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The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09

Home at 1920 18th Avenue.
M. J. Kearney Is named as the
creditor In whose favor the writ Is
executed. Unless the Judgment of
$1.719.64 Is satisfied public sale of
the furniture and furnishings to the
highest bidder will be held by the
shcriff at 8 a. NJ. Monday. Septem-
Der 18th at the BIks home The
building and grounds are advertised
30 be- sold October 10.
The claim against the Elks' or
ganization originally belonged to
Emmett r. Chainey, a former ex-
alted ruler. who after court hear
ing November IL, 1926. was award
ed judgment for $500 and costs
for services as custodian and man.
ager OF the Elks' Home. Chsiney
transferred the Judgment. to Her
man s. Frye. HIS attorney In the
case, VINO sold the claim to M. 7.
Kearney. the present owner. who
has levied on the Elks' property
for the Indebtedness Chainey was
exalted ruler of Puget Sound Lodge
for six consecutive years during the
last three of which he was also GUS
todian and manager OF the Elks'
Home. Chainey resigned during the
summer of 1926, when charges OF
malfeasanee in office were filed
against him in the lodge. On
hearing of these charges Chainey
was expelled from the order and
later was arrested on charge OF
grand larceny Of funds of the or
ganization. Court hearing of these
charges was held during last Janu-
ary and Chainey was exonerated.
Puget Sound Lodge was practically
split over the charges involving
Chainey. Friends of the deposed
exalted ruler sought to have him re-
instated in the ledge, WHICH refused
70 reconsider its action IN the mat
ter.
The Seattle Fraternal building
Association, OF which Clarence X.
Anderson is president, is composed
of members of Puget Sound Lodge
who are shareholders. The Elks'
Home on the southeast corner OF
18th avenue and East Madison
street was bought during 1921 by
the association for a consideration
of $1S,500. Claims against the
property including the judgment is
reported $4,000. The property is
valued at $4,000.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
PORTERS WANT
WAGES, NOT TIPS
THEY TELLL.C.C.

WASHINGTON, Sept. S,-The
travelling public annually "tipsn
Pullman porters in excess of $1,000
900, which the Pullman Company is
ena bed to save in wages, the Broth
erhood of Sleeping Car Porters to-
day told the Interstate commerce
commission.
In brief ii was stated that the
total sum exaeted of passengers
under compulsion and pressure
applied" by the Pullman Company,
and either added to its surplus or
paid out in dividends is not less
than $3.50, 100000.
The brotherhood asked the CON-
mission to require the Pullman
Company to desist from informing
and instructing applicants for po-
sitions as porters that they may ex-
pect increment to their wages from
passengers, and from inducing or
permitting porters in its service to
accept gratuities.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
D. c. Negro Population
Is Now 100000

WASHINGTON, d. Omitted
States Census Department estimates
the colored population of Washing
ton as 136,900 and the white a!
4O3,100
In 1920 the colored population
was 10S,000. There were 81 col
ored deaths last week. Four of them
were listed from tuberculosis and
five from heart disease. Seven of
these deaths we're under one year of
age and 23 from 20 to 60 years of
age.
The death rate of eolored persons
per 100000 per year is set at 14.1,
white, S.s. This time last year the
colored death rate was 16.1.
The health department reports so
colored births and still births. The
white birth rate for the district is
reported at 20.6. the colored at 22.S,
Eighteen cases of tuberculosis,
eight ofas diptheEia. five Of scarlet
fever are reported in the district.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Negro Manager for Theatre

Los ANGELES, Cal-(PCNB)-
Curtis Carpenter, former advertis-
ing manager of New York weekly,
has been selected from large list
of applicants to manage the new
West Coast 2,000 seat Lincoln The
atre of this city.
The new house erected on Central
Ave, in the heart of the colored
residential and business district, is
the largest and finest motion pic
ture theatre catering to colored pa
tronage west of Chicago.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Members Have Right
To Meet in Church

Observation-Disclosures of the church
do not have to consult Its pastor in
order to hold a meeting in their own
church building. Judge Edward
Eounihan. In the Third District
Court of Cambridge decided last
week in refusing to issue warrants
at the request of the Rev. II. p.
Daniels, pastor of Western Avenue
Baptist Church.
After the pastor declined to per-
NIT the members TO meet. he locked
the door and they forced their way
by breaking the lock and held the
meeting anyhow. The pastor then
sought warrants for their arrests.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Sends Colors by Negro

WICHITA. Kansas, - CAMP } )--B.
H. Neely. commander of the Arthur
Gassett Post, American Legion. Wi
chita. Kansas, has been appointed
by the commander, department of
Kansas. a delegate-at-large. to the
9th annual National Convention. at
Paris. France, September 1923.
He has been honored as custodian
Of the Colors Of the Kansas Depart
ment. on their first Foreign Voyage.
Mr.. Neely is employed by the
Kansas Gas and Electric Co. He
is an active church-man; and also
interested in the Y. M. G. A. and
Boy Scout work.
Mr.. Neely's home town folk pre-
sented him with purse Of over
two hundred dollars to make the
trip pleasant.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Police Chief Says He Is White
Whatta You Want for
SOC "A Civil War"

Los ANGELES, Cal-(ANP) AT
the Main Street A C., famous for
the many knockouts on its Saturday
programs, a boxer, dubbed Ace of
Spades, was boxing in the first pre-
liminary against white boy.
The two were smuggling toe to toe,
and the colored boy especially SEEM
ed to be doing his best.
During lull in the tremendous
noise and cheering a gallery-god
yelled down, Hey, there, fight!
fight Why don't you fight! You
black smoke" The colored gladi-
ator stopped failing. walked over
to the ropes and leaning over them
gazed upward towards the owner of
the voice as he yelled back, "Why.
you big graverobber, whatta you
want for 50c--a Civil War;"
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Whites Renew Restriction

Los ANGELES.-A ninety-nine
year restriction to the effect that no
persons belonging to other than the
white or Caucasian race can buy,
sell or rent, lease or occupy proper
ty in the West Jefferson district, is
to be replaced within a few days,
according to an announcement made
yesterday by Charles ID. Stricken,
president of the Citizens and Tax
payers Protective League, Inc, of
the West jefferson district.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Georgia Enacts New
"Racial Purity" Law

3 ATLANTA, Ca (ANP)-To keep
Georgia white folks pure" and to
prevent a Rhinelander case in
Georgia. the legislature of the En-
pire State, Saturday passed what is
termed "racial purity bill"
This bill makes is imperative that
all parties seeking marriage. that is
white folks, place in the hands of
the license bureau sufficient proof
ten days before license Is granted
that neither of the applicants have
strain of Negro blood. II this is
not done the license bureau can re-
fuse to issue the license.
There was nothing in the bill
concerning Negro brothers and sis
ters or children of the contracting
parties.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Lightning Kills Pickers

MACON, Ga.--Lightning which
struck large tree in cotton field
Tuesday afternoon on the farm of
A. B. Van Vaulkenburg, prominent
Bibb County farmer and business
man. killed Rosa Lee Johnson and
Clinton Johnson, colored, and Sc
verely shocked six others.
They were all in the field pick
ing cotton when an electrical storm
came up. They ran to a large tree
to get out of the rain and while
standing there bolt of lightning
hit the tree.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Nail Driving Champion
Challenges World

BALTIMORE, Md.-Flag pole sit
ters, channel swimmers, nonstop
ocean aviators were all forced to
take a back seat this week whom
Davis Taylor 500 block Whatcoat
ST., came forward to challenge the
world for the five penny nail driv-
ing championship.
Taylor offers to meet any man
in the world in hammer and
nail battle declaring he can drive
more nails in less time than any
other person alive. TAYLOR holds a
record of driving $50 five penny
nails in five minutes without banging
his fingers or driving one crooked.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Threaten to Burn Bathhouse

SEA SIDE, Long Island - Because
she has accommodated Negroes at
her bath house, Mrs. Milhauser, Sea-
side, l.. l., has been threatened with
the destruction of her pavilion.
Recently many bath house owners
held a meeting to protest against
Negroes using the Seaside Beach for
bathing. Several speakers stated
openly that they would burn the
Milhauser Bath House If Negroes
continued to 60 there.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Florence Mills Back

NEW YORK.-Florence Mills, sea-
sational star of "Blaek Birds" and
who has been the theatrical rake of
the continent for several months,
will reach this city next week from
London, England. Miss Mills will
spend one month as a rest period
before resuming stage work. She
may appear in several concerts be-
fore returning to the American foot
lights for good.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09

NEW YORK.--This city boasts OF
the Oldest Negro orphanage In the
United States. II was established
In 1896. IL was only sixteen years
ago that the board of education es-
tablished at the Orphanage Public
School 40. and the experiment Of
educational affiliation with separ-
ate institution has more than justi-
fled the move,
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Dance Masters Say
Black Bottom Done

NEW YORK.-The black bottom
was declared passe here last week
by the convention of dancing mas.
ters.
The teachers adopted "The Kin
kajou" as the new dance for 1921
1928. Metropolitan papers state
that the Dixie stomp" wiggle in
vented on Chicago Southside, as the
coming fad
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Mess Around" Sermon
Stirs Sedate Boston

BOSTON, Mass.-Dr. ID. Sterretts
celebrated sermon "Messin' Around"
drew the largest audience ever
know to attend Charles Street A, M.
Z. Church here last week.
A committee of 200 is now busy
making arrangements to care for the
crowd expected to attend his lee
ture on "Quit Your Meanness."
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Ku Klux Klan to Parade /
At Olympia, Wash.

OLYMPIA, Sept. S.--Ku Kluxers
of Washington will hold their an
nual X. X. X. convention Saturday.
A parade with fiery crosses at its
head will be held. The Klansmen
will wear full regalia but their
hoods will be lifted so that their
faces may be seen.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Resents Use of "Nigger"

ALBANY, N. Y.-Resenting being
called "Niggerf by Oswald Jacoby,
New York City, Leroy Brown. por-
ter on the d. and H. railroad, struck
the former with ginger ale bottle
enroute from Albany to Saratoga
Springs, this week Brown, who was
released under $1,000 bail. will be
given hearing Friday morning.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
$4,000 Baptists in Detroit

DETROIT, Mich.--15,O 900 dele
gates and visitors are In attendance
az the annual convention of the Ma
tional Baptist Association Incorpo-
rated. which began a three days
session Wednesday, DR.. l.. X. Will
liams Of Chicago Is presiding.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
500 Made Homeless; Flood

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-A new
flood break in the levee system of
White River, near here, has driven
500 residents Of McClelland from
their homes.
The refugees have been taken in
box cars to Cotton Plant. Ark,
where the Red Cross has established
a camp, the fourth of the year to be
pitched in the same location.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09

NORFOLK, Va An electric Vic
trola is taking the place Of the choir
of the Mt. Olive Baptist Church here
The choir is on vacation and the
pastor adapted this novel means o:
furnishing music during its absence
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Cooks Walters Now Assn.

HARRISBURG, Pa.-"The Nation
al Association of Colored Walters
and Cooks" in convention here last
week changed its name to Natl. As
ISOLATION of Hotel Employees.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09

NANTICoKE. MA.-The will Of
Julius M. Jones. for number Of
years a merchant here. which has
been filed for probate shows an es-.
tate OF over $4,000.
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
SHERIFF 1 EWES ON ELk'S HOME
Lodge Property To Be Sold To
Satisfy A Claim Of sl,n9.a

To satisfy Judgment s17is64 execution
served Thursday by Sheriff Banea on the property and holdings OF
Sound Lodge No Independent Benevolent Order Eks
all Furnishings
The Enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 192?-1930, 1927-09-09
Ex-Louisvile Police Head Sued By
Wife Scrambles Across Color Line

LOUISVILLE KY Sept Ssued
Bell maintenance
denied in court last week that he OF
Bells in
until
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BETTER RATION
FOR ARMY
sssssssi% HI 81 HI - $50

Rejecting the accommodation Of
President Coolidge and the budget
director, the House ( Appropriations
Committee today recommended a
War Department, budget for 1928
totalling $366.001.11S. Designed 10
maintain an army Of lis, 100 men,
Mr.. Coolidge has. recommended an
army OF $4,000 men.
The committee also declared its
intention to- bring the army from
Its present strength Of 10000 men
to $4,000 before next July i.
. Asserting that it proposed to
carry out the five.year air corps
program, the committee recon.
mended appropriations Of $20.S9S, 800
and contract authorization Of
$4,495, 900 for the corps as com.
pared to .$15, $50 900 and a $4,000 900
contract authorization during the
current year.
The committee disagreed with
Budget Director Lord on the food
Of the army. Endorsing "a full
dinner pail" for the doughboy, the
committee recommended an appro-
priation designed to raise the. regu.
lar army ration from So to. 80 cents
and refused to reduce the cost Of
food in the summer training camps
from 10 to so cents a day.
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the germs Of dread influenza.

the germs Of dread influenza.
The following are rules of con-
duct which will help to ward off
the disease:
Wash the hands frequently
and invariably do so before eating.
keep the hands from the face,
and, on returning home at night,
wash the face with soap and an
abundance Of water. Wash out the
openings Of the nostrils whenever
the face is bathed.
3-Brush the teeth thoroughly
three times day.
4-If you have occasion to cough
or sneeZe. cover the face with the
handkerchief, and under no circum-
stances. receive in your face the
moist blast Of another's sneezing or
coughing.
5-Eat in no place where the
table utensils are not boiled In the
cleansing process. Eat sparingly
whenever and wherever you eat.
6-Sleep lot In g. well ventilated
room.
7-Go about your affairs, calmly
and unafraid.
S-If you find yourself sneezing,
with eyes running, and a feeling Of
feverishness, go home. take a hot
bath and go to bed.
II you are not right the next
morning, call your doctor.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-13
Have Color in Cheeks

II your skin is. yellow-complex
ion pallid-tongue coated-appetite
pOor--you have bad taste In your
mouth-a lazy, no-good feeling-von
should take Olive Tablets.
DIR. Edwards Olive Tablets--a
substitute for calomel-were prepar.
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OF study.
Olive Tablets are a purely vege-
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oil Know them by their olive
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To have clear. pink skin. bright
eyes, no pimples, feeling Of buoy
ancy like childhood days you must
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Dr. Edwards Olive Tablets act on
the liver and bowels like calomel-yet
have no dangerous after effects.
They start the bile and overcome con-
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pleasing results. Millions Of boxes sold
yearly 15c. soc, SOC. All druggists
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-13
RED PEPPER FOR
RHEUMATIC PAIN

Red Pepper Rub takes the ''ouch"
from sore, stiff, aching Joints. It
cannot hurt you, and it certainly
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When you are suffering so you
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Ask any good druggist for a Jar
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vania and Joseph L. Hooper Q

vania and Joseph L. Hooper Of
Michigan.
Similar resolutions were adopted
by the Michigan Park Association,
which also condemned the failure Of
George S. Watson. chief engineer Of
the Fire Department. to provide ad-
ditional fire protection for the Michi-
gan Park area. Improvement OF
streets in the area was requested.
At a meeting of the Reno Citizens
Association was voiced to the pro-
posed purchase for public park pur-
poses Of the Fort Reno tract west of
Wisconsin Avenue. Opening Of
Davenport Street from Reno Road to
thirty-eighth Street Northwest and
improvement OF Mcpherson and
Donaldson Streets Northwest was re-
quested.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-13
PatrOlnan Arrives
AS HOld-uD Is Staged

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 13.-The
timely appearance Of Patrolman
Reilly prevented hold-up. John
Martin was arrested.
Harry Epstein, cab driver.
picked up Martin and drove TO-
Seventeenth and Federal Streets.
where Martin alighted and poked
a gun, into Epstein's ribs. Just
then the patrolmans rounded the
corner. He subdued Martin after
a struggle.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-13
Peaches" Suit May Be
Behind Closed Doors

PoUGHKEEPsIE. n. Y, Jan. 10.
The separation suit Of peaches
Browning against her elderly million.
aire husband, Edward W. Browning,
scheduled for trial here on January
q. may be held behind closed doors,
It was reported today.
Consideration of such procedure.
It was said. arose because Of the sen.
sational complaint filed by Mrs.
Browning when she began her ac.
tion.
The trial was to have been held at
carmel N. r.. but 1t is understood
that Poughkeepsie was decided upon
because 1t is more accessible.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-13
D. c. BOND ISSUE
IS OPPOSED

The proposed bond issue for the
District Of Columbia, to finance park
and school site purchases. was OPP
posed by. two local citizens associa.
tons at meetings last night.
( The Park View association
adopted resolutions opposing the
issue and requesting the retention in
office as Engineer Commissioner Of
Lieut.. Col. J. Franklin Bell. ..
Addresses were made by Repre-.
Clyde Kelly Of Pennsyl-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-13
Police Chauffeurs Begin
Shifts of Eight Hours

Police department chauffeurs will
begin working on eight-hour shifts
Monday.
At present the men work. on two
shifts Of 10 and Il hours, the latter
shift being at night when the men
sleep on duty.
Hereafter no sleeping will be al.
lowed while the men are on duty.
More officers will be detailed as
drivers In order to allow for the
shorter. shifts, @ - =
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-13

The first thing is that influenza
is a hand.conveyed disease.
The spray from the nose and
throat carries the germs, and this
moisture. reaching the lips or the
nostrils Of another. will lead to the
infection of a susceptible person.
But the common way to get the
germs Is from the hands of the in.
fluenza patients who pass the germs
to toilet articles, eating utensils. door
knobs, pencils, or anything liable to
be handled by others.
More commonly, Of course, hand
to-hand contact is the way the infec.
ton Is conveyed. {
Lowered physical vitality. fear,
fatigue. poor ventilation. loss Of
sleep. and any act which lowers re-
sistance, will prepare the way for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-13
Flu Sweeps Philippines.

Flu Sweeps Philippines.
MANILA. Jan. 13.-The Philip.
pine Islands were being swept by
an epidemic Of influenza today.
Health officers declared that sew.
eral thousand cases have been re.
ported, but owing to those who re-
fuse to consult physicians the exact
number Of cases is not definitely
known,
Authorities said that deaths so
far were less than a hundred.
Thousands died in the Philippines
during the epidemic Of 1918, the dis
ease being especially virulent among
the mountain tribes.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-13
Copeland Tells Ho1u
To Avoid "Flu"

Public health authorities and the medical profession pertMrbed
the TeoppeGrGnce of Influenza sections While
vNtet apparently in the 1t is neverthess sufficiently
widespread alarm following article
Copeland of Ne York. the SemGts medical authority tells ho
Avoid the disease.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-01-13
By SENATOR ROYAL 8. COPELAND

If to have repetition Of the 1913 experience with
influenza let profit by what learned then What
did w Learnt
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