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Friday, November 25, 1932 If You Fail To Reail THE CALIFORNIA EAGLE You May Never Know It Happened Page Two 'Y i convict camps, was supposed to iass on the convict's fitness and hysicd ability to stand the pun- lshments. --CALIFORNIA EACLE Published Every Friday 1607 East 103rd Street Los Angeles. Cast No. 23, Boi. tf.

No. 27 Efitarcd Second Clue Mdltce. So. IT. 1913, at the Put Office a ui Ar.galca, California andar tM Ad ef March S.

1S79. John Williamo City Editor J. B. BASS Ed. tor C.

A. BASS Manages Eo.toc JOHN E. PROWD. Ba. Mgr.

All Ncmc Con mult roach office not later than Wadnncay noon, and Advertising Copy not later toss Thursday Morning, to insure publication In current rsaue of paper. jrororTOnCTcmianpnpnpnpncanpncinPnPncancanBnBnBnBnianBnianBnBnBnBnignBnBnBruanBnBn Do 'you regard' these, practices as legal? If -so, are they practices which you would care' to defend before the public? -If not, are you prepared to take, steps to stop these queries -because of the na-i ional interest aroused by these exposures and because of the. possibility of some action In federal courts based upon the federal constitutional' guarantee. DEAD CONVICTS' TELL NO TALES Six unexplained are George Johnson. 27 died In-Clark county of tuberculosis, acr cording to the memorandum; evidently attempt, was made to move him to a hospital until too late.

Robert Lee died in Madison county chain gang; unknown cause, said coroner's verdict George life-termer in Chatham county; died in great pain after writing the commission that the authorities laughed when he asked for Charlie Riggins, 22, died, four days after admission to Pulaski county camp. Johq Kendall shot to' death on Turner county, prison farm, accidentally by J. J. Conner. John Smith kiflef Sept.

6, 1929, at Stateboro. cause practically every race a national group in California life to apply for its particular court and would result in a clash of courts, jurisdiction opinions which would bring anarchy, upon the State of California within a period of a few months. In the meantime only one of the colored attorney candidates for the position to be filled by Gov. Rolph had the courage to come forward and state his position in the matter. Attorney Hugh E.

Macbeth in an open letter to Jas. Rolph, issued early Monday morning stated his position and that of the thinking California citizens both white and colored. This letter was carried on the front page of the Los Angeles Daily Journal in its Tuesday morning edition. An Open Letter to James Rolph, by Attorney Hugh E. Macbeth.

Slave First Hanged In Mississippi County cants for the position whose names he gave as Bert McDonald, Hugh E. Macbeth and Paul M. Nash. He assured the audience that the qualifications of the candidates would he 'passed upon by the Supreme Court before he took any further action on the matter and that he would take up further with Assemblyman Roberts the matter of the establishment of the court, Inasmuch as he and1 Assemblyman Roberts had been working on this matter for some years past. Following close upon this conference with the Governor, the colored citizens of Los Angeles crowded into the auditorium of the Elks Temple on Central avenue for one of the bitterest protest meetings ever witnessed in the history of California.

Speaker after speaker denounced the Governor for his Jim Crow Idea even doubting the truthfulness of the white press in their accounts of the Governor's interview. It was amassing to observe the eagerness with all sought the floor. If this meeting did nothing else it brought a great many of; our leaders together physically if not mentally. In the excitement of discussion William Pop Sanders, local political historian, jumped to the platform and stated: that he had denounced Governor Rolph's stand on Jim Crow courts during a conference held with Mrs. Helen Werner, Assemblyman Roberts, present on behalf of Deputy Citv Prosecutor Bert McDonald, held i Crow cars and similar segregations With a wave of public indignation amounting higher and higher- and flooding not only through- Out California but to the fartiier-eat corners of the American Republic, Governor Rolph Jr.s suggestion for a colored judge to sit in a Jim-Crow Court in Los Angeles and presided over by a Jim Crow Judge, rocked the California governmental structure to its very foundation.

Through the metropolitan press and over the radio and by personal statements to visiting crowds Californias flying governor" set forth- a program of racial segregation which for pure hellishness out does anything which Colonel Klease or Vardaxnan of South Carolina or Thomas Heflin of Alabama eve have suggested. For no where in the hearts of the South has any Negro judge had the temerity to suggest a seperate judicial sys- tern of courts for Negroes. While hundreds of colored leaders have poured in their protests to the Governor either in person, by telegraph or otherwise and indignation meetings have been held In numerous parti of the city and other sections of the state, the Governor persists in his program of a Negro court 6a Central avenue for to he presided over by a Negro judge. When met face to face at the Governor's office in the State office in the City of Los Angeles. Monday evening at about 5:30 of this, week by a delegation representing the col- ored Ministerial Union of Los Angeles and headed by Dr.

Wm. R. Carter of the Western. Baptist Association. accompanied by Rev.

William Venerable and with Dr. T. L. Griffith, pastor of Second Baptist church acting as spokesman, the doughty Governor who seems 'Hie new Cadillac Hearse now in use by the Angelus Fflneral Home and which created much tavor-able comment at Evelyn Preers Puneral. i Continued From Page One farm.

The Jones family lived in the Sandtnwn community. seven' miles northeast of this city. An Interesting incident In connection )ith the happening, was the fact Here the letter declares, Mr. Cruelty, and fieglect -alleged In that Britt had such a tobacco ap-' Splvak photographed Warden J. convicts letters are summarized in petite that he offered his dead body D.

Williams lacing a handcuffed the communication to the commls- in return or all th- tobacco be convict to a concrete post. A rope-; sion. Henry Aeiur wrote from could ue lived. He made NEGRO CONVICTS MISTREATED waa tIed to the-linka in the hand Tb01 begging belpa'nd'eaying; this offer bPr 1I11U a nun A ui cuffs. This rope xvas then cast Don't answer because they might rf Philadelphia fir Ft physicians, I about Another post and the cpn- kill me before you get here." the doctor accepting the offer.

Continued From Page One post Last Sunday, beginning early In the morning and until late at night, the Angelus Funeral Horae overflowed as thousands passed through to have a last look at the popular star of stage and screen and view the costly and exquisitely designed floral pieces that breath vict was 'stretched "Suspension of convicts until the rope Walter P. Little In McDuffie couA- I arms were al- ty chain, gang (Thomson) tells of1 After the execution Dr. Eack- stocks in tau and BOUND TO PICK HANDLE keep from being blocked around the Home. All day Monday Tuesday until the hour of tha funeral, the long lines of admirers continu- Brown, Lawrenceville tells Jones S500 for him. Only meager guards heat nri- stalls of this happening rf 76 Convicts restricted of move- oner with Pitk handles, and years ago.

are available as only a ment in Clark, Lowndes, Simin-1 ichl ash for mercy. few residents of the city were liw- weights cause shackle poison lh( ring there then, and they were CoPailt. about- the Prison at the Governor's office early Monday. morning." A resolution prepared by the following committee: Mr. J.

B. Bass, editor of the California Eagle: Dr. H. Claude Hudson president of the N. A.

A. C. Mr. Percy Buck. to ve ambitions to lay down a Elksd0 John Ifvilli citv Napoleonic act for Judicl- (SSi 5 CailSa EalS ary regulating the rights and i unanimously adopted by the hun-privlleges of the colored people In drecjg cf citizens nresent California stuck by his guns and started informing the ministers dreds of citizens present.

This resolution emphatically condemned the idea of Jim Crow court cd to pour In. It is estimated that ole, and Decatur counties. In Re- from infectTori and prevent the nearly 15000 viewed the remains, iminole countv Mr. Snivak ohoto- attitude toward such I11. -hoba county nearly 15000 viewed the remains.

minole county Mr. Spivak photo COnvict from getting anv real rest- 3 attitude toward such so naturally calculated to perpe tuate race prejudice and hatred but all are on an equal footing before the law here, as in most all civilized countries. It will be most unfortunate, indeed, if we permit the opening wedge for such distinctions to consist in a precedent officially established in the highest branch of our government, judiciary. Justice Is supposed to be and must be blind, but how could this be with Courts catering to specialized classes? There are already rni which were 700 children of graphed a hoj -rctrlctcd of move- Trta fo tum lo 2 iJXSffiLS. SSL! if 1: relf Ld w-a, thrust the force-hir, to wake and in line spiKcn lorrr mn 10 watte uia t- with a Jim Crow judge for Los Angeles.

record that perhaps few the state hold, with only between the bound hands and feet raise his legs to turn over, of the victim which left him in a position of excruciating pain. An-! In 'no -county where these 1 made by representatives' of your here'f or the murder cf Miss Jer-other photographed of a boy in punishments were inflicted, then commission which appear either a similar position, apparently un- protesting signers told the com? to Igndre. the complaints, mini- conscious, was taken in Decatur missioners, did Spivak see mize them or justify the cruelties Better community, Neshoba coua-cdunty. SW43E1 the county physician who, accord- perpetrated by the' prison Stretching in Early counLy. ing to the rules governing Georgia ties.

-1 ty. be tho largest number of persons that ever passed through the parlors of any local colored undertaker on one occasion. The procession of nearly 200 cars formed at the Home and moved in stately dignity to the People's Independent Church of how he had come to his conclusion at which time he was interrupted At the close of the meeting just far too many conflicts of interest t1 adoiomoftheresolutlon, and of jurisdictionwith which our MRSSrtTgwho brfathlesslv ReY' U- M1er rushed in Courts have to contend to.Invite a 1 aPPtointieIdCDnT STu? mt.vithall Isihnd Paronwher; TOiw'ithreting haufd'ss Iftirther6 veStatS; Ied ful? esoonribmfvr the owever sclosed the fact that the Burned xuu responsiDiiuy lor xne Governor was holding the aDDoint- Governors strange program of Trent ln -SStI bilities of misunderstandings and froction. If the 'Colored race should be recognized for judicial appointment, and it undoubtedly should be the final rites were held. As tho jeortege approached the church Lhe band, directed by Edward Bailey, played Nearer My God to Thee.

Crowds completely blocked a I the immediate vicinity of the brf church and as the flower-covered pL casket was borne out of the mag- Sx nificcnt new Cadillac hearse, re- I cently purchased by the Angelus SL Funeral Home, the huge throng held its breath in speechless tri- hute while the touching strains of kj the age-old hyin were caught up by Harvey Brooks at the organ and continued until the casket i came to rcst amidst the high-; banked masses of floral offerings. 5s Film and stage comrades as- sisted the Angelus Funeral Home rt. in arranging the ceremonies which Sx were considered among the most I While waves of protest mounted high ln the Central avenue district, waves of Indignity and protest mounted even hjgher in the downtown district of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Hundreds of law- yers reading the press dispatch and investigations of the radio reports of Governor RolDh's monstrous suggestion of Jim Crow the. conference and the Governor's nothing of the early happenings in statements therein, stated, that the Governor Only hd power to -anpoint and the County Supervisors have the power to establish the separate court on recommendation from the presiding Judge.

This left the protest of the representatives of the Ministerial Union unanswered absolutely unanswered by the iinstmas oaies i jv ereus 9 Matchless Values Special Low Terms A Pre-Holiday Feature 2-Pc. Croup in Genuine Mohair if and it has a candidate for office who is thoroughly qualified on the basis of attainments only, no such recognition should be acceptable that classifies thc'apppin-tee on any basis different from that of any other American citizen. Any Colored man accepting appointment as a Judge should be willing to accept it. only In recognition of his ability and of his American citizenship, with the view of being the Judge of his fellow men, regardless of race" or other qualification, and should spurn the idea of appointment to presiie over a Jim Crow applicant of the right sort will consider such a proposal. Editor J.

B. Bass of the Califor-. nia Eagle an-J Dr. Will in: Watkins, president of the Civil Liberties League, unlimited credit for their patriotism and courage in calling the mass meeting feganst the Jim Crow court. The mass meeting adopted unanimously a resolution of praise for the editorial of Dr.

R. P. Bob Shuler in the Los Angeles Record on motion of" the editor, of this column. ft ft If ft i 5 i a a ft Dollars Below the Actual Value impressive ever witnessed In the I TJ city. Manager J- L.

Hill and his m2 staff, with Sir. J. H. Shackelford, true to the unexcelled record of efficiency held by the Home, carri- cd out the arrangements perfectly to the most minute detail. The eulogy of Reverend N.

P. Greggs was a rare literary gem, idealizing the deceased as being most fitting exponent of tho UIUSIp A1LL1I Ifi l'AIUUtriik ui uir I 50 Governor, who thereupon very rellItmK in cleverly took the cue given him bv 1 whitfe the Assemblyman- and reminded the audience that they would have i to take up this phase with the Su- court pervisors. Thereupon some of the but at there were white members of the bar present before the bar in called to the Governors attention that the bar generally was inter- I 2, te 2nl on Jfhe. ested In having only laa-yers of i Cfnr iChTthe had seasoned experience elevated to Pf or appointment. It was an the bench.

Whereupon the Gov- extvagance of money to build a ernor replied that his opinion about 5 Ji Crow court in these days the formation of this court was county was running only a curbstone opinion but which to pro- that he would refer the entire mat- X.lde, JX fr ivalids- They further pointed out that the ter to the Supreme Court of the preposterous suggestion of the 8tte of California together Governor and Assemblj-man Rob- fthe qualifications of the appli- erts if carried into effect would Pay $7. Down $1.25 Weekly No Intereatl 64 A suite of very graceful styling that 'you'll be uull fMXkn ue stage, which the minister pointed I Ss proud to -have in your home. The bcnutlfully out, is considered one of the most ft cVPd drp the soft, Ttfm'Prfnl ennial resilient iinilcrstrricture and genuine miohnir powerful social agencies of today. sascj) C3 5 covering is typical, of higher priced ijroiips; value that's outstanding. Davenport and club chair with reversible cushions $64.50.

THOUSANDS PASS BIER OF EVELYN PREER LYING IN STATE AT ANGELUS FUNERAL HOME The First Time at This Sensational Low Pricel NeW: 3 -Pc. Walnut Bedroom Suite Pay SS Dour and SI Wrekly Wit hoot Interest To our. knowledge, iii quality has never br'we been a.rr i at low a price. The pleat-ing deeisn and rate-ful construction of each p.ece will apt- si those expecting to pay 115 to more. size-, bed.

chi and of or dressrr, 17.75.. Two twin beds, chest and choice pro of vanity, of dresser, on sate at 0 With unforgettable language he painted the beautiful part the ft lamented actress had played in hrf touching the heartstrings of all who had witnessed her display of the histrionic art. While the immense cro.wd passed the hier for a final glance the organ played the favorite airs of the deceased, both sacred and secular. As the procession left the church the band played As A Bird To Your Mountain, and continued until, the last car had passed. According to all who witnessed the lnpt rites of- the famous actress the largest and most inspiring ever held among the Race locally, the funeral under the.

direct supervision of Manager J. Hill, was the best they had ever seen. It was a reaffirmation of that excellent type of work which makes the Angelus Funeral Home rank first among Los Angeles colored undertakers in point of distinctive service and unequalled efficiency. Clarence Muse, who officiated for the theatrical group, declared that Manager Hill's handling of the funeral was the best he had ever witnessed. the writer was discussing the highlights of the obsequies of the eminent performer with Manager Hill at the Angelus Funeral Home.

Mr. Hill stated that, while there were features of the funeral which he had never before observed, still, in his opinion, the highest point of the whole ceremony was the remarkable eulogy of Rev. N. P. Greggs.

He also added that Clarence Muse was the best person that could have been selected to represent the high esteem in which the film gnd stage folk held their fellow trouper I Sf Our Thanksgiving Stylisl? 8-Pc. Suite in Walnut or Oak Refectory Table 6 Chairs, Buffet $0050 Pay $10 Down and $2 Weekly No Interest CARD OF THANKS Herea an eight-piece suite of fine construction and distinctive design at the price of most ordinary types. Refectory top table that opens to alx feet, massive buffet, host and five side chairs; solid oak or genuine walnut veneer. A value to enthuse over! Table, Host and 5 Side Chairs, $66- F' i ANGELUS FUNERAL home flashing of the news that the Following Its established cub- celebrated-Thespian had made her tc of al2rt promptness and un- final bow, broken hearts began to irrrrving desire to serve the pub- turn in mute adoration towards 2T.C, the Angelus Funeral Home her last dressing room, the Ange-- ly Friday morning threw open lus Funeral Home. Saturday until late In the night, a steady stream 1 of worshipping mourners made the Angelus Funeral Home the mecca of their days journey and paused with bared head and heart beside the rose-ladened bier, of their beloved Evelyn.

All classes, all races were united In' a common bond of sympathy as with tender glanq.es and We, the bereaved family of Mr. Frank Jasper, who departed this life October 31, do sincerely thank the many friends for their kindness shown during his illness and for the wonderful floral offerings. We also thank Smith Williams, undertakers, for their kind service during and since the funeral- Mrs. E. B.

Jasper, wife; Mrs. Eliza Avant, sister; Mr. Frank C. Jasper, son; Mrs. Ruby Brown, neice.

In anticipation of a record-breaking crowd calling to view the remains of. the, illustrious star as she lay ln state. Manager J. L. Vr.

i. t'oors of its- attractive parlors sorrowing throngs of admirers of Evelyn Preer Thompson anxiously, waiting to say farewell to their footlight favorite. Shortly after recovering from the stunning shock caused by the Hill used every available facility writhing emotions they paid their for -the comfort and convenience last respects to the popular act-ot the visitors. All day Friday and I ress-mother.