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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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Dr. L.L. Rodgers, Cleveland city physician and Democratic committeeman, suspended amid charges of protecting vice and running numbers game; supporters claim political smear by Democratic rivals to discredit Negro leadership. Charges filed by white man Becvar alleging favoritism in jobs.
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CLEVELAND, O., June 8—(ANP)—In the wake of charges that he, as Democratic committeeman of the 12th ward, had been encouraging vice in the district by offering protection for a price and that he had acted as a "pick up" man for a numbers game, Dr. L.L. Rodgers was recently suspended from his position as a city physician.
Negro Republicans and Dr. Rodgers' friends regard the charges as ridiculous and hold enemies within the Democratic party, anxious to discredit Negro leadership, responsible.
The original charges against Rodgers were made by a white man named Becvar, who claimed that Negroes were getting most of the jobs-
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Cleveland, O.
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June 8
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suspended from position as city physician
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Dr. L.L. Rodgers suspended following charges by Becvar of encouraging vice through protection for a price and acting as 'pick up' man for numbers game as Democratic committeeman of 12th ward; charges viewed as political attack by Negro Republicans and friends to discredit Negro leadership; Becvar claimed Negroes getting most jobs.