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DURHAM, N. C., SATURDAY, MAY 18th. IMO
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Sam Lyon Gieats
Gas Chamber
By Starvation
MEDICAL DISTINCTION
DR. ,W. WAfiiRICK CARDOZO
prominent youngp Waahinffton
physici^, who has Just received
A ■peeialis’t ratinK in pediatrics
by the AaMrican Board of Pedi-
atriea following a special exa
mination. 1^. C^'doso is an in-
■tructor in the Howard univer-
•'•ty Bicdical school, a member of
the ataf at Freedmen's . hospital
aii4 of tlw District of Colombia
baalth depattment.
OWENS MAY GET POSltlOM
DURiHAlf, N. C. — When ques
tioned by Uie CAROUNA TIM-
ES after hiii appcaranre at the
Durham Athletic park last Sun
day with the Toledo Crawfords
and Ethiopian Clowns, Jesse
Owen% holder of 11 world track
r«cord«, confided that he is con*
sklering » coachini; post at
Scuthem Universlty^ in Baton
Roo^, La.
The internationally famed
athlete admitted that he and Dr.
Felton Clarke, president of South
orn Univern^, had been ne-
got%Jting and that the offer
carried a aalary of $3,600,
DURHAM — During: the early
lirurs of Thorsday, Hay 10,
dc.-rth cheated the state’* lethal
ffts chamiier of a pMsible victim
when Sam Lyon», confessed mur
derer, Was found dead in the
Durham County Jail. Lyon, who
was arrested on May 1, had^coin -
fessed setting off the powerful
dyn|*imite blaA that caused the
deaith of his eommon-la* wife,
Mia. Minerra Lyon, after he had
pbnted it under her home on
Reck Street. It la believed that
Lyons death rei^^ from his
weak and undemouisbed condi
tion wh^ch wjta hrought on Vy
tl-e way waa forced to live
while a fkgitiv* ^f^nm the 1
from the time of the fj^l bl
until his arrest. die is said to
have lived out of doors (in the
wcoda) getting very little food.
Re hatd also refused food at the
jail.
The 54-year-old nan, who had
been in jail since May -I, was
found dead when Jailor E. P.
Parrish nuUe his 7:00 A. M.
round and the exact time of his
deaUi is not known; however,
other prisoners stated that they
had h^ard Lyons groaning around
four o’clock.
The atotopsy made at Watte
Hospital under the order of
Coroner Roman Horton, revealed
I
ti at the immediate cause of the
death was “congestive heart
^ilure and nrenia.”
Lyons had been under the care
bf Dr. C. P. Anderson of the
health department staff since his
arrest and aa no improvement
was being shown in his condition,
plAns had been nwde to remove
him to the atate hospital in
Raleigh in order that he might
I be better eared for.
PREJUDICE ARE MELTING AWAY
A picture like this is not un-
usus^Sn the North, but in the^
deep South H is historyjfiaking.
Here are shown Clyde R. Hoey,
gcvemor of Norti Carolina,
chatting in his office in Ral-
igeh with Marian And«itSon,
world-famous contralto. After
hearing her sing «,t a' concert
ho expressed a desire to com
pliment her personally. Tliis is
very much in direct contract
to the Daughters of the Ameri
can Revolution who barred
Mias Anderson from their Con-
sititution hall in Washington
last year.—Photo.
Curry, Reid, Allen,
hiichols ^ew Bishops
^^ast Rites For Beloved
Principal Held May 15
DETROIT, (Special to the
TIMES) — After balloting that
lasted until the early morning
hours SJturduy, the General
Conference of the African Meth
odist Epsicopal Church name
fcur new bishops.
Elected after Friday midniglii
were the Revs. Frank Madison
Rtid, of St. Louis, Mo., and the
A. J. Allen, of Cleveland, Ohio,
a'native of ^Columbus, Ga., and
brother of John Allen, Atlanta
realtor.
Tha Revs. D. Ward Nichols, of
New York, and George E. Curry
manager of the AM£ Book Con
cern, Philadelphia, P^, were
elected to the bishopric before
midnight Friday.
General officers elected Seit-
urday were Prof. A. Jackson,
Financial Secretary; the Rev. W.
A. Dorsey, of New Jersey, Mpiyor
of the Book iConcem, and Dr.
E. A. Adams, of Columbia, S.
C, Secretary of Education.
The Kev. f C. Hatchet, of
Dothan, Ala, was named to the
post of editor of the Southern
Christie Recorder, succeeding
the Rev. J. H. Clayborn, of Little
Rock,’ Ark., who will take »
special post created in the pre
sent conference.
The Rev. L. L. Berry, of New
York, retained his Missionary
Board post in a race wH;h Mrs.
L. M. Hughes, ol’ W^aeo, Texas.
The Rev. W. H. Hemingway was
re-elected to head the Church
Elxteneion Department.
Elected to head the Sunday
School department were Prof. E.
A. Selby and the Rev. C. W.
Abbington.
DURHAM — A truly great
and noble character was moved
from the educattonul. scene in
N'orth CaroliniJ in the sudden
passing of Prof. Edward Douglas
Mickle, Princinal of the W. G.
Pearson Elementary School. He
died at his Dunbar Street home
around nine o’clock Sunday night
after a sudden heart Eitack at
St. Joseph church ^where he was
conducting the evening services
in the absence of the pastor,
Kev. J. A. Valentine.
Prof. Mickle’s death came at
•he end of a day that was typi-
caJ of the busy life that he lived.
After attending 'H»e regular
morning worship services at St.
Joseph'a church where he was a
r-»f»b«r, he made the main ad-
idiesa radio pi4>x'ram which
originptted at B. Audi-
t^.rium of North' Carolina Coll-
ejp».
Funeral services held at Saint
Joseph’s AME Church Wednes
day afternoon, were conducted
by Rev. T. C. Graham, pastor
of the West Durham B,i:ptist
Church. Rev. Valentine was un
able to * return from Detroit
where he was attending the na-
jticiial AME conference. Ex-
pre.ssions about thi^ heloved
tencber and prominent civic
leiJ8er came from Prof. W. G.
j Pearson of Hillside Park high
! school and Supt. W. F. Warren
of the Durham City schools. The
j W. G. Pearson School Glee Club
j snng “Fairest Lord Jesus” from
I the balcony as a fttewell to their
principal. Innumerable Resolu-
I tions, telegrams and other greet
ings were read by Prof. F. G.
I Burneitt. Nearly 2,000 persons
Were in attendanse.
I Born in Camden, S. C. January
1, 1884, Prof. Mickle ^Ittended.
I rhe Camden public schools and
later entered the trade school at
Hampton Institute where he was
graduated as a tsflor. He fur-
I thsred his education at Howard
University afterwhich he came
to Durham to establish a busi
ness. It was because of his deep
I interest in education' that in
HEART ATTACK FATAL
PROF. EDWARD DOUGLAS
MICKLE, beloved principal ‘ of
the W. G. Pearson Elen^entily
School who succumbed to sudden
heart attack at his home Sunday
evening, May 12. He was stricken
at St. Joseph AME Church while
conducting the services in the
absence of pasrtor J. A. XiiEen-
tine. Thousands of sad-hearted
friends, co-workers and students
over ran the church to witness
the impressive filneral rites
V/ednesday afternoon.
Surviving are hia wife, Mrs.
Ruth O’Daniel Mfckle, and many
rc!i-ives and friends.
HioBonry pallbearera were:
Professors W. G. Pearson, IC A.
Ct'eek, G. A Edwards, ‘F. D.
Marshall, Fnuik G. Bmwelt,
Rev. J. Lee White, Mrs. Cor^
Ru»sel, C. C. SfMlding, Sr., W*.
J. Kennedy, Joseph Bell, D. B.
'M,:rtin, A. T. Spa&lding. JaaM*
Hntitand, Fbrtjis Jeffers, WUliam
Carr, €. C. SpAulding, Jr., W. D.
Hill, John Payne, - R. l1 Mc-
Douglad, J. H. Wheeler, Arthur
Whitted, doctor A. 'S. Hunter,
Dr. J. N. MUl*. pr. E. P Norria, ■
Gi.orge W. Cox, E. R. Merricfe.
H. M. Michanx, L.
Robert Cotton, O. B -Wamaek,
R. M. Shaw, M. A. Goias, Jimaa
T. T, V '.or, and J. C. ,Seai*oro«i^
&r. Ai^ve pallbearers were i.
C. Cross, James Strickland, C.
E. Anthony, W. H. Bry»at,tCr
C. Amey and F. H. RimiaBd.
1923 he was chosen as principal
of the East End elementary
school ,)4nd his excellent service
there merited his being chosen
to head the city’s largest school
when it was built about 13
yeurs ago.
Aside from touching the lives
of thousands of children and
parents through his educational
connections. Prof. Mickle wjb an
influential member of the Board
o 'Trustees of St. Joseph’s church
e was chairman of the board of
trustees of the Stanford L.
Warren Library, treasurer of the
N. C. State I^rent-Teachers As
sociation, Treasurer of Saint
Joseph’s Church, and president
of the Volkamenia Club.
Att’.v Austin
To Speak
DURltXM — On Sunday. Mi^
Id, at ^ P. M., in the B. N.
Duke auditorium, Alpha I^mhda
Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta
I Sorority, in celebration of Majr
week, will present Attorney Elsif
Austin as guest speaker.
I Miss Elsie Austin is the first
N«gro women graduate of the
, college of Law, University ml
Ciricnntiti, and has alao the dia-
) tinction of being the first tis-
' gru Woman to serve as assiatnt
Attorney General ot the State of
Ohio. She was appointed to tibia
oCice in 1^7 and served ther*
until 1939. In mfV 19S0 ^ waa
appointed Executive Secretury
to the Recorder of Deeds, im
Washington. She is one of tiM
few colored women lawyers
listed in Whb’s Who Amoa^
Women Lawyers. A record of
the outstanding women attor
neys of the Country, pubHshaJ
in 1909.
Durham Colored Schools Hold AnnualMay Day Celebration
Tbs Dnrl|iin Athletie Park '
At •c«ne of the .Ma/ D«f
•reis^ of the
Iscboob hut, fMdaf
OmtMUB colored | Abovs art picnres of two of tiw I drill, by the
•• wWI« la *«tioii. Tb* fla«|«r^es and the w»»in|f pt exercises are
^xXti I M«y Pol* by third foutti
made
np from all the children in the I proved to be vwry saccMrfuI and I ad by - A# HUKbIb
«ity systiB'm. Hiia ^eac*a exercises [ co1dt{u1, an4 was largely «ttaad>|