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EMERSON WRITES ABOUT THE LATE DR. MERCHANT By J. A. Emerson [The?] passig of Dr. W. T. Merchant [a few?] days ago, is mourned by both [the?] white and colored citizens, not only [locally?] but throughout the state. [On?] the death of this good Samaritan [the race?] has lost a great benefactor [to the?] Republican Party a loyal [contributor. His time?] was spent not for himself [but for?] others to help make this world [a better?] place in which to live. [One?] of his great hobbies was the Red [Cross?] Hospital, an institution which [he?] built on paper more than twenty [years?] ago and with the assistance of [others?] transfixed it to brick and [mortar?] which now stands on Fort-Hill [the?] monument to his memory to be [transmitted?] by tradition to unborned [illegible] -ations. [He?] almost lived in the halls of our [State?] Legislature until lobbied through [the?] approbation to maintain a [department?] in Red-Cross for unfortunate [crippled?] , colored children of the state, [there?] by scientific treatment and operation render them normal and self supporting, thus relieving the state of wards which cost the state thousands of dollars of the tax payers money. Just before his death he was a constant visitor before the city council in [interest?] of a recreational prk and swimming pool for colored children on Fort-Hill but passed away before the consumation of his plans. He was never to busy to serve on committees to go before the Mayor or other authorities on matters pertaining to civic up-lift. While he was a devout christian and staunch Baptist yet he was deeply interested in all other denominations and never turned a deaf ear to any of their appeals and readily help to foster any program that had high ideas and ideals. He was among the foremost in establishing our race insurance companies and at his passing was medical director of the Mammoth Life Insurance Co., one of the biggest and strongest institutions in the race. Next to Dr. Merchant  's religion was the Republican Party for which he labored in season and out for its success. The offices he filled in the party always sought him. He was delegate at-large to the last Republican National Convention which met in Kansas City, Mo., where he represented one hundred and twenty-five thousand Negro votes of Kentucky. At the time the Negro voters of Kentucky were entited to some outstanding national recognition. Dr. Merchant was urged to accept the appointment as Minister to Liberia but (Continued on page 8)
JUDGE DAWSON HEARS DEWBERRY CASE IN FEDERAL COURT Cross-Examines Commonwealth Attorney Cubbins of EXTRA Since going to press with this article Judge Dawson has denied the Habeas Corpus writ asked by Attorney Tucker [illegible]. A stay of execution was granted pending an appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals. By Wm. H. Ferris. Attorney c. Eubanks Tucker presented the Dewberry case before Judge Dawson in the Federal Court Wednesday morning and afternoon. Walter Dewberry sued for a writ of Habeas Corpus on the ground that the presence of a mob in Elizabethtown, Ky., April 28th prevented the jury giving him a fair trial. Attorney Tucker when questioned by Attorney A. J. Slaughter told of a hostile mob of two thousand around the Court House in Elizabethtown April 28th. He said that he was in such a dazed condition after he had been knocked down and beaten by the crowd that he could not properly present his case and that the jury was undoubtedly influenced by the mob spirit. Attorney J. E. Wise, of Elizabethtown, who was counsel for charles Rogers and Edward Holmes co-defendants, who were electrocuted for the murder of Mr. Tillery, an Elizabethtown farmer in April, 1931 corroborated some of Mr. Tucker's statements. Attorney Brent C. Overstreet of Louisville, Ky. gave a vivid description of Mr. Tucker coming into the court room after he had been beaten by the mob, with bandaged head, swollen and discolored eyes with a lump on his jaw. He said that Mr. Tucker was crying and was very nervous. Mr. Sabing a [illegible], told how he was talking to Mr. Tucker in the Court House in the morning and how a court officer came to him and said "You had better stop talking to him. If you don't the crowd will get you." He said that he heard some in the say after Mr. Tucker had been beaten "It serves him right." Dr. Blackburn, who treated Mr. Tucker the morning after the assault said that the blows on the head and jaw seemed to have given Attorney Tucker cerebral concussion and a mental shock. Judge Dawson Cross Examines the Commonwealth Attorney The most brilliant moments in the hearing came when Judge Dawson in a masterly manner cross examined Allen P. Cubbins, the Commonwealth Attorney for Elizabethtown. Attorney Cubbins is an aristocratic looking man with keen eyes, and modulated voice and graceful gestures. In a suave manner, he tried to smooth over everything. He said he believed that people from East St. Louis and lower Kentucky, where the defendants ran wild, did the beating. He said that he did (Continued on page 8)
Bensingers Announce Cooperative Sale By reading the Bensinger Outfitting Company's big advertisement on page 8, every reader of the Leader will agree that Bensingers are again startling the buying public of Louisville with an unusual sale. The popular store closed all day Friday to prepare for the mighty event which begins today, Saturday. The last big sale was a huge success says the Bensinger management, but the manufacturers cooperative sale which begins today promises to break all records. Ben singer's buyer, Mr. G. W. Denzler has just returned from the leading markets where he made a careful search for quality merchandise from manufacturers who have been tickled to death "to grant special prices and discounts, in view of the present dull season. Turn to page 8 and read the sensational announcement. The Bensinger store will be open Saturday night until 9:30.
Second Period Of Campaign Closes Four more weeks and the Leader's 1932 subscription campaign comes to an end. The second period closes Wednesday night, June 15, at 8 o'clock. At the close of the week last Wednesday evening Mr. Erskin Tanner was in lead, the place he has held from the start of the campaign six weeks ago. Other candidates are close up, but in all the competition is not so keen as it has been in the majority of the Leader campaigns of the past. It would not be a hard job for some trusting person to jump in the campaign at this period and give Mr. Tanner, Mesdames Davis, Muir, Lewis, Hitch, Dickerson, and Tucker a real battle of votes for the new Ford V-8 Fordor Sedan and the Chevrolet Coach. Miss Beatryce Taylor of Cincinnati, Ohio just entered the campaign last week and is now in fourth place with as good a chance as any other candidate. Miss Zenobia Byars of Louisville was entered this week and will be heard from. Others may yet be nominated and may become winners. The standing at the close of the counting Wednesday evening is given on page 4.
YOUNG BUSINESS MAN [photo] J. W. RAMSEY, JR. Mr. Ramsey is one of Louisville's well known young business men. He is the organizer and manager of the Ramsey Brothers, Cleaner and Dyers. For six years Ramsey Brothers have giving the public courteous and efficient service. They do all kind of cleaning, pressing and repairing. They are located on the South-East corner of Sixteenth and Prentice Sts. Phone Magnolia 9469.
Municipal College Honor Students Announced The program of the first commencement of Louisville Municipal College at Quinn Chapel last week carried the following as honor students for the first school year of the institution. First semester, John W. Hateh, 2.4; Robert B. Scott 2.4; Anna M. Lauderdale, 2.25; Carl G. Davis, 2.2; Addie E. Green, 2.2; Juanita H. Offutt, 2.2; Minnie E. Withers, 2.2; Pearl J. Clement, 2.: Katherine L. Cole, 2.: Ruthlyn R. Cole 2.: Florence H. Johnson, 2; Kalyn King, 2.; Joel L. Pope, 2.; Ray Russell, 2; Second Semester, Lottie L. Harris, 3.; John W. Hatch, 2.8; Juanita H. Offutt, 2.8; Anna M. Lauderdale, 2.5; Kathelene McClain, 2.5; Minne  E. Withers, 2.4; Pearl J. Clement, 2.25; Ruthlyn R. Cole, 2.2: Carl G. Davis, 2.2; Robert B. Scott, 2.2; Dorothy M. Allen, 2; Catherine Blackwell, 2.; Katherine L. Cole, 2.; Eva Mae Glass, 2.;  Addie E. Glass, 2.; Raymond O. Jackson, 2.; Florence H. Johnson, 2.; Joel P. Pope, 2.; Lucy M. Vanmeter 2.
SPRINGMANN MARKET The Springmann ad is on page 5 this week. The offerings are attractive every week. At Springmann's you always get full weight and full measure. Turn to page 5, read the Springmann ad and then go there and purchase your groceries and meats.
News comes of the death of Rev. Wm. Burrus, pastor of the C. M. E. Church at Morganfield, and for several years representative of the Leader. He was a most splendid minister and citizen. The Leader extends sympathy to the bereaved family.
LIGGETT AND MYERS COMPANY KEEPS HUNDREDS EMPLOYED YEARLY AVERAGE 1,000 COLORED MEN AND WOMEN Interesting And Valuable Information Given Leader Representative By Officials NOTE When the Editor of the Leader appeared with the Dean of the Municipal College at the Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company as speaker during the last Community Chest campaign he was so much impressed with the number of colored people at work and the general attitude of the officials and all those connected with the company that he on returning to his office wrote Mr. C. H. Schmitt, the general manager, that he would like to have a Leader representative call at the factory and get such information as he felt would be of interest to Leader readers. Mr. Schmitt was glad to cooperate. (By Staff Reporter) At 24th and Main Sts., Louisville, is a mass of high red brick buildings with many windows, the home of the Ligget and Myers Tobacco Company. In an office whose walls and ceiling were wood paneled with richly varnished oak, I presented myself and a better of introduction to mr. C. H. Schmitt, courteous and affable general manager of the company, who turned me over the Mr. S. W. Eggleton, who had been with the company forty years. He had risen from the manufacturing rooms to assistant superintendent. Mr. Eggleton showed me through the Liggett and Myers Tobacco plant. A huge elevator box like, conveyed us to an upper floor where small bundles of tobacco (he called them hands) were stacked in high orderly piles, all over the floor. 400,000 pounds of Pennsylvania tobacco to be worked in less than three days. White men were here but down the iron stairs on another floor were [224?] colored men seated on low stools. Swiftly,k silently efficiently they worked, their muscular arms flashing back and forth so swiftly at their task my eyes could hardly follow. They were "stemming" (stripping the stems from tobacco leaves and as they were paid, not by the day but by the amount of work done, it behooved them to make every motion count. Down more stairs, and twin rooms, exactly as the one above were peopled with colored (Continued on page 4)
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