Mayor Opens Campaign
HARRISON OPENS CAMPAIGN, THOUSANDS HEAR RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENTS Would Help Public Schools, But To Fight Ten Cent Fare To Limit More Negro Police Of the estimated 18,000 which jammed the big Jefferson County Armory last Saturday night to hear Mayor William B. Harirson candidate for re-election on the Republican ticket launch his campaign were thousands of colored citizens from every nook and corner of the city hundreds of whom marched to the Armory under the banners of their respective districts to the tune of the music which only the bands that led them could play. Many of the most prominent and active Republicans were noticed as leaders of the respective marching groups as they made their way into the Armory from Sixth and Walnut Streets where hundreds who could not get in the Armory remained. Among those occupying stage seats were Rev. N. B. Shambourger, pastor of the R E. Jones Temple and member of the Republican Campaign Committee and the Leader editor. No Special Race Favors, But Includes All Citizens In his clear cut speech which told of the wonderful record of achievements of the party up to and thru his [administration?], and about what had been done to make Louisville a bigger, cleaner and better city, and thanking all the citizens for the part they played in helping the administration put over its program Mayor Harrison gave no special thanks to Negroes and made them no special promise--and that is just as Negroes would have it. Neither did Mayor Harrison make any special reference about Jews, Irishmen, Italians or any other group, but included them all as citizens, Republicans, Democrats, Independents, black and white alike. But under the Health and Police Departments of his address he did mention the fact that recent additions to the school staff of the health department were two white dentists and one colored dentist, and that there had been added to the police department, a platoon of six colored officers in regular uniform, that by their [devotion?] to duty, they had earned the praise [of their?] superior officers and had justified the addition of another platoon of six. Shows Reason of $3,000,000 bond issue which he has asked the citizens to vote for November, "I pledge adequate support to our public school system I soon found that fitting that support to our pocketbook, without too great a shock to the tax payers, was quite a problem. We responded as generously as we thought wise, with the result that as contrasted with $2,301,000 in 1927, the schools received $2,489,000 in 1928, which was further increased to $2,613,000 in 1929. We were assisted in this problem by another piece of work on the part of the law department in obtaining from the Court of Appeals a construction of murder, and I would say "I don't know anythink about it." So they decided to carry me down and slate me. When they got down there, the desk officer said, "What you got this Nigger for? (Continued on page 8)
[WARR?] WILL NAMES [FIRST?] STANDARD [The will?] of Dr. J. L. Warr of [Lebanon was?] probated in the Marion [Circuit Court?] Monday, October 7. The [First Standard?] Bank of Louisville was [named Administrator. Mr. Joseph?] R. Ray, President of the [bank and?] Mr. Nelson M. Willis, the [bank's?] Attorney, were on hand to [qualify?]. Dr. Warr who died several weeks [ago?] was one of the most prominent [physicians?] in the State. Going to [college?] over twenty years ago he [had built a?] very extensive practice [in which?] there were many white [patients. The will?] written in 1926 showed that [he had?] accumulated quite a fortune [consisting?] of farm land and city [buildings. The?] beneficiaries of the will are [illegible] and several relatives.
Oppose Mrs. Terrell's Leadership
$25 For Dancing in "Undies"
Phil Edwards and His German Bridge
Simmons Would Oppose De Priest
Simmons Seeks De Priest's Seat in Congress, Report
Edwards Marries
RAY HEADS Y. M. C. A. CAMPAIGN The Board of Management of the Chestnut Street Branch Y. M. C. A. through Executive Secretasy R. N. Dunn. Mr. Jos. R. Ray, President of the First Standard Bank, has consented to act as General Chairman in their Fall Membership Campaign Drive for 500 new members, which will begin Monday, October 28th and continue until Monday, November 11. Mr. Ray will have associated with him a number of the well known professional and business men of this city in this effort to increase the membership of the Y. M. C. A. The entrance of Mr. Ray into the activities of the Y. M. C. A. presages to those who know him, a new day for that institution as well as the success of the Fall Membership Drive. Let us all follow the lead of Mr. Ray and help him help our Y. M. C. A. take a place in the front rank with the leading Y. M. C. A.'s of the nation.
Williams Writes From Eddyville
TELLS OF ARREST AND OTHER THINGS IN CONNECTION WITH CASE Accuses Wheatley Of Porter Murder; Asks To Be Saved From Electric Chair In a letter to his mother which was turned over to a Leader representative by D Perkins a friend, Lloyd Williams convicted of the murder of Herbert Porter, filling station man at 26th and Chestnut January 8, 1928. Williams who is now at the Eddyville Penitentiary waiting to be executed or for something to be done to save his life, among other things in his letter makes charges against the officer who arrested him, his girl who was a witness against him and Robert Wheatley whom he claimed named him as the murdered, but according to Williams himself committed the deed. Williams' letter in which he asks help, strenuously denying his guilt follows: "On the 8th day of January 1928, a man was shot down in a stick up, this man was Herbert Porter, a filling station man at 26th and Chestnut Streets, after the shooting his wife, Edna Porter gave him first aid until the homicide squad got there. One officer said who shot you. Porter said a light yellow Negro, with a big black shiny pistol. Then the officer said, 'can you give me a description of the fellow?' He said, 'yes,' and this is as follows. "He was a light yellow Negro, about five feet seven and one half inches tall, and weighed about one hundred and forty-five pounds, he had on a sheep-skin coat and a big shiny pistol. At 9:30 the next morning they arrested a man that fit the description, and this man was Robert B. Wheatley, a stool pigeon for the police. The officer said, 'Rob, do you know anything about that shooting last night?" He said Lloyd Williams told me he shot a man. At the time I had not seen Wheatley since the 7th of January and did not see him again until the 9th of January at 11 P. M. at 9th and Liberty Streets. A girl by the name of Tiny said, Lloyd, who don't you leave town, the police are looking for you about some murder,' and I said. 'I don't know anything about any murder," so in two days they wanted me dead or alive. On the 14th of January they arrested me and took me to the headquarters where they questioned me three nights and days, asking me what I knew about the murder, and I said I don't know anything about any murder, I was sick in bed when the man was shot,' and they said, 'Nigger you [illegible] telling a damn lie.' I said I can [prove?] that I was sick the time they say this man was shot, and they said, "who by?" And I said by the girl I live with, Lula Mitchell, and the officers said "we wont take her word for it". I saw then what they were aiming to do, and as you read down further,.you can see what they did. Then they brought Wheatley in, and said, "Is that the one?" and he said "yes" and walked right out. I called him, and said what do you mean when you say, "yes that is him," then Wheatley said, "Ah Nigger you know you told me that you shot that man." Then I called him a damn lie, and the officer wanted to  hit me. They went along every day asking me the questions over and over about the (Continued on page 8)
Even Cincinnati Is Waking Up
4 COLLEGE HEADS TO SPEAK HERE Four college presidents are to speak at the tenth annual Interracial Conference on November 8, at the Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church, Third and Guthrie. President D. H. Anderson of the West Kentucky Industrial College, Paducah, will open the Friday afternoon session at 2:15, with a discussion of the "Junior College Service in Kentucky." President R. A. Kent of the University of Louisville will be the next speaker on the Friday afternoon program discussing a problem of vital importance to the colored people as well as white people of Louisville. President R. B. Atwood of the Kentucky State Industrial College, Frankfort, will be the last speaker of the afternoon. His discussion will deal with the service to be rendered to Kentucky Negroes by an accredited state institution, Dr. Mordecia Johnson of Howard University, will speak at 8 o'clock on the subject of "Continued Race Relations through Good Will and Understanding." Mr. J. Max Bond, Director of the Interracial Commission, has been unusually fortunate in securing talent for the musicale to precede the speech of Dr. Johnson. Negro spirituals will be [rendered at?] this Friday night song service. [illegible] Interracial Conference prece-[illegible] speaker. Singers from all [over the?] state of Kentucky will [provide a program?] that will prove to be [illegible] treat to all those who [attend the program?]. A special [invitation ?] [illegible] extended to the white [and colored citizens?] of Louisville [and Kentucky.?]