THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1936.
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SCOTTSBORO NEGROES FACE NEW RETRIAL
Five Year Fight For Vindication
NEW TRIAL STARTS
THIS WEEK
Decatur, Ala., July 1.
With one more exciting chapter written into the five- year history of the notorious Scottsboro assault cases, six of the nine Negro defendants will be brought to trial once more here this week.
ansault of Mrs. Victors Pries, white woman "hobo," aboard a freight train
tion has contended the mine Negroes
New York U. S. MAY ENLIST
"Noblemen's Club" to Ban Bogus Titles
Now York, July 1. NEW YORK society, which
harbours in its midst some
3,000 titled men and women, amused welcome extended an to-day to the "Noblemen's Club."
The founders of this novel in- stitution describe it as a "clearing house" for the purpose of banish-
G-WOMAN SQUAD
IN CRIME DRIVE
By MARY KNIGHT, who was until recently United Press Staff Correspondent
in Hongkong
Washington, July 1. G-Women may become a potent factor in the battle
At the end of the trial of Hey- wood Patterson, which resulted in a 75-year sentence, the trials near Paint Rock, Ala. The prosecuing from polite circles "begns" against crime, in the opinion of J. Edgar Hoover, director of the six were continued due to asmulted Mrs. Price and Ruby Bates, noblemen, and noblewomen who the U. S. Bureau of Investigation. the illness of a witness considera white orl companion, after throw prey on the credulity of American
two women from the train. ing white men who accompanied the hostesses and business men.
It was at the end of the Patterson
Bberty-occurred,
BILL OF EXCEPTIONS FILED
Italian
זרו.
"G-Women are indeed a possi- danger and yet Mr. and Mis. Citizen ed material by the defence.
At the club's headquarters, amid bility of the future," he says, read their newspapers, see the head- lines about this deadliest of all dia- the hum of many conversations con- Only seven of the defendants were arraigned at the special
The Negroes testified that there had ducted in preciso English, tingled "There is much that they can do. cases and do practically nothing about been a fight with white boys on the with
and German accents, They are already playing a con- [ it. session of the court here in train, but all denied they had assault-Baron Giorgio Suriani di Castelnuova spicuous part in the smooth- "Often newspapers prolong our
ed the girls. The Negroes and the after explaining that his
own title January.
by publishing women were taken from the train at tlated mck to the days of Philip II. running organisation of this de-capture of criminals Paint Tuck by a posse that had form-f
stated! Spain (1666-1698),
walling sometimes only a matter of murderers or kid- trial, while the defendants were belted when, a. telephone call from "There are from 700 to 800 qualified i partment. They can be counted i what we are about to do instead of taken to Lingon, where they are youths throws from the train and in-potential members of our club-mar-upon to handle not only details but a few hours until we have done it. held in Jall, that the most revent formed townspeople of the Ôght, querera, Barons, counts, even dukes important major problems in thus giving the eptance- Attempted beenk for
and princes, with, of course, the cor-erists sometimes better than men."nappers or whatever they are, suf- ficient time to flee to another hideout responding mumber of women title- holders,
Hoover, the bachelor man-of-affairs which costs us more time and money there
·Orle Powell, one of the vine de-]. A bill of exceptions has been led fendants, was shot and critically by the defence in the Patterson case.
"We who are genuine are burn-who amazes Washington society by his in prolonging the search. If
we could was closer co-operation. ing with indignation at the injustice
Our become past masters at wounded by Sheriff J. Street Sandlin | It Is the intention of Samuel Lle- after the Negro had slashed the throat bowitz, New York defence attorney,
done to our prestige by the activiability successfully in avoid matri-bolh ties in New York of fraudulent mony, is launching a war agamist work. I know they will, as woon as of a deputy sheriff in his attempt
erry the case to the Supremei 'noblemen' and
falsely crime and he may report to G-Women they realise how much women
we can and will gladly escape.
Court of the United States, if neces-
claiming titles."
to help hims win the final victory.formation sary, to obtain a new trial, he said. The baron declared that the club | They won't necessarlly be called on/lve them if they will work with
proposed to launch a campaign for Leibowitz has successfully argued the enactment of a low making it a to do strong-arm work, although The break was made as the motor car which Sandlin drove, and in which the case before the Supreme Coerimisal offence to appropriate titles, some
on two previous occasions, He ob- the deputy, Elgar Blalock, rained one reversal of a death convle- reached the ereal of Lacon Mountainton on the grounds the Negroes were between here and Britogiam. Bla-not permitted adequate time to pre lock and Sandin were in the front pare defence, Another reversal seat of the sheriff's rac Powell, held that they had been tried im-nt membership," he added. Andy Wright, and a third Negro were properly
NEGROES SITTING TOGETHER
In the rear seat,
Sandlin said he saw Poweli alish at the deputy, and in the reur-view mirror enght a glimpse of Wright preparing to make an assault on him Sandlin said he turned and shot Powell once in the head. Ite halted the car and his siren brought aid from a state highway patrol car that whe following.
Malork was not serlonasly injured, ahd Powell recovered after wroda itt
Birmingham hospital.
TWO NOT arraignED
Powell and Andy Wright were they
at (Negroes who were not arraigned
the recent trial, their eminset de- claring they were juveniles at the tine of the alleged attack, on March 25, 1931, and were not subject to the power of the court,
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by Juries from which Negroes had been excluded.
The latter decision brought JL Weeping change in the Jury system of the state and the South at Jorge, Negroes were placed on panets and drawn for jury service in numbers unknown since Reconstruction days.
TITLES AND PUBLICITY
even will be lled for that. They will use their heads and be put "We shall make things very un-through as rigorous a training school comfortable for any claimants to as ever the men have experienced.. nobility who cannot produce our card
He concluded by pointing out the great henefits which the new club would confer on national adver tisers who, when a member attack- ed his or her name to a brand of
cosmetic, title used was authentic.
115."
more in-
STRESS PLACED ON HOME.
bocaine G- Without waiting to Women, the average ABC woman has a big job in preventing a crime that may begin right in her own home. Education of her children is CRIME COSTS ESTIMATED
Hoover fundamental, first
crime "Crime like charity," says Hoove believes. The proof
"comes "begins at home. No American home begins at home, he says,
the
that
is free from it. Last year the mini in the fact that 20 per cent, of
crime figure top
topped 12,000 out murders and an estimated totul
mum
of our crime is committed by persons
condensed milk or whisky, or to 1445,581 major crimes. This, in-not yet old enough to vote, by thise school age and ought could be sure that the identally for whatever nnybody may not even out of their teens' and who
think it is worth, is custing the Ameri- are not past high Secretary of the club is Barones citizen the 'modicum of sign alto still be under the active manage- inment and responsibility of the home.
From
simple. If you like, ADC- women, the modern woman with her "If a typhoid epidemie broke out in wits about her can work into a first It is her business in n elty, endangering the lives of cit-class G-Womun. zens, thousands of volunteers would to remember that crime begins gallantly rush forth to risk their lives America to-day in the cradle, and that in an effort to protect their homes and the greatest influence toward eradicat- loved ones against the ravages of such ing that condition is the hand that a pingue. Crime is an even greater rocks the cradle."
Catherine Henkel Gebhardi, whose TRIALS OF SIX DELAYED
family, it is explained, was originally year. Our annual crime bill is The trials of the six. defendants of Germany from 1712 to 1780.
honoured by Marin Theresa, Empress excess of $15,000,000,600. were grbeduled for un earlier date, 5121
hecause of an were delayed Assault-murder trial of another Negro, Roy Wright, Charlie
Weerns and Walter Willer, at nearby Huntsville, Willie Robertson. Ala, Two trials of such character
Lleut. Gov. Thomas E. Knight, Jr., held so close together "bad" situation, they might create a attorney general at the time of the first trial, will head the prosecution. Leibowitz and Clarence Watts, a He will be assisted by Melvin Hetson, Huntsville attorney who entered the local solleitor, and members of the! ense for the first time during Patter-attorney general's office.,
son's last trist, are expected to defendi Judge W. W. Cafinhan will preside Radiation
the six Negroes, Clarence Noris, at the trials, which are expected to All others were charged with the Ölen Montgomery, Eugene Williams, begin about July 15.—United Press.
That Kills
"Lynch Mob" Attacks Film Star All Germs
ESCAPED FROM BANDITS: COMING TO H.K...
Mr. A. M. Bosshardt, who escaped
from bandila En Yunnan, is coming to Hongkong to recuperate this month.
RELIEF
New York, July 1.
DRIVEN OUT OF
TOWN WITH
HIS FRIENDS
Los Angeles, July 1.
Blonde Girl Spy Arrested
WILLIAM HAINES, the film LYDIA OSWALD, bionde girl
in
Hoover belleves in parole but only for first offenders.
PAROLE REFORM urged "Heretofore," he says, "this muller of parole has been the domain of the sentiruentalist. It is easy to remem ber the sad face of the man behind the bars and to shed a tear a the itnowieder that he is separated from his freedom and the little woman and Ikdies but why not remember-the-
richiin upon the floor?
Mi
sprawled form of a murder Chicago, July 7. A barrage of radiation which
"Our records show that 3,570 mem- apparently destroys" germs float bers of the desperate criminal group ing in the air of hospital operat- have at some time or other fell the
happens that ing rooms has been described by mercy of parole or probation or event
pardon. It Dr. Deryl Hart, surgeon numerous occasions criminals have Paris, July 1. Chicago, Duke Hospital, Durham, been arrested for new crimes before law-enforcement officials have been notitled that the prison gates had been N.C. spy, who was released from
infections, thrown open from a previous sentence "Operating room actor, has been the victim of the naval prison in Brest last which were fairy common before serving.
bri which they were supposed to a mysterious attack by a mob of December after serving a nine-these tubes were installed." Dr.
That, in a nutshell," concludes the near month sentence for espionage, Hart reported in the June issue director of the Bureau of Investiga- has been arrested in Turkey. of the Modern Hospital, "prace tiga, s the story of a national dis- After severely beating Haines and a companion; Jimmy Shields, She is in jail, with a Swiss tically disappeared." the mob pelted them with tomatoes journalist named Nauerberg, in and drove them and 19 friends the little town of Mamatis. |from the town,
100 men and women Mahattan Beach.
grace which has been brought about by this country's debauchery of sen- "Limprovement in the entire contimentalism and clemency.”—United valescence was good. There war less Press. post-operative onin; the general con-
It appears that Lydia Qawalddition of the patients returned more
"Contaminated air cannot longer be
A society known as the "White and Herr Nauerborg were motor rapidly to the pre-operative level, and Legion" seems to be mixed up in tag through Turkey on their way the hospital stay was shortened. the affair. Several men in the to Iraq and China. Swiss Lega- Mahattan Bench aren say they are tion officials who are trying to ignored in the operating room. If it members of the Legion and admit secure their freedom believe that is, primary healing cannot be expected! that they had a hand in the dis- the two motorists may have enter to obtain in all surgical wounds." ed a military zone by mistake.
turbance.
"BLACK LEGION"
There is another organisation
callest the "Black Legion" which LIGHTER, POSTMARKS may have some connection with the PHILATELISTS PLEASED
"White Legion."
. A mesange written in human
Previously, Dr. Hurt declared, even under the Lost conditions the number of organisms in the air has been sum- cent to contaminate, all exposed wounds, instruments and supplies, de- of washed air, thoroughly cleaned rooms and nose and mouth marks worn by surgeons and attendants.
Wellington, NZ., July 1. Julius Caesar and Abraham Lin-blood was received a few days ago The New Zealand Post and Tele- coln both receive workmen's com- by the Detroit police, who are in-graph Department has adapted a pensation benefits from the New quiring into the activities of the new type of roller stomp for canceler over the operating table, with Yark State Insurance Fund, accord. "Black Legion." It stated "Lay calling stamps-on parcels,
The apparatus bangs like a chan
ray tubes extending in the form of a hollow square about a central light.
ing to a press release front that off the Black Legion. The White Many packets aent hy airmail The radiation is an effective, ferm
organization.
Logion."
Cæsar suffered an injured fore- Mr. Haines says that he does not
finger when an iron pipe fell on it | know the reason for the mob's while at work, and Lincoln was attack. Injured in his right eye while" "It was a lynch mob all right," working for a contracting company, he said. "Some wild rumour must
have stirred them up.--Reuters »
United Press;
WATSON'S
carry stamps of large face value,
Since the radiation produces a
and the new cancellation, whichler at a distance of five feet or
mor tests showed. leaves 'n very light Ink-mark, will add to their philatelle value. It will also obviate damage formerly caused by the heavy stamping necessary with the old type,·
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ENSURES PEACEFUL SLEEP
light reddening of the skin, ilea equipped with protective covering, in
Sunburn. persons in the room ard
cluding goggles of plain glass, Im2; permeable to the radiation.
"Wounds in animals were exposéd to the radiation for periods_varying from 30 to 90 minutes,”. Dr. Hari re- ported, "without apparent damage. Healing, in fnot reened to be more rapid that where the radiation was not sek,
"After satisfactory experimenta- Hon with animals, operations were then performed on patients. From the first, the results were striking, " "While the bacterial radiation did not eliminate more than 80 to 10% of the bacteria in the extreme corners of the room, it did kill practically all the bacteria in the air about the operative wound, supply and in- strument jablos, —United Progn
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