PROMOTED PRINCIPALS [Photo] A. S. WILSON [Photo] WM. H. PERRY, JR. As made known in an article in the Leader last week and more fully stated elsewhere in this issue. Mr. Wilson, principal of the Madison Junior High School, has been appointed acting principal of the Central High School because of the illness of Prof. W. B. Matthews, principal of Central close to 20 years, and Mr. Perry of the Western School succeeds Prof. Wilson at Madison Junior High. The promotion and appointment of three other principals is also told about.
J. B. Cooper Is Dead UNDERTAKER J. B. COOPER DIES SUDDENLY IN MATTHEWS' HOME Colored Louisville was shocked Wednesday afternoon when it heard J. B. Cooper the prominent undertaker had died suddenly Tuesday noon at the home of Prof W. B. Matthews 2121 W. Chestnut St. For some time he had been subject to heart attacks. He seemed in good health while he chatted with his wife Wednesday morning about their proposed trip to New York City. Mr. Cooper was down town on business and began to feel bad. He was driven to his office and then decided [to?] go home. He grew rapidly worse, [stopped?] at the home of Prof. Wm B. [Matthews?] to call for a physician. He asked for a glass of water and reached in his pocket for his heart stimulant which he usually carried with him. He didn't have it with him and fell back and died. Mr. Cooper was born in Mobile, Ala. After leaving school, he was first employed as a Pullman porter then as bar tender and then as undertaker's helper years ago. He finally took a course in embalming and found employment in the undertaking estalishment which was founded by the late William Watson at 10th and Chestnut Sts. He was such an efficient employee that Mrs. Lavinia Watson, the widow, took him on as a partner and he shouldered the responsibility of the business In 1907, he was married to Mrs. Watson who died October 1932. Mr. Cooper married Mrs. Minnie McAfee, a popular undertaker, an employee in the library, in January of this year. Dr. Leon Solomon, a white physician, attended Mr. Cooper during his illness. Undertaker A. D. Porter prepared the body for burial. It lay in state at the family residence until two o'clock Thursday, when it was brought to the chapel of the Cooper's Funeral Parlor. It lay in state there until midnight where hundreds of people came to see the last of the man who had conducted the funeral of so many prominent citizens during the past twenty-five years. The funeral services were held at Quinn Chapel, Friday afternoon at two-thirty o'clock. Rev. Frank Madison Reid, the pastor, officiating. Charles S. Jackson of Chicago, Ill., assisted Mr. Porter in conducting the funeral. The interment was in the Louisville Cemetery. Mr. Cooper is survived by a widow, Mrs. Minnie McAfee Cooper; a sister, Mrs. Daisy Taylor, of Los Angeles, Cal., and other relatives. He was a member and trustee of Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church and a member of several lodges and fraternal organizations.
LEROY PARKER FREED OF RAPE CHARGE; ANDERSON VS. TUCKER Leroy Parker, 937 S. 12th Street, age 33, and formerly a student at Kentucky State College, was freed by a jury in Criminal Court Monday of the charge of having raped little Marie Lewis, age 12, of 431 8th Street. The jury was only out 15 minutes when it returned with a verdict of not guilty. The prosecution alleged that Parker on the afternoon of February 24, lured the child from her home on the pretense that her mother, Rose Kinnard. had sent him for her; whereby the prosecution contended that Parker carried the child to a 50 cents room in the Engleman's Apartments and there criminally assaulted her, and then carried her to a residence on 8th Street where she was found by her mother about 10:30 that night. The defendant contended that the mother, who had been drinking that day, requested Parker to go after the child and that upon the request of the mother he did call for her and carried her to the address that the mother told him to take the child. Testimony was brought out that the mother and Parker had been sweethearts in the past and that the child on several occasions had had sexual intercourse with other men. The defense pointed out many inconsistent statements of the mother and child's testimony. The mother on direct examination by Mr. Tucker stated that she found the child at the home but on cross-examination by Mr. Anderson, the mother said she found the child on Walnut Street wandering around and then again said she was at home until finally she admitted that she was mistaken in her first statement and that she was trying to hide the name of her landlady. The trial was pointed with excitement and the judge threatened to fine several for contempt of court by making disorder. Attorney C. Eubank Tucker represented the prosecution and Attorney Charles W. Anderson, Jr., defended Parker.
DOCTORS CLOSE INTERESTING MEET The Blue Grass Medical Society of which Dr. B. O. Moore of Hopkinsville is president and Dr. C. W. Young Louisville is secretary, closed its two days meetings here last Friday after holding an interesting business session, and clinics and performing several minor and major operations. The local society cooperated with Dr. Young, the secretary who left nothing undone in the effort to make the annual meeting here one of the most beneficial in the history of the organization.
New Principals Take Up School Duties 
WILSON TAKES OVER HIGH SCHOOL, PERRY AT MADISON JUNIOR HIGH AND OTHER PROMOTED AND APPOINTED PRINCIPALS BEGIN NEW DUTIES As stated in part in the Leader last week Superintendent Archer announces the appointment of Atwood S. Wilson as acting principal of Central Colored High School. This appointment was made necessary by the protracted illness of Prof. W. B. Matthews who has been principal of Central High nearly twenty years. When Mr. Wilson assumed his duties at the High School, Mr. W. H. Perry, J., became the acting principal of the Madison Junior High where Mr. Wilson has been principal for six years. Mr. Perry's duties at the Western Colored School were assumed by Mr. I. W. St. Clair, who was relieved of his duties as principal of the Virginia Avenue and the Phyllis Wheatley School. Mr. J. Bryant Cooper became principal of the Phyllis Wheatley School and T. J. Long will become principal of the Mary B. Talbert School. The principalship of the Virginia Avenue School has been assigned to Clyde Liggin. All these assumed their duties Monday May 14th. Atwood S. Wilson graduated from Central Colored High School of Louisville in 1910. He then secured an A. B. degree from Fisk University with his majors in science and mathematics. He graduated with honors (Magna Cum Laude} from this institution in 1915. Later he became a student at Chicago University where his major was chemistry. He received the B. S. degree from Chicago University in 1920 and now has sufficient graduate credit in the School of Education of that institution to complete the requirements for the Master's degree in one more quarter. Mr. Wilson's experience in school work includes two years of teaching at Bowling Green (Kentucky) High School, ten years of teaching at the Central Colored High School of Louisville, and five years as principal of the Madison Street Junior High School. He is also a part time instructor in the Louisville Municipal College. From May 1918 to January 1919 he ser  ved as a Sergeant in the World War. For fifteen years Mr. Wilson has been very activ in scout work in recognition of which he was awarded the National Silver Beaver. He has always been a lader in church and in Sunday School. Mr. Wilson is Secretary-Treasurer of the Kentucky Negro Educational Association, having served in this capacity for twelve years. During the recent educational survey carried on in Kentucky, he served as a member of a committee of five on special prob- (Continued on page 5) 
DISMISSED OF ROBBERY CHARGE Cecil Wakefield, 31 years old, 543 S. 13th Street, who was arrested Friday, April 25, charged with robbery, was dismissed by the grand jury last Monday. Wakefield had been arrested upon warrants sworn to by Mrs. Rachel Trautman, 902 S. Fifth Street and Miss Elnora Young, 523 York Street. Mrs. Trautman partially identified Wakefield as the man who came to her home late Thursday, April 26, and asked for food. She alleged that he forced her to give him two rings and a bracelet watch valued at $55.00. Miss Young positively identified Wakefield as the man who stepped out of the mouth of an alley at 8th Street between Chestnut and Magazine, and held her up with a pistol at 1:30 o'clock on the same Thursday morning and taking a diamond ring and a gold band ring. Wakefield denied the charge and contended that he was working in New Albany, Ind., at the time. The defendant was represented by Attorney Charles W. Anderson, Jr.
STABBINGS KEEP POLICE BUSY Policemen are being kept busy apprehending knife wielders, and last week-end was a big week-end for the human butchers. Saturday night Detective Burns and partner arrested Willie Mae Carr who cut her husband, Solomon Carr, at their home, 318 rear E. Walnut Street. Both were arrested. The charges against Solomon are disorderly conduct and vagrancy. Edna and Ida Taylor, sisters, were lodged in jail Saturday night after two-timing a man named Redd. who is in the hospital for knife and hatchet wounds inflicted on him by the two sisters. The fight was at 1114 Pearl Alley. Willie Crowder took a swing at Frank Gray and got the worst of the affair, as Frank cut him nearly open across the abdominal cavity. It is said that Crowder had been picking at Gray all day but escaped his last fate by running. Gray is in jail, while Crowder is in a serious condition at the hospital. Crowder is also being held by authorities on a larceny charge. It is alleged he stole $28.50 worth of clothes from Ruth Davis at 505 Eleventh Street. Crowder is on record as a habitual criminal. While reprimanding Helen Drain, 15 years old, about throwing stones, Miss Louise Lawless was stabbed by an ice pick wielded by Helen who took offense at the reprimand. Helen lives at Corral Ridge and is being held by the juvenile authorities.
DR. C. L. RUSSELL NEW PASTOR OF CHESTNUT ST. C.M.E. CHHUR Dr. C. L. Russell of Washington, D. C., president of the National Alliance of Colored Ministers, and former secretary of the Epworth League Department of the C. M. E. Church, was appointed pastor of the Chestnut Street C. M. E. Church here, at the General Conference as announced at the conference by Bishop C. H. Phillips at the closing session Monday night. Dr. Russell is the only Negro in America who holds a degree from a Jewish university.
MINISTER-MORTICIAN [photo] REV. C. C. TOWNSEND Able pastor of the St. James A. M. E. Church, who is being highly complimented for his address on "The Religion of Jesus," recently delivered by him.
REV. TOWNSEND THRILLS HEARERS The following extracts were drawn from a sermon delivered by Rev. C. C. Townsend, pastor of the St. James A.M.E. Church, who is also a capable mortician, on the subject of "The Religion of Jesus". "There are many religions in the world today, believed and practiced by men, but there is only one Christian Religion and that is the religion of Jesus," the speaker said. "The essential difference between the Christian religion and a profound systems of philosophy is that the latter have not the power; and the driving force behind them that Christianity has. Christianity is not a branch of learning, nor is it a code of ethics, it is a life to be lived," said Dr. Townsend in his message. "No philosophy," he sair, "has been effective enough to make individuals give up their lives as they have done under the influence of Christ. Also all the teachings of the philosophers may be dissociated from the preceptors: the dissentinations of Aristotle may be segregated from the personality of the man himself, as can the doctrines of the new psychologists, but Christianity without Christ is unthinkable. "The attitude of mankind today is an aiming for success," Dr. Townsend said, "and the Christian conception of success is to live a life near to God; and do unto others as we wish to be done by. As I visit the sick; the dis- (Continued on page 4) 
C. M. E.'s ELECT THREE BISHOPS - LAYMEN GROUP IS HARD HIT BY J. A. MARTIN IN SPEECH - Challenges Leadership Of Bishop And Excoriates Coat Tail Fellowship By William H. Ferris The Seventeenth Quadrennial Conference of the C. M. E. Church which convened in Scruggs Memorial C. M. E. Church, in St. Louis, Mo., Dr. T. J. Moppins, pastor and which closed Monday night after a thirteen days session brought more upheavals and surprises perhaps than any previous General Conference. The Epworth League and Sunday School Departments were merged into one, causing one general officer to drop out. The Home Mission and Church Extension Departments were merged in to one, causing the dropping out of another general officer. Then a new department, the department of Lay activity was created, although it carried with it no definite salary. Then surprise after surprise was sprung upon the delegates and visitors in the election of bishops and general officers. Candidates who were picked as winners lost out and candidates who were not regarded as winners won out. Bishop Charles Henry Phillips presided at the election of bishops, Thursday morning May 10. After the devotionals and the naming of Dr. Channning Tobias, Editor I. Willis Cole, Prof. D. I. Glass, Revs. W. J. G. McLin, L. S. McAfee, N. H. Humphrey and E. T. Woods tellers and inspectors, the balloting began. 246 votes were necessary for a choice. Dr. H. P. Porter, manager of the Publishing House was elected on the first ballot receiving 281 votes and was applauded to the echo. Drs. J. A. Bray received 211 votes, J. H. Moore 127 votes, W. Y. Bell 128 votes, G. T. Long 98 votes, J. A. Martin 90 votes, C. L. Russell 90 votes, Roy Young 86 votes, J. M. Reed 53 votes, A. W. Womack 404 votes, T. J. Moppins 25 votes. As a result of the first ballot which showed that Dr. Wm Y. Bell, the cultured Memphis minister and other strong men were trailing behind it was realized that Bishop Carter and Martin had perfected a powerful and smooth running machine. The convention adjourned at three (Continued on page 4) 
BISHOP H. Y. TOOKES, NOTED PREACHER, AT QUINN CHAPEL CHURCH SUNDAY Louisville is to hear one of the most forceful Evangelical preachers of today, when the Rt. Rev. Henry Young Tookes, D. D. of Jacksonville, Fla., presiding bishop of Kentucky, Tennessee and West Africa preaches at Quinn Chapel A. M. E. Church Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. This will be the first official visit of the bishop to this church and perhaps the first time that he has preached in this city. Prior to his elevation to the bishopric in  Cleveland two years ago this May, Bishop Tookes was known as one of the most successful pastors of the entire con nection, having pastored from the smallest mission to the greatest Metropolitan church, Greater Bethel, Chicago where he reported the largest" Dollar Money" of $2700 ever reported before or since from any church. It is claimed that there he preached to more people every Sunday than any other man in the A. M. E. Church. Every one should try and hear this great preacher Sunday morning. While in the city Bishop Tookes will preside at the Educational Chatauqua of the state to be held at St. James A. M. E. Church Wednesday night May 23rd. will preach at this same church Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock at Young's Chapel at night, at Asbury the first of the week and at other churches of the denomination during his stay in the state. Great preparations are being made by the various churches toward making the visit of the bishop a source of special inspiration according to the statement of the Rev. Frank Madison Reid, the energetic pastor of Quinn Chapel.
HEALTH EXPERT TO BE HEARD Dr. Cameron St. C. Guild, Field Secretary, Committee on Tuberculosis among Negroes, for the National Tuberculosis Association, will be the speaker at a meeting at Quinn Chapel, Monday, May 21st at 7:45 P. M. Arrangements are being made by Dr. O. L. Ballard, Resident Physician at Waverly Hills, Esther Barren, R. N. Waverly Hills, and Dr. G. H. Reid, President of the Falls City Medical Society. Dr. Guild who is on the staff of the Rosenwald Fund, has been studying the problem of tuberculosis among Negroes for the past two years. This is the outstanding problem in the tuberculosis field in Louisville today, as the death rate in Louisville and Jefferson County among Negroes is about five times as great as it is for the white people.
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