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Convict Conceals Himself Under Hot Ashes and Escapes

Endures Tortures of Scorching Bed Until Truck Passes the Prison Gates Convict Commandeers Automobile

RACES THRU CROWDED STREETS

John Campbell Under Heavy Sentence for Robbery Makes Thrilling Escape from Eastern Penitentiary

Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 9.—Suffering great pain as he was hidden underneath a pile of hot ashes on a five ton motor truck belonging to the Eastern penitentiary, John Campbell, a convict at the prison, remained silent until the truck had passed the prison gates and was a block away, then jumped from the scorching bed and made his escape in an automobile driven by one of the prison attendants.

As Campbell leaped on the running board of the prison sedan, which was driven by Charles Krout (white), the prison guard chauffeur, he pressed his pistol against Krout’s head and commanded him to drive away at his maximum speed.

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Police Squad in Chinatown Will Be Sued

Shew Hing Association Takes Action.

SEARCHED ROOMS ILLEGALLY

ATTORNEY WILSON HAS BEEN ENGAGED BY PLAINTIFF.

Twenty Thousand Dollars Will Be Asked as Damages for Disturbance Created in the Quarters.

The Shew Hing Benevolent Association will bring suit early next week for $20,000 damages and costs of the action against the city and county of San Francisco, ex- Chief of Police Lees and the Chinatown squad for entering its rooms at 751 Clay street without warrant of law on the 6th day of October last.

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Juveniles of Today Read Fewer Books

Publication Is Falling Off In Country, Figures Show

It said that the publication of Juvenile fiction hits fallen off greatly during the last decade. If this is so, what is the reason for it? And the answer given—the most probable reason—is the moving pictures have pushed boy’s and girl’s books out of the field.

This may very likely be true. The moving picture does what the Juvenile book did, only does it better. Neither of these literary outputs goes deeply Into any analysis of human character, but relies mainly up on action, action, action.

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Segregation An Outrage!

COOLIDGE PERMITS IT!

How Our Men And Women Are Insulted In the Government’s Departments—Will the Self and Race-Respecting Negro Press of This Country Continue to Stand for This Sort of Thing?

(Special to The Gazette.)

Washington, D. C., Oct. 4, 1924.—There is more segregation in Washington today under President Coolidge than there has ever been since the Civil War. The beginnings of segregation were under President Taft. It was greatly extended, under President Wilson; increased, still further, under President Harding; and reached its zenith under President Coolidge. For instance, the largest of our parks President Wilson never troubled, but the present administration has found time and desire to introduce it even there.

To many people, segregation is a Democratic scheme of insult, but such is not the case. Mr. Taft introduced it in the bureau of engraving. He segregated the census-takers in this city in 1910, restricting white workers to white people, and black to black, often duplicating work as most blocks had white and black residents. And, worst of all, announced in his official capacity that Negroes should not hold office where white people complained. Segregation, then, is a Republican institution and not a Democratic one. It was begun by Republicans, and carried on to its all-embracing extent by Republicans!

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Baltimore Fights Big Snowstorm

Other Maryland Cities, Including Rockville, Suffer Tie-Ups

Snowball fight at the US Capitol, 1925. Image source: Library of Congress

BALTIMORE, Md., January 2.—Almost complete paralysis of local transportation facilities marked the opening of Baltimore’s business hours today, due to snow which began falling last night and was continuing heavily this forenoon.

Stores, offices and manufacturing plants reported insufficient arrivals of workers to permit of even a semblance of ordinary operation.

The railroads reported no serious delays to either suburban or through trains north and south, as yet.

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How the Big Storm Affected the Flour City

From all appearances the heavy snow storm is over, and it is well for the suburban territory of Minneapolis that it is so. Another day of the heavy snowfall would make the streets impassable and block in the inhabitants. As it is the heavy drifts have packed four and five feet deep through parts of the outer wards, on both sides of the river, and the snow plows have done very little toward breaking it up. By dint of hard work the car lines were kept open and the motor trains into town did not lose a trip. The Minnehaha and Washburn home divisions were greatly delayed, but both lines were open and in good running order last night.

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Fights Dozen Men

Drink Crazed Indian Even Then Succeeds in Kicking One Man Through Windshield of Auto

Lowville, N. Y., Dec. 27.—Bootleg whiskey was the indirect cause of four hours of darkness in this village last night.

Earlier in the evening a young Indian, Paul Arlette, who is alleged to have been In a frenzied condition because of holiday potations, entered an Ice cream store in the neighboring village of Naumberg and threatening to kill all the customers with a knife. He was subdued and bound with ropes only after 12 men had joined In the fray.

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Coolidges Take Part in Christmas Eve Ceremonies

Washington, Dec. 24—The angels’ song at Bethlehem was carolled tonight from the White House to a nation at peace with the world and with good will toward men.

The chief executive of the nation and the first lady of the land joined with a white-vested choir and with thousands who thronged tho White House grounds in observance of another Christmas.

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Police Locate Young Blonde in Green Case

Ruby Ochs, vivacious blonde who, the police claim, won the affections of Clarence F. Green, youthful aviator, salesman, alleged swindler and fugitive from justice, has been located in Toledo, O., and will be questioned by the police, the district attorney announced Wednesday.

In the meantime, the wife of the much-sought man left her home on Martha Washington court, Washington Highlands, Tuesday night, for the first time, and during a visit to the district attorney’s office announced that she was “through” with the husband who had retained her affections and support through a previous escapade in which he forged $20,000 worth of mortgages at Madison, four years ago. It was mainly due to her efforts that Green was released after serving but one year of the three-year sentence for that offense.