiley Graves in which the plaintiffs assert that Williams, as pastor of the church, baa been guilty of conduct unbecoming a minister. It is further asserted that at the annual conference held in Detroit on September 9. 1933. with Bishop Henry B.

Parks presiding, the plain tiffs went to the Motor City for the against Mr. The bishop named a committee to investigate tha complaints which tha plaintiffs assert did consider the charges and later gave the minister a clean bin, but members of the combnttee are alleged later to have remarked they believed him guilty, but sympathy inspired their findings, according to the plaintiffs. Judge Simpson stated it was regrettable that a church should find it necessary to come into court to settle its problems, and that because of the two factions, which appar ently exist In tha parish, it might mean the destruction and tearing down of the church which in the court's opinion was an important institution and filled a great need In CCoatlnuei on Pag Fourl Titul cordial. A coincidence occurred when U. S.

Customs Inspector Hernando C. Gonzales boarded the ship to inspect it. He discovered that Mr. Webster had a letter of Introduction addressed 'to him. Captain i 4 i ifcwicr naa uimaea lOOKiog up Mr.

Gonzales after docking in the port. The cargo which the "Laura" carried was a very valuable one. The liquor was all of the highest grade. It was consigned under government seaJs which were not broken. Tba cargo was unloaded at the foot of Dumalne street and removed Ui a bonded warehouse.

Waee Differentials Urged In South By Southern rJanufact'rs WASHINGTON. Dec 28 (CNS) A Southern States Industrial Council composed of the presidents and secretaries of manufacturers associations, has been organized to preeem meir views on legusauon proposed and adopted in the Congress and to present to the NBA facts connected with conditions in the South and the sentiment of Smithern industry. The council approved urging adoption of wage differen.

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